THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAm PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, .JANUARY 4, 1870. rrawa suaiireAivg. UHf Affaire. The tblrtv-flrnt annual meeting of the Phila delphia Bible" Society was held Tctcrdiiy after noon, at the N. V. corner of Seventh and Wal nut utrectB. Tho annual report, which wag read, els forth that a new feature had been Intro duced In the employment of nine women to read the Scriptures to the poor and sick, and to dis tribute Bibles among the indigent. All tho pub lic institutions had been furnished with Bibles, as aleo the Sunday Schools, and many were distributed among Immigrants, sailors, and boat men. Number of Bibles distributed during the year, 8072; Tcotamrnts, 4814. Total number of copies distributed since the organization of the f-odcty: of Bibles, 1SJ8,80;5; Testaments, 250,774. I)nruig the year the receipts were $H21, exclu sive of a donation of $15000 made by Mrs. Ann Uertzog. All tho money remaining on hand at the end of each year, after tho payment of ex penses, is donated to the Pennsylvania Bible (Society. The bookstore at Fifth and Walnut streets was ntered on Saturday or Sunday night, and robbca of about fifty dollars In money, some . . . , m Tin (wa ntiard rrliaaoa Willi flftTTlfl IIUBIHO BUIH'n, fcTTV "J ' f,.- ...... articles of jewelry. The thieves gained an en trance through a door in tue Diuemen. wuicu formerlv led to a vault in an adjoining room. VTho key of tho fire-proof was found by Ihe thieves in a box in tho desk, and by this lacans they obtained the articles stolen. I At a quarter past eleven o'clock last even ing fire wos discovered in the second story of he rear of the northwest corner of Sixth and Wayne streets. The' first floor is occupied by i-ihantz fe Brown, as the Falstaff Hotel. The con sents of tho second story were destroyed, but ijthe Are was confined to this room, although the fiarroom below was considerably damaged by fwatcr. Before U. 8. Commissioner Ilenry Phillips, Jr., yesterday, a final hearing was had in the aha nf H. C. Burnett, chanrcd with opening letters, - The Commissioner announced that he should bold the accused to bail in 10,000 for his appearance at the next term of the United States Court. At the annual meeting of tho Demo cratic Association, which was held last even ting, Mr. John O. dames was collect to the cnair, ana Mr. donn v. Junes appointed Secretary. The tellers on election llnally re ported that Mr. Lewis C. Cassidy had been unanimously elected President, and Messrs. CharleB Ingersoll and G. W. Arnold, Vice-Presidents. Tho stated meeting of the Board of Guar dians of the Poor was held yesterday afternoon, president John M. Whitall In the chair. The Steward rertcd the house receipts to have been t47104. "The Out-door Agent reported having collected for support cases, $588. The Treasurer presented his annual report showing amount of collections for support and bastardy caecstohave been $18,914-57 House receipts 7,630-23 Emigrant tax 416-00 Total . $20,950-70 Mr. Collins offered a series of resolutions, re quiring the Visitors to state the number of per sons relieved by each separately; also, the amount of relief granted, and number of times relief has been granted, names of families, etc. Adopted. The Steward s requisitions were read and adopted. Adjourned. Th Cnnp'rcE'nt.lnnn.l meetinc of the First Tte- f. lormed Presbyterian Church was held last even jj ing in Horticultural Hall, corner of Broad and Walnut streets. The Chairman of the Committee on Service read a report showing that the soiree had been held on the 28th of January last. The balance in hand after paying the expenses attendant thereto, amounted to vlmov, oi wnicn amount $25 were given to the session for the benefit of the poor of the church. The balance was given to the trustees for the benefit of the Gospel. The following persons were yesterday elected mauagefl of the Philadelphia Dispensary: William . Griffiths, Ilenry J. Morton, John Farnum, George B. Wood, D. Clarke Wharton, T. Wistar Brown, John M. Whitall. John C. Browne, Charles Kills, Joseph P. Smith, Thomas Wistar, William Hacker. The thirty-sixth annnal meeting of the Asso ciation for the Relief of Disabled Firemen was held last night In the Fire Association building, at the corner of Fifth and North streets, Vice President Joseph R. Lyndall presiding. The annual report, which was submitted, stated that during tho year 3230 were appro- J)riated for the relief of members or their f ami ies, which was distributed among 96 persons, including 14 widows and orphans. Total amount appropriated for this purpose since the institu tion of the associatiou, $39,209-30. Two life members and 199 annual members were added to the roll of the association in the past year, making a total of life members, 444; annual members, 1110. Total number of members, 1500. The following were elected as the officers: President, George W. Tryon; Vice-President, Joseph R. Lyndall; Treasurer, William T. Bntler; Secretary, Edward D. Yates; Assistant Secretary, William J. Pascoe. . Domestic Affairs. Gold closed yesterday at 119. Already