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‘6 WATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. ‘The Semf-Annoual Meeting at Northampton— Scientific Discussious—Close ef the Proceed- “** Nowrmamrron, Mass., August 29, 1808, 1a ths quaint yet charming and picturesque local- ‘My the members of the National Academy of Sciences have just brought their semi-annual meeting to a @lose without adding considerably to the suin of Boman knowledge. With one or two exceptions, nothing of any public importance was elicited during the entire sitting, the majority of the papers read being of an exceedingly abstruse and exceedingly wninteresting character. Moreover, the attendance Was unusually smail, and a number of eminent mem- bers were conspicuous by their absence. Five years ego the National Academy of Sciences was instituted at the suggestion of @ few savans and modelled upon the plan of the French Acade- mie des Sciences, with much difference, however, fm a pecuniary point of view, as the members of the Baiional Academy of Sciences are obliged to “come own” theinselves, so that, after all, their meetings are not so pleasant and jovial as they otherwise might be. Unquestionably a vast amount of bene- fetal knowledge has been dispensed since its forma tien; but whether from the fact that the hotel bills Yooked heavy in tue perspective or some other equally melaucholy anficipations, the discussions took an unusually mouraful ture, battered skulls and mouldy boues being tho ali-engrossing toplel. The Court House of Northampton seemed unusually ail ali week, or racher since Tuesday last, when the proceedings commenced, aud beyond question Timon Of Atueus would have just been at home among the isanthropical congregation. Loug-hatred pro- bn ore w ‘ useriptin hand, the work of months, but a dose to san ears except thelrown, gazed iy ) polisned specs and listened or precended to approve the Fooky,. Panay. and oily evosivoas of (their nelghbors, have seen the kepaticat twiteaing of toes, the fidding of Bolus and (the lock approbation as some Caunent genticaan expatiated upon some out- he-way tone was work the journey. Practical cls Were altgost as far of as the philot 1er's , Wich Bo doubt will be treated im due course, €, Uereiore, the proceedings were not es jug character, though many of the ed were good in their way and com- caled or sixth rate topics for such a is is (he More surprising When it 14 con- red that no tan i admitted to the association serviees for sciences do uot entitle ion OF Whose name is not in some yee @ qualineation. The membership is by law Luasted to fity; of those vo were present during the p uew of their arrival ia the quiet aud celui town Ol Norti.ampton; a clown or a iiddier Would have s Kut the Academy urths aud more of ve, more sions which they elicited. uot occupy uch time, velng ytes On the Origin of logetuer With & description of experi- Inen's performed upon the formation of asphaltum, gave aa elaborate account of the origin of the various oi! iegions in thi r was by 5. } cK OAM, Bt ‘easor J. D. Whutn: moridge. The sec- lay’s |, rocee@din, ai subjects, mi est. coun- was read uiined to yeo- iy possessed = much 8 prepared with care and gotten up from personai explorations were extib.ted, and dis- closed the nataral features of the country repre- senced. Minute Lopographical surveys appeared to have been made, some the condensed work of years, Many of tein embracing Over Luree thousand poluts ‘Oi observation upon the suriace of a few square feet. ‘The geograpuical facts set forth by Professor Wait- Bey met with approval and were complimen:ed by several savans present, ‘Lhe maps ¢atibited for in- @pection showed the whole of (lumas county, and ene on the scale of six miles to the iach, compiled in @ulifornia and Nevada, gave a good geographical in- sight W those places. There were also displayed maps of the Shasta Mouutains, the Yosemite Vuiiey upon the scale of twenty-four miles to the incu. Professor Turning, of New Haven, exiighiened his auditors in a paper upon an dmvarialie standard of Jength mi which be ended that the best mode was to establish a me- tic base of determinate length aud preserve it from tujury in a carefully construcied case. The coaditioa of the current at Hell Gate at high and low fades formed the subject of an wreresting paper by Proivssor Pierce, Sole excellent Ulustralious were resented and formulg were deduced from which e eect of obstructions in a channcl might be cal- @uiated. It was submitted that the cuirent itself @hould be considered a8 a proper stream or river end not a mere wave of oscillauon. in the after- Boon session L. F. Pourtales, of Washington and the Vnited States Coast Survey, pmesented & paper on “Deep Sea Dredgings In tho Gull Stream.” it will haps be remembered that the important explora us of the Gulf Stream bave been made within the Jast two years, and lave becn atveaded by very in- teresting results. Mr. Pourtales and . iienry Mitchell were tue pariics to whom the task Was en- trusted and their Jabors have been rewarded with some success, The dredgings averaged from the depth of 100 to 500 fatlows, bul Bot more than twenty dredgings could be made in one day. The @oast of Southern florida was shown Upou @ Chart from which 1t would appear that she dirst four or five miles (rom tue shore are principally composed ef shell sand, and at a greater distance fromm the shore there is a piatean which is covered with linae- gioue consolidated ito a very Lard substance from hells of devunct dnimals. The specimens exhi- bit were gathered at various depths, and ft was considered that im the course of ages the gradual acdgoulation of sheil might form a mass of sattident helght to give place to the corai insect, aad (vos eventually a reef might be formed oulside the present one, however distant the time, it further appeared that there was an fuumeuse number of bonesef the manatee, but how they came vere Was not stated. By! e successful dredging new forms of auimal life have been brought ‘up, thus some O1 the crenoids are altogether different from the species hitherto Known. The map ex- hibiting the bottom of the qeean off the coast was ‘very fine and displayed @ bot\om of siliciouss and ex- tenuing from tue North of Florida to Montauk Point, Bear Hock isiand probably, hundred miles wide. A calcareous bottom occupying the whole area south of Georgia was also displayyd. The paper As highly coumended, and receivyd warm eulogies ® letter from Professor Agassy and others, The next in order was a paper on te “Constitution of Uric Acid and Its Derivatives,” by Professor Wolcott @ibvbs. Professor J. D. Whitney piesented a paper on the “Discovery of the Maman ‘Kull in Calaveras @ounty, California.” it may be yemembered that this paper was read at the sessiyn of the Ameri- can Selentific Association at Nhicago a few recks §— since, The. facts put forward uj Whitney are pposed by qmany scientitic men to give some evidence of the ex- istence of a pre-Adamite man. Thisekull was dis- covered in February, 1866, ina mine; & lay embed- dec in a tuass of gravelly detritus near tae bottom of a deep shaft, which bad beem sunk verteally nearly two hundred feet through a hill of the hardest rock; wear {t was a plece of petrified rock. Itsfinders first Supposed it to be partof the #fose tree, Professor Whitmey soon after came Li jon of e skull, and subsequently visited the locality where twas found. The statements elicited atthe mine corresponded to the geological phenomenin of the region. und ‘The suaft being full of water, It eas impracticable to descead, but minute detals were g@aivered from the miners, It further appeaipd that & Mr. Matterson, part owner of the mine, td icked up the skull from one of the beds. The lower jaw, fhe entire parietal and occiputal parts and the lower rt of tbe base