1881,J -^l* 



Stated Meeting^ January 21, 1881. 

 Present, 12 members. 



Yice-President, Mr. Eli K. Price, in the Chair. 



A letter of envoy was received from the Central Observ- 

 atory, St. Petersburg. 



A letter of acknowledgment was received from Prof. L. 

 Rutimeyer, Basel, dated Jan. 1, 1881 (104, 105). 



A circular was received from the Census Bureau. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Statisti- 

 cal Bureau at Stockholm ; the G-eographical Societies of St. 

 Petersburg, Paris and Bordeaux; Herr E. Reyer, of Wien; 

 Zoologischer Anzeiger, Leipsig ; Revue Politique, Paris ; 

 Academia dei Lincei, Rome ; Revista Euskara, Pamplona ; 

 N"ature, Journal of Forestry, and Chemists' Journal, Lon- 

 don ; Mr. Thos. Henry Thomas, Cardiff, Wales ; Canadian 

 ]N"aturalist, Montreal ; Boston Society of !N"atural History ; 

 Franklin Listitute, Medical News, Journal of the Medical 

 Sciences, Journal of Pharmacy, Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr. and 

 Mr, Franklin B. Growen, Philadelphia ; Wyoming Historical 

 and G-eological Society, Wilkes-Barre ; Commissioner of 

 Education, and Department of Engineers, Washington ; Cali- 

 fornia Academy of Sciences, San Francisco ; Societa de Geo- 

 graphica y Estadistica, Revista Cientifica, and Ministerio de 

 Fomento, Mexico. 



The death of the Rev. Humphrey Lloyd, D.D., of Dublin, 

 Jan. 17, 1881, aged 80, was announced by the Secretary. 



A geological reconnaisance of parts of Lee, Wise, Scott 

 and Washington counties, Va. by J. J. Stevenson, with six 

 small cuts, and the colored map (mentioned at the last meet- 

 ing) was presented. 



Mr. Lesley was elected Librarian for the ensuing year. 



The following members were placed upon the Standing 

 Committees: 



