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Concerning the president. ;
From the Tribune.
The air is full of Presidential rumors, every
onijof which. verges ,10, a point, and that point
Jha President's intended departure from Wash
jnglon.' Viewed by a too sanguine class of our
follow-oiti.en3,i the bare announcement of such
an Intention Will wear an illusive cheerfulness.
Thousands of his well-wishing countrymen
will reoioe in the ; President's purpose to
retire, if but for a time, r from the fatigues of
office. Thousands will be willing to rest con
tent with the simple assuranoe that he is
about to quit Washington. But rumor does
not stop here. It plots out a ubiquitous Jour
ney for Mr. Johnson. He is not only going4to
make a tour through the South, but threatens
New Kngland radicalism with a visit East, to
assist in a Masonic or Temperance celebration
which of them we are not exactly informed.
There is still another story that he will come
to New York on private business only; but
there is none whatever that the President will
again venture out West, even if the late
lamented Mr. Douglas has to be disinterred
for the purpose.
The anxiety to know where the President is
going is only natural. It is not only a ques
tion which is to be left indefinitely to the
solution of Mr. Thaddeus Stevens or of Mr.
Johnson's religious advisers. He is not going
the way of all Presidents; and the American
publio may, as it pleases, take pleasure or
regret from the fact. For ourselves, we have
neither one nor the other, but are welling to
accept the situation, if the incumbent of the
Executive office decides to leave it for any
personal or publio good. We think it more
diflioult to understand where the President
really is than where he is going; but let that
pass. The truth of the case appears to be
that, in a few weeks, Mr. Johnson will start
on a tour through the South, accompanied by
Mr. Seward.
Why not with Mr. Sharkey f and why not
to the American Siberia just negotiated for by
our terrible State Department? We forget
that Mr. Sharkey is managing the President's
cause before the Supreme Court, and that, if
Postmaster Nasby's surmises be true, the
dreary relio of diplomacy to the south of the
North Pole is a land reservation for the benefit
of the Blair family. To dwell upon the poeti
cal propriety of a tour by the President and
Secretary to the lately acquired regions of
valuable snow and merchantable ice would be
needless. It is endlessly suggestive. If the
Secretary should stay there for a year to warm
himself with the work of organizing the terri
tories if the Blairs should indeed become
congealed and dumbfounded in Governorships
thereabout if the President should decide to
visit this $7,200,000 worth of worthlessness
with anything like Executive sympathy or
political fellow-feeling if the Hon. Sharkey
should form a portion of the ice-bound train,
and a Justice or two of the Supreme Court
were to wrap himself up in the judicial
ermine, and there undergo political torpor
the great nation whish has been made the
appanage of a sterile, second-hand idea, con
genial only to Siberia, and south of the Polar
no-where, would at least be amused. The
President, however, is resolved to travel
South.
A Presidential journey through the South
at this time will not be wanting in political
purpose or significance. Reckoning the ob
vious intent of such a journey, is it not strange
that one of his supporters should hope that he
will feel it his duty not to make any political
speeches, because, "though a very eloquent
and effective popular orator, Mr. Johnson does
not happily combine that character with the
dignity and sense of propriety essential to his
office." We make no criticism of the conduct
of our Chief Magistrate, having to do only with
his going, and not with his bygones. But if Mr.
Johnson speaks at all, he will speak politi
cally; and the South has every right to expect,
if it so pleases, an unburdening of the Execu
tive mind as frank and outspoken as the blunt
eloquence displayed all along the great pic
turesque tour made by the Administration to
the West. The President will talk, at least,
to friends, if not admirers; and, should he talk
at all, will do so to purpose. But the Execu
tive party will do well to bear in mind that no
journey of theirs to the South will be complete
without a visit to Fortress Monroe and to
Mayor Monroe. It will be very much like
taking coals to Newcastle; but it will be in
order.
The Late War-Panic In America and
Europe-The Romances of tho Cable.
From the Times.
