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XURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1369.
ltie Joint Convention.
. . -n that the "joint convention" of
he I0 Houses of Congress
'... h Electoral vote did
for
not
COUUtujg , ... . ,
yesterday afternoon oomply with the re
quest of Mr. Wade, and after aooomplishlng
Uie business which brought it together, with
draw In ft body to the Senate Chamber. If
General Butler had been oarried over to the
taer wing of the Capitol, without chanoe
for an appeal, a scene would have there been
enacted whioh would assuredly have been
without a parallel in the history of the Senate,
fairly rivalling, if not surpassing, the "confu
Blou worse confounded" which marked the
proceedings of the Joint convention. Amidit
all this oonfuslon and wrangling, but oue
foint standi out so clearly that we can.
graap it without misapprehension, and that ia
the point laid down by Speaker Colfax, daring
the debate in the House subsequent to the ad
journment of the joint convention, to the
effeot that In such a body as the latter, no
appeal can be taken from a decision of the
Chair. When Mr. Wade made this ruling he
did the only sensible thing that we can lay to
hia credit. Bnt he did it so bungllngly, so
obstinately, and prefaced It by suoh ridioulous j
blunders, that i is not a matter of surprise to ;
find General Butler and a large majority 01 tne
House in arms against it. The fact that no
suoh appeal can be taken, however, Bhows
how defeotive is the parliamentary law bear
ing upon the point. If the concurrent resolu
tion of February 8 had not been in
foroe, and a member of the House
had objected to the counting of the vote of
Georgia, being sustained in that objeotion by
the unanimous vote of the House, Mr. Wade
could have called the joint convention to
order after the question had been nnder con
sideration in the two houses separately, and,
declaring that the Senate had decided that the
vote should be received, oould have ordered
the tellers to oount it, without any remedy on
the part of the House or the country, although
the counting of this vote might have been one
l ths grossest and most outrageous frauds
ever perpetrated upon the rights of a free
people. A still more extreme case would be
possible. If both the Senate and the House
bad deolared in the most emphatic manner
that the vote of Georgia should be exoluded
aa the rules of Congress now stand, Mr. Wade
could still have ordered the tellers to receive
and oount the vote, and there would have
been no remedy.
With these contingencies in mind, General
Butler was certainly justifiable in making an
effort to aasert the rights of the House in the
joint convention; bat whether he was justi
fiable in fulfilling his threat to "make a
noise," and in fulfilling it in the manner and
at the time which he selected, is another
question, and one of considerable gravity.
The truth of the whole matter was that Mr.
Wade found himself a mere pigmy when Gene
ral Butler took him in hand; and to his alter
nating hesitancy and stubbornness are to be
asoribed the disgraceful scenes whloh charac
terised the proceedings of the joiut
o on vent Ion yesterday. If Speaker Colfax
had been in the chair, the country would have
been spared the shame whioh has been brought
upon it, and although he occupied in the joiut
convention the position of a simple member of
the House, he deserves the credit of having at
last brought order out of chaos by intruding
the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House to arrest
any member who refused to submit to the
order of the joint convention. We congratulate
the oountry on the fact that no suoh speotacle
aa that witnessed in Washington yesterday
afternoon can again be enacted until four
years more have elapsed. In the meantime it
is to be hoped that Congress will remedy the
defects in the rules governing its joint con
vention, in suoh a way as to prevent the pos
sibility of its occurrence then or thereafter.
Th Aaole Aire A Curious Resemblance
Between Otology nud Democracy.
Tai human mind, and we think it is St. Paul
Who it onr authority, is certainly fearfully and
wonderfully made; but we never realized
how fearfully and wonderfully until we read
an artiole in onr genial neighbor the Pi ess, of
yesterday morning. It was entitled "The
Aseio Age," and contained suoh remarkable
editorial declarations that we must ask
whether the writer is mad or are we f Surely
our brother at Seventh and Chesnut, if he can
make sense out of the two-column leader for
whiohhe made room, must be entering upon that
period when all things now hidden are made
clear to the angels. Mo human intelleot oan
train it. Our readers will naturally ask what
la tha "Azolo Aee f" Let the writer himself
explain, for be it remembered that the edlto-
rial in question is Intended as apolitical essay.
