New-York tribune., 1875-10-18
PROCEEDINGS or SOCIETIES.

ST. PAUL: ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES:
Sept 7-rhc results OF the Investigation OF certain
mounds in Minnctoaka were presented to the meetili2
and reports Of other Investigations In ethno"gy Reie
euee made TO application on the part OF the
Smithsonian Institution Tor the loan ol any interesting
spoecrs OF archaeology that might be in possession Of
the Academy exhibition at tie philadelphia Centei
n!al
SAN DIEGo: SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY,
July 23, ls75-Jhg President reported that an appro
priatou of 500 had made by the Supervisors OF
san Dcgo County for the purchase and placing OF IN
strumcnts FOR meteorological observations in the differ
ent parts OF the county, expended under the drec
Of the Meteorological Committee OF this s9tleN
Among the donations ashes and bones of an Indian
woman that hsd undergone cremation, by Mr. Cl"ye
land. \ paper acroitcs was read by Miss JulG' NJ
Hubbcn, associate member.
August 2O.-Capt Polhenus presented several Jump
ing seeds from Sonora, NJ Nicc, which eXhibled ule
%s oSnd nj a. e dd to 'sS Se sRence %% the
seeds OF the arye OF small moth, either !.nea OF toiTt
purpose of determining their precise species.
B,LTIMOTE: MARYLAND ACADEMY OF Sci
TNCEs; sept. eO-First meeting after the Summers in
Permission. large number of donations OF specimens
and books was announced and several new members
were elected Dr. Dalrymplc read the draft OF memo
rial addressed II Congress- prepared by the American
Association for the Advancement Of Science praying
may he taken 10 arrest the depredatons
Of insects destructive agriculture II stated that
the LOSSES caused by insects amounted TO $500 100000
annually. An ancient mound recently oiehcd near
Detroit, VI IL, was the subject OF descIlInh 10y 3 lT
Darympie Only human SKULLS were icund I'D u, eaeh
skull being pierced its veriev with hole about an
inch in diameter, which was &pr3rnty done soihe uhe
death The importance Ut this chronological dseON
cry tie subject OF cOmment.
SAN FRANCISCO: CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF
sCIExCBs-The third part of the proc cedngs OF tie
Academy completing volume s. has just been published,
brings the operations Of the society up 10 the end oi
1874 II embraces large number Of valuable communi-
cations and entities tie society 20 rank among the most
active and important in the country. Among the more
noteworthy papers are catalogue OF shells irom
Behring's Strait by Er Dali descriptions of numerous
species Of Pacific coast ondOptera, by Mr. Henry I'd
wards; list Of the birds of the Alcntin Isl9nds WIN
notes Of their habits, by Mr. D ON improved netn0GS
Of OhFeIvug the altitude of thG snn at sea- 9y Si J. D.
Lowrcy; paper on The California ancrSlneeSii ing g
coe and cpoens by Dr. j. c. Cooper; notes on
some hlcuiian m4mlnes by hr, hnl' I ana ana 9 ,''e '
shOlot Indians OF Port simpson, by Mr. DfNft"Sth'
DAyFNPOET, Iowa: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES:
Sept 4-Thc special business OF the meeting to Eelr
airport Pratt OF hs rectn archaeological eN-
poraons made in behalf of The Society Ills researches
were prosecuted in Louisa County Iowa, in crodp con
sisting OF IL mounds overlooking the Iowa River bot
tom They were all from 10 feet above the common
grade and 80 TO 80 feet in diameter composed of mixed
elay and black soil. Most of them contained cOnsdcra-
Die quantities Of oak wood in logs OF six eight inches
in diameter, placed the bottom Of the mound and
very much decayed The remains OF skeletons were us
ally found below the logs Among the articles found
were pipes, OF them with figure having eyes "i
pure native copper; one object 0i special interest Wss
large marine shell (CdPtS Udfd .d>flTctStS SOhic
cartbeu vessels were met with that had been entirety
ndr"cC Az sb"wnt distinct traces 6f J6e cloth in Which
it hal Dcel wrapned and some portions ~ adneIs 70
second party iur exploring tHc mounds IN Ie Vicinity "i
New-Bostcn.
