ii THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 18G9." fU 6 II SHED EVERT AFTERNOON (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED), AT THE EVENING T-LEQBAPH BU'lDINd, ifO. 19 & THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, The met U three cent per copy doub t theel); or eighteen eenti per week, payable to the carrier by whom served. 'The tubtcripUon price ty mail it Vine Dollar I per annum, or One Dollar and Fifty Mftbbr two month , invariably in advance for the time ordered. TUE3DAY, JANUARY 12, 18G9. municipal Ejcpemlttrirea ana Taxation In I'hiladclpliia, Sew York, nml Ilooton. Tub expenditures of the municipal govern ments of the United States have Increased with wonderful rapidity daring the last quarter of a oentorr . The leading cities raise a larger sum by taxation than is required (exoept for extraordinary purposes) for the mafntenauoe of the most expensive State governments, and the citizens of New York paj for citv, oountj-, and State purposes a larger sum than Was fcxpended forty years ago by the National Government. Making all due allowance for extravagance and corruption, it ia evident that 1 a large portion of this expenditure has been 1 neoeestlated by rapid growth and imperative j requirements, and although the expenditures I have inoreased in a muoh more rapid ratio than j population, this result could scarcely have been avoided in view of the new demands of modern life. Gas works, water works, public schools, almshouses, prisons, pavements, pub lio buildings, and police cause sad inroads on oity treasuries; yet few sane men will deny that all appropriations necessary to maintain these objects of municipal solicitude in an efficient condition should be made. Large olUea oould not long retain, and they certainly oould not rapidly increase, their populations, if they did not present marked attractions and Safeguards; and burdensome taxes, from which rural distriots are exempt, are Indispensable 0 the existence and growth of the great bee hives of humanity. The faot that great cities must annually ex pend sums of money that would have startled our economical grandfathers, for useful pur poses, Is no excuse, however, for extrava gance and corruption. It should rather warn tax-payers of the necessity of supervising more closely the management of munioipal governments, and of enlisting in this brauoh of the publid service a suporior class of olli cial. There cannot be too much prudence and wisdom displayed In effuito to prevent the exaotiens, which must inevitably weigh heavily upon tax-payers, from becoming in tolerable. An instructive comparative illustration of munioipal expenditures ia presented by the reports of the Controllers of Philadelphia aud New York, and the message of the Mayor of Boston. Whatever we may think of the financial condition of this city, it is evident that in some particulars we need not fear a comparison with our neighbors. The amount Philadelphia is called upon to raise by taxa tion for municipal purposes in 180!) is $3,o'22,-7'W-T7, and If we add to this the sums paid in various forma by our citizens to the State Treasury, the aggregate would not be muoh above $10,000,WO. In New York oity, the amount levied in 1S0S for State, oounty, and city purposes exoeeded $24,000,000, and the estimates for 18)9 exoeed $21,000,000; so that New Yorkerj are called upon to pay at least twice as much State and oity tax as rhiladelphiaus. Bjston, whioh now claims a population of two hun dred and 'fifty thousand inhabitants, levied during the present financial year a State and city tax of $5,884,8211. If the taxes of Phila delphia were equally high, per capita, they would amount to nearly $10,000,000 pr anuum. A contrast of some of the items of expendi ture fully acoounts for this difference in the aggregate. Philadelphia, for instance, re quires for the Department of Publio Schools a little more than $1,000,000. New York oity appropriates to her Board of Education more than $3,000,000. Philadelphia appropriates to her Fire Department $113,700, while New York gives to her "Metropolitan" Fire De partment $907,940. The Department of Lighting the City receives here about half a million of dollars, while on of the items of expenditure of the Street Department of New York consists of the significant line, "lamps and gas, $1,053,205," or twice the amount spent for similar purposes in Philadelphia. The Department of Street Cleaning receives in Philadelphia $125,400; in New York the sum of $400,420 is awarded to a Street-clean-ing Commission. The Department of lallio Charities and Correction receives in New York $993,000. Ia Philadelphia the sum ap propriated to the support of the Almshouse and County TrUou Is leas than $'100,000. As the acoounts of the various cities are kept under different Leads, it is difficult to make a detailed contrast of all their items of expenditure. It is evident, however, that the departments of Philadelphia are managed with ssuoh greater economy than those of New York, and that our citizens are compelled to raise by taxation only about half as much money, per capita, for State and municipal purposes, as tha inhabitant of New York and Bostoa. This striking difference, however prevails: here the burden of taxation falls almost exclusively on ml estate; in New York and Boston It is. almost equally divided be. tween real eBtate ami personal proporty. Ia 1'hlladelpbAa- munioipal taxes are levied 011 more than $100,000,000 of real tslate aud leas than v10.W.W of personal property. In Itoeton tlie te rau, wa.!,,,, , tun oa valuation of Wcao.aoo of real estate and $205,037 90 Of person property. In New York, ao, the ww derive! &, parsoual property falls bat little below that obtained from real estate. New York and Boston oould not obtain their present revenues by a system of taxation similar to that prevailing in Phila delphia, without imposing intolerable burdens on real estate, and the time cannot be far dis tant when the financial necessities of this oity will require its authorities to seek relief in the same direction. The Civil Tenure Art. Tmb passage of a bill repealing the law known as the "Tenare-of-Offloe act," by the House of Representatives yesterday, took the country by surprise, although suoh a result was pre dicted by some of the Washington corres pondents a day or two before it happened. So muoh anxiety to push the bill through the Ilouie was manifested that it developed into a sort of rivalry between General Butler, Judge Wilcon, aud Mr. Washburn, of Indiana. All the Democratic members, as a matter of conrse, voted with the majority of the Repub licans in favor of repealing the law, the oppo sition to the movement being led by suoh men as Garfield, Jenckes, Poland, and Soheuok, Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, Hot only voted in the affirmative, lint inaiatad that there should be no debate. As he has the credit of reflecting the views of General Grant on the leading issues ot the day, it is barely possible that his advocacy of the mea sure may have contributed in no small de gree to its suocess, for a desire to please the President elect appears just now to be one of the ruling passions at Washington. General Grant, however, has aj yet expressed no de cided opinion on the subjeot, and doubtless will be content to go into the office of Presi dent as he finds it. If Le finds himself un duly hampered by any existing legislation, he will be quite certain to inform Congress of the fact at some future time, and to urge upon that body the adoption of such measures as will give him all necessary relief. The fate of the bill in the Senate is yet un certain, the correspondents, who are supposed to know a great deal more than they do know, being divided upon the question of probabili ties. It seems to be conceded, however, that the repealing act will be so modified, if it should pass the Senate, that it will not take effect until after the 4th of Maroh. This modification is certainly desirable, if the bill is to become a law. If the Tenure-of-Office aot be summarily repealed at present, Andrew Johnson will hold a high carnival of oflioial decapitation between this time and the expiration of his term of office. The laws formerly in force will be recnacted by the repeal, aud the President will thus be enabled to strike down obnoxious officials with a reck less and revengeful hand, his appointees to the vacanoies thus created holding on until the expiration ot the present session of the Senate, in spite of the refusal of that body to confirm them. In this way the whole ma chinery of the Government will be completely upset, and General Grant will go into office with a host of vacancies by limitation on hid Lands. That the Temire-of-Offlce act needs revision is not to be doubted, but there would appear to be several good reasons why it should not be repealed in toto. The Constitution expressly declares that the