THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, , TUESDAY, : MAY ' 1 8, 1 8C9 . , UK CIVIL SERVICE ABROAD. , .Aairrlrnn KriirrHentmlvrn nt the Conrta of Forriiin NnUonw-InicroKitiin; ItvHatloim-A . Veep Hirhlnd the Hcenrs at a Far-off Diplomatic Aspntn. London, May 1. IttCSt. Your correspondent hue travelled over just one-half of the Kustcru hemisiihere. Abyssinia, Arabia, India, Kjrypt. Crete, Syria, Palestine, Turkey In Asia and Turkey in Europe, (Irecie, the Cycladcs, Italy, Kranec, Spain, Kn'lund,; and Southern Russia have I vlniu-d. Much that I have seen has been detailed already In Bwcetesf morsels tidbits, iYVlt.tdlilin in juillKll iiiitinii v...... 0 mercc, public works, finance, politics, wars, history, varied with descriptions of the chrono logical distributions of the different empires, kingdoms, states, republics, colonies, over which my erratic footsteps led. The every-day life of tho'varlous peoples inhabiting these countries have I also dwelt upon, and every publicist in America I. hope has been considerably onlight ' rned thereby. But now, after your correspond ent's return to England, preparatory to another extensive journey which your agent tells me I am to take, and acting upon a suggestion given to ino by your agent, do I find myself called tipon to touch upon another topic, which hitherto I have not dime, ami tills is "Our Civil Service Abroad." With the view to make our generous republic acquainted with the aetunf present condition of the American diplomatic body abroad, do I open my portfolio and extract ituch information as notes taken upon the spot will afford me. Paraphrasing once more, so that no selfishness or unworthy motives may be ascribed to your correspondent by your readers, let me stuto before commencing my work that whatever re velations are herein contained may be believed, because I can have no object whatever in dis torting any actuality with which I am acquainted and are herein set dowu. Articles referring to the same subject on which I am about to write, .have at intervals appeared in some of the American-magazines, but they were not written by me, nor by an impartiafobserver of events and actions; they were the emissions ol interested persons of men already in the employment of the Government of an American Consul now on service. Your correspondent was at his elbow while he wrote one, and of a verity I could not help but smile at the platitudes and arrogant postulates upon which lie was enlarging for the purpose of obtaining from Uovcrunienl a larger Hilary. Would it be believed if I were to state that the American public, are the worst represented at .foreign courts of any other nation on the eartli ? And yet such is the fact. Why ? Because the majority of our representative have not been chosen as the most eligible for their present po sitions, but are appointees of a set of politicians, whoso chief aim and study is how to dispose of their friends. It is natural for men to think of their own friends and relations lirst. but if these friends and relations are totally incapacitated to perform the set duties, they do themselves grievous wrong in pcrsiothlg to retain them in their situations. I low very wrong, how very sinful is it. then, when politieians, though con vinced of their friends' incapacity and want of intellect, persist in using their influence to pre serve unfit appointees in public ollice, when each passing day of such oUiccship is at the expense of our national dignity. But let the reader pay attention and follow me while I indicate some instances of real absurdities. TUB AMERICAN LEGATION AT THE COURT OK ST. JAMES. Starting at the initial point on the route to the European Continent, we llnd ourselves in the neigh borhood of the Court of St. J times the Kng.'lsli Court. Mr. Keverdy .Johnson no, I should have said, in newspaper parlance, the Hon. Keverdy Johnson) is the appointee at this court. Hen. Keverdy John son, it Is said, is a gentleman, a scholar, and a states man. High and necessary qualtlleations these are before a thinking man can lind it in his heart to sanction so important an appointment us an ambas sador or the representative of a nation. Mr. Johnson has now been in otlle-e some months. Those who have traced his career thus far must have arrived at some conclusions concerning his capability and adaptibility for this very Important post. We all know, and It Is apparent to the most casual observer, that Mr. Johnson is a gentleman and a scholar. Hut ef the other qualification, what of It? Can any intelli gent American place him among the category of statesmen ? No, not one. What has he done, then, to forfeit that name ? This, chlefest of all. Jle has, "'.Ike another Lamartlne, sanrllieed the reputation of a man of action and the statesman to spd'elies, In striking contrast to his calm, dispassionate prede cessor, does the conduct of Mr. Johnson appear. Before the moat slowly deliberative people in the world he commenced nis diplomatic duties with Htnmp speeches. For awhile he was listened to with respect, his eminent office demanded that, and Eng lishmen listened to the American representative with a respect blended with curiosity. But his speeches liecaine vapid and uninteresting, simply because they were but commonplace rehearsals of what the peo ple had heard from his own mouth, and had read in every paper scores of times before. His dogmatic and Imperious expressions, eirects of premature con clusions on his part concerning the Alabama claims, were caught up and ridiculed by a people who, more than all others, detest clap-trap speeches, and are seldom prone to hasty declarations. As we wish to stand well in the eyes of the world, all earnest, thoughtful Americans must deplore this lack of tact tm the part of Mr. Johnson. In the minds of the in habitants of the British Isles, lie has established the lact, beyond all doubt, that we are still in the Martin