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MONDAY, JANUAItY 1, MO.
Our City Officers The Old and the New
Regime.
At 12 o'clock meridian the conduct of the
affairs ot the . city of Philadelphia passed
from the hands of the old Administration into
those of the new. Ills Honor Alexander
Henry retired from the walks of public life,
and the Hon. Morton McMichael reigns
In his stead. There is an old custom trans
mitted to us from knightly days, which
requires the praises of the outgoing to be
sounded before those of the incoming ruler.
"The King is dead, long lire the King!"
savors rather of sycophancy than self-respect,
and we hold rather to the Templar's doctrine,
and will utter a few valedictory words to our
faithful ex-Mayor before we do homage to his
successor. For eight years Mr. Henry has
filled the position of chief local magistrate,
one-half of which time included the days
when war and tumult filled our land. During
his term of office our city has been compelled
to put forth energies to meet emergencies, to
furnish supplies, which have no precedent
in our history. Thousands of soldiers had to
be raised, millions of dollars secured, hun
dreds of families supported, and almost mil
lions of travelling volunteers fed. We had to
encounter foes from abroad; we have been
filled with foes at home. Sister cities have
been rifled by mobs and browbeaten by un
ruly gangs of lawless ruffians. But beneath
the mild yet firm rulo of our ex-Mayor, the
fair fame of Philadelphia has been preserved
without the spot or blemish of treason. It is
a cause of just prido to our outgoing ruler
that his name will be associated with that
period which has placed the Quaker City
foremost of all the loyal municipalities in hsr
devotion to the Union, her generosity, her
bravery, and her patriotism. Of him can it
be said, "Well done, good and faithful ser
vant." He bears with him into private Ufa
the confidence and respect of all his late con
stituents of whatever political shade.
The duties of Hon. Mobtox McMichael
commenced this morning. To-day he has
buckled on the armor of office, and will, we
are assured, fight a good fight. Am old and
educated citizen of Philadelphia, thoroughly
acquainted with all the wants and wishes of
our people, he is one of us, and will faithfully
fulfil the ends for which he was elected. We
cannot doubt that the public spirit which he
has exhibited in the past, and the straightfor
ward honesty of purpose which has been so
apparent in his editorial career, will be con
tinued as Chief Executive of our beloved
city. To his hands we cheerfully commit
her interests, confident that all her wants will
be well supplied, and all her pursuits guarded
from the attacks of rivals or foes. We will
not suggest to him the necessity of a more
stringent and enlarged police force, nor yet
ot watching with a hawk's eye the tardy and
negligent actions of the contractors for street
cleaning. These and the thousand other
similar issues will naturally occur and be pro-
' perly attended to. He is a Republican, chosen
by Republicans, and supported by them, and
' with him we feel assured we will have no
local imitation of the natural course of Tyler
To his wisdom and discretion we leave all the
questions so important to the interests and
advancement of our city and her citizens.
We. are glad to be able to congratulate our
xliizens upon the re-election of all the heads
of our Gity Department. The system of
rotation in office is a good one as regards a
profitable sinecure; but where industry and
capability are required, we favor the continu
ance of the trustworthy incumbent so long as
he doas his duty. And we are glad, there
fore, that the faithful public servants who
have managed our municipal affairs for the
last three years will continue to guard them
during the ensuing term. Mr. Henry
Bumm, our old and new City Treasurer, has
conducted the city finances in a period the
most difficult in our municipal record. With
a heavy debt, little or no credit, and con-
1 stantiy Increasing demands, it required not
only the ability of a financier and the know
ledge of a practical economist, but also the
1 energy of a business man, and the reputation
ot an honorable citizen, to prevent the trea-
f sury being wrecked. Yet by his personal
popularity, and the faith our moneyed men
r put in his word, as well as his caution and
talent, we are floating safe to-day, with a
,' heavy load to ccrry, but not sufficient to
' endanger our safety. Beneath hiB manage
- ment, we doubt not that the sum will be
' greatly reduced, and, before a decade be past,
that our city will be as free from debt as we
were six years ago.
'J he other offices of the city have been also
' well filled, and we are glad that their occu
pants have been returned. Joseph R. Lyn
ball, Esq.. City Controller, is a gentleman
1 and an bonest man, and having consistently
and conscientiously discharged the duties of
" his position, has received a merited tribute to
his faithful services. No change would be an
improvement in his department.
