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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1809.
TIIE
TERRIBLE TRA OED I
AT
A VONDALE.
The terrible accident at the Avondale
mines followed close upon the heels of an
other similar conflagration at a mine near
Wilkesharre, from which a number of miners
were providentially rescued. The imagina
tion can scarcely conceive anything more dis
tressing than the spectacle of six hundred
widows and orphans peering down a dark
cavern in which two hundred husbands and
fathers were suddenly entombed. The hor
rors of this scone are terribly intensified by the
fact that it could and should have been averted
by timely precautions. There are hundreds of
other mines in the coal regions so defectively
arranged that accidents of the same descrip
tion may happen at any moment. Live3 are
lost or endangered every day. A large por
tion of the Pennsylvania Hospital is con
stantly crowded with the maimed victims of
mining accidents. Now we hear of a fire at a
colliery, on another occasion of a fire-damp
explosion, and on another the telegraph brings
the sad tidings that the roof of a mine has
fallen and buried a number of workmen be
neath its ruins.
Whatever may be the details of each parti
cular disaster, they all point directly to one
conclusion. Pennsylvania, the great mining
State of the Union, has failed utterly, totally,
and criminally to provide proper safeguards
whatever against the constant repetition of
these accidents; and inasmuch as the necessity
of this legislation is painfully evident not only
by the constant wail of anguish that goes up
from bereave9 women and children, but by
the example of other countries where
it has been beneficially invoked, it
is scarcely too much to say that the blood of
the two hundred men just slaughtered at
Avondale, and of hundreds of others, rests
upon the heads of the neglectful legislators
of this Commonwealth. In Great Britain,
where more than one hundred millions of
tons of coal are taken every year from mines
at a great depth below the surface, the total
number of accidents, in proportion to work
done and difficulties encountered, falls below
the average in Pennsylvania. But there the
mines are carefully inspected; where the ven
tilation is defective the owners are required
to improve it; the cause of every accident is
investigated, the number of deaths or inju
ries is fully reported to Parliament, and
where mine owners have been wilfully and
criminally careless, they are branded with in
famy in the eyes of the whole United King
dom. A public opinion is thus created, and a
watchful supervision instituted, which, al
though it cannot in all cases guarantee abso
lute safety, throws around the British minors
hundreds of safeguards that are not afforded
here. We have not the exact figures at hand,
but we think that, as a rule, nearly twice as
many tons as the total annual pro
duct of anthracite coal in Pennsylva
nia is mined in Great Britain without
a greater loss of life than that which has oc
curred at the single tragedy at Avondale; and
tins result is directly traceable, in a large de
gree, to the humane interposition of Parlia
ment on behalf of the English miners on the
one hand, and the stolid neglect of the lives
and safety of the miners of Pennsylvania by
our Legislature on the other.
At the last session of the Legislature, on
the 21st of January, Mr. Randall, of Schuyl
kill county, presented to the State Senate a
petition "of citizens of Schuylkill county
praying for the passage of a law compelling
a more perfect ventilation of mines," which
was referred to the Committee on the Jadi
ciary. At a later period the same subject
came up for consideration in the House, in
which body an act to promote this object in
Schuylkill county alone was passed finally in
March ' by a unanimous vote. When this
bill reached the Senate a remonstrance
against its passage was presented by Mr
Coleman, the Senator from Lebanon county,
opposing it on the ground that it contained
"many impracticable and useless provisions. "
Mr. Randall, however, zealously defended it.
Mr. Coleman contended that the law should
be made applicable to all the coal mining
districts of the State, and not to Schuykill
county exclusively. His objections were
overruled, however. When the bill came
up on the second reading the
same ground was taken by other
speakers, but Mr. Turner, of Luzerne county,
thought that while the bill might be very
useful in Schuylkill, it was scarcely necessary
in his district. He confessed that he had not
even read the bill under discussion, but he
thought that the protection it would afford
was not yet needed by his constituents, alleg
ing that he could remember but "one in
stance where fire-damp explosions resulted in
injury to miners in that county." Finally, iu
April, the bill came up for a third reading ia
the Senate, and after various amendments it
was passed finally, but it is doubtful whether
the House approved these amendments in
time to Bend the bill to the Governor, and to
make it a law. At all events it provided for
Bchuylkill county alone, leaving all the other
mining districts of the Commonwealth un
protected. Contbaby to our expectations the Republi
cans of Wilmington, Del., have, by a gallant
fight, re-elected Valentine, their candidate for
Mayor, as well as a majority of Councilmen.
