G THE DAILY EVENING TELEGliJU-fl TK1PLE SHEET PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1868. (Evening tSdcgtapb PUBLISHED EVERT AFTERNOON (MINDUK ICXCRM-ltD), AT THE KVENISO TKLBX4RAPH BUILDING, NO. Ittft & TJllSD HTHKKT. . rrlM, Thre Ocntu per Cpy (I)mibl Bhet), or Eighteen Genu per Woek. payahl to (he Carrier, fcnd Mailed to Bubscrlhers out of the city at Nine pobar, per Aonam. One Dollar aud Fifiy CenU for Two Months. Invariably In advance for the period ordered. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1868. Jfifl'The content:) of to-day's issue, presenting a rare Christmas treaty are as follows: Page 1 (Suphmctit).Jn original Christ mas article, descriptive, discursive, and his forieal. rage 2 (Supplement). Conclusion of Christ, mas article. rage G. The latest news by telegraph and mail; legal, financial, commercial, and shipping intelligence. Page 6. Editorials on the leading questions of the hour. Page, ! Proceedings of City Councils yester dug; General Spinner's letter on the finances; general litus summary, local, domestic, and foreign. Page 10. A ne.w Christmas poem entitled "The Mistletoe Kiss;" a ncu) Lhristmas story entitled "Laying the Ghost." Page 11. Editorial s( lections from the leading journals of the country. Page 12. Citj Intelligence; afternoon talc grams, jTf" la common with the rest of maukinJ, we desire to eat our Christmas turkey ia peace to-morrow. For that reason, and ia accordauoe witli our general custom, there will le no issue of Tub Evening TELiionu'a to-morrow afternoon. llirlwt nuts. It is a pleasant thought for members of one family to know tbit, although separated by distance, tbey are all rejoicing together in fpirit over a common cause of thanksgiving. When a nation composed of millions of people rejoices at the same time over an event in which all take an interest, it is a grand thought. I3at it is sublime when we know, over all the world, wherever the faith of Christianity has a follower, there are songs of praise going up to Heaven for "peace on earth and good-will towards men." Fuoh will be the sight presented to-morrow. Millions upon millions of hnman hearts are happy over this commemoration of the foundation cf our faith, and we can only wish that each of our reader may be amongst thocj to whom unalloyed plea sure comes at this, our Christmas season. As an evidtnea of the joyous feeling so pre valent, gifts are interchanged in commemora tion of the occasion. Families, relatives, and friends interchange these souvenirs, and even municipalities have their 'Christmas presents. The city of Philadelphia yesterday was the recipient of a testimonial from the Misses George which is worthy of the magni ficence of Philadelphia and the generosity of the donors. These ladies gave the city oighty three aores adjoining Fairrnoant Paik, known as "George's Hill- When all, even corporations without souls, are thus receiving testimonials, it seems natural to wish all a "Meiry Chjistmas." A Uniform Minor Coliuie. Some months einoe we directed the atteution of our readers to a bill Introduced into Con. gress, having for its objeot the homog-neity and general improvement of the character f our token coins. Since then Judge Kelley, as Chairman of the Committee on Coinage, has ameudod and perfected, with mucin care, the till, so that we have no doubt it will meet the approval of Congress and the country. A hasty examination into the subject of our token ooins presents the very remarkable fact that within the past twelve years the Mint has issued by authority of law no less than three varieties of oue-oent pieces, com posed respectively of pure copper 88 per cent, copper end 12 per cent, nickel and the present issue, ooinposed of copper, zluo, and tin. Of the various devices that have distin" guished these ooins of various alloys, weights, and diameters, all representing one cent, we Will attempt no statement, for fear we might be charged with exaggeration. The issue of the two-cent bronze pieoe always appeared to us as an anomaly. Bo far as our