THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAM PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1869.
(Sijcttitttj Metjtiijjli
rjlLISHEO ElERf AFTEIROOI
(HTTHDATS BXOKTTra),
. AT THE KVMSllSa TELEGRAPH BUILDING.
NO, 19 & THIRD BTRKST.
PHILADELPHIA,
The Prte U three tente per eopp double theft);
9r tiohtmen cents per week, payable to the carrier
by whom terved. The tubeorlptton price by mail
it Vine Dollari per annum, or One Dollar and
Fifty tenUfor two monOu, invariably in advance
or the time ordered.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1869.
The Elevated Rrllrorl.
Mr. Samuel Josephs yesterday introduced
Into the- Legislature an act "incorporating
the Philadelphia Elevated Railroad Com
pany, providing that Charles M. Prevost,
Joseph F. Tobias, John F. Reading, W. A. F.
Maddox, 8. W. Gross, M. D., Charles B.
Sloan, Jacob Janney, Riohard Montgomery,
K Cooper Shapley, and William B. Wilson,
be authorized to form a company under the
provisions of the general Railroad law, with a
capital of $1,000,000. to construct a doable
track railroad, at an elevation of not less than
fifteen feet nor less than twelve feet from the
inrfaoe of the gTonnd, along and over Market
street, commencing at Front, and running to
the western line of Philadelphia county, to be
constructed of corrugated beam iron, sup
potted upon columns of the same material,
the oars being propelled by a dummy engine.'
The bill was referred to the Committee on
Railroads, and is at present before that body.
We have heard of wild propositions. Thus, a
bridge across the Delaware river to a Bpot in
New Jersey to whioh no one goes or wants to
go, is being debated. A tunnel under Broad
street an imitation, feeble, to be sure, of the
Metropolitan Underground Railroad of Lou
den is also discussed. And it is not
many years sine an. aeronaut, Low
or High, or some such name, favored the
chartering of balloons to carry people from
one street corner to another. But of all
insane and comical ideas, this elevated rail
road on Market street takes the lead. Really,
Mr. Josephs, if you perpetrated a joke on
General Frevost and old Dr. Gross and their
associates, you deserve the CaBsio-like com
mendation, "By heavens, this is a more ex
quisite cne than the other."
The contemplated improvement (?) on
Market street is certainly unique. At a space
of twelve feet above the level of the street,
or about ten and a half feet above the pave
ment, will be erected a corrugated doable
track railroad, for the purpose of transporting,
not people only, but freight, coal, ashes, and
all other substances which are calculated
to throw dust in the faces of the passers-by
below. Probably at intervals there will be a
passenger car, from which citizens will be let
down or taken up in buckets, like they
do in the Cornish mines. Occasionally
the coals from the dummy engine will
drop on the head of an iunocent passer-by,
and at intervals one of the "corrugated iron
.beams, with columns of the same material,"
will give way and let the elevated railroad
down on some cart or pedestrian. These are
a few of the Incidents of the road. B at of course
these are all cancelled by the faot that the
injured people, provided they are seriously
injured, and not merely smothered by the
dust and dirt, can sue the corporation.
Ia addition to these olaims for the passage
of the bill, there are others which will recom
mend it strongly. It is not asked for by any
one, ner will it supply any need of our people.
This is a convincing argument in its favor.
There are no passengers who would ride on
It in preference to the oars on terra firma, and
there Is no freight whioh needs transportation
through the heart of the city. It Is, there
fore, not in compliance with any want. Again,
it would be greatly injurious to the owners
of all property on Market street; in fact,
it would be ruinous not only to bad
ness, but to the real eBtate owner. There
fore, these parties will possibly be ready to
buy the scheme off. Certainly pass it then.
The corporators can have their dividend and
all interested could have theirs, provided the
owner of property oould be brought to term.
And then, too, some of the Market street men
are rich, and therefore legitimate prey. Again,
the Market 8treet Passenger Railroad would be
seriously affacted by it, and they too might
be lnduoed to subscribe a proportion. Alto
Kether the bill has so many merits that we
uMimtnlate the incorporators over their
charter when they get it, and also give Mr
Josephs oredlt fos Its introduction. We trust
that this bill will die in committee. There are
gentlemen of sense and honor in the Ilousa.