patronage of the Chief Magis trate shall be exercised "by and with the advice and consent of the Senate," and experi ence has established the fact that this coordi nate power ot the Senate in the premises is a mere mockery without some suoh legislation as that of the Tenure-of-OlIice aot. Aside from this circumstanoe, the existence of suoh re strictive legislation as has been in force during the greater portion of Mr. Johnson's term cannot fail to secure greater oare on the part ot the President in making nominations to office, since Le must take into acoount in so doing the fact that an officer who is once confirmed must remain undisturbed in his position until he proves himself to be un worthy of the honor and trust confided to him. The Tenure-of-Office aot is, in reality, the first step towards abolishing the ridiculous doctrine of a rotation in eflice, and if it were wisely followed by the passage of a practical civil service bill, the couutry would at last be well rid of the detri mental Jacksonian dogma "To the victors lelODg the spoils." Until this perntolous legacy of Andrew Jackson is repudiated by the American people, integrity and capability in our legion of Federal office-holders can never be attained. It is a legitimate subject of regret, therefore, that a backward step should have been taken by the House of Re presentatives before Andrew Johnson, the ob stinate renegade, Las passed out of power into oblivion. I!4rKr'M Boot untl Hotly Snatching. DcRiNo the argument yesterday in the Court of Oyer aud Terminer, of the motion to grant George S. Twitchell, Jr., a new trial, Mr. John O'Byrne urged as a forcible argument in favor of, a new tilal the exclusion ty the Court of a portion of young Dr. Gross' testimony. The poker experiments made by Dr. Gross, said Mr. O'Byrne, were upon the skull of a person but uimieen hours dead, the body being placed in the same position as it was shown that Mrs. Hill's body occupied. A great many unplea sant nllectious are oonjured up by this artless remark of Mr. O'Byrne. Not the least perti nent of thea la fhe inquiry which we would address in Mr. o'Bvrne and younz Dr. Oross as to the source from which they obtained the body only nineteen hour dead. Is it possible that the "tadavre" was prepared to order, the same as the famous extra Berger's boot? Iu view of all possible responses, it beLooves per sons In feeble health to make a desperate effort to survive the Twitchell trials. If any person gives up the ghost at this juncture, it is barely possible that some ambitious young surgeon will be hammering away at his skull with r,nVr. at the witchincr hour of mld- ' nipht, under the supervision of Mr. O'Byrne, j at Iwioia ihe breath is tatriy oat oi his body. Dklawaki Christianity is not altogether the rldionlous faroe that the young Chris tians of St. Paul's Methodist Churoh at Wil mington would have us believe. As an offset to their recent endorsement of the whipping post and pillory, the Young Men's Catholio Phllopatrian Institute, after an earnest debate, lasting two hours and a half, Lave deolared in favor of the Christianising of the State by the abolition of the medieval modes of punishment. We are not advised of the line of argument by which the Phllopatrlans arrived at this result; but whatever it wan, it does them credit, and shows that the leaven of Christian civilisation ia at work at last in their midst. Edward MoPhkkson, Clerk of the Home, Washington, 1. O., Is aotlvely engaged upon the "Life and Times of Thaddens Stevens," for early publication, and will be glad to receive copies of letters of the deceased on polltioal Plon from W2H to 1S08, and any personal inol Cents lIluntraiiriR any point In bis oareer or any feature of his character. Original letters or other documents, If sent to him, will be returned alter use. SPECIAL NOTICES. ffp COLD WEATHER DOES NOT CHAP TT.r r""Khen tbeskln after usinir WKIOHT'm VLll&lIP. Its dally use makes the aklu deli cately soukhJ beaul;:;;,. It U delightfully tragrit transparent, and Incomparable an a 'lollt Soap. For Ski by all Druggists, K A C. A WRIUHT. No. 624 CHK9NUT Street. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. A STRUGS E I OR LIFK. MI38 ANHA H DICK INS N ON FRIDAY KVENINO, JANUARY 15. Tbis popular and distinguished Lecturer will dis course upon the WKONUS OJ' WOMAN AND TUB KKMKDY on the above occasion. The Address has been pronoui ced by tbe Eastern Press, Irrespective of party, to be tbe most beautiful, touch inn and thrill ing appetl In behalf of her sex that bat yet been made, an whh one voice acco.d it her very hamicst effort. BKSKItVKIl fciEAT8. . FI?TV CNT-a ADMlr-CIUN .....'