i I DIE SC1IONESTE PERLE. VHOM TUB FL1KTBUPK BLAKTTBR. l iht an tier Kirchthur, au Kallem Stein. Beaide the church door, aweary and lono, A blind woman sat on the cold door stone; The wind was bittor, the snow fell faHt, And a mocking voice in the fitful blast Seemed ever to echo her moaning cry, As she be:g.;d for alms of the passers by: "Have pity on me, have pity. I pray; My back Is bent and my head is grey." The bells were ringing the hour of prayer, And many good people were gathering there; Nut, covered with furs and mantles warm, They hurried past through the wintry storm. Borne wore hoping their souls to save, And some were thinking of death and the grave. And alas I they had no time to heed The poor soul asking for charity's meed. And some were blooming with beauty's grace, But closely muffled in veils of lace: They saw not the sorrow, nor heard the moan Of her who sat on the cold, door stone. At last came one of a noble name, By the city counted the wealthiest damo, And the pearls that o'er her neck were strung She proudly there to the beggar flung. Then followed a maiden young and fair, Adorned with clusters of golden hair; But her dress was thin, and scanty, and worn, Not even tho beggar's seemed more forlorn. With a tearful look, and pitying sigh, She whispered soft, "No jewels have I, But I give you my prayers, good friend," said she, "And surely I know God listens to me." On her poor weak hand, so shrunken and small, The blind woman felt a tear-drop fall, Then kissed it, and said to the weeping girl, "It is you that have piven the purest pearl." . DIAMONDS. DIAHOKD JEWELRY IN EUROPE THE FRENCH DIA MOND CUTTERS. A corespondent of the London Telegraph, writing of the diamonds in the Paris Exhibition, gossips pleasantly about diamond jewelry in Europe: RUSSIAN JEWELS. The diamond la the queen of gems, and in diamonds the French exhibitors in the Champ de Mars make a display remarkable at once by its opulence and its exquisite taste. It is hardly to be disputed that, so far as regards the arrangement and setting of gems.and their artful combination so as to derive the greatest advantage from juxtaposition, the French joailliert bear away the bell from every other nation in the world. They make far more of the resources at their command, and the result of their work is a dazzling magnificence far greater than has been attained elsewhere. You may have seen in Turkey a chibouk stem or a saddle-cloth, or a scimitar hilt or a pair of holsters, literally encrusted with diamonds; but for the matter of the effect they produced they might as well have been so many glass beads. So is it with the Imperial crown of Russia, which is one mass of diamonds without golden circlets and arches, and yet fails to dazzle; and there is even one of the Czar's state carriages, the very panels of which are adorned with biUliants, of small size certainly, but still brilliants, but which, through their clumsy arrangement, are of no more account than chandelier drops. It is but just to say that both the crown and the carriages are nearly a century old, and that the' modern Russian jewellers have been very successful in mount ing such triiles as rings., pins, and brooohes. Some of the presents dispensed from the treasury of the Hermitage to celebrated singers and dancers who have perlormed before the Imperial Court have been worthy to vie with the best works of the Palais. Royal and the Rue de la Paix. GERMAN AND SPANISH DIAMONDS. The German jewellers, especially those of Hamburg, Frankfort, Vienna, and Augsburg, were preeminent in the last century as jewel lers; but the tumbling to pieces of the Holy Roman Empire, and the "modiatistaion" of the petty princes of the Rhine by Napoleon I, inflicted a sad blow on the high Dutch jewelry trade, which seems destined to reoeive its coup de qracc from the hands of the ruthless Bis mark; for how' is the llerr Hof-Juweiler to live if there is no longer any Landgrave of Ilesse Bootstein to give him an order for so many collars, badges, and crosses of the Pig and Whistle, or lloly Beer Barrel in diamonds f Italy still holds her own in jewelry, not alone in Rome, where she can challenge the whole world to outdo her, but in Milan, in Venice, in Genoa, in Florence, and in Naples. The standing French reproach against the English style of setting and mounting gems is that of "heaviness;" and it is to be feared that, as a rule, the reproach is not unfounded. But "heavy" as may be our style, that of the u oni 41m TWtiifMioHft is ten times i, Tha infliiAnnA of OnemtalL-tm is Still apparent in the Peninsula; and in deoorating the