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DR. LIVINGSTONE.
Irery f ifctVNlU NoarcrIittr Tram tfae
iiorer ! Lord Ulnrendon A Hb.tcti of lui.
'not IM.owTerleg.
meeting of the Royal Geographical
7, in London, on the 8th, Sir Roderick
liison oaused to be read the following
addressed to Lord Clarendon by the
a explorer, Dr. David Livingstone:
it hkKX Bangweolo, South Central
i, July, 1808. My Lord: "When I had
btnor of writing to yon, in February,
v I had the impresnioa that I was then on
Watershed between the Zambesi and
t the Congo or the Nile. More extended
,vation has since convinced me of the
l.tial correctness of that impression, and
i what I have seenj togother with what I
': learned from intelligent natives, I think
jrniav safely assert that the chief sources
j.e Nile arise between 10 degreos and 12
"V Bouth latitude, or nearly in tho posi-
iflsigned to them by Ptolemy, whose
r phnpta is probably tho Kovutua. Aware
(thers Lave been mistaken, and laying
i yim to miaiUDiiity, I ao n
' not speak very
Uely, particularly of the parts west and
!u-northwest of Tanganyika, because those
a not yet come under mv observation: but
our Lordship will read the following short
tch of myj discoveries, you will perceive
t the springs of the Nile have hitherto
n searched for very much too far to the
Yii. They rise about 400 miles south of
most southerly portion of tho Victoria
'inza, and, indeed, south of all the lakes
Apt Bangweolo.
jcaving the valley of the Loangwa, which
rs the Zambezi at Zumbo, we climbed up
at seemed to be a great mountain mass,
I it turned out to be only the southern ediro
Van elevated region, which is from S000 to
10 feet above the level of the sea. This
.'and may roughly be said to cover a space
lath of Lake Tanganyika of some 350 miles
Jure. It is generally covered with dense or
xui forest, has an undulating, sometimes
Uy surface, a rich soil, is well watered by
imerous rivulets, and, for Africa, is cold,
j slopes towards the north and west, but I
ye found no part of it under 3000 foot of
,tude. The coKntry of Usango, situated
v of the space indicated, is also an upland,
I affords pasturage to the immense herds of
lie of the Basango, a remarkably light
Jored race, very friendly to strangers. Us
ngo forms the eastern side of a great but
till elevated valley. The other or western
lo is formed by what are called the Kone
1 untains, beyond the copper mines of Kat-
Va. Still ' further west, and beyond the
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iatv
,ie range cr piaieau, our oia acquaini-
the Zambesi, under the name of Jam-
is said to rise. The southern end of the
vallev enclosed between Usancro and the
L - - . .
Lone range is between 11 degrees and 12 do
Wes Bonth. It was rarely possible there to
me a - star, but, accidentally awaking one
corning between 2 and 3 o'clock, I found one
ibich snowed latitude 11 degrees 50 minutes
'(rath, and we wer,e then fairly on the upland.
ext day we passed two rivulets running
jorth. As we advanced, brooks, evidently
jarennial, "beoame numerous. Some went
istward to fall into the Loangwa; others
bt northwest to join the river Chambeze.
-led by a map calling this river in an off
ud manner "Zambezi, eastern branch," I
look it to be the southern river of that name;
1U tne unambeze, witn all its branches, flows
from the eastern side into the centre of the
freat upland valley mentioned, which is pro
ably the valley of the Nile. It is an in
teresting river, as helping to form three lakes,
and changing its name three times in the 500
or COO miles of its course. It was first crossed
by the Portuguese, who always inquired for
ivory and slaves, and heard nothing else. A
person who collected all, even the hearsay
geography of the Portuguese, knew so little
astually of the country that he put a large
river here running 3000 feet up-hill, and called
it the New-Zambesi.
I crossed the Chambeze in 10 deg. 34 min.
South, and several of its confluents south and
north, quite as large as the Isis at Oxford,
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I them. I mention these animals, because, in
I navigating the Zambezi, I could always steer
tho steamer boldly to where they lay, sure mt
pnding not less than eight feet of water. The
fchambeze runs into Lake Bangweolo, and on
roming out of it assumes the name Luapula.