The Democratic election officers reduced the
Republican majority from 3(W) to r(), but the
rooster has no chance to crow, after all. If
the Delaware Legislature wants to make a
sure thing of it, next time, they should invite
the leaders of our Fourth ward crowd down
to conduct the election.
nOW THE COAL OIL INSPECTOR
NEGLECTS IIIS DUTIES.
The startling facts published in The Tele
graph yesterday exposed the negligent and
careless manner in which refined petroleum is
inspected in this city, and the freedom with
which oils that fall far below the legal stan
dard are offered for Bale. Petroleum is one
of the greatest staples of the State; it forms
the most important export from this city, and
as its peculiar properties are we-U understood
hero, there can be no valid excuse for the
criminal neglect which daily jeopardizes pro
perty and life. Coal oil, properly prepared,
is one of the most harmless of illuminating
compounds, but when it is adulterated or
suffered to fall below the legal standard,
it is as inflammable as gunpowder and
as dangerous as nitro-glycerine. A very com
plete test of its condition has been devised,
which will enable any honest and efficient In
spector to protect the public. If it does not
explode or ignite when subjected to a tem
perature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit, it is as
safe as tallow candles or fish oil; if it ignites
or explodes below that temperature, it con
stantly endangers the lives of those who use
it, unless they are extremely vigilant and cau
tious. To adulterate a material like this, or
to sanction such adulteration, is an offense
but a few degrees less heinous, morally,
than downright arson and murder, and in this
city it is properly prohibited by a law im
posing the penalty of imprisonment as well
as a fine. When Robert M. Evans advocated
the passage of this law, his heart seemed to
be filled with a tender regard for the welfare
of the community, and no tongue discoursed
more eloquently than his on the dangers from
which he proposed to rescue the public. More
fortunate than many other benefactors of the
human race, he not only secured the passage
of the bill conceived in his philanthropic
brain, but Governor Geary made him the
agent to give practical force to his noble con
ception. But after he got the office, the
public good soon ceased to be an object of soli
citude. How he has discharged his duty we
told at length yesterday. It is unnecessary
to recapitulate the overwhelming evidence
that he has used his important office as a mere
convenience. Instead of possessing increased
protection, those who burn oil are now sub
jected to greater dangers than ever.
They have been taught to trust to the
vigilance of the sagacious and public
spirited Evans, and to console themselves
w ith the belief that the oil must be all right
because "Fighting Bob" has examined and
approved it. But it now turns out that while
he has suff ered his official brands to lie around
loose at some of the refineries, five out of six
lots purchased at random in city stores are so
far below the legal .standard that their use is
fraught with constant peril. House after
house burns down, family after family are
either killed or maimed for life, but as a few
cents extra profit are made on each quart of
explosive oil that is sold, the Inspector re
mains in a blissful state of ignorance of the
facts which are painfully apparent to the com
munity. He is empowered to enter any of
the stores where oils are sold to Philadolphians,
and to condemn those which are found to be
deficient. It is only through the palpable
neglect of this duty that the continued sale of
the dangerous compounds can become possi
ble, and yet it seems that but one pint out of
six is fit for use.
By far too many offices have already been
created for the benefit of officials rather than
the promotion of the welfare of the people,
but the extension of this system to an inspec
torship which may, on the one hand, save
many lives and much property, or, on the
other, grant a free license to the worst of
fraudulent adulterations, is more than an
overburdened community can be expected to
bear with equanimity. If citizens are to be
robbed with impunity, let some little regard
be at least paid to their lives; and Governor
Geary cannot be too prompt in finding a com
petent and faithful successor for the present
untrustworthy inspector of refined petroleum
and burning oils in Philadelphia.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Yesterday afternoon the water passed over
the Fairmount dam for the first time in five
weeks, and the turbines were immediately
put in operation to pump as much as possible
into the reservoir while the supply lasts.
This relief to our necessities was effected by
the opening of the dams of the Schuvlkill
Navigation Company, and it will not i-ake
very long to exhaust it. We will then be
placed in the same predicament as before,
and the water famine will continue until
heavy rains raise the river to its proper level.
The indications are now, however, that we are
likely to have a bountiful Bupply of rain,
which will afford a permanent relief,
leaving us with good cause for congratulation
that we have managed to get through the
drought with such comparatively little loss
and Buffering. It is easy to understand how
the consequences of the sudden failure of
the water supply in a great city like this might
be much more disastrous than they have been,
but we have certainly endured enough to in
duce our authorities to lake ample precau
tions against any such occurrence in the
future.
