"1 SEAMEN IN THE CITY. Habits, Trouble, Action, Charac ter, and Condition of jjjio - Amphibious Bipeds. - . .1 - - t TUB BATTLES' WITH "LAND-SHAilfcS'." biuet f the Advanc-Pay and Sailor' Boarding. It suae Systemi Reforms Needed Peeps at the ''Sailor'a Snug Har bor" and the "Sea man's Home." Ktc., Etc., Ktc., Etc., Etc., Etc. Ji'or the Svening Ttltgraph. Since the time waen men first went down to the sea iu ships, the sailor has been a pet subject for thQ study and speculation of young aud old, and of both sexes. .There appears to be a sort of romantic halo thrown aro.ind the lives of those who face the storms and terrors of the deep, that makes one irresistibly drawn towards them, i In childhood who has not had the longing for a life on the ocean, where every thing tells of the great God of nature, and all partakes of ttie sublime and infinite f Who has not eagerly sought for alt that relates to the sailor's life, to its hardships and its pleasure, to the exciting Incidents in storm and ship--wreck? Who has not, in his young, Impressible years, devoured with a feverish interest the his tories of the wonderful careers of the hardened, yet gallant robbers of the sea, or the wander ings upon strange aud unknown shores of the shipwrecked mariner. Robinson Crusoe, the castaway, is but a sa nple of the exciting tales that are so dear to th j youthful miud. But, as we read those high-colored accounts of Tab Sailor's Lira, touched with the rich coloring of fancy, and embellished with all the powerful aids of rhetoric, we can gain bat a faint appreciation of the real life on board ship, such as it is and has been in ntneteen-twenticths of the ships that sail the ocean. On land man is curbed by the presence oi h's fellow. The dread penalty of the law barn's over his head like the sword of Damocles, ami he dare not swerve from the path of juarice without danger ot its falling upon his guiKy head. The restraints of society, also, aid in keeping the passions of men within bounds. He dare not commit acts of open in justice, when there are so many jealous eyes watch iLg his actions when there are so many haoUs realy to interfere In the cause ot right and law. In , the great mass of combatant humanity he is but a unit, and he is self-conscious of it. But when he bids farewell to the shore when the dim, hazy oat line of the solid earth looms faintly up In the far, far dibtance, and the green water changes to the dear azure that tells of vast depths and of the separation from the world that is so dear to the true sailor's heart it is then, when in their own little world, and under no government but that of the Almighty, that the true impulses and passions of men, and especially men in authority, show themselves, untrammelled by law and society's restraints. Then it is that the poor sailor, in his dependent position, feels the scourge of the cruel and heartless officer who may be placed above him. Then it is that the scales are removed from the eyes of the uninitiated, and tao golden halo of romance is dissipated by the horrid reality. Reforms In Sea Life. It is not many years since the life of the sailor was far more arduous, far more brutal in its cruel hardships, than it is at present. Then the cat-o'-nine tails nourished in the different navies, and the men were beaten like dogs, and eelf-respect was utterly deadened in their breasts.," Indeed, in our own navy, within the life ot the present generation, the American 3nan-o'-war's man has been "spread-eagled,'-' and his back lacerated with the lash. But now, thanks to the efforts of enlightened reformers, all that has been done away with. The lash is hoard no more In our navies, or even in ouc merchantmen. And now, even a greater clog on the ' onward wheel of progress has been thrust aside. The grog has been dashed away from the sailor's lipc, and a new step takea iu the way of reform that, for power and influ ence, is greater than all others. Jack Ashore. But it is not of the sailor as he is at sea that we would more particularly dwell upon. It is when he arrives at the enl of his stormy voy ages, and, like the flying-fish, flees from his native clement only to meet new dangers in another. It is when his vessel ca-ts its unihor in port that Jack's real dangers begin. The Btorm aud tempest, the hidden rock and the Bbark, are dangers that beset him but seldom. But when he casts his lot among