observation goes, it is of about as much practical use ia a System of minor coins as was the philosopher's "small heleln his barn for the small cat, after having out a large hole for the large oat." Our token colasge at present la circula tion presents 'as complete a medley a? can readily be imagined. Were It not for the de vices upon them, one might be easily led to oppose they were issued by different coun tries, having no commercial relation with uaoh other. No attempt at uniformity ia alloy or proportion in weight or ditmeter seems to have been contemplated by those haviDg the matter in hand at various times. It may, with som justioe, be urged tbit those having charge of this important subject ten years since had no well-established experiments in the matter of niokel-oopper alloy by which to be enlight ened as to its superior advantages over all other alloys for a minor coinage, and, ia truth, it may be said that within the last ten years the improvements in the tnaoufao tare of niuktd have gone a great way toward making it available for a coinage of rlnh uioke) alloy, snoh as is now proposed. Yet after admitting all this, it does not, in our judgment, form a suffiolent excuse for tLoe latter issues of the one aud two-cent bronze pieces which Introduced a new alloy into our minor coins, and assisted very mate rially to produce the present deplorable con fusion. All that we have said in condemna tion of the want of charaoter in the token coins now in circulation is fully admitted on all pideff, bnt some of onr contemporaries, whilst admitting it, have asked, "Will not the propoped new coirnge only increase the con fusion r" We think a careful crnt.iny of the law will convince to the contrary. In the first place, the proposed law pre vents the further coinage of the three and five cent silver coins and the one and two-cent bronze pieces, and authorizes the Secretary of tbe Treasury, under snob regulations as he may establish, to withdraw from circulation all token coins heretofore isiued. The law also repeals the authority for the issue of the ten cent note, which ia one step toward speoie payments. It also contains a provision for the redemption of the new coins iu United States notes, thus presenting a guarantee against a redundant issue. We therefore start out in the work of presenting a "uniform token coinage," with the coa3t,f not entirely clear, at least in the way of being so very shortly. Authority being granted for the withdrawal of the old issues and the substitution of a convenient, simple, auu beautiful coinage to take its place, it will no be v?ry loDg before the coinage now in use will have passed a3 completely out of circula tion as have the Spanish fractions of the dol lar under the act of February, 1857, or the old copper cent under the same law. The first step taken y Judee Kelley ia the pro pored change of our token coiuage exhibits those practical qualities of mind that bo emi nently dis'.icguish him as a legisla tor, lie starts out by establishing a system, very simple, yet complete, the want of which was the great .evil in our past legislation on this subjeot. The first proposition laid down is that there must be uniformity of material. Secondly. Aa near a proportion in weight ai,d diameter as may be practically possible. It' is scarcely necessary to discuss the very evident advantages result ing from the adoption of these two proposi tions. As to the first, not oiily will all admit that a TiuifoirnUy of alloy is very desirable S3 a public convenience, but, aside from this, the Mint experience has demonstrated the almost numberless embarrassments that arise from the use of two difl'erent alloys in our base coinage; while as to the second, there is not only an evident theoretical propriety in hav ing our minor coins observe just as oar precious coins invariably do a proportion of weights corresponding as nearly as possible to tbe denominational values, but the beauty of Ihesc-iieaand the convenient of the people alike render this essentially requisite. These requirements are