are gone, but the bonw of e face, as well as the frontal bone, are g@imost perfect. Unquestionably it is the skull Of an aged person, as the condition of the teeth tends to show. When first discovered it was covered with a thin tncrustation of calcareous fufa which a few weeks ago Was chiselled off, From all the surrounding circumstances Professor Whitney Conciudes that the discovery of the skull gives proof @f an antiquity far exceeding that of Adam. It is evidentiy no ordinary skull picked up at random, It has the appearance of having been violently broken through the thickest part, and was propedly swept away irom the place of the original deposit by the on of water. An ethnological examination by . Wyman showed the face somewhat deformed, the region over the orbits strongly, marked, the mo- Jar or cheek bones prominent, He think: resents ‘no sigu of belonging to @ race inferior to the race mow Inhabiting California, Wherein it difers.it ap- roatmates the characteristics of the Esquimaux. is probably coeval in origin with the formation of the very ancient deposita, having been found im- bedded in the fresh water tertiary deposits of the Bierra Nevada. Professor Whitney selected also @ Humber of other fossil epecimens from the Sierra Nevada region, amongst them @ number of len Quite new to the geologist, in ‘addition to which he Saowed some Indian relics just obtained at Hol- coke, where an extensive indian burial ground Just been opened in the excavations fora now Froud. A lengtuened discussion followed the reading of the paper, Dr. Newbury, of Detroit, contending that since the data were not complete debate was useless. A species of the existing flora was found ‘With this skul!, showing that it was not Helle ‘that it belonged to the same class ag here found in and clearly not pre-Adamite, Professor Brewer, of New Haven, read a paper on “The Distribution of Forest Vegetation West of the Rocky Mountains,’ im which he gave an account of the any of that locality, Dr. Newbury, of New York, presided at the afternoon session, when Professor 0, ©. Marsh orfered a paper on “ The Reputed Discovery of Hu- man Bones Antelope Station, Pacific Rail- road,” showing that the bones discovered wore not, as at first supposed, of hu man origin, but were the remains of tertiary mammalla. General G. B. Barnard’s paper on the “Mouon of @ Freely Suspended Pendulum” was listened to with inter On Thursday evening Prof. Heory, President, rered @ eulogy on Alex. ander bailas Bache, gon of Richard H. Bache, ft oe of the only daughter of Benjarmft or reviewed his entire life and paid nd Otting tribute to the genius of the de Tue followmg day's papers were read by veree, on “Tides and Vidal Currents in a Har- bor;” by Prof. . D. Whitney, on “Alphabetic Syelems as Leste of Raeg;” by Prof. G. N, Brush, on taken by the previous speaker. they, as rabbis, may give advice, but had no right to dictate, “A New Rorate from Mine Hill, Sussex county, N. J.” by Dr. Newberry, on b u 0 the Material of the’ Carbpniierous Con: jouer- ate,” by Prof. Johnson, on” “The Estimation of Carbonic Acit:” by Professor J. D. Wmtuey, on “Some Points in te Suriace Geology of the Kocky Mountains; by Dr, Newberry, on “the Circle of be- ition {nthe Sedimentary Rocks;” by General J. G. Barnard, on “The Penduium and Gyroscope, as Ex- hibiting the Rotation of the arch, &c. The pro- ceed terminated last night with a business meect- ing. On the wiore it was not successiul, copsider- ing the standard of the National Academy of Stl ences, ‘The number of papers read was about twen- ty-four; but of these about @ fourth part were writ- ten by persons not members, next mee will beheld at Washington in the second week April. ISRAEL, Church Reform Among the Jewe—tirand In- ternational Congress of MRabbis—Mosaic Worship in Change of Form—Religion and Science in Conflict. CASSEL, Hesse, August 12, 1868. A grand international congress of Jewish rabbis was opened yesterday at the town hall, which had been liberally offered by the magistrates, The nu- merous rabbis who had come from all parts of Ger- many, even from Vienna and Switzerland, were wel- comed by Dr. Lazarus Adler, Rabbi of Cassel, who expressed regret at the sudden indisposition which prevented Dr, Wolff, from Gothenburg (Sweden), and Dr. Gottneim, from Manchester (England), to be Present, All the rabbis had been quartered in the private houses of Israelite citizens, and room was left for some more yet expected to arrive. Dr. Adier was then appointed by unanimous vote President of the assembly, and two Vice Presidents were elected in the persons of the rabbi from Berlin, Dr. Aub, and the rabbi from Bonn, Dr. Phillipson. The otject of the rabbinical congress having been stated by Dr. Adler—t. ¢., solution of the conflict with which the Hebrew Church is threatened, a conflict between religion and science, between old rites of worship aud modern ones—he was followed by Rabbi Dr. Phillipson, Sr, of Bonn, who reviewed the efforts of the last two rabbinical congresses in Frankfort and Breslau in 1844 and 1846, He admitted that the firmest char- acters would modify their views after a lapse of years, as all and everybody were but creatures of time; but he desired that the assembly should pass resolutions which, though not binding the Israelitish congregations, may serve them as guideposts. They needed such guides very much, and if the present generation would not accept them the rising one would, He compared the Jewish religion to an old though once seaworthy ship, in which many of Israel’s children had crossed the waters in safety. But now the sheathing is gone, the timbers rotten, and who can accuse those who try to repair and im- prove what is left of destructive tendencies, or even of hierarchical ambition? Every Jewish community is entirely at liberty to follow its own dictates, but the resolutions of this assembly would serve many as a beacon light, ‘This brought out Dr. Geiger, Rabbi of Frankfort-on- the-Main, who proposed to settle first the character of the assembly, which, as he considered it, had met to discuss, but not to decide questions. It will not do for us, he sald, to proceed independently in these matters without allowing delegates of communities ® full share in the debate and the voting. The communities are eminently interested in ques- tions on worship, and we here, ravbis only, shouid organize first regular synods, to be held every second or third year, aud to which representatives of Israel- ite communities and theologists should be adinitted. Dr. Aub, Rabbi of Berlin, supported this position He considered that Rabbi Phillipson opposed these and several other colleagues ; he demanded action ; they ought not to consider themselves only a consultation body, nor should he like to go home empty handed. What he wanted to propose and resolve upon were reforms of synagogical ritual, for which purpose he had drawn up thirty questions, had them printed and distributed to members, Mosaic worship ought to assume agai oe simple forms it has once ited means. circle of three years be preferred? 