New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-22
PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES.

BALTIMORE: MARYLAND ACADEMY OF SCI
rxcrs: Oct 4-scveral donations Of books ana specE
mems we're announced. Dr. Atkinson exhibited specimens
of very large snas found in Greenmount Cemetery In
the course OF discussion in regard to the lowest te
perature at which germlnatloh anu nVset,'oS " in
may tol;e pace mention made OF wheat growing III
. icehouse.
WASHINGTON: PHILosOPHTcAL SOCIETY; oct,
s-The arst regular meeting after the summer recess
was held at the Army Medical Museum. Viee-President
TAYLOR I'm the chair Prof Holden Of the Naval observe
tory described the process adopted by Mr. Trouveot OF
Cambridge Mass in making drawings of The nehuie
Two such drawings exhibited showing the Horse
shoe ne0ula and the great uebula Of Orion ~ theL ~
near through the 26-nch rCir0cor at Washington I'V'
g. - Elliott elucidated the VARYING relations OF aoS
and silver DR.. Theodore Gill rad hS,oio.n Sn't ~
OF the progress Of the science Of Natural History III tue
United States during the past century
AuFRICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES;
BosToN: October Mee,ing-The Niee-Prcsident IN tue
chair Prof lowering announced the DEATH curing "o
recess OF OF the most prominent Fellows VIZ f'oi'
Joseph winlock and Chauncey Wright. Prof. BENJAMIN
Peirce p.csented a paper a New Property oi Comic
Sections ana some metaphysical considerations con-
nected with 10. Prof T. H. Stafford read paper on Inc
Method of Least Squares aud Probable Errors MI WI
Rogers Of the Cambridge Observatory proposed 'Aat
the publication Of his paper, read IN June on the khng
OF Nobert Plates, should he postponed, on account 90
subsequent Investigations, MOI YET eopIt'tu Va WI ~
he some account ne men r,au l""5 o' I l'
Iron, olot on Vailed Solar spots, rs obs rNcd curing INC
past summer Watson communicates laI" OF
the Guaial0uuc Island. OF Lower Odholhd' dt"
on a collection made hy d.. Edward fSIiner f.o,; ~
Gray read by title paper emu th,i m ', uy
species O, gamopet.hOus pants, manly ''ul'oIhi"n'
PEuNDELPuIA: AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL
socrErY: October Mectug.-Prof. Chase communicated
an additional CoOIInaion OF tie Ratio OF Heat undeT
Constant Volume. Mr. Lesley gave a preliminary houe'
Of the recent discovery by Chas T. Hall of subangulr
blocks OF large sic, lying the surface and III gravel
M the new cutting Of Iocust-st, in West Phiad, lpha'
fh-sf d
from the outcrops of the Laurntan gnciss AT Reading
or E,ston; Others ~ Oneida cousomerlte from the Del
aware or scayikl Water-Gap. 20 miles distant; ana
one was aforward found by Mr. j. u. Harden o the
University Pennsylvania, carrying hundreds Of small
.1irifcrs possibly the Medina sisdstone still FUR
ther north. Nj. Lesley SAID that Prof Haupt oi the
University lad kindly promised e. survey TIE loc+y so
te TO place an tie data record before the destruction
Of tue stones by the rapid improvement Of that part OF
the CITY area When tits doue further report W1nt
be made To The society. II arc to look upon these
blocks as TIoraIne II would but extent tle si'9ta'
i%hrl and .la,ar, Water Gaps ar south an Alien
town oTet tie s"Hti 'tGns IN "' AZ Pee s
gestcd the ssi iy Of iccy iE cillE, aus 'S ~ ~
ae.nc's were ucd Mr. lesley replied that il the ice
berg was broken FROM tie glacier ~ plS'H throuIh
o: TIE south Noaatiu unless II was ve,y small ant
followed substantially the present river valleys but 'ne
discovery Is toe recent To Justify much dScu'sioh'
PHILADELPHIA: ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCI
excfs: s IT. 2i-Nr Meehan called attention 10 sreci-
c,cus OF Robtlfr pecVdacv~iq, exhibiting an unusual
growth " spiu,s some OF them being Il OF aninch in
length the specImons seemed to support hr MeeianS
position that tie growth of sipuics was most vigorous
on the weaker branches. He also spoke 0l the PROFANITY
Of certain plants provided with glands absorbing ammo
MIA from the atmosphere Dr Chapman described some
pecg.rtcs of structure observed by En during Gem
d,sseotons Of the giraffe and elephant Prof Hawkins
delivered eiaboratcly illustrated lecture uon iH'
structure ~ The peyis Of Htdros0Us iu which the 30
,tion Of ra!n disputed bones considered aud the
opipon advanced that they probably not iseiltc
COMPARISON was drawn between 'he pclyis OF HddFo-
,noqs ami that Of the ostrich Tie kangaroo, and the
crocodile Prof Cone stated that his study OF the sub
feet inclined him o. agree with Prof Hu~ley il 'Ie 20
,itiop assigned by ham TO the bones ia question.
O,i0her 3, the following papers were presented i'l
rnl,ct and referred 10 committees: On NOrti Amer
lean N,cfar: ly Aug H. Grote Notes Oh the N0cttd0.
vlthd.sCrpjoHs OF certain new species, NO ~" ny IL.
T. Morrison Description Of new species OF Bird ot
Ac,.i'tpy; hi, J. s. ogden. Mr.. Ho.Aau stated having
Observed in Lditn part .lRa ANA 10 STlerba9' pc
which he thought had nj get been cX'lanc. lie n 81
rettcd experiments tEc T.. tiai'n al Crflt hSi''H
OF Hy aud aALD.ted number OF iorhi. o se'C vessel"
d. Tia, called attention 90 ~ contemplating nom ~
rshsi.d In tie Ploeec;n-s Dr. walia p a..rrIoH
that lis dies sr-pou- d.. ny 1.,h -,eI ~ 80. 1 W.,
refuted. ANA the character or OTl@a 'd ~tJ d. Wal
lien claim. be Identical with - 4 tgJr c'H'sF were
rsa.n dwci. upon ald usi teu ~ L,idl ai'o el'u
Of Ads ~ hil5,io5j,eEs 8apt0pls contluiut dc
serlp.ons OF several increasing sn,ces 't rh.I''s
sfcl ami tc rccolal hn n certain forms az creiaeeoHs
T,jel1,.J,ls VS. proposed tie pcctcrsl irs
vertsd INTO sharp eds 90 ines which are rom rect t
:, aisrici's,is Another group 10 which tho nam, Ac
f,rccbr given, dHes irou For.he"s la tle 'h@a'e
Of Aoa ot re dog-nshes pr Chairman si@e' t-lt &c
h'ehie1 li, t.,l.'- iVL 5 t, f,on.t WIN lad
ately dod al the Zuur gcal Garden.
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