3 36 ewo of the Wee h. THE WAR. The news from our armies during the past week has been remarkably scarce. Nothing whatever seems to be moving in any of the Departments. There are a few guerrilla operations, and some additional movements of the rebels in Missouri, but nothing of moment. The most important event of the past week has been the elections in the different States of Penrsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC:. A despatch from Washington dated the 11th inst, says : Information received from the Army of the Potomac to-day, states that on Sunday night, between twelve and one o'clock, the enemy opened fire toward the second corps, .and continued the attack only twenty or thirty minutes. Our troops did not reply. It is not known that the enemy inflicted any damage on our troops. Another dated at the headquarters of the army on the 11th says : Last evening and a part of the night, firing was brisk in the centre of, the line in front of Petersburg. Large bodies of the enemy's troops have been seen moving to• ward our left the past twenty-four hours, which received the attention of our gunners,• whenever they appeared within range. There is nothing new from the Army of the James. That army remains in its former position at Chapin's Bluff, the enemy not seeming desirous of attacking the line there. The special correspondent of the Wash ingtOn Chronicle, at the front, under date of the 16th instant, says:—The Fifth and Ninth Corps advanced their skirmish lines. Hoffman, Baxter and Bragg pushed their lines about a mile, discovering the strong front of the enemy on the Weldon and Vaughan roads. On the left of this, down the Squirrel Level road, the rebels were numerous. The One Hundred and Ninety first Pennsylvania and Fourth Delaware pushed forward and destroyed the house of W. W. Davis, which has been used as a shelter for rebel sharpshooters. The de struction of this house rids our army of a very serious annoyance. The skirmish line of the Ninth Corps was advanced, over a mile; a frail line of works abandoned by the enemy was found and a number of our men wounded. A little to the right Winslow's and Monk's batteries opened and drew forth emphatic responses from the guns of the enemy. Several horses were killed, but no men were struck. Near nightfall the rebels charged our pickets to the right of the Weldon road. The line then fell back to its original position, which was better than the one newly captured: On the ex treme left of the Ninth Corps we succeeded in unfolding so as to gain a position less than a mile from the Southside road, where a fort is erected commanding th.:?. track. The following is the vote in six regiments in the army of the Potomac. It may be taken as a fair sample for all the Pennsylvania volunteers:— Union. Dem. 0 n e-hund red-and-fourteen th, 140 24 " twenty-first, 142 2 4, th --pixtreigurtr- TO One-hundred-and-sixty-eight, 310 60 Fifty-six' 100 2 SHERIDAN'S ARMY. The following details of the cavalry en gagement on the 9th, are furnished by Gen Sheridan : " I have seen no sign of the enemy since the brilliant engagement of the 9th instant. It was a square cavalry fight, in which the enemy was routed beyond my cower to de scribe. He lost everything carried on wheels, except one piece of artillery, and when last seen it was passing over Rudes' Hill, near New Market, on the keen run, twenty-six miles froth the battle-field, to which point the pursuit was kept up. The batterymen, and horses, etc., were captured The horses were in good condition and were all exchanged by our cavalrymen for their broken down animals." "The casualities on the 9th will not exceed sixty men. The one hundred men of the Eighth Ohio, dispersed while guarding the bridge over 'the Shenandoah, have come in, except the officers." ARMIES OF THE SOUTHWEST Letters from Jefferson City, Mo., say that the Rebel demonstration on that place on the 6th was merely to occupy cur forces while the enemy's main body crossed the Osage River. After feeling our fortifications and finding them strong, they passed West ward during the night, twenty thousand strong, with sixteen to twenty-five cannon, and a long train of wagons. Gen. Pleason ton arrived on the morning of the Bth and as sume 4 command, with about 8,000 cavalry. At