The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07
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alleged that their dances are very ike those
OF the Malays; he thought there would be no
race from Asia. The Able devoted an hour OF
Tuesdays sermon TO a clear analysis OF ethnO-
logical proofs OF tue Asiatc origin. not only OF
the Esqulmaux, but OF the great number OF
small Indian tribes which ne comp che uds under
the name OF Denedinies. On wednesday he
showed tne resemo ance OF language winch
exists on botn SIDES OF Behring strait and
also the prevalence among the Indians OF hun
dreds OF customs which are indisputaoly oriental
In their orl9ln. When the ADbe's researches are
published IN connection Win the regular reports
OF the Congress they VIII certainly excite a vast
deal OF curious attention.
PROFESSOR HAYNES, OF BOSTON
presided wen on the second day, and ms addresses
we're ably Interpreted by NJ. Nader de Montjau,
M Luclen Adam ana others. AS the question OF
the condition OF tue Indians in the united states
was DroughI up In connection with some reer-
ence TO their origin. Professor Haynes gave sue
cinc account OF the location OF the tribes, their
general status aud outlined the Back Hills
dlmculty. MOST oil the Swans are partlsans OF
the indians, and an enthuslastic individual VINO
read lengthy paper on our lndlans discovered
that tiey stll have an lndlsputaDc right to I0rty
three white scalps, TO balance up the little ''un-
pleAsanthess" OF ast year This provoked roar
OF laughter anu turned the grave body OF Swans
for q rne INTO something very ike a theatrical
audience.
Among the papers read on Tuesday was one by
DIR. GoDRoN,
Dean OF the Faculty Of sciences OF Nancy. con-
cerhlng the names ana customs OF the ancient
Americans, and one from the Hayden Minister OF
Pubnc instruction in reply 10 some demands OF
members OF tue congress as to the origin OF the
tnere are but lew remains on which 10 base any
hypothesis with regard 10 Hayden origin. Inc
Hrst ones known OF were Indians, ana so-called
Dy CoIuhbus ana were allied oy great number
Ol cnaractrrist1 to the Indians OF Mexico. In
the beds OF the rivers Or under mountains OF sand
along the shores may perhaps yet be found some
lew memorials OF u vanished race In the shape Of
statnetes VI the malicious deltles or rudely carved
altar pieces, but notAlng new has been found to
throw any more light on the prehistoric period
than may be found IN tae recltals of Las
Casas and ChareYolx. There existed. 1t is
bdlQ, among the trlOeS III UayLi before the
arrival OF the first Europeans recorded in
history tradition that one day white man
would come with fire and with strange weapons
anu garments OF metal TO subjugate ana destroy
On this point NJ. Luclea Adam made IL powerful
and Interesting speech alludlnR 10 the fact that
tus curious tradition hau been found to travel
usually from east to west among the tribes and
PEOPLES OF ANTE COLUMBIAN AMERICA,
ana that IL was doubtless due TO the occasional
sh1pwreck OF Europeans, whose unfortunate Darks
mad drled iar to me westward and been cast
upon unknown shores. Nothing was moro
natural than that the savages. once seeing
Europeans, ana Lne evidences OF tnelr power In
their weapons, their armor anc their SHIPS,
should nave SAID 'Seme day these people Will DIS
cover our shores, instead or being cast nelplessy
by malicious currents upon them, ana when that
day comes we small all be enslaved. because they
are 80 mucn more powerful than we.n Nothing,
also, was more natural tnan that such IA legend
might nave Deen transported from one
END OF America to the other, and handed
down from generation to generation as aim
and terrible Ioreboding OF an unhappy future. If
tue means internal communication from the
coast OF south America TO the northern regions,
IOT CUuIuerCldl puIpOScs, were rs great De lore
the time OF Columbus as history mad represented
them why should not traditions well as precious
stones have been carried swiftly from point TO
point2
PROFESSOR Jolly, OF TOULOUSE,
read an exhaustive treatise, on "Ihe Mound
Builders OF the United States" mainly embody-
ing facts pretty well known to the American gen
eral reader. Baron de Bretonne, of Denmark, pre-
sented communication supporting tne theory OF
Asiatlc Immigration, 10 Nortn America. He even
believed that some Of the lost tribes of Israe nad
strayed across the Straits, and was quite wiling
ara nj Inn hmm Ian
summoned out OF their graves, could perhaps tell
us more about primitive America than could any
other people. Baron de Bret0nne also elaborated
the history OF the lcellndlc discoveries in America
and recalled the TACT that In tue twelfth century
Bishop Eric rom some point In America
tnat his COLONY sent skins and other
trophies OF the chase 20 be sold in aid OF the ex-
penses o. the crusading expeditions. He also re-
counted the story OF Amor, the lcelander cnld
Dorn either IN Connecticut or MASSACHUSETTS,, III
11o7-the child from whom The great sculptor
written paper succeeded rather dull treatise on
the Iroquos, read BY the librarian OF the city OF
Metz.
