New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-01
PROCEEDINGS or SOCIETIES.

SAN Diego, CAL: SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCI
EscE April 9.-Mr. Charles Coleman made c"nhhu-
uication upon the subject OF phosphorescehce Vi 'o
Oa.seus aseii, sowbug as witnessed by several OBJ
serycrs A catalogue " the plants growing W the NI'-
~ Of san Diego. " T. Cleveland was ordered 10 DC pup
hshed.
SAN DIEGO: SOCIETY OF NATURAL History,
Apri 3OMr Fox gave account Of his recent expora-
tons In the Colorado Desert which oicited considerable
discussion I'm regard to the topography anu coios' Vi
the region
BosroN: SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY,
Anril 7-Prof slaler made communication upon the
means ly which continental glaciers mOve in which he
remarked that pressure causes the Ice to melt 50 th"t
When glacial ice sheet becomes much over hhe ID
thickness the fee will melt at temperature as low "s 5O'
The deyelopmout OF too, from the Interior ~ the
glacier viii aid In melting the les at the base oil the GA
oi sneet over n large area, water from which VIII
move in the direction of the least resistance and thus
make the bottom OF the glacier the region OF movement
with atenncy 10 produce the phenomenon oiwater wear
III pm wder mad, Communication upon the differ
cnees ia Structure between the iGtal dng9nS anu ahr
hacker i'm which. whi3 the red Of the ordinary bid Wa
re,ansd all the OF the plumage was OF glossy bao.
lie also made some ren"s upon vi ~ s' "a MILF
anl the extent To Whlch the Army Nlt otNloe 81
animal Ife especially regard 10 the fight OF birds.
BosrON: SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY,
Ap,ii 2l-Prof W. H. Niles presented IN outline oil inc
surface features Of the State OF Massachusetts, IN "hoh
he remarked that there are iOtd uStiAcl pnJ siN ~
eous in he statc two composing bells OF high Lands and
to 81 lolan Is Gro s,g her territory from the northern
boundary 90 the southern. The western region embraces
n portion Of the Green Mountain chain, east OF weh nes
that of the valley OF Connecticut; then comes broad
belt 0f pands Of distinct physical features followed ~
the lowlands adjoining the coast winch may De c'iou
the Atlantic plain Dr. +. serry Hunt next read paper
upon the Boston Artesan We'll aud ts waters s'ailhg
tha, depth Of 100 lost had been attained Iho wafer
Is bittrand saline, but very nniee . Wa,es III 49, %
position, containing besides the ht"nides sensp'@ i,i
ton OF iodine ana = large P1Por tH 90 mineral
wafer of 81 Caihcines Ontario which. however, con-
taIls three Times The amount oi 1ine'a. i.ttr,
Dr. Hunt concluded hat the wafer 81 the Boston
wel vas TO be considered fossil sea wtser, somewhat
modified By d!lusioD All mixture |t siI 49, 80
The other paeLs coume,'en 10 r .n9 Of Boston
and Narrsnsc Bay one Dy hr ihoieii upon Io lSs
dor: and another by J. H. Emerton tle Structure Of
Inc Palpai vi CANS oi Male spiders
SAN FRANCISCO: ACADEMY or SCIENCES,
April ia paper was read by Ar. Henry Edwards ON
the butterflies of the Pacific cast; and one by PI3i
Eewer on tine Formation OF Hail leo Pellets Ia the
Spray of the Yosemite Falls
BosToy: AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY,
April 25-semi-annual meetngTne report OF the C0un
eli was presented nv the stephen Salisbury Of Wor-
cster in which given OF the condition OF the
society Its treasury, AMI OF the additions 10 Tic no"J
museum, etc.
