The New-York Tribune Newspaper, August 27, 1866, Page 2

® oy AN AL Ryt ‘16 was no Riot—It was an Absolute Massacre by the Polico—A Murder Perpetrated by the Mayor.” (Tus (ollowiag dispatohios appsared in part of Satarday's odition | | Telogram. BXROCTIVE OFFIcR, WASHINOTON, Aug, 1, 1876 T Maior Gen. ADSALOM BAIRD, Commanding, New-Orieans, La.: You will not interpose avy obstaclo fa tie way of the civiy watborities, but rendor whatever aid may be required by them for the preservation of public peace. - “Phe forogoing telogram is transmitted to you by order of (e Presidont. You will acknowledge its receipt. E. D. Towxssexn, Assistant Adjutant Ganeral. WaR DEPARTMEST, ADJUTANT-GENSRAL'S OFFICE, i WasuLiGToN, Aug. 14, 1606, Received 6 p. m—(Cypher.) Or¥ice UNrTED STATES M1t TELECRAPH, HEADQUANTERs W AR DEFAKIMENT. The following telopram reosived 0:20 & m., Aug. 3, 1805, from Now-Orleans, La., Aug. 2, 1855, To Brevet-Major-Gen. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant- Adjutent. Your dispateh recoived. No obstacle will be imposad in tho ‘way of the civil authoritics. A. Bawmp, Brt. Major-Gon, Telogram. Execurive OrFics, WASHINGTON, Ang. 1, 1835, To ALDERT VOORNEES, Lievt.-Governor, or ANDREW J. HEit- nON, New Oricans: Were the oivil aatborities, State or Federal, conferred with Ly Gen, Baird before be doclared martial law? Could not the il auttiorities, State or Federal, enforce the law and preserve order with the aid of the military, withont the aid of martial * Jawt I bope that order bas beon restored and tha riot not a8 disastrous ns represented. Ploase show tis dispatch to Gen. Baird. The foregoing tolegram is transmitted 10 you by order of the President. You will plense acknowicdge its receipt. 1 E.D. Townsend, Assistant AdjutautGeneral War Dopart- ‘mont, Adjutant-General’s Office, Wasbington, Aug. 1, 1866, Rgetocd 6:10p. m. ; sent §:50 p. m. Orrics U. 8, MILITARY TELEGRAPH, Hp'Qas, \WAR DEPAXTMENT. . The following telegram, received 3:40 p. m., August 2, 1896, from Now-Ocleans, L., Aug. 2, 186 Brovet Mojor-Gen. E. D, Towusead, Acting Assiatant- General, Washingtoo, D. C. | Dispateh received. Civil avthorities were ot to our knowl- ©dge conferred with by Gen. Baird as to propriety of deolaring martial law. Civil authorities could easily euforce the law mnd preserve order, with the aid of the military. Martial law wholly unuecesssry. Order fully restored before arrival of troops. The rioting at most entirely confined to immediate vicinity of Mechaios’ Institute, and suppressed by the Police in oot than two Mowrs, and before the arrival of the troops. Loft copy of your aspatch at Gen. Baird's beadguarters. Awpzer Vooruees, Lieat.-Governor. Axpezw J. Hzaroy, Attorney-Genoral . The Bllowing telegram received 6 p. m., Aug. 2, 1866, from Now-Orleans, La., Aug. 2, 1866: Orrice Uxiren Snmsnmnv TZLRGRAPH, HoQus. Wak DEPARTMEST. (Cipher.) . 8. GRAXT, General, Waskington, D. C.: o Tho more information I obtain of the affair of the 30th In "this city, the more revolting it becomes. 17 Was X0 RIOT. It WAS AF ADSOLUTE MASSACRE BY THE POLICG, WICH WAS NOT ®XOELLED IX MURDEROUS CRUELTY BY THAT OF - FORT PILLOW. T WAS A MUBDER WILICH THE MAYOR AND POLICE<OF THS \CITY PEBPETRATED WITHOUT TEE SHADOW OF A NECESSITY. t Furthermore, I BELIET: IT WAS PREMEDITATED, and every in- “Qication points to this. I recommend the removal of this bad moan. 1 believe it would bo Hailed with the sincerest gratifi- cation by two-thirds of the population of tho city. T has Iboon a foeling of inseourity on the of part of people hore on of this man, which is %0 much increased that the ‘@wrery Sf life and property docs not rest with the civil authority, Wut the military. P. H. SHEKIDAN, Major-General Commasdi Ovpicz U. 8. Mirary TELEGRAPE, HEeADQUARIERS, WAR DEPAKIMEST. (Cypher.] Tho following telegram, received 10 p. m. Anugust 3, “1866, from Now-Orloans, La., August 3, 1366: . B. GRANT, Goneral, Washington: ’" 1 havo the bonor to raport quiet in the city, but considerabls ‘excitément in the public mind. There is o interference on Nhe part of tho wilitary with the eivil government, which werforms all its daties without hinderance. I have permitied @be retention of the Millary Goversor, sproiated during 1By absence, as it gives cocfidence and enabics the military o kuow what is occurring in tuecity. He does not interfere ‘with olvil matters. Unl-ss @ood judgment is evercised, thers will b an exodus of Northern capital and Urion men which will be Injurious to the city and to the whole country. X wiil womove the military Govecaer in & day or two. I agsin strongly adrise thet somo disposition Le made to charge the grasent Mayor, as I believe it would do more to restore con- fidones then snything that could be done. If tho presout Governor coald bo ehanged slso it wouid not be amise. . P. H. Skeripay, Major-Goneral Commanding. HrarQuantees Apyies UNITED STATES, WasniNGTON, D. C., Aug. 3, 1566, Mrjor Gem. SHERIDAN, New-Orleans, La.: + Coutinue to euforce martial law, 80 far as may be necess#y %0 presorve the peace, and do not allow auy of the eivil au- borities to act, if you dezm such action dangerous to the pub- Rio safety, Lose no time in {nvestigating and reporting the ‘causos that 102 to tie rict and the'facts which oconrred. T. 8. GravT, General. Orvice U. 8. MiLITABY TSLEGRAPH, HEADQUARTERS WAR DEFARTMENT. Ths following tolegram, received 5:05 p. 1., August 4, 1863, - August 4, 1665: ' Gew U. l&nl'l. Washington, D. C.: 1 have the bonor to .gnfiop iptof your dispateh of the dato of Au- st »o. '!‘“lf !m‘mu‘ m-. Commanding. / By U. § Military Tolegraph. EXacUTIVE MaNsION, V7 AsnINeToN, D, C. August 4, 1808, To MAYOR-GESERAL SHERIDAN, Commanding, 4., at Neo- Orieans : We have been advised hens that prior to the assemb- Ning of the illegal and eztinct Convention elccted in 1264, inflam- '-w,&«mmnuwy speeches were made by a mab of whise ‘and o Fa persons, urging upon thom to arm and o8 for the purposs of protecting and snstaining in its ilegal and unauthorised proceedings iu- by the Governmont of the United States Further did the mobt _ Heve not various individuals deon assaulted and shot connectsd with this mod, good cause and ia vmdfiufll peace and order! Was not the mob assentble, sad was it armed for ihe purpows of susiaining the! in its uenrpation and revolutionary proceedinge? Have ‘arms been taken from persons sinoe the J0th ot or known to be conuected with this mob? Have not varions individaals been asssalted and shot by persons connected Witk this mob without govd eause and jn violation of the public peace and good order? Was not the assembling of this Coaveution end the gatboring of the ‘mob for its dofemse end protection @ main eausd of the viotous and wnlawful protecdings of the civil authorities of Now-Orleanss Have siops beon taken by the civll autborities to arrest aud try any end all 088 who were engaged in this riot, and those who Lave com- mitted offonses, {1 violation of liw? Can smple justics be metod by she clvil avthorities to all offenders against the law ! Will General Sheridan plesso farnish e & brief reply to above ingalries, with such other information as he may bs in posseasion of ¥ Ploase auswer by telegraph at your iest couvealence. AnprEW Jowxsoy, President of the Uaited States. Opmce UKITED STATES MILITARY TPLEGRAPT. Hoyrs, War DEPARTMENT. Tho following talegram, roceived 8:5) e. m., August 6, €zom New-Orloans, August 5, 1866: His Excellency ADisw JOUN30N, President of the United Seacem I bave the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your dis- patab of August ¢, and will reply speedily. P. IL SHERIDAX, Major Gen, Comdg. 