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Abolishing Legal louder.
From the If, Y. Tribune.
Suppose the Supreme Court should adjudge
the Lrg&l-tedr act unconstitutional, what
Would be the ell'oct upou existing coutraots,
tipon currency, and upou business generally?
We answer:
I. Much must depend upon the scope and
terms of that decision. We presume there is
110 likelihood that the Court will affirm
broadly and absolutely the inability of the
Government, under the pressure of war and
with the peril of iiaUunal overthrow and dis
solution blaring it in the face, to make its own
paper a legal tender. We feel confident that
the Court will make no decision so sweeping
as this. And, if it merely holds that the
power to make its own paper a legal tender ia
essentially a war power born of necessity
and peril, and dying with them it will say
no more than thoughtful, observant men
have very generally held. Itwilldeoide only
that (in the language of Burke) the extreme
medicine of the Coutstitution must not be con
verted into or confounded with its
bread.
II. The notes of the United) States known as
greenbacks derive their value from the facts
that the Government issued them, recognizes
them, receives them for internal taxes, and
promises to redeem them. That they are a
legal-tender may add somewhat to their cur
rent value, and may not; but it does not create
that value. Divest them of that peculiarity,
and it is quite probable that they will buy as
much beef, batter, and even gold, as now.
III. We do not fully concur in the assertion
of our Washington correspondent that in case
the Supreme Court decides against legal-tender,
forthwith "gold would be the medium of
contracts and business, and greenbacks would
be quoted at their value, just as they are
quoted in California aud London at the pre
sent time." On the contrary, we suspect that
greenbacks would continue the circulating
medium, being gladly received for labor, for
goods, and in payment of most debts. For our
own part we expect to take them and pay them
out in our dealings at their nominal value
after each decision just as we do now, and we
expect others to do the same. Home creditors
may refuse them; but we suspect that most
creditors will be glad to get them. At all
events, we should like to receive forthwith a
large amount in greenbacks, whether in pay
ment of old debts or as the consideration for
new subscriptions.
IV. But, if such a decision be rendered, we
cannot doubt that it will hasten a general re
sumption of specie payments. It will divest
neither greenbacks nor national bank notes of
the character of money, but it will impel as
to base that character on substantial grounds.
Hank notes were seldom or never a legal
tender with us; and yet most of the payments
of the seventy years preceding lbti3 were
made in them. Once in ten thousand times,
you might encounter a human hog who would
say, "1 will not take your bank notes they
are not a legal-tender I demand the coin;"
but these extremely rare instances did not
affect the general rule that payments were all
bat uniformly made aud received in bank
notes or checks of some kind. True, those
notes or checks were theoretically redeemable
in coin; but creditors accepted them not in
tending to draw the coin, but satisfied to
honor and hold them so long as they were
equivalent to coin. Banks were sometimes
run, and even broken; but generally by other
banks, seldom by mere note-holders.
V. The one great obstacle to reconstruction
long ago was the reluctance of our citizens to
measure their property and pay their debts
by a gold standard. The farmer preferred a
high price for his produce, the merchant the
same for his goods; while the debtor wanted to
pay his debt with the least possible quantum
of his property, provided he should ever be
compelled to pay it at all. But this widespread
reluctance to coming down to hard panoloaked
itself under a shallow, if not dishonest, appre
hension that resumption, if attempted, could
not be maintained. And there is now danger
that those who wish resumption to fail will
achieve their end by croaking and panic
making. "Give a dog a bad name and haug
him;" and, if every one were to insist that
we can't maintain our currency at a specie
standard, we might possibly fail to do so.
There was never an hoar when our banks
could have maintained specie payments if
every one had clamored that this was impos
sible. VI. And yet we balieve that resumption will
Boon result from the apprehended judgment of
the Supreme Court, should that judgment be
rendered. The debtor interest, the specula
ting interest, must soon realize that specie
payments are inevitable, and will see that the
best oourse, even for them, is to take the bull
by the horns, and save our paper currency by
making it equal to gold. Let the Treasury
pay gold for its notes, and let the banks re
deem their issues in greenbacks, each keeping
a small amount in coin to deal out to those
who may ste tit to demand it. Let us all re
solve that we will not break our Government
by running the Treasury dry of coin, and we
shall achieve general resumption, not without
heavy individual losses aud some bankrupt
cies, through the sudden contraction of prices,
but witLout national bankruptcy; aud in a few
months all will be well. Corn will grow and
cattle thrive; water will turn wheels aud
forests will yield timber, even though money
should not be so abundant nor wages so high
as in the Hush times initiated by the making
of dishonored paper a legal-teadar.
