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Mr. Jiiines Todd, of Pittsburg, presented a silver watcli witii fob- 

 chaiii, seal, and pendant, supposed to have been taken from a British 

 soldier at the battle of Lexington, 1775, by Lient. Todd, of the Conti- 

 nental army. 



From tlie U. S. Geological Survey, througli MaJ. J. W. Powell, direc- 

 tor, were received samples of garnet, 4 specimens of garnet in musco- 

 vite, and 2 pieces of chalcedony, collected by Mr. E. A. Schneider in 

 Delaware County. 



South Carolina. — From Mr. James E. Benedict, of tlie National jNlu- 

 seum, was received a coHcction of birds' skins, containing, among many 

 other valuable and interesting species, one entirely new to the collec- 

 tion, Cistothorus mariana', Scott. 



Mr. J. L. Black, managing director of tlie Magnetic Iron and Steel 

 Ore Company, Bhicksburgh, transmitted specimens of ore fi'om the 

 mines of the company. 



From Mr. E. E. Jackson, of Colum])us, were received archa'ological 

 objects, consisting of shallow stone mortars, rubbing-stone, grooved 

 axes, polished hatchet, leaf-shaped implement, arrow and spear-points, 

 stone pendant witli lines and dots, fragments of pottery, and fragments 

 of potstone vessels. 



Mr. W. C Kendall, of the U. S. Fish Commission, transmitted 30 

 specimens of birds' skins, representing 27 species. 



South Dakota. — Dr. Z. T. Daniel, Cheyenne liiver Agency, i^resented 

 stone imiilements, teeth, aiid pottery found in tlie remains of Indian 

 houses. The houses were formerly inhabited by the Kees tiibe (Arika- 

 rees) of the Pawnee family. The specimens were collected at the sugges- 

 tion of Cen. T. J. Morgan, Indian Commissioner. In addition. Dr. Daniel 

 contributed the bones of a Sioux Indian found on the site of an ancient 

 l)urial-tree on the Missouri Eiver near the agency, and also buffalo 

 hoins. 



From Mr. Frank D. Lewis, special agent, Indian De[)artmeut, were, 

 received through Mr. F. J. Heiberger, of Washington, D. C, two ''ghost 

 shirts" from the site of the "Wounded Kn.ee" tight. 



Tennessee. — Mr. Tertsh Lander, of Williamston, presented specimens 

 of coal plants from Tracy City. 



A large series of ores and e(;onomic minerals from Texas were col- 

 lected and presented to the Museum by Mr. F. W. Crosby, of Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



From the U, S. Geological Survey, through MaJ. J. W. I'owell, di- 

 rector, were received sp«^cimens of cretaceous fossils. 



Utah.— Mr. Titus Hike, of Hill City, S. Dak., presented a specimen 

 of fibrous meerschaum from Little Cottonwood. 



Virginia. — Dr. E. A. Andrews, of Baltimore, Md., presented a collec- 

 tion of annelids containing 500 specimens from Willoughby Sand Spit, 

 and Beaufort, N. C. 



Froju Mr. H. B. Battle, director of the North Carolina Agricultural 