0r¥ice U, S, MILITARY TRLEGRAPE HrQes., WaR DEPARTMENT, The following telagram was received at 8:50 a. m., Aug. 6, 1366, from Now-Orleaus, La., Aug. 5, 1866 U. 8 GRANT General, Waskington: 1 hiave tho hosor to report quiet ia the city yesterday and to-day, but many unfounded ramors are afloat. which excite the timid, The existiog reports will be Lo eiroulation for a day or two et P, H. SHZEDAN, Ma).-Gen, Commanding. Oevice U. S, MILITARY TELEGRAPA. Tho following cipher telegram received 4:30 p. m. Aug. 8, 1866, from New-Orleans, La,, Aug. 6, 12 m., 1866, ' His Bucellency AADREW JNuNSON, President of the United Satess L have the bovor to make the following reply to your Qispatoh of Avgust &, A very lerge number of ealorsd people marohed fa on Friday uight, July 27, and twero addressed from the steps of the City Hall by Dr. Dostls, ex- Gov. Haho and otbers. Tho specoh of Dostie was Intem perate in langnage and senti- oot The epésohes of the others, s far as X oan wers Sharsoterized by moderation. 1 have not given you the words . ) 17 of (he mar a thar wora i | traperate Conrenti , ., on t I f rsanting & Y850 the tos [ o, 3 WABOBITOuS 0 fr X thivk thore wors but ntont 26 membors prtsent. Tn froat £ the hischaniss' Tnstirnie, when the meetis x was heid, thore was essemble ] some colored men, women, rnd cbfirem, por Laps 18 or 20, aud ia the Institows namber of oulorod moa, probably 150, Among those outside and inside thoro might have boon & pistol in tho possession of svery benth man. About i p. m. & proosasion of sy from 60 to 130 colored wmen marohad up Brgundg ot and across Caoal at, teward the Coavoution, oarrying an Amerionn flag. Tacss mon bsd about ons pistol to every ton men, and oanos and claba fu addition. While crossiog Canalst. & row ocourred, Tuere wero many apsotators oa tho sireets, wnd their mannor and tone toward the prooession unfriendly. A shot was fired. by whom T amw vot to atate, but bolieve it to have hoon by a policoman or some oolored man in the pro- cossion; this led to othor shots and & rush after the prooession. On arrival at the (rontof tho Inatitute (dere was somo throwiog of briok-bats by both sidss. The police, who had boan hold well in hand, were vigorously marched to the acene of disorder. The procession entered the Tnatitate with the flag, about alx or elght remaining outside. A row oceurred botweon a policornan and one of the colored men, and u shot in fired by one of tho partica, whioh led to an indis- oriminate Gre on the bailding through tho windows by the po- Hoemen. This had boan going on for & short time, when a white flag was displayed from the window of the Institate; whereupon the firing ceased, and the polico rushed into the buildin From thoe tostimony of wgundml men and others who wore i side the building, the policomen opened an indiscriminaie fire wpon the andience wntil they had emptied their revolvers, when they retired, and those inside barricaded the doors. Tao door wes broken in and the firing again commenced. ‘when many of the colored and white people either oscaped through the door or were passed through the door or wero paseed oat by the polioemen inside, but as they came out the policemen who formed the circle noarcat the building fired upon them, and they wero again fired upon by the citir=ns that formed the outer circle. o Mauv of those wounded and taken prisoners and others who wero prisoners and not wounded, were fired upon by their oaptorsand by oitizens. The wounded men wera stabbed while Iying on the ground, and their heads beaten with brick-bats. ' the yard of the builling, whith-r some ofsthe colored mon hiad eseaped and partially secreted themselves, they wers fired upon and killed or wounded by policrmen; soma wes wero kitled and woundod several squares from the soeve, Membors of the Convention were wounded by the policomen while in their hands v prisouers, some of them mortally. Toe immediate cause of this terrilo aflair was the assom- this Convention. The romote canse was tho bitter A tagon, foeling which bas beeu growing iu this commnuity since the sdvent of the prescnt Miyor, who, in b1 organization of bis police foroe, soleoted many dosperato mon, and soma of them known murderers. Peoplo of clear views were ovérawsd by want of confllonco e Mayor and fear of the * Thugs." many of whom he had selected for his police force. 1 have froquently been ap- liedto by prominent oitizens on this subjeot, and have heard {hom express foar and want of coufidenco in Mayor Monros over sinoe the intimution of this lust Conventiou. K muet con- Qemn tho course of several of the city papers for sunporting foles the bitter f2cliar of bad man. A.. to the merei- which the Convention was broken wp 1 feel obliged (o confess.a strong repugnaNC. It 15 USFLESS T0 AITEMIT T0 DISGUIE Ti% HOSTILITY THAT EXISTS ON THE PART OF A GRFAT MANY WERK TOWARD NORTHEKN MEN: AND THIA UNFOKTUNATE AFFAIK TAS RO PRECIPITATED MATTERS TAAT TAKRE 18 KOW A TEST OF WHAT SHALL TRE STATUSQO¥ NONTIERN MPN—WRETAEG THEY CAN LITE HERE WIHOUT IRING IN CONSTANT DitiAD OR NOT; WHETHER THEY CAN IE PROTECTFD IN LITE AND PROPENTY, AYD HAVR JUSTICZ IN TU¥ COURTS. Tf the matter is permittad ta,pass over withont a thorough and detarmined prosecugion of thoss engaged in it we may look for frequent scemes of the same kind, ot only here, but in other places, No steps have ag yot hean taksn by the civil anthoritios to arrest oitizans who were engaged in this massacre, or police- men who perpetratsd such crucities, Tho memboraof the Coovestion bave been indicted by the Grand Jury, and many of them arrested and held to ball 1: whether the civil awthorities osn mote out ample justios o the guilty parties on both sides I must say it is my opinion pnequivoonlly that they caunot. Judge Abell, whose course I huve clesoly watohod (o nearly & year, T now consider one of the most dangorons mou that we bave here to veace and quiet of the oity. The leading men of tus Convontion, King, Catlor, Hala, and others bave been political agitators and are bad mer regret to #ar that th course of Gov. Wells has beoa vacil. g and that durine the Jate tronhle he has sbown very litrle of the man. P. H. SnenipaN, Major-Genera! Commanding, Ovpick U 8. MILITARE THLEGRAPH, HeapQUaRTER. WAR DEPARTMENT. M (Cipher.) Tae following telegram, rocoived at 1866, from New-Orleans, Aug. 6, 18 U. 8. GRAKT. General : T hinve the honor to repart a rapid change, for (be beiter, throughoueht the oity. There wns muchgxoitement on Sunday aul Monday, in conuqnenca of an usfounded rumor that there would he & ocoliisic .+ between tho whites ;nl blucks yostorday, Thore was vo ~ood reason to expect #28b an ereat, howover, P. H. SHERIDAx. M oy, D, C. 4:10p. m., Aug. 7, \jor General. L8 7, 1908, Waz,Deesrtyent WAs (Telogram.) Tul Major Gen. P. H. BHERIDAN, Commanding, ei:., New Orleans, 2 Tho Prosident dirocts me to acknowledee your telegram of 34 {ust, instroot formity with the President tirus to infros martial law 80 for a3 might be Becessary to pressrve the pudite peacs, wnd ordering you not to sll,w any of the said authoricles to act it you deem auch actondangor- ous to the public safety, snd also that no time be lost it inves- m;. the causes that lod 10 the riot aud the fcts whick ve- ourred. By thems instractions the Prosident designod to veat tn yon, an the Chisf miltary commander, a full authority for the main. tenanoe of the public poace and saisty, and b doea not s diag the investigation wi your Judgment your power the fa.