prot is H IT Aral nut alio Attempt Ikw Making; t Hna.Tn the R4tlr4 Frela;bi Track from Brofert Ntrwrt. Te A Editor of The Ivening Tnkfrnph: Ihero has recently appo.tred in our daily papers a very elborato rehearsal of rcr.soue lor the removal Of the railroad tracks from Broad strcot. With a 1 areat ehw ef latrncrs, it nevertheless entirely over lookt two very erouiinont reasons for the cmtinu nee of aaid tracks in Bread street. It in the desdru of this protect to show what those roasons ato, and that any conclusions deduced from premise wbioti Ignore their txirtenoe mn-t be vicious aud un-ound. The first reason for too eoatlunanee of said tracks on Bread streot Is TUB lMMLNOE AMOOXT OF TRATFIO OOHDUCTBU or En THEM. In proof of the value nnd amount of thia trnfflo, we submit thu following statement, it hat Deeu carefully prepared, and is behoved to be substaa. tlally correct. Ir recites the number of loaded oars . 1 1. n - . . 1 1 r . . mm , . - . ' I tracks dunnir J,ovenibor and December, and January, lfcGC: Frmn Pennsylvania Mallrnai to poind on S-vl street tnilroaii. Tons. 3,ir,0 Eight-wheel Freight Can. loaded with ueiokandise, weibinf 25,692 From Baltimore and Ohio Railroud to point on Brood Street ltailromd. 2,23 Eight-win ol Fr.ut Cau, loaded with nerobandtse,weis;binj; 19,021 F run Heading Jlailroad to point $ on I road Strvt l.ailroai. 2.ZZ2 Fia-hl-whcel Freiyht Cms, loaded with rncrchautiiso, wei'.Bmir 11,113 12,067 Foor-vrucel Cr.r, loncied with coal, WPihirs 03,83") From A'erii Pmnsytvanim linilrnatl to points on Brood Street liailrmid. CCD Fob r-whonl cars, loaded With ooal and iron, woiolilnir 4,845 from Philadci'ihhi, Wihni'lon, and Baltimore HiU. road to point on i, mid Street Jtailro'id, 468 lour-wh; l X.'aVo, loaded with ara'n, to., wuiehing... 2,34) From Philadelphia. Oermnn'ovn, and Morrismion Jiairoad; aim), Wtstchetler J'ailroad, and oth-.r forties, to point) on Broad Street Railrod. 6 iour-wlieri (;ars, loaded with aerolian- dise, wciibiuir 815 For account of Adam Express Company on Broad ttrttt track. 777 Eisht.wb.eel Curs, loaded with'aaercbaa. dise, weighing 0,213 22,643 Cars, parsed ovor.Hrosd strcot tracks in three months, carrying; lS3,65i As it Is well known that the trade ef the country has boon muoa depressed for many months, this exhibit of tiireo months' bunntss may .be latrlv assumed an a metuure lor that of the entire year. It follows, therolors, that not ).- than 00 692 cart, containing E54,732 tons ot marchandiso, pats ovor the Broad stieot frrwht tracks aiinua'ly. The qaest'on here arises, What i to bo doae with this vast amonnt of cars and suarchandiso .vbeu the railroad facilities ou Broad sireot shall have bcon re movtdf No one propose) to banish tho trade tber represent from the city. How, thn, shall we pro Tide for it ? Ia answering this question, we will flint take n- the caso ol tho Koud.iitr EallroaJ ana Lor busino s, us that road sooras mo:t to havo attracted tho atton. tion of the .boulevard peonlo. This read, at a vit receiver of coal which ll:ids its way either rails into every dwelling and factory in our great city, has in the Broad street tracks a valuable auxiliary in iti cheap distribution among our citizens. The uio of , those tracks is not a whit inert a convonienco to that road than to a l our poo jIo. For lot us for a saomont sappoae them to be romeved irora the etreot; la that event the ent ro coal rocoipts of oar oity woald be eouceairutad in a district whose most - southern bountiury lino would bo Ponnsylvaaia avenue, and its continuation down Willow strcot. Would not this concentration ot coal necessarily oa bance tho cost of handling and delivery T Tho crowding of all the dHicrs in that articie imo one neighborhood, with a View to bo as near the source of supply as possible, and the ce.-satioa of com petition anon; llicru iu tho delivery of coal to thoir caatomors, becau.o tho d'.fieronce in tho loca tion ot the yards which prompted that competition SO longer ex stod, woald eiiicut y brine; a'joat this reiull. We approach theu tho inquiry, What will to the increase of cost in the c:m'aj;e of coal wader tho re gime ot tue Bouluvurd people? The chareo for lnnliutr, by wacon, a barrel ot ilonr from Broad and Fume streets to Brsad and Tine is eight cents. Tea barrels of flour make an ordinary waaou load, aud weih about one ton. It therefore costs eighty cents per ton to transport floor over the spaco just uauiod. At flour h ono of the most easily handled articles of tradi, it C03ti , proportionately less than others for handling. Let us then consider what will bo the expense per ton for the transportation of grain over the same distance. By wcgon, two cents per bnshcl is charged for oats, nnd three centj for corn a-'d wheat. Thu would make an averai,o rato of 2J cents per bushel. Kow oats will ordinal lly welyh about SO pouads H the bushel; corn,60 pounds; wheat, CO pounds. Con. icquentiv a bushel of the aifxture Will weib 40J lbs. Then, if it costs 2"c. to transfer; 49 Ibi. of gr;ia lrom Broad and Fuiuo street to Broad and Vino, it will cost 100c. per ton oi 2300 lbs. to carry craln over the Bume lenR'.a of the fetreot. Let ns then stato the case in terms tuo most favorable that can be fur nished for the Boutovard people: Cost ot carryiu; flour over said distance, 89o. $ tea . grain " lQ9c, " , Or, in other words, a low average for the cost of transportation by