! WENT Y-J-'f V CENTS PKOHCKNIUM HUXWS, bolding 8-FiVK DOLLAH3 Ttie npentnr sate of Reserved !-ea's will com m .nee at 9 O'c (if k on TUESDAY MOKNINO. Uie lHh tn slant, at UUULD'S flano Rooms, No. 9M CUK8NOr Street. 9 if 35T" OFFICE OF THE NORTH PESNSYL- VANIA RAILROAD COMPANY, I'hii.ai&i.fhi4, No. 407 Walnut strett, Jan, S, 1869. DIVIDEND NOTICE. Tbe Transfer Books of this Company will be closed on SATURDAY, the th Inst., at 8 o'clock P. M., nd be 1 eopened 011 S 4.TURDA Y , the 16th Inst. A dividend bai this day been declared of FIVE PhR CENT., clear ot taxes, payable lu scrip, bearing no InttrtBt, and convertible Into Seven Per Cent. Murgane Bonds of tbe Company, In sums of not Insx than nve bundled dollars, on and after May lit next. The said dividend will be credited to the atook huldeis as tbey shall stand regl&iered on the books of the Company on SATURDAY, ihe Oth lust. 1 Blnjwlm WILLIAM WI6TEH. Treasurer. OFFICE OF THE PHILADELPHIA a? AND rUHNl'ON KAILROAD COilS-a.tN V. No, 224bouth DELAWARE Avenue. 1 P111LAUIHL.PH14, Jftn. U, IHH'J, At tbe Annual Meeting ut the Htucktioldcis, aeld tlili dry, the toiiowli.fr geutlemen were unanimously elected Direoieis lor H13 ensuing year: llUttClOHH. Vincent I,. Bradford, Asa J. V sh. winiam m . jiart, William H. Uatziner, Ct.ar:e Macaitister, John Doiiubue Joan U hievf-us, Bift'Uniln Flib, John M Ra id, A-libet Weinli, William IS. Freeman, nueit v. MirKipy. Ana at a sub euueut UUutiuir of the Hoard of DI- raciers, (Le following oincers were onanimiui y m- 41 tOlC I- President-VINCENT U. BRADFORD. Treaurer-J. PARKER NORitlS. Becretary-JAMEO MORKKi.L, 1 12 t J. MOKKKLL, Secretary. ATLANTIC AND CUE AT WEaTEKN RAILWAY COMPANY. 6oktav' Ofkick, No 40 Broadway,) Nkw YukK, Wb Droemiier lmss. Notice Is tiFreoy given thai alspectal uieeliug of tbe iSlock holders oi tbe Atlantic and Ureal Western Rail way company will be held at the General Ollicea ol the Couiiiuny, No. 40 Broadway, in the City and Hiata oi New York, at 12 o'clock uuon, on HAl'UKUAY, the Mitb day of January text, t) consider and ap prove of. or reject, certain contracts entered Into with tbe Erie Railway Company, aLd the Columbui. Chicago, aud Irdlata Central Hallway Company, and for other purges. The traualer books will remain clceed until alter the meeting. W. AROUDALL O DOHERTY. 1 1 4w Secretary, B5r" PHILADELPHIA AND READING a3 RAloKOAD COUPAN Y-Office No. 227 b. FOUfeTU blrueu Philadelphia. December to, 1888. DIVIDEND NOTICE. The Transfer Books of tbls Company will be closed on the 4ih of January next, and be reopened on TIJEtDA1 . January 12. A Dividend of FIVE PER CENT, has been de clarf d on the Preferred aud Common Stock, clear of NalioDai and stale Taxes, payable In common stock ou and alter January 2 IStiK. to tbe holders thereof, cs Uity shall stand registered on tbe books ol the Company on the 4th of January next. All payable at this ollice. . , All orders for Dividends must be witnessed and 8ttaDiulm B. BRADFORD, Treasurer. rgp OFFICE OF THE SECOND AND THIHD STREETS PASSENGER RAIL WAY COMPANY, Wr. 2463 FRANK FORD Road. Philadelphia, Jan. 6. UC9. The Board ot Directors have this day declared a Dividend of THREE PER CENT, oa the Capital block, payable on and after tbe 11th Inst , clear of tax. lg 41 E. MITCHELL CORNELL. Treasurer. a-TiT' OFFICE OF TUB FAME INSURANCE l S"? COMPANY.No. 4t CHESNUT Street. FHILmci.FHiA, Jan. 4, 1869. At a meeting of tbe Board of Dliectors of tbe Fame Insurance company held this day, a dividend of THREE PER CfcNT. was aeoiarea payaoie on ae- mand, clear of all taxes. W. I. BLANOHARD, Secretary. 141'Jt OFFICE OF THE UNITED SECURITY LIFE ItiHUKANCK AND TRUST CO. paNY s. E. corner Fit rii ana cjiiau r atree s. ri.i , o. PhiladklphiA. Dec. 80, ltttts. Tbe Annual Election for Directors of this Company will beheld at tbelr office on WEDJiEsDAY, Jauu- "l. $uT' V " U'U'0Ck A" C. F. BBTTS. Secretary. fi-Zfi" OFFICE INS. CO. NORTH AMERICA, Puilauklpuia January 11 lSbtf. Tbe Dirt ctcrs have thlsd.iy dtciarei as-ml-annuil Dlvlcuud ol MX. FEU CT.-b'LV.'HIt.SPr "ad' Iree ot all taxes. CHARLES 1LA1T. 1 ii lit Secretary, OFFICE OF THE DIAMOND COAL rviMPANV. No. 8o WALNUT Street. nTi. 