We suppose that the great Franco-Prussian
war panic is over for a fortnight, both here
and in Europe. It can hardly be believed that
Bismark, fractious, choleric, and determined
though he be, will again shake his fist in
Napoleon's face before the London Peace Con
ference meets on the 15th of this month; and
it must be doubted whether the French troops,
headed by that formidable telegraphic figure,
"Marshal McMahon, Duke of Magenta," who
have been hotly engaged for ten days in
"grinding their swords," like our own volun
teers before the battle of Bull Run, will con
tinue to carry on their operations as fervidly
as they did a week ago.
The "war" was sprung on us so suddenly,
and in such a terrible and unaccountable
manner, that we were not only startled, but
in danger of being quite upset. One telegram
hastened after another from Paris, Berlin, and
London all proclaiming a gigantic war to be
imminent and certain; and if lor an hour these
three capitals failed to sound the alarm, the
lesser political centres, like Berne, Amsterdam,
and Stuttgart did what they could to supply
the deficiency.
Our markets, and especially our finances,
were excited as never before from Europe.
7? S4' may k said that we have now, for
the first time, learned the quick and tremen
dous influence which European movements,
acting through the agenoy of the Atlantic
, Cable, must henceforth exercise upon all
American interest.
The critical history of the recent "war
Tanio," as it was wrought up in this country,
, a.nd as it actually xitrl i 11 1'n.At..i .... n.wvf
yet be fully unfolded. But on some voint3
i. ..,. n.l.r Y.nA '
The first startling and unexpected shock
through the niagnetio wire readied Amerioa
on the 12th of April, from Berlin. We had
been hearing daily about the squabble te
: tween Spain and England on the Tornado
,.,1,I,.1 ilia 1'r'thim Anil Worlil Alan liurol.1.,.1
proclaimed that Warn ark had just despatched
Napoleon's reasons for the sudden arming
which is taking place" declarjng, that be
(the cholerio Count) would hold France "re
sponsible for the serious consequences which
may ensue," and requiring at the same time
the "instant cessation of Napoleon' warlike
preparations." This, as we have said, was
the first sensational dispatch, which was im
mediately followed by others, deflnito and in
definite, announcing the sudden march of
Prussian troops to the frontier, and a general
warlike hullabaloo which almost lod poople
U imagine that before another day the Prus
sians would be- in Paris, the French in Berlin,
and the Dutch in Holland.
Not till Friday last were we abW to tell the
foundation for this initial terrible. telegram.
The Berlin letter in the Herald of that date
Bevvals the secret. The writer of the letter
was the author of the despatch. And how
did he acquire his diplomatic knowledge on
such an immense question of Btato f Did it
oome from the irascible "Count" who wrote
the belligerent note, or from the Emperor
Who received it f Was it reached through a
keyhole or by a subterranean telegraph, or
from Bismark's footman or the King's fool T
"The source," says the author, "from which
this startling piece of news is derived, is one
which I have always found well Informed, and
to which in this Instance I cannot help attach
ing still more weight, as it tallies with what I
have heard in other quarters." The source,
we are further led to understand, is "an ac
quaintance of mine, who is on an intimate foot
ing with Bismark," who, moreover, is an "en
thusiastic patriot," and who has various other
characteristics which make it very likely that
he is just the precise and particular person
whom Bismark would intrust with state
secrets. The correspondent, however,' Inad
vertently weakens our belief in the authen
ticity of his awful news, by subsequently
alleging that not only the "highest political
circles" refuse to credit such things, but that
even the "King and Crown Prince" are opposed
to them the King having, as we are assured,
a "vivid recollection" of all the history of
Prussia, which the correspondent proceeds to
narrate in a manner which makes it certain
that none but the "King" himself, while
under the influence of lager beer, could have
furnished the facts. It was, then, this pre
posterous despatch, from this ridiculous
"source" a source so well known to some of
our newspaper correspondents which was
Hashed across the Atlantic Ocean, startled half
of America, and created a panic among the
"shorts" in gold I
After this stunning affair, there came for a
series of days masses of cloudy despatches
which were portentous as the "war cloud"
itself; but the next really fearful and positively
definite thing reached the American continent
a week after the first, or on the 19th April. It
was dated "Berlin, April 18 Evening," and
excitedly set forth the report that Napoleon
was strengthening his forces and military posts
on the frontier, and placing his artillery on a
war footing; that large numbers of ambulances
(subsequently corrected to horses) were being
purchased, and that the French reserves of
1808 were presently to be called out. This
seemed to put out of question all doubt about
the coming Franco-Prussian war. The Em
peror had "got his back up" as well as Bis
mark; and now let the world look out for the
clash of "mighty opposites." No wonder
that after this we learned every day that "war
now seems imminent," that "war is now
regarded as almost certain," eto. etc. 1
Now, what was the "source of this start
ling Berlin despatch of the "18th, evening,"
which was suddenly shot hot over to the
American continent 1 In the New York Times
of last Friday there will be found among our
European extracts a letter of the Paris cor
respondent of the London Times, dated the
12th of April, in which are contained the de
tails, word for word, of all this Berlin news.
