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 Society, and Revue Politique, Paris ; Society of Commercial 

 Geography, Bordeaux ; R. Astronomical Society. R. Geo- 

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 State Historical Societ}% Topeka. 



The death of Dr. J. H. McQuillen,at Philadelphia, March 

 3d, aged 53 years (born Feb. 12, 1826), was announced by 

 Mr. J. Sergeant Price. 



On motion, Dr. Kenderdine was appointed to prepare an 

 obituary notice of the deceased. 



The death of Mr. E. Spencer Miller, March 6th, aged 

 years, was announced by Mr. Price. 



On motion, Mr. Furman Sheppard was appointed to pre- 

 pare an obituary notice of the deceased. 



Dr. Konig made a communication upon his chromatic 

 method of chemical analysis. Mr. Frazer and Dr. Konig 

 discussed the subject. 



Mr. Cope presented for deposit in the Library a copy of 

 the last number of the Bulletin of the Geological and Geo- 

 graphical Surve}^ of the Territories (Vol. V, No. 1) ; and in 

 doing so invited the attention of the members present to 

 certain statements which he had published therein, concern- 

 ing the age and extent of Western strata belonging to the 

 Permian and Tertiary epochs ; and mentioned the characters 

 of two species of a new genus of Perissodactyls which he 

 desired to name Anchisodon quadriplicatus and tubifer. 