Let them see to it that no such charter as the
BleTated Railroad Company's is ever granted
Diamond Cut Dlauioud.
A vaav pretty case was lately argued before
Judge Peirce in the Court of Common Pleas,
whioh involves some ni:e points of business
ethics. A member of the Board of Brokers,
it seems, disposed of some oil stock, in 1834,
to a New York broker, at a figure which the
purchaser considered to be far beyond its real
value when he came to inquire into the
charaoter of his Investment. Finding the oil
took rather a drug in the market he naturally
desired to have his money taok, and appealed
th Board of Brokers to assist him. in-
oulrtn "an such things be" in Philadelphia,
....w. outside of Wall street f The
llar of the oil stock, considering that pos
esslon was nine points of the law, declared
that business was business, and that the only
point of ethics to be considered in a bargain
was for each man to look out for his own
pocket. Third street, however, deoided that
it Lad a charaoter to lose, and that it would
ghow Wall street a good example. So
the Board of Brokers undertook to investigate
tie matter, but the teaior of oil sto:k3 ia-
ollned to submit to snob, arbitration, denied
the authority of the Board, and appealed te
the Court for protection, declaring that his
membership in the Board of Broken affords
him nnnsual facilities for oonduoting his busi
ness, and that to be suspended or In any way
deprived of his privileges as a member would
do him irreparable Injury. TXie Board, on the
other hand, assert that every member on being
admitted to their body consents to abide by
the rules and regulations, and that to release
any member from his obligations under the
rules would be calculated to destroy the or
ganisation of the Board and injuriously affeot
the Interests of the pnblio. We may remark
that this little three-cornered fight is an Illus
tration of the very deoided differences
of opinion held by bnBiness men
on the same subject. Some main
tain that a bargain is a bargain under
any and all clroumstances, and this seems to
be the case with the Third street representa
tive who has appealed to the Court for pro
tection against the Board of Brokers. The
Wall street gentleman evidently is of the
opinion that a quid pro qua is the one thing
needful to bind a bargain, although in this case
it may make a difference as to whose ox is
gored. Both parties in this controversy are
represented by able counsel, who made elo
quent appeals that justice should be done
though the heavens fall, and Judge Peirce
took the matter under advisement, and
is now engaged sitting up late 0' nights en
deavoring to find the golden grain of truth at
the bottom of the muddle.
Fair Promise.
Thk action of Mayor Fox yesterday in remov
ing Reserve Oflicer Bill, without the assign
ment of any cause, is one whioh the admirers
of the new executive of our city will find
difficult to reconcile with his professions.
Upon entering on the duties of his offioe Mr.
Fox talked In soft notes of governing the
police force according to merit, and selecting
only good men. lie went further, and gave
the people to understand that such of the old
force as are of undoubted merit should not be
deprived of their positions. How he is carry
ing out these promises is shown by the
case In question. It will be remembered that
Officer Hill was the only policeman who had
the nerve and independence to arrest the noto
rious Jim Haggerty, over whose case there
was so much excitement a few weeks since.
Hill went into a bar-room, arrested Haggerty,
was driven out, waylaid, shot, and beaten.
He is still suffering from the wounds received
in the discharge of his duty. It will be re
membered also that he was brought before the
notorious McMullin, and came near being sent
to jail. All this was the immediate result of
the fearless performance of what was required
of him by every sense of right. And how is he
rewarded f Without cause, at the request of
McMullin and his fellows, Hill is discharged
from the force. If any more convincing argu
ment is wanted to show the necessity of some
reform in our present police system, we have
it here. The political fancy of the Mayor and
the complaint of the worst class of citizens
caused the removal of a faithful policeman.
This case ia but typioal. With the
adjournment of the Legislature will
come a general discharge of the present
force and the instalment in their places of
men who carried the bludgeons of the Sheriff
at the October election. Suoh men as these
to be the guardians of the pnblio peace t We
tremble for our city wben we think of such an
evil. Let the case of Hill be a warning to the
Legislature that some sort of reform, be it
what it may, la necessary to save me ana pro
perty from being endangered in Philadelphia.
Ineligibility or Member or Csmucll.
