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TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1809.
American and ror. I.. Hallway "yrtemii.
I. proportion to wealth aud population, maoU
greater activity and .aterpilM in construct ng
railway lines hare b-ondl-pUod In tte lTnited
St.Ua than in any oihr country. At the
close of the year 1866 we had In actual
o. can n.iiui while Earope oon-
i. 48 718 mile, and In
Africa and
Asia oombined there were only 4G64
miles.
Binoe that period the extension of onr railway
system has been continued with unparalleled
rapidity, while comparatively few extensive
new railways have been oonstrnoted In
Europe. 0 the 48,718 miles of
European railways in txiuttnee at the close
of 18C6, 13,28(3 were looaled in the Britidb.
Isles, and extensions Binoe that period up to
the present time hare increased this aggregate
to 14,247 miles. While the United States,
with a population but a little greater than
that of Great Britain, coutaln three times as
many miles of railway, a oontrast based on
their respective areas is greatly to the ad
vantage of the Utter, for it oontains bat
122,650 square miles (or a little less than the
combined area of Pennsylvania, New York,
and .Ohio), and on this restricted spaoe
$500,000,000 more money has been expended
for railways than in the whole of the United
States, over an aggregate area (exclusive of
Alaska) of 3,001,002 square miles. This
oontrast would be rendered still more striking
1( It were applied on the one side Btrlotly to the
railways of England and Wales, for they have,
in proportion to area, three miles of railway
for one in Scotland and Ireland.
We " must turn to Eugland and Wales,
therefore, for exemplifications of the results
of rallwayism in its moat extensive and ex
pensive stage of development. The amount
of transportation and travel conducted over
their roads is enormous. The value of real
state has been greatly increased, and a won
derful stimulus has been given to mining,
manufactures, &nd ootnmeroe. Bat wLile the
kingdom has bten emlohed by these enter
prises, their extraordinary expenditures, ex
cessive competition, bad management, fraud,
and various other cuaeB, have oombined to
render them a souroe of great loss to stock,
holders, and they are proving nearly as bad
an investment as the oil stocks of Pennsyl
vania. The stook of a few roads is worth
more than the par value, but these ex
ceptions are exceedingly rare, and
en a large proportion of the capital
expended there are either no returns what
ever, or annual dividends far below the usual
rates of interest yielded by undoubted seou
rlties. The British railways have failed, as a
commercial speculation, as completely as they
have suooeeded in facilitating the develop
ment of industrial interests.
To some extent a similar coarse of events
has marked the rise and progress of the rail
way system of the United States. While the
railways have greatly increased the value of
real estate, and contributed immensely
to the utilization of the products
of the mines, the forests, and the
fields of the nation, they have in many
lastanoes suffered terrible peounlary embar
rassments and ruined their stockholders. On
the other hand, there are a considerable num
ber of profitable railways in this country,
comparatively few companies are hopelessly
insolvent, and many are gradually emerging
from finanoial embarrassments whloh were at
one time considered insurmountable. The
railway Interest is not only absorbing the
capital and brains of the country, but the po
litical inflaenoe it exerolses is constantly in
creasing; and, independent of partisan ques
tions, it la becoming a matter of some doubt
whether it Is not the ruling power of the land.
The railway systems ef France and Austria,
and other Continental powers, present a
marked oontrast to the English and Amerloan
systems. Napoleon and Frauds Joseph have
taken good care to render railway stooks
profitable by preventing undue competition,
fcnd at the same time to make the railways a
souroe of great eventual wealth to their
national treasuries, by requiring that at the
expiration of ninety years from the date of
their completion they shall become Govern
ment property.
in England and the United States the rail
way companies make their terms with Influ
ential powers that be, individually, through
whom they obtain, nominally for nothing, or
for the public good, the oonoeBsIons whloh are
granted in France and Austria only on condi
tion of an eventual surrender of all their
property.
The condition of (be Street.
