THE DAILY EV EN1NG . TELEGRAPH HIILADKLPIIIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1869. punting clcgtapU PUIUSMEO IE HI IFTERIOOI (BDfDATl KXUKPTXSIt AT THK JEVENTNO TBLlCTBAPa BtHLOINtl, gO. ! THIRD HTRSMT PHILADELPHIA. fTM PWflS a fAree eenM per oopv (doubt theet); Or eighteen cmU rr week, patable to th carrier by whom teivecL Th luhtoription price by mail it trine DtytUtr per annum, or One Dollar and fifty cent for two months, invariably in advanoe or the tirne ordered. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1869. nowTblntinr Done at llnrrlvbnra;. Thb telegraphic abstraot of the proceedings of the Pennsylvania Legislature yesterday has been used, by the oomplaisauoe of the re porter, as a convenient medium for spreading before the citizens of Philadelphia the follow ing lame apology: Senator Heuszey desires to state, la rejjard tnthe weighing bill introduced by Ulna into tUe Hnnaie that lu preseuilug it ne merely exe cuted Mie request of eouie Influential coustllu. ents Public attention ih called to tlie faot tbat It does not lollow mat auy Hentor or member must necetearliy eudorseor sanction every bill whloh he presents. Oa tlie contrary, it Is of almost dally occurrence for members, out or regard to tne wishes of their constituent, to Introduce measures to whicb they are opposed, and wnlob toey very often help to defeat." It is a well-recognteed principle of legislation that a representative can properly present any petition signed by a portion of his con stituents, even if he disapproves of the mea sure asked for, provided the petition is coached in respectful language. On this principle It was a not uncommon occurrence for Lemooratio Sena ors from Pennsylvania, In bygone years, to present the petitions of anti-slavery societies, for the abolition of slavery, to the United States Senate. Bat even this practice was frequently, if not n Bually,aocompanied by an explioit disavowal of sympathy with the object of the petitioners when the subiect-matter was of sufficient I importance to attraot serious attention. We see no good reason why the practice of presenting petitions to oblige constituents should be extended to the presentation of bills. It is doing rather too much to "oblige Benson" to assume the paternity of proposed measures in this comparatively advanced stage. It seems fair to assume that when a member of a parliamentary body presents a bill, that he really desires its passage, unless he explioitly announces his hostility. But it appears to be the practice at Ilarrisbarg for members to introduce measures of any descrip tion, under the happy consciousness that they are perfeotly free to claim reward and credit or to disclaim all responsibility, aocording to the final fate of their bantlings. This practice is at once convenient to tu-j members and confusing to the public It beats the thimble-rig, and bewildered constituencies can never tell exactly "where the little joker is." If the Twelfth and Sixteenth Streets Passenger Railway bill, or the act incorpo rating "The Commercial Weighing Compaoy of Philadelphia," or any other iniquitous scheme, happens to become a law, the mem ber who introduced the measure maybe ready to boast laud and long of his zeal and courage In "fighting the thing through." But if a storm of indignation is raised, and a necessity arises for making a specious display of regard for the interests of an outraged people, it is extremely convenient to tune the legislative pipes to another key, and seek shelter be hind the miserable subterfuge that the ob noxious bill was ottered merely t3 oblige in fluential constituents. It is lamentable that the zeal displayed at Ilarrisbarg in "taking the chances" on unjust but profitable legislation for this is the sub stantial meaning of the system under discus. Eton is aooompanied by a reckless disregard of the important interests of the State. If a bill is supposed to have money in it the live liest interest is immediately awakened; but if it has no better or other recommendation t'nau mere merit, it Btands a poor chance of becom ing a law. The highest medical authorities of the State have