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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1869.
THE
PARDON OF ILLICIT J) IS-
TILLERS.
I 1 in currently rumored that tho conviction
and sontence of George Mount joy are to be
followed by a rigorous effort to secure his
pardon; that many act ive politicians, includ
ing Senators and Congressmen, are concerned
iu this movement; that desperate exertions
will be made to convince the President that
Monntj oy is more Binned against than sin
ning and that he is in every respect a proper
object of executive clemency. We have no
personal feeling against the criminal whose
case has exoited this lively interest, but we
earnestly protest against the movement to
shield him from the punishment inflicted by
the Court. Of all classes of rogues, those least
deserve mercy who systematically plunder
the Treasury of the nation, and make a sport
of its revenne laws. The thief who under
the pressure of necessity pilfers a paltry arti
' cle, or tho ruffian who, under the impulse of
passion, strikes a deadly blow, are more legi
timate objects of executive clemency than the
calculating villains who deliberately attempt
to fill thoir coffers by defrauding the Gov
ernment, and who, in committing this crime,
freely resort to all others. The "whisky
ring" Las beoome the synonym and em
bodiment of every species of pri
vate and public rascality, and thore must
be something
mark when
fearfully rotten in
the sontence
Den
of
one of its representatives is followed by
attempts in high quarters to shield him from
deserved punishment. It is now well known
that during a large portion of Johnson's Pre
sidential term the tax was scarcely paid on
no gallon of whisky out of ten manufactured;
and the burdens under which the masses
groanod were fearfully increased by the sys
tematic evasions of the tax laws by illicit dis
tillers. Only a small proportion of men guilty
of these frauds can ever be brought to jus
tice; but, since the present administration is
making vigorous efforts to detect and punish
all who defy the amended laws, the public
welfare is deeply involved in the rigorous
enforcement of the new policy. Andrew John
son did enough harm by pardon
ing counterfeiters and. violators of
the revenue laws to consign his
name to perpetual infamy for these
offenses alone, and we trust that General
Grant will not, even in the most remote de
gree, imitate this disastrous example. Con
gressmen and all other politicians should
understand that mercy to fellows of the
Mountjoy stamp is rank cruelty and injustice
to the toiling millions who are compelled to
fill the coffers which the def rauders of the
revenue are perpetually striving to illegally
deplete. The people are in no mood to
regard with a lenient eye either the robbers
of the Treasury or their aiders and abettors;
and in this latter category they will hence
forth class those who seek pardons for the
leaders of the whisky ring. The moral effect
of Monntjoy's sontence will be worth millions
to the Government, if the course of justice
is not arrested. His pardon, on the other
band, will inoite hundreds of
knaves to repeat his offenses,
seems to us so clear that we shall
designing
This faot
esteem it
our duty to expose all efforts to secure his
. release from prison, and to publish the names
of all prominent politicians who oonaeot
themselves with this movement, so that the
publio may know who are the friends and
champions of the sworn foes of honest tax
payers. OCEAN CABLE NEUTRALITY,
The peculiar circumstances attending the
landing of the French cable upon our shores,
and the difficulties that seem not unlikely to
occur through the resistance of the United
states to the unwarrantable assumptions of
the French Government, together with the
recent severance of the Cuba cable, indicate
in a most forcible manner the necessity for
some positive understanding between dif
ferent governments with regard to them, and
some international regulations for their pro
tection and preservation. The people of the
United States are particularly interested in
this matter, as the most important cablos in
existence are the ones that conneot
this continent with Europe, and it is therefore
eminently proper that we should take the
initiative in pressing for the enactment of
definite international law with regard to
them, which all civilized nations would con
sider binding under every circumstance.
Secretary Fish, therefore, has issued a circu
lar to our principal diplomatio representa
tives, urging the negotiation of a joint oon
veution of the maritime powers of the
world; and he suggests the following points
as those which the President particularly
desires to have acted upon:
First. Suitable provisions for the protection of
sucli cable lines, la times or peace and or war,
against wilful or wauton destruction or Injury. We
liiiv seen ilurluz the present year tlie submarine
I'uhiH cimuectinir Cuba witti the United States
severed, and communication through It interrupted.
rii I'rewhlent nronoees to prevent similar destruo-
I ion and injury hereafter, by a joint declaration that
such arts shall be deemed to be acts of piracy, and
punished as such.
".Second. Sutl.aU
ture eonntriictlou of such lines. Kxperionce has
Hhemlv shown Unit the anHiimpUon by one nation to
control the connection Willi the shores of another
will lead to complications that may, uuless arranged
result lu tireventinu all direct telujrruphlu coruiiiuni
cations between the two countries. The President
deems that this cau be best prevented In future by
providing that hereafter no exclusive concession
ttiiall be made without the joint action of the two
iivernin-iila whose shores are to be couuected. In
this wav the cental of toth countries will tie en-
l:sted, and at the same time possible causes of dlf- ni6(j ia tbe person of his family. We uu
icreiiee w:ll be removed. . . . .