Ihe Luanula flows down north past the town
-fof Gazembe, and twelve miles below it enters
Lake Moero. On leaving Moero at its north
ern end by a rent in the mountains of Rua,
it takes the name Lualuba; and passing on
north-northwest forms Ulenge, in the country
west of Tanganyika. I have seen it only
Where it leave Moero, and where it comos out
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quite sausnea twit, even Dei ore it receives
the river Sof unso from Marungu, and the
Soburi from the Baloba country, it is quite
sufficient to form Ulenge, whether that is a
Lie viUi many islands, as some assert, or a sort
of Pun j aub a division into several branches, as
is maintained by others. These branches are
all gathered up by the Luflra a large river
Which, by many confluents, drains the west
ern side of the great valley. I have not seen
the Lufira; but, pointed out west of 11 deg.
south, . it is there asserted always to require
canoes. This is purely native information.
Borne intelligent men assert that, when Luffra
takes up the water of Ulenge, it flows north
northwest into Lake Chowambe, which I
conjecture to be that discovered by Mr.
Baker. Others think that it goes into Lake
Tanganyika at Uvira, and still passes north
ward into Chowambe by a river named
T t nm ii l l : i i
-ituauuut' xnese are me puns reguruing wxucu
Ttjospend my judgment, li l am in error
there and live through it, I shall oorreet my
Belt". My opinion at present is, if the large
amount of water I have seen coma north
does not flow past Tanganyika on the west, it
mutt have an exit from the lake, and, in all
likelihood, by the Loanda.
Looking back again to the upland, it is well
divided into districts Lobisa, Lobemba,
Uberigu, Itawa, Lopere, Kabuire, Maragu,
j-i&nda or ljondo, an Kua; tne people are
known by the initial 'Ba" instead of the
initial Lo or U for country. The Arabs soften
Ba into Wa, in aooordance with their Suaheli
dialect; the natives never do. On the north
ern slope of the uplund, and on the 2d April,
1HG7, I discovered Lake Liemba: it lies in a
Lollow, with , precipitous sides 2000 feet
down; it is extremely beautiful, sides, top,
luid bottom being covered with trees and othor
vecntution. JMopnants, buffaloes, and ante
dope's feed on the steep slopes, while hippo
potami, crocodiles, and fish swarm in the
' waters. Guns beino unknown, the elephants.
nnlosw sometimes deceived into a pitfall, have
. it all their own way. It is as perfeot a natural
paradise as Xenophon could have desired.
i On two rocky islands men till the land, rear
fjoats, and ootoh fish; the villages ashore are
I ombowered in tho palm oil palms of the
) Vet Coast of Africa. Four eonsider
i able streams flow into Liemba, and a num.
lx;r of brooks (Scottice "trout burns") from
! i'J to 15 feet broad, leap down the 'steep
oriia ita cisy hcmsi roeus, ana lorm splen
did cascaded, that made the dullest of my at
tendants pause and remark with wonder. I
measured one of the streams the Lof u 50
miles from its confluence, and found it at a
ford 294 feet, say 100 yards, broad, thigh and
waist deep, and flowing fast over hardened
sandstone flag in September. The last rain
had fallen on the 12th of May. Elsewhere the
Lofu requires canoes. The Lonzna drives a
large body of smooth water into Liemba,
bearing on its surface duckweed and grassy
islands. This body of water was 10 fathoms
deep. Another of the four streams is said to
be larger than the Lofu, but an over-officious
headman prevented my seeing more of it and
another than their mouths. The lake is not
large, from 18 to 20 miles broad, and from 35
to 40 long; it goos off north-northwest in a
riyer-like prolongation two miles wide, it is
said, to Tanganyika; I would have set it down
as an arm of that lake, but that its surface
is SJ800 feet above the level of the sea,
while Spcke makes it 1814 feet only.
I tried to follow the river-like portion, but
was prevented by a war which had broken out
between the chief of Itawa and a party of
ivory traders of Zanzibar. I then sot off to
go 150 miles south, then west, till past the
disturbed district, and explore the west of
Tanganyika; but on going 80 milos I found
the Arab party, showed them a letter from
the Sultan of Zanzibar, which I owe to the
kind offices of his Excellency Sir Bartle
Frere, Governor of Bombay, and was at once
supplied with provisions, cloth, and beads.
