6 THE DAILY E VNG TELEGRAM PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 18G8. LITERATURE. ItKVIKW OF NMW BOOKS. We are reminded that Christmas time ia xear at hand by the holiday appearance of the books that are laid on oar table. The various publishing houses are rivalling each other ia the elegance and attractiveness, both as re gards the Inside and outside, of the volumes which they issue; and the tastes of all classes of readers, adult and juvenile, rich and poor, are consulted. Indeed, the only difficulty with book buyers would seem to be to choose from the immense variety offered; but where there Is so much that is really good in the way of literature, it would be strange If appropriate and acceptable gifts for the holiday seaso0 lould not be selected. From D. Ashmead we have received a number of the publications of D. Appleton k Co. "Appleton's Juvenile Annual for 10!)" js filled with short sketches and stories, amusing as well as instructive. Natural his tory, of birds, beabts, and fishes, historical incidents, legends, and comic sketches, make a jnisotllany of great variety. The book is printed on fine paper, is nicely illustrated, and is bound in handsome style. The fourth Tolnme of the Library lilition of Charles Dick ns' work3 contains "Our Mutual Friend," "Little Dorrit," and Reprinted Pieoes. This edition is printed on good paper, with clear, legible type, the binding emblazoned with characteristic medallions, decidedly or namental, and at the low prioe of $175 per volume, it ought to be one of the most popular editions of Dickens' works issued. "Japhet in Search of a Father" and the "King's Own" are a oouple of Messrs. Appletons' half-dollar edition of Marryatt'd works. It is not necessary to say anything in commendation of Captain Mirryatt: his se stories are always entertaining, and they have a genuine salt-water flavor that makes them doubly attractive. Cheaper still is the twenty five cent edition of the "Waverley Novels," also in course of publication by the Appletons. "Keilgauutlet," which we have received from D. Asbinead, is clearly printed, in double colnninB, on thin but strong paper, and the type is not bo small aj to endanger the eyes of ordinary readers "Home Stories," by Mrs. Alice B. Haven ("Cousin Alice"), is a collection of short sketches which have been collected and pub lished in book form, with permission of Mr. L. A. Uodey, in compliance with a wish expressed by Mrs. Haven's children. The contents of the volume are "St'iiug Winds," "Carriage Friends," "Miss Bremer's Visit to Cooper's Landing," "Only a Family Party," "The Fur nished House," "The Ordeal; or, The Spring and Midsummer of a Life," "Single Lessons, Five Dollars," the last story written by Mrs. Havui. and ;Covru8e",tUe Evll ftU(j tue Good." Tho admirers of Mrs. Havea will be glad tp have this little volume. The sketches are characterized by the purity and frerslr ness of style that so much contributed to her popularity. . From D. Ashmead we have also reoeived "The Christmas Font," by Mrs. Mry J. Holmes, and "The Wickedest Woman in New York," by C. II. Webb, published by G. W. Carleton. The last named is a satire on fashionable frivolities, and it contains a num ber of amusing hits, which, however, do not claim any remarkable merit on the score of ot iginaliiy. From Turner Brothers & Co., No. 803 Chesnut street, we have received the "Narra tive of a Voyage Round the World, Planned by Four Adventurers," translated from the French by Miss J. M. Luyster, with forty eight illustrations by Lorenzo Frolich, and "Happy Thoughts," by F. C. Barnard. The plans of the four adventurers of whom Miss Lilly, aged seven, was the chief, and the self-appointed admiral of the expedition were not carried out on the grand scale proposed at the outset. The voyagers, if they only travelled a short distanoe on their contemplated voyage around the world, went far enough to find a number of things they never knew before, and to meet with a number of quite surprising ad ventures. The artist has given pictures of the voyagers in all the most in teresting stages of the expedition; and between the story and the illustrations We 3?nbt not that Ilia Lilly's voyagf nndertakeO )rj companv with Misters Paul nd '..C, er two cousiu3, and little Peter, will prove vastly entertaining to juvenile readers. The book is handsomely printed and bound. "Happy Thoughts," whioh is announced as the fiist of the "Handy Volatne" series of amusing aud instructive literature which Messrs. Huberts Brothers propose to issue, is unique. The must extravagant con belts are jumbled together in the most