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are her foes' i. her century sets. II. k. tlie war trumpet'! swell 1 iht slumber around.

-r in Liberty's tH 1 if temple rnuuuu 5r lr temple resound. erh.ll-alIe nl dell: the echoes around, j. on LlbertJ 's bell. III. oents.

Isles of the sea. uf peace we entwine; i the lanrtortae free. i nalm and the pine; r. i- the palm and the pine. land of the tree.

trie branches entwine, iieot-. 1 tioss-a. tiruuvi: i-t AND CRIME. u.nivh enmo. It is a tu -o-icty to prevent it.

aod moro a practi-, i tn r-c who think on the i re in Etho world's his-. d.me lor the rcforma-u the actual commission a liable to the pen-, rcr has so much labor if effort to forestall at i tie the classes from nkfly to proceed. But received the tbat whilo crime" with thoe against deader firm the Tat me under the cogni-tl ourts. thee crimes ttr i under the influence tl i- he taken out tie nu duubt that the ii ally committed --I'ni'd while on the the finer causes of that digraihtion which i u'l. latum would be also the elevation of what rmed the dangerous classes it uncc.

more hopeful and tt'cy would bo in a great classes would extent the sharers jucatun and improve-! irth-right of so Urge Vncrican people f.l'.owing duly ponder-iiTince us that -uchvicws illusory. maal report of the Hoard it Ma-icbu-ctt-. we ui'icr i.f persors committed Louses ot ijrrectmn in tlir ending Septem-. 7 til this number wh mi were m-1 1 1 1 temalcs was i were intemperate i i 1 1 the Mate prisjn vir l-'J. "11 males, of uitrmprrate In the next i', pcrsonscom-i --t l.cid tn be of intrtiiperaie.

While out 1 1 the State prison, too rati persons was PJ2. In ear ending Sept. 30th, rr-jn committed to the irrectiou. 0,511 aro set r.te, and HO out of US prison, during tho taking together the re-lvc years we hare, out jiumitted to tho places mentioned, intoxicating liquors, ijurths o( tke whole try remarks in his tht proximate causes none is so fruitful as i returns show that from ur criminals arc in- proportion of those uii-uned by intcmper- i. i finest is from the re-; atrs t' of i ir lTl.

Ho says: il.at trom 80 to 90 per their courses Uf the 14, Ma a 'husctts prisons, 1 1 have been lntcmpcr- I II iuso of Industry, U. 'U per cent oi tho was connected In the New hi, fu out of Ul admit fen intemperate. Ile-r every State, county, in Connecticut in the 'erence to the Ktatities Lin ng the inmates, and i. han per cent had ny tneir own au- I tlie Ubode I -land Stato inler. c-timates 90 per I his eclls as drink- itint-, as well as those tken Irom ilur Waited ic iiti-iy published by the s-auco iciety, and which is 1 he author says 1 1 murder and cases Murdr-r, in the city ot I'hila- almost every case it may i iat tho murderer was d.

cd was committed." 1 Mullen tho well known -uri'uicd pris in agent, in bis -i i-ays An evidence ol tho us unholy busines may be tiat there havo been last year in our i one ol wliieti was trartabU and one hundred and murder proceeding ul over 35,000 ar-, within tho year, stventy-iv- number were mused by Ignorance and drunken-- linen, the real causes misery in tho world. The a' ly wojetban all others is the benumbing, stul ng effect of inebriating i hangc a man of reason a brutalized monster, kniie, the dagger, tho pi-tjl are in such frc-hi- domestic circle crcel-w it heating and in many i rs of every kind." a speech delivered it one ea.so in twenty lljr his life in whicn or indirect cause ol and ''rW 1 mean the ti 'hand in hand," i the book above men-at in of the use ol in--- the production of crime it tho direct and cssen-r nature and inevitable 'f crime produced by was not committed by it ttate of drunkenness, ati" part when tho person Lndcr its influence to (as-ionsand propensities i men aro easily tempted aui provoked to acts of for the excitement of the i ave b.cn ablo to resist the ng It is in the blunt-' taeultics of man, and in i jns. that tho triumphs of 1. the notorious Insn t' ct felt remorse of con-when about to kill an in-1 1- face. That of i bis stony heart.

He raia the cruel act. But he -andy That ono class eand blunted all feel- tben rnmmitted the cruel without remorse. Bishop, 'i rime, before they un-r the Italian boy, prepared plentifully of gin. f.e criminals, in this or unv have not had to chargo i drinks, directly or in-' the cause of their bo considered dull re nut always s0 Hg- above I'ho story, int i be told Column fil.el with well au-r to the same general can scarcely le fiiut an lncrcasiog -w 'm Ituing importance, i deserved to account of its 1 -afcty and continued 1 1 ic it is this: By -'i tcniporanco 1 he most effectively any case, will Jie u- must be the means sary result. But presses itself upon admits of no delay.

moving the hearts why, many of tbctn with the feeling work of the hour. i to the uteinniit of c.itly caught a make It was coiled around a mg milk from its udder. "irriai-nca and caught lue nccic. lie then p- and hung its man- tail upward, when I re mnk flowed out upon --eutea clover. Jtahrtson opposed to card a fcw cTenings lli' ViMn.d,iBsrromrk 11 1 .1 tlir sp.vrsl t- tr.

1 7 "eei, tnrew 2 lh tbe roo- door hi. tLe "-c swe, laid tu i. luu.K? made tranr VOL. XLIX. NEW SERIES.

VOL. XXII. A Ffirfiil Bump. THE SCIENCE OF Tliey had a lecture on phrenology in 1W-ristown a short time ago from a travelling professor of that science, and part of it was quite entertaining. He had on the stand several plaster head mapped out in town lots.and after he explained what they meant he invited persons in the audience to come up and let him feci their bumps and explain their characters.

Several times he hit it pretty accurately, and excited a considerable amount of applause, but aftera while old 1). stepped up lor examination. He is an absent-minded man, and he wears a wig. While dressing himself before coming to tho lecture he had placed the wig on the bureau and accidentally tossed his plug of tobacco into it. When he put the.wig on it wasjust like him not to notice the plug and so when he mounted the platform he had a lump just over his bump of combalivencss as big as half a ben's egg.

The professor fingered about a while over head, and then said 4Ve have here a somewhat remarkable skull. The perceptive faculties strongly de-vcloicd reflective faculties quite good ideality large reference so great as to bo unusual, and benevolence very prominent. Secrctiveness is small, and the subject, therefore, is a man of candor and lrankncss he communicates what he knows freely. We have also," said the Professor, still plowing his fingers through hair, inquisitive-nesa not large, tho subject is not a grasping, avaricious man he lives liberally, he he he- Why, it can't bo Yes. Why, what in the Munificent Moses that's the most awful development of combative-ncss I ever heard of! Are tou a priie-fighter, eh?" "Pmc-fighter exclaimed D.

"Why, what do you mean "Never been a soldier, or a pirate, or anything liko that 7" "You certainly must be crazy." "Ain't you fond of going into scrimmages and rows, and hammering people?" "Certainly not." "Well, sir, then you're untrue to your nature. The way your head's built qualifies you, I should say, in a special manner, as a knockcr-down and a dragger-out. If you want to fulfil you mission you will devote the remainder of your life to battering up your fellow men and and keeping yourself in one interminable and eternal muss. Y'ou'vc got the awfulcst fighting bump that ever decorated a human skull. Its phenomenal.

What'll you take for your head when you die Gentlemen, this man is liable at any moment to commence raging around this community like a wildcat, banging you with a club or anything that comes handy. It isn't safo for him to tc at large." Then D. puthis hand upto feel the bnmp. and he noticed the tobacco. He puiled off bis wig, and there was the plug sticking behind his left ear.

Then the Professor, looking at it a moment in confusion, said "Ladies and gentlemen, we will now the lecture is that is, I have no more Boy, turn out those lights." Tnen the audience laughed, and D. put on his wig, and the Professor started to catch the late train. Tho science of phrenology is not as popular in Norristown as it was, and D. still remains peaceable. Philadelphia Bulletin.

Tbe Wroaf Ytoman, Judge Pitman is one of the Directors of the Blanktown public schools. Last spring the Board advertised for a female teacher, with instructions for applicants to call upon the Judge. A day or two afterward Mrs. Pitman advertised for a cook, and on that afternoon an Irish girl called at the house to obtain the placo. The Judge was at tho porch at the time, and when she entered he mistook her for a school-mistress, and said to her "Did you come about thatplacc?" "Yes, sir," she answered.

"On, very well, then: take a seat and I'll rur over a few things in order to ascertain jat your qualifications are. Bound Africa. "If you please, sir, I don't know what you mean. "1 say lound Africa." "Eou bou begorra I don't know what you're referrin' to." "Very strange," said the Judge. "Can you tell me whether 'amphibious' is an ad-terb or a preposition What is an adverb?" "Indeed and you bother me entirely.

