WIWM iKG TILEGRAni PHILADELPHIA, THUKSDAY, APRIL 22, 18G9. THE DA1IA yrvm lUint't hnk of . Th nigbt ii wet va windy. The been without a star, 'Neath the forest's wrestling branonei In illenoe I wander far. There gleains a light In the dlotaooe, From the forester' lonely c l, Bnt It Bheda no ray of welcome, It warns me from the spot. Yes; the grandmother old and sightless, Aloof in her leathern chair, Bits weird and stiff ai a statae, And breathes nor curue nor prayer. Up and down o& storming The forester's red-Laired bod, Arid lanehs in scorn and fury A he hnrls at the wall Lis gun. The fair joud fpinner weepeth, Till the flx rnns dripping round; Lo cronohiDg at her ancle Lies whining the father's honaa. EAR L yTaKK JVAVICh I T10.N. InterrMinu lt-tiltii"fnj. Au "Ancient Mariner" contributes to the Cleveland ((Miio)rtJm. ar the tollowiu;,' bit of history of slifpin the lake: "After imsHinir all the urade, from the bov before the must to lirsl onicer uiiu pnm., u Imvini: sailed i.rctty much over the upper and lower lakes, t got command of the schooner America In lKlJO. he belonged to i. i May and Helancthon Harnett. 1 sailed her about three ears then the schooner Aurora, the Edward Backet, and Eliza, and Lorain, and last Uie schooner Ohio. At me cmse 01 me yem i. i left the hikes, having been pretty steadily suilin-r for fourteen years. "When I begun to go on the lakes the mouth of the river at Cleveland was unprotected by any ier, and vessels got into the harbor mil v at high ...ti.r While sail'mir in the schooner Mercator in' miS, we could not enter the harbor during the whole Rummer, although the little hooker only ' drew three nnd a half feet of water. I recollect that in the fall, arriving off the mouth of the Cuyahoga during a very heavy gale, several ves sels had already gone ashore on the beach. We had to auchor outside, but Captain Johnson, thinking wc could not hold on anil that she was dragging her anchor, slipped her cable aiid let her drive upon the beach east of the river mouth. When she struck we all jumped over board and made ou-r way through the surf to the beach. "In 1832, the first year of the cholera in this country, a great deal of excitement pervaded the townspeople of Cleveland, ami great pains were taken to prevent the vessels from bringing the infection into the port. 1 was running my vessel to' Buffalo.- In Buffalo the pestilence ' raged. I recollect arriving at the Cleveland pier that Mimmcr, with u, very strong breeze, and on entering the pier with a good headway under full sail. I was hailed by the ipiarautiue police, armed with muskets, and drawn up on the pier to compel vessels to 'come to.' outside of the harbor. I was iinpiired of, as the vessel came in kiting, whether 1 had nny cholera on board, but the still breeze did not give me time to report no consignment of that sort before we had passed the port guard and were half way up the creek. "When I lirst began to sail on these lakes, thy dangers of navigation were much greater than t the present 'day, on account of the almost total want of harbors and lighthouses. That was in 1!W4, and the only lighthouses on Lake Erie were at Buffalo. Erie, and Sandusky. "1 was in Buffalo harbor with the schooner Prudence, in !&!(, when the news" was received of the death of the two ex-l'residents, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. "The departure of these two great men of the Revolution had occurred on the 4th of July of that year. The town authorities, the citizens, and the masters and seamen of vessels in port, united in dciuouotratious suitable to such an occasion. The vessels all wore their colors at half-mast. The old steamer Superior tiretl minute guns up at the foot of Main street, where she lay. We had a small swivel-gun on the Prudence. The Mayor supplied us with am munition, and we joined in tha demonstration by liring minute guns during the day. '"1 went to the upper lakes in ISiS on the schooner America, Captain William Keith. We were engaged in tarrying supplies for the Gov ernment troops. "Chicago had no harbor or piers, nnd we an chored oft the mouth of the creek. There was very little to indicate a town in that day. The Did fort, a stockade of logs set upright in the groundj was near the mouth of the creek on the south side, and contained a couple of companies of soldics who had eome across from Prairie du Chien recently. Besides the fort there were only three houses in the place, one of which was on each side of the river, and one near the forks of the creek. Nothing but a low prairie, deso late and unoccupied, met the view. "Sheboygan and Milwaukee were unknown except as Indian names of small