Chuz.lewit era, and Unit stump speaking is still idiosyncratic of native born Americans. He also ex posed himself to unkind remarks, if not Insults. The Xatunltttj Jtcvii w was in Its glory, and many were the mmgent sarcasms levelled at our unfortunate Minis ter's head for his guileless remarks before beef-eating corporations and insolent members of mechanic lu stitutes. I confess to having felt, with several other Americans, as if I were sitting on thorns while erra tic Mr. Johnson made his extraordinary tour over England, and what wayward spirit prompted him to declaim, with the feeble diffusiveness so characteris tic ot mm, neiore every iieei-iaeeu, iai-iraiiicii huh mUitte that thought tit to call upon him for a speech, is beyond my knowledge. Andrew Johnson's tour was not more undignified or more out of place than Mr. Keverdy Johnson s was. His reasons were accord ing to Ids own statements he hoped to cement in bonds still llrmer the love existing between the two nations, and to erase from English minds the idea, that the American people entertained hostile feel lugs towards England. Very laudable indeed, we must admit, but was it his place to halt at every petty village to disseminate his opinions? What is 1 the press for? Whatever feelings animate Ameri cans generally llnd their way to the editorial columns of the American journals, and if they con cern England and her interests they are republished in English journals. Not for a day have they been at fault as yet to discern the tendency of public, opinion in America. No other American Minister 'ever thought It incumbent upon him to act as a newsman or an oracle to the country he was accredited. Why should Mr. Johnson constitute him self as the mouthpiece of the American nation'; Only that he was born for a stump orator, and his predilection for speech-making usurped his dignity and his dutv. I fear also that there is a good deal of parasitism in the man, else why should he bii so reaily to accommodate himself to the desirus of the aristocracy, when we know so well the anti-American feeling with which they have always been im bued? If any of your readers doubt the existence nt such a feeling, let them remind themselves of the eplphoneniatic exclamations which greeted his with drawal from an aristocratic drawing-room: '"11 ow very like a Yankee he is, to be sure; ho Is full or Yankee buncombe." Since the happy termination f th civil war In America we are gene rally very proud of the word Yaukee, because it i.,,ii, ,iti.u a nnrtv that was victorious: but with an Englishman the word Yankee is the embodiment of self-conceit and low cunning. He never thinks of iiu iiin.ie.erit. nriirin or of its local application, formerly j...i.t .. ..itivoti'w xifw b'turliLiiil. hut regards the word as meaning that of a person whoso senti ments are antagonistic to iMigiauu aim miKum""';". ft is time that intelligent Americans, esimcially 4r.,ri,.anonii.nKH!i.iior8. should remember tnattnouitii bunoomblmii and niountebankism. though suitable to political mass meetings and stump speakers of '.... ua.ni .w.ph not iiiL'iiifv them In the eyes of foreigners not trained to that perfected liberty which we euioy, nor accustomed to that language and ac tion. Mr. Johnson will also Howell to remember that there must be harmony and sympathy between an audience and a speaker beiure a speech can have ellect. TUB AMERICAN EMBASSY AT THE COURT OK TOE CZAR. The next subject Is that of the embassy to Russia, the United States Legation at Nt. Petersburg. Our representative at this Court is the Hon. tasslus M. Clay. Mr. Clay is an American statesman of dlstin tmjHheri ai.iniins. Ho was an advocate of the aboli tion of slavery, and gave a proof of his sincerity by freeing his own slaves. He was born In Kentucky ill .I?..i...it.iui,.r mi, I utter litililliifr the uosl- Hon of a member of Congress, was In lmil appointed u ,.,i.,.. ... i;,.-uia ..ii iiiu formation of Mr. Lincoln S , Cabinet. He subsequently resigned the appointment, and returned to rAmerlca, to take part in the- civil war which was then raging. Mr. Clay found, how ever, that tbongh his patriotism and sympathy for llplfwnth! position at Ht. Petersburg, his services as a general were 'not appreciated so much as nis diplo matic Abilities bud hitherto been, so after a .tempo rary elevation to a general, and tasting of the plea wire which wearing military gold lace gives, Mr. Clay was readily induced by Mr. Lincoln to return to ht. i'rterslnirg. ...... Admiral Lessoffsky, of the Russian navy, rccom. mended to Mr. C. W. Clay, for his secretary, a Mr. Jcrctnlah Curtln, and upon an Introduction and altera little private confabulation, Mr. Curtln was enraged. Hut soon after Mr. Curtln's arrival at St. Petersburg, Mr. Clay found himself welgheddown by an Incubus. Wherever he went or whatever he at tempted to do, there was 'evidently some Influence Impelling his actions, anil being blest with 'a fair share of common sense and discernment when pricked Into if, was not slow in tracing these stupefying and oppressive Influences to their source, who was no other than his secretary, Jere miah Ctirtln, who, through some moral obliquity In his constitution, deemed It a kind of duty to conspire to watch and to hinder his superior's movements. Hence arose the mutual recriminations and petty accusations which were made by one to the other, until the scenes at the I nlteil States Legation be came the common tabb-.talk of the Muscovite capital. Clay charges Curtln with Inattention to his business, leaving his nttlce for months together without asking his superior's permission, and "doing nil kinds of mean tricks, vou know." Ay, this "you know'' sums up unaccountable things "with which we are supposed to be well aware. And Curtln charges Mr. Clay with being weak and Inefficient, of making serial troubles with his rancorous qufcrulous licss and bllliig tongue. lit sides these things