VII. There are men whose judgments we
rebpt-ct who hold retmuiption a mistake be
cause paper ought (they say) to be aud re
main our only currency and coin a mere com
modity, as at present. They may be right in
their abstract assumption; they cannot be
right in its application to the existing condi
tion. If we are to have a currency of paper
only, it should te 'no nominated in the bona"
each note thou'd be, not a lie, but the truth.
buth was the ourreuiy authorized by the ongl
rial Lecal-tender act, which made every green
back fundable, dollar for dollar, at the pleasure
of the holder, in Five-twenty six per cent,
bonds, payable, principal and interest, in coin.
Had we simply adhered to the principles of
that act, we suoai'l nave quietly attained re
sumption (through the funding of our green
becks) long ere this. But the stipulated re
demption was repealed by a subiequeut aot.
in deference to some real or fancied necessity
of our great struggle; and, since then, our
currency has uees male up ot broken pro
mines of promipes which are virtual confes
sions of national bankruptcy. From this
abyss of demoralization and dishonor, it is
Ligh time that we emerged; avd if we can no
Otherwise be spurred to honesty, we shall
lejoice to see the end acnieveu turougU a de
ciaion of the Eupienie Court.
Light on u Dark Subject.
From "JrU k" J'omcroy't N. Y. Democrat.
It is well known that th abolition of
slavery in Jamaica, and the admission of the
negro to political rights, had a most detri- I
mental elleot upon the prosperity of the I
island. Its productions ran down to a very
low point, and the whole black population
seemed to be relapsing into African barba
rism. Granted the elective franchise and the light
to hold office, they made politics their chief
business, and neglected industry and all use
ful pursuits. The attempt to place the two
races npon a political equality produced its
natural fruits, and demonstrated the impossi
bility of successfully basing society and gov
ernment npon bach an order of things.
The consequence was that the negroes grew
jealous of the whites, coveted all the ollices,
and claimed all power in the island. Finally,
under the instigation of their fanatioal
preachers and brutal leaders, they formed a
conspiracy to massacre the white inhabitants,
plunder their property, seize all the ollices,
and run things generally according to their
enlightened and humane notions. But there
happened to be a rather brave and energetic
Kngli.sh Governor at the head of affairs, of the
name of Eyre, who detected the conspiracy,
and made a pretty summary disposition of the
ringleaders, which caused a great howl to be
raised at the Uub, on this side of the Big
Herring Pond, and at Exeter Hall, on the
other. Governor Eyre has been pretty badly
persecuted lor doing Lis duty, and thero have
been times when it appeared as if he would
be sacrificed to appease the wrath of the
negro worshippers. But, as yet, we believe,
he has escaped their vengeance, though re
called from his official position as Colonial
Governor of Jamaica.
Notwithstanding nearly all the public men
in England are more or less tainted with this
mock sentimentaiism about the negro, they
had the sagacity to discover where the diffi
culty lay in Jamaica, and the good sense and
firmness to apply the remedy. They saw that
Jamaica was suffering from an overdose of
negro politics, and extracted the poison by
withdrawing the suffrage.
What has been the consequence ? Order
has been restored to the island, the negroes
have gone to work since they have found out
that this "man and brother" business was
played out, and it is said that the sugar orop
lias largely increased, and that the coffee
production shows an improvement of fifty per
cent.
Here is a lesson by which this country
should profit. It proves, as we have often
urged, that making a politician of the negro
spoils him as a laborer that the two races
cannot go on together in a state of political
equality and that when the mistake of the
experiment is discovered, it is perfectly safe,
as well as wise and prudent, to retrace the
steps which have been taken in the wrong
direction, and restore white supremacy and
negro subordination. We are goiug through
this experience, and shall arrive at the same
end.
Railway Management.
from their. Y. World.