called attention to the importance of . providing for the appointment of an Inspeo ''tor of Drugs, and the fact is notorious that lives are constantly endangered by the fre quent adulterations which are gradually robbing medical prescriptions of their former meaning. But we hear little or nothing of meaBureB designed to remedy this or mauy other evils; and the order of buslueBS is bo arranged that while time is never wanting to consider measures calculated to enrich cor rupt members and pluuder the public, it is always difficult to obtain earnest considera tion for measures designed to promote the publio welfare. If the genius of any inventor can devise an Inspectorship that will keep Senators and Representatives honest and faithful to the publio interests, there can be no better in vestment than a liberal salary to such an official; and the people would gratefully dis pense with weighing companies, new passen ger railways, inspectors of pawnbrokers, etc., if they could be assured of the future fidelity Of Senator lieuszey and lis compeers. Thb reoent despatches from Cuba leave no doubt of the continued success of the revolu tion. Its proportions are rapidly increasing. The exact nature of the disorders at Havana la not disolosed, but it is scarcely possible that disorders could exist in that stronghold of Spanish power if the city did not contain a large faotion of. sympathizers with the insur gents. In the country distriots the latter are teadily gaining ground. Several battles are reported In which the Cubans won dear victories, and other engagements, with vary ing results, hare recently ooonrred. The national feeling is folly arousod; the estates of the Spaniards are being devastated; and the Cubans are evidently able, as well as deter mined, to make a long and bitter struggle for The Oosernment of Hpuln. Br the action of the Constituent Cortes yes terday, Marshal Franolsoo Serrano, Duke de la Torre, becomes, for the time being, the head and practical sovereign of 8paln. He Is one of the most venerable of Spanish grandees, being over seventy years of age, and daring the greater portion of his long- career has figured prominently both in the field and at the coun cil board. Like all his contemporaries, he has been alternately in power and in dlsgraoe, pasBlDg some of his time as an exile and a portion of it as a leading spirit of the Govern ment. Marshal Serrano acquires his present ele vated position by the formal realgnation of the Provisional Government, through whose agency the bloodless revolution by whloh the rotten Bourbon dynasty was overthrown was successfully achieved. The Cortes voted the thanks of the nation to the members of the old Cabinet on their retirement, bat not with unanimity, for the Republican delegates In a mass opposed the proposition. This aotion on their part creates no surprise. The Pro visional Government, as long as the revolu tionary movement was in peril and re quired the general support of all classes of the people, manifested the most liberal ten. denotes, and at times appeared to be almost outspoken in favor of the establishment of a republic on the ruins of the Bourbon throne. When the revolution was consummated, how ever, the members of the Provisional Govern ment manifested a deolded leaning towards a monarchical form of government, and it was unquestionably through their influence that the recent elections for members of the Con- 8tituent Cortes resulted overwhelmingly in favor of the same scheme. Under these cir. enmstances, the opposition of the Republicans to tendering a rote of thanks t the retiring Ministry was consistent, however unwise or uncharitable it may have been. Taking into consideration the predominant traits in Spanish character, the true friends of fpain and of liberty cannot but regard the policy of the Provisional Government as not only the safest, but the best. A Spanish republic is possible in the future, and we trust the day that will witness its permanent esta blishment is not far distant. But a Spanish republio at present is quite as much out of the question as is a Chinese republic. What Spain needs is a firm but