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THE NATIONAL HYMN. Indianapolis Awake to the Opening Guns of the Qreat Centennial Campaign. THE YEAR IS BORN. ANOTHER CHRONOLOGICAL INFANT DD LT IS STALLED ON THB THRON K OK TIME MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, AND BURRING OAAT0F.r ABOUT THE EAGLE AND THE STRIP 8. The first day cf the p romislcg New Year, from which so much good-feeling is to eprIng,opened with a gorkus san and atmosphere as bright and 'nial as spring. Tb streets were early crowded with people, smiling welcomes a ,nd New Year wishes en their friends, and nil seeming to feel the force of the w eater omen for the fntnreof 1876. according to progranrme nags were display &i pretty generally, and the worldly boy exercised his .cast iron longs in honor of the occasion, assist! by the fire-cracker and the ready reTolver, From the chare' a lewers ew minutes bolore 9 o'clock tt -c hi ins were heard ring ing the "Star S ansled Bnner" and other national airs. riarion music filling the warm air witr , .patriotic echoes for some twenty mina' t. Then the citizens began to gather to t be Academy of Music, which had beeD kin rYir donate! bv General ;I)an Macauley ic r TH t CENTENSI.L MEETING. BylOo'cloi JL the house was very comfort ably filled rtth ladies and gentlemen repreRenting tb encourage project peeled. I'Clrases of the city from which suectandaid in the Centennial is to be moet ex On the platform were Senator nor Hen tbe Rev Geologl and va Mr. C. iEoßonald. Judge Gresham, Gover dnckg. tbo Hon. Franklin Landers . C A. Bradley, Mayor Cven, Slate gc. Cox, Messrs. Kidenour, lvappes not others. Including, of course or. 'Greece, to whose earnestnees in the eo' jd'sauee the city is indebtcJ for yes terday h patriotic . treat. The meeting was called to crderby his honor the mayor whoa enounced the purpose for which tbe tneeti n-,g -hid been called, and then introducee 1 the Rev. E. A. Bradley, Rector of Cbrif it 'Cbarch, who invoked divine blessings la. tho following OPENING PRATER: O G od tbe Fat.ht.rof Heaven, O God the Son , Redeemer of the world, O God the Holy Gb ..t,'0 Holy, Blessed and Glorious Trinity, Lqtc mercy upon us miserable sinners. Re acember not our offenses, nor the oflenses oi met forefathers; spare us.Good Lord. Spare Tb y people whom Thou bast redeemed with TJ iy moat precious blood, and take toot veng j&srenpon tße sins ol our youth. 1 Pardon J cleanse u- from a century of sin. De1 mi uc 3galust tbe power of the prince of t hia werld; save us in our maturity from t he d!sraue of sin, and crown us with Thy I righteousness. Thaiiks and praise to Thee for a century of blessings, for peace, liberty, prosperity and happiness. Thou hast Jorocght us thus tar ou our way, still guid aod -guard us, give us peace, aud continue "Thy bletslns to us aad our posterity. O Xord, our Heavenly Father, tbe hlgb and mighty Ruler ol tbe universe, most heartily we beseech Thee with Thy favor to behold and bless Thy servant, the president ot these-Uuited State?, ana all in authority in the general government and this commonwealth, and so replenish them with Thy grace ttvit tbev may always incline to Thy will and walk in Thy way. O, Thou tbat Bittest In the ttrone, Ihou most worthy udge!'eml, purity the law, and make it honorable. Raise up Tby power, and come among cs with Thy great might. Succor every . executive officer in the land, and strengthen them to maintain the truth and tte right. Wash ' the mighty pen of the press clean, conseciate it, ae if plucked from WINO OT THY HOLY DOVE, to the cacse of virtue, true manhood and Christian brotherhood, that its wide wings may descend and rest with healing and purity upon this land. Consecrate, O Lord, the fountains of our national life. .Light the fires cf love to God and good will to men noon family altars everywhere re-built. -Help us, by every means, tobrlnn up the, you ug men in tbe nurture and admcnitioa ot the Lcrd. They are our strength, acd hope. Alake our -cons and dacnters ta the polished corners ot the temple. .Sanctify all our young life that the luilnett of our manhood ma? be pure and 6tropg.tl?tve rny grace to all professor. teachers auc masters in .all schools, and fit them tally for tbeir aiurhty task. C Christ, with Thy wounded fttcome down to b iow uetbowayt all good works of charity, and sympathy to all in -sorrow, trouble, or sickness or want. By Thy pierced hands lead c to levc-works lor o w another. Show ua Thy riven ide, and draw all men tc bide theuuelves In iruee, irom. the storm of Tby Father's wrath. Baptize Thy church cgain lor this new time with the Holy Ghost, ilo oancuner, ana rnake an 'ihy minicters munty to the pulling crown tbe strong holds cf ein and Satan, fiat Tho Prn n nnn