beauty ior tne maraet, mo st, n.iunfai iawhIW is how much beautr fTlbU " j - can bear. Aurelian was merciful enough to allow the captive Zenobia, a slave, to hold up her golden fetters; but no such mercy is shown to the modern Eastern belle. Her tyrant con tinues to load her with bangles, bracelets, and armlets, till, as with iJ rrt utrnw. tho last broocli somo- , VUQ VOlUOi J --- - times bieaks the odalisque's back. A tribute of admiration, However, is aue to vu uigo nious despot who discovered an additional f ..,A n lit j ndalinnuna for the display of jewels, and so supplied them with nose-rings. THB FRENCH. Ti , until lata in the rolcn of Louis l lb TV an uvi . . . aXIV that the French became proficient in an v-t wiiicn tne Italians iiau iaiuum voui.ni.oo .efore from the Uyzantines ana w Astawcs. The first operation in I'joaillerie" is the sketch , toe in or tentative arrangement of the stones : to be mounted in the form they are subse quently to assume be it that of a diadem, a rii -iire a bouquet or a bracelet. This opera tion is performed by means of a box or frame . . . K ..,T,,1 t.t anft wav of a dark in wiuen is uuu a - -- )t color. The stones are passed Into the wax according to the pattern aesireu; u, ui m nature of the ground, this pattern can of course be varied as the taste of the artist shall direct. This is called the mine en cire; and I Lave mentioned a matter so purely technical for the reason that on the deliberate settlement f t,ifl tentative sketch depends the ultimate ) beauty of the ornament. THE ISVBNTI05 OF DIAMOND CDTTI50. ' The discovery of the art of diamond cutting : fcas, like almost every other discovery or in , vention, been attributed to a lucky accident. J ; One Louis de Bergen, of Burges, Wm telfinan idle Moment by rubbiDg two dia .monds together. He found that as the fi ction ; Screased each stone became more brilliant, - L ami crraduallv dre b gns of alteration of sur-V- face8 "S7o5d5ut diamond ! cried Louis V fe Bergen of Bruges; so he strath iway made ? Mm a wheel, and became a lapidary. ma Hoor lefore it w3 given over to the Amster- THE DAILY EVENING- TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, TfllTJlSDAY, dam lapidaries. The huge diamond which fastened the coronation robe of Charlemagne was a "natural," and I dare say, as grubby lookiDg as a pieoo of bottle glass. Nor, perhaps, need I tell you that there are four cardinal points on the diamond-cutter's card. The first is ;irre fable, or "table," the most ancient of all. Tbo next is jnfrre palsse, or ."Indian cutting." "Table," as its name Implies, is flat at the top, with bevelled sides. It is generally a square or an oblong. "Indian cutting" is tubular at the top, but the laferior portion is in the form of an inverted pyramid, slightly truncated. A diamond of this kind is more valuable than a table one; first, be cause of its greater density, and next because its pyramidal form bolow increases its reflective power, and consequently its brilliance. The third is the "rose cutting," so called from the resemblance of the section of the diamond so cut to a roHebud unblown. This Is slightly on tho Incus a non lucendo principle; but it suffices for jewellers. The entire surface of the rose diamond is cut into triangular facets, and at the summit it comes to a point formed ly six triangles in the shape of a star. A stone approximating to the circular in form is the best ono for cutting in rose fashion. "Brilliant-cutting" is the fourth and last faille, and the brilliant is the most valuable of all diamonds. This method of cutting only dates in France from the time of the Fronde; and Cardinal Mazarin is said to have cause to be out, brilliant-wise, for tho crown of young Louis XIV, twelve beautiful diamonds, which have ever sinoe gouo by me name or the "twelve Mazanns." The entire surface of a brilliant is cut into facets, but it comes to no point at the summit, which is gently convex. It Is much more valuable than the rose, because much more of the original stone must be cut away by the lapidary to make a brilliant than to make a rose. Ihere are said to be three hundred and fifty-seven distinct ways of cutting brilliants, which may prove a very sufficient apology for my saying no more on the technicalities of the lapidary's art. STOLEN DIAMONDS. With the supplementary tuardianship of a sergent de ville outside, and 01 the criminal code and Cayenne in perspective, diamonds may be said to be much safer in Paris than they are in their native Brazil. There the unhappy slaves who are employed to wash, the gravel in which the precious toys are found are