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SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1870.
HIE COMMON SCHOOLS OF PENN
SYLVANIA. The report of the Superintendent of Com
mon Sohoola for the year ending June 7, 18G1,
which has recently been presented to the
Legislature, contains much useful informa
tion and a number of valuable suggestions.
Many evidences of improvement are pre
sented. A few districts still stubbornly re
fuse to provide free schools, but their nam
ter is now so limited that only a few thou-
fland children are unprovided with educational
f aoilities, and the last barriers of ignorance
and prejudice are tottering to their fall.
Meanwhile, in the accepting distriots there is
A large annual increase in the number of
schools, teachers, pupil, cost of tuition, and
expenditures for building. The total cost of
the system in 18(19 exoeuded the expenditures
of the previous year by more than threo
quarters of a million of dollars, and the in
crease of total cost over 1800 amounts to
i2,71K),WO.
Public sentiment is demanding all over tlio
Commonwealth an improvement in every
ramification of the school system, and a rapid
advanoe is constantly being made. Splendid
Dew Normal Schools are springing up. Last
year five timos as muoh money was spent as
in any year previous to 18CG in the erection
of new Bchool buildings, and the average at
tendance of pupils is now 135,020 greater
than it was three ye ago.
There is still, however, room for other re
forms. Of the children of the State at least
80,000 do not obtain educational instruction
of any kind, and although the total number of
pupils exceeds eight huudred thousand, the
average attendance is but a little more than
half a million of pupils. The most strenuous
efforts Bhonld be made to diminish the vast
aggregate of truancy di closed by this state
ment, and to shield thu children who are now
suffered to grow up in ignorance from the
misfortunes of orphanhood or the neglect of
unfeeling parents.
The appropriations Io Common Schools by
the State have been properly increased during
the last few years, but evtin now they amount
to but $".00,900 per annum, while the Com
monwealth of New York gives more than two
millions, Ohio nearly oue million four huu
dred thousand dollars, ami Illinois and In
diana nearly one million, each, to this pur
pose. Of the total public appropriations by
Pennsylvania for evluoiitional purposes,
scarcely one-fourteenth is now contributed
by the State Treasury, and as its present
sources of revenue fur exceed its legitimate
expenditures, a portion of the surplus used to
enrich State Treasurers, or to squander on
Legislative favorites, could be very properly
devoted to educational purposes.
TIIE PAYMENT Of PENSIONS.
An earnest effort is now being made in Con
gress to bring about a reform in the manner
of paying pensions, and it would not be amiss
if a thorough investigation into the whole sys
tem of settling the claims of those entitled to
pensions, prize money, and bounties were made.
There ought to be no trouble about arranging
for the prompt payment of this class of claims,
without either trouble or expense to those
entitled to the money, but it is notorious that
the facilities of the Government offices serve
rather to the enrichment of pension agents
and claim brokers thau to the convenience of
those who are especially entitled to the con
sideration of officials who have the disburse
ment of the Government funds.
In the matter of pensions, in particular, it
is notoriously impossible, in a great majority
.of instances, to colleot the money due with
out some of it being left in somebody's fingers
as it passes from the Treasury to the persons
entitled to it. The class of persons who re
. oeive pensions are particularly worthy of
every protection that the law can throw
around them to prevent them from boing in
any way deprived of smallest fraction of the
pittanoe allowed by the Government. They
are our sick and maimed soldiers and sailors,
or the widows and orphans of those who have
fallen in the defense of the country: they are
poor, and often too iguorant of legal forms to
bo able to protect themselves in the slight
est degree from imposition; and they are con
sequently at the nrercy of the harpies who un
derstand how to manipulate the departments
at Washington in their own interests. The
pensions allowed by the Government are dis-
graoef ully small at the bent, and by the time
the persons entitled to them pay all the ex
nenaes of collection there is very little remain
ing for the necessities of life. The agents
appointed to disburse the pensions grow rich
on the fees and perquisites, and the brokers
who make it a business to secure settlements
of this olafjs of claims obtain rates of percent
age out of all proportion to the value of their
services. Claim brokers are afforded faoili
ties for the transaction of business and for
obtaining information that are denied to those
who are immediately interested, and persons
who have claims of this uh.iraoter against the
Government frequently tlud it practically irn
possible to collect their money without delays
of the most vexatious character, unless they
willing to submit to a heavy dmoount.
It is a serious question whether there is any
necessity for such a class, of officers as pen-
- sion agents. If they are required for the
proper transaction of the Government busi
ness, the professional politician should be
thruht to one side and the positions given to
disabled officers or soldiers, who should be
paid proper salaries and foibiddon to take
any fees whatever from those entitled to pen
sions. 1 .
The present plan of paying pensions only
twioe a year is a wrong that ought not to be
allowed longer to exist, as it not only subjeols
the pensioner to a serious inoonvenienoe, but
it is an enoonragement to extravaganoe
by giving him a large sum at onoe.
The same annual . amount divided
between the twelve months would bo of far
more real benefit than if paid semi-annually.
The plan proposed by General Butler of
making monthly payments by means of post
office orders, soems to be a practical and eco
nomical atop in the way of reform, and we
sincerely hope that it will receive the candid
consideration of Congress. It is not enough
to vote money for tlw benefit of those en
titled to the bounty of the Government, but
it is the duty of Congress to see that the pen
sioners are protected from imposition and
that they receive promptly and surely every
ceut to which they are entitled. '
ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES.