The ODenlne sentence says:
HTx.mnnmm and Geoloiry have established
Sarallellmns. referenee 10 whloh may not
onor the lit , but will serve to Illustrate the
amorphous ana lergiYeream ''"
the
former. The evidences oi
abound all over the eril,
the Aaolo period
Tbev are the oui-
crop of tbat formation
liiaaa of an economic pluu
whloh preceded our
- ------- . , ... , ,w, H
I Dluu la me eartu aruui-
teoture.aad lntitnawiy buuuobuou ui.
Now the "amorphous and tergiversate"
qualities of Democracy are unknown to as,
and we mast confess that even the astonishing
analogy between the Silurian era and the life
of John C. Calhoun has not made that im
jrewion on oar mind whioh it might. Bat
the parallelism U made lear in the following
terse sentences:
"By rwiolTlng Infinite Into deoades, we
strike the chaos of modern Democracy. 1
close companionship 11m tta Aaolo era. Iwj
a thing with no vitality nave that of P';
announcement. Oalhounlaoa Introcluoad la
HUortan age. The mollasks of faotlon i
to a warm upon the waters. Their party nV
mooched the body polltlo. Wh e their ap
pearanre startled, tney could atlll take myr an
Use ef uncertainty and aroid conseqoenoes Dy
retreat within tbelr shells."
"Good Lord I" M Mrs. Partington used to
ay, "la the man mad f What relation
exlats between the oompanlons of Calhoun
suoh men ai Benton, Cass, Bctohanao, to
eej nothing of Clay and Webster and the
"vapid announcement" wniob preceded the
"mollusks" tiiat "smonched the bod polltlof "
Bnt as if to pale all ineffeotnal fires, the
learned writer, the political Iagh Miller,
goes on to say that Mr. Calhoun against
whom he seems to be particularly vindlotive
had "oonohord escapements," that he was a
huge whale, "and floundered on the surface of
events," and acted with "riotous rapacity."
But if the state of America was alarming in
the "Silurian" age, what unexampled honor
was in wait for her in the "Carboniferous I"
It is thus described;
"Stalwart men sprung from the earth, not
yet enough cooled to admit of the fruitage of an
entire humanity. Like tbe monster pines of
the coal measures, they were proud of propor
tion; bnt their roots fattened upon the new
manurlal agent the phosphates even the
bone and sinew of slavery. The strata ot this.
Serlod are easily readable by tbe carbonized
ulka (hat In oonfuslon line them."
Our neighbor, in an ecstasy of geologic
frenzy, calls Tierce and Folk "fungi," and da.
clares that their "vertebra) were paralyzed."
Bat we cannot follow the parallel farther; we
will merely add, in explanation of the later
career of the nation, that "a saving hand was
thrust forward to save it from the Mesozolo
time;" and also that, "with the Cenozolo
era the Mammalian age the time when man
was to be regarded a mortal and a citizen, and
an endowment of human rights should follow
the recognition Democracy has but little in
common." Charles II used to give offense to
foreigners by calling them "odd fish," O'Con
nell nearly threw an Irishwoman into a fit by call
ing her a "jtarallologram," and Webster
crushed his adversary in debate by terming him
i'a thing;" but to the Vcvs belongs the credit of
inventing a new system of political abuse. We
need not term an opponent a "rasoal," a
"mercenary wretch," nor yet an "illiterate
fool." All these expressions have grown trite
with age. We will call him a mollusk or a sau
rian, or, if we want to go ahead of aH ordinary
denunciation, we will call him a "megotheri-
nm" or a "plenotherlum." We thank the
l"res$ for the suggestion. When geology is
exhausted we can call in botany and astrono
my. Why should not we call onr brother of
the Age, in the heat of political disousslon, a
"petal," and Mr. Seym jar an "asteroid?" B
this means we would make abstruse names o '
science familiar to the ears of the public
Bnt pace forbids us to publish the whole of
this admirable artiole. We will merely sam
ple its ethical sent3noes. Thus:
'That mind should thus pass through the
phenomenal evolutions of matter may appear
anomalous, bnt when fatuity Impregnates
mind It la but little above matter. Sentience la
not an attribute of modern Democracy."
We find no such superb sentence as this
even in the clear writings of a Carlyle or the
easy reasoning of an Emerson:
"When the guardians of human rights en
tered Into harvest-fields ripened by war. to
gather Issues and carry them to tbe garners of
the people, they were mot by a growth from the
sport a of an oiu iormaiion, Aristocracy, under
whose pilotage slavery was to maroh In
triumph over every foot of our national
domain, had fretted luself to death over the loss
of its protege. State rights the apparition of
aristocracy the ghost of slavery the only idol
left for worship axier the lcouoolasm of the Re
bellion drew to itself the scattered enthusiasts
of the old regime."