(s conmectod easo report to this Do- residont. that anything mors is needod which you aro intrusted, but it are inadequate to preserve the pesce o with the riot are ascertained, you will partmoat, for the iformation of the | wegiit. Epwin M. BTANTON, Scorstary of War. SCIEN F % —— Meoting of the Amarlenn Ase socintion for the Advancement of Science. From Qur Special Corconpondent. . Brrpavo, New-York, Aug. 20, 1865, APTHRNOON SKSSION—SKCTION A Professor Clum introduced a paper **On the Alled- doscribiag an instramer ! dorigned o Indicate promon- tory storm odanges in the stmospuere with much more delicacy than the baromoter. Mr. C. gave am iutoresting ex; of the instrument, with an account of its indication of several roat storma, inclading that in which the City of London t last year. days before their appesrance. s in course of comstruotion for the Kowcil Odwervatory of aria, Pl B Fiftocnth Aul B. Elliott read a paper ** On the Statistical Systeme of \notries in Earop=." 1L per on ““The Link of Gunter's Chain m of welghts siud measures.” The Ltention Lo the fact of our hay. stem of wensures, ard to the In npl.elnr our ordinary is loas impori- object of thia paperwas to ing already in uag & decimal foasibility of ita goneral extovsion. mensurcs aud weights h{ now decimsl oves, it ant to have the same unit with other cous sthan to have enay means of convertiog the into the new; for oonversion from oue decimal aystem to another s compars; tively easy, and it is ol.cdy importers and travelers and rend”’ er of foreign books alone who fired lo compare foreign me ures with onrs. Of all measures land measures wiil need for the longest time to™be froquently converted from tho old stand ard to the new, on acconat of the great Jength of tima that nat deeds romain in nse; and theylso require most time for to lenrn to conosive of them acourately. - L1 the link of Gun- ter's Chain, § measure widely used by Juad surveyors aod fa- ula0 10 most lsndownors, were taken for the standard stem, the important denominations of link, chai, furlong and acre would Temain sbsolutely unchar, The Viuk 187 92 incbes, and is within a twentioth of an inch of one-fifth of the French metor. Ten links are 6 foet and 7. inches, 200 might be caed & fathom, since there aro so many fathoms i1 use as to make it bithorto ‘& rather ind:fivite leng'h; and fathom would be nimost exactly ~qual to two meters, or to . ‘The mile mig™t be leangthened 8o as to be ware milo would oontain 1,000 nores., Sines the is about eight inches, or two hands, one-tenth of it might be callad a fingor, and it wonld be almost exactly,the lengih of the diameter of the new five cent coin. Ouo hun- dreth of is 95100, 0r 19-50 of tae presout line, and Dlxhtlm called a line. cuble iink eontains 497 eubio inches, between twe and two dry gallons of our present measure, d & peck; and that name might be applicd cqualiy to Lquid and to dry bodiss. The peck would be the ur it of measures of papacity and of balk. ‘A cubie liuk of ‘water at it greatest density weighs 13 pounds, aud wight bacalled o stose, and servoas a unit of “ax for the namos of & naw aystem of welghts and measures, least {diomatic and not edantio b appesr sti'l worse if foisted wholesalo iuto our language than they do in French, and would be still less intelligible to the un od. The old names might be retained for those new Weights and measuros that are noarly equa! to old ones, or that oceupy the same generul Porlsion in tho system, even when they aro quite unequal; aad wight be distiogulsh tie prelix “new ” until the ystom came into @eacral use. Thaose weights and measures that are quite now might easily fnd new names asalogous 10 the old ones, taken froia faumillar objeots, or from some proviucisl measures or woights. We sboul! bave they t1e fullowing tsbles of weights and measures: 2 bisk e 10 £athotm eal. 100 chain mel. 1,00 furiong ssi.10,000 wilie. - 10 flugers = 100 lines, 1 9q0are luk ==1.100 8q. fathot w1.10,000 sq, chafa =l 199,00 asre. 1 019 =1.10 squses furlong =1.1.00 equare mails, 1 peci (cublo link) ==1.10 cask 1,106 (tun?). o= 10 quarts sl 00 giile wl 000 (sLimbloe?), £21.100 porch !, 1,000 054, 1 stons (cub, liuk of water) ll‘:“ ‘..1 =1.100 tun, - =100 (peubles?) sl Arams 10 000 graine. pounde =100 (peLbles?) =1, graia would welgh 128 o1d graing; now By eent cons roud weigh 1800 -:“,‘v?-.” gy, gl s woul o 0 werious udditional teoubls o alter the link to the exact i of & meter, partic.lac v Uheir meter to it intended oreinal el Y TI Wagld dhe By partioular request, Dr. Barnard gaya a dosoription of the froat teloaoope fn h Mory & Chicago, et whlon Siction A. was sub-disided, in order ts aliow ifr, Chinton Roosevelt an opportunity to read a (;-v.w 03 pol teal acououy. entitled “The Seisnce of Nataral Woali.” My, Waine:, of Rochester aoted as Chairman of the Bectlon, Ay the Associs tion presented groater attractions Ia the other moctivus, Mr. Roosevelt had but & small audionce, 8t ane tima—tie Claix man, Mr, Roosevelt, three Indies. and 3 rejorice baing th , ouly persous present, the paper was quite spicy targughout. SECTION B.—NATURAL RCLENCES. The long-expected discussion on the glaotal theory taok plaos this moruing, and the greatest intorest was waniforted o it throughout. A paper by E. W. Hilgard, enhlhg‘um #ipp! roud by his brother, Professor hi gard. It wi I marks on the Drift of the Wostora aud lc;u&nc ite relations to the Giacier and Tceharg theories. T ssor Huugerford hen took the floor end gpeved tha Aisoussion upon GL Giacia! Theory. The profuasor pointed art ~ - WUW.YORK DAILY THEBUNE, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1858 aions of tha Drift ik of Ioeating o many gieal ovonts in oue UL ad —uad it of de- v in ' o aloquatsto e pro- * 50 tuany-ang vavied off G Cror L been eawiolilod when we Lavs neloolate’ | | oduelion of o grost ticor and iake bavin Wb o duction end Qlstribution of fn drdt—sw the second In sesisting Wil tho draft plonomens fo ARy 0n8 sch pheromena baing Gus ta o corncolive arics of ending throneh long (rionds of tme, Londs there 1 trodaced taoluds €13 seon'ar sloyation of at, prodicing o reduction of temperature, wiving 1140 10 8 great 106 cap or moutiewstending over the northeru por io of tio continent, RlLaiuiig by peecipaatio pow and bnil a0 immoeas thiskuess. This ra- ;flu-n‘:‘n:l‘uu period of esson‘iai rest. Noxt eame 4 icug continwed scular, Wlrw depression of the conttnent, during which the Ovoanio hod apon the oo wass and sll @long its. ¢in, formed an immweneo ice salt which A This waa therg ios raft oxtondod off with their angu'ar detri'v. great period, Nextyou have iutroduction of thai timo when the oneral surfao® being flooded Ly tho ocean the monsters the base of the groator mountain masses. Hero wo havo tho glicial phenomoni—irn #iog local popomen: peouliaraction. This 1a tho poriod of ‘eentral glaciers—radi- ting out from mountain masess. Tas deprossion still contin- nea ustil the mountaln massee are eagulphed—long afier which the groat ice masses still further toward the pole send down their berge and floating ice, which it continued antil pow. Doring and subsequent to this Liter rvh-i the angular end trausported mosees of the loe rafis, lce ficlds aod icebergy were rolled and rounded, ground down to sand and pobbles, rearranged with beds of sand and clay contaiing subaro- specicn, This was the preludo ta the peeseat era. Prof. Hu ye ford Aid not think the oenerg throng alone suflicient o