THE DAILY ETflNINQ TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 18G9.
PUBLISHED EVE M aFTERIOOl
(OTKSATS UOIPTB
AT THE EVENINGl TELE9RAPH BUILDING,
rTO. 1 a THIRD 8TMSJST,
PHILADELPHIA.
ITU Fries U (Atm ewni. m cop jf (dou' iheet);
Or eighteen cent per week, payable to the carrier
by whom servs 27t tubtcrlpUon price by mail
$ Bine Dollari per annum, or One Dollar and
Fifty cent far two montfu, invariably in advance
for the time ordered.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1869.
Th Purchase I Tools far tbe Navy Yard.
Ymthrdat we published the report of the
Sab-eommtttee appointed bj the Naval Com
mittee of the House of Representatives to
InTesUgaU oertetn charges against the engi
neer of the Philadelphia NaT Yard. Jndge
Keller was ohalrman of the enb-oommlttee,
And the report presents the evidence upon
whioh he grounded his denunciation of the
Engineer Corps of the Nary In general, and
Chief Engineer Zeller in particular, a few
weeks ago, In the House. We hare now be
fore as the report of the Board of Engineers
appointed by the Nary Department and the
report of Judge Keller's committee, upon
Whioh to make some estimates as to the merits
of the ease under consideration. Notwith
standing all this display of testimony on both
Bides, however, there are some matters still in
oooslderable doubt. Chief Engineer Zeller
lias claimed that the investigation of the sub
committee was partial, and that it did him in"
Justice; he has therefore appealed to the fall
Naval Committee, and is now presenting addi
tional evidenoe as to the judiciousness of the
purchases of tools made for the Navy Yatd,
and for the purpose of vindicating his own
integrity. We await the publication of the
final report of the Naval Committee before
toming to any definite eonolusion. as to the
merits of the case.
The facts, as we have them, are that Chief
Engineer Zeller purchased in New York a
cumber of second hand marine engine tools
in preference to purchasing new ones in Phila
delphia. He claims that the tool? were bought
at a bargain, that they are in reasonably good
order, and that they are capable of doing
the heaviest marine eagine work as well as
any maohines made. JodPge Kelley's com
mittee, on the contrary, contend that the tools
are old-fashioned, out of order, and suoh as
would not be admitted into any firat-olasa
maohineshop in the country; and they further
contend that Mr. Zeller did not allow the
Philadelphia manufacturers an opportunity to
eompete, and that either he or his assistants
fabricated bids from those firms, so as to
make it appear as if they competed In regular
form, and were ruled out on account of their
ezoessive charges.
With regard to the merits of the tools, the
flub-oommittee gives us the testimony of
Mr. J. Shields Wilson, superintendent of
Neafle & Levy's Penn Works, and Mr. John
Blrkbeck, superintendent of Messrs. Merrick &
Bona' Seuthwark Foundry, six machinists
employed in the navy yard, all of
whom testify in substance that the tools pur
chased in New York are old fashioned, out of
order, incapable of doing first-rate work, and
sot suoh as they would buy if fitting up shops
of their own.
On the other hand, the Board of Engineers
who examined the matter by order of the
Nary Department present the evidence of
ft number of prominent machinists, who swore
that the tools were not antiquated;
that the depredation from use was not such
as to materially affect their efficiency; that
they were first-class tools in every respect,
suoh as they would purchase themselves, and
that It was Judiolous to purohase them in pre
ference to paying a higher prioe for new ones.
The following are the gentlemen who testified
to that effect: John H. Long, Chief Eagineer
Of the United States Navy; Joseph G. Harrison,
Of the firm of Fletcher & Harrison, New York;
Jtaeph Belknap, consulting engineer, New
York; Jaoob S. Worden, of the firm of Murphy,
BloCady & Worden, New York; Thomas J.
Sowlaad, of the Continental Iron Works,
Oreenpoint, L. I.; John Birkbeok, superin
. tendent of Merrick & Sons, Philadelphia, and
Seventeen other leading machinists and engl
, fieers of New York and other cities. In addition
' to these, letters endorsing the same views were
- received from Messrs. Merrick & Sons; W. C.
Williamson, of Williamson & Brothers; T.
Wilbraham & Brothers, John Birkbeok, John
L. Cnowlton, of the machine works at Second
Street wharf, Philadelphia; Lewis Laws, of I.
r. Morris, Towne & Co., Philadelphia; Wash
Ington Jones, superintendent of the same esta
blishment; Charles W. Smith, No. 135 North
Third' street; and Robert U. Long, of Grice &
Long, Fulton Works, Philadelphia.