Mr. Frederick C. Wolbebt has entered
i upon his new term with the confidence and
' respect ol all with whom he has been brought
. in contact. He has fulfilled the duties of his
tatlou rtUh. care aud fidelity, and nogeutle-
TIIH DAILY KVENING TKIjKGRAPH. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY,
n ai pooscpsps the qualifications of urbanity,
experience, and probity more than the Tro
tbonotary of the Court of Common ritas.
Colonel William B. Mann, our faithful
and energetic District Attorney, will, we
doubt not, exercise as strict a rule over mal
contents and criminals as he has In the past,
and we hopo that beneath bis unyielding
guardianship the city will be purified even
more than it bas been during his prccodlng
term. He is an able lawyer and energetic
officer, and he well merited his n-election.
Mr. Frederick Carroll Brewster Is
renowned for legal erudition and official skill,
and his continuance as City Solicitor cannot
but bo of advantage to our people. In the
Councils the Presidents and Clerks of both
chambers have been re-elected. Mr. Lynd
has presided with dignity and impartiality,
and -Is as courteous and able a gentleman as
could be found. Taken altogether, we have
every cause to oongratulate ourselves on the
Administration whose life begins to day. It
is well constituted, of honorable men whpse
ability has been tried, and beneath them our
city will recuperate her exhausted strength,
and arise with new power, new honor, and a
brighter future for commercial, social, and
financial prosperity .
7 he Privileges of Authors and Publishers
An interesting case has been progressing
for the last few days in the Southern
District of New Tork, in which Messrs. II led &
Houghton, owners of the Cambridge prosscs
appear as defendants, and Sheldon & Co.
ol New York, as plaintiffs. The suit is a most
interesting one, both to the readers and pub
Ushers of our land. It Involves the whole
system of republishing foreign works, and, we
regret to say, will act as a hindrance to lite
rary enterprise, it it does not cause an almost
total suspension of the plan of issuing Ameri
can editions of foreign authors. It would
seem that In 1861, 0. W. Wright projected
the publication of that series of Dickens'
works now known as the "Riverside Edition,''
and that Houghton agreed to furnish the
stereotype plates, whi'e Sheldon & Co.
paid half the costs, attended to the sale, and
derived hall the net profits. The contract was
to last for three years, and only to be nullified
after one year's notice on either side, when
arbitrators were to be appointed to settle the
claims of each party. Such were the main
conditions. On the 27th of December, 1804,
Houghton gave notice of his intention to
terminate the contract, which accordingly
expired on Wednesday last. They declined,
however, to appoint arbitrators, and the con
sequence ot which refusal was to give them
the good-will of the edition, as the works bear
their imprint, and thus totally remove Shel
don & Co. from all future participation in
the profits.
Ssiiin Sheldon thereupon commenced
suit against Houghton to recover $30,000
damages, or the equivalent of their share of
the good-will. The case came up in the Dis
trict Court on Wednesday. The plaintiff, in
his allegation, reveals the existing code of
honor among the publishers of the land, and
states that, by the custom of the trade of
booksellers and publishers in the United
States, where any person or firm engaged in
that business has undertaken the printing,
publication, and sale of a book, not the sub-
ect of statute copyright, and has actually
printed, published, and offered an edition of
such book to the public for sale, other per
sons and firms in the same trade, having
respect to the trade priority so acquired in
the publication and sale ot such book, refrain
from entering into competition with such pub
lisher by publishing such book in a rival edi
tion, and thereby, and by reason and opera
tion of the custom aforesaid, the publication
of such book becomes a good-will in the
hands of the person or firm so first publishing
the same, where such book is one for which
there is an extensive popular demand, and
especially in the case of foreign authors of
established reputation, whose works are not
the subject of statute copyright in this coun
try, and that such good-will is often very
valuable, and is often made the subject of
contracts, sales, and transfers among book
sellers and publishers."
It is also averred in the bill "that such cus
tom is a reasonable one, and tends to prevent
injurious competition in business, and to the
investment of capital in publishing enterprises
that are of advantage to the reading public."
Notwithstanding the assertion of the plain
tiff, and the evident usefulness of the custom,
the Judee decided that although the courtesy
of the trade demanded that the contract
should be fulfilled, the law on the subject was
not sufficient to restrain either party who
desired to break the agreement, and therefore
the injunction prayed for by tbe plaintiffs to
restrain the defendant must be refused.