the New York Stanton fund reaches $20,000. General Terry assumed command of Georgia C. JC." Miller, City Clerk of Springfield, Ohio, is charged with embezzling city funds. The Ohio Legislature met yesterday and orgnnized. A. J. Cunningham, a reform candi date, was elected Speaker of the House. Yesterday the internal revenue receipts amounted to the unusually heavy sum of $1,475,000. A man was recently convicted in Idaho of selling whisky to the Nez Perce Indians, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. There have been no drunken Indians seen in the tribe since. Notwithstanding the vague card of the French Cable Company, their concession does contain "the very objectionable feature of sub jecting all messages to the scrutiny and control of the French Government," as the President put it in his message. Secretary Boutwell's statement of the public debt, just issued, shows that during the month of December the amount was reduced by $4,813,731, making a total reduction since March 1, 1809. of $70,710,306. Governor Asbley denies that he is working In collusion with Democrats in Montana, and the President is asked to withdraw General Potts' nomination to the governorship, to give him an opportunity of replying to the barges brought gainst him. Governor Hayes, in his message to the Ohio Legislature, recommends the adoption of the fif teenth amendment; shows a surplus in the esti mated receipts over expenditures; states the debt at $9,855,938; and recommends a revision of the financial laws. The defaulting cashier of the Merchants' Exchange Bank, New York, turns out to be the real culprit In the case of the Farmers' and Drovers' Bank of Somers, Westchester county, N. Y. Hill, tho cashier, who was convicted of the defalcation, aud imprisoned, has been re leased. C. E. Maglaughlln, District Attorney at Car lisle, Pa., has been in tho city several days, on business connected with the Schoeppe murder trial. He has obtained depositions of quit a number of persons who knew Miss Stinnecke many years, and were well acquainted with her handwriting. Tnese persons are positive in their belief that the signature to the will pre sented by Dr. Schoeppe is a forgery. Mr. Mag luughlin does not desire to have the affidavits made public while any judicial proceedings are pending, but iutends that they snail form part of a statement hereafter to be muds, and which, Le says, will place beyond doubt the guilt of the accused and the justice of his conviction. Foreign A flair. The Potto received the French Generals and soldiers on New Year's day. The (Kcnmenical Council has been driven from St. Peter's by its acoustic defects, aud is to ml in Vi? i'ijrjr;al in IutWe. Nnpftlcon visited ex-Queen Isabella yester day, and was told by her that she declined to work with tho Montpenslers solely to please bim. - Prim has telegraphed to Victor Emanuel for a decided yes or no lu tho matter of the candidature of the Duke of Genoa for the Spanish Crown. v Prim and Oloznga have been conferring lately, and ministerial changes with a view to the prolongation of the Provisional Government are talked of. FRANCE. CHIivier'a MlnlMtrv Formed at I,nt. Fakir, Jan. 3. The new Ministry has at length been formed. Tho Journal OJjicivl gives the list as follows: Minister of Justice. Euille Olllvlcr; Minjster of Foreign Affairs, Count Napoleon Darn; Minister of the Interior, Chevandrier do Vtthlromc: Minister of Finances, Louis Joseph Bullet; Minister of War, Edmund Lebteuf; Minister of Marine, Rcgnault de Genouilly; Minister of Public Instruction, Ernlle Alexis Segris; Minister of Publi Works, Marquis de Talhouet; Minister of Agriculture and Com merce, Charles Louvet; Minister of Fino Arts, Maurice Richard; Emperor's Household, Count Vaillant; President of the Council of State, Esgniron do Parian. An Imperial decree sepa rates the Ministry of Fine Arts from that of the Emperor's Household. ITBLIT DEBT STATEMENT. Washington, Jan. 3. The following is a state ment of the publio debt of the United States on the Ut of January, 1870: Debt bearing coin interest: Reeistered. Coupon. 814.7.w,(K10 WTt.OOO 6,263,000 64fl,00u 72,678,650 385,621, 600 2,374,266 65,969,460 67,927,1(10 lta,8ll,X0 229,12(,160 276,161,900 31,698,660 Ponds, 8 per cent., Dunlin, 6 per cont., Honda, 1881, 6 percent., Bonds, (Oregon) 1801, 6 fjto.Mfi.OUO 6,0o9,WK) 13,157,000 percent, - - floiids, 1881, 0 per cent., US ,643,8.') Honds, 5 20b, nil per cent., 129,260,000 Honda, 1881 , 6 per cent., 61 ,267,460 Honda, 10-4(la, 6 per cent., 128.607 .8M) Honda, 6-20a, 6 per cent., 3,882 600 Honds, 6 20a, 6 per rent., 67,6.16.200 Bonds, S 0a,6 per cent., 64,616,7M) Honda, 6 20a, 6 por cont., lo:).874,800 Honda, 6-20a, 6 per cent., 104,4.19.3m HoudB, 6 20a. 6 percent., 10,940,600 Aggregate of debt bearing interest in coin, 8305,618,250 1,302,420,850 Debt bearing coin IntereBt: Character of issue ami Amount out- Accrued in- rate of interest, standing. tnreat. Honda, 6 per cent., $20,000,000 00 Q 500 .000 00 Honda, 6 per cent., 7,022,000 00 176,660 00 DondH, 1881,6 per cent., 18,416,000 00 662,460 00 Bonds, Oregon war, 1881, 6 per cent., 