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BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1877. 8 anmveikaiikk. LATEST OSTSCRIPT off from this tbo fraction of three-tenths of one and reduce. that to thirty grammes of gold and inscribe its vaiun on its face. Japan hai adopted such a piece her standard.

Japan, with Kipulalion larger than tbat of England, baa adopted this coin; lot us follow her lead with our fllty millions, and others way follow our esaiu. pie. According to Mr. I -in derm an, the director of our mint, we had in our I'nlon, a year siauc, mild and silver amounting to one hundred ana thirty million of dollar In min. As our mines barn been yielding ninety-live millions of dollars in the year which expires with June, and our imports of specie are at least ten millions In excess of exports, we shall have in Juno more THE EASTERH WAS.

K1T0RTED URklSII MOVEMENT. HBKVIAN OIi: VTIONM. RECAPTURE OF AROAUAN. JT'oreliciierM In Conntuiillnoilu. SEW All I NET 1.1 GIIEFXE.

fxkaxcial aid commercial. CSaerlal DtUSWk ta Un TraaaretptO THE COAL ROAD. Nr.w Yoke, May F. M. Tlie coal-road share! were heavy on the second call, hut not quite so weak as expected on tlw large decline In coni this afteradon.

Tiieir stubbornness was attributed to the large short Interest in tbe market, and the bolM that a combination for limiting production wiil now probably be effected. No coal comiianlei can exist and urine coal at today's prices. THE BEARS made a drive at Chicago Be Alton and forced tbe price down from 81 to 7HJ4 seller GO routrac and sold down the regular price to THE WKHTERK RAILWAVS were all dull and heavy. Despatches from tlie West soy the Fort Wayne company h.tve taken off tbeir fast train. HOLD was last quoted at G'i.

XRIEF A troile-unlon com wu decided in Montreal, In which of tlie stave-cutter's usociation were mulcted in 9500 damagea xud costs fur conspiring against non-union fellow-workmen than two hundred and lldrt-flve millions of dollar ia specie. If we merely reserve the product of our mince end the Siecie brought ia by immigrants, we shall carry our specie to four hundred millions of dollar by Jan. 1, ism if we require a hundred millions more of gold fur resumption, we can draw nearly tbe whole of it from the mines uf Australia without disturldng tlie stores uf Ku-riqie. We need not borrow morn than one hundred millions, and can have this at four anil a half percent. Thin iuterert will lie more than paid by the taxes on our national banks.

Wo sballproba-bly bsvs three hundred millions of dollars in greenbacks to redeem. We can easily redeem Calf of these with gold, and the other naif with wbat will lie more acceptable to their holiters Ilian gold Itself, via, with exchequer bill or bon de (error, coming dun at stated intervals at six months apart, gome of these may be Issued with interest at two per another portion with interest at on per cent. Bom may be issued without interest, like the certificates now in use in New Voik lor tbe adjustment uf balances between the bunk. Buck bill have been burned witb great benefit Pi tbs public treasury by Great Britain, Italy and France, to tlis extent of two or three dollars per bead of tiieir populatbm, knd sre there ronublcrcd almost ludiiqteuaablo to the success of their financial administration. Thus may we resume without falling into the errors of Henator Junes, nr paying tlis tribute which Monsieur Cernusclii would exact from us.

Mitt Betret Jurftt' Benefit. The excellence Mies Jewett has displayed with the ikst of cast in -The Uaniohelfs," at the Boston Tlie-atie, entitles tier to due consideration by the theatre-going puldln, aside from the local Interest the welfare of the lady herself. Her (tenant is sunouni-ed for Thursday afternoon. The entertainment will be one of apecial Interest to ladies, 31is Jewett assuming the rule of Juliet to the Romeo of Sir. Janies ONeil.

The east is brilliant otherwise, including Messrs. Louts L. James, J. Jennings, T. K.

Morris, 11. W. Montgomery, H.F.Daly, W. H. Wilder, J.

O. Peakes, C. M. Collins, II. A.

Cripps, Mrs. I. E. Beymour, Miss C. Prescott, and Mrs.

Sylvester Post. Tht tjonlehejf" was enjoyed by another Urge audience at the boston Theatre last evening, which being Mm flrst of the final wiwk, is sn indication of the snccess of the beautiful play to the last. Our Remitting lluuia" suffers no diminution in rollieklng interest, and the Miuwnm began the laat week of the season with a well-tilled auditorium. Jitni and her Trench opera bouffe troupe will meet with a warm welcome on their return to Boston on Monday. Messrs, finite nml Blauey of the Globa Theatre will have tiieir lienetit in Beethoven Hall on Friday evening.

Air. Eugeni TAay.rwill giro his ninety-eighth free organ recital at the Asylum for the Blind, Mouth Boston, next Thursday eveuing at 7 JO o'clock, with tlie following pmgramnm: 1. Fugue on Bach, No. 1, Schumann. 2.

Vontplel, Au Wss-sernusseu, Bach (for two manuals ami double pedals), Miss Anna Stiles. 3. Partita, No. 1, Bach Mr. Lucien How.

4. Adagio in K-ftat, for vlidin aud organ, Eugene Thayer, with Mr. La Krone SlerriiiiiUi. 5. Fugue in C-mlnor, Book 2, Bach, Miss Cecil 0.

Adagio, No. 3, op. Yulekniar, Miss Freda Blaek. 7. Notturuo for violin and organ, Eugene Thayer, with Mr.

Merrl-man. Mr. Samuel B. U'kiteteg, the eminent organist, late of Holy Trinity, Brooklyn, is to play at Trs-uiont Temple at a complimentary concert on Tuesday afternoon (June .1) at P. M.

Mr. Wliite-lcy will l.e heard lu prelude and fugue lu Bach adagio in Merkel sonata in No. 3, Mendelssohn; overture to Jessonda," Mpobr; fantasia sonata in Rossini; overture, Medea, Cherubini. Mrs. W.

Weston, Mr. A. Wilkie and Sir. William Oar rett will artist In vocal numbers. BRIEF TRLEBRAM9.

fieri It Pavrtti arrived fit. Augustine. Fla week ago with a negro named Fisher, who I believed to lie the muiitereruf 8. Baiter of kit. den, Mara.

At Chicago the Cbureb Board reported to the l'n-iliyteiiau Amembly today that a balance uf iJfsWH na In band, and tliat filisiBUO were wanted lor next year; 172 churchr were Irailt last year and 438 churches are without buibliug. The thirty flrst aneual meeting of tbe Boston, Concord A Montreal Railroad was held this aftcr-roon in ths Congregational church at Tlymour.h, X. H. ran tbuu-sinii two hundred anil hriy-oua sliaies were represented. No change in tlw Board of Director.

Decoration Ijay was observl In Newport, R. today. The pnsmwiun coinprisoi, in addition to tlie couqianle from Fort Adams. A. H.

raft of West oily delivered the aiblre. A memorial service in honor of tlw comrades who died during tbe past year was bcbl last evening, one iff the speaker being Itev. Dr. Btockbriilgo ol Providence. F0REIGH COMMERaAL RIWI.

I.iVKi:iK.i., May -5 I. M. Cotton-futures lull; July and August delivery, Ad. Liverpool, May 28-9J0 V. M.

Fork, els for prune mesa. Djzmm, May 28. Refined petroleum, liwa l'Ad. Hpirit ol turpentine, 23 Gd. BRIEFLETS.