forced to work naked, lest they should secrete them about their garments, and to sing lustily while they wash, to obviate the possibility of their occasionally popping a diamond in their mouths. The slave who finds a stone is bound to clap his hafeds three times; thereupon comes an inspector who takes the diamond and weighs it. If it be above a certain weight the burly negro gets a gratification, and in certain cases his freedom. If he endeavors to steal or to hide a diamond, he is mercilessly Hogged. itn au these precautions it is calculated tnat one-third of the diamonds found in Brazil are, as a preliminary measure, stolen and 'smugged" by their servile finders. After a reasonable time has elapsed the slave-owners are glad to compound the felony, and to buv the jewels from the agents of the thieves; so that in the end, although by a very round about and clumsy process, something like a balance of power between capital and labor is obtained. FINANCIAL (Ja 8. SECURITIES A SPECIALTY. SMITH, RANDOLPH & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS, K0.16H TIIIBD BTjKO, S NASSAU ST., PHILADELPHIA. 1 HIW YOBK NEW STATE LOAN FOB SALE AT LOWEST PRICE. CON VERSIONS MADE FJ 7'3Cs WITHOUT CHARGE. OUDEBN FOB STOCHS AND OOLD EXE. tiTtn in riiiLAiEjr juia and new YOBK. 11 A U C U U T S EV E N-T 21 1 II T Y NO-IE S, CONYEBTED WITllOUT ClIABCE . INTO TUB HEW FIVE-TWENTY GOLD INTEBE8T , , BONDS. Larue Bonds delivered at cnoe. Small Bond! t f Dlblied m boob m received from WMhlugton, JAY COOKE A CO. tut No. 114 B. THIBD BTBEET, 7 3-10s, ALL SERIES, CONVERTED INTO Five-Twenties of 1865, JANUARY AND JULY! WITHOUT CHARGE. BONDS DEL1YEBED IMMEDIATELY, DE HAYEK & BROTHER, 10 2rp NO. 40 B. TIIIBD BTBEET. ) EL AWAKE STATE BONDS FOR SALE. . Interest Payable at the Philadelphia National Bank, Free of State Tax. DE HAVEN & DRO.v 8 25 Wt NO. 40 KOUTH TIIIBD BT. FINANCIAL. yev GTATE LOAN. THE NEW SIX PER CENT STATE LOAN, Frco from all State, County, and Municipal Taxation, Will bo nrnlshed Id sums to salt, on applica tion to eit her of the undei KlgneU: JAY COOKE A CO., DBEXEL k CO E. W. CIilltHE A CO. 6 8lmip BANKING HOUSE OF Jay Cooke & Co., 113 AND 114 B. TIIIBD BT., PIIILADA., Dealers in all Government Securities. OLD O-SOs WANTED IN EXCHANGE FOR NEW. A LIBERAL DIFFERENCE ALLOWED. Compound Interest Notes Wanted. IATEKE&T ALLOWED ON DKrOSlTS. Collections made. Blocks bought and sold on Commission. Bptclal business accommodations reserved for ladles. 3 u 8m 7 S'lOS SEVEN 'THIRTY NOTES CONTESTED WITHOUT CHABOE INTO THE NEW 6 - O h. BONDS DELIYEBED AT ONCE, COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES wanted at highest market rales, "WM. PAINTER OO;, 8263m NO. 88 &OUTU TIIIBD ST, RATIONAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC Bob, 809 and 811 CUESNCT Street, rHUBILTEU, CAPITAL, 500,000-FCLL PAID, DIRECTORS, or. T. Bailey, William Ervlpn.lBam'l A. Blnpnam. Kuw. JB.Orue. Osgood Welsh, I Fred. A. Hoy t, tialhan UUles.lB. Rowland, Jr.,l Wu, iLKhawn. PBS8IDKNT, WILLIAM U. KHAWH, CASHIKB JOSEPH 1. MUMFORD. 51 am SEVENTH NATIONAL BANK OF PHILADELPHIA. NOBTUWEST COBNEB OFFOVBTU AND MARKET STBEETS, GEORGE W. HILL, PRESIDENT, E. B. HALL, CASHIER, OFFERS EVERV ADVANTAGE TO DEPOSITORS Bankers', Merchants', and Manufacturers' Accounts solicited. IS thstujm QALED P E I R C E. NO. 100 B. TIIIBD BT., PHILADELPHIA STOCKS, BONDS, and GOVERNMENT 8ECTJRI JIKH ol all klndtt bought and iilJ on CommlHHlou, UIT1D BTATKS REVENUE UTAMi'd, of all klnusand descriptions, kept couuuutly ou Land, and hold in any desired quantity, A IdUERAL UlbCOUNT ALLOWED. 5S lm Orders by wall or express promptly nUeudod to. HOOP SKIRTS. nC)Q HOOP 8KIIITP. AOfl OO LATEbT bTYLK. JUfcJT OUT. LE PETIT TRAIL, for the Promenade, 2! yard, round, the CHAMPION TRAIL, for tho Drawing room, 8 yards round. These' bkirta are In every way the moat denlrabl, that we have heretofore offered to the public; also, complete lines of Ladles', Misses', and Children', Plain and Trail Hoop Hklrls from to 4 yards in cir cunilen nce, of every length, all of "our own make,' w holesale and retail, and warranted to give saUaiao Constantly on hand low-priced New Terk made Bklrts. Plain and Trail, 20 springs. 