THE DAILY EAHitfG TELEGKAril PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1868. SARATOGA. Splendors nl rollicn or fashion nt (bo VrtKt Resort. Corrwipondence of the New York Independent from Saratoga, of recent date, says: A procession of pieudont Is moving through the "UongreHi Hair' parlors till midnight, Ia the long line niarohes a lady from one of the Interior towns of this State, whose garnltnre of (diamonds and gold is repute! at tlOO.oovt Verily, "her prloe is far above rubles." How happily doth Scripture deaoribe these belles: Tuny toll not, neither do they spin, yet Solo mon In all his glory was not arrayed line one or these." I have never seen so tnuoh of female leauty here In any previous season. Perhaps" yre ought to emphasise the word icen, for some of the female otiarms have been startllagiy Visible. The theory on which the fashionable dresses are constructed is to expose the upper portion of a lady's form, and to oouceal the carpet for several feet,, or even yards, behind her. The silk or the satin garment extends for two or three Indies Above the waist, and the rest Is enveloped In a sort of gos samer "illusion," or delusion," or whatever else It may be oalled. Humor his It tbat a father was permitted the exquisite satisfaction of seeing bis daughter hissed when she entered hotel drawing-room. The story may be false, but It Is certainly true that many a parent (aud husband too) has rlohiy deserved to be more than hissed for permitting a fair, beautiful girl to become the Indecent gazlng-stock of a crowd of strangers, and the butt for ribald Jokes ot rakes and routn. This Is too serious a matter lor Jests, In tnese times there Is no little dis cussion about "woman's rights" her dutlos, dangers, etc, etc But let us tell oar country women plainly that one of their chief dangers comes from Paris. Kven now the Indolent, In delicate, extravagant devotee of fashion In Paris may say to her Yankee sister in New York or (Saratoga, "How art thou become like sue of us." Dark-eyed Cubans abound here this year. One family are reported to have a retinue of fifteen servants. The horse mania, too. Is In creasing every year. Superb four-horse turn outs, costing thousands, are seen every day on Broadway and the drives to the lake. Within proper limits, this growing rage for horses may be commendable. It may mean the healthful recreation of a father with his family In the parks or the suburbs of our cities; but then, on the other hand, It often means a most reckless ostentation, which ends In bankruptcy of purse and of morals. I would rather trust a young man who has a sharp eye for books than one -who has a sharp eye for horse flesh. The Sara toga gambling-nouses nro said to have reaped large harvests. Their victims are mostly amim? the weak, extravagant sous of rloh fathers. The bait to the "club-room" Is a free sumptuous unpper, with abundance of "choice wines." What water-power is to Lowell and Lawrence, that Is wine power for the driving of nearly all the devil's machinery. But there is another sldo to Saratoga. If the Evil One has been herelu full force, it is equally true the "Lord hath not left himself without Witnesses" by the hundreds. The daily prayer meeting have been full In numbers and In effusions of the Spirit. One of the best speakers at the meeting is a negro bishop. LastSabbath I delivered (in the Baptist Chnrcb) my seventy first sermon In Saratoga; and during all my twenty summer visits have never been per. xnitted to preach the precious Gospel of Jesus to such packed congregations. Our temperance gathering, too, on Friday evening last, was thronged to the onter doorway. So there Is salt In Saratoga, as well as In her springs. RESUSCITATION. How to Treat the Drowned. The utility of the methods recently adopted by the Metropolitan Board of Health for the resuscitation of the drowned was tested a few days ago In a very practical way. Antonio Bucb, a Spanish seaman, living at No. U3 Mon roe street, New York, attempted to commit suicide while partly Intoxicated. On Tuesday, about 5 P. M., he threw himself Into tan river at the Bridge street ferry. The act was seen by the policeman on duty at that place, and the apparatus for the resoue of drowning persons Was Immediately brought into use. The man resolutely refused to catch at the ropea that were thrown tohlm, and was rapidly carried out Into the stream by the ebbing tide. Officer Maboney, of the Fourth Precl not, J u taped Into the water and with muoh difficulty suc ceeded in bringing the man to shore. The officer was almost exhausted; the seaman ap parently altogether lifeless. Some policemen who had been drilled In Syl vester's method of resuscitation by the officers of the Board of Health took charge of the b jdy and immediately began to apply the rules re commended for restoring life. After half an hour of persistent ell'ort the drowned man began to breathe, and was finally fully restored. This is the first opportunity that has presented itself for practically testing the value of the rnles adopted by the Board of Health, and its result Is alike gratifying to those who secured this addition to the duties of the waterside police as to those by whom they were so suc cessfully applied. One of the police captains has offered a re ward of fifty dollars