V SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. JDlTOBIAli OP1BIOHB OF. TDK LEAPINO JOURNALS BP05 CURRENT TOPICS COMPILED MVBBI DAT FOB THR iVKNI.VQ TKL80KAPH. The Ntl.inl Fineness. From the XT. Y. lribune. Mr. Shermau's Keport to the Senate on the banoes (published WVdoHx.lty) i remarkably IlspaBuionate ami luminous. We dissent only from Its apparent concession that the attempt to make the Five-twenties payable in green lacks bas some shadow of reason or at least of plaasibilitjr on ita side. To our mini the projeot is one of nakml, unmitigated rascality. For surely, either we swindled the landholders when we coaxed and entreated tLtm to lend the Government their money, on the assurance that those bonds were payable and would be paid in gold, or they would swindle them now who propose to pay the in in depreciated paper. Kuowing well that we did not intentionally cheat, we cannot escape the alternative. For, not only have three successive Secreties of the Treasury Chase, Fessenden, and MuCti loch ofliuially de clared those bonds payable, principal as well as interest, in gold nul ouly did the Govern ment's authorized, accredited, advertised, paid itgents for the pale of the bonds seek and Eecure purchasers under like assuraiues, many times reiterated not only was there no disavowal of, or dissent from, these assurances when they were given, and when dissent would have operated as a cau tion but Mr. Thaddeus Steven, who reported the bills as Chairman of the House Committee of Ways and Means, assumed as unquestion able, in advocating the passage of the Lgal tender act, that the principal as well as inter est of those bonds was payable in coin. (See Secretary McCulloch's unchallenged citations from his speeches). We give no quarter, therefore, to those who would repudiate the plighted faith of the republic, and regret that the Committee has givu auy. It is just as notorious that the bonds were taken under a Well-grounded expectation that they would be paid in gold, aud would not have been taken otherwise, as that they were taken at all. And any attempt to repudiate the obligation thus incurred is not merely a gigautio villiany, bat it is so inconceivably silly aud suicidal in Tiew of the fact that we have vast debts to fund, vast loans, neatly matured, to renew that we regard the countenance given to it by men so able and loyal as Messrs. Stevens and liutler with unspeakable amazement. We might comprehend this if rascality were its only characteristic; but we are utterly dumb founded in view of its folly. And we cannot help regreting that the Committee, while dis senting from it, has dealt with it so gingerly. Nor can we assent without qualification to the Committee's averment that "the rapidity of the process" that is, of the return to specie payments "is a question of public polioy. We hold it a question rather of national ability. There is neither dishonesty nor disgrace in inability to pay an honest debt, provided that inability is nowise the fault of the debtor. But the mau who owes an boneet debt, fully due, aud responds to his creditor's demand of payment that he has considered the matter fully and decided that it would be bad policy to pay at present, ia not nonesi. lie is morally bound either to Day his vast-due debt on demand, or to show that he is unable to pay it, though he has earned and saved to the extent ot bis ability. As to the Committtee'8 suggestion that "the time is not distant" when the Legal-tender act may properly be repealed, we have only to Bay that this is taking hold at the wrong end Make greenbacks equal to gold by resutnp tiou, and the Legal-tender act will harm nobody. Make every greenback a true and no longer a false promise, and what impor tance can attach to repeal of the Legal-tender act r What good end will be subserved by itf We like the Committee's suggestion that our various loans shall be gradually converted into one six per cent, loan, principal and in terest payable in coin, whereof one per cent Ehall be reserved as taxes, whereof one-half the proceeds shall be distributed among the states in the ratio of their population, re Bpectively. This will be especially generous to those btates whose citizens are not holders of Government securities to any considerable extent; but we trust