THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 18G9. THE JANUARY MAGAZINES. "TUB ATLANTIC." The January number of the AlUtntie hns the following table of contents: "The Cathe dral;" "Among the Isles of Shoals," II; 'Joseph and His Friend," I; "II Gnido Ros pigliofli;" "The Study of History;" "Ameri canism in Literature;" "Nauhaught, the Dea con;" "The Woman Thou Gatest with Me;" 'What to do with the Surplus;" "Near ing the Snow-line;" "Was heDead?" "Under the Midnight Sun," II; "The Descent of Neptune to Aid the Greek;" V By Horse-Car to Boston;" and "Reviews and Literary Notices." From the papers on "Americanism in Lite rature" we quote as follows: The highest aim of most of our literary jour nals has thus far beea to appear English, except where some diverging; experimentalist has Bald, "Let us bo German," or "Let us be French. This was Inevitable; as Inevitable as a boy's first imitations of Byron or Tennyson. But it neces sarily implied that our literature must, during this epoch, be chiefly second-rate. We need to become national, not by any consdons effort, implying attitudinizing and con straint, but by simply acceptlug our own life. It is not desirable to fijo otit of one's way to be original, but It is to be hoped that it will lie in one's way. Originality is simply a fresh pair of eyes. If you want to afltouiHh the whole world, said Rahci; tell the simple truth, it is easier to excuie a thousand defects in th literary man who proceeds on this faith than to forgive the one great defect of imitation in the purist who seeks only to be English. As Wasson has said, "The English man is undoubtedly a wholesome figure to the mental eye; but will not twenty million copies of him do for the present ?" We must pardon homethiug to the spirit ot liberty. We must run some risks, as all Immature creatures do, in the effort to use our own limbs. Professor Edward Channing used to say that it was a bad sign for a college boy to write too well; there should bo exuberances and inequalities. A nation which has but just begun to creato a literature must sow some wild oats. The moBt tiresome valngloriousness may be more .hopeful than hypercrjti ciem and spleen. The follies of the absurdcBt spread-eagle orator may be far more promising, because they smack more of the soil, than the neat Londonism of the city editor who dissects him. It is but a few years since we have dared to be American in even the details and aceessories of our literary work; to make our allusions to natural objects real, not conventional; to Ignore the nightiugale and skylark, and look for the clnssicand romantic on oitrown soil. This change began mainly with Emerson. Some of us can recall the bewilderment with which his verses on the humblebee, for instance, were received, when the choice of subject seemed stranger than the words themselves. It was called "a foolish affectation of the familiar." Happily the Illu sion of distance forms itself rapidly in a new land, and the poem has now as serene a place in literature as If Andrew Marvell had written it. . The truly cosmopolitan writer is not he who carefully denudes his work of everything occasional and temporary, but ho who makes his local coloring forever classic through the fascination of the dream it tells. Reason, imagination, passion, are universal; but the sky, climate, costume, and even type of human character belong to some one spot alone till they find an artist potent enough to stamp their associations on the memory of all the world. Whether his work be picture or symphony, legend or lyric, is of little moment. The spirit of the execution is all in all. As yet we have hardly begun to think of the details of execution in any art. We do not aim at perfection of detail even in engineering, much less in literature. In the haste of Ameri can life, much of our literary work is done at a rush, is something inserted in the odd moments of the engrossing pursuit. The popular preacher becomes a novelist: the editor turns his paste-pot and scissors to the compilation of a history; the same man must bo a poet, wit, philanthropist, and genealogist. We find a sort of pleasure in seeing this variety of effort, just as the bystanders like to see a street musician adjust every joint in his body to a separata instrument and play a concerted piece with the whole of himself. To be sure, he plays each part badly, but it is such a wonder he should play them all ! Thus, in our rather hurried and helter-skelter literature, the man is brilliant, perhaps; his main work is well done, but his secondary work is slurred. The book sells, no doubt, 03' reason of the author's popularity in other fields; it is only the tone of our national literature that suffers. There is nothing in American life that can make concentration cease to be a virtue. Let a man choose his pursuit, and make all else count for recreation only. Goethe's advice to Eckermann is infinitely .more Important here than it ever was in Germany: "Bewaro of dis sipating your powers; strive constantly to con centrate them. Genius thinks it can do what ever it sees others doing, but it is sure to repent of every ill-judged outlay." In one respect, however, this desultory