night reports reached Jefferson that we had engaged Price's rear, whila Gen. Curtis, coming from Kansas, was fighting their front. Gen. Price has issued a proclamation stating that he had come into the State intending to remain. He desired to make friends, not enemies, and the depredations he had com mitted mere a military necesity. A despatch from St. Louis of the 10th says About 2000 rebels with two guns, under Jeff. Thompson, attacked Sedalia at two o'clock yesterday, and drove the militia out of that place. A few of the militia resisted the ath.t,k, but finally surrendered, and were paroled on the spot. The citizens were re leased without parole. The rebels left dur ing the night, and a Federal infantry force arrived there this morning. The rebels robbed the stores of several thousand dollars' worth of boots and shoes and burned the water station, but did no other injury to the railroad. The rolling stock was all sent to Tipton. Price is represented to be moving on Lexington, Bill Anderson cut the North Missouri Railroad at High Hill, and is-re ported to have visited New Florence. Nothing definite is know as to Sberman's whereabouts, but heir known to be energeti cally at work to open and keep open the route to Atlanta, no matter what rebel col umn may intervene. Our forces have re-oc cupied Ringold and the block-house three miles in advance, and found the railroad and bridge safe. It is generally believed that Dalton, with the Forty-sixth Colored regi ment, surrendered to Hood's army on the 14th, but nothing official has been received. There is no communication yet with Sher man. There was an abundance of supplies at Atlanta in anticipation of such a move ment by the rebels. A dispa'ch from Sher man dated October 16th, reports Hood re treating from the railroad after tearing up fifteen miles of it. MISCELLANEOUS. The Rebel Vice-President on Peace. A letter of Alexander H. Stephens, writ ten under date of September 22, has made its appearance in print. In this Mr. Steph ens discusses the question of peace, and, as usual, writes plausibly and dispassionately. He speaks, of course, with approval of the Chicago platform, an armistice, a convoca tion of States, State sovereignty, the right of secession, and of "giving aid and encour agement to the Peace party at the North," for which purpose the letter itself is evi dently written. Speaking of a Convention of the States, Mr. Stephens says: "The properly constituted authorities at Washington and Richmond, the duly au thorized representatives of the two confede racies of States now at war with each other, might give their assent to such a proposi tion. Good might result from it. It would be an appeal en both sides from the sword to reason and justice. All wars which do not result in the extinction or extermina tion of one side or the other must be ended sooner or later by some sort of negotiation. "From the discussion or interchange of views in such a Convention, the history as well as the true nature of our institutions, and the relation of the States toward each other and towards the Federal head, would doubtless be much ,better understood gene rally than they now are; but I should favor such a proposition only as a peaceful confer ence, as. the Convention of 17.87 was. I should be opposed to leaving the question at issue to the absolute decision of such a body. "Delegates might be clothed with powers to consult and agree, if they could, upon some plan of adjustment, to be submitted for subsequent ratification by' the sovereign States whom it affPctecl, before it should be obligatory or binding, and then binding only on such as should so ratify it. "All questions of boundaries, confedera cies, and union or unions' would naturally and easily adjust themselves, according to the interested parties and the exigencies of the times. Herein lies the true law of the balance of power and the harmony of States." kfr. Stephens, it will thus be seen, ac knowledges only one way to treat with the South, and that by acknowledging the Con federacy. Union he mentions very shadow ly. Peace is the main idea of his letter, and separation its only deduction. Nothing can be done unless sovereign State rights are recognized as greater than those of the Gen eral Government. This is a curious attitude for the man who at the beginning of our troubles strove hard to show astubborn peo ple that they had not a grain of reason to secede or rebel, and who would now insist that a great Government should be liable at any time to find itself at the mercy of the smallest dependency and the meanest mi nority. Gen. Butler on Retaliation. The following communications explain themselves :-- HEAD•QIIARTERS DEPARTAIENT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTE CAROLINA, ARMY OF ills JAIIES, IN TIIE FIELD, Oct. 12, 1864.