felting Stlcpjft T$ published every afternoon (Sundays excepted) at No. 108 & lhird street. Price, Tliree Cents Ter Copy (Double Sheet), or Eighteen Cents Tcr "Week, payable to (he Carrier, and mailed to Subscribers out ofOieoityai Nine Dollars Ter Annum ; One Dollar and Fifty Cents for Two Monttts, invariably in advance for the period ordered. To insure (he Insertion of Advertisements inaU of our Editions, Viey must be forwarded to our office not later Vian 10 o'ctocfe each Morning. MONDAY, FEBRUAttY 12, I860. Abraham Lincoln His Life nnd Services Oration ol Hon. Gcorsro Urancrolt. Trus day fllty-seven years ago, there was torn in the tben unse : tied wilds ol the Stato of Kentucky, of poor and Ignorant parents, a child lor wbese I onor thirty millions of American fioemen aro celebrating this, the . anniversary oi his birth. We will not trace the course of that stern patriot, that clear orator, that firm Tresidunt, that lamented martyr. From his entrance upon the stage of to the moment when he was hurled by vio'ence lrom our gaze, his cuiecr has been fhtniliar lo our people. As the boy, the nenn, the Statesman, his actions and hid words are com mon and chrrlshed property. His life was the purest type of an A merican, his death the symbol of modern martyrdom. Vor over half a century, the 22d day ol February has been celebrated as the anniversary of t'.ia fcirth of the Father ol the Republic ; from this time henceforth let the 12th ba kept as a holiday In commemoration of the savior of that nation which Washington founded. Let It be a memorable day ; let it bo pro- . claimed a national anniversary ; let it b? added to the quintette of holidays in honor of him who lived a patriot and died a martyr, who fell upon the borders of the promised land, and lelt bis fame lor posterity to revere and Cherish. Ihe first time that our nation has had an opportunity to show their reverence is to-day, and fittingly are the heads of the Government testifying thir respect and love. 1 his morning the scene at the Capital was one of grandeur, ol deep solemnity. The Honorable George Bancroft delivered in the Capitol of the nation, in the presence of the President, the Judiciary, the Cabinet, the Foreign Diplomatic Corps, and the National Congress, bis Eulogy on the life and services of the Honorable Abraham Lincoln. His essay was masterly, and was woven together with the strength and oeauty of the hand which has for years practised upon a record ot the past. It will be found on our first page, and will well rt-pay the attentive perusal of all our readers. We do not desire to vie t it critically, yet there are points which will suggest them selves to every reader. One of the few defects f th3 address is its unnecessary length. A J)r!ef, pointed eulogy,coaflning Itsilf to the sub 4 acts lor which it was requested to speak, paying a glowine tribute to the life of the hero, and concluding with a careful summary Of what he had accomplished, of the great things he had done, and the mighty influence Which his actions would exert on the future, would have been the perfection of a memorial oration ; would have filled, yet not crowded, the ground to be covered; would have added to the speaker's lame, and furnished a fitting tribute to him to whose honor bo was to testify. Mr. Bancroft has gone beyond his mark, and while every word he uttcis is well selected, while every para graph Is tine, and every head treated of is finished with a 1 the force of an accomplished writer, yet in a eulogy we see no necessity of examining into the "Growth of the Republic," "Consequences of Slavery," "Dred Scott De cision," and tne like. They are all very good in their plar-e, but a eulogy on Abraham Lincoln is not their place. If Mr. Ban croft had commenced with the "Early Life of Abraham Lincoln," and had omitted that portion of his address which relates to Great Britain and the various Continental powers, it would have been a masterpiece. As it now etands, it treats of much that is irrelevant, and much that is Inappropriate. It Is a his tory of the moral results of our great strug gle. Too little is given to its object, too much to national affairs. With this excep tion, the oration is a finished masterpiece ; its periods all rounded, its style euphonious, its rhetoric faultless. It is a polished tribute to a great man's fame, and although too Impreg nated with the historical tone into which its author has lallen, it Is, nevertheless, a eulogy worthy ol the fame of its writer and the Im mortality of its subj ect. The concluding passages of the speech, especially the parallel between the two leaders of twonations.LiNCOLN and Palmerston,8J"o peculiarly line. It was, indeed, appropriate for these two chiefs of the earth to be com pared, and well has the comparison been Instituted. We must quote his words : . "Hardly had the lute Pi evident been consigned to the grave, when the p.