In addition to the water thrown into the
reservoirs by the turbines, there has been put
in operation at Fairmount a powerful steam
floating engine from New York, which is esti
mated to pump about a million gallons per
day. This engine takes the water from below
the dam and forces it up about a hundred feet
to the reservoir. The expense of running it
is about Sfrr.OO per day, which will serve to
swell the bill of expenses which the drought
will entail upon the city, and which will bo a
severe practical demonstration of the neces
sity for furnihhing adequate machinery in the
future which will prevent the recurrence of
any such disaster.
Our citizens should bear ia mind that ,he
water supply is still inadequate for the usual
requirements, and that the necessity for
Btrict economy is as great as ever. It is only
by extreme care that we have been enabled to
get through the dry season as well as we have,
and until the Schuylkill rises permanently to
its usual level, any waste of the water is
nothing less than criminal.
SPAIN AND CUBA.
The cable informs us that rumors prevail in
Madrid that Minister Sickles has represented
to the Spanish Government that publio
opinion in the United States will shortly com
pel the recognition of the Cuban insurgents.
An explanation is added that the note of our
Minister is merely a protest against execu
tions without trial in Cuba, and an intimation
that Spain cannot carry on the war in a way
repugnant to the civilized world, and that the
American people, in the name of humanity,
may find it necessary to recognize the insur
rectionists. This ruovo on the part of our Minister has
produced much excitement, and the papors
are protesting that Cuba must be retained at
every cost, and the Government is urged to
despatch troops there without delay. The
truth is, however, that tho Government has
no troops to spare, and no money to carry on
the war with, and yet they dare not run the
risk of the unpopularity which any action on
their part looking towards the independence
of Cuba would produce. It is certain, how
ever, that tho moral pressure which tho Gov
ernment is bringing to bear is having
its effect, and the probabilities are
that if the Spaniards cannot be
persuaded to give up Cuba without waiting
to be driven by force from the island, they
will at least make some effort to conciliate
the United States by mitigating the horrors
of their Btyle of warfare. It scarcely seems
possible that Cuba can now be held for any
great length of time, and it is not unlikely
that the Spanish Government, unable to re
inforce its troops there, will be obliged to
abandon it as it has abandoned its other
American colonies, sullenly refusing, how
ever, to acknowledge its independence, and
keeping up a state of nominal warfare, until
tho United States steps in and puts an end
to the trouble by taking possession.
SCIENTIFIC EDUCA1ION.
The new scientific course at tho University
of Pennsylvania will be open to students at
the commencement of the next term, on Sep
tember 15. The very considerable number of
students wishing such training has induced
the Trustees to offer every advantage which
the funds of the institution will allow. Here
tofore, scientific students in the Freshmen and
Sophomore years have had from six to seven
"vacant" hours a week; i. e., during so many
hours, while their classes were eciting Greek
and Latin, these students were idle. By the
enlargement of the course, these hours will
be filled with extra lectures on scientific sub
jects, and extra recitations in mathematics
and modern languages. The course will then
be fully preparatory for any technical scien
tific school.
The endowment of the technical schools so
badly needed is necessarily postponed; but, it
is hoped, not for a long period. The chronic
disease of our University poverty is some
what better, but not cured. If our city is to
have a great university, the present institu
tion must be liberally endowed. The efforts
its Trustees have made during tho past two
years, in tho teeth not only of poverty but of
discouragement even from its professed
friends, are meeting their reward, though
slowly. Our citizens are beginning to realize
the importance of the University to the edit
cational interests of our city, and large con
tributions to the endowment fund are ex
pected during the coming winter. A speedy
removal of the academical department to West
Philadelphia is no longer problematical. If
Councils, in November, persist in their un
gracious reiusai to seu tne ground near
Thirty -fourth street, another site will at once
be purchased, and contracts made imme
diately. Ground will be broken early in 1870,
and the session of 1872-3, certainly, will be
held in the new buildings. New life will thus
bo inf Kscd into the whole institution, and still
further progress must follow.
OKITTAItY.
William Pitt FeHHPndrn.
A telegram elsewhere printed announces tho death
of the Hon. William Pitt Fessenden, of Maine, whose
condition hits been critical for several days past, ren
dering his death at any time not a matter of surprise.