for the first life similarly restored In his precinct. He ought to Insist, however, that the rescued person shall have fallen overboard by accident. When a man re fuses to catch a rone thrown him In the water. and expresses a determination to drown, the police should not be allowed -to risk their own valuable lives to save his. Probably the wisest course to pursue towards the Spanish, sailor would nave Deen to lei mm orown. POLITICAL. In an establishment In Albany forty.flve voters are employed, of which two are for Sey mour, three doubtful, and forty for Grant. A correspondent of the Hartford Post says Kosecrans eoes to Mexico la the threefold char acter of Minister, Miner, and Manifest Destl nariah. A Republican paper at Des Moines, Iowa, states that, by actual count, fifty-two persons In the township who have heretofore been Demo crats have deolared their intention to vote for Grant and Colfax. The same privileges to one section as to the otner," ucn is me mono 01 uovernor oey mour, lrom his own lips, if he is elected. The Dun says he ought to revise his Democracy. Pure Democracy does not deal with sections of country, but with human rights. "The same tirlvileees to one man as to another." would be a more ennobling sentiment, and is the essence oi uemocrauq government. The London Spectator thinks "the South Is slowly but surely repairing the losses of war, tbat the negro question will be settled by the whiten recognizing the negro vote and the blacks Identifying themselves with Southern Interests, and tbat the South will resume Its place as a distinctive and powerful part of the Union. How far In suoh a case the antlaathles tbat still rankle from the late miserable contest will influence the doiIcv of the Southern lead ers is a question on which it is difficult to speculate." The-Harrlsburg Telegraph says: The elec tions in the New England 8 ates are sure indi cations of the result in Nove.uber. Whatever party increases their vote In these States la cer tain of a vlctorv in the Presidential contest. lilttle Vermont has opened the ball; Maine will follow on the 14th of the present month. Penn sylvania will follow, as sure as the sun rises, on the second Tuesday of October next. Generals iiariranit ana Campbell will be re-elected by Increased majorities, and the Republic u ma jority in the Legislature will be greater than it was last year. Uovernor Baker and Senator Hendricks, the rival candidates fur Governor of Indiana, have arranged for their Joint debate. They commence on the 12th instant. Governor Baker wanted two debates In each district, but Hen dricks would only agree to one. The arrange ments for the debate are that one man shall open In an hour and a quarter speech, to he loiioweu oy tuo oiuer in an uour and a half, then the first shall answer in half an hoar, ana iiien uie uwer uuve rumen imuuies to Close. xnis moires tnree uours anu a nair ot the d bate. The discussion closes on the 1st of O tober. Farming In California. "For what kind of persons Is there room in California ? Farmers who have means to buy a bouse and maintain themselves one year have a sure thins If they will enter into more varied culture than only wheat. The garden and orchard po far to supply the table the whole yenr In this climate if you have water for the farmer. Every place has grapes. These pay, if you can make aud hold your wiBc and they have a sure future, not far off. Mul berry trees grow like weeds. There are five millions now growing. You can get them one year old. Ia two years these will feed silk worms. Any quantity of reeled silk Is salable. All your family cun work at this; and two crops of cocoons are certain. There is no such coun try for silk, in quantity and quality. Flax, castor Dean, liopi, tobacco, and many such thlnrfd nileht be mentioned. Wold plfuiuca In this treeless country noma pay largriy, anu un jearx pive growth that othsr ciiina'M ind eoih would not give in twenty jeare; fsr all winter long the growth keeps on with little Interrnp lion. The dairy farm pats at once and hnnd eomelv. We still Irrpoit butter aud cheese. rnrm hands and miners would rind steady work st Isrge wages in gold. Miners get three dollars B "In conclusion. California ii especinllv recom mended to perfous whosa health demands a genial atmoppnere. irinK no ppim, out iio m rutin wine in moderation. Eat snnrtnelv ot meat, taVe your coflue weak, and avoid specula tive excitement. Thtu, if you bring a liver not entirely leathered, bl1 lungs Dot over half con Mimed, and choose irotn a variously distributed climate the locality be,t adapted to your com plaint, jou may live yet long In the land. ' COf nana Monthly. The Viceroy of India The London Svec'alor gives the following highly-wrought account f the enormous powers vested, under the British crown, in its repre sentative In the East: "The holder of that office Is emperor over one clear fifth of the humau race, directly controls the fifth treasury in the world, must net every day ae premier, captain-geuerai, supreme legis lator, and grand referendary for a continent peopled by two hundred millions of men. There is not a day In which he is not called upon to lftue some order, sanction some law, initiate some reform which may directly afluct the hap nets, the prejudice, or i lie material interests of