c NEGRO SUFFRAGE. bt blwa Mnr. Kll7 and Bsn 411 la lh liana mt Rfiprenfintatlren. a TbarMlity, the 10th Inntant. . The qnction cnmlrjr tip on tho bill allowing olored men to vote In the District of Columbia, Jlr. Randall, of Pennsjlvanla, obtained the floor and iaid : Mr. Sprakpr. the dtscimMon of this bill has been lenpthy and the arffumenU havu been ample. I should not feel it necessary at this time to oc cupy the attention of the Iloue on tho subject, but (or the (net that my native State, during the course of this debate, has been alluded to. My colleague trom the fourth district (Mr. Kellcy) has stated to you here that prior to 1838 negroes ere allowed the frivllefro of the elective fran chise in the State of I'oiinsvlvanla, The jrentlo man has told the truth in that particular, but he has failed to tell tho whole truth. Sir, Is he not aware that a judicial decision hog been made in .Pennsylvania upon this very point? I ennsylvania uboluhed slavery on tho 1st of March, 1780, and ever since that period her legislation has tended to ameliorate the con dition of that race, but at the same time her ' legislation and the position of parties in that State, have uniformly recognized a distinction between the two races. Our Constitution of 17D0 contained the word "freemen," and under that proviHion of the Constitution negroes claimed tho right to vote in Pennsylvania, and 1 believe it is well authenticated that they did vote. But, mr, at the October election in 1635, in the county 1 Luzerne, a negro applied to vote; the in spectors of the election conductlnr th polls denied him the right to vote, nnif his vote was rejected, whereupon a suit was instituted, and a dtciRion given in his favor in the lower court, and that decision was overruled bv the Supreme Court in 137. Tho opinion was' delivered by Chief Justlcp Gibson, and his opinions are fully known to every lawjer In this House; he stands as u iurist at the head. The opinion of the court was unanimous, concurred in by lour other gen tlemen of almost equal talent and reputation With himself. The question turned upon the word "freeman," whether it meant a citizen, and entitled him to vote. That decision of '.he court, while it was unanimous, was alo clear on the point of declaring that the word "freeman" meant white men, and not black men, and that consequently black men were not entitled to TOte under the Constitution of 17U0. The question was further agitated until a con Tcntion met in Januarv, 1838. My distinguished colleague from Pennsylvania (Mr. Stevens), the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, was a member ol that Convention, and if I mis Btato anything that there occurred he can cor rect me. This question was aeitated there, and in order to set the matter at rest and have no fuither equivocal language in the Constitution, ,the word "white" was inserted by a vote of nearly two-third?, after a lcnjrthy and one ot the most intellectual discussions that has ever taken place in any public body in Pennsylvania. So jnuch for the right of the negro to vota in Penn sylvania. I thought It necessary, In answer to the statement of my colleague that negroes voted In Pennsylvania, to give the true and correct history, both Judicial and political. My colleague stated further that it was the Democratic party which adopted that amend ment to the Constitution and deprived the neero of the right to vote in that convention. I m glad to say, from my leadins and from my associations with the party, that the Democratic party of Pennsylvania have uniformly been against extending the right of suffrage to the neero race. Mr. Kellcy Will my colleague yield to me for a moment? Mr. Randall Certainly. Mr. Kelley I do not understand my colleacue to deny that colored men were voters at the foundation ot the Government, and thence down to 1835, Do I rightly understand him ? Mr. Itandall I do not deny that some colored people in Pennsylvania voted down to the year 1835. Hut I say that according to tho judgment of the court they voted illegally, when they had no rieht to vote. Mr. Kelley In other words, that in 1835 we had a Drcd Scott decision in the State of Penn jlvania. Mr. Randall It was no fabulous or made-up case at all, but a case upon the facts. Mr. Kelley Does tho gentleman mean to say that the Dred Seott ca?e was a fabulous ca.se? Mr. Randall I ucd the terms so familiar to the gentleman and tho party to which ho bo longs, who constantly call that a fabulous and made-up case. 1 am not going to be led into a discussion of the Dred Scott decision at this time. I desired to refer the gentleman to the decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; and he cannot escape from it. Now, as to the gentleman's allegation that It was the Democratic party who took away from and deny to the colored people the light to vote. Sir, that party have always had the co-operation and the aid of vast numbers of the other partv. The Convention which met in 1838 elected, as its presiding officer, Hon. John Sergeant. It was a Whig Convention; its organization was Whig; yet two-thirds of that Convention voted to insert In the Constitution of Pennsylvania the word "white," and I can give the eentlemau additional authority, such authority as he bas heretofore usually reorarded as wise. I allude to tne gentleman who is now the Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Hon. William L. Meredith. He spoke in that Convention; and lor the purpose of edifying