He was a son of the Hon. Samuel Fessenden, and
was born in Uoscawen, Merrimack county, N. II..
October 16, 1800. He was graduated at Bowdoln
College in 1S23, studied law, was admitted to the bar
in 1827, opened an ofllce In Bridgton, Cumberland
county, Me., and In 1S29 removed to Portland. In
1S31 he was elected to the State Legislature, and
tnougn tne youngest member, he rose at once to dis
tinction In that body, both as a debater and a lega
tor. In a debate on the United States Bank the
youthful orator displayed remarkable spirit ami
ability. From 1832 to 1839 Mr. Fessenden devoted
himself exclusively to his profession, in which he
very soon rcme to the first rank both as a counsellor
and advocate. Iu 1838 he was solicited to become a
candidate for Congress, but declined. In 1839 he
was again chosen to the Legislature from Port
land. The House was largely Democratic. Mr.
Fessenden was placed on the Judiciary Committee,
and though a Whig from the first, and always dis
tinguished for uncompromising assertion of his prin
ciples, he was made Chairman of the House Com
mittee to revise the statutes of the State. In 1840 he
was nominated by acclamation as the Whig candi
date for Congress, and was elected, outrunning the
strength, of his party. In Congress he participated
In the current debates, and made speeches on the
loan bill, bankrupt act, army appropriation bl 1,
against the repeal of the bankrupt law, and In reply to
Caleo Cushlug on Mr. C.'s personal P0?1"0 "e w"
nominated for re-election in 1843, but dec! nod pre
fernng to return to the practice of his Pf"n.
Meantime he received in the Legislature o tba year
the votes of the Whig party for a vacant seat In tl e
United States Senate. Ia 1848 he was again Induced
by considerations growing out of tne P8l '
parties on the temperance question, W becon lea
candidate for the State Legislature, to MA 'was
chosen, as also in ihe succeeding year, when he de
clined to serve further. While ennA,h"
aaln received the vote, of the Whigs of the Legisla
ture for a seat in the United States Senate.
From 1840 to 1859 he was In private f0'
himself to his profession with a constantly extending
practice and reputation. During this period he was
associated, with 0aulel Wabsterlnan important case
before the Supreme Court at Washington, lavolvliur
a legal question never before discussed In that court,
viz. : how far the fraudulent acts of an auctioneer
In selling property should affect the owner of the
property sold, he being no party to the fraud. Mr.
Fessenden had to contend against the weight and
influence of Judge Story's opinion and doctsion
against his client in the court below. He was suc
cessful, and Judge Story's 'decision was reversed.
Mr. Fesscnden's argument on that occasion was re
markable for Its logical force and legal acuteness,
and won the highest admiration from the most fas
tidious Judges. Once during the period (in ism)
Mr. Fessenden was elected to Congress, but his seat
was given to his competitor through an error in the
returns. Mr. Fessenden declined to contest the case
fcefore Congress from an unwillingness to serve In
that body, which he had decisively expressed In ad
vance to the conventions of the Whig and Freesoll
parties, which, against his wishes, had Insisted upon
nominating him.
He was elected a member of the National Conven
tion which nominated General Harrison for the
Presidency In 1840 ; was a member of the conven
tion of 1S4S which nominated General Taylor, In
which he supported the claims of Mr. Webster; and
a member of the convention of 1852, which nomi
nated General Scott. Ho was opposed to Mr.
Webster on the last occasion, and advocated General
Scott's nomination, but was one of the 67 who
opposed and voted against the platform at that time
set up by the Whig party. In lsr3 he was again
returned as member of the State Legislature from
Portland, and was chosen by one branch (the Senate)
as United States Scuator. The Democrats had a
majority In the House, and that branch failed to
concur In the election by 4 votes; a concurrent vote
being requisite to a choice, no election of Senator
was effected at that session. The same House,
though opposed to Mr. Fe9senden in politics, asso
ciated him with the Hon. Reuel Williams In nego
tiating the purchase of the large body ol wild lands
of Massachusetts lying lu Maine, which was success
fully accomplished.
