G THE DAILY EVENING TBlkGRAFH PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1868. A Year's Work. EUtlriR betide the citsrmcut In tlm chill October clay, While Twilight, wjapprd in her misty veil, Was fobbing tier lite awty; Hearing the tinkle of the berk. And the chirp of the lingering blr I, And the whistle of the home-bound Uiini, And the low of the distant herd; Watching the red h aves floating down From the brunches one by one; Thinking of all that a year could do, Of all that a jear lind done. Sweet ns an April'ruorn it roe, The love that had (ailed so soon, (Slrewlnp her pat a with bright Mv rtowcrs, Uril'innt. aud warm an June. It drooped iu Auirusa's fervid ernile, It fell like the year's last rose; ghe will scarcely trace Its resting -place 'Neath December's earning snow?. The blossoms will bloom into life again At the call of tlie summer sun, Hut nor time nnr tide can undo lor her What a single jear has done. feittint; beside the casement Till the slurs ileum through the fir. The large tours dropping, slow aud cold, On those folded bauds ol her. They glitter us bright in the red Crc-llg-ht As the diamond that she woro Ere sue drew itolf, iuo mockin pledge Of a (roth whose truth was o'er. Tho hollow dai kne.s around her creeps; The day's long winch 1m run; And all that tiiey swore but Death couli do, A little year has done. Tinsley's Mngazmv. the universalTioney. Tlic Koynl Itrillsli 4'oiiiiiiIskIou uu luter itHlional CoiuiiKe. from the If. T. Evening Post. In February lutt tue (.Jovernmont of Great Britain appointed a corn minion of fourteen leading financiers, under the presidency of Vis count Halifax, to examine and report upon the recommendations made by the International Monetary Conference of 1SG7; and, In parti cular, to inquire "whether it would be desir able to make any, and what, changes in the coinage of the United Kingdom, in order to establish, either wholly or partially, such con formity as the conference had in contempla tion." It will be remembered that the conference recommended a flngle legal btandard ot value iu nil naiionp, to consist ot gold coin, contatalng ninc'tcuths pure gold ; that all gold coins should be of the value ot rive irancs, or a multiple of five francs; and that a gold coin of twenty-five francs should, in such countries as might pre fer it to the napoleon or louis ot twenty francs, be received everywhere as an international coin. The Royal British Commission included seve ral members oi Mr. Diffaeli's miuistry, tue Wovernor of the Bank of England, the Master of the Mint, Air. Airy, tue famous mathematician and astronomer, liarou Rothschild, Mr. Thomas Baring, and others, the most competent men in England for the work. Each of these gentle men is addressed, under the privy seal aud with the Home Secretary's signature, thus: "Victo ria, by the Grace ot God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelaud, Queen, Delender of tlie Faith, to our right trusty and well-beloved Cousin and Councillor, Charles Viscount Hall fax," etc.; but of course, though all the mem bers of the commission are "trusty and well beloved." none not noble is "our cousin." The commission met in March last, and continued the Jnquirylat Intervals of four months, devotiug to the subject more care and study than it ever before received. They called to their assistance everybody in England vl103e special knowledge seemed likely to help them; among theni the well-known authors, Professor Leone Levi, Mr. Walter Bagshot, Sir John Uowring, and many of the leading bankers, bullion dealers aud traders of the kingdom. The result is the huge folio volume now before us of three bundrcd and seventy-two pages, containing a complete thesaurus of information on every question e?en remotely connected with international coinage. This ha3 iust been presented to Parliament, and contains so many and so conflicting views, that if is likely to take that body a good deal longer then the present session to make any legislation on- the subject, if it does not take new com missioners and more blue-books to settle it. The report of the commission