JiUliULARS. Trom the Galaxy for August, Burglary of the good, old-fashioned, Jack Eheppard school lias almost gone out of date. The modern, new-fangled, patent safes, double- larred Jocks ana bolts, the safetr-deposit com panies, and other obstacles which h thrown in the way of burglars, render the pursuit Oi that protession more dangerous than . lucrative. Other means bv which to obtain other people's property by force have come in TOgue, and the "jimmy" and "dark-lantern" professors are considered behind the age. There are, nevertheless, still a very conside rable number of professional burglars on the "Sheppard lay," as it is termed, who enter buildings by force, and forcibly break into afes or other places where valuables are kept. They are organized into gangs, each gang consisting of three or four members, and among these will almost always be found an Englishman, who is the ruling spirit. In these days of numerous policemen and vigilant night watchmen, it requires a degree of energy, intelligence, strategy, and patience to accomplibh a remu nerative burglary, which is found in but com paratively few individuals. Plenty there are who will smash a door or break a window for the purpose of stealing a case of boots, an arm full of dry goods, or similar small amounts; but the number of those who plan and execute the bold and extensive burglaries which occa sionally startle the community, and destroy confidence in iron safes and vaults of solid masonry, is exceedingly limited. The bur glars who do this work the bank burglars make a specialty of that particular branch of the profession, and would feel insulted if classed among ordinary, house-breakers. As experience, patience, and superior intelligence are required to insure success in this branch, it follows that the oldest and most skilful workers in the profession are among them. The celebrated Concord Hank robbery, per petrated but a few months ago, will serve to show one of the modes by which felonies of thii character are committed. A gang of four curgiars, resiaiug in iew lorK, ranting as "A 1" on the records in the detective office, and of which an Englishman was the chief, were idly watching lor a remunerative open ing. This bank had long been "spotted", by them as an institution oll'ering peculiar in ducements for business transactions, and they resolved to open an account with it. A shrewd young Englishman belonging to the gang was accordingly despatched to Con cord for the purpose of reconnoitring the premises. Arriving there, he put up at the best hotel in the place, registering himself by a convenient alias, and assumed all the airs of a "distinguished arrival." He remained in the place over a week, during which time he contrived to have Borne business at the bank, and visited it seve ral times. During these visits he not only took a thorough survey of the premises, but managed to secure wax impressions of the locks to the doors, and also to the safe. Re turning to New York, another of the gang, skilled in such matters, manufactured from these wax impressions a set of skeleton keys, Which, provided they fitted the various locks, would give the burglars access to the very heart of the money vault. By the time every thing was in readiness, a mouth had been con sumed and upwards of f 1000 expended by the gang on the enterprise. On a certain day, their arrangements having been all completed, the four burglars started for Concord. When within fifteen miles of their destination they left the train, and hiring private conveyance, drove to Concord by did'e xent routes, reaching there after dark. Pro ceeding directly to the bank, the skeleton keys were brought into requisition, and the outer door soon yielded to their application. Two of the burglars then entered the bank, while the others remained on guard outside to give warning in case of the approach of any inquisi tive person. The Bkeleton keys worked admi rably, a few passes of a file only being required to make them fit the locks for which they were intended. The vaults were soon reached and entered, when the money and securities of the value of half a million of dollars were at the disposal of the enterprising "screwsmeu," as those who work with skeleton keys are styled. This "swag" secured, the burglars departed, slosing and locking all doors behind them, and laving everything, to all appearances, undis irbed. Private conveyances were again ought into requisition, and the burglars, ih for himself, left Concord, and did not 9t again until after their arrival in New k. 