THE DAILY EV EKING, , TELEfl Til PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, .FEBRUARY 15, 1870. V : - '-ttJt A MOSS HOSE. Wu It m (Ihwl t A oorrcppondent sends n tho followiDg, which he awmren tw iH a trne story: ; The writer of this brief article i pernon ftHy cogniwiiit of the fact that the celebrated Jutes Janin has borne the highest testimony to the aetata diHcrimination, philoHophiosJ attainments, and general education of a cer tain Oermao lady now residing in thiB city. 'Astute discrimination' and 'philosophical attainments' are emphasized here, or intended i9 be ao, because the story about to be re lated on the authority of thin lady, and in which she appears to have played a prominent part, im no strange and incredible that it has een deemed necessary to refer to her clear Bess of perception and her logical turn of mind to establish the respectability of her evidence in the premises. ' "Before leaving Berlin, her native city, about eight years ago, she became the inti mate friend and companion of a certain Miss Ahee G . a very beautiful young girl, who, among her other accomplishments, was noted for her music and embroidery. Cir cumstances so ordered it that these two ladies travelled together through the greater part of Uermany, France, and Italy wkh the mother of Alioe, who was a wealthy invalid. While sojourning in the vicinity of the Lake or Como, Alioe, at the instance of her friend, began a piece of embroidery, intended to jeproeent a basket of flowers, the central I ea- rose filled with crimson,' as Alexander Smith v. it Gradually the canvas became almost dorons, as bud after bud seemed to open to the sunbeam of her needle as it glinted through the pink and pearly dawn of her An gers. Already had bunches of leaves fallen with careless grace over the verge of the ex- uisitely-wrought wicker-work; some rich in that brown, intellectual tinge so dear to , 'Wonvermans, and others bright with all the .. emerald loveliness of spring. 'During the progress of this delightful bou anet. and whenever the fair embroiderer sat town to it, she invariably began to sing some nortion of that unrivalled cavatina, 'Robert toi que j"aime' a circumstance to which her a.- Attention had been called frequently, but which she as constantly treated with alight , hearted laugh. In this way matters sped un til the whole basket was filled, save a vacant spot in the midst of the clustering flowers, yet to be occupied by their flushed queen. At this juncture the mother of Alice was sud- , ienly recalled to Germany; and, both the i i ladies accompanying her, the embroidery aeedle was, of course, laid aside for the time being. This was a source of some bttle . disappointment to one of the , party at least, as the piece of needle i - work was intended as a souvenir for the lady first mentioned in this little history, and , as she was most desirous of possessing it com pleted to the very last touch. Seeing that . , some time could not but elapse, however, be- ' fore the work could be finished, she took charge of the canvas, humorously exacting a premise from Alice that, whether dead or alive, she should add the central and crown ing flower to the group which promise was as jocosely, but quite as explicitly, given; and that, too, on the very last day of December, 18C0. r ... Through some family complications, not ne cessary to explain here, the party broke up on arriving at Paris, Alice and her friend meet ing no more; the latter having shortly after- : . wards sailed for America, reaching this city, where, as already intimated, she now resides. "From the moment of her landing here, , and np to within the last couple of months, she corresponded regularly with her friend, who, although no longer a girl, was still nn- , : . married, notwithstanding the ripeness and fascination of her beauty. In the letters that passed between them, occasional mention was made of the unfinished embroidery; when ' Alice always jocularly renewed her pledge to finish the moss roBe, whether dead or alive. Bo beautiful was the basket of flowers in even its incomplete condition, it was the