fully met by the series o coins under consideration. We are enabled to fy this after having carefully examired a set handed us by the pol'trness of an officer of the Mint, electro typed impressions of which will be found in our money article of to-day. No difficulty can ai ice in distinguishing the denomination of the pieces. Even in the dark no confusion could arise, for they can be readily identified by tLe touch. In po'nt of desiga and execution these coins are exoeed'ngly creditable, far ex celling iu beauty those of Belgium, of the same alloy. And here we may observe that the experience of our on n and other countries has, within the past eight or ten years, estab lished the ucdoubtt.d superiority of nickel copper alloy over all others for a subsi diary coinage. When nickel is com bined with copper in the propor tion of 1 to 3, as ia the proposed coinage it presents a beautiful alloy, that preserves its color, and has never yet been successfully counterfeited, which is a quality not lightly to be esteemed. For the information of those of our readers who may rot have read our former remarks upon th's subject, we would State that the weight of the new ooins will be respectively, viz.: Five-cjnt pieoe, 5 grams, or about 77 grains; the three-cent piec-j, 3 grams, or about 4G grains; the oue-oent piece, 1 grams, or about 23 grains. In diameter the five-cent piece will bo 22 millinie'res, tbe three-cent piece 19 uvUiuietrea, and the one-cent piece 10 rsi'liasetres. TLe proportion in weight is departed from iu the one-cent coin, as a 1 gram piece would have presented diffijult'e j iu coinage that it was deemed best to avoid by iuoreaiiiig the weight to 1 J grams. From whatever po'ut of viow this proposed new coinage is considered. we thiok it will be found to be alike creditable to the Chairman of tbe Committee on Coiuage and to the Mint authorities; aud wo have no hesitation iu say ing, in conclusion, that when the people come to handle it in th :lr everydiy business they will pronounce it the most convenient, as it will undoubtedly b the most beautiful, serie8 of token coins ever issned by tbe authority of cur own or any other government. League ImIAimI, A1.-ir.kn, aud the Lobby JiUSIIlfHS. Tub old and well-known firm of Weed, Seward & Co. still remains intact, despite all the vicis situdes of the political business, although the pnblio are Just at present laboring under an uncertainly as to whether A. Johnson, or R. Johnson, or some other "party by the name of Johnson," constitutes the "Co." part of the concern. We are glad to learn, however, that Mr. Weed, better known perhaps aa "T. W.," Las been permitted by the state cf his health to reBume his place as the aotive head of the firm. This he does in a short, sharp, and sar castic paragraph, in which he bogs certain Republican papers "not to make themselves any more rldiouloa than they can help" by occasionally referring to Mr. 8eward's famou purcbaee of $7,200,000 worth of "icebergs; polar bears, and sterile mountains." "T. W." regards this course ou the patt of cer tain Republican papers as eminently ridicu lous, for the reaoon that a Republican Senate ratified the purchase, and a Republican House of Representatives appropilated the money required to consummate it. Rut the very fact that a Republican House of Representatives did ruke the appropriation is one of the chief rauses of complaint of cer tain Republican jouiual.. Not that we were opposed to the appropriation of the $7:20O,00O by the House, for, as we have repeatedly a'gued, there was no alternative after the Perjate had once determiund to set Mr. Reward up in the ice business. Rut during the past month the telegraph wires leading from Wash ington have been loaded with certain ugly, looking rumors as to the manner in which the House was persuaded to make the appropria tion in question. Mr. Seward has declared that, for himself, be knows nothiug about the truth or falsity of these rumors, and we are bound to believe h'ui, for we cannot be con vinced that a statesman who devotes a whole