8 AIIERICAN COLLEGES. Our Principal Institutions of Learning. f ketches of Hamilton College, Univer sity of Virginia, Amherst College, Kenyon College, Wesleyan University, and Uni versity of the City of New York. "We again resume the subject of our leading Colleges, with bketclies of the following promi nent institutions: Hamilton College, located at Clinton, in the State of New York, dates lack to the year 1812, when its charter was obtained. Its origin was due to the gene josity of the Bev. Samuel Kirkland, a native f Connecticut and a graduate of Princeton, who labored for more than forty years as a missionary among the Oneida Indians. Through his influence the "Hamilton Oneida .academy" was incorporated in 1793, the insti tution receiving from him a grant of several hundred acres of land. For eighteen years this academy was in a very nourishing condi tion, and then the people of the neighborhood demanding the establishment of an institution f a higher grade, it was erected into a college. The first President was the Rev. Azel Backus, D.D., who held the position from 1812 to 181(. An interesting anecdete is related of him. On one occasion, iu a thanksgiving sermon, preached at Bethlehem, Conn., during the Ad ministration of Jeli'erson, he reviewed the political tendencies of the day with such seve rity that he was subjected to a civil prosecu tion. While being escorted to Hartford for trial, the horse which he drove took such rapid sti ides that the Sheriff, who was riding behind and scarcely able to keep his prisoner witLin sight, exclaimed, "Why, Doctor Backus, yon ride as if the very devil were after you." "And so he is 1" responded the Doctor, without turning his head. The first class, consisting of only two mem bers, giadnated in lbl4. In 1&1G the number liad increased to 17. The Rev. Henry Davis, D. D., was President from 1817 to 1833, dur ing w hich period the fortunes of the College Were very fluctuating. The class of 1823 con tained 33 members; but in 182'J and 1830 there were no graduates, owing to a long and bitter quarrel between the President and a portion of the trustees, arising from a case of disci- Jline. In 1829 there were but nine students i all the classes, and the treasury was entirely wnpty. Prom 1833 to 1835 the Rev. Sereno Edwards Pwight, D. D., occupied the presidency, his administration being distinguished for a suc cessful effort at increasing the endowment of the institution by a subscription of $50,000. The succeeding Presidents have been the Rev. Joseph Penney, D. D., a distinguished Irish cholar, from 1835 to 1839; the Rev. Simeon Horth, D. D., LL.D., from 1839 to 1858; and the Rev. Samuel Ware Fisher, D. D., from 1858 to 18i(5. The presidential chair of the institution is now unoccupied. In 1837 a Law Department was founded, through the liberality of the Hon. William Dale Maynard, who bequeathed $20,000 for that purpose. This was very flourishing at one time, under the instruction of Professor Theodore W. Dwight, now of the Columbia College Law School, who held the professor ship from 184(5 to 1858, but at present it is not in a very prosperous condition. About the time of this bequest the College received a fur ther endowment of $15,000 trom the Hon. S. Newton Dexter, of Whitesboro, and within a few years past it has roceived over $100,000 from various sources. The College and So ciety libraries contain 12,000 volumes, in ad dition to which the late William Curtis Noyes, of New York city, bequeathed it his valuable Law Library of 5000 volumes. There is also connected with the institution one of the finest and best furnished Astronomical Observatories in the United States, at which six new aste riods have been discovered within the past six Tears, the last one only a few weeks since. The largest graduating classes of the College have been those of 1848, with 47 members. and 1851. with 40 members. The general cata logue issued in 1859 contained the names of $1)2 regular graduates, of whom all but 117 were then living. The Law Department had p to that time graduated 36' students. During the past two years the number of students iu attendance has been as loilows: 1866-67. 