'ie actual time consumed in "cracking" Concord "crib" did not exceed one hour, rfect were all the arrangements, and so .etly and skilfully was it done, that for a long time after it was discovered the im pression prevailed that it was perpetrated by residents of the place who were familiar with premises. The successful burglars imme diately disposed of the available funds they bad isecured, but the securities were not so easily negotiated. Expert detectives were at once engaged to trace up the stolen property, and a large reward was offered for its recovery. The officers soon succeeded in ascertaining to a moral certainty who were the perpetrators of the burglary, but could get no legal proof. The only thing left for them to do was to nego tiate for the return of the securities. An agent of the burglars and the detectives, at the instigation of the bank officers, eventually made an arrangement by which the bank re covered its securities and the purloiners of them were made the richer by a bonus of Several thousand dollars. VJiile skeleton keys are the main reliance r burglars in the prosecution of their nefa rious designs, there are locks which refuse to yield to these shadowy appliances. Some in ventive Yankee concocted a lock for safes and vault which has no keyhole or if it has one It U not to be found by the uninitiated. Of our isui.h aUurd locks as these cannot be w7w.5.i wjiu BKeieion Keys nor "puffed" with fcuopowW. Uut burglars are not to be u)tu:iiM by even the cutest Yankee. To overcome these no-keyholed and other obsti DaU Ux.kn, they have invented what thev trm a "hydraulic ram," by means of which they can extemporize unlimited kwyholes in the most obdurate fcafe. This is an instrument of fifteen or twenty tons' power, constructed so lightly as to be easily handled by two men. It is supplied with a small bit for boring through iron, and a powerful screw. A hole having been drilled in the safe, a strong steel plate, provided with a female screw, is then, by means of clamps, fastened over it, forming a solid Bhoulder for the screw, which is to do the work required. The screw having been fnKertttd in the TiLattt. the nower n flr.nliuil the screw gradually works its way from the jrum iu vue utu a. ui me cum, jjrenMea against the heavy plates which it finds, there until, by the continued working of the machine, the safe is burst asunder, and its conteut subject to tie caprice ft burglars. THE DAILY KTENlG TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, A I . .. .Kit;,,.. lrw V iiiuiuri niv alin ui ui'vuihk u v 'n v . . is by the use of gunpowder, which, having been poured into the keyhole, is lgnit.-d by ...hot,., f Elniv matr-.. TtlA XttOtion i 1 1 V Kill V. . II VI 71 l I II I li "l . , Tumuli bursts tlifl look, to the great delight of burglars, and occasionally it brings a polao- man ir. na nrlilll. IB Tint HO lleft(ailt fOf .1 1 II II I VI IHU II V I 1 1 ( ' - - --- . the "Peter-puflers." All safes are cailt-l "Peters," and those who explode tkoni With gunpowder are called "Peter-pufTwrB." Hank burglars are the Stile of the profession, and do not associate to any great extent with ordinary housebreakers and rough worker. They are lithe, active men, taking pride in their profession, and sparing no pains to secure a successful issue to their enterprises. A on-ntr of them will koen nrrut l-nr f., ..... C o 1 f ' i i i i I'l J i ii i .1, operating wherever a pood oonnriiinitv niWa frequently travelling thousands of miles to - cruujt a enu mat, promises well. They set little value on time, but having once resolved to rob a certain place, they will watch it for months, if necessary, until the proper moment arrives for the blow to be struck. Th.-r are exceedingly wary and fertile in invention. When the ordinary means of executing their burglarious designs (ail, they resort to strategy. A gang of these burglars desiring to reach the vaults of a bank in this city, uud their keys bavin? failed to rir them Access to it. they rented the adjoining premises ami set up ciouung store, receiving ttieir stock in trade as a temporary loan from a receiver of stolen goods. For three months they carried on au apparently legitimate business. At the end of that time it Was discovered nn morninc that th lank hA 1 man mitral irk Ilia amount of several hundred thousand dollars. An investigation revealed the fact that the ap parently innocent clothinc dealers hnA run a tunnel underneath tlm i their premises to the basement of the bank building, and by this means had reached the vault. The locks to this had then been blown open with gunpowder, the valuables secured, and a retreat etlected bv vrav of iha t The goods had also been removed from the clothing store, and the wily dealers had lied, leavinir no trace behind sava tb trmnal .liotr had excavated, and which they could not varry wnu mem conveniently. liurclars who succeed in effecti'mr tlion of fensive robberies run but little risk of being prosecuxea even n tney are lound out, for the simple reason that the pecuniary loss which their conviction Would entail ntmn t.lioir trin- tims would be too treat.. A therefore, usually effected, by which, for a good, round bonus, the burglars surrender such ' valuable papers or securities as they cannot readily dispose of in any other man ner. This