Mr. Blair, in bis work on Rhetorio, favors
the sse of one metaphor only in each sentenoe,
eo that we can form a picture of the analogy.
If we cannot form a clear picture, the sentence
is defective. By this test let us try this one:
"Some guardians reaping ripened fields are
met by a number of chores. Aristocracy sails
with apilotiu its march for domain, and frets
iteelf to death over its protigt, which is an
apparition, a ghost, and an idol, after the
iconoclasm of rebellion." There is a picture
for all realers which any one might envy.
West or Rubens might paint or Hogarth
sketch it. We have merely called at
tention to some of the beauties of the
"Azolo Age" In order to let our neighbor Bee
tbat we appreciate scientific references, and,
however nnappreciative the world in general
some at least see the wonderful resemblanoe
pointed out between Democracy and the
Azoic, Cenozoic and Carboniferous age of pre
Adamite days.
Hi RiiHolnulzlna; of Poland.
The woes of Poland have long ceased to
oocnpy the attention of orators and poets, and
so completely has the country been blotted
from the map of Europe, that, except in a
mildly sentimental way, the present age has
lost all sympathy with the lines of Campbell,
which school-boys once were accustomed to
declaim with all the fervor of conviction:
"Hope for a season !aOe the earth farewell,
And r-'rieiloni tu leked when Kojeluxlto foil."
More important matters than the affairs of
the denationalized Poles occupy the attention
of the Continental newspaper correspondents,
but the meagre reports that occasionally reach
us indicate that their condition is most de
plorable, and that tuey are more than ever
entitled to the sympathies and compassion of
the people of the United States and the friends
of liberty everywhere. V vnr
The final division of Poland between Russia,
Austria, and Prussia was 'male in 179G, thus
completing its destruction as a nation, and,
with the exception of the little republic of
Craoow, oreated by the Congress of Vienna
after the downfall of Napoleon, every vestige
of independence has ceased since that time.
The Russians secured the lion's share of the
country at the rearrangement of the division
by the Congress of Vienna, and although for
a time Poland was permitted to have a sepa
rate government under a Russian viceroy,
iLo luaurrecUoua of 1630 and 1831 served the
Csar for a pretext to absorb It into the Rns
ian empire and to do away with the sole re
maining evidences of nationality,
Binoe that time the process of Russtantxlng
Poland has been pnrsned with unrelenting
vigor by Nioholas I and his sncoessor the pre
sent Czar. The Poles are a distlnot raoe from
the Russians, and it is not possible that any
exercise of despotio power will ever sucoeed
in assimilating them. Lately Alexander II
has resorted to more rigorous measures than
ever to aooompllsh his purpose; the Poles
have been forbidden to speak their language,
their children are obliged to be edaoated in
Russian schools, and the Polish names of the
principal villages have been ohanged to Rus
sian ones. Orders have also been issued for
the adoption of the Russian (old style) calen
dar, instead of the Gregorian or "new style."
Contributions for every imaginable object
and on every possible pretext are levied upon
the people, already impoverished by long
years of unrelenting tyranny; estates are
sequestered, and persons are compelled to re
move from one seotion of the oountry to
another at the pleasure of the Governor. A
ukase some time since deoreed that all landed
proprietors in Lithuania who were suspected
of having been ooncecned in the late insur
rection should sell their estates and settle
elsewhere. In aocordanoe with this order?
estates were purchased, but the proprietors
were scarcely established in their new homes
when they were again compelled to remove.
Of oonrBe, the agents of the Russian Govern
ment ean suspeot any one, and no evidence
of guilt is required to enable them to carry
on their system of oppression. Exiles still
centinue to be sent to Siberia on the most
frivolous charges brought against them by
their oppressors; and it is not to be won
dered at that revolts should oocur even
when the Po'es must themselves be con
vinced of the utter hopelessness of any re
sistance to the tyranny whloh is crushing
them.
Tbe misfortunes of the people of Poland are
in a great measure due to their internal dis
sensions and the vicious system of govern
ment in operation previous to the dismember
ment of the kiogdom. It is impossible, how
ever, to refuse oui admiration to the Poles for
their heroic resistance to overwhelming odds
and our sinoere pity for their misfortunes, and
it is a question whether the influence of the
American Government and people might not
be used with effect to produce some auielie
ration of their condition.
