THE riCW, YORK PRESS. I rprroniAt ormiow" or tub lkadino jouhsals CJVN C0HHKNT TOPICS COMPILED KVKltY DAT FOB THIS KVKNINO TKLKOHVPH. Insurance and Fire. fVotn the Tribune. Tho first annual meeting of the National Doard of Fire Insurance is in Hussion in this fjity. Their action thus far chiefly discloses Hie fact that tho losses of the fire companies (Vav been enormous within the past few years, jBjnd especially within the past year. Tho ex traordinary fact is stated by Mr. Iloker, of Jkst on, that, during the past year, of the tsighty-threo companies reported in Massa chusetts, the losses were !, 000,000 above the entire receipts of those companies. Yet their capital is but $4,8!0,0O0. This stato Jnertt seems incredible, for it shows tho capital Stock of the companies to have been more than exhausted in one year's operations. We feel almost inclined to believe there must Ikj some mistake in these figures. But if they are correct, we do not wonder that the Snsu'rAnce companies are thrown into a fright, find, find it necessary to combine their forces to levise a plan of saving themselves from inevi table bankruptcy, into which another year's frxperionce like the last would seem to le sure to jrlunge them. It is not surprising to find the Executive Committee declaring that "the insurance interest is now passing through a Jierilous crisis." We think, if these confes sions are true of all the companies, or any thing near true, that not only the interests of the insurers are in a "perilous crisis," but the interests of the insured are in a "perilous crisis" also. The question we often see 5osted, "Are you insured ?" becomes doubly interesting in view of the facts here disclosed. 3t is not only a question of are you insured, Jjut aro you insured in an office out of which the' bottom has fallen ? It seems that the subjects which most Jnte'rest the companies, and to which they pro pose to confine their present discussions, are Sin advance of rates, uniformity of rates, and the prevention of fires. This last-named object Js o,no deserving of the most attentive conside ration, and the one above all others which has ft universal and abiding interest. There is no Jieople under heaven that burn up their sub stance like the Americans. We judge that all California has been burnt up at least half-a-dozen times since 1848; and we never heard liny other commentary upon a destructive firo anywhere than that it disclosed remarkable energy in the public at rebuilding. This is a sufficient solace for all their burns. IThe idea of its suggesting the propriety of erecting cities and towns with incombustible fiubstances, is quite too slow for the American jiiiiul. And yet it is what we must come to Sooner or later, and the sooner the better. If the insurance companies, by raising their rates to some awful height, can enforce upon the jmblio the economic advantages of doing this, lifter the manner of the old countries of Europe, tvliero such frequent fires as we have are totally unknown, they will not have lived nor 3ield their annual convention in vain. The Sound of a fire-bell in an old stone-built town In 'Europe is heard abot as often as the shock f an earthquake, and occasions about an equal amount of surprise. Ibe President and the Execution of Lawi jFYom the Times. The President has again and again been ac cused of refusing or neglecting to enforce laws yassed by. Congress, especially the provisions of the Civil Rights act, and other measures de fensive of the rights of the Southern blacks. 3Iis conduct in this respect was one of the Strongest points relied on to secure his im peachment; and if it could be proven, it Would unquestionably be the best justification f" that extreme measure that has yet been Ijivon. The President has no choice as to en forcing such laws as are passed by Congress. The Constitution provides that he shall faith fully execute them; and it is only when any Special measure of legislation has been pro aiounced ' unconstitutional by the Supreme tourt, that the President is empowered to sus pend its enforcement. A law may be adverse to his personal convictions, and obnoxious to Jits ideas of the public welfare; lie may have exercised his veto upon it, and may have given the best