The dry-goods hones will close at 2 F. M. on Decoration Day. Thoma J. Cargan of this city will deliver the Decoration Day addreas at West Uoylston.

Messrs. Rarnm and Burrow of tlta Miuwnm are to take a fishing trip to Main. Mr. Ward of the Boston is on a yachting cruise. A petition will be presented to the Board ot Aldermen, this afternoon, fur the use of Faueuil llall to hold a meeting in favor of public parks.

James Reynolds died lu the prison huspital this forenoon. lie was received March 17d, from fialem, having been convicted on three indictment for burglary. A party from the Jackson Boat Club, while down tbe harbor yes ten lay, and when naor Spectacle Island, encountered what was supposed to be a life nit, consisting of three small defenders, three pieces of board and a bed, tightly lashed together. Tlie BaptM liifiitetcnf met thli morning, Rev. Ii.

C. Eddy in tlie chair. Rev. T. 8.

Sampson of opened a discussion on tbo religions of the Eastern war. Rev. Dr. E. L.

Mall Philadelphia, Rev. Dr. Evert of Chicago Ingalls of tlw Indian Territory addressed the meeting. Itev. Dr.

Lo rimer expressed the withdrawal of Rev. W. W. Hoyd of Tlw subject for discussion next will be, How to deal witb anxious ln- Wssiss lalfmis tMvnllM. About 2m persona, most uf them elderly ladies, far past the meridian of life, were called to order for the annual business meeting of the association, in lha Meionaon, at 10.41 this forenoon by Henry R.

Blackwell, who introduced his wife, Mr. Lucy Ktone," to read tlie ninth annual re-lin uf the F.xrcutive Committee. This report reviewed tbs progieu uf Ike rauiie. Urn iuure-uHul prominence oi women in law and me-ii-uini-, and tl.e panaage of laws ly Wi ixhimu and Minnesota against any parson tiring prohibited from practising in the courts by reason ul hex. Mrs.

8 loan's reMirt being incomplete him announced that she would coinplsu, it title altoi noon, hhe then preseumd tlisreimitof tbo Mamanhuocus Hoeitty. and reeuuutml the triumph of tlie last campaign, when uuin- than 1300 vote were cut for the woman mffngn ticket, wlib-li was also suppunud by llw I'rohibitory party. A committee of live on finance and a committee of nine on resuliiUuns and luiuiiuatiotw were appointed by the Chair, and tlien Mr. Blackwell was Introduced to speak, tlie meeting wu now not so large aa it would be by aud by. Ilo proponed tbat aid be given Colorado, by money anil smak-ers lor tlie woman-suffrage cause, that Stale vote the coming Oclolwr upon the questiuu of wliether woiiieu shall vom.

The icaker had thought Mr. Momly, as a preacher of riglitcouHiess. would have never preaclmd a mnuim umui die dntiu of his followers witluiul iuipressiug jioa thorn the duty of wmking lor woman suffrage. Rut Mr. Moody bad nut said the first word in favor of this esiise of Christianity, fleshimld bavetbonglittlutt Mr.

Han-key would have seeu lit to sing a byrau to favor of woman niiffnge. The speaker read in the Bible that tlie sort of religion that had nothing to say aliont tbe duties ami rights uf men and women wu hUginatixi-d. When wosien voted they would no lunger lie unilcrnalrl. Woman's vote would bo tlie solution ot Uu-piocialcvil, of the criminal and lalior question, aud also ot the control of the liquor tnifllc. rpontkeMtabliiihmentof woman suffrage depended the progress of humanity and Christianity.

Mr. H. B. Fay of Bonthborough thought that if the LMih-lalure bad passed a law giving women tbe beaut the governor would have vetoed it. Mr.

Blackwell did n't think so. Rev. Mnt. Haynes made an address claiming that every principle which Christ taught wu that of woman suffrage, and that Paul wu llm strongest advocate uf woman's rights. A lady arose In tlie anilicime to apologise fur Mr.

Moody, saying she did out think Mr. Moody knew there wu such a movement afloat tbe woiusD-suffrage movement. Rev. Jesse Jones of Abmgton thought the great IkmIv of Massachusetts womeu not prepared for tbo intelligent dm of suffrage, except in certain directions. He approved of giving it to lliem liy degrees and favored inauiclpal suffrage fur women.

he American CssimsHml Asaaclatiaa held it annual meeting in Pilgrim llall at ixwu today. Hon. E. 8. Tobey presided.

The treasurer, Bamuel H. Bnow, presented bis rcfiort, showing that the receipts had been, with balance from lut year of fi-ili-W, There wu Doe a bal ance on baud of filVh.fil. Tbe report of the Committee on the Library, presented Ly Rev. J. O.

Moaus, showed the number of volumes to lie 3433, ot which 3734 were duplicities, and. fit? increase during the put year have litrii Improvements (iiVie arrauge-hicnu of the library have also neon made. The report of tfaa directors, showing a favorable condition of tlie association, wu also presented. Hon. K.

8. Tobey wu reelected presideut, as was also a lung list oi vice president. The Board cj WU cUBfced, being stitute-, follows: jisv, Alonzo II. (fulnt, I. Bedford; Rev.

II. 31. Iiexter, D. Henry I). Hyde; Rev.

John (i. Means, li. James F.Melledge; lion. Rufus r. Frost; .1.

Russell Rradtord; David Hkillmgs; liev. (i. Clark, D. D.j James White; William O. Grover; Henry warren, llrooklme; W.

8. Houghton and 8. Brockwell. The last four named sis tin new member tlie committee. Tbe olbei were reelected.

The meeting tht-u adjounied. F0X1IGV COMMERCIAL RZWS. LozhiZ. May 30. Consols tfi l-IL Livebpool, May f.

M. Brewtatnff quiet. Com hie adjiM 9d; new mixed Western Hour 33 33 (hi. Western peu 3m 3d. Canadian wheat 13a fid; California white 13 Kid IB 2d.

Livuhijol, May 33. Consols ai 5-18. The Will or I'ktex H. Bbiciiam. The last will of Mr.

Brigham, uy the Journal, like hla first, of wbick we made mention this morning, shows tbat tbe beneficent use tojarhich he first dedicated his fortune having pawed, hi mind rard ameliorating human was still exercised toward ameliorating London, May 2). A special from Vienna to tlie Times pays To tlie south of Sukuni Kaleli a dotatebment is concentrated under General Alcbaxoff, to prevent a Tnrco-Gir-caseian force moving slung the shore into the plains of Mingrello. If they did so now. the positions of the Russians in tne rear of Hukum Kalidi and Adler would soon become untenable. Ae yet tlie ileauent of tlie Turk snd Circassians is the pnly inconvenience, but should the movement reach the Toclilt-kens, whose revolt in Terek dues not yet seem quits repressed, it might become a real danger to tlie Russian lines of communication in Caucasus.

A despatch from Kalafat to the Newrs says considerable movements of Turkish troops sre observed in tlie direction of the Tiiuok from Wiilin. General Iforvatovitch, tlie Servian commander at Negotin, telegraphs there Is an apparent concentration about Veliki anil ixvor. The Nsws's l'estli despatch says the Servian sre claiming free passage for their steamer Ileiegrsd past Ada Kale, and mounting guns at I-akir, to give their protestations more weight with tlie Turks. Conhtantinoi'lk, Slav 21. Confirmation lias been received here of the reported recapture of Anlalian.

