THE DAILf EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA,; TUESDAY, SEPTEM.BER 21, 18G9. crin.iT or thh rni23S. i,rlnl Ollnloni of the I.eadln Journals Ed T"n Current Toplo.-C...l.l Kverr imyl'or the Jivmlnu Telegraph. CUBA-TIIE EXCITEMENT IN SrAItf. Votn (e A. lr. Herald. A telegram from Madrid says the Spanish press bas been in a complete ferment of ex citement and indignation sinco the presenta tion of General Sicklou' notes to the Govern ment. Sickles himsolf eonies in for a share of abuse as well as the Utiitod States Govern ment. It is said by the excited press that he was sent to Madrid because ho was known to to be a strong partisan of Cuban annexation, mm rrrss of Krnin. England, and Franco is ,.i. nnnniod with this suliect also. While there is still somo of the old jealousy of the Uuited States apparent in the articles of the London and l'uris newspapers, the Cuban question and difficulties are in goneral fairly discussed. ,This change of tone is significant, nnd indicates the drift of public sentiment in Eurppe on the subject. There seems to bo an impression that war between Spain and the United States is possible. One of tho London journals says the war enthusiasm is gathering fast in Spain, and that what with Spanish pride and American sympathies the situation is vory critical. Then, in connection with this excitement in Spain, we hear of the Government sending vessels of war and ad ditional troops to Cuba. Governments do very foolish things some times as well as individuals, and Spain has been famous for that in her disastrous wars with the South American colonies and repub lics. The Spaniards are very proud, and in the excess of their pride and chagrin at the prospect of losing Cuba may talk of war; but we have no idea that Spain will venture upon a conflict with the United States, for there would bo neither honor nor profit in such a conflict. She would lose all her remaining American possessions and get nothing in re turn but defeat and an enormous increase of her debt. Indeed, she has not the means to wage such a war. "It is difficult to believe," as one of the European journals says, "that Spain, with a divided people, a bankrupt treasury, one colony in revolt, others to lose, ana no thing to win, can seriously contemplate war with one of the greatest powers on earth." Nor do we see what cause Spain has or can have to declare war against the United States. Our Government has been active for a year during the struggle in Cuba in favoring Spain by suppressing expeditions to aid the Cubans. It has indirectly aided Spain by permitting Arms, ammunition and supplies to go from this country for the Spaniards, while it has been vigilant in preventing any leaving for the Cubans. In fact, it has cone in direct opposi tion to public sentiment here in the desire to show its good feeling and honesty to a friendly nation. And now, when the war in Cuba has been prolonged for a year, when the atrocious conduct of it by Spain has shocked the civilized world, when the Cubans have been gaining ground all the time, and when the insurrection promises to be successful, our Government offers itself as a mediator to set tle the difficulty. Is that a cause of war? Is the offer to guarantee a hundred millions of ' dollars to Spain for the independence of Cuba, when by simply being passive or inac " ' tive Cuba would be freed without paying i dollar, an unfriendly act? Can this ' moderation and liberality of the United . Btatesbe construed into a cause of war? The 1 Regent Serrano certainly did not so consider : it, for he thanked our Government, through Mr. Siokles, for ir.n offer of mediation. He went so far even as to submit a modified pro . position to that of Mr. Sickles for the settle ' ment of the difficulty, having for its end the independence of Cuba. Though the tornis of Ws proposition were extravagant and could not be entertained, the fact that Spain con sented to negotiate for the independence of Cuba at all was important, and showed that the action of the United States could not be regarded as offensive. The people of Spain will probably look