It is with the sincerest regret and alarm
that we read such an action on the part of the
Judiciary. It has long been the custom of
our publishers to Issue at oncel upon the
arrival in this country of a valuable British
or foreign work, an American edition, by
means of which it could be furnished to our
people at a much lower rate than foreign
copies could be procured. That firm which
by enterprise issued tbe work first, acquired
the good-will. In the absence of all interna
tional copyright provisions, honorable pub
lishers sent a remuneration to the author lor
the work. By this means the cause of lite
rary enterprise was justly encouraged and
protected. Now, however, a firm as powerful
and popular as that of Messrs. Hurd &
Houghton, has seen fit to violate such a
conventional agreement, and the law has been
obliged to declare itself powerless to protect
the plaintiffs. Hereafter our publishers will
hesitate ere they reissue a foreign work, lest
some other house seizes upon the good-wlU,
and by a rival edition injures the first fruits
; ot tho enterprise. Some steps arc emphatically
reccBssry in the matter. Either lot an inter
national copyright bo secured, or else so no
more strict aiiwmmt entered into, so that
enterprise may bo rewarded; tor unless some
provision be made, the cause of national lite
rature will severely suffer.
While, therefore, the decision of the Dis
trict Court has placed our American publish
ers of foreign works In a remarkably awkward
position, another opinion has been expressed
by tbe Lord Justice of Appeals of Great Bri
tain, which cannot but be most beneficial to
American authors. They hive decided that
an American author, residing in Canada dur
ing and at the time ot a publication of a woric
composed by bim, and first published in Eng
land, Is entitled to a copyright there. The
facts in the case aie these : Messrs. Sampson,
Low & Co. applied to the Court of Chancery
for an Injunction to restrain Mr. Routledoe
from publishing a work called ''Haunted
Hearts," written by Miss Maria S. Cum
mins, an American authoress, who was in
Canada at the time of its publication. Vice-
Chancellor Kindersley granted the injunc
tion, and the case was appealed. The decision
of Lord Justice Turner, with whom Lord
Justice Knight Bruce agreed, proceeded
upon these grounds:-The English law o
copyright extends to all the colonies by ex
press enactment ; ''every alien coming Into a
British colony becomes temporarily a subject
of the Crown, bound by, subject to, and enti
tled to the benefit of all the laws wh'ch affect
British subjects ;" nn alien friend may by tbe
common law acquire any personal property
which copyright is declared to be, and may
maintain an action for the same. On these
grounds the motion to dissolve the injunction
was dismissed, and a decree according to
the prayer of the bill granted.
It will thus be seen that while a United
States Court is deciding in a manner Inju
rious to the cause of national literature, a
British Court is so giving judgment as to
enable an American author to secure, by
merely sojourning In Canada a few days, thra
enjoyment of a copyright for the term of his
natural life, and to his heirs for seven years
afterwards.
The Patronage of Power. It has long
been a custom for high officials to distribute
the gifts of their positions among their rela
tives. In the kingdom of Great Britain it is
well known that a Premier frequently fills all
the offices in his gi't with his kinsmen. Lord
Bute did so centuries ago. Lord Brougham
did so a few years back. The custom has
grown to be authorized by time, and conse
quently we are neither indignant nor surprised
that some Senators should have secured com
fortable berths for their relatives. The Con
gressional directory discloses the fact that a
son of Senator Clark, ot New Hampshire
is doorkeeper of the reporters' gallery ; that
a son ol Senator Cowan is Clerk of Senator
Cowan's Committee ; that a son of Senator
Doolittle is similarly favored ; likewise a
son ot Senator Howard; ditto a son of
Senator Dixon ; ditto a nephew of Senator
Foot ; while -a nephew of Senator Wade
stands guard at one of the entrance-doors to
the chamber for $1200 a year.
While this practice is authorized by time
and custom, we cannot help remarking the
seeming Inconsistency between these appoint
ments and the resolution of the body de
claring " that' the Senate do earnestly recom
mend to the citizens of the United States the
employment of discharged soldiers." How
ever, their actions may be consistent, although
wo cannot see how they can be reconciled,
but "there are many things, Horatio, which
are not dreamed ot in our philosophy."
A Card of Acknowledgment.