-hue wiuiater ol' Ens land died, lull of years ana honors. Palm'jrsi'on traced hij lineace to the time ol the Conqueror; liiKCOLN went back only to hi3 frraudiather. 1'aluebston received his educution lrom the best scholars of Harrow, Edinburgh, and Cam bridge; Lincoln's early teachers were the silent forest, the Diuirie. the river, and the stars. Pal- jikbston was in public lite lor sixty years; Lin coln but a tenth ot that, time. I'almehston was & skilful guide of an established aristocracy: Lincoln a leader, or rather a companion of the people. Palmeeston was exclu sively an Kntrlistuiiaii, and made his loat In the House ot Commons trmt the interest of Enidand was his bbibholoth; Lincoln thought aUays of mankind as well as his own couutry, ana served human nature ttsilf. Palhekston is a shining example of the a heat of a cultivated aristocracy; Lincoln shews tn genuine fruits of Institutions where the laboring man shares and assists to form th great ideas and designs of hia country. Palm ea bton was buried in Wesuuiuster Abbey by the order of his Queen, and was followed by the liritish aristocracy to his crave, which after a lew years will hardly be uotiend by the side of be 'graves of Vox. and Chatham; Lincoln was THE DAILY EVENiNG TELEGRAPII. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 18CC. followed by the sorrow of his country aorois the continent io bis resting-plaoo in the heart of thi MiiwtFfiippt valley, to be romnmbjred through all time by his countrymen, and by all the pouples of the world." The oration Is ended, the crowd gathered to hear it and revere the memory of him of whom It spoke have separated, the telegraph wires have sped the eulogy from ocean lo ocean, and what was spoken by one man of another Is re-echoed by millions, all of whom re sorrowing and mourning the babe which fifty-seven years airo first uttered Its wail la the old Kentucky cabin. And through all future age will his memory stand j "To keep the soldier Brm, the statesman pure, Till in ail lands, and through all human story, Tho path of duty bo the way to Rlory." Haunted Housks. Curing the past week certain Journals of our city have seen fit to astonish the community with miraculous talcs relative to the existence of haunted bouses. The building selected is not & darkly mysterious abode of weird creatures, it has not large 'wainscot, dark panelling, ancostral portraits, nor yet secret doors. Of it no poet can Fay : "That over all the being; a cloud of foar. A sciise of mystery, tho spirit daunted. And paid, as plain an wliuper in the car, The placo ia haunted." On the contrary, the doomed mansion was eo false to all traditionary ghostly residences 3 to be n shop. In It were sold ribbons by the yard, and spools ot cotton; in it were scents and perfumes; In it was tape Instead of tapestry, and pins instead of oaken panel lings. Had the ghost been ever so excellent, bad his demonstrations been both physical and ocular, wo would not have received him os an accredited agent from the other world. Ko rial spirit would be so lost to decency as to isit and haunt so plebeian a placo as a dry goods shop. The affidavits of all the clergymen in creation would not have in duced us to insult our ideal of a ghost, for with such a degradation the idol must fall. But not only was the alleged ghost thus common in bis tastes, but he was also low and disgusting in his medium. We are not such skeptics as to dare to doubt the appearance of the spirit ol a murderous knight who "slewed" his own brother, when he made himself known by winling the eyes of his ancient picture, done up in the pre-Raphaclite style, and ex tending bis band in a friendly way towards his posterity, provided he does so at the hour ot midu'gbt. But for a ghost to be so disre putable as to select, not an ancestral portrait, but a cake of soap as his medium, is too 6hameful to be allowed even in that ill-ruled place lrom which tho spirit was sent as a delegate. A cake of soap 1 Atrocious I What could a ghost want with a cake ol soap ? Did his hands smell of sulphur, and did he design to cleanse them, or was it with the design of making the cake soft, and then dealinz it out to such ol the clergy as came to exorcise the residence of his visitation? This question is one of importance, and we are surp: ised that the reporters