OW THE LYOSS PRIESTS PARED I3ST f HOME. i Within tbe knowledge - is* __i “P? rBona who pay aoy attention I 18 going on abroad, that an suit is now going on between tbe Clergy of the diocese of Lyons, bucked |~y French Government, and the ICoui't of Home. i The immediate aanse of conflict arise 3 grom the attempt of the Court of Rome, P n pursuance of its ci-ntralizing prinei |ple3 of policy, to impt*e. npon the guiocoso of Lyons tho Roman liiurgy, in |the place of the one winch it has been |the especial boast of that diocese to use, a badge of distinction, and to which Phe clergy of that diocese, ascribe a ghighly venerable antiquity. According ly, this clergy, animated with a strong frense of dutiful reverence, subscribed a Imemoria! to the pope, which was signed jfby 14,000 priests, that is to say, by (nearly every ecclesiastic in the diocese and tyien carried to Rome, by five mem bers of their body, tleputed to present it to the Pope. These five priests have been to Rome on the duty intrusted to their charge, and have addressed to tho follow-clergy at Lyons a report of what bafel them on their mission, which, report has been published by a leading paper in Turin. It should be stated, for those wbp have no previous acquaintance with the subject, that the practically unanimous feeling of the clergy of the diocese wris not participated in by their archbishop, Cardinal Bonald, who had been at Romo some timo when the deputation was sent thither, and active ly advocated submission to the changes which tbo pope was anxious to intro duce. Their interview with the cardinal was marked by an astonishing amount of prevarication and shuffling, with vain attempts at overbearing the delegation, on thb part of this official. They were not tope deterred from their purpose, however. ’* With areal sadness at hearing their archbishop giving expression to So grievous and unjust imputations,” the delegates withdrew front; his presence, an'd proceeded tp pay their respects tV Cardinal Antorielli. .Here everything was charming, and affable, so that the good priests of Lyons do not oonoeal their high sense of the extraordinary condescension shown them by this dig nitary of the Church, and' their firm conviction of his sincere readiness to provo their good friend. Only unfortu nately they discovered that thecardinal was practically debarred from giving that effect to his warm zeal in their be half with which they trustingly credited him. The matter did not lie within his department,and so, after a conversation marked with the warmest protestations they had to leave Cardinal Antonelli with no greater resal t thanhAvinxrbeQEL ias cin at od by b ig n&BTSsrthe assuran co' that it was not he, buV'Monsignore Pacea who must bo applied to for an audience of the pope, aud the ftdvicp to go and disenss tho object of their mission with Monsignore Bartolini, Secretary of the Congregation of Rites, within whose special jurisdiction the question lay. With heartfelt thanks for the cordial disposition he had pvineed;, by rendering them such essential service, and anjjin-- ward conviction 1 that if ijt depended on him alone, the-;r i g b tsof-t h eC b u rc h of Lyons would be inviolate- thes® simple minded, delegates now trudged away to Monsignore Bartolini. But here, such “ a .change came o’er the spirit of thofr drehefi;” as%hh be ex pressed only by those who-experienced it. “ Coming from a person highly dis tinguished for his education, the courte sy of-.hiSwlS|i*gnage,lt)ie nerfeotltonajof, his here ; we fell sWdehjyijira' man whoso coarseness bore the stamp of his origin. As 'sbon ds -he was told who we were, aDd why wo came, this man Of an enormous and deeply-colored face flew into a very paroxysm of frenzy; his too vehement speecn could litter none but stammering and inartic late words; bis face became suffused with blood and made one fear a stroke, and in the midst of these furious trans ports we could with difficulty pick up the following incriminations: ‘We were: mutineers, insurgents, schismatics, and other pleasant objects of the same kind.’ Holding in his hand a volume by-M. Bouix, the intrinsic merit of whidh be enhanced, he suddenly shied the volume across the 1 roooL” Iu spite, of iho. savage grotesqueness of this Roman Jefferies, the delegates tried for some time to Converse with him; but at last, « half Bmiling with pity, half feeling a sense of shame, they got -up JjO take leave of this strange authority,”;;being determined never to visit him again. So far, tbe-.Jjyo.ps delegates had, had some rather 'strange interviews, but were really not a whit advanced in their business; namely, to see the pope, and present %to him the petition. Now, it is an established usage. that the pope is accessible to every priest. Nothing is wanted but to express a desire for an audience, and the ecclesiastic is admit ted with the shortest possible delay to the presence of his highest superior. On this occasion, however, the estab lished: rale was departed from ; for al though the five priests duly demanded an audience with the prescribed formal ities* no reply was for some time vouch safed- ' The truth is that the pope was at a loss how to see them without get tins entangled in awkward discussions, and Monlignore Dupanloup exactly stated the ease when he said that the petition was felt to be a weapon too forcible to encounter. Still for a pope roundly to refuse audience to pious pro- Bents to .receive you. 2d. I _snan oo present, and it U I «bo will present yon.. Sd. You will merely have to listen to the words which the pope will address to you, and which afterwards I shall get printed. 4th. You are inter dieted from making any reply to the pope’s words, unless he addresses some individual question, otherwise I alone shall lead- sth. It is distinctly under stood that you will not present your petition, and will not speak about the liturgy.” The first impulse was to de cline an audience on these humiliating conditions; but the reflection that they would thus miss hearing tho popo’s •allocution induced them to bow to them. On the 4th February they were accordingly admitted to the pope’s presence, when, w,e are told, “every thing went off in strict accordance with the programme.” Tho cardinal stood at the right, his vicar-general at tbe left hand of the pope. Several times the delegates attempted to utter a few words hut immediately! the cardinal was there, sometimes thrusting his band before the face of him who wished to speak, and so imposed silence. “ Thus wo wont away without having been able-to say a word or present the petition of a whole diocese.” With this abortive audience, the official action of the delegates in Rome came to an end, and they return ed home, leaving their petition with Cardinal Antonelli, who, they fondly believed, would do his best to promote ■their business. It happened, however, that one pf their bpdy had to st.ay be hind in Romo from .sickness, which 'had’ previously prevented his accompanying his colleagues to the audience. (This ecclesiastic now determined to seek in his individual capacity.of mere priest a private audience of'the pope, with the view of finding an opportunity of en lfjj'jbtening him as-to the temper of the Lyons clergy. The difficulties thrown in his way wero ; great, and ;,he had : already been assured that his request would not be attended to, when one, morning he was suddenly summoned to the Yaticirin. „• Tho interview that now took place ■between the French priest arid Pius IX , wlffl this : time was quite alone, ' was marked by all the characteristic features of the pope’s hasty, explosive, and weak temperament, :Ro popper, was. the priest' ushered into his presence th’atr .tbe pope, as if bursting with impatience, accosted him outright in a voluble 'arid excited strain- which ended, by hi 3 call ing the Lyons .clergy; oppositionists. Tho French priest appears to"'have been a man of quiet nerve; for instead of of losing bis bead at this unexpected harangue, he simply waited rintil tbe pope had exhausted his passion, and. then respectfully taking up the talk, he siiriply but firmly went through step by step, the historical grounds on which ; he and : his fellow-clergy took their stand. Gradually the pope felt at, a loss how to rebut these calm argu ments, 1 and plainly revealed his own sense of his position in the remarks i .wlunlv-K<-..WKb?.eiacul,ated. The pope havtDg exclaimed, m +v .