YasTSBDiT the March term of the Court ef
Quarter Sessions was opened by Judge Pelroe,
and in his charge to the Grand Jury a num
ber of Important matters were brought to
their attention. The last Grand Jury, in
their final presentment, among other things
referred to the filthy condition of the
streets and the danger resulting therefrom to
the health of the city. On thla point Judge
Pelroe remarked:
"I bava observed with pleasure that the
Urand JarT h.va taken notloe of tUe fllluy
ooudlllom of our alreeu, and haa filly spoken
of Uiein evidencing an offense agatust de
cency end tUa law. on tba Dart of those WbOM
duly 11 la to kaD lham nlaan. and who have
Aegleoled that duty.' The effort to keep the
auu'u uiut 'ivui evme cauae, tor tue w
.wveral year, baa been a tnlsereh'a rsllnr.
Tbelr condition la a nnisauo. endancariot
pnlilio bmllh, errt an 'offense aKaltml cleowno
and oleanllnnaH. You have the pirir to Inqilr
Into tlte cause of th-tr bad condition, a. id I'
any of our puMlo ofllowre or o'hr are ntgll
KPDtof tneir duty In reopeot tnartof, yu have
the power to prrannt them fur Ulalntalnlun
and continuing a nuisance."
We are gratified to Bee that the Oonrt has
taken up this matter, and if the Grand Jury
will vigorously perform their duty in the pre
mises, in the full spirit of the oharge by the
Court, we may look for some improvement.
The streets are in a shocking oonditlon, and
every warm day the stench from some of
them is nearly overpowering. A very open
winter has given promise of an early spring,
and as food as the warm weather sets in the
filth in the streets will be in the highest
degree offensive. It has been Bufllolently
demonstrated that the only sure preventative
of cholera, yellow fever, and other
pestilent diseases, is the most thorough
cleanliness; and in consideration of this fa-jt,
the neglect of the officers charged with re
moving the garbage from the streets and
alleys of the city is nothing less than criminal.
The public health and publlo decency
call for a thorough cleaning of the olty
immediately, and the Grand Jury will
be entitled to the thanks of the com
munity if they will exercise their powers In
the esse, and present the negligent officials, in
accordance with Judge Pelroe's instructions,
for maintaining and continuing a nutsanoe.
A little energy and vigor properly applied
will often accomplish wonders in matters of
this kind.
Tbe Commercial Exchange.
Yesterday was an occasion which will be
lorg held In remembrance by the commercial
portion of onr community. It witnessed the
dedication of the new hall of the Commercial
Exchange to the purposes of trade, and in the
evening tbe members of the association, with
their invited guests, sat down to an elegant
banquet at the Continental Hotel. The build
ing to which the Commercial Exchange have
now transferred their dally gathering
ia one of the most elegant aud
commodious in the entire city, and
is surpassed in both respeots by but
few. if any, similar buildings in the United
States. It ia not less an ornament to Phila
delphia than a credit and convenience to the
body by whloh it was ereoted. With their
advent upon this new field, we may antici
pate for the association a large inorease in
their membership and business, to the marked
benefit of the interests of the oity at large.
An Odd akd Airy Costcmb. We believe
it was Sidney Smith who seriously . thought
of cooling himself off during the heated term
by sitting out doors in his skin and punohing
the marrow out of his bones for the sake of
creating a draft through his framework. The
general joint oommittee on the approaching
Odd Fellows' celebration have resolved to put
his theory into praotioe. They aanounoe an
order requiring the officers and members of
the Grand Enoampment who intend to join in
the parade on the 2Gth of April, to "appear
in a uniform dress, to consist of a blaok silk
hat and black gloves 1" In this airy costume
the Odd Fellows are accordingly expected to
perambulate the thoroughfares of this staid
Quaker City. As the sun is usually not very
powerful at this latitude during the last week
in April, the painful operation of extracting
the marrow from the bones ia not regarded
by the committee as altogether essential to
comfort, and for thia reason it will be dis
pensed with. We trust that all our citizens
will bear in mind the melanoholy fate of
'Peeping Tom," of Coventry fame, and remain
in their beds until the procession is over.
