Busnos Ayres say there haa been ttghtiag dnitog three

wn-SSrividays. and ihat tbeNation* Army nv to lost

Bight had been unable to force IU way Into tbe eity.

WHOLESALE RESIGNATIONS.Paru, Judo 23..All the Judges and Pub¬

lic Prosecutors of the Court of Versailles have resignedrather tban nive effect to the decrees against unautbo-Hand religious societies.

THE CORTES DISSOLVED.Madrid. Wednesday, June 23,1870.

Premier Csnovas del Castillo to-day read a

royal decree suspending tbe session of tbe Cortes.

"FOREIGN NOTES.London, Wednesday, Jnne 23. 1880.

Mr. Parnell's new bill for tbe relief of dis¬

tress in Ireland asks for £200,000 from tbe Irish

Church Fund as a gift, instead of £100,000, as at firstreported.Tke Pall Mall Cosette tbis evening savs tbat Major

Evelyn Baring, hitherto the English Controller-Generalin Eeypt. has been appointed financial member of theCouncil of tbe Viceroy of India, lu tbe place of Slr JohnBtracbey. resigned.Tbe London correspondent ot Tho Leeds Mercury says

" It ls known at tbe India Offlce that tbe negotiationswith Abdurrahman Khan bave cot been successful, andore not likely to sucoeed because the chiefs of tboAfghan tribes refuse to reoognise his claims to tbeAmecrshlp."A Berlin dlspatoh to The St. James Qasette says:

.' Prinoo Bismarck, after leaving Kissingeu will go toGasteln."Pabis, Jnne 23 .The remains of Giovanni Polll, the

apostle ot cremation, were barned at Milan ou Sundaylast, lt waa tbe sixty-eighth oase of cremation thereSince 1878.Gmkaltab, June 23..Tbe steamer Dessonk, having

on board the Egyptian obelisk, whlob sailed from Alex¬

andria June 12. for New-York, arrived here during lastnight. All ure well ou board.Paris. June 23..General Claldlnl, tho Itali'.* Ara-

bau.dor. his arrived bere, and will present bis cre¬

dentials today.Dubban, June 23..Tne ex-Empress Eugenie haa ar-

rlvea here trow Zululand, on ber way to Euro;.-*.Beblin. June 23..The Prussian Diet bas adopted

Article Niuo of the Church bill, witb au amendmenttbat clergymen legally nppointed shall not be Hubie to

prosecution for exercising functions lu uclgnboriutrparishes, wb re the holder or tbe Curo ls preventedFrom officiating.

GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.

MAINE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.OOVKltNOR DAVIS RRKOMINATRO. BY ACCLAMATION

.CORDIAL SUPPOKT PROMISED TO GK.NEKAL

OAKFIELD, i

Augusta. Me., June 23..Tho Republican StateConvention wus called to order to-day bv CharlesA. Boutcllc. The Rev. Mr. Sterling, of Augusta,mado a prayer. Captain Montello nominated tboHon. L. A. Emery, of Ellsworth, us temporarychairman. T. H. Gapbcll, of S«co. George H. Wat¬kins, of Paris, J. M. Studley, of Warren, and W.H. Looney, of Portlaud, were nominated ss sec¬

retaries.Mr. Emery, in hisspi-ccli oa taking tbe chair, al¬

luded to tbo nomination of General Gartield forPresident, saying that though Maine's chosenleader was not taken, yet Muiue would bIiow herdevotion to principles rattier than men, by rallyingaround the standard-bearer and cordially sup¬

porting bim.The chair appointed a Committee on Permanent

Orcanization aud Resolutions, and also tbe StateCommittee. The temporary organisation was madopermanent. Tbe Hon. T. B. Recd mado au addressto the Convention. Mr. Reed's address was devotedto comparing the frauds in Louisiana and Maine.

Ile wa* followed bv James A. Hall. T. R. Himon-tou presented tbe name of Governor Davis for re¬

nomination. Tbe Convention then renominatedGovernor Davis by acclamation. Joseph 8. Wheel¬wright, of Bangor, was elected Presidential Electorfor Eastern Maine, aud Ira Foss, from Saco, was

elected for Western Maiue. Governor Davis was

iutroduccd to tbe Convention amidst great, ap¬plause. After a short speech of thanks by GovernorDavis the following resolutions were reported :' Reoolted, That tb" Republicans of Maine indorse tboplat'.orui adopted by the N.monal Republican Convcn-tion ut Chicago, and pledge their best endeavors to itssupport aud the success of thc principles therein laiddown.

Jtesoteed, That the nonitaatlon of Jam»s A. Gnrlleld ns

tbe ciindidate of (he Republican party for Presidentand Chester A. Arthur as Vico-Prcsldent meets our

heartiest uppr hatton. Though we boped for the nomi¬nation <<I M.un '* l.ivorite, tho Hon. James G. Blaine, uscandidate lor President, wc accept tho result of thc Na¬tional Convention In good faith, uud pledge ourselves tolui. .t loyally Ior thc able candidates selected.

lictolrc'f. Hint the Fusion psi tv ot this State has madefor itself a record so inrmuous that everv honest niari otevery party should work and pruy tor Its complete over¬throw.Resolved, That the Prohibition Act has been demon¬

strated by experience to be a wine auxiliary to the tem¬perance e.iu«.e.Resolved, That we are heartily ni favor of ths amend¬

ment to tbe Constitution providing for thc election ofGovernor by a plurality vote, and rcuommuud Hs adop¬tion.lfesolnd. That we hail wltb pleasure thc second -,cml-

Batiou of Dauiol F. Davis.The resolntions were adopted unanimously, and

tbe Convention adjourned.

VERMONT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.NOMINATION OP 8TATR OFFICERS.TUE CHICAGO

PLATFOHM ADOPTED.Burlington, Vt., June 23..The Republican State

Convention to nominate candidates for Governor,Lieutenant-Governor, Treasurer and PresidentialElectors met to-day. Previous to the calling of tbeConvention to order, Senator Edmunds was calledupon to address tbe gathering, and brieflyresponded. The Convention was called to order.General Grandoy announced as chairman WilliamF. W. Ripley, of Rutland. General Ripley brieflyaddressed the Convention, expressing confidence ofa 'greater majority in September tban ever beforeand still larger iu November.

It was then votedto proceed to the nominationof Govci or. iWlloii. W. Rowell, of Orange,nominated Colonel Roswell Farnham, of Bradford,and made a speech in eulogy. Thc nomination wasreceived witb great applause. It wm seconded byGuy C. Noble aud others. Colonel Farnham was

then nominated by acclamation.For Lieutonant-Govemor Henry Ballard nominat¬

ed General John L. Barstow, of Burlington. Acommittee at this point appeared witb tbe nomineefor Governor, Colonel Farnham, who addressed tbeConvention. Colonel Fambam's apeech broughtout enthusiastic applatis>*. Tbo Convention tin nliomiuated ciiudldates aa follows: For Lieutenant-Governnr, General Join L. Barstow; State Treasnrer, John A. Page, tbe present incumbent.At the afternoon session General William IT.

Lynde, of Brattleboro. was nominated ior Presi¬dential Elector on tbe first ballot. Tbe State Com¬mittee for tbe eusning two voars was elected. Let¬ters ou tbe political situation from L. P. Poland andLot M. Morrill were read. For tbe second Presi¬dential Elector, General William F. W. Ripley, otRutland, was nominated by acclamation. The fol¬lowing resolution was adopted :

Resulted, Tbat we Republicans of Vermont do hereby"adopt as our pl at form of principles for the coming cam-

pal.-n ths platform adopted by tho National RepublicanConvention at Chicago.The Convention'then adjourned.

EVENED TO THE IVA TEE'S EDGE.

A BRILLIANT SIGHT IN THK EAST RIVER,'ina steamship citt of new-york. destroyed.

LOSS ABOUT $350,000.DESCRIPTION Ot THK

VESSEL.A fire was discovered a few minutes before 7

O'clock last evening on board the steamship City ofNew-York, of tbe New-York and Mexi¬can Line, which was lying at Watson'sstores, between Fulton and Wall Street ferries,Brooklyn. A heavy cloud or smoke rolled up into theair, and through it the Hames were seen

bursting forth. They gained headway so rapidly onaccount ot tbe inflammable nature of tho cargo tbatotber Teasels in tbe vicinity and the large andValuable warehouses in Furman-st. wera endan¬gered.By 9 o'clock abc was bumed nearly to'the water's

edge. Sbe had a cargo of bams and sugar, buthad discharged part of it in Newport. Shewas taken to Brooklyn yestenlay morning, and menwere set to work at taking out tho balance of hercargo.The entire loss is estimated ot about $350,000.

At 3 o'clock thia morning tbo vessel was still burn¬ing. The foremast wee eUuding: the veasel lay.well over on ber port side.Tip City of New-York belonged to F. Alexandre

*% oona, of No. 33 Broadway, and waa oneof the regaler steamers plying betweenNew-York sud Mexican ports, touching atHavaoa. She arrived from Vera Cruz andHavana on Mooday last She was ascrew steamer of 1,710 tons measurement, bmlt ofoak and yellow pine by J. Euglls, at Green point. L.IL, lo Joly, 1873. Sbe was brigantine rigged. 280

i io length. 88 feet beam aad 27 feet depth of£?&.