945,000 00 28,350 00 Honds, 1881, 6percent., 189.317,600 00 6,679,628 00 Bonds, 6-208, 6 per cent., 614,771,600 00 6,147,716 00 Honda, 1881, 6percent., - 76,000,000 00 2,260,000 00 Honda, 10 40a, 6 per cent., 194,667,300 00 3,242,788 3.1 Bonds, 6-20B, 6 per cent., 3,882,600 00 38,825 00 Bonds, 6-2U8, 6 per cent., - 125,601,300 00 1,265,613 00 Bonds, 6-208, 6 percent., 203,227,260 00 2,033,271 60 Bonds, 6-208, 6 per cent , - 332,918,960 00 9,989,9u8 60 Bonds, 6-208, 6 por cent., 379,691,250 00 11,387,747 60 Honda, 6-208, 6 per cent., - 42.639 360 00 1,276,180 60 f 2,107 ,939,100 00 $ 43,657,979 83 tor payment, 6,239,704 26 Total, - - . - - $48,797,683 68 Debt bearing interest in lawful money r Certificates, 3 per cent. (46,646,000.00 9910,900 03 Navy pension fund, 3 per cent., - - 14,000,000 00 210,000 00 $59,645,000 00 $1,120,900 00 Debton which interest has ceased since maturity: Character of isane and Amount out- Accrued rate of interest. standing. interest. Honda, 6 per cent., $6,000 00 $310 00 Honds, 6 percent., 14,150 00 849 00 Honds, 6 per cent., 68,700 00 2,641 60 Honda, Texas indemnity, 6 per cent., 242,000 00 12,100 00 Treasury notes, 1 mill to 6 per cent., - 103,664 6f 3,069 35 Treasury notes, 606 per cent., - 2,400 00 120 00 Treasury notes, 8 per cent., - 3,260 00 19S 00 Treasury notes. 3-year 7 3 10 percent.. - 30,760 00 1,120 35 Treasury notes, 1 and 2 year 6 per cent.. 288,392 00 13,720 08 Uerti Ilea tea oi lnucmeu- nesa, 6 percent.. - 12,000 00 720 00 Compound Interest notes. 6 percent.. 2,463 20 00 475,298 00 Temporary loan, 4, Sand 6 per cent., - 182,060 00 7,562 80 Treasury notes, 3 years, 7 3-10 per cent., 743.850 00 27,160 62 $4,140,936 64 Petit bearing no IntereBt: Demand noteB, U.b legal tenders, new iaane, 344,712,000 00 U. 8. legal tenders, series '69, 11,288,000 00 $644,906 60 $113,098 50 $363,000,000 00 Fract'l currency. 1st series,$453.493,862 00 Ho. ZdserieB, 342,819 931 01 Do. 3d aeries, 1,691 ,821, 3 5 00 Do. 4th aer., 1,488,131,300 00 $39,762,664 68 Certificates for gold deposited, 40,10,380 OU Aggregate of debt bearing no interest, $436,040,143 18 RECAPITULATION. Debt bearing coin interest: Bonds at 6 Tier cent.. - 221 Ji89.?00 00 Honds at 6 per cent., - 1,88649300 00 Amount outstanding, ... $2,107 AS9,loo 00 Accrnea interest, - 948,w ,643 do Debt bearine interest in lawful money: Certificates, 3 per cent. - $48,643,000 00 Navy pension fund, 3 per cent. Interest, 14.000,000 00 Total, ..... $59,645,000 00 Interest, 1,120,000 00 Debt on which interest has ceased since matuiity, ... 4,140,93164 Interest, 544,906 60 Debt bearing no interest: Demand aud legal tender notes, $356,113,098 60 Fractional currency, ... 39,702,8tl4 68 Certificates of gold deposited, 40,170380 00 Total, - . . . . 436,040,143 18 Total amount outstanding. ' 2,607,671,179 82 Interest, 60,493.490 18 Total debt, principal and interest, includiiiK coupons due aud not pre sented for payment, .... $2,658,121,070 00 Amount in Treasury: Coin, $103,1.59,476 96' 12,773,963 02 22,245,927 84 64,908 360 37 Currency, .... . binkiuii fund in United States coin in terest bonds, and accrued interest. Other United States coin interest bonds purchased, aud accrued inter est thereon, . . Total amount in Treaenry. Debt less amount In Treasury, Debt less amount In Treasury De comber 1. 1869, .... Decrease of nubile debt during the 8209.387.718 9 $2,448,746,963 31 2,45369,735 23 nrst month. 4.812.78192 Decrease since March 1, 1869, ' $76,716306 70 Honda issued to the Pacific. Railroad Companies, interest payaiiie in lawmi money: Character of issue aud rate Amount out- Accrued in of interest. standing. terest, not yet paid Vnion Pacific 6 tier cent. bonds, - - $7,075,005 $812,217 32 jvsnsas racino nnuronu, late Union Pacific Kail- ror-u, Eastern division, 6,303,000 189X9) 00 Bioux titv and Pacino Railroad,- 1,6?8.320 48,849 B0 Central Pacific Bailroad, ) 2,362.ooo t 4,874 22 , , 23,61,0OU )7019 86 central iirancn union ra cificltailroad.tiMiiKneea of Atchison an 1 Pike's Peak Kuilroad, 1,600,000 480,000 00 W estern Pacific BailrOttd, 1.648,000 26,616 64 Totals, $64,136,320 $,8!),&'8 64 Interest paid by tho United Btales, - $4 ,984 ,82-1 64 Interest repaid by trauspoitation of mails, etc.. - - - ,. - 1,81.089 71 Balance of interest paid by United ctateg, 3,123,732 83 'J'he forecoinir is a correct state nicnt of the public debt, as aiipears from the books and Treasurer's re turns in the .Department, at the close oi Dusuiess on the last day or .December, i8t,u. ? t Gkorob S. Boutwkl , Secretary of the Treasury. Thk agobbgatb of certificates of depo sit received at the office of Internal Kevenue iroui July 1 to December 31. 18i8, was ..... 870,587,282 .Deduce coiiectiuo reiurueu on articles now exempt, .... ,fii)7,704 , Balance from sources now taxable, C9,48,678 J. lie aggregate ui iwi uui:ra ut ueixmic received at the Internal Kevenue otiice -during the hrstslx mouths of the Usual year 1870, was .... 80,554,030 Gain during that period orcr the first six months of the final year 186a, - 18,006,7 18 or 2zx per cent. The train from the same sources for the same time is .... 