„ petition, that be could not receive it, the priest eloquently dwelt, pu r the painful impression which must bo'producedMn the ciiocese, by this resolution. “What, will be said, wbat wid be thought, 6 Holy Father!” he said, “when we re turn to our diocese and report to sb targe a number of priests of all ages, ‘Your,humble and respectful prayers, your numerous arid respectable signa tures?have been rejected as wrirthidss by the supretne pontiff; who has riot even'chosen to receive them.”’ To this the pope, somewhat'moved, lisped out the vyords, “Obedience;* obedience !”•’ whereupon the priestiexclaimed, boldly, “ Obedience! oh, beyond denial the dio oese has never, failed „iri it, but yet, especially under present circumstances, would not a feeling of sincere affections) [and of hearty thankfulness be of greater; worth than a constrained and' forced obedience ?” ■ With these warning words ended .this remarkable interview. Soft ly! muviriuririg obedience once again, the pope gave his parting blessing, and tbe.French ecclesiastic went out, “with the consciousness of having done his ’with! the conviction that tlic caush of Lyons lost.” To append, any commentary to this striking narrative would be an act of supererogation. "What ban be more de monstrative ofcthe foolish self-will and inflated arrogance, which has possessed the papacy in these latter times, of its visible decrepitude,.than this exhibition ton the part of Pius IX of a determina tion, at hit' events, to humiliate, by an exercise of such authority as remains to him? The pride of this proceeding—a proceeding that gratuitously aims at wounding the dearest feelings of a pow erful section of faithful Catholics, by depriving them arbitrarily of privileges sanctioned by immemorial practice, and solernnly confirmed by former popee4- smaoks'truly of the suicidal folly which is proverbially inflicted by the.gods on those doomed to destruction. —London Spectator. * - THE FINE AETS IN CHURCHES, Our worthy and eloquent townsman Rev. J. A. Seiss, writing from Antwerp to the Lutheran, thus’ djitoourses of the interior decorations of the cathedral of Notre Dame, in that city: I returned again to Notre Dame, to see whether its interior would yield me any such satisfaction as I had found on the summit of its exterior. The im mense conoonrse of people, who had; been attending service there, were just . dispersing for their homes. "Wo had hardly entered, until our eyes rested on a vast painting, exhibiting the Saviour nailed to the cross, fall of pa tient resignation, whilst the flesh is -stripping from his bones as-the rude and excited workmen lift, the heavy timber in ipi placo. It is one of tbe great pro ductions of the renowned Rubens. Thrills went through, me as I stood there,contemplating tbe humiliation and' sufferings of my loving Saviour, who PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1864. counted not His life dear unto Him, but gave Himself up freely to all this agony and cruel death for mo l A little further, and we stood before another picture, one of still greater power, the production of the same artist, ■ and his great master-fpiece. It exhibits the Saviour’s sufferings consummated, and friendly hands engaged in removing his dead body from the cross. W 9 stood, with uncovered heads, and looked. If there ever were “ sermons in stories,” there is gospel in these dumb colors. A tbouHand su-h sermons as that to which I had just been listening, without a miracle, could not impart as much. That wounded, bruised and bloody body, so heavy in death, touched so tremu