90 ceute; 26 springs, t; 80 springs, and Hi springs. il'iS. Bklrts made to order, altered. and repaired. Cull or send lor Circular of style, sl&es, and prices Manufactory and Haltwroomu, No. 624 ARCH hlreet 12 6 m WILLIAM T. HOPKINS. INSURANCE COMPANIES. JAKE A LIFE POLICY IN TBI D R O O K L Y N LIFE INSURANCE COMPAHY OF NEW YORK. OFFICE: N. E. Cor. SEVENTH and CIIESJXIT. E. B. COLTON, 41EMERAL AC1ENT. J23J INSURANCE COMPANIES. DELAWARE MUTUAL SAFETY INSU RANCE COM PAN y, Incorporated by the Legls lature ol Peunsylvaula, 1H3. Office, 6. E. comer of 1 H 1 1ID nn A WALNUT Streets riiiiiKh'ipiiiA. MABIND 1NHURANCE8 on vessels, carpo, and Irelght, to nil purls of the world, INLAND INNCRANCK on Roods by river, canal, lake, and lund carriage, to all parts ot lb Colon. FIRE INSURANCES on merchandise (rpnernlly. On Mores, Dwelling Houses, etc. . ' ASSETS OF THE COMPANY. November 1, I8U 1100,000 United mates 6 Per Cent Loan, 1N71 Ull.fOO-OO 120,000 United btutes 6 Per Cent. Loan, 1XNI 13fl,5W0O 200,000 United Mau-s 7S-10 l'er Cent. l.on. TreBsnrv No'ps 211,500'0O 123 000 City of Philadelphia 6 Per Cent. Loan I ex t in) ti) 124,562 60 5t,000 Stitle or reniis Ivuula 6 Per Cnt. Loon l,?00-00 60,000 State of Pennxylvaula 6 Per CenULouu. it,6'Jr00 60,000 State of New Jersey Six Per Cent, Ioan...,M B0."50-00 20,000 Pennsylvania Railroad, lit Mortgage, Six Per Cent. lionrtH 20,500-00 2u,eoO Pennsylvania lUtlroud, 2.1 MuriguKe, Six Per Cent, Roods 2-1.250 00 25,000 Wexteru Pennsylvania Rail road Six Per Cent. Roods (Pennsylvania Railroad gua rantees J 20,750-00 80,000 State ot Tennessee Five Per Cent. I,oan 18,uC0 . 7,000 Slate ot 'lenuebsee Six Per . Cent. Loan 6,010-00 15,000 800 Mm res Stock of Uermun town GasCoiupatiy (nrlnclpnl and Interest gnuriuile-d by the city or Phili)dlilihk) 13,0:0-00 7,IS0H:tShareKSioi'k or Pennsylva nia Rullroad Uompany 8,25-25 6,000 ICO Slmies Mock ol North Penn sylvania Rullroad Company.. 8 ,050 'DO 20,000 80 Shares Stork of phlladel plila and Southeru Mali Stentuslilp Company 20.000-00 195. BOO Loans on llond and Mortgage, 1st Liens ou City Property...- 195.1W0OO 11.145,000 par. Market value. 61,070.28075 cost, siioiv-voi-us. Real Estate 86,000'Ofl Bills receivable for Insurances made 27.837-20 lialanoe due at attendes. Pr Inhinis on Marine Policies, Accrued Interest, and other deb s due to the Company 8923'90 Scrip and Stork of siindrv Insu rance and other Compaules, t.r173. itltnated value 2,930-C: Cash In Rank .full,l)226 Cash In Drawer. 447'U 41.510-00 l,4u7,:i2P5 Tl)l9 bclne a new entemrlnA. the Par is a&a.imud 1 liomas C. Hand. Samuel E. Stokes, John C. LaviB, Jiduiund A. Souder, Tl eophilus Pauldlug, John R. Penrose, tienry bioau, vnnru ((. lioulton, Kdwurd Darlington, U, Jones Brooke, fedward Lalourcade, Jacob P. Jorvs, James B. McFarland, Joshua P. Kyre, encer.Mollvalne, I. 11. eemplo, Pittsburg, A. R Merger. " U. T . Morgan. " :ieorgn W. Rprnnrdoo.. j antes 1 raquair, Htnrv C. iiallett. Jr.. JumesCHana, ii nam c. Jaidwlg, Jrsei'h U. Seal. George U. Lelper, Huxb Craig, John 1. T ay lor, Jucou Klegul, lllUdlAS C HAJNI), resilient. JOHN C. DAVIS, Vice-President. Henry Lvlbukn, Secretary. 18 1829 charter perpetual; Franklin Fire Insurance Co. OF PHILADELPHIA. OFFICE: KOS. 435 AND 437 C1IKSNUT STUEET AKKETS ON JAN 17 ART 1, 18 V,Bas,14e'lS. Capital 6400,000-00 Accrued Surplus W6.7I8-98 Preiuiums... .....I,20t),4d2-16 UNSETTLED CLAIMS, -INCOME FOR 1684, 27,fl 6j,ouo. LOMKES PAID SINCE 1830 OYER 9,300,000. Perpetual and Temporary policies on Liberal Terms DIRiiCTORS. Charles N. Baiicker, Tobias Wagner, Samuel tirant George W. Richard George Fales, Alfred Filler, Jr rnut is W. Lewis, M. D, Peter McCall, IhoniM Sparks. Isaac ijea, CHARLFJS N. BANCKKR. PresldenL GKOllUK FALKS, Vice-President, J. W. McALi.l!Ti.K. Secretary pro tem. 131 tl231 INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA. OFFICE, No. 232 WALNUT ST., PHILADJiLPHIA INCORPORATED 17M. CHARTER PERPETUAL, CAPITAL, $300,000. ASSETS. JASl'ART 8, 1807, 81,76367-33, llkSl'liFM MARINE, INLAND TKANSPOB XA11UN iMHIkDHUUB, uiaio:TOji. Arttar O. Cofllu, Ueorge L. Harrison, Samuel W. Joues, John A. Brown, Charles Taylor, Ambrose White, Richard 1). Wood, William Welsh, 6. Morris Walu, i ruucis n. uope, Edward Jd. Trotter, Koward S. Clarke, William Cummlngs, T. Charlton Henry, Allred D. Juasuu, John P. White, IIIiIkO. MAftl.lHL John Aiasou, ARTHUR O. COFFIN, President Charles Platt, secretary. WILLIAM BUi.HI.KK, llarrlflburg, Pa., Centra Agent lor the State ol Pennsylvania, l ibi FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. THE PEK JS S Y L V A K 1 A F1RK INSURAMCBCOM i,j,S Jucorpotaled 1845 Charter Perpetual No. 610 W A LIS UT Street, opposite ludepeudeiiCH b(Uare, This company, tavoiably knuwu to the community lor over Kri yeais, continues to Insure agalual loss or damage by lire ou Pui.Ho or Private Buildings, either permanently or for a limited tune. Also, ou 1'iiruilure. blocks ot Uoous, und Meruhuudlse gene rally, on liberal terms. ... , . Their