my colleague (Mr. Kelley) 1 will read one or two extracts from his speech there. He says, in the course of hU remarks: "He was willing to extend political rights as far as he could, with reference to the happiness, well being, and eoourity of society. But he had doubts as to the propriety of admitting tho colored peoplo into our political family, on the footing of others." Now, is not that sound authority for the gen tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelley), my colleague? Mr. Meredith is the leviathan, tb to speak, of the Pennsylvania bar. Again, he says: "There is something peculiar in the relation in which the colored raoe stand to the white, wninh renders a distinction inevitable. It baa been said that it Is enough to iliow a nan is a citizen, to show that he bas the right ot suffrage. This is not the care, ihe white man who has not paid a tax, or "who U a minor, or who has not been auossed, is not the lens a citizen, not the leu entitled to protec tion, yet he is not permitted to exercise tho right of ufl'rafro." Furthermore, let me say to the gentleman that he Is seeking to do that here, upou the people of this District, which he failed to make an issue at home. He claims the power to force upon the Seople ot (his District negro suflraee. But why oes he claim the power to do this here, when he fails to make the same issue in his own district? Mr. Kelley The gentleman is sliehtly mis taken there. When I was quite a young man, and somewhat active in the Democratic party. I united with others In petitioning the Legislature ot my State to initiate a change of the Constitu tion so that every man who was not a pauper or a felon could be a citizen in the full enjoyment of the privileges ot citizenship; and 1 have not a constituent, whether he belongs to my party or that of the gentleman, who does not know that I plead the cause of Justice and right, and advocate tho extension of suffrage" to every tas-payint? adult male citizen who has not been convicted of crime. Mr. Randall I am glad the eentlemau has in formed me what his record is. 13tit I want to know whether his action during the last canvass was in favor ot negro suffrage?' And 1 want to know if he Is willing to answer the question, whether he ia williner to go before his constitu ents at the next election upon that isiue? I j ansc for a rcpH. Mr. Kelley If there be in inv district a house into which I have not put a copy of my rnmar.es ou negro HUllrago, and tho geut'einitn will give me tho name of tho proprietor, I will send him tne. I mean that every inuii in the district shall know V'ft where I stand, and that I am anxious to give every laboring man th right aut power to protect tne interests of labor at the ballot box. Mr. Randall Ye?, sir; the gentleman U will ing that e ery man in Ills district shall knov that he is in favor of imposing negro sutfr-. upon people that he has uo interest In, or cou- TIIE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 18C6. ncrtion with, that he has no right to represent, except through the agency of the Constitution, tut, sir, will he go before his constituents ai.l advocate a proposition to strike out the word "whtte" from the Constitution of Pennsylvania? I appeal to the history of the paity In Pennsyl vania to which the majority here belong. Tho distinguished gentleman at the head of the Com mittee on Appropriations (Mr. Steven?) reported the Republican platform for Pennsylvania, and I ak whether negro suffrage formed any part ot that platform ? Mr. Keltey The gentleman says I am willing to impose neero sntiragc upon people here In the DIf tr:ot whom I have no rkht to represent. Mr. Randall I faid, "except through tho agency ot the Constitution." Mr. Kelley That excepts the whole case. I w as going to refer to our constitutional duty, for 1 have supposed that under the Constitution it was made the duty ot Congress to legislate, and not only to lcgis'at, but that it should exclusively legislate for the District. Mr. Randall I admit all that. And yet in the face of tho expression of opinion such us we have had here in the District, almost unanimous, and with a vote larger, except in a few Instances, than has ever before been polled In this city, we find the gentleman voting to force negro suffrage upon the people ot this District, and failing to take any steps to give the same right to the people whom he directly represents, the colored portion of tie people of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kellev I would like to ask my colleague (Mr. Randall) whether any steps can now bo taken on tlint subject, or whether tho Constitu tion ot Pennsylvania does not provide that it shall be amended only once in live years? And whether it was not amended so as t'j let our soldiers vote two yr ars ago, to the great disgust of the Democratic purfy ? Mr. itandall Yes, sir; the Constitution of IYnnf jlvama provides that the step towards proetiiing an amendment to that constitution cfcall be taken at a certain period; and that is the step which I wish to see my colleaguo have the boldness to take in reference to this question ol ncpio entlrngc. Mr. Kelley Which stop the gent'eman will find me ready to take as soon as time opens the door Vihich, is now barred against the movement. Mr. Randall Let me ask the gentleman whither, when the Republican party adopted its platlbrm at Harrisburg la-t fall, that was not the time to declare the true intent of that party on thi9 qucetion of