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FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10. lHr-8.

THE BEWS THIS MOENINOkFoB**iG\~Euroi>e continues to rlnjr -with the

sehoes of Prince bismarck's speech, ss 1'arhtv-meut oonvt-nod yesu-rday ; Mr. G hillstone crin ci.sc iiiha Government's Irish policy, aud the Grund OldMan was in turn token to Uu>k by Lord SalisburyIn the House of Lords. :r^r. Prince VVillium oflVussia denies the assertion that he lories for war

for the sake of glory. s=.: Thc operntion of tr;i-

chr-otomy was s-iieecssfiilly performed yesterdayon the Crown Prince of Germany, who wus restingquiet ly ut a late hour.(OK onks.Hoth branches In session. " Sen¬

ate: Mr. Riddleberger wns again called to orderfor violating thc* rules of the Senate; discussionstook pince Rgafding the mass of public documentsand the estimates for puldio buildings. -

House: A bill to uuthorize the purchase of dov-eminent bonds was reported fruin the Ways audMeans ('omniittee. -: In Cummitu-e: Chun mauMills explained the delay in n-inirtiiig the 'lantfbilLPOMaaTIC» BeaatOl Shcrmnn criticised Mr.

Lowell at the banquet of the Home Market ClubIn Uoston. r=.: Francis L. Ilitton was chosento succeed Pres tatt Mct'osh, of Princeton College.r A rewan! of Si 0,000 was offered for thoeouviction of the man who murdered Amos J.Snell in CnJeagO.- Th'- Aaaembly decided toremove to-day to the Assembly parlor.= 'HieSenate and A-sembly Committees on t'tinals erti\e

a hearing on the bill appropriating Il.ouo.oo0.«- It was rumored that President Carbla haswritten to the Kxecutive Hoard of the Knight? alLabor relining to consider lin- railroaders' strike,but favoring arbitration in the case ol the miners.Cut am» >ii bouhan..Thc jury in tlie llinkk-

Thurber suit failed to astroe. and vier.. ntvi..~.j ».»

tender a sealed verdict. ¦ A dinner by Jjrook-

lyu Dssaoeiail ia honor of S. J. Tilden's birthday.r, Sensational develoiiiiicnls in the Tyler insur¬ance mut in lliuoklyn. .r A Troy jeweller ar¬

rested on a lunch warrant. '¦ The Rsv. Dr.Thomas S. 1 lust in gs elected president of thc UniunTheological Seminary. : = Tho scheme foi thereorganization of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail¬way waa trlfrfilallj announced bj Its president,C. 1'. Huntington. The suit of the Consoli¬dated Stock nnd Petroleum benanga sgalasttheNew-York Stock Exchange, involving the right otthe latter to keep back its quotations from t!io

former, was begun in brooklyn, the principal rul¬

ings of the day being in fax or of the defendant.Bass Ths explosion of u locomotive 00 the Dela¬ware, l^ickawanaa mid Wealeni Railtciad nt S,--

caueuH, rt. J., injured two biakeaaeo, probablyfatally. =r^iz: Isidor Cohnfeld's real estate soldfor over 9800,000. =-. The Last flssiBllilj halltook place at Delmonico's. r_.. A Thompson-st.tenement -house acl< un lire in two |,lutx ¦».

Charges brought that the senior member ol thelirm of Strauss &. Co. conspired to burn the store

of a debtor named Samuels to defraud severalinsurance conipHiiies. , Stocks dull, with

prices advancing, and closing linn at about thcbest ligu res.

The Weather. .Indications for to-day Slight]]colder and fair, fasaaarad by snow. Temperatureyesterday : Highest, W degrees; lowest, ,; av-

trage, 1 »> 1-4.

(Jov-'iipir Hill in li is Hrooklyu speech Utatnight devoted two oenteaoeo to* ti cold andi..diJftrciit coiiiinciidation of I'lt-sidi-nt Clcve-land's Ailiiiinistiiitniii. Hud it nut been for ibo.ake ol appearances. WC picMiine lie wouldhave boon glad to omit even Ihosc few words.

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Tho Aaoembljiiieii hawo decided lc abandontheir daageroua rhainbor and imrt in tho A>-

soinhly parlor, Tkete will be only chairs therelor thom at preacot. anti poi haps no desks willho piocuied. I'ndoi the cjrcumstancca thejwill prubuuly bensviioni te dispatch the publicL'UMiieva ila nuiikly as poooible. There is no

NMOa t"i fuillior delay in legislation. If that

wiling" shortens Um session, it may not bc aa

untnixeil e\ il. after all.¦a*--»

A wi.-o choice hus boen undo m the electionCf Dr Themas >. Hastings H preaidenl ol theVniun Theological Seminary. Dr, [lastingshas been lonj and favorablj known in thiscity both a> paatOI ami profeasor, and diningthe hall doavfn years or molo thal he has been(¦(iiiiit-itetl willi tho soininaiy lit1 lias bi en one

of the in"-t popolar tneaibers of thc faculty.A- siontai.N al that body he was brought ioUi

Uitiinato tol.l1 ion* with l'lesit'oiit llit<ihOOCk,and ho i.s donJbUesa bolter prepared tban anyono oise to, (.hiv into execution thc plans al¬ready fonoed for Um iiaadaoij'i future, ltis not an onvii lo task to snceooil mhIi pn-M-deiits as Dr. Adamo and Dr. Ihtchcock; andDr. Haltings, arith ithawctariatic rnodeatj,¦minks (rom assuming thal responsibility, afuot srhich wil! be helpful to tlie lucecto «<f hi>administiatiiiti. if he gCCeptl thc office, is thatho pe*weaaao the entire confidence >r Ute j,af tho <ity ohnichos.

\\ lien " Premier*1 Mills hilka Bboul the Wayiand Means ( umiiiittot it must be lomeinboioHlthat lie iiioaiis only tho oight monibeis whocomprise tlie majority and who aro fasffggrd in¦tfCoeting the Dark banUin eooatpbavoy, Thefive minority members ON as efbitnally ruledout as if they bad no evisbi nee. Mi. Mil'slays that lie and his 'colleagues" are deter-Bined that there shall be. no "tiiitsido inter-

terence", but when tho toes or any nicmDor

of the " committee" aro trodden on that man

must bc conciliated. Tho chairman talks gliblynbotit tho '.committee's'' plans, and dee'aresthat they will do nothing rash and will strive

not to create unnecessary alarm among impor¬tant industries, This might be reassuring were,

it not known that it is the "committee's" pur¬pose to break down the protective principle so

far as lies in their power, except when Iho petof some member of the ucommittee"' is at¬

tacked; then conciliation is at mee tlie orderof the day.