wagon is thus obtained, amoantin? to 94) coot? por ton. This must bo admitted to bo a low rato, applicable to the carriage of every descrip tion of merchandise. f. It is boasted by tho Boulevard people that they do not ieel those 81 cents in ttio price of coal. For this they owe thanks to tho Broad strcot tracks, which they revilo. Lot thoao be removed, and thny will soon be coiisciors of this and other charges. It is tho facility which the track? furnish lor the cheap delivery of coal from oo side of the city t) tho other, which has prevented our citizens from lce'.ing the cost of lcoal transportation. Lot us look for a tnomept at the other si do of tho question. As matters aro now arranged, carj com ins to this city over tho southern roads are dohverod by them to any poiut on tbe portion of Broad street thut has been named, at the merely nominal cost of 26 oents per car of eight tons, or of S,1 coots per ton. This is the cuargo paid by thope to whom the said freight is convened Tho Boulevard people propose to raito the co.t per ton from 3) cents to 04 cent3 per ton. Row Jet us take the most unfavorable caso that can be mado against the Broad strcot tracks. A merchant on tho wharf, whtwe consignments over the soathern roads have rcaetied the depot at Broad and f rime streets, desires to io!l them without in curring the expense of transportation to his Own store. A purchaser at Broad and Tiue streets would pay throe dollars for the delivery of tbe car on his piemhes. This includes tbe cost of soadinc the c,r op tbe street aud taking it back again. If the car should be delivered to Fighth and Market streets, the eost would bo $3 6C-1C3. Six hundred bushels oats can be put Inf J a car, which would maize the ceBtof itsdclivffto Jtroad and Vino streets just (one-half ceni per vael against 2ceots per bushel by wagon. Tbe eje'ivery to Eighth and Market streets by car would js (3-100 of a 00)4, agsiast 8 cents per wagon. 2&Ai just' submitted is, how ever, entirely exce:JtW.xl, and orly cited for the sake of fuirncss. )M tVcat bulk of iroiirht is do ' llvored direotly toiflo'ots on the Broad street tracks at 8 cents per ton, which no one can disnnte must be bbtter for tbe genoral tiadeof our city aud for CvWUinrs, than a rate of t) cents per ton of flour, TIIE DAILY EVENING TELEGKAril PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, , aad 1C0 cents per ton of grain, ll till benotaa arivaiitnre to our city, thmi thero Is no superiorly in rn:lrrad rrechicory for liansporti lo over the old wstons vh.eh used to cicep at a snail's pace upoa our turnpike roads. - Wo havo made flour and gi ain the basis of our oalcnlatiuns ot fie cost oi t-unportatioa, bcoiuss they anawor perfectly we 1 for this puioo-.o. Bnt thrso articles, Tt. th co.;l, se not the oily ones to be aC'ectrd by the removal of the backs. Expe rienced dealers ia tho lumber irado rser; fiat the large receipts of that nia eiial upon Jlrod street, from tbe linHvlvar'a and other roads, eovld not be do ivcrod into t'to yards nt a cost less than double oi what is now pi".d niioi-ld tho tiucks bn removed. It is id'e to say the pub!-o derivot no benefit from theie liiht charirei for trausporca'.ion. A saving of 94 J con's por ton oa 654 Hi t ns, tbe amount carried ovor the Kroad stre 't tracks per annum, is eq'ial in tho ro:.; to $:,2l,Z21 74-lC3caoh year, and is too Um'c a sum 'o It; uccr:d nt or overlooked. Tho cent of lLercliaD i'? m'isi to afT o'id in a msiimr favoiab.'o to the co'isureer. Its Influoaco apea oar count 7 I ..ones in inriuiMa tlioni to bend the r prodnre hither is equal to tho direct expenditure ot that lurjre autunt for fiat l inposo. If we mow prepore to Increase charges needlessly, wo will Divert coiisigamonts from tho city, lo the preal. e extent to which we do this wo will paralyzo the right arm of oar jtowor. But this it too obrions to need lurtbor remark ruiTPOBKD 8ULSTITCTS VOR BItOAD BTRBET TRACKS. It is, howe;r, assert 'd that there is no need to latur adSliioual c.ir -iros for trasoor.iitiou iu con suqneuce of the removal of the ISroad streot traokt, breuuse the Junction read ou ihe west aide or tlia Schuyikili csn bo usorl in tke'r stoud. It is earn tlie Heading trains could leave their ou road at Bol snont Coitago, and psslug ovor tho Janoiloa to.ne Miirket atreut bri'lge, or to the more aouttie n Fuuu Bvlvunia lir liuud oridge, er to the ia'a Ferry Mldgo, find in oat or all ot tboso ways a-cs.s to Broad strict, lo oae who Is acquainted with the stiblect, thcte s-aortioiis canaotevea be allowed to bespecioas. it ia a physical imucssibiity that the coal tiade of tko llnr.difg Bailroad oou'd be acoom mounted by tho Junction road, aud iho liu'S of ace f a to th city from it that have juat been mdi eut:d. Is it likely tuat the rennaylvar'a Uaiiroad oispany wou ii be willing or able to pUoa thoir aidiuifa in Fowollon at the disposal of even a very apiaU portion oi Uio husiness ot the tteaiing Koadf Ihoirown enornoui trado domauds every inch of the grooua tbsy occupy. It woald be ia the highest oesiae unrtosonablo to expect tuem to sacrilioe their ewa eoavenienco tor the aiivamage of others And ii tt.ty were w.Iling to do tb-s, and the Koadlug ti: ns could imss into Market slrot, what useful purjiose woald it serve f Whero are tho accommo dations en ttiut Bircot lor her coal tiado f Lot our o)'pouotj an vr. But we shall bo told, il that be the aso. to kop moving aid iiush tin- iictdmv freitrht further aoulh upon the Junct.oii, until wo reach the Fennsylvatiia kaiiroao bridee i.t a poiut uolow vV ouuiaud Ceme tery. We nro told to take that bridge, and so rind onr way to Broad streot. But u-ro aguiu the iuex oruLlo nuco.sitirs of the PcnTisyivania itailroad bar our auticss to the citv. 