lously, looked at by such tearful eyes and such agonized spirits, who, that has the least faith in the gospel narratives, can view for a moment without feeling his heart thickening in his breast, and rising to his throat, and beating with, inexpressible emotions ? I was moved, a few hours before, as I gazed, from the steeple’s su'mmit, on n atu re,an d t bought of the majesty and glory and goodness of nature’s God ; but here came .emo tions of. .the, spirit, much more, potent and profound 1 as at thatritleeple’s base, I stood gazing upon the picture of that to whic.h; incarnatO: goodness twas; brought by human guilt, and; thought;of what Almightineas condescended to uu- J?rgo for my salvation. , j ' When will men learn to lay aside tneir narrow bigotries? Arid When, Will people learn to lay aside their groundless prejudices against the use of Christian art in churches, to give loree to Christian facts and ideas ? Nature is but a gallery of pictures, designed, and painted by the great who .fash ioned the worlds and adorned the ■ heavens and the earth With" beauty. The Bible is a . book of pictures, given forth under the inspiration of the,infinite Spirit, to teach us wisdom; . Eldq'uenee is but spirited word-painting; cptiveying great ideas with clearriess to the soul. And why should paintingjon canvas*, or truthful carvings of nature's materials be refused as helpers to set evangelic facts before raCh’s eyes iw those h'hliowed places where they congregate especially for the* cdriterhplatiori of- these Very things ? : ; But ! must not dyvelliupon (this topic, lest I should offend'against a sensitive generation, and my journey eastward be taken as a journey towards Rome in,a,sense not to,bri; coveted. A LADY AND A ROBBEB. • The following authentic story will in valid ate the of'te n repeated ' e bhrgo against women, that “ they cannot teep a secret.” Some years since,a lad yfeali-. ed at a glover’s shop in the outskirts - of the city of London, and purchased Ljiair of gloves for her immediate wear, , ob serving, at the same time, that she was. on her road to-Burnett—that shb had hfti!- her i -friead.’sv-i ,r ‘"«“- where she had called, and that she was apprehensive of being benighted if she -went back for them. The' glover fitted onlthe gloves; and the lady, after pay ing forthem from a purse well stocked with bank notes, stepped into her .car riage, and -proceeded on her- jonrnfey. |ei She .had scarcely, reached Finehly Com mQn, when a highwayman stopped-tho damage; and demanded her money.: He entreated li'er ndt to be alarmed, as ho bid’no intentio-n ton : her person—if she 'surrendered her propertyj lit, was all he wanted, 'declaring that distresa, and not <bis‘ will,-urgediburn to this desperate act;- and'Ho was determined to inradiye 'bis: pecuniary wants or- perish. The lady gave him her parse,- and the desperado rode off. " ~ After. he was gone, and her fright had ■somewhat subsided, the lady itnagihed that 1 in the address of the highwayman, she recognized the voice." of tb,e glover, she had just before-dealt With- ; Thisconi oeit struck her so forcibly,that she orderf ed her servant to drive back to tbc tow* —not choosing, she B&id to-venture fur ther over tbe heath. • U jOn her arrival at the-glover's she, knocked and gained admission, the glover‘himSelf opening the door. The lady desired tospeak witbhim in private Tbe glover showed her t©'a back parlor when she exclaimed;, . .. “I am come’ for tny purse, of which you robbed mo this evening on 1 Finebly Common !” The glover was coni founded ; and the lady proceeded, “ It it of no use for you to deny it. lam eoi • vineed and yonr life is at my merhy.' Return to me my property, and trust la my humanity.”' • Tbeglover.overcomewithguilt,sham >„■ and confusion, confessed the crime, ri tnrned the purse, and , pleaded his die tress. The, lady after suitable admoni tion, gave him a ten, pound note, bads him mend.his way of life, and keep bis own counsel; adding that she would net divulge his name