Evertbody will be glad to learn that a site
for a new building has been determined upon
by the Hoard of Trustoes of this institution,
and that its eroction will be commenced ns
soon as practicable. The cost of the proposed
building will be $ 12;t,;"00, while the avadable
funds for that purpose aro only $ lG,45'.fC8.
, The public has genorously given its coun
tenance to the Academy during the last year,
attending its somi-weokly exhibitions with
that energy and persistence only to be found
in the possessor of a porpetual free pass.
With the same magnanimity which inducod
Artemus Ward to freely sacrifice his wife's
brothers to the war, the public also has urged
the directors to the erection of this new build
ing with eagerness and zest, although the
sum contributed by it to that end is not, we
admit, large, amounting in the last year to
$15 "02 an average, the directors inform us,
with admirable mathematical accuracy, of a
fraotion less than one cent for evory sixty-four
visitors.
Assured as they are, however, of the zea
lous moral support of the community, they
will doubtless receive with gratitude any ad
vice as to the bestowal of their funds.
Having been constant visitors to the Academy,
we feel entitled to offer a suggestion. It is
to the effect that a catalogue would add
greatly to the usefulness of the chaotio miss
of bones, stones, beasts, and unshaven skulls
which are heaped pell-mell in the present
limited building. Doubtless to the calm phi
losophic eye of a director this mangled mass
of primitive elements becomes a perfect cos
mos, systematized by order and beauty, but
it is a vory witch's caldron to the intellect of
an ordinary man, filled with "scale of dra
gon, tooth of wolf, frog, and mummy, maw
and gull of the ravined salt-sea shark," about
which the only' information afforded him by
the society is that they were the gift of some
beneficent Jones or Smith.
At thb MEtTiNO of the Board of School
Control, on Tuesday last, a measure was pro
posed by Mr. Elkin, the Controller from the
Seventh Ward, that will probably aid mate
rially in facilitating the business of the Board
in the important matter of making the annual
estimates. Hitherto the practice has been to
appoint a special committee when Counoils
call for the estimates from the different de
partments near the end of the year, and the
consequence is that the work is done in a
great hurry, and it is impossible for the mem
bers of the Board to criticize every item of
expenditure with proper closeness. These
estimates amount to many thousands of dol
lars annually, and it is essential for the pub-
lio interest as well as for the efficiency of. the
schools that they should be made with the ut
most - care, and with a perfect know
ledge of the wants of each sec
tion. Under the old plan this was
impossible, and the consequence was that
unnecessary expenses were often inourred,
while some sections did not have proper
justice done them by getting the appropria
tions to which their actual needs entitled
them. To remedy this loose way of doing
business, Mr. Elkin proposed an additional
by-law creating a standing Committee on
Estimates, of nine members of the Board of
Controllers. This by-law was unanimously
adopted by the Board, and the committee ap
pointed by the President. It can readily be
seen that such a committee as this will add
much to the efficiency of the school system,
as all occasions for expenditure that the
growing necessities of our Bchools may bring
up will pass through its hands and receive
ample investigation; so that when, at the end
of the year, the Board comes to make its esti
mates, it will be able to proceed intelligently,
and with a thorough knowledge of the
subject. '
"Thk Frke Trader" for January, in the
two pages of advertisements that represent
the industrial and commercial encouragement
that it receives, furnishes one of the best
arguments against its own principles that
could be advanced. There are nine adver
tisements of English iron, steel, and hardware
manufacturers, one of a drug importer, one
of the agent of an kngliHU pen manufacturer,
and the rest of the space is occupied to set
forth the merits of Putnam's Magazine, The
Free Trader, and the various publications of
the Free Trade League. This shows very
plainly who are interested in agitating for
froe trade, and it does not need that we
should go beyond the advertising pages of
this publication to prove the fallacy of all its
arguments for the reduction of the tariff. It
is the organ of English manufacturers, whose
only objeot is to drive American iron and
goods out of the market for their own benefit.
A j.ittlk vii.i.AGKlii Ohio hag been astounded
by the discovery that one of its physicians fur
nished forged diplomas from the "American
University of Philadelphia" to uneducated men
who wished U practiso the healing art, the cou
Bidoratlon bcin $200. The local paper says that
after his arreot ho tried to bribe the constable,
aud lulling in that feigned piety.
LEGISLATIVE AM) OTUER STATtS TiX-
J'XNUES.
