rr,Tt t rni v -pitt'XTtxt'i tvj mt) a tit ttttt i tt?t tittt inirniv irxv n iQf.a illli XJJ.YXXJX liT mililU A I.XiXUlWl X XI 1 XXXXJlYxJlltLiX ILIA, X IVllAl , JH. X I, IVJUi. ? . THE WEST INDIES. A nrrrlptlvp find Hlxtorlrnl Article-The t in lire Territory ol- tun Hulled himrn. The West Indies Is the collective name Riven to that large number of islands lying In tlio Atlantic, Ixaween the two great naturnl divi lonsof tho American Continent, and extend ing from the coast of Florida, in North Ame rica, to that of Venezuela, In South America. Adopting a clitssiuVailon indicated by nature, geographers have divided these Wand? Into three groups: First, the Lurayos or Bahamas; second, the greater Antilles; and third, the leaner An tilles. With the exception of tho more northerly of tho Lucnyos. the Woxt India Islands are all within the tropics. Tho Buha.ua group consMs of several hundred inlands, most of which arc of very insignificant size mere keys, In fact, destituto of vegetation, and uninhabited. This group lies on tho southeast coast of Flo rida. The greater Antilles are the four large Islands of Cuba, Ilayti, or Saint Domingo, Ja maica, and 1'orto Kico; nnd the lesser Antilles comprise all the small Islands extending from Porto Kico to the (iulf of Parla, those lying south of a given point in tho direction whence the trndo winds blow being known us the Wind ward Islands, and those to the north of that point as the Leeward Islands. There is some thing very striking in the geographical position of the greater and lesser Antilles. Commencing with Cuba, situated nt tho entrance of the Gulf of Mexico, and terminating with Trinidad, oil the southeastern coast of Venezuela, these Islands describe an irregular curve completely Inclosing, so to speak, the sparkling Caribbean Sea, whose waves perpetually dance iu the glow ing rays of a tropical sun, and whose bosom is rarely swept by storms; Jamaica, however, forms an exception. Lying Just within the curve, this island is sheltered on the north by Cuba nnd on the cast by Ilayti, while to tho south and west her towering mountains look down grandly on the bright and beautiful sea that washes her coasts. In point of scenery and fertility these islands, taken collectively, are not surpassed by any other part of the world. A HE A, MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, ETC. The total urea of tho West Indies is computed at Wi.O.'H) miles, being nearly equal to that of Great Britain and Belgium taken together. Of this area tho greater Antilles number 81,:i:J miles, and the lesser Antilles nnd Bahamas 1 1,197 miles. Spain owns tho largest part of the West Indies, her possessions there Cuba and Porto Kico embracing 51,143 square miles. The Dominican nnd Ilaytien republics divide be tween them 27,00 miles. England bears sway over 15.(533 miles: Franco holds 1013 miles; Hol land, iKi'J miles; Denmark, 17 miles, and Sweden, J5 miles. Tho largest of the islands is Cuba, which is about 800 miles long, with a breadth varying from 25 miles in its narrowest part, to 130 at its widest. Next comes Ilayti or St. Do mingo, being about 400 miles in length, nnd from 40 miles w ide near its cu.-tern extremity to 135 miles at its centre. The third in the list iu point of size is Jamaica, which is 10 miles long, with an average breadth of 40 miles. I'orto Kico follows, its breadth being about 100 miles, with an almost uniform breadth the shape of the island being that of a parallelogram of about 38 miles. Trinidad, a splendid island full of natural wealth, is 50 miles long, and has an average breadth of about 33 miles. The rest of the islands are small, numbers of them being nothing better than keys, or sand banks, and others varying in length from 10 to 25 miles, and in breadth from 3 to 10 miles. All the large islands, and many of the small ones, are extremely mountainous, the mountains in some places rising to a height of several thou sand feet above the level of the sea. They form, generally, a continuous chain, running through the centre of the islands, iu the direction of the cast and west, nnd are, most of them, wooded to their very summits. The lower ranges of hills,, branching off from the main range, are also thickly wooded. Most of the islands arc abun dantly watered, Innumerable springs gushing from the sides of mountain nnd hill in every direc tion; but there are few large rivers, and of these not more than lour or five are navigable for any considerable distance from their mouths, except by small, Hat-bottomed boats. Jamaica boasts the loftiest and grandest mountains, its cele brated Blue Mountain peak lilting its head, almost continually enveloped in fleecy clouds, more than 8000 feet above the level of the sea; Ilayti the finest rivers, among which are the Ynqiic, the Yuna, and the Artibonitc, all splendid streams; and Cuba the most fertile plains. The coasts on the south side of tho islauds are gene rally low and swampy, and on tho north side rocky and bold; but everywhere they present numerous indentations, affording many snug havens, and several capacious and secure har bors, some of which are not surpassed by any of the finest harbors in other parts of the world, there being four or five iu which tho combined navies of Europe might rido in safety. PRODUCTIONS AND RESOURCES. In no part of the world is there a greater va riety of valuable vegetable productions than is to be found In the West Indies. First in the