THE DAILY EjlkiKG TELEGRAPHPHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 0, 1868. FEMALE EDUCA T10N. Interfiling rrocecdlnK In the IlrltUh Association for the Adtntirrmtnl of Science MlM l..ydin Hooker on "The no NexcM of Man" I lie Degree of ftplnatcr of Aria." The members of th British Association were entertained on the 25th uh, by a paper real by 11 las LvdU beckcr, the well-kcowu udvocato ol 'women's rights, "On the supposed dillerenoes in the minds ot the two scves ot Man." Miss llccker, as may be truatied, in of opinion tht there are no such ailleiences, aad sho com plained Btrongly, though with much stood humor, o( the way in which women ure treated, owinc to the false Views on the subject which are held by men. It was Kenerallv admitted, she said, tbat girls as well as boys should bo taught to read aud write. Yet the notion of inferiority in feminine requirements nnlerlays all educa tional legislation. For Instance, in the bill to provide lor the education of the poorer classes, introduced into the Honee of Commous last es eion by Mr. Itruce, while infants under Rix years ol age were placed on a level as retarded the pro vision made tor their intellectual needs, boys above that arc were to receive 6d. worth of instruction weekly, while bd. worth wa deemed sufficient lor the girls. The existing nrraujjcmenta of society were founded on a principle (it present Rlniost universally Accepted without inquiry or examination, and which was the basis ot political, social, and educational legitlutlon. llus principle had been recently dctioed by a writer in tlic 1'aU Mull Gazette as the radical inequality ot the sexes, the radical inferiority, physical, moral, and intellectual, of woman. This rnUical ln'criority Miss Becker set htreelf to disprove. The propositions which phe desired to submit were three in number: 1. That the attribute of sex did not extend to mind; that there was no distinction between the intellects of men aud women corresponding to and dependent on the special organization of their bodies; 2. That any broad marks of distinction which may at the present time be observed to exist betweeu the minds ol men collectively were fairly traceable to the influences of the different circuintances under which they passed their lives, and could not be pioved to Inhere in each class in virtue ot sex; 3, that in spite of the ex ternal circumstances which tended to cause divergenco in the tone ol mind, habits ot thought and opinions of men and women, it was a matter of lact thai these did not diil'er more a-nong persons ot opposite sexes than they did amoiit? persons of the tame sex. In illustration, she would observe that among plants there was no supeiiority of any kind counected with sex, aud that among amrtia's, whichever sex happened to be superior in physical strength, dominated over the other. This superiority was not always on the Bide of the male, as in raptorial birds and come species of insects, such as auts aud bees. Borne extracts were hurriedly read from a paper by Mr. Joseph Payne on the "Relation between Learning and Teaching," but the inte rest excited by Mir 8 Becker's paper was ro great that it was found impossible for the author to secure the attention of the section. A discussion then ensued on the education question generally, and also on Miss Becker's paper in particular. Upon the question of en dowments (treated of iu Mr. Fitch's paper on the preceding day) a general opinion was ex pressed that they must be made more in ac cordance with the requirements of the times, the main points urged being that the endow ments produced most inadequate results; at Croydon, lor instance, a grammar-school master received 300 per annum without haviug a siDgle pupil lor years together, while the pehoolioom was used by an enterprising builder for storing limber. (Laughter.) With regard to Miss Becker's paper: Mr. J. G. Fitch observed that the smaller sum proposed to be allowed per head lor the teach ing of girls arose simply from the fact that girls' schools could bu conducted more cheaply than boys' schools. The Kev. F. Meyrick, who lias had consider able experience as an inspector of schools, said L considered that in examinations relating to Holy Scripture, girla were equal to boys; in the matter of reading he considered that the girls excelled the boys; in the matter of writing, girls and boys were about equal; and in the matter of arithmetic, the boys were superior to the girls, whose time was a good deal occuoied in instruction in sewiDg. Each sex had its epecial excellencies, and education must be adapted to its future work in life. (Hear, hear.) The Bev. A. Jessop did not see the force of ' the illustration drawn from bee laud (laughter); we were not bees, but men aud womeu (laugh ter); and, we could not ignore the actual physi cal distinction which existed between the eexei, (Laughter.) Mr. Heywood stated that the University of London proposed next year to cooler degrees upon ladies in the event of their passing a rather stiff examination. (Laughter.) He did rot exactly knor yet what they would be termed whether "Spinsters of Arts," or what not. (Laughter.) Mrs. Fellowcs said the whole system of female education among the upper classes must be en tirely remodelled. At preseut a girl who had finished her "education," as It was termed, was generally about as