—Sir: I'inclose copy of an advertisement cut from a Rich mond paper, where the military officer com manding the Camp near Richmond calls upon their masters to come forward and make claim to the services and labor of cer. colored men therein described. Some of these are belieVed to be soldiers of the United States army, captured in arms. If I am mistaken in this belief I desire to he properly corrected. I have ordered to such manual labor as I deem mostlitting to meet the exigency an equal number of prisoners of war held by us, and I shall continue to number of all the soldiers of the United States, who I have reason to believe are held to labor and service by the forces you represent, until I am notified that this prac tice on your part has ceased. • Much as I regret the necessity imposed upon me to do this, yet I am compelled by the strictest conviction of duty thus to in augurate a system of retaliation which will be firmly carried out. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, BEN.r. F. BUTLER, Major-General Commanding. To Hon. ROBERT OULD, Commissioner of Exchange; Richmond, Va: HEAD -QUARTERS DE:'ARTMENT OP VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA, IN THE FIELD, OCt. 12, 1864.—Sir:—I enclose herewith an affidavit, showing the employment of one hundred and ten United States colored soldiers by the artillery officers of the Confederate forces in the trenches near Fort Gilmer, a practice justified by no rule of war, or claim heretofore made by the Confederate author ities. I have ordered a like number of officers and soldiers, captured by us, especially as many of the Virginia reserve forces by whom this outrage is being done as I have captured R .-into the canal at Dutch Gap, and put them at bard labor, and shall continue to add to their number until the practice is stopped. I have the honor to be, very respectfully. B. F. BUTLER, Maj.-Gen. Commanding. To Hon. Roam Cum), Commsssioner of Ex change, Richmond, Va. Accompanying the last communication are four affidavits made by deserters, establish ing the fact that the rebels are doing just what General Butler alleges, namely, putting the colored soldiers captuaed from .is to work upon their fortifications. The October Elections Three of the great States of the loyal North, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana held their general election for Congressmen and State officers on the 11th inst. The re sult which we give below will rejoice the heart of every loyal man and every lover of his country. Whatever hopes the leaders of the rebellion may have reposed in the suc cess of their " natural friends and allies" in the North, will doubtless be crushed when the news reaches them that three of the Northern States whose votes exercise a controlling influence in the electoral college, have declared for the Union and the utter destruction of rebellion. We rejoice espe cially at this, because - we fervently believe it will serve to hasten the close of the war, and thus stop the effusion of blood. The issue in Pennsylvania is very close, on the home vote. This is owing to the ab sence of the great mass of the Republican voters in the army. The soldier's vote will put the question beyond doubt and etre us •a majority of at least 15000. As it is we have gained three or four Congressmen, have elected a majority of the members of the Legislature, and nearly all the city and county officers of Philapelphia. The ma jority thus far is 3743 on the home vote. This may be greatly incrersed when all the returns come in full. Indiana, which State the opposition expected to carry by a large majority has gone against them by at least 20,000 majority. Governor Morton, who PHILLDELPHIA THURSDAY OCTOBER 20, 1864. has done so much to strengthen the hands of the Federal Government, has been re elected. Four Congressmen have also been gained for the Union side. Ohio, as was to be expected has gone overwhelmingly even on the home vote for the Union candidates. Such rabid secessionists as S. S. Cox, Long and others of their school have been taught a wholesome lesson by the good people of Ohio. They are all defeated in their hopes of reaching Congress. Sixteen Union Con gressmen go from this State and perhaps seventeen. The Union majority in Ohio in the home vote is over 40,000. Alford, John Ref. Pres.