there has been a stigma upon tht! I'nited States Legal ion ever since Mr. ('lav's return to St. Petersburg, which arose from u harm less allairof thi! heart, but which once threatened to become momentous. It seems, so report says, that Mr. ciny was rather captivated with the daughter of an Irish lady an adventuress who resided in a house near the Legation. The adventuress had a penchant for intrigue, '- lie wished to become the inoihcr-in-law of the ilis'ingulslied American citizen ; Wut the citizen, though he. perhaps, hud Intentions, was rather slow In proper ing. To hurry matters she boldly charged Mr. Chi.v with having committed an outrage upon her daughter. This was a very seri ous charge; but Mr. i 'lay stoutly denied it, ami stated that It hub a conspiracy to force money out of him; and this 'was in reality the truth. Every one, however, did or would not believe that it was a conspiracy, ami among them wu the gnu!', fungous-fii'-ed British Ambassador, sir Andrew liuchunun, who obstinately urged the woman to push the prosecution, ami this man further wrote to his Government for instructions. It in'.ght have become most serious had not the Prince Onrtschakotr come to the rescue. The Prince saw through the mesh which hud almost entangled the American Minister, and at once compelled the woman to hush up the cuse anil scandal instantly, or slit; would have to leave the capital. This energetic proceeding of the Prince ellectually terminated the gross charge. But now, indeed, has net enough been shown In this sketch to show that our Legation at. St. Petersburg is not fitly representing our (country that, on the con trary, it Is a weak, Impotent thing? THE AMERICAN I.KOATION AT THE COURT OK THE SI' I. TAN. Mr. Edward Joy Morris is our Minister at the Turk ish Court. He is an author of some celebrity. He Is a profound and rciiucd scholar, an able critical writer, and it Is for those qualities, I believe, he was appointed to the high office he now occupies. He knew nothing of the Turkish language nor of Turk ish customs, save what he had gleaned on a few weeks' travel In Syria. Palestine, and L'gypt. He hud never been trained in the mysteries of diplo macy ; but, being a gentleman, an author, and a po litical writer who had assisted some Senator into office, he was appointed Minister of the I'nited Sttites to Constantinople. It was never ascertained whether Mr. Morris was a man of judgment before he was despatched to the diplomatic post he has oc cupied for the space of eight years. Sufficient for those who sent hint was it that he had given what aid there in him lay towards pushing some politi cians inlo office. Hut this sketch is not for the pur pose of enlarging upon any deficiencies that may be attributed to Mr. Morris, but to show that had he possessed self-command and judgment, there would have been no necessity for the scandal which is bruited about in upper tendom of the Turkish metro polis. The Secretary of this Legation is Mr. John P.rown, not a relative of th" old patriarch Brown, whose name is now immortal, but a descendant of the Brown family, eminent us we all know it is, power ful also, when one takes into consideration the nu merous branches found in all quarters of the globe, distinguished under the familiar surname of Itrowu. This Mr. John Brown has been Secretary of the Legation at this court, or First Dragoman, lis it is technically called, for the last twenty or twenty live years, at a salary of f:iiiuo per annum. He un derstands the Turkish language perfectly, and in more senses than one has become completely Turki lied, if I may be allowid to use that expression, which means that he Is a Turk in every way save by birth. Kxeept the most ardent lover of his country und of its institutions, no one can find fault with Mr. Brown, lint travellers know well tile influence that an apathetic climate like Turkey has during has lapse of years upon the I'rume of the very purest American. Even Our missionaries, though prompted to their duties by the love of (iod, suffer from the insidious innovations of tropical climates, find we generally find them, though exerting extraordinary powers to check the ; apathy which gradually steals over them in the course of a few years, until they succumb, and the apathy is unconquerable. So it is in the case of Mr. Brown, lie has been too long a resilient of Constantinople for real work and for the interests of our country, fifteen years ago lie should have been recalled, and I have no doubt he would then have been able to present a clean sheet' for labor performed. But now I fear it is a dillerent thing, at least so every one is to suppose from the accounts given travellers upon their arrival at Con stantinople. To come to the point of thtory at once it is a well-known fact that the Minister of the I'nited States at the sublime Porte and his Secretary of Legation do not agree. Kirst. Mr. Morris charges Mr. Hrown with being un-Ainericani.eil; of Inattention to the business of the Legation; of altering documents to be presented to the Turkish officials to suit Ills own purpose; of conspiring against him; of sending false information against him to the State Department at Washington; anil of many other things, which nis secretary snouiu not do. Second. Mr. Brown charges Mr. Morris with in capacity and many other things, which I need not mention here, all being sadly derogatory to his character us a gentleman and the representative of our great resiblic. Who is wrong and who is right is not lor me to juuge. Miince u inai. me minister ami his secretary are lighting, quarrelling and snarl ing. What we all know is that an American minis ter and his secretary should agree, ami not nring tne reputation of their eouuii'.y into disrepute. There should be conlldencc between them. 1 think it an utter impossibility for them to do their duty properly if one conspires against the other. What would u merchant