Somebody advertises in the New York
Herald tor a "sober man" to assist in the
compounding of liquors. This is doubtless
on the theory that a man who is wedded to
his own cups ia apt to make a mess of other
people's cups.
OBITUARY,
Alpbonae do Laniartlne.
The cable this morning announces the death
Of Alpnonse de Lamartine, the distinguished
French poet and statesman.
Alpnonse de Prat de Lamartlne was born at
Macon on the 21st of Oolober, 1790. During
the first part of his life he bore the name of
De Prat, but afterwards adopted that of Lamar
tlne, on the death of a maternal uncle. He
was descended from an anolent and noble
family, and waa tbe eldest of eight children.
At tbe time of hla birth hla father waa in
prison a calamity whloh twloe befel him dur
ing the Revolution, on account of his loyalty
to the unfortunate i.oula XVI. Eventually,
after having encountered many dancers, he
waa set free on the 9th termldor (27 th July ,1791),
and retired to hla country residence at Mlliy,
where he lived in retirement till his death, at
the advanced age of ninety. At Mllly the poet
passed the first twelve years of hla life; his
only teacher waa hla gifted and exoellent
mother, who taught him to read In an old Illus
trated Bible, rewarding blm with the eight of
a picture when be had overcome the difficulties
of a chapter.
At the age of twelve young Lamartlne waa
sent to school at Lyons, from which he was
afterwards removed to the College of Beliey, on
the frontiers . of Savoy, a school of much repu
tatlon, conducted by the Jesulta. lie made
rapid progress in hla studies, and gave proofs
of great poetlo talent. He finished
hla education in Parla, and in 1810
be started on a tour through Italy with
one of his relatives. In tbe following year be
returned to Paris and began to make literary
efforts which attracted attention. The oele
brated aoior Talma was one of tbose with whom
be became acquainted. A considerable pro
perty whloh be inherited from a maternal uncle
about thla time led blm into a life of diaalpa
tlon, and a terloua lllneaa resulted from bis
excesses, to recover from whlob be waa aent to
Naples. On hla recovery he apent some time
In the Inland of Froelda, where be met aud
became enamored of tbe flaber maiden, Ora-
elella, whose untimely end he bat lamented in
bla verses.
In 1814, on tbe first fall of Napoleon, Lamar,
tine returned to Paris and entered the military
household of Louis XVIII. After the "Cent
Jours," however, he left the service, and did
not enter it again. The next few years he ap
peara to have spent principally at Paris, where
be became attached to a youog lady whom he
has celebrated In bis poems a odor tue name of
Klvlra tbe Laura of this rrenoh Pelrarou. Toe
love tongs and other refleoilve lyrics, after
wards published In a collected form under the
title of "Meditations Poetlquea," were tbe work
of tbla period. These poems were very suosess.
Jul, end gained tbe poet many llluatrlone
fiends, who introduced him Into diplomatic
life. lie was first aent ai an attache to the
Fieuch Embassy at Florence, and then, after a
few months' retildouce in London as Beorotary
of Ibn Embassy, he wms tent back again to tbe
TuKt an capital In tbo same oapacl'y. Daring
bis teex nd diplomatic reMdence at Fiorenoe be
mairlei a jouug English lady, who brought
blm a oot slrteraWe foriitLe; and with whom
be llvtd on tbe meat afleoilouale terms down
to her death in 100.