list of those possessing a commercial importance stands the sugar-cane, for tho cultivation of which fully nine-tenths of all the low-lying lands areadmiru rably adapted. Next coines coffee, the plant flourishing in all the hilly and mountainous dis tricts, and yielding largo crops annually of the valuable berry. Pimento or allspice indige nous to the Island of Jamaica alone may be had in abundance simply for the trouble of ga thering, the tree growing wild In most parts of the country. Ginger, too, of the finest quality, is produced in abundance at o very trilling out lay of labor, as is also nrrow-root of the very best description. Tobacco, which was found by Columbus in use among the aborigines, is sue cesslully cultivated iu most of the islands. Cot ton grows spontaneously, and Is a perennial plant, the tree bearing abundantly, even in poor soils, and tho staple of the article being gene rally both line and strong. The indigo plant is a common weed in tho plains, and the cocoa tree flourishes iu tho uplands. Then there are the cabinet woods, and dye-woods so highly prized both in this country and Europe the brilliant fustic, the ruddy logwood, the rich grained mahogany, the fragrant cedar, the deli cute rosewood, the gorgeous yecca, and others too numerous for mention hero. As to the fruits and vegetables, it would require a small volume to describe, their variety and their nv- ccllencc. Some of the former arc well known in this country, such us tho pineapple, the orange, the shaddock, and'the banana, but tho finest varieties of tho iincupplo nre never ex ported, being too delicate to keep beyond throe or four days, and tho flavor ol tho imported orange is never equal to that of the freshly galliered fruit. There nre others, however, "of the rarest excellence, which can be enjoyed only in tho plnco where they are grown, their perish able nature hot admitting of their being trans ported to nny distance. Such are tho luscious neesberry; the juicy mango; the aromatic guava; the peach-like cherc-nioyd; tho unripe cocoa nut, with its limpid "milk" and delicate, jelly like pulp; and the flavorous granadillo, whoso blossom is that queen of flowers, tho beautifully variegated, exquisitely tinted grandifloru. Tho list ol field and garden vegetables includes nearly nil tho kinds successfully cultivated in tho more southerly parts of tho North temperato y.one, besides a number peculiar to tho tropics. Maize grows well In the plulus, and the swampy districts produce rice of a superior quality. Edible roots, such us yams nnd cocoas, are uni versally cultivated, and give un abundant yield. As to tho mineral resources, these are great,' but ns yet little has been done toward developing them on a scale commensurate with their im portance. In many parts of tho Island of Jamaica there are unmistakable indications of large deposits of copper oro. Tho mountains in tho southeastern part of Cuba are rich in copper, us bus been satisfactorily proved by tho largo, quantities of valuable ore every year taken out of tho famous Cobro Mines of that island. But in point of mineral wealth the luilm belongs to the Island of Ilayti, of which It has been said that "if we may give full credence to the uni-' ' versa! statements of writers upon this branch (uiintrul rcbourccs), it pre6cuu itself before us with the aspect of another California." Dhr'rig tho period of the r,nry Spanish jurwession, t h;i island yielded n'x abundance of the lireeiom metals. According to tho historian 1 (errant, there was at tta.t time a mint at Buenaventura, which colnjd from f 225,000 to 230,0)0 per annum; Sjvl Uviedo testifies that the Gov ernment royalty of one-fifth yielded annually f6,000.,000 to the National treasury. This refers to tlU; but specimens of rich silver ore have aliio licen found in several parts of the island, 'And In the Southeastern Division there is an ex tensive copper region which has been pro nounced by competent scientific authority, after careful survey, equally rich in promise with the celebrated copper district of tho south side of Cuba. Immense beds of coal have been dis covered in tho Bay of Samana; rock salt is found in large quantities on tho south coast; niurbio Is plentiful, and native iron, lead, nickel, anti mony, bismuth, r.inc, cinnabar, nnd cobalt must be added to the list. There can bo no doubt that when stable government shall have suc ceeded in Ilayti to the era of incessant political revolutions, thus ullording free scope to enter prise, and security to capital, this island will yield an amount of mineral treasures far ex ceeding the returns it gave to the rude and fitful mining operations of its first European masters. POPULATION. The aboriginal inhabitants of the West Indie?, amounting, at the period of tho discovery, to about 1,500,000, have all disappeared, with the exception of a handful of Caribs in the Island of St. Vincent, descendants of the tribo that, was found living in that island and some of the neighboring ones w hen they were first visited by the Spaniards. Spanish oppression and cruelty did their work so ellcctually that in less than a century from the time when Europeans began to settle in the islands, the aborigines bad been virtually exterminated. The present popu lation of the West Indies, according to the most recent returns, Is, iu round numbers, 3,500,000. Of this Cuba nnd Pol io Kico have between them 1,480,000: Jamaica lias 450,000; Ilayti, 800,000; and