sav u lie lotnm nis ciers aousing his conlidenee? What would a patient say if he found that his physician was proclaiming his iiuirmi ties to the world, or w hat would a olicnt say if he found his counsel publishing his slus to tho public? The feelings of Mr. Morris may be Imagined, then, when he has proofs that his secretary hius been con spiring against nun. nut, apart iroin ttiese, tun cliarges made by one of the parties against the other are so Incredible that 1 dare not sully my letter by recapitulating them. The very thought or them is sufficient to cause one to blush. What, has been above stated ought to be sufficient to give the Ameri can public an idea of how matters stand at the United States Legation at Constantinople. THE AMKHICAK l.KUATION AT Til K SPANISH COt'KT. Mr. John P. Hale, or the state of New Hampshire, is the representative ot the I'nited States who was accredited to the Court of Madrid some three years ago. Mr. Horatio Justus Perry is the Secretary of the Legation. There are several people in existence to-day who will ilippantlv say that In his prune Mr. Jolin'P. Hale was a "very smart mini," not able, but "clever, dexterous," as a lawyer for that, was his profession. After surveying him lately, with sharp critical glances, anil analyzing each look ami ges ture, 1 came to the conclusion that if he had ever been a "very smart man,'' a clever, dexterous man, there were not extant the slightest vestige of any such dexterity or smartness when 1 saw him, and it would be a hard mutter to make any man with a grain of common sense in him, seeing him just now for the lirst ttine, believe that John 1'. Hale, ol New Hampshire, Minister at Madrid, hail even been a smart man. If he pos sessed his full mental pinvers when he Urst went lo Madrid, I should be untruthful if 1 said that he pos sesses them now. A species of mania has already overtaken htm, which I bellevo to be symptomatic of the dotage that is not far oil'. Poor, poor, old man ! There Is a wandering, unsettled look about him. a stintless, aimlets character, . which becomes apparent at once, and I say It is a sin, a shame to our manhood and a disgrace to the nation, to have kept him "mouldering in Ills sinecure" so long. Some strange fatality must have dogged the foot steps of the Slute Department when they could not discover this venerable entity, this wreck of a man occupying a diplomatic position during oue of the most critical periods thai Spain has gone through. Butupart from the Imbecility which, apparently, characterizes him now, I here has been a grave charge made ugainst him of introducing goods and mer chandise into the city of Madrid, under the privileges ie proceedings that were to be instituted against ll. 1 1.. i.. f..- ti... abuse of his frank. The Foreign which, as a member oi mt uipiuiuuuu uuuj, im eniovs' in short, he has been accused of smuggling. This charge is not one trumped up by any enemy of his for, poor man, who would injure such as lie? but it Is notorious, and has been noticed by the Spanish mnim'ss. The question was asked the other day, before the whole house, by Don Alcazar, whether ... ........ ..t miner iii the State office relative to brought tn very many more bales of carpet than were neoessary to carpet his house; that there hail been, In tact, enough Introduced to have carpeted three royal palaces. T1IK AMERICAN LEOATION AT TOE COl'RT OK TORTUOAI, Minister Harvey, at Lisbon, Is not a very popular man with the good, easy people of tho Portuguese capital. He Is what they call "a mean man," tho definition of which they give as a man who accepts everybody's invitations, but never Invites In return They say the citizen does not live who has tasted of edibles at his table, while Mr. Harvey, on the other hand, dines out every day of the year almost. Strange to say, the I'nited states naval officers cor roborate these assertions; they also say that ho Is a "mean man." He never gives them dinners. Ho never even Invited Admiral Uoldshorongh or Karragut to his house. This last Is bud, very bad, If true. He should at least have shown the courtesy of a gentle man to these two great heroes, which perhaps would have cost him In all Just ten dollars, and the Admi rals, being gentlemen, would have reciprocated the courtesy very readily, I have no doubt, which would have diminished the expense a third. Hut there Is a charge made against him which is not consistent with the law laid down for the guid ance of officers In the service of the I'nited States Government, viz., that he writes to newspapers for pecuniary pay, which he performs In a very ingeni ous manner. It Is said that he Is the correspondent of an Ainericue newspaper, who is supposed to write from Purls. This Is in toto contra to the law. Per haps a change might bo beneficial here also, as In the others which I have sketched out. AMEIUCAN AMBASSADORS AND CONSCI.S AT OTHEa 1'tACKS. We possess some men, however, who forget not their country, who forget not that they are American gentlemen, supposed to represent one of tho grandest nations on earth, whose characters are spotless, and of these, of the rank of ambassador, are: Marsh, at Florence; Tuckermun, at, Athens; Bancroft, at Berlin; Dlx, at Paris, and Bartlett, nt Stockholm. We have also very many first rate mm as Consuls, of whom we may mention Karrell, at Cadiz; Conway, at Marseilles; Ooodrellow, Consul (ienera', at Constantinople; Johnson, at Key rout; Webb, at Zanzibar; the Consul-Oeneral at Calcutta, our Consul at JSombuy; Seward, at Shanghai;, ami several others. Hut then we have Consuls ami Consul-ticneruls who ore nothing more than low drunkards, brutes, who disgrace the very name of man, and then we have men who are in other ways utterly unlit to hold office, and General Orant should exercise tho very greatest care that, such men as are totally Incapacitated from performing their duties, mentally as well as morally, should