ot reasons against it; but if he Attempt to evade its execution, it is under peril of the penalty in such cases provided. ' No President has been so severely tried in this respect as the present Executive. His conflict with Congress has been upon measures of the gravest political importance; and as the action of Congress has been such as not only lo nullify his own opinions, but to compel him io carry out theirs, his conduct as the admi auatiator of obnoxious legislation has been con stantly subject to suspicion. In making it the subject of special inquiry, the Senate has given Jiim an opportunity to bring the facts before the country as well as that body. The inquiry of the Senate was in. regard to si law concerning the Executive dereliction, in the enforcement of which the charges had keen most frequent and positive. He was re quested to furnish information if any viola tions of the Civil Kights law had come to his knowledge, and if so, what steps he had taken 10 enforce the law and punish the offenders. IThe President sent an answer of some length to the Senate on Tuesday. "Not being cogni sant," says he, "of any cases which come . within the province of the resolution, in order that the inquiry might have the fullest range, 2 Teferred it to the heads of the several Exe cutive departments, whose reports are here vith communicated." From these reports it nppears that neither the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, the 2'ostmaster-Oeneral, nor the Attorney-General were cognizant of any violation:) of the law. JTho Secretary of War reports the means taken jov the enforcement of the law in the Southern fStates and the action of the military authori ties, so far as its execution devolved upon them. "No instance," according to Mr. Stanton, "has been reported to tho Department of any Jieglect or refusal by military officers or em ployes of the Department to enforce, to the extent of their legal authority, the provisions Cf the act within their respective commands 'nd stations, and he has no knowledge of any Sueh neglect or refusal having boen reported to the President." Mr. Stanton takes occasion, Jiowever, to make report of three cases of alleged "Violation of tho act one in the State of Vir ginia, another in Georgia, and the third in 3'exas. One of these was a short time since referred to the Attorney-General, who immedi ately ordered an investigation of tho circum stances of the case, and, furthermore, Informed the authorities of Georgia that the President Jiitended to have the matter brought forward tor adjudication by the proper tribunal. To this, then, was tlie whole matter reduced,' ftnd it is made to appear: ' J. That tMj special law lias been enf.wted : l- THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1867. throughout the. Southern States , in the most, remarkable manner. - 1 2. That proper steps were taken ' to as r at tain the facts in the few alleged case of its violation. 1 ' ,' 3. That tho first case which was brought to the notice of tho President received his prompt attention, and was followed by an order for its legal trial. It was certainly fortunate for all concerned that the Senate took the trouble to make inquiry of the facts. The outcry against the President for his supposed conduct in the matter has been very great; and had his con duct been as alleged, the outcry would have been justifiable. But it would seem that in this business, at least, Mr. Johnson has not gone so far astray as to justify his impeach ment. The Case of Lnrd Krne.t Van An Inde pendent Jttdlciarjr. From the Jlerald. We published on Wednesday, under tho titlo of "A Peer in Court," an account of tho case of Lord Ernest Vane, who was sentenced by tho Court of the Queen's Bench, London, on tho 24th ultimo, "to le imprisoned for three calendar months as a first-class misdemea nant." In 1856 this nobleman and his prosecu tor, Mr. Thomas Harding Ames, were cornets in the "Queen's . Own," a cavalry regiment, then stationed at Brighton. Mr. Ames, tho son of a worthy but not wealthy East India officer,' happened to prove an unacceptable comrade to several of tho young swells, whose extravagance, particularly at the card table, lie could not afford to emulate, and they con spired