Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-04
THE ExoURs1oNrsrs.

/, THE ExCURsIONIsTs.
First Nay OF Thor Trfp-Delegates L
tho Internat1onalA American Congress
at West POiRt-General sherman
Oheercd.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-The Pan.America
excursion train arrived at Jersey City at 3:1t
There have been some changes in the list Q
e1cursionists. The delegates from the Argen
tine Republic were absent Messrs. Estee an
Hanson, American delegates. who had intend
ed to join the party later on, concluded t
embark at Washington. Delegates Perira o
Brazil, Navarro and Limbantour of Mexico
Guzman of Nicaragua and Andrade Of Vene
zuela, who were set down as of the party, de
clined to go at the last moment.
NEwBURGH, N. Y, Oct. 8.-The train con
tanning the delegates to the internationa
American congress arrived at West Point a
5 p. m. Carriages awaited the delegates ant
they were driven to the residence of Superin
tendent Wilson where distinguished com
pany had assembled to welcome them. The
battalion of cadets had been assembled t,
welcome them half an hour previously ant
were drawn up in line on the plain. TIL
booming of cannon announced the arrival a
the post Of the distinguished ant
special guests: The secretary of war was tn
first to alight from the carriage
intendent's quarters. He was warmly
greeted by General Sherman, Genera
Horace Porter, General Van vliet, Mr.. George
W. Ohilds, Wayne McVeagh and the academic
and military staff. There was an immense
crowd of spectators congregated under thu
trees on the edge of the plain. The battalion
marched in review before the visitors. The
corps marched to Grant Hall, the crowd
quickly following, and in twinkling the hall
three generals, Grant, Sherman and Sheridan
hung on the wall, each yelled In a United
States flag. The exercises opened with prayer
After the unwilling General Horace Porter
made the presentation address.
General Wilson in an address accepted the
portraits. General Sherman, who, during
all these ceremonies, had sat on the platform
with folded hands and tesr-dimmed and
downcast eyes in response to many calls was
next introduced. AS the general arose the
assemblage broke forth into wild cheering.
pointed accidents of life that he was per
Hitted to be the sole survivor of what Gen
eral Porter had termed the great TITO of gen.
erals of the late war. I was older
than Grant or Sheridan. No three
men ever lived on this earth SO different
from each other as the three, whose portraits
you are looking at. They are different in ell
respects save one, that was in their devotion
to their country OF whatever talents they
POSSE ssed. They were joined together in the
true hearted service of their country. His
IL AL, IL
diets, advising them to love and serve their
county. obey the laws and those in authori-
ty over them. By the country, he said, he
meant the whele country, no Political party.
The band played q Marching Through
Georgia" and "Old Tecumseh Joined in
the laughter it caused. The benediotion was
pronounced by Rev. John Brown, D. D., of
New York. The guests were then driven to
the Cranston Hotel where dinner was served,
and at O'Clock this evening reception we.
held at the quarters of John N. Wilson, the
superintendent, in honor of the international
delegates.
Yesterdays Races.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-The weather was de-
lightful at the Morris Park race track, West
Chester, to-day and an excellent attendance
was noticeable. The racing ives superb.
Following are the winners:
First race, five and half furlongs, Alarm
Bell; time 1:1111as; mutuals paid $S7s5, place
$3.50. Second, mile and furlong, Seno.
rita; time 1:5751. Third, one mile, Belle
Wood; time 1:421a; mutuals paid 1885,
place 1885. Fourth, mile and half fur
long, Emotion; time las; mutuels paid
$59.10, place s26.75. Fifth, five furlongs,
Kenwood; time 1:0a11. Sixth, three-quarte1s
of mile, Strideaway; time ZIG.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-There was but a slen-
der attendance at Jerome Park races today
The races were unintsresting. Favorites
Jared badly. Following are the winners
First race. five and half furlonss, st. John
time 1:12; mutuals paid $61.1O. Second, Ave
and a half furlongs, Successor, time 1:12
mutuals paid $91. 80, place $20.55. Third
mile and three-sixteenths, Caliente
time 200 IL; Mutuals paid $17.1o
place $500. Fourth race, the Chap
paque handicap. 1.4oo yards; Littl'
Minch, time 1920; mutuals paid 500.
mile; Lady Rul, time 1:1S 10; mutuali
paid $24.S0, Prince Edward $2275. Sixth
mile and half furlong; Hallett, time 1855
mutuals paid $74.sO, place $22.55.
Bristol, Oct. 3.-Albert Leatherly, resi-
dent of New Haven. an engineer on the Cen
trail New England and Western railroad, fell
down stairs Tuesday night at the residence Of
Mrs. Amelia Ralph and sustained serious and
perhaps fatal injuries. He was going in the
dark for some medicine for his wife.
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. :
Work of the second Days Session
Delegates From Canada Received
Voting ON Resolutions.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3-The second days ses-
sion Of the house of deputies to the Episcopal
convention was opened at 8 O'Clock in St
Georges church this morning by prayer by
Rev. DR.. Morrison of Ogdensburg. The house
of bishops, presided over by Bishop Williams
of Connecticut, met at 10 o'clock in St
Georges Memorial building.
At little before 10 O'Clock DR.. Morgan
Dix, the presiding officer of the latter body
took his seat and called the meeting to order
A message was received from the house Of
bishops stating that that body was ready te
proceed to business. A number of commit
tees were appointed.
After nearly an hours discussion as te
what go to the change in the prayer book al
order of the day a delegation from the pro
vinoial synod of Canada was announced an6
the visiting Canadian churchmen were pre-
sented.-
The delegates were escorted to the platform
by the Rev. DR.. HARDWOOD, archdeacon O
Connecticut, and Hamilton Fish, who intro
duced them to the president and through hin
to the house. They were welcomed by thu
president of the house in a -neat speech
The lord bishop of Algoma then stepped for
ward and made an interesting address, il
which he spoke of the work of the church il
Canada in Its various phases, the favorable
circumstances under which the church II
this country carried on its work, etc., adding
that he hoped that in the future the tw1
churches, the Canadian and the American
would only be separated by the river st
Lawrence He was followed by the bisho]
of Nova Scotia, the Rev. DR.. Courtney, tn
dean of Huron, the archdsscon of Montrea
and Judge Mcdonald.
DR.. Benedict presented the report of tn
jeint committee on the hymnal and tn
order of the day for Tuesday. The work o
voting on the resolutions proposing change
In the book of common prayer was then re
sumed after message from the house o
bishops announcing that they had taken NJ
tho Same subject had been read. The ninth
tenth and eleven thresolutions were adopted
Consideration of resolution 70 was postponed
resolution Is was voted on. 1t makes add
ton to the offertory sentences. The vote OF
it was 30 ayes, 18 nays. l divided; lay, q
ayes, II nays and divided, and it was &C
cepted accordingly. There was but Ia.
vote opposed to resolutions IA, Is, 16, /
and ~ and thew were adopted with praoti