43 49 66 50 18GS-66, l ii 50 Seniors Juniors Bopbornores.. JKrealiutea Totals..... 198 The Annual Commencement Thursday, July 18. 191 took place on Tb University of Virginia is located in the county of Albemarle, about a mile and a half west ol the mountain village of inarioltesville, and only lour miles from the tomb of Jefferson, at Monticello. The Bar loundings of the institution are exceedingly romaniio ana beaatiiul. The clan of the Uni versity was devised by Thomas Jefferson, who devoted all his energies towards forwardincr It Lest interests up to the time of hia death. His last years were devoted to this task with much enthusiasm, and as an evidence of the fact that he considered it one of his chief claims on the gratitude of posterity, he left among his papers an epitaph, prepared by himself, in the follow ing words: Here lies burled Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Atne.rlcao IuaeDenln. if Vie HUlule of VirnlQi for Kellntous Freedom aud Fainer of the Uutverstty of Virginia." Desiring to escape the abuses of the old col lege system of the country, and the merely artificial routine which embarrassed its use fulness, Jefferson modelled the new University on an entirely different plan and that his pro. Vet might have a fair opportunity for aohiev--bur Hacoess on its merits, five of the eight rfglnal professors were called from abroad. The act of the Legislature establishing the TNaMitv was massed on the 25th of January, 1819 and the institution went into operation iu -7th nf March. 1825. Among the origl- al oorp of Professors were one of Anatomy iIu.a .nrl another of Law. The Medi- The Medl. Si n 1827 al Department proper was organized in 1827, v,nruanr. the number having 7, wrasd to five. The degree rTi.H..iiA nf Laws" was conferred as early W 1829; but in 1B51 tie Law Department was organized by the appointment of an ad unct SroJfessor, who was raised to a full Profes- . i 1 o r. .4 i.:Pl li.S'tr U Oov.nim.nit Invitation, ken subject to a cuargo v. v- y- - ---Urination, boarding, and lodg It UJity-tLreo state fltudentfl, Jta otlier THE DAILY JBVENINGTEGRArnmLADELPniA, TUESDAY, resources are the rents of the dormitories and hotels, the matriculation foes, and the surplus fees received by the Professors, after deducting a maximum allowance of $2000 to each. In addition to this the Professors arej n the receipt of an annual salary of $1000 acn. The institution is under the spef1 K "; ment of a Rector and Board of Vteitors, to whom are confided tfce enactment of Us sta tutes and the regulation of its finances. Thomas Jefferson hold the position of Rector from 1819 to his death, in 182(5, when he was suc ceeded by. James Madison, who retained the office till 1834. The present incumbent is the Hon. B. Johnson Barbour. Contrary to the usual custom of the country, there is no permanent President of the University, the duties of this office being performed by the Chairman of the Faculty, who was elected annually by the Faculty, until 1828, since which time the selection has been made by the Board of Visitors. The Hon. George Tucker, for some time a member of Congress from Virginia, and first Professor of Moral Philosophy In the University, was Chairman of the Faculty from 1825 to 182C, when he was succeeded by Robley Dunglison, M. D., a dis tinguished English physician, who was the first Professor of Medicine in the University. He retained the position only one year at that time, but at a subsequent period held it for two years in succession. Professor Tucker was also twice reelected, and up to the present time the position has been filled by twelve different Professors. S. Maupin, M. D., who was appointed to the chair of Chemistry in 1S53, was elected Chairman in 1854, and still retains the position. Another peculiarity of the institution is the entire abrogation of the regular college curri culum. Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors are unknown. On the establishment of the University it was divided into eight dif ferent schools, to each of which was assigned a particular branch of learning and one Pro fessor. The number of schools has since been largely increased, there being at present nine in the Academic Department, two in the Law Department, and five in the Medical De partment. In addition to the regular Profes sors, most of whom have one or more assist ants at present, a system similar to that of the Erivate tutorships of the English Universities as been introduced, the Faculty having authority to license persons, of suitable attain ments, character, and habits, to give private instruction in aid of the publio teachings in any of the Schools of the University. These Licentiates are not at liberty, without special leave of the Faculty, to receive pupils who are not members of the school or schools for which they are licensed, nor to give instruction on subjects not embraced in the plan of the same; and their employment is at the option of the student, the compensation being a matter of private arrangement. The number of Licen tiates at preseut is four. The regular four years' course having been discarded, the student is at liberty to make his own choice of studies, by entering such schools as he may select. He is required to belong to three schools at the same time, un less he has the special permission of the Faculty to enter a less number. In the early days of the University the degree of "Bache lor of Arts" was unknown. When a student had acquired an accurate and extensive know ledge of the subjects taught in any particular school, he was declared a "Graduate" of that school, the degree being conferred in the name of the whole Faculty, and by a majority vote. The nrst occasion on which this novel nonor was conferred was in 1828, when six students were declared graduates, one ol tne number being the Hon. Robert M. T. Hunter. In 1828 the degree of "Master of Arts" was estab litthed, and was thereafter conferred on such of the students as had become graduates of all the schools. In 1848 the degree of "Bache lor of Arts" was established, and is now con ferred on Buch students as have become gradu ates of any two of the literary schools and any two of the scientific schools, and have, moreover, attained aisuneuon in me junior classes of the remaining schools. The degrees of "Bachelor of Laws" and "Doctor of Medi cine" have been regularly conferred since the establishment of the departments. In consequence of the peculiar organization of th Institution, and the rigidity of its exami nations, its graduates have been fewer in number, in proportion to the number of stu dents in attendance, than in any college In the country. The last general catalogue pub lished contained the names of those graduat ing previous to and including 1858. The degree of "Master of Arts" was first conferred in 1832, there being but one candidate for the honor. In 1833 the number increased to five, and since then has fluctuated between one and ten. The total number up to 1858 was 117. In 1849 two students were declared "Bachelors of Arts," of whom there were 31 previous to 1858. The first graduates of the Law School were in 1829, and 2 In number. In 1830 there were 10. The number has pince fluctuated between 1 and 2G, the largest class being that of 1841, when the latter num ber were graduated. The whole number pre vious to 1858 was 247. In 1828 there were three graduates in the Medical Department. The graduating class of 1850 contained 28 members, the number before and since fluctu ating below that point, and attaining a total of 351. The outbreak of the Rebellion found the University of Virginia one of the most pros perous and popular institutions of learning in the country. During the progress oi tne war its prosperity was greatly checked, although, as we believe, us exercises were at no lime entirely suspended. In the following state ment the number of students in attendance on the various departments during the past six years is shown: Year. Students. . Year. JStutlvnts. 1S61-U1 ... 6 l.Stil-60. oo 1862- 03. ... 4 lWS-otf 258 1863- W 60l 1866-67 490 From this it will be seen that its former pros perity Is again returning. Of the students in attendance du.-ing tiie past year zia were irom Virginia, 39 from Maryland, do from Tennessee, 33 from Alabama. 