A vbbt proper law has passed the State Senate
and is now before the House of Representa
tives. It relates to the right of persons
elected to Councils to hold office under the
city government during the term for which
they are elected, and modifies the existing
law in some important particulars. It divides
the city officers into those who are elected by
the people and those elected by Councils. So
far as the former are concerned, all prohibitory
statutes which exoluded members of Councils
from accepting of them during the time for
which they were elected to Councils are repealed.
ThiB seems to us to be only just. Let us cite
an Instance. A gentleman is eleoted
to Select Council for three years. If
he keeps his seat, or if he resigns, it
matters not. For three years from the date of
election he Is ineligible to any elective office.
The new law makes him eligible to one when
the people chxise, but of course compels him
to resign from Councils before he can accept
it. Were the law otherwise, we might be de
prived of the services, of our most valued
citizens, and many who would be ornaments
to the chamber be induced to decline entering
upon the duties for fear of the consequent ex
clusion. By removing all such disability sim
pie justice is done.
In the other class of officers, however, those
elected by Councils, every member is excluded
for the entire term for which he is elected. He
cannot resign and be elected to them. For
three years from the date of his entrance into
the Seleot Chamber, no member can be eleoted
by his fellows to any office. This is eminently
proper. It is neqeBeary in such a city as our
own that the Councils be not used as a step
ping-stone to political advancement. We do not
want members to go into them, and do so only
to get the acquaintance of their fellow-mem
bers and be eleoted to more lucrative offioes.
And It ia a wise provision that for the time for
which they are elected they should be ex
eluded. There seems to be bo doubt but that
the bill will pass.
1 be Palmy Day ol tUe Drama, aud No w
Whsm were the palmy days or the drama
Moat persons have an lndeflule Idea on this
point, and If obliged to give an exact answer
would be apt to Indicate some ten, fttiqen, or
twenty years ago about me una wuea may
j lust oouuweuoW vuiUu tlie lueAtU-m Ue
Interesting period wben tbe standard of excel
lence was established by whioh all futore dra
co alio art Bo.ua 1 be Judged. Before the eold and
erltioal age arrives the very atmosphere of th
theatre baa a marvellous charm, and the
theatre-goer enters Into tbe spirit of the mlmlo
soene with a heartiness and enthusiasm that
cool off considerably when the Judgment Is
more sober, tbe taste more cultivated, and the
erltioal faculties more active. It la un
doubtedly the fact that more real pleasure
can be derived from a erltioal taste for art
whit h is oapable of analysing and comparing
and discovering tbe seorets by whioh effect 4
are produoed and governed; but this taste H
also more intolerant of inferiority, and, with
regard to the drama at least, It Is apt to deplore
the faot that merit of the highest order Is so
rare. A poet whose perceptions of beauty were
keen and sensitive, has declared that
"A thins oi beauty Is s joy forever,"
and It la a remarkable as well as a gratifying
fact that, so far as works of art are oonoerncd
the best and greatest take the most perma
nent hold upon the Imagination and memory
A person who has been in tbe bablt of at
tending dramatlo entertainments for a number
of years has a vivid recollection of the 00m.
paratlvely few fine plays, fine performances,
and really great actors he may have seen in
the course of bis playgoicg experience. Tbe
vast amount of dulness, stupidity, and medl.
oorlty that be has sat out night after nlfht for
the; purpose of obtaining these pleasant recol
lections, ra1e from bis memoryLand for tbe
purpose of Judging the dramas of to-day he hag
the Impressions of youth and the Ideas of ex.
cellence gained from a really small number Of
performances. A very little reflection, com
bined with the Inspection ol a file of play,
bills, will convince any unprejudiced person or
tbe truth of this assertion; and In forming a
critical estimate of the state of dramatlo art at
the present day, It Is necessary to take the facts
stated into eonssderatlon.
It Is also neoessary to bear in mind that grea',
plays and great actors, like great pictures and
great painters, only appear at rare Intervals.
