AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.-The officers of the sections are as follows-the first name in each section the chairman, the last the secretary:

Practice of Medicine, Materia Medica and Physiology, Dr. N. S. Davis, Jr., Chicago, Ill. Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children: Dr. Eli Van De Warker, Syracuse, N. Y.; Dr. E. W. Cushing, Boston, Mass.

Surgery and Anatomy: Dr. Donald McLean, Detroit; Dr. B. A. Watson, Jersey City, N. J.

State Medicine: Dr. H. B. Baker, Lansing, Mich.; Dr. S. T. Armstrong, U. S. M. Hospital Service.

Ophthalmology, Otology and Laryngology: Dr. F C. Hotz, Chicago; Dr. Edw. Jackson, Philadelphia

Diseases of Children: Dr. F. E. Waxham, Chicago; Dr. W. B. Lawrence, Batesville, Ark.

Oral and Dental Surgery: Dr. J. Taft, Cincinnati; Dr. E. S. Talbot, Chicago.

Medical Jurisprudence: Dr. E. M. Reid, Baltimore; Dr. C. B. Belt, Suffolk, Mass.

Dermatology and Syphilography: Dr. L. D. Bulkley, N. Y.; Dr. S F. Dunlap, Danville, Ky.

THE MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL SOCIETY met at Jackson, April 18. Dr. N. L Guice presided. The address of the president took strong grounds against children being sent to school until they have attained seven or eight years, at least, and favored short hours. It was ordered printed, and a copy sent to each county superintendent of education.

Dr. L. Sexton of Wesson read a paper on the diseases common to a cotton and woolen factory, with sanitary recommendations for the removal of the same. This was discussed by Drs. Green, Miller Quinn, Kittrell and Sanford. Dr. Green confined himself to sanitation, and commended Dr. Sexton's paper.

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Dr. J. A. Shackleford of Greenville read a paper Intestinal Obstructions," which was discussed by Drs. Halbert, O. D. Quinn, Todd, Sutherland, Miller, Sexton, Niwrock, Galloway and Featherston.

Dr. Shackleford made a report from the judicial council on members delinquent in dues, allowing such against whom no charges have been preferred to be reinstated, on payment of dues, which was adopted.

The following were appointed delegates to the American Medical Association: E. L. McGehee, D. M. Diggs and H. L. Sutherland.

Dr. B. F. Duke read a report of a case of "moist gangrene," which was received and referred. A case of abdominal pregnancy; laparatomy was reported by Dr. J. S. Featherston. Dr. B. A. Waugh of Columbus read a paper on quinine, and Dr. R. W. Roland a paper on typho-malarial fever.

The following officers were elected: Luther Sexton of Wesson, president; R. E. Howard of Durant, and E. F. Shuler of Greenville, vice-presidents; W. E. Todd of Clinton, recording secretary; G. S.

Hunter of Bolton, assistant secretary; W. A. Galloway of Jackson, corresponding secretary; J. F. Hunter of Jackson, treasurer,

Jackson and the third Wednesday in May were selected as the place and time for the next meeting. Dr. W. E Herring of Terry read a report of a case of the accidental introduction of a brass pin in the throat. Dr. L. W. Malery of Goodman discussed puerperal septicemia. Dr. N. L. Guice of Natchez reported a severe case of gastric catarrh he had treated.

On motion of Dr. White of Brandon, a resolution asking the medical examiners to be more rigid in their examination of applicants for license, was adopted.

Resolutions to the memory of Dr. M. S. Craft were adopted.

Dr. E. L. McGehee was appointed to continue the report on the Surgical History of Mississippi heretofore reported by Dr. M. S. Craft.

The names of Drs. O. B. Quinn of McComb City and E.L. McGehee of Woodville were recommended to the governor for appointment as members of the State Board of Health.

THE CALIFORNIA MEDICAL SOCIETY met at San Francisco, April 18. Dr. C. G. Kenyon welcomed the Society, after which President Plummer delivered his annual address

The report of the Board of Censors was read by Dr. Winslow Anderson of San Francisco, which showed that there had been fifty-six applicants for membership

The report of the Board of Medical Examiners, read by Dr. W. M. Lawlor, showed that 13 meetings had been held during the year, at which 270 certificates to practice medicine had been granted. Of the applicants for such certificates 37 were from California schools, 207 from other American schools, and the remainder from foreign institutions.

Dr. A. M. Gihon then made an appeal on behalf of the Rush monument fund. On motion of Dr. Gibbons of Alameda, Drs. Gibbons. Gihon and Tyrrell of Sacramento were appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions for the fund.