those who should be his brothers, on the shore, then begins his hardships and his trials. Before the anchor lias barely touched the bottom, and before the ehip is cleaned, the boat of the landshark is alongside, and his fishy eyes are seen to look ever the rail as he is on his search for hi9: prey. Not that he cares for poor Jack. Oh, no! not at all. He only wants to relieve him of the care of his money, and that in the shortest possible space of time. He selects his victims. Like meek lambs they are led to the slaughter. We will try to tell low this is done. If we were going to describe the sailor boarding-houses in the city of Gotham, it would give a darker view of the sailor's shore life than in our own city, although here It is bad enough. Within tbe past thirty years much has been done to ameliorate the sailor's condition ashore, as we will show hereafter; but still there remains a great work before us. But, to "return to Our sheep" the Land-shabk, or Sailors' Boavdino-Hocsb Keeper, boards the ship, and brings off his prey, There Is Uo resistance, and why? you ask. Because he is like the fly In the web: there are too many threads that the sharks have wound around him, until ho is like Gulliver, bound down helpless, and at their mercy. Those wretches, the land-sharks, are united together n a fort of association or ring, for the better carrying out of their infamous system ol plunder upon the defenseless sailor. They THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, have tbolr laws and their by-la w, which are as immutable as the laws of. the Medos and the Persians, and poor Jack himself helps his destroyers. It works In this wise: In all the sailor boarding-houses there is located a ship ping agent, who f.ttends to getting ships' crews together. He is generally In partnership with the keeper of the house himself, if h be not the actual proprietor. When a shipmaster wishes hts crew, he goes to one of thwa places and ships them. 8iippore gets all his crew together, and Just before palling he appoints his second mate outside the ring. Tbe sailors will have a mooting Bnd" appoint a spokesman. They wait upon tho second mate and ask him where he came from, or, rather, where he was boarding when ho was shipped! Did he board at one of these houses? No. Did he board ' with . his father or mother, or any of his relatives? No. Well, who did he board with? A friend, a comrade of many years' friendship. That settled his esse. He did not board with the ring, and his doom is scaled. They say nothing more to the mate, but go straight to the. captain. Their spokesman will say to the captain: "You have appointed a man outside of our ring, and must either discharge him, or we will leave." What can he do ? His ship is ready for sea, and if he discharges his crow, where will he get another, for all would be agulnst him ? The mate has to go. That is how the' land-sharks work their sharp game. Sailors' Doardlng-IIouses. But we will go to some of these boardiug houses. The greatest number of them is in Penn street. There are some better than others; but the best is, at best, but a very sorry specimen of a clvtllzedjhome. We start in the morning, to see what it looks like in the broad light of day. We stop before a two-and-a-half-storled brick house that ha9 evidently seen better days. There is a sign above the door that is sugges tive of what is constantly going on within: "Sailors taken in akd donb for." Tbe pro prietor evidently was not sufficiently versed in scholastic lore to see the unconscious truism he had perpetrated. But it Is tertlbly suggestive. The poor sailor, as be staggers in with bis heavy sea-chest, containing his worldly possessions, does not think, as he reads that sign, that its meaning is very much like the inscription over the gates ot hell, "Leave hope behind." With his hard earned dollars, he is received with an affected show of hospitality. The bar is open to him (for a necessary appendage to tho house is a bar), and a siren is at hand to ply him with whisky. Jack's entrance into that door is like the fly's entrance into the spider's pailor. If he has a hard-earned pile of cash, it soon disappears. No matter how long or short his stay is, it is long enough to allow the keeper of the place to fleece him of every cent, and after that to run him in debt sufficiently to gain a lien upon his two months' advance. Then