The COMMENCEMENT SEASON-AT PRINCETON.

rHS SANITARY CONDITION OP THE COLLEGE BUILD¬

INGS AND GROUNDS.A STATEMENT BY DR.

M'COSH.A LIST OF THR GRADUATES, PRIZE8 AND

COMMENCEMENT PARTS.pRiNCPaTON, June 23..A cloud hw hung

over the commencement exercises of tbe Class of '80 ofPrinceton College to-day in consequence of tbe recentdeath ot six of the students, who were stricken down bypoisonous gases arising from tbe sewers. The exorciseswere held in the First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Mo-

Cosh introduced the speakers, who were liberally ap¬plauded. Among others present were Judges Nixon nndOreen, of Trenton: the Hon. John H. Btreet and HenryM. Alexander, of New-York, and tue non. J. Blair, of

Blalrsvlllc. The commencement parts, as put down on

the programme, were as follows:Henry Burcbard Fine, Minnesota, tho Latin salu¬

tatory.Jumes D. Paxton, New-York, the English salutatory,

" Men of Ono Idea.Rodney Janvier, India, the philosophical and classical

01 anon, " Liberal Conservatism."V. Murra/ Olyphant. New-York, classics, " The Race

Problem."J. McC. Galbreath, Pennsylvania, mental scioncc,

" Freedman suffrage." ...

Howard Britton, Maryland, biology, "A Triad of No¬tional Evils." _ _

Walter L. Sheldon, Vermont, belles-lettres. " Tue Time-Element lu tbe Future of Humanity."J. ff. Parkhill, Illinois, modern languages, " The Rlso

of Philanthropy."Casper R. Gregory, Jr., Pennsylvania, chemistry.

" strlkos."Elli* w. Hedges, New-Jersey, geoloity, "A limitation

or suffrage."David C. Reid, New-York, metaphysics, " Tho coming

crisis iu Europe."William J. Oihson, New-Jersey, physics, "The dema¬

gogue In American politics."Honrv Clay Ewing, Pennsylvania, chemistry, thesis,

" The decline of Araenoan statesmanship."John B. Keenan, Pennsylvania, German, " Tho last

chapter m the story of a life."Duvld M. Massie. Ohio, political science, thesis,

"Nihilism."Charles W. 8cribner, New-Jersey, mathematics,

" Fnradtiy."William MoGarvey, New-Jersey.Oration, " The In¬

fluence of Amerien In Literature."Michael Dunn. New-Jersey.Otutlon, " Tho nero and

the Poet."William M. Padeo, Pennsylvania.Oration, " Elo¬

quence, the Voice Imperial."William Miller, jr., Pennsylvania.Thesis, "Charles

Sumner."'Henry Fav Greene, Maryland.Oration, " Qladstono

ami Disraeli."Bcuiatnlu S. Comstock, Now-York-Thesls, " Goctx

Von B-rilclilueeu."Caiiwalluder C. Vlnton. New-Jemcy.Thesis, " From

Aristotle to Descartes,"Lewis C. Bs.kor, Jr.. New-Jersey.Thesis, " Thc Tyr-

rony of Mens."Edwin 8. Allon, New-Jersey." Tho Irish Landlord

and Tenants."Only tte orations were delivered. After Mr. Greene

hut spoken, tho tiudlcuce, lcd hy the graduating class,repaned lo the stretch of grci-nsw.inl oefi-rc the gyui-ti.-Hlnii), when- the girt of the elliss to the college, ubionze statue ot the "Gladiator,*' was veiled. Tm*presentation address was mode tit E. H. Jackson, ofNew-York. Dr. McCosh aoeepted (li gift on Ivlmll oltlie e..11. ire. After the niiiliet.ee ll:..I returned to tilechurch the meister's oration was d'liv. rel ny Willi.unE. Blcmtnntis. '77. of Ohio, Ins the tue being .' Lit raiyAcademic or I'l-o'esxinnal Exclusiveness." Hr. MeCnsbthen conferred degrees upon the foiiowitif. graduate*:Edwin 8. Allen, New-Jersey ; J mses N. Anders,m.

Pennsylvania; Louis c. Baker, New-Jersey ; Bland Bablard, k.-ntttekv ; Gist Blair, Maryland ; .Vrthur A. Bbs*,Pennsylvania; Howard Brutton. Maryland; Henry ll,Biotnerllii, I'l'iinsylvaiiia; Frauds T. Brvati,lllasonn;Dwicht M. Cavln, New-York; Alli. .1 II. Clark, New-Jersey; ld nj .nun B,Coaasiock,New-York; R,chard F.Conover, New-Jersey; Joim H. Cooper, District of Co-Itirnbiu; Joseph A. creech. North Carolina: ChuriesT.Cresswell. Punnsylvuulu ; Fred. E. Cil'ver, Now-J.r-.-y ;Hsrrv M. Cults, Uis-.net ot Columbia! Henri- ll. Da¬vidson, Muryluuil; Ala-xmiiler li. Dun- aili, Mew-York ;Michael Dunn, New-Jersey ; Georue A. D.iuning, Penn-sylv.uiu; Harry C. Eu In*/, Pennsylvania; Fnucis E.Faull-ii-r. New-York; Henry ll. Fine, Minnesota ; JamesMcC. Galbreath. Pennsylvania; Edward (¦*. Gnat-hurt,Pennsylvania; William Miller, lr., Pennsylvania; V.Murray Olyphant, New-York ; William M. Pallon. Penn¬sylvania; Kulinrd H. Page, New-Jersey; Janies W.Parkhill, I.linois; Morion B.Paton.New-Yora; JamesD. Paxton, New-York| Lewis l'.-nltia, Jr., N_iv-J.-rsey j David C. Reid. New-York; John C.P. Boyer, Ohio; Rudolph E. Hchlrmcr. New-York; Cliarles Vi. Scribner, Now-Jersey j WilliamJ. Gibson, New-Jersey j Henry F. Greene, Ma¬ryland: Caspar R. Gregory, Pennsylvania; Alfred Gu-illou, Pennsylvania ; Samuel Me. C. H.imill, Now-.li r-

sey ; George P. Haniltoa, Pennsylvania j John lt. Mur¬din, New-Jersey; Ki,is Vf. Hid.rs, New-ji r"Cj- ; William1.. Heineken, New-Jersey ; Samuel M. Hllllsnl, New-Jersey; Waller H. Horton. Illili ls; George H. luann),New-Jersey; Ernest H. Jacksou, New-Tork; C. A. R.Junvicr, It diann; George H. Julius, Ml-soaii; John ll.Kr 11:111, Peitt'.syirunlii ; Ju*.. F. D. Lamer, |r,, New-York; Blair Lee, Maryland; Clureuci Linn, New-Jersey; Harry P. Luotnls, New-York; BamurlB, Muire*), New-York: IX Meade Massie, om..;Junie* H. Mcconkey. Pennsylvania; William c. M eOarvey, New-Jersey ; J- Stanley Melt-, Illinois ; Wiilnun HSelietiek, New-Jet se v ; Walter I, Sheldon, New-J.rseyJ.niesb. Stuildifnrd, New-Jersey;R.iRSfll H. TowgabnrvOhio; John li. Van Dyko. Wisc nsiii ; t.'.idwallui'i r (,'Vlnton, New-J. rsey ; Lansing Warr u, l-lniuis; . burlesIa. Weed. Pennsylvania ; Alfred kt. Wiggins, Pennsylva¬nia ; Joint T. Wilds. Tennessee i Irving P. Wilhiu.-i<>ii,New-York ; Edward E. Wi.rl, New-Jersey.The houorary degrees wero as follows:LL.D.. tho Hmierable Edward w. Hcadder, Bennet

Van Svcki-l. sud D.ivid A. Del'oe. of New Jcrseili. li., tin- Rev. il. iilsuiiln ll. Warfield, ot Allegheny,

rei.ii., und lin- Uev. J.mu H. Jones, ut Baltimore.A. M.. the Honorable II. J. Thornton, ot han Frau

-tass.The fellowships and prims wero announced as follows:Tiie Class of lHGil Experimental Science Fellowship.

Henry B. Fine, ol Miiinesots.The Chancellor Green Mental Silence Fellowship-

James D. Paxton, of New-Yotk.TheBoudinot Mod rn Language Fellowship.Benjamin

S. Comstock, of Now-York.The li.u ilnot Historical Ftillowshlp.Hi-uiy F. (ire. in,

ol Maryl.ttid.The Class of 1P59 Prize In English Literature.WilliamM. P.-ideii, ol Pennsylvania.The Science und Religion Prize.James McC. Gul-

breiih, ot Pennsylvania.The Dickinson Prise.Edwin A. Dix, of New-Jersey ;

with honoraiblc mcution of Charles E. Ci avon, of New-Jersey.The George Potts Bible Prize.William MeOurvey, of

New-Jersey.After tbe awards bsd been announced Dr. McCosb

spoke lu substance as follows in relation lo the banburycondition ot tbe college buildings ami grounds:Piinoeton, lt ls well known, ls a healthy locality.