acti vity Is an advantage: it makes men look in a variety of directions for a standard. As each sect in religion helps to protect us from some other sect, so every mental tendency is the limi tation of some other. We need the English cul ture, hut we do not need it more evidently than we need the German, the French, the Greek, the Oriental. In prose literature, for instance, the English contemporary models are not enough. There is an admirable vigor and heartiness, a direct and manly tone; King Richard still lives: but Saladin also had his fine sword-play; let us see him. There are the delightful French quali ties the atmosphere where literary art moans fineness of touch. "Ou 11 n'y a point do dehca teese, 11 n'y a point de llttcraturc. Un ecrit ou ne se rencontrent que de la lorce et tin certain feu sans eclat n'aunouce quo lo caractere." But there is something in the English climate which seems to turn the fine edge of any very choice scymitar till it cuts Saladin's own fingers at last. "UARPEB'8." Turner Brothers & Co. send us Harper's Magazine for January, which has the follow ing table of contents: "Frederick the Great." II. The Double Marriage, with eight illustrations. "The Site of the National Capitol." General Wager Swayne, with eight illustrations. "Lady For tune." Carl Spencer. "Beast, Bird, and Fish" (third paper). Burt G. Wilder, with ten illustrations. "Paul Da Chaillu Once More." A. II. Guernsey, with eight illustra tions. "Thunder-Struck." D. It. Castleton. "The Wife of John Carver. "Jane G. Austin. "The Swift Measonger." Carl Spencer. "A Brave Lady." By the author of "John Hali fax, Gentleman," with two illustrations. ."The Leigh Hunt Memorial." M. D. Conway, with a portrait of Leigh Hunt. "A Plain State ment of facts. "Mrs. Frank MoCarthy. 4 'The Spanish Revolution." Lyman Abbott. "An teros." By the author of "Guy Livingstone." 4 'Mies Bridget's Christmas Box." Frank II. Norton. "The Comio Side of Life." George W. Bungay. "Editor's Easy Chair." "Edi tor's Literary Record." "Editor's Scientific Record." "Editor's Historical Record." "Edi tor's Drawer.". From the paper on Frederick the Great we quote the following sketch of the manner in -which that prince was treated by his crazy father: Fritz had now attained eighteen years of age, and Wilhclmina twenty-one. Fritt wm very fond of music, particularly of his flute, upon J wnicn lie played exquisitely, wing, nowever, careful never to sound its notes within hearing of his father. A celebrated music master from Dresden, by the name of CJuantz, was his teacher. He came occasionally from Dresden and spent a week or two at Potsdam, secretly teaching the young prince. The mother of Frits was In warm sympathy with her son, and aided him in all ways in her power in this grati fication. Still it was a very hazardous measure, The fierce old king was quite uncertain in his movements. He might at any hour appear at Potsdam, and no one could tell to what lengths, in case of a discovery, he might go in the inten sity of his rage. Fritz had an intimate friend ia the army, a young man of aboit his own age, Lieutenant hatte, who, when Frlte was with his music teacher, was stationed on the lookout, that he might give instant warning in case there were any indications of the king's approach. His mother also was prepared, when Quantz was at Potsdam, promptly to despatch a messenger to her son in case she suspected his father of being about to turn his steps in that direction. Fritz, having thus established his outposts, was accustomed to retire to' his room with his teacher, lay aside his tight-fitting Prussian mili tary coat, which he dcteHcd, and called his shroud, draw on a very beautiful, (lowing French dressing-gown of starlet, embroidered with gold and decorated with sash and tags, and, with his hair dressed in the most fashionable style of the French court, surrender himself to the Indulgence of his own luxurious tastes for sumptuous attire as well as for melodious sounds. He was thus, one day, In the height of. his enjoyment, taking his clandestine music lesson, when Lieutenant Katte came rushing Into the room in the utmost dismay, with the announcement that the king was at the door. The wily and ever- suspicious monarch had stolen the march upon them. He was about to make his son a vary unwelcome surprise visit. A bomb bursting in the room could scarcely have created a greater panic. Katte and Quantz seized the flutes and music-books and rushed into a wood-closet, where they stood quaking with terror. Fritz threw off his dressing-gown, hurried on his military coat, and sat down at the table, affecting to be deeply 'engaged with his books. The king, frowning like a thunder cloudfor he always frowned when he drew near Fritz burst into the room. The sight of the frizzled hair of his son "kindled the paternal wrath into a tornado pitch." The king had a wonderful command of the vocabulary of abuse, and was heaping epithets of vituperation upon the head of the prince" when he caught sight of the dressing-gown behind a screen. He seized the glittering garment, and, with increasing out bursts of rage, crammed it into the fire. Then searching the room, he collected all the French