io8 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 



Scientific Meeting, November a,, 1888. 



President Skinner in tlie chair. Nine members present, but sev- 

 eral more came in afterward. 



Minutes of September Scientific Meeting read and approved. 



It being the night of the election of the President of the United 

 States, and a great deal of noise and confusion being in the streets, 

 the reading of Col. Abert's paper was postponed for one week. 



A letter from Mr. W. T. Garratt in relation to the donation of 

 specimens of minerals from the California State Mining Bureau, 

 and enclosing a receipted bill for freight on same, was read by 

 President Skinner. 



On motion the Executive Board was instructed 10 remit the 

 amount of the freight bill to Mr. Garratt. 



A vote of thanks was extended to Mr Garratt, for his praise- 

 worthy efforts m obtaining this fine collection for the Society, 



The following gentlemen were proposed for active membership: 

 Dr. Ralph S. Michel, J. M. Newton, Dr. B. F. Beebe, Dr. Edwin 

 Ricketts. 



Wm. Norris Davis was elected to Corresponding Membership. 



Mr. D. L. James read a letter from Dr. N. L. Britton, Secretary 

 of the Audubon Monument Committee, acknowledging the receipt 

 of $6.50 from members of the Society. 



Donations were received as follows: From James A. Henshall, 

 M.D., 75 species of Ohio fishes, represented by numerous speci- 

 mens, collected and prepared for exhibition by the donor. From 

 U. S. Fish Commission, through Capt. J. W. Collins, specimens of 

 fishes, mackerel food, foraminifera, and salmon eggs and fry ; 

 from G. D. Gifford, New Bedford, Mass., specimen of spider 

 craij; from Florence Ware, City, specimen Conus tessellatus. 



Adjourn d. 



Special Meeiing, November n, 1888. 



President Skinner in the chair. 



This meeting was for the hearing of the paper on " Guns, and 

 the Measurement of the Velocity of Projectiles," by Col. J. W. 

 Abert, postponed from the regular November meeting. The paper, 

 by the request of Col. Abert, was read by President Skinner. 



Capt. A. H. Russell, U. S. A., in charge of the Army Depart- 

 ment of the Government Exhibit at the Centennial Exposition, then 

 gave a practical demonstration of the measurement of the velocity 