"Tiuui jtoviaious ugHinst scrutiny of inessagf's. flvistanfl twa a wwweat bas been iaa"';-
by Government offlolnls. The President thinks that
the right to establish such a scrutiny 1" favor of tho
power controlling either end of the cable Is calcu
lated to lead to trouble, and had therefore better be
prevented."
Mr. Fish enclosed with his circular a draft
of a convention embodying these points,
with the understanding that it is to bo con
sidered merely as a basis for discussion. Tho
powers which are invited to join with the
United States in the consideration of this
matter are France, Portugal, Spain, Italy,
North Germany, Austria, Russia, Belgium,
Holland, Sweden and Norway, Denmark,
Turkey, Greece, Venezuela, Brazil, the Argen
tine Confederation. Colombia, Bolivia, Peru,
Ecuador, and Chili.
This proposition on behalf of our Govern
ment certainly suggests a practical and satis
factory solution of tho principal difficulties
that are likely to arise from the laying of ocean
cables between the shores of foreign powers,
and the points suggested in the circular of
our Secretary of State are all admirably
adapted for protecting the cables, for pro
moting their usefulness, and for securing the
rights of the different nations. It is certain
that the United States cannot submit to any
suoh scandalously unequal arrangement as
that under which the French cable is now
operating, and if the chief maritime na
tions are not willing to join in a conven
tion to settle the difficulties, present and
prospective, on a broad international basis,
our Government will be obligod to insist on
some definite understanding for its own pro
tection, at least.
A SIGNIFICANT STORT.
The Count de Shee, in his memoirs, which
have just been published in Paris, gives a bit
of gossip worth tho attention of every young
man in search of the sure road to riches. It
is the secret of the lucky stroke, or the fore
sight, rather, by whioh Euiile de Girardin, tho
great journalist, achieved success. De Girar
din, a poor young fellow from the provinces,
says the Count, had been in Paris about a
year, living on the proceeds of one or two
contributions to the reviews, when he was
joined by Lesrolles, an old chum from the
country, who had heard of his success and
came to achieve like honors. Now Lesrolles
could barely road and write, but ho was full
of dauntless pluck, and stubborn as a mule.
"We will become groat authors," ho said,
sitting down beside De Girardin in his garret.
In vain did De Girardin set before him the
difficulty of obtaining admission for an article
in one of the mngazines.
We will publish a magazine ourselves,
then. We will become creat journalists."
"But we have not a franc between us," rea
soned his friend; "how will we buy paper and
machinery ?" "Go in debt for them." "How
will we pay for contributions?" "Steal
them," boldly replied Lesrolles. The idea
struck Do Girardin. A paper containing the
cream of all the current journals the thing
was novel; there was success in it. "Go bor
row some money," ordered Lesrollos, "while
write the prospectus." De Girardin suc
ceeded in borrowing five hundred francs; the
prospectus was written, promising the first
issue of the paper in a week. "And its
name?" said Lesrolles, pen in hand. "Let us
be candid: call it The Thief."
Now comes the point of the story. Every
sou of the five hundred francs they spent in
advertising. Subscriptions poured in. Peo
ple were not averse to becoming reoeivers of
stolen goods when thore was "no danger of
punishment. In the first year The Thief
netted its owners fifty thousand francs.
Every sou of this they spent in advertising a
new journal, which proved as successful as
the first. For five years their profits all went
in the same manner. Lesrolles continued to
be the business manager, although so igno
rant that he was obliged, in counting up the
subscriptions, to set down and add columns
of figures yards in length, not understanding
the rule of simple multiplication His friends
used to find him at this work lying on his
face on the floor upon reams of paper, pasted
in strips.
"Every man has his method," he would
reply, coolly, to their jokes. "I may not
understand accounts, Messieurs, but I know
the way to success." ,
The story points its owm moral to journal
ists, and every other business man.
A STANTON MEMORIAL FUND.
It is a well-known fact that Mr. Stanton, dur
ing his continuance in the War Department,
expended not only his salary, but nearly his
entire fortune, and that he died a poor man,
leaving his family not in absolute poverty,
but with a very slender competence. Mr.