the Bahamas and the lesser Antilles number iTO.OOO. The Island of llarhadocs is the most populous of all the Antilles, being, indeed, quite us densely peopled as China. Only 21 lailes long by 14 in breadth, it lias n population, ac cording to the census of 1801, of 132,727, or about one thousand inhabitants to the square mile. From 1851 to 1801, after allowing for losses from nn epidemic of cholera, the popula tion increased by nearly 40,000 souls. This little island affords perhaps tho most remarkable in stance in the world of population pressing upon the means of subsistence, for production lias been pushed in Burbadoes to its utmost limits, almost every acre of land In the island being under cultivation, while of additional mouths to feed "the cry is still thev come." The population in ail the islauds is made up of whites, browns (or people of mixed blood), uud blacks. With the exception of Cuba and I'orto Kico, the blacks everywhere greatly outnumber the other two classes, tiie average proportion being as follows: Whites, 4 per cent.; colored, 10 jut cent.; blacks. per cent. Thus, in the Island of Jamaica, the last census taken in 1801 gives 14.000 whites and Ki.C(H) colored people, against 354,000 blacks. In Culm the case is dif ferent, the whites preponderating over blicks and colored together. According to the census of that island, taken in 18(il, the total popula tion was 1,400.000. ot which number 704.000 were whites, 225.000 free persons of color, and 371, 000 slaves. The liaytien nationality is com posed entirely of blaeks'and inulattoes,"the only whites in the country being foreigners and the consular representatives ot foreign powers; nnd here the proportion of the coloied people to the blacks is even smaller than in the Island of Jamaica. This is, however, reversed in the neighboring republic of Santo Domingo, In which there are still many of Spanish descent, and the people of mixed " blood largely exceed the blacks in number. SOCIAL CONDITION. The state of society in the West Indies is very peculiar, us might be expected from their past as well as their most recent history. Its most striking feature is its heterogeneous character. Such a mixture of blood ns we have iu the Antilles is perhaps nowhere else to be found to the snme extent on the face of the globe. The Latin race, tho Anglo-feuxon, tho Teutonic, the Celtic, the Scandinavian, the African, the Mon golian, and the Hindoo arc all represented in their purity; besides which there are large num bers in whoso veins the blood of two or more of these various races commingle iu different degrees. The introduction of Chinese and Hindoos In the West Indies is of comparatively recent date; but many of these immigrants of both races have married among the black and the colored classes, have become converted to Christianity, and have adopted the islands as their home. That part ol the population which is of Africau descent by which is to bo under stood the people ol African-European blood ns well as the blacks is, us we have already seen, by far tho most numerous; but the dominant race is the Caucasian, which here, as elsewhere, asserts and maintains superiority over the other races by virtue of its higher intelligence and its indomitable energy. With the siugle excep tion of Ilayti, the white man rules everywhere in the West Indies. The Governorships of the different colonies arc all held by whites. A few men of mixed blood are here and there to bo found on the bench, but, these excepted, tho judiciary and magistracy are white, and tho sumo remark will apply to the different legisla tive bodies, where such exist. Most of the pulpits are filled by clergymen of fair complexion and unmixed blood. The principal merchants are chiefly whites, the largo landed proprietors aro nearly all whites, and so aro most of those who practise law and medicine. Next to the whites, in point of social standing, come the colored people, as distinguished lrom tho blacks. Of late years education lias done u great deal for this class, among whom are to lie found a goodly and increasing number of men who have achieved distinction nt, some of tho first uni versities of Europe. The colored people are gradually worki: g their way, in the Britisli colonies e: j eeially, into all those departments of public and profes sional, life from which, not much more than a quarter ol a century ago, they were jealously and rigidly excluded, and are making good their claims to a !;ir share of the honors and emoluments of the public service. The blacks, thanks to slau-ry, arc everywhere the lowest iu the social n ale, the "hewers of wood and drawers of water-' being everywhere and almost exclusively of the African race. In tho islands where slavery dill exists, viz., Cuba and Porto Kico, their condition is deplorable; and in the free islands, embracing all the other parts of the West Indies, they have not yet recovered from tho blighting cliect of (lie accursed system, although they nre steaiiily marching forward iu tho path of improvement. Among the Ilaytien blacks, however, are to be found a number of very superior men, possessing rare talents, highly cultivated. with polished man ners fitting th.'.u to shine in the highest circles of soe'.i ;y. In all the free islands popular education is in a very backward state, nud the Intelligence of the masses is conse quently much below ; ir, comparatively few of tliem being able to read, and fewer still to write. 