130 THE NAUTILUS. 
NOTES AND NEWS. 
Mr. Joun Rrrcute, Jr. of Boston paid a short visit to his con- 
chological friends in Philadelphia Feb. 3d and 4th, being the guest 
of Mr. Ford. 
TULOTOMA IN THE TENNESSEE Dratnace.—As the Paint Rock 
River is a tributary of the Tennessee and hence in the Ohio drain- 
age, it may be of interest to note that a fossil specimen of Tulotoma 
magnifica Con. was recently found about 20 miles from its mouth. 
T. magnifica is a living species of the lower Coosa—H. E. Sargent, 
Woodville, Ala. 
Rey. Samuet Locxwoop, Pu. D., well known in New Jersey as 
an enthusiastic student of the Natural History of the State, died at 
his residence in Freehold, N. J., on Jan. 10th. 
Some Frnat REMARKS RELATIVE TO CyPRHA GREEGORI, FORD. 
—Since Mr. Smith has, in the January number of the Nauritus, 
deemed it expedient to make a purely scientific subject, the vehicle 
of remarks chiefly personal in character, it is just possible that com- 
ment is uncalled for from me. It might be prudent, however, to 
notice one or two of the gentleman’s statements, especially that 
touching the ease with which he could take Mr. Ford’s paragraphs 
seriatum, and confute them, ete. In respect to this show of confi- 
dence, I have nothing to suggest beyond referring him to the follow- 
ing not very classic, but rather trite saying, viz.: “The man who is 
always sure that he could have managed things better had be been 
there, is usually the one who never gets there.” 
Regarding the quoted phrases so pathetically alluded to by the 
gentleman, J] cannot believe that any reader save himself ever sup- 
posed they were presented as parts of his communication. 
Certainly such a thought never occurred to me. The “inverted 
commas” were added to them simply as evidence of their general 
use. Was this fact apparent to Mr. Smith? Perhaps not, and yet 
—Perhaps. 
As my reasons for claiming priority for the name C. Greegort were 
fully explained in the Nauriuus for Nov., 1895—and as the justice 
of this claim has been heartily conceded by very many of our ablest 
conchologists, I do not propose inflicting the reader with any further 
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