'i.' i ha nniml election lor seven Directors 1 1 lerve lor the ensuing year will be held at th0 otbco of the Company on wlbJI KBDAY. the lata Janu ary next, beiwtea the boms of 11 and 1 P. M. 16 t ED. PEARCK. President. NATIONAL BANK OF THE RE PUBLIC. j-jui.AXK.L.rniA, ueo. ttl, lows. The annual Klertlm for in rectors of tult itauk will be he'd atlbe Banking House, on TUESDAY, Jan. 12, lsott, between the hours of II A, M and 2 P.M. J JOSEPH P. MUMFORD, 1 1 lot CaahleT. FAHMtUS' AND MECHASilOti' NA TIONAL BaNli. i-iiu-Aum-niiA, Ltfcemoer 11, I'OS. The A ur ual Election tor in ectors or this Bunk will he held at tbe BaLk lug House on WEDMEDY, the Hh dy of Janua y next, between the hours of 11 o'clock A. M. and 1 o'c.ock P M. 12 11 W. RUaUtON, Ja.. Canhler 5f- OEOHGE FRANCI8 TRAIN a3S AT CONCERT HALL. 8A1U11DAY EVKNINQ, Jan. 16, 18t9, In the Interest ct tbe wurklugmvn aud women ot America, and of tbe l'nian liroirn-rhod. Subjtcti Train v stis John Bull and his Eng ih BUlie. Ticket, with re seivtU seats. 60c at UONlKRf HAI.L. CUESvUT Street, above Twelfth, at 10 o'clock, TUEsV DAY. 1 12 6t rf BH AM OK IN CJAL COUPANJ. Piiilahkli-hia, Jan. 1. 1S19. The Annual Meeting of the Biuukbulders ot the above-named Company win b held at their Ollice, No. 226 WALNUT Street, oa WEDNESDAY, ihe iti iuslant.at 12 o'clock, when an E'ediou will be held for Seven Directors to serve lor the eubiili'g year. The trauste books will be closed on th loth and Opened ou the 21st iuitant lllmwut C. R LTNDHAY. Secretary. rT" THE COUPONS OF THE LOMBARD a-5-' AMD KOU11I HTRH.ETS PAHSKNUEIt RAILWAY COM I-A NY. due Jauuary IS. will beuald .a a. U i.I.vt U' t 'J " 1 '. tU" ','nt.." .Nrlami iinui 1 12 Ct XCA3 . HARRIS. TrwwMr. SPECIAL NOTICES. 'MR, DA VIM B. OA8SEDAY- rtii-. ms nnanrnigDeo. WOOia ngtrd hereby Invite you to deliver tbe same at suoh a time as may consist with your convenience, n ,lln Rspotlully yonrs. PETER WILLI M40rf WM. KENT UILBKRT, M. D.. THOMAS ROHIIVS ' UHAHLRS INOEKHOLL, DaVID PAUL BROWN, BAM URL D. OR044. M. D, JTRRDINAND FKVTRERSTONE, UHAKLK4 K. LSX, J. B. LIPPWOOTl', WILLIAM W. HAKOTa, MORTON Mo10H A EL, fiwKD KNiaur. WILLIAM WK.M9, RICHARD S. BMIl'FI. ALLEN OUrilBKUr. RICHARD VAUJL nN!lY BUDD. PKI'ER MnHALL FRANCIS MUftNEY SMITH. M S, JAMES STEEL. Bdfull .l"i',MH' "" ni1 Oth--:-tnmVl Uhl',V7jn y"T Invitation I beg leave dlrtlu-air ,,f.tl,""iB you for lbs xludneas wblou uitlklf a It. that I snn.pt It. v ery respectfully I ours, DAVIS B. CA38KDAY. u-ni t . DA VH B. CASS ED AY Will Lociura at CONCERT HALL, . oar 'TRTTK WOSfANHOOD" MONDAY EVENING, January U. Tickets, illy CenU. To bebad at Truth titer's Musla r-tore. No, M8 Chesnut street, or at then vr. 1 Ut PROVIDENT LIFB AND TRUST COM--f PANY, No. Ill 8. FOURTH Street. At an anrjual eleolion held 1st month llth, 18. the following persons were elected Directors ot the 5, w,?'J,im.,0",nP"nVi to serve fo three ye vs:-uiJAi-WN, ICHARLEH F COFFIN, 11nKIiX,HAINKM' ' R'obmond, Indiana, o ?h,8,'u"owlng Directors hold over: 8HIPI EY, I WM. O. LONG1TRF.TH. gJHABD OADBORY, JOSHUA II. MOKRH, BICHAROWOOD, WILLIAM UAUXKrI And at a subsequent meeting of the Biard of Direc tors, tbe loliowlng tioOicers were unanimously re elected: SAMUEL R. BHIPLEY, President, WILLIAM C. LONQ8TRETH. Vice-President. '12 8t ROWLAND PARRY. Actuary. tgST" THS ENTERPRISE INSUKANOE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, OUlce No. 40 WALNUT Street. Jan 12. 189 ' ' AttheAi uual Meeting ot the Stockholders of this Company, held on the llth day of Jannary. the fn lowlcg gentlemen were elected Directors for tbe en suing year: K. B. (STARR, .JOHN IT. BROWN. NALBRO FRAZIICR, J. L. ERRINGHR. JOHN M. AT WOOD, WM. O. BOULTOV. BENJ.T TREDICK, CHA.RLEs WHKKLER, JAMrB I. CLAOHORN, T. 11. MONTQWMKSY. OEOROE H ST WART, 'JAMES M. AKHI'SKN. At a moetlnff of the Board ,,f inrAntnrA hii tht. day, F. BATCH FORD STARR was re-elected Presi (l.nt. and THOMAS H. MONTGOMERY ra-e ected Vice-President. ALEX. W. WISTER, 1 12 lutna3t Secretary. OFFICE OF THE PHILADELPHIA CITY PaS-ENGER RAILWAY COM PANY, No. 4180 CHEbNUT Street, Philadklpbxa Jan.4.18B9. At a stated meeting of the Board of Directors held tbls day, a dividend or ONE DOLLAR AND FIPTY CKN1S per share was declared, free of all taxes pi-yahle to tbe stockholders or their legal representa tive on and alter tbe 14th inst. Transfer books closed until the 14'h Inst. 1 2t WM. i w. CQJ.KKT, Treasurer. CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY THS Annual Meeting of tbe Stockholders of the Cambria Iron Company will be bein at tbelr ollice No. 4(e CB EBNUT Street, Philadelphia, oa TUK 1-AY.the 19th day of JANUARY next, at 4 o'clock P. M., when an election will be held lor seven Direc tors to terve lor the ensuing year. . . ... JOHN T. K1LLE, Secretary. Philadelphia. Deo, 17. 