THE PAIL r EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESD A f, SEPTEMBER 29, 18G9.
nrmiT or tito rnnss.
Bdltorlnl Opinion of thn rnrtln JonrnnU
Upon Current Toplce-Uoninlled Kvcry
Out for the Evening Telegraph.
THE SURPLUS GOLD IN THE TREASU
RY THE TARIFF.
From the X. Y. World. . . ,
Tho best remedy for a disenso and surest
eafofiiiard agniiiHt its recurrence, is the re
moval of its canson. If vo were not alHictod
with the Republican absurdity of twodifl'eront
kinds of money of equal values, there could
be no gambling in gold; as, in point of fact,
thdre is none in England, and was never any
in this country in the era of specie paymonts.
Gambling in gold, when gold is the ordinary
Ktahdard of values, is a simple impossibility.
If an English merchant wants gold, either for
exportation or any other purpose, he has only
to go to the Rank of England and present its
notes, and he reoeives an amount of gold
equal to the presented notes. It would bo
absurd to pay a premium for what he can
thus always get without a premium. Money
may be scarce or plenty, but bo long as specie
payments are maintained, paper money is just
as good as metallic, being convertible into it
at the pleasure of the holder. The crazy and
ruinous gold-gambling which prevails in this
country is one of the many evil consequences
of the double system of money introduced by
the Republican party. England, in the early
part of this century, kept clear of the absurd
ity of two difierent kinds of money in the col
lection of her revenue and her ordinary fiscal
transactions. She collected the duties on
imports and paid the interest on her public
debt in the ordinary currency of her internal
commerce the notes of the Rank of England.
Gold bore a premium during the greater part
of the period of suspension; but she did not
foolishly enhance its price and stimulate
speculation in it by creating unnecessary oc
casions for its use.
What could be more absurd than our pre
sent system of collecting duties in gold, then
Belling the gold for greenbacks, then using
the greenbacks for the purchase of bonds 't
After the gold has been collected, why not
pay it out directly for the bonds, instead of
the clumsy, roundabout process of making
the debased greenbacks the medium of pur
chases? If greenbacks are the money the
Government prefers to use, it is absurd to
bring them into the Treasury by the circuitous
method of first collecting a kind of money it
does not want, and then exchanging it for
another kind which it would better suit the
convenience of the importing merchants to
pay directly into the Treasury. Why put the
importers to the trouble and expense of buying
gold, subjecting them to the extortions and
rascality of the gold-gamblers, when the Gov
ernment does not want the gold, has no use
for it when it has got it, and sella it out again
for greenbacks to use in its own transactions?
The process by which a million dollars in
greenbacks get fleeced on their way into the
Treasury is this: First, the merchant (let us
suppose the transaction to have commenced
last Friday) goes into Wall street and buys
gold at 100, giving his check on a bank for
$1,000,000 for the $G23,0H) in gold which
that amount of greenbacks purchase at KiO.
The $025,000 in gold is paid into the
Treasury, which sells the same gold on
Saturday at 132, "receiving for it $82",000 in
greenbacks, which are immediately used by
the Treasury for tne purcnase of bonds. It
has cost the merchant $1,000,000 in green
backs to get $825,000 in greenbacks into the
Treasury, whereas, if the Government had
taken the greenbacks directly from him, it
might have received the same amount it gets
at the end of all this circuitous bother and
have left the merchant a clear Burplus of
$175,000, which ho has lost; which the Gov
ernment has not gained; which has gone to
enrich the gold-gamblers to whom so absurd
a fiscal system furnishes an easy harvest.
The loss of merchants without any gain to
the Government is not ordinarily so great;
but there is always a real loss unless the
gold brJkers do business without a profit.
The Government professes to regard them as
a set of scoundrelly vultures, and yet it sup
plies them with employment and makes their
ocenpation indispensable, by requiring their
intervention for getting greenbacks into the
Treasury, when the merchant has the very
greenbacks the Treasury wants deposited in a
city bank, and might transfer them directly
by the inexpensive process of drawing his
check. The end and upshot of the whole
cumbrous circuit of transactions is merely
to get greenbacks into the Treasury; yet
the Government refuses to receive the
greenbacks from the merchant, and com
pels him to pay toll to the gold brokers
for nobody's advantage but theirs. The
Government makes additional trouble and
bother for itself, exposes the mercan
tile community to pillage and loss by the
gold-gamblers, and merely gets at last
the very greenbacks which the merchants
would gladly have paid, and saved the heavy
tolls given for the needless intervention of
the brokers in gold. The Government thus
feeds the scoundrelly vultures it so vehe
mently denounces with employment and pre
miums, by making their trade indispensable
for supplying the Treasury with greenbacks.
The Government forces the whole stream of
the customs revenue through their mill; it
voluntarily makes its credit the sport of their
machinations, and the whole mercantile com
munity the prey of their rapacity; and then
makes a show of virtuous indignation that so
absurd a system bears it natural fruits !
There might be greater waste and folly; but
could there be more glaring absurdity ?
It will be said in extenuation that the
Government has bound itself by a pledge to
the public creditors to collect the customs
revenue in gold; and that the absurdity we
have exposed is incident to the fulfilment of
that pledge. It will be said that it is only
the excess of revenue, beyond what is re
quired for paying interest, that is converted
into greenbacks. This is a worthless excuse;
for why should there be an enormous and
constantly accumulating excess ? Gold
enough to pay the interest the Government is
no doubt pledged to collect; but the pledge
docs not bind it to accumulate a vast surplus
of gold for conversion into greenbacks. The
surplus is one of the evil consequences of the
exorbitant tariff, which oughttobeimmediately
cut down to the actual wants of the Government
for the payment of interest. It has been
perpetually dinned into our ears by the pro
tectionists since the war, that the publio
debt has settled the tariff question, because
the reduction of the tariff would be inconsist
ent with the obligations of the Government
to its oreditors. The vast hoard of idle gold
in the Treasury puts that pretense to Khuine.