creeks which emptied into Luke Michigan. "We always stopped at Mackinac Island on our way to the upper lakes. It was the place to whicli great numbers of Indians gathered once a year to receive presents from the Government. I recollect to seeing there at oue time three thou saud of them; their tents extended for a mile or so along the shore." The day after the distribu tion of money and blankets had taken place at the Mackinac, by sunrise the whole encampment nail broken up, atiu the Indians nan cmuurKcu in their canoes. There must have been over eight hundred bark cauocs; and I think I never seen a more beautiful sight than they presented, the morning sun lighting up the smooth lake swarm ing with the ileet. They were- bound for Drum moud'B Island, w here the British Government also made similar presents to them ou a fixed clay, and they had no time to lose. "There were no lighthouses on Lake Michigan or Huron when I first began to sail there. 1'hilo Scoville contracted to build one on Bois Blanc, about nine miles from Mackinac, in IH'M. lie and his men were passengers with us on the schooner Mariner that year ou his way up to do the work. "There was but one family living on the Bas Islands in 1828, if I recollect right. A family by the name of Hyde lived at I'ut-in-Bay in a house built of red cedar logs. Red cedar was abundant on nil the islands, and especially on Kellv's Island, then called Cunningham's Island. TUH GREAT UTAH BASIN. The Vnllcv of Dciilh uikI th Valley of I he Vir. Km Mud Volcanoes null Hut fiiiiin. A correspondent, writing from tha Territory of Utah, gives the following interesting faots regarding the celebrated "Valley of Death," the "Valley of the Virgin," and the Mad Volcanoes and Hot Springs of that carious country: The entire great Utah Basin is divided by small ranges of mountains about two thou sand feet high, forming valleys from ten to fifteen miles aoroes. They slope imperceptibly toward the centre, where a water-oourse runs to some adjacent valley or into some marshy tilace One well-known portion of this region is the noted Death Valley, so called irora me laoi that in 1850 a larce train of emigrants en route to California beoame discontented with their Mormon guide, and a portion of them aeoiaea to Dilot for themselves. Alter iravei ling tnree days thev reaohed the valley. which is some fifty miles Ion? by thirty in , breath, lower than the sea level, and entirely destitute oi water, enoiruled by mountains, up whose steep sides it Is impossible to ascend except at two points. It is devoid of vegetation, and the shadow v bi',d ,or wlld beMt aw darkens its white, glaring sand. The little band of emigrants, comprising twenty families, were deceived by a treacher ous mirage that promised water, but on reading the centre of this vale of desolatl -a tht Ir yes rested only on the glaring Ban M bouedtd by the soorohed peaks. Aron ii the valley they wandered, one by one. T ie men died, and the panting flocks Btretoa d themselves in death under the burning sun. Can any one question the appropriateness of the pame ever since applied tci it, the Val ley of Death T In marked contrast to tats dreaded region is the beautiful Valley of the Virgin, nestling in the Black Ridge range at the southern ridge of the Great Basin of UUh. The enoircling mountains rise (o an elevation of twelve hundred feet; with numerous peaks passing above the limit of perpetual snov. From their summit you look down npu a vast extent of country, with its hillsides and valleys, plains aud glens, while the Virgin river is seen rounding its course along t.he foot of the range maiy miles, now overflowing a valley, here gliding beneath overhangiug cliffs, leaping from rock to rock, and then iu grand cascades rolling off granite ledges in sheets of feathery foam, on its way to join the Colorado. In the dim vista appear rngged peaks rising tnmultnonsly heavenward, tinted by the ennBhine that streams through the mighty ravines and hollows, lilting them with lines of silvery light and purple shade. A large portion of the Blauk Ridge range consists of bare rock, but there are districts covered with soil ana a good growth of pine trees. There are several passes iu the raugt, the best, called the Harmony, leading to St. George, the chief town of Southern Utah. The climate is bo wld and genial that the fig, olive, grape, and cotton thrive. The hot test season is from the middle of June to Jaly, when the thermometer ranges from D5 to 120 degrees, at noon. Frost lasts from November to March, but snow is rare, and ice never ex ceeds a thin film. Beyond the enchanting valley are the re markable mud volcanoes, located below the