8cnools, however, are multiplying, and the peo ple aro learning to ap, reciato the value of edu l,lJ .."I .. ,rc a 11 W'A k'ul of religious fooling ,?i ,llL MR'olly "t " '"webhumong all classes, l I J ? 'Itiou.-ucss which was universal In ...Ltf !i 1U":.h"1 "Ulltu Kr 0,u,y diminished iu most of the islands. On the whole, the- cause ?ndics I m.lesmT hl f"rW,ira 1,1 " Wist Indies. It makes slow progress, It is true but considering what slavery' is,,, U. demon uiing imbrutlng effects, the. movement could hardly b. expected to advance at a more rapid rate Tho facts just stated aro calculated toeorre -t iY.Cria? .Very iml"on !,otu l Kurope and the United States. 1 he one is that the greater pan ofitho West Indies is possessed by tho negroes who cxerciso a controlling influence over so ciety, and hold the Government in their hands" The other misconception and this arises froui the first-named one Is that no civilization worthy of the name Is to bo found among tho native population of tho Antilles. It will he seen that both of these assertions are wide of the truth. The Hacks, numerically strong, ure o- daily and politically of but small account ni yet; and although the "barbarism of slavery'- still makes itself felt more or less in every walk of life, In every institution of society, the purifying and cluvHtmg influences peculiar to Christian civilization are actively nnd successfully at work, sensibly ameliorating the condition of the whole people. INDUSTRY AMI COMMERCE. Industry In the West Indies Is by no means so multiform as it Is In most other parts of the civilized world, being devoted principally to the production of a few staple articles of commerce. Of these sugar takes tiie precedence, next comas concc, then rum, and lastly tobacco. iTho Spanish coloniss stand first in tho production of sugar, JIaytl in coflee, tho Britisli colonies, espe cially Jamaica, in rum, and Cuba in tobacco. Besides these staples, the West Indies export large quantities of molasses, of five woods and cabinet woods, nnd a number" of minor articles, such ns pimento, ginger, arrow root, cocoa, beeswax, and honey. Prcvioas to the emancipation of the slaves', in 18.'W the Britisli colonies were far in advance of all the others In the raising of both sugar and coffee; but that event led to the abandonment of a largo number of plantations, their proprietors not having sufficient capital to work them profitably under the new system of labor inaugurated by freedom, nnd emancipation being tollowod in less than eight years by the triumph of the free trade policy in England, whereby the diflorcn tial duties that had theretofore operated ns a protection to the British colonial producer against his forei"n competitor were abolished. Cuba and I'orto Kico, their labor force largely recruited every year by means of the transatlantic African slave tradc.sliot ahead of their old rivals, especially in the production of sugar, thereby reversing the former relative position of affairs. Fifty rears ngo. for example, Cuba exported lOO.OOO.mK) pounds of sugar, and Jamaica nearly double that quantity; to-day tho hitter exports only 00,000,000 pounds a year, while tho former ships annually over 400,000,000 pounds. During tho hulf-ceu-tury the sugar production of Jamaica has fallen off full two-thirds, while that of Cuba has been more than quadrupled. It must not be supposed, however, that the free Islands arc retrograding industrially, or that there is truth in the oft rcpeatcd statement, maliciously circulated by men of pro-slavery sentiments, that the emanci pated negroes cannot be induced to work. The great bulk of the people work for themselves on their own holdings work hard and steadily too; nnd if exports hnve fallen off, productions for domestic consumption have largely increased, to the improved comfort and the greater happiness of the masses. . As a consequence of tho altered state of tilings in tho British Antlllean posses sions brought about by emancipation, and of the creation of a peasant proprietary, wealth is more generally diffused now tliau was the case iu the duvs of slavery. The products of the British colonies arc nearly all exported to England; those of the French colonics to France; those of the Spanish colonies principally to Spain, the United States, and England: " and those of Ilayti to the United States, France, nnd Germany." Tho West Indies have no manufactures of fabrics or hardware, being dependent for these upon European coun tries, uud to some extent, especially us regards agricultural implements, upon the L'nited States, from which latter too they import large quanti ties of flour, butter, lard, cheese, pork, beef, candles, and lumber. The import trade of the British Islands with the Slates has been steadily increasing for several years past, keeping regu lar pace with the improving condition, with re spect to material wealth, of the emancipated class, a large proportion of the products of whose independent industry finds its way to this coun t y, While nearly nil the sugar and rum 1 :oduced in these colonies on the large plantations by hired labor Is seut to England, most of the coffee raised by the small settlers for themselves is shipped to tho United States. The exports from Cuba to the United States, consisting principally of sugar, molasses, and manufactured tobacco, are immense, statistical returns showing that from the throe principal ports of