a population as great as that ot I'aly or Spain. From upward of a hundred separate province, from a score oi kingdoms, from eight enormous satrapies there flows up tncftsf antly n stream of demands, sngucstionf", complaints, and menaces, military, administrative, financial, and personal, three-fourths of them important, one-half urgeut, aud all requiring the personal, olteu the instant decision ot the Viceroy himself, who must act, even though he knows that a blunder may involve a war, an iusiurcction, or a ptovincial famine. "As head of the administration the Viceroy lias to perfoim all the functions of the British War Ollicc, to command yet not affront the chief of an army of three hundred thoui-nnd men; who owes a direct obedieiice also to au independent authority seven thousand miies away. As Chief Foreign Secretary he has. the diplomacy of some twenty courts to direct, to manage all our relations with Central Asia, to keep au eye on Teheran, and not be quite igno rant of any movement in Chinu, Malaya, or the Archipelago. As (joveruor-tienoral he has the direct administration of the five or six king doms known as chief com missionerbhips, must sanction ever) thin, however minute, aud in all important cases assume the initiative. As President of a federation of great 8ta'e3, he has to perfoim all the duties which fall to the President of the United States, aud most of the lunctions now devolving upon Congress; to restrain and animate and supplement eight Governors, two of whom tme direct communi cation with the mother country; to supervise their legislation, to bailie the demands for expenditure, to tee that their neglect cause9 no catastrophe, to provide that their loudness for popularity does not make administration im possible. "At this very moment it is in contemplation to turn the whole theory of the empire upside dowu, to make the presidencies contribute their surplus to the empire, instead ot the empire granting its surplus to the presidencies. At thi3 very moment it is imperative that the organiza tion of the native foices should bo thoroughly remodelled. At this very moment disputes are pending with the M ihratta States which may bring armies into the field; there is a project almobt matured for making India a naval power; there is a scheme for dividing all rail ways into 'commercial' and 'political,' a scheme involving principles that would tax the intellect ot the late bir Kooert Peel, military considera tions over wh'.ch Lord Napier of Magdala would ponder for weeks, and the creation of now de- Enrtments vast enough to have alarmed Lord alhousie, who once organized a kingdom by a decree in the Gazette. It is interesting to compare this view ot the Viceroy's position with that given by Lord Macaulay of the powers of the "Governor-dene-ral of India" over the empire of the old East India Company, in his essay on Warren Hastings.. Civilization has failed to devise any mcaus of governing these populous provinces save by giving the absolute sovereignty of millions to one nian. Is not Lord Mayo possessed of a lord lier empire than ever belonged to Bclsbazzar or Xerxes ? ' The Trades of Animals The following observations, which we copy verbatim from an "Old Curiosity Shop," have reference to animals, and exhibit their at least nppnrent knowledge of the sciences; also their professions, occupations, and enjoyments: ilee9 are geometricians; their cells are so con structed as, with the least quantity of material, to have the largest-sized spaces aud the least possible loss of interstice. So, also, is the ant lion; his tunnel-shaped trap is exactly correct in its conformation, as if it had bee q made by the roost skillful artists of our species, with the aid of the best instruments. The mole Is a meteorologist. The bird called the ulno-killer is an arithmetician; so, also, is the crow, the wild turkey, and some other birds. The torpedo, the ray, and the electric eel me electricians. The nautilus Is a navigator; he raises and lowers his sail, casts and weighs his anchor, and performs other nautical evolution. Whole tribes of birds are musicians. The beaver is au architect, builder, and woodcutter; he cuts down trees and erects houses and sams. The marmot is a civil engineer; he not only builds houses, but constructs aqueducts, and drains to keep them dry. The white ants maintain a regular army of soldiers. The East India ants are horticulturists; they make mushrooms, upon which they feed their young. Wasps are paper manufacturer8. Caterpillars are silk spinners. The bird ploceus textor is a weaver; he weaves a web to make his nest. The primia is a tailor; he sews the leaves together to make his nest. The squirrel is a ferryman; with a chip or piece of batk for a boat, and his tail for a sail, he crosses a stream. Dogs, wolves, jackals, and many others, are hunters. Tne black bear and heron are fishermen. The ants have regular day-laborers. The monkey is a rope-dancer. The associntlou of beavers presents us with a model of republicanism. The bees live under a monarchy. The Indian antelopes furuish. an example of patriarchal government. Elephants exhibit an aiistocracy of elders. Wild harses are said to select their leader. Sheep, in a wild state, are under the control of a military chief ram. Once-a- 'tek. Vegetable Hair. Under