to drive him from the regiment by a series of petty insults and indignities. These wero crowned at last by their ringleader, a wild young blade, not then twenty years of age, and known as Lord Ernest Vane, Tempest, who, on the 31st of October, 1856, met Mr. Ames at Brighton, and spat in his face, calling him "a coward anil blackguard." The London Time thundered away at the cruel tormentors of young Amos, who had been forced to leave his regiment, and it ex cited so much sympathy for him ratlier spooneyish, as after all it must be admitted he appeared to bo that a handsome subscription was raised in his behalf by the English people. On the other hand, liis chief tormentor, finding the army and England too hot to hold him, left both, witli his debts, behind him, and sailed for the United States on tho 15th of November. In 1857 he was known in Chicago, under the name of Mr. Stuart, as one of the curious lot of human waifs and estrays from the Old World whom another of their manlier, the late Mr. Dickens, if he had possessed a tithe of his celebrated brother's talent, might have drawn to the life, and for all of whom that city was a sort of Botany Bay. It must have been droll enough for future generals of the Federal army, then busy in the offices of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, to meet sprigs of nobility, sons of more than one Lord Bishop of the Church of England, ex-offlcers of the. British army, ex-"meniber3 of the Inner Temple, Esquires," honor-men from English, Irish, and Scotch Universities, who were at that time figuring in Chicago as dealers in grain, lumber, real estate, dry goods, bags, liquor, pork, second-hand books and even faro banks. Mr. Stuart was, happily, never reduced to the latter extremity. But he was obliged to prolong his transatlantic visit by the fact that a fortnight after his departure from England " his prosecutor took what the Court described as "the strictly legal but un usual course" of outlawing him on a criminal charge, although abroad. At Sittings in Banoo last month, before the Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Blackburn, Mr. Justice Mellor, and Mr. Justice Lush, Lord Ernest Vane swore that he went to Aiueriea on account of his pecuniary difficulties, remained there until 1862, since which time he had not been in Europe until the. end of last year, when he went over to England, got his outlawry revered (paying fifty pounds to the prosecutor's attorney for. the costs of it), and pleaded guilty to the indictment upon which he was brought up for judgment. Although he seems never .to have apologized to Mr. Ames, he filed an affidavit stating that at the time he was greatly annoyed at the loss of las commission, and that he committed the assault complained of while laboring under considerable mental excitement, and he expressed his sincere regret for the offense. The decision pro nounced by Mr. Justice Blackburn sentencing Lord Ernest Vano to three months' imprison ment is admirably lucid, lenient, and just. The sentence itself is a striking illustration of the even-handed justice which Great Britain may proudly boast is meted out by an inde pendent judiciary, without respect to person, to rank, or to wealth. "Pitty 'tis 'tis true" that in this country we cannot always bo equally proud of our elective judiciary, do pendent, as this is, upon the votes of the very rogues who are brought up for trial by it. The Military Reconstruction Bill. From the World. The Sherman bill was amended in the House yesterday by tacking 011 a proviso excluding the Confederate leaders from voting as well as from office. It was then sent ln-k to the Senate, which concurred in tho amendments and paKsed the bill. Before the ten days allowed tho President for its consideration expire, Congress will have adjourned, so that by mere inaction he can both kill the bill and prevent its .becoming a law in spite of his dis approval. Whether he shall make this suc cessful flank movement or meet the.' bill promptly in front, with the risk of its passage over his veto, is a grave question which the President is ; not likely to decide without earnest deliberation. The great facts of the situation, on which all practical movements are to hinge, need to be