I THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, Ai iUh 10, 18G9. OUR RELIGIOUS COLUlYXri. Ohn-rtniii r- of HiiMinth. One nrl.iirjtiip;p of the pi'ii'ier olwrvnnee if the Fnhtmth in thus fitly e preyed J.y the Xorlh Mritish it i-iVir: ''Till SuMmtli i Cx.dV npecinl Jirenent to the wnrkinjrncm, timl one of lii iliitf object lt to prolong liin life mid pro-l-crve oflirient hi working tone. In the vitul Bjntiin It net like 11 (-oiiiptiiieitlliiir pond: it replenishoH the Fpiritn, iluMiclty, uud vi.iror, which the hint nix dsiyn hivvo (lrulncd wny, and nuj)plie the foree which is to fill the b'ix diij-H sncceedinir ; and in the economy of ex istence it uiiHwerfl tlio Hiiine lis the cconoiny of Income it answer by n fiivinn hunk. Tlie f rnpil limn, who puis n-ide 11 pound to-day and another pound ne.t month, mid who, in a ipi'ict way, 1h always puttinir by bin stated pound from time to time, when he grows old and frail eU not only the name pound back nii'm, buta irood many pound, lieclde. And the conscientious man, who husbands one day of existence every week; who, liiHtcnd of allowing the Sabbath to he trampled . nud torn In the hurry and scramble of life, trea sures it devotedly up, the Lord of the Sabbath Keep It for him, and In the length of days and a lmle old ngo, gives it hack with usury. The favings bank of human existence i the weekly Sabbath." Tlie Trn voller nnH I he IManp Trro. There Is a fable told of some traveller going over a dusty, wearisome road, who were ready to faint from the heat of the sun. Fereelvlng n wide-spreading plane tree near, they sought shelter under .its shade. As they lay on the grassy bank and looked up into its leafy branches, one of them said: "What a useless tree to mau is this barren plane tree !" Hut the plane tree answered, ' 'Ungrateful creatures ! At the very moment you are enjoy ing beneUt from me, to rail at me for being good for nothing!" Many look at their blesslugs in just this light. They get into the habit of finding fault with the best of them. A very sinful habit it is, too one Very displeasing to our Heavenly Father. Did you ever kuow a little girl who put on a warm, comfortable eloak and bright, pretty hood to wear to Sabbath school, who fretted and pouted because it was not ns handsomely trim med as another little girl's, and because her knit liood was not a velvet hat with a feather in it? I think she eoidd not have remembered the many poor little children who were shivering through the winter with tattered old shawls, or no wraps nt all, when they were compelled every day to go out into the cold. When you are tempted to find fault with your blessings, just turn them around and look at the other side. You will be surprised to find how much you have to be grateful for, which you have all your life overlooked. Dou't forget the travellers and the plane tree. HPDIAKV OF KKNERAI, CHURCH NEWS. METHODIST. There are 10,034 Sunday Schools under Me thodist control, instructing f,105,914 scholars, an increase of 83,389 last year. Signor Scotia, previously a Wesloyan mis sionary in Italy, has adopted the doctrine of Swedenborsr, and the members of the New Church in this country are urged to adopt him .as their missionary in that country. The great revival at Shelby Street Church in Louisville, Ky., under the ministry of tlie Kev. Dr. Sehon, still continues. Up to this time more than two hundred have made a profession of religion, and united with tlie Methodist Episco pal Church South. The Methodist City Sunday School and Mis sion Society of New York held its anniversary last week. 'Under its care are 12 organized churches, with 8(55 members, and 18 Sunday Schools, with 51 scholars, lhe income last year was W.2.238. A Methodist minister was lately shot In An derson ville, Ga., while ofliciating at a wedding, by parties who wished to prevent its consumma tion. After being shot, ho summoned strength to finish the service and marry tlie couple belore lie fell back and died. Tlie Methodists of New England are taking measures to establish a college mid a publication house in Boston. The also propose to erect a great public hall in that city for free religious worship, with ample space in adjacent apart ments for recitations for tlie students of their theological seminary, and perhaps of the future university, until such time as suitable building! for. permanent use can be erected. The amount raised last year for benevolent purposes by the Methodist churches was 911,021, averaging 't'i4 cents per member. Tlie support of pastors is estimated as costing $4,991,000, and church-erections, repairs, etc., at about 0,724, 1)00, making an aggregate of 12, 020, 000. Iu Alabama there are no parsonages, and 100 churches, valued at au average of only 120. The cheapest parsonage in the connection is valued at 50, and the most expensive (in New ark, N. J.") at 25,000. The new Methodist building in New York will cost the denomination about u million dol lars. Thev pay Messsrs. Lake A: MeCreery 900,000 for it, and it is not yet finished the interior walls not having been put up. It will make a line building for its purpose, and the rent received for tlie use of stores and otlices will, no doubt, as in the case of the Bible House, 1 pav, lieiore long, the entire cost. The price paid, though large, is said not to be more than so fine and large an iron building is worth, cover ing, as it does, half an acre, and iu so central a itosition as is the corner of Broadway und 'lcventh street. The Missionary Society pays 250,000 of the expense, which w'ill be raised by the missionary jubilee collections, and the re maining three-quarter will be paid by the Book