Tfl Andltor-Gennral'g report on the fl nances of the
Commonwealth for the year ending Norembor 80,
1409, give ua an outside view of the expense to wliloh
the people were pat to maintain the luxury of a State
Legislature last winter. The aggregate ex pennon of
the Senate for the sesnton amounted to ll,m-Tt,
and those of the House to f lW,S7ifl5, making a total
for both branohea of iissi.RWTO. Among the promi
nent Items In the Houate account were the fol
lowing: Fay of members, Including mileage and
stationery 1K,4TR40
Pay of clerks and assistants 4,4iM -on
Pay of transcribing clerks 3,xr9-00
l'ay of serge ant-at-arms, doorkeepers, and
lix-sscngers. B.M1 '49
Pay of ixwtei andotdtr 4,400-OD
l'ay of repo.ters. (loo-oo
Pay of paste 1,000 00
OmitmQmt txpenm, ttalUmtru, fuel, labor,
"etc." ,000-0
PoUuo. ; ; 10,0316
Librarian 1,100-00
8B copies of "Purdon'a Higpat" 8f0DO
Its " "Zlegicrs Manual" TO-09
M "Digest of Titles of Corpora-
tlons". I... 171-00
Work and materials for Senate Chamber... 1,1M!H0
CaneU, "etc," for Henate Chamber 1, '264 -13
fjta'iimetD, "etc," (furnished by George
Uergner) S,B4S-4i
Hrrchatulir 1M-S1
mo copies of "Smull's Legislative Hand
Book" WHO
Harrhandit, Strain 13-44
Expenses of committee on the case of
Green ban It vs. 1'hxyer 7,iOJ25
Expenses of Committee on Publio
Charities l,r00)0
In the following are given the most important and
edirylng Items of expense en the part of the House
of Representative for the session :
Par of members, Including mileage and
Htationtry f 10t,n6rair0
Put of clerks and assistants '. 6,ootMio
Pay or transcribing clerks 0,4io :)
Pay ol reporters 800-O!)
Strgeant-at-arms, doorkeepers, and mes
sengers. 10,(110-00
Patters ar.i f older 10,000 -im
Pages ,soi)im
I'oHlaq 18,473-21
Contingent expenses, tttationery, fuel,
labor, "etc." 7,000-00
Packing ami distributing documents to
members 4M-90
Librarian 1,000-00
Postmaster and asslstunt 1,6)0-00
Work, materials, and furniture 8,701-00
Carpets, "etc.," for the House z,3o-M
Merchandise 421-13
Merchandise, again 729 OS
10S oopies of "Purdon's Digest" 1,0.10-00
110 " "Zlegler'S Manual" K20-00
109 ' "Digest of Titles of Corpora
tions" M3-60
Stationerv (furnished bv Geonro liorgnerh. 5.218-81
Hardware (?i 675
Freight on good sent to members during
tne recess
We have looked over the account for some men
tion of sugar, lemons, "etc.," and falling to find any,
are forced to believe that the term "merchandise' '
is Intended to cover the sugar, while the lemons are
embraced under tho head of "hardware." "Ktc.,'1
which tnrns up at every ether lino, stands for "etc.,'
as a matter of course.
The "public printing" account of the State Govern
ment foots up a total of 147,739-J3 for the year, em
bracing tue following items:
itL-njaiuin biogeriy, Mate rrinter, lor exe
cuting tne utuie printing and uiiiaing lor
the year ending June SO, 1ngs I IS.OOO-OO
Benjumln Slngerlv, ditto, for tho year end
InifJune 30. 1870 83.000-00
John Youngman. Superintendent of Pub
lic priming ana uiiuiiug, lor salary euu-w
George Bergncr, on account, for publishing
uie liauy iirguiianve ueeora, session oi
189, and preparing Index to same, per
act of April 10. 1HC9 19,000-00
W. B. Mullen & Son, for book puper fur
nibbed State Printer 45.290-25
C. H. Mullen, for bill paper furnished State
Printer . 0,301-60
B. Slngirly, IStato Printer, for one thou
sand four Hundred and tweivo reams
paper furnished for "History of Penn
sylvania Volunteers" 18,432-08
Total $147,739-93
The following statement gives the uggregale "ex
penses of the Government," or Uarrisburg ma
chinery, for the year:
tk-iiuie - sji.411-11
House Of Representatives 198,372-0,1
Public printing 147,739-93
Executive liepwtment governor, necre
tary of Commonwealth, Private Secre
tary, contingencies, stationery, postage,
and "etc."). 7! 32,855-87
Auditor-General's offlc.e 81,189-os
Treasury onice, with "etc." 12,411-81
Surveyor-General's oftlcc 81,424-iit
Adiulant-Goneral's ofllce 9,717-77
Judiciary (Supremo Court and certain
olner courts, me Haisries ui wuubc
Judges are paid by the State) 257,088-36
Attorney-General's olllce 6,881-53
Miscellaneous 8,579-25
Total 304,T30-1T
If from this amount we deduct the 1257,086-36 en
tailed by the Judiciary, we have left (547,643-81 as
the net ostensible expenses of the regular Harrls
bu i g machine. If the people could only be con
vinced that this half million or so fully covered the
cost of the State Government, they would be con
tentmore oontent thau they are.
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
SS- SETENTH PRESBYTERIAN CIIURCII,
BROAD Street and Penn Square, Philadelphia.
Hew. HKNKYO. McUOOK, Ptor loot, will preach To
morrow, Itjth int., at li A. M. and 3HP. M i'lia irnUl
lut ion of the pastor will take plaoe on TUK8DA Y KVKN
INU. 18th iriBt,. aft 7li o'olook. Rer. Dra. BfCADLK.
UKIKK, and HOHKNOK, and Hot. K. W. PATl'KUSON
will take part in the aervioea, t
UNION SERVICES. THE CONGRE
Bationn oi the Calvary, Went Spruce Street, and the
Second Preabyterian Ohurobe, will hold otiion service
every evening this week, t lit o'clock. On TITK8DAY
and SATURDAY at WK8T SPItUUK ST. OHURUH:
on WRDNKbDAY and THURSDAY at CALVARY
CHURCH : and on FRIDAY at the HKUOND CHURCH.