liberal constitutional monarchy, with a statesman at the head of it. To secure as soon as possible such a govern ment and such a ruler is the task which, in the interests of humanity, devolves upon the Constituent Cortes. . The Hew Cabinet. Gsnf.B4L Grant yesterday, for the first tiin?, consented to speak upon the Cabinet question in the presence of a promiscuous gathering. And yet the only positive assurance he gave was to the effect that he desired to have a civilian at the head of each department, be lieving that the appointment of army or navy officers to such positions would tend to demo ralize these branches of the publio service by introducing into them the element of partisan politics. This dictum of the President-elect effectually upsets at least one favorite notion of the Cabinet makers. The ohauoes of Schofield and Porter are summarily disposed of, although General Grant intimated that he intended to re ain the former in the War Office for a short time, in order that he might introduce certain changes into the army through his efficient cooperation. The announcement by the President-elect that he regards the appointment of army and navy officers to high positions in the civil servloe as inimical to the best interests of the country will certainly receive the endorse ment of all thinking men. Thus far we have contrived to preserve these hauc'ies of the servioe from the contamination of politics, and it is certainly to be hoped that they will be permitted to remain uncontaminated. The great problem presented to General Grant and his administration for solution is the speediest and most practicable method of placing the civil service on a similar footing. The only hope that we can entertain of witnessing economy and capaoity in the government o the country in all its details springs from this Bouroe. Congress has very unwisely thus far refused to lend a helping hand by passing a law for the purification of the civil service, and the inauguration of the great reform is thus thrown upon the shoul ders ot General Grant. By frequent reitera tion of his intention to secure capable and honest men in all the positions within his gift, he has inspired the country with a well founded hope that the close of his administra tion will witness the most radical change in the details of the Government since Andrew Jackson bequeathed to the American people the baneful legacies of rotation in office and a partisan distribution of spoils, without regard te honesty or capacity. With a Cabinet made up of such material as General Grant has given us the right to anticipate, this great reform can be inaugu rated under the most favorable auspices, and it the new Congress will but second the.efforts of the President to purify the civil service by the enactment of wise and practicable laws upon the subject, we shall at once experience the happy results in a corresponding decrease in the burdens of taxation and of that great incubus upon our future pioeperity, the national debt. A Itvlorui In tlie i:ie;tlm l.nt. Rei'Kebkntatives Kbi:r aud Ross Lave pre sented minority report from the special com mittee appointed by the Uonse of Representa tives to investigate the eleotion frauds in New York oity. Moat of the cotelusions of the majority are controverted, and it is charged that the investigation was conducted In a partisan spirit; tbat the charges of fraud made against the Democrats are not supported ,y sofliuient evidence, but that the testimony tloes implicate prominent Republicans in vari ous fraudulent practice to iuilaeuce H re.uU of the election. In other words, the minority of the committee oonolude that the Democracy of NeV York is as pure and unsullied as the new-fallen snow; that Oakey Hall, JohnT. Hoffman, Judge McCnnn, and other poli tical wire-pullers, are utterly Incapable o the base deeds which have been attri buted to them; that the integrity of the balloUbox la the great end for whloh the Democratic politicians of New York always have labored, and always will labor; and that all the cheating, swindling, lying, ballot-box BtBfflrg, repeating, forging of naturalization papers, falsification