volume of diplomatic buncoinba to the state ment of a fact which could be readily em braced in half a dozen lines, would waste enough of bis it valuable time to give cur rency to anything that verged upon falsehood. Yet Mr. Seward took the initiativo step which led to on RoijiiiMtH-n of the Icebergs and polar beats and to all tbe ugly rumors about the mamer in which they were anquirei, and this fret C8U not but recall to our minds tbe ci;cnm8tanre that the investment was about as unsatisfactory as was that of tin man who took a chauoe in an Oriental lottery and drew a white elephant as a prize. In. deed, the family resemblance batween th white elephant and the polar b?ar is so strik ing that we are incited to get at loggerheads with tbe naturalists by regauling them ts merely different species of the same genus of quadrupeds. Therefore we greatly fear tha the head of th- firm of Weed, Seward & Co. will have his equanimity disturbed by these ridiculous Republican journals, wheUever the icebergs and the pol.tr bears creep into print on any pretene whatever. But we wish more especially to note, in this connection, th circninttan ;e that, in the same number of Mr. Wted's paper, the New York t'owmacial Advertiser, we find "The Philadel. phia Lobby" paraded iu startling head-lines, in conjunction whh ' The League Inland Pro ject." The special Wai-hiugton despatohover which these clap trap liues are displayed merely refers to the vii-it tf Mayor McMichaeJ atd a de-legation of the City Council of Phiia-de-lihia to Wnshicg'on for the purpose of pre suming the title-deeds to L; ague Island to the Government. The insinuation that the giftof League Island to the United States by the city of Philadelphia was a "lobby" project is about as reckless au insinuation as could be made. Believing that the site was, in all re tptcts, the most desirable on the Atlantio cosst for the purpo-es of a great iron-clad naval station, the city of Philadelphia pro cured a clear and unincumbered title to the island and its surroundings, at au enormous expense, and offered it to the Government as a free gift. The Government hesitated long before accepting the proffer. All the competing sites were examined by disinterested commissions appointed by the Navy Department for the purpose, and so overwhelming was the evidenoe in favor of the eligibility and economy of League Island, that Secretary Welles, a Connecticut man, who is naturally supposed to favor, to a reasonable extent at leest, the interests of his own State, was forced to throw his influence into the scale in favor of its eelection, as opposed to the New London site, and all the other projected sites. In this view of the case, the lobby in sinuation appears extremely weak; and when it, is lemembered that the favorable action of the Senate in the matter was notoriously the result of the advocacy of Senators Grimes of Iowa and Hendrioks of Indiana, it grows a lmoft too weak for notice at our hands. Both League Islard and Alaska are the property of tbe United States, and she must make the best of her bargains in both case3. To what earthly ute the latter can be put we catnot iuipgiun, unless it may be made to serve as a sumuier resort for Mr. Seward, Mr. Robert J. Wblktr, aud Mr. D. C. Forney. Ilapp.ly there can be raibed no such perplex ing question about League Island. It is the duty'eif Congress to provide at once the money BecesRy for commencing the improvements which will bs required to render its great natural advantages available. This outlay, or at least the greater poiton of it, will not be a permanent ore; for, as soon as the improve ments are fairly under way, the old Navy Yaidcau be dismantled aud abandobed, and the site aud buildings disposed of by the Government for a haudsome consideration And the sooner the peimaueut improvements upon League I -.laud are commenced by the General Government, the sooner will its out lay be refunded by the sale of the old Navy Yard and all its useless appurtenances. A lw II iiilN to Actor. Ir Is tci UId tlmt Hie drama 1ms a