did not secure a solution, not of the soap, but of the pheno mena. This is but one reason why we doubt the talc. There is another. Hot dare a ghost take up a Prayer-Book and a Bible, and fling them on a chair ? True, his audacity did not reach such a pass as to fling them on the floor. But how dared he touch them, when his chief, Mephistopheles," was cowed down by the sign of a sacred emblem in the shape of a cross? No follower of psychology will deny that we have his ghostship here in a tight place." But, thanks be to ingenuity, our city is once more tree. The power of Christianity has triumphed, the fiend has been exercised, our citizens are safe, at least for a little season, and lor this respite wo have to thank the Pev. S. Durborow. This saintly gentle man "did up" the ghost In good style. There was no half-way measure with him. He secured an orange wood stick, tho best sub stitute for an ebony cote, attacked the "devil worshippers," and by the force ot his good right arm put the fiend-followers to flight! Tnen came the Impressive ceremony. Prayers were said we hope he was in his full canonicals and the "house formally taken possession of m the name of Jesus." Whether the gentle man took hold of the knob of the door in the presence of an adult of the household, as the law directs, we do not know; but afler frankensence and spice were spiritually offered, the house was declared purified, end the fiend departed, and so did the minister. We thank Mr. Dur borow for his Ingenuity and courage. Who but an inspired man could have been so influenced as to exorcise the spirit by prayer? While some doubt the reality of the ghost, some facts seem to suggest that a young and vicious servant in the house caused all the disturbance by playfully endeavoring to shield herself from paying the cots of some broken crockery by laying tho blame on a ghost. Yet those who believe this must be poor, deluded skeptics; lor did not Mr. Durborow secure the flight ot the fiend alter his "taking posses sion?" ' But to speak soberly, we consider tho course of Mr. Durborow to be utterly shameful, profane, and sacrilegious. For any one in bis sane m'.nd, and calling himsalf a minister ot the gospel, to go thiouch an ab surd and childish mummery as that performed i by Mr. Durborow, is an unutterable disgrace. We do not know what private reasons the gentleman had, and if we do him injustice, we will bo happy to correct ourselves: but judg ing fiora the published account of his Incanta tion, we should think he was educated In nindostan, and was playing the Dervish tor the edification of tho worshippers of Juggernaut. However, while lrightbuing the fiend took care to frighten the servant; and as both servant and ilend left the house toge ther, we can console the anxious that as the cost of the broken crockery will not be laid on Madeline, we need not fear the return of his worshipful majesty, to whose advertise ment at least three of our papers haye de voted several columns. TnB Christian And Sanitary Commis sions. The work performed by the Chris tian and Sanitary Commissions during the great war of freedom is difficult to overrate. They have both brought their official labors to a close, and the results are matters of his tory. The individuals composing these great bodies are stiU busy doing works of mercy for the benefit of those who have suffered from the disastrous consequences of battle and siege. Unnumbered families of dead soldiers are daily provided lor by the benevolont men and women who labored so anxiously and in delatlgably during tho continuance of the war. Almost the whole of the ladies who were en gaged in carry In tr out tho purposes of the organizations above referred to, are still "ac tive in visiting tho sick and wounded, and ministering to the wants and necessities of thoso maimed, or broken in health, by the hardships of t!u camp and battle-field. Relief Associations are being formed to look to tho condition of the widows and orphans of those who gallantly laid down their own lives to save that ol the country. To these foster-children of the republic we owe an everlasting debt of gratitude, and they should never lack any good thing as long as pros perity is within our palaces and peace within our walls. The Union of the States is now forever cemented by tho noblest blood of the nation. The holocaust of death has been finished; the reign of treason is over. For four fearful years our streams ran blood, and thousands of valleys ;rew rich with human gore; but tho da-k days of sorrow are past, and joy cometh with tho morning. The closing scenes of these noble