negro suffrage. I know that, when it was affirmed, during that cairpnign by tbe Democratic orators, that the true intention of the Republican party was to introduce negro sudrage, the charge was vehemently denied. Thatcunuing politician, Mr. Cessna, the Chair man of the Republican State Central Committee, went so far as to issue an address denying that the right of fuflrago was a question in the can vass. My colleague fought under the banner of that gentlemau, endorsing, I believe, everything that lie said. I desire only that the true history of Pennsyl vania and the true history of the now dominant party in that State, in reference to this subject, shall be lairly and lully known. When my col league affirms that the negroes had the rieht to vote in Pennsylvania up to the period of the adoption of the Constitution ot 1838, and that Ihe Democratic party were alone responsible for depriving them of that right, I desire that he shall exhibit all the facts, so that this Houae may understand tho whole case, not merely a pait of it. Mr. Kelley Does the gentleman mean to Inti mate that I did not advocate colored suffrage during the last canvass in Pennsylvania? Mr. Randall 1 did not hear every speech that the gentleman made; but I read the reports of very many of them, and I never heard or saw anything in his speeches in reference to that. Mr. Kelley It may bo that the gentleman did not read it in the newspapers; but let him in quire in all the counties in which I spoke, from tbe Delaware to Lake Erie (and it was in a majority of tbe counties on that long line) and he will not find a man, woman, or child who heard me, who will not tell him that I advocated colored suff'ragp. Mr. Randall I ask, Mr. Speaker, why the gen tleman's party did not put that principle in the platform ? Acting with that party, tho gentleman was talking one way and looking another, like the boy in the bout, who looked one way and rowed another. Th3 party with which the gen tleman acted wanted to gull the people, their orators sajingin one place that they were in f avor of negro suffrage, and in another place de claring that they were against it. I admit that in north western Pennsylvania some ol the advo cates of that party thre w down the gauntlet.and raised the question of negro suffrage directly; but in every other part of Pennsylvania they ig nored that question. Mr. Kelley I will only remind the gentleman that the Twentieth and Twenty-fourth Wards of Philadelphia are not in northwestern Pennsyl vania; and in both of those wards I advocated colored suffrage, apparently very acceptably to the people. Mr. Randull I have given the gentleman an opportunity to answer my question, and I have answered every question which be has pro pounded to m. I now desire to ask him whe ther he is in favor of amending the Constitution of Pennsylvania by striking out the word "white" in the clause defining tho qualifications of electors 1 Mr. Kelley I reply to the gentleman that I am in favor of striking out that word "white" as soon as the Constitution will permit I have a high regard for Franklin, Benezet, and the men who with them laid the foundations of our Gov ernment and gave to the English language one of tbe grandest thines In ita literature, the pre amble to the act ot 1780, by which Pennsylvania, in the midBt or the war ot the Revolution, gave to the world the firet example ot the members of a ruling class, in gratitude to God for blessings bestowed on them, conferring freedom and citi zenship upon their slaves. 1 had rather, sir, pass my life in humble privacy, surrounded and sus tained by the spirits of those good and great men, than have the multitude shouting applause for my efforts in a bad cause in the halls ot Congress, or elsewhere. I am for so enforcing the provisions of the Constitution of the United States that its Inter pretation and application shall be in accordance with what I believe Washington and Madison to have underwood it to express. I do not wish to impose upon Kouth Corolina and Mississippi what I am not ready to adopt in Pennsylvania and as the Constitution confides the election of members of Congress to those who have the right to vote for the lower House of the Legisla ture, I believe it has also the power to decide who Khali vote lor the lower House of the Legis lature. Therefore, sir, I hope we will pass a law defining who shall vote for the lower House of a Legislature in each and every State of the Union. That w ill settle all our difficulties, and thencefort h armed rebellion will be impossible. Signs of Cold Weather. 1'unch notes the following signs of a cold enap. It is probably sharp winter weather: When you think that you don't know whether tho first bell has been rung or not. When it htrikes you that your watch 1s at least ten minutes taat; and so if vou get up when the minute hand is "at a quarter to" jou'U be in capital time. That if jou could only bo taken out of bed to be washed and dressed in a second by machi nery, you wouldn't mind getting up. That another live minutes' bleep will mako jou all rieht for the day. That it's three minutes to the half-hour, and you'll get up exactly at tho halt-hour. That it's Hist ono minute past the half-hour, so you'll get up exactly at the the thirty-live minutes. That as five nilirutes won't mako much differ ence, tav. pet up at ttio quarter punctually. The following t-on'idcrations will also lead you to the conclusion ;.'uu.t the winter has come at IukI : That