31 from Georgia, 24 from North Carolina, 18 from Mississippi, 15 from West Virginia, 67 from other Southern States, o irom lSew York. 2 from the District or Co lumbia, and 1 from Pennsylvania, Illinois, and aa, each. The library nf ilia TTniirarBif ir. wtilfVi wa originally selected and arranged by Thomas ,""uu na has since been enlarged by pur chases and )nnul!ni. nnnlolno ofnt I, u r...T9- The Annual Commencement, w tubli0 occurred on the 27th of ou uw volumes. The Annual Commencement. June. Arr koMai n located at Amh" .... , .. ... Btsilarav T. "wo-, originated in an arTl Ta "?8 "UbllabJ therein the year ibiz and of ... ii grapher, Noah WW.T. K , ""u,r College in 181, aUhouehth7.r. T obtained until 1820. it thu rt?5 WM not -- uuie, ii. was pro- - uluJga to the banks and a nninn uti,un jvaviu awuvmu nuuaaifiWWBj buttons the Bev. ZephnniaV Swift Moore, D. D., re signed the Presidency and accepted that of the new Institution at Amherst, which he had greatly favored from the first. On Dr. Moore's deaiu. in the Rev. Herman Humphrey was elected President. He was succeeded, in 1845, by the Rev. Edward ilitahnuk. I. 1).. LL. D., who retained the position until 1864, imparting much celebrity to the College by his great acquirements and national reputa tion. Since 1854 the Presidency has been filled by the Rev. William A. Stearns, D. D. LL. D. The first class, 3 in number, graduated in 1822. In 1824 there were 20 graduates; in 1825, 25; and 1826, 30. The class of 1831 con tained 00 members, and that of 1865 had 62. During the interval between these dates, the number of graduates fluctuated, between 25 and 57. The degree of "Bachelor of Science" was first conferred in 1854. The whole number of graduates, including those of 18 (J 7, has been 1730, of whom 331 are deceased and 1399 still living. The number of students in at tendance during the past two years has been as follows: 1866-C7. 1805-66. Seniors 49 54 Juniors 44 61 Kophomores 62 44 Freshmen 70 64 Totals .225 203 The annual commencement occurred on Thursday, July 11th. Three members of the graduating class were Pennsylvanians, two of whom, Frederick William March and Daniel S. Smart, are residents of Philadelphia. Sixteen members of the graduating class of this year will devote themselves to the Chris tian ministry, and four to the foreign mis sionary work. The College has a large chari table fund, from the proceeds of which the expenses of a large number of students pre paring for the ministry are paid. Amherst has always been celebrated for the number of clergymen educated within its walls. Of the 1730 students which have been graduated since its foundation, 771 have gone into the pulpit at home and abroad. Since the connection of Dr. Hitchcock with Amherst, it has also been noted as a seat of natural science, and the Cabinet of Meteorites belonging to Professor Charles U. Sheppard is equalled in size and value only by the Im perial Cabinet of Vienna. The libraries con nected with the College contain about 30,000 volumes. During the past few years the en dowment of the institution has been increased by over $100,000. Kenyon College, located at Gambier, Ohio, originated in 1826, in the exertions of the Rt. Rev. Philander Chase, the celebrated Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Ohio, and one of the foremost pro moters of edncatlon in the United States. In 1823, five years after his election to the epis copacy, he proceeded to Europe to solicit funds for the establishment of a theological school in the West. He met with much opposition from the friends of the General Theological Semi nary of the denomination in the city of New York, and was greatly discouraged by his brother bishops. His success in England, at first, was poor; but being provided with letters from Henry Clay, he Anally obtained influential friends in Lord Hambierand Lord Kenyon, and after a few months' absence returned to this country with about $20,000. The seminary was soon started, the Bishop receiving the first students in his own house at Worthing ton. A domain of eight thousand acres was then purchased, and a small cabin erected on the hill where the college now stands. The build ings were commenced, the neoessary money being raised by the Bishop, on a tour to the East. A difficulty afterwards arose between the Bishop and the