iwi uirsoi our t, and m.ke erery man in Ril our land kucwthitby Thy ttripts we

- . J r-' o uu iujib uy no finer duds man U nine can webe saved. Bve millions of people, multitudea as the sand upon tbo Atasbore. Save ulliiona irom this land in this comliy; century to sblne as tbe stars In Thine evtriasiliiK Leavene. All tLiups elf e, that our land may need vducha-e to give ua, f r ChrUt'a ske; when we pray as tie hatanght u-, S4vic: "On Father who art in Heaver, tallowed be Tby name; Thy KibgdomcomVlhy will be done on earth as it isla LUavei.; Givn us i his day our 2aily bread aud torsive m our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lai us not into temptation, but deliver us rrojn evil; for thine is tbe kingdom, the power and the glory, forever. Amen. At tbe conclusion of this eloquent prayer, the band warmed tbe audience with patriotic airs, and prepared it for tbe stirring ihetorical a Idreaa by the governor, which .came Dex ton the programme. His excellency, on blnu introdood by the president, fipoke as follows, to very hearty and frequent applause. GOVERNOR HEXDRICK 8 ADDRESS. i Ladies and Gentlemen : I understand I that the programme contemplates tbat I f shall make very short address on "The

' CenteDnlal Year." What shall I say upon

' that Ictereniug subj aot, knowing tbat th bJeifings whicu we eoj y this year are the

accumula'ed acnlerements of a century, those actiievemnts which have wrought the present grexiiusi of our c. untryr Fust, I fchall sptak of tbo growth of our population. A butdred years ago the population ol tbe r.l,nies was but tbree miilirtn It nici in TlHO 1::1 Inn hr.rn rla. I pree the UDpreoeJeri'.ed increase Is due to t er. 0ratlcn from all tbe important Datlons

