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rone in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It has nothing to do 

 with the still older coal measures in the Lower Devonian on 

 the Juniata river in Perry County, Pennsylvania. 



On motion, the Laws of the Society were ordered to be 

 re-printed. 



Pending nominations ISTos. 780, 781, 782, and new nomi- 

 nation 783, were read. On motion, No. 781 was postponed on 

 account of the absence of nominees. ISTos. 780, 782 were 

 balloted for, and the following were declared duly elected 

 members of the Society : 



Dr. Thomas M. Drown, Professor of Chemistry in Lafay- 

 ette College, Easton, Pa. 



John L. Campbell, LL.D., Professor of Mathematics in 

 Wabash University, Indiana, and Secretary of the United 

 States Centennial Commission. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, August 2Qth, 1875. 



Present, 8 members. 



Vice-President, Mr. Fraley, in the Chair. 



The death of the Hon. Horace Binney, the oldest member 

 ol the Society, and the oldest and only surviving graduate 

 of Harvard College of the last century, at his residence, in 

 Fourth street, Philadelphia, August 10, 1875, aged 95 years, 

 was announced by Mr. Fraley. 



The death of Mr. AVilliam E. "Whitman, in Philadelphia, 

 August 27th, 1875, aged 74 years, was announced by Mr. 

 Fraley. 



On motion, Judge Hare was appointed to prepare an 

 obituary notice of Mr. Binney. 



On motion, Mr. Ed. E. Law was appointed to prepare an 

 obituary notice of Mr. Whitman. 



Mr. GTabb presented a communication On the Indian Tribes 

 and Lano;uao;es of Costa Rica. 



