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VOL. IX. NO. 122.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 18G9.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
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FIRST EDITION
THE NEW REPUBLIC.
Good News from the Insurgents A u
t hen. Ic Particulars of the Trini
dad Fight Much Needed
Munitions of War Cap
tured -New Troops
Armed.
Second Proclamation by
sident Ccspedcs.
Pre-
Kvery steamer from Havana brings better In
telligence relative to the successes of tlie insur
jreuts. The following letter Is just made public:
The Jinttle at Trlnldnd.
Havana, May 15. A barque lias arrived at
Trinidad with arms suflicieut to ectiip aHiil
number of trooiis. These were disembarked
with ease, as well as all the cargo of the vessel.
The arms were immediately distributed to the
troops, and they have already been in the eon
flict. As you have seetij we attacked Trinidad a
few clays since, not with the view of taking
possession of the place, for it would have
been impossible to sustain, ourselves there, but
for the real object of getting hold or munitions of
war which were in the powder magazine. The
troops commanded by Cavada, Pavia, iluuco, and
Vilamil attacked vigorously, and notwithstanding
he resistance made by its defenders, in a few
ninutes, at a eost to us of ten men, the prize fell into
nir hands. There was an Immense supply of war
iiuterlal. Immediately we commenced taking out
the materiel tie gverre, and distributed a good portion
to the troops, who before were badly armed.
A short time afterwards a strong Spanish column
left Trinidad to take back their lost liootv, but this
was attacked and routed, and twenty dead bodies of
our enemies were left on the Held, thirty were
wounded, and we gathered thirty or forty good Ketn
ington rifles which had been left on the ground.
With the arms and munitions of war there found,
and with others that have reached ns from different
sources, we can struggle for some time to come; but
in order to secure a deilnite, prompt, and decided
triumph, we need many arms, (inns, lead, and
cannon are the only things wanted iu order that
Cuba may soon be free.
The Insurrection In the Kastern Department Is to
day stronger than ever, and with the new arms
taken from the Spaniards, and those which we got
hold of a little before, we have armed and equipped
fourteen parties of troops, namely: The Insurgents
in the districts of Trinidad, Santo Kspiritu, Rcmo
ilios, Santo Clara, Sagua, Cienfuegos, Santo Domin
go, Las I.ajas, Potrerlllo, Camaroues, Lechu.a, Car
tagena, and Sagua lu Chlca.
The Spanish squadron is needing recruits ; some
of the Havana boatmen have been lately taken into
the service. All the owners or the little skirt's in the
harbor have at one time or other belonged to the
navy, and In pressing times they are liable to be
called upon to serve the (iovernment, Gelpln, direc
tor of the Ireima newspaper, has packed up his
trunks and left the Island. He is disguxted with the
management of aflairs, and leaves the Preima, one or
the most derided Spanish organs lu the West, to take
care or itseir.
Another item: You will remember Simon C
macho, the New York correspondent of the Diario tie.
la Marina, lie wrote over the noni tie plume or Peter
Hicks. Well, the Uiario was pleased with him, and
he with the Diario. Hut the Spanish organ wished
Mr. C. to look out and see what the .lunta was up to
in New York, to investigate all the movements going
on by the patriots in your city, and report. Mr. C. is
a descendant or the illustrious General Bolivar, the
Washington or South America, and relt too much or
the old tires or liberty in his veins to be willing to be
engaged in such vile work. The consequence is that
the lJiarin has dismissed Mr. C, and employed an
other more pliable instrument iu the carrying out of
its views.
Second Proclamation by President CoMpetlcs.
The Central Republican Junta or Cuba and Porto
Rico in New York have received the rollowiug docu
ments: I. It is necessary in all things to establish a fixed
order for their proper administration, and this be
comes especially indispensable iu the otllces of the
(iovernment, the affairs of which cannot be duly
despatched if no provision Is made for their regular
transmission. To this end, I have divided the ad
ministration into four principal sections, namely:
The Department of War, Commerce, State
or Foreign A Hairs, and Interior, the admin
istration of which Is henceforth Intrusted to the
citizens Francisco V. Agtillera, Kligio Yraguirre,
Cristobal Mendo.a, and Eduardo Agramonte, in the
order in which the departments have been enume
rated. For the purpose, therefore, that the order
which I aim at mav be observed, 1 desire you iu
future to direct to them your communications, as
this Is the regular way in which communications
have to reach the Executive Power, or to descend
from the latter to the chiefs and subaltern officers of
the departments aud bureaus. Country and
Liberty! Caklos M. ik CusruoEs.
Guaimaro, April 14, 1S09.
II. 1 have the great satisfaction and pleasure to
notify you of the successful realization or an act
which Is of great Importance for the triumph of our
holy cause as important, indeed, as the rising in I,a
Demajagua, which is commonly called the rising of
Yara. Jf the latter initiated the glorious era of our
emancipation Irom long years or disgrace and
tyranny, the former is tho completement of the
aspirations which must animate the heart of every
true patriot.
The union of the free people of Cuba is already an
accomplished fact, as throughout the island the de
mocratic federal republic has been established, and
the provisional constitution has been ratifled. The
country has teen divided in four departments, called
the Eastern, Camaguey, Las Villas, aud the Western.
The most Important oftlceB have been distributed as
follows: President of the Republic, Carlos M. de
Cespedes T Castillo; President of the Cham
ber of Representatives, Salvador Clsneros;
Secretaries, Antonio Zambrana aud Ygnacio Agra
monte ; Minister of War, Francisco V. Aguilera:
General-ln-Chlef, Manuel de (uesada. The other
officers which are necessary for the administration
of the Government will be tilled without delay by
gentlemen who Inspire confidence.
Being convinced that disinterestedness as well as
respect and obedience for the law Is a most estima
ble Quality, the underslgued, who has been honored
with being appointed Geueral-in-Chler, made haste,
previous to his recent deilnite election, to divest
li'mself of his titles and Insignia, and he recom
mends to you to do the same. For the present you
will continue to discharge the duties or the office
which vou so worthily Hll, until the new system
and organization shall bo firmly established,
and the proper place In which the country demands
.,.,.' win i assiirned to vou. I have, Anally,
to notify you that our flag has been agreed upon for
th.i..ren.ir of liberty In this country, and that it
.... wiii,.h wua displayed bv Lopez, Aguero,
and other martyrs, as a token of gratitude and veae
ration to tin ir memory. Country and Liberty !-
Guaimaro, April 12, lbo. j( cm1t&
TlieStemiH'rMulvndor, with Men nnd Arms, en
l lie men in ir l:ilbtt,,.i,iM, Meiimer.