Concern. Itistoserveasa general Methodist eon nectional building, and a centre for the vast luihiishinir business as well as for the olliccs of the Missionary Society, which celebrates in thb way its semi-centennial. The building cover! huff an acre, having a front of 75 feet on Broad way, and 221 feet on Eleventh street. BAPTIST. There are fewer young men now offering themselves as missionaries to the Baptut I'nion than at anv time for thirty years. Itnlependeiit. There is in Japan a Baptist missionary, Kev. J. (iodic, who pays all his own expenses. He is publishing a translation of the New Testament; mid, by an arraie'eliient with the Japan Herald, " they print 8 pages of the Testament for every it pages that lie writes for the paper. The Baptist missionaries among the Teloo goos, in the Madras Presidency, speak of groat success of late there. Mr. Tinipany speaks of twenty-five euudidales for baptism ill one place, twenty-sis in another, twentv-ihrce in another, and twenty-live in another. 'Of these about half are baptized at their request, ami the rest ad vised to wait till they know the way of (iod more pcrlcctly. Mr. Timpanv savs: "(iod is giving and going to give us i lic.'Tcloogoos just as fust as we can take care of them." There is a students' B.,cicty in the Baptist Theoh.gical Seiainary connected with SJnu-tlolt College, called the Band of r'uitli, composed of those who Had it.ery dilllcult to pav their owu expenses, and who formed a socialist or"aniz i tion on the model ol tlie early Church, whfch Ind all tilings in common, and adopting (ieorg Mai ler's principles for securing their supplies. This band of twenty-live member has a common table and puie, uiil: a box for contributions in the dining-room'. Their socjal creed Is embraced In mice si it Tv miiiuii c". i. 1 1 ush. uo one dut (iod for their supplies. 2. Necr to contract debts f fin ttieii' hiimilicrt. it. To be contend. I . " ll" " mil dod gives them. 'lhe Baptist cause in Soutll Jersey Is havin- a gradual but vigorous growth. Baptists Woio p.llioi;ui the early settlers of this section, and a Baptist church was organized as early as 10!0, Eight churches were duly constituted prior to the conunenceiuont ef .tho Revolutionary war. Of these, two were in Burlington county, one in Ocean, two in Salem, two in Cumberland, and one in Capo May. Though these churches have all continued to the present day, and have ever held a respectable position In the community, yet they have not always maintained the van tage ground which their early formation gave idem. There are now in tho eight counties of South Jersey ilfty-two Baptist churches, having a membership of about 7500. About one-fourth of the churches arc still small and quite feeble, and need aid from the "State Mission Board." But most of the others arc active, exowino- bodies, and within the past two years they have made decided advancement. Many of these churches have recently experienced gracious rc vhul seasons. EPISCOPAL. The Rev. O. W. Whitaker has signified his acceptance of the missionary bishopric of Ari zona and Nexada, to which "lie was elected last fall by the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies of the Episcopal Church. Tho "Church of the Heavenly Rest," just opened on Fifth avenue, New York, is said to bo splendidly upholstered, and to have tho 'best facilities for earthly rest of anv church in tho city. Dr. F. D. Huntington having chosen to make Syracuse, New York, his episcopal residence, the wealthy Episcopalians of Syracuse have pur chased a 25,00 residence for film. The Doctor is the seventh Protestant Episcopal bishop selected from rectors of Boston churches since 185!!. The offertory for the current expense of the free church of St. Mary's ( Episcopal), Brooklyn, for Easter-day, amounted to 1(K."., making with the amount received during Lent 251S. This may encourage some congregations who con template changing from the pew to the free-seat system. In Scotland the elertry of the Presbyterian Establishment seem to ha've greatly the "advan vautagc of their Free Church brethren iu the matter of honorary academic, degrees. The Free Church has only 40 1). D's, a large proportion of whom came from America; while in the Esta blishment there are over 100 such degrees, mostly from the Glasgow, Aberdeen, St. Andrew's, and Edinburgh universities, and many of which have quite an ironical look. Aberdeen this year conferred six degrees, and not one on any mem ber of the Free Church. l'KESnrTKMAN. The Rev. A. T. Dobson, of the Old School branch, has received a unanimous call to the Chester City Church, made vacant by the late resignation of Rev. M. P. Jones. The tknttliern Presbyterian says: "It is our sad duty this week to announce the death of three of the ministers of our Church II. W. B. Kennedy, R. A. Houston, aud James McClialn." A friend of Auburn Seminary oilers to give one-half the sum necessary for a fire-proof library building, on condition that the remainder of this sum is inade up. Tlie library has a fund of 25,000. At the communion in the Presbyterian church in Greenpoint, Long Island. New York, recently, forty-nine persons were admitted into tlie church, most of whom were heads of fami lies. Others intend to unite at the next commu nion. The meetings of tlie society ore so fully attended that it lias been found necessary to build a new lecture-room for tlie accommodation of tlie large number who attend. Tha receipts of the Boards of the Presbyte rian Church in tlie month of February were as follows: Board of Domestic Mlsslons,"20,884-80; Board of Education, 9079-98: Board of Foreign Missions, 37,240-52: Board of Publication (eol- Fortage and distribution fund), 1045; Board of liurch Extension. 