at the matter in the same light their Government does after the first ebullition of excitement subsides. Indeed, if they act as sensible men they will do so. Our special telegram from Washington, published on yesterday, goes to show that the opinions of the British and French newspapers on the subject of Cuba count as nothing in official circles, and that the Cabinet cannot understand why the Spaniards should become so intensely excited over the offer by General Sickles of a good round sum of money for the island, with the chance of being freed from the care of a peo ' pie who, it appears, do not want them. Our diplomatic action in Madrid conveyed no threat, but, on the contrary, much excellent advice. It intimated that delay was particu larly dangerous in this case a fact which is confirmed by the enunciated resolve of the Cubans that the growing crops shall be de stroyed, and the island rendered desert by their own hands, before they shall submit again to Spanish rule. But the excitement spoken of in Spain seems to arise from the apprehension that the American Government will go further and recognize the belligerent rights or indepen dence of Cuba. And there is reason for this, even if our Minister at Madrid has intimated to the Government there that such might be the case. 'Well, has not the United States a right to do this ? Do not all nations act so in the case of civil wars when their interests, humanity, and State policy load them to such a course V Has not Spain herself done so ? We might refer to the hasty recognition of our Southern States as belligerents by the Euro pean powers, of which Spain was one, and to many other cases; but no argument is needod. Our Government has been more forbearing and waited longer in the case of Cuba ves. even against the sentiment and feeling of the American people than is generally the case where national interests and policy are in volved. We might refer to the unfriendly conduct of Spain in joining tho coalition against Mexico, in sending a vast fleet to seize Sun Domingo, and in making war upon our sister republics of America in defiance of the cherished American polioy proclaimed by the Monroe doctrine at the time when our bands were tied by a gigantio civil war; but we are too magnanimous to raise tins ques tion for tho purpose of retaliation. We wish to remain on friendly terms with Spain; but we cannot support her anv longer in a cruel and honelefcs war upon Cuba. ' Whatever course the Spanish government may take, the time is near at hand when the United States will recognize the Cubans as belligerents or independent. That, we have HO doubt, is the determined policy of the ad- ministration, as it is certainly the wish of the people. This subject will come up probably ' in Cabinet council soon after General Grant , a iiia Rfinretariea return to Washington the present week, and we may expect to hear ImmAihiTif more decisive. The President is nnt a mftti to back down. Sending of more Bpanish war vessels and troops to Cuba, or the warlike tone of the Madrid press, or Trim's interviews whq , jxupuieuu, m nmiuiouun despatches to Lis Milliliter in Washington, will not turn him aside from his purpose. Nor I will the people of this great country give np ' thoir policy or the object they have in view at . . . 1 i . .1 i 1 L A tho threat of war. init tnere win ie no war. The administration has only to be firm, and the Spanish government and people will como to their senses. The presont excitement in Spain is bud ply a little storm, which has boon raised probably for political effect, but which will pass awny and leave the horizon clear for a settlement of the Cuban difficulty. THE DOMINION NOKTII OF US. From the N. Y. World. The situation in the now Dominion north of us is a very peculiar one. When tho pait of confederation was entered into by tho Canadas, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, it had tho cordial consent of tho home gov ernment of Great Britain, for tho following reason: The homo Government desired to Bet rid of these American colonies, and be- ieved that the consolidation would so