Foreign embassadors have been Informally ansiiredby tlie Forte that the state of siege will nut Interfere with tlie privileges of foreign subjects, lroceedins will only be taken against a foreign subject with tbo concurrence of his consul. Athens, May 21. M. Coinoundoums lias been summoned by the king to form a ministry. An armed party attempting to cross the frontier into Thessaly has been arrested by order of the Government.

Lomkik, May 29. A telegram from St. Petersburg says a warlike feeling in Hervia ia general and urgent, but Russia discourages an Servian participation in thq war. iie iinulan policy Is to alistaln from stirring up revolution, notwithstanding Turkey's action in Caucasus. condition.

Tbs slaves are free liy law, snd tlis testator devotes nearly tbree-iuurtba of his whole estate to a UoHpital Id Bouton fur ths sick poor of tbe county of Huffolk. In order tbat till inaguiflceut charity ahall be sufllcient fur its hie seil purpose, the jieriod of twenty-live year i fixed a tlie time when this bequest shall be applied fur the use of the hospital. Certain annuities under contingencies of issue are to fall to a principal fund, which, with tlw natural quirert. accumulation of well invested property, all go to 1 tlie fond for this hospital for tbs Mi-k poor. It Is calculated that the capital of thi fuuu, when re- i qilired, will be equal to 93JOUKJ0.

Newtiin aspect non of and Major regret at Clisriastown. Monday LAVING IUUEFL.ETS. Bridget O'Hara, who taught a young child to steal and committed jierjiuy on the witness stand, bus I sen scut to the House of Correction for two years. Ths Central-avenue bridge over the Neponset River, near tbe Lower Mills, has been opened for travel, and the Old Colony road haa fluUked the waiting station at that place. Kev.

Dr. Hooker and wife observed the fiftieth anniversary oi tbeir marriage, at tbe residence of Arthur W. Tufta, last eveuing. There was a large party present, Including a Dumber of tlie clergy. At the urgent solicitation of many citizens, an arrangement baa been mails whereby the so-called original entertainment given so successfully on tbe 4th of May, will be repeated at the Old Mouth on the afternoon of 1, at four o'clock.

The Independent Cadets, 120 rifles, under command of Lieutenant Colonel T. F. Edmands, and headed by the Cadet Band in its new iinilorm, de a handsome appearance in street, eu route to Common for Inspection aud review, this afternoon. A counterfeit (fi bill on fiecoud Bank of Boston baa liecn put Id Circulation. Jt may be detected by a perceptible paleness in the red seal over tbe right-hand end of the bill, or tbe lame feature in the numbering oi the note.

The paper on which the bill is printed ia in sheets pasted together, A spirited young horse owned by Mr, Staples Totter of Coluuibue avenue, and driven by his min, took (right tldi morning about ten o'clock, and dulied down the avenue at a frightful gait. Ha wax fortunately etopd on Hoylsten street by Oflicer Dav of the Filth btaliua, who displayed great courage and presence of mind. The carriage was broken to pieces, but the valuable animal escapod with only a lew scratches. 7 HE PEOPLE'S CBCMCU. Public Park Heeling, The following was among ilia petitions presented to the mayor and Board of Alderurau last evening; Respectfully petition tlie undersigned eitixens of Boston that tlie use of Faueuil Hail lie granted to them on Wednesday, the dth day of une next, In the evening, for tlie purpose of bidding a pub lie meeting on the nark question, Button, Aiag 177.

Kdw'd IT. Clark, AinKPnt mi'll Nathan Appleton, EVENING TRANSCRIPT TV Eh BAY, MAY 1W. wyathkr. UTDICATIOHI. WAttuni-iTOX, May a-1.

Knglund. stationary or falling baronwttir, winds mostly from the eouth end weal, eta-tionaiy or Wither temperature, and clear or partly cloudy weatlier. May A M. Indi-cations Kor ew JCnaland, stationary or falllnc barometer, eouthweat wind, stotion-ary or higher temperature, and clear or jwnly cloudy weather. FACTS JXD FAXCIK8.

r.ruorE 1877. Ter the day of that nation are fruitless Whose honor for peace haa been eohl And the blood of lu martyr la booties When Uod ia outbidden by gold. Bnt the old way are gone, and the new way With babble of volee are lontl; Shall we not heed till sign in the true way The pillar of lire and the cloud? Man died a the lire of the rain die, poured out on the storm-hanntud deep; The pirit that lure and the gain lice Aalecp In a limit ea sleep. Time change a the aand or the ea change, Dragged down by the teeth of tlie tide; Thine mighty and stable and free change; orm vanishes; spirit abides. Men perlh that man may grow better; Time r.baugo tliat all time may lie true The spirit remain, but the letter 1 powerless to do or undo.

Koi the life of all agee ia one life, By change neither marred nor undone A the lite of all summers ia sun life, Their fountain uf force the uu. Bitter seed sown in blood through the ages, Bread can on the ocean of tears, Cornea again with ure of sweet wage, Bean fruit for the inanrelloua yean. Tnftouian.l George C. Waldo. Aa we predicted in our last report, the warm weatlier Ima boon too much fur butter, and melted it down to twenty cent a pound, York (Im) Market lie port.

An HnglLsb collector of autograplia 1 said to have offered Prince Bismarck for hi written resignation. which the emperor returned indorsed with the wont nitmah'' (never). It strike the pampered eye uf a luxurious Kaatern Christian with awe to see a far Western minister plant a pair uf brass knuckles between the pages of a prayer book to keep it open. N. Y.

Weekly. The Morristown Herald man says, "A re former writes against lialr-pins, but as long as hair-pins are so much more convenient than forks for picking out walnut ami shell-bark kernels, the women will not dta-anl them. A valuable dog in Boston, dying suddenly, was accorded the honor of a post mortem, when sixty shingle nails were found in his stomach, ttrihttnc.o shingle nails. Oh, no! Bay rather they Were A Species of (log-tacks. Com.

Adv. While she sat in the twilight expecting her beloved, her hands wandered wistfully over the keys as she sang, Somebody, somebody waiting for tliee. Site was right The old man with a new pair of double uppers anil a club was waiting for him, behind the front door. Com. Adv.

All kinds of skilled labor are cheap now. Kven physicians admit that very respectable-looking elderly gentlemen with black kids, venerable foreheads and high chokers, can tie hired to walk up the aisle and call them hastily out of church during divine service at the low price of a dollar a Sunday. Coin. Adv. The late President Finney's prayer on the.

Franco-German war Is now appropriate. Vie lifted np Ids voice and said, lordt how long? how long? Bring this war to s. speedy close. Lord, they go on killing women aud 1iili1vwi tinl hnvnfno UTmI tlwif mil this civil warfare. Lord, did yon ever hear of anything so ridiculous?" Fa, inquired a youn'gster, looking up from bis cateclitsm last Sunday afternoon, 1 say, pa, what catechumen mean? The father thought for moment and scratched his bead.