I never had anything to do ith such things at mv last place." "Then it must have been a curious sort or an institution," said tho Judge. "Probably you can tell me how to conjugate tho verb 'to and just mention, also, what you know about Herodotus." "Ah1 your honor's jokin wid me. Be done wid your fun now." "Did you ever hear of Herodotus? "Never once in the whole coorscofroy life. Do you make it with eggs?" "This is the most extraordinary woman I ever encountered," murmured the Judge. "How she ever associated Herodotus with the idea of eggs is simply incomprenensible.

Well, can you name the hemisphere in which China, and Japan are situated?" "Don't bother me with your fun now. I can wash the china and the pans as well as anybody, and that's enough, now isn't it?" "Dumb aful dumb! Don't know the country from the crockery. 1 '11 try her once more. Name the limits of the Tropic of Capricon, and tell me where Asia Minor is located." "I have a brother that's one, sir that's all I know about it." "One? Ono what?" "Didn't you ask me afther tbe miners, sir? My brother Teddy works wid 'cm." "And this," said the Judge, "is the kind of person to whom we arc asked to intrust the education of youth. Woman, what do you know What kind of a school have you been teaching? "None, sir.

What should I teach school for?" "Totally without experience, as I supposed," said the Judge. "Mrs. Ferguson had a governess teach the children when I was cookin for her." "Cooking! Ain't you a school-teacher What do you mean by proposing to stop cooking in order to teach school? Why, it's preposterous." "Begorra I came here to get the cook's place, sir, and that's nil of it." "Oh, by George I see now. Y'ou ain't a candidate for the grammar school after a'J. You want to see Mrs.

Pitman. Maria, come down here a minute. There's a thickheaded immigrant here wants to cook for you." And the Judge picked up bis paper and resumed the editorial on "The Impending Crisis." Philadelphia Bulletin. The First Celebration orihe I'oiirtb. Frank Moore's Diary of the Revolution io- loras us that on tho very first anniversary ol Independence Day, July 4th, 1777, Bos.

ton celebrated with a good deal of enthusiasm, enhanced, of course, by the fact that toe city naa endured a long ana bitter siege within two years, and been delivered Irom the presence of the British by Washington. The Boston celebration in 1777 was curiously aliko the modern article, consisting of sa lutes irom tne lorts and the malitia, and the drinking of toasts by the officer and people "in the evening. Col. Crafts illuminated his the'Common several shells and exhibited a number of fire-works-" In the forenoon, the General Court, which, by the way, took charge of and ordered the whole celebration, attended divine service, when Key. Mr.

Gordon preached from the text "Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people for the cause was for the Lord." etc. At Philadelphia, on the same day, tho Continental Congress was banqueted an elegant manner by citizens, the shipping displayed colors and fired salutes of 13 guns. One of the curious features of the banquet was the music, wnici was lurnisned by the Hessian band captured at tbe battle ot Trenton, the preceding Christmas. There was also the ringing of bells and fire-works in the evening, so that gunpowder and fire and noise havo accompanied the Fourth from the earliest times. Probably our trade with China was still too immature to permit of the presence of the sacred fire-cracker, and the date of the introduction of this nuisam wc shall have to lcave to be determined by some more leisurely investigator.

It is noticeable that the Pennsylvania Journal, in describing the celebration, uses for the first time, probably, the expression, "the glorious Fourth cf July." and closes with the invocation that iti may "thus be celebrated thitiugh America J.he sons of freedom, from, age to fe, till 4irue shall be no more. A'licn, and Amen'." The first thing a Black Hflis'litLcr docs in the morning after prsyeris, to nail his boy's hair on, and sUrthimJor Gulch school on the There has been quite of street oeggars or late uetlttVTi wealthiest have gone north 0 Centennial, leaving agents ''j" their house rents. Aew uww T1IK ST. I.OCIS THE 1IBST DAY. The Convention met on Tuesday.

The hall in which it was held is a better one, and was more handsomely decorated, than that in Cincinnati in which the Republican National Convention was held. Otherwise tbe arrangements of the Democratic powwow are pronounced much inferior to those of the Cincinnati Convention. It was a white man's convention. Among all its 700 delegates there was not a single black face to be seen. It was a convention largely of the reconstructed Democracy, marked by the presence of such men as Fitzhugh Lee, ot Virginia Gen.

Pope W-alker, of Alabama, who was a Confederate Secretary of War; Col. Shorter, of tbe same State, who has been in Democratic politics for 30 years Gen. John T. Morgan, also of Alabama ex-Gov. Smith, of Georgia, and old cx-Senator Clingman, or North Carolina, who left the Senate to go into the rebellion, in 1SC1.

Mr. Augustus Schcll, chairman of tho National Committtce, called the delegates to order, and with that plaintive eloquence that so becomes a faithful, life-long Tammany leader ol the old school, pleaded for administrative reform and paper money, and asked for that harmony necessary to a restoration to power of the party whose latest presidents ere Franklin Pierce and James Mr. Henry Wattorson. nf Ken tucky, the Democratic member of that edi torial league that sti up the Greeley movement four years aero, the war ear-lr- of the Southern Democracy, was made tem porary chairman, and rnado a speech, declaring in effect that the Republicans are knaves and the Democrats fools. Ho said With them the RepublicansJ rest the disgraces, with us the follies." And he styled the two parties twin agents of national mischance." Mr.

Wattcrson proclaimed Home Rule as the great panacea for all the evils of the times. Mr. Smalley, of Vermont, offered a resolution for a call of States for the announcement of the Committee on Permanent Organization and Credentials. This was agreed to and tho members were directed to hand in their credentials to the Secretaries. A delegate from Pennsylvania, moved to reconsider the vote, and, giving notice that he was entitled to hold the floor for an hour, proceeded to denounco the encroachment on the sacred practice of Democratic Conventions.

His point was that the Committee on Credentials should be named and credentials handed to that committee, and as he drew forth two or three thick volumes, which proved to bo proceedings of former Conventions, it began to be feared that he might occupy the hour he claimed to be bis his right. Mr. Smith M. Weed, of New Y'ork, and other delegates, endeavored to convince the positive l'ennsylvanian that it was a matter of form, that the credentials handed to the secretaries would be turned over by them to tho Committee on Credentials. The gentleman from the Keystone State knew his rights, and knowing them dared to maintain them.

However, the Convention refused to reconsider the vote and handed up the credentials to tho chair. Before the proceedings of the Convention had progressed far, Mr. Doolittle.of Wisconsin, opened the first fight against the regular programme by suggesting that E. O. Perrin, the Clerk of theNew York Court of Apieals.

who had served in the last four Democratic National Conventions as reading Secretary, should be appointed to the same position. But Mr. Perrin was not quite of the right strip on the question of candidates, and a better Tilden man. with as much lungs, was made reader. Tho business was interrupted in order that a representative of the Woman's Rights Association might be heard.

Miss Phoebe Cozzcns, a lawyer of St. Louis, was conducted to the platform by Mr. Smalley, of Vermont, and Smith M. Weed, ot New York. She addressed the Convention, saying that this was not only the great Centennial year but the great Centennial leap year, and that the ladies had a right to be heard.

She then presented the memorial ol the National Woman Suffrage Association. The committee on platform, composed of one from each State, James II. Williams being the Vermont member, was announced. The Convention organized permanently with Gen. McClernand, of Illinois, as permanent president.

This gentleman was one of tho "political Generals" of the war, who dis graced himself at Vicksbnrg by an outrageous attempt to win a little independent glory at tne cost of many precious lues. Ho made a flat and turgid speech, closing with an expression of tbe opinion that the Democratic Convention could make a "flut ing Orpheus" of itself, to be followed by the American people wherever it chooses to lead August Belmont, the New York agent of the Rothschilds, who has so often furnished the money for Democratic campaign expenses, offered a resolution and made a speech. He urged the Convention to avoid a timorsome jiulicy and, with an emphasis that made the supporters of Tilden gnash their teeth, demanded the nomination of a candidate whose private character and public record would inspire confidence and ensure sueccss. After the Convention had adjourned, the delegates lingered in the hall to hear the popular Yoorhces, who took advantage of the opportunity offered to make an anti-Tilden speech. The success of the "Tall Sycamore of the Wabash" encouraged Sunset Cox to raise his voice against Tilden, but the friends of that gentleman turned the tables upon him so eflectuallj that the influence of the preceding speech was lost.

The day closed with minor victories for Tilden, and no positive advantages gained uy liis opponents. second Day. The Convention met on Wednesday in hot and angry mood. "Father Brady" made the prayer and business began. The five minute rule for speeches was adopted.

A motion by a Georgia delegate to pass, under suspension of the rules.a resolution commending what the Democratic House of Representatives has done, was squelched by a ruling of Gen. McClernand, whoso imbecility as a chairman was painfully apparent, that it was out of order to suspend the rules. John Kelly, of New Y'ork, then made a movement which was ithou precedent in a National Convention. Rising in his place he said he desired to present a document which would shojr that the Democrats of New Y'ork do not desire the nomination of Gov. Tilden, and cent to the platform a copy of a circular to that effect.

