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Dr. Wislizenus 



Pebruary 28, 186? 



Last week we had Robert von Schlagintwert here, who gives two 

 German lectures about the Hiraalayas. As he reraained only a few days, 

 I raa.de his aquaintance onlyjin passin^; but, after sorae time he will 

 return he^e to give lectures in English, and I hope, to get better 

 aquainted with him then* - 



The Academy still holds its Meetings in Pope f s College; the trans- 

 location to the Polytheohnicura is not yet definitive, at least.no 

 contract has been signed.The only offensive issue is,that the contract 

 is for only 2 years,and is supposed to be renewed then. Our nominal 

 President Schumard has for some time not visited our meetings; he is 

 at this time suffering so much, that he wants to go to the South. Jud- 

 ging from visible Symptoms, it seems to ine, that he will hardly get 

 well. The 4th of March is before the portals (a paraphrase of w Hannibal 

 ante portas* E.D.).A11 Office chasers are in despair on account of the 

 silent man. The Radicals will soon find out,what Mrs*Grant said already 

 during th» war ''that he is the raost obstinate man". The conflict with 

 the party will not stay away. Our b^idsre across the Miss, seems to be 

 assured. The shares have been taken up to the most part by capitalists. 



The Mo. railroad will be ready by July to the river and establish 



direct coramunication with the South. Also the Pacific will by then go 

 to Francisco ( not St. Francisco, why^E.D.) .Despite the poor year much 

 building is going on. In my neighborhood too.between 5th and Poplar,. 

 there is some construction. Your house construction I have not seen 

 for some time, not much can be done duMng Winter. , 



Please greet Halen heartily from me; I would be glad to hear 

 from him sometime again. How is his healthP? Is his premature suffe- 

 ring sufficiently elirainated ? I received one of these days a let - 

 ter from Brim from Dresden. He told me besides other items. that 

 Prof. Gobel, who went with his wife across the ocean, was shortly be- 

 fore his departure swindled out of his entire cash of $ 40.- by a 



