The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-08

Montgomery, AIa----- cloudy, damp. %
Lower Peach Tree, Ala cloudy.
Mobile, Ala -foggy, $50
Gainesville Miss cloudy.
Railroad tickets 10 Columbus, Geo. win doubtless be
in demand unless the clcaring up las, evening nsures
sunshine and good walking.
SMITHSONIAN Lrcrunrs The relation Of natural history
to intellectual progress last night ably discussed by
Professor Chadbourne, of Williams College lie esteem
ed the search for thought among the relics OF the past
Of the most active agents in the Civilization Of the
human race 1t to trace The evidences of thought
tina, dscntombcd the sculptured slabs of bygonc
ages and sought with eagerness for the footprints Of gen
erations that have passed away The study Of natural
history, he said, exertcd powerful influence the
intellect TASTE and wealth of 1t was in this last
relation that it viewed with favor by the utiitaras
of the times. He would dwell more particularly upon
its influence the intellect leaving the investigation Of
its bearing upon the improvement of ia tie for another
occasion He refutsd the prevailing prejudccs against
the study of natural science in its inferior departments
declaring that it should be bcncath the dignity of
to ponder anything that it was not beneath
the God create Commencing with the mineral king
dom, he showed the mutual dependence of the sciences
Thre existed language written upon every work Of the
Creator from the simple fossil to the complicated
organizations Of animal le-a language which all natu
ralists striving to MASTER to separate with
certainty truth from and it in proportion to
their in the requirement of this hidden tongue
that to the march Of the human intellect
towards full and perfect development
u. S. AGnIcrLruRAL socnTr.--Quite number OF the
officers and members Of this Society arc in the city, and
there il every to believe TINT the seventh annual
meeting (which will commence at the Smithsonian on
Wednesday next will be very interesting one. Ar
the discussion of agricultural topics by the members
the Society and the Delegates from State and county So
cietics who may be present
The reading room and library of the Society at No
$50 Pennsylvania avenue open to the public of
charge
HoxicipE. Thursday night two of the city night
police fwhy do policemen always patrol in uirs p
went into BARRIERS shop Seventh street, kept by
three colored One of these, named James, seeing
revolver in the pocket of Officer Rabbit asked permits
sion to examine il, and, having received 1t, he aoc
lentally discharged one of the barrels The ball with
which il was loaded entered the brain of Thomas Brown
another Of the occupants Of the shop who fell dead 1t
was unqucstionably accidental homicide the two
negroes had never had any difficulty.
MYSTERIOUS DIsarPEARANcK.-AD ovcrccat. hung upon
one OF the hooks in the Of reporters gallery of
the House OF Representatives, could not be found last
night upon the adjournment of the House The infer
ence that coatlcs individual has appropriated It
by mistake for would steal such iadspensa-
BILE garment from reporter. Its return ID anxiousiy
awaited.
Tnr ART ASSOCIATION ExmBIroS will commence next
week. believe and there is goodly pile of large
before the door OF the hall suggestive OF fine pictures
brought from distance We wish the managers