Stanton had the handling and disposition of
hundreds of millions of dollars at a time when
it would have been easy for him to have ao
cumulated immense sums without seriously
compromising his reputation. It is safe to
say that not one cent of the people's money
ever went into his pockets over and above
his salary. On the contrary, the position in
which he was placed obliged him to spend
much more than ho received, and he there
fore drew upon his own resources, the aocu
mulationa of a laborious life. Under these
circumstances, there is a manifest propriety
in the people of the United .States making
some provision for the wife and children of
the great War Secretary. Mr. Stanton was
not only an honest man, but he was a great
man, and It was to his able administration of
the War Department that the defeat of the
Rebellion was due quite as muoh as to the
generalship displayed in the field. Generals
Grant and Sherman and othor commanders
were the recipients of magnifioent gifts of
money and houses, that placed them in posi
tions of pocuniary independence, and the
family of the late Secretary Rawlins, who
played a very subordinate part in the war in
comparison with Mr. Stanton, has been pro
vided for by a donation amounting to about
fifty thousand dollars. It is true that
Mr. Stanton refused to receive
any such recognition of his services in his life
time, but now that he has gone from us there
i no reason -why they bhould not be raoog-
rnted among some of Mr. Stanton's frionds
in Washington to raise a hands3me sum of
money for his family, and we hope that the
wealthy men of this and other cities will ex
tend their aid towards swelling the amount to
an imposing figure. There are a number of
excellent reasons why it is neither expedient
nor proper for Congress to take action in
such a mattor as this, and if anything is done
it must be by the liberality of private indi
viduals. It may not be inappropriate to men
tion in this connection that Mr. Stanton's
life was insured in this city for the sum of
ten thousand dollars, so that his family is not
in actual want.
A NEW PRO-SLA VERT SCHEME IN
CUBA.
A remarkable scheme ha recontly beon de
vised in Cuba for the perpetuation of slavery.
The plantors and merchants have not been
unmindful of the dangers to which their
favorite institution is subjected by emancipa
tion in the United States, the increasing
strength of the abolition sentiment of Spain,
and the internal convulsions arising from the
Cuban insurrection. To meet these extraor
dinary exigencies they propose to make a
nominal declaration of freedom, and to
silence the clamor of tho outside world by a
pretense that slavery is totally and forever
abolished. But as a condition they propose
that all existing slaves shall be held by their
old masters as apprentices during the
next ten years, and that continuous importa
tions of negroes from Africa be permitted,
with the understanding that all of the sable
emigrants are to be subjected to a similar ap
prenticeship. Thus, while protending to
place themselves in harmony with the spirit
of the age, these dashing speculators aim at a
re-establishment of the slave trade on a grand
scale, and at a perpetual replenishment of tho
corps of laborers on Cuban plantations from
the slave marts of Afrioa. The exposure of
this project, however, will scarcely fail to
ensure its defeat. Even if Spain should be
disponed to sanction it, the United States and
Great Britain are too strongly committed
against every form of the slave trade to per
mit tho Cuban taskmasters to rcpoat an old
wrong in a now disguise.
The most important cable news published
this morning in the announcement of the
resignation of the French ministry, and the
Emperor's selection of M. Ollivier to aid in
forming a new cabinet, in which the legisla
tive minority will have a proper representa
tive. The Emperor announces his intention
to apply in letter and spirit the Scnatus Coii-
sidtnm of Septembers, and ho counts on the
adhesion of the Corps Legislatif to the gene
ral interests of the oountry, no less than on
that of M. Ollivier, to aid him in the task he
has undertaken of putting into successful
operation tho constitutional regime. We give
a full sketch elsowhere of M. Ollivier-
who is well known as one of the most consis
tent and persibtent of the opponents of modern
C:csarism, and his call to the Cabinet indi
cates the intention of the Emperor to coun
teract the influence of such extremists as
Itochcfort by seourlng for himself, if possi
ble, the support of moderate Liberals
like M. Ollivier. This is a shrewd move, but
it promises nothing more on the part of the
Emperor than he finds it convenient to per
form; and if ho can tighten his own grasp on
power by seeming to yield something, ho will
not hesitate to make any promises or pre
tenses. So far as the Emperor is concerned,
this move indicates merely that he finds it
necessary to concede something to tho spirit
of the times, and tho most promising feature
of it is the substantial foothold that it gives
the enemies of despotism, so that they will
be able to press for further reforms with more
effect than ever before.
M. EMILE OLLIVIER.
M. Oliver Emilk Olmvirr, who has just been
called by the Kmperor Napoleon to the heal of his
Ministry, was born In the city of Marseilles on the
2d of July, 1826. He adopted the profession of the
law, and In 1S4T became a member of the Parisian
bar, at which he has becomo one of the most suc
cessful and popular advocates. When the reign of
Louis Philippe gave way, lu 1849, to the republic,
with I.ouU Napoleon as Prince-President, M. Ollivier
was appointed Commlssary-Ueneral at Marseilles.
Soon after he was made rrefoct at Langres, but
In 1S49 he returnel to Taris to resume the
practice of his chosen profession, at which
he continued without further interruption until
1SST, when ho was elected an opposition member of
the Corps Legislatif from the Third Circonscrlption
of the Department of the Seine (Pari!) Ills entrance
upon Parliamentary life was signalized at the very
outset by his participation In the most Important
discussions of the body of which ho was a member,
the questions in which lie took a special Interest
being those relating to the laws respecting .public
safety, the intervention in the difficulties between
Sardinia and Austria, which resulted in the Italian
War of Independence, and the regulation of the
press.