itself, however, is but a very small pan of the book, which cou Bists chiefly of the evidence and opinions of experts and others, taken by the commission, and of the documentary information they have collected. The latter includes the complete record of the Paris Monetary Conference, with the preliminary correspondence which led to It, and the official proceedings which followed it, full accounts of the mint regulations and coin age of all nations; and a collection of statistics illustrating the whole subject. Among these documents are the full report of the Director of the United Stales Mint for last yeir; the various coinage bills now pending before Congress, with the reports made last summer by the Finance Committee upon them, aud other American papers of interest; among them the striking nuggestions of Mr. George F. Dunning, Director of the NewYoik Assay Office, for giving the size and weight of the new gold colus a simple rtdatlon to tbe units of tue metrical weights and measures, as well as to the weight of the common Troy grain. But it is in the evidence originally gathered by the Commission it-self, aud not betore pub lished, that the peculiar vuiue of this report consists. Perhaps no one's testimony had more influence than lhat of Professor Leouo Livl, who teaches the principles of commerce ut King's College, and has wriiteu a valuable work on taxation. He showed in the strongest light the great aud growing importance of a uniform currency among all natious; and was able to prove, ot 'Cub exaupies 6' several naiious III Europe, that a radical change iu the coinage, or even in the general system of weights and mea sures, is not such an alarming revolution as Jlie conservative British mind generally supposes. it appcan Mr. Levi's figures ttat the l'Xtnrh u.etric system of weights and measures uas already been mack the only legal standard by fifteen or more Governments, ruling 140,400, Ui)0 people; that portions of that system have been adopted by 6evcu other nations, wilU f.8,(jOO,l)UO inhabitants, aud that it has been made "permiesive" among 00,000,000 more. All this lias been accomplished easily, aud with a cheer ful and intelligent acquiescence on tho part of the people. Further, me international trade of civilized countries has increased one hundred and sixty-seven per cent, within twenty years, and now amounts to $7,000,000,000 a year, all of which is encumbered, taxed, and delayed so far as the standard money of the dlll'crent na tions dillers. Iu short, the ultimate adoption of a universal coinage is inevitable; the real ques tion is, what shall it be? On this point, Professor Levi strongly insists on abandoning all thought of reducing the English sovereign to the value of twenty-nve francs, as the Pari6 Conference suggested. Tho suggestion was made, It seems, simply as an accommodation to England; aud because of the accident that the sovereign or pound is now worth almost exactly twenty-five traucs; ex ceeding that sum by only twenty French cen times, or four cents., but if it"were made exactly twenty-five francs, it would still not bo the international unit of coin ate. Tho coutiucntal Hold circulation consists ot pieces ot twenty and ten francs; accounts are kept iu francs aud hun dredths, and if English coins and accounts take a piece of twenty-live francs with its multiplies and parts, as the unit, there is still a calcula tion necessary, and halt ol the old confusion remains. For thefe and many similar reasons Professor Levi urges tbe adoption by all nations of ten francs as the monetary unit, and would have Great Britain set the example. But on this point his views did not impress the Commissioners so strongly as on the rejection of the new twenty five franc sovereign. This they agreed to unani mously; reportiug that, after full consideration, "we do not recommend that this country should merely adopt a gold coin of the value of twenty five runes, to be substituted for the sovereign." But while discountenancing this plan, the Com mission docs not propose any definite substitute, its aim has bren rather to collect information and prepare tbe way