Bea level in the Colorado desert; and if the waters of the ocean could break the inter vening mountain barriers, they would be lost to Bight. They are situated in a most deso late country, covering a Bpace of a quarter of a mile long, and an eighth wide. This area is one mass of soft mad, through which steam and water are constantly esoaping, making a noise that can be heard ten miles, and rising vapor forms clouds U. at, ate vi?iblsata greater distance. In some places the steam rises Steadily with a hissing, roaring, sputtering noise; in other spots it bursts out with an ex plosion, throwing the mud a hundred feet into the air. There are places where the mud rises in huge bubbles and bursts as if boiling with in tense heat, while in other portions regular cones, varying in shape from sharp points to little mounds, have b-en formed. There are boiling springs whieh eject their water fifty feet high; others are mwrely large basin several hundred feet across, iu which a lead coloied paste is continually boiling. Tkeir margins are encircled by incrustations and arborescent concretion of lime ami deposits of sulphur. They are well worth a visit, though an excursion to them is attended by serious hardships. Another object of note are the Summit Sodi Springs, situated seven miles south of the line Of the Central Pacific lUilroad, in Summit val ley, between Laks Tuhoe and Donner Lake. With the exception of the Yoaeinite, there is not in all the Sierra Nevada a spot of wilder magnificence or beanty. The road that leads to them runs through a continuous succession of natural beauties of forests, glades, streamlets, and mountains. The springs are near the headwaters of the American river, one of the most beautiful of mountain streams, that forms a series of cas cades near the source. The lofty peaks of the Sierra loom up in all directions, divided by precipitous canons, which f-helter dense foreBts of lofty evergreens. The mineral water is most agreeable and apetizicg, pos sessing great medicinal virtues in the cure of affections of the digestive organs. The springs can be reached without fatigue by invalids, and the rongh log cabin, now the only house, will be replaced this season by a neat hotel, erected by the railroad oompany. The mar vellous beauties of this wild region will make it the future Saratoga of the Pacific. Sale ol llio B'E'sorl Collection The following is a list of the prices obtained recently in l'aris at the Bale of a portion of Old Masters' pictures of the Delessert Collec tion. It will be seen that it comprised several famous works. Pyuacker, Landscape, 130. Van Tol, A Young Woman making La?e, 216. Vandyke, Portrait of Michel le Blon, agent from the Queen of Sweden to the Eng lish Court, XC.r)l. Van der Hey den, Great Square of a Dutch Tovn, X'lo'SO; Capture of a Dutch Town, figures by A. Vandevelde, JEG03; A Dutch Canal, 330'. J. B. Greuze, An In fant in a Cradle, from the Fesch Collection, 424: Portrait of Will. encr&vr. .1218 I. Backhuysen, Sea Piece, stormy effect, 7t54; oe riece. witn nstiincr-boats. J. 147 Saa. piece, The State Visit, 378. Raphael, The Virgin and Infant Christ, called "La Vierge de la Maibou d'Orlans," Xo'300. This email picture has been engraved with me v-rozaiuojiecuon, piate z-iia the "Ualerie du Palais Rots)." while it was in tb mu. Bion Of the Duo d'Orletns. nlata HJir n,Un plate 146 and, in 1833, by Forster. The last is a fine plate of the tame Bize as the original, which measures 29 centimetres by 21. The history of this nicture. as ft h trnm hand to hand within the last century, is curl- uu. miioo ic iormea part oi liie trozat col lection; next in those of M. Passart and l'Abbe uecamps, the latter of whom sold It to the Due d'Orlt-ans. In 17H0 the Duke, it is said, lost it at the gambliug-table, or rather, with mil mi umer itauitn pmiares belonging to the Regent, it seems to hve been sold to M. Wal kiers, of Brussels, in which case the price might have discharKKd a gaming debt. U next passed to the cl!eotion of M. Laborde de Mereville. In 17&i it was bought by M. Ilibbert, at whose sale, about 1828, M. Nie wenhnys bought it for 200 guineas. The latter Bold it to Lord Vernon, at whose Efth6aW-r"d 11 again for 300 guineas; fn A 1 rnNnleWn' Bal6 11 Was bought U?nt' who changed it to M Aendn "mP8 wboSold it to chatif 1 A rm Wh?.m M- Dwt pur it WTZ" ? X315.-Woa v7r'- . a r.im nor;"1 -"-. XCO'J.-A. Verbrmrn I Berchem, A Publk T'uarr n7tW llS ?oerilDg46f21IULnamf U' kS lord, 462, Landscape, lining, 108 Uobbema, Landsospw, with a Wif7ii - and learned articles ' to the old aT,Vlabyat,J pictures in this collection vtZfV? peared in the numbers for Feb.,! - PI March of the Oaz.,,. du nLTA contains engravings fI0m several of the paint- A photograph of the first ..,.i.... i Minnesota has been taken, d , V'" , ''! to the btaie Historical ekty ' H,K,l""l Landscape In Holland, Winter, Ulf-l'' Potter, A Pasturage, 420.