, 1859-04-19

| I TIE NRW; !" VISToSs ."-+Me<haye before re-
| ferred to the fact that Wm. II. yinton, wbose
| praise and whose viands hare been in the
mouths of hosts Of good feeders, ut feeding
time for these three years past, was about open
iog new restaurant and rcfrcshrnent saloon.
The opening proper, and very proper opening
twas, took place yestenlsy. The whu'e estab-
lishment, which adjoins the old well-kno1n
stand, is directly opposite the Court Hou:se, On
South Clark street, and is fi!tc up with much
elesance, being throughout on Of the most
complete ever opened in Chicago. handsome
IF furnished eating saloon on Il lc main aont is
intimately and conveniently conn eeted with just
sucll e'iiaint appointmentS rs Til aton would be
sure to have. The upper saloo: 4 will be- con'-
rleted III season to be Il summer retreat for ice
creams, dc. Altogether, and H. roughout, the
new "Finton's' is just such Ill affair rs his
pressure upon his former more co1s> >racted quar-
tcrs forced upon him. 1t will be, as before, d
first class affair, only with app oiatmen, suitably
progressive -r-'
Tue EsGLlsH 0rEnA Tnou rE-TuE ORH-ol1o.
The 0ratorio, on Sunday cyeuing, at Mec.'an-
les Institute Hall, was pronounced Il decided
success, and one Of tue most attractive musical
entertainments Of the aeasont thus far. It fully
attested the capacities and talent Of the troupe
aud will win for then,,' dhring the res. .:due Of
their stay, new friends, rho will follow them
even to Sorth's Theatre.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TIE Culc,'-
GO +icAnEHf OF SclEScEs.-TAe following ia IN
abstract Of the minutes Of the rcsulur quarter
u meeting Of the Chicago Academy uf Sci
fences:
Col ]. D. Graham presented the Academy
With valuable volumes, maps and documents.
nhu announced in his communication, that be
had subscribed and paid fof the procee dinps of
the American Academy Of Arts ami Sciences,
held in Boston, and the American Phil osorhical
Society, held ut Philadelphia, fur the years 1859
anu lsG", as Il donation to the library Of the
Academy.
- An interesting paper was read fre III Prof c.
Dewey, Of the Rochester IN, " University,
upon THE Fluctuations in the Lax es," wlicl,
resulted III III interesting discussion aud state
nent ot observation BY Messrs. Graham, Eos
ter, Webster, l}arrr and others, Col, tirahant
believes the sudden rise Of the lake ut u given
point, whicl, has been supposed to bt: caused by
winds, water spOats, earthquakes, eu., to be the
result Of barometrical influences.
Co1. Foster had founl that the earliest e5.
rorcrs had observed these pher.oulpna. Tie
Jcsuts described thcnl. Cof Rrudstrect and
others long ago recorded their observation,
oncc, OH Lake Superior, Col. Foster had himself
encountered wave twenty feet high, when
there WAS no wind, aud but for the skill Of tile
royayeHrt. the canoes would hare been swa,upel
He agreed Substantially with Col. Grul1nm as to
the cause Of these fluctuations, aud believed it
very often very renmte from the point where
the results we're observable. Other gentlemen
had made observations confirnsutozy u lis the
ory Of the cause Ut these phenonel ill.,
Col. Graham alluded to his discovery and
measurement Of lunar tidal VII re on Lake
Nictligan. Subsequent to sending Ills report Of
this discovery to Washington, he had received
from J. 4. Lapham, Of Milwaukee, dated eight
that sucil tide existed, but he (M1. l.. give nu
measurement Of one. Col. e. c: pressed Ills
belief that the Mediterranean s;ca had II meas
urube tide. liz had in n recent papcr to the
Academy Of Science at Munich expressed the
opinion that, were observations made upon the
Caspsan and Euxine Seas, it would be demon
strtted that there was perccpts'oie tide of from
ten to twelve inches in both those seas,
F. 3fa[lla, chemist, read vain uble and inter
csting paper, answering the question, ITO what
purpose CAN the tar derived from .us works be
apl,lled?" " hare mt space for an abstract
Of t!s paper, but Mr.. MaIla solv I'd the question
To those present, By exhibiting candles aud oils
manufactured from this tar yiz: artificial Hit
ter Almui1 o1, Hcnxole oil, Kerosene OIL etc.
Candies were exhibited made from naratfiac.
stilene1 with stulrine.
The Academy adjourned to meet on Tuesday
evening, April II. Ut the Museum.
CuAa u. BR1GDoS, Zee Sec.