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WKDNKSDAY, APRIL 14, 18fi9.
MKH. TWI TGI1KL L'H ST A TEMKXT.
A nkw trial of tboTwltclu'11 nine, at thlmr of
public opinion, has been invited by the bUto
niont of Mrs. Camilla E. Twitchell. She U ujv
, parfiiil not content with tho verdict of ''not
guilty" pronounced by thcjiiry, tli acknowledg
ment of Uic District Attorney that there wan not
euiurioot evidonco to justify her conviction, and
the fact that who need fear no further legal
prosecution for tho murder of her mother, lu the
eye of the law bhe in innocent, but wlie
stale, "I am a woman belieTcd to be a guilty
.oiie," and nho seek to effect such a change in
public sentiment an will spare her the dlntrejis of
hearing herself 'denounced as a murderer in
thought a woll as in action," and a the innr
dorea of her mother and destroyer of her lms
tiand. To accomplish this object she given, first,
her own statement of what she did and saw on
- the afternoon and evening of the fatal tragedy,
if UiU btatcmeut embraced the truth, the whole
trutli, and nothing but the trulli,
Mrs. Twltchell's lumds are uiinUlncd
. by a drop of her mother' blood. Bhe denied nil
knowledge, of any kind, of tho murder, up to the
time when sue "(lew down stain" and saw her
r "mollier lying on tho settee in the kltcheu a
dead woman." 8ho declared that she suppoHcd
- her hubnd's business to be in a flourUhbig con
dition; Uiat her mother was "pleasant and agree
able" when her husband and herself returned
.tram their Sunday afternoon's ride; that she re
tired at an early hour iu a delightful unconsci
ousness of the storm that was brpoding over the
houseliold, the only thing to mar her follcity
being that George "appeared low-spirltod" and
Wery thoughtful." If this story is strictly true,
' Mrs. TwitohoU had no motive for committing
the murder, or for being -tin accessory to that
ieorful crime, and she should bo as fully and
freely acquitted by tho public ad by the Court.
Bat partly to trengthou this statement, us if
site felt that it needed strength, and partly to
counteract the real or supiobcd effect of the
accusation made by George S. Twitchell, Jr.,
Mrs. Twitchell furnishes a series of letters, sup
posed to be In the uandwritiug of her husband,
- iu which he invents for her a series of pretended
i coaXohsitMis which he desires her to make for tho
purpose of Inducing ' the Governor to
grant him a pardon; and tho public are up
i pareiitlf asked to retry the case rather on
;' the bltttcincuU thus made by the convicted
; murderer than on Mrs. Twitchell's own
; allegations. A noticeable feature of these let
' ters is that, so far as w can luarn from a hasty
' perusal of their contents, they nowhere alUrm or
' denr either the guilt or innocence of the
, writer or bis wife. They are devoted
' solely to efforts to persuade Camilla to
" attctt such a fictitious story of tho transactions
at Mrs. Hill's on the fatal night us would at
osce implicate herself and exonerate him. We
( have seen nothing lu these letters that positively
attests her innocence, and we have seen nothing
in their contents that directly and unmistakably
" dirinipate the clouds of suspicion by which
she has unhappily been surrounded, They prove
' that George S. Twitchell was ready and anxious
' te cast unfair odium vpon innocent persons for
' the purpos of saving his own life, and thnt he
was more artful and inventive than has been
commonly supposed; but for all that appears on
, their face, they might ad naturally have been
written by one who was consciously uddressing
a partner in crime, as by a man invoking tho aid
w a wife whom h knew to be innocent.
Que of tho manufactured confessions, which
k coutoined in the "tiutth Letter," and classified
ac "Confession number two," looks as if it con
' (aiued the germs of tho real truth In regard to
- the manner in which the murder was committed,
' and it would not be at all surprising If George 8.
Twitchell did himself what ho asks his wife to
' allege she did. Tho story thus trumped up Is,
in brief, as follows:
"We talked awhile, when we got to quarrelling.
We. of tuu quarrelled when my husbaud
. was not about while we were both angry. Sue
. (Mrs. Hill, said that U it was nut for her that 1 would
te a beggar, and would have to go to the almshouse.
- This made mo so angry tout 1 did not know what to
4o. 1 saw the poker lying beside the grate, and I
'' run and got it and su uck uer with it several times
i before 1 knew what 1 was duiug. Hlie fell on the
- moU ; then 1 got frightened and diu not know what to
do.v Then I thought 1 would throw her out of the
window, and people would thluk she fell out, and I
would wash the blood off Uie floor. 1 went to the
window In the suioklng-roum, because 1 thought tliu
- willow tree would time uie. 1 pulltnl up the blinds
and window and went and tried to lift her. At Urst
, 1 could not move her; Uieu 1 got desperate, and It
seemed that I had live timed my natural strength,
and 1 lifted her as easy us tliuugh she had been a
babr. I did not feel her at nil I could have carried
duree timed as much."
