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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-07-31

RACING AND SMASH UP. On Wednesday
afternoon two gentlemen tried the speed 6f
their horses on the principal street Of this city,
and as they were passing the Union National
Bank one attempted 10 drive around the
other, and in doing 40 ran into the buggy Of
Veriey Closher, which was standing in front
Of the bank, completely demolishing il. The
gentlemen were arrested and taken before
Justice Hoppe who imposed the usual fine for
reckless driving. ~.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-07-31

CouxrERrErrs. Our readers are cautioned
against receiving notes Of the denomination
Of 50, OF the following Illinois hanks, as they
have been successfully counterfeited, and viii
not be taken by any Of the banks First
National Bank Of Chicago, Third National
Bank Of Chicago Traders National Bank OF
Chicago, Merchants National Bank Of Chica-
60, First National Bank Of Paxton, First
National Bank Of Canton. There is, also, a
large number Of 50-eent counterfeit notes in
circulation, and 5-eent nickels
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-07-31

The Prohibition party Of Pennsylsania
expsct . poll i5.oo0 votes at the coming
eIactiop
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28

HOA
(NILMOEE'S CONCERT GARDEN
VI dare Hppodromel.
THE MOST NAGNIFlCkNI GARDEN IN the WORLD.
Concerts every niynt at O'Clock by
CILAURk'S CELEBRATED BAND OF 100 PER-
FORMERS
and
THE GREATEST LIVING CORNETIST,
Mr.. j. LEVY.
who will appear evening and render some OF the
most exquisite morceaux i'll MS repertoire OF rare mu
steal gems.
change Of programme nightly ,,,.,,,..,.,
PROGRANNk FOR THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING.
JULY 2S
]. Overture "Semirandc .......-.......... Rossini
q scena ed aria rom oberon, ocean, Thou
3 Grand Fantasia from "LohenRrinn No. L. Wagner
T. solo for cornet, Finale from Lucia, Donlzetu
Mr.. NJ. ARBUCKLE
Overture william Telln .Rossinl
Aria from I'm Ballo In Maschera, 'Eri tun Verdi
Mr.. A. OHSr.
Quartet, Rigoie ito" ................. Verdi
SOLO Tor saxophone AR Narie' .Savari
. Mr.. r. A. LEFrBRE
10 Marche Mitaire, I'm Avantn...............G ungr
National
THE STAR SPANGLrD BASNERn
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, at two O'Clock, Matinee
performance. Music by Serenade Band OF selected
Musicians.
Admission, so cents; private boxes admitting four s..
1he Garden is open EVERY OrdEk AFTERNOON,
without music, from to six o'ciock-a delightful
sort tor ladies and children Admission. IS cents
tickets Tor l0J performances $50; halt
tickets tor fifty performances $2O packages OF twelve
tickets, IS
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DIRECTORY F0H ADVERTISERS.