empty-headed a creature at could be found on the lace of the earth. (Laughter.) Other gentlemen and one lady (Mies Robinson) having spoken. Dr. Farr moved, "That the Council of the Association be requested to appoint a committee to consider how the scientific ducation of women can be promoted." The Pre-ldent expressed his opinion that up to a certain age there need be no difference in the education of the sexes, but that the mission of women in life was different to that of men, the foimer having reserved lor them a higher mission, in which the delicacy, refinement, and prace which lormed the charm of the female mind were more important than the pursuits of Beience, viz.: the training of a family, which was, after all, the most important education that Could be imparted to mankind, ( applause.) Mies Becker, In reply, said she could not un derstand why au inferior teacher Bhould be in trusted with the traininer of girls; and. in answer to a remark by one of the audience, "Not inferior, but cheaper," she observed that efficiency was gcncially considered to be mea sured by the amount of salary paid. The system ' of having separate teachers for the girls and boys of a family she condemued as wasteful, and contended that the same teacher should under take the education of both, believing it would be found that they mutually encourage each other and do each other eood. Borne ceutlemen bad said that he hoped sewing would not be abandoned as a part of iemale education. Upon that point she would observe that in former days spinning was the great employment of English women, and at that time the process was laborious and not very prod table. As soon as it became profitable, by the introduction of superior machinery, it passed out of the hands of women. She hoped a similar revolution would arise witb regard to eewing, and she looked forward to the time when a needle would be as much a stranger iu the band ol a woman as the spinning machiue was in the present day. Bhe argued that the isolation of the sexes was preiudieial to both, and particularly complained of the evil effect upon females resuliiug from their being shut out from the great stream of humanity around them. With regard to the Cambridge examina tions, she expressed her gratitude to that Uui Tirsity for having taken the lead in recognlziug the existence of women, which the slater Uni versity Lad hitherto ignored; but con demned the practice of adopting a dif ferent examination for women to that arranged lor tbe opposite eex. arguing that that system had to a great extent de ployed ihe value of tbe exuiLiuation, and de claring that she would not care to enter into a competition from which all men were excluded. In reply to the Chairman's observations, she said her opinion was that delicacy and refinement were required equally by both men and women, and she did not think the highest intellectual cu Iture at all Incom patlbie with a training for the important duties the Prealdeut had referred to; on the contrary, she thought the ouo would rather tend to promote and assist the other. (Miss Becker, whose observations bad been fre quently interrupted by laughter and ap plause, resumed her seat amid loud cheer.) Dr. Parr's reBolut ou was then put to the jneeting, and curried wltb only ooe uUentlent. A Cnrlons Fnfrlish Custom Ruth, an J Uoaz Modernized Vow the London Rpcclator. There are people in London, and presumably In Mauchester BDd other great loaus, who believe that the Eighth Commandment is in some mysterious way suspended about corn; that the wives of the laborers in any given parish have a clear right, morul and lesal, to plunder the farmer of a portion of the produce ot his fields; that tbe maddest and wlciteJost saturnalia ol the year, to which fairs are inno cent and camp-meetings pure, are institutions justifying any number ot screaming leaders in their delense. The right of theft does not even in theory extend to the farmer's silver spoons, or to bis batikcr s babvuee, or even we have no idea why to bis gra,n property when once stacked in his rickyard; but as fur as regards the Fame erain when laid out in the Held it is prescriptive, immut able, and dlvinp, to be defended by quotations from Scripture aud nineteenth cen tury versions of the mor.v of Boaz aud Kuth, veifioiis in which the entire meaning ol that exquisitely poetical but surely not divine idyl 1 perverted into a justification of deliberate theft, (leaning is one ol the customs which, though original ly it may bo harmless, or even an acknowledgment of certain rights In the soil and its produce, nre now simply caustj of demoralization. Like mo.