1s the Haftara to be keptup? In what language? Is a choice of por- tious of itto be in d, allowing of riormance in the smallest community with tim- Shall the reading of the Thora within a made every two 01 shall it be left to free choice? Are select parts of the Chethudim to be used? Shall Borchu, Kriath Schema, Thefilla, Kedusha, priestly blessings and Kaddish for orphans to be retained in the old i Shall Thefila be spoken but once daring worship 1s the public service to begin with Borchu, with an introductiog of one or several psalms, or with one of the usual prayers, as Adon Olan, Elohe Neahama, Mishmath, &c., or witha song? Are the parts be- tween Borclu and Kriath Schema, and between the latier and Thetilia, to be altered and to be spoken in Hebrew? Shall Mussaf-Thefilla be left out, so that Mussaf will be followed by Haftara in song, a ser- mon, Olenu, Kaddish, &c., and finally with a halle- Jajah? Is Minian to be retained aa hitherto? Shall changes be made respecting a, the calling up of angels by their names; 0, the sacrifices; c, the per- sonal return to Palestine? But should not, on the other hand, new prayers treat on the religious mis- sion of Israel, on providential protection in its his- history, on the princtples of Judaism, <Ac.? Relating to the three high festivals, shall, as on Sabbath, the festive Theflila, Thora, Kaftara and other be introduced? Snail Hallel be said tn Hebrew or in the language of the land, and shall it be modified? Shall a sermon be introduced between Theflilla and Haliel explicative of the meaning of the festival? Shall a prayer be said on Pessach for the weather tn spring and summer, and on Siumini Azer- eth for that of autum and winter (dew and rain)? Shall alt the Piutirn be left out in future? What is to be done with Luiaf? And what with Simchath- Thora? How shall it be with the second day of these festivals? Shall @ full and additional sermon be ps on Rosh-hashana and Jom-Kippur morn- 1 How shall it be with Shofar? Will the same lon of the Thora as heretofore be read on Rosh- aahana? is Jom-Kippur to be further divided into four distinct services? Shall the solemn Hascorath Neshamoth be said between Shachrit and Mussaf? How shall it be with Aboda? And shall that portion of Thora hertofore in use be in addition to Minchah?t Shall the singing during service be unisono? May the organ recommended? Shall @ choir and musical performances be admissible, though to be recommen:ied only tn cases of suflicient pa capau le performers and barring ali profane mi A m of the Congress of Rabbis decided, Dowever, that before entering upon the considera- tion of these an‘ all other questions relating to rites and ceremonies the primary question of Rabbi Dr. Geiger, of Frankfort, shouid be first disposed of. The motion of that genUeman, to wit:— 1, The rabbis assembled st present in Cassel consider thetr meeting a prel!minary one, to be succeeded hy perioutoal aynoda, to which Jewish theoldgisis pot ip oflice and dele- from communities shall ve aimitted, All motions recelved by this congress may be disposed of at once or referred tom commition, who, at their opsigny te Port to the present or tow future assesav.y: ‘This was voted upon and carried by a majority. The next object of the debate was the composition of fature synods, Some opposition was made to the admission of iheologisis oiher than rabdia and to men representing ComMUnit ios, bul i was finally wee in a Liberal epirit to adopt no such restric. ions. It was further suggested that aside from gen- synods there should be anaual pro- district and iocal mee three yoars, or vinci: LLnKs. ine kégens adjourued a @ late bour la (he atter- rect & </ =" SROOND DAY. Avowr having been said, the aarombly reeteda ne’ arrived rabbi, Dr. Goldscam\dt, from Feipsic who pi ited & congratulatory address to the coy from his congregation. Similar ad- a received from Amsterdam, Kotter+ dam ant various other sections. The committee was fre ihre wrod, gard coninirtce consiatiig of the ‘or a fuure syn ¢ i rom Hert ‘Bonn and Frankior” °° e now upon rtan' reforms pro} nt inahe rita and to whi end 4 aumber of other motions from thos mentioied had been banded it. rabbia tro not adverse to while tte conservatives of ing and wishing to shift th ion grows evidentthat the flows Fortednn gressive, deviate much from | #0 oe certain, that none orthodox divines, ore. Tepreseiited The want of a new prayer book led rabbi my in citations in order to show {ext printed opposite but & perversion, and truth which should be paramount in religious —_ Saale, do a have the gene lon of euch a state of home? dt. Of Dessau, “we ought to have stayed The mest prominent tn the Dre. Geiger (rankfort), Aub (Berlin) ena Puilipeon (Bonn) developed their liberal views in ant and eloquent discourses, succeeded by the members from Geese, Manheim, Offenbach, Frier, Bayreuth, Oldenburg, Trieste, mn hee | ‘The assembly row resolves by & vote to mrasority. enter upon the debate of tH ‘a (of Bonn) motion eatoaying the airy quetone Ri Viously mentioned, though with the restriction that on each question battwo members (one for and the ik. The first other against) shall be allows question, “Shall the readin, or the ora within & cycle of three years be ” is amended and is carried in the following,form:—« three eyale anguld be oe she Transportation | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY. AUGUSTE 31, 1868. | graph was al oa | ipy shape amended aud passed in i The Watlary shalt be pi i German.” The question a Pertsol heauses apm ntinals ed bo Lue Commit ce iru beanpomted. a motion by Kabbi Dr. Gio! i benedictons of the Haftara shall hence la Gormau—is carried, Select parts vi bim shall be used and the selection is ie ciating minister, The following quest Borcha,” oe,, 1s referred to the commit fourca question, “saall Theiilia be spoke but o &c,,” Is unanimously agreed to and so auend to extend to the worship throughout the year. following auesiions up to commitree, but the eighth, asking if Miuian shall be retained, i8 answered in the affirmative. Question number nine and all the following are then referred, with the consent of the mover, to the commitiec. Rabbi. Dr. Getger. (Frankton, had odered on the previous day several motions, viz:. e mbled rabbis are in favor of using in worshippin: far as ibic, the Gerinan Janguage instead of the He- rew. They agree toa general abbreviauon of tue service; drop those poitions which treat of sacri- fees und votive offerings, as also the prayers for & restitution of Jerusalem, return to Palestine and the re-eaiablishinent of @ Jewish empire, ‘ihvy ackuow- ledge tie necessity of new doctrines regurding the of Israelites, and deprecate every semblance 01 ory. All these were referred to tle Com- mittee on Worship. ‘Tue same was done witha motion of the rabbi from Ems, purporting to abolish the very early hours of divine service, Wulch keep many Out of syna- gogues, und the same fale was shared by the motion of the Swiss rabbi, Dr. Engeibert, frou St. Gallen, demanding in addition to the Ohaldaic prayer, ‘*Kad- disu,’’ a German prayer for orphans aud for those commemorating the annual death day of their parents, ‘ It will be perceived that the majority of the assembly shows an unwillingness to dispose of ques- tious which it is, nevertheless, quite anxious to Bee finally settled, and that, 100, fn a liberal spirit, But the difficulty les in another direction. ‘These rabbis are not all delegated by their congregations, Some of the latter are far ahead of others in religious reforms; goine of the large ones are split up by sciism, while the smaller ones are generally Indifferent to aii kinds of innovation, Again, there exists a great diverence in the position of the rabbis, owing to the didereut laws of the sections they live in. In some parts of Germany the rabbi seems to have an alinost absoiute power in Conereg cua matters; in others ue is only @ member of the board of trustees, and in some he is strictly confined to his office of sucerdote. Under these circumstances you will not find it strange that the Kabbinical Congress has to proceed and feel {ts way very cautiously, a8 it is sure to be accused of hierarchical tr lon at every un uarded step, and as some of the rabbis have to hoid Back for fear of offending their congregations. At the proposed biennial synods it wili be altogether ditferent, ior there the Jewish communities will be represented. THIRD DAY AND LAST OF THB CONGRESS. AvGusrT 14.