no longer be a reproach to the nation of which he is the elected load. CHAMPION SAFES UNSUCCESSFUL BURGLARY. LETTER OF MESSES. DAVID DOWS A CO. New Y'ork, April 10, 18C9. IIerrino, Parrel 4 Sherman, No. 251 Lroadwny. Gents: On the night of the 22d ultimo, our store, No. 20 South street, was entered, and a desperate at tempt made by burglars upon one of your safes In our counting-room. The key to the safe n which we kept onr securities was locked Inside of our tire-proof book safe, tho doors of which were literally cut to pieces; from this they obtained the key to the other safe anil opened it. Fortunntely we had one of your Burglar-Proof Banker's Chests inside, in which our valuables were deposited. This they went to work at with a will, and evidently used up ail their time and tools In vain attempts to force it. The night was dark and stormy, and the fact of their knowing where our key was kept shows 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 we found our securities all nafe, and can therefore cheer fully indorse the Burglar-Proof work recommended by you. You will please send the new Bafe purchased by ns to our counting-house, and take the old one, to show that some safes are still manufactured worthy of the name. David Dows A Co. PARREL, HERRING & CO., CHAMPION SAFES, NO. 629 CHESNUT STREET, 4 ir4ptf PHILADELPHIA. SEWING MACHINES. THE PARIIAM NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE, DESIGNED FOR EVERY DESCRIPTION OF FAMILY SEWING, AND TOR LIGHT MANUFACTURING PURPOSES Is adapted to a much greater RANGE OF WORK than any Machine EVEK OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC. IT IS ELEGANT IN STYLE AND FINISH, SIMPLE IN CONSTRUCTION, NOISELESS IN OPERATION, MAKES PERFECT WORK ON EVERY DESCRIP TION OF MATERIAL, IS PERFECTLY FREE IN ALL ITS MOVEMENTS, VERY LIGHT RUNNING, And a pleasure for the operator to use it. We claim for this NEW MACHINE, THE MOST FERFECT, SI Ml "RE, AND RELIABLE Tamily Sewing Machine EVER INVENTED, And an examination will convince the most skeptical. OFFICE AND SALESROOM, No. 704 CHESNUT. Street. The Parham Sewing Machine Co. ftlmrp rfv- DR. iWRAKD7VETEMH:R. GKON, treats H dineiM. of bone and cattle, aud all .urKical operation., with xtliciHUt avcomnioilatiou yr bonei, at WajLUirwmr tin, )if) AiOUALL OITY ORDINANCES. RESOLUTION To Approve Contractu for : the erection of Cchool Buildings in the Eleventh and Fourth wardn. HcKolved, By the Kelecf and Common Coiinc.Hn of the City of Philadelphia, That tlie contract dated the 12th day of May, 18s, between the City of Philadel phia of'the one part, and George II. Brlnkworth of the other part, for the erection of school buildings for the price or sum of twelve thousand four hundred dollars, at the northeast corner of Shlppen and Guilford streets, In the Fourth ward, be and the same Is hereby approved, and tluit Franklin Knight and Klwood Allen an; hereby approved a sureties thereior. And the contract dated the 1st day of May, 1S(l!, between the City of Philadelphia of the one part, and Thomas McCarty of the other part, for tho erec tion of school buildings for the price or sum of thirty-four thousand lour hundred dollars, on the east side of Third street, below Green street, In the Eleventh ward, be and the same Is hereby approved, and that Joseph McCabe, John Suberllch, and Ben jHtnin II. Brown, the sureties therefor, are hereby approved. JOSEPH F. MAHCF.R, President of Common Council. .Attest ROHKHT RKTItF.l.t,, Assistant Clerk of Select Council. WILLIAM S. STOKLEY, President of Select Council. Approved this fifteenth duv of Mav Anno Domini one thousand eighteen hundred and sixty-nine (A. 1). IhC'J). PAMEI, M. FOX, ti 18 It Mayor of Phiiadelphliu VN O U 1) I N A N C F " To Make an Appropriation to the Department of Markets and City Property for the Construction of a Public Pound. Section 1. The Select tind Common Councils of the City of Plilliidelphia do ordain, That the sum of four hundred ami twenty-live dolliirs be and the siinie Is hereby appropriated to the Department of Markets' and City Property, for the purpose of erecting a snltnble building, etc., on the city lot, between Corinthian nvenue, Twenty-second. Par rlsh, and Brown streets, to be used as a Public, Pound; und warrants shall tie drawn by the Commissioner of Markets and City Property in con formity with existing ordinances. JOSEPH F. MARCEH, President of Common Council. Attest P.KN.IAMIN II. I1A1NRS, Clerk of Select Council. WILLIAM S. STOKLEY, President of Select Council. Approved this fifteenth day of May. Anno Do mini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine (A. I), lsmi). DANIEL M. FOX, S IS It Mayor of Philadelphia, I E S () 1, f T I O N li of Congratulation to the City of San Francisco. Resolved, Hy the Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia, That we send our hearty greetings to our sister City of the Golden Gate. We have heard of the driving ' the last spike, the fonr ing of the last bar in the Iron chain which binds the East to the West, which binds the city on the Delaware with her sister on the shores of the far-oil' Pacillc. May the completion of the Pacific Hnllmad give an other assurance of our Union. May it last until the liiHt period ol recorded time. And that a copy of the above be sent to the Mavor of the eiiy ot Sun Francisco In the name of the city of Philadelphia. JOSEPH F. MARCEH. President of Common Council. Attest ROHKKT llF.TllF.l.t,, Assistant Clerk of Select Council. WILLIAM S. STOKLEY, President of Select Council. Approved this fifteenth day of May Anno D'l mini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine (A. D. IMiO). DANIEL M. FOX, 5 18 It Mayor of Philadelphia. AN ORDINANCE To make an Appropriation to the Department or Markets and City Property to pay for Services in Procuring English Sparrows for the Clty. Section 1. The Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the sum of one