The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-30
sCIENTIsTs IN COUNCIL.
me American Association for she
Advancement or Science.
"pe"'na OF the Petcr.Redpath Museum
smoothing the Rapids OF the NJ. Lawrence
Lecture By A. Graham Bell, &C., &c.
icon espondencc Of the Richmond p,,r,,o,

'fS''N"NN VI tue blcnmOnd Dispatch1
MONTREAL, CAM, August %, 1882.
AS might have been expected' 7 t;rd
Montreal, socially, i'm strong contrast viii
Cincinnati, where the Association mo, a ~,
year. me iatter city, OF rapid growth and
and essentially Democratic and Amorica!
IN Its social relations, while In Montrooi
Older and more historic, and with closer
relations 10 the lands Of lords and ,od;oo
there is decided aristocratic tingc, 900
this notably in the receptions, of which we
nave had several.
Last night Principal and Mrs. Dawso,
invited the citizens and the Associate, 'V ,n
meet each other at the opening of W
THE NEW PETER-REDPATH MusEUu
and it was a grand affair. This Mr. Rod.
pain, may their tribe increase y n smear.
reliher OF immense wealth, has had built
upon the University grounds snacious
ana beautiful museum building, costing.
WIN lis valuable contents, about sI30. 900 !:
ana tonight he formally, in the presence
OF these invited guests, turned over tbc
deed of the property to the University
authorities. Some 700 or 800 so-callcd
scientists, and perhaps as many citizens.
wandered at will, or were pushed at ran
dom, through the spacious hall and gallo.
rieS, and inspected, or seemed to inspect.
HUGE REMAINS
OF mastodon and ichthyosaurus. or smaller
specimens IN conchoIOgv, geology, biology.
and what not, with which cases and shelves
and alcoyes were filed. Nor did specimens
OF the genus homo pass unnoticed: but pa
leozolc matronS, azoic spinSters, and CO.
Gene damsels, all in their plciStocene attire
U0r the cards were marked "Evening
Dress y, came in fer good share Of scien-
title observation. The ceremonies Of turn
ing over this muniiccnt gift to the Uniyer-
Sity authorities were interesting. and
brought out several distinguished speakers.
among them the celebrated DR.. w. Il. Car
pcntcr, OF London.
In the afternoon OF yesterday we were
taken by the cars some eight miles up the
st. Lawrence (Which is here a noble
stream, perhaps two miles wide and deep
enough to bring to the city wharyes the
ocean-going steamers,) to a place called
Lachine. Here are in part
TIE FAMED RAPIDS
OF this grand river. There we embarked
on steamer (rhe Prince OF Wales to
experience the thrilling exploit of " shoot
ing the rapids" 1t was pleasant, quick
cning scnsation-nOt quite so romantic as
my fancy and the pictures had painted it :;
but Il sensation not likely TO be forgotten
by one who has tried it. II would take
me too long to describe it fairly.
The Association is making good progress
with its work. You know we meet each
day for 4 brief time in general session."
all together, and then divide OIL into nine
sec;ions-as physics, chemistry, biology,
anthrOpolOgy, &c.-and then we read and
hear and discuss papers appropriate to each
section. Some 200 or more papers have
been entered to be read. | cannot refer in
detail 10 those OF yesterday, though ] heard
several OF much interest. The great treat
OF to-day was paper by
PROFESSOR A. GRAHAM BELL,
the inventor OF the telephone. on some new
and valuable applications OF that instru-
mcnt. 1t was indeed Il pleasure even to
see the man. He is a rather youthful,
stout, StrOngly-built, English-lOoking per-
son, with full black hair and beard. with
DELIGHTFULLY."- unaffected and simple manner.
It was still more pleasant TO see him handle
the instruments that have in so brief pc
riod immortalizcd him and wrought i'm
mcnse changes in society over the whole
world. He lectures well, uses his diagrams
and instruments with easy skill, and seems
as cOmpaniOnable and genial and as ready
TO learn on and work on as the humbiest
among us.
But rs | 20 to Quebec this evening l
must close abruptly. I. III. W.