All are invited. 1 11 6t
fi- WEST SPRUCE STREET CIIURCII,
8KVK.NTKKNTH and 8PRUOK Streets. Rev.
WM. P. ltRKKI), D.D., will pteaoh To-morrow morn In, at
1UH A.M., the first of a series of disooursason the Book of
Job, and alternoo-i at 3f a sjnuon to children and
youth. Bubiot-"HeaiU.'f
BETHANY MISSION, TWENTY-
BKCOND and SHIPPKN Streets. Installation
of Pas or elect, 3. K. Mll.l.KR, at o'olock Monday
evening, January 17, 187U. Sermon by Rev. JOH S HiLL,
D It., of New York. Interest-ng oxorcisrs by Rev. K. R.
It E At J K. 1). I) , Rt. E. M HUMPHRKY, D. D.,and
Ruv. 8. T. IX)WRIK.
kr0
BETHANY MISSION, TWENTY
BKCOND and HHIPPKN Streets. Services to-raor
row (Ssbb&th), Jnnuary 18, at 10fc$ A. M.t by t!i Pattit
Huv. J R. MIM.KR; P. M., Snbballi Kohool ; 7j P. M
CIHlnien sand Parents' Monthly Meeting.
tay- ESTHER THE MODEL WOMAN
Rev. Ir. K. K. ADAMS will preach on this sql'jeot
ttt-morrow f Sunday) evening, st 7 o'clock, in OI.IN 1'ON
8TKKKT CHURCH, TttN I'll Street, below Spruce, Al
penuinn invited.
MS- THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CIIURCII,
WASHINGTON BQUARK. -Rev. UKRRIOK.
JOHNSON. D. 1., Pastor, will preach To-inorrow, st 10
A. M., snd HKNRY C. McCOOK., Pastor eloot of Penn
Bqnuro Churon, at 7X P. M.
LUTHEKBAUM ENGLISH LUTHERAN
OHUROH. TWELFTH and OXFORD Streets
Rev. N. Al PRICK, Pastnr.-10K "Andrew's- (Ion
du. t,"- 7K.vMou of the World," "a Talk with You.
Pews free.
fifty TABERNACLE BAPTIST CIIURCII,
Chesnut streot, west of Kiahteenth street.
MK.V. tiKORUK A. PKLTZ
will preach to morrow Morning aud Evening, Services com
mence at 10t and 7 . o'clock.
rg?-" ALEXANDER PRESBYTERIAN
OHUHCU, NINKTKKNTH and ORKKN Streets.
Preaching on next Sabbath at 10'6 o'olm-k A. M. and at
7 o'olock P. M., by Rev. N. W. CONKLINC. of New
York. 1 14 8t
Vgy THE REV. C. WADS WORTH, D. D.,
m P f,.r will liresch To morrow in the THIRD RK-
FORMKIi CHURCH. TKN I'll Stree.. below Aroh. 8r-
vio sat WV. A1M. and7i P. M.
By CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CIIURCII
I rtdlTKT Klral. alu.ve Kifteiintll. ReV. Dr. Ill) H
PHRKY, Pastor. -Bervioes at 10 A. M. and 7jtf
jgy- CHILDREN'S CHURCH. THE NEXT
sermon tothe younion Nature's Wonders, at the
OHUROH OF THK Kl'IPHANY, to-iuorrow at tern on a
at 3 o'clock.
tftY- LOGAN SQUARE CHURCH, TWEN-
TIKTH apdVINU BtreeU. Preaohinif Te morrow
Morning, at liiVt o'olook, by tbe Rv. T. J. bUsri-AHU.
Usual servioo io evening at 7 Vtf o'olook.
tssr AIWI STREET M. E. CHURCH
Hev. JAMKH NKILI, Tivuiorn.w ut A. M.
and Rev. O. U. PAYNU at 7 P. M. Strangers invited.
BPEOIAl. NOThOEB.
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of
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JOIDf WANAMAKER,
CIIESNUT STREET
CLOTnrNG
ESTABLISHMENT,
818 AND 820
CHESNUTJ5TREET.
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VST HENRY WARD BEECHER
At THB
AOADKMY OF MUSIC.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1.
SUBJECT: "THK HOUSEHOLD."
HORACK UBBBLF.T,
TUESDAY, FKBRUARY S3.
6UBJKCT:-'THE WOMAN QUESTION."
These lectures are delivered for tho benefit of the
Young Men's (JbriHtian Assoointion.
'licktts will be sold at Ahinead's, No. 724 Chesnut
street, on Tuesday morning, 25th instant.
Reserved seats, 75 cents. Admission, 50 cents. Re
erved srats in Family Circle, U cents 1 15 li) 23 24 4t
flgr TIIE CONSOLIDATION NATIONAL
BANK.
. . , Pmi.ADitl.rHiA, Jan. 15. 1870.
At the annnal election, he d on the llth inst., the fol
lowing gentlemen w ere elected Directors of this Bank to
sorvo ine ensuing torm:-
James V. Watson.
Seneoa K. Malona,
Robert Shoemaker,
Robert F. i aylor,
John W. Thomas,
Joseph B. VanDuseo,
John P. Verroe.
John H. Bringhurst,
Henry Jrokey,
Joseph II. (Joliins,
F.dwin A. Landell,
Amos R. Little.
