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[Nov. 5, 



of the claim for the Magellanic Premium presented a report, 

 which was ordered to lie over for consideration at the first 

 stated meeting in December next. 



An obituary notice of the late Dr. John Neill, prepared by 

 Dr. Brinton at the request of the Society, was read by Dr. 

 Horn. 



The death of Mr. Peter McCall, a member of the Society, 

 at Overbrook, Oct. 30, in his 73d year, was announced by 

 Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., who, on motion of Mr. E. K. Price, 

 was appointed to prepare a notice of the deceased. 



Dr. Horn presented two communications for publication 

 in the Proceedings : 



1. Critical notes on the species of Selenophorus of the 

 United States. 



2. A review of the species Anisodadylus inhabiting the 

 United States. 



Mr. Chase offered a list of his papers published by the So- 

 ciety. 



Mr. Lesley exhibited some recently executed works of the 

 Geological Survey : 



1. A printed sheet of oil well sections and profile colored 

 to show the thinning away of the Catskill formation, &c., 

 north-westward along the valley of the West Branch Susque- 

 hanna river, above Lock Haven, by Mr H. M. Chance ; 



2. A hand-colored printed map of the Philadelphia belt, 

 by Mr. C. E. Hall ; 



3. A MS. map of part of the Mahanoy and Shenandoah 

 anthracite basins in Schuylkill county, showing the struc- 

 ture of the Mammoth bed by contour lines, by Mr. Chas. A. 

 Ashburner and Mr. Arthur Sheafer. 



Pending nominations Nos. 909, 920, and new nominations 

 Nos. 921, 922 were read. 



Mr. Fraley reported that he had received and paid over to 

 the Treasurer, $131.28, being the last quarterly payment on 

 the Michaux Legacy, due Oct. 1, 1880. 



Mr. Fraley informed the Society that a petition for a new 

 transcription, called for by the French Minister of Finance, 

 had been duly executed and forwarded to Paris, and that 