The Chair ruled it out of order, but Kelly gained his point in bringing thus to the notice of the Convention the fact that there was a stroDg opposition to Tilden his own State. The feeling for and against Tildes was made moro manifest than ever by tne cheers and hisses with which Kelly's declaration and the ruling of the Chair were received. Judge Abbott, of Massachusetts, offered a resolution that tho Convention proceed to ballot for a nominee, and tbe vote of each Stato as announced by tbe Chairman should not 1 called in question. This last propo sition was received with derisive laughter, and was laid on tho table. In these and similar proceedings the forenoon was wasted.

In the afternoon the first business was the report of the Committee on Resolutions, and thereupon the ponderous Dorheimer pro ceeded to read the long document, which is the Democratic Centennial declaration of political faith, and the nub of which Is the declaration We denounce the resumption clause of the act of 1875, and we here demand its repeal." The resolutions were so prolix that delegates who were perhaps i i i not sooer enougu to uuuersianu demanded that the coolie and financial reso lutions be read again. This it was necessary to do a dozen times before the oblusticatcd delegates could master them. The real Democratic disquietude on the financial resolution appeared when Gen. Kwing, who was greeted with rousing cheers, went upon th platform and read the minority report, which perhaps a little more than that of the majority, but only a little more, committed the Democratic party to the nursing of the rag baby. Kwing, having made bis report, proceeded to make his speech in support of it, and a very vehement speech it was.

When his ten minutes had expired there was a scene of great and disgraceful confusion. Dorkheimer got the floor, against the angry protest of Cox, and proceeded to give the Convention the information that the majority report was a compromise, and that in accepting it the hard money men had gone to the uttermost possible limit. When Dorshcimcr ended Dan Voorbees appeared on the platform, and again there was an uproar commenced and mainly kept up by Cox flinging points cf- order at the irascible Chair. Getting a hearing at last, Voorhees made his appeal for the rag baby, and as he stepped down Watterson stepped up to tbe recognition of the Chair, whereupon there was another angry scene between McClernand and Cox, the latter claiming he was entitled to the floor. In tho end.

after much turmoil and much shouting of Mr. President," by excited delegates in all parts the hall, Watterson was accorded the floor. He made a pretence of supporting the majority report, but speedily showed his hand in cutting himself and everybody else off by moving the previous question, which tho chair, without giving anybody a chance to vote for or against it in decent fashion, declared to be carried. Then followed a scene unparalleled in disgraceful turbulence in any deliberative body. A hundred men were on their feet yelling for recognition.

JIcCI rnand was pounding with his gavel, but Leu. Morgan, springing upon bis chair, shouted loud and clear "1 denounce this gag law. I denounce the man who moved it, and the chairman who fastens upon us." Watterson at the moment happened to be standing by the side of McL'lcrnand, and shaking his list at Morgan, was heard to yell mark you." This episode added fuel to thcl flames of discord, and tho Convention fell at once into, and for over half an hour afterward continued in, a state of total and inextricable confusion. McClernand, wild with rage, lost control of himself and also of the Convention. Cox, of New York, was constantly barking around him with points of order.

Dooiittle had a financial resolution which the committee had refused to take, and was constantly on his feet, bellowing for recognition. Many others were rivaling each other for rnaoy minutes, until finally McClernand was daft and tbe Convention released from all control. After a hubbtb the Convention got to a direct Tjte on the substitution of the minor ity for the majority report, and the minority report was rejected by a vote of 211 yeas to 524 nays. There was more urroar, but after it was orcr the majority report was adopted with all the delegates but eighty- three voting for it. The nominations followed.

A delegate mounted the platform and proceeded to name senator ilayard. He was very lervent in his praise of his candidate, but the candidate was not received in a very effusive manner by the Convention, and was not seconded by anybody. Col. Williams, of Indiana next nominated tiov. iicnuricus.

lie was guilty of tho grave mistake of trenching upon facts, lor he hinted that Tilden would lose both Ohio and Indiana in tho October election, whereupon Tilden friends began hissing him with a vigor worthy of tho first serpent. New Jersey was called in its order, when Leon Abbett proceeded in tho usual way to nominato Joel Parker. New i'ork was called, and Senator Kernan was already on the rostrum. His only interruptions were those of applause, and long bclore he concluded it was plain to see that sham reform and fat railroad contracts were dear to the Democrat heart. When he con cluded, John Kelly stepped to the front.

He was greeted with a storm of mingled cheers and hisses before lie had uttered bis first sentence. Then came a scene of wild confusion. Groans, yells, cheers, and hisscscame from every part of the vast crowded hall, and Kelly stood before it calmly, smilingly. After this had continued for some time the New Y'ork Tildcnites camc ashamed of themselves and their cause, and Weed, and others asked that Kelly be given a hearing. Finally Senator Kernan came down to Kelly's side, waved his hand for silence, and demanded a hearing for his colleague.

Thus indebted to the champion of Tilden for the chance to utter a word in a Democratic Convention, Kelly proceeded to make his speech. He told the Convention plumply that Indiana and Ohio are the states upon which tho Presidential election would turn In October, and asserted his firm conviction that Tildeu cannot carry cither. He went onjto say that a respectible minority of the iork delegation were unaiteraoiy opposed to his nomination, because ol their knowledge that be cannot carry New York and cannot be elected. In a moment or two, the uproar was recommenced among the delegates, and Kelly ended his speech in a storm that rendered bis voice inaudible live feet away from him. He was not, houevcr, in any way dismayed by all this.

He stood his ground bravely, denounced Tilden roundly, and so put himself upon record that any subsequent admission that he should support Tilden seemed incomprehensible. When Kelly sat dovtn, up rose gray -bearded Virginia, ho seconded the nomination of Tilden but sensation was over, and thenceforward the proceedings were nothing more than formal. After New York, the next candidate nominated was the ancient William Allen. When Pennsylvania was called, Heister Clymer made the best speech ol tho day. In presenting the name of Gen.

Hancock he spoke of him in such a ay as not to wound the sensibilities of tbe Confederates, while doing justice to his splendid services in the I nion cause. After the nominations came a lull, and then tho tired Convention adjourned until Thursday. As the delegates left tho ball the general opinion outsido the immediato partisans of Tilden, was epitomized by Col. MeClure, ot Pennsylvania, who said States must lie reversed if it's ikis-siblc to elect Tilden President." TUIRP AND LAST HAY. The Convention reassembled Thursday morning and immediately proceeded to the nomination of a candidate for Vice-Presi dent.

When Indiana was called the delegates shouted for Hendricks. Silence being restored, Senator McDonald, of Indiana, said that the mission of Indiana in behalf of Governor Hendricks ended yesterday, and that if the Convention desired to use his name further it must take the responsibility. The hint was seized by Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, who moved that the rules be sus pended and Hendricks be nominated by acclamation. Yet McClernand refused to entertain themotion, although perfectly par liamentary, and directed a call of the States on the nomination. Every Stato voted solid for Hendricks except Ohio and Indiana, the latter being passed on request, and the former casting eight blanks.

The call concluded. Col. Williams said Indiana had no right to say that Hendricks would accept, but would vote for him. Tho result was announced as 730 for Hendricks and 8 blank and Hendricks was declared the nominee. Then the hall began to empty, for nobody seemed interested in the appointment of the National Committee, with which the Convention closed.

There was a little breeze made by a resolution recommending to future National Democratic Conventions to abolish the two-thirds rule as unwise and unnecessary, and that the States bo requested to instruct their future delegates on this question. A motion to table this failed, 35'J to 379, and it was then adopted. The National Committee of one from each State, B. B. Smalley being the Vermont member, was announced.

On motion of Mr. Smalley it was voted that the placo of holding the next National Convention be left to the National Committee, and that the basis of representation he the same as now. The Convention then adjourned, sine die. Two episodes of the brief session aro worthy of notice. After having for four days declared that Tilden would not be supported by the Democracy of New Yorkjohn Kelly took occasion to go upon the platform and, in a long speech, to pledge Tammany to an active, earnest support of the whole ticket.

Happily for the country, and as further proof of the good luck uf Gov. Hayes, Tammany is to give Tilden a zealous support and thus insure his defeat. With this weight upoD them, in addition to all they had before, the Democrats hurried from the hall, and the Convention of 187C was labelled, liko those ol the last twenty years, "another of our failures." The other incident followed tho adjourn ment. McClernand, the incompetent and thick-headed presidcnt.who ordered the Scr-geant-at-Arms to arrest and remove Hon. S.

S. Cox, for tbe reason as well as a disinterested spectator could judge that he was not friendly to Tilden, met Mr. Cox in the Lin-dell House, when Cox. referring to his notion, denounced him asa sneak and a coward. This was too much for the great warrior of Vicksburg, and he was about to prove the truth of the assertion by striking his spirited little opponent, when friends interfered and prevented a geneial row.

