The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-21
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REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE JOURNAL
American Convention.

LEXINGTON, Aug. 20.
The American State Convention met at 10
O'Clock to-day. There is large attendance.
Gov. Morehead is present; while at the resi-
i ence Off. A. Sayre last night, he was sere-
naded by the Young America Band.
| ALBANY, Aug. 20.
| The American association for the advance
ment of science, commenced it's tenth annual
session in the Senate Chamber of the Capitol
at 10 o'clock this morning.
Among the most prominent members pres
ent are Professors Horsford and Pierce of Cam.
bridge, Seyering, Halgorman, Henry Hail.
Gibbs, Agassiz, Hodson, Mitchell, Bache,
Dana, Ostensacken, and Mccoy, President of
South Carolina College.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather there is good attendance, with 3
fair sprinkling Of ladies'.
! The session was opened by Professor Hall,
who, in the absence Of the retiring President,
called the Association to order. Rev. DIR.
Sprague delivered a brief and eloquent prayer.
Professor Hall then delivered briefaddress
thanking the association for the honor confer
red upon him by election to this high position
He then reviewed the object of the association
referred to the past, and said they were now
assembled under the same roof where the as
soclation in embryo had first met, and where
discussion took place as to whether such an
| association could be maintained with success
to promote the advancement Of American sci
ence. The first year and half dozon men
only got around a table, some sanguine of sue
cess others trembling with doubt The next
year the meeting was more numerously attend
ed, but even then the struggle was severe
one. He declared the association had done
already vast good in the cause of science, and
was progressing favorably.
| Hon. Amasa r. Parker delivered an ad-
dress of welcome in behalf of the local com
mittee and citizens Of Albany. He referred
with pleasure to the fact that it was the sec
ond time they had been honored by the pres
ence of the Association within five years.
He hoped that science in this country CEN
tered in this Association.
After abiding to the names Of Solomon
Hall, Bache. Pierce, Meth NJ. Dana and Agas-
sz in terms of praise and declaring that
America claims with pride her full share in
the great scientific discoveries of the age. He
spoke Of the universally of science. An eff
! fort had been made to secure the attendance
at this meeting Of many leading men OF Eu-
rope. In consequence of the delay incident
to correspondence with ship owners and
agents on both sides Of the Atlantic, arrange
ments were impossible to be made. The own
ers of steam ships had generally responded to
the Committe, and thirty five passages across
the Atlantic had been placed at their disposal
and forwarded to men the most prominent in
science, but they would not make the jour
ney.
He regretted the adjournment of the Legsi-
lature without passing the appropriation bill
This had prevented the progress of complet-
ing Geological Hail. He announced that the
great Mesidiun circle now nearly finished at
Boston will be here, and mounted in few
weeks. The transit instrument is now finish
ed, and on its way. He concluded by repeat
ing the cordial welcome Of the citizens.
| II. Steiner, of Baltimore, submitted an inYi-
tation from the Maryland Institute of Balti-
more, to hold the next meeting in that city.
A report being present from the standing
committee, submitting additional names as
members of the committee. Warm opposition
was made by Prof Rogers, of Virginia. lie
declared the action of the committee unconsti-
tutional, and moved an amendment by ballot
ing for six members Of the committee After
debate the subject was laid on the table.
further report of the standing committee
to divide the association into three sections,
one on Mathematics, one on Physics and one
on Chemistry and natural geology was adopted.
The hours of meeting were from 10 A. NJ to
P. NJ, recess was then taken till o'clock.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.
River % inches.
Flour SIS 6o@5 80. Stock light. Whisky
&c. Provisions dull and nominal. Groceries
unchanged. Sugar 81 @10h. Coffee liz