The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

workmen three centuries ago. The prlnc al
entrance 10 the palace - surmouned by line
ui contemporary arllst. The Duke rs represented
IN iull aTmor. holding N his upllted arm naked
sword, as ii 10 strike an enemy. Higher az are
the busts o. Rene II. ana oil Antoine. Beside MS
man entrance 10 another and smaller door,
tnroUgh wh.cn the members Of the Congress
denled THIS morning INTO the great court
yard under the vaulSed celliug and among the 81
gantic pillars, on tnelr way 10 the stone staircase
leading TO me Cue lie lies Cerfs. over this little
door there IA wicked Scu ptured figure oil a mon
hel CLAD IN q gown anu ho.dlng theBlb!e on MS
knees. ~ vas intended when placed there as
SATIRE upon the Professionals for they usually
represented In tat manner III the carlca ures OF
the tmH But III 100 tne masses ianc'ed hat the
apes igure was meant as an indication Of monk
lSh hypocrisy. and they had II painted in lively
cOiOfs, taus accehtng their cOutenpt Tor the
Ghurca. PROBABLY. nine out OF ZEN visitors 10 tae
Ducal Palace nowadays do not nouce me my
c0mlcai llgure whlcn mas sucR queer history.
PLEASING SCENES.
The admirably graded stone staircase leading
10 he Gaefle des CerIs was cro wded With pref
ana modeslly dressed LADIES, VINO came aud went
from the sessions in large numoers vt all hours
Tne Caller; gets it's name from the fact tBat
former princes there hung up the stays which
they Dad Killed III the chase. Under the Dukes or
festivals ana funerals, ana as tne assembling
place OF tie Etals Genersux. There hangs he
Teneraire AFTER tHe FAMOUS battle OF NancY in
January OF l477. TINS tapestry was one OF the
ew effects almost mracuously saved from the
THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESS
went In BODY 10 mass III 4 Cnurch ada
cent 10 the ducal palace TINS morning, aud tnen
elected the following officers lor the ensuing
year:-Presldent, Baron Guerrer de Dumast, OF
Nancy, venerable arcn9oloplst; wee Presidents,
Nj. Luclen Adan. Of Nancy; NJ. Nader de Mont
jan, Of Paris; General DldloD OF Nancy, and NJ.
Leon dc Kosny. OF Paris; ana as secretary Gen
eral, NJ. Rambauu. OF Caen. AT the afternoon
sion taere Vas u very lutl attenGance. me
majority OF tae people looked Tor ali the word
Ike An audience at a May anniversary IN New
England, except that the army and the priest
hood were literally repl esented upon the plat
minded looking ladies In spectacies and straw Don
nets; charming array OF pretty girls, the daugn-
tiers OF the egton OF 'professors' ana sayans host
OF antiquated men clad III sleek black ana with
white choEers wound round ana round their
Tltnered throaLs and many young ana active
men, every one OF whom looked as II he were from
Massachusetts ana Connecticut. In snort not To
natter New England too mach IL was highly
Notwithstanding assembly, SO lar as the French
notion OF II was concerned. Then the foreign
delegates, although naturally differing much III
type, were all OF more than the ordinary I! pes OF
their races
There were yellow and biious-lookng members
FROM the Canary Islands and there mas dapDer
and interesting little diplomat from san Salvador,
Senior Torres Calceuo, the present representative
OF his government at PARIS. Baron Dumast being
very old and feeble, Senior CalcedU presided dur
In the afternoon ana aid 1t with infinite grace
and deXterlty, not even making any blunders IN "a
language foreign 10 nim. lhere were suDdued
ana melancholy-looking Canadian missionaries
present-men VINO mad spent scores OF years
among the tribes IN the Polar crcle-men
VINO brought dictionaries OF lnaian dialects in
their robe pockets, anu wnO spoke learnedly on
tue resenOiances ana points OF difference III the
languages spoken on either slde OF Behring's
Stral;s-men whose mouths were filed with talk
OF Thchonk ana Algonquin, OF Malay and Novajos
There were men from the n 0rGHern seas, from
Denmark from Iceland, each weary to claim the
original discovery oil the strange new world
that yet was never young"-for his countrymen,
ana each suppor ting his claims by an elaborate
series ol facts. AS OF the aims OF the present
Congress is merclessly 10 destroy all romance
connected with American discovery that mas not
direct loundatlon III fact IL IL needless TO state
that all new revelations are received with ex-
IRENE caution. All the prominent members nave
united IN a vigorous investigator OF many OF the
mos, sensational accounts OF early voyages aud
fancy that tney can completely explode The
theories that the Phmniclans once overran the
BUDDHIST MONKS OF sAMARoAND
had a mission III America In the fltn century.