Professors, concerning the powers of the former, as ex-officio President, which was carried into the Diocesan Conven tion of 1831, when a report endorsing the Pro fessors passed unanimously. Bishop Chase thereupon resigned, removed to Michigan, and subsequently to Illinois, of which he became the first Episcopal Bishop, as he had pre viously been first Bishop of Ohio. In 1839 he established another institution known as Jubi lee College, first visiting England to obtain the necessary funds for the undertaking. By the exertions of Bishop Chase, the Col lege and Seminary were placed on a firm basis, and although the number of students in attendance has not been very large, the insti tution has always held a prominent place in the denomination to which it belongs. During the past few years its endowment has been ncreased by the addition of over $100,000, which was raised through the exertions of Assistant Bishop Bedell. The buildings occu pied by the College are large and haudsome, and the libraries contain over lo,uuo volumes. The number of students in attendance last year was 95, of whom 14 were Theological students, 10 Seniors, 18 Juniors, 26 Sopho mores, 25 Freshmen, and 2 pursuing a partial course. The last annual commencement occurred on Thursday, July 18. The Rev. James Kent Stone, who had held the Professor ship of Latin for four years previously, has recently accepted the Presidency of the Col lege, succeeding in that capacity the Rev. Charles Short. Wesleyan University, one of the leading colleges of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is located at Middletown, Connecticut. The principal buildings now occupied by it had been in use since 1824 by Captain Alden Partridge's "American Lite rary, Scientific, and Military Academy," which was removed to Norwich, Vermont, in 1829. The Methodists were at that time projecting the establishment of a college in one of the Eastern States, several towns contesting for Its location by offers-of laud and money. The free gift of the buildings at Middletown was accepted, coupled with the condition that $40,000 in addition should be rawed by the friends of the project, as an endowment. The required amount was soon secured, and the institution having been chartered in May, 1831, was opened for the recep tion of students the same year, under the Presidency of the Rev. Wilbur Fisk, D. D., a Eopular divine, who retained the position until is death in 1839. Dr. Fisk's successors, who were among the most eminent Methodist cler gymen and scholars in the country, have been as follows: Rev. Stephen Olin, D. D., LL. D., from 1839 to 1841; Rev. Nathan Bangs, D. D., from 1841 to 1842; Rev. Stephen Olin, D. LL. D., again, from 1842 until his death in 1851; Augustus W. Smith, LL. D., from 18M till his resignation in 1857, when he was suc ceeded by the present inoumbent, the Rev. Joseph' Cummings, D. D. The first olass, which numbered 6 members, graduated in 1633. The class of 1838 con tained 30 members; that of 1841, 33; and that of 1842, 37. Since then the classes have are raged about 30 members, the largest, those or I860 and 1863, containing 39 eaoh. The whole number of regular graduates, inoluding those of 1867, has been 657, of whom all but about 100 are still living. The number of students in attendance during the past two years naa been aa follows: ., . 1B6687. loitr. HeDlors 17 Jonlora 24 Hophomorea 45 Pretthmen 45 14 27 35 43 TQWU4MIH'IXMMlfl The annual commencement Thursday last, July 18. took place on During the Presidency of Dr. Olin, the en- 1862 It had amounted to $150,000. This was increased by the centenary offerinira of last and during the PsUyel a still further increase has been receive! as well as the donation of funds for the erection of a new chapel and library building, "and the increase of the cabinets and libraries The latter contain about 14,000 volumes. Amone the most generous benefactors or the instltu titn is Mr. Rich, of Boston, whose contribu tions for all purposes have amounted U abont $100,000. When the University was first organized Dr. Fisk endeavored to abandon the time honored system of college classes, by intro ducing a system somewhat similar to that pre- iwiiiim lug