From the Florence Sewing Machine Co., Mi. 6?Q Chesnut St.
A duo sense of our deep obligations compels
us thus publicly to acknowledge our extreme
thanks to tbe proprietors of a singlo-thread machine
lor tbe extensive manner In which .they bare oaited
tbe attention of tbe public to the merits of tbe
Florence Sowing Machine, in an article published br
tbem In tbe daily papers.
According to tboir statement they have had a
very bard time In gaining even a slim foothold on
public favor, accomplished amid much persecution.
We are very sorry for them, but do not see bo ir it
could bave been otherwise under the circumstances-
l'ubllc opinion recognizes merit it it ean be found'
If it fails to recognize theirs, why, well, they have
our sympathies. In the article relerred to are several
statements likely to mislead the public, and injus
tice to the latter, and out of due regard to our own
kind Mends, we wish to make tbe following correc.
tious:- We do most positively assert that the "Flo
rcuce Sewing Machine" makes four distinct stitches,
and we court investigation and defy contradiction.
X hut it werks from thin to thick fabrics, or over an
uneven surface without missing a stitch, and without
a change of tension, needle, thread, or sti'ch, we
chiUtcit'e dental. That it will do a rreaicr
range of work tban any sewing machine in the world
is dally proved.
Ifiat it positively bas a complete Self-adjusting
tension on tbe under thread, no truthful eyo-wuness
oan deny.
That the stitci Is alike on both sides of tbe fabric,
as It Is a shuttle look-stitch machine; that the mo
tious are positively positiva, and movements are
exact and ooriuln.
furthermore, that ono Mr. Tuckor, Cbairmnn of
the Judges, it nut and never tuts been (superintendent
or Assistant Superintendent in the Florence Mill.
Ills name is scarcely remembered as an employe.
We bave been thus decided in our statements bo
cause of our determination to do every Justice to our
friends of the one-thread lame, because fiat, posu.
bly by their unwittingly making certain tx-parte
statements, tbe moral mind ol tbe whole public
might become tainted.
As to ihe comparative moriis betwoen single thread
loop-sbtub and double-thread lock stitch machines,
public opinion has decided, and practical oxporience
bas confirmed the deciion, that if poopie bave plenty
ot time to sew, and wish to do their work over
two or three times, single thread loop-stitch
machines are undoubtedly the beat; if there are per
sons v. bo are unfortuua'e enough to bave but work
wbicb is important enough to be well done, and
which they want to bave stay put when it is done,
they mutt buy double-tbread lock-stitch machines,
Now, tbe Flobxkck Machine Is tho only one which
make tbe four stitches of Lock, Knot, Double
Lock, and Dovbli-kmot. It ii the only machine
having the Self-ADJD8TINQ Tinbion. It is the
1 only ttiaclilnc baring the cklxbiUTko flJYJSWHUI.
Fusn, sowing either way. These are some of the
masons why our kind mentis have so devotedly
cal rd the public to examine it.
The pub ished artiole referred to was the result of a
diiputo or contest at a certain district fair, at whioh
the Florence Machine was awarded the lilahcst pre
mium twice, and as many tiraos it was witbdrawu at
tbe request of ourfrientis, who were so unfortunate
as to be under the control of a Committee of Awards
who could not soe all tbe good points in tuts on
thread loop-ttitch mactine. (Bad lor the Cora
mi ttoe.)
It has been a ma'.ter of unlvernal surprise how the
Committee of Awards at the late Fair of te Atnrn
oan Institute could bave made so great a mistake as
to award tbe Flobbrcb Maobinb toe highest pro-
mium over all others. '1 he friends of ths Committoe
try to exeuso it by saving that their decision was sent
sent in Leiore the returns of this Cocktt Faib
came In, although extra messengers were sent Into
New Tork lrorn linnsnalaeroouiity. One of tho drivers
stopped to "see a man aoioss the way," aud thus the
report w a delayed. Ibe consequence was that the
Florebob Ma emits took the highest premium ovor
all others, tecouse of theso verbatim reasons, taken
from tbe report of tae Committee of Awards of the
sreat Slate Fair ot tbe American Institute, New
York, 1866
1st. Its simplicity and great range of work.
2d. Its making four diflereut stitches, viz. : tbe
Lock, Knot, Double-lock and Double-knot.
