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The New York herald., 1876-02-21
A REGION OF CRIME.

DETAILS OF ATROCITIES IN WESTERN ARKANSAS
MURDER WHICH DIsGUsTED THE CO.
MANcHEs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 90, 1876
private letter received here from Fort Smith,
Arkansas speaks OF the work OF the United States
Court for the Western district Of that State contiguous
TO the Indian Territory, as follows;-
large number OF convicts have been sent to the
Penitentiary Six persons sentenced to die the
2lst Of April next for murder committed the Indian
Territory The names OF these parties are:-wilam
Leach twhiteD Aaron Wilson (coloredD Osa Saunders
(Cherokee), Orpheus Mckee (Choctaw) Isham Seeey
and Gibson lshtonubbee (Chckasaws) Some OF the
murders committed by these men remarkable for
coLp-BLooDEp ATRocITYs
Leach burned the body Of his victim to prevent dis
covery. and the negro Wilson murdered an old man
and boy near Fort Sill a favorable introduction
the Comanche Indians, whom he ambitious TO join !;
but the Comanches we're disgused the details OF
the murder and the piteous appeals Of the child for
life that they gave him up TO the justice Of the white
man
Recently rencontre took place between two United
States deputy marshals in which Of them, named
Mcguire, was fatally shot by the other.
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democrats, who while they would deplore anything OF
tho kind, have idea OF surrenderlng to imitation
Meantime the good name Of New York suffers mere
and farther South through pamphlet which has been
ndustrousiy distributed in both Houses and as II ap-
pears, in Virginia and other Southern States This IS
memorial 10 Congress the currency OF the united
States from the Board OF Trade of New York IL IS an
argument for soft money against contraction and FOR
scheme something like Mr. Keley's famous ntercon-
vertible threeslxy Eve bonds which the boys in the
House now call the 'ncontrovertiblo bonds" The me-
mortal is signed by George opdyke. as President
Of the New York Board Of Trade and IL is producing
the impression here and in Virginia that New York
favors soft money. Virginia member came on
Saturday with copy Of to New Yorker ana asked
in some astonishment "Who stood behind Mr. OPP
dykeS" and curtly answered. Nobody" 1t Is
generally misunderstood to represent the sentiments
Of the New York Chamber Of Commerce, and is thus
likely to produce false impression here and in the
South. 1t would be well if the Chamber of Commerce
should take prompt action TO relieve itself OF rospons
bility for Mr. Opdyke's scheme, and the HERALD
would please and instruct many persons here II It
would tell them who constitute the New York Board
ofTrade.
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HORRIBLE DEATH.

A RAILROAD ACCIDENT AND PROLONGED AGONY
OF THE ENGINEER.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 20, 1876
At Lagrange KY, at eleven O'Clock on Saturday
night, John Finnegan, a engineer the Short Line
Railroad, met with a terrible death. Finnegan
freight when axle broke and precipitated the
engine and cars down slight embankment Fnnegan
was by means caught fast by the machinery aud
held that his companions could not release him.
Two streams OF hot water
POURED UPON HIS FACE
and body from broken boiler. No relief could be
tended the sufferer ana after the most horrible
ony he became unconscious and soon died. The skin
from the face and body peeled of before his eyes
When physician from Louisville arrived the sufferer
was dying, with his tongue almost dropping of from
into his mouth.
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EVENING WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFYfcR or THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, Feb 20-7:30 Il. N.


PrObdblitieG
In the South Atlantic and East Gulf States, falling
barometer, stationary or rising temperature,
northeast to southeast winds and increasing cloudi
ness probably succeeded by rain.
In the West Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio
Valley falling barometer, increasing southeast TO
southwest winds, stationary or rising temperature,
cloudy and rainy weather and followed in the
portions by cold northery winds and rising harome-
ter.
In the lower lake region and Middle States, falling
barometer winds veering to easterly and southerly
and increasing In force, rising temperature and in
crcasng cloudincss with rain snow In the former
and possibly rain during Monday night in the latter.
In New England rising followed by falling barome-
ter, northwesterly winds veering to eastery or
southerly and colder clear partly cloudy weather.
succeeded at night by rising temperature
The Mississippi River will remain nearly station
airy at and below Cairo The Ohio River will continue
falling.
Cautionary signals ordered at Milwaukee and
Grand Haven.
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Sceau and Beziep returned radicals
second ballot will also be necessary in the Nine
teenth arrondssemement Of Paris.