books, ot which Fritz had quite a library, and sending for a bookseller near by, ordered him to take every volume away, and sell them far what they would bring. For more than an hour the king was thus raging, like a maniac, in the apartment of his son. Fortunately ho did not look into the wood-closet. Had he done so both Quantz and Katie would have been terribly beaten, even had they escaped being sent imme diately to the scaffold. THE SAN JOAQl IS TRAGEDY. Five Wen Murderod-Hobbery tlio Probable I'aiiNe A (ilirtMtlv .Spectacle. The Stockton (Cal.) lirpulilican, of December 11, has the following particulars of one of the most awful tragedies ever committed on the Paeifle coast: About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, informa tion was received at the offices of tbe Sheriff and Coroner of this city that a wholesale mur der of the most horrible character had been committed on Thursday night, on the old Moke lumne road, about two and a half miles above Fanning's, and but a short distance from Doug las' place, near the Calaveras river, and distant from the city about twenty miles. The butchery took place at the house of Frank Medina, 'an Italian, who has for some years past kept a store at the point above named. During the early part of Thursday evening, persons passing the house heard con siderable noise and confusion within, but pre sumed it was a drunken row, aud no attempt was made to enter. Later in the night all be cume quiet, and no fears seemed to have been entertained that a horrible crime had been com mitted. Yesterday morning people in the vicinity saw no one astir about Medina's store. For a time no notice was taken of this, but as the morning wore away, and still no sign of life manifested itself about the premises, curiosity, and then suspicion began to be felt, and at last it was re solved to visit the house and ascertain the reason for the unusual quiet which prevailed. Beaching the house, a scoue of confusion pre sented itself. The contents of the store lay about the lloor in a damaged and disordered con dition, and the whole interior of the raom gave evidence of contention and struggle. Still, while there was every Indication that the place had but recently been the scene of violence and outlawry, there was no blood or bodies, dead or living, to be found. It was not known who or how many persons had been In the store the evening before, and a search was immediately begun to discover, if possible, what had become of Medina and his clerk, both of whom were known to have been on the premises the evening before. A few minutes' search sufficed, for in tbe gulch, about 400 yards In the rear of the store, were found the bodies of five dead men piled up in a heap. They were the remains of Frank Medina, the owner of the store, the clerk, two Mexicans, and a colored man. It is said that they had all been gagged, and had their hands tied behind them. Medina, his clerk, and the two Mexi cans had been shot through the head, and the colored man's throat was cut from ear to ear. Soon after finding the bodies a messenger was despatched to the city with the information, Im mediately upon the receipt of which Coroner Bond and two Deputy Sheriffs started for the scene of blood, the Coroner to hold an inquest on the bodies and the officers to seek some clue to the perpetrators of the bloody tragedy. There can be no reason assigned for this whole sale murder except that of robbery. Medina was robbed at tuo same place some years ago, and compelled by the robbers to promise not to take steps for their arrest, and it is more than probable he has met his death at the hands of some, at least, of the same band who robbed him at that time. Ho has been engaged in trading at the scene of his death for several years, and was known to have saved a conside rable sum of money. Within a fortnight, two men were murdered in the night aud . the house burned on the So nora road, within twelve miles of the city, and now we have another tragedy, more bloody in character, but similar in execution and object, on another road, but in the immediate vicinity of our city. A few days since, a man convicted of stage robbery at Los Angeles stated that there existed an organized band of robbers whose field of operations extended from Yroka to San Diego. His statement was hardly cre dited at the time, but the many robberies and murders occurring from one end of the State to the other would seem to imply that he was telling the truth. Certainly there is evidence of system and organization among the perpetra tors of the many bloody murders which have ftartled the people of this county so recently. It is high time our citizens were taking prompt and active measures for the capture of the red handed fiends who are butchering citizens almost in the very portals of the Sheriff's office. If the officers the sworn executors of the laws- are incomietcnt lor the task, self-protection will compel the people to take the law In their own Hands ana ria ui country oi tno desperate characters who now Imperil their lives and nronertv. frank Medina came to this county from Santa Jruz county three or lour years ago, and It Is conjectured that he may have recognized