J. S. LITHGOW & CO. Oldest Stove House in the West.

HEGAN BROTHERS, Wall and Window Paper, Frames and Pictures, Looking Glass, Window Glass, &c., 138 Main St., bet. 3d & 4th.

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              <td>Wilkes & Dillingham,<br>131 Main St,<br>NEAR FOURTH.</td>
              <td>Lawrence Iron Works Co.,<br>Manufacturers of all kinds of<br>BAR. BAND & HOOP IRON,<br>AND COTTON TIES,<br>Dealers in<br>Steel, Nails, Axles, Springs, &c.<br>WAREHOUSE.<br>118 Main St. bet. 3d & 4th</td>
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              <td>Woolen Mill Supplies,<br>Cotton Mill Supplies,<br>RUBBER BELTING, LEATHER<br>BELTING.</td>
              <td>LOUIS TRIPP,<br>Whole-sale Dealer in<br>Piano Fortes, Cabinet Organs,<br>SHEET MUSIC & INSTRUCTION BOOKS,<br>And all kinds of Musical Merchandise,<br>92 and 94 Jefferson St., bet. 3d and 4th, South Side.</td>
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              <td>Bolting Cloth,<br>Carding Machines, Cotton Gins,<br>COTTON WARPS<br>Sheet Metals and Wires, Hose and<br>Packing,<br>DYE STUFFS, &amp;C.<br>Send for a Catalogue.</td>
              <td>Kentucky Safe Manufactory!<br>GIBSON & HEMLER,<br>Fire and Burglar Proof Safes,<br>COMBINATION BANK LOCKS,<br>Bank Vaults, Jail Work, Iron Railings, Etc.<br>91 & 93 Green St., bet. 3d and 4th.</td>
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              <td>Peaslee, Gauthier & Co.<br>FRENCH</td>
              <td>KITTS & WERNE,<br>Dealers in<br>Watches, Diamonds<br>JEWELRY,<br>Silverware & Plated Goods,<br>No. 146 MAIN ST.</td>
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              <td>PLATE & WINDOW GLASS,<br>Paints, Oils,<br>Varnishes, Pine Tar, Lamps,<br>139 Main Street.</td>
              <td>BONDURANT & TODD,<br>Manufacturers of<br>Agricultural Implements,<br>And Cement,<br>Dealers in<br>Field and Garden Seeds, Lime, Pla-<br>ter, White Sand, Scales, Pumps, &c.<br>105 W. Main St.</td>
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              <td>Morris, Southwick & Co.<br>REAL ESTATE</td>
              <td>W. H. MCKNIGHT,<br>-Dealer in-<br>Carpets, Oil Cloths<br>AND<br>CURTAINS,<br>No. 154 MAIN STEEET.</td>
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              <td>Brokers & Auclrs.<br>No. 60<br>Jefferson Street.</td>
              <td>W. W. Hulings & Co.,<br>LUMBER<br>DEALERS,<br>DOORS, SASH,<br>BLINDS, &amp;C.<br>200 East Main Street.</td>
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              <td>John A. Dickinson,<br>FURNITURE,<br>Carpets, Mattresses,<br>&amp;c., &amp;c.</td>
              <td>JOSEPH MITCHELL,<br>Boiler Maker,<br>Main St., bet. 12th & 13th</td>
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              <td>Rates Low for CASH ONLY,<br>No.165 North Side Main St<br>1 door East of 5th.</td>
              <td>Repairs done to order.</td>
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              <td>H. THIERMAN'S SONS,<br>H. THIERMAN & CO.,<br>Wholesale Dealers in<br>AND IMPORTERS OF<br>Wines & Liquors,<br>-ALSO-<br>DISTILLERS,<br>No. 221 West Market St.</td>
              <td>A. L. & G. ROBINSON & CO.,<br>TOBACCO<br>Merchants and Manufacturers.<br>DEALERS IN PIPES, CIGARS, Etc.<br>No. 137 Main St.</td>
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              <td>W. A. OWEN,<br>Importer and Wholesale<br>DEALER IN<br>Chinn, Glass,<br>QUEENSWARE<br>Brittanaware, &amp;c.<br>199 Main St., bet. 5th & 6th</td>
              <td>J. DIXON BROWN & CO.,<br>MANUFACTURERS OF<br>DOORS, SASH, BLINDS,<br>And Dealers in Rough and Dressed Lumber,<br>No. 12 Main Street, Planing Mill, Floyd Street,<br>One Square North of Main.</td>
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              <td>WOOD & BERNARD,<br>Attorneys at Law,<br>No. 29 Court Place,<br>Special attention given to the col-<br>lection of debts and claims through-<br>out the State.</td>
              <td>Stancliff & Andrewartha,<br>ARCHITECTS,<br>-OFFICE-<br>No. 9 Hamilton & Bro's Build-<br>ings, S.E.Cor. Main & Sixth<br>Streets.</td>