At this early period he was a confirmed Liberal,
and during the Legislative session of 1S80 he wag
one of the most distinguished and troublesome
of a small group of opposition deputies known as
"The Five." In the meantime, when M. Vacherot
was prosecuted by the Government for the publica
tion of a work entitled "LaDemocratle," M. Ollivier,
In bis capacity of advocate, undertook his defense
in the courts, and In consequence of the peculiar
stylo of his pleadings and arguments was suspended
by the court from the exercise of his professional
functions for three months. Against this harsh and
summary ruling M. ollivier appealed, but lu vain.
At the elections of ltJS3 M. Ollivier was re-elected
to the Corps Legislatif from one of the Paris oir-
conscrlptlons. At the opening of the session he
made a report on the law relating to coalitions,
which created a decided sensation. But he Soon
showed that he had been reconsidering the political
policy which he had theretofore adopted, and dls
played such unusual moderation In his speeches In
reference to the Government as to cause his former
political friends to become considerably alienated
from hlra. This feeling was still further Increased
by his movements during the session of 168. In this
year he was elected a member of the G'onncll
Oeneral of War; and In July he retired from the bar
of Paris, on being appointed Judlolal Counsel and
Commlssary-Ueneral of the Viceroy of Egypt at the
French capital. Ills political advances were frankly
met by the Emperor, who about this time appointed
him arbitrator of the dilllcultles which had arisen in
reference to the Isthmus of Sueas, and It was upon
his report that the final decision was baBed, and the
way cleared for the successful prosecution of the
great canal project of M. de Lesseps.
At the elections held lust May M. Ollivier was a
candidate a third time for membership of the Corps
Legislatif. nesTrons of 'stm BfttlnrfTof a'Tarra'con
stltuency, be presented his name to the voters of the
Third I'lrvouscrintiou ; but, fearful of def eat, In con,.
sequence of Ms having abandoned tho radical oppo
sition and taken his stand upon the platform of con
stitutional opposition and liberty under the F.mplrc,
he became also a candidate In tho Department of the
Var, a course which tho result of the elections amply
Justified. In both districts M. Ollivier encountered
no opposition from the Government, but in both ho
was confronted by an out-and-out radicalln Paris
by M. llancel, a former member of the Constituent
Ascemfcly, who had been exiled after tho ti'ttat
of December 2, and in tho Var by M. Clement Laa
rler, an eminent criminal lawyer. The chances In
the Parts Circonscrlption were regarded as so even
that M. Bancol followed M. Olllvlor'a example,
and became a candidate In one ol tho country dis
tricts also. But the vote stood, for Bancol, 82,949;
for Ollivier, H,sr7. M. Bancel was also
elected from the country district In whioh
he had been a candidate, and choso to sit for that
constituency, rendering another election necessary
In the Paris district. M. Ollivier, although so over
whelmingly defeated In Paris, received the necessary
majority In the Department of the Var, and took his
scat at the opening of the recent extraordinary ses
sion of the Corps Legislatif as tho acknowledged
leader of the "Tiers Parti," or constitutional opposi
tion. The general result of the elections showed
that the aay for personal government through the
agency of an Irresponsible ministry had gone
by In France, and Napoleon at once began to
show symptoms of a desire to fall In with
the current of popular sentiment la the
empire, for tho sake of disarming the
ultra radicals, and saving his dynasty from the fate
which befel the houses of Bourbon and Orleans. The
Senatus Connrttum was the first fruit of the reaction,
and then came freiucnt rumors of a still further
concession to the spirit of the age, In the shape of a
responsible ministry. These rumors have gradually
gained credence, until at last It Is announced In the
Journal Officirt that the old ministry has resigned ;
and a letter has been addressed by the Kmperor to
M. Ollivier, requesting hlra to name persons who
will associate with himself to form a homogeneous
Cabinet, faithfully representing the legislative ma
jority, and resolved to apply In letter and spirit the
principles enunclatod In the Senatm Consultum.
Under these auspices the constitutional regimt at
last begins In France, and the whole world will
await with Interest Its development and result
M. Ollivier has published numerous Judicial works
which have gained for him a high reputation. In
lSoC he founded, In connection with Messieurs Mour-
lon, Deniangeat, and Ballot, a periodical entitled the
Kevve de Droit I'raetique, In which most of his works
have been first given to the public. He Is tho author,
with M. Mourlon, of "Commentaire sur les Saisies
Imniobilleres et Ordrcs," published In 1859, and of
"CommisHaire de la Lot du 25 Mars, 1864, sur les
Coalitions," In 1864, and of other Important works.
