The New York herald., 1877-02-07
LECTURES LAST EVENING.

A meeting OF she American Geographical Society
was held yesterday evening Chick ering Hall, ant
tho chief feature OF the meeting account
by Mr. s. +. Emmons, OF his exploration
among the volcanoes OF the United States Pacific
coast Chief Justice Daily. the president OF she
society occupied the chair. After iew re
marks upon volcanoes In general, their biographies
distribution and the theories OF their formation,
the speaker proceeded TO describe the principal
volcanoes OF the Pacific Of the United States
In ioSmer geological periods she Pacific Ocean OK
tended up TO the OF the Sierra Nevada,
whose geological continuation 20 the northward "a
found ~ the Blue Mountains OF Eastern Oregon.
North Of the parallel iorty degrees north there
break IN the continuity OF the Sierra Nevada chain,
which nnds IL Typographical continuation IN series OF
high volcanic peaks capped with perpetual snow,
standing at distances OF about ity miles apart aud
which in Northern Oregon and Washington Territory
rise the very OF the Cascade fountains
The speaker then described the various mountains and
their pcculiarities.
.xEws yRoA IRELAxD"
Dr. Dennis D. Mulcahy, The well known Fenan
revolut.oniss delivered lecture at Cooper Union,
land, on the state Of the national movement in that
country. Thomas Clarke Luby occupied the chair aud
introduced the lecturer In few complimentary re-
marks. The audience large and the lecturer was
frequently interrupted by enthusiastic bursts OF ap-
piause.
Mr.. A. p. Burbank gave an entertainment at Assoc-
ton Hall IN aid OF the Youths Missionary Society.
connected with tho Madison Avenue Baptist church,
which he called impersonations and readings. The
programme included owen Meredith's "Aux ltaiiens."
lief Of Lucknow by Robert Lowell; s'rne Las, Rose
OF Summer" the gravcdiggers' scene from Hamlet.
.shcrtdan's Rioe," byT Buchanan Read Glove on
Twsin's "a Literary Nightmare" Previous TO the
readings and the ntermission, number OF scec
tons OF music we'll payei on the organ BY Mrs.
II. T. Hanks
ROBERTS READINGS.
Mr. Charles Roberts Jr. gave very hne series OF
mn nj petor,s Hall before audience.
the SAILORS and the Irish dialect Mr. Roberts par
ticulary successful In tho intervals OF the readings
Mrs W. ". Cleveland sang sone songs, which were
very we'll received by the audience
THE HUMOROUS IN THE .'RRvoLUTIox."
A stated meeting OF the New York Historical Society
was last evening a the library in Second avenue
corner OF Eleventh street. The Secretary read q ettcr
from Governor Robinson thanking tho society his
election to that body as an honorary member On
motion OF one OF the members, henry Wadsworth
Iongfcilow also unanimously elected nm honorary
member. II was then proposed and carried that the
society celebrate with becoming ceremony the 20th OF
April next it being The anniversary OF the OF
tho constitution o the State OF Now York, and also Of
the battle Of Saratoga.
Michigan read the paper Of the evening" the subject
being ''fhe Humorous Element in The American
Revolution"
THROUGH INDIA
The last OF series OF four lectures "India its
People and its Customs" delivered last evening
by Judge W. +. Bick, OF the East India Civil Service,
IN the Anthem Memorial church, IN Forty eighth
street. The attendance was not large Judge BicKs
devoted the greater portion OF his lecture the
Piles and other monuments Of Antiquity ~ the cities
Calcutta with their mosques and temples, the habits
and customs the inhabitants. descriptions OF
tunes religious rites and places OF cremation,
seycrally described In illustrating bis subject he
brought his aid the OF the stereo
thus enabled 10 give accurate pictures OF most OF tho
present evinced much qualification al The manner IN
which the lecturer treated and illustrated hts subject