of Europe. , From the earliest period of the

century until the present time tba'. emigration has been continuous and It has bad aninfluence which perhaps bta not been fully appreciated. The emigrant is necessarily endowed with tbe attributes of courage ana enterprise, especially when be must come to so distant and so new a country as ours was in the arly part ot the century. Stand ee upon the door-sill or his home in the eld country be Is sbout to break those ties which hold him vtroneest upon earth, the tlei of affec tion of family and kindred, the ties which bind one to bis place of nativity ana to me countrv of his birth. Acd it requires a stroDg will to overcome these leelinRs; then there is TEK UNCERTAINTY OF THB ENTERPRISE npon which he is rdcui to enter, in far distant land, among strangers. what shall become of me and tbe little family I take with me? That is the thought of the emigrant as he is about to start. Soch a man must be stroneor than the most of sun. And steDcinir out from kindred and borne he makes this his country, and be adds tneee nualiUes to our population, and mincles bis blood with the blood of tbe peo nie ot this countrv. That blood which has been comintr from Europe all tbe while, has been etrons and energetic, and has given strength and greatness to American character. This DODulation which has been increasing in our couutrv, as a population never before in creased In any country in the world, swept over the country from the colonial line, over mountain and plain and mountain again, until tinallv it has reached and occupied and made glorious the Pacific coast. Ap-p.'auf-e And now, American judgment coverus the entire stretch of country irom ocean t-o ocean, and from the lakes to the guli. Renewed Applause And. as this population has gone on, step by H fT. as resistless as the ereat waves of the sea. it has carried with it American senti meats and American ideas. A few years ago, while in California, I visited a little town, situatod on tbe mountain side, and fsr removed irom tbe settlement?, to see an old college friend and classmate, where tbe corrupting Influences of wealth and luxury had never gone. Away in that distant neighborhood I found American sentiment as strong as I had left it in the city of Indianapolis Applause. Everywhere that this population has gone irom tbe earliest times to tbe last settle ment that has been made it has carried not only tbe flag of the lountry but AMERICAN IDEAS AND AMERICAN SKNTT MENT. And with this population has gone a love acd devotion to education: and that love and devotion to tbe causo ol educaMon has developed itsslf la most of the states into our system of tree schools. I will not siy tbat the free schools of our country, now at the end ot this century, surpass the schools ol other countries. I will not t-a? they arr ays tbe schools of Prussia and Germany. Perhaps none of them do. But I say this with crt at confidence, that the foundations are now laid, bereinour s'.ateof Indiana, which will. In my judgment, to!ore another Quarter ot a century shall have parsed away, eurpass the free schools ot anv country in the world, Applause. These schools belong to the people. They are their inheritance, and theirs to guard and pre serve, and It Is tbeir duty o regard any man as tbeir loe who will endanger our sys tem of free schools by bringing them into unnecessary controversy. Applaus. With this crnwth of population has come wealth in like proportion. Since noticed in tbe papers tnat I was expected to address you, it has been impossible tor me to turn to tbe census of our countrv and compare the wealth of a hundred years ago with the wealth of to-day. I think, however, without examining the subject, tbat I am safe in Faying tbat tbe wealth of the country has Increased at least in equal pr.. portion with our population; and if we commenced with 3,000,000 of peoplo and now have 40,000,000 in like manner our wealth has increased. In some respects we have succeeded wonder lullv. I will not say that our system ot railroads surpasses tbat of any other country, but when we consider tbat tbey have bee a constructed ia a compara tively new county, a country wnlch was making its own wealth and gatberiug ics own power, and as compared with those countries whose wealth was the accumula tion of a thousand years, WE MAY CLAIM VERY MUCH FOR OURSELVES Ana so me leiezrapn line is now lound in every neighborhood, and every where our thoughts travel upon tbe wings of the lightning. Perhaps you have not stopped to contemplate wba', our fathers ac complished. The settlements oqe hundred tears ago were along tbe ocean shore, ex tending not 83 far as Pittsburg. Tbe dense and ml:bty forests had to be overcome and the country conquered and subjugated to tbe arts of agriculture and tbesKill of tbo miner. How well tbe work has been done our exports abroad and nur consumptions at home give tbe answer. Farms everywhere, mines in almost every part of the country attest the acaievement of American energy over the difficulties which a very rugged na.ure presented. Toee hundred years have not passed over us without trouble. First, there were seven years ol hard war; bu' under the leader ship of tbe immortal Washington, we came out triumphant and glorious at tbe end ot the seven years, aad then laid the fount Htions of onr political institu tions to maintain, support and oetend which the allegiance of every citizen is pled ged. Applause. Since tba we have encountered two foreUu war, and out ot these '6 have come wi.b sdiiiional glory. And in recent times we have undergone tbat t et which is the hardest for any p.ople, country or nation to endure, t be test of civil war, and we have come out of that struggle with our institutions male tained and tbe integrity of our country pr eserved. Applause. WB H. IVB COME OUT OFTHAT WAR with debt, with troubles which we must en counter, but not with difficulties which we wil l not overcome. Tbe burdens which tbe wai' has entailed upon us are as nothing if we ie true to the institutions of our country, to our honor and to the indus try, enterprise ana greatness wnicn characterized our fathers. There was at tbe clo e of tbe war the work of reconciliation ; and oh, how earnestly every good mau i n the country did desire tbat work to be a ccomplishoa, that the war beiog over there silould be not only peac?, but there should aaln be fraternity; tbat those states which had been for a while divided In unn atural aad unrighteous strit, shoull cime together and bo cue people in heart, in hope ana in courage, as in tbe pa-it. How liitl e have the American people been disturbed by the allusion to tne possibility ot a c "inflict with a lrein power. How little has it disturbed tbe domestic life id Any of you. Ho w little has it dis:urbdd tho commwee, traie and business of the country. Why? B9cause the American people stand to day a united people, feeling 1 their i

indomitable courage and their great power to meet any nation upon earth. After having