In tbe year 1823 appeared the "Nonvelles
Meditations I'utllquea." whloh were quite
wot t by of their piedeceesors, tnough they were
i at her more frDtmnlaty. This volume of
Ijilca was followed In the course of tbe same
year by a didactic poem, en titled ''LiMortdo
Socrate," and "Le Cbant du Sucre," an ode on
tbe coloration of CnarUs X, which were both
wot I by of the auihoi's reputation. After the
dtatb of the poet B.vron, U ooonrred to Lamar
tltie to make tbe dangerous attempt tj com
plete "Cbllde Harold." aud In tbe oourse of tbe
year 1R23 the ieult appeared under the title of
"Le Deiuler Cbant da relerloaged'lltroltl.' '
1 bough this pnetn bag great merit, yet even tbe
reel's moat ardent admirers were coin polled to
admit tbal be lailtd to attalu to tbe nupetunua
flow of Byron's verso. Tbe unoompllmeutary
manner lb which he spoke of Italy In this
poem, however, aroused the wrath of one Colo
nel I'epe, an offloer la the army of the King of
Napite, and the Colonel Ibrea ened the poet
wltb a obatlenge unless he consented to remove
tbe obnoxious verses from tbe poem. The poet
replied tnat be was not to be Influenced by
t breata, and In the duel whloh thereupon ensued
be was severely wounded.
On the 1st of April, 1830, Lamartlne entered
the Academy, and lu bis speech on that occa
sion gave signs of tbe oratorical ability whloh
he was destined afterwards to display S3 bril
liantly during his abort political career. A few
weeks later ho increased bis poetical fame
considerably by the publication of two volumes
ot lyrics, entitled "Harmonels Pootlquea et
Uelifcienses." About this time Lamartlne, who
had long wished to visit Greece, obtained lrom
the King tbe appointment of Ambassador to
tbat country, but Charles X's fall look place
before be had set out, and though the new king
offeied hlnxtbe same post, be tnought himself
in loyalty bound to deoline it. Ho eaded the
peel's diplomatic career.
Lemaitlnehad an Intense desire to distin
guish himself in politics, and he therefore
o lit red himself as a candidate for the represen
tatlon of Dunkirk and Toulon. He was rejeoied
in both towns, howtver, and to hide his cha
grin he resolved tomuke a Journey to the East,
which he bad long contemplated. In June.
1832, he set sail wltu his wife and daughter. He
travelled through . Greece and Syria, but the
death of his daughter caused him to return to
France fcooner than he had contemplated
Duilng hlsiabsence the canvassing of his friends
had been successful, and be was elected deputy
for Bergues by the Legtiimibt party, Oa tbe
4th of January, 1831, he made his first parlia
mentary speech.
The oolef fruit of Lamartlne's visit to the
East was one of the most delightful books of
travel which has ever been written. It ap
peaied In 183a, In four volumes, under the
stray glicg title of "Los Souvenirs, Impressions,
Pensees el raysages, pennant un oyage en
Orient; ou, Notes d'un Voyugeur."
In the following year Lamartlne's most fa
mous poem, "Jocelyn," was published, aud at
tracted a great deal of attention. His next
poetical work was an eplo sketch entitled "La
Chute d'un Ange, which appeared lu 18J3, and
with its strlkiug beauties and startling faults
excited a great deal of fuvorable and adverse
criticism. In the following year Lamartlne's
last great poetloal work was published under
the title of "Les ltecueuiements roetiques,"
with a remarkable preface on the then position
of poetry in France.
boon after Lamartlne's entrance into politi
cal life, the Chamber was dissolved, and in the
ensuing elections he was returned by Bergues
and Macon. He deoidea in ravor or nis native
town, and, being re elected in 1837, he oontlnued
to represent that town till 1818. After having
distinguished himself for some years aa an in
dependent member of the Chamber, he aspired,
In 1811, to become tbe President. Being opposed '
in this by the Government, be then aban
doned bis Independent tactics, and endeavored
to gain for himself a prominent position In the
ranks of the opposition; and some yeara later, on
tbe death of the Dnke of Orleans, wnen there
was a contest on the Regency question, he op
posed tbe Government, and contended In favor
ol the Regency of tbe Duchess of Orleans, with
tbe hope. It Is said, of becoming Prime Mlnlste
in ease her son should come to tbe throne
during his minority. Shortly before this he
bad published his famous "Ulstoire des Glron
dins" a work In which he shed all the
cbarma of romance over the terrible scenes of
the Revolution, and la reproaohed with having
gilded the guillotine. Tbe admiration whloh
this romantic narrative created for the revolu
tionists of 1789 did much to prepare for the
Revolution of 1818.