strengthen them in real power aud self- esteem as tnat tney would be tnon ready to assume and maintain an independence which could be yielded to them without dishonor by the crown. It was a necessity to establish and foster an intercolonial trade which should, partially at least, take tho place of the comparatively free trade which the Canadas enjoyed with tho United States before tho abolition of the Ke- ciprocity treaty. And of the proposed advan tages of the confederation, Canadian politici ans, merchants and financiers hoped to ob tain tho lion's share. New Brunswick went into the confederation with similar objects, though not without distrust of the result on the part of ja good many of her people. Nova Scotia was betrayed into tho confede ration by the votes of politicians who were elected nearly two years before tho question came up. So, while nothing could have been better devised for tho prosperity of all tho provinces included (deprived as they were of reciprocal trade with us;, no unanimity of energy or sentiment resulted no confidence and no proud, patriotic feeling were engendered by the fact of the Dominion. 'JLne (Jonsutuuon of the new Government was a hurriedly got up, botched affair, leaving everything at the mercy of the politicians who happened to be in power. The most powerful politicians were those of tho Canadas. The representa tives of the people of Now Brunswick and Nova Bcotia in the Government and in Far liament did not have the unmitigated confi dence of their own neighbors and con' stifuents. Tho chronic discontent, of which wo just now hear so much, therefore varies in degree and kind, according to locality. In Canada (the provinces of Quebec and Ontario), the young men are for the independence of the Dominion. The agitation for annexation to the United States is confined to a class of second-rate politicians, scalawags, and no bodies. In New Brunswick, a lavf'o and repu table class, but not a majority, and in Nova Scotia, a still larger and more discontented number, hate tho Dominion and the Dominion government, and would hail, to-morrow, the opportunity of going over to the United States. There is in fact no homogeneity, no sym pathy, between the different provinces of the Dominion. Instead of these there is distrust and rancor, and a latent or active indisposi tion to join hands and make a new nation. The Governor-General's late tour through the lower provinces rather excited aud in creased expressions of discontent. Prince Arthur's visit has had no perceptible effect upon the grumblers anywhere. He has been treated with great respect as tho son of the Queen; but the grumbling continues all the same. The politicians are making, and will make, the most of him, particularly in Ca nada. There are plenty of persons who began as peddlers and would like to end as peers: and if a Vice-Royalty can be established in the Dominion with a colonial court and colonial titles these persons will set it up on trial. Meanwhile, tho United States have the power to virtually decide the fate of these perturbed colonial communities. By wise statesmanship the Government at Washington may foster such a degree of intercourse be tween the several ports of tho Dominion and ourselves as will enhance the prosperity of the whole Dominion, soften the present in-tor-colonial acerbities, and gradually enable tho people of the Dominion to obtain and maintain an independence of the mother country which would be alike agroeable and prosperous to the English-speaking poople of this entire continent. Just now the Dominion is not, as a whole, in the mood to fall into our lap, and would be, as a whole, an inconve nient burden. We may turn the Dominion from an ally of Great Britain into a friendly and profitable neighbor, and by-and-by the time will come when by such an intercourse all prejudices and obstacles to a confedera tion ot tne Dominion with the United States will be rubbed away. DON QUIXOTE. From the X. Y. Trihune. The man who created the Knight of La Mancha,and that other genius who gave to the world Captain Bobadil, understood Spanish character well. Tho