shipment, viz., Cardenas, Matanas, and Trinidad do Cuba, they amount in value to about 17,000,000 a year; but the imports from the States nre insignificant in comparison with the exports hither, a result which is owing to the restrictive commercial policy of Spain toward that island, which is compelled to take articles from the mother country which slio might obtain elsewhere at cheaper rates and of better quality, and this not to protect the in dustry of the island, but simply to benefit the royal treasury. The duty in Cuba on United States flour, for example, is so high per barrel as to be in fact prohibitory.' These re marks apply to Porto Kico likewise. TI1H PAST AND THE FUTURE. As there is no fairer region on the face of God's earth tliau the West Indies, so no part of thj world has been more terribly cursed by the vil lainy of man. Time was, indeed,. when so uni versal was the reign of injustice, tyranny, and cruelty iu the Caribbean, ami so complete nnd revolting the demoralization of society iu all the colonies, that the words of the poet might have been appropriately applied: "Here every prospoct pleases. And only uian is vile." , The great banc of the Antilles has been negro slavery, in some of them, however, an autidolo has been applied, whose effects have beeu so far of the most satisfactory character; uud in those parts where the poison still actively works there Is ground f jr hope that curative ageucies will soon be iu full operation. With shivery over thrown in Cuba uud Porto Kico, tho West In dies, thereby completely delivered from the terrible curse which followed in the wake of thu first slave ship that crossed tho Atlantic more than three centuries ago, will at once enter upon a new career. What Is likely to bo their destiuy? Cuba, the most important island of them nil, cannot, if delivered from tho Spanish yoke, stand nlone. Confederation will be forced upon her by the necessities of her new positiou; and independence will thus become the stepping-stone to incorporation with tho United States, the only power to which she can look for genuine sympathy and practical aid in establishing a "government that shall be at once free, orderly, and progressive. ilayti. weak in her isolation, and a prey to internal dissensions and civil war, is already feeling her wav towards annexation to this country, as the only means of saving that republican form of government w hich her people love so well, but which they have been unable to work out successfully for themselves, as well us ot developing her immense resources. Witli Cubu and llavti integral parts of the American Union, the people of the other islands w ill soon perceive it to be their interest to exchange the dependent condition of colonists for citizenship in a gooj commonwealth; and that point once reached, nothing short of annexation will satisfy their aspirations. Tho "signs of the times" clearly indicate that tho age of colonies is drawing to a close. As far as tho Western Hemisphere is concerned, through the wretched management of Spain they have ceased to exist almost throughout tho length and breadth of the south ern half of this continent. Other and better agencies will bring the colonial system to an end in the northern half of the continent also, and tho islands adjacent thereto, as well as in all th.i tropical regions of tho New World, it Is not improbable thut before the rising generation shall have passed away, tho Stars and Stripes will bo floating over the whole of tho West In dies. A'. Y. 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Fortunately wo hud one of your liurgtar-Proof Banker's Chests inside, In which our valuables were deposited. This they went to work at wltU a will, and evidently used up all their time and tools in vain attempts to force It. The night was dark and stormy, and the fact of their kuowing where our key was kept Bhows that their plans were well matured. They tried wedging the door and body of the Chest, and the faithful safe bears evidence of the labor and skill devoted to the work. All was useless, and it Is with great satisfaction we report that upon opening it wo Xuund our securities all naff, and can therefore cheer fully Indorse the Burglar-Proof work recommended by you. You will please send the new safe purchased by ns to our couutliig-house, and take the old one, to show that some fcafts are still manufactured woithy of tho name. Imvid Dows 4 Co. FARREL, HERRING & CO., CHAMPION BAFES, NO. 629 CHESNUT STREET, 4 IT 4ptf PHILADELPHIA. PH SEVERE TEST fei AND ;icb:at xe:h 7iebi of MAKER'S FIRE-PE00F SAFES, At the Great Fire and entire destruction of the MAMMOTH SKATINO KINK, TWENTY-FIRST AND RACE STREETS. The MAISER SAFE used by Mr. Proskauer, tho Caterer, at the great Odd Fellows' Ball, was taken from the ruins the day utter the tire, and opened oil the ground, del ore an immense crowd of snectators. Notwithstanding that it had been at a white heat for a long time, the contents were found to be wholly uninjured. The hero has returned to his companions at MAKER'S SAFE STORE, .o. i:M BSACBS Street, Where he can lie examined. c 3 mwflm C. L. M A I S E It. f,) MANUFACTURER OF ZSJ FIRE AND BURGLAIt-PKOOF SAFES, LOCKSMITH, BELL-HANGER. AND DEALER IN iiULLLUJNU llAltD W AitE, J) 68 No. 434 RACE Street. SPOOL. SILK, THREAD, ETC REMOVAL.- 1'IUCES K EDUCED. W. II. 