Cat acumen, my son, be quietly replied, is thst wondrous Instinct which prompts a Thomas cat to disappear instantly at sight of a bootjack or any other dangerous missile. The youngster said, Oh, aud went on mnmbling, An inheritor of the kingdom of heaven," as before. Illustrated Weekly. 11 is but a little faded flour, but oh! so fondly dear! Fourteen dollars a barrel! Chorus of females Issuing from the Boston Theatre, after a performance of "Camille" by Clara Morris, Boo-boo, boo-hoo! Gimme hsrbankcb'f Cards of Invitation In Utah, issued by a young lady and her mother, always present the compliments of Miss Smith and Mis. Smiths." Captain Jenks, of the horse marines, can't feed his horse on pork and beans; till Congress meets hell have no means, because he 's in the array.

llaily Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution. NEW ENGLAND NEWS. thst the in W. OF TIIE CORNER STONE INTERESTING SERVICES, Nothing by tlw hot sun tbat beat down upon the unshaded corner of Columbus avenue and Berkeley street, upon which ia to be erected tlw owxBicy street, upon wmen to no eracteu mo To kindred, nephews and nieces the will provides suitable incomes with au outright fund to their children; to Mis. Jacobs, bi sister, 8uoou annual income; to a nephew, Albert J.

Brigham, 9'xM. To hla very early, eonitent and esteemed friend, Joshua B. fimi lb, be gives fi 30W; to employe of dwsus p. rui sori ciujiiuyos oi Asa F. Potter.

F. Haven, W. K. Houghton, Walter Hastings, lloniy Walker, Jas. Lee, H.

Horatio Whitwell, H. Her Stic WllitWSlli people's Church, a large assemblage of ladies and To the towB( snree-1 gentlemen, estimated at above a thousand, waa qusiwMokfcepn order UeTuSllund ofX present mt tbe ceremonireof laying the comer stone uwnfl litre are tlie travel of faU father and ttoia afternoon. In the centra of the en- a is 0 alia esuabaJe aSo ml reata wiasa stand Richard Frotldughaui, John Carr, Geo. P. Baldwin, Alexander Boyd, (i.

Washington Warren, Ctm. Hteadinan, GAIA DAT AT NEWPOET. INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR VAN ZANDT. lirm'y Whitwell, Itichardsun, Hill T. Bevens, mother and family.

Mr. Brigham's will was drawn by Hon. John F. Heilv, who also drew the tint will which sre have named, and under which he was the exeentnr. The executor of the lut will, and they are principal trustees, are the son of Mr.

Hoaly, Joseph lieily, and Jlr. Robert Codman. DcaiMilrh te the Transcript.) Latest Afternoon Mews Yesterday. A.T. Ixiwe, 8.

II. Warren, Thus, liana 2d, Fred. A. Whitwell, Wui. B.

Morris, lianiel William, Kdw'd A. White, Josiah F. Guild, B. I. Palmer, Beni.

F. Htevrns, M. (,. McKown, J. (.

Badger, Arthur L. Ware, Gsu. B. Patch, Warren Suy.yer, tbas. Wh-mey, L.

Hots. F. II. Forbes, Julia II. Rogers, Chan.

G. Wood, V. 11. Kaux. Patrick A.

Collins. Kh-bard Havens, Uth an Sawyer, R. Worthington, Jss. H. Comim, Jas.

W. llunuhT, Ja. V. Kile, SI. H.

Brewster, J. B. Rhode, C. H. MclJUighlln, V.

li. Sawyer, T. M. Hathaway, h. U.

Hhcnuan. American Matlatleml Aneelutlen. Tl.e American Statistical Association held a pei ial public meeting in the hall of the New Eng. laud Historic, Genealogical Society at three o'clock this alteimicm. Mr.

J. Wingate Tliorutun, vm pre-idi-nt, occupied the chair. Hod. K. U.

Derby of Boston retd a papr on sil- il important ianuiu a iuiuoi points, trsrlng tlw gradual disappeai Court Btssrll. BtbaKME JibiciALCot-BT. Soule J. May 2. Francis Brigham vs.

Benjamin F. Bturtevant. Action of contract to recover ths sum of fiJOKri, alleged to be due to tlw plaintiff under a written agreement between himself and the defendant. Tbe esse involves tbe validity of tbo transfer ot a certain patent right for an improvement in blank rr shoe-pegging machines, lion Ki I'FuIuk vikst Session. I NtsroiT, R.

May 2). Tody tlie greatest gala day Newport has. seen fur many yean, and all Rhode Island Is seemingly gallic red together within her gate. Thousand of stranger flu the street, which ore gay with bunting. Governor Van anilt Newport's governor, the first she haa furnished in fifty years will, after taking ids seat, lie carried through tlie princlial streets, escorted by a large process' un, In which tlie troop at Knrt Adams and the Ktata militia will have place.

It is expected that lie will receive ovations all along the route. The legislature convened at 11 A. M. Dexter li. Fotter of Coventry was chosen Kpeaker of tlie The weather Is beautiful.

Egg nog, blue eggs, street booths, anil all the customs of the old colonial election are revived. The city gives a comnliraenUry dinner to the I'rovidence light infantry at the ocean House. FIMAHCiAL ASD COMMERCIAL. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. kTO' KS UKFLINED.

New York, May F. 31. The general atock market closes dull, with quotations generally one put cent, down today. THE THREATENED RAILWAY WAR of cheaper freights and fares, and anticipated v-wer prices for cause some anxiety in tlie a Mug. PACIFIC RAIL declined two per cant, on a report that Director Tark had received telegraphic advice of the lata of tlie STEAMER CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO near some Mexican port.

No such named steamer appears in the company's fleet and the report is not credited. GOLD closed at 10G. CHICAGO TELEGRAMS report in advance of fire cento in wheat today. RETORTED LOS OF A PACIFIC STEAMER. 2.45 F.

M. The Pacific Mall company hare a new steamer by the name of the one reported lost, worth about $400,000. The company now have advices of her lues, bnt no particulars, and they think the report is false. FOBEIQM JEWS BY CABLE. rnaicE.

THE GOVERNMENT CRISIS. IsiNDON, May 28. A despatch from Faria to tlw Times says Fourton, minister of the interior, addressing mayors and heads of departments at the ministry of the interior, said the programme of the Government mar be summed np thus: Tbe marshal is order and peace. MEAT BKITAIM. c'usura round the peaker'a seats vara arranged for five hundred, while outside were ss many more interested hearers.

The choir from the Chnrch-street Church, undar ths leadership of Dr. Touijes, performed tlw vocal port of ths musical exercises, while Mr. Hsrnr Benson of Grace Church ana Mr. George H. Ryder presided st the organ, a Mason Hamlin instrument thst hssheen used at the Tabernacle.

The only attempt st decoration was comprised In ths rare and ueoutilul floral gifts of friend of tlw undertaking, itbat were arrayed about the reading disk. After brief introductory remaife by Mr. Hamilton, the choir sang the hymn beginuhig This stone ta thee, In tslth, wa ly." Then followed a prayer by Bov. IL K. Meredith, sTter which an anthem was sang by the choir.

The selection from tlw Psalter followed under lead of Kev. G. F. Pentecost, ths sadiancs joining in ths responses, and scripture lesson by Rev. W.

8. Stud ley, D. D. Kev. Mr.

Hamilton than gave brief account of the purpose of tbo building. 11s begin by saying that bn presuuwd sumo account must lie given, showing who 1 responsible for the occasion that iiroueht them to-cethsr, who would be held to strict account lur the fashion of tbs work which is her baron, snd which must ba proceeded to sure final accomplishment. After sjioaklng of ths airbitectural peculiarities of the intended edifice, be Mid it would ba a free church in every sen. There would be no distinction of clss between the pulpit and th door. It would bo people's chnrcb.