Bismarck's speech continues tho uppermosttopic of interest throughout Ktirope. Even inEngland the reopening of Parliament is looked

upon as a secondary matter. The cohoes ofthe Chancellor's address still come from Der¬im, Vienna and Paris, and even St. Petersburghas bet n hoard from. So far as the press therels allowed t<> say anythiiu; it regards the speechM making for pence. There is an undercurrentof grumbling in Russia, however, which beginsto make Itself felt. Hut the prospect of war

in Europe* it is now safe to consider as less

alarming than it has been for some weeks past.Senator Sherman made a capital speech at thc

dinner given by thc Homo Market Club, of Hos-ton, last evening. The most significant portionof it was his answer to Mr. Lowell's remarks at

tho dinner of tho Massachusetts Tariff ReformLeague. Be first referred lo Mr. Lowells pre¬posterous characterization of President Cleve¬land as tho ''best representative of the highertypo of Arnoticanism" since Lincoln. The)absurdity of the claims made in behalf of thePresident was incisively pointed Ont; in par¬ticular, his record as a Civil Service Reformerwas punctured by incontestable figures. Mr.Lowell's assertions regarding the surplus wero

also neatly answered. Mr. Sherman's conclu¬sion was that Mr. Lowell has "no perceptionOf tho interests and business of this groat Re¬

public," and sadly he applied to him thc famous

lines of Whittier written when Danie] Websteradvocated the passage of the Fugitive Slavelaw. This is criticism that will make Mr.

Lowell winces but is it not justified b.V thofacts ?

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THE VOICE OF FinMERS.Free trade critics are natuiully anxious to

belittle the address to tumers regarding thc

iaritf. Such as have no sense of veracity to

embarrass them repeat the ia.sehood that it

represents only a half dozen poisons who re¬

sponded when a mass convention was expected.Oho fact that it was at first intended to submitthe correspondence to a committee of onlyseven gentlemen, and that eight have signedtho final report, tiny take pams to conceal.?aor is there any honesty in the pretendeddoubt whether the letters received by The'i iiiiii'M* represent any considerable number of

persons. The well-known gentlemen to whomthey were referred, even if their veracity was

seriously questioned, could point to the fact thatextracts from a great number have been pub¬lished with names and addressee, and in notono instance has the aut lieut icily of tho pub¬lished letter boen denied. To Maj nothing oftho multitude of letters from individual far¬mers, who are. indeed, but the fraction of thewholo number, though many of thom are repre¬sentative mon in charactCT and influence, thereWerereceived letters from limoges, or other ag-

ricu'tuitil organizations, or their officers, nutn-

beiing from 1,500 to 2,000, and 1he membersOf these organizations alone are several timesthe largest number ever gathered in any de¬liberative convention on this continent.. Whatsuch a body of poisons lois to say is at leaM as

important as the resolutions of a freo-trado. or

tariff reform club, composed of thirty or fortyImporters, their clerks and attorney*

'Tl... Cvenlbg I'l.t" nnrcrtri that

tho address ls a eonfreston thaltho farmers are not protected. -'ThoSun's" "alothometor" which records thei

painful efforts of .. I any Godkin of the SecondWard" to attain voracity suddenly drops fromfifteen, the figure inst recorded, almost to zero.

For the above statement of " The Post's" is snobvious untruth, as any one who had read thoaddress at once pei coi voil. The fanners findthat the protection they do get is so beneficialthal they earnestly complain because they havenot moro of it.

Finally, it is predicted thal thc fanners will

.how that they care nothing about the tariff byneglecting to forward petitions, Bl suggestedThal li their affair. They may reason thatany petitions addressed to a House which Mr.Carlisle eontroli will be wasted. That would,of course, bo natural but unwise, because chea])demagogues of the Democratic variety, never

having any high motive lo sustain them in dis¬regarding temporary popular impressions, aro

apt to be peculiarly sensitive tu thc opinions ofconstituent*. If the farmers reason that theyhave already by a largo ma jot itv voted for

protection, thal is true. Bul Democratic Con-grcasmen pretend to believe, and. so ignorantare they, possibly do believe, thai those votes

were blindly cast, or mean something else.The business is a very dimple ono. If thcfanners do not care enonrrh about tho tariffto express the'r wishes, they will have no rightto find fault if lhi< or any future Congress re¬

peals the duties on wool or other ngriculturalproducts. On the other hand, the farmers will

Certainly bo hoard if they take tlie trouble lo

speak. If they caro to cut ont thc form of

petition suggested, to paste it on a sheol of

paper, and to ask their neighbors or clubs to

stern it. they will soon fi nd that they aie not so

powerless as they Imagine.

TBE NI 'I' PBESIDBST OF PBIKCETON.Tho election of Dr. Patton to the presidency

of Princeton College by a unanimoui vol <-f

the trustees, without a contest and arith thecordial acquiescence of those wno had rap-

ported Professor sloane in the preliminary dis¬cussion of candidates, is strong evidence that a

wise choice his bein made There was never

any good reason for supposing that the ulti¬mate decision would have a legacy of bitter¬ness; but it is well for thc college sud for its

new executive that the result was icu hod bjan undivided rote, and there is no reason todoubt that Dr McCosh'i mantle aili fall i pon.; strong and wise and skilful successor at thcend of lin- present «'(>ll"gc .'ear,

l)r. Tatton is best known to the world ofscholarship as a ( hriitian philosopher, and his

faille in that tit partmcnl of learning, both as an

original thinker and aa a writer, is lecure, buti huso best qualified le judge are firmly con¬

vinced that he is also peculiarly qualified byi raining and temperament for the wm lc ofpraetioal administration It is certainly s fut

that a unanimous vote of thc trustees of Frince-i--ii is not the expression of an exclusive!],theological profereucei and it will probablj bef. uud that, like Dr. Dwight, of Yale, the now

president of thc College of Now-.lei soy is as

well fitted for the task of moulding the inst it u-tion to now conditions, and <-f representing herintorests before the world, as for the specificduties of tho (hss-toom.

It is not an easy task which il about to de¬volve upon the successor of Dr. MeCosh, ifthe wonderful progresi made under hts adinin-i-'ration is tobe continued and SUgmcnted intho future. lint Dr. Patton is fortunato in

possesMng at tho outsel an intimal o acrjuaint-anoo with tho affairs of tho college, a clear

comprehension of its needs, the full conlidencoof all tho trustees, and tho invaluable supportof his venerable predco(aSOg.

