The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-25

ALBANY, Aug. 23-A. u.
The exercises evening" with the exception Of Pro-
Iesor Danas paper in the Geological Section were Of
highly technical character Professor Emmous to
have made valuable discoveries Of fossils in the
tJas and superior rocks of North Carolina; indeed il
Professor Agassiz is to BIO believed, they moro va
huable than the discoverer had any idea Of You viii APP
vreciae the considerations which In luce spare you
. dissertation on tabwtnthodous and sauraas In the
Physical Section Professor Rogers exhibited curious
Instruments called rotascope and gyToscope, which have
duplicate rotary motion like the earth round fixed axis
and Also opposite direction round their own They
pretty philosophical toys, and the experiments which
resemble Monsieur Foucaults yet oy amusing OF
course would be impossible TO give you any idea Of their
character without drawings the Instruments themselves
Professor A. d. Baches paper cotidai nes Of which
you have pretty full abstract highly important
though not adapted TO popular hearing illustrated
by maps and plans.
may remark by the way, taking leave Of the Ply
steal Section, that the Senate chamber, in which II
meets very III ventilated. BY strange attraction
crowds Of people, including many ladies' TO hear the
absYuse papers which read there, and towards the
close Of the day carbonc acid is in excess IN the air OF
The room. hope this may be remedied.
Professor pnIa's paper geological development,
or, to give IT better name, on the progress OF the
creation Of the world, Of the highest merit aud
70 oil who take interest in the intensely importA
subject OF seogDosy, very attractive. Tue Professor
showed how the continent oil America
how the Arctic regions. then TROPICAL the elder por
NON Of the great continent how Canada folio we'd then
the United States and entered into variety of ingenious
tpeculaons the proportion existing between the
Of the alituae OF mountains bordering them
Is indeed circumstance well worthy Of attention that
the Pacific great ocean, should be bordered anost
al sides by high mountains many Of which volcanic.
while the Atlauc smaller ocean, Is oordcred Tor the
part by slopes and table land But orbesr further
comment on points which SO much better expia ned
h the paper itself than could explain them; AMI ad
wise all that large class Of young who have been led
70 the study Of geognoey by such works a. Kosmos aud
the vesges Creation give Dar attentive
reading The discussion which upou the paper
also interesting. The delegate from Missouri 90 the
conventional erm) put in plea for the iron mountains,
for which he claimed antiquity prior to the Arctic
Or CM adan range Of bills; and somewhat reluctantly
fancy, Professor Dana compelled TO acquesce. One
does NOT hike ct this time Of day You conceive TO oppose
Mssouran especially H. "a in this case, he has the ad
Agassiz
Al the close Of the ceremonies Mr. woolworth on be-
half Of the Local Committee invited the members Of the
AssociAton Mr. Robert Townsend's fsrventy trust
What the Local Committee not betrayed into offering
hospa y 70 any unauthorized persons after the pains
they have taken TO exclude the h0i polo 1t would be
hard indeed il they were entrapped into admitting
strangers.
delpbia.
,.y was rs a9r cAsm, u. w
States. He taught CHI instry for . generation or
in the University Of Pennsylvania, and during
value. Among his instruments viii only mention the
compound or oxy hydrogen blow pipe which Is now
eopersly ueed when intense beat " required TO be
produced He invented many others valuable this
and which have super seeded Instruments formerly
rarely IN the discussions in olden time allowed fallacy
70 him. Within the few last years. unfortunately,
perhaps om the decay OF his perceptve faculties, Pro.
ftHoT Hare has allowed himself TO be deluded by the
spsrn rappers has embraced the subject of spiritual
Ism with zeal and ador than discretion. He pub
hahed work on the subject lately - you ara aware
and perhaps the leader Of those strange lunahcs who
90 about knocking tables and doors and fancy they
ersiug with their dead grandmothers. II often
happens that . mania poiut leaves the mind
healthy aud clear all others This not the With
Dr. Hare. Al HIS former ability Ia submerged IN his
spiritaasm, there remains nothing now but the de-
cayed remains Of what once was very learned and ca
pAble His ACTIVITY Is unmpairei. He takS on
every subject IN defiance OF the undisgused ennui u the
query requires authoritative interference TO reduce him
70 silence. He Ia striking ooaing man, very tai al
stout; his head Ia large containing vast Volume =.
brain, ami thickly covered with flowing white hair.
Pref james Hail. the outgoing President OF The isso-
setiCn, the State Geoloett of New York. He IL, be-
heve native 81 New ENGLAND, and Of the oldest
geological celebrities In the cousry He was appo'ntei
many men, hose activity when pecuniry
for disappear he has made steady progress
m his speciality year after He is constantly 70
Erred by the bers OF the Association q high
authority all questions Of pasoutogy, u which branch
a geology he has devoted most Of his attention. His
pubfshed volumes ius;ify tho respect In which no y
Dsld. He N a tall, intellectual looking man, with .
rather Engsb fae makes better debs'er on the foor
Of the hsrse thsn chairman speaks fuenty, aud n
graceful g-nl. manly style lie resides here and has
n Ar bins guests sir Nm. Logan and Ar Hlsi
Of EputrcAl.