kept prominently in view. First in im portance 1.1 the fact that the Congress which succeeds the present will continue in exist ence until the day fixed for the inaugu ration of a new President. The Fortieth Congress will be a garment cut from the same cloth as the Thirt v-ninth, with the Republican strength in both ileuses sufficient to pass any party measure over the veto. The next Congress will claim and exercise the Same right to exclude the Southern States which has lieen usurped by the present. It will super vise the Presidential election, presiding over and directing the counting of the votes, and causing the result to be declared in accordance with its wishes. But the fact that Congress is sure to transgress the Constitution can be no excuse for the President to Imitate its example. It will not answer to say that he may as well acquiesce in what he cannot help. He u sworn to defend the Constitution. He believes, and lias often proved by cogent reasoning, that all Huoh. attempt as this bill contemplates are plain v iolations of the letter and, spirit of that instrument. . He is foreclosed, alike by his oath and antecedents, from signing this bill, or incurring any responsibility for its buccossj His only honorable choice i limited to the method of signifying his dissent. It is pimply a question whether lw will pocket j the bill or veto it. ; . i ,' j In favor of a pocket, veto, it 'may bo urged that it would kill tho measure J This is true only in an wnpty parliamentary1 sense. It would lie merely cutting off one head of the hydra for another and perhaps more monstrous one to sprout in its place. The next Congress meets immediately; and although it cannot re vive, this bill, it can forthwith pass Another and pel haps a worse one. It is only three or four days since Mr. Shenffon concocted the present bill, and in as short a time the new Congress, if disposed, 'can drive through another. A pocket veto would therefore amount to nothing. It would either exasperate and consolidate the Republicans, and provoke" them to retort on the President by A more stringent measure, or else (which is quite ns probable and would bo quite ns bad) cause them to drop the wliolo subject of reconstruction until next winter, and charge the responsibility upon the President. They might thus gain, by an easy dodge, their laVoiite purpose ot excluding tho South from tho Presidential election. If Congress loaves the whole work to be begun anew next winter, the prescribed State Constitutions cannot come back for approval before December, 1868, one mouth after tho election is over. President Johnson may well hesitate to help the Repub licans accomplish that result. We think an early and open (if possible an immediate) veto would better. "This bill, bad ns it is, is more favorable than any likely to bo passed in its stead. If it is sent back with a veto, the Republicans cannot choose but try to repass it. If they succeed, it binds them to this measure instead of a worse one which might follow it, and prevents the absolute nnd final exclusion of the South from the Presidential election, which would bo the certain oonse quence of letting the whole subject drop. By a veto within the coming three or five days, the President will escape tho trap of responsi bility for failure, which the radicals are laying for him. He would still leave them time to pass another bill, and if they fail to do so, tho responsibility (a crushing one!) will be upon their own heads. Twe Barnuma In the Field. From the Herald. The Democrats of tho Fourth Congressional District of Connecticut on Wednesday nomi nated Win. H. Barnum, of Salisbury, as their candidate for Congress. So there, are, now two Barnums in the field Barnum of Salis bury and Barnum of Bridgeport; Barnum the iron man and Barnum the showman: The Democratic Barnum is a man of largo wealth and solid reputation, identified with the busi ness interests of the district, and possessing the respect and confidence ot tho community. It is said that he is very desirous of defeating his namesake, and will prosecute the canvass with vigor. We have no doubt that Barnum, the man of iron, would make a substantial and valuable representative in Congress. There is need of such men