—resigned pastorate of New Castle and Neshannock, Pa., on account of id health. Anderson, Thomas C. Pres. 0. S.—resigned pastorate of Rehoboth Church, Del. Bielfield, Hermann Pres. N. S.--dismissed from Second German Church, Newark, N. J., and.recornmended to Reformed Dutch Classis of Clarion. Black, Andrew ill. D. D., U. Pres.—elected Prof. Bib. Lit. in U. P. Seminary, Mon mouth, 111. Boyd, F. F. U. Pres.—accepted call to Laurel Hill, Pa. Bullions, David G. U. Pres.—died in West Milton, N. Y., September 29. Bonney, S. W. Pres. N. S., Missionary of American Board—died at Canton, China, July 27; • • Boing, E. L. Pres. •N. S.—installed at An gelica, N. Y., October 12: Beadle, Elias B.—accepted call to First Pres byterian Church, Rochester, N. Y. Dimock, S. R. Cong.—installed pastor of Plymouth Church, Syracuse, N. Y., Sep tember 14. Dodge, David Stuart Pres. N. S.—ordained Evangelist by New York Third Presbytery, Gctober 16. Dwight, Edward S. Cong.---installe,d pastor of Russell Church, 'Hadley, Mass: Sept: 27. • Day, D." D., Henry N. late President of. Ohio Female College—dismissed from Hamilton Presbytery to New Haven West Associa tion. Fairbairn, A. Pres.—removed to Bloomfield, Sonoma county, Cal. Fullerton, G. H. Pres.—transferred from Lan caster to Sandusky, Ohio. Gallaudet, S. H. S. Pres. 0. S.—called to Dickinson Church, Pa. Galloway,J. M. Pres.O.S.—disniissed at Clear field, L. 1., October 11, on account of fail ure of health. Gibson, D. D., W. J. Pres. 0. S.—called to Pine' Grove, L. I. • • Gordon, D. M. licentiate U. Pres.—accepted call to Fourth U. P. Church, Philadelphia. Hamilton, Lawrence Pres. N.'S.-Lnow of San Jose, called. to Oakland, Cal. Hart, William Pres. N. S.—installed at Mal den, N. Y., September 28. Hawes, Edward Cong.—dismissed from Water ville, Me., October 5, to accept, call to Central Congregational Church, Philada. Hurts, J. C..J. Ger. Ref.—appointed to mis• sion in Schuylkill county, Pa. . Logan, Dat'id S. Pres. 0. S.—died. at, Bridge water; Pa., September 15. . • McMahon, James J. Pres. N. S.—received from the South as a member of N. Y. Third Presbytery: Reed, Alexander Pres. 0. S.—now of Parkes burg, Pa., called to Central Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia. • Reify, W. M. Ger. Ref.—accepted call to Lewisburg, Pa. Roberts, W. C. Pres: 0. S.—elected associate t . • t. . . Rogers, James U. Pres.—accepted call to Canonsburg and Leipsic, Ohio. Spalding, G, B. Cong.—installed pastor of North Church; Hartford, Conn., formerly Dr. Bushnell's. Stevenson, James E. Pres. N. S—ordained and installed pastor of Second Presbyte rian Church, Jersey City, October 10. Ten Eyck, B. V. N. (colored) Pres. 0. S.— to be ordained Evangelist for colored people in Elizabeth City, N. J. White, N. J. Pres. 0. B.—to be installed at Williamsburg, L. 1., November 9. Wynkoop, Theodore S'. Pres. 0. S.—ordained and installed pastor of Second Church, Huntington, Long Island, October 13. Wells, John 0. Pres. N. S.—transferred from Greenville, N. Y., to Romulus, N. Y. Young, Alexander H. Pres. 0. S.—accepted call to South Salem, Ohio. U. S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION. Cash acknowledgments for the week ending October 12, 1864 :-- ILadies' Ohris Com. proceeds of a fair held at San Francisco, Cal, ($14,000 in gold coin,) add'l, 28,000; Chris Corn, Peoria, 111, per Wm Reynolds, 5,000; Army Corn, Cleveland, 0, per S H Mather, Treas, 1,000; Coll'n at New burg, N Y, per S R Van Duzer, 3,054 62; Army Com, Portland, Me, per Thos R Hayes, 1,500; Chris Corn, Banger, Me, per T G Stick ney, Treas, 250; Chris Corn, Albany, N Y, per Wm McElroy, Tress, 260 ; S S class of M E oh, Williamsport, Pa, per S Jones, 132 54. J F Smith, N Y, 100; Proceeds of subscrip tions for a silk quilt, made by the ladies of Mercersburg, Pa, per J W Carson,. 