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It is barely possible that this insect has a higher northern range than 

 has yet been determined, as Onncuis pniinosa is found abundantly all 

 over the United States, and is very common in Pennsylvania. Stud- 

 ents of the Homoptera would do well to keep their eyes open in order 

 to ascertain whether or not the ])arasite is found in the valley of the 

 Ohio. 



The restoration of the skeleton of Diplodociis carnegii, which is to 

 be set up in the British Museum, has been completed and the boxes 

 have been shipped to London. The erection of the reproduction will 

 take place in the spring. 



Wn H obliging kindness His Highness the Prince of Monaco has 

 presented to the library of the Museum a complete set of the publications 

 of the Oceanographic Museum which he has established, embodying 

 the highly interesting and valual)le results of the dee[) sea explorations 

 which he has been carrying on at great personal expense. 



The life of the members of the scientific staff of the Institute is at 

 present lived under circumstances, which, were not the future gilded 

 with the light of the brightest hopes and anticipations, would be, to 

 say the least, trying. It is imi)ossible to work well and to have 

 rebuilding operations carried on at the same time and in the same 

 place. The situation reminds us at intervals of the resolution intro- 

 duced by a Hibernian member of the pjoard of County Commissioners, 

 who made the following motion: '■'Resolved, that we build a new 

 bridge across Sandy Creek. Resolved, that the new bridge be con- 

 structed out of the materials of the old bridge. Resolved, that the 

 old bridge be left standing until the new bridge is completed." But 

 all is certain to end well, and the Editor simply counsels the exercise 

 of faith, hope, and charity. 



The first article in the present issue contains the last of the papers 

 relating to the courts established in the district of West Augusta by 

 the Commonwealth of Virginia. The publication of these old records 

 which have been buried out of sight for over a hundred years and the 

 existence of which was only known to a few persons, has been wel- 

 comed by students of local history with a great deal of approval and 

 copies of the Ax.vals containing them have been applied for from all 

 over the land. 



