Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-29

a. not living within the proper objects Of
Hing here 1t was for want OF patriotic regard foI
w s1yNa,f for whlst others no so much desired to
bov resnct for that great ANA good man had opposed
his Admin straon he Prof Ilare had uniformly sup
it, to the extent of being called old black
| cockade Federaiist
on Saturday in Alexandria, instead Of going
i to Mount Vernon. ;,
ling similar meeting once held by the Association at
Professor PIERCE said That the arrangement to had
been settl yesterday and could notnow well be changed
II was finally agreed upon that the excursion should
lea7e Washington nine O'Clock, and should fulfil their
enSaSen rent with tie city of Alexandria, but should hold
| no seier ltifc meeting there .s..-
The Association then, the several recommendations
of the Standing Committee, appointed committee OF
twenty the of observing the solar eclipse Of the
2sth Of May; to abolish the evening meetings at hVe
ociocF and NEE. at half past nine nstead TO appoint
Dr. Jo hn L. La Conte Treasurer pro tenn for this meeting
TO div ide the Association into two sections, one to be
know, as the Mathematical and Physical the other as the
Chem cs and Geological section The following are the
| ofice rs of thesesectons
Ia Gematcal and Physical Secon-Prof W. c. Redfeld
Presi dent pf Section for to-day Standing committee
Prof. j. III. G.. .Cafn, chairman committee; Dr. D. a.
Gou /, Pref Chas W. Hackley, Prof Elias Looms, Lieut.
NJ. Maury, Mr. VIM Mitchell; MIR. Joseph "ln'ock'
Seer ,Sary.
CK enisal and Geological Ssction-Prof John Torrey,
Pres dent Section for to-day Standing committee: Prof
Jamt IS Han PROF. W. H. Rogers Prof John Torrey; Dr.
III. 81 yant Smith, Secretary.
1t agreed at the conclusion oi INC Behefai
meet ing to have half hours ntermsson in order to
arra age matters in the sections, and then on
/ blinl :; to meet in section.
i Ne Of distinguished strangers from foreign coun
i tries were then proposed members and accepted
Ma OF citizens Of the United States were similarly
read and accepted.
i Th Standing Committee having suggested that all com
mun cations received by the Association and published IN
full without the of the Standing COMMITTEE
n fused be printed among the Transactions much
debate ensled; when, motion OF Prof PEiRcE the
IL. hank IN
Emittee.
Prof JAMES HALL drew the attention of the meeting to
la paper which had been referred yesterday on
ing by aconite being review Of the trial and scenlhc
evidence given in the of John Hendrckson jr, con-
sicted of the murder of his wife at Albany july 1885,
with the opinions of Mesrs Hays jackson, Slman and
cthers Prof HALL hoped the meeting would not con-
receive this paper if ofered he for one should
protest against its acceptance. To make it subject Of
consideration here would be in derogaton of the Courts
Of New York. and possibly place the Association IN po-
lsition every account undesirable
Prof THos. BARLOW thought the paper not unit to be
considered here, and for himself desired to have 1t
brought out. .,. ..
5 Prof HARE thought for any opinions uttered with
gard to this any other by members in meetings
speakers alone responsible and not the Associa-
ton So it in scientific association he was con-
, neced with in Philadelphia. >, y. ,... .....
The meeting then adjourned for the half hours inter-
mission Prof HENRI explaining that there were two dis
properly furnished and provided for the use
: of the two sections. >>". :. fr.
n MEETING IN ONE SECTION. ~
At half-past II the Association met in section,
when On motion of Prof PIERCE, Prof. REDFIELD was
appointed chairman Of the meeting but not being then
in the hail. the chair accorded to Prof ToRREY. The
of the sections took POSITIONS rBht ana
, left of the chair ~. ..
The business was to hear the papers of the programme
: in order. II ...... ......*'. .... s.". .~. -.
The first was "on the development of monocotyledo
nous STEMS" by Prof J. DARBY, of Georgia.
II The opinion of Prof ToRREY being requested the
merits of points in Prof Darbys paper
Of his and received opinions the subject in hand
he said he should require time to consider the matter
1t then aRnounced by Prof. HENRY that the Asso
citation invited by the Secretary Of War and his lady
to visit them their house, 18th street. in the even
ing This was accepted and the Association agreed to
call Mr. and Mrs. Davis after the conclusion OF Prof
L Peirce's address. ..a-. PA. ~. ).
paper not merely of scientific but of popular inter-
est then read by Lieut. MAuRY certain species
of whale, called The K2ter.
Il Lieut. MAunY explained the paper having grown
out of information impaired to him by Capt Roges OF
New England. He experienced whaler, and de-
scrbed the number Of whales known to him sixteen
One Of these the Killer Prof MAURY had never heard
: of before; it animal exceedingly strange, and
though inquiry from whalemen it seemed to be well
known to the it had escaped the observation OF natu
raliss The Killer is about thirty feet long, not heavy
yields about five barrels of OIL and is especially remarka
BILE for its habit Of destroying the Right whale and the
kamtschatka whale. This it does by surrounding the
Right whale in numbers, assailing its head, sezng and
rendng itsps and length tearing its tongue from its
head after which proceeds deliberately to feed
upon the body. The remarkable feature about the
Killer whale (of which several rough drawings
hibted is its dorsal f which stands perpendcuary
FIVE feet and is the chief instrument wherewith they
assail their prey. a..' W..
Lieut. MAURY offered testimony to the effect from
Capts Ludlow and Mckenzie, going to show how terrible
and fierce tyrant is this species Of whale infesng the
whole from pole poe and often contesng with
man the possession Of the body of the Right whale to
both much sought The tongue Of the Right whale
the delcacy much in favor with the Killer is
: nous oily weighing three four tons.
Mr. WALKER testified seeing the coast of Brazil
Killer whale thirty feet long, hanging to the body of
whale which had been taken. "..
Lieut.. DAVIS had brought the subject to the aten-
ton of Prof Agassz, who pronounced the Killer to be
e distinct species.
On motion of Lieut. DAVIS, it was agreed that the pa
pers omitted to be read should be referred to the
proper sections ....
Prof HENRY then addressed the section &C On the
rangement of Lecture Rooms with reference to sound
and sight, which felt by all to be a subject of in
terest inferior to few, and which ably and convnc
ingly treated but of too great length for further
d notice now. .'...
Many pertinent and interesting remarks were drawn
by this address, in which Professors JOHNSON HENRY
!. DEWEY, HAcKLEy MEANS, DAVIS, ROGERS and BARLOW
e participated.
Then followed the explanation by Prof WEBSTER of his
meteorograph, sefregisterng instrument for meteo
rologca observations and exceedingly ingenious and
, simple 1t was warmly applauded by Prof. DEWEY.
The Section then adjourned to hafpast seven
L to listen to the address Of Prof. PIERCE.
N THIRD DAY,
The Association to order at 10 o'clock yesterday