tinner holj on the popular tus'e tliun nuy other fria o amiiboment, acd tlmt, tutu taste, ho far from diliiKOut, U Inoieuwliig every year. Mauyoi UieolJ-faBlUoiied ahum;, su-h as profanity aud Indecent lan-jimi;, wiilctx tunny not rs ot n )t u great many yem i ns( were la the luibitof In dulgicg, huvo been iTo'iy KiMieritlly reformed, and the result Is thai the prejudices unloi'talueU apalnnt the theatres have been to a great ex tent overoomn, mid the Iheutrloul audleilOBs of to-day represent as inuclt retlueinjut and culture tis thoio of uur oilier etyle ot entertainment. It In a bUih1Ui complaint, nowever, with the most iutelllxeut the tire goers, that show plecesaud so-oalleT'aens ttton" dramas, which depend for their suooeis, In a great uieanure, ou scenic aud incohaulotl elt'o-jti have driven the legitimate drama by which. we mean that cIrm of plays wblch require skilful. Intelligent, aod artistic acting Into the bck K rou id. The managers reply that when they prerent good pieces nobody gOf toaeetheno, and t bat they bave to rely upon sensation erTsots to Oil their houses and to keep the treasury In a flourishing condition. There Is something to besalil ou Uoih aides of the quentlon, but we slLcerely thick that the main difficulty la with the inenpRpmenl and actors. If one or HhHkeNt ?are's ploys la performed I owed j f, the attraotlon ts In a popular star who token tbe leading role, while the bnUnoe are filled by men end women who evidently have to appreciat ion of acting r-s a fln art, who stumble through the scenes wltu the aid t f the prompter, nud who have no Intelligent ideas about ihe characters tbey undertake to irpreeenr. Aotors, too, aro Jealous and opinion aled, ar.d In matting up the oast of a play they Inttifcre with the Mnge manager in making fie most rffrictlve distribution, by raiuslug to d UD.vtMrjg out of the regular line of busl-ne-H for which they are engned, aud particu larly to lake auy less Important characters than they ihlnk their merits entltlo them to, Unfortunately, the nctor and tho public are not bIwbjs In nccord'itics In their estimate of abilities, and tho Important point Is lost Might of thet It, Is betit r to play a small part well than a grext one 111. If every actor would determine to appear lo the bftarlvaninge, even if ho wore entrusted with no more Important part than that of a lacKey, logo ou and make the an nooLcerueut "My lorj, tho carriage waits," we would soon be able to ee an Improvement. We do occniiloually see actors 'cast for fcuch trilling roles who seem to do them ps U they bad original Id jus, atd were tiylcg to leave a favorabbi Im pression on the mind; of the audience, notwltu statidlng the'' very brief appearance ou the sceEe. We have ever found uudleucu appre ciative ou such cccaslons, aud we think that the pet former le as much entitled to counneu datlou as If he had the whole burden of the piny on his shoulders. Unfortunately, however such examples aie comparatively rate, ' In the vaetmsjorlty of cases, tbe completeness and flnlsrj of the uerfotiiiauce, as a whole, Is a mailer of the first Importance; and we believe ILat every theatre-goer who ha v lntelllifsuoe enough to form an opinlou ou tho subject would rather see a play moderately well repre sented In all its perls, than to see oue cbarao. ter acted In the best etyle aud the rest bolohed Think, for Instance, whut a treat It would be lo see Hamlet produced with a "ahosl" who did not excite derisive laughter 8B soon,' as he appeared upon tho Bcece, and with competent actors lo till euch parts as "Ursencranz" ana''(Julldenst3ro,' not to speak of "Claudius," tho 'tjneen," "I ratio," and other ; or to have the noble Romans In Julius Corsar, Curiotanus, Virginiwi, aud other pla; s, with some f ilut idea about the proper manner of wearing classic robes. As we have rcmaiked again uuu again, oue great reason or the success oi OlTetbuch's burlesque operas was the complete manner la which they were put upon tbe stage, au t particularly the good taste rather than the cos lluess of I ho