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Store t nm put in, Olhcea tilted up, New Koofg put on, and imniwliute and vpecui attention is iron to aft kinds ot Jukibinp. .... - - - liuutlemen bavins country aeate requiring new work, or repHiiiiiK done, will, by kiviuk us a cull, or Bunding a nolo, receive pruiupt couniuemUon. A trial in sulicitud. 4 H lui QEORCE PLO W'M AN, CAKPEKTEK AND BUILDER, No. 134 D0CKStreet, PhiladHK LOOKING CLASSES, ETC. J O 11.1 S HI I T If, i.ooniNt;-t;LAss and picture i it aim: MANrFACTURKR, BIELE AND PRIST PlilLlSIIER, And Wholesale Dealer In AMERICAN AND FRENCH CLOCKS AND REQU LA TORS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Also, General Ajretit for the sale of the "Eureka" Patent Condensing Coifeo and Tea Pots soiuuihhuj thut every fumily should have, and by which they can save ufty pur cent. Trade supplied at a liberal discount J53a No. 1)10 ARCH MTRKKT. AGRICULTURAL. PHILADELPHIA RASPBEWRY, JUCUN-i DA, Apiculturist, and oilier Strawberry; Lawtoc. Liui-Kuurry 1'lauta; ilartlord, Coueord, and otlier t,rai V jn.m ioraaleby T. 8. O. K. itUCTUHKK. Dolunuo, N. J. ; HATS AND CAPS. ! WAKBURTON'8 IMPROVED VF.NTI-I lft ted and eahv-rittinir nra lljttiiii1tAn..H t..wt... - - w - ....... . ,.,uvvl ( iuhh vna ltiinve d IftHtituns ot tho Muutoa. JUiuW U'i' hit root, next door to lb 'ot Othue. ij in ;jp ARZCLCRE & BUCHEY, CuHloui House llrokcm and Notaries Public No. 405 LIBRARY STREET. ALL CUSTOM HOUSE BUSINESS TRANSAO PASSPORTS PROCURED. ALEXANDER O. CATTELL fc CO. iV PRODUCE COMMISSION MKKOHANm Mo.!4BNOKTll WUARVJUj Ho. 27 NORTH W ATFR STREET. P" 'LADKLPlilA. AuajMna O. CUriau. JCujab Oattclu NS JRANOE. 1 DELAWARE .MUTUAL SAFETY INSL'K 1J A NCR COMPANY. Ineorporated by the Uwta latnre of l"enn!iylTnia, 1K15- Office, B. K. comer of TlIIKD and WALNUT Btreeta, Pnilaliil)hU. MAKINR liNSLiHANOKS On Venecia, Cav nd Freight to all nrt of the world. INLAND INWUKANOKH Oa gods by rirer, ennui, lnke and land carriage to all parte of the Union. I IRK INSDRANCKS Ob Merchandise generally ; on Store, Dwelling, Houses, asnKTs or thb oompant, November 1, liniS. Unltd States Five Per Uent. Loan, l-4tls United State 8ii Per Cent. Loan, imki ; United Stales Kit Per Cent. Loan (tor l'acino huilnwd) State ol Fenusylvauia Six I'er (Jont. Ixiau City of rhiladeliihia Mix Pur Uvnl. lian (exempt inmitax) Stale of New Jersey Nix I'erlvent. Loan Penn. Hull. Kind. Mortgage Six Per Cent, homln Penn. Kin). Second Mortgage Six Per t Cent.. liotlOs Wenlern I'enn. Kail. Mortgage Six l'er( onl. bonds (I'enn. Kailroad guarantee) Stale ot Teuneiwce Five Per Cuutl Loan Stule of Tcnmisiee Six Per Cent. tjoan Geiliii.ntoun ias Cotiiuli, piin cinl and Interest Ktiraiueiul by City of Pbnailulpliia, ikid Mmrca S( k Pennsylvania Railroad Company, ial shale Mock North Pennsylvania Railroad Co., lix) share), Stovk Philadelphia and Southern Mail Stoamahtp Co., Htl Mmrtm Sun-k Loan on lotid and ftlorttfiifcu, tiist Lien on City Properties tauo.uoo 120,(100 Btl.UUO auv.uoo lS,liU0 tovjoo 9u,uw 116,000 116,1110 a,uuo 7,(ioo 16.UKJ 10,1110 6,(100 Sii.i W '7,:no C2U8K'UU lAS.HOO-iW 6l,tJUU'UU 61, f 10 00 ai.oou'uu lu.uuo'ou Si.HiVJJ ill,(Km-00 t.uar&i le.nno-tnj 11,300 00 3, .V 10 00 15,lXKI'(KI aii.tumu $l,loe,!H)U Par. Markot value. $l.lJ0,XJi a6 , ,. Cost, tU,(fti3.( j. Real r state tW.KtM'iU Puis receivable for insurance made iU.'ifttiX balances due at agenciea, premiums on uiirine policies, accrued mtorosl.and otuerdobis duo Ibe company l,l"8i bux-k nnd scrip of sundry uorporulioiis, 431W. Kstnimted value 1,813 00 Caab in bank $lli.lrVi( Cash in drawer 4U 66 IH.663'78 tl,647.;S7-n Thomas 0. Hand, John C. liavis, James C. Hand, Tueophilus Paulding, Joseph H. Seal, Huitti Craig, John R. Penrose, Jacob P. Jones, J sinus Traquair, Kdward Darlington, mKC'ro". . . , Kdiuiind A. Snuder, Kauiuel tL Stokus, .Henry Sloan, rW iiham C. l.u 1wig, George C lipur, Henry C. llallett, Jr., IJotin 1. Taylor, iCieorge W. ttornadou, William U. BoulUin, Lio...ii. 11. 1 ' ihponcer Aiollvafne, Jnmen li. McFurlund, ri. uones nrooKe, i. 'I'. Aloriran. Pit.t.sburir. r.unuru iaiourcaue, John l Sen, ..I., " Joshua P. Jiyre, ' A. b. Merger, " THOMAS C. HAND, President, B..nT.01iN U- UAVIS, Viue-PresidenU HF.NRY LYI.BURN, Secretary. H KM R Y HALL, Asautaut Secretary. 1118 182D.-C!1IAllTEU iElu'E'rLrAL'- Franklin Fire Insurance Company OF PHILADELPHIA. Oflice, Nos. 435 and 437 CHESNUT St Assets on Jan. 1,1859, $2,677,37213 CAPITAL ACl'KUF.D SURPLUS.... PREMIUMS UNSETTLED CLAIMS. 100,00000 l,s.l,.ViS-?o i,i.i,.m;-4J inoomk for i sou, vauo.oou. Losses paiasiDcei829,OTer$5,500,000 Perpetual and Temporary Policies on Liberal Terms. The Company also ittttuon Policies on Kouia of building of mil kinds, (irouud Rents, and MortKagea, DIRECTORS. A I . 1 VI . I - Alfred O. Baker, bauiuel l.rant., George W. Kicuards, Isaac Lea. Thomas Sparks, W illiam S. (.rant, Thomas S. Kills, Guatavus S. Kenann. George ialea. ALFRED tx. bAKKlt. PruaidnnC . .tiEOUUK FALKS. Vioe-Preaident uan. vr. aicAiijjim r,n. Docretary, 'IHKOUORK M. KKOhR, Assistant Secretary. 