The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-22
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 81, 1913.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept Il, lSfS.
Proceedings Of the SeentGc Contention -Whig
Nomination for Congress Exhibitions of Mode
Art,stes.
The sessions Of the Scientific Convention con-
tinue TO increase in interest. This morning. the
association divided itself into sections one en-
bracing general physics, mathematics, chemistry,
civil engineering, ard the applied sciences-snd the
other including natural history geology, physiology,
and medicine.
The section Of general physics adjourned to the
Chemical Hall Of the college, while the section of
natural history remained in session in the college
hall Professor Siman presided the deliberations
Of the section general physics. which princi-
pslly confined to the reading and discussion of
report on winds or the laws Of atmospheric circu-
lson in the no-tbern hemisphere by Professor James
H. Coffin. report on meteorites, by Professors VIM
B. and X. r. Rogers, was commenced, but had not
been completed at the close Of the morning session
Professor Agassiz presided over the section on
natural history The first paper usder consideration
was q theory the geological ton Of tides and
currents by Lieut. Davis, which was submitted and
explained by Professor Pierce. Mr.. Redield opposed
some Of the general principles OF the theory and
discustion epsued which elected much interesting
information fro II various members.
The next paper was one by MIR Desor, f." Observa-
tions upon the local distribution Of marine animals"
communicated by professor Pierce.
An Interesting communication on the fishes Of Lake
superior was read by professor Agassiz and gave rise
to an interesting conversatiop upon the subject.
rVIaulluutfa ufeiged IN the coast survey
was The next pap'r nd and discussed after which, an
adjournment Iiii nine O'Clock took place
general public meeting OF the association is to be
held on Irioay evening, 10 which the public are IN
vited to attend
joseph u Chandler, Esq. was last eve ming nomi.
mated as the whg candidate for Congress from this
city, comprising The second district.
The Model Artists exhibited here, do not attract
the arge audic that attended their hrst appear
ance Their day Las evidently gone by, in public rs.
timaton.
Destruction or SHEEr-Wiihln the last week
over enc hundred valuable sheep have been killed
IN Bybeiry township aud vicinity, by dogs and
bnttance O. the Ierttver8nce of the dog, when
getting taste at blood, nton the fact that MIR
Morton a. Nslm'lry, having purchased fine lot Of
wethtft 1or NtoiDR. placed them in "a tiguous
10 bis cattle yard around which be had erected
fence ten feet high that on the sec opd night
dog Discovered thou aud unable to crafty his f.ro.
cious propensity in any other manner lea.ed from
high hiidgesv all adOinips The barn To n ,beJ di,.
tsnce If i've sN feet, and from the nee like dig.
tance into the pen where he fou nd in IN. morn
ING. unable 10 get out. with twenty three of his
victims dead and dying around him aud vet IL Ia.
been satisfactorily ssceItSBed that dop ns,is.d
20 run down and Nil twenty sheep the night before
Immediately Killed. there b-ing lbt of his
guilt GuMGbfoun, Pa, 1eiegJ0ph.
late Halifax payer rays that IDacterel are 20 peu
tnutn that hs Dor, that the boys SCOOP them
up with buckets a. the wbaryes. They were cold Ia
the MARKET 1T eight cents per DOZEN aud the fsher-
men employ men from shore TO aid them in ca .ch-
trg. The herring mbery L. also equally sbun daut,
and the quality veIy nhe.