proiuce dil the drift phevoricna. sterry Hunt said that thoazh resemblances conld bo trage debetween somo phremomean of the no-called drift and the veaflt of glacial aotion which are found fn_slpine regions, we find the Arift over great aress in North America fir remoto from mountains, and where 1o geological conditions.are such s forbid the suppoeition that mountaivs coull ever havo existod, Elevated plai s do not afford the mlrnxo!oswul con- ditions neceesery for the accu uulation of glacion v ary circamstances, and the hypothesia of a great Innd glach therefore demnnds en astro: cwical agénoy, which atjeertain distant po:iods I8 eupposed Lo buve covered the iln-, regiors With an imuwdnse ice-cop extending hal 'ng to the equator. The phonomena of evasion and drift have belongod to all epochs, from the time when euormous lorrontion con- glomorate beds were frrmed. to that when great valloys wers cut out of the Huronian fn Miunecotn; certaluly eartior than o into ‘hegea aud ¢ the probably in the paleogoio age. Then we come 10 tho gvusion of the ereat Upper Dav: ndsiones ruins gave the red saadsioncs of weaozoic nge, and Boslly to that whioh profnced post-tertiary drift. Tt is an agenc Dbelonging to no vue period, but of all azos, and has alteraat Iy destroyod and created great formalions of mecbauioal sedi- menta, » The glacial phevomena as seon fu the unatratified drifts of North America, bo mainizized (o bo submarine. and be- longiug to didforent dates in the past tertiary priods, lecally irregularly digributed amons wiratificd submariny clays wd sands. Ho distinguisbod between these and the drifis of other parts of Ui nent, whioh hare been sabsequently dified by lake end rier action, and remiranged jia ta, often with fossil, wood and bones, e alinded ‘to the nes of bouldors fonnd in New-Eaglwd, which ho ¥ by explained on_ the Ivi pothesis of fosting ted in their south: A 1o revoated the opinton expreased by him in caday. that all tho drift plionomena in this with perhaps some local exceptions, 10 hought could glieiors dropping their freight as they mel ward conrae, the debata of part of Korth A woro dus to ioo brought sonthwored by oco- mnic ourroats over & half submergod continent whers, often stranded. they gave rise (o many phe powena simulating thers producol by land glaciers, The ao- tion along the 81, Lawronos Vallsy was desoriboed, and th evidouoe which shows that the great 8t. Lawrence b Evaded by sn agency which ran from the present gulf wastward for soveral hundred miles upon what is now Clined plane, whio no hyvothesis of 1and glacicrs could eve account for, bue which 18 roacily explained by tha reat tuaning south-wost over a slowly rising e which the north-oastorn portions emerged lu Prot Nowberry said that whethor giaciers ware possi ible or not, it is a woll-knowa fact that they exist at the Antarctic re gions, and they are constuntly woving and reproducing pro- cisely the phenomens which i3 now elaimed. Prof. 3l s3id many years sines o had given maob atten- tion to the sulject of tho duift and its oripin. and he had ad- vanood the iden that the acoumuiations of drift were reforabls to threo distinot porioda, ythe glicial drift before the wator ;ulnd and more or less stratified material, and (he bowider cposits. o Whittieasy amaidered the question settlod by observa- o garding ficids of 1echer Prof_Hilgard s1id ho proposed to say a fow words on the probandy ovases of tha chaazes of climate whioh produced tho Inoial poriod. It we conll assien any cause -ilrau.\lu o pro- uoing an sxeoss of Wiater precivitation ovor Winier evap orstion, howover small at first, and oo ed over namber of onld bave no diflicalty 1 Mcient Lo necount for ali the 40 s to be fonnd in a change of ‘s orbit around the woy, wh Intaly beon saown Ly Le Verfler to have at various times been far groater than'at prewsut. Sappose the ecoentrioity to havo been such that the effeot of @il nces of distance from the sun at opposite pol st of the orbit be nearly equal lo the offeot of the inolinstion of the axis, whioh 13 what produces our prea- ant differences of climate. Let the Soutbern homispbero bo thas which has ite Sammor_in perih lioh and it Winter ia aphelion, as et presont. Its Sumwer—the period from tho vernal to tho Autumnal 6quineg—oeinciding with its groatest distance fror the sun, woulid be cooled. whils its Winter w bo warmed by ita%gredtor proximity 10 the sun, 0 o8 to produos & nearly ~quable. molerate clinato uroughont the yoar, Tho othor hemiepbers, onethe ,contrary, would havs ite sensons groafly exageeraicd; Waving & short, hot Summer (v perhelion, and o loug, cold Winter in apbelion. 1t is truo the total amouat of hoat pecaived from (he san, batween the vernal sad Autumnal equinoxs woald be preciscly equal to that recoired auring tho complement of tha year, but the amount rediated {10 space would be proportioned #o the time, The everago tamperature of the ghobo aiways ramatos the same, but it dis- teibution becomea vory Cifferont frem wiot it is now. The mmor 18 insuitisiset to wolt All the anows of & groater acoawnlation of S . toe o1 s obarged with vepor tho £ky coverad with a denise coud, pro- un's Tas, ma wo e it o0 daye w poriod during which by the revolation of tha axls of the s orbit, each bemishiers pasecs from the stage from per- 1 spring through evory iutermediate climate to that of & oor elscial phonomona. the ecorntricity of tho car venta the penets sl when thaw sets in afor a fall 078 u clacial 0 bac! i1 Lo sLo former state, s abut e voama T vanges in o eccemiricity cf tie earth's o i et of mch longor period and very comyliestcd, with ir- rogular rocurrence. Aboat 140,000 years ago the valua of the 1 aa to produce the condition described. wariods similar conditions have obistued, 00 yoars ugo, when porbaps s gl .omr. the oarbonifsrous way have taken place. For 50,000 yoars past it has been, and for 10,000 years to vome it will remais very small as it is now. Lots hemispheres would bo slternately subjected to these ohanges. Wo bave hore su explanation hassd on known principles, and sffordiag smple cta to bo produced without involing violny Irstne of natare. At no time were the changes timo for the offe in progress more papid than thry are vo T mafh thot much credit was dus to Prof. Hilgard for the explanation which bo bus given of the oatise of the gla- cial period, and thet he deserved the thauks of geolog'sh hroughout the world for sflording so lucid sa exposition relation to 1.0 vexed quostion. Prof, Hall brought to the notice of the Section of salt water taken from a well in Bristol Ontarie » depth of 1300 feot. aud from the Osaudags limestos tion. Profe, 1all and Avlrews thought thi blo 080 as sffor ding a6 Indieation that Now York was in pos- seaston of anotber sait producing basia. “Yue Section then adjourned. EVENING SESRION—CLOSING PROCERDINGS, = The Association met at§ U'clock. Pronidens Barnard in the ha anding Committes reported the follawing officers for meeting, whobwore elected unanitoualy: P jont—dJ. 8. Newharry, of Colambia Colloge, Now York. Vice-President—Dr. Wolcoit Gibbs, of Cambridge. Beoretary—C. S, Lyman, of the Scientifio Scl Yale logs. Treasurer—Dr. A, L. Elwya, fiho Standicg Committeo reported that tha mext angoal meeting would be ield in Barlington on the*2ist day of gust, 1567, The undln’ Committes then reported a resolution for the appointment of a Committos of Fivo to memoriilize Congrom the Hydoeraphioal Sar- 0 ) v!lnf.? ropriation for b cially to be l’wll ru the observa- i logieol