We should not bo at all astonished if George
8. Twitchell gave a leaf from his own bloody ex
perience when he asked his wife to adopt this
., theory, and it is probably the nearest approach
U a veritable dht closure of the manner in which
.lie committed tho murder that has ever ap
peared. As he rushed to a tribunal where unerring
judgnieuts aro pronounced, public opinion can
affect hereafter, only his wife, and it remains
' for the community to decide upon the true value
of the statement and the letters she has pre
sented. If they aro universally deemed conclu
sive, her purpose will bo fully answered; but If
not, she must bear, as best she can, the odium
of the suspicions which she alleges to be totally
unjust.
The most fearful feature of this strange ease
Is the singular history of all parties connected
with It. Folly, duplicity, falsehood, vice, aud
crime have been so artfully Interwoven that
there is little room for astouishmeut at the nor
riWe tragedy which unveiled so many discredita
ble things to the public guxe. Tho moral of the
. tory applies not only to the suicide who rushed
unbidden into tho proseuoe of his God, and to
the wife who is seeking to make her peace with
the world, but it feurlully admouishes all how
diflleult it U to set bounds to the eventual results
of venal wroug-doiug, a-id how dreadful may be
the fioiJ consequences of the flrnt short step
' from the puth of recti tudo.
Tiik Alabama Claims Thhatv was rejected
bv the Henute yesterday, the vote being within
one of unanimity. This settles Roverdy forever,
. snd Minister Motley will find clear Hold wheu
j he arrises in London. The. next treuty that Is
' drafted will doubtless contain some elements of
' Ju-Uco, aud stand a chance of rutlflcatlou.
A SHOW OF JPST1CK T0WAM8 TIIK
INDIA MS. -Although
the HotmW? of the Cuitcd Htntc nan
thos fur ixirsiHlcntly refused to break up the
"foul neet of thieves' known as the Indian
Riirenu, by transferring it to the War Depart
ment, to which It was originally attached, the
legislation of the flrnt scs-don of tho Korty-flrst
CongrpHd was such as to give us some cause for
hoping that a reasonable Indian ollcy is at last
about to Iki adopted by the Federal Government.
The sum of KJ,IXX),000 has been placed In the
hands of tho President, for the purjoso of pacify
ing tho Indians during the coming summer, and
It is now announced that the adrinory
commission of eleven intelligent and
philanthropic persons Id about to be appointed.
It will bo the duty of this commission to advise
with tho Secretary of tho Interior and the other
olllcials to whom is entrusted the management
of our Indian affairs, and as its member will not,
if the letter aud spirit of the Law are both com
plied with, bo taken from the ranks of the ordi
nary class of plundering and conscienceless
oflicc-w'.ekers, we may anticipate the inaugura
tion of a now Indian system, hjr which it will no
longer be possible for those who have heretofore
lived by swindling both tho Government and the
aborigines to perpetrate their rascalities.
President Grant has also selected as the head
of tho Indian Bureau General Ell 8. Parker, who
is well known throughout the country as one of
the fow persons with a large measure of
Indian blood in his veins that have ever been
brought successfully under tho iufluouces of
civilized life. General Parker is descended from
a family which was founded by an officer of the
French army at tho time when old Fort I)u
Quesue was in possession of that nationality.
The daughter of this officer by a woman of the
Seueca tribo of Indians was the great-grandmother
of the new Commissioner of Iudlaii
Affairs. Gen. Parker's immediate ancestors have
long resided on the Tonawauda Reservation, in tho
Stute of New York. The family is reported to
be'one of unusual intelligence, and every faci
lity was afforded to the motnber of it under con
sideration to obtain a thorough education. Early
In life he was selected by the Soneea tribe of
Indians as their Chief, in place of Jimmy John
sou, who hud In turn boon preceded by the cele
brated Red Jacket. The office is not hereditary,
and conseqnently it was not necessary that Gene
ral Parker should have been a descendant of that
lunioaj warrior to enable him to rise to the head
of his tribe. He began life as a
civil engineer, and while superintending
the construction of some Government work
In the West, made the acquaintance of
President Grunt, at that time an ex-captain of
the regular urrny. A firm friendship appears to
have been formed at the time, and when Grant
received a commission as a general officer, early
in the war, he InviUid Parker to a position oa his
tuff. The offer was accepted, aud Parker served
as an old-de-camp on Grant's staff throughout
the war, attaining the rank of Colonel and Brevet
Brigadier-General. In March, I860, he also re
ceived a commission lu the regular army, his
present rank being that of a first lieutenant of
cavalry.
It remains to be seen what will bo the result of
this experiment by tho President, but tho
chances ore that when tho Indians learn the
antecedents of the man with whom they will
have to deal In the future, they will bo inspired
with a reliance npon the good faith of the Gov
ernment and its desire to concede to them every
thing that justice can demand. The selection of
General Parker for the position is uuother step
in the policy inaugurated by tho new President
of dealing with different races of men through
officials of their own species. Colored men aro
to represent the United Btutea at the capitals of
Haytl and Liberia, and an Iudiuu will preside
over the Indian Bureau. To be is keeping,
our Aiinutcr to mina suouia have
been Tung-Kang-Chicn, or some other
prominent Celestial of San Francisco, a Louisiana
Creole should have been sent to tho Court of
France, a member of tho Cuban Junta at New
York should have been despatched to Madrid,
Carl Bhurz would have satisfied Prussia, Friedrlch
Hassuurek, our former Minister to Ecuador,
should be transferred to Vienna, the ex-Mayor of
Sitka would not have thought the climate of St.
