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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
SCIENTISTS IN SESSION.
DISCUSSING PAPERS ON GEOLOGY.
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY UNGING COOPERATION
SOME OF THE SUBJECTS CONSIDERED.

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY UNGING COOPERATION
SOME OF THE SUBJECTS CONSIDERED.
Previous to the regular meeting yesterday morning
OF the American Geological Society q conference meeting
OF a dozen or biologists. representing State
surveys In this country and surveys IN Canada. was
held for the purpose Of discussing plan
Of co ordinating the work OF State Surveys.
1t was deemed inexpedicnt to form
separate organization, bat methods were discussed
looking to cooperation. Professor orion. Of Ohio,
was appointed committee to prepare plan for
correlatiDg the geology of the various states.
At the opening of the regular meeting the retiring
president, Professor James Hail. OF Albany, read a
paper. descriptive of the growth Of the American
Association and giving biographical sketches of earlier
biologists. The next paper by Professor Edward
orion. of Columbus. Ohio, on the "Origin of the
Rock Pressure of Natural Gas in the Trenton Lime
stone Of Ohio and Indiana" His conclusion respect
ing the duration of the gas supply OF Ohio that
1t would not last ten years. This important and
interesting paper discussed at length by Professor
l. c. White. of the University of West Virginia;
Professor McGce of the United States Geological Sur
vey. and A. c. Lawson, of the Canadian Survey.
In the afternoon papers were read by William b.
Clark of Johns Hopkins University. The Tertiary
Deposits of the Cape Fear River Region" and by
Relations and TaxOnomy of the Archaean of Central
Canada Canada j. 1T 3: Tyrrell read paper by r. g.
of the Yukon and Mackenzie Basins.n and followed
with paper Of his own Post Tertiary Deposits
of Manitoba and the Adjoining Territories OF Canada
All these papers brought out less discussion.
An extra session OF the society held last
ing at which the following papers read ard dis
cussed The Value of the Term Hudson River
Group in Geologic Nomenclature" by Charles ID.
WacOtt, United States Geological Survey Washington.
ID. c.; 1.-The Cacifcrous Formation of the ChaWpain
Valley" by Ezra Brainerd and H. NJ. Seely Of Middle
bury College, Vermont: The Fort Cassn Rocks and
Their Fauna by r. p. Whitfield. American Museum
of Natural History; " The CubOides Zone by ii. :.
Williams, Of Cornell University; Cretaceous Plants
from Martha's Vineyard C. d. White, United States
Geological Survey, Washington ID. c.: "1he sand
stone bikes Of the Forks Of Cottonwood Creek" j. =
Der, United States Geological survey, Washington.
D. c., and Illustrations Of the Glaciers in the Sell
kirk Mountains of Alaska" by A. S BickmCre. Of the
American Museum Of Natural History. The cOntribu-
tons OF Mcssrs BiclmOre, Dller and White
illustrated by StereOpcon views. The meeting Of the
society closes with tO-day's session.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
WHAT IS A HOMOEOPAtH'
DIR. GATcHELL DENIES DR.. GUEENsEY's RIGHT
TO THE NAME.

DIR. GATCHELL DENIES Dh' " bh'S @'-N
TO THE NAME.
TO the Edftor oIThs Trtb"ne'
Sir: Every homeopathic physician IN the united
States E deeply interested In the controversy regard
ing the Medical Board Of Wards Island Hospital IL
is OF vital importance 20 our school III guernsey
in almost all that he has said, has wandereu ia' rom
the main question which Is not at all ohe 'nNoiVs
method Of practice And yet he has Huus'''ousiy
tried to create this impression. In your eu'o'lai Oh
December Ii he is made say that in MS opinion
ninety nine out OF 100 so-called homeopathic
physicians acknowledge that the principle Oh snila
does not comprise all that is good in therapeutics
This statement is very the truth out' ASK
What has il to do with the casel Nothing "hateVerl
BY bringing it forward DR.. Guernsey merely raises
false issue and lodges the main question
The charge against DR.. Guernsey Is not one OF
method of practice IL is that in matters OF pocy he
does not worthy represent the true interests oil the
homeopathic school Of medicine. This beng so, he
should not occupy place In homeopathic hospital
for the conduct OF which the people VIII hold tho
homeopathic school responsible lie shouIu retre IN
favor of one in whom profession mas confidence
and in whose keeping we can feel that inc interests
Of homeopathy are safe. We have no such conn
dencc in DR.. Guernsey.
rescntativc homOcOpath should occupy pace at tne
head of a homeopathic institution. IKE the Wards
Island homeopathic Hospital And DE-: guernsey
renOunced the name of h0mOeOpath, ne has sulchch
the name from the only place which II formerly DC.
cupied over which he has control, ne nas laEoreu
legislation which Is hostile TO the interests OF our
school Of medicine: he has used his nhuence 10 op
pose the endowment of homeopathic college IT,
under these circumstances, DR.. Guernsey 10 homoeo
path, then what are the rest of us .
CHARLES GATCHELL NJ D.
Office Of The Medical Era Chicago Dec 20 1851
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
WHY IS THE INDIAN OCEAN FAV0REDi

