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R. W. Grsses.—Robert ‘Ison Gibbes, of Colambi isin Carolin, 
died in that city near the close of September. Dr. 
of the most active men of science in the Southern St tater He was 
in Charleston, 8. C., July 8th, 1809. His chief scientific researches were 
directed toward the description of organic remains from his native State, 
and his memoirs include a “ Monograph on the fossil Squalides of = 
United States;” a “Memoir on the fossil genus Basilosaurus,” and an- 
other on “ Mosasaurus ae the three yom new genera, Holocodus, Cine 
saurus, and Amphorosteus,” the first two published in the Journal of the 
Academy of Seca a Ph ila ‘elphia, and the last in the Smithsonian 
ii 849. 
with its library and collections, was destroyed during the pass: 
n, Sherman’s army through South arolina near the close of the late 
an SASOA VOR for the Advancement of Science at their late ses- 
sion in Bu 
Louis Sewiws— Mr Seemann died rehae at Paris on the 23d of 
August last. He had been for many yea rs proprietor of a large estab- 
lishment in tha for the sale of minerals and fossils, and by his 
fidelity in all business transactions and the urbanity of his manners had 
won the confidence and regard of all who came into contact with him. 
He also comma their respect as a man of science, for he was an ex- 
cellent mineralogist, geologist, and paleontologist, and had published 
valuable papers in each of these departments. After extensive tours in 
Europe he came to this country in 1847 and spent nearly a year in mak- 
ing extensive collections in geology and mineralo Prof. Dana ac- 
knowledges his indebtedness to Mr. Semann in the Preface of the last 
gress, his correspondence has been of like service and 
Major Roserr Kewyicurr.—lt is swith great regret that we have to 
lan an Francisco to the North Pacific r their arrival at 
St. Michael’s he met with many disappointments and lures an 
they were perhaps unavoidable, the effect upon isa: 
y seemed to overcome him more than the biardabipe ‘saa sufferings 
he had previously undergone. He complained much of dizziness 
strange distress in his head. On the morning of the 13th of May he 
was found by two of ig party not more than two hun cop from 