3d.'. Ibe Reversible Feed Motion, operated by
simply turning a thumb-sore w, ona jlini the opera
tor to run the work to the right or loll, aud conve
nience of Self-fastening the ends of tbe Seams.
4th. The perff et finish and substantial manner is
which the machine Is made.
6th. Tbe Rapidity of ita working and tho Qua'ity
ot Ibe work done.
6th. Its Self-adjusting Tension.
We were adJj in want of some prop whon the
moltinp kindnoss ot our frlonas came to our know
ledge i and it came that is, the prop. A member of
the Dm Place Congregational Church of Brooklyn
gave his pastor a Florence Maoiiine the other day.
Read what the Rov. Wiinam Alvin Hart let t (brother
of Major-General BartleU), whose names are well
known in this vicinity, says:
Brooklyn, December 26, 1866. Florence Sewing
Machine Company, No. 606 Broadway, itfetv
York: Gentlemen: I bear choorlul testimony
to the excellence ot the Fioionce bowing
Maolnne. While each different patent bas Its poou.
iarities ot merit, yours seems to be unsurpassed in
many regards.
I was struck with the beauty of Its machinory, Its
strength, finish, and accuraoy of movement, lae
reversible iced motion is an achievement ol ingenuity
tiiat must win the favor of all. lis ability to gaUier
and stitch at the same time adds a feature that, at far
as 1 know, is possessed br no other machine 1'hose
and other superiorities, which a practical operator
might amcover, give the Florence Machine the right
to challenge inspection from aU buyers of sewing
Machine. Yours, respect fu ly,
vVilliam alvin Babtlbtt,
Pastor E m Place Congregational Church, ,
Biooklyn, . Y.
We are jutt In receipt of anothor letter, which we
add:
Ihe following letter was sent to ns by a minister in
PhilaoeloLia. Read it:
Philadelphia, December 12, 1865. Publisher!
of the JUeihoaist Dear Brethren: We nave re
ceived the vtry nice "Florence bowing Machine"
much pleased with it. My wiio has shown mo some
tewing she has Just finished, alt, r having received
about an hour aud a halt's mstruotion on it. She
never sewed a stitch on a machine until we received
this. So much lor its simplicity oi construction. It
is bcnutilul. Some pretty things are not good, but
this combines beauty and -goodness. It makes but
very little noise, in this repect diuering from much
in this world. I think it rbould be. named the Uono
rnl Grant Machino, for it does niuoh, and makes but
little noise about it. So much tor its quiot qualities.
As to ibe strength of the stitch, my wile tels mo it
cannot be pulled aoart; tbe cloth would tear bniore
tbe sewing would break. The etiich is smooth, even,
and really beautiful, l be size and tension ol the
stitch are easily regulated.
1 most checriuliy recommend it, and am clad ita
worth was suituoly aocnow.cagHd by the American
Institute, at its late Fair. To my brethren m the
ministry I would say, here is au onoortnnity to do
good in more ways man one: 1st. lo exteul tne cir
culation ol one ofthe bent roiigious lamilv newspapers.
2d. lo present your wife inotuer. or sister, a beaml
lul present, winch will save thorn many an hour's
work. To my brethren in the miuistry 1 oould ay
thai I bave taken th paper Irom the time of its first
puoliuation, and can cueorlullv rt-commend it. I
was but two days in obtaining thirty-three subscri
bers, tbe number nooessary to ootain a No. 8 ma
chine, price fS-2.
If you deom tbe above worthy ol notice, you may
use my name in connootion with the ime.
Yours, respoctfully, J. J. Jones,
Faster ot Fi'man Chapel. Philadelphia.
Florence bewiug MtohmeCo.,
No. 630 Chesnut street.
Onr ringle-threadcd friends claim to bave tho best
belt lor the wheel oftueir machine. Upon due con.
sideratlon and comparison it was thouarbt best by
tbe Florence (Company lo withdraw what preten.
sionsthey bad out relating to the belt and icsign in
lavor of onr friends with one thread, and thus leave
a dear field, enabling them to secure tbe leading
point ot their machine.
Florence Sbwimo Maohinb Company, Xo. 680
Chebmut Street, Philadelphia.
OT A Cakd Extba. ro tbe "Gloriously 81m
pie" agent of the "superlatively excellent twisted
loop stitch" single-thread machino: Our thanks are
especially tendered to you for your efforts in our
behalf, notwithstanding it has caused ns tone little
Inconvenience in supplying immediate demands.