Petersburg so chilling as we fear it will be found
by our ex-Governor, and Goldwin Smith might
have been persuaded to again enter political life
by - the temptation of the mlsslou to Great
Britain,
T2IE LEOISLATURB AND TUK 00M
MKRVM OF PHILADELPHIA.
Tbb State Legislature yesterday perpetrated an
other ontrugo on the citizens of Philadelphia
by the passage of the following Senate bill iu
the House of Representatives: ' '
"That all ones, DunaltieH, forfeitures, and sums of
mcnij lor which the captain and omcers of any
vest.t'1 In I'blludelphltt may be liable, shall be sued
for ami rrcove red by the master Warden, with costs
of suit, belors the Recorder or any alderman of I'bi-
lauelptua. iu process tnereor being issued
tud returnable like lawful process re
quiring ' the apprehension of any uersou
ctiargtd with a eriiumal oUense, but subject to ap
peal to tue court ui common i'leus iroui any judg
ment rendered in such a suit; provided such appeal
be taken within twenty-four hours alter judgineut
rendered, und upon the giving of absolute security,
to be approved of by such Recorder or aldcnuau,
for payment of such judgment, interest, and costs, if
the same be alllrnied by said Court." i
This bill strikes a direct blow at the commer-,
clul prosperity of Philadelphia, and it is intended
solely for the benefit of the pockets of tho Port
Wardens. The Interests of the Stale and tho
commerce of this city are so intimately con
nected, that it might be supposed that even the
most corrupt und greedy of our legislators would
endeavor to uct In tho mutter with some publio
spirit. No interests, however important, are
safe at Uurrisburg when tho principles of legis
lation are reduced to a grand grub game, in which
every man considers thut his whole duty Is to
make a session as profitable as possible to him
self, without regard to who else may be damaged
by IU
This bill wad passed to counteract the efforts
of our merchants and ship-owners who are en
deavoring to have the constitutionality of the
onerous tux of two dollars for the benefit of tho
Port Wardens, whleh is levied on every vessel
arriving In this port, contested before the pro
per tribunal. Tho Legislature, fearful thnt the
perquisites of a political hanger-on might be cur
tailed, have passed this Infamous measure, which,
if it succeeds in going into operatiou,
will have the effect of . toUlly destroying
our already too feeble commere. ship
owner will not send " their vessels
here if they are to be subjected to such 'annoy
ances ad they will be under thl bill, If It becomes
u law. The commerce of Philadelphia Is now
engaged In a desperate struggle with powerful
rivals, and it requires all tho euergy aud enter
prise or our murcnuutd to bold their own. It
only needs such a measure as this to complete
tho desolation of our wharves uud to build up
the trade of New York, Baltimore, uud Boston
! ut our expense.
The House refused to reconsider the bill after
' its mil character had bceu fully explained by
Messrs. Hong and Foy, and there now remains
nothing for tis to do Imt to appeal to the Gover
nor to ink'rpose hb veto: and, in consideration of
the important Interest, involved, we commend
the matter to tils serious attention, aud beg of
him not to become a party to the outrage.
WUK11K SHAI. I. THEYllKt
Th defeat in the If-.two of Representatives, ye
tord.iy, of tho bill allowing tho people of this
eily to select, by a ..; ;iiar vote, the site of the
in w public building, do,., not affect the issue as
to their iro.er location. The cause of the favor
itism for Indcpondeiioo Manure in the possession of
reHl estate in its neighborhood by the paper who
favor It. Tim Mgrr owiut at Sixth and Chesnut
tmd Fifth and Chesnut .sVoct. Should tho
bmldingH be there, the Wycv building will rival
the public buildings and iliudn popular attention.
Tho lawyers will still continue to rent olflced at
high rated, and the value of the property will
lx much and iermunentiy increased. So, too,
with tho PulMin, Pre, ami others. Thoy there
for? have their Judgment warped by interested
motives, and aro not qualified to express
an unbiassed opinion on so great a pub
lic isriie. The papers, on tho other
bind, who are farther east the Inquirer,
Aorth Atmricrtn, Swlay IHtpalch, and Evk
in I'm. Kurt a en can afford to speak disinterest
edly; aud although if the buildings aro on Broad
street we will bo further off, still, not being
(iiM'.ply interested In res estate in either locality,
wo can undergo a little additional inconvenience
for the public good.
It would be- surprising to us did not eight out
of every ten of our citiaeua recognize tho pre
eminent advantages of Broad street. That they
do, we have no doubt. In truth, the hearts of
the people of Philadelphia are set on making
Broad street 0 street of America. Everything
In connection with that thoroughfare points to
the consummation of such au end. Already is it
becoming beautiful in all its details. Every
building which is being erected on it seems to
promise a boulevard of which we can all bo
proud. The splendid architecture of tho church
at Spruce street, tho Horticultural Hall, Aca
demy, and League House, affords an evidonco
of its public character south of Chesnut, while
the Masonic Temple, the churches at Arch
street, and the promised improvements yet fur
ther up, all prove that that portion will not
cause shame. Between these two is Broad and
Market, with Its four squares, fitted by nature
and by art for tho site of such buildings as are
proposed. They ean be viewed for miles up aud
down tho street, their beauty can be seen in
every direction, und not bo cramped as they
would be In tho acre field at Sixth and Chesnut.