Sceau and BeZleu 20 returned radlcais
second ballot will also be necessary in the Nine
teenth arrondissemement Of Paris.
ENGLISH REPORTS OF THE RESULTS OF THE
FRENCH ELECTIONS.
LONDON, Feb 81, 1876
The Paris correspondent of the Times tesgraphs as
follows:-
B. Dufaure Minister OF Justice, is elected
The returns far received elect 25 radicals 2l mod
republicans 10 conservatives and Bonapartists
Gambetta is elected in five places and Blanc in four
NM BUFFET THEIRS.
despatch from Pars to the Standard says NJ Buffet
has been elected in Bourges
despatch to the Daily Ners states that NJ. Theirs
had ZOO majority in Paris.
PARIS TRANQUIL
The city is perfectly quiet
AN AMERICAN WAR VESSEL ON AN INDUSTRIAL
MISSION.
PARIS, Feb. 90, 1876.
The United States steamer Franklin is expected at
Cherbourg, where will take on board the Ameri-
works OF contributed in Europe for the Phila-
dephia Exhibition.
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A NEW LABOR ORGANIZATION.

PTTrsBURG, Pa, Feb 20, 1876.
The and steel workers OF this and other sections
have effected a operative trades union by adopt
ing, their conference yesterday, constitution and
bylaws by which they will in future be governed, and
which, il believed will insure harmonious action be-
tween the different branches under all circumstances.
The association will be known the "International
Amalgamated Union OF Iron aud Steel Workers, I" and
is said TO be a very strong organization.
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THE ADVANTAGES OF THE CURRENCY BILL IN
TRoDUCED BY MR.. MEADE, OF NEW YORK.
The advantages over other similar measures claimed
for the bill introduced by Mr. Meade, of New York.
provide for payment OF the United States notes and to
strengthen the public credit are it establishes
fixed of SIS, o00 900 a minimum annual accumu-
ation Of gold which can readily be increased from
time to time as the condition of tho country and its
finances may warrant II is contended by him that it
will insure beyond question: resumption when the
requisite percentage of thirty five per in gold is
reached, and that too, without reducing the volume
OF grecnbacks or resorting to any other form OF
contraction. 1t brings into aid resumption by
the national banks, requiring them to retain
one-half Of their gold receipts from interest on
bonds securing circulation and deposits The percent
age Of for both Treasury and national banks
is purposey largo In the first instance to avoid
exhaustion from any run which might follow resump-
ton. The reduction Of reserves which follows resump-
ton gives elasticity to the volume OF currency and
induces gold average of currency before resumption
is arrived by law The legal tenders intended
be good currency and retain their character until
new transactions after resumption. If we were to
peal the legal tender character OF greenbacks he
tends in of failure OF gold should be without
currency He also argues that by 1t the imperative
resumption law is repealed and that this plan the
whole is safe and conservative
MEETING OF THE JOINT DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
COMMITTEE.
The Joint Democratic Caucus Committee, after much
discussion decided to request the members reduce
their writing and present them in the form Of
bills. The committee in the Capitol
row morning at ten o'clock.
RETURN OF ALEXANDRA SHEPHERD FROM ST.
LOUIS.
Alexander Shepherd returned this morning from St
Louis and had long conference with the President
during the day. He came back in answer to a subpoena
sent out by the Chairman Of the Freedman's Bank In
vestigatng Committee before which he is to appear
a witness
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THE P1TTsBURG REFORM SCHOOL

PIrrsBuRG, Pa, Feb. 20, 1876.
The legislative committee which have been engaged
for weeks investigating the affairs of the Reform
School this place finished their abors yesterday and
will probably lay their report before the Legislature
during the coming week IL Is not known what the
report will be- but II is pretty generally believed that
the committee regard the charges OF cruelty TO inmates
and OF mismanagement well sustained and that they
will recommend that no more appropriations be made
by the until there is a change in the officers and
the Board ELECTED.
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THE SUSPECTED MKEE JUROR.
AN EXPLICIT DENIAL OF wRoNaDorNo.

Sr LOUIS Mo-, Feb. 20, 1875
The Republican has special from Louisiana, No,
stating that H. f. Summers, who has been charged
with doing very improper things as juror In the
Mckee trial. denies In toto the statements Of Watson
Foster his accuser Summers is said TO be a
tired merchant of Louisiana and stands very high in
4 thc
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FAILURE OF A SAVINGS BANK.