Suoh is the array of testimony on both
Sides. "Where doctors disagree, who shall
decide f" The most important evidence Is
that of Mr. John Birkbeok, whose evidenoe
before the Committee and the Board is appa
rentl contradictory. Before the Bjard he
testified that "the general character of the
tools purohaaed of Roach is excellent, and they
bare all the modern improvements for doing
marine work; they are not old-fashioned
patterns, and they are generally in good order;
there arc some few repairs required on them
to pat them in the best of first-class order;
the cost of putting them In order would not
exoeed $200; they are the proper kind of tools
to select for a navy yard, and their purohase
was judiolous, instead of purchasing other
tools at greater prices." Mr. Birkbeok stated
that when examined by the sub-committee he
was required to give categorical answers, which
did not elioit his full opinion.
The most serious charge brought against
Mr. Zeller and his assistants by the tub-corn-ittUWe;
U tUt they fabricated bids as having
been made by Messrs. Sellers & Co. and Be
meat & Dougherty. The only evidenoe given
by the sub-committee is as follows:
"Messrs. Sellers A Co. having examined the
esnlblt hereof referred to. said:
" 'W. never made any bid for these tools, netther
were we requested t do so. Our letter of Ausu.t w.
IHM, end certain photocrsphe obtelned from ui nmt
time previous to Meyll. MOT, el wW time we re
vised our prioe llt. unit We been the bMis po
which tbe comparison has been made. Borne 01 me
slses (Wen ee ours we do not make. m
'On tbls point Mr. Bement. of the ?
Bement & Dougherty, being shown Jheexhlb t
end asked whether tne prices were those of hie
firm, said they were not bide; that .when i the
firm make bids they take PM "'p' J
thai, tha hooka of the firm bad been ezatninea
1m fonndThat no bids bad been given for these
tooto and no member of the firm or employe
hereof hid any recollection of any bids having
teen solicited or requested, and added fl
here ball been a cell made at that time. June
4N7, the prions woald not have been as oarrlei
out In the exhibit.'
"Q Then your books'show no cell on you for prono
Blllors for tbe several ltms set lortb in that aotae
dule? A, No, sir; and bad iunh call been made the
pi lev would not bave been as quoted; and tbe price
nutted an ours In some canes ere no', tbe prices on
the I mt which wts burnished a year belore, on August
Hi. UW
In tbe report of the Board of Engineers we
find the price lists of the various tool-building
firms set forth at length and sworn to as oor
rect by the assistant engineers and the
draughtsmen and others employed in the
Chief Engineer's office at the navy yard.
The . only definite oonolusion we have that
able is that arrive at in this whole matter of
purchasing tools was conducted in a very
loose and unbusiness-like manner by Chief
Engineer Zeller. His assistants swear that
they waited upon Messrs. Sellers & Co, and
Messrs. Bement At Dougherty at certain times,
and obtained price-lists from them, stating.
when they did so, that there was to be com
petition in the purchase of the tools. The
firms above-named, however, according to the
report of the sub-committee, only considered
these transactions as the preliminary steps
to still further negotiations. A misunder
standing certainly appears to exist on this
point. The report of the sub -committee
further states that Messrs. 8ellers & Co. and
Bement & Dougherty positively deny that
that they were examined by the Board of En
gineers as to whether they ever made oompeti"
tive bids for the tools in question, and pro
nounce the conclusions of the Board to be false
and unfounded. The Board of Engineers, on
the contrary, report that papers, whioh they
gave at length, were personally submitted to
members of the above-mentioned firms, and
acknowledged by them to be the price-lists ot
tools offered to Chief Engineer Zeller. There
appears to be some fall-fledged fabrications
somewhere on this point, and we hope that
the report of the Naval Committee will let u
know who the fabricators are.
Complaints are frequently made about the
red tape ia our public offioes, but suoh a oase
as this shows the necessity and importance of
red tape. In all matters where the expendi
tures of the Government are concerned, too
much care cannot be exercised to have all the
contraots, specifications, receipts, exhibits
etc., Bet forth clearly and unmistakably in
blaok and white, and then if disputes ar se
they can be settled without much difficulty
This tool-purchasing matter does not appear
to have been probed to the bottom yet, and
we hope that the next report we have on the
subject will give us nil the facts, without fear,
favor, or curtailment, and in such a dear and
understandable manner that there will be no
mibtaking them.