89 A S C U R Y LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 2!U BROADWAY Cor. READE St., New York. C'usli I n piliil. !st30,(0f $l,UOU Deposited with the State of .New York as Security for Policy Holders. LEMUEL BANCS, President. GEORGE ELLIOTT, Vico President and Secretary. KMOKY McCLLNTOCK. Actuury. A. E. M. PURDY, M. U Medical Examiner. Thomas T. Tasker, fcKKNK.S 11Y tfKllMlaION. Johu M. Maris. J. B. Lippinoott, Jame Long, Juuiea Hunter, cuarics opencer, John A. W right, Arthur G. Collin, William Li vine, S. Morris W'uln, John b.McOearv. In the character of its Directors, economy of m.uoura. v.. 11. vvorue. ment, reasonableness of rates, PARTNERSHIP PLAN OF DECLARING DIVIDEN DS, no restriction in female lives, and absolute non forfeiture of all policies, and no re striction of travel alter the first year, the ASHURV pre sents a combination of advantages otfered by no otiier company. Policies issued in every foim, and ft loan of oue third made when desired. , btKCLar. AlJVAN 1A(S Offkurd to ClehQYMkw. For all further information, adreaa JAMES M. LONGAORE, Manager for Pennsylvania and Delaware. Office, No. a WALNUT Street, Philadelphia. FOKMAN P. HOLLIAS11EAD Special Agent. 41(55 ST R ICTLY MUTUAL Provident Life and Trust Cel. OF rillLADELril IA. OFFICE, No. HIS. FOURTH HTREET. Organized to promote LIFE INSURANCE auioug members of the Society of i'riiimla. Oood rinks of any clusa tuxeiiied. Policies Ihuued ou approved plans, at the lowest rates, President, SAMUEL R. 8IIIPLET, Ylce-l'rehideut, W ILLIAM 0. LoSUSTUETH, Actuary, ROWLAND i'AKUV. The advantages cilercd by ihU couipauy ure uu exeellud. a 1 27 i J K S U 11 E A T II O M 13, IN TI1B Penn Mutual Life Insurance! COMPANY. No. 921 CHESNUT STUEET, PHILADELPHIA. AJsHRTS, S-J,0,'0,00O. I tl'IIAKTLKKU UV OUR OWN STATU. iIANA;Jb:U Y OUR OWN L'ITI.U.VS'. I.OSSICS PROMPTLY TAIU. rOLKILN IS.sl L'll ON YAillOUS TLANS. Applications limy tie murte ot the Home Olllco, and at the Agencies turoughout tlio Statu, l'i Is JAM UN TRAOUA1R PRESIDENT KAitlUUIi K'l'Olil.S YIUE-PKESIDKNP JOHN W. HOKMtK A. V. P. and ACTUARY 1IOKATIO N. rVrUPllLNS... SECRETARY PIKKNIX INSURANCE COMPANY A PHILADELPHIA. INCORPORATED lull CHARTER PERPETUAL. Ko.'2' l WALNUT Street, opposite the Exuhvnxa. This Company insures from loss or dauuute by J EIRE, 1 en liberal terms, on buildiUKS, merchandise, furniture,' etc., tor limited periuds, and permanently oa building's by deposit ot premiums. '(be Company has boon in active operation for more than SIXTY YEARS, duriiiu which all loeaea have been promptly adjusted and paid. DIRECTORS. Juhn L. Hodge. , David Lewis, M. E. JUtiliony. Reujaiuin Eltinjr, Thomas H. Power, A. R. Alcllenry, Edmund Castiiloo, Suniuel Wilcox, John T. Lewis, VVilliam S. Crant, Robert W. Learning, l'. i lai a T, uariou, lawrenos Lewis, Jr., l.'.llW TJ jl 1 1, 111 h'U h'lt. President. lwis U. Norns. Samuel Wilcox, Secretary. l" rpHE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE X COMPANY. -Incorporated Heft-Charter Perpetual. No it 1 0 W A I .NUT Street, opposite Independence Bqnara. Thii UonpanV. favorably known to the oou.muuii.y lor over iorty yeare continue. Tto l"ure against lues or damaaa b,a4of"bh of for a limited time. Also on h umure. Stock, of Good. nd Meh.n,l..eener.lly oa liberal tern k- pnUICTOBB. Panlel Smith, Jr.. I 2jEuuS feELi. Robin. nl9, Hld. t:,fluo,hau,Fell. DANIEL SM1TU, Ja., President. WM. O. CBOWKIX, Screur 4Ui NSURANOE. ()mcK (IKTHK iNMjhAMK tAM KAiN V Rt,..VFt.u,"JRTH AMERICA. No. 'X.Vt WALNUT Street. I'htlarislj.lils . Incorporated 1 .,. Charter PrMtuk . . Capilal, p3H),fl(). Assets i'i,:!.Vl,009 MARIN K, INLAND, AND If IKK LNSU RANCH. , OVER VlO,000nHI TiSSl S PAID ftlNGB H , OKliAMAAiTON. Artbnr O. Coffin, Sanmol W. Junes, John A. Hrown, (. bsrles 1 aylnr, Ambrose hit, k ii hard I). Wood, Wlllmni Welsh, S. Morn W ain, Dihectuhs. timrae T Harrison, i rr.iicm it. Cops, Kdward 11. Trotter, IMw.ird K. Clarke, T. Charlton Henry. I Ahred D. .Innuu. . 1 John P. Whit. I lAiuis C. Madmrsv Jnnn at anon. tuari(m ,v , i;uR!imaa. AKIII. K i: I IITKIN. lru..,l.nt CHAi.l.LS PLAIT, Vloe-Presidon. Matthias Maiuh, Srcrma.y. 9 pj THE ENTERPRISE INSURANCE CO. OF 1 PHILADELPHIA. Olhcn Southwest Cor. K.lf 'RTH and WALNUT Streets. URE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. FF.KI'KTUAL AND I Elt.Vi POLICIES ISSUED. Csfh Capital i.taKi.onn"!) Cash Assets, January 1. 47Mi3 au . Itatrhfnrd Starr, J. Livingston Krrinirer, iaioro rrasier, .lol.n M. Atwnod, 1.,-iij. T. Iredick, i iir II. Stuart, Fitmtfn 1 v.iSMiiom, V in. tl. Bonllon, ( harhs l heeler, I'hoa. H. MotitKoniery, .icnn 11. itnmn, 'I I, ot Company insures only fust claps risks, ta king- no i'uully haxardius risks whatever, such as factories, mills, etc. F. HATCH I'd; i ST A It If, President. 1 1IDS.. II. Mli.V'i'l.ll .l I-liY Vi,.a.l,i.1.,n . tiimos Annson, ni.rx. . iMitii, (vrrt uy. jMruniAL riHE insuuanck co. LONDON. v USTAIIMSIILO lM:i.' Pa!d-np Cnplfal and Accumulated FunilH, TEEV0ST & EEEHINO, Agents, S No. 101 a THIRD Street, I'tallaclelphta. CUA8. M. FREVOST. CI IAS. V. UEKK1NQ HIPPINQ. LOKILLAKDS STEAMSHIP HUW TUKK. Hailing Tncsdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. KEDUCTION OF RATES. Sprlnp; rates, coinniciicliiK March IB. 8Billri(r Tuesdays. Thursdays, and Saturduys. On and alter 16th of March InKlit by tills lino will bo taken at 12 cents per lmi pounds, 4 cents per foot, or 1 cent per gallon, Bliin's option. Advance charges cashed at oitlcc on l'ier. Freight received at all tinii-8 on covered wharf. JOHN T. OHL, S 2S5 Pier 18 North Wharves. N. li. Extra rates on small packages iron, metals, etc. FOK LIVERPOOL AND ;QUEENSTOVN. Inman Line of Mail steamers are antutintA.! ..11 ni c&lows:- " i.. 01 itiauinester, via Halilax.l uesday. May 4, atl P M. t ity of Rsltimore, Sadirday, iilny b, ut H A. M. City of lxmdon, haturuay, Alay b'i, at II A. M. Ciiy of Huston, via Hainan, 1 uoaday. May la, at 1 P. M. And each siicceeilinK Saturday and alternate Tuesday, from Pier 45, Nort h k ivor. RATES OF PASSAGE. BY THE Man. 8TEAUKB SAIlJNd KVKUV BATtJRnAt. ' hle in Gold. Payable in Currency. FrRf r C A BIN $lno STEEKAUE ...ft35 Tolxindon Iu5; To Ix.n.lon 40 lo Paris. Hal To Paris. 