They showed the greatest kindness and
anxiety for my safety and success. The
heads of the party readily perceived that a
continuance of hostilities meant shutting up
the ivory market; but the peace-making was
a tedious process, requiring three and a half
months. I was glad to see tho mode of ivory
and slave trading of these men it formed
such a perfect contrast to that of the ruffians
from IUlwo, and to the ways of the atrooious
Portuguese from Lette, who were connived at
in their murders by tho Governors of D' Al
meida. After peace was made I visited Nisama,
the Chief of Itawa, and having left the Arabs
went on to Lake Moero, which I reached on
tho 8th September, 18(i". In the northern
part Moero is from 20 to 33 miles broad
Further south it is at least 00 miles wide, and
is f0 miles long. Ranges of tree-covered
mountains flank it on both sides, but at the
broad part the western mountains dwindle
out of sight. Passing up the eastern side of
Moero we came to Cazembe, whose predeces
sors have been three times assisted by Portu
guese. Ilis town stands on the northeast
bank of tho lakelet Mof we. This is from two
to three miles broad, and nearly four long.
It has several low, reedy islots, and yields
plenty of fish a species of perch. It is not
connected with either the Luapula or Moero,
I was 40 days at Cazembe's, and might then
have gone on to Bangweolo, which is larger
man euner oi tne otner lakes; but tne rams
had set in, and this lake was reported to be
very unhealthy. Not having a grain of any
kind of medicine, and as fever, without treat
ment, produce 1 very disagreeable symptoms,
I thought that it would be unwise to venture
where swelled thyroid gland, known among
ns as Derbyshire neck, and elephantiasis
scrou; prevail, l tlieu went nortn for Ujni,
where I have goods, and I hope letters, for I
have heard nothing from the world for more
than two years; but when I got within thir
teen days ol Tanganyika, I was brought to a
stand-still by the superabundance of water in
the country in front. A native party came
tnrougb, and described the country as inun
dated so as often to be waist doap, with
sleeping places difficult to find. This flood
lasts till May or June. At last I became so
tired of inactivity that I doubled back on my
course to uazemue.
To give an idea of the inundation which.
in a small way, enacts the- part of the Nile
lower down, I had to cross two rivulets which
now into the north end of the Moero; one was
tlnrty and tne other forty yards broad, crossed
by bridges; one had a quarter, the other half
a mile ol flood on each side. Moreover, one.
the Luo, had covered a plain abreast of Mooro
so that the water on a great part reached from
the knees to the upper part of the chest. The
plain was of black mud, with grass higher
than our heads. We had to follow the path
which in places the feet of passengers had
worn into deep ruts, into those we every
now and then plunged and tell, over the an
kles in soft mud, while hundreds of bubbles
rushed up, and, bursting, emitted a frightful
odor. We had four hours of this wading and
plunging. The last mile was the worst; and
right glad we were to get out of it and bathe
in the clear, tepid waters and sandy beach of
Moero. in going up the bank of the lake we
first forded four torrents, thigh deep; then a
river 80 yards wide and 300 yards ot flood on
its west bank; so deep we had to keep to the
canoes till within 50 yards of the higher
ground; then four brooks from 5 to 15 yards
broad. One of these, the Chungu, possesses
a somewhat melancholy interest, as that on
which poor Dr. Lacerda died. He was the
only Portuguese visitor who had any scientific
education, and his latitude of Cazembe's
Town on thoxChungu being 50 miles wrong,
probably reveals that his mind was clouded
with fever when he last observed, and any
one who knows what that implies will look on
his error with compassion. The Chungu
went high on the chest, and one had to walk
on tiptoe to avoid swimming. As I crossed
all these brooks at high and low water, I ob
served the dinerence to be from 15 to 18
inches, and from all the perennial streams the
flood is a clear water. The state of the rivers
and country made me go in the very lightest
marching order; took nothing but tho most
necessary instruments, and no paper except a
couple of note-books and the Bible, On un
expectedly finding a party going to the
coast, I borrowed a piece of paper from an
Arab, and the defects unavoidable in the cir
cumstances you will kindly excuse. Only
one of my attendants would come here; the
others, on various pretenses, absconded. The
fact is, they are all tired of this everlasting
tramping, and so verily am I. Were it not
for an inveterate dislike to give in to difficul
ties, without doing my utmost to overoome
them, l womu aoscona too. i comtort my
self by the hope that by making the country
and people better known I am doing good;
and, by imparting a little knowledge occa
sionally, I may be working in accordance with
the plans of an all-embracing Providence. I
am never deprived of the belief of all the
more intelligent of our race, that my efforts
may be appreciated in the good time coming
yet.
