f HK DAILY EVEKIKQTELEORAriI rniLAJ)ELrniA, TOURSYJFEgIUUKM THE HIGH SCHOOL. Tko Wnledlriory Arfdww Orllvererl at tbo toml-AnMSKil yiHittucrmi!! I'o-day. On an outside iaj;c are Klven tbe proceedings at ihe Bcmi-aiiuuiil Commencement of. the Cen tral lllj;h School, held to-day. Below wo Rive In lull tho Valedictory Address, delivered on this occasion by Robert K. PattiBon, who spoke as follows: tremtnnftht Hoard of Control:-.TUt member f the Mutt class would (nil In tno discharge or H"ir ilutj if they separated from an Inxutntlon t .. .iu;ti they owe so much, without returning you their sin cere thank for the interest which you have taken in the prosperity of the CVntxAl High Hchuol, and of every other department of public Instruction In this city. It Is owing chiefly to the enlightened and judicious supervision which yon anil your predeces sors have exercised, that the public schools of I'hlla nclphla occupy the high position which they have attained. While much Is due to the learned and faithful corps of teaohers who are dally imbuing the youthful mind with the principles of knowledge and virtue, much also la dne to the care with which they save oeen soiecteq, ana to inn weti-iviii iui and the constant oversight which have rendered their tabors effective. If it had not been for your id, the experience and knowledge which the four teen hundred teachers in the public schools of this city hourly bring to their task would have been dis pensed without system In poorly-furnished and un suitable school-rooms. No buildings for educational purposes would have arisen to adorn our elty and attract youth to their studies by their beauty and their comfort. How different the associations onnected with tho places where we have received our education irom the prison-like structures wntcn haunt the memory of our predecessors I Improved text-books and improved methods of Instruction have also been added to the other means which are employed to assist youth In Btorlng their minds with knowledge and In preparing to discharge with ability and faithfulness the high duties which will devolve anon them as American cltlseos. We this day go forth to take our stand among those who have had the advantages of a liberal education, and wa feel that those advantages are greater and that educa tion nearer to perfection in consequence of the labor, the real, and tbe wisdom of those who have devised, directed, and sustained the admirable system of In struction now pursued In our public schools. May that sjstcra of Instruction always diffuse its ele vating and purifying Influence. May our public Behoofs unceasingly oontlnue to be wtiat thsy now are the pride and glory of our beautiful city. Long may they assist the coming generations of youth to prepare for the responsible duties which await them ; and long may the present Hoard of Controllers be cheered by the retieotloB that they aided to erect one of the strongest bulwarks which has ever been reared for the defense of liberty, order, and right. JiHteemtd lTofextor: The Interesting relation of teacher and pupil, which has snbHlHtod between us during the last four years, Is now about to be dis solved, aud we will shortly go forth to practise the precepts and employ the knowledge which yon have imparted. To us the present is an Important mo menta moment Joyous with anticipations of the future, but also a moment clouded with regret at parting with those with whom we have been so long connected. We are about to take onr stand on the stage of active life, bat we feel In taking that stand we lose the friendly guidance of those on whom we have so long relied for assistance In every difficulty and sympathy In every failure. The tranquil scenes of the school-room must be exchanged for the always exciting pursuits of mechanical, commercial, or professional Ufe, and although amid tbe stirring employments which await ns we will often look back to the hours which have oeen pleasantly and profitably spent under your direction, yet those hours and those opportunities will never return. We part from yon and scholastic retirement, but It is, we trust, to show by onr success and use fulness that we have profited by the lessons of wis dom which you have Imparted. We yield our places in order that ethers may enjoy the advantages which have fallen to our lot, and prepare themselves to npbold and sustain the honor and reputation of their Alma Mater with the seal and ability which our predecessors have exhibited. They have real ized to some extent the advantages derived from the knowledge which yon are dally Imparting, and feel that gratitude to you and duty to others require them to foster an Institution which is diffusing the benefits of liberal learning among the masses of this great city. But time would fall me In an enumera tion of the advantages which have been, and It Is to be hoped will long continue to be, derived from the Central High School, and I can only, gentlemen of the faculty, tender you the thanks of the lirty-ufth class for your faithfulness, kindness, and disin terested seal for our future welfare. Beloved Friends and Cfovurmoles.