'I hi bridge has out a ainle traak, and isorfy httnd, fs it was desisruod, lor tao sn oi the road tiuat owns it. Moroovor.it is plain that lio srent ri'ilroiut e m a: y woit'd bo willing to but weekly oi auothtT the 'Ihtot c-.Hianco into our cut. It couid not ooiisuut to liavo ns bmim sj wait upon the pleasure of aiio.hor, aud perhaps a rival road. It neither con d norouuht tamo. y to subni't' to tho cajirfc s and extoriiori3 that might bovi ityd upon it. Tbe intyiMMiioi'rho pubuo Uo'iiand thai, it should not so submit. Bu.. prautiii,? that the Veun sjivr.nia Jiuilroud Company would vermit traliio loroia to her road to pass over thu bridge, tho ro nioval oi the Broad Btrr it ir:ss, wiion trnl driven the Heading to use wd 4iid'i), would render 'he privilege almost valuo,os'. i lia Beading Compauy is ui-uivd tho Ubeoi l'nme streot telotv lirjad ut a tormii.ui, ai d without tiic uso of t!.o Broad strcot trucks ana mraia of d B'ribi;t-.nr Lt.r coal, would hiive hi tie muucorieat . i s-. e ilie. quarter at nil l ho Boulevard i-ooplo Lave ui'Mished a nice little calculatiuu, Bhowiug th.u it dors not cost so iuiioh more to transport a ton of cunl over this roti'.o tlnn via Broad street, ai had boen supuosod. Tnev are immen-ely llat ered by tuis discovery, liii, forgot to add, as is apiaient lrom the ruasivrn? of tho pro cetintf para jiopu, thit ou!v n lycim-m ton or fvo could bt thus emivoicil. This iact pus poaciiioUie imy fur her coiludo-ution or tiiu'r urithme.io'.l solu tion. The quality of tue aruiutnl on th ';r Mdo may bo adJitionally losteu It the usjoi tion "tli.it no con sumer pays tor the du.'ivrrr of bis coal " Bvorr busim-ss dibii knows th-it tho cost of cair a?e, svhen not made a SL'pArsJo item upon tho laco of thu bill of sale, is a way ir.o urfeii in tho price. This applies to eveiy article, well as to coal. 1 no Gray's Ferry biiJo now claims at ention for a moment. The incapacity of ih's tiudsjo to snstatn a ireat. increase cl irailo is as pa'.pab e us that of tho others. Iho vnntsof tUo Bruad street tracks would still bare the same evil consequences a : havo just been alatfd, oven it the bridge wero available. As this, however, would prove u slightly more practica ble route than iho others, lot tis consider lor a moment thocomparativo expanse of gutting a lour wheel coal car ovor u and over tho prosont Broad street tracks. 11Y JUBCTIGIt RAILROAD TO GOAT'S TkRHY, AND BY BALTlMOBE KAILUOAD TO liUOAD AD PUlilK MT.iKTS. Thu cost of tolls upon Junction Bailroad, on tonr-w heel ca'8 $103 The rout of tolls upon Ba.tlm oro K.uiro.ul, ou four-wheel car? 1-05 Motive power .rotu Uray 's k erry and shitang. . 1 09 Total fg 03 Toemin? lrom sidiu i on I'euns lvoata avenue and tfrord streot. including City and bout'i wark Builroud tolls ou lour-wheol cars 112 Lavimr a difiorenco iu favor of prosont Broad street routo 81 83 Thus it appears from every point of view that ex isting arrancemciiti aro bc:;t nnd cheapest. This sum of 1 84 would be immons'ily inciea"cd if tue l.eaums' itoad shoulu nttemot to turow a hoavv Lusmois upon tho bridce. In fact, a due regard for Tiiepromr manaorcment ot hor own trad wou'd seou comnelthe Bouthern road to ra!se tho rj.f-. ajmn.t the Beading to tbe point of absolu.'o pro- mutiiuu. ji is. mucca, tuo aiver ion wnicn tue BrOtid street tracks oeeasion from tlmf. rnntn wlm-ti makes the exce-s of ($1 6i charged by the latter no rt'Mit:r luuu ll is. We now pass to tbe consideration of the neeniiil important reason for tho cenrinu'ince of the trJUs ou ilroad strcDt. Ihis has been as strangely over- looked bv the Boulevard dsodIo as the ono wo havo just column wed on. TUB EtCHSaiTY Olf AMPLE BAII.ROAD COMMONICA TION W1TJ TUJJ WlttT. We pronme that no man m tins community will dispute the ncccisity to our eommoreial int ireats of aaiple railroad comiunn'cation wich the vvost. iiew York city lines her wy westward over three groat routDit; hm-cheap water hae, the Csaal; the Central, and tbo Jlew York ana rio Hitlronds. l'hlladeptiia has but oue which can bea;al to belong to her intue susoin which those ol Now lork ue longto t'uat city. Wo allude, ot'ceitrso, to the Fenn syivania C'eutial. It so happers that the Baltimore udu Ohio und the l'hi'aoe'ptua, Wi!niiartoa. anu Baltimore Kuiiroads are Uos.rom to suoply our d--flcionjios m tb.s parneu'ar. With no tlisposit'ou to (peak for or against uuy railr.md curyoiatiou, se link Mir leliow-citjzonsit tliov u"a Uspo.iu to s slst a project wbieh will prevent Uiosu rouds I'om ei iuir oar mtcrests white suekiu tatir ovvu f It is p p'w that thoir lreiitit - epot sheuld be cn tra'iy uttiated, so as to einolo them to receive and deliver goous lor and from tho We-t on as favorable teuBs as any other line wiiiiiu our ciiy limits. Any attempt to oisloiato ttio business ot tho foulhoin roaus br takiup up railroad trucks and torclu thorn to establuh their depots far away from tiie coatio of traue, l virtually to compol ib.m, to ou:- on a dis. edai.ave. to re'inquish their compnt.tiou w ti the 1'i'uusyivunia toairat tor tho tiud ol the vVast. Wero fucti a dis ocat.u to occur tri m c.iuses wiiieh we cou.d not cni.tro!, we nhi.u d ri'ajrd it as a mia loiinue. To bring it about b o ,r own direct aoncy is saicidat. The uttpotot the Ha'tiniore atidohioiia'l roud is now locat :d at Broad uu C'1 erry itrejts. jf wiJclcl'JiiE'Uo, h.