I was in the habit of sending my observa
tions to the Cape Observatory, where Sir
Thomas Maclean, the Astronomer Royal, and
the assistant astronomer, Mr. Mann, bestowed
a great deal of gratuitous attention on them
in addition to the regular duties of tho obser
vatory. They tested their acouraoy in a
variety of ways, which thoso only who are
versed in the higher mathematics can under
stand and appreciate. The late Earl of Elles
mere publicly said of a single sheet of these
most carefully tested geographical positions,
that they contained more true geography than
many large volumes. While the mass of ob
servations which went to the Royal Observa
tory at the Cape required much time for cal
culation, I worked out a number in rough
way, leaving out many minute corrections,
such as for the height of the thermometer
and barometer, tho horizontal parallax and
semi-diameter of planets, using but one
moon's semi-diameter and horizontal parallax
for a set of distances, though of several hours'
duration, corrections for the differences of
proportional logarithmizing, etc., and with
those confessedly impertect longitudes, made
and sent home sketch maps to give general
idoas of the countries explored. They were
imperfect, as calculated and made in the con
fusion of the multitude of matters that crowd
on the mind of an explorer, but infinitely
better than many of the published maps. Sir
Thomas Maclean, for instance, says that,
short of a trigonometric survey, no river has
been laid down so acouratoly as the Zambesi;
and Mr. Mann, after most careful examina
nation of the series of chronometrio observa
tions in positions which more than once ran
from the Soa of Zette up to Lake Nyassa, any
error in the longitude cannot possibly amount
to four minutes. Well, after all my care and
risk of health, and oven of life, it is not very
inspiriting to find 200 miles of lake tacked on
to the northwest end of Nyassa and these
200 miles perched up on the upland region
and passed over some 3000 feet higher than
the rest of the lakes.
We shall probably hear that the author of
this feat claims therefrom to be considered a
theoretical discoverer of the sources of the
Nile. My imperfect longitudes and sketches
led some to desecrate the perfect ones from
the observatory. This position was fixed by
seven sets of lunar distances; that is at least
03 distances between the moon and stars, and
probably a hundred altitudes of sun or stars,
all made in risk of, and sometimes actually
Buffering from, African fever. Six sets
showed from one to three minutes on eaoh
side of longitude 14 degrees east; but the
seventh showed a few minutes to the west.
The six were thrown aside, and the seventh
adopted, because a Portuguese said to me
that he thought that spot might be about
midway between Ambaca and the sea. Am-
baca he had never seen; and the folly of
intermeddling is apparent from the change
not making the spot perceptibly nearer the
imaginary midway, and no one had ever ob
served them bofore, nor in our day will ob
serve again. Other freaks, and one specially
immoral, were performed, ana to my gentle
remonstrance I received only a sicffle. The
desecration my positions have suffered is pro
bably unknown to the Council, but that is all
the more reason why I should adhere to my
resolution to be the guardian of my own
observations till publication. I regret this,
because the upsetting of the canoe, or any.
thing happening to me, might load to the
entire loss ol tho discoveries.
My borrowed paper is done, or I should
have given a summary of the streams which,
flowing into Ohambeze, .Luapula, Lualuba,
and the lakes, may be called sewers. Thir
teen all larger than the Isis at Oxford, or
Avon at Hamilton, run into one line of drain
age, five into another, and four into a third
recepticle twenty-three in all. Not having
seen the Nile in the north, I forbear any
comparison of volume. I trust that my labors,
though much longer than I intended, may
meet with your Lordship's approbation. I
have, etc., David Livingstone.
P. S. Always BOtfiethinK new from Africa;
a large tribe lives in underground houses in
H.ua. homo excavations are gala tO- fcS iwrty
nines long, ana nave running mis in them a
whole district can stand a siege in them; the
writings therein, l have been -told by some
of the people, are on wings of animals, and
not letters. . Of course I should have gone to
Bee them. They are said to be very dark,
well-made.
In a letter addressed to Dr. Kirk, Consul at
Zanzibar, and dated July 8, near Lake Bang
weolo, Livingstone writes:
For Captain Frazer and our friends at Zan
zibar, I may say I have found what I believe
to be the sources of the Nile between 10 and
12 degrees south, or nearly in the position as
signed to them by Ptolemy.