is compounding a felony, certainly, an offense for which the coudoner might be imprisoned. Put who is there among us will ing to sacrifice his fortune for the sake of sending a thief to the State prison ? This class of burglars, when caught in the act of com mitting their depredations, do not hesitate to use, with deadly intent, the weapons with which they are always provided. When once entered upon an undertaking, they would not scruple at murder to insure success. Y'et the most trivial circumstance the barking of a dog, or an unexpected light displayed at a window will deter them for the time from commencing their enterprise. Housebreakers are a distinct class of depre dators, differing essentially from bank burglars. They are mostly young Irishmen, rough and uneducated, too lazy to earn an honest living, and possess brutal instincts and vagabond habits. These "rough workers," as they are termed, spend but little time in preparing for their nefarious transactions, but will dash haphazard at a store or dwelling, breaking and smashing as circumstances require. They possess little of that skill and delicacy which characterize the bank burglars. Sometimes a gang take the trouble to make arrangements for the robbery of a Btore that promises to pay well, but usually they depend upon the observations they have made while loitering about the streets. Peyond ascertaining the best mode of getting in and out, they pay little attention to the premises they propose to despoil, trusting to luck for all the rest. If it be a store upon which their covetous eyes have fallen, one of their number will watch it for a day or two to learn the habits of the occupants. Then at night the gang will proceed to the place and open a door with skeleton keys, or with a short crowbar, called a "jimmy," pry open a shutter and thus obtain an entrance. Once inside, to fill a bag with rich silks, laces, or other goods, occu pies but a few moments. Confederates watch outside to give the alarm if danger threatens. When the desired plunder has been secured, word is passed to those outside to that effect, a wagon dashes out of a side street, the "swag'? is thrown in, the wagon drives off, and the burglars depart in different direc tions. Burglars always, if possible, avoid carry ing their plunder through the streets at night. Policemen are naturally suspicious, and in clined to be inquisitive. Many a professor of the "jimmy school," on being halted by an officer, has preferred to drop his "swag," and run away, to answering the official's inperti nent questions. In this city, where it is required of every policeman while walkint? his beat at night to try every door on his post at least twice, to examine carefully each house, to peer into basements and to explore back yards and alleyways, it requires considerable strategy and finesse to commit an extensive burglary. To break into a place is easy enough; to get out again, and carry off a large amount of property belonging to somebody else, without being caught at it, is a feat more difficult of accomplishment. Policemen who have a proper regard for their $1200 a year are compelled to be vigilant. Should a burglary be committed upon the post, for the safety of which any one of them is responsible, the offi cer is forthwith arraigned for trial before the Police Commissioners, charged with neglect of duty in not knowing something about the robbery, and hid position and salary are at on ce placed in jeopardy. It has transpired in several instances at these trials of policemen that a spy, acting with a gang of burglars, had followed him over his entire beat, and no sooner had he passed a given point than the bur glars broke into tne premises, the doors of which the officer had just tried and found secure, liefore he would get around to the place again the deed had been accomplished, and the birds of prey were flown. A few weeks since an officer saw a man at night trying to force open a store window. On the approach of the officer he lied, through several back-yards, clambering over three or four fences which he encountered, and paying no attention to the officer's orders for him to halt. At length the officer fired two shots at him from his revolver, both of which took eflect in the body of the fugitive, and brought mm to the ground. When the officer came up i? vm jLe founi he waa mortally wounded, lie lived long enough, however, to admit that he was a burglar by profession, that he had a i 4i m , ln Ule Penitentiary, and justi fied the officer iu killing him. Another, who n a wholesale dry goods store, rather than be taken by the officers, ascended to the roof of the gur-sterj building, eliUlfttvl Jumped to thn paTeiuent below.. , H tnfcen tip In a horribly mangled condi tion, ut but unconrciouH, and conveyed to the hofpital. When com 1 insness returned, h refiued to give his puma or any account of bimreK, excpt that he bad but reoebtly arrived in