17,004,152 or per cent, The aggregate of certificates of deposit received at the internal Revenue oiuoe (luring uecemuor, IMS, was ... 10,201,810 33 Deduct collections returned on arti cles now exempt from tax, - 100,053 11 $10,101,757 22 Aggregate of cer' ideates of deposit received during December, 1809, - 11,737,325 05 The gain in December, 1809, from the same Mources ih - wit. r.tz 1,C35,507 83 MARINE TELEGRAPH. For additional Martnt Sew Firnt Paqt. ALMANAC- FOR PHILADELPHIA THIS OAT. 8rm Rms 7-26 1 Moon Burs 7 42 KUN hRTS. 4 461 liiuH Watkb 8 Si PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF TRADB. V. A. Bounrn, ) OnoHoa i p,rznT, Committee or line Month. Gioitua N. Tatuam, ) MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS FOR AMKRIOA. I,eipr.ig Southampton. ...Halt Imoro Dee. 18 Paraiia London Now York IIm. im O. ol liltlmor.LlTerpool Now York, via llal..leo. In O. of New York. lJTerpool ....New York Deo. Ih Aleppo J.iieniool new York leo. ill France Liverpool... ..New York Deo. 22 Columbia (lliumow New York Deo. 24 Bilmia Havre Now York Deo. !M Java. Liverpool.. ..New York Dm. 85 bamaria. Uverpooi . ...riw York via Bo.... Deo. 28 Hnmtrionia New York.. ..Hamburg; Jan. 4 Nemesis New Y ork.... Liverpool Jau. K Manhattan New York, ...Liverpool .....Jan. 6 Tarita New York.. ..Liverpool. Jan. 0 Ameiina New York.... Bremen Jan. ft O. of Baltimore.. Now York.. ..Liverpool Jan. fj Caledonia New York....Ulaiijrow Jan. 8 I DKland New York.. ..Liverpool Jan. 8 City of N. York. .New York.. ..Liverpool, via Hal. ..Jan. 11 Idaho new Y or. ...Liverpool Jan. 13 Main New York. Bremen Jan. 13 titty of Paris.. ..New York.... Liverpool Jan. IS Columbia .New York. ...Glasgow Jnn. IS IJ. of Brooklvn.. Now York. ...Liverpool Jan. B2 City of Boston ..New York.. ..Liverpool Jan. 85 iiuiDi n vuiiimii iu, uu, Arirona New York....Aaptnwall Jan. 6 Promet hens. ... .I'hi lada . . . ..Charleston Jan. 6 Worro Castle.... New York.... Havana Jan. ti Wyoming Philada Ravannah Jan. H Pioneer Philada Wilmington Jan. 8 Cnn.vYashingtonNew York.. ..New Orleans. Jan. 8 Mariposa New York. ...New Orleans Jan. 15 Mails are forward ml hvnvnrv itjumAr in t.ha mffnlar Imam. The Bteamersfororfrom Liverpool call at Wueftnstown,ex eept the Canadian line, which eall at Londonderry. The steamers for or from the Continent eall at Southampton. GTRARKD VTT.RTF.TIT) A V. Barque Savannah, tioaife, Hatanzaa, Isaac Hough at Mor ris. Brig B. A W. Welsh, 'Wstson, Trinidad da Cuba, D. S. eteison a vo, ARRIVKD YEBTTrttDAY. Br. barnue J. L. Wicknire. Wilov. from Glasgow via Greenock Kept. 15, with iron, etc., to O. O. Van Horn. Br. brig Portia. Thompson, from Pernambnoo Nov. 30, wit h BBKar to Albert i . Dumon vessel to L. Westergaard Co. . Bcbr Bessie Moms, Allen, 14 days from Fenaaoola, with scantling and flooring boards to Patterson A Lippincott not as before. Buhr A. Robinson, Merritt, from Great Reg Harbor, with mdse. from steamship Eutaw, wrecked on Peck's Beach. Kofar Jessie Irving, Ohamberlin, rrom Great Egg Har bor, with mdse. from steamship Jlutaw, wrecked on Peck's Beach. tiohr Tycoon, Cooper, 1 day from Smyrna, Del., with grain (o Jas. L. Bewloy A Co. Schr Ettie Hall, Maison, 1 day from Frederics, Del., with grain to Jas. L. Bewley A Co. MEMORANDA. Steamship Roman, Baker, henoe, at Boston yesterday. Bteamer Rattlesnake, Colburn, from Portland for Phi ladelphia, at Holmes' Hole A. M. 1st inst. Brig Condova, Kddy, sailed from Matanzas 24th ult., for a port north of Hat terns. - Brig John Shay. Nickerson, sailed from Gibraltar loth nil., tor New York. Schr Sarah Watson, Smith, from Boston for Philadel phia, aailed from Holmes' Hole A. M. 81at ult. Schr S. A K. Corson, Brown, at Georgetown, S. C 29th nit., from Charleston. Schr O. E. Elmer, Corson, cleared at Jacksonville 28th nit., for Baltimore. Sohr Obarles A. Jones, Griffin, cleared at Savannah 30th ult., for Darien, to load for Philadelphia. MISCELLANY. Scbr Fred. SpofTord, at ttavannah 99th ult. from Phila delphia, reports, in a gale off Hatteraa, 2bth ult., lost jib boom, foretopmaat, and split sails. Bohr Serene, from Nevassa, while lying in the stream at Wilmington, N. C, Dec. 80, was in contact with the steam ship Pioneer, which was heme towed from her wharf to another part of the harbor. The schooner had bowsprit carried away, bnt ere it fell over the side, ripped up the railing of the Pioneer, oaaaing considerable damage. The two vessels dragging the tug af tor them, were swept down the current several hundred yards before their headway conld be checked. CLOTHS, OASSIMERES, ETO. JEW CENTRAL CLOTH HOUSE. FRIES, MALSEED & HAWKINS, S. . CORNER EIGHTH AND MARKET. Closing Out Winter Stock. Great Reduction in Prices. Astrachans, Velvet Beavers, Caracullas, Chinchillas, Overcoatings, Waterproofs, . Velveteens, ii 6tntnB2m Cassimeres. FOR SALE. TOR SALE ON ACCOMMODATING TERMS, THE LEASE AND PERMANENT FI3 TURES OF THE FLOUR STORE, I'o. 1230 ITIAISItJET STltUEt Apply on the premise! to U 40 4p J. EDWARD ADDICK1 a HANDSOME NEW DWELLING, WEt Spruce Street, No. 81U7, four-story (French roil uilt, for owner's ase. This is just the kind of a residenoe many want, belt, roomy and not extra large. Terms will be made accommodating to purchaser. JOHN WANAMAKKR, 12 11 SIXTH and MAH&KT, TO RENT. A LARGE STORE ON CIIESNXJX STREET, Above Seventh, South Side, TO RENT. Immediate possession if do&ired. Address 1 4 6t "F. B. K., Inquirer Office." TO LET THE STORE PROPERTY Ni 723 Cbesnut street, twenty five feet front, one bus dred and forty five feet deep to Bennett street. Boo buildings five stories high. Possession May 1, 1870. Ad dress i laiotf i THOMAS S. FLETCHER, Delanco, N. J. TO LEASE LARGE WAREHOUSE ON il'il Junction Bailroad. on SWANSON Street, suitable lor rnoDUCK or orwauiinu nonea. 