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ftgy- OFFICE OV THE SEVENTEENTH
AND NINETEENTH STREETS PASSKtXIKR
K AILWAY COMPANY, NINETEENTH and MAS IKK
Streets. I'mi.ADKi.FHlA, Deo. 2, lln.
Th Annual Meeting of the Stockholder of the Com-
risny will ,e held at the Ottioe, MONDAY, January 1(1,
Htu, at 12 o'olook, at which time aud plaoe an election
will be hold (or President and Five Director to serve the
12 Witt'
CHARLKH T. YKRKKS, Ja., Secretary.
A N
N
U A L B ALL
or THE
DELAWARE ENGINE FIRK OOMPANY, No. 4,
to he gives at MUSICAL FUND HALL, NEW YEAR'S
EVE. FRIDAY, Deo. 31, I860.
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8PEOIAL NOTICES.
gy OFFICE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
COMPANY, TREASURER'S DR.PA HTMKNT.
pHii.viF.T.pm, Penna., Nor. S. Ltfctt.
NOTICE TO HTOOKHOIiOKRS.
The Hoard of Director hare thie diur declared a oral
annual dividend of HVK VV.H OR NT. on tho Capital
Block of the Uomimnj, clear of National and Htata taxes,
pnrable in oann on and after November I8t.
lllank Power of Attorney for collecting fliTio'en6 en
be had at the offio of the Company, No. KM Heath TiilRO
Dtreet.
The office will be opened at 8 A. M., and claved at I P.
M.. from November 8'ito December 4, for the payment
Dividends, and al tor that date from A. M. to S F. M., aa
tutial.
H tl 1 THOB. T. FIRTH, Troararor.
8T OFFICE OF UNION MUTUAL INSUR
ANCK. COMPANY, N. K. oerner THIRD and
WALNUT Street.
PmLAnr.t.PHtA, December M,
The Annual Meeting of the Stock and dorlpholdera of
the Union Mutual Insurance Company of Philadelphia
wiU be held, at the Office of the Company, at 13 M. MON
DAY, January 10, 187V. At the same time ebjht Direotora
will ba elected, to serve the ensuing year.
12 mjlO JOHN MOSS, Secretary.
rttfy OFFICE OF THE BELVIDERE MANU
FAOTUR1NQ COMPANY.
llKt,viinit, N. J., Deo. S, 1SW.
Notice hereby given to the stockholder of the HKL
VIDKKK M A NUVaCTURINU ODD A NY respectively.
thts.em.HiU amounting to SIXTY PRR CKNTUM
of the capital stock of asid oompany have been mad and
payment of the same oalled for on or before the eighth
day of l'bruarr, A. D. 1H7D, and that payment of suoh a
proportion of all sums of money by them subscribed is
called fur and demanded from them on or before the aaid
time.
lly order of the Board of Director.
12 2S tiw h. oHKRRERD. Becretry.
issr OFFICE OF THF7HE8T0NVILLE.
MANTUA, AND FAIRMOUNT PABSKNUKR
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PHrumm.PHiA, Deo. S7, ISS9.
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ireet, on MONDAY, January 10. iH70, at i o'clook P. M.
An Election for a President and Five Uireotors to aerv
tor emitting yesr will be held at the same plaoe and on the
anme day. between tho hour of 2 and 4 o'clock V, M.
J2 18J2t C1J.AS. PHASTINOS, Treasurer
ES?- OFFICE OF THE FAME INSURANCE
OOMPANY, No. M CH KSNUT Street.
PHILADELPHIA, December 28, lfWS).
The Annual Meeting of the htockholdnrti of the Fame
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day of January neat, at 1U o'clock A.M., at the office of
the Company.
An Election for Twelve Director, to serve for the en
atitng yesr, wi II be held at the aatite time and at the same
place, between the hours of 10 A. M. and 2 o'clock P. M.
WILLIAMS I. BLANC HARD.
12 88 lit Secretary
y OFFICE OF THE NORTH PENNSYL
VANIA RAILROAD COMPANY, No. 407 WAL
NUT Street.
Phii.adrlphta. Dee. 31, IHtiff.
The Annual Meeting of the NtorkhnMArN of the
NORTH PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD OOMPANY.
will be held at the office of the Oompany, No. 407 WAL-
inu r Dtreet. rnnaaeipnia, on MtmiiAr.tna iituiuayot
January, 1870, at 12 o'clock M., for tho purposed eleotinga
President aud Ten Directors, to serve for the ensuing year.
lit HUWMO ahmsthunii, secretary
BS9- OFFICE OF THE GREEN AND COATRS.
STREETS PHILADELPHIA PASSKNGKR
RAILWAY COMPANY. TWENTY-FOURTH and
COATES STREETS.
PHTLADPt.PHIA, Deo. 27, 18T9.
Tho Annual Mooting of tho Stookhnldora of this (Joav
panv will be hold at the Office of the Omnosnv. on MOM.
