f THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1871. SriRIT OF THIS MESS. EDITORIAL OPINIONS OP THE LKA.DINO JOURNALS UPON COBBENT TOPICS COMPILED EVEBT DAT TOE THE ETEHINO TELEQBAPH. SUCCESSES OF THE WOMEN DOCTOKS. From the S. T. Tribune. The Pennsylvania Btate Medioal Sooiety, in its session, in Williarnsport, rescinded, on the 15th Inst., as we wero confident they would do, their rale prohibiting consultations with women physicians, or with those medi cal men who either taught or consulted with them. The reformatory measure was barely passed by ft majority of 10, after a heated discussion and against an obstinate opposi tion. The battle for the admission of women to the ranks of the legitimate medical fraternity seems destined to be fought on conservative Pennsylvania soil, and at the same time the victory has been gained with suoh wisely jnst restrictions npon them as to make their ulti mate triumph more seoure. The struggle in Philadelphia began last year npon the admis sion of the students of the Female Medioal College to the clinics of the University and Jefferson College. The contest was bitter, and waged, we are forced to say, on both sides with not much discretion, but it has resulted in the triumph of the progressive party. Clinical leotures are provided by the Board of Managers for the class of the Women's College, although the provision was made that they are to be kept strictly separate from those for the male students. The board were foroed to this deoision by the contributors, which is a significant hint of the popularity of the movement. A second battle was fought later, when Dr. Thomas, one of the Faculty of this college, applied for admission as a delegate to the annual meeting in San' Francisco of the American Medical Associa tion. The claims of women were urged and contested daring several sessions, when the conservatives temporized by postponing the matter indefinitely, and Dr. Thomas remained triumphantly in possession of his seat. In Philadelphia, also, the American llomoeo pathio Institute passed the resolution admitting to full and honorable member ship all properly qualified physicians of either Bex. In the Quaker City, therefore, the way is made open and pleasant for any woman who deems this profession her legitimate path to usefulness. The only organized opposition to women remaining in Pennsylvania is to be found in tne Philadelphia Uonnty Medioal So cietya purely local opposition, which will rather serve as a spur to energy, we foresee, than prove a let or hindrance. We think the active friends of the women in the late con vention worthy of espeoial mention. They are, as might be surmised, among the ablest and shrewdest physicians in the State. They were Drs. Joseph Parrish, of Media; LTirani Corson, of Montgomery county; Washington L. Atlee, of Philadelphia; Wilmer Wor thing ton, of West Chester; and Traill Green, of Easton. THE COMING REVOLUTION. From the N. T. World. We touch bottom. The descent has been long, and to lovers of the Constitution most painful. But there is a point beyond whioh the American people will not allow their liber ties to be invaded, their supreme law to be violated, by any party, under any pretext, or in the name of any cause, however specious. We believe that point has been reaohed and passed. The powerful resistance made by some of the ablest Republican leaders to the usurpation of power fey the Exeoutive, to the proscription of men like Sumner, to the abuse of patronage, to the refusal of a Republican caucus to permit bills for removal of taxation to be even considered, and finally to the utter prostration of civil power at the feet of a sol dier who would be dictator if the people were as cringing and subservient as the majority of "his faithful Senate," proves, we feel as Bared, that a large body of the Republican voters will no longer sustain the usurpers at Washington in their assaults npon the rights and interests or tne people. These leaders, brave as they may be, have not so sharply contended against the majority, in the face of a proscription never surpassed for bitter ness, without ample assurances of support from the people. They are not men to speak thus strongly without arousing publio atten tion and fixing the convictions of thousands of . thinking men. The measures which they denounced were bo extraordinary that only a plain exposure was needed to arouse against suoh deeds the indignation of all thoughtful and patriotio citizens. That exposure if made by Democrats alone, would soarcely reach the mass of Republican voters. But it will reach them when made by Republican leaders so prominent aDd influential. We look forward, therefore, with confidence to a general and overwhelming reaction against that power which has so misruled the country, It is high time. Year after year radicalism has become more daring in its disregard of every constitutional obligation; more