Now, if this news was so important and
authentio that it had to be projected over
here when the "war panio" in Wall street
was its height, why was it held back in
Europe for a week ? and how came it to be
sent on the 18th instead of the 12th, and from
Berlin instead of from London, where it was
first published? The English correspondent
who first gave this news to the European
public, derived it, as he tells us, "from a
private letter of a person in position (which I
prefer not alluding to more particularly) not
far from the frontier." The "source" in this
instance is of the most mysterious possible
character; but spill we consider it as much
more trustworthy than the "source" of the
first belligerent despatch, as the news is less
ridiculous in one than in the other.
It is neither possible nor is it worth
while to enter into an investigation of the
"source" of all the Cable despatches that were
published during the late severe war panio.
fl'Ur.t.r. ,n Voir a OTinl-on rx( uraya tor ilia rvinot
important in themselves, and produced the
most profound sensation and the heaviest
pecuniary losses here. Many of the others,
especially the harrowing "specials" given by
some of our contemporaries, needed only to
be looked at to be laughed at. We have no
doubt that, in case of the next war in Europe,
parties who are interested in the accuracy of
their Cable despatches will scrutinize them
more intelligently than the Wall street
gudgeons have done those of the last fortnight.
The Approaching Prealdentlal Contest
Air, ttewaid' Uetlremeut.
From the Berald.
Mr. Seward has returned to Washington and
the cares of state from his semi-annual visit
to his quiet home at Auburn. Heretofore this
pilgrimage has been marked a9 a publio event
in a speech on the political situation, and in a
reading of the politrcal horoscope to his neigh
bors by the learned Secretary. On this occa
sion there has been no speech, no demand for
one, and no disappointment anywhere from
the omission, because "the Governor" has
ceased to speak as one having authority, ne
has fallen from grace as a party leader, and
has lost his prestige as a prophet. He read3
in "the Book of Chronicles" that his political
career is ended, and he bows to the decree of
fate. Thus, ceasing to be a candidate for the
Presidency, he has no more speeches to make
on political affairs, no more party favors to
ask, nor frowns to fear, no pipe to lay, no in
structions to give; nothing, in short, to do but
to put hie house in order for the evening of
his days.