Nassau N P May 10. The sldewheel steamer
Sa va.lor, 'formerly the blockade runner Gem, arrived
here on the 7th from Key West, bound for St.
JnY..:. " ... i o mu..L..t Kim has been for some time
at Key West getting overhauled, and 1 may say has
beeii made anew. She is well known In Havana, but
more so around this place. At the tune oi mo Amur.
! . . ..i... .o., t... i.i.u Lmi.i several times between
t his port and Charleston. She Is narrow and long,
. ' ...... Ii.it utm la limits ffir
and any one can sec ui " ,, , at
J..i...i... ,lnlv eured Ht. KeV West for St.
Thomas, and has stopped here to take in cargo. She
ares forty-three .passenger; .nf h f
Cubans. AinoiiB uiriu I. a -v -
name of Medina. The Cubans seem to be well sat s
ned with the captain of the steamer, and he is the
proper man to carry passengers anywhetii Captoln
lames Carlln is well known here, aad confidence
can be placed In any vensel under his command.
The crew and officers were all blockade-runners
.luring the American war. All on board are well aud
'"There has Sen a little trouble In not allowing this
BteRiner to take lu cargo, therefore she has not been
leave this evening. The Custom House here,
?, stead of 1 tatmg the trade, Is pressing hard on
a iSi traftte A lawyer has been consulted about
fi e?argo an asseru that there is no law that can
tne earn") . ,... ,..i,i uu mm-h eurom as she
prevent the vessel rum
WThe hardware is now being shipped, and about
.IT. r?Zn. will take passage m board or toer
from thin place. They go under tho command of
Colonel Ouesada, brother of the General who I now
fighting near llicrto Principe. The steamer carries
one (tun, ami to Raid to have on hoard 1500 rifles and
a large quantity of ammunition. She halt plenty or
coal on iMiard. and will leava this evening. She In
very fast, and it is said can pin thirteen knots an
hour.
The British Iron-clad Favorite, Captain McCray,
two days from Havana, arrived here yesterday even
ing. Thin vessel, I understand, has come to receive
order from the Governor of the Bahamas, Sir James
Walker. The four sailors of the American brig Mary
Lowell, captured at Hugged Island, have been
brought to this city by the Favorite. This Iron
plated vessel carries B06 men and ten heavy guns.
She lies alKiut six miles olf this city, and either keeps
herself at bay or Is anchored. Another steamer of
medium size" is near her tackinjr about, ami, under
the present circumstances, this looks rather mys
terious. 1. u a a it 11 t i: i, i, i a i: ; i:.
Court of Quarter Hciwdonn Jurive I.uillow.
JIMMY ItAOOKKTY.
In this man's case yesterday afternoon, his counsel,
C. W. Brooke, F.sq., moved to quash live of the six
bills of Indictment against him, Just as tho Dis
trict Attorney was almut to have him arraigned.
The Court heard the argument Immediately, and this
morning Judge Ludlow gave the rollowiug decision,
from which the status of the prisoner may be seen :
Cnnimnnwnalth vs. JiimeM Huxtrerty. Motions to (imili
indictment. Motionn Imve bneii miide to guanh ccrtit'.n
indiutnientn tgainHt the priHonpr now of record in Hum
court,, bocuuno, while he whm held to bail to annwer at tne
February BeHainnn, theae indictment were found at the
January term immediately after he had been held to bail
In many ciiHea it, would be our duty to quash bills found
aa they have been, provided always the prisoner haa done
no act by which he waives his rijrlit to make the motion
As matter of law it is to be remembered that a motion to
quaah is addretfted to our dincretion, and must be huh
tamed upon the clearest and plainest, ffrouuds. Art. I,
Com. Pleas and Prac, p. XYi. ills. See also Kesp. vs.
Cleaver, 47, 754. And when public policy and a juxt regard
for tlie impartial aduiiniatration of justice would
be violated, surely wo oiiKiit to take care not to lend too
ready an ear to a dilatory motion. These bills were found
at the January session, since that time nearly lour terms
have elapsed. I find by the record that the prisoner has
been a tuKitive from justice, for his hail has been forfeited,
and 1 am informed by my brother Judge Krewster that he
was only surrendered on the very' last day nf the April ses
sion. In scai'dung through the law applicable to this case,
we find as far back as in tlie cases reported in 1 Salkeld,
:Ht, and 1 Barnard. K. it., 44, that the Kngliah courts
reiused to entertain a motion to quash made by defend
ants after a forfeiture of his recognizance. And whilo
have not been able to find an authority directly to tho
point in our own courts since the adjournment yesterday,
yet 1 remember a cause very similar to this in which a
motion to quash was refused by this court because of the
laches of the prisoner.
'ftie principle which guides our discretion seems also to
be sound and just, for should any other be adopted, and
tho motion bo granted, it is probable tho bail would be
discharged, and thus all a prisoner lias to do is to permit
term after term to expire, remain as fugitive until puy
ment of the recognizance is uhout to be enforced, then
walk into Court and surrender himself, when, under our
act of Assembly, the rights of third persons had attached
to the money to be made upon an execution issued against
the recognizors, to say nothing of the Commonwealth and
of her right to vindicate her own laws in her own temples
of justice.
Again, I am not entirely certain that, if motions of this
nature should be grantod. we might not discovoranew
and ingenious method by which the bar of tlie statute of
limitation might be made a very cerrain method by which
criminuls might escape punishmont.
There is another view ot this case which is quite as satis
factory as the one just mentioned, and which ought to
guide my judicial discretion.
It is a tact as reported to me, and not denied, that
during this week the counsel tor the prisoner cume in
and moved the court to assign a day tur the trial of these
cases.
It will not be denied that iu a civil court an appearance
is fatal tea motion to quash, for instance, a suiumonH, ant
it will also be grantod that in a criminal court, after pica
pleaded, a motion to quash is too late.
Why should we hesitate to adopt a similar rule now,
when, although the prisoner lias not himself technically
pleaded, his counsel has appeared for him, und yesterday
did direct a plea of not guilty to be entered of recor.l.
though he afterwards, and before the clerk could outer it
ot reuord. witudrew it and substituted tins motion.