ho is a slave, and is as much owned by the boarding-house keeper as if he Lad bought him at auction. Dally Sccues in a Sailors Bar-Room. The boarding-house always has its bar. Rows of black bottles, with tbe strongest and most fiery spiiits, are interspersed with trophies of foreign voyages, gathered by poor Jack with an eye to enrich the parlor or cabinet of some valued friend or relative, ouly to be gathered in by the grasping hand of his keeper. It is day now, however, and life is not in its full flow in the den. A bio way, red-faced wench stands be hind the bar, with her sleeves rolled up, and in a shocking state ot deshabille. We wonder how she could, with her ill-natured, stupid face, ever have been selected to attract custom. The men themselves, with aching head and bloodshot eyes, are lounging around in listless fashion, or are trying to drown the effects of last night's debauch, by renewed applications of the poison that has prostrated their energies, on the prin ciple of 8imilia similibus curarUur. The dirty walls themselves are covered with prints that would naturally attract a sailor's eye. Black eyed Susans, with most impossible figures and expressions, and scenes of shipwrecks, with a print or two of some favorite ship. Scattered over the house are also to be seen loul aui filthy pictures, that, by their obscenity and las civiousness, serve to point out the fearful im morality that pre vail? in these places. Nlgtit lu a Sailors' Bar-lloom. . But day is not a good time to see it in its glory. We will visit it about the hour of 10 in the evening. As we approach it, a strong light from the iuterior sho ws us that life is in full activity within. We open the door and enter. A foul mixture of bad liquor and bad breath, and the fumes of strong tobacco, are almost too much for anyone with a moderately weak head. We, however, conquer our weakness and go in. The room is crowded with old, hardened vota ries of vice and oung beginners in the down ward career. Women add their charms (? ), aud such wooieu! Bad as the men are in their wandering lite on shore, there are btill some remnants of the noblest traits of humanity stirring within their bosoms. There is still that noble generosity of purpose that, even in their degradation, would spur them to the execution of a noble action, were occasion to call it forth. But what shall we say ot the women we see there ? It makes one shudder and feel heartfelt pity for poor Jack, with his impressible, easily led heart, that he should ba exposed to their hellish arts. Painted and powdered, and decked out with gewgaws, they present to his uututored eyes visions of beauty. Their bard faces, which have forgotten tho blush of sbame, are full of greed, as they ply their poor dupe with liquor, uutil he no longer can, even if he would, resist their efforts to swindle and rob him. Here and tbere are groups seated around tables, with packs of well-thumbed cards, eagerly engaged in games of chance, while a hoarsely muttered oath every now and then bursts from their lips, as one or the other side loses. A BklrmUh. Now a couple quarrel. With fierce oaths they jump up, and the spectators are scattered right and left, as with flaming eyes and with a fierce ness ot energy they clinch, and for a few moments there is a scene worthy ot Pandemonium. The heavy swash of the blow that follow swift aud fast, the yells aud frenzied curses of the com batants, are echoed by the hardened laugh of the spectators, as they look coolly on upon the brutal scene, It is soon en led. . It is nothing, ouly a brawl, such as may be seen any night. If the police are at hand, sometimes one or two of the active participants are, perhaps, arrestod, and appear as a "drunken and disorderly" case in the morning report. Yes, it Is soon over, and skakingoff the sawdust that bestrews the bar room floor, they soon subside, and then all Is as it was before. Perhaps some aquatic minstrel clears bis pipes, and starts a song in honor of some sea experience, or more usually of an obscene and immoral character. The Interior. " The chambers are rudely furnished. In the best houses, they are moderately clean and well kept; in tbe lower clas, they 'are filthy . and wretched. ' There' are" some that we have seen that would-sb6ck. "the. sensibilities, of any hu manitarian, and which were strongly .suggestive of pestilence and disease of. all