- romoviug tho llroad street traeks, to eoiapel tuut t 'ompaiiy to t'ikj up a position utBroaa and i'rime streets, or that vicinity, we do in eiroot discriminate turaiiiPt it ia iav.,r ot her rival by the exoej ot ora ato ineui-icd theroby. This would, p( iha)s, be Htii'icii'Jt t; UanisU the s tttiiorn loads lieui the hold of couipeiition. It. would do;rve us oi a vuluublo auxiliary t our boututru trade, mid that ai u tiuio wliuu wo are floiu our ue( to build up tbe couimiTco of our port Uo mu t be mero wise than tins n we wihIi to prosper, l ue means of EiakicK and su-taiiiin2 Boulevards are not to be won anu koi t by impunu' tho sourooi ot our wealth. The citizens ol l'hilnde phta Hhuld oncourase tho worktna- ol every avenue 10 the Wost Tho wnlfare ol our proposed t tcamsliip lines demands tins ot us. CITY BUVl'aUKS VUOlt BUOAD BTBEET PHOPBUTT. Let us briefly consider how tho revenues of the city arelikelv to be aO'eoted by legal iiitertreuoe with Hie trade ot Broad street. Had we a Louis .Napoleon at our head, and were this citv another Fans, the dibit rary prouesa for making Boulevards now advo cated by some would so more tollable, At any rate prospects of this kind would, at the hands oi sooh a man, votfes.; that symmetry which attends the work iiit'B o' a sinrl mind, aimed with oower to enintcs it i will, as it in, inie is every reason to tear that Biuad sfr, et may b turned into a dreary commous, iingi d with tuuihic-down edilic lor u lndoitnli. ly loririeriod. il not lor ever, pimr to tbe erection of ts'noes. Jyouis Napelron won d b prepared o lutno ins hue liea-esnt once upou t le Bttoof lboseremovea. He would not iirst drive the business men from a street, and thru B't for too vacated baildfngs to fall own, whilst sspinav oit-mns were redcoting bow nearly aext to nothing tho va'ue ot the pro perly ti ind be reduce1 betoie buying a pa'aco site, lie would not wlt lor vaclila'ing millionr're-i to ueoioo i in Ihor they wou.d build, now one and theu another, cr at once and to-ether, lie wuld not, wn't unui tue diapidat .'d uppcance of tho slrot wou'd fri'ihten the inilltoitsiroi ut ol all thouzhts of building thereon, lie wou.d not ieavo it an evea chanco ts bother tho deor d storebnusei should he eonve.,rd into sqpihd tenemuiil-hnusrs and fiftu late tnctoiirs, or lata a proper Hop'evr'd, just suah as it should be With him mere might be mjusce, but there would at lt-it be luolhud, despatoh, aud tliotourhnes. What is the plan propc e1' to oor City Coano"sf Its clearest lea'ure Is ths taurhm-nt of our bnsl nisi mm. 1 boy hnve already recstved notieo liom Counriis llinf their time is shoit. Before, however, tho tiacKs ran be removed, a very lario stun of muPi.r niust bo raue l by Voluut'iry contrihuuon Iroti our e'tizens. Tins is intunded to dolray tho los lo ue sustained by cirpoia'ions and others who are inti rested in the Brnad streot ttaoits. W hilst tbe oitv patently wal lor the collection of this money ann its di-htu e moat In tbe pioper qaarter, tho orcuiiants of the Broad streot wa-e-boDkes and yards Wilt have gono awav, or will linger thero ia a spint'cs aad d chains- conditiaa. 1 bo buildings will have iallou in valuo, h oausj o loafer tenanted. Bonts oi couise, woald as elfae or wholly ceao. No repairs would be put ut on coBderaucd pronerty. nii it would speedily lull into coaiple.e dilapldatioa aim decay, the re venues derived by the cit from tho purt'ea ot the stieot doomed to be a Hou.ersrd would be 'tis-pead-d, aerhaB'peimauentiy I he proonoty of the word permanent y, thus used, may be inferred from the tact that the Beading Kmlroad wt I vot reiuo toatly part with her lranobises on Broad street for the sunt ot SI t00,CC3. What other parties in interest wold demand we know no'. Tho jair of live tree holders appointed by tho till to tstimato the value ol thobO ficnehtses oiigut avrte to disagree, er .vo a verdiet that would carry this uiatUr into a ceart of law, Tboie it might rost tor n-aay weary months. t vTitl out any with to d'sparairo the eaterpri.o ef onr leliow-onizens, wesnay oe permitted to hazard a leasonable doubt as to tbe sueee of this plan at voluntary contributions, especially wlin each laree earns are involved. Any man who nr caa vas(d the couimuuitj in boball or a prejsot of great public impor aneo, kuows how many of these most lieeply ntores'ed refuse to as!st. Nor wil! tho d fliculty be le. :ened becauso all this money is wanted for "a drive." Tho end will prol ablybe that the city will find beiaol'. iu pos session of a d'smnnth i nnd ru'ned. stieot, which, so iar lrom yioidmg rovenue, wlil only disgiac hor. When tlits ooudit.oa ot thina shall have lasied loLa-eaoagh to aisust every boay, Councils will bn told that icasmcch as ther approvtoot the removal of the tiacks, and seeing thitkthe propord Boulevard, with its various charms, was designed for tho peruru' good, therefore It 1b ungenerous and acreasot'iable to expect a lew individuals to spend tueir pnvato means lor fie emtoliisument ot a publlo thuroiuhl.ire. ( ouiicls wll thert'ore bu called on to uudenake the mutter, ana a loan of several miiiious