There is a strong impression that such scenes as these will not tend to unite tho warring Democracy. A gentlemen inquired of tbe young lady clerk in the Iwokstore the other day if they had "Gates Ajar." She said yes they had one. It was the front gate, and since the warm weather began it bad got to sagging so that they couldn't shut it, and it was ajar most of the time. She suggestively added, however, that the side gate still worked nicely. i'nrificA Bulletin.

A man never really understands the doctrine of total depravity till ho hits worn a a pair of hite pantaloons to a picnic and sat down on a plate of custard pie. An event of this kind will simplify a whole system of theology. ivoruicA Bulletin. BURLINGTON. VT FRIDAY MORNING-.

JULY 14. 1876. TDC CE.TTESSIAL FOURTH. Tlie Celebi-xtlou! at Philadelphia, IVeir fork, and Bottom AT PHILADELPHIA, the celebration began on Monday, with the Centennial parade of tbe Grand Army of tho Republic, which was a most imposing demonstration. About 5,000 men were in line, including veteran soldiers from all sections of tho country.

Tho posts all carried tat'trcd and torn flags, carried by them dur-inc the war. These wero greeted with cheers all along the line of march. This was followed in the evening by an immense procession of trades. The city was bright with illuminations. Great triumphal arches had been erected on Broad and Chestnut streets, which were brilliantly illuminated.

The Union Club and all tbe leading hotels were very elaborately decorated, and platforms which had been erected in front of them were filled with elegantly dressed ladies and gentlemen. Nearly every houso was illuminated. Thousands of people gave receptions and entertained their friends in tho most lavish manner. At times Chestnut and Broad streets, which were natur ally the principal centres or attraction, were as light as day, owing to tho great numbers of bluo lights and torches burned along their line. Tho faco of Washington shown forth everywhere, enshrouded in banners and illuminated with varied colored fires, and the foreign Commissioners and Ministers and their suites were abroad in carriages and urged their way with difficulty through the immense crowds.

Tho procession, which started at ten o'clock, comprised a largo number of civic societies, an immense representation of the industries of the city and vicinity, numerous political clubs of both parties, a large body of military escorting tbe Governor of the Stato of Pennsylvania tho Mayor of Philadelphia; the Foreign Commissioners: the Emperor of Brazil: Princo Oscar of Sweden; tbo Marquis of Rochambcau, tho grandson of oncot thedistinguished French defenders of our Republic; Governors Rtcc of Massachusetts, Lippitt of Rhode Island, Bagleyof Michigan, Carroll of Maryland, Cochran, Peek of Vermont, and many others- Tne display of transparencies was enormous. AT MIDNICUT, the booming of guns and a great display of fireworks announced tho advent of the Fourth. Tho new bell, recently presented to Independence Hall, sounded lorti joyous notes of welcome to our new century of national lilc, and tho crowds cheered vociferously. Within the hall a chorus of 500 voices sang numerous national airs. Tho "Century Plant," a painting of a liberty tree fastened on the front of tho old ball, was brilliantly lighted up.

The immense throngs soon disappeared, anxious to rest before the coming of tbe dawn which was to bring the grand military display and the principal ceremonials in Independence Square. AT SU.NK1SE the Fourth was ushered in by salutes and bell ringing. The display of bunting on the principal streets was wonderful. Tbo military procc-sion moved at It comprised, in addition to a largo body of Pennsylvania militia, regiments Irom New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina. Vermont, Michigan, and other States.

There were between irf.OOO and 10.000 military in line, and tbe parade was about one hour and a half in passing a given point, lhc streets through which the parade wero densely crowded with spectators, who stood their ground manfully, considering that tho mercury was away up among the nineties and the sun bad lull swing. 1 ne troops ere enthusiastically cheered on the route. At Independence Hall they were reviewed by Gen. Sherman. On the platlorm with tbe General wero Prince Oscar, of Sweden Gov.

Connor, of Maine, and staff, and Uov.Lippitt, oi Rhoda Island. The conimcmorativo exercises of the day were hell in Independence Square, and at 10 o'clock every available spot in theSquaro and on the streets in the vicinity wascruwd-ed with people. A stand, with seats for 400O invited guests, had been erected, and, at 10-15, when the ceremonies commenced, was entirely filled. Tho arrivals tl Gov. Hayes and Gen.

Sherman and I.ient. Gen. Sheridan and Dom Pedro were the signal for great cheering. At a ouartfi- past 10 Gilmore's orchestra of 250 musicians opened with tho grand overture, "Tbe Great Republic." Gen. Hawley then r.l.ed tbo as-emblago to order, and with a Irf well-timed remarks introduced lKn Ihonias W.

Ferry, President of the I nitid States Senate, as Pre-ident of the Day. Tbo lattir made an excellent short which I raver was offered by the Rt. Ktv. William B. Stevens.

The chorus tang tho hymn. Welcome to AH Nations," composed by Oliver Wendell Holmes, ol Massachusetts. Mr. Ferry then introduced R-ehard Henry I.ee, of Virginia, wbo lead the Declaration of Independence. 1 be original manuscript of that document as brought foru ard by Mayor Slokely, to whose care it had been entrusted by tbe President ot tho United States.

It was placed upon tbe speakers' stand, facing tho vast multitudo in the square, and lor five minutes the vicinity fairly rang with cheers. Alter tho reading of tho Declaration then came the greeting from Brazil a hymn for the first centennial of American independence composed by Carlos Goniez. of Brazil, at tho request of Ills Majesty Dom Pedro. The announcement ol this portion of the programmo was received by the assemblage with every manifestation of favor. Tho Emperor rose to bis leer, with the rct of tho distinguished personagos present, and listened with great attention.

Bayard Taylor then recited his National Ode, commencing Sun of tbe stately- Day-Let Alia Into tbe sbadurr drift. Let Europe bask in thy ripened nr. And over tbe severing ocean lilt A brovr of broader eplendor' (iivelisbtto tbe eierees Of tbe Land tbat waits to bebold thee rise the gladness of morning lend her, tolih tho triumph of noon attend ber, And the peace of the vesper skies' For lo' she cotoeth now With hope on the lip and pride on the brow, btronxer, and dearer, and fairer, To smile on the love we bear her, To live, as we dreamed ber and sought her Liberty's latest daughter 1 In the clefts of the roca in the secret places, We found her traces, On the hills, in tbe crash of woods tbat fall, We heard ber call When the lines of battle broke. We saw ber lace in the Qery suicke Through toil and anguish and desolation, We followed and found ber With the grace of a virgin Nation As a sacred xone around ber' Who shall rejoice With a righteous voice, Far-besrd through the age, if not she! For the menace Is dumb that deQed ber. Tee doubt is dead that denied her.

And she stands acknowledged and tree A grand triumphal march, with tho chorus, "Our National Banner," by Dexter Smith, of Boston, was next given by tho orchestra and chorus, alter which tbe orator of tho day, William M. Evarts, was introduced and greeted with loud and long cheers. XR. EVARTS ORATIOS. nArtnnln-.

with references to thedignitv Of tho day and to the manner In which it bas been ob served nuneno, air. r.varis noreu as a signiucant featue of American independence, that It was a civil act, carefully wrought out in advance of war rather than a mere result of arms. Hence the principle was from tbe Qrst engrafted upon our institutions that the military is subordinate to tbe civil authority. From tbe first, also, union was songht as well as Independence, though It was longer in being realized. The delicacy of ibe work unoeriaaen ani uu muuieuiuu.

loppwusiunir-r restin-r upon the authors of the Declaration ate shown in the parts of the Kngilsh sistem which tbey bad to avoid as well as those they were to choose, and in tbe failure of some or tbe great English aod French to accomplish reformed institutions. This led to a survey of tbe characteristics of tbe American people, the motives with which tney settled tne country, meir nign religious training, and the agencies, political ana social, which they were compelled to adopt. Mr. Xvarts gave an eloquent exposition of tbe leading lines of developmeul shown during the past century. In the expansion of territorial extent he laid particular stress upon tbe race between slavery and Ireedom rir lua couqucst of Western soil, until the acqa ilisn ox uau ornia suaaeniy put an end to the parallelism which bad previously been going on, and nltim.tely brought about the collision, resulting In tbe extinction of slavery, the only dan gerous ereureui, ru our sjeicui.

-is uivi. auii-iciuiu event ever occurred within the nation, as It proved tbat tbe heart of tbe people was still sound, tbat pnblio Interests still preponderate over tbat tbe moral leeling is still supreme among all tbe forces of tbe nation. As a people we have taken nastcD backwaid. "nor bare we needed to seek other paths In our progress man thos in which our leet were planted at too unity, iid-ertv. oower.

nrosneritr. these are our po -sessions toslay. Whatever may-seem tolmpalrthelrwortb, ur to threaten their steamy, are but tbe lecideaU of the tmnr. and must vleld to the irreslitlble nro- gresa which bas marked us from the beginning, uur only immediate concern is tbat we, wno stand at Ibis aividtng line of tbe centuries, and whose record will be scrutinized a hundred years Lence, shall be lound wortay ot tne place we noio. Aftcr Mr.