SsTKoLoGY-TwErTrn rAey-Sixt6 column
BoARDERs wANTED-EIsyKsrn PAes"FiIth column
BOARD AND LODGING wANTED-ELEvKSrH PAGX-
BRo,.KEYS-' TE1L ESTATE FOR sALE-srcosD
BTsTNSESss 226PTri1GE#TU OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES pAas
CITY REAL ESTATE FOR sALE-sScoSD fAGK-F'rst
CLERKS AND sALEsxEy-rws1sru plcx-pifth and
sixth columns.
so9cMEX AND sSl1l
roAs sSSSsT srEAMsn1rs-srcosD pAo.-rnlrd and
cor t fourth col columns mn, 49, v,,,, oo,,u,,
HSflsvlfTs c QUINN
pE kYf do TTnSEISyHTGG r.eIs eonS s9nmn
EURXisHEp -srcosD PAGE-First and second col
Fn f1cs@Siith Column ''1'A"
FINASCIAL-NISrM PAGK
E9E isqHS 70 LET
EREESdInp SGp Pacrs,x.h
HELP wANfED-pENALEs-rw PAos-pifth col
HELP wANrED-SALEs-IwELrrn PAcE-sirln col
HORSES, CARRIAGES xc.-sIasr PAcx-Tbird. fourth
and fifth columns
HOUSES, Rooms Sc. WANTh fSGlHH pAesses.
'ERsNY CRY aos6khS sS9 Gf AND BIER
G &C., REAL ESTATE FOR sALE-sEcoSD PAcr-
LEST E5sFd RSb I55SSgs3
MACHINERY-f;Esr PAGR-Ffth column
MARBLE MAN IL LS-ELEyENTH PAGE--sixth column.
hEplCAL-SxcoND PAGE-Fith column.
MISCELLANEOUS DVERrlSEME NTS--TRSTH PAGE
sixth column
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PAGK-Sixth column.
sS@ fSp% column
PERSONAL-FRsr PAGE-first and second columns.
FiANOFOkrES, ORGANS, &C. FIRST PAGE-F1fth col
PROPERTY OUT OF THE CITY FOR SALE OR TO
RHINESTONE PAGE-Flrst column.
REAL ESTATE TO ExoHANGE-sKcoND PAcE-First
column.
SALE ALI 1T uCTIoN y; p4csxslx,h column;
First seconi, third fourth and NTH columns
SITUATIONS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fAGE-Fifth
column
SPECIAL NOriCEs-FIRsr PAGE-second and third
columns.
sToRAt. E. ELEVENTH PAGE-sixth column
SUMNER Observation-Disclosures PAGE-Sixth column.
TIE TRADks-rwELTTH PAGE-SiXth column
TIL TuRF-FIRsr PAGE-Tnird column
TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSEs-SEcosD PACT
First column.
TRAVELLERS GUIDE-SEcoND PAcE-Fourth and fifth
UNFURSisHED ROOMS AND APARTMENTS TO LET
SECOND PAGE-Second column
WANTED TO PURCHASE-FIRsT PAGK-Sixth column.
WATCHES, JEWELRY, &C.-ELEvRNru PAGE-sixth
column.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY PROPERTY FOR SALE OR
TO LET-SRcoND PACE-First column.
YACHTS, STEAMBOATS, &C.-ELEvRSrH PAcE-Sixth
column.
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HORSES. cAxn1Aoiss. sc.

a n c gfARK EEEr 4 soS's mrrns.,,s
,eoIrner Of Broadway and Thirty ninth street,
REGu23E s snA W. PA nNze
EVERY wEEpSHS4nsy9nASY AN ANp SATURDAY
rWENTY.FoUR hours allowed Tor trial on every
h9 Tisis :0 IS q rSs o %Hrrsn,se
The proper facilities for showing horses on saic"iE
ars. driving track entirely under aud plenty OF
cA'Ai. a Ri.f 0f st Jt1G yHEs DAY
r rpr, SIRE re HA " -: Road Wagon by vandergaw.
iE MESDSoGrSSGG{{ rssFPfs'SSn6Y . Kentucky bred
graI ir9tung mare Marquette, Eot by kipton by Maui
Xen Var Kasc 5 hS yeSrs od f'0 TSs ah o ny
Srver m ess ss , and fastest ana
las. year .. Louisville showed private trial 2si
10 91 Sny Sr want Of USE and is warranted KIND
ENfESxS EGHG asSSiy k ss% Turnout consisting
OF beautiful styled, richly ana iasnonably bred sorre
years Ola inc disposnonsd ana pars GATED diver
ss sn IN Us er9d1ced can irot iu mile in ~ and
tracts much attention either standing or moving. Is
sound and Ind foassc at sae
$50 an eexan side tar top Road Wagon. set vi tine
FiSs ,xuoKAWXY by rerrnl
ls', hsn: years old an si"SSn game, o prompt
and easy driver. with extra appearance and
win age and training viii aRs IS
a use an bea p a0s nof's
aas ana anS naS and
NEW AND SECOND hand Harness. Horse Clothing,
Saddles. Brides. Whips Haltcrs, &c.
No TUP Express Wagon.
PAIR CLOsELY matched black Gcldngs. 10 hzh, 8
and 9years od stylish and handy great
roadsters; warranted sound and Kind
EIGHTEEN OTHER top ana top Road Wagons,
Depot, Express and Business Wagons Carriages. &C.
SEVEN OTHER Horses
FULL DESCRIPTION at sale
SALES NEVER postponed ON account of weather.
A -MARSHALS SALE.
n. Nv virtue of an execution to directed will DIS
pose Tor sale by luoc auction the stable 2oj
street. this day "wednesday July 2s o'clock noon,
the following Property viz -
The well known Trottimg Gcldng Troublesome, l5Js
hands. year, old; can trot in 2:16
Also fast brown Geliing Detective l51< hands; can
trot in 2:iG
Also as sorre Geldng Steel Bottom, 49, hands high
years old; trot i'll 2: 80.
Also one Park extension top Phaeton, one top Pony
Phaeton one Basket Phaeton, one top Wagon Road
Wagon, Single and Double harness. Horse Clothing,
Ac, &c
BY order OF
c. FARLEY,
MARSHAL.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28

