THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAM. PHILADELPHIA, , . THURSDAY, JANUARY , 18, .,18 GG. ' LITERATURE. ; VviitH. Fj ('. II. Kwamorc. CarlctOD, N. Y. The pmf nt is an rpocta of pootrj. Tbe con. clneion of tbe war hue induced a number of temporary sojonmers in the proves ol TarnasBus to lay before the public their production, penned while others were in the front rank of battle, seeing and doing what they were de cribine. No less than seven volumes of poems kave been laid on our table within the past two creeks, from which we select the " second anil revised Million" of Mr. Nararaore'e efl'un!on as tjpeof all the others. His work Is probably tbe best speeitnea ot thif, claof funurl which has sprung up within six months, and before tba year is completed will be forgotten. Of the first and unrcvised edition of the book before us we are in ignorance. We cannot, therefore, comrnrc the advancement of Mr. Naramore's rtyle of thought or modes of expression, but if the present one is an improvement, we think that " Ignorance is bliss." We must, before speaking of Its litirary worth, bear testimony to its per fect typographical execution, and we must alo confess thnt the binding and printing are do , lidedly the most attractive features. We do not desire to peak unkindly, much k'38 unjustly; but if poets will yield to the solicita tions of friends, and publish works which, they themselves deem unworthy, we must deprecate ti e bad taste of the advisers and the want of firmness In the writer. The first thing that we notice la the tylc of Mr. Narauiore is, that he works In the superlative, centres in the superla tive, and probably lives in the superlative. If there Is one sign of crudity more glaring than another, it is that which displays itself in making every pood thing bot; every long thing long cfct, every pleasant thing the most pleasant. And this the writer continually does. Not con tent with tbe legitimate superlative, he,coln9 words for himself, Anil we doubt not but'that a close inspection would discern a "a goodest" among his degree?. ThuB we have the " bloom iest paradise" tbe "crasgiest Apennines" the "infinitest creations" the "queeuliest women," and tbe like. In fact, the only way to prevent this deluge of useless, worthless rhyme is to discountenance all poems with gilt leaves and rich typographi cal execution. We may destroy some good, yet, like Napoleon at Lodi, it is necessary, for the future safety of literature, that we shoot down all, both good and bad, in order that the foe can be induced to restrain their continual attacks. There is an egotism about the laying of a book before tbe public which possesses no merit that is inexxusable. There need be no appeal for gentle criticism. An author lays hi ru sell open to every form of attack in making a book; and it is puerile and cowardly to seek, by talklug about his years and inexperience, to avoid a lust re view.. As a general rule volumes of poems are perfeclly worthless; they are mere rhymes, with no metaphors but plagiarisms, with no recommendation but their binding. Mr. Xara inore's do not fall quite beneath this censure. He has some really pretty verses in his book ; yet had he burned it, like "Harry Lorrequcr," it would have been no loss either to the literary world or his lame. . Belton Estate. By Anthony Trollope. J. B. Lippincott & Co. With the enterprise and discrimination which have been so long a characteristic of this house, they have issued the latest and, we are inclined to think, the best of Mr. Trollope's works. Its claims to pre-eminence in merit rest upon two qualifications: First, the heroine is not sixty when she enters upon the stage, but only thirty. This is a decided improvement. Should Trol lope continue to write for another decade, we hope that his female characters will reach the interesting age of twenty there is no danger of their degenerating into the teens. Second, the work is the smallest of his recent effusions. This qualification makes it the most endurable of his late works. Of it the Nation says, with justice: "To become involved in one of his live stories is very mucn like sinking into a gentle slumber: and it is well known that when you are arpused from your slumber to see something which your well-meaning intruder considers very entertain ing, it is a ditlicult matter to woo it back asrain. In the tale before us we slumber on gently to the end. There Is no heroine but Miss Clara Ame droz, and no heroes but her two suitors. The lady loves amiss, but discovers it m tune, and