practice f its fair and intellectual custodian to exhibit j it, at times, to such of her friends as she , deemed judges of such things; while it was her custom, every New Year's eve before re tiring to rest, to place the embroidery-frame before her, on which the canvas still lay stretched, for the purpose of communing in spirit with the loved one beneath whose tin ners it first began to glow. "In this way time stole steadily on, until the night of the 31st of December last, when this frame was again brought from its hiding place, and shown to a lady and gentleman who happened to drop in on its owner. After their departure she who had prized it so dearly placed it in a small parlor adjoining her bedchamber, where, after 'dwelling with tearful eyes upon the happy scenes it awakened, she suddenly formed the resolu tion of adding the missing flower herself; and to this end, as she was an accomplished em- , broiderer, she laid out all her colors on the v table, determined to commence the work on the following morning. Full of this resolve, she sought her bed, where she was soon ' asleep. ' "How long she had remained in this state of unconsciousness she was unable to say; but when she again became aware of her exis tence, she was both surprised and alarmed to discover that the apartment in which the em broidery frame stood was filled with a pale, greenish light, and, more inexplicable still, it was occupied by some one who was hum ming an air that was familiar to her. As her senses became more collected, her heart stood still ! There could be no mistaking the voice! It was that of Alice! and the song was, Robert toi que j'aime !' Slowly but surely a great fear overshadowed her, until she wan totally paralyzed. In vain she attempted to cry out ! She could neither speak nor move, bo completely was she overpowered; and had not a merciful unconsciousness again taken possession of her, she entertains the idea that her life would have been the forfeit. "It was long after daylight before the spell which had seized upon her was broken; and when, after a hasty toilet, she appeared in the breakfast-room, her pale and agitated countenance bespoke at once that 6he was ill at ease. A foreign letter in a mourning en 4 velopo laybeside her plate. With trembling hand she broke the seal. Alice Lr was deadl ' She hastened up stairs and sat down. at the table where, on the previous night, she bad arranged all her embroidery materials, It appeared to her as though they had been slightly disturbed. She glanced furtively towards the embroidery frame. The moss rose was added to the basket of flowers ! "It has, without effect, been suggested to this lady that Bho had herself, while in some abnormal condition, nnwhed the embroidery, and that the arrival of the letter was but a , strange coincidence. To all suoh arguments she turns a deaf ear; averrinsr that she wan perfectly conscious of her position while she was listening to we cavatina from Robert: ' and that, were she to receive the wealth of India for working a rose like the one in ques tion, she should never be able to perform the task. In this way she shakes the Incredulity of those who know her; although some aro ot to be convinced that the very singular affair is incapable of boing explained on natu ral principles. A. Y. Keening rort. Venetian AUm furtorics. FrmnthtrallMall Uaztttt.. A recent visit to Salvinti's glass factories on the Orand Canal, Venice, and in the island of Murano, may furnish some interesting notes. Tie commihBions which have latterly come in are so numerons that the premises are now undergoing enlargement, lot the Khedive are being made Oriental lamps after the pat tern of the ancient lamp in the blade ceQeo tion at the British Museum. In what part of the East the old lamps which we have seen in the mosques of Cairo were made is a matter of doubt; but the fact that they can be reproduced by the glass-workers of Murano is an interesting corroboration of the reputed interchange in arte and manufactures subsist- ing in former limes itoiweon veuice tna omnire of Byzantium. These modern the ronlicna are in form, color, and