open in its assaults upon the rights of the people and their looal self-governments; more rapid in its strides towards centralization of power; more Bhamelees in its defence of monopolies and contempt for the interests of the millions who labor and are robbed of their earnings. Starting with a false policy towards the South a policy of repression, severity, and force instead of that statesmanlike libe rality by which alone the bitterness of feeling left by a civil war can be re moved, radicalism has tried one expedient after another in vain. Each measure has aroused greater irritation of feeling and ended in more conspicuous failure; each failure has forced the party to choose be tween a total reversal of policy and the adop tion of measures still more harsh. Shame to confess that they had blundered drove some forward, vindictive feeling some, desire for party success others, and pure ignorance, misinformation, and utter want of statesman ship made many the facile tools of desperate demagogues. There are men who deliberately calculated npon the irritation and violenoa which barfah measures would provoke at the South as a means of reviving the war spirit at the North and as a pretext for resort to more shameful abuse of power. Under these influences radicalism has been hurried for ward in a mad career which, in the nature of things, could end only in its overthrow or in military despotism. Eaoh new measure of repression strained the Constitution still far ther. One after another the safeguards of individual liberty and the rights of looal self. government Lave been broken down. Be tween the Ku-klux bill, which empowers the President to suspend the habeas corpus and use force whenever he pleases, and a military despotism more absolute than that of ltassia, there is but a single step and a narrow onj. Let the text Presidential election pasj with out reaction and rebnke, au 1 t'aal step will also be attempted We rejoice, then, that reaotioa seems sure and near at hand. We speak not as partisans. Dearer than any party is the country. Higher than obligation to any party is our duty to the republic to that experiment of self government whioh, within a few short years, will either vindicate itself or end in failure. That it may not fail radicalism must be ar rested in its mad career. If the reaction be thorough it was of minor consequenoe whether it came under one banner or an other. Topsibly publio opinion might have been so rapidly aroused that the Republican party itself could have cast out its evil spirits; but the Ku-klux bill settles that question; it is the clutch of despotism upon the throat of that party which will not be shaken off, and 6 wise Democracy has now but to invite and welcome the aid of all honest and patriotio men. A better day will dawn. Lawless soldiers will be dismissed from halls of state, to make room for men who respect the laws and know something of statesmanship. Po litical freebooters will be warned to seek other lands where Saxon lovo of liberty does not forbid chronio revolution. The madness of partisanship will cool and give place to a reasoning and candid patriotism. That hor rible apparition the man on horseback with the naked sword visible now these six long years in the political horizon, and growing ever nearer and more distinct, will vanish forever. Justice, with her equal balances, will once more appear. Hasten the day, brave Republicans who battle against the wolves of party to save liberty and justio9 from their jaws. Hasten the day, stanch and patriotio Democrats, who can well afford to forget how long you have denounced this fatal policy if in the end your country may be saved. Join hands, both, in one vigorous and resolute effort, not for this party or for that, but to arouse the people of this land to a sense of their danger and their duty. Bring it to a vote whether the "peace" whioh we are promised shall be such as the Czar gave to Warsaw. Bring it to a vote whether free America means to build up thirteen Irelands between the Fotomao and the Ohio and the Galf. Let it be at onoe adjudged whether all the industry of the land shall be at the mercy of a few monopolists, and all its liberties at the mercy of a few demagogues and one soldier! ' r "THE PATn OF THE POSSIBLE" FOR FRANCE. From the N. Y. Times. In 18C9 the Emperor Napoleon III had pre sented to him the alternatives of liberalizing his Government or foreign war. Failing to try either course, the downfall of his dynasty by revolution was certain. lie chose to tem porize for a year, giving the people the -semblance of liberal reforms, until he found that the morsel only made their hunger greater and angrier; and then, as his devices, became more and more transparent, he took the fatal step, and plunged into war. While he was yet hesitating, and before the effect of the elections of May and June, 18G9, on the im perial policy was apparent, M. Renan, one