200; Pro ceeds of a fair held by the children of Lam bertville, N J, per Mrs T Paul, 117; Ladies' Christian Corn, Central M B ch, Phila, p er Miss M Gray, 100; Ward, Armitage & Co, Man chester, Eng, per Stuart & Bro, (£lO stg, 109 33; Lewis Lawrence, Utica, N Y, 100, 1.1 B Walls, Treas, Westminster ch, Utica, N Y, 41 75, Ist Pres oh, Utica, N Y, 13 41-15516,, per R S Williams, Tress; M E ch, Hudson, N Y, per Miss Louisa A Macy, 152 25; Ladies' ' Chris Com, Ist Pres ch, Newburg, N Y, per M C Belknap, 230 19; Ladies' Chris Corn, Perry, Allen co, Ind, per Rev A S Evans, 101 50; Ladies' Chris Corn, sth Ref Pres oh, Phil, 200; Contributions received in Mower U S A Hospital, Chestnut Hill, 11 50; Cen tremoreland Soldiers' Aid Soc, Wyoming co, Pa, per Dr Wm Thompson, 77; Mrs John W Barton, Reading, Pa, 10; Aid Soc, Branch port, N Y, per Julia L Wheeler, 14 03; Pres I Sab-sch, Clayville, N Y,, per R S Williams, Tress, 77 59; Little girls' festival held at Allentown, Pa, per Miss Louisa Grim, Tress, 50 10; Ladies' Chris Corn of Moravian oh, Phil, per Rev A A Reinke, 56; Ladies' Benev olent Soc, Westford, N Y, per Mrs G B Bishop, 51 50; A few friends near Adams Mills, Ohio, per M Scott, 63; Friends in Etna, N Y, 6 77, Ladies of Ithaca, N Y, 14-20 77, per J L H; Mrs A Myers, Phil, 5; Rev J . Rice Taylor, Tecumseh, Mich, 40; Ladies' Chris Corn, of United Pres oh, Cabin Hill, N Y; 55; Monthly Concert of Scb-sch of Ist Pres oh, Bridgeport, Ohio, per Wm Alexander, 27 07; Con'n of Rev. S Vobz, East Saginaw, Mich, 16; Corporal Franz Weis, co G, 39th N Y Vols, per H H Dudley, 10; Soldiers' Aid Soc, Savona, N Y, per 3 C Mallory, 10; Westmin ster Ref Pres Con'n, Newburgh, N Y, per J R Thompson, 24; Village Green M E oh, per J B Quigg, 30 85; Coll made by Mrs E Trwin, Lewistown, Pa, 15; Citizens of Lawrenceville, N J, per E P Brearly, 33 50; Sab-sch Ist Bap tist oh, West Phil. per Rev J Et Castle, 25; Ladies of Groton, N Y, per Mrs H Boker, 2; Sab-sch Ist Pres ch, Southwark, Pila, 6; Wm E Chull„co H, 2d Minn Vols, 1; cash 70e; M E oh, Mahoning city, Pa, per Rev H H Davis, MINISTERIAL RECORD. 7 10, Youths' (Rivet Prayer Meeting, per J C Chance, 8; Infant ciass of the Howard Mission Sab-sch of Phil, 3 43; " M W P," Norristown, Pa, 10; cash 5. $41,368 73 . Amount previously acknow ledged, $846,684 33 $8N.053 06 Error in acknowledging remit tance from Oregon, $271 25 Total, $887,780 81 JOS. PATTERSON, Treasurer. The United States Christian Commission begs leave to acknowledge the receipt of the following additional stores, up to October 13, 1864. Pennsylvania—Philadelphia, 2 boxes, Ch of the Covenant; 1 box, 1 bbl, Pa Relief Soc; 1 pkg, Mrs Dr Mitchell; 1 pkg, Miss Jackson. Muncy, 4 boxes, Ladies' Aid Soc. Danville, 2 boxes, 1/ bbl; Soldiers' Aid Soc. Newman Mills, 1 box, Ladies. Lebanon, 1 box, 1 can. Fairview, 1 box, Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Soc. New Jersey---Marksboro, 1 box. Philips burg, 2 boxes, 71 M Wooton. Belvidere, 1 keg,lirs Itobeson,Mrs Blakely.Allowaystown, 2 boxes, Ladies' Aid Soc. Princeton, 3 boxes, Ladies' Chris Com, Borden town, 1 box. Shiloh, 1 box, Ladies' Ben't Soc. Fleming tod, 1 box, Soldiers' Aid Soc. New York-'-Albany, 4 boxes, Branch U S CC. Poughkeepsie, •3 boxes, Ladies' Chris Corn. Green Point, L I, 1 box, Ref Dutch ch. Penn Yan, 1 box, Aid Soc. Camden, 1 box, Mrs M S Alden. Franklin, 1 keg, Army Relief Soc. Buffalo, 2 boxes, Ladies' Chris Corn. Jasper, 1 box, Hampshire Sab-sch. Troy, 1 bbl. Oneida, 1/- bbl, Mas.sachusetts--Boston, 22 boxes, 6 bbls, 2 kegs, Army Com Young Men's Chris. Asso. Middleboro, 1 box, Aid Soc. Connecticut—Hartford, 4 bbls, 2 kegs, 1 cask, Soldiers' Aid Soc. Rhode Island—Providence,3 casks, Branch USCG. Ohio--Belone, 1 box, 2 kegs, Soldiers' Aid Soc. Unknown-2 casks GEO. H. STUART, Chairman, 11 Bank street, Phila. 4tlvertistutents. AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN ALMANAC, 1565. Our Annual Denominational Trac " Very neatly illustrated and contains much informa tion caltlnbk to onr churches.". 