Respectfully,
FlOREXCE SEWIKO MACHINE COMPANf, No. 6)0
CHK8K0T Street Philadelphia
Captain Pox, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, Las presented to the city of Lawrem-e,
Mass., two tilleen-inck solid shot which, were
fired at Fort Sumter by the Union batteries, and
were picked up in the fort after its surrender.
They have been placed upon the front tower of
the city hall, with inscribed tablets.
In 18(10 there were forty carfmee-makinir
establishments at New Haven, employiuir 13tii)
men and waking 'J4-'5 carriages, valued at
$1,448,750. There ari now only thirty-rive in
operation, employing 1000 hands and making
6415 carriages, valued at $1,314,750. The car
riages now made are larger and more expensive
tban formerly, as the niuin busine.sA.iu lyoo was
making light and cheap vehicles for the South
ern market.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
rPf OFFICE OF " THE COMMERCIAL
k2 AOKNCY," No 12 Kortu I'dlRI) Street.
'IHB ('OMRKHCUL CIENOV KKOORl, lOT lSttli, Will bs
pulu lulled early In January, and can be furnished to
subscriber)) In ample time lor ihe prlug traue.
The ItEcOBlj has been reguiarlv lasueil lor a nunibor
of years, ana U now regaideu as the most re liable and
extensive book ol ratings published. -
Our lorthcoiiiiDR book wlllvouUIn tbe names of Mer
chants, Banker, anil alanuiacturrnln every cltv, town,
anil viilaKe throuuiiout tbe North, and the M rrlmn t
m the principal ernes and towns in the Soul wilt also b
fu'iprtfurted.
The ( onni erclal Agency has been in successful ooera
tlou since 1H4j.
A branch o Dice has recently been opened In tills eitr,
where a lull reourl can be had ot almost every huslneu
man In the United bf.ilcs and British 1'rovlnces
Merchants and Mauuiaeturern, doing a credit ominous,
are reguuMted to uail aud examine the reports in the
office heiurc- subacriolnu elsewhere.
C. LESLIE RKILLY,
, , Ho. 12 North Till HI) Street.
' ' t Philadelphia.
irf- OFFICE OF THE UXION PASSENGER
KAILWAY COMPANY, No. 208 8. PUUUTIi
.street ,
,, Fhiladklpiiia, December SO, lHCft.
The Lou pons of the DoiiUn oi this ( umpauy lallluu due
on (he 1st o. Januart, IWiti, will he naid ou presentation
Sty,e,.c.',l,t"enl'jA-:03 K1DUWY. Hanker. No. 07
; 1H111J btxeet. tV.H. Kr.AlBLK.
H "1 'I roaauror.
frrsp OFFICE SEVENTEENTH AND NINE-
ff.T-EJITH HTKKETN 1'AHHtMiEH RAILWAY
COMPANY, MNKlKivNTH ttueet aud UIBAK1)
Avenue.
Philadelphia. December ti. 1HHS.
. '?.nal,, neetlng of the Mtoekholaers will he held at
he'r oBIe ou hviUKDAY Janairy 18, 1K68 at 12
o'clock M . at which 'Ime an election will be held for
President aud Five LMiectois to servo rM ensuing year.
1 he tranalvl books will be closed i-.itll the Ifttn prox.
It it f i fcUAtfJ, Jr., gwretarj .
JANUAItY 1, 18G0.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
t$r JKUSMY WELL OIL CO.
Not'ce is boreby given tbat the Annual M-oUn
of tbe Stockholders of the JtltSEY WELL OIL
COS PANT will be held at tbe BOABD OF iKiDE
KOOM8,
No. BOfl CIIKSNTIT STHKET,
ON TUE8UAT. JANUAKX 13. 1866,
AX 8 O'CLOCK T. M.
W. M. BARLOW, 9eortrT.
lTinnlthta December TO. 1H00. lMH8 8t
Pp PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COM
Z3J PAST.
TatAsrHKn's DjirinTKiKT, I
PmT.anKLi-niA Kovemher 1. IfWW
NOTICR TO 8TUCKIIOI,lklW 1 he Board oi Iilree
tois bave thin day declared a seml-annoai dividend ol
HVk PP.RCkNT. on the Capital Stock ol the Company,
e ear oi National and fctate taxes, payable on and alter
November SO, 1H64.