of the most accurate historians and one of the most acute and courageous thinkers of Franoe, published in the Revue des Deux Mondes a paper entitled Constitutional Monarchy in Franoe." It was a philosophic analysis of the cause of events since the revolution of '89, and an eloquent plea to the Emperor to abandon personal government and establish the firm guarantees of a constitutional mo narchy. There is In this artiole, which was reprinted In pamphlet form and widely read, much that bears on the recent past, the pre sent, and the future of a ranee. M. Renan traced the ills that have amicted France, the instability of her Government, the superficial and often deceptive character of her institutions, the terrible possibility of bloody anarchy forever overhanging her course, and the decay in her of the elements of a great nation, to a vital error born in the days of the great revolution, and inherited by two generations since. Franoe "believed, said M. Renan, "that liberty may be esta blished by the sovereignty of the people and in the name of a central authority, whereas liberty is obtained by small local con quests, one alter another, by gentle re forms." The First Empire was the logical consequence of the immense importance attached by r renchmen to the Central Gov ernment. "The State established in the French way is too strong; far from cuaran teeing all liberties, it absorbs all liberties; its form is either the convention or despotism, The restored Bourbons fell before the first active revival of the revolutionary idea, which demanded liberty of the Central Gov ernment. The House of Orleans was under mined by the same restless craving. The Repnblio failed at the same point, and the Empire sncoeeded only because it met the hunger for universal liberty, distributed from Paris by the splendid illusion of universal suffrage. In 18G9, however, the Empire lound itseii lace to lace with the old pro blem. " J. he .umpire was a despotism sur rounded by fictions; the representative no tions blew the despotism." At this point Napoleon postponed his answer to the fatal qnestions the country proposed, and turned to war. It is easy to trace through the late convul- sions the working of the idea whioh M. Re nan follows from 89. and which he styles "the eternal Irenou error of a distributive justice, for which the State holds the bal ance." The patience of the country under the astounding usurpation of the Favre-Gam betta "Republic," the readiness with whish it allows the Assembly, elected to make peace, to contemplate the making of a Constitution, the frenzied effort of the Commune to snatch by violence in Paris the power to impose on France its wild ideas all are symptoms of the operation of that insane over-esti mate of the central authority. Bat these symptoms were aooompanied by other and healthier ones. The provinces whioh, in May and June, 18G9, first gave the Em peror preliminary notice of their growing in. dependence have slain the Commune; they have fought with Paris and are victorious. And the sentiment which sustains Thiers, however temporary it may prove, however surely it may yield under the discontent which the impossibility of guaranteeing liberty from either Paris or Versailles will occasion, is now very obviously the imperious desire for order, whatever becomes of liberty. Here, then, in this momentary suspense of the passion for "liberty through . the sove reignty of the people," is an opportunity to begin those measures, possible alike to a, republio or a monarchy, which M. Renan urged on the Emperor, and which must form the first step in the progress of the French people toward freedom not granted, but earned ana possessed. Among those ena merated by M. Renan are: Decentralization, diminution oi government, strong organiza tion of the commune, the canton, the de partment; the development of a good primary. iu&uucuod, ami oi superior instruction capa Lie of giving to the morals of the educated rlai-H the basis of a solid philosophy; the formation of an Upper Chamber providing varied modes of election, and realizing, by side of the bimple numerical representation of citizens, representation of speolal inte rests; neutrality of the government in sooial questions; entire liberty of association; the gradual separation of the Churoh and State "the condition to everything serious in reli gious opinions." This is a formidable programme, but it has a simple principle as the basis of all its sug gestions. Who shall Bay that the writer may cot address M. Thiers and the Assembly to day, as he did the Emperor in 18G9? To reject the advice may do as iatai now as it has al ready proved to be on one oooasion. PROPOSALS. PROrOSAL8 FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER THE COGNIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR. Navy Department. 4 Ecbeat? or Construction and Repair, V A8HINGTON, D. J.. June 6. 