2035-27; Fund for Disabled Ministers, 2709-29; Committee on Freedmen, 2290-74. A Rochester correspondent of the A inerican Presbyterian says: "The First Presbyterian Church of Rochester, New York, have now completed their subscrip tion of 50,000 for their new church edifice. We suppose the work of building will be commenced at once, and by another winter they will have a new and beautiful place of worship, They are also expecting, now mat tnc question ol anew church is tavoralily settled, to hear that Dr. McIIvaiue accepts their call, and will soon re turn to be their minister." A sad ease of over-sensitiveness to ecclesias tical censure has lately occurred near Ulster, Ireland. A worthy elder of the Reformed Pres byterian Church was severely reprehended by his pastor, in the presence oi tne session, lor olll- eiating at communion in a rresnytcrian churcli of another sect, and was forbidden by him to assist in the next communion, and threatened with further ecclesiastical censures. Being an unusually sensitive man. he 'was overcome bv the rebuke, went home and took to his bed. and died within a week. His wife siivs: "The anguish of mind I saw him endure, and the sighi I heard him utter, till he took the bed, from which he never rose, were enough to shatter the strongest constitution. Mil hail told Kev. Mr Hart, his pastor, what tho matter was; and the only comfort given was, "Tell him not to think ot it. J. urn ins minu lrom that altogether Mr. Hart and his friends are now trying the effects ot the same recipe on tlie Presbyterian public, aud with as little success Independent. CATHOLIC. It is said that various religions orders have offered their services iu the north of Scotland, out there seems nme chance ot any commit uities of men being settled there at present. AVe learn from the Hock that the Rev. Ed ward Husband, curate of Atherstone. England, has been received into the Catholic Church. This gentleman has long been known as a very mini liuiuusi. Prince Scliombcrg, a young Prussian noble man of great wealth and ancient family, has been received into the Roman Catholic Church by Cardinal Bonaparte. His conversion has given the utmost gratification to his Holiness lhe Pope blessed on March 7 the Golden Pose. The English Catholics residing In Rome will celebrate a triduum during the week at the C hurch of St. George, to implore the intercession of that saint for the return of England to the unitv ot the laith. lhe ('nulla Coll'liea. which Is regarded as a semi-otiieial organ ol the Pope, thinks the coming thciiincuical Council will allinn the in fallibility ot the Pope, and proclaim the ex in me tioeirmes oi ins rviiainis. (Mien a course would be the severest blow Romanism could receive. It is said that at the (l-.eiimeuical Council In December next there will be very nearly two hundred English-speaking prelates. Of these one hundred and ten will be from England, Ire land, Scotland, and British colonies; sixty from tho L luted States; from ten to fifteen coadjutor bishops; seven or eight bishops who have retired from active duly: and about as many mitred ab bots. According to ibis calculation" the Anglo- Saxon element win lorm neai ly n uuli ol tho whole assembly. Jiev. i. v . sogers, tne late lenncssee con vert limit Ritualism to Romanism, has been lecturing in Chicago iu defense of the Church of Ri inc. Arguing in reply to the argument which asserts that the most enlightened countries are Protestant, rather than Catholic, he says that ouib is not a Protestant country. The "Consti tution does not call it such. Nearly 9 men out of 10 are skeptics. The Catholics outnumber the various Protestant denominations." The movement to celebrate the Pope's Jubi lee has been as warmly promoted in Ireland as in England and Scotland. The Catholic Univer sity, t lit? colleges throughout Ireland, and the schools of Christian Brothers, which cover the whole face of the country, have all taken it up with an enthusiasm worthy of Irish hearts; and the priesthood of Ireland, as we might ca-ily have anticipated, will not be bejiind that of any other country in the manifestation of Jove and reverence for the person of our Holy Father. Tablet. Rev. Mr. Lai kin. pastor of the Church of the Holy Innocents, West Thirty-seventh street. New York, has just completed a large frame building in Thirty-sixth street, for the temporary accommo dation of his congregation during the erection of the new and spacious church already in progress. On Low Sunday the first solemn service was per- foimed In the new church In Thirty-sixth street. Very Rev. Mr. Turner, V. G., of Brooklyn, preached nt last Mass. The erection of this temporary edifice was much needed by tlie congregation of the Holy Innocents, the original purchase in Thirty seventh street being w holly Inadequate to the'lr accommodation. The Holy Father visited .on the fltlt March tho works now in progress In the transept of t. Peter's. His Holiness was accompanied by the four architects of the churcli, and by other olli i la). Some modifications have been made In the original plan. There will be fourteen rows of stalls arranged en awjihithealre. Each bishop will have a desk before him. To prevent tho dis persion of sound which would be caused by the great elevation of the roof of the transept, a thiik curtain will tie suspended above the assem bly, stretching from one cornice to tho other. the whole oi that magnincent pile oi i-on- tiflcal splendor, the Vatican at Rome, was in danger of being destroyed by fire on March 7. The conflagration burs"t out at 0 A. M. In a ground floor of the triangular courtyard used