During the eleven years nud a hair I li..ve been hore,pi ior to Apt il last, there huve bi en only three deathsin our college. Never visited bv any epidemicwe hail become too routtdont, anil didnot take suflUcletit precautions to remove tho som ttsnull cause of lever. In tho mot.tbs of April nml M-iv huor our 473 students died, two or thrae not w hely frommalm- al lever. Two or them du d in out- rooms, liuppllvwuh their parents beside them. Tue others hail lieenn moved to their homes by their friends. Besides thesesix, wo hail lihou! tweiveor Aileen a_r_oted seriously.Ncurly all of these, so far as I hrtve been able to learn,ure now well or convalescent. I have heard of no newoases of fever upp lorine during tue hm three weeka. Ibelieve tbat wc bavo discovered tin-local causes ot dis¬ease, to-wlt: detective druin.ice Irmu ami i.liiinlilng iiiour college buildups; and i ffectlvo steps huve beentaken to remove them, I believe with success.Recent statistics by Ibe iiitinu ruturs of (he Ci ti

sus show thal the general boult li ot Princeton was neverbetter, and thnt there are no dlHi-imrs prevailing hero.Three competent men. Dr. Janeway. <,f tlie Board ofHealth of New-Y'nrk City, and Dr. Hunt, president ofthe New-Jersey State Bonni ut H.-tilth, ulong ultu un

engineer sol.cud by them, huve boen npjiolnird ia> pre¬pare and execute a pennant-lit luau for securing tin-health of our students In the future. By thc opening ofnext term ou Scntember 8. our college will bc lu u

thoiDuithiy satUtactory sanitary c.edition.Turning to other topics Dr. McCoah said iThe public will be pleased to not leo tbat our new

dormitory is nearly completed. I havii to mention Hiepayii-ont of our debt, so .it thin moment wo lmve all thobuildings and endowments arm yet we owe no urn: uny-tnliiv. A few gentlemen havo subscribed towatd$30,1)00 for a telescope. Altogether we. lmve receivedus gills nearly $200,000 during the yens 1870 'SO.Dr. McCosh closed by saying Hut Henry Marguand,

of New-York, bad instructed Mr. Hunt to draw tho plansfor a new chapel which be boped would bo finished by1881. Tho valedictory oration on "National Individ*uolism " w.is then delivered by Richard F. Conover, ofNe.w-Jen-Cy.Dr. McCosh said to Tnr. Tiiibune correspondent after

the exercises were over mut ue thought tho Incomingclass would bc larger I lian any which hud preceded lt.

ST. JOllN'S COLLEGE. FOKDHAM.HCKRCISKS ON TUB CAMPUS.TOM DKGltKKB CON

PKHRRO BY CARDINAL M'ci.OSKKY.The tbirty-lil'th annual commencement of

St. John's College, ut Fordham, wai held yesterdayTbe exercises were held on the Campus at tho sido of thecollege buildings, where a long canopy was stretched.Undor oue end of th!, a large platform was ereotcd fortbe clergy and graduates. On a raised dals sat CardinalMcCloskey, wearing his scarlet berella and a long flow¬ing scarlet cloak At his right was Bishop Redwood, ofWellington, New-Zealand, and at his left Bishop Conroy.Among the others present wore Vicars-General Quinnand Preston, Father Brady, Provincial of the Jesuitorder; Monsignor Seton, Father Kenny, presi¬dent of St. Peter's College, Jersey City;Brother Anthony, President of Manhottan College t theRev. Dr. Brann, ot Washington Heights ; Eathers Don¬nelly or St. Michael's. Healy of St. Bernard's, MeQuIrkof the Cathedral, and Lynch of Bt. Ann's; Fathers Brady,Byau aud Crossen. of tho Paullsts; the Rev. Dr. Duffyof Roudout j tbe Rev. John Morris, of Plainfield; FathersKllleel*. of Bergen Point, Dooly, director of tho XavierUnion, Gulllgan of tbe Church of tbo Holy Name, Flune,gan of BL Lawrence's, Murch and Bhcu of St. FrancisXavier's, Hurley, Grady and dowry of Bt. Gabriel's;Dr. Burtsell. and over 100 other clergymen. Among tholaymen were Eugene Kelly, Mr. Thebaud and M. P,O'Connor.The exercises consisted of orations and music The

drat oration waa on " Poetio Inspiration," by John R.McMahon. Edward C. O'Brien spoke on "UnrecordedHeroism," and Arthur Jl. Sweeney on "FormsofFanaticism." "France and Ihe Jesuits " waa tbe theme ofJoseph W. Duffy, who delivered tha valedictory. After

tne master's oration on " Civilisation " by John Weir.A. B., tbo dcgiecs were conferred by ths Cardinal. The

degree ol LL. D. waa given to Judge Charles Donohue,or the 8upreme Court. The degree of Master ol Art*was given to the following:Edebobla. George M.. M. D. I Murray, John E. K., M. D.Kennedy, John B. Weir, John.Murray, Bernard P.The degree of Bachelor of Arts was received by the

following students:Donlnn, Thomas J.Duffey, Ssmnel E.Duffy, Joseph W.Dunn, Johu P.Flood, James F.

Jova, Andrew V.MrMahon, John E.Nolan, William P.O'Brien, Edward C.Sweeney, Arthur A.

The address to the graduates was delivered by M. P.O'Connor, '4!), Member ot Congress rrom Charles¬ton, 8. C. Thc medal* and prizes were then awarded.The highest honors of the graduating class were won byJohn P. Dunn. The Hughes medal, given by Em-eiieKelly for Ibo best examination lu mental philosophy.was award.-d to Jonn E. McMahon, John P. Dunn hoingnext in merit. John E. McMahon also received ihe

medal for the best biographical essay, thcsubject being "Dante." Aithur A. Sweeney was

the next in merit. The giver for tho pre«entyear was Cardinal McCluskey. For good conductthu silver medal was won in the senior division byThomas W. Kelly, and a prue by P. J. Corm lean ; in tlcmindle division the prize was awarded to James N.

Buller, aud in tbe Junior division to Adam H. Btraub.In the clHssit-al course Thonias Vf. Kelly received thosilver meda! for proficiency, P. J. Coiinlcati tho priseIor application. Franei- lt Blown the prize In evidencesol religion. Thomas Fenton iho priz.t in Lal In discourse,litidTaoiuas W. Kelly tho prizes lu Latin poetry, Gieek.English discourse, English poetry and analvtlc.il geom-etiy. Tnomas Fenton was nguiu given the prize in

orutoneal analysis, und J. R. Bronu the prisein history. In belles-lettres the silver medal fur

proficiency was awarded to William J. McGill k,who also won the prizes In relliztinti instrut-ttoft. Latinnarration, Latin poetry, Greek literary analysis, Englishcomposition and history. Johu B. Sedgwick win Hi"

prizes in English poetry and geometry, and James E.

Creighton the prize for application. Tlie silver lind tl

for proficiency in classics was given to Francis D.Dowle.y. Commercial diplomas wen sworded lo Win¬iam J. Host. Joseph J. Manning, Henry L Reynniid uud

Joseph B. Richardson.At thu close ot the exercises Cardinal MeOloahey

made a brier address to the graduates, saying thut bewas well pleased with tho orations nnd tho catholictone in winch they were written.

THE LAST HAY AT VASSAR.A CLASS OK FORTY-SIX MKMDKIIS RKCRIVM DIPLO¬

MA.*.111K CO.M.MKNCICMll.NT RS8ATB.[rROM TIIK SHOAL C'Oltlll.Sl'OMillNr OV THK TRIDIe'NK.IPoughkeepsie, Juno -'A..Hy half-past 10

o'clock thia morning tbe Chapel at Vassar College wen

Well Ulled with people Who hail some lo attend the eon*

rocucemout exercises. There wiro co floral decorations.

A plono occupied tho centre of the stage In front of the

organ. At one end or tho plano sat the Ber. Dr. Cald¬well, clad in n-uolastie cap and gown, nnd at Ibo oilier

end was tho principal. Julia A. lliy. On Dr. Cald¬well left was Matine* Vassar, jr and lils brother JohnGuy Vassar. Benson Let-tag, Cyrils .Swan, Dr. Bea -lin

ami other trustees, und flu- members ofthe Fal tilly also

occupied pis,ces on the stage. The rear of the singe was

Siled With graduates of the college. Directly In fr-ni

of tbe stage wns the class of IMMI, forty-six in Bamber,tho largest class that Vassar luis suit nut lor some

years. The other clasaca occuple I the galleries, and tho

budy or the houso was Ulled nilli relatives und tinmis of

the graduates.At ai.out a quarterto ll, after un organ voluntary, Dr.

Caldwell epened tbe exercises with pr iver. Tins re¬

mainder ot tbs day's programme was as tallowa:Oratlo saint nt.- ria, C. B DowTin- Growthiif natural Science, Lucy Tr.pp.in.Motley nn.I I'n siotl ; A Contrast. .Essie Brewster,Grund Doo IKolkbrenncr). Misses How ami Rustin.Macaulay, the Historian, ll vin c. Armstrong.America Ibe l.inier ol Civilisation, Marietta A.