the Eastern States, wherein these bonds are mainly held, will heartily assent it. Let us shame, if they can be shamed, those Western demagogues who are ever seeking to excite jealousy aud hosti lity between their section and ours. If this plan should be adopted, there will soon be a large revenue accruing from this source to the States, which will enable them to lighten their taxes and extinguish their debts. True, you will say that we might fund-the debt in au untaxed five per cent, loan, and thus largely reduce the annual burden of the aforesaid debt; but the demagogue clamor against ex empting the bondholders from taxation is so widespread and so specious since there are myriads too ignorant to realize that such exemption must ever be neutralized by the lower rate of interest at which an untaxed loan can be placed as compared with one sub ject to taxation that it is better to adopt the plan sanctioned by the Committee. We do not believe that a nominally six per cent, but really five per cent, bond can be ne gotiated so rapidly aud extensively as will be requisite to fund our exist ing debt as it matures, if the right to pay it olF alter ten years is re tained. On this point, however, farther light will be gained as the discussion proceeds. We prefer to say twenty, or even thirty years, rather than run any rik of failure. We like the Committee's sugefetiou that the greenbacks he made fundable at the holders' pleasure in the new consols, aud that the consols, within proper limits, be convertible into greenbacks again. This would increase the value of each, and would eubftitnte a commercial lor the present objectionable political regulation of . the volume of our paper currency. When ever money superabouuded, theBurplus would he converted iuto interest-bearing oonsols; When money was "tight," consols would be Bent to the Ireaeury for conversion iuto green hacks. Here would be a compensation halanoe that would place our currency under a more beneficent regulation thau that of any Secretary ef the Treasury, though he were a Hamilton, a Gallatin, or a Chase. As to. the Committee's programme of the remission and reduction of taxes, we only ear. Don't sell the coon-skin till you have caught the ooon. Show us a surplus to be disposed of. and we shall triad ly absent to your remis Biou. Hut the first duty ia to reduce largely the public expenditures by retrenchments that cut deep and look far; next, fix some limit to Ooveruor beward s real eetate operations; thirdly, stop the mill-race leaks through which the large amounts which should be realized from whisky, tobacco, and kiudred sources of revenue are now lost to the Treasury; and then we may consider how the surplus may be mont beneficently appropriated, whether by reducing debt, brtaxoi, or both. As yet, we have no surplus to dispone of. THE DAILY 13 ElV Thurtt Dbtnl tli Corps Leglslatlf From the XT. Y. Timet. The freedom of debate in the French Cham bers at the present time is far greater than at any previous period of Napoleon's reign. All great matters of policy, foreign and domestic, all questions of State and legislation, are open to the disouF8ion of the representatives of the French people with one exception. That ex ception is the throne itself and its authority, which cannot be called in question, or nut in peril, by anybody in the empire. But within the last year we have had really great debates on points of internal policy aud public free dom, on the German dispute, the Mcxioan ex pedition, the 1'npal dilliculty, and so forth. Tbesjstem of "interpellation" gives the Gov ernment the power of limiting the subject of debate, and fixing the lime for it, while the presiding ollicer possesses authority to bring members up short whenever they attempt to transgress the bounds which the Emperor has set to their liberties. let withal, great lati tude is accorded at present to the Corps Logis latif; and though neither the American Con gress nor the British Parliament would suffer the restraints to which it is still liable, its lilierties are wide enough to enable all parties to express themselves boldly and plainly. J he great debate of the present session is that which was opened on the 21 instaut, by M. Jules Favre lor the opposition, and was continued on subsequent days by