the tithf of "Vegetable IInir,"M. Wer ner Staufen, of Paris, announces a new inven tion. It consUts iu the manufacture of a species of vegetable hair from the fioous material which grows thiouch aud proceeds from the bark si'uated near the foot of the palm known as the Levistoula ( hinensis. Uoxb., or Laianla chinccBis, Jacq. Too fibrous material and ad herrnl bark, as Imported In the rough state, being fird disintegrated by an opening machine, is boiled in an aikabtie lye, composed of from five pounds to ten pounds of soda, or potash, dissolved in one lniLdred pultons of water. This opeiatton, which occupies from half an hour to two bourn, according to the' strength of the lve, is coutinued until the gummy, resinous, and ligneous matters adhering to the fibres Hie completely removed. The material thus cleansed is exposed to the actiou of a mordant preparatory to its removal to the dyeing vat charged with the rtuuirod color, (o which is added from ou pound to four pounds of oil sap for every one hundred pounds weight Of fibre. The dyclne: process b Ing completed, the mfus is dried either in tho open air or artidcially. and is afterwards submitted to the action or ordinary opening aud combing machinery, by which the filaments are glazed and divided to the required deeten of fineness. The fibrous material thus obtained is to be applied to the different purposes for which horsehair, bristles, and other kinds of hair have hitherto been employed as articles of commerce. Wh?n in tended a. a substituic for bristles (as for In stance in the manufacture of brushes), the coarser fibres are .elected aud left straight; but when iuUnUed for stuiliug aud similar purposes In lien of ho.-ft onir, they ars curled in thfi same manner h toe la'ter, a tor wnicli thy nre accped in wnter until softened, and finally bakrd at a temperature of about onchunlrod and forty degree Fahrenheit A MaliaraJ Marriage in In '.ia. THE BIUDB A COILS TBS YEAHS OLD. Au Indian paper describes a singular mar riage which took place In Bombay, in June: ' Chimunlaljce Maharaj, long past the inert dien of life, has taken uuto himself as second wife a girl ten veatnof nita, his first wile being alive. On Monday, the 20th nf Juna, the Ma haiaj's wedding day, the spirit of joy and eu thusiasm that pervaded the Vjshuuov commu nity foi ome dajs preceding knew no bo nodi. Early that atteruoon when the m irrlHge pro- ccBiou was to move about, men. women, and children, t edecked in holiday attire, an 1 raws of carriages thronced the principal thorough lares Railing tj Buooleshffur. Fiom the Mootn bailevl chowkey to the sntranco of the Maha raj's tesidence, opposite the Portuguese church, moved a dense crowd, blocking the entire road, while every window and verandah was crowded with spectator?. They had been in vited there by other Maharajs, who are at pre sent the guests of Chimunlaljce, and who induced the Vjshunovs to attend the temples, in which each was by blandishment or threat induced to soUscribe something to make a purse for picsen tation to Chimunlaljce on the occasion of bts wedding. That day Cbimutilaljce eat in his own temple with a 'wealth of smiles' upon his fase, and vied with each other in offering at his feet presents of money, jewels, and clothes. "In the alternoon a gorgeous procession moved from the temple, preceded by a long line ol tom-toms, cymbls, native druiss, e'.c, of children riding horses decked with silverappen tiaees, ot carriages drawn each by a pair of horses, in which sat other Maharajs in their gaudiest dresses, with pearl and diamond neck laces on their pertons, t.nd gold aud silver wands iu their hands, tuking a pride in display ing their lips made Vermillion like with the juice ot panso puree, of which their jaws were lull. In the midst of the procrssiou was Chi munlaljce himself, the 'cynosure' of all eyes, bestriding a horse led by two of the wealthiest iihatta micichants. lie was followed by a mass of men and women, preesiug onwarJs in their eagerness to have a look at the bridegroom at every possible turn. In this way the procession passed along the Marwaree Bazar, the Chowk see Bazar, Withulwaddy and Ramwaddy before they reached a garden, in which the bride and her relatives were accommodate i. "The scene ot hubbub and confusion that pre vailed there is said to have been almost indescri bablc a uariow space that could not contain a iroiuou ok me noxious urowus wuieu puureu iu. lanv clambered uo posts. u the topi ot sheds aud houses, to have a glance at the bridal party. In the middle of the compound was a raised tem- poiary pavilion, under wnich were placed two huge baskets containing rice, In each of which sat the bride and the bridegroom. The Brah mins muttered incantations, aud while on one side presents poured in at the leet of the biide groom, on the other merciless jahpateeas (the ushers of the ftlaharaj's temples) whipped away with their dreaded cords, men, women, and children, who could find no standing place. Yet neither the rain nor the lashes of the cords could check the blind zeal of the Vyshnnovs, who rushed again to the places from which they were driven away, "ibe bride was the daughter of a poor Te linga Brahmin, of Sholapore, who received lis. 20.000 for eiving the girl in marriage. The Maharajs are considered as