-0. L,7 , i.,RV W. Van de Veld PAPER HANGINGS, ETC. jy k r o t FRENCH AND AMERICAN PAPER HANGINGS, TSnm. 11 nml 13 f. Al.Vl'll Ntreet. AN AhSOItTMENT OP French and American Wall Papers, Original In Doslpn, Klaboratc In FlnlHh, Unsurpassed in tonality, anil-Incomparable In Trice. A force of workmen who combine taste with skill, execution with promptness. In store, and arriving monthly per Tarls steamer, the richest and most complete assortment of DKC'O KATIONS and EMBLEMATICAL DES1UNS, suit able for Hall, Mansion, or Cottage. The above now ready for Inspection, and a visit Is most earnestly requested by 8 27stnth3m HENRY S. MATLACK. pAPER HANGINGS WHOLESALE AND KETAIL. HAGLE, COOKE & EWIEj LATE WITH HOWELL & RROTIIERS, No. 1330 CHESNUT Street, 8 4tlistii2m PHILADELPHIA. Trade Supplied at Manufacturers' Triecs. g E A N & WARD, PLAIN AND DECORATIVE PAPER HANGINGS, NO. 201 SOUTH THIRD STREET, BETWEKN WALNUT AND STRUCK, PHILADELPHIA. COUNT1 1 Y WOKK PKOMPTLY ATTENDED TO. 2 185 LOOK! LOOK!! LOOK!!! WALL PAPEK3 and I.incn Window Shades Miimitivutured, th clirapi-bt in the city, at JOHNhTON'S Depot, No. IO:M SPKlMi t; AKDi-.N Street, below KleventU, tlranch, No. HOI t KDKKAL Struct. Ciuudeii, New Jersey. 2 2ii A HANDSOME ASSORTMENT OF WALL PAI'KHH and Window Shades. 8. V. BALDK.H b'iON ASON.No. blJKlNU UAHDKN Stt. I2 2u3ia FURNITURE, ETC. GREAT BARGAINS F U R N I rr IJ I 13 AT RICHMOND & CO.'S, 7io. 45 tfoutli KKX'OrVD Htrcct, 3 25 1m EAST SIDE. FURNITUHE. T. & J. A. HENKELS HAVING REMOVED TO THEIR ELEGANT STORE, No. 1002 ARCH Street, Are now selling FIRST-CLASS FURNITURE at very Reduced Prlees. 4 1 3mrp AVISO. 31 E TJ JJ 1- E S E I N O KN EXHIBICION, in ft-rie de Cuartos, COLOCADO t'CMO alas de reeiblmieiito y CTARTOS 1)E CAM Alt A. GEORGE J. HENKELS, THIRTEENTH AND CHESNUT, 218mrp PHILADELPHIA. TRUNKS. IMPROVEMENT IN TRUNKS All Trunks now made at THE "GREAT CENTRAL" TRUNK DEPOT, Have Simons' Patent Safety Hasp and Iiolts, which securely fasten thu trunk on liotli ends with heavy Bolt, and iu the centre with the ordinary lock. Posi tively no extra charge. GREAT CENTRAL TRUNK DEPOT. ZV.W. Cor. Kevontli & C'liesiiut Stt. TRAVELLERS' NOTICE Purchase your trunks with Simons' Triple Fastening, heavy bolts ; no fear lock, breaking, at the Central. 2 19 3m No. 701 CHESNUT Street WINES. HER MAJESTY CHAMPAGNE. DUNTON & LUSSON J 215 SOUTH FRONT ST. nniE ATTENTION OF THE TRADE IS ids by" U,d to 11,8 following very Choice Wiuea, do., for DUNTON A LUSSON. 8 15 SOUTH FRONT STREET. Oil A M PA RN E8.-A (tent s for Her Majesty, Duo de Mon tebello.Carte Kleiie, Carte lilanche, and Chaa.Farre's (irau l Vm Kunenie and Vin Imperial. M. Kleeman A Co., of Wavence, SnarkliiiK Moselle and KM INK WINKS. i i!lli,h-"0l,l,,l,la,1(1' South hide Reserve, i H,,JlftIl'.r!.-F. Rudolphe, AniontilUdo, TopM. Vl "llf.'.K.fi8 ?d Voll,e" bttr Crown, Ac. ?l,P.'JS.mV,n.uo Velno K"'. Valletta and Grown. cijAKKIS. i'romia Aine A Cie., MouUerraud end Bor deaui, Cliiretaand bauterne Wine. CilN. "Metier Kwau." BKAN11KU.-Uenneawy, Otard, Dupuy arlom ViuUiKea. 4b WANTS. "yANTED-50 HOARDERS AT THE S TUTS ON HOUSE, N, 443 Nf T1IIRJ Hueet. I WANTED LOCAL ' AND TRAVELLING A genu la every oily and town in tile Uniled Htatea. tireat iuduueinerin oiliinid to active mail. full, or ''l're'j5 will! alamo, W001 4 CO., Uwuui id, Mu. 400 0UKHNUP, NSURANOE. TiELAWARK MUTUAL. 8ArJ-.ix iwot.n- I I iur' lliiMPANV.' lneornerated bf the Lecie- Jature of FennaylvanU, 1SU6. r Office. 8. K. comer of THIRD and WALNUT BtreoU. MARIN B INbUKArTCF.3 On Vee.e. Stbl 01 """ On od by river, canal, lake and land carriage to all " parte of the Union. FlKK INHURAN0E8 On Merchandise geaerally; on Btoree, Dweuinite, House. agBKTS OF THB COMTAJTT, November 1, IHtiH. ta,000 United States Five Per Cent. Loan, l(M(Ki $118,500 00 120,000 Unitod btates SU Per Cent. Loan, lHHl I36,800W 50.000 United States Ki Per Cent. Loan (for Pacitlo Railroad) 60,000M 800,000 State of Pennsylvania Six Per Cent. ... . xan 811,3. S0 . 