1868. 12 is dJl9 AS ALPllAIiUT FOB HIE PEOPLE. A B O D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V w X Y Z For All people: Invited lo call And purchase tine clothes at the GREAT BKUWN HaLL. For the IJrown Mtone mn-lQcent store, Whose clothing Is cheaper than ever be lore. For the 'ash that the Customers pay For the elegant Clothing tbey Carry away. For our Doors, which stand open all day, luvlUBg the people who're passing that way. For the Elegant raiment we sell Ho cheap to the public, who love It go well. For tbe fashion, for Fan, and for Folks Who Fall into Fits o'er our Foolish old Jokes. For the Uarments which Gentlemen wear, Enough for each cltl.en wanting his share. Is your Head, and tbe Hat that is in it, But how tunny you'd loo If you wore your wife's bonnet ! Tbe Immense piles of clothing we keep, But we're keeping them moving by selling so cheap. For the Juveniles. Jolly with Joy. When he Jumps into trousers, Is each lit tle boy. Is the Knowledge tbe people enjoy About whore to buy clothes lor each man and each boy. Tbe Large size of our Big Brown Stone Store, 'Twill accommodate multitudes on the ground floor. For the Money, tbe Men, aud the Mills To furnish Materials aud settle the Bills. Your New clothes, such an excellent fit. Arelyou sorry you gottheui? Ko, Not a bit. For the Ovorooats, strong, stout, and warm, Which Our customers wear to protect them from storm. For our Prices, so Pleasingly low, As the Public from happy experience know. Is bow Queer a fellow'd appear If be went without clothing the whole of the year. For Kockhill & Wilson, tbe clothiers we see, Who nrst set np sbop In 1811. For tbe Ntyleof the garments so Splendid, For the very beta sort of good people iu tended. For the Trade that we constantly do, As we make and sell clothing so rich and so new. Upper floors for tbe Great Brown Hall, For custom department, and piece goods and all. For tbe Vestlngsof elegant stuff, Keadj-niHde or to order, and cheaply enough. Is a Widow with boys eight or nine Bhe can clothe them ho cueup for the year 'sixty. nine. Was Ring Xerxes, who never at all Ever wore such good clothes as we sell at Brown Hall. For Youth's clothing, and here It Is found bo cheap and maguiflceut all the Tear round. Is for Zero, when tbe thermometer goes Down near that, yon ought to have good wiuier domes. Now come, men of letters ! Let us bring our boys, too, and at prices so low as to make you open your eyes, ears, and mouths; everybody who la big enough to say bis letters can be clothed at TUB GREAT BROWN STONE IJ.ALL OF ROCKHILL & WILSON Nob 603 and G05 C1LES3UT STHEET, PHILADELPHIA. HOLIDAY PRESENTS. Tbe best and most suitable Present for a friend or the needy Is a barrel ot our "J. S. WKLCH" FIIUJT PREMIUM FLO UK, and a bag or bait barrel 8TKB' L1NOB' MOUNTAIN" BUCK WHEAT MKAL, war ranted superior to any la tbe market. Constantly on band tbe best assortment of dlfTeren orands of FLO UK, INDIAN, aad KYJC MKAL UOPU. etc. t GKORQB F. ZKltNDBIl, 11 M tin tfrp riHUtlH AMI) VINE 8TS. G A It T I'j AND, UNDERTAKE tt. BANK REPORTS. J ELEVENTH QUARTERLY REPORT Of li THK NATIONAL, BANK OF TUH.RE FUBLIU. FHii.APiti.pHiA. Jan. 4, m. RKHOUUOE& Loans and dlsconnU. tl,(Jtt3,054O3 United Htatea bonds de posited with Treasurer of U. 8 . S'O.OOO OO RoDds on band....... Ill (MX) 00 Real estate (productive)... 132.12110 $1,811,17313 Legal-tender notes, ooln, and certiorates M 8rR8t2l0 National Bank. Doles 20,90100 Fractional currency aud temps 14.42 04 Premiums B.P25 01) Ditf) from other banks 647.214 7 057,3 1 SD) Expenses and taxes 5,8 m Total 82 04,8ma LIABILITIES. Capital stock U.ooo.ooo oo ClrculHtlon 417.500 00 repoi!8 1.3W611 b Profit and loss 83,27tf-85 Total 2,8Q4 890 m josEra p. mu m oitu, 1 6 tntliaOl Cashier. liNSTRUCflON. s 637 Chestnut St(J Cor. of 7th. E8TABLIBHBD 1844. INCORPORATED 1835. BOOKKEEPING In all Ita branches, as prar-tlwd In the riest nnslness brnss for WSOLKMALK, Ktall, Jobbln. IMPORTINO. M A.N U If AO TORINO, COMMIHdION. Dameitl.) and F reign HblppluK, Com "an t Bpeoalailns. Jolat Block Company, and BANINU Buslneis. PENMANSHIP A Rapid. Free and Elegant Style of Business Writing, Unsurpassed. COMMERCIAL CALCULATIONS The best Short and Rapid Metnods la use. BCSINFP8 PRACTICES