—An Important motion was read at the opening of the proceedings. it came from itabvbi Dr. Wiener (Silesia) and had reference to the laws on Kosher food, which by empiric interpreta- tious have been made to operate injuriously upon the heaith and comfort of the laity and have even led to direct esa ber tat of them. A reform in the shape of authentic statutes was needed. The mo- tion was referred to the committee, ag also another demanding the abolition of calls for the reading of the Thora and its being carried around by members who wear or do not wear the Taled, ‘The motions on worship and ritual having been exhausted it was resolved to discuss schools and re- ligious instructions, A number of Peper re- lating to this department, and especially to 4 uniform method of teaching in Jewish schools and semina- Mant was again left to the committee for further ac- tion. ‘The last subject treated upon, and one admitted by all to need urgently a thorough revision, was the matrimonial statute. Dra, Aub and Geiger (Berlin and Frankfort) de- manded @ radical reform of if, abolition of tue Haiitza and new laws corresponding to the parent condition of society, Dr. Goldschmidt (Leipsic) moves to abrogate the restriction of intermarriage between a female proselyte and a Cohn (of the priest- hood). Dr. Wiener (Silesia) makes a seemiugly im- portant proposition, which produced a very ani- mated devate—t, ¢., no further inhibitions of nuptials during the Sephira (time between Easter and Wihit- suntide), These and several other motions had to take their way to the committee. ‘The election of members to the various committees was then proceeded with, For that on worship were named Drs. Adler (Cas- sel), Phillipson (Bonn), Joel eaeeea On Schools— Drs. Herxhemmer (Bernburg), Phill! son, Jr. (Des and hochstddter (Ems) On Matrimomal Statutes—Drs. Friedmann (Manheim), Aub (icriin) aay Getger (Frankfort) On Rituais—Drs, Kaho (Tréves), Wiener (Silesia) and Adler (Cassel). A vote of thanks was given to Rabbi Adier and the Israelites of Cassel for the hospitable reception and great kindness extended to the congress. A like tri- bute was paid to Kabbi Phillipson, of Bonn, to whom was due the Initiative of having called together the convention; #iso to the secretary, the teacher of the common school at Cassel, Dr. Stein, who had kindly volunteered his services. ‘The presiding oflicers were entrusted with the pub- Neation of the record. Dr. Puillipson, of Boon, editor of the Zettung sur das Judenthum, promising to devote his journal, ag far as possible, to that pur- pose. The time and piace of the next synod is aiso vo be determined upon by the presiding Board of Of: ficers, Ina feeling address, to which he joinea a prayer, Rabbi Adler bid Godspeed to the members and declared the congress ccs Riri Before adjournment an invitation was given to the members to visit the beautiful grounds and the cas- ue of Wilheimshohe, near Cassel, for which purpose carriages would be held in readiuess. ‘Tuis was gladly accepted, and the whole company, including your correspondent, spent @ most delightfui after- noon. Guides through the castle, refreshments, &c., had been provided by the attentive trustees of the Israelite congregation, Who did allin their power to do honor to their guests, Considerable attention was shown to the spectal correspondent of thé HERALD, aud the assembly feit evidently flattered at the thought that through your columns their proceedings would be made known to uae brethren on the other side of the . Ice a We ad The Minian are referred to tie JAMES MPUENRY. {From the London Cosmopolitan.) The eventful records of English nance, or indeed those of any other country, may be searched in vain for an instance of the great results achieved by a single mind that can be compared to that which has hs transpired im the case of the Atiantic and Great ‘estern way. This splendid property, repre- senting some tweive millions sterling and upward, trembled at one moment on the verge of utter ruin. When the tremendous hurricane of '66 broke over London, overwhelming in tts furious course so many of our strongest financial institutions; when every day recorded the fall of iofty reputations and unsuspected credit; when every hour had its thrilling tale of ‘unexpected disaster, the atfrighted bondholders of the Atiantic and Great ‘Western Railway expected at every instant to sec their securities torn from their desperate gripe and scattered to the winds, At this very crisis the Chairman of the Board, Sir Morton Peto, fell with @ tremendous crash, and was buried under the fragments of a thousand fortunes that he dragged down with hita into the abyss of bank- ruptcy. Muffling up their heads, as the doomed Cwear of old, they awaited like him the fatal blow that was to consign them to Mnancial death; but, more happy than he, they were reserved for @ better fate, When all its strongest supports bad yielded to the storm, when even its official representative had disappeared, this great ratiway, though shaken to tts foundations, still stood upright and resisted with incredible elasticity the fury of the tempest. It outlived the catastrophes of 168, and by What miracle that was accomplished we sl ex- Plain as we proceed, This was far from the last or- deal this vastenterprise had to undergo. In truth, it was only the first of a series of vicissitudes that threatened it a hundred times with destruction. As- sailed In front by panto-stricken creditors, attacked in the rear with every (orm of malicious misrepresen- tation and secretly tndermined by artful intrigues and (ratiorou# cahais, it Qoally emerges to-d rom ail these perils aud trials a solid, m ificent property, representing twenty sbillings in the pound, and wih @ future of prot and prosperity that the most incredulous can no longer doubt. ‘Taat tuis marvellous result should be the solitary work of a single will is not the least remarkable fea- ture of this “strange, eventful history.” Yetit is incontesmbiy true that the Atiantic and Great West- ern Kailway has been saved from utter wreck by the abuity, reolution and fortivude of a single man; and it affords us no small satisfaction to point to James Meilenry as the man tn question. It was he who, in 1806, stood undismayed amid the fearful ruins that surroanted him, and wuo, hesttating at no sacrifice and defying all discouragement, struggled heroically day by Gay to rescue the’ immense p of whieh be was the solitary champion, Success- ful in thie desperate stomps, he left England in the spriag of 1567 ‘at tn New York the machl- nations of designing men, who had fastened on this = Property a6 & gorgeous prize, Once more vic~ us in he manly fight, he returned to London in ‘he autumn of the same year to check and termi. he suicidal conflicts that had u pal clamor and f¢ only arm that had or could save them. Calmly abiding the return of Feason, fruily resisting the temptation of compro- continued indomitable efforta to vow of tess int re ay? a sae TOs Peouree crests and @ harmonious of action, Mis firm: ere st all r of this enor- contingencies | ni ir abandoned their conticta, Concord’ and common her, and by saving their pro- ‘Wasting process of endless and ryin- they have fulfilied the aspirations Sap ya ler and whom lly recognize as a benefactor. James Mc- is entitled to the homage of all good men, but reward will be the sweet approval of his own ‘and we, who at one period opened most active of his detractors, chorus of praise that awaits him. haif of ibe grees merit that fs his ic | mens to | nate he !m- in a we 0° Mngeraphions % overflowing " onnded te His .» vent ahs. a ed. essod hebas #008 proof a ie ob dueXamywe lal Wii hoger bis aud county, dobacm qut merus ferat, JAPAN. First Partinmentary Debate in the Empfre— Appointnent of OffcersCaution Concerzing the “Spoils”—Russian Policy Towards the Government. By way of England we have the following report of one of the first debates in the Parliament of Japan:— {Translation.) (From No, 8 of the Kioto Government Gazette.) tone o’clock P. M, on the 17th of April officers (4, @., Sosai, Giyé and Sanyo) the Daimios’ retainers summoned to office ikado) met at the House of Aspen nhis sistant Sdsal, Iwakura Kio, brought forw: question of the colonizatton of Yezo. A subordinate officer of the Sdsai Department out the iollowing list of subjects for discoussion:— 4 J. Tee establishment of a Sai-ban-sho at Hako- a 2, The appointment of commander-in-chief, @ lieu- tenant general and a military secretary. 