1871 Sealed proposals to furnish Timber and other materials for the Navy for the fiscal year end ing June 80, 1872, will be received at this bu reau until 12 o'clock M. of the 30th of June instant, at which time the bids will be opened. Tbe proposals must be addressed to the Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair, Navy Department, Washington, and must be endorsed " Proposals for Timber, etc., for the Navy," that they may be dis tinguished from ordinary business letters. 20 prevent contusion, ana facilitate the open ing of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at several yards will enclose tlieir bids in separate envelopes, each indorsed with Vie name of the yard for which the bid is made. l Tinted schedules for such classes as parties deal in and intend to bid for, together with instructions to bidders, giving tbe forms of pro posal, of guarantee, and of certificate of guaran tor, with printed lorms of oiler, will be fur nished to such persons as desire to bid, on ap plication to tbe commandants of the respective Navy Yards, and those of all the yards on application to tbe Bureau. lne Commandant ot each Navy Yard, and tne purchasing Paymaster for each station, will have a copy of the schedules of the other yards, for examination only, in order that persons who intena to bid may Judge whether it is desirable I to make application for any of the classes of those yards. ine proposals must ce tor the whole ot a class, but the Department reserves the right to reduce the whole class, should the interest of the Government require it, before the execution of the contract. , All applications for informa tion, or for tbe examination of samples, must te made to the commandants of the respective yards. ice proposal must be accompanied nr a cer tificate from the Collector of Internal Revenue for the district in which the bidder resides, that he has a license to deal in the articles for which he proposes; and, by direction of the Depart- meni, bias or otters wiu be received only from parties who are bona tide dealers in, or manu facturers of, the articles they ojjer to furnish. The guarantors must Decertified by the Assessor of Internal Revenue for the district in which tbey reBide. The contract will be awarded to the person who makes the lowest bid and gives the guar antee required by law, the Navy Department, however, reserving theright to reject the lowest bid, or any which u may deem exorbitant. ' Sureties in the full amount will be required to sign the contract, and their responsibility must be certified to the satisfaction of the Navy De partment. As additional security twenty per centum wui be withheld from tbe amount of the bills until the contracts shall have been completed, and eighty per centum of the amount of each bill, approved in triplicate by the Commandants of tne respective yards, win oe paid oy tne ray master of tbe station designated in the contract, or, if cone is specified, by the Paymaster of the station nearest the yard where tbe goods are delivered, within ten days after the warrant for tbe same shall have been passed by the secretary of the Treasury. The classes oi mis Bureau are numDerea ana designated as follows: No. 1, White uaK LiOgs; jno. a, vvnueuas Keel Pieces; No. 3, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 7, Yellow Pine Logs; No. 8, Yellow Pine Beams Oregon Pine Beams at Mare Island Yard; No. , Yellow Pine Mast Timber Oregon Pine Mast Timber at ftiare lsiana xara; no. u, White Pine Logs; No. 12, White Pine Mast Timber; No. 13, White Pine Plank Boards- Sugar Pine Boards at Mare island xard; NO. ID, White abd, JMm, ceeca wnue asn, Redwood at Mare Island Yard; No. 16, White Ash Oars; No. 18, Black Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. 22, Cypress, Cedar; No. 23, Black Spruce; No. 24, White Oak Staves and Headings; No. 25, Llgnumvltas; No. SO, Ingot Copper; No. 82, Wrought Iron," round and square; No. 33, Wrought Iron, flat; No. 34, Iron, plate; No. 85, Steel; No. 87. Iron 8plkes; No. 38, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 89, Iron Cut Nails; No. 42, Lead, pipe, sheet; no. 43, zinc; no. m, iin; no. , Holder; No. 48, Locks, Binges, Bolts, of brass and iron; no. 49, Screws, oi brass ana iron; no. &u, lies; No. 51, Augers; No. 52, Tools for ship stores; No. 53, Tools for use in yard and shops; No. 54, Hardware; No. 56. White Lead; No. 57, Zinc Paints; No. 58, Colored Paints, Dryers; No. 59, Linseed Oil; No. CO, Varnish, Spirits Turpen tine: No. 03. Sperm and Lard Oil; No. 64. Tal low, Soap; No. 65, Fish Oil; No. 68, Glass; No. BU, Brushfce;no. 70, ury uooasior upholstering; No. 71, Stationery; No. 72, Crucibles; No. 73, ShlD Chandlery: No. 74, Acids; No. 75. Resin. Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. 77, Belting, Pack ing; No. 78, Leather, pump rigging, lacing; no. 80, Junk; No. 85, Anthracite Coal; No. 88. tieuil bltuminous Coal; No. 87, Bituminous Coal; No. 88. Charcoal; No. 89, Wood. The following are the classes, by the num bers, required at tbe respective navy yards: KITTERY. No. 13. 