uijiwrBiky ii v irgima, Wash ington College, and other Southern institu tions. Without reference to the time spent in the college, as soon as the Btudent could pass the required examination he was ad mitted to his degree. This system was gra dually abandoned, and the four regular col lege classes restored; but the student who prefers to omit the classics can still do so, receiving on hia graduation the degree of "Bachelor of Science." Wesleyan University has been noted for the great number of teachers which it has educated, and of the 824 students who had graduated previous to 1867, at least 453 had entered the ministry, a larger number in proportion than even Amherst can boast of. Among its graduates are numbered nineteen Presidents of Collages. Tne University of the City of New York originated in the exertions ot a lew gentlemen of the metropolis, prominent among whom were the Rev. J. M. Mathews, afterwards Chancellor of the institution, aud the Rev. Jonathan M. Wainwright. A pamphlet em bodying an outline of the projected University was read at a meeting of the friends of educa tion, held on the Clh of January, 1830. In 1831 the charter was obtained, by which it was provided that the government of the in stitution should be confided to a council of thirty-two members, chosen by the stock holders, with the addition of the Mayor of New York, and four members of the Common Council. In 1832 the institution was opened in rooms in Clinton Hall, with 7 professors and 42 students. In 1833 the first class of 3 members was graduated. In the same year the permanent College building was commenced, on Washington square, and a portion of it was ready for occupancy in 1836. The first Chancellor of the University was the Rev. J ames M. Mathews, D. D., for many years one of the most prominent ministers of the Dutch Reformed Church of New York city. He bad been one of the original projectors of the institution, and devoted all his energies to building it up. Dr. Mathews was succeeded in 1839 by the Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen, LL.D., who held the position till 1850, when he resigned, to accept the Presidency of Rut gers College, at New Brunswick, N. J. The Chancellorship remained vacant until 1852, when the present incumbent, the Rev. Isaac Ferris, D. D., LL.D., was elected to the posi tion. Among the early Professors of the University were the Rev. Charles P. Mcllvaine, D. D., the present Episcopal Bishop of Ohio; the Rev. Henry Vethake, LL. D., subsequently Provost of the University of Pennsylvania; the Rev. Henry P. Tappan, D. D., LL. D., the late Chancellor of the University of Michigan; Samuel F. B. Morse, LL. D., who made his celebrated experiments with the electrio telegraph during his connec tion with that institution; Taylor Lewis, LL. D., now of Union Colleee: and the cele brated physician, Dr. Valentine Mott; while at present it numbers among its corps of in structors the eminent chemist and metaphy sician, Dr. John W. Draper. In addition to these, several of the most popular and scho larly instructors in other colleges commenced their career in connection with this insti tution. The first class in the Academic Department, as already stated, graduated in 1833, and con sisted of only 3 members. In 1834 the num ber had increased to 9, and in 1836 to 26. Since then the classes have averaged about 25, although several have risen above 30, and one, that of 1844, to 39. Since 1843. diplomas have been granted to students in special courses. The degree of "Bachelor of Science" was first conferred in 1857, and that of "Civil Engineer" in 1862. The general catalogue of 1803 gives the names of 061 graduates of the Academic Department, all of whom were then living except 65. The Medical Department of the University now ranks as one of the first in the United States. The first class, consisting of 61 mem bers, was graduated in 1842. In 1843 there were C5 graduates; in 1844, 92; and in 1845, 120. In 1846 there were 131 graduates; in 1848, 133; in 1849, 147; in 1858, 127; in 1859, 128; in 1860, 138; and in 1861, 129 the largest classes which have ever been graduated in this country. The general catalogue of 1863 gives the names of 2363 graduates from the Medical School. The first class in the Law School graduated in 1859, and numbered 8 members. In 1861 there were 34 graduates; and previous to 1863, the whole number was 111. From the first establishment of the University until 1863, the whole number of Its graduates, therefore, amounted to 3135. During the past two years, the attendance upon the Academic Department has been as follows: 1866-67. Seniors 17 J union 14 Hoptiomores id KiTHbmen 14 61 Civil EuRineerlUK 8 Chemistry 20 Bpeclal Courses 15 School ef Art u 1885-66. 