The Emperor of Austria has sucoeeded in
pacifying Hungary by reoognizing the na
tional prejudices of the people and acoeding
to their just demands; and at the present
time not only dees the spirit of discontent
appear to have died out, bnt the Hungarians
are apparently the most loyal of Francis
Joseph's subjects. Tyrauny has aooompllshed
nothing with the Poles exoept to reduce them
to beggary, and it is worth of the consider
ation of the Rnsslan Government whether a
different line of policy would not produoe
better results.
Tnx Mercantile Likbakt, which is one of
the most useful and popular institutions of
the city, is appealing to its stockholders and
the publlo generally for aid in fitting np in
proper style the commodious new building it
has purohased in Tenth street, between Mar
ket and Chesnut. The facilities afforded by
the new site, when properly organized, will
enable this institution to largely extend its
present wide sphere of usefulness; and the
efforts of its Direotors should be encouraged
and liberally sustained, not only by those who
are immediately interested, but by all gene
rous citizens.
Mr. McPhebsox's response to the charges
bronght against him, to whloh we gave place
yesterday, effectually disposes of those charges,
until they are placed in more definite shape.
As far as the publio knows, he has admiais
tered the affairs of the Clerkship of the House
in an able and economical manner, and if he
is not re-elected to the position on the assem
bling of the Forty-first Congress, it will be
solely because of his accidental geographical
disqualifications. A more ridiculous objeotion
than this last could not well be raised.
The amendment proposed by the Senate re
quiring the Presidential eleotors to be aeleoted
by-a vote of the people of each State at large,
instead of leaving the manner of their selec
tion at the mercy of the Legislatures, is car
tainly a good one, and should reoeive the con
enrrenoe of the House and the ratification of
the different States.
Thr Wool Importations at the port of New
York during the years 1BC8 and 18(17 were from
the following- countries, with the annexed
valuation:
1867.
tHI,f5
8tiT.40;i
839,919
18S,
England. ,
Hui'Dos Ay res
France
403 88i
13.11)7
Belgium.,
Afilca,...
a
Sl"fi
12810
110.102
I98,4;J3
Brazil 203,478
Bremen 20
New Granada 279
Hamburir
lirll lbh West Indies nit
Turkey 1.6.T
Dutch Went Indies l,80d
Mexlco
CUplallhe Republic...... 22.t!82
KusKla 152,113
British Kaat Indies. 6.47ft
Chili 79,524
Vece.ueln 2'i
Anuria 317
Canada-
3 711
SO
20,561
1.985
1,H1
60.10
670,705
1 HI
1U9.877
4:i.4'.7
Total.. (a.010,823 11,970.010
Number of bales 87 674 28.42
Weight In pounds 18.3Si.01O 13,510,107
The decrease, It will be noticed, waa unusually
great.
,-H
WAOaa in - xn gland. Taking tbe rates
ruling In Manchester, which la a lair sample of
tbe English manufacturing towns, we have the
following amounts. In EaglleU shillings, equal
to about at eents la gold, as the Wages r aid to
skilled workmen per working week of 57',
hours:
Fitters & erctera..i to lfi. T
Turner & borers...!t to urn, Ordinary tlills. o I8i
firludtnt. m..hu to tM B illys Hi.
l'aliern'inattrs lo 8 B Urmikers... .S to 40i
CipuriuUU.........W to lu
Platers ...21 lot
SlolU!a)iapn.l8 to I
Urate moulderi,..- to fc
Kir tiara
Helpers . IS t tOi
atriaers .ututu
Tnn Tondoa Board of Trade reports that la
1868 there were 45,6T?,000 acres nnder oultlvattoo
within tbe United Kingdom, of whloh ll.AV.OOO
acrea were nnder corn, 4.885.000 nnder green
crops, 8,690,000 nnder elover and "rotation
grsaf s," and 21.1H4.000 nnder permanent pas
ture. In every 100 aores In Kngland 12 are
pasture; In Wales, 66; in Boot land, T.; and In
Ireland, 64. There was an lnorease of corn last
year of 22T.OOO acres, and In Ireland 200,449 aores
were nnder flax. In Kagland, without Wales,
there were $.770,000 cattle end 21,930.000 sheeo, or
rather mo'e than aheep per person. Tbenum
btr both of oattle and sheep la increasing pretty
r a pldl yj
SPECIAL NOTICES.