Tbe 1'roposlf Ion to Incrense tbe Num
ber ol Asiully uicu.
We are glad to notice that Mr. Adaire has
introduced in the State Legislature a proposi
tion that the Constitution be so amended as
to authorize an increase of the number of
Assemblymen to three hundred. The present
system is so lamentably defective that scarcely
any change can prove injurious, and there is
good reason for anticipating benefioial results
from the proposed reform. Legislation, as
now conducted at Harrisburg, is ordinarily
either a failure, a farce, or a fraud.
Useful business of a general oharaoter is
habitually neglected, and the ruling prinoiple
of action is to do those things which ought not
to be done, and to leave undone those things
which ought to be done. Nine-tenths of eaoh
session is consumed in the consideration of
special laws or private bills, and in these pro
ceedings one hundred men in the House act
on business interests of every description,
without knowing or caring what is the real
nature of the enactments they rote for,
and without taking the trouble to
oppose any measure that may be
submitted unless a belief prevails that "there
is money in it," or that it may affect partisan
interests. Hundreds of bills are read only by
their titles, and under this careless system
adroit managers, who conciliate influential
members of committees, hare little difficulty
in securing the passage of any obnoxious
measure they chose to faror. If it is important
that the privileges granted in these multifa
rious enactments should be bestowed, do
woree mode than the one now employed could
be devised to consider them, for it is
evident that they receive no con
sideration whatever worthy of the name;
that members vote "yea" or "nay" without
an intelligent comprehension of their own
action; and that they pass bill No. 8056 or de.
eat bill No, 12,945 from so better reason than
a desire to oblige a friend or fellow-member,
or from absolutely base motives. Of all
patent plans for making laws, under any sys
tem of government, this is one of the very
worst. For practical purposes the people
might as well go back to a despotism virtually
ruled by an irresponsible favorite, and look
to a king's fool or a king's barber as the foun.
tain of law and justice. The whole system is
so radically absurd, and the time of leglsla.
tors is so thoroughly preoccupied by the mul
tifarious details of private bills, that honest
men find themselves hopelessly bewildered
when they endeavor to bring order out of
chaos, and to render real serrioe, of a legiti
mate character, to the State.
' The repeated attempts to transfer to the
courts the private business with which the
Legislature ia burdened hare proved abortive.
As soon as one class of applloanU is disposed
of, others take Its plaoe, and there is a ohronie
tendency to encourage these applications, for
the obvious reason that they bring grist to
the mill of corrupt members. Something may
be done by positive laws, or by constitutional
amendments, to check this evil; but it is pro
bable that an increase of the number of mem
bers of the House to three hundred would
prove the most effective remedy, especially if
this increase was acoompanied by short ses
sions and small salaries. The best thing the
people can expect from a State Legislature is
that it will aot promptly and wisely on the
general appropriation bills and suoh other
general legislation or business as may from
time to time be requisite for the publio wel
fare, and then adjourn. Three hundred men
could easily be selected, by small
constituencies, from the immense
body of good and uae'ul citizens
who would be willing to devote annually a
month or six weeks to the consideration of
legitimate legislative business, but who would
turn away in disgust from the unintelligible
budget of buncombe and bribery whioh is now
manufactured at the State Capitol. The ab
surdities of the present system would be more
glaring than ever if three hundred men in
stead of only one hundred spent their time in
converting jargon they would not even listen
to into laws, and it is scarcely possible that so
large a body would willingly consent to this
Helf-stultifioation.
Mr. Adalre's proposition embraces a proviso
that in apportioning the representatives "no
county shall be divided, and no more than
three counties shall be joined in the formation
of a district." The last clause of this proviso
we cordially approve, but we doubt the wis
dom of the first. It seems to us desirable
that eaoh member should be made responsible
to as small a constituency as possible. Of
three hundred members, for instanoe, Phila
delphia would be entitled to about sixty. It
would be a hazardous experiment to elect
that number on a general ticket, all the roters
of the city roting for sixty candidates. It
would probably be better to require that no
legislative district should embrace more terri
tory than a single ward, and, if possi
ble, to divide the populous wards
into three districts, so that eaoh candidate
could be personally known to a large propor
tion of his constituents. In some of the popu
lous counties of the State the oustom prevails
in nominating conventions of apportioning
legislative candidates to well-defined sub-dis-triots.