invests her affections more safely. Such, in strictness is the sobstance of the tale; but it is tilled out as Mr. Trollope alone knows how to fill out the primitive meagreness of his dramatic skeletons. The three persons whom we have mentioned are each a character in a wav, and their sayinsrs and doings, their comings and Kotnps, are registered to the letter and timed to the minute. They write a number of letters, which are duly transcribed; they make frequent railway journeys by the down-train from London: they have cups of tea in their bed-rooms; and they do, in short, in the novel very much as the reader is doing out of it. We do not make these Teraarks in a tone of complaint. We do not open his books w ith the expectation ot being thrilled, or convinced, or deeply move 1 in any way; and, accordingly, when we find one to be as flat as a Dutch landscape, we remind ourselves that we have wittingly travelled into Holland, and that we have no right to ubuse the scenery for being in character." Taking the story altogether, we consider that the tale Is not only pleasing, but the mot pleas inn of any with which Mr. Trollope has.favored the reading public for many years. Poems. By Annie E. Clark. J. B. LppincottA Co. The little volura3J before us is not gorgeously embossed, nor yet printed on tinted paper, but possesses more real merit than any ot its fellows. It is written in a simple, clear style, without any attempts at those flights which make the author, like Icarus, fall from his height, his wings givlnc way. The writers of the few little poems, while they display great prorais", do not in themselves tend to create lor her a reputation. The grave error of italicising her words gives an appearance of crudity to the work, which is easily avoided. In a good ppem, the emphatic word Is evident from the contents, without any recessiryof a chance of type. The first verse, "What the voice said," is too much an imitation of Tennyson's "Two Voices" to be called origi nal, although It is pleasantly written, and con tains several original metaphors. Probably the beet of the collection Is "The Music of the Deep," as its metre is easy and flows moat naturally. We hope in the future to be able again to read some from Miss Clark; but our advice most emphatically is. to remember that no good thing ' is lost by waiting and that much frult.really good, is forever ruined by being prematurely plucked. A pood deal of practice and a constant revision, with an abandonment of all imitations, will yet teenre a real meritorious work from the author whoMv modest little book we now have 1ine btlore us. Wo have received from the Presbyterian Board of Publication a number of really valuable religious works, a collection of which can be found at the establishment, No. 821 Chesnut Ktrrct, which is about tho largest in the country. They are all of a religious nature, and as stan dard works merit the largest patronage and the highest commendation. Severs! books of interest appear in the an nouncements of the French publishers, including the second volume of M. Louis Blanc's "Lettres snr l'Anglctcrre," a translation of which was promised, but has not yet appeared; the first series of a work by M. Flguler, the well-known historian of science, "Vies des Savants lllustrcs depuls 1'Antlqnite )usqii'au XIX Slclo, avec 1'appreciation de leurs travanx," a plan that, it properly carried out, certainly "cuts out" em ployment for a liletlme; "Lea Anlonins, un Etude Ilistoriquc'by the Comte de Champaitny, continuation of his "Lcs Cesar;" and "Du Spit.berg an Sahara," by Professor Charles Mar tins, sketches of a naturalist in Lapland, Scot land, Switzerland, Egypt, and Algerial Shakespcaro enthusiasts are preparing to search in Spain for matters tending to illustrate the great dramatist. Subscriptions are being raised to form a fund fr,r the purpose. It is sup posed that the despatches of the Spanish envoys in London between 15SHJ and 1C1C, may contain valuable matter illustrative of the drama and the stage, as scarcely anything either private or public escaped their notice, or was passed with out mention in their minutely detailed reports. Mr. Ilalliwell, who heartily favors the scheme, mentions the rumor of the existence of what would be an article of great curiosity, a copy of the first folio Shakespeare of 1023, formerly be longing to Count Gondemar, the famous Spanish ambassador to England In the reign of James I, filler! with MS. nctcs and additions of tbe period. Tbe most industrious and laborious biblio grapher of