Ltidlani Matthews,
At dat ameetinirnf the Hoard, held this itsv. .TAMlr.q
V. WATSON. Ksq., was unanimously re elected Preai.lent.
Hint" WILLIAM H. WKBH. Cashier.
rj NATIONAL BANK OF THE Rif-
PUBLIC.
PHrr.ArKi.rHiA, Jon. 11, 1S7.
At an election bold on tlio llth instant, the following
entlemnn were elected Direcsrrs for the ensuing yoar: -
Wllbnin H. Rhawn,
Wdliatu Hacker.
a urea l'ay,
Howaid hiuchiran,
WilliAm M. Scyfort,
tk..i ni.L i
Cliarles L. Hhsrplcss,
Willism II. Bement,
Nntnan Uilles,
Kdward H. Oine.
uunimi niuuinitDu,
J. Barlow Mootheud,
John Welsh, Jr.,
Nsthsn RrrMikn.
And at a Tueeting of the Board, held thi dav, WIL
LIAM H. RUAWN, Ei , was Bnanitnmsly rit-aleoted
Pr. sident. J. P. MU MPUU't.
1 lo tit Uashier.
mSi- FARMERS' AND MECHANICS' NA-
TIONAL BANK.
PHir.ATiKi.rHTA, .Tan. 14. 170.
At an eleotion held on the 12th day of January, 1H7II, the
mtiowing oamea stot-KUoluers wore eleotod Director
llinijitAM ..f
iii a Dans :
Kdwin M. Lewis.
Jolin Ashhurst.
Ant hony J. Antelo.
Benjamin A. Farnham.
I.inulpy t myth.
Richard O. Dale.
1 Joshua li. Linnincott.
J. Edward Farnum.
lieorge W. I'arr, Jr.
WilUsm H. Woodward.
t!harles 11. HntchioBOU.
Henry P. Hlon.
Thoinaa McKean.
And at a mooting of the Directors this dsy EDWIN M.
LEWIH, Ksi., was unsnimouslv re-elected President.
1 14 Bt W. RUSHTON, Jr., Cashier.
jgg- COMMONWEALTH NATIONAL BANK.
l'HTLADKI.l'HIA. Jan. 14. 170.
At the election held on the llth innt. the following
gentlinen were olocted Directors of this Bank for the en
suing yesr:
reward r. raitcneii, . H. w. uray.
H. N. Burrniigbs.
Samuel K. Ashton.
William V. tUnnell.
Robert B . Sterling.
Robert Morris.
I'aul Y. Keller.
John Wanamakor.
C. H. Pnhring.
loeo. Wilson.
rt. 11. Koung.
And at a meeting of the Board held thia day EDWARD
P. MITCHKL'j. Esq . was unanimously rs-oleoted Presi.
dent; JAMES P. MITCHELL, Solicitor, and EDMUND
B. BADUKR, Notary.
H. O. YOUNG.
1 14 St
Oashier.
FAME INSURANCE COMPANY,
OtBoe No. 809 CHESNUT Street.
Philadelphia, January fl, 1S70.
The following statement of the FAME 1NSURANCB
COMPANY of tkeir condition on the 31st day of Decem
ber, lHbtf, is published in aooordanee with au aot of As
sembly :
Capital authorized and subscribed ,..$2IIO,000'UO
Ameunt paid in 19u,160 00
ASSETS.
Mortgages, first lien on real estate in tho city of
Philadelphia IkiH.SSO'OO
S00 shares National Bank of Republio 60,IM0'tK
80 shares Second National Bank lil,4l'00
Philadelphia City Six Per Uento. SO.OOil'HO
Chamber of Commerce stock 400 no
Ground rents 1,100 00
Loans' n collaterals 6,35000
Real estate S.iVM) 00
Ottice furniture and fixtures il.riM'OO
Interest due and accrued 1,854 00
Balances due by agents. eto tt.bVruO
Instsunonts on stock due and payable.. 4,850 00
Cash on hand and in bank !il,35ijT8
$ll7,8t310
RECEIPTS FOR t.
Premiums on fire risks amounting to $4,11)3,738. . .$41,t!!)j-77
Intercut 10,7sH)'72
Policies. 8160
$.'il,67l!H
LESS LOSSES, EXPENSES. ETC.
Fire lotwes $4ti,D't'77
Commissions. 3,oii0'l5
Expenses Kent, advertising, salaries. . 12,00715
$02,697M
DIVIDENDS.
January t2,xni-K.t
July G.MJfW
CHARLES RICHARDSON, President.
WILLIAM H. RHAWN, Vice Pretident.
Wlt.I.lAMH I. BLAN( HAIU, Becretary. ll:itustu;it
EkS" PROVIDENT LIFE AND TRUST COM-
PANY, No. Ill 8 FOURTH Street.
PinLAiai.-aiA, 1st Mo. llth, 1870.
At the annual election held on the 10th instant, in con
formity witli the charter, too following named persons
were unanimously elected Direotors ot the Hrovidont Lite
und Trutt oiny, to serve for three years:
Samuel R. bbipluy. I Wm. O. Longstreth.
Richard Cadbury.
The following Directoil ho'd over:
T. Wistar Brown, I Henry Haines,
RicbsrdWood, Joshua U. Morris, -
William Hacker, llbsrles F. Uortio,
And at a (peoisl meeting of the Board of iireotor,
held this day, the following ortlcers were unanimously re
elected :
BMUEL R. SHIPLEY. President.