COLLSPEE OF EXTRADITION.Tho State Department is itself responsible

for the postponement pf the c.xtiadition treaty.If it had not persisted in the fatuous attemptto settle thc fishesles question by expedientsw hich the Senate hail condemned unreservedly,tho convention which Mr. Phelps negotiatedin London a year ago might have been ratified.The Senators who haveireluctantly hung up thotri atv until next winter have been inlluenccdlargely by the argument that tho time is inop¬portune for making any concessions to thoBritish (Jovornment. The Fisheries Commis¬sion is still in session, and the Senate has not

been furnished with information respecting thecourse of the negotiations or the tone of theMate Department in dealing with questionsinvolving American rights and National honor.Tho facility with which thc British Clovern-ment has entrapped Secretary Bayard at vari¬ous stages of his diplomatic career has warnedSenators that a fatal compromiso or unneces¬

sary sui render may result from the prolongedconferences of the Commissioners. They havedeemed it prudent in the circumstances to deferfinal action upon the o>,tradition treaty untilthey aro placed in possession of all the factsrelating to later and more important negotia¬tions. Wc do not know why they are to bocensured for distrusting an Administrationwhich has been conducted for throo years so

largely in the interest of foreigners. ThoStato Department has been conspicuous for itslimpness In the defence of American rights andfor its docility in following ndvice receivedfrom bondon and Ottawa. No Senator (an

forecast tho lengths to which this bonelessAdministration may havo gone in dealing withMr. Chamberlain. In tho circumstances a, haltin treaty-making may have been judicious.Tho immunity enjoyed by fugitive I milli I ilia8

in Canada has boen the strongest argument infavor of the ratification of the extraditiontreaty. There has been a popular Impressionthat the boodle Aldermen of tho future wouldhave their lines of retreat cut off under thenmended international code ; but this, of course,

was a mistake, since bribery was not added totho extraditable list. Embezzlers, however,would havo been surrendered, and this wouldhavo been a i*reat pain provided tho laws oftue two countries were found to be in accordin their definitions of betrayal of financialtrusts. The treaty would have been greatlyimproved in this respect if the phraseology hadbeen more explicit with regard to this class ofcrimes. The same criticism applies also to

dynamite outrages, respecting which the lawsof tho two countries are widely at variance.Two dynamite, criminals have been sentencedwithin a week in London to fifteen years' im¬prisonment, not for attempting to destroy pub-bit buildings, but for having In their posses¬sion explosives and letters of introduction to

Irish members of Parliament. With the same

evidence against them in America no suchsentences would have been executed. Ex¬tradition ought properly to imply a closer ap¬proach in the laws of tho two countries thanha* been made respecting this (lass of crimes.

Technical questions of law, however, are ofsecondary importance- The conduct of Sccre-tary Bayard, and of the President for whomhe acts, in respect to all question! involvingelations between Great Britain and tho KnifedStates, has been such that the extraditiontreaty wns from the first regarded with sus¬

picion. That suspicion was perfectly natural;indeed, it was inevitable. In the selection ofMini-tor Phelps and in hi* Subsequent behavior,in the treatment of the fishery question, in theobstinate refusal of the Administration to pro¬tect American interests by the rel a'ia torypowers conferred bv two successive nets ofCongress, in all discussions of the firifT nues-lion. nnd especially in the President's latest

Avowal of the precise theories which constitutethe British Economic Gospel, the Presidentand his Secntarv of Sttite hive wantonly dis¬regarded Ameriran interests and have servedthe int,-rec<<; nf Greal Britain. So treatv with111eat Britnin negotiated by such an Admin¬istration could have bad a perfect Iv unpreju¬diced ronridcrntion in anv budy composed of

patriotic Americans. That may be a greatmisfortune, but it is ¦ fact.

TUE SEED OF PLUMIT ACTION,Tho recent meeting should have convinced

the Legislature, il ihe majority, needed lo beconvinced, that the enlightened public senti¬ment of this city demands the passage of a

lugh-License law. Protestant and CatholicRepublican and Democrat. appeared together toask for a law that shall stamp out of existenceI portion, at least, of tho H.OOO saloons ofNew-York City, and lighten the burden! laidupon the public treasury by the crime and

misery growing out of a liquor trallic that isloo little restricted. Clergymen, lawyers,physicians, journalists, merchants.men of all

professions and occupations unite in askingfor it. They aro able to show an extraordinarydiminution in the number of saloons not onlyin .'ill communities where distinctively Highlicense baa been enforced, bul even herc in theCily of New York, where a comparativelysmall increase in the license fee already madeby the Excise Board will close 2,000 saloons.There is every nason to believe that HighLicense would have the saint; prompt andeffectual influence In closing saloons in New-York City that it has had in every large citywhore it h;i>, boen tried.We shall hope now to soe pnnnpt action by

the Legislature. The opponents of the bill haveboon treated with the most generous courtesyby i'^ advocais i. Every opportunity has beengiven for all opponents to be hoard. The billshould be pul ipeedily npon its passage, andsent to the Governor, hs merits nt fullyundeistood, and it is now thought to bo in a

shape acceptable to all sincere personi whobelieve in fighting intemperance by practicalmethods. It is a pity thal the Assembly shouldlie disturbed in its srork inst at thia time bythe excitement about the ceiling, if the mem-Deri are to die al their posts, they could notask to go at a more propitious moment thanwhen they were engaged in passing a bill i<>

repress ^temperance. Borne of them mightnever find themselves in io favorable 8 ittua-tion again, and aa loon n-1 tlie bin js reportedfrom tho committee we advise the members tolaho their (hames under the ceiling for halfan hour, and pass it.

There seem- te be a general expectation thalGovernor Hill will veto this bill as he did thai

f la>t vcrir. The argiimetii is thal hr knowiall his political hopes to be bound np withthe li(|iior-doah'rs and their friends ]]c can

gain nothing, politically, bv signing it. andmight lose his little all. Perhaps, now thatthe Governor ls fairly in the field for the Presi¬dency, it may occur to him that a candidatelooks well with a few principles, but his cam¬

paign habit has always been to maid) willi

wry little baggage Of that hind. The sooner

we know what he means to do the better, andsr. all promptness should bo shown in sending

bim a Tligh-TJconso bill that has been speciallyframed to meet his objections.

Prince William hns had tbe reputation of being a

Bttlttaiy Hotspur pilling for rash udventures. Holins found it necessary to dix-hiim In the strongestt mal 8 jiersonal predilection for campaigning in

Eurolie nnd to express abhorrence, of war. This

protea! is. perhaps, ns noteworthy an Incident as

bas leeently occurred in Germany. I'rinee Will¬

iam will priilmiily o.itlive bismarck and bc thocrowned ruler of Germany: and when the Chan¬cellor's career closes the future soverelcrn will

have prc-iter influence in tlet.-rmining tho militarylind diplomntle, policy of the Lmpiro than tho

present. Emperor lias ever exerted. Germanywithout Bismarck is destined to be somethingvery different from Germany with Bismarck.

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A nfiw definition of tobogganing: Hilling in

cable-cars on a steep grnde.

Among the things that will be said to-morrow

night nt the dinner of that aggressive organization,the liepubbcan ("bib, there should be much of

public and party interest. When men like JohnSherman, Chauncey M. Depew, William M. Fbarhs,Warner Miller and W. B. Allison get together fora public chat, it should be ono worth listening to.

