THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1869.
FIFTH LETTER OF 1ICRNAN CORTES.
JVom tkt London Saturday Htoitw.
The flptirc of Ilcrnan Cprtns. nuirtdrf out In no
il and tearing relief among the early records
f Spanish conquest and dominion in the New
World. Ills name may have Buffered In vulgar
estimation from Its juxtaposition with thotto of
filibuftcts or course and ruthleM adventurers
like Almagso and I'Uarro. The Impartial voice
f the historian, however, and the still more em
phatic evidence of his own despatches and
achievements, comliino In securing justice for
Cortes as a man of rare hreadth of intellect,
frcat powers of statesmanship, and a liberality
I spirit vastly in advance of his age. Mr. 1 res
eott has done much to. set Jn Its true light tli6
freat work compressed into so marvellously
ricf a space by Cortes' energy and during. M r.
Helps is only nt a loss whether to comparQ hiiu
most nearly with Osar, with Augustus, or with
Chailcs V. Of late years the publication ot
much important and interesting matter long kept
tjack from the light has brought forward this
hero to tell as it were from the tomb the
tale of more than ono unknown or forgotten
rpisodc in a career of brilliant courage and ad
ventnre. One of the least understood or appre
ciated of these passages in the life of Cortes
was his wonderful expedition to Honduras. The
letter containing the record of this romantic
and daring, but skilfully planned and eventually
fruitful, exploit was known to have formed the
filth of a series of despatches written by Cortes to
the Knipcror Charles V. This, however, to
gether with the first, which gave an account of
the hero's landing at Vera Cruz, had long been
missing. Robertson was the first to suspect that
they might probably be fouud. amongst the
archives lit Vienna, Charles -having -been in
(fcrmany when one of them at lcat reached
Europe. Such turned out to be the case. In a
manuscript volume in the Imperial Library
an attested copy of the lirrt letter was found,
of which that diligent historian forthwith pub-lu-lud
an abstract among tUe notes and illustra
tions to his "History of America. .' Along with it
in the same manuscript volume was Cortes' tilth
letter, or Carta quiuta fe lit tm-ion, which w.ih
printed for the first time in 1S44, in the fourth
volume of the Colcrclon tie DoctOm ntox ini'dion
para la Ilixloria de Epana. The first letter
had previously appeared in the first volume of
the tame series. Both have since been re
printed, first bv Don Knri'iue de Yedia. in Uiba
dencyra's JiiblioUra Autori Vlasicos, and
subsequently by Don I'ascual de (layangos. of
the Spanish Academy. Doubts have been enter
tained concerning the earliest of these letters.
Though signed with Cortes' name, it appears to
have been addressed to Oniric V by the Jns
liiia y lltgimiviitn, or municipal corpora
tion of Vera Cruz. . A separate, and proba
bly fuller, report 'it' is thought likely
must have been sent from the conqueror's own
pen, in accordance with his known habit and
bent of mind. It was the opinion of Gonzales
Uarcia, who was the first to reprint the second.
third, and fourth letter, that this independent
despatch of Cortes was no other than the one
suppressed by the Council of the Indies at the
request of l'amphiio do Xnrvncz,' or that which,
Juan de Florcs took Ironi AIoiim de Avila. No
such doubt 4. however, attach to the fifth letter,
the most valuable fit all iu a ncou'raphical point
of view, if not for t'10 iinvre-t kindled bv
its tale of hazards and adventures, or the
light it throws upon the mind and
character of the narrator himself. The
Cotiucil of the Ilakluyt Society "have done well,
in our opinion, in excl'udiu It from the list of
their publications; and they have been fortunate,
or rather let us gay judicious, in their choice of
a translator, the editor of the original text of
the "Cartas de Hernan Cortes ai Kmperador
Carlos V" (Paris, lStMi. The. second, third, and
fourth letters had been tran-lated by an Ameri
can writer, Mr. George Kolxm. iu li4:; but M.