Dr. W. W. McFarlane, of the Agnew Insane Hospital, in the report on “Insanity," cited a number of cases of insanity in females due to abortion, and denounced abortionists.

Drs. Robertson of Napa, Mays of Stockton, Robertson of Yreka, and Grover of Berkeley, discussed the report. Dr. Grover stated that he thought the overcrowding of the insane hospitals was due to the large number of insane criminals incarcerated therein.

Dr. W. E. Taylor, the chairman of the Committee on Surgery, read the report on "Surgery," which dealt largely with laparatomy.

The report of the Committee on Histology and Microscopy, illustrated by microphotographic views, was read by chairman Julius Rosenstein. Next

was read a supplemental report on "Some Forms of Endoarteritis," with microscopical exhibiton by J. H. Stallard and A. Abrams of San Francisco.

Reports were read from the Committee on Arrangements, Board of Censors, and committees on Medical Topography, Meteorology, Endemics and Epidemics, and after discussion, referred to Committee of Publication.

Dr. Washington Ayer, chairman of the Committee on Public Hygiene and State Medicine, suggested that in the case of criminals who set up the plea of insanity in their defence, instead of following the present custom of the courts in summoning a number of physicians to testify as to the irresponsibility and hallucinations of insane persons, a commission should be appointed by the governor whose special duty it would be to attend to such matters and give a unanimous opinion, thus avoiding too frequent legal complications and new trials which arise from the differing opinions of doctors summoned promiscuously from the municipality. It would also do away with a great annoyance now suffered by busy physicians. Dr. Ayer suggested that a separate hospital for insane criminals be established.

The Committee on Organization of County and District Societies made a lengthy report of the new organizations that have been formed within the past year.

On behalf of the Committee on the Diseases of Women and Children was read by Dr. I. E. Oatman. The supplemental report of the Committee on the Responsibility of the Insane, by Dr. I. S. Titus, was referred for publication.

The memorial sent to Congress asking for a quarantine station in San Francisco harbor, was read by Dr. James Simpson and indorsed. The secretary was instructad to telegraph the action to the California representatives in Washington.

The following, introduced by Dr. Lawler, was adopted:

Resolved, That this society cordially indorse the action of the State Board of Health in their endeavor to procure a law to forbid the cremation of any human body within this State without having first obtained a permit for the same from some properly constituted person. We also indorse the efforts of the Board of Health to make vaccination of all children attending the public schools compulsory.

It was also resolved to make the law in reference to births and deaths effective.

Dr. W. A. Briggs resigned his position as permanent secretary.

The following officers were elected: President, Dr. James Simpson; vice-presidents, Dr. Walter Lindsay of Los Angeles, Dr. W. J. G. Dawson. Dr. W. A. Briggs of Sacramento, and Dr. J. E. S. Baker of Los Angeles; secretary, Dr W. W. Kerr; assistant secretaries, Drs. L. M. F. Wanser and H. W. Sherman; treasurer, Dr. G. Simmons of Sacramento; board of censors, Dr. J. S. Fitzgibbons,

THE ALABAMA MEDICAL SOCIETY at its April 13 meeting, elected the following officers: Dr. Milton C. Baldridge, of Huntsville, president; Dr. B. F. Cross of Decatur, vice-president, and Dr. B. M. Hughes of Birmingham, orator. Mobile was chosen as the place of the next annual meeting.

Dr. Lewis Whalley, of Birmingham, reported the case of a perfectly formed woman, having four legs, four feet and two separate distinct but complete sets of abdominal and chest organs. Dr. Whalley was nonplussed by her strange symptoms. He called in

two other physicians to assist in a diagnosis. They found on examination that she was pregnant only on the left side. It was necessary to produce abortion. She gave premature birth to a well formed child Sometimes she has diarrhoea on one side of her body and constipation on the other. She at present enjoys good health This is perhaps the

tenth case of the kind on record.

A. M. A. AND ILL. MED. Soc.-The Monon Route (L., N. A. & C. R. R. and C. H. & O. R. R.) offers the best train service and accommodations and have guaranteed to furnish the very best facilities. It furnishes a finely equipped Special Train which leaves Dearborn Station, Chicago, at 8:30 P. M., May 7, arrives at Indianapolis. 3:45 A. M.; Cincinnati, 7 A. M., May 8. The regular trains are provided with the best Palace Chair Cars on day and Buffet Sleepers. A rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip, has been agreed upon, for physicians and families to Cincinnati and return. Delegates must procure a certificate, which, when filled up by the agent from whom the ticket to Cincinnati is bought, at lowest limited rate, will entitle to return tickets at one-third fare, when signed by the proper authority at Cincinnati.