An these eclpscs. OF course, are visible In the
Indian ocean. Nobody who ever reads the almanac
r,, have failed observe that the Indian Ocean IS
a fomous place for ecnpscs. Navigation, and par
ticnorIy the taking Of observations. must be seriously
tntcriered with in that region by these continual
rciirses fnr II they are not having one Of the sun
all the time they must be having one Of the moon
We read June ~ AN annnlar eclipse OF the sun
invtsihIr I'm New England (Of course Bunker i'm
pay lust when eclipse of the sun would lena ccat
10 the procession, but visible oh quite naturally
In thc Indian ocean. Asia. Africa Europe and The
Atlantic Europe and the Atlantic Ocean get "A
taste Of this eclipse. II seems hut the Indian ocean
Is not to be left Out on account. And here we
are again December II and - "a two days eclipse
imagine II y. central eclipse Of the sun. invisible in
Now England (which goes without saying) but visible
in Australia. Madagascar. and the South Atlantic and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY AND STORMS

From The Electrical Review.
The Chief signal Officer will report IN reference TO
the systematic observations OF atmospheric eectT.
city carried on for several years under the super.
vision OF Professor T. e. Mendenhall that the
primary object Of the work determine whether
Observations Of atmosphere electricity could be made
useful In weather forecastngn Early in the progress
Of the work the extremely local character II the
phenomena exhibited became evident II was found
that instruments. similar In every respect separated
b. distance of few hundred feet. might give very
disslmilar Indications The comparison OF similar
observations at hveminute intervals exteLdiinss
through several days at the various stations HiIeV
to show any similarity of fluctuations or moveiS r
of electric disturbance from part OF the coi,I
10 the other. The relations between the eye. no"
conditions OF the atmosphere and local weatasei ,h,
dticns carefully studied with the nope u' NJ
result, might afford assistance IN the prcdictVr
local storms which offer much difficulty III '"'"
casting by present methods - .,ch
The Well known electrical activity during ,,nn
storms was made the subject OF special examlnalon
attention being particularly given 20 the aPp,n
of negative potential In connection WIN ppngays
Thc Investigation abundanty proved mat hvs"env
i,r c NAV he observed without being ~ any
VA related TO precipitation past ptcse"' OF i"'''
VA maj N NAV be due tO other causes. . - 4.
Taking ali the facts into consideration, !, seems ,S
stmasphere are generally local In their eharae'or ""u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28

q
Wife OF Rev George D. Baker and daughter of the late
Funeral service at sos Pncs Saturday afternoon at
Inte s'HS4 at Greenwood Cemetery.
BAYLEYon Friday December 27 at her residence
daughter Of the ate Joseph ayiSy Sunday pecem.
Der 30 at $50 p. m.
BELKNAPAt her residence 40 shay . on ne I morn og
ge S fcnox widow Of Aaron b. Beknap
d attend the s funeral s sSS
it6'st, on saturday 2sth inst, at 2:so
Friends SStS'S viii kiadly omit sending flowers.
MISUNDERSTANDING at Enterprise Florida, on Friday,
December % Arthur ". Benson, of Brooklyn.
20 at the TsdsnS %a Of as s %do.
OF ROYAL Hewns. in her 18th year. -, MI. ,..,.,..
Funeral SATURDAY II o'clock NJ from the Holy Trinity
son Henry 5. I in the both year Of his age
sdn ard Aon a . as B Bro on Monday
IRvING-On Friday evening inst, at his residence.
IngewoOt, n. j., Henry j. Irving. in the Goth year
NS Of 1'' Of ff funeral hereafter
Friday DecepSST . e. a, i the FfsSe.ss
BrooNiyn, Miss Anna l.. Kerr, of Pittsburg, Penn
LINTz~on Friday, December p. Maria sneckner wife
Of the late William Lintz
P EIa1:e ol pri'1 6e;ro,s.
RoGERs-At HYDE Park on-H Hudson. Archibald Rogers.
Burial service held Friday afternoon December 81.
WALCOTT-On Friday December o. OF typhoid pneu-
mOnla LOenZa BOutelle wife or Benjamin >. Waleott
and daughter Of the late John Boynton. .
late residence No. East 43dst Monday,
December 30 at IL o'clock a.
Relatives and friends respectfully invited attend.
WESTERVELT-At WhitestOnc, l.. l., Friday, December
o. Anne Elizabeth Barklcy, wife Of Peter Westerves
Funeral private.
YALE-At his late residence 90 5h-aye., December 49,
Cyrus Yale, aged 70 years.
Funeral from the house Of DR.. f. NJ Cameron, % Wese
ATHEIST, Monday December 80. at IL o'clock.
The Managers Of the Manhattan Club and the members
generally requested TO attend the funeral Of the late
'NrI VI. r.. NJ.
% 47th-st, Monday, December 80, at IL a.
+. Il. COUDERT, President.
d. b. GILBERT, Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
IN THE HOME or HIS ANCESTORS.
PRESIDENT HARRISON VISITOR AT LOWER

