New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-07
PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES.


VoRcrsTFe. MASSACHUSETTS,: NATURAL His
TONY SOCIETY," May le.-Ihe evening Wa occupied WIN
ec,urc by Capt. D. +. Parkhar, nTon certain cons
t!oS plants ami mine .3ls Iau1 Dy hiil hio '"O f
Nincr IN Jamaica.
tNrwARK. n. j.: NEw-JrRsEY HIsToRICM
SOCIETY May 90 memorial was read by Mr. Joseph
r. Bradley upon She la.c William l.. Dayton, IN when MS
personal history was skeched and the services enuDes
ated that he HAD rendered 10 D4n cOhiu1 ia -"
lie or official capacities.
SAN FRANCISCO: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES:
May "a paper read by Mr. Charles ~ biooN''
Japanese Consul, the origin OF the Chinese race III
volying an inquiry Into The evidence OF tAoh hihe'''""
ORIGIN and sngccsi THO greater antiquity OF the races
indigenous ~ the American Continent In this nc 700.
the ground ihai Ahti' ~, lad heen mat
peopcd; and that from America hat rrneecdcd l WI.
ons that inhabit the Old World ~ wen DIS 'Ho
New.
DETROIT: SCIENTIFIC Ass0CIAIioN May e.
-. suec,al Conmtec appointed TO remodel the Associ
ton so rs 10 allow of its incorporation uhdr lDe 7
laws reported a constitution AMI bylaws "hch "e''
ado,cd The Treasurer announced that ihc receips lo
,he wear wcrc 703 and that there was con,idefap'
baaGcc on hard. lrpoTs were Pi.t ', ar tho
bssociaon The officers elected for the ensn,hs ~
wee: ". b. s Precedent; A. b. Lyons 'ofie'io"u
iBr secretary. =.
PHILADELPHIA ACtDEW OF NATURAL
c,T.s NAY I9vrof Core spoke OF ne fos-l deer OF
the Lonp Fork tertiary beds, Oi when h'e geei "Ni'
described by Dr. IciIy from specimens "ptaihe ny ~
H.ydon Prof Cope considered 'heaa ~ belonging 10 one
e.nns for which he ad0ps iho nImc HF'-s'f" ~
mems of The hons Of thc three sri.s were c>o,.'"
some ol Them ~ VIM barr over the seat Of oi'fa Ine7
Tho ont .,,re 81 The horns in these fossil 'ie'es
w., ,.r lv the C., lin of the pcri0dgl shedding oi Inc
E I'm M r,isfiu- frc der. Fh0s" wich W re- i"' 3"
eni..e: ~ tna accident 81 fracture pfopi'V h, "
asre rrla !. BIZ IL the An'copr-. IiT CDi' Ai-'
spuk. oi the cclus Amphylh ana - irii'i f w., -,
si, ~ M. .crns xiii ted. Tie IDip I1rk e."h wa
nr.n-uccd upper mioccGe and not Ploc ne a. geei'
/ held.
AYrp,c,N PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, PHIIA-
r.,r,,r,. Nav2l-P.,f. i~sicy described the change
,i ia the Theoretical rcoogy If Tie country so"h o.
Like Eric :,tal ny IL. wo:s "i iae itw "'oioSi'"'
Survey Of lcnlss lvania the mo, important 81 ines
cilna-pofi-y. ihc lonou Of IN cast ana west 'iiKe
Tor northeast ail scuJhw ct atllhc ing ncc"ssl'''d
by Ire probability that mot If IN sPo.e5 al co' io-
crate throughout WoIren Vcnanso, and Crawford Cum
.. IA P.uu.. F, riil all Ct'arau-ls and t1iian"ua
Co,,ir- IN Scv-Tor ,)ng 10 horizon goo ir't rl3N
-,u'tivl c,r,l .l,-,rDs DR.. CIrs frrryd 10 o."
i.~~-i1i of tic IOf rect iic currents ." c s'
49, f.,4 or IN M. homogeneous mas Of orc metal for ID"
r,niiti,n Of rach currents. Pc bad round inat rri'
water cold he mcairn f"f ~, Production ann oA'''
ton O, tic ,h:nuni 'n' I'M ''r di'c'ss'h'
Peoria. IlINoIs: ILLINOIS STATE Ass0CIA-
r,ny,rristc,lrrr,.l, Nay G-Firs; ANIMAL mcoiing
,lr Robson stated That I'LL lad pG- 20 Inc senate o!
Ino. providing suitable lc-islon To- the propagation
Of the -h IN te iulj streams of ttc state, bus ''l 81
fid in -, Home lirGy i'm iuonco Of Tic s'ror@
o,,.,-tion fam sauih.ra Ilinoi-. lie expressed u"
bore tl,t trcr.,t Legislature would pass sn'h 'ii a.
W., desired IN aodic-s was madc by ~. '" y. fi"''
uran The Ils!J WING Fi-l ""i III "n H. mldi~i on
RESOLUTIONS were ado I'D requesting th't ;ie proportion
~ yonre s aul SHAWN drc from thr United sales I"
in, state al iI.ani, p. desc,.t 10 D. ". g. Pri' oi
rl-iu 'of hctca,- 81 III. hiiinN; "ri ,r ' iht r"l
peso o aims 'i' r'n &, u, 20 - " ~ H.