DAY. January 10. 1870. at 10 o'clock A. M.. nt which timo
and plane an Election will be held for a President and
twelve Directors, te serve for the enduing year.
r.: T, i 31 J B B 7 III j . H. MOr pin, Hocrotary. '
jBtaT" OFFICE OF THE PHILADELPHIA
GAS WORKS, No, 20 S SEVENTH Stroet, Deo.
23, 1869.
The holder of the Six per Cent. Gas Loan, No. 7, due
January 1, 1870, are hereby notified ttaatjlhe Cert ilioatoa of
aaid Loin will be paid at this office on that day, after
which time interest on the urns will cease. ,
12 24 6t RKWJAftHlN S. R1LKY, Oaihier.
rrgy OFFICE OF THIRTEENTH AND FIF-
T Eft N'r II STREETS PASSENGER RAILWAY
COMPANY.
Philapklphia, Deo. 20, 18B9,
The Board of Directors have this day declared a Setni
Annual Dividend of ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY
1 1VK CENTS per share, clear of all tuxes, payable on
nud after the lxt day of January, 187(1, at tho Oltico of the
Company, No. 1011 South KROAD Ktroot.
12 23wl4t DBOYKR BROWNjJTreasurer.
jgy- OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER,
Philadelphia, Dec. 23, 1369. Warrants registered
to No. t!),0C0 will be paid on presentation at this office, in
terest oeaaiug from date.
JOSEPH N. PIERSOL,
1221 City Treasurer.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Stockholders of the THIRTEENTH AND V1V.
TBENTH STREETS PASSENOER RAILWAY OOM
PANY will be held at the S. E. corner of BROAD and
CARPENTER Streets (entrance on Carpenter street), on
MONDAY , the 10th day of Jxnuar, 1S70, at 10 o'clock A.
M., for the election of President and live Directors to
serve for the ensuing yoar, and for the transaction of such
other business as may be presented.
D. KOYER BROWN, Secretary.
Philadelphia, Doc. 23, 1869. 13 24 21 J 1 6 luut
Sf" T11E ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Stockholders of the SUMMIT BRANCH KAIL
ROAD COMPANY wilt be held at the office of the
PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL RAILROAD OOM.
PAN Yin Philadelphia, Pa., on the 17th dny of January,
1870, atl o'olook P. M to elect Director for the ensuin
year, and tramuct suoh oilier business a may be pre
sented. WILLIAM B- FOWLB,
12 28 17t Secretary. -
ngs- THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Contributor to the PRKNTON RKTRKAT will be
held at the Retreat, HAMILTON and TWENTIETH
Streets, on MONDAY AFTERNOON, January 10, 1870,
nt 4 o'clock, for the purpose of electing twenty-four
Managers, a Treasurer, and two Auditors, and of transact
ing" such other business as may be brought forward.
ROBERT O. CORNELIUS, Secretary.
Philadelphia, Deo. 24, 1869. 12 28 lit
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
(Stockholders of the PHILADELPHIA AND
TRENTON RAILROAD COMPANY will be held on
MONDAY, the Unh of January, 1870, at 1 o'clock P. M., lit
the Company's Office. No. 224 S. DELAWARE Avenue, at
whioh time an Klootion for Twelve Dlroctors will iake
place. J, MORRELL. Necretary.
Philadelphia, Pec. S2, 1869. 12 22wfmtJ10
fig?-. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Stockholders of SOIITHWARK LIBRARY will ba
held at the LIBRARY ROOM on TUESDAY EVEN
ING, January 4, 1870, at 7 o'clock.
U JQSKrU W. FLICgWIR, Booratary.
CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY". THE
Annual Mooting of the Stockholder of the
CAMBRIA IRON OOMPANY will be held at their
Office, No. ti CHESNUT Street, Philadelphia, ou TUES
DAY, the I8th day of January next, at 4 o'clock P. M.,
when an election will be held for Seven Diroctors, to
orve for the ausuing year.
JOHN T. KII.LR.
Secretary.
Philadelphia, Dec. 16. 1969. 12 18 26t
egr EAST MAHANOY RAILROAD COM-
PAN Y, Office No. 227 8. FOURTH Street.
PHii.ADELWirA, Dec. 22, 1869.
Notioe it, hereby given to the Stooknulden of this Uom
Pny that a Divideud of Throe 13) per Cent., free of State
taxes, has this day been doolared, payable in oash on tho
luth day of January, 1870. RICHARD OOK,
12 23 2Ut. Treaaurnr.
eA EAST -MAHANOY RAILROAD COM-
PANY.-Office No, 227 8. FOURTH Street.
PlIII.ADKLfHIA, Deo lfl, 1869.
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of this Com
pany and an election for Offioers to serve for the ensuing
tear, will be held at the Office or the Company on MON
IAY, January 10, 1870, at 3 o'clock P. M.