As a matter of general interest and import
ance, we reprinted ftoin the London Quarterly
Review an article which gave some valuable
facts relative to railway management in Great
Britain and on the Continent. The English
railway system, from which our own is copied,
is shown to be a huge monopoly, a compara
tive failure, and a thing of the highest tariff's
and the lowest profits. This, at least, is the
Quarterly's view of the competitive system of
Great Britain as compared with the Conti
nental system, where the leading lines are
built, own-d, and run by Government autho
rities. It is shown that the British rail
ways are built and managed, or mis
managed, at the highest cost and the
lowest return, while the Continental
government-built railways are built and run
se as to confer the largest amount of advan
tage npon the users ot the roads, and at the
same time the roads return an abundant profit
on cost and expense of running and manage
ment. Now, there is a large class of econo
mists in this country who say that practically
there is no competition in what we call the
competitive system; that railways are mis
managed monopolies; and that they ought to
be under the control of the majority, to wit,
the State or the General Government, which
is suppoeed to embody, or at least represent,
the interests of the majority. But it is evi
dent enough that, till we have a civil service,
or a purer government than we have had for
eight years past, the submission of all our
railways to governmental conduct and oontrol
would result in a railway "ring," with cor
ruption surpassing that of whisky or any
other ring.
Certainly, however, there 13 vast room for
railway reiorm in this country. The article
we printed from the Quartet j'ia full of hints
which our oompanies might take advantage of
to the great profit of themselves and to the
comfort and convenience of their customers.
It is shown that the cheaper railway travel is
made, the greater the number of passengers
and the Burer and larger the dividends, it is
not the high-priced travel that pays. The
second and third-rate passengers, who travel
because they are compelled to travel, and not
for pleasure, swell the receipts of railways.
The railroad of the future will transport pas
sengers from New York to St. Louis for $5,
and to other points at proportionate rates, and
declare good dividends on this business.
Uur hotel system is founded upon tne same
preposterous notion upou which our railways
are run, that the rich are the only people who
travel. The majority of those who are obliged
to ' keep' moving" are precisely the people
who are not able to pay i?l &0 a day for board.
They are merchauts, mechanic!, laborers,
carpet-bapeer?. colored Congressmen from the
South ru States, aud others for whom, on all
our railway lines and in all our cities, must be
opened great caravan$ena "carpet-baggers'
Homes" where hath aud happiness can be
dispensed at a pi ice not to exceed fifty cents
per day. There is abundant room for railway
and hotel leftrni iu this couutry.
Our Settlement with Ureat Britain.
from trie IT. I. World.
The Tribune devotes its columns almost
daily to attacks upon Reverdy Johnson, and
the settlement which he is reported to have
nude of the difficulties between England and
the United States.
On Monday it republished a long misrepre
sentation of the opinions both ot those who
approve and those who disapprove that settle
ment, in a letter to the Loudon iVett'i from its
own English correspondent.
Will the 'Jrihune have the goodness to give
the public the benefit of its own opinions as to
what the basis of a settlement of our difficul
ties with England should be f Some settle
ment or other it will not deny to be desirable.
What, then, are the Tribune's ultimata? What
are the points which it would refuse
to concede, though war were to be the
result? What are the demands which it
would make and back with "the last dollar
and the last man"? Mr. Johnson has made a
settlement, it is said. Criticisms are of course
in order. But precisely what criticisms has
the Tribune to offer upon the settlement
wlloh has b?en made ? Aud precisely what
settlement does it deem the Government of
the United States obliged to in interest aud in
liouoi? .
Butler en the Tenure of-omcc Law.
front the A". Y. Herald.
Butler's proposition to repeal the Tenure-of-Office
law is the first step yet taken in Con
gress having particular relation to Grant.
This is the third proposition for the repeal of
the same act that Congress has heard since
the beginning of its present session. The first
came from Mr. Cary, of Ohio, and the seoond
was made by the President in his message,
and these two Congress scarcely heard the
one, while it derisively laughed at the other.
But the same proposition, coming from Butler,
seems naturally to claim a significance that
would not be accorded to it as ooming from
almost any other man in the country. Butler's
relations to the House are peculiar, and so are
his relations to the incoming President. The
Representative from Massachusetts is a man
who must be heard, as the House knows. He
cannot be snubbed as any chance man in the
crowd of Representatives may be, nor can he
be laughed down, as has been sufficiently I
proved by the "bottle" experiment in that
way. Moreover, his political sagacity has
come to be recognized in a very palpable de
gree by the fact that his simply turning his
attention to a subject gives it importance.
People recognize that he has been among the
first to discuss many things that subsequently
grew to great proportions in our national agi
tations, and thenoe infer, perhaps rather too
readily, that whatever he touches is likely to
do the same. He has grown to be a leader of
thought in the House, however others may
nominally lead its action. Yet, with all this,
the House is not sure of his fealty to party
not sure of his motives and bo hesitates what 1
to do with his proposition.