21 19 29 16-85 11 14 11 9-45 130. Totals 105 The medical students of 1865-66 numbered 292, and of 1866-67, 260. In 1865-66 there were 25 law students, but the number for the past year we have not ascertained. The total number in attendance on the institution in 1865-66 was therefore 447, and in 1860-67 about 400. The annual commencement was held on Thursday, June 20. In a few days we shall resume this subject, with sketches of the prominent colleges which followed the above in the order of their estab lishment. 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Dubleached Muxllua, 12fc, 16, 16, 18. 19, 20c etc Cotton and Wool (Shaker Flannel, 25 cents. Hornet Flannels, VS, 81, aid W Sents. Grey Twilled Flatuel lor Bathing Kobea. BlackaudWhlteBalmorals.il. BtBt Hoop t-klrt In the city, 11-2S. FARIES & WARNER, HO. a NOIITI1 NINTH STREET, 2298) ABOVE RACK. Wo. LHil CUKevNUT tureeu TO THE LADIES. LIHEX CAMBBKH, P HINTED FOR DREShES, C WBUE FOR BODIES. g These! goods are essential for BUMMER .4 WEAR, and we are now seUlng the balance PS ol our Imputation at a E. M. NEEDLES & CO., N.W. Corner Elerenth nd Cheanat Q O O P E R S, S. K. Cor. NINTH sad ARCH Streets. A GENERAL REDUCTION IN PRICES. Linens lor Ladles', Gents', and Boys' Wear, Linen Drills, While and Colored Bosom Linens, aud Bhlrt lng Llneus. Muslins, Bleached and Unbleached, loc per yard and up. W tilie Goods In every variety and price, Quilts In every variety, ( ailcoeH, 10, 16, aud I8c, best qualities. We now have a complete stock of Ladies' and Gents' BoHlery at competition prices. Our slock or Bhlrt Fronts better than ever; every style aid pattern, and every price; guaranteed all Linen, and werrauted lo give sallnfaotion. Cheap lot 1 able Lluens, 6-4, 45c; bargains. Bleached, 8-4, 6iic per yard. Madame Fo's Corset and bklrt Supporters; every lady should have one. Lawns cloning out at 20c per yard. COOPER'S, 6 15 Hutblp. NINTH and ARCH Streets. 608. REMOVAL. 503. E. S. JAFFRil & CO. Beg to Inform Ibelr friends and the publio that they have removed their place 6T business from No. iu to NO. OS CHEsNVT UTBEET, UP 8TAIR3. Bavlng greater facilities, and more room for doing business, their slock will be considerably Increased In the various departments. Represented by B. bTORY. 7 6 lna CHEAP DRY GOO l8, CARPETS, MATTINGS, OIL CLOT Hft, A N D WINDOW HH A LKH -Great Bargains from Auction. V. JC AHCHAMJiAULl', N. A corner of KLKVKNTH and MAHKK1 einmt, will open this morning lOtw yards extra quality dou ble imperial White laulou Matting, slightly stained, will be sold at 87 , north 76c; Red Check Matting. 26, 87. and boo., Inxrain Carpet, all wool, at 62, 76, 7c tt.tl'gb.trn.and 6l-6: lugruln Carpets, wool filling D, 46, 60, and sue; Three-ply Carpets, il-wr, Eugluik Tapestry Brussels Carpels, 6162 aud tl'76; Hemp Car pels, 81 to 62c; Oil Cloths. 6nc; Kutry and blalr Oar pels, 80 to 87c: Window tahade. tl to): Plain Htiadltig 87 aud 600.; Table Linens, 2a to $r5n; Towels. 12 to 2iic Flannel for bathing Robes, 81c. Muslin. 10 to sc.j Cnlloo.. IP In IRr.: I r Wholesale nd Rtitall BtrMta.1' corDe KLKVJWTU end MAIUOcr J CHAMBERS, HO. 810 AHCH STREET . Novelties Opening Daily. Real Cluny Leoea. iilack Uuipore Laves. Polute Applique LaceS Polute de Uace Laixw. Thread Veil, trom 60. WHITE QO0D8. -Marseilles lor Drum Bargains. French Muslins, (yards wide, at 60 cents. Bhlrred aud Tucked Lace Muitilns; India Twilled Long Cloth Plaid, Huipe, snd Plain Nalnoooks; son) natal Cambric IV vard wide I Cambric Ju1Iuk aud tei4Jtw dJa. Yi cWp. w Ut EXCURSIONS. Jtituiir:- did new si earner hUK, Captain C TArt ttAUi.wiii take the "reUou's" place on the CApifl MAY ltOCTK. Hie M i-, was onin o rui in tne rhenapaeke Bay, Is handsomely tarnished, has due state-room aocom. n.odailniis, and filled up with everything necessary for the safety and comfort ot passengers. The hXJK will leave CHKM.MIT Htreet Wbarf en Tuisdays, Thursdays, and baiordnys, att A. M.i re luming on alternate days at 6 A. M. . .1 . v V " J' T" in u , vu, .moiuuim " . Iav U HQ, fervnnta, 1-75, " " Children, 1'20, " " O. IT. HTJDDET.U "N. Tl Mann's Vvnrea. Pnmnanv liava ftrpkn.mt m attend to bagKKge, will clii-ck naffKnite through to hotels, rotlnieH. etc; alo sell UCKkts at their umce. Nr. m B. FIFTH Bireet. 