The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-08-11
SUMMARY.

1 adjourned on the "a INSTANT. OeFSfei iheoicos-
ing essays on scientific subjects were read.
Professor Dana, Of New Haven, was elected
President; Professor Lowering, Permanent Sec
rotary; J L. Smith, General Secretary Dr..
Elwyn, Treasurer; Drs. Halderman, Lcidy, and
Leconte, Auditing Committee.
The next annual meeting will be held in this
city, in May next, The following gentlemen
have been appointed to prepare papers for the
next meeting, viz: Prof Bache, on Tides; Prof
Henry, on Atmospheric ELECTRICITY; Prof Hail.
on Palazoic Rocks; Prof Smith, of La, on Mi
chro Chemistry Prof Gibbs on the Progress
of Organic Chemistry Professor Gould, on the
Progress of the Electro Chronographic Method
Of Observation Prof Leidy, on North Ameri-
can Extinct Mammalia and Reptilia; Prof
Pierce, on the Theory of Planetary Perturba-
ton; Prof. Burnett, on Advances in Anatomy
and Physiology; Prof. Agassiz, on the Altera-
ton of Genera in Animals Prof. Dana, on the
Geographical Distribution of the Lower Ami
mails
An accident occurred on the Delaware and
Belvidere Railroad on the Sd instant. A train,
| consisting of ten cars having on board two
hundred laborers was thrown from the track
at Bulls island, near Trenton, killing ten men
and wounding others severely.
The Pacific Statesman is the title of new
paper started at San Francisco, Cal by ]. H.
Purdy. Its editor opposes all schemes for mo-
nopolzing land and labor, and, also, intemper-
ance, gambling and duelling He seems to
have little respect for the Baltimore platforms,
in their efforts to suppress agitation" Free
discussion is the only means by which the pub
lie mind can arrive at truth.
Me1ieo-Dates from Mexico to the 10th of
is progressing, and the return of the Jesuits is
looked for. The penalty of death has been de-
creed against public defaulters.
The editor of the New York Express, a warm
Compromise man, has been recently travelling
at the South and, in a late letter to his paper,
he states that Bishop Polk, Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, is the owner of $40 slaves,D
and that in one year eighteen children had
been born on his plantation, worth 500 each"
He says:
Son plantation like this, the majority of
those of mature years are regular members of
the church, and here there are ninety commu-
nicants They sit under the preaching of their
master. They are confirmed by the same
bishop who confirms the white communicates
of whole diocese. Black and white alike,
and together partakc of the Lords Supper,
pray to the same Father, confess to the same
Saviour, and look forward to the same Heaven
They are thus Incorporated into the body of
Christ. If one Of the members suffer, do all
the members suffer with it Is the sanctity Of
marriage observed on the Bishops plantation
Inquisitive people would like to be satisfied on
these points.
sd Woman's Rights Convention is called to
meet at New York city, on the 9th and 9TH
days of September next IL aims to secure the
Acknowledgement and elevation Of woman, and
to give tina wife aqnal oontrnl, with tho A.s
band, in the joint property. The call is signed
by Lucretia Mott, Wendell Phillips, Paulina
w. Davis and others.
The anniversary Of the Embarkation of the
Pilgrims was celebrated at Plymouth, Mass,
on the list inst Speeches were made by Gov.
Clifford, Hon. Edward Everett, Hon. Charles
Sumner, Hon. John P. Hale, and others. The
latter spoke to this toast:
Religious Intolerance: II has peopled con-
tinent; Political Oppression lthas set a nation
free.
An Address from "The British Society Of
Fraternal Democrats" to the citizens of the
United States, appears in one of the New York
papers, urging upon republicans in this coun-
try the duty Of aiding the fiscal effort for the
triumph of democracy in Europe" on the
breaking out of q. European war. The mo-
ment, the address says, that the great Powers
of Western Europe engage in mortal conflict
with the Russian Colossus, the hour of Europe's
uprising will have struck; Italy and Hungary
will spring to arms the long foretold War of
Principles will begin.
The yellow fever is raging at New Orleans.
The deaths for the week ending July 80, from
this disease, numbered AGO.
Massaehusetts-Th Boston Herald, in an
article on political PARTIES" expresses the
opinion that the Free Soil Democracy will at
tain the ascendancy in that State the coming
fall We have no objections on the contrary,
we would DO glad to see it,
The press in Indiana do not favor negro
catching The editor Of the Rising Sun Repub-
hean is in favor of every man catching his own
negro He links that the business is too low
for decent man to stoop to-"
Death an Liberia Letters from Monrovia
announce the death of the Hon. H. Teage. This
will be great loss to the Republic of Liberia.
Mr.. Teage was one of the ablest and best read
men in Liberia He was the editor and pro-
prietor of the Liberia Herald, and had filed
several Of the highest Offices in the gift of the
people.
Temperance Nominations.-The friends Of q
prohibitory liquor law in Philadelphia county
have nominated Samuel c. Ford (Nhig) for
the State Senate Thos. A. Barlow and Hiram
Miller, Natives j George Sturges, F. w. Price,
John w. Kelly, John H. Flegel, (Whigsl Gen.
Hubbell, Robert nj. foust, and Nathan Edison
Democrats and Joseph H. Hoffman and ]. s.
Fletcher for the Assembly.
Hon. r. w. johnson, late M. c., has been
appointed, by Governor Conway, u S Senator
from Arkansas, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Hon. Scion Borland, appoint
cd Minister to Central America.
Look Out for the CrevasSe The New York
Herald says: What We expect is that before
the meeting Of Congress the intervening State
elections will foreshadow the final breaking up
of the old etste party lines, and new arrange