the present ace, or probably of any other, Joseph Marie yucrard, died at Paris on December 1, at the ago of slity-eight, His life was devoted to his favorite pursuit. IIo found it, however, anything but a lucrative one, and was indebted to the patronage of a Russian nobkman for the means of bringing out many ot his works. His chief productions were "La Fi ance Litteraire," a record of French litera ture, chiefly during the eighteenth and nine teenth centuries, of unexampled accuracy and fulnees of detail, in ten volumes octavo. Messrs. Moxon's elegant little series of "Miniature Poets" has met with great success in England. Tennyson, Browning, Wordsworth, are included in the volumes already published. Brow ning's volume is accompanied by a fine por trait. The next volume will comprise "Selec tions from the Poetical Works of Thomas Hood," edited by Mr. Samuel Lucas. It is impossible to resist a smile at the ad vertisement of an auction sale for the 10th of this month in the London literary journals. It might appropriately be headed: "Disposal of the stock-in-trade of a would-be Diplomat, no longer of any use to tbe owner," as it comprises the important Documentary and other State Papers, the property of the Hon. J. Slide!!, minister of the Confederate States, ete. etc., in cluding United States Public Documents and State Papers (a most valuable series of public documents), 310 volumes, 8"3-9; American Ar chives, American State Papers, 'United States Statutes at Large,' etc. etc." Tho selection of this valuable diplomatic outfit does credit to Mr. Sbdell's taste. The new edition recently issued by Messrs. Routledge of "Men of the Time: A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Living Characters." is the most successful attempt we have seen in England to furnish a record of contemporaries distinguish ed in the various ways that bring men's names before the public and excite curiosity respecting them, which it Is the main object of a work like the present to gratify. The author of "The Gentle Life" has )ust brought out a very prttily printed and embel lished volume, containing the marrow of "Mon taigne's Essays," in a style so similar to that in which his own lucubrations appear, that it would seem as if he desired to provoke compari son with the illustrious Gascon. The neat volume and beautiful typography will probably tempt many readers who might be repelled by the uncouth form of tbe old editions of Mon taigne. The version given is that of Cotton, re vised and corrected by the original. The second volume of a "History of the Ame rican War of the Rebellion," by Lieutenant- Colonel Fletcher, Scots Fusilier Guards, just issued in London, is occupied with the second year of the contest, 1862-3, ending with the campaign of Gettysburg regarded by the author as the turnia-point of the whole! war. The book is well Illustrated with maps and mili tary plans. Colonel Fletcher bears the testi mony of a competent wi'ness to the improve ment wrought in the army by experience in the field. In reviewing the position at the close of his volume, he remarks that, at that time, "the young men who, at an earlier period of the war, had been promoted to high commands, had gained experience, their characters had become sobered, and alter two years of training in the field, and in such rapidly recurring battle-fields as those two years had produced, they had ac quired the gravity and savoirfaire of older Gene rals, combined w itii the strength and enterprise of youth. The staff had learned their duties, and in all the accessories of an array that of the I'otomac ofi'ered a pattern which many military nations might do well to study." To the former varieties of European tourists In the United States is now added the graphic or artistic traveller, by the publication or -'Trans' atlantic Sketches, or Sixty Days in America," a slim quarto, just brought out lu London, con. taining thirty etchings of scenery, social lito, and the clo.ing Incidents of the Rebcillon. They are connected together by a thin thread of jour nalismofno literary pretensions. The drawings show some talent. Two of them, representing the circumstancs of the assassination pf Presi dent Lincoln, have Iven deservedly censured by the London press. That iudefarigKble man. Dr. Colenso, not satisfied withhv..ucirng five 60lld octavo volumes full of abstruse arithmetical and philological criticism at the houJs of hni opponents in the space of three years,, has fignalized his depart uie irom England by the publication of a learned work, "Tiie