V&F COLD WEATHER DOSS NOT CHAP
-XJ erronghon the skin after ninnjt WRKIM T'fl
ALCONA1 RUOIiVAKIN fA BLKTO r SOLI DI ?I KD
l.Yi.;,KIN. Iia dally line makra the nkln dell
cately noli and brautilul. It Is oelleiitrully frf rnt,
transparent, and Incomparable a a lollft Knap. For
sle by all Druggists. b W, A WKIUHT,
1 l No. 67,4 CHK8ND T Street,
NOTICF.-I AM NO LONGER KX-
tmcllDH Tet4h wlihont D.ln fir tbe OjltOQ
entnl Association, Persons wishing teeth ex
trsoied absolutely wlihont aaln by fresh Nitrous
Oxide U w. will 11 nd me at Mo. 1027 WALNUT Street,
t brne suit all.
1 ii ani DR. F. R, THOMAS.
FAIKTHOUNE As CO., DEALERS IN
TEASacd COFrK.s, are selling very cho'ce
firs (crip OOLOKU T fc'.A til 1 per pound, at their
1KA WAREHOUSES,
No. 205 N NINTH, ana
1 J0stuth m No. im MARK KT 8lret,
NOT IC K.
DPABTMNT or KSHIRITBB Of TaXBS, 1
I. J& Com. or Hixth and Chksmut bis
The Tax Duplicates
of City and Btate Taxes
DAY aixt February IS.
111 be leady lot the rer.alpt
for the year 18(in M03-
A dlscoant at ih rate of nlns per cent, per annum
w III be allowed fer prompt payment.
JOHN M. MKLLOr,
Receiver ot Taxes.
Phii.abki phia. Veb. 10. 18W. 2 11 111
isr
CELTIC ASSOCIATION Oh'
AMERICA.
Tj E C T'iKK B Y
JOHN MiT('H.LL ErQ .
CONCERT HAL,!., WEOSJbiDAV, FK. 17,
At H P. M..
AT
For the Benefit of me oeitio Library Fund.
Siiblnrt Who are the UeilaT"
llcat'ts, r cnf. For sie at the hoik stores ot
Morn Ciuinm sky, No, IO.I7 uneinut street. Turner
fc K os.. No. Ml t tnwtiut street, Urntubo. earner
ttlxth nd uneeuat.anu Bcanlun, no ios south t utu
sir. el.
Choice seats reserved ror laoies ana gentlemen ac
copanyiug litem without extra crse.
President.
Jamk.1 O'Ddn kki.l, Rocretary. 2 10 at
nzzoj the biuuTit a a in tv Silt;? Ati i uif
B-C? Tm K PH1LA1 KLPHIA BRANCH OF THE
WOMEN'S UNJON MISSIONARY SOCIETY O '
AMERICA ttlH IIKAillW wo.aHiiN, win be Held
In tbe FIKH'I KAPT1ST CHUkCH; r.ortn vest cor-ni-r
of NHOAD aud AKCH Streets, ou THURSDAY
J-.YKN1NU, February 11 at 7 U o'oK ck.
JUinlLetit Clergymen or cmerem aqnominations,
are e peeled to conduct the meeting. Ail are ear
utmly Invited to attend. 28t
C O JS O E It T HALL.
DK CORDOVA.
BECVXI) I.H.C1URE.
ON THURSDAY EVENING, F.b. 1 1.
MRS. ORUNDY.
ON THURSDAY EVENING. Keb. 18,
THE 8PRATTS AT SARATOGA.
Admission (with reserved seat) 30 cms
lltkets to be obtained at Gould's, 9-3 Cuesnuist.
A Uo at the door on tbe eveulngs or the ecuirea.
in or open at 7. ieviure at s 21 u
THIRD ANNIVEKSAItr OF THE
BOMK FOR IiI t'TLE WON DURUM at tne
ACADEMY OF MUSiO ou FRIDAY EVENING,
Feb. 1Z, IKtttf. AddreHses ny Dti. wiLiL,h,r-,
TON. and others. Slnclnc hy the Utile Wanderers.
linger tbe direction ot J K. Oould, Kscj.