ON wednesday
PROFESSOR wALDEMAR SCHMIDT,
OF the University OF Copenhagen, presided. Senior
Pacheco, OF Peru. read an interesting paper in
Spanish on Peruvian an tiquitles ana the ancien
was translated for the general edifcaton. Nj.
Lucen Adam followed IN an address rejecting
| the general opinion OF the Congress-vH., tnai
| there mad been, at one or at various tines au
extensive and varied immigration IRON Asia In %
America, but denying expressly that THESE IN
Ier1or peoples were the orIginators OF that grand
and mystical civilization OF wnlcn there are sucn
numerous ana diverse records on the West
ern Continent. That civilization is in NJ.
on American soil. Toward the close OF his ad-
dress Nj. Adam, IN alluding to America IN general,
paid, in the name Of the Congress, snperD com
pnment 10 the NEW YORK HERALD or It's enter
prise In sending It's own agents TO Central Africa
and to the North Pole ana for Its zeal In the
cause OF science.
PAPER FROM MISSOURI.
Among the curious documents presented to the
Congress yesterday was one from MEXICO, Au-
drain county, Mo-, giving a detailed account OF a
Swede VINO had discovered an lnnlan tribe In Kan
sas, whose language was so Intimately allied 10
the swedish that ne could converse with them.
The Congress received this WIN the national
marked resemblance between the Bas- Bret ton and
some American dialects, but who inally discov-
cred that the similarity existed only lG his lancY.
NJ. LEON DE ROsNY'S PAPER
on the MAYA inscriptions was q fine efrort, and
Afforded marked instance OF the facility en-
Joyed by THIS liVey people OF investigating even
the direst subject with interest. His whole adj
dress. extending over pernaus an hour ana n half,
ana bringing much controversy and many details
oil linguistic character into play, was as interest
ing as romance The golden rays OF sunlight
tnat wandered In through the wlndoHs and play ed
gracefully about the antique painted heads OF the
old dukes and monks and cnateauX oil Lorraine
distracted the attention OF the audience no whit.
M. de Rosny gave all account OF the three noted
manuscripts IN the ancient Maya languase-tnaJ
owned by the Royal Library OF Dresden, That at
and that found III spain oy Brasseur de Beau
bourg. De kosny also devoted considerable
time to demoishlug tie pretenslons OF Beaubourg
as to mis- TRANSACTIONS from Maya inscriDtl0ns. he
cited the opinions OF Bancroft, OF san Francisco,
wno says mat the translation must be called a
failure OF Francois NOrmand, who calls 1t fantas-
tic. lie finished by an elaborate description OF
the progress OF his own studies In Maya, and sub
mitted 10 the Congress table Of the language,
when he believes Will yet be the means Of un-
veling the most ancient history OF the American
continent.
A SEAT OF LEARNING.
Nancy Is the seat or large number or fnst1tu-
lions Of learning, prominent among when are
the academy which comprises the faculties or
law aud medicine, OF s Hence and bees-!ettres;
the only 3co,e JOresti6re school for the teaching
OF engineering ana the preservation oil forests IN
France; a 1ne lyceum, primary normal school;
institutions Tor the DEAL DUMB ana bind; 4
host or very COED Tree and pay schools Tor
children OF all ages; an archaeological society,
the Central Society Of Agriculture, large mum
Der OF musical ana literary societies, ana many
Catholic and Protestant benevolent INSTITUTIONS.
Chie among the institutions worthy II VISIT Is
the Academy OF Stauslas, founded In 100 Oy the
King OF Poland. rno Old University whose build
ings were nnIsned In 17SS, Is very rcn In manu-
scripts, In priu Ell books OF 1500-l5, in globes,