Worship of Baalim in Israel," translated inm the Dutch orurinal of Dr. II. Oort, and enlarged with notes and up pendices. The lit t of n j erloulcals started In Eug land wuh the e.r ntill admits of extension. Two new ones ate j;t announced, T,.e Louse kold, monthly magazine of domestic economy and home enjoyment, pnbllshed by Messrs. Groom bridge, and the WorMng-ifan, a weekly, instied by Messrs. Cassell A Co., intended to form a record of social and industrial progress and a medium of communication between the thinkers and the workers of the present day who are now so prominently engaged In forwarding the trae interests of the working-man. Mis? Catharine Macrcady, danehter of the eminent tragedian, will shortly appear as an authoress, with a volume entitled "Cowl and Cap, and Other Poems," dedicated to Henry Taylor. Mrs. F. A. Kcmble Butler is preparing a collection of her poems, "with some never before published," in one volume. Miss Chris tina Rossetti's new volume of verse, "The Prince's Propress," will appear Immediately, wilh designs by her brother, W, M. Rosscttl, the pre-Raphnellte artist. The list of announcements of Messrs. Hurd A Houghton, who are removlne from Broadway to Broome street, with the special object of con centrating their attention on the.r own publica tions to the exclusion of misccllam ous business, contains several new books in addition to the large number of illustrated Christmas an J Juve nile works Inst Issued by them. The reprinted books are: "The Letters of Mozart," translated by Ludy Wallace, in two vols. post 8vo.; a "Brief Biographical Dictionary," by Rev. Charles Hale, with additions and corrections by William A. Wheeler, the American editor; "Essays on Art," by Francis Turner l'algrave, 12mo. PROPOSALS. CMTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, J J'HiLAnFi.HrA, JBnnorr 18. 1HK6. Sea'ed rioposals for booka. Htatlonerv. and orlnttntr. required by the (It rommlmlonert for the year lRwl in accordiinco with ordinance of Citv Conner approved December 30, lMtiy making an appropriation to tula De partment, wilt be received at thla Office, .No 11 state Jlonae How. until 12 o'clock M.. Naturdav. January Ji, lHtiS. Piloted errtnlalea of article required III be fur nlftierl on application at tbe City Comuitsaionars' Ollloe, n which the bid mutt be made. PHII-ir HAMUION,) HIOM IK KBON. Citv Commlfulonerf. 1 17 3t JOHN UIVEM, ) COAL. qoal: c o i.iz EIST QUALITIES OF COAL AT LOWEST- MARKET RATES, AT t ALTERS COAL Y A R D. jStith: steeet, BELOW CIRARD AVENUE. BRAKCH OFFICE CORSE! OF SIX Til AND BPBING GARDEN MRBKTS. Ill JAMES O'BRIEN, DEALER IN LEHIGH AND SCHUYLKILL COAL, BY WE CARGO OB SINGLE TON. Yard, Broad Street, below Fitzwater. Has conatantlv on band a coniDetent suddIt of the above auperior Coal, suitable) lor lamliv uso. to which tie calls the attention of but friend and the public eeiierally. OrdoM left at No. 206 S. Fi'th street, No. 82 8 Seventeenth street, or through Despktch or I'ost Otllce, promptly attended to A SUPERIOR tlUiLlIY OF BLACKSMITHS COAL. 7 81t DENTISTRY. ISAIAH PRICE. DENTIST. GRADUATE OF Philadelphia Collete of Dental Surirerv. claaa 1RM-4. lomienj' 01 reBi m'ier, ra., Having served uiree years in the nnv, ha leaumed the practice of his profession at 0.241 N. .ELEVENTH htreet. Philadelphia, where be will endeavor to give aatlgiactory attention to all who may require ma pioiessionai services. u ly atutrf lortrftra or LOOKING-GLASS, PORTRAIT, PHOTOGRAPH, AND PICTURE FRAMES, AND GILT MOULDINGS Ko. 929 ARC II STREET, PHILADELPHIA. PAIXTISGS, AND A GREAT VARIETY OF ENGRAVINGS ON HAND. CLD WORK RECILT EQUAL TO NEW. 4m 11 O W X & M A G E E, MANUFACTURERS Or" TRUNKS. VALISES BAGS, RETICULES, And all styles ot poodi tultablo for Travellers and Excursionists. A larjre stock of MOLOCCO TRAVELLING BAGS AND RETICULES, FOR GENTS AND LADIES, Of our own Manufacture, suitable for HOLIDAY PRlt RENTS. 1126 o. 708 CHESNUT BTRKEr. J C. PERKINS LUMBER MERCHANT, Bnccessor to R. Clark, Jr., No. 324 CHRISTIAN STREKT. Constantly on bund ft lafce ftud variett ortment w oi uuiiuiug .Lumber. PROPOSALS. f REAPTJRYDITPARrF.Nr, OFFICE LtHr- HOI BK J'UAhU. Wasbihotoii Citt. J turn it ry 6, iflfio. Fealed rrorioaau win b lermredat this olDofi until 1 o'a.ork IV M., on RI1A Y, ,tue 9ih day of Ftbiaary, 18r.6, for supplying the Lerit-noup K-ita-Ulishinent with sixty itionxnnd rsllona of the beat quality aar Wmtor strained Oil, either lrd or Mprrm, to ta diri'ied into tonr iota, and to tie do hveiedat the times niidcrmeutionnd, alongside of tho Government supply veaneis, or at tho warotionso or other place of deposit, to be designated oy the Inspecting (Jfl1cr, or otner aut' orlzoil a cut of tiie Lifcht-houe Hoard, In stronar. tic lit, iron-bound, we l-made Citta, suitable for shlpplnir. In rood ordor, of a capacity each ot trom fllty to elphty wallous not to exceed the latter. The Oil may bo do Ire red at Boston or Sew York, at the option ol the bidder. 