THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 18G9.
OATU-TAKINO AS A 8UIENC&.
Ttttie lUUterqftht Evening Tileyraph.
Perdition no longer has any terror for tho evil
doer. Oath-taking swearing before God,
with tho tiplifted hand, on the Baored Bible
kas lost its sanctity. Law for the punishment
f him who perjuret) himself has lost its in
Jloence and is now but a phantom a mere
shadow which melts away like tho snow of
autumn. He who doserves to fill the felon's
cell mlos his gang with an iron hand, and
Ibida the peace-loving citizen and the law do
fiance. He.ia conscious of his strength
whenever he desires to nso it, and walks
Ihe streets the best-dressed man in town.
The mnrdorer, or would-be assasftin, if he
be numbered among the "rings" which govern
us politically, no longer fears tho hangman's
Boose. Ignorance and knavery no longer
quail and give way before learning and in
tegrity, but stalk' boldly forth and stare
honesty out of countenance. Honesty, sobri
ety, and intelligence are no longer a requisite
in ofilce getting Or office holding. Dishon
esty, chicanery, and lying beat down modesty
and ability, and trample them like worms be
neath their feet. Conscience is a thing of the
past, perjury a thing of tho present, and men
practice it as though it were as honorable as
it is lucrative. Oath-taking has become a
science, and he who can swear bost and hard
est is the most successful professor. Look
on either side, among nearly every trade and
calling where money-gotting is the chief aim,
and you will find those who live by their wits
nailing along smoothly, while honest labor is
Btill tugging away in tho traces. Tho one ap
pears as' happy as the other. With the first,
the science of oath-taking has been mastered,
and thousands who are witness to his
success devote their time and attention to it,
with all the avidity that the learned alchemist
wiM devote to a newly discovered mineral.
Dodges are invented, plans laid, money spent
with a lavish hand, the laws are gone over
and dissected, and all with a view to cover up
or make right a dishonest and dishonorable
action, whereby money shall be placed in the
pockets of he who best mastered his lessons.
Lying can no longer be called wrong, or if it
can,it is not, for lying is now the order of the
day. He who lies well, is proportionately
successful; ho who hoodwinks and lulls into'
repose those who are around him by his
cleverness in the art, and then seizes the a 1
vantages,is called "smart" 6r "sharp: "you take
cither term ono is as appropriate as the
other; and that tho successful practitioner
shall have earned for himself the title of
"sharp" is not all; no, if that were all, we
should know where to lay hands upon our
man; but society does not stop at giving him
that which is but another name for rogue,
but takes hold of him and embraces him in
her arms and bids him go forth to greater
deeds in the Bame lino. He has lost nothing
in the social scale. On the contrary, he is a
hail fellow well met, and hands that would
scorn to do a mean action clasp his, and
all because they would rather have his
friendship than his enmity. And why? Fear
at the power which he sways with relentlo33
hand, evidently outside of the law, compels you
to make the best terms you can. But lying
is not good in law. There it is that those who
do not see the practical workings of the law
are blinded. Lying in good, in !v, as any
lawyer can testify, and, where it is sworn to
by the professional oath-taker, is far better
than the truth for all practical purposes, in
nine cases out of ten.
There are times, let us be thankful, when
the oath-taker's vocation is. lost; but that is
only in such cases as the public attention has
been called to, and those who use the profes
sional are fearful ef losing what littlo respecta
bility they may possess by having the eyes of
their neighbors riveted upon them. It is in
the petty cases, in which the public is not in
terested, that the science of oath-taking is
most observed and most Bkilfully used. How
many villains, whose proper place is within
the stone walls of a prison, are daily let loose
to prey upon the community by our present
system of administering some of our laws,
none can over know save those who have
daily business in the courts, or are familiar
With the haunts of the corrupt and vile.