for a more iuulligeut discussion, and tbe report concludes with sug gesting a ceneral international conference on the subject. Among tbe most Interesting and convincing, tf stiniony In favor of Assimilating the collage of all nations was that ot Mr. Alirel Field, now of Buniingham, formerly of New York, whose experience in trade with the United States enabled him to make the practical ad vantages of such a change very striking. Mr. Field showed the commission an Invoice of hit own goods just shipped to New York. It con tained four hundred and twenty-one different pieces, charged in English rnrrency; and eactt ol thepe has to bo reduc ed by the Importer, separately, to Amerlem money, and an estimate made upon it, of what it will brinjr, in Ne York. Now, tho total value of this lot of gooiW was 2.r3 sterling, or $1225 an average of less than three dollars at euch of the rates calcu lated. Now, the trouble and time required (or this arc a serious o? tacle. to trtvlo and a large addition to tho cott of such articles to the con sumer. Mr. Field's Illustration from tho Halifax trade Is still more sinking. Goods are bought iu Birmingham by tous, Cfft., quarter?, au I pounds, at so wiuiy s. p. per ton; duties are paid in Halifax in irold dollars and cents; ex penses are paid In tho local currency, iu whieh His. make il stcilmg, and books aud b.ink accounts arc kept in dollars, while custoniersjuuy in the local currency, or in sterling, or in deci mal currency, as the case may be; perhaps tons, cwts., quarters, and pounds soldsny at X15 l.'is. Cd. per ton. Halifax currency." Now, he Inquires, "I should like you to conceive what Is the amount of labor involve I iu that; do you think that any man does that for nothing V In practice, says Mr. Field, Importers uot only have to keep nitre clerks, but they have to charge a percentage to cover tho risks of mis takes in such complicated calculations. Be sides, the business of brokers iu exchange and foreign coin is now a very lirge an-lprotitablo one; and its profits arc largely a mere hindrance to trade growing out of differences lu the cur icncy of different countries. In some of these points all the commercial witnesses agreed. The conviction was stroug in their minds that the practical effect of different currencies as a hindrance to trade Is far greater thau is com monlylbelieved far greater than any one, who has not observed It on a large scale aud for a long time, can imagine. But a large number of these gentlemen insisted that the reduction of tbe British sovereign and of the American half eagle to the value of 25 francs is the only change really necessary, and is so easy and obvious that it ought to bo adopted, without attempting any more radical reform. Mr. Bagchot, the editor of the EconomW, stated In a very clear light the necessity of hav ing one money of account in all nations, as nioro Important even thau a uniform coinage. But he objected earnestly to tho franc as too small for tbe unit of a monetary system; preferring the sovereign, or the proposed new sovereign of twenty-five Iraucs, as the basis of a new decimal system. In rejecting the franc the Commission agreed with him. "I should like," he says, "to make it a condition of this country adopting the twenty-five franc piece and making it the unit of account, that oteer nations should do the same." "The un't of accouut is, in my mind, the primary matter, and everything else is secondary to it." The Blue Book before us contains very full Information on the present state of coinage every where; on the Importance of a single stand ard, aud that of gold, for money values; on the advaLtauea of a uniiorm proportion of alloy in coin, which all agree ought to be rather one tenth, as in France at d the United States, than one-twelfth as in England; on the propriety of cbprging mintage or a seignorage tor coining the precious metals; and on the measures neces sary to secure uniform values, aud to obtaiu protection against fraud, if an international coinage be adopted. But the report is essen tially; preliminary, aud contains no positive recommendation for immediate