some of the band who murdered him as old offenders and members of some cf the organized bands of outlaws which existed, and probably still exist, in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, and that after robbing they killed him to prevent expo sure. It Is also conjectured that the original intention w not to kill the five .men or any of thorn, and thin i wb'y. they were found bound and gsggrd, but thnt during the progress of the robbing sonic one of the victims recognized one or more of the robbers and unfortunately made known the fact; then, to prevent discovery, it was decided to murder the whole party. There are many other theories offered, all of them more or less probable, but all wanting in evidence. The Coroner's inquest may develop evidence furnishing the officers a clue by which they may Eursue the perpetrators of this bloody deed and ring them to a speedy expiation of their crimes. CHRISTMAS IX SEW YORK. IMtnnllstlc Franha-The Midnight Blnm at t. Albna'a. The ChriBtmas Eve doings at 8t. Alban's Epis copal Church, in New York, were quite up to the extreme ritualistic mark. During the whole of the day before Christmas, says the New York Tribune, earnest members of the church had been busy decking it in its Christmas garb of flowers and evergreens; In fact, for a week past, several members of the Sodality of St. Alsan's have been rusticating in Connecticut for the purpose of gathering evergreens and con verting them Into wreaths, garlandB, festoons, crosses, and various other emblems. The coup d'veil, on entering the church, was certainly as grand as could be accomplished In a small building, and the decorations had this great merit, that they were not only arranged in ex cellent taBte, lint with an eve to the eccle siastical. From the eight beams which sup port the roof, masses of evergreens hung In festoons corresponding with the archi tectural lines. Over each of the windows were sacred texts and ecclesiastical emblems of various devices worked in evergreens. The pulpit was also beautifully decorated, and in the central panel was a large triangle, signifying the Trinity, of choice llowers. On the lloor of the sanctuary, at cither angle of the altar, stood a large illuminated vase, containing a pyramidal bouquet of the choicest and rarest exotics, of great beauty; and on the rotable above the altar weretwo very large fan-shaped bouquets, equally costly and rare. The altar itself was a perfect blaze of light, having more than sixty lights about and around it. ' Precisely at 11 o'clock the notes of tho Adeste Fidelrs pealed forth from the organ, and the procession entered tho church, consisting of the crucifer, in purple cassock and laced co'tta; two decolytee, in scarlet cassocks and cottas, carry ing lighted tapers; thurifer, incense and boat bearer, swinging Incense; four acolytes, ten choristers in blue cassocks and surplices; several prissts, and lastly, the sub-deacon, deacon, and celebrant. When all had taken their scats in tho choir, tho first solemn vespers of the festival were rendered; at the termination of which Father Morrill, the rector, ascended the pulpit and preached on "The Altar Our Bethlehem," taking as his text, "Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which has come to pass." fit. Luke ii, 15. At the conclusion of this address, which was listened to by tbe crowded congregation with the most profound attention, Father Morrill, vested in a magnificent silver satin cope, heavily trimmed with real gold fringe, approached the altar, attended by the acolytes and incense bearers, and immediately the trrand tones of Peribcau's "Magnilicst" echoed through the nave, Incense being at the same time off ered by the efficient. At its conclusion, the choir re tired, singing "All My Heart" as a recessional. At midnight, tho choir again entered the church in tbe same order as before, singing tbe processional hymn, and then, "Arise, Shine, for i'hy Light is Come.'- was sung for the Introil. The function of Solemn High Mass was then commenced. Father Morrill, celebrant; Father Noyes, deacon; Father Downie. sub-deacon. The vestments worn at this, service were costly and magnificent to a degree, having been worked especially for St. Alban's, at the Convent of St. Margaret, East Grimstead, England. Tho chasuble and heavy laced alb of the celebrant were uuusuallj' rich and costly. No more solemn ana imposing lunction has ever vet been wit nessed in any Episcopal church in this country, ltseitect neing greatly neigntcnea Dy the in tense devotion of the members of the congrega tion, une music throughout was admirably rendered by the choir, which includes three boys, brothers, who should be the envy of many a neighboring church. The number of communi cants was very large, nearly one hundred and fifty persons having approached the altar. At the conclusion of High Mass, the choif retired singing JVunc Dimittm. Audacious Robbery. A farmer named John O'Neill, residing at "The Summit," Cook county. Illinois, was robbed of 4225 by a party of three robbers, who entered his house last night, and, having bound himself and a hirod man named Martin Lacy, proceeded coolly to ransack the premises. After