outcasts,' and no Brahmin gives his daughter iu marriage with. them wiihout a laree compensation in money, as he and his family nre outcasted immediately after the marriage. For several days after his wedding Chimunlaijee engaged dancius girls to dauce and sing at bis house tor the amusement of his guests a proceeding, 6avs our contempo rary, which any minister of religion would be ashamed of. But who paid the large sums expended on Chimunlaljee's marriage with this girl of ten years ? Mot a penny came out of his pocket, althougo he is reputed to be rlcb. Every fraction of it was drawn fjom his blind devo tees. For days beforo tho marriage ho acted the intruder at every bouse occupied by Vyshuvoys, ou the pretense of offering the spiritual advice. It was the custom of the Mahaiajs not to go to any place unless invited to do so: but under the cuise of a greater regard than the rest of his brethren for tho spi ritual weiiure oi nis hock, tins pious mau levied black mail in every street. Iu chawls occupied by a large number of tenants he moved from room to room, standing a very Beelzebub at the threshold of every door at which he knocked in succession. It is esti mated that by this system of begems Chimun laljeo collected 40,000 rupees. The subscriptions at the temples amounted to about 25,000 rupees. The writer of the account in the Guzcratee paper commends the Vyshunov community to lay to heart the moral of it, and to uaite to expel the Juauarais irom Bombay." The Herman "Von." To the Editors of the Evening Post: Since I tirtt delivered my lecture unou von Bismark, the Prussian Minister-l'resident, in the Lexing ton Avenue Presbyterian Church last winter. the question has frequently been asked me what the word "von" sisnitied, and why it was so often attacucd to Herman names. The word "ou," abbreviated v. (It should always be written in small letters), like the French "de" when found preceding a name, designates nobility, though not invariably so. as for instance, when followed by tho word "der," e. g. Von der Brucke, Von dcr Cammer. In this respect it bears strict analogy to the French "de," which does not ex tvecesaitate de signate nobility, being at times au etymological part of a name; as, tor example, in the case of the Domremi peasant-girl Jeanne Dare, errone ously written D'Arc. I think it will be found that the origin of tho us of these words dates back to about the twelfth century. Up to that period sire or burnames t. family names had not come into use. as among the ancient Creeks and Bomans; hence arose an absolute lieccssity of adding another name in order to distinguish the innumerable Williams, lioberts, and Henrys from each other. To this end, ttades or callings, individual peculiarities or birthplaces, were joined to the Christian names, as Henry Smith, f. e. Henry the smith, Wiltielra Laugbein, i. e. William the long-legged, Carl Kothkopf, i. e. Charles the red-headed, etc.; but the "von" or "de" without a doubt first came into requisition when the name of the biitbplacc was made use of as an adjunct of distinction, e. g. De Courcelles, D'tcremmeville, you Oldershauseu, vou Manns berg, etc. Probably this brief explanation of a little word now so ol ten met with iu the columns of our newspapers may not prove uuiateres ing to the readers of the Evening 1'osl. Inoersoll Lockwood, Lute of U. S. Consular Sei'Vice. Washington Heights, August 31, 18G8. WOOD HANGINGS. rjiIIE MAONIFICENT NEW 1JjOM3 OF THE WOOD II ANQING COMPANY, Xo. 1111 CUESXUT STREET, Are now open, where they are prepared to respond to all orduis at the sburifcbl uouce The public are Invited to call and examine the beautiful erfou) of WOOD UAKCiljya la 1VALL llECOKATIOXS, And get correct scd reliable information In reference to Its adaptation, cobi, aud all particulars i expecting Uetame. SSmvrtScurp FIRE AND BURGLAR PR00FSAFE8 p I R E-P ROOF 8AFE8. $10,000 In Money, yalunble Books and Papers perfectly preserved through tho fire of July 20, 188, at Dove's Depot, South Carolina, In one of MAllYLVd SAFES, owned by 50,000 feet of Lumber destroyed In onr Miming Mill in Brooklyn, May 15, 1S0S. All our Money, Tapers, and Books, paved n excellent order in a MARVIN'S SAFE, Alum and Dry l'laster. SHEARMAN BROS. Both of the above were VERY SEVERE TES1S. ! A PERFECT SAFE. MARTIN'S CIIK0ME IRON SniEMCAL BURGLAR. SAFE Cannot bo Sledged ! Cannot bo Wedged I Cannot be Drilled ! CALL AND f-EK T1I1..M, OR BND FOR DK- MARVIN & CO., rRUiCIFAL 1721 C1IESTAUTST., WAREHOUSES, ( (Masonic Hall), Phila., e BROAD WAT, NEW TOIIK, 10S BANK STBF.CT, CLEVELAND, ., And for sale by onr Agents lu the principal cities throughout the United Btate. 8 31 ruwf.lm INSURANCE COMPANIES. TILLINCHA8T & HILT'8 ! USCRAACE ROOMS, c . COAL. BlllPPLKTON & CO., DEALERS IN . HAKLKJull LHiOH and KAULU VEH4 i lAAii. Je t diynnder cover, rteviuea xprwiy 1 tor foully uw, Yurd, jso. ilb wAbHiKfuTUM : AYl'liu. OOU HO. U WAIiL'l Bln. 1 T. M A T H 17! n "Til I FIRE AND BTJRGLAU-rKOOF BAI'ES, LOCKeMlTH, HKLL-IftAKaEH. AND DEALER 85 No. 4!i4 HACK Street. PROPOSALS. 