de Gayangos is the first, as far as we know, to
turn into "English the curious despatch betore
ns. His version is marked by clearness and free
dom, and though we have "not the original at
hand as a means of verification, the scholarUko
style of the translation gives us thorough confi
dence in its fidelity. A concise but clear intro
duction puts us in pocMon of the chief points
connected with the bibliography of the Mibjeei,
together with the causes which" led to the expe
dition. ,
Cortes, it is well known, shared the idea
then common with his countrymen and many
of the leading men of adventure, that a strait
was to bo found connecting' the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans, the latter being no other than
the far-famed Indian Ocean. "Most of all." he
writes to the Emperor, in his tcrrera Marion,
"do I exult in the tidings lately brought me
of the Great Ocean; for in It, as cosniographers
and those learned men who know most about
the Indies Inform me, are scattered innumerable
isles, teeming with gold and pearls, abounding
in precious stones, as well as in spices, and
where I feel confident secrets aud admirable
th ings may be discovered. And airain,
in 1'24, lie writes, "Your Majesty may .
be assured that, knowing as " I do
how much you have at heart the dis
covery of this trreat mystorv of the seas,
I shall postpone all interests and projects of my
own some of them of the highest moment for
the fulfilment of this great object." No sooner
had he entered Mexico the second time than
Cortes fitted out two expeditions, which, after
reaching Mechuacan. penetrated to the borders
of the Great Southern Oeeuu, even bringing back
gold and pearls from the Cftilf of California.
Another exploring party pushed along the south
ern coast as far as Florida. A third and larger
squadron was next despatched under Christoval
de Olid, a brave ollieer, with orders to form a
settlement at Honduras, and thence to cruise
along its northern shore towards Darien, in quest
of the mysterious strait. Olid, however, proved
unfaithful, and on reaching the Havanuah de
clared himself, under the promptings of Velas
quez, the bitter enemy Of Cortes, independent of
his chief. On hearing this. Cortes despatched
forthwith his kinsman, Francisco de Las Casus,,
with a small force iu three vessels, with orders
to seize and bring back the rebel. Las Casus,
having been wrecked upon the shore, was
thrown by Olid into prison. Aided, however,
liy Gonzalez Davila, another victim to olid's
, tyranny, a plot was raided by La Caas
which ended in Olid's , being 'seized, tried
by court-martial, and beheaded at Naeo. Menu
while Cortes, having 110 tiding-, as ret of the
death of Olid, resolved to go in person to II011
' dnras, not only w ith a view to restoring his lo-t
authority, but with the hope of realizing his
durliug viniou of an inter-oeeanie communica
tion. On October 12. lJWL lie left Mexico on the
.expedition described in the graphic despatch
before us. The leading outlines of the iournev
have been pursued by many historians, anil
most recently by Mr. Helps. But there Is a
rigor and a reality In the hero's own slinplv-told
tale which give an interest to every detail. To
verify throughout the spots visited by Cores in
this marvellous inarch through almost impene
trable forests, swampy plains, or lofty
mountains,- seems all but a hopeless task.
Mr. Prescott, after examining the bet maps
of Spanish, French, and Dutch geographers,
conld Identify no more than four or five of the
places indicated by Cortes. The diary of his
stout-hearted lieutenant. Bernal Diaz, gives us
little additional help in this respect. Mr. Arthur
Morclet, an enterprising French traveller, who,
- about ten years ago. traversed 11 great part of
Cortes' route, cither failed to recognize the land
marks indicated by him. or was without know
ledge of his letter." The dilliculty of represent
ing or identifying in writing the local proper
names is a maiu element in the problem, en
hanced as it is by the fact of the record being
written after an Interval during which the names
of Iudiuu localities and chiefs may have escaped
the writer's memorv. The small village of Los
. Tres Cruzes, near Palenque. retains in its name
some traces of hl visit. We kuow also that he
crossed the Sierra de los Pedernales by a danger
ous pass, to which lie gave the name of Puerto
del Alabastro, and alter a march ot live ttays
reached a large lake, which could be no other
than the Luguua do Peten, otherwlso called
I tut, in the country of the warlike
Lacandoues. The ruins of the "teocallis,"
( or native temples, here long marked his passage,
beyond the sites of the two towns of Naeo and
Nito, where the miserable relics of tho former
epedi;)ojjB were found, UtUo clo of tho route,
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which encoded over a thousand miles, cjrti with
certainty 4e determined. It must have led tho
explorer mom thnn "nee over the Klo do San
Pedro. ntft.perJ.nps, too, across tho Uiimainta,
over' one of which rivers Cortes speak of a
bridge having been thrown 934 spans In length.