- The duty which devolved on me of retnrnlng thanks on your behalf , to those who bad the supervision of our studies, and to those who imparted the Instruction of which we have been the recipients during our connection with the High School, has been performed, and there onlv remains the painful task of bidding adieu to the endeared associates whom I now meet as ' pupils of that institution for the last time. But how few remain of those who four years ago hastened from the corner of Broad and Green, with Joyous countenance and rapid step, to announce to teachers and parents that they had been admitted to the People's College! The demands of ' business have withdrawn many, ill health tin caused the absence of others, and the siren song of indolence has Induced some to linger so Ions that they have failed to deserve the honors and rewards of to-day. And such will be the expe rience of all our subsequent life. Those who have shared our joys and our sorrows, and whom we fondly hoped would go with us to the end of our wumfT. will doss from onr side, and we shall de scend Into the vale of years accompanied by few of those whom we wished to snare the weaitn we may nave . acquired, or tne lunuence we may nave sained. Change, oonstant change Is marked on everything which awaits us In that world or activity into which we are about to enter. How important is it, then, that we cling to those Intellectual acquire ments and moral principles which are un affected by tbe unceasing variations of mate rial things 1 Wealth is fleeting, fame the echo of to-day, while power not unfrequently escapes the grasp or the possessor, but Integrity and the productions of the mind outlive him who has enjoyed the inestimable advantages which they afford. What, Indeed, are knowledge, civil liberty, and that advanced civilization which is spread around us, but the ontgrowtn or uprigntness or pur pose united with Industry and high mental endow ments. The benefactors of the world are those who, when living, were bright exemplars of the truths which they taught, and whose mental powers ena bled them to enlarge the domain of mind. We are about to take our stand on the stage of active Ufe at a time when the demand for cultivated intellect is greater than at any former period, and when questions In government political economy, and morals, more Intricate and more pro found than were ever presontcd before, are awaiting a solution. As science and art are uniting mankind and making the great family of man one, corres ponding cluing es and extensions muHt be made in . order to harmonize, direct, and elevate that great community. The statesman of to-day who legis lates well must hold In his mental grasp the Interests and influences of countries far removed from bis own, and the Inventor or discoverer mnst sustain himself amid all his tolls and privations by the cheering rellectlon that the benefits of his lalKirs will be co-extensive with tho earth and lasting as the race. The political economist must never lose sight of the great fundamental truth that labor, mental or physical, is tho source of all wealth, and that the community Is most prosperous where all are Jroducers and none couaiinicrs merely. Such are a ew of the questions which must be answered by the educated Intellect of the age. Are we prepared to take part in these interesting Inquiries? Shall we, who have enjoyed opportunities for meutal culti vation which are denied to many, uot as sist In the march or human Improve ment? Shall we take our stand among that band who are weakening tne power or tyrants, en larging the boundaries or science, and gatherlug un wlthering flowers in the field of literature, aud whose brows are shaded by laurels gained iu sno cessrul battle for the downtrodden and degraded, or shall we take a place among those who have always stood a barrier to the advancement or the f rent Drlnclnles which underlie civil and religions liberty 1 Khali we Ihs the ornaments or the pests of society an honor or a disgrace to tne institution which numbers ns among iu alumni? These are oueMtions to which answers must and will be given. Let ns resolve now that wo will endeavor to pursue the path of virtue; that we will preserve and keep bright by useful exercise the learning we have aciiulred. and prove that we are not nnwnrtliv of the advauttiires which parents, pre. ceutor. and frlunds have so uenerouily afforded us. At a moment like this whou our better nature is aroused, and when Joy at the