126.000 City of Philadelphia Si Per Cent. lioan (exempt from tax) 128.5W0O 60,000 State of ftew Jersey bix Per Cent. .,,- lxan 01,600 DO 80,000 Penn. Rail. First Mortgage Bix Per Cent. Honds 90.200 00 86,000 Penn. Rail. Kevond Mortgage Six Per Cent. Honda ai.OOO'OO 85,000 WeHtern l'unn. Kail. Mortgnge Six PerUent. Bonds (Penn. Railroad guarantee) 80,3500 80,000 Btate of Tenueneee Five Per Centf loan 81,00000 7,000 State of Tennessee Six Per Cent. . . . Ijoaa S.03135 16,000 Germantown Cas Company, prin. cipal and Interest guaranteed by Cily of Philadelphia, SOU shares Stock 15,0001K) 10,000 PeniiBylvania Railroad Company, 200 . shan-s Stock 11,300 00 6,000 North Pennnylvania lUilroad Co., 100 shares Mock 8,5tW00 80,000 Philadelphia and Soutlmrn Mail a., n, , i N'oaniship Co., 80 Hharos SU)c-k U.OOO'Ol) aw.lM) Loans on Bond and Mortgage, Hint Liens on Dily Properties aoT.WOO $1,109,0(10 Par. Market value, $1,130,326-36 Roal I-tat Brt.000-00 Bills rucoivuble for immrnnce made &U,4tj H Baluni es due at agencies, premiums on marine policies, accrued iuteruat,and otheMlebte due the company 40,178 88 Stock and scrip of sundry corporations, ItUlbti. hstimated value 1,81300 Cash in bank $116,160118 Caidi iu drawer 413 65 116,563-73 $1,647,367 'HO BinrxTon. Thomas O. Hand, . F.dmund A. Sondor, John (J. DavtB, Samuel K. Stokes, James C. Hand, ; Henry Sloan, Thcoplnliis Paulding, lAVilhum (J. l.tidvrig, Jottopb 11. Seal, '(.eorgeti. Ixiipor, Hugh Craig, , Henry C. Dallett, Jr., Joliu R. I'enrose. Jolin D. Taylor, Jacob P. Jiiiica, ;tieorge W. lUn-nndou, lames 'I'mtpiair, j William O. lioulton, Fdwurd Darlington, Jacob Kiegel, 11. Jones linxiko. :Spencer Mcllvaine, Jnmvs II. McKurland, 1. T. Morgan, Pituburg, Fduard Latourcade, Uohn B. tSemple, " Jobliua P. Fyro, I A. B. Bergir, " THOMAS C. HAM), Prosidnnt. .... . . JOHN (J. DAVIS, Vice -President, HKNRY LYLBURN, Secretary. 11 KN RY BALL, Assistant Secretary. 10 S 1829.- -CHARTER PERPETUAL. Franklin Fire Insurance Company of riiii,Aii:i,piiiA. Office, Nos. 435 and 437 CHESNUT St. Assets on Jan. 1,1869, $2,677,37213 CAPITAL ACCRUF.D SURPLUS... PREMIUMS UNSFTTLFD CLAIMS, IOO,OOfl'00 I ,H.V S-? it i,Li;i,s,i;f4j INCOMR FOR 180:1, JI)U,UUU. Losses paid since 1829,over $5,500,001) Pemetual and Temnorarv Policies on Liberal Term. The t'onipany also issues Policies on Rents of Buildings Ol an ainus, uruuuu xvenis, anu aiorLgagos. DIRECTORS. a w i i. i.- Alfred fl. Baker, Miiiiuci inant, l.voige W. Richards, liuuic Lea. Thomas Sparks, William S. liiant, Thomas S. Kills, (iUKtavilfl S. Benson. George r ales, ALFRKD G. BAKKK. President. GKUUUR FALKS. Vice-Preaidont. JAS. W. MrALI.IhTKK, Secretary. W M. CRKliK, Abtibtuut Secretary. 8 9 OFFICE OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Ko. 3A WALNUT btreet, I'niUKleiplua. Incorporated 171)1. Charter Perpetual. Oauital. 8500.OOO. Assets $3,:n,ooo MAK1JNE, iniL.AJMD, 4U J; 1KB, lf OUit AINUh.. OVER iO,000,000 LOSSES PAID BLNCK ITS PUtECTOnB. Arthur (. Coffin, Ueorge L. Harrison, Sumuel W. Jones, Francis R. Cope, John A. Brown, Edward li. Trotter, Charles Taylor, Edward S. Clarke, Ambrose VMiite, T. Charlton Henry, Richard 1). W ood, Alfred D. Joasup, William Welch, John P. White, S. Moms Wain, J-ouis U. Madeira, John Mason. Charles W. (Justinian. ARTHUR G. COFFIN, President. CHARLES PLAIT. Vioe-President. Matthias Marih, Secretary. 8 li CTRICTLY MUTUAL. Provident Life and Trust Co. OF PHILADELPHIA. OFFICE, No. Ill H. FOURTH HTItEKT. Organized to promote LIFE INSUIIANCE among mi'iiiiiilH of the Society of Frieiida. Goiul risku of uny cIuhs uccepted. 1'olicltB ltiuueU ou approved plans, at the lowest ratta. rrcRldcnt, SAMUEL n. SHIPLEY, Vicc-l'lebldeUl, WILLIAM C. LONGSTKETH, Actuary, ROWLAND PARKY. The advantages oilered by this Company are uu cxielled. S 1 275 J K S U It E AT H O M E, IN TUB Penn Mutual Life Insurance companV. no. chesnut street, philadelphia. ASSF.TS, $4,000,000. K'll AUT10KI-D BY kt'lt OWN STATE. MANAtiEU HY OUR OWN CITIZENS. LOSSES l'KO.UPTLY 1AII. J'OI.U'IES ISSUED ON VARIOUS PIANS. Applications may be made at the Home Olllce, and at the Agencies throughout the State. 12 lb JAMI'N TItAOUAIR PRESIDENT SAim El. E. STOKES VICE-PRESIDENT I JOHN W. HOKNOlt A. V. P. and ACTUARY IIOltATIO S. STEPHENS SECRETARY "IJIIOINIX INSURANCE COMPANY OF X PI1II.ADIC1.P1UA. INCORPORATED 1MI4 CHARTER PERPETUAL. No. ''i l WALNUT Slreet, oppoeito the Eichvuge. ' This Company insures from loss or damage by I FIRE, on liberal terms, on buildings, merchandise, furniture, etc., tor limited periods, aud permanently on buildings by deposit d premiums. I 'I he Company has been in active operation for more than SIXTY VICARS, during which all luoaoe have beeu promptly adjusted aud paid. . lliWIi-OTORS. John I.. Hodge, , David Lewie, M. E. Mahony, John T. Lewis. Benjamin KUing, Thomas II. Powers, A. R. Mcllenry, Edmund Oastillun, Samuel Wiluos, William h. Grunt, Robert W. Learning, XJ. U1UI H iv uaiiuu. Lawrence Lewis, Jr.. Ihiwis O. Noms. JOHN R. W UCU.KREU. President. Samvkl Wilcox, beoretai-y. b 45 rpjiE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE X COMPANY. 