lupliul, together with a large Surplus Fund, Is lu vested lu ilia most carelul munuer, which enables them to olltr to the insured au undoubted security lu the tae of loss. rnnll Smith. Jr.. John Devereux, Thomas Smith, Alexunder Beiuon, iFuaclla.lehuist. jle iry Lewis, J -filutntJiKiii VaII. Thumus Rohbius, X'uuiei iiauiiouK, jr. LAJSIEL SMITH, Jft PresUleut. WiU iitM O. Cowitu Secretary, it mi PHffiMi INSURANCE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. INCORPORATED lst4 CHARTER PERPETUAL. Nn r'i WALNUT Street, opiosite the Exchange. In addition to MARINE aud INLAND INSUR ANCE this Company lusures Irom loss or damage by FIRE (or liberal terms ou bulhllugs, merchandise, furniture, etc , lor limited periods, aud permaueutly on bulldlugs, by dei osll of premium. The Company has been lu active operation for more than SIX'O YEARS, durlug which all losses have beeu promptly adjusted aud paid. DIHICTOKB. John L. Hodge. Lawrence Lewis, jr. David Lewis, Reujumin Ettlnz, Thomas 11. Powers, M. Ii. sianouy, John T. Lewis. William S. Grant, Robert W. Learning, I. C lark W burton, A. rk jnciionry, Edmund Castlllon, bamuel v ucux, Louis t-. n orris. JOHN WUCHERER, Predldeut. Samukl Wlixox, Secretary. UOY1DENT LIFE AND TUUST COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. No. Ill South FOUHTH Street. . INCOKPORATKD 8d MONTH tl(X, 1S65. CAPlTALK160,oiX), PAID IN. Insurance on Lives, by Yearly Premiums; or by , 10 or ai year Premiums, Noti-lorlelture. Annuities granted on favorable terms. Terin Policies, Children's Endowment. This Company, while giving the Insured tbe security of a paid-up Capital, will divide the entire pro ills of tbe Life uublueBS among its policy hohUrs. Moneys received at Inteic st, and paid on demand. Atuhorlwd by charier to execute Trusts, and to act as Executor or Administrator, Assignee or Uuardlan, and'in oiher fiduciary capacities, under appointment ol anv Court ol this Commonwealth, or auy persou or persons, vs u" r . 1 HI 11 LI'TllUk SAMUEL B.SnTPLKY. iiien it v nam rr,, T. WisTAR HlWiWN, W. O, I.ONtiMTHKTH, WILLI AM HACKER, JOuHUA II. WOMtUB, RICHARD WOOD. RICHARD CAD.tURY.8 F. COFFIN. SAMUEL R, BH I PLa Y, ROWLAND I'AKin, i.iHut Actuary THOMAS WISTAK. M. IK. I. B. TOWNSKN D. f 7K7 Medical Eaamlner. Legal Advisor., MAY 30, 18G7. PROPOSALS N EW VlElUi ATMAHCU8 HOOK, I'ENNA, Ukitrd Ptates Enoinkkb Offick, ) OJVtS. BU1U teTKF.KT, l lltr.A , May 2J, 1807. ) Sealed TroposnlB, In duplicate, wiilt a copy of thla ndverllbemput b( inched to each, will he received at this otllce, until 12 o'clock: M., 'illURbDAY. Junol.l, 1NU7, lorfurulsUinn maio rialn and labor for the construction of four uew pieisatalarcue JltMik, l elaware Ulvor, penna. The auperstructureof eaoU pier to be of bard nt id durable (tone. The lucing In six courses, of headers and stretehere dovetailed; the rise of each course ii fiet; the cubic content of blocks varylug from 120 lo 6U Itel; tbe facet., axe or eau nainmer work; beds and Joint good Joint work; lewia aud dowel bole to be drilled it requited: back lug to be ol rubble stone. Tbe top to bo raved with stones from one to two feet In Ihlcknesc, with good natural face, and Jointed to lengths of 5 leelaud raudoiu Widths. The alone to be delivered at such points, at or near Marcus Hock, and to suoh persons as may be designated by the proper olllcer or axoutof the Unlled States; and auy other material to be deliverable under like conditions. The cribs upon which the piers aro to rest are to be BHuk iu depths vary-lnx from 'M to '21 feet, or thereabouts, at ordinary low-water. LeutU of each at bottom ttbout 77 leet by 81 in width; at top 7t by 32. To be of hemlock wuarf timber, to woik 10 Inches lettat dimension. Tbeie will be reiiulied lor the superstructure of eacl pier about 7lXH tublo feet of bnuiniercd facing Stone, giving mo superfkirti feet of face, and 7800 superficial feet of bed and Joint work. 1800 cubic feel ol paving Bloue, giving 1700 feet Joint work. OU) perches, of 25 cubic feet each, of rubble backing. tor t'ach cilb about 18,000 feel face of crib work. 8000 lbs. of iron bolts, etc. 750 perches ol rubble ailing to be deliverod la crib. Proposals for putting the stone of superstruc ture of each piur in place must state the rate ol labor per cubic y.ird of facing and paving stone, nud per perch ol 23 cubio leet for buoklug with rubble. All stones to be laid dry, In the best manner, snd in accordance with Instructions to be given. The rates to cover every expenditure necessary in receiving, caring for, aud pulling tbe stones in position. Proposals for labor for cribs to state the rate Fer foot