phengmens of the Inkes and their changes of Carried. Tle President iniod ns such owiittee, James Houry, Major-Gon. Geor go O. Moade, Col. Whittlesey, Dr. J. A. 1 Tiel in favor of printiog annisl repont vey of the Lakes; also for the citiz-ns of Buffalo, The follawing rosclations wers elio reommonded by the P om the part of I which they Fegard this happy convammation ; be 4 therufore Revired, Tist the encrgy. persaverence and kill displasal by the olgtuntors sud prowoters of this gzest work, and presmuently your D) w. H-‘;" are w ude of W11 wh e and rex patch Lo gout from the o Prosident of the British 2 idant of the Am. nde 8 cordisl ar Iy tr T oud of brot! , Prestdont Amars Ase'n of §:iane: ine: ting having been brought o closs. :‘fi\muul Barnard arose and delivered an eloquent farewell d: cas Bt fow papers wore loft ovor, and thow wars ofor im: “Tho mombere have sep: ons of the most meotings that the Soctaty aut infbrobange of views whic: coucerod that tho meeting bas proved and the papers presonted are of the grestest ionoo eud w mankind, The mewory of the wee of 1866 will romaty freals ud groea with il who Lwi the goo. foriuuse W attond SAPIRITUAL SN, o —— Third Nationul Convention of #pirtiunitats. Feom Dur 3pasial Gonronpon dent THIZD DAT. Provioesos A7g %), 1808 To-day Leing dedicated by the managers of the Coavention t the purposes of sooial sjeyment 11 & plo-nio st Rocky Point, ng woathor beoame, of 0ogras, an easential pro- roquisite. om the earliess hour fu the moruing it be- o viduat that vory mwoch of the article of fair weatber ocould not bo had durbig te twolve hours of daylight then en- suing, and lator in the forenson the elemonts nssimed a de- cidediy hosti ot. Bome dy haswaid “it don't take 0 quite copioas, an uvial pheome mm-lmm'dum Yt mission ing the bolance of AT L R 1030 N uncom! e oo tesiior Bag Quvon I Hygruleson & 4385 B o ook that the ssm v:.ou.m.m.-md | | {84 iy pirpnas of thia Nu loas oy - with upward of 800 persons 0n board, and was fotlowad twe Pours 1stopbag (e Citp of Newport with a sthil b all, or nearly ol un b cd ¢ vain, beiag fetlow-de 0 itnlist Coaf0nlion, 01 in Aglivg oy t elosmbonty ATt cd Gurs g other places on Nevragansott B 3 il & tue nggreyate cumber of parsons on (he grounda 1t Zaoky Point to yibably upward of 5,000, inotw Veariy all 1o londing wen sud wouion of Aho B i s body, togothor with oubsidors drawi ii Ly curively or what wot. Onlanding from the stowmars the party aprand cvor (ha grounds in_ various direciions, passing s Linio ssordine 10 ko tndividual fnoy, wabil tho hour of diuer, 12 m. Ty wran opeucd ot Lhat bour, and served up in the epror 2avoted 0 that vse, Several snooessive parties oocl tablos, boen fed, and all watkelicd wih laatborn jawed brother from woen clams, was heard L0 Expreas some unoertainty es to the powor of his digestivo apparatus to deal sucgeseively with tho formidubio Jond put upon it, bub uo oases of congestion havo as yot boea reportod, and parhaps -mybmg will anrvive. ‘e plan of the commitiee ta oontemplated coneiderable out-door speakin, oo, but the rain rendered such & means o cordingly thore wers masy W . Scveral a hull over the bowling alieys, beatifiod state,of mind from rowarks by von; but the constant propulsion of the Lignumvitw ton pin balls ovor thras or four wlloyn bolow siairs, caused 8o much yu biing and ornshing as to’ disino.ine speakors (rom sach & formidable test of their iunes, while such s undertook to ad- ress theanecting enconutercd heavy obetacles, and soon sub- wided, aftor a total failaro to make themsoives heard at & dis- co groater than 20 feet from the rostram. Mr. fL. C. g h‘(‘- .{l . Hl‘y,d«n M«l’;‘-!l.fll two :‘a“al-.mm:o.r. o8, the geptlowan first named notiag 4 p! officor. b s Cl the ndllé in the ving proved a fail- a materisl oharaoter, with mombers oLthe (‘a'nvon;lo; seomed to aflilt- ato quite moderately, a largo proportion of the company were fain'to lnrouguenny devast on the 3 o'clook boas for Provi- denoe; and thesgood -hlfl nocords loaded down fo the guards wih hnan witiout the slightost aceidont or mmcm'll, the party took subsequent boats and wero i¥ Spiritaalists may ever bo tuken to b . 1t may not be uproper here to say that the passa- gen to and from Rocky Puit wers begailod by the musical poriormances, bo'h vocal asd fustrumontal, of & choerful eol- serson equipped with an accordoon and oo of the worst 2 at ever omanated f2om 8 buwsn throat, whose name 1 2arndl, on appiication, (0 be—*GeorzosWashington Va- lorious Augustus Peokstout.” [“Phabasi” &e.} ¢ Tu the cvening at Pratt's Hall thors wes n conuniation of the excreises by the Convention, the attoadance being somo- what less thaw #4 previons sessiors. ; Mr. Chese of Liiaois notieed, in a'highly enlogistio manner, oung ladics at Boilovuie, N, J., ot whioh Spir- 3¢o their daughtors for inatruction with no becoming indoctrinated with any of the falso the- ologieal notions provalnt in the past. Mr. Chass warmly oommonded (his eud al selools of a Ifke tendency, Dir. Wadsworth of Lilioois, from the Committes on Resolu- tious, reported in part tue following p: Teessteed, That o question of general buman ‘well-heine is (oreign i e groat spiritnsl mov-mont. wad (o arnll or ol peovlo rod to riso (o & R " ‘ritualis'e wo are seiolly 1 b welop aud strongthen tho neo (€ tbe pirit e aad divioe el ol at e ox Tewotved, Uhat war and wl proparations of wa: teu streogthen the auimal ive of Dt 1t asa aelf ovide: 4 that in regard yof all boiore God wud ard to olor, resolve wis discassed by eoveral gentiomen and pted, 00 person being present to ftorpose sage of Y0tos by thie conveation. on of the second ressution thers wasa Mossra. Chaso, Storor, Plimpton, Elmor, d Wheeler participatiag objections ot Dn the consis very lively deba Tooboy, Ulud, thernin, 8ome gentlemon of scted to the word *aactediy” as boisg 8 terni no spiritualist oaght to recoguize s belougiog to ils vocatl It was proposod to substitute the word * morally,” but pa action was taken, 1o the courss cf tho disoussion Dr. H. F. Gardaer of Boston id in the Convention which has 1io wstancod an ouslaught wade ber, and sald that be stated that & good den Dot and cannot ba prov upon the use of tobiceo by ono me Tor. G.) had used tohacen 30 yea postuvely & wado no worse by it; but, on tho ouiras reeeived numoroas commanications of spiritual origib, ally enooaraging him in the usogf that weod, Mr. Peoblos satd that if Dr. Gardoer has got .Xun’ thus in using tobacco, thers could e no computation of w powerdand excellencics might have besu bad be refcaiued from the uso of thy weed. 1owad conslderable sparring batween Massrs. Gardnor aad Peobles; and thers was noxt a livoly possage bo- rs Chase sud Tovhoy Mr. Chase via licated the animal oreation from somo of the implications of the resolut 1ag to have some per paine 4o him the partievlar animale to which & man coull compared whea (o the practios of many of bis querg—""What animal 1s 1ke 8 mao who indul whisky and tobaoco t'—some one i tan house respoaded: L the groat merrimant of all in tha room. ‘During the discussion, & spectator obsarved Lindly epoarh to bo hoard by & cousiderabie portion of the conveutioa—* This i8 ol Govil'sh nunsense I* ‘khere were freqaeut commentarios waide #0/to eoce by YATIONs POTsOuA, SE WUFY CXProAsiv Lual el ta was taken on any resolvs, savy tha fisst; and the tion adjournad at about 10 v'click p m POURTIL DAY. The morning sesion ope tomary large attendance, the akics being aur o0ol and avigoratscg. 