hundred (flOO) dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to the Department of Markets and City Property to pay John W. Hardsley for ser vices rendered in procuring sparrows lately imported by thin city. And warrants for the Kami? shall be drawn by the Commissioner of Markets and City Property. JOSEPH F. MAIK'ER, President of Common Council. Attest JtOUKKT BETIIRI.I,, Assistant Clnrk of Select Council. WILLIAM S. STOKLEY, President of Select Council. Approved this fifteenth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine (A. D. 1KU), DANIEL M. FOX, h 18 It Mayor of Philadelphia, AN ORDINANCE Making nn Appropriation to Pay the Assess ment Hill for the Sewer In front of Norris Square. Section 1. The Select and Common Connrila of the City of Philadelphia do ordain. That the sura of seven hundred and twenty-live dollars be and the same Is hereby appropriated to pay the assessment bill forj sewer against tho Norris Square, the said sewer being laid on the line of Diamond street; and wurrants shall be drawn by the Commissioner of City Property in accordance with existing ordinances. JOSEPH F. MAKCER, President of Common Council. Attest BKNMAMIN II. IlAINFS, Clerk of Select Council. WILLIAM S. STOKLEY, President of Select Council. Approved this fifteenth dav or Mav. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine (A. 1). 1S0U). DANIEL M. FOX. 5 IS 1t Mayor ot Philadelphia. WATCHES, JEWELRY, ETC. EWIS LADOMUS & Cq7 DIAMOND DEALERS & .tEWELEUS.Y Watches, jkwbliiy hii.vkii wauk. v WAT0HE3 and JEWELET EEPAIEED, . Ladies' and Gents' Watches, AMERICAN AND IMPORTED, Of the most celebrated makers. FINE VEST CHAINS AND LEONTINES, in 14 and IS karat. DIAMOND an other Jewelry of the latest designs. Engagement ami Wedding Rings, in 18-karat and coin. Sold Silver-Ware for Bridal Presents, Table Cut lery, Plated Ware, eta 8 ESTABLISHED 1S28. WATCHES, JEWELRY, CLOCKS, SILVERWARE, and FANCY GOODS. C ; . W. KUHHELL, NO. I'l N. SIXTn STREET, rillLADELPniA. WILLIAM B. WAltNE & CO.. Wholesale Dealers in WATCHES AND JEWELRY, S. E. corner SEVEJNTH and CHESNUT Streets, 8 Second lloor, and late of No. as S. THIRD St. H ICE CREAM AND WATER ICE. "- H E N E A P O LIT A N ICE CUE AM AND WATER ICES. THE PUREST AND BEST IN THE WORLD. This celebrated Brick Ioe Cream and Water Ioe can be carried in a pair to any part of the city, as you ould candy. Eiftoen or twenty dineront kindB of them are kep constantly on band, and ON h, HUNDKKD DIFFERENT FLA VOKS can be made to order for thouo who demre to have something nevnr before seen in the United Suites, and superior to any Ice Oroani made in Kurope. Principal Depot-No. 1KM WALNUT Street. Branch Store-No. 102U bPKINO UARDICN Street. 6 It F. J. A 1,1.1 ',(i K KT TI. AGRICULTURAL. PHILADELPHIA KA8PBERRY, JUCUN- C DA, Agriculturist, and other Strawberry: Lawton uukberry Plants; Uaftiord. Concord, and other lira us Vines. For sals by T. B. 4 O. K. FLKTOUEK. 8 8 If Delanoo, N, J. DEAFNESS. EVERY INSTRUMENT THAT science and skill nave invented to assist the bearing in svery doree of deafness; also. Respirators; also, Oran. dull's Pateut Crutches, superior to any others in uae, at P. MADKliiA-g, NO. 113 H. XiUStU feUe,t, Wtt VbUfWti INSURANOE. DELAWARE MUTUAL SAFETY" IN3UR , ANCK ooMPANT. Incorporated by tb Legis lator of PennsylTania, 188ft. Offica, & K. comer of THIRD and WALNUT Streets, , . PhtlaUnlphia. , MARIN K 1N8UKAN0K8 Oa Teasels, Cargo. d Freight to all parts of tho world. INLAND INSURANCES On goads by rivsr, oanal, lake and land oaxriago to all jrt nt tho Union. r- v a. KK IN8URANOK8 On Merohandis geaerally ; on b lores, Dwellings, Houses, ito agKKT or rnie cowtAirt. United States i Per Cent. Loan. 10-40S United States But Per Cent. 'Loan, taon.ouo 130,000 80,000 auo,uuo 125,000 60,(100 at',000 Sfi.WH) 26,0110 80,(100 7,000 16,000 10,000 a ,ikj) 807,900 930800-00 130,800 MU (0,000-00 United States' Riip'oV Cen'u'iLB'n'iioT Pacific IUUrrnl Btate of Pennsylvania Six Per Cent. Jxian , City of Philadelphia Six Per Cent. Loan (exempt from tax) Stat e of New Jersey Six Per Cent. ioan Penn. Rail. First Mortgage Six Per Cent. Honds Pcnn. Kail. Nocond Mortgage Six Per Cent. Honds WeMorn Penn. Uad. Mortgage Six Percent. Honds (Peun. Itailroad guarantee) State of Tennessee Five Per Cent! liOan State of Tennessee Six Per Cent. ixinn Gerinuntown Css Company, prin cipnl and Interest guuinutenu liy City of Philadelphia, 300 shares (Stock : . . . Penniiylvanla Kailroad Company, 200 shares Stock North Pennsylvania Kailroad Co., 100 shares Stock Philadelphia and Southern Mad Sli'Slimlnp Co., Ml Shares St'ck Loans on liond and Mortgage, first Liens on City Properties 911,375 06 128,6!H'00 61,600-00 80,200 tW 84,000 00 90,K25'00 31,000-00 6,U31'2B 15,000-00 11,300-00 8,500-00 15,000-lW 307,110 -00 $l,loy,9(iU Par. Market value, $l,130,ai5'-J6 . . Cost, $,0!.tio4 iiti. Heal Fstnte tW,iKKI-00 Bills receivable for insurance made 322,4ott lialuiices due at agencies, premiums on murine policies, accrued interest, and othordebts due the company 40.17&-88 Dtocksnd scrip of sundry corporations, .3160. Kstinmted value 1,81300 Cash in hank 116,lfT08 Cash in drawer 413 B6 ll.5tj3-78 ti,in;,Mw DHIEC-TOB.- , Kiiruund A. Souder, Thomas O. Hand, John C l.avie, James C. linnd. Theophilus Pauiding, Joseph 11. Seal, Hugh Cmig, John K. Penrose, Jacob P. Jones, Jumes Triiquair, Fdward 1'arlington, PI. Jones Hrooke. James K. McKarland Kdward ffourcade, Joshua P. P yre, Henry Sloan, William C. Ludnig, (ieorgo O. Leiper, Honrv (1. 1 1 ll.-i t l. iJohn D. Taylor, (teorge W. Hernadon, I William U. lioulton, 'Jacob KicKel. iSpencor Mcllvnlne, , jl). T. Morgan, Pittsburg, John H. Semple, " I A. B. Hercor, " THOUAU 11 u a mi, T..:JA. HENKT LYLBURrry.18' V-sident. HKNKY BALL, Assistant Secretary. 