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American Delegates to European Scientific
Conventions

From the Washington lDtelligencer, July 20
Lieutenant M. +. Maury, Superintendent Of the
American Observatory leaves town this morning,
we learn route for Europe to attend the Scientific
Convention which is to be held in Brussels next
month, under appointment and authority OF the
Naval Powers Of Europe, to agree upon some uni
form plan OF observations, &c, connected with our
distinguished counryman's wind and current charts.
After the convention closes, we understand it is
Part Of Lieutenant Maurys errand abroad to visit
the celebrated Observatory at st. Petersburg for
scientific purposes. He goes out under the al
thority and at the expense Of our government,
and we are sincerely glad to see it recognizing
the Importance OF science and community of in
terest in scientific objects with the rest of the world
by approving and instituting this commission.
There is another International Scientific Conven-
ton to as emblc in Brussels this year, which also
originated with one OF our countrymen when he was
abroad q year or two ago; we mean Mr.. Kennedy,
late Superintendent Of the Census and the Conven-
ton is one Of Satists. appointed by various govern
meIts of Europe for statistical Investigations and
uniformity Of statistical works in different countries.
This assembly Of is 10 be held in September.
II is to be regretted that the intelligent citizen in
whose suggestion this Convention originated will
not he authorized to represent our country in it.
We have seen recent letter from Baron Quetelet,
one of the most distinguished scientific men of
Europe and President OF the Royal Academy of
Belgium, in which the labors Of Mr.. Kennedy,
in connexion with own statistics and his
contributions to the Institutions of Belgium,
are highly compmented, and he urged to ate nd the
Brussels Congress. NJ Quetelet writes that the Con-
gTees PROMISES 10 DC DflIiaEL OEe from tue nunDcr
of distinguished persons who will attend IT, We pub
lisbed some time since programme OF the subjects
be discussed at this meeting, set forth by the
toentrai Board Of Statistics of Belgium, and they
tany embrace questions of magnitude and great in
terest to oil enlightened nations. As VIC have said,
with Mr. Kennedy originated the important questions
which this natiOna, Cong esS meets to discuss aud
the objects to be communicates; and It may be adccd
that his views were seconded By the administration
Of Mr. Fillmore, and met with the ready concurrence
Of those officially connected with the various Euro
pean governments to whom they were presented
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FATAL RENCoNTRE BETWEEN BEoTHsRs.--On
Wednesday last two half brothers. DR.. Gordon,
Park county, Indiana, and Mr. Livingston, of Ken
Montcz,rua to Terre Haute. During the trip they
quarelled In reference to q woman on tho boat
Livingston finally left the boat with the woman aud
was pursued by DR.. Gordon, who overlook them
with the captain Of the boat, entered tho room un
where the parties had retired and with pistol In
hand threatened vengeance unless the girl was given
up. A fight ensued, in which Livingston with
sword cane stabbed Dr. Gordon, killing him almost
instantly. Livingston arrested examined before
q magistrate and acquitted Courier,
.T,tlv 10.
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TIE CKHAr SHIP CANAL.-N ia stated that
the projected canal. uniting the Delaware and Ches-
apeake Bay, will commence II Chester river and
terminate at Bombay Hook, passing closs up 70 the
70 pass any vessel that can new vi&t tho ports u
Phasaaphh sAA n:AasorA Ii soaG1 WI ~ nSA
tNm0 y AkV 01leA
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DEATHS OF AMERICANS ABVoAp.-The Cincin-
natl Gasefte extracts the following from u private
letter from Pnrs:-A most melancholy accident has
just happened to an American family travelling in
Europe. The four brothers Wyman, Of Bostou-onea
Professor in Cambridge University two others PROBES
sors in the Boston Medical Schoo-had all como 10
Europe to travel together some months The three
dren. The Cambridge Professor had one boy,
other brother had two daughters The boy spoken
of wss nine years old--an only child. having Loss
several children older than him. He was too young
to bring to Europe, but the parents had been unfor
tunate with their children and they brought him
along for fear some accident might happen TO him
in their absence. He was bright, intelligent boy;
he sat three weeks ago for whole week by my side
at the same table, and conceived quite love for
the boy. He was a thoroughbred specimen Of Q
young Yankee and the pet OF bis family. He now
lies dead in the same house, about to sail with his
hearbroken parents and entire family to be inferred
in his native SOIL alongside his dead brothers and
sisters at Mount Auburn. The family left Paris two
weeks ago to travel In Switzerland. They had just
passed through one Of the passes OF the Alps and
rived on level ground, when the guide Of the horse
on which the boy rode, stepped to the fence mo-
ment to rub match to light his pipe. when the
horse started threw the boy, and dragged him long
way In the stirrup, his head alternately striking the
horso q feet and the ground. His arm was crushed
SO that the bones projected through the flesh, and he
received severe confusion of the brain that Alter
lying there three days, at the house OF German,
without consciousness and without speaking. he died.