Barnet.England ard Germ.my tho Leaders ot Clvilizitlnn,

l'li. l>i T. butltfi.Pe.lon.tisc c Mlmum "i. MU* M. E. Cooley.Thc It.-lutiou ol Facts to Laws lu Physical Science, rs".

J. Preston.Th.- Effect ot Astronomical Discovery on the Imagina¬

tion, c. M. Canfield.The Place ot the lii.llvldlt.il III History. Claire Ell lin.Huh, nil Moly .savior (Mereadanti), Ml** Hanm.iuii.The Valedictory Addreaa, Mira Reynolds,The conferring of Degrees.Thc Doxology.When Miss Dow delivered the satin salutatory the

venerublo gentlemen on Ibe stage won* seen ta nud

knowingly at each other now and then. Miss Dow was

i nt iii-te.uh applauded by the snub nts.

Tbe deliver} ol KiasTappan'aeaaay was unfortunatelymarred by u slight art.irk of stage fright. Che spoke ofSpencer's Synthetic Philosophy us " the hob|.*«i concep¬tion that his sprung from the hr.du nf any philosopherof the nineteenth r ntiiry," unil urged tbo necessity if

doubt and advised tbe application nf honest doubl toevery svstetn. Her closing sentence was: ..Let us ui>-

plytoructs and tboorie* profonnd thought, that lheremay bo audible the whupenun nf el mal tra tb." Mis.

Hr.-vrstors decided In hes caners that Motley Was a in.en.

brilliant ami grenier historian thun Pre-enti.

Him Armstrong, In brr essay on Macaulay, showedtnnt the brilliancy of his aryle bad ao captivated ber us

to lead ber to maintain bu absolute accuracy and Im¬partiality. BBo clued somewhat oddly bj sngrralingtbal something ol tue caricature ol Oetlnn was n. ecs«arjrfor a sneorasful blstorv. Mis- Barnes's animal 1

4 graocml delivery gave ao added i.-si io ber spicyCn ny, in Wbli h She sought to prove mal Amer,vi is Hieleader of civilization. Sbo said:'* Wbcibt-r we mike

flowers, dry apples or ctn fruits, Yankee Ingenuityshows ns the Lest and shortest v.av." .--li-* declared tbalAmerica ls tlrst tn agriculture, education, a in

vcntlon at.il democracy, lint Ier oplninu wu- rom*

i..t ,1 by Mi-sSutl.ff in one of thc best essays of tin.

day. Miss Suiliff spoke of Knglisbr.iiilt.il Invested in

American enterprise, of English and Gorman IndustrialadnestInn (copied lat >r In tins oonntry), of ibr fact thalmany American inventors lmve eil lier lound t'l ir ideasor tbe money to develop t bern abroad, of English com-

morotai supremacy uinl of the unworthiness of thisconn*trv to i) ranked wltb England mi i On many in art andliterature, she saul ibai sclentlfle sgrtcnltnre was in¬troduced Into America from England. To Eng¬land sim also traced Iii-- origin of tho telegraph, iho cuble, locomotives und steamships.Occasionally her stutemenis were ooOMwhatsweeping, as wben sim announced (forgetting Dr. M-Cosh und Professor Bowen) Ibai Amelita bas prod.dno metaphysician lo compare with Hamilton, Mill,Silencer ami others. Miaa Bailiff cloaed her able ronnyby predicting tbat tbe three countries.-Knaland, <;. r-

nuiny inul Ameriea- would prove the vanguard of civillZ. lllllll.After Ibe operatic selections in- Mi-s Cooley. Miss

ItuHtcii urged Ile- necessity of closer uli-i rvatluli nielmore careful reasoning In ibo relation of tacts lo lawsin physloal science. " rho effect of Astronomical Dis¬covery on He Imagination " waa well lllitsi rated biquotations from Virgil nnd Tennyson,d>*erlpitvs oi asunset Mts* Ru.uu's pleasing nisnuor won i,it bertheflt te lit Inn of tl..- audience, ililli),wh she Argot ll Hint thcIndividual U ot no llii|iorlanri. in progressive hisI,uv. A song hy Miss lim tu,sum followed,ami Miss Keviioiiis tlun delivered thevaledictory, whieh was happily din. rent from tim o'lll-Dtuv parting addrese. Miss Itoynolds defsoded collegestudents from sumo af tbo charges nsoally brough Iiigiiiist thom, argued tint college Ufo ia a fair and im¬partial lest of oiiiiity, ind urged the Importance arnon .

student*, of original i.ivestiiniiiun rather than tbjeci ii ¦.

penitence uyou text hooks. Min* congratulated her n san-mates upon meir mutual self-restraint nud kindness,nn.I, lu i.iililunr farewell to tho tnt.tees and teachers,expressed the liiilrbletliit-s of lin- elsise to tlniu. Ii,,th'the speaker uud many ol Ibe bearers wero moved ioto-ts before the dose ol the valedictory.Dr. Caldwell, president of tim collete, then precented

the diplomas to Hm following young linties :

Kiitlieiliie E. Aldrich.....Onad UnpMs Michilylsii! Armstrong.New-Uiven onaAnnie P. mniey.."Tertoola.Ella J. nnnks.New-lluvuri. connMarietta A Harass.i.Hnsinit. Mi.iiHattie C. Hui inger. t^'ier Mi.i.'J.,s,.,,l,l,,e 1). Ill.ke.......IteiJrtliS:Jenda Brewster.....Derby, Connl.ttlllsit I., llrnniwny.Huston. MushEmma C. Brownell.wntision, vt,

C. M.fantielil.Mniilsto,*., M|,|,GeorgiaE. OOle.Ilroolclvn.J illinodishing.lloston. MassKslherim. Darling.ll ursa .v.'O.B. DOW .low ii ville.f C. pnke .Wcatnuid.Jessie E. Du Hois.W'llliaius|H>n, Penn" I linns C. Usn mimili. Iiiinsvilli.'Minnnie! Healy. New-YorkMuiy P.Hoyt.Norwalk. Conn''..A-'."iM.7. Unity, Me".muir, Lathrop.Ho,., f,,r,| !,,iimaC Mur'ail.icu. .Newhunr

J.J. Martin .lltuTuh)Mary H.Morris.Now Haven, Conn'Eiv.-y K. Murphy.I'otiglike. psl.tMa," innistoiKl.Walton._' V ,pf."''L" .Aueiisto, Ma.M»* .'. ,l,lU.lilian, ohio.N.J. Iveston...Jnnieslown.Myra Iteynolds.Mu Pii'ssniit. Peon.£,- Hiistin.Diiiuho, Neb.F'_F*%BM*.Il»iv»k<\ Mu,,.i'i_"r_n_. "'i.01afton. Msss.i.'a.M-,1i,r':Pt',i-.Oskali.osa.Iowa.Phebe T.MutlU.Warre,,, ohio.Harriet it. hwau.Poughkeepsie.Lucy'1appan..Glonceslei, Mass.Clara H. Thuckrsr.BrooklynAda thurston.Poogbkeeiil*Adidslrto Van Klcek .PoughkeepsieA,in» «. W.^'T.,.Philadelphia.Emma B. Wentworth.Cainbrldve ,.***.5eHlo C. Williams. ..DunkirkEl unorM. Willie? .urana ilayuls. Mich!Msry L. Woodward.Horten m,iis'Minnie E. Cody...........i^O-^'loSfr

__iKvalln_ Harsh Fletcher.'ll"u.vllle. lS.limdnstes in music, tnrsduste In srtA procession was then forniud. and trtsteen, mofnbers

of tbe Faculty, studcuta and all others presnit.dcdcondodto the dining-room, where au Informal lunch wassprved. Afterward the students received their friendsin tbo parlors nod hall. John .Burroughs was presentbrlnnlng with bim the fragrance of tho woods nndfields. ^'Thts ls my first experience of a VassarCommencement." said Mr. Burroughs, " and I haveenjoyed myself exceedingly." The essays wore admira¬ble j they contain many things which wero sparklingand epigrammatic After a short time spent In socialintercourse, truuks began to appear with suggestivefrcquenoy. tbe guests departed, und lt waa ovldoui thattho commencement of 1880 was a thine of tbe past

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NEW-JERSEY STATE MODEL SCHOOL.Trenton, N. J., June 23..Tho commence¬

ment cxarolses of tbe Htate Model School took plsou at

ths Taylor Opera House this evening. The graduateiacquitted themselves creditably. Their names are as

follows: Harriet C. Aller, Ads T. Bulger, Little A.Brooke, Anna L. Leeds, Hannah E. Pearson, Levi B. Rd-wsrds and William E. Ayres, all of Trenton; Marlon B.Cook, of Ynr.lleyvldo, Penn.; Mary A. Jamisou, of Tay-lorsville. Penn.; Sadie B. Parsons, of Penn Valley, Penn ;Bergen II. Berkaw, of Stanton, N. J.,* Lambert Forster,of Pliiiulleld. N. J.; Samuel C. Merritt, of Hackett's Har¬bor, N. Y., and Ellwood P. Bobbins, ot Morrisvale,Penn.

WF.SLEYAN UaMVERSITY.A NEW PKKHII.KNT KLKCTED.GIFTS TO THB CNI-

VKII8ITY.