there. But he would not be so much at homo at Washington as would Bar num the showman. The latter hns been used to menageries all his lifetime. He has asso ciated with old negresses, fat women, Feejee mermaids, and learned seals for years. Mon strosities of all kinds are his delight. He would be invaluable in showing up John Mor rissey and Ben Butler to visitors from the rural districts. He is, moreover, a fitting representative for the wooden nutmeg State, which will lose nothing of the character it already enjoys by sending him to Congress. It has been suggested by some who know Barnum the showman that he might play a shrewd trick upon his opponent by passing himself off as Barnum the iron man wherever lie could make votes by the operation. This, however, would be a dangerous game. Bar num once exhibited a petrified horse and rider, said to have been discovered in Demerara and brought to New York at a heavy expense. For some time the frequenters of his museum gazed with curiosity and wonder tipon the re markable petrifaction; but one day a rascally visitor struck it with a cane, when off came the leg of the rider and tail of the horse, and the discovery was made that it was nothing but plaster of Paris. . It-would take as little to ex pose the difference between Barnum the show man and Barnum the man of iron. Pole hv nil dmfrctatR at 11 nor holt In IMUNC1PAL DEPOT. KROMER'S, No. 4U3CHESNCT Street. Philadelphia, Pa, STOVES, RANGES, ETC. CULVER'S NEW PATENT EE1 NAM-JOINT HOT AIIt FURNACE. RANGE OF ALL NIZEM. Also.Vhiiegar's New Low Pressure Steam Heating Apparatus. For sale by C1IAKLEW WILLIAM, "'" No. 1182 tfimriTT Ktraet. HlOVMI. 1111 'tJ Ulalu. 11 17 mrn,.?"- BAMPK A THOMSON . 11 17 biuiliilm n0i a,tf N- hkcONU Street. . eZ-$m J1 JLaielphia bubobons iuarauuJ' thi LV "" Vtvttiol experience 1 W iiSSSJti.S i7'" Tr, and . vertex Vote bf VartmeaU Emi PuuVlUMN RANGK, lor Families, Ho K3 vi VtfvE,Vb 9 LjnsiltuiloiiH. In TWK-NTY BJF iiiirv..,f 1 ti'hs: Also, Philadelphia Kanifwi. r ircooard Millinery, trimmings, etc. $1'LENDID OPENING: OFi THE 1H? J.ATrtsT !fTY I.KH4M KM. M. A. JlllNDKK. - .rjr IO K:il CHK-HNt'l Ktieet, ! Pl.illelill;, rl lMIMMtTKK OF IiAI)lK JiKKSH AND CLOAK 'ini-MMlM, -Aho, 1111 elt!aiit Mock or Imi'iujcd 1'Bpi r Paiivrnn tut l.iuliei' mid Ctiitiiren'e l(t-s. rumiHti Dri-an linfl Cloak Making in all IM vaiU'tioH. J.ailie hirnl.slilnij their rich and rotly iimiI' rinls Diiiy rply on n-i arlimieally lilted, and Uwlrwork llnt-died in th mom prompt and cllldpnt nwiiinpr. at Hie low et po'slble pttoea, it twenty-four I10111V 11 01 ice. ( iuiiiir and hantina. Pattern In Re la, or lv the Rlngle pivce, tor inerchauts and iiresv mnkiTH, now ready. 1 la m MRS. R. DILLONT" $Y ' NOW. 33 AND 831 NOCTII KTRKKT, lift! a handsome assortment of Mll.LINEHY. . AImo, Hllk Velvet, Crapes, Ribbons, Feathers, Flowers, Frames, etc. Ladles who inuke itheir own Jlonuets supplied with the materials. 7 11 HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING. THOMAS A. FAHY, IIOISK AND I1N PAINTER, (Late Faliy A Bro.), No. 31 North TIII11D Street. City and country trade solicited. Satisfaction guar anteed on all work. 8 111m g U W A R D DUNN, (Late of the Firm of FAIIY A BRO.) IIOl'NE AND SIUN PAISiTEB. ' Glazing, Graining, Gilding etc.) NO. S3 MOUTH FOURTH MTREET, It Philadelphia. COAL. (JOALI COALI COAL! J, A. WILSON'S (Successor to W. L. Foulk.) LKHIUH AND SCHUYLKILL FAMILY COAL YARD NO. 1517 CALL Will LL NT., P1IILA. Attention Is called to my HONEY BROOK LMlltiU and RJi-HllOKKN SC'llli YLKILL, botii superior and uiiHurpased Coal. txml and Preparations beat in the city. 925fim fja W. PATRICK & CO., NO. 304 N. BROAD ST., DEALERS IN LEHIGH AND SCHUYLKILL C0A1 HAZLET0N, KAHAN0T, EAGLE VEIN, AN EE-BS0KE5 STOVE, Alw ays on hand, onfler cover, and tree from DIRT BLATE. 825imw6o DYEING, SCOURING, ETC. ltLMII STAM SCOLKIAG ESTABLISHMENT, No. 510 EACE Street. We beg leave to draw your particular attention to oni new French Hteam Scouring Establishment, theUrstanii only one ol Its kind In this city. W do not dye, bat b a chemical process restore Ladles', Gentlemen's, an . t ' Yi li.i ron'a ftam.nx.a ... thai. ArfAtn.l wl.Kn injuring them In tbe least, while great experience and iue uesi niBvuiuBry ixvm rranoe enatne ns 10 warrant penect atisiaction to ail who may taror as with thelt pt tronage. LADIES' XKEUS&H,f every description Mitt,. . 