After the flight of Louis Philippe, when, on
tbe 23d of February, 1838, tbe Duchess of Or
leans entered tbe Chamber with her two young
sons, Lamartlne had it in bis power, by a word,
to put the Regent's crown on the head of the
Duchess.
He aided with the Republicans, however,
and in a short time be found himself the most
important and influential member of the Gov
ernment. In tne very first days of his power
be bad a grand opportunity of displaying his
courage, Tbe populace assembled In angry
masses on the Place de Greve, and wildly cried
for the "drapeau rouge," tbat droad symbol
of popular violence and the reign of blood.
While all his colleagues drew back in terror.
Lamartlne boldly stepped forward, and at the
peril of his llfo eloquently dissuaded the fierce
multitude from their sanguinary intentions.
This was tbe greatest day of bis life; and we
conld look with more unmlngled admiration
on bla berolo conduct on this occasion if bis
Insufferable vanity bad not prompted him
afterwards, in speaking of tbat day, to utter
Ibe self-satisfied .words, "J'etaU sublime oe
Jour-la t" Lamartlne deserves great oredlt for
having, on this same occasion, prooured tbe
passage of a law for tbe abolition of caplUj
punishment in political cases, a law whloh
saved France in 1813 from a repetition of the
horrors of tbe R volution of 1789.
Tbe poet statesman had now attained suoh
a height of popularity that, in the elections of
May, 1818, after the Provisional Government
bad resigned, no less than eleven electoral
dlatrlola chose him as tbelr representative in
the new National Assembly. Tbe first care of
tbla new Assembly, when they met on the
101b of May, was to appoint an executive com.
mission of five members, to whom It was
agreed tbat the nomination of the Ministers
Ihguid be intrusted, od Lamartlne was chosen.
one of the five. Ou the 15th of May the asaetn
bly waa dlr"ed by the Insurgent populace,
wbo would not listen even to the popoltr
Lamartlne; but when be rnae to aodreat them,
oi led out, "Attet)ou de la Lyre; mart m Lamvr
tine!" A little later, when Ltmartlne was beaten
by Cavalgnao in tbe contest for power, his
political glory was at an eud. During part of the
year 1819 be sat in the Assembly for Orleans, and
teen vanlsbtd lrom the polllloal horisju into
the retirement of private life.
After bis poMtioal fall Lamartlne occupied a
comparatively unimportant position. It is
true that he from time to time produced works
which attracted much attention, and many of
wblch have teen not unworthy of his reputa
tion; but he never again attained the literary
glory of bis earlier years, while in tbe world
ol tolitlcs be beoame a mere nonentity. Bonn
after bis fall from power he published nis "IIis
tolre de la Revolution de 1818," In whloh he had
himself taken such a protnineut part. Tlili
wee followel during tbe next ten years by
several other historical works, oi wblou the
moat Important were tbe biatolres "Ua I Res
laurel Ion," "Des Constituents," and "De la
Turquie."