18 3w ' Apply 0. 7b4 SWAHSOM Street nOTTON SAIL DUCK AND CANVAS. j of all numbers and bands. Tent, Awning, Trunk, and WaKon-cover Duck. Also, Paper Manufaotarera' Drier 1 eltn, from thirty to seventy-six inchee, with rauim., siting, ha.i l win... jo. EVKRM AN, No. 103 C1IUBUU Street (Uity Stores). 1 mis;! iJiims!! Jtmos!!! What is nicer for a Christmas prosent than fine SINGINQ CANARY and a BEAUTIFUL CACBf , Cheaper than any place in the city. : Ko. 144 Korth SIXTH Street, 12 18 lm ; Odd Fellows' Hall, i w. a. iii:ky. DR. M. KLINE CAN CUKK CUTANEOl K.rup Hons, Marks on the Skin, Ulcer, in the thna Buiulbaad awe, sore Intra and sortie ot wvery couoeivalr cf.Hn.eiM. , No. 8bvuUl itl-li VtJVTU, bi j iUMiiui kiMl nia4 tw 11 INSURANCE. 1829. -CHARTER PERPETUAL. Franilin Fire Iince Company OF FHLLADELPUIA. OfSce, Nos, 435 and 437 CKE3NUT St Assets Jan. I, '69, $2,677,37213 CAPITAL ACCRUED BUIU'LUS.. I'KKMJUMS UKSETTLED CLAIMS," 1400,000-00 l,0B8,n38-T0 1,193,843 -a EICOMR FOR 1869, Losses raid since 1829,0Ter $5,500,000 Perpetual and Temporary Policies on Liberal Terms. Th 4 Wimnanr alao imne. Policiee on Rents oflHniiainM Of all kinds, ti round Kents, and Mortcases, DIRKCTOHa. Alfred O. Baker, . Alfred FHler, Samuel Orant, I Thomas Sparks, tleorge W. Kicharda, I William S. rant, . IsaaoLea, I Thomaa 8. Kilis, UeorKS 1 ales, . . ' OosUvns 8. Benson, v''" ALFRFD O. UA KICK, President UK.CHUK FALKS, ViM-President. JAB. W.MoAIXISTKR, Secretary. THKODOKK M. KKOKK, Assistant Secretary. I f N 8 U R E AT Df nrj HOME, Penn Mutual Life Insurance COMPANY. No. 821 CHE8NTJT STREET, PHILADELP11IA. 83,000,000. CHARTERED BY OUR OWN 8TATK. MANAGED BY OUR OWN CITIZEN IvOSSES PROMPTLY PAID. OIJCIES ISSUED ON VARIOUS PLANS. ApplicatloriB may be made at the Home Offlce, and at the Agencies throughout the State. 3 16J JAIUKH TRAQCAIR FRR8IDRNT HAITI LEIj E. HTOKKH VI0E-PRE8IDKNT JOHN W. IIORNOR A. V. P. and ACTUARY IIORATIO H. STEPHENS SECRETARY A S B U Jl Y LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. No. 805 BROAmTAY, corner of JLuleventla Street, IVew York. CASH CAPITAL. 8150,000 $126,WX) deposited with the State ot Now York as security for policy holders. LKMUKb BA-NGS, Prosident. GKORGK K.I.I.IOTT, Vioe-President and Secretary. KMORY McCIJNTOOK, Actuary. A. E. M. PURJDY, M. D., Medical Kxaminer. Thomas T. Tanker, i John M. Maria, Charles Spenoer. William Divine, I J. B. Lippincott, James Ixrag, John A. Wrixht, 8. Morris Wain, I James Hunter, Axiuur v. Vvuum , -tfoun d, moKjranrj, a. II. vrorne. OrKanized April, lHt8. 376 Policies issued first six months ; over 2000 in the twelve months following. All forms of Policies issued on moat favorable terms. Special advantages offered to Clergymen. A few food agents wanted in city or oountry. Apply t JAMES M. IWNOACKK, Manager for Pennsylvania and Delaware. Office, Ko. 3C-J WALNUT Street, Philadelphia. SAMUKL PQWKR8. Special Agent. 4 16 STRICT LY MUTUAL. Provident Life and Trust Co. OF PHILADELPHIA. OFFICE, No. Ill S. FOURTH STREET. Organized to promote LITE INSURANCE among members of the Society of Friends. Good riBka of anv class accepted. Policies lastied on approved plans, at the loweBt ratea. President, SAMUEL R. sniPLEY, Vice-President, WILLIAM C. LONGSTRETH, Actuary, ROWLAND PARRY. The advantages offered by this Company are un excelled.. Wit OFFICE OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMKRIOA, No. 232 WALNUT Street. Philadelphia. Incorporated 1794. . Charter PerpetnaL Capital, S600.00U. AflBotn 93 360 000 MARINE, IN LANfj)' AND t IRa LNS'URAM6jfc' OVER 820,000,000 LOSSK.8 PA ID SINCE ITS ORGAH. IZATION. DlBXCTOIlB: , Arthur O. Coffin. rranois n. vopa, Kdward 11. 'lotter. Kdward H. Clarke, T. Charlton Henry, Alfred D. Jessup, John P. White. Lonis C. Madeira. Samuel W. Jones, John A. Brown, Cbarlos Taylor, Ambrose Whitis, W ilUam Welsh, S. Morris Wain, John Mason, uoarie w. vu An i nun vi uurvirt. x reeiaent. C11ARLK8 PLAIT, Vic-President. MATTHIAS Makjs, Secretary. On ah. 11. RKKVUi, Asst. Secretary. 8 1 F ,AME INSURANCE COMPANY. Na 809 OHESNTJT Street. INCORPORATED 186. CHARTER PERPETUAL, CAPITAL, $300,000. FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. Iuaares against Loss or Damage by Fire either by Far petual or Temporary Policies. DIRECTORS: . Charles Richardson, Robert Pearee, William 11. Khawn, John Kessler, Jr., William M. Seylert, Kdward B. Orna, Henry Lewis, Charles Stokes, Nathan Hilles, John W. Kverman, Ceorg, A. West, Mordeoai Buzby. I CHARLES RICHARDSON, Preeideni, WILLIAM 1L KHAWN, Vice-President, Wn.ttAVS L Blakoharp. Secretary. 