The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-01
PENNSYLVANIA.
ANNlvERsARY OF THE DncovRRY OF
OXYGEN,

ANNlvERsARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF
OXYGEN.
NORTHUMBERLAND, July 81. This
usually quiet town is o, stir to-day with q
representation to the Convention called
the lOolh anniversary Of the discovery ol
oxygen by Joseph Priestly, whose remains
lie here. Among the most prominent
chemists present arc Theo. G. Wormley,
OF Columbus, Ohio; Charles Il Chandler,
Of Antioch College, Ohio; R. Q. and W.
X. RedsiV, Of Stale Agricultural College,
Kansas; G. Gilbert Wheeler, Professor Of
Chemistry, University Of Chicago; Ed
ward !. Cox, State Geologist and Chem
ist Indianapolis; Eugene w. HeIgard and
g. Il. Douglass, Of the University Of Mich.
igan, and Henry Cappce, late President
OF Lehigh University.
The convention assembled In the school
house, which has . large seating capacity,
and was well filed. The meeting was
called to order shortly after 0 o'clock.
After music BY the band, prayer was OF.
iered by Rev. DR.. Pichere. Professor G.
q. Chandler, oI Columbia College, New
York, was chosen chairman. Colonel
David Taggart, oil Northumberland, de.
livered an address Of welcome, which was
briefly replied TO by the President of the
meeting.
A committee was appointed 70 commu.
nicate with the centennial meeting In
Birmingham, England; also 10 take part
In spirit In the unwilling Of the statue Of
the late Jos. Priestly. Numerous letters
Of regret were read. Then followed a
sketch Of the life and labors Of James
Priestly, by Prot. Henry Il. Graft, OF
Toronto, Canada. Prot Hereford, OF
Cambridge, then gave some interesting
letters OF the life and read several orig.
tnal letters Of the late DR.. Prieatly. The
following cable telegram was then read:
To The American Chemists Assembled al
Northumberland, PennSyloania.
Our marble statue representing AIr.
Priestly discovering Oxygen, will DO un-
yelled tomorrow, and presented by the
subscribers through Prof. Huxley, to the
town, and, accepted by the Mayor. We
greet you as colleagues in honoring the
memory ot a great and good man.
(Slgned) LtE e ~
THE PRIBsTLY MEMORIAL COMMITTEE,
Birmingham, England.
The tolIO1Oing is telegram sent to ing
NORTHUMBERLAND, Pa, July 81.
The brother chemists at the grave, to
their brothers at the home Of Mr. Priest
ly, send greeting on this centennial Of the
birth ol chemistry. y.
The Convention adjourned until 2 P. N
80, AFTERNOON SESSION. ~
This afternoon the grave Of Joseph
Priestly was visited by at least 500 per
sons, including many ladies, who repaired
to the cemetery, which is located on the
outskirts Of the town, where they listened
10 q beautiful address by Prof. Henry
Cappee, of Lehigh University.
This evening the hallwas filled TO listen
to Prof. j. Lawrence Smith, Of louisyille
who taking as his subject century's pro
gress in industrial chemistty, gave o full
review Of the effect Of chemistry upon the
industry OF the world for the past hundred
years, making 1t really q science Of the
nineteenth century. In doing this the
advantages Of fspda, sulphuric acid, chic
ride OF coal, &c, were shown as marked
samples Of the benefit resped from the la'
bors and free will offering Of chemistry
The meeting adjourned till Monday.
PETITION FOR PARDON Oh COMPUTATION
WEST CHESTER, Pa, July S1.-Peti-
tions are being signed, praying lor the par.
In the case Of Undertook, Perdue, one oI
Uddelz>oks counsels, also petitions FOL
q pardon or Communication and gives rea
sons' therefor, mainly thoee which were
unavailiug in the attempt Of the counsel
to obtain new trial. .a ''as -2aa. .i
KANSAS.