of eleotion returns, and other crimes, were perpetrated by Republi cans, who started this investigation for the purpose of ooverlng their own traoks and throwing the odium on the Democracy. We do not oontend for the immaoulacy of every politician who professes to be a Repub lican, but no frauds of any importance in the interest of the Republican parly have beeu proved, while both in this city and New York the most gigantio systems of rascality have been thoroughly ventilated. In a city like New York, which has been aud is controlled by Demooratio politicians, whose unsorupulous neBS is well known and not deuied, it is ab surd to oharge the Republicans with the per petration of any frauds of magnitude at the last election, for, under the cironmstances, the thing is a practical impossibility. The minority report Is a weak attempt to uphold a bad cause; and the allegations of Messrs. Kerr and Ross will not receive credence even in their own party. There is one point, however, upon which both the majority and minority are agreed the necessity of a reform in the naturalization and election laws, bo as to diminish, as far as possible, the opportunity for a few soampish politicians to control the elections and over rule the wishes of the honest men of the com munity. Yesterday the House of Representa tives passed a bill, introduced by the majority of the Committee on the New York Kleotiou Frauds, withdrawing the jurisdiction of natu ralization from the Supreme Court, the Cir cuit Courts, and the Courts of Oyer and Ter miner iu the city and county of New York, and the Superior Court of the city of New York. This a step in the right direction, but it is only a step, and it only partially remedies the evil complained of in one locality. It is, per haps, Impossible at this late hour for the pre sent Congress te do anything more, but the next Congress should give the subject early and careful attention, and enact laws that will operate equally in all parts of the coun try, and tbat will reform the whole system of naturalization and the methods of conducting elections. It is useless, perhaps, to expect that any laws will be able te stop the frauds entirely, but safeguards can be introduced that will check the operations of Messrs. Hoffman, Hall, Sharswocd, Wallace, Snowden & Co. SPECIAL NOTICES. COLD WEATHER DOES NOT CHAP or rotialion tbe Bliln after ubiuk WKtHtiT'n ALCONA I Kl (ji L Y AKIN T A BLKT O If rfOL.1 DI 1 1 KU HLYCKU1N. Its daily line makes the skiu deM cptely soil and beaiuil nl. It Is oeltKlilfully 1'rkgrant, transparent, aud Incomparable as a 'loilet Soap. For Sle by all DlugKiats, H & O. A WRIGHT, NOTICE.-! AM NO LONGER EX- truulliiK Tcelli without Daln far tbe CVllon a iiib1 ArBuclailon, Peruana wishing teeth ex tracted absolutely without rain by rresb Nitron Oxide Gas. will tlud nie at No. 1027 WALNUT Street. Charge suit all. 1 xt am in. r. k, rnuaaa. REV. HKSRY WARD BEEC'HEU Will Lecture under the auspices of the YOUNG MKS'8 CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, IN TUK ACADEMY 01?' MU3IC, TH U RSD A Y EVENING, February 25. fcubject "RATIONAL AMUSEMENTS." Admission to all parts ot the house, 50 cents. Xo extra charge or reserved teats. Tickets for sale at J. E. Gould's Piano Rooms, No. 92:1 Chesnnt street. 2 22 31 ' JAIIS'S E.MURDOCH Has been encaged t give one of bis rnih'acliij; choice selections irom bhakespsare and aeU0U1Ul'eVoKTON HALL. HAVf-.BFOUU street, above Forty-Unit, WeHt Pt lladelphia. THURSDAY KVKN1NU. Ketiruary 25, 18ti. Tickets M omts. To be obtained at Truniplsr's Mimic isiore, No il6 Chosuut street: James N. Mark s lnug Store, No. S7: Market street; Jo. K. Cullos DruuHtoiH, Forty tirst and Market streets; and at the Jtall ot. tbeeveiJiDgof HieKeaUiDs;. Uoors o)ien at ;.'4 o'cluck; commence at l. 2 20 rt REPUBLICAN INVISClBr-E9 EX X? curslou to Washington. March 3, 1.5, 1I0. to attend the Inauguration of the Presiaeu; of tlie Cniltd btatea. , . . ... , Persona dialrons ot participating with the Ciu ar; reouesiel to present tlielr name jmvk.imtbi.v. TICKKTS l'OKTHIi ROUND TIUt. . Drew Dark clothe, white aioves. and bluo cloth regulation cuib