ENIRsT GRAND GIFT CONCERT
OF THE
MONTPELIER FEMALE HUMANE ASSOCIATION,
AT ALEXANDRIA, STATE OF VIRGINIA, ON
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80. 1875,
100000 sI.OOa0O0 sLOOo,Ooo
TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN CASH GIFTS
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28
BENNETT BUILDING.
DENNETT BUILDING
FEW MORE OFFICES TO LEE

DIRECTORY
Rooms BASEMENT
Lawrence Co, Bankers.
IL \ s syfss, G lent soea Furnishing.
4-Thomas NJ Lynch, Vines
"a. b. Davenport Halter
e-Baun Friedman Iaiors %opv
Inlet Very eg EooS 9E B sR6RS and Insurance
Il- -M y, BE- I, 4 Morse fs;M kSwyerA
Ross a kenny Real Estate.
81 Herrick Henry, Lawyer
u. +. Ludden, Lawyer.
6-Northwestern Lie Insurance Company
7-homer a; Nelson, lawyer.
F Era1tgs g & Meke e%%DeT Lavye,
N M1sm {, $ cS s@i,n Lfn% Syyer.
s-Hibert II Care. Lawyer.
John Fowler, Jr., Lawyer.
~ Chamber of Lie Insurance.
IL Charlton 7. Lewis, secretary
L-McCarthy Chalmers. Lawyera
II. y. ferguson, Lawyer.
International Collection Association.
go. Derrickson,y Lawyer IRONY
l(Judge Sutherland
s-Fetlri' 'sn: 4 ca 9dwen,. Lawyers
Dudley L. James Lawyer
s-I Sd sam SSnySss, tsts9osrapher
7-Briggs a Fellows Lawyera
J. Is. Aitken, Lawyer.
S- y a Z; nTaPnaiTe aw TsTyer
l. i. Gardner Lawyer
", DuraeS. Lawyer.
r-wiiEinsOn 4 Peters Trustees of Estate ofwhite.
y Harrison slrong, Lawyers.
n IL K & T sSGssS1z t tis Engineer
Pelham and Porishe:leT Railroad Company.
l-ThorntOD AZ Earle LAWYERS
Edgar sar Ks,ehSm 9Segftc1 IN Bankruptcy
4-henry wehe, lawyer.
S-Russian american Manufacturing Company. d. T.
ss-HHs s." , %Si'S$s = ;,1 lawyer
Purroy Butze, LAWYERS.
s- CT RI b %eer EEa seSen;ek Lawyers
l9-Chauncey shafIer Lawyer
Fred " Kenny Attorney and Counsellor
II Lockwood Crosby, Lawyers.
"a - Buhler, Lawyer.
IL skidmore Lawyer
2-ssiSyyesant Bank Receiver
ST :. Wakeman, Lawyer
C-lnlernational ublishing Company
s- IqiSS EFF { Fitch, Lawyers
e-Hascall 4 stetson, Lawyers
n H. &. stedman, Lawyer ,
.S->Oclety Tor keOrmatlOn oil juvenile QelinQuenta.
u.s. II. Steele, Lawyer
:. w. H.. King Lawyer.
III. r. 4 j. a. Reed, Lawyers.
!2-Byrnc, Everett Co.. Lawyers
IL Walsh, Halbert & Eckerson, Lawyers
SIXTH STORY.
1-John Townsnend Lawyer.
A. Nicholson
Mm Coventry II. Waddell General A ssiqnee in Ra nk.
. rupcy, act of Congress OF ls4l.
2-R. Logan. Scotch Granite Monumental nc
Sc. W. Carpenter Lawyer
Otis 7. Hall, Lawyer.
5)G. 7. Webster, Lawyer
jefferson Clark, lawyer
81 John l.. knight.
~ JAnitor.
a. VI. r. Eler, Lawyer
SO &. A. Lane, LAWYER.
smith X Dean, City SURVEYORS
lOlG. W. Van Slcien, Lawyer.
ii ". II. Baldwin Lawyer.
II Charles ID. Barrow, Lawyer.
Fenton Rockwell Lawyer.
j. A. Lydecker Real Estate.
c. l.. lydecker, Lawyer.
ID Henry A. GildersleeVc, Lawyer
"a @. X. Darlington, Lawyer
U. W. 1ompkns, Lawyer
4. H. Miner. Lawyer.
Two passenger elevators running all tbs time.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28
WANTED 40 PURCHASES.