All the roads centering in Rock Island will furnish transportation at one and one-third rates for the round trip. When purchasing the ticket to Rock Island a certificate should be obtained from the ticket agent which when signed by the assistant secretary, will entitle to a return ticket at one-third the regular rate.

ALABAMA.-Dr. J. D. Thompson of Birmingham, has had under care a case of acute insanity, due to lead poisoning produced by the "Blondine" hair dye.-Dr. J. M. Clarke of Hartsell's, has had under observation the case of an epileptic who five years ago was found lying with his head in the embers of a fire. The entire top of the skull, down to the eye sockets and the middle of the occipital bone exfoliated. An artificial covering was placed over the brain for a few weeks, when a tough membrane formed. The man has just died. There are two similar cases in medical literature.-Drs. B. J. Baldwin and L. L. Hill, Jr. of Montgomery, recently aspirated the head of a hydrocephalic child with fatal results.

CALIFORNIA.-Hattie Woolstein, who shot Dr. Harlan, has been acquitted.-"Dr." L. A. Powell of Redwood City, recently shot and killed an editor for a scurrilous article. He was indicted and tried, but the jury fa led to agree-Dr. Tey Watanebe, the resident physician of the San Francisco Japanese colony, claims to have reformed the fe nale Japanese style of dressing hair.-P. Roscoe McNulty, who bears the same relation to the State Board of Examiners as McCoy does to the Illinois Board of Health, was recently found guilty of a misdemeanor in practicing without a license, but has appealed the case.

CANADA -Dr Campbell of Seaforth, Ontario, was recently robbed by highwaymen on a train just leaving Chic go.

CONNECTICUT.-Dr. W. C. Spencer died at Ft. Trumbull, April 6.

DAKOTA -Dr. S. A Brown of Sioux Falls, repo ts a case of supplementary mammary gland in the axilla of a II-para.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA -The bill pensioningDr Mary Walker has been thrown out by the House. Medical Director J. Mills Browne has been appointed Surgeon General U. S. N.

FLORIDA-Dr. W. T. Scales of Pensacola, was recently married to Miss S Zelmicker of Mobile.Dr G. W. A McRae of Ban ina, Putnam county, is of opinion that phthisis is increasing among nel groes since the war.-Dr. Frank Anderson was brigade surgeon during the recent naval demonstration at Pensacola.

GEORGIA.-D: G M. Sternberg has been ordered from Baltimore, Md., to Brunswick.

ILLINOIS.-Dr. E. B. Clapp, formerly of Peoria, died at the residence of his son Dr. E. P. Clapp of Evanston, April 12.-Dr. D. M. McFall has been mulcted $1,500 by a jury in a case of malpractice. -Dr. J. H. Graham has removed from St. Louis to Hegewisch.-The Southern Illinois Dental Association recently elected the following officers: President, Dr. G. W. Entsminger of Carbondale; Vice