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              <td>Barnum & Starbird<br>MANUFACTURING<br>PERFUMERS,<br>Handkerchief Extracts,<br>COLOGNES, POMADES<br>Tollet Powder,<br>SOAPS, &amp;C.<br>73 FOURTH STREET.</td>
              <td>Louisville Hotel,<br>Main & Sixth Sts.<br>GENTS reporting themselves upon<br>their arrival at the Hotel, as country<br>merchants, save 25 per cent.</td>
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              <td>Clark Bradley,<br>CARRIAGES,<br>20<br>West Main Street.</td>
              <td>Julius Barbaroux<br>Manufacturer of<br>STEAM ENGINES,<br>Circular Saw Mills, Sorghum Sugar<br>Mills, PILL MACHINERY, Force<br>and Lift Pumps, of various kinds,<br>Cotton Presses and Gin Shafting.</td>
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              <td>LOUIS TRIPP,<br>Whole-sale Dealer in<br>Piano Fortes, Cabinet Organs,<br>SHEET MUSIC & INSTRUCTION BOOKS,<br>And all kinds of Musical Merchandise,<br>92 and 94 Jefferson St., bet. 3d and 4th, South Side.</td>
              <td>KING'S PATENT<br>Wrought Iron Tubular<br>Arch Bridge,<br>Corner of<br>FLOYD & WASHINGTON STS.</td>
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              <td>GIBSON & HEMLER,<br>Fire and Burglar Proof Safes,<br>COMBINATION BANK LOCKS,<br>Bank Vaults, Jail Work, Iron Railings, Etc.<br>91 & 93 Green St., bet. 3d and 4th.</td>
              <td>JACOB SCHMITT,<br>Hardware & Iron<br>99 Market Street,<br>BETWEEN THIRD & FOURTH.</td>
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              <td>KITTS & WERNE,<br>Dealers in<br>Watches, Diamonds<br>JEWELRY,<br>Silverware & Plated Goods,<br>No. 146 MAIN ST.</td>
              <td>ZAHN & RANKIN,<br>SOUTHERN<br>STANDARD<br>SCALES<br>OF ALL KINDS,<br>361 W. Main Street,<br>Between 9th & 10th.</td>
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              <td>BONDURANT & TODD,<br>Manufacturers of<br>Agricultural Implements,<br>And Cement,<br>Dealers in<br>Field and Garden Seeds, Lime, Pla-<br>ter, White Sand, Scales, Pumps, &amp;C.<br>105 W. Main St.</td>
              <td>GREEN & GREEN,<br>Hats, Furs, and<br>GENT'S<br>Furnishing Goods<br>Cor. Fourth & Main,<br>Manufacturers of Fine Shirts.</td>
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              <td>W. H. MCKNIGHT,<br>-Dealer in-<br>Carpets, Oil Cloths<br>AND<br>CURTAINS,<br>No. 154 MAIN STEEET.</td>
              <td>HIBBITT & SON,<br>Wholesale & Retail<br>GROCERY,<br>Flour & Tea Store,<br>72 Market, bet. 2d & 3d.<br>COUNTRY PRODUCE WANTED.</td>
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              <td>W. W. Hulings & Co.,<br>LUMBER<br>DEALERS,<br>DOORS, SASH,<br>BLINDS, &amp;C.<br>200 East Main Street.</td>
              <td>PEARSON & DAVIS,<br>(Successors to W. Wyatt)<br>UNDERTAKERS,<br>S.W. Cor. Jefferson & 7th Sts.<br>ALL KINDS OF<br>Burial Cases & Caskets.<br>WOODEN COFFINS<br>Of Superior Make & Finish.</td>
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              <td>JOSEPH MITCHELL,<br>Boiler Maker,<br>Main St., bet. 12th & 13th</td>
              <td>A. A. WINCHESTER & CO.<br>Wholesale Dealers In<br>NOTIONS<br>Hosiery, Gloves,<br>Fancy, Goods<br>YANKEE NOTIONS, KTC.<br>No. 227 Market St.</td>
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              <td>A. L. & G. ROBINSON & CO.,<br>TOBACCO<br>Merchants and Manufacturers.<br>DEALERS IN PIPES, CIGARS, Etc.<br>No. 137 Main St.</td>
              <td>Wilson, Peter & Co.<br>WHOLESALE<br>DRUGGISTS,<br>AND-<br>Importers of Drugs,<br>Cor. Fifth and Main Sts.</td>
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              <td>J. DIXON BROWN & CO.,<br>MANUFACTURERS OF<br>DOORS, SASH, BLINDS,<br>And Dealers in Rough and Dressed Lumber,<br>No. 12 Main Street, Planing Mill, Floyd Street,<br>One Square North of Main.</td>
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              <td>Stancliff & Andrewartha,<br>ARCHITECTS,<br>-OFFICE-<br>No. 9 Hamilton & Bro's Build-<br>ings, S.E.Cor. Main & Sixth<br>Streets.</td>
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LITHGOW & CO. sell everything in the Stove and House-Furnishing line.

