New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-21
SCIENCE AT DETROIT.


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DETROIT, Aug. I7.--If stranger had |
ouyhtlly observed the proceedings Of this morning he
o,,d have concluded that the members Of she Assocla
hon were jealous afraid Of another I'm respect 10
The election officers AMI Fellows. all possible safe
,,uras are thrown around the vote Members created
sneh nj this meeting not allowed 10 east ballots.
security that but members should vote was in
.,yed by a new device. As the mode adopted
the first day OF the session-that of calling
out voters names and having them checked by
,he secretary's stproved tedious, to say absurd,
another plan substituted Every voter puts his
vote In al elope writes hts the hack of the
spv.ope puts envelope in hat, and happy IT is
understood eers to look on the outside OF
,h, envelopes hrst 70 that only members have
voted then eff the envelopes with their eyes shut
as Il would evidently improper for the eilers to sec
What uepber erased particular from the list
., ,ranosed officers or Fellows; and finally, count the
vae Well ali this fomality duly carried ont to-
aav a. To long of applicants who evidently do not
eeeVe that
Worth makes man, want Of il the fellow.
The result Of this Labor merely to reveal the fact
that two out all the members present scratched some
lanes on the ticket, affecting vote which
was nearly unanimous
A vigorous debate took place the recommended
ton Of the standing Committee that the next meeting
ne held at Buffalo tic easy passage of the ticket
"
n. p,uch trouble about the recommendation. But
many members wanted Philadelphia next year,
and there had divided sentiment in the Standing
Committee The claims Of St. Louis were also put for
,rd during the debate. The main objection 10 going to
philadelphia il that members tere would spend their time
AZ rho EXPOSITION and tho SESSIONS OF the meeting
On the other hand. there will he large assemoase Of
scientific men, and unusual collection OF scientific
treasures that city The heat OF Phiiadepha proved
varr1 subject VI discussion There several porty
3v+ rna afipnf ~ yVls a hof
berth in midsummer il serious experiment. \ Their
ponoer above the nnetes is Joke 20 members OF the
corporel Development of Prof Elliott Prof lie Conte
DIR Dah-ymrie. or half dozen Others who could he
readily named does seem long since the late Dr.
Foster would have headed such list A cool place for
,oa,,nc WIS advocated with veheInepee even
nv members who Lay no special claim
70 ayorlupois. Mindful OF the Hartford exper-
fences Prof. Morse thought he would rather hoid
,he meeting somewhere in the woods than in CITY
win sneh a reputation for warmth "a Philadelphia In
vain the calm, clean hospitality Of the Quakers was
,oized In vain the prospect ~ seeing Prof Hawknss
badr,sa1l-us with fhc uncertain posterOr bone, was
tenotiugiy held forth The ready reply was forthcoming
that Prof Hawkins had himself acNnowedsed his ina
,pt 70 set M that haGrosaurus in the day time Only
in the cool hours Of the night could lac construct
ana. oonsers efigy For nearly two hours the debate
RACED sometimes iacet0us, sometimes eloquent always
earnest at last vote was taken in sealed ballots
Nearv txo-.hirds voted for Buffalo In preferences to
laiq
xaar meet d. V on the 23d OF August
v,r have already had ny telegraph the names Of the
officers on the regular ticket which was successful 1t -
somewhat suCgsti that six ont of the eight arc New
Fagan4s and that the three highest OUNCES nave Ieh
"a their share.