you an't iret up without hot water. Thut. ou dou't tlunk that water is quite hot. That he had better bring a llitlo luoro water, please; and take cure that it's quite hot. That you can't gel up uutil your clothes are aU rratiy for you. That a little snorzo while James is brlugln? the clothes (uud while he fetches some more hot water) will uo you all the good ia tho world. lhut when jou dn et up, vou won't be a sec ond dressing. That you'll get up in exactly two minutes from now. That (the two mlnntes having pascd) youH Just settle what you're going to do to-day, and then get np. That, if that's the first bell, you've plentr of time; and it it's the second, it's no good hurry ing up now, as you're late anyhow. The consideration that is generally required before making a move out ol bed, is In itself a pretty sure sign of the presence of winter. BIATIHO IH CHICAGO Is something entirely different fr im skating In Philadelphia, In Chicago the!pond owners adver tise not only "Ice in splendid condition, band ot music in attendance," but still greater attrac tions. At one it i announced that "Miss Currie A. Moore, the Concord skater, skates this after noon." Miss Moore, it seems, has somehow. or other token ChtoRgoby storm. T :e Republican thus speaks of her: "MiM Meore wins her own 'anrels, and wears them with all the yrace of qnwn Attired In a crimcn silk skirt, a velvet barque trimmed with ermine, and a jaunty skating cap, her prrnonnr.l is (tractive in the extreme at once a moJol of simpli city and rood taste. Her evolutions are natural, fraeeful. and fa prrlect harmony with tbe ranslc. When she waltzes around the inclosore, hundreds of gloved hands beat applinso. there is bo assump tion on her part, no skating for favor. 8 he glides over the icy mirror like a fairy, without effort. Hor plronette excels that of the tialned ballet girl upon ihe randed stage. It Is statuetque and beau til. ll in the extreme." Another park owner stites that the 'orieinal Jack Falstall, with his original awkward squad, vi ill idiortly appear at his park." Another seeks to attract tkaters with a grand tournament, at which "valuable (?) prizes" are given to the most graceful and accomplished, and closes with an nouncing a "benefit tor the poor." In Minnesota the snow is from two to three feet deep. PROPOSALS. A mHPACms COAL FOR THE NAVY, Kavt Depabtmikt. 21 BURFATJ OF EqDH'MEHT AND RKOROITINO, rk opirilirr 2(1. lttin. Pealed Tronoeala for fnrnlahinir Antlirnnltn ffnal for the Kavy, to be delivered during the balance of the fiscal jcar ending 80th June, 1806, will be re ceived at this bureau until 10 e'clock A. M.,23d JaiiuaiT, I860. These t roj osals must be endorsed "Proposals for Anthracite Coal lor Uteamors," that they may be distinguished from other Lusineis letters. 'J he crier must be for the delivery of 6000 tons, of 2240 pounds. The coal mnst bo of tbe best Buck Mountain or Black Heath, or of a kind equal to them In all re ppects, tor ihe purpose intendod, which equalifrr will be dcrermlrea by a Board appointed by the Secre tary of the Kavv after tbe reception of the bids. Tbe name of tbe coal proposed to be tarnished muBt be stated in the oflor. It is to be delivered in lumps of tollable size for naval steamer, clean, of uniform quantv, selected tree trom impurities, unn lxed, of which the con tractor will be required to furnish such evidence as will be tatisfactorv, and be subject to such inspec tion as to quality and quantitv as the Department may dliect Tbe coal must, in all respects, be satis lactory to the inspector or inspectors to be appointed by the bureau, who will have the right of peremptory rejection. The coal la to be delivered on boa'd vessels, at such place in the port cf New York as may be desig nated by the Bureau, and in such quantities and at such times as, in tbe opinion ot the Bureau, the exigencies of the sorvlce may require; commencing when the vessel is reported ready to rcoeive cargo; furnishing, if demanded, motion than 1000 tons per day, to be di8tnbuted to each vessel, as may be di rected, until the loading is completed. In the caso of failure to deliver the coal In propor quantity, of the proper quality, and at the proper time and place, the Bureau will reserve in tbe con tract tie right to purchase forthwith, at the con tractor's rifk and expense, that which may seem Recestary to supply the derJcioncv. Anv demurrage or other charges to which the Navy Department may be subjected from delav in the prompt delivery of the coal by the contractors Wiil be deducted trom their bills. Tbe price must be tor tbe coal delivered on board veestlB, on the terms and conditions above stated, at the contractor's risk and expense, and without extra ct arge of any kind. The offer, as icqmred by law, mnst be accompa nied by a written guarantee, signed bv one or more responsible pereous, to the effect that they under take that the bidder or bidders will, if his or their bid te accepted, enter into obligation, at such time as may be preeci ibed by the Bureau, with good and sufficient securities, to lurnish the supplies pro posed. J'o proposition will be considered unless accom panieo br such guarantee: and the JUepartmeut re serves the rieht to reject all the offers, if considered to te to the interest ot the service to do so. Two or more sureties eaoh in a rum equal to the amount specified to be paid will be required to sign tie contract, and their lesponsibihty will be certified by a United States