WILLIAM C. LONtiM'RK I'll, Vice-President
1 13 tlistulU BOWLAND PARKY, Aetnsry
tQf THE ENTERPRISE INSURANCE
COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, Ottioe, No.
400 Waluut street, .
January 11, 1870.
Altho annual meet ing of the stockholders of the Com
pany, held on the loth day of January, the following geu
tlemen were elected Directors for the ensuing year;
x-. xvitwuMitu oiarr, uuua li. nruwu.
I ;
1. L. Errinirer.
John M Alwood,
BenjamiuT. Tredick,
Jantea L. Olsghorn,
William i. Boulton,
Oharles Wheeler,
Tliotrss II. Montgomery,
tieorge 11. Btuart,
iiames m. Aensen.
At a meeting of the Hoard of Directors, held this day.
F. Hatcbtord Starr was re-elooted President and Tuoiuas
H. Montgomery re-elected Vice President.
1 lltuthstit ALEX. W. W1STER, Beoretary.
ros HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION
P. M., January 14, 1870.'
UKNHEAL ORDERS NO. I.
I. The Commissioned Officers of this Division who In
tend to participate in the Inaugural Ceremonies of his
Excellency (invernor Geary, on Tuesday, January 1H, iu
accordance with the invitation issued by the Committee
of the egislstnre, will report to Lieutenant-Oolonel
James Starr, st the PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
DEPOT, on MONDAY at 11, o'olock P. M.
By ordsr of Major-Ueneral Oharles M. Prevost.
JAM KS ST A RR,
1 14 2t Lt -Col, and Iiv. Ins.
mar mot easily forgotten. when
we buy a goo I quality of family coal wo are not
likely to forget the place where it was pumhssed. Tills is
our case etactly. Having laid in our supplies n the deot
uf .1.(1. HANOOUK, N. W. corner of NINTH and
MASTER Streets, and finding by its clear burning that
it is ol the btnt iuulity, carefully preosred, and froe
from dust, while our bills are very reasonable, we
cannot be Induced to go owliere except to "HAN
LOcK'S." 1 6 wuuitiw
GREJU"
ON THURSDAY. ftM FRIDAY KTBMIH06V
January 8f und it, at UASBLTINB'8 OALLERIR3,
o. 1180 CHESNUT Ftreet. win be Mold the entire
collection of Mr. Charlea P. Uaseltlae, owing to his
golnji to Europe on bnnlncM.
Also, prune collcoUon, which fUlt be loid wlth
otit reserve. The Urjreat nd most Important me
orfert-d In Philadelphia for yeari. Sale to eomaeaoe
at X o'clock caoh evening.
U. SOOTT, Tr., Auctioneer.
Faintlntrfl now on ExUlbltlon Free, at No. liw
Clifsnut itrcct.
SPECIAL NOTIOE3.
ggr NATIONAL KXCHANGE BANK OF
PHILADELPHIA.
. Pnn.snm.PHTA, January 14, 187.
At the annual meeting of the Htookhnldsrs of this
Bnk, held on the llta in.l., Benjamin Rowland. Jr.,
William H, Rhawn. Charles Kichsrda n, William M. 8y!
o7tns,BsnkHrtU A" Uo, m9n dul' leoUd 'rotor
HlSN'ii'K'iJ!?? Direotors. held this day,
B j iA.MI.N.R0.w.,'AN,; Jtj "an eleoted President,
and WILLIAM J4. RHAWN, Vloe-President. r",u""'
ArrsngeraenU have been msde for consolidating an1
uniting this Bank with the NATIONAL RANK OK TH M
SH !U'J V ' I'h""'"!. t od for thi. potrVose th"
NATIONAL EXOHANllK BANK will, as a separate
a-oristion, go into liquidation at the olose of business
on tie ith mat., in accordance with a vote of the Stork
ht lders and a resolntion of the Board of Direotors; and
its assets, books, and aocounU having been assigned to
the National Bank of the Republic, toey will be removed
to its banking-bouse, at Nos. SDH and till OrlKUNUT
Street, where the affairs of this Bank in liiiuida'ioa will
be conducted by the National Bank of the Republio. after
too lth inst.
Checks drawn upon the National Exchange Bank
gainst balances remaining to the credit of its depositors,
after the 1Mb inst will be paid at the National Bank of
tho Republio.
The rexiif nation of John W. Cllbongh, as Cashier of this
Bnnk, has bean accepted, to take effect on and alter tue
lot u inat.
By order of the Board of Direotors.
, .... B RO LAND, Jr., President.
llg W. H. RHAWN. Vioe President.
LOCAL PROHIBITION La W. THE
Temperance Societies snd Churches are requested
to send Dolegutes to Convention to promote the pas
use of a law allowing a majority to enforce local Prohi
bition, to meet on TUESDAY EVENING, January 18. at
7 o'olock, at No. HSSouthSEVENTH Street.
HORACE J. SMITH,
I138f Chairman.
jegr helmbolITs fluid extract
BUUWU is pleasant in taste and odir. free from all
iirjousroperties, and iiumid ate In Its si-tion. 1 16
C3L.OTHINO.
HEALTH INSURANCE!!!
YOUfl POLICY IS READY.