Evarta had concluded, the Hallelujah chorus from Handel's "Messiah" was periormed by the orchestra and chorus, ani the ceremonies wero concluded with the singing ot the doxology, in which the entire assemblage joined. AT NSW YORK the celebration also began tbe night before. with the most extensive illumination evtr knuwu on tbe continent. exccedioK both tbe Atlantic Cable celebration illumination and .1 mas sis nuuur nhviwh ui un, Brooklyn and Jersey City joined in the illumination. The streets were thronged with people, and everybody was wild with enthosiasm.

Several buildings in New Yon were set on fire with tbe illuminations, and the fire department had a busy time. Broadway was almost a sea of fire from the Western Union building at Dey street to Union Square. An electric apparatus from tho telegraph building poured a flood of light on tho great thoroughfare and made tho new postoffico building glitter liko an iceberg, changed at times to rose color by the red glare from immense b3ngola lights burning in Broadway. Among the buildings particularly brilliant with illuminations down town were the City Hall of 500 windows, each of which contained 21 lights; tbe Park Bank, Herald building, French's Hotel, New York Life Insurance building, tbe St. Nicholas, Metropolitan and hundreds of other hotels, places of business and residences.

Castle William fired a salute of 100 guns from its immense 15-inch cannon, whilo the church bells rung, and the screams ot the locomotive and steamboat whistles gave tbe scene an almost unearthly aspect, while all over the city, as well as Brooklyn and Jersey City, could be seen thousands of rockets, blue-lights, bombs and other kinds of fireworks. The cast side of tho city, from the Bowery to East river, largely the home of tbo German population, was especially noticeable for the display of bunting durincr the dav and fireworks at night. The procession started at 9 clock in tho evening and marched until midnight, tbe march winding up at Union Square. Tho great buildings surrounding the Square shook with the deafening cheers which rantr out from at least Every build ing around Union Square was appropriately illuminated, save tho old and stately man sion oi uamei Drew, wnicn stood out in gloomy proportions on tho gay and en livened scene. About 9 o'clock tbo Sanaro wa3 cleared out by tho police, tho Seventy-first Regi ment ana toe 1'ark polico olucers.

It took tbe united efforts of all combined to keen back tbe surging masses of human beings. I anil 'r-pr waa itlln.lk.. Im passable. Many and variegated splendid devices in gas jets, rockets, lights and other illuminations, formed a scene of Oriental magnificence. From tho grand stand on tho plaza festoons of lanterns of every color imaginable streamed across the platform provided fir from tree to tree tho same strings ol countless lanterns were suspended, and even tho lamps in the square were also painted in various colors.

All tbe bands wero consolidated at Union Square, and "Hail Columbia" was played. Then a choir of nearly a thousand persons sung "Tbe heavens aro telling the glory of God." At midnight Trinity and Graco Church rang furtn the national airs. A salute was fired from tho Battery, and steam whistles set up ascream. The streets everywhero were crowded far into tbo morning with people. There was no rowdyism, but all seemed imbued with the patriotism which should greet our birthday as a nation.

Tho morning ol the Fourth was remarkably quiet, all being exhausted by the excitement of the night. The day was u-her-cd in by salutes from the guns of tbe forts. The shipping in the port made a great di playof bunting. The day was celebrated by special services in many of tho principal city churches. Tho main public exercises were at the Academy of Music.

Gov. Dix presided, and Dr. Richard S. Storrs delivered the oration, which lasted over two hours and wearied the audience. DR.

STORRS' ORATIOX. The orator contrasted the action of July 4tb, Irri; with otber crest and kindred etcnts in gen eral histurr, In specal manner wita those frmtlul actiens in Koglisti history which had prepared tbe way tor it, and with which, he said, the thonghtfnl student el the yast will always let it in intimate relations. Tbe scene enacted the meadow hunnymele lire and a hall rentorles before the English barons met King John and lorced from him the Magna Ubarta was cured in all ita pomp and pageantry, with the fortress of w.ndsor frowning down the cl ITaboTe. Tbe presentment of tbe Petition of R.ghtsthe second great charter the liberties of tngland to L'barlcs I. by Parha-meatwas described, and tbe scene and its accessories were stown to be hardly less impreistre than tbe lormtr.

In sharp contrast to these was pie-tared tbe scene that took place in Independence hall liu years ago, when ISO farmers, planters, lawyer, physicians and surveyor o. land were assembled to consider tbe paper prepared by- a young Vuglnia lawyer. From this the speaker passed to an anslysia of the moral and social life and status oftheeomputite people of tbe C'lonie. and traced the manner in which they had becume allied, belors the momentous discussion, by every species of or-mmcn work, ol discussion, endurance and martist struggles, so that it needed or-Iy some signal occss on. some summons to hero decision, to male taem lurget that their ancestors bad been ITeivut in the supreme consciousness that they had now a coramon country, and were all else Americans, The elements which make tbe document rank with the great F-nglua chatters were discassel, and the fact pointed out slow tendenets centuries came a sudden cnl icinatiouin II, and that the forceof its impact upcu public aCam and tbe mind of tbe wurld was not to be inessaredby its contenu alone, but by tbe relation in which these suiod to ail the vehement discussion sud struggle of wh.eh was tbe latest uetcome.

7be principles upon wh.ch the Declaration Is fourrted were discussed eloquently and at length, aad the eneets of the.r derelopement shown. Dr. Storrs scented the thought that we as a peoie, are worse than onr fathers. Jubn Adams at the head uf the War Department in rft wroto bittsr laments orthe corruption which ex st-ed in even that inlant age of the Kepabl.c. and uf the spirit of venality, rapacioas and itsatiabie, which was then tbe most alarming enemy of Amer.

lea. lie declared himsell ashamed ol the age he llted in In Jefferson's day all federal sta expected the un versal dominion of reoeb inSdenty. In Jackson'sday all Whigs thought tbe euunt-y gone to ruin already, all: Jlr. biddlehad bad the entire pnblie hspe locked up In the vanlts or his term! nated bask. In Folk's day- the excitements of the Mexican war gave life and germination to all seeds of rsscallty.

There has never been a time-not here alone, in any country when the herce light of incessant inuuiry biasing on men in public lue would not hare brought out sach torcesof evil as we hate seen, or when the condemnation wh.cn followed the discovery would have been shirper. And It la among my deepest convictions tbat, with all which has happened to debase and debauch it. tbe natijn at large was never before more mentally vigorous or morally sound than it is to-day. Other oratioDS were delivered by Fernando Wood in Tammany Hall. Richard O'Gorman at Irving Hall, and others.

AT BOSTON the orator was Hon. Robert C. Winthrop. His subject was "A Century of Self-Government." MR. WISTOROI-'S ORATION.

He gare a graphic sketch of the grand figures which forever, stand ont to tbe world's view in connection with the issuing of the Declaration of Independence on tbe Fourth of July. 17:6. at Philadelphia of Thomas Jefferson (whose writing dese, upon which the immortal paper was written. Sir. Wintbrop bad beforo him and held up to bis auditors), benjsmln Harrison.

Roger Bherman. Charles Carroll, uf Carrollton, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock. Samnel Adams and John Adams, lie mentioned the interesting fact tbat though tbe Declaration was proclaimed on the 4th of July, the signatures were not completed till the 2d of August, so that for nearly a month the bold autograph of John Hancock, attested by the Congres. sional becretary. alone certified to tbe lnlepen-dence of the American people.

By a series of in-terestlng analy ses of successive crises in our colonial history, the orator traced the rights set forth In tbe Declaration to those wbieh were brought over by the Puritans and embodied in tbe agree-ment signed In the Mayflower. They were, in lact, the principles dear to iree-born Kngllshmen in all ages, and our Fathers, even in the height of the struggle, felt tbat they were fighting fur England as well as America, ao when the question ot independence arrived it was found, first, that the people bad decreed it, whatever their publie servants mfghtdo about it; and. secondly, it was already a lacu now Massachusetts in particular naa contributed by a long course ol events to this merit able conclusion. Sir. Wlntbron elonntntlv set lortb.