11 ) O. N. f t 22, 168. ) "PROPOSALS FOR CORN AND OATS. HKDUrAKTEB8 DISTRICT OF THR iNPIAIf 'IXBKlTOaY, IHItK QUART KB MAST U Jf ICJC. i'OUT UIBHON A IliMllkt Fealfd Fr0PO1 In dunllratA will hn rvcfliveu at this Olllce uniil noon on MONDAY, the ih dy of uuiuupr, lew), lor inraiaiiiuK i lie Q mritrmfwier a uri-iiuieui wiiii supplies, io oe aeiivereu as ioi' lows: WX.T GIBSON, Cherokee Nation, 10.C00 boshsls of FORT AB BUCKLE. CblckftBRW Nation, 20.000 FORT AUBUCKLE. Chickasaw Na' Ion, 5000 bushels ol OatB. AU bios to furnlBh the above must be for sonnd merchantable Corn or Oa-s. sublect to the insuectl.iQ ot the ollicer or agent of the United States receivlag the tame. Proposals must In all caBs specify the kind and qnautl y of Corn or Oais the bidder desires to luruUb, wiinner iu eacKS or duik. Fach bid must he accompanied by a ecod and safli clentauarantee from two responsible parties setllnir foitb. tbat la the event of its acceptance, they wiir give ample security for tbe lallliful performance of uie same. The right to reject any or all bids that maybeofrred Is r served. Proposals must be plainly Indorsed ''Proposals for Cum," or "J ojiosals for Onti," as tbe case may be, and addreBseU to tbe undersigned at Fort Gibson, a. n. Payment to be made In Government funds on de livery ot the Corn or OatH, or as Boon thereafter as lunaa man nave oeen receiveu rur mm purpose. Delivery to commence on or before Nov. 1 1H x. and to continue at a rate of not less than 8000 bushels per month until the contract is lined. By order of Brevet Mejor-Oneral B. JJ. GRTERSON. A. F. ItOCKWKi.L, Brevet Lieut. -Col., A. Q. M, U. fc. A., Chlet U. M. District Indian Territory. 9 U O 3 pEOPOSAL S F O It MEAT. Washington, D, C, August 27, 1868. Scaled Proposals, ot the toriu furnished by the uudersliintd, will be received in duplicate, until BATUKDAY, tne 12lh day or September, at 14 M , for II the Fresh and Corned Beef aud Muttou r quired lor Bale or issue to all connected with the Depart ment of Wasnlngton, In this city. Also foreuj plying the troops at Forts Foote and Washington, Md.. with Fresh and Corned Beef, bald proposals for Washing ton, D. C, will lucluoe all Fresh aud Corned Beet aud lluttoa required for Issues, and for sales toollicers and others authorized to purchase at this depot. the Fresh Beet required for sales to officers sup plied to be ol the tluest quality, of select parts, nide ty the officer in charge, from the hind quartars and libs ot the fore quarters. That required tot the troops to be of equal proportions of fore and bind quarteis; utcks, shanks, and kidney tallow not received. All the meat will be subject to rigid Inspection; to be ot excellent marketable quality, and In unexceptionable condition. In all cases, If tbe meat is not satisfactory, purchases In the open market will be made at tbe expense of the contractor. The contractor will be required to deliver the meat at the storehouses, at the places Darned, where he will distribute It in such quantities, and at such times, as an ollicer of tbe (Subsistence Department may direct. (separate proposals will be received for supplying the troops at Forts Foote or Washington, Md.. with Fresh and Corned Beef, and with Corned Beef and Muttou, In Washington. D. U., but no proposition will be regarded for furnlshlug tbe Fresh Beet In Wash ington, D.C., wlthont It Includes both sales ajid issues. In accenting the last bid tbe lowest average price ou tbe quantity required lor both purposes will be con sidered. Bidders must be present at the opening of the bids. Pa ment to be made at this Office monthly for all meat purchased, or when iu funds for the pur pose. All questions respecting quality and condition will be settled by the officer ot the Subsistence Depart ment receiving the meat. Tbe contracts will bx made for six months from the . 1st day ot October, i")8, or such period as the Corn-missary-Geueral may determine. The proposals for supplying a'l connected with the Department of Washington Is made by direction of Brevet Majoi-Qeueral iiJ. K. H. CauDy, commanding. O. BKLL, 8t Depot and Cnlof u g. JDROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF. Ovfick CniKF Commissary or f tjrststknck,) DKl'ABTIJINT Ol WAHUIfcUTCN. Washington, D. C August 27, 1888. J Sealed Proposals, lu duplicate, will be received at the olllce ot Breytt BrlgadltrOeneral T. Wilson, C. B U. rJ. A., Baltimore, Md on THURSDAY, Hep tember 10. at I1M for all the Fresh Beer required at Fort McJIenry, Md lor six mouths from October 1, lt, or such less time as the Commlssary-Oeuerat ot bubbUtence may dlrtcu The beet to be dellverel there on the ore er of the acting Commissary oi (Sub sistence at tbat place; of a good and marketable quality, in equal proportions of tore and hiud qut teis (necks, shanks, and kidney tallow to be ex. c udeu ) The necks of the cattle slaughtered to be cut oil' at the lourlh vertebral Jolut,aud the breast trimmed down. The shanks ot lore quarters to be cut from three to lour Inches above the knee Joint, aud of hind cunrurs from six to eight inches auove the gambrel or hock Joiut. Bidders are requested to be present te respond to their bids, and be prepared to give bouds for the ful filment of their coutract. Proposals must be endorsed distinctly, "Proposals for Fresh Beef at F'oit IJcIienry, Md," The uudxr signed reserves the right to reject any bids tor good o use. ; Coudlt'ons, requirements, payments, etc. etc., as , heretofore. 9 6 it Chief Commissary Sub4lsteuce. LEGAL NOTICES. IN THE ORPHANS' COURT FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA. KriTATE OF MARY HAMIllON, Deceased. 