In some of the New England States
eaoh town or township elects at least one mem
ber. What is needed abore all other things
in the Legislature is honest men, and rogues
have a better chance of imposing upon people
nnac quainted with their private character than
upon their immediate neighbors.
Accoscixa to the New York Sun, some of
the wards of that city have formed or are con
templating the formation ot vigilance commit
tees similar to those of San Francisco. If
this is the case, all the wise men in Gotham
must indeed have gone to sea in a bowl. New
York has long been in a bad way, but we can
hardly believe that anything can now jastify
such aotion In private individuals. Ia the
unorganized society of a new country, espe
cially one laboring under the peouliar disad
vantages of the heterogeneous population at
tracted by the precious metals, there may be
exouses for the more law-abiding citizens to
take the law in their own hands against the
outrages of the utterly lawless; but no enemy
could utter anything half so derogatory to the
fame of New York as would be the truth con
fessed by such action on the part of her own
citizens.
Chicago is growing, If we are to believe
what the people of that city say for themselves.
The following were the totals of the aweeaed
valuation of real and personal property In tbe
city in 1888 and 1807:
1868. 1807.
Real - 1174,490.600 $140,857,040
Personal 65,760.840 51.382.604
Total r230.248.0O0 S192.249.644
SPECIAL NOTICES.
.fbr aMUkmat Special Notion km the IntUU Pac:
NOTICE. ALL PERSOXS ARB
herebv cautioned esalnst trustln anv of the
CREW of the schooner J OA AO OLIVKB. Paunell,
Master, as no debt or their contraotlag will be paid
by sitter captain or condense.
DALLETT 4 BON.
I 86 it Wo. 129 outh FRONT Mtreet.
irjSf- POST OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA,
January 29, lautl.
Mall for HAVANA, per steamer CUBA, salllsc
from Baltimore, 111 close at this unice on MONDAY,
February 1. HKNUI it. BINGHAM.
It Postmaster.
POETRY ABOUT MAN AND BEAST.
The beasts of tbe field are clothed with hair,
The birds of tbe air with feathers;
Both birds and beasts bave plenty to wear,
Exposed to all sorts of weathers.
The reason the birds and tbe boast go t flue,
It Is certainly now deolded.
Ia because no Clothing Is furnished by in,
Such aa for wan Is provided.
But human critters would deem It a sin
In feathers and furs to dress, so
And so eaoh ii iman covers his skin
With panta and with coats, nd vests, oh !
And men, by the thousands, are clothed with
goods
Whioh we run some tremendous mills on,
And the men of the nation crowd to buy
The UlotiUig of KOCKUILL A WILSON.
ROCKBILIi & WILSON Would mention, by
way of passing remark, that there are still a
few Clothes left of the same sort, going, going,
going, at tbe same unpreoedentedlp low price.
Man being superior In understanding to the
beast of the Held, or the fowl of tba air, will
aliow his understanding by taking advantage of
the present condition ot aO'alrs, and hastening
to buy at the
GREAT BROWN STONE HALL OF
ROCKHILL ft WILSON,
Sou COS .nd 60S ClIESXm STREET
PHILADELTHIA.
INSTRUCTION.
2P? PER CENT. DIACOUNT.-FOR 8ALB.T.
U KC1IOURHH1P IN BHST COMMaRHIAL
Col leu X) la tueclty, Appij at Me. w N. tunts
ftHv. It
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
fVV- MBit MO if T TODIH If KM,
mmif nnder iho an.p cea of the
YOTJIU MKN'H tlHRfSTIAN ANSOtlt ATIOX,
SHr. J WBKATON KM ITH. D. D., will prvaou a
ermoa to ft nn mm To-morrow (ahhetn) .oioc,
ft the fil'KU!: HTRKBT BtPllHT CttUHOl,
KPRUCK Mtree. a Sot PifUi.at7K o'olock.
gtat reaerT.d lor youag a e.
ftlrdlaal (indents and .transers la the olty are oor
aially InTlMd to atfnd.
LADKL.PFIIA TRAUT ANl MISSION nO
CIKTY. orrnll In September, ii7. OiHce, No.
1.H4 . II K8NO V aireet.
Ihe two hundred and twontv-Mith Union MeMlae
Will be held In tbe TKNTH PBKiBYTKKI AN
tllimCH. corner of TWELFTH aud WALNUT
ittreMs. on Babhnth preniDS, illnt, at 7l. o'clock.