Xo unknown tongue would be preached, snd the doors would be open to men of every land. Xo argument would bo enforced against Irishman or African. Th colored nun would not he confined to loft in the attic to look down upon Ills white brother, but would meet him in the broad aisle, join with him ia the sacramental goblet, and, if he desired it, at the same alter would utter hi matrimonial vows. (Jtber churches might or might not allow ths lama, bnt this church not only allowed them, hot advertised them. Mr.

Hamilton concluded aa follows: I am not under conviction of an idem, bnt convicted. 1 am a thoroughly a coniet a my neighbors of tbe stone church with iron window in Charlestown. If I am mistaken, then am I mistaken through and through. I desire no other plsudit than to hear the whisper of Him who hath before declared The poor hare the gospel preach- ed to For I most believe the way to ths tup of great city is through the bottom of it. As a type of the highway thrown up for ths conquest of the world, Jesus was born in manger.

He row to the kingdom of tbo Jews. Ha burst the ban of death and ascended to th kingship of the world. He i th King of kings and Lora of lords. We are willing to be hi disciples amongst th fishermen, for be will come again. This same Jet ns which was taken up from tlie men of Galilee into heaven shall so com in like manner me he went from their sight into heaven." Addressee were also made by Rev.

W. F. MaIIs-lleu, D. and Rev. J.

M. Manning, D. IX. Ths choir sang the hymn Open wide, God, thy door. Rev.

Messrs. J. B. Dunn Md Fhilllps Brooke then add rowed the assemblage, Mr. banker following with gospel song.

Mr. Moody made a characteristic address, and tlie pastor read statement of tbo contents of the box deposited within tbe corner stone, ee follows: Minutes of tlw New England Annual Conference fur 177. Almanac of tho Cbnrch for 1877. Year Book lor Boston University. Catalogue of the Boston Dental College.

Letter of Bishop Janos, late senior bishop of ths M. K. Chnrrb, commending ths enterprise, written only a few day before bis death. Church periodicals, in which are printed ac- ilkm- SOH, J. John Burke vs.

iu. Railroad Company; harah Burks vs. The uiun. v. tion.

which are tried together, are to damages for personal injuries ana to the carriage ot the plaintiff received at the hnmner-street crossing of tlw defendants road, in East Boston, April 27, 18 Dk-ozd Hkksion. Pvtnam Thomas Dana el al. vs. The National Bank at the Republic In this action, which wu to recover the amount of a clin lor 9121(1, payable to tbe order of the Revere Sugar Refinery and altered liy oue of the ilamtiffs clerks, the jury were unable to agree iipon a verdict. The Will of the Late Mu.

Petku IL Bum-ran. Mr. Brigham left a lut will, made within the present month. When this wu exeented his condition of health bad so much Improved tbat hs confidently looked for restoration to hla usual health. Tbo provisions ol this will hare not transpired, bnt from the remarkable bequest which he made in a flrst will, perfected many years ago, it will not I presuming too mneh to anticipate that tbe same humane spirit which dictated such a au of fortune then, sliU held fut to some noble dedication of at lout a handsome portion of his greatly increased wealth.

By the terms of tbe ret will above mentioned the testator gave the bulk of his property ior the freedom of tue slaves. This will he kept iu force till the emancipation In tlw baited States wu fully accomplished. We can state tbat his mansion bouse where he lived bu already been given, with its furniture anil ap- Krintuienta complete, outright to his sister, Mrs. lacolw, who wu tor so long a time at the beau of bit household. Journal.

XAIIACRUlRTTa REVS. Two barns on the estate of Mrs. Towns in Magnolia Village, Gloucester, were destroyed by an incendiary Ore Monday morning. tpcelnl Despatch to the limn tion or kah.road kalakikv. New York, May 2J.

Tlie Pennsylvania Central Railway Company will, tomorrow, reduce tlw salary of nil employ ten per aving annually a million anil half. There is some talk of a strike. Tlw company say they are forced to make the reduction in consequence of tbe pros trs tion of bualnesa. DECORATION DAY, tomorrow, being a legal holiday, all business litre in the exchanges will be clused. THE RAILWAY IlIFKKllENI.KS.

A meeting has been called to take place today between tbe representatives of the trunk lines now at variance In fast trains and reduced fares, and the prospects are that tbe trouble will be amicably adjusted. COAL SALES. New York, May 2). At the Pennsylvania cool sale today, lump, steamer, grate and egg advanced about firs cents. It was believed these grades were bought in.

When stove and nut were reached there was a decline of about 3U cents. At tbe Scranton ooal sale there was a decline from 40 to cent per tou; steamer declined 4.1 cents; grate declined 40; egg declined 4.1; stole declined 03; nut declined FJV4. of the precious metals between the Augustan age and the conquest of Mexico. Ha followed tlw subsequent increase or silver down to tlw Russian discovery oi gold in tlw I'ral Mountain. 11 then presented the annual increae of gold until ita production iu Russia, California aud Australia settled down to lu present average amount of one hundred and five million annually.

He iol lowed also the growth of sliver down ta the opening of the bonanzas iu the Comstock hole two yean sine. These have raised the yield of silver to eigidy milliuua of doilars yearly. wbile iTm u.M,MSits the silver pay lha 4 id sntrarting both. In thi connection he observed that the amount of gold preserved between the fint year uf tlw Christian era aud tlw year 173 was computed to equal the whole amount of silver saved in the now Interval. Thus golil bad overtaken silver.

These tiro metals, however, sltbeugh often associated In the mind, have become widely separated, sliver haring found its way to Asia, a bourn from which it rarely returns, while gold lingers In Knrope and America. France is the ouljr European uatiun tbat retains much silver coin except fur a subsidiary coinage. Last summer silver suddenly fell from point tlmre live shillings sterling per onuce to less than four shillings par ounce; Tt ns since been vacillating in value. It bas recently risen to four shillings and sixpence, but has become quite irregular and uncertain In value and movement. Mr.

Derby ascribed the fail to three prominent causes First To tbs discovery of ths boa as us, tht extent of wblrh ha dualities been overrated. Bee on 0 To the disturbnnc of commerce in Indln, where the nnnusl shipments of cotton have declined since our war from forty millions to four millions sterling, where the Government, iu place of importing annually six millions sterling in silver xml iron to build railways, was obliged to remit to Europe annually fliteea millions sterling to pay dividends and tribute money, and the cost of an English army, which had replaced the 8epojrt. A third cause was the substitution of gold for silver, not only in ths new empire uf Germany, but in Holland, Norway and Bwctlen. It was due, also, to the adoption of a paper currency In Russia, Austria and Italy, and to the cessation ul ths coinage of sliver by the Latin I'niua. Tbe flow ol silver from Europe into Asia, whlrh bad luted for many centuries, nad been suddenly arrested, but siuce its decline in July test ita exportation had revived.

