Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-21


IKE Orry POLAR SEA-Dr Hayes, in his adj
dress before the Geographical Society, on Thurs
day evening read letter from Prot Agassiz,
in relation to the open Polar Sea, in which that
gentleman argued the existence OF such sea,
IN the following language.
81 beg 10 add word with regard to DR..
Hayes exl edition. consider It rs highly IN
portant, not only III scientific point OF view.
but particularly 80 ior tue Interests oil the whale
fishery. The organization OF these huge naabI-
tants OF the ocean. seems TO me 10 furnish tue
most direct proof that there Is all open sea IL
the AIcfcs. The whales being warm biooaed,
air breathing animals, must come 10 the surface
to breathe They cannot live without It, Now
il is well known that during the winter they
are not found outside-that is 10 the South ol
the ice.beat OF the Arctic seas. They retreat
Northward during tie cold season, aud II the
whole extent OF that Arctic sea was covered
with ice they would necessarily perish during
the long winter. 10 not know Il more direct
evidence oil the presence OF eXttC,lve 0vCn va
ter in the northeruElost region oil the globe, than
the mode oil lie OF the y haIeS, and The discovery
of passage into that open wafer wh,cl would
render whale fishing possible during tie winter
would be one OF the most important results tor
.
ment may not strike fOrcibIy one VINO is not
acquainted with the structure o! the whales bu;
10 a physologst II must be irrt slst'bie."
A VETERAN FGDERALIsT-A short time since,
an elderly gentleman, whose movements lndIca-
ted he was not an experienced traveller, ~ae 10
the day train between Boston and New York.
After passing Springfield and crossing tie Con.
nccticut River, be made the eLqriry whenever
the cars stopret. is this Hartford At length
that pleasant city was reached, and the ne!gH-
DCrs oi the Oh gentleman informed han OF the
fact, p-esumng from the iutere-tEe mad tIIu,,f
about Hartford, that he intended 10 stop at That
place Quietly removing MS hat, ne said, "ar
was an o.d.fasaloned FedeTaist. and wished 20
remain with his head uncovered while passing
through Hartford out OF respect 10 the noble
men and the glorious political principles con.
nected with the memorable Copyenuon held N
that place, December -, 1914. '-BOs!on Trans
crypt, Dtcrmjer lGik.
There were many Observation-Disclosures o!
them-who never approved OF the Hartford Con.
veption, and would not have been like this old
g-ntlenan,-ii there is any truth in the story
LIEUT.. STRAINS PosruUMou3 ParEhs.-
On the death Of Lieut.. Strain, MS scientific
instruments, bis journals, aud all bis perez
nal effects were brought to tdi5 port where
they we're placed among unclaimed goods,
and ate. The Usual interval, were adfcEi!sad
for sale. 4 letter vaJ addressed to the Ma
w Department soliciting inioTmstion 10 re-
gard to the family or relatives Of Lieut..
Strain, in order thai they might be spprised
of bis death, and the position Of his goods,
and take possession OF them. An answer
has been returned, TO the effect that the
department, is not aware, that Lieut.. Strain
left any connections. nJ tie order OF the
Collector the effects OF Lieut.. Strain have
5aaa Withdrawn from the public salo OF Ut
claimed goods, in the hope that some one
may appear authorized to take them in
charge T. Com.