If Congress should next winter reduce the
tariff so that it would yield but $80,000,000
a year, instead of tho $100,000,000 that are
now collected, the Government could moet
all its gold obligations and still have a sur
plus. For the present, indeed, it need to
use more than eighty millions a year in tho
payment of interest; but the hundred millions
now lying in the Treasury would BiiltifO to
njftko up the deficiency for two or three
years, and by the time the existing surplus I
was exhausted the whole debt ought to be re- I
funded at a lower rate. The gold-bearing debt
amounts to but littlo more than two thousand .
millions, the interest on which at four per
cent, (concedod to be a sufficiently high rate
for the new bonds) would be only eighty mil
lions a year. There is no reason why the
tariff should not be Immediately roduced to
yield only that amount of revenue; tho
internal taxes being more than sufneiont .for
tho expenses of administration. If only
half the present amount of gold rovonuo
were collected, only half as much
gold would be needed by our mer
chantH. With tho same supply of gold and a
diminished demand, tho price would neces
sarily go down; probably It would not exceed
110. A reduction of the tariff would not
only diminish the demand for gold, but in
crease the BUpply by gradually unloading
tho Treasury of its surplus hoard in the inter
val that must elapse before the reduction of
the rate of interest on the debt. Moreover,
by taking off the duties from articles used in
manufactures, wo should be able to increase
our exports to foreign countries, and pay for
all our imports without sending gold abroad;
thus again diminishing the demand for gold
and further reducing its price, curtailing the
business of the gold brokers, and bringing
the country steadily forward towards speoio
payments. The prompt rednotion of the
tariff to the actual gold wants of the Trea
sury is the most important thing which now
admits of being done to rectify the financial
disorders which all see and deplore.
SOUTHERN POLITICS.
From the X Y. Tribune.
We have an earnest word for the adminis
tration with reference to the military com
manders and civil aspirants who are continu
ally boring the White House and the depart
ments, insisting that the President and his
Cabinet shall intermeddle in Southern local
contests in favor of what are termed the re
gular Republican tickets. We beg that what
we say shall at least be thoughtfully con
sidered. We have always understood, but stand
ready to be corrected by the President if in
error, that a good general keeps his eye on
the key of the position, determined to bo suc
cessful there, though at the cost of temporary
reverses at points of no strategic consequence.
Such seems to us the dictate, if not of mili
tary rule, at all events of common sense.
Now the key of the position in our present
struggle is the fifteenth amendment. If we
carry that, fixing forever in the Constitution
the principle that the rights of all citizens,
whether civil or political, are equal in the eye
of the law, we shall have triumphed, no mat
ter Rho may be temporarily Governor of
Virginia or of Texas. Let history record that,
under General Grant's administration, the
fifteenth amendment was ratified and the
national debt, being in process of rapid re
duction, was funded in an American consol
at a low rate of interest, and that administra
tion cannot be written down a failure. On
the contrary, its wisdom will be vindicated
and its praises resound through coming gene
rations. If, on the other hand, we lose the
fifteenth amendment, we are thrown back
upon the old, senseless, bootless, out-of-date
struggle about "White Man's Government"
and all the antediluvian jargon that should
have been hushed with the hoarse bellowing
of the Rebel cannon. We shall imitate the
idolatrous and stiff-necked Israelites who,
after coming in plain bight of the promised
land, turned their backs on it, and wandered
forty years in the stony wilderness.
We think that the Dutchman was substan
tially right in regarding as fish all that came
to his net. If a Legislature of Texas com
posed entirely of Rebels would ratify the fif
teenth amendment, we should make haste to re
cognize it, and do whatever was necessary to
secure that ratification. Mr. Sumner, we in
fer from his last speech, would do nothing
until they had solemnly declared that they
repented of taking part in the Rebellion. This
may be statesmanship; it strikes us as tho
obstinate folly of a martinet or a child. Rati
fying the fifteenth amendment is the very evi
dence of loyalty we require, worth any quan
tity of barren professions.
The votes of several States are still needed
for the pending amendment; we have stood
by and seen that of Tennessee thrown away,
and will keep silence no longer. It was en
tirely practicable to have saved that State,
even after tho insane quarrel which rent the
Republican party; had the administration
been allowed to exert its influence and power
to that end, it might have secured a pledge
from the Rebels enfranchised by Senter that
they would ratify the XVth amendment. But
it was virtually constrained to favor Stokes
after he was deader than any door nail ever
can be; and the net result of that folly is the
loss of Tennessee's vote on the main question.
We insist that there be no more of this;
for, as the loan boarder told his landlady
touching her bedbugs, "I really haven't the
bkod to spare." We have nothing to say as
to the preference of any Texas voter for
Davis over Hamilton; that is his own affair
altogether. If Davis shall be elected, very
well; but if the administration is made to
remove and appoint Federal officers in his
behalf, and thus exasperate the Hamilton
purty so that a good part of it shall be set
against the XVth amendment, and if that
party shall triumph, maugre all the efforts
made at Washington to defeat it (which are
just as likely to help as to harm), and the
vote of Texas for the amendment shall thus
be lost, why then we shall protest against the
impolicy that finds favor in high places as
little short of idiotio.