1 he i lace of delivery in earn caae mnat b dis tinct y itated m the bias, ana wih be embraced in the cunt i acts. Tbe four lota will be delivered follows, ytz. : Lot So. 1. Fifteen tliouiund (15.0 Hi i iralmn. on the 2a day ot April, 18M, or as soon thereiter oa tho proper tests and frauvlii! can I e completed. Lot So. 2. Kittoeu thousand (16,110) gullona on the lGtb day ot April. ltKJfl. or as soon thereafter as the proper tests and gauging can be completed. Lot So. 8. Fltleen thouaaou (15,000) trallonson the 1st day of Juno, 18G6, or as soon thereafter as tue pro- .t'r u-.is aua gauging emu ue oonipio ea. Lot So. 4. Fi. teen thousand (15 0001 a-allons on the 1st day of Aneut, lfcW, or as soon taereaiter a the proi or tote and ganging can be completed. Bcparaie propoaais win ue received at tneaame time lor 0C0 saliona of t 'olza or Lard Oil. tn tm tie. livered as above siitmlatcd. ut 1'eUoit. Hiculgan. on the ht day ot May, Itttitt So bid will bo considered nnloss liom a man urac il, ter ol the article. No part of the Oil proposed for and to be embraced In the con true :s nnder this advertinnmeiit will be accepted, received, or paid tor, until it shall bars uccn proved, to tbe entire sat.slaeuon ot the person or terpens charged with its exanu ration, teat, and inspect, on, o te of the best quality pure Winter 8 rained ihl. and free irom mixture with other or interior oils ntid adulterations. 1 be usual meai s tot rieternnulnp the character and qnanty cf tho 'Prm,Oi will bo employed, viz : spe cific giavity, burning, the amount of rtwrimim, aud any other proper tiwta to arrive at correct conclu- aions trial mnv bo deemed necessary. I lie l.urd Oil n 'll bo eutjjrcted to special tests, and will be rejected unions louud to bo, in regard to burn ing and fluidity uuder reduciou of temperature, and In every other respect equal to that of toe standard adoptod by tbe liuaid, ot which a aample will bo lur niaurd on application to tbe Light-bouse Engineer at iro-iuu, iii aupBcnuFoitt.. Ibe casks must be guaged. nnder the direction and pejsor ai supervision of the lnaectitig OUicer, bv a cufdoia houxe or otbor legally authorized aud sworn gauuer, according to tho United Siutos standard, and niUHt be marked and accepted bolero they are re moved Irom the collar or warehouse of tho contrac tor. Ihe temperature of tiie Oil will bo accurately noted, and the nie oturoinenta roituced 'o the standard temperature ot 60 deg. Fahrenheit, by tab.es pro pared lor tbo purpose. 1 reposals will be received and considered for each lot separately, or tor all ot the lo s, at the option of tuu VJUUVI i UUl 11U UIU Will uu tuu&iuuiuu iur IV?3 quantity tbau that specified ai one ot, to be de livered at one tiu.e and placo. bach old must s'ato explicitly, written out in full, the kind ot oil olTbred, whether Spetm, Lard, or Colza, the rate per gadon, the number of tbe lot or Iota bid lor, and the placo of delivery, conforming to this advertisement. rsidnsubuitU'd by dillerent members ot tbo same firm er eepartoeiship will nut be considered. j ne ugnt-nouse lioara, nnder the auinority oi tne Department, reserves tbo riubt to reiect any bid, al though it may be tho lowest, lor other considera tions than the price. So bid will bo considered lor any other kind or description oi oil than those specially called lor in this advertisement. A loud, with security to tbe satisfaction of the Depanment, in a penally equal to one-lonrth of the amount ot eacn contract maoe tinner tneao pro pofaJs, will be required of each contractor, con ditioned tor the faithlui performance ot tbe contract, to be executed wiibm ten days aflor the aceopiance of the bid. Each oiler most be accompanied bv a written guar antee, signed bv one or mote responsible persons, and known to tiie Department as auch, or certified by a United Mates district judge, attorney, navy agent,or collector ot tbe customs, to the effect that, if the bid be accepted, tbe bidder will duly exocnie a contract in good laith, acoording to the piovisions and tcims of this advertisement, within ten days alter accept ance; aud that in case tho said partv ottering shall tail to enter into the cont-oct as aioresaid, ne or tuey eiiarantce to make good tne difference between tho offer of the said I arty and the next lowest Did dor. All bids must be sealed and endorsed ' Proposals lor oil lor Light-houses," and then placed in another envelope, and directed, prepaid, to the Secretary ot tbe Light-house Board, Washington City. All bids will be opened, publicly, at the hour and on tho day specified. Payments will bo made for the several lots of oil within thirty dajs alter they shall bave been re ceived by the united states. By order oi tne L.igui-nouse uoarn. 