15. 18. 22. 32, 83, 39, 44, 43. 49, 50. 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 59, 60, 63, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 78, bo, 87, 88. CHARLESTOWN. Nos. 1. 7. 13. 15. 16, 18. 22, 24. 25. 82, 33. 84, 85, 87, 88, 39, 42, 43, 44, 43, 49, 50, 51, 53, 53, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 77, 73, S3, 85, 87, 88. . ' BROOKLYN. Vvn 1 1 H 1Q IS Irt IK Ot ty OI OS J1 1' A, , 11; , "I "I -W, ... --, " , 33, 37, 42, 51, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 03, 63, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 80, 85, so, 88. PHILADELPHIA. Nos. 1, 7, 9, 82, 33, 63, 71, 85, 87. WASHINGTON. Nos. 1, 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18. 23, 80, 32, 83, 31, 35. 87. 88. 89. 42. 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51. 52. S3, 54, 56, 58, 59, 60, 63, 61, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, T6, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, ev, 08, 8il. NORFOLK. Nos. 1, 7. 9, 13, 15, 18, 22, 23, 24; 83, 39, 48, OU, 03, 58, &9, t)U, 03, VU, U, 73, 77, 05, 87, MARE ISLAND. Nos. 2, 8, 9, 13, 15, 18, 22, 33, 33, 34, 85, 87, 88. 89, 43. 44. 48. 49, 50, 51. 53. 54. 50. 57. 58. 59, 60, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 77, 87, oo, oy. ooiawit fY VUARTEIiMASTEItS OFFICE, U. S. ARMY ,7 " Tnrr .inKI.Pmi. Pa -Tnno Ii 10TI SEALED FROPOdALB, in triplicate, will' be re ceived at this niflce until IS o'clock noon, 8ATUK 1IAV .1 n I a IK 1rr hlltMInc a Sinn nn. in., H.if . i j i u. jo,., iv. " ' B wuo uuij vuu a 11 (1;) tstory ftune Lodae, at the Culpeper Court lliiiiMO fV. M . 1 .... ,. 1 i.umotiji. Peparute bids for building this Lodge or brick are healed Propoeali will also be received at ttaU efflce at ttiA MovnA ttr..A Itiil .Hint Din.A n.i v. nr .n wv mujo 11U1C, UI ouuuiu m ObUU UI JJllUfc Vt All and Iron UalllDgs, with one doable and one ilngle Iron Kate, around tbe Fredericksburg (Va.) National Cemetery. i'kiucii i iix3 ptouv v vi ait, aim iruii Ballings, will be required to specify the price per linear foot, and no bid will be received that does not cod form to this requirement. Therubblsb retailing from the excavation for the wmia uu luuuauuoB ju i"" muga ui ue removed iiuiu we gruona oi tutu wmcwi j t utj expense OI the Buccemiiul bidder. 111... uK M ...... ii An1 Hlanftr f. . wi I laue, BpcuimaMUUB, -i.uu .undo mr UH1I will be furnished upon application to the under Signed. HENRY O. HODGES, Major and uuxtermaater U. b. A. - 611 fit PROPOSAL8. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, BRIDGE8, B EWERS, ETC. OFFICE OF CniEF COMMISSIONER, No. 104 SOUTH FIFTH STREET. . ... Philadelphia, June 19, 1871. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. SEALED PROPOSAL8 will be received at the Office of the Chief Commissioner of High ways, until 13 o'clock M. on THURSDAY, 2M instant, for the construction of a sewer on the line of HAVERFORD Street, from THIRTY EIGHTH to THIRTY-NINTH 8treet. On DIAMOND and BODINE Street, from the outh curb line of SUSQUEHANNA Avenue along BODINE Street to DIAMOND Street, thence along DIAMOND Btreet to the west curb line of AMERICAN Street. On HALE Street, from the south curb line of MONTGOMERY Avenue and connect with the sewer In COLUMBIA Avenue. On VIENNA Street, from the south curb line of FRANKFORD Road, and connect with a sewer already constructed on tbe said VIENNA Street, to a point fifty-three feet northward of MEMPHIS Street. On SECOND Street, from the northwest curb line of CUMBERLAND Street to the sewer in YORK Street. On MONTGOMERY Avenue, from the sewer in TWENTY-SECOND Street to RIDGE Avenue. On TWELFTH Street, from WALLACE to MELON Street; said sewer to be constructed in the usual form with a clear inside diameter of And a SEWER ACROSS MULBERRY Street, at tbe distance of fifteen feet soutnerly of mh-auuvv Btreet, in tne x weniy-inira ward; said sewer to have . a clear Inside diameter of four feet, and constructed according to plans ana specifications iurniBhea by the Chief En gineer and Surveyor. With such manholes as may be required. The understanding Ito be that the sewers herein ad vertised are to be completed on or before the 31st day of December, 1871, and that the contractor shall take bills prepared against the property frontingon said sewers to the amount of one dol lar and fifty cents for each lineal foot of front on each side of the street as so much nncli Yn ? tVin Kalnnna n a 1 m it eA It AvHnnnna to be paid by the city; and the contractor will be required to keep the street and sewer in good order for three years after the sewer is finished. When the street n ocenntad hv a r.ltv nasspn. gcr railroad track, the sewer shall be constructed alongside of said track in such manner as not to obstruct or