texture all but identical with the originals. The chief difficulty in the reproduction has arisen in the furnace; a considerable per centage come out cracked or distorted in form. Messrs. Salviati are also still ocoupied upon the restoration of the mosaics in St. Mark's; but the Government is tardy in the supply of funds, and so these reparations, like other publio works in Italy, suffer from starvation and delay. It is further to be regretted that the designs for the new mosaics in St. Mark's are flaunting and florid in style. The Salviati workshops show signs of important commis sions from England; thus upon the walls or hanging from the ceiling are cartoons for figures set Up in Kensington Museum, designs for the decoration of the Wolsey Chapel, also for a chapel at Oxford, likewise the sketch for the reredos in Westminster Abbey. Other mosaics of sacred subjects have been ordered for Trotestant churches in England, and a clergyman has recently purchased a reduced copy of the grand figure of Christ in the apse of St. Mark's. It is said that the new moBaics put up in St. Mark's are so nearly identical with the old that a commission, appointed by the Venetian Academy to rerort on the duality of the work, were com pelled to consult the custode as to which of the figures had been restored. A reduced but more highly wronght copy of the reredos at Westminster has been made for the exhibi tion of ecclesiastical art at Rome, partly for the purpose of proving that Venetian mosaics are not necessarily large and coarse, but may when desired be rendered just as minute in detail and delicate in execution as the rival manrfactures in the Vatican and at St. Feters- burcr. Salviati. indeed, professes to be able with equal ease to decorate either a cathedral cupola or a lady's bracelet. It is evident that the quality and diversity of the work must depend in some degree on the colors at com mand. The number of tints in use at the Fope's factory is estimated at 10,000, while the number at Salviati's is put down at 15,000. These statements are not so im portant as they appear, inasmuch as the possible modifications in the intensity of existing colors have scarcely any limit but in the economy of manufacture; it were easy to multiply tints to infinity. More to the purpose than varying a shade by the admixture of existing tones would be the dis covery of some new color or process. Witn the materials, however, already at command, it seems possible to gain whatever effect may be desired. The cold tessene, which, after the ancient method, are protected by a film of glass, we observe are modulated in tones, varying from bright yellow as of gold in sun shine, to deep brown as of copper in shade: thus gold backgrounds and gilt draperies admit of modulations, as in the brilliant but well-toned harmonies of the finest examples at Torcello and Ravenna. Silver Is more difficult of management than gold, and con sequently more costly. The price of a finished mosaic varies, according to the delicacy of manipulation, from 1 to 5 per snuare foot: the last is about the rate paid for the Munich windows put up in St. Paul's, and even that price is less than the cost of the fres coes in the Houses of Parliament. Fainting, however, is an art, whereas mosaic is only an art manufacture, and as to the prices of pure art, we may mention that a certain member of the old Water Color Society is supposed to get 10s. per square inch of surface, which is more than 70 per square foot. We have only to add that Messrs. Salviati take laudable interest in the art education or their workmen. The Italians are born with a facility of hand which, in the manipulation of molten glass, gives them an advantage over other peoples; but in the fallen state of the country their natural talents have. lacked training. The men employed by Salviata are encouraged to attend the drawing classes in the adjacent Academia della Belle Arte. They are directed also to study classic forms, Greek vases, and the best examples of liaphaelesaue ornament. 