1 he Auditor appointed by the Court to audit, settle, and adjuttt the account of JOHrt ELLIOTT, Kr ectitor ol lust Will and Testameutol MARY HAMIL TON, deceased, and to report distribution of (he balance In the nanus of tho accouulaut, will meet the parties Interested, for the purpose of his an- iioimuient, ou AlON DAY, September 7, at 8 o'clock '. M.. at tbe office of K. H. 'IT I A UP. No. 82 U TH I HD Hire.-1, lu the City of Philadelphia. 28 11UW 61 PATENTS. UNITLD STATE9 PATENT OFFICE, WA8II IliKton, D. C Aug. 16. lfetiS. CHAllLKS 1'AKHaM, ot Philadelphia, Pa., hav ing petitioned for au menslou ol the Patent granted him on the 21sl day of November, 1854, aud reissued on the 8d day of Novemhe,-, lbtl8, for an improvement In Sewing Macbl- ts. It Is ordered that ld petition bs beard at this office on the 2d day of November next. Any person may oppose this extension. Objections, depositions, aud other pat ers should lie filed lu this oltiie twenty days bed re i he day Ol hear lug FLIHUA FooTK. 8 21 mkt Cvmmlwiloiier of Patents. f03 nfi-vjfg. . m. raw No. 409 WALNUT St. A8ENT8 AND ATTORNEYS FORj Homo Fire Iusnranco Compiwj, new aAvas, eoa n Sprlngucldrircand Marine Ins. Co.f SrRINOFIELD, MASS. Yonkcrs and Kcw York Insurance Co., NEW YORK Fcoplcs' Fire Insurance Company, WORCESTER, MASb, Atlantic Fire and Jlarine Insurance Co., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Guardian Fire Insurance Company NEW YORK Lumberman's Fire Insurance Co., cmoAao, ill Insurance effected at LO VEST E ATJCa. All losses promptly and liberally adjusted at their Office, Ko. 409 WALNUT Street, 6 61 PUILAD&LPBIA. INSURE AT HOME, GUARDIAN FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 423 WALNUT Gtroot. PHILADELPHIA, CHARTERED CAPITAL, - . $500,000 FAII) IN CAPITAL, . . . $100,000 IW LOSSES OR DERTS Insure against loss or damage by Fire on Banding Merchandise, Housenold F uxnUture, aud au othei Insurable property, and also take Marine, Canal and Inland Navigation Bisks at tbe lowest rales oon sistent with security, W. E. OWN3, President. NATHAN HAINES, Secretary. t 18 su BEN J. F. O' BR YON, Survey , Hon. Ueo. V, Lawrence, Hon, Stephen T. Wilson, James V. Kirk, R. U Wortblngtoii, Win. K CresSHu, Jobn Smlck. Edward N. Orattan, Arthur Maglnnls, nrn, yv . ceuuer, Di. M. McFiwen, Nathan Haines, Ihomas Williams, Howard A. Mlckle, J. Kemp Bartletl. Obas. K. McDonald, STRICTLY MUTUAL. PROVIDENT LIFE AND TRUST CO. OF PHILADELPHIA, Organized to promote LIFE INSURANCE among meinour oi uis SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. Good risks of any class accented. Policies Issued upon approved plans, at the lowest rates. President, SAMUEL R. BHIPLEY. Vice-President, WILLlAU C. LONGSTRETH. Acinar?. ROWLAND fat?v The advantages offered by this Company are not eicenta. 727j 0 N D 0 N IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED 1803. Paid-up Capital and Accumulated Fonda, 88,eO,0O IN GOLD. LOCAL DIRECTORS: E. M. ARCHIBALD, H. B. M. consul, Chairman. A. A. LOW. of A. A. LOW & Bros. E. B. JAFFRAY, Ol E. B. J affray fc Co. RICHARD IKVIN. of Richard Ivln A Co. DAVID SALOMON, No, U W. Tklrty-eiKhth St. J. iOOitWAN JOHNSON, of J. J. Johnson Co. JAMES SI UART, of J. J. Stuart & Co. If. W. CKOWELL, Resident Manager, No. 40 PINE Hreet, N.Y. PKEVOST & HKRKINU, Agents, 8 221m No. 107 8. THIRD Street, Phllada. FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY THE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANOK Xnr. PAN Y Incorporated 182 Charter Perpetual No. 61u W ALN UT Street, opposite Independence Square. This Company, favorably known to the oommuuity for over forty years, continues to Insure against loss or damage by lire on Public or Private Buildings, either permanently or lor a limited time. Also on jromiiure, chocks oi uooas, ana Merchandise gene rallv. on liberal terms. - 1 heir Capital, together with a large Surplus Fund, Is invested In the most careful manner, which am. hies them to offer to the Insured au undoubted secu rity iu tne case ot loss. DIBECTOBS. Daniel Smith, Jr., John Devereuz, A It zander Benson, Thomas Smith, lxauo Hazlehutst, Henry Lewis, 1 liomas Bobbins. J. Olillughau FeU, Daniel Haddock, Jr. DANlkL smith, Jb, President. Willi A M G. Cbo w bll, Secretary. 3 aO t PAPER HANGINGS, ETC. y ALL PAPERS, WE ABE NOW RETAILING OUU OI9IENSE STOCK OP PAPER HANGINGS, FOR HALLE. PAKLOiiS, Etc. NEW GOODS constantly coming In, aud fl rat-clans workmen sent to any part of the csuntry, IIOWELL & BOURIID, Corner of FOUBTII and MARKET, 4 fmw2m PHILADELPHIA. FURNISHING GOODS, SH7nTS,&Q . j H. 8. K. C. arris, Seamless Eid Gloves. EVERT PAIU WASH ANTED. EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR GENTS' GLOVES. 4. V. SCOTT & CO., 8278rp MO. "14 CHEMMPT ajTHEET. p A VENT SHOULDER-SEAM IIIRT MABUJrACTOBT, AND GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STOBB. PkBFECT FITTING HH1RT3 AND DRAWERS made Iroiu meaauremeut a verv shnrt notice. All oihtr arilctts ol UiuNTLe-MKN'S DREjS GCODB lu 'all variety. WINCHESTER & CO., HI No, 7Wi CHES UT Sliet. INSURANCE COMPANIES. FirE Insurance. LirerpooL and LontloN aud 'Glo1)E IusuramE ConipunYi AhWETfS ' SEVENTEEN MILLIONS. Short Tonn, rrDctft, FloutliiK, and Rent PnliriPH IttantMi mi f.ivornbiMcrrnR. flmrp. Kn. t 3ii:it(:ii ms exchange,' AT WOOD H IMC ITU. ,f ' I IE Sni G KNKRA L AGENT. TELAWAUF. MOIUAL KaFKTV 1NSUR I J . .iiL' I..1D . M 1 .inton.... . 