11126t ANDREW A. UARWOOD, Socretary, OFFICE OF THE DEPOT QUARTERMASTEU Foul Leavenworth, Kansas, i December 19, 1806. J . FR OrOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION. Sealed Proposals will be received at tnis ofiiee until 12 o'clock on tbe 81st day of January, I860, tor tne transportation ot Military Supplies during the yeai 18(16, on the iollowing routes: and Riley, and other depots that may beetab.ished dur.nir the above year on tba west ban i of the Mis souri livi r, north ot Fort Leavenworth and south of latitude 42 degrees north, to any posts or stations that are oi may be established in tbe Territories oi Sebraska, Dacotah, Idaho, and Utah, south of lati tude 41 degrees north, and east oi longitude 114 do. er ces west: and in tbe Territory of Colorado nortb ot 40 degrees north. Bidders to state the rate per 100 pounds por 100 miles at which they will trans port said stoiea in eacn or we montns irom April to sintfmnnr ine.nsive. ol tbe ear 18G6. Routk So. 2 F'tom ort Leavenworth and Riley, in the 1st ate of Kansas, and the town of Kan sas, in tbe State of Missouri, to anv posts or stations that are or n av be established in the State ot Kan sas, er in the Territory ot Colorado, south of lati tude 40 degrees north, drawing supplies trom Fort Leavenworth; and to Fort Union, S. M., or other depot that may De designated in that Territory, to Fort Car and, and to any other point or points on tbe route. Bidders to state the rate per 1U0 pounds per 100 miles at which they will transport said stores in eaoh of the months tiom Apiil to September in clv.sive, ot tbe year lh60. Routs So 8. From Fort Union or -such other depot as may be established in the Territory of Sew Mexico, to any posts or stations that are or may be estab ishca in that Territory, aud to auch pets er stations as may be desicrnated in the Territory of Arizona and State of Texas, west of longitude 105 decree, west, bidders to state tbe rate per 100 pounds per 100 miles at which they wi 1 transport saio stores in each of tbe months irom June to No vember inclusive, of the year 1806. The weight to be transported oach year will not exceed 10,000,000 pounds on Route No. 1, 15,000,000 pounds on Route So. 2, and 6,000,000 pounds on Route So. 8 So additional percentage will be paid for the transportation ot baeon, lard, bread, pine lumber, sbtngirs. or any other (tores. Bidders should give their names In full, as well as their places of residence, and each proposal should te accompanied by a bond in tho sum of ten thou sand dollars, signed by two or more responsioie persons, guaranteeing that, in case a contract is awarcied lor tho rou'.e mention, d in tho proposal to tbe parties proposing, tho eoutract will be aocepted and entered into, and good and autliclout seouritv furnished by said partirs, in accordance with the terms ot this advcrfsenieut. The amount of bonus uquired from the contrac tors will be as follows: On RouUiSo. 1 SMO0.O00 2 200,000 8 60,000 Satisfactory evidence of tho loyalty and so.veucy ol each biduer and person o tiered as security will be equircd. Propoals must be indorsed: Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No. 1,' "2 ' or $ "' as the case may be, and none will be entertained unless they fully comply with all tho re quirements ot ibis adveitiseiucut. fatties to n bom awards aro made mnst be pre pared to executo contracts at once, and to give the required bonds for tho laithiui perluriuauce of the SlilllO. , . Contracts will be made subject to the approval of tie Oiiartei master-! ipnoral ; but the riirht i reiutrved to reject any or all bids that may bo otfored. Contractors must bo In readme" forsemce by the 1st day of April, 1866 and they will be required to bave a placo oi business or agonoi at or in tho vici nitv of Hoits Leavonworth and Union, and othoi depots that may bo established, at which thoy may b communicated with promptly ard readily. By order of the Quartermaster Jer , TER 12 2 88 Colonel and Chief Quartermaster. q-HE STAMP AGENCY. NO. 304 CHF.PNUT J SI KKET, AHOVh. lUlitrj, WILL BE CONTINUED 1l"Vr8i?fi:VbltY PKSCBIPTTOV CONST 1Tr,Y OS BASS ASP IS AS X AilOUST. 