Messrs. Moustier and Rouher tor the Government, aud by M. Thiers for philosophical aud narrow minded Ilourbonism. The question wa3 that which agitates all the governments and peoples of Europe at this time, and in which France has a special and immediate interest Home. The immensity of the theme called out the best powers of the disputants, and the emi nence of the orators gave lustre to the debate. The brilliant and ep'grammatio Jules Favre, the expenenced, learned, and philosophical Thiers, and the bkilful, bold, and very able Rouher who had a special advantage in that Ins words were authority ana his sentences policy pre pared themselves for a contest which they knew would attract the attention of Europe, and which bore an important relation to curreut and future European history. The last mail brought us the three pro-Papal speeches of Rouher, Moustier, aud Thiers. Hie previously-delivered Opposition or anti-Papal speech by Jules Favre had as sailed the Emperor's policy with the greatest vigor and audacity, aud demanded the evacua tion of Rome, the "expropriation" of the Pope, and the unification of Italy had denied the right of France to interfere as she has done, and had declared it out of her power to continue in her present course in regard to the Papacy. All these points, as will be seen, are fearlessly met by his opponents, and in regard to none of them is there any desire to shirk the con test. M. Thiers, however, takes a way of de fending the Pope and assailing Italy as illogical as it is retrogressive. He scouts with contempt the favorite Napoleonic principle of "accepting accomplished facts," and can see no safety but in a return to the old Europe and the old ideas of which he was a representative a quarter of a century ago. He evidently believes in nothing that has taken place since Louis Philippe was King and Thiers was Lis Minister. Everything has gone wrong ever tiuce then. France ought to have prevented the downfall of the Italian princes, the changes in Germany, the losses of Aubtria, the successes of Victor Emanuel, the Echemea of Bisniark; ' and, carrying out the same principle, France ought now to prevent the attempts of Italy to seiz the territories of the Pope. We peruse M. Thiers' speech with the greatest interest, and admire it as a pro duction of an able statesman; but it is not worth while to discuss its positions at this date of the world's history. M. Rouher it is who is the authoritative and contemporary defender of Napoleon's Italian policy. This able debater assumes no half way ground, accepts no traditionary argu ments, fears no modern ideas; but planting himself on the imperial platform, with the past behind him and the present and future before him, he vindicates the action of France, and proclaims the purposes of his august mas ter. He informs Italy and Jules Favre, the Catholic world and the Holy Father, that the Emperor will not permit the Italian Govern ment to interfere with the Pope, and will secure him in the possession of Rome as long as Lis right is called in question. He ia utterly uncompromising in regard to the temporal power, and, while he is guarded in his lan guage about Italy, he assails the revolu tionary "demagogues" with a heat which rises Eomewhat beyond the dignity or oratori cal passion. It was this speech or M. noutier which, as we are miormea ty cauie, maae tne assemblage of the Conference on Rome impos sible. It showed that the French Government had come to a fixed decision on the very ques tion which the Conference was to disouss. It left no ground for any settlement that could be considered a settlement, and proclaimed a policy to which it could not be expeoted that either Italy, England, Prussia, or Russia would assent. The interest of the debate ends with M. Rouher's speech; for though the subject was open to further discussion, and was probably resumed by members from the Liberal side, the whole ground has been gone over, and the practical conclusion reached. The "Roman question," however, remains. That cannot be settled while the tiara aud crown remain on the same head. St. Thomas. From the XT. Y. Tribune. When Mr. Jefferson bought of France for $15,000,000 the vast region theu kuown as Louisiana a mighty empire of the most fer tile land under the sun be frankly