We repeat that the decisive triumphs of the
administration, if triumph it shall, must ba
the ratification of the fifteenth amendment
and the funding at low interest of the national
debt. Whoever favors the fifteenth amend
ment is a virtual supporter of General Grant,
and, without suspicious scrutiny of his motive,
should be welcomed and treated as such. A
government cannot afford to narrow the plat
form on which it stands, nor to count no one
its friend who does not love it for itself alone.
Men rule in our day by virtue of their common
sense, and cannot long rule in defiance of it.
THE NEW EASTERN QUESTION.
tram the X. Y. Herald.
The Sultan and the Viceroy have not yet
come to terms. The Viceroy has refused to
accept the terms of the Sultan b last communi
cation. The Sultan insisted that the Egyptian
army should be reduced; that certain war
vessels, guns, and other munitions of war
said to be ordered in Europe should be coun
termanded; that taxes should be levied only
in his name and imposed with his sanction
and that no foreign loan should be contracted
wjiuoui ma approval, i ne Viceroy objects to
having his hands so eft eotually tied and pro
poses to have the whole question as between
him and the Bultau submitted to the arbitra
ment of the great powers of Europe. If we are
to judge from the Turquie, a French journal
published in Constantinople, and said to be
the organ of the Grand Vizier, the Sultan is
in no mood to yield to his vassal. Accord
ing to that journal tho Sultaa insists oa the
complete acceptance of his terms. Ho will not
hear of arbitration. Tho journal concludes
by advising the Porte to mako an end of tho
difficulty by deposing tho Pacha Ismail and
substituting his brother, Must ipha Fa.il. It
will not bo wonderful if out of all this there
should grow another congress. The Euro
pean great powers are all parties to tho treaty
which secured tho Viceroy alty of Egypt to
Mohammed Ali and his heirs acoording to tho
Mohammedan custom. The HulUa has
made one mistake already by filtering that
treaty in favor of tho present Viceroy and
his family, thus ignoring the claims of the
Viceroy's brother MnRtapha, and also of his
uncle Halim. Tho Western powers do not
want to arbitrate, but they far less wish war.
A congress may boconio n necessity in ordor
to the preservation of peace. In the next
congress on the Eastern question for this is
but the Eastern question revived in' a now
form Russia moans to speak out. Tho Suoz
Canal has had much to do with all this trou
ble. Egypt again becomes the centre of life.
Certainly the closing months of 180!) promise
not to be wanting in stir and intorest, so far
as Europe is concerned.
ARCTIC EXPLORATION THE LATEST
NEWS.
From the N. Y. Ilerald.
The last news from the Arctic regions comes
from Dr. Hall, who has just returned to Now
Bedford after a five years' voyage towards the
North pole, and Doctor Hayes, who has
touched at St. . John's, Newfoundland, on his
return from a successful expedition in the
same region. Dr. Hall brings with him some
relics of Sir John Franklins party, including,
it is said, the remains of one of them; but
the explorer does not seem to have reached
nearer to the anticipated discovery of the
northwest passage than his predecessors,
Franklin, McClure, McClintock, Kane, and
Hayes. We remember that the latter, Dr.
Hayes, affirmed that he had seen from the
elevation of a mountain an open polar sea
the very thing most ardently sought after.
This was when he sailed with Kane on his
famous expedition in 1853-55. Although Dr.
Hayes has, with remarkable courage and de
fiance of dancer, made two Arctic voyages
since that time and penetrated the middle
ice, he has not again, so far as we yet know,
visited the open water, which Boomed to indi
cate the northwest passage, if any such exists.
It does notappear that much advantage can be
earned by this kind of adventure, except in
adding to our knowledge of the manners and
enstoms of the Esquimaux. The discovery
of the polar sea has not reached its fruition
either by the etlorts of llayes or Hall.
The fate of Franklin was satisfactorily set
tied in 1858, when McClintock discovered the
relics and the graves of some of the party.
Lady Franklin fitted out tho yacht Fox, and
placed it under the oommand of Captain
ilcUlintock, of ner Majesty s navy. McClin
tock found a paper enclosed in a tin case,
stating the movements of the Franklin expe
dition, dated on the 20th of April, 1848, and
announcing the death of Sir John Franklin on
the 11th of June, 1847 the same date men
tioned in the papers picked up recently on the
coast at Bueventura.
' The whole story of McClintock's discovery
with regard to Franklin, together with a fac
simile of tne document referred to, was pub
lished in the Herald of November 1, 185'J,
nearly ten years ago. Kecont explorations.
therefore, have effected littlo more in the way
ot enlightenment as to J? ranklin s expedition,
and, with the exception of the Kane an A
Hayes supposed discovery of the open polar
sea, our Arctic enterprises have not accom
plished much to establish tho existence of a
northwest passage.
THE WAR-CLOUD IN EUROPE.
From the y. Y. Times.
Ihe grand structure of German unity is
the central frame round which tho policy of
Europe tor tne moment turns.
National unity is intrinsically a noble idea,
and, wherever you find it, it appeals to all
generous sympathies unity in America; unity
in Italy; unity in Lrermany. liut completo
tjerman unity is not to be securod, probably,
without heroic struggle. European interests
are so complex, tho jealousies of contiguous
States bo strong, and the ambition of sove
reigns and populations to keep their heads
above those ot their neighbors so towering,
that the peace of Europe cannot be lone; as
sured. It is accepted as a settled truth that
the aspirations of the German nation are for
unity of political administration, and that to
bring this result about no reasonable sacrifice
will be shunned. It is this question which
threatens Europe with its next wars strug
gles ot nationalities and ot preponderance.