3 The pr rie of changing the name of Yezo and of dividing the province into two circuits—the northern and the southern, 6 the Kages, the Daiuios and theig@héshi then pro- ceeded to discuss these points as fojows: Yamashina no Miya—This is abver! question, A great deal depends uj ie appomt- Ment oi proper persous. I prefer, lore, re- serve my opinion, Yakadzukasa Saki no Udaijin—I think that it would bo found best toappoint the two officers of the Court Who have aiready seat in memorials on the subject of Yezo. Nakamikado Chiunagon—I am of opinion that the question of Yezo is of the highest importance, and that the selection of tit persuns is the first consid- erations Upon the other points I have no views to oller, Paro Chtunagon—I have no opinion to a ve. Echizen Saish6—Yezo is a. long way off, and I can- not say I have any information about it. But I think that the office of Sé-toku might bo devolved on Sen- dai in the first place, Awa Shosho—I have no opinion to offer. Hizen Sakt no Chiujo—it seems to me that the question of colonization comes second. Let the Sal- ban-sho be established and the So-toku aud his mill- tary secretary elected, The basis for action will be thus laid down, and when a man is found to fill the post the best scheme of colonization will be discov- ered. 5 Totoki Setsu—Let the two gentlemen who a few days ago presented memorials on the subject of Yezo be elected, I should like to see Kaga appointed Sd- toku, for Lam informed thatthe clan of kage con- Bing some men well informed upon the subject of €Z0. Menjin Shikanoske—I have no particular opinion on the subject. Okubo ichizo—I_ think Matsura Takishiro is a pro- r person to be elected. Kido Juinichiro—I agree with Prince Nabeshima as to the necessity of establishing a basis for action. When the proper persons have been selected the best methods of reclaiming lands ana supplying the wants of the people will be established, do not think it would be well to entrust the duty tu a great clan, The strength of a clan would hardly be equal to it. I wouid recommend attracting a number of men of talent and distributing thein all over the country. ‘I'he revenues of the country should be ap- plied to the expenses, without attempting at present to make any prolit out of It, thus devoting every effort to the reclamation of waste lands, ‘The Fuku-sosai here asked—What is the attitude of Russia towards Yezo?_ Does she behave as fairly as the rest of the Treaty Powers? -Kido replied vhat in spite of Russia’s being a next-door neighbor, she acted in equal good faith with the rest of the Powers, Koyama Sedae—If a person ts selected on account of talent to take charge, then it will follow that he will employ persons who take an interest in the place, and by this means the work of reclamation Wil be pro) carried out, Mizogucht Kdun—I have no opinion to offer. Arawa Saruga—Ditto. Inouye iwami—Even if 9 Sai ban-shé is established in Hakodate, the northern parts of Yezo are situated at a great distance, and therefore 1 should recom- mend the despatch of a Sambo or some other person to that place. it is not easy to recommend a person for selection, but Okamoto Bumfel has! travelled there lately, and I think such @ person as he might be employed. Meijin Shikanoske—Would Uchiyama Hichiroye- mon, of the Doi clan, do? Kido Juiniehiro—Would Uchiyama Rioske do? Obara Nihei—Kieske 1s dead, but his you brother, Uchiyama Kanské, is at present serv! under the Board of Finance. Awayama Kosaburo—The Doi clan has devoted a great deal of attention of late years to the subject of reclaiming Yezo. ph Saisho—Would Doi noto no Kami do for 6 posi In addition to these speakers several other Sanyo declared that they had no special views to oiter. The Fuku-sosai sald:—“The appolniments shal be made in General Council, and the Sal-ban-shd being after wards established, we can proceed to the reclama- tio ‘The House then broke up. three ni the As- the read important hi Ministerial Reports. Opinions submitted in writing to the House of As- seini As the best meana for reclaiming the territory of Yexo, which subject. the government has uow under cousideration, | would propose in the first place that a Kuge who takes a Teal interest In the question shouid be appointed to take charge of 1 ezo affairs, This personage should make up his mind to spend the energies of Lis whole tife on behalf of Yezo, and should, of course, get Capen of experience to ex- plain to him fuily and migutely all tho books and manuscripts on the subject. In addition to the Ku; & Daimio should be ap- pointed to be Governor of Yezo (Yegzo-bugiy6), who, like the Kuge, should be assisted his retainers with all their power and should ve to make a success of it in spite of any diificulty. The founda- tion of a scheme being thus laid the question should be thoroughly argued with the military commander, and his Majesty must make up his mind to give thé assistance of the court in all matters, Then it would be proper to send ont the persons appointed. But not only would success be doubtful if, relying on the late change which has been made in the government, a military commander alone were sent, but also, as the Russians partly occupy the land in common with the inhabitants, diMculties would, on the contrary, arise from such a course of action, I have no other suggestions to offer. everything success care taken about the oundation. In order for a State to be strong and wealthy the four classes must be dill- gent in their several callings. Among these callings that of agriculture is the most Ly nylon and up- less means are taken to secure its being properly established there will be no means of pre- serving the country from financial ombar- Tagsment. The means of promoting agricul- ture are the _ reel of new lands and the increase of the population, and in order to secure the increase of the population every facility should be given, imposts aud taxes made as light as possible and human labor supplemeuted by ma- chinery. In European countries steam mac ak has been invented and human labor is in excess, the natural consequence is that schemes are pro- moted for the reclamation of new lands to support the population; thousands of men are sent abroad to distant countries and the profiis of open ports and Irade‘Becured, Of lave years our domestic and for- eign affairs have increased in iinportance, requiring an enormous addition to the taxation of the nation, Uniess some means is found by which this burdea may be lightened the country will become a waste, ‘The reclamatton of the Yezo territory ts of great im- portance to the north country and ts a matter which must be carefully dealt with, There are many ways ia which ié may be set about, involving more or less of an immediate necessity of application; but unless the population of Japan can be transplanted thither success will be impossible, and, therefore, in order to prevent the lands we siready possess from ranning to Waste, some plan must be at once devised for les- sening the taxation at home, for manufacturing ma- chinery and iacreasing the Population (in Yez0), TNOUYB IWAMI (Satsuma), (From the Kioto Gazette, No. 10, Taving offered my opinion that the first and most important action to be takea in opening up Yezo wag © pian for the construction of machinery in order to supplement (spare) the strength of the people (man+ ual labor), { have been asked ‘by the government What my plan was. I therefore have the honor to Present, with all diMfdence, @ document aiready Written by ine. It is impossible to construct steam Machinery at once, To consider, therefore, the ques tion of waterwheels, A wheel of medium size will work sixty hulling mortars, and is therefore equal in power to sixty men, supposing oné man to work a Mortar, The population of Japan is sup] be about 40,000,000, who consume, say, per diem, each person eating go posing that one man can hull fiye to (half @ koku) @ day, the number of men employed will be 400,000. Supposing that each of these 400,000 men receives is wages every day, the cost will if we add also the rice used in the manufacture of sake, the whole will amount to something enormous. In considering the sources of national wealth, unless Wwe attend to to descend the well ler, order to draw water, who would not call it a stupid arrangement? Would not every one ask in astonishment, “Why not use Ml ” Itisa lamentable thing that people unt d_ such Bmall matters of expense in @ houschold, disregard large national waste which is patent. If the beptle. tion of the whole empire were economized in the Way everybody economizes the servants in @ house- hold, and if people would carefully think how to ac- complish all that can be done by machiner, economize the waste of manual labor, what di ‘would there be in enriching enn, State? This is the substance of my humble opinion, I have heard that hitherto in many cases where per- sons have petitioned to be allowed to erect water. wheels, in order to c: on their daily occupations, ee has been refused on the pretence of some iMeculty about the place; in reality because bribes were not given. Such men are ignorant, of course, that great wealth accrues to the empire from this Cmployment of machinery, I should like to see all ebitioua at once + duut private ipo: such pub i | be of lateria} beneil! to ine State. be of inimense advantare Hf common people were not kep' overnment would set thew Lan fat 43 practicable, i think th woa d | the petitions of ihe waiting, and Mt the | to the work a3 INOUYE TWA It Was hereupon decreed not only that the court should adopt at once ils pI mayual labor and increasing bul also to carry out any vtiier schemes havip the consolidation of the basis of goveru- the'r ob} ment tall classes bear this have any petitions to make hesitation or anxiety. jan for econoiwizing the national wealth, ar in mind, and if they prefer them without founTd Monta ett 2%3—May 21). ao lds dle The Sheriff Attempts te Arrest the Rioters— A Nesre Killed and « White Man Wounded— The People Under Arme—Trial of the Out- laws. m the Macon Journal atd Messenger, August 26.) oe wave the other day the particulars of the killing sing with him tn the same of a negro in Twiggs couniy by another negro work- ith * nd the oaling Out of tae Loyal League. case, ag it has a direct pear! events. On last Mond: Nelson and Carolinus, eng the plantation of A. F. Bec’ which Ni killed Carolinas, flea. In afew hours a ntgro fa ‘that coun’ to the house of Hardin tho old masier of Nelson. Arrived there, Captain of the Loyal Leaguy bled a considerable force equipped, and marched 1 ‘t. Suuth, they demanded their man, but We will briedy restate the whole ‘ing upon subsequent week two negroes by the names of d in pulitag fodder on om got into a fight, in elson: immediately man nal Jones, + MBSEIN- men, armed and Mr. Smith told them he was not there. They then demanded the right After ri tosearch the house, which wasrefused, jot around this private residence without the shadov o! ‘Warrant or law for some time Mr. Smith agreed to allow one of the party togo with’ him over the house end gearchit. A man wes taen detailed by Captain Jones, wio went into every room, including the sacred room of the family. Nelson was hot found. ‘The mob immediaiely dispersed, and went back to their various homes, During last week Mr. Smith had warrants issued and lodged in the hands of tue ‘of all supposed to-have been engaged ¥ On Monday last, day before ff, accompanied by a posse of Tageous Proceediiia FKonkapty the. sher! four or five men, went into the purpose of making the arrests. ten at various houses aud then A. F, Beckome, the negroes on sheriff for the arrest in thesa out- neighborhood for the He secured eigut of Went to the house of which place were well known to have been with Jones. As soon as they rode up they saw @ man running off. A gun was fired over his head for the of making him stop, which he was taken into custody. urpose immediat a, and Learning from this negro where four or five others were concealed, Sheriff Stokes took one or two of his men and went to the spot pointed out, Five rose uw ately surrendered, The ERR im. sheriif and his men after and four immedi- Bullard, ran, the Bob soon turned upon them and fired his shot gun at Mr. Jack Smith, a nephew of Hardin. Two or three buck slot struck the orse of Mr. S. and one grazed his face. The fire was instantly returned, when Bob fell mortally wounded. All the rest were placed under guard and marched ee Blait District, where they were yesterday to led before Magiatrate Wiley Pierce. all they were acting uni Tong, and tat he regularly Loyal Leagues in the counties ‘he negroes der orders from Jeff issues orders to the below. mm Sunday morning last, when the train from Hawkinsville to Macon urrived at Buzzard Roost, two Legroes were arrested on board by the autiort- ties who were supposed to have been engaged in these proceedings. When questioned as to where they were goimg they replied they were going to Macon to get orders from Jef Long; that Jett was their district commander, aud he represented to | them that he received his orders from Atlania, ‘The above facts we gather from various gentlemen who came up from Twiggs county yesterday. report the excitement as having ‘They been very mail throughout, but a settied determination on the part. of the white people and-many negroes to put down lawlessness and enforce the civil law. however, to violate the law themsclves in ropose, Pe eetablimning order. An asinple num of men were guard prisoners, but era are disturbance was Li P. 8.—We have since learned They do not ing the appre- that the negroes en- gaged in the riot were quietly submitting to arrests and many were voluntarily coming forward and giving themselyes up. A large del tion of these men came up y*sterday to consult with Captain Hill, of the Freedinen’s Bureau. They appeared Breatly glarmed and feared the white people mntended to them. But Captain Hill inf formed them that they had no other intention than to arrest and lawiully try those e their work. d in the'riot and to go back home to ‘bey Were talking yesterday afiernoon of sending a man to Atlanta. There were many wild evening. and false rumors on the streeta yesterday THE MATIONAL CONVENTION OF SPIRITUALISTS. This Body concluded its labors in Rochester on the evening of the 28th and adjourned sine die. At the afternoon session the following additiong! reso- free a supplementary to the platform were 0) two aan Bet aes social snd rents privileges. ved, aim at the security of and ‘society, ice; hence ani + het destructive of exch of thene ends. should be, abolishe and man have been eq they should have the same 1 ‘the reformation of the erkonal a wrong in en- palitical, That ail punishment for crime which does not ration for the injury done principle death penalty, being 4,7" ‘our Nationa! Convention shall be known as“The Convention of Spiritualists,” and be so de- mepunt in the call, solved, That the obj ‘and most easily ect of ail, reformation ined by proper formatto Ny generated, wil! not require a special regenera- be best ¢ human that't! belng, righ tion, but is capable of