New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-10

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Iau,. w. BLAXE rsai ? slor. paper By VI. Z.
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locomotive vAeel'. Tie lower Zm=nt Of the drlvng-
wheels having been surrounded oy h-,A % copper
sira upyn u-ss.rg c1rgent through me Vre, tne
friction On he r.l vas 81 much incTeassi tha, T@en
- lbs of steam solld make the wheel emp nomsznst-
lied !. reqared 3j Ibs. DsgnetiZed; tnsn i.ref
% be- unID.grttzed, It required - io-. mish-zei.
The value Of this Invention "a gviog grsaer traetiye
power % lighter engines IS nsrss-i1e question De-
II merely one Of economy. .
On the CHiIEnAS calling for paper ny VI. II. w.
pools on the Prime Ssven'h in lsic, 10 one appear
rc 70 cad the paper the Rev T. HI - marked tina.
he had suggested 10 the Chairman eau tor tns paper
IN order give himself oppor my again puohsy
to call attention 20 ,he isct that M Poole haa proved
tha. the ratio of three seveIths gives Harmonious
chord
In the subsection OF Physics Prof Lows in the
chair Prot. PIERCE reviewed the explanations gwen
of the fact ina. the ineao temo-Ea
tu-e Of the planet hes varied in the geologic periods
He felt himself driven o. the explanation, which ony
removes the difficulty 70 another body, w: - yera
tons in he solar beet.
Mr.. JsyEs Hyatt gave an investigation Of tire
cause Of steam boiler explosions, and shcsed tina, the
known sqs OF heat of steam, ard Of the tenac!ty OF
iron are suficen. 20 account for the erpo-lOns Of
boilers without calling IN electricity or other force be-
| yond that Of steam.
NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY.
The afternoon session opened by CLiSToS
ROOSEVELT, esq, with paper % the seeming para
dox Of excessive production aod excessive popuiatOn
III. suppCses that in the divine Providence, neither
population nor production s in excess. AMI that
both appearances arise from stsgna:iOn OF ,rafe pro-
duesd by inherent defeat in ,he n.ure OF boln hiri
and paper money HIS own views OF VIVA; money
on gh, 10 be- he would give when called upon by men
| in earnest 20 reconstruct social iie scientifically.
Prot. f. b. AsDREws ated some facts 10 relation 20
| the planes in btumlnons and other Goals.
Dr. j. III. GfBBoS gave paper on certain arts when
of he Ea
igiues Of the Western continent. He gave some very
interesting facts in relation 20 the aphaoets, inscFp-
tons weights, coins and Implements Of which Ne ex-
hhted numerous drawings. He ransackef Palestine,
Cbsldea Phenicia, Assyria Mexico fucatan, ami the
rest Of the world tor diver-les in unity. He suppose
from Of The paintings iound al Pslenque that the
four great all existen, there at very early
| period. The only novel thing was that some OF tle
| earth mounds we're built in the form Of letters.
DR.. Jos. BARRATT stated that he had trsuss.ei the
inscription on the tablet ~ Acqna Creek he womb
about 20 publish H. l. was very difficult ~ Translate
but il threw grea. light the history OF the couury
Mr.. Barrat. has Some very queer veFs aoJW tue
| Kan dsc'yus ub.humsDus, an with three No.
gers and four toes, which lived tne suo-cret tcsous
subsisrg upon gig antic three fingered oNlke quad.
rupeds milk and the brains OF its young. HIS paper
was assigned no place by the Stand & Committee.J
MIR. NM. =. BLAME described some minerals from
the ancient mines along the Cherokee Valley RIVER,
North Carolina. The mines he thinks, We're dug ~
some of De SOtos band.
EVENING SESSION.
At The evening session. held in liampden Hal, Teso-
u,ions Of thanks we're passed TO the Local Committee
specially 10 the President Geo. Bliss, and Secretary
Dr. orr 10 the Mayor and Corporation of Springfield;
10 the ladies' Of Springfield for their entertainment ani
hospitalities; 10 the College and ladies' OF Amherst
and rsrosds thither; 10 the Superintendent q the
mory and othsrs who have sent the Asso 'iaton H.
vtations; 20 .he railroad and steamboat companies
some 81 or 30 which issue free return tickets; and to
President Alex ander and General Secretary Cnauvenet
he day was fixed for the next meeting az Newport,
and the ASSOCIATION separated in admirable hunor.