We learn that Mn Seward has decided to re
tire from publio life as soon as the Southern
States are represented in Congress, or, at the
latest, with the present Administration. He
wisely considers the Presidential succession a
foregone conclusion, so far as he is oonoemed,
and, therefore, he withdraws, after quietly dis
missing all his followers, even to his faithful
Sancho and his lamenting good man Friday,
lie has no further use for them, and bo, like
Adam and Eve, they have "all the world
before them where to choose." But what an
instructive example of disappointed ambition
is here I ' Like Clay, Calhoun, Webster, and
others, Mr. Seward has devoted himself
through many years of hopes deferred to that
one grand object of aspiring politicians, the
White House. Clay, with all hU honors
and all his achievements, died a disappointed
man as I a Iwioe defeated oan.ildatt before
the people for the Presidency. Calhoun,
soured by the terrible consequences of the
wrath of Old Hickory, finished his career in
plots and movements looking to a Southern
Confederacy; and Webster, like Douglas, after
serving the Southern wing of his party In the
cause of slavery, never recovered from the
shock -of Boo thern ingratitude, as made mani
fest in the noinniation of Ueneral Bcott. In
deed, there would seem to be no limit to the
revenge of a man cheated out of what he
claims ns his right to the While House. Thug,
Van Buren, who claimed a Second term, be
came as spiteful in being tricked out of it as
was Calhoun in being superseded by Van
Buren as the anointed heir to ther snooessioir,
and thus Tyler and Fillmore, in their nmbi"
tion t get a term on, their own acoount, be-,
came aa unmanageable as Calhoun or .Van
Buren. To poor Pierce the White House was
so much clear gain, and so, even for one term,'
he justly thought he had cause to be not only
astonished, but thankful. As for Buchanan,
after thirty years of intrigues with and humi
liations before the Southern slave oligarchy
for the honors and powers vt the Presidency,
we daro say that his four Presidential -vttn.ru of
fear and trembling tinder the rule of Jetf..
JJavis, Lobb, ployd, Thompson, Gwin, Mason,
and Slidell have made it infinitely worse for
him than it would have been had ho been re
jected like Calhoun, or defeated like Cass.
Mr. Seward, thereforo, in failing to reach
the Presidency, may console himself with the
reflection that, though his record as a disap
pointed aspirant is not so grand and glorious
as that of Clay, it is (Russian America) not so
birren of substantial fruits as that of Calhoun
jr Webster. Nay, more; he ought to be grate
ful that, in escaping the responsibilities of
Buchanan, he has escaped his humiliation and
disgrace to say nothing of Andrew Johnson.
Philosophy is a good thing under irreparable
losses of any kind, and Mr. Seward is not only
a philosopher, but an optimist. Alexander
Pope had it that "whatever is, is right;" but
our happy-minded Secretary has it that
"whatever is, though it may be wrong, is the
best." Leaving him in the full enjoyment of
this dogma, we are called to inquire what be
comes of the Seward faction of New York
with his retirement from the political field ?
There is nothing remaining of this faction to
damage even a town election. It ha? nearly
all melted away and disappeared. What is
left of it, like the silver-grey clique of the old
Whig party, and the Brooks detachment of
the old Know-Nothing party, will probably be
absorbed in the omnium gatherum of the forlorn
Democracy.
With the retirement of Mr. Seward the fierce
animosities and faction fights that have fol
lowed the dissolution of the firm of Seward,
Weed, and Greeley ought to end. The chief
organizer of the Republican party is pretty
much in the condition of the chief organizer of
the Irish Republic he has (barring Russian
America) nothing but his disappointments, his
mistakes, and his failures to leave to his dis
ciples. There need not, then, be any trouble
touching the succession of the prophet's man
tle. Mr. Weed may take it and sport it in the
halls of the Manhattan Club; or Mr. Raymond
may hold it aloft, like the trowsers of Maho
met, among the sachems ef Tammany, and it
will do no harm. As the Israelites wandered
about forty years in the wilderness befor they
were permitted to enter the Promised Land, bo
the New Yorkers have for forty years, more
or less, been travelling behind the banner of
Seward, the fife and drum of Thurlow Weed,
and the ghost of Morgan. Let us rejoice that,
with Mr. Seward's retirement from the camp,
we shall have a fair field and a new departure
for the Presidential succession.
A NEW BUSINESS.
HELPING LADIES TO HUSBANDS BY CONTRACT.