Coupled with the fact that the recognizances have been
forfeited, this aiioearauce of the defendant at tlie bar of
court by counsel, together witli tne tact that a motion was
mario by the prisoner for a trial, and a day fixed, throw
such serious doubt, to say tho least, UDon the propriety of
granting these motions, that the dount Itselt ought to set
tle tile ouestion. when the motion, as we have already said.
oucht to lie based noon clear and satisfactory grounds.
especially as the prisoner is not deprived of his usual right
to make a motion in arrest of judgment should verdicts be
rendered against nun.
Motions to quash overruled.
Charles cohurn, colored, pleaded guiltv to a charge
of the larceny of twenty fathoms of rope from a
sloop. Sentenced to county t'rtson lor tnreo mounts.
Jo in Kelly was convicted oi me ntrceny or a roar,
which he stole from a new house upon which the
builders were working. Sentenced to County Prison
for four months.
George Bail pleaded guiltv to a charge of collecting
money belonging to his employers and appropriating
it to nis own use. sentenced io county rnsou uir
four months.
Francis Baker pleaded guilty to the charge of the
larceny of 00, which lie stole from a friend's pocket
while 'both were "out on a drunk." Most of the
money was recovered. Sentenced to County Prison
lor thirty days.
James Graham was convicted of the larceny or
lothing. and was sentenced to the County Prison
lor three mouths.
(Snpreiiie Court In llnnc.
The following judgments have been received from
the Court sitting ut llarrisburg:
The West Branch and Susquehanna cauai com
pany vs. The Consolidation Bank In equity Irom
the Common Pleas or Lycoming county. Per Curiam
May 20, ist). Ordered that the bill, answer, and
proofs in the above entitled suit be referred to Jo
seph A. Cluv, Esq., of Philadelphia, as master here
appointed bv the Court, to report upon the same
together with any additional testimony either
nartv may produce in me case as touching ine
amount due the plulntllV, for which the stock lu
question mentioned in the bill Is alleged to have
been pledged, and is liable as collateral security, anil
to report on the whole case such decree as in equity
the case in his judgment demands; and for this pur
jtose the said mast;r is authorized to make all neces
sary orders in regard to hearing and closing testi
mony as are proper in equity.
Harriit S. Dodson vs. (ieorge It. W. Ball. In
equity. And now, Mav 20, 1H09, the said case having
been'hoard on appeal from the Court of Nisi Prlus,
it is considered, ordered, and decreed mat me uecree
dismissing the bill be reversed, and that the defen
dant do make conveyance to complainant, Harriet
S. Dodson, her heirs and assigns, of all the property
and elfects In the bill mentioned or referred to, as
her absolute estate, without prejudice to any convey
ances and assignments heretofore made by the de
fendant and his former co-trustees. Per curiam.
I'. H. District Court .Indite Cndwnlndcr.
In the revenue case of the Luited States vs.
whiskv claimed bv Henry Knorr, before reported,
the Jury rendered a verdict for the Government.
The property forfeited was appraised at something
more man ixhiu.
District Court, No. a Jndke Ilnre.
Kllen vs. Klien. An action on a promissory note,
to which the defeiiHe alleged payment. Verdict for
defendant.
William S. Cunliffe vs. (ieorge K. Reynolds. An
action to recover on a book account. No defense.
Verdict for plalntill, &rf2.
William McCormick vs. K. S. II. George A Co. An
action to recover a sum of money alleged to have
been deposited with defendants as conveyancers to
bind a bargain for property, and which they refused
to return to plaint lit', when the sale went oil'. Tho
defense denied their responsibility. Verdict for
plalntitr, 1129-08.
James Hyau vs. the West Branch and Susque
hanna Canal Company, defendants, anil the Farm
ers' ami Mechauics' National Bank, garnishee. An
attachment execution. Verdict by agreement for
iilalntnl, $70:il 21, and in tlie bauds of tlie garnishee,
1374-7f.
MAZZINI.
IIIh Great Cuurage,
Among the many great qualities by which Ma.zinl
has attracted a party to himself in Italy, a courage
of the highest order is undoubtedly one. A Uoiuau
correspondent says that all attempts to arrest the
revolutionary leader have been battled by his won
derful coolness. One Instance is particularly strik
ing. A lledmontese police oillcer was seat in com
mand of a section of police in Charles Albert's time
to arrest him, and every indication of the house was
given. Ho w as known to be in it, and it was so sur
rounded that there was no escape. The police en
tered, and, on asking the old woman who opened
the door where her master was, she said he was lu
the study writing. They went all over the house,
and found paper and pens, and the ink wet on a
freshly-written sheet, but no Martini. At last they
withdrew. Three days later they knew that Mazzlnl
himself, as his own housekeeper, had opened the
door. In the year of AsprotnontH he passed twice
through Ancona, disguised as a Franciscan going
and returning from the Holy Land, and he has been
in Florence, there is little doubt, within the last two
years.
For more than a year past, at Rowdoln, not a
single Instance or IntemiKJiuiice has come to the
knowledge oi tlie faculty.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Encounter llctwpcn the Indians and
General Carr's Command Tho
Savages Completely Routed
Their Lodges and
Stock Captured.
Minister Bassett in Washing
tonHis Instructions
Naval Assignments.
inns! iiiul mul OoiiiiiM'vWul
FROM WASHINGTON.
Surveys Alonir the I'nrlfio Itnllrond.
Special Denpatch to The. Kvenuui Telegraph.
Washington, May 81. The- Commissioner of
the (icneral Land OlHcc Las instructed the Sur
veyor General of California to make surveys
ulony; the route of tlie Central Pacific Railroad
in the mineral regions and other localities where
the public interest may be best subserved.
Nnvnl Orders.
Commodore B. N. Wcstcott, U. 8. N., lias
been detached from the Navy Yard at Fensaeolu
mid placed on waiting orders. Surgeon F. K.
Potter has been detached from duty nt New
Orleans nnd ordered to the Mohican. Surgeon
William K. Van Kcykcn has been ordered to
New Orleans in connection with the iron-elads
in ordinary. Third Assistant George C. Ncilson
is ordered from duty at Mound City and placed
on waiting orders. The resignation of Mate II.
H. Johnston lias been accepted.
Admiral Goldsbornuith
leaves here to-morrow for Philadelphia.
Appointments.
The President 1ms appointed Felix Coste
Surveyor of Customs, port of St. Lou is;, James E.
McLean Surveyor of Customs, port of Chicago;
Edward Giddings Assessor Internal Revenue,
Washington Territory; Alfred Sandford Super
vising Inspector of Steamboats, Fourth district;
Charles II. Roicc Consul at Prague.
The Uinc In Gold. -
The Treasury oflicials insist that the rise iu
gold is due to the tremendous imports. A pro
minent Treasuiy official thinks gold will reach
two hundred iu a very short time if the imports
tions do not greatly decrease.