President, Dr. G. A. McMillen of Alton; Secretary, Dr. C. B. Rohland of Alton; Treasurer, Dr. J. G. Dickson of Carmi.-Dr. E. A. Carpenter of Baileyville, recently delivered a primipara of a twelve and a half pound child without the use of instruments. -Drs. E. A. Wilcox of Minonk, A. L. Mendenhall of Kappa, and N. A. Mansfield have been elected delegates to the Republican State Convention. -Dr. Larkin has been elected school trustee of South Chicago. There are now three physicians on the Board.-Dr. Miller has been elected school trustee of Kensington.-A bomb was recently thrown into the residence of Dr. R. W. Johnson of Moweaqua.-Dr. J. J. Leahy of Lemont, and Miss Maggie Reardon were married quite recently. -Dr. W. W. Cook of Woodstock, was recently elected alderman.-Dr. E. R. Willard of Wilmington, has gone to Sitka, Alaska.-Dr. McRaven of Duquoin, has been elected delegate to the State Republican Convention.-Dr. H. F. Stoddard has been elected trustee of Ramsey.-A school teacher has imported small pox from Garfield, Kansas, into Greenville.-Dr. Charles C. Sater of Hudson, has been appointed a member of the Board of Examining Surgeons at Bloomington.-Dr. R. T. Higgins of Fayette, has been elected delegate to the Repub lican National Convention.-Dr. I. N. Bennet of Dixon, was recently elected delegate to the Republican State Convention.-Dr. A. V. Zitt of Wauke gan, has been elected delegate to the Democratic State Convention.-Chicago.-Dr. W. P. Good. smith and Miss M. R. Moulding were married April 10. "Dr." C. W. Chase, a "natural phrenologist," recently arrested for theft, committed suicide.-On the recommendation of Dr. D. Lewis, secretary of the Hospital Medical Board, the following were ap pointed internes at the hospital: J. B. Herrick. E. J. Brown, H. F. Lewis, H. R. Wittwer, F. J. Hodges, T. J. Haines, Mary J. Kearsley, S. W. Burson, Helen C. Gilman, E. J. Schwandt, D. B. Wiley, and M. M. Brown.-The New German Hos pital was formally opened April 1. Dr. G. A. Zimmerman delivered an address.-Dr. E. L. O'Hara, father in law of Dr. S. W. Smith, was recently found dead in bed. He was an opium habitué.Dr. M. D. Ewell has accepted an invitation to deliver a course of lectures on medical jurisprudence before the law department of Cornell University.Dr. H. D. Valin has become insane.-Dr. D. W. Graham succeeds Dr. Truman W. Miller on the county hospital staff. The position is in the hands of a local diploma-mill gang and was offered to, and refused by a non college man, who declined to vote with the gang. Dr. G. O. Schuttler has become insane. The patients treated by the free dispensaries of Chicago during 1887 number more than 69,000, distributed as follows: Central, 16,000; West Side, 14,000; South Side; 11,436; Hahnemann, S,

000; Bennett, 3,000; Chicago avenue, 3,000; Chicago Homeopathic, 2,200; Eye and Ear Infirmary, 2,050 St. Luke's, 1,372; Women's and Children's Hospital, 686; Woman's Hospital, 550.-Dr. R. H. Bartlett recently celebrated his golden wedding. -Dr. Bluthardt, brother of the boodler ex-county physician, has been appointed assistant physician to the Cook County Insane Hospital. He takes the position vacated by Dr. Maria Orglect.-Dr. Plymmon S. Hayes becomes medical examiner in chief of the Royal League.-Dr. E. Kopp has been elected medical examiner of the Franklin Lodge, O. M. P. and Dr. E. A. Boas of Washburn Lodge.

INDIANA. Dr. Henry Heatwell of Goshen, died April 14, at the age of 75.-Dr. A. J. Smith of Wabash has been nominated by the prohibitionists for Mayor.-Dr. J. G. McPheeters, a widely known Southern Indiana surgeon, died April 2. He had been surgeon to the 33d Indiana during the war and was at various times medical director of Generals Beard, Whittaker and Steadman. At the time of his death he was president of the U. S. Board of Examining Surgeons at Bloomington.

IOWA.-Dr. J. D. Holmes has removed to Audubon from Mt. Sterling, Ill.-A Yarmouth pharmacist tells of an Irishwoman who when asked if she were "costive" replied; "Divil a caustic have I had for six weeks; Patrick has been sick."-Dr. A. O. Hunt of Iowa City, recently dislocated his shoulder but is recovering. Dr. J. Harris of Mason City, has been elected delegate to the Democratic State Convention.-Dr. W. H. Haslitt of Livingston, has been indicted for criminal abortion.-Dr. J. Bigelow of Dubuque, was elected delegate to the Democratic State Convention.

KANSAS.-A young physician of Wichita was lately blackmailed out of $250 by an adventuress to whom he was called as a patient.-Dr. W. B. Dewees of Salina, was lately presented with a silver fruit knife, which had belonged to his ancestor, the famous obstetrician Dewees of Philadelphia.-Small pox is very prevalent in the vicinity of Cheney.

KENTUCKY.-Dr. W. E. Phillips of Owingsville, has had under observation the case of a man who was shot in the center of the forehead April 7, but was able to walk home. Three days after, he came under medical treatment, when it was found that about a teaspoonful of the frontal lobe had oozed out. The patient remained in his his usual health till April 19 when he sank into a stupor and died. The ball was found to have sligh ly wounded the frontal lobes and then passed between the two halves of the cerebrum to imbed itself in the occipital bone. Death resulted from suppurative meningitis.