-t other incidents of feudal society, it has become uurcal, has lost its old compensation, and tends only to keep up tbe degradation ol the poor. Tuu custo.n destroys, to begin wbh, the very imperfect Ideas current in villages of the liignia Commandment. Under the old system of reap ing with the sickle, wielded entirely by men bom raid bi cd upon the land, aud piiid in any thing except niouey, n certain quantity of corn, usually exceedingly email, was left upon tho field, and, as it cost more to pick up than it was worth, any womun or child born iu tte parlhh and entitled to pay parish rates was allowed lo lighten those rates by carrying it away. Neither the scythe nor the reaping machine leaves this corn, but ihe custom of gleaning has continued; aud as the women will not work tor notliirg, ibey come to an arrange ment, with their husband or brothers, if they are the mowers, or with the IrUhmeu. if they are employed, to leave wilfully a quantity of the corn. Thin quantity, especially when the healthy and Found practice of giving the harvest work to neighbors is observed, increases every year, till tbe amount wilfully left that is, stolen amounts often to five per cent, upon the total, a tax ol a shilling in the pound illegally imposed upon the most important oi our manufactures. No possible overseeing will prevent this offense. The women are nind for the corn, and if they cannot prevail in any other way they will oiler bribes which the overseers cnu no more, resist than the renpers will. Naturally tho farmer objec.s as we almost ven ture to believe, it the news-venders' wives claimed every twentieth copy of the Telegraph without purchase, the proprietors of that jour nal would object and the squares and clergy join in the objection for other reasons. Did tb3 writer ot that astonishing article about "Koberts vs. Jone9," and Boaz and Kuth, aud pastoral nrranaemeuts geuerally, which appeared iu the Telegraph ot Tuesday, ever see a villnge return ing from a successful foray af.er illicit corn? We have, and we appeal to any county clergy man In Eiigland if we exaggerate wheu we sav the foray is utterly demoralizing; that women go out decent, respectable, dousa mothers of families, ard trig girls whom others than agriculturists mirrht'admire, and return hah mad, Bacchante-like, viragoes, their arms full, their bosoms exposed, their petticoats over their heads, their mouths choked with songs Mr. Swinburne dare not print. It is a mad, bad festival of license, dreaded by every good clergyman, every decent mother in Israel, three times as much as on ordinary lair. Its effect, moreover, is confined to the women. Nothing that corrupts them leaves men un scathed, but apart from that the system teaches and protests the practice of theft, which is the voice of our rural districts. How is a man to be taught that his neighbor's corn, or fruit, or rabbits are not his, wnea for one month in every year he is deliberately instructed by tha metropolitan press that in protecting his pro perty their owner commits a crime? What is the wonder that iu Essex or Suffolk a man who presumes to protect peaches which cost him a shilling apiece by sending a thief to the retty sessions is hooted till his lite is a misery to him, till, in despair ol obtaining justice, he cuts his fruit trees down, or takes the law into his own hands? Well, Mr. Roberts, of Cheshire, being unable to affoid the pillage, being also, it may be, a little scandalized at con sequences of that pillage, at which we have only dared to bint vaguely, proclaims that "he will not have it," and finding custom almost in vincible, by protests makes, as he says, "an example." lie prosecutes a woman. The bench, knowing what "gleaning'' means, con demned her to seven days' imprisonment. The woman had no right whatever to Mr. Roberta' property. Mr. Johusou's exclamation, "We shall have all the newspapers in Etui and down on us," struck at the very root of law and order which are maintained by magistrates exe cuting the law as passed by Parliament, and not as passed by newspapers and the attack on Mr. Roberts is a direct attempt to excite popular prejudice in favor of a cu'tom ot theft. But, we thall be asked, are the laborers to have none of the grain their labor produces? Not one grain in that way ; not one straw by thett. We wish the laborer had a third of the crop he crows for his own use, but we would ra'her hang him than see him steal it with impunity, and gleaning, is now neither more nor less than an unpunished and .specially demoralizing form of theft. Ruth's example would not justify that, if Ruth had stolen; and the writers who quote her as an example for thieves forget always that Boaz was owner, that Boaz's rermisslon was needful before she could glean as she would. At this moment as then, gleaning is a privilege in the Orienial world; and now, as then, Boz must give the order before tho "young men" cught to "let fall aorue of tho haDdtuls on purpose for her, and leave that she may glean them." Chinese Jugglers. A coireBpondent of the Chicago Tribune writes lrom Canton, China: Street jugglers and mountebanks abound in Canton, and in fact in every Chinese city. They also travel from place to place throughout the country, displaying their lcats and picking up a lew casn here auu there, as a general thing their Juggling feats do not amount to a great laal T-nt csiivia nt 4 1. . . tv-i ni.n nntww ..I ...... .. would create fully as much of a theatrical furore in tbe United Mates as did the Japanese per formers. Bword-swalljwiug and stone-eatiug appears to be tbe commonest test, and opera tors of this description can be seen in almost every street. One fellow, however, performed a number of featB in front of our hotel, w hich den and from me more than a parsing notice. lie Kutlouel hiuuelf in the centre oi the street, and having blown a blast upon a bugle to give warning that he was about to begiu his eutertaiument, ho took a email lemon or orange tree, which was covered with fruit, and balanced it upon his head. He then blew a sort of chirruping whistle, when