effecting their purposo, the fellows proceeded to tue stauics oi u jnciu, narnessea up a couple ot horses, and rode with them as far as Bridgeport. On entering that locality they turned loose the horses and managed to escape detection. The villains acted with consummate boldness throughout the affair, and brought O'Neill and the servant to terms by threatening their lives with 'revolvers. They evidently expected to make a larger haul. The horses were re covered and identified by the owner. Neither of the victimized parties can give a very clear account of the matter, beyond that they were both thoroughly scared. The women of the house onfjht to have shamed the men into a braver resistance. At the same time, by all ac counts, tho two unfortunate farmers were al together taken by surprise, being aroused out ef their beds under the idea that some benighted traveller desired admission. They remained tied to their respective bedposts until long after the robbers had absconded. The police are looking after the daring and ruffianly trio. THE ROPE. Nhfiuld General Butler be Hudk? The ChrUtian Union, Henry Ward Ueecher's new paper, propounds tuts startling Inquiry, In its dis cussion of the points in controversy between Gene ral Butler and Mr. Greeley, thus: It is only by a fair consideration of circumstances, and their influence in determining action, that Indi vidual responsibility can tie decided. God is, there fore, the final Judge. Hut surely It is clear that slavery was the misfortune as well as the sin of the South that attempted secession. The present gene ratlnndld not establish slavery; lliey. found it es tablished, and were reared under all the Influences that it commanded In society. Moreover, the whole country was responsible for the system. ' The Con stitution was framed around it. It was recognized from the first an a central Bonrco of trouble. And none In the .South, not even Calhoun in politics, and Thornwell in the pulpit, were more responsible for thrt AVIIfl tlmt Dknmrv wmmrlit ..nt tli. ria.l ntramnf which It finally made at the life of tho Union, than such Democrats as was General Butler but a few years ajro. since then ho has done no more than his duty. Should he be hunir or disfranchised for what he did previously In support of tho system that was the origin and the Inspiration of secession V Tho truth is that the nation was guilty, and that the na tion was punished for slavery. There is a vast ditl'erence between the acts of in dividuals and those of preat masses In their relation to government. Involutions and extensive rebel lions are the outgrowths, or rather the eruptions, of Irrepressible forces in society. Hence it is that the actors lo these great movements are not to be dealt with as individual breakers of the law. This princi ple never deserved recognition and full obedience more than in the relations of our Government with the South since the close of tho war; for a careful study of the system of slavery in the United States the causes of It and its effects must result In the conviction that there Is not a trreat revolution In history to which the words of inspiration are more applicable than to that through whiuh we have passed within the last ten years: "Vengeance la mine, saith the Lord, and I will repay." 7 8TOVE8. RANGES, ETO. THOMSON'S LONDON KITCHEN El or EUROPEAN RANGE, for families, hotels, c publlo institutions, in TWENTY JJlbtKUKN MZKH. Aim. Piriladelnhia ILanres. Hot-Air Ku naoes, iPnrtabla Heaters, Low-down Urates, Fireboaru Stoves, Batn Boilers, htew-uole Plates, Boilers, Cooking Stoves, tt,, wholesale and retail, by the manufacturers, . , . . 8UARPE A THOMhON, 1187 a 9m Ma. i N. SECOND Street, JOHN FARNUM A CO. COMMISSION HER tJ chant, and Manufaelarers of Ooneateu Ticking, .to. S totliiOiNU'f bUavuroiUdaliiUi. tlwbui SPECIAL. NOTIOES. tftf" NOTICE REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF COKE. Tbe price of Coke has been reduced to eight centa per bushel, at the Market Street and Spring Garden Oai Work, and to sevon centa per bushel at Point Freeze and Manayunk Works. Orders mar be left at the different Works, or at the Office, No. 90 8. SEVENTH Street. THOMAS R. BROWN. Engineer. Philadelphia, Deo. 30, lstS. 12 21 St E PHILaDELPHIa'aND READING RAIL ROAD CO., Office, No. 327 S. FOUR rH Street. PmniiF.i.rmA, Deo. 32, 1SS9. DIVIDEND NOTICE. The Transfer Rooks of the Company will ha cloned on FRIDAY, the 31st instant, and reopened on TUESDAY January 11, 1870. A dividend of FIVE PER CENT, has been declarod on the Preferred and Common Stock, clear of Nation il an i State taxes, payable in CASH, on and after January 17, 1K70, to the holders thereof as they shall stand registered on the hooks of the Company on the 31st instant. All paynbleat this office. All orders for dividend must be witnessed and stamped. S. LRATM'ORD, 13 22 tSOt Treasurer. BS? THE ENTERPRISE INSURANCE COM- PA NY, OK PHI LA DELPHI A, Company's Build Inc. No. 4IKI WALNUT Street, Dec. 24. lSri!i. fiOTICrC- The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the ENTKHPHISK INSURANCE COMPANY will be held on MONDAY, tho loth day of January next, at to o'clock A. M., at the (J nice of the Company. An election for Twelve Directors to serve the ensning year will be held on the samo (lay, at the same place, be tween the hours of 10 o'clock A. M. and 2 o'clock P. M. 12 34 fmwtJ 1(1 ALEX W. W1STKK. Secretary. jrjy OFFICE OF THE PHILADELPHIA OAS WORKS, No. 20 8. SEVENTH Stroot, Deo. 23, ISfiO. Tbe holders of the Six per Cent. Gas Loan, No. 7, due January 1 1S70, are hereby notified thai Jibe Certificates of auid Loin will be paid at this office on that day, after which time interest on the same will cease. 