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Tue “ Scientific Correspondence” of Goethe was collected by 
Goethe himself, and will fill two volumes; it comprises the years 
1812-32, though most of the letters appertain to 1822-27. There 
are letters addressed to Goethe by Blumenbach, Carus, Loder, 
Sommering, Seebeck, d’Alton, Brandes, von Henning, Martius, 
Nees von Esenbeck, Purkinje, Wermburg, and Zschokke. It ap- 
pears from them that, Goethe kept up the most lively and detailed 
interest in the progress of science and natural history until the 
latest period of his life.— The Academy. 
Ir is with much pleasure that we record the recent munificent 
donation of one hundred thousand dollars to the Museum of 
Comparative Zoology made by Mrs. Quincy Shaw, a daughter of 
Prof. Agassiz. We have never seen a statement of the permanent 
funds of the museum, but are confident that a dozen or more 
similar donations would not come amiss, for the expenses of such 
establishments are much greater than is generally supposed. 
We notice with regret that the aquarial car which was con- 
veying the living fish, oysters and lobsters to the Pacific coast 
only succeeded in stocking the river at Omaha with such of the 
animals as survived the fall through the bridge. Query.—How 
about the strength of the bridges on “ the great continental high- 
way?” 
Tue professorship of Natural History in Ann Arbor, lately 
vacated by Professor Winchell, has been filled by the election of 
Professor Eugene W. Hilgard of the Un ‘iversity of Mississippi, a 
gentleman of the highest attainments and especially known in 
eae. Scientific world from his reports on the geology of the Gulf 
tates 
Pror. N. S. SHarer of Harvard College has been appointed 
State Tona of Kentucky, his native state. Prof. Shaler is for 
the present in England. We learn from the daily papers that he 
has accepted the situation. 
A fine chance is offered to any enterprising naturalist who 
wishes to test by experiments the theory of cave life, as the 
present proprietors of the Mammoth Cave offer to sell the cave 
and all its contents for the sum of $500,000. 
THE distinguished botanist Wm. S. Sullivant died at Columbus, 
Ohio, on April 30th, aged 70 years. 