benevolences are fraught with a divided interest one of pleasure that there is no longer any necessity lor their continuance, and the other of admi ration in the contemplation ot the good they have accomplished. They have both esta blished themselves in the hearts of the people, where their memory will be forever kept green. The Home for Little Wandf.rers. This institution is to be inaugurated by e grand demonstration at Concert Hall, Ches nut street, this evenin?. The Reverend Mr. Van Meter, of the nowa'rd Mission, New York, is to be present, with twelve of the best Binders from the mission, who will sing a number ol songs, choruses, elces, and anthems. These children sing with a skill and pathoa which (iraw all hearts after them. Mr. Ktngsi.ey, ol the Continental, invited them to that hotel to diuner yesterday, and while there they sang in the parlor to the guests ol the house. The effect was prodigious. Many of the ladies and gentlemen present wept, and all were dceplymoved. After tbe singing was over, the ttuests of the house covered tbe top of the pianoforte with greenbacks for the benefit of the Howard Mission. Over three hundred and fifty dollars was thus contributed. At tbe meeting at Concert ETall to-night there will be excellent spcakinsr, and much interesting matter brought lorward, in addi tion to the singing. Governor Pollock will preside. Tue Oak Shadb Oil Company. Those oil com pauies which have been organized on a sound basis and economically managed have bocn in inoft instances, eminently Micccssful. The Company above named belongs to the class described. The property was well chosen, the title se cured, and the work of development has been steadily carried forward with rare judgment and industry. Thrco flowing wells arc already in operation, yieldinir a return equal to two and a-half per cent, per month ou the entire capital ot the Com pany, while other wells are in progress of drill ing, two of which will be ready for tubing and testing during the present month, with a fair prospect of being very productive. Tho Directors of the company aro practical business nun, of known integrity of character, and as they look to the oil actually produced from their property for a legitimate protit on lheir capital, it is but reasonable to expect that the stock of the company will soon become one oi the be.-t and safest investments of the kind in tho market. The results already realized show the advantage which any enterprise, honestly ana judiciously conducted, has over one that is only speculative in its character, and it is gratifying to know that mere' are a lew companies, at least, engaged legitimately in developing eo valuable a product of our State as petroleum. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Sutkemk Court op Pennsylvania Chief Jus tice Woodward and Justices Uead and Agnew. The Warren and Franklin Kail way Company vs. Tne Clai ion Laud and Improvement Company. This is, an application tor a rehearinsr ot a mo tion lor a special injunction againtt tho defend ants, tJ restrain them from taking tho location made Dy tho complainants of their railroad on mat part ot tho Hue which extends from tho iuoiuh of I'lthole creek, in the county of Venaugo to Oil City, and consrructiuc a lailroad thereon, thus excluding the complainants trom their loca tion, and rendering it impossible for them to complete the railroad whicli they are authorized and required to construct. The motion wab originally made in the Western District, but the iniunctiou was there reiused for the want ot aflidavita in support of the lull. This morning Theodore Cuyler, Ksq., on behalf of the complainants, presented wud rend tho affidavit of Henry P. Uutter, President of the complainant company, hi support ot the bill, and a-ked lor a reheurinc of the motion. This the Court granted, and ordered that it he heard lien-, at i'tiiladelphia, on the 24th lust., ten days notioe thereof to bo civen to respondants. The Philadelphia I'M was resumed thie morn iuc, aiid tho lollowing cases beard: Freeman Scott vs. William Sadler. Error to the Distiict Court of Philadelphia. Argued by Chmles Meyors and John 1. Powell, Keqa., for plaintiil in error, aud by J. Austin Spencer for del Adaut in i-rror, VVistai's anpeul: llclntyre's appeal. Estato of Kicbiivd M. WiBtnr. Appeals from tne decree ot the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia. These two cases wero argued together by Tbomas E. McUlroy and Samiief C. Perkins, Esqs., for appellant in Wistar'a appeal, aud by William L. lilrst, Esq., for appellant in Mclniyte'H appeal. Woldey vs. CallaaUer. Error to