With them on Broad street, we can Indeed begin
to be proud of our thoroughfare. We need not
fear comparison with Broadway. Strangers
will come to our city to see such a street, uud
we will have cause of local pride which is not
possessed by any other city on the continent,
RRLIGIOUS T0LK11ATWX IX SPATX.
Tub work of organizing a permanent govern
ment for Spain is apparently advanced no fur
ther than it wad months ago, and with each
day's delay fresh difficulties arise that increase
the perplexities of the situation, give contending
factions opportunities to strengthen themselves,
and make a peaceful settlement moro problem
atical than ever. The Cortes, to which tho
Provisional Junta surrendered, or professed to
surrender, its power and authority, has scarcely
done anything but quarrel; and although we have
boen favored with drafts of constitutions, said
to have boon adopted, no satisfactory ' con
clusions have yet been arrived at by
the Cortes. The choice of a successor to
Isabella the Second has not yet been made, und
the selection of a proper person to fill the vacant
throne seems to present as many difficulties as it
ever did. Tho great trouble, however, now ap
pears to be the question of religious toleration,
and all the power and Influence of the Church
party aro exorted to prohibit that freedom of reli
gion without which no country In this age can
be great, prosperous, and happy. Spain has
bceu the groat stronghold of bigotry and intole
rance, and the lniluonces which have their head
quarters iu Roma have, ever since the time of
lliilJp tho Second, boon a blight upon the nation.
A large majority of tha Cortes Is said to be iu
favor of an entire severance of the Church aud
State, and the most unlimited freedom of reli
gious worship. The Church purty, however, has
exerted ltd power effectually to check the Libe
rals, aud we may be assured that no efforts will
be spared to Influence the Government and
people iu favor of a prolongation of tho priestly
domination. . . .
Such a condition of affairs as this cannot but
Ik; viewed with anxiety, as it is la religious free
dom that the hopes of future prosperity chiotiy
lie, and the question of a monarchy or a repub
lic is of fur less importance than this, Wbyc'wo
hope that the advocates of religious ad well as
political freedom will ultimately triumph, each
hour's deluy gives the ndvoeates of despotism
better opportunity to accomplish their designs;
and the situation ut present is anything but pro
mising for the future of the country.
Inkasticidb in Nkw Yohk. A low days ago
live cases of infanticide were brought to light iu
New York city within one day! Wo would
respectfully call the attention of the philan
thropic ladies of New York to this circumstance.
If any of the perpetrators of theso unnatural
crimes i-hould be detected, It la possible that they
may be brought within reach of tho halter. As
the case of Hester Vuughan excited such a lively
iuterest in the mind of these tenia le philan
thropists, .we may expect them to be equally
fxtrciniid over similar eases neurer home.
SPECIAL NOTIOES.
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(il.Vt KKIN. lui daily gw iuak" tlia "Win delicately wilt
tul beuutilul. It itidlitriiiuUr inurraBt, transparent, and
iiunspkrall a a Tu.itt Soup. Form Is by all DruKtn-iw.
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44 JNo. &t I t'HKSNUT Street.
rirty- NOTICE I AM NO LONGER EX
tractinjf Tth wit limit pain for ths Golton Dsnfal
Aaanciatiun. l'emuna wuhinjr teeth eitraoied alxtolutely
without twin bf frU Niu-oua dials (na, will UuJ meat
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BTHKMT.
Open during Uie da, autl Monday oronlnc, April Lttt to
Admittaooe, 8? oente. 8 a 13t
BKff- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVKM TILVT
the Annual Meeting of the HtorkhnldjM i of 'Uie
"HOUTllKUN TKAnSl'OUTATlON OOMl'AA'ir"
will be held at
No. 300? MARKKT Htree.
WKKT PH1LA1KLPI1LA.
on TUKKDAY, the auth dy of April neat, at 10 oV'ock
NiNi 'irit7is "a'teburhr, AND 8KCRH-
TAR Y. W t --JTBINOKR.
411014 1 Hfntutr.
BS HAVE A GOOD HAT; THE SECKKT
of your lookj ,
liea wrUi Uie bearer in Canadian brooks.
Virtue way flourish in an old eravat.
But man and nature acorn the alux-king nat.
Hia place to set the flood Hat," Mr. Holme should
bave added, ia IC H. WALTON'S New KaUl.hahment, Hu.
lW M A KK KT Htreet, aeoond houae above 'I "''WV-o . .
. Oue of Uie fluent ewtorluttmui 4 liUVti' HATS I to be
found. Ul the oily. 4 U il
SPEOIAL NOTIOES.
ftfF TO TUK
OITIZKtfH OV Pnil.ADKI.riHA.
TTv tuiiWtturDftd. in ronemmenc of the elaninrnus mil'
n-preeenlath thai hnve circulated through Uie city. In
thsprrwa and ntborwiw, reeult Ing in thn r,moal of th
railroad tnu4t on Broad atrext, deom It duo to thmnasl?
to give brief Matmnt of tbnir notion in the premlasa
deferring to a future day a more eatendod reiowof thi
whole subject, in which they pronoae to oaaniliift an 1 coin
mt-nt more fully on the action and pmboN moUroao,
three who have been tune prominent In thi movement.