NNANTED--lOO FEET OF SECOND HAND LIGH1
w wire Fence for garden. Address, with price, r.,
Post office box 59L
WANTED CHEAP FOR CASH-TwO SECOND
w hand Flower Vases for garden, about four feet
high. in good order Particulars 10 II. GREkNAAN 81
West Thirty third street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28

ICE CREAM-To CHURCH FESTIVALS, ExcUR.
any 'sp ssss. 49, g. ,s sss Tfss l.IPs s5s
~ biblo Aoass.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28

ADJUSTMENTS.
WOODS MUSEUM WOODS
w AFT RNOoN Ar ?.
EVENING AIS
The Great Character Actor.
DOMINICk MURRAY
10 G. W. Barry's act pla y-drama.
being a dramatizatiOn OF the late
. Kenmore Cooper's Revolutionary tale
THE SPY.
To strengthen the cast the author.
Z. W. BAiARY,
will assume the character VI General Washington
=, The following artists are especially engaged.
Miss GUssIE DEFoRRRsT.
VI. J. n. BURNETT
LNIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
Proprietor aOd Manager..........Nr AuGUsTIN DAILY
RFOPENING.
MONDAY, ACGUST2
THE
Y J o00's ~ ErrH '''''
v o o Xxx ZEE sssss
XXX T.
w Q q X g.
5000 EEEE SSSSS -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28
SPECIAL NOTICES.

MUSCULAR DEBILITY INDIsCRETIONs or
4sI youth and manhood are radically and permanently
Of Dr. kahn's magnificent Museum residence 81 East
Tenth street between Broadway and University place
Consultation rom II A. NJ 70 +. H.. or by appoint
mcni-
DRlNTING or EVERY DESCRIPTION PROMPTLY
Il done at very moderate prices by the METROPOLI-
2ls broadway, New YORK
4 by A. Neumann for $4,000 payable at German Ex-
change Sank TO the the Undersigned, and IN
dorSed by him. and dated June ), lS5. payable five
months from date, obtained from the under signed
by false and fraudulent representations and under
specnc a4reement ANA all persons warned from
eeVng the sad note will not be paid by maker or
TO-DAY rur yvxx,xo rn,von,x
WILL CONTAIN
TO THE HOUR on FuBIlCATioN
OF rACA EDITION.
TEADE MARK CASE.
superior Court.
HUGH W. EOLLENDER
W. II. GRIsifTrH 4 co.
This suit was brought ny H. W. Colender against the
above named deiendants Tor alleged violation of his
trade marx IN their advcrtscul.n ana other uses OF
American standard Billiard Fables plaintiff claim
in2 the exclusive use OF rue words. having copyright
OF the same.
The suit was defended on several grounds judge
sedgwlcs decided the motion the spot that the evil
cessors had used that OF advertiser Tor nine
years and always with reference 10 tables manufac-
tured by themselves. not having been in any way
The Judge. deemng the above reason sunicicnt did
mo- express an opinion upon the several grounds upon
Injunction. Injunction denied.
Abbott Fuller Tor plaintiff
Diekersoh seaman Tor Defendant
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28
HORSES, cAKKIAons. sc.

$3.50 WILL Buy 4 GENTLEMANS,,ss rUsNS0 ,gG
square box side bar top Wagon single Harness. Address
G., box III Herald office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28

G1 00n WILL Buy THE HANDSOMEST PAIR
- ;OVV OF carriage and roal Horses IN the state
l5A hands. BAYS years old; sound and KIND without
hemlsh, can trot m minutes very stylish address
FAiTEk, Herald Brooklyn Branch office.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-19
A MASSACHUSETTS, VAGARISFs
nTASRHEHIK

