New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-04
THIRD DAY.

NEWPORT, Friday, aug. ., 1901
The lecture by Prof Henry of the Smithsonian
on Atm ,spherical Electricity given last evening in
Aquidneck Hail. was not 30 largely attended as 1t
would have been had not Newport been thrown into
pare xysm of curiosity by the arrival of that disn
guisbed health seeker, Senator Douglas Many New
pores went up to Rocky Point yesterday and partic
paed in the disposal Of the $50 bushels of clans, and
the three hours speech which the Senator found it
recessary to make-for bis health On bis arrival at
about D. M, he received by three or four dozen
soldiers and music and escorted to the Park in which
the Old Mill is situated The Park was well filled;
there must have been two three thousand persons
promenadipg in it, attracted by considerable exhibit
ton of fireworks due, il liz said to the nterposon OF
our banker Belmont. There was transparency
showing the Little visitor at the Atlantic House,
"Welcome Douglas" bet it was noticed that even
this was double-sced for against it "The Will Of
the People Mayor Cranston made little speech
at tie little Senator in little arbor, and the Little
Giant eVlitd that he bad come for his health that
Newport was the place for that sort of thing and he
trusted it would always remain for the citizens of all
the States Of this glorious &c he hoped furthermore.
since be bad come for his health, that politics would
be bsnisbed from this beautiful island during his stay
| also thanks.
The people of this island are very considerable to-
ward sranl and have much reason to be but yet
see that the Transparency at the Republican Head
quarters still bears The names of Lincoln and Hamn.
And more. There is considerable co0red popnla-
ton here who cad to say suspected of dsloyalty
TO the Platform Of the Bell and Everett party For
| this very week lively sprghtly woman pronounced
wench in Southern suciion-rooms) who was brought
on by NewOrleaDs lady as part OF her baggage to
the Ocean House has reckessy and without the least
regard for her future welfare deserted her mistress.
TIE Dgaiude of this deuded woman is the subject OF
ueh condemnation among the rghtt at minded people,
II is suspe cted that she led asray by the dioyal
rpd easonous un-beeverett colored folks above re-
! ( rred 10.
nally thOughtless GIRL who has thus robbed hsrssf OF
the delights of home and her mistress of some 81 500
| worth of soul and body and delicate merchantabe
| Inbs took with Der 500 in cash, belonng TO her
msres The pestilent colored folk have for this foul
| crime no severer term than back wages"
Bot this does MOI divert the attention of the men Of
srience from their business They proceed although
they have Sectional Committees" without regard TO
any lines other than geological lnes or lines of equal
sgn. tic variation.
MANY additional members have come in, and the
meeting Is now at its fullest
MORNING SESSION.
The Association net at 10l a. m. The Hall Of the
Representatives was crowded. New members were
accepted.
Col Foster moved that the Association divide into
sections and there was adjournment for that pur-
pose
Section OF sATAEMATIcs AsD PHYSICS.
The first paper, by Prof. W. b. Rogers gave an &C
count Of some experiments with the stereoscope upon
the phenomena of bnocular vision and still str-
ing experiments without stereoscope, by which he
demonstrated that David Brewster explanation Of
binocular vision resulting from successive com.
binaon, point by point, Of the two images will not
hold
SECTION OF GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY.
Prof. j. ID. Whitney exhibieda geological map of the
lead region of Dinois and Missouri, which is to be
grayed for his report; and gave minute description
Of the manner in which the eadbesrng rocks occur.