DAVENPORT, Iowa: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES,
Ap4l 3o-Dr FarguharsOn reported that u series of
and that the pictures had been made up In SETS for sale
o distribution 10 other societies
PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF
PENNSYLVANIA, May 3.-ihe annual report Of tue 80
ccty presented Fad comparison drawn between the
condition the Society ia It's earlier years and s pres
ent state OF prosperity. II now numbers about GOO men,
hers with "A satisfactory balance sheet The Invested
f1ds bclon gin Ia the Society amount ~ about SiScOO
paper read by Solomon w. Roberts ON the early
III tory of the INiIigh Cial AMI Navigation Company,
which organized in 1918 ana sim Ina active oer-
alton Among he Ollie s elected FOR The year are J0bn
Williams Wallace, Pie .dont, aad John W. Jordan' Core
spending Secretary
ALBANY: ALBANY INSTITUTE, May 4.-lrof.
Charles IT. Pcck state Boanist, presented paper upon
the Black Spruce; and Mr. Vcrpiank Covin exhibited
canvas boat used his Adirondack explorations in 1873
This Is II feet long feet wide aud 20 inches deep
and weighs about 80 pounds The alone which all
tuat meats 20 IL tiansiored weighs 10 pounds ana Nnrn
packed occupies but hall cubic iOt requisite frame
work can he ex;emporzed from bJugls and sI!nis. Ia
which respect Mr. Colyn cai Tor his boa1 great spe
riority over any hitherto used
TROY, NEw-YoRK: Troy SCIENTIFIC SOCIE-
rY April lD-The principal feature Of The evening con
sisted geOl DgiCal lecture delivered ny MI y W. Ford
MILWAUKEE: NATURAL HTsToRY SOCIETY,
May "A lecture delivered By DR. Brenfcckc upon
the newly discovered principles Of sound in which he
efIed particularly 10 the Observations oil iro lyh
dali.
COXTocooK, NEw-HAMPsEIRE: NEw-IIAMP-
SHIRE ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, April 22-The annual 10
port the reports OF the Treasurer and Curator were
showing the Society IA he In hourishins condition
Upward Of 900 yoiumeB and 900 pamphlets have
been ad led to the library since th. meeting In January
beside many valuable specimens OF antiquarian neIest
NEWARK, NEw-JERsEY: NEWARK SCIENTIFIC
ASSOCIATION, April 29.-An essay was read by Geo. a.
Van Wagenen, accuracy III scientific WORK, It's irc-
qucncy, causes, nnd danger
PHILADELPHIA: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, April
22-Aunual uee,iag.-The aunua reports presented
and tue Society shown To be IN very highly pros
perous condition Tho total number of members was
gwen at &c., being increase OF 249 since the previous
report II was stated number OF visitors To Ce
gardens had been far beyond the most sauguine cxpccta
tons the occrs the receipts for eight mouths amount
Ing to over 4S O00 with average atteudance per day
of 93G the average receipts amounting 10 nearly 500
day The greatest number Of visitors in any day
s,32s. Saturday, July A. 1874. The largest number IN
any one month August, the least In December
Since report tsure ave been SlO0S7J subsc al
TO the loan OF the Society. The receipts from fees luiin
the wear ending March 1875 were $40 O99 rom MI
sources S35 2i3 me expenditures were about $4,000
COLLECTIONS are daily increasing N yaln and that before
menageries extant. Arrangements have been made
the special Oigect OF having display OF American
the Centennial Celebration The officers elected the
coming year wee Dr. William Cainac, President; Dr.
John l.. Lr Conte, Corresponding Secretary.
SAN FRANCISCO ACADEMY OF SCIENCEs.-A
COMMITTEES has organized Dredging Club for the pur
pose Of making a thorough exploration Of the marine
Invertebrates and fishes In san Francisco harbor.
| PHILADELPHIA; ACADEMY OF NATURAL Sci
| ESCEs April 27-The following papers ordered to
be printed in the Procoedings synopsis Of the Geo
n,ye" by DR.. Elliott Coues, u 3. A. and Descriptions
New Fossil SLc.lo from Brazil" by T. A. Conrad
Prof Pcsifor Frz IT,, made communication concern
Ing the structure Of the York County limestone valley
II found by comparing sections made
tie lower surian measures from Li.tesl0wn Wrghts
Vile at what supposed by Rogers be n double
anticna axis not such. hut really depended upon u
single dip. Prof Frazer ulsO described exprr
ncus Oi phOiOTaphng microscopic preparations nf trap
IllaliZad Hmm and