legislation. It will doubtless lead to a further and general dis cussion of the subject in England, and perhaps in all tbe nations interested. RITUALISM. The Manner in Whlrn ClirlstinitH uns Celebrated at St. Allmu's, Sew York, Tbe New York Tribune or Saturday says How astounded tbe ordinary Episcopal mind of America must have been to Lave witnessed the manner in which, the great festival of Christmas was yesterday observed at ibe Church of St. Albau, on the corner of Lexing ton avenue and Fort; seventh street. It la uu use shutting one's eyes to faots, aud It is un doubtedly a fact that Kltuallsui has planted ltseinnthls city of New York. The English, fieople have for live years been busily occupied n refusing to recognize Kltualtsm in any shape or way, but the people of England have since come to tbe conclusion that tbe principle of Ignoring does not answer, and they are now loollsniy endeavoring to shut the stable door after the steed has been stolen. Ritualism bos by no means confined itself to Great Britain. Il has branched out in all dlrec-. tioiiH, and has not lost slgbiof tbe United States of America in its wanderings. Father Morrill, of St. Alhau's, is the great follower and expo nent of Kltnallsm, or, as It should be more pro perly termed, Hacrameutallsm, in this country; and, to Judge Iroin tbe character of the services held in St. Alban's Church yesterday, be la a very apt dlBCiple, and one who, whatever bis opponents may think:, is not to bo lightly es teemed. At about quarter before 10 on Curiae man morning the little Church of St. Alban's was quite crowded. At 10 o'clock; the procession, beaded by th 6 crueller (cross-bearer), followed by the choir boys, an acolyte bearing the banner of tbe blessed sacrament, then the taper-bearers in scarlet cassocks aud cotlas, another acolyte bearing the banner of St. Alban, proto-martyr of Great Britain, aud patron saint of tbe church, the choir men, and lastly, the priests, wearing richly embroidered white stoles and bivettus, entered too church singing the well known Christinas liymu, "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." At the termination of the pro cessional by ran. Father Noyes intoned Mattius, the special psaJ'iH being very well chanted by the choir, especially psalm 15. At tbe conclu sion of the morulas service, tho prleNW reared to the vestry, preparatory -o lUo grat function of the day, Iligii Mass. Alter a few minutes' Interval Lhey re-entered the Chan ocl vested In the sacrlllelal vest ments, preceded by tbe taper-b3arers In scarlet cassocks aud cottas. and the thurlfer swinging the tburlole containing Incense. The Introit ended, the priests udvauoed to tho pace, stepa of the altar, tue celebrant kissing the altar, tbe others reverently bowing, ana the celebration ol High Mass began. ;the music being set to Mozart's Twelfth Mass. Father Monill, vested In laced alb, amice, cba uble, and maniple, was Celebrant; Father Noyes, in plain alb and dalmatic, served as Deacon, aud Father Mines, in pluln alb and tuntcle, as Hub Deacon. Incense was offered during the sing lug of the sequence, -Adeste Fideles,".and the Gospel was then read by the Uospeler, at tended by two acolytes bearing the Gospel Lights. The Kyrle (Merbeck's) was admirably done by the Choir, and after some ecclesiastical announcements bad been made by Father Morrill, Father Mines proceeded to the pulpit, Irom which be delivered a very carefully composed und elaborate retrospect or thelulllmentof prophecy, as exemplified In tbe venta attending the birth ot our Saviour, and Which lessons be implored bis hearers to con sider as belonging to themselves as much as to the Jews ot old, who so obstinately refused to listen to them. At tbe termination or Ibis discourse tbe Ollertory Sentences were sung by the choir, during wniob the offerings ot tbe congregation were oollected, and tbe elements were reverently brought from the orejenee table to the altar, d whieh, together with the alms, were olTered on tbe altar by tbe celebrant during the prayer for tbe Church militant. The actual celebratlou or the Holy Eucharist was then com