District Judge, United btates District Attorney, Collector, or Kavy Agent. As additional- and collateral security, twenty per cent, will be witlheld from the amount of all pay ments, which reservation is not to be paid, except by authority ot the Secretary of the Navy, until the contract (hall have been in all respects complied with; and the remaining eighty per cent, or other amount that may te due upon each bill, will, when a prop r certificate is turui? lied bv the inspector, and tho blfl approved by the Bureau, be paid bv such navy agents as tbe contractor mar name, within ten days alter tbe warrants for the same shall have been passed bv tbe Secretary of the Treasury. It will be stipulated in the contraot that if default be made In the dolivery of the coal in the quan tity or the quality, and at the plaoe and time di rected by the Bureau then, and in that case, the contractor and bis sureties will forfeit and par to the United States, as liquidated damages, a sum of money not exceeding twice the contract price, which may be recovered from time to time, accord ing to the aot or acts of Congress in that case pro vided. r Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted, and none other, will be notified, and, as early as prac ticable, a contraot will be transmitted to them, which tbty will be required to execute within ten days alter its receipt at the post ofliee or navy agency named by them. Tbe form of oflbr, guarantee, and certificate is here with given: FORM OF OFTEK. I (or we), of , fctate of , hereby agree to furnish and deliver thousand tons of an thraoite coal for steamers' use, at , at the rate of per ton ol 2240 pounds, amounting to dollars, tbe whole in coi iormity with the provisions and terms or the adveitismient of the 28th cay of December, 18o6, trom the Navy Department, and hereunto appended Should niy (or our! offer tbe accepted, I (or we) request to be informed at , and that the cos tract may be forwarded to for signatures and certificates. (Place.) (Signed) A. B. (Daie ) FOEM OF GUARANTEE. We, the undersigned residents oi , in the State pf , and of , in tho State of , here by jointly and severally covenant with the United States, and guarantee that incase the fore going bid ot te accepted, will, within ten aays after the receipt of tbe contraot at , vxetute the same, with good and sufficient sureant for the oelivtry of the autnracite coal proposed, in compliance with tbe forms ot the advertisement of the 261 h December, 1866, hereto appended, and undoi which it was made; and in case ihe said shal' fail to eiiter into the contract aforesaid, we guaran fee to make good the ditleronco between tlieoll'orol the 'aid , and tua' which may be acceptod. Witness, (Signed), CD. (Dace) js. y. (Date) 1 hereby certify that, to the best of my knowlcdgo ard belief, tl o above-named guarantors, and are j;ood aLd Bullicfoiit. iivnrd). ' G. IT. To be slgr.ed by tho United States District .udgo, United btatoa Dlbtriut Attorney, Collector, or Kavy Agent. . 1220 tu4t MTY COMMISSIONEK'a OFFICIO, , 1'iiiLADHLi'iirA, January 18. lwttt. i-ea ea nonosnli for boom, mutlonortr. unit printing, required bj the tit oinniirBioners for the year lSbJ In accordtmce with O'dlimnce ol ( ltv ( ounoi unproved Uecimbfr 30. IMS, uiHkiiiK an appronrlntlou to tail 16 ranuient, will bo received at I til Orlloo, So 11 State hoube how until 1 o'clock M.. Saturdnr. January , isee. Hinted scheilulei of anlo n tei uired ill be fur nithrfl on application at the Cl y CommunionuM' Oitioe, on wblcn (he blda iiiunt t mailo. ' mini' Hiuii.uiu -k JIIOMAh rI KMON.'Jnty Coramhsloncrf. 117 St JOHN lilVfcN, J OEN. HOUSE, LATH "XfABKHAM'8 110TEL." ON Til FTjrtOPKAN PLN. ADJOININO W ILt.ABK'H HOTEL lanim suomas jackh, rropiietor. PROPOSALS. nTtrtASUTtT PF.FABrMENT, OFFICB Llttlir X UOU8K JPOAJJO. WAnftwoTOW Crrr, January tt 19fifl. Pealed Tropoivaia whi be received at this otDoe until 1 0'a ork F. M., on FB1DAY, kthe 9ih day of It binary, 18Wt, for supplying the Ijgnt-ooue luita Dlmhnicnt with aixtv ibonsnnd gallons of the beet quality pure Winter IStrained Oil, either lrd or Sperm, to be divided into tour lots, and to be do ltveiodat trie times urideimentionrxi, alongside of the Government supply venae is, or at tho warehouse or other place of de'postt, to be designated ty tne Inspecting Officer, or other autt orized agent of tbe Ligbt-houre Board, In strong, tight, iron-bound, we.l-made ctata, inltahle for shipping, in good order, ot a capacity each of from fifty to eighty gallons not to exceed the latter. The O.l may be delivered at Boston or New York, at the option of the bldete. Ihe) lace of delivery ia each case must be dis tinct y stated in the bids, and wilt be embraced in tbe contracts. The four Ms will be dollvorcd as follows, via. : Lot Mo. 1. Fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons on the 2a day ol April, 1866, or as soon thereafter as the proper teats and ganging can t e completed. Lot No. 2. Fifteen thousand (15,( 00) gallons on the 16th day ol April. 