cap. liCkelK aud cam reaCT for delivery. For fiir.lu r Iniorujatii u uppiy to K'.H.K Ll:KJ-..Nf, secretary anil Treasurer oi " aslnnjj.oa Com mittee," kq B FOUUTR street, a;nt (K itrance on Harmony). OKKltT. PENNSYLVANIA KAIL- KU All COMPANY. Philadelphia, Feb. 17, 1SU9. NOT1CK TO STOCKHOLDERS. The Annual Election for Directors of Mils Company will be held on MONDAY, the rtrst day of March, 1809, at the office of the company, No. 23 South THIHD Street. The polls will be open from 10 o'clock A. M. until 6 o'clock. P, M. No share or shares transferred within sixty days rieccding the eleotion will entitle the holder or holders thereof to vote. 2 17 lot EDMUND SMITH. Secretary. OFFICE OP THE FRANKLIN FIRE INSJCHA-fcCH; COMPANY. Philadklpria, Ten. 20. 1869. -A1 ?l'eV5i0Juth-. ot Il'eotois, held IDIs juoualy eleuitU Secretary, ,., WILLIAM GKEEN. - u . ., Asulstaut r-eorelary. ' UABLOWd LND1UO BLUE H THB cheapest and beat article Id the market lor bluing clothes. IT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY ACID. IT WILL NOT INJURE TUB FIN126T FABRIC It la put up at WILTBKRUUR'd DllU BTOKK, No. 21 N. bKCOND Street, Philadelphia, and for kale by most of the grocors aud druggists. The genuine has both 11 A It LO Wet aud WILT BltKGEH'B Dante ou the label: all others are COUNTERFEIT. BARLOW'S ULUE will color more water than four tln.es the same weight of Indltfo. 1 27wf3ni 57- STEAM nolLRK EXPLOSIONS. AKHt ltoKT H Railway. bteumnhlD. aud Kn. L'lucer's Mim.ly Htore, No. l.'t.'l B. I'UUIllll Mtrsei. Bieam and VN ater iiauiii-a, improved etalety Valves, aud Low Water ludioalon lor preventing sieam bo'ler uplon'ous, aud ever varloly of Kngieear'a AUAlUk. . s . S S.1,1 SPECIAL NOTICES. TUB (iALLt.P JA.DB WINCB! WATbOIf 8 FIT 1 1. A DA.. KUrtI!t1M3 DIRKOTOR V, Tne mihuerlber b its li rail the attention or tne merchant aenerally of ibis en 4 tuber cilles tt ll ahove-named bnoa.an he knows, and oau prove to thel' Kailsiarttoo. ttiai most of It Is noplet from (JOI'BU-I.'H JlUSlNKN DIKBorORY of IMi. I'nls asseitlpti defies contradiction UO -MILL'i HUSINKSS DIRF.CTORT Ttr nil year cortalna all changes Iu trm an locailon since .(Mil whereas WAIHIN'S coi tatus all lb" oW llrns and Ucsunn s in Uopr Ill's book ot I ww. We shall on; fntnre rc-ion refer to until' ot the errors contained ,n WAiaoN B KyTOBY.jAwIKs No. 1910 MARK KT Street, Phl aielphla. Ot'FIOB OF Watson's BirsiNlfW No. 2ID Dock I DtKTtOT JBT,1) Htre, V jary It, 1M. ) PHiT.ATisir.pii ia. February To the Publ'iv-our aiinutlnn ha oen oaiten io ine sb'.ve card, whleh appears In yesterday' "Bii'leiin, Hned by tmeCharU McUltl, an Irresponsible on vaiwer lor Oop.-III'd Dlrejioiy, rellecllnn noon ihe cor rectness of tiur wo'k, and alleging that ihe samie wt copied from Ooi (i'l's Direo ory of last year, which re pronounce an unmitigated, falsehood, as lefererce and comparison of the t POh II callous will satisfy the mnst skeptlol. and wLlf h hnndreris of merchants will testify to the elloria mad by ns to have .ur lists coi red by sub DiUtlnR them to their personal examination In tholr respective brancLes of trade. . . We do rot claim entire perfection In onr work, but we do claim a superior compilation and a better classification than any similar work vr published, and can only account for this attack upnn our work as en anatlng from a non-resident publisher, In vlsw of cur Ini'inatlon lu our work thai we Intend niv lldtiii a the t l.y Directory ne't year, and the im pre cedent d success of WaUon s Hoslness D. rectory. As tar as this . harles McUlll Is concerned we have enr remedy at law aealnst him, and shall net tall to erply It epe dily. We invite n Ins lection of our little volume. RU3HTOV fe CO.. 2 ?4 at. Hnocessors te Watson A '. I.ECTURR BY REV. T. DK WITT TALHaUK. THURSDAY. F.b. .V St TV 1" M. Subject-' (Jrurabler AOj.," In the Vet Arcn Hi rent Presbyterian (Juurch, corner KlUHl'KKN Trl. Tickets, !X cents. 2 2121 rST0 AUMOBY D COMPANY, FIRST UR'Jt- MINT, K.B A special meeting of the Oooi i.anywlll he held TU IB) fWednwiday) KVKWINU, at o'clock. . UKANT rtmril, g ll Secretary. 