Hlank power ot ettomey frr collecting dividends ean
be hsa. at tbe OQJoe ol the Company, Mo. 238 b. 1U1UD
btreet.
THOMAS T. FIRTH,
II I 60t Treasuier.
fTj?T PHILADELPHIA AND READING
RAILROAD COMPANY, Office No. I2J Boatk
POCBTH btreet.
TntLanKLrma December 11. IBIS.
D1VIDKKD KOTICE. The Traruuer books of this
Conipanv will be closed on Halurnav. Deoember 18, and
reopened on Tuesday, January V, 1B66.
A dividend of TEN Pj-'R OKNI'. is hereby declare!
on the Prelerred end Common stock, clear ol' National
and titate taxes payable In caah or Cornmi a siook at
par, at the option of the holder on and alter the Mb.
Inst, to trie holder thereof as they shall stand regis
tered on the books ot the Company on the 16ib but. Ail
pavable at this office.
ia m m 8. Bradford, Treasurer.
tT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Stockholder of the Royal Petrolenm Company
will b- held at No. ft CHESNUT Sireet on TUKMDAY.
January a, 1868, at 12 o'clock, for the election of oiUcers
lor the ensuing year. JOHN J ALLAUiLE R, JR..
12 aflwimtjg Hecretaiy.
fKpf THE CORN LXCHiSNGE NATIONAL
bank. ,
PniLAriLPHiA. December 1A65
The Annnat Flection lor Du actors vlli be neid at the
BANK on TUFfcDAY, tie Sth da sf January next, be
tween the hours ol 10 A U. a id iP.M
12 lrowsl2t J. W. TORRKY, Cashier.
fKSSP SECOND NATIONAL BANK, PIIILA-
1ELPHIA.
FKkRKroKD. December 27. 1W.
The Anneal Meeting of the Stockholders ot this Hank,
for the eh c ton ot Directors, wi.l b he at the banking
house on TUtSDAY, January 8, 1S66, between the
hours oi 12 and X.
12 2 tJ8 WILLI AM It. RHAWN, Cashier.
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tSF CHRISTMAS GIFTS. LACET,
MKEKEK & CO., No. 1216 CHESNUT Street,
bave a large stock of goods suitable lor the Holidays.
Ladles' French and ingllsh Reticules, Travelling Bags,
and Dressing Cases, Oentu' Travelling and Tourists'
liags. Dressing end Shirt Cases. Lunch Baskets, Car
riage Whips and Riding Twigs. Pngllsh Hunting rrops.
English Mountings, Rosettes. French and English Lap
Rups, Mats, tine stock of Robes l our own manufac
ture, tbe largest ntock. greatest variety, and the latest
styles ot Saddlery a-id llaruets to be lound hi the city.
a oo & cheerfully shown.
L ACEY. MEEKER A CO..
12 16 13trn TSo. 1216 Chesnut street, above Twelfth.
IKjSr- A PHYSIOLOGICAL VIEW OF MAR-
sr-r MAGE: Containing nearly 100 pages, and 130
fine Plates and Engravings ol tbe Anatomv of the Human
Organs in a State of Health and Dineaee, with a Treatise
on Earlv Errors. Its Deplorable Conaeuuencoa unon the
Mind and Body, with the Author's 1'Un of Treatment
tbe only rational ana successful moae ot eure. as shown
bv the lecort of cases treated. A truthful adviser to the
marrii d. and those tcontemnlatlng marrlaae. who enter
tain doubts of their physical condition Sent free of
postage to any auuresa, on receipt ot 26 cent, in stamps
or poBitu currency, uy auureRfling ur Ja UttUJUL. JiOa
31 V AI DEN Lane. Albany. N. Y.
Tbe author may be consulted upon any of the diseases
npon wbich his book treats either ptrsnaltf or by mail,
auu nieuicinee sent w any pan oi uie w orju. ii o em
DINING-ROOM. P. LAKEMEYER.
CARTER'S Alley, wonld respectfully Inform the
Public ueneially that be has lei t nothing undone to make
this place coin! ortable In every respect for tbe accom
modation oi Euests. He baa opened a lamo and com
modious Dlnuig-Room In the second siory. His SIDE-
uu.iKii ih lumisaeq wnn I'.KAJNintr. winks.
irjST- JUST PUBLISHED
By the Physicians of the
NEW YORK MUSEUM,
tbe ninetieth Edition ot their '
POUR LECTURES,
entitled
PHILOSOPHY er MARRIAGE.