1WS6, or as soon thureatter as the proper teats and gauging can be eomplnted. Lot Mo. 8. Fifteen thousand (15,000) gallon! on the 1st day of Juno, l&tte, or aa soon thereattur as the pro per teta and ganging can bo comple ed. Lot No. 4. Fi. teen tliousaud (15.000) gallons on the 1st day of Auvu.it, 1$6, or as soon ttieroatter as tbe iroicr tots and gauging can bo completed. Heparato proposals will be received at tbe same time lor COCO gallons of Colza or Lard Oil. to bo de livered as above supulatod, at Detroit, Michigan, en tbe Ut dav ot May, I860 Mo bid will be considered unless liom a manufac turer of (he article. No part of the Oil proposed for and to be embraced in the contract nuder this advortisomant will be accepted, received, or paid tor, until it siiall have been proved, to the entire sat slactlon ot the person or icrsons charged with its examination, tet, and inspection, to it oi the best quality pare Winter S rained Oil and free trom njlxturo with other or interior ons and adulterations, 1 be usual meai s tor determining the character ami quality of tbe bpcrm,Oi will be employed, vie i spe cific giaviiy, burning, tho amount of residuum, aud any other proper touts to arrive at correct couolu Btona that mnv bo deemed necessary. I be Lard O.l will be subjected to special tests, and will be rejected unloss found to bo, in regard to burn lug and fluidity under reduction of temperature, aud in every other respect equal to that of tbe standard adoptod by the Boatd, ot which a sample will be fur nished on application to the Lighthouse En.inecr at Boston, AlattfacbuBetts. Tbe casks must be guaged, nndor the direction and peisoi ai supervision of tho Inspecting Othcer, b a custom houee or other legally authorized and sworn gauger, according to the United States standard, and must be marked and accepted before thoy are re moved trom the cellar or warehouse of tho contrac tor. The tcmi.erature of tho Oil will be accurately noted, and the measurement reduced io the standard ten.pcrature ol 60 deg, Fahrenheit, by tables pro pared lor the purpose. 1 ropoeals will be received and considered for each lot separately, or lor all ot the lois, at tho option of tho bidder: but no bid will be considered for a less quantity tban that specified as one iot, to be de livered at one tiu.e and place. Each bid must sfate explicitly, written out in full, the kind of oil offored, wbetl er Sperm, Lard, or Colza, the rate per ga lou, tbe number of the lot or Iota bid lor, and the place of delivery, conlotming to this advertisement. Bids tubn itted by different members ot the same firm er copartneiship will not be considered. The Light-bouse Board, under the authority of the Department, reserves the right to reject any bid, al though it may be the lowest, tor other considora tionstban the price. Mo bid will be considered for any othor kind or dcsciiption ol oil than tboee specially called tor in this advertisement. A bond, with seourity to tbe satisfaction of the Depanment, in a ponalty equal to one-lourth of the amount of each contiact made under these pro posals, will be required of each contractor, con ditioned for the faithlul performance of thecoatraot, to be executed within ten days after tho acceptance of the bid. Fach ofTer must be accompanied by a written guar antee, signed bv one or moie responsible persons, and known to the Dopanment as such, or corn tied by a United States district fudgo, attorney, navy agont.or coflector ot the customs, to the effect that, if the bid be accepted, the bidder will duly execute a contract in good faith, according to tbe piovmons and terms of this advertisement, within ten days after accept ance; and that in case the said party offering shall tail to ente r into the contract as aforesaid, he or they guarantee to make good the difference between the offer of the said i arty and the noxt lowost Didder. All bids must be sealed and endorsed ' Proposals lor 011 tor Light-hotisoB," and tbon placed in another envolope, and directed, prepaid, to tho Secretary ot the Light-house Board, Washington City. At) bids will be opened, publicty, at tho hour and on the day specified. Payments will be made for the several lots of oil within thirty dajs after they shall have been re ceived by tbe United btates. By order of the Light-nouse Board. 1 11 25t ANDREW A. 11ARYVOOD, Secretary. OFFICE OF THE DEFOT QUARTERMASTER Foal LxAVXNWoRTn, Kansas, December 19, 1806. PROTOSALS FOR Alt 11 Y TRANSPORTATION. Scaled Proposals will be received at tnis otheeontil 12 o'clock on the 81st day of January, 1866, for tbe Transportation ot Military Supplies during the yeai 1B06, on the following routes: Boutk No. 1 1 rom Forts Leavenworth, Laramie, end Riley, and other depots that may beenabiished during the above year on the west banx of the Mis souri river, north ot Fort Leavenworth and south of latitude 42 degrees north, to any posts or stations that are oi may be established in the Temtories ot Mebraeka, Dacotah, Idaho, and Utah, south of lati tude 44 degrees north, and east of longitude 114 do grces west; and in the Territory of Colorado north of 40 degrees north. Bidders to state tbe rate per 10O pounds per 100 miles at which they will trans port said htoicb in each of the months trom April to September ino usive, otthe year I860. Koutic No. 2 Fiom Ions Leavenworth and Riley, in the State of Kansas, and tbe town of Kan sas, in tho Slate of Jlinnoun, to anv posts or stations that are or nav be established in the State ot Kan sas, er in tbe Territory of Colorado, south of lati tude 40 degtees north, drawing supplies trom Fort Leavenworth; and to Fort Union, N. M., or other depot that may be designated in that Territory, to Fort Car. and, and to any other point or points on the route. Bidders to state the rate per 100 pounds per 1Q0 miles at which they will transport said stores in each of the months fiom April to September in clusive, ot the year 1866. Route