133 OLD OAKS CEMETERY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. OFFICE, NO. 818 WALNUT BTHSET. Tbe Company Is now prepared to dispose of lota on REASON A BLK TERMS. The advantages offered by this Cemetery are well known to be equal If not superior to those possessed by any other Cemetery. We Invite all who desire to purchase burial lot to call at the office, where plant can be seen and all particulars will be given. Deeds for lots sold are ready for delivery. RICH ARD VAUX, President. FKTKRa KKYBHJt, Vlre-Preeldenl MARTIN LAN DKNBEH9&B, Treasurer. Miohaki. Nihbet. Secretary. 1 11 (m ' "A PENNY PAVED 18 EQUAL TO two Karned." The time to save money Ih wben von earn it and tne way to save It Is by dep'M). tint a portion of It aeekly In tbe old I" RAN KLIN SAVlNU FUf D, No. j: 8. FOURTH btreet, beiosv Cbesuut aioney lu large or small amount re ceived, and live per cent. Inteiext allowed. Optn dairy from H to 3, and ou Monday evenings from 7 to B o'clock. CKRUts CAUWALL AOKtt. t 111 Treasurer. BATCH ELOKS HAIR DYE. THIS splendid Hair Dve la the bent In the world: the only true and perfect Bye: barmleis. reliable. Instantaneous; ne disappointment; no ridiculous tints; remedies the 111 etlecis ot bad dyes; Invigorates aud leaves the Hair soft and beautiful, black or brtnon. bold by all Vrotglnts and Perfumers; and properly applied at Batciielor't Wig alreet. New York. jractory, no. is wiiu 47mwr ST ONE POUND OF ELASTIC SPONGE will to ;s is far as one and a hair Dounds of curled bair. The latter alter short usage becomes matted and hard, while the former always retains lis elas h lty aud can be used again alter hav'ng beeu In use Jor years. 8 3 mwf I Tin: MIDMUIIl' MUSIC OF TUC MISERABLE CATS. OU ! horrible cats, that rtcream and squall, Upon niy neighbor's garden wall I That howl, and bite, and quarrel, aud fight. About the middle of the night ! Your midnight musio's In shocking taste; Atd if you don't stop, with all possible haste, I'll en use you to scatter, double-quick, Hy heaving among yon this half of a brlok. Yon mouBtrous cat, with baoa: like an aron, I wltll you'd specially hurry and march: Better move oft, sir, or, you may depend, This brick will give you a "Grecian Bend," And yon, old cat with tbe squealy voice, You cau'l conceive how I would lejoioe To get a good snot, aud to knock: you flat, You horrible, howling old feminine cat ! Wt 11, cats, yowl on, and I'll sek repoB; And I'll think about KockhlU fc Wilson's clothes. And merry will be the song I'll sing, Of their elegant suits for the opening sprlus. Let the cats slog on! We can stand it. if they can! And we will put our whole minds on the clothes at tbe GREAT DROWN HALL The Heavy Goods are falling I Falling! Faiu lng! Because it is spring ! The lighter goods of most exquisite workmanship, durable mate? Dal, and incomparable fit, are ready for von fellowcltiaeuH. ' Come and see for yourselves, at ROCKHILL & WILSOft'8 GREAT BROWN HALL, 508. 603 and 60S CUES ACT STltEET, PHILADELPHIA. I WANT TO UOU8K BACH 8LKKPY HEAD Who aland upon the brink, ' Where yawuing guira uisciose the dead. Wnomiffut, hut did not, think. I want to warn tbe living ones Who blindly grope along, Ye fathers, daughters, mothers, sons, What perils round you throng! a Look out, my reader, are you free, Or do you wear the mark? Mont all are blind and can not see, Yen, groplDg lu ine dark. Catarrh, a demon In tbe tead. Consumption is its sop; Kills boats, yea. couulletis millions, dbad,' I'erhsps you may be one. That backing, hawking, spitting, shows Catarrh sflects yt ur head. Mutter ami slime lu throat or nose, Run down your throat iustead. Your lungs aud liver soon will show CouNumi'tlon lias lis birth; CiUHirh. its sire, will feed It too, "Jill you return to earth. If colds aft'eot your head aud thront, Anmuiutor buy; Now don't loiet what I have wrote, Or think this subject dry. Wolcott's A n k i h il ator cures tutarri tne demon flies; It saves the lunas, good health insures, And Catarrh quickly dies. I want to gratify my friends, Who wish to understand About Tain Faint, Its use, lis ends, And why Its great demaud. I want to show you, plain as day, Why Pain Paint stops all pain, Tbat, you may never have