Minister IlnsHett.
Ebcnezer D. Bassett, colored, our new Minis
ter to Hayti, arrived here this inoruing to rc
reive Ills instructions from the State Department.
lie will sail for Hayti iu the course of a few
days.
Colored IWcn Appointed Clerk.
Jerome A. Johnson and Joseph F. Cook, both
colored, of this city, have been appointed to
Irst-class clerkships in the Interior Departineut.
FllOM THE PLAINS.
General Corr's Coiiiniiind Kiirountcm and lie.
leutM the IncViitiiN u Heaver Kivcr The
hinraiirs Completely leiiinrnli'zed.
Special lepatch In Tlie Evening Telegraph,
Omaha, Neb., May 21 A telegram was rc
eclved yesterday from General Carr, confirming
the report of the fight with tlie Indians on the
loth. General Cnrr reports that he encountered
one hundred and fifty lodges ou Beaver river,
near Elephent crossing. The Indians advanced,
met liim, and were routed. He followed them
up, Intel another light on the 10th, and scattered
them in every direction. The troops pursued
the Indians about one hundred and thirty miles.
They left large quantities of robes, lodge-poles,
and other material, which were destroyed
Twelve ponies were captured. Their loss is
unknown, as they carried off their men. Gene
ral Carr lost one 6ergeaut and two privates
killed, and one oilicer and three privates
wounded. Three companies of the 37th In
fantry have left for Fort Sanders.
FROM THE WEST.
I'n re Over the Pacific KnJIrond Ten Cent
mile iu Gold F.ditorlal KxrursjioniMts Odd
Fellows' Convention.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph,
St. Louts, Mo., May 21. A telegram from
Mr. Goodwin, general ticket agent of tho Cen
tral Pacific Railroad, states that they will not
pro rata with or accept coupons from any other
railroad company. Their fare will bo ten ccntsjper
mile In gold, which makes the passage from St,
Louis to Sacramento two hundred and twouty
dollars and thirty cents.
Over one hundred Missouri editors went to
Pilot Knob yesterday on an excursion. On their
return in the evening, they assembled at the
Laclede Hotel, and presented Thomas Allen,
President of the road, and Harry Brolaski, each
with an elegant gold-headed eanc. Most of tho
editors leave for home to-day.
The Odd Fellows' Grand Lodge of the State
adjourned yesterday. Resolutions tiuthoriziti
the formation of a lodge of tho Daughters of
Rcbekah lu Missouri was rejected.
FROM THE STA TE.
Convention of the Lutheran Hyiiod.
Rr.AiiiNo, May 21. Tho one hundred and
twenty-second annual convention of tho Lutho
ran Synod of Pennsylvania met last evening In
Jnnity Lutheran Church. Tho services were
opened by a sermon bv Rev. E. Belfour of
Euston. The session this week will bo mainly
occupied in discussions relating to tho olllco of
the ministry, and tlie regular business sessions
oi the Synod will commence on Monday next.
continuing durinir the creator part of next
week. About two hundred clerical and lay
delegates are expected to be iu attendance.
MiocUiiiM Aeeideut nt Allentown.
Special Venpatch to The Eoenim Teleffraph.
Ai.i.kntown, Pa., May 21. Yesterday, while
an irishman, named Hugh Gallagher, was at
tempting to cross the track at the Lehigh Valley
depot, he was caught by an arriving train, and
before it could bo stopped was horribly
mangled. Both legs were broken, one of them
being almost crushed to a jelly. Besides theso
he received other injuries, which will result in
his death. The unfortunate man has been in
this country hut a few weeks. He was cm
ployed by the railroad company.
FROM BALTIMORE.
Acquitted of the Clinrue of Murder.
Special Despatch to The Eoening Telegraph,
P.AI.TIMOKF., May 21 Judge Gilmorc, in the
Criminal Court this morning, rendered a decision
acquitting James C. Rcillcy, tried for the murder I
oi I'auici Harrington.
MnrlcctM by Telesrraph.
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63; Cumberland preferred, :ui; New York Central,
i:rs, ; Kenning. s; mpison Klver, U.l ; Mienigau,
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tral, 147; Cleveland and Pittsburg, VM; Cleveland
and Toledo, Itw v; Chicago and Hock Island, 127 ;
I'uiGDurg anu ton waynn, 154
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Ph. and Kea. It
Mich. H.andN. I. R.
Cle. and Pitt. K
Chi. and N. W. com .
Chi. and N. W. pref.
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Pacific Mall Stcaui... 94', Gold 142',
Market llrm.
THE EUROPEAN MARKETS.
Tliin Mornlntf'ii Quotation.
ti A tlantie Cable.
London, May 21 A. M Consols 93',' tor money,
and 933H ror account. I'. H. Five-twenties, IS',.
Stocks llrm. Krie, 19; Illinois Central, 94.
i.ivKKrooi., MI1V21 a. m cotton quiet: minuting
Uplands, 11 VI. ; middling Orleans, 11 '.,'d. The sales
d the day are estimated at IO.imio bales. Hombay
shipments to the 14th Instant, since last report,
as.NMl bales. Sales ot the week, 42,000 hales, or
which tiiKK) were export and looo for speculation;
stock, 383,0ti0 bales, of which ls.1,000 bales are Ame
rican. Corn, Ms. 3d. lor new.
London, May 21 A. M. Tallow, 43s. Turpentine,
29s. 3d.
This Afternoon's Qnotntlon.
London. May 21 P. M I'nited states Klve-twen-
ties quiet at 7s,V. The Stock market Is quiet. Illi
nois Central, 93A,'. The rise In gold at New York de
presses American securities !
livkktooi., way 21 1: ni. mock oi cotton anoac
bo.ind to this port 024,000 bales, of which lHl.omi are
American. Wheat firmer; red Western, 83s. 9d.
Corn, 20s. 9d. Spirits Petroleum, Td. Cheese, 81s.
Tallow, 43s. 6d.
jiavke, siay 211'. si cotton opens ami ror iotu ;
on the spot, 140.f.
rHESBYTERIAXISM.