termiuatlon or our course Is mingled with regret at the separation which it nroducus. on thin tuv. tie remembrance or which will alwsys "occupy the greenest spot lu memory's waBte." let us courfecrute ourselves to duty, to country, aud to God. Melancholy Is the re flection that as the voice of him who now addresses ?oo melts Into (Hence, the connection which has Kjund us together will cease. We part followed by the wishes of the virtuous and learned for our pros perity. We part knowing that the eyes of those who are watching our course will beam with Joy or be suffused with the tear of regret as we falter, rally, triumph, or fall lu the great battle of lire. "And oh i when Death's shadows oar bosoms encloud, When we shrink at the thought of the coffin and shroud, May hope, Uke the rainbow, aur sptriu enfold ia her beautiful puuona of purple and gold," Tbe Wall) of Constantinople. Yem th4 lll Mail Oa:ti t. , If we are to believe the latest intelligence from the Bosphorns, one more of the groat subsisting relics of the grandenr of times and nations gone by is doomed to destruction. The walls of Constantinople are to be demol ished, or are already in process of demolition. It seemed to present a pictorial summary of a long tract of history live or six volumes of Gibbon at least that grand line of double and trinle rampart, with its numerous towers and gates, extending four miles, from the Golden Horn to line Fropontia the "long long walls that stretcn irom sea to sea, as Charles Kingsley describes them in one of his most unirited ballads. For a thousand years. from their completion under Theodosius until the ennture by the Turks, they had served as a V barrier between effemi nate wealth within and rapacious barbarism without For no invad er had succeeded in penetrating them. lne Latin conquerors arrived T sea. But they were even more dear to the lover of the picturesque than to the antiquarian. Ihe ancient walls of Home, venerable as they are, bnt irregular in out line, often sunk in deep hollows, masked with houses and with gardens bo as to be generally invisible until clone approach, and nowhere presenting any long and imposing front, were not to compare in point of grandeur of ap pearance with those of her daughter capital. (Shattered with earthquakes, breached by ene mies, robbed of material by encroachers, that magnificent range still remained in substance unbroken, with even its towers standing in regular succession. The Turk resembles the Englishman especially in three things fond ness for horsos. for voung children, and for trees; and he baa indulged the latter passion all along the leoward face of this ancient fortification. The broad open space, or glacis, which follows its outline what ride in Europe can equal it ? is fringed on one side by splendid vegetation protruding irom tne old ditcnes and ruinous slopes, on tne otner by the cypress groves of one cemetery after another. All this monument of forgotten story will soon cease to exist. The stones, it is said, are to serve for new erections, and part of the material has been dutifully pre sented by the Sultan to his mother, to dispose 1 . . 1 O ' 1 1 oi as sne may uimit proper, duiuo wneutai Ilaussmann, or, more probably, some com pany of ingenious Western adventurers, re joicing in concessions, will replace it with bran new boulevards and barracks and su burban walks, with their due proportion of cafes chatants and casinos. JNo question that Uonstantinopie presented a fine field i or tne modern improver. But, considering the ex tent of waste or neglected ground within its walls, the lanes of ruinous huts to be demo lished, the grand Bites to be utilized, one cannot help fancying that its imperial todile might have begun by making clean the inside of the enp and platter, and that there was enough to occupy him and a successor or two within the walls before they were called on to assail that venerable fabric itself, Bnt it must be confessed that there is a good deal of allowance to be made for the embarrassing circumstances in which the Commander of the Faithful is placed. Were he really master of his own land he would no donbt follow the customary instincts of his nnprogressive race. The monuments of anti quity scattered over his dominions would only excite in him philosophic disdain. His Turkish subjects would not take the trouble to do them any damage, unless when a load of stones was particularly wanted, or when Borne irregular Boldiers fancied nsing them as targets for their fire. Allowing for such casualties, they would be left to moulder away for some peaceful centuries more. But the unhappy potentate has in truth no will of his own; he is at the mercy of foreign diplomates, upstart Rayahs, who beard him under diplomatic protection, meddling consuls, protected