Sr. I.oUIs, Feb. 90 1876.
temporary injunction was issued by the Circuit
Court yesterday, restraining the Guardian Savings
Bank from any further transaction OF business re-
ceiver was also asked for action was taken on
that part of the petition The Guardian Savings Bank
is a small concern and became crippled by the failure
Of its President b. J. Reilly, some time ago.
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OPENING OF A CATHEDRAL.

HAMILTON, Ont, Feb. 20, 1876.
Christ Church Cathedral opened here to-day.
In the chancel were tho Bishop OF Niagara, Bishop
Coke OF Western New York; DR.. Shelton, of Buffalo;
Dean Geddes and several olergymen from distance.
by Bishop Coke.
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BRAZIL.

coMMERcIAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS.
Rio JASEIRo Feb Is 1875
Coffee market animated prices firm. Good frsts,
s, 700 5, $50 reis per ten kilometres.
Exchange on London, 25%.
SANTOS, Feb IS 1876
Coffee market quiet, with a downward tendency.
Superior quoted at $500 a 8 $50 per ten
T.
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SERVIA.

THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT CALLS IT'S
PEOPLE TO ARMS.
BELGRADE, Feb. 20, 1876
The Minister of War has issued order calling out
all men between the ages OF twenty and fifty
They are directed to report themselves to the Mill
tary Conscriptlon Committee
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE DISPATCH EN- ROUTE FOR PORT ROYAL
NoRvoLK, Va. Feb. 20, 1876.
The United States steamer Dispatch arrived this
evening from Washington with Commodore shufeldt
on board She leaves tomorrow for Port Royal
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SPAIN.

THE HEIGHTS AROUND VERA CAPTURED BY THE
ALFoNsIsTs-HEAvY LOSSES IN BOTH ARMIES
THE KINGS MARCH.
HESDAYK, Feb 90 1876.
The Alfonsists have captured Endarlaza and Las
Taoa and all the hei ghts around Vera
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THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

The following record will show the changes In The
temperature for the past twenty four hours IN CON-
parson with the corresponding date Of last year. as in
HERALD Building 49, ,o-o
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HEAVY LOSSES NEAR EsrELLA.

HEAVY LOSSES NEAR EsTELLA.
MADRID, Feb 90 1876.
IL is officially reported that the capture Of Fort
Monejurra, Estella Friday, the Carst leader
General Calderon taken prisoner.
The enemy's loss was heavy.
The Afonssts lost 800 men,
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FIRE AT MAHANoY CITY.

PorrsyLLE, Pa, Feb. 20. 1S76
are at Mahanoy City last night destroyed two
double frame dwelngs The loss is 81. 900: Insured.
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1876. THE NEW YORK HERALD ALMANAC
r,,,xcr.r COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL
flNANN' REGISTER FOR 1876

Now ready In addition 90 s usual con,enis
OF gold 1873 OF government b1nds os ths
,s issues rates consols. railroad shares ant stock
Aaercan securities the London market. Sank ~ Ene
d rate OF discount Custom, returns aud ohec .scttont
soecia general information presents hts ssas loe
1875. otrsII otTfIE " WER AID ALMANAC FOR 1876.
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cARLIsTs ON THE WATCH FOR GENERAL cAAfPos
HgSDAYE Saturday, Feb. 19-Evenng.
Large bodies of Carlists concentrated in the
neighbo.hood of Lesaca to oppose General Martinez
Campos, who entered Vera this morning
ALFoNsos
King Alfonso is expected to 60 to Tolosa and San
estaban.
STILL SUCCESSFUL
The reports that the Alfonsiss have occupied Echalar
and Penaplata are confirmed.
FRENCH NEUTRALITY.
The French authorities have interned 400 Carlss near
Bayonne.
The members of the Carst Junta of CASTLE who
crossed the border have also been interned
A BATTLE EXPECTED AT ToLoSA.
MADRID Feb 20, 1876.
A battle is expected at Toosa to morrow
cUBA
AS soon as the Carlist ended 40 900 soldiers
will be despatched 10 Cuba
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Its election fullest most pertect AMI oniT
reliable data for the coming Presidential elsct,on
Corrected Of the Dolymount lnteruetonN sit,
Match With diagrams &c private signals OF the New l1r<
Club, complete returns NateSD o th& stats
nv countless full list OF and MemOers ths
ortyonrh Congress- sianding and select committees
both houses with post Office addresses. &c American WINS
and Consus abroad foreign Legations la ths tnsf
States table showing the rates Of postage 70 c3an
tres the time Of closing the mails A. New lfk Isl
Office All tha speciates Of the Almanac Mariners "a9s
Missing 1eirA &C. continued for the past yer -
chronological, and other tables governments eptrthsaN
army aud navy returns. oalciay Corrected ~ va
ceIaueouy,n contents valuable cOnpsatan 81
itetas VI tssnerAi and special Information.
THE HERALD ALMANAO.
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Price. - mailed 20 al pNrts lf the yntei ',MM
- cents. All Statiousrl Ani newste1eFA atdo"
U.EHAin ALA.<AA a. N-- YORK sitA
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.