No. 8. From Fort Union or suoh other depot as may be established in tne Territory of New Mexico, to any posts or stations tbat are or may be established in that Territory, and to such pontt er stations as may be designated in the Territory of Arizona and State of Texas, west of longitude 106 degrees west Bidders to Btate tho rate per 100 pounds per 100 miles at which they will transport saia stores in each of tbe months trom June to No vember inclusive, of the year 1866. The weight to be transported each year will not exceed 10,000,000 pounds on Route Mo. 1, 15,000,000 pounds on liouto No. 2, aud 6,000,000 pounds on Route Mo. 8 Mo additional percentage will be paid for tbe transportation ot bacon, lard, bread, pine lumber, shingles, or any other stores. Bidders should give their names in full, aa well as their places of residence, and each proposal should le accompanied by bond in the sum of ten thou sand dollars, signed by two or mure responsible persons, guaranteeing that, in case a contract Is awarded for the rou'e mentioned in the proposal to the parties proposing, the contract will be aocepted and entered into, and good and tulliclont security furnlshod by said parties, in accordance with tho terms of this advertisemeut. The amount of bonds tequired from the contrac tor will be as follows t On Route No. 1 $100,000 2 200,000 8 60,000 Satisfactory ovidunce of tho loyalty and solvency of each biduer and person oHerod as security will be equired. Proporals must be rcdorscd: Proposals for Army Transportation on KoutoNo. 1, -2 ' or '8 ' " as the cane may be, aud nouo will be entertained unless thov iuily comply with all tho re quirements of ilim adveitixeuient. Parties to it hem awards are mado mnst be pro pnren to execute contracts at once, and to give the rtqulied bonds for tho taithiui performance of tho sumo. Contracts will be made snrjeot to the approval of the QuBrtoimai-ter-tieuoral ( but the right 1.1 reserved to i eject any or all bids thut may be offered. Contractors mnxt bo in readiuo-s lorsorvioe bv tne lft liay of April, lbed and tliey will bo required to luive a place oi tiUBincHi or agunct nt or in tho vlci nit? of Horts Leavenworth and Union, and othai depots tl at may be established, at which ttioy may b communicated y:th promptly aid readily. By order of the Quarloruiutor Gonorni. .T. a POlTEK. 12 2 88 Colonel and Chief Qiiartorniuater. THE STAMP AGENCY, NO. 304 OII1RSNOT J B'l ltVKT, A HOVii iUihD, WILL BE COATIHUiU) STTOBoftVtJtT PFHCBIPTION CONBTAVTI.Y OH BASD AH1 IM AHY AAIOCHT. H FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF tAFES pIE FIRE IN CIIESXUT STREET letter fix m Wells, Farco & Co. $10,000 SAVED n IIEIlIUNO'iJ PATENT SAFE. ' rnrLADtirniA. January J, IRS. M sears Faibii, lit anise A Co. Gentlemen l We Bay Just opened ear Van), an of your manulactura which passed throoRh the destractlv Are m Cheannl street, last night. Tbe fate was to our oiTlce, Do. 107, which building was entirely destroyed. The Sa e was In warm plaee. yon may well suppose, and wit rtd hot when taken ott or the embers. We are well satisfied with the result ef this trial, and find our books, papers, and some ten thousand dollars In tnenev almost a per fect as when put In the Pafe. Hothtng lslnJurd,M we except tie leather bindings of the books, wblch an teamed; tbe money and papers areas food as aver. Truly yours, WELLS, FA IUSO & CO.. Per J. n. COOK, Agent Thcabcve Safe can be seen at our store. FARREL, HERRING & CO., 1 1 HO. 629 C11E9KTJT TBEET. ANOTHER TEST Of HEBRIKG'9 FIIU.-PBGOY SAFES. TBE FIERT ORDEAX PASSED TRIUMPHANTLY! The Herrlnir Sale ased In the office of our warehouse, dVairored by the dlnattiout lire ol the nmht of the sth Inmant, wa tubjectrd to a Intfnae heat aa pmlmnly any pie will ever be sublected In any Are no Intent lhut the trwa knobs and mountings of the exterior n' same re melted en, and tbe whole lurface icsled and bllBterrd aa II It had been In a furnace, and jet whn pnenra tbe content- book and papers weie found to be entire and uninjured This Sale la now on exhibition in eur warebouaeog Bevtntb street, with the ucoka and paper stln remain lug In It lUKt as It was when taken from tbe mm, tier chant. Bankeia, and others Interested In the protectlur ot their books and fapera are Invited to call aadic amine it. J. P. B A t THOLO W, . , ... .f"nt,or Herring' Sa es. 1 1 NO 8S8 BEVTKTU St. WaahuiKion. I). 0 WEATHER STRIPS. U It . O W N E ' S METALLIC WEATHER STRIPS WINDOW BANDS PREVENT EATIXINO OS" SASH, And totally exclude Dust, Holge, and Odor in summer, swetl as Cold, Wind, and Bain In winter, trom doors and windows of every description, without interfering with their free use at all times. WARE ANTED GOOD FOB FIVE TEAR9, For Circulars, with Price' Llat, References, Etc., address the Metallic Weather Btiip Company. DAVID II. LOSEY, Sole Agent, 11 23tbatu2m No. $8 S. FIFTH STREET, Fhllada. PERSONAL. GREAT REDUCTION IN COFFEE, AT WILSOK'S Tea Warehouse, Ho. 236 CHESS UT Street 30 CENTS. ROA ST KD RIO COFFER. AT WlLSOlt'Blea Warehouse, So. m CHESNUT Street. CENTS. BEST ROASTED RIO COFFEE, )U at WIIBOK'8, Ko. 2.16 CHESNUT Street. 40 CENTS FINEST OLD JAVA. ROASTED, at WILSOti '8, Mo. 236 CUESSUT Btreet 70 CENTS. BLACK AND GREEN TEA RIFT. IMfiH. in ouaatltin nnl In., than (in nnnnrl HTTRHK 'fl ' GOOD DOLLAR TEA, BLACK AND GREEN, at WILSOM'S, So. 236 CHK8MTJT Htreet tTEAS AND COFFEES AT .wnriTRSAT.m I prices, at WILSONS Tea Warehouse. Uo. 230 v;ai.R v l Bireei. 