of face, measured In the work, and to uclude every expense of receiving and curing for materials, framing, putting together, and sinking the cribs in proper positions, etc., lu accordance With instructions that may be given. au materials anu laoor to ne of the best quality, cubjccl to Inspection, and rejection If not approved. A deduction of 20 per centum to be made on any payment made lu cart for material or labor accepted. separate proposals to rje mode ror stone, ror lumber, and for iron; also for labor, for masonry, and labor for crib work. Each bid must be guaranteed by two respon sible persons, whose sluuutures should be ap pended to the guarantee, and who should be certllled to as being good and sufticient security, by the United Ktatea District Judge, Attorney, Collector, or olher publlo officer. Envelopes to be endorsed, "Proposals for New Piers at Marcus Hook." Bids to be opened at 12 o'clock M,, on Thurs day. June 13, 1807. Bidders ure invited to be present. For further particulars inquire at this office. (J. BEAFOKTII STEWART, 5 23 lot Lt.-Uol. of Engineers. D EPAKTMENT OK AOKICULTUUK Proposals will be received at this Department UEU112 o'clock, June 6, 1867, for furnishing all the materials ana performing the work re quired in tbe construction of a Brick Building for tbe use of the Department of Agriculture, to ne erected on reservation sso. 4. in tnis city, according to plans and speclticntlons that can be seen at the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture, where full Information with regaid totbeproposed building can bo obtained; said proposals to be either for the whole build lng, or separately for the dlllereut kinds of work. No proposal will be entertained from any person who Is not known to be a practical builder. Bidders are requested to stale the shortest time possible in which the building; Is to be completed, tbe work to be commenced la three dnys alter the signing of the contract. The Department reserves the right to reject any or Rll bids, if it be deemed for the interest of the Government to do so, aud no bid -will be received that does riot conform to the require ments of the plans and specifications and of this advertisement. Niaoty percent, of the amount of work done ai'd materials furnished, according to contract price (said amount to be ascertained by the esti mate of the Superintendent), will be paid from time to time as the work proceeds, and ten per cent retained until the completion of the con tract aud the acceptance of tbe work by the Department. Every proposal must be accompanied by tbe bond of two responsible persons la the sum of twenty thousuud dollars, that the bidder will accept and perform the contract if awarded lo him.the btifliclency of the security to be certi fied by the United States District Judge. TJnited States Dibirlcl Attorney, or Clerk of the United States Court. Proposals should be inclosed In a sealed en velope, indorsed "Proposals for a Building for tbe Department of Agriculture," aud addressed lo the Commissioner of Agriculture. 6 10 231 ISAAC NEWTON. Commissioner. u KITED STATES ENGINEER. OFFICE, No. 208 S. SIXTH Street. Philadelphia, May 15, 1807. REPAIRS AT MARCUS HOOK. PA. Sealed Proposuls, In duplicate, with a copy of this advertisement attached to each, will be re ceived at this ouice unill twelve o'clock M., SATURDAY, June 1, 1H67, for Materials and Labor lor repairs ot Government Wharves and Landings at Marcus Hook, Pa, Separate proposals must be made for each class of material, and for iubor. Cap logs, bridge timbers, mooring posts, etc., to be oi white pine; also, upper courses of wharves, tie ana wharf timber, and piling of hem lock, lenders, etc., of white oak. Proposals will stale the rate per running foot of tlUiLer, per foot of face, and per toot of board meat-ure, as the cuse may be; the rate per pound of bolts and olher iron works, etc All mulerluls to be of the best quality, de liverable at such points at or near Marcus Hook as may be required, and to be subject to In spection and approval before being used. The proposals for labor to state the rate per foot or face, pur lineal foot, aud per foot board measure, etc., as measured in place, and these rates to cover all labor necessary for putting the works lu good repair, such as removing old w ork and obstructions, receiving, caring for, framing, putting together, and replacing the materials to be used or moved. All work done to be subject to inspection and approval before payment is made, and twenty per centum to be deducted from auy payment that may be made before the com pic lion of all the iubor. Each bid must be guaranteed by two respon sible persons, whose signatures should bo ap pended to the guarantee, and who should bs certllled to as being good and suIUoleal security, by the United Slates District Judge, Attorney, Collector, or other publio officer. Envelopes to be endorsed "Proposals for Re pail s of Government Wharves, etc" Bids will be opened on Saturday, June 1, 1867, at 12 o'clock M. Bidders are Invited to be pre sent. I For particulars, Inquire at this office. 