308 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
An interesting feature of the Indianapolis meeting was an ex- 
cursion on a grand scale to the coal fields of Indiana, The ex 
the way to the town of Brazil, where they were welcomed by the 
citizens at Masonic Hall and dined with the usual complimentary 
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est scientific interest in the excursion, This coal is used on 
raw state in the iron furnaces, and is said to be remarkably oo : 
from both sulphur and phosphorus. The excursion rested a | 
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xhausted every means to render the visit of the sociation 1 
delightful and profitable. Here they passed the night, bi ee | 
train to Indianapolis. or 
n excursion to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky was the wee 
act of the Association, after the adjournment of the Indianapo | | 
meeting, ~ 
audience ; and after an early dinner, the party returned by spec: 
The Association, after enjoying the public and private ho 
ties of Indianapolis and of the sections of the State include i 
the excursions, adjourned on the 21s , having voted condiinaee P 
to meet in San Francisco, California, in J uly, 1872, the final dee = 
ion having been left with the Standing Committee. a 
_ The officers chosen for th | 
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Prof, JosEpH Loy Ine, of Cambridge 
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Prof. E. 8. Morss, of Salem, Mass. ; Treasurer, Wirias §. 
of Philadelphia, 
e following are the subjects of the papers presented, and of 
the public lectures : 
1. IN Generar Szsston, 
1. On Pterosauria; by B. Waterhouse Hawkins, 
2. Fertilization of Flowers by Insect Agency; by Asa Gray. 
3. O1 Musi Intonation; by J. D. Tillman. 
4 The Earthquake of October, 1870; by Charles Whittlesey. 
5. On the Iron and Coal Interest of Indiana; by T. Sterry Hunt. 
6. An Examination into the Laws of Devel i f Organic Typ 
2. In Secrion A.— Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. ; 
1. The Daily Motion of a Brick Tower caused by Solar Heat; by 0. G Ro! 
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__2. On the use of the Zenith Telescope for determination of Time; by J.B. Bik 