12 24 Ht BENJAMINS. RILEY, Cashier. tT EAST MAIIANOY RAILROAD COM- PANY, Office No. 227 8. FOURTH Street. Phii.aiiI'.i.I'HIa, Dec. 22, 1RH9. Notice is hereby given to the StocknnUlors of this Uom pany that a Dividend of Three (3) per Oent.,lfroe of State taxes, lias this day boon declared, parable in cash on the 16th day of January, 1S7U. , RICHARD OOK, 13 23 ant. Treasurer. AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COM- PANY, WALNUT Street, 8. E. enrnor of Fourth. PHlLADKLi'HLA, December 3D, 1SHH. NOTICE. The Annual Meeting of tho Stockholders of this Company, for the election of thirteen Tmstoes to serve the enbuing year, will be held at tho office on MONDAY, January 3, 1870, . botween 10 A. M. and 13 o'clock noon. JOHN 8. WILSON, 12 20 12t 8eorotry. VS- FARMERS' AND MECHANICS' NA- TIONAL BANK. Philadelphia, Deo. 10, 1Hffi. The Annual Flection for Directors of this Bank will be held at the Banking House on WEDNESDAY, the 12th day of January next, between the hours of 11 o'clock A. M. and 2 o'clock P. M. 12 ll t.1 1H W. RUSHTON, Jn Cashier. rr SOUTHWARK NATIONAL BANK. Philadelphia, December 11, lHt. The Annnal Election for Directors will be held at the Ranking House, on TUESDAY, January 11, 1H70, between the hours of 10 o'clock A. M. and 12 o'clock M. LU3 niwf 13t P. LAMB, Cashier. OFFICE PENNSYLVANIA" RAILROAD COMPANY, TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT. Philadelphia, Penna., Not. 8. 1809. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. Tbe Board of Directors have this day declared a semi annual dividend of FIVE PER CENT, on the Capital Stock of the Company, clear of National and State taxes, payalile in caBb on and after November 3u, INifl. Blank Powers of Attorney for collecting dividends csn be had at the office of the Company, No. 338 Uouth THIRD Street. ' The office will he opened at 8 A. M., and closodat3P. M.. from November Hi to December 4, for the payment of Dividends, and after that date from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M., as oeual. 11 3 tl 1 THOS. T. FIRTH, Treasurer. OFFICE OF UNION MUTUAL INSUR ANCE COMPANY, N. E. corner THIRD and WALNUT Streets. Philadelphia, December 30, 1869. The Annual Meeting of the Stock and Soripholdors of the Union Mutual Insurance Company of Philadelphia will be held, at the Office of the Company, at 12 M. MON DAY, January 10, 1870. At the same time eight Directors will be elected, to serve the ensning year. 12 22 tjlf) ; JOHN MOSS, Secretary. OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, Philadelphia, Dec. 6, 18o9 Warrants registered to No. 67, WO will be paid on presentation at this office, in terest ceasing from date. JOSEPH N. PtERSOL, 1218 City TTeaurer. EAST MAIIANOY RAILROAD COM- PANY.-Office No. 227 8. FOURTH Street. iPllILADKLPH I A, Deo. 15, 1H69. The Annual Mooting of the Stockholders of this Com pany and an election tor Officers to servo for the ensuing year, will be hold at the Office of the Company on MON DAY. J anuary 10, 1870, at 3 o'clock P. M . ALBERT FOSTER, 12 14 23t Secretary. THE MAIIANOY AND BROAD MOUV TAIN RAILROAD COMPANY Office Mo.32J8. FOURTH Street. Philadelphia, Deo. 15, 1HH9. The Annual Mooting of the Stockholders of this Com pany and an election for Officers to serve for the ensuing year, will be held at the Office of the Company on MON DAY, January 10. 1870, at 1 o'clock f. M. ALBERT FOSTER, J2 1423t s,!tary rjgjf CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY. THE Annual Meeting 'of the Stockholders " of the CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY will be hold at their Office, No. 400 CHE8NUT Street, Pniladelphia, on TUES DAY, the 18th day of January next, at 4 o'clock P.M., when an election will be held for Seven Directors, to serve for the ensuing year. JOHN T. KILLE, Secretory. Philadelphia, Dec. 16, 1869. ' " 12 18 25t THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Stockholders of the PHILADELPHIA" AND TRENTON RAILROAD COMPANY wiU be held on MONDAY, the loth of January, 1870, at 1 o'olock P. M., at the Company's Office, No. 224 S. DKLAWARE Avenue, at whioh time an Election for Twelve Directors will iake place. J. MORRELL, Socretury. Philadelphia, Deo. 22, 18tS9. lwfmtJlO DR. F. R. TnOMAS, THE LATE OPE- rator of the Colton Dental Association, is now the only erne in Philadelphia who devotes his entire time and Firactice to extracting teeth, absolutely without pain, by resh nitrous oxide gas. Office, 911 WALNUT St. 1 2o H2f COLTON DENTAL ASSOCIATION originated the ansesthetio use of NITROUS OXIDE, OR LAUGHING OAS, And devote their whole time and practice to extracting teeth without pain. Oftioe. HK.IIl 11 and WALNUT Streets. 