'Inns it may be hoped that pure designs may take the place of the fantastic shapes which have been anected by the Venetian glass-blowers. More About Diamonds. If the Eastern xnonarchs wore diamonds about their persons, it was principally be cause they regarded them as talismans, as having magical properties; and the same belief was shared by all nations. Serapius ascribes to this gem the power of keeping at at a safe distance lemures, incubes, and suo- cubos; and of making men courageous and magnanimous. It was also tnougnt to nullify the attractive power of tne magnet. The Indians believe that diamoad-powder taken into the mouth causes the teeth to fall out; and that the stone acts as a preservative against lightning. There is mention in history of a cloak of Charlemagne's, the clasp of which was formed by two diamonds; and in the inventory of tne enects of the Duke of Aniou, in uou or 13U8, a diamond cut into the form of a shield? is amongst the list of valuables. It was not, however, until the time of a clever lapiditry of the name of Hermon, in the beginning of the fifteenth century, that a glimpse was ob tained of the real magnificence ot tne dia mond as an article of ornament; but it was reserved for Louis Van Berghem, forty years later, to discover the method of cutting tne diamond into regular facets, thus revealing the jewel in its full beauty. He established a cuild of diamond-cutters in Bruges, but his pupils, driven from this place by the intoler ance of the priests, afterwards settled in Ant werp and Amsterdam. The latter town still bos the repute of possessing the first diamond-cutting factory in the world. It was here, in the establishment of M. Coster, that tne iion-i-noor was reeut in la. The operation may more properly be de scribed as grinding than cutting. The stone is applied to the surface of a fiat iron plate, covered witn ou ana diamond-dust, and ro tating with great velocity. The extreme nioety required in diamond-cutting mav be imagined wnen is ruuuiurxi mat multitudes oi these gems are so small that it takes one thnnRand to weigh a Single carat. The origin of the carat four grains Troy weight is from the Arabio word "Knara, the name of the seed of a pod-bearing plant. These semis are uniformly of the same gravity, , and were used for weighing against gold-dust. The weight wan adopted in JlinAost&n, and thenoe aU over the world. ! The race for the possession of thend pre cious stones so much increased after the reve lation of their extreme beauty by ' Van Berghem, that Faril alone, in the time of the Cardinal Mazarin wno was a great diamond fancier supported seventy-five diamond cut ters. In England also were several renowned lapidaries, whose work was so perfect that . iv. Hi.mrttwla n 0 VCil UUT IUO MJMtwMui Viuivu VIU JjUlinu are much prized. 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GREGORY. A. M., CLASSICAL AND KNOUHH SCHOOL, , No. 1100 MARKET Street U7 1m MACHINERY. 7 PATENT NON CONDUCTOR Harris' Ftre-Proof, Heat-Ketolnlng ( overloa for Marine and Htatlonary Hollers, Heat, en, Hteam Pipe, and Cylinders. This invaluable material is far superior to any other covering that ha been heretofore need. It can be applied by the parties themselves, and removed, if necessary, for repair to boiler, pipe, etc , and replaced without in tho least detracting from it efficiency. i Section applied free of charge to lost it msrits. i It advantage over hair felt and the oemeot heretofore used show at one. AU order loit won KELLY, HOWELL & LULWIG, MACHINERY AGENCY, No. 917 MABKET STREET. j' jlOthrtnlm PHILADELPHIA. OENT.'S FURNISHINQ QQQD8. 