He was put into lead coffin brought to Paris again,
and such heartrcnding sight as presented Itself
when the family arrived hope not soon to again
II is impossible to conceive circumstances more try
ing TO parents than these They leave for England
TO morrow expecting to sail from Liverpool ON Sat
urday.
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TuH CRnAT ExCURsIoN.-The steamer Queen OF
tbsWest, Capt. Mcbride arrived yesterday at IL
o'clock, from Cleveland, having on board the excur
sion party from the West, numbering about one
thousand persons over one hundred Of whom belong
to The editorial corps, from Indiana Kentucky, Ohio
and Pennsylvania They proceeded to the Falls i'm
mediately on their arrival, where they spent tho
nainder Of the day The party take the oars on the
State Line road this morning at 845 and proceed to
Cleveland. In the evening there Is to b grand
demonstration at the Weddell House, commemorative
Of the opening Of the line Of railroad TO Indiana
poIis.-Bu0alo Covrisv, Jxly "a.
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TIN CoUBT OF IMrEAcHKENT IN TuE CASE or
JOHN c. MATHER.-The following notification has
been addressed to the members Of the Court
To Hon
The Houss Of Assembly has delivered to articles Of
Impeachment sganst John O Aather, Canal Comms.
sot OF the State OF NoS York
ou therefore hereby notified that the members Of
the for the trial OF mpeaoh nenta will In
tho Senate Chamber a the Capitol ia the city of
the 27th dsy Of July, instant, at IL O'Clock NJ for
the of organizing sd court and your attendance
Is respectfully requested.
SANFORD y CHURCH, Presidsat Of the Senate.
rated Albany, July IL, 1868.
The Speaker announced the Committee to prose-
cute the impeachment, viz.:-Messrs. LOOMS, Cham
plain, Noble, McBurney, Hastings, Sessions and
Wood. As the character of the committee has al
ready been spoken of. it is proper to say that il
consists Of one radical democrat, (the chairman, }
three Cas- democrats, (Messrs Champain, Noble
and MsBurney) and three wings, Messrs. Hast
ings, Sessions and Wood.
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SERIOUS RAILROAD AccIDENr.--As the train from
Dayton, due yesterday at l0a A. H., was passing
through deep cut about two miles above Glendale,
number of cows jumped out of lane and attempted
to the road in advance of the train, which was
then going at the rate OF about twenty five miles an
hour One of the cows caught up by the catcher,
and thrown in such way to fall under the fore
wheel of tho baggage car checking the train sud-
denly that the locomotive broke loose and ahead
The baggage car turned over. and broken liter
ally to pieces; the trunks scattered in every d.
reCtion much broken and their contents greatly da
mayed. Two gentlemen, named J. L. Clark and
- Knox, who were in the baggage car, were extr-
Gated from beneath the car much injured. The Sc
coDd passenger car was turned upside down, and
good deal broken. This car was filed with passen
gers, principally second class. most OF whom wero
more or less bruised. Two small German children
had their heads pretty seriously cut, and one of the
passengers, named Milton Wayne, received serious
internal injuries. lie was placed under medical
treatment at Carthage. The third car was thrown
from the track, but Of the passengers in
jured. Two women in the first car were injured by
fence rails which entered the it turned over
As none Of the officers OF the train injured, they
able to exert themselves in attending to the ne
cessities OF the injured which they did with great
alacrty. Csacsnnaf, Gdzstie, July 20.
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An INcrDnr.-Atth the Phi Beta Kappa celebration
at Cambridge, Il was somewhat striking to observe
upon the platform that Hon. Josiah Quincy, Jr.. the
President just elected was sitting at the right Of the
whe vacated the same Office forty-one years ago, sat
opposite him. upon the left ex President OF the
University, and one Of the oldest members Of tho
Naloenty pronak,
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vorite mode for the expression of New Enadand
eenius, and Axine will have cause 10 be proud Il
her Arst artist In marble as Vermont already ID Of
n "se Of her sons who have achieved - much for
nobIeA branches of the highest forms of art.