1135 lif- QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, . LONDON AND LIVERPOOL. CAPITAL, 2-0U0,(ii0. I SABINE, ALLEN A DULLES, Agents, ! 25 FIFTH and WALNUT Street. il? STEREOPTICON AND MAGIC LAN TERN EXHIBITIONS given to Sunday Schools, 'Schools, Colleges, and for private entertainments. W. MITCHELL MCALLISTER, No. 738 CUESNU r Street, second story. 113 rp 'ties' COLD WEATHER DOES NOT CHAP or roughen the skin after using WRIGHT'S AL CONATED GLYCERINE TABLET OF SOLIDIFIED GLYCERINE. Its dailv use makes the skin delicately soft and beautiful, bold by all druggists. 2 45 No. 624 OHESNUT Street IV. A U. A. WrtlMfll, t6P" BATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE. THIS splendid Hair Dye is the best in tbe world ; the enly itrne and perfect Dye ; harmless, reliable, instantaneous ; no disappointment; no ridiculous tints; remedies the ill effects of bad dyes; invigorates and leaves the Hair so't and beautiful, black or braum. Sold by all Druggists and Perfumers; and properly applied at Uatobalor's Wig Fao tory. No. 16 BOND Street, New York, 427mwft lBfr RASPBERRY 'MIRINQU'E S 1 FRESH DAILY, AT j 121615tn MORSE'S, No. 903 ARCH Street. M R R 1 C K. & 8 O N S SOUTHWARK FOUNDRY, Ho. 30 WASHINGTON AVENUE, Pniladelphia. WILLIAM WRIGHT'S PATENT VARIABLE CUT-OFF STEAM ENGINE, Regulated by the Governor. MERRICK'S SAFETY HOISTING MACHINE, Patented Jane, 16 DAVID JOY'S PATENT VALVELESS STJJAM HAMMER , D. M. WESTON'S PATENT fiELF-OENTRlNO, 8 .F-BAANCTNG CENTRIFUGAL bUGAR-DliAlNLNG MACHINE. RO EXTRACTOR. For Cotton or Woollen Manufacturers. T 10 mwf I. VATJUHJI MJUCK - WJ B. &1CX. JOBS B. OOP. NEW PUBLICATIONS. jjolii)A pkknkntk; HARDING'S EDITIONS THE IIOIY UII5I1. Family, Pulpit, and Photograph Bibles, ron CHRISTMAS. WEDDING AND BIRTHDAY PRESENT! Alio, Presentation Bibles for CHTRCHEH, CLERGYMEN, BOCIETIES AND TEACHERS, ET( New and unperb assortment, bound in Rich Levat Turkey Morocco, Paneled and Ornamental Pi-sium etpiul to the London and Oxford editiona, at lean tli half their prices. W. W. II7IDIlVGr, Ho. 326 CHESTUT STREET, STRENGTH, BEAUTY, CHEAPNESS COMBINED 1 Harding's Patent Chain-back PHOTOGRAPH ALDUMS. For Wedding, Holiday, or Birthday Presents, these Albums are particularly adapted. Tho book trade and dealers In fancy articles for holiday sales will And the most extensive assortment of rhotofrraph Albums In the country, and superior to any heretofore made. For great strength, dura Dility, and cheapness, Harding's Patent Chain-back Albums are unrivalled. Purchasers will nnd It greatly to their advantage to examine these new lines of goods before making up their orders lor Holiday stock. Also.a large and Rplendid assortment of new styles of Photograph Albums made In the usual manner. W. W. IIYUDirVGr, NO. 32C CHESNUT STREET, 271m PHILADELPHIA. CHRISTMAS BOOKS. Tlie Finest Stock IN THE CITY Helling- at Iow Prices. DORE'S WORKS COMPLETE. GEORGE CEBBIE, IMPORTER, No. 730 SANSOM STREET, 12 16 13t PHILADELPHIA. CU R T I 8' LIFE OF WEBSTER. FIRST VOLUME, READY FOR DELIVERY TO SUBSCRIBERS ONLtf. GEORGE GEBRIE, 12JI6 lmrp No. 730 SANSOM Street. 1HIL080PHY OF MA R' R I A G E.- A A New Course of Lectures, as delivered at the Nen York Mnseuin of Anatomy, embracing the subjects: How to Live, and What to Live for; Youth, Maturity, and Old Age; Manhood Generally Reviewed; The Cause oi Indigestion ; Flatulence and Nervous Diseases Accounted For; Marriage Philosophically Considered, etc etc Pocket volumes containing these Lectures will be fot. warded, post paid, on receipt of ib cents, by addressing W. A. LEAHY. Jr., S. K. corner a FIFTH and WAJLNUT Streeta. PbiUdelpbla. j 884 ROOFING. READY ROOFING. This Roofing is adapted to all buildings. It oan applied to BTEEP OR FLAT ROOFS at one-half the expense of tin. It is readily pnt oa Khiugle Roofs without removing the shingles, thus avoid ing the damaging of ceilings and furniture while under foing repairs. (No gravel used.) RKSKRVa YOUR TIN HOOKS WITH WELTON1 ELASTIC PAINT. I am always prepared to Repair and Paint Roofs at shor notice. Also, PAINT FOR SALE by the barrel or gallon the best and oheapest in the market. I w. A. wiva, No. 711 N. NINTH Street, above Ooates. TO OWNERS, ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS, AND ROOFERS. Roofs! Yes, yes. Kver&siseand kind, old or new. At No. 643 N. THIRD Street, the AME RICAN CONCRETE PAINT AND ROOF COMPANY are selling their celebrated paint for TIN ROOFS, and for preserving all wood and metals. Also, their solid com. plex roof covering, the best ever offered to the public, with brushes, cans, buckets, etc., lor the work. Anti-vermin, Fire, and Water-proof ; Light, Tight, Durable. No crack ing, pealing, or shrinking. No paper, gravel, or beat. Good for all climates. Directions given lor work, or good work men supplied. Care, promptness, certainty! On rioa( Call! Examine) Judge! Agents wanted for interior counties. i&tl JOSEPH LEEDS, PrinolpaL DRUGS, PAINTS, iTOi ROBERT SHOEMAKER A O O. H. Comer FOURTH and RACE Stt, PITTT.AT1KT.PHTA, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, Importers and Han 'acturera or White lead and Colored Painti, Putty' Varnishes, Etc. AGENTS FOR TfiB CBLSBRATSD FRENOM ZINC PAINTS. Dealers and consumers supplied at lowest prioei for cash, mt IvI. 3I.tSIX.I, DRUGGIST AND CHEMIST, AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN PAINTS, OILS. GLASS. AND PATENT MEDICINES, Nos. 1301 and 1303MARKET St. ll) ill thsta WINDOW CLASS. I M IM) V CJ A S EVANS, SHARP & CO., No. C13 MARKET STREET, Are dally receiving shipments of Glass from their Works, where they are now making 10,000 feet per day. They are also receiving shipments of rX3X?CIX WINDOW CLASS. Rough riate and Ribbed Glass, amelled. Stained, Engraved, and Ground Glass, which they offer at LOWEST MARKET RATES. 