In the succeeding year (ISM) Mr. Fessenden was
again a member of the Legislature, which was
Democratic in both branches. The Kansas-Nebraska
question operating as a disturbing element, Mr. Fes-
sendeu was now chosen Senator by both branches on
the first ballot by a union of the Whigs and Freesoll
Democrats. Though he declined to be elected ex
cept as a Whig, this event may be said to have been
the preliminary step towards establishing the Re
publican party in Maine, tho necessity of which new
organization, after the action of the main body or
the Southern Whigs on the Nebraska bill, Mr. Fes
senden was one or the first to proclaim and advo
cate. He took his seat In the Senate, February 23,
18M, and on the night or March 3 following, at
which time the bill was passed, delivered one of the
most electric and effective speeches made against
it This effort established his reputation at once
as one of the ablest members and most powerful
debaters In the Senate. During his first term he
served as a member of the Committee on Finance.
Among the great speeches which he delivered In the
six years were those on our relations with England,
on Kansas affairs, and on the Prcsldent'4 message,
In 1850 ; on the Iowa Senatorial election, lu 1S57 ; and
on the Lecompton Constitution, In 1858. In 1S59 he
was re-elected to the Senate for another term of six
years, by a unanimous vote of his party in the State
Legislature, without the formality of a previous
nomination, this having been the first Instance of
the kind in the history of the State. He continued
to serve on the Finance Committee, being elevated
to the chairmanship, and was also a member of the
Library Committee, and a regent of the Smithsonian
Institution. He also participated In the proceedings
or the Peace Congress or 1SG1, us a member or that
body.
In July, 1S64, he was appointed by Secretary Lin
coln Secretary or the Treasury, in place or Salmon
P. Chase, who resigned to accept the position of
Chler Justice or the Supreme Court or the United
States. During the same year he was a?aln eleeted
to the United States Senate ror the full term com
mfiiclng March 4, 1865, and resigned his seat in the
Cabinet to resume his old position In the Senate,
where his admirable debating powers always caused
him to figure In a prominent and influential way.
He was again placed at the head of the Committee
on Finance, and at the subsequent session of Con
gress was made chairman of the Special Joint Com
mittee on Reconstruction. Previous to the attempt
or Congress to get rid or Andrew Johnson, Senator
Fessenden worked and voted with the Republican
majority, but he was always regarded as a man or
somewhat conservative views, and had the reputa
tion or being sufficiently Independent In spirit to
take a stand upon his own convictions, in case
they should happen to conflict with the course or the
majority or the party. Hence his vote upon the
question or guilty or not guilty in the Impeachment
business was looked forward to with great anxiety,
and when It was cast in favor or acquittal, his friends
and the country at large were not greatly aston
ished. As a Senator, Mr. Fessenden was almost without a
peer. He was peculiarly fitted by nature and educa
tion for the position, and was ever found an earnest
and powerful advocate of what he regarded as the
right. His firmness and Independence was an In
heritance derived from his rather, who was a noted
man In New England politics many years ago, and
who, during the war of 1812, made a speech In the
Massachusetts Legislature In which he proposed to
'go to Washington with the sword iu one hand and
the Constitution In the other, and demand that this
unrighteous war shall cease." But in the Treasury
Department he round himseir quite out or his sphere,
and his management of the affairs of that office was
practically a failure. He had been Inducted Into the
office against his own desires, having no liking or
capacity ror the peculiar duties or the position,
although he bad attained great popularity and Influ
ence in the Senate as a financier, and had given a
lasting Impress to the financial legislation of the
country.
From the great height of popular esteem to which
his stern and unyielding record during the war had
elevated him, his vote ou the impeachment business
brought him down. hatever may have prompted
hiB vote, the country, and especially the State which
he represented, chose to regard him as a faithless
renegade, and as the result, his days of usefulness
were fairly numbered mouths berore death called hurt
to another world. For several years previous to his
death he hud been In shattered health, being a suf
fcrer from chronic dyspepsia. It is also said that he
had never wholly recovered rrom the effects or the
poison taken Into his system years ago at the time
or the wholesale poisoning at the National Hotel, in
W aslilngton.
SPEOIAL NOTIOES.
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u, .ii p'-;;fS.rhLow pricks.
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TbeKC'IKNTIl'lU KCJHOOL for the general student of
Mstlierraiics, KjmerimenUl Science, and Natural Umtorv,
besrinsTnusdsy, beitemler 14. .
'Ihe TKOllfn lOAIi bOHOOLS for students of Civil,
Mine and Meohanio&l Engineering, Aiislytical and In.
dostrial UliFniistiy. Metallurgy, and Architecture, begin
Tue1y. September 11. Apnly at the Collage Build
ing, MARKET Street, ahove ttovunteenth.
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V 4 it President of Faculty.
