New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-09
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE I'D.
VANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.
SIXTH DAY.
From Our Own Reporter.

last evening at her charming residence 10 Lswtons
Valley, or miles up the western shore Of the
Island One of your representatives after an extra
scientific excursion along the queer nglomerates and
sates which mark both shores of the eastern branch
of this beautiful bsy-sn excursion which, mag
netic variation, would probably be ascribed by Prof.
Bache to local though possibly to lunar attraction
was brought to this delightful retreat by fate aud the
feueDsn an bour in advance of the re of the party.
The ferrymans mare for after crossing the bay, he
took me over five six miles of dusty road, was
wonderful beast. She was 20 years old; he had had
her nineteen years. and he had never struck her blow
but once, seventeen years ago. She trotted of as
lively and sprighty as though she was but z. And he
gave me Rsreyan discourse on the importance OF
taking good of horse; be would not let any Of
the city folks have that to drive for any money
Leaving her at the road without htchng, he took me
down a wooded path into happy a valley as any it
has been my fortune TO 1t is sort OF SUBJ
dued Kauyon, with strip of green grass a, the DO TOM
alone it's deep bed of crumblipg slate. Overhead,
the oaks and beeches either side are 80 friendly as
10 shut out the for half the day. An ancient
watermih, whose stones have not known corn for
many year. offers shelter in shower, and grateful
seat when Che grass is damp or chill The valley ls
wondrous pleasant TO zee aloDe-peasantest perhaps,
rs are all things else when seen with four eyee-but
sh very pleasant for gathering like that OF last even
The most noticeable feature of the entertainment
was the sectional character of the attendance-ony
one member from tn6 SOutn DthR preocH" = gu WV
this morning that there was very great dlMcuty In
getting carriages US it Beach Day, and that that
accounts tor il. Blu; nearly all the Northern members
succeeded in getting carriages in spite of the difficulty
Among the gentlemen belonging to the Association
who were present, noticed the Hon. John A. An
drews Of Boston. large number Of ladies partici-
pated 10 the entertainments; but among them the geo.
graphical line was still more strictly drawn. But
the North got on very WELL 1t is whispered this morn
ing that addition to the general charge Of Adolf
tioDism brought against DIR. Howe, Mrs. Howe once
untta ffnl N n
lurbia, s C.
TIE association met this morning, at 1O4O. m.
The Standing Committees recommended that the re-
trirg President be requested to communicate 10 the
Permanent Secretary whether he will prepare an adj
dress for the next meeting and if he cannot that the
yioe-President be requested TO prepare an address
Adopted.
New members were elected
Prof Bache said that be had made an arr spgement
with the Custom-House officers by which the arrival
of the Labrador expedition would be Immediately
municsted 10 the Association. Applause.
The Nominating Committee recommended as the
place of meeting Nashville, Tenn. time, 18th or 18th
of April to be determined upon by the Local Co nmit-
The Nominating Committee recommended the fol-
lowing lat of officers:
Prendent-FA P Barnard President of the Sniver'y of
W eiSSs eGISms %s sG d.
Ts reS.gsyrIpf A Elwsnn' Phsdeipiis
Per%sstat s,eiaPof toysTns . HsVs Pt p,DF
r aSis. s'I Tsss Col fatn.
ter
With power to III ;sncies enlarge their numbers
Thee Hsts were adopted wi hout dissent, and the
Association divided into Sections.
sEcTIos OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS.
Prof. Henry NJ. Hartman gave an estimate OF the
hight of the meteor of July 20. It's hight he makes Az
miles, its velocity of 20 or 80 miles per second d.
ameter half to twe-thirds of mile.
DIR. b. A. Gould then gave paper on the meteors OF
August and July last OF the day meteor OF August
be lad but small data he had received about l2O diff
feren accounts Of the meteor OF July ~ but had not
s,,fin iant1v Ia L deinita
onepton. he inclined TO think that the lndlca-
tons were that these meteors were bodies revolving
about the earth, rather than about the sun. DIR.
Gould told queer story about fir ding the limb OF an
appetree in Mrs. Freem yard cut asunder by what
seven eight witnesses sad was fre-bal coincidng
in time with the appearance OF meteor: ine hnlo
was foot in diameter, and the course OF the meteor
was well marked on it, IL must have fallen IN the
yard and after very careful examination ne found that
it-didn't.
Ii was suggested that the meteor was in the form of
Mr.. j. Z. Hlgard gave paper on the time required
for the making and breaking of the currents In tee-
graphing 1t was an interesting description OF the
manner in which very small quantities OF time are
measured. ~
Prof. w. Coakley read paper on the possibility of
expressing the polar cOordnates OF the asteroids by
convergiDg series admitting of tabulaon. It's object
was to facilitate the computation OF certain tables
These tables are already mostly computed.
DR.. ID. A. Gould then epoke for few moments
the importance Of regular and continuous obserya
which were now known to exist. Any person who
had ordinary spy-glass and could give ten mlnntes
piRt 10 observation, could accumulate JourDal Oh
data q great value TO science.
Prof Bacbe then gave abstract OF the princlpal
results of the astronomical observations at van heus
selaer Hsrbor and other places near the norm west
coast of Greenland made by the second Grlnnen EH-
peditiop under DIR, Kane, during 1913, ~: ana 49,
The whole paper has been printed IN tne oni'''N
Contributions. e.lo,,;rarse
Capt Hunt gave survey Of the forces OF tne
regarding them as mechanical forces ohiy, nu sbh
ing them into such as Molecular .t atoma in
,nnnri,es the forces inherent IN he ay ;I ,;nc
e,,;caI action; Massive Mechanics, lncluding
a. ecson of masses upon each other anu olSi Cruz 10
S;;a;n,s A similar arrangement ne ProPosseu ~. w
p I'm of the world in consideration OF lSs ac'vn,
ga its greater or less union Win nuu. 60. 49,
anu m If conservation of force, the great TACT thas
PihcsPa nature no force could be lost he addaced
for the immortality OF the soul, aud eqnai-
a. en- argument for the Immortality OF the vital force
prof Henry said that he had long ago determined
that vital force that force in nature when oeceeu
al the Others. He concluded with some cauuonS DIS
reference 20 final causes.
The Section then adjourned.
sEcTIos or GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HIsroRf.
Mr. Clinton Roosevelt OF New-fork, presenter
rauer ON the Paradoxes OF the Atomic ineoiy VI
Cbemjstry lie said that we rely much on common
sense but there is only thing on when aii seht-
ont beinsa have agreed, and that Is that happiness
The chief good of existence. From this point all sects
and M separate and in collisions 10 that 10
philosophy well in religion, and morals ana poll
fes was necessary to determine the higher law, as
w. as rule of faith in evidence For certain class
of philosophers denied all objective demonstrations,
among whom was even Lord Brougham, who con-
tended impossible TO prove the existence OF any
of the properties of matter with which chemistry
al mad oil aysf4 mt N thpmaQIyeg