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stitute ; George Ticknor, of Boston ; the New Bedford Li- 

 brary; Silliman's Journal; Blanchard & Lea and the House 

 of Refuge, at Philadelphia ; the Bureau of Agriculture and 

 Smithsonian Institution, at Washington ; and the Buffalo So- 

 ciety of Natural Sciences. On motion, the last-mentioned 

 Society was ordered to be put upon the list of Correspond- 

 ing Societies, to receive the Proceedings. 



A copy of Proceedings, No. 70, just published, was laid 

 upon the table. 



A donation for the Cabinet was announced from Mr. Jos. 

 H. Merriam, of Boston, consisting of eleven varieties of to- 

 kens and medals, and a collection of sixty-eight more, from 

 Mr. Pliny E. Chase. 



A photograph likeness of 0. Bcihtlingk was received for the 

 Album. 



The death of a member of the Society, Evan Pugh, Presi- 

 dent of the State Agricultural College near Bellefonte, was 

 announced by Mr. Fraley. 



The death of a member of the Society, General J. G. Tot- 

 ten, Chief of Topographical Engineers Department, U. S., at 

 Washington, was announced by the Secretary. On motion 

 of Mr. Fraley, Dr. Vethake was appointed to prepare an obi- 

 tuary notice of the deceased. 



Mr, Chase presented for publication in the Transactions, a 

 note to his own paper, on Linguistic Resemblances, by Mr. 

 James E. Oliver, of Lynn, Mass., which, on motion, was re- 

 ferred to the same commmittee. Prof. Haldeman, Dr. Coates, 

 Prof. Kendall. 



The subject of reprinting the missing numbers of the first 

 volume of Proceedings was then taken up, and on motion of 

 Mr. Fraley, committed, with discretionary powers, to the Se- 

 cretaries. 



Pending nomination No. 522, and new nominations Nos. 

 523, 524, were read. 



The Committee in relation to a site for a future Hall, re- 

 ported, that in the present state of the currency, Mr. Harrison 

 declined to name any price at which he will sell his lot on the 

 south side of Penn Square, but has promised not to sell it to 