1t is sstimated that 69 delogates uow prowent clading soveral arrivals iro@ the A' o confarence held provionsiy Blion thars Wl wom® YOTY SHISiI O neoticat especially oxciiing tho riuib, by ociting 6 Com@UMEstion |1 AIMS ¥ not in goaeral Gse from b uaiy aateosdonts. wd to lu tuls ourraspondence as to (he ple-nio yosteriay with bia vols liko wige contributed todhe deleetatl f tho The first busitess bofors tao jgain bright and the 4rg0 are mob Ioo8 from tuo various Staces, ia- oubh. T th opaning of the Coa- Giy. & person s of the 2/ Dusiness ol eveulag, vis. toe upon. The resslution condemaiog war sad preparations of war was first dobated 2 Dr. Garduer of Boston’o itas ble. Mo ln guired whore this would Bvvs be ¢ praparailon for encountering tho kiobois in the recoa o ¢ Mz, Woodmaa of Buffalo spoke as & soliior, Jis protosted | agaiast the passage of Lo i o0, believiag o bo did, with all bis heart, that war wastight. The,recest K50 Lad Jove ouf country wure sabstantial good thsa t | oeu +d for its reformetion, that & thousad » H d reported from the ( o on Organi platfurm of régulations for the ensuiog yoar olltes to whom wee relurred the subjeet of a fovialon of tions which bave bren caled the Constitaticn of th Na: sazaiion of Spintusiists, bave sttended to that duty, snd ' preeent L foL/ow (g Feeuiatios, as e aiwaded form of 2ore b aod arn harehy latiug Spiritaal literaiue ac Reeolend, That tsa N thier wino ordeied, g the ¢ wal Urganizati b dored each Dooal all be 9at orgai | o | asuiaation, the firet Bty membs at aad of the apis tuad pa beings, se ombraced within the © siowdved, Ty Couvention tte Busiies Cormmities or Pr liberaious or discussions, but 1 mot by o Miller, Chairman ; . 8, Lovel wubnaton, H. 5. Bruwn, M. Kiwoal, Warson Chase, J. B. Harrisou, Farr. g1'e may, by luvitation Awnt, Laka part i ol eatitied Sceretary; J. G. Fish, ten, particulariy those portivne rostiioi atiurm, Ho said 16 would bo @ bindoran Tesulves wore Lo o ad ard proposed oo which B advocated in Qi \# sovero on Dr. Gard n replied, deleading the comm sk obsorved thut 1n the past S | bad oo or riles o I Boque disgrace oy th their publie ppotent or iLsano pi bad brought suphy of the thiig 100 1L vehemout'y protestod and urgod agaiust sported frow tho commitive. arduor ruse mnd deciiasd o reply to the parsonalities of Aker auwoirthy the Lotics of a sincers advocats Ho thought the resolutions would servo as a very , 8L Lsast for 0o presons, sud gave show his sup- oallsd to vrd and at Lo pravious question, which was wors,agroed (o by & Fisiag vole, goly lowad by worth of 1] ordored, wid t 1O porson voling wgaiust the Dr. Gurdnor rose aod rosd a lotter from I A, Blauo Pordand, stating tist the Spiritunlists of tuai oity wore g calwaftous fifo. aud that o aud uflorers by the 1o thokr nocesition Lad wol besn met in the ooutr Loroto- for> made for ghe veliof of thoms ouruod out A colicotion wus takeu on the r.' amoguting to $141 On wotion of Mr. Finooy. it was voled that a committeo of wix poraons shali b appointad to Paport business for the noxt snnual convention, ewhracing undor soparats heads the eutire sabjeot of Spiritoaliam, 10 by presoutod 1o a shapo suitabio for oy or discamion . ¥. L. Wadsworth, from the Commities on Jiesolutions, moported the fulowing, wiich wors adupted: herear, Wo have iy (his centary & tevival of plansmons now know o Whereas, ut aepocts a9 complicated with vital huinan rolation that noy are rsadered difticult 10 dotins sud stato with exsctness or cortality i and Wherea, I tho proasulgation cf Uie Spiriival Fhilasophy, wul tha prlication, & is Porfaired thad od that nothlng shall be phenomens i Toport Lo the next * phissrs of phonomens procesd fom o mattor ay miay soutribute to the batter debiuition of our re: latiome b life Mr. Lo Millar prosonted the crodentisls of Dr, P. B Ran. dolph as & dolognte from Loutsians, aud read a doo #igued by several hundrod colored peraons of tant State askis for tho pussage of menaures by this Convention for oainl lishmont of & Central National Normal Lnstita freator puber of sohools throarhout Louisiana ay for the aducstion of thse who haye heretolore be Afte: wume dissussion aa to the precedonce of bia sitiou of spenkors, tmes of departing LPAINA, &0., . om - on adioarasd sebil ATBII00L, O e . Dyoth of carefal prepar i WAL B propor WL e o s (RIS To tiagoeiss of ekt B ot el romrebtdel v e 3 for ogieosi og 1o publish the exposures of Tl Bt tory To ¥y Tty . Miss durdan. who Bave onpent: odly been pioveh W by ios tinpostors sod butbuge ile ohallenged proof oither of tho authanticity o utility of elro’o man fgtotions. Bir D, eletmed thal tn correct spril il st aoro 1 uotbing whaiover dorogagory of Chrisiianiiy, and 1f puiged of is naaseuss oud bumbug elowonte wouid dvaw around il atas tus culture, talot aud weslib of tho pation. Mr, Dyotts was frequontly spplauded. and af 18 0lose b offc od tha fol swing proambioasd resoluiion a ¥ Lo maniiostasions of the Derk ey upeoomid bis romarkn hhersus, i question wisthor the C(vd'v&' b.GI‘O“pI'QJu-‘.\' by d.ombod "Jhgb'\'w ores Ilw‘nl"li. anncn Dingfs one. whiLh viksily el -obs the canse ron g O i asst sio divided 12 nd piogresi of Hpiritus! opinion wpon m:!..l joct, thoreCoca, Heoolood, That it 1s dremed o logitimate and Ao portant anljeet Bor Siscuaston, 'wud cossonable amlysis; and that, b the is Gonvention, the porting o 16 Tepre of ths Spiritual p oaophy. ot Claluniog 0 be tha orgaus of are requosied, L Justice o thiy caase, to sllow both sides 40 b o ) %0 thoie roadsrs, permtiiug hom what b trie. Tho Tesol ition, after discazaion by & vory persons. 0ooupyiog three A ' g hours, was, L ner of Hoston, who gaid tho objots of tie resolution had been accompliahod b wvent#ation of the subjoot, indefnitely the tponed b (l‘ wajorit) N ¥ PR Fibwaon Corimtido T orted thst il e oxiwntc of y the Ixovidenoce Congi thio benefit of the National or- invosgal opinion of sautativos api tualits, anqual opportuaity of presents tho Coavontion would be met butannounced & 100 for ganization, The following committees wera appointed, in pursaance of resolatlous or Yoios passed by the Conveniions W, Resolutions for Nert Yior's Gorvention - Mosars. [ b, Storer, Lo Mules, Mis b BL F. Browe, Mrs. M. ¥. F. L. Wadsworlh, Wishiogton L. Dan- sod, Mrs. . C. I3 B Poeblos, J. 3, Loveland, Mes. M. On Eway . o 8. Townsead, Heory L. Col The evening seaaion waa devoled to speaking by Dr, P. B. doiph of New-Orleaus, and Miss Lizsie Doten of Piymoat?, Massachusetts. De Rendolpt's remaika wore devotod to an explanation of the State of affairs in thie Ciry -of <Orleans. He narrutod wany of the circumstaucss atiending the rsoeut disturbaoces there, bis spoech being in sabstance a repelition of his reoeut speech in tho Cooper Tastitute, and reported at consiforabie Fogth in Tin TaBINE. cousures of Pros Aout Johnson was vory sovere, sud called forth loud and long appliuso, win #led with some hisses, whios were drowned by olicering, Tno scons wad very oxoitiog ub several periods durizg Dr. Randolph's romarks. Miui Duten was very eloquent, and hor address was pro- nouw.ced ons of (e best yet givon bafors tis Couvention a@ tho goneral subject of Spiritualisw. PIFTH DAY. PRovIpaNoz, Aug. 25, 1966, The morning session of Baturday opened with a re-. port from lously sppotnted Conmitbeo on umz!ouru- Bonted by M. Goorga Darton of Verwont. The goueral ide of the paper wis, that as Spiritualism oarries Lofiy st on ali greations of morality, so in the matter of Educationdl sbould bs ‘Lhe report 00ataiaed recommendation to endow, il lego, tho plan aud loeation &f ¢ determined at’w future tim but mogoys for the sdya Jic enterprise to be paid b Andraw Jackson Davis, who was Uy resovo appointed re eeiver for thut purpose. Lhe repors urged immadiate action, wid saud that the tevdoncy of the ProgressivedLyooum move- ment was direety toward restils requiriog impecauvely suca au inatituiion as the w0 propoasd.d Mr. Finney of Michizan said thers is uo truo piritoalit i tha presout Colleainlo systewa, nor will there ba uutil hall the members of every couegs faculty in vhe [ind shall be capa- ble and faitt £l women. 