as lor storing the platforms ana iienciies erected for foreign visitors iu St. Peters during the Easter week ceremonies. Such a mass of old, dry woodwork burned like match wood, and fears were entertained that the flooring above would give way and allow the Uames to penetrate into tho mosaic "manufactory, where the damage would have been irreparable, as Kaphacl s celebrated picture of the Madonna di Foligna Is now being copied there; but, fortunately, although the beams were much scorched, they did not yield, and as the corps of firemen always stationed at the palace and a detachment of Zouave from the grand guard-house were at once summoned to the scene of danger, the fire was extinguished after four hours' burning, without further damage than the total destruction of the wooden apparatus alluded to. The Pope, warmly wrapped up at that early hour, looked out of the window his suit of apartments now and then to see how matters went on; and Cardinal Antoncrli, who, ns prefect of the palace, was immediately on active duty, reassured his Holiness repeat edly. CONGKEOATIONAT,. The new Theological Seminary of California will be temporarily loented in Sau Francisco, and was to open last month. 1 he congregation ot JJr. J tiayer, Newport, are having great enjoyment in "praise meetings'" held on a week day evening, and devoted mainly to singing. in J800 there were two L'ongregationat churches in Missouri. There are now forty nine, of which all but three were founded by the Home Missionary society. the New England Congregational Cliurc.li, New York, of winch Rev. Lvnmn Abbott is the pastor, has removed from Forty-first street to Rutger's Chapel, on Fifth avenue, near Forty- second street. The First Church of Chicago (Mr. Good win's) received lately seventy-two members, lorty-two of them on prolession ot faith, while half as many more will probably be gathered in it the next communion. An exchange remarks that a "number of Congregational churches in New England have lately been enlarged by adding wings, cruciform, making a very cosy and home-looking audito rium, aud a pleasing relief from the stiffness of ilm v.n roll nl(fnlY " i hi: ikuv, ii. ifi. nit i 'in lium. imwii itrincu the pastorate of the Park Church, a union of tlie n. !.. IT TIT Af..!?,,..!...,.! Park and Fifth .Avenuc.Congregational Churches, of Brooklyn, has been effected, and the Rev. t mnK Kussen was installed pastor oi mo turned flock on Tuesday, 15th ultimo. A revival of great power is announced as in progress nt Holden, Massachusetts, the Rev. William P. Paine, D. D., pastor. Tho influence is very deeply felt in every section of tho town. Probably not less than a hundred have expressed a hope that they have commenced the Christian life, within two weeks. Tlie Congregationallsts of Central Now York propose to issue next month the first number of a monthly paper, called The Excelsior, which shull give full information of all matters of local Interest relating to these churches. It will be published by Rev. L. S. Hobart, of Syracuse, agent ot tlie American Jiome .Missionary ocieiy. A revival is in progress in Dr. Strong's Church, Pittslield, Mass. Among the 75 or 80 hopeful conversions, an unusual number are adults and heads of families. Twenty-eight per sons united with the church March 28, of whom twenty are married people, six litHbauds with their wives. The Pilgrim Congregational Church of St. Louis has recently swarmed, by Bending out a vigorous colony, the pastor of the. mother church, Rev. John Monteith, going with the colony. The latter commences seventy strong, and contains only living and aggressive elements. They hold Sunday morning service and Sunday-school in their chapel on Grand avenue, and sustain theatre preaching at night in one of the finest theatres in the city. We wish all success to this potent and brave little church, and we congratulate them on being able to carry with them such a pastor Independent. Within tlie lust two months three Congrega tional churches have been founded in the South. Of these, two have been organized iu New Or leans, by Rev. J. W. Healy, and have two hun dred members each. The third is in Savannah, and has about fifteen members, white unci colored, and was organized by Rev. C.W. Sharp, of the Amerieau Missionary Association. This churcli needs a communion service. The Con gregational church in Atlanta has forty-live members, aud at the last communion among tho accessions was the colored boy referred to In Whittier's last poem in the Atlantic who Bald, "Tell them we are rising." . Mr. Healy says twenty more Congregational churches will be organized this year in Louisiana. IIKUHEW. The Jewish congregation, Sliaare llaho mayim (Gates of Heaven), worshipping iu New York, has lately broken loose from tlie customary Iroms of Hebrew worship, and adopted the new Hamburg ritual, which adopts the vernacular language. Some fourteen years ago the Hebrews of New Orleans appropriated live hundred dollars annually for three years for the Jewish colony in China. Dr. Martin. has brought the lates't tidings from them. The civil war in China frus trated the benevolent designs of the Hebrews in England and iu this country, and the colony lias almost entirely lost its national customs, and is unable to read its Hebrew Scriptures. The Jewish Times suggests that a teacher be sent tin in from this country, and savs that Dr. Martin will give the aid of his hospitality and assistance. LUTHERAN. Iii 1S20. says the Lutheran Obsereer, when the General Synod was formed, there were but 103 ministers iu our Church in the United States: in 18X3, 175 ministers and 900 congregations; is;':!, 337 ministers and 1017 congregations; iu in int.i. 4.s ministers and l.lil 1853. 