whirl of mind which is said to have caught up tho good people of Madrid on hearing that General Sickles had offered the mediation of the United States, reminds us of what happened to the dear old Knignt wnon lie charged upon a windmill something like a vertigo has turned the head of Mother Spain, and made her believe that bpamsh honor is involved in keeping open this maelstrom of the Cuban question, and throwing into it ships and armaments, money and men. The worst of it is that nobody has a good word to say for the land of Prim aud the Cid, and that while men are bury prop- Eing up a throne and fabricating a king for er, not a soul can venture to assure us of her peace or her integrity. Lamentable is the fate of a country whose nationul humor has so much blood in it, and whose serious moods are instanced in the as sassinations of Cadiz and Havana. Old aud cautious observers of Spain are only enabled to say that if Bourbonism was bad, the Regen cy is influentially no better; that, as ever, the Madrid ministry is uncertain of its mind, and that Spain, though her best are at her head, is in want of great men. The story is an old one that of chaos, we fear, with a title-page; anarchy, qualified by the dawning sincerity that followed the September revolution, and by the formidable menace of tho loss of Culin. In short, we have in Spain the elements of a disintegration only half governed and kept together by a Regency built upon the shifting sands of a revolution, and unfortunate enough not to know, until too late, that possessions are not to be preserved by passionB, but by principles. ; Cuba is not to bo conquerod by a frenzy. If baflled now, she would only plot to rise again. If Spain chooses to make herself warm in such a phoenix's nest as this, she is welcome. It will be her own body that will bo burned, her own means that will be con sumed, her own lives that will pay the forfeit for her terrible froak of lunacy. At a time when England stands ready to give a va- irumy ucucuiuLiun iu iipr colonies nuu'u H 4 I l .,1,1 thA decide to leave her household and erect esta blishments of their own. Spain with a bloody mind is bent upon repeating a per formance of the middle ages, when con querors became murderers, because they were stupid in tho first placo, and avaricious in the second. The fierce exclamation wlucli has gone forth from the press of Madrid at n word ot our Minister addressed in bnuait or common souse, ha, no doubt, decided tho hesitating and not entirely incorrigi ble Government of Prim and Serrauo upon making the demonstration of vessels and troops which Admiral Topete is to command, and which are now, according to report, to sail tor Uuna. The demonstration, if it be not much more, may be rated at its worth in the light of future events. If it mean a crusade as earnest on the part of tho Government as the poople of Spain are blind and mad upon this subject of Cuba, we doubt not it will be a lair rcpresen tation of a people who, however cruel and however ignorant, can be ferociously patri otic. General Caballero do Rodas may find fault with this highly tempered compliment, as he has with some other not llaUoring re marks of this journal upon his policy and ad ministration, lint wo have to reler him to tho butchery of Cadiz and to his words) favor ing the sternest application of what is known as the stamping-out process to the nepnun- cans of fcipain. Foreign opinion is discussing the possibili ties of a war between Spain aud the United States upon what pretext? Not the conduct of America as respects her international obli gations, for, though at variance with Spain in her torture of Cuba, we have felt bound to maintain our neutrality with a circumspection that nations have seldom used, and which, upon the whole, has told rather to the disad vantage of Cuba than of Spain. Not to tho note of General Sickles, for he disclaims, and so do the Washington authorities, anything more than an oner ot triendiy mediation. What then ? We presume that the latest temper of the Spanish poople is duo pii marily to their ignorance of the spelling- book and the map. By