Mile ritens, Max strakosch, signor Brignoll and
Colonel J. II Mapleson arrived at the Everett HOUSE
Yesterday from Baltimore. Adoph f. Borie, Of Phia-
dephia formerly Secretary of the Navy, is residing AZ
the Albemare Hotel General William +. Bartlett, Of
Massachusetts, is staying at the New York Hotel Ex
Senator James W. Patterson, of New Hampshire,
Horace Fairbanks OF Vermont at the Ffth Avenue
Hotel Ex-Governor Thomas Carney. OF Kansas. "a
registered at the ST. Nicholas Hotel Judge Z. II
Dure among the late arrivals at the Brevoor Houss
READ THE WEEKLY DEATH LIST OF CoNsUMP-
aud learn how dc Of neglected coughs and eod
PSSs's ToorHacnr Dnors in minute.
A SURE RELIEF THE COMFORTABLE SILK
ELASTIC Truss supplied by ELASTIC TRUSS COMPANY.
Broadway Retains worst ruptures securely night and
A-wisTAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY
cures all throat and lung complaints so cents and 81
CHAMPION PREPARED FOOD FOR MoCKINa
birds thrushes robin. and all soft bill birds for sale b
GRAVEL PAfER coNPANY. Manufacturers, $50 Hud.
st. ..af~-r-.
GOLDEN HAIR -BARKER's AURORA CHANGES
any hair to golden Depot. BARKER's Human Hair and
Wig Pahors, 20 West 18th ST.
GREAT PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE IN
many cities for decorating Washing gtons Birthday tha
centennial year; New York should wake up. UErxu
srArgs CESrfSNAL DECORAroys and all other FLAGS
New York
KEEP YOUR BIRD IN HEALTH AND SONG By
using slScERs GRAVEL PAPKR For sale by all drug
gsts and bird dealers Depot 5S2 iludsonst.
SODA WATER APPARATUS FOR MAKING ALL
Aerated Beverages JOHN MATTHEW'S ist av. aud 25tA
st., New York.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
A LBERT W. AIKENS NEW STORY
n THE MOLLY dAGUIRES
to-day In
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| TIENDERsON's HAND BOOK or THE GRASSES OF
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trade suppied Address ifN HENDERSON. NOrthport.
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READ THE WEEKLY DEATH LIST OF CONsUMP-
on and many die of neglected coughs and cOdA
that HALKs's HoEBY HoREHoUND ASD TAR would have
cured. =, 80 --,..
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| A SURE RELIEF-THE COMFORTABLE SILK
| Elastic Truss supplied by ELASTIC TRUSS COMPANY
s3 Broadway Retains worst ruptures securely night and
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1875. 1870

Average temperature for corresponding date last
year sAssss.s".s.s..s. Szh
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wIsTAR'S BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY
.rss an hroat and lung complaints so and 81.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-02-03

OF the antiquity of man having been pre-
sented to the London Society of Antiquaries
in June previous by Mr.. Evans, an English
geoligest, Sir Charles Lyell said that he full
ly believed that those flint weapons, discov-
cred in what is geologically termed the
drift could not have found their way
where discovered with those animals by any
CONFUSION of the earth, but that they had
remained there since the stonge age Of that
country, and during which the climate Of
Central Europe was plainly tropical rather
than, as at present, temperate; and hence
the antiquity of those animal remains and
weapons was far greater than the times
either of history Or tradition.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-02-03
THE no NJ CIRCLE.
LAST WORDS.
by AGNES NJ. URs