iDimealately a number of rice birds catnu from every direction aud settled upon tho boughs of the bush he balanced or fluttered about Lis head. He then took a cup in his hand and began to rattle some seeds iu it, when the birds disappeared. Tuking a small bamboo tube, he next took the seeds, aud putting one in it blew it at oue of the fruit, when it opened, and out flew ouo of the b'rd, which fluttered about the circle surrounding tbe performer. He continued to (-boot his seeds at the oranues until nearly a dozen birds were re leafed. He then removed the tree from bis forehead, und setting it down, look up a dish, which he held above his head, when all the birds flew into it. He then covered it over with a cover, and giving it a whirl or two about his bead, opened it and displayed a quantity of ergs, the shells of which he broke with a little stick, releuHing a bird from each shell. The trick was neatly performed, and defied detection from my eves. The next trick was equilly clever and difficult of detection. Borrowing a handkerchief from one of his spectators, he took an oran?e, cut a innll hole in it, then squeezed all the Juice out, and crammed the handkerchief into it. Giving the handkerchief to a bystander to hold, lo cuught up a teapot, aud begau to pouracnp of tea from it, when the spur, be came cloeged. Looking Into the pot, appa rently lor the pnrpoe detecting what was the matter, he pulled out the handkerchief and returned it to the owner. He next took the orange from the bystander and cut it open, when it was found to be full of rice. He performed a number of pleasing feats, but I have given enough to satisfy the reader that they r.re equally as expert as the Japanese. A CHINESE UNI VER SI T 1. A Cnrloun Chapter oi Celestial HUlory. The influence of European intercourse upon China is elowly but mrely extending, and wilt doubtless end lu greatly modifying the cnsloms and institutions ot that very eurious people. One of the latest results of this lutlneuce W the establishment of a University after the minner ol such institutions in Europe, and under tne direct sanction and protection ot the imperial Government. The history of this protect is well told in a recent number of the Ink Ma I Gazette, from which the following Interesting particulars with rclerence to the enterprise are coiideusea: "The matter seems to have been Initiated oy Prince Kung, who, together wlib the other member of the Chlne-e Foreiun Mtni-try, ad dressed a petition to the Emperor, embodying a aeries of proposals relating chiefly to the louu datiouof mathematical and astronomical ol- leges. This was received very favorably, and within a comparatively brief period tue ptoDur decrees for the establishment ot iUcst and other colleges were promulgated. Iu consequence ol these decrees the erection of suitiible buildims, including an astronomical ob erwory on a lurne scale and on an entirely burooeuii model, u is nlready begun. Nor Is this all. A number of European proies-ors, ot more or le-s eminence, have received invitations to assume some ot the new chairs, and several nicmb' r of the learned pro'esslons have already arrived at their new place of destination. Two y ear will be alio e J them for learning Chinese. "The first of the otlicial documents is dutcd February 20, 1S67, and contains Prince Kuug's memorials and proposals; therein reference u made to a general petition of two mouihs before, which in the meantime had been approved in its outln.es by tho Emperor. One ot the pom is upon which the memorialists particularly insist is the employment of foreieners as teachers in the new schools, not, they sav, 'that we admite the cleverness of foreigners In mechanical sci ences, from a tendency to the miraculous and superuatural, but because we kuo tuat tue ways in which the inhabitan'sof tbe West inrau fucture their machines and in?ituments are those merely of mathemaUcal co mputations.' 'The six paragraphs into which the peti tioners have court .rnsed their propo-als are in each case accompanied by a full expose, which for lucidity aud sound common Bnse need not shrink lrom a comparison with many a similar Euiopean production. "1. Only such graduates f n I employees are to be admitted to academical classes who. by a previous examination, Lave fhovn themselves sufficiently advanced to proatby the instruction. "2. The candidates shall live In the university itself, so that fhey shall not onlv have the ad vantage of being constantly within easy reach of their masters during their pr.vate studies, but also in order thatlhey themselves may yield less to the temptation of neglecting their work. For this purpose also their absences shall be strictly noted down. "3. Every month there sba'l be an examina tion on some one specfU subject, by way of testing tbe protic1enc.es ot the .