The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-21
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l0w-citizen, DR.. lIoIDHooR for many years Pro
fessor OF Anatomy in tho Medical College of SuntI
Carolina, nnd tho author Of tho only rystcnati,
work OIL hcrpctolugy over published in llis com
try. From tho correspondence of tho New Yorl
Times, August 10, We have the procu lngs OF th,
second day which must haro been ar great in
torest TO those capable of apprceiatins tho higher
sciences. Unfortunately, however, the learned
mon who take part in tho proceedings OF sl,cl
Conventions usually como 10 DO heard ralhcr thar
to hear It is through tho published ''rransne
tlons," therefore, rather than from personal com.
mrnIon nnd intercourse such occasions that lii,
domain of science il enlarged. Professor PIERCE
delivered two lectures Oh Algebra during tho
morning, and Professor gibbs read u paper on
Atoinictics. "Tho Significance or Cassoy IN III,
Animal Kingdom" was tho subject OF tho lecture
by Professor AuAssIz, who said that OKEN the
German naturalist, based tho classiGcutons o
animals on character, and that ho was better nc.
quaintetl with tho Significance OF group OF ami
mails thnn had boon shown by His Successors As
far bnck 1911 ho had expressed yiows indicative
OF belief i'll tho oxstonco OF clnsses as the rcpre
senativos Of structural idcas Th,ro had brcu
but little advancement beyond that point since
that time. Tho lenrnod Professor said he Ind for
many years divided the scaIy reptiles and tho ain.
phibious into two classics. Thcy wcro distinct in
nature. Classifcations ho basel Oh nerves. mus.
clio and bones lilo Ind began with those reptiles
which had been divided by BAlNvILLE into roptilos
! nnd Datrachia. These classes Ind features which
"cro totally ttifferont Professor A0AssIz sad the
animal kingdom was not n nero combination OF
| fortuitous actions It was susceptible of n posi-
| two classification In which each group would be
tho embodiment of distinctive idea. For the
present condition OF sconco however, the suboct
was too broad, and could not be fully aud clearly
| understood ALI that lie ttho spcalcr) had sue
ceedcd i'll doing, nfer many years. investigation.
was TO exnmIno single group and CLEAN thero-
| from nero Slinlmer Of light which, ic believed.
would holp investigators hcrcaftor in forming n
| correct and comprehensive scheme of classiGco.
| ton.
IT Is POPULARITY supposed TINT California has
tho biggest trces in the world, but Professor
SWALLOW. ut tho Missouri 0coIos ival our,cy,
clnns tho diotiuetion for h;s ntatc. IIo giveH
the following actual measurement of big trees in
Southeast Missouri: ''The largest is u sycamore in
Mississippi County, sixty-fivo feot high, which,
two feet nbovo tho ground, measures fUrty-thi co
| foot in circumference. Another sycamore in How
ard County is thirty-oght and half feet in tamc-
| tor. a cypress in Capo Girardcau County, at n
distance OF ono foot above tho ground, measures
twenty-nine foot in circumference. cotton wood
in Mississippi County measures thirty feet around
at distance OF six foot above the ground. po-
can in the same county is eighteen feet in cir
| cumfcrenco. A black walnut in Benton county
measures twenty-five feet in circumference.
white oak in Howard County il twon-
ty-six feet in circumference. tulip trco (poplar)
in Cnpe Girardeau county ia thirty feet in circum-
ference. There is q tupolo in Stoddard county
| thirty feet in circumference. There ia q hack
berry in Howard county eleven foot in circumfer-
ence. A Spanish oak in New Madrid county
| twcnty-six fcot In circumference. whrtc ash in
Mississippi county is sixteen feet in circumference
honey locust in Howard county is thirteen feet
round. There is willow in pomiscot county that
has grown to tho sizo OF twenty-four feet IN cir
cumferonco and ono hundred feet in height. MIS-
sissippi county boasts Of sassafras that must DO
king of that tribo it measures ninc feet in crcum-
ference. There s a persimmon in this
samo county nino fcot in circumference
In the Same county is red b nd six feet
in circumference. In Pcmiscot thoro is
dogwood tree six feet in circumference. In Mis-
sissippi comfy papaws grow to q circumference of
three feet, and grape vines nd trumpet crecpcrs
to circumference OF cigh teen to twenty-five
inches"
THEHE Is SOME HOPE that tho reign of terror Inns
lot up somewhat in Mexico, and TINT the blood
thirsty temper Of EscoBEDo toward Americans
and othcr atrangers ia not to furnish inspirations
FOR tho government that is TO be. An election for
President la shortly to be held at which JUsRrz,
with rcal or affected reluctance, consents to bo
candidate. There can be little doubt as to his
being retained in Office. There was story that
ho would prefer to come to Washington as Minis
ter; but different considerations hnvo probably
.lzI
tion, ho is acting with yigor to rccstablish order
and prepare the way sor permanent peace aud in
ternal prosperity. Ho nsists on tho necessity for
labor, which he tells the Mexcans is tho "bns:s
OF aocal wolfare." II he can convert euer-
rillas into industrious ag,iculturists ho can
work miracles indeed, and will provo him
self qualified to load and rulo by other
evidences than the Of power merely Tho
Church property has boon ordered by him TO DO
sold. That party, therefore, need expect nothing
from him. EscoBEDo puts forth directly oppo-
site platform to that Of JUAnEz. Ho beloyes in
yiolcnce and blood. It was his wish mainly that
was conceded to by JuAREz, in tho disposal OF
MACMILLAN; the Mexican President should have
known then OF EscoDRDo's character as well as
now. He could oppose him now with far greater
effoct il he had refused to giyo him hi, hond then.
EscoBEDo well represents tho bandit clement of
what may by favor DO styled the Mexican civiliza-
tion. Robbing. and plundering, and numbering ure
tho only practices by which he knowa how 20 or
hibt craftsmanship. Mexico is mover to DO re-
doomed by that rond she has been travelling it far
too long already and il has cost tho character OF
the nation. AL things arc to be made new in that
country, and government OH the basis OF murder
must disappear.
CORRESPONDENT OF tho New York Times, Civ
| ing nh account Of tho rocont Commencement OF
the University OF Georgia, at Athuns, says Tho
medals wero delivered TO tho successful sophomore
orators by Right Rev. GEO. PIEEoR, bishop Of tho
Methodist Episcopal Church, accompanied by On
address on Oratory," which illustrated it's subject
moro happily than any speech havo heard in
some timc. From grave to gay from lively to &C.
! yoro, from smiles and laughter to tears and hack
again to smllos the learned probate nj his pleasure
led ono Of the largest and most rcfnod audiences
present during tho exercises. His address yaB a
gcm Of tho article Of which It treated It ia
long, long time, since opportunity and circum-
stances haye allowed inc to enjoy as much OF q
cast OF reason and flow Of soul as was served nm
here during the past week. For somo years my
lifo has been passed among scenes IN which intel
lectual culture, literary refinement, classical at
tainmonss, oratory, have had no part To find
them all combined and engaged in their own estaI-
iislment and diffusion, was treat which confess
have relishcd, and dwell over tho recollection
with pleasure TINT am reluctant to dispel by a
| return 10 Tho brev hnr,nfa nFr man