Springfield, Mass, is the present
chosen home of Joseph f. Curry, the
religious fanatic who claims to be Je-
sus Christ, and who has gathered
band Of followers and is living in the
family of a negro, with a woman not
his wife, whom he claims to be queen
Of Heaven and earth. He and his queen
pretend to be fasting forty days and
nights. This is the thirtieth day. OF
course they take food secretly, but they
have abstained from it to such an ex-
tent that the queen, who was quite
feshy woman a month ago is now
greatly emaciated, and is obliged, from
sickness, to keep her bed, while Curry,
though still crawling about, is little
more than a walking skeleton. Curry
has announced to his followers that I'll
who fast like him will never die, but
will be transported to Heaven in a
chariot of fire, like Elijah of old; and
it is said that some Of them are so de-
luded that they will actually attempt
to procure Immortality by this means.
He is the same man who pronounced
himself the prophet Elijah a year or
two ago, and whose attempt to found
colony In Georgia was broken up by
his arrest for adultery. His wife, who
is living near Boston, has sued for
divorce for that cause.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-19
EDUCATIONAL PROPAGANDISM IN
JAPAS,

The BwcaV Of Education at Wash
ingt1n is a growing institution. The
schools. learning and science of the
United States are too small a field for
the full employment Of its industry
and boundlass ambition. Education
in japan is the title Of public doc
ument .so-caIlod) Of sizty-four pages,
printed ut the public expense, widely
circulated and devoted exclusively to
the educational interests Of that En-
pirc. Yankee schoolmastcrs reabroad
and mean business, and should not the
world know thatuudertheir inspiration
the Japanese Government has decreed
there shall be %, 200 schools in Japan?
Fora nation shat had no schools a few
wears ago, this Is a huge be-
ginning. And, what is most
worthy Of remark, this movement,
amounting to nothing less than a COM
pIcte revolution IN the ideas, feelings
and purposes Of thirty-hve million peO-
ple. IN a remote quarter Of the world,
PROMISES to be cminently successful.
Normal schools are now coming to the
front TO WELD at once the mental and
material forces Of the universe.
Science places force against force
everywhere; and the greater must pre-
vail. knowledge Is force, and the
press keeps it forever doing marvels.
Educational proPagandism, backed by
the universities and normal schools Of
Germany, France, Great Britain and
the United States, Is a new power for
bammering young and ductile intellect
into shapes the outcome Of which no
one can forctcll. At present, there are
some five or ten thousand children
bafDr educated in Japan more or less
closely after the European plan; and
efrhteen newspapers are printed and
circulated there, Of which three are
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-19

dailies. The government supports 800
students at the universities Of Europe
and in this country; and its normal
school in Yeddo, with the best foreign
professors, is large and efficient.
It a curious fact that the Imperial
government and its supporters have no
fear of republicans from America
teaching youth republican notions, but
no christian minister of any sect can
get a school or public employment
from an apprehension of religious faint
and decentralization. Why should every
system of piety be so hostile to all 9th
ers? All propagate their peculiar no.
tons, and resist to the utmost the
propagandism of other religionists.
The Rev. DR.. Brown and the Rev. DIR.
Verbeck have both been removed from
schools in Yeddo, although teachers OF
acknowledged ability and worth, from
dread Of religious influence. The report
says that where there is no dlscord
from conflicting religioJsideas, "schol-
airs not only make very rapid and sound
progress, but the young men acqmt
themselves with great credit as teach
ers. The progress already made is.more
than encouraging-it Is astonishing.
Foreign instructors oversee both the
academic and normal departments, and
naturally do their best. 1t is stated
that any dereliction of duty, any
breach of discipline, or slovenliness of
work, or lack Of attention, is at once
corrected. Under the easy and pleas
ant, because natural and graded meth
DDS pursued in this school, learning IS
made almost as attractive as playing,
and the boys and girls seem to like 1t
as much. The teachers are taught
that the very first requisite Of a good
teacher Is to interest his. class.
To learning the art Of teaching, the
future pedagogue deyotes six years,
and in the course Of his training takes
IN charge first a class of twenty pupils,
working Under the eye Of foreign In
structor. AS he advances IN attain
ments and experience, his class is In
creased to fifty. In one school there
are in use twelve sewing machines and
two Iooms-a blending Of productive
industry with study which strikes us
fayOrably.
The japanese islands arevery densely
peopled, demanding more mechanical
labor and production than might be
strictly necessary IN almost any other
country than China. Steam power is
attracting great attention, and will do
much to turn the wheels of progress
and revolution in this cradle Of Asiatic
civilization.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-19