Interfere with the safe passage of tbe cars thereon; and no claim lor remuneration shall be paid the contractor by the company using said track, as specified in the Act of Assembly approved May 8, 1866. ICacu proposal must be accompanied by a cer tificate that a bond has been filed In the Law Department, as directed by ordinance of May 155, 180U. If the lowest bidder shall not execute a contract within five days alter the work is awarded, he will be deemed as declining, and will be held liable on his bond for the differ ence between his bid and the next lowest bid der. Specifications may be had at the De partment of Surveys, which will be strictly adhered to. 7 he Department of Highways re serves the right to reject all bids not deemed satisfactory. - All bidders may be present at the time and place of opening the said proposals. No al lowance will be made for rock excavation, except by special contract. i AiAuiAin ii. jJicivinun, 619 31 Chief Commissioner ot Highways. VfOTICE. SEALED PROPOSALS, INDORSED 1 "Pronosals for furnishing the Publio Schools with LehlKh or Schuylkill Coal." will be received bv the undersigned at the office of the Board of Publio ttaucation. . n. corner biath ana adklphi Streets, from shippers and miners only (pursuant to en ordinance of Councils), until SATURDAY, June 24, 18T1, till 19 o'cloc M. The proposals, which will Include the storage of me coai, must De tor separate aistnow, as fol lows: First d 1st., comprising l, 8, 3, 4, and 26th wards. Second 6, 7, 8, and 9th 6. 11. 12, and 13th Third Fourth " 10, 14, IS, 20, and 29th " 10, IT, 18, 19, and 29th sist sad " 23d " 84 and 27th " 25th Fifth v II II I II Sixth Seventh " Kighth Ninth ' Tenth and the ton 2240 pounds. Each and every ton of said coal shall be weighed at the place of diliverv. In the presence of a proper person to be deputed by each sectional board as weigher (suoject to the ap proval of tne committee en supplies), who snail keep an accurate account of each load of coal de livered, Us exact weight as ascertained by correct scales ; and no bill shall be approved for such coal unlees an aftldavit of the weigher shall acoomnanv Buch bill, setting forth by what contractor the coal was delivered, the date of delivery of each load, the number of tons and tne quality or coal delivered, and whether welched at the place of delivery. Proposals will be received at the same time for Kindling Wood and Charcoal that may be re quired. By order Committee on Supplies. H. W. HALLIWELL, 612eodt6 84 Secretary. QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE, UNITED W STATES ARMY, Philadelphia. Pa.. May 2fl. 1871. SEALED PROPOSALS In triplicate will be re ceived at this ofnee until 18 o'clock M. on MON DAY, Jnne 20, 1671, for building a brick or stone wall, with one donble and one single Iron gate, at the following named NATIONAL CEMETERIES, viz. ; culpeper C. H., Va., Fort Harrison, near Rich mond. V a., and Beverly, N. J. The rubbish resulting from the exoavatlon for the walls to be removed from the grounds of each ceme tery at the expense of the successful bidder. Bidders will be required to specify the price per linear foot, and no bid will be entertained that does not conform to this reaulremenL Plans, specifications, and blank forms for bids rurnisneo by tne unaersignea. HENRY J. nODQES. KQ Valor and nnnrtnrmaster U. S. Armvi' . INSURANCE JISU1!I2 IK ATI OLD Purely Mutual HOME COMPANY. NO STOCKHOLDERS TO RECEIVE LARGE DIVIDENDS. INCORPORATED IN 1847. THE. PENH MUTUAL Life Insurance Company No. 921 CHESNUT STREET. Accumulated Fuud, nearly $1,000,000 Receipt for 1870 $1,1450,000 Principal Featnrei Small expenses, absolute se curity, large "Return Premiums, Prompt payment of Leases, and liberality to the insured. SAMUEL C. BUST. President. SAMUEL E- 8TOEE8, Vice-President. JOHN W. HORNOR, A. V. P. and Actaary. H. S. stepuejns, secretary. 1 8 tuths21t WINDOW BLINDS, ETC WINDOW BLINDS, Lace Curtaini, Curtain Cornicei HOLLAND SHADES. PAINTED SHADES of the latest tints. BLINDS painted and trimmed. 8IORB SHADES made and lettered. Picture Cord, Tassels, Etc, Repairing promptly attended to. D. J. WILLIAMS, Jr., Fo. 1C NOUT1I 8IXTU STREET, J?tuthi3in PHILADELPHIA INIORANOEi Fire, Island, &nd Ilarlns iniuranc. INSUHANOE COMPAI57 OF NORTH AMERICA, Incorporated 1791. CAPITAL S500.000 ASSETS January 1 1871 $3,050,536 Receipts of To s,096,154 Interests from Investments, lSTO., i87,oco -tl,333, Losses paid In 18T0 1,136,9U STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS. First Mortgages on Philadelphia City Pro perty IS34,S0 United States Government Loans 833,939 Pennsylvania! State Loans 169,810 Philadelphia City Loans 800,000 New Jersey and other State Loans and City Bonds 838,610 Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Co., omer itauroaa mortgage Bonds and Loans afi.ntfl Philadelphia Bank and oter Rtnr.ka q tm Cash in Bank 881.048 Loans on Collateral Security 81,434 Notes receivable and Marine Premiums unsettled , 433430 Accrued Interest and Ptemlum In coarse or transmission 83,801 Real estate, Office of the Company 80,000 13,060,63 Certificates of Insurance issued, navabie In London at the Counting House of Messrs. BKWN. SHIP LEY k CO. AUTIIUIl i. COFFIN, PBE8IDKNT. CUAULUH PLATT, VICE-FRESIDKNT. MATTHIAS IT1 A KIM, Secretary. C. II. ltEKVEH, Awlatant Secretary. DIRECTORS. ARTHUR G. COFFIN. FRANCIS R. COPB, EDW. H. TROTTER, SAMUEL W. JONES, JOHN A. BROWN, nun, o. vimivH, T. CHARLTON HENRY, CHARLES TAYLOR, AMBROSE WHITE, x Li.T LD.U U. IJ&3SIJ, WliiLJAM. WKUill, CHA8. W. CUSHMAN, CLEMENT A. GRISCOM WILLIAM B ROOKIE. 