Come, Br'er " Judas." this will never do. Justsee what you've been saying tliis morning:

Itroently Tim Titiliritr. ri,-'.raven-,I In vain to man-ufscture a convention of agriculturists favorable, lo Itscausa In this city. Thc fiasco teem* to have, led it to

adopt thc plan of representing Itself as thc recipient ofletters from somis thousands of farmers fairly blood¬thirsty for Still more taxes..(Now-York World.

Now, aa sure as you're iii.", unless you reformspeedily, somebody will bc calling you " Ananias,"too, and, what ls worse, proving it on you.

Ananias, first, in saying faa Thibunk ¦ en¬

deavored in vain.'' We 'lid what wo set out

lo ilo.Ananias, secondly, In saying we tried " to manu¬

facture a convention of agriculturist.-!." We triednothing of the sort, and never proposed it. nndnever heard of lt till you and your associatesinvented the story. Wo proposed a coaimittecof nine memliers.

Ananias, thirdly, in saving that we tried to

manufacture a convention favorable to our views.Wc distinctly and conspicuously Invited men well

known ns opposed to our views to serve on thocommittee.

Ananias, fourthly, in saying there was a fiasco.An able snd Industrious committee met,, did thowork desired, and hs ve started a movement whichwill yet maks s good many of your free-trudoCongressmen wish you spoke the truth.

Ananias, fifthly, in insinuating that the thou¬sands of farmers' letters weren't genuine.

Five wanton untruths 1n six lines I By theshade of Sapphira, the name will yet have to be

hyphenated. " Tho Judas-Ananias." Horrors!

St. Louis Democrats aro putting in a bid.nota claim, for the honor of having theil party'sNational Convention in that city. It ls under¬stood that they will nut base their claim on theground that Missouri is a doubtful State

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If the Administration wants more influence for

food, let it more faithfully care for Americanrights and interests in matters of which the pub¬lic has ltnowledjje. Let it stop ¦eeRtlj con¬

spiring with British agents to larrender some partof the defences of Am-rican industry, under tho

guise of a treaty regarding the fisheries. Leiit defend American rights with naaliaeea andvigor. Also, if thc Senate waals target influencewith (Mitriotic oitiseaa, let it *top confirming ap-pimi tim nts like that of Mr. l-anr..r, mid otherswhich were not merely objection,.,lia, but. positive¬ly disgraceful. Let it insist, lu inly upon a assentrespect by the President for tue Civil Sexvloslaw. which ht: treats with practical aontempS.Let it open it-- doora winn questions or pilbil!interest are considered, so that ti,3 people univ

know without possibility ot mistake which of thoSenators are inclined to swap tavoN with the Ad¬ministration. The teeni-., i-i..mti.,tis of other Sena¬tors, at least* will then hare thu weight tinydeserve.The city authorities have approved the bill

abolishing the centre-bearin*. rail, lt will !.,. re¬

membered that a loll to the sams purport got|>urt tray thtiiiiL'h the lust I. r ... | ire. and thenwas mysteriously sfliotaered. 8 ihsrp lookoutshould bs kept, at Albany this wm:1."- to see thatthe same int-' does not befall tho pivseiit meaaure.

Benatoi Van Cot! wants to turn the banda olthe cloth backward and prohibit the use of allmachinery ha connection with certain kinds oflabor in tlie State prisons. The Senator shouldimpure into the workings ol .- policy In Musaa-chuscths, when- they ha.i- been making thom,,li iv,il experiment ol abolishing machineryand lubstltnting hand labor. The r- tull l« n dell-den v of over 1100,000, which tho taxpayer!don't like.

VERSOS M..

Tlie lion. lt. o. Northrop, the pioneer of village Im¬provement! in onieciiiut, goes to California thaimonth to leetnre on hil favorite topic ta the resi¬dent*, of the Pacific slope.

'i l-. handsome estate left by tho late Paul Tulaneat Princeton, x. J., waa told a tew dayl ago ta Hr.Pani M. Tulane.Work "ls rapidly proeendlnf on the mansion of

Mrs. seario (formerly Mrs. afaik Hopkins) at Grealbarrington, Ma.s. The peal organ li nearly Bnlshed,the il-1 oi ni,on ot tl,» ro mts ls appio.-irliing rn,pla¬tina ana during theil prcaonl rilli to Europe .Mr.aid Mis. r«aclu will order lunch of the furniture.

Tim Rev. Dr. I'niiiin-y, of .st. paul'i C'hutch, DostOBii boen unanimously sleeted Bishop of Nova Scotia

lt, wai nndarstood beforehand tint lae would accept,Tho lalo Peter ta Ha* I, i:«r>n, of Chicago, S as for

many yours Bwedklh Consul at that jilao-s. He wan

al-.- B prominent leader jf the Sc.inilliiavlans In theBepublii !tn party.

'ih.- (hali ht announced af Bsl (more of WilliamHothngi worth Whyte, a Well-known and popu'aryoung lawyer. Be wss a -on of the lion. WilliamPlncknej Whyte.

Speaking of ths late Ilotn-i de Pane, editor of.Lo t.aiiiiis," tho r»ris sornapondont of "Ths LondonDaily NOws" >av.: US began his journalistic esresrduring tim t lerical reaction whfeh followed ths daraof .tune in lass, aid remained a Reaetlonlat everaime. Tho old tlirono an I altar have ever been

hn war erv, ami he di,i not object to those elegantfrivolitiea and corrupt1 ions which dlatlngnlihed theCOnrt of VetsaHioi and a.-o nippoaod to have livenParti inpramatTj smong ti.thor Vanity Pain oftho world. Originally he wss a Legitimist1 lieattacked the Empire as Utterly a, be ever UM theBepubllo, and a -.et wa.s ma,ie al him by hectoring

nibil i, tin-er. to challenge bim *ucoo*slvelyuntil he araa kilted. He aria om nearly go

,i .i in thia way Unit ali recovery wan a cause ofwonder tu tbe greet dortori whu ittendod him. Afterbe fcatnaire be «a. a constant eontrlbutor to themoiety Journal*, ll- bsd a memory so retentive

e ii ivei ii led a n te o k. Getting tired ofthe Comte de Cbaml/Ord'i atttuUe be *rem over toihe comte de Pans, and br the Importan. e he gavetu lae l" House lolret «as Instrumental ingol lng lae I nat exiled.

Dr. .\>a ural had a eoaslderable fund of humor.maser not lung ego .ho aaa nth hil popPj

looking at tho Hal.- Ionian wlllowa in the BotaalcalIbu Vlllawi were very small, and Dr

regarding than critically for a moatent, remailed: "Well, all I have to say I, that If tim

ol rael hunj their harps on ihe willow*of i.ii.yii.n aheo Issy -at down to wasp, m

rai i'll u-. th-n they mail havo been Jewshar pi."