w,ll teed to bo negotiaied, und a corresj ond iig tax be imio-ed upon the dear people for tbo annual tax accruing upon tho BHtne. Tno publlo ceit-iinly would not wish 10 itrpote tho expeuBe npon ni. wr.ch nmn, even if in u moment ot ongunrdod and genorons iu pnl'Othej prea-pcd to bear t. Let the City Uovertmi nt thou, beware that It toes lot, by uuwaiy legislation, pilo Ui additional Li'vneLs npon our already overt.. xed coienuuitv. It is but just that wo should notice in this plae tbo interest owi.ed bv tht etty in tho North J'eunsvi vama B-iiroad, aiiiouniini? t) 82C00.0C3. l"o sever the coiiurcnon ov allot thu road with thesath ltieot the ci y, il depvo it of a l3 l,t it now onjojs Jloa-ures of i'iu k,tid never improve the va uo cfthe properlv atraiust which they are tlirc-tad . bu t ver advances our ..ruunent hu shown to t e noBierud upon the i;c:id r? Bond iu the use ot tho; Broad streot irac.:s, ure men uiuuly oat ested by tue oitli lei)i.sj 'vui:a Koati. It n, thero'oro, ot im pel tancu tha: the", should tot bo rudo y and t iuuht itssly ca-.t asioe. tiik rr.oruu modk of bbvelotiso into ad stbeet. In tho devoloti'.nent of Broad Btreet into a prt Boult vuld no uriiliciai stiaiuins suould biappiiitd. We can safely leavo its lmniovjmrnc to th iopoia tions oi the samo natural la .vs wa:cu have davloped ther streets, ihe work will be ar jomp ("U'mI much more vouia lv, quiorv, and oil' otivo.y tnaa by urbi tiary legis'atioii. We not co everywhere, as busi-ne-s advaiioos, dwelliu 'S disappoar, und shops and warehowFon tae their pines. I bore 'siio tor e nceB sary to acuomplisb id's result , savo ths fores of o r cvmstances aud to thut clone it suuii d Le luit. It is very ati-republican t coiupel people to abandon t'lelr property, or sell :t evaiusL ther will. If this nnis. sometimes bo done, it should bo only under tho prosnure of absolute neseSKity. If corfnin psr.ies covet iroad itruet for "i drive," auu tUinU the in dividuals now doiag busiueis on the s.reet not sn'ti clent y luf hioiiah'o to bo in kt cpiur with the r s jiea did eouino tarn-out, let them buy the p.opertf which hartjors these men at a ialr pilco, nnd so con trol the situation. There r no neces-ily for aiagiair City Councils into tuo matter. ' THE BMBE1LISB11KNT Ol? OUR CUT. There are no citizens more itsirous than oat solvos that our oily should bo attractive to iho eye. It is nut, however, tho lirat ODject to ba p med at by ottr people. We should not aaoriflco to it prealer id gravtr interest", lor wo wou d thereby certainly de feat our own wibuCs. It inilu be tkouirhtatirn. tive to have a grassy walk alu? onr whole river lront, embellished with trees, statuary, aud foun tains, to vi hich our cittzcus mi?ht repair on attnimer aiteinoons; but thero are few who would advocate each a ufo of Delaware aveuue. f.vea an artif.tic eye niicht doom its presoat comparafivo daionu.ty prelornblo to the etliiiuinat r luxury and posii.ve im becility displayed in supplanting busmeos by idle pleasure We like onr oity parks, and aprvo of sieli in crease of tlie'r number nnd exteasion of their sizo as tho wants el ear peopie a"id a propor sonso of the beautiial may demand. vVe aatnire Lomon R1, and would like to sue It oeeupv a i mueh ground on tbe western side of the Sehuyiki l n. it now docs oa the eastern. VVe wou'd not, however, place a park directly ou tbo path of trade. There is room enough on tue broad urea on winch our city is badt to ac commodate both pulacD3 and trading houses, w;ta out intruding upon tbo lat'or. Snrelvt'ie interests of tho toiling merchant and laborer are not to be loss tenderly cartd for than thu-e of tbe retired million aire. Jt must never bo forgotten that tbe power to adorn a city is bated upon saccessfrt prosecution of trado. destroy it, and that deotruct:oa will involve all ait, ail hoauty, and all civic improvement. TBE POUTI05 OF OUR CITY NATURALLY DISIOJiBD FOB THADK, To those who have rellect d mntnroly upon tbe matter, it is eviriont that so much of our oity a- is enclosed between tho Delaware and fcJubuylaiU l.vers, aad extends northward irora Loatruo I-laad to Wiliow struet, aiist be maialv surrendered ta trado. 11 not wholly now, then a little later. Tne crowth oi our citv, more particularly in pa'ao", Las always tended towards tbo high grotrnl lying ' northward and westward. So:no of our finest iiiatisioi.s are now lr,Hud on Broad streat. north of Wilicw aud yvest of the Schuylkill, la these d a tricts tbo air is salubrious and tho hui'ding ares more conimaudinij. tioutii Broad street, down to tho junction ot tho two rivors. is a broad, low flat, illy adapted to palatini mansions, bat well fl.ted for mauuiaoture i and t-ado. All our great docks, shippiug and railroad interests will dt'iilay tuetn solveti in that quarter. Lut us tiieil ylold to the indications wlnou nature prosout ', nor seek ' to opposo a ie.ial ordinance aulust her invincible power. aM'OTATlOS OF A MIBTASE MADE BY TBE BOtTLE TAliDIkTB. In the treatment of tbis subjoct we have, cen tral y to the examulo set ns, turned away lrom tae consideration of miuuuie. We must, however, cor rect a misstatenent of onr opponents. , They assort that the owners of only U89 leet fronting on Broad stieet. between spring Garden and l'nme stroets, aro opposed to the removal oi tho tracks. A mere cureiul inquiry elicits tho fct that on f-iouth Bioad street the owners ot 14(33 feet, and on North " " ' 2HU9 4'i71 foot in all, lying within tho Hants above nauud, are opposed to the removal ot the tracks. , OONCXUDIKO BKMAUKS. ' , Tbo Boulevard bill juut passed by Counci's has been vomowhat J'roteau in IBs character, now taking tins torm, then tnut. in its urnt lorin, tue request of ttn men was to bo bold sufficient to compel Councils t remove tbo tracks. 