Bisinens Farms, Oommer" clal Law, Detecting Counttrleits, e.c. Htudenu received at any time Separate Instruc tion. DAT AND E7ENIN3 8ES8ION8. Circulars furnished on applies' Ion. 1 li tntln.1t MEDICAL. fJARGHALL'S ELIXIR. Any person habitually costive cannot be in the enjoyment of health. If not relieved oos tivenesa will result in confirmed cases of Rheumatism, Tiles, Inflammation of the Bowels, Diseases of the Kidneys, Bladder, and surrounding organs. When oostiveness is radically cured, all the maohinery of the sys tem moves in harmony. Marshall's Elixir permanently cures oostiveness, and so pre vents diseases more painful and dangerous. Headache quickly yields to its curative powers. Being entirely vegetable, it may be safely taken by all persons at any tima, with perfect safety. Headache, besides being a very painful complaint, is also weakening to the nervous system, and may lead to palsy in its various forms if not soon relieved. Mar shall's Elixir eo strengthens' the nerves that they perform their duties without pain or un easiness. By supplying the stomach with the medici nal principle, the want of whioh causes Dys pepsia, this distressing and common disease is quickly cured by its use. It not only supplies this to the stomach, but imparts strength and vigor to the whole digestive apparatus, so that health, with cheerful spirits and a ruddy coun tenance, is fully established. Read the fol lowing certificate: CnKSTFH. Delaware county. Dear Sirs: I have had sick headache at times for many years. When alllloieil with It I was unfit to attend to my household attalrs. Your Elixir partially cured me the first time I tried ii. The second time 11 cured me almost, imme diately, yince then, by Its occasional use, I have been entirely free from It.. Mrs. Matilda Hays. Depot, No. 1301 MARKET Street, Philada. M. MARSHALL & CO., ltstutt PROPRIETORS. GRAPES, ETC. WHITE ALMERIA GRAPES, Sold Only in Ueautiful Clusters, 75 CENTS PER POUND. SIMON COLTON & CLARKE, S. TV. Corner BROAD aiii WALNUT jSta., 1 S tutbs PHILADELPHIA. WANTS. ffi WANTED TO KEN T Jti-On or before tbi l6thof March, A MODERATE frIZED HOTJ8K ddh contain all tbe modern conve niences, and be In good order, for which a good rent will be palo , and tbe best ot care taken of It. A property with OOCH IIOUK attached pre ferred situates bf tween TKN tU and I'WKl S i'lKTH and CHKHMUTana VJMK HirrtM. ddrM P. O. Box U6g, Philadelphia, stating terms and si illation l u tt WANTED AN ACTIVE I'AUTNEK, TO lake tbe pi ate of a special partner, Iu a well esiaullbUed ratal! and Joboiuy carpel business. Ad dress, confidentially, II. J. .., in is ollice. 1 s 6t PIANOS. Tm STEIN WAV & SONS' GUANTD 1(1 t square and upright Planus, at BLA8IUU 8 1 U SSS9 CIIICKEK1NO lisf 1 i Graud, Bquareand Upright BUTTON'S), 11 tf Ko 9UCHHlNUTBir6et 5 STECK & CO.'S A IIAIN'ES ISROS. it PIANO FOaTKS. AUD MAfON HAMLIN'S CABINET AND MKTKOPOLITAN OKOAiIB. with tbe new and bfautliiii , VOX HUMANA. Every Inducement offered lo purchasers. J. K. OOULD, 12 1 tutbs Sm Ko. D23CHKNUT Bireet. HATS AND CAPS. JONES, TKMl'LE CO., FA8HIONABLK HATTEBB, No. ZS a. NIJNTJi mreei, First door above Pbasnut street. 4 9j WAItBDBTON'S IMPROVED VENTI lated, and easy-ilttlng Dress Hats (patented).l a all tbe Improved fashions ot tbe season, t il li NUT htiHut. unit door to the Post Ulllce. U l6p OD(JEH8 AND WOHTENHOLM'POCK ET KNl VWi Pearl aud btaK llandlus, of beautlml BnlsbT BODOaWn WADE A BU'lv'H KH'H RA KOKH and tbe celebrated LOOULT& UAZOB bt lnHOlu of tbe Uutt quality. Kasors. Knives, Bclssora, and Table Cutlery Oronnd tp MADJlBytJ, tHt, H4 ti, I'KNTH uart.balcw Uaasnas, IWSUnAWCE COMPANIES, UNION MUTUAL IVSUItANCE COMPANY Or PHILADELPHIA INOOKPOIlA.TErj) 1804, Fire, Marine ani Inlani hwm OFFICE, N. E. Corner Tl IR1) and WALNUT Sla., KXCUA IDE BUILDING. The following Btatetuentof the afTalra of tits) Comparjy la published In conformity with, provision of Its charter:. Marine premiums written to Jan. 1, lHtiU i 103.198 'U Do, not earned Jan. 1, 1808 M.VIO'U Fire premiums written same period M8.418 82 Fire premiums not earned Jan. 1, 166S...... m .387 44 2.'.Tl4j Famed premiums to January 1. 1869: Marine risks......... ..! I7.!i l Fire rlsKS..... 7,27'4a Amount received from In lerest on Investments aud salvages . 17.696T7 Itasca, expenses, etc, same period: Marine losses SI 14 101 Hi FlreloBser 15 155 Ml Itenls and salaries 11,4)2 67 Kelnsnranoea and commis sions 1 1,774 si) United Hiatts taxes 2 513 4D Deductions in lieu of ucrlp... 