avowed that he had no authority for so doing that he had utterly transcended his constitutional power. He declared that Congress might dis avow his act, and leave him to brave the con sequences, lie held, that the Constitution should be amended in order to legalize his purchase, which must otherwise remain a cross usurpation. If any one had told him that his act was valid without the assent of Congress, he would have deemed that super servict able champion a fit tenant for a straight jacket. President Johnson and Secretary Seward have chosen to initiate a negotiation for the purchase of the Danish West India isle of St. Thomas, and another even more insignificant the two comprising au area of lesa than one hundred square miles. The stipulated price of these two islets for which $1,000,000 would be exorbitant is $7,200,000. The World asserts that, though we are to pay this vast amount, Denmaik is to receive $400,000 less thia nioi sum sticking to the fing-rs of certain go-be-tweeiiB who are kept out of sight. CongreBg has been repeatedly in sesidon while this dicker was In progress, and might have been called at auy other time. Yet ita advice or concurrence was never asked. There has been no pretense of deferring to its autho rity. Aud w hile the Daulsh Kiug reserves the right of consulting the "KiKHdun," orlegtsla tuie'of his reulin, the American President doe iKG TELEGRAPII PII1LADELPIIIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 18UT. not even hint that Congress ha any. voice in the matter. The treaty is made; the consent (t the islanders to the transfer solicited, a clerical townsman of Governor Seward seut thither to secure that consent; and we daily exptot to hear that the transfer has been effected, although neither the American people nor their representatives have as yet had a word t Buy in the premises. If Congress should succumb to this glaring usurpation aud weakly vote the money, it were a'-suid to elect another Congress. VVe may better hand over the Government and the Treasury to the Prerddeut, and bid him do with each as he shall see fit. The national cedit will have received a fatal shock when it shall bus be established that the Executive may buy Greenland aud pay a billion of dol lars for it whenever he will, leaving nothing to either Iloue but to levy the requisite taxes and vote the money. Though St. Thomas were as valuable as Cuba aud it is not a hun dredth part so much we trust Congress would deal with this assumption of power as it de serves. Let it be fettled evermore that the people's money can only lie disposed of by the people s chosen representatives. Th National KlnavBcc. A Senatorial De lusion. From the XT. Y. Herald. Mr. Sherman, of the Senate Finance Com mittee, has reported a bill that, if it becomes a law, will deterraino some important points in our national finances. It provides for the funding of the debt, the conversion of the legal-tender currency, and the settlement of the question of the taxation of publio securi ties. It is proposed to fund the debt in bonds bearing six per cent, interest, payable in forty years, and redeemable at the pleasure of the Government after ten years. These bonds are to be exempt from all taxation, State and national; yet, in consideration of this ex emption, a certain proportion of the interest is reserved for distribution among the several States. By this course the bill proposes to hold on to the principle of the exemption of Government securities from taxation, yet at the same time recognize that property should contribute to support the Government that gives it safety. These bonds are made convertible with legal-tender currency, "unless the amouut of United Slates notes outstanding uhall be equal to four hundred millions of dollars." With this bill the committee has seut in a lengthy report, the principal point in which is its argument that the five-twenty bonds should lie paid in gold, because, as the law does not declare the contrary it must be determined by the preoedent established by the practice ot the Government hitherto, which has been to pay in coiu. The bill makes no mention of the national banks, but the report touches them lightly iu these words: "Various pro positions relating to the national banking sys tern are under consideration by