New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-15
PROCEEDINGS or SOCIETIES.

DAvrypORr, Iowa: ACADEMY or SCIENCES:
MAY 3lA committee was appointed 20 cndcaN0r 60 Oh
tain the pri, cSlnfne certain ancient mounds an
Rork leland which promise 10 furnish interesting aich"-
illogical results
Bosrox: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND
SCIENCES May 25The ami, ersary meeting was Leld,
and the officers of the preceding year reelected. DR.
Robert Anory read Iancr phoiogIapli1E spectrum
bands. The HImtord Medal Wa dva.do" TO ,r.i' joan
W. DraIer for his Ii cstSat Os upon soar iiGat'h'
BALTIMORE: MARYLAND ACADEMY or SCIENCES:
jane Prof Uhlor made communication upon certain
sSa low ncs - presented by d, Archer and Which he
sad belonged to the species known Il tho lin swallow
June 2l.-Piof Thaycr made communicates npon
the subject of the Architecture OF Birds Prof Iony
r.e,d to I'm adoped BY him for using the
nr,iin,rV microscope with calcium lslt. n" nstru
meni j. placed III horizontal position tie ign beng
mIS i"cS o %'' y ne. or,ea is ic,'d on
ground glass OF transparent paper III front Oh We micro
PHILADELPHIA: FRANKLIN INSTITUTE June
16-Regular Monthly Meeting. Numerous interesting
ncchan cal devices were exhibited and eyaind OF Tie
meeting. Prof Barker explained The principles upon
which bis calvanonetcr If constructed, an! exhibited
now light for microscopic instruments and illumination
which instead Of the usual illuminating agency consists
of cther, carbon oil and oxygen gas. srecim OF NJ
dc IN BastiC's toughCred exhibited nv the Scre-
tdry WHO threw II nearly 10 me cirS ana tl drop 10
tl door, from which it lebo'ndod with rms ihc sic
being INF ned. Tie Gr,inc - ctfi"ai machine
was exhibited, by means OF hychOrse poker steam
engine.
SAN FEANCIsCO CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF
-,IENeEs: May I9-Prof GueEln read paper on proper
systc of sewerage, suitable for the City of san Francisco
paper proparedhy MIR j. +. Clayton Of sat Lake City on
the Glacial Period, read by Mr. stearns, which ELI
cited some discussion part Of Mr. Blake and other
june s-An elaborate paper was read by Mr.. Henry
Edwards anon the t0ncSSd california, bt' NY winch
has lately occurred in California IL immense nubeis
This he ascrrt.ined had fed upon the lluh hoNn AZ
CednOfhtts Ms0dOrs. and by c0mpdlg thc r"coius "i
previous in,isons. he became "a sh,d nat ihtir occur
cncc III excessive numbers was 10 DC ioo"co lof ABOUT
in every eight or ten years.
AMHERST, MASS: Connecticut VALLEY Bo-
TANicAL SOCIETY: June 9.-tifth Meeting-Prcsidcni
Clark Of the Amherst Agricultural College gave lee
,nre upon Plant Growth illustrated by curious seci-
mems OF natural grating, ard piece Of the root OF an
app, that in forcing its way through coarse gravel
had surrounded and incloscd the adjoining pebbles.
uapcr by Mr. A. r. Morgan of North PrOnfrC was read,
on PhgIloGLris. in Which views were pre-
srntcd IN regard to the subject Prof T1ckenan sent
titr in reference catalogue OI the hoIa Vi Amherst
work published in SEQ 10y Dr. Hitchcock. Mr. Flint eN-
ihitel specimens Of SGiT iongtoito or WILLOW" 'nr cNsi-
ce uf winch H New England had not lccn satisfactorily
established Tie next meeting appointed 1T Mount
uoyOke Seminary. Ne'in sdAy, Octobert
san FRANCisCO MICEOsCOTCAL SOCIETY
NAV 2O-Dr Has uess made Some remarks upon Tie
structure and character of the animal cell, Ia continue
tou Of his previous account Of the vegetable cell.
NAV 27-Thc Annual Reunion of thu Society was held
NJ The Mercantile Library Han. ai-c number II nj
ciuscoios exhibition with Macy specimens illus
tiang the phenomenal and condition Of uie organic and
Inorganic world.
lime The time Of the meeting was occupied by an
exhibition Of interesting mioroScopca Objects amnns
thpn specimens OF smut and rus; on oats Col Pudl ~
fire Egyptian Army IS n. snecimois % ch4lous Slit
nom Dorgoa, which he fqU' sltd 'hr oo,le'N 7" hNc
d,tonnucd Tor him. The new 'our--y ,cm Immersion OF
Tollss also presented 10 the notice 81 tins nrt tns
SAN DIEGO, CAL: SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIS
fs,f.,. "a
PiospLoresccnce" in which he enumerated tie many
mineral vegetable, and animal substances exhibiting this
oualit among the latter the OncUS aSeUs to which the
attention Of several members of the Society had been
called beng luminous al night.
June IA communication Hpon Scientific Progress
and Discovery was rcau by Miss Frances N. Spencer
(issOclatc meinDerJ cremation ar l.tuc'd ~ me H.
dians southern CslioIla having be alluded to. BE-
came snipcct oi Interesting rirks by several mem
b,ls by which IT was shown tat tie paciice, though
form rly pr yalcn one. han been nearly Ghadontd
the adv mt 81 tne 70 races and TIE irodn't'n
of the cat lie religion ala, = ilcm Mr. V.n Pcscr
marked that ne had with SID ia 1870, in tie Cocopah
ube hundred miles from is place, t'e ceremonial
common snoug them OF " smoking young female OF
the tbc II age when she was supposed 10 have be
come niafriagcalie
BosToY: SOCIETY," OF NATURAL HISTORY:
May is-Mr Rogers gave account of his obseiyaicbs
on the Newport COngiOnera,cs ia which H. again
tested the theory Of Prof Hitchcock that the generally
elongated form OF tie pebbles In the is due 10 the
influence OF heat other agencies sofcnng the rock,
combined with continual pressure and tension by which
the pebbles squeezed and drawn ont while in their
semi plastic condition. His impression is that
further agency required for the explanation of the
phenomena than the ordinary transporting ana wearing
action under which such materials have bren nodded
aud a1euInnlat d. together tne tangeniia other
pcsSures Which have nave been concerned ia doteiInu
ing the siratigrapbical position
sponges showing thai Che scientific determinations
to "A certain parallel with tLc ia cass
cation He finds only tour fine spongesln large collection