-mule students, to that ptoper dis'iuc'ioTjs and encouragement may be conferred. These extininatious shall take place in the presence oi tho Prince him self. "4. Every three years there shall be a great general examination. Tue successful candidates shall be recommended to the Tyrone, and shall at once be suitably employed in the loer grades of the Stale service. The unsuccessful ones shall continue their 6tudies uutil the next examination. "5. The students shall bo properly remune rated in order that they may apply themselves to their work with undivided atteution. Apart lrom the tree liviug it is pioposed to give them ten taels monthly, in older ibat they may not have to indulge in 'melaucholy reflections.' Generosity is above all things the (litest stimulus for those who apply themselves to science and learning. "6. The progress made by the students is to be propei ly and lioerully acknowk-daed and re warded, not merely in token ot satisfaction with their labors, but also as au encouragement lor those within and without who might nut other wise use all their energies for the purposes of study, since it is in the interest of the Slate and the common weal to fire the ambition of study in every possible way. "A further official document, published in the Ptkin Gazette on the 24th of April, 18G7, con tains a reply to a counter petition addressed by Wo-jen, the principal member of tne Imperial Council, wherein he bad set lorth tho andeslra bility ot complying with the wishes of the reformers. 'It was a mistake,' he had said, 'to suppose that in this big China there were not able mm enough. There existed people in large numbers proficient in mai.iieaiatics, as tronomy, and all the other sciences. You need only look lor them.' Whereupon the Iinpetiul deciee iustautly charged Councillor Wo to look for them. He was, in fact, to form a rival insti tution, in which his candidates were to vie with those to be educated on the new principles. 'nd.Vthe document signilican'ly amis, 'this undertaking shall not be considered a mere formality.' "Two days la'er the (7GNretfecontalns a further official communication to this effect: 'That whereas Wo-jen has been charged with poi.iting out men ot proficiency, of whom be said there existed ample number in the empire, the same had sent iu an immediate report, stating that he had not bad any special men in his eye. and that he would never dare to propose this oue or that one at haphazard the baid Wo shall not lor all that be lreed from the obligation he has thus undertaken. He shall go on eeking for such individuals, and shall bring them under official notice in order that they may receive their further education m the institution he will found in friendly rivalry to that of Prince Kung. "And the next and last chapter in this curious Chinese court play is the already-mentioned promotion ot this opponent Wo to a seat in the Juinibtry ot Foreign Affuirs." POLITICAL. Senator Henderson, of Missouri, is for Giatit and Colfax. He will eoou take the stump. General Vanderveer, of Hamilton, Ohio, a prominent Democrat, announces that as he has not supported Vallandiguam since the inaugu ration oi the war, be will not support him now. The Augusta (Ga.) Chrontce and timtmel labors under the impression that it has demo lished Governor Builock by calling him an "ex press agent." The Republicans of North Carolina ars making a square tight. From Cumberland, Alamance, Wuke, and other counties co:m;s tewsot the forming of Grant and Colfax clubs wherever the population is lare enough to admit of any organization. The Massachusetts Democratic State Con vention deprecated "all at'.empts to detrtct from the military lame, or blacken the charac ter of General Grant." The warning comes too late. The Democratic press, lrom Brick Pome roy'B t-beet to the Chicago Times, have got s. in the habit of defaming Gcmt:1 Grant, Unit it stopped in this mo lo of campaigning they would bo dumbfounded. The Richmond WMg, alarme l at tho toue of certain speeches recently delivered bv unre constructed Southern rebels, save: "it has reached us iu a very direct way thai Mr. Seymour has expressed the opinion that a certain soeech (lalselv reported, we believe) of a uistinsuished Southerner c ost tbe Demociatio party of the North 200,000 votes. Better not say anylhluor than use language that exasperate and strengthens our enemies." At the great Republictn meeting at Sacra mento, Cnl., on the Cth ult., one ot the speakers was a "recruit iiom me enemy," uir. A. i . I Dudley, ot Calaveras. He said: "Let us call ' thinas Dy their right names. Let us cnl De- moirucy secessionist. As forPeymour, is there not some hidden inunneriu tne stores of heaven, red with tbe wrath of justice, to crush the man who would owe tbe gi atiucution ot his ambition to hie country's iuiu?" A Ilindoft Wedding. A Hir.doo wedding, or at least that portion ot it which ibkes plueo In the street, is worth see ing. Last evening I hard tho sxiuding of trumpets and bpsiinff ol drums, uni stepping npon the verandah, had a line opportunity ot seeing a wedding proce.-slop. It was hluh clan the msrrlage of one who has any amount of rupees to speud. The procession tamed the street corner and came past the hoii-e scores of men and boys with torches, then tho music, ten or twelve drums und tambourines, two gongs, two men with Iron rlnirs beaten with an iron pin, several cow bells, four trumpe's, twi flageolets, each musician playing wilh spirit, if not with understanding the, drummer doing their bst. Just as yon hive seen drummers at an old la-hloned coun'r? mmter; the bell men jingling their bolls as if life deoended iip.m getting ihe utmost of jingle out o' then, and thu trumpeters blowlug their loudest bbi-ts. No oiclody, no rhythm, no lime, bnteaci musician making music atier his own conception. It was a 'Vain! hum pi nil" baud lu earnest, doing its bpst music. Tiicu cnine