Native writers speak of some of those bridges
being, long ,ktw,n a" J-"8 Puentcs de Cortos,
Minnirh thev ncitlect to specify their exact sites.
Of the engineering skill, no less tlmn the.chl-J
valfe-us spirit, patient courage, ana powers 01
command exhibited by Cortes, through all the
Jicrlls and hardships ,of this march, we can
lardly form too high an cstimato. Of his own
prowess, he seems indeed' all but unconscious
throughout. It Is the hand of Providence
that. extricates from the most desperate
straits.' "ft was1' 'after having previously
commended our souls to God," that "we threw,
be writes, "11 bridge over a morass three hun
dred pacts in breadth." Over these terrible
morasses, from the depths of which nothing
could lie seen but tho patch of sky over their
heads, his slender party constructed within the
space of aliout twenty leagues no fowcr.Uian
filty bridges for the passage of men and horses,
llisicntirc force at starting consisted of "ninety
three horse, besides cross-bowmen and arque
busicrs and thirty and' odd foot, making in all
a total of U:0 men." From Hertml Diaz wo learn
that Coites' little force which he 'raises to &"
lighting nun, including Guacacualcan aud
Mexican settlers was supplemented by a
btith r and steward, several musicians, dancers,
juj.lcis, and buffoons, besides the leader's per
sonal ntiuueof several pages, young men of
family, amongst whom was Monlcjo, the future
conqueror of Yucatan. Cortes also enjoyed the
sot iety and aid of his famous mistress and inter-
nter Marina, concert. intr whom his own narra
tive kt cps silence. ' A map furnished to him by
the pcrple of Tal asuo aud iculaugo enabled
l.im to 1 rosecute his route through the province
ot Cupilco to another called Cagoatan, where
the provisions came to hand which he had, with
much Ion thought, arranged to meet him. They
had be'i ii foi warded in a great caraval to the
month of the Tabasco river, and sent up the
stream in native canoes. The natives, as a rule,
tied at the approach of Europeans, burning
their dwellings, and what the Cortes terms their
' 'mosques," even, getting drowned as they
crowded to cross' the river, till reassured, in
part, by his friendly overtures. ..-Ho seems to
have shown tolerance, with much earnest zeal,
iu j ointing out to the Indians the errors of their
idolatry, and the truth of the Catholic faith, but
iigiii iiki cannibalism lie would observe 110
quarter:
"It happened, lHiwevc, that a Spaniard saw nno of
til- Indians who hail come with me from Tcmixtitlau
alitig a piece of tlesli taken from the liody of another
Indian, whom he had K tile 1 on 1 tit- l'liitf I.tapan.
; A ht 11 1 lie case was reported to me, I had the Indian
arrested, and there. In 1 lie presence nl the chief, had
1 1 i 1 1 1 burnt alive fur havinjr slain ami nfterwanls eaten
of his lellnw-creatuiv mi nbomiiirttlun which .your
Majesty, am! I myself In your royal name, have re
peatedly deprecated, ordering the people of those
I arts to abstain from it. I therefore made the lord
iiiiileistand tliat ff 1 punished that man with death it.
was because, in disobedience to your-Maji'sty s com
mands, he had slain and afterwards eaten of the flesh
of his fellow-creature. That my wish was that no
body should be hurt, ha : injr been sent to those parts
.merely lor the purpose 01 protisrtlng.them ami j-.ikinjr
care of their property, t.s well as showing tlieni the
wtiy of worshipping one only God. who is 111 heaven,
Creator 111. d .Maker of all tilings, by whose will all
living creatures are governed. I u order to do this,
tin y were to relinquish all their Ido'l and their abo
minable riles, because they were nothing more thau
lies and deceptions of the devil, who. beingthe sworn
enemy of mankind, had devised those and other
similar arts to ensure their perpetual damnation iu
the midst of horrible and everlasting tortures. That
the devil was thus tnii.g to hail tlu-iii away lrom the
knowledge of one only aud truiMiod, shaiting them
from the path of salM.tion. and preventing, by all
means in his power, that they should partake of that
lilury aud blessed happiness awaiting those who be
lieve iu find. In an abode of everlasting bliss, which
the devil himself had lust ow liig to his disoUediciice,
and malice. '
At one point, where all progress was barred
by a wide and dee' lagoon which it would have
taken twenty days to round, tiie idea of a retreat
gained so much ground among his Spaniards
that they "almost dared." Cortes writes, "to
whisper it in inv presence." The hero's resource
here lay in the Indian chiefs, whom he so in
spired with his energy, combined with promise
of reward, that they ""agreed to work viribus et
jiOffe" at a bridge, "over which in less titan four
days the whole tif the men and horses passed.