1 v. . rri ... . I .. 1 1 41 I I i without being taken apart, whether tbe color be genuine vr Hut. Opera Cloaks and Mantillas. Cnrtalns, Table Covers Caroets. Velvet. Klbbona. Kid Olovea. eta., eleanawl mta relinlnhed in the beet manner. Gentlemen's Hummer and W inter Clothing cleaned to perfection without in J urv to the stufl. Also lags and Banners. All kinds of tains rtmoved without cleaning tbe whole. All orders are cxecaiea unuer our luiuieumie supervision, and satisfaction guaranteed In every Instance. A oalIuj examination 01 uur process w svaprvuiiuy souoiteaa ALBED1LL & MARX, 3 lPmwil Ko. 810 BACK Btraet FERTILIZERS. M M O MATED niOSPHATE, AN UNSURPASSED FERTILIZER For Wheat, Corn, Oats, Potatoee, Grass, tbe Vegetable . Garden, rruu, Trees, Grape Vines, Etc. Etc. , t This Fertilizer contains -Ground Bone and the best Fertllisin Salts . ' . Price too per ton of 2000 pounds. For sale by the mauuiuciurers. ' ' - WILLIAM ELLIS & CO., Chemists,' ! 128mw5 No. 724 MARKET Street. AMERICAN LEAD PENCIL COMPANY, ,' NEW YORK. Factory, Hudson City, N. J. WHOLESALE SALESROOM, No. 34 JOHN Street, N, Y. All styles and grades of Lead Pencils of superior quality are manufactured, and offered at fair terms to tbe Trade. The public are Invited tojrlve the AMERI CAN LEAD PENCIL the preference. Tbe Pencils are to be bauof all the principal Sta tioners and Notion Dealers. . : i . ASK FOR THE "AMERICAN LEAD PENCIL." ; , ' : TESTIMONIAI. SHEFFIELD SCIENTIFIC 8CHOOL. ENOTNEKrt Department, Yaj,k Collkue, November id, lStifl. ' I liave always recommended the FaiiF.r polygrade lead pencilB as the only pencils fitted for both 01 ua meuial and mathematical drawing; but after a thorough trial of the American Poi.Viihauk Lead Pencils manufactured by the AMERICAN LEAD Pfc.NCILCp..N. Y.,I find theia superior 10 any pencil In use, even to the Faiikh or tho old ExuLisa Cuu uicHLAND lead pencil, being a superior pencil lor sketching, ornamental and mecbuuical drawing, and all the ordinary uses ol a lead pencil. These pencils are very finely graded and bavea very, smooth lead: even the olteBt pencils hold the point well; they are all that rail be desired In a pencil, It gives me great pleasure to be able to assure Ameri cans that lLi.y w ill no longer be compelled to depend udou Germany vr any other foreign market for pencils. LOTIS BAIL. t . Professor of Drawing, etc AHIPenclls are stamped ' "AMERICAN LP PENCIL CO., N. Y." None geuuiue without tbe exact name of the firm look to It. lu lt'inwtiin ; JEITH & PICKETT ; COMMISSION MERCHANTS- AND DF4LEBS I3T WHAU:, BPEEM, LAED, EIJGIKE, SPINDLE, AND . MACHINERY OILS. Also, Agents for Manhattan axle Gtease Company.' . Ho. 134 South DELAWARE Arena 1 iq irftnam Monuments, tombs, GRAVE-STONES, ETC. Just completed, a beautiful variety ot v. ITALIAN MARBLE MONUMENTS, . TOMBS AND GRAVE-STONES) . Will be sold cheap for cash. . .1 Work soul to any part ot the united States, , , , . . HENRY S. TARR, MARBLE WORKS, ; lSwta K- 711 GREEN blreet, rbiludelphlsi . WATCHES. JEWELRY, ETC. .OE W J EWELERS. IS. E. Corner TENTH and CHE8NUT. Or at Reduction In Prftea. DIAMONDS, WATCllll, JEWELRY, I1LVEH.WARE, BRONZES. CASH PRINCIPLE. Watch . and Jewelry' Carefully Repaired. rartirnlar attention paldte nisnufactorlngall articles In our line. N. RULON. Pavtn envssed with KITCHEN ft Co., will be much pleares to see bis friends and customers. Slim j.VN IS LAD 0 M US & Co. fi . . .... V ' BIAMU3U UKALKKS J K.W KL1S.H9. WATCHES, JSWK1,RTIIASR W4HB. .WAICHES and JEWELRY KEPAIEED. J02 Chestnut St., PhiUL Hare on band a large and splendid assortment of DIAMONDS, JEWIXKT, AND SILVER-WARE OF ALL KIKD8 AND rBICES. Particular attention la requested to our large stock of DIAMONDS, and tbe extremely low prices. BRIDAL PRESENTS made of Sterling and Btan dard Silver. A large assortment to select from. WATCHES repaired la the best manner, and war ranted. ' ' t IMP Diamonds and all precious stones bought for cash. WATCHES. JEWELRY. W. W. CASSIDY, No. 1 SOUTH SECOND STREET, Offers an entirely new and most carefully selected stock of AMERICAN AND GENEVA WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER-WARE, AND FANCY ARTICLES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, suitableor IIRIDAL OR HOLIDAY PRESENTS. An examination will show my stock to be unsur passed In quality and cheapness. Particular attention paid to repairing. 