1829 CHARTER PERPETUAL. JgJJ Fraiuii Fire Insarancg Company 07 PHILADELPHIA. Office, Nob. 435 and 437 CHESNUT St Assets Jan. 171, $3,087.452 35 CAPITAL MOO.nnn-nn ACCRUED SURPLUS AND PREMIUMS. a, 687,453-83 INCOME FOR 18T1, LOSSES PAID IN 1870, I1,A,UW. . IS72,8Sl-70. K.oe Paid Since 182 Hearlr Tne Assets of the "FRAfcKLIN" are all mveatmi In solid securities (over $a, 760,D0O in First Bonds and Mortgages), which are all interest bearing and dividend paying. The Company holds no Bills Re ceivable taken For Insurances effected. . Perpetual and Temporary Policies on Liberal Terms. Tbe Company also Issues policies npon the Benta of all kinds of BuMdlngs, Ground Bonta and Mortgages, DIRECTORS. ' Alfred G. Baker, ' Samuel Grant, George W. Richards, Iaaao Lea, George Fales, Alfred Fltler, Thomas Sparks, William a. Grant, Thomas S. Ellis. Gastarus S. Benson. ALFRED G, BAKER, President. GEORGE FALES. Vlce-Peealdant. JAMES W. MCALLISTER, Secretary. THEODORE M. RSGER. Assistant Secretary. INOOBPORATBD MARCH 87, 1920. FIRE ASSOCIATION,' NO. 84 NORTH FIFTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. CAPITA!. SSOO.OOO. ASSETS, JANUAHY 1, 1871. 1,T05,3190T. STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS. Bonds and Mortgages 11,646,967-93 Ground Rents 82,930 83 item jmiaie Ci3,920'70 U. S. GOV. 5-20 Bonds. 40,000-00 Cash on band 84,449 a 11,706,819-01 DIRECTORS. William H. Hamilton. Jesse LlffhtfooL John Carrow, George I. Young. Joseph R- Lyndall, Levi P. Ooats. Robert Shoemaker, Peter Armbruster, M. H. Dickinson, Peter Williamson, Joeeoh E. ftahall. Samuel Sparhawk, oaiuuei nova. "WM. H. HAMILTON. President 8AM 0 EL SPARHAWK. Vice-President WILLIAM F. BUTLER, Secretary. THE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Incorporated 18115 Charter Pernetnal. No. 610 WALNUT Street, opposite Independence Dqunre. This Company, favorably known to the commu nity for over forty tears, continues to insure against loss or damage by Are on Publio or Private Build ings, either permanently or for a limited time. Also on Furniture, Stocks of Goods, and Merchandise generally, on liberal terms. Their Capital, together with a large Surplus Fund, Is Invested in the most careful manner, which ena bles them to oner to the Insured an undoubted secu rity In the case of loss. DIRECTORS. Daniel Smith, Jr., Thomas Smith, Isaao Hazlehurst, Henry Lewis, Thomas Robins, J. GUllngham Fell, John Devereux, Daniel Haddock, Franklin A. Coiuly. DANIEL SMITH, Jb,, President. Wk. O. CBQWktL, Secretary. THE-ENTERPRISE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. OFFICE S. W. CORNRK FOURTH AND WALNUT STREETS. PERPETUAL AND TERM POLICIES ISSUED. CASH CAPITAL (paid np in full) 1200,000-00 CASH ASSETS, December 1. 1870 600.3S3-00 lunivivna. F. Ratchford Starr, J. Livingston Errlneer. XNaiDro rrazier, John M. At wood, Benjamin T. Tredick, George U. Stuart, James L. Claghorn, William O, Boulton, Charles Wheeler, ThomasQ.Montgomery, James M. Aertseu. John li. crown, F. RATCHFORD STARR. President. THOMAS H. MONTGOMERY, Vice-Uresldent. ALEXANDER W, WISTEK, rVcretary. JACOB E. PETERSON Aulscmt-Secretary. JpAME INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 609 CHESNUT Street INCORPORATED 1856. CHABTX8 PKUTBrUAL. CAPITAL 1200,000. FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. Insurance against Loss'or Damage by Fire either by Perpetual or Temporary Policies. DIKSCTOHS. Charles Richardson, , Robert Pearce, William H. Khawn. John Eessler, Jr.. Edward B. Orne, Charles Stokes, John w. Ever man. William M. Seyfert, John F. Smith, Nathan Utiles, Qeorae A. West. uuakles KUJUAiiunupi, jrresiaeni. ' WILLIAM II. RtlAWN, Vice-President. Williams I. Blakchasd, Secretary. THFEKXAIi YIRX INBTJ1LAHOR COH LOHDOH. KSTABLJHUKU 1S0S. raid-op OaplUl aad AaounoUUd Fund 08,000,000 IN GOLD. PREVOST & HERRING. Aenta, Ra. lif a THIRD BU-Mt,PhUkllpci DAJL K. r&BVOn CJilAA. r. U K1UA INSURANCE. DELAWARE MUTUAL SAFETY INSUR ANCB COMPANY. Inooroorated by the Legislature of Pennsylvania, 1835. Office S. E. corner of THIRD and WALNUT Street, rnuaneipma. MARIN K INSlFKANfTTtS on Vessels, Cargo, and Freight to all parts of Us worm. INLAND INSURANCES n Goods by river, canal, lake, and land carriage to all para of th Union. FIRE INSURANCES n Merchandise generally; on Stores, Dwellings, Houses, etc, ASSETS OF THE COMPANY, November 1, 1R70. ,000 United States Six Per Cent Loan lawful mono)) '1333,3TB 00 1 00,000 Btate of Pennsylvania Six Per OenU Loan 814,000-00 100,000 City of Philadelphia Six Per Cent. Loan (exempt from Tax)......... 