spontanoous growth aid unending pro- — fa harmony natural the fi 2 it department of Resol v irat and most {mportan’ education is the ante-natal in its influence through the parents child, and aa such ahould receive th je carefut atten- the ton of parents, teaches and scientists to the end that a cor- rect knowledge of the requirements ‘an observance of the laws of nature and the os! of the case may lead to lahment ‘of proper conditions of artistic maternity, that every child proper omalerany, that every may be conceived “without gellont spirit of conjugal lov ‘and born ry ity, thus formation of « perfect individual ‘claret, wu Resolved, That we deplore the iversal slarming icrease of intemperance, including the use intoxicating drinks and. the practical faregar of th Tews of life and healihe and all agencies to universal charity an Resolved, That we fn all our adclettes, Resol and that we thies and, so faras iI Aitetforts to ameliorate. the “most @x- feouriag tho of war, the ft to- 0 will co-operate with any promote temperance, purity, peace and Tecommend the Spiritual Harp for use ‘That we extend our moral influence and our practical conitition of the PA eration with indians, and marae, humane and wise policy in relation to em. In the evening session the resolutions were adopted:— Whereas from the manifest ment towards oman Cathotictar i foaindai the ° the th right of masiters of failivand bh following adaitional Pro- tendency of the various idate and the ritualistic move. fa evident that the witt- ily to assert ent; and whereas f and avowed exponent of, man and woman to judge in ail faith col ce; and whereas met not far in the future ia plainly that of suthority on, the owe hand and therefore ‘and 10 Fight of private judgment on the other; Resolved, That in view of this impending conflict, it be- comen the duty of ail Mberal men and women to unite and moot this issue by concerted action, soven be appointed by this Convention to devise and that a committee of plan of or- zation to be recommended to the liberal minds of every locality in the United States. Resolved, That we are tualists, and know no other name under which to live and have’ a being, and that any other predix or suflix is only to retard and injure a before the world, Resolved, That ‘the varied ments of Rpiriti stom of science, philosophy consider the critical exarainatl ider the subject of 1D by facts, elucidate ite principles and po} to the end that @ sctentitic paychology and phy- Biology smay be develo jology im of and e rational eee for, the benefit ¥e extended to the reporters of the dai! the able and impartial manner in which our , art tsou and Beals for their been published; to Professors Tilo! sweet musio; to Mr. Fleming, agent of for out comfors; to the goodly city, who have treated us with so muel and kindness; to our President, Vice the provision made and develop- phenomena lism constitute the foundation of a univer- and reli mediumship eutid y those qualified to clas#ily its on, and that we to a candid and ‘larize a knowledge of |, the sufferings of humanity miti- F posophr of life and fts relations es of mankind. That the thanks of this Convention are here’ papers of Wockester for dings have Corinthian Hall, for of the horpitatity President and Secreta- ries and ail other oilicers of the Convention for the ability and faithfulness with which they have discharged the! ir duties; finall r fe thanks to the angel rh Tnanive spirit for | ioe Larmueay audio ‘vough. aafed during our and tous tire session. ————$__——_—— MENTING OF THE ALUMNI SCHOOL AT PROVIDENCE.—The op THR Farexps’ semi-centennial cele- bration and reunion of the alumni of this school took piace on the 28th seven hundred of his I My was attended by just Mr. George Howland, Jr., of New Bedford, c and former Bile athering to order at one o’olock, the Saerveniag fine rom the hour of assembly having been p: in an interchat of tI mates and ‘atvention 10 been oy Addresses ce, and Charles R. were e Prepared by the Committee of Arrange- yk Tend ‘by ‘Chatien Taber, of New between old school- viands that had by, Samuel of Amey Collins, of Bolton, Ls} 01 tan) Tucker, of New Bedford, a poem was lowed by an essay by Augustine Jones, of Boston. Dr. George L. Collins 1840, and Moses B. Loc! ke for the medical ciass of rood, of Providence, paid a feeling tril the institution of which he is a gradu, nowtere were read from Professor Thomas oe of Haverford College, Philadelphia, and Pliny Chace, of the e city, Remarks from James B. id Rev. of New Bed- fora, mand a poet by Mr, William H. Rodman con- cluded the exerc! which were held in Alumni Hall, a new building has been recently fuished. Curtovs PHEeNoMENON.—The Fal Times states that @ remarkable tion, took Op thinates after supper, atthewson, @ very aged seven o'clock, about twent on the table of Mrs. Bets, lady, residing at No. 19 Jingiing tap was range River (Mass.) phenomenon, deserv- lace last evening at street, All at once a ntiy on the window heard, ap, asa on the outside of the tenement, Which is in the hird story; at the same time a glass preserve dish was divided into six equal parts as neatly as if cut with a ope ‘@ noise resembling the tinking of a tea bell, leces of were separa agency in the work. The @! and had not been used in hot w: formance was witnessed by six glase it remained just where the. were paraced. There. was no apparent humait A did not scatter as was perfectly sound ater. The whole per- persons, DATING NOTES. ?. Beahan has challengea Henry Forsyth, both good oarsy to Low three miles of the Elysian wields, un ‘Cburelay, September 3. ‘The occasion will be of interest to every member or che Hudson Amateur Rowtng Association, The Columbia lads have challenged the Atlantica to @ three mie gig race, to tuke place on the 10th prox: Meet them, Atlantica. No covered boats, ‘The Vesper Club, of Yonkers, have launched their eightcared barge. When will they shiver friendly oars with the sades? ‘True to thelr faith, the Mutuals of Albany are very quiet this seagon; but they are workil idly to bein irim for ile wiz race on ita day, The Mutuals are hard ién to beat, and they who assume otherwise Will be dumbfounded at that time, Does Knabbe, of the Gulicks, row in the single race? John B, Bolen, of the Columbias, will row Noyes, of the Atalantas, three miles tor a pretty prize on Sati Both have shown good the anticipated event ba! ised Cousiderable specu lation already, Does Mainland want to row Van Raden a mile race in single scull working boats? Yan accommodate iin. ‘Almelung is ready to row “Corks.” Won't the late ter meet Lim and demonstrate that the nerve of the Atalantas is still healthy? Row, boys, and let the bent F.C wath aE. A. Kingsland are to row & ‘tT. F, Callahan and BE. A. three mile race on the Sth prox., off the Elysian Fields. The latter is ihe favorite. Ex-Commodore 8. F. Brady, of the Waverleys, and Edward Coin, of the Gulicks, are to row a match race on Monday for g set of colors. ‘The Gulicks are the favorites in the double scull Tace on reyatia day. Where is Commodore Banks, Jr.? Arrangements are in progress for a regatta of single and doubie sculls at Cornwall Landing, to Saks Dinca within a fortnight, Josh Ward, the vet, has the matter iz Nand, which augurs well for its success. The distance of euch race will be three miles, with but one turn, ‘ihe prize in the ioe scull race will be an elegant set of colors, while the victors of the doubie gcuils will be presented with handsome badges. Seventeen foot working boats will be used, give or take five inches. Liecre’s @ chance, meinbers of the H. A. R. Association. ‘The five mile race between Jno, A. Biglin, of New York, and W. H. Hays, of Brookiyn, E. D., both fa- mous scullers, will take place at Hoboken on the 7th proximo. The watch 18 made for $550 aside, ant Will be rowed in seventeen