Miscellaneous Intelligence. 145 
We add here that Dr. Lea, on June 9th, read a paper before the 
Philadelphia Academy, on Unionide from the Lower Cretaceous 
— of New Jersey, in which he described 10 species, 8 of 
Unio 2 of Anodonta. The specimens were furnished 
Prof. Co e. They were from a bed of bluish clay, six miles north- 
east of Camden, N. J. The bed is subordinate to the Green send, 
in which occur the Hadrosaurus and other reptilian remain 
sides, in some parts, marine argh usca. Fresh water 2 ‘had 
not before been recognized in 
he MISCELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
1. Remarkable Meteor of May 20th (from a notice by Prof. 
Loomis in the College ape of May 29).—A meteor of unu- 
sual brilliancy was seen at aven and many other places on 
“ : few minutes after eleven o'clock. 
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tention at Philadelphia, Newark, New York, Newburg, Pough- 
keepsie, New Haven, Hartford, Springfield, Norwich, Worcester, 
Providence and Boston, and doubtless at numerous other places 
from which no reports have yet been received. 
4 New York the meteor was frst observed ot a point 10° 
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gin’ was Chae’ a ast, at an Pigkg ie of 30°, and its termination 
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At P capnkesnele, its course Bad ‘from the south forrard 
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east, making an angle of about 30° with the horizon, an 
burst at an sitnide: of about 15°. 
At New Haven it moved from a point somewhat west of south, 
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to a point somewhat north of east, and its altitude when it explo- 
ded was estimated at 30°. 
At Hartford its course W om 8.8. W. to 
a what north and east of Boston. "The time of fight was estimated 
at five seconds, which would indicate a velocity of 40 miles per 
cond, 
Several observers have stated that the explosion of this meteor 
was followed by a sound which resembled distant thunder. The 
distance of the meteor from New Haven at this time was abou 
170 miles, and sound would require more than ten minutes to 
Am Jour. Sct.—Szconp Series, VoL. XLVI, No. 142.—Juxy, 1869. 
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