11 13 MAP SHAL'SS ALES. M.I?SIIAfS FALB.-BY VITtTTTi? OF A writ m sal nv the Men JOHN (MtlW AI.AliBR Jniiga of the Dlatrti-t ( crt of tha dnbad Siatm In and for the r astern litttrirtot Pannarivanl, tomoalrwtM). will b luld at pnli lo tale ts tha blithest ana boot bidder, iitr .n, m rowi-n Griper t vii sifirw, no. I 7 V Front irrct, at 11 o'flwli M on FKll'AY, the 19th oay of .lanuaryi ltffl. TWFXtT ClWAH-l, packed In one-tenlh boxes. ' r. A .Mtal'orraaternPUti'lctet Pniiii, Philadelphia. January a, 186. 1 ilbitubt 1 ' FIR AND BURGLAR PROOF SAFES pIE FIRE IN CIIESNUT STREET letter frcm "Wells, Farrjo & Co. $10,000 SAVED IS HERRING'S TATENT SAFE. r nrLADBirRiA. Jan nary 1, i860. Mkssks. Fabsel, IIbhmko Co. Oentlemen : We bare just opened ourHafe, ana oi your manufacture, which paused thronfrh the deatructly (Ire in Chesnut street, last flight. The Safe was In our office. So. 107, which building was entirely destroyed. The 8a'e was in a warm place, as yon may well suppose, and was red hoi whan taken oa t of the ember. We are well satisfied with the result of tbia trial, and And our books, papers, and mine ten thousand dollars In money almost as per fect as when pat In the Pnfe. Dothln la lujurad, It we except ti e Uather bindings of tne books, which ara steamed ; tbe money and papers are as good a ever. Truly yours, WELLS, FAIICJO & CO.. Per J. II. COOK, Agent Thtabeve t?afe ran t e retn at onr store. PARREL, II ERRING & CO., 1 1 o. 62B CHE8KUT tTKEET. ANOTHER TEST Of boring's riUK-rRCor safes. THE FIEBT OBDEAL PASSED TKIUMPHAJITLY The Herrlnn Pale ased In the office of eur warehouse, destroyed by the dlsaauoua tire ol the niuht of the sth mat ani, waa subjected to aa Intense heat as probablv any rate will ercr be subjected In anv Are so Intense that tbe brass knobs and mountings of the exterior oi same were melted off. and the whole aurface scaled and bllxterrd aa If It bad been In a furnace, and vet when ooenf-d tbe conton t- books and papers weia found to be entire and onrniured This Hale la now on exhibition In onr warebonaeon Seventh aireet, with the booka aud papers stln remain hi gin it luM aa it waa when taken from the ruins. Her clinnta. Harriets, and others interested in ibe protecting nt their books and papers are Invited to call audix amine it- J. P. BA ' THOLOW, A pent tor Herring's Ha'es, 1 1 No W SEVENTH St.. Washington. 1). 0 WEATHER STRIPS. II O W N E ' S METALLIC WEATHER STRIP3 ADD WINDOW BANDS I'RLVENT RATTLING 05" SASH, And totally exclude Dnst, Noise, and Odor in summer, as well as Cold, Wind, and Bain In winter, from aoors and windows of every description, without interfering with their tree use at all time. WARRANTED GOOD FOR FIVE YEARS, For Circulars, with Price List, References, Etc., address tbe Metallic Weather Strip Company. DAVID II. LOSEY, Sole Agent, 11 23thstnSm No. 58 S. FIST II STREET, Pbllada. LEGAL NOTICES. CITY, TO THE USE OP LANE SCIIOFIELD, T. STEVENSON M. LEAMINO, V P..e'eDtembr T.. 1H65. No 17. Claim for pavlns, etc , ei04'62 lots. E. corner of Runttle ana Hixuentn sirr ets neveutn v aru. FHn.ADRT.rniA. November IS. 1865. A wilt ot scire facias will be Issued npon the above claim at tbe expiration ot three montb liom the date nereoi. unless paia witn n mat time to W. A. SLIVER. 'Attorney for O'aimant, 11 lSwSm No. m S. SIXTH btmet. personal: ZtREAT REDUCTION IN COFFEE. AT V7 WILSON'S Tea Warehouse, No. 238 CILESNCT otreet. On CENTS. ROASTED RIO COFFEE. AT OU W1LSOVS lea Warehouse, No. CUESNCT eireei. 35 CENTS. BEST ROASTED RIO COFFEE, t W1I KOX'M Ofitt nil PljilrJTTT fliMAt 40 CENTS FINEST OLD JAVA, ROASTED, ai W11.BUS B, jmo. zao i blsii ii street. rtf CENTS. BLACK AND GREEN TEA SIFT I 1NG8, in quantities not less than one pound, at G OOD DOLLAR TEA, BLACK AND GREEN, at o, jno. zjo (jur.BA u i ntreet. I'EAS AND COFFEES AT WHOLESALE I prices, at WILSON S Tea Warehouse. No. 230 Ctu-SN ut street, 1 2 im ;n MAN UFACTURER, AND DEALER IN gftof Qjjraph Albums, BOOKS, BIBLES, PRAYERS, inacazines, Kovela. and 11 tho New Publications. ' CARD, MEDIUM, AND IMPERIAL PHOTOCRAPKS. Storecsf opes aud Stereoscopic Views, riftnrcs of all kinds Framed lo order. 