the candle bearers candles by the hundred In elas shades six, eight, ten, twelve can.llcs fixed to a frame, canted by tho bearer on his shoulders. The two gong men wa.ked each beueaih a canopy in ihe tot in of a pnno la. cariiod by four men, ihe pngoiia decorated with silver ana gooi. Mintled with tbe cmd'e bearers were the bear ers of red, preen, aud blue Bengil lights. After the-e came a bamboo curt drawn by two white bullocks; upon tho cart a car iu the shape of a inaco. k, a curved urck decorated and adorned with ail the colors of thnt bird's plumage, its tail reaching far behind; six boys sitting in the cur, bejtriuir fbigs, and a dozen or more toys, in crimson tunics and gold banded turbans, also carrying tin its. Then more cnndlebearers ar.d blue lights, all escorting the young bridegroom, borne in a gorgeous chair, overlaid with gold a canopy, with a dome, above him, briirht with colors tho bridegroom in a cloth of gold robe, with a tur ban of gold two paes in scirlut aud gold i-tauding by his tide a great crowd cheeriug the biidcgrooin yet in his teens, looking with complaisance upon the brilliant, spectacle. He wiib on his way to the house ot the bride, whero there will be great leastlug for a week to come. Eoston Journal, The Oshkoh Norihxces'ern says that Winne bago county, Wisconsin, is good lor 2')00 ma jority for Giant and Callas. This is 600 better thau she ever did before. Conrressniaii Fmek, an Ohio Democra, once sui 1 of Grant: "1 honor him, sir, not only for his brilliant services in the field, but because, of bis magnanimity in the hour of triumph, and his genuine modesty.JJ PROPOSALS. pKOPOSAL H P OR MEAT. Washington, D. C, Angnst 27, 1818. foaled Proposals, ot the torin turni.med by the urdersltiiieri. will be received In duplicate, until IsA'l UKUA Y, luo 12iU day of Uepiembur, at 11 M. , tor Bll ilio iitsli uU Cornea Hue! ud Mutton r-quired Kir sale or issue to all connected with Hie 1 vurt men i of Wasblugion, In ti. Is cltv- Also for en j plying Hie troops atl'oriH t'oott) nod Washington, MJ..wlui 1'rebii and Corned Beet'. ISald propnaaiH fur Wasliing to.i, It. C, will Include all 1- reHh and Corned Jieet aud filuuoH required for issues, and for sales 10 nlllcers t.cd ollierx authorized to puichasu at this depot. lite Fresh fleet required fur salts lo olllcers sup plied to be ol the huesi quulity, of aeiect parts, iaUe is the ollicer In charge, fiom the hind quartern aud ) lbs ot the fore quarters. That required tui 'he troops tu be of equal proportions of fore and hliel qurie'c; mens, shanks, and kidney tallow uoc received. All Ihe meat will be suoject to rigid Inspection; lo bs ot x tin nt marketable quality, aud lu unexceptionable toi (lltlon. In all cases, It tbe meat Is not satisfactory, l urclifcHcs lu the open market will be made at the exi ense ol tbe contractor. 'Ihe couirncor will be required to dellVf r the roeiU at the storehouses, at the places named, where he will distribute It In such quantities, aud at such tic es, s an o Ulcer ol the bubsisteuce Departoieul n ay direct, fceparaie proposals will be received for supplying tDeuoopsat Forts Foote or Washington, Mil., wltn Fresh and Corned Beef, and with Corued Beef and V niton, In Washington, JJ. O.. but no prop nlilon will be regarded for furulnhfiiK the Fresh Beef In Was il lusion V.V., without It Includes both sates aud linueg. In accei.ting the lam bid the lowest average price on the uuaulliy rtuuired lor bjth lurpodes will be cod. sidervd. Bidders must be present at the opening of ine uius. Fa) ment to he made at this Office monthly for all meat purchased, or when lu funds for tbe pur pose. AU nuestlons respecting quality and condition will he settled by the o Ulcer ol the Muhsisleuce Depart air tit receiving the meat. 1 be contracts will b made for six months from the 1st day ot October. lstiS, or such period as the Com Bleary -Ueueial may determine. The nruooaulM for sonolvine ad connected with the Department of WatihliiKton Is made by direction of Brevtt major -ueuerai .cu. a. o. tnuuy, uuuiumuuuig. G. BKLli, 9 8 8t Depot and Chief c. 8. INSURANCE COMPANIES. flLLIMCHAST & HILT'S INSURANCE BOOMS, jpiiOPOSAL8 FOR FliESIX BEEF. CniCK CnlKF COHMlSSiHY OF t UB8ISTENCE,') DJtl'ABTMKNT OV W AS U I GTG N . J- WjShinuton, D. U, August 27, 1868. ) Peeled Proposals, In duplicate, will be received at the ollice oi lirevtt Brigadier General T. Wilson. C. H.. U. K A., Baltimore, Md on THURSDAY, Hop- learner in. at u M lor an tne t reau jjeer requtreu at Foit ilcllenry. Md.. lor six months from October 1. Int8, or such leas time as tbe Com nilaary General of btihblbleiice may dlrtcl. The beet to be dellverel thete on tbe on er of the acting Commissary of Hub sistence at that .place; of a good and marketable quality, in equal proportions or rore ana niua qur lets (necks. ahankB. and kiduev tallow to be ex. coded) The necks of ihe cattle slaughtered to be cutolf at tbe lourth vertebral toint. and tbe breast trimmed down. The sbanks of tore quarters to be cut from three to tour Inches above the knee Joint, and of hind mart! rs from six to eight Inches aoove the gam brel or bock Joint. Bidders are requested to be present tu respond to their bids, and be prepared to give bonds for the ful filment ot their contract. Froposa's must be endorsed distinctly, "Proposals for Fresh Beet at Fmt Wcllenrv. Aid." The under signed leserves the right to reject any bids for good c use. Conditions, requirements, payments, etc. eta, as uereiuiure. By command of Bvt. MaJ.