A pamphlet has just been printed at Pesth,
written by a statesman understood to be con-
spiculously connected with publio affairs in
tne Austrian-Hungarian Estate, and himself a
Hungarian, which illustrates how publio at
tention in Europe is pre-occupied with war
like possibilities. The pamphlet is entitled
"The Neutrality of Austria and Hungary in a
future war, ana its views are so marked
and significant as to deserve attention. The
writer protests against the supposition that
Hungary would be glad to see the German
element in Austria once more weakened, or
mat ims uerman eiemont teeis itseit so
wronged by the settlement of 1807 as to be
disposed to try to undo it. Difficulties cer
tainly exist between Germans and Hunga
rians; but these are family quarrels, to be put
by the moment the monarchy is menaced
from without. And the reason hes in tho fact
that, after the loss of the Italian provinces,
"no peril could threaten the monarchy that
would not be equally fatal to both sides."
Hungary would probably see, without objec
tion, Prussia extend and consolidate her do-
minion in Germany, if it could be done with
out offense to the integrity of the Austrian
Hungarian monarchy; but the writer does not
admit the possibility of this. Prussia cannot
annex Southern Germany without, at the
same time, conquering Austrian provinoes.
CONSPIRACIES IN WALL STREET AND
OUT OF IT.
From the K. Y. Sun.
In the Revised Statutes of the State of Now
lork is found the following passage:
"If two or more persons shall conspire to commit
any act Injurious to the publio health, to publio
morals, or to trade or commerce, or for the perver
sion or obstruction of JuhiIco, or the due admlnlstra-
uuu oi me laws, iney sauii oe ueeui w
misdemeanor."
Under this passage certain members of a
trade union in Westchester county wore uui
long ago indicted, tried, and convicted of a
criminal misdemeanor, for nothing more than
refusing to work for an employer who did not
conform to the regulations of the union, and
oiner laboring mn have been uiouoio
proseouted for a like offense. The members
of every trade union in the State are in peril
of : the same penalty every time they act in
concert to enforce their rules, or for any pur
pose whatever which conflicts witn tne inte
rests of their employers. We havo, for this
reason, again and again urged the repeal of
the law, or at least its modification so as to
except from its operation all acts not criminal
in themselves. Thw demand, has boon re.
fused by our Solons at Albany, and any com
bined action affecting trado or commerce is
till a punishable crime. . .We now call upon
the District Attorney to put the law in force
against the persons engaged in tho recent
notorious combination to buy up all tho gold
coin in the country and sell it again at an ex
tortionate price. '
If there ever could bo a justification of tho
Conspiracy law, and good reason for its en
forcement, this corner in the gold market
furnishes it. . Tho price of gold controls tho
price of exchange, and of every exported and
imported commodity. The working man or
working woman who laboriously saves up his
or her earnings to send to dependent relatives
in the old country, has to pay for such remit
tance in gold, or at a gold standard, and every
cent that gold goes up is five cents moro on
the price of each pound sterling. The black
smith's iron, the shoemaker's leather, tho tea,
coffee, and sugar used in our daily meals, the
clothes that we wear, and every other article
that comes to us from abroad, are all made
dearer to us by the unprincipled operations
of these gold gamblers. Tho community
would rejoice to see them punished, and will
heartily second the efforts of tho District
Attorney to that end. Ho has just distin
guished himsolf by his assault on tho Wall
street usurers. Will ho lose the opportunity
of greater distinction by bringing tho gold
conspirators also to justice? Their names
are well known; their offenses can be easily
proved. Will he do his duty, or will ho be
overawed by the wealth, respectability, and
political influence of the offenders ?
SPECIAL NOTICES.
jgy- REPUBLICAN MASS MEETINGS THE
..Vi?lON HKI'UBLIOAN BTATE CENTRAL OO.Vt
MITTEE have madearrangementa for MASS MEETINGS
aa follows, viz
M WEDNESDAY, September 29.
Reading-Hon. Herat Wilson, United Btatos Senator
from Massachusetts.
Chester, Delaware county Hon. O. Dolano, lion. John
Allison.
hmctliport, MoKean county Hon. John Scott.
Cloartiold Governor .1. W. Onarv.
Columbia Uonoral John M. Thayer, United States Sena
tor; neese iavis, r.aq.
THURSDAY. September 80.
Norristown (Evening) Gov. J. W. tieary, Hon. O. Do
lano, Hon. John Allison, Benjamin Haywood, Esq., J. M.
Vunderslioe. Kwi.
North Wales. Montgometv county Governor John W.
Geary, Hon. (J. Delano, Hon. John Allison, Bonjarain
naywooa, nsii., J.M. vanaoisitce, iLsq.
Havertord. Delaware count Unn. A. Wilson Hensnev.
HurriRburic General John M. Thayer, U. S. Senator;
Rrose Daviu, Ksoj.
White Horse, Chester oounty Hon. Thomas J.
Uigham. .
Allontown Hon. William Williams.
Wallace, Chester county -Hon. W. Townsond,
FRIDAY. October 1.
New Holland Governor John W. Geary.
Allontown General John M. Thayer, U. S. Senator;
Altoona Hon John Allison.
SATURDAY, October 2.
Berrysburg, Dauphin county Governor John W. Gearv.