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A SrOur WOMAN AssAULTMG A MAGIsTnArA.-
Yesterday, female named Mary A. Stout, was ar
raigned before Magistrate Rely on charge of pro-
vcking Jane Wenderteck to commit breach of the
peace. The evidence was positive that Mary used
yery improper language to Jane, calculated 10 pro-
woke her TO violence. The magistrate fined her $l0
and costs, and held her in 800 ball 10 keep the
peace. As soon az the sentence was pronounced,
she took hold Of the magistrate by the throat and
Names, and threatened to thrash him If he uttered
word. The constable In attendance caught her. and
BY order Of tho court, conveyed her 10 JAIL there 70
ronAiN uutl 0se Rne nd costs were paid, sA1 ~
reSslVpd baA QiNstsaGo 0sG1hb ny IL
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BURSTING OF SODA FOuNTAIN-THREE MIN
SERIOUSLY INJURED Wednesday, about . o'clock.
p. NJ, an accident occurred at the mineral water
manufactury Of Schiller il Reybo!d, on the Hamilton
road, bet wccn Walnut and Vine Streets by the ex-
plosion Of fountain used for making gas for the
mineral water, scattering the boiling liquid four
men, who were at work In the room, burning the
whole person of Mr.. Schuyler seriously as to
der his condition critical. Mr.. Reybold was burnt
in the face and on the shoulders and arms badly. He
will most likely lose both his eyes The man who
attended TO che manufacture Of the mineral water,
and one of the drivers, were both burned. Their
names we did not learn. The machinery, which
cost the company g. 900, was all torn to pieces
by the explosion. Cincinnati Gazette, July ~.
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Mon PInCR or CoPPBR---Wc learn from
correspondent at tho North American copper mine.
Lake Superior country, that piece Of mass copper
tached from the rock and ready for outing. "a
weight Of which Is estimated al one hundred and
fifty tons. At the present market value Of copper
dollars When the gold diggers can turn out lump
OF gold worth a. mnoh, We shall be willing 10 admR
that the Prolific L worth mere than the Lake 9upo-
rior California" and not till then. Tho mass -
fsrr~d 70 Ia shaH No 1, North American mine, A.
3 , wsrn viAs = We SYps< Psaiasaiw y sss 49,
0Sxek 1k9uask ~ u
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are not voucbsaed to modern gentlemen in the same
mode Of life. There is a hectoing tone about our
provincial friends which is anything but pleasant,
and which is oil the moro disagreeablo because OF
the fact we'll known to W.. of their being backed up
by the home government. They never bark without
exhibiting double rows Of teeth.
The draught has been unusually severe in this
State, and our hay crop has suffered prodigiousy.
Though not quite so Important to cotton Is to
South Carolina, hay is still a formidable item in
the list of agricultural productions, so that when
it is cut down, not by the scythe OF the mower, but
by the fierce rays of the sun, taking them hot aud
without water the pockets Of farmers are apt TO
remain as empty as the heads OF most politicians
1t really wonderful spectacle to behold, that OF
broad meadows. which, under ordinary circumstan-
ces are heavy with hundreds of thousands OF mil
lions Of slender green columns that agitated by the
breeze, bend in graceful verdant waves now covered
only with dry and lifelcss weeds, parched up as IL
the whitening simeon. 1'1stis Msqws ad norten,
might be written on the fences Of half the meadows
in Maine only that the reality Is stronger than any
shadow. Other articles are In a bad way, but II ia
the grass that is the principal sufferer. That singu
lar specimen Of the very ancient and uncommonly
numerous family of vermin which has this year
besct some OF the trees, and especially tho apple,
has been almost az prodigal of hs indicate atten-
iions in Maine as hear ne has in other states. We
could have dispensed with his services, which have
been anything but gratuitously rendered.
