The New York herald., 1877-08-30
THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.


NASHVILLE PREPARES TO RECEIVE THE AMEnI.
CAN ASSOCIATION suIrAELY-HIsroRIcAL REL
les IN THAT CITY,
NASHVILLE, Tenn, August p, 1871
The Nashville populacs have been thoroughly arousad
to Importance OF giving the grandest reception DOS
sibe American Association Tor the Advancement
OF Science Oaly once before in her history has uch
meeting Of savans been contemplated This was in the
year 1861, when the bloody chasm" began TO yawn,
precuding the possibility OF such meeting This, too
will be the second meeting held In the South since tho
society organization. Tho society will meet In the
hall Of the House OF Representatives. Directly over
the entrance door and Immediately opposite
the Speakers stand is a magnificent, full length.
life size portrait Of General Andrew jackson.
In full regimentals. 1t OF Earles best AZ the
opposite end Of the building is the State Library con-
tanning the rarest OF works II boasts over twenty
thousand volumes 1t has been decorated with score
flags carried by Tennessee volunteers IN the
Indian wars. in the Mexican war and the Slate un.
pleasan tness" Many of them hang in ta,ters with
scarcely enough threads lett TO hold them together
These passed through botlv contested bat
ties, where They were rent asunder, who those who
sustained them and the OF which they
were the symbols were mowed down ike 30 much
grass They wonderfully interesting feature aud
hll mind with vivid rccoecons of deeds Of valor
in wars CORY fields
TIE TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTION
Added TO the library Is the magn 1cent collection Of
the Tennessee Historical Society," without which the
library would seem tame indeed. 1t contains many
Interesting curiosties any museum OF ITS in the
United States, and It Is to this that
uon of the association will DO addressed The
collection has specimens showing the geological
aud archaeological history Of Tennessee. Rcllca
taken from the various Indian mounds SO plentiful IL
Tennessee by different pllaontoogists are In grcai
abundance. Even the huge bones Of tho maslodon.
found IN TINS aud Coffee county aud IN other portions
Of the State hero displayed TO the greatest
tage. Here. too, 10 an embalmed Egyptian, recently
yu,nlsneS s as vo up una pTt IN .s,s new case nna
OF Egyprs ancient greatness has been most wonder
iuly preserved tho toes only having crambled aud
fallen over the feet .'rh,s' said Professor HUXLEY
his visit 10 Nashville 'is the best preserved
specimen have ever seen, either IN America orin
England" The ago OF the mummy Is put down at
3, 800 years II obtained from the catacombs VI
Egypt by Colonel Jeremiah George Harris Of tho
United States Navy, III 1860, under very peculiar
cum.tances. 1t has ever proved novelty bore, aud
VIII doubt Ue object OF great interest to those
who believe tho world to have had IT'S beginning ton
splendid life sized portrait OF the late General rhomxs
aud carefully framed are the following original let
ters-
DEAR first meeting on Wednesday last din.
Guilty in words ensus! between whch aeem my duty
words impaired insult and whether YOU meant them
ns ,S &
o s Isl S0s na
servant, W. u ANOEhSON
LAwRENcEvILLI, Oct 81 1910.
DEAR sln-Your note of yesterday is received In the
difficulty between Of which you say think
wSIS %s 's them .
now wish You to understand You ioI my
s"t eeinss ON the .uosct entertain no nn.nd iosne
core regret that permitted myself 70 se' INTO ~ Al
Alongside OF these letters rs the original commission
OF General Israel Putnam. signed BY John Hancock:
This given to the Tennessee Historical
Society ny Miss Jul,a Putnam, of Nashville Ansal
descendant OF TINS famous Revolutionary soldier Next
to the commission Of Daniel smith, first secretary
OF the territory south of the OHIO River, dated l7OO
and signed by George Washington and Thomas jst'
tersOn.
THE SWORDS OF OTHER DAYS
Que Of the attractive OF the twelve In the
room Is that containing the of veterans
The following Is u list OF them:-Sword taken from
British ocsr at the battle oi New Orleans by Dr.. J.
M. Lawrence, now residing near the Hermitage.
under C"'ops Ferguson a, tho Sat.lc OF Kings Houn
tam, 17SO-a large, heavy broad sword
The sword OF Captain Edm0ndson, who fell with it
In his nana ut the battle OF Kings Mountain.
The sword OF Major L. z. Montgomery, who served
under General! Andrew jackson, and who was killed at
the battle OF Horse shoe, Alabama.
The sword 0t Captain samuel Price, under command
OF General Winchester Al tho batto OF Frencn Town,
Rains River, Michigan.
RELcs.
Besides is the following interesting list OF rocs-
tucky. The horse pistol Major Lyle, of Rev0lu-
touary tame. Tho uniform coat and sash OF Captain
Samuel Price, tennessee officer Ia the war ol 1871
A walking cane presented TO President James X Polk
by the CASTLE Hickory Club. through Z. Herrck, of
Baltimore, and William Wade Newton, oi linoiR
TINS cane is OF hickory wood aud has ,n4cribed upon
1t electoral voe 0t state which v0ted iu hM
election The silk dress made ana worn III l745
part the wedding irousscaI OF Mrs Thomas Lynch,
the vile OF ono VI the members of the nrst United
states Congress- rney wore the parents Of Thomas
Lynch, vi south Carolina, one ol tho signers ths
| Declaration o Independence 1t sa white silk Dress
made with embroidered hounces. II rs yelIowed By
but the texture 0i II Is stiil good The furs wo
| more than hundred years ago by Mrs Johu Bowman
Of Charleston, s. c. sister OF Mrs. Tnomas Lynch Jr.
THE PORTRAIT GALLERY.
Around the galleries hang excellent portraits OF all,
| one, Of Ienncssco's governors, The don. Cave
| johnson, Daniel Boone, Felix Robertson, tne nrst
| wne male child born the settlement oil Nashville
Presidents Jackson Polk and Johnson Senator Brown
| low and long list Of other distinguished citizena
Vanderbilt University also has splendid collection
OF relics obtained from every source al command
within the past two years Most OF tho prehistoric
au mails OF which We have obtained any knowledge arc
here represented III plaster Of Pars It's museum OF
n of ye Is AZ cope.e in %
It's details US can be found IN this country II hai
been accommodating ior the past thirty Years. aud
very great OBJECT of interest 10 Of the medical
| profession
Probably the most interesting point to be visited by
the scientists when they meet ut this place IL the Old
stone tort in Coffee county. This old tort has over
exhibits the greatest antiquity OF almost any object OF
the kind America. When tue Indian tribes wandered
over VI WeIc IN uaolt W
hearing their fathers speak OF II, and without doubt II
beIopgs 10 an age and race whose Antiquity " most
remote About tho year 1919 whito oak tree cut
down which grew upon the top oil Of the walls Of
the Ior had 357 annulars, but II was impossible to
determDe The oil the Tort at tho time this tree
struck out It's roots soil and waved its branchef
above II, but II could not be less than 100
and was probably 1000 years. rhe walls arc
composed OF stone and stone room Of
about sixteen feet square, with o smaller
OF the same material ut its side are within the
iort II lies between the two most porthern ot tue
three forks OF tine Duels River and It's form nearly
triangular. The north wall Is out low yards n
length and extends from the commencing The
loot oil the ia about fifteen feet IN height Tnis wall
has one gateway aud The iuner side s about ten
feet height. On tho south wall, wntch extenda
from river TO river, there also but gateway.
The west sides broken by bluffs, from the
fails, with t0otpaths leading down 10 the wafer The
entire fort Is higher Than the neighboring country