far the most of them know not how to read and write, and it is in obedience to their unlettered passions that tho Regency is apparently wreaking itself upon a last effort to retain a province. How can the Catalans and Vascongadas know that the United States is a great country, and that Spain is almost bankrupt, and Cuba almost a ruin ? All this we might feel pro voked to teach them, but not till after long suffering. FIRST FRUIT OF ANTI -AMERICAN TOLICY. From the -V. '. Republic. A cabfo despatch ot several mouths ago, announcing that steps were initiating towards the formation of a tripartite alliance between England, 1 ranee, aud Spain against the United States, was widely scoff ed. It looks now as if it was theii true. It had contra diction, and to-day almost receives con firmation. The cable recently declared that Spain has solicited and almost secured the assistance of England and France to pre vent this Government from seizing Cuba, either directly or indirectly, by requit ing tho Spaniards to sell tho island to the insurgents on oouds to be guaran teed by us. Along with this important declaration comes tho official assurance from Washington that General Sickles was in strncted not to demand the sale of Cuba to the insurgents, "but merely to mediate in friendly way." If this means a limit was laid bovond which our Minister was not to pass, then ho has exceeded his instructions. If, on tho other hand, no programme was prescribed, then has the General taken his own head, In the first event he is to blame, in the last the Government is to blame. In either case following strange gods of interference and possible aggrandizoment has brought up such probable dangers that the State Department repudiates a policy to which it has allowed itself to be committed for months. There will be no war. But there has been humiliation, and there is likely to be further recantation. Any other course than minding our own business and letting .1 1 " -1 - Ml l otner people s Business aiono win aiways re sult in this wav. In the came of diplomacy the Spaniards have checkmated the United States, who have probably tumished the mo tive that will conserve a Provisional Govern ment that was falling to pieces. Our "inter vention" sets forward tyranny in Spain and sets back liberty in Cuba. The opposite, the truly American policy, would have given to the Cubans a victory by reason of the dis sensions at home which would have forced Spain to let the Island go in order to keep the Peninsula intact. ' CONSPIRACY TO RAISE THE TRICE OF GOLD. Front, the X. Y. Sun. An alliance of the most powerful and in fluential firms in Wall street, including noto rious Erie speculators, has been effected with a view of obtaining the exclusive' possession of all the gold in the market. When this is accomplished, the conspirators can dictate their own terms, and merchants aud others, who are compelled to buy or borrow gold, must necessarily procure it of this auriferous ring. It is also believed that these schemers own all the gold deposited in the banks. Having thus tho power of control, the op erators ore gradually raising the price of gold about an eighth per cent, daily, ineir agents in the gold room buy all that is offered at their standard bid, and only. sell at a quarter per cent higher. At this rate they will ele vate the buying and selling price each suc ceeding week about one-and-a-half per cent. In addition to this method of bleeding those who of necessity have occasion to use gold, we are told that they threaten at no distant day to refuso to lend at any price, and to sell only on their own terms. This is one of the most immoral and per nicious conspiracies ever concocted in Wall street. It is.an effort and so far a success ful one to 'control exclusively the market value of that part of our circulating medium which is employed in foreign commerce and in pavment of duties. It has already en hanced the price of gold from five to six per cent., and has embarrassed our export trade by rendering it almost impossible to negotiate foreign bills of exchange. If the gold ring persist, they will soon