THE garden attached to Bismarck
Official residence is overlooked by the
adjoining houses, and the tenants,
knowing the hours at which the Chan
cellOr-who, like all Prussians, lives
with clock.ike regulari.y-is in the
habit Of walking in the garden with a
view to resting his mind in the inter-
walls of heavy work, have learned to
make a good thing Of their proximity
by letting out their windows to ad-
mIrers Of the Iron Prince" or sight
seeing strangers who come armed with
immense binoculars and take out their
moneys worth IN a good stare at the
statesman. OF course English tour
lists are reported to be the most fire.
quent customers and the boldest OBJ
servers, but then in Germany the En-
gllsh and Americans are generally con-
founded. At any rate the starin 2
nuisance seems to have grown too much
for the Chancellor.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-19
TIE TROPHIEs OF TROY.

Schiemann, the German arcbROlo-
gist, after cxcavating the mines Of an
cient Troy, was notified that his collec.
tons were wanted by the Turkish Gov
eminent. Schiemaun was at that time
IN Athens, but his treasures were in
Asia Minor. He told the Turks that
they were welcome to his cOllecti0n-if
they could find it. 1t had suddenly
disappeared, and no amount Of search
could uncover the relics. All this hap
pened several months ago, and now, af-
ter a great deal Of litigation, Schlei-
mann writes that the Turkish Govern
mcnt has consented to take fifty thou
sand francs and recognize him as pro-
prietOr of the collection. He has ac-
coTdingly remov. d it from It's hiding
place.tO his house in Athens, and the
scientific world Will no longer be de.
prived Of so rich a treasure. 1t is a
fact worth noting that, although num-
ber5 Of Greeks, principally coachmen
and laborers, knew where the c0llec-
ton was concealed, and large brides
were offered by the Turks for informa-
ton, not one Of the Achaians would
betray the Doctor. This incident shows
that some Of the fidelity and honor of
the old Greeks remains with theE de-
generate descendants,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-19
THE PARIS GEOGRAPHICAL cox.
GRESs.

Cox Porter's appointment of sew
eraI citizens Of Tennessee as delegates
to the international Geographical Con-
gress and Syndicate of Trade, has
aroused general curiosity as to the pur-
poses Of which, and when and where,
that body viii assemble. None seem
TO be more anxious for in
formation, on these points than
most Of the delegates themselves. It's a
triheawkward to bear theponderous title
Of Commissioner for Tennessee to the
I. G. c. s S. o. T., without being able
TO answer the inquiries Of admiring
friends whose ideas of the honors and
emoluments attaching to 50 high a
trlst are at best but vague.
-Four years ago an international
Congress Of Geographers was held at
Antwerp, Belgium, which was thought
SO profitable TO the advancement Of
science that its origiuators decided
upon series Of similar Con-
crosses, to assemble successfully
in different countries. Paris was
chosen for the Subsequent meeting
Of scientific men Of all nations inter
ested in geographical studies. This
second Congress, which is to be supple
mented with an exposition, was to have
been opened at the beginning of this
spring, but the managers were not pre-
pared for the success with which they
met, and so many applications for
space came to them that 2 postpone
ment until the summer was rendered
necessary.
The Congress Will be opened Aug.
1, probably by the President Of the
French Republic, who seems deeply
interested in the success Of the enter
prise. It will be held at the Palace Of
the Tuineries, in the'PaviIion de Flore,
which is now being decorated most
tastefully, and viii be inaugurated by
the Congress. a very large number
scientific men Of all countries have
been appointed members of the Hon
orary Committee. The President Of
the Congress IS NJ. Delesse, a French
engineer in the mining service, a great
geologist and now the President Of the
Central Committee Of the Paris Geo
graphical Society.
A programme Of lbs questions bas
been published, and all these, as far as
possible, Will he discussed by the men,
bers Of Congress. The questions are
div led into seven different groups,
viz: /. Mathematical. ,. Hydro
graphical. 3. Physical. (. Historical.
>. Economical 6. Didactic. :. Trav-
els. The same order will be adopted
for the better Classification OF goods
sent to the Exhibition.
Swans Of all countries have been IN
vitcd. societies Of all nations interested
in geographical matters have been
called upon to send delegates, and there
seems to be a fair prospect that Ameri-
ca viii not lack representatives.