Tlie Projected I'nion Between the Old nnd New
School Ilrnnrhcw .Meet in of the Two t.enc
rnl AsMCiiiblle The Itusi of Reunion
There are now lu session in New York the General
Assemblies of the Old and New School branches of
the iTesbyterian Church. It is supposed that this
simultaneous meeting will result in the reunion of
both branches. It was lu the year 18.16 that the two
Oeneral Assemblies met by accident in the same
place. Although it became evident during those ten
days that organic reunion could not then eveu tie
Initiated, yet much doubtless was accomplished
towards a fraternal Interchange of feeling by the ac
quaintances which sprang up in consequence of the
nearness of the two to each other. Hy a singular
Providence, both the Assemblies that met lu 1805
appointed St. Louis for the place of meeting in 1800,
wholly without design or knowledge. Indeed, it was
greatly feared, when the coincidence became known,
that tlie hospitalities or St. Louis citizens would be
uxed beyond their powers. But the Assemblies
met; the Old School 011 Firth street and the New
School on Lucas place, a distance apart not much
greater thau that between the HrlcK Church and tho
Church of the Covenant in New York. The coincidence
was accepted as providential ; overtures of peace were
sent from the New to the old ; and a joint committee
or lifteen from each Assembly thirty in all was
actually appointed to draft a basis of organic reunion
uiriiig me year isuo-i, to be reported at the ensuing
ASSeillOUUB.
The IIiinI nf Reunion
Tlie report of this wa presented by I)r Reatty
before the Old School at Cincinnati, and Dr. Adams
before the New School at Kochester, aud received
with the heartiest welcome. Some discussion was
hud over it in tlie former, but both bodies Dually
voted to send it down to the presbyteries for ratifi
cation, according to the understood law. After great
discussion in conventions of both schools, the rollow
iug articles or the basis were agreed upon and went
down to the presbyteries for action during the pre
sent year:
1. Tlie reunion shall be effected on the doctrinal and ec
cleaiastu:al baaia of our common ataudarda; turn Scrip
ture of the Uld and New TesUuuonta ahull be acknow
ledged to be the inapired Word of God, and the only infal
lible rule of faith and practice; the ConfeHaion of Kaith
Bhull continue to be binccrely received and adopted, "as
containing the ayatera of doctrine taught in the Holy
ticripturea;'1 it being underatood that tiiia oonfeaaion ia re
ceived in ita proper, uibtorical that ia, the Calviniatio or
Kcfonued aenae ; it ia alao understood that various
niethoda of viewing, atatiug, explaining, and illustrating
tlie doctrines of the Confeaaion, which do not impair the
integrity ot the Reformed or Calvmiatic eystem, are to be
freely allowed in the United Church, aa they have hitherto
been allowed in tlie aeparate churches; and the govern
ment and discipline of the Presbyterian Church in the
tjmted States shall be approved aa containing the princi
ples and rule of our polity.
2. All the ministers and churches, embraced In the two
bodies, shall lie admitted to the aame standing in the
united body which they may hold in their respective con
nections up to the consummation of tlie union; imper
lectly organised churches ahall be counselled, and ex
pected to become thoroughly Presbyteriun as early, within
the period of tire years, aa is permitted by tlie highest in
terests to be consult ed ; and ao other such churches shall
be hereafter received.
8. The boundaries of the several Presbyteries and Synods
shall be adjudged by the UeuerulJAsaembly ot the United
Church.
4. The official records of the two branches of the Church,
for the period of aeiiarauon, shall be preserved and held
as making op the one history of the Church ; and no rule
or precedent, which does not stand approved by both the
bodies, shall be of any authority until re-establisUed in tile
united body, except in so far as such rule or precedent
may affect the rights of proiwrty founded thereon.
b. The corporate righto now held by the two General
Asaembliea, and by their boards and committees, ahull, aa
lar as practicable, be consolidated, and applied for their
several objects, as defined by law,
6. 'there shall be one set of Committees or Boards for
Home and Foreign Missions, and ttie other religious en
terprises of tlie Church, whicti the churches shall be en
couraged to sustain, though free to cast ttieir contribu
tions into other channels, if they desire to do so.
7. As soon as practicable after the union shall be
effected, the General Assembly shall reconstruct and con
solidate the several permanent committees and boards,
which now belong to the two assemblies, in such a m -wilier
as to represent, as faraa possible, witli impartiality,
tne views ana wishea of the two bodies constitutiug the
C nitcd Church.
8. The publications of the Iioard of Publication, and of
the Publication Committee, shall continue to be issued aa
at present, leaving it to the Hoard of Publication of the
V mted Church to revise these issues and perfect a cata
logue fur the joint Church.so aa to exclude invidious refer
ences to past coutrovertiles.
H. la order to a uniform system of ecclesiastical super
visioD, those Theological Seminaries tfiat, are now under
Assembly control may, if their Kourda of Directors so
elect, be transferred to the watch and care of one or more
of the adjacent Synods: and the other Keminurios are ad
vited to introduce, aa far as may be, into their constitu
tions, the principle of Synodical or Assembly supervision ;
in which case they ahull be entitled to an official re
cognition aud approbation ou the part of tho lieueral As
sembly. lu. It is agreed that the Prosbytories possess the right
t examine iinnisisters applying tor admission from otuer
Presbyteries; but each Presbytery shull be UiJt free to de
cide foritself when it shull exercise tlie right.
11. It shall be rogurded as the duly of all our judicato
lies, ministers, and people in t he united Church to au ly
the things which make tor puuco, aud to guard against all
needless and offensive referencea to the cause tlitit tiuve
d ivided us ; ami, in order to avoid tlie revivul of past issues,
by tho continuance of any usage in either bran-jh of the
t hurch that has grown out ot our former contlicls, it is
earnestly recommended to the lower judicatories of tlie
Church, that they conform their practice in relation to all
such usages, as far aa is consistent with their convict ions
of duty, to tlie geueral custom of the Church prior to the
controversies that resulted in separution.
12. The terms of the Keunion, if they are approved by
the General Assemblies of lsiis, shall be overt ured to the
several Presbyteries under their oure, and shall be of bind
ing force if they are ratified by three-fourths of the Pres
byteries connected with each branch of the Church within
one year after thuy shall have been submitted to them for
approval.
13. If the two Genoral Assemblies of 1809 shall find that
the plan of Keunion has been ratified by the rcuuisite
number of Presbyteries in each body, they shall, after the
conclusion of all their business, be dissolved by their re
spective Moderators, in the manner and form following,
vix: Kach Moderator shall address the Assembly over
which he presides, saying, "Hy virtue of the authority delo
gnUid to me by the Church, and in conformity with the
plun of union adopted by the two Presbyterian Churches,
let this Assembly be dissolved ; and 1 do hereby dissolve it,
and require a General Assembly, chosen in tlie same man
ner, by all the Presbyteries in connection with this body,
and ail t!nse iucouuection with the General Assembly
meeting tins year lu , to meet in , on tlie day
of May, A. 1. lH1u;and I do hereby declare and proclaim
that tlie General Assembly thus constituted will be the
rightful General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in
the United Htatea of America, uuw, by the grace uf God.
happily united."
ri.lA.KCK A?VI COJIHF.IICI?.