Hev. i. H. M(!lLVAN, U. U. and J. H.BUKRF.t
SKK will adilrfi toe mewtlng PultlM Invited.
mtT PRMIIYTEKUN -IfTIM'II.
"W WAcllANwrON 8uar. Kv. HKRRIOK
JOHNbON. I i.. l'Mtnr, will preach To-n.orro, at
10,'i A. . and7S P. M.
Tbe sixth or the s.rle of sernons on the slgntHoant
CjiieHiloim of ricilptnre uvtnor or evonios. rtubjpct;
How bha'.l we Imnape It we Neglect no ureal tkaiva
tlon A II are welcome.
FIRST 4lKMk rOR KVF.XINU
feCL Sfrvloor lh III BLK CM Hil AN (III U R H,
N. THIRD street, above uirtrd avenue Rev, WIL
LIAM TAYLOR. Paetor.
HiiDday, Jan. hi nervlcet, MornlDf, 1,' o'clock.
Subject-' The Ark."
Mervicw, KvenltiR. 7'i o'clock. Huhjot The True,
Heavenly Knocking."
Beau tree Co all.
(KTP NORTH BROAD NTRFHr I'RKt
BYTKUIAN CHUItUH, corner BOAD anl
CIBKF N Htreet Preaching To-morrow at 10 A. M .
by the former pastor, Kev. B, K. A D AM, o. D,, at
7,'i P. M. by the pastor. Rev. PKl'RUt 8TRYKKK.
1), !., on Temperance. All cordially Invl'ei.
rtzg ciood norrc.-cuwTOjr stbfut
CHURCH. I EN SiL Rtreet, oelow Bpruce. Rv.
Dr. MARCH win pre.cn on the above subject To
morrow (Sunday) evening at 7H o'clook. All per
son are cordlaliy Invited to a'twnd.
JWG? Rtreet, above Rane.-Kev. C. H. PAYNK,
of Arch street M. K. Cbnreh. will preanh at iu'
A. M. Rev. K. W. HUMFHIUBd, pastor, at 7La
P.M.
I.VJTIIKRRAtm, TWHirtH ABI
JtMCt? OXKUKlJ Kev. NOAH M. t'HIOK, Pallor.
IK'.. Rev. CHARLKH P WHITKUAR, ol Emi Penn
sylvania Synod. Pastor, Horiaon for Souls.
Preaching every evening neit week.
V) KST BPIirCKSIRCKT UIIKin,
JWS? BBVKNTKKJSTll and BPRUChl Blreete.
llev. W. P. RKKKO. 1. D will preach the eighth of
the series ot dlncourses on the Rook of Kmuer To
morrow at 10.S A. M. Bubject "The Retri
bntlon." an. RRBMONS TO YOtTN 1WKX
JBte? Second of tne Course in the WORTH PRES.
BYTKRIAN CHURCH. SIXTH Street, bove
tlreen, Tr -morrow (Habbatb) Evening, at Hi o'o eok,
by Rev. W, K. IJAMH. of Uermautown.
Young men and the public generally cordially
welcome.
OR NTORK IS HT. ANDREWS' I.V-
JBkS? THKRAN CHURCH. N. E. cerner of AROII
and BROAD Streets, Sabbath Morning At 10.'; Kev.
C. P. WHITACR at 7! P M.
RKV. R. STBYKGR Wit. I,
few preach In tbe Morning, and Rev. Dr. ADA M4
in the Af.ernoon. kabbath, n WKHTERN PKE3BY
TVRIAn CHCauU, SEVENTEEN TAX and IT L-BL-.RT
Htreeie.
"JF.RYH'K IH BUriOXWOOD
WW HTRkKT PKB4BYTBRIAK CHURCH, by
Dr. T. J. SHEPHERD, Morning. Subject: Instant
Acceptance of God aS.rvlce. Evening, at Hi O'clook.
BnJ' ct: Paul's lnfeb 'Wrens to ChrlmlMiity.
RBr. J. V. BKRUi It. !.. WILL
breach ID the FIRST RKtORMED CHC1U3H.
SEVENTH end SPR1NU HARDEN Streets, Sun
day Morning at IPS, and Evening at 7S o'clock.
N I' H I N U UAROEN B4PTMT
KKO CHURCH. THIRTEEN t'H Street, above
Wallace. Kev L P. HORNBERUEB. Pantor. Preach
log lo-morrow at A. M. and 71. P. M. SaabaMi
Bciiool at 2 P. 11,
DRY GOODS.