Gerinsntown, Philadelphia Genoral John M. Thayer,
Beaver Falls Hon. John Allison.
Upland, Delaware county Hon. W. Townsond.
MONDAY, October 4.
Pittsburg Hon. John Scott, Hon. G. A. Grow, H.
Bucber Swope, Hsq.
Par kor's Landing, Venango oounty Governor John W.
f f n rv .
Munch Chunk Hon. A. Wilson Henszey, General John
M. lliiijer.
Northumberland Captain G. W. Curry.
I.ancastor Hon. William 1). Kellny.
New Alexandria Hon. William Williams, Colonol A. S
Fuller.
New Garden, Chester county Hon. W. Townsend.
TUESDAY. October 5.
Beaver Hon. John Soott, Hon. U. A. Grow, II. Buchor
owope, r.q.
New Brighton (Evening) Hon. John Scott, Hon. G. A,
Grow, 11. Huctier hwnpe, Esq.
Oil City, Venango county Governor J. W. Geary.
Bloom.burg Hon. James Pollock.
Milton Captain G. W. Curry. .
Khnrfin Hon. .lohn A llison.
Wost Newton Hon. William Williams, Colonel A. S.
Fuller.
WEDNESDAY, October 8.
Titusville Governor J. W. Geary.
. New Cattle Hon. John Scott, H. Buchor Swope, Esq.
Muncy Hon. James Pollock.
Cut-awinsa Captain G. W. Curry.
Newcastle Hon. John Allison.
Harrison City Hon. Williuin Williams, General William
JMttkeiy, colonel A. n. runer.
THURSDAY, Octobor 7.
Morccr Hon. John Sci tt. 11. Bucher Swope, Esq.
Kittnnning Hon. G. A. Grow.
Butler.
Nnwton, Dolaware county Hon. A. Wilson Henszey.
Borwicfc Captain G. W. Curry.
Irwin's Station Uou. William Williams, Colonel A. S.
Fuller.
Lewishurg Hon. James Pollock, Genoral Joshua T.
Owen.
FRIDAY. October 8.
Meadville Gov. J. W. Geary, Hon. John Soott, H
Bucher bwope, Esq.
Tvrone.
F-phruta, Lancaster oounty Hon. J. W. Forney, Major
A. iv. iainoun.
ftlillville Captain G. W. Curry.
Sunbury--Hon. James Pollock.
SATURDAY, Ootoberft
Erie Oov. J. W. Geary, Hon. John Scott.
Corry Hon. G. A. Grow.
Sluimokin Hon. A. Wilson Henszey.
Lebanon Hon. James Pollock.
Freeburg, bnydor county.
Albion, Erie county H. Bucher Swope, Esq.
, .bum-Mown Hon. John Alliaon.
McAllisterville.
Mitllin.
Ijitrobe Hon. William Williams, Colonel A. 8. Fullor.
Upper Darby, Delaware oounty Hon. W. Townsend.
MONDAY, October 11.
Danville, Montour county Gov. J, W. Geary.
Hnrrisburg Hon. James Pollock.
Mount Pleasant Hon. William Williams, Colonel A. S.
Fuller.
JOHN COVODE. Chairman.
GEO. W. xf AMEB8LT,
r V r Secretaries.
S. F. 'Gwinneu, '
REPUBLICAN .MASS MEETINGS
will be addressed by
JAMES M. SCOVEL
AND '
CHARLES J. HOLLI8,
at the following places:
WATERFORD,
9 219t FRIDAY. October 1.
SATURDAY," October J,
AT MASS CONVENTION, CHEW'S LANDING.
jggy FIFTEENTH WARD AN AD
JOURNED MEETING of the Republican Citizens
of the FIFTEENTH WARD, favorable to the formation
of a Ticket which will oommand the support of intelligent
voters, will be held on WEDNESDAY EVENING, !th
inBt., at 7tf o'clock, at the Mission Room, north side of
BRANDY WINK, alwve Fifteenth street. 9il2t
rtjrir TO THE CITIZENS OF THE FIF-
TEENTH WARD. Some F'xU or JCttatv has
posted my name aa a candidate for Koloct Yunul'
For more Umn forty year. I have resided in this city,
but have never been a candidate lor ornoe. w. .
BURNFI.L, the Gas-Oopporheasl candidate, has n less
""7 at'" tht h"a ,UrlV 'TuVa' w.epRtCK.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT,
ROBERT KNOX MILLER.9 S3 12t"
pew- OFFICE OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY
RAILROAD COMPANY, NO. SU WALNUT
Street.
Pmr.AriKr.pinA, Ropt. 18, lwn.
The Stockholders of this Company are hereby notiiied
that they will be ertitled to suhhentm, at par, tor one
share of new stink for each eight shares or traction of
eight shares of slock that may bo stunciing in their rospoo
tive names at the closing ot the books on the 80th inst.
Subscriptions will be payable in cash, either in full at
the time of subscribing or in instalments of twonty five
p. r cent. each, payaljn in the mouths ot October, lsoit, and
January, April, and July. W. , ... .
Stock paid for in full by November 1, 18o9. will bo en
titled to participate in all dividends that may be declared
alter that (late. .,.,.. , , .,
On stock not paid for in full by November 1 neit, in.
tcret will be allowed in instalments from date ol pay.
" subscription books will be opened October 1, and closed
November 1, next. CHARLES C. LONGSTRETH,
Treasurer.