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Insurers upon the MUTUAL SYSTEM in thin Cora pang have the additional guarantee of $250,000 CAPITAL STOCK all paid up IN CASH, wlieb, to Sather with CASH ASSETS, now on band, amount to OVER $BOO,OOO The Trustees have made a DIVIDEND on all Mutur Policies in force December 31,1863, of FIFTY PER CENT. - of the amount of PREMIUMS received' during the year, which a mount is credited to their Policies, and the'Dividend of 1860, upon Policies-issued that year i now payable as the Policies are renewed. THE AMERICAN IS A HOME COMPANY Its Trustees are well known citizens in our midis( entitling it to more consideration than those whoa managers reside in distant cities. Board of Trustees. William J. Bowexd, Samuel T. Bodine, John Aikman, Charles F. Hewlitt Bon. Joseph Allison, Isaac HarJehurst, Samuel Work. Alexander Whilld!n, J. Edgar Thomson, George Nugent, Ron. James Pollock, Albert C. Roberts P. B. Mingle, ALEXANDER WRILLDIN, President SAXIIRL WORK, Vice President 'JOHN C. SIMS, Actuary. JOH7stl. S. "WILSON, Berretary and Treasurer. •• CHARLES G. ROBESON ;Asst. Secretarr FASHIONABLE CLO PHING, READY-MADE AND MADE TO ORDER. THE UNDERSIGNED DESIRE TO CALL. THE attention of the public to their large and varied assor' meat of CLOTHING, Made in the best manner by skilful and experienced hands, and offered for sale at the very lowest prices, having unsurpassed facilities or purchasing goods at the best rates, and being determined to secure the favor of our patrons, we can guarantee to all who buy of ne entire satisfaetioni n every respect PERRY & CO., Extensive Clothing House, Nos. SO3 and 505 Chestnut 628 HOOP SKIRTS. 628 THE most complete assortment of all the new and desirable styles, length and sizes of Ladies', Misses' and Children's HOOP SKIRTS to be found in the city, are manufactured and sold, Wholesale and Retail, at No: 62. S Arch Street. For finish, durability and cheapness, they are une quelled in the market. Also constantly on hand, a full hne of Eastern made SKIRTS, from 15 to 40 Springs, at very low prices. 9404 f Tr, LT IN - is o i a S We refund the money, if desired ; for every lot Shirts which fail in any respect. FINE SHIRTS, CUT LENGTHWISE OF MUST.IN, Made of- New York Mills Muslin, and very fine Linen Bosoms, ONLY $4 '75, usual price $6. WILLIAMSVILLE MILLS MUSLIN, AND FINE 'LINEN BOSOMS, ONLY $4 50, usual price $5 50. GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. SMITH & JACOBS, • 942 964 No. 1226 CHESTNUT street. CHARLES STOKES & CO.'S "bNE PRICE" CLOTHING STORE, FIRST-CLASS NO. 824 CIIESTNUT STit RET, (Under the Continental Hotel,Philadelphia.) DIAGRAM FOR SELF-MEASUREMENT For Coat ••••'- Length of back from Ito 2, and from 2 to 3 •";"' Length of Sleeve (with , arm crooked,) 1 from 4 to 6, -\, !, ' and around the i moat promin ‘ d l - 7 5 eat part of the i f' ;rag andwh waiste te whether 41 : erect or stoop , - i Mg ' For Vest, same ae coat. ; For Pants,— / . In an s d ide o u s t!s a iTe I from hip bone, around the "------- A wa g i o st od an ti d t gual- hip. ranteed. Officers' Uniforms readymade, always on band, made to order in the best manner, and on the most res sonable terms. Raving finished many hundred Un forms the past year for Staff, Field and Line Officers as well as for the Navy, we are prepared to execute orders in this line with correctness and des_pateh. The largest and moat desirable stock of Ready-made Clothing in Philadelphia always on band. (The price marked in plain figures on all of the goods.) A department for Boys' Clothing is also maintained at this establishment, and superintended by experienced hands. Parents and others will find here a most de sirable assortment of 'Boys' Clothing at low prices. Sole Agent for the " Famous Bullet Proof Vest." CHARLES STOKES & CO. CHARLES STOKES, B. T. TAYLOR, W. 4. STOKES. WE TARE TRIG OPPORTUNITY OF INFORMING our friends and customers that we have associated ourselves with E. E. ELDRIDGE, No. 628 MARKET Street, below Seventh, Where we would be pleased to have you call. We keep always on hand a firsoolass stack of READY-MADE CLOTHING; Alm, a stock of PIECE GOODS, which we will msket order in the most fashionable style. ISAAC, LIPPINCOTT, GEO. L. HAINES, CHAS. 0. MIAS, - Late with F. H. Adams, Seventh and Market WM. T. HOPKINS READY-MADE I= ii,
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