The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-02
HE REPU BLIC
American AssOciat ton for the Advance.
ment OF Science.

4
ment OF Science.
This association met in Cleveland, Ohio, on the
28th ultimo, and was organized as follows: Pro-
lessor BENJAMIN PIERCE, president; Professor
SAMUEL ST. JonN, local secretary; DIR. A. L. FL
RoYN, treasurer Ex-President MiLLARD FILL
MORE and Hon. N. X. HALL were present. The
association numbers nine hundred and sixty-o one
members. On the first day one hundred and sixty
one new members were elected, among whom we
note President Fillmore, Judge NJ X. Hall, and
the following persons residing in this city, viz: w
w Turner; Seth Eastman, United States army; d
L. F. Hardcastle; J. A. Dahlgren, United States
navy; T. A. jenkins, 8. A. Jenkins, United States
navy; j. Major, Fl. r.. Schoolcraft, III. w. Ben
ham, United States army; A. Mordocai, and A.
G. Pendleton. 1 a.
| The President remarked that about two thirds
of the papers presented were on mathematics and
physics
! The President then announced the first regular
paper in order by Vim. G.. Redfeld esq, first
president ofthe association, OH s'the value Of the
barometer in the navigation of the American
lakes es l -
/ The next was by Professor Benjamin Pierce,
president of the association, on 'sThe stability o
Saturn s Ring. )" Glfls3g1 i,da ais
The third was by Professor Elias LOOMS, OF
New York, which was tSome notices of haiL
storm which passed over the city of New York on
the LIST Of July, l843.'a @
The following committees appointed at pre-
vious meeting are to report at this:
1 Committee to examine MIR. Lyman s Telescope,
the stand for Mr.. Simmons's Telescope, and the
Mountain Barometer of Mr. Andrews; Commit
tee to examine the Microscope and Lens submit
ted to the Association by Charles A. Spencer,
esq, of Canastota, New York; Committee to me-
morialize Congress for an appropriation to enable
Professor Mitchell to perfect and apply his new
Astronomical Apparatus; Committee to arrange
the details of u system of combined Meteorologi-
| cal Observations for North America Committee
to digest plan of reducing the observations made
under the direction of the Regents of the Univer-
sity of New York, from 1926 to 1850, with refer
ence to their publication, and to decide upon the
stations which shall be included in this reduction;
Committee on memorializing the State of New
| York and other States, in regard to Geographical
Surveys; Committee in relation to the United
States Coast Survey; Committee on Uniform
Standard of Weights and Measures; Committee
to memorabilia State Governments upon the i'm
portance Of commencing or continuing Geological
Surveys; Committee to memorabilia the Legisla-
ture of Ohio upon the subject of Geological Elk
ploration of that State; Committee to memorabilia
the Legislature of Missouri on the subject Of
Geological Survey of that State; Committee for
memoralizing Congress in relation to Scientific
Explorations and the distribution of the duplicates
from the Collection of the Exploring Expedition.
The telegraph reports the following further pro-
ceedings:
CLEVELAND, FRIDAY, July 29.--After some pre-
liminary business, the following papers were an
nounced to be read to-day, and the reading
began:
the eastern side of the gulf stream on the coasts of
! South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, by Lieu
tenants Commanding Craven and Mafitt, United
States navy. Presented by Professor Bache.
On the resistance of vertical plates on tubular
bridges, by Herman Haupt, superintendent of the
Pennsylvania railroad, Philadelphia. VI
On tides at Key West Florida, from OBSERVE
tions made in connexion with the United States
Coast Survey by Professor A. D. Bache.
| On zodiaical light, periodical appearance of
meteors, and the points of space to which the mo-
ton of the polar system is directed, by Daniel
Vaughn, of Connecticut.
| On the southeast monsoon Of Texas, Northern
Texas, and the Gulf of Mexico, and the abnor
NAL atmospheric movements of the North Ameri-
can continent generally, by Lorin Blodgett, of
Washington.
| Investigations in analytical morphology, No.
I2-stable and unstable forms of equilibrium, by
Professor B. Pierce, of Cambridge, Massachu-
sets.
investigation of the storm curve deduced from
relations existing between the direction of the
Professor J. H. Coffin, Of Easton Pennsylvania
Does the moon exert sensible influence on the
clouds? by Professor E. LOOMS, of New York.
On the earthquake of April 80, 1852, by Lorin
Blodgett, of Washington.
On the rising of water in springs Immediately
before rain, by Professor John Blockelsby, of
Trinity College, Hartford
| geological reconnaissance of Arkansas river,
| bv Dr. j. A. Warden, of Cincinnati.
On blood corpusculn holding cells, and their re-
lation to the spleen, by DR.. w. J. Burnett, off
Boston.
conglomerate and the formation OF sliceous rocks,
! bv Professor j Brainard, of Cleveland.
| On the indications of weather, as shown by
animals and plants, by w. II. ID. Thomas, of
Cincinnati. 6 , |
The geology ofChoctaw Bluff, by A. Winchcll,
of Eutaw, Alabama
On six new species of plants, by Professor AL
phonso Wood. ha
Remarkable class of conjunct bases of cobalt
and the elements of ammonia, by DIR. f. a. Genth
and DIR. w. Gibbs.
On the qualification of the coral reefs of Florida
and the source of carbonate of lime in the growth
Of corals, by Professor e. N. Horsford, of Cam
bridge, Massachusetts. ~.
Investigation of the power of the Greek by
means of phonetic laws, by Professor s. 5. Hal
deman Of Columbia, Pennsylvania.
| On the formation and mode OF development OF
the venal organs in vertebrate by DIR. w. ]. Bur-
nett, of Boston. F.aa .g E =. 7ag. |
Notes on specimens of the bottom of the ocean
brought up in the recent explorations of the Gulf
Stream in connexion with the coast survey, by L..
F. Pourtales, assistant, presented by Professor
Bache.
THIRD DAY. fat
CLEVELAND, July 30.-Tho convention reas-
sembled this mornings and new members were
admitted.
1t was resolved to send copies of the proceed
ings to European societies.
| Providence, Nantucket, and Washington were
named, as places to hold the next meeting at, but
no decision was come to.
| The following papers were read to-day:
An Investigation of Analytical Morphology, by