As an instance wherein the science of oath
taking comes out in colors least inviting, we
take the liberty of citing a case which may
Btill be fresh in the minds of those who are
interested in such matters. Borne years ago,
a man who had been well known as a bounty
Jumper, substitute dealer, and general thief,
but who always managed to cover up his
tracks so that it was impossible to obtain
direct proof of his guilt, found his occupation
gone by the collapse of the Rebellion. The
police had had an eye on the gentleman for a
long time, but as he became more settled,
they hoped he had reformed. And so he had:
he reformed as a thief and became an incen
diary. He bought out a small grocery store
In the lower part of tho city, fitted it up in
good style, had it injured for a good round
bum, and then set about making a specula
tion. Having saturated everything with coal
oil and other inflammable material, he locked
tip his store as usual, and started on a journey
out of the city.' Soon after he had left, a
police officer noticed smoke issuing from the
chinks in the shutters, and suspecting that
something was wrong, broke down the door
and found the arrangements pretty much as
we have described them. Of course the mau
was arrested and put in prison. The insur
ance companies as well as the officers of the
law determined to make an example of the
party, and would probably have done so
had not tho scientifia oath-taker, aided by a
pettifogging lawyer, stepped in and defeated
the ends of justice. The way it was done was
this: The man had been committed to prison
In default of heavy bail, and the authorities
were lulled in their vigilance by the know
ledge that the man had no friends to interest
themselves in his behalf. In that thoy were
somewhat mistaken. Cormorants exist among
the lawyers, and one of these waited on the
culprit in his cell, and proposed to get
him bail for a certain sum. The offer was
accepted, the money paid, and the bail-
pfr jTodnccd before another judge
who knew nothing whatever of
the case. The case was represented
to the judge as being a trifling one of arson;
and in course of time the bail-goer was put
through the usual course of questioning, and
swore that he was worth so much money,
owned property of such a description in such
a location, and, over and above everything,
was worth sufficient to become bail in the
case in hand. lie was accepted, the man was
liberated from prison, and immediately left
for Canada. Of course, the bail was forfeited,
and all that remained to bo done was to sue
it out. This task was commenced, when lo I
it was discovered that, although the property
was there, just as had been' stated, yet the
title was in dispute among a half-dozen par
ties, but in which the name of the bail-goer
did not occur at all. The given residence
of the man was visited, and discovered to
be an unfinished house, whereon the
mechanics were still employed. Both bail
and culprit were gone; what was to be done?
Just nothing, and there the matter rests to
this day. 'We could cite a score of cases similar
to the above, but the one is sufficient to con
vey to the reader so-.no idea of how men get
out of prison, whe n there is ample proof of
tiicir guilt, and ro never heard of after. The
case of Jimmy H,,'gerty, so fresh in the
mind of the public, is but another instance
wherein the scientific oath-taker has played a
prominent part, bat thus far, thank fortune !
unavailingly.
Those who Invo had business before any
of our city aldermen, and who have stopped
to witness Borne of tho cases which claim the
attention of 'those gentlemen every day, can
not but have noticed the wide difference (to
use no stronger term) which exists between
the statements of two people, each claiming
to be perfectly familiar with tho case. Mr.
A. swears pointedly that such a thing was so
and so.. B. comes upon tho stand, and swears
it was exactly the reverse in fact, contra-
. diets A.'s statement in Mo. Now it may be
that neither A. nor B. are intentional perju
rers, yet one or the other has dono
so in making oath to his statement.
It may be, iu fact we have seen it, where
a half dozen witnesses in the same case will
swear each other are the greatest liars that
ever lived or aro likely to live, should the
world continue forever. Now some of these
witnesses tuust know that what they ever is
incorrect, and should be corrected by an ap
plication of law, not so much to punish them
as to show them that if they have no fear
of the world to come they are at least open
to correction in this. Wo cannot call
them scientific oath-takers, as we apply the
term; for their sympathies, and not money,
frequently carry them beyond reflection, and
yet something should be done in the prem
ises. The present coarse is to listen to all
sides, select what you please fronl tu.9 many
statements, nnd decide the case to your
liking. Having said thus much of two kinds of
oath-takers, wo now come to another and
still more dangerous class. They are last,
but far from being least.