R. C. HILL, Gold Pen Manufacturer. Gold Pens Re-pointed for 50 Cts. Pen Price List sent free on application.

Oklahoma, Cal. Nov 26th 1880.

Prof D.C. Gillman

President of the Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore.

Dear Sir.

In 1874, when you were President of the
University of California. You remember
I made a visit to the Islands of the
South Pacific, and went almost for
the expedi purpose of securing every
thing of great importance to illustrate
the early habits and customs of the
Aborigines of these Islands. In this
trip I was absent nearly two years
and traveled many thousands of miles,
and by great exertion, labor and many
pilgrims. I have succeeded in
securing a very rare and valuable
Archaeological, Ethnological, Zoologi-
cal and Geological Collection many

of the specimens I think can never be
aduplcated again, besides this I have
a fine collection from Oregon and
British Columbia of some what sim-
ilar things. The whole collection
fills about 34 large boxes and cases
in all numbering nearly 3000. Spec
I have been to a heavy expense to
get all this rare and valuable col-
lection together and I hope in hopes
to have the University of California
secure this to add to that which
they have all ready although
they have but very few things which
I have now, and that is why
makes it so much more valuable
to the University. And you know
as the founder of the museum, it
has always been my great desire
to have it as complete as possible
in all its departments. But altho
all my hopes are now gone in this

In trying to build up a museum
for the University, I find I may
give, give, but not get any encoun-
ragement towards that which I have
given so many years of labor to try
to accomplish. When I offered this
collection to the University the Board
of reyents, said they had no money
for museum purposes, but they did
not seem to think that the object
of a museum is for educational purposes.
But the professor know
the great value of this collection
and they have highly recommen-
ded it, but all to no purpose. I have
now keep it for over two years for
them in hopes something would
turn up, but they have done noth-
ing yet. Altho while ago Prof.
Joseph LeConte started to get
up a superlative towards purchase-
ing it, but all he could get

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towns it mis$1400. leaving $2600
to get, and there it stoped. and
So far as outmen indications is
now, it will remain so, but I am
Sorry for it, so I have now given
up all hopes of doing any thing
more for the museum and shall,
now try to dispose of this collection
somewhere else, but I think the time
will come when it will be to late,
that they will say that it is a
pitty so many rare things have
been alwves to leave this cost
When they should of been preserved
for our museum. But it seem to be
my luck, the more good I try to do
the lep thanks I get.

A few weeks ago Mr. Blurence
king suggested to me to let
him send my list of what I have

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With a lot of photos illustrating some of my most important specimens to Prof. Agassiz. he said perhaps he might like to do something about such a rare collection. So a few days ago I received a note from Prof. J. W. Putnam of Harvard University History, that he thought it very important and interesting collection, but he wanted to know if I could tell the portion relating to Archaeology and Ethnology separate from the rest of the collection? I note to him in answer that I do not wish to separate it, and that I want some museum to take the whole, and that I would offer it at such a small sum that I considered the portion which he wants is worth as much as I am.

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asked for the whole collection, which
was only 4,000. Much lep then what
it cost me, but I wish to have it
placed in some scientific museum
where it will be appreciated, and that
as soon as possible for fear that
some thing might happen to it
and me to. But I would much
prefer have it, in our museum here,
so that I could have an oppertun-
ity of seeing it, after all my labor
of getting it together. And you
know a collection is so much more
valuable for scientific purpose when
the location of each specimen is
known to the collector and har-
ving collector them myself I know
that to be so. I told prof Putnam
that if he did not wish to purchase
this collection to send you all
the papers relating to it, also all
the photographs for you to look at

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and I would write to you asking
if you would like to secure such
a fine collection for the Johns Hop-
kins University. So if he send them
to you you will please let me know
as soon as convenient if you will
purchase it. A Cuninet of one of the
London Museums was here looking
over my lists and photos and he through
when he arrived at home he would be
able to purchase the whole collection
and I expect to hear from him every
day, but I would much prefer one
of our American Museum should
decure this. So if you should con-
clude to take it you could telegraph
me yes, and write me full partic-
ulars by mail, then I should
know what answer to make to the
gentlemen from London, in case he
should conclude to take it.

About two months ago I cut up

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A Finback Whole (Baldenoptera retifera, Cope) which measured about 7.5 foot long, for the expedi purpose of making a skeleton of the Frame. I succeeded in getting a perfect specimen which is about 64 foot long, the Head is about 14 feet long and 8½ feet in the widest part. It will weigh about 1800 pounds, the two lower jaw is 32 feet long, the whole skeleton has been boiled and cleaned and it is one of the finest specimens I ever saw. This has cost me $215. And I mes in hopes the university would take it for the museum. But they have no room for it although I told Mr. Stevens I would give $50 towards it myself, but he said they would have to build a house for it. This I want to

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Dell to some museum for the sum
of $275. It was captured near Point
Reyes, about 35 m. N. of San Francisco.
and after the whalemen had taken
the Blubber if I then bought the
circus and had some men prepar
the skeleton under my own supervision
to see that none of the bones
got broke. The curator from London
said he would try to purchase this also,
but if any museum should want
it in the East I would much prefer
to let them have this rare species
which is seldom ever caught.
and the first one that say they will
take it I will let them have it.
Do you know of any museum
that would like this specimen.
 Hoping to hear from you soon.
I remain,
Yris Reppf & D. Vay.