The Pregident-elsct Prof VIM. r. Rogers gentleman
-, cralse years who won distinction in the first geo
,or,caI survey Pennsylvania which was OF immense
service to that state and established the fane OF FrO
p,ra especially in photographic geology His popular
f,.g aaQHh Inv
,5 ~ a long series OF debates with Prof Agassiz upon
r. Daryn,an theories Of development Fox many years
pof Racers was President of tue Boston Institute OF
Tbuo,o,y His public speeches might serve s niodeso Vi
finished eoauence. their force being enhanced by grace
t but dipnlfsd Prot Charles A. Young OF Dart
oufr Cllee elected Vice President of seeon A. If ah
,ronomcr of emnenee, chiefly known by hs researches
and discoveries respecting the constitution OF the eVe
OPP aTong the NEST valuable and important hitherto
.de and he tine first 70 discover the reversing aver
a. ,,ieh the gpectFOscope lines are reversed Ia an III
,faut daring an eclipse, being changed IRON .icA ndes
~ hriant eoers. This is te space Wnere rtoi; eS
tSins fbe absorbent atmosphere OF TIE sun Isis, uo
bos Qualities or depends the fte OF mankl1
rEii neaE,pt is Of simple and somewhat eonyess
imaI character Prof Edward : muIse tle -
df Of section probably the ycunget menDe 81
the Association that mas achieved sGcn hsh hoIs. '
is widely known az pnDo ,enIt,ei sneech f,a 10
his Taryeous skill drawing with either or poth h"ns
Ma lar some years Professor OF Comparative Ala'ong
and ZolOgv as BOwdon College, ana tl't ms.s you
sraS -, him the degree OF Pm. ID. His scientific es
saws are principally papers on brachiopDds ana tne rel
an afniiies of birds, detailing orlklna pi ,'
which rcsuted ia important ulscON"fIts
aS nsars meeting w differ from this in the attitude
Of ,ts prcsIing officers Darwmism; Prot. lie C"nte
tan, soule nat uKewarm. being ciassed anoie rs or
ponens and Prof Dawson being us most abe "a el5
- isv,ng on this of the Atlantic Wihe tfoiS
Poers and Morse bOth outsoken advocates Oh the
new doc
FACTS ABOUT TIE oPossUM-
The fpst paper read to-day IN section wa al essay
on tine deveopnent of the opOssum. by Prof. VIM. :.
Rsrrl OF Canton. H. Didelphys Vtr0i"ia"d the Opos-
, j. or typical and only representative OF that large
rgcy 81 pecliar mammals known as Marsupials, yet
Utmost nothing "a known Of its Development Knowi-
lo az the mode Of o gin ana formation Oh the uiaSuai
,ouc which ehaIacterZes them must throw nach i@h'
ON their relationship to allied groups The external
SIN extends into the pouch its internal
49, ard tho whole seems to he formed by
am n,od M OF the It's coneavty opens on the me-
iau lin, OF she abdomen, and extends backward ana
,aterllv fornIa kind Of double pocket IL the bottom
of which the milk glands open through long pallle
The voung develop in twenty four 70 twentyGht days
arehen born as helpless little bodies anont ohehhI a
NH Ic,,g vith mouth and fore limbs wei deve0pec
The paFent must take these G+c"se eniplyos
ber ps and place them n the lracl auaenAA S.eH w
cis,d khlch ne embryo grasTs nfGiy between Is he
End helps hold Icy tie strap ca%s OF Its iore et
The corners Of me mouth graz gov up - "a, -,
cannot let CO. ana nus hah : 70, fe'eia' "eo~s ~ '
adult characteristics are acquired .. i,.,r,,,,,
Below Marsupaie anI tne , bi,
In the former the Dpsn ms 81 the M CLAIMS ulC wv
areas OF the abdomen a. 20. ma hs ny If g ,1d rae
- ~ az which brcoIue e,Iesoed az maturity, elc
forming small plt, into "Icn the nose OF te sohs
-, Il and atfaChed, where II remains pendant ahd
noursed while il Development ai' an es Ihs pm 81
llte pits may be regarded a. re besil'g % o. uoS
nocL AZ LARGELY Developed "a naEsupa-@ ~ tie ssle
tme These tepressiOns JUS TIE c2pDsi@ q" VIA
obtains "a the higher nanInaila. wleic lnc M,
MARKED bv larger smaller abdominal or lecloia
pr,tuiuenees The milk glands 81 ON NO 'i.s a.
typc. white tie depressed gi'a5 ' M ,risi ~