1897,] Scientific News. 483 
Dr. F. Graeff, of Freiburg, i. B., goes tothe University of Breslau as 
professor extraordinarius of mineralogy. 
Dr. F. von Miiller, government botanist at Victoria, died at Mel- 
-bourne, Oct. 9, 1896, aged 71. 
Dr. Müller has resigned his position as director of the Zoological 
Gardens at Königsberg, i. P. 
Dr. J. A. Moloney, the African traveler, died in Surtiton, So. Africa, 
Oct. 5, 1896, aged 36 years. 
F. A. Hazslinsky de Hazlin, the nestor of Hungarian Botanists, died 
in Eperjes, Nov. 19, 1896. 
Dr. Teodoro Caruel, professor of botany in the University of 
Florence, has retire 
Prof. A. Negri, Hii and paleontologist of Padua, committed sui- 
cide Dec. 11, 1896. 
Prof. A. Batalin, director of the Botanical Garden at St. Petersburg, 
died Oct. 15, 1896 
Sir B. W. Richardson, histologist, died in London, Nov. 21, 1896, 
aged 68 years. 
E. C. Thurber, ornithologist, died September 6, 1896, at Alhambra, 
‘California. 
Thomas Egleston, Professor of Mineralogy in Columbia College, has 
resigned. 
A. Trecul, botanist, of Paris, died Oct. 17, 1896, at the age of 70. 
The following important announcement is extracted from a private 
letter just received by the Managing Editor pro tem. of this journal 
from Prof. Th. Tschernychew, and relates to regulation of the Com- 
mittee of Organization of the International Geological Congress by 
which it would be well for all universities and scientific societies to 
profit. The translation follows: 
International Geological Congress, 
7th Session, 1897. 
Honored Sir :—In answer to your letter of the 25th of March I have 
the honor to announce that all Scientific Societies which inscribe them- 
selves members of the Congress will receive its publications. The bu- 
reau considers it a duty to thank you for having distributed its circu- 
lars to geologists in America, and to inform you that from this time 
Sr. PETERSBURG, April 3, 1897. 
