New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-24
AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES.

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were all reelected for tie coming year
LFAvENwoRrH, KAN: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
JAN 5.-Seyeral papers on different branches Of
science were read but the principal business OF the
meeting was the passage OF resolutions Of regret at
the death OfSl'rof. ARasslz.
BALTIMORE: MARYLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL So
Getty: Jan. G.-The principal business was the
election of officers for the current year, resulting III
the choice of Dr. n r.. Smith as Honorary President
and Dr. j. A. Stewart as Acting President.
MADISON WIS., STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Jan.
annual meeting held in the rooms of the Society
and occupied principally in receiving reports the
library and the finances. The library stated 10
contain $3.50 volumes, the most important OF MS
recent additions being copy OF HalhwelPs Shakes
peaTe.
TRENTON, u: MERCER COUNTY MEDICAL SOCrE-
TY: JAN 6.--Regular monthly meeting, DR.. WoOlver-
ton in the chair An essay was read by Dr. Coleman
on Diphthera, and the use Of Monsell's solution OF
iron was recommended in its treatment In the dis
cussiOn which ensued, preference was expressed by
some for constitutional rather than local Temedes
ST. LOUIS, Mo-: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Jan. D.
Annual meeting President Eads in the chair The
principal business was the election of officers among
whom are Prof w. r. Harris President, and Prof
Reilly, Recording Secretary RESOLUTIONS were pre-
sented in reference to the death OF Prot ARasII'
and valedctOry address was given by the retlrIhg
President.
BoSroN: NEw- ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GEN
EALoGICAL SOCIETY: Jan. Annual meeting. The
Hon. Marshall 2. Wilder was reelected President,
and Mr. Edmund Slater Corresponding Secretary.
An address was delivered by President Wilder. CIV
ing summary of New England history f0T tue past
year and an account of some of the more important
donations of books and manuscripts.
ALBANY, n Y: ALBANY INSTITUTE: Jan. o-An-
nual meeting; President j. V. l.. Pruyn in the chair
President Pruyn was reelected for the coming year.
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The only communication at the meeting was the
presentation by DR.. Henry Homes OF a manuscript
by Gen. Washington, giving an estimate of MS zen
erals. Some natural history specimens collected III
the AdirOndacks, were exhibited by All. NefPidnoA
COlvin.
BosroE: NEw-ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF IN
vENroRs AND PATENT OWNERS: Jan. G-Meeting
held at Mechanics Hail. President Theodore A. Dodge
in the chair The time of the meeting was principally
taken M in adopting a constitution and attending
To other local business. Officers Tor the ensuing
wear were elected, the present President beng con
tinued in ONCE. Several delegates were appointed
to the International Patent Convention, at ashlhg-
ton, Jan. 10.
New ORLEANS: CHAMBER or COMMERCE Jan. D
Although such bodies do not generally come
within the scope of these reports II may be mere
stated that part OF the business before the Cham
her al the above date was the reading of memorial
addressed by the Academy oi Sciences OF New-or-
leans asking for the establishment Of an observatory
in New Orleans with the special object of correcting
cbronometers and for the determination of west
ern lOnqtudeS. On motion of Prof. forshcy, the
Chamber resolved to unite with the Academy OF
Sciences i'll this memorial
DAvFNPORT Iowa: ACADEMY or SCIENCES Dec
25.-Dr Parry in the chair. Resolutions were pre-
scented expressngthe feelings of the Society IN ref
eIenCc to the death Of Prof. AgassiZ
IAN Annual meeting The annual address was
delivered by DR.. Parry embracing financial exhibit
of the affairs Of the Society. and statement as to
the condition of the museum and library, anu III
relation TO the scientific labors of the members A
paper was read by Dr. FarQuharsOn on the skulls OBJ
taincd from the explorations made at Albany a lew
weeks before BY acompansou OF these WIN OtnerS
III his possession, ne came 70 the CONCLUSION that
they belonged 10 the class Of the mound-buiiders.
BUFFALO N. Y: BUFFALO HISTORICAL SOCIETY /:
Jan. IA paper was read by Capt. f. p. Dorr, on
the Origin and History of the lrOn-clad Monitor,
of which the author was able to speak from an int-
mate personal knowledge of the leading events aud
actors as well as OF the vessel itself. lie traced
the origin Of the Monitor back 10 the plan of Ercs-
SON submitted to the Emperor OF the French III
1851 the idea of which, although dlsapprOVtd NJ
the time was carried out al the COntuentai Iron
Works of Thomas Rowland i'll Ncw-York, IN me
Winter Of lS6l-G2. The fact was elected ina me
heavy works of the first monitor were executed Al
the works of Patchin Delaney of Buffalo.
SAVANNAH: GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Jan.
5-Monthly meeting. Nice-President DR.. Charters III
the chair. The principal business was the reading
bv Col c. c. Jones Of paper forming the Journal OF
the Siege of Savannah III ITO by officer in Count
de Estaings army, translated from French manu-
SCRIPT. and annotated Ivy himself. Col Jones.
This document was obtained n Pans a. the Ln-
zarche s9les and now presented for publication Tor
tho FIRST time Beginning with the appearance OF
Count de Estang III the roadstead OF Basse-le
on the 18th Of july 1913. II ends with tn list OF
NuVernbrr of the same wear, thus covering NOT
only All he events connected with the siege. but all
the movements of the French uret ahtecedcht to
and consequent upon tue eXpeGitoE against 81
yannah. After the reading OF tins paper. Col.
Jones exhibited an autograph map Of the siege Oh
tanned in London at the sale OF Lord RIwdons
papers.
WAsmSGTON: PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY: Jan. O.
Prof Henry. President, in the chair DR.. Peter Far
ker called the attention Of the Society 10 the fact Of
the appearance Of very remarkable meteor on
Christmas eve, in the vicinity OF Washington, which
presented itself to his vision rs concal body,
shooting rapidly through the air in a northwestern
direction The cOlOIs exhibited by the body were OF
delicate violet and short tram OF pAosph0gescent
Goht appeared to follow 1t. The meteor passed
nearly through the zenith from east to west lis
brightness was far superior 10 that Of the full moon
Shortly after the disappearance OF the light aTr.ng
sound was heard like that Of the explosion OF DIS
tant cannon which caused the windows throughout
the city 10 rattle, and the plastering TO
fall IN some dilapidated buildings. Dr
Parkers statements were cOrrooofated by many
that the interval between the extinction Of thc
light and the occurrence Of the shock and FOUND
was about a minute and hall which wolld give
lie distance from Washington at about Is miles.
The phenomenon was observed about 10 minutes
past o'clock. In view of the interest attaching to
The determination of the exact character Of the
body a committee was appointed 10 draw up a cir
cular inviting communications IN regard 10 IT, and
TO cause il to be published III the newspapers.
communication was presented by Or. Wood
ward, from Mr.. Ramsey, OH the tides OF the Bay Of
oh Ii,it oil Iisgns lr ip
presented for consideration a portable spirometer,
used by him for determining the capacity Of the
chest and which he considers much more efficient
than the ordinary apparatus. The meeting con-
cluded by the reading OF paper by Mr.. Charles >.
PIERCE upon Quaternions as Developed by the Theory
of the Logic Of Relations.