He held my hand one moment,
Glanced once into my eye,
And then he softly uttered
That sad, sad word, "Good-by.o
"I'll see you in the morning,
Good-by a little while!o
These are my memory's treasures,
These, and one tender smile.
j scarce dare think upon them,
Those months and years SO rife
With darkness and with tempest.
That settled DER my life.
Times tiding, drifting ocean
Us parted at the shore;
He sank mid the commotion;-
l never saw him more.
The storms L still around me;
[ think they'll never cease
Until [ reach the haven
Where he found perfect peace.
But of Faith and Love united,
The happy Hope is born,
I'n see him, ashe promised,
In Heavens eternal morn.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-02-03

FAITH IN THE FAMIEY.-One OF the most
intelligent women / have ever known, the
Christian mother ofa large family ofchildren,
used to say that the education of children
was eminentIya work of faith. She never
heard the tramping of her boys feet in the
house, or listened to their noisy shouting
in their play, or watched their unconscious
slumbers, without an inward, earnest prayer
to God for wisdom to train them, and for the
Spirit of the Highest to guide them. She
mingled prayer with counsel and restraint,
and the counsel was the wiser, and restraint
was the stronger, for this alliance of the hui
man and divine. elements in her instruction
and discipline. And at length, when her
children had become menand women, accus-
toned to the hard strife of the world her
name was the dearest n they could speak +;
and she who g had fed their own bodies from
her own body's life, and their souls from
her spirits life,'' who had taught their feet
to walk, their tongues to speak and pray,
and illuminate their consciences with the
lights of righteousness and duty, held their
reverence ard love, increased at~housand-fold
by the remembrance of an early education
that had its inspiration. in faith in Cod
Dr.. W. Lord
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-02-03
ANTIQUITY OF A


A correspondent of the st. John Neos
writes
According to Bishop Usher's chronology,
man was created exactly 1901 years before
The birth Of Christ. Other Biblical chrono-
logists vary from this eXactitude from one
to two thousand years, but Usher's system
is generally received as correct by believers
in the common Interpretation Of the account
furnished by the Old Testament and the
Gospel Of Matthew. Biologists and other
scientific men, however. smile at such chro-
nology. and present evidences Of the exist
ence Of man far anterior to the period
authorized by the chronology Of Bishop
Usher.
An English engineer in Egypt in 1857, a
man of wealth and a member OF the Royal
Society, determined to ascertain the depth
of the Nile sediment caused by the annual
overflow of that river, and in his purpose
was assisted by some French engineers in
the employ of the Pasha. They began OPP
e~rations by sinking a series of pits or shafts,
rs the mining term is, across the Valley Of
the Nile, in a line With the ancient city Of
Hielapolis.
They found the successive annu,ar layers
of the Nile sediment as regularly occurring
and plainly marked OH a given section Of
the same as the annular rings On a tree OF
free growth, and they were enabled from
the peculiar character Of the sediment to
count the successive deposits as readily as
the wood growth Of such a tree can be
counted. One hundred Of these layers oc-
cured in a dept of ~twenty-thtee inches, the
layers being uniformly more than one-fifth
of an inch in thickness.
At the depth Of 1S5 feet they struck sand,
and after digging into it some three feet con-
sidered it unnecessary to go any deeper, as
they evidently had penetrated, in IS5 feet,
the deposit Of sediment. This depth was
found to be nearly uniform in each Of the
shafts. In one sunk near the site of the
great monolithic statute of Rameses the sec
ond, at a depth of16O feet, were found fragg-
ments of pottery in a good state ofpreserya-
ton, and exhibiting considerable artistic
skill, thus proving that nearly $500 years
ago man CAlSISQ Ill ltidU IOSttl'tS dHd hiuh
moreover, in q state of fertilization sufficient.
" advanced to be able to fashion clay inte
vessels and harden it by fire.
Now this was no fancy Egyptian chron-
ology, but a fact extensively ascertained
and in view of it, if in the Valley of the Mil
man thus advanced in artisan skill existed
5000 years ago, how long anterior did h
exist in the high lands of Asia and othe
quarters Of the globe first fitted for his ex
~istence?
Sir Charles Lyell who, it is well known
had for years, true to his early education
refused to contradict Usher's chronology
was in 1859 converted by this discovery ami
another, which occurred in France, nea
Amiens, where flint arroW-heads, hatchets
and spear-heads, etc., were found with re
mains of, fer that country unknown animals
such as the. elephant, rhinoceros, tiger ar,
hyena.
At a meeting of the British Geologica
Society in September 1859, these evidence