kinds. With scarcely sufficient covcrinn to protect them from the cold of winter, they suffer every discomfort rather than break through the rules of the ring, and find themselves a private boardlng-hoose. From tho moment Jack enters, the grasp of the keeper of the house Is never taken from him, until he leaves it to go on a ship for another voyaee. The nominal price of board at these places is from seven to nine dollars . per week ; but if the sailor has two hundred dollars, and only stays a week, he stays long enough to board it all out and leave himself in debt. The ehipping-mHsler has lilm down, and he Is shipped off ou another voyage,' only to end in a renewal of his hard shore experience. Is It any wonder that he looks on the thore and all its belongings with dread and distrust?,' How can we expect that he will be otherwise than he is, when p little is cared for his com fort, when so little is done to carry the bless ings of religion and Instruction into bis home? From his hard-working voyase he steps on shore only to find the grasping hand of mer cenary wretches ready to seize on his hard earned money, and never ready to let go until it is exhausted. Even where the sailor's outward comfort is better cared for, there is the same deliberate schemes for swindling and cheating him carried on. Jack will put up at one of these places. By a series of debaucheries on his part, and ex tortions on tbe part of those who should look after his interests, his "pile" disappears. He Is then run in debt, and has to find a ship to sail on another voyage. He searches around, and finds a vessel going to some port that he wisbes to go to. He engages with' the ship-owners to take him. The bargain is struck, not with Jack, but with the shipping master, who receives tho regular fee ot two dollars, and with the land lord, who receives the two months' advance pay. For two hard-working months Jack has to toil A n ft v. a I Vila xnA " t f . 1 1 . .... 3 a , Deiore ne is ciear irom ms snore-contractca h debts; and his memories of his stay on shore j Annnn. Ka a P Iaa ... . 1 . .... J It is but another illustration or "man's inhu manity to man," the way in which he u treated whilst in our midst. We went to see one of these boarding-house keepers a few days ago. After looking at his accommodations, which, though scanty, had at least the merit of clean liness, he (rave us a frank statement of one of tbe ways in which extortion Is practised upon the sailor. It was somewhat In this wise: A ship-owner sends to a house for a crew for one of his ships. A crew is sion made up. Per haps one or several of those whose names are already down will make known their inten tion of going to sea. The shipping-master asks him where he wants to go. Jack scratches his head for a moment, and then says, perhaps, to tbe Mediterranean. Now that Is where the ship Is going that the list is already made out for, and the man is already down upon that list. But the master does not tell him of that. He asks him what it would be worth to him to go there.' The sailor does not know. He is then told that if he will pay five, ten, or even fifteen dollars, he can get a berth. Of course, he demurs. But what can he do? His board and other expenses are eat ing up his scant pile, and he has to submit to the payment of tbe bonus. He assents, and is told to call again in an hour or two. There are some places, though they are very few in uumber, where even worse practices are carried on; where the mariner is drugged with poisonous liquor, and in that state is carried aboard ship, insensible to everything, until he wakes up far out at sea, and his first waking impressions are the forcible contact of the mate's boot with his ribs and his hard hand on his ears. Tbere are dens of infamy which, hold ing out their allurements to his senses, draw him within their walls, only to sent him out again blind with fiery poison, and minus every thing except the clothes on his back, and some times not even all of them. But, as we have said, the worst phases of Jack's life ashore are not to be seen in our city such as they can be met with in New York or Bos ton. Ours is not so much of a seaport, and the number of sailors, in comparison to the great mass, are but lew. There, abuses are more open and glaring to the sight, and there, also, tbe systems of chtrity are more wide y extended and ramified throughout