PRESIDENT HARRISON VISITOR AT LOWER
BRANDON on THE JAMES RIVER.
Norfolk Va Dec 81 (SpeciaD.-President Harrison
and party consisting of senators Edmunds and Haw-
lev Justice GRAY of the supreme Court: J. w. Thomp
son a Washington banker, and Commodore a. f. Bate
man of New-York came down the Potomac River on
Mr. BatenlaD's Yacht Meteor from Aqua Creek and
across Chesapeake Bay last night, and this morning
steamed ND the James River, where they made anchor
AT Lower Brandon the historic and picturesque planta
top Of the Presidents Virginia ancestors. As The
party steamed past Caremont they were hailed by the
tag Balm and stopped to take on board A. d. Bateman
q brother of Commodore Bateman, who being an Old
huntsman and thoroughly familiar with the James
River ducdng grounds acted as pilot for the party
and pointed out the different places where ducks are
most plentiful. Mr. Batcman had to return to Nor
folk tonight and left the party today at noon Pres
dent Harrison visited the home OF his grandfather
William Henry Harrison, tonight, and tomorrow inc
entire party are expected in Norfolk Brandon Is
now owned by three branches of the Harrison family
and divided into three estates. II is one of the pra
test Of the many places along the river and iavOrte
Aucling ground II is great retreat for Naval OIL
GERS who are stationed at Norfolk Yard and several
uarties Of them are now cunning there. The Har-
ri.o,s who now live at Brandon are among the most
ho.pable entertainers IN Virginia and their house Is
hropccd during the winter and especially around Christ
mas time with notable people. Many OeautiuI laHIB
pictures adorn the walls Of the mansion, ana the
President viii have ample opportunity 10 examine tie
portraits Of his ancestors. The weather at Brandon
today was beautiful for cunning and before the tue
boat With Mr. Bateman on board had left the party
they were getting guns in readiness for shooting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
Postoince Notice.
lShonld BIZ rea

Should be read daily by all interested as changes may
occur AT any tMc). . .....,,. i,
dressed for dispatch by any particular steamer except Nhen
IL 10 send duplicates OF banking ana commercial
documents letters specially addrtsseo oeus s W ens
man. for the week ending December IS will
c,ose rnfonptiy In all casesl at this ONCE rs ioo"s
SAfVKDAY-M $50 shmsterdam ao' VIA h' Ns.aer
lanes direct R eTt be directed 'per Amsterdain'1
9sm ue''' m for France S~ii5erland Italy spain
and Portsua per uropesn countries must be- dreeS
etters foI oD1none' at 80 Tor scotland direct
per La nDcyonia via Glasgow uetters must be directed
tper Desoho Queenstown (eters Tor France Switzerland
Seyia VII and Portugal must b. directed per Serya'Di
Italy spa sr The Windward Islands per Alarich al
II, ssux.Cayes. Hayu, per - - AMOS al II M. Tor
and pco direct per Soldier Prince 40 Il m. for
Porto direct Der ; Island Cetters be directed
fs,and" At t. 80 D. m for Venezuela and Cufsea5
per svsnfa via Curacao per Venezuela (ctters fof
S, Co obian ports must be directed pcr VenexuelaD
AZ p ~. Tor cuba ger lily 90, o. Columbia via
su FNoysbah. from Sew.orlcans 1''O"' '''
Malls the Society Islands per snip iropic Bird 0fon
San Francisco. close here peeenoer 20 a. 30 M
Mails Tor the Hawaiian Islands Per & Australia from
Mail. Tor China and Japan per nc,gIc from San
tor kastralia Ncw.zeaand. Hawaiian, M and samoan
rrosiands per s. Alameda (frOm san francsco. cosS
here January 20, At 7 100 D. m lof on arrival at New
XIII Tor Cuba by rail- Tampa, Fla, end thence nv
Steamer via Key West. Fla close at this o"c daily al
80 The schedule Of closing OF Transatlantic nails Is az
an ,he resumption of their uninterrupted overland
,ans, ~ san Francisco. Mails from the East arriving
on time Francisco on the day Of sailing Of steamers
are dispatched thence the same day. Registered mali
closes Ut 0''O CORNELIUS vAN corr. Postmaster
pos.orcs NswYork. n. Y. December 90 1859.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
THE CRUELTY OF WIVES AND HUSBANDS
From Tho philodplnhia Times.