Philadelphia, Sept. 18. 189.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company bus declared a
onsrterly dividend of TWO AND A H ALP PER CENT.,
mi' able at their ottine, No. : WALNUT Street, on and
ifinr F riday, October 15, IHtiH.
aft" , CHARLES O. LONGSTRETH,
9 CllOt Treasurer.
r,Vv OFFICE ST. NICHOLAS COAL COM-
PAN Y, No. S06X WA1 NUf Street.
Notice is hereby given that certiiioste No. 3(18, for ONE
11 Miittll SHARKS OF THK CAPITAL NTOUK OK
HE bJ'. NICHOLAS COAL COMPANY, issued to
Clinton G. hi mum, dated July 1M, lMki, ha been
tranalnrred on the bookaof the Company, but the certiti
ruieias not been aurruidered. All persona are hereby
cautioned aaaini-t buying the same, a tho certificate be
lungs to the company. U. JOHNSTON, becretary.
t-liiU4Ultil few. Hi ltatNk. -i . .-. iMttf.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
FOR THE SUMMER. TO PKUV e-iN r
sunburn and all dlsoolnratlons and irritations of the
skin, bites of mosquitoes or other inneola, one Wright s
Alconated Glycerine Tablet. It is delloiously tragranr.,
transparent, and hns no eijual as a toilet soap. F01 ' sale by
........ .-.., miu 11,19 UU
omirpiste renrs!ly. K.
CHI.SNUT Street
14
Bay- DUTTON'S PIANO ROOMS. r 1K3T-
OLAiin r I A nen A 1 riAr.l' I rw -i-.i-..
Msenitieent stock of tliabest I'isnosof varion manu
facturers at lowest Prices. Establishment of the One-
price hvstcm, and Immense Kednotinn in 1'rioos. 1 lie
Finest Pianos in the market.
CHIOKKKlNG HONn FIANUS.
MAIim iui 1 a MirrliRll'S I'IaVOS.
IHNK A SON'S P1ANOH. NEW PIANOS T' RMT.
WILLIAM H. IMlinpn,
71m Nos. 1138 and U3S O HES NUT Stroot.
jj&jr UULTONS THE COUPONS OF 1U1S
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS of thn
WILMINGTON AND READING RAILROAD CO.,
metering October 1, will be paid, free of taxes, on and
after that date, at the Bsnking hmise of
WILLIAM PAINTER ft CO.,
No. 88 S. THIRD Street, Philadelphia.
WILLIAM 8. HILLKS,
9 23 tf Secretary and Treasurer.
rfci? OFFICE KKOMVfcK UK TAAKS.
nib.M'r lit n 1 , orii, w, it'.
TO TAXPAYERS. Notice is hereby Kivon that a
penalty of TWO PER DENT, will be added to all city
taxes unpaiu alter ootouer 1, , . ... .n.r
lioun m. mp.ijiiWi.,
9 25 6t Receiver of Taxes.
rasr office of thk franklin fire
Pim.AUKt.rHTA, 8ept. 20, 1W!
An Election frr TEN DIRECTORS for tho enviing
year will be held, agrnchly to chart or, at the Ollioe t the
couipany.nn MU.MJAX, uctouor 4 next, Deiwecu 11 &.
M. ana A i'. i.
2u 14t
J. W. MCALLISTER, Hecmtary.
nr QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY"
LONDON AND LIVERPOOL.
CAPITAL. .l-HMio (.
SABINE, ALLEN ft DULLES. Agent.
FIFTH and WALNUT Streets.
P2
rry- LAW DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY
OF PI NNSYLVANI A.- A term will commence on
MONDAY, October 4. Introductory Lecture by Pro
testor MORRIS at 8 o'clock P. M. K'JI 12
rjtjj- CHARLES GIBBONS HAS REMOVED
his LAW OFFICE to the North American news
paper building, No. lil S. THIRD Street, second lloor,
trout. 9 23 lm
f NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
application will he made at the next meeting of the
Legislature of Pennsylvania for the incorporation of a
Rank, in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth,
to be entitled THK FRANKLIN BANK, to be located at
1'hiladehihia.wit h a canital stock of five hundred thousand
dollars, with aright to inorease the same to a million of
Collars. oauwtjm
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
an application will be made at the next meeting of
the Legislature of Pennsylvania for. the incorporation of a
Bank, in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth,
to be entitled "THE MARKET BANK." to be located
et Philadelphia, with a capital stock of one bundrod
thousand dollars, with aright to increase the same to
rive hundred thousand aoiiarn. o mi wt.J in
? NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
an application will be mado at the next meeting of
the Legislature of Pennsylvania for the incorporation of a
I'.aDk, in aocornance witn tueiawsoi tne i;ominonweniiu,
tn ,a nt.itlid THE BUTCHERS' AND DROVERS1
BANK, to be located at Philadelphia, with a capital of
two nunurea anu nnyrnousana uoiiars, witn a rignt to
increase the same to a million otjjoiiars. bituwtj lu
p- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
amilioation will be made at the next meeting of the
IiPgisliituve of Pennsylvania for the incorporation of a
Bank, in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth,
to be entitled "THK BANK OF AMERICA," to be
located at Philadelphia, with a capital of five hundred
thousand dollars, with a right to increase the same to two
millions of Oollars. M wUl 10
t5f BATCHELOR'S 1TAIR DYE. THIS
splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world ; the enly
1 rue and perf eot Dye ; harmless, roliable, instantaneous ; no
disappointment; no ridiculous tints; remedies the ill
effects of bad dyes : invigorates and leaves the Hair soft
and beautiful, ilur or braun. Sold by all Druesista and
Perfumers; and properly applied at Batohelor'a Wig Fan.
lory, no. 10 djmj ptreew anw a urn s: aiuawia
QT DR. F. R. THOMAS, THE LATE OPE-
rator of the Colton Dental Association, is now the
only one in Philatielphia who devotes bis entire time and
practice to extracting teeth, absolutely without pain, by
fresn nitrons oxme gaa. ornoe. ivji vv i.n Ui en. 1 209
tS$ JOSE POEY,
Medico-Clrujano de la Universidad de la Habana
recibe oonsultas de 9 a 11 de la manana y de 3,M a 6 de la
tarde en su oflcina calle Nueve (sud) No. 730. Residouoia
en la calle de Green, No. Ihl7.