District Court of Philadelphia. Argued by P. C. lircwster. Esq., tor pi unit i If lu error. The Court declined to hear counsel for defendant in error, in reply. &UIRKMH COUKT AT NlBI PrICS J UStice (Strong. The Court was in sesion this morning for but a short time. Nonsuits wire entered in several cafes. No cape on the lint being ready lor trial, the Court adjourned at an early hour. District CorRT No. 1 Judge Hare. The third period of the December Term of the District Courts commenced this morning. In this Court none of theensos on the"dy' list being ready tor trial, tho (.;ourt aflioumcd at an early hour. Dimmer Court No. 2 President Judue Shars wcod. Paul vs. Persch A Stoen. This was an action to recover the amount ot a certain bal ance due plaintiff on his account as a depositor wnn tne doicnaants, wno are bankers in Third Street. Tho defense alloee that In the ver 1862 tho f luintiir applied to them to discount notes of the ibode Island Central Wank to tho a nount of $413, and that on Ms representation that Droxel A Son had offered to discount them for one quarter percent., they wero Induced to tako them at that rate. Two or threo day afterwards the note were returned to thotn as worthless, tho bank being a broken banV. On applying to the plaintiff to redeem them, he Fttid lie wouid ninke it all right, but this has never been done. Tho defendants, therefore, claim to set olt this amount, which Is largely in exrefs ot tho balance on their books In favor of plaintiff, acninst his claim in this action. On trial. Aidses A. Dropsle, E.q., for plaiutill"; Frederick Heycr, Esq., for deienuants. Court of Common Pleas Judge Pierce. Tho Court was in session lor a short time this morn ing hearing an application in equity. Court of Quarter Sessions Judge Ludlow. Coiirad bskel pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a coat, tho property of William Meany. The latter said he had employed Sakcl to work forbim, which ho did lor about four weeks, boarding and sleeping in tho house. Oa New "Vcai's meht he stole tho coat and otbor clothing and decamped. Daniel Holt was chorced with stealing a dog, the property ol John Clancy. Clancy suld the oog nan Deen given to him oy a triena, since dead, and that soon otter he had the dog regis tered, and paid taxes on and had peaceable posses sion ot him until the alleged larceny by Holt. Holt, on the other band, claimed prior owner ship ot the animal: and it being a question of disputed property, the District Attorney said the chnrgeot lnrceny must tall. He therefore sub mitted the bill, aiid a-ked the jury to acquit. (5 rorce Ashton was convicted bt stealing six pocket-books and a show-case. Wilbam Fonte was convicted of a charge of assault and battery ou William (iould. It was in evidence that defendant flrst struck Gould in the face, and a'.terwards drew a knifo upon cer tain parties who interfered in his behalf. lames Buchanan, a youngster, was charged with stealing a coat, the property of Uenty G. Fisher, and worth S25. Tho coat was stolen from a room In the Inquirer Building, 304 Cnes nut street. The nicht alter the larceny Bucha nan acknowledged to having committed it, and stated that he had sold it in South street for Sl'fiO. Tne jury convicted. Alary Ingraham was charged with stealing a clonk and other property worth $72, belonging to Mary Manton. Tho defendant was living in the lamily ot Mrs. Manton. The goods were pawned and were recovered, but the Common wealth iailintr to identify the defendant with sufficient certainty as tho woman who pawned the property, the jury acquitted. Catharine Mencless was charged with re ceiving dresses, the propel ty of "Joseph Mont gomery, knowing the same to have been stolen. The goods were recovered at a pawnbroker's, but the Comnn nweaith failed to show that tho tleitcdiint pawned them. The Jury therefore acquitted. tame? Norton and Annie Norton were charged with stealing dry roodn and money amounting to ono hundred and sixteen dollars, "the property ot Thomas Jackson. Tho property was taken lrom the house of prosecutor, No. 222 Christian sticet. Annie Norton, ono of the defendants, wai t-hown to have been in tho tiouse the even ing the larceny was committed, aud with her husband, the other deteudaut, wont to Trenton a day or two alter. She acknowledged to the stealing of $31 in money and some of the coods, hut not all. Part ot the money sho returned. The Commonwealth also showed that she pawued some of the stolen goods. Mrs. Norton denied that her husbund had any band in the larceny or that he knew anything about it. The jury convicted tho wife and acquitted the husband. William J. Burney was charged with larceny as bailte of a valise and some $335. the property of Gcorce II. Woods, and also his discharge from the army, and some clothing. 