Three men, Fred, and William Edwards, and
Griffin, were arraigned in the Chicago
Police Court on Saturday morning last, when
the following singular statements and explana
tion were made: "Drunk and disorderly, your
Honor.' They were also charged with being
vagrants. The officer swore that he had known
them by sieht over a year, and that thev had
no visible means of support. hey were af wavs
well dressed, however. Mr. Fred. Edwards
spoke: "These two gentlemen and myself are
the firm of Edwards & Giitho. I regret that I
cannot tell you our business. We will be sent to
the Bridewell if I don't? Very well, sir, your
curiosity shall be gratified. We are proposers.
By that I mean we propose to young ladies and
help to get them married. We are benefactors.
When we see a youne lady who is not, and
never has been engaged, one of us says to her:
'We will get you married lor $, payable after
marriage.' Ot oour.e she sayu yes. For the
time being one or us is considered as engaged to
her. We trumpet the fact abroad. Whenever
the other two of us meet ft youne man w bo Is
not engaged, we say: 'What a lucky dogUriffin
is! He has won Miss X.' And we praise her.
We encourage tbe young man to go in and cut
Griffin out, for the fun of the thing. Being a
fool, like most young men, he docs it. He pro
poses to Miss X., knowing that she is engaged
to Griffin, and hardly expecting that she will
accept him. But she always does. And be can
never cut loose lrom her. Ho must marry her
or be tried for breach of promise. I myself have
been engaged twenty-five times during the last
year. We are doing so woll that we think of
hiring a cleric to do part of the work for us. I
should not have told you this but for your
atrocious threat aoout Bridewell. But, as we
have given false Dames, it does not make much
ditlerenee. 1 trut that the reporters will say
nothing about it."
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the second day ol May next, and will be received at
any time prior to that date. A number of shares will
remain to be sold, applications lor which will be re
ceived lrom persona desirous of becoming Stock,
holders.
By order of the Board of Directors.
815 7w JOSEPH P. MUMFORD. Cashier.
KEsr WEST JERSEY RAILROAD U0M
PAN Y.
Tkkahcbkb's Officb,
Camdkn, N. J. April 2U, 1SM7.
The Board of Directors have this day declared a
semi-annual Dividend of FOUR PER CEN r. on the
capital Block of the Company, clear ot national tax,
payable at the Ollice of the Company, In Camden, on
uuu alter tue iourieenm aay 01 may prox,
4 27 161 GEORGE J. ROBBIE
GEORGE J. BOBBINS, Treasurer.
HOOP SKIRTS.
INVISI B LE.
EMPRESS
INVISIBLE TRAIL
SKIRT.
THE MEW SHAPE FOB
SPRING, 1867,
IX
J. W. Bradlej's Duplex Elliptic
(OR DOUBLE SPRING)
SKIRTS.
Tbe handsomest and most comfortable style yet
Introduced. (See all the fashion magazines.)
At Retail by all llrst-clasa stores where BkirU
are sold
At Wholesale y all tbe leading Notion and
Dry Goods Houses In this elty. Also by sols
owners f patent and excluulve manufacturers
WESTS, BUADLEY & CAKY,
No. 07 CHAMBERS StJ
8 2 ntuth2m
NEW YORK.
POSTER'S RESTAURANT
NO. ISl IIOIJTM THIBD HTltEET,
OPPOSITE GIBABD BANK, PHILADELPHIA
OvstersapdVfrb rtrllhfnj"
4 81m
' phtt.ADKLPHIA BURGEON'S
T3 BANDlGK IMtmTUTIC, No. J4 M.
T2sWlNTH Btreet, above Warkel.-B. o.
KVbJBTT, after thirty vears' practical experience,
fuarauu Tthe skilful ad)uinieul of uts Premium
PaTent Graduating Prerxure Trusa. and a variety of
oiuTnli hupooriirs. Elai.Uo Wwklnss. KUi.dld,,
Bracee, Crutches. (Suspenders, etc. Ladles' prt
lueiM conducted by a Lady,
t FUKrniUKe, HtDUiNU, TO
T Q Jll O XI HBKEEPIIIIS.