It was as a recompense for tbe last-named
work tbat the Sultan granted him a peualon of
10(0 a year. All these historical works are
marked by the same distinguishing qualities
and defcots as were noticeable in bis famous
history ot tbe "Girondina." About tbe same
time Lamartlne made some suooess'ul efforts
In tbe field of pure romance, aa examples of
v hlcu we may name "Raphael," said to be
founded on bis own eatly love experience;
"Genevieve," and the delightful village tale of
"Le Tailleur de Pierres de Saint Point." Nu
merous historical and blographloal sketohes
have been tbe result of his labors: the most lm
portant of these later works are "L?s Ilomaaes
de la Restauratlon," "Les Grand Homines de
l'Orlent," and "Portraits et Biographies." To
relieve the poet from his pecuniary dlfflonltles
Ibe French Government, in 1867, allotted to
blm half a million of francs ot the publlo
monty, though tbe grant was strenuously
eppottd on vat ions grounds. Considering th tt
Lumaitine, in 1818, proposed to the Assem
bly to renew against Louis Napoleon, by
name, the general decree ol banishment
which had been passed in 1831 against
all tbe princes of tbe Bonaparte family, this
grant was creditable to tbe generosity of the
Emperor. During the later years of his life
Laraaitlce obscured bis fame and brought him
self into discredit by playing the rote of genteel
beggar. He squandered his estates in the most
recklcsa manner, and then, with a moat inordi
nate vanity and self-conceit, he presumed on
his services as a statesman and poet to bring
his necessities before the publlo and to demand
from the French people, as a right, relief from
bis pecuniary difficulties. His latest scheme in
the begging line wub one to Induce the French
Government to purchase tbe copyright of all
bis works, but it did not suoceed any belter
than some of his other money-raising projects,
as the Government and people were alike dis
gusted at his eonduet. Limarilne will leave a
reputation second to none among the contem
porary French writers. T.Te was master of a
graceful and elegant style, wbloi will alwaya
make the perusal of his works a pleasure, and
as a poet he was distinguished for a flno fancy
and melodious veralfloat.lon.
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eltcUd President lu placs oi Coariei N. Bancker,
iiq.. deceasd; aid GUsTAVUSo BSNSON. Eiq
WHBOUsnlniously elect, d a Director of the Company
to till the vacancy id the Board.
SIM J. W. McALLDTER, Secretary.
WrSr OFFICE OK THE EXCKLSIOtt PRESS
fcS BhUiK MANUKACTOnlNO COMPANY,
No. 301) WALNTJT street. Philadelphia.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders anl ELEC
TION OF DIBECi'OhSol the Company will be held
at this Ollloe ou MONDAY, Marcus at IS o'clock,
noon. W A). tUUrjilTS.
211 tu2t Secretary.
rrsr- VESSEL OWNERS' AHD CAPTAINS'
absociauon.office.no 30l WALNUT
Bt,eet' THriADBLrHiA. Fee. U, 1889.
The annual meeting oi the Vessel Owners' and
Cantallis' sO(ilatloii will he held at the COMMKU
CIAL EXCHANOE ROOMS, on WEDNESDAY,
March , JSb9. at S o'clock P. M., when an election
will be held lor a Board or Directors "".lug
yer. CilAUl-i it. B1LI I.MAN,
S7 8t secretary.
?iF- NOTICE. OFFICE OF THE COL-
lkK LECTOR OF INT UN AL REVENUE POB
T11K SECOND DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Mr. JOHN LYON havlns m'gntnVUioTof
Deputy Colleoior of tils Ulsirlo-, baa no longer any
am borliy to actio that caosclty. "
lltott JOMN M. DIKHL Collector.
a-jjif STEAM li'HLKH EXPLOSIONS.
BS- ASUCROFT'H Railway. Sieaomblp. aud En
glneer'a Supply Store, No. 1.13 8. FOUR Hi Stroel.
Bieani and Water Gauges, Improved Safety Valval,
aud Low Water Indicators lor urevauttug steam
boiler explosions, aud every variety of F-agloear'a
PHU(t Hp
SPECIAL NOTICE9.
IS ft
kkVurl.io.in invincible.
SPECIAL ORDKIl The Waehlnaton delega
tion will atavmhif at National Union, Club
Hoate, No. Ilea CllESNUI Street,
, WEDNESDAY, Msroh 8,180V,
Ata-80 A..H.,harp.