Omcx of thk Enrwnto Tr.t.KORAiH,l
Friday, May 21, 1809. I
A significant article In the London Time on the
flniinctal condition of Kngland explains the causes
which led to the recent advance, by the Hank of
Kngland, of tho rate or Interest. The writer attri
butes it to "the extraordinary Inflation In America,
fustereu uy tne constant drain for investment in
I'nited States bonds." This, he anticipates, will go
on "until the rate here rises to a point so nearly
equivalent to that of New York as
to oiler no temptation to borrowers." On
this ground he predict that the advance
of interest will continue until the object is attained,
even though the rate te raised to 10 per cent. The
niea is repudiated that the Kusslan. Italian, anil
other foreign loans are the cause of the present
stringency, as being too insignificant to affect the
market. This fire from the Thunderer's battery Is
now two weeks old, ami still our bonds are steadily
going tip. 1 his only shows that sensible people wlil
invest their money where it will be safest and pay
best, and as long as our Government pursues a
policy which wld sustain our public credit abroad we
need not be alartucd at the noise of the Thunderer's
guns.
Government bonds continue strong, but gold Is
weak. The market opened at 14.T4, and at 11-45 A.M.
is minted at 142J
The Stoi
ock market showed considerable animation.
but prices were somewhat unsettled. In Slate loans
nothing was clone. City sixes were steady at KM
tor the new and 97 V for the old certificates. The
Lehigh Gold Loan was strong at 971.,'.
Heading Kailroad was steady at 4'.i, 19',. Penn
sylvania Kailroad sold at hi ,v.'m b. o. ; North
Pennsylvania Hiiilroad at 35'a; U-higlt Valley Rail
road at r 7 ; Mlnehlll Kailroad at M( ; Catawissa
Kailroad preferred at BS; and Philadelphia and Krie
Kailroad at ;0, a slight decline.
In Cimal stocks the only change was In Lehigh
Navigation, which advanced 1',', selling at KnK.'ia.
8M. Id was bid for Schuylkill Navigation preferred,
und 66 for Morris preferred.
Nothing or Importance was done in Coal shares.
4 was tillered for New York aud Middle; 6',' ror
Shamokln; 0 Tor Fulton; and 4 1 ror Locust Moun
tain. Mechanics' Hank sold at 31. V.
Passenger Hallway stocks were unchanged. Sales
or Spruce and Pine at 27, and llestonvllle at 1:1.
was bid for Second antl Third ; lift for Firth and Sixth ;
71 tor Tenth and Klevcnth; is ror Thirteenth and Kif
teenth; 61 for West Philadelphia; and 28 lor G(rard
College.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S. Third Street.
FIP.ST BOAIin.
100 City es.New.ls.toi a i 7 sh Mech Itk 31 v.
17000 C A A mt os'81 93 100 sh Leh Nav 85!-
1-tOO do 92!rf
2(H)
100
100
100
13
300
100
100
2D0
300
noo Leh Gold 1.. .. 97 V
tlOflOSunburyA E7s 97 I
UU IS . ,-,T
do 800. SftVf
do 3ft i,
do 860. 3ft
do 3ft
do. ..ls.st0. 3ft V.
.1.. 1.. v
200 do s:i0. 49 I
mm do ..ls.sio. 49';
300 do... Is. 830. 49
100 do 810. 411 V
100 dO...HAwilA-i. 49
100 do....sSA-i. 49
200 do Is. 49
200 do ..ls.bCO. 49
600 do Is. 49
100 do 49
200 do bfiO. 49
800 (IO ..Is. 1)60. 49
800 do 49
100 do bflO. 49
160 do.. ..Is.bfi. 49
100 do 49
NIO do 49
100 do B30. 49
f.00 do 49 1-16
100 sh X Penna UK. SB',"
100 sh Cata Pf....c. 8ft
100 do 8ft
100 do 1)60. 8.V,'
do c.
do b30.
do
3ft
8ft
3ft
3 ft )4
67.
do. .sfiitwn.
100 sh Penna.srt0wn.
300 do ..SliOwn. ft7
ti do M
9 do c. B7'?4
100 do b60. 87V
500 do c. 571,'
200 do 800. 57
100 Sh Phil & E. .860. 30',
4 sh Phil lik.s5wn.159
3 do...s5wn.l59
10 Sh Mlnehlll It... 55V
2ft sh Oil C. A A Jt. 87':
. .49 1-16 200 sh Leh VaLblOtlt 57)tf
lis UO Stilt. 57 M
3 sh So A Pine St. 37
800 sli llestonv'e.ls. 13
Messrs. William Painter A Co., No. 80 S. Third
street, report the following quotations: U. 8. 6s of
1RS1, 122?(123!. ; B-20SOf 1862, 123 ',1123 ; do. 1S64,
mwin?,; do. 1865, 119'-119; do. July, 1865,
12n120f; do. July, 1S67, 120(4120 V; do. July
1868, 120120,H1 ; 5S, 10-40, 109,110. Gold, 142J
142tf. '
Messrs. Dk Haten A Brotokr, No. 40 S. Third
street. Philadelphia, report the rollowiug quotations:
U.S. 63 or 18H1, 122123; da 1802, 123Vrtmg !
do. 1864, 117(117'; do. 1863, 119 '.cfl 191,; do 18ti5
new, 12(K12itv: do. 1867, new, 1203il20 V; da
1868, 11U'.J120V; da 58, 10-408, 10H ,(. 109'.' ; If. H.
30 Year 6 per cent, Cy., 107)?(i107Ji;Wue com p. Int.
Notes, 19V. Gold, 142f142 v ; Sliver, 134135 v.
Messrs. Jay Cookk a Co. quote Government secu
rities, etc., as follows : U.S. 6s, Ul, 122','rttl23'i-; 5-20g
of 1862, l23SOi23,v ; do., 1864, 117'.(117 'i ; da, Nov..
186ft, ll9'.,(nHi9'.tf ; do., July. 1865, 119','(11J. : do.
1867, 119,','119',; do., LS6S, 119,AH9'; 10-408.
109?4110. Pacifies, 107(3107?.. Gold, 142tf.
Philadelphia Trade ICeport.