ALBERT F18TER,
12 14 23t Secretary.
jgy- THE MAHANOY AND BROAD MOUW
m TAIN RAILROAD COMPANY. Office Mo. 227 fl.
FOURTH Street.
Phtladklphia, Dec. IS, 1861.
The Annual Meeting of (he Stockholders of this Com
pany and an election tor 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'olook f. M.
ALBERT F08TER,
13 14 SSt Secretary.
FARMERS' AND" MECHANICS' NA-
TIONAL BANK.
Philadkuhu, Dee. 10, 1869.
The Annual Flection for Directors of this Bnnk will ba
held at the Banking House ou WEDNESDAY, the 12th
day of January rext, between the hour of 11 o'clock A.
M. and 2 o'clock P. M.
1211U12 W. RUBHTON. Jb.. Oaahler.
CORN EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK.
Philadelphia, December 11, 1869.
The Annual Election for thirteen Directors of this Hank
will be held at the Banking House on TUESDAY, Janu
ary 11, lff0, between the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. and
o clock P. M. U. P. SUUETKY,
1211tutbl3t Cashier.
BOUTHWARK NATIONAL ' BANK.
Philadelphia. December 11. Iwi9.
The Annual Election for Directors will be held at the
Banking House, on TUEIOAY, January 11, 1870, between
the hours of lu o clock A. M. aud 12 o'clock M.
UlSniwtiat P. LAMB, Cashier.
DR. F. R. THOMAS, THE LATE OPfil
rator of the (kilton Dental Association, it now the
only onr in Philadelphia who devotes his entire time aud
firautiue to extruotiug teeth, absolutely without pain, by
reshuilfouaoiideaa. Office, 911 WALNUT St. 1 Hi
JMT COLTON DENTAL ASSQCIATION
originated the ansMtlietic use of , ,
NlT RoCS OXIDE, OH LAUGHING GAS, !
And devote their whole tuu and practice to extracting
teeth without paiu.
Office. VMH I H and WALNUT Street. 11 ft
Ettar TO RENT THE LECTURE II ALL
of th MERCANTILE LIBRARY, TENTH, ah.v
8PEOIAL. NOTIOES.
Qy NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
application will be made at the next meeting of the
Legislature of Pennsylvania for th inoorpemttna of a
Bank, in accordance with the law of the Commonwealth,
to be entitled THE FRANKLIN BANK, to be located at
Philadelphia, with a capital stock of Ave hundred thousand
dollar, with aright to inorea th earn to a millien of
dollar. W wtjl
jQf NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
n applioation will h made at th next meeting of
n application will h made at th next meeting of
1 legislature of Pennsylvania for the incorporation of a
nk, in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth,
be entitled "TH H MARKET BANK." to be loos bed
, lie
Hank.
tA hm anli
at Philadelphia, with a capital Mock of on hundred
thousand dollar, with a right to lu ureas the same t
live hundred thousand dollsrs. 80 wt,J It
Ifif NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
en application will be made at the next meoUnnpf
the Legislature of Pennxylvania for the incorporation of a
Bank, in accordance with th laws of the Commonwealth,
to be entitled THE BUTCH KHM' AND DROVERS1
BANK, to be located at Philadelphia, with oapital of
two hundred and titty thousand dollar, with a right t
increase the same to a million of dollar. eWwtJll
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
applioation will be made at the next meeting of the
legislature of Pennsylvania for the iuoorporatioai of a
Bank, in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth,
to be entitled "THE BANK OK AMERICA," to l
located at Philadelphia, with a oapital of flv hnndr4
thousan d dollsrs, with a right to increase th same to tw
million of dollars. g go wt.1 M
Egy- DEBATE NOW GOING ON EVERY
NIGHT THIS WEEK, at the old Rev.
Stockton's Churob, ELEVENTH and WOOD Street, at
IX o'clock P. M., between Dr. GATES, of thl oity, ao4
Professor FISH, of Massachusetts.
?mwt,vn. Doo th Bible eondetnn modern spiritualism?
Oatra on the affirmative and Fish on the negative.
Admission loo. Clergymen and Reporter free 12 28 it
jjf- PHILADELPHIA AND READING RklC.
ROAD CO., Office, No. 227 S. FOUR tH Street.
Philamklphia, Deo. 22, 186.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
The Transfer Book of the Oompaoy will be closed an
FRIDAY, theitlst instant, and reopened on TUESDAY
January 11, 1870.
A dividend of FIVE PER CENT, ha been declared on
the Preferred and Common Stork, clear of Nut inu.il and
State taxes, payable In OASH, on and after January IT.
1870, to the holders thereof a thay shall stand registered
on the books of the Company on the 31t Instant. AU
payable at thl office. All orders for dividend mnst he
witnessed and stamped. 8. BRATtPORD,
I3 22 60t Treasurer.