spoken of tbe population ana ice wesuu and tbe domestic Influence of our institutions, 1 will speak of THE INFLUENCE OF AMERICAN SENTIMENT and American institutions upon the institu tions of the world. Will you go back in history for a moment and contemplate tbe condition of the nations of tbe world at the time our lathers uttered the senti ment tbat tbe powers of government depend tipon the consent and wdl of the governed. W hen that sentiment was uuereais was recognized no where else upon earth tt-at tbe past powers of government are atnvea irom tte consent of the governed. And that sentiment being uttered would not resr. It would not fall deal upon American soil, but --commenced being felt everywhere eise in tnecivinz-u world. Aud now, at tbe end ot 100 years, in every monarchy in Europe, in every republic, tbe sentiment is respected, and tbat sentiment being recognized everywhere will make man everywhere free. And on! if It shall rcsalt that from American ideas and American institutions freedom shall go everywhere and man shall be reepoctei tor what he is, and it it shall be held that the officers of government, whether they be presidents, or governors, or kings, or emperors, hold tbeir power from tbe consent of the governed, and that their power is exercised for the happiness and blessing of the governed, ;tben man everywhere will be free, a pplause. There wa among tbe Greeks a division of time into periods of four years, known as the Olympiad, every four years the different states of Grte.e coming together and celebrating tbeir gains, and holding contests in all athletic sports. We have no Olympiads. We have no such division of time herein America, but the celebration ol 1876, in every city and town of our country, and ficallv the great celebration at Phila delphia, where tbe declaration was made that the just powers of the government are derived from tne consent of the governed, (this national celebration tbis year) divides time not into Olympiads but into centuries. And tbe cycle of time to measure. America and American institution will be the cycle of centuries. And as the Olympiad is incon siderable as compared with tbe century, so America in respect to all those great eie mütiU which tend to promote the prosperity and happiness of the people will be as muco greater than the nations of antiquity as tbe evele of the centnry is greater than tbat ol tbe Olympiad. Continuous Applause. AN EXCITING EPISODE. The programme then provided for the recitation of Drake's Atneri can Flag. Mr. JOliver Doud Bvron, tbe well known actor, who had been re quested to favor the citizens with some scintillations of his genius, was unfortu uately compelled to decline tbe invitation on account ot sickness, and the flag bad to ba postponed till later in tbe programme. After more music, his honor aunounced Ma), j . w. Gordon to discourse on Indianapolis "as it wa, is, and will be." From a back eeit in the balcony circle, the orator arose, bat in Land and tbe lire of liberty in his gleaming eye, and lalsing bis voice to the desired altitude, thus addressed the meeting:; Mr. President and Fellow-Citizens Wbea I baJ first consented to speak on this subject to-day, I went to work to perform tbe duty with my whole heart as I tried to do everything. I bad commenced writing and was anxious to present something to you worthy of the tbeme and tbe occasion. I was. however, Informed yesterday on what I tnongbt official authority, that I would have to confine myself to twenty-five minutes. Feeling convinced that I could Lot In such a short space of time do justice to you and to my subject, I at once sent word to tte manager of tois meeting that I declined to speak. I requested tbat notice to that effect might be furnished tbe papers so that no mNundeis'anding might arise, and now I must positively abide by my resolution. The gentleman then politely but firmly resumed the recumbent, amid calls of "Gor-dr-u! Gordon 1" and remained unmoved. Here Mr. Greene addressed tbe chair and explained matters as iollows: "Mr. President: I must be allowed to assure tbe audience that Majpr Gordon, who was selected lor his fitness to speak of Indianapolis, past, pnsent and future, Is laboring under a mistake. He certainly . was not told officially that be must come down to a limit of twenty m'.nutes, and on tbe contrary the other gentlemen who were to speak, realizing tbe greater importance of b:s 8u. ject, had agreed to give him the majority ol the time. Cries of Gordon! But the major again rose, waved bis wand, tbat is bis beaver, over the audience, and refused to crowd Olympus into a nutshell, as to expressed it, aud contribute to the prevailing habit of slighting a subject in tbe Centennial year of bis life. After tbe band played the Star Spangled Banner tbe president announced R. J. L. Matthews as the next speaker, who addressed tbe audience on the CENTENNIAL OF THE FLAG. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: After the address of tbe distinguished gentleman whom joa have just heard, I could scarcely hope to enlist your attention, were it not that talking upon the theme asstgnoi tome by the ommittee of arrangements, 1 but respond to tbe patriotic emotions tbat already stir your hearts. Yoa behold the fldg of our country, that speaks in its clustering stars tbe union of oar glorious Aaaercan states, tbat speaks in its history tbe early sacrifices, the continue! prosperity and - present glory of the American nation. The God of nations hath Implanted la tbe breast of man a love lor his native land, and when tbat native land secures to him the inalienable rights of humanity, this love 'increas3.s and grows up into toe higher aud nobler emotion of ratriotio devotion. Bding so constituted tbat we are readily moved by sights and sounds, whenever tbia emblem ot our national glory is named, or this pledge of national protection is brought before us, the zeal of our hearts ia straitened within os, and a word of grateful emotion trembles upon tbe tongue. One hundred years that flag has been tbe ensign of political and religious liberty in tbe world. One bundrei years a?o to-morrow Washington first raised the union flag at Cambridge, and tradition tells us that just one hundred j ears ago to-day, it was adopted by the American army. It was first cast to the breeze with the emblems of defiance written upon its stripes, dedance to oppression and tbe power ot the English king. But when victory perched upon the banner, and silver-winged peace hovered over tbe I a nH ni-- ttulrvilrtfV tVi l nnn IacI n n 4 Ilk (.-.i.V. t'.",.tuj.u UUUDU HUH 11 J erty stcjre, the tutdlar divinity tbat preaiucu urci uut uosnuies wrtjiuzjci H anew 1U a better spirit, aad nameJ it THE ENSIGN OF LIBERTY. Under its graceful folds the naiion has become, in power and prosperity, an example and continued pledge of man's capacity for governing himself. The azure field of stars with its strlpos floating gracefully in the