Thus came the Declaration; afterward its lulfill-ment in war, then tbeConlederatlon then the Union under its first august President. Beforo the second great Centennial anniversary in our history, Sir. Wlnthrop hoped that the present unfavorable icol- dents aDnarent In our polities and in cur Society win nave vanished forever. These things, ne ssy are not tbe resalt ol our institutions, but of distal b-ing causes, being as distinctly traceable thereto as the scurliu ofa Tnlcann or the debris ofadeluge. be orat.on closed with an eloquent review of tbe inuoence exerted by America ou me weuro ui m.

human raee bow mnch has been dooe by It and through it to remove abuses, destroy ty rsnny, oe-veluu well.re?ulated libortr. to abolisn slavery in our own mlil.t. and to reirenerate our institutions ny placing under them trie lnipensname curncr- n.na I ill. n.rtlnv word la nnHllf admonition not to forget the liud of oar Fathers, in whom as a nation, no loss than as indiriduals, "we live, mo and have tur being. The Insolence of Hcjior.

How much of all that passes for humorous is simply profane, or indecent, or brutal? Half the humorous stories that pass current in the world are unfit for publication. Tho great humor ists from Rabelais to swilt or Sterne, are no loncer ouotablc in their naked reality and as tho orld becomes more decorous, humor becomes toneue-tied and obsolete. Of the iests that survive, half, again, owe their merit to tneir iuuuiuuuilj. uuua. ui, uuj ui tho current stories ot Douglass Jerold, who passed for a humorist in these later days.

Every recorded jest or his that I have seen in a gross incivility made palatable by a pun. The substance or each phrase, is, lou are a fool the art consists in so wrapping the insolence in a play of words that bearers laugh and the victim is deprivedjof sympathy. "It was your father, then, who was not so handsome is one of Tallycrand's brilliant retorts to a man who spoke of his mother's beauty. What is this but to say "iou are an ugly beast." and to evade the legitmate resent ment of tbe sufferer? If the poor wretch had some harmless Tanity and fancied that some reflection of a mother's beauty still lingered upon his misshappen features, would any man 'of decent kind heartedness tear away this poor little salve to self esteem for the sake ora laugh? Biseur delons mots maueais ca'ractere, says Pascal, and he never said a truer thing. This Is the season of tho year when man delichts lie beneath wide-spreading shade I trees, communing with nature and getting knM In kta V-.

From our own Special Reporter. ouii craTiunviAi. coBBEsroxu- E.1CU lUet Old Dominion and Sircen Mountain State Join Hande lamp lAtc Among me jiiiitary. Camp Ethan Allen, PntLADiLrniA, July 3, 18TC. 5 Thoso Vermont boys wero tho hardest fijhters wo had to meet," said the veteran Captain of one of the Virginia companies, forming the Centennial Lesion from the South, "for they never knew when they wero beaten.

Rut now wo like them all the better, for that and I reckon we would both fight together under tbe old Has as hard as ever," continued Captain Bossieux. And this seems to bo the prevailing sentiment among his command, most of whom served through the late war. They expressed themselves as being pleased at having tho Vermont companies near their encampment. However much some politicians may work to stir np sectional strife and agitata old war issues, we are inclined to the belief tbat the era of good will, which commenced to develop at Bunker Hill last year, is beinc extended and strengthened, amone those wh fouqht for principle, on both sides. Certainly it is so these Virginians are representatives ol Southern feeling.

We have merely cited this instance, as being one which is especially gratifying to note on this Centennial occasion. The Colonel of that Regiment was a Major-General in corps, and tho Malor in command of tbo battalion here, was Colonel of the 21th Massachusetts Volunteers. On the right of our camp are the Detroit Cadets, some 150 strong, and next in line are the 23rd. and 7th New York regiments. Sunday the dress parade by these respective bodies was witnessed by a largo number of people.

The manual uf arms as executed by the 23rd Regiment was the finest that we have seen, with the exception of that of the West Point Cadets, which is as near perfection as it is possible for a body of men to attain to. Rut wo can say, so far as our own observation goes, that, with the exception of tho West Pointers." the Ransom Gnards as constituted when they attended the Con-1 ku.u otuicuuiai, wuuiM ueur a lavoraoio comparison with any organization on tbe ground to-day, in both the manual of arms, and field movements and if with all the new members, this company couldn't perform the evolutions incident to dress parade and review as satisfactorily as some companies of moro pretentions, then our eyes havo wholly deceived us. Five days have passed since the Vermont troops entered camp, and they have been days of pleasure, as well as profit, while the evenings in camp have been seasons of recreation and enjoyment, the heat of the day being succeeded by a cool and refreshing atmosphere. The litnd and the Glee Club afford entertainment of unusual merit, and as 1 write at early morning the strains of muic from the 23rd Regimental Bind are followed at intervals by pieces from tho Virginia and Vermont musicians, which fill the air with harmony. Tho members of.

the company attend tho Exhibition daily, and we haven't seen one that regrets coming here as yet. The Vermont Stato building isavcry convenient aod neat structure. Calling round there Saturday we had the plea. are of meeting Governor Peck, who spends considerate time at the building. We were shown a Centennial curiosity in the sbapo of an egg, sent Irom the town of Guilford, by a Mr.

Esterbrook. Now, Guilford is the oldest town in the Statu, and if that hen isn't Centenarian, it certainly is no ordinary fowl. For on tbe end of the egg one can discern, (assisted by a little imagination) a letter" raised on the shell of course, in these times, it can stand for nothing else than one hundred or Centennial. And yet there are people so illiterate that they can't it when they look at that egg. At the dairy near tbe Vermont building, one can get a large bowl of pure milk and Vienna bread for 15 cents, ice cream and strawberries for 15 cents mare, oat meal and milk for tbo same, and in fact all tbe substantial of eating ono can desird, at a fair and reasonable rate.

The restaurants have generally come down in prices, and no one need look far tofind good refreshments at a reasonable price. The Turkish Cafe is directly opposite the Vermont bnildiog. and one car hear them shouting in an unknown tongoe for coffee, ice cream, etc. It iscrowdedfrom morning till night, and we would recommend all who read these lines to go to Turkey and sip a fine cup of coffee. There is an immenso crowd on tho grounds to-day, and every corner and room in tho exposition buildings are full.

Tbe weather has been extremely hot fir several making out of door travel very oppressive but to-day a strong northwest wind prevails, and makes the temperature quite endurable in tho sun, and comforta-bio in the shade. Tbe attractions of this independence week aro so numerous that whichever way one may turn tbey aro suro to miss another equally so. There is literally music in the air" which judiciously distributed is sufHsient in its powers and charms to sooth the savage brea-t" of all tbe Arabs, Turks. Hindoos, Spaniards and Indians on the globe. In the Lsndsdwne Pavilion, at a shaded ravine, the Wet Point and Marino bands alternate in playing through the day.

while tbo chime of belN, tbo big organ, Gilmore's, tbe 23rd, and 7th Regimental binds, all contribute to make Fairmount Park a concert garden of unu-sual Tbe city to-night presents a splendid sight. As tar as tbe eye can reach, the red, whito and blue floats from window, door, and housetop, in profusion, and bunting is wreathed in every conceiva ble place, and amid the din ot cannon the Centennial fourth will be u-hercd in. Yours, Y. LmbarraMrd Eloquence. ntTP.oiT LawrxR raacTicxs uis fourth or JULY SriECH UNDER DIFFICULTIES.

The Detroit Free Press tells a story about a certain Detroit lawyer who was invited to deliver a fourth of July oration in an mtc or town. Having never delivered one. ana being anxious to distinguish himself, ho commenced a week ago to fit himself for the ta-lc. lie in a man lo stand, up ana read a speech, and be isn the man who would break down delivering ono. He lanncd to spend an hour in a grove near lamer Hospital each morning, und he would have hit the nail on the head if folk had let him alone.

Everything passed off all right tbo first morning. He made halt a dozen cood hits at tyranny, cot in a left handcron tbe nose ot monopoly, ana culled high taxation all around tbe grove. He praised liberty, patted Bunker Hill on tbe back, extolled Washington, and sprinkled sad tears on the memory ot the rusting Pil grim fathers, ilut tho second morning brought tho boys. Ihey had ascertained bis obiect. and wero thero abeaa ol him When bo mounted a log and asked an imaginary audienco to go back with him to the oirth ot freedom, a Doy oenina a orusn heap groaned.

The lawyer went on. With one hand on the sacred old bell of Indepen dence Hall, and the other on the tomb of Wakhinoton. he said "Ilark tis the thunder of cannon at Yorktown. 'Tis the tread of Your patriot grandsires marching toward the sunrise ol Ireedom." 'Taint neither its a freight train hellerin' for the Woodward avenue crosin" yelled a boy in tho fence corner. Tbe lawyer couldn tret around those boys, and be had to quit Ho went an hour later the next morning and avoided them, but while he was get ting ou a beautitul thing on the nappy household of Stales, un old woman catue crawling through tno lenco ana wanted to know if he had seen any stray goose arouna there, and she then intimated that he looked like a man that would steal a whole nock of geese on tbe slightest prov ocation.