1 ' T) AT BNT SnOULDBK-SBAkl SHIRT MANXJfACTORY, ... AND GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE. PERFECTLY FITTING SHIRTS AND DRAWER' tnade from measurement at very short notice. AU other articles ol GENTLEMEN 'U DRSS GOODS la ffiU varletT, "Tf 7 - WTNCITBSTEH CO., I , jit - Nq toe C11ESNUT Street, PAPER HANQINQ8. LOOK I LOOK ! I LOOK 1 ! I WALL PAPERS and Lhasa Window Shade Manufactured, the ohespert in ? Jit JOIIN8TON M Depot. No. 10r BFUTNO GARr-KN Btreet, below Eleveata. tifUMb., No, t ul tVKHA.L birset, CamAen. alsw Jerse. ta) - PROPOSALS. "TJROPOflAIfl FOR STAMPED ENVELOPES AND X WKAI'lima. rorr Crnci mtPAanonrr. I Januarr 10, lHmi rWled Prrmoaal will be iwlved until i P. M. on the lot dar of MARCH, W0, for furninhlnff all the "Stamped Envelopes" and "Newspaper Wrap pers" which this Department mar require daring penoa oi lour years, oonuueooiog am oi ituy, 1870, vl. u- HTAMrED KNVSlAjrKH. NO, 1. Note !. iU bv 4V Inches. Of White Mr-er. . . . No. o Ordhiarv letter Bice. 8 1-1 bv K'i Inches, of white, buff, canarjr, or cream colored paper, or In socu proportion of cither as uj im rrquirea. No. s. Full letter size (onfrmrimed on flap, for elrcnlars). By by inches, of tho same colors as No. , and auder a like condition aa to the propor tion of each. No. 4. Foil letter slee, 8 V by 6V Inches, of same colors ss No. 8, and nnder a like condition as to the proportion ox eacn. No. 6. Extra letter size (ungnmmed on flap, for elrcnlars) bm by 8l inches, of same colors as No. s and under a Ilka condition as to tho proportion of each. , No. 6, Extra letter slue, 8 by 6V inches, of same colors as No. s, and under a like condition as to the proportion or each. No. T. onicial slse, t by 6jf Inches, of Bame colors as No. t, and under a like condition as to the proportion oi each. No. 8. Extra ofTlclal sixe, 4V by Inches, of Bame colors as No. S, and under a like condition aa to the proportion of each. NEWSPAPER WRAPPERS, X- by Bjtf inches, of bun or maniila paper. oi, tne aiiuve envelopes ami wrappers to do rn bossed with postage stamps of snc.h denominations styles, and colors, and to bear such printing on the face, and to be made in the most thorough mnnnnr. of psper of approved oualltv. mannroctnrnd Hncfiaiiv for the purpose, with such water marks or other de vices to prevent imitation as the Postmaster-General may direct. The envelopes to be thoroughly and perfectly gummed, the gumming on the Hap of each (except for circulars) to be put on not lens than half an Inch In width the entire length. The wrappers to be gummed not less than three-fourths of an Inch In width across the end. All envelopes and wrappers must be banded In parcels of twenty-five, and packed In strong pastelioard or straw boxes, each to contain not U's than two hundred and tiriv of the letter or extra letter size, and one hundred each of the oiU- clal or extra o metal size, separately. The news paper wrappers to be packed In boxes to contain not lens than two hundred and fifty each. The boxes are to be wrapped and sealed, or securely fastened In strong manllla paper, so as to safely bear transportation bv mall for delivery to postmasters. When two thousand or more enve lopes are required to till the order of a postmaster, the straw or pasteboard boxes containing the same muBt be packed in strong wooden cases, well strapped with hoop-Iron, and addresHed: dui wnen less tnan two thousand are reauireu. proper labels of direction, to be furnished bv an agent of the Department, must be placed upon each package by the contractor. Wooden cases, con taining envelopes or wrappers to be transported by water routes, must be provided with suitable water-proofing. The whole to be done under tr. inspection and direction of an agent of the Department. The envelopes and wrappers must be furnished and delivered with all reasonable despatch, complete In all respects, ready for use, and In such Quantities as may be required to All the da;-ly orders ot post masters ; the deliveries to be made either at the Post Oiilce Department, Washington, D. C, or at the olllce of an agent duly authorized to Inspect and re ceive the same; tho place of delivery to be at the option of the Postmaster-General, and the cost of delivering as well as all expense of packing, ad dressing, labeling, and water-proofing, to be paid by the eontractor. Bidders are notified that the Department will rc- ijuiic, m m cuuuiuuii ui hue uumrrab ,ui&ii uie en velopes and wrappers shall be manufactured and stored In such luuuuer as to ensure security against loss by lire or theft. The manufactory must at all times be subject to the Inspection of an agent of the Department, wno will require the stipulations