The merits of the case are clear. This law
was made to tie the hands of a President not
in sympathy with Congress. It was made to
cripple the Presidential office, because in the
exercise of the powers given him by the Con
stitution the President could be tolerably in
dependent of the dictation of the radical ma
jority. This tyrannical majority, jealous of
every power that could oppose it, stopped at
nothing in the effort to make itself supreme in
the government, and framed this law as the
most effective blow it could deal at what was
always regarded as the proper constitutional
authority of the Executive. Having made
this law to control a President hostile to
it, people would naturally suppose that Con
gress, now that a President is elected of
its own views, would be ready to wipe out
that law and return to the true basis
of the Constitution. But there are some rea
sons why it is not ready to do this. It has
enjoyed the power of holding the Executive
hand and foot for months, aud it is not will
ing to lay that power aside. This was one of
the dancers that the framers of the Constitu
tion endeavored sedulously to guard against
in adjusting the nice balance of our system;
but Congress cares l3s for the danger of the
Government as a whole than for its own power
in that Government. This is a piece of short
sightedness that is universal in the history of
similar bodies. Another reason is that there
ia a large section of the Republican party
which remembers that Grant waseleoted with
out any pledges, aud that he has never yet
given any evidence of that kind of radical
temper that would satisfy Massachusetts.
They contemplate the possibility that they
may by-and-by be as eager to hold Grant as
ever they were to hold Johnson, and rightly
judge that this law onoe gone they cannot re-
enact it.
As must Inevitably be the case with a crip
pling law, this statute operates in two ways.
Made to prevent the Executive doing wrorg,
it equally prevents him doing right, and it is
obvious how necessary it is that it should be
repealed if Grant is to do what is universally
expected of him. He is expected to make a
wholesale slaughter ol the corrupt officials
that are in place under this very law; but he
cannot remove a single rascal who has credit
with political caucuses, cliques, and rings,
and cannot appoint a man who does not come
commended to all the Senators on similar au
thority. Were Butler, therefore, interested
in seeing the failure of Grant's administration
he might reasonably stand still and look on at
the operation of this inlschievons law, and in
the absence of any exposition of his motives
he must therefore receive credit for a mag
nanimous'disposition to let Grant start fair,
and for a patriotic wish to get back to the
Constitution. But with whatever purpose he
has opened the most Important political mea
sure of the session, and one the vote upon
which will be significant of the temper and
attitude of Congress toward Grant, a determi
nation not to repeal the law would be a vote
of want of confidence in the new President.
What General UraBt Wants.
from the IT. Y. Timet.
It General rant is to be a dictator, as
his foes predict, it is only fair for his friends
to wait until he gets into office. We don't
think he has delegated any part of his dictato
rial power to be wielded by proxy in advance.
It is quite natural that his views of public
affairs, and his wishes in regard to public
action, should carry great weight in Congress
and out of it, even in advance of his actual
accession to the Presidency. But we are very
glad to see that it is not enough to secure the
instant enactment of any measure, for some
lit publican to announce that General Grant is
in favor of it; and we think General Garfield
made a very great mistake when he endea
vored to promote the passage of a bill for the
establishment of a military coMege in every
State, by proclaiming that General Grant had
bten consulted and approved it.
One of the best things we have known Mr.
Washburne to do was to move, on the heels
of this announcement, to lay the bill on the
table; and General Garfield again exhibited
very bad taBte, to say the least, by a sarcastio
congratulation of Mr. Washbuiue on his
action as the organ of the iuooming admlnis
tiation. Mr. Washburne treated the sneer
with the contempt it deserved.
No man, in or out of Congress, is likely to
gain much credit or in 11 ueuoe by claiming to
represent General Grant's personal opinions
and views, or to be the orgau of his wishes in
regard to public affairs. The General has a
way of giving expression to his sentiments at
proper tiuis atd in proper form; and saying
nothing about them when he 1b not called
upon by some official occasion, or in the dis
charge of some official duty, to set them forth.
Hid views about the transfer of the Indian
Bureau to the War Department were given in
his official report as General of the Army.
His opinions as to the proper treatment of the
Southern people were embodied in an official
report to the President, by whom he had been
comniUsioned to investigate the subject, or
were given In reply to direct questions from
the Reconstruction Committee. Aud when
he Las occasion to Bend a Presidential mes
sage to Congress, we presume he will embrace
that opportunity of saying what he thinks of
public affairs, so far as he deems it important
for Congress and the country to know.
But we doubt whether anybody has Lis
authority or approval for quoting him, or
pretending to represent his sentiments and
wishes, for the purpose of influencing the
action of Congress; and we are glad to see
that Congress is not inclined to attach any
special weight to such endeavors.