Hartford, Conn., June 23..The trustees ofWesleyan University bave elected tbe Hov. Dr. J. W.Beach president, to succeed tne Bev. Dr. Foss, recentlysleeted Bishop or tho Methodist Epls.-opal Church.Georee I. Souey, president ot the Metropolitan Bank otNew-York, hus given $1)0.000 toward the endowmentfund. In addition to tho $1_5.000 previously given hylinn. Tbe fund now amoauu tu #.'-00,000. The Kov.Qenrge L. West gat", of Middletown, hos been elected totho Proiessiii'ship ot Political Economy.

HAMILTOaN COLLEGE.Utica, N. Y., Juno 23..Tho Rev. Henry

Darline, D. D., of Albany, and the Hon. Sherman 8.Rogers, or Buffalo, wero ohosen trustees ot HamiltonI'oiiegn to-day. Prolcssor Oren Ro. t, Jr., was choseni(l)iini A proies.or of inatlieinatlcs. Tbe Hon. TheodoreIV. Dwight, of N-rw-York, delivered the annual orationsolora the. Society of ibo Alumni. Tho annual poem waslelivereii hy tho Hon. Guy H. McAlister. of Bath, N. Y.Che eonirneiiectiieni exert-lses will take place to¬morrow.

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THE BATTLE OF SPRINGFIELD.a,

MEMORIES OF THK KEVOLUTION.HIE SO/N'SOF NKW-JMR8KY PATBIOTS FIGHTING THF.

BATTLR OVKIt AGAIN.[FltOM A SPRCIAL roitllESl'OSDK.NT OY THY. TRinCTNK.I

SpiiiNGKiKLD, N. J., June 23..To the stu-ileiit of history tbe town of BprlngAeld, V. J., ls knownns tho plan where on June '2.1, 17H0,a battle wasfou.litLet wren a force of ibe British and some Couilnetetnltroops under General Greene.a batiln of llttlo c.>nsc-

"jBSBCe.ll lodged by tba mininera engaged 01 hythecasualties, hu', because of tho consequence-), worthy ofii prominent place lu American history. Formerly"ipr.nKilelil waa on tho line of travel rrom Eastern Penn¬

sylvania to Ni w York, nnd through it stages passed andlarge herds of Battle were driven. When railroads were

nu rodmell Sprit gil* ld was leif to ono side and became a

lull and oin.est liiaiiiui ile little village. It is situatedin Union Colliny, nut far from Milburn, which la distantrrom Bow-York about eighteen miles, and ls reached byway of tin- Morris and Es-u-x Badroad.Home weeba ugo tba townships of Springfield and

Milburn decided ru celebrate lin- centeBBiol annlvcrsuryof the Bailie of Hprluglleld. und for thal purpose the^ini) of 4*3,000 was appropriated. The celebration oc¬

curred to-day, un caused much Interest among the peo¬ple fer ms.nv miles around. Emin un early hour tbeypoured Into tbe lui le village, and ix-t.ere boob they num-l.ero.l lhere aear'y 5.000. The oolebrnttofl was uiulerthe Bianagemeni of u committee rompoeed ut t. D.lDruitt. Dr. E. T. Whit IInch 'tu, Jesse li. Rogers. J. Mar¬lin Ko 1 .md Ass T. Woodruff, who arranged for n shamtighten lin-el.I battle-Hell, und for speech-making on

tim village gt fen.At 10 i. m. :i special train leached Milburn wlih the

lumps thal were io luke psirt in tho engagement. Threeulupa: te o' tho U I Regiment from Elzihoih, underCommand of Colonel .lolin C. Rose, repre-ented Iho[tat lin' Im ti s. while a nke tm mtier of tuen from the letlit la-Hen ni of Newark, under Colonel Willi un Allen, eon-

. oseil lu .hm eur in Ibe unpopular a li raet.r of ilntlali

invaders und Inc- the frnwns of the fair Jersey malden i.

Almiii EU) meiior Lincoln Post No. ll. G. A. lt. of

Newark, nacompiiO'cd tin- troups. Eui ming ai Milburn.Ibe patriots nnd ll ssl ia* marched amieably togetherdown a dusty country roud toward tbe scene of the ac¬

tion, rln. m.,d u sis choked with people m carnagesmi'l un Io t. Every In.use on thu way was profuselydecorated wuh llnr« and buntinr. At a gr at manyhouses p.eiiiiesol Washington wero placed over thodoom. At Springfield tbe work or decoration was aolless gem rul eer prolu .".

'Ile plan ofthe shuni Dahl wm founded closely upon tba. vents u| tim ne ii.il engageio- nt. 1 hu Am. ric.ms, nuderGrin ral ii .ne Wm wus personated by Colonel Rose,were pooled so aa tu oovi r tin- bridge over the R«uwuvut the . ii-let n . x rr-mny ol tin- I..wo. on Hie old Morris¬town turnpike, while thc Hessians, under GeneralKlivihut- ll,advanced along this like to the stuck.i in in.it.-i nunt began shortly beiore noon. Afters-ii -i rrslsianc, the Americana began t-i atvsway slow r. inf.,liding ever! m. li of tin- way,..nd Bal¬lan 1) nm iihu- vuili y fur \olln ledi,-, rs on ellie i s.d.rude hillier and lull.er et eoiir.icing Hu lr men nml ex¬

it*.-li g tl,i ir Hies * ith a tiek.e.s bravery ll,at made thelair p> et .t'ts shudder. Keconiing lolly pressed, thcAnuri m« iel) bark more rapidly and finally ri treatedin . iifi-i' n uniii they rame under tli>- protection of ar¬mlety posted nil Hie Hprlligll. ld green. Here Ult' Hes¬sians w< ru nut only cheeked, but were.lriv.ii hs.ck inroufiisli h. sud e inn the lida ol hattie surged to and trunv lin* Kalliwa! until Inc Invader* drew off. Tho bit-He w.i- wei fun.ht and ext lied Hie Wonder uud eulin, in¬

ti ii n r ll.e see. I., tor-, in whose i|ill't ll vet the spec lui-ie

wns novel in i memorable.Ait. ll.e shim 1. itt.e the du«t stained and timi

r.e. ps wen- r> tr.siieil w lin a co dui.un, aad then inc in-

nn si ii e. .1 unuud Du sot akli.ji.-!.,nd, tl.sn hud berai i, |, .' lu ll.e sh. nh- ol a clump ttl I rees, .ii nli.it lsral lid 1 bi Springfield Orren, bul whal reilly ia C..-.'leibi ty lng-, in mi, win h layei tm ck \ studded wit. ? um--

won, i.Ii-loiu-s .llie nc Ih. piolinliellt pelsnii- di Ihe

pl il foi Iii w. ie tn'tl...I Hie Holt. George A. ll liner, nfNe wai s. ulm ii .uh. r wu. iinrn Iii ihe only house luSpringdell! ii li stiiiiiiii.g bv the in illili troups; the Hon.\S til. .lu A. I.i-lil' t, il New,ilk; lieieral Jiidse.ii K.i-pntiii.. tn,,i it tv. Parker, of Newark After prayer brtie liri. Mr. Miiei, ot ih.- ConnecticutFirms I'n- lu n-rlati Ci.un h. Eichi.ru Ve.nie1 *... k. i. ur Newark, delivered un ai.dre. s. recit¬ing 'lu* I...is connected with General Knyphausen'sii. v ii -lim Alu', w Iii lin bailie rHprun.HiM. Ile .leelandthu. Hus fig il xmr of siipn ni" moment, because it wus

tiiughl a fi ¦. lin n keystone of tin- United Staten. If thuii;,'s.. niii ii.iv etsi in ii th*-gip iii lui'i. mun .it.mis therei.. s ni. iii.ii lukeii tn County rn Morns,they could havem ist* ie.i im* eui*ro e.unity. Toe light of isprtntnirid,h.. eiiiiiiitieii, wss won hy Jeraeymao. lt wus tbe cn

siam, unsparing, ungmchina action of the Jerseymilitia, who Inruedout witblbeiri lies umi Beted rromvery pi'siii'in of vantage, thal ga I., i tbe enemy in-

j d te us..ii e. ut it ii,une I boru unwilling to slay lu thovlcluiiy. In eui,. Iiisiuti, Mi, Parker said: "Tbe battleof Bprlii; Ri ld ws.s np- r. ih nt ti t ii.ii. not only of New-Jot-scy. but of Aim-tit u. it was a crisis. Tbs battle madeti in l.n i;.. i-i of New .D-rsev made four years bcfoioDist she was tree uud Independent. Never uginn didUG I Ish soldiery iel t< -i on Jersey eoll. We bave comeh. re ii,-slat to honor lin- n.emmy ot Ibo mon who foughtiiisii h.un.'. We nil ought to know more about i brat.sti.o it tin ir energy and unconquerable enduraBeo"William A. Huies rend a letter foiinit among the

Sparks manuscript collection ai Cambridge. The letter..is written by Mn|ur David Humphreys to Gein-r.ilWashington l>v order of General (lr. cue, from theio Kirs nair Springfield, .uni was dated al ll a. m. ofJune 33.1780. Ilo contents were a rcpoit ot tie pro¬ceedings of tue day un to lb.* hour ot ivrlrlng. li wasInila): sci) as hal mg bren opened hy General Wuyiie.General Kilpatrick, who waa received w Uh lund chi ir¬

ing, dcsenii.il rapidly Ilic ei'tiiis wi lib led up to illi¬li ut of Hpriugfluld. 11*. losttti wi.li a glowing tributelo ino men ut the Revolution.Alli r ti,i* speaking tho troops formed, mid marched

thruiiia'h the streois of Hprluglleld. Milburn and MhortHills, receiving aa enthusiastic greeUna everywhereAt nigh, fill fi ieworks wen- displayed ut Ml ll nim. uud thcyoung |>e opie ei'Jo) eil th" nisei ves at a celUchnlul picnicand danoo in ix ueighborlne glove.