It is not one source from a lake, but np
wards of twenty of them. Lake Liemba,
which possibly is an arm of Tanganyika, has
four rivers flowing into it. One I measured,
and find it to be 2!4 feet say 100 yards wide,
and waist deep, and flowing fast in Septem
ber. No rain had fallen since 12th May.
Elsewhere it almost requires canoes. This
has eleven good-sized "burns" flowing into
it. Taking these four rivers as one line of
drainage (a fifth from Marenga must be
added), then the Chambeze flows from the
side into the centre of a great valley, and re
ceives three streams as largo as the Isis at
Oxford or Avon at namilton. The Chambeze
enters Bangweolo Lake and receives two
streams, then changes its home to Luapula,
and flowing north, receives two streams about
50 yards broad each.
Luapula receives one. and enters Moero
Lake to receive five streams; one is eighty
yards broad, and always requires canoes. On
leaving Moero it is called Lualaba, which re
ceives two good-sized streams, and it forms
Ulenge, either a lake with many islands or a
division with many streams, which are taken
up by the Lufira, a large river, which by five
branches drain the west side of the great val
ley, which probably is that of the Nile, I
have still to follow down the Lualaba, and
see whether, as the natives assert, it passes
Tanganyika to the west, or enters it and finds
an exit by the river called Locunda into Lake
Chowambe, which I conjecture to be that dis
covered by Mr. Baker.
I shall not follow Lualaba by canoes, as we
did the Zambesi from near the Victoria Falls
to the Kebrabassa that was insanity, and I
am not going to do any more mad things.
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Are now selling their ELEQAST f CRNTTtTRE at
very reduced prices. 9 s 3mrp
FURWITUR E.
J. LTJTZ,
No. 121 SOUTH ELEVENTH STREET.
I am selling off my entire stock of
FIRST-CLASS FURNITURE
AT LOW RATES,
On account of retiring from business.
Please call and examine. 10 22 ftutti2m
OITY ORDINANCES.
AN ORDINANCE
To Authorize the Removal of a Certain Build.
lug.
Section 1. The Select and Common Councils of the
City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the Com
missioner of Markets and City Property be and
he Is hereby authorized and directed to have the
old building at the junction of York street and
Frankford road removed Immediately, aud the ma
terials sold to tho highest and beat bid
der. LOUS WAGNER,
President of Common CounclL
Attest
Abr&bam Stewakt,
Assistaut Clerk or Common Council.
WILLIAM 8. KTOKLKY,
President of Select Oouncll.
Approved this twenty-second day of November,
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine (A D. 1SC9).
DANIEL M. FOX,
It 83 It Mayor of Philadelphia.
AN ORDINANCE
Granting permission to William Eashy to erect
wooden Blteds at the northeast corner of Swanacn
and Queen streets.
Section 1. The Select and Common Councils of tho
City of Philadelphia do ordiiin, That permission be
and the same is hereby granted to William Eashy to
erect wooden sheds at the northeast corner of Swan
son and Oueen streets for storage purposes. 7V-
vitled, That tho permission hereby granted shall bo
revocable by the city of Philadelphia, at Its option,
bv the nassatre ol resolution, without notice,
AndjawUedv-rtkar, That the said William Easby
jjlULiD, tho city Treasurer ir, sum oi twenty-n ve uoi
'...."!. ihr publication of this ordinance. All
nr iina, ZZMZ the contrary
thereof notw;th.i"ntr!?g. ; qnkr
rresiucni oi tommou ujti
Attest
Abraham Stewart,
Assistant Clerk of Common Council.
WILLIAM S. STOKLEV,
President of Select Council.
Approved this twentieth day of November,
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred audslxtv.
nine (A. L. 1 stiff;.
DANIEL M. FOX.
11 23 It Mayor of Philadelphia.
R
ESOLUTION
To Authorize a Certain Transfer in the Appro
priation to the City Commissioners.
Resolved, Py the Select and Common Councils of
the City of Philadelphia, That the City Controller
be authorized to transfer the sum of two hundred
and thirty-five dollars from Item 1 to items, la the
appropriation to the City Commissioners, approved
eptemoer ai, io, ior me purpose oi paving the
Clerk of the Board of Aldermen seventy-rive days'
additional salary in consequence of election otlluers
having been substituted by the court.
lAJUM WAUNEK,
President of Common Council.
Attest-
JOHS ECKSTKIN,
Clerk of Common Council.
WILLIAM h. bTOKLEV,
President of Select Council.