JJ2T WEST CHESTER AND PHILADELPHIA
RAII.RO A D COMPANY. The next Annual Mot
Ing of the Stockholders of this Company will beheld in
the HORTICCL'I URAL H ALL. in the Borough of West
Cheater, on MONDAY, th Kth day of January, A. D.
1870, at 11 o'clock A. M., when and where an Election will
be bold of Otticers to serve the eusuifig year.
By order of the Board.
, . , . ,A- &RWIS SMITH, Secretary.
Philadelphia. Deo. IS, 186. u 2 nt
fiwT NESQUEHONING VALLEYRAILROAl
COMPANY. Office, No. 122 8. SECOND Street.
, . . Philadelphia. Deo. 22, "
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholder of tills Const
puny, and an Election for President and Twelve Direotora
to serve for the ensuing year, will be bold at thlsOttice,
bet w eu the hours of twelve and two, on MONDAY, the
10th da of January, 1870.
12 28 lit W. B. WHITNEY, Seoretary.
TnE PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON.
AND BALTIMORE RAILROAD COMPANY.
. . Philadki.puia, Deo. 2.1, 186.
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of tins Cora
panj and an Electi ou of Director will take place at the
Otiice of the Company, in Wilmington, on MONDAY,
the Hit li of January, 1870, at 1 P. M.
12 1 28 lit A. HORNKR, Secretary .
Bigs- NEW YORK AND MIDDLE COAL
FIELD RAILROAD COM PAN Y-Ofhoe, No. 3M
WALNUT Street.
. PHTLAPP.i.rHlA, December V, 18M.
The Annnal Meeting of the Stockholders of this Com
pany, and an Election of Directors to serve for the ensuing
year, will be bnld at their Office on TUESDAY, the llti
day of January, A. D. 1870, at 12 o'clock M.
12 29lot i C. R. LINDSAY, Seoretary.
ftfw- THE ENTERPRISE INSURANCE COm"
PANY, OK PHILADELPHIA, Company's Build
ing, No. 400 WALNUT Street, Deo. 24, 1869.
NOTICE - The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of
the ENTERPRISE INSURANCE OOMPANY will be
held on MONDAY, the Kith day of January next, at W
o'clock A. M., at the Office of the Company.
An election for Twelve Directors to serve the (nsuing
year will be held on the same day, at the ssme place, be
tween the boni-H of 10 o'clock A. M. and 2 o'clock P. M.
12 24 ImwtJ 10 ALEX W. WLSTKR, Soorotary.
jjgy- AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COM-
PANY, WALNUT Street, 8. E. oornor of Fourth.
, . Philakklphia. December 20, 18W.
NOTIC'R. The Annual Meeting of the Stookholder
of this Company, for tho election of thirteen Trustee to
eive the ensuing year, will bo held at the ollice on
MONDAY, January 3, 1870,
between 10 A. M. and 12 o'olook noon.
toioi JOHN S. WILSON.
12 20 12t Soorotary.
Bjgy- THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Pmlaiiklphia, Doo. 27, 1869.
An election for thirteen Directors ot the Company will
beheld at the office ot the Company, Nob 4 and b EX
CHANGE BUILDING, on MONDAY, Jan. Ill, 1870. be
tween the hours of 10 o'olock A. M. and 1 o'clock P. M.
12 2712t J. H. HOLLINSHEAD, Soorotary.
B- RASPBERRY MIRINQUES
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iai6tlitrp MORSE'S. No. 902 AROH Street.
J- BATCHELOR'8 HAIR DYE. THIS
splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world ; th only
true and perfect Dye ; harmlnes, reliable, instantaneous ; do
disappointment; no ridiculous tints; remedies th ill
effect of bad dye ; invigorates and leaves the Hair soft
and beautiful, black or broion. Sold by all Druggist and
Perfumers; and properly applied at Batohalor'sWig Fao
tory. No. 16 BOND Street. New Yerk. 427qxwf
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
LONDON AND LIVERPOOL.
CAPITAL, 2,000110.
BABINK, ALLEN A DULLES, Agent.
K FIFTH and WALNUT Street.
1- 8TEREOPTICON AND MAGIO LAN-
" TERN EXHIBITIONS given to Sunday Bohool.
Schools, Colleges, and for private entertainments. W.
MITCHELL MCALLISTER, No. 728 CHESNUT Street,
(eooud story. 11 g 2inrp
ffaS' COLD WEATHER DOES NOT CHAP
or roughen the skin after using WRIGHTS AL-
F?SAKPLXFR-,,MK TABLET OF SOLIDIFIED
"LYOER1NK. Its dsilv us make the skin delioatehr
suit and beautiful, bold by all druggist.
., R. A O. A. WRIGHT,
No. 624 CHESNUT Street.
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GREAT UKOWN HALL,
003 aad CC5 CHESMUI Street.