JOHN BURNS,
Mo. 247 SOUTH ELEVENTH STREET,
ABOVE SPRUCE.
Ml'SMSS, MI'NEIXS, MI'S MVS,
Frlce by the piece this lny; no advance.
Mew York M ,iih, 2(ja ; Warren, 24c
Wamsutta. 23Jo ; Arkwrlffht, wy,i.
Willi msvlli.-. lc; yard-wide Utioa, 24.! a
Fore tda p, i'iit: Fruit of Loom, 19o.
2a&diiyaru8 wide Huguenot Bheetlutr, 70 and
10 4 Androscoggin and TJtlca Sheeting, 6j and
PHICES. I'l.AID.AND SWISS MUSLINS.
Batln Field Cambrics, 18.'. 22. 28. 85 to 5'io.
Satin Plaid Nainsooks, lor evening dresses, 2t
to 55o. '
riain Nainsooks, Vic oila I.awns, Undressed
Cambrics.
11CANE SPLENDID FIl'KED PHIITR,
37Ja t'KSI'S.
Fine and large Corded Pique, 50, t2U, 75, 87 o.
Figured Piques, 25 to 75c; lust years prices.
LINENS, LINENS, LINENS.
Heavy Loom Table Linens, 37J, 50.55, 62' . o
toSL
8 4 Bleached Table Damask, 67jc., tl, $1-20 to
$3-50.
Damask Napkins, .1-50 to $11 per dozen.
All Linen Towels, 10, IJJi. 16.22, 23c to 11-50
each.
6-4 and 6 4 Pillow Linens. 50, 62U. 75 o. to $1SL
2i yards wide heavy Linen Sheeting, $115,
HOSIERY, HOSIERY, HOSIERY.
Ladles' extra long English Hose, 62J,c, price
elsewhere, 75c
Ladles' gennlne Balbrlggan Hose, silk: em
broidered, 87c; price elsewhere, $1-23
Gents' regular made Half Hose, double heels,
25 cent.
Ladles' Merino Vests, 75o., (1-10 to to.
OenU' Merino Bhlrts, b2, 75, 870. to $3. It
WHITE IRISH POPLIN,
AV HAMRICK A: COLE'S.
LIGHT BLUE IRISH POPLIN,
AT HAMRICK A COLE'S.
CORN COLORED MOIRE ANTIQUE,
Handsome quality, $J 5t,
AT IIABRICK A COLE'S.
MOIRE ANTIQUES, superb qualities,
Reduced from $8 to $5,
AT HAMRICK A COLE'S.
CORN COLORED SILK,
S3 AT HAMRICK t COLE'S.
PINK BILK,
$3 25 AT HAMRICK A COLE'S.
BILK8 IN ELEGANT EVENING SHADES,
$2tO$,
AT HAMRICK COLE'S.
RICHLY FIGURED HILKB, new styles.
Usual price $6,
ft I AT II A Bl RICK A COLE'S.
RICH STRIPED 8ILK9,
Reduced from t J 25 to $1-50,
AP HAMRICK A COLE'S.
WHITE SILK GLACE,
Very desirable for evening,
AT HAMRICK .V COLE'S.
We particularly Invite attention of buyers to
the above,
HAMRIPK A COLE,
1 SiateitM No. 45 N. EIGHTH Stmt.
LINEN SHEETS,
BED SACK8,
BLANKKTS,
LINEN DRUGGETS,
MEN'S COTTON SHIRTS,
From the Government Bale In Washing. ea, D C.
now m wgAiJi AT WU0LK-
CIRWEN hTODDABT & BROIIIElt,
NO.490,4BS,ANU454 K. SECOND STREET,
.1 W 3t ABOVE WILLOW.
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TRKE9 FOB
ZjL, Bale. Peaob trees by tbe hundred or t jonaead.
rr, apples elierrles, and plums, large !... dwarf
Sod standard small traits In large or small quan'.l'
ties. Mliade Ueea, large slse. Trees carefull v packed
for sllpilog. Orders sent dlreot to JO HOT fKU
k.IN' Hnuery J'eraa,MOOiW4TO W(, M. J. dr
eulatl Italia, a
LAST MONTH
M U 111 fc rf . CO I
HAVE THIS DAY MADE
STILL FURTHER REDUCTIONS
IN ORDER
TO CLOSE BALANCE OF STOCK,
AS THEIR
LEASE EXPIRES FEBRUARY 1.
