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PERSONAL AND SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 
In Science, Dec. 5, 1890. Mr. H. M. Ami publishes a letter 
showing that he is not satisfied that the " Hudson River " rocks as 
understood by Emmons, can be correlated with the Lorraine 
shale. He has seen no reason, either stratigraphies! or paleonto- 
logical. to warrant it. He intimates that the term Hudson river, 
being used confusedly, and never fully defined, and apparently 
embracing several faunas that are distinct, might be omitted from 
geological nomenclature. At the same time he says there is :i 
fauna, represented by species different from the Lorraine, apparently 
in the Levis part of the Quebec formation, which marks a dis- 
tinct paleontological horizon, about on the horizon of the Chazy 
of New York, which could appropriately bear the name Quebec. 
This he is inclined to consider the horizon of the Citidel Hill rocks 
at Quebec. 
Dr. Andrew C. Lawson, late of the Canadian Geological 
and Natural History Survey, has accepted a position on the teach- 
ing staff of the University of California, at Berkeley. We wel- 
come Dr. Lawson to the south side of the international boundary, 
and we hope he will conclude to become permanently identified 
with the scientific work of the Great Republic. 
The Alabama Industrial and Scientific Society was orga- 
nized at the University of Alabama, Thursday, Dec. 11th, 1890, 
with 70 members. Its objects are the promotion of the industries 
of the state, and the furtherance of scientific investigation of the 
problems arising in civil and mining engineering, geology, smelt- 
. ing, and the manufacture of coke. 
The officers for 189] arc: President, C. Cadle, Gen'l Manager 
Cahoba Coal Mining Co., Blocton ; six Vice Presidents, viz.: 
Thomas Seddon, Prest. Sloss Iron and Steel Co.. Birmingham; 
C. P. Williamson, Prest. Williamson Iron Co., Birmingham : W. 
E. Robertson, City Engineer, Anniston ; J. W. Burke, Prest. 
Tredegar Co.. Jacksonville ; M. C. Wilson, Prof. Natural Science. 
Normal School. Florence : Col. Horace Harding, U S. Engineer, 
Tuscaloosa; Treasurer, Henry McCalley, Ala. Geol. Survey. 
University Ala.: Secretary, Win. B. Phillips, Prof. Cheiii. and 
Met. . University Ala. 
The annual fee is $5.00. The society will meet three or four 
times a year at different places in the state, for the reading and 
discussion of papers, which will afterward be published. The 
next meeting will be held in Birmingham, dan. 28, 1891. 
Tiik Eighth Volume ok the Reports of the Geological Survey 
•of Illinois has been printed, but awaits an appropriation by the 