1o boped wiat there would be $100,000 ooutributed for the colicge within twelve mooths. J. Madiwou Alien of Vermont epoks of the iajustioo and op: prossivenass of prosent coliogs raquiremonts, and ocusurcd Antiocs Coliege tor retusivgz Lo allow & young woman to grad: unla bocaiss sho wore the Boomer costume. M. Atwood of Troy, N. X., objected to the ono businoss- fiko Charactor of 1o proposition i the shapsjin which it catie into the Convention, and movel 0 rofer tha subjact to & Com- - ttae of O3 from each State to consider it (urther, and ro- a for found ing-and locating tue institution. ort detinite Br7 Rousht Spiribaalists onght to tara in and suoport Girard Colisge as moss powerful instrumentailty to workggood for anco of Mr. Aswood's wotion the followiug s Appoingad ioney of Michigan. Chairosn; L them. In p Committes 8. J. P A, Plumb of Maine, Fraok Chaso of New-Hampslire, (reorge Duiton of Vownont. A, B. Fiimpton of Massachuselts. William Foster, je., of d, A of Councotigut, Anson Vow-Jcrany, Michasl B, 4 of Obio, Inaso Cor- District of Columbia, ."A. Dys of Tiivol, IT. Lopo of Califoruis, ¥. B. Atwood of Now Dyote of Pens bott of Mazyincl, F. L. Wadswor! 8 Drown of Wiscoasia, Mrs Rundoivh of 1 took the fioor, aud pooch, conelnding by offering n upon’ atmost cvory ' isia” aud The raaol7o N Usfinishod businoss waa iou taken up, and several rosoivos Laid over f-om pravions ssssions woie taken up, debatdd, and ased, 05cont the rasolre condomping © wae and praparations bor war,” which was, on motion of Mr. Starer of New-York, ittes on Resoln Mr-Wadsw tiona. Fopar 0 thof Indians, from th» Com 4 tte fol ng 4. The' tha tia per- A tho basic 08 those, which udation of aoral alvedio amd slNOZTITNTS Ty stoms of the Prarinees, wdividus! i omplotensss, and variion, e o FRIRC g walyral el n0n ad lteciaiona! Laraiony, thors jor, svtead, That s universal philos ohabet of naturs based reapondeten Jaign, aad 1o clangeabiouces i3 tbe souud of suy Save proved that s boalth of iudi- forwaa, 2 drioks, atabois snd th souruge it it Gom the uss, commerce and £ oue American oivilization at taxation without repro- jan aad tho Conatilution it- asion of the o sctiva iraachise to 0olored Amer- Ieed, That o 1 men are cre! [ 4 the oo elislly approvos the idea of teus be whita ot bisck, au andoiph of Now- e [astitu’e for the sduceiion of colb- {4 Convation ate our 1gade goliectad (0 3.8, Jourarl aud The o keep t osciyiion itk | d mors less of the produstions of laboe e duty Oor all 40 givs a fult and just | ot or 4 thay o 2 @ 1ok Lo object of thia lifu to o¢ auimal (o the W of o 5 tiso huaan organisation for haralou tmenta of 1aboz ie lnadeqate, o tha mans of spiritand oulty ks mian or wo- Sl o panaation b ng mul icudes to toil slording B0 tino or, both ' and female. taquizes mors compear fon o the Bours of iabor. cegai ) (e teport of tho ovening sesslon of Aug. 36, 1 The Proerdence Jmrnat of this duy atfon of the views aid foeings of ¢ by disciaim it as & ibel on the 'ved, T s Coav wiseaprase: y expressed the vie avention horaby axprose i appeec it ase boly by the 4t s use of, thoie bl and th and sla 10 the very ganorsi ) o agates, and that we eape- 5 Miss Piron Holl for bar sealoss and ofh 4 entertaiyment. ivtions wers at once b, a0d the de- ; others wero batas on some of the ware vety spiried. Tha reslva rolating to negro auifrogo was dise Miitar, I, I, Rardoiph, Andrew T, Foss and s 1 towing {s 1he speech Rando'pb ars yo rigale thes slaughte | 3, [ g you to take squate and aaeos the dicalty | o Svand svarersof | it wi speseh of ten minutes, in the vels bad, in de his §ud) al right to be hangel; bui two dissenti vory exited rem ner 1u a 7ory ¢ pind by tho usua once, at 3 of a congratulatory uature ul exposition T which the apeechies were mo: Mr, Van Vieck, the person who iu which ha Lus sought to skoy falsity of Spiritusl apposred, ad ma Jis gaingt tha Sp orderly. On_the reassembling of the ®onvent which had fosn laid upon th tablo, hay aovoral apoecties wore made, pro and com L atgume bad already boen bronght forward on hoth sides heing again advanood by the respective sides. Theresolvo was adopled with n fow voton in tho negative. Tho vote of thanks to ke Spiritualists of Providence was adopted by a risipg vote with hiberal applause, Ateaclro in favor of extending sufliage to, womon was aigo, one in faver of educating the v aud indorsing Dr. Randolphi in bis Iabors in their boh ho last meutioned one being opposed or becauso the porson meutioned to yeceive *5 oed under bouds fo H-'h(. Jonarge “l ded hy > oDl was_omended 0ded AN Purtridgo to that of 3. 5. Joues o romarks spparent salista, The *oon. rosolation n oulored roc6 1 wers adopt xoopt that reforing vorand the reduotion of I the ., poned on the ground that it cams too lato wn_hour to_be properly dis ster of Rhodo Island, tho subject cnssed. O o 1 of Laborwand copital was reforred to & Spocial Commitios to raport o next Annual on "Thio * g1 rosolvs was debated briefly, and was tablod. M. Coonley of Now Jorsey offerod the following rosnlve, » the Commities on Kesolutions: d ity elactod = confidence intho tight(olr SO . Lontelly Tue Lommittes on Betavlh Somo of suoir plans, aud wi 1 Gonvention s oo ro) coned u- repoit fully to the Lext voutlon heing ol) trabeacksd, tho cry apinitediy pvcralbleors and i fuliawod. siter which thy Zouvoution Ava wo~Defore Justive Hooax THB 'O0KE2QUENVE OF MINIMEBIING TO A UiPRAVED APPETITS, s On Friday night dast a birs. Bl Aents of iio teroment house No 14 M-‘Inn;?--n.. s attacksd by oholern. A physician was oaliad. and affer reacelbing the wand recommended by the Board of Health, and dis- infeoting the promides, took hus departurg, ad ::‘A'?.n‘:;”" ot .i::m-n-d P m. #u‘.‘ for iguore o vt he oot of 1 T¢ anitad e palae o8 woll _ that, losrning tue medioine could oo SRR TR, et A “ iy ul dusteibution. ‘e Qoceeded thaber and procured thees on With in bis possession, hs roturned o::.vg..nnd in & short time drani ire contonts. n retumncd v 1 & i conion med .| oo, uBconscious from the effect ot rowovid Lo the St2tion-Tiouse by an on Lhe way there the woman died, her rmuqunu of his negleot to &1 o phy siciane the. Justic> Hogan, 1e58 _unduot, and thon disenar, aud wako arrangements for AN - A bim that be wile's wight go home ‘s foneral, OLD MODE OF 8WiNDLINO. ho selccted threa, $.04 95, sud roq: be seat to his :»-u. No. 119 Laurooa-st. :1;- Mmuh-& : thero mot mn:'finlgflluy-ul’m amoant drawn on tho Ei al Baok, and “ Charles Da Boia” D :ud'”k: ek 'fi'.“.fi%" bim mvn genvino, m to,tho was 0ffor was acoepted and the parties started for the bank, bat the way there Valler away. Bbove magistrats o dfi:fi&, : i to offered to go iu Lispenard-st , and A Hoary Williamsony » ulnn’o,inlnnly naugurated & pew mode of & ut was bronght o gilel ratber summarily ucpm he. an nvmvw-n{"la practios bis swindilag o any ezwat. On Fridey Jast be delivored to W, = "#w ?h:. 