Friday, May 21 The Flour market Is charac
terized by extreme dullness, but prices are without
quotable change. Sales of 600 barrels, in lots, for
home consumption at $rxgB-25 for superfine, $5-75
(S.0-26 ror extras, 6-50T tor Iowa, Wisconsin, and
Minnesota extra family, $0-75T-25 tor Pennsylvania
do. do., 7-509i5 for Ohio do..do., and 19-50(8.11 -50 for
fancy brands, according to quality. Rye Flour sells
at J7(S,7-26 V bbl. Nothing doing in Corn MeaL
There is very little prime Wheat coming forward,
and this Is the only description lor which there is anv
inquiry. Sales of 1200 bushels red at Ji-60, and
amber at l-60l-6ft. Kye ranges rrom fl-43 to 145
V bushel ror Western. Corn is quiet but stronger
Sales or yellow at sstssoc, and Western nilxd at
82o.88c, Oats are selling at 80('82c. ror Western
and "0($78c for Pennsylvania. Nothing doing in
liarley or Malt, and prices are nominal
Hark In the absence or sales we quote No. 1 Quer
citron at m2 per ton.
Whisky is more active; 250 barrels sold at 92(S9ar..
and small lots at 90c.(a 1. '
Professor Charles II. Hitchcock has been elected
Hall Professor of Geolojry and Mineralogy in Dart
mouth College.
There Is talk of a law university in England, so
that solicitors must be assuciates-oMaw and barris
ters bachelors-of-law.
LATEST SIIimXG INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine New ee Inxuie Page.
(.BY TKLKftRAPH 1
Fortrfss Moniior, May 21. Arrived, achr Nellie C
Parvil, Dos lie, from Swan Island for ordors. Sailed'
barques Maria, from Norfolk for St. John. N. H. ; Galh
videan, bn Inaulaneran, and baniuantine Pearl for
New York ; aud brig Para, for Baltimore.
(Av Atlantic Vubte.)
QrrKKKRTOWM,Ma21.-AiTied1 steamship Sootia, from
New ork.
Southampton, May 21. Arrived, steamship Oimbria
from New York.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. MAY 21.
TAT OF THERMOMETER AT .TUX EVXXnfOj TELEGRAPH
OKriCB.
7 A. M 68 I U A. M 68 3 P. M 69
OLRARKD THIS MORNING.
Br. barque Clara, Connull, Ang-nilla, K. A. Honder i. Co
Srhr tieorire 8. Adams, linker, boston, I. Cooper
Si-hr Annie M. Kdwards, llunsen, Kiuhmotid, do '
Sclir A. Ueaton, Finney, Warren, It. I., do!
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Steamer R.Wilhnif, CundjfT, labours from Baltimore
with imlse. to A. Grove. Jr. ,n,
Hr. banitie ld.iliiie, l)urkee. 46 dsys from Shields, with
nidse. to Henry karsten vushbI to Workman A Co
Hr. barque George Henry, Jenkins, iW days from I lvr
pool, with nidse. U John R. Penrose. I.lver-
Hr. barque U. Me I'hnraon, Mason, 42 davs from r (.
pool, with mdne. to J. R. Penrose. 5 m LiTer-
Sclir John Price, Nk-kerson, 13 days from Boston, with
hcuip to i itler, Weaver i, Co. w,la
CuTTrftmulrnrn of tht rhihvMphia Frrhiinat
LKWKS. le .. May 3u.Bllr(Ue J. liKi'na de Fiori for
Rotterdam: brigs raveur, for Cronstadt i and I I.i,bj wJ
man, for aia, wont to sea IHth inst. Tw"lm, lnJ
one brig, bound out, are at the Breakwater Win I N
blowing hard and raining. JOSEPH LAMa'AA?''
bi,- v, , ,, MEMORANDA.
.UJv.nMh' 'Ur "'W.lphU. wa. loading
Liver;Vs1,Shd?n,:1t,.',4FleCk- 'or York, wa loading at
olreTitew'Yorky'rday8'1''' P'de...hi..
?w"rk.te X' UlUl fM 'W.lphia. cleared at
Hrtg IJnion T., Tufts, henoe, at Halifax tsth inst
.tVeSMM
dimcVm Pns't John"n' henoe ,or Pwtucket, at ProTi
dehtbN'ewlhVVfe'rom PrTid9nCe ''
Schra J. M . Vance, Hurdge: W. K Garrison, Morrisiand
A. M.le. laylor all from Boston for Philadelphia, at
H ilmes' Hole lkh Inst., and sailed again
hehr Nautilus Ham, hence, at Gloucester KHh inst.
Sc-hr Wind, Warwick, hence, at Norwich IHth inst.
Scur Albert Pharo, bhourds. for Philadelphia, sailed
from Newport 18th inst. ru"" v .
instant01111 Jmkfu", DTi" bene, t fII R'vor Ih
C I T I T K I, I, tuiiNVE
UKAItl) COLLEGE.
The One Hundred nnd Nineteenth Amilveimnry
l' the rounder of the Instit iition-Sintecnfh
Annual Itciinioii of the Alumni Npceche by
President Allen, luvld Clininbcrw, Kiwi., nnd
Gtliem Proiirnmine of lixerclwen.
To-dity is a gala day at Glrard College. It signal
izes the one hundred and nineteenth anniversary of
the birth of Stephen Glran!, to whose munificence
the institution owes Its origin, and brings about the
sixteenth annual reunion of the Society of the
Alumni. Months since it was determined to make
this day a mcmorablo one, to make its ceremonies
more than ordinarily impressive and Interesting,
and, consequently, preparations tor it were made on
a most extensive scale. The Alumni were active,
and the cnf which attends the celebration to-day
proves that their efforts were successful.
At an early hour this morning the spacious camnut
or the college was thronged with visitors, partici
pants in the ceremonies, the alumni, and the audi
tors. The grounds never looked more pretty, in
viting, and refreshing. The sun shone gaily, and
the birds chirped merrily. The grass was beautiful
in its greenness, the trees in their foliage. The
stately college, In ita marble magnificence, never
presented an appearance more grand. The exer
cises took place In the chapel of the main building.
The walls, doorways, and rostrum or the room were
tastily decorated with flags, bunting, and greens. A
full band or music, under Professor McClurg, was
present.
At hair arter 11 o'clock the exercises began, with
the rendition or "Home, Sweet Home" by the band.
President Allen's Address.