When one reads in the newspapers of the
appointment or election of a mm to office,
wo are inclined to think that that man has
something about Mm sg far beyou h.is fellow
men in point of honesty and eMjieiicy, that
when we come to look at the man as he really
is, the bright picture painted by our imagi
nation floats suddenly away, leaving, as it
were, nothing but a festering, putrid mass
of matter, too disgusting to be near, and too
dangerous for the business man to openly
avoid. There are honest, upright, well
meaning, and industrious men iu ofn3e.
Far be it from our intention to malign those
who seek to do right, and whose taste or edu
cation leads them into publio life. There are
good men even among the politicians, some of
whom would as quickly turn from a mean,
dishonorable action as they would from the
embrace of the loathsome, slimy snake.
It is not of these men that we are speak
ing, but of those wnom the records
of time and tho public will point at as being
the men who have sworn to do the duties of
their office, and perjured themselves for pe
cuniary and political gain. As we notice the
frequency of these occurrences, as they turn
np in our courts (not more than one in ton
are ever touched upon by the law, and are
therefore only known of by a few), and then
observe the placid countenance, oily tongue,
and the fawning mannerisms of the men who
perjure themselves with as little compunc
tion as they would sip their liquor, we won
der what can be the etlucation of the man or
the condition of the mind that would execute
so black and damning a deed. Yet these are
the men who, in many cases, have filled the
offices of our city, and who ask a re-election,
putting forward as their chief claims upon
the party and the suffrages of tho people the
fact that they have learned the science of
oath-taking, and are therefore doubly compe
tent. Nor is this an idle statement. No !
would that it were, for then it is likely that
we should forget. No ! the proof is here
beneath our very eyes. If curiosity woul 1
tempt you, take up tho records of our past
Legislatures. Look about you, and see and
hear some of the men who ask that you shall
place them over you as your rulers; and then,
should you still desire more, visit the courts,
and inquire of him who is not afraid to
speak the truth (if such a man can be found),
and we doubt not but that all the evidence
you can ask for will be submitted to you.
But no man need trouble himself to hunt
up the scientific oath-takers. The news
papers of the past few weeks have been rife
with incidents of this character, which come
crowding upon you whether you desire it or
not. First we have an Alderman, a man who
has sworn most solemnly that he will pre
serve the peace and enforce the laws, who, in
his official capacity, publioly declares that he
will be the means of riot and bloodshed; who
dares the people to exeoute the laws that he
has sworn to defend. And that is not all.
Eject that man from the office he now holds,
and hiB "pals" will elect him to another.
With him and his, the voice of the people,
the ballot, is as nothing further thxn
the use it can be put to, to forward bis
own ends aid those of his friends. Nor
is he alone; others, without his boldnoss, will,
perhaps, do what he threatens, and thus tho
scientific oath-taker does as he pleads and
makes money by daring to do it. The case
wo have here cited is of such a character as
does not occur every day, but llwre are others
that do that lire equally as bad. A few days
since The Telegraph published an acoount
of how the inspector of coal oil was to do his
duty, and yet did not do it. Now it may be
that this man did not swear that he would
faithfully execute the duties of hisoHco. for
we know of cases where oaths have beon
avoided, or taken in such a manner as
the oath-takir did not consider! binding; but
that does not alter the case. Hit duty was to
see certain, laws executed. If he did not at
tend to his duty, he was just as guilty of a
wrong as though he had taken an oath. If
we would see the judicial ermi&e dragged in
the dirt, we have but to glance at New York
cify, nnd there we have it in the person of a
judge who treats criminals as boon compa
nions, and empties the prison colls of thoir
worst characters. He, as well as countless
others who hold office, are scientific oath
takers, and the country looks on in bewildered
wonderment, and seeks to know when the
abuse is to be corrected.