1 his feature neonied so in Uneoiy exolusively and aristocratio that it was e'eemed judicious, upon a sober second thought, to remouui tin- bill in this particular The ten inou J theieaiter di appmred lrom view, though probably i acting as vigorou-ly as ever, ' iho first bill pro- iuu lur n uiture cuhmuid reiaviu't ui tua trauas, as if its projectors were haunted with a cer tain uiieay oousiiousness that Uioy wero about to perpetrate a blunder. '1 ho second aud third lurius ot the bill ouut this iuovwiou, but mtroduca anew leatnre, in tho shape' of 'he Bre-il Btreet i ss'enper hailread, wh'cu Is riicusi(i with sueh T'fiiticulaiity as tr Ieavo one In doubt wtileti of the two, Ihe fiaulrvard or the I'o-seneer Its lroad, wns the onanaiy ohfeot of t!io bill. Tbo I rst two lei as t andertook laihle-sly to ttrow p ivai .Br'U.oaais Iitrc-!ed in th Broad slrre' tracks ovHrbosrc te tbeirfaio Ihis crylee imustiro has ttie.i ver. re luetantl.vonal.Bcd in tn tii-rd b'll. Bat laasumc i as it very largel y iucreatr tbe nmouet to be rj'scd bv volunr-.ry cont.iPotior. let re tbn traeks ean hi rt-moved, it leav he wbo.e maiter, whether for buein isaor pleasure, in sslat of iajunous suspome. It Is not to be interred trom tbis that ind-vidns's should not be protcoiod, bat only tbai the entire bill is worth ess. la this conviction we hope all further legislation in lavor oi its arevicions vtlil L Cimiy withheld. MATTERS OYER TIIE RIVER. The Electiok. Thn dilTerent polls ia Camden opened this moionii? ri 8 o'clock, und'r considerable excitement aironr politicians. It is rare that a manicipal election hnielie.tcd so much mterest amon the people, who at an early hour throed the polls and street corners "button-holintr'' every oue that tniiht chance to pass, in order to (jet a vote, if lie was entitled to eueh a franchise. Within a year or two past each ward has beea divided Into two prertinet thus eivirjg six election polh instead ot three as foruierly; and the consequence K a naoro sults ble opporlunity Is atfoided for pobttoal workers to operate. At tbo munleipal election in March, 1805, there wt re 2000 votes polled iu the city, and at tbo election in tbe following .November there wera 2C0C ballots polled. From" the earnestness with which the friends of the various candidates commenced their work tbU mornincr, it ia quite evident that an increased vote will bo polled, but that the .National Union party will triumph on their city ticket, thero is fceareoly a doubt. In Middle Wttrd the Democrats may succeed with one cr two of their nominees, but the eleetiou as a whole will be utroagly arainst them. Tho number ot candidates ruuniag will be so difficult to count, that it will be late to morrow morning beloro the entire reiult caa be known. An Inquest. Coroner Koberti, yesterday afternoon, held an inquest on the tody of Jilcbael Ciiiuae : s, who was accidentally killed on Saturday, by a heavy cp.",k crushing him, at tbe railroad depot, lue jury rendered a verdict in aceotdauoe with the lucts elicited in tho exa mination. S3BAK Thieving. Tka practice of sneak thieving is on the increptc in Caiuritu, and dining a few weeks past several families have suffered by the operations ol tiioio who practfse it. Different articles, of clothinj have beeu ta'ten Irons the entries of at:ou dwePinj, buckett and other th'.nsja i,-om the yards, aud the depredators have t has far escaped, lionse keeper should bs oarMfll to keep their ijatci auei doors securely fastened cjatnst aucti in truders. 4 S i.t5 ht Fiik. Yesterday ittternoon an alai.nof Ilra.yas enufed by the brrnieofa small shanty iu Fetti-r.'.t.'Ue, ooi'upied Dy a colored lawny, lac c'amaao was sViht. Walkct Strjekt Theatue. Mr. and Mh. Kean made their appearance a.t cvering, al hou rh it was feared that they bud no bullicieutiy recovered from tkoir indisposition t be equal to tta tj-k ot purlorm mg. Bvideaty, however, especia ly to Mr. Kean, uclmg wrs a isak, mr ho tiinjed with evdjut eo"jrt, as though lie had ared fim -j his ,i--.t appoi.neain Thiladvlphia. The aud:en a was neither numer us ror enthusiastic. It is much to he woadec 1 at tiiut Ur. Kean slaou.d cu:;ent to leve iu the iniuds o: the pnbliottie mere Wreck of the t"'ent aud iepn . tion whieh was so noble and imposing. Sir. Kean's must aicent aaiffTors le t tbis iat niht Iho aod'.ences are momy couiooed of saeciaiors who vu m our of niere curio:ily. This evomnj ths JUerdinH of Venice will be riven, 11:.,. kcu c: "1 ot.ia," ilr. Kesn cs "iihylock." Nirv Ctiebnct Stbkm iuf.atric. Tho whole of the periwrreancei at this th .tie aro lor the none lit ol the tl.'sublcd lirouien. At tho m it nee, 'ait Aifhts inn ar-roo,nv0 bo s?iven. la thu cvon iuk 5f Ae Fin-men vf Philadlpaat or, l'l JSmul Street Ueire, svith all the real Ceo appuntas tha: constitutes the gloi ot nrcnua. The comoany has voluut.cred tor this good and chr 'i' ole pnrpjwj. Xurserii ChicL ueed, ii which Alts Oi.jn is uauiha tie, will also b .given. An'cu Btueet f heathb. The Streets of Zitw York attract largo nous jit. cuaniiviti is rs pood in thorou'ru convict ss in the olee, .nt ''.