of the contract to be faithfully observed. The dies for embOBSlnst the nostaire scamns on tha envelopes and wrapnera are to be executed tn tha satisfaction of the PoBtmaster-General, In the best Style, and they are to be provided, renewed, and kept In order at the expense of the contractor. The department reserves the right of requiring new dies for any stamps, or denominations of 8 tamps not now used, and any changes of dies or colors shall be maae wiinom extra cuarge. Specimens of the stamped envelopes and wrap pers now In use may be seen at any of the principal post offices, but these specimens are not to be re garded as the style and quality fixed by the depart ment as a standard for the new contract: bidders are therefore Invited to submit samples of other and different qualities and styles, Including the paper proposed aa well as the manufactured en velopes, wrappers, and boxes, and make their bids accorawgiy. The contract will be awarded to the bidder whose proposal, although It be not the lowest. Is con sldered most advantageous to the Department, taking into account the prices, quality ot the sam ples, workmanship, and the suitlciency and ability of the bidder to manufacture and deliver the envelopes and wrappers In accordance with the terms of this advertisement: and no proposal will be considered unless accompanied bv a sufficient and satisfactory guarantee. The Postmaster-General also reserves the right to reject any and all bids, If in his Judgment the interests of the Government require It. Before closing a contract the successful bidder may be required to prepare new dJes, and submit Impressions thereof. Thk usb of tub fbbskmt Diks MAT OK If AT NOT BB CONTINUED. Bonds, with approved and sufficient sureties, In the sura ot 1200,000, will be required for the faithful performance of the contract, as required by the seventeenth section of the act ot Congress, approved the 26th of August. 1843. and navmenta nnder aaiii cumraci wm oe uiaue quarterly, aner proper ad' The Postmaster-General reserves to himself the right to annul the contract whenever the same, or any part thereof. Is offered for sale for the nnrnoan of speculation ; and under no circumstances will a iransier oi tne contract De allowed or sanctioned - ,-. . , ITUU BUCU4 VVJ, Ul U1Q UJIIU1UU Ul IUO Postmaster-General, less able to fulfill the condi tions uiereor man tne original contractor. The right Is also reserved to annul the contract for a failure to perform faithfully any of Its stipulations. The number of envelopes of different sizes, and of wrappers Issued to Postmasters during the fiscal Tear v.ii.u uviuc ou, low, irw aa JUUUWH, V 1. No, 1. Note size 1,114,000. No. g. Ordinary letter size; (not heretofore useaj. , No. 8. Full letter Blze, (ungnmmed, for circulars) No. 4. Pull letter size 6T.86T.roo. No. 6. Extra letter size, (ungnmmed, for circulars,' No. 6. Extra letter sir e 4,204,800, ' No. 7. Official size 604,650. No. 8, Extra official size 1760. Wrappers 8,be,8o0. I marked "Proposals for Stamped Envelopes and wrappers," and addressed to the Third Assistant Postmsster-General, Post Office Department, Wash lngton, D. C. i JOHN A. J. CRE8WELL. I 1 11 eodttll Postmaster General. OLOTHS, OA88IMERE3, ETO. JAMES ft H U B E Successors to JAMES A LEE, Io. 11 North SECOND Street; Sign of the Golden Lamb, j Are now closing out their entire stock of I "W inter Gr o o d s, - Consisting of CLOTHS, CA88IMKRES, VeJt INGS, etc., of the best makes and finest texture, which they are selling far below Importers' prices, preparatory to the reception of their SPRING STOCK OF GOODS. 8 88mw COTTON SAIL of all numbers snd DUCK AND CANVAS, brand. Tent, Awnina. Trnsk. .ntf Wiumn-Mivnr Tlunlr. A T.iuu M.mifliiirttrs lirier lelte. from thirty to MveatrsU in ones, with Paulina, -olilnc, bail Twine, sto. ,T,,io I JOITN W. EVEHMAN, : lag CUUHem Street (UiU liuirsS. SAMUEL BMITn & CO., No. 4 8. SEVENTII Street, STKAM AND OAS FITTKR8 AND PLUMbERB, Tube, FiUin.ul UrsssWark oonstanUr on band. i , All work promptly attended to. , . . ,j Galvanised Tube for Cemetery LoU fnrnished. 