extrava gant manner, jast as the "hnppy thoughts" happened to strike the writer; and the conse quence is a volume quaint and curious, which must be read to be appreciated, and which id to a certain extent beyond the reaoh of criti cism. Mr. Burnard'd humor is genuine, and of his "happy thonghts," not the least happy was the thought of stringing them together and publishing them for the benefit of the public. : From. T. B Peterson & Brothers we have received "Fallen Pride," one of Mrs. E. D.' E. K. Southworth's highly wrought stories. The same house sends us "Down the River," th last of the "Starry Flag" series by Oliver Optic. This is the personal narrative of Brick Bradford, who, with his deformed sister, mad0 an eventful voyage down the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. "Rosa mond Dayton," by Mrs. II. C. Gardner, id a story in which the author attempts to show that accountable human beings have no right to live only for themselves, and to Inspire the hearts of her young readers with unselfish purposes and a desire for active usefulness. "The Mlmio Btage," by George M. Baker, is a Series of dramas, comedies, burlesques, aud farces adapted for public exhibitions and pri vate theatricals. The three last-named books art pullUhed by Lee & Shepard, 13 ton. They are well printed, neatly boand, and copiously illustrated. From the Presbyterian PublioaUon Com mittee, No. 1334 Chesnut street, we have re ceived the "Amy Hall Books," six new publica tions, titled as follows: "Fannie'a Rule," "Amy Hall," "Three Cents," "Daisy Delafleld," "Miss Clare's Party," and "Carrie's Peaohes." Also, "The China Cup" and "The Chinaman in California." These books are suitable for Sunday School libraries or presents to chil dren whose parents desire to place in their hands moral and inetruotive reading. -From J. P. Skelly & Co., No. 21 S. Seventh street, we have received "Eletnor's Lessons," by Mrs. Sarah G. Connell, aud "Lily's Looking-glass," by Mrs. E. E. Boyd, a couple of stories for juvenile readers, in which religious principles are inculcated. Messrs. bkelly & Co. make a specialty of tins class of works, and they issue them in attrac tive style. ' ell's Popular Enoyolop.Tlia and Uni vtral Dictionary," the second weekly num. ber of which has bet n sent to us, ought to be extremely popular. It will contain a vait amount of information, and the low price of ten cents a number places it withiu the meaus ot everybody. Published by T. Ellwooi Zall, Nos. 17 and 19 S. Sixth street. The Young Folks' JWws is the title of a new weekly paper, the publication of which has bt en commenced by Alfred Martien, No. 21 S. Seventh street. It is filled with stories, skttches, and pictures that will please the joung folks. During December two holiday numbers will be issued, with characteristio illustra'ions. Price two cents a number, or one dollar a year. ' R01Sli INL Rossini has died, full of years and honors. He had lived out his artistio life, or at any rate his period of productivity, long since. Many stories are current as to his reasons for virtually ceasing to labor for the world's en tertainment and his own glory before he had reached the age of forty, but none worth much attention. The comparative failure of his noblest effort, or at any rate the mere "succis d'estime" which it won at the outset, may pos sibly have exercised some influence on his unexpected resolution. Guillaume Tell cost him six months of earnest aud unremitting application, a longer period than he had often devoted to half a dozen operas, more or leas. But.it should be remombered that with Guil laume Tell he eoDileled the contract which bound him to the TheiUre de l'Opera in Pans, it being the last of three grand works which as " I'remkr Compositeur tlu Hoi" (Charles X), he had pledged himself to write for that efctbiirhmeut. ll'S rearrangements of Mao tiictio Sccoialo and AloS in Eyitto for the same theatre must have given him uo small trouble, taking into consideration the proportions they assumed, as Le tieynde Corinllie and Moi'se, immediate precursors of Guillaume Tell. Aud, judged Irom the simple point of view of art, theEe are certainly the achievements which place him nearest to the musicians for all time. As a mere creation of genius the Bar biere di Siriylia may be namod eveu with the last and best of the three, while ther are lioales aud concerted" pieces scattered through the many operas which he composed for the Italiau theatres that clearly show how much larger were his constructive powers, and how much more thorough a command he possessed over the technical department of hid art, than