Vhwhh. Dark rlolbea, while gloves, and blue
cloth rtaulallorj cap. Itr order of
UEOHUK TRUMAN, Jr.,
Ilhl.f U...M.I
K..RA Ltjkkns,
Assist ant Marshals. It
OLD OAKS CEMETERY COMPASY
Or PHILADELPHIA,
OFFICE, NO. (11 WALBUT STREET.
The Company u new prepared to dispose of lota oa
REASONABLE TERMS. The advantage offered,
by tbla Cemetery ae well known to be equal if not
anperlor to those potseased by any other Cemetery.
We Id vUe all who dealra to purchase borlal lota to
call at the office, where plans can be teen and all
partlcn'ars will be given. Deeds for lots sold are
ready for delivery.
RICH ARB VATJZ, Pre-Inent.
PETER a KEYS &, Vice-President.
MARTIN LANDRNBEUdEB, Treasurer,
VrcWAkL Nihwitt. Secretary. Ultra
rpr- "A PENNY PAVBD IS EQUAL TO
1- twe Famed." The ttnie to save nuney is
when yon earn it and tne way to save It f by 1inf
tint a poril n o( It weekly In the i-ld RANK LIN
SAV1NU IDM). No. i:tO 8. FOURTH frtre-t, below
(.bee nut ony In large or small amounts re
ceived, and rJ per ceut. Imeiest allowed. Op-n
csl y lr in to I, and on Monday evenings from 7 to
o'clock. CtRUS CADWA.LL . D&R,
t IS Treas jrer.
ra THIS SPRING STRENGTHEN AND
St-3-'' fmperilroutothe oloud by the use ot ELLln'
llON BITTER; tonlo and pata able. For sale by
flruiglst everywhere. Hi tntbts
THL KEW UULLL-OCU'LUt.
An Old Vehicle Tilth a New ume.
II has only one wheel,
. Neither treadle nor saddle;
It Is built in suoh shape
That you don't have to straddle.
The man who propels It
Takes hold with bis hands
Ol two parallel burs,
And on tbe ground stands;
Pats his feet then In motion,
One after the other,
While tbe veblole goes
Without any bother.
This funny machine
Mas no painting or gilding;
It Is useful to carry
Material for building
Bhlngles and shavings.
Bricks, lime, and plaster
And the lighter tbe load,
It can travel the faster.
It la better than Bicycle,
For It Isn't so narrow,
And our Wheel-ocipede
We will call a Wheelbarrow I
Velocipede. Wbeelbarrowlsts, Pedestrians,
and all other sorts and conditions of men and
boys, are Invited to continue their Investiga
tion!) of our mammoth stook; of BeasonaDle
masculine raiment.
For the closing winter and the opening
spring, we have the thiok ooat. the thtu ooat,
tbe elegant Melton, tbe silk-mixed, the steel
mixed, and. In a word, everything you want,
and at such prices as will certainly please you.
ROCKHILL ft WILSOIV8
ORBAT BROWN-STONK CLOTHING HALL,
Hos. 60S and 605 CHESS UT 8TUEZT,
PHILADELPHIA.
GROCERIES, ETC.
STJLTON OHEEaE.
Just In Store, a New Invoice of
VERY FINE STILTON CHEESE.
ALSO,
Choice English Cheddar.
SIM COLTOH & CLARKE,
8. W. Corner BB0AD and WALNUT Sts.,
tolnS PTTTT, A nrrr p fff a,
PIANOS.
KTEIKWAY k RONS fiRANll
TTT 1 1 aqnare and upright Pianos, at BLAJsTTJH
KMOB.' No, 10O8 CHKHNuT Street, S 1 tf
CHIOKBK1MO
grand, Boaare and Upright
11 AN OS.
BUTTOH'S,
lltf
No. 914 CHUUNUT Street,
ALBEKCHT,
IlIXltltM & SCHMIDT,
MANUjrACTUBKBB OW
FIR8T-CLAbtt PI A MO- fOOTES,
Poll guarantee and moderate prices.
