A few days ago the freshmen and sophomores of Columbia College negated in one of the old-time cane rushes which custom alone authorizes. For some years President Barnard has strongly objected to the continuance of this noble custom, and con sequentially an order was promulgated forbidding all rushes on the college grounds. Notwithstanding this definite order, the members of '88, on Wednesday last, appeared in the campus with a large came in their midst. No sooner were they sighted by one of the sophomores than all the members of that class within call made a rush for the daring freshies and endeavored to wrest the came from their midst. Their efforts were not successful. The freshmen kept possession of the stick, beating off their opponents again and again. Finally one of the '88 men, holding the cane in his left hand, was making off with it when he felt a hand placed upon his shoulder. Feeling himself attacked, he hit out with his other fist and struck President Barnard in the shoulder; for it was he who, interfering to stop the rush, had laid his hand upon the freshman. Nothing daunted, the president returned the blow in a manner which made the young man have a nose bleed. It is needless to say that the other participants in the rush retired precipitately, and order was restored at once. Hereafter, when Columbia under-classmen desire to rush each other, they will have to resort to some place outside of the college.