U'hen COB rsl Dragg Minister lo IfCliCO, WMof ompaay i: otb Wbcnniin Volunteers,

on,. ,;a- lae aaplsln resigned. Mt haplalns," sa: the,,¦;;,: of the story In "Tin- Bprin**BSid I n¦on," " Marsappointed <-;' lae rocoasmendsi lon of the eaatalna.j.-il, a craaky-looklsg old saint With a Muli lu one

leg applied In the raeaat poaltlon and aptaln i:r.itr«railed ns rogether for Msstaerattoa Tbe parson hadi.i papen Indoi sd by lavers! msmben of Coagresaand two or three Boasters, ami the eaptala said:LM 'il* ventilate Ids rio<jiicijce. l'vo got lt all

plaini'd, h" wan.s to tall, temin-ranr-o. How ti

jin.i in tho company who only ki.owi saeegh ioIring uat-i' for tao cook, bat not eaoagh ts halfbean soup from hurtling, who can talk temperancewith the wind and teat lt In a forty-mile gale; lotthe parson nialio lili ipSSeh and llion tho boys willrall fur Jone*; lt's all fUed.' Tho result was thatafter the buys had ilitctied impatiently to tho parson'stalk for some tlmo, they raPed loudly fm lours,and te.- appeared, grassy from tho kitchen, and mountIBS Ihe -lump, completely overwhelmed tho parson,who llmjicl oil, and Jones returned lo watch thetuup. ";.-¦ .ii. la}, after liragg hail boca promoted

ro tne rana or major, he and Colonel Marsh went toohureh at Krederloksbiirg, Va., and were about to be

¦bown Into the colored gallery when Major Braggobjcoted, and asked If that wau not the colored gallery. Tho usher laid lt waa but ho had hoon In¬

structed to soat Federal officers there also. Tho

major domandod to know whmo tho parson's uow wai

and ordered tho ushor to seat thom thoro."

MUSIC.THE MrSlTROIA CLUB'S CONCETtT.

The Musurgla Club gave the second concert of the

fourth leaton, last night, a* (hleherlng Hall, before

a large and fashionable audlonre. Kvery seat was

occupied and many of tho club's guests who arrived

late had to bo content with standing room. F.venlrrgdress was the rule and the appearance of the

auditorium was remarkably attractive. The chorus

of men numbera about sixty and tho finality and

volume of the voices, especially In the tenor, are ex¬

ceptionally good. William B. Chapman, the con¬

ducion has bis forces under thorough control. Their

observance of light and shade ls admirable, and the

delicacy of the pianissimo passages was especiallynoticeable. This was best shown In Goldbeck's rrettysetting of "Three Fishers.*

The elnb hail the assistance of Miss Ida Klein, who

possesses a good voice and sings well and of the PM1-fiarmonle Club, consisting of Messrs. Arnold. Gram,Farber, Weiner, Sehenrk and Kalkhof. Their play¬ing of an " Intermezzo," by Krug, an" Introduction and

Andante,¦ ty D'Krnr.tl. and Liszt's third "RhaisodteIlonrrolse," was warmly and deservedly applaud"*!.Tho choral numbers Included two new songs byWelnslerl. and one, " Ob, thou who aro all tho worldto me," by J. Witt.

Tho final concert of the season ls announced for

April 20.0

A CONCEIT OF BAU.ADS AND SONY'S.Most of the lovers of English ballad music In New-

York are by the same token admirers of Henriettalieebe, or as she ls now named Mrs. Henrietta DeebaLawton. It was therefore not to be woudered at that

the concert which she gavo yesterday afternoon In

Chlckerlng Hall with the help of her husband, Will¬iam H. Lawton, attracted a numerous audience. Ourconcert schemes, unlike those of London, give few

opportunities to the ballad singer; here the German

song ls alone thought flt to be associated with or-

che^tral music. Concerts Uko Mrs. Lawton's, there-fore, have a distinct reason for being, which la em-

phastssd by tho exquisite iklll which the lady bringato the performance of her task. Mr. Lawton provedto Ia an excellent co-worker, his vocal gifts being ofa high order, though his taste and training at timesshow crudities.

.Min. Lawton's wortr. comprised th ree-foil rths of the

p-o£rr«rntne. included Kn tho latter were manyfavorite ballads, among them "The Rands o' Dee,"" Kerry Dance," "Cherry Pipe" and " I've Been Pnam-Ing." Tho most popular song on th" list. Jndgtngfrom the applause was "The Arrow and rhe Hong."composed hy Mr. William E. Mulligan, ".ho played theaccompaniment to the name In a mott tasteful mati¬ne-. '' A Valen! I ne," by S. It. Schlesinger, was alsomost favorably received. Mr. Lawton's best effortwas shown tn ''The Last Watch," br Pln.suM. which was

sung remarkably well. The concert closed with theduet "Oh That We Two Were Maying," which wasmost effectively rendered.

DR. EA8TISGS ELECTED PRESIDENT, ^rnosKX to src<"FFr> wt. hitchcock by tub

anon skmivart r>mKcroR*.The Pev. Pr. TbOBSM S. Hastings was elected presi¬

dent of the l.'nlnn Theological Seminary on Tuesdaynight. The ii-mtnary has been without a presidentsince tlie death of I>r. Roswell D. Hitchcock lani snm-

nior, since which time Dr. Phillp Si-half has assumedtbs duties nf president and filled the chair of churchhistory, Dr. Marvin lt. Vincent succeeding Dr. Schaffas professor of sacred literature.

Dr. Hastings was gradual ed from the seminaryin the clans of 1851 and live years later came to

New-York as pastor of rh" West Preshvtertan Church,now In Forty lecond-st. He was succeeded by Dr.John R. Paxton Pr. Ila-,tin(rs has been a director ofthe seminary for eighteen year- and for rh" Ia^r seven

years hs teen professor of ISOred rhetoric and sec¬

retary of the faculty, Althoneh the directors andfaculty ari unanimous tn th lr choice hi has not yetaccepted the preldeney, and will consider tho offerfor soiuo time before giving bis derl-.|on.

WEDDIXGS.

Af the houso of the bride's fath-*r. Phlnney Ayres,No. t;3 Katst Eightieth st.. last evening at 7:30 o'clock,.Mia* Permana Grace Ayres was married to Harry P.