Approved this sixeeuth day of November. Anno
Domini one thousaud eight hundred and sixty-nine
ia. u. isw ,
DANIEL M. FOX,
11 23 It - Mayor of Philadelphia.
r ESOLUTION
V Authorizing Certain Transfers to be Made In
the Appropriation to the Police Department for the
Year 18C9.
Resolved, Bv the Select ami Common Councils of
the City of Philadelphia, That the Citv Controller
be and is hereby authorized to mako the following
transfers In the Items of appropriation made to the
Department of Police for tho year 1809, amounting
to the sum of eighteen hundred aud twenty-live dol
lars ma :
From Item 11, for salaries of policemen, to Item
13, for repairs to station-houses, etc., eight hundred
dollars.
From Item 11, for salaries of policemen, to Item
16, for meals and medical attendance, lour hundred
dollars.
From Item 11, for salaries of policemen, to Item
17, for bedding, one hundred and twenty-Uve dol
lars. From Item 11, for salaries of policemen, to Item
SI, for iucldeutal expenses, three hundred dol
lars. From Item 11, for salaries of policemen, to Item
21, for expenses in procuring evidence, aud in the
investigation of alleged violation of law, two hun
dred dol'.ars.
LOl'IS WAGNER,
President of Common councu.
Attest
ABRAHAM STKWART,
Assistant Clerk of Common Council.
WILLIAM S. HTOKLEY,
President of Select Council.
Approved this twenty-second day of November,
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine (A D. im
DANIEL M. FOX,
11 83 It Mayor of Philadelphia.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
s
HOT WELL SWEET O ID Eli.
Our cs-al sopp'.y Of tal CELEBRATED CIDEIJ
Jast received.
ALBERT C. ROBERTS,
Dealer In Fine Groceries,
11 75 Corner ELEVENTH and VINE Streets,
M
IOHAEIi MEAGHER &
NO, 823 South SIXTEENTH Street,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers la
OO.
PROVISIONS,
OYbTERS, AND SAND CLAMS,
FOR FAMILY U81
TERRAPINS 11 PER DOZEN. fUi
COTTON BAIL DUCK AND CANVAS
of all number and brands. Tent, Awning, Trunk,
and Wagonorr Do.uk. Also, Paper Manufacturer.'
Drier Felta, from thirty to seventy-ail luche. wide.
rauUBbail Tw .o.im w EVERMANi
FURNITURE.
A0OTION BALES.
M THOMAS A SONS, NOS. 139 AND 141
& FOURTH BTBKKT.
Prtremntarr Rale at the Kafrmmtnt Trnn Vnrli
FPSMK liUlI.UINCiH, PI( IKON, CAST WHK'fA
81 KI IKON FLOOR PLATKS. OFrlUKiUKM
TCKK. F1RK PROOF, F.TO.
On Wednesday Morning,
November 84. Ifi6. at II n'nlnnk. at. t.ha t ilmmnt rm
tvi. w.MDiirnv .ii.Htii,.i nt'iiiijiKin, win on em Ifl
at ptiMio ale, without reaorr , Bfl tons mottled pig-Iron,
cat-iron wbexl., etc. ; podexiala, aortd aire.: iron Hour
platna, oast atopl; hlarkaruitha' bollowa; tare. Kram.MIU
Itiiildin. (to h. wild in ocUoni); board and rail fenein,
niil lumber, euiptjr barrel., oltio. furniture, fire proof, by
iierruiH, em. 11 u t
DUTCH FLOWF.R ROOT8.
On Wedneadaj Morning,
Nov. 24. St II o'clock, at the anntinn rnnma. tm
enmpriHingfln .saortiiinnt of choice ..looted Ilractnth..
I ulips, Crocu., MiirriKhti, JonitiL, Draoiincultu, Oalaa.
hum, mv., iroin i- noozen, iiaariem, Holland. H 23 M
OUNTINO, DTJRBOROW CO., AUCTION-
Bank (treat. buocMaora to John li. Alrar. A Uo.
LARGE BALK OF RRITIPH, FRKNOIf, OKRMAN.
. On Thtiraday Momlng,
nor. I., at 10 o clock, on four mouth.' credit. 11 29
IMPORTANT 8AI.F. OK OARFRTINQS. OK.
UI.OTHS. F TO.