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kin, bites of mosquitoes or other insects, use Wright's
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agy- THE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE IN8UR-
ANCK COMPANY.
Philahelphu, Sent. 6, lm.
The Direotors hnvo this riity declared a divideud of
8KVKN IHJLI.AHS AND FIFTY UKNTS per share on
tho capital stock of the Company for the last six months,
which will be paid to the stockholder or their legal repre
sentatives, alter the 15th lust.
6 St WILLIAM O. CROWELL. Scr.ta.r.
SPEOIAL. NOTIOES.
8aT PROCLAMATION.
Orriral or thk
Ma von i
KKI.IHIA,
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or the Oirv or PBII.A
September
Wrxbear, James J. Brooks, a detective officer In the
service of the United Stated Government, and a resident of
the city, whilst in the discharge of his duty, was this day
cowardly shot, with the Intent to assassinate him, by two
or more wickedly disposed persons, in a store situated In
the neighborhood of Front and Arch streets, about i 30 P.
M. The assassins hastened to a ohaise with two horses at
tached, which was in waiting close by the scene of out
rage, and whioh, after the dastardly doed was dons, was
driven furiously, the driver lashing his horses, up r"ront
street to Oallowhill street, thence to Ht. John street,
thence to Buttonwood street, thence to Sixth street,
thence to Spring Garden street, thence to Fairmount
Park, where the trace so far has been lost
Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me,
I do boreby offer a reward of
($1000) ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
for information which will lead to the arrest and convic
tion of the guilty perpetrators of this dreadful act.
The attention of all good citizens is called to this out
rage, and their assistance is most earnestly invoked.
DANIEL M. FOX,
07
Mayor of Philadelphia.
Byw- OFFICE OF THE R. W. THE GRAND
MASTFR OK FRKK AND ACCEPTED MASONS
OF PENNSYLVANIA, Etc.
Mahonn; Hall, PuiLAnF.i.pniA, Sept. 7, 1S6!.
The Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge who de
sire to participate in the Laying of the Corner Stone, by
Masonic ceremony, of the Humboldt Monutuent, at the
Park, on MONDAY next, are hereby notified to be at the
Mansion House, at the Park, at 11 o'clock A. M., PKK
OlSKLY.of that day.
The procession will form at the Mansion House, in tho
Park, at 11 o'clock A. M., precisely. Same Masonic dress
ns used at the laying of the corner-stone of the Masonio
Temple black silk hat. black dress, white glovps, white
aprons. The Grand Officers will wear their regalia. The
Officers of Subordinate Lodges will wear their proper
jewHla anil aprons.
By order of the R. W. G. MASTER.
GEORGE W. WOOD,
9 8 St Grand Marshal.
ngf- CITY TREASURER'S OFFICE,
SRl'TRMUBB 7, l
City Warrants registering to 47,000 will be paid on pre
sentation, interest ceasing from this date.
JOSEPH. N. PHTRSOL.
P 9 3t City Treasurer.
jjgjr- UNITED STATES MARSHAL'S OFFICE,
EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia, Sept. 7, 1869.
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD will be
paid for the arrest and conviction of the persons who
assaulted and shot JAMES J. BROOKS, United States
Revenue Detective, on the 6th Inst., or for information
that will lead to their arrest and conviction.
A proportionate reward will be paid for the arrest and
oonviction of any person concerned In tiie said assault and
shooting, or for information that will lead to such arrest
and oonviction. E. M. GREGORY,
P73t United SUtes Marshal.
jgy- UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVE
nue, Collector's Ottice, First District, Pennsyl.
vania.
Philadelphia, August 2S, 1869.
NOTICE-INTERNAL REVENUE.
The undersigned will sell at Publio Sale, on THTTR8
DAY, Sept. , lstif.at 11 o'clock A. M., at No. 114 W1L-
l.uv citreet, the following distillery, apparatus, ana ap
DUrtenant-PR. viz. :
1 Steam Engine and Boiler, Mash Tubs, Copper Pumps,
untce f urniture, etc.
'1 he said articles are seized and distrained upon for non
payment of taxes, etc., due United Status Internal Re
venue. JaMKS N. KERNS,
8 2t lot Deputy Collector and Distraining Ortioer.
Bi3? THE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSUR
ANCK COMPANY. At the annual meeting of the
htockbnlders of this Company, held on Alunuay, the Mo
September, 1869, the following gentlemen were duly elected
Directors for the ensuing yoar, viz. :
Daniel Smith, Jr., i Jrbn Deverenx,
Alexander Benson, I Thomas Smith,
Isaao Iiazlihurst, Henry Lewis,
Thomas Robins, J. Gillingham Fell,
Daniel Haddock, Jr.