1 1
I h ve a large stock ol every variety !
. iiiltt)XTTrmtli r.i
i
r vjtviniiuivu, .
Which I will sell at reduced price, consisting of
PLAIN AND MARBLE TOP CO IT A UK IS C ITU.
WALNUT CHAMBER BUI'18,
PABIiOR HU1TM IN VELVET PI.tTSH. "
PARLOR PUI'IB IN HAIR CLOTH.
PARLOR BUI 18 IN RKPK
Sideboards, Extension Tables, Wardrobes, Book
cases, Mattresses, Loauges, etc, eto.
p. r. iimTiitn,
y U W. K. comer BKOOMll and RACK Btreota.
JSTABLISII 13D 1705.
' A. 8. ROBINSON. ,
French Plate Looklng-Glasscs,
ENORAYIXGS, I'AIHTINGS, DKATOGS ETC.
Manufacturer of all kinds Ol . '
LOOKING-GLASS, P0BTBAIT, A5D PICTCR1
TBAJKES 10 0RDE2L
No. OlO CHESNUT BTltEKT-
THIRD POOR ABOVE THK OONTISBNTAL,
HTI.Anl1,rHIA. - si
OUSE-FURNIbHINU GOODS.
EXt'EUEKT OPPORTrWITT TOSECUBB
UAKUAINM.
; To close the estate of the lata .
JOHN At HURPIIET,
Importer and Dealer n
Houie-Furnishtng Goods,
NO. 9 CIIEKKIIT HTBEKT, '
Between Ninth and Tenth, South Bide, Philadelphia
His Administrators now offer the whole stock at
prices below the ordinary rates charged. This stock
embraces every thing wanted In a well-ordered house
hold: plain Tin Ware, Bruno es, Wooden Ware.
Bankets, Plated Ware, Cutlery, Iron Ware, Japanned
Ware, and Cooking Utensils ol every description.
A great variety of (SHAKER OOOOrt, BIRD.
CAGES, etc. etc., can be obtained on the most reason
able terms.
GENUINE ARCTIC REFRIGERATORS AND
WATER COOLERB.
A hue assortment of PAPIER-MACHE GOODS,
This Is the larget retail establishment In this Ho
In Philadelphia, and citizens and strangers will Until
to their advantage to examine our stock before pn
chasing.
r0'iK. Onr friends In the country may orderi
tnall. and prompt atteution will be given. fU Ithsll
BILLIARD ROOMS
B
IRD.
BIRD.
BIRD.
lias opened nis new ana spacious establishment for
the entertainment of bis friends and the publio In
general, at Nos. 606 and 607 ARCH (Street,
The first and second floors are fitted up as Billiard
Rooms, and lurnlsbed with twelve tirst-class tables,
while the appurtenances and adornments comprise
everything which can conduce to the comfort and
convenience of the players. In the basement are fonr
new and splendid Rowling Alleys, for those who wish
to develope their muscle in anticipation of the base
ball season. A Restaurant la attached, where every
thing in the edible line can be had of tbe best quality,
and at the shortcut notice. Tbe following well-known
gentlemen have been secured aa Assistants, and will
preside over the various departments:
PRESS. O. WOODNUTT,
BAMUEL DOUGLASS,
JOHN HOOD,
WILLIAM E. GILLMORE,
HENRY W. DUNCAN.
PHILIP URUMBRECHT, Restaurateur.
While Mr. BIRD will hold a careful supervisor
ovet all. He ventures to say that, taken all In all
there has nothing ever been started In Philadelphli
approaching this establishment In completeness ot
arrangement and attention to the comfort of Uu
public , .
4 8 lm C. BIRD Proprietor.
AWNINGS, ETC.
WNINGSl AWNINGSI
IMILDEW-PROOF AWNINGS.
W. F. SUEIBLE,
No. tO South THIRD Street,
AKB 1
No. 31 South SIXTH Street'
Manufacturer of MILDEW-PROOF AWN
INGS, VERANDAHS, FLAGS, BAGS, TENTS,
and WAGON COVERS.