7r C. SEA FORTH STEWART, 5 IBllt MuJ. of Engineers aud Bvt. Id.-Cul. TT E A I Q U A RTERS THIRD MILITARY X-L DISTRICT. Office Chief Quartermaster.! Atlanta, Ob., May 8, 1807. BY ORDER OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL. Sealed proposals will ba received at this office for tho bale of seven thousand four hundred (7100) tons of COAL at Buracoas, Florida, payment lo be made lu Government funds, mini Tbe proposals will be opened at 13 M. SATUR DAY, the 8th of June, 1807, aud l,ou,ld-,r? niarked 'Proposals to purchase Coal, auo addressed to n , YTnv Brevet Brig.-Gen. R. SAXTON Chief Quartermaster Third Military Wst, . Atlanta. Ga. 51Jt pitl V Y W KL1 JOWliKM8g" JT The only plane o Frlvy Wells cleaned au eislDlected at very low prtuea. A PKYSON, ! Vmnnractnrer of Poudrolie, ; 1101 00LCbMlTU'ttiALL,LlllllAUVBirset.! PROPOSALS. UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE, NO. aB. SIXTH Street. I'Hii.AnF.LPHlA, Mnv2n, 1807. , REPAIRS OF PiEKH AT CHESTER, FA. Staled 1 roposals, lu duplicate, with a cony of this odvei tlnement attached to each, will bn re ceived at this office until I? o'clock M , TUES DAY. June 25, 18t7, for malerinls and labor for repairs of Government i'iers at Chester, Penn sylvania. Separate proposal must bo made for timber, for iron, and for labor. Cap Iokh, bridge timber, mooring post, and tipper houses of piers of white pine: lie limber . ot hemlock, fenders, i lc , of white onk. Pioposals will state the rate per running foot of limber, per foot of fnoe, and per foot board measure, as the case may require; the rale per pound ol bolts, etc. All the material to be of the boat quality, de liverable at such points, nt or near Cm-sler, and to such pi rsoti a maybe donlgrmted, and to be subject to Inspection und approval before acceptance. T i;e proposals for labor to slate the rate per font ol lace and per foot board measure, eio., a iinaMiied In place; and t hese rates to cover all labor necessary for putting the work In good repair, such a removing old work, receiving, raring lor, framing, pulling together, and re placing materials t be used or moved. All work to be subject to Inspection and ap- proval before payment Is made, and a deduc tion of tw nty per centum to be made on any payment for labor or material, In case of part j o meut before the completion of all the work. Kara l id must bo guaranteed by two respoa siblc pel eons, whose signatures should be ap pended lo the guaranteo, nnd who should ba ' certified to nn beinggood and an f Union t security by lh United Stales District Judge, Attorney, Collector, or olher publlo officer. Envelopes to be endorsed, -'Proposal for Re pairs of Government Plors nt Chester." I'ldt will be opened on TUESDAY. June 2.5, 1807. nt 12 o'clock M. Bidden are Invited to ba present. For further particulars Inquire at this ofrloe. C. SEAFORTH STEWART, 5 30 15t I.letit.-Coloiiel of Engineer. I ROPOSALS FOR F.U E L, Q.TJAIITF.BM A8TEK' OFrmit. . United ktateh, Makinh (Virm Sealed Proposals will be received at thin nif olTloa nntll TUESDAY, the Olh day of Julv. 18H7. at, a o'clock P. M., for supplying WOOD and COAL, to the Unlled Slates Marines at the following places during the fiscal year ending aotli of Juue, 1808; the Wood to be good merchantable oak, aud to be delivered, piled, measured, and Inspected at such points within the walls of the Marine Barracks as may be designated by tbe commanding marine officer, free ot expense to the Unlled Stales. The Coal lo bo best white ash anthracite egg coal, free from dust, and to weigh 2210 pounds to the tou, lo be weighed. Inspected, aLd delivered at such points with I a the walls of tbe Marine Barrack as maybe deslgnat d by the commanding m irlne officer, free of expense to the United States; and both Wood end Coal to be furnished upon the monthly or quarterly requisition of the com manding officer, showing the quantities re quired, agreeably to regulatlonx, viz.: AtWashlngiou City, D. C, 800 tons Coal, 800 cords of Wood. At Portsmouth, N. II., 125 tons of Coal, 220 cords of Wood. At C harleslown, Mass., 170 tons of Coal, 150 cords of Wood. At