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has lately been received from Dr. E. A. Smith, State Geologist of Alabama. 

 The exact location is 7^ miles east of Monroeville, Alabama. 



Among the material collected at Vicksburg, Miss., is a Nautilus — sp.? 

 which, I believe, is the first instance of this Cephalopod occuring in the 

 Oligocene of this country. 



Mr. Aldrich exhibited specimens of Orbitoides and other genera, and 

 also a new species of crab from the Tertiary of Alabama. 



The following names were proposed for regular membership : 

 Miss Anna M. Brown. T. B. Collier. 



John H. Warder. Dr. B. Merrill Ricketts. 



Dr. Frank Hunter. Rev. H. D. Waller. 



Joseph Nichols. S. S. Bassler. 



Warner Galway. Dr. W. K. Boylan. 



G. W. Eger. 



The following were elected to regular membership : 



Wm. Lytle Foster. Dr. Chas. E. Caldwell. 



Dr. W. S. Christopher. G. N. Merryweather. 



Dr. C. L. Boutillier. 

 Mr. E. S. Comings resigned the Curatorship of Meteorology, and 

 Dr. W. A. Dun was elected to fill the vacancy. 



Prof. Jos. F. James moved a committee be appointed to revise the 

 Constitution and By Laws of the Society. The following was the com- 

 mittee as named by the Society : 



Prof. Geo. W. Harper. Prof. Jos. F. James. 



Mr. J. R. Skinner. Mr. Wm. Hubbell Fisher. 



Dr. Walter A. Dun. 

 The Society decided to give a microscopical Exhibition in the 

 the building on Tuesday evening, December 15th, to the members and 

 invited guests. 



Donations were announced as follows : From Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, " Proceedings of United States National Museum," Vol. VIII, 

 Nos. 35, 36, 37, 38, plates 20, 24, 25; from United States Fish Commis- 

 sion, "Bulletin U. S. F. C," Vol. V, Nos. 28, 29, 30, Title and Index; 

 from Bureau of Education, "Historical Sketch of Colleges and Univer- 

 sities of the United States;" from Chief Signal Officer, "Monthly 

 Weather Review," Sept., 1885; from Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, "Description 

 of Hesperomys Truei;" from Dr. Schaffranck, " Flora of Palatka, Fla.;" 

 from Director of the United States Geological Survey, "Bulletins," Nos. 

 7 — 14; from Lieut. P. Henry Ray, "Report of the International Polar 

 Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska." 