your com mittee, and will be carelully examined. What ever view may he taken by Congress as to the continued existence of this system, it ia mam fest, from the report of the Comptroller of the Currency, that a more equitable distribution of the bonds among the States, and new pro visions for reports aud for the redemption of their notes, must be made." The members of the Finance Committee seem to believe that this bill reflects a "com prehensive policy that will preserve the public faith, restoie conhiience to the people, and stability to our business iuterasts," aud eveu "rapidly restore our currency to the standard of gold." And of all this it would be difficult to convince any one outside the Senate Finauoe Committee. It is clear that the remedy for the financial difficulties of the oountry is not to come from that source; and the reason is that these troubles have not their origin in any mere departure from financial laws, bat are due to the political condition of the couu try. Political aud financial troubles go together In the United btates more than anywhere else, and the relationship between the two is so ob vious at the present hour that it is clear to all that the mismanagement or our finances, bad as it has been, ia less to be blamed for the present dangerous condi tion of the country than is the madness of the dominant political party. Were the country restored to peace, the Southern States represented in Congress, labor and capital hearing their proper relations to each other in the South were the revolution ended, the conntry could readily and easily bear its burdens, and might treat as triries even the follies of Mr. McCulloch. But so long as the politicians, iu the interest or wild parti san schemes and President-making purposes, keep the country distracted, and organize anarchy in politics, so long will it be nonsense to expect that financial committees can restore confidence by bills, however deltly drawn. Our troubles are the necessary consequeuoe of that policy that keeps half the Union in state of suspended vitality, in order to force its theories of negro supremacy through the very distress of the people. Radicalism hopes yet to force from the nation a desperate ac ceptance of its policy as the only escape from ruin, but, apparently, does not see that its victory, if ever secured, will be of little value in the universal disasters that would come with it. Absolute repudiation of radicalism U the only remedy ror our nnanuiai, as Tor our political troubles, and that remedy must come lroin the people. The Rtftubllcau Plain of Campaign, Front the XT. Y. World. The Republican party has made ita first move in the Presidential campaign. The late elections, routing them in so large a part of the North, made it necessary for thorn, ou the issue Joined in those election;", viz. whether the control of the suffrage should be usurped by Congress, takeu from the whites of the South by wholesale, and by wholesale oon feiredupon the negro race either to reoon sider and retreat from their position on that lesue, or to -stand upon it, intrench them selves, and run the risk of losing some Northern States for the sake of innuring the vote of the negro States en masse. Retreat was certainly dangerous. If they had voluntarily abandoned their infamous negro State scheme, as the Northern people have admonished them to do, they would have been exposed to a galling Hank tire. Thei administration would have been, on the most momentous of all its concerns Reunion , coiifpicuous, confessed failure. Rather than retreat, they have chosen to fight it out on the line in which they for the first time encountered disastrous defeat. Pro clumation to all the faithful of this determina tion of the Republican party leaders has just been made in Congress by the following reso lutiou which the Kepubii 'au members unaui lnously refused to lay upon the table, an unanimously passed, on Monday, by a strict paity vote of 111 to 6s. "Itu.tibe Prurient in bis late annual mes ki u bed imii ill. Willi diHieuurd of Hie u nulla w 1 a e preseii In the election ol the members dl tlie Foitlelh ConureNH. to recommend i tie re- pe 1 T ibe ltecoiiHtructiou luwa, the effect of wnlch would be to remit t he government of the laic rebellious Slates to lie be 1 hand