And at a meeting of the Directors on the sumo day,
DANIEL SMITH, Jr., wus unanimously re olucted Presi
dent. WILLIAM G. CROWELL,
1 1 4t Secretary.
J. E. GOULD, NO. 923 CHESNDT
Streot, is selling Steck & Co.'sand Haines Bros'.
Pianos and Mason & Hamlin's Cabinet Orgaus nearly ,u
Imp ue at auyjonner lime. 8 26
j- DR. F. R. THOMAS, THE LATE OPE-
rator of the Colton Dental Association, is now the
only one in Philadelphia who devotes his entire time and
firactice to extracting teeth, absolutely without pain, by
resh nitrous oxide gas. Office. W WALNUT St 1 Mi
EST" QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LOt- DON AND LIVERPOOL.
CAPITAL, i.'J,000 000.
SABINE 4 ALLEN. Agents,
9 2 FIFTH and WALNUT Streets.
CLOTHING.
THE FALL CLOTHES BUSINESS !
Hark ye! neighbors! Good folks all!
Fine Fall Olott.es, at GREAT BROWN HALL!
Clothes for Autumn, non and nice!
Splendid goods, at lowest prioe!
Clothes for Uds : for yonth ; for age ;
Gor.eous patterns! All the rage!
Young folks, old felks, are it ad snail,
Rush to buy at GREAT BROWA HALL!
Olothes for stout men and for thin ;
Clothes for boys to stndy in ;
Clot hes for short men, clothes for tall ;
Every kind at GREAT BROWN HALL!
Clothing snre to fit you well ;
Bee the price! How cheap we sell!
Ccme and see the goods for Kali!
bplenaid goods at GREAT BROWN HALL!
Unparalleled Satisfaction
Is the poition
Of ever body
Who buys Fall Clothing
AT THE
GREAT BROWN HALL
OF
R0CKHILL & WILSON,
NOS. 603 AND 605 CHESNUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
CDESNUT STREET.
808
808
TURNER BROTHERS 4 CO.
WILL ISSUE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 139,
UNDER LOCK AND KEY;
OK,
TIIE GREAT MOGUL DIAMOND.
BY T. W". SPEIGHT,
Author of "Brought to Light," "Foolish Margaret,"
etc. Ssu pages. l'2ino. Cloth. Price, ffl-7S.
TlilB novel bt equal In Interest to Wllkle Collins
"MoouBtone." We quote from the preface:
"In iiiBtlce to himself the author tliinka It requi
site to stute that the entire plan of this nfory wag
sketched out, and several of the chapters written,
before the first lines of Mr Wllkle Collins' '.Moon
stone' bad been given to the public.
"He bus lurther denied hlrunelf the pleasure of
reading 'The Moonstone' till after the completion of
his own story, so as to preclude any possible charge
of having derived the ouiliue of his plot from the
work of another writer.
"London 1S09. T w- Spbwhit."
New edition of "BEAUTIFUL SNOW,'' with Ad
dltlonal Foetus. Wine and Ureeu Cloth, frlce,
tl '!'".
Publishers of all of Mrs. Kewhy 'g celebrated novels,
and dealers li American and Foreign Chromos, the
lurgeBt assortment m the city ; also manufacturers
of all kinds of Frames.
TURNER BROTHERS & CO..
PUBLISHERS,
' 6 wf8t ' No. "80S CIIESNUT Street.
FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF SAFE
HERRING'S CHAMPIOTSAFEST
TIIE BURNING OP EARLES' ART
GALLERY.
v PnaaDKLPHiA, September 1, 1309.
Messrs. Fabrki, Ubrkino a Co.,
No. 629 Chesnnt street
Gentlemen: We have Just examined, with the ery
greatest satisfaction, onr Safe, purchased of yo
some years ago, and which passed through our de
structlve lire of last night.
We find the contents, without exception, entirely
unharmed, merely slightly damp, and we feel now la
a condition to commence our business again, having
every book perfectly safe.
We shall in a few days require a larger one, and
will call npon you.
Very respectfully,
JAMES S. EARLE & SONS.
PARREL. HERRING & CO.,
No. 629 CHESNUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
CHAMPION SAFES,
PHILADBLPniA, AngUBt 27, 1369.