Dnring the month of February last, they. In common
with other ritir.ona, petiUoned Councila for an eitonnien ot
the time find by ordinanoe for the removal of the tracks
firm Broad street, giving reiumnji therefor, te which your
attention ia yet reapeoUully called.
Thi petition wa banded to Uie Select Councilman from
the Tenth ward, who ia also Chairman of the Oommittee oa
Railroads, and was 1 him, at their rnqueat, prnecntod to
I ouncila, and, with a disclaimer on hi part of any aympa
tl y w th it object, waa referred to bia committee.
Ihe pet t:onera haring been prnmiaed a bearing before
the committee, were aatoniahed to and their petiUon acted
open without notice to them, adversely reported upon, and,
of course, refused by Council. Here the matter with
th m rested for Uie present.
Ilie freeident of the Pennxytvania Kailroad Company,
aeeing the utter imptwaihility of maintaining the pretont
trade with the Wont without prerioua adequate pritviaioa
for It accommodation, addressed Councila with a view t
have Uie time for the removal of Uie rail from Broad
atret't extended to July 1. This application wa ao ma
nipulated in Councila a to indnoe the omoer of the rail
road to believe that, without Uie cooperation of Uie former
petitioner. Uie request would not be granted. It wa
held that it would place Councila in Uie awkward predica
ment of granting at the requeat of one individual, without
additional reaaona, what had been peremptorily denied a
large number of petitioner, representing important bui
nom interest.
They were, therefore, requested to join in thla new ap
plication. Notwithstanding the petitioner felt they had
no influence in Councila, they were quite willing to aaaist
the President of Uie Pennaylvania Kailroad Company in
hi endeavor. A paper waa accordingly prepared and pre
aented to Ui.tn for signature. It wa found to contain an
implied contract, by which they were to relinquish all
their right in and upon aaid atreet in eonaideration of an
ejt tenainn of the time for three month.
The undernigned unhesitatingly declined to enter Into
nui h agreement, and refused to be sold out for such a eon
aideration. A number of persona, mostly tenants, after
considerable persuasion, did sign, being desirous to retsin
the advantages of the road as long as possible. This set of
M. is now charged aa a breach of faith on our part, who
refured to compromise ourselves by any unb arrangement.
It was made the basis of the precipitate action of Council
in the removal of the tracks, and under cover of this ploa
they seek to escape criUcixm.
The law of 186a, framed by Councils, and passed at their
request, provided that before the removal of the tracks or
other ol.Htrurtion. comnensafcion should be made to all
paitiiw) having rights, privileges, etc., on the line of the
road. Had this law been faiUifully carried out, there
would have been no necessity for further legislation. But
since a division of the (Supreme tourt duuniMunz the in
junction against Uie removal of Uie rails on Mouth it road
street. Council have fulled to comply with that law,
claiming tho right to remove the tracks without reference
to its provisions, thus placing our rights as agreed to be
secured in thst act in jeopardy. Much being tue case, emi
nent counsel, under whose sdvice we have acted, prepared
a bill for the purtwae of enforcing the provisions of Uis act
of IHhri, which it was our desire to hsve passed. No delay
or extension of time waa asked, a will be seen by those
who will read its provisions, but only a faithful compli
ance with the original law authorising the removal of Uis
track.
We consider this law just and equitable; we do not be
lieve tho people of thie oity desire a great publio improve
ment (as the improvement of Broad street is thought ta
be) at the expense of a few eitixen, but that those who
sustain damage, however small, shall be compensated.
The right of the poorest are never to be disreiptrded.
yt shall, therefore, persevere in our efiorUi to obtata jus
tice. One word in regard tn the "ramonr" thst we have raised
money to inilnenre legislation. This ia a convenient weapon,
for the use of which nobody is responsible. It was used at
the proper moment when our petition was before Council
to prejudice our case, and a committee was appointed to
investigate the matter, who, without one fact in their pos
session, or one responsible name aa a voucher, we bobeve,
still ait as "a terror to evil-doers."
Now we deny (snd challenge proof to the contrary) that
one cent has been raised, subscribed, contributed, or used
by us to influence either Councils or Uie legislature. On
the contrary, the members of the Utter body, to whom the
bill was shown previous to iu being offered, admitted it
justice, and tinning we only asked a faithful compliance
Willi Uie law of lHtsi, and no extension of time, assured us
that in their opinion it ought to pass, and would give it
their vote if nevesssi-y. We believed the justice of the bill
would iuaure for it a favorable consideration.
JVrom the above it will he seen that, so far from there
having bean any breach of faith on our part, we have had
recourse to the Legislature, by thn advice of counsel, to
maintain our rights as guaranteed by the act of bfcxj, whose
provisions are now sought to be evaded by Uie city au
thorities; and whatever loss or Inconvenience our oitisen
may huOmt in uocueqaence the removal of Uie tracks at
Ibis time, afreald b charged to those to whom it properly
belong. HUOH CHAIfJ A CO..