Let us have a law. The fear of future pun
ishment has lost its influence, and tho oath
taker looks upon tho Bible as upon a book of
fables. If we would have more rogues pun
ished, let us have more stringent laws; and
where it is known that a man has perjured
himself in ever so slight a degree, let his
punishment be such as to forever prevent him
and deter others from attempting. Let it bo
dealt out to high and low alike to nil, no
matter what or where his station may be, and
then, and not till then, will oath-taking as a
scientific calling be abandoned. . I.
mil.ADEI.I'IIIA, Sfc))t. 23,
EXC1TISO.
limit After an Eitcnpel Itrngal Tiger iu J Ion's
I-'uIIm.
French Mountain, between Glen's Falls, N. Y.,
and Lake George, was the scene of n genuine
sensation during the sojourn of Campbell's
Circus and Menagerie at that village last week.
At a late hour one niht. long after the audience
find been dUmisped and the canvas pulled down,
tho watchman left in charge observed n largo
animal dart across his path ami almost instantly
vanish iu the darkness. Suspecting at once that
some one or more of the wild beasts had escaped
from their bondage, he hastened to where tho
cages were corallcd, and discovered that the
largest of the two elephants had drawn tho
stake to which he had been fastened and had
upect the cage of tho Bengal tigt r, breaking tho
doors and bending the bars in such a manner as
to allow the animal to escape.
To run to the hotel, awaken the elephant
driver, and summon all hands, was the work of
a moment. The elephant was promptly fettered,
nnd a search for the truant tiger commenced.
The Bcene was one of indescribable excitement.
None but two of the most resolute of the show
men would lead in the search, tho remainder
fellowing at a respectful distance, and iu tho
greatest trepidation. The tiger was not long la
making known his whereabouts; for tho bleating
a cnlf, in pain and terror, indicated that his
royal highness was satiating his gluttonous ap-
Iie'tite on live veal. The lending spirits of the
mnt approached, and, by the aid of their
torches, discovered that tho tiger had stricken
down a yearling heifer, nnd was crouched over
tho dying animal, greedily lapping the blood
which spurted from a large wound lu its neck.
A plan for Clirt'.'n? YW g9U devised, and Mr.
Clem King, the keeper of the tlgef, at Onco
set about putting it In practice. He procured u
rope, and, making a nooso iu the form o a
lariat, he ascended by a ladder from the outside
of the shed to a window, from whence ho passed
to the rafters immediately over the tiger. Ho
then gave a loud shout, which caused tho tiger
to look upward, giving Mr. King an opportunity
to throw a lariat over the animal's head, which
feat he dexterously accomplished. Drawing his
rope taut, ho made it fast to u beam, and another
rope was passed to him, with which he
succeeded in lassooing the tiger in the same
manner as before. Mr. King then threw the
end of one rope to a party of men near
the entrance to the shed, and when they
had secured it, he threw the cud of
the other rope to another party, and the two
lines were at onco 6tretched, each party walking
in an opposite direction. When tho tiger would
make a rush at one group of his captors, tho
others would haul taut on their lino, and thus
prevent him from doing any mischief. After
much exertion, and several ludicrous stampedes
from tho bystanders, ho was dragged back to his
cnge, which had in tho meantime been repaired.
When he came iu view of his den he bounded in
of his own accord ; but the attendants, in their
haste to secure him, closed the iron door too
suddenly, and severed about a foot of Ilia Ma
jesty's tail. Troy Times.
OFFICIAL COHRLTTIOXS.
Tho Cnme of t'ollector 8teadnian
From A Wany Evening Journal (Republican), Sept. 21.