Nos. 818 and 820 CHESNUT Street.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
808 CHESNUT STREET 80ft
TURNERS'
Cheap Book House.
CUARLl'S UEADE'S NOVELS.
Three Now Ready,
GOOD FIGHT,
HARD CASH,
FOUL, PLAY.
Compact, handsome and cheap. Cloth, ONE
DOLLAR EACH.
ALSO IX PRESS,
UCftlAS' MAD ABLE DE CUA9IBLAT.
TIMER BROTHERS & CO.,
No. 808 CHESNUT Street.
All tbe New Bocks for LESS THAN PUB
LISHER9' PRICE3. 127we2i
HITCHCOCK'S HALF-DIMS MU3IC
Prloted on Heavy Mnslo Paper, 4 Pge.
Colored Tltlet. Mulo and Words. Prioe. t teats
each; 10 mailed for One Dollar.
, NOW KKADY.
No. 1. Captain Jinks ..Maclasrao
No. 3, Won't You Tell Me Wby. Bobln r..'JIanoel
No. 8. We'd Better Bide a Wee Clarlbe!
No. 1, BIhs Kyes Holloy
No. 5. Not for Josepli Lloyd
No. (. Oood Bye, Sweetheart, Good Bye. K.tton
No. 7. i Keallj AMn't Tbink I Mnall Marry.... Wiener
No. 8. Praise of 'lears fr. Bonuburt
No, 9. ChampasneUbarlie Les
No. 10. Bsannic RlckPoiSa . Ol rioel
o. It, Ueoevieve Wain ...... Wiener
No. 12, Come Hither, My Baby, My Darling... Wiener
No. 13. The Danish Boy's Whistle .')ralf
No. It. Little Mesgle May til .mphln
No. 16. Maggie's becret - Olarlbal
No. 16. Ills Love Maine. Over A 1 Sacred.... Forbes
No.17. Ttieoid Cottage Clocic . atoiioy
No. 18. Bllver Chlmee............ Clariuel
No. 1U, TbeKose of Kriu.... Benedict
No. 10. Arm-ln-Arm Polka Mazeurka ....Strnuts
8PKCIAL NOIICE. Tbe above can be obtained at
tbe Music, Beok, or Periodical Stores, or by Inclosing
the price, i cents each, to the Publisher. Other choice
selections will rapidly follow. Agents wanted,
BAN J, W. IHTOHOXJK, Publisher,
No. 98 bPBINQ Street,
It New York.
E W P U BL I C A T IONS.
TUB ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND
HAMKBICAN BUILDER'S JOURNAL.
Conducted by SAMUEL SLOAN, ARCHITECT.
FEBRUARY NUMBER NOW READY,
Terms-6 00 per annum, pa j able In advance.
Specimen and back numbeis furnished on receipt of
60 cents.
Canvassers wanted.
CLAXTON, RBMBON A HAFFILFINOER,
Publishers.
1 1 Kos. 819 and 621 MARK! I Btreet! Phils.
WATCHES, JEWELRY, ETC.
Je E. CALDWELL & GO.
WI1L RESUME BUSINESS
On Monday, January 18,
AT Til Li.' 8TOBB
No. 810. CHESNUT Street.
lUnU PHILADELPHIA,
WATCHES.
C. & A. PEQUIGN0T,
Mannfaclurers and Dealers,
No. 13 South SIXTH Street.
1 1 mwsjrp Manufactory, No. 22 & FIFTH B(.
GAS FIXTURES, ETC.
CORNELIUS & BAKER,
MANUFACTURERS 07
CAS FIXTURES!
LAMPS,
DRONZE8. LANTBRN8, Etc.
STORE,
Tio. 810 CUESXUT Street.
MANUFACTORY.
No. 831 CIIKllllY , Street,
I N (Bswlta raiLAOEXrHZA. '
OF THE SALE.
An A V f Ctf
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
AME
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Ho. 406 CEICSNUT STREET.
Fhiladklphia, nary 18, im
This Company, Incorporated n 1358, and
doing a FIRE INSURANCE BUSINESS EX
CLUSIVELY, In order to enable It to accept I
large amount of business constantly decline!
for want of adequate capital, will, in accord
ance with a supplement to 1U charter, ln
crease 1U
CAPITAL STOCK FROM $100,000, IU
present amount, to
$ 2 0 0,0 0 0,
In Shares of Fifty Dollars Each,
And for whioh subscription books are now
open at this office.