dresses, accesso ries, eto , together with the able manner lu which ull the parts were sustalucd. What Is wanted to make tbelegltimatodrama pay 1b gcod taste on the part of manager, good discipline behind the scenes, which will ro quire every member of the company to take whatever part may be asslgued him or her, and for the acjers to ' do their level best" uudor eveiy circumstance. ISy so Uoiug they will n.ofct surely advance their own repulutlou, for reul talent cannot be hid iiom view by casting it iu rolue r rote, If the actor Is resolutely de termined to show what there Is la him, aud If he looks upon acting as au art, and respects biiiibt-ll as an artist, aud always does Justice to himself and his audiences. 2ct washing to obtain the reputation of a scold, we frequently pass over lu slleuee some of the more confirmed and apparently hopeless specimens of luelliolency who strut aud stride upon Ihe stages of our theatres; but we throw out these general remarks about reforms that are sadly needed, with tho tope that they may chance to lead to au Improvement, especially with regard to tho acting of staudard dramas. THE PAY JJLFOKE CHRISTMAS. Twas the dsy before Christmas, when all through the town Folks were hurry li g up and hurrying down: The ladles were airing their elegant facet, Aud purchasing bonnets aud rlbboua and laces; The silks and the satins which trailed at their feet Were sweeping the snow and the mire of the streel; The children were asking their mothers tostop And purchuse confections at each candy shop. I A IAn ii 1 1 fill ommovt anA A.Anllnnl Was liudglDg along lu the crowd aud the bother, And wondering where upon earth sho should go l or suitable presents furBammy aud Joe: tammy vnut&this, tiud Joe wants that line's a wooden rjobby-horse, there's a woolly cat; Here's a wagon and harness a speckled horso Whicu bum my and Joe both waut, of course. "AU ! me !" Bays she, "What shall I buy ? Where shall I go ? For these lively cntteis, Bimuiy aud Joe, W 111 presently tmnsh these glraoraok toys, Just like other destructive boys 1 I want to buy Something that I Can give to the boys with tho hope that It'll laMt Thht won't smash up so awfully fast. Oh! iiol! I think I'll go And get 'em some clothes, Huch as those ThalKOCKllILI, & WILSON so much enjoy Helling so cheap for eaoh good boy. Come, 8a in my aud Joe I And dou'i be slow t Tbe clothes are so nice, And reduced In price: Jackets and pauts and vest lu a suit, Anil an elegant overcoat to boot." Presents for the lioys I 1'i teeut fur the lioys' Fathers I Elegant "A'ettic chambre" and Smoking Jackets for Presents From the young ladles to their Beaux I I'llce of everything reduced I WoUKlrous Inducements I i Come aud see how thockmg low the prices are i 1 1 ROCKHILL & WILSON, GREAT BROWN STONE HALL, Act 603 and G05 CilKSNUT HTKEET, PfIILADEL?niA. 1820. OB BAT I1N DUCEUENTS REDUCTION OF TRICES. QTAM MlfiUINtl O HKNck. Prof CURED. PHILIP LAW- C HKNUK. ProfesJior OX Jilocuilou, No. 1 N. &1UUT11 fctreot. ltutl CRIPPEN & M A D D O C IC, (Late W. L. Haddock A Co.). NO. 115 SOUTH THIRD STltEET, BELOW CEESNUT. lis ve now on hand one of the Largest and Finest Assortment ofs FINE GROCERIES Ever offered to the Weens of Philadelphia, provided expressly for the Approaohing Holiday Onr W.G. FAMILY FLOUR is tie FINEST KNOWN IN AMERICA WHITE AMIIMMA J1SA1KS IN LARGE CLUSTERS. FIFTY CENTS PER POUND. All G oils sold to ft mi!les in unbroken package . at wholesaleprloe, and delivered free of oharge DSAI.EIJS 1 AKI mrOKTUKN OP FIXE UKOC SKIES DRY GOODS. JOHN BURNS, No. 217 SOUTH ELETEXm SritCET, ABOVE 8PRUCE. HOLIDAY AXI) WEUDLNU TRESES TS. One Invoice of those beautiful Batin Damask Table Clotks, In rich deMgna, 2,', S. iy i. aod iX yards long, the ctieape&t ever offered lu the cly. Loom Table Linen, yds. wide. 61 6,75c to L fine Bit-ached Table Uamask, y, yds. wlae, 730. Z yds. wide fine Bleached 1 able Damask, 87c 8-4 Turkey Rd Table Damask, best make, 1 es. Atl-linen Towels, lo, 12, 16. 