menced, incense bring again offered before tbe prayer of Consecration. There was a slight hesitation nolioeable among tbe choir during the siuglug ol the Sanclua and the Venl Creator, but a the score is here rather eatohy, some little allowance for an amateur choir ought in all fairness to be made; but these Utile shortcomlnca were amply cumoensuted for by the admirable rendering of the Agnes iiti, or hymn of adoration of the spiritual and Ineffable presence In tbe Blessed Sacrament, in whieli the soprano voloe. though ft little nervous at flint, sang out with a fulness and richness which added much to .its solemnity. During the singing of the Agnus Del, tbo celebrant first communicated himself and then tbe other priests. The general body of tbe communicants (a considerable portion of the congregation) then approached Ibe altar, and, when all bad communicated and t' Gloria In Exoelsls bad bten sung, tbe celebrant proceeded with the consumption of the remaining consecrated ele ments aud the ablution of the sacred veesels, after which be gave bis benediction to the as sembled congregation. The prooeiston was1 again formed in tbe same order in whloti it en. tered tbe rbnrcb, and slowly retired, slngim; the Nnno Dlmiills as a reeexHtonal. At 5 o'clock Vespers were sung, the service being identical with tJat of Christmas Eve. The Cnrlstmai Festival will be observed at St. Albau's during tbe Octave, U o , tbe next seven days. GENERAL GRANT. Hi Opinion on tbe liallronrt Subsidies. The Washington correspondence of tbe Balti more Hun of Duo. 24 says:- Tbe reports ol a conversation between Gene ral uraut and several Congressmen yetrdav relative to 1'aciilo Hsllrortd subsidies, printed in tbe papers of yesterday and to-day, are claimed by some to be exaggerations, but upon inquiry it appears t hat there was ground for a portion of the statement at least. In t he con versation refereuce was made to General Grant's approval of the structure, etc, of the Union Pacific Kallroad after bis recent travel over tbe route, and wbleb was published in the paners a few days ago. General Grunt made a remark, in mibxtanee, that al though be found the Union Tactile in the excel lent condition represented, be bad said nothing abont granting subsidies to railroads. Thotm who knew this did not understand General Grant as opposing the existing grants and sub sidles, but as (merely by implication) Indicating bis disapproval of further subsidies to projected roads, or tho granting of lands aud bonds, ex cept what have been contemplated and pro vided for by tbe existing laws. There are reasons for supposing that General Gram's views as to tbe granting further subsidies of any kind, and also upon the matter of retrench uient and economy, coincide with the well understood opinions of Mr. Washburne, of Illinois. Tbe N. Y. Times' correspondent snys: Some correspondents aud some papers attach undue Importance to certain alleged utterances of General Grant made within the past few days. It cannot be reliably ascertained that General Grant has lost any of the reserve or discretion that have always characterized bis Utterances. 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This Company issues Policies of Llle Insurance npon all tbe various plans that have been proved by the experience of European and American Com panies to be safe, sound, and reliable, at rates as LOW AND UPON TERMS AS FAVORABLE A3 THOSE OP ANY CO Mr AN Y OP EliUAL STA BILITY. All policies are non-forfek ule after the payment of two or moie annual premiums. 11 13 fmw3mrp ggg-ClUETER PERPETUAL. Franklin Fire-insurance Co. CiT rillAJJ14JllA. OFFICES! - Nos. 135 and 437 CHESNUT STREET, ASSETS OK JAHCABY 1, 1868, fii'sTrp'STtiS .......400,000,06 l,018,ft9889 UNSETTLED CLAIMS. INCOME FOR 1807 33.093-aa $8B,00OOa. lAfSSES J AID SINCE IS lit UV1 000,000. Perpetual and Temporary Policies on Liberal Terms DIRECTORS. Charles N. Bancker, George Fales, Tobias Wagner, Aitreu Pltler, Samuel Grant, Francis W. Lewi. M n George W Rloharda, Thomas Sparks, Isaac Lua, William b. Grant. CHARLES N, BANCKER, President, GEORGE FALES, VIce-FreoldJnt. JA8. W. MCALLISTER, Secretary pro tern. Except at Lexington, Kentnokj. this Oomuany has no Agencies West of Putsourir. INSURE AT HOME IN THE Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. No. 1)21 CHESNUT St., riilludelplila. ASSETS, $3,000,00. CHARTERED BY OUR OWN STATE, MANAGED BY OUR OWN CITIZENS. LOfcSES PROMPTLY PAID. POLICIES ISSUED ON VARIOUS PLANS. Applications may be made at tbe Home Oillce, and at the Agencies throughout the State. 