There Is on exhibition hero very 6ne specimen
of sculpture by Mr.. Akers, native Of Maine, and
artist who Ia rapidly rising TO eminence II isa
statue Of Benjamin. the last and best beloved Of the
sons Of the patriarch Jacob. The moment repre-
sented Ia that In which Josephs cup Is found in Ben
iamns sack and the artist has succeeded nobly In
conveying the expression Of the feelings Of an in
genuous youth, who, though knowing himself limo
cent, ands that he stands convicted Of crime. The
subject, believe IL NOT hackneyed. and there Ia no
ono who has ever read the beautiful story Of Joseph
And biz Brsthren. who win not feel grateful to hr.
Akers, on seeing his work, for bis having embodied
Z. 4 were. Ne most stirling 81 W. many insida.k
VitA ~ : NbeGalA 0SalptW sesns y - r.
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he nitt.d suy offence against the OF Pennsyva
pRr In the majesty OF the sus of this State nota
Where Is the nssns Let his body be brought in and
has mitted offence against ~, 1T him be
tried for twill then BIO time to ask 10 take him to
Maryland.
What the he Is Dot produceaS His not being
here IL = con tempt but probsby NOT in strict
L.. there Se practical compliance with ths writ How
the MaTtha be subjec to nne indictment IL the
should be taken from custody by proper tribunal
answer Is feon here frst /. reason Of tho Marsha
to be given Instead OF production Of the body II you
decide in favor Of tho Marshall the man is of Il against
Judge Thompson remarked that the simple question Is
whether the return Il sufiic ent
Mr.. Ashmead replied that though the question v"
simple ons, II very grave in it's consequeooss and
II an Adjournment was had until Monday morning, he
would demonstrate by authorities that THE court had
iuri dicion in the had alieady been decided
In Masachusetts II postpsned, the msa should not be
removed before the question shoud be decided.
Mr. Pierce Asked that the body Of Fshsr be produced
before postponsment determined.
Judge Thompson aid the law comuandf the court to
grant writ Of hsbeas corpus TO persO. making the
proper petition for II. They had no discretion In tho
matter: The custody OF the was admitted BY the
Marshal and to k his word that he should not b
simple word Of the MArsha in direct violation Of tho
rights Of the prisoner II the return had been that the
Martial had not the man In his custody that would
swsr. The English courts mako but exception to
such return, and that IL In the case Of impressed
us and We cannot adjourn the over. The answer
Ia insucisat aud TIE BODY Of Fisher must b. brought
into court by thu Mar hal.
Mr. Asbmead replied. after consultation with the
Marshal that the Marshal declined bringing the body Of
Fisher into court And that he stands upon his return
ME- Pierce thea a1ed Tor an attachnsnt against tho
Marrhal for contempt.
Judge Thompson said that IL WAS always u 10 ~.
GREETED when tho acts Of officer calculated TO
bring the jurisdiction Of the State and the United States
into conflict The States sovereign, and ther ID
be enforced wherever II may lead The attach.
ment Ia ordered TO be issued.
The Unstcd States Marshal wss Then taksa into
tsdy BY the Sheriff.
The owner, j. G Howard, was discharged frsm casts-
dy. hs not having ths body Of Fihsr N his eHstsA0
us Aasw9 q Z. Esssl, - kssPw 4 - psis6A -
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and misdemeanor in any court Of the
United States having jurisdiction for
IN. trial ri crimes and misdemeanors
nj shall upon conviction thereof, be
fined not exceeding three times the
amount 81 offered, promised, or given,
and ,mprlsened in a peni'-ntiary not
exceeding three years and the person
convicted Of so accepting or receiving
the SAM, or any part thereof, il IN Off
Ger or person holding any such place Of
trust or profit as aforesaid. shall forfeit
his Office or Llace /; and any person 80
convicted under this section shall iorev-
er be disqualified io hold any Office Of
honor, trust, or profit, under the United
States.
SEC. 7. And be IL Juriher enacfei,
That the provisions Of this act, and OF
the act OF July tweniy-ninth. eighteen
hundred and iorty.six, entitled An act
In relation TO the payment Of claims" !"
shall apply and extend to all claims
against the United States, whether al
lowed by special acts of Congress or
arising under general laws or treaties,
or in any other manner whateve-.
Sec. 8. And be ii further enacf,d,
That nothing in the second and third
sections q this act contained shall ba
construed TO apply 10 the prosec ution
or defence Of any action or suit in any
judicial court oi the United States.
Approved February 26 1853.