LOUISIANA. Dr. E. B Price of Alexandria, was married to Mrs. M. Connelly, March 15.-Dr. W. G. Austin of New Orleans, has recovered from his late illness.-Dr. J. D. Hunter of New Orleans, has been elected physician to the Poydras Benevolent Association.-Dr. C. P. Wilkinson was elected president of the State Board of Health, Dr. Lucien

F. Salomon, secretary-treasurer. The other medical officers elected were: Resident Physicians-Rigolet's Station, Dr. Wm. H. Carson; Atchafalaya Station, Dr. J. H. P. Wise; Lower Station, Dr. Harry Hayward; Port Eads, Dr. John N. Thomas; Sanitary Inspector, Dr. A. M. Beret; Shipping Inspector for the port, Dr. Geo. Huhner.-Dr. H. S. Donophan of Sicily Island, died April 2, in his 50th year. Dr. R. M. Carruth of Baton Rouge, was recently married to Miss E. Bond.-Dr. A. Cockerile of Alexandria, died April 12 in his 63d year. - Dr. R. H. Littell of Opelousas, died April 12 from heart disease.

MAINE. -Malaria has become very prevalent in the State of late years. -Small-pox appeared in the rag room of Cumberland Mills and spread to Saccarappa aad Deering.-Two cases of trichinosis are reported by Dr. F. C. Perkins of South China. Both patients recovered.

MARYLAND. -The residence of Dr. C H. Massey of Massey's was destroyed by fire April 12.-Dr. N. B. Shade, formerly of McConnellsburg, Pa., has located in Hagerstown.-D. J. B. McPherson of Baltimore, died recently. -Dr. Lewis J. Williams, U. S. N.. died April 8, at Baltimore.

MASSACHUSETTS. -A very active controversy has been going on between Dr. Marcy and the Mass. Med. Society Council on the one hand, and Dr. Cushing of the Boston Murdoch Liquid Food Hospital and the Murdoch Liquid Food Company on the other. The daily papers have been used to advertise the food and results claimed to have been obtained from it in the hospital.-Christian Science midwifery in a Medford labor case resulted in the death of mother and child.

MICHIGAN.-Dr. J. J. Mulheron of Detroit, by a sensational interview in the "Daily News," created a puerperal fever scare, which will doubtless result in several malpractice suits for neglect of antisepsis. -Dr. G D. Stewart of Detroit was recently elected surgeon to the "City of the Straits " Yacht Racing Association.-Two-thirds of the deaths and accidents at Ishpeming occur among the Finns, who number about one-fifth of the laborers employed there.-Dr. Duff Stewart, in a recent murderous assault case, refused to betray professional confidence, and was sustained by the judge.-The State Board of Health met at Lansing. Dr. Avery reported that the alleged slaughter-house nuisance near the Ionia reformatory, was not a nuisance. Dr. Kellogg reported that the typhoid fever epidemic in the Adrian Reform School could be traced to the typhoid germs in the sewer air. Dr. Vaughan examined the sewer air of the Jackson State Prison during the late epidemic, and found typhoid germs in great abundance. The board examined the plans for a proposed new cottage at the Traverse City Insane Hospital. In the future the board will examine the dietary systems of the various State institutions.-" Dr." Simonds of Allegan, the spiritualistic trance medium, has at last been pronounced dead and buried.-Dr. L W. Bliss

has been elected mayor of Saginaw City.-A patent medicine vender, who had duped a number of citizens at Dundee, was arrested and forced to pay $43 back to his victims, and a fine of $7 to the city.

MINNESOTA. Dr. H. P. Johnson reports a case in which a decomposed placenta was retained in the uterus for five days after delivery, without producing septicemia.-Dr. A A. Camp of Minneapolis died suddenly, April 10.

MISSISSIPPI.-Dr. R. B. Hewitt of Jackson has been elected delegate to the immigrant convention.

MSSSOURI -Dr. J. H. Davis, formerly of Gunn City, has removed to Montserrat.-Drs. E. Magood and C. Hanger of Macon have had under observa tion a case of hydrophobia which recovered under moral treatment.-A 19-year old girl died recently from the effects of tansy, taken to produce abortion. -St. Louis.-Dr. Charles Tuckett of St. Louis believes that human beings should sleep with their bodies lying north and south.-Dr. Ohman-Dumesnil is a theosophist.

NEBRASKA. Dr. F. G. Fuller of Lincoln, was recently killed by his horse running away -Dr. L. R. Markley of Kimball, has under observation an 18-year-old girl with a clitoris 21⁄2 inches long.

NEVADA -A physician of Nevada City was fined one c'ay for not reporting cases of small pox, and horsewhipped by a woman the next day for reporting one.