11 CTKTKIVSOIf nito.s fc , co., 1 , OIUS (3 ,' Ba.ta'A 8HOOWP BtteM. DR. M ' KLINE CAN UCKK tiUTANEOUa Onivtions, Marks on to Skin, Uloer in th Throat, ble oharaeter. OlBoe, Mo. 8 H. JkLKVEMTll, between (iaasuataad jak ' ' ' BHIPPtNOe LORUJLAKU STEAMSHIP URX FOR NEW Y O It It. RUNTJIHO REOULA RLY EVERY TUTCBDA Y.THURS DAY, AND SATURDAY, AT NOON, would oall sttsntloa of shipper to toi SPECIAL NOTICE. Jreat Reduction of Rates. On opening of farina Navication th steamers of ible line will run DAILY, at scats per 100 lb., I eeota per foot, or X sent pot alios, ship' option. JOHN F. OHL, No. U NORTH WHARVES. II. B.-Kxtr rates on small packs ss iron, metal, eta. 16 FOR LIVERPOOL ANP ilIKKN8TOWN.Inm.il I in. f Ml . Htsemsr aro appointed to sail M lot LM.u.MMt lXm Iowa i;nr of ll.itimore, Patnrdsy, Feb. M, at 8 A. M. Oil.r of New York, via Halitas, Toesday, Feb. 33, 10 A. K. thty of Paris, Katnrday, Feb. it, at 1 ?, M. fHty of lirookiyn, Katunlay, March 6, B A. M. City of Ilostnn, via Hallfss.Tuesdav. Mini, a. at 10 A at. And eseh sneoeedins; batorday and laltemato Tneeday. from Pier 46. North K Ivor. K4TK8 OF rAHSAGR. T TKR MArt. STEAJUUl SA1I4NA EVF.RT SATTmDAT. Psrshle in Uold. I'svshl In Unrnim FIRbt CABIN $100 1 BTEb.RA.UK .-. ....-' To Iindon Kift I To Ixindon 40 To Psris lit L To Paris " 49 FAtWAOS liT THK TUXHDAX Immi, ni HAT.tTAI. FIRST CAUIN. wrrmui Payable In Gold. . . Payable uj Cnrrenor. Liverpool 8W Halifax.... . 30 Liverpool .. ,....ir iiailist... ot. John's, I. F., J I ht. John'. N F i IIWII.I Ilk 19 byBrsnoh8eamsr....j I by Branoh Bteamer....( 20 raanenrers also forwarded to Havre. Haabin Rmihu. to , at redneed rate. Ticket ean be boosht here at moderate rates by person Wi'hmg to send for their friends. ror farther paruonlar apply at tne Company's. Offices. . . JOHN O. DA.LK. A(tf,nt. ' No. 15 Broadway. N. Y. Or to O'DONNFI.L FAULK. Aifnts, 41 No. 4119 CHK8NUT Street, Philadelphia. lh 1 W KEN NEW YORK AND M A vnic riAt.i.i at! BRKBT. The mlendid new vessel on this f.vnrlt.. Mn fn. th. Continent will sail from Pier No. 60, North river, ersry Satarday. PRICK CUT PAflRAnn in (old (including wine), t. T0 RRK8T OR HAVRE, , First Cabin ,14fl Recond Cabin..!... ......186 TO 1-AK1H, , . (Ineludlng railway tickets, fomtahed on board.) First Cabin... 1466eoond Cabin B86 i nese steamers ao not earry kteeraa naskencer. Kledieai attendance free of eharfre. American travellers coin; to or retnrnlnc from tho eon tlnentof Europe, by takins; the steamers of this line avoid unnecessary risks from transit by English railways and croMinj th ohannel. besides ssvlns time, titrable, and Pens. GEORUB M ACKKNZIB, Asent, . No. 68 BKUADWAY, New York. For nsssaM In Phlbui.iniii .nt.i -f a .1 . . Company, to . H. U LRAF. na.vx uhkbnqt Btreet. NORTH- GERMAN LLOVT y BTKAM BETWERN NEW YORK AND T BREMEN. VIA BOIITHIMPtSh pfaiTrasriJi Tai Stsiw BntsiBt or tri Nobts Giluman l.U).yD run reunlarly between New York, Bre men, and Southampton, oarryinc tho United State. En linh. and Continental mail. FHOM BRFMEN EVERY SATURDAY FROM bOUTH AMPTON EVERY TUEKUAY FROM NEW YORK EVERY SATURDAY iWc q tuagtnm Htm York to Brmm, London, Ham, win (.' I. n't mj'i'm : First Cabin, $130 ; Seeond Oabin, $73 ; Steers;, $30, Gold. rirst Csbln, $120; Second Csbib, $72 ; Steeraire, W,Oold. These vessele take Krelgbt to London and Hall, for which through bills of lading are siimed. A n experienced surgeon is at tached to each vessel. All letter must pass through the Post Oifloe. No Bills of Ladlntf hnt f.hn. of -ihm ilm.n.n, will Km signed. Bills of lading will positively not be delivered beiore gooos ar cleared at the Custom House. Specie taken to Havre, Southampton, and Bremen at the lowest rates. For freight or passage apply to i., ORIJUOHB CO.. Ittt No. 68 BROAi Street, N.Y. . PHILADELPHIA, RICHMOND, Wllltl WnillTAT IT DrYir A IfOlltn w warm' - v vsx- vun. d i R,Aiaoair 1,1 rw THE HOUPM ANn WMT W kAitiktiiAbKD FAOIILTIKH AND REDUCED RATES . a isrv in iv. t'JI Jf loc? Boon lrom EIRST WHARF above MAK- wSFrTFi'ING'J.TS,l9If?,OIro TU USD AYS and TUKIJAYS "-"AJV. nitWNJUiUAyit and BA- NO BilU Of LsaViilntT mtrneA (( 18 l.1k ..til " (HWk