900 ministers and 1750 1803. 1305 ministers and 2487 congregations: In congregations; in congregations: in 18iK more than congregations, 2000 ministers and about 35(H) and nearly 4IX1.000. coiniiiuui- cants. UMVEUSAL1ST. - The Christian Leader contains an attack on Rev. E. P. Hammond, charging him with gross offenses against decency of language In his dealings with Lrniversallsts. The charge that Mr. Hammond said that all Universalis! ministers were devils had its only ground in his not verv original remark that the Devil was the first Unf veisalist. Mr. Hammond called on tho Unlver-. salist minister and denounced as a falsehood the assertion that lie had made tho for mer statement. The manners of Mr. Hammond are not Chestcrfleldian; but he has too much good souse to be guilty of the charges of intemperate language made against him, and not much capital can be made out of the '-Rochester Abomination." -The meetings are conducted "decently and in order;" and tho results prove to the satisfaction of the Evangeli cal pastors of Rochester the wisdom of their in vitation to Mr. Hammoud. A very cautious pastor estimates tho number of hopeful converts in his meetings as being as many as five hum di ed, and says that others would reckon as many us a thousand. The following sentiment from the Univer salis! we fcto endorsed by other C'ulversnlist pnpera, and expresses tho general opinions of the denomination, it savs to Universallsts: ' Always ito to a Unitarian in preference to an Orthodox 'church, If It bo one where the Gospel is rcci ived rts the Word of God. If it be one of the Frothlngham, Potter, Abbott, Chadwick stripe, go to an Orthodox church in preference, every time. VYc are a Christian Church. We luoe nothing iu common with those that reject Christ." KEFOKMEP. The (Dutch) Reformed have begun tho pub lication of a missionary paper, the Oosnel Held, It was needed, and is pood. By order of the General Synod every church will be reported, with the name of Its pastor, which does not con tribute during the year to tlie Mission Board. 1 he contributions for the fiscal year have thus far been $03,(100, and 30,000 umre are needed before April 30. 1 lie aged and venerable Dr. Isaac N. W vckoff . for many years pastor of the Middle Reformed Church, Albany, New York, was stricken down with paralysis on .March 22, and lingered until lbl.ath morning, .March 28. when tlio .Master called him to his rest and reward In heaven. At the communion on a late Sabbath after noon in the Clermont Avenue Reformed Church (the Rev. W.l. Enyard, pastor'), twenty-three persons were received into the membership of his church, of which thirteen were on confession of faith. There is a very deep religious feeling now in the congregation. CITV KLLIGIOIX M!VS. On Monday evening, 'tlie 29th March, the Rev. Alexander Calhoun was installed bv the Presbytery of Philadelphia pastor of the 'Fifth Church. The congregation of the Second Re formed Church have called the Kev. Dr. Alexander R. Thompson, of New York, an uastor. in place of the Rev. Dr. TnlniMire. re cently called to Brooklyn, New York. Rev. Derrick Johnson, D. D., will preach a sermon on behalf of the Philadelphia '1 raet and Mission Society, in the First Presbyterian Church, Washington square, on to-morrow morn ing, 11th, at 10. Public invited. A collection will be taken for tlie cause. Baptisms were administered last Sunday as follows: At the Spring Garden Church (. Brother Ilornberger, pastor), 0; nt the Tenth Church (Brother Kennard), 4; at the Memorial Churcli (Brother llenson), 4 ; at tlie ' North Churcli (Brother Cole), 3; at the Second Church (Brother Ciithcart), 0. In the First, Sixth, Eighth, Eleventh, and Seventeenth wards there is not a single Baptist Sunday School. In these five wards there are fifty-four public schools, in at tendance upon which are 12,317 children, who, it must tie remembered, are mostly Protestant. At the lowest calculation there are 30,000 chil dren in these wards between the ages of five and fifteen. The Protestant Episcopal Church of the In tercessor, on Spring Garden street, below Broad, under the charge of the Rev. J. W. Boiiham, was declared by the vestry a free church from and after the 1st inst. The seats will now lie free to every comer. This movement was brought about by Mr. Bonliam, who lias zealously la bored to increase the membership and useful ness of the church. The anniversary of the Sunday Schools of Trinity Church was" held on Sunday afternoon last, and was of an extremely pleasant character. Long before the hour announced for the com mencement of the exercises the church was crowded. Among those present were many visitors not now belonging to the parish, but for merly connected with the church. The rector, Rev." John Brown, conducted the exercises. A previously-arranged programme, consisting of singing, the presentation and offerings, was gone through with. An address, delivered by tho Rev. Mr. Claxton, of the Advent, was lis tened to throughout with marked attention, The collections by the different classes amounted to 31U. INSURANCE. 1829. CHARTER PERPETUAL. Franilin Fire Insurance Company OF rilll-ADKbl'llIA. Office, Nos. 435 and437 CHESNUT St. Assets on Jan. 1,1869, $2,677,37213 CAPITAL AClKIIKJl SURPLUS... 