We Inherit the wealth of the ages, bat the In
tervals between such actors as Oarrlck, Kern
ble, Kean, Booth, Forrest, and others were not
short. In their day and generation these artists
were as much above their fellows as they
appear to be above those who tread tbe stage
In onr day. It Is ttne that sometimes a galaxy
of stars appears at one time In the theatrical
firmament, but snob occasions are exceedingly
rare. The fact Is that the theatres are more
nnmerons and more prosperous, and the state
of dramatlo art Is more promising, at present
than it has been for a long time; and those who
bave witnessed the performances of suou
artists as Klstorl, Janauschek. Forrest. Mur
doch, Kdwin Bootb, and many others that
might be named, cannot complain that they
bave enjoyed less advantages In tbe way of
fine aollDK than their grandfa'hers. The
last Impression of Klstorl In tbe minds
of many playgoers In this city Is the
haggard figure of "Marie Antoinette"
Btaggerlng towards tbe prison door on her
way to tbe guillotine. This is an lmnge to be
cherished In tbe memory for a lifetime, and tue
shadows cast upon It by succeeding years will
enly mellow tbe tones without obliterating
anything of Its grandeur or beauty. Janaus
ehek's "Medea" or "Deborah," Forrest's "Lear"
or "Klohelieu," Murdoch's Iienediot" or
"Young Mirabel," and Edwin Booth's "Ham
jet," will be the standard by which many per
sons will measure the deficiencies of actors
twenty years hence, and with as muobjastloe
as we refer to the era of Kemble and Kean as
the climaoterlc of dramatlo art.
In reality, tbe theatres are better constructed
aud the scenic and mechanical appliances are
far superior now to what they were a few
years ago. ureater attention is paia 10 cos
tume and the mounting of dramas, and on tbe
whole It Is safe to say that plays, as a general
rule, are as well, if not better, presented now
as they ever were. Some ten or twelve years
ago, wben the Arch Street Theatre was under
the management of William w neatiey, a very
superior stock company made that establish
ment the favorite resort of theatre goers who
appreciated good aotlng, and yet any person
who will take the trouble to reflect will be
able to remember a good many very Indifferent
plays, and a great deal of very Indifferent aot
lng, at tbe Aroh In Us "palmy days." No com
pany equal to Wneatley'a has been oolleoted iu
this city since, the one now at the Aroh being
the nearest approach to It, and every candid
person competent to form an opinion on the
subject will admit that. In the way of soenery,
oostnmes, and erreots, plays are better pro
duced under Mrs. Drew's administration than
tbey ever were before. The worst that play
goers can complain of when comparing the
drama of to-day with that of their earlier re
collections, la In the deterioration of the com
pany at this one theatre. The Walnut has,
probably, as good a company now as It ever
bad except at very rare Intervals within the
memory of the present generation. The Wal
nut, however, was always a "star" bouse, and
relied more upon transient attractions
than upon tbe strength of Its company. The
star system, however.we are happy to think. Is
at Its decadence. Heretofore, aotors, after gain
ing a little local popularity, have considered
themselves fitted to amuse and edify the public
without the assistance of well-trained asso
ciate; and they have abandoned their legiti
mate work to travel from city to city until the
whole business of starring has fallen Into dis
repute, and there now seems to be a strong
probability that managers, who may be so dl
posed, will be able to fill up their companies
with competent performers. The number of
theatres all over the country .and tbelargesums
received by them from tbe public, Indicate
very clearly that the tatte for dramUlo art Is
as active as ever, and those who are Inclined to
contrast unfavorably the drama of to-day with
that of twenty-years ago, should remember
that, five hundred years before Christ, Aristo
phanes ridiculed the tragic poets of Athens
and considered Euripides fair game for his
satire, and Instituted unfavorable comparisons
between blm and bis great predecessors
.T-:scbylue and Sophocles, and that ever since
then the decline of the drama baa been sung in
every key. Notwithstanding this, tbe theatres
Increase and multiply and tbe drama continues
to flourish like a green bay leaf amid the ap
plause of new generations of admiiers.
TO RENT.
FOR REST THE THIKD AND FOURTH
floor of Building N. W. corner of TWELvTH
and FILBERT streets, with or without power. Alt J,
two Biores on TWELFTH Street. Apply to A.H.
MKBSHON. Wo, HOP MARKET Btreet, 2.10 If
m TO BENT HOUSE AND STORE, NO.
tut JidO CHMHSVT UUuet.