or place of abode. She kept her word; and though the robWy was stated.; in .the papers, the discoyjw was.emitted; audit was not until reoenjj ly that a minute account of this singular transaction was found among the p’apers alluded to., Even.in the private memo randum, the name and residence of the glover was omitted ; and the tse.cret r m • that particular, rests with the ! lady in the grave! SOUTHERN “ INDEPENDENCE.” C. C. Haze well, Esq, thus portrays in the. Traveller the "results that might be expected to follow oar, acknowledg ment of the independcnce-of the South as a separate government Observe What that “independence’’ would mean . It would mean our abdi cation of the position uf the American nation. Let but tho Southern Confed eracy be acknowledged by us ; and it ywould-succeed immediately to the place place formerly held-by the United States, in the estimation of the world. It would' become the first power in the world. It would : become the first-power in North' America, and, if Maximilian should there succeed, Mexico'would have the second place, while ours should be the third. The j foreign conviction would be that secession had not done its perfect work on vjs, and that the “ Union'” would be further divided— and this view would be justified by events. The Confederacy would be .petted and encouraged by Europe, because it bad broken up the American Republic ; and as it would have much to sell that the world, wants, and therefore would ne cessarily be a good purcbaser»of what Europe has to sell, the weight of the foreign ousine-s world would be thrown solidly on its side. Every influence— Pdhtfoal,,social, pecuniary and military —would bo-adverse to us. Our position would be noti-unlike -that which the whole country-held in the twenty years tHao‘ l follbwed the opening of the ware of the French Revolution, when weyvere insulted and robbed by the great bel ligerents. Wo should be set upon by every,European country but those which are not naval powers. Were slavery in Barbary what once it was, Americans wcfald again.beboughtatid sold in Tunis a«d Tripoli. Wo should have to fight (for safety. All this would happen ex ternal ly; and-not [improbably our inter-, ml troubles would be far greater than Shose which foreigners would cause to ‘kit us. I , With an ehorm|ms national debt, and ilavy lbca.l:debts|and with taxes of the heaviest kind, bow long would it be be fore the Red Spetjfcer of Socialism wvu!d dome to haunt ns? We should have here revived the-old contest between the House of Have and tbe House of Want, which has .ended so fatally for other lands. .And the governing party would be depressed with the conscious rioss of having failed in the war with ;he Confederacy, .while their;foes would encouraged aiid assistedfrofii abroad. Wo could riot, therefore, if we would, •'•knowledge the “independerFce’’ of the ionttji,ahd;ihere is; neither reason,why re should acknowledge it ,nor disposition i) make such i acknowledgment. ' As-a iVere .question- of dollars, and cents, it; ; vtould be cheaper; to figh t the rebels for tin years to come than to trarisfer the ir into ‘our streets and fields. . This ;,tle rebel leaders ought. to know as well a- we'.knoyr it—and if they are igno nat of what our interest is, we should . ei lighten them by- bur action. 'There is no reason why the war should -last' m .ch longer.' : One year of effective oj irations ought to suffice to “ crush ou ” the rebel armies, and to.-estab.lisb, th affairs of, the Republic ona new »nd : pc manent basis. : ; ,3irmisi'mcnts. Proposals for loan. Tebasdbt Department, .1 iriy 25.1864. by We Treasurer of the United' State?;’ ths seve ral Treasurers and designated Peposttariea, and jytfte National Banks, designated and qualified as Den andjr FinaqdalAgantg, for Treasury- Notes jay We,thr€TOryoars from Artist 15* 1384, Bering inter >st b.thd rate of seven atici three-tentbß 'per cent per ini im, with semi attached, payable in [ay Hi mr noy. s , • •r; * *. v ', ipse notes, will be oohvert’We at like option of the bher at maturity, into-six per geld* bearing Ade, redeemable after fiye'apd, payable twenty, years Jm'’August 15,1807. , • Ji> n' t . the Notes will be issued in denominations of fifty. 