and ubau- don the f ntlre loyal element there to tlie will of Irslm-, hikI t'it 11 Is emitieiit.ly proper . int me Hi iime Minimi respond In em plint h) lernm io no txliuoiiltnary h propoili ton, nd resol vl ig thnt the Home will never consent to lake h reirnarade Mep from it n a vnueed position In promotion the cine of eq'ial rlgtitsnor to de vlitte from H.t fixed inupo ol protecting all men ns equnl before the l iw; thnt. ttiern is no ip'ihuii to f Ion III that t he rrmoi at Inn of tne re bellious Mutes Is belli unco-Mnlly an:om plieheil nu a Hi in and enduring buslx, ami i.hut no goon ri Hsnn exisiH wny ine Ke.cousiructl ;n aciHHhould be repeali d."J This resolution commits the Republican party to the same position it held iu Novem ber usurpation of State control of suffrage, the ballot taken from Southeru whites, aud given to the negro race by wholesale. The prompt, decided, and unanimous treat ment of Mr. Benjamin's resolution sulfijiutly indicates that it had been considered, framed, and passed upon in the councils of the radicals before it waa brought to the floor of the Home of Representatives. Indeed, it has a'leady been followed up by Mr. Stevens as the Chair man of the Reconstruction Committee, who on Tuesday asked consent, In their behalf to report a bill "relating to the reconstruction of southern territory" (btates no more ! as these fifty times perjured members stultify them selves in declaring). This new Reconstruction bill, which will doubtless be driven through Congress with whip and spur, not merely fortifies the Re publican party iu all the positions of the negro State reconstruction scheme: it goes further aud does worse. It avoirs, as boldly and brazenly as acts cau possibly do, the partisan purpose of the Republican party to carry the next Presidential election by the negro-btate-votemade-sure. The first section of Mr. Stevens' new bill "modifies the Reconstruction act so that a simple majority of votes cast for or against the constitution may affirm or reject such con stitution." The filth section of the Reconstruction art of March 113 provided that "at least one-half of all the registered voters iu each state should vote on the question of ratification." Mr. btevens fears that the silence of the whites may yet prevent those States from counting in the Presidential contest. lie has deter mined, and the leaders of the Republican party have determined, that the negro State vote is their chief reliance. la that they do not mean to be disappointed. They are arrang ing to make that result a certainty, though but ten negroes in auy State should vote to ratify the new constitutions, and but nine negroes vote against them all the same under Stevens' new bin would the negro constitu tions be pronounced republican, be approved by Congress, aud tho hundred and ninety negroes endowed with the power to impose a President upon thirty millions ot white Ameri can freemen 1 No not with the power I For upon this plank now spiked into the platform of the Republican party for the residential cam paign of lnu, not General urant himself were it possible tor him bo to demean himself, so to diverge from the great career wh'ch is open to him, so to blot out the memory of hit own magnanimity at Appomattox Court House not even General Grant himself upon this plank could be lifted into the White House. If a so called "Southern white oligarchy," thought to wield a balance of power, partially united the North against the Democratic tiarty, much more surely and much more speedily will a real Southern black oligarohy, wielding a balance of power, aud excluding eight millions of white men in ten sovereign states from practical self-government, unite the North against the reckl-ss Republican gamesters who thus make stake of the liber ties of a people. QREAT REDUCTION, FOIl TUB HOLIDAYS. IN OIL I'AINTIXOH, CHItOMOS, A1S ESCIBATIKCIS IIAKTFX AND PIEB LOOKING GLASSES, IN CBEAI VARIETY. NEW ART GALLERY, F. BOLA'JD & CO., 11 1 8m2p No. G14 ARCH Street. FURS. 1867. FALL AND WINTER. 18G7: FUR HOUSE, (Established In ISIO.) Tbe nn0erslgne1 Invite the special attention of the Ladles to their large iock of FURS, couhUMuc ol Muffs, Tippets, Collars, Etc.. 