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V., Canton.-Proceedings of the Bostonian Society at the Annual Meeting, January 13, 1885. JENKS, Rev. HENRY F., Boston.-Two historical circulars. JILLSON, Hon. CLARK, Worcester.-His "Something about Harvey Jillson." KELLOGG AND STRATTON, Messrs., Fitchburg.—Their Sentinel, as issued. KING, Col. HORATIO C., Secretary, New York.-Report of the Seventeenth Annual Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Potomac. LEAMON, Mr. JACOB, Lawrenceburg, Tenn.-His Press, as issued. LILLEY, Mrs. C. A. B., Montpelier, Vt.-A fine specimen of Continental currency. MARBLE, JOHN O., M.D., Worcester. His "Cremation in its Sanitary MARVIN, Rev. ABIJAH P., Lancaster. File of "The Advance," 1873-1884. MORSE, Mr. RICHARD C., Secretary, New York.-Proceedings of the Twentysixth International Convention of Young Men's Christian Associations. NORTH, Mr. S. N. D., Utica, N. Y.-His "History and Present Condition of the Newspaper and Periodical Press of the United States." PIERCE, Mr. CHARLES F., Worcester.-Twelve educational pamphlets. PILLING, Mr. JAMES C., Washington, D. C.-Proof sheets of his "Bibliog raphy of the North American Indians." PILLSBURY, PARKER, Esq., Concord, N. H.-Birney's “ American Churches the Bulwark of Slavery," third edition. for such discussion as its great importance seemed to merit.1 Mr. SALISBURY, from the chair, in accordance with the general desire of the members present, gave a brief extem 1 Since the above was put in type I have obtained the following important information substantiating the conclusions expressed above. — F. w. P. Mr. Oliver W. Huntington, Instructor in Mineralogy in Harvard University, has been so kind as to make a careful examination of three of the Central American specimens, varying greatly in color, about which he makes the following report: "CHEMICAL LABORATORY OF HARVARD COLLEGE. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 31, 1886. MY DEAR MR. PUTNAM: The three specimens which you left with me are unquestionably Chinese Jade, having all the characters of that mineral, although the largest specimen from Costa Rica is rather unusual in its color and would not be taken for jadeite at sight. The result of my examination is as follows: No. 33395. Costa Rica specimen. H.-7. Sp. gr. taken on a mass weighing 166grammes is 3.281. A small fragment before the blowpipe fused readily below 3 to a glassy bead. No. 33391. The specimen from Costa Rica, cut in form of a bird. H. a little under 7. Sp. gr. taken on a specimen weighing 544grammes is 3.341. Before the blowpipe it fused quietly below 3 to a transparent glass, not acted on by acid. No. 32794. Smallest specimen from Costa Rica. H. a little under 7. Sp. gr. taken on a specimen weighing 13grammes is 3.326. Before the blowpipe it fused quietly below 3 to a transparent glass, not acted on by acid. I have given above the approximate weights, to show that the specimens were large enough for an accurate determination of the specific gravity. Very sincerely yours. OLIVER W. HUNTINGTON." Dr. Willis E. Everette, who has recently returned from an extended trip in Alaska, wrote me that he had obtained from the natives of the interior a number of ornaments and crude pieces of jade. In reply to my request he has been so kind as to send me the only specimen he had with him at the East. This piece has the appearance of a water-worn pebble, five inches long and an inch thick in its central portion, from which a piece has been removed by some primitive method (probably by sawing with a cord and sand), in the same manner as the specimens from Central America and hard stones from various other regions were cut. It is of a deep green color, very much like a large nephrite celt from New Zealand, now in the Peabody Museum. Dr. Everette writes that "this specimen was given me by an Eskimo from the Kúwûk river, north of the Arctic circle, and which flows into Kotzebue Sound." (I suppose this to be the same as the Kowak river.) This is probably the "jade" which has been reported as occurring in situ in Alaska. To the eye it has the general appearance of jadeite and nephrite, but the following report from Mr. Huntington, to whom, and to Prof. Cooke, I at poraneous account of a recent visit he had made to Mexico and more especially to the province of Yucatan, with comparisons of the present civilization with that of a period twenty-five years ago, when he had visited the same region. His remarks were listened to with great interest, and found favor with all who heard them. After the formal adjournment the members were entertained at dinner by their associate, Hon. EDWARD ISAIAH THOMAS. At the table Col. THOMAS W. HIGGINSON, who had been prevented from attending the morning session, read a paper, which, on motion of the Recording Secretary, was received, with thanks, as of the regular order of the meeting, and referred to the Committee of Publication. It was also voted that a despatch of congratulation be sent to Dr. GEORGE CHANDLER, an honored associate, who was celebrating his eightieth birthday in Worcester. The meeting was then dissolved. JOHN D. WASHBURN, Recording Secretary. once submitted the specimen for examination, is conclusive as to its being a different mineral from the Central American specimens. "CHEMICAL LABORATORY OF HARVARD COLLEGE. MY DEAR MR. PUTNAM: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 31, 1886. The compact green mineral submitted to my examination appears to be a portion of a worn pebble, and has a fine dark green color, breaking with a splintery fracture, and having a glistening lustre. H.-6. Sp. Gr. carefully taken on a specimon weighing over 100grammes, at a temperature of 24.1° is 2.9942. A small splinter before the blowpipe fused below 3 with intumescence and spirting, to à transparent blebby glass, and after fusion was insoluble in acid. The blowpipe characters indicate Jadeite, but the low specific gravity and hardness are inconsistent with this supposition, and it is certainly not the Chinese Jadeite nor like the specimens from Central America which I examined for you. Very truly yours. OLIVER W. HUNTINGTON." REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. THE Council submits to the Society the statements of the Treasurer and Librarian as portions of its report. It wishes to call attention to the changes which have been introduced by the former officer, under the advice of the Finance Committee of the Council, in keeping the accounts of the Society, and to the fact that a list of the securities in which the principal of the funds is invested will hereafter be printed in the record of our semi-annual Proceedings. Seven members of the American Antiquarian Society have died since our last meeting, namely: Dr. Ashbel Woodward of Franklin, Connecticut; Dr. Rufus Woodward of Worcester, Massachusetts; Professor Heinrich Fischer of Freiburg, Germany; Honorable Peter Child Bacon of Worcester, Massachusetts; Mr. Henry Stevens of Vermont and London; Professor Edward Tuckerman of Amherst, Massachusetts; and Señor Gumesindo Mendoza of the city of Mexico. ASHBEL WOODWARD was born June 26, 1804, in Willington, Connecticut. The farm of his father lay principally in Ashford, Connecticut, but the family residence at the time of Ashbel's birth stood across the line of separation from that town, in Willington. He was seventh in descent from Richard Woodward, whose name is on the earliest list of proprietors of Watertown, Massachusetts. Dr. Woodward graduated from the Medical Department of Bowdoin College in May, 1829, and settled two months later in Franklin, Connecticut, as a physician. Here he continued to reside until his death, December 20, 1885, in |