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A LARGE AND ELEGANT
HOLIDAY STOCK OF ILLUSTRATED
W0KKS.
jOOKS IN FINE BINDINGS,
CUILUltJia'B BO'JKS
TOY BOOKS IN LINEN
MOSTLY LONDON EDITIONS, A8 CIIEAF AB
AMERICAN EDITIONS.
Tour early Inspection is invited while the stock Is
large and well assorted, at
TIIE ENGLISH BOOKSTORE,
Xo. 722 SAXSOX STREET,
11 80 lmrp PHILADELPHIA,
QlIoiCE HOLIDAY BOOKS.
c. j.riucE
Uas Kciuoved to Ko. 723 SA.MS03I Street,
Directly opposite his Old Stand, where he will con
tinue the Importation ot
L'uglish, French, and Herman Uooks, I'e
riotlicals, Etc., to order.
He has now received all the choicest
FMILlSll AJiD lKEJiClI
ILLUSTRATED WORKS
For tbo Present Holiday Season, besides a com
plete assortment of
English and French. Juveniles,
To Which the attention of those la search of
choice and elegant Christmas tints is in-
vued. ; u ut
ASUMEAD'S BOOK STORE,
NO. 724 CHKSNUT bTBKET.
t-OW RiCADV,
A NEW ILLTJSTKATED WORK FOR THE
HOLIDAYS.
'HOTIIINO HI T tKAVKS:" A l'OEJI.
ILLUMINATED BV J KAN LEK.
This popular Poem has been UluuilnaieU by Miss
Jt au Lee, so well and favorably known as the Illumi
nator of "The Beatitudes," published by L. Prang &
Co. Tbe work Is produced in the best style of the
lithographic art, the coples'belog fully equal in draw
ing and color to the original. The whole forms a
email quarto, and is bound in elegant crape cloth,
bevelled boards, gilt edges, anl In Turkey morocco
extra. Price In cloth, 5; Turkey n.orocco extra, $1 o
Only a small edition published.
ALSO,
ALL THE NEW ILLUbT HATED WORK 3,
toTANDARD WORKS IN FINE BlNJXiNGS,
JL VKCHILHS AMI TOY BOOKd.l
CxlRiisTAl A S til ATI ON.fc.liV, EXC. ETC. ETC.
l or sale by
DUFFIELD ABHMEAD,
12 11 fmwst No. 724 (JHKSNUr (Street.
AZ ARB'S ENGLISH BOOKSTORE.
H lizard's Bookstore Is becoming synonymous
Willi good booKH, line books, eltgaiw.y Illustrated
books, choice editions ot standard books, book la
rich and lahiy biddings, children's books, toy books
on linen aud paper, uooks lor all trades and people.
The stock being almost entirely of Louilou editions,
here will be fmud at all times English Books which
cannot be bad elnewhere in lulu city.
Particular attention Is Invited at the present lime
from those In starch ot a really tasty Present
lor tbe Holidays to tbe Elegantly Bouuu or Illus
trated Books In the collection, and the Cbiidien's
Books, with say bln'JInus and attractive pictures.
Prices as cheap as American edition, and ranging
from the lowest sum to two hundred dollars the
volume,
It t No. 722 PA NSQM STBE ET.
BRANDY, WHISKY, WINE, ETC'
QAR STAIRS & McCALL.
Hos. 12G WALNUT and 2J HEAMTE Sis '
IHPOBTEB4 07
Brandies, TV lues, Win, OHre Oil, Etc Etc
AND
COMMISSION MKIIOIIANTS
rOB TSE BALE Of
I'CIIE OLD RYE, WHEAT, AD DQUK-
HON WHISKIES. t n,
SONOMA WINE COMPANY
Established for tbe sale of
Pure California Wines.
This Company offer for sale pure California WInefc
FANCY GOODS.
p
CR STEAM E R."
JUST RECEIVED, AN INVOICE OF
PAPIER MAC1IE and
CANTON TEA POYS.
ALSO, A FULL LINE OF
FANCY GOODS.
WILLIAMS & WOODWARD,
& o. 02 3 ( xi x i: t w r. n t y -t w o c 1 1 r. s x c r
sIllKir. 12 9 12irp
PIANOS.
CT?-i STEIN WAY & SONS' UHAND
n H V f ' square and upright Plauos, atBLAHlUa
miutv jno. iuo uu rutiN b T Bireeu s i u
11 Bit
CIIICKEKINQ
Qiand, Bcjuare and Upright
PIANOS.
