The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-14

lme; Mai. Gen. Samuel r. Curtis, 2 pam
,hlets Hon. s. r. Kirkwook, I volume X.
?. Bower, So volumes, psnphisu, Md
ileton's oil portrait Of Gen. Grant, bust Of
Assssix and pedestal and engravings Of
Is Mason, Jackson. De-; DR..
Il. N. Bsrret. Washington, pamphlet c.
P. 'Biyss, 4 voismess Col. Frank Bridguap,
2 volumes; Smithsonian Institution. through
Prof. Jas. Henry, 81 volumes OF their publ
cations, Erie J. Leech, volume, +. 0.
Doerr, pamphlet; Mrs. T. RI. Avres, ]
volumes and numerous curiosiies; Pucke-
che.uck Lodge of Odd Fellows. Keokuk, spt.
cimeus OF Keokuk and BentonspOrt scrip
Unitarian Publication Society OF Boston,
through the Hon. Geo. W. McCrsry, ~
volumes; L. r. Bissell, autograph letter Of
President Harrisons WIN. Leishtea, vol
ume Hon. John A. Graham, Washington.
volumes Geo. c. Anderson, volumes and
Pamphlets Prof. I. ). Parvia, Iowa City,
2 volumes; Geo. 9. Dixon, valnabis pam
phlet rsiu6ing to the Haif.Breed Tract, Set
tiers, War,&c.; Swedenbors Publication so>
ciety, New York, through Samuel =. Carey,
10 volumes OF their publications; VIM. B.
I.augridge, Muscatine, volumes and pam
phlets Hambden Buel, Documentary History
ofNew York, in 10 volumes, folio; A Tyler,
continental money framed; Capt. J.. Q. A.
De Huff, 8 volumes Gen. L. ]. Mckinney,
Confederate money, bonds, Re. chicago
Historical Society, pamphlets; Hubbeli,
Parson 4 Kees, volume; Mrs. Howard
Tucker, commission and autograph Of Louis
XVI; Hon. Ralph P. Lowe, valuable speci
mems Of gold and silver ore from Idaho, (.
A. Guilbert, NJ. D., Dubuque, pamphlet;
Lieut.. Mackey, autograph Of Libby prison
ers; Capt. g. l.. Huisksmp, volume; W.
c. Stripe, Q 6ne colored drawing, (execnted
by himself and framed of the Mormon Tenn
pie. formerly at Nauyoo, III ". W. Jamie
son, 4 volumes Prof. A. 5. Worthen, Spring.
field, Ill, Geological Survey OF Illinois, 2
volumes J. W. Obey, q curiosity; Gen. G..
NJ. Dodge, NJ. c., Council Bluffs, volume
and pamphlets; keokuk City Council. .
dian Chief K. S. Chew, Washington, vol
umes Lieut.. VIM. X. Bridgman, a case con-
tanning a variety of beautiful and val
liable specimens from the Crater
curiesi,ies; (. Ii. HARRISON, four large en-
Cravings OF Coles Voyage of Life; IsrAel
Wilkinson, A. Q. NJ, Csyuga county,
IN. Y, I voisme; Thos. Vansant, an oficial
/, map Of Shermans March to Atlanta Capt.
Samuel G. Bridges, a beautiful bracket for a
bust; David q. Lowry, OF the Literary De
pot. for the baiiy Ctacisnati Commecsai;
Col. 5. Curtis, ] pamphlet, and Andrew
Leighton, of Liverpool, England, for the
Liverpool journal, mailed to US regularly.
! We are also under renewed obligations "a
the following persons and editors for sendins
US papers, viz A. J. Ralston, San Francis
co, California, for the San Francisco Steam
ef' Bulletin: s. W. Tucker, for the New
York Weekly Age, and the Editors OF the
ksoKuK DAILY GATE CIrY and Daily Consli,
tuition, For, Madison Weekly Plaiudealer,
Bentonsport Signal. Weekly Iowa State Reg
lister, Chicago Weekly Commercial Journal,
Chicago Weekly American ChurchmAn, and
the Chicago Daily Journal
| .4 cArALoguE
We regret that we cannot make a more sat
isfactory statement about our catalogue. II
was gotten up in great haste and under great
difficulties. Although i, is not what we con.
temp,a,ed yet rs the public demand seemed
urgent for its publication, we hoped that oui
friends Hoald have subscribed for the Limited
editiJ045&ais aud relieved the I.ibrar,
from any Tess. Some have refused To sub
scribe for a copy on account of the cost spsom,
thought the Library ought to furnish eacl
member with copy free of expense q
though we could afford it, while others com
rnenced finding fault and pointing out errors
Now this is very good way to avoid sub
scrihing, but not very encouraging, fnancisi
ly, to the Library. A few words Of explana
ton may not be improper here. The cata
logue was ready for the binder about the tim
thot we raised the large subscription TO pa
the expenses OF removal and buy new book
with. Finding that we should add abou
1900 volumes more to our Library, we con
cluded that the catalogue would be ncom
piete and useless in its then present state
and decided to add an addends TO it, Thi
took time, especially as the gentleman VII
bad it in charge had pressing business en-
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matter Of love and from necessity, becaus
no one else could he founi 10 undertake Il
Besides, when the catalogue was first com
pleted. our books were arranged in our oil
hall and about one third were placed o
shelves borrowed from one of our members
at one end. On removing TO our new hal
to our surprise, 1t Vas found that those book
would not tit properly in the new cases, henc
several changes occurred, and some book
had to he put in o,her places and Different
arranged and numbered. This has occasione
few errors. but they we're unavoidable. N
one dreampt of our present enlargement
the time the catalogue was first prepared
=, At the time that the committee coniraete
for its publication, they saw all of the prin
! ers IN our city and gave it to the lowest biz
der, Messrs. Howell & Delaplain, who con
plain that they made nothing on it. 10
could not then have gone into anv bookstor
P and bought similar volume for less thu
1 $3.50. This book is printed in the very be
T, manner, on fine foolscsp paper, contains lt
large limo. pages, is substantially bound an
we'll gotten up in every particular. TIL
D printing q 222 copies cost SS72.G5, and binc
+ ing 90, making 8 total cost of s446. 81
II and an average cost Of 81 0S per volum
s We donated to public Libraries and otherwi,
u 26copies, sold l44 copies for S2Ss, and hay
81 copies left on hand, which we were an,
{ bic to dispose of, thus making total loss q
y the catalogue of S15s0s.
, ARTS, MINERALS AND RELICS.
e In this department We have to report q lart
r and valuable increace. For description
3 same, see our list of donations To Mrs. 1
e r. j. Ayres we are specially. indebted for h
zeal and untiring efforts to increase our co
}, lection. She not only contributed large