Doors open ai 6 ao o otocR. kx en-loos commence a
7'8(i. Tickets. 60 cents: to be had at the dour aud at
the "Home." No. HMShlppeu at reef. 2 6 61 t
REV. HENBY
WARD BEECH KR
a v ill loo lira nr. thA
ACADEMY OV MUSIC.
THURSDAY EVENING, February 2th,
HubJect-"RAT10NoI, AMUSESIEN r."
The sale of tickets will be announced next
week. 2 daubsst
KEgr- OFFIC& OF THE DIOiVWARE PI7I
eiON CAN At, COMPANY OF xENNSY.
VANIA, No. 80S WALNUT Street,
Philadelphia, Feb. 6, 1860,
The Managers have deolared a dividend of FOUR
PER CENT., tree from taxes, payable at tbe oQice on
and after tbe 15th lust.
2 9 Bt E. O OILE9, Treasurer,
rST- OFb'ICE PENNSYLVANIA RAIL-a-S-7
ROAD COM PAN Y.
Philadklphia, January 27, I860.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.
The Anuual Meeting of the Stockholders of this
Coiupauy will be held on 'l UKSUA Y, the lttih day of
Februaiy. 1869, at 10 o'clock A. M., at Cuncert Hall,
N . 1211) Chi suut strert, Philadelphia.
1 he Annual Euciion fur Directors will be held on
MONDAY, the nrct day ot March, 1868. at tbe olllce
or the Ciimpaoy, No 288 uouth THIKUS.reet.
1 27 17t EDM UND WMITH. Beoretary.
ELLIS' I K ON BITTERS
Drooiote dltrestlon stlniulaia the blood to
healthy action, louic aud palatable. Prepared by
William Ellis, Cbemlot. Sold by JOHNSTO V, HOL
LOW AY & COWDEN. No. 6U2 AROH Street;
EVANS. No. 41 S. EIGHTH Street, and by
Druggists generally. 24tuthstc
ELLIS' IROX BITl'ERS. TH &SE
Ttlttata contain Iron In one of the moot valu
able forius: much sickneas is occasioned by its want
Inthebloud. The Iron In this compound supplies
the deficiency. Its tendency Is to enrich the blood
and Impart vigor to the fianie 2 4 tuthlstf
lYlJilER T1IAWINU OUT.
Come ! Come ! t Come ! ! !
Come to tbe Great Brown Hall t
And see the tremendous piles
Of clothes, of magnificent styles,
For short folks and stout folks and tall,
For eale at the Great Brown HalL
Come! Comet ! dome! !t
For tbe winter la about gotie,
And lta marvellous sort of fun
How the stock of winter garmeuU goes?
For tbe people will presently want Spring
Clothes,
(Aa everybody certainly know,
From tbe top of their heads to the tips of
their toes;
And tbe prices are down, for we gave them
a knock,
To close out the rest of the winter stock.
Come ! come ! I come 1 1 1 ye people all !
For tbe winter Bloc a of the Great Brown Hall!
Winter stock on the go ! Prloes never so tow !
Gentlemen, oon't be slow ! Kverybody ought
to know, that now Is the lime to go to tbe
GREAT BROWN STONE CLOTHING STORE
OF
ROCKHILL A WILSON,
ROB. COS rd4 60S C11ESKUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
FLOUR.
Q AN NCR
MILLS FLOUR
OF
saint tor
I S.
We are tbe exclusive Amenta In tbla city for
these celebrated FLOURS, whloh we are selling
to the trade at manufacturers' prloes.
. t FOUR DIFFERENT GRADES,
CHICK & CHISHOLM,
AO. 249 HUltTll 11UUAU SI HE El ,
ii tfttplmrp
PHILADICLPnr A.
QHOICE FAMILY FLOUR.
For the Trade or at Retail.
ETfBT BABBBIi WABBANIED.
KEYSTONE FLO UR MILLS.
MOI, 1 1KB
lWittirp
SI
tllBiBD AVENUE.
lta st of front street.
FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF SAFE
CHAMPION SAPES!
PRii.ADKf.PHtA, January 18, W69.
Messrs. PARREL, HERRING A CO.,
No, 629 Chesnut street
Gentlemen: On the night of the 18th lnat, as
Is well known to the citizens of Philadelphia,
our large and extensive store and valuable
stock of merohand e. No. Wi Chesnut street
waa burned.
Tbe Are was one of the most extensive and
destructive that has visited our city for many
years, tbe heat being so Intense that even the
marble cornloe was almost obliterated.