From The Philadelphia Times
An exception to the usual dulness OF puDlic uocu,,
ments is found in the report OF the commissioner Oh
Labor on marriages and divorces for 1853 ms can
he said of only portion of the volume, for part OF
il is devoted to reproduction OF the laws OF tle
various states relating to marriage ana GV4T c aS SI
age reader than book OF statutes, unless IL De "
treatise on theology. " 49,.
That portion of the volume however which treats
of the peculiar kinds of cruelty practlsed by 4o,aN
husbands against their wives and by 0,l@2 wives
against their husbands IS of consuming interest. pG
woman was granted a divorce because her husband
persisted i'm coming home at 10 O'Clock at nght ana
keeping her awake talking This she called mental
cruelty and the court agreed with her. Another
woman secured divorce because her husband cut OF
her bangs by force and still another because her spouse
refused TO cut his toe nails one WfeS feelings were
lacrred 10 the point Of legal separation because her
husband woud not wash himself thus causing her great
mental anguish The sensibltcs OF another Wlfc were
outraged past because her husband sdld her ssler
some Of the cases Of cruelty practised by wives
upon their husbands were equally heartrendlng one
wife cruelty refused to sew on her husbands buttons,
a witness teStfying to having him with but one
button to his vest To add to his anguish ana inc
sympathy OF the court this cruel wife restrained her
loving husband from going to fires at night. Another
wife charged her husband with being no man at all,
which so wrung his heartstrngs that nothing short
Of a divorce would aay his anguish. WIFE VINO
pulled her husband out OF bed by ms wnshers was
adudged by the court fit only to travel IN s'nSie
didn't mind having his whiskers pulled. \ wife VINO
weighed 100 pounds broke hcr husbands rbs Win a
stoyed. and another lost her husband because she
cruelty and maciousy beat him with her hustle
These specimens OF marital cruelty will lead the
average reader to wondering that marriage a
failure in 50 many instances. Ihelr puOlcaton VIII
also convince the public that department reports
may serve some other use than to demonstrate TO
constituents that the Congressman who distribute
them are great men. ii the reports on marriage
and divorce that follow maintain the thrilling Iii
terest of the first number. sensational newspapers
NAV as we'll 60 out OF business at once. No one
will read a divorce case in the newspapers who can
get a whole volume OF divorce cases for nothing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
EFFECT OF DAMPNESS on PIANOS.
From The san Francisco Examiner.

It's popular notion that pianos ought TO be kept
very dry said well known pianist yesterday.
Nothing could be more fallaciOus. Pianos are not
nearly much affected by heat cold they are
By dryness. and Tcverscy by dampness. II Is not
generally known that the sounding board, the life Of
a piano, is forced into the case when il Is made 50
tightly that it bulgcs up in the centre. the
principle a violin. The wood is supposed Ia be
a. dry as possible but Of IL contains some
moisture. and gathers more on damp days and in
handling. Now when plano Is put into an over
heated dry room. all this moisture Is dried out. and
the board loses its shape and gets habby and cracks
Even If il doesn't crack, the tone loses its
and grows thin and tiYny. the felt cloth and leather
used in the action drf up, and the whole machine
rattrs.
How will you prevent ths1"
Keen a growing plant In your room. and so long
a. vour plant thrivcs your piano ought to- else
there is something the matter with II. 10 should be
noted how much more water VIII have 10 be poured
into the hOWcrpOt M the room where the piano Is
than in any other ROOM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28

A CUSTOM APPROVED BY WASHINGTON.

