The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-06
AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION.

SECOND DAY-AUGuST 2.
Professor W. E. Norton read paper on Do.
nati's comet. An interesting discussion between
the author and DR.. Gould followed, in which the
latter gentleman criticized the authors results as
well as the method of treatment. Mr.. B. +. Har-
risOn then read an essay on "The Solution of Ice
At the afternoon session, Professor w. B. Rogers
presented the advantages Of registering ther-
mometer, constructed by James Lewis, of Now
hawk, New York. Prot. lie Conte then pointed
out several phenomena presented by the "Silver
Spring" in Marion county, Florida.
THIRD DAY-AUGUsT 3.
The Association met at l0% A. NJ. The Hall of
the Representatives was crowded. New members
were accepted
Col. Foster moved that the Association divide
into sections, and there adjournment for
that purpose.
The first paper, by Prof. W. B. Rogers, gave an
account OF some experiments with the stereoscope
upon the phenomena of binocular vision, and still
more striking experiments without a stereoscope
by which he demonstrated that Sir David Brew
ster's explanation of binocular vision resulting
from successive combination, point by point, OF
the two images, will not hold.
Prof j. d. Whitney exhibited geological map
OF the lead region of Illinois and Missouri, which is
to be engraved for his report; and gave a minute
description of the manner in which the lead bear
ing rocks occur.
GEN. BIcKLEY's FmBusrER ExpEDIrrox.-General
Bickiey's famous pronunciamento to the Knights
OF the Golden Circle, warning them to repair 10
the Texas encampment by the 18th of September
Is thoroughly shown up by the Galveston CiUHian.
1t says the Americanization of Mexico is doubtless
very good object but the Knights will find two
stumbling blocks in the way. The first is that
September is about good time for pestilence as
tor war, on the Mexican and Texas frontier! and.
If these not to much for their ardor, they will
find that famine will prove an uncomfortable enc
my. The CiUilidn says, the war has about swept
the stock of beeves from the valley of the Rio
Grande, and the drOuth and other causes have pre-
vented the production of grain. Gen. Bickley's
averment that the people of Texas are enthusiast
cally in favor of his project, and had subscribed
the sum of $4,000 in its aid, proves to be unmit-
gated bosh-for the CiUtlidR SAYS that the people
of Texas manifest no interest in this movement,
and have not the ability, if they had the desire, to
feed the adventurers who may enter upon it. AL
ready parties claiming to be engaged in the move
ment have been arrested for apprOpratng proper
ty of others to supply their own necessities while
the prospect is still worse for those who may come
Gen. Buckley has been denounced as a humbug in
various parts of the South, and according to all
accounts, he occupies the position of commander
without men.
PHILADELPHIA BANKRUPT Philadelphia is in
bad way. She has extravagant city govern
ment and no money to paw the bills with, and
treasury warrants are actually hawked about the
streets at three to five per cent discount. The
interest account of Philadelphia has become very
formidable, the debt being over S2l, ,000, ,000 The
appropriations made to the Departments for 1860,
amounted to S2,568, 5S3 33, about one-half OF
which has been expended, but the warrants for the
whole of it have not yet been paid. To pay the
remainder to be expended, together with over
5000, 600 of interest on the first of January and
| the temporary loan of $500 500, the city has to
| depend almost entirely upon the receipts from
taxes about 81, ,000O 900 of which is still outsand-
| ing.