-Gen. Ed. B. 8. Canby. a BKL.U 9 5 4t Ch lef Commissary Subsistence. FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOFSAFE8 p IRE-PR OOF SAFES. $10,000 In Money, valuable Books and Tapers perfectly preserved through tho fire of July 20, 18(58, at Dove's Depot, South Carolina, iu one of MARVLVd SAFES, owned by DE L0RME & D0YE. 50,000 feet of Lumber destroyed In our riauiiifj Mill in Brooklyn, May 15, 1868. All our Money, Tapers, and Books, saved iu excellent order in a MARVLVS SAFE, Alum aud Dry Tlastcr. SHEARMAN BROS. Both or the above were VERY SEVERE TES'lS. ' A PERFECT SAFE. MARTIN'S CHROME IRON SriIERICAL BUEGLAR "SAFE Cannot bo Sledged ! Cannot be vVedgcd ! Cannoi bo Drilled ! OALL AND BEB THEM, Oil BEND JTOS DB BUKJ rTIVJt OIKCDLAB. MARVIN & CO., TRLNCITAL ) 721 CUESTSUTST., WAREHOUSES, 9 (Masonic Hall), Thila., tOS BBOIDWAT, NEW YORK, 10S BAKU B1TBEET, CLEVELAND, O., And for sale by our Agents In the principal cities throughout the Pnlfd btates. 8 31 raw fa m FDsi O . L. MAISER, Lyj MANUFACTURER 09 URE AND KURGLAK-PKOOP 84EE3, LOCKtMlTH, IIELIj-H ANOKR. AND DEA.LEB IX JilllUJlAli UAllDWAKti, j 5 No. in MACE Street. No. 409 WALNUT St. , AOEUT8 AND ATTORNEYS FOR, Home Fire Insurance Compuuy, NEW HAVKM. CO.CS Sprlngileld Fire and Jlnrlne Ins. Co., srRLNLlFIKLD, MASS. Yonkers and Jfcw York Insurance Co., NEW YOtt rcoplcs' Fire Insurance Company, Atlantic Fire ond Marine Insnrance Co., rROVIDENOJC JR. I Guardian Fire Insurance Company, NiuW YORK Lumberman's Fire Insurance Co., CHICAGO, ILL Insurance effected at LO -VEST KATh'S. All 106SPS piotnptly and litx-raily adjusted at their Office, Ko. 103 WALMJT Street, t rUlLAlELIlilA. INSURE AT j O !.1 E. GUARDIAN FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Ko. 420 WALNUT Stroot. PHILADELPHIA. ClIAKTLKEl) CAPITAL, . . $500,000 PAID LN CAl'lTAL, - . . 100,000 KO LOSSES OR DEBTS. Insnre against loss or damage by Fire on Bulluinjcs. Uercliandlse, Houienold furniture, and all oibei Insurable property, and also take Marine, Onnai and Inland Navigation Risks at tbe lowest rate oon elitent with security, W. K, U WENs, President. NATHAN HAXNEH Secretary. IB IS am BEN J. V. O BR YON, Survey , lion, fc-eo, V, Lawrence, Hon. Btepben T. Wilson, James V. Kirk, K U Wortlilugton, Wni. K. Cressan, John bmlck, Edward N. Grattan, Arthur Maclnnls, niii. vv. Jieuuer, Dr. M. MuEweu, Haitian H nines, Ihomaa Williams, do ward A. Mlukle, I, Kemp Hart let t, Jhaa. K. McDonald. gTRICTLY MUTUAL, PROVIDENT LIFE AND TRUST CO. OF PHILADELPHIA. Organized to promote LIFE INSURANCE among meniners oi me SOCIETY OF PRIENDA Good risks of any class accepted. l'oliclts Issutd upon approved plans, at tha lowest rates, President, B iMCEL R. SHIPLEY. Vice-President, WILLIAM O. LONGSTAETH. Ac.nary, ROWLAND PARRY. The advantages oflvred by this Company are not excelled. 7 275 J O N D O N IMPERIAL JTIBI INSURANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED 1803. raid-up Capital and Accumulated Fuuda, ftS,eOO,QOO IN GOLD, LOCAL dirkctokh: E. M ARCHIBALD, 11. B. M. Consul, Chairman. A. A. LOW, of A. A. Low & Bros, E. H. JArFRAY, ot K. . J affray ft Co. BICHAKD 1KVIN, of Klcbard XiVln & Co. HAVID SALOMON, No, 11 W. Thlrty-eigoth St. J. nOOitMAM JOHNSON, of J. J. Johnson a Co. JAMEtt 81 U ART, ol J. J. Stuart & Co. JS, W. CUOWELL. Resident Manager, No. 40 PINE s reet, N. Y. PKKVOMT & UEUU1NO, Agents, 8 22 lm No. 107 8. TH1BD fctreet, Pbilaoa. "EMRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY THE J PENNSYLVANIA IRE INSURANCE OOM PANY lucorporatvd 162L unarler Perpetual No. 61u WALK LT Street, opposite Independence Square. This Company, lavorubly known 10 tbe oommuulty for over forty years, continues to lusure aualust loss or damage by lire on Public or Private Buildings, enner peruinueutij' ur mr a iiruuea uuie. Also oa 1 oruliure, stocks 01 uoouu, auu Mercbaudisa gene rally, on liberal terms. 'J heir Capital, together with a large Surplus Fund, Is invested In the most careful manner, wnlch eua bits tbem to oiler to the Insured au undoubted secu rity In the case of loss. John Deverenz, x nomas Binnu, Henry Lewis, J. Gllllnirbam Fell. jjanim jiauuocK, jr. UAMEL SMITH, Jb, President. William G, Cbowkll, Secretary. 8 so Daniel Bmlih, Jr.. Al.Jtander Benson, Junto Ilszleburst, Ihoiuas Koboius. PAPER HANGINGS, ETC. ALL PAPERS. TVE AIIE NOW KET AILING OIU IMMENSE STOCK OP PAPER HANGINGS, FOR HALLS, PARLORS, Eto. NEW GOODS constantly coming In, and Qrst-clas workmen sent to any part of the country, HOWELL & BOTJRKE, Corner of FOUETLT and MARKET, 9 4 fmw2m PHILADELPHIA. FURNISHING GOODS, SHIRTS,&G H. 8. K. G. Harris Seamless Kid Gloves. EVI'-BI PAIB WABBAHTED, EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR GENTS' GLOVES J. W. SCOTT & CO., BZTtrp MO. 914 'IIE5!IIU T NTBEKT, TDATENT SHOULDER-SEAM IIIIBT MAUBfACTOBT, AND GENTLEMEN'S FUENISaiNO STOBB. PEKFECT FITTING BHIKT8 AMD DRAWKKS made lrom m.aouremeut a1 vry abort uoucu. All 1 other arYlclea ol Ui.NTLfc.MKN a DRESS "B"n" '""'WINCHESTER & CO., lit No. 7uo CUiS VT Street. INSURANCE COMPANIES. FirE Insurance LlrerpooL and LondoN &nd GlobE Insurant E GompauYi A. W WHIT'S SEVENTEEN MILLIONS. Short Term, Tcrpctaal, Floating, and Bent Policies IsHiictl on favorable Icrms, Offlw, Ko. 6 MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE. AT WOOD S9IITII. I IB era general AGENT, DbLAWAKK WUIUAL. HAr'XfT INSTJtt A VK CXMV,x, Incorporated oy tho LgU ture ot Pennsylvania, ,bM. Otlioo, Boutheart corner THIRD and WALxiTJT Htreis, Pu!liMliphlt. MAhlNlt iNst;KACK' On Vessels, Cargo, aid Fr ight to a'l parts ol the World. O Goods, by river, caua), lake, aud land carriages to aU,.aIU,0ltheCu.on.iiJs(;RcKi On niprrnanrtlso gfiietaiiy. Cm biores Dwelling liouses.etc. Novniinn 1. I7. 