18.a,2So. litaiitllul DaroasK Twe s, St. 87,'i, 60, 75, and up. liar i. si ej Linen Towels, red aud blue damask borders; bargains. bi londid Dduiasle Fupktas. only $150 pr dozen. IIDKFS. HDKF3. IIDKFS. All-llne lldkls, 6V, 10. 12. 20 toff).'. I.udiefc' arid Gama' HemstHchel Hdk fa., bargains. Tlaln Etub.oldered Colored and Mourntug Bor (lerrd Ildfcts. HOSIERY. HOSIERY. HOSIERY. Cartwrlght & Warner's Ladles' and ueuta' Merino Under wear. Clt-nts' ivtrlno Shirts 80 15c. $1, f l'ls, to tl:e finest. I.odifs' Mortno V'ists, 87,, $1, $l-lo, tt'iij, II. Lhdlea' silk embroidered genuine Balbilggan hose, allslzis, 8jc. 112l5t Buys' and Atlases' Merino Underwear. Best imported heavy English half hose, tro, LLANKETS 4ND FLANNELS. All wool Blankets, from $3 to tl'i per pair. All wool Flannels, 25, 85, 45, 5w;,,to15. Yard wide Baliardvale and Shaker Flannel, iOC. Canton Flannels In every grade, 12' lo 4o, BLANKETS AND QUILTS. S1RAWBRIDGE fi CLOTHIER, CESTKAL DRY GOODS STOliE, Corner EIGHTH and MARKET, PHILADELPHIA. HURON BLANKETS. We still have a full su.ply of the celebrated HimON BLANKKTd, which have bereloiore haJ such unprecedented bale. Attention Is specially directed to tlio quality, bW.v and welabc ufi'bese B'ankels. They cjuie to us dliectfrom tre manufacturers, aud win no-, be found in au; oilier establishment. Purchasers may rely on getting Blankets otthe boat quail! yt and at only one protit ou lira . c ost, HURON GOLD MEDAL, 1IUKON 6WANSUOWN, JIUltON iT.EMJUM. HURON KXTBA SUPEB. FUENITjBE DIMITIES. MARSEILLES EXHIBITION QUILTS, BCREAU CO VJSHS, COUNTERPANES. Five cases fine ALL-WOOL BLANKETS, sllgtitly Ottii eted at tne mills, 111 be sola at a uarBalu, ALL WOOL BLANKETS. 4 i 0 Till PAIR. ALL-W OOL BLANKETS, 1 5 00 PE3 Pa IK, AILWCOL BLANKETS, fj-UO PER PAIR. STKAWBR1DGE ti CLOTHIER, 9 242001 PHILADELPHIA, JJANDSOME HOLIDAY GIFTS. FINE CHOICE GOODS AT IlEDUOED P 14 I O 111 S. HANDOME SILK?. HANDSOME POPLINS. HANDSOME PLAID 4. HANDSOME tllAWLS, IIANDaOME LYOJIS VELVETS. JIANDeOMK AbTRAC'HAN CLOTHS. HANDSOMK fUENCH tlirN'IZES HANDSOME AMERICAN ClUNrZEJ. 100 MUSIU ALBUMS, Hundaeuiely bound, coittainlag 50 PIECES OF NEV7 MCslO, tiM. A choice iBsorltueut of 11 EMt'l ITt 1IK1) IIDKFS., LACE HDiiFS , SE'lK.AND IACE COLLARS Of EVES Y VAIHEI Y, H. bTEEL & SON. KOh. 718 AM) 713 NOKT1I TENTH IT,, It PHILADELPHIA. Oi en In the evening until 9 o'clock. I CGO CHRISTMAS III Unusual Attractions 1 1 1 A SIJ,i:XIII STOCK! II Prices Greatly lleduccd!!! THORNLEY ! ! Our Bt-r will be open vnt evening from now until the first of January (Obrlatintiday and evening excepted), and aa ve take stock at the first of tbe year, e wl'l close out goods at a TKEMh-NDOOd REDUCTION. tSbttwls aud Silks, Ulatikcts and Quilts, Dms Goods, Uncus, and dolus, ' LIrtf, Corbels, Handkerchiefs, Etc. Etc JOSEPH Ha THOnNLEY, N.liCor. rJHJUTIIttud grCIKU GABDCN, g8mtij fill LA D ELFHIA. NEW PUBLICATIONS. 80S TUllNER'S, COS (Late rUefcer's), J lio. GC8 CHE5HUT Ctroot ALL, THE NEW ILLUSTRATED AND HOLIDAY HOOKS TURNER BROTHERS & COJS, (Successors to G. W. Pitcher), Xo. 808 CIIKSAUT Street. Kew and Elegant Goods FOB THK HOLIDAY G, Imur&clDff Uo Cliolccst rubllcations, ' Tl Latest nnd Ucst Cliromos, Tlio EliiCbt Ornamculal Moltocsi And the largest and most desirable assortment OF The Best Books for Juveniles Yet offered to a Philadelphia public. Our Holiday Cataloguo embraces the most desirable Illuminated Editions of the Great Authors, LEADING POETS, NOVELISTS AND LITTERATEURS Of the Nineteenth, Century, 8INULE AND IN bEl'3. Cliannh'g Chromos, Both rorcljrn and AuuTicuii, eaunl in every respeot to THE FINEST OIL PAINTINGS, In great profusion, aud or the cholcost charac ter bud deelgns, ALL TIIE EE3T PRODUCTIONS, of rare excellence and beauty, admirably suited for HOLIDAY PRESENTS, are open for Ihe Inspection and selection of tho public, and aeilitig cheaper than ever. Binding of All Kinds Dono at tlie Lowest Rates. TWINER BROTHERS & CO., (Successors to G. V. Pitcher), ISTo. 808 OlioHiiut Street, 122S2'p , ABOVE EIGHTH. QHRISTMAS NUMBER OP THB YOIXCJ TOtltS' NEWS. 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