revere judges felt inclined to admit; but hid French performances fairly challenge critioism. In truth, Roshini never endeavored actually to do his utmost until he commenced writing for the great lyrio theatre of Paris; and it may be readily imagined that one accustomed to earn laurels so easily, one whose genius had enabled him to produce masterpieces almost without knowing or caring how, who, the darling of hid own coun try, and a recognized conqueror iu the domain of opera "irom Lisbon to Moscow," to say nothing of Eugland, had, after a somewhat prolonged struggle, against the ouuning in trigues of such men as Paer, etc., succeeded in winning also the allegiance of France the most difficult, because in musical matters the most arrogant and conceited of nations would experience a certain degree of mortifi cation from the fact that in France he had set himself for the first time quite seriously to work and yet failed to obtain the reoogaiiiou which was his due. No one kuew so well as Rossini that in Le S tye de Coriuthe and Miae he had surpassed his previous efforts, aud that in Guillaume 'J ell he had gone still far ther. This too he had done in submission to French taste, accommodating himself to the French way of looking at such thiugs, de claiming after the French fashion, becoming dramatic from the French special point of view, supplying the French with their indis pensable ballet, and composing for them dance music such as had never been composed before and has never been composed since, Auber and Meyerbeer not forgotteu and all this while giving a new shape to dramatio music and stamping it indelibly with the imprint of hid own individuality, After being initiated into v.,1, rJ rt!iHr.,r Willi tills Tlftrtiltll. .. i r u u mu'tu v. v - fj - - . . . lar kind of ly rio composition, he taught the French in turn, showing them what true genius could accomplish under any condi tions. To Le Sie'ye de ( orinthe, and still more to JiJoine, Wo owe Auuer a jiuetie ae rontci and Gustare IK; aud, In a measure, too, the Hobert and lluyuenot of Meyerbeer to say nothing of La Juiie and other works of Hi lt.' vy; but Guillaume 5f"ewadaB entirely new creation, to imitate which successfully would have demanded an invention no leaa fertile than that of the author of Guillaume Tell himself. Among the causes, therefore, which have been suggested lor Rossini's abandoning the pen neaily forty years ago, the most fea sible feerus to be the eoant appreciation accorded to that great work which had cost bim so much thought to plan, so much labor to complete, aud upon which he bad lavished all the wealth, of his extraordinary resources. It is difficult to believe that his invention was exhausted at this period, or that he had written himself out. His Htubat Mater, indeed, the mo.jt im portant pieces in whi m were composed three years later than Guillaume Tell, . his Soirees Musicales, his religious choruses, "La Foi, L' t spe'rancr, et La Charitf," hid "Tanttan trgo," emphatically deolare the contrary. Ou the other hand, the scandal that so long ob tained credence about Rossini's jealousy of Meyerbeer and llalt vy, and the avowed dter uuiuatiou not to resume his pen till "leu Juifs auraient Jini Uur sahat," is beneath considera tion. Fiom their fiat acquaintance in Italy to the end, Rof siui and Meyerbeer lived on terms of friendly iutimaoy. No one spoke with more enthusiasm of Rossini thau Meyer beer, aud no one said so little in disparage ment of Meyerbeer as Rossini. If not the most learned of Italian composers, or the one who did most with the gifts he owed to nature, Rossini was certainly the most prolific. Compared with Cherubini as a scholar be could not fairly be, any more than as an inventor Cherubini could be compared with him. ; Cimarosa and Paealetlo, his imme diate predecessors, were also prolific; so was Piocini, who preceded them; but, allowing for the time in which they respectively flourished, and the progress which, through the Oermtn roasters (Haydn aud Mozart especially) the art had made, we must still allow that Rossini wa3 not only in genius, but in acquirement, their superior. What, after all, is thenar litre of l'aesiello, what the Matrimonio Segrtlo of Cimarosa (the liuona Fiyliola of Picoini is altogether out of date), placed in juxtaposition with the Harhiere of Rossini f Or, to leave opera bufl'a and go to opera seria, who would think ot putting (hazii l i Curazii of Cima rosa on a par with (Jtello, or with any other of Rossini's operas of that class f As a proof that the oil masters, changes of style and means accounted for, can hold their