47 PASSAGE BY THK TVESUAX BTEAMKH, VIA HALIFAX. HHrtT CAlllM. HTEKHAOB. Payable in Cold. Payable in Currency. Liverpool $W Liverpool $30 liulilax 2u,HalUax 1 St. John's, N. F., t am St. John's, N. F by lirant-h Steamer....? by Branch Steamer.....! 80 I'assciiirers also forwarded to Havre, Hamburg, Bremen, etc., at reduced rates. Tickets can be bought here at moderate rate by persona Wishing to send for their Inonds. l or further information apply at the Company's Offices. JOHN O. DALE, Agent, No. IS, BROADWAY, N. Vj or to O'DONNEI.L A EAULK, Aitents. 46 No. HCHESNUT Street. Philadelphia. -r CHARLESTON. S. C. TIIE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FAST FREIGHT LINE, EVERT THURSDAY". The Steamships PROMETHEUS, Captain Gray, J. W. EVERMAN, Captain Vance, WILL FORM A REl.ULAK WEEKLY LINK. The steamship PROMETHEUS will sail oa TM-KSDAY, May 13, at 4 P. M. Through bills of ladltifr given in connection with a. C. K. K. to points In the South uud Southwest. Insurance at lowest rates. Kates of freight as low as by any other route. I'or freight, apply to E. A. SOUDEU 4 CO., 8 22 tf DOCH STREET WHARF. ONLY DIKECT LINE TO FRANCE VU-iT THK GENERAL TRANSATLANTIC TA' 1 rni- 1 v.u r o 1,1 A 1 1, 01 r.AlVlJMlifS 1.1.1 v. l-n.il r, c VY lUWAKU ttA VitK, CALLINU AT RREST. , '1 he splendid new vessels on this favorite route for th Continent will sail from Pier No. 60 Worth river, a fol lows : k PEREIRF. Duchesne Saturday, ' Hay 1 LAFAYETTE Rousseau Saturday, May 15 ST. LAURENT Leniarie Saturday, May au V1LLE DK PARIS Surmount Saturday, June li PRICK OF PASSAGE in gold (inoludinf wine). TO LRE8T OR HAVRE. First Cabin tHU Second Cabin rtS TO PARIS, (Including railway tickeu, furnished on board.) First Cabin &Wa Second Cabin $88 '1 bene steamers do not carry steerage passengera. . . Medical attendance free of charae. American travellers going to or returnimj from the eon. tinent ot Europe, by taking the steamers oi this line avoid unncci'Siary risk lroiu trunsit by Enliah railway and ciossing the vhaunel, bcsiues suviug lime, trouble, and expense. UEORCE MACKENIK, Agent, , No. fi.S BROADWAY, New York. For passage in Philadelphia, apply at Adams' Express Company, to IL L. LEAF, 1 l No. 'JiO CHESNUT St.rat. At noon, from tlRST WHARF above MARKET Dtieet. '1HKOUUH RATES toaUpolnU In North and South C, . , . . ' " " . ........ .uu DUU arolma, via Seaboaid Air Line Railroad, connecting Portsmouth and to Lynchburg, Va., Tennessee, amitl W eat, via Virgiuia anu 'lenueasee Air Line and Richuioi at the and Danville Railroad. freight HANDLED BUT ONCE, and Ukenat LOWER RATES THAN ANY OTHER LINE. '1 he regularity, safety, and chearnesaof this route 00m. menu it to the public as tho most desirable medium for uaiT)ing every tlescription 01 freight. No charge) for commission, dray age, or any ax us use of traiibter. hteamsliiii insured at the 'lowest rate. Freight received daily. , WILLIAM P. OLYDR k OO., No. Vi S. WHARVES and Pier 1 N. WHARVES. W. t. foHTER. Agent at Richmond and Cily i'ouil. T. P. CROVVELL A CO., Agiuts at Norlolk. tj 1 1, ...... fc NEW EXPRESS LINE TO '" Alexandria. Oeorgetown, and Waatimirtun. I. utfli C via Chesaoeuke and Delaware Canal, with ciiiitu at Alexandria lroiu the moat direct muia fttm l.ynclibui'K, liristol, Enoxville, Naaiif lilo, Dalum, and the Southwest. Steamers leave regularly every Saturday at noon from tha first whart above alai ket street, Freight received -Mf.,, p CLYDE 4 CO.. No. J 4 North and South Wharves. HYDE TYLER, Agents, at Ueuigetown; M. F LDRIXKjE A CO., Agu( at Alexandria, 6 1 VdTIflf WOK MffWVriBir trr . aw ' - ' - - - - -. . . - ivifcix, VIA "T DELAWARE AND RARITAN iliNii. EXPRESS STEAMBOAT COMPANY PEST and QUICK IChT wuter couuuu'i iua I liEA l.uu,..,n I'liiludHlnhia aari Nmw nloa- Sicaineis leave daily lrom lira I wharf below Market street, Philadelphia, and loot of W all a(rt. Mew York. Cooil'i loiaarued by all Hie line running out of New Ynik, North, East, and W est, free of couiuiiHtiiou. Freight received ami forwarded on aooommoduting terms. WILLIAM I'. CLYDE 4 CO., Agent. No. t'lfi lllfl.A Willi.- a -.T- iM.'siTff ..""ft. .1 a m ks ill . . .. .1 u, . UllHIIVINUia, No. 119 WALL Street. New Yor'lc -T rMi)IL.ela,w.?.an(1 Kari'm Canal, SWIFT rt SURE TkAKNliniTi'i'inH , .,iu. awaaasintx I 1.I KPAT1H A Lu: , S' .". ?v.bu.BT." L' ' .'me will be resumed on and after the 8th of March, l or treighta, which will bo taken un. acoomuiodatiug terms, apply to , W. M. BA IRD A OO., j . No. 13A South Wharves. T ODGERS' ANDW0STENII0LM'8 POCKET .,,?yXK.8' Pfa.rl ,nd Kt8 Handles, of beautiful floish. RODCEHS' and WADE A RUTCHER'8 RAZOUS. and the celebrated LKOOLTRK RAZOR hOlSSORS oi tha finest quality. Razor, Knives. Rofsaor, and Table Cutlery flronnd and Polished, at P. MADURA'S, No. 1 13 S. TENTH SUwer, mIow ChesnuL Dr7f. GIRAItD, VETERINARY 8UrI C? G EON, treau all disease of hone and cattle. anil aU urgical ooeratioua, with etii ient sixonnumlauona for horse, at his.uillrmary No. tttftf MARSHALL Sireek abovt Poplar. Ill !-r. ' PHILADELPHIA, RICHMOND, JL-ii AJJO IJOKIfOLK STKAMSH1P LINK SIi KX?"2 HROUulI FREIGHT Alii LINK TO skTaP-rA-THE SOUTH AND WEST. EVERY 8ATUK1IAV.