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'We hail with real satisfaction tho appearance of. these volumes, and beg to dommend them as especially appropriate for tue increase of a pastor's library at about >his reason of the year.: The pastor who reads them aright will be, with God's blessing, a more spirit ual man, and a better preacher.” TheJYetP York Observer says: “ The author has achieved a great 'work, performed a valuable service for Pro testantism and the world, made a name for himself among religious historians, and produced a;book that will hold a prominent piaoc in ?tbo esteem of every, religious scholar.’?. The (New York) Methodist, second ra. literary 'ability to no other journal of the denomination it represents, devotes over two columns to-a notice of the work.- It remarks: “ Rarely have,we knownxi task performed with equal, fidelity.and success.. Iff. GiUelt has pro duced a largej but net a cumbrbua work. It is abun dant in detail without tedious minuteness, • ' . The book, however, has other merits besides those of histo rical accuracy and interest. The author is more than a mere compiler: He has not only scrutinised, but generalized. He has. surveyed the. whole field as well as the separate portions, and he has firmly gasped and dearly presented the great leading features of the perioi and the fundamental id*aa involved in the nir vement. The work, in short, te a.laber of love, well and faithfully done.'^ ' The New York Evangelist speaks of it as “ One of the most valuable contributions to ecclesiastical .history yet made m this country.” Tho Now York Independent in devoting more than a column re an eciitorid notice of the work, remarks: “ flis researches are ample, his materials abundant, his selections discreet, his style rapid and racy, strong without rage, without o’erflowitig; full. He has secured, we judge, a high and permanent place in in our litera ture.” ™ The Christian InteUiyeneer speaks of it as "An histo rical and biographical narrative, in method, style,*and elevation of sentiment, every way worthy of his great theme. :3.i9 description of Bohemia, prior to the ad vent ofSnss, is a master-piece, and reminds one of the very highest efforts of Bancroft in descriptive compo sition." DON’T FAIL TO READ THIS! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! East Ikdia Coffee Co., 154 READE PiREET, N. Y.. Three doors from Greenwich street, call imirersnl atte*- titm to tbeir KENT’S EAST INDIA COFFEE. Kent’s East India Coffee * Hat all the flavor of OLD Oi iVERNJIEVT JAVA, aac" is but naif the pric&s and ah*o that Basil Indiu Ceffee Hm twice the of Janrn. or any other Coffee what £ZST«S ♦ whoever used j> y our first-class hotels aac steamboat#, the stewards say there is a savtng of 6ft pea K@ait*s East Ifeartta. CoflTee Is the most healthy beverage known, and is very nutri tious. The weak and infirm may use it at nil tiroes with impunity. The wife of the Rev, w. Saves, local minis! fa»r ot the M. J 5. Church. Jersey .City, whe has not been ; able to use any coffee for fifteen years, can use [ East India Cafflee 'Three times a day without injiirv. it being entirely free from those properties fchao produce nervous excitement. : Dr- JAMES BGYLR. Of 156 Chambers afreet, says* “I have never known any Coffee .so- beidthfijJ, nutritions, and free from aU'injurious qualities as / , ; Kent’s East In rtf a Coffee. dadvisemy patients to drink it universally. even Lhasa to whom T have hitherto prohibited the.use of Coffee.” The PRINCIPAL OF THE NEW YORK EYE TN FTRMARY says: “ I direct afTthe Patients of our InsS tUtion to use exclusively . | * fients East India Coffee, And would nothe without it on any aebotrnfc.”' ‘ ■ The Rev. C. LARUE*.'an eminent bjetTyman of fhe Ms B- Church, now stationed at Halsey street, Newark. Kent’s East India Coffee: ,f I baye used it nearly a year in roy, family, add find ft : produces ho ache of the bead <>r nervous irritation, an in the case ofall other Coffee*. Uis exceedingly pleasant* and* cordially recommend it to all ciergymaa aridtheic families.” -.