usurers, speculators, traders, and Western intriguers of all kinds. In this matter of antiquities, he is like the old man with his donkey, in the good old fable. If he touches them, the tribe of travellers and antiquaries are down upon him as an obsolete barbarian, who ought to be driven into the remotest parts of Asia, in tho name of taste as well as religion. If he leaves them alone, a host of sanitary reformers and administrative reformers and architeo turel improvers are at hand, ready to insist each on his separate scheme of demolition. Many love these remnants with a passion far ex ceeding their desire for progress of any kind Others not apathetio unbelievers, but bustling Christians hate them with a kind of abstract sentiment, as if they stood in the way of better things. "The devil take the Turks, '' said the Cavaliere Mustoxidi, who re joiced in the title of Royal Archaeologist of Greece, "for not destroying the antiquities of Athens when they had the power. The im provers, we suppose, have really the best of Ti -ii i j i ii ii. rui our own sympainies are rawer on the Bide of the traveller who would enjoy one more solitary ride "from sea to aoa" along the face of those weird ramparts, were it possible, rather than a drive in some new-fashioned equipage round the Constantinople of the future, brilliant with its endless rows of urn form fiat-faced houses in uniform straight streets. Incidentals. Ohio built 663 scboolhouscs lost year. New Mexico Is talking woman sulirairc. Kansas has 3,500,000 acres of timbered land. I he richest gold mine In California last year yielded a prom or t;mu,uuu. Notre Dame (Ind.) University has a profes sorship of the Irish language. The Republican State Convention of Oregon is called to meet on tho 7th of April. A California farmer raised four crops of watermelons in one patch last season. There are said to be four tunes as many cat tle in Texas as there were before tno war. Seven Americans, who are making a tour round the world, have arrived at Calcutta. It Is contemplated In Russia to build bar racks for the army, which numbers 820,000 man. 'In France there Is 1 Jew to 240 ot the popu lation; in England, 1 to 728; and in Austria, 1 to 81. " ' ' Tbe total value of the taxable property of the city and county ot Charleston, 8. C, itmounU to $10,085,073. The Baptists have a college at Harper's Kerry, whose chapel bell is heard In Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. The population of 8t. Petersburg on the 10th of December Inst was tt07,02tt, of which 376.523 wag male and 2.0,503 female. The inundation of the Nile has this year taken the proportions ot a flood. It was never known to be so high, and has caused damage to the extent of nearly 40,ooo,uoo. During the year 1869 four hundred cannon of improved construction have been distribute! to the Russian fortresses, and by April next tbe army will have been all supplied with new ritleft. In view of the probable early ratification, l the fifteenth amendment, a call has been issued for a convention of the colored men of Ken tucky, to be held In Frankfort on Wednesday, Sitd Inst. Count Frankenburg intends to move in ilia Prussian Chamber of Deputies that a tele graphic apparatus shall be used for registering the votes. Members can vote by it without leav ina their seats. The JUvaca (Texas) "fcraW eays that in conreonence of the floods the past icason, and tbe large accumulation of frc; h water in the bnv. the oysters have been killed In some of the moft tumoos beds. Nanoleon III has been elected An honorary member of tbe Antiquarian 8oelety of tbe Rhine. In acknowledging the favor, he said that bis Ger man education was a guarantee for his esteem aud sympathy with Germany. Borne very fashionable ladles In New Or leans bung a yellow ribbon to their door knob New Year s day, as an indication that they would receive calls. The callers didn't come, and they afterwards found that It had been considered a sign of smallpox. i Tbe Massachusetts General Conrt bavlng failed to pass tbe customary appropriation bill, tbe clerks at the State House In Boston are in trouble abont their salaries. On Thursday last it was publicly announced that they would attend at one of the city soup houses, In a body, at noon on Saturday, bnt it was afterward suggested tbat a better course would bo to peti tion tbe Legislature to establish a soup house in one of the committee rooms. At a very successful seance in Cincinnati the other night, a man burst into tears when the medium described very accurately a tall, blue eyed spirit standing by him, with light side whiskers and his hair parted in the middle. "Do yon know him ?" inquired a man at his side, In a sympatneuc wnisper. "rvnow mm t i guess i do," replied the unhappy man, wiping his eyes. "He was engaged to my wife, if be hadn