7 28 64 r afClN f ARK TO WILMINGTON, 16 asm in ' I . renin: Chester or Hook, 10 cents, io i.u aiter MONDAY, July 8. the steamer A RIETj will leave t il KN UT Street wharf at t'46 A. M. and 8 45 P. M Returning, leaves Wilmington at 6'46 A. M. and 12-46 P. jsi. Fare to Wilmington. 15 cents: excursion ticket, 29 cents. Pare lo Chester or Hook, 10 cents. 7 23 61 r DAILY EXCURSIONS TO WIL- asrasrr iJnicjtgi. mtngtou, Del. The steamer ELIZA Xia1m.a will leave DOCK Mteet Wharf dally at l A.M. and 4 P. M. Returning, leave MARKET f trtet Wharf. Wllmlinton, at 7 A. M. and 1 P. M. Pare forth round "'p,,,, " cents Mi'gle ticket ,,- -- ,.. cents Chester and Marru Hook..............to cents 1-or further particulars, apply on hoard. 7 22tf L. W. BURNS. Captain. r. afCTN EXCDR8ION8 UrTIIE RIVER. Sawurmn3a The splendid steamboat JOHN A. ViAliXviLR makes dally Afternoon Excursions h Burlington aud Bristol, stopping at Rlverton, Torres dale, Andalusia, and Beverly, each way. These excursions leave CHKSNUT hTRKKT WllARIC at 2 o'clock In tbs Afternoon. Returning, leave Bristol at 4 o'clock, arriving In the city at 6 o'clock P. M. FARM Excursion, 40 els. Each way, 26c 8 26 8ta FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOFSAFES piRE AND BURGLAR SAFES! MARVIN'S PATENT ALUM AND DRY PLASTER TIIUROIIUHLY riHK-PKOOF. PEBFECTLY DBT, A1VWATH RETAIN THESE QUALITIES.! MANX THOUSAND OF OUB SAFES IN USE. EXADINE BEFORE PURCHAS1NC1 EUs WHERE. MARVIN & CO., 721 CHESTNUT St.(MasonicHa!l) AND t85 BROADWAY, NEW TORE, FAH I IT m A FES FO R P E. ATE, JE WIXRY, ETC. BTV. HANKERS' ST EEs. CnKSTS, REC4IKD-1IASU MA EES. SAFES EXCHANGED ON LIBERAL TERMS. Blstathsm SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. PEER'S PERT GRAPE WINE Excellent lor Females and Weukly Pers ms. Used by Suudieds ol I'onRregatlons for Church or loniniuiuou i urposes. VIKYARDH-IiOS Angelos, California, and Pas. sale, New Jerxev. WPi.KR'8 POUT GRAPH WINK, Fonr Years Old. 1 lil JuMly releiiraied native Wine Is mtat from, the Juice ol ihe Oporto urai.e raised In this country. Its luvaiuahle Tniilo and btrengtbenlng Proportion are unui parsed by any other native Wine. Being the I ore Juice ol tne grape, produced under Mr. Bpeer's own perons' supervision. Its pur'ty and genuineness are Kuaranved. The yunngeat chlM may partake of it generou qualities, and toe woakest itivalM may use It to advantase. It la particularly beneficial to the aaes and debt Ua'sd, and suited to the various ail ments that a HI let tlia weaker sex. It is In ever rescect A WINK 10 BK RkXIED ON. t-smpleslo be had free at the store of JOHNSON. IHMLOWaY 4 CO. No. in Norm KfXTH Street! ITYOIT A O., Wo. IS2 North KECOND Street. luvalida Use r-perV Port Urape Wine; Females Use Ppeei'sPori Gr-pe Wine; Weakly Persons iluda ReneUt by Its Uae; Speet's Wines In Hospitals axe Preterred lo oilier Wines. Principal Otlire. A. SHEER, Kclt-flt bftoIWAT, Opposite City Bail Park.N.Y. feold by Diuti gists. 7 23 tuthslmHp CROQUET. AMERICAN CROqUET GOHPANT, ' R. H0SKINS & CO., NO. 1 ABCU STREET. BO LB AGENTS. t-RoquET, 7-o, eao-oo, fiaoo, an f)14-00 I'EH SET. OUR ?'BO SET IS E41UAL TOJOTHK BIANt'IAlTUREHS' $1000 SETS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SEND FOR CIRCULAR. R, UOSKINS CO., -1 1 tuthssmrp NO, MB ARCH STREET. WEDDING CARDO.- PARTY INVITATIONS. TUE LA TEST AO VELT1E3. R. H08KIHS & CO., STATIONERS AND KNtiRAYERS, lltnthBtoirp NO, Oil AHl'If' STREET, KlK...Kdlll"""F",uy' J'ulpltsnd Pocket Bibles. W M. W. HARDTlfO, Publlshsr, Zto. tKCiiL'lT fc treat, algrf iVu
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