the different commu nities. As a general thing, the men who follow the sea for a living are separated, in a measure, from all the rest of mankind. Strong in their natures and their Impulses and passions, and hard-handed in their dealings, they keep aloof from their fellow-men on shore. They will suffer injustice, and allow the laud sharks to bleed them remorselessly, without complaint to the law, until tbeir grievances are entirely unendurable. A lawyer they reeard as a disciple of the Devil, and shun him. Hence, there are very seldom instances of cxtortiou and swindling brought before the notice of te Courts or the magistrates. Jack prefers to grin and bear his sufferings. Measures of Reform. It is time that Congress should enact a law, making it imperative that our merchants should have apprentices for their ships say one ap prentice for every hundred tons burden the ship may be. Then in a few years we should have good American seamen, aud good officers commanding, as now, our merchant vessels are manned principally by foreigners. Often times, seven-eighths of the crew are composed of all .nations; eome so stupid that, on their arrival In a port of discharge, after being on a voyage of from four to six months, they cannot tell whatname they shipped by. And many times, alter beiug at sea two and three days, after their departure will ark the captain the name of the vessel which they are on board of, and where bound, and still the captain having their con tract for the voyage duly signed. Now, is it any wonder that we constantly hear of mutinies on shipboard, when nearly all crews are com posed of such a set of illiterate men? Tbe advance system should be broken up. It is this that gives so much encouragement to tbe land-shsrks, at times when few sailors are in port, and one . or two larg ships cxpoot to pail 'within a few days of ech other. Then tho land-sharks' secrete the sailors In some low place, and feed them on the vilest kind of Jersey lightning, thereby - making them Insensible. When the captain calls at tho shipping office for a crew, he u told that seamen are trarce, and It will be hard to proaure a crew. 8nppose at the time the current wages by the run to England be $75. he tells the captain that If he will pay $100 to $120 by the run, ho may be ab'o to procure a crew he knowing all the time that he Iniowa where "to get Iho sailors In ten minutes' notice.. Tbo cap fain communicates these facts to his owner; he pauses awhile, say ing that It is too bad, etc., still he is anxious to have his ship sallj so hti and the captain con clude to give the demand. .. He notifies the shipping officer, and gets, the crew. They come on board with their outfit, via,, sheath-knire and belt, one pound of tobacco, one jumper and pair of overalls, tin pan and pot, and a mineral water bottle of whisky. This Is a splendid con dition to put a sailor on board ship to cross the Atlantic! This is all tbe sailor receives out of his advance, and is obliged to do the work. The land shbrks, after the vessel leaves the wharf, meet and divide the money they have swindled the poor sailor out ot, and come to the conclusion that they did not make so much alter all, and that they must run tbe advance up higher on the next ship. There have been grsat efforts made to amelio rate the condition of the sailor during the past thirty years, and his character has been better appreciated. We do not now look upon htm as an outcast lrom civilization, and Its privileges and comforts. Isolated from his fellows for sucb a great portion of his life, and unused to the restraints and incessant strifes that are so unceasing among his fellows ashore, he Is simple-hearted and free, and Is more liable to the successful attacks of sharpers and swindlers. That same impressibility renders him as capable of being improved in his moral and mental nature, and there have been wise and philanthropic men who have, within the past generation or two, made noble endeavors to effect aa amelioration in the sailor's condition on shore. More than Bixty years ago, Robert Richard Randall, of New York, a wealthy mer chant, died, and left in his will directions to invest the proceeds of his estate, alter the pay ment ot a few legacies, in a home for destitute and aged seamen. It was not until thirty years after that, that his legacy had ."ccumulated to suet) an amount as to warrant