04,181 164,000 State of New Jersey Six Fer Cent. Loan 163,920-00 80,000 Pennsylvania Railroad First Mortgage Six Per Ct. Bonds. 90,700-OC 86,000 Pennsylvania Railroad Second Mortjrage Six Per Ct. Bonds. 85,360-00 06,000 Western Pennsylvania Rail road Mortgage Six Per Cent. Bonds (Pennsylvania Rail road guarantee) 80.000 State of Tennessee Five Per CL 80,000-00 Loan 18,000-00 t,uw otate oi Tennessee six per ct. Loan 18,600 Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany (2C0 Shares Stock) 6.000 North Pennsylvania Railroad 4,800-00 15,000-00 Company (loo Shares Stock) . . 4,300'OC 10,000 Philadelphia and Southern Mall Kteamsnip company (su bits Stock) 1.660 Loans on Bond and Morttrace. 4,000-Of llrst liens on City Properties.. 861,650-00 11,860,150 Par. C'St, 11,864,447-84. M"kt vll,893-657-Of: Real Estate... 66,000-60 Bills Receivable for Insur ances made 830,971-37 Balances dne at Agencies Premiums on Manue Policies Aocrued Interest anj jt.lier debts dne the Company 13,876 40 Stock and Scrip, etc , ol sun dry corporations, 7i&o, esti mated value 8,H-00 Cash 143,91113 11,820,737-97 DIRECTORS. Thomas c. Hand, Samuel E. stokes, ioun u. juavm, Jdmnnd A. Souder, oseph H. Seal, James Traqualr, Henry Sloan, Henry C. Dallett, Jr.,! James C. Hand, William C. Ludwlg, Hugh Craig, John D. Taylor, George W. Bernadon, Wm. C. Houston. vv unam u. Bouiton, Edward Darlington, H. Jones Brooke, Edward Larourcada, Jacob RU-gel, Jacob P. Jones, James B. McFarland, Joshua P. Kvre, Spencer Mcllvalne, Tnonias P. stotesbnry, John B. Semple, PlttsbTg, a. a. larger, ritcsourg, H. Frank Robinson, D. T. Morcrnn. Plttsbnrff. inumao j. na.iij, president. JOHN C. DAVIS, Vice-President. Benrt Ltlbokn, Secretary. Hbnbt Ball, Assistant Secretary. A8BURY LIFE INSURANCE CO. O. C. NORTH, President. A. V. STOUT, Vice-President. EMORY McCLINTOCK, Actuary. james m. Long ACRE, MANAGER FOR PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE, Office, 802 WALNUT St., FkiladelpUa. A. E. M. PURDY, M. D., Medical Examiner. ' REV. 8. POWEK8, Special Agent Anion Mutual Insurance Company OF PHILADELPHIA. INCORPORATED 1804. Fixe, Karine, and Inland Ininrance. Office, N. E. Cor. THIRD and WALNUT LOSSES PAID SINCE FORMATION, 87,000,000. ASSETS OF THE COMPANY, JANUAKY 1, 1371, 8255,39789. yoHN moss, sSjff SMITH' People's Fire iDsnrance Company, No. 51A lVALItUT Street. CHARTERED 1869. Fire Insurance at LOWEST RATES consistent with security. Losses promptly adjusted and paid. NO UNPAID LOSSES. Assets December 81, 18T0 S138,86l-7S CHAS. E. BONN, President. QBO. BUSCH, Jb,, Secretary. NTHBACITB INSURANCE COMPANY. INCORPORATED ISM. CHARTER PERPETUAL. Offloe, No. ill WALNUT Street, between Third, and Fourth streets, Philadelphia. This Company will insure against Loss or Damage by Fire, on Buildings, Furniture, and Merchandise generally. Also, Marine Insurance on Vessels, Carcroes. and Freight, inland Insurance to all parts of the Union. DIKKCTORS. William Fnhr. Wm. M. Balrd, John R. Blaklston, John KetcUam, J. E. Banm. W. F. Dean, John B. lieyl, Teter Sieger, 1 Samuel II. KothermeL WILLIAM ESUER, President. ' 117 W T Thru a v. w . in. r. vice-r resident. W. M. Smith, Secretary. WHISKY, WINE. ETC yiNES, LIQUORS, ENGLISH AND SCOTCH ALES, ETC. The subscriber begs to call the attention of dealers, connoisseurs, and consumers generally to his splendid stock ol foreign goods now on baud, of bis own Importation, as well, also, to his extensive assortment of Domestic Wines, Ales, eto., among which may be enumerated: Uju cases of Clarets, high and low grades, care fully selected from best foreign stocks. 100 casks of bherry Wine, extra quality of finest grade. loo cases of Sherry Wine, extra quality of finest grade. ss casks of Sherry Wine, best quality of medium grade. o barrels Scnppernong Wine of best quality. CO casks Catawba Wine " 10 barrels " medium grade. ' Together with a full supply of Brandies, Whiskies, Scotch and English Ales, Brown Stout, etc., etc., which he Is pre pared to furnish to the trade and con sumers generally la quantities that may bo re quired, and on the most liberal terms. P. J. JORDAN. 6 6 tf No. S20 PEAR Street, Below Third and Walnut and above Dock street. CAR&TAIR8 & McCALL, So. 126 Walnut and 21 Granite Sti,, IMPORTERS OF Erandiei, Wlnei, Gin, Olive Oil, Eta, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN PURE RYE WHISKIES, IN BOND AND TAX PAID. Bt g ESTABLISHED 1844. jf WM. M. CHRISTY, j Blank Book. Manufacturer, Sta- tloner aud Printer, No. 1ST S. TU1KD Street, I ss eodf ojipottite Ulrard Bank.
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