The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-05

in'eiesuns on Inc theory OF the conlets lstL
eiauo Teoe Piion sas given last evening" OF the re
spec OF the Hon. Geo Bliss President OF The Local O,
Mite OF the association All the members ma scl,.
tine eep, ~ 'he plaza attended. Gov Morgan and
hdy foIneo the locus o. Observation but az the "a ne
tine MI ps GLE ocss frequently cast 90 the
macy pretty specimens Of female loneliness tina. were
pefent The ouaspters OF many professors seemed
10 nave oeeslpec tba Venus should not BIO oudone by
Minerva therefore they accompanied their scientific papsa
10 zoe seat OF earnng and spite OF locomotive cindefs
railroad Dust sqnashed cfno'pe, uneven respiration and
even peIspraiioe, no vesta.on In patented ventilated
u,s n.o springs, Uneven tracks and consequent ooay
Jo'es appeared al the reception 90 soomirg aud orgot
Ss "s@ Jersey reaches with all the !uz Iuooso %n oy
% EOS. c'tany and tho best Of po,shng fru. vendors
NhChIe spread Itself like the rising enn, until science
was al mucn corcesled as candle hid under bushel.
Low necktd dreses, trimmed With flashing ribbons Of all
coiors OF the rainbow, deicsely white illusion, white
,u6e and multi colored satin, r.poved irradiated and
nled the rooros. Tall men in long sad bsled coats
short With ell kinds Of coats and pants long roaed
men with horn srectsces red posed with wrinkled
foiebesds bowed scrsped and shook hands, at the i'm
mnent danger oil being smashed through each other
every bow. and spectacles and noses being
tho weight of science that was necessarily forced
IDENTIFY upper most 10 the minds OF the meca profession
Tor they fell through the force Of vanity and crnone
that great deal put in very small compass ana no
doubt had wished themselves bodily as small Is the small
est Of white Homeopathic pills, while mathematics more
thsn ever BEFORE squared or rather squashed
beiI'O "''' A'''' - A'~''Ase
me accomplished lady Of the Hon. George Bliss presided
seemed ",
old and the young, the wise and the unwise Supper in
excellent style done ample justice by guests
professional and unprofsrsona the learned must
tai TO The right left right about face and the moon
squnt wink or shut It's eyes completely the best guAran
We Tt s'er a.. Ior sound head "a good stomach
Southern brunette, the Angud New York beauty, the
robust Vermont GIRL the sharp eyed fair Connecdcut
OF their scientific 10 the Morpheus, part
10 cream ofthe comets eccentric tail and the mass Of
e moon, and the other portion Of young Dr. Jones' high
forehead, OF Professor Peabodys amiabie voice, and
especially Of his sons sweet musfache So the world
wags-sceDce ard NONSENSE appees and in'elecs, all
mpged make TIE ,S.a. il all a haAh as the
Frenchman says, "von dam arshe, Won ragout."
SECOND Days PRocEEpNGs
srRisor1EID, August g. 1859.
TIE Association met 10 general session at ten o'clock
this morning, in the large lecture room Of the City Hail.
President Alexander in the chair. The minutes of the
last meeting read by the Secretary and accepted
Toe names of several candidates for election ALDO
read, and the gentlemen elected.
Professor HucHcocK then announced that the Western
Railroad Company had invited the members Of the Asso
ciaon and their friends to make free excursion r. Am
herH and back and that the Local Committee had deemed
it well to accept it, The question of acceptance sub
United by the President and unanimously carried. The
excursion party starts Saturday twelve o'clock and
leaves at half past five p. NJ.
Mr. Jos LovxxISG, the Secretary, then took the floor
and announced that all those members who had not taken
their oscs Of invitation for the ladies' evee Of this even
ing would find them at the local Post Office.
The general meeting then adjourned TO the next floor
where the members divided into two sections, denom
mated and B. and assembled in different rooms.
In section A, mathematics physics and chemistry were
treated upon, Prof. slllman, Jr., being permanent
chairman, and Prof. William G. Peck, formerly of Yves.
Point, secretary
The first paper on the programme was on the acir
culaton Of the Ocean," by Capt Chas, wilkes, United
States Navy. This paper was not reed, Professor
Dache having left the reading OF his paper,
entitled General Account OF the Results of the Discus
sion Of the Declinometer Observations made at Girard
College, Philadelphia, between the years 1910 and 1s43
with special reference TO the Eleven Years Peri,d"
finished at the last meeting at commeuce1 to read
The following is correct abstract
This s the frat Of OF discussions OF the agne.
recon q Prof Bache at the Grard College between the
years 1910 and 1885, and published by order Of the Senate
amount Of regular daily change IN the position Of the
magnetic needle and the disturbances to which
thai change s liable The method Of discussion 10 similar
10 that pursued by General Sabine in his discussion of
observations Of the British magnetic observatores The
first step 10 separate the regular daily movement Of the
needle from the disturbances In eectng this the critic
ror Of Professor Perce has been applied remove
all arbitrary assumption from the discussion the formula
showing the limits Of variations from the mean beyond
which the observations were TO be CHASED as disturb
Professor Bache continued the reading of this
paper, which time will not allow me to finish.
The rest was equally az absruse and undressing to
This afternoon Professor Bache is reading paper on
the results Of for Temperature at Van Rens
eelaer harbor, North Greenland made by the second
S SDne5 s.Pso'0' 0n'ef inc command OF Dr.
In section q theory was explained by young man,
sSemstcs to music. Hs name snS Is ~ Hf applying ma
listened to with wrapt attention by the savants.
In section the first paper IN order was ~ Professor
On % 81 IN ps
lengthy, and the diagrams not only ncomprehensioe
to the unearned but quite puzzng TO several Of the
The second treatise read by Charles WhiteIsey on
the Drift Cavities or Potash Kettles Of Wisconsin,"
These occupied the attention of this section in the morn
This afternoon papers to be read the occur
renee of pot holes formed by the drift agency-on q
frozen depoet Of modified drift-on the conglomerate
near Newport, R. l., with elongated pebbles and trans
In the department Of natural history the subject is,
Indian (rea maye native Of three continents,
like cotton and tobacco. This will be read 10 morrow,
probably, by J. a. Gibbon.
The hotels are all lhronged. great many ladies are
in the city is said that Springfield has always been in
want OF beaux, there being about three hundred
young ladies than young Certainly they ought not TO
complain when there over hundred beaux al
dtiona here OF very young eti very gallant To night
instead Of their heads The youog ladies are very mpa-
tent for the hour TO arrive. It viii probably be very
handsome affair and superior Of course in ssyety and
Is very hot here, probably owing to the magnetic in
fuence Of so many brains in mutual contact.
Everything is black republican here. The dogs In the
street TO pay more attention to black one Of their
fraternity than to one Of light color Massa Greeeys
influence truly grand The attaches OF the Tribune
idozed Democracy s nowhere-science and the almighty
niger 60 hand in hand. have before wished
niger was, have no doubt that politeness, az
perenced in this place, would be far more preferable to
me than at present
very curious observance OF the liquor law Is carried
out here. At restaurants all kinds Of wines and malt
liquors sold openly, but no brandy vhskey gin.
The Germans that lager bier lie not intoxicating and
the Springfield republicans that kind Of wines
Notwithstanding saw several eccentric felt hats bobbing
from side OF the street TO the other If there might
be quite singular motive power beneath them.
Court Of General Sessions.
Before the Recorder.
AUGUST 4-The Grand Jury presented another batch
Of indictments to-day and thessistant District Attorney
succeeded in dspoe.ng Of number Of prisoners.