2f)0,rX United fetHtMi Five P r ctuu Lohu 1(M' liO.tKX) IJnii-d nLURB Hvo Pir l.ei't 1OtUI, lsH) K0.01I0 Culled t4lie 7 S-1U fer Cunt. Li ia u 'lrcriBurv Nimi (1)0.000 Btate ot I'tnonylvaula blx i'vj t ent. JU u 126,000 City f Phtiaii ltitiit)ix I'erUxoi. 1Oan ('iiui)k iruiu im) 69 000 BiateolNew Jcrsr Hi perCv.il Loan 20 000 Pennsylvania Kaliroad fc'irt lAoitKauee x Pr(jcul. Bicid 15.(100 Peonnylvatila Kaliroad, i ood MorlKaKdMx I'crCeul. touM. 25,000 esteru l'niB.rlvaiiin Unilioad blx Per Cent. HouUs ( Ft uusyl vaula Itullroa I Koaraiiiind.... tO.OOO StfclH ot 'liiiUMate iive per Cent. Loans..... 7000 Stale of Tennpn&39 B'x Per Cent. Loan 6,000,800 shr stock ot Kerinaiuuwn Gas IViui'Buy (principal and Interest guaranteed by tbe city of Philadelphia) 7P0 lo bhares MiocK or Peuuuylva- nla lUllroad Coiutany. 5,000 100 Shares block ol NonhPenn sylvaula Kaliroad Cnuiobuir. 20,000 50 bhares block Philadelphia andbouthorn Mall bteatuBuip nt w TConipauy 401, BOO Loan, on Bond sue Mortgage, first Ileus on City Propmiy,. tl.101,400 rar, Market value. rvi., 1 . .M Real Estate..... MM JBIlls Receivable for Insurance mde.......,.. M Balnni es due at Attencei Pre miums on Marine Policies Accrued interest and other debts due the Oou. pany- btoca and Pcrip nf sundry Insu rance and oilier (Jo rn panics Cesh In lUnt74"0 y?fi-VV"- Cash In drawer i's-sS i8i,ns'a DinH'CTORS, Thomas C. Hand, , James a Hand. uuu jt amy is, Kamnnd a. bonder Joseph H. beat, Theophilus Paulding, Bautuel K. Btokea, James Traquair, William U. Ludwlg. Jacob P. Jonea, Joshua P. Ky re, John L). raj lor. spencer Ucllvalsje, Keury O. Dallett, Jr., George W. Bernardou, ij. , morgan, Plltsburg, J, B bemple, ; A ,Yrr i1 u, president. HENRY LYLH-Xn Vtce-President. HENRY BALL. Assistant Secretary. 12 go Edward Darlington John It. Penrose, H . Jones Brooke, Henry bloau, Geonce G. Lelper. 'William G. Bouiton, Edward Lafourcade, jwwu xuegei, A CC VSD H URl'L VS I.li LM, 1 7! I L' J. UNSETTLED CLAIMS. George W. Richards. Isaac Jjta, Francis it. Cone. Ea ward H, Trotier, Edward B. Clarke, T. Charlton H.ury, Allied 1). JejHup, Johu P. Wnlte, Louis C. Madeira. .-vl,r0"0O HI. 400-00 62.662 50 ZIO (170 -09 25 625 00 . ei woa 10,G00TA 33.375 00 20.000 DO 18,000-00 4z;ooa 15.000W 7,800-99 soo-oo is.ooo-oo , 201,90fOtt I1.1U2.802-50 M,000-0 S19,I35-7 .0i7'00 It 607,60615 1829-C1IA11TEK PEEPETUAI. FraiiLliii Fire Insurance Co. OF PHILADELPHIA. OFFICE: Kos. 435 and 437 CHES2JUT STREET. AB8ETS ON JAKCABT 1. 1888, $S003,74000, ..... 0100,00000 ..... l,01(,Htlif80 i,ist,s4at INCOME FOR 1868 JUSES PAID SINCE 1889 OVUl $3 GOO.OOO. Perpetual and Temporary Policies on Liberal Terms. DIRECTORS, Charles N. Bancker, Tobias Wagner, baiuuei uraut, George Falos, Altreu Filler, Prancts vv. Lewis, M.D Thomas bparss, William is. Urank CHARLKN. BANCVRR. pi.iQnt 9,!Oit0, w EaLEe, Vloe-Presiuent. JAB. w. MuALi.lblii.lt, Ueuietary pro tew. Except at Lexington, Kentucky, this Company has no Agencies West ol Piuourg. i m TNSURANCE COMPANY JL OF NORTE AMERICA, No. 232 WALNUT STREET, PIIILADA. INCORPORATED 1784. CHARTER PE EtPETCAL. BJarluc, Inland, and lire Insurance. ASSETS JANUARY 1, 1868, - $2,001,266-72. $20,000,000 Losses l'ald ia Cash fcinoe its Organization. DIBJLCTOR8. Arthur G. Coffin, George L. Harrnon. 1 M ' I I T." . , I . 1 Jonn A. Brown, Charles 'l ey lor, Ambrose White, William Welsh, p. let) ard D Wood, b. Morris Wain. John Mason. ARTETJRG COFFIN, President. Phablbs Platt, becretary. WILLIAM BUEULEH, narrlsburg, Pa-, Centra1! Agent lor tne Biate ot Peunsj lvauia. 1 t&j NSURE AT HOME IN TBI reuii Slulwal Life Insurance COMPANY, Ko. 1)21 CHESMJT St., riiiludclphla. AHSElBt. ,(tO0,OO. CHARTERED BY OUR OWN STATE. DIAStAUi'.D BV OIK OWN CITIXEiXS. LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID. FOLK I Est ISftlTEU ON VAKIOCM PLANS. Applications may be made at the Home Olnee, and at the Agenclts througbout the btata 4 is JANES TKACAIK ....PRKHIDENT KA91UUL E. aTOKEJ ViCE-PKEIDKNT jxn. W. HOBon A. V. P and AO riJABY ItOBATIO H. aTEPIIKHis SkCRaiARY PUCEKIX INbURANCB COMPAaiY CP PHILADELPHIA. INCORPORATED 1W4 CHARTER PERPKTtJAL, No. '12A W ALNUT biretv, opposlie the JfJcn tugs, This Company lusurta trotn loss or damage by PIRill, on liberal terms on buildings, merchandise, furniture eic. for limited periods, auu permanently on bulla- tags by deposit 01 premiums. -ini fhe Company has been in active operation ior more than BIETY VEa Rb. during wwu au leases have hi.an tinininLlv adlunteu nil" , piKiCTOltrt. JohnL. Hodge, M. B Maliony, John T.Lewis, William S. Wranl, Robert W. Leamlnf, Lawrence Lewis. Jr. David Lewis. Benlamln Ettlng, Thomas H. Powers, A. R. Mc Henry, dmaud Cadilllon, Mauiuel Wilcox, i.ewia 11. im orris. JOHN R. WLIIHlCUIiit. Pmaldenk.. BaJfVxI.WU0.BMeUutM Uai
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