DR. JOSEPH POKY,
Graduate of tho University of Habana (Cuba), has re
moved bis office to No. 736 S. Ninth street. Residence,
No. 1817 Grenn street.
Office Hours-P t o 11 A. M. 8M to 6 P. M 7 23tf
WINES.
13 E
R MAJESTY
CHAMPAGNE.
DuriTon & Lxrssozu,
215 SOUTH FliONT STltEET.
rpHE ATTENTION OF TOE TRADE IS
JL solicited to the following very Cooioe Wines, etc., for
ale br
DUNTON ft LUSSON.
116 SOUTH FRONT STREET.
CHAMPAGNES. Agent for ber Majesty, Duo de
Montebello, Carte Bleue, Carte Blanche, and Charles
Farre's Grand Vin Eugenie, and Vin Imperial, M. K lee
man ft Co., of Mayenoe, Sparkling Moselle and RHINJt
WINES. ,
MADEIRAS. Old Island, South Side Reserve.
SHERRIES. F. Rudolphe, Amontillado, TopaB, Val.
Iette, Pale and Golden Bar, Crown, etc.
PORTS. Vinho Velho Heal, Valletta, and Grown.
CLAR ETS Promis Aine ft Cie., MonUorrand and Bor
deaux, Clarets and Sauterne Wines.
GIN. "Meder Swan."
BRANDIES. Hennessey, Otard, Dupoy ft Oo.'s various
vintages.
pAK STAIRS & MO CALL,
Noe. 126 WALNUT and 31 GRANITE Streets,
Importers of
BRANDIES, WINES, GIN, OLIVE OIL, ETC.,
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
For the sale of
PURE OLD RYE, WHEATLAND BOURBON WH18-
pAKSTAIKS' OLIVE OIL AN INVOICE
J of the above for aal.broARsTAiR8
( 28 2p Noe. 126 WALN UT and 21 GRANITE SU.
HOOP SKIRTS, ETO.
1115. H 0 p K 1 N s
HOOP-SKIRT AND CORSET MANU
FACTORY AND SALESROOMS,
No. 1115 CBESNUT STREET.
Onr CHAMPION SKIRTS ibettor snd cheapor than
II others. 1H to 60 springs, Duo. to tf-iUb. Our Keystone
bkirts, 2(1 to 6u springs. 61)0. to $14U; New York made
Skirts, from 20 to 40 springs, 45 to Too.
It. W or Icy Corsets, t2 60, $3'50, $4'6U.
Deckel Corsets, from $1 to 7.
Thomson's "Glove-Utting" Corsets, from $2"20 to ti.
Mrs. Moody's patent self-adjusting abdominal support
ing Corsets, from $3 to $7 highly recommended by phy
sicans, and should be examined by every lady.
Over 40 other varieties of Corsets, from 76c. to $t)'SU.
Skirts and Corsets made to order, altered and repaired.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 7 23 3m
WILLIAM T. HOPKINS.
WINDOW GLASS.
it
WINDOW GLASS."
EVANS, SHARP & CO.,
NO. 613 MARKET STREET,
Are dally receiving gtilpiuents cf Glass from
Works, where they ure now making lo.ooo feet
tiny.
'4'hey are also receiving shipments of
FXizrxczz wiwdow aiiAss.
Rough Plate ami Itlbbuil Glass, Kiiiimellcd
Stulued, Engraved, aud Ground Glass, which they
oiler at r LOW 3m
LOWEST MAHKET HATES.
f AOTTON SAIL Dl'CK AND CANVAS,
of all numbers and brands. Tent, Awning, Trunk,
and WiHin-eowr Duck. Also, IVer Manutaoturera'
l)iir 1-o.it h, from thirty to sevuutjraii inches widei
Pauline, Lulling, bail Twine, etc.
. ' - JOHN W.KVERMAN.
103 0 UfiUU SUet(UilybWra) .
WATOHE5, JEWELRY, ETO.
iEWlS LAD0MUS& C0.
'DIAMOND DEALERS & JVWELEUS.Y
WSTtlHM, JRWRI.KV m HILT KM WAKk.
.WAT0HE3 and JEWELRY REPAIRED.
Jj)2jgheetTtTit St., Phtj'.
f f
Ladies' and Gents' Watches,
AMERICAN AND IMPORTED,
Of tne moat celebrated makftra.
FINE VEST CHAINS AND LEONTINE8,
in 14 and 18 karat.
DIAMOND an other Jewelry of the latest deatgna.
Bniraeement and Waddinv ninira in ioir.n.
oolri. "
Sold Sllvor-Ware for Bridal Present, Table Co,
kry, riated Ware, etc ssTi
ESTABLISHED 1828.
WATCHES, JEWELRY.