The lawyer was in the grove at sunrise next morning, and for halt an hour ho had it all his own way. Then a man with a big nose came along and said be had a leaso ot that grove ana wantea no luna tic hollerinir around thero. "But I won hurt vour grove," protested the lawyer. know vou won hurt the trees." answered tbe man, but I past urn my cow in here and vour talks disturbs ber. She a lost hi- teen pounds of fat since you began coming here." It isn't at all likely that toe lawyer ill deliver any fourth of July oration.

it wouldn pay to hire a hall, and go where he will in tbe suburbs some one will ask him to pull down bis chin, or suspect him of designs against henroosts. A Hawkxts Woman. Mr. and Mrs, Gruetzer, of Centreville, were walking near that city, one day last week, when they were accosted by a villainous-looking ras cal, who presented a revolver at -vir. ureui-zer.

ordered him to "git." Mr. Greutzer, being of an accommodating disposition, got with the greatest alacrity, and then Mrs. Greutzer, finding herself deserted, went for the man with the revolver, took his artillery awayfrom him, bit on the end ot his nose, i. li. ti stucc ncr tnumo into un eye auu tiws it and finally twining her hands in his hair, warped him around a sapling until he ached and smarted for twelve feet in every direc-rection.

lie would never have got away in thit world but the woman, setting a little excited and warmed np to her work, let goto spit on hands and get a fresh hold. It is getting so that it isn' safo for a tramp to tackle an Iowa man when tbe man wire along. Burlington Hawltye. NUMBER News by Telegraph. The Islsaeter on tha Plalna.

LATER rURTOn PARTICULARS. BosMAN.Mantana, July 3, 7d. m. Mr. Taylor, bearer of dispatches from Little Horn to fort f.liis.

arrived this evening ana reports the following: Tbe battle was fought on tbe 25th thirty or forty miles below the Little Horn. Gen. Custer attacked the Indian village of from 2,500 to 4,000 warriors on one side, and Col Reno was to attack on the other side, Three companies were placed on a hill as a reserve. General Caster and fifteen officers and every man belonging to the five com panies were xiiiea. uoi i.eno retrcatea under protection of the reserve.

OVER TI1HEE HUNDRED KILLED. The whole number killed was 315. When Gen. Gibbons joined Reno the Indians left. Tbe battle gronnd looked like a slaughter pen, as it really was.

being in a narrow ravine, iho dead were much mutilated. The situation now looks serious, ben Terry arrived at Uibbons'acamp on a steam boat and crossed the command over and ac companied it to join Gen. Custer, who knew it was coming Deiore too ngnc occurred. Lieut. Crittenden, son of Gen.

Crittenden, was among the killed. PARTICULARS Or THE SAD ATTAIR. New Yore. July 7. Tbe Times has tho following special Camp at mouth of Big Hnm July 3d: Gen.

Custer left tho Rose bud, June 231, with twelve companies of the seventh cavalry, striking a trail wnere Reno left it. On tbe morning of the 25th an Indian village. 20 miles above themouth of the Little Horn, was reported 15 miles away. Gen. Custer pushed rapidly on.

They had marched 73 miles in the 2-1 hours preceding the battle. When near the village it was discovered that the Indians were moving in hot haste as if retreating. Reno with seven companies or the seventh cav alry was ordered to the left to attack the village at its head, while Custer with five companies went to the right and commenced a vigorous attack. Reno felt of them with three companies or cavalry and was almost instantly surrounded, and after an hour or more of vigorous fighting during which bo lest Lieutenants Hodgson and Melntnah. -and Dr.

DeWolf and twelve men, with several Indian scouts killed and many wounded he cut his way through to the river and gained a bluff 300 feet in height, where he entrenched, ana was soon inine hv Col. Benton with lour companies. The Indians resumed their attack, making renealed charees. which were repuiseawith great slaughter to the Indians. They gained higher ground than Reno occupied, and as their arms were of longer range and better than the cavalry, they kept up a galling fire ntil niebt-tall.

During tne night neno itrenzthenod his position, and another at tack was made at daylight. The day wore Reno bad lost in tilled ana wounded a large portion of his command, forty odd having been killed berore the bluff was reached, mtny of them in hand-to-band conflicts with the Indians who outnumbered them ten to one, and as his men had been without water for thirty-six hours the sufferinc? was heartrending. In this state of affairs they determined to reach water at all hazards.which they finally did, and the command was relieved. When the fighting ceased for the night Reno further prepared lor attacks, mere nau now ocen forty-eight hours fighting, wifi no word from Custer. After twenty-four honrs more of fighting tbe Indians abandoned their village in great haste.

Reno knew then that succor was near at band. Gon. Terry, with Gibbons, commanding his own infantry, had arrived, and as the comrades met the men wept on each others necks. Inquiries were then made for Custer, but none could tell where he was. Soon an officer came rushing into camp and related tbat he had found Custer dead and tripped naked, but not mutilated, and near im histwo Mothers, uoi.

ujsuiu luster his brother-in-law. Cnl. Calhoun; is nephew. Col. Yates; Col.

Keogh, Capt. mith. Lieu tt. Crittenden and bturges. Col.

Cooke, Lieuts Porter and llarnozton. Dr. Lord. Maelc Kelloez. the Bismarck Tribune correspondent, and 100 men and scouts out of Gen Custer's command.

There was only one scout remained to tell the tale. Custer was completely surrounded by the Indians. Custer was among tbe last wno fell, but when his cheering voice was no longer beard, the Indians made easy work of the The bodies of all save the newspaper corre- Dondent wire stripped and most ol them wero horribly mutilated. Custer was shot' through the body and through the head. The troops cared for the wounded and uried the dead ana returnea to tneir Dasc supplies and instructions from tbe gen eral of the army Col.

Saiiih arrived at Bismarck Wednesday night, with thirty-five wounded. The Indians lost heavily in tbo battle. The Crow scout survived by hiding in a ravine. He believes the Indians lost more than the whites. Tbe village numbered 1,300 lodges, and it is thought there were 4.000 warriors.

Gen. Custer was directed by Gen. Terry to find and feel of tho Indians, bat not to tiiiht unless Terry arrived with inlantry and with iibbons- column, tno casualties ioo up :61 killedand52 wounded. CEN.SUERMAN- OS Till MASSACRE. A correspondent in Philadelphia had a conversation with Gen.

Sherman on tbe Sioux mass-acre of Custer's command. In answer to the questions what were the reasons for this expedition. Gen. Sherman said We are doing this at tne special re quest of the Indian department. It does notoriginato wiinmear oiiiiumtu.

all. You will see ou my niap wbero the Indian reservation I. Ourpurpo-e is to drivo these Indians who are uf wildest ana most avatre sirt downon their reservation, lou can say that we will do it now or exterminate them." Sneaking of tbe Indian policy, Isen sncr- man said that tbe truth was the army was unable to carry out too purposes ot the government in the Indian country ny reason of its weakness. I have," said Gen. Sherman, sent every man I could spare nto that rezion.

cvin taxing troops irom Louisiana and Salt Lake. The government in its wisdom direcLs tho doing of certain things in these regions it directs in expeditions lito this of Terry, in expeditions necessary for the development of that coun try, and we do me Dest wo can un uur material, but we arc in no condition to dj the work required of us. ADDITIONAL I-ARTICl'LARS. IlisiiAitcE. July 7.

Additional intelli gence Irom the mouth jf Big Horn, dated the 1st. says- "But for the timely arrival ot relief. Col. Reno's command wuuld have been cut off to a man. Tho number saved with Reno is 32U, including 51 wounded.

The loss among the Indians was prabably considerable, lis bodies were found in every direction and they left behind only a small portion or their dead. a remained nearly two days on tbe ccno oi this disaster to burv the daid and Drenaro for the trans- nortation ol the wuunuca to a piace ui safety. The neighboring country was still full of scattering bands of Indians watching our movements and doubtless prepared to take advantage of any want ot vigilance lo add to tbe number of their victims. A species of rude horse litters were constructed nt noles and strins of hide, and on these the disabled were carried 2U miles to the forts of tho Big Horn, where tbey were placed on board tbo steamer and last night tney were brought down to the junction with tho Yellow Stone. To-morrow a steamer will convey the noor fellows to Fort Lincoln.

rne corresponuem says: in ciusiug my hasty narrative of this affair, in certain re spects the most hideously remarkable in inoaern mstorv. i purposely reiraia irum comment. The naked facts, so tar as tbey are known, must guide your readers to the conclusion as to the cause oi tne calamity. Information derived from many sources, in cluding, of course, the observations ot tho officers engaged in the battle, led to the conclusion that 2,000 or J.000 Indians composed tbe fighting fores arranged against Custer and bis GOO men; still, these were odds which any officer of the 7th cavalry would have unhesitatingly accepted for his regiment under any ordinary circumstances of Indian warfare. The force under Gen.