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Charlton Henry, Ric hard I. Wood, Alfred U. J onsup, William Welch, John P. W'"'8.' b. Morris Wain, Ixiuis C. Madeira, John Mason, Charles W. CiiHlunan. ARTHUR G. COFFIN, President. CHARLES PLAIT, VicePrusident. Matthias Mahih, Secretary. il 1 gT R I C T LY MUTUAL. Provident Life and Trust Co. OF PHILADELPHIA. OFFICE, No. Ill S. FO I'll Til MTHKKT. Orjtnnlzoil to promote LTFR INSURANCE niuoug mt'iiihirs of tin; Society of Frlfiuls. Good risks of any cIiihs accepted. Policies lsbueil ou approved plans, at the lowest nite8 rrcKl.lent, SAMUEL It. SHIPLRV, Vice-President, W ILLI AM C. l.ONGSTKETH, ' Actuary, ROWLAND PA HUT. Tlio advantages ouered ly tills Cuinpiiuy aro un excelled. 1 IfKNIX INSURANCE COMPANY OF INCOHHJHATKD1 No ii'i'l WALNUT Street, opposito the Exuhmige. This' Company insures from Urns or damage by FIKF, on liheral terms, on buildings, merchandise, furniture, ete for limited periods, and permanently on buildings by deposit of premiums. ... , 'I ho Company has been in active operation for more than SIXTY YEARS, during which, all losses have been promptly adjusted ull1)!1!'?,:aToR .Tnhn T. Vfnrisn. . David Lewis M. K. Maboiiy, benjamin Ktting, Thomas 11. Powers, A. R. Mi-Henry, F.dmund Castuluu, Samuel Wileos, tjotin J . Lewis, W illium S. Irant, Robert W. Learning, 11. l larll VY liuriou, Lawrence Lowia, Jr IjOwih J. Korris. .K iirv R. WUCUHUKK. President. Bamukx Wilcox, Secretary. iW Imperial fikb insukance CO. LONDON. KKTAIUJWHED ISO. Paid-up Capital and Accumulated Funds, rKOOO.OOO I IS" GOLD. PREV0ST & HERRING, Agents, 8 No. 101 S. THIRD Street, I'Ulludelphla. C11AS. M. rREVOST. C11AS. r. HElUUNa ! Losses paii siice 1829,over $5,500,000 INSURANCE. DELAWARE MUTUAL SAFETY INSUR ANCE. COMPANY. Incorporated br the Legis lature of Pennsylvania, tK ' Office, S. K. corner of THIRD and WALNUT Strocti, niiant'ipuiii. MARINE INSURANCES On Vessels. Cargo, and Freight to all part of the world. fNLAND INSURANCES On go(lt by river, ranal, lake anil laud carriago to ail ran ol tne L'ntnn. UK INNI1R ANOI.H On Meruliaudise Reaerally ; on Stores, Dwellings, House, MO. ASSBTII OF TRK OOMPAHT, November 1, liQH. tr30O,00O United Slates Five Por Cent. Loan, lo-40s $2O9,5OM0 120,0c0 United States Six Tor Cent. loan, lhsl 136,80000 8(1,000 United States Sii Per Cent. Loan (for Pacific Railroad) . 60,00000 8(0,000 Btnto of Pennsylvania Six Per Cent. ,.lan an,S75W 12f.,IKi0 City of Philadelphia Six Per Cent. lxan (exMinpt from tax) 12K,5!M 00 60,000 Stale of Wow Jercy Six Per Coot. 1-oan 61,600 00 ,000 Term. Rail. First Mortgage Six Per . Cent. Itonds 20,3JOOO 2T,0U0 Penn. Rail. Second Mortgngo Six Per Cent, lionds 84,000 00 26,000 WeMorn Penn. Rait. Murtgnge Six PerCent. Jiouds (Penn. Railroad guarantee) , 80,(52500 30,0110 plate of Tennessee 1 ive Per Con 11 loan.... 21,000-00 i,000 State of Teunessee Six Per Cant, Wn 6,031 36 lu,0U) Gormantown Gas Company, prin cipal and Interest guaranteed by ity of Philadelphia, iloo shares Stock 15,000-00 10,000 Pennsylvania Railroad Company, SUV slinres Stock 11,300 00 6,000 North Pennsylvania Railroad Co., lOO shares Stock 3,500'00 80,000 Philadelphia and Southern Mail Steamship Co., W) Shares Slock 16,000 00 30,, !"00 Loans on liond and Mortgage, lirst Lions on City Properties 207,900 00 $t,l(f,!0U Par. Market value, 8)t,l;jO,3S-26 Coat. tflKI HikT-Jii Real Kstntr a'.OOO'OO Kills receivable for insurance made ittl,4at)'M Balances due at agencies, premiums on marine policies, accrued interest, nud olherUcOiS Hue the c m i mi m- in 17S -88 Stoc k and scrip of sundry corporations, jsl&ii. I'.Htiniated value 1,81800 Cash in bunk ijiUti,lri0-0f) Cah in drawer 413 05 116,5t3 "8 $l,t47,36;'H0 MuiiCTonH. Kdmiiud A. Houder, i Samuel K. Stokes, ! Henry Sloan, .William C. Lndwur, 'CeorgeO. i,eiper, Henry C. Dallett, Jr., iJolm D. Taylor, Kieorge W. Mornadiiu, .William CI. Itoulton, Jacob Riegel, Spencer Alollvaine. I D. T. Morgan, Pittsburg, Thomas O. Hand, John C. Davis, James C. Hand, I heophilus I'auldinu. Joseph 1L Seal, nugn i .raig, John R. Penrose, Jacob P. Jones, James Traquair, Kdward Darlington, H. Jones firooke,! James li. McFaritind, Kduard Ijitoutcade, uuiin it. temple. I A. li. Merger. " THOMAS C. HAND. President. dubhuu P. l.Jie, JOHN C. DAVIS, Vice President. HENRY I.YLBURN, Secretary. 11FNR Y HALL, Assistant Socretory. 10 6 I N SURE AT HOME, IN TUB Penn Mutual Life Insurance COM FAN Y. No. 021 C UESNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. ASSKTS, $-4,000,000. C Ii.kti:ki:d hy oi h own state. niANA;i:i hy orn own citizens. I.OSSKW I'KO.HPTIiY 1'AIO. poi.u n;s issn:i) on various i'I-ans. Applications may be made at the Home Office, and at tlie Agencies throughout the State. 8 18 JAIHKH TKAOXAIlf PR KSIDF.NT KAMI J'.li STOKKS VICF. PRESIDENT JOHN W. IKHtNOlt A. V. P. and ACTUARY HORATIO M. STEPHENS SECRETARY 1?IUE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY THE A' PKNNBYLVANIA FIRK INSURANCE COM PA JiY -Incorporated 125-Charter Perpetual No. 510 WALNUT Street, ouuosite Indenondence Suuare. 1 tiis Company, favorably known to the community for over forty years, continues to insure against loss or damage by tire on Public or Private Buildings, either permanently or for it limited time. Alvo on f urniture, stocks ot uooua, and fllercuunilise genoruiiy, on niierai terms. 'I liftir t'.Hiiitnl. toirether with a lariro Surolus Fund, is in. vested in tne most careful manner, which enables them to otfer to tho insured an undoubted security in the case of loss. DIRECTORS. Daniel Smith, Jr., John Dovereui, Aicxjimler liensou, j Thomas Smith, Ifuiac liazlchurst. Honrv Lewis. iuomas itouius, ' o. (iinnguaiu i-eii, Daniel Haddock, Jr. DANIEL SMITH, Jn., President. WM.JT. CROW ELL, Secretary. 