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can in promoting science in Newark and vicinity. We are glad to 

 see these new societies come into existence, and hope that every 

 city and town in the country will soon have its scientific society. 



We have been requested by the author to state that the Con- 

 gressional edition of Capt. W. A. Jones' report on his reconnais- 

 sance of N. W. Wyoming, in 1873, contains only one-half of Mr. 

 T. B. Comstock's geological report. The copies ordered for the 

 use of the Engineer Office in Washington (to be published as 

 soon as possible) will contain seven more chapters, with twenty- 

 nine additional cuts. The forthcoming portion will be more valu- 

 able than the eight chapters already published. 



"The Natural History Association of North Western College," 

 at Naperville, Illinois, has recently completed its organization. 

 The following are the officers :— J. L. Rocky, President, A.Gold- 

 spohn, Vice President, J. W. Troeger, Secretary, C. F. Rassweiler, 

 A. M., Treasurer, Prof. H. H. Rassweiler, Curator, Miss N. Cun- 

 ningham, Directress of the Botanical Department, C. H. Dreis- 

 bach, Director of the Mineralogical, and J. W. Troeger of the 

 Zoological. 



The "Dunkirk Microscopical Society" was organized in June 

 last and now consists of thirteen members. Its officers are Prof. 

 J. W. Armstrong, D. D., President, and Geo. E. Blackham, M.D., 

 Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. Its regular meetings 

 are held on the second Friday of each month. 



A Fungus show has been held at Munich, in the Crystal Palace 

 there, from October 3rd to 11th, and is said to have been visited 

 by nearly 50,000 persons. The arrangements were well made 

 and the plants carefully labelled. A list of the species exhibited 

 will be found in the " Gardener's Chronicle." 



The Memphis Microscopical Society, organized last summer, 

 with a membership at the outset of about thirty, is doing good 

 work. At least one paper of considerable importance has been 

 read at its monthly meetings. Papers or specimens are earnestly 

 desired, in order to add to the interest of the meetings. 



A society for the promotion of science and history was formed 

 in November last under the title of the Central Ohio Scientific 

 Association, at Urbana, Ohio. Theo. N. Glover is the president 

 and Thos. F. Moses the corresponding secretary. 