own, it is but neoesary to cite the luetanoe of Mozart; and we should no more think of pit ting Guillaume Tell against Don Giovanni than the Ijarlitre against Le Nozte di t'iyiro. But can any one acquainted with their works imagine Paeslello or Cimarosa writing Guil laume Tell or Moiset No, nor even Olelio, All the Italian dramatio musio of the last half century comes more or less from Rossini. Bellini, Dcnizetti, Verdi himself, are alike in debted to him; and how much they are his in feriors need soarcely be aided. That Auber, superlatively French as he is, owes him some thing, Auber would be the readiest to admit. Meyerbeer was more or less his debtor to the end; and the influence to which we owe Slar yherita d'Anjou and Crociato is not altogether absent from Hubert and the Huguenots. Lon don Saturday Iteview. CURTAINS AND SHADES. (JURTAIN ESTABLISHMENT. The subscribers are now recelvloi their FALL IMPORTATIONS 09 11ICU CURTAIL FABRICS FOB rAIILOK, CHAMBER, AD LIBRARY VmiDOiY CURTAINS FURNITURE COVJZRWaS, COWPXIIHINQ i'RCNCH BATIKS ASD BKOCATELLE8. koj il lAPjiaTaiKa bli-K 'JERRY AND COTELIN8, Vt vOL, TERUY, itPd, DAU1SS8, ETfJ ALSO, Jut Opened, direct from the Manu'acturer, Embroidered Laco Curtains From the lowpst to the highest quality some oJ the the rucntdr ai&im BOTTJKGHAM LACK CURTAIN';). EMBROIDERRD MUSLIN CURTAINS. JACQUARJ) AND MLstLLtf DRAPERIES VibTIBUiE CURTAINS, la great variety. CARVED, PLAIN, GLLT, AND WALNUT COR. NlCh.8. WHITE AND COLORED 8HADES. Experienced and reliable workmen superintend oar Upbolt-icry DepnrtmeDt , fcna every effort Is employed t') give s&ilsfacilon ttad eucure promptness in falUll lug the ordeis eutrasted to a. SnEPPARD,YAX DARUXCES & ARRISOX, No. I COS CHESNUT Street. CITY ORDINANCES. 11 20lmwl01rp PHILADELPHIA. CITY ORDINANCES. RKKOI.UTION To Approve of the Purchase of Furniture fjr cei thin New fccliool KuildluH. Het.olvtil, By the tteleotuua Common Coun cils of ibe City of FnllaUelpbla, Turn, enliruates of expeusi a for new furniture for the following new school-uoUHeH liuviiiK been Mibmitted to Councils by tho lioiird ot Controllers of Public Schools, the following amounts uro hereby ap propriated for tueoeverul new nchool PuiUlhms following, to bo paid out of item 338 of tho lit mi at impropriation to the Controllers of Public Schools for 1KII8, to wit: For the school-house Fitzwuter M.reot above Fifteenth street, Twenty-sixth section, nine hundred aud twenty-four dollars aud foity-six cents. For the sclionl-liouso Maria street below Fifth htrett, Twelfth section, eleven hundred aud Jllty-nine dollars ami llfty routs, JOHIOPH F. MA.RCER, President, of Common Council. Attest iiOUKUT ItETIIK.I.f,, Anaistuut Cleric of Select Council, WlliLIAM H. HIUKLKV, President of Helect Couucll. Approved this ninth day of December, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred und sixty-eight (A. D. 118). MOlU'OJf McMIOUAKU J211H Mnvor of I'iiiladnlpulii. T)liOLUXlUN X"V To AiHUorizo Certain Trsnbfers In the Appropilailou to '.lie Department, ol Markets end City J'ro. rt-. H. solved, liy the- Select and Common Coun cils of IneCltyof FUilni!elpbln,.That tue City Controller bu aud ho W hereby authorized to inuke the lollowlun transits lulhe upproprU tion to the Depaithifit of Mitels aud City property lor i be year J&oo. io will Frota I ten 18. Cuo hundred dollHr; From Jiem huudred t). tiler.; From Ileus 81), Three litiudrcd dollars: From Appropriation 80, Two huuared and eight, tlollsrs end l'n ty ei4ht cent.; To Jteiu 20, For labor aud other expenses lu- curredKt the Public Hiiures. . JOlOt'll F. MAUCUU, Provident of Common Couucll. Attest iU.KJAMIX II. IlAINEB. CierK of H-lmti uouncll. WILLIAM 8. HTOKLBY, Prffildiiut of HelMdi Douiiell. Approved this ninth dny of Dosember, Auno Domini one l housuud tlht Uuudted and sixty eigut(A. D, lbcM. MOItTON MCMICI1AEL, 12 11 It Mayor of Philadelphia. I E SOLUTION Aj To Antuorlise Certain Transfers In the Appropriation to the Controllers ol PublU Hehoois for 18ti8. Itesolved, 15 the Helect and Common Cjuu clliof the City of Philadelphia, That tueiJl y Controller be and he le hereby authored to make the following transfers of Hems of the appropriation to ln Controllers of Puoao bcnools for tho year 18(18, to wit: From Item 83, Furnai-es aud stoves, two hun dred dollars to Item HZ, Repairs lu the Ninth section. From Item 222, Furniture, two hundred and Blxty-lbree dollars to Item 218, Kapalrs In the 'Twenty -slxtu aeotlon. JOSKPII F. MAUCER, President of Common Council. Attest KOBFBT DeTII FI,L, Assistant Clerk of Select Connell. WILLIAM H. H1'OK.1jEY, President of Ktlfot