In India, jute, wheat, wool, rice. tea. coffee, linseed and opium were replacing cotton a export. India now sent more bates of jute to England than ths did bates of cotton. 8lw will this year send to tbat country nearly thirty million pounds of tea and half a million tons of wheat; mote, in fact, than California tan this year supply.

bim-e tbe monopoly ot the East India Company was broken, tlw population of British India had nearly doubted, aud was doubling in loss than fuity years; its coniuwrca had risen to ninety milliiuis ol pounds sterling annually; in the last twenty years It had t-idusd silver rupee to tbe amount of one hundred and thirty-eight millions of pounds sterling, snd converted a ueurly equal amount of the precious metals into ornaments. In India gold aud paper were rarely used at currency, but gold and eieclally silver were ex tensively used fur ornaments most of tlw females were walking bauka and treasuries, ready to discount in the days ot I amine or distress. Aia required annually nearly seventy million of dollar in silver, anil more than that sum would be sent to India and China from Europe and America in the current flsual year, drawn chiefly from Genuauy and Russia, bnt in part from tlis great lode ot Nevada. A a respect our country, it produced annually at least forty-live millions of dollar in silver and fifty million at dollars In The Luck Fiend Agntn. A drunken tramp, who had probably seen better days, patronised the Parker House last evening.

His weakness eras water cracker. The crackers on the lnnch counter being a little too bard for his teeth, be called for his favor! to. The presiding genius remarked that he had the appearance oi having had ciarkcra enough, and referred bis customer to tlis clerk. Mr. Cornea wua busy writing nb( ut -yaK lsi issImiImI ir bis fine him with his yarn.

He had spent a good deal of money in that house In his early days, and thought he should n't be denied wuc. mukua ii be wanted them. Certainly not, responded ills Affability at the desk, and went on writing. But 1 want some water urged the stranger, after a mui-luating pause, aud is there anyrea son why 1 should n't nave 'in? Cer-taln-ly nut," was tlie carelessly deliberate reply of our friend of the quill and key. Another truce, and a few I quiet moments.

Where ore the water cracker?" Down stain." Bnt 1 've been there, and i the cTacken 'r bard'r a flint, and they sent me I t' you. What 'rd you do 'f yon waa 'n my place?" liaise them. And he took the clerk at hie word, and went for" them in dead earnest. The plate bad been retilled, and the luncbman had laid out hi evening repast. Tlie tramp nnewed tlie at- tack, broke a cracker, seasoned it with the lunch-1 man's butter, and repeated the oiieratlon several times.

These arn water cracker! Where 'a the water cracker? Gimme some water darken! Yon ve had crac-ken enough," was tlie decided nply of the lunchmau. The lunch Bond became desperate at what ha deemed an affront, and before our eleven o'clock friend could recover from bis surprise at tbo affect of his assertion, tlie flenil bad nixed, not erteken, bat a week's mourning emblem under tlie lunehman's eye. The tramp at once accepted the hospitality of the city. The Fwnrth mt Jwljr Kegattis. The snlx-ommittee of the City Connell, appointed to rusks srnngements for the annual Fourth July rowing regatta on Charles River, met at city hall yesterday afternoon, Alderman Fibger-ald presiding.

The prognuimo of the races, distances to lie rowed sod amount of prixee in each rare, as agreed upon, are as follows Fint Race Four-oared working boats, rowed on tlie gunwale, distance, 4 miles; ons mils to stskebvat and return, and npeat. First prise, 9300; second, 100; third, 923. Heooud Rare For While hall lioata, distance, 3 miles; one mile to stakeboal and return. Fint prise, 350; second, 923. Third Race Hlngle-ecull shell boats, distance, 3 miles; on mile to stake boat and return.

Fint prixe, 9inu; second, 9S0: third, 935, Fourth Race For pairoartil boats, distance, I miles; mile to stakelioal and return. Fint prise. 91i; second, 9-10; third, 935. Filth luce For ikmble-srnil boat, dlrtanre, 3 miles; l'l miles to stake boat aud return. Fint prixe.

9 lW; second, 910. ttixtk luce For four-oared shell boats, distance, 4 miles; one mile to sukelioat and return, and repeat. First prixe, 8400; second, 8130; third, 3ii. Chrlsen. ('lU KLTV to Aximaia.

Michael Johnson was arraigned on complaint of Mr. Currier, Mil fore-noon, for cruelly heating his lions on the 33d ami 37th Inat. He was convicted and lined 930 and coat on each case. He appealed and was held In bill of 9300 in each cue fur future appearance. latest jHonctars.

count of the church project. Doily papers, with published t( An old coin of the year 1807. Ths discipline from which tho service were conducted at the laying of the corner stone. The programme of exercise, sample uf tho brick used for sale In helping tu bulld the church. Photographs.

Obituary 0f an seed member of the church. Th autograph album, with 5000 names ot members. Th stone, which bean tho timpta inscription, Chapel, 1877," was than laid, under tbo supervision of Rev. D. Sherman, D.

D. lrayer and benediction by Bar. George C. Lori-mer closed the services. risssHsl Affair.

Boston, May SS, 1877. There is little change In the stock market; a little mere animation was manifested, and them was a light Increase in the of transaction. Lend Block Boston Land remain steady at SVk? Hi Boston Watar Power was wtak and heavy, selling from lYs down to 1 0-15, closing l'wqtfc; thepo ponement of the park question bringing more stock on the market today than there Bcvined to bo order for. Bond-Maine lie, 110 bid. Mew Hampshire Se, lll'A A trillion, lit mortgage, 87-9 SS; Sd Imid Grant, IlgORt.

Kansas Cl tv, TOpeka A Western, S451 bid. Pueblo A Arkansas Valley, 1S7U4. 11 ton A Maine 7l, 110KSUL BarUngtew A Missouri Land Grants offered it 110; do. (Nebraska) 8s, 1894, Hkttq. Eastern, new.

advanced to Bales it EojrSSVl Union Pacifica 0s, 104489105; do. do. 7s, 1001 lniV: do. 8a, 949S4VL Hartford A Erls 7, llVfc-9 Ills. Gold, 10C b9 14.

Government 1S81, 1133'; S-SOz, 1809, July, 1101b; 5-2 Oi, 1887, July, listb; S-Ms, 1189, July. 118; 1040, 113 Vi; new 5s, lllVi; Currency 1364; new 4Vb Railroads Atchison, Tupek A Santa F4, 12 Vb bid; Boston A Albany, HSVifVb; Boston A Lowell, Old) Vi; Beaton A Maine, iMViSVS; Burlington Mimouri (Nebraska). SSfSS; Heston A Providence, HSVbbid; Cheshire preferred, offered at 19; Chicago, BiuHngton A (Julney, 100V4fVb; Concord, 7271; Eastern, SVhtf Fitchburg, lOBVbflOOVb; Metropolitan (Horse) G2V4 bid; Nashua A Lowell, Ogdensl in lg common, leg 10; ditto preferred, 7875; Old Cohmy, Vb) Philadelphia, Wilmington A Baltimore, 03 Md; Portland, Saco A Portsmouth, 70 bid; Vermont A Massachusetts, lOGHgllMVA; Boston, Bevel Beach A Lynn, 70 SB. Mining Stocks continue very doll and lower Csln-met A lleda, 1800170; Central, 97 bid; Copper Falls, 114 hid: Qniner.87088; Dunean BUver, IVifV4. FOREIGN NEWS BY CABLE.

MEAT BKITAIM. AHIHVAL OF STEAMER CITY OF nitl'llSEIA. Liverpool, May 21. Tlie long overdue steamer City of Brussels arrived this morning. Crowds assembled at tbe landing of tlw stage and on tlw pier to see the steamer which came up tlw river in charge of four tugs.