We had, as yon are aware, two of yonr valu
able and well-known CHAMPION FIRK
PROOF BAFE8; and nobly have they vindi
cated yonr well-known reputation as manufac
turers of FIRIC-PUOOF SAFES, If anyfurfcher
proof had been required.
They were subjected to the most intense heat,
and It affords us muoh pleasure to inform von
that after recovering them from the ruins, we
found upon examination that onr books, papers,
and other valuables, were all In perfect condi
tion. Youre, very respectfully,
J AS. E. CALDWELL A UO.
Tilt: OM.Y NATES EXPOSED TO THE
ftlllK IN CAI.DWELt'8 M'I'OKB
W KKE t'AKKEI,, IIERUIKU A CO.
Philadelphia, Jan. U, 1880.
Messrs. FARREL, HERRING ft CO.,
No. 629 Chesnut street.
Gentlemen: On the night of the 13th Instant
onr large store, 8. W. corner.of Ninth and Ches
nut streets, was, together with onr heavy stock
of wall papers, entirely destroyed by fire.
We had one of your PATENT CHAMPION
FIRE-PROOF SAFES, which contained our
prlnolpal books and papers, and although It was
exposed to the most Intense heat for over 60
hours, we are happy to say it proved Itself
worthy of our recommendation. Our books
and papers were all preserved. We oheorfully
tender our testimonial to the many already
published, In giving the HERRING SAFE the
credit and confidence It Justly merits.
Yours, very respectfully,
HOWELL ft BROTHERS-
STILL ANOTHER.
1'hiladki.phia, Jan. 19, IS69.
Messrs. FARREL, HERRING ft CO.,
No. 629 Chesnut street.
Gentlemen: I had one of your make of safes
In the basement of J. E. Caldwell ft Co. 's store
at the time of the great Are on the night
of the liith instant. It was removod from
the ruins to-day, and on opening it
I found all my books, papers, green
backs, watches, and watoh materials, etc, all
preserved. I feel glad that I had one of your
truly valuable safes, and shall want another of
your make when I get located.
Yours, very respectfully,
F. L. KIRKPATRICK,
with J. E. Caldwell ft Co.,
No. 319 Chesnut street.
FAKUEL, IlEltiilM & 0.,
CHAMPION SAFES,
No. 629 CHESNUT Street,
iau
PHILADELPHIA.
WORKS OF ART.
CHURCH'S
NEW "NIACAR A,"
His last important Picture, and the beat aud most
comprehensive view of the
GEE AT FALL,
On Exhibition Tor a Short Time.
Admission, 25 Cents.
CARLES' GALLERIES
AND
LOOKING (J LASS WAREE00J1S,
No. 816 CHESNUT Street,
12 81 thstnsmnp
PHILADELPHIA.
TO RENT.
fl FOR BENT THE THIRD AN'D FOURTH
Floors of Building N. W. oorner of TWLTTH
and FILBERT Streets, with or wlihont power. Also,
two Stores on TWELFTH Btreet, Apply to A. H.
MKKBHON. No. lOQ M ARK BT Street, 2.10 tf
f FURNISHED HOU3E ON WEST GREEN
Street. Uwner will arrange with a reapectable
pi 1 vale family fur board ot self and wlie In Ilea of
rent Address " West," Ledger Ottloe. 2 10 21
f TO BENT HOUSE AND HffORB, NO.
A.piy to J. BERQKANT PRICE,
21U61 No. Ml ARCH btreet,
TO RENT AN OFFICE SUITABLE FOR A
pbystcian r a lawyer, with or without board,
at No 1121 OIRARD Btreet. 1 1 tf
ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING RINGS.
k. LARGE ASSORTMENT 09 COIN AND 18
KARAT ALWAYS ON HAND.
LEWIS LADOMUS & CO., JewcllerP,
1 a rp wo. 8oa cnmiwcT wtkekt.
W B. F . OlttABD. VETERINARY 8UR.
A?5Mv GKON, treats all diseases of bonus and cat.
UeTaiiil all surgical operations, with "Mujen a0?"i
nidations ror horses a his lnllrniary, No.
MARSHALL Streat. abova PoaUr.
IF YOO WANT A CKLIOUTFOL SPRING
BED. neat, healthy, and comfortable, use
theHelf-'fasWDlng W"Bprl n s l I 25 pel doa.
Hatlsfaotlou guaranteed. 80 B. ad HUU Z m
$12,000
TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE.
to
LFWI8 H. RKDNER.