-urn." l.r. 1 erslc -'s banjo solo and j;g.j dolnrlit tho tailorics. J he v hole pieco is a success, as it w. i imit d before at this theatie. 4 By RtFur.EOE to tho adveitlsomont in another column, it wilt bo sicn that tho sale oi ticko'i tor Mr. lleeeher's great lecturo on "llceoustruction" will comienco to niorrow moiiilu. To avoid tiio com pluints so olten miulo of the great crowd und delay m procurmt? tlcketi, tho entire houo lias bon diviiica lor the sale of tickets lor thin lecture; one half ot tlie liou"o will bo Hold at Chxton's and the other half at Aahmoad & Kvans'. This arraaueinoat cannot fail to .vo Bati9liit!on lo the thousauds who aio ru.voijs to bear tins crlebratcd oiator aud diviuo on this interesting subject CoucrnT Halt,. To-morrow (Wednesday) even in tho B-:?ociation of Ameiicrn Vo -knais. of iUh cirj-, will rtcsive a compltraeat-ry te-ti -aoalal ai ths lir'ids of their f. iendf . Thc:3 yoeeir gmtiemon a id lauit"! rre e'. eilent in their aolo and chotal parts, and wid exoit tnea-'clves t) please the r pjtunj. Let them bi rcmemberea srciocsly. ri l;LEE GLKEKAL AGENTS WANTED TO I set in lmi ottimt locations tor the New Yors Acu! Cdilfil Ini-aiMHee Couipiuiy. Active m- net Kood a lilrens, ai.ily to IMMi O. Abl-Eh, iiranch Olllce, Ao. 4;l C tiilSM' l street. Anuiy touu. a Jl FOR SALE. fij FOTl SATiK. DESTKABLE TIIRIOE-STOIiy '(J Brick Ttweliing House, No. 1140 'WBllue.o stre .t. i-jilv ponsccsion. Appl.V to J. R. K11CIA')8. 4 M t)l- No. 82J AUCU Strct. TO RENT. HOUSE TO LKT AFD I'ATtT OF TIIE L V1. furniture fnr sale, situated m Tweuty-Hrst, above Finesiicet: luiuiedlute puksuraluu. Address Jlux V. O. 3 li 3t 317 CHESX1T STRi-KT. NEATLY FUR nlf hed Lodging Hoonis tor geutiemeu. 3 IU 3i SEGARS, TOBACCO, ETC. fl 'EN PACTS FOi: THE PEOPLE. 1ST. DEAN X a ways has bis store lull ol customers Why? Ite. cause he keeps iho Pes i Muck otsegitri an'! tobaeoo In ihe-I nlttd Smtes. and seils ut leum 'twin 25 to '.() per cent, less thn" you cun buy cisewhoro. Uo to DiiAN'd, i..4ia I'ili 8M.''i Mrt-eu 2d. Why Is it that the U'v tobacconists are down on Beiin'r Dceause he sel s a het or oimllty oi lobacoo unj H'Kiirs at a much less nrlcn ttiau tlicj can sell, Oo to Dean'b, Ml, 4111 CIk'huiU snout. 3u '1 lio reuHon why he cuu sell so cheap Is borause his retail si. cs nro over VMil por day, unit bis ivho esule trado Is ovtr IS'-IMU rer tiny, ile can afford to sell ut Tom 'I to 5 per cent, prout while others cannot live on loss thtn tium vtr iu lUO per cent. Cio to Lcuu's, No 413 ClicM.ut suceU 4ih. Dean sein prlmo linpo'ten l.avnna segars tor six ci Disccch. (ic'Hiino Vara lot 'en vecu. und uiakes a libera discount to those ouyini; bv thu box. tlo to I), ail's, No, 411 ( licstiiil ttre.-t. Atli. 1 nun sell the u.-s: uavy.of nit d ffient kinds, forte, r.1 uuil till cent per pound. Dry navv 4J emits per pouinl. with ilUn'ii. to those Paying live pounds orupunrds Go to lean's. No 411 hestiut street. CI t li. Dean si l a ul kimiaol sniokiug tobacco from 30 cu k io: oouud to 1 in p T poiind, ami a dlsouuut ou 5 pounds or upwards, i ry It, you wh I Uio It. lo to Dean's, ho. 413 Che mut street. 7th. Deau'n Store Is So. 413 " lienuut Btrcct If vou Inquire, of some toiiaetonlsts thoy whl toll you they don't know lilu,. and don't aukiiowleuu'O hina to ho in ihe business. Wbv don't their know hfn It ileou"."9 he si lls ho cheap, he Is killing tho business. (hi to PcrtU s. No 413 Chosini. "'reui. Mb. Home tobacconlis' leu nusy-makes the.n mean, lmi Dean ens afloid to tie IIioikI ; ids trade Is always on tho inciease. i list's what troub es tbo bptnlsh J.ms and red noses. Vhen yon waut firlmo tobacco or Solars ut a fuir pilco, roto Dean's, No. 413 I lionut sireet. 9th. Dean's Yara Megars are the un y genuine Vara In this city, all othei ore oi Interior uunllty. Dcau sc oured Hie whole crop of Yarn this year and lor next year 1 1 yon want iu uuine Vara tjegars, go to Dcaa'e, No 413 ( hesuiit sueet. 10th 'Ihe largest a-Bortm nt of scgara In nv one store In the t'nitcd Stales you will Bud at DKAN'ti, No. 413 CHliSNUT Kieot. ' N, li.-l'orclgarBttos apply tothe Government Null ced 221 luirp rrilK STAMP AGENCy, NO. 304 CHESNCT . 3 HTRKKT. AiiOVETUIKD, WILL BE CON1IKUEO AS Ill'HKTOlOKK, HTAWI'8 of KVKBT DKSCRIl'TION CONSTANTLY ON BAND, AND Jbi AN If AilWNl. U U MARCH 13, 18GG. 5TATJ51V1KNT OF TIIE Heir England Mutual Life In surance Company, IKliltUAIlY 1, 1800. Kal rtste tMVOO ash ou hi". a us 121 Hone's ann Alvr.KSKes BOA.SS;) IihiA, and oiher Miocks , 327. 14S K ocks held coUnteral lor loans 4 07s 1 runlu.n Notes secured by Fe lcles 1,0j7,44!) Tola' assets . 3,651 SCI ijOPres line mill unpnui ...f..Yi in Losses reported aud not acted upon IU MMI - I72.6M Tremlums received 1,00.1 90J Inieiet received ljseus MM 403 Lessen paid He urn premiums tzpense.i 01 ail kinds. ..321 C2S .. 7.yi!i ...131 am two r.i The !w rniloM t iro Cnnnnv lnha nmn, I. Ihi rnlted States It hes alwavs rai.ltcd A No. 1. It nas iiever reortrd to lav,-, it I" lllieiol to polley-holdoM. rremlums may be paid etiVcr in caitt or halt cash and ball role Louse proia" iv p ild by the aareat DIV1DBNDS WILL 13K VAID A N DAL i T.