808 CHESTNUT ST. 003 I1: ! Is Aj to r 0 SHIP CAPTAINS AND OWNERS. THE 1 undersigned having leased the KENSINGTON SCRt-W IUL K.begK to irn'orm hla friends and Uie patrons of the Dock that be i prepared with lncreasea facilities to accommodate trioae having vesse a to be raised or repaired, and being a prao leal ahlp-carpentr and cauiaer, wi give prnu.uoi aneuuon to tnereaaeia en trusted to hlu lor reDalrs. taitalna or Ageuta hhio rarnenters, and Machinists having vessels to repair, are solicited to call. Having the agency for ihe saie of "Wetterstedt's Patent .Metallic I oinnositton" lor ( oniier Paint mr tha pierervatlon ot vesKola1 bottoms, for this city, I aui pre- puieu u juniuiu uieaaiue uu invoratiie tcrum. JOHN IL HA M WITT, . . Keus ngton Hcrew locK, I II DELAWARE Avenu. aliove LA UliKL Htreet. OWEN II O U S "E , LATE "HABKHAM'S IIOTEL." ON TUB EFFOI-KAN PLAN. AUJOININO WILI.AEK'8 HOTEL WAHHIOiON, I). V. 12 22 1m THOMAS P JACKS, Proptletor. ATEW MUSIC STORE. WILLIAM II A.1 LUJtB A CO , vn. ntw rrtFsviTT .. Dealers In Anirlran mnA Furnlan AtuaiAf Planna. UfAtn. deons.and Musical Instrumentsol a 1 kind! also.aeuoe- iur tiuniuv ut rmnga conatanii on nana ii i tin J. L. CAPEN, PHRENOLOGIST, SVC- , eetsor to towler, We'la Co., give, written ana vrruai uaacriutiOBS til cuarauter wiui uoaria daliv, at 12 2iulhlm lio. 25 . TENTS Street. nNAr.crAL. TO 1 NEW OFFICE. On MONDAT. Bth lnat.,we shall 'remove from on temporary Office, o. 95 OHBSHUT Street, to onr oltf ocauon, , No. 114 S. THIRD STUEI2T, With greatly enlarged laellltlcs lor Uie I'lmOIIASTC AND sai.i; . GOVERNMENT AND OTHER SECURITIES, And the transaction of a general Banking business. JAY COOKE & CO Vhl adeljihla, J on nary I. inta. pOPARTXERSHIP NOTICE. FROM THIS vdate, HESKT D. ( OOKE. HARRIft C. FA HUE fTOlK, PITr COOKE, JOHN W. SEXTON, and OtORtiE C. TTfOHAS are partners with ns In the r irmorjAV l uuke A to., Philadelphia. , JAY COOKE, WM. O. WOORHEAD. Phllailerphls. January 1, W3. )g U. .S. SECURITIES A SPECIALTY. SMITH, RANDOLPH & CO., BANKERS & BROKERS, J 16 S. THIRD ST., 3 NASSAU ST PHILADELPHIA. 1 NEW YOllK. I STOCKS AND GOLI3I BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION. I3SIEREST ALLOWED OX DEPOSITS. 1 2 4? STOCK BROKER, No. 39 S. THIRD STREET," (ROOM No. i). Government, State, and Other Loaa and Stocks Bought and Sold on Commission. BPECIAL ATTENTION GIVES TO 11 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES Jj TTARTER, DURNEY & CO., E ANKERS, . STOCK AND EXCHANGE BROKERS Ho. 55 S. TH1BD STEEET, PHEADELPHU. Stocks and Loans bought and sold on Commission Tnenrrent Rank Um. flniti H hnnslit anrf mrtA Special attention paid to tho purchase and sale oil Oil Socks. Deposits recelred, and interest allowed, as per agreement. 1219m 5'20s- 7308, WANTED. (BE HAVEN & BROTIIER' I T No. 40 S. THIKD STfiEET. HAIR ESTABLISHMENTS. BAKER'S POPULAR HAIR ESTABLISH- Bandeaux, Raplllons, Houleaux, Tonouea, Prises) Crimpses. Cnrla, Illusive Seams tor Indies, cannot bej equalled by any other house In the United States, atl 11 VSm So. 909CHtatTT Street. Philadelphia. STOVES. RANGES, &o. C U Li V E It S New Patent Deep Sand-Joint HOT-AIR' FURNACE. RANGES OFALL SIZES. Also, Phlegar's New Low Pressure Steam Heating Apparatus. VOB ALK BT CHARLES WILLIAMS, No. 1132 11AEKET STREET. 6 417 LIQUORS. CHESNUT GROVE WHISKY. MEHIT ALWAYS ITS OWN KEWAPD. An article posseaelng Merit will always conquer areja dice, abuse, vilification, and auKht that envy, hatred, or malice can Impose uponl t CHESNUT CROVE WHISKY Is a strong evidence of tbe fact. Deoiied by numbers for what simply if ltn merits were known and appre ciated It could not tail to become popular other thlnirs less so In proportion. There Is no stimulant ylvlng evi dence of so much parity as to produce certificates from such highly respectable parties aa liesarm. Booth, Oar ret, and Camae, of Philadelphia; L. B. Chilton, Haw York t and Dr. A. L. B ayes, Boston. For Nervous Debility, and all diseases requiring a pure, mild stimulant, there Is nothing like it. For sale by bottle, demijohn, or barrel, at U MO. a-j5 IS . TIIIRI STItKKT. NATHANS & SONS, IMPORTERS OF OF BRANDIES, WINES, GINS, Etc. No. 19 N. rHONT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, MOSFS NATHANS, HORACJC A. MAIHAKS, UiiLAi JU K.AinAMi, x 1 9rn I. B. SEELEY'S HARD RUBBER Trans EstabliHhuient Ko. lail C'HKSNUT L.o, street, near llroad Tlila Trumi. miillc. .11 lUBbthS others. eurw Kuptures frees the cord from all TRUSsa preaaur. wunviir rust, nreaa, cnale, or be couieuuiii unou to iorm. reiiuuing no strap era, Elastic Htockluua, Shoulder bracea, buapeaaoriea etc., ol Improved atlea. Lady atteuuaut. fall aud ex- .ojuie, or eua iur pampuieu u lti Ihi lW
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