brew?, bearing no inscription of revenge or

suggestion ot conquest, silently tells tbe world its story, tells that its triumphs have been victories ot peace. ine nistory oi tbat flag from the day when it was first raised oft, with tbe sunlight or ueaven brightening its colors, to tbe present day when forty millions of freemen reiolce under its protection, is a nistory tbat swells the American heart with patri otic pride. That history has no blot upon its fair pages. Tbat nag never wavea over a conquering hero bearing back to his country tbe tropbies and spoils of a conquered foe. It never flaunted in tbe face of a weary captive, lead In tbe train of a triumphal march. It never was borne before an army, or floated from tbe mast of an American ship commissioned to attack a weaker foe tor conquest or gain. Its battles bave been battles ot delense. Its aggressions bave aimed . to conquer peace. One hundred years with no star dimmed; one hundred years and the stripes alt there. No nation has ever with impunity insulted it, and yet wherever civilization prevails it is honored and revered. But we insensibly, at a tiwe like tbe present, let our thoughts wander tack to the origin of our nation as we contemplate tbe emblem, remembering tbe growth and development ot tbat civilization which has become the wonder ot the world. We honor and love the nig because it suggests to us tbe benfits and blessings of civil and religious liberty. ' It presents to us the idea of a nation studying to develop its own hlgb ends, tree from entangling alliances, and devoted to tbe attainment of true national glory. It comprehends tbs high and noble theory of government tbat presents tbe broad world as a field for the development of a common civilization, at tbe same time holding in check the spirit of conquest, curbing tbe ambition ot the warrior, and restraining tbe eelt-aggrandizment of those clothed with official power. That flag represents the EQUITY AND BROTHERHOOD - of humanity in progress toward the highest form of manhood that may ba attained upon the earth. The mere piece of bunting, with its gay coloring, were nothing to the American, nothing to the world at large, if we separate it from tbe theory and accomplishments of our government in its history. This flag tbat we honor to-day signifies to us a hundred years of freedom. This flag bears upon the field the arms of no man, tbe insignia of no dynasty, but tells us tbat the ruler of the state is a man clotrred with the Umporary power tbat tbe people confer upon him. It tells us tbat God nas given to no man here any evidences of a divine right to reign. It tells tbat conscience is uu bound by civil courts or ecclesiastical tribunals. It tells tbat there is no inherent virtue In ranks and titles, and that all law is uarlghteous, that testows upon our fellow man, with only like 1l alienable rights and capacities, advantages which we ourselves may not eajoy. A government tbat so guards and preserves the individual rights ot tbe citizen, whose laws tend to tbe development of tbe highest type ot citizenship, can never become tbe aggressor la foreign warfare. The true theory and policy which our flag represents is to teach the other nations ot tbe world tbe benefits and blessings of our own, not by the propaganda ism of the sword, but by tbe constraining power of example, by tbe prosperity and happiness of an independent people. There is no lion couch ant upon our standards, powerful and great as we are. Our American eagle is not a bird of prey. ' Oar flag bears how no threatening device. Written all over it in the clustering stars is tbe idea cf nnion, and in union there is not only strength but also peace. Tbat flag can only become the enelgn ot oppression when there is a departure from tbe principle) it typefiee, an overturning of the trne theory of government that if, tor a band red years, ba represented. During tbo century of national life tbat willfoon close, this flag has been t aching tbe old world silently, but surely, and steadily, THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE GOVERNMENT. it has rendered the crown or France a dangerous bauble. It has given to united Italy a constitutional government, a con grcss and a liberal king. It has fos tered :the spirit of liberty in tbe mountains of Switzerland. It has laid its hand upon the autocrat of Russia, and treed her millions ot serfs. It has re strained the oppression of tbe bouse ot Ilapsbnrgb, and lighted the fires of liberty in the Peninsula. Eogland, too, has felt tbe power "ot that ti-g, and the elective franchise has beau, greatly enlarged. Yet it has never waved over an army ot American troops on the con tinent, ito inriatening rieet from our shores has made demands at the ports of Marseilles or Havre, Leghorn or Venice. But our squadrons peacefully course the English Cnaunel, tbe Mediterranean and tbe Adriatic, rest quietly in the bay of Na ples, breasi tbe British lion in tbe harbor of Liverpool, or gayly salute him in his stolen fortress oi Gibraltar, all the while silently teaching lord and serf, duke and denizen, the principles of free government, and exhibiting the prosperity pecured to a nation by studying tbe arts of peace, and dili gently minding its own business. Whatever may be the future history ot this flag, the record and testimony of an bucdred years are written. Ube past at least ia secure, Other nations bave fallen, other flags bave been torn and trailed in tbe Just. Our nation, too, may fall, and our äug cease to be a tbeme for patriotic enlogy. But tbat time will only come wbea the American paoile desert the principles which the flcg uai repreteniea ior a nunnrea years. Internal corruption and the ambitious aims of bal men may prevail, and an onnresssd people refuse to gaze in rapture upon the stars and stripes, Dut PERISH TO-DAY THE THOUGHT. x tne nas nas wavea in oesuty a century, the synonym of personal freedom auu national independence, why may we not hope tbat away down tho progress of ages some millennial day of American inde pendence shall be celebrated, as we now recognizs this Centennial of the nation's life? Wby should thesi stars lade out? Uas not the nation become strong and great in union? The prindples of the American constitution can not perish. Let the union also be perpetual, and let thegiand old flag, tbesymuol ofthat union, wave on over tbe land and over tbe tea, until the lejson of freedom shall be learned from the rivers to the ends of the earth. Let Its stars glitter on, and its stripes glow, a bea?on light, till all tbe nations of the earth recogniza and admit the inalienable rights of man. Let the flag wave over free aud united America until all forms of oppression vanish from tbe eartb. Let us come to-day and enshrine it ace w In our hearts, Let us baptize it with the tears of aff-jotloo. Nay, let u, io the presence of Him whom our forefathers trusted, s i hey lougbt the first battles ol the Uuioo, come with it to tbe altar ol patriotism and swotr fealty to it, to live supp'miutf, defa jding, and sus atoiig it, aud dyinir, bequeath our devotion to our oflcprlog, wl h beie'ictious upon if, praying Uiui in whote bauds a-e all the nail ons oi the eartb, tüatbe American . natioa may continue to live, and the American flag con