3J105 rpiIE ENTERPRISE INSURANCE CO. Olf 1- PHILADELPHIA. Oihco Southwest Cor. FOURTH and WALNUT Street. FIHK INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. PERPETUAL AND TERM POLICIES ISSUED. Cash Capital ; $JO(i,000 00 uaen assets, January i, ixnn. iV,joh an F. Ratchford Starr, J. Livingston Erringor, ivalliro v ra.ier, John M. Atwood, Renj. T. Tredick, George H. Stuart, uames i.. i;iaguorn, Wm. (J. Koulton, Charles Wheeler, Thos. ll. Montgomery, . This Company insures only iirst-class risks, taking n tioiin ll. ftrown, dames Aerisen, s'cciuu,y uuKaruuuo iisrh nuuivvur, buuu urn Miiwiio mills, etc. r. RATCHFORD STARR, President. THOS. II. MONTGOMERY, Vice-President. Alfx.JW.Wistkh, Seorotury. 8 SJ CENT.'S FURNISHING QOODS. p A T E N T S II O U L D E E A M 8UIIIT MANUFACTORY, AND GENTLEMEN, FURNISHING STORE. PERFECT FITTING SHIRTS AND DRAWERS lnade lrom measurement at very sliovt notice. All other articles of GENTLEMEN'S DRESS GOODS in full variety. WINCHESTER & CO., 11 2 No. 706 CHESNUT Street. H. S. K. C. Harris' Seamless Kid Gloves. EVERY l'AIlt WAKH ANTED. EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOIt GENTS' GLOVES. J. W. SCOTT & CO., . B2Trp NO. 8U CHKSXL'T HTKKICT. MEDICAL. piLES Oil IIEMORKHOIDAL TUMORS All kinds perfectly ami permanently cured, without puln, dancer, counties, or instrument, by W. A. MtCANDLlisS, M. !., N. IWtt MPItlXU GARDEN Street. We can refer you to over a thousand of the bfHt citizens of Philadelphia cieff'd. ltefereuceglven at our ollh e. 8 so 2ra DR. KINKELIN, AFTER A RESIDENCE and practice of thirty yeais at the Northwest corner of Third and Union streets, has lately removed to South EI E F.NTH Street, between Market and I'liemiut. liis superiority in the prompt and perfect cure of all recent, chronic, local, and coustiiutioual affections of a special nature, is proverbial. Diseases of the kkin, appearing in a hundred different forms, totally eradicated ; mental uud pbyuicul weakness and all nervous debilities scicmilicully and successfully treated. Office hours from 8 A. M. lo P. M. CHROMO LITHOGRAPHS. piCTUBKS FOR PRESENTS. A. S. ROBINSON, No. 910 CHESNUT Street, Has just received exquisite specimen of :ART, SUITABLE FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS. FINE DRESDEN "ENAMELS" OX PORCELAIN, IN GREAT VARIETY. SPLENDID PAINTED PHOTOGRAPHS, Including a Number of Choice Gems. A SUPERB LINE OF CIlllOMOS. A large asNoitiuent or NEW ENGRAVINGS, ETC. Also, RICH STYLES FRAMES, of elegant new patteniH. . 3 1 HATS AND CAPS. nWARBURTONS IMPROVED VENTI lated aud easy fitting Dross llatstpatetitedl.iiiull the improved fashions of the wasou. CUKfsX L i' Street. n dooc to the Post oaivo. 'I w " -A-U-P19N SALES. M T It M AS A RONN, Nos iiaKirTr S. FOURTH STREET.' ' 139 -ND 141 HANDSOME wiTT V aI V. V,,"'.-.. . AND ( '11 A M HER I'UhNI'n R V !,VJ. tny(t I IANO VCUTE, MADE UY MEVEK- it mV01" 1-IISE OAHPETS, ETC. 1 BuJM;aK. On Monday Morning, April 13 at 10 o lock, at No. I ."(( N. Ninth street, helms r.tr.111. Lnri .ihnuili.tr inrnlfura, tinn.t.ma.t n ...' n,n li'. ...n it, I'n-jfi , piMPi-iim Wifiinik UIHlKimin, Illie gi sin in d other caipots, china, glassware, kitc hon ufeon.il. ..... .. I... A. .,.... " l"MW- ftuy no examined on tun morning of sale, at t 'clock. 4 9 St SALE OF REAL ESTATE AND STOOK8. On Tuesday, April H, at 12 o'clock, noon, at tne Exchange. lKOAI (Ninth l. No. HI -lirick Dwelling. ( HHIS'l l AN No. 41!) Itrii k Dwelling. MONTGOMERY. Twenty-third Ward-Valuable hm. f 2 acres. TACONY. River Delaware, Twenty third Ward -Elegant Country Seat. I'lNK, io. Ml - .Voilern Hrsltlenoe. W EST WALNLT LANE. Twenty-second Ward klnnf. Residence, Ol IV E. No. lnifi - Centeol Dwelling. Tl- N't It, No. 4IH (South) - Store and Dwelling. CIKHANT ALLEY, No. - Hrick Dwelling. ACOKN ALLEY. Nos. 2iiti and SUs-Tiro lirick Dw.dt. lugs. ui hV T, Ho. si'H I nteel Dwelling. TWO CliOI'ND RENTS Each ' a year. LINDEN. No. 114 (Gormantown)--KcMi(J.in(iA and l&i.r lot. ' OHEEN and JOHNSON, Twenty-seoond Ward-Rest-'in n and large Int. 1 I hl.INI. ION. N. .1 Kmililnnrf.. In run I-i.l .n,l Hit Wharf. ENTERPRISE, First Ward i Lots. SEVI-NTI! and MOUNTAIN, l irst Ward -Lot. DI.SMONG, Tw. iily-sixth Ward Ix.t, MAIN, (ieiniantown, No. iuli -Stir and Dwelling. liAKKKIt, No. 170ti Genteel Dwelling. r HANKI OKI) RO All-lnt. TWELFTH Nnrth, No. 1714 Brick Cottage. SIXTEEN TH i North), No. 6HI- Modern Ucsidnneft. 1CEKNE COUNTY, Pa.-Country Plaoe, 111 acres. Nl n'eTEENTH snd COLUMBIA Avenue-Lot. TWENTY- I FT 11, south of Spruce -Dwelling and Lot. CHERRY. No. lit!J liriek Stable and 6 Dwellings. FRANKLIN, No. ii I art Brick Dwelling. Ill I ( IIINSON. Twentieth Ward -Valuable lot. A ULH. west of Fifth II Lots, each 1H feet from, ua rn deep. M snares mianmkin i;oal ami iron t;n. IBsbares American Mutual Insurance Co. If) shares Mannyunk Gas Co. fi2 shares Mechanics' National Bank. If'Jfi American Mutual InHuranoe scrip, lie shares Delaware Rnilroad. X6 shares Philadelphia, Germantown, and Novrietowa Railroad. t.YOO Philadelphia City loan, clear of taxes. 10.000 Philadelphia and Erie HK. bonds, guaranteed. 20 shares Girard National Bank. iiMSKio loan of the City of Philadelphia issued to Pemul. vnnin Railroad, redeemable July 1, lM)7. I share Philadelphia Library Co. 44 shares Germantown and Perkiomen Turnpike Co. 20 shares Union Mutual Insurance Co. ill chares Consolidation National Bank. II shares National Bank of North Ajnerica. fn 0 shares Dalzell Oil Co. 77 (.hares Delaware Division Canal Co. 11 shares Schomacker Piano-forte Manufacturing Oo. fi-J shares Union Transportation Co. IfiKl.cCO Western Pennsylvania Railroad, first mortgace. 