EVENING EDITION.

SATURDAY,. 8 o'clock p. NJ.
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The GEOLOGICAL AssoclAT1oy.-The Evening
Journal contains sketch OF the proceedings OF
the American Association of Geologists now In
session at Albany. On Thursday Professor L. C.
BECK read an interesting paper on 1gneous action,
which cl;cited some debate. Prof DANA, IN speak
ing of the snbjcct maintained that water at the
bottom of the ocean might become heated to q
degree much beyond the ordinary boiling point,
by submarine volcanoes and vet be kept in its
position for long time without rising or ming
ling with the colder water, by the mere weight of
the superintendent fluid. This position was We
hcmently combated By member of the Asso-
citation, who insisted that it was impossible TO
heat water as hot at the bottom Of the ocean as II
was in kcttie-inas1rucfl as the tnorcnt vol
ume of water became heated at the bottom It would
rise 10 the top and give place TO the colder water
which in its turn would rise &c. Mr. DAN,s
position was maintained By Messrs. REDFlELD,
EMERSON, and HouGHToH. Prof. BAILEY. OF
West Point read apaper giving the results OF hls
discoveries Of the existence, form and character
of CRYSTALS in the barks, leaves and ashes OF the
different kinds of woods. 1t was well illustrated
by beautiful diagrams More than million of
these CRYSTALS may be found in single square
inch of the libcr of the wood. DR.. OwEN read
long and intcscsting paper on the Geology OF the
Western States-principally of Indiana and the
Ohio Valley. This elected an interesting de
bate.