AUTH UK CO WTO .N,
BENJAMIN ROWLAND:
KOBK.ET fcRVIKN,
CHAKLKS RAYfJOR,
8. K M A I ON K,
WILLIAM P. KHARPLKS&
THOMAH ALL.MAN,
CHARI.KS A. JUtt'FLIKR,
K. WLSTAR,
W. I.. WINTAR,
HAMCKL W. HKSS,
NKLSON CAVIT,
R. W. PATRICK A 00,1
I. VT. NR1LL A CO.,
UKAHAM A JONKS.
WILLIAM H. WkWh,
t JACOB WITMKK,
R. P. BKNDFK,
PKROIVAI, K. BKLL,
K.I.AM WKNGKK,
R IBK.RT OAI.lMjLKUd B,
BKNJAM1N MALONK,
A. H. KAY NOR,
PKRC1VAL ROBKRTS, I
.Acting Kxecutor Rotate, of A. S. HoberU), '
A. CONVKRY A CO.,
KHOKMAK-KR A CO., i
P. I. MeLNTYRK.
It JOHKPH BK1TLKR.
ftST TO ARCHITECT a.
QITFTTB Oa TTLW COMMISSION r?Rb VQB TttJS
REFCnON OV PUBLIC BUILUINUci.
Philauklphu, April t, IMA
Designs for new Publio Buildings, to be erected en inde
pendence Square, in tho sit of Philadelphia, with apeoihV
ostioris and etsUinate for Uie same, will be received at the
OiPlCB OK THH "DKPAKTMk.Tr OK HUKTKIX
No. Ti t Houth IfllTU hkreet, until the l-'LRaT DAY OF
BBPTKMBKK NKXT, at U M.
Arehitect intending to submit plan will -receive oirem
lar containing foil information a to Uie general ohareoter
of the proposed buildings, the amount oi aoouuuodattoa
to be provided, etc, by apclying, eiUuw personally or by
letter, to Uie undersigned, Becretary of the Board bf
Commissioners, at th southwest somes oi Walnat and,
t ilth streets.
A premium of Mono will be paid for the design pooseaang
Uie most merit, IjlLjOO for Uie second best, jlOUU for the
third, and $ouu for Uie fourth. The derision upon th
merits of Uie plans to be made, and the premiums ta ba
awarded, by tne Board of Commissi oust a, om or betor th
hmt day of Oetober neat, at 13 M.
All rxjsoted plana will be retained,
fit urcUs oi ute Board W Ctsrmi i naoner.
becretary.
j- OLD OAKS CEMETERY COMPANY
OV PHILADELPHIA.
OVWCK, No. SIH WALNUT STRHtTR
Thi Company is now prepared to dispose of Lata oa
RHASONABLKTKR1LS. The idTunUtf-ea oftered by this
Cemetery are well known to be equal U not superior te
those possessed by any otber Cemetery.
W invite all who desire to purchase Burial Lota to caJt
at th office, where plans can be seen and all psrttoolar
will bo given. Deed for lota sold are ready for datrrers.
RICHARD VAUX, President.
fftrrji A. hMBtiH, VIce-i'reMideat. 4
MARTIN LANDK
NBrJU,KU. TreaMren.
MkhabX NmiiirT, SacrewiT.
1 lien
,&g- 'A PKNNY SAVED 18 EQUAL TO TWO
Ksrned." The time to save mosey is when you earn
ft, and the way to save it is by depositing a portion of ft,
weekly in Uie old rRAXKXIN HAVIA'U KUNuVNoT I3tt
M. yOUHTU Street, below Clhasnut. Money in large or
miall amounu received, and five per oent. inter ent allowed,
Opon daily trout 8 tt i, and on Monday rveuings from 7 to 0
o'clock. OYRCS CAv7mJU)KK,
i 16 Treasurer..
gy OFFICE OP TUB FRANKLIN FLRE
INbUUANCK COMPANY.
Ph niru jttia, April &, lm
At a meeting of the Board oi Directors, held this da
semi-annual dividend oi hi X P11R C K-NT. sod aiTeiTi
dividend of TKN PKR CKXT. were declared m Tvhi
(j.rul Htock for Uie hi si six mouths, payable to Uie
htoct holders, or tluur legal rereewrres, on and altar
the Loth iusu, slsusr ui laee J. W. MoAJiWTKR,
1. ! Secretary.
ft- CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY. A
Speoial Meeting of the HtwkhoMera at the Cambria
Iron Company will b held on WKDXKSOAY. the OatS
dsy of April, proximo, at 4 o'closk P. M., a ttia Ortica of
the Compsny. to take action .poo the act of Assembly au.
proved March Id, lMoS, amending the Charter of aaid OmL
argr, ud the Rxerc. of Wis yowor Ihereui gnuitoO.
riy oraer oi sua tiuaru.
8 tfi t4H
JOHN T. KHXH. Bearwtaw.
tteiT WI,lD.?,INQ AND ENGAGRMRNT
Kings, of solid lK-karut fine gold. UUALJTV WAR.
RANTrllT A full awwrtment of arw. hanA
.. . FAKH It BUOTHRR, Maksra.
8 34wfmt No. 3- 1 CHKNNUT hwi. belowrWth.