t'ouiH'll. Approved this ninth day of December, Anuo Domini one thousand elht hundred and sixty eight (A. D. HIS). MOKTOV McMICUAKL, 12 11 It Mayor of Philadelphia. AN ORDINANCE To Matte a Furmer Appropriation to the Clerks of Councils for tb year lhHiS, aud to Auihorlze a Certain Transfer I u their Appro priations for nald Year. (Section 1. The Helct and Com mon CounolU Of the City nf Pulladelpula do ordain, Tunc Urn sum of eighty-elgbt hundred and nlno dollars bo and the same Is hereby appropriated to the Clerks of Council to the fillowiug Item of their appropriation for the year 18U8, to wit. To I'fiu 2 (for printing Journ-U, ordinances, aud notice), rl fly-nine hundred audslxty three dollai and sixty cents. To lietn (tor udvertlnlnrj ordinance an! resolutions), twenty-one hundred uttd lllly-one dollars and forty ceais. To I lent (J (tor carnage hire), four hnnJred and eighty -lour dollars. To Item 7 (ior Incidentals), two hundred and ten ctolittif. And the sum of six hundred dollars Is hereby transferred from Item 6 (stationery) to Item 2 (printing Journals aud ordluxnces). And the Cleiks of Cou tells are hereby au thorised to draw warrants uprtu said Item -I (ad verllslng) in lavor of "The A no" for seven teen do'tars and sixty-three cents f ir adver tising notices for the Btaru of Kevlslon ol Taxes In 18(i7, and a warrant lu lavor of "Tue Press" lor slxty-lonr dollars and II i ty cents for advert ising tioi ices of tue return of Volunteer regiments In lHifi, etc., and tho City Controller Is hen by authorized to approve of laid war luuts. JOSEPH F. MAIV3ER, rrepldeut of Common Council. Attest 15KN.1AMI IT. HATNES, Cierli (' Select. Council. WILLIAM 8. BTOKLEY, President of Helect Council. Approved this ninth day of December, Anno I'ouilnl one thousand eight hundred aud aixiy-elgbl(A. D. 18-8). MORTON MCVIICHAEL, 12 11 It Mayor of Phlladelpula. AN ORDINANCE To Authorize the Purchase of a Lot ot uruund In the Twenty-Second Ward. Section 1. The Select aud Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the City Solicitor is heieby authorized to ex amine the title to all thai lot of grouud situate on the sontbeast side of Alien lane, in the Twenty-second ward of the City of Philadelphia, beginning at a corner of this and ground of the estate of George W. Caipenter, deceased, at the dlstauceof HO feet southwesterly from the line of laud belonging to the estate of Charles Gorges, deceased, thence extending along the side of said Allen lane south 4U degrees, west 80 leet to the Hue of ground late of Theodore J 'e wees, and in length or depth between parallel Hues rauging 40 degrees 15 minutes east, 2it) feet 6 innhesou the northeast line thereof, and 21U Itet 3 Inches on the southwest line thereof to the line of ground late ol Jacob Hex, now of the estate of ueorge W. Carpenter deceased: ami If he approve of the same, that he cause a conveyance of said lot of ground to ne made to ineuuyoi fnuadeipnia in tte, the consideration therelur to be the pay ment of a yiarly ground rent or sum of one hundred doll-tis to be charged thereon. Htclion 2. The Mayor Is hereby aut horized to affix the corporate seal of the City of Philadel phia to huch deed or deeds as may be necessary to reset ve the said ground reut to the grantor or grantors of said lot nf eround. JOSEPH F. MARCEU, President of Common Council. AtteRt Koiiekt riFriircr,, Assistant Clerk of Select Council. WILLIAM H. Sl'OKLEY, President of Select Council. Approved this ninth day of December, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight (A. D. IMS). MORTON McMICIIAETj, 1211 It Mayor of Philadelphia. AN ORDINANCE To Authorize the Erection of a New School Luiidlng In the Twenty-H fth Ward. Section 1. The Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the sum of fourteen thousand dollars Is hereby ap. preprinted to the LSoard of Con'rolle-h of Public Schools out of Item 2 of Section 2 of the Ordi nance approved December 1, 1861, entitled "An Ordinance to Aulhorlitfca Loan for School Pur roses," aud that the said sura of fourteen thou sand dollars shall be expended In the erection and completion of a new school bulldiugon Turner street, south of Erlo avenue, In tho Twenty iiflh School Section: Provided, that tho nlan and specifications therelor shall first be approved by the Cornmttleo on Schools of councils, and the contract, or contracts ior too erection of the same, and the sureties of the contractor or contractors, shall be approved by Councils. Warrants to be drawn by the Con trollers of Publlo Schools In conformity with exiotiug oidinauoeB. JOSEPH F. MARCER, President of Common