tho building of such a home. It was, however, built in 1833, aud was dedicated to the cause of poor and aged marincis under the name of the bailors' Smug Harbor. It then had an income of about six or eight thousand dollars. Under a wise aud careful administration, its income has increased to neatly one hundred thousand dollars at the piesent time. It has furnished accommodations to tens of thousands of our American 6eamen who have been thrown upon our shores penni less and sick. Its influence is widely known and felt. Philadelphia has no such institution in her midst, but she has others which, in a greatly inferior way in, point of wealth and power, are still striving to ameliorate the poor uailor'o lot. We have a branch association of the Seamen's Friend Societt of Pennsylvania, which, in its unpretending way, is doing a great amount of good. The "Home" ot the Associa tion is located in Front street, near South. It is in the immediate neighborhood of tbe boarding-houses aud shipping offices, and consequently well placed for tho conve nience of its lodgers. In tbis house there is no liquor allowed to be sold. The rooms are kept clean and in good order, and the inmates are obliged to observe the rules of the house, and behave in a quiet and orderly manner. A laun dry is attached to the premises, and every room is well ventilated. Tho regular charges are one dollar and a quarter per day. When the Home started, the boarding-houses of tho "ring" were savage in their assaults upon it, and tho most stringent rules were made by them to keep its inmates from getting situations on board of vessels loading in the port. But by the energy of the present superintendent, Mr. Daniel Tracy, the order of things has been changed, and those who board at the Home have at least as good a chance, if not better, than those from the vile dens of Penn street. The Home does not confine its good work to those who are boarders within its walls. It assists the aged and destitute, and provides help for the families of those who have been shipwrecked, or have died in the harness. It is an auxiliary branch of the Ameri can Seamen's Friend Society, which wields a mighty influence over the great marine Interests of tbe nation. At the Home religious services are held every evening at 7 o'clock.and every morning at 8 o'clock. There is also a prayer meeting held every Monday evening, to which all, whether inmates or outsiders, are cordially initcd. Religious Influences. Besides the Baptist, Methodist, and Episcopa lian Bethels, there Is, separate and distinct from them, a sailor's church called the Eastburn Bethel. Their influence Is widely extended, and Is felt on almost every ship that leaves this port. Still, we must say that these institutions are not as well supported as they should be. There aprear to be an indifference and neglect shown towards the sailor by our citizens that 1b almobt a disgrace. For some time the Home itself was closed for want of proper support. No one ever thinks of inquiring into poor Jack's condition, and he Is lei t to his own resources, t? get along aa best he can. At the Home there is also a shipping office, and as the general character and reliability of the men obtained there is better than at the Penn stieet places, ship-owners find It to their interest to patronize it. ' Perhaps there are few persons who are aware of tbe real extent and influence of the Seamen's Filend Society. It has ramifications not only all over the Unlou, but even in foreign ports and in the islands of the Pacific. Its income is over one hundred and iifty thousand dolian a year, and is kept up by contributions from the mer chant marine and by Government. By it thou sands and tens of thousands of destitute and shipwrecked sailors are succored, and their families relieved from want and suffering. COTTON AND FLAX, SAIL ULTK AlTD CANVAS Oi all numb era and brand. Hent Awning Trunlr.ard Wa.xon oerl)uuk. A'no, Paper i anu acturer' tUi Efelis, troiu one to seven leek wide; Paulina, He ting. Hall I wine eto. o. 103 JOStJi' Alley. DECEMBER 15, 18G6. 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Boxes, 25 cents, 50 cents, and 91 sizes, fcoid by all Druggutseveiywheroi and by HENRY R. COSTAR, Depot, No. 484 BROADWAY, New York. 