to say "I'll not try paint again." pain Taint will cool but never sttlu; Pumps Inflammation out; 'Tls harmless on the breast or brain, A trial stops ail doubt. When inflammation leaves tbe frame, All pain will cease at once; Remove the cuuse, 'tis all the same, ioue doubts unless a ounce. Tbe pores will ope and drink 1'aIN Paint; Absoibents All with ease; Restores the weak, the sick, the faint, The gioatest skeptlo please. Evaporation cools the place. As lurUuauiatlon flies; Hot blood at the absorbent's biso Makes Paint In vapor rise. lis thus Pain" Paint removes all doubt, Removes the very cause By pumping inflammation out; On this we rest our cause. Wolootl'a Pain Paint la sold at all Drug Stores; also, Wolootl'a Annlhllalor, for the ern e el Catarrh and Colds in Ihe bead, beni by Ki- f rebS on receipt of the money at No. 11 Ibatham Uquure, N. V. R, L. W0I09 Pro urMliM'. . - - : It . r 1 ; ... . AT TEW O'CLOCK ON MONDAY M011NING, MARCH 1, HOMER, COLLADA Y CO. WILL COMMKNCE TUB 8 ALB, AT THEIR NEW MARBLE BUILDING, CHE8NUT STREET, ABOVE DROAD, OF AN EXTPAORPINARY IMPORTATION OP JO Ifc Y GOO 1 5, CONSISTING OP THB NEWEST FABRICS AND RICHEST DESIGNS, SELECTED DTf THEM FROM TUB MOST CELEB RATED FACTORIES OF EUROPE, KUUllACIKCI NOYELTIES FOR THE PEESENT SEASOtf. ALSO, An Immense Assortment of Medium Priced Goods. For tbe Popular Trade, I A. IS. With a viiw to close cm' this J arge Stock, and avoid the usual Great Reduction, ll. O. Co lave laid svtctol attmlion to v.orkthe Goods at the LOWEST REMUiSEKATlVli I'UliES. INSURANCE. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OP THB METROPOLITAN INSURANCE GO. On tbe First Day of January, 1880. F1KST. Capital Block $100,000 00 Amount of assessmenisorlnstaimeuts on stock paid lu cash 300,000 '00 SECOND. The value as nearly as may be of the Real Estate held by the Company.... 3.030 00 Cash on h-and... 241-80 Cash In Banks 11,7;;s ti Cash In bands of Agents In course of transmlHslon 6,(j00 0O Amount of Loans secured by bonds and mortgages, constituting the first lien on Ktal Estate, on whloh there Is less than one v ear's Interest dua and owing 149,321 19 Amount oi BtocBB ownea oy tne uam pany, specifying Ihe number of shares and their nar and market value. S 20 . JOO.OCO 9S.100 0O Amount oi biocks neiu oy tne (com pany as collateral security for Loans. With the amount loaned on each kind Of stock, its par and market value par, 9115410; market, 888 61 75, 881-77 Intereslonlnvestmentsdueand unpaid 2 8i5 2-5 Accrued interest not yet due ,0!7-ll Other available miscellaneous assets,.. W.ib'i 23 THIRD. Amount of losses during the year, ad justed but not due 5,707 07 Amount of losses reported to tne Company but not aoted upon 2i.52( !0 Amount of dividends due and unpaid 1.5UJ 00 Amount of all other claims against the Company, contested or other wlse...................M..MM......... .... . 2,773 iG Amount irequlred to safely reinsure all outstanding risks , 61,379 23 FOURTH. Amonnt of cash premium received... 101,827 55 Amount of premiums earned 100. 018 oi Interests received from investments.. 23,81917 Income from all other sources, speci fying w hat sources 5 IS8 89 FIFTH. Amount of losses paid during the year 120.713 72 2,738 19 Amount paia.auu owing ror reinsur ance premiums Amountof return premiums, whether paid or unpaid Amount of dividends declared during the year Amountof dividends paid Amount of expenses paid during tne year, inoludlug commissions and fees paid to agents and officers of the Com pany Amountof losses due and unpaid Amount of taxes paid by the Com pany Amount of all other expenses and ex 21,218-60 10,500 00 9,000 00 51.017 01 None. 10,105-47 20.312-31 penditures ... SABINE & ALLEN. AGENTS, N. E. Comer FIFTH and WALNUT Sts., I ft wfm3t PHILADELPHIA. TO RENT. JFOR RENT. 'J lie Ut'Blruble Residence, 'o. 10H CUES NUT Street, Cnnta'ulnc TEN ROOMS, with all the moorn tus provnieutr. Apply to UUMMKY A i'i So. i:m WALNUT Mtfeet. gjjjj FOUR K N T.-1'REM1SE3, No. 809 CHESNUT Street, for Sto.eor Ofllce. Also, OFF1CK3 AND LARGE ROOMS suitable for a Commercial College. Apply at 621! 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