The vague and unsubstantial rumors of ollicinl
corruption, Involving high parties at New Or
leans, have taken dciinlto form. General Stead
nuin, Collector of that port under Johnson, is
charged with defalcations aggregating tho enor
mous sum of ttiOO.OOO. Though previous hints
have been given that the General was not entirely
scrupulous and upright, this allegation of tre
mendous and wholesale villainy will bo received
by the public with surprise and pain. Tho
case affords material for reflection upon tho
close alliance between perfidy to principle in tho
abstract and personal iniquity. General Stead
man made a brilliant record during the war. At
its close few men stood higher or had fairer
prospects of elevation. In au evil hour ho was
induced by his former Democratic associates to
unite in their scheme for sustaining tho perfidi
ous Johnson against Congress. The President
sent him to New Orleans us a spy upon Sheri
dan. For his despicable services in that capa
city, he was appointed to succeed the hero of
tho Shenandoah in command of the department
and rroflered the Secretaryship of War. Neither
of these places suited him, for a reason
now apparent they were not sufficiently
profitable. He was then made Collector, and it
is now said that during his brief career lu that
place lie plundered tho people of more than half
a million dollars! What a record to supplement
the glorious achievements he had made as a sol
dier! Probably the rubbei ies of Sieadman were
perpetrated in co-operation with tho whisky
ring. His associations iu that direction were
notoriously bad while ho was lu ollleo. At last
accounts this desperate adventurer was seeking
to get off for Cuba in command of a filibustering
expedition. It would be well for him could ho
meet death upon some battle-field in a manly
effort to secure liberty for an oppressed people
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEA 8 FOlt
1 THK CITY AND COUNTY OF PI1ILADKI.PHI A.
MAK1K PHENOT, by her next friend, etc., va. HKNUI
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jimrcn Terra, imh, No.
To HENRI
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EMPIKE PLATE MANTEL WORKS J. B.
March Terra, 1W9. No. SH. In Divorce.
PKhAOT, Heitpondent. Hir: l'leaae take notice that
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divorce a vinculo matrimonii aliouM nut be decreed in the
above cause, returnable ou 8ATUKDAY, October H, ISnH,
at lu A- M. Peraoual aervice of thia notice failed on au
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CARSTAIRS' OLIVE OIL AN INVOICE
of the above for sale by
CARSTAIRS A MoOALL,
6 88 2p8 Woe. 128 WALNUT and 121 GRANlTESta.
LOOKING CLASSES. ETO.
ESTABLISHED 179 5.
A. S. ROBINSON.
FRENCH PLATE LOOKING-GLASSES,
ENGRAVINGS,
BEAUTIFUL CHROMOS,
PAINTINGS,
Manufacturer of all kinds or
LOOKING-GLASS,
PORTRAIT, AND PICTURK FRAM.BS.
NO. 910 CHESNUT STREET,
Bit Fifth door above the Continental. Phlla.
ICE CREAM AND WATER ICE. "
CELEBRATED
NEAPOLITAN ICES,
The pur(t and bitt in tho world; oan be carried in a
paper witti ut molting, or sent to any part of the country,
lor balls, parties, eto
Tbe ltuding physicians of Philadelphia recommend
them, being cotup.bed ntirolv of puro traits, cream, and
augar. TWENlK iilFDLUKNT FLAVORS of these
aplundia
ICE CREAMS AND WATER ICES
Are kept toastattly en band
J. A LLEORRTTT
61!
No. lft!4 WALNUT Street.
OARPENTER8 AND BUILDERS.
R.
R.
THOMAS
OIALXKSDf
CO.,
Doors, Blinds, Sash, Shutters
WINDOW FRAMES, ETC,
H. W. CORNIB Or
EIGHTEENTH and MARKET Streets
f is 3m
PUILADJtLPHIA.
EWs-J"m.08,.r:- Powell, James L. Olaghorn, O. S.
Mryei.T- u wod. Harvey Banorof t.Theodore U. Bogga.
C. I'. Norton, L. L. Houpt.S. Gross Fry, Miller A Derr!
Charles Wannemaoher, James, Kent. Santee A Co..
7 26 mwf2m
FINANCIAL.
A RELIABLE HOME INVESTMENT.
THE riBST MORTGAGE BONDS
or THl
Wilmington and Reading Railroad,
BEARING INTEREST
At SEVEN PERCENT, la Currency,
TAYABLM ATRIL AND OCTOBER, FREE OB"
8TATE AND UN.1TED STATES TAXES.