1 . ..... I ture of PcnusylTanla, iW. Olllce, Southeast corner THIRD and WALNUT Streis, Phtiivlr Iphl. R1N K 1NSUHAMJKS Oa Vessels, Cargo, a d fright, to all pari ol th World. INLAND IN-UR4NCES On Goods, by river, cnnai, lake, and land carriages IO all parts ol the Un Ion. aiipaiuio F1RK INSURANCE!! On nierchandlso gi unrr.". Ou Store. Duelling Houses, ete. ASSETH rr THH miPAT Noviuo"r 1. Its,, lit COO United su.ii Five Pbr Out. ' Loon, liMi'j l.til.twO-OO lMi.OOO United htaies Five Pit Cei'L Jjoati. IShl 13l.40m 60 OUO United StaU-s 7 8-10 t'er Oeut. Lima Treasury Nci.tn 52,5C2'S0 M0.000 Plate of Pi-nnty Ivaula Six I'er Cent. Loau S10 070DO 12F 000 City of Philadelphia Six. PerCeut. Loan (exempt lrom tax) Ii8 62S 00 69 000 State of New Jersey Six Pi-i Ceut Loan 61 .000-OI. 20 000 Pennsylvaula Rul.rond First iinUMRKe Mix f.rOut, Uoi:il. 19,800'09 26,000 Pennsylvania Rallroud, bi oud MortKag-Mx I'erCent. ltnu!. 23X5 00 2&,000 Western PeniiKVivania Kallioad Six l'cr Cent. Aomla ( I'tuusyl aula Ra'lrna.i KUrnrteili...- ail.OOO'OO 80,000 Stale ol Tennss.e five Per Cent. Loons 18,000-00 7000 State of Teoueesse Six Percent. Loan 4i;0'0C S,0C0,30n shares stuck of Merman tow a Gas Company (principal and lutereot auarantced by the city of Philadelphia) 15,000 '00 700 160 Shares Slock of Pennsylva nia Railroad Company. 7,800 "00; 6,000 100 Shares Stock of North Penn sylvania Railroad Coin pun v. 8,W0'08 20,000 10 Shares Stock Philadelphia and Southern Mall Steamship -Company lS.OOO'OO zui,ou Loans ou Uouds aun Mortiiuge, first liens on CHy Property t01,90CW tl,lu2,bux'M l,lui,4C0rar, 219,133 67 V arket value. Phalli state. M.OOO'O on m jiece.vauie mr iuuuiain. mae........ BalsiK-es due at Avenge Pre miums ou Marine Policies Accrued iuuieat and olner debts due the Coiopauy 3,334'86 Stock andHcripoi sundry lusu . ranee and Cher Couipaules Cash la BankT e9t,n"tBl v".Z"f3 'fiLTW cash iu i) wsr:ziTz:'r;. 183,81582 Thomas c. Hand, DIRE;jSu C, Hand muu j, uavis, Edmund A. Souder, Joseph H. Seal, Theophllus Paulding, It 807,608-18 Samuel K. stoe'es, jauies iraqua.r, Wllltnn. II 1 ..I. Jacob P. Jones, jiuie u. jnc-arland, JiiMhna P. h'v,., John D. lay lor J eiwnter aicitvuloe, t!eiirV n DallaM I. ueorae W. Berna'rdoa, ij. x. uoiKau,i'iltsbura J, B. Semple, " i it. tferuer. H HENRY LYLB'ffi HUNRY BALL. Asslntant Secretary. 12 80 Edward Darlington John R. Penrose, H.Jones Brooke, Henry Sloan, Georxe O. Leiper, W liluim u. Bouiton, Edward Larourcade, jaouu juegei, 1829-dIABTEB PEIIPETUAI. Franliliii Tire Insurance Co. OF rillLAUKLt'IIIA. OFFICE: Kos. 435 aud i37 CHESXtT? STKEET. ASSETS ON JANVABT 1. 1888, 8,003,740 00, CA PITA X.. A CCJi VED S VKPL US UNSETTLED CLAIMS. ... 91UO,Oe0'O0) ...I, IS ,(,10-110 INCOME FOR 186S 33U.U00-09, IAS&H PAID 1839 oVtB 15500,000, Perpetual and Tempoiary Policies on labf ral Terms. Charles N. Bancker, iiioiaa waguer, baiuuel Uraut, George W. Klohardj Isaac Lea, DIRECTORS. Franuia R. Cuoh. Ea ward U, Trotter, Edward S. Clarke, T. Charlton Usury, Alfred D. Je.aup. John P. White, Louis U. Madeira. iGeorge Fales, jvureu finer, fcraucls v . LhwIs, M. D- Thomas Spai Ks, tVlllliim H rr.nr fTfTA"RT.ir.a 'K. HlKnvvn . . . . TAR TO" W JAS. W. McALLlsTAlt, Secretary pro lem. Except at Lexington, Kentucky, this Coinoany has PO Agencies WeBt otPmsumg. ' i2 TNSUBANCE COMPANY JL OF NORTH AMERICA, No. 232 WALNUT STREET, PHILADA. INCORPORATED 1791. CHARTER PERPETUAL, Marin, Inland, aud lire IiiMnrauce. ASSETS JANUARY 1, 1868, - $2,001,266-72. $20,000,000 Losses Paid In Cftsa Einoe its Organization. DIRECTORS. Arthur G. Coffin, George L. Harrison, hlllDIIAl W. J()D(14. I ITFAni.l. 11 John A. Brown, Charles 'i ay lor, Ambrose W hue, W illiam Welsh, Richard D Wood, S. Morris Wain, John Alaaon. ARTE UR G COFFIN, President. Chabiks Platt, Secretary. WILLIAM BUKHLHU, Harrlsburg, P-. Central Agent fur the Stale of Pennsylvania. 1 2ij NSURC AT HOME IN THI rcim Mutual Life Insurance COMPANY, Iso. 21 C11ESAUT St., Philadelphia. CHARTERED BY OUR OWN STATE. UANAUED BY OIK OWN HT1ZESS, LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID. 1-tH.lCllil lWl'DU OH VAKIOVH IT.AIIS. Applications may he made at the Home Olllce, and at the Agecclts throughout the State, U 18 JJ A M F.H TKAllTAIB .-.?RESIDENT KA3I UEIi ajTOIiK! ..VICE-PRESIDENT JN. W. BOBSOK A. V. P. and ACTUARY MOISATIO h. Bj'llEl'llKNM SECRETARY PHC3KIX IN&URASCB COMPANY OJ Piill-ADFXPBIA. iJSCORtOKATKD ltM CHARTER PERPETUAL; No. 2i4 VV ALNUT bcreet, opposite the hJchuge, 'i'itls Company Insures from loss ot daoiage by FIRE, on liberal terms on bnlldiiiga, merchandise, furnltnr etc tor limited periods, and permauenlly ou build. lni! by deposit of premiums. lhe Compauv has hen in aotlye operation for mora than SIXTY VE..RS, during whiou aU louses have been promptly adjust ni.d paid. inhn i. nnit.i. il'avld Lewis. Benlamlu Eltlnr. John T. Lew Ui, Thouias H. Powers, uiinum h. wran. Robert W. Learning, I. CiarK vvoarf", Lawrence Lewh. Jr. A. R. McHeury. Edmund Castliloa, Samuel Wilcox, i.ewis . iNorrts. JOUN R. WUC'HilllhlH. PrMldent. 8tnvslWiiox.Soieutnr nui
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