16 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



ported on the southern side of the Sierras, induced the Institution, on 

 the recommendation of Profs. W. D. Whitney and J. H. Trumbull, to 

 include Dr. HabePs paper among its publications. 



The author was invited to visit Washington, where a room was pro- 

 vided for him at the Institution, ami the drawings of these sculptures 

 were reproduced by an artist, under his personal supervision. Dr. Ha- 

 bel highly appreciated the aid thus rendered him, and informed Profes- 

 sor Henry of his intention to leave a part of his estate to the Institution, 

 to repay, at least in part, the cost of the'publication of his memoir. 



The Institution having learned of the death of Dr. Habel on the 1st 

 of January, 1879, steps were taken to secure the legacy which he had 

 promised as indicated in the following letter, deposited by him in the 

 Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank, New York : 



"David Ledwith, Esq., 



" Comptroller of the Emigrant Industrial Savings Banlc : 



" Dear Sir : I have left with the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank, 

 for safe-keeping, three account-books in my name, with the order that 

 the money deposited in the bank on each respective book should be paid 

 after my death to the following persons and institution, namely: 



" 1. One thousand dollars of the account on book No. 12242G to Ernest 

 Haeckel, of Jena, in Germany, and the remainder of said account to the 

 Smithsonian Institution at Washington. 



" 2. All the amount in my favor on book No. 125437 should be paid to 

 Stephen Pearl Andrews. 



"3. The money in trust for Lizzie Fleischman on book No. 125136 

 should be paid to said person. 



" Bequesting the bank will comply with said order, 

 " I am, respectfully, yours, 



"Dr. Habel." 



Mr. Ledwith, the comptroller of the bank, on the 2Gth of February, 

 1879, presented a statement to the Institution of the amount to the credit 

 of Dr. Habel on the account-book No. 122420, above referred to, showing 

 a balance of $1,402.59. Of this $1,000 was paid to Professor Haeckel in 

 accordance with the instructions of Dr. Habel, and the remainder, 

 $402.59, paid to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



It is proper to state that every facility was rendered by the officers of 

 the bank in turning over to the Institution the bequest of Dr. Habel. 



As it is the policy of the Institution to fund all moneys that may be 

 received other than as income, I Mould suggest that the amount received 

 from Dr. Habel be increased from the income of the Institution to $500, 

 and that this sum be added to the Smithson fund as the Habel be- 

 quest. It will be remembered that, by a law of Congress, the Institution 

 is authorized to increase its principal in the United States Treasury to a 

 million dollars. In a somewhat similar case, that of Mr. James Hamil- 

 ton, of Carlisle, Pa., the amount of $1,000 was deposited in the Treasury 

 as the Hamilton fund. 