.irn or fly furnished by the uniicd et'tr- 'o;ria.-
s. NJ. al pic. ~I', -irri i"r 80, >ilc li"f""i '''
rrs- flftfti a l
Streams ri Iic = f.. Tie off, rs 'ie',u i,f M ~,
,,c.,. D.. ". :. f'.t al I-r, Pc dent; MI H b'hN
/ OF Ci!chuI,,, tri"+noi'lin. -e'tc'aF'
AurrtctN AcApGMY OF AXIS AND SCI
L>cr>: Uo.iov, Au:i Is Prof. W'c0u Ci"hs real
p.,.rs ona roy optical CONSTANT on mode o. deter
mlin, ,n1cc- rcfgaron without The rse Of DIV id'd
instruments; and on ngw optical instrument. Il'''
TrovrIs, do.i'e nc,. foli al induction coil. lie
also papers from nj laboratory pnpis'
b. o. Pcitrc an! J. T. ictsoof, ga t' effects q" anna
tut,s mon o'a.Iomacliet and fi0m ". C. H"d- lius
and j. H. Jcnnings re time OF tiUaiion oil
-oft irn Prpf T. G roacrns ro9a Piper on the hshi
ts9A,riti through On ~ ri'ir i'."s g. "a -
Nay "a Tlr lrn- tn lasf meeting Of TIE Aead"lGie
vesr i.c rcpor tie eoHncil vas maze cori min hi
u,e. wear w.: tne Hon T. y tlti- Dr. eco. 4 rll the
urn frauris e. i,Vcl. Drs &. .. Frn9 n y - SHIRT
i'i9is ',,i,c. ,nI er tiig,i". iy"li Ta,ris
verr read br r~Df. Cooke on rev ~ rial hclal">i-
'i..' .' So, w., .,,la,tin ~ tlr mode Of rrime
Yshrri r.iie, dcdiccl rom NJ. Eoscr-' expert
nc,;s W. prof T. C. PcRrrin. the results of several
s,r. of physical in,',t civiS, ch fy pinot men" um
a:orv a+ the Institute ~ Technology; - Prof Cord, on
solar motion and 4 means o. estimating solar
| distance.
| PHILADrLpHIA: U%ITED STATES CENrENNIAL
CONFUSION: May lo,..cil4r annual tin; q the
! Commission H. view o. tie Importance OF 'nis mot
nc fion the feet tLat il tir only ore 10 take place
before tlic opening ~ the Centennial Expo ion in -.
there was very iu att, dauce this aon, nearly
L.. 1ssf
annual reports tho Board Of Finance and % the E>ecu
tive Committee were rcd and carefully considered and
! many .uge, ftOns made LOOKING toward The in
crease in the interest n the proposed tlonal dis
play. An elaborate report vas rcd b. NJ Mccoy OF
! yada upon shines AMI Mining, ia which IL Va" s.cfl
TIA, TIC d. lay Of min .l. especial, of tte roc- AID
metals from the Western s.aes; NoGl pfob'ny acton
i.h even tno,e who .hOu-ht Themselves fin WITH
IN, mineral resource of he 'ncd SIT, The mast
important h.iic-s 1i Ne needing ~, hat of me tird
I'm Joseph r. Iiay Of connecticut, sidcnt Mrss-.
~, ~, ia ~ ,,' J o. ~ Tss H. i-aii %. raec
Ior Mcs.l ., Mi,,,r Va t;nraey ri -,,hC uoinl vice
make sol.i'or AMI M,s,r Iaai J. M,T,ii Of rnn.ya
n Allra T. COS, "a o. ono - " "'rk"lth ~ Nr~.l OK;
AiS L. 30 j. o' We, Nj Z TIA" ''i lf, - = "i
samuel T. rl a. Nmtl sraias m der,e T. Is:ih'
o. s9.' "a ., .n, ! = p. nf ~ fo
/ B. Loino 81 massachusetts hN'ca'i'' torlnHi'r
a., r NaTG s7d, ana Z. SIlo4s; ,',
oIIr~- CIril.- l!u' tdan'- Of Massachusetts, AMI Ia
! oi|Ilc.r. ". L,iisi .ov oi Massachusetts,
it.iisr OF the D,c ration Of Independence Ralph Waio
'' s''i9d "aar.'a-Ga " r. sherman. 7 : Anny
ti,,e and ml a.e 4, ait 'ic. Of Ne ol.'ia, stat ard
AHiaqaa a yo'al @ ',l.4,a'g', TO 3. rrn.is,e
Secretary the 'rn -aiol 81 once nolY the Gentlemen sc
Ui,l bu.ie-s o. greater o. c., importance 'rn--
ACID fr i a.cami al ,hcn reference ili, bo made
! the ycry iuli or'~ of -. DAiLs rE!lrNi
! CoNSFCrIcuT ACApESn or ARTs ANDSGENcEs,