H WARJtROOMM. No. 61Q AROH treef.
fm 8TECK & CO.'3 A HAINES UK0S.
nTYfl PIANO FOUTES,
AND MASON A HAMLIN'S CABINET AND
MKTKOPOLITAN ORGANS,
wltb the new and beautltnl
VOX HUMANA.
, Every Inducement offered to purchasers,
J. K OOTJLD,
12 1 tnths tnt NO. 92S CHK8NUT Street
(ESTABLISHED 181)0.)
IMPORTANT TO BUILDERS.
Great Seductions In Price of Hardware.
Immense Bargains!!!
HENRY L. ELbER & SON,
Ao. 1321 9IAIIKET Street.
SOOO dexen Vi Inch frame Pulleys, In lots, 36
ceuis per dozen.
3 Inch bcrews, totnlt, 3 (cents per gross.
3000 seta tavhulter Hinges, complete ia lots, TO
cents per set. m
310 Hlagle Iron Jac Planes, 75 cents each. "
30O0 oosen utt, at less tnan manufacturers'
'"gVob keg Nallf, 5 per keg, of the following
branos:
ANCHOR. JTJNIATA1I
DUNCAN WON I It
An large aasor noeut of HARDWARK at very low
prices, S 2 tu hUuiip J
ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING RINGS.
. LARGE ASSORTMENT OP COIN AND IS
KARAT ALWAYS ON HAND.
LEWIS LAD03IUS & CO., Jeweller-,
r
MO. Ml OHKSIf VT ajTKBET.
WM- D. WARNS A CO.,
Wholesale Jalera Ii
WATOJISS AND JKWKLRY.
H. XL oornsr HKVKNTH and OHKSHur owwia,
W Becond floor, and late f No. 3J H. TWIRD ttu
LETTEES OF ADMINISTRATION TO THS
Kstataof Mrs LYDIA U. JBAILKY, deceased,
havlag hesii granted to the onderslgned. all Persons
Indebted to aatd estate will niaae paymeut, and all
haw ni. claims against tbe same will present them to
hav.ng 'lfD,,5"1i. BAILKY.Admlnl.tratrli.
(3 tut No. a N. FIFTH Street. Philadelphia.
M1E ADAMS EXPBES3 COM PAN?", OFFICE
No 3'sO CHJtBMJT Mreet, lorwards Parcels,
eksgss. Merchaoaisa, Bank Notes, aud Spools,
:,Tr... v,w ii. own Hues or lu connection with other
Ixorsss Companies, to all the principal tow as and
nitlss in the lulled lalta. .
oitiss in JOHN BINGHAM,
I j auperlnteudent.
w
1LLIAM B. OEEKN, BEICKLAYEK, NO.
5't0 S. jflBTH streer. S IS Imrp
SUABTLAND, U M I ltT AK E U,
II (teuta TULKISJI.k IHmV u ii a
AS HM CAP'S COLUMN.
A RARE OPPORlUmTY.
GRAND CLOSmG OUT SALE
0
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CIIR03I0S AND FRAMES,
A
No. 731 CIIESNUT STISEET,
rwparatory to Ma king Alterations anl
IrrproTfmonU.
A LARGE STOCK OF
STANDARD DOOKG
EnKlIsh and American Editions, In Flaln
or Extra Kind In iwu
DIDLE8.
MofltBnperb Copies of the BIBLH, Oxford.
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A Great Varietj bound in Ivory, Velvet an!
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American and English Juveniles and TOT
BOOKS, an Endless Tarlef y.
MISCELLANEOUS BOOK8,
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SCIENCE,
TRAVELS, and
fOBTRT.
SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED WORKS.
THIS WORKS OP GU8TAVB D0RE.
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WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS.
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A splendid assortment of the FINEST AMERI
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