So'solidly built was it. the writer boasts, thai he
hud no doubt "it would stand upwards of tun
years without breaking, unless it ' was
burned down." It was formed of up
wards of one thousand beams, the smallest of
which was as thick round as a man's body, and
measured nine or ten fathoms In length." The
construction was mainly due to the skill of; the
native engineers. "1 can assure your Majesty,"
Cortes confesses, "that I do not believe there is
a man in existence capable ot explaining in a
satisfactory manner the dexterity which .these
lords of Teiiuxtitlan and the Indians tiuder-them
displayed in constructing the said bridge. I can
only say that it is the most wonderful thing that
ever was seen." Cortes' despatch displays
throughout his enlightened sense of t lie capacity,
the bravery, and the loyal tv of the native races,
and his belief that by" mild and just" treatment
they' might be firmly attached to the Spanish
rule. It is with regret that we find him on his
return, while still in the monastery where he
stayed six days, "until he had confessed all his
sins." superseded by virtue of the royal mandate
in charge of Ponce de Leon. Here the narrative
ends with a manly assertion of the writer's loy
alty and fidelity, as well as an indignant denial
of the charges of rapacity and malversation
brought against him by his enemies. In a char
acteristic passage, not without a tinge of
irony, "from fear that His Majesty might
imagine that he asked too much In ardor that
his proposition might be rejected." he under
takes "thoujrh the sum was hardly sufficient
tor his decent maintenance at Court" to be
contented with ten millions of reals of yearly
revenue, surrendering to the Emiieror every
thing he possessed in the New World. V'e
know too well what treatment awaited the man
who had enriched the Spanish monarehv with
the fairest of lis colonial possessions. It U :i
sign of the dogged resolution of Cortes that we
find hint closing his letter, dated at Tenuxtitlau.
September 8, l"i, with the announcement of
his having just started another expedition to
the country he had already so laboriously tra
versed, in the lull assurance" of having shortly to
apprise his Majesty of the triumphant discovcrv
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RICKEY, SHARP & CO.,
NO. 727 CHESNUT STREET.
IN NEW AND BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS.
RICKEY, SHARP & CO.,
' NO. 727 CHESNUT STREET,
4 9'frp rillLADELrniA.
LINEN STORE,
No. 828 ARCH STREET.
AND NEW STORE,
No. I 128 CHESNUT Street.
OUR NEW IMPORTATIONS.
SUMMER LINENS
FOR TRAVELLING SUITS.
LINEN DRILLS AND DUCKS;
FOR BOYS' WEAR.
PRICES RIGHT.
We Intend that our customers shall always find
OUR liOODS ELIAI3LE, AND OUR PRICES TIIE
LOWEST. 9 30 wflll
PRICE & WOOD,
N. W; CORNER EKiHTII AND FILBERT.
BLACK SILKS!
IB LACK SILKS!
Black Gros Grain Silks, 2, 12-25, 2-35, f2-50, f3,
13-50.
Mixed Poplins lor suits at 33, 35, 37, 45, up to 90
cents per yard.
Plaid Mohairs, 25 cents per yard.
French Lawns, neat styles, 20 cents per yard.
Black Alpacas, good qualities, at &iyl 45, 50, 02,
75 and 90 cents.
WHITE ;OOIs WHITE (jOOI)S!
Plaid and Stripe Nainsooks, PUld and Stripe Swiss,
soft finish Cambrics, Jaconets, Victoria Lawn, Nain
sooks, Swiss Muslins, and Pintles.
Handsome Marseilles (guilts, very cheap.
Honeycomb and Jacquard ('uilts.
Table Linens, Napkins and Towels.
Bargains In All-wool and Domet Flannels.
Best makes Bleached and Unbleached Muslins.
Sheeting and Pillow-case Linens.