a si w vivva MUHg Tli ROUGH RATES to all point In North and South Carolina, na SMboard Air Line RiIrod,oonoe43tin at Portsnionth, and to Inebburg, Vs., Tenn! West, via Virginia and Tennessee Air Lin i and Oanvilleltailrosd. " A. UM1 thB enne ea Air Lmi and Richmond Fre'ght HANDLF.l) BUT ONCE, and taken at LOWER RATES THAN ANY OTHER LINKT ""rrn. ro cnarge lor commission, araya-e, or any (xpense of transfer. h team ah Ins insure at lowest rate. Freight, received daily. Stat Room aooommodations for passenger. WILLIAM P. UI.lUK A OOl, No. n. WHARVES and Pier 1 N. WHARVES. W. P. PORTRR. Agent at Richmond and Citr Point. T. P. OROWELL A CO., Agent at Norfolk. 4 It fV--r. FOR CHARLESTON, t-SiC-'t SOUTH OARf,INA. " ' . THK BOCTH. SOUTHWEST. l5-yJ AND FLORIDA PORTS. Th Steamship PROMETHEUS, Captain GRAY, will leave Pier 17, below Spruce street. aruoe street, February 17, at 4 P.M. On TUUK8DAY, ifebruaiv l.orflTnrljinle acoommooations tor Fsasenffers. Through Pssssge Tickets and Bill of Lading Issoed ha connection with th South Carolina Railroad to all point South and Southwest, and With steamers to Florida ports. Insuranoe by this Line ON K-H ALP PER CENT. Goods forwarded free of commission. Bills of Lading furnished and signed at tha office. For freight or pssssge, apply to E. A. SOUDER A CO., 88. Dock Btreet Wharf. FROM CHARLESTON TO FLORIDA, VIA SAVANNAH. TRI WEEKLY LINK. riPiW Th following steamers will leave CLarleston for Florida, via Savannah, three times a week. after arrival of the New York atosmship and th North eastern Bailroad train :-r . PILOT BOY (Inland Route), every SUNDAY MORN ING at 8 o'clock. DIOTATOK. very TUESDAY EVENING at 8 o'clock. CITY POINT, every FRIDAY EVENING at 8 o'clock. Through tickets to be had of all Charleston and Savan nah Steamship Lin Aaenoie in New York J. A. AIKEN A CO., A gents at Charleston. L. J. GUILMAUTLN A CO.. 1 4 Agents at Savannah. FOR ST. THOMAS AND BRA- 7.1U UNITED STATES AND BRAZIL MAIL BTKAMbiUP COMPANY. steguiar alaU Bteamer aailing on tho Bjki ot evry month : M EH H IM AUK. CaDtain Wier. SOUTH AMERICA, Captain B. L. Tinklepaogh. NOR'l H AMKRIOA. Calitain U. H. Hl.voiim These splendid steamers sail on schedule time, and calf at St. Thomas, Para, Pernambaoo, Bahie, and Rio d Janeiro, going and returning. , For engasetoent of freight or passage apply to WM. R. CARR IKON, Agent, 14 No. 6 BOWLING GREEN, New York. FOR NEW ORLEANS DIRECT. I'HB flRfiMWUf l. I.INR. . I,? Steamships of this Line will leave Pier fc5Tr3 No. B, North River, at a o'clock P. At. oa G EORO K WASHINGTON, Oagor. MARIPOSA, Keiuble. . , 1 Freight taken for Bt. Louis, Mobil, and Qalveston at iw..h .1.. Catiui Dassss-e. ft&U. For r r (first ana second class) or ( lecoud class) or freight aoDlv to H. B. CROMWELL 4; CO., No. bft WEST Street. U. 8. MAIL TO nAVANA ATLAHTIO MAIL BTFAMKHIP CO, " Z,'L sailing regularlv EVERY thiirkmav at 8 O'clock P. M.. nrlu!. from li.r Ku, 4 North River. , , MoltO CASTLE, Captain R, Adam. COLUMBIA, Captain li. Van Bio. EAOLE, Captain M. K. Green. . i For freight or passage apply to o. G. W I1EKLER. JR., President, 14 - No. t BOWLING U&EEN, New York. ' NEW ' EXPRESS 1 LINE , TO Alaxandrla, Georgetown, and Washington, D. O.. via Chesauaake snd Delaware Oan.l. wii. ooimsclions st Alexandria from the moat direot root) for Lrnohburff. Uri.i.il VnnTtili. Nmivii1.. IWii. --a - Bouthwest. " ' , ' Bteamera leav regu'sriy every Batarday at noon from the first wharf above Market street. , . . WILLIAM P. OLYE A Oil., . f JNo. 14 North and Seoth wharve. UYTIR A TYLER, Agent, at Georgetown: M. ELORLUGK A CO.. AgenU at Alexandria. f 1 NOTICE. FOR NEW YORK, VIA f.r -4Jfl Delaware and Ran tan Canal BWI CTHURH naL BWI rrSURnl GOMpANT.-IJUi- TlVki AND WLTURE LINE. 7 i I Tlu business of ineee uuse will be rostunsd on asd artar the eth of March. For frei,iU, wluoh will bo taken oa. sjooosuawdatinA taraa. apply to, W. M. KMJU) A OO., - No. m Seatii w harves. J-jONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE 'ju4r THE OFTfERAL TRANfl ATLANTTO l(!vl J"-V(lflMPI NV'H U ITT stviuuuidii
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