tinue to float, with its graceful curves In tbe breezes of heaven, until tbat time of millennial glory shall come, when the great king of nations shall visit tbe earth to rule and reign, when dynasties shall fail, when constitutions shall be abrogated, and human laws are abolished, then, and only then, let the flag of America be lowered to be supplanted by tbe banner ot King Emanuel tbe banner of th cross before which all nations must bo up. WORDS OF PROFIT. When the applause with which tbe speech of Mr. Matthews was received bad subside! it was stated that next in order were exercises of a general nature. Mr. Greene, state agent of tbe Centennial, bad been announced to say something on "How Indianapolis May Profit by the CenteDnlal; What She Can Exhibit." He said tbat no one bad spoken upon Indianapolis for the past, the present and future, which ought to be done before he spoke of tbe Centennial. He asked tbe audience to select the speaker. Several

names were called, but the viva voce voting suddenly turned unanimously in favor of Gen. John Coburn, who addressed the meetlog from h's seat in the parquette. ADDRESS OF GENERAL COBURN. It is very embarrassing, Mr. President, thus to be called on for remarks when some of the gentlemen preceding me have pre pared tbeir speeches. But I can not resist making some reply to tbis call. My earliest remembrances are associated with Indianap olis. It is the place of my birth ; and while its centennial will be celebrated when meat of ns are in our graves we can not but lock upon her colossal growth with feelings of amazement. It has been said tbe emigrant . Is a man ot energy. Those of yon who can go back with me forty years, will appreciate this clearly. A few years ago, it seems tome but yesterday, these fields were one vast sea ot mud, and inhabited by miasma and alomloable insects. There were no railroads. I remember when tbe first stage coach entered the city by Washington street. What a change to-day. These pioneers fought sturdily against poverty and sickness till tbey conquered. But they did more than that. They stood hand to hand against the evil doers who were trying to convert the settlement to their vicions ways. The battle went on for years between these two elements, and public meetings were frequent. The virtuous pioneer element won, and tbus laid tbe foundations broad and deep in morality, never, God willing, to be removed. To-day we can safely challenge tbe country to show a more moral community. And then they used to debate solemnly on the wisdom of establishing schools and school funds, tbe opposition coming, strangely enongb, irom tbe very men most to be benefited by tbem, tbe peer. Look at our magnificent educational fund to-day. In everything our progress has been marvelous. Witn the first railroad In 1817, came THE HERALD OF PROSPERITY. To day tbe growth of Indianapolis has no limits. Its position being both the capital and the largest city of the state, is Bomewhat peculiar. It is the focus of arts and commerce. Our power is feebly reflected In the last census, for a fair estimate to-day would show that In fifty-five years Indiana polis has grown from nothing to a city of lw.uou innaoitants. yd at its future may be depends upon us and coming generations. We need have no fear if we trust and follow tbe principles of integrity wh'ch animated its founders and still exist in our midst. For moral and Intellectual, not merely physical growth, is the truer basis of prosperity. Mr. Greene addressed tbe audience at the close of the general's remarks, his desire being to stimulate those present to Centennial energy, and take steps to secure Indianapolis and the state a fitting representation at the great jubilee. He spoke as follows: ADDRESS BY C. W. GREENE. The city of Indianapolis has been recognized everywhere as competent to present its attractions to the attention of tbe world. We are fortunate in having such an organization as tbe Manufacturers and Real Estate Exchange, which has carried the name and fame of our beautiful and energetic city to tbe uttermost parts