On Friday Morning,
Not. 2, at 'It o clock, on four moot ha' credit, abont SOS
petiigs, oil olotua, rug., .to. ' ' n SW H '
LARGE SALE OF FRKNOH AND OTIIF.R PUROPKArl
On Monday Morning,
Nor. s, at 10 o'clock, on four month' credit, II U 5t
MARTIN BROTITER8, AUCTIONEERS.
(lately Kalfwmen for M. Thorn a. 4k Hon a.
No. UU UUK8NUT Street, rear entrance from Miner,
Sal. No B2S I :iinnt tr.
HANDSOME WALNUT PAKI.OR, CHAMBER. AND
i'ii,u,u-mivm runniiuna, r ine mirror., fiaao.
Forte; Large and Kuncrior Fireproof Safe.; Handaoma
walnut Hookoaa.., Ohandolii'ra, Fine Plated War.
Frenea China and Glaaswarn, Fine Harneas, .to.
Oo Wednesday Morning.
NOV. 24. at 10 n'rlnolf. Mi Hit, an,.,,,- mmm. IVa c
Ohiwnut Btreot, by catalogue, a large and excellent
asaortnumt of very inperior Walnut liouaetiold Furni
ture, eto.
Peremptory (Sale by order of Aasign.es in Bankruptcy
K,,a,eo' J Kinsley Taylor
TAYLOB'8 OUVR KRANOK BITTERS.
. On W ednesday morning,
Not. 24. at II n'nln.l. th. .,.. i..
logue. 400 caaes Taylor s Olive Uranch Bitters, Will b
be aold in lots to suit purchasers.
ju.xvn.ft r-iv 1 BurnKiuu l lL.LlA.it U TABLES
... On Wednesday,
NOT. 24. at 1 O V In.' k Q nutunj u.aiI it,. Yl M 1 : a
Tables, marble beda, balls, 0110s. cue raoks, c.o., oemplete :
one full size Bdliard Table, ball, aud cues complete, ali
in excellent order. '
TWO FINK 8TKAM FNOIN'F.S, PLANF.R. CTTTTINO
M4WUKF., AND OTHFR MACHLNKRY.
,. , . ., On Wodnoaday,
OT. 24. St the auction mnma nn. ai,1a.1. .a r.
. . w u.au wviwn, T (J I . UU.
steam engino. Id horse power, new, and In complete order :
small steam engine, new; planing machine : rotary disc,
cutter i and other valuable niacbiuery. ' lf20 3t
Sale at the Quaker City Oil Works, Gray'. Ferry road, bo
twoon Thlrtioth and Tbirty lirst street.
.... , . . On Friday Morning,
2Mb Instant, at 11 o'clock, at the Ouaker Oity Oil Reft
tiery. Gray . Ferry road, between T hirtieth and Thirty,
first .treet., 3 large stills, 1H0 and 125 barrel. eaoh;grat
bare and door., 20 horn, boiler, !) seta worms, oopper ; largo
quantity of pipe, 2 and il inoli ; 2 extra largo tanks, lO.OOil
gallons each ; small tank, agitator, wooden tank, ooppnr
tank, settling tub, nm fir. brick, 300 perches building
May be seen on tho morning of sale.
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SALE OF STOCKS AND REAL ESTATE.
. . . . On Monday,
Not. 29. at 13 o'clock, noon, at the Philadelphia Kg.
change, Third and Walnut streets, will be sold, without
reserve
STOCKS.
Estate of James J. Martin, deceased.
82 shares Steamship Dock Company.
20 shares do. do. do.
US shares do. do. do.
24 shares do. do. do.
1-10 interest in the Big Hickory Association of Warresi
county.
150 shares Wood Preserving Oo. of Pennsylvania.
60 shares Uamden and AmCoy Railroad.
1 share Mercantile libra ry.
RK.AI, KSTATE.
THRF.E 8TORY BRICK. RESIDENCE, No. T04 S.
Fifteenth street.
THKEK STORY BRICK DWELLING, No. 703 Wyo-
ujiuk at rtn.1.
VAMIiltTIr HfTTT TTWn T r,T T v.wt a .1-
Fimoi, wmouu liuuiuaiu uuu ouuiu aireeia; mj leet iront
10 feet doen.
I WU BI UKK UKIUH. Un KLIilNU, No. I5lt North
Thirteenth street, above Jetforson street ; lot 17 feet front
by W) ieot deep.