MlllNKlH'l WEATHER REPORT.

G07ERNMKM I INDICATIONSSyiiii/isis lor the nut 'ii Hours.

Wa*iiini.ti>n, Juno 24. 1 a. m..The bar**omeier ts highest In tim Smith eltluiitlc States, andlowest In Novu Scotia. A depression of slight energy ltei ul rut in Minnesota. Heavy and general rain hus fallenlu tho liuir Mute i; olsnwh-re fair wo ither bas prevailed,-Southwesterly winds prevail In tho Northwest. Lake re

(ton,Middle and Houth Atlantic States ; olsowhere theylurid inul variable. Tho temperature hus rcmslut-dnearly stationary in tho Mouth Atlantic uud Gulf tituu-s;elaewhere thero hus boen ii general rise.

/iirfK-a/iorie,.Pur tho Middle Atlantic Htiitoi and Lowor Lake region,

cleat or psirtly cloudy ucither, winds mostly south¬westerly, slitliouuty or higher temperature, stationarybarometer,For Nnw-Eugland, part'y cloudy weather, possibly

occasional rain, variable winds, stationary temperaturemid butoiuctor.

TKIBTTN"! .LOCAL DH*-IF.ItYATIONS.HOUltM, Moriuug. Mght.1 f14 s ST a o in 1. i 2 n* n **» f)inii|

Li' lmt.].i.At,:l.X___...."' .¦ ¦...'.¦ i:.,-,t,-|. lim, tat i. ,..f .,1||i..,[...,,..,~.|T. _. , ,.

Till- elllea, .ee, ale en. tile' ...ronara ru al vent.ll III. Ul lill, elly ley If llllllollin liri. \_r ¦¦rrkrudli'iilsr linn divs ill.Ultim of tlttir fer tier li Saanprrrfelli* nilelnlilit. His IrrrKiilelr whits lins rf prsaiMiL theoarlllntp.ris byll e. iii'n letjt ilurlmlhmn hiiiiji. Tim brukm ir Uoi lins r.pr.aauta tbi

jevl.tlern. In trntpa-rsturt, ulcdlcsldl by »b« thermonioUr lt Hudnut'lrbsruiscy, u«Sra-aiw-y.

TninutiB OeVncs, Juno 84. 1 a. m..The bnrometcirose slightly yratorday morning, but fell again lu tbiuftcrnoon. Clear and fair weather prevailed. The tem

peruture ranged iieiween 01° and 84°, tbe average

[Tit..) being 2-V lower than on the corresponding daylast year and 4V higher tban on Tuesday.Clear ur partly cloudy weather, with slight chango*

lu ti mporttturo, may bo expected today In this oliy uuiivicinity. ^____________

IOWA IMMIGRATION.

SnELDON,lows, June 23..The "EmigrationConvention " for Northwestern Iowa met under the callof G. D. Perkins, Btate Oommisslonor of Immigration, liWhlto's Hall here to-day. Representatives from nearljall the counties of North western Iowa were presentlt was shown In papers road thai there are thousands ola siei of choice landistlll open to settlement, which majb* had at $3 to 810 gu sore, and that the itumigratiotof thrifty settlers t« aortbwsstsrn Iowa wm uiver s<lurga as now.

ONE BALLOT AT CINCINNATI.Centime* efrem Secoed Pago.

vote of his delegation to present a man of inflexi¬ble and aggressive honesty, of tbe moat indomitablecourage; a man who would stand by the rightunder all circumstances ; a man whocame from the people and whose sympathieswore with tbe people. [Impatient cries of "Namebim," "Time," etc.) A man who had distinguishedhimself as a private soldier 'n the Mexican war andaa a gallant officer in the late civil war.WilliamR. Morrison. [Slight applause.]A Virginia delegate protested against outside in¬

terruptions, and said if they were repeated hewonld demand that the hall and galleries be clearedof all except delegates. [Applause and mach con¬

fusion.]INDIANA'S CANDIDATE.

The call for Indiana was tbe signal for the mostenthusiastic cheering outside thr- delegates' seats,renewed wildly as tbe banner of Thomas A. Hen¬dricks was waved from the rear of the platform.Senator Voorhees came on the platform and an¬

nounced as the candidate of the Indiana delega¬tion Thomas A. Hendricks He declared that therewere no divided counsels in tho Democracy of In¬diana. He had seen Mr. Hondricks's valor andsteady courage in the charge, and hiswisdom in connell, and he pledged hisreputation that that man wns worthy of all ac¬ceptation aud worthy of nil Democratic support.His administration of tbe Presidential office wonldbo as freo and as pure as tbat of tbe other officesthrough wbicb he hail passed. He wonld say tothe N.uth.Who bas been more faithful f To theNorth.Who bas been truer! To the East.Wbobas been better, wiser, more conservative and morefaithful f To the West he would not appeal, forwas not Hendricks ber own noni [Applause.] Inconclusion, bo said:

If you stand bv this nomination Icon tell you In ad¬vance that a trumpet tone of victory will ring out allover tho lund, arousing and Inspiring Democratic hopetn the remotest townships of Indiana for ibo Octoberelection, and we will bavo a full aud complete victoryon tbe lues ol' November. [Applause ]When Massachusetts was called Mr. Salstonst.ill

took tho platform to second tbe r.ouiinatiou of Bay¬ard. [Applause.] Ho said in st bstunco :Wo all dcslro candidates who iv.'il elevate the sta¬

tions to wnlch they will be cabed, who will honor theiroffices moro than they will be honored by them ; such aiiiin ts Bayard. His nomination would excitethroughout tho lund the greatest enthusiasm, and at¬tract heats who huve never heretofore voted the Demo¬cratic ticket. No act of his could bo pointed at whichadmits nf doubtful construction, lu such a nominationtho country would Hud relief. He had tho conrade toact at all times according to his sense of rlent. Thecountry was weary of merely available men. lt wantedthe best mnn, aud tb best would be the most available.(Applause.] Without a Uot upon his Hie, public or pri¬vate, like his ii rent prototype, without four sud withoutreproach, he was a most Ut candidate for President oftho United States.Mew York being called, voices in tho galleries

aiioutcd " Tilden, Tilden," aud were greeted witbfurious hisses.

OHIO PRKSItNTS TTfURMAN.When Ohio was culled MciSwecny. of that State,

took the platform aud read a speech, in wbicb be,in substance, said :Hie Detuorr.icy of Oblo in Stato Convention, with

absolute inuit ninty, determined to present the nani" ofAbeu G. I'liurman. I will forbear eulogy, tor thatwo lld inn be eirr.it t-i u to tho man w norie mi ino I pr.-seut:nor will I consume time iu r.-rltltig u useless biography.AU know his piiulio lite and services. The times do-ns,n i a tn kel that shad be ciean.one around which nodirty selinda!.*! dior, a man whose name w.l> be ot ttsel:the DisiHotti). Such n mime is that ot lhurmao, aiall well kuow. [Applause.] Ito hus fought the Hoodlltclit, bo has kepi Hi.- linell. Under him the rija; lit- of ali.rich mid pom*, capital nnd labor, will bc protected, andtho rights ot all sections also earclully preserved. Ideny that Ohio is a Kepiiblican State. [Applause.]Garfield'* nomination wai an admission by tbo CuicugoI'iiiiv. tiItoa ititi Dlilo ls not Republican, They hailalready a eon >>r Ohio nt Washington In Tilden's chair(applause), nnd yet they took another.for what I " lu-sailute archer," weald not one suffice I f Laughter au.lapplause.]'Hie speaker continued at considerable length

willi great rapidity and much humor, and was hon¬ored ut bis (lust: with ii hourly round of applause.and ns in* re:'imed to his seat tho Ohio delegationrose to receive him with cheers,