Every man's poller, wio wooia secure jrooa health
for the present winter, Is to come at onco to
Xlockhill 3t Wilson's
Great Brown ZXall
Health Insurance Office,
And ;make himself and his family happy for the
seaudD, djt getting a seasonable suit or those wintry
carmenta which aie
GOJNQ OFF!
GOING OFF I
GOING OFF I
Faster than ever. Poller trood till the idothns wear
'out, when it can be renewed.
THESE POLICIES ARB TRANSFERABLE.
Yon can transfer thorn to the backs of your boys
when you have done with them. But we sell Boys'
Clothes so cheap that It really costs less to come and
buy the lads new clothes than te give their dear
mothers the trouble of cutting the old ones down to
Ot them.
EVERY MAN'S POLICY ON HIS BACK!
WHEN YOU WEAR THEM OUT, COME BACK
FOR RENEWALS TO THE
OK EAT BROWN HALL
OF
ROCKHILL & WILSON.
603 and 605 CHESNUT Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
B A R C A I N 8 IN
- CLOTHING.
GOOD BUSINESS SUITS 14, were 18
" " " tl " S20
" " " IS n
OVERCOATS $18 u
EVANS & LEACH,
No. 628 MARKET STREET,
lBSoamrp PIIILADELPniA,
INSURANOt.!
OFFICK OF TIIK ENTKRPKISK IN.SU
RANCH COMPAMY, S. W. Corner roUHTH
and WALNUT Streets.
Philadelphia, Jan. 'J, 1870.
Annual statement of the atlsirs of this Company on
December al, lotitf :
CAPITAL.
Authorixed
Paid up in cash in full
assets.
Bonds snd Mortgages, all first liens on real
state in the city of Philadolnaia
Oround Hents In the olty of Philadelphia
Koiu Kstate, Ollioe Bnildinira. Nns. 4i and 4lH
Walnut street, aud No. A . Fourth street. .
Ine by agents and othar book accounts
Revenue and PoaUuce H tamps on hand
Cash in Itank and on hand.
Interest and Rents accrued but not
due $7.10941
Due and unpaid 617 M
S'joo.ooroo
aou.tM) iw
tHH.BSO-OO
n,i;u;w
70,awoo
ll.i-Hitit
Cuwo
7.959 51
MI,8tkVl5
REOKIPT8 IN 1IW9.
Premiums on Fire Risks 81.13,009113
Interest, Rents, etc ilu.sk)'4I
"jrnluK on Canoelled Perpetual Polioies 82 10
Poller &d Transfer i'ees 7a 19
JM&.315'1S
PAYMENTS IN 18t!9. ' "
Losses by Fire $W,W,)0
Koturn Premiums and Kemsuranoea 18,1)18 6i
Ts i es ( United b tales, Pennsylvania, City) and
Htamus 6,09919
Adverusinit. Printing, Htationery. balu'ies,
CnmmiMgons.Fire Msrshal.LeKsl, Trsvellinu,
Onice, and Micellaueous hipciises 11,400 55
Dividends of January and July 16,000 00
1 1 16,005 m
l
nitiifr''rrn
F. Ratchford Starr, Pres't. .James I ClsRhnrn, Presl
Nalliro' Fra.ier, No. 105 Wal- dnut Comraeroial Natiunul
nut street. Bnk
J. M. Atwood, late of At- William O. Boulton, of John
wood. White & Co. Dallutt 4 Co.
B. T. Trediek, lute of Tre- Ohmrles Whesler, late of
diot, btosns A(Jo, Morris, Tasker A Co.
UfOiK 11. btuart, of Stuart Thomas 11. Montomory,
A brother. Vioe-Prosidont. .
J. U. ltiown, of Brown A Jsmes M Aertsen, of W. H.
A!o, Wuo Ironworks, Newbold, oou at Aertson.
FitishurK.
J. J. Krriiik-er, Vice Prssl-
deut fluliilelphla Irust
and Bnfo lepoit Com- '
Pnf. n .irrulWlDh utisii r-.,oi,i...
Y RVHitiK . I'residPiit.
TIlD.-t. 11 MONTtitt.vlKHV, Vice Pretident.
A1.F.X. W. WIKI'HK, riocretsry. .
JACOil K. PiiTKRSON, Assistant Secret sr
lt
IN9URANOE.
THE PROVIDErtT
! ' '
LIFE AND TRUST COMPANY
OF PHILADELPHIA,
No. Ill South FOVItTII Street.
In conformity with an sot of Assembly of April I, l;t,
this f'ompauj initliih the lollnwing list of their asset ani
statement ot business for the past ear :
CAPITAL.
A mount authorized, fully pai .1 In ..
Couiinffent fund (suiplua earned). .
.iw.-9e
Aotnal capital
ASSETS.
Br nds and Mortcaaee
tib.Um V. b. Spur cent, bonds, 1H81.
4.10
- H.Tss-
63.r7 a
4.7IK
It.tMH-M
44,4f-M
I, 1
tJHttt
T MHw
I. vM-
.ot-
II, 7Ma
t,t7S-M
tw-w
UHN
i.to-
II, 79
s.o-w
ls.0
do.
do.
do. 6-20. 13 m and n.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do
do.
do, " Mratnds,
do. " lH4manda.
do. " 1 I and I.
do. " 1bo7 and im
14.HII0
V.UI0
41, JO
l.tiOO
do.
do.
do. 5 Dor cont. do. 10-40.