16 BOWMAN & LEONARD, MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Gold and Silvcr-riated Goods, No. 704. ARCH Street, PHii.ADEi.pHiA. Those In want of SILVER or SILVER-PLATED WAKKt will find It much to their advantage to visit our STOKE before making their purchases. Our long experience In the manufacture of the above kinds of goods enables us to dnfy competition. We.keep no goods but those which are of tbe FIRST CLAbs, all our own make, and will be sold at reduced prices. 6 2t ) Large and small slses, playing from 2 to IS airs,' and posting from 13 to f3oo. - Our assortment comprises such choloe melodies as . . , , . "Coming Thro' the Rye." - " ; ' ' ' ' ' "Robin Adair." . "Rock me to Sleep. Mother." "The Last Rose of Summer," "Monastery Bells," etc, etc, , Besides beautiful selections from the various Operas. Imported direct, and for sale at moderate prices, by FARR A BROTHER, - Importers of Watches, etc., . 11 lUmtb?rp No. 324 CHESNTJT St., below Fourth SILVER-WARE BRIDAL, PRESENTS. ! - G. RUSSELL & CO., ! ' No. 23; North SIXTH St.; Invite attention to their CHOICE STOCK OF SOLID SILVEK-WARE, Buliable for CHRISTMAS AND BRIDAL PRKftENTS. . iZ6j . HENRY HARPER, No. 590 AltCH Street , Manufacturer ami Dealer In ' , J WATCHES, FINE JEWELKY, ' SILTtlt l'LATKD WABE, AND 81 SOLID WILVKR-WAKeI RICH JEWELRY. JOHN BHENNAN' SKALKB IX DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, FINE WATCHES ETC. ETC. ETC . aoiKa. 1 tenth EIGgTH SU, Philadelphia. ' AWNINGS! AWNINGS! MlLbEW-PROOF AWNINGS. V W. F. SUEIBLE, No. 40 'South -'-THIRD Btraet ' . . No. 31 , Soutti , SIXTH Street, Manufacturer of MILDKW-PEOOF AWN INU8, VEKANDAns, KLA03, BAGS, TEXTS, and WAGON CX)VER. Blencll Cutting ami Canvas rW'Utlnu. ar&drp REMOVAL. RE M O V A L. To accommodate our continually Increasing ' pens, we bave taken tbs commodious room, BKCOND STORY, NEW LKDOEB DUILOINO, S. W. Corner SIXTH and CHKSSUT (Entrance on blitb street). Into which we hsve removed, wlinre we shall be pleased to see our runny patrons and Irleuds, J. M. BRADST11EET A SOST. 'J. B. Urookk. Superintendent Philadelphia OtHoa, pblladelpbla, February 2, IW7.I 1 1 lm H E M O V A L. E. H. THARP, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, EEM0VED TO No. 32 South THIRD Street. COLLECTIONS made on all parts of the Unit States 3tlm4p DRKEB A RF.AK8 REMOVED TO fJO. 4 I'ltl'KU Htrrel.-DKKKK A SKAKS, former! ol Goldsmith's Hall, Library strnt, liavivnunorml No. Vi 1'HL'NK birret, between Fourth and Kift streets, where tiicv witl rnniinn. iitni. M.n,iru.tnf. of Gold Chains. Bnicolet, etc, in every variety. A1h the sale ol fine Hold. Hllyer, and Copper. OldUold and hllver botiKhi. January 1. ihot. itm ROOFING. J l'Jl f.1lI.?'OI'E ROOFS (FLAT OR KTKKP) UOVKH WITH JOHN'S KNUMMU RtlOFlNa CXOTHT St AIvT?,?Ll&4uem Pf 'll water-prrtof. LEAKY GRAVEL lUHJVfi repaired with Gutta IMrcha Patnt. and warranted for five years. LEAKY SLATE ROOFS coated with liquid which becomes as hard as !1?lTIN' t'OWKR. KINO, or IRON coated with Liquid Guttapercha at small expense. Cost rancrtu from one to tw o cents per square foot. Old Board or bblngle Roofs ten cents per square foot, all complete. Materials constantly on band and for sale by the lMIILAliELPHIA AND PENNSYLVANIA ROOk! INO COM PAN . , GEORGE HOHAHT, 11 8m No. 230 N. FOURTH Street , : : -t . OLI KIIINC1LE IIOOFW, FLAT OR KTEEV. t OVKItl l Wil li UtlTTA ll lt( ll4KOOf! IPi4il-4 l.OTll. ami coated wiih 1.14(1 IU UUTTa , It.Kt IIA I'AINT, making them perfectly water- ' proof. x . i LEAKY CHATEL ROOFS renaired wkh nmu Per eli a Puint, and wurriinied tor five years. 1 ' LEAKY M.ATi; ItOOFM coated with Liquid . Oulia Percba Paint, winch becomes as hard as slate. For TIN, 01'l'KI,Z.I.t',and IKON KOOF9 this Paint is the nr vtim ttttra of all otlier protection. ' It forms a perfectly Impervious covering, completely , resists the action of the weather, and constitutes a thorough protection against leaks by rust or other- ' wise. Price only lrom one to two cents per square, foot. TIN and OB AY EL ROOFINU done at the ' shortest notice. Material constantly on hand and for sale by the ItLllil.KM.H EVERETT, ) No. ao ORE&N Street. 