Aniljf to J, bERQEANT PRICK,
tlutf. No. hll AKCU tHreet.
mO RENT XN OPPIOD! HlilTART.B FOR A.
J. physician rr a lawyer, with or without board,
t Ku 1121 U1RARD Street. ' 1 1 If.
INSTRUCTION.
H.
I. O It K O O B Y, A. M,
CLASSICAL A NO K(IMhII bOHfC.
SPECIAL NOTICE3.
COLD WEATHER DO 8 NOT CHAP
'ronrben the skin after twins WRWHT's
A LOON A1 Kb OL YA KIN TABLKT O teOlA Dl Wl KU
tLYJKKIN. lis dally use makes the skin deli
cately soft and beauulul. It Is oellKhtfully fragrant,
transparent, and Incomparable a alollet Hoao. For
tiy ail Lrulla, h A B, A WKWHT,
14, - No. M4 QHKHNPT Street.
fT- NOTICF..-1 AM NO LONGER BX-V-SJ'
troilnsTeh without pain lr tbe OjIioo
ental Aiaociatloo. Persons wtahlnc teeth ex
tracied alaolutely wtihont f.atn by freeh Nitrons
Oxldr mi. will find meal No. 1027 WALNUT atret
Chart es ault all. . ,
1 Vi am IR. P. R. TffOM A8.
NOTICE.
DiMiTSKHT or BirntM or Ti tin,
B. & Cob. or Hixtk and Chkhnut bts
The Tax Duplicates will be ready lor the reoaipt
of City and State Taxes for the year 169 on MO J -IAY
next February is.
A discount at ihs rate of nine per cent, per annum
will bs allowed for prompt payment.
JOHN M. MELLOY,
Reoelver of Taxei.
Philapki mi, Feb. 10, HW. 2 II St
35? CELTIC AH8OCIATI0N Of
AM F.RICA.
LICT ii HI) BY
JOHN MlTC'Ft X.L L r Q ,
AT CONCERT HALL, WEDNESDAY, FEB, It,
At H P M
For tlie Jtcnt-dt of toe Cwitlo Library Food.
Subject' Who are tbe Cellar'
1 IcKeln. 54) cunt-. For sale at the hook stores of
Mtrars Cunimmky, No. 10:7 Clieanut street, Tamer
V Jt or i No. fcOH CliMinut street, Oram bo, corner
Hlxth nd Coeanut, and Bosnian, No 10 south Finn
stri t.
Choice spats reserved fur ladles and gentlemen ac
couipanyiug ilium without enra rnaru't.
R. bHELTON MAv'KKWZtR,
President
Jamks O'Domnbli.. Secretary. 't to st
frST THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE
HOMK FOR Li 1TLE WONOKREKS at tbe
ACADEMY OF MUS14J on FRIDAY EVEMNti,
eb. is, mM, Addriwsea by Drs. WJLLETS, NEW
TON, and others. Singing; by tbe Little Wanderers,
under the dlteoitoa ol J K. Gould, Kjq.
Doors open at s ao o'clock. xerSes commence a
7'ftu. Tickets, 60 cents: to be had at the door atd at
the "Home." No. hm Shlppen street. 2 8 8t
KSP OFFICE OF THE DELAWARE DIYI
HION CANAL COMPANY OF PENNSYL
VANIA, No. 8( WALNUT Street,
PHH.ADkI.PHIA, Feb. S, 1869.
The Managers have declared a dividend of FOUR
FEKCKXST.. free from taxes, payable at IbeotUoe on
and after the lain Inst.
26t K. O. eiLF.3, Treasurer.
f-353 OFFICB PENNSYLVANIA RAIL-
KOAD COM PAN Y.
FHii.aDJcr.rKrA, January 27, i860.
rs in lur. to sin;anuiiui!,na,
Tbe Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of this
Company will be held on TUHHDAV, tbe lifili day of
February. I8tt, at 10 o'clock A. M.. at Concert Hall,
N . liiiH Ch BDiil siret t, Pnllaoelphla.
a be Annual Eucilon for Directors will be held oo
MONDAY, the tirst day oi March, IWt. a', the omce
of tlx Cimpany.No 2ss south THI KD tt'reet.'