Council. AtteRt KuBKKT HETTIEIX, Assistant clerk of Select Council. WILLIAM . STOICLEY, President of Select Couucll. Approved this ninth clny of December, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty, eight (A. I), ltiii). MORTON McMICIIAEL, 12 11 It Mayor of Philadelphia. BF. SOI. TJTION To authorize Certain Transfers In the Ap propilatlon to the Inspectors of the County Pi lson lor 1808. Resolved, liy the Select and Common Coun cils ot the Cay of Philadelphia. That the Citv Controller be and he is hereby authorized to u.ake the following tranelers in the aonroorla tion to tho Inspectors of the Philadelphia County prison tor me year i3us, io wit: From Item 1 (Flour), the sum of sixteen hun ured dollars to the following Hems: To Item IS (Repairs), twelve hundred dollars: To Item 11 (lee and Milk), two huuJied dol lar)-; To Item 15 (Miscellaneous), two hundred do! lars: And from Item 31 (Repairing Looms), four hundred and ninety-live dollars; aud from Hem 13 (PiesenU), one bundled dollars, to Item lut Miscellaneous i. JOSEPH F. MARCER, President of Common Council. Attest JiKNJAMIN If. HAINKS, Clerk ofHeltet Counotl. WILLIAM H. HTOKLBY, President ol Select l oun iil. Approved this ninth day of December, Auno ixiiuluione uioubuuu eiguir nuuureu ana sixty eight (A. D. 18oS). MORTON McMIOHAEU 12 11 It Mai or of PulUdulpula. I E SOLUTION "V To euinorizu on'racta for Furnuces of Certain School Sections. llei-oivtd, Dy Mio ?r!cct and Common Councils ol '.f.eClty cf Putb tloiphla. Toat the U"1" 'oilers ol Publlo Schools Oh and they are. nureby uuihorized lo coultact lor the erection ol luri.aces In tho lollowlng Hchool HcoiIoun: Twelith Heel Ion, to cost, not more than live bundled and flfiy-rlKlit dolluiH." Twenty - tout in Hectlou, to cost not more than thirteen hundred aud seventy-live doilari. Twenty-sixth scmloii, to cost not moro thau three hundred and sevenU-llve dollars. Tke ssld I'uriiHCua to bo paid for out of Item 331) of the annual apnropi latloit to IhH Con trollers of Public Suhool for 181)8, approved Match 4. 1808. ' JOSEPH F. MARCER. President of Common council. Attest KoilUKT liKTIIEI-L, Asblstuut lerk of Select Oonucll. , WILLIAM H. HTOK.LEY, ; President of Select Council. " Approved this ninth dsyof December, Anno Domini out thousand eight hundred and sixty eight (A. I). 10(S). , i MORTON McMIOHAEL, I 12 11 It Mayor of Philadelphia. I RESOLUTION Of Iiisiriicllon to the Chief OommUbioner ol Highways lo Open Fourth Street. Resolved, Ry the Helect and tximmon Coun cils ol the City of Philadelphia, That the Chief Commissioner of Higu ways be and he is hereby directed lo notify the owners of properly oh the line of Fourth street,, between Oxford street and Columbia avenue, tbat said street will bo re quired lor public use within three months from the date of notice. JOSEPH F. MAHORR, President of Common CouucJ. Attest UoliERT BKTll EI.T., Asfclblanlt 'lei k of Select Council, WILLIAM S. HI'OKI.KY, President of Select Couucll. Approved this ninth day of December. Auno Domini one tnousnnd eight hundred sud sixty-eight (A. D. 1X08). MORTON McMICIIAETj, 12 11 It Mayor of Philadelphia. INSURANCE COMPANIES. OFFICE OF THE DELAWARE MUTUAL SAFETY INSURANCE COMPANY. PHILADELPHIA. November li, lm. The following- statement of the s flairs of the Com pany Is joMlBhed Iu conformity with a provision of its Charter: PREMIUMS RECEIVED From November 1, 1X07, to October 81. ISflS. On Marine and Inland Risks su t(IH 71 On Fire Risks Hi.VWjOO 8918,71 180 Premiums on Policies not mat kf doff Nov. 1, lb7 406,815 71 Jl..r),5fj7 61 PREMIUMS M ARKED OFF " As earned from isov. 1, INjV, to Ocl. 81. 1S(IS. On Mhrlne and Inlaud Risks S7IH,U05 77 On Fire Risks M m,317'7il SiSUl Zi 1'J Interest during tho same period 8il veges, etc 107.498 83 I.OPSEP, EXTENSE3, ETC., 1'wu.1:2al DuiUig tne i eur as auovo. Marine huu inland Naviga tion IxtsKes g42l.0o2 74 Fire Losses 7'i -tHo X7 hrlntn Premiums m 6t,Ul Vi Reinsurances 30,100 51 Agency Charges, Advenls- lnit, Prnilnn, etc M 60,588 63 Taxes United States, Slate and M unlet pal Taxes 43.S55 9 Expenses 2:i,d oi 8710.8.'!7 8l S-tn,fVl3 00 ASSETS OF THE COM PAX Y November 1, 18GS. U. S. 5 per cent. Loan, 10-40a. $208,500 00 U. S. 6 per cent. Loan, 166L... lJO.soo 00 U. H. 6 per cent. Loan (lor Paciuo Railroad) 60,000 00 Stale ot Pennsylvania 0 per cent. Loan 211,375 00 City of Philadelphia 6 por cent. Loan (exempt from Tax) 128,691'CO Btate of New Jersey 6 per cent. Loan 51.500 00 Pennsylvania Railroad 1st Morleatte 6 per cent. Ponds 20.20O'OO Pennsylvania Railroad 21 Mortiiage 6 per cent. Bonds 21,000 00 Western Peuu'a Railroad Mortgage 6 per rent. Ronds (Peuu'a Railroad guar antee) 20.625-00 Stale ot Tennessee 5 per cent. Loan 21,000 00 State of Tennessee 6 percent. Loan 6.03P25 Geimanlown (Jus Company; principal and in erest guar anteed by the City of Phi ladelphia, 300 shares stock 15,000 00 Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany, 200 shares sloes: 11,300'00 Norm Pennsylvania Rail road Company, 100 shares stock 8,500 00 Philadelphia and Southern Mall Steamship Company. 