7 j) riniE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE Ineonoratd lislft Charter PeiVMtnaL No. 510 WALNUT Street. ouDOsite Indenendanoa Bonara. 'ill is Company, favorably known to the oommunit for liver fort , waars. eontmuea ta insure affainjffc lm, or Hm. age by tire on Publio ot Private Riuluiiigs,either perma nenuy or ior a iimiLeu lime. Aiao on urnicnre, Btoou of Goods, and Merchandise generally, en liberal terms. Their Capital, together with a large Surplus Fund, It invested in the most careful manner, which enable them to oiler to the Insured an undoubted security in the oaM 01 JOBS. Paniel Smith, Jr., I John Deverens, Alexander Benson, I Thomas Smith, laaao Hazleburst, I Henry Lewis, Thomaa Robins, , I J. Gill ing ham FelL Daniel Haddock, Jr. DANIKL SMITH, Jb., President. WM, O. CROWKLL, Secretary g ao jiio:nix insurance company of J- PHlLADFl.r 111 A. INCORPORATK.D 1H04 CHARTER PERPETUAL, No. U WALNUT Street, opposite the Hxolumga, This Company insures from ions or damage by I1 IRE. on liberal ' terms, on buildings, merchandise, furnltnra, etc, for limited periods, and permanently on building, by deposit of premiums. The Company baa been in active operation for more than SIXTY YKAKH, during which ail Ioum. haw. been promptly adjustea ana paia. John L. Hodge, David Iwia. m. k. juaaony, JobnT. lwis, William 8. Grant, Robert W. LeamiUK, p. Clark Whartou. Benjamin Kttlog, Thomas 1L Powers, A. R. MoHenrv. Kdmnnd (lastiUon, Samuel Wilcox, Iaiwis t). Niirria. WUCUERKR, President, """"-JOlxNR, KAMUTL WrLOOI, Secretary. THE ENTERPRISE INSURANCE COMPANY J. OF PHILADELPHIA. Office 8. W. Corner FOURTH and WALNUT Streets, F1K1C LNbUKAM'tli ttAULllblVKLY. PERPKTUAL AND TK.RM POLIUiES ISSUED. Cash Capital V T V; im,000-00 uaan aiwiwi yulr i, low. ftaiafl'sa. DUUi OTOH8. F. Ratcbford Starr, J. Livingston Krrtnger, James L. Claghorn, William O. lioulton, Cbarle. Wheeler, Thomas H. Montgomery ISaluro rrazler, John M. At wood, Benjamin T. Trediok, George 11. Stuart, J olio 11. Drown, Hunts aertsen. I'hiH fkinuiiLnv Inanres onlv firatahuia risks, takina nn specially hazardous risk whatever, such as factories, nulla, eie. F. RATOHFORD STARR, President. THOMAS H. MONTGOMERY, Vice-President. AIXXAnhkm W. WlHB, Secretary. il 4 TMPEKIAIj FIKB INSURANCE OO. LONDON. ENTAIILIMIIED 1S03. Paid-up Capital and Accnmnlated Fundi, 88,000,000 I IV GOLD, FEEV0ST ft HEESINO, Agents, 9 41 No.,107 8. TU1KU Street, PkUadelphla. ViJAA M, lksVtb'l. CaUJB. f. iUUUOMd J IRARD ESTATK. IN COMPLIANCE with the twenty -fourth section of th. will of Stephen Girard, the superintendent of the Girard Ketate has pre pared the following condensed statement of the afTairs of the Estate : I. Stocks snd Loans, appropriated ior tho im provement ot the eastern front of th. city and Belawaro avenue lir Tata. United States Tea forty Five per cant. Loan. .. sHWft) 00 City of Philadelphia Five per cent. Loan 7,3001)0 City of Philadelphia Six par cent. Loan, free of tax , 9154,500 City of (Philadelphia Six per cent. Loan, taxable 64,100 90SAOO-00 City Gas Six per cent. Loan 10,00010 33 share, of stock In the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania 4,400-00 42 shares of preferred stock Union Canal Com pany a,ioow Union Canal Company of Pennsylvania Biz por cent Loan 1,000-00 Sckuylkill Navigation Company Loan, 1870, Six per cent 243,193'M Schuylkill Navigation Company Loan, 1883, Six per cent 8,350-OU City of Philadelphia Six per cent. Loan, free of tax, temporary investment 79,60000 II. Stocks and Loans, comprising the Residuary Fund : United States i ive-twenty Six per cent. Loan. . $'J,6fiO 0O United States Ten-forty Fiv. percent. Loan... 10,70000 City of Philadelphia Five por Cent. Loan 4,300-00 City of Philadelphia Six per cent. Loan, free of tax (146,600 City of Philadelphia Six per cent. Loan, taxable , . 33,300 162,9O()-00 Schuylkill Navigation Company Loan, 1870, 6 percent 1,933'M Loan to Franklin Institut j 1,000 00 100 sharo. of stock Philadelphia Exchange Company lO.OOO'OO 22C0 shares of ate.k Schuylkill Navigation Company 110,00000 408 shares of stock Chesapeake and Delaware Canal 30,400 00 102 shares of stock Chosapeake and Dolawar. Canal, received as dividend 6,100 00 153 shares of stock Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, received as dividend 7S6 O0 1 Certiiicate Schuylkill Navigation Company Boat Loan 7 per cent, received as divi. dend 0,600-00 2 shares stock Germantown snd Perkiomen Turnpike Company 200 00 1 share of stock Susquehanna and Lehigh Turnpike Company..' lOO'OO 1 bond for Loan to Ridge Road Turnpike Company lO.OOO'OO 1 Bond for interest on Joan to do. do WKI'OO Schuylkill Navigation Company Loan, 1883, 6 per cent., received for interest 241-68 Supposed to be of no value : 4C00 shares of stock Danville and Pottsvills Railroad Com pany. 1 share of stock Centre Rridge Company. 1 share of stock Philadelphia Domestic Society. 