I.ere were present also Intelligent and even
hlgniy cultivated artisans from Aisace grand rab-
bis from Algeria, most OF consuls and vIce-con-
suls from the principal South Anne rlcan countries,
al Austrian lieutenant III Respondent UNIFORM,
but win Grape upon his arm and his sword hit
some OF the most noted OF the DANISH arcnGolo-
glsCs, sttoug delegations from Holland. Italy, Nor
way, koumanla. Russia and switzerland. Paris,
although Inc great city, IS perhaps little plqued
mat the Congress was not Held WITHIN ner borders
has sent some very able men, among Wnom Is DR.,
Daily tue talent ed President or the Paris Society
OF AuthropOlogy, u remOrseess man VINO runs a
hundred fomances Tor he sake oil one haru TACT,
and whose mpttlence oil theorizers Is one OF the
amusing features OF the Congress. IA. Lucien
Adam mas the same vigorous intolerance OF shams,
and If such men as DR.. DAILY, lie Rosny anu Adam
do not get at the truth IN due time there will be
no virtue III painstaAlng research.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
llvered uy NJ. lie Page, President OF the LORI aine
Archaeological Society, VINO alluded to the manner
IN Wnlc1 the names vi Lorraine ana Of the dukes
and qucai palace are allied with the earliest
definite aud substantial records OF American dis
covery. He also TOOK occasion TO SPEAK OF tue re-
establishing vi the Lorraine Museum (burned IN
lo7l), ana mentioned gratefully the uperD gilt or
the Emperor Of Austria, 0OOE Tor the pur-
pose oil REBUILDING the museum. Baron Dumast
anu the President pro tenn, senior Cacedo, having
made thelf INT: Oducory speeches, the first paper,
An ESSAY Dy Dr. BeneuIcy GrOndall. professor nj
/ EpVk University. edu
claiming that the lcelandels were tue original dis.
covcrers OF America. The lceIandlc doctor was
present, but preferred having ms paper read by
one OF the sec etarles. DR.. Gr0ndal places tue
earliest discovery o. Greenland as carry as $50.
ine second paper, by NJ. Gravler, OF Rouen,
was elaborate presentation Of the
caIed PaGnIcan remains on the Ameri-
Can Continent, citing the most curious OF
the inscriptions or lmprlnts supposed to be Ph9-
nclan, as found IN certain localities In COnnecti-
cut ana the Mississippi Valley.
M. Gravler specially Instances
THE ROCK FOUND NEAR ST. LOUIS,
on which there were mprlnts similar III character
to those found ia the Temple oil KarnaS IN Egyps.
While reading this paper the secretary paren-
tneucaly remarked that the work OF this Congress
must be hastened, as civilization In America was
last destroying the very proofs neeoed TO com
plete the History Oh the past and 10 establish deh
nltey tna precise character OF the early relations
between the o.d and new continents. Consider.
atle attention was given IN NJ. Graviers paper 10
inc Diguton Rock, IN Massachusetts, whose curl
ously engraved surface has provoked such a W.
mul among di1erlng students Of Antiquities, and
after citing the numerous authOrllles no believe
a lls
gave The statement OF Francis Parkman support
ing the theory tnat The characters the
rock merely contained an account OF
battle between Two indian tribes. AS for NJ.
Gravler himself, his conclusions, as the secretary
WAC read MS paper sald ''Are shrouded IN Il sage
reserve,u but 10 LOOKS very much az II the Phn-
mean Illusion would get pretty thoroughly de-
mollsned before the Congress freaks up.
THE NEXT EVENT
was long and spirited address by the brilliant
IA. Leon de kOsny, VINO based tho real question
before the Congress, "Was there or not anything
ike serious discovery OF America beloie lhe ad-
vent OF ColumOusW me NOrsemen came ana
went ike shadows, making no impression tile
new continent. they nad had Ilttle or nothing
to do with the Intimate history OF America. He
TldIculeu the belief tndt the Buddhists haU ever
had any fOotnOlu ON the Western Continent, re-
fused 10 consider anything wHIcn was not entirely
historical ana quo ed NoltaireiS remark that
wnen Got was making flies IN America lie might
jast as well nave mace men there, too. In snort,
d. de KOsny rcDudiatcS the theory OF Oriental,
overrHnnng into America AT s0mc remote period
and believes mat the real relations ol tile old
tnenis WIN the new, SO lar anything Ike
cHanglng type Oh race, &C., vas concerned, began