80 shares stock 15,000 00 Loans on llouu aud Mort gage, first liens on City Properties 207.000'00 2C0,0OO 120,000 60.000 200.000 125,000 60,000 20,000 25,000 25,000 30,000 7.000 15,000 10,000 6,000 20,000 - 207,000 ,100,1)00 Par Market value, l,130.3ii 25 Cost, Sl.OlM.UOl'iAi. Real Estate 30,000 00 Bills Receivable lor Insur ances made 322,480 W Balances dne at Agencies Premiums on Marine Poli cies, Accrued luieiest.atui other debts due the Com pany 40,17888 Block and Scrip of Sundry Corporations, 83156. Esti mated value 1.813O0 Cash In Bank $110,150 08 Cash Lu Drawer 413 0a ... 116,503 73 $1,647,307 ISO Philadelphia, November 11, 1848, The Boar Cot J-drecUirs have this day declared a CASH DIVIDEND Ol TEW FEU CUNT, ou the CAPITAL STOCK , and SIX PEIt VOSiT. lutereston the SCK1 P of the Company, payable on aud alter the 1st December proximo, free of National and State Taxes. They have a so declared a SCRIP DIVIDEND of THIRTY PKP.CENT.ou the EARNED PKEMIDMa for the year endlug- October 81, lbos, certificates of which will be issued to the parlies entitled to the same, on and after the let I'eceuioer proximo, free of National and State Taxes. They have ordered, also, that the BCBIP CERTIFI CATES OF PJOFITdo! the Company, for the year ending October 81. 1864, be redeemed In CAttU, at the Office of the Company, on and after 1st December proximo, all Interest thereon lo cease on that date. jMTBy a provision ot the Charter, all Certificates of fccrlp not presented for redemption within live years after publlo notice tbat they will be redeemed, soall be foreitid and eancelltd on the Bookt uf U Company, JUTA'o certificate of profit Usued under fd. My Ihe Act of Jncorjioratioi, ' no certitcate tuill Utue ui ett claimed within two yiart after the .declaration of the dividend whereof U it evidence," DIKED INSURANCE COMPANIES. I Thomas C. Hand, JUUU U U S V IS, J amen C. Hand, 'iheoplllus t-auldluc, Jobtun lil, hthl, iiugu Craig, JuLu B. Peurose, Jucob P. Jones, J bines '1 1 aquair, iLQwa d Dsrnuston, 11. Joueu Uroone Jtu.1 B. MciVariaiid, Kawara i.an uri.ai.e, JothuaP, Ejie, ii.au. und A. Souder. buwutoi E. csloKea, Reury Sioau, William U Luawlg, Oeursa U i-elpor, ileniy U Dmi.eit, Jr., Juhu l. 'I ayiur, Ueurga W. ileruardou, Wlliiuui a Bumiuu, Jcut Klejul, etpencer M'Xivalne. Jobu kt. bemple, Pitts.. A. B, Beiger, ao 1J. 'I. Muriuti. tin THOMAh II. HAMI lrnalrtu..F Jf Ua O. DA Via. Vlce-Piesideutj. HENRY LYLbUKN.Istor.tary;, ""'uens. lli.MV BALL. ABsunaut becretary. 11121m ggty-ClIARTEli PElirETUiX. htiiiLlin firc"lKswraiicc Co. r fuit.jijjtu-ii jf, optical JOB. 4S5 and 433 CULSACT STREET. ANMETM OH JAHVIBY 1. 18S, ,UUa1i74U'UU, CA.P1 TA i, aao.oe O'OO A CI HL kU 6 ViiflVii -,.... 1, I JtU &'H a VKkttlUM .-,.s,....,........ I,1M4.4-M IMtkUlJal CLjKlMtS LNOUM.il) iCOH I8u7 ss,a-i(8 n,ooo'tuj, ,VSAli I-AID B1NCB 18'4tt UVtUS j tC 000,000. Perpetual and Teuipoiary Pouoiea un liberal Termi DIBECl'OKB. Charles N. Bancket, Ueoigu F&les, Tobias banner, bambel Uraiit, t.eorne W Kiohards, uaaoijea, AlirtW ' u,iojr, irancm vv. LwU), if. D 1 iiomus Hijariu, " WUhaJJib. Grant. CUARLKS N. BAjNOB.il K iTaldenL tir.OBe.K FaLKH, Viue-Prebiaunl. JAB. W, MuAi.jv.lS t' It. K, beurmary pro turn. Except at Lexluatt.n, Beutuoay, this Company has no Agencies West of fnwburg. tl'H T.HBUBAKOfi COMPANY NORTH AMER10A, . No. 232 WALNUT STREET, PLIILADA. IDCOBPOBATKD 1794. CUAKTEH PEUPWTUAI Blarlue, Inland, and lire lnnnrauce, ABSETS JAUDAkY 1, 1868, - tOOlbfl-TS. U,000,000 Louses Paid la Cttsa tlnot lu OrgaoixAtloa. nTRU.TOBH. Arthur o. Goffln, , (eortre L. Harrison. Charles laylor. Ambrose While, Vranuls K- Oooe. Eu ward U, Trotter, Edward 8. Clarke, T. Charlton lieiury, Alfred D. Jensup, John P. While, Luuls C. Kadeuar William Welsh. Blebard D Wood, 8. Morris Wain, TnKn A avASti . ' ARTHUR a. COFFIN, Pre ldsnt. Chabi wi Platt Hecretary. WILLIAM BOEULEK. Harrisbarg, Tft-, Centra Atentfbf UieHtateef Piuiivauia, it UNITED SECUltlTYf L I I" 12 I IV S 17 It A X C AND TIllhT COMPANY, OF PEN NSYLVANI OFFICE: S. E. Corner FIFTH and CIIESMJT Sts, miLADJtLFBIA. A.NI A I'KVTTT fo CAPITA!. & 1 ,000,00? D I It K O T O It S. PlIILA! KLIMIIA. OFOROEIT. HI