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Donations to the library were received from the Acade- 
mies at St. Petersburg, Vienna, Brussels and Boston; the 
Observatories of Dorpat and Montsouris; the Societies at 
Gérlitz, St. Gall, Frankfort, Falmouth and Edinburgh; the 
Italian Geological Committee at Florence; the Geographical 
Antiquarian and Anthropological Societies, and M. Delesse, 
at Paris; the Meteorological, Geographical, Chemical, Geo- 
logical and Zoological Rouioties , at London ; the Revue Pol- 
itique and Nature; the Peabody Museum, at Boston ; Silli- 
man’s Journal ; the American Chemist ; the American Jour- 
nal of Medical Sciences and Medical News; the American 
Journal of Pharmacy; Dr. Gross, of Philadelphia; Penn 
Monthly ; and the Smithsonian Institution. 
The death of Prof. John F. Frazer, 2 member of the So- 
ciety, at the University, on ee October 12th, in the 
Bist year of his age, was announced by Professor Kendall 
On motion, Dr. LeConte was apes to prepare an obitu- 
ary notice of the deceased. 
A paper for publication in the Transactions was presented, 
entitled, “On the Physical geography and geology of the is- 
land of Santo Domingo, with a map and four sheets of sec- 
tions, by W. M. Gabb.” 
On motion, it was referred to a tate oy consisting of 
Prof. Lesley, Dr. Leidy and Prof. P. E. Chase. 
Communications were received ie Prof: C ‘ope, on a new 
Vertebrate Genus from the northern part of the Tertiary 
Basin of Green River, and descriptions of new Extinet Rep- 
tiles from the Upper Green River Eocene Basin, Wyoming. 
Professor Chase explained his views of the values of his 
published comparative rainfall tables, and of the predictions 
permitted by his discussion of the same. 
Pending nominations Nos. 697 to 705 were read. Nos. 
697 to 702 were spoken to and balloted for. 
Mr. Price read a letter from the Hon. W. 8. Stokeley, 
Mayor of Philadelphia, in reference to the deposit of the 
Continental chair in the Hall of the State House. 
The ballot boxes being scrutinized by the presiding officer, 
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