see an unnatural flow of gold from Europe to America, although the balance in our foreign trade is largely against us. Such an influx of the precious metal would inevitably depress tho market price of our exports and tho value of our securities abroad, and thus prove highly de trimental to the commerce of the whole country. Combinations which tamper with the circu lating medium of a country are not only demoralizing, but criminal. It is the duty of the Treasury Department to block the game of this unscrupulous ring, composed of men who, although rich, act iu this as ene mies of society. ENSIONS FOR OUR CIVIL SERVICE. From the X. Y. Timr. It has long been a deserved reproach to our American political system, that we discharge good and competent officers from the civil service solely on pnrtisan grounds. We pre sented yesterday, however, some instances of a remarkable exception to this general rule. In these sketches of the personnel ot the departments, we find accounts of vete rans who have for fifty or sixty years served tho Government, and old men of eighty or ninety who have been actually carried to their desks to perform their routine duties. ouch sketches of tho inner workings of our civil service will surprise most of our roadors, who have looked upon tho incoming of u now administration as a pretty "clean sweep" of old incumnents, at- least where the latter do not hold tho political doctrines of tho party in power. But it must bo rememberdtl that these instances of a long tenure of office oro only exceptions, and their vory prominence brings out more vividly the faults of tho general system. rom these disclosures, it is very clear that wo have a considerable class ot officers in the civil servico who grow old in the discharge of their duties, aud are kept in them simply bo- cause it would be ungrateful to turn them out upon the world at so advanced an age to find new careers, and to begin tho journey of life afresh. That the retention of faithful public servants purely from this cause makes the civil service efficient, will not be pretended. On the other hand, to give thoir livelihoods to younger and more active men would bo in human. What we really need, therefore, is a system of pensions in tho civil service, whereby veterans in this, as in the army and navy, can bo retired on half pay, or with such other provision as may, on examination, seem fit. 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Mc tar land, Kdvard Lafourcado, r.uiuunn a, noticler, Samuel 10. tStokes, Willuiin O. I.nriwiff. Goorna O. Loipur, nenryu j-raiiOM, jr., uoun u. l ay lor, Ooorne W. Uernadoa, William O. lioulton, Jacob Rin.ol. Bpencor Afo limine, i. T. Mnnrnn. Pit.Lslmrff. tionn li. rjemple, Joanna, jr. Hfre, THOMAS O. HATWli. Proaidont -a. i. norsor. JOHN O. DAVIS, Vioe-Preaident. HFNRY BALL, Assistant SeoreUry. 10 8 1829 0IIAKTER PEllPETUAL. Frastlin Fire Insurance Company OF PHILADELPHIA. Office, Nos. 435 and 437 CUESNUT St. Assets Jan. I "69JL$2f677f372" 1 3 CAPITAL 8400.000 -00 ACCRUED SURPLUS 1.03S 6IB-70 PREMIUMS 1,193,843-43 UNSETTLED CLAIMS, INCOME FOR 1S09, Losses paii since 18291OTer$5J509,03B Perpetual and Temporary Policies on Liberal Terms. The Company also issues Policies ou Routs ofjUuildinjrs of .11 kinus.Oround Bents, and Mortgages. DIRECTORS. Alfred O. Baker. , A lired Fitler, boniuel Urant, I Thomas Kparks, GootKe W. Kiohards. I William 8. Grant, Isaao Lea, Thomas 8. Kllis, George Pale., ' Gnstavus 8. Benson. Af PRKD G. UA KICK, President Ts w i.TriuTyW PALKS, Vice-President. JAS. W. McAIJ.IHTKR, Secretary. 'W1EODORE M. REGER, Assistant Secretary. 8 9 A S B U R Y LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. No J ?,?2A?.?AY rner RfiADE Street, New York. OAhll UArllAL. HJliiO $L16,000 deposited with the Stat, of New York as'sooiuit for policy holders. LEMUEL BANGS, President. GEORGE KLLIOTT, Vice President and Secretary. EMORY McOLLNTOUK, Actuary. A. E. M. PURDY, M. D., Medical Eximiner. auuuioo j.. joeaur, uonn m. Aiana, Charles Spencer, I William Divine, John A. Wright. 