4 I) slu'res Americsn Button Hole Muchine Co. 20 shares Seventh National Bank. l(in shares Pennsylvania ( 'anal Co. ll) shares Horticultural Society, 1 share Academy of Fine Arts. fi shares Academy of Music, with ticket. iHMMi bond 2d aud 3d St. l'ass. Railway Co. ( 'atalogues now ready. M ARTIN BROTHERS. AUCTIONEERS. ( Lately Salesmen for M. Thomas A Sons.) No, 349 CHESNUT Street, rear entrance from Minor. Executors' sale, Nineteenth and Turner's Lane. Estate of Joshua Lnngstretli, deceased. SUPERIOR HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, LARflR FRENCH PLATE MIRRORS, FINE RRUSrtMIJS AND OTHER CARPETS, HAIR MATTRESS MB, FEATHER BEDS, 4 HORSES, (i CARRIAUKS, & WAGONS, CARTS, HARNESS, KTO., KTO. On Thursday Morning, loth inst., at 10 o'clock, on the premises, Nineteenth street and Turner's lane (adjoining the German Hospital), by order of executors of the late Joshua Longstreth, de ceased, by catalogue, the entire furniture, including supe rior parlor, chamber, and dining-room furaiture ; a large line French plate mirrors; fine hair mattresses; feather beds; table and bed linen ; fine china and glassware; Hus plated ware; tine Brussels and ingrain carpet ; garde rollers ; tools, et e. HORSES. WAGONS. ETC. A leo, 4 horses, 4 carriagua and eoupe, 2 market wagon; donble und single harness, etc. 19 tit TO FLORISTS AND OTHERS. Estate of Joshua Longstreth, deceased. Executors' Sale Very Valuable and Choice Collection at HOT HOUSE PLA NTS, HOT HOUSES, SASH, KTO. On Saturday Morning, 17th inst., at 11 o'clock, at Nineteenth street and Turner lane, by order of executors of estate of the late Joshua Longstreth, deceased, by catalogue, the entire large col lection of extra valuable hot-house plants, including 74) A7.alies,2dOCamilias, Estralays 1 'actus, (lycus Revolution. 1(0 Dahlias, and a very large number of very fine and Tory valuable plants. GREEN HOUSES, SASH, WALKS, KTO. Large quantity of green-house sash, walks, flower-stands; bricks tanks, etc. comprising the large and extensive green-houses. May be seen two days previous to sale. 4 g St "PUNTING, DURBURROW& COy AUCTION- 1 I'.ERS, Nos. -i.'f'i and 'i'.ll MARKET Street, cormM of Bank street, buccessora to John ii. Myers it Co. LARGE SALE OF FRENCH AND OTHER EURO P1CAN DRY GOODS, ETO. On Monday Morning, April 12, at 10 o'clock, on four months' credit. 4 6 St SALE OF 2000 CASES BOOTS, SHOES, TllAVKL, nn ' r .. - ki . .. .1 April 13, at 10 o'clock, on four Daoiitua' credit. 4l4t LARGE SALE OP BRITISH, FRENCH, GERMAN. AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS. On Thursday Mornlnir. April IS, at 10 o'clock, on four months credit. 495t LARGE SALE OF CARPETINOS, OIL-OLOTHS. OAS. TON MATTINGS, KTO. f? On Friday Morning, April 1"1, at 11 o'clock, on four months' credit, abont 944) pieces of ingrain, Venetian, list, hemp, cottage, and rag carpet iugs, floor oil-clot bs, mattings, etc. 4 10 H Y B. SCOTT, JR. SCOTT'S ART GALLERY, No. 10'iO CHKSNUT street, runuaeiphia. IMPORTANT SPECIAL SALE OF BEST QUALITY EXTRA TRIPLE SILVER-PLATED WARE. Manufactured by Mr. GEORGE II. BECHTEL, express! tor his City Custom Trade. On Tuesday Morning, tilth inst., at 1(1 o'clock, at Scott's 'Art Gallery. No. 1 1140 Chesnut street, will be ottered for public sale, an immense assortment of best quality triple silver-plated ware, comprising chased and plain tea sets, urns to match, salvers, water and ice pitchers, tete-a-tete, epergnes, berry dishes, cake baskets, tireaklast, dinner, ana tea castors; call bolls : goblets ; celery und pickle frames, vases, spoons, forks, etc. A II the above wares have been manufactured expressly , for Mr. Becbtel's cily trade, and warranted as representeol or no bale. FRENCH ORMULU GILT CLOCKS. Also, an invoice of French nrmulu gilt fourteen and! twenty-one day clocks, just lauded per steamer. 14 10 at f "-LAK K ,i EVANS, AUCTIONEERs7N0.1aW VJ CHESNUT Street. Will sell THIS DAY, Morning and Evening, A large invoice of Blankets, Bed Spieads, Dry Good. Cloths, Cassimeres, Hosiery, Stationery, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Notions, eto. City and country merchants will find bargains. Terms cusli. Goods packed free of charge. f 1). Mct'I.EES & CO., AUCTIONEERS, V No. ."MM M A H K FT Street. SALE OF 1-400 CASES BOOTS, SHOES, BROUANS, ETC. On Monday Morning, April 12, at 10 o'clock. Aim, a large liue of city made goods. N. B. Sales every Monday snd TUursitay. f4 M 1Y PANCOAST & LARGE, AUCTIONEERS, l- No. ja MARKET Street. CONSIGNMENTS of American and Imported Drj Goods, Notions, Millinery Goods, aud Stocks of Goods solicited. 13 3TU On Monday, April 12, at 10 o'clock, ou four months' credit, POSITIVE SALE OF 4iOO LOTS AMERICAN AND) IMPORTED Jilt Y GOODS, HOSIERY GOODS. Kl Ol K OK GOODS, ETC. l at nMloSlAS lilRCli & fi()N, AUCTIONEERS J AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 1 11 li EsN Ll T Street ; rear entrance No. 1107 Sanaum tiU SA1 V OF A PR IV VI E COlTeCTION OF VALUABLE! A VI FlilCAN AND FOREIGN GOLD, SILVER, ANI t Ol'!'' U COINS AND MEDALS. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, April 111, 14, mid IS, , -n a. .ii ..Vlruk P M., at the auction store, No. Ill" now ready for distribution at the auetkm sine. ViV TIPPIM'OTT. HON iV CO., AUCIlUiM- EES. ASllllCRST BUILDING. No. 10 HAS, K ET Street. . 1 r FFN N. SON ,t CO., AUCTIONEERS, NO. i M. FRONT Street. LL- nilF MUMS EXPRESS COMPANY, OFFICE I ii' ''i-ut ( HEnNPT Street, forwards Parcels, Pack - i,T,.,.li ilaok Notes, end Specie, either by its ages. Men '"'"',, ,'.',i,,u witb oilier Express Companies, r", 'lori ii a owns and cities in the United States! toalltuopriiiopaiio JU11N BINGHAM, . Superintendent. aj . . - vFNF.r?S.-EVERY INSTRUMENT THAT I) , .o.r f dcainess: alsi, Rosnirattirs; also. Cran (-f utltl rklll liui" iiivt-iiiuia hj fsOQiDi iiirj uniuis; !i '.ii v Patent Crutches, sujierior to any others in use, at P. M A HI . I HA S. No. J 13 S. TF.N1.' bvljw; Cbuut.