'COSTAR'S" PREPARATION OF BITTER SWEET AND OEAKGE BLOSSOMS For Beautifying the Complexion. Used to Soften and Beautify th Skin, remove Freckles, Flmples, Eruptions, to. Ladies are now using it In proioionce to all others. Bottles SI. bold by all Druggist) everywhere; and by IIKNRY R. COSTAR, Dopot, No. 484 BBOADWAY, New York. "COSTAR'S" PECTORAL C01GII REMEDY, For Couphs, Colds, Hoarseness, Pore Ibroat. Croup, W hooping Cough, Inouenza, Asthma, Con sumption, Bronooial Anectiont), and all D.scases of tie T tiroat and Lungs. Bottles, 5 cents, 00 cents, and ffl sizes. Cold by all Druggists everywhere; and by IIKNRY R, COSTAR, Dopot, No. 484 BROADWAY, Now York. 'COSTAR'S" Celebrated Bishop Pills, A VKlVaRBAL DIMNRB PILL, For Nervous and Bick Headsohe, Costiveness. fndl petition, Dysptpsia, Biliousness, Cons'ipation, Dianhoea, Colic, Chills, Fevers, and geuerai de rang nietit ot the Digestive Organs. Bxes. 26 ceuta, 50 cents, and SI iies. bold by ail Druggiatu even where ; and by IIKNRY R. COSTAR, Depot, No. 484 BBOADWAY, N. Y. 1TVTT Jk rf . . JOHAUOX UOLLOWAY COWDOK, Whi)lol Agent. bltaUolpbla. 11 12 wsmlt Q111USTMAS PRESENTS t j CHRISTMAS PRESENTS tj NEW YEAR GIFTS. NEW YKAR 'GIFTS.' B. H0SKINS & CO., NO. 010 AllOII STREET " Havo on hand a cry largo and elegant awort ment of r . . ; , Writing Desks. Writing Desks, Writing Desks, . ,' Bosewood, Inlaid, and Brass Bound, Papier Mar he, Walnnt, and Mahogany, ' Toitfollos. Portfolios. , Portfolio. Baekgnmnion Boari.' Backgammon Boards, ' Backgammon Boards. Curt,' Chettf, Chess, Criblmge, Crtbbago, Cnbbuge, Dominoes, , Dumiaoes. Dom'noej, Ami a large stock of Games. Games, dames. 1867. Dl ABIES, I8CT. 187. DIARIES, UCT. 1867. DIARIES, 18S7. Fifty three Sizes and Stylow. Fiftj-thrtse 8'ibcs and Styles. Fiftj-three Bizet, and Style; A large variety of fine Inkstanis. . Wedding and VUltin4 Cards. Wedding and Visiting Cards. Wedding and Visituig Caids. The Latest Styles Tho Latest Styles Tho Latct Styles Blank Books, Black Books, Blank Books, Ruled and Bound to Order, aud warranted. R. HOSKINS & CO., Stationers, Card Engravers, and Stationers, Card Engravers, aal Blank Book Manufacturers, 1 " Blank Book Manufacturers, No. 913 ARCH Street, AMD 10 22 19t No. 921 SPRING GARDEN St. HATS AND CAPS. JAMES 0. DENNISON, Fashionable Hatter and Furrier. Noli 729 POPLAR Street, Baa constantly on hand a large assortment ol GENTS , Y0CTH8', AND CIIILDBBN'S HATS AND CAPS. AL80, BFLENDID UK 6KATINU CAPS. GLOVEa.'ASO COLLARS. 10 3T statUm JJOUSE-FUIINISIIINQ OOOD3. EXCELLENT ' OPPORTUNITY TO SECUSS BARGAINS, To close the estate ol the Uto JOHN A. MURPHEY, Importer and Dealer in HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS, No. 039 OUE8NUT STREET. Between Ninth and Tenth, South Side, Phils, III Administrator now ofler the whole stock, at prices beiow the ort'inary rates cbarged. Tnl nooa enibracu every ilrng wanted ma aetl-i rtl-red househo di 1'ialn llu Ware, brushes. Woouen Ware, burnetii. Plated Y. are, Cutlery. Iron Ware Japanned Waie, aud Cooa Idii Utens'; of every description. . A great variety ofSlliKt tt OOODH. BIKD-TjAOm, at etc. can be obtained on the moat ieaonable term GfehClNE AKC11U Kbt aiULUATUlts and WA1B CA flVeaMortmert of PAPIER MACHB GOODS. 1 LU Is tbe Urn st retail establishment In tbt line (a Philadelphia aud ullizru aud strangers will tlnd It U their ad van lace to examine our stock belore nurcba.lng. hole Oar Iriend In theoountrt may order by mall, and prompt attention win be Hlven. CUithatut icTKW RUBBER DKP 0Tv i WILSON, KUUfcR t'O, Mo. 400 CHK8NTJT Mrret have opened a New Hubbcr Depot, for tie sale Of Kubler Goods o'' everr description l atent C'oit Kubbcr Shoe auu boots. ' I alent ( ork Waitresses Patent Cork I ualnous Patent finrln bottom. Patent H fulled Uufts. Patent ( ork Llle Preservers. Patent fork hubbcr Bo'es. Aio, Guns, Pistol Ladles' and Gants Hkates, Parlor Croquet aud Par or base ball farlor Hkating, Hkatlng JufTs. bkating JackcU. by riu iirwji.n uo.. Tj &O.409 ClU.t)NUT Street. TOBDAN'S CELEBRATED TONIC ALE. 1 1 This truly healthful and nutritions beverage, now In nse by thousand Invalids and others has estab lished a insracter lor quality ot material and pur It of tnauuiactuie which stands unrivalled. U la. com mended by physicians ol tills snd other places a a supe rior tokio, and require but a trial to convlncstbe mo4t skeptical ol liiKrrat merit To o bad. wholaaa a.aad retail. otP. J.JOKDAN.N . PEAK Sireut flUlr1 CHEAPEST ft
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