Brooklyn, N. Y., 350 ton of Coal, GO cords of Wood. At Philadelphia, Pa., 125 tons of Coal, 80 oorda ol Wood. At Gosport, Va., 100 ton of Coal, 00 cords of Wood. At Pensacola, Fla., 125 cords of Wood. At Mound City, ill., 100 tons of Coal, 20 cords of Wood. Payments will be made upon the reoolpt of accounts duly authenticated by tho command ing officers ot the posts at which the Wood or Coal has been delivered. Tbe right is reserved lo rejeot all bids con sidered unreasonable. A guarantee to be signed by two responsible persons, whose responsibility must be certified toby the United States District Judge, United States District Attorney, or United States Col lector, must accompany each proposal, other wise it will not be considered. To be endorsed "Proposal for Fuel," and addressed to the underslurned. WILLIAM B. SLACK, 5 80 tht Major and Quartermaster. TMPROVBMENT OF THB BOCK J. ISLAJSD ItAJPIDt OF THUJ MISSIBSIWI KlVElt. TjNrTin Statics Knoinekr's OrnoK.) . JMVKNroBT, Iowa. April 17, li7. Sealed Proposals, lu duplicate, will be received at thla cilice until 12 M.. WLDNEcDAY, June 6. 187. for ex cavating aud removing lbs rock aud other obstruc tions from the bed of the Mississippi river at the Hock Island or Upper Kapids, by means of coffer dams and suhuquuous blasting or chiselling. Contractors will be required to furnlab all boats, machinery, eta, and to perform all the labor neoea tary lu the prosecution of the work. There are about -(iu.tuu cubic yards ot rock to be removed, dlstrlb jied uuequally at different poiuts ou the Rapids, aud the work must oe doue during tbe low water aeasou, luter l'erlug as little as practicable with navltratloa. Contractors will slate the pi Ice per cubio yard for which they propose to do the work, which will be let as a whole, or iu sections or such length, as the engi neer In charge may determine. T he Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids.and no bid will be considered uuless the party offering it shall give satisfactory evidence that he trustworthy, andbaa the necessary skill and experi ence to do the work, A printed apy of this advertisement must be at tached to each proposal. Each bid must coulala written guarantee, signed by two responsible person. illiinKs tor proposuls of the form required, with form ol guarantee, will he furnished at this office on appli cation. Proposals will be endorsed "Proposals for re moving obstructions at the Rock Islaud Kapids," and addressed Brevet Major-Ueuerat J. II, Wilson, 11.8. A., Lleutenant-Colouel, 851U Infantry, Daven port, Iowa. Parties desiring further Information can obtain tbe same by calling at the United dilutes Engineer's Oltlce, corner ot t-econd aud Main streets, Davenport, Iowa, where mans, p ans, specifications and quautiliei of work will be shown to all who wish lo exuinlua them for the purpose of making proposals, Ly order oi the Chief Engineer, U. R. Army. J. II. WIL80N-, Lieut-Colonel, 85th Infantry. 5 16 17t Brevet Mujor-Ueaeral U. H. A. FURNITURE, BEDDING, ETC. , r0 HO TJ SEKEEPERS. I kave a large etock ol every variety ot FUHWITUllE. Which I will sell at reduced prices, consisting of PLAIN AND MAKHLE TOP COTTAUJO bUIIS, WALNUT CHAMLElt BUl'l S, PAKLOR BTJ1TS IN VELVET PLTJ8H. PAKLOK UU1TM IN HAIRCLOTH. FAKLOB bUlTrJ IN RE Hi. Sideboards, Extension Tables, Wardrobes, Book? cases, Mattresses, Lounges, etc ete. I. P. OUaTIKaT. 8 H N. K. corner BEOOMD and It ACE Btreeta, JOUSE-FURNISUING GOODS. EXCEMJENT PPORTirWITT WWCVB1 UABUAUHi To close the eeUte of thslau JOHN A. BUBPHET, Imports and Dealer a House-Furnlshina Qood, HO. ea UVSVT STREET, Between Math and Tsntb, Boutu Bide, Philadelphia Hi Administrators now offer the whole stock at nruTei below tne ordinary rates charged. This stooai embrace, every thing wauled In a weTl-orderedhouai hold--ir)la Tin Ware Brushes, Wooden War Bui sets, l'lated Ware, Cutlery Iron Ware, Japanned vZre and Cooking Utensils of every description. A great variety of bllAKfc.il OOOD&, bIRD. CAOiEd, etc. sic, can be obtained on the most mumu- "oENULNB ARCTIC BJLFKIQ ERA TOBS AKO WATKH COOLEKH. A fine assortment of PAPIER-MACHE GOODS. This Is the largest retail esuibllshmeut iu this lis) In Philadelphia, aud cltixena aud strangers will ttudi to their advantage to examine our stock before pu k chasing. NOTE. Onr friends In tbe country may order tf; mall, aud prompt attention will be given. IU ltua T.STEWART BROWN, B K. CoruwoT FOURTH and CHESTNUT BTJ MlNUVAOTURKk Of VALIBES, BAOB, KETinfLEB, aud V.. doaoiUVliou of Traveling Uoods. k - UttlKko BAU8 keylrv4. ',
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