'The prosecutor is a discharged soldier, and last Monday stopped at a tavern kept by a man named liiddle, in Market street, between Eighteenth and Nine teenth. His valise, containimr his money, dis charge, aud clothing, was handed to the defen dant, burrcy, son-in-law and barkeeper for Bid die, who put it behind the bar. Tho next day tht, valise and contents had disappeared, and neither Biddlen or Bumcy could tell anything about it. The defense was that Mr. Biddlo had notified the soldiers, a number ot whom were stopping at the house, that he would not be responsible for valises and knapsacks lelt behind, the bar. If entrusted to him to bo locked in a room up stabs for the purpose, then he would bo responsi ble. On trial. SPECIAL NOTICES. lUce the Third Page for additional Sptcial Notice. I - INAUGURATION or the HOTE FOR LITTLE WANDERERS, No. HO SOUTH (Street. Philadelphia. The Inauguration Exercises of tho Home lor Little Wanderers w ill take placo at CONCERT HATjTj, CI1EBNUT Street, above Twelfth, on MONDAY EVEN ISO, February 12. at7H o'clock. Tho exercises will consist of an Address by Hon. OL1VKK DYER (an eminent member of tlieNew York bar), on "l'oveity . Vice, and Cilmo : What should be done to I'.cmove and Frtvcnt thcin?" -Also, Addrassei by Itev. W. C. VAN MET Eli, Superintendent of the "Home" In New York. CHAELES LEX, Etm.,and Bov. W. D. HIEGKEIED. of Fhllauelpbla. The Choir will consist of twelve little glr'ifrom the Homo for Lltlle Wanderers, New York, who will be pre sent, by special Invitation, and will entertain the audience vltu singing Ex-tiovcrnor Voliock will preside upon the occasion. Tickets, 25 cents; lor sale at Trumplei's Muslo Htore, Pevcnth enl C'hCKnut streets: at C'oncort Hall Ticket Olllcei and attbollome, No. 82H Southstreet. Proceeds lor too benefit of the Uoine. 2 10 2t irT THE SEASON AND TIII2 I'OOIt. iki-' rnlon benevolent Assoclutlon. For thirty-four ytars tills society bun born vuingln aud out anion. st the clt.zens of Philadelphia, nivuig uud reci-lTlng tlieir alms; and It hts never aupeu.ca lor aid in vaiu. at the present crisis It nccus till it en obtain tu enable ft to carry on Its work With a hundred liidv vlstors ulitributed all ov.r tho entirn city, it reaches ruMiriv everv la.mil v. and 'ho experience of tlio vmito'S enab cs tl.em to dlscrimiuuta he w ecu tho wor thy anil the uuwortuv. ilio principle ot the Socie.y li todl tilhuie ittvon with a cautious hand, bring con vinced l.y lonij uperlenco that this is H e only tiue piuu oi ill ht charity. Numerous oruanizutluiis huve risen undiaiien upon a dlhereut principle since its lounUntlon, and iiumber.ess others wfl rise and la 1 whenever they li II lo recognise this principle, liiclaorliiiiuatn alnn iiivhiK Is the losttr-la hi oi pauperism, and It will evtm iuai in til mg iinyoommunlt) with bei'guw Then nre liiyrlni's ot ni or who now labor wl liugl lor a living that wou d not do so II encouraged in ldtcnoss by u mWiikeu phi anthropy 5 and thi re ar myriads w ho do live with out il.lor upon the tains of their children seut throuirli the smote to beg. At tbe same time there i, and aUave will l;e, u very neat ileal ot real sulli rinir w lilch it Is the bounui u tin v oi the good to seek out aad relieve, t hese are prlnclpa'ly women and chil iren-not ottcu men whom won eu can b-st niinisut to. At this erism inanv ol tneso nr.i iamlllcj of discha-gtU suhiieis who wouid nuflerand die lu tlieir garre:s i.n I cellars unknown to tbe great puli.lo hilt lor the eQortj " our benevolent women, ho thread the byways rid alr'S oi the city to neok out aud re'leve them. Thu number of visits made by our visitors last year wus 17 ltitit number l mm un raicvtu. iminor w, Of constant employment In a l this visiting there have been Ol Course, nuilieru'in u:m i ..........p bton-ht to litht which, li re a ed, wou d aiiwat to i"ly YliariUb e heurts W It hs nver been the prao- tieo oi the ttocie V to ohiruile hariowm cases ind tl;eval now urge ur on tho puhllo no. Ice the wau.i ol he poor ai me ciunw " T...7.I kit um'ouut of cli distributed, b5liK4: number torisot coa g. veil out, 1740 ; number of narmenU, 30ti I. ... .fr.vca liuinpil. SM): and U8 women wore found III HUtleilPU IIB'OrM 111" .iiuuv , w ... , has reltVd rather n-ion the Intel meut Judgment, ot tl rub le to i-ustaiu lieatealy work, lis respectable ! '!v. iMinranU-e of resDoimibilitv. Aleib.ni. Cooper ana i.vun, ................. .iiT in nuitiHialv