Ladles' and (ients' Hosiery and Gloves.
Ladies' and Gents' Handkerchief.
Gents' Neck Ties, Shirt Fronts and Suspenders.
Ladies' aud Gents' Gauze Merino Vests.
Hamburg Edgings anulnsertlngs.
PRICE & WOOD,
N. W. CORNER EIGHTH ANI FILBERT.
N. B. A new lot or Parasols and S;in Umbrellas.
Joiivln's Kid Gloves, best quality.
Kid Gloves at 11 a pair. 4 3sw!
JNDIA SHAWLS AND SCARFS.
GEORGE FITCEZl,
No. 916 CHESNUT Street,
Invites attention to his elegant stock or
INDIA SHAWLS AND SCARFS,
BLACK AND FANCY SILKS,
JAPANESE SILKS,
MATERIALS FOR SUITS,
DRESS and FANCY GOODS IN GREAT VARIETY,
Purchased on tho most advantageous terras lor
catih, ami will bo suld as cheap as ut any store In
the city. 6 Tim
N. B. India Shawls altcrdd, repaired, aud cleaned.
PATENTS.
VaFFICEFOU PROCURING PATENTS,
FORREST BUILDINGS,
NO. 119 S. FOURTH STREET, PHI LA.,
And Marble Buildings, ;
No. m SEVENTH Street, opposite U. S. Patent
Olllce, Washington, D. C. !
II. HOWSON, '
Solicitor or Patent'
C. HOWSON,
Attorney at Law.,
Communications to be addressed to the Principal
Otnce, Philadelphia. ,
5 1 lm
"PLUMBING AND OAS FITTING.
I- WJU
PRACTICAL
PLUMBER, OAS TITTER, Y
FlFtE AND BUR OL. Aft PROOF'S AjFE,
M V. IX V I N'S
Patent Alum and Dry Plaster
FIRE-PROOF SAFES
ARK THE MOST DKSIRAF.LK FOR QUALITY
' FINISH, AND TRICK.
MARVIN'S
j - T J t ?
SPHERICAL BURGLAR SAFES
Cannot te Sledged !
Cannot to "Wedged !
Cannot be Drilled
BANK VAULTS,
VAULT DOORS,
. EXPRESS BOXES,
FAMILY TLATE SAFES,
COMBINATION LOCKS,
Please send ror a catalogue to . . 1
MARVIN & CO.,
721 CHESNUT Street,
(MASONIC HALL), PHILADELPHIA, , , , ,
2CS BROADWAY, NEW YORK ' '
i
108 BANK STREET, CLEVELAND, OHIO.
SECOND-HAND SAFES OF ALL MAKES FOR
SALE LOW. 2 13 8w3m
SAFES AND MACHINERY MOVED.
SEVERE TEST
AND
UK EAT TKIU.UPtl
OF
MAKER'S FIRE-PROOF SAFES,
At the Great Fire and entire destruction or tho
MAMMOTH SKATING ' RINK, TWENTY-FIRST
AND RACE STREETS.
The MAISER SAFE used ly Mr. Proskaner, the
Caterer, at the preat Odd Fellows' Ball, was taken
lrom the niina the day alter the Hre, and opened on
the ground, before an Immense crowd of Spectators.
Not witliHtamliiiK 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
MAISER'.S SAFE STORE,
o. 131 ICACi: Street,
Where he can be examined.
S 3 mwrim
C. L. M A I S E R,
MANCFACTCKEK OF
TTTTT VT 1 IT t ' T . . 1 Tl T 1 1 C . T7. t. C
m r inc. a;iii dihitlaiw uwr oArr.,
LOCKSMITH. BELL-HANGER. AND DEALER IN
BUILDING HARDWARE,
3 6 No. 434 RACE Street.
CARPETINGS, ETO.
1869
SPRING.
1869
LEE DOM & SHAW,
No. OlO -.VliCII Street.
We are now receiving a very large stock or NEW
GOODS for
srxixria sales.
Embracing all tho new styles or
CAKPETINGS,
FLOOlt OIL CLOTHS,
.MATTINGS, !
8JVwfn3ra ETC. ETC.
SPOOL. SILK, THREAD, ETO.
"I EM OVAL PRICES KEDUCED.