9 25 8m LOOKING CLASSES. ETO. J 8 I A B L I S BED 179 S. A. 8. ROBINSON, TRENCH FLATS IXX) KING-GLASSES, ENGRAVINGS, i BSATJTXF TJIi CHROMO ' , PAINTINGS, Manufacturer of all Kinds of LOOKING-GLASS, PORTRAIT, AND FICTTJE FRAMES, NO. 910 CHESNUT STREET, I ru door aTe t OonentajpausL MATS AND OAP9. WARBURTON'8 IMPROVED VENTI- lated and airv-ntUnjr DreM iUM (iwtsntatf), la Ui utiprov fashions vf ths at At to Uia ftwt Ottua, vjuoaui puwi PIANOS. C ft E a T S a l, E or First-Class Rosewood Pianos, AT PRICES BELOW THE ACTUAL COST TO MANUFACTURE. Having determined to off or onr itenslva stock of mip prriiir ami braHHlly flttithttt nmn oetav Hiwirxmd IHrmn at prices below the actual cost to mannfaotni wa wilt sell during the month oi December, at rates Lower than we ever Offered Heretofore In order to elose out our surplus stock by the and of tha year. The reputation of onr Instruments makes it unnecessary for us to say a word in their favor. They are acknowledged to be emini, If not superior, to any instrument made ia ' the world. .... Persons wishiha; to purchase, or desiring to make CHRISTMAS PRK8ENTS, : Will find tbst'the special and extraordinary reductions ot our prices will enable tn.m to obtain A FIR8T.OLA8S INSTRUMENT At a price even Ihs than they would otherwise have to pity for a .econd-rate or inferior one. Those wanting bargains should not fail to call early a our WAREROOMSJ, , No. 1103 CHESNUT STKEET, And examine our stock, where they can readily be coiv vinced of the superiority of onr instruments and the sacri fices at wbi.h we are ottering; them. , CllOillACIiKIt &( . WAREROOMS, No. 1103 CHESNUT 8TREKT.A N. B. Sole Agents for the celebrated BURDKTT ORGAN. A special discount of DO per cent, during the month of . December. p 1 mwf Ln f f-3 ALBRECHT, !tesr irSn-H RIKKKS A SCHMIDT, ttr MAM'FAVTtTHKIIS Of FIR8T.(JLAS.S PIANO-FORTKS. ' Full guarantee and moderate prioes. ; at WAHKKOUMSi No. 610 ARCH Btreet. fp?? BRADBURY'S AND OTHER T ' A pino. 3"0- Taylor Farley's, also Oarhart . .S?1 a"; from w upwards. WILLIAM O. ELEVKNTH Street. it S3 gm, - ; OAPETrrToS, ETO. 1 CARPETING S. ItAT SAI,I2 llYIOIJS TO! REMOVAL TO OUR NEW STORE, No. 635 MARKET STREET, North Side, one door east of Seventh, ON THE FIRST OP JANUARY NEXT. We will offer, till then, onr entire stock of Carpetine;s, OilCloths. Mattings, Etc., AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. ' I1X0I fc SIIAW, No. 910 ARCH STREET, 1818 tf . PHILADELPHIA. ' , : FURS. I 107 CHESNUT STREET. MUFFS GIVEN AWAY! ' 1 We are fcWing away -T Fine Slack Astrachan Muffs FREK OF COST, and retailing the finest FURS AND ROBES -In the city at WHOLESALE PRIOES. M. MARTIN & CO., ' 12 11 Imrp No. 1107 CHESNUT Street I OROOERIES. ETO. Spanish Queen Olives, Of the Finest Quality, FOR SALE BY THE GALLON AT JAMES !?. WEBB'S, WALNUT AND EIGHTH STREETS, ' 12 IB wfmlOtrp PHILADELPHIA. LMERIA AND CATAWBA GRAPES, BEST QUALITY BAHINB, ALMONDS, WALNUTS, HAVANA RANGKS HQS, PRUNES, CITRON, CURRANTS, ETO. , Every description of Fine Groceries. , ALBERT C. ROBERTS, ' 11 78 Corner ELEVENTH and VINE Street. JJICOAEL MEAGHER A OO.f j Ma KB South 8TNTH Street, Wholesale and Retail Dealer! In PROVISIONS, OYSTERS, AND BAND CLAMS, FOB FAMILY U8 KRRAFIN8 118 PER DOZEN. PATENTS. ILLIAM 8. I R W I M, ! GENERAL PATENT AGENT, I Ho. 406 LIBRARY STREET. ! OUTOALrS PATENT ELASTIC JOINT IROH . ROOF. AMERICAN CORRUGATED IRON OG.'S MANO FAOTURK8, F1RK FKOOF BUILDINGS, KTO. i TAYLOR A OO ALE'S PATENT AUTOMATIC tOOK-UP SAFETY VALVE. I BRADFORD'S LOW WATER INDICATOR, ETO. KTO. 10 4 tl 1 PATENT OFFICESV ! . W. Corner FOURTH and CHESNUT, ( (Entrance on FOURTH street). . FRANCIS D. rASTOIlITJS, I ! SOLICITOR OF PATENTS, ! Patent procured tor Inventions ln the Unite, States a foreign Countries, and all business rat ; latlng to the some promptly transacted. Call or sei i; for circulars on Patents. ; Open till 9 o'clock every evening. s Bmtn STATE RIGHTS FOR BALE. STATI Viehta of a valuable Invention inst patented, and fat ; the SLICING, CUTTING, and CHIPPING of dried bW oabbafc-e, etc., are hereby otlured f or sale. It I. an artiol. of great value to proprietor of hotels and restaurants, and it should be introduced into every family. STATU RIGHTS for sale. Modal can be seen at TKLEGKAPU CFFIOK, OOOPKR-S POINT, N. J. r11 , Wtf MUNDY A HOFFMAN. CTVJSOI1f, llltO., Ac CO., OILS, 11 Iftflm No. l.'ia S. BKOoND Street. DR. M. KLINE CAN CURE CUTANEOUS Eruptions, Marks on the Skin, Uloera in the throat month and niwe, sore lens aud sores of every conceivable eharaotor. Othoe, No. & JVJ7m, ba,"a Chttkuutand Market bur l I
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