make the r onnl call tor tlie year. Money W .ito ho left with Him.tnd Wilcox. W surer fo. 404 Cbesnut street.or with John Hicks, ayent tbe ofllee ol ihe Sncletv. comer of hansom uud LV Si. t,,?. SAMUEL H. rtKKlKH. President. liCirtiail Anllnritrkoi Jon U. AiwoOD, Secretary. i n uiwt it SPECIAL NOTICES. TO THE FRIENDS OF UNION AND LIBERTY. Agreeably t theoll of the USIOU RTATE KXIcrjTIVB COMMITTEE, the Union olU icm ot the various Ward of Philadelphia are reqneaieil to meft at inch p'acci aa snail be designated by tbe ofltcf rs of the various Ward Associations Ion TO BSD AT F.VEMNQ, February U, 1806. at 1H o'clocV, to elect one Jndae and two Inspectots. to conduct the Delegate Election to be held In the various E ectlon Divisions oa on TCF8DAT VF.NISO, February 20, 1S66, between tbe homa ol 6 and 8 o'oiock. At this Election there shall be elected one Senator al and one Kenrrsentatlve Delegate trim each Division, wlio sha 1 moot In Convention (atireoably to Bulo loth of the Kulos for the Government ol tbe Union Party) to eleet Dclooatcs to the ntate Convention, to be bold at Ilarrlkbnrg, on tbe 7ih of Maroh 1G66 to nominate a 0t(mir, and transact such other business as may be brought beiore the Convention (ot tbe good ef tho Ut.ion. By order of the Cltr Fxeeutlve Committee. WILLIAM ELLIOTT, Chairman. Jons L. Hill, f yecrtar"'- 9 9 St PK THK TWENTY FOURTH ANNUAL l' Oiallon be ore the SO IK :i T OF THE ALUM SI of the Philadelphia Central tilth School, will be ae llverw! on I 111 K-DAY EVENING, February 11 n WIM'AJ. I'LND HALL, by CUAKLE H K.N BY HkoCK, Esq. 2 frjTT THIRTEENTH WART). A MEETING of the citlztns favorable to the Union partv will be held on Till SDAY EVENING Kebrnary 13, at half past 1 o'clock P M .at tne U10N LF.AGUK KOO.Vf, corrci ol FUA NKLl and BUTTONWOHU Wtieota for the uurDose t,f selection .Indues am Inspectors to eon- i ouct the Delegate election In accordance with the call ! of toe City Executive Committee II AfirjvlV U . c illtjO , X looiuiiiit Cbai led Fhkbt ( Secretaries. It fKSjv" LECTURE ON MERCANTILE REME-W-J die s.-l he nest Lecture ol tho Course on Com mercial Law will be delivered at CRi l i K.N lis N S Oi AIM r Hi IAT, COl.l.KOf, by JOMF.PIi C lUKNKIt, Esq. on '1 L'EfDAY Evening, lllth Inst . at 7H o'clock. Mihlict 1 Mercantile Heniedles " All former stti lonts ar.d business men ar cordiuliy Invited. 2 111 ilt f-iT" AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC ON FltlDAY 1 YENING the Kith Instant, Profrssor HENRY AKHtrON will delver his third Lecture on Light, entitled "Refraction, or Prisms aad Lenses," Tickets, 58 cents to all parts ot the house. Forsa ent tho FliANKLIN INSTl'lUlK, No. 15 s. hEVEVl'U Street, bea s secured without extra charge. - 2 10 fit TV'?30 THE ANNUAL MEETINd OF THE Stockholders of the Philadelphia Express Btrnmhont Company wil be held at No. 14 Sou ft I1 La WAltt avenue, at 12 o'clock M.,on TUl-.SDAY. the 13th day of February. IStiO, at which time an ejec tion will he held for Five Directors to serve lor tho ei suing year. It WILLI KM H. HOWELL, Score ary. fr A FRIEND AT OUR ELBOW SUQ- scats It Is difficult to surpass H ELFE.Nfc't'MNM EXCELS10K FEINTING KOOM3, No. 430 CHS.8NUT Ktroot. HI 0 r PS S3 s i i o 3 o EH W P5 H CO EH i !Z5 GO W W o Oi o CO si C3 0 a H 53 to cz B EH EH H M ft 55 T.A RCTTOAf ACKER Ar CO'S PTTTT.A DFI.. 1 iL i 1 P11IA MANUFACTURED PIANOS Are acknowledged the best .instruments made in Amoricv Iteybavo been awarded the hlphcst Premiums at all the principal exhibitions ever hold In this country. viitn numerous testimonials trom tne nrst arums in Amtrica ai d Europe. Hie are now the eadlng Pianos, and are sold to all pans ol the wor d and are offered on more liberal tetms thnn any others In the clt, for tie reason that the Instruments can be obtained olrectly from us, the manu facturers Our extensive facilities enable ns tu oiler great Indacements over others. Wa'eroon.s No. ll21 Cllf bNUT Street, opposite St. Lawrerco Hotel. 8CHOMACKER I'lano-fone Manu facturing Company. 1 2j lin QAK SHADE OIL COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. CAPITAL Sltnres 120,00. $600,000 lir Value $300. PRRSIDRNT. WILLIAM BAILEY. trkast;brr. HUGH GAMBLE. SECRKTART, J. DALLAS HALL. DIRECTORS JOHN F. GROI, DAVI9 KIMBLE, lit' Gil GAMBLE. JOHN H. J ONES, WILLIAM BaILEY. OFFICE, No. 329 WALNUT STREET, rillLDELFIUA. 214!mrp QKOVEIl&IJAKElt'S IMPROVED S11CTTLE OR "LOCK" STITCH SEWING MACHINES. No. 1 aud No. 9 lor Tailors. Shoe makers, Suddlers, etc. No. 730 C'hesnnt street Philadelphia; No. 17 Market street, Harrlsburg JOSEPH A. SEPFARLE N, AG EXT FOK COTTON LAPS, Ko. 40 KOttl ll Til 1 1! D STREET, PHILADELPHIA. 