*•• '■*-'■ ■ Kent’s East India Coffee Is used daily in the: families of Bifcho# Aro»s, Bishop Baker, and many of. the most distinguished clfergymta and professional men in the country. ' Mewure ot: Counterfeits! "And be sura that the packages' are labeled ' KENT'S EAST INDIACOFFEE, |54 HEADS ST., IVKIS YORK, As there are numerous counterfeits afloat under the name of ‘* ? Gcuuiiie Eawt "India Coffee, - ” “Original East India Coffee,” etc., : pat lorth by impostors to deceive the unwary- ■ ■ . .' • - t , lu 1 lb. packages, and in boxes ot' 36, GO, and WO lbe, for Grocers and largo consumers. Seldby Grocers gen erally.- • * ' ; Orders from city and country Grocers solicited, to whom atliberal discount made. ;. •, . Agents in Philadelphia—W.J. HIBSS A BROTHER corner.Girard Avenueand f ront street, and HOEFLiCH & MOLUN, 130 Arch Street. Sold by JOHN H. PARKER, cornenof Eleventh and Market streets, PhiUdeipnia. JAS. WEBB, corner of Eighth and Walnut ate. VVM, PAJtiVIN. Jr- 1204 Cheat nut st., above 12th. & SO V, N. W. corner Broad and Chestnut sis. SIMON COLTON & SON, comer Broaa and'Walnut etn. 940-tf 'YIHaTadYTIHd > 'jaaais xaNissrho mi ‘oh “»» *BOOOO ADSVH 'HHTA HSAniS ‘ASTBA3* ‘BHHOiV* roi •• hmhb' v ; ;;'E^T:| : B3EMiOY' j Tij FOBiAI* ' • |GOSTIVENeS, BeJrNv SQUR * STOMA€H,;»BM .SICKNEBB, ~.T : ; ; V' - 'Aok’A&rf y - .. Dr.JTASpS. JL- CHILTON,’the! Qua* Gkems*, says s . <pSro?eraopt beneficial in thoseoomplAirits 1 for which ft lsreoominended.'V ' 's ‘7. : THOMAS’BOY'D says:. “ I commend it to |th©.iiotice oftOe.piiblia” !f : . ~ Dr, EDYTARD, G, LUDLOW say©i with eonfi- y / y , 'j ' j -i&kl GEp3OE‘ T: ; DEXTER says i' ’ u In .Flatulency, Goßtivenesß, Sfok ffeaoaciie, ftcvthe BELT* ZER APBRIENTjh ray hands, has .prayed indeed a t valuable remedy.” ,‘ t . For other testimonials sod pamphlet With each bottk 7 ; ; ' . AxntMtuKm osLi #e : y : *. - •29S Greenwich Slrset..Vew . York ■ : «~FOB.SAI.E BT ALLDSUGGISTS-E, THE TJIfDEESIGIfED. •Yfould respect fully inform the pubUo In general that, he is prepared to furnish the * . RICHARDSON : AIB-TIGHT, CIRCUIAB ENBS CASKET, * without.ieintsj which, in our hands, we gnarantee to disistor bodies of soldiers oh the. battic-fioid. and bring them to their relatives or friends, free of disagreeable odor, (it matters not how lons they have been.buried or no charge for the Casket,at one.third less, than we furnish the metallic cose; no ; adysiace on the latter. ' -Likewise, we furnish Undertakersi as well as private families with Casket 3 and Cases of every description? terms reasonable. . Also EMBALMING done by-Messrs. Brown & Co., in a • perfect manner, or no charge, ai the Branch Office, 22L South ELEVENTH Street * ! .; , JOHY GOOD, Undertaker. No; 921 6PRTOE Street, and No. South ELEVENTH Street, Ml-3TIL PHILADELPHIA. THOMAS GARRICK & CO., ©rather #J3tacutt Makers, IBM MARKET PHILADELPHIA, SUPERIOR CRACKERS, PILOT AUD SHIP BREAD, SODA, SUGAR and WINE ; BISCUITS, PIO-NICS, JUMBLES ond GSKGSSt IfUTS, A. TEE’S, SCOTCH AND OTHER CAHES. Ground Cracker in. any ouanfite. Orders promnUj ailed. dalS-ly Mv. Mmlt'a DENSE RYO! is a most inTalaable, reliable and deitgbtful preparation FOB THE THETH AND GUMS. : To a great extent in every case and entirely in many, it prevents' decay of tcetb. it also ' strengtheas the gums, keeps the teeth beautijolly clean and the breath, sweet It is highly recommended by .both Doctors and Dentists, and is believed to be as good a preparation for the teeth and gums as science and experience has ever produced. , ; Prepared and roid by;\ ' ; 8. T. BE.U.E, DEVCIBT, lUSChcoinutstree( > Pbila.lelphia,P».' 4S* For eal® by Dn-Kgists. ' ; Price ft per Jar,
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