10 6 1829, C1IAKTEH PERPETUAL. Franilin Fire Insurance Company OF PHILADELPHIA. OfSce, Nos. 435 and 437 CHESNUT St. Assets 01 Jan. 1,1869, $2,617,37213 Capital ACCHUl T SURPLUS , PKKAUUMS UNSKTTLFD CLAIMS, S400,000'00 l4:t,.VZS70 l,19.i,S13'4;l IKCOMR FOR 1SOD, ar.uuvurj. Losses paid since lSover $5,500,000 Perpetual and Temporary Policies on Liberal Terms. The Company also issues Policios on Kenu of Buildings Ul ail aiuuo, uruuuu xvems, auu luongoges. DIRECTORS. Alfred G. Baker, f . . . Alt .UI . Thomas Sparks, William S. Grant. Thomas S. Kllis, Gustavus S. Honson. Duniuoi itrant., (ieorge W. Richards, laaau Lea, Oeorge rales, ALFRK a U, liAKKK, President. ,TAS. W. McALLlSTKK, Secretary. THKODOKE Al. KEGKK. Assistant Secretary. 89 J N S U R E AT HOME, IN TUB Penn Mutual Life Insurance COMPANY. NO. 921 CHESNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. ASSETS, S'i,000,000. H'llARTEItED BY Ol'lt OWN STATE. MANAGED BY OUIt OWN CITIZENS. LOSSES PROMPTLY PALO. POLICIES ISSUED ON VARIOUS PLANS. Applications may be made at the Home Ollice, and at the Agencies throughout the State. 2 lHi JAMES TRAOUAIR PRESIDENT SAMUEL E. KPOKES VICE-PRESIDENT JOHN W. IIOHNOIf A. V. P. and ACTUARY HORATIO S. STEPHENS SECRETARY , TM1E PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. TnCftrnnrRtari IK-JK I IhaWw Pamntnal No. SIOWALNLTT Ht.rAftt. nnnnwitA I nHMiiMnHnnnV. Rnn... This Company, favorably known to the oommuuity tor A .uuuuuu. w iiiBure agiunnb loss or uainage by hre on Public or Private Buildings, either permanently or for a limited time. Also on Furniture, Stocks of Uoods, i.it,"ttuiM aeueraiiy, on uoHrai terms. 1 heir CsUllal. tnvnt.liMP wit h l,.ma M,.r..l..a VnnA tain. vested in the most careful manner, which enubles them to oiler to the insured an undoubted security in the case of . , . , , director!. Daniel Smith, Jr., . John Deverenx, Alexander Honson, Thomas Smith, Isaac llaslehurst, Henry Lewis, Thomas Robins, I J. Uillingbain Fell, Daniel Haddock, Jr. ' ,ufJ,1KL SA4ITU, JR., Proeidon, WM. G. CROWKLL, Secret A S B U R Y LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 291 BROADWAY Cor. READE St., Now York. C11..I1 i n pil ill j( I SO.OttM ttluoU Deposited with the Stale of New York as Security tor Policy Holders. LEMUEL B AmiS, President. CEORGK ELLIOTT, Vico-Prceidont and Secretary. EMOKY McCLlNTOCK. Actuary. A. E. M. PURDY, Al. D Aledtcal Examiner. HKPKHKNOKH HY l'KHMUSION, Thomas T. Tanker, John M. Alaris. J. B. LinDincoftt. LUhrlts rpencer, John A. VV right, Arthur G. Coliin, William Divine, 8. Alorris Wain, John M. McPreai v, James Long, Jumes lluutor, Ji. it. worne. In the character of its Directors, economy of manage ment, reasonableness of raUs, PARTNERSHIP PLAN OF DECLARING DIVIDENDS, no restriction in female lives, and absolute non forfeiture ot all policies, and no re striction of travel alter the lirnt year, the AhltUHY pre sents a combination of advantagus ottered by no other company. Policies issued in every form, and a loan of oue Ihird miule when desired. KfKL'lAL AliVANTAOKB OFFEnKD TO CLEROTMftX. For all further information, adre JAMES Af. LONG ACRE, Af anager for Peausylvania and Delaware. Office, Nn. !Mi WALNUT Street, Philadelphia. FOKA1AN P. HULL1NSI1EAD Special Agent. 4 1B gTRICTLY MUTUAL. Provident Life and Trust Co. OF PHILADELPHIA. OFFICE, No. Ill S. FOURTH STREET. Organized to promote LIFE INSURANCE among members of the Society of Friends. Good risks of any class accepted. Policies Issued on approved plans, at the lowest rates. President, SAMUEL R. RIIIPLEY, Vice-President, WILLIAM C. LONGSTRETTf, Actuary, ROWLAND PA Kit Y. The advantages oflered by this Company are un excelled. 1 274 JMPEKIAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. LONDON. ESTABIJSIIED ISO.'!. Paid-up Capital and Accumulated Funds, 8,000,000 1 2V GOLD. PEEV0ST & HERRING, Agents, 8 No. 10T S. THIRD Street, Philadelphia, ffHASi ft rREYOBT. CHAS. P, EEjtfuaq INSURANCE. OfX1(LT,1R INSURANCE COM PA NT . ?rrJ,.1R7i AKRK)A. No. J3 WALNUT Street, Philadelphia. , , InoorporateU J.71H. . CHartar PervslaaL. Oanital. A.Min.AiMk v v Asseta. ...... .j ... , 'J..1.1fr.nfM A1A1UNK, INLAND, AND PIRE INhOltANyit OVER 820,000.000 I.OSHFB PAID BINCK ITS DtREOTOn. C Arthur O. Coffin, ranois R, Cope, . Kdward H. Trotter.' Kdward 8. Clarka, . T. Charlton Henry. .. Alfred D. .lersun. John P. Whito, . . Irfiuis O. Madeira. Charles W. Cuahman. " cvmti uei rr.tiones, John A. Brown, Charles Taylor, Ambrose W hite, Wiliism Welsh, R. Morns Wain, .t.ihn Mason, omirm aj. xiarriM.u. ami in n. . uurriN, President. -CHARI.KS PLATT, Vice-President. MATTmAB MARIS, Secretary. a 1$ 'rim kntkiVpriSe" iNsuraNCEoToF 1 PHILAOK.I.PHIA. OUice Southwest Cor. KOUKTH and WAT.NUT Street. itM.U.h; iSh!AV'K EXCLUMVr.l.Y. n rrnP1' .' VAL ANI 1 KKM fOLICI E!j ism-rd. l,u"1-; 1 . JUMKOtlO l-ash Assets, January L lws , 7il,to3HO F. Patchford Starr, J. Livineston P!rrinr. am i (fin rrniier, John M. Atwonrt. llenj. T. Trcdlck, CiPOTffP H. ISttUkXtt J-imuH L. Cliiplioro, Wm. (J. Roiiltf-o, Charles WbiMtlnr. ' Thou. H. Montftuinary, mini, ii. i-.mwri. . . n. !"p"ny, ,n"" only hKilass risks, akin bo Sills etc hu!",rdtms wWever, such as factories, ' f i u iM1T'iltl'iV.w? T A R n President. .... J Wirin MON 'MkKV. Vice President. "IhTHH, Secretary. a rt 1J1KKNIX' INSURANCE- COMPANY" OF X PHILADELPHIA. ' WC I?VlViUWA,fl:H.,lCHARTKRpKKPKTUAL, trV A,LnU I1 Street, oKite the l aohsniia. This Company Insures from lng or dam nee by ' KIRK, on liberal terms, on buildings, merchftnill!.e, fnrnltnre elo., for limited periods, and permanently on huildiuos b di'posit of proniiums. ' nTv'-Sv01!'1."-1??.1"1" 1,1 rtlve operation for more than MXIY ll-.AK.S, durinir which all Iomki hare been promptly adjusted and pnid. jn.iiiu neniwtn, John L. Hodpe, Ultfiil,liJiia Ihiyid I,ewis. hi. v,. iiauonyt Jolin T. Lewis, W illiam 8. Urant, Kobert W. learning, 'I l- .iri . lieiijanuu littlnit, , Thomas H. Powers. A. K. MoIIonrv, Kdmund C istillon, Samuel V. ih i.i. Lawrence Lewis, Jr., JOHN R. tti :nn t.