1 27 ITS EDMUND taMlTH, Secretary.
' BARLOW'S IND1UO BLUE IS THE
cheapest and best article In the market lor
bluing clothes.
XT DOEB NOT CONTAIN ANY ACID.
IT WILL NOT IUJURE TUB FINEST FABRIC,
It is tut up at WILTBEfiaKK'4 DRUG STORE,
No. 238 N. SECOND Street, Philadelphia,
and for sale by most of the g roc ors and druggists.
The getulne has both BARLOW'S and WILT
BKROKR'B names on the label: all others are
COUNTERFEIT.
BARLOW'S BLUE will color more water than four
tln.es the same weight of Indigo 1 27wf3m
KSST BATCHELOB'S IIA1H DYIC. THI8
ftSS? splendid Hair Dye Is the best In the world;
the only true and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable,
instantaneous; no disappoirjTment: no ridiculous
tints; remedies the 111 ettecis or bad dyes; Invigorates
and leaves the Hair soft and beautiful, black or brown,
hold bv all Drusxlsta and Perfumers: and orooerlv
applied at Batcheloi's wis Factory, No. fs BO Jib
alreet. New York. 4S7mwl7
THE CHICAGO JOURNAL 8AY3:-
We bave delayed any special mention of tbe
Elaflllc Kpocge Company unill we bave ascertained
hat very nisnv of our foremost nltli-ens have used
the Elastic Snonre Mattresses and Pillows nnnn
their beds and pronounced them In every way worthy
of lull endorstmei,!. ' i3mwlj
WDiTEU 11IAWIM1 OUT.
Come! Come!! Come!!!
Come to tbe Great Brown Hall t
Aud see the tremendous piles
Of clothes, of magnificent styles,
For short folks arjd stout folks aud tali,
For sale at the Oreat Brown Hall.
Come! Come! ! dome! !!
For the winter Is about gooe,
Aud Its marvellous sort of fun
How the stock of winter garmeuts goes;
For tbe people will presently want Spring
Clothes,
iAs everybody certainly knows),
'rom the top of their heads to the tips of
tneir toes;
And tbe prices are down, for we gave them
a knock,
To close out the rest of tbe winter stock.
Come ! come ! ! come ! ! ! ye people all !
For the winter stock of the Great Brown Hall!
Winter stock on the go ! Prices never ao low !
Gentlemen, Con't be slow I Kverybody ought
to know, that now Is the time to go to the
ORBAT BROWN STONE CLOTHING STORE
OF
ROCKHILL It WILSON,
K08 60S and 606 CHESXCT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
FLOUR.
QHOICB FAMILY FLOUR,
For the Trade or at Retail.
ETEBY BABBEX WARRANTED.
KEYSTONE FLOUB MILLS,
NO. It AND tl eiHARD AVENUE,
1 18 imrp asl of Front street.
PIANOS.
;?355j STEIN WAY k SOKS' GRAND
'square and upright Pianos, atBLArUTJa
luue jn lUiBt u i (street. 8 1 U
CHIOKEBI
OraBd, Square and Upright
H 0
BUTTON'S,
Wo, 914 CHJCoNUX Street.
llltf
HATS AND CAPS.
a
JONE3. TEMPLE ft CO.,
A 8 H I O N A B L H H T T B B
No, IS 8, NINTH Street,
Flm door above Chesnut street. 9j
WARBURTON'8 IMPROVED VENTI
a
La ted, and easy-flttlnf Press Hats (patented),! a
all tha tm n roved faanlona of the aeaaun. t)H ISA
n ut rJtraev next anor u) tna roei umo.
UKd
PIIILADA. AND READING RR.
6s,
Free from all Taxes..
A imall amount for sale low by
DREXEL & CO.,
No. 34 South THIRD Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
CI i; N T II A li AG 14 N O V
J For the Sale of
U. S. BEVENUI4 ST A MM
w Hernoved to
No. 105 S. FIFTH Rtrt
i M 13 Next Door tw O.a Oittoe.
FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF SAFE
CHAMPION SAFES!
rHtLAOKLPiff A, January 18.1WJ9,
Messrs. FAKUEI HERRLNU A CO.,
No. 629 Oheennt street.