7: Nasssu-st., of 2 et A whish had been 0, Loat John Rower. ‘Lhis paokage he wishod Mr, Kirk to ciarge of and deliver to the owaer. fist the of 5 oents on the box, The monay was paid, on ing to deliver the package no such number a3 ‘ono by Wiliamsou covld bo. 0 was found to contalo sawdust. Oa Satarday sfterncon Liamson attempted Lo repeat the swindle o) Frederick at No. 3 B ~ The box be ponheimar, exprossman avo L wes direotod (0 David Oakioy, No. 418 West Twea. ;v beea brousht on the i “sixth-at., and was aleo allsgod to b Tho snapiotons of Mr. O. were cxoited by eee. g sawdast esoapiug from one ond, and suspooting thd awin. le ho canscd the arrest of Williamson, box wes ' and found to contain nothing butsawdast. ‘The pesty w3 at onee tagon befors Justice Hogao, who committed bim for trial in defanlt of bau. AN EVENING'S BXPER(ENCR IN WATERST. ° Water ¢ with its dance houses, dranken gailors, and conriezans, 18 soaroeiy s fit place for & man of quiet “hooss for an ovening’s promenade, and this we Low the opition of Mr. Rogor Gilbrede, a residont of No. Dover at. I'rom bl aMdavit made batees Justios terday morniug, it Wou'd appear thal was A ng through the sbont!mflg“a by Fredorick Diestdhardt, the I-op;s g ) Clatharine-alip, who wisbed to know di slocp.” Teplying i the nogwive: and sivo 10sponas from bis questioner, Griibrade passed brosssded but a short distance whon he was overtaken Dicstdlardt and tis _bar-tender, paued Otto Rice, somod Gilbredo by the ocollar, dragged alieyway oud 7be him on tho ond elub, Dristdhacdt then interfersd. sad said be L Githrode, but instead Struck bim sevoral powort faco with bis fiets, knocking him and ducing the nnfortunato man to a state of uunmm:..‘ overiug couscioasness, Ghbrede found bimsell stripped of hat, coat, and veat. fu ono of the ots. was & wallet contaving 813 . Making w. strect, the wounded men tho servicos of sty of tho 4Lh Precinet, aud in a short Lims after the asssilsate woro taken into ody. The missi: on tao fourth floor of vhe houss No. % & tho prison>rs wore arvsigned | Aed thoig gni't tn the most strent maorer. r, Bommitted to tho Tombs for trial, the magie: trata v faring 1o acospt bail for their futurs appearanoe. OFPTICERS PIRKD AT BY A PRIVATE WATCHMAN, b Romer. [ i i 2 i I 7 k g5 5P i, 2 liilu Police, whila si slips on tho North and Bl Rivers, thioves, may be sdded toe risk of being shot by some blunder- ing private watokman. Such an inatande occurred on Satar Qday night. Waile Roundsman Phclps and two_officers i asmall boat, pulling in b slipbetwoen Piors Frfiy four Fifiy 73 Xaat &r;:“ a pisto ‘iul was w. aidjaoent piers, sing fn close at’nm roundswan. and I’:zm in the side of & vessel two fost from wheio the roundsman was sitting. The oflloess instantly landed, and. apoa the pier from whcace the shot wae fired, found @ private watchman oamed ileory Hansen, b 11 his possaesion o revolver, with oko bartol di acknowlodged baviog firod tho shot, bul said be ofticers wers thioves, sud bad fired at tbem at the an oflicer in_bis cos hpear o the time. o was takon oostody, and yesterday morming um‘:fuad hefors Togan, who deculed to hold tle scousad for trial, y inal carelessncss, in his opinion, meriting some . Scveral timas of lata the ilaibor Police have been fired upom- by mléta watchu.on. - h'm’u'lo officer bas yot boss wounded, owiug 0 iwmuuits, i all provability, tc & waad ol sicili om the par. of the watelimen. DBCLRDLY SBAKP PRACTICR. ; El-;’n-u a worchant, resding at tho cer. Quinest., Waa arraigned before of fraud, preferrad by Mr.Jehn 37 Washiogtoo-st. u i A expiossman, on the 2L et Kaam: theu took bia departure, ADout two hours afterward. woa ngain called upod Mr. Foley, said Lo had soid the wi and roguested bim o losa bin (l.u:’n; 336, that *‘: suin required to pay the captaiu of the steamer for the freight. age upuit the wine.” Belioving the statemont, lrl\iz the leairad amonnt, Kassman agresing tg repay it a8 soon he was paid for bis wins. Foley sccompanied the né through several stroota and tiaslly the lavior of 4 restaurant, down town, and requastad bis it bis robur. Kassman >4 8 TEAT PAsBIKS WA 8% not agatn soea by the duped arvest on Saturday evening. The magistrate committed peisoucr for teial i default of 81,000 vail. 25, —Befors Justices Kewr usual number of ¢ misdemeanor and assaalt und w troubled on trial_days, came off on Saturdey last. Intue ab- senca of Justios Dowlioe, bis asscciate, Justice KallyMaad t Qiscliargs the funciiona of the beach aloae., R2ADNG TOR FAB BNBASPAST TABIR Thoss who are foad of having good milk in their toa om soffes wil b0 glad ta snow {hat Oficor Corelina Mahony of the Nineteent) cinet is doing a)l that is within bis to have them provi 'ed with the purs article, and the 3 furthor aid.ng his «Jorts in that direotion. Last T thrzee milk deslars wers broaght up eharged by the offioer i adulterating and oilating their milk with water, sad wors tiuad $50 oach for tho offensn. Oo Saturday two more too trade, Chatl 1ok Apd (aorgo Sherman, w| N t other gkt in the same ac, by OMcer d w liks fine- 4 Le g thay do, beaides Baving to pay out ! sern‘:ll t oue mouth's imprisonment 10 the Penitontiary. Tobn Parker likas coffee, 50 ho stole two bags Tt most bave boen Jave, for 1 wae worth 850, Ts was takea out of the back s be was driving throngh the streots. and Lo thought the oune took & _begause he was sitting there. AL Parker sy was hat be bac just cowo from Uhiladelphis. Four moathe from heuce Lo will bo ju:t out of the Poaiteatissy. BOY- A%D UNLICENSED cn;m o\ iiras nnwashcd yoalts. auywering 5 appearance ' }a!m"!. wera takea from he priseneis’ Juckek to be tried for the viols- the whals rnol bis wagom " T v know w ronis ors [ T10 1efondants 9o0'd not show through their conasel taal thoir onsa camo undor the 106h soctlos of the set which (& ecmpied Governmeut Hoats, registered ufh[u'r bl.‘v. stion of the client’s counsel, to Lave ¢ round that they were e a. oot eoud 2ok ued, and 1o jaw wok ar obtain AT - e g "the. =0 younger boys, WOFe e B Fobun for oubssonth, and Tiobar Wolsh. who dil the 1o ug, weut t the Peajtcasbary (T Lur moakus. TVt AvD ot | tand to testify against Cats god With steating s ailvee ottin two_persous aked 391 they Bave pab the lcash o ardent lovers, Yet thoir trooble cawe e whick oud liad for sba o, o gvoening in Chatham quatntances. Tt wea I 173 Ko to lodgo togethier tns uigaL; 80 hay weat to the Bl Aol Hiotel, 'and wout to bed. Tho stalen watch wad lofs o8 tho mantelpicee, but 3 tue mOrping Was not thero. AR dloce the womua, aud be foua sotkiog. WAL isoiar's 0oundth estionod DY, 4o, e was fousd to uter late L1t communica’ e with o sdjoiniag apied by two lodgerd like thewsehved arm couid Tewoh tuo meatelieos of b Gase 'x,l' her, it v+4 B was i loog ara e room. Aa the qushtics Sido to half & dosen of tho of from the S00un bout six of 0 alot "\l tho defoadant told to * §9. A YOUND GUL T s pretty girL %04 dseas Aty answer WO Mary Ward provecty ghatee of uaaliog A4AMEo g0 1o aa exeurnion LS A Kot To mai her good o I{F o il concsary 10 be fitted up from & fn Ths coot a0 pawiaod another persons pruperty o Blouse Lofago was thought to be & ood place for b€ o viNG f REOKLES DRY - avor the oross-walk. atite youug Iady o 16 yoars. X, Wwhode respool olng hetug altrds WEONOLY CHAROSD. - 134 & vy Awith, anotber luterestivg yuung BRIt mol yet y om hor mibstross, ity o A A v ibuce. was gi¥on to prove: Mery by of thia mtetic hugnob of trust, and sho # 3 30AuH TILL 1T 2 Yeramah TG Dewi:AR iptiiosp dmie nfe (s, pacps 106 Ziisa 1 ropriets Mh"--vl.::.,u wl b theft u-.&an-é"&—m o .;g"c..}"t,“