290 [Nov. 16, 
Stated Meeting, November 16, 1883. 
Present, 12 members. 
President, Mr. FRALEY, in the Chair. 
Mr. P. C. Garrett was introduced to the presiding officer, and 
took his seat. 
A photograph of the Chev. Damiano Muoni was received 
through Mr, Phillips for insertion in the album. 
Letters of acknowledgment were read from the Boston Public 
Library (XVI, i); American Antiquarian Society (XVI, i); 
New Jersey Historical Society (XVI, i); United States Military 
Academy (XVI, i); State Historical Society of Wisconsin 
(XVI i,), and the University of the city of New York (118, i). 
A letter of envoy was received from the Academy of Sciences 
at Rome. 
Donations for the Library were reported from the Mining 
Engineers at Melbourne, Mad. C. Royer of Paris, the Geo- 
graphical Commercial Society, Bordeaux; the Geological 
Society and Sefior Goodolphim of Lisbon; London Nature ; 
American Astronomical Society, Boston; Harvard University ; 
Mr. Scudder, Mr. Phillips, the Brooklyn Library, the American 
Chemical Journal, Mr. Gatschet, the editor of Scandinavian, 
and the Astronomical Observatory of Mexico. 
Dr. Brinton read an obituary notice of Oswald Heer, in a 
letter from Mr. Lesquereux to Mr. Lesley. 
The death of Dr. John Lawrence Le Conte, one of the Vice- 
Presidents of the Society, at Philadelphia, November 15th, 
aged 58 years, was announced by the Seeretary.* 
* John Lawrence Le Conte, the son of Dr. John Le Conte, was born May 18th, 
1825, in New York, and graduated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 
1846. He traveled extensively on this continent on tours of scientific investiga, 
tion. He served as surgeon and medical director in the volunteer and regular 
armies during the war of the Rebellion. In 1873 he was elected President of the 
American Association for the Advancement of Science, He was an active 
member of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Dr, Le Conte was 
ason-in-law ofthe late Judge Grier, of the United States Circuit Court, 