t a died he would nave been her husband instead of me. Oh, George, George," he murmured, in a voice choked with emotion, "why, why did you peg out?" inis is iue intern, oiory irom i aris: in. Blanc, a millionaire, w-ho came within an ace of being elected deputy, was returning from Bur gundy by a night train. A lady, young nad pretty, occupied the same compartment. Now M. Blanc, who. In spite of his naturally small feet, tries to mane mem smaller sun, was luttcr- wg terribly irom ugnt boots, ah at once ne noticed that the lady was asleep and he could vast as wcutaKeoit nis doom, wnicn ne ain. Suddenly tbe station lights begin to appear in sight. One boot is quickly put on, but the other, alas ! does not go on so easily. He pulls and pushes ; finally the loot goes in, but is terribly pinched. Once at the station, M. Blanc hides himself In a cab, and thinks his troubles at an end. When he reaches the bouse, imagine his surprise at finding his right foot in a lady's boot. The lady had been in a similar situation with himself. Madame Blanc refuses to believe a word of his story; she cries, goes into hysterics, and finally returns to ner Miner, refusing to bold any communication with her unfortunate husband. 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HOSIERY, ETO. now orEir at llOFMAM'S HOSIERY ST0HE, No. 9 NORTH EIGHTH STREET, GENTS WHITE WOOL SHIRTS, GENTS' WHITE WOOL DRAWERS, GENTS' SCARLET WOOL SHIRT8, GENTS' SCARLET WOOL DRAWERS, GENTS' MERINO SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, LADIES' MERINO VESTS, LADIES' MERINO BRAWBRS, LADIES' CASHMERE VESTS. CHILDREN'S MERINO UNDERWEAR, GENTS' COTTON 8UIRTS AND DRAWERS, LADIES' COTTON VESTS AND DRAWERS. Also, a very large assortment of T wsi y COTTON WOOL, AND MERINO HOSIER!. PIANOS. STEIN WAY & SONS' Grand Square and Upright Pianos, With their newly patented RKBONATOR, by which tho original volum of sound oan always b retained, tho same as in a Violin. j ELASIU3 SH0S., No. 1006 CHESN UT J STREET, IHwstf PHILADELPHIA. albrecht; RIKKK8 A SOHMIDT, manopactuhkh or F1R8T-OLAS8 PIANO-iORTKS. Fnll snaranteo and moderate prices ' WABB.KOOMa.Ne. 610 AROH Street. PAPER MANQINQ8. LOOK ! LOOK I ! LOOK I ! 1 WALL PAPERS end Linen Window Ghadn' Manufactured, th cheapest In the elty. at JOHNbTON'H Depot, No. 1U4 fcl'KINO GARDKM Btreet, below Eleventh, ttraaoh, No, 107 iqjiaiAL btreet. ( lansden. Maw Jane. tbSe DNEINQ AND SOOURINQ. TOSEl'H IIIOT tl ELltVF DK PARtfL T E T, FRENCH BTEAM DYEING AND BOOURING, On any kind of Wearing Apparel, for Ladies, Gents, and Children. Patent apparatus for Btretohins Pant from on to hv inches. . , no. 'JW D. niB i n tweet, lid , Philadelphia CAMUEL SMITH A CO., No. 4 8. SEVENTH IO Street, STRAW AND GAS FITTERS AND PIAJMUKR8, Tulm, FitUng. aud iiraaa Work oonstautly en hand. All work promptly attended to. Malvsuuc'd 'Jul lot Cemetery Lt farnlthed. - U PROPOSALS I)IK)roAl FOR STAMPED KNYKLOPKS AND . WAAJT&KS. Pout Omci Tmrknm-nrr, Jamnary 10, 1H70. f Heated rrfiaoMM will txi rwtred antll I P. M. n the lnt da nf MARCH. 1070. for fumtahlr.ir all tb "Stamped Knylo" and 'Newapewr Wrap era" whWh thla Department may require daring period ot four Tears, commencing 1st of J air, 1870, vis.:-. Ul ASJrm ivri v ALAji -iun. No. 1. Note suce. VA by X Inches, of white Pr- . . no. m vroinary tnwnr wiw, i'y - Jlll-.livn, III VUIW. null, v colored paper, or in such proportion of either as may oe required. No. a. Full letter sire (nnfrnmmed on flapt for circulars). 8 by o,V inches, of the same colors as No. t, and under a like condition as to the propor tion of each. No. 4. Fnll letter str.e. 8V by DM inches, of same colors a No. and under a like condition as to the prnporuon 01 eacn. No. 6. Extra letter slr.e (sngnmmed on nap, for circular.). 8M by tu inches, of same solors as No. and under a like condition as to the proportion of eacn. No. s. Extra letter size. 8 V by 6V inches, or same colors ss No, a, and under a like condition as to the proportion of each. No. 7. Oillcial Rise, t. by 6 Inches, of same colors as No. a, and under a like conoltion as to the proportion or eacn. No. 8. Extra oillcial slue, V by fjf Inches, of same colors as No. 8, and under a like condition as to tbe proportion of earn. NKW8PAPKR WRAPPERS, X hJ X Inches, of bun or maullta paper. All the aliove envelopes anil wrappers to be em bossed with postage stamps of sach denominations, styles, and colors, and to bear such printing on the face, and to be made In the most thorough manner, of pspcr of approved quality, manufactured specially for the purpose, with such water marks or other de Vices to prevent imitation as the Postmaster-Ueneral msv direct. The envelopes to be thoronnhly and nerfectlv f umnicd. the gumming on the flap of eaoh (except or circulars) to be put on not less than half