10 shares of stock Bustleton and SmithAeld Turnpike Road. 1 share of stock Downingtown, Ephrata, and Harris burg Turnpike Road. 1 share of stock newspaper callod "Le Courrier des Etata-Unis." 2 Cert iti cat es of City 6 per cent. Loan, free from tax, temporary investment $100,000'00 HI. Loans appropriated to purchase fuel for "Poor white housekeepers and roomkeepers" in the city of Phila delphia. 1 Certiiicate of Loan Sch.ylkill Navigation Company, 1870, t! per cont. Loan $9,089'37 1 Certificate of Loan Schn)lkill Navigation Company, 1882, 6 per cent., recoired for in terest 273,68 IV. Loans Tand cash comprising the legacy received from estate of Lawrence Todd, deceasod, of Illinois: United States Loan, 1881, 6 per cent $7,OC0-0O City of Philadelphia, 6 per cent. Loan, '.free of tax 10,100 00 Cash received in full tor legacy $1,966 73 Cash received for interest on loans. . . . 4,040'6u 86,007-32 Deduct appropriation to erect a monument cn Girard College Grounds $6,040-00 7'32 Balance in loons and cash $17,107'32 Loans comprising reserve Coal Rents, invested and held subject to the Judicial decision of title to lands leased to 8. E. Griscom A Co., and Thomas Coal Company. City of Philadelphia, 6 per cent, loan, free of tax ' $11,400 00 Cash to bo invested 3,218'84-$13,818'84 The following account current exhibits a eondonsed statement of the cash account, embracing the amount of interest, dividends, rent of real estate, and payments made to various objects for the year 1869 : Balanoe in the Treasury January 1, 1869 $112,447-89 Cash received for rent of real estate, city and farms $277,976'96 Cash received for rent of collieries, Schuylkill and Columbia oountias., 102,656'09 Cash received for rent of real estate, fcchujlkill and Columbia counties. , 868 50 Caih received fur cutting timber, SohoylkiU and Columbia counties. . 7,470'O9 Cash received from city loans for inte rest 22,603 10 Cash receivod from Unltod States Five-twenty 6 per cent, loan, inte rest... 303-33 OaBh reoeived from United States Ten-forty 5 per sent, loan, interest. 1,032'63 Caah received from United States 1881 6 per cent, loan, interest 56778 Cash reoeived from Schuylkill Naviga tion Co. loan, interest 14,063'44 Cash received from City Gas 6 per oent. loan, interest 670-08 Caah received, Insurance Company State of Pennsylvania, dividend S64'00 Cash received, Chesapeake and Dela ware Canal Company stock, divi dend 1,530 00 Cash received, Philadelphia Exchange Company stock, dividend 250'00 Caah received, Germuntown and Per kiomen Turnpike Company, divi dend 1000 Cash received, Laurence Todd legacy, balance...' 1,966-73 Cash received for sale of fire proof doors, water rent refunded, pre mium of insurance repaid, sale of stone in Schuylkill connty, costs of Court refunded, etc., interest on temporary loan, credited to total in come account 3,30848 435,308-03 $M7,7-87 Cash paid under appropriations by Councils: EBTATX, For water rent $1,903 30 For taxes 65,080 M For salaries .750'O0 For lands out of th. county 27,454 16 F'or permanent improvements 1,682'50 For general repairs to real estate 14,957'45 For inside painting IWM For outside painting and glazing 2,060'41 For paper and hanging 2,704 16 For annuities 600 00 For miscellaneous expenses 16,050 00 For altering No. 1111 Chesnut street. . 814'tO For altering Nos. 1116, 1117 Chesnut street 630 00 For altering Nos. 1126, 1127 Chesnut street 3.33023 For dredging dock north wharves tibTOO F'or purchase of fuel 606 '63 For monuaent on Girard College grounds 6,000 00 For temporary investment in City Loans for Delaware avenue fund 79,99687 F'or temporary Loan to City lOO.OUO'OO For culvert in North C Hog. avenue. . 712 60 $3i,U10'3O ' C-OLLKGE. For Committee on House hold .....$136,019 51 For Committee on Instruc tion 25,058 76 For Committee on Ac counts 3,025-63 For Committee on Li brary 39809 For Committee on Discip lin. and Discharge 27136 For Committee on Manual Labor 46 44 163,81978 $4M.430-2i ? etlB-Ur 31. UoiKtiahurics is the ireasurf WWW Balance by City Treasurer's se- co',nt. v. i4.(M1 Warrant not taken Id 7-3J879 $57,326 !9 Office of the Girard KalaU, Philadelphia, December 81, law. CHARLES S. RM ITII, ' 3t Superintendent Girard KaUte. AMUSEMENTS. AMERICAN ACADEMY OK MUSIC ORANlHTAI.lAWOrF.RA. , THIS (TCKHliAY) KVK.N1NUKOII.UONI. ( (IISl'IS'll V I. A I'llUlUlf ' MAD'Lt.K CATAKINA LA MI, (Her first appearance in Philadelphia.? 1, I , ,1-ri ut. ....... 1..... . sir.Non iri'iii niw.i'ia nr.ina. , .......... f, ..... . .i.iamr. nniLIIAHK . And GIORGIO UO.Nl ON! In his great character et the Tn unni)nuru iiivLiit't . - Grand Revival of Rossini's Maaterwork, DII.IJAM TKIia . tne great hit of the New York aeason). Yi ith Increased Chorus and Orrbeatra. GRAND 11 A 1. 1. IT. New Dre-ses ! ! New Appointment t f Ri.n., I 1. 1. tv , vn i.i . i . ....... . J ..i,w ,w..,i,i n.iiu.nnu an Aanill.lil.F,lB which character he has rreated the greatest enthnsiaata York Prucipai uapitaia oi Europe, and aiso la Nev. THURRDAV. JAN. S, , , . LUORh.IARoHGlA Madame FRIOLin hur great rol of LUCRPZIA. MADAK F.LisAj"l)Mr,KV, SIGNOK LOTTL r bum , JAW. 7, Seeo.d joint appearance of BRIOL. I.KFRANO. a,-.BA"' ,N MAHCnKRA. SATURDAY, JAa. ND GALA MATINKE, Seat, for any parforninnco now for sale at the Academe of Muslo and Trnmpler'a. No WH Cluwnnt street. I 4 r II E M M N N E R C H O R ' 8 GRAND BAL MASQUE, THURSDAY, JANUARY SO, 1870, At TH 8 ACADEMY OF MUSIC. The price of subscriptions, admitting a gentleman and one lady, will be $&. Additional ladies' ticket, each $1. Reserved seats in the balcony Gircle, at 60 eenUeach, can be secured at C.W. A- Trumpler'e Music Htore,Nv.