-Tboo who pay rash will recove a ea-h reiurn. Those who aive a note can apply (he dividend to navmen' f no'e. DtvUends may a to be anol.ei to reduction ol premium, or m auolns to the anion ut insured. Fenans desitiur to eflect Insurance, on their lives shuld make appilrjtlon thh Company, r.xamlna tlnns dully trom 1 to i o'clock. Liberal oomuihslons allowed. PnSSIDEST. BENJAMIN Jf mEVUNS. SKCBF.TAllT. JOSEI'H M UlUBENS. ninscTois, fiewell Tannan. James! Amory, Homer Etrtlett. James Murn. John A. Andinw. Benjamin k htevens. Marshall P. wjiflor, t'iiaries Ilul batd. Clcorxe II. Ko per. Kronen V. Lowed, BRANCH OFFICE, Ko. 425 Ctcsnnt Street. Thiladelpliia. W. D. SUM EL, M. D , MEDICAL EXAMINEE. The UDc'orctgncd is tho only aut"jor:2ca Agent in Tennsylvanla. WILLIAM GETTY, 313tl'.f3w AOENT. QEOROE A. COOKE, DEALER IN SCETJYLKILL AND LEHIGH COALS, YARD, No. 1314 WASHINGTON Avonue.. I keep nothiDgbut the best en hand, and c:m de liver to any part of too city at the rouucod low rates. I am convinced that a tiial will brin? you back the second tlmo. ' AW orders left ot No. 114 South THIRD Street, w .h bo promptly attonded to. 3 13 rp JJOUSSEL'S CartniilcAcid kh'J AWS:"iCl3l Sjrln,? Faic-F8 lii Class SyySion. Cirisnsic ACID. SK l.'J I-US. VICHY. ICUSiNOEN. Vlf'IIT, with LUtrhM L1TUIA VfXTHO. IKOV W'ATRK. BEDKOIIO WATER, E. KOTJSSEL. No. 518 PRUNE Street. 310 3t Q.LEN ECHO MILLS," GEH2IAXT0WN, PA. HcCALLlT3IS, CHEASE & SLOAN, UlaunfactnrtjrM, Iniportiirs, and Whole N hhIo DeMlern 1 CAnrETIlIGS, OIL CLOTHS, KATTIITG3, Et3. WAT.ET10VSE, Uo. SCO CHESNUT STREET, Ol'POSlTE TUE 8TATK IIOUSE, rhiladolphia. RETAIL D E P A K T M E N T. 3 0 3mrp Ho. 519 CHE3NUT STREET. . t, , , LIFE, GR0VT AHO BEAUTY. Mrs. S. A. Allen's World's Xiair Restorer and Dress ing inviyorate, strengthen and lengthen the h air, Tliey act directly upon the roots of the hair, supplying re quired nourishment, and natural color and hcauty returns. Grey hair disap pears, bald spots are cov ered, hair stops falling, and luxuriant growth is the re sult. Ladies and Children will appreciate the delight ful fragrance and rich, glossy appearance impart ed to the hair, and no fear of soiling the skin, scalp, or most elegant head-dress, Sold by all Drngleca. Depot 193 A 203 Greenwich St. H. Y. p. HUNTER, No. 44 N. SEVSNTB STBEET. ABOVK FILBERT, PHILADELPHIA. Acknowledged 4v all pamei mffil-d at iv iar the HOST BVCOiSHIUL PHVaiOiAN In the treatment ef Iieat$ in hu tpeiiuUy. QTJIOK. 'JHOUOUCiH, andltrmantnt rum fuuro.ife- d Ute.f't ease. Vieuiber 1)K. HlHI UK 8 (leiebratel lleincdlc can only be liml tenulne at blsoid entublulied 0ic No 4h.tk.VtN'iII Stlt.aboiUoeit. . HOW 5 DRY GOODS. JO THE LADIES. GREAT SALE OF FOREIGN DRESS GOODS CURWEN STODDART k BROTHER Atmoaucs that they have determined to offer their ox tensive Stock comprising the most atti active variety Dry Goods in tho City, At prices to correspond with the late AUCTION SAr.ES. WITHOUT BEQAUD TO COST. CURWEN STODDaRT fc BROTHER, Kos. 400, 4U2, and 4M N. SECOND 8tr 8 12 8t Above WlUow. LACK AND WHITE SILKS. ONE DOLLAR PES YARD. 8ILK8 TKOM ATJCTIOX AT REDUCED PKICES. CURWEN STODDART & BROTHER, " Nos. 450. 452, and 4o4 X. SECOND Street, 8 10 St Above Willow. pLAID DRESS GOODS, 22 CENTS. FROM TUE LATE AUCTION ALES. CURWEN STODDART & BROTHER, Nob. 4G0, 452, and 4o4 N. SECON D Streot. 8 10 8t Above Willow. CJ1IENE l'Ol'LINS, 31 CENTS. DRESS GOODS, AT REDUCED FRICES. CURWEN STODDART & BROTHER, . Nob. 450, 462. and 464 N. SECCOiD Strcot. 3 10 8t Above Willow. p L A I D MOZAMBIQUB8, 33 CENTS. DRESS G000S, AT REDUCED FRICES. CURWEN STODDART & BROTHER, iSos. 460, 462, and 464 N. SECOND Street, 810 3t Above Widow. K Y WOODS FOR TIIE 1'OriLAU TRADE, FROM TflE LATE AUeTIO.N SALES, AT 1KLH!CK1 1'ftICES. fryers will Lnd decided at'.vantate in every depart- CURWEN STODDART & BROTHER, Kos. 450, 452, and 464 N. SECOND Street . 3?03t Ahovo Wiilow. g V 11 IK G C A S S 1 M fi 11 E S, THING COATINGS, ISPKINU OOOiS FOR BOYS, At reduced prices. CURWEN STODDART & BROTHER os. 450, 452, and 454 K SECOND Stoat, 3 10 3t Ahovo Wil.o pi P O rF ANT! TO LIHSK BUYIS18. 1UE lilGni PLACE TO (7(J FOR 1TIR 7j AUG SSI STOCK (F LINENS. I FOR LIXEN GOODS of the ont quality. FOR rUEE LIXEN GO0DSf warranted. ' FOR LINENS, at Importer'! prices. FOR IRISH SHIRTING LINENS. ' FOR STITCHED SHIRT HlSOMS. FOR TABLE LINENS, all kinds. FOR LINEN SHEETINGS AND riLLOW CASINGS. FOR NURSERY DIAPERS AND BIRD EYES. FOR TOAVELINGS, of all kinds. FOR LINEN LAWNS AND CAMBRICS. FOR LINEN DRILLS AND COATINGS. FOR ALL K1ND3 OF LINEN COODS. MILLIKEN'S STOUK, FOR LINENS ONLY, No. 828 AUCH STREET. . X B. The new atyle LISEN CAUiSBIC DRESSES, expected by the next steamer. 1 18 tbstu2m JjAllNSLEY' LINEN GOODS. NOW OPENING, SEVEN CASES REAL BARNSLEY SHEETINGS. BUrER BARNSLEY TABLE DAMASKS. . EXTRA HEAVY TABLE DIAPERS. HEAVY LOOM DIAPERS. COLORED BORDERED WASHED HUCK TOWELS, Extra Size. These goods were made expressly to order for our bist family trade, but from their cxtraordlnnry durabllltr are also well suited to first-class ileitis or Iloardiaar Houses. SKEPPARD,VANHARLINGEM&A3RIS0rit Importors of Linen, House FurnlBhlug Dry Goods, 3 12 ct K08 CdESJJUT StreeL 1?OR SALE-STATE AND COUNTif KIGUTil 1 of t'opewell At f'o.'s Patent Wind Guard and Air IICHier for t'oal Oil Lsianat it prevents the Chiiiiueya. lrom brcakluir. '' uls w will warrant. Also saves ene tblrd the oil. l a'l and nen tin in. they cost but ten cents. j,o W KAt'K fvieet. I'lillttdulpbltt Hauiile sent to anjr art ot the V'uitvd btntes va rucclpt of M euu, I la
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