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FJCRTH Blxtt. . . niiLADKr.pur a. ic. io i-t. Notic Is hereby given to tii siockbol lers of this C nuiany Ibat the Ano'ial Mei'tlnt; ana un eleotlou for rreMrieot. six Malingers, Treiistirer, nml s-iti-tary will take plane cn the secmd UUNU1V, Mill of jbi i ry iiext, at 12 M. 12 1HIJ1J I 1.1.1-m r . r.nn, nnrifvurr. rrTST OFFICE CENTRAL PACIFIC HAIL " uninciiMPANV. No. 61 WILLI Ail Mr el. New York. . , Tho I'oiu.nns of the First Morteage B nrts of the Cenwal Pacific Railroad Coraiiauy. due Jan. 1, ls.s. will be paid In mil. in com cum, on auu aier mat date, at tbe Ranking House of JLA, Bnukersand Flnanctnl Agents of i be C. P. H. K. !. C. P. HUMIKHIH11. Vice t"eIUni. Above CouLOrs bouulu hy BO WEN & POX So.-clat Annus. No. 1 MKKCH ANTH' EXOH ANUhi. 12 17l4t OFFICE OF TII6 MANCFACTURKR'i' JN&UKANCE COMPAisY, No. 431 WAL NUT Street. , 1'HIL.AOKI.I'KIA, 1, lOI, Tbe Annual Meeting ot the siocnn o'ders ot tbe Waiiulaciure-s' Insurance Company, a'i'l election of ten Lilreciors for ti e enMiltiK yeiir will be held at this etiiceou MONDAY, January , lofll, between tbe uotirs of 4ud B o clock r at. K Id I8t 1 . u.r.iL,x ,jsecreia'-y; FTST" G I HARD NATIONAL B A N K. Philadelphia, Lvc. . imJ7. Tbe Annual Meetlns ot the istock holders lor the election of Directors u"d other purpnsos will hld at tlie BANKING HOi'BE on WEDNESDAY, the 8lh duy c 1 Juuury, 18iM, at 12 o'clock M. he election will be held between tbe hours of 10 A. M. and 2 P. M. Vi U lit W. Li 5CUA FtiK. UA Bhler. irrnr THE PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL VS-? BAN.. PlIILAPELnriA, Dec. 18, 1S87. The Annual Election lor Directors of this BaiiIc will be held at the BaiklK House on Tli KSDAY. t!iel4Ui Cav of January next, between 11 o'clock A M aud 2 o clrck P. M. il. li. COilE 1 Yrt, 12 18 ImwljM Csuler. fr-T3T COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK OF k3- PENNSYLVANIA. PtflLADKtPKIA, Pec. 7, 181)7. The Annual Election for Directors ot Hi's Bun k v. Ill be held at the Banking Houne on WKU.VKS Da Y, January 8. 1SC8. btlweeu the hours of li) A. M, and 2 P. M, 12iuwl Mt B.C. palmkh. cashier. COMMONWEALTH NATIONAL BANK, PHILADKLPIUA Dec. 14. UU7. Tlie Annual Election tor Directors will be held at the BANKING HOUSE on TUEMDAY. the 14th d ly ol January, 18ti8, heiween the hours ol in o'clock A. jm. una 2 o ciock p. au J-t. (j. tuuiiu, 12 li inwnji4 cashier. rCfJT THE CONSOLIDATION NATIONAL BANK. Piiiladvi.phia, December 14 1817. The Annual Meitintf of tlie Btockholders ot this l ank will be held at the Banking House oil TU K(4 Da Y. January 14, 1HK8, at 12 o'clock M.. and an Eler tiou lor Directois upon the hhiuh day, between the boms oi' 11 o'clock A. M and 2 o'clock P. M. l2 1BDJWflUt JOSEPH N. PElltSOL.eashler. trW FARMERS' AND MECHANICS' t3-? NATIONAL BANK Philadki.phia, Dec. 8. 1SB7. Tbe Annual Flection tor Directors ol this Bunk will be held at the Banking House on WEDNESDAY, the 6ib day of January next, between the hours of ll o clock A. M. aud 2 o'clock P. M. 12 6 t 1 8 W. KCI3HTON, jr., uas tiler. tHZif REDUCTION IN PRICE OF STECK 4 s3-' CO.'H ii nd H allies Bro.'a PIANOd. MKLO JJEONS. Etc. to tmt the times.. 11 12 lot grp WIEGAND'S PATENT STEAM GENE- na ivn is cneap, compact, economical in use, and ABSOLUTELY BAFJS FROM ANY POSSI BILITY OF EXPLOSION Apply at tbe Olllce of SAMUEL WORK, N. E. cor ner of 1 HIRD and DOCK Bi reels. IS 4p BATCH ELOR'8 HAIR DV E. THIS snleudid Hair Dye Is the beat In the world. The only true and fierfecl Dye Harmless. Reliable, la- suuilaiieous. jo oisappoininieni. mo mucinous unui. Nutliral RlacK or Krown, xtemeaiea tne 111 enects oi ii'dd Dyn. Jnvigorateu the hair, (eavlug it soft and beautiful. Hie genuine Is signed WILLIAM A. BATCUELOK. All others are mere Imltallous, and should be avoided, bold by all Druggists and Per fumers. Factory, No. 81 .BARCLAY btreet, New York. ; 46ftuw "A LL CAN HAVE 13KAUTIFUL IlAluV LONDON If AIR COLOR. IA N Dl N 1 1 A 1 It ( Ol.OR. LONDON HA 1 11 COLO It. LONDON HAIR COLOR. LONDON HAIR CO LOU.. LONDON UAlll COLOR. NOT A DYE. NOT A DYE. LONDON HAIR COLOR LONDON llAllt UOLOIt J.UMIOM 1IA1K COLOR LONDON HAIR COi.OU JEH'ORl'.lt AND DKKSINO, KKVl'OKEIt AND DKt--HSl.NO, RKHTOltl U AND DUECSINO, REisTORKK AND DUE-SHI NG, Ttie only known Restorer ot Color aud Perfect Hair DreHiliig combined. NO MORE BALDNESS NO MOKE BALIiNKSi no more baldness NO MORE BALDNJuJd OH UK oa OR GREY IIATR. OREY HAIR. tiitiiy haik. UKEV HAUL ....... It never fulls to lmourt Hie. growth, and vigor to the weakest hair, fastens ami stops Its tailing, and Is sure to produce a new growth of hair, causing 11 to grow ihlck and strong. . boUhia7rt'UW''bOUle: MKlvfAYNE'R. No. 8.10 N. SIXTH Street, above Vine. And all DrnitgiMtH and Variety Mioses. 