ice" cltr, having been In priH.m iu another t-'tate previously. After his death, which' occurred within a week, it was ascer tained that h was the only brother of ode of our prominnt city officials. . ' A favorite rune of honnebreakers is to brenk out of a place instead of into it. This Is done by one of the gng contriving, during the business hours of tlie day, to secrete himself In tome rung corner of the premises, and at a given pignut at night to open the way for his confederates to enter. The opportunities for practising this species of burglary, though comparatively few. do douit times occur. There are iu all largn cities great nnniN-rs of juvenile vgabonili ho are ready to com mit any Fpecie of triine, from pilfering apples from a tn et titan 1 to highway roblwry. The tenement-houses of New Yotk, occupied by the outscouriiigs of the four quarters of the globe, are tpe lally prolific of theso young depredators. Many of these are expert house breakers, who beftow their attention more particularly upou dwelling which aie tempo rarily beieft of occupants, or which are in course of erection. They are organized into gangs of from six to t u, tlie apes of the mem bers of eai h gang ranging from seven to eighteen years. They are the boys who loiter about the street corners, shabbily dressed, swearing, drinking, scullling, and insulting passers in the daytime, and iu the evening performing their more criminal work. The gangs are orgauized to "work" particular neighborhoods, and they speedily become familiar with every dwelling-house, store, manufactory, and workshop in their district. Their richest harvest is made in the summer, when vacant houses are to be found iu every block. A gang of juveniles, having anxiously watched the summer Hitting from the houses in the district of which it has burglarious charge, prepare to "go through" the dwellings of the absentees. Armed with skeleton keys and other implements of their trade, the juve niles assemble at night by instalments iu the vicinity of the house selected for initiating their enterprise. If the skeleton keys obtain them admission, well and good; if not, they reRort to the back-yard, where they are less liable to be observed. They are sure to gain an entrance in someway by forcing shutters, or breakinar windows, or olimhiiKr ien ea mill walls to the second-story windows. Some times me Emanest ot tlieir number is crowded throuch a fan-licht or shoved down the coal-hole; one of them once inside, the doors are opened for the remainder. nn. . x i n . j no uouse in meir possession, tney ransack it from top to bottom, carrying off amli 'cht as they desire, and in some instances return- t 1 i Ti I lug iiigni uuernigm. Two summers apo a riolicemnn nVIU nn i.in post at night near St. John's Park, saw a light Dumiug mrougu lue suuuerg oi a awelling house, which he knew to have been closed by its owner whiln ha miRt inntud Trill. I, la ...-.i in awo 1 1. Ill 1 1 jr at the sea-shore. The officer obtained assist ance, took the responsibility of forcing the door, and proceeded to an investigation of the premises. In the dining-room everything wa3 lountt in the greatest disorder. A table, loaded with dishes and the remains of a hearty meal, occupied the centre of the room, while the floor was covered with broken trunks, wearing apparel, and a conglomerate mass of house hold goods. From cellar to garret the house had been rnmranfed wl.ilu nn 4Via mnf 41. .. j , . 11 " iuu 1 11 VI I tUIVO juvenile thieves were discovered hiding behind 4ii Ti . 1 ,,D . mo mimuojo. jli, was ascertained mat tnese bovs. the oldest of wham teen, belonged to a gang consisting of seven. 11. .1 r x 1 . 1 . . iiuu iiittfc iur two weeKS mey naa xuade this Louse their headquarters. Two other LOUSES 1T1 tllfl nm Klrwlr Itutnrr voiinnf 4l.,i - --w HMV HSAVWU VMMVf I. had entered them by passing over the roofs of 4 1. .. 1 . ; j ui i i- ma imorveuiug uweinngs ana iorcing tne scuttles. Thes two Ti ' " ' w w Tvw V MUV l V have been robbed in a manner similar to the nrst. vvnatever plunder they fancied, had been taken away and converted into cash through the medium of those receivers of Stolen COOds who find a nrntif in from a penny whistle to a grand piano. Every professional burr. lap of nainni arm has a mistress, and she not unfrequentlv cou- a..: i .. i a a. - i r . . i , r niouieu vo me geuerm iuna Dy ner dexterity in criminal pursuits. Some of them are pick pockets, others Klionliftara and siMiana on,. nf t 1 1 ...v..., iiiivi VIIILi u aiu J L that still more degraded class to whom virtue - 1. A 1 A. 1 -m m uuu cuusuiy are unKnown. more lrequently they are the deceived victims of their lovers, taken from among the poor working girls of our large manufactories. Sometimes the burglar finds his Bweetheart among the nurses or the chambermaid n. wlm in the home circle, and often, when Bridget nays uer --cousin-- is visiting in tne Kitchen, she would sncnlr