121m FRAIXE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN $)hot0igrajh Albums, BOOKS, BIBLES, PRAYERS, Magazines, Novel, and all the New Publication. CARD, MEDIUM, AND IMPERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. Stereoscopes and Stereoscopic Views. Pictures of all kinda Framed to order. Nil 808 CHESTNTTT ST. flfin l:C r J3 R O W N & M A G E E, MANUFACTURERS OP TRUNKS. VALISES I3AGS, RETICULES, And all styles ot foods suitable for Travellers and Excursionists. A large stock of MOROCCO TRAVELLING BAGS AND RETICULES, FOR GENTS AND LADIES, Of our own Manufacture, suitable for HOLIDAY PRESENTS. 1126 No. 708 CHESKUT 6TKKET. rpo SnTP CAPTAINS AND OWNERS. TITE mirieiKliHipd havlnir leaafd the KENSINGTON NCPKW lxn K.brir toluiorm hi friend aud the oat rom of the Dock that be la prepared with lncreaaea laciilUe to accommodate those having vBne a to be rulaed or repaired, and being a prac leal ship-carpenter and caulker. Tel l give personal attention to the Tesaei en trusted to blm tor repair. LatUln or Agent, till Id rarpenters, and Machinist bavins Teapelt to repair, are solicited to call. Having the agency Tor ihe sale of 'WetteratedV Patent .Metallic Composition" lor Copper Paint, for the pietervation of vfasela' bottom, for tola city, 1 am pre pared to lurnlnh tbe same on fnvorahle leniiH. JOHN 1L 11 A M MITT. . . . Ken neton borew Doc:, 1 11 DELAWARE Avenue, above LA l it i:L Hirtet. J C. PERKINS, LUMBER MERCHANT, Successor to R. Clark, Jr., No. 824 CHRISTIAN STREET. Constantly on hand a lare aud varied assortment of BuiiuiDir Lumber. 6 tl ly TEW MUSIC STORE. WILLIAM II 1 BONi.it CO , No. 11C2 CrtEBNUi; Ptrtet. Dealer lit American and Foreign Muaioi rianoa, Mfllo derna, and 15 uelcul Instrument of a I kind also, a supe rior quality ot (String eonatuntlr on hand U T3u J. I,. CAPEN. PIIKKNOLOfJIXT. fifTH. , cemor to Fowler, We I A Co., gives written aid veri'ttl tteacripUvn or character mth Uaaita, daliv, at liisiutQ im jio.: v,' iJTU street, FINANCIAL. H JSL k O V- JV. I . ' ' TO , NEW OFFICE. On MONDAY. Wh Inn., w shall remove from oar temporary Office, ho. Ki OHKSNUT Htreet, to on r old location. No. 114 S. THIRD STREET, With greatly enlarged facilities (or the PURCHASE AND SAT.13 Of GOVERNMENT AND OTHER SECURITIES, And the transaction of a general Banking bntnee. JAY COOKE & CO. Fbradclrhta, January 1. lsca. i (PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. FROM THIS date, BESET D. COOKK, HARRIS C. FA11NE KTOC'K. riTT COOK V.. Jnnw xmt icti,a . ww.., , , , . e.ua,uii, ana GIOBGE C. TBOUAS are partner wltii a In tbe Firm Of JAY COOKE CO., Philadelphia. JAY COuKE, WM. Q. ItOORlIEAD. Philadelphia, January 1, 1868. i XL SEC U RITIES A SPECIALTY. SMITH, RANDOLPH & CO.,' BANKERS & BROKERS, 16 S. THIRD ST. PHILADELPHIA. 3 NASSAU ST., NEW YOKE. STOCKS AND GOLD BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION. IX TEKEST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS. 12 STOCK BROKER, No. 39 S. THIRD STREET," (ROOM No. 4). Government, State, and Other Loan and Stocks Bought and Sold on Commission. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVES TO 1 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES! HARPER, DTR2TEY & CO., BANKERS, STOCK AND EXCHANGE BROKERS, No. 55 8. TIIIKD STBEET, FIHLaDELPHIA. Stocks and Lonna bought and sold on Commission TJneunent Bank Kotee, Coin, to., bought and sold. Special attention paid to tho purchase and sale of Oil Stocks. Deposits received, and interest allowed, as per agreement. 121 8m 5'20s- 7'30s, W ANTED. IDE HAYEN & BROTHER' No. 40 8. THlliD STEIET. l-T HAIR ESTABLISHMENTS. AKER'8 POPULAR HAIR ESTABLISH MtM The assortment ol Bralda, W Iks. Tonneea. Daneaux, Baplllona. Mouleaux, Tonauea, Frlses. trimpaes. Curie, II lUDlve Svama lor ladle, cannot be equalled by any other house In the United Btates. at pilcea lower lliun elsewhere. ' 11 3m y o. fcOl) CHEWKTJT Street. Thflaflelphfa. STOVES. RAftGES, &o. C u r, v e it s New Patent Deep Sand-Joint HOT-AIR FURNACE. RANGES OFALL SIZES. Also, Phlegar's New Low Pressure Steam Heating ApDaratus. FOR SALE BY . CHARLES WILLIAMS, 6 41y fKo, 1183 MARKET 8 TBEET. LIQUORS. CHESNUT GROVE WHISKY. MERIT ALWAYS ITS OWN HEWAFD. Ansrtlcle possessing Merit will always conquer proja alee, abuse, vilification, and auttbt tbat eavj, ' hatred, or malice can Impose a pool t CHESNUT CROVE WHISKY Is s strong evidence of the fact Decried by numbers for wnat-elmply if Its merits were known and appre ciated It could not talt to become popular other tn Intra lest so In proportion. There Is no stimulant giving evi dent of so much purity as to produce certificates from such highly respectabls parties as Messrs. Booth, Oar ret, sua Camso, of Philadelphia; L. B. Chilton, How York and Dr. A. L. H ayes, lloston. , 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 NO. ij5 N. TIII11P STREET. 2y NATHANS & SONS, IMPORTERS OF .OP BRANDIES, WINES, GINS, Etc. No. 19 N. EEtOJTT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. MOSES NATHANS. JIOKACK A. M ATHAK8, OrtLAKDO D.KATUAK8. 1 1 Oris T H. KVIST.W.V'H 11 T M T)Mni.r (K7 Trima Establlxhment. No. W CIIKSMUT 'mah,, a street, near nruaii This Triiits, unlliie all THUsi'i Preure"' never runt, break, cl.a e. or he co1"? , y. I . Ucd, ' 0 lorm '"lulling no strup t r. Elastic Mtockinus. Au.ul.ler T.race. huapS? Z lei etc., oi improved stvies Lady attendant, fait and ex amine, or send lor pumiuleu 12 li lAi
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