, 1877-06-20
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
Paper by William Bross on tho Indian
Hounds at Morris,
Report Of the Expedition to Florfda...A
Dcyil.Fish on Exhibition.

- AA%1eio& hAF% EfCAiSs A4CH44CH6 &pANHtQEu
this chair. Prof. Peabody was chosen lsscnrdes
pro tom. Prof.. Peabody read tho lat Of donations
for the month 10 tho tuusausn aud library, which
were unusually numerous and fntcsestinR. 4
number OF names OF members In arrears wero
stricken from the ruls, and the resignation Of the
ncv. 3. u. Powell was accepted.
Gov. Btoes sa!d hs had met Mt. nust, gentIe-
man who bad devoted much time and research 10
bad been examined By tho Society. Mr.. iust hus
iuat returned frum an extended trip, and has with
mosed I'LL liz ef ths instation .tanI li
examine I'll: collection. and' If possible, lake
vielc, Of Aurora, md Mr. j. e. Hammond, oi
srIss 10 I'll con-: s' Of an rfE. fEEsa0n 4 .,s s,
Of specimens, read very interesting rcpert Of the
Tip. Tue explorers spent about three months ovee
ons % M an" o d
teadeied u V'sis for Il. valuable ss'sts
Prot. Fesboay read ] paper on The deri1.hAh, an
bali That length, snd with mouth like The Bay Of
fble.ookiag considered vrry TO
scientists. being the only ons known TO b. In any
= s ~ b. s Tue il ma: e.:
been reported thst thene fish lived on crussaceA
and email nsh. but t. shls case the stomach was
AN~A% ~ w 3'%A "h4 f1A0li8A HQSkAt4 " Hu4i1
sea-Wted.
f9liowed with paper % archaeological matters At
Those who are interested In archaeological mat
tcrs will 1na much thar ID worthy Of tholr attention
opd Fsssarsh In ,nd a1Sat hGrs'' The shtse
out there were n ehatn Of some twenty small
mounds two 70 four feet high and heren.ccn to
west along Tue front Of tho bufi-it seurccly de-.
serves the naine-!mmadlateiJ above where the
4. }oiftsa III! hsye no" 9essy u no.
collar pole; perhaps twenty ;av6 70 thirty feet hieh
aion tast @ III curioas ies and ''sn rsmsfk.oie. M
Il NUT have been ssFy important event in Indian
Is 40 rod csdaF growing within ten Of Twelve niIes
ot Mo5s1s. an It must A ha}s been brought from a.
Ge @ as1 n,.ne a.9
= tic sab.tantisi c!zsn. Ind smonx tRd 1st set0 I
Chief Waupan.tc, who claimed to be 100 years Old
when he knew ht1r many yeass aso, said
sasoy as s: sna Ms; s5s was k soM m i I sP
lad ashsd In ihe iiiInos iver seventy years m he. e.
pofc, OF tic object fos which Il wss erected: Wien
the partes Of engineer wcrc surveying tho canal,
eome Of she assiitapts nanaged 10 stcsl away and
and Insecure position. The Chlef Engineer X. j. .
Maihswson, ESD. promptly or1ered it restored.
seTn 'na ~ nsa ss q s ~ Spnfg !ss M9Ga
past.
In grading the street Tho mound has been entire.
b; q ts Ro sa ~. sn. II 5 front q r.
from, the sasscgtoua halves OF rellc.huniers with
eS s, ;sax w :.h
from the Joliet qaarrtes. It appears IA aoand a.
whea y wa planted there mote than esutufy aF0
~ IT, Csypoo ia on 1as ta sas ss Is 81 sf0Sa S
ps's 70 ths sf:st l':sa:; q .ls Indian; nd .oss
IN ~. otst t99y ouaa sSae a ~ hnan o9nss kc
sns, rit.er srost"is The pross,y f of M1n Charles
r., Acasmx' ~ wta ~ t,dI9 eho mdy pteaSms en- 70
1ncent III. y .orr,. ,n1I stiunt - H. IN
e1sstiy = ia tae io5a = ! eeavei W.. H. .%ens
hs anG y so.s OF oas o. the otler
seea Va, b1 soma En..e9 a. o,ns aoesar
IT, IT, nhlianT thia r., TX Museum ieW year ago
esa san Save naneS tSe N aoa's
ba fset thst thcs ro ai.rr o,o.r,a
nnd nS f"r .n,n toana ~ lhess
rni.M. i;r1 ", @ VT. n 70 P.oke tnas ne
when th"y w H. ioaaa, '' 'os .m 0oas ae.
ouna o,ee cut III. conn4x 9x hsxo Ro mouas
Sesn tee.od = ,hs ~ sosGs .hoss as viz sS'f' 3e3
I',ttsnt H. Of oor ceien1;1 md :so.equsat h!.tofY
l,'ko. L.saiis iocsss. tho iadlss Iawpp :! raak!.
TX W. y n1..a fai ~ 80 ~ l., - ntsS.enes s". .!
tne YAK Insse !n0lans nlhy Aase eaalt sumo
fHfmaps ,. stMef !aese mannos. a., e.,., ,
-. n"E While MAapnAseo .ha ohaooonea conlu
Eiso En NJ arseaa' VI ine no!e. r. =: AathrHt1n.
t.sa. u It.tes ~ 70 ~ LIN W3cn ~ k!hatf
EsEmlAe9 n,o tq rehu, sayt taat tho lna!An Chiefs
Ttxs ~ mn T. dane5 ~ wcse sasd oy te
nc Te,hiesEo !taves, to'a alm ta!athewton} that
IL A"G ngaes 1wS " u .ne seaat polo
IN Mafrls bc,2nsto TO Nac'9uette;
a a,o,, es!ensated .sie n. Ia Gmft who was ktiltd
uFoh tnss spot hnn 0uttu n du2' oat, kl1l .0t
pm ptn Tn'sn sne5 iooS h inc o1net 6t Of !g! tass
ornamsnts Ia eslYet ~ s9uaw. who died years
ssn TX nssac 11 alf. net o'anket 'ntaeG Win
rnaa M gssSa - gts's sS" fs oo%s. q twe o. thtse
nnkeIs 81 GaeH mana. vne 1ealh o. NMc.gnette
Mas probably between loso ana 10y md the POLY
nay navs nssn p'aesa thsFa q thst tl'n." Will
9eS1ant S!sen 70 ar: Mashewson by Clark apd
NnnshAon 70 t!aMs1onatt aau may Ut may uot 10
WIth!1 many years nt the actns! date Of the erec.
tioh o. tne poIs. bht !,.s main lafA ol tho story
are nfoHahy sefy nearly, tnot quite. aeeutasc. I
aS tt0a, rsefJ q. httmhtane; o. AnFsis Pu6'
t'H1Sa touF Fef{ elesan9 httlces on lRulah Ills
tory and Tradition ln tue Norris H4t0ftN6F In |