
          that is, if the appropriation is
not made, we shall be obliged
to close the doors or charge an
admittance to visitors.

We have fallen on very
dark times and I fear our
present condition will be followed
by one of civil war. Nations
as well as individuals are
subjected to natural epidemics
analogous to physical ones and
these in many cases do not
subside until after a bloody
[?]. We were at one
time in much danger from
the attacks of the lawless mobs but
I think measures have been
taken to insure the safety of the
[?] city.
        