MH8SKS. FARRHi., HRKRINO CO.
Gentlemen: In the year 18S6 1 unfortunately was
in business In the Artisan Building, which was de
stroyed by fire on the loth of April. I had then In
use what I supposed was a Fire-Proof Safe, but upon
opening It I found everything destroyed, and Are
burning therein.
You will recollect, gentlemen, there was several
of your Safes In that tire, also several in the are at
Sixth and Commerce streets, the next May, five
weeks afterwards, all of which upon being opened
proved they were fire-proof indeed, for I witnessed
the opening of the most of them, and In every case
the contents were preserved, while Safes of other
makers were partially or entirely destroyed. I at
once concluded to have something that I could de
pend upon, and purchased one of your Safes.
The safe I purchased of you at that time was sub
jected to a white heat (which was witnessed by sev
eral gentlemen that reside In the neighborhood) at
the destruction of my Marble Paper factory, 921
Wallace street, on the afternoon and evening of the
24th Inst. After digging the safe from the ruins,
and opening It this morning, I was much pleased to
And everything, consisting of books, papers, money
and silverware, all right. I shall want another of
your safes as soon as lean get a place to continue
mv business In. I could not rest contented with any
other make of safes.
CHARLES WILLIAMS,
Marble Paper Manufacturer.
HERRING'S PATENT CHAMPION SAFES, the
most reliable protection from Are now known. HER
RING'S NEW PATENT BANKERS' SAFES, com
bining hardened steel and Iron with the Patent Frank
Unite or SPIEGEL EISEN, furnishes a resistant
against boring and cutting tools to an extent hereto
fore unknown.
FARREL, HERRING & CO.,
PHILADELPHIA.
HERRING, FARREL & SHERMAN,
No. 881 BROADWAY, corner Murray at, N. Y.
HERRING & CO., Chicago.
, HERRING, FARREL A SHERMAN, New Or-
leanB, a 19 4
MARVIN'S
Patent Alum and Dry Plaster
FIRE-PROOF SAFES
ARE THE MOST DESIRABLE FOR QUALITY,
FINISH, AND PRICE.
CHROME IRON
SPHERICAL BURGLAR SAFES
Cannot be Sledged !
Cannot be Wedged I
Cannot be Drilled
Please send for a catalogue to
JIA11VIN & CO.,
NO. 721 CHESNUT STREET,
(MASONIC HALL), PHILADELPHIA,
NO. 266 BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
No. 103 BANK STREET, CLEVELAND, OHIO.
SECOND-HAND SAFES OF ALL MAKES FOB
SALE LOW. 8 12 mwf4p
SAFES AND MACHINERY MOVED.
.T. WATSfiNT K1VW
IMS - I km
1 Mil 10 Of the lute firm of EVANS A WATSON, J Kfl
FIRE AND BURGLAR-PROOF
S-tYFE STORE,
NO. 53 SOUTH FOURTH STREET,
8 3U A few doors above Obeinnt St., Philada.
NATIONAL. EXHIBITION.
PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY".
Frnit and Floral Evening Reception,
BANQUET, MUSIC, SPEECHES, ETC,
TO 11E GIVEN TO THE
NATIONAL POMOLOGIOAL SOCIETY,
, FRIDAY EVENING, September 17.
JertTd Twith gooo Unless: u '"r 0L-
, '.j . , " lu". u".oui u nonet are earnestly
InultuH ti, mill. n..nlii inti.m. A, U I, .!
a T .1 7T . i ' . . " iiamuurg urapes.
and other fane fruits, tor tne ouoasion. w
Tii'ltnts ffir maiuhnr. nf Hi. U.u.iuu k. -sr m .
. niuwDuugran rorBlla
in a few days.
. U. A. UKKER, p-o. 714 OHRSNUT Street, and A. vf
HARRISON, No IS North NINTH ht.. heoretanes.
"yyr HOLE SALE OPENING,
WED.i:NUAV, Sept. H, !.
CAY, LINCOLN & CO.
Will open on this dat to the MILLINERY TRADB a
iuu line or
French Pattern Bonnets and Hats.
ALSO, FRENCH FLOWERS. FEATHERS. RIBBONS,
KLVHTB, ETO ET0 ,
Comprising all tbe LATEBT NOVELTUS OF OUR
OWN IM POR TATION.
CARY, LINCOLN & CO.,
4 (Late Wood Oary),
1 2t No, 785 CH ESMUT Street.