TYl CiVQ nmioif lw warn din. vi . vi vviiwii II VI y ouu to sayx that her burglarious lover was taking observations preparatory to paying your domicile a nocturnal visit, with a "single eye" to the spoons. Bur glars' mistresses frequently render valua ble assistance to their lords hvrii tmOQ.nT rf their Stolen Property. Womnn am Tiatiimllv shrewd at a bargain, and a pretty "moll" will nucruw uui ui me receiver a oetter price lor goods than could the burglar himself. Some times they are used to "pipe" a place, the robbery of which is contemplated, to ascertain the habits and customs of the occupants of the premised. Tha famaa oov a rni 4 - VI v. I-II I ! V! U V, IU 1 1 WUU V II Vj rally considered equal to the responsibility of 1,,.. i A t , t ., ' ... ... needing a uecret, out a purgiar's "mou" will suiler almost any punishment rather thau betray the tranir to nrhich clia mill Imp lover belong. Jealousy will sometimes cause them to do ' this, but when it does repentance sneedilv f..ll own tliA lmtrnvnl and the Woman will then contradict herself to such an extent as to deprive her testimony of all weight. Burglars are, as a rule, brutal in their instincts, and consequently rough in the treatment of the women who are so devoted to them. These women are often faithful to their lovers, but the lovers are always inconstancy personified. Several years ago, at a little town near Pro vidence, Tvhode Island, the captain of a schooner quarrelled with his wife in such a public manner as to be overheard by his neighbors. A few hours later, he hastily proceeded to Providence, went on board of his schooner, and sailed for Virginia. Previous to sailing upon his voyage, he purchased in Providence two barrels of lime. Two days later, some children gathering berries in the woods near the captain's house were attracted by the singular movements of a dog which accom panied them. On proceeding to the spot where he was barking violently and scratching up the earth, they were horrified at discovering the dead body of a woman partially covered with dirt and lime. The frightened childreu soon alarmed the neighborhood, and some gentlemen, visiting the place indicated, re moved the body from the ground and cleared it of the lime, which had evidently been sprinkled over it for the purpose of hastening decomposition. The body was identified as that of the captain's wife, her mother and sis ter swearing positively to certain peculiar marks upon it. There was no doubt but the wotoaa h, btrcn, fguiiy jauraered, wad, under i the circumstances, it was natural that the hni-hnDd should be suspected of the crime. liii.-rU were made at once to secure hia arrest, and the police authorities of iNew York having reVli it? l,7 telegraph, the captain Vas apprehended ou board his own schooner iu tl, Lower Lay. He was taken immediately to hU home and there committed to prison, '5 with the murder of his wife WlV he ll milted having quarrelled with he-, nd havh. J depar ed hastily thereafter h'' dejiid T Lfi knowledge of the manner , ' ! her death II ... . by which she met cwnd 1t at ft 7 mallr indicte,i y f. s havWpuv i6eSn' 'nistanoe of body wec,.trlin,M iuKfounl Pou the am ,-'fiLIn8 heavily against him. wL'f.i ""J5 Wn in, rri8on a number of Wfeks the release of the unfortunate captain was effected ln a manner quite as astounding as it was unexpected. This was nothing less thau the return, in propria t-ersonw,, of the woman who was supposed to have been mnr dered the captain's llesh-and-blood wife. The mother and sister who had so positively iden tified the body of the murdered woman as that of their relative were as much astounded a3 rejoiced, the neighbors were nonplussed, and the captive captain was delichted at tuincr Anna more restored to lilerty. The woman ex plained her disappearance by saying that, immediately after the quarrel with her hus band and his flight, she had departed on a visit to some friends in New Hampshire, and had notlxard the particulars of her untimely taking oil and me arrest or ner husband for murder. The question then arose, Who was the woman who had been so mysteriously murdered, and whose body had been found in the woods f After the lapse of five years, this question was satisfactorily answered by a noted burglar, who was in the custody of the detectives of this city, lie stated that the woman whose body was found in the woods was the "moll" of au expert English burglar named Collins, who had since died in State prison. Having been irritated beyond en durance by the ill-treatment and inconstancy of her lover, she had, in a moment of passion, threatened to Itetray the gang to which he belonged. As the gang had just at that time been engaged in transactions of a more than ordinarily serious nature, and fearing that she would keep her word, they had effectually silenced her tongue by administering poison to her, from the effects of which she (lied. The frequency with which