W. II. Allen, L.L. D., President of the College,
then addressed the assemblage as follows:
Mr. President and Memlvers ot the Society or
Alumni: The return or your anniversary has at
tracted you once more to these halls which were the
home and school or your childhood. Here you ac
quired the education which has opened to you a
career ot usel illness in the various walks of lite, antl
prepared you ror positions or respectability and ln
lluence. Here you meet again the ortloers and
teachers who were the guides or your youth, who
encouraged yon when you tlid right and admonished
you when you tlid wrong, and who sometimes gave
emphasis to their admonitions by arguments which
wt-retclt. But they are not all here. Home or them
have been lassoed with the noose matrimonial, and
hurried away to be seen among us no more. I think
that, tor the sake or the college, you will Join me In
a protest against any future aspirant ror the honors
of a Benedick coming here for his Beatrice, bite eaut
be spared.
In behalf of the survivors of these catastrophes
and ot ull the professors and oillcers, 1 greet you
with a hearty welcome. We have watched your
course with parental solicitude; we have rejoieed to
see many or you ascending steadily on the scale ot
manliness and respectability; aud we have mourned
vt hen a tew, who are not with us to-day, have turned
aside troni virtue and made tor themselves the
record of a wasted life. We are gratified that so
many of you whom wo still delight to call "our
boys," reciprocate the affection which we cherish lor
you and regard the reputation of the college as In
separable rrom your own. We are strong in the
faith that you will always be ready to defend the in
stitution npa list unjust aspersions, from whatever
source they may emanate.
It gives us pleasure to learn that your society has
been organized on a permanent basis, antl that you
have much of the esprit tlu etirpt which animates the
alumni of more ancient institutions. Your Presi
dent, already familiar with the usages or delibera
tive bodies through honorable public service, will
take care that your proceedings are marked with
dignity and decorum. Your Executive Committee,
under the Inspiration of its zealous and Indefatigable
chairman, have spared neither time nor labor in col
lecting the names, residences, and present occupa
tion of our graduates, the personal history of those
who tought for our National I nloti, aud especially of
those who laid down their lives for their country.
The work which Mr. Hluscheck and his colleagues
have performed possesses more than a temporary
value; for the Hoard of Directors are aliout to erect a
monument to perpetuate the memory of those brave
and patriotic graduates of the college who diotl in the
military service during the late war, and the records
of your committee will furnish them with a roll of
honor very nearly complete.
The Iioard of Directors, voung genflemen, will
speak to vou through its President. I will only
advert to the fact that r the members of the board
who were in office at the opening of the college,
twenty-one years sine, only one remains in It. lie
still retains the parental Interest In the pupils which
he manifested for the eldest of you in the prime of
his life; amino one rejoices more to meet you on
this your annual festival than Mr. Hoswell, the
patriarch of the boartl. But you meet here a few of
your old friends, formerly directors, whom yoa re
member with respect and gratitude, and whose re
gard for you is as strong as their labors in your
behalf were beneficial. We welcome them to our
hospitalities, and hope that they may witness many
returns of this anniversary. We welcome his Honor
the Mayor, the Committee on Girard Estates, and
other members of Select and Common Councils, and
representatives of the municipal government of
Philadelphia. When they louk upon this large as
semblage of reputable young men, they will see
proof that their care in managing the great trust
which Stephen Glrard conllded to this city has not
been in vain.
And now, my sons, as the frosts of advancing years
admonish me that the winter of lire approaches, and
that every reunion of your society subtracts one from
the number, already small, how small we know not,
or those which 1 shall bo permitted to witness, I feel
that 1 may address every one of you iu the language .
or David to his sou Solomon:
"And thou, my son, know thou the God of thy fathers,
and serve Him with a perfect heart and a willing mind ;
for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and nnderstandetb all
tho imaginations of the thoughts; if thou seek Him, He
will be found nf tbee; but if thou forsake Him, He will
cast thee off forever."
Address by David Chambers, Esq.
After a piece of music had been performed, David
Chambers, Esq., was Introduced and spoke as fol
lows: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Board of Di
rectors, Mr. President and Faculty of the College,
and Ladies or the School and Household : It be
comes my duty, on behalf of the Alumni of Girard
College, to express to you their heartfelt thanks for
your cordial welcome to our old home aud school on
this bright and beautiful anniversary of our bene
factor's birth.
We have come from shop and store, from faim antl
factory, from counting-room and office, to answer
your anxious questionings of our welfare; to tell
vou of the brothers we have left behind, unable to
be with us, but whose hearts beat In unison with
ours, and whose eyes are turned hltherwards from
all parts of this broad Commonwealth ami nation
to-day ; to tell you that we still love and honor you ;
to renew our vows ot fidelity to truth, virtue, and
patriotism, and to be strengthened again for the
great battle of life in the perennial fount of your
pains and your prayers.
Whilst we have amongst our number to-day those
who but a few weeks ago were In the far-off islands
or the sea, we bring you good word or others in far
distant States. Hut there are some who will never
return to greet us. They have fallen at their posts
or duty in civil life, or nobly given their lives that the
nation might not perish. According to tacts and
records lu the possession of the chairman of our Ex
ecutive Committee, of the four hundred and fifty
graduates who left the institution prior to the year
164, one hundred and eightv-nine enlisted in the
army. Off this number twentv-two were wounded,
eight were taken prisoners, and thirty-six were
killed on the buttle-lield, or died in army hospitals
and as prisoners of war. Whilst we honor the memo
ries of those upon whose graves tho grass now
grows soft and green on the hills and In the valleys
of the South, we point with pride to this war record
us the best evidence we can offer of tho strong at
tachment of the graduates of tho Glrard College to
republican Instil utlons.
'i i,..r. um ininiv here present who will recollect
under hat auspices with what hopes and anticipa
tions the doors or the ti hard College were opened
for the admission, maintenance, and instruction of
those who were to be its inmates, tw.'tity-one years
ago. It was like starting a good ship out ou an un
known sea, freighted not only with the dearest hopcx
and loves of that moment, but with the destinies or
generations as yet unboru. There were no prece
dents to guide those who bad committed to them the
responsible charge. Then came the first few years
of tloubt and uncertainty, when the good ship was
beaten and tossed about without rudder or compass.
There were some who jeered and mocked : some
were full of dire predictions of shipwreck and ruin,
but there were others kind Christian friends who
bade tha ship "God-speed," aud followed It with their
fervent prayers. Thauk God! a helmsman wa pro
videdone who, like the ancient mariner, keeping
close to the earth, took tho hesvehlv hIitus. for M
Cmtinul on the Eighth rag,)
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