8. Morris Wain. Arthur a. Coffin, John B. MoOrear. J. B. Lipplncott, James Long, James Hunter, in tne ouaracter of Us Directors, economy of manace rnont, reasonahlen.es of rates, PARTNERSHIP PLAN Ofc DKULA HiJS U DIVIDENDS, no itriction in femtl. liTOS, apd absolute non forfeiture of .11 policies, and no restriction of travel after the tlrst year, the ASBURY pre. lent, a combination of advantages offered by no other ooninany. Policies issued in every form, and a loan of one-third made when desired. Special advantages offered to clergymen, tor ail further information address JAMES M. LONOAORH, Manager for Pennsylvania and Delaware. Office, No. Sua WALNUT (Street, Philadelphia. FORMA N P. HOLL1NSUKAD. Special Agent. 4 I5 nj. II. rvorna. QTRICTLY MUTUAL. Provident Life and Trust Co. OF PHILADELPHIA. OFFICE, No. Ill 8. FOURTH STREET. Organlued to promote LIFE INSURANCE, amonii; members of the Society of Friends. Good risks of any class accepted. Policies Issued ou approved, plans, at the lowest rates. President, SAMUEL R. SHIPLEY, Vice-President, WILLIAM c. Longsthkth, Actuary, ROWLAND PARRY. The advantages offered by thla Company are un. excelled. x T N S U K B AT HOME, IK TBI Penn Mutual Life Insurance COMPANY. No. 921 CnESNUT STREET, PHILADELTniA. A8SETH, S;lOOO,O00. CHARTERED BY OVU OWN STATE. MANAUED BY OUR OWN CITIZENS. LOSSES PROMPTLY PAJD. POLICIES ISSUED ON VARIOUS PLANS. Applications may be made at the Home Offloe, aud at the Agescies throughout the State, a 18 JAMES TilAQUAIU PRESIDENT WAIHUEL E. STOKKS VIOK-PKESIDKNT JOHN W. HOKNOIt A. V. P. and ACTUARY IIOKATIO 8. STEPHENS 8KORJCTARY THE ENTERPRISE INSURANCE COMPANY OP PHILADELPHIA. tMI Office S. W. Corner PoUKTH and WALNUT Street. FIRE 1NSURANOK KXOLCSIVKLY. PfcRFHTUAL AND TERM POLIOlKS ISSUED. Cash Capital ajjon um-oo Cash Assets, July I, Iwl "MW IT5I3 27H-2H. ... . tHUKUTOKS. F. Katchford Btarr, I J. Livingston Krrlng.r. James L. Glajrhnrn i . . L. v. ai a . William (1. lioulton. Charles Wheeler, Thomas IL Montgomery, James Aertsen. Vonjaniin T. Trediok. George II. Stuart, John H. Brown. This Company insures only nrst-olaa. riska. takm ma rjliiTuiiw.j iiT.nru.ous (uu mills. Ate. ffuatsrer, suoa as mounti. V. BATCH FORD STARR. President. THOMAS li. MONTGOMERY, Viua-PrMident. ALBXAmio W. WlslEB, Secretary. H tf TMIffiNIX INSURANCE COMPANY OF 1 PHILADELPHIA. INCOMFOKATED Ih04-OIIARTER PERPETUAL. No. i2t WALNUT Street, opposite the Kiolunse, This Company Insures f rom loss or dauia-. by rlKE, on liberal terms, on buililiuKS, merchandise, furniture, etc., for limited periods, aud permanently on buildiugs by deposit of premiums. 'Ilie Company has been In aotlv. operation for more than SIXTY VKAKS, during- which all loaott. have been promptly .djustea and psiil. John L. Hodge, Viv-u l David Lewia. il. K. Mahouy, . John T. Lewis, William S. Grant, Robert W. Learning, 1. GUrk Wharton. llenjaiuin Fttinff, Thomas H. Powers. A. R. Mclle.ry. Edmund ('astillon. Ssmuel Wiloox, Lawrence lwis,ur., i wisi. nnrris. JOHN R. WLUUEUi.lt, Jfesident SAMVCL WILCOX Secretary. , IIN8URANOE.. JAME INSURANCE COMPANY. No. t CHKSNUT Rtrmt INCORPORATED liM. CIIARTF.R PERPETUAL. CAPITAL, tijHti,flin. FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY Insures .gainst Loss or Damage by Fire either by Par. peium or l einpnrary t-ouolOS. Dili ECIO IIS: Charles Richardson, i Robert Fearce, William li. lilimwi, J'lin KoMsler, Jr., Edward H. Oi no, Chnrleo Stokes, John W. Kvermsn, Mordecai Hurbr. iTpncis n. imcii, Henry Iwis, . Nitthnn Hilli'S, Coot-go A. West, CHARLES RICHARDSON, President WILLIAM 11. RI1AWN, Vice-President. wn.MAM I. IlT.ANrHAHD, Secretary. 7 TIIK PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. n i7vc?,,71.'Irn,nn' lWS Charter Perpetual. vi 1 r T A,"N 0 1 K'root, ntiposito Independence Sonar. I his Company, favorably kmwn to the community for over forty years, enntinnxs to Insnro iirainst loss ordsm auo by tire ion Public or Private liuiMin, either penn.. ncntly or for a limited time. AIho on I'urniture. Slock, "'-..u'T',""' W "''" ndt (renr.,ll.v. on lib,,,,,! ?n Their Capital, together Willi a larjje Surnln. Kii.. i 1. nveMoa in the nt r vrerul ninnner, which enable, them to offer to the insured un undoubted socui ity In tho caS Pnniel Rmith. Jr.. P11IKCT r.s. Alexander Itenann, I;isc llnzlehnmt. John Deveronx, rhoiii:,, Simla 1 nomas iiuuiu Wi Hiidori-Vl"inRh'"uFu11- iicnry i.ewm. "VFFTCE OF TI I K I Ns' I R A NT E COMPVVY XATtt AMi;RI0A. N- vvALxu'r Hull, Incorporated I'M.. Charter PorpotuaL Asset, . MARINE, INLAND, AND FIKIJ INSURANCE. 