New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
which. benediction pronounced by the Rev. DIR.
Neill of Philadelphia
PROCEEDINGS Of SOCIETIES.

CoScoRp: NFw-H AMPsIuRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
Jnne lo.-Annual meeting: Charles ii. Bell was
elected President and the Rev. Nathaniel Bonton
Corresponding Secretary. lne annual M ADDRESS was
delivered in the evening by q. w. Nesmyth Of
Franklin.
Bosroy. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND
SCIENCES: MAY 3-Annual meeting The election
of officers resulted in making Francs Z; Adams
President; Joseph Lowering wee Iresdent josiah
p Cooke, jr., Corresponding Secretary, ana Edward
c. Pickering Recording Secretary.
WORCESTER. MASS: NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY ::
June 9-The principal subject for consideration dur
ing this meeting was the question whether the cab
NET of the Society should he opened TO the public on
SUNDAYS A substitute for this was adopted, direct
ING that il be opened some evening durng the week
BALTIMORE: MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY !:
Jupe s.-The President j. II. B. Latrobe, in the
chair. Tho meeting was principally occupied by
the announcement of donations of books and spec-
mems of more or less local interest. Among the
original manuscripts was the truce agreeu upon ana
sIrned at Appomattox just before Gen. Lees sur
| render.
DAyEypoRT. Iowa: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: May
2o.-Vice- President Hazen in the chair. The Com
| mittee on Weights and Measures reported that nu-
merous signatures had been obtained to memorial
TO Congress in reference 10 cheap standard weights
| and measures No special communications were
made at this meeting.
NEw-YoRK: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL En-
GIYEERs: Semi-annual Convention, june 10-A
very full report of this Convention has appeared in
THE TRIBUNE of the 11th, to which reference may
he made MANY of the papers presented were of
great practical vanc, and their publication in full
Will be looked forward to with interest
SAN FRAyCisCo: ACADEMY or SCIENCES June l.
"A paper was read by Mr.. T. J. Lowry of the Coast
Survey upon improved methods of obtaining the
altitude of the sun at sea, and an improved nstru-
ment for making observations Several donations
"A
tion of ancient pottery from South America
BosToN: NEw-EyGrAND HISTORICAL AND GENE
ILLOGICAL SOCIETY June 3.-'rhe President, Mar
shall p. Wilder in the chair paper was read by
the Rev. Edwin VI. Stone of Providence npon
Rochambean, and the French Army IN America"
A number of contributions to the Library and
museum were announced with suitable cXplana-
tons of their character
CHICAGO: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: June 9.-1r.
Elias Colbert presented paper in explanation of the
phenomena of comet preceding meteoric stream
in the same orbit In this he suggests that both
NAV have been thrown oil from the same body, the
comet being a part of It's atmosphere and the mete
oric stream being empted from the liquid interior,
pushing portion of the atmospheric envelope be-
fore it in the regions OF space
BALTIMORE: MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL AND
MECHANICAL ASSOCIATION: June 4.-Specimens of
the Colorado potato bug were exhibited at this
meeting in proof that this species has reached Bal
timore in its eastward mgrations. The Rev. Thos.
Mc('ormick of Baltimore, submitted an essay about
relrigeratoIs and their inventor, and claimed 10
have been the fist 10 nave carried buttcr 10 hIhet
in them.
BALTIMORE: MARYLAND ACADEMY OF SCIENCES:
June 1.-Prof. Uher in the chair An address was
made by the Rev. Dr.. Morris upon the character of
the animal life found in the muddy and brackish
waters in the vicinity of Maryland Mr.. T. B. Fer
cuson one Of the State Fish Commissioners, gave
an account of the measures about being taken by
himself and colleagues in stocking the rivers oI the
! State with useful food fishes
| ALBANY: ALBANY INSTITUTE: June 3-Presdent
| Pruyn in the chair. Mr.. Howell introduced to the
notice of the Institute two systems of secret writing
used by the Confederates in tie late civil war, con-
structed upon principles quite different from those
| usually in vogue. lie remarked that wherever a
letter or figure is represented invariably by the same
sign the cipher Is not safe The cphers referred To
were constructed. however. as successfully 10 re-
sst all efforts at deciphering messages sent in them
| BosToN: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCI
EYCEs: June 9.-Vol of the Proceedings filed with
the papers and proceedings OF the past year, was
placed the table by the Secretaries, and distrib-
uted to members. 1t was voted that 100 copies OF
| each article in future volumes OF the Preceding
should be printed for the authors use. fIee OF eX-
| pdnsc Prof. Pickering read a paper on the theory
of the pressure OF vapors. and on a graphical mode
OF representing the pIe,snres. Plo1. Cooke READ !
| variety of vermicnte. Prof Gray read paper en-
! titled Revision of the North American lhstles."
ST. LOUIS: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING En-
| GINEERs May 2S-Tbc meetings of this Institute
occupied several days in the course OF which many
valuable papers were communicated; among them
| one bv j. : Alexander of Indiana upon new coal
cutting machine. Numerous papers upon the distri-
| bution of mineral wealth throughout the country.
| and the metallurgy of various localities. such as
! antimony. lead, &c, were presented The subject
of coal-cuttug machinery also occupied much of the
attention OF the Institute. Among the officers
elected for the ensuing year were Rosslter W. Ray
mond of New-YoTk as President Thomas VI. Drown
| OF Philadelphia, Secretary; ana Theodore ID. Rand,
| Treasurer.
| BosTox: MASSACHUSETTS ANGLERS ASSOCIATION
June s.-The Society took possession, on this occa-
son of its new quarters at the corner of Essex and
Washington-sts. DR.. johnson, Chairman Of the
Executive Committee, reported that the throwing
overheard at Lewis wharf of living lobsters when
plugged has been stopped paper was presented
by Charles Levi Woodbury. upon fishing on the
New England shores from the earliest record in
Guiding attempt at explanation OF the recent
falling off in production. communication was
made by Capt. Lewis upon the oyster fishery in
which he remarked that by late law oysters may
be dIedgcd in Connecticut throughout the year.
stating that this Is really III the interest of the
beds and not adverse thereto rs the drcdges were so
Constructed as 10 aud IN Tue capture OF the star
fishes, which the principal enemy Of the oyster
| thus removing them from the held of operations
He also remarked that these sar-ishes come in very
| great IulHDtFs 80 ut hnpNu twenty acres
| OF oysters destroyed by them III a single night
| These star-fshes can be used a dressing for or
ehard lands. though sparingly, as they furnish a
| powerful manure.
A committee was appointed to report upon the
protection of sh in leased ponds, after the eXpiIl-
ton of the leases This, it was suggested, could be
best accomplished by allowing the fishing for only
one day in a week during the season, for live wears
else that the rishng be open only to citizens OF
| the town.
| SALEM Mass: Essex INSTITUTE: June 3.-The
first field meeting of the was held at Ipswich.