This road runs through a thickly populated and
rich agricultural and mdnuiiicturlng district
For the proBcnt, n o are offering a limited amount
oi the above Bonds at
85 CENTS AND INTEREST.
The connection of this rond with tho Pennsylvania
and Reading Railroads lnnurcs It a large and remu
nerative trado. We recommend the bonds aa the
cheapest CrHt-class Investment In tho market.
vjm. PAirsTEft & co.,
BANKERS AND DEALERS IN GOVERNMENTS,
No. 3C SOUTH THIItD STREET.
9 4 tl2 81 PHILADELPHIA.
HAVE FOR SALE
SIX PER CENT. GOLD BONDS
OF THK
IlOCHESTEIUVATEIt WORKS CO.
DUD 1389.
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST TAYABLE
IN GOLD.
INTEREST AT SIX FER CENT.
COUPONS MAY AND NOVEMBER.
For particulars apply to
DE HAVEN & BR0.,
BANKERS,
No. 40 South THIRD Street,
5 PHILADELPHIA.
RANKING HOUSE
OF
JAY COOKE & CO.,
Nos. 112 and 114 South THIRD Street.
PHILADELPHIA,
Dealers In all Government Securities,
bid e-2UB Wanted In Exchange for New.
A Liberal Difference allowed.
Compound Interest Notes Wanted.
Interest Allowed on Deposits. '
COLLECTIONS MADE. STOCKS bought Ad Bold
on Commission.
Special business accommodations reserved for
iadlea.
We will receive applications for Policies of Lire
Insurance in the National Lire Insurance Company
el the United States. Fall Information given at oar
office. T 18m
23. K. JAMISON" & CO.,
SUCCESSORS TO
P. F. KELLY & CO..
Bankers and Iealerg la
Gold, Silver, anJ Government Bonis,
s AT CLOSEST M.RKET RATES,
N.W. Corner THIRD and CHESNUT Sts.
Bpeclal attention given to COMMISSION ORDERS
In New York and Philadelphia Stock Boards, etc.
etc e tia 81
LLIOTT & DUN N,
BANKERS,
NO. 109 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
rniL ADELrHi i,
DRAW BILLS OP EXCHANGE ON THE UNION
BANK OF LONDON.
DEALERS IN ALL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES,
GOLD, BILLS, Etc,
Receive MONEY ON DEPOSIT, allowing Interest.
Execute orders for Stocks la Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, and Baltimore. 4 20
QLENLINNING, DAVIS & CO.,
NO. 48 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
GLEflDIFiKING, DAVIS S AMORY,
NO. 2 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK
BANKERS AND BROKERS.
Direct telegraphic communication with the New
York Stock Boards from the Philadelphia Office, la a
QITY WARRANTS
BOUGHT AND SOLD.
C. T. YERKES, Jr., & CO.,
NO. 20 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
9 PHILADELPHIA
FIN AN O I AC.
PACIFIC IIA1UVAY (;()!.) LOAN. f
Messrs. DaBNEY, MORGAN & CO.,
No. 53 EXCHANGE Place, and M. K.
JESUP & CO., No. 12 PINE Street,
New Tork, offer for sale the Bonds of
the Kansas Pasiflo Kailway. These
Ponds pay Seven Per Cent, in Gold;
have thirty years to run; are Free from
Government Taxation; are secured by a
Land Grant of Three Million cresof
the Finest Lands in Kansas and Colo
rado. In addition) this special grant,1
the Company also owns Three Millions
of Acres in Kansas, which are being
rapidly sold to develop the country and
improve the road. They aie a first
mortgage upon the extension of the
road from Sheridan, Kansas, to Denver,
Colorado. The road in operation NOW
EARNS MORE THAN EN 9 UGH NET
INCOME TO PAY THE INTEREST ON
THE NEW LOAN. There is no better
security in. the market this being in
some respects better than Government
Securities. PRINCIPAL AND INTE
REST PAYABLH IN GOLD. Price 96,
and accrued Interest, in Currency.