8 luthlsj MlLLlNEnY, TfilMMlNGS ETC. MRS. R. D I L L O N. NOD. SSS AND M SOUTH NTKEET Has all tbe novelties In FALL MILLINERY, tot Ladles, Misses, and Children. Also,' Crapes, tJliks,- Ribbons, Velvets, Flower, ' Feathers, Frames, ew, MUliuers supplied, t tfi freuth FiiOWT Street, IW MT.H, ON W.MT 4lVANTAUr.nT0 of this year, up to piesent date. Pennsylvania Railroad Depot, Ericsson LI elect. WArcrtts, JEWELay.Eyc VWiS LAD0MUS&C0, 'DIAMOND DKALKKS & JKWKLLKS. WAT( IIM, JRWKI.KY AHII.TKH WA11K. v WATCHE3 and JEWELRY REPAIRED. 02 Chostnnt St.. PhU Have on band a large aud uauiilul assortment of WATCH IN, UlAMONf!, J1.WI LRT. in hlLVKR WAREi A largo portion of our Slosk Is entirely new, mads expiessly tor our HOLIDAY FAL.KS. NEW GOODS CONTINUALLY kECKIVED. f urHtock ol WATCH AN I) DTAMONDS Is tin. iim ally lnrie. and the prices at low, II nut lower, than tin y citn be pnrchiised In this city, J RIDAL PRESENTS In great variety. 5 IJIp HOLIDAY PRESENTS. ISAAC K. STAUFFEC, WATCHES AND JEWELRY, XO, 148 NOJITII KKC4X1 STREET, Corner of Quarry, Philadelphia, An assortment of VFAllJIK, JEWELRY, NILVliB AND PtATED WABB, KVITABLK rillt HOIilOAV UII'TS, AC VKHY IAMY I"KK.. 1211 wfinSt AMERICAN WATCHES, IThe best in tbe world, sold at Factory Prloes, Y C. & A. PEQUICNOT. MANUFACTURERS OF WATCH CASES, No. 13 Boutn BIXTH Street. 8 S Manufactory, Ao. 22. 8. FIFTH Btreet. S TERLINQ SILVERWARE MANUFACTORY NO. 414 LOCX'NT STREET, G E O G E 8 II ATI I?, Patentee of tbe Ball and Cube patterns, manufacture every description of fine bTF.RLLNU BILVER WARE, and offers for sale, wholesale and retail, m choice assortmeht of rich aud beautiful goods of new styles at low prices. 19 28 3m J1M..BHARP. A. ROBERTS. GROCERIES, ETC. JpRESII FJiUITS, WILD BASPBKHBIIS, 1'EACllES, PLD9U TOJIATOKN IN GLASS J.lltl AND CANS, FOR BALE BY JAJVIES R. WEBB, 8 143 WALK ITT ASH EIMHTH NTS. - E V FRUIT. Double and Single Crown, Layer, S edlesa, aud Ban tanaRAISINH. ; CURRANTS, CJTRON ORANGES, ' PRUNES, FiGd, ALMONDS, ETC. AIXKHT V. BOBKKTS, Dealer In Fine Groceries, 1 17Jrp Corner KLEVENTH and VINE 8U. ! JSEW CITRON, CHOICE QUALITY, 35 CTS. NEW CURRANTS, Cholo Quality, ISointS. NEW RAIBINS, for 22 cents to 60 cents. CHOICE SULTANA RAISINS. PUPE BPICES, CIDER, COOKING WINES, AND BRANDIES, at COUSTY'S East End Grocery, 210 J2t Ko. 1 1 8 South S COND Street. INTERNAL REVENUE PRINCIPAL DEPOT FOB THB BALK OF UNITED STATES FEVcNUE STAMPS, No. 304 OIIESNUT Street. fl NTllAL DEPOT, No. 103 South FIFTH Street) (One door below Ouetnnt street). ESTAlililSHKD X80S. Our stcck comprint all tne denominations printed by tbe Goveri nient, ALL ORDERS K? LLED AND FORWAROED BY MAIL OR IXPl'KSS IMMEriATELY UPON RB C11PT, a matter of greet Importance. DraftB on Phl'aoflphia Post Office Orders, Green Dacks, and National Bank Notes, received in pay menu .Ihelollowliig rales Ol commission are allowed Ou 2f - . -...TWO P R CENT From 120 to 10U . .OCRl PER CENT Iroiu tluu upwards.... FOUR AMD A HALF PER CS The Commission Is payable in stamps. All orotrs, etc, should he addressed to HTAJIP AUK9i('V No. 304 CHKHNUT Street, fUILADhLi-lIIA. ORDERS RECICIVED FO STAMPED CHECKS BRA F1H,R ECt.I PIS. E1C. li1? FURNISHING GOOUS, SHlRTS,&Cj; Jf W. SCOTT Sc CO, jlllHT MAN UFACTUliKiiaJ, AN0 UHAhkltS IM tlKN'S riUMIsUIHa UOODI HO. 814 CHUNK UT HTBUiT, FOUR DOORS BELOW THE "COMT1N ENTAL, tTirp rHILAPKLfKlA. p A T E N T S1I OU LDElt - SEAM HIIIMT ntn!FAlTKT, AWUUKNTI.KAirN'SI tV It Si Ihll IMU SITOBJBj PtltFEtT FITTING SPilRTH AND DRAWERS Itirdelroui uietumrt uienl at very short uotlce. II oilier arm es ol GENTLEMEN'S DRKta ' GOODs In full variety. WINI'HmKR COM 'I' o. 1 i:HEfrtSllT cttreas. PlUVYWELLyIIoWNERs"0K 1'UOPKttTY 'the only ace to get Privy W oil cleaned and UlulooteU at Very low price. 1 . , A.PEYHON, Mnnnfhctnrer of Pondrelta, ' kill G0IJJ6WI l a'HHAXL.LARRARY SUwt
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