New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-10
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| NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION Clcre.
| la8d. August 1.-The following professors have
been appointed to prepare papers for the next
annual meeting; Professor Batch, on tides
| Professor Henry, on atmospheric electricity
| Professor Hall, on palazoic rocks: Professor
Smith, of La, on michro chemistry Professor
Gibbs, on the progress of organic chemistry
Professor Gould, on the progress Of the electro
chronographic method of observation Professor
Leidy, on North American extinct mammala
and reptalia Professor Pierce on the theory OF
planetary perturbation Professor Burnett, on
advances in anatomy and physiology Professor
Agassix, on the alteration of generation in ami
mails; Professor Dana, on the geographical dis
tribution of the lower animals.
Resolutions were offered reducing the yearly
assessment to one dollar, preventing the sale Of
the proceedings, and appointing a committee to
| revise the constitution.
| Cleveland, August l, P M-The Scientific
| Convention to-day elected Prof Dana, of New
| Haven, President; Prof Lowering, Permanent
| Secretary, and DR.. Elwyn, Treasurer. 1t was
voted to hold the next session of the Convention
| in Washington, in May.
From New BRUNSwICK.-B Boston, August .
St. John IN. b papers of 30th ult., stateSthat
fires were raging in the woods near Shediac, and
had already destroyed large quantity Of val
liable timber The hay crop throughout the
province would be light
The survey of the European and North Amer
lean Railway was actively going on, with the
prospect that in few months the grading worii
be commenced.
ADJOURNMENT or THE CONSTITUTIONAL Cos
vENTIoN.-B Boston, August 1.-The State Con
stitutional Convention, which has been in ses-
sion for long time, revising the Constitution of
the State, adjourned sine die o-day.
The LEGATION TO ENGLAND.--Ph aadslphia
August Vim. Henry Welsh, Esq. of York
Pa, has been appointed private Secretary to
to the Hon. James Buchanan, the Minister to
the Court OF st. James, Mr. Welsh sails in COM
pany with Mr.. Sickles, ON the Goth inst, from
NewYork.
CONDITION OF THE 0Hlo.-- WheeiiHg, Aug .
The river continues'to rise and freghts are re-
duced TO 80 cents to Cincinnati and so cents to
Louisville.
The new light draught steamer Fort McHen-
ry, left for Cincinnati to-day with full COM
plement of passengers and freight from Balti-
more.
THE PRESIDENT Washington, August q
The report that the President would visit New
Hampshire is incorrect He has no intention of
leaving the city.
FROM WAsHNGToN.-H -asj,iHgton, August 6
The entire disposable force of the army has
been ordered to the Rio Grande
KENTUCKY ELECTION louisville, August
The following returns of the Congressional Flee
ton in this State have been received
In the Fifth District the vote is very close be-
tween HILL wing, and Stone, democrat and the
result is doubtful. Stone was elected in l95l by
1863 majority.
Louisville, August 2-The returns from the
Tenth District indicate that Hodge, whig, is
elected to Congress over Stanton, democrat
Wing gain in the District, SO far, 40 votes
LATER.-A despatch just from Maysville,
states that full returns have been received, and
Hodge is elected.
Leander NJ. Cox, whig, is also elected to Con-
gress in the Ninth District Both of these are
whig gains