Pamphlets, Maps, and Circulars fur-'
niehed on application.
We are authorized to sell th
bonds in Philadelphia, and offer
them as a reliable investment to
our friends.
T0WNSENI) IV HELEN & CO.,
NO. 309 WALNUT (STREET,
9 24 fmwrplm PHILADELPHIA.
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD CO.'S
OONDS,
OP THE ISSUE OP 1S53,
BEARING 6 PER CENT. INTEREST,
AKD SUBJECT TO TAXES,
Are Exchangeable for New Boada,
BEARING 6 PER ' CENT. INTEREST,
AND FREE FROM TAXES.
A LIMITED AMOUNT OP
Pennsylvania and New York Canal
and Eailroad Co.'s
SEVEN PER CENT. BONDS
IS OFFERED AT
Ninety-Cne and One-Half Per Cent.
CHARLES C LONGSTRETH,
Treasurer LchlRb. Valley Railroad Co.,
JLl g6t4P No. 803 WALNUT Street
gaWITH, RANDOLPH & CO.,
BANKERS,
PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK.
DEALERS IN UNITED STATES BONDS, and MEM
BERS OF STOCK AND GOLD EXCHANGE,
Receive Acsounts or Banks and Bankers on Liberal
Terms.
ISSUE BILLS OF EXCHANGE ON
a J. HAMBRO A SON, London.
B. METZLER, 8. SOHN A CO., Frankfort.
JAMES W. TUCKER A CO., Paris.
And Otner Principal cities, and Letters of Credit
1 g tf Available Throughout Europe.
pm 8. PETERSON ft CO.,
Stock and Exchange Brokers,
NO. 39 EOUTH THIRD STREET,
Members of the New Tork and Philadelphia 8tock
and Gold Boards.
STOCKS, bonds, Etc., bought and gold on com
mlBHlon only at either city
ROOFINQ.
TJEADY ROOFI
N O-
-a a; i ma Koottng ta adapted t all buildinsa.
applied to
It can
btkki- UK rUAT ROOFS
at one half the expense of tin. It la readily put oa o!
btiiuRle Koola without removing tho ahin(leg. tbua .TOid.
icg the damaging ot ceilinga aud furniture while under.
una repaint. (Mo jarravel ueod.)
KliKKilVE YOUK TIN HOOFS WITH WELTOH1
ELASTIC PAINT. 1
I am alwajra prepared to Hepairand Paint Roof. at ihorl
notice. AUd, PAINT I'OK BALK bj the barrel or sailoa
the bout and oheapeat in the market. -
8 17 No. 711 N. NINTH Street, abo.e CoaW
rro OWNERS, ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS
-L ANO ROOiKRSKoofBl Yea, yea. Kery aire ani
kind, old or new. At No. M!t N. THIIU Street, the AM K.
Kit' AN CONURICTK PAINT AND ROOr" dOMPANY
are Belling their celebrated paint for TIN KOOF8 and
for preserving all wood and meula. Alao, their solid com.
lex roof covering, the beat ever offered to the publio with
.lualica, cane, buckets, etc., for the work. Anti vermin
1 ire, and Water-proof; Light, Tight, Durable. No craolt.
ing, pealiug.orahrinking. No paper, gravel, or heat. Good'
for all cliniatea. Directiona given for work, or good work,
men supplied. Care, prouiptneaa, certainty I On. nrie.l
Call! Kianiine! Judge!
AgenU wauted for interior counties.
J&tf JOhPU LK8rtaolpAL
DRUGS, PAINTS, ETO.
JOBEBT SHOEMAKER ft O O.
IT. Corner FOURTH and RACE SU
PHILADELPHIA,.
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS
Importer! and Manufacturer! of
White Xead and Colored Paints, Putty!
Varnishes, Etc
agents for tub celebrated
FRENOH ZINO PAINT SJ
Dealer! M4 conaumttn intr.nui l,-... -.1 ,
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