Fairchild, the RSV. Dr. C. P. Masden officiating.Mis! Eloise Ayres, lister of tbe bride, acted as maidof honor. The bridesmaid*: wore Miss carrie Posterand Miss Marnia Brows. Thc hilde, who was givenBWaf nv le-r tallier, wots" a white mono antique gownwith point lace, Oeerfe w. Fairchild, brother Of the

bridegroom, wai the best man. and ths ushers were

l.i oj nulli S. Comstock. T. W. W hire, Willam lt. Vark«rand Thomas P. Wallace. A reception followed, :jin).-. ina i. '". Among them wow I/>roy W.Fairchild, father of rhe bridegroom; Miss Fairchild,Mr i.nd Mn. Richard Brown, Mr. and Mrs. SamuelK. Ayres, Mr. nmi Mts. Leroy C. Fairchild,,Governorand Mts. Lounsburv, Genera! and Mis. clinton lt. puk,Mr. and Mrs. k. L. Kancher, Mr. and Min Bowles Col

ind Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Osgood.At Montclair, N. J., Issi evening, Mus Alice Mace,

daughter of Theodora Mice, wai married to I.oula ii.Moen-, or Mew-York, tv Bev. F. li. Curter, rector of St.Lnke's Episcopal Chureh, sfontrialr, otik-iating. MissKut tieri nc jon-s, of Nsw York, aral rim nant of honor,and William T. Lscy. of New-Ycrk, wns boatman. Theushers were Romaine Mace, brotner of toa bride, sodli inv i¦'. Cole, o' Albany. N. v. A reception followed attbs home of the bri laAt Elizabeth,N. .1. las! Bight, Miss Kate Chandler

Crane, daughter pf John lt. Crana, wns married ro M i)orMum Page, of virginia Thora wera no bridesmaids.<' ipt:.in shirl,-v ll irita,m. of Virginia, was best man.The ushers .vere Darid Knitted, Bavard Halsted andi.ree C. Holme*., ol Kew-York; Plerrepont Edwards,Robert 8. Green, lr., Frederlok M. Wateibury and H. B.Crane, brat her of the bride.

INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

Mr>. Nicholas (jwvnn, of No. 40 Wost Flfty-eighth-st , L-ave a l'-ap year danes for her daughter, MidiLill'it (.wynn, last night. Receiving with MissOwynn and t.er mothar were Mrs. isaac Lawrence andMia Kiyce day, Jr., the Misses Lontllhon and MbsaThorne.

'jo uri al Detasoaleo'a oas of the pretties! affairsof Hie aoa.son, u cotillon (Inner, will bo given by Mr.and Mrs. Ames Van Wart foi their daughter, Miss VanWart, a dot,uranie of this isssua.

Mr. and Mrs. George Kemp, of No. 7:20 Fifth ave.,gave a dame la-d evening for the Misses Kemp.

Mrs. James a. Barten, of No. 130 fifth ave., gavea dinner of twenty four covers la.st evening. Mrs.W. Starr Miller. .f Nj 'A Flfth-ave.. also gavo a dinner.Their gu-ats afterward went to tho Aiiomnlj bali

THE RRFUBLIOAR CLUB'S DIXXER.Ths dipaer of the BepabUean club which will be

give*, to BKMTOW, at 6 p. m., at Dolmonlco's, will bea notable political Incident. Among tho speakers andthe guest! will bo many prominent republicans Ed¬ward T. Lari lett, tho president of tho club, will pre¬side, at the dinner. The speakers wli: includo Senatorsherman, Senator Evarts, ex-Senator Warner Miller,Chauncey M. Depew, senator Allison, Senator Maa-damon, senator Bpoonar, and Cossjraasmsn McKtnioy.Amt n'g the Invited guests will bo Governor Thayer, olNebraska; Qoveraor Lconaborv, of Cooneel teat; ex-senator Thomas v.. Platt, e.vCovernor Cornell, Speaker. ole, State Senator Low, Prank Hatton, ex Judge NoahDavis, and James P. Foster, formerly president of thoClub, DUI now pu uk ted to tho ptesMctcy of the Nvtlonal BapubUcsn Club Lsacuo. i ho dinner itself,considered apart from glare of wit. and the (low of soulwhich will enliven and onlighren ll, will be es|ioolallyexcellent. lt will provo that tho Republican Club lsprosperous. Tho work of arranging for lt has devolved(Melly upon James S. Intimal'-., William Brookfield,Join. r. Plummer, A. C. i hey ney and Cephas. Hraliierd.

A LOOAR MEMORIAL TABLET DEDICATED.Washington, Feb. o..A memorial tablet to General

Join, A. Logan wa; dedicated this evening at tbeMetropolitan MStbodlat Episcopal Chureh In thia city.Tbs 1 it ge audi.,-nc- room of Ibo church was completelylilied. 'Ino tablet stands next to the ono erected byGeorge W. fluids to the memory of general Grunt.

Mi,. Stanford, of California, waa announced as thochairman Eloquent atMroisoi enlogi-ue of n-o n «ol Logan were made b\ JtLstlce Miller of the UnitedSr atet Supreme Court, S-nator stanford, Senator la-galls, 8 ii tor Voorhoea, Representatives Long, Bon-dsrson, Bprmger tmd Reed.

A 7KNUMOUS CHAP PBOM NF.W-ALHANY.What he tn ye In a letter tn 1 he .Vcip. y.rk ,s*ur».

Sm: Why does .Larry" atOdkln heep up such aracket over a "weak can" ilho Ulallie? DOO! henot protest too much? DM WI not have an affidavitfrom Hi- owl, the Ophidian, anil the Jackal that Fel¬low a (TM a weak man lani November? Was notthia atliilavlt of .. Larry," Jones and Judas given to osdally for w ashs I

I now believe thal Rill can carry Kaw York, and Iam Biii-o that ('loveland cannot. '1 his froe tradebusiness ls just too much for us to shoulder, lt.trikes al our wage earners, and that ls not Democraticllurehsrd. too, baa indorsed cleveland, and now comesHenry Uoorgsl That's too much-tho load must beShifted. A. J.

ynrs-ifasay. ind., Feb. a.

ADOPTING ML ULAIXKN IDF..V.Prom The Vt.ca Herald.

The House Committed on Foreign Affair* haS pie-pared a bili, or joint resolution, authorlilng the Pi-osl-deiit lo Invite the Pnpuhllcs of Central and SouthAmerica to send flologstoi to Washington for theimrposa of concerting ineaMitsM which shall DfOBUStSIde li.teronis of tho people ol tho three Americas..Nearly seven yean* ago Secretary Plaina set on footnegotiations with Ihe power, of Central and so thA inc nc a tu tho oud cuuiompiaicil by tho proposed bill.

TILDEN'S MEMORY HONORED,tfltOOILTR DEMOCJRAT8 HAVE A Dl^.Xtt. *

Brr.p.cnr.H bx govkssor bili., samukx j. ns*i>Ai.r. r.x-novKRSOR hoaoi.t a\vr> cit it a rsi.

Tho Kings County Ocmoerntle Club of Hroohblyn Inst night celebrated the birthday of SamuelJ. Tilden with ii dinner nnd speeches in the Aa*scmhly Koonin u*tacbcd to tin; Academy of Must**,i'.rooklyn. Tho feasting lasted long, and it waall o'clock before the oratory was turned oa.