1 Incorporated 16 Charter Perpetual. No BIO WALNUT Street, opposite Independence Square. This Company, favorably known to the oouiiuuniiy for over forty years, continues to insure against loss or damage by lire un Public or Private Buildings, either permanently or for a limited time. Also on Furniture, Stocks of Uoods, and Merchandise generally, oa liberal terms. . 'i hir Capital, together with a large Surplus Fund, Is In vented in the most careful manner, which enables thein to otter to the insured aa undoubted security iu the uawt-vj i. . DiBioTona. 18. John Derereux, Thomas Kinllh, PanielMmiin.wr.f. - Alexander lleiis. Who llaclehurat, l i u. oins. l xienry lewis, " J- tiiftiughaiu niel Haddock, Jr. DAN J EC SMITH, OR., f j, buvretary. Fell,' t""" l"ln ... DANIEL Hi WM. G. CROW ELL, Seuretaiy. President INSURANCE. 8 B U R Y LIFE INSURANCE! COMPANY, No. 201 BROADWAY Cor. READE St., N iw York. 'ni.li npilnl I J.MMH R6,ioO Deosnd with the State of New York aa Security lor t'oury iiomom. LEMUEL KAKliS, President. GEORGE El.l.lO lT, Vice-President and Hooretory. EMORY M!('LlNTO(;iv Actuary. A. E. M. PUKDY, M. I Medical Examiner. RFKr.RKNI'FB 1IT 1'EllMWHK)!.. Thomas T. Tanker, I John M. Maris, I J. B. Lipplnoott, t narles rjient-er, v iinam invino, i tiaiuov iniy, John A. Wright, S. Morris Wain, James lluiitur, Aithnr t). t'eltin, I John B.McCreary, I E. H. Worno. In the character of its Directors, economy ot man.tgo- ment, reasonableness of rates, I'AKTNEKSlHP PC AN Ob DECLARING 1)1 Vllll-.N IKS, no restriction in fem.ilo lives, and absolute non forfeiture of all policies, and no re striction of travel alter tho find. year, tha AfiKUR Y pre sents a combination of advantages ottereu ly no other company. Policies tssuert in evory lorni, anu a loan ol uue third made when desired. M'K'IAI. A DVANTAIIKS OFrFHKU TO ULEIUIYMKK. For all further information, adrcsa JAMES M. LONOACRK, Mannger for Pennsylvania and ilelawaro. Office, No. W-a WALNUT Street, Philadelphia. FORM AN P. HOLL1NSHKAD Special Agent. 4 !! rpiIE ENTERPRISE INSURANCE CO. Ob' PIIII.ADICI.PIIIA. Otlico Southwest Cor. FOURTH and WALNUT Streots. KIRK INSURANCE hAI CUM V KliY. PERPETUAL AND TERM POLICIES ISSUED. Cash Capital ......ln,Mh-(Xl Cash Assets, January 1, 1W JU DIRECTORS. F. Ratchford Starr, J. Livingston Erringer, Nalbrn Erazier. James L. C'lngh ru, John M. Alwood, Benj. T. Tredii U, George II. Stuart, v m. . liouilon, Charles Wheeler, Thos. II. Montg.imoiy, John 11. Hrcwn, J n mi's Aertsen, This Comnanv insures only hrst-class risks, taking no specially hazardous risks whatever, such as factories, mills, etc. F. RATCHEORD STARR. President. THOS. 11. MONTGOMERY, Vice President. At.r.X. W". WihlKli, Secretary. li rtj JMPEKIAIi FI11E INSUIIANCE CO. LONDON. ESTABLISHED 1S03. raid-tip Capital and Accumulated Funds, 88,000,000 I N GOL I. PREV0ST & HEERING, Agents, 8 No. 10T S. THIRD Street, Philadelphia. CHAS. M. riiEVOST. CHAS. rIIERRINU PATENTS. Ql'llCElOK PKOCUHING PATENTS, FORREST BUILDINOS, NO. 119 S. FOURTH STREET, TlIILA., And Marble Buildings, No. 4C0 SEVENTH Street, opposite U. S. Tatcnt Office, Washington, D. C. II. 1IOWSON, Solicitor of ratents. C. 1IOWSON, Attorney at Law. Communications to be addressed to the Trlncipa Olllce, Philadelphia, 4 1 Hu PATENT OFFICES, N. V. Corner FOURTH and CHESNUT, (Entrance ou FOURTH Street). rXlsftXffCZS D. PAS2CXIZUS, SOLICITOR OF PATENTS. ratents procured for Inventions in the United States and Foreign Countries, and all buniiiess relating to the same promptly transacted. Call or scud for cir culars on Patents. Open till 9 o'clock every evening. 8 6 smth p A T E N T O F F I C E. PATENTS BROCURED IN THE UNITED STATES ASD EUROPE. Inventors wishing to take out Letters Patent for New Inventions are advised to consult with C. 11. EVANS, N. W. corner FOURTH and WALNUT Streets, Philadelphia, whose facilities lor prosecuting cases before the Patent Olllce are unsurpassed by any other agency. Circulars containing full informa tion to inventors can be had on application. , Models made secretly. . II. IXVXS, 8 4thstu5 N. W Cor. FOURTH and WALNUT. pATENTS PROCURED IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. ErAVvxr BROWN, SOLICITOR OF PATENTS, 8 13 Btuth3ra No. 311 WALNUT Street. LUMBER. 18G9 SPRUCE JOIST. SPKCCE JOIST. HEMLOCK.. HEMLOCK. 18G1) 1 SEASONED CLEAR PIXE. lO'(i lOVJ SEASONED CLEAR PINE. lOUl ClIOiCE PATTERN PINE. SPANISH CEDAK, l'OK PATTERNS. RED CEDAR. 18GD FLORIDA FLOORING. FLORIDA FLOORING. CAROLINA FLOORING. VIRGINIA FLOORING. DELAWARE Fl.OORLNU. ASH FLOORING. WALN UT FLOORING. FLORIDA STEP HOARDS. RAIL PLANK. 