Rfe- RAILROAD COMPANIES IN THIS AND
other citleaars rapidly adopting the Klaatio Hponge
as a aubsiilute lor curled hiur in stufling car cushions. AU
unit in recommending the sponge, first, on account of it
Vbeni'oewi ; (ecvud, its great durnbihly. sJuiwCf
JOHN VV A
818 CHESNUT
THE NEW
CHESNUT STBEET ESTABLISHMENT
FOR
AND FASHIONABLE CLOTHING.
DEPARTMENT OF READY-MADE CLOTHING.
The design of this Department is to furnish a Finer Class of made
up Garments than 1'hiadeiphitt trade hus heretofore supplied.
nTATsCRXAXS USED. The finest of Home Manufactures, and
the latest Foreign Importations. All the- novelties in Sprin t Goods
and choicest selections of texture and patterns.
ST1TLX3 OF TitlLTLn-VT. All ga rments cu t in th e best a nd most
fashionable modes, and finishedT with a desjree of care and taste
that make them very unlike and, superior to what is commonlu un
derstood by " lieidy-made Clothing. "
WOimXtXAXO'SnXF. None but the best. The Tailors employed in,
this Depart ment loill be on ly such as could work on the finest custom
work, good seiving, no ripping, or buttons corn ing off.
All gentlemen who would avoid the delay of ordinary clothes, and,
the necessarily high er price, of custom-iudrk, are Jvere offered gar
ments much superior to the
Ordinary Run of Ready-Made Clothing.
27te public are invited to examine our NEW BltOWN-STONE
B UILDWG, and our FIRST AND FINEST STOCK.
SPECIAL. NOTICES
agj- PBiraSYLVANIA RAILROAD COM PANT.
TRKASURHR. DEPARTMENT,
. - Puii-adkcphia, Pimm a., April 1HG9.
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OY TUB PENNSYL
VANIA RAILROAD COMPANY.
All Stockholders, aa regltore4 on the Book of thla
Company on the 30th day of April, 1309, will be en
titled to subscribe for 28 Per Cent, of their respective
lnteresta In New tttook at Par, aa follows :
Flint. Fifty por cent, at the tlmo of subscription,
between the 16th da of May, 1300, and the 80th day
of Jane, I860.
Second. Fifty per cent, between the 15th day of
November, 1800, aud the Slut day of December, 1809;
or. If Stockholders Hhould prefer, (he whole amount
may be paid up at the time of subHcription, and each
Instalment so paid shall bo entitled to a pro rata of
the Dividend that may be declared on full shares.
Third. That every Stockholder holding less thaa
four shares stmll be entitled to subscribe for one
share; and those holding more than a multiple of
four shares shall be entitled to subscribe for aa ad
ditional share.
Fourth. All shares npon which instalments are yet
to be paid under Resolution of May IS, 1808, will be
entitled to their allotment of the 2S Per Ceut. at par,
as though they were paid In full.
THOMAS T. FIRTH,
4 8 an Treasurer.
jjgy BARLOW'S INDIGO BLUE LS TLTB
cheapest and boat articlo ia the market fur bluing
clothe.
IT DOKS HOT CONTAIN ANT ACID.
IT WILL NOT INJUKK TUB r'lJTIWT FA BRIO,
It ia put up at WILTBKRUKR'H DKUU STORK,
No. 4.13 N. 8KCOND Street, Philadelphia,
and for sale by moat of the grocer and druggist.
Tbe genuine ha both HARLOW and WLLTBHR
CKK'S name on the label i all other are COUNTHU
HOT. BARLOWS RLUR will color more water than foot
time to auu wuight of Indigo. I UTwfaoi
BATCIIKLOR'S HAIR DTE. TILTS
apleudid Hair Dye la the best in the world ; the onl
true and purf ect Ire ; narmlena, reliable, inirtanranmn ; no
awappoinimnut ; no noiouiuus unia; remedie tn 111
fleet of bad dy ; invigorate and leave the Hair Baft
and beuutiluL liach or brum. Held by all DruiuriaU
Farf omen ; and properljr applied at Uatooekur'a wig
turr, Au. 16 BOAD btroet, New York. iZlui
and
Irae.
27uiwff
OSXtZW-DIffA-LXtZIZIICOZL.''
(Jf. B. Don't peU that baekteardn, or you will
jCad out what it w.)
Do yea want yoor boys to grow up good men?
Clothe them at HockbM & Wilton'.
Do yon want them to look rtwpectablnT Then
Clothe them at fioekhM d WOeon'.
Do yon want them to hun whatever Is bad?
Cbthe them at HoekhiU de WBxou'a.
Do yon want them to make their parenut glad?
Chthe them at lioekMU & Wilaon'.
Do you want to save cash for a rainy day.
Buy Clothes at JioekhiH Wilvon'n.
Do yon want to deal where you've least to pay?
iMal at liockhM .f WUnon't.
Do you want to wear clothing tit for a king?
Buy it at HoekhiU di Wilson',
Do you want a suit for tho prcseut spring?
If retMiy, at HoekhUl J) (TOW.
Be sure, when you shall come next to town,
To evtiu to RockhM t Wilnon'.