Judge Augustus Van Wyck presided, snd at tbagueht table wero Governor Hill. CongressmaaSamuel J. Randall, cx-Govemor Leon Abl)ot%St'crctury of the Interior William PxVilas, Lieutenant-Oovernor Jones, State SenntoaJames F. Pierce, Congressman Felix CampbHl,Surveyor Hcattic, cx-Qovernor Iloadly, the H>nDr. Charles H. Hall, ex-Mayor Jamea Howell,Judgo Henry A. Moore, Mayor Chapin, Congress¬man Peter P. Mahoney, Judge Calvin M.Piatt, William II. Murtlut, Hugh McLauah.lin, John A. Quintard, Judgo r.dgnr M. Cullen.

CI.r.VKLAND'M I KTTKlt.

Among the letters of regret was one from Presi¬dent Cleveland, which elicited great enthusiasm.The Itesldent wrote:

I intuit;* with the utmost pleasure ami satisfaction fie ba.lisf that th* tantallon ls nut a mers formal compliment tan.

Cered to me In ruldlmeot or nut,,marj- propriety, bal that ll1* an additional ertilence of toe gentilli* kindness of the *«e«

plo sad mt- political fri.-n ls of ItrooKlyn au.! Klan* I'oiiif,which hsa more than oiica daring 017 political lil* betaheartily mauifasteL' Knt*rtalalng tlals balK-f, I kat* tbst Ht .xrresston wB|main lt nu, c< (i-arjr for oi* to assure yoe tbat I wnaMgladly accept four laritatloa If lt wera passible.I a not. only certain that at your banquet I ahomd baamong trim and tteadfast friends, hat that tba occas on aolIts profaning spirit cannot fall to Intptre eyerr parn, i| aolwith n*w itrstyth sad increass* oatriotttm and ooarsga.

'I be hrh Itv mt Samnel J. Tilden l* fliting ly calibrated bfth* Democracy of King* county, for be foond them, I* til balefforts t« r«fi,rm the public s-rr ea and to rsinstai* blt oartflu the coiitiitonc*or the Arntnotn paopl*. firm and alane*friends, ie.rtr waffling In their willing kui effcclife iu>

port.let the** fneads now ramtnd all thttr fell*w.cutten* ot 'ba

patriotic and useful career ol their hom.rnd sad trsisteSleader aud Ut avery on* protesting blt political f*lih yr*.ctalm the tb! .ie of hi* Uaclilng*n* tonghi the limitation of Federal power ender the Caa.

. iiintlon, th* absoluts rn-, easily ot pun lo te. no u f. th* Itfliy.r b sound currniicf. huiiraty In ouldie |.lace, nt ri-toori«lt>ii.tfof eui,.ic . 1 faa. a to the paople, car* for ibos* who ion ama

their baud*, a proper limitation of coraajraia Drivings* >t-.lt

retorm of lb* Civil Merrica.Illa was true I'rru .crjoy. It tad him to meet boldly *v#iy

public Issue ss|lt aros*. With hu oonoeoti** ot politicalduty he thought it never too early and never loo lat* io girabattle to Tt, .ihi .loci rims and corrnpt practices.Hs nc; 'ved that par* and sound Damooraoy flourished aol

grew la .pen bold and honett champlotithli) of th* intered.r the people ami that lt but foebly HISS upon Seoelt, fats*

pretence* a d fear.And be waa rncht. HI* ittoce** pror«,l bim rlcht anl

rr \a.|, too, that the American people appiaclat* a courageotMdruggie In ikn.r defeuce.

I should certainly Join y, 11 In recalling the vi-taei anlachteretnents or ihlt lllustnou* Democrat on tho annlver.

Bary of his birth if in ike arraagement ol the eoe.al eyontaconnected with my ottioal life an Important ene had not ti na

.Ppoiuted Vi take placi 00 the evening of your an ja -'. 1 hi*

nocessanly detaint me lure." The Day We l.'olohnito," thc first ton/rt, was

responded to by ex-Govemoc lloaiilv, wlio saidall the good Mungs h¦; could think of Mr. Tilden,and then cunio Congressman S. J KmnluU's turu ta

speak of " Our Country,'' but first he si-oke ofMr. Tilden and declared that much sf tts gor»dhe himself had done, if he had done any, wasdue to Mr. Tilden's influence.

* The President of the United Statoa"' was thsnext toast on thc list, and there wa* added to itthese words: "Ile has redeemed the pledge hieparty made to the people.'Public oflice is a

public trust.' Ile s'x'uks for himself." The ton--*was drunk with enthusiasm.

QOYSBSrOB HILL'S spr-irc".

Governor Hill's text was " Thc Empire Stole,*but as with the other speakers Mr. Tilden'svirtues constituted the burden of his discourseand he paid a glowing tri! ute to the Suge otGraystiuie. Wheu he mentioned President Cleve¬land, there was a teneral pricking up of cars.This is what m said about him:

I cheerfully reiterate what I tald In la'uMtioo about ayear ago In tilts same place, that the administration of l-r.-il.(1,-nt cleveland nat Sosa 'ligmtw, cotuerratire, boasst, aollu ihe main aatlsfactnry to th* pe*ple of the com r;, TlierSmay he diiterencvs among De-nocrats hs to dotails r. la Inf ta

party in inagnnient and as to thu eu t ira wit.lom of *a> 11,; mit¬ten atlempted and as to the delallt of toms measures pr*-p.isf,i. but aili ti difference* amana- Monds are ln»Tltabl*everywhere in gnTemniei.t, politic* amt society tn generalThen the Qavaraot launched ont upon a moro

congenial t home after this fjihion :.¦ ns. ai ti-and welfare of tlie whole p«*ple haye liesa

greatly advanced by the advent of the u> marrano to powerin tbe N'atuin and we may wetl n-ly. If no sor.ous n U..II

.re made, upon the o«iitinu»d co-ifldeno* of ihe people.Our Itu,,ub.lean frloods ttioul not be deceive or mlslol ot

be un r iibiiusi as to their prospects in the approaching 0 ,n

te.t There will he no divisiont anions* the Democracy thu

yetr. '1 ho Democratlo party of th* State of New.York llbread and «enarous enough to tolerate differences af npliiloaa* to matters not entirety essential nr viral in their rh utaer. We all stand upon the National Domoerailc platrnrm otISSI, and mill the party make* au-iiher platform we willadhere to Ihe principle* there enunciated as wo uudorsta'ilthem.

'linn be recalled with words of approval wini!Mr Tilden hud said of the necessity of looknifafter the cnust defences. He elosed by predictingthat the I'cm,.eratic partj bad ctn,- |o stay. " Thefraud," lie said, " perpetaated upon .Samuel J.Tilden and upon tho Democratic imrty in 187Scannot be condoned, lt can «uly be aveaged bythe continued asoendaacw of the Democracy.Of course this " brought down thc house."