Ult Cto, WAUSUT tttratU
INSURANCE.
IJX-
INSURMCE COmPAN?
NO. 40S CHESNUT STREET.
Fhiladxlphia, nary 15,1m
This Company, Incorporated n IS5&, aad
doing FIRE IN8UBAN0K BUSINESS EX
CLUBIVKLY, In order to enable It to aooept
large amount of business constantly deella4
for want of ad equate capital , will, la accord
ance with supplement to It charter, in
crease 1U
CATITAL STOCK FBOM 1100,000, (fj
prfscnt amount, to
$ 2 0 0,0 0 0,
In Shares cf Fifty Dollars Each,
And for wnlcb subscription books are now
open at this office.
By order of the Board of Direotors.
CHARLES RICHARD80N,
PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM H. RHAWff,
V1CE-PBESIDKHT.
WILLIAMS I. OLANCHARD,
1 Ptf SEORETART.
METROPOLITAN
X.I in INSURANCE COMPANY,
So. 213 BROADWAY, New lork.
JAMES R. ROW Presides
January 26. 1869.
The Board of Directors have this day deolared
k Cash DirUend ot FIffj Per Cent.
On the annpal premium rate of all Participat
ing Life Policies, and FORTY PER CENT, on
the annual eadowmentrateof all Participating
Endowment Policies Issued In the year 136T.
E. H. JONES, Vice-President.
BRANCH OFFICE,
No. 429 CHESNUT 8 1 root.
J. S. GAFFXET,
J t tt ita5t GENERAL AGENT.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
808 TURNERS', 808
CHESNUT STREET,
ABOVE EIGHTH.
Beadc's Uonsehold Edition.
HARD CASH,
LOVE UK LITTLK, LOVE ME LONG,
fODL PLAY,
NEVER TOO LATE TO BHD,
WHITE LIES,
ORIFl'ITU GAUNT, and
UOOO VIGHT.
PBIC'E, 80 CK1NTS PEB VOI.VXB.
Diaries tor 1869 SelUng for less than CosU
TALENTIHES ! YALEJiTOES t
The finest assortment In thelty, all la boxes.
All the New Borks for less tban Fubllshers' prloes,
Fine Chromw.
TOMER BROTHERS & CO.,
(Bnoceuors to G. W. Pitcher,)
No. 80S CHESNUT Street.
In Precs. and will be ready in a few days, DUMAS'
GREAT POVBL.
MADAME DE CHAM BL AY.
Haadsomely lllustiatef. 8yo. Paper, SO cents.
Clo h, li oo. 1 1 tnthsit
DRY GOODS.
3ILKS! SILKS I SILKS I
STRAWBR1DGE & CLOTHIER'S
SILK DEFAIMMKM Is now Uutisuallj
Attractire.
Tbe assortment la large and prioea reasonable.
RICH BLACK SILKS.
EICU FANCY SILKS,
RICH PLAIN SILKS,
RICH EVENING SILKS.
PINK SILKS, M'
WHITE SILKS,
CORN-COLORED SILKS,
SCARLET SILKS,
BLUE BILKS,
PLAIN DRESS SILKS at $2-00.
ALL SHADES DRESS SILKS at $2 00.
RICH CORDED SILKS at 2-75.
VERY WIDE HEAVY SILKS at $3 50.
GOOD BLACK SILKS at $2 00.
HEAVY BLACK GROS GRAINS at $2-50.
Jnst received, per late steamer, fall assortments
of SILK and LINEN POPLINS in
PLAIDS, PLAIN, and
BROCADE FIOURE3.
STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER,
CENTRAL DKY GOODS 1I0US,
Corner EIGHTH and MARKET,
PHILADELPHIA,
PIANOS.
BTEINWAY & KONH r.mnn
1 I I square and nprlybt Pianos, atBLARina
No. luoe VHmtiwT (street. ' j 9
ftWrl
CHIOKERinq
Grand, Buaare and Vprlaht "
Jr I AKOa
U8U
AND MASON HAMLIN'S CABINET INn
MKTHOPuLllAN OltaAMli, "
with the new ana beaatltnt
. , VOX HD ANA,
Every Inducement offered to yurvhasen.
" I toths ten Ko. 9U cilkH ux bueH.
SG A RTL AND, UNDERTAKER,
. Booth THiixMTa btmC u u
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