211mlp QUOVEJt & BAKER'S FIRST r'HEMICM ELASTIC bTITCII AND LOCK KT1TCII fcEWINQ MACHINES, with latest im provements, No. 730 Chesutit street Philadelphia; T.o. 17 Market street, HurrUburp. 2 1 3m4p rJIlE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IIIAS REMOVED Durug the erection ol tho new Bank b.iildinir, to U7 4p No. 3Q5 CHESNUT STREET. "yOKK, McCOUCU & CO., STOCK AUD EXCHANGE BliOKERS, No. 90 S. TIII11D STREET COVLRNMENT SEC'CHIHER Bouiiht and Sold. BTOCKS Bought and Sold ou Commission. liJTtliEST allowed on Depogltt. 1 31 lwp T OAS CONSUMERS. We would call your attention, to a NEW GAS REGULATOR, INVENTED BT DR. CIIAS. M. CRESSON, (Late Managing Engineer of the Philadelphia Oa Worts', possessing GKKAT DEUCACY of adjustment by the nse ot a peculiar form of ra re and gas holder. governing accurately a single light, with a capacity v pass gas enough for the full number of lights, and the ability within the Instrument Itself, to Increase tkfl pressure, when tho greater quantity of gas Is required. Among the peculiar advantage of this Regulator, that make It preferable to Instruments of more con tracted slr-e, which require the use of MFBfJUBT or FLIXIBLB DIAPHKAOM8, the fullolrtng daserr especial notice t FlBt-T The free motion ot the Regulating Valra through considerable space, glyes It greater delloaey of aJustment, and a wider range of consumption la single Instrument, than la possible with other forms. SECOND The fluid seal at GLYCH.EI.NE ased In this REGULATOR, avoids the ther forms, from the unwholesome vapors ol He-oury. which, 'passing off with the Uas, an dlsscintnauxl throughout the rooms In which It is horned, subjecting the occupants TO ALL THE DELETERIOUS EFFEUT8 OF UERCI BY upon the human M stem cai espuclaly upon the LU.NGA and SKIN, when It is thjs diffused, as vapor. Tbe accidental overflow of liorcury from these mercurial Seals hasj often Injured valuali e Gas Atotera, the cost of which has necessarily been charged to the consumer. Wbete the use of MF.ROVRT In regulatnr.i Is avoided by the substitution of a FLEXIBLE DIAPHKAQIL. the resulting difficulties are also numerous; one Is tne lia bility to LPAKAGb aud EXPLOSION OF GASt an other, the loss ct Flexibility and consequent Inefdclcncjr by age and exposure to cold, and thirdly, the Inherent vice of want of oelicacy of adjustment, and range ot' action. To rotnedy these faults, tha "CRESSON REGULA TOR" was Invented, and wherever Introduced It liaa given the greatest satisfaction, always producing steady llht and regular consumption, with saving ot lrom TWENTY to THIRTY Per Cent in amount of gas consumed. LETTERS PATENT have been granted for thlaReca lator, both in the I'N'ITED STATES and in &N GLAND, li Is manufactured by the "AMERICAN METER COMPANY,' Of NEW YORK, I'HlLADELPniA, and BOSTON, for ns alone, and lor sole, Wholesale and Retail, at our ware houses In this city, where all ordors and letters should bo addressed. The following Is an extract lrom tbe Journal of the FRANKLIN IXbTITUTK, dated October 18, lKMi-'-An experimental trial was then made as to the quantity of gus consumed by the burners when nnder regulation to tlieir maximum economy, and a some amount consumed by the same burners when subjected to the ordinary variations of street pressure. "Ihe result showed that with the Regulator, there was unlforn ly 78 cubic fcot ot gas por hour consumod, being an average of 3 7-10 ouhlo feat per burner Whilst without the Regulator the same burners consumed trom 106 to 140 cubic feet por hour, the average bolng US cubic teet, or 6 fect per hour to each burner." The test apparatus which was set up In tho FRANK LIN 1S8TUUIE can be seen at our SCALE WAREHOUSE In this city, where the ptibllo are Invited to call and examine lor thcm&clvcs, the amount of saving eOcoted by the nse of the CRESSON REC3UL.ATOR. FAIRBANKS & EWING. MASONIC HALL, 124mwslm No. 715 CHESNUT STEEGT. QREAT SACRIFICE. IMMENSE BARGAINS. ISO TIIvlIi: TO BE LOST IN SECUKING A GREAT BARGAIN IN GENTLEMEN'S AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING, RESCUED FROM THE LATE FIRE. THE LOW PRICES OFIERED A T WILL ASTONISH YOU CALL AT THE STORE OF ROCKHILL & WILSOIN PB 0PBIE7 OIlS OF THE Brown Stone Clothing Hall Nos. 603 and 605 CIIESNUT ST WHO ARE PREPARING THEIR SPRING STOCK. THE CUSTOMER DEPARTMENT IS NOW UNDER WAT ON THE SECOND FLOOR, 2 7 6Up EKTBABCB ON CHESKUT 6T. T QUEEN'S NKWS STAND 8. W. corner SEVENTH and CHESKUT Streets. ALT. Till DAILY AND WEEKLY PAVKRS. MAGAZINES, m ohtaMO. ftt Wrent tes. Bio,
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