That splendid hall, so big and so brown ;
There' none Hke RockhiU t (TOrton',
Rock h iu, A WruoN oiler to the masculine public,
the best aHsortment ever seen under one roof of
spring clothes, and materials from which clothes
axe to be made.
At l'moM so low that the bare mention of them will
open the eyes of any reasonable man.
Ov Sttum ho magnlhcent that Solomon In all his
glory wasn't rigged out hull so hue aa RockhiU St
Wilson's customers.
Ov Kxchllmnt DuHiBiLTTT, bo great that you will
almost wonder what you shall do to wear them
out.
Ov Accuhath Frr, to such aa extent that everybody
who buys of us goes home feeling that he Is a
gentleman, and not a scarecrow with some
clothes plied on It.
Gentlemen 1 Cronilomen! Gentlemen 1 Tho BLs
cbon Coatings, the Slmonl Back-coveringx, the
Rhine Cloths, the Cashmere VesttngH, the American
and the Bunnockburn Cheviots; in a word, ail maa
ncr of good, of all conceivable stylus, await you,
cheap for 011, at the liingmfloout
Brown Stona Hall
ROCKHILL & WILSON,
KOS. 603 AXD 605 CIIESJf UT ST.,
PHILADELPHIA.
TORN FARNUM A CO., COMMISSION MER-
t i rhanteand Manufaoturer of Onneatoga Ticking, etc.,
No. 0UK6 UT Street, PlUladdtWphla. 4 J wfm
OYSTERS 26 CENTS PER HUNDRED,
nnened or In shell, wboleaule ir retail, at No. Ml
FRONT blcweU gbovt i'ute. or at bKOONI) and UNION
IMrtet.
N A K A K E R,
STBEET. 820
CHROMOS.
QHBOMO HXPOSITIOW.
J AS. S. EAUTif. 3t SONS'
1MOK1XO CLASH WAKKROODU
AMD
FRRE OAUJiRY OF PATHmHH,
IVo. 810 OliOMiittt Htreet.
New open, aa nrtremnry Intweating erhibfUaa, Brepare4
to explain the niethod of producing ohrnmoe, and te aaew
their nrnarkable Udolity to the original, giving a fal
amwer to the oft-meated quoation, "What are t'hremaaf
With thi new are placed, rui by tide, aeveral proaiamt
original painting, and the chromoa froui thein, for carat ai
eouiparbioa, among which are :
M lUttlert "llareroot Hoy."
IHer-tadt's" CuUrormiu Nun.
Ummtn's "Poultry Tard.M
Xnlfi "Uronp ofthlckeiM."
Tall' "Uroup ofluaUN."
llrlclicr'M 'Autumn in lTlilte
9IouniulnM.
Mr. Lilly 51. Spencer's IIIack
berrleV undotners.
At present re expoaod In the Hhow window, on Ob ran at
!f."1Btih? ST,11?1, P'mg nd chromo of LA Kit l.tf
ZJ'.KNh, bf TnpbeL (Jopin, ol thia and all other Chrome
alwara lor sale. Hj apecial errengmwnt we now mak a
notable reduction in th price of fKAftU'U OHitOMOS.
aa f ohuw :
Uroup of Chicken or Quaila, eaoh M"Tt
Six American ljindecapea, each. 'U i ig
Autumn. Kaopua Creek . 4-e
llie Poultry iard T
Onrrolrgio, Magdalen. '..'.V, 7
Tho Kid' Playground '..',11 it
"A iTieaid in reed" M ; J", 4-4
Kater Morning ' ia
Mhittier1 "barefoot Bow" . ItJ
Sunlight in 'Winter ...2,...'.. Ir
bieraiadt'i California Sunset f k
Hurtm in a btorm a ag
The Two iViand 41M
The tlnconacioua Sleeper 41
Boyhood of Linceln. . ., f-aa
Crown of New Kngland !'.'.""!ll1S
And all other at the same ratea. Pull lut and Drtooa
and Prang-. "JOURNAL Olf POPULAR AKT." oVaiT.
Pieuja. 4 ij uar,
OLOTHINQ.
c
ABU.
We will open our NKW STORK,
Ho. 830 MARKET STEEET,
' . IfOR BCSLNKSS,
On Thursday Morning, 15th Inst,
With a very large and superior stock of
MRU'S,
BOYS', AND
CHILDREN'S CLOTHING,
And also a very handsome stock of
' PIECEJ GOODS
For Customer Trade.
The public In general are Invited to call and exam
ine those gootU Whether you waut to buy or not,
cmo
A. BROWN & CO.,
830 MARKET STREET.
W. BROWN & CO.
Will contlnuo business at the Old Stand,
Birthplace of Liberty Building,
NO. 700 MARKET STREET,
4 M P PHIXADKLPHIA.
SEWINO MAOHINEB.
HEELER & WILSON'S
SEWING MACHINES
Are the Beet, and are Sold on the Easiest Terou.
PETEHS0N & CARPENTEB,
GENERAL AGENTS,
Wo. Oil dlEsrVUT Street,
8 fmwi iinr.ADiiLPniA
I?MPIRR 8LATB MANTKL WORKS.-J. B.
J Uiim,tlo,lMJliiiHUTB. Il9wft