Tlie Dock Hoard steamer with General Grant and a number of other geutlemen on hoard went to meet and welcome tlw City of Brussel on coming into the river. TEA MCE. TIIE MISTHIEVOCff COVJICNISTS. Paris, May 29. Duke de Broglie has issued a circular recommending the supiiraeHion of Communist apologies and false views, especially the insinuation that France favors a foreign war BRIEF RUORAXB.

Spencers coal yard In Brooklyn, N. was damaged 9KMMU by fire this morning. Wilson A Huntington's saw mill in Ilaltinioia, with niacbineiy and stock, was entirely destroyed by fire laat night. Loss, 93UJJOO; insured lor StfV-0O0, Including Mariden, 92MJ0; Now Ilavon, 82K0; Hartford, 871(10. Heventj-hvc men employed in the mill lost their tools.

KEW HAMPSHIRE. The flrst annual meeting of tlis New Hnuip-shire Grand Lodge Knights of Honor, met ut Manchester yesterday. Oflicers for tlis ensuing year were elected as follows; J. H. Gal-lingsr, grand dictator; A.

O. Hanly; grand vice dictator; F. Fislier, grand assistant dictator; R. N. dilanchard, grand reporter; H.

F. Glldilen, grand treasurer; G. II. Mamhall, grand chaplain; H. C.

Goulil, grand guide: J. If. Moore, grand guardian; II. II. Aldrich, grand sentinel.

Representatives to Supreme Tedge Hr. W. YV. Wilkins, for two years; H. p.

Glidden, one year. The grand lodge is to meet at Nashua on the fourth 'Wednesday in April, 1878. CONNECTICUT. Tlie lish in Park River. Hartford, were seised with a sudden mortality lost week and for a time the water gave np Its dead In inch quantities as to create a nuisance in the air.

The cause was at lint a mystery, hut it has since been ascertained that somebody who was instructed to wash one hundred empty electric battery jan took them to the river, and tlie vitriol washed off in the process was sufficient to affect the whole stream for a considerable distance. Ft nkr ai. or rxTxa B. BnioHAx. Tlie relatives and friends of Peter B.

Brigham paid their last tokens of respect to the deceased yesterday al tor-noon, when funeral services were held at his residence on Bnlflnch street. The services consisted only or brief addresses by Kev. Ur. Bartol of the West Church and Mr. Horace Beaver of tlie Invus-tigator, and prayer by ths former gentleman.

The casket containing the remains was placed in the front ball and was adorned with su exquisite Mural display. Basting on the heed of the casket was a pillow of snowy-white flowers, fringed with red and yellow roses, inscribed Rest," the girt of the colored people of Boston. On tha centre of the casket was a beautiful heart, the offering of Mr.JoehuaB. Bndtb, aud resting on a stand at tlie foot a star, from Mr. W.

H.Hmlth of Fauoull Hall Market. The house was packed with jierson-al friends, and ths sidewalk waa completely thronged. Among those present were Harrison Fay, Judge Brigham Fay or I lakers nelJ, Vte 7P Pummkx Clotiiimi. An oxrellent opportunity to obtain suit of summer clothing Is offered this week by John Philippe, at hie establishment, 31 and as Dork square. The suite for children include the popular sailor' style, being warranted all wool and pure indigo.

These, as well as tbo other styles, are offered at very low prices. A large lot of black cheviot aud Indigo flannel suite are offered in tho men's department. This eturc I one of the oldest In the clothing trs ue in th city, aud 1 very eligibly situated. Mr. Philipps has lung experience in the business, Md will doubtless attract many new customers ou account of th bargain he is now offering.

general chant's aeriyal at uverpool. Liverpool, May 28. Ex-President Grsnt strived today. Adam Bodeau, consul at London and the vice consul here (in Consul Fair-child's absence), with several prominent Americano, went In a tender to meet the ship. Tbe mayor of Liverpool, with a number of prominent citizens, received General Grant at tlie landing stage on the return of the tender.

Hearty cheers followed the tender as General Grant and family left the steamer. Many memliere of the Common Council and a large crowd of citizens received tlw tender with cheers. The mayor formally welcomed the ex-Pres-ident and extended to him the hospitalities ot the town. General Grant returned thanks and accepted the invitation. The party then drove off in the mayor's state carnage.

Tomorrow morning General Grant will visit the dock yards at the invitation of the Dock Hoard, and at two o'clock will lunch with the mayor at the town halL He proposes going to London later in the afternoon. MADAM! T1TIENS. London, bray 28. Mme. Tiliens is now ont of danger and improving.

Tin CITY OF RRUSMCLO. Qi kknhtown, May 2810.3(1 A. M. A fresh breeze is blowing from tbe went today, which Is favorable for the City of Brussels to go on to Iiverpool. THI THAMES RACES.

London, May 28. The race for tbe championship of tbe Thames today between Boyd and Higgins was won by tbe former by twenty lengths. Higgins wae the favorite. It Is reported Chamant, the Derby favorite, he gone smiss. He hoe declined in betting to five to one against him.

WA8HIX8T0F ITEM. Washington, May 28. Over a dozen applicants are now entered for tlie suoaessor of General Ketchum, who resigned hie commls-slonetship of the District oi Columbia. Quite a crowd wm at the Executive Mansion today, including Messrs. Everts, Behan, and Foster of Ohio.

Tlw secretory of the treasury has directed tliat at tlw close ot the present month an amonnt of greenbacks be added to tbe apecial fund under the joint reeolation for the Issue of silver coin, which, with 10,000 already ut apart, will bring the fund up to the amount called for at this tim-about that being legal tenders received in exchange for silver, and held for the redemption uf fractional currency. It la reported tliat General Devs ns will lie offered tlw vacant seat on the Supreme Court bench by the resident, TXOX CHIBA ABB JAPAN Ban Francisco, May 28. Arrived, steamer Gaelic, from China and Japan. The famine is still ravening northern China. Three new porta In China have lwen opened to commerce, one by tlw American consul, Bbopanl, sud tbe other two by English consuls.

PACIFIC 8 1 BAXES LOST. New York, May 28. Tlie 1801110 Mail company liavo news of ths total loss of steamship city of Ban Krannisco, on tlie west cost of Mexico, on tbe Hith Inst Passengers and crew all saved. JtECEAT BE At Ma. PAVK DBI'UhlT A Nil TRCST COMCA.M-.

A SMIt-ing of the stockholders of tlw Boston Bare Deposit and Trust Company was held oil the of May, at which an act to amend the company' charter, passed at the late session oil the Legislature, was accepted. I'lider tbit act tbe company can be appointed trustee under any will or instrument creating a trust for ths car aud management of property, under tbs same circumstances, in the same manner, and subject to the same control by the court having jurisdiction of the same as in ths case of legally qualified person. This act applies not only to trusts to lie created boreafter, but to those already existing when the death of a trustee or other circumiianeee make a change doeir-able. Driluno for the Ralph Newton Medal. There wm a prize drill of the Tigers," Fourth Battalion, last evening, at tiieir armory, Concert llall, Concord street, and large number of the old com were present to witness ths coinjwtitlon.

Tlw judges were Lieutenant Colonel H. A. Bte-vene, Captain W. H. Lethbridge and Lieutenant I Front.

