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ene of New York from 1833 to 1999, whee he was acc oed 
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8. Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition. — Prof. 
Hind’s interesting narrative of his explorations in this region (see vol. 
XXX, p. 288,) is about to be published by Longmans in London, in an 8vo, 
the neatly reduced maps for which edition have reached us. 
. American Association for the Advancement of Science.—This 
body adjourned to meet at Nashville, Tennessee in April next. The Local 
Committee had fixed on the 17th of April, the third Wednesday, as the 
day of meeting. We learn however that there is every probability the 
Standing Committee, who have charge of the affairs of the Association ad 
‘mlerim, acting with the Permanent Secretary, will advise a postponement 
_ meeting for one year, owing to the disturbed eondition of public 
affairs, 
Osrruary. 
10. Masor Joun LeContre.—This well known naturalist died at Phila- 
delphia, on the 21st of November, 1860, aged 77, having been born at 
“urewsbury. N. J., Feb. 22, 1784. He entered the corps of U.S. Engin- 
fers in 1818, and derived his title of Major from that service. His chief 
contributions to science have been in tany and zoology. Dr. Coates 
has been requested to preface a notice of his life for the Am. Phil. Society. 
_ 11. Caartes W. Hacktey, Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy, 
m Columbia College, died in New York, Jan. 11, 1861, of a nervous fever, 
He was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., in 1809, entered the U. S. Military 
Academy at West Point in 1825, and was Assistant Prof. of ematics 
there from 1829 to 1832. Leaving military life he studied theology and 
a i orders in 1835. He was Professor of Mathema 
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N.Y. He was the author of several elementary scientific works 
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