HANCOCK PIIKSKNTFD.When Pennsylvania was called its chairman said

the delegation bad no candidate te present, but ono

i>r the delegatesdesired to present a name.Daniel Dougherty, of Philadelphia, then came

forward, and, ib substance, said:I luke Hie platform to nominate ono Whoso mime will

reconcile uh taemus unu carry Pennsylvania, Indiana.Connecticut, New-Jersey, New-York lupplause] uudo:.io. K« would cruaii tho last embers of sectionalstrife and be nulled os tho duwnlne-fof the day of per¬petual brotherhood. With him wc can fling away mirsim Ids and wane au anitressive war. Wu can appeal tothe supreme .r bunal of the American people againsttho coi option of the Republican purry and their tiutohtviolations of constitutional liberty. Wuh him asour ellie! tain the bloody bumer of tbe Re-publicut.s will fall from their pa'sled grasp,un, my countrymen, In this supreme momentwhen the destinies of the Republic ore at stake.wi.cnih. lila nie eof thc people uro liupei Hied, 1 rino io pre-.enr to the th'.ni;'.nu. consideration of this Conventionthe nonie ol one who on the Held of lc, tile was styli at.. i ne Biiiei b," yet who has won a nobler renown as ihomilitary Governor whose tlrst acton assuming com-

in,md of I/OUISMBS and Texas was to salute thc Consti¬tution by proclaiming amid (be Joyous greetii.gs of anoppressed people mst tho ln.lslsiry, save in actual war.siial. lu* subseivieiit to tho civil power. Tho plightedword ot lim semi r was prove I lu the statesman's acis.I uom>iiu!o. him whose name Will suppress every f icdo-ili wilke acceptable to North and Ninth, sod will thrillthe liuui fruin end to end. Too people luina bi-eulhleison your deliberation. Take herd t nuilee no misstep I Iiiomlnuteuntt who cnn curry avert South. Stale* sadwho eau curry Pennsylvania! indi,nu, (onneoiieiii,Ncw-Ji iv-cy mnl New-York.tho soldier -iain,utan witha record us siul'iles* as Ins s.vord.Winfield Scott Han¬cock, of Pciiiisvlvuula. If cleated bo Will take bis Senl.

'lins gBTS Decision tot tho wildest burst of ap¬plause that bud been witnessed cithei on the Hourur in the naileries, many delegates riaiug to theirfeet.

SOUTH CAKOI.I.VA k'Olt BAYARD.When South Carolina was called, Wade Hampton

rose uinl wm greeted with u tremendous buist ofapplause as lie went forward on crutches nnd as¬

cended tho platform. When order was restored.Mr. ¦lampton saul, in substance, ns follows:

Ile referred to the fact that the state of Msissachns'ttsand th-i-i ne ot Houth Carolina, so widely different Inpolitical opinions, iv.to untied In seconding tho nomina¬

tion of li..yalal, uud he saw in that f.iet a happy omen.[Applause.] 'Hie Si nth had uo candidate to present Iadele.ai.'s came here offering to tho Democratic punyI'AH electoral votes Tu y said to the Convention, II youdive usaman pine, spotless, brave, ono who represmisull the best elements ot American ciioraetcr.we will givoyou our votes. Wo say to tho grout East und lo thoboundless Vi esl. Pince your two best mon In the Hell,and wo ot tbe South will support them. Wo ask for no

piaee, tor io position, for no pledge, for no

lutioiuige. for no promise. We come simplyss Democruts to sustain your candidate...P..linus we mny bo the more Importout Judges.nut ottiio merits of your respective candidates, becauso we

recognise all wh no names havo been prescuted as

worthy of bearing Ihe groat Democratic banner.and ilis, tbcreioro, lu no invidious mood that I s.iy lo you thatwo second tho uouiination ol Mr. ISavurd because we

believe that he ls tuc strongest lunn Wc believe hewill brluit more Conservative Republican votes to hisparty than unv other mun lu America. (Applause.)Wo believe thut bo will gi t tho young vote ol too couu-

try. Ve know that he will get every Democratic votelu Amerton. We know that ne will bo elected, and weknow that. If elected, ho too will Uko Ins place! for hets as brave as Hancock. [Applause.] Wnon tho Gn-okswero returning from a great vtotory tbe Generals werocalled upon to vote for tbo two meu w lunn they thoughtmost worthy ot honor, and tho namo or Pericles wits

lound on every ballot. Ho the name ol Thomas P. Buy-at'it is always placed, if not tlrst. ut least second, uud we

choose to toko the second mau.VIRGINIA DIVIDED.

Mr. .Stringfellow, of Virginia, took tho platformto second the nomination of Field, who had boen in

peoco and war a dofcuder of that old Constitu¬tion which old Virginia bad defended ao long, andintended to defend forever.Tho confusion was too great to permit much of

tbe speaker's remarks to bo heard, nobody appear¬ing to bo listeuiug and everybody taking witheverybody else, with no attempt to oresorve order.Mr. Daniel, ol Virginia, followed. He said iTho Convention ia embarrassed by the vuriety and

brilliancy of tho names from wblch to choose Its nomi¬nees. Complimenting ail whose names bud been pre¬sented, bo stu I believed that the strongest nominationthat could Im> made here would ho that of Hancock [greatapplause], not of Pennsylvania only, butW. ts. Hancock,or the whole United Slates. [Applause.] Ho wus thefirst titler tho war to salute with his slululess sword thounilesty or tue civil law. Ho combutted tho argumentthut Ihe country wus tired of the rule ef tbe camp audopposed to soldier candidates, citing tho fact tbat Wash-heston huudolf was tbe ty picul soldier and yet tbo dvdMafistruto ot tho country without a per. [Applause.]Huucock'a nomination would mean instantaneous anilconstant aggression. It would say to all tbe land, W.move on tue enemy's works to-morrow. [Applaus.eJNominate Hancock and they would hear the music ot thecheers of tbe boys wbo wore the blue mingling witbthose of they who wore thu gray. | Applause.]Mr. Goode, of Wost Virginia, next took tbe plat¬

form aud supported Thurman's nomination. Underbim there would be uo North, South, East or West,but one common Union [cries of "Time, time," intbe taco of which Mr. Goode closed],

A MOTION TO ADJOURN DKFKATBl).

The chair thou announced the uaiuos that were innomination for President of tho United States.Mr. breckenridge moved tbat tbe Convention

now proceed to ballot, and urged the importance ofproceeding with business aud getting through withlt as quickly os possible.Home one urged that they should first adopt the

platfnrtn.Hr. Breckenridge insisted on haying g ballot

now. There were no difference* of opiate*porty now whieh mode the adoption ef gbefore a nomination a necessity.Mr. Hoadley mored the Convention ...

10 o'clock to-morrow morning. Orou cries" No," " Noj" " Call the roll* ^CaU the HttRMr. McOaff-rty, of M-taaadkasetts, *hsr«4

in tbe viva voce vote on the motton to aslyosragalleries joined, and. he asked a vote by n celt kiroll.The Chairman said be bsd not yet annoaaced Uss

n. turi ho ordered amenu Tb* rote te*

result of tbe vote on the motion,call of the 8tatee ea adjournsuited aa follows:

States. Yeas.Naya.Alabama. 0 14Arkansas. . 12California. 3 9Colorado. 6 .

Connecticut. IS .

Delaware. 6 .

Wonda.. 8 .

Georgia. 5 llIllinois. . 43Indiana. 80 .

Iowa. 10 llKansas. . 10Kentucky. . 84louisiana. . 16Maine. 8 llMaryland.- . 16Massachusetts... 9"« 11 "sMichigan. 12 §Minnesota. . IO

MississippiMlo-oun..........Nebraska. .««.«...

Nevada...New-Hampekin.New-Jereey.New-Tork...Nona Careliaa..Ohio.Oregon....Pennsylvania,...Khods Island.....South Carolina...TonnesTexas.Vermont.Virginia.Went Virginia..Wisconsin.

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The Chairman announced the result as fallows tAyes, 317ia: noes, 305*3. So the motton to ad*jonrn waa lost.Mr. Haggett, of Massachusetts, moved toJW

ceed immediately toa ballot tor a nomioes for Free*ident of the United States. Agreed to with fewdissents. [Applause.]

THB FIRST BALLOT.The roll was then called, and resulted aa follws i

Stake.

Alabama.Arkansas.California.Colorado.Connecticut...Delaware.Florida.Georgia.Illinois.Indiana..iowa..Kansas.Kt-uii-.cky.L iiiisliua.Maine..Mu ry and.MassachusettsMichigan.Jil n ne so i.ii.Mississippi ...

Missouri.Nebraska.Nevada.New-Huni'shlreNew-Jersey.Now-York...North CarolinaOhio.Oregon.I'ltiiisvl vania..K ...tie Island..Houth Carolina.Tennessee.Texas.Vermont.Virgil.la.West Virginia..Wisconsin.

Total.|738'17lll53'ai 81168*1 65.62.49$a-<eymonr. ft Loveland. eMcDonald. rfKwing. « Randall, fl Soy.¦nour, s McClellan ami 1 laothtop. g 3 Haudail sod 1 Parker.h 1 Black and 1 Seynwnr. lc l Randall, 3 Seymour and 1Jewell. 11 EuaJish and 1 Seymour, otModellauAs the vote of oach State was announced from tbe

platform, the cheers and hisses were renewed, and-nins- one moved that the galleries bo cleared, batit w as not pressod.

1 he chair announced that no one having receivedtwi) thirds, there was n<> choice.Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, moved to adjourn

to 10 o'clock to-morrow. Adopted, and tbe Couvoo-tiou adjourned at 6:10 p. m.

LATESTSHIP NEWS.PORTOrNKW-YORK....ARBIVEO J0NE 88.