2.Ti;l,0u0 OVER $20,0)0,000 LOSSES PAID SINCE ITS ORGAN H2ATION. u 111. aw. Arthur n DUtKCTOIiK. t-nmuel W. Jones, John A. Hrmiii, Clmrli'S Tnylor, Ambrose V hite, Willinm WeNh, S. Morris Wain, John Mason, tiatwera I. II nrrionn rrnnds K. Cope, Edward H. Trotter. Edtvnrd S fllaiko, T. Charlton Henry, Alfred D. .Ies,iiii, John P. White. Iiliia I"! M. Charles W. Cushman A 1 J '' I I t .11 1 1 r ...... CHARLES PLAIT, V WPresid.nr Matthiar Mahih, Secretary. tesident. Cuah. II. Rki-.vkh, Aput, rWrotary. j piPElilAL FIltE INSURANCE CU, LONDON. ICKTAIIMSHKDjlg;):!. Tald-up Ciipltal and Acaimula'ed Funds, 8,000,000 I W GOLD. PHEV0ST & HERRING, Agents, B 4 No. 107 S. THIRD iAreet, Philadelphia. CIIAS. M. rriEVOST. C1IAS. P. HERKIXQ. SABIHE, ALLEN & DULLES, FIFTH AND WALNUT STilEETS, 9 11 tf PHILADELPHIA. NEW PUBLICATIONS. PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE.- v ,.A'ewCour80?'r'eo,ures'a8 dowered at tho New ork Muf.eum of Anatomy, embracing the snl.jeots" niT an.d to Li,v,e for: YoV Maturity. nd Old Ate ; Manhood Generally Reviewod; Too Cause of lv,r'.Re!li10n : " nfend Norvou. Diseases Accoumed irL.W"rir""?8 l'l"lmbiclly Considered, eto. eto Pocket volume, containing these Lectures will 1,4 for. A LFAr'v ' ildNI, reipt of.a by address Sg W. LUMBER. 1869 SPHircK JOTST. SPRUCE JOIST. HEMLOCK. HEMLOCK. 1869 1 QftQ SI5A80NED CLEAR PINE. IOUJ SEASONED CLEAR PINE. CIKIU'R PATViiiiiKI i,.. 1869 SPANISH CEDAR, FOR PATTERNS RED CEDAR. llalK'ya- 1 ft ft 0 FLORIDA FLOORING. IOU J FLORIDA FLOORING. CAROLINA FLOORING. VIRGINIA FLOORING. DELAWARE FLOORING. ASH FLOORING. WALNUT FLOORING. FLORIDA STEP HOARDS. RAIL PLANK. 1869 1 AfSr.IBOARDS ANn PLANK. 1 Q.n IOUJ WALNUT HOARDS AND PLANK loOi) WALNUT BOARDS. WALNUT PLANIv. fNpERTAKERS' LUMBER. 10.A IOU7 UNDERTAKERS' I.tmiHKi? IrSli'l KKD fwivtw WALNUT AND PINE. 1 ft 0 SEASONED POPLAR. -t n f a IO UJ SEASONED CHERRV. Io09 WHITE OAK PLANK AND BOARDS. HICKORY. IftfiQ CIGAR BOX MAKEKS' 1Qf 100 'L . . t JGA R ox MAKERS' 1 0 U 9 SPANISH CEDAR BOX BOARDS, FOR KALE LOW. ' 1869 18G9 CAROLINA SCANTLING. CAROLINA H. T. SILLS. J869 uttvVAI SCANTLING. CEDAR SHINGLES. 10.(i CYPRESS SHINGLES. Io09 MALLE, BROTUKU CO., No. "600 SOUTH Street. ' 1U JJNITED STATES BUILDEItS' MILL, FIFTEENTH STREET, BELOW MARKET, ESLXR & BROTHER, Proprietors. WOOD MOULDINGS, BRACKETS, ETO. BALUSTERS AND TURNING WORK. A Large Stock alwayg on hand. 9 g,n 1")ANEL PLANK, ALL THICKNESSES X 1 COMMON PLANK, ALL THIOKNESSJiS. 1 COMMON BOARDS. 1 and 2 SIUK k'KNOK BOARDS. W1I1TK PINK FLOORING BOARDS. TF.I.LOW AND BAP PINK FLOORINGS, I'd and 4k SPRUCE JOIST, ALL 8IZKS. ' ,"uu, HKMLOCK JOIST, ALL RIZK8. PLASTKK1NG LATH A SPKU1ALTY. Together with . Reneral assortment of Buildinz I.um. bey, for sale low for ranli. T. W. SMALTZ. 8 25 Bm FUTKKNTH and BTILKS Street U M B E H UNDER ALWAYS DRV. COVER, Walnut, White Pine, Yellow Pine, Spruce, Hem lock, Shingles, etc., always on hand at low rates. WATSON & GILLINGHAM, 3 295 No. 024 RICHMOND Street, lsth ward. MB BRICK & SONS BOUTUWARK FOUNDRY, NO. 430 WASHINGTON AVENUE, Philadelphia. "' WLUJAM WRIGHT'S PATENT VARIABLE CUT-OFF STEAM ENQINB, Regulated by the Governor. MERRICK'S SAFETY HOISTING MACHINE, Patented June, 1863. DAVID JOY'S PATENT VALVELE83 STEAM HAMMER D. M. WESTON'S PATENT SELF-CENTRING, SELF-B.LANCIG CENTRIFUGAL hUUAH-DRAINLNQ JCJiLNK AND RO EXTRACTOR. For Cotton or Woollen Manufacturers. T 10 mwf I. VAUGHN MEliaiCK. WILLIAM B. MXBJUOK. jona a. ooru. THE ADAMS EXPREaSOMPASyToFFlci No. KM CHKSNUT Ptiefc, forward. PsroiH, Put axee. Merchandise, Bank NotM, aud Hiieoi .ither by it. own lines or la oonnMitioo with other Ksiirs Oomiuoii. to U Uit Prluoly! HID Ild VlUM i th. I'oityd rujU 1
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