Fxocutor'a Peremptory Snlo F.state Of Ann Murnhg.
deceased-BUSlNKbtt STAND, Ridge avenue and Ureeo
street. 1130 t
Executor'! Peremptory Sale Estate of the lata Joha
nartram. deceased.
VERY VALUAMLK NUMISMATIC OOLLF.OTION.
1 "l'Vt """'"P d Foreign Ooina and Modal., Eto.
WAlndy nft Tuesday Afternoons,
w- no .7,;i iiii!",.nuln. el day at su o'clock, the
"".12 "'"-iiiie NuraiJHiatioUo lection, tara
k ,., ;.!. i. 7U.7ZZ..lT"li T7T?S.',rJi-
nil litraifm amina, ivun. ... 1 .
nets, eto. J
Catalogues one week prorious to sal.
THOMAS BIRCH & SON. AUCTIONEER
AND COMMISSION MKHOHANTH nr. ma
Cfclltijfi UT Street, rear entranoo No. 1107 Sansom stroet.
Sale at No. 1110 Chesnut Street.
LARGTt SALE. OF F.LKGANT Fl'ltS, VKRT RJOhT
CARRIAGE. AND SLEIGH KORKS. OF F.VERY DK.
SUR1PTION, FUR OAPS. HOODS, GAUNTLKTN.
MUrFLERS, SKATING HATS, CHILDRKN'ts
FURS, ETO.
On Tuesday and Wednesday Mornings,
Not. 23d and 24tb, at 11 o'clock, at the auction store, No.
1110 Chesnut street, will be sold a large invoioe of elegant
Furs, comoriainir Hudson HaT. mink, heaver. Kihuriavn
squirrel, ermine, fitch, Astrachan, eto. Cloaks, cape.
muffs, and cutis. Also, children's furs of various kinds.
SLE.IGH AND CARRIAGE ROBK8.-A large assort,
ment of robes, comprising white Angora, Hudson Bag
wolf, silver grey badger, black bear. Rocky Mountain
wolf, African bison, panther, leopard, brown Angora,
prairie wolf, raccoon, etc.
FUR CAPS, GLOVES. MCFFLERS, ETO. -Alao, fur
hoods, caps, gloves, uiuiilers, etc. 11 ii it,
SA LE OF TRIPLE-SILVER PLATED WA RE. IVORY.
HANDLE TABLE. CUTLERY, URONZK KIGUT.
DAY CLOCKS, PAINTED VA8KS, ETO.
On Tuesday and Wednesday KventogS,
Nov. 23 and 24, at 74 o'clook, at the auction store. No.
1110 Chesnut street, will be sold, an assortment of Silver
Plated Ware, comprising : Tea service of six pieces, with
travs to mutch; dinner and broukfaat cantors; butler
dishes; apoon-holders; forks; ladles, eto.
IVORY-HANDLE TABLE GUTLKRY.-AIso, an In
Toice of ivor handle tablecutlery ; bronze clocks; painte4
Tases, etc. lli.lt
LIPPINCOTT, SON & CO., AUCTIONEERS.
No. 240 MARKET Street.
LARGE SPECIAL SALE OF SCOTCH, IRISH, ANf
FRENCH EMRKOIDERIKS.
By order of Mr. ROBERT M ACOONALD.
On Wednesduy Morning,
Not. 24, at 10 o'clock, on four months' credit II 23 St '
c
D. McCLEES & CO., AUCTIONEERS,
No. COO MAKtiai (Street.
SALE OF 1500 CASES BOOTS, SHOES, BROGAN3,
KTO..
On Thursday Morning.
Not. 35, at 10 o'clock, including a larg. line of City mi
goods.
N. B. Sale er.ry Monday and Thursday. 11 S3 2t
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X X B J S M. 1. i 9 A.V..
SOOTTfl ART GALLERY, No. 10'40 OHESHOI
BtrMt. PhiUvdelphia.
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OARPEiTINQS, ETO.
fj G W CARPETS.
AXMINSTEB3,
WILTONS.
VELVETS,
B11USSEL3,
3-PLYS AND IJTGRAIN3,
Venetians, Druggets, Oil Cloths, Etc.
LEE DOM & SHAW,
No. 910 AHCn STREET,
8 83 8mrp PUILADKLPniA.
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For; Marriage l'liiloaophlcally uonsiaerea, eto. csva.
Pocket volumes containing these Lecture, will b. fiU,
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DR. M. KLINE CAN CURE CUTANEOUS
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