PHuADEIPiIA ACADENY OF NATURAL SCI
rN,Es Sent 7-Dr Icidy exhibited specimens OF GcrtS
ae,a,naa the apple worm and stated that he had
fequety observed specimens oi t and other iaroc
worms which pan of the body dead aud deeon-
posed while the other portion alive aud active Dr
IL Cpnte continued his remarks upon the classification
1is vi
reicrenca 10 the question on evolution Sep. 14.-Dr
Ic Conte exhibited the pupa of sphinx which was said
to have wounded rabbit in attempting 10 penetrate IT.
flesh 1t was suggested that the pupa had probably bc
cone entanglej the hair Of the rabbit While the latter
was burrOwing anl this gave Else 10 the opinion That ID
ws ele4yuring TO inalct wound. Dr. Leidy Thought
this * IauatoB correct, and gave other Instances pi IN
accurate observation of the habits o animals Or Ld}
called attention % number OF species of pli5op0d'
described new by schultz IN the May hummer OF the
Afchic ttr 1tkToskopsche AAqto7''e which h;'d be,h
already described in the proceedings OF the Ac2dsny by
himseil Pro- Cple caed atu,.3n 5 10 b, a t ] y,
casts o fossils presenic 10 tlc Acta'tny ny tLe M
of Natutal History PARIS, through Dr. Af'iy ana 'oA
occasion % speak oi thr characteristics oi ee"''H'
fauna IN France and America.
PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCI
ENCHs, Aug. IO.-A paper entitled " on the Occurrncc
OF Uranium Silver Iron, &c, IL the Tertiary Formation
al Colorado" by c. L. Bcrhoud, presented for pubca-
tiun nj the last meeting criticised by Dr. q. \.
Koei AMI VIM NJ Gabb and the position OF the author
that the minerals described the result OF igneous
action and pushed MP from below into the vein Of
coal in which they occur, was dissented irom and
other tho Orcs advanced TO account for their presence
Mr. Redhcld read from letter from Dr. c. G.
Parry regarding the botany Of Utah Territory, and eN-
hhited specimen Of rose in which three new Hover
buds were found IN the midst OF tne cJrOa DT. kOcng
recorded the Of perokitc at Magnet Cove in
Arkansas. Tho Of tle mineral on this cOt-
nen had not before positively ascertancd The cys
tails described by Prof sheppard under this name ha 'in@
been found upon examination to be pure ttauic acid
The method Of distinguishing perofske by careful blow
pipe analysis from arkanstc which closely resembles it,
given.
Aug. 3l.-A paper entitled "On the Fossil Re
mains Of r R.ptIc, and Fishes from Illinois," by Prof.
Edward ID. Cope, presented for publication and re-
ferrcd 20 a committee. Prof Cope described verbally
the fossils forming the subject OF the above paper Ihe
specimens were taken from a blacash shala by Mr.
Winslow and had been forwarded 10y Mr. John Coiett
OF the Indiana Geological Society. Most of the
specimens were said to be reptldn in character and
were allied TO tho living sphenOion OF NewHalgnd.
They associated with two species of fishes, one al
which is new CelTitoduS and the other Dlpdus ia
reference To tlc g"oinccal age oI Tie losSls N's '
that the Dipocts has not yet been discovered
Of lizards indicated bel0ngs 70 lIe icibh h HeIiIa
species of lizard scribed was named c'c9as he0-
Lc COnte spoke OF the importance on ,uEIh3
the United States Commissioners 10 Obtain res
torat0ns by Prot. H. Wat@h2ase Hawtlns g. OF
some of extinct animals for exhibition al the Cen
teWia Exposition. Dr. l@ C.nte called htlthU0n 70
mite valley by Mr.. Jos N1@oN. ~ was proposth TO
oi the specie belonging 20 The genus O;heS
been informed 10y Mr. Wilcox tEa the two specc- oi
Mci0id0 We're attaching te potatoes ana peas Ci ut
West. Mr.; NcoA 81, sci"cd nShIS ol SsSno ppels 90
served 10y him In which the sudden descent 3 te insects
Indicated apprOaching showers "i rain Mr. t"tbb eA-
lited SIite Of specimens illustrating the genesis OF
CoSsiddrta i0ricCia and C. strdn some OF tie u'el,
mediate form. almost connected CJSStC0d Win the Ola
genus CGssis.
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