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teresting carboniferous fossil’ from Illinois; Mr. Hyatt described 
the molting of the lobster; while Mr.. Putnam showed a remark- 
able piece of. pottery from an Arkansas mound, and referred to 
the supposed resemblances between the pottery from these mounds 
and from Peru. 
NEw YORK ACADEMY OF Sciences, Oct. 11.—Mr. A. A. Julien 
gave the results of recent observations on mountain-sculpture in 
the Catskills, 
Oct. 18.—Prof. Newberry described the great deposits of crys- . 
talline iron ore in Southern Utah ; and Pref. Martin exhibited and 
read notes upon specimens of the fossil leaves contained in the 
tufa of Brazil. 
Oct. 25.—Prof. T. Egleston read a paper on American pro- 
cesses for the manufacture of copper 
APPALACHIAN Mountain CLUB, Boston, Oct. 13.—Prof. G. Lanza 
~~ an account of a sojourn in Andover, Maine. Mrs. L. D. 
ychowska described’ Bald hill, Campton, N. H.. Carter dome, 
Huntington ravine and the Montalban ridge were described by 
Mr. W. H. Pickering; and Prof. C. E. Fay remarked upon a pē- 
culiar feature of Mt. Lincoln, Franconia mountains, N. H. 
MIDDLESEX Scientiric Frerp Cius, Oct. 13.—The Club held 
its first regular, megHae since its adjournment for the summer 
months. L: L. Dame read a paper on the “ Preservation of our 
Native Plants.” The reading was followed by discussions. 
Nov, 3.—The. President, Henry L, Moody, read a paper on 
“ Mimicry of Insects.” The Club, adopted measures looking to 
the establishment of a museum to illustrate = Natural History 
of Middlesex county. ` ` 
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, Philadelphia, March ee 
A communication was received, entitled “ Nodal estimate of the 
Velocity of Light, by P. E+ Chase.’ ” Mr. Phillips read a paper de- 
AHA two very old and curious maps of North and South 
America. Dr! Greene communicated a paper “ On the action of 
hydrochloric acid and of chlorine on acetobenzoic anhydride.” 
April 2.—A paper was read, entitled “ On the Origin of Planets,” 
by Daniel Kirkwood. 
\pril 16M Hall dédéribed! casts’ from the State Geological 
useum 
May Foe Robinson read a’ biographical memoir of the late 
M. Michiel! Chevalier. A paper entitled “Second Contribution to 
the History’ of the Vertebrata of: the TO ornon of Texas, 
by E; D; Cope,” was presented. 
May 21.—Mr. Phillips presented 2 a paper on “Some recent dis+ 
coveries of Stone Implements: in: Africa ‘and Asia” v Peo ‘Cope 
remarked’ on the: Lower. Tertiary formations, © 