2,000 State of Pennsylvania six per cent.
uunun,
9,600 City of Philadelphia six per oeut.
bonds
10,000 Pennsylvania Railroad aix par eent.
bonds
10,000 Philadelphia and Erie Railroad (oven.
per eent. bonds
10,000 North Pennsylvania Railroad aix per
cent, bonds
13,000 Klmira and Williamapoit Ratlread
seven per eent. bonds
10.CO0 Camden and Am boy Railroad aix per
cent, bonds
7, 5nO I6biih Uoal and Naviiratioa Com-
pant six per oent. bonds.
SCO fcnlera Uounty, N. J., six per cent.
bonds
8,000 Klmira and WiUiamaport five per oent.
bonds.
8,000 Allcabeny County, Pa., five per oent.
bonds
5,000 Jnnotion Railroad air , i cent.
bonds.
256 shsres Central ational Hank
100 bare Fanner' and Mem anlos' Na-
ti nal Bank
80 shares National Bank of the Re
public. . .,
150 shares Lehigh Valley Railroad
60 sliarea Fidelity 8afe Deposit Co
Sundry 8 enrities held in Trust
Loans on Collateral Security,
Pren ium Notes set ured by Lien on Polloiee,.
Cash on band
Ottic Fixtures. sr.
T.VAO
t.7.1N
- 7,K60s
4Mi
107, mil
44.ISU14
. 8,00s -OS
$l,UMim
M.sute
Cash in band of Agents)..
Deferred Premiums
. .$12.0fi-47
.. 77,4t2 us-
$l,M,WBr
BUSINESS OK THK COMPANY FOBlijtifc '
RKOttlPTS IN lBd.
Premiums Received tUl.tnt
Interest on Premium Fund and Annuity
lund 1S.MSM
. ai,M-M
u.ism
434.rtt4
4H,0itJ
Cash In Hands of Agent and Deferred Pre
miums Interest on Other Investment
EXPF.NDITURE8 IN im.
Agents' Commissions
Reinsursnov
Expenses, printing, advertising, office rent,
salaries
losses, numberinR fourteen
Amount paid annuitants
a.wjs
47 6000
96S Polioie Issued In 1969, Insuring tx.m.aU'W
2578 Outstanding 13mo. 31, 1869, insuring. tl.ttlJM
13 Annuities , $lt,77Mrj.
Total numbor of deaths from theorigia of the '
Company, SI fViOMtt
Amount owing to depositor $M,t7x Hi
Amount owitg to Trust fund (7,si'M
SAIrll Ut, R. SHIPLEY, PrreldenU
WM. C. LONQSTliETU, Vloe-Preiddent.
ROWLAND PARRY, Actuary. 1 14 it
NNUAL STATEMENT OP THE
- AMERICAN
Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia,
. Southeast Corner of FOURTH and WALNUT 8treeU,
For the year ending December 81, 18i.
RKOEIPTD.
Premiums received during the yesr
Interest from investments and rants. . . .
.$ 1.940,1(4 -O
.. 147.ISUM
1,187,18 44
. $Mi.nM-TT
UJSJTsi
mj,4M-4
IX.-itrtlSt
ta7'4r
LOSSES AND EXPBNSK8.
Life losses paid '
Travelling Agtmtm and Commisiious
haJanesaua aiuniosi rxa-mnsiions
U. tl. and biate Taxes snd Licenses.
Printing, Advertising, b tamps, etc
a 4&5v,Sit'a'
Burplu- premium rturnd to insured and
divide n is 170,959 tt
AbSK'I'U JANUARY 1, 1870.
U. S. 5 0 loan, City t,t Fbiladelphia Loan,
Hank snd Railroad otocks 7nS.8!l-0
Moitssrf s npon real estate- i)ii,&jtl'us)
Real estate aud gro ind n-uts litf,44(
lxans on oollstcrsls amply si cured 13ti,(hS7
Premium notf s Sucuri-U by policies 7V9,HUH Hi
Preiuiums in hands of aKi'ts, secured by hoods 1SH.477TI
Cash ou l aud si.d in banks fc 47tl
Accrued i .tsrsat to January 1 a7,sol It
ALVXANHKR WHtLTJ)IN, President.
GKOKUK NUUKNT. Vice fresidon.
JOHN C. RIMH, Actuary. (I 16 aluihSt
JOHN 8. YMXiSOh, beoretary and Tressdysr.
EDUCATIONAL..
637 Chestnut St., Cor. of 7tV
COMPLETE PEEPARA'llUN FOU TUB COUIfTo
IN Q UOUblC
OPEN DAY AND EVENING. 6 thstuOtl.
AMFRICAN CONSKRVATOKY ()FMUIC,'
Nr. 1(i4 WALNUT aud No 855 North BROAIaS.
t-oc 1 d llaM-wintor Term will begin b liKU A Ulf 1.
Pupils may bogin at any time without iuterfocmg with
t mir trogreas as students. Iiha7t
SEWING. MACHINES!
MPROVED ELLIPTIC 8EWINQ 4MACHINE3
SIMPLEST, CHKAPKHT, BK8T txOK 8TITOU '
I SKWINU MACH1NKS, IN UBK
Sold on easy monthly psymsnts. Kxumin them at
No. WiH AUCII HI reef.
1). E. KTOii,
UlMnrp GKNttRAL AGENT.
1 WMfeae.