Uy order of the Board of Directors.
CHARLES RICHARDSON,
"- PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM H. RHAWN,
VICE- PRESIDENT.
WILLIAMS I. BLANCHARO,"
1 M Ptf SECRETARY.
ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF TDK
I?EIV1V MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OR
PHILADELPHIA.
Office, Ko. 021 CIlESJiUT Street.
Published In coatormlty with Ui. chatter.
Receipt for the Year Ending Deo. 81, 1888.
Pr.mlums rsc.lved, poller fees, eo SH.m-t
lntsrsst on Uvesiueni............... iia,2S 61
Loe and Expenditure During the Tear.
Losses ea 47 live., amounting tn. StSS wo 00
Expenses, salaries, advenUe-
ments, stamps, etc 20 57s 07
Bent acd taxes, city, fctate, au4
national t.l&l w
Comniuslons to a.ents, llLeases,
etc M tS.OWDS
Premiums f atari ed. ixiliul!a can.
celled, etc..
u,zii su
Bnrnla. .
Aroomuiated assets, Dtc.mbtr
'M.IIHHIH
. imt .. ...........
Deduct scrip reoalveS In pa
meat of premiums and notes.,
ft OOl.SU'97
, lOS.IM-OO l.Ml.0H7
Accnaaniatod aiset. Deo. 11, 16 iiAuttTrn
A.el of the Vompany Liable for Loue.
Mortcasis. sroutd rrnta real m ate. etc..
United Btates, Htate of Pennsylvania, and
cut iouim.......
Pennsylvania Railroad, county, city, and
other bonds
B.na railroad, and Insurance .tiok..
fcn.eit'oi
721.0M U
V 7ll
1405175
44D.tt.-M
1S WS 7(1
M Ml'M
1,IU0?
rrmiurn noue. seourea ny pollgle..
isonp uitiubiiu. puronasea
Ralanoes in hands ot auenta...
Loans, aocruid interest, qnarlwly pay.
ments. etc...
Cash la bank and on hand.......
Vi.VIZ QJ
tt.422.WM
..I..,..- l(,7o.o(
Deduct losses not due..
Market ralus Jannary. m.&tolmii
BURPLTiB DIVIDED ANNUALLY.
Retnra Premium Dividend. (0 per cent.
tthu5.P 0U ls"'lvableln payment of pro-
Policies Issued on the varions plans of lasaranoe.
RuilRll n T4
1 lieophllai Pauldln.
Edmund A. Boulr.
Bamu J K. blokes,
Uenry u Tewnaend,
Thomas W, Davis.
Joseph iL, P. Prioe,
Mamuel A. Blspham,
Rodolphus Kent.
Bamu.l J. Christian,
Jamee O. Prase.
Warner M.Rakin,
John O Brenner,
Mnjaiain uoaies,
Richard S. Newbold.
James B. afoKarlaad.
William P. Uaoker.
Joseph H. Trotter.
William H. Kera.
James Kuiton,
to ware u. Needle..
Charles Watson.
JBUwood Johoaoa,
John U. Reppller,
John A, Needlee,
ChrUUaa J, Uoflotsn,
iiauuAore.
solicitor.
HENRY O. TUWNIEHD,
. jbiuicm aiftmiBtn.
B. HART8H0HN E, U. D No. tik Walnnt .tt
JCDWARD A. PAQk Hs "iill VSLSiueVt.
ttir t. Oompa2rftjD1i
'ifM52jS9VAlRi: President.
BAftttfEt R. (9TwKK. Vloe-Pre.ld.nt.
JOHN W. HOHNOR, A. V. P. and Actnarv.
HORATIO 8. (STEPHENS, Secretary, f 1 to Via Alt
H. O. WILtlON.Boperlntefid.nt of Agencies.
P.
P U J O L B'
U?Zk A.N? RESTAUR ain
COS. CARTKH btretit SirEM,,,,, PlM.
The' undersigned has tbe honnr t ii3 Plflf?
Meuos, una tf e g$$XS
UQUoitsTand LAOKH BK"l?IU,fi WV
VtfaMt nwawan.. T 4
reVpet'ully' sofloaeT " A UImX U
A bhIah.IIJ V r . . . .
from lu a m i'q. w,u b DAILY,