BUTTON'S,
No 914 CIIESNUT Street.
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.
A S1F.RICAN CONSERVATORY" OF MUSIC.
X. 8. K. comer or TEN 1 11 and WALNUT Streets
Tbe regular Winter Quarter will begin on
MOMMY, Jauuarj 11, U,it.
Names ol new pnpiU should be euttred at early
day ouru U s ujoiiin ol Dtrember.
J K. WILLIAMS and OAUL UAERTAITR,
12 U lul DlreoiorH.
B
ALLAH AND SI01IT SINGING.-J-
B1S1101', No. 88 H. MMDl'H.V.M'1'U Hi. Vill.
WIIITF.
ATAtVHA,
Ml t itle Y,
VI, A HUT,
I tPK I ,
11 ISCtTI'l..
CllAaifAUXE,
AND
rrRE GItAPK ltn.VXDT,
Wholesale and retail, all of their own growing, and
wai ranted to contain nothing bat tbe pure Juloe of the
grape.
Philadelphia, ltf
WATCHES, JEWELRY, ET 6T
tWlS LADOMUS & CO.
l DIAMOND DEALERS L JEWELERS!
II WATCHES, J EH El.lt V SILVKH WAKK.
Vs. WATCHES and JEWELS! EEPA1EED.
Watches,
Diamonds,
"tp Jowolry,
Solid Silver & Plated Ware.
ESTABLISHED 1828.
WATCIIK8, JXWKLRY,
CLOCKS, bILVBWABE, and
FANCY GIOOD3.
a. W. RUSSELL,
No. 22 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
8 2!J VIII LADELFH.1 A.
DRUGS, PAINTS, ETC.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER & CO.,
N. E. Corner of FOURTH and RACE Sla.,
Philadelphia;
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS.
LMP0BTKR8 AND MANUFACTURERS 0
W hite Lead and Colored Taints. Fatty
Tarnishes, Etc
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JHtESUi ZLSC TAINTS.
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Lowiisr prices fob cash. ust
CHROMO-HTHOGRAPHS.
"A REGAL DESSERT."
A new and beautiful Chromo-Lithograph, aftez ft
painting bj J. W. Peyer, Just received by
A. S. IiOIUXNOX,
No. 910 CHEKNUT Street,
Who baa Just received
NEW CHROMOS,
NKW ENWRAVING8,
KJtW FKKNCH PHOTOGBAPna,
NEW DRESDEN iLNAllELS
LOOKING 0 LASSES, Eto.
II16J FREE GALLERY,
FURNISHING GOODS, SHIRTS.&C
H. 0. K. G.
Harris Seamless Kid Gloves.
ETEBI rAIJU WABBAKXED.
EXCLUSIVE AUENTS FOB GENTS' GLOVES.
J. W. SCOTT & CO.,
srjrp
AO. 814 I'll EMI UX NTIttKT,
TD AIEN1 SHOULDER. SEA H
SHIRT MANUFACTORY,
AND GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE.
FF.RFECT FITTING SHIRTS AND DRAWERS
made lioiu niea-.urriuont at very rbort noilca.
All olbt-r ami-Its oi GENTLEMEN'S DRESS
GOODS lu full varlt-ty.
WINCHESTER & CO.,
11 2 No. 7JK) CIlEdN Ul Streefc
FURNITURE, ETC.
EXTRA
FINE FU11NITU11E.
Latest Designs Superior Make and Finish.
A. & H. LEJAMDRE,
Iliuiuiuijllil.1 Wiiuiis uuu CliiiUlSlL'llTS,
IVo. 1-135 CllHSNUT Street,
12 2 wniBlm
PHILADELPHIA.
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KKNTl'CK V. and MISSOUIW LOi'l'rCRIKS.
Circulars vvt an1 intmnailuu arlven JO.iKHU
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OlLcelioi 4iol. 1291m
NT I-AV INDOW RATTLER,
for Dwi-llinss, Cars, Steamboat, Etc.
l'revrnts Rattling and Shnktug of the Win
dows by the winU ur oilier causes, tlnilnus the
lutli. prevents the wind and dumiroia entertnp,
tully ultacued, and require but a Blagta
tlbnoe to juUge of ltn merits.
Call ou the Cieaerul Agent, '
C. P. ROSE,
, Ko. 7i7 JAYKE Street,
Jletweeu Market aud Ouesnut,
I211fniw3m riiiUuleJputa.