332 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
©. W. Suiney: The German carp and its introduction into the United States. 
E. T. Cox: Cable cars for city passenger traffic. 
EpGak FrRispie: Building associations 
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tion against leaf-feeding insects. - ; 
J. R. Dopee: Enhancement of values in agriculture by reason of non-agricultural 
population. 
T. E. Jerrerson: A néw system for the treatment of sewer gas. 
The next meeting of the Association will be held in Philadel- 
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BRIDGE, Cambridge, Mass., of Physics (B); J. W. Laneiey 
Ann Arbor, of Chemistry (C); R. H. Tuursron, Hoboken, of 
Mechanical Science (D); N. H. Wiycuert, of Geology and 
Geography (E); E. D. Cops, of Biology (F); T. G. Wormuey, 
of Histology and Microscopy (G); EK. S. Morse, of <Anthro- 
pology (H); Hon. Joun Eaton, Washington, D. C., of Economic 
Science and Statistics. Dr. Atrrep Sprineer, of Cincinnatl, 
was chosen General Secretary, and F. W. Purnam was continued 
as Permanent Secretary. 
2. British Association.—The fifty-third annual meeting of the 
itish Association was held at Southport, between the 19th and 
27th of September, 
OBITUARY. 
described ; this collection became in 1870 the property of Yale 
ollege and is preserved in New Haven. Professor Blum was 
also the author of a general work on Mineralogy, and of another 
on Lithology and of various shorter mineralogical re. 
was a man of most genial and friendly character and his many pu ils 
who listened to his teaching between 1828 and 1877, remember 
with pleasure the instruction and encouragement which they Te 
ceived from him. : 
Witttam A. Norton, Professor of Civil Engineering in the 
Sheffield Scientific School of Yale College, and the author of 
various papers in this Journal, and of works on Astronomy and 
Physics, died on the 21st of September, in his 73d year. 
fuller notice is deferred to another number. 
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