OenUemen.'-On the night of the 13th Inst., aa
is well known to the citizens of 1'bllAdelpbla,
onr large said extensive store and valuable
stock of merchandise, No. WJ Chesnut alreet
was burned.
The fire was one of the most extensive and
destructive that baa visited our city for many
yean, the heat being ao intense that even the
marble cornice was almost obliterated.
We bad, aa yon are aware, two of your valu
able and well-known CHAMPION FIUH
PROOF 8AFES; and nobly have they vindi
cated your well-known reputation as manufao
turersof FIRE-PROOF 8AFK3, If anyfurther
proof bad been required.
They were subjected to the most Intense beat,
and it affords us muoh pleasure to inform you
that after recovering them from the ruins, we
found upon examination that our books, papers,
and other valuables were all in perfeol condi
tion. Tours, very respeotfully,
JAB. K CALDWELL A CO.
Till: ONLY SAFEfl EXPANED TO THE
fflKE IN CALUWIXL'S NIOKE
Wl'.RJU t'AKKEI., IIEBUINU A CO.
Philadelphia, Jan. IX, lm
Messrs. PARREL, HERRING A CO.,
No. 629 Cuesnut street.
Gentlemen: On the night of the 13th Instant
our large store, S. W. cornefof Ninth and Ches
nut streets, was, together with our heavy stock
of wall papers, entirely destroyed by fire.
We bad one of your PATENT CHAMPION
FIRE-PROOF SAFES, which contained our
principal books and papers, and although It was
exposed to tbe 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 cheerfully
tender our testimonial to the many already
published, lu giving the HERRING BAFE the
credit and confidence It Justly merits.
Yours, very respectfully,
HOWELL A BROTHERS.
S'i'lLL ANOTHER-.
PiULADKLPHIA, Jau. 19, 1868.
Messrs. FARREL, HERRINO 4 CO.,
No. 620 Chesnut street.
Gentlemen: I had one of your make of safes
in the basement of J. E. Caldwell & Co.'s store
at the time of the great fire on the night
of the 13th Instant. It was removed from
the ruins to-day, and on opening it
I found all my books, papers, green
backs, watches, and watch 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.
Tours, very respeotfully,
F. L. KIRKPATRICK,
with J. E. Caldwell A Co.,
No. 619 Chesnut street
FA UK EI, llERBIAti & CO.
CHAMPION SAFES,
No. 629 CHESNUT Street,
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PHILADELPHIA.
A SPECIAL SALE
or
Books, StaUoneryroiiios, and Frames
A Rare Opportunity.
The subscriber, contain olatlng making ALTE
RATIONS and IMPROVE MEN l'H to his Hwre,
has determined to oiler, for a .SHOUT TIME, at
a great reduction,
HIS ENTIRE STOCK
Standard, Illustrated, and Miscellaneous
Hooks, In I'lain and Extra Bindings,
From 25 to 40 Pfr Cent. Discount from
KegQlar Kates.
OXFORD, CAMBRIDGE. AND LONDON EDI
TIONS OF THE BIBLE.
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH JUVENILE
AND TOY BOOKS.
From 33 to 40 Per Cent. Discount.
Fine French, English, and American
STATIONERY, PAPER, AND ENVELOPES.
A splendid assortment of the flues t
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN CHROMOS-
Picture Frames in Walnut and Gold,
From 33 to oil Per Cent. Discount.
All the New Popular Literature of tlie Day
at 25 Per Cent. Diseouut.
The best opportunity ever ofl'ered to supply
yourself with anything In our line. .
CALL AT ONCE; i
DUFFIELD ASH MEAD,
Publisher, Bookseller, and Stationer,
No. 731 CIIESXCT Street,
2St4p PHILADELPHIA.
c
KNTRAL AGENCY
For tbe Sale of
U. 8. REVENUE- STAMPS
Removed to
No. 103 8. FIFTH Street,
1012 Nex t Door to Old O fflce.
ENGAGEMENT AND WcODING RINGS.
A LA BOB ABSOBTMKNT OW COIN AND IS
KARAT ALWAM ON HAND.
LEWIS LADOMUS k CO., Jewcllcrp,
lira HO. Sea CHEanrVT STB BET.
