The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-20
Scientific Rings.

~, Hn,A ;,oliti,-~, its rings" clearly de-
I.ai and more firmly banded together than
49, In,n Perpetual Tycoons of the upper de-
..~.,.. oc Frrrnmsonry. Few strangers are
I,,~ admitted into the festive gatherings Of
.,csc exclusive sets. and whenever con-
'.~r>>u7n i invited lie is made to understand
Tia. nc is highly honorcd.
TIE SCIENTIFIC RING
,.,rgJina lv he venerable Professor Henry.
,,,., :, f,i.,l, custodian o! that enlarged archl-
,.g.t,rtI tny the Smithsonian Institution. TO
make room for his charming family, and 10
r,,,. . ,parc bed for a visiting sarant, the
I,,i,..,or has bad TO hcnevocrtiy turn over
.l. rl,rarv Of tho establishment TO Congress.
..r:,,, la. l,,ycn shelter Mt the Capitol and
..,. ri,.. librarian. and he has also donated
tn., ,,lrrmolugit9il specimens 10 the Dt!art-
,r.,,f II Agriculture, where the b'iSs are
c,r.I-fnr without cost TO him. Inc coiiec-
ti,n> of the exploring eNpcdi'lons OF the
,.Hyrrnmcut are retained. rs Congress ah-
rrn,riatcS 5000 per annum for thclr care,
ira has been asked this year 10 donate
,nA ug0 more 10 lit up new museum
h.!i with $4,000 to heat the establish
rn.n'. The r@lll-hand man OF the smith
,.,riuu. Professor Baird. receive" some S2o,-
unn for Prosecuting his inquiries int" tue
decrease of lout-ii,hcs, and for the ln'roauc.
riou Of Shad into the western waters. aho
f,,, Government printing offices publishes
,ar aun,ls! report tree. 30 Professor irnfy
rr> Al his disposal the $4,000 per annum
which | ucle sam has 10 lmy. because oi tue
investment in worthless bonds Ot old Smith
snu', hcrn,cSt. But the amount of kncwl-
c.Ic,. ditruscd among men, in return fer
tnr,r large appropriations from the public
treasury iS 50 great that the proiane only
dare aIIude 10 il in whispers. especially
,los, admitted to the charming hospita|itie>
ol the institution.
THE COAST SURVEY
is another delightful nucleus around which
MY lr found some Of the most charming
,r.nllc in Washington, although the Superlu-
i.u6cut. Professor Pierce, is domicliated at
Harvard College. Ills assistant. Professor
lljIyard. who runs the machine, has IN at
tJc,rityc house Oh : street; and of AL tue
pleasant resort, in ttlc >ir'urhs none is more
delightful than i;rcntwooG,' where the
hydro-raphiC man Of the concern. Captain
Patterson, dispeuses rural hO>litafticS But
the great social charm Of the Coast Survey is
it, "Dartic>" who 20 north in the summer
and south in the winter. ana on which
Nn;luy mcu ont of health or business 90. re-
ewing The compensation to civilians,
WHY" ', '|!ni o', l,:. l:' pc n;> Wv
SUM ~ '%-' '',.,,o,,,"a -, Tn aa,a ioJh,r
'''"', :,i,,t Inr,,,,;.,,, n.,,,Ia non'
ri.,' :, Tnr,,rosa - ;nt;m,tn thot tb;s
.',',.,,: ,r,l,,,cnoct b.d cnSt tn, mnrb monn,,
,,li ,i,.,, :, ,,,,lJ I,wo boon ,lonn for bolr =,
.ta,;rI;,,,,. ,j,..,, c,,nn+ on j, Hut nf J,to u
,'h,,.l,,y,,,;o,, Lavan of rer,rnn for inn.
,...,,,';,,. ra.,,h,rs If the families oi those
~ rn,y.r tIat No ,ocml,rr of Congress has
tl," audYci,y TO question the value of its
,,.,,l,,i, connexions. j;s shydrorrapbjc recon-
rni>,tnrr-. il magnetic observations. or the
s,rt,i ur,Giuinenee OF it, officers. True. the
cH.1n"pg corps is doing the same work on the
n;rat lake, and across the continent better
ami for I.,, money. but TIE social position of
rG,,. roast survey ucon,e, YOU know. kceps if
I,r,iI9If,nyod.
,,,,.,,1u,r.v ~ THY ss,rs
,,.:.,,'> .'.,,,-,,,,,,;.,s -. H., no,
Wv, .'' "'',,',' n'' Ih' itVn H,,;no da,,'.
'"','> " .'',", ''l,
- ,,,,,,,l -. 80, ,,,,,n.,;tu;on.l .vno,l;
trrr. But finally a" Bureau OF Navigation
WA, established in the Navy Dr,wrtmcnt for
,L. regulation Of chrounmcters, and this has
,trnu.n into ,uIl-i, i,c,ired observatory. There
J. i fun naval staff, with an admiral at is
head. and dozen or more subordinate Off
rirl,. besides civilians, 10 do the work, the
annual cost being about 81. .OU0 in addition
io.hc nav and allowances nf the naval men.
liz charming spot. though. when the MA
agla is not floating on the adjacent low
amos, ana NJ. l.. Maur!, VINO got IL up
~ ''i'.noii!e, w "tlt iii.o li.u>'
"'''" Will 'i,'i7'.I ",'Nn "5'' INV s'.' ., y.
'ii.''r 'Si'N''bi' ''l u -''h'hI .pei'O 1Nl'it
'' - rM .,l ''.. .
, ~ ,r f,;d,J, tn ' th' i,Sarratnr,, ,,"
,t,ir, ,,a, nn, ,ion,hor ~, into ,I,o ra,,nI;'
,.,,, I,,,nn onI ,.i,n ,,ao,,I ~ ,,o ,,1n,o.l'
',,i,r', I,,,,o Inol: ~ w ',,,'' ~,
,i.,,,r,x nrenITnd @ hrrr ,sn .. s.;ird a. Tho T,s
%,nlr,,., i, Enh..n,.rist -" In, ,l,;mls ort th,t
Wnn cmyas tIa o,lr.rs w. thn ';'i,;,ns ..''. .t
,h,' ,,.snr,,,,nr, their nIarcs Ga jnn,- -. the
..,,l,j;.I,,onr, has ,o st,r"nr ,nd.r tho ,n-
.,,,.;,,;li,,,,, ~ y,,ch a ,To,t which ,,or1d
l,n,naSn nnr,nic so,,snn n;,c,,l.,fo :. %',' prn'
,t;,,ia',',,, '>
ANOTHER EUROPEAN NOTION
winch ha- recently cropped OUT III this same
bureau "i NniSation oi the Navy Is a" Hy-
"l's'"PHic oAl,'e ioI supplying charts 70
'"'',"'.H"' . """ h'G''H,.l'cil' ,r, ihc hs ulo-
hI"l','c' = NoIi,'loeoit !" "Ihia,i' tie asSst-
AM photographer Is Commander Shlrk, and
Wv ~"0' ~ "''''''N 'iio~i>' i-aS'
,..,,II. .hnant thc hi,S ni,,nr ,..o 49,, U' d .ns
,,",.' ,,' so- ZOO 0'I, I,,, 'n .n; ius .hu
,ny;al Rohnsnn a.l. for s5Is @ 600 t.''' ''ai ''''
''''''
OTHER SCIENTIFIC MEN
are quartercd in the ordnance corps Of the
army and Of the navy, at the arsenal on
t,rtgnIpli'S ,t a iin ,tf,l
ana IN the rcce.>cs OF the General Land Or
flee and of the Patent Office. Then ,yr have