an Inch In width tho entire length. The wrappers to be gummed not less thau three-fourths of an Inch In width across the end. All envelopes and wrappers mnst be bsnded In Ttari-iia nf twentv-flvn. and Backed In stronir pasteboard or straw boxes, each to contain not less than two hundred and tlity of the letter or extra letter size, and one hundred each of the offi cial or extra official size, separately. The news paper wrappers to be packed In boxes to contain not less than two hundred and fifty each. The boxes are to be wrapped and sealed, or secnrely fastened In strong manilla paper, so as to safely bear transportation by mail for delivery to postmasters. When two thousand or more enve lopes are required to fill tho order of a postmaster. the straw or pasteboard boxes containing the same must be packed In strong wooden cases, well strapped with hoop-Iron, and addressed: but when less than two thousand are required. proper labels of direction, to be furnished by an ageut of the Department, must be placed upon each package bf tbe contractor. Wooden cases, con taining envelopes or wrappers to be transported by water routes, must be provided with suitable water-proofing. The whole to be done nndcr the inspection and direction of an agent of the Department. The envelopes and wrappers must bo furnished and delivered with all reasonable despatch, complete In all respects, ready for use, and In such quantities as may be required to fill tbe dally orders of post masters ; the deliveries to be made either at the Post Otllce Department, Washington, D. C, or at the omce or an agent uuiy autnorizeu to inspect ana re- unl.n (hu l.tii. . ,ka r.lni hf ri.iliir.irv 1 1 ha at ttiA . 1 . . II. 1.1 .111. ,1 ... J v. UVIIIblj W .1 u wv .1111 option of the Postmaster-General, and the cost of delivering as well as ail expense oi pacKing. ad dressing, labeling, and water-proofing, to be paid by tbe eoutractor. Bidders are notified that the Department will re IJUIIC, H V. I.T3 1 1111.. LI 1 U VI It- velopes and wrappers shall be manufactured and miiIm " nnnitltlim nf .tin rriT t -.i it that i ; An. stored in sucn manner as to ensure security against loss by fire or theft. The manufactory must at all nmeB De Buojeci to me inspection or an agent or tne Department, wno win require tne stipulations of tho contract to be faithfully observed. The dies for embossing the postage stamps on the envelopes and w rentiers are to be executed to the satisfaction of the Postmaster-General, in tbe best style, and they are to be provided, renewed, and Vent In order at the exnense of the contractor. The department reserves the right of requiring new dies for any stamps, or aenommations oi stamps not now used, and any chanties of dies or colors shall be maae wunout exua cnarge. specimens oi tne stam pea envelopes ana wrap pers now in use may be seen at any of the principal post ofllccs. but these specimens are not to be re garded as the style and quality flxed by the depart ment as a standard for the new contract; bidders are therefore Invited to submit samples of other and different qualities and styles, Including the paper proposed as well as tbe manufactured en velopes, wrappers, and boxes, and make their bids accordingly. The contract will be awarded to the bidder whose proposal, although it be not the lowest, is con sidered most advantageous to the Department. taking into account the prices, quality of the sam ples, workmanship, and the sufficiency and ability ot tbe bidder to manufacture and deliver the envelopes and wrappers in accordance with the terms of this advertisement: and no proposal will be considered unless accompanied by a sulllolent and satisfactory guarantee. The Postmaster-General also reserves the right to reject any and all bids, if in his Judgment the interests of the Government require It. Before closing a contract the successful bidder may be required to prepare new dies, and submit impressions thereof. Tub dsb or ths pkbsbnt diss MAT OK MAT MOT BB CONTINUED. Bonds, with approved and sufficient sureties, in the sum of 1200,000, will be required for the faithful performance of tho contract, as required by the seventeenth section of the act of Congress, approved the 2sth of August, 1842, and payments under said contract will be made quarterly, after proper ad justment of accounts. Tbe Postmaster-General reserves to himself tho right to annul the contract whenever the same, or any part thereof, Is offered for sale for the purpose of speculation ; and under no circumstances will a transfer of the contract be allowed or sanctioned to any party who shall be, la the opinion of the Postmaster-General, less able to fulfill the condi tions thereof than the original contractor. The right Is also reserved to annul the contract for a failure to perform faithfully any of Its stipulations. The number of envelopes of different slices, and of wrappers Issued to Postmasters during the fiscal year ended June 80, 1869, was as follows, viz. : No, l. Note size 1,114,000. No. s. ordinary letter size; (not heretofore need). No. a. Full letter size, (ungummed, for circulars) 4,100,000. No, 4. Full letter size T,B7,600. No. 6. Extra letter size, (ungummed, for circulars? 