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"OUR BEST SocIErY."-Wc have
lately been put in possession of m in.
cident, OF actual occurrence, although VIC
should not dare 10 reveal it's locality.
which illustrates IN the most faithful
and forclhle manner the ignorance which
is too apt to exist in the seli-siyled
"upper circles
A gentleman OF education and refine
ment became interested'in young lady
OF high standing IN fashionable life, whom
he had met nt an evening party. Act
ing upon AL impulse common to lovers,
he soon aiier paid her visit and found
her in the parlor enjoying her of'um
cum dig. upon velvet sofa, surrounded
BY all the appurrenanccs Of Elegant lux
ury. The usual civilIties incident To
such an occasion having been eychang-
ed and conversation fairly commenced.
tho gentleman vcntured to enquire of
the lady as ,Othe employment OF her time.
She replied, languidly, "in reading and
writing" "Ah !readlne-PIenty OF rare
books | see, and writing Poetry ~
mo SIR" prose 2" me SIR BLANK
verse, perhaps 7" mo sIr-.6ne hand"
IL il necessary for US TO add that the ap-
proximate ,uitor made a hasiy exit
leaving his anticipated proposal unsy LA
bled and sung. Buff. Express.
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TPuBLlC AcT-No. 81.

AN ACT 10 regulate tho terms Of the
District Court VI the United Staies Tor
the district OF Iowa.
he ii enacted by tie Sendte and House
of Representatives. Of The United States
of Aniei icd in Congress assembled, That
instead of three terms annually OF the
district court OF the United States Tor
the distiict Of Iowa, as now prescribed
by law, there shall hereafter be held
annually six terms OF said cour', as toll
lows at Dubuque Oh the fret Mondays
OF January and July nj Iowa city on
the first Mondays OF May and October
and 1T Burlington on the third Mon
days Of May and October.
Sc. g. And be iifhrther enacted, That
all process. bail-bonds, and r.cogniZan-
ces retsrnable at the term Of said court
at Dubuque, Iowa city. and Burlington
respectively. shall be returnablc and
returned 10 the court naxt TO be held NJ
the place where said process, bail-bonds,
and recognizances are made returnable.
and all contlnuanccs may be made TO
conform TO this act.
Sc. 3. And be IL further enacted,
That all acts and parts OF acts incon-
sislent with the provisions OF this uct be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved, February 26, 1853.
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u3- We maze the following ver,

u3- We maze The following verN
sensible nno jus, extract from iei'e
by the Warrington correspondent o
the Boston Chronicle we commem
it, in an especial manner, to the mcdef-
ate nsiderAiion Of the rabid nn0
fanaiicsl advocates ri the Maine
Law
The action upon The liquor law H.
Vermont and Rhode Island. immediate
Iy subse equent 10 the decision OF Judge
Curtis. has caused the principles i'll
volved in these laws to become promi.
nent topics oil conversation and discus
sion. particularly among the most PROM
inent lawyers and statesmen through
out the country. Consequently me
able, lucid and conc luslse argument OF
Judge Gurus, has been sought tor and
read probably, more generally through
out The country, than any decision made
| in the United States the last fifty
years.
Those temperance men who abuse
Judge Curtis for this decision because
il does not conform To their own notions
OF the law, can reflect bot little upon
The tendency of their arguments. Judge
Curtis is "A strong temperance man. by
precept and example, and II Judge
10 to embody in his decisions, his own
notions Of morals. or the opinions or the
prejudiccs of the day, then all written
laws and constitutions are nrllitiei, and
the mere will or caprice ol the court
bccomes the supreme law Of the land
This would be absolutisiA with ven
geance.
We doub, If he most ianaiical and
(, rocious ASSISTANTS Of Judge Curtis,
would DO willing 10 have our courts
adopt generally their principles. No
sane man would attempt to impeach the
morals or integrity Of Judge Curtis, and
OIL account OF the notorieiy witch his
decision in connection with the liquor
question has assumed, il 10 snid here,
that the legal intelligence oi this coun-
try has given in its verdict in favor oi
Judge Cnrtls, declaring his argument
sound, conclusive and iTrereTsdbfe, and
that the cause OF temperance and right
eousaess never can be- promoted in this
free and enlightened country, by tramp
ling upon the laws and the constitution,
by slanderous imputations upon the in
tegri,y of our judiciary, by the abuse
oil men whose morals are an rnameni,
and whose tu!ents and learning are
alike the honor and the pride Of our
country.