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and the pope is shaky in Rome.
    Now for bad news about the Academy. First there was a robbery there and Meek lost several hundred dollars while Stimpson was at the S.I. Second a week or two before we left, Baird telegraphed that there had been a fire there and half the collections lost. I telegraphed for particulars for you, and as the line was down it was not until[[strike]] l [[/strike]] the day before we sailed that the reply came, showing it was not quite so bad as that, but bad enough. You will get the telegram from Chappell or the Colonel. Nothing was said as to the origin of the fire.
    The Lyceum of National History of New York was burned up a day or two after and a fire occurred in Salem occasioning some loss to the Essex Institute which is rapidly rising in importance. Nothing new at the S.I. No students at the Mus. Comp. Zoology, Agassiz says he will have no more. Cope is working at Mammals and [[underline]] Cetaceans [[/underline]] I got Ayres to send all his fishes (Cala'n) to Gill for the Survey Rep. Cala gold Rocks proved Jurassic. This is all the scientific news I know.
    Now for W.U.T. Co matters on which I must be brief for prudence's sake 'till I see you