of our own country, and their map, with its bogs and cattle en route toludianapolislrornall points of the oompaFs, has been seen and noticed by a large majority of the population of this aod even in other countries. As will be comprehended by all, tbe great exposition to be held next year at Philadelphia, at which all the nations of tbe earth will be assembled by their representatives, affjrds A PECULIARLY FAVORABLE OPPORTUNITY tor advertising the resources and attractions of our city and state. Aabas been said by Gen. Coburn, our city now has a population not less than one hundred thousand. Of these, one-half have come in within the last five years. There must be good causes for a growth so remarkable, and it is well that we should comprebend what these cautes arp. In my own opinion there is one Influence which of itself would contribute a large share of our presperlty, a prosperity so substantial ttat even our ia'lures are of a peculiar character, the available assets being in every instance ot heavy failure largely in excess of tbe liabilities. Indianapolis is distinctively the representative of the new era in transportion .Le transportation by railways. We have have been tanght and an fortunately our children aie still being taught in the school tbat the rivers and canals are the highways of commerce. Yet it is a fact that along all of tbe principal rivers, even of tbe Mississippi and Ohio, tbe grandest water ways of tbe continent, railroads bave been located and are being operated so successfully that steamboat property is becoming lesa valuable as an investment each succeeding year. Evon St. Louis and Chicago, which derive most of their reputation as river and lake ports, owe the larger shere of their prosperity and growth to tbe concentration of railways, which are tbe main feeders to their commerce. Along the Erie canal, the business ot which TJSED TO BE CONSIDERED MARVELOUS, a four track railway, the finest In the country, is doing an iuomecse business and will eventually supersede the canal altogether. Unlike other railway points, Indianapolis is the terminus of cine of tbe eleven roads which localize here, and thete two originally terminated here, but are now consoli dated. There is a significance in this which is not yet generally comprehended. These roals exert an Influence in our favor under these conditions which can not exlbt where tbe location is only a crossing placo. -It is important to us to show th(9 lact and show it cloirly at Philadelphia.' It Is one of the strongest Inducements for the location of manufacurlng establishments, and It clearly soowii will Induce the location of millions of capital here. It is contributing largely to the growth of our comtneroe. it. wai but fifteen months ago that it was a question

whether a telegraph office could be made profitable at tho Board of 1 rale rooms and now it has become tbe principal office of tbe city. These facts ran be clearly preen'ed by maps or charts accompanied by cori a alive exhibits of tbe extent of our commerce at stated by five year periods for the past twenty-five years. Other facts relative to THE GROWTH OF THE CITY and its varied interests should te presented by graphic charts similar to th'oe which are being used to exhibit our school progre? which of itself will do tbe city great credit and tbe preparation of tbem should be undertaken by the trade organizations oT this city. We can cot tke tne ciry iulf there, but by aid of the pbotogrpt.ers art we may easily prepare fine views of our business squares as well as of special blocks acd private residences. These by comparison with those of a few years ago will spesk columns in reference to our progress There is no time to lese. What is done must be accomplished within tbe next 60 days and it is very desirable ttat tbe repres-enta'ive men of tbe city should at once appreciate the importance of the work and do it promptly and well. The meeting was then appropriately dismissed after a vote of thanks to General Macauley fortbeu?eof the ball, taken by content cn motion of Governor Hendricks.