343,600. No, . Extra letter slge 4,204,600. No. 7. Oillcial slae o4,060. No. & Xxtra oniclal size 1T00. Wrappers 8,696, 860. Bkls should be securely enveloped and sealed, marked "Proposals for bumped Envelopes aud Wrappers," and addressed to tbe Third Assistant Postmaster-General, Post Office Department, Wash lugtou. D. C. 81 JOHN A. J. CRKSWELL, 1 11 eodtMl Postmaster General. fYiCEOF THE SOUTH STREET BRIDGE COMMlhSIOH. Mo. M4 8. rilTH Btree PaOADKLPinA, Jan. IT, 1870. Reeled Proposal for erecting a bridge over the river RcuoyUill at Bouth street wtil be received at the ottloe of tbe Commission, in the Department of bnrveya, No. 224 t. HUH fSUeet. until 13 o'clock M. of tho FIKoT DAY OF MARCH, 1N70, for the oomtrnetion of a wrought iron drawbridge, witn Mnriiby' nuxiiueetion of the Pratt truss. To have cast-iron piers in river J and atone abut ments, with approaches of retaining walla; arena of brick, and iron I girders, as desoribed in the specifica tion. The entire length if traeture to be Mill feet, the trass span to bs li6 lest each, with pivot draw, giving an opening of 77 feet on each (id. Tbe proposal to bo for an aggregatt) bid, to bo ao eompaiuea by a bond with' two approved suret ies to an amount of $60,000. Fifteen ner cent, to be retained a tba work proceeus, until tno same, tnoluaive oi too 60,000 noted in bond, shall amount to fifteen per cent, ef the contract prioe, after whioh ths current satl matea will be paid in full. Plan may o seen and rpeciSeatlon obtained at the ofBo of ths Commission on and after tho aVth in- UUt" MOSKS A. DROPS IE, 125tufHt President of th Ouininiaaion. M KK1GK A 8 O N 8 80TJTHWARK FOCNDBT, Ha 430 WASHINGTON AVKNUK, Philadelphia. WILLIAM WRIGHT'S PATENT VARIABLE CUT-OFF BTEAM KNQH, Regulated by the Govomor. MERRICK'S SAFETY HOISTING MACHINK, Patented June, 1864 DAVID JOY'S PATENT VALVKLBSS 8TKAM HAMMER p. M. WESTON'S PATENT SELF-CENTERING, H ELF-BALA NCINQ CBOTBIFUUAL SUGAR-DRAINING. MACiLLNUi , . tjtdRO EXTRACTOR, ' For Cotton or Woolen ManiUacturers, I io mwf PROPOSALS. OFFICE OF THE COMMI88IONKI13 FOR ir ii KiTt on nir pi'ni.m nmi.iunii. rnii.AOKij-niA, Jan. IT, lsio. SEALED PROPOSALS will be received for the following work and materials required In the execu tion of the WALNUT Street portion of the PUULIO Bl'lLDING8,towlt: For all the excavations. Including the treneoes for the foundations. The price to be slated per cubic yard, which is to cover all digging, hauling; away the surplus earth, and cutting down and re moving whatever trees may come in the way of the excavations, without extra measurement or allow ance. For taking down tbe terrace wall, cleaning the bricks, and piling them np adjacent to the buildings, taking down the Iron railings, the gate piers, tbe coping of the wall and the stops, and depositing them on the grounds, and removing all the rubbish occasioned by the same. Tbe price for tbls portion of the work to be stated n gro. For concreting the entire foundation of the build ings with small broken stone, and cement, mortar. and grout, in conformity with the specifications. The depth of the concrete to be dares feet, and the lateral dimensions to conform to the plans. Tho price to be stated per cubic foot, and to Include all materials and labor. 1 For furnishing and delivering large-size building stone, the price to be stated per perch of it cubio feet, measured In the walls. Also, for select build ing stone, averaging 8 by 6 feet, and from VI to is Inches thick ; the price for the same to be stated per cubic foot, delivered on the ground. For building all the cellar walls, and the outside walla of the basement story, as high as the level line of the pavement, according to the plans and) specifications. The price to be stated per perch of 93 cublo feet, laid In tbe walls, without extra mea surement, and to Include all labor and all materials except stone. Tbe contract or contracts will be awarded to the best and the lowest bidder or bidders, who will be required to give approved security for the faithful performance of tbe same. The plans and specifications maybe seen at the office of the Architect, Mr. JOHN McARTUUIi, Ju., No. sob s. sixth street. The proposals to be sealed and endorsed "Pro posals for Public Buildings," and addressed to JAMES V. WATSON, Chairman of the Committee on Contracts, and to be left at the office of tbe Com missioners of Publlo Buildings, In the new Conrt House, SIXTH Street, below Chesnut, on the 14th day of February next ensuing, between the hours of 11 and 13 o'clock A. M., at which time the bids will be opened, In the presence of such bidders as may wish to attend. By order of tbe Committee on Contracts. 