New-York tribune., 1875-11-26
PROCEEDINGS or SOCIETIES.

BALTIMORE: MARYLAND ACADEMY OF SCI
EScEs 4: Oct ls.-Mr. Williams made a communication in
reference tie of tie Diamond Rock Drf m pros
pcctng FOR vene Of in Tennessee The borings
had already reached depth of 900 feet.
WORCESTER, Mass: WORCESTER ANTIGUA
RrAS socIGTY; Oct. 2l Annual Meetng-The report Of
the Council submitted showing a greatly ir-
proved condition Of the library, and enumerang some
historical documents Of great value. The deaths OF
several members announced among them that o'
Jean Frederick dc Waldock, wLO died in Paris,
April 90 1879 the age of 100 years the Rev Charles
Uptam, I. A. Lapham and Others. DIR. Peabody an
nounced the Society that the report recently creu-
lated as TO the cODtemptuous declination by TiIonas
Carlyle Of the degree Of LII D. conferred upon him by
Harvard University, was a hoax.
p Emory Adrch made a communication in reference
To the prevailing impression that crime is much
prevalent now in proportion 20 pOnulon, than IN for
mcr years, and endeavoied to show lat ihere IS no
e idcnic Of crime In the country that life and pocTtV
t. create alarm rear, 20 It uuwse aud unwaIrant-
able He did not consider "tramps" as prrsuns AGO
committed The most lone crimes bnt REGARDED then as
zy sniiticss ud such from cnnl"e. for whom
a return 10 the old code of whipping, iiH8 aud setting
tn work would 0 very good thing. Jud 20 Charin
ported @r. Aldoh In thi position, aud insisted tnat the
p,op' we're wiser snd more VlriuOhs ho" than my
years ago.
ST. LorIs: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: Oct. s.
Prof Cha- V. Riley presented paper for pnbcation,
entitled Remarks Cinkerwonns." ar looping eater
p grs of Of the epdoptcrH, nnd very Injurious 10 fruit
aud shade Tees, and which nntl the English .inrrOw was
introduced ooud only DC fought with trOushs OF OIL ana
tarred badages applied around The trunks OF The trees.
This b. thou INT was in consequence of the fact mat he
female il vlngoss and craws up the trees by The Trunk,
IN order y oggs, any Obstruction 70 this opera
tin interfering with lie process OF reproduction Prof
Rlc,s uaprr was also Intended 10 show that there
two distinct species ho found undrr the name,
one asr ndug ihe trees ia tie spring aud the other in
tbe Fail The sorapng ~ the bark IN splius and the
ap!ictinn 0f oil ded a security against
the first species. TIE prevention oI The Fa oauhef-
worm Is more difficult and Tor lhe mechanical appilca
ions referred the utrnducto aud protection of
,nsertivoruu1 birds VIII alone suffice.
Prof RIlcy, 20 whom w much Of our knOwledgo
IN regard to the natural history and character Of the
phyoxera on terrible grapevine house. that Is doing
90 much damage a. The European vineyards. announced
some additional tending 10 completr tis history
The only remaining problem IN regard 10 the iull life his
tory this animal lle indus which the winged
free chooses fnc yuncbt ~ the few which
-i iag. He Ends the result ui lungcuDiinuct
:. ri. o. rXpeIiinents that tir Cgls OF - laid IN
Gre tic surface Of the l10unI hut st more gen
FRA the leaves, attached by M amid the natural
pusesncc 0t und,r sur1ace. By hatci,ng Les1
rggs caIfiry Prof Riley has at last su o'eded IN OBJ
taunx number cf vtug ienilcs and 50 tld some qu-
lions previous entirely , cd Prof Pilcy regretted 10
that the discovery Of uS varied modes Oi dclpstiHg
the eggs showed hnprtcticabliy "f the varou- su
ge.tOus Ia fe,cird the destruction u c't e
frnres tlcir egg. by il'r0ducns into the Vineyards
plants which II thought would attract them NOR"
mentally. that these could Dc dcstOvcd, Wild Their
inhahints aud thus f.te the vineyard from the pest
Prof ,ey furthermore stated that TIE phyiloxeIs has
ali cady made lie appearance Ia the vineyards of Cali
Ivrna, Wbeie lie rapid epfead T. pfoiu'mg Greal alarm