CLOCKS, (SILVERWARE, and
FANCY GOODS.
G - "VV. RUSSELL,
NO. 88 N. SIXTH STREET, 'PHILADELPHIA.
RICH JEWELRY.
JOHN BRENNAN,
DIAMOND DEALER AND JEWELLER,
NO. 13 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET,
8 8 mwf 9 rurp PHILADELPHIA.
WILLIAM B. WAKNE A- C.Ci
l-f .b noieaale Dealers In
:-L WATUMJ'.N ANU JEWELRY,
E. corner SEVENTH and CHESNOT Street.
a berond floor, and late of No. 86 8. THIRD St.
OLOTHSi OASSIMERES. ETO.
JEW CENTRAL CLOTH HOUSE.
TRIES, MALSEED & HAWKIUS
HAVE OPENED
A BXIAIICIX CLOTH HOUSE,
AT THH
S. E. CORNER EIGHTH AND MARKET,
With an entire new stock of
CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES for Men and Boys,
CLOAK1NGS for Ladles and Children,
VELVETEENS, ASTKACUANS, AND CHIN
CHILLAS, .
SCOTCH PLAID CLOAKINGS, every style
SATINETS, KENTUCKY JEANS AND COR.
DCROYS,
WATERPROOFS. PLAIDS AND MIXTURES
TAILORS' TRIMMINGS, ETC. ETC.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
FRIES, MALSEED & HAWKINS,
9 22 lm S. B. Corner EIGIITn and MARKET Sta.
CLOT H HOUSE.
; A FULL LINE OF '
Fall and "Winter Goods,
Specially adapted to the City Merchant Tailor
Trade,
i AT THE LOWEST MARKET PRICES.
JAMES & LEE,
SIGN OF THE GOLDEN LAMB,
8 23 w No. 11 NORTH SECOND STREET.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
-yHITE PRESERVING BRANDY,
Pure Cider and White Wine Vinegar, Green Ginger,
Mustard Seed, Spices, etc. etc All the requisites for
Preserving and Pickling purposes.
ALBERT C. ROBERTS,
Dealer In Fine Groceries,
11 1! Corner ELEVENTH and VINE Streets.
J ICHAEL MEAGHER & CO.
No. 823 South SIXTEENTH StMOt,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
PROVISIONS,
OYSTERS, AND SAND CLAMS,
..TERRAPINS PER DOZEN
ROOFINQ.
T E A D Y ROOFING.-
ippiiedto Eoolin U dftJt8d buildings. It can
9. ,. 6TEEP OR FLAT ROOFS
at one-half the expense of tin. It is readily pot on ol
iu.ut......iii,uu, removing tne sninicles. thus aroid.
liiK the damaging of ceilings and furniture while under
poing rona Ira. (No rravnl uami.k w
HlKtsKKVJU: YOUR TIN HOOFS WITH WELTOWf
ELASTIC PAINT. Vfl1
I am always Preparod to Repair and Paint Roofs at short
notice. Also, VA1NT FOR SALE bjr the barrel or gallon
the best and cheapest in the market. -
817 No. 711 N. NINTH mMethrfil?
rro OWNERS. ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS.
iXAAyP -HOOFERS.-Roofs! Yos, yes. Erory si.e and
,'uk.7X6 AtV,W?.Ii; THI RD Ktreet. the AM K.
ltlOAN CONUKJSTE PAINT AND ROOK COMPANY
jro selling their celohrated paint for TIN ROOES.antf
inem i.iuK an woix. anu niuiais. A l.so, ttieir solid coia
plox root covering, tho beat ever offered to the publio. witta
bnibhes. cans, buukota. et.. for tha ..rU
l'iro, ond Vater-proot; Light, Tight, Durable. No crack?
ing, pea ing, or shrinking. No paper, gravel, or heat. Good
lot all climates. Directions given for work, or good work
men supplied. Care, promptness, certainty! One prioel
Cull! Examine! Judge!
Agents v, anted for interior counties.
4jntt JOSEPH LEKDSJ'rinopaL
DRUGS, PAINTS, ETO.
OBEKT HHOEMAKEB & OO.
N. E Corner FOURTH and EACE SU
PHILADELPHIA.
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS'
Importer h and Manufacturers of
White Lead and Colored Paints, Putty .
varnlBnes, Etc.
AGENTS FOR TUB CELEBRATED
FRENCH ZINO PAINTS'
. .
Dealt; re and COtumiaen HUDnlled at. Inmat ndiiu
for cash. .o.
ICECREAM AND WATER ICE.
CELEBRATED
NEAPOLITAN ICES,
'I I. .... - ... A V, . . . . 1. . .
.... ri ixiiu uuiiiiuLiimifl; can De carried in a
PM'r without meltiuK, or aout to any part of the oounUT.
Ii r balls, parlies, eto
,he',,n1:;,nt,g1,on!i;rrn?,ro0f, tfA TlH
ICE CllEAMS AND WATElt ICES '
Are kept constantly on hand.
815
r. u. Al.i.Kt,HETTI,
WALNUT (Street.
. T. KASTON.
MNl'OR Ai. Mem AHOH,
0. s I'MnrvriKH BLIP, Now York
' No. 4b W. I'kAT'f btreet, Baltimore.
MW,"?r?prwp!Lredt?ia''Pev"rT description of Freight to
Philadelphia, New York, Wilmington; and intermediate
E oints with promptness and dnsaW-h. Oanal UwaUani
team tugs turuitued at to honest uotlos. .