1 lwfm lit 11. C. PUGH, Secretary. GOVERNMENT SALES. AVCTION BALK OF MEDICINES, INSTRU MENTS AND CONDEMNED HOSPITAL PROPERTY. Assistant Mbdical Pcbvstor's Optics, Washington, D. C, Fob. 7, 1870. f Will be offered at publlo sale, In this city, at Judiciary Square Depot, B street, between Fourth and Fifth, on TUESDAY, the 8th day of March, 1870, at 10 A. M., a large quantity ef Hospital Proper ty which has been In use, embracing surgical and dental, Instruments, bedding and clothing, iron bed steads, stoves, chairs, tables, Are hose, cooking ' utensils, drums, old band Instruments, wooden and leather buckets, medicine and mess chests, tin cups, desks, brooms, scales and weights, delf plates, books, clocks, coffee boilers, Iron bars and Inch water pipe, etc., etc Also, a considerable quantity and variety of medicines, In fair order; hospital stores, beef ex tract, etc., etc Also, two covered wagons, new and In superior order. Terms cash. A deposit at time of sale will be re quired. All goods purchased must be remove- within four (4) days, after which date no responsi bility for them will be assumed at this office. Catalogues ready by tbe 1st of March. C. SUTHERLAND. Assistant Medical Purveyor, Brevet Colonel U. & Army; i 8 Tot CLOTHS, OASSIMERES. ETO." JAMES A HUBER, Successors to JAMES A LEE, No. 11 North SECOND Street, Sign of the Golden Lamb, Are now closing ont their entire stock of "YV. inter Gr o o JL s, Consist lng Of CLOTHS, CAS8IMERES, VEST TNGS, etc, of the best makes and finest texture, which they are selling far below Importers' prices, preparatory to tbe reception of their SPRING STOCK OF GOODS. 8 88 mws WANTS. l J itlifi wuKikiJnu cjjAdb. wo are now pro. pared to furnish all elaase with oonstant employ ment at home, the whole of the time or (or the (pare momenta. Business new, Ught, and profitable. Person of either sex easily earn from Mo. to (5 per evening, and a proportional anna by devoting their whole time to th business, lioya and irir earn nearly as much as men. Tbat all who aee this notioe may send their address, and test tbe bneinoes, we make this unparalleled offer : To such as are not well aatinned, we will send 91 to pay for the trouble of writing, lull particulars, a valuable earn- ?le, which will do to commence work on, and a eopy ot he t'toplr't IAttmry Companion one of the largest and beat family newspaper publiahed ell sent free by mail. Reader, if vou want permanent, profitable work, address K. O. ALLKN A CO.. Augusta. Main. 1 18 8m NEW PUBLICATIONS. PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE.. A New Oonrs of Leotarea, a delivered at the Nosj York Museum of Anatomy, embracing the sabiects How to Live, and What to Live fori Youth. Maturity, and Old Age; Manhood Genemll Reviewed; Th Gaoaeoi Indigestion; ilatuleno and Nervous Disease Aoeounted or; Mamag f hiloeopfaioally Considered, eta. et. Pocket volume containing these Leoturo will be for. warded, poet paid, on reoeipt of ls cent, by addressing W. A- LK AH Y, Jr., k K. ami at rurtk and WALNUT Street. s'toUadelnhia. IH HB PRINCIPAL DJftPOT rOK TBI BALK OF R S V E N U E 8TAM P 8 NC 804 CHESNUT STREET. CENTRAL OFFICE, NO. 108 8. FIFTH STREET (Two doors below Chesnut street), ESTABLISHED 1861. Tbe sale of Revenue Stamps Is still continued at the Old-Established Agencies. ' Tbe stock comprises every denomination printed by the Government, and bavlng at all times a large supply, we are enabled to fill and forward (by Mall or Express) all orders, Immediately upon receipt, a matter of great Importance. ., ,.r United States Notes, National Bank Notes, Drafts on Philadelphia, and post Office Orders received la payment. . ; Any Information regarding tbe decisions of tba Commissioner of Internal Revenue cheerfully and gratuitously furnished. Revenne Stamps printed apon Drafts, Cbecl Receipts, etc Tbe following rates of commission are allowed Stamps and Stamped Papers i On f 26 and upwards..... ., Sper 100 600 ....3 .... r Address all orders, etc, to STAMP AGENCY, . i No. 804 CHESNUT STREET-. PHILADELPHIA. v 2 E . aaSTOW. I. al'MAHOW. A A. J I & IIlCiTIAllO Ns AffD COMMISSION MBHOHANTS. i tt ill Ki . i . Tin ci . ... .1 n i jow . vvjilp. i rn r , n ow iora. No. 18 SOUTH WWAHVBS, Philadelphia. No, 46 W. PRATT btreet, Baltimore, W are prepared to ship every daacriptioa of Freight te rniiadelplila, new i or a, muutington. sad intermatuetea' rjodnta wlLh nromiitnaaa and deanaLeh. Canal Hoaba analn bteaas-tuga iarniahod at the aUerteet aolioa, 1 i
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