Croll, James

LL.D., F.R.S., geologist and philosopher, was born in White field, Perth shire, Scotland, in 1821. He has devoted most of his time to the study of geology and was for some years connected with the official geological survey of Scotland. His works include: Climate and Time in their Geological Relations; Physical Characters of the Change of Climate During the Glacial Epoch; Climate and Cosmology; The Philosophic Basis of Evolution, . Cro'ly, David GOODMAN, journalist, was born in New York, Nov. 3, 1829; studied at the New York University; subsequently taught phonography; was engaged as editor or managing editor of several papers, including the New York World and Graphic. He was the author of a History of Reconstruction, ., and was the first to introduce the subject of minority representation to the American public, in the Galaxy , in 1866. Died April 29, 1889.