1216m LUMBER. 1RkV7-8ELECT white pine boards JLOO I . AND PLANK. . 4-4, 6-4, 6-4, 2, 'Sii, 8, and 4 Inch CHOICE PANEL AND 1st COMMON, IS feet looaT. 4-4. 6-4, 6-4, 2, 2)i, S, and 4 Inch ; WHITE PINE, PANEL PATTERN PLANK. LARGE AND SUPERIOR STOCK ON HAND.' 1867. -BUILDING! BUILDING , , BUILDING! ' LUMBER I LUMBER! LUMBER ' 6-4 CAROLINA FLOORING. ' 4-4 DELAWARE FLOORING, ; 4-4 DELAWARE FLOORING) WHITE PINE FLOOR1NU. ABH FLOORING. WALNUT FLOOR1NO. SPRUCE F'LOORINU. STEP Boy Rl8. RAILPLaNK. PLASTERING LATH. CEDAR AND CYPRESS , SHINGLES. I.ONG CEDAR SHINGLES. SHORT CEDAR SHINGLES. 1867, FINE ASSORTMENT FOR SALE LOW. , No. 1 CEDAR LOUS AND POSTS. No. 1 CEDAR LOUS AND POSTS. 1 rV7 LUMBER FOR UNDERTAKERS! -LOU I . LUMBER FOR UNDERTAKERS! RED CEDAR, WALNUT, AND PINE. RED CEDAR WALNUT, AMD FINE. 1 ftAr7 ALBANY l.CMBERX)P ALL KINDS. JLOU I ALBANY LUMBER OF ALL KINDS. ' SEASONED WALNUT. r. SEASONED WALNUT. ' . ! DRT POPLAR, CHERRY, AND ASH. ' ' OAK PLANK AND BOARDS. MAHOGANY, i . . - ROSEWOOD, AND WALNUT VENEERS. 1867 tlffi AR.Ttfnr ' MAVntflPTrmpDo' Pini tJ.lll.V MlUllDirvptrni:.,... ' fePANlBH CEDAR BOX BOARDST ( 1 RfV7 -SPRUCE JOIST! SPRUCE JOIST! JLOU I. spruce joisn SPRUCE JOIST, i . TROM 14 TO K FEET LOITO. ' ' - FROM 14 TO 32 FEET LONG. ' '. SUPERIOR NORWAY SCANTLING, v , WAULE, lXtOTHHK AOO.. ' 11 22 6mrp No. 2S00 SOUTH STREET. J. C. PER KINS, LUMBKlt MEllOXIANT, Socceaor to R CUik, Jr NO. 324 CHRISTIAN .STREET. , ConstsBtly on band, a Uie and varied assortment . . Iinildln Lumber. , ., tU ' TO CONTRACTORH AND MINERS. THE Commissioners on tiie Troy and Greenfield Rail. road and HeosacTunnol. acting for the State of Mas. incuuini., iijvuo i roptmais, outii the lotu day of March net, for i-seavatius; said Tiuinel at Uiroe d ,TiUine al, Luroe uiiiervnv seviions oi mat worK. a ihuuci, wum compietea will D aoout 44 miles In length, eiiendl. g lroro the town ot Florida, through the .Hoosao ilouutaiu, to the town of Nortii Adams. Tbe Eautem End hns been penetrated from the grade of tbe Railroad aswueet, trno feet of which con sist of an opening of nhotit 10 culiio yards to eacn lineal foot, the same to be enlarged to a section con taining about 17 cublo y timls to each foot ; tbs remain, lug UiX) iwt being hvaulng uow measuring upou ait average 4 cubic yards per running foot to be enlarged to tbe full section; inaltlugsuuie 88,000 cublo yards W no removed. . A further section of the work will also be let to the succeaslul bidder lor the above-uamod enlargement. If Hallslactory terms shall be offered. r The WttUcn ibid is worked lrom a shaft 818 feet deep. Tbe easterly heading lrom this shaft of about six cubic yards to eacli lineal fool extends JKK) feet and is to be enlarged lu a section containing 17 yards Eer foot, requiring the removal of 2,oo cublo yards. Ids for llial amount, and lor an extension la either direction of the bending and enlargement at this point, will be-recelved. . The Central AVui of un elliptical form, 27 to 15 feet, now 4 feet in depth, is to be sunk to grade, loan feet from the surface, requlriug the removal of about iwue QUa'1 lhedworlc to be done Is In Talcose Slats, and will require neither masonry nor supports of aiyr k Buildings, machinery, and means of ventilation, all of the niottl subetuntial character, have been provided, and will befurnUl ed to contractors. . " , ua reauiied from parties who may be contracted with, and the Oommlsslouers re J ?he rlKht to reject all offers that may be mads. ' - j nwlllcat one may u eon on appiics Plans f1 Jj?n in. JiWt, at the Engineer's oweo, llon..,0ALVA MasBacl.i1sBilri: end other Information NorlV SXed fr " , JAMES M. 6UUPE. Room No So. ? Ex'i" wUout pro posals way be out wo. jA5IEfl M HTTVTK. ' ALVAH CRK KER, ' ! CHARLES HUDSON. Coounisslouera, BosbJn Janory"-18CT " ' . , ' o L A T E M AiN T E L S. tHTX HANTEL8 '. ttuittrpaased for DtuablUtl' Beast Btrencth. anlCbsaOea. SLATE a AUTIAB, and Blatd Work GeaaraUf. mfi to order. . '. ' J. D KIMES cC GO, ; 91 JTos. JW end 1128 CH31TO" f .jbsHL
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