burglaries are perpetrated, and the amount of property feloniously acquired thereby, would naturally lead to the U-lief that the profession is a lucra tive one. This is by no means the case. In the first place, the market is overstocked with burglars, and there is not sufficient employ ment for all of them. Then the property they may become possessed of cannot be disposed of openly, but must be transferred to a re ceiver, and he it is who makes the large pro fits. A gang of burglars having, for instance, robbed a utore of ten or fifteen thousand dol lars' worth of silks in a single night, would seem to have done a profitable business. But these goods must be converted into cash, and this can only be done "at an immense sacri fice." Of course the police are looking for those same goods, and consequently they can not be offered in this market. They are there fore turned over to a receiver, who will pro bably give the burglars two or three thousand dollars for the entire lot. Burelars. in thus disposing of their plunder, do not consider so much the value of the goods as they do the time, trouble, and expense they have been to in getting them, and the diffi culty in disposing of them. The receiver. having purchased such a lot of goods, ships . them to hia agents in different cities, where mey wm soon after be placarded "just re ceived from auction," or "immeuse reduction in silk goods." Large quantities of burglars' "swag" are disposed of at auction by wholly innocent persons, who receive them from dis tant cities, with orders to sell. 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Dally liiKirnctKiu given In Penmat ahip, Mtne tuatica, Book-kerpms, and Telrgraplilug, AC'IUAii MUslNrJ-H In conducted upon an entirely new yntem, and one whirb cannot bo mirpaseed by tbat ol any other col lexe In Hie country, MiiclenlB are taught to be ne f-rellaiit and direful, yet tl at attention la ronntantly given wlik h elleciunlly pre ven in a waste of time aud tue frequent occurrence of error. hUCCKhtil HltCKf-bll BUCCEASIM we have now In actual altendnnce nearly ONK I1UN)RED BTUDKNTS, who will testify to tbocom pleteneNa of our conrae, and at tbe anion lime repre sent the confidence placed In ua by the public during the lent three nontlii. hurrex la no loncer doubllul. MKIU'MANTH, AND BUblN MEN in general will iind it to their advantage to call noon ua for ready and reliable Clerka and Huok-keeper.t we mnke no IniHrepreseiitatlons. The TKLMI KA PH IO DEPART. M EN 1' 1b nnder the control of Mr. Park tiprlng. who, aa a moat complete and thorutixb operator, Is unquali fiedly encloreed by the entire corpa of managers of the M. esiern Union Teletrraphlo line at tl e malu olllc In tnlaclty. ISee clrculura now ont. Twnty-three Inairu menu couatantly in operation. Tbe best Teachers !Iw?y,5.,n. attendance. The LAD1EH' DEPART. f't-is I la tbe finest ln the country; over tweuty-llve I'Bdi'' nre now In attendance. . )N1,1DENCK-We will refund the entire charge oi tuition to auy pupil who may be diaNatiailed wltb laiLi. '."'"n.Bfl,r hM given two weeka taltblul labor in either Department. Commercial Course f ( Teieeraphio Course .fi PAWWT-n 0-,"WH H. TAYLOR, Preeident. fARKEK SPRINu. Vlce-Preeldenu i 11 mwltim WANTS. ANTED,. AGENT! IN EVERY CITY A3UD TOWN IN remfijlvania and Southern Hew Jersey, FCR TUB D R O O K L Y N LITE INSTJEAKCICOMPAWY OF NEW YORK A If o, a few good SOLICITOUS for Philadelphia. Cell or address E. D. COLTON, GENERAL AGENT, . UcJ MO. 37 HEitJT NTBEUT, jgOOK AGENTS IN LUCK AT LAST. The crisis la panned. The hour has come to lift the Veil of Becresy which has hitherto enveloped theinner history of the great civil war, and this la dune by oiler lug: to the public General L. C. Baker's "HISTORY OF THE SECRET SERVICE." For thrilling Interest this book transcends all the romances ol a thounaudy ears, and conclusively prove that "truth Is stranger than fiction." Agents are clearing from 2uo to 300 per month, which we can prove to any doubting applicant. A few more can obtain agencies iu territory yet unoccu pied. Address P. GARRETT A COH NO. TO CUEHJiUT STREET, ?2tf PHILADELPHIA. WANTED FOR THE U. S. MARINE Corps, able-bodied MEN. Recruits, must be able-bodied, young, unmarried men. They will be employed In the Government Navy-yards ana ln Ships of War on foielgn stations, for further Infor mation apply to JAMES LEWIS, Captain and Kecruitlug OlUcer, UDfmwtf No. 811 H.EAOaT bweeU GROCERIES, ETC. THE " EXCELSIOR" HAMS, SELECTED FROM THE BEST CORHT-FED livuia. AltK OF STANDARD BEPDT1. XlVfll AMD TIIK BEST IM TUB WOKL1), J. H. MICHENER & CO. UEKERAl. PROVISION DEALERS, AN 11 t-1 'tA llSI v' THE CELEBRATED XCELSIO It" MlVAB-CCJiED IIABIS, TONUITES, AND BEEE, Nos. 142 and 144 N. FUONT Street. Konefreiiulne unless branded "J. lLM.dc Co., EX O-LfalOK." ' The Justly celebrated "EXCHL810R" HAMS are uurru uf a. ji. ai. s to, tin a style peculiar to theru. aeiws), ejpreMsly for FAMILY VHEi are of delicious flavor; free from the uupleaaant taste of talt, and art rououuced by cpicurut superior to auy now ollered or aale. B ill finwain N E w SMCKFl) AKD SPICED SAUIOtf, T OF THE 6EA80N. ALUItT C. RORERTS, Iieuler n Fine Groceries, U 75a Corner ELEVENTH and VINE Sts. jatakese rowenoxa. tea, :THE FINEtiT QUALITY IMPORTED, Emperor and other fine chop OOLONGS. New crop YfeUNG UYIsON and GUNPOWDEJ and genuine CH CLAN TEA. Fur sale by the package or retail, at J AMEN U. WEBB'S, Corner WALNUT and EIGHTH Hta. MILLINERY, TRIMMINGS, ETC. fjfiO U R N I HC MILLINERY. ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE ASSORTMENT 09 MOTJIXISIjNO 1JONNETS, AT KO. 001 WALNUT STREET. 827 6m MAD'LLE KEOCH. HOOP SKIRTS. HO II O O P SKIRTS, rtQQ Ua-O IIUPK INK' "OWN makkm OajO ., PRICKS KbiDt'CKDIII 1 snoros u uiuili iiletuture to announce to our numerous patrons ana tie publlo, Hint Iu coime. qiiriireira siikbi decline In iloop bklrt material toiirtlier witu our Incieaoed lociiiui-e lor ujnuuiw lurnnt, and a strict adherence lu BUYING and r-KLUNU for t'AMI, we aie enabled to oiler all our JlhUV 1 1,1. KKATIlI) llGOr- bKIK'lW at Kh fll l'L ll Ulili i. v. Ami fi iii klil.1 in .. i v . . . . li IV in. miu vm. p.iim wilt HIWMyN.afl bereioiore, be found lu every rcupect more deairnble. lluop t-iklrt lu the iA.aiket, while our anaurtiutiut 1 UlieiialleU. A io, constantly roelvlng from New York and th Fanteru Matt lull lines ollow prlci d .skirl, at very low prlren; amoiiK w liicli is a lot of Plaiu bklrts at M.u li.tlnu ..... -ui IL i ?. "'i w.r.'o,wii.i .rIIMAatxA-i mint wt sprlniia, l uk r-kirut uiade to order, altered, and repaired. Vhole ale and retail, at li e l'liilntiolpliia Iloop hklrl Em- I V.i i lHAlll ll i. . I...I w..i. M r" ....... . ... , jo Aiivil i1 rr i . iinun covi-iiin, I" uj rp HJL1.IAM THuPKINS. CORN RXCIIA HAG MAMIfilTOKV. NOB JOHN 1. B A 1 ii E Y tk 0 O., kyovau TO N. E. Comer of AlAKHEi aud WATER Streets, rMHiiMleipbia. DEALERS IN UAUH A SO BAGGING ' Al avt.rv lent'rintJon. lr Grain, Flour, bait, huper-I'lioaphal of Lime, Bone 1mui. r.iv.. Larc and small GUN N . iialm unntaully on hand. "J1 Alao, ViOOJU 6Ai li PROPOSALS. I'miAniciii'iiiA Hkpot, v T Cil'HTKHMASI'F.K'S UKFl(jE i NO. Ilo.) OlKArtl) Ktrkft, .' I August 10, 1W7. FOKAOIi. -jv ' Assist., i Srnlrd 1'rorosnln will l-received RttbiHOm ni.til 12o'clock Mi, Tl'KWDAY, August uo i-i.7 for fntnlnhliiu this Iiepot Vlth Koroirs'fora period of alx (ti) niontliH. comnienclim Hoptem l r 1, lff7, aDd I'lidlug IheiJlliUuy ofKebruarl" incltiHlvp, vlr. : .. i: CUUiN, UAin, mai, act 11 STKAW forlliouaeof aulmalH lu tbe publlo servlceat tuts tlt pot. or at any other locinity within sixty ((H)) miles of llio City of 1'hllndelphla, whenr Ulitrtd. mm All grain to b of the best quality. OaUaJ potinda to the buohfl; Corn, 5(j ooimus to ttu biiHliol; Hoy, ft the best quality l'ennsylvauu THiiodiv; btraw.lo be of Itye, of the best qui. litv. AU subject to Inspection prior to delivery rropoHBla will state ilce per Hundred pounji for lluy tnl SI raw, and per bushel forCorn am tints, delivered at places of consumption u audi quuntitlea and at audi times as mnybt ordeud. (The prlco to be Btuted both In wortii and fluures.) , - STATIONERY. Healed Troposals will also be received at tiiu Oll.ee until Vi o'clocK M., TUKSDAY, Auga, W, 1H07, for fumihblng this Liepot with au tlonery, for a period of one (1) year, oom, meuclD Bepteiuber 1, 1807, and endluj; the 31s dy olAURust, ljd, IncluMlve, viis.: ... J'ollo I'ost I'aper, to weigh not less than 8 pounds to roam; Legal Cap Paper, to weigh net lets than lu pounds to ream; Cap I'aper, Plait and ltuled, to weltli not less than 14 pounds U ream; Letter Paper, Plain and Ruled, to welgl not 1 ms tban 12 pounds to ream; Note "Paper Plain and Ruled, to weigh not less tban 1 pounds to ream; Envelope Paper, to weigh no jt'Hg man iu pouuua lu ituiu; vuluiuull rrinilm Vnnnr- Whltn r.lotllnir Hour,! al.n I'll l 7 Cap Copying Iiooks; Mlr.e, 10x11; 750 pasn le . tuiiKfl 1 Hixr. raii uiuuk noons, s to iz quires, uemi, nuir-bound patent baoks, RiiNslan corners. Blank Books,) to 6 quires, Uxl3 half roan, 20 sheets to qnlre. Metuorandum nooks, deiul, 8vo., llubli, a leaves. , . , Arnold's Fluid, Writing and Copying; Black Ink, ,Davld's;, Carmine Ink:, "David'H," 4-oi bottles, glass atoppers; Inkstands, gla&s, as sorted sized; I'enFiolders, assorted: Steel Peni "Glllott's." 202, 303, 404, 004; Steel Pens, "Harri. sou and ijradiord's," 14, lo, 20, and 605; Lead Pencils, "raber's," Nob. 2 and 3; Paper Kast. ni ers. "Hamilton's" and "BoyntonV" omc Tape, rolls, No. 23, 100 yards to roll; Order Files, ahsorted, as per sample; Healing Wax, "best specie bank;" Wafers. 