-At Cheanut atreet, commencing Monday, January 3. Spectators' Tickets for Family Ciroie, 60 cents each. The following gentlemen, aa well as members ot th.So( eiety, will receive subscriptions : Wh.t.um J. HoitBTMANN, corner Fifth and Cherry ate. L. H EitiiKltT, corner of Fourth and Race streets. M. K. Mucki.k, "Public Ledger" office. Gf.oihik F. Bknerbt, No. 716 Chesnut street. 1 Eg A WAT.kEH, No. 722 Chesnut street News Stand, Continental Hotel. C. W. A. TKUUPLF.H, No. St-.'S Cbusnat street. Bohkr A Co., music store, No. 1102 Chesnut street. Richard T. Schmidt, musio store, No. 610 Arch streets G. A. Schwartz, No. UK! Uhtsnut street. Fhkd'k Haltz, No. 118 Walnutaatreet. IouihToi rny, No. 227 N. SecoOd street. I Louis Meyer's musio store. No. 1413 Chesnut streot. ' bcHAtl Kit A Koradi, Fourth and Weod street. Members who have not yet received their annual mem, ber's "Card," will apply to the Hecretary, or the Collector at the rooms of the Society, on any evening. 1 1 3t LAURA KEEN E 8 CHKSNUT STREET THEATRB, A New Piny for the New Year. SIX NIGHTS ONLY. MATILDA HERON and LAURA KEKNK'S new Play la live acta (every scene new), entitled CHAMPAGNE; OR, STEP BY STEP. MISS LAURA KEENE as MILLT Matinee every Saturday at 2 o'clock. Evening open at 7 ; commence at a quarter to 8. WALNUT STREET THEATRE. N. E. COR. NINTH and WALNUT Streets. Begins at ja to 8, THIS (Tuesday) EVENING. Jan. 4, Second Night of the production of a new ROMANTIC MILITARY DRAMA, In four acta, by Watta Phillips, Esq., author of "ThCj Dead Heart," "Lost in Iodon." etc., entitled NOT GUILTY. THE YOUNG VOLUNTEER CORPS and BJCOK'B PHILADELPHIA BIND, No. 1. Are specially engaged to give the effects incidental tfl the Drama. Si TURD AY NOT GUILTY MATINEE. Chairs secured six daysin advanoe. M R8. JOHN DREW'S ARCH STREET THRATItR. Res-ins Vi. LAST THRKK NIGHTS OF LITTLE DORR I. Monuay. mean ay, ana vveanesaay, LITTLE Dt.RRIT With new Scenery and Great Cast. By Mrs. JOHN DREW and Company. Thursday and Friday, THE LOVE CJHASK and DON JTTAN. Saturday BENEFIT OF MR. JATHOART, BUY LOCK and THE WILLOW COPSE. MONDAY NEXT LITTLE EM'LY. FOX'S AMERICAN THEATRE, OPEN THE YEAR ROUND. EVERY EVENING. MR. LARRY TOOl.EY, Ethiopian Comedian, Mr. FRANK A. GIBBONS, MISS KVA BRENT, Mr. SAM DKVERE, Mr. THOMAS WINNETT, Etc AVENTUBEH DES GRISETTKB, Etc. Matinee on SATURDAY AFTERNOON at 2 o'clock. NEW ELEVENTH STREET OPER HOUSE, ELEVENTH Street, above Cbesnut. THK FAMILY RESORT. CARNCROS8 A DIXEY'S MINSTRELS, the great Star Troupe of the world, in their unequal ETHIOPIAN SOIREES, i BEAUTIFUL BALLADS, SONGS, OPERATIC SELECTIONS, and nm LAUGHABLE BURLEBQCBL EVERY EVENING. d. L. UAKNUitUBH, Manager. R. T. SIMPSON, Treasurer. Vloiha DUPREZ & BENEDICT'S OPERA J10U81T SEVENTH St.. below Arch (Late Theatre Comiuoir THIS EVENING, DCPKEZ A BENEDICT'S Gigantic Minstrel and Burlesque Opera TronpsT Second Week Romance entitled FOUND ALIVE; Or THE TALE OF THK NEW YEAR, In addition to a Full Proa-ramme. Admission, 60o, i'arquet, 76o. uallery, 'Axs. II. riEMPLE OF WONDERS ASSEMBLY X BUILDINGS, TENTH AND CHESNUT Streets. 6IGNOR BLITZ, ASSISTED BY THEODORE BLITZ, will give a GRAND ENTERTAINMENT in the LARGE MA t,WEDNERDAY AFTERNOON, 3d Inat., St 3, and IN THK EVENING at 7 o'clock, for the BENEFIT OK SECOND UNlVKRSALiBT SUNDAY SCHOOL. . On this occasion SIGNOR BLITZ will present ALL THE NEW MYtjTERIFR BROUGHT FROM EUHOPE, and a GRAND ENTERTAINMENT may be expected. 14 2t rJEMPLE OF WONDERS, ASSEMBLY BUILD INGS. bionOR BLITZ, ASSISTED BY THEOLORE BLITZ. Every Afternoon and Evening at 8 and Vi. All the new Mystorie. from Europe. fl 3 6t VALER'S (LATE MILLER'S) WINTEl GARDEN, Nos. 720, 723. 724. and 726 VINE Street. THE GRAND OKCHESTRION, formerly the preperl of the GRAND DUKE OF BADEN, purchased at grer expense by JACOB VALER, of this cily, in oomkinatis with ILAMER'S ORCHESTRA and Miss NKLHI ANDERSON, will perform EVERY AFTERNOON am EVENING at the above-mentioned place. Admission free. 1 13tf SENTZ AJJD HASSLER'S MATINEES' MUSICAL FUND HALL, lbo9-70, every BATUJJ DAY AFTERNOON at o'clock. ; lOJt CARRIACES, ETC. OAEDNEE & FLEMING, CARRIAGE BUILDERS, No. 214 South FIFTH Street. BELOW WALNUT. A Large Assortment of New and Second-hanJ C ARRI A G E H, JKCLIP1NO Coupe Rockawtrjs, rhictona, Jajany Linda, Bnggies,' Depot V agoDB, Etc Etc, 3 23 tulllS For Sale at Reduced Prices. PJ I R E WORK. GALVANIZE) and Painted W1RB GUARDS, atore fronw and wlndowa, for factory and waretioosv windows, for churchea and ceUar wlndowa, JROIT and WIRE RAILINGS, for balconies, offlce cemetery and garden fences. Liberal allowance made to Contractor., Builder, and Carpenters. All orders filled witu prouipuaea, and work guaranteed. ROBERT WOOD A CO ItUlCXia K l- kiifcXAl 4b fUUa,