The Uev. Charles H. lltill explained "TheDmies of the Citizen to the Nation." Kx-Gov-ernor Abtu-tt spoke of " Thc Sisterhood of States,"and Andrew Melvan brought the oratory to aclose with a speech on " The I"rca**.'*

rm: last as** met f rall.

Tho third and last Assembly, or Matriarchs' Ball.of th!current season took place ut Delmonico'* last night, andlike Its pre leceasora, wis a most enjoyable altair. OtiljrLauder's orchestra played. Tbe decorations consistedof palms ana pla nie* of flowers. Tho guests were re¬

ceived by Mrs. Marshall G. Roberts. Mrs. Ogden Milla,Mrs James I* Barclay and Mrs. Henry Coster. Thesupper a* usual was served In toe large restaurant, after,w lil.di thc cotillon waa .lanced, Charles Russell Hon*leadlug.Anionic thoso present were Mrs. Fraud* Racon, Mra.

Henry Harelay. Mrs. BrocWuoljt Cutting, Mr. au! Mrs.J. <;. K. Oner, Mrs. Butler Duncan, Mr. and Mra. PaulDana. Mrs. f. a. Emmet, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Emmet,Mrs. Griswold Oray, Mr. and Mra. Ogdon Hoelet. Mr.and Mr*. El bridge T. Gerry, Mr. and Mrs. Y. Kui ne-

1nide .1.1 hm. Colonel aud Mrs. Delaueoy Kane, th«Misses batta. Mn. Mareil, Mr*, k B. Mlnturn, thsMisses Mlnturn, Mrs. J,-:.a W. Mlnturn. Mr. and Mr*I'aul iic.eruiati, Mrs. Newbold Morris, Miss Morris, Og¬den Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Tost, Miss l'ost, theMisses Endicott, Mr. and Mra. Douglaas Kotiluson, Jr.Mr. ami mts Elliott Koosevelt. Mr. and Airs. \V. K.Sc ii-r.i.crhiirti, Mrs. Mlieldo'i. tMrs. Paran Stevens, MlaiPaget, Miss 1,rant. Mit* West, Mrs. Ju ino* Toler, MraA .- lander V . UensteUor, M .** Vau Koiisselaer, Mraud Mrs. Coruoltus Vauderbllt, Mr*. Artaur WelmanMiss Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. J. OotMUM l»ray on. Mrand Mr*, (iruie VMisnu, Miss Wilson, tin- Misses TuriitiraMiss Marbilty, Miss Ue Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs B00OVOselStj Mr. and Mrs. James Low llariliirin. p. I,BonaldStJr. Mrs. J. Ired Pierson, Miss Kl,,r,-nce Ort*u eld. Mist l^i.use 1 iioreii. Mr. and Mrs. Freieric Urou.on, B. I.. Winthrop, Ml«s Winthrop. Aiiirustu* (.urin-elliiiiit-r (lit knou nts* Caroline liin-r. Miss W tual-iu . Mrand Mrs. J. Townsend Baruou, (in er iiitchcock, II. LlI.ran,I 1 auuou, Mis* < ai,ll.a .Mi,-, Miss Kog -rt. MistDlusiiiore, Atlas Zeregu, Antonio de Ssvarro, LrotkimlslCutting, l.lapoiiard Mewart, Tuom.i* Howard, lr., Mrand Mis. (starr Miller. E. II. Hinkley, |r.. Mi. and MraPrescott Lawrence, Miss Kneelan I, H. A. J-niusun, Mitt.In ,nairn, J. l.i -. .- (' .'.lon, Mis* l.o.i;-,e Ward, MISS Ethe,Dodge, Kaili outer, Isaac Isolin, Mr*. C. li. Ilona,Thoma* Maitland, t-uigent Cram, Charles Cottenet, l.d-ward I.iviiistslou, Miss Liviiitstnn. Miss Hall. Mr. audMrs. Bradley Marlin, J. Frederic Tania, J. Hard Koror*,Miss Eva Morris, Mr. ana Mrs. Jame* Otis. Miss Oils,Mr. ana Mrs. Marers natka..a. Mr. and Mrs. K»rrlcSKings, rn,-a A. Uotlioilt, Mist '-ii dar I, Mrs. Ame* VanWmt. Mim Casey, Mrs. U. K. Ht«yon«, Mr. and Mrs. H.Wellet, )r., Mis* jackson, J. Metcalfe TbomM. I.lrtng-i'iiii Heekmau, Mr. and Mra. William Manics, Miss AdelaMavens, T. Kirertou Welib, Ml** Lilly ll irum m. lasoad' (ireiideulx. Mi. and Mrs, Hugo KnUoii, Mr. and Mr*.Kicharu Irvin.Jr., Clarice U. Dukey, Mr. and Mts 1.1-ward Cooper, rhe Mis*o* Hew!it. Mr. sad Mr*. ClareucsCary, H. \. K. Cruger, Mr*. P. T. Ruelllng. Mis* knelling,1< a-iii.nt Cotteuet, Ham,hon Cary, J. H. V ti num. K. A.McKim, Mr. and Mrs. ^. 1). H'.oane, Dr. and Mrs. -sewardWebb, Mr. and Mr*. W. Boerum Wetmore, Mles Beck¬with, Mr. and Mra. r). H. Bauda, Jr., W. Cutting. )r.. MiaMartha Custer. Mr. and Mrs, H. H. MeVioka-. Joliu P.Kii.gs.'nrd Misa Parlsli, Miss LonmU, J. L Barclay, J.Nelsou Howard. W. 1". Duutau, Jr., Arthur I.eary. audAmory M. earhart.

PRF.PARIXOFOR THK OBIO CEXTTXARY.Cincinnati, Pcb. O.-Tho action of tho Ohio Iioglsl:*

turo in setting apart July 15, the centenary of the es.

taUlshmeiit of civil soveruuieut In the Northwestlei.-ttory a* a day to bo colobrated. will la ii" way Ina

terfere with April 7 next, the centenary of tho firs!settlement at Marietta, ihe centennial eoassslttee,of which the Itev. Dr. I. W. Andrews ls chalrtiian, huia-1 (ecte,I arrangemonta and tho programme for Aprli7 will slain be announced.

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OFFICERS OF THK STATE MEDICAT. SOCIETY.Ai ham. N. V., lab. 9.The State Medical bo-i

elety adjourned to-day after oloctlug tho loUowiiujofflrera : Pretiidant, Dr. tails sid, u( Alhanji'. vices

piertiuoul. Dr. A. Walter 8ulter, Horklmer; trcasuror,Or. C. H Porter, Albauy; seoretary, lit. Williamalanlinu* HmiUi, hyraouaa.