4-oz. boxes; India Rub ber, "Faber's Improved Artist's;" Rubber Ink Eraser, "Faber's;" Mucilage, 4 oz., 8-oz., and quart bottles; Gum Bunds, assorted size erasers, "wosienuoini's;" French Violet Copying Ink. t Allot the above-named articles to bo of the best quality and to be subject to Inspection. Kami lea of the articles of Stationery bid for must be delivered at this ofilee twenty.four (24) hours previous to the opening of the bids. Each bid must be guaranteed by two respon sible persons, whose signatures must be ap. pended to the bid, and certified to as being good and sufficient security for the amount li volved, by tbe United Slates District Judge. Attorney, Collector, or other publlo oillcer. Blank forms for bids can be bad on applica tion at this office, and bidders are requested to be present at tbe opening of the same. The right is reserved to reject any bid deemed too high, and no bid from a defaulting con tractor will be received. Endorse envelopes, "Proposals forForageand Stationery," respectively. By order or Brevet MaJ.-Gen. G. H. CROSMAN, Asst. Quartermaster-Gen. U. 8. A. . , HENRY W. JANES, Captain and Asst. Quartermaster, 8108t Brevet Major U. 8. A. IMPROVEMENT OF THE DES MOINES RAPIDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TJ. 8. Enoinjceh'b Office, Davknpokt, Iowa, July 24, l(j&7. j Sealed nronncalu n Hnnn . n . ' . celved at this office until 12 M., WEDNESDAY. Sentember 4. 1KU7. forfiipftuoti.ici.h .u. .f COllBtl UClinir thn nmhian Irmont ni.ll . T . u. v. u H n mi vi iu. Canal for the Improvement of tbe navigation Rapids. , The ('arifll InthaahAniTiy 1 f , ,7. 1 . 1 n "vv.... DVDU MIJvA UUUf " ) " juug.exieuuirjg irom Nashville to ".i iuwo. xuv wiuiu ai. iue water surface jnsiue me canal to be 300 (three hundred) feet ln embankment, anil '2TM it fifty ) leet ln excavation, and in inxo mo,u. 5 (five) feet deep. All the material excavated from the prism of tbe canal to be used ln build ing the embankment. The latter throughout I,eutei P8?1 lne distance will be ibout 800 (three hundred) ieet from the Iowa shore Where rock excavation occurs, the bottom of the canal will have a slope of lk (one and one half ) inches to the mile. Tbe embankment is to be built of earth clay and rock; to be 10 (tenl feet wide on top. including the rip-rap cover lDg; to be 2 (two) feet above hlgh-water mark, wnh i slopes of IU (one and one-half) base to i (one) vertical The average thickness of the rip-rap protection to be 2 (two aud one-half) feet on the river side, 2 (two) feet ou the canal side, and 1 (one) foot on lop. ,. "'"" All propositions must state tbe price at which each and every kind of work specified ln the proposal is to be done, and no bid will be con sidered that Is not definite in this respect. I he Government reserves the rlgUt to rejeot any and all bids. J A printed copy of this advertisement must be attucued to each proposal. , Each bid must contain a written or printed guarantee signed by two responsible persons. Blanks for proposals of the form required, with form of. guarantee, will be furnished at this office on application. The price or prices in the contract will be con sidered as including the expense of furnishing all the materials and performing all the work according to the plans and specifications exhi bited at the letting. .oT,bi?SUre COBt of lh cAJial Is estimated at 82,068,846 (two million slxty-el.ht thousand three hundred and forty-five). Theamouut an proprlatf d by Congress is 8700,000 (seven hun dred thousand dollars) the contract can only be made to cover this amount. ; Fifteen (15) per cent, of the amount of any work done or materials furnished, at the con tract price thereof, will be reserved until the whole work which Is the subject of contract shall be entirely completed. , . Persons desiring further Information can obtain tbe same by calllnir at thia ninon hA maps, plans, specifications, ana form of nn. tract can be consulted. PrODOSalH inilMt ha nl1eoeuAr1 n Ova l-v.v.. . v,.,v.v VVI 111! UUUHI- Slirnei. anrl shniiWI hn ti,i,liuii,i i-.. - , ' -r- -7 ... v.. .1 vi vi. v. . 1 yitran,ia JUT work on the Improvement of th Des Moines A.iMAJlua. II W I liNIIN . Lleut.-Col. 85th Infantry, 7 80 4w BvfMajor-General U.a Army. INTERNAL REVENUE' ' REVENUE STAMPS FOR BALE AT THK . ' ( PRINCIPAL AGENCY, ; NO. 57 MlllH TJIIIIO STREET, PHIL A LIBERAL DISCOUNT ALLOWED. Orderslor Stamped Checks received, and deilvered wltb despatch Orders by msll or impress promptly attended to. 7 291m JACOB E. KIUCiWAT. TAMES TV PV1MQ .nv, . , , KoruISS: ..hV.Vl":;??: ? W " ' auentioa , of ami H Ak LY,""'" wlH"tonornuKiiK.s' tkoui A.v..ADntJO OUN3 altered to lTwt ratear 10 be' "". '6 PP. W. B. THE PET OF THE HOUSEHOLD. m r w u Fvrvf1U8'i,,,ATI';KT WINliOW IMHVEW. imr. ,1 -""-"-frruiiiiiu uav nieui 10 llitir snut-,uer""e,i'"''J-faililiinetl rlblMtns. Prli. 1 , " f'T pair. bulU everyuer, sua A.Cliii weigh not. jestt man li t) pounus 10 ream.' Wlnte Knvelopes; Blue, 8x8', 4x1), 4Mxinw C-J xl). letter Envelopes, white; size, 3,x5U Letter Convinsr Hooks: slr.e. 0x11:' 7.10 runa. JX0. 27 S. XJuitU toWVDt! V
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