Tbe drill lasted for sn hour and a hair, and I was very thorough lu every respect. The Ralph I Newton gold modal for tlw beat drilled man in I tlw company waa awarded, by a uumtimoni vote th8 to Orderly Hergeant William A. Thomas. This is tlw socoud time he ho carried Mow York Mock Wall Strut 1LS0 M. The mle today of 70,000 tens Mttston eoal shows a slight Improvement over the but ml, crceiit tor chestnut snd pea.

which sre lower. The prtpee wsra-WeaiMjJShimp, ClMring-bnu 82.76; grate, R2M7Vbi (Jn? fLM; stove, 98776; pee, 92JML Wall Bturkt, May 9 Noon. statements: Currency exchanges, cur-mey be lances, Bold erebangee, 404c S4S: gold hslaaces, S3A19. Fletcher Harper, the senior mrmlier of the firm of Harper A Brothers, died at four o'clock this morning, of gastric fever. The deceased was in hi seventy-ci-coud yeur, ami although retaining hia Interest In the linn, has not leu at hia desk since ths death of hie brother John.

He wu tlw junior partner of the original lira of Harper A Brothers, ths other manitien being his brother James, John aud Jo-uph Wesley, Hs wu bora st Newtown, L. in 18W. When qnite young, he wu apprenticed to hia older brothers, James and John, snd wu admitted partner when he became of age, and they eventually became the Ing publishers In I'nlted States. In INK! Unrir utalilishmont occupied ulna contiguous Eold. Thla wa more than half the silver yielded the entire alolie, and more gold than that produced liy all the colonies of Great Britain.

For tli res years to com the I'nlted rates required all its silver, tt least thirty millions for subsidiary coinage, eight millions mure fur jdate and plated ware, and at least seven millions mure for the pur chase ut tea in Chin. With no gold colui or bank note less tben two (InHers, it would require on hundred and twenty-five or two dollar ml a half per head, to supply its population of fifty million, which will be presented by tlw census tbree yean bonce; and when that population was supplied and the tribute from Germany and Russia bad ceased to flow, tbe overplus of silver fur our Union would all he required by Asia. With respect to the dual standard, Mr. Darby said it was a scheme of our sliver miners to mite silver thirty per or from a point below four ibil-lings, to which it had fallen, to ilv shillings and upward nor ounce. Thla was to be dune for tlw benefit ot the favored miners, who silver cost them nothing, as th gold found with It had paid the miners' expense.

These silver mines, to use a favorite oxnranaion of henator Jouoe, were the plutacnry of the mines. Our nation iu 1KM bad added tix per cent to tbo value of gold for tbo benefit ul tlw gold minora in Georgia and the Canillnas. It hod done this by changing the ratio of Nllrer to gold from fifteen to sixteen, and wa ire under no obligation either to repeat or revere tliat change of ratio. henator Jones siioks fur the miners, and hla eta tlatlrs and estimate wars anreliable. Mr.

Hsuri Ornutclii from Italy, and lately from France, would have us rate to value of sliver from furty-seren pence to sixty -two pone per ounce. He would then have us add three percent, to tbe weight or our gold ooini and throw moat of tlw mat of coining silver on gold, but even be would not venture to do this without a congress of nations, as without concerted action it would banish our gold and leave us nothing but silver, aud eventually olher nations would take any surplus of silver irora oor mines st a discount Buck a measure would be most disastrous; it would impair (air credit, would cost us many millions; it would render the future unification of coinage most difficult, and would not aid us in resumption. Wo should pay our debt with a coinage enhanced in cost, not with something that coat us 1ms. Wo mold not reach th lilver of Asia, anil our own silver would benefit us most as sulwldlaiy ooinags. N.

We should have neither Mils nor gold coins below a dnest or gold piece ol two iUmIbi. Ixit this be tlw iisnl of unr currency let it be precisely one-tenth of our double eagle let us strike off the prixe. Murray, scent of tlw Central Vermont and Ira railnndf, lion. ante M. Bhute and otHclale of railroads and banks In tlw city.

Each gentleman n-s paid a high tribute to the char-acter of tlw dareaiwd, and tbe liberality of hlsra-g rtol considered it an hnr rolled upon to attend ths funeral of lmriBd rials nr Tub Opera Glass, a new paper, will publish Ms first Issue Friday, June 1. It is to be Usvoted PaoaATX Matters. The wills of th following-named penons have been admitted to probate: Mary Sullivan, Mary I. Mayo and Carolina Worthington. Letters of administration have been taken out npon tbo estate of the follow I ng-uamod: Chari ns hTgIII, Barah Rote, Klieneaer C.

Leman, Clare M. Konlllsrd, Richard Condon, Jam A. Blniedell and Mtabe Bailey. rnnOEKS SIW EKGUSD M. AND TIIANEFBR 8TEAMER MARYLAND ROUTE PfiLlJfAN PARIAH GARB eu Day Train and SlvKpiux Cars on Main Train.

ThciftLY UNR running ban Without Chasuu between RMtsa, rbUadwIphla, leltlwsi Md Wsiklsilas. DAT EXPRESS TRAIN Inaras Niwtmi rank week day at S.OW A. with Pullman Farlur (Rn.erriw Ing at Philadelphia at Z.M P. eunuentiiigjiaiuo-dtntrly with BfneptiixCnni for HalHnmrs, WaMhlugtua and oral Plndinmit Air Une, Kiulnuoud and Coast Lina Ballwaje, aud for C'lM-tnnwtl, China and M. IasIs NIGHT KXI'RKHB TRAIN tans Bunion each weak t)s-5 depot futf gam.

R9I88 BLANCHE W. HOWARD LETTERS- (Author of One BsmineP') Mrs Printed In tkn Weekly TvMnrl JEWELRY. Ladies Gotti Shawl Pins, Lockets and Neck Chains, Cameo Sets, Coral Sets Gold and Silver Bangles, Class Bings, Cameo Bings Watch -es and Diamonds 394 WMkington Boston. P1LMEB, BKKELDEB CO. ISA Mate Ml tn The Lames' FnvsioLOdioAi.

Institute will hold an anniversary meeting, free to ell, on Thursday at 3 1'. at Wesleyan Hall, llromflsld street. Address liy (l. T. Raniter.

M. 1., Wli liam Cnniull, M. William It. Clark, 1). and others.

Mrs. Vannavor will reed. pointed out the places upon tlie iilo Grande where the raiders generally crossed into American territory, and a1o tlw positions which tbe United States troops occupied, to prevent a far as possible these Incursions, lie said there were but two ways liy which these depredations could be stopped ono, by the coiiperstion of the Mexican Government; the other, by following the marauders into Mexico end punishing them, if the Mexluan Government refuse to coiiperato with ours, tlie raids would continue as long as tlie ooin amount. CniUnnoyod by so overwhelming calamity, the brother with characteristic energy hired temporary premises snd implored the principal printers aud bludore in New York, Philadelphia snd Boston In reproducing their books. In ths mranwhilc they liegin the erection of new buildings which, when completed, formed one of the hugest end most complete printing establishments In tbo world.

The eldest brother, James, was killed by being thrown from a carriage in IHUV; Wesley died not long after, and John withdrew from active lntHlnou, loafing Fletcher as senior member of the reorganized firm. my EVERY BOSTONIAN ABROAD MOULD ravb Auction Bale op Real Estate. George B. lllcliburn A Co. sold fay auction yeotuday tlw Vfc story wooden building, with 1400 feet of land, lot render uf the department remained unun- trot, ATwuilim Dswy ihorisd to fuilow np the thieves.

was the purchaser. 7 Tbe Weeklv Trawscrlnt.