2 lug JAMES THA41t AIB PRESIDENT NAJllEl. K. SIoUi VICE-PttEBlDKN'? JNO. W. liOHHtB A. V.P. and ACTUARY HOKATIU H. UllifUliAM SECRETARY JNSUBANCE COMPANY NORTH AMERICA. Ho. 232 WALNUT STRKKT, PHIlADA. INCORPORATED 17W. CUARTElt PERPJiXUAX JHitriiie, luiauu, aud ir Insurance. assets January i, 1868, - t&ooibwd 20,CW,OCO Losaes Paid hx Cfa ij Organization. DIRECTORS, Artl-or a. Ccffln. baiuuel W. Jones, Joun A. Brown, Charles T ay lor, Aruorose White, William WelHli, hlcliard D. Wood, S. Morris Wain, John Mason. ueoige L. Harrison. Francis K. Cope, 1 nuiu n, x roller, Edward S. ClarK9, T. Cb tn lion iiuiiry, Alfred I). Jeofiup, John P. White, Louis C. Madeira. G. nnirirTTj. v.Mt. f. . . v... Ylv . , ...... n njiivi.n WxLLIAM HUEBLER, Harrlsburg, Pa-, Centra Agent fur the State of Peunsy lvaula, gui HCKS1X 1NSUHAKCE COMPANY.. OF PHILADELPHIA. " INCORPORATED lhUl CHARTER PERPETUAL. No. 't-i V aLv IsT Street, oppuulte the Excnaugu. This Coujiauy Insures lroni ioaa or damage by E1K fU, on liberal terms, on buildings, merchandise, furniture, etc., lor lluil'ed i.eiiodu. and permanently on build lots by dcpoMt of prtmiuru I. The t' mpany bas been in active operation for more than fci-X.1V YEARS, during which all losses have been promptly adjuH'.ed aud I'Hli, iiiRKCTORi. John L. Hodge, .David Lewis, INSURAPJCE COMPANIES. M. il. Mahouy, jenu 1. Lewis, William S. Grant, Robert W. J.ettmlug, Lawrence Lewis, Jr., ReoJamin Eulne. Tuolubi w .Powers. A. R. McHe iry, Edmund Casllllon. Samuel Wilcox, wn kj morris. JOHN R. W UCUERER. President. Bamdkl Wilcox, secretary, g.2o FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY TUB PENNSYLVANIA FIRni INSURANCE COM PANY Incorporated lb26 Charter Perpetual No 610 WALaUT Street, opposite Independence Square This Company, favorably known to theoommuultj fbr over lorty years, Ouutlnues to Insure agalust Iom or damage by hre on Publlo or Private Bulldlnn either periuanenlly or for a limited time. Also on Furniture Stocks of Goods, and Merchandise gene rally, on liberal terms, Their Capital, together wltb large BnrplnS Fund Is Invested la the most carelul manner, which enable, them to offer to the Insured an undoubted saourlty U the case of loss. . Daniel Smith, Jr.," I John Deverenx,' Alexander Reason, 1 humas mlh, Inaao nailehurst, ?1?ny,.,x'!w",'wii IANIItL SMITH, jB-'esldent. WM. 8. CROW ELL. Secretary. u pi'iaUALriRE ISSDILLClSC0Ml'ANy LONDON. ESTAItUSIIED 1803. i Paid-up Capital and Accumulated Panda, OjOOO,0 0 0 IN COLD. PKEVOST A raUlItlU, Agent, II am. Wo, 107 Boutn THIRD BUeet, Phlla, i A 8 D U ' R Yi LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LEMUEL BANUt?, Prwildont GEO. ELL1' 'IT, Vlc-PiTlinl and 8s. I EMORY McCLlNlOCE, Acts The Asbvtry Company l.nes Policies In all their In present ue, on ti,e must liberal term. In impo rfti, division of pri Ilia, restrictions (n ocimps and travel, cuniiinlltitf with surety; loans on-ibl iireuiiums, when desired, aud makes all policies a luiniy non-lorlelt.blf. Commencing bimlups only In April last, It has I received wltb so u -u rvr that its assura already amount 10 ovw. M.uuo.ObO, and are rapluh creasing day by ur. , , i i i n ,1 V 1 , JAMES M. LongacRE. Manager. No. wri WAi.NUl' nireel, PhlUdulphla, I oral Board of Rtfrruuco lu Philadelphia: I lidnili. T 'I'.il,.. B Mnrrld VL'.la ' . ."un. I , .-, v . 