1809 1 CftO WALNUT RDS. AND PLANK. Qi'n lOUt WALNUT RDS. AND PLANK. lOUJ WALNUT HOARDS. WALNUT PLAN K. IttatO UNDERTAKERS' LUMBER. 1 Qli lOUl UNDERTAKERS' LU.V1KEK. lOU O RED CEDAR. WALNUT AND PINE. 1809 SEASONED POPLAR. SEASONED CUERRV. 1809 ASH. WHITE OAK PLAN K AND BOARDS. HICKORY. lO'( CIGAR BOX MAKERS' 1fiO lOUJ CIGAR BOX MAKERS' OU7 SPANISH CEDAR BOX liOARDS. OH SALE LOW. ID'O CAROLINA SCANTLING. lOUt CAROLINA H. T. SILLS. NORWAY SCANTLING. 1809 1809 CEDAR SHINGLES. CYPRESS SHINGLES. 1809 MAC CE, RKO l HEIt A CO., No. -J .J (10 SOUTH Street 118 U M li E R UNDER COVER. A LAY AYS DRY. WATSON & CILLINCHUm. 8 29 No. 024 RICHMOND Street. PANEL PLANK ALL THICKNESSES. 1 COMMON PLANK, ALL THICKNESSES. 1 COMMON HOARDS. 1 and 8 SIDE FENCE HOARDS. WHITE PINK FLOORING HOARDS. YELLOW AND (SAP PINE FLOORINGS, La and 4V. SPRUCE JOINT, ALL SIZES. , HEMLOCK JOIST, ALL SIZES PLASTERING LATH A SPECIALTY. Together with a ueueral assoruiienttif iiuildiim Lmnbe for sale low for eaidi. T. W. SMALTZ, Ufctiiu Hl'TEENl'H and STIIESStreets FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF SAFE Taam C L M A I S E R, fln MANUFACTURER OF l1 FIRE AND BURGIK-pROtlP SAFES, LOCKSMITH, IS ELL-n ANGER. AND DKALKH IN BU1LDLNO UARDWARK, 8 P5 , No. M 1UCE Street. LARXCLCnC & DUCHEY, t'uMtoni Ilousie Urokt-rsj boI Notarlca I'uhllo j No. 405 LIBRARY STREET. Ali CUSTOM HOUSE BUSINESS THAN SAO . i PASSPORTS PROCURED, SHIPPNQ. LORILLARDS STEAMSJIIf LINE FOR Wit rv Balling Tn'lday ThnmdayB, and Satordays. REDUCTION OK RATES. Sprlnn raten, conimencltiK March IB, sallinn l iii Hiiayn, i nurmiayn, nnd SHtur.layit Oft nnd after loth of March freiifht hy this line will be taken at 18 cents per 100 pounds, 4 cents per foot, or 1 cent per gallon, ship s option. Advance charireii cashed at olllce on Pier. Freight received at all times on covered wharf. uuiir ohl, 0 OCS Plpr IS North u.-i, ,..... N. B. Extra rates on small packages Iron, metals, etc. NOTICE TO HAVANA AND fryVNKW ORLEANS SHIPPERS. iLTrx, Owin to the depressed cnnditinn of tha r"v""-vrifc" frriulitinff husiii(ss. the Stnmahin 1 n.tm will lie withdrawn from the Havana and New Or leans Line until there is an improvement in trad with tuo-e ports. Tho Steamship JUNIATA will enntinne to make remUr ttipa monthly, and lrniKht will ho roooivod lor New Or. Ivans, via Navannan, wots 1 jr. vtai. u jsmmi, enorai Aft-ons Philadelphia and Southern Mail Steamship Co. Philadelphia, Airil 2(), IVHU. 4 A) tit -r. FOR LIVERPOOL AND ffr vZ QUEENSTOWN. Inman Line of Mail llXi.Lv Steamers are appointed to sail as iol fTiibtf lows : V n 01 Antwerp, Saturday, April 24, at 1 P. M. City of Paris. Saturday, May 1, at 10 A. M. City of Cork, via Haliiax, Tuesday, May 4, at 13 n"on. And each sueceodina Saturday and altoruata Tuesday. from Pier 46, North River. it A I I'.N Of l-AMSUK, BT TFTF. MAIL HTKAMER 8AJLIN1 KVKIIT BATTinPAT. Payahle iu Gold. Payahle in Currency. FIRST CA lilN $1(H) STEERAGE $.15 To l.ondon ll6 To Ixindon 40 To Paris 115 1 To Paris 47 I'AhSAOK hV T1IK. IUEBUAY STEAMEH, VIA IIAUFAX. HUNT TAllIN. H I'K.KKAHB. Pavalile in (mid. Psvahle in Currency. Llverj'ool. 9 "0' Livorpool 1(11) iialilax.. At iiantax 10 St. John's, N. F., ( !St, John's. N. F.. t)v ltram:h Stf.umer. .. ,u hy Hranuh Sto.mier ( 81) I'ussenirers also torwardod to Havre. Hamhura. Bremen. et-c., at reduced rates. Tickets can he houtrht here at moderate rates by persons wishing to send for their friends. tor further information appiyaitne uompsnys vimoes, JOHN G. DALE, Airnnt, No. li, liUOAUW A V, N. X. or to OTlONNELL A FAULK, AKonts. 4 5 No. 4 1 1C H ESN C T St reet, Philalelphia. jTr ONLY IJIREUTLiNETO FRANCS ITP THE GENERAL TRANSATLANTIC Sr4-(:o.MPANY'S MAIL STEAMSHIPS 1.1 . 1 i.EN N EW YORK AND HAVRE. CALLING AT UK EST. The splendid new vessels on this favorite route for tha Continent will sail lroin Pier No. 0 North river, aa fol lows : PEKEIKE Duchesne Saturday, May 1 LAFA Y l-.TTE Rousseau Saturday, May 15 ST. LAl'RENT l.oniarie .Saturday, May 23 V1LLE DE PARIS Surmount Saturday, June 111 PRICE OF PASSAGE in sold (including wine), TO BREST OR H AVRE. First Cabin 41401 Second Cuhin SjjJ TO PARIS, (Including railway tickets, lurnished on board.) First Cabin liil-io riucoud Cubin $fe5 '1 live steamers do not carry steerage passengers. Medical attendance free ot charge. Anieiici:n travellers going to or returning from the conv tim nt ot l-.urdpc, by taking the steameis ot this line avoid iiiiiiicofiny risks Hum transit by English railways and crossing the channel, besides savintx tune, tn.tihie, aud eipcuse. GEOkl.E MACKENZIE, Agent, No. .YS BROADWAY, Now York. For passage In Philadelphia, apply at Adams' Express Company, to 11. I LEAF 1 i!75 No. .'WO CHESNUT Street :tr