Terry's immediate command was designed nut only tu jut off the retreat of the In dians but to afford support to Cus ter as needed. Its march was made in accurate accordance with the plan com municated to each ot tbe subordinate leaa era before tbe movement commenced, lc reached the point where the battle was expected at thu time proposed and bad not tbo action been precipitated, for reasons which are as yet unknown, force would have been present on the field sufficient to relieve any repulse of ths attacking column. Gen. Gibbon's cavalry followed the Indians for about ten miles and ascertained that tbey bad moved to the by several trails. A good deal of property had been thrown away by them to lighten their march and was r.omrl scattered for many miles over tho prairie.

Many ot their dead were also discovered secreted in ravines a long distance from the battlefields. Among thorn wera Arrapahoes and Obey ennea.as wall aa Sioux. mx AH-AJITIC CMUL India. a rkAircL smrwEicx two acaaixn and TBitrr una urr. tt n.umaAf jbr uaque, air jjutch Eaat India telegraphs eouBminf la report of the loss of the steamer Lientenan General Kroesen.

in the Straits of Sumday Two hundred and thirty persons were drowned. wesikbi ens. TERRIFIC STORX DESTRUCTION OF rR0riRTT- LOSS OF LITE. DATRxrORT, Iowa, July A terrific torm prevailed over the northern portion of this State last night. The village of Rochdale was washed out last night and 43 persons were drowned.

It will tale two weeks to repair the Illinois Central Railroad. At Port Madison the damage is estimated at $200,000. Almost every dwelling sustained damage, aDd 40 bouses were unroofed. At Burlington 89 buildings were riddled to pieces. Mr.

and Mrs. Stockwell were killed. Tbe storm was bnt ol filteen minutes' duration. MOURNING AMONG TOE Omaha, July 7. Information from the Red Cloud agency or the date or the 4 ih says that great mourning and uneasiness is exhibited by the Indians at the agencies.

This would seem to confirm the reports or the severe loss by the Indians in the recent engagement. IFASBMUTOX CORRECT ACCOUMINQ LV TUE TREASRRT DEPARTMENT. Wasui.ncto.v, D. July 7. Tho coat; of bonds and money in the treasury just completed, shows tho amount of bonds held by tho treasurer to secure the bank circulation and deposits was found to be precisely the amount called for by the hnnts 972,320.

The amount of money on hand was found to be S45.7O2.301.7i. which wiw within less than 5 of the amount called for, the discrepancy arising from trifling errors in making change. JEW EXULulXls HWSi. MR. BLAINE TENDERED THE AIM-OINTMENT CT SENATOR DE WILL ACCEPT HIS FUTSICAL CONDITION.

AUCUSTA. July7. Governor Connor oalled on Mr. Blaine to-day in his sick room. axtl tendered him the appointment of United States senator, savin? he believed it to be the very general exnectation and wish of tbe republicans of Mame that be should fill the vacancy ciused by Mr.

Morrill's resignation. Mr. Blaine will accept. Mr. Blaine is not quite so well to-day as for two or three days past.

AOlueire In Knxt. IN. 7. Correspondence St. Louis Ulobe-lMinocraLl In front Of the St.

Xiehnlaa llnt-l k.innl shambling along, with his eyesca-t down, a dirty briar-wood pipe in his mouth, a ragged coat on bis back, an old slnnehnl hat cn his head, pants sadly the worse for wear, luncu up over nirty Drogans. Ills wholo get-up was strikingly How much would you givo for what is on that ou ieuow7 1 asked my companion. Aftir ho had tamed and surveyed him horn bead foot the answer came. Well, his clothes might bring $3 at a second-hand shop but why do yon ask that question Because." I responded, that old specimen of humanity is worth threo or four millions, and he usually carries in tboso old clothes from 25.000 to $30,000 Jated Sates securities." And such are the The man is named Connors. Mmy years ago he landed in Halifax from Ireland with nutfeiB in nis pocket.

Strolling along Water street he saw in a iunk-shor a larcn quantity of old brass. An idea struck him. Could he not make a successful deal in old brass7 He entered and inquired how much per pound would be accepted for the junk. His next move was In tho direction of tie piers on the river front. He found visuri about to sail for Bostaa in ballast, and sought an interview with the captain, who proved to be a countryman of his.

From bita he ascertained the price of brass in Boston, and after a little calculation tbey found that they could clear abont 100 by buying out the junkman. The skipper advanced the money, the brass was transferred to the schooner. They set sail for the Hub. where they arrived in due time, and selling their cargo, cleared 150 by tho transaction, which they divided between them: Connors remained in Iiotin. whero ho made a few more lucky speculations or this nature, and then came to this city.

He lived the lifj of a miser, in a dilapidated tenement-house, cookinir his own meals and having as his only companion a little dog, with whom he divided his frugal mealr. Every speculation he entered into yielded him gold, and finally, when he had accumulated about 5,000, he began to operate in real estate. He was remarkably shrewd and everything ho touched seemed tj turn into gold as if by magic. All this time his wile and children remained in Ireland, and rarely would ho condescend to write them. owing to the necessity of purchasing the postage stamD that would ho involved.

His wealth doubled nearly every year; loLs oar-chased for a mere song enhanced in value rapidly; and as ho prospered ho placed much in tenement houses that gave handsome profits. Some years ago be purchased the 1'ark Hotel, corner ot Beekmsn and Nassau streets. Later the Central Park Hotel was erected by him, and still later the Astor-PIace Hotel. Ho now owns, it is said, five or six hotels and other real estate, valued in the aggregate at between and 4.000.000 Connors is a every sense of tbe word. A few years ago he sent to Ireland and brought out his eldest son to aid him in the management of his large estate.

The young man toiled diligently but the old fellow did not givo In to sufficient to pay his board, and the young man left him and is now running a real estate offico in Brooklyn on his own account. Duriog all this time Connors -carefully guarded from every one, including his son, his place of abode. None ot bis tenauts know where to find him except on rent day, when he calls promptly to the hour and demands the uttermost farthing. How tbe Demoerats Rerelve tbe Ueuurratle Xomtnattons, Despatches to the New York Twits sjy The truth is that the nomination lias fallen pretty flat on the Democracy. The crowds who show most interest are Kepulr-licans, and they are generally well satisfied.

It is agreed that the contest is to lie made in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, all of which States Tilden must carry to win and even with all these, neither Louisiana nor North Carolina could bo spared by him. Republicans, while feeling no doubt about the election, seem to feel that Tilden's nomination gives the Democrats tho only ground upon which they could have made a canvass. Tho West. which was to rule with the South, is thrown away in the hopo of saving New York, and a forlorn hope it is. The Ohio ilemocrats are the worst ae- moralized people that have been seen for many a day.

Tbey agree that the Democrats can only hope for four members of the House from Ohio next fall. Savage says the platlorm means that the Democrats indorse the Republican platform, and will run their candidates upon it. Landers, ot Indiana, suvs the uemoerats win not now be able to get more than two Congressmen out of his State. This is his way of expressing dis gust with the nomination. Bright, of Tennessee, says the nomination is weak, and talks ot a thira ticket, loung, oi icnnes- see, also regards the nomination as weak in tbat State.

Senator Jjootu says liiden is weak man on the Pacific Coast, and cannot carry California. senator xnurman is non-commitai. tie promises to give Tilden such support as ho can, but says of course nothing can be done in Obio. The Ohio Democrats gen erally concede Hayes 50,000 majority in their Stato. New York Democrats do not like to say much.

Ibe Republicans from that State have been expressing a hope that Tilden would be nominated, and they say his war record, his connection with Tammany as long as Tweed held power, and his connivance with and aid of the election frauds, when Seymour was counted in, though never elected, will destroy his chances or carrying the State. John Kelly says very little about the nomination, except that it is an execediugly weak one. lie will support it, however, declaring tbat Tammany Hall was never raise to a regular candidate, and never bolted a regular ticket. The platform adopted by the Convention met with even more opposition than does the candidates. The financial plank Is distasteful to many delegates from tbe South and West, and there are numbers of them who declare tbey will bolt the ticket.

One well-known Louisiana Democrat loudly denounces Tilden as a fraud and tho ptatfoixn as a sham, and declares that old Peter Coo pi is a good enough candidate for him and fcr 20,000 more of the voters or Louisiana. Everything considered, thero can bo no doubt that Tilden was by long odds tie weakest candidate who could have been nominated. He has more bitter enemies than any other man in the Democratic party, and he has only lukewarm support in several or the most important States. The mass cf the people and tbe German and Independent voters cannot be deceived by his snamrt-furm, and there can be no doubt that in tie words or Gen. Tom Ewing, "Hayes can beat him without sitting upright." A country subscriber, who signs his letters "Charles," writes us: "Something within me tells me I have genius.

At dawn, at midday, and an eventide I break Torth in poetic iccg my waking hours are musical with the late tones of an unseen Orpheus, and In bt aleep tbe moaea bend lovingly o'er say cot. Bow shall I develop and perfect this iurintioo this divine aatatoa tola gift of rt a. ir.fnwt (Shavian "7,, irf Pan and paddl. dMaM.tfrtJtr rox tAasrUlavt i iarf air in.