1 I'l Ml H, James B Lnngacce. Arilmr O. Collin, John M. Mnrta. W Ull.Ui llVIUfl, John A. Wright, Juliu 11. Mcijruaryj rf. o. Jbll'tMUCOM, James Long, Jaiuvs Huuier, ju.. worne, 10 2tm:im cnnrles 8,ieDcer. gTRICTLY MUTUAI PRCViDCNT LI?e"1nD TRUST C OP I KiLADELrlllA. j OiFICK, lo. Ill H. roi'KTII STUEI Oreauizedlo urumote LIFE iiNnliMANi R m: tWJCfKi'Y OF PUIENDd. Gcod risks ol toy class accepted. Polick4 leiued upon approved plana, at the lo Ta.cs, . j Prenldnnl, 1 SAMUEL K. -UIPLEY, ' Vice-President, WLOiAMC. LOiNGriTHETJr. . Aciuarjv ROWLAND PARHl The gdvDhges cilered by this Company r excelled jj J FIRE-PROOF SAFES. fROM THE GREAT FIR IN MA11KKT STItlifciT. IIElllUXGi'S 1'ATIiXT SAFJC i A;aiu (Iiq Chaiupioul J rilE ONLY SAFE THAT PRESERVE! IT3 C01 TENTS UNCHARREO. ' j LETTER FROM T MORRIS PEROT A CO. ) PKlLAbBLPHiA, Twelfth Muntu 8th, 1819, Messrs. Farrel, Herring & Co., No. tt9 Cheam street uents: it Ib with great pleasure that we a onr teillmony to the Value of your Patent Chaaaplc Sale, At tue destructive lire on Marketnlieet, on tl evening of the 8d lnm.,lour Blare was the centre or ti conlUgratlou, and, being Uliod with a luige stock drugs, oils, terpent ine, paluts, varnish, aiooliol, eV maue a severe and trying uHt, Your Sate stood In exposed situation, and tell with tne burulng flooi Into ihe cellar among a quantity ol comonstlbla mi U'tlalH. We opened It next duy aud touud our book' pupers, bank ni tes bills receivable, aud;utlr coateuisail sale. It ib especially gratifying to us ID. your Safe csme out all rlgbt as we had entrusted ou mint valunble books to U, We shall want another o your Sales in a lew days, as tney have our entire con hdeuce. t Yours, respectfully, X. MURRI8 PEROT 4 CO. i nFRRING'H I ATENT CHAMPION SAFES, th( victors in more than 5nO accidental tires. Awards the Prize Meotia at ilm Wurlil'. h'air. r.niimn Worm's Pair, New York; andExpusltlon Unlverseaa Manafactnred and for sale by FAEREL, HEKRIXG & CO., Ko, G29 CIIESXUT STREET, 12 9wfm3mrp PIIILADELPHIA. Importrtiit from the Great Fire EVANS & WATSONS SAFE VICTORIOUS! SAVES THE BOOKS AND PAPERS WITH ONLY l tUB JJNSIDE DOOR CLOSED, BE OWING THE GREAT VALUE OP HAVING A SAFE WITH THE INSIDE DOOR, BE CAREFUL AND BUY NO OTHER, PHt LA DELPHI A, 12th mO. 4th. lSflS. Evars ft Watson-Kenpected Friends: We had one of our well known luside-door Fire-proof Safes in the destructive hre at No. 621 Market street, last evening. The fire extended so rapidly we had not time to close the main or outside door of the sale, the Inside door only betbg shut On examining the con tents o the safe next morning, much, to our surprise we found the books well preserved and In execellent legible condition, We lake great pleasure lu recom. mending yoor InBlde-door Fire-proof 8fes, for with out the lUBlde-door Improvement we wonld moat oer trlnly have lost all our books and papers. Y ours, very truly, SMEDLEY BROS. We are now selling our stock of Safes at cost prices In order to close busluets. Call soon and be convinced burh an opportunity never before olTured. Every business house ought .to have an Evans fc Watson bale. EVANS & WATSON, No. C8 S. SEVENTH Street; 1211181 ABOVE CHESNUT. 0. L. M A I 8 E B , t If AKHKACTtTRKB OT t'IRfci AND BUliOLAR-I'liOOF 84PES, LOCKSMITH, BELL-HANGER. AND DEALEE LN BUILDING HARDWARE, . BI . No. 484 RACE Street CARRIAGES. Q A R R I A G E Say Notice Is respectraiiy given to customers and othere desiring CAitRlAUEM ol the MANUFACTURE Of WM. D. ROGERS, OF CHESNUT STilEET. To place their orders as soon as possible, to Insure their completion lor the DRIVING SEASON OF 18G9. CARRIAGES REPAIRED in the most neat and expeditious manner. C ARRIAGES STORED and Insurance effected, WM. D. ROGERS, Kos. 1C0U and 1011 CUESMJT Street 11 6fmw2m PHILADELPHIA CHROMO'LITHOGRAPHS. PICTURES FOR TRESENTS. A. S. It Oil INS ON, JSo. 910 CHESNUT Btreet, H Has just received exqnUlte specimen ol ART, SUlTAliLK FOR HOLIDAY CUPTd, PINE DRESDEN "ENAMELS" ON PORCELAIN, in great variety. BPLENDID PAINTED PHOTOGRAPHS, , Including a number ol choice gems, A SUPERB LINE OF CHROMOB. ' ' ' A large assortment of NEW ENGB AVfNOS, Eto, Also, RICH bTiLE FRAaxEa, of elegant ne patterns nsvr 8 161 TO RENT. p O R RENT. I'EEMISES, No. 809 CHESJiUT 8t, s FOR BTORJt OR OFFICII. ALSO, OFFICES AND LAROB BOONS anltable a IHU . . m. t (ilii..rcl.l I Vil lUH- A lilll V at ymm . . XI. f.,..r., V. VOVTn W1
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