THE TEXAS LAND COMPANY ITS OBJECT, AND HOW IT WAS SAID TO HAVE BEfcN FIXED. HOW THE GREAT LAND COMPANY WAS BOUND TO THE BRAZARIO IMPROVEMENT COMPANY AND THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY. The New York Sun says tbat: Gardiner S. Spofford and Joseph L.Spofford bave sued tbe Texas Land Company and certain of its directors, and they moved before Judge Sedgwick Friday for an Injunction. Tbe Texas Land Company was organ'zsl in 1P73 " to promote emigration to Te xac, and thus facilitate tbe sale and purchase and settlement of lands by emigration; to Introduce laborers and skilled workmen aod capitalists into the state." The capital is f 1,000,000 in flOO shares The plaintiffs aver in their complaint tbat the company is the owner of a large amount of valuable land, and ia in a very nourishing condition, tbe stock being worth two or three times its par value; tbat it has no debts, and its prospects tor the future are very promising. The Brazsrio Improvement Company is an association consistir g of John S. Kennedy, Thomas W. Pea r? all, John S. Barnes, and Wm. W. Phelps, with others. Tbe association is claimed not to be legally incorporated, and tbe property, it m asserted, is in reality held by Mose Taylor in trust for tbe benefit of the perxxis interested in the association. The whole asset consist of THE PATTEN PLANTATION in Texas, operated in the manufacture of sugar, and which, although eostir g fi;noo, i not at present worth over f 10.00), and worth tbat only to a planter thoroughly familiar with the business and having capital, it having lost money for a riumrerot year, iothat it is .000 in debt, b s:de bavir. been greatly irjjured by the receut cyclone in Texas. These gentlemen, who are alsoefficers and directors f the Texas Land! Company, are charged with having, for the fturpose of rendering valuable tbeir interest n the Brazarlo Company, agree! to purchase its property on behalf of tbe Texas Land Company at its actual cret, with Interest, since 1868, making about 200,000. The purchase is declared to be unwise and Injurious to the Texas Land Company stockholders, except to these interested in the Brazarlo Company. Of tbe 10.000 shares of Ue Texas Land Company, 8,600 shares are held by the International and Great Northern Railroad Company, and Kennedy, Pearsall, Barnes and Phelps, together with Moses Taylor, William E. Dodge and W. G. Hutchlns, who each own one-tenth of tbe Brazarlo Company. Wm. M. Rice, J. S. Wetmore and Galusha Grow, who together own ceven-sixtietbs, are directors of the railroad company, and constitute together two-thirds of the direction, and altogether, this contemplated purchase would be injurious to the railroad, yet the vote upon tte stock held by it will le controlled by these directors, in accordance with their private interests in tbe Brazarlo Company, and without regard to those of tbe railroad. These gentlemen are charged with intending then -to reorganize the board of directors' Ot the Texas Land Company, by ousting all not interested in the Brazario Company. The plaintifis allege that the value of their Texas Land Company stock willle reduced one half if this purchase Is consummated. Tbe working of tbe Patten plantation would be entirely outside tbe purposes of the Texas Land Company, and could not be operated without great loss, THEY THEREFORE ASK IN INJUNCTION restraining the defendants from effecting; the purchase. Upon the motion for as) injunction yesterday Mr. Joseph L 8pofford's affidavit was read. It said tbat he attended a meeting of tbe stockholders of tbe Texas Land Cempany November 9, and tbat while be was absent eight minuses be thought would be consumed in reading minutes the stockholders' meeting was adjourned, and a meeting ot tbe directors was in progress, which directors bad been elected while he was away. Paul N. SpoSord and T. W. House bad been dropped from the board, and Moses Taylor and W. E. Dodge substituted. In order to entitle them to be director, tbey owning no shares in tbe Texas Land Company, five shares ech were transferred to tbem out of tbe 8,600 shares belonging to the International & Great Norttern Railroad Company. Tbis be avers to bave been a mere colorable trantfer without authority from the railroad company. And lu order to make up a quorum tor im- . mediate action five shares were transferred to a clerk in the office ot Phelp, named Bond, he after tbe meeting resigning bis position. A committee ot the board were authorized to make tbe purchase referred to THE OUSTED DIRECTORS, Spofford and House, were tbe only members not interested in tbo Brazario Comdany, except J. M. Jones, who was . absent, and tbey together represented nearly one -third of the Texas Land Company's stock except that held by the railroad company. Affidavits ot Messrs. Pbelpsand Dodge were read, alleging tbat the purcbase was lor the benefit of tbe Texas Lsnd Company, tbat only a minority ot tbe directors of tbe latter were interested in tbe property pmpcs?d to be purchased, and that the lands would bs exceedingly valuaHle, blng situated on Brazes river, and tbat treir purchase ws within the power of thn company. The director, he asserted, d'd not intend to orcplf-te tbe urcaso without the approval oi the Rtopiihidis. . Ada Foy, tbe actno", -n iurred in Cincinnati to Jibn W. F.ter, an sctor. Af.r thieo days of horem on she has buel a divort", and Foster has al.-so ben arres'td for p ;ary, toe aJvusHiioa l e ng U a in gettiOK a licence for tbe rrarrtage be falsely swore Miss Foy was over IS years old. ' .