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APPALACHIAN Mountain Crus, April 9.—A paper by Professor 
W. W. Bailey entitled, “ Recollections of the West Humboldt 
mountains, Nevada,” was read; Rev. Luther Farnham read a 
paper entitled, “ Three Visits to the White mountains in 1837, 
1862 and 1883 ;” Information was given concerning recent ascents 
in New Zealand among the Himalayas. 
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL Society, March 31.—Chief-Justice 
Daly, LL.D., delivered his annual address as president of the 
Society, entitled recent developments in Central Africa and the 
valley of the Congo. ; i 
April 25.—General Jas. Grant Wilson delivered a lecture ent- 
tled memorials and footprints of Columbus, illustrated with ster 
opticon views, 
PHILADELPHIA ÅCADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, Jan. 31.—Dr. 
Leidy exhibited some fossil bones from the salt mine of New 
Iberia, Louisiana, including remains of Eguus americanus ya 
tibiz of an adult Mylodon. -A piece of matting had been N 
in association with mastodon teeth, but there was no end ie 
their contemporaneity. Dr. Leidy stated that he ag. n 
specimens of drift from Central Minnesota, two species 0 pay 
ifera so closely resembling Zextularia globulosa and Ro 
ulosa that no distinctive characters could be: determined. lier, 
Feb. 2—A paper by Miss Foulke, describing An con 
was read. The author united Apsilus, Dictyophora the disco- 
lophorus under Apsilus. Professor Lewis announced ie at 
ery of fossils in the Triassic. red shal near oni a 
stratum probably 1000 feet below those previ 
near that place. p ive species of lamellibranchs, a ooh oe ae 
plants were among the remains. The two species ed, Professor 
regarded as probably the most ancient yet discover ferous bivalves 
Heilprin stated his belief that some of the Carboni oe Ui 
which had been described under other names A ei ofthe 
Feb. 14.—Dr. McCook exhibited a drawing of sao alt 
flowers, and secures them by a maze of li aie af Cages : 
branc The speaker also described mf age the number Č 1 
ches on si side d | 
the suspended nests. The c PO 
passing animals, but this simply ai : ne af 
of Nephila plumipes from the silk of which SPS, Potts gt: 
Wilder had woven small ribbons, was exhibit Pe Philade?- l 
an account of the sponges found in the ie the sarcode? 
phia water-works, and announced his ene approach of yo 
fresh-water sponges does not slough off at pollute the wah | 
ter, and therefore that these organisms do not red into the | 
He believed that the whole of the sarcode reti 
blasts, from which it issued again in spring. 