U A rtT, ,H. H. HORRTM ANN. (- UllUtK W. t'M ILLS. w jM. A. POH1 Kit. F. A. 1KHX KL, WM. V Mi K KAN. lllOMb W. tVaNS. A. J lillKXKL. JOISKI'H PATMtrt83Nj WM. C. NuiblO.N, J. J KDLM , I III NH V A. ROOD. I JAW ESM JO-Li ll bTt MOl'ltl Nl-W YOBK. do.. Preatile it Mtnhittiui R Hi, 1 1 J. J. biuart tb Cc.Banken BOSTON. RON. E. 8. TOBF.Y. late President Board of Trade. CINCINNATI. , I A. E. CHAMBEHL4I N. of Chamberlain A CO, i ciiicaoo. L. 7. LKITER. of Flel1 I,tr A Oj. C. M. bAUTii, ot Ueo. C bin 1th A Brothers, Baakort LOUISVILLU KV. WILLIAM OARVLN, of Oarvln, Bell A Co. BT. LOOtn. JAM FS F. YE ATM AN, Cashier Merchants' Nstloni NKW HAMI-alTIBB. HON. J. W PATTEHouN, U. U. Senator. llALTIMORK. WILLI M PRF.ec o IT HMITH, Baperintenderf t mj juiu, otw xorit W shIjii Klou. P. M. HllO MAKER, of Adams A Oo.'s ExBress. CHRISTIAN AX, ot O. W. Wall A. iBAxNtlH T. BlMi, iVreblUeut Central Bavlnj GEORGE H. BTTJART, President. HENRY E. ROOD, Vice-President, C F. BET I'd, Secretary. J. 1m LUDLOW. Consulting Physician. R. M. OIRVIN, M. V., 1 , Job E KOERfER, jrf, B., Medical Examiners C. B1UART PATTF.RbON.l RiCHARB LUDLOW, ) Counsel. This Company lsaues Policies of Llie Insurant uron all the various plans that have been prove! by the experience of European and American Cor3 panles to be safe, sound, aud reliable, at rates m LOW AND UPON TKKM4 AS FAVURABLB Aj THOSE OF ANY COMiANY OF EviUALBTA All policies aro non forfeit kble aner the Daymen of two ot niOie annual preniUiuH. n u imwlmr TJIltEMX INSUBAN'Cli X PHILADELPHIA. liN'CORPutvAi itD o. 'it W ALi teT This Comoany lubur on liberal terms, on bnlliiiMi. mprrhRnrt .i. etc., ior Jin. lied peiti.ds, and perujaueniiy on build 118 by depotltol ,runuujs, 'Ihe C nupauy hm beeu lu active operation for mos tbaublXiV VEAtus, durlLU wnicn aii loases hi oeeu pruiupuy uujumea anu ai i, LI it iUJToKsl. John L. Hodge, .Lavid Lewis, COMPANY ol ibui-CUARTER PERPETUAL r tiirett, oppuoue the Echause.l bur.siruiuioHsordjunt.aeby S hi. B. Maheby, John f. Lewis, Wll laui b. uraut, ltoheri W. Leaiulng, D. Clurk What ion, Lawrence Lewis, Jr, bai laiuin Eltlmr. Tuoujm rt . Powers. A. K. McHe ,ry, A.du u d CaHtliiun,, irtauiuul Milieux, wwi- j. imi, r 0. JOilN R. W LCllERiLll. Prmldjint. Btstiit Wilcox, oretry. k tjlKt. JMSlJKArsCIS KACLUfclVELY TJI J.1 IHMMSVLVaiMa FlKa, liNsUKAjNCK OU A IN V Jncornoraied lo2 LUmi h,,.. ,.i7 6iU WALUT btreet, up, one luuepeud. hue bquan This I ouiufcuy, favurutny known io IheouinmuulG for over loriv lean, OuUliuuea to lunure against los or duuiase by Ure ou Publlo -or Private Butldiu r Utter perujaueniiy or fur a limped time. Also a Euruliure blocks ot Goods, and Merchandise neat rally, ou liberal terms, '1 heir Capital, togeih.r wi'b a large Surplus Frtntf la Inveteu la ihe mrxi Cdrelui uiauuer. winnh tnem to offer to the lBsnrea aa undoubted securm li the case ot loss. J DiaKo. jnnn ueverenx; Thumaa amiin, Heury x.ewla, . uimnguani seii. H, jB.,r'esldent; Daniel Smith, Jr.,' Alexander Benson, Inaac uazlehurat, Thumas RODius, Jjanlel Haddnck, jr. DANIEL i-iiJTH" WM. 0. CROW ELL, Secretary, 8o STRICTLY MUTUAL PROVIDENT LIFEMD TRUST CD OF PHlLADELi'HIA. j OFFICE. Mo. Ill t. FOUU11I iSTBEET OisauizedlO v'Oinute Lika xAoUBANCE aiuuui bOvTETY OF FRIENDS. Good risks of any clasa accopied. Policies lfasud upon approved plana, at lite lowea Tales, . i PreHluenl, SAlll'Eh R. BUIPLEY, Vice-President, WiLIj. AM C. LuiNGtSTKETH. AiKLi-.i ,y, tvOWLAfaD PARRY; The advantages chtrtd by this Company are excelled J7 TSirjJUlL F11US lAbLIUACJi CG2ITJLM LONDON. F.STAKMSIIED 1803. Paid-up Capital aud Accumulated Funds, $8,0 0 0,0 0 0 IN COLD l'KEYOST A llEKItlKO, Aleuts, 114 8m. Vo. 107 fcouih TB.IRD Street, Phlla, CARRIAGES. QARR IACES Notice Is rfepotfu)i givu (o oostomers nd otberi lLiilrliir TAl.LTi jLu. til... 1 ssji vuAitiajijj ui mq MANUFAOTUItB or VVM. D. ROCER8. OF OHESNUT STRKliT, To place tbslr orders as sooa as possible, to Insurl tnlr .nmiilj-rlfiil l.ir Iia I DR1T1NG SEASON OF 18G9. CA FRTAOEH RRPA1RED In the most neat an Wf1. D. ROGERS, JSon, 1009 and 1011 CIIKSMT 8 tree Hfmw2m PHILADELPHIA. jg OARDEU & FLEMING, CARRIAGE IJIJILDKH8, Ao. Sll (south FIFTH Street BELOW WALNUT. An assortment of HEW AND SECOND HANI carriages alwaj on baud at reason a bli PRICEU. 5 luiwddtj B0DGEB8' AND W08TKN HOLM'S IOCKEl KM V EH, Pearl aud biaa Huiinn, of butlru ttnlah. ROLUERB' anil WAliK A HDTOHKK'e RA KOXb, and the stdHhiatod LEOOULTRS RAZOjV bC ibbO lib of the 11 umi quality. . Kwm, KulTen, fcx kuio'-, and Table Ontlery OrorW and P ilJ.bl, at P. M ADJURA b, He. 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