To the EdItor OF TIE Tribune
Sir: What have read in your paper IN regard to
the peasantest of old customs in our city has re-
called to me what was said by one whose words have
always a special significance to US.
When Washington spent a New Years Day In New
York lie received great number of calls from Govern
ment officials foreign ambassadors and prominent
citizens During the evening the guests we're RECALLED
with plum and plain cake tea and coffee" "Wash-
ingon incurred so relates the historian, whether
this custom of New-Year's calling was long estdb-
ii,hcd one or otherwise: and on being told that 1t
had been introduced by the Dutch founders OF New
Amsterdam remarked that with the influx OF emigants
many OF the ancient customs and manners OF tie city,
would Of necessity be changed but whatever changes
take place., said he, never forget the cordiai ana
cheerful Observance OF New Years Day
viii not the descendants of those Dutch founders
revive this delightful Old customs HOSTESS.
New \ ork, Dec. %, 1889
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
THE OPERA.

Gohmark's "Queen Of Sheba," though threatened
ior some days by the prevailing epidemic OF coiu9
winch has compelled MIR. stanton 10 warn purchasers
OF tickets that the opera announced is liable to be
changed was given last night at the Metropolitan
Opera House. with the usual pomp and circumstance
OF stage decoration There was but change In the
cast from the previous performances and that not
Of disappointing nature. Herr Rcichmanu sang the
part OF solomon Ia place Of Herr Becl who. like Mr.
kall>ch, has succumbed 20 the disease. II sup
posed that Mr. Behrens would also have 10 give
70 Mr. Fischer, but tins contingency was avoided,
though Mr. IcLiens was not IN good voice.
numerous audience enjoyed the representation. This
afternoon William Tell" will be given
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
THE JESsAM1yE BLOOMING IN WASHINGTON.

Washington. Dec. 81 SpeciaD.-One of the unusual
sights Of Washington just at present Is to be seen IN
one of the small parks in the western part OF the
town, where large beds Of yellow jessamine have
lowered as profuscly they did in the balmcNt
days Of spring The ovcrladen branches hang down
on the ground in great botches Of color contrasting
vivdly with the bright green grass OF
the park, which Is brighter and more
Iuxurianty green than it is ever found in
the hot months Of the su0mer. One passing this
park, hopping the perspraton from his heated brow
and seeing the bright green grass and foliage, and in
halng the faint delicate perfume Of the jessamine.
has to do hard work with his Imagination to bring 10
back 10 its proper channels and remember that h, IS
the JOYOUS Christmas season. the TO which the
blazing Nule log and the hcaping snowdrifts are the
proper accessories. Ones mind also tends to recall
with unpleasant force various sayings, in which fat
graveyards" figure most prominently.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
AMERICAN NATURALISTS CONVENE.
HEARING PAPERS, DINING AND PREPARING TO
ELECT OEFICERS.

ELECT OFFICERS
The American Society of Naturalsts began its an
nual session yesterday. The society meets every
in the Christmas holidays, for the purpose of hearing
papers read and OF electing officers, and for the dis
cusson Of methods of education in the lines of geology
and biology George L. Goodae. professor of botany
at Harvard College is the president Of the society and
H. H. Donaldson professor of neurology at Clark Uni
versty in Worcester is the secretary. The terms OF
these and the other officers are almost expired, and
committee on nominations will report to-day list of
candidates for the vacancies. The society is composed
entirely of active workers. only those who en-
gagged in teaching i'm active research, who
neced with museum work in active way, are
eligible for membership.
The society met yesterday morning in Professor
Driser's lecturcrOOm in Columbia College. The
president made an address, in which he talked about
the tendency of the sOcieys work. lie spoke en-
couragngy of the growth of the society the progress
il was making and he defined the lines along which
its future growth should take place DIR. McMuT1ch
read an interesting paper 6 Models" Dr. Baur
read one on the subject Of The MOrphOlogy of the
Vertebrate Skull" DR.. Oliver contributed valuable
and important paper, which read by the secretary
1t dealt with New Methods for the Testing OF Color
Blindness, Applied to Railway Employees lie cN-
planned i'm II how he going to make MS tests BY
setting up large signals at distance and trying the
undcr the conditions present "hcn theN arc
actually at work. This he held to be better and
more practical method than testing their sense OF
color in laboratory.
I'm the evening the members of the society, Of
whom there are over twenty in attendance dined
special paror has been reserved for their in the
hotel To-day the society viii hear the reports of com
cussion on THE Use and object Of Scientific Gather
ings."