To be bad free, lor lour stamps, by addressing Secretary
, rn , uis BluaHH III AUMUnJr,
7 17 lv Jo. MB It ROADWAY. New York.
V3 cabinet orciank -ria
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These truly beautilul Instruments (made only by
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quality of tone, and bave attained a celebrity In this
country and Europe never equalled by any other reed
instrument.
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12 S SEVENTn and CHEBNUT Streets
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CAPE" W00LJ
No. 126 CHESNUT STREET,
1 1 6i4p pglLADKLPniA.
iyATEIXIALS, FOR MINCE TIES.
Bunch, Layer, and Sultana Raisins, Citron, Cur
rants, Spices, Oranges, Cldor, Wine, etc etc etc.
ALBERT C. ROBERTS,
. DEALER IN FINE GROCERIES ;
e22 4p . COU. ELEVENTH AND VINE 8I8.V
WAtfAMAKER &, BROWN,
J M T O II T A N T
TfVlOK
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STOCKHOLDERS
or THE
REVENUE EXTENSIONS
SILVER MINING COMPANY
or
NEVA r v.
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CAPITAL x &500.000J
DIVIDED INTO 50,000 SHARES.
Far Value and Subscription Price,
$10 Per Share.
Tbe Directors having secured the following tala
ble properties situated upon LAN DEB HILL, Lan
der County, Nevada, to wit s
ON LANDER HILL,
KICHABDS LEDGE 2000 FEET,
W. K. JOBNbTON LEDUE 2000 "
COFFER HARBOR .2000
N. 8. PEN NOCK " 2000
VALLET VF1N " 2000 , "
TAYLOR ' 2000 "
FAERELfcL " 2400 "
TTSON " ...2000 -
MACKINAW 2400 "
MINER'S Jor " 2400
CHLORINE " ' 8400 "
MJLPBURET " 2100 "
UNION IRTJSI' 2400 "
MABQUEJME " 2400
HOUGHTON " ....2400 "
QUAKER CITr ...2400 '
ASSOCIATED " 2400
ABNA SWAN 2400 "
40.400 " .
Consisting ol' Eighteen different Ledges or IZlnea, v
and amounting ii. the agfraegate to about 40,000 loot,
together with the
HOPKINS TUNNEL,
Which la already opened about 200 feet. Work upon
this Tunnel is now being prosecuted with the utmaat '
vigor, and will CUT IN ITS COURSE ALL THE
ABjVE-N AM ED LEDGES, and also the Revenue,
Procidentia, divage, Morgan and Muncey, Booker,
North Star, and in fact all Ledges situated upon
Lander Hill. Those properties hare been secured
from the original locators, and only oould be done
by giving them large Interest in the Company.
Uniting those properties with the Revenue Exten
sion without increasing tbe Capital Stock, or tho
price per share, stampi this as one of the best enter
prises ever ofllted to the public
Samples of tbe Ore and Maps of the Property, and
for further particulars, apply at the Office, No. 66 S.
THIRD STREET. 1229 4p
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riUXTERS AND STATIONERS,
No. 230 DOCK STREET.
A LARGE STOCK OP FIRST QUALITY
ACCOUNT BOOKS,
Constantly on band.
BLANK BOOKS ofeverv description ruled and bound
to order.
Cap, Letter, and Note Papers, Offioial Letter and Not
Envelopes, Copying Preiuios, Cauoelllng Htamps, and a
lull assortment of
Office and Counting-House Stationery.
Litbogiaphlc Chocks, Drafts, Notes, Certificates of
Stock, etc., done to order.
Custom Bouse and Commercial Blanks.
1NSUBAKCB. BANK, AND VIBCANIILE PRINT.
ISO. UlOlQ
JJOUSE FURNISHING
DRY GOODS.
BAJINSLEV DAMASKS.
' PILLOW AND SHEETING LINENS.
HONEYCOMB QUILTS.
LANCASTER QUILTS.
300 DOZEN TOWELS AND NAFKIN&
J. C. STRAWBRIDGE & CO.,
1 1 lit N. W. corner FJOHTH and MARKET 8T4.
SIXTH AND MARKET GTRSXTS.
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