Btencll Cutting and Canvaa Printing. 273mrp
C A 8
LIGHT
FOR THK COUNTRY.
FEBB1S A CO.m AUTOMATIC GA,
HAcmaiEs
FOB PRIVATE RESIDENCES, HILLS, HOTEL!
CHURCHES, ETC.,
FURNISHING FROM TEN TO SIX HUNDRED
LIGHTS, AB MAT BB REQUIRED.
Thlst machine la guaranteed; does not get out to
order and tne lime to manage It la about Ave minutes
The simplicity of th la apparatus, Its entire reedom
from danger, the cheapness and quality of the light
over all others, has gained for It tbe favorable opinion
ol those acquainted ;wtth Its merlta. The names of
taose baring used them for the last three years wll
be given by calling at our OFFICE
NO, 10S MOUTH FOURTH ITBEET,
Where tbe machines can be seen In operation.
FERRIS A CO.. Box 491 P. O
Bend for a Pamphlet. g ttstuthBni
No. 1101 CHESNUT fSlreet.
E. M. NEEDLES & CO.
Have opened, at their NEW BTORE,
N. XV. Cor. Klerenth and Chemut,
A SPLKNOIO ASMORTMEStT
OF
WHITE OOU,
LAf t M,
EMBBOIDEBIKM,
LACK U ,
HANDKERCHIEFS,
VEIEM, ETC. ETC.
Of Superior Quality, at LOW PRICES.
neoiis XQMBHH3 toll 'Ojj
T. STEWART BROWN,
8.E. Corner of
FOURTH and CHESTNUT ST3.
MANUFACTURIB Ot i
TRUNKS, VALISES, and BAGS suitable for EuropeM
Travel.
(Formerly at 708 CHESTNUT ST.)
Q-jQ ABCH 6THEET. GAS FIXTURES,
iJ4 CHANDRLIKRS, BRONZE BTATUAKYI
Ktu. VAN KIRK A CO. would reeoectfully dlr.'bs
1L
ud
rr"r.":."-;.,rf,..r.rT r" "" .,...i,ie urioea.
will 11 nd It to their advaulage to five u neiore
purchasing elsewhere. ,,w
N. B Hoiled or tarnished flxtarM rennlsnea witn
"iu wJ1' uU " r,"M"Ulbl,, '"'va'nkirk A CO.
WATCHES, JEWELRY, ETC.
V
'BIAJIOSP 2VAiy.r.3 & .IK JFF.TJtRSJI
Off AlCHUS nd JEWELRY REPAIEED,
Have on hand alargeand splendid assortment
PIAHONIM,
WATCH FA.
JEWELRT, AND
SILYKR-WAHI
' Or ALL KINM AHn PRIflX.
Fart'oular attention la requented to onr large stool
Of LI A MON LH, and theextremely low prices.
BRIDAL PRESENTS made of Sterling and 8U
Oard Silver, A large assortment to select from.
WATCHES repaired In the best manner, and w '
ranted, IsIMn
Diamond and all precious 8 tones bought for cash.
JOHN DOWMANi
No. 704, AKOH Street.
rurutDELrHtA,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER DX
SILVER AND PLATE DWABB.
Our GOODS are decidedly the cheapest in theolty
TRIPLE PLATE, A NO. 1.
WATCHES, JEWELRY.
W. W. CASSIDY,
JfO. 1 SOUTH SECOND STREET.
Offer an entirely new and most carefully eelara
stock of
AMERICAN AND GENEVA WATCHES,
JEWELRY,
SILVER-WARE, AND FANCY ARTICLES
EVERY DESCRIPTION, suitable for
BBIDAI. OB HOLIDAY PBESENTS,
An examination will show my stock to be nnar
passed la quality and cheapness. -Particular
attention paid to repairing. g xjj
JJ '-C- RUSSELL & CO..