-'c vu r i Lewis t;. Norris. BAMrjEIn.cox. becreta ry. ENGINES, MOhVnER Y, ETO. j-rl-jv PENN STEAM ENGINE AL t5 Zv? Rnil.k'R Wf.llll.-0 mi? . ..... . .. IS KNOINKKRS. Al ArnrTM ik-pm u, iivf ............. . ....... ...,, .i,u iwjnuans narina lor many years been in successful operation, and been ex elnsiyoly enRaed in buddinx and repairinr Marine and Kivor I.nRiuus. hiKh and low-pressure, Iron lloilers, Watei 1 anks. Propellers, etc etc., l-espectfully otter t heir services to the imblio as bcimr fully prepared to contract for en. Riuesit ail sizes. Murine, River, and Stationary ; havina eetsot pattrnis of different sizes are prepared to execute ordei .vith nuick despatch. KvcrV description of pattern, niak.n uiu.io at the shortest notice. HikIi and Low pres. sui or ue I ubular and Cylinder lioilers of the best Venn. sylvian Charcoal Iron. Kor)tin(tsof all sizes and kinds. Iron ai.d Krass Castings of all descriptions. Roll Turning Borew Cutting, and all other werk connected with the above business. L)rawins and specifications for all work done at the est. bliBl:ment free ot chargn, and work Rimriinteed 1 he subscribers have ample wharf-dock riiin for repairs of boat, where they can lie in i perfect saiety, and are pro Tided with shears, blocks, falls, etc etc., for raising heavr or light weight. " """' JACOB 0. NEAHE. JOHN P I.KVV 1? BEACH and PALM K K Streote. S OUTIUVARK FOUNDRY, FIFTH. AND WASHINGTON Streets. l'HILADKLPnTA. MKRR1CK A HONS, ENOINKKKS AND MACHINISTS, rnannfactnra High and I.w Pressure Steam Kncines for Land. River, and Marine Service. hollers, Uasonioters, Tanks, Iron Boats, etc Castings of all kinds, either Iron or Urase. Iron 1 runie Hoofs for Gas Works, Workshops, and Rail, road Stations, oto. Retorts and Gas Machinery ot the latest and most im. proved construction. Kvery description of Plantation Machinery, atso. Sugar, Saw, and Grist ALUs, Vacuum Pans, Oil Steam Trains, De fecators, Kilters, Pumping Kugines, etc. Sole Agents for N. liilloux's Patent Sugar Boiling Appa ratus, Nesmyth's Patent Steam Hammer, aad Aapinwall & Woolsey's Patent Centrifugal Sugar Draiaiag Ma chines. 4 30 Q1RARD TUBE WORKS", JOHN II. MURPHY & EROS. Manufacturcra of Wrought Iron PTpe, Etc. PHILADELPHIA, PA. WORKS, TWENTY-TIHJtD and FJEBEitT Streets-. OBFICE, H 1 . No. 4'i North FIFTH Sirrrt. NEW PUBLICATIONS. BUREAU VE R ITAS (FRENCH LLOYDS). IKTEKNATIONAL REGISTER FOR CLASSIFICATION OF VESSELS. THE REGISTER VERITAS, containing the Clasaf. flea t ion of Vessels surveyed in the Continental, British and American ports, for the J ear 19, is FOR SALE by the Agents in New York. ALF Af ERIAN A CO., 28 No. 49 EXCHANGE PLACE. TIIE FAMILY DOCTOR. A DICTIONARY X OF DOMESTIC A1KUICINK AND SURGERY. Especially adapted for family use. BY A DISPENSARY SURGEON. Illustrated with upwards of One Thousand Illnstrationff. crown 8vo., cloth, 760 pages and an Appendix, $;l'5Ut hul morocco, $4. Agents wanted. Apply to GEORGE GFBBIE, ' 231m No. 7W SANSOAl Street. pniLOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE J A New Course of Lectures, as delivered at the New York Museum of Anatomy, embracing the subjects: How to Live, and What to Live for; Youth, Maturity, and Old Age; Manhood Generally Reviewed; The Cause ol Indigestion; Flatulence and Nervous Diseases Aoeounted For; Alarriage Philosophically Considered, eto. etc. Pocket volumes containing these Lectures will be for. warded, post-paid, on receipt of 26 cents, by addressing W. A. LEAKY. Jit., 8. E. corner o tFIFTH and WALNUT Ktrea'a. Philadelphia & 3 ROOFING. READY ROOFING. This Roofing is adapted to all buildings. It can be applied to i STEEP OR FLAT ROOFS at one-half the expense of tin. It is readily pnt on old Shingle Roofs without removing the shingles, thus avoid ing the damaging of ceilings and furniture while under going repairs. (No gravel used.) PRESERVE YOLK TIN ROOFS WITH WELTON'3 ELASTIC PAIN IV I am always prepared to Repair and Paint Roofs at short notice. Also, PAINT FOR SALE by the barrel or gallon the best and cheapest in the market. W. A. WELTON, No. 711 N NINTH StrAdt ulinva fVintua nnf 8 17? No. 818 WALNUT Street. rPO OWNERS. ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS I ln T; i. 11. W I?.,,,.. I V- L a run. .JVC. BMU 1.111. f AM K. PANY Hie soiling tneir oeieorateu paini, xor ii.n rtuurM, and for lirnHi.rvimr nil u.i.nl Htt.l nuitj.!. A Ihv t.liMtr u.il.H nn.n ilex roof covering, the bent ever offered to the public, with iruhhes, cans, buckets, etc., for the work. Anti-vermin. Fire, and Water-proof; Light, Tight, Durable. No crack ing, pealing, or shrinking. Na paper, gravel, or heat. Good for all climates. Directions given for work, or good work, men Biiiiplied. Care, promptness, certainty! One price! Call! Examine! Judge! Agents wanted for interior counties. 4 i!Mtf y JOSEPH LEED8, Principal. rpo BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS. J- We are prepared to furnish English imported AKPHALTIO ROOKING FELT In quantities to suit. This rooting was used to cover they Paris Exhibition in 167. MERCHANT OO . 4 2!l Sm Nos. 617 and 61 M I NOR Street ll OOFINO. LITTLE & CO., "TIIE LIVE liuurr.nn. - no. jaw ItlAKMlT Street, ription of Old and Leaky Roofs made tight an id to keep in repair for five years. Ofd Tut . A,iiu I tj nMur A l.iul Anl . . descri anrl wu . rante ranieu hi seep in repair lor nve years. Old Tisi Roofs) maue Bijua. mi now. a trial oniy required to imsare saaia. faction. Orders promptly attended to. g 8 Sm OLD GRAVEL ROOFS COVERED OVER with laaeuo Slate, and warranted for t " ... HAMILTON A COORKFR 1Mra No. 46 B. TENTH Street, MEDICAL. piLES OR HEMORRHOIDAL TUMORS All kinds perfectly and pain, dunger, caustics, or Instruments, by W. A. Street. We can refer you to over a thousand ol tna ucbi, vuiBuiiB ui ruiiuMiuipnia cured. neierenco given at our offlce. 8 M stn DR. KINK ELI N CAN liE CONSULTED ON ffo, itt b. iiU VENiu Turvvi; " ViT
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