W. II. 3IVI3R1T:Y I
Would respectfully call the attention of his old cub
toniers, and all manufacturers of Clothing and
Shoes, and others, who use Spool Silk, Thread, Cot
ton, Needles, Shuttles, and Sewing Machine Trlin
miups generally, that he has removed from No. 122
North FOURTH Street to
i
No. 235 ARCH Street,
Where ho will be happy to see all, and soil all goods
at reduced prices, and defy all competition In prices
and quality.
3 Bwfmara W. II. MABREY. No. i?A ARCH St. '
VELOCIPEDES.
gPECIALTY OF
PONY 1 II .V TONS
JkKD ' ' ' J
'."Velocipedes, j
OF TIIE LATEST STYLES and LOWEST PRICES;
Together with all the NEW SPRING PATTERNS ot
flint-clans PHAETONS AND CARRIAGES, linstock
and nulkh. For Bale by ,'
S. W. JACOBS,
; JfWm No. 911 ARCll STREET.
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INSURANCE. '
T,H E. ri A T I.Cv N A'L
LIFE ' INSURANCE COMPANY 1 '
; ' " ' or tot '" rT
United States of America,
' "' WASinNOTON, D. C.
CnARTERKD BY SPECIAL ACT OF CONGRESS '
APPROVED JULY 8ft, 1BC8. i
'-, .. ;
.1 ' '
CANII CAPITAL, l,OO0,000.
n RANCH OFFICE 1 :
FIRST NATIONAL BANK EUILDINQ,
PHILADELPHIA, '
Where the business or the Company is transacted,
and to which a'.l general correspondence nuould be
addresaed.
DIRECTOltS.
Cl.ARKNCK II. Cl.AKg,
Jay tooKir,
John W. Ki.i.m,
W. U. MOOKHKAR,
(iKOKl t Tylkk,
J. 11U.CKLKY CLAKK,
;E. A. ROI.UKS,
'Hknry l. Cmikr,
William E. ('tt amolrr,
.UllIN i). 1IKPKKKS,
'EllWAKO DtllHiK, -,
11. C. FAUNKSTOCr.
OFFICERS. . ;
Clarknck H. t'i.ARK, Phlladnlphia, President.
Jay C'ookk, Chairuiau Fiiiauco anil Executive Com
mittee. Hknky D. Cookr, Washinfrfnn, Vc.prsldnr.
Kmkkpon W. Pket, l UUiKieiphia, Secretary and
Actuary.
E. S. Tt'KNKR, Washington, AsMsfant Secretary.'
Francis G. Smith, M. U, M. dicul Director.
J. Kwino Mkaiui, M. D., Assistaut Medical Direc
tor. MEDICAL ADVISORY HOARD.
J. K. Bakkem, Surgeou-Ueueral U. S. A., Wash
liigtou. P. J. lloKwm, Chief Medical Department, U. 8. N..
Washington.
D. W. Bliss, M. D., Washington.
SOLICITORS AND ATTORNEYS,
ncn. William E. chakpler, Wastitngton, D. C.
UJiOKUB IIakuwu, Philadelphia, la.
THE A.I3VA.:NTA.01s4
. Offered by this Company are : 5
It U a National Company, chartered by special' act
or C tid'e.-s, i-s.
It 1 11M a t.;i iil-tip capital of t1.W0,(KK).
It uers low rates of premium.
It 1 iinihlics larger Insurance than other companies
for ti.u same limney.
. It i. dellnlte and certain in Its terms.
It Is a home company in everv locality.
Its policies are exempt from attachment.
There are, no unnecessary restrictions ia the poli
cies. Every policy Is non-forfeitaUe.
Policies may be taken which pstv to fh Insured
their full amount ami return all tiie premiums, su
that thu insurance custs only the lutcrcst ou the an
nual payments.
Policies may be taken that .will par to the Insured,
after a certaiu number of years, d ii in l-f,., an an
nual income of one-tenth the amount na.ned In tho
policy.
No extra rate is charged for risks upon the lives or
females.
It insures hot to pay dividends, but at so low a cost
that dividends wtll tie Impossible. 8 8 wsrp
TERRA COTTA WORKS."
Q.LOUtE;sTER TERRA COTTA WORKS.
DIXEY 4 CO.