NO. S NORTH SIXTH STREET,
Hare Just received an invoice of
FRENCH MANTEL, CLOCKS.
Manufactured to their order In Pari.
Also, a few INFERNAL ORCHESTRA CLOCF
with side pieces; which they offer lower than thesanr
goods can be purchased In the city, g as
C.&A.PEQTJIGNOT,
Manufacturers of
Gold and Silver Watch Cases
' ; And Wholesale Dealer In
AMERICAN WATCH C'C'S,
. HOWARD fc CO.'S,
And TREMONT
WATCHES
4S NO. a SOUTH FIFTH STREET.
HENRY HARPER,
No. CQO ARCH Street,
Manufacturer and Dealer la
WATCHES, ' ' "
FINE JEWELRY.
SILVER PLATED WARE, AHD
Sit SOLID SILVEB-W ARB
Ml
Large an small sixes, playing from I to 11 aire, and
costing from 6 to t&ju. Our assortment comprise
such choice melodies as
"Coming Thrtf the Bye."
"Robin Adair."
Rock me to Bleep, Mother."
"Tbe Last Rose of Hummer."
"Monastery Bells," etc, etc,
Besides beautiful selections from th various Operaa-j
Imported direct, and for sale at moderate price, b,
FARR A BROTHER,
Importer of Watches, eto.,
11 llsmtbtrp . No. H24 CHESNUT St.. below Fourth
STOVES, RANGES, ETC.
CULVER'S NEW PATENT
DEEP SAN1WOINT
HOT-AIR FURNACE.
BANUES OF ALL SUES.
Also, Phllegar' New Low '
Apparatus. For aaie by
ore Steam Heatl
CHARLES WILLIAMS,
No. 1188 MARKET Street.
(10
THOMPSON'S LONDON KITCHENER!
OR EUROPKAN RANGE, tor Families, Ho-
mini Jt A uunu a iiowhtiiiuiiD, ! 1 WiLiNlI kikW
i KKENT HIZKH. AIho. Philaulwlnhl Hitn.a.
HotA1r Furnaces, Portable Heaters, LowUowu Urates,
Boilers, Cooking Btoves, etc, wholesale and retalLby
the manufacturers,
BHARPE A THOMSON.
11 17stulbKui
No. 2o N. SKOONU street.
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, ETC.
gTANDBRIDQE, BARIt & CO.
IMPORTERS OF AKD DEALERS IX
FOREIGN AND AMERICAN HARDWARE,
NO. 1311 MARKET STREET,
Offer for sale a large stock of
Ilupdwuro (iiid Oiitlei-y.
TOGETHER WITH
lOOO KEGS NAILS
AT REDUCED FBICES. f!7thstnl
CUTLERY.
A fine assortment of POCKET and
TABLK CUTLERY, HAZOIyS, RA
ZOR HTKOPrt, LAWKS' bCWSORH
PAPA AAi TAILORS' SHAABg. Klifo at
ng CheapBtOhTTee,.
LEGAL NOTICES.
N THE ORPHANS' COCKT FOR THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Ktilate or c-jvuu, ueceasea.
The Auditor appointed by the Court to audit, settle,
and adjust the account ol JOHN ZIMMKRLINO.
Administrator of th. Estate of CHARLES ZIMMKrI
LJAO, deceased, and. to report dlnlrlbution of the
DKiauuo ... uuuvniia, win meet the
names liiteresuxl lor the purpose of hi appointment,
in MONUA Y, May l. 1J7, at 4 o'clock P. M.. it hU
m.-a. No. tax W4I NHT !.,. i.:"v M."
v ------ ... ' 1,1 hiw i;ny i r Ulia-
"Vf., ... JuuaAU J, WORHKI.L,
Auditor.
(JjEOnCE PLOWMAN,
OARPENTElt AND BUILDKR1
No.' aaa cabteb stbeet,
' And No. Ml DOCK Street (
Mscblne Work and Mtllwrtshtlnc promptly at
tended to.
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