NEW YORK.-Dr. Lester of South Troy, has under observation an epileptic female patient who dislocates her jaw after each fit.-Dr. Talcott, of the Middletown Homœopathic Insane Hospital, is opposed to female medical assistants. In 1883 he testified before a legislative investigating committee that in the case of a pregnant chronic lunatic, pregnancy had been protracted for three years, and that he had known of similar protracted cases.— Dr. F. H. Potter and Dr. E Clark have removed to 273 Franklin, and Dr. C. G. Stockton has removed to 278 Franklin street, Buffalo.-The Legislature has appropriated $185,coo for an hospital for insane criminals at Fishkill, with a 246 acre farm. There will be six general pavilions, two infirmaries, and a central administration building.-Dr. E. C. W. O'Brien of Buffalo, has been nominated health officer of the port of New York by Governor Hill. He is a Republican, and was at one time health officer of Buffalo.-Dr. J. C. Wyman of Brooklyn, has recently been divorced.-Dr. J. I. Dunlop of Waterford, has just recovered from an attack of hiccough lasting nine days.-New York City. Dr Edson states that walking cases of small pox are getting to be numerous.-Dr. Ferdinand Freer of 35 Charles street, and Dr. Allen, have been arrested for stealing microscopes from the Loomis Laboratory.-Dr. Jas. A. Reed, who made the first systematic attempt to combat the thirteen superstition, died April 11.-Dr. B. F. Dawson died April 10-Dr. F. Peterson of Poughkeepsie Insane Hospital, has located at 34 East 21st street.

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NEW JERSEY.-Dr. H. M. Cox of Hackettstown, has been indicted for criminal abortion.-Dr. Edmund Koch of Jersey City, has become insane Dr. E B. Thompson of Orange, died at Kalamazoo, Mich., March 31 —A recent legislative investigation of the double-headed insane hospital at Morris Plains, demonstrates great brutality in its management. A layman "business man" is the chief official. Dr. S. C. Thornton of Moorestown, died recently. The Essex County Medical Society has begun a war on unlicensed quacks.

OHIO-Dr. W. S. Van Horn has removed from Mt. Blanchard to 3291⁄2 Main street, Findlay.-Dr. J. E. Lowes of Dayton, has been elected delegate to the Republican State convention.-The Hopkins College of Christian Science has just organized in Dayton, with Frances F. Rice as practitioner.

OREGON.-Dr Horace Carpenter, former superintendent of the Oregon Insane Hospital, and Professor of Surgery in the Willamette University, died Feb 24.

PENNSYLVANIA.-Dr. W. P. Biles of Union City, was seriously injured by an explosion in a drugstore. A citizen of Sinclairsville found his false teeth missing and concluded he had swallowed them. Dr. Stevens attempted to prove that this was impossible, but lost his patient, who took the train to Buffalo where he entered the hospital and insisted on laparatomy for the removal of the te: th which, he was sure, were killing him. His pain vanished on receipt of a telegram from Dr. Stevens stating the teeth had been found under the bed. Philadelphia.-Drs W. W. Farr, of the Children's Hospital and F. Rudderow of the University Hospital, have been elected resident physicians of the Episcopal Hospital.—Dr. J. A. Paxson died April 5, and Dr. W. B. Small died March 31.-Dr. J. Haney Lovell believes that meat eating is the cause of untold evils.-Dr. Hugo Opperman is seriously ill with gangrene of the extremities.

RHODE ISLAND. - Dr. A. G. Browning of Providence died April 6, in his 49th year.

SOUTH CAROLINA.--The death of a 131-year-old resident of Columbia occurred April 11.-Dr. T. C. Robertson of Columbia has been sued for libel.

TENNESSEE.-The State Eclectic Society recently elected Dr. W. H. Halbert of Lebanon, president and Dr. F. H. Fiske of Nashville, secretary.— Roetheln is quite prevalent throughout the State.

TEXAS.-Dr. Bat Smith of Wharton, has been elected president of the Brazos and Colorado Medical Association.

WISCONSIN. Dr. N. Senn of Milwaukee, has accepted the Chair of Principles of Surgery and Surgical Pathology in Rush Medical College.-Dr. O. L. Sapper has located in West Bend.-"Dr." LaBelle, a clairvoyant, has lately been driven from Oshkosh.-Dr. J. R. Hall of Chippewa Falls, died April 24

WYOMING -Dr. G E. Bushnell, U. S. A, has been ordered to Camp Pilot Butte.