MPIRR SLATE MANTEL WORKS. J. B
K1MW. as. miran n r sirm. i marloi;
1IXIAM B. (JRKKN, BRICKLAYER, NO.
I.V4Q H. Firrii Sirwl. I U Imrp
G A R T Ii A N D UNDERTAKER
M oouia TWB-rnirra street, u II us
INSURANCE.
FAME
INSURANCE COLIPANY
HO. 406 CHF&iUT STREET.
Philadklphia, nary 13, Dep.
This Ooitlpftny, incorporated a 1854, and
doing a FIRE INSURANCE BUSINESS EX
0LU8IVELY, in order to enable it to accept
large amount of business constantly deellaed
for want of adequate capital, will, in accord,
anos with a supplement to its charter, lo
ereaeelia CAPITAL STOCK FROM 1100,000, (la
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 offioe.
By order of the Board of Directors.
CHARLC8 RICHARD80H,
rRaSIDKNla
WILLIAM H. RHAWff,
VIUK-PRXSLDKITT.
WILLIAMS I. BLANCHARO.
I ttsptf SKQRBTABT.
DRY GOODS.
SILKS! SILKS I SILKS I
STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER'S
SILK DEPARTMENT Is now UonsaaUf
Attractive.
The aeaortment is large and prices reasonable.
RICH BLACK SILKS.
RICH FANCY SILKS,
RICH PLAIN SILKS,
RICH KVKNINGr SILKS,
FINK SILKS,
WHITE" SILKS,
CORN-COLORED SILKS,
SCARLET SILKS,
BLUB BILKS.
FLAIN DRESS SILKS at $2 00.
ALL SHADES DRESS SILKS at $2-00.
RICH CORDED SILKS at 2-7S.
VERY WIDE HEAVY SILKS at 3-5(.
GOOD BLACK SILKS at 2 00.
HEAVY BLACK QROS GRAINS at $2 SO.
Juat received, per late steamer, fall assortment
ol SILK and LINEN POPLINS in
PLAIDS, PLAIN, and
BROCADE FIQURB3.
STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER,
CEMKAL DRY GOODS HOUSE,
Corner EIGHTH and MARKET,
PHILADKLPHIA,
LINER STORE,
No. 623 ARCH STREET.
SPECIAL BARGAIN.
One Hundred Dozen
Ladies' Hemstitched Hdkfs.
31 Cents, or 9350 Per Dozen,
WELL "WORTH $5-00 PER DOZEN.
1 8 G9-crETITI0N TRICES!!
UP TOWN LIGHT EXPENSES 1 1
0UB CUSTOMERS THE ti AINEBS 1 1
Goods delivered la sll psrts of tbe city carefully
an4 free 0 charge.
MUSLINS! muslins:
Thornley's Popular Corner.
We have laid In a superior stock of MUSLIMS,
Bleached sad Unbleached, all widths and qoautles,
and are prepared to supply tbe thousands of oas
Philadelphia housekeepers oa the very best term.
JOSEPH H. THORNLEY,
N. E, Cor. tUilllll aud SPKINU UABDEX.
Hf. b, Yob cn rids to our door. ' It will par to
come. II U
DRESS GCOre AND SHAWLS closing oat low.
WHITE ALPACAS FOR PARTIES.
While Corded Alpacas. ,
White I'renon Merlnoes.
White Poplin Alpacas.
At very popular prices.
WU1TE GOO.
Plaid and striped Nainsooks, 25 eta. np.
White soft Onus Cambrlo. 81 eta. up. ,
' Victoria Lawns, bargains, 37 and 50 ol.
One case Wnlte Pique, 44. worth 50 ots.
White Swiss Muslins. 30 cts. up.
Good yard-wide Shirtings, 13 cU. up.
All the aood makes Shirtings.
Wide heavy Sheetings, 60 ots.
Sheetings, all widths, by the yd. or pa.
PRINTS, ETC.
New Spring 1'rtnte.
Shirting Prints, novelties. 1 to 37 els.
New Ginghams. Delaines, eto.
37-ot. French Prints reduoed from 63.
16 oU Delaines rednoed from 24 ......
COOPEtt A COWARD,
1.7 ram s.OcriNiNTUasd MAiuttr