STORE AND OFFICE
NO. 122 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
ABOVE arch,
PHILADELPHIA, , :
MANUFACTURERS OP
DOUBLE GLAZED VITRIFH2D
DRAIN PIPES,
With Branches, Bends, Sleeves,-Traps, etc
DRAINING TILE, PAVEMENT TILE,
PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL CHIMNEY TOPS,
HOT-AIR FLUES,
HOPPEKS,
GARDEN VASES,
STATUARY, ETC.
OWNERS, BUILDERS, AND. CONTRACTORS
Will consult their interests by giving us a call. '.
Having a large supply ol all kinds constantly on
hand, and delivered at the shortest notice.
Respectfully soliciting your orders, we are, yours,
B3tr . DIXEY CO.
TRUNKS.
IMPROVEMENT IN TRUNKS
All Trunks now made at
THE "GREAT CENTRAL" TRUNK DEPOT,
Have Simons' Patent Safety Hasp and Bolts, which
securely fasten the trunk on hoth ends with heavy
Bolts, and In the centre with the ordinary lock. Posi
tively no extra charge.
GREAT CENTRAL TRUNK DEPOT. ;
N.W. Cor. Serenth Ac Chenut St.
TRAVELLERS' NOTICE Purchase yonr trunks
with Simons' Triple Fastening, heavy bolts; no fear
lock breaking, at the Central.
8 1 8m No. 701 CHESNUT Street.
OARPENTERS AND BUILDERS.
JOHN W. FRAZIER;
No. 413 CHRISTIAN 6TREET,
CARPENTER AND BUILDER,
Shop, No. 811 GRISCOM Street,
South of Spruce, between Fourth and Fifth street,
PHILADELPHIA.
AU orders by Mail promptly attended to,
BUILDING IN ALL ITS BRANCHKS DONE. .
Store t route put in, Clllicen tilted up, Nmw Kuoia put on,
nd immediate and tpecuil atteuiton kivou to ttil kiude of
Jobbing.
Gentlemen having country pU requiring new work, or
repairing done, will, by giving uh a cull, or s-mliiig a note,
receive prompt cuneiileraMou, A trial is olu iteJ. i U lm
QEORCE PLOWMAN,
CAltrEXTEK AKD BUILDER,
TTo. 134 BOCK Street, PliilacffiJoHia,
AGRICULTURAL.
EARLY VALENTINE, YELLOW SIX
.t. Weeks, Mohawk, China Red Fye, I innhorry Bub
Roane Alw, Large Lima, Giant Was, tluUih Cane Kniftt
Bvana, etc. etc.
HACKER. WETHER ILL A CO.,
417 tmw lmrp So. mi MAKKKT Street.
SEEDS GARDENERS. FARMERS, AND
a ot her who may want pure and reliable Seed of our
ou growlh, can be aupiilmd t
HACKER, WETHERILL A CO.'S, ,
Sued CrowMin nnfi finalm-n,
417mwlmrp. ' No. tv5 MAKKKf (Street.
Sund for dencriptive price het.
fj EXTRA EARLY, , CARTER'S EIK3T
3 Crop, Tom Thumb, Dan O'itourke, t:hiimpion of
ruglaml, 1-ugenle Hlue Imperial, Karly Waaliington,
hturl Marrow, and all other vanotiee of Feat.
, HACKKK. WKTHERM.L A CO.,
- nl! Ko. Sno MARKET 8treet
rr EARLY YORK' 'p'aptv wtvvtvoI
jXZ etadt. Large Drumhoad, and Mat Dntflh Cabbage;
I-.iugbcarlet. tarly Red Turnip ; Early Olive-aiiaped Kad
Wi: Long Orange and Early lforn (tail, Paranm, Spin
naih.ete. HACKER, WETHKRILL A OO..
4 17 amw lmrp fto. (jot MAKKEf Street.
PHILADELPHIA RASPBERRY, JUCUN-
flte
PUuU; Hjfcrtf(,rd. Concord, and other (irp
Vinee. loraaieby
osu
Delanoo, N. J.
BOOT8 AND SHOES.
TO THE PUBLIC TIIE FINEST AND)
largeat aeaortment of the latest etylee of Boot.
(aiL.ra, and Shoe for Men aud ikiye can b
bad at
ERNBST 8OPP8
. . . Ijirne Knulilinhment,
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