U 8 sloop ol war constellation, Potter, trom HmmoftaRosi1«: anchored outside the bar.Hark Prlda (Nor), Rasmussen, Sagos 10 days, with sugar

tourler: vessel Ui Punch, Kdve A Co.Bars Troci Dubrovacki (Amt). Selrech, PortdePalx Jana

6. with logwood to Punch, Edre A Co.Bark Freden (Nor). Albertsen, St Jars Mar IS, via Quanta-

nanto June b, with suitar to Brooks A Co-, Teasel to master.Hark Lorens Hansen Kier), Dlllurts, Tania Bay March'JO,

via Hampton Hoads June 20, with citrate of soda to PeereoaA P.tit. vessel to C Tobias A Co.Brig Chance l Mari, Pedersen, Pvriurabneo HO days, with

sugar lo Moule Bros; vessel to Punch. Udp* a Co.

Those Bwn tings at Lord ii. Taylor's are agentiii e thliur. If you are ever going to waot a " Hunt-xixu." now is tbe time to buy lt. Sixteen cents a yardis only about one-half their real value. Tbey ore lu al)tho tasbionubte colors, including black,

MJMEIUACLEMRNT-VOSBUROH-On Tttesdav, Jane 22, 181-10, at

tlu-r asileuro ot Ons orliln'i naramu. Woodstock, Uist-*rr*x.N. V., bv the Rev. D. M. Powell. Fnslenok Brower Clement,ot New York City, to Mora D'a, V* almrgh, iaagMM OlJames Yo-burgii. esq. So carls.

LAMsoN-JOUN80N-At the residence of the bride'smother. No. 711 Downlng-st.. Brnolclyo. Taeidnr, June ._%by toe Rev. Dr. J. 1. Tucker, ot Troy. N. Y. Miss Marluaw. John -on to Adan U. Lauisoa, all of Brooklyn.

Troy Whig please copy.

DIED.BATIIOATE-At Morrtsanla, New-York City, on Wednesday*.inna ts. Marloo Isabella, daarhterof Cbsrlee and MartonHaihgate, lu the 'lsd vear ol Oar age.

Notice ot funeral hereafter.hon NW.-Suddenly, ar Summit. H. J.. Jana 21, Barak F,wife of JooaUiau Bonne), ana dauchterof the Ula D. O.English, M. I).. Ot Nev Hruuiawick, N. J.

l--iiiier.ii aerviees wilt Im iieid at tbe Central Pr**brterl_aflinn h. Summit, on Thnrnlsr. 24th lost., at la-clock.

Kelstivos ann inouds are invited to attend witiioot turUier no¬nce

CCMMINQ-On Tuesday, the 15th Inst, Mrs. Oeorge B.'iinunlng, of .savannah, Otu

Dr.i.ONii -At Irvington, N. J.. Jann 99, Margaret A., widowor Lemuel DeLong, la the 63th rear of her age.

Punerul norvlces will oe held at ths residence of ber son-in-law,the Rev. Heurv Vohslage, lrvin si ton. NJ-, un rbuisday,June 24, at il o'clock ->. il.

Trams leave New-York at Ila, m. and 12 m. on Peons ri vaniait. R for Marget st.. Newark, where you take tho Irvingtonhorsccar.

JON RS.In Rant Had.laro, Conn.. Jnne 9, In the 78th year otber age, Ktuellne K.. wuh .it Augustas P. Jones, ano motherol Fred.-rick C. Jones, of tula city and Farmington, Conn.

JOYCE.snddeolv, at his residence, oa Wednesday, Jone 23,James K. Jovoe, in tbs 00th year ol his age.

Notice of Kinora, hereafter.KNOX.Hnddeniv, on Tuesday morning. Jnne 22. LillieHeadley Infant .lmuhtatr of John ll. and Mary B. Knox.

Iiitermeal at Utica. K. Y.M vitIUAM-At his re-daoooe tn Springfield, Mass., on Tues.day, june 'ill, Oeorge Merriam. In lae 7*th year of bia age.UADDK.On Mnuilar. Jnoe 21, Christina Hoffmann, belovedwife ot William Kadde. in Ibe ts .-al year of ber ace.

¦i.el.itivt>s.uMl ineutisof the tamur are respectfullywtltoxXto at tn.t the tuneral oo Tnnrsday. Jone 24. at 2 p. m.. fromBl. Matthew's Lutheran Chun.!), corner ot Broome aud Kilt.alr.UU ale.

s Tin int -.\t Mendhsm, N. J., Jone 21, Fred B.. only son ofHllsisc. and Aoua M. attger, aged 3 roar* and b montlea.

Punerul servlees thursday, J tine94. ai 1 p. tu.

TIIOMPSON-AtWashington Height*, June 33,lSSO.Wl'dssTimr* ai.i Thompson, sou ot charles R.ano Octavia McKean

.'.Dinysuu. agod i vear. 6 months aod I'i daya.Bath, ile., and san Francisco papers please copv.WATSON Id Paris, Frauce, Jone 6, 1880, John May Wit)sou, of Nen-York.

Itrlatives aud frien.ts are Invited to attend the funeral at hi,Murk's Chun ti. corner '.'dave, and lOtb-st, on Friday, Jana2b, iss't. at 10s3ua m.

Iiitemieutat sleepy Hollow cemetery. Tarrytown.lt 1* kindly requested that no flowers be sent,'. 1 N'l uN -At Pomfrdt, Coan., on rnesdav. Jone IS, tke Rav,Oliver Perry Vlnton, In the 3'hh year ol hts age.

¦funeral services were he d ai Baltimore oo Fn tar, Jane 18,at tbe (havel of ht. Mary tho Virgin and at Mt, Calvaryir'ioreli.

Interment was In the churchyard of St. John's, Waverly, Md.

Special NoticesA Uood Thing to Have.

All persons going into the eunony should get a box efhas k's A 1 I'lLLstotake with them. ? sore care tor elim atonal Dtasasea Try thom._Keen tbe blood cool snd tb* brain clear by tbe nae ot

TAltBANT'B SHI.TZElt APKRIKNT.fixml ll nea Situ-.

The foreign mails tor tm waot satiny BaTPRUvY,Juno 20. IrtiO. will olose at this oSJas o i TUESDAY. St 9:90p. m.. for Knroue. by staimsrun WisoodsId. via Unoeoatowaion WEDNESDAY,at 11a.m.,furOetmauy,eto.,byatesuaOlpIl ibahnrg. via Bremen: and at 19:1.0 p. m.. tor Eurepe, bfsteauishio Abyssinia, vis Queenstown (oorrMpoadenca fatPrance must he soe. laily addressed); au.l at ll p. m.,fer PraeoCLby steamship Canada, vu Havre on THC BlDAY. al ll-.tka. ni., tor Osrnuny, france, etc.. by ateamabip Wieland, viaPlymouth,cnerboiu-g aud Hii-burg (corrtapondeace tor una)iiritain sud the Coatlu-nl must be specially addressed 11 aaast 1 p. m. lor Kurope. Inr steamehlp Bailie, via Qnoeo-towu Ion SATUKDAY, at 6:30a. m., for Europe, br steaoiskm Cityof Richmond, via Queenstown (correaiuiideaoe for Oensaayand se-.ii latiei inuit be apeoialiy atldreset-d): and at bt'AO K aa.for sciiilauddireot, by it-aoihlp ciroasala. via Ulaefowi se*at ll ti. m. tor Europe, by steamship Mata, via Kou.naniptoaand lireinen. The mau* Inr Denmark. awe-leu and Norwayare dispatohod by Hamburg and Bremen steamers oalr. lliemall* fur Agplnwall and soum Pacific leave Now-ToikJim.- .1. Tbe malls for Jamaica, ssrsulils,etc,isave New*York June 99. Themailsfor Newfouudlaod leave New-YorkJune99. Tbe malls tor Havana leave New-York Juno 94.The malls for Vcneauelsaud Curaoa leave New-York Juna-ii). Tha malla for Bellas aad tety liiand* leave New-YorgJune 26. The nulli for the Windward Ialunda Isav* NswYork Juno St). 'I he niall* for China aotl J.iiuu Itsmto San Frxa.cmco July 1. Tbe moil* tot A.utrallim eto.. leavat «a*i Franei-sso J ult 9. r H is. i>. i a j f. s. afeanaaeter.lost uiBoe, New-York. Jane l'J, it'so.

Knptnre Itadlcally Core* ky Dc. Marsh's treauseatt4o year*'practical ezpenouoe. OAoe9 Vcaeytt, Astor .Uoeea»opposite au I'aal's Church. Ne nptown t-ranok.

Htrlctore, ltapeteaee and Dlssases of Ike Generative Or*gain radically and speed.ly cared, ilnure, 8to i and lui,HEN HY A.DANIKLS.M.D..144 laetlngtoo *la..nOmt2JtAa\.

Political ffotictt.XVIIIth

OUss Hall. 84th-sVB. M. Cox. Beoretary

Oergel* mask Artkar.District Came-lgn Club radSeaSlea nawtlag alJim st.. near 3d av*., this evening.

CHAS. g. BHUOB, Fr-HH-Wa,Political, sod aU other kinds of Pristine." _.«_» tsumupntacdatl^Jrloe* at HOLMAN'S,cor.O.GeTglffgaS^

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