foot working boats, to row on thegunwaie. These men have imet before, it will be retnembered by oarsmen, in 1864, when the New Yorker proved the victor easily, as was greatly dissatisiied with the issue, and having im- proved considerably since will make another effort. ‘There is @ large sxmount of money already staked upon the result. Hays’ professional pride will nerve to the greatest exertion on this occasion. Same day and same course, Join Mckiel, of Cold Springs, and Jolin Biue, alias “Shanks,” of New ‘ork, will row their five mile race. Betting men are excited over this contest. On Thursday last a grand picnic, festival, boat Tace, gymnastic entertaininent, &c., took piace at the beaut grove nedr Boston known as Fresh Pond, ‘The ditferent bout races resulced as iollows:—First race, prize silver cup, distance one mile; won by T. 0. Butler in 9 minutes, 58 seconds, K. Roberts following in 10 minutes. ond race, prize silver pitcher, dis- tance oue iile; J. i. Butler won in 10 minutes 55 seconds. Three others competed, This was followed by a match for a side between Win. Copperthorne aud Robert McKeuna; distance one mie. | Timi Copperthorne, 12 uinutes 16 seconds; Mcienna, minutes 35 seconds. A noted revolutionist makes the Te oe of a feminine aquatic adventure which recently took place at skaueateles, N. Y.:—‘“belore the sun was up this morning Miss Anthony and twe other bright girls from Brooklyn mauncd a small sailing or and went up the lake. Tney invited some yor merchaut princes to take seas on board and remain quiet spectators of the scene, They per formed some very diticult evolutions. in ong rather dangerous mau vre, &@ genteman, becoming @ litule nervous, was threatened with the fave of Jonah, which immediately brought his to order, It ig truly melancholy to see low the young girls on all sides are fying from their sphere. With base ball and boat clubs, gymnasiums, driving, éwimming and croquetting,, verily the days of embroidering and croc! etlug, ruffling and putting are last pussing away.’ BASE BALL NOTES, ‘The Haymakers intend to put a couple of new and strong teeth in their rake in the place of the weak ones. Tracey, late of the Mohawks, leaves for Chicago tu company with Lennon to-night, t One of the evening papers of this city styles the Atlantic Club “the Great Tycoon.” The journal re- ferred to seldom notes any base ball matters, bug when it does, it does, Speaking of the Atlantice Haymaker’s game it says of the visitors:—"They did wel , More than that—splendidiy; but Zettleim fairly pitched the senses out of them and they were badly Beaten. At the battle of Austerlity the Arche duke Charles imputed the victory of Napoleon to the fact that the Austrian troops fought with the sun in their eyes. Perhaps the Haymakers had too much sun in their eyes. “How is ity” Hefty. 7 A Harrisburg paper has found out that the destiny of “Lacrosse” ts **to wipe from the face of America every vestige of base ballism.’? What will it do with Joe Leggett’s fingers and Fianly’s and Start’s, and such “vestiges of base ballismy’? The Atiantics Jeft last night for Philadelphia, where they will play the much talked of game with the Athletics to-day. The latter ciub has been ™: great preparation for this game, and it ig rally expected tiat it will be one of the flercest fgues thesé clubs have had. A large party from this city and Brooklyn accompanied the ‘fy coons,”? Gill is fond of “fried tomatoes.” A Buifalo paper asserts that “base ball is very un- Certain.”’ ‘That's fresh. Why were the Cincinnatis so anxious to play the second game with the Unions? Because (at least so a Olucinnati paper says) “the first tussle with the ee only whetted the appetite of the red stockings, then saw the vali l@ points of the monster.’? Affectionate terms to use for the champlons— . ‘and “monster.” berhardt, pitcher for the new Mutual Club, me! Buffalo, is said to be a “ughtning pitcher—Pabot style.” The Buffalonians, it appears, do not forget Pabor. tied Fraternity Club of Boston has been reor- ‘The National of Buffalo has been reorganized. The young men of Oregon Hill, Richmond, Va. have organized a club and styied it the “Seymour.” We would like to see more clubs organized down that way, as the national game will prove to be, be+ yond doubt, the best recoustructionist. ‘The Ku Klux Klub and the Pottawattamie Clubs of Council Blutis, lowa, are flourishing. : The Lowelis of Boston are keeping very quiet. Henry says that iratt has not lefi the Atiantics, It has been again asserted that Mills, of the-irving- has joined the Mutuals. Don't be (ootlag about ire mee , Mills; either join at once or pusitively BILLIARD NOTES, There has been a suggestion made that a gerics of games be piayed between the professiona's of Chi» cago and New York, It has been favorably thought of, and if Chicago billiardists are not too sensitive about the exact “staging” place of Gothain’s repre- sentatives the tournament will take place. The pro- position should meet with mutual favor and be acted upon without acrimony. Library Hall, Chicago, the Queen Clty of the West in billiards, has been engaged for tha leth of September tor tie sbempionshin match between Dion and Mcvevitt. ie fore mer is daily practicing, and in his iateat games with Cyrille mado the sudjolued score;—Joseph Dion—0, 47, 2, 0, 4, nS 4, “nad! ct 4 Ma 0, 0, 229, By 40, 13, 24, 2, 834, 205—total, 1,000; average, Se'5h, “eynthe Hoh—0, 7, 23, 20, 13, 0, 8 3, 10, 12 2 7, 80, 4, B, 35, 104, 5, 0, 0, 4, 106, 36, 0, 19, 0, 0, Ll total, 906, including 400 odds; average, 1s. The Deery and Foster match will probably be de. Clared off, a8 no suitable hail can now be obtained, Itis not deemed advisubie that a match of this ims portance should be determined in private. Could not these atlemen enter into a home aud home match for @ small siake—one to be played at Foster's rooms and the other at Baylis’? Then their respective friends could wite ness their expertness at the three-ball game, Mons. Rudolph has been unsuccessful recently. Phelan beat him in a fifty point French gaine, as hag also Maurice Daly in a gaine of two hundred points, ‘There will be @ game this week for $250 a side _be+ tween Spey of two up-town clubs. “tuch money” ion the result, Joseph Dion will be in New York this week. Wednesday next Butler and Bernard wil play. a match game for $100 a side, at Long Branch. They have Steady contended twice, each winning & game. At the Crosby Muste Hail, Chicago, September 2, Henry Rhines and Joseph Vermeuion will play | regular game, fifteen hundred points up, cfutch an ash shots barred, on a second four-pocke! ble. The match is for $250 a side and tie © pionshtp of Tiimois, Meivin F to play somebody. THE Pract Cror.—The peach of Monroe county is nearly or quite a failure. There are few orchards that are anything like full, and many that Without peach. ‘The cause of tits failure of @ op that is sometimes so large and prodtable to tl growers is atiributed to a chill which the | _ received at a time when they were susceptible cold. We hear of one or two orcial in poesron and Henrietta which have a full crop, which bs ob tained by keeping the trees back in the sprit ng by mulching—that is, by depositing straw scoal manure on the ground before vhe frost comes out in the spring and thus retarding the opening of the buds, This process practised geacrally by the peach wors Would insare — theit crops. The Lockport papers report the crop o peaches in Niagara to be large and exceiient Cot tracts are made at irom $3 to $3 50 per bushel. The Dansville Brpress says the peach crop in the Geneseo valley is unusually large. Thia of course relaves the valley in Livingston county. The peaches no offered im this market came mostly frou Olio, and / sell at from four to five dollars Be erate of bushel or thereabouts.—Aochester Union, August ¢ j