nilLADELPlIIA, RICHMOND, 'V;SAN, KOKr'OLK ST EAMSHIR LINK, ,41:12 THROUGH EREIGH I' AIR LINK 'I'd 23k, 1 111'. BUUII1 AU VVKlar, tYI'.ni OA I Llll'Al. At noon, from FIRST WHARF above MARKET Street. THROUGH RATES and THROUGH RECEIPTS to all points in North snd South Carolina, via Seaboard Air Line Railroad, connecting at Portsmouth and to Lynch burg, Va., 'I ennussve. anu tho West, via Virginia and Ten nessee Air Line and Richmond and Danville Railroad. rreight HANDLED BUT ONCE, and taken at LOWER RATES 'I HAN ANY OTHER LINE. The regularity, safety, and cheapness of this route com mend it to the public as the most desirable medium for currying every doscniition of freight. No charge lor commission, drayage, or any expense of transfer. Mcanibhips insured at tho lowest rates, rreight received daily. WILLIAM P. CLYDE t CO., No. 1 4 North and South WHARVES. W. P. PORTER. Agent at Richmond and City Point. T. P. CROWELL & CO., Agents at Norfolk. 6 If .CHARLESTON, S. C. THU SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FAST riiEIGIIT JL.I11, EVERY THURSDAY. The Steamships .PROMETHEUS, Captain Gray, J. W. EVER.MAN, Cupula Vuuce, WILL FORM A REGULAR WEEKLY LINE. The steaniHliip J.W. EVERS1AN will saU on THURS DAY, April Ti, at 4 P. M. Through bills of hiding given In connection with S. C. R. It to points iu the South uud Southwest. Insurance at lowest rates. Rates of freight as low as Ly any other route. For freight, apply to E. A. SOUDKH to CO., 2 22U DOCH STREET WHARP. fc NEW EXPRESS L IRr"" Alexandria, Georgetown, and Wa I-- C, via Chesapeake and Delawari NEW EXPRESS LINE TO r'ashiugton. D. Delaware Canal, with connections at Alexandria lrom the must uuect route for Lynchburg. Bristol. Knoxville. Nashville. Duliou. and tha Scut hwett. Steamers leave regularly every Saturday at noon from the first wharf above Market street. Freight received "y-WILUAM p 0LYI)K k co No. 1 I North and South W hurves. J. B. DAVIDSON, Agent at Georgetown. HYDE A TYLER, Agents, at Georgetown; M. ELDKIDGK A CO., Agents at Alexandria. 61 NOTICE. FOR NEW YORK, VIA -lfrl TlLM A r t UL 1 VI k U A Ul'Pi U HI VII s-yis EX PRESS STEAM BOAT COM i'ANY. liie CHEAPEST and O LUCK EST water communica tion between Philadelphia and Now York. Steameis leave dally from first wharf below Market street, Philadelphia, and twit of Wall street, New York. Goods lei warded by all the lines running out of Now York, North, East, and West, free of commission. Freight reoeived and forwarded on accommodating terms. WILLIAM P. CLYDK A CO., Agents, No. 14 S. DELAWARE Avenue, Pluluuelpiiia. JAMES HAND, Agent, 3d No. 1114 WALL Street, Now York. NOTICE. FOR NEW YORK, via Delaware and Raritan Canal, SWlrT SUKE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. DESPATCH AND SVYll'TSUKK LIMi. The buHiness by thoso lines will be resumed on and after the bib of March. For freights, which will bo taken on accommodating terms, apply to Yf, M. BAIRD A CO., 8 2! No. llW South Waarve. HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. g T. CLOUD ROTE I. THIS NEW AND COMMODIOUS HOUSE, LOCATED COllNEB 0 BROADWAY AND FORT Y-SEC'OND STREET, Possesses advantages over all other housos for the accom. niodation of its guests. It was built expressly for a first class Family Boarding House-tbe rooms being largo and n heated by steam-with hot and oold waUtr, and furnished second to nouoj while the culinary department is in the most experienced hands, affording guosU an un- 11 i .. l.l Cne of Atwood's Patent Elevators Is also among the "modern improvements." and at We service 01 guosis ai ... hours. The Broadway and University Place Oars pass the every four minutes, running from the City HaU to Central Park whilo the Sixth and Soventh Avenue Lines are but a short block on either side, affording ample facihtioe for w.nuuuuicatingw ith all tha Depots, Steamboat Landing!, places of Amusement aud Business of the great metropolis. 8 04 lm MOK K & IIOM.l'.Y, Pi-.prletnns. Mt. Vernon Hotel, 81 McnuniiLt street, Baltimore. Elegantly Furnished, w:tb anaurpasied Cnisitft. On the European Plan, c O R N EX CHANGE BAO MANUFACTORY. JOHN T. HAlLl'iV, N. R. corner of MARKET and WATER Streeta, Philadelphia, DEALERS IN BAGS AND BAGGINO Of every dum-riptlon, for aln, Flour, Salt, Supor-Phosphat of Liu. "on liust. Eto. , fc.j Ltrge and sma GDNNY IIAiiB constantly on nana. Also. WOOT. SACKS. DEAFNESS EVERY INSTRUMENT THAT science and skill have insented to assist tfle neannc In every degrea ul deafnuss; also, Kesii-at4ini: also, drag, dall's Pati nt C'rulohes, superior to any other In iite, at t-. MADEIRA'S, No. lltf ti, J'KNT tMf lU Chvanut.
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