0 730 95 Asselit of (lie Company Jan. I, 196W. Ttoiids. Hiateof Tennsylvanla, coupon 6 per cent ftO.000 00 City of 1'biladelphi, 6 per cent 15 00000 Camden and Amboy It. 11,6 per ceut. 189 n.200-00 Camden and Amboy H H., 6 per cent. 13 3,5)0 00 Camden at.d Amboy K. H., 0 per ceut. 1875 17.000DO Pennsylvania II. li., 2d morlsage, 0 percent . 10,000-00 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, 6 per cent 11,010 W Pennsylvania K. Ii., lwt mortgage, 0 per cent......... 1,000 00 Bchuylklll Xsavigallon Company, 0 percent . 10.0001)0 Philadelphia and Erie U. H., 6 per cent 10,000 00 Wyoming Valley Canal, fl por cent...... 11,000 0t PltlHburx Water Loan, 7 per cent 7,000 00 North Pennsylvania K. IC, 6 per cent 10,000 00 North Pennsylvania H. tt., 7 per cent 3. 500-00 Lehigh Valley It. H.,6 per cent. . 6,000 IK) UK) Little Rchuylklll Kallroad..... 6 000-00 1H8 Pennsylvania Railroad 6 1100 00 100 North Pennsylvania Hullroad 5 000011 48 Delaware Kailroad - l.yiioOO 100 Wyomin Valley Canal . 5300 0t 08 Philadelphia Bank . 6 800 00 68 Farmers' and Mecnaalca' Bank... 8 800 00 88 Delaware Mutual Insurance Co... 2 200 00 100 Phu'nlx Insurance Company 1 bMO OO 4 American West India HteamNhip Company 4 00 00 20 Philadelphia and Southern Mail 8. 8. Company 5,000 00 1111 Union Mutual Insurance Co - 28,240 00 Par value 1215,250 -oo C06t f 19485iflO Bills receivable for premiurns aa'arf-21 Bundry accounts due for preuunruH la'7i ia Cash In banks til.OW 11 ' Cash In drawer 11M j4 22.18 4C 255,271 47 Dl BKITIIUH. Illobnrd H. Bmith, I William 8. Baird. Charles Wheeler. '8. Dnlbert, ' jHol. Townseud, F. Lavergne, J.B.Perot, John Moss. I Lemuel ColHu. ,C. H. CummlntrK, j J. H. Tilde. W. D. Wlnsor. 'James L liewley, r rancis icie, A. K. Horle. John H. Irwin, N. A. Bmith, William C. Ktnt, Henry Lewis, J. C. Btelner, Kdward L. Clark, George Lewis, H. F. Koblnson, Bumuel C. Cook, 111CIIARD S. SMITU, President. JOHN MOSS, Secrclarj. nam DELAWAUK MUTUAL SAFKTY INS UK ANCK COMPANY. Incorporated by the Legislature of Pennsylvania, l&ij. Office B. E. corner of THIRD and WALNUT Bireets, Philadelphia. MAKINK INBUHANOKS On Vessels, Cargo, and Freight to all parts of the world. INLAND INSURANCES On goods by river, canal, lake aud land carriage to all parts of the Unlou. VIMS IN8UBAN0RM On Merchandise generally ; on B lores, Dwelllns. Houses, eta ASSETS OF TBI! COMPANI'. November 1. HtiA. (200,000 United Stales Five Per Cent. Loan, 10 40s 120,000 United Slates Bix Per Ceut. Loan, 1881 5O.0C0 United Btales Bix Per Cent. Loan (for Pacific K). 200,000 Blate of Pennsylvania Bix Per Cent. Loan 125,000 City of Phila.Blx Percent. Li. an (exempt from tax). 50.000 State of New Jersey Bix Per Cent. Loan . 20,000 Penu. Hail. First Mortgage Six Per Cent, Bonds 25,000 Penu. It. Becond Mortgage Bix Per Cent. Bonds 25,000 Western Penn. K. Mort,. Bix Per Cent. Bonds, (P. K. K. guarantee) . H0.0OO State of Tennessee Five Per Cent. Loan 7,000 Stale of Tennetutee Bix Per Cent. Loan 15,000 Oermantown Qua Co., prin cipal and interest guaran- teu by City of Puilad'a. 800 shares Stock 10,000 Penn'a Kailroad Coinpuuy, 200 shares Stock 5,000 Nona Penn'a Kailroad Co., 100 shares Stock 20,000 Phlla and' Bonttteru Mall Steam. Co.. 80sharfH Stock 207,000 Loans ou Bond aud Mort. gage, first liens on City Properties 2O3,500,0) 136,800-00 50.000-00 211 ,375 00 123.594 00 51,500 00 20,200 00 21,000 00 20,02j f 21,000 00 5,031 25 15,000 00 11.300 00 3,500 00 15,000 00 207,900 00 l,10O,i)OO Par. Morket value, l,130,3aj-i sn bt f ,vir a. Real Estate 8(1 000 Oft Bills receivable for Insurance made 3J,4o(j-ui Balances due at aueiiciea, premiums on marine policies, acci ued inter- est, and other debts due the com pany..... 40,178 6 Stork and scrip of sundry corpora tions, 31.".0. lOstlmuied value 1 81300 CnbhinbHiik- SUOIMIOS Cabh In tiiawei' 413 05 110.503 78 l,617,867-60 I)IRrCTOIlS. Tbomns C. Hand, Kdraund A. Bonder. Jiibn (!. Davis Um,.i v " Samuel E. Mtokes, ' Jame C. Hand, Tbeophllus Pauldlus, JoKeph H. Seal, Hugh Craig, Jobu II. Penrose, Jacob P. Joues, James Traqualr, Kdward Darlington, H. Jonf s Brooke, James B. McFarlund, Kdward f.ufimrf-uilu. Wliiluiu O. Ludwhr. George . Leliwr, Henry o. Daliett, Jr.. John D. Taylor, Oeoiye W. Bernadou, William a. UoulLon peucer Mcllvains, John B. Sample. josuua r. i;vre, , THOMAHf). iomi. i..''.,-. IITNItY I!.u, UMX DAL , AMlataut Oooioury, iU SI
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