THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1C, 1870. LircaATuaa. review of new b o o xb. Tun F-Amm. Tativiisk, by William Morrw. TArt 111. riiMinhod y iiobcrtrt lirothcrij. rhiliulnlphia aintH, Portnr A Conic. Tfjemrmt ardent lovers of poetry are noto riously Ly of long pootnn, find more than one work of real merit haa fallen iuto neglect because the poet ban nndflrtaken to cover too large a canvas, and inspired a fear lest beauties might not be -worth seeking amid so much prospective dulness. Indeed, it has been asserted many times that tho age of long poems was past, and that the writing of epics wm a lost art. Tt is therefore something very remarkable that a new poet, one of whose most marked characteristics is thd length of his eflosions, should' spring into Duch immediate popularity as the author of "Jason" and "The Earthly Taradise." Life is nhort, and there must be many good volumes left unread by the most industrious book worm. "We have, therefore, a right to be suspicious of the quality of an author who astonishes us in tho first place by his quan tity. "Tho Earthly Taradise," considered as a consecutive work, will, when it is com pleted, be one of the longebt, if not the longest, poem in existence; and yet there has scarcely been a poetical work produced dur ing the present century that has received nore hearty and unqualified praise from all the critics of Europe and America that have been called upon to notice it. Under these circumstances, there must certainly be some sterling qualities of excellence that commend the verses of Mr. Morris not only to the criti cal faculty of those who are called upon to dis sect them with a view of finding out the secret cf their excellence, but to the popular fancy that is content to enjoy what it fiads to be enjoyable without question as to the why or wherefore. The secret of Mr. Morris' suc cess is, however, not diffioult to disoover he is a genuine story-teller: in the embellishment of his theme he never forgets that the main object of the story-teller's art is to interest his readers, he never assumes the functions of the philosopher or attempts to soar into those higher regions of fancy where poetry becomes metaphysics, and where men weary of tho labors of life hesitate to follow. Mr. Morris acknowledges Chaucer to be his mas ' ter, and it is necessary to go back to the dawn of English poetry before we can find any writer with whom a comparison can be instituted. Mr. Morris, however, is no more of an imitator of Chaucer than Dante is of Virgil. His genius, though dis tinctively original, is akin to that of Chaucer, and his poetry has all the unconscious freshness and sympathy with nature that distinguishes the writings of the early poet. The verse of Mr. Morris glides on with an easy flow that sever wearies, never satiates; it neither sinks into the level of commonplace nor rises to the heights of the sublime, but is evenly good throughout, and the reader is lulled by its music, and feels that it is just what it ought to be. There are no poetical works before the public to which so little critical objec tion can be made as those of this writer; he understands his own capabilities so thoroughly, and he writes with such an easy unconscious ness of effort, that he places himself in exact sympathy with the mood of his readers, or lather his poetry creates a mood that will accord with the theme. Mr. Morris fills a place exclusively his own among the poets of the day, and he is deserving of a heartier wel come than has been accorded to any of the new verse writers of the last decade, because of the placid beauty of his style, the pure and healthy tone of all that he writes, and ita adaptability to the tastes of a very large circle of readers. It would not be doing justice to this fine poet, however, to leave the impression that the chief merits of his writings consist in placidity and quietness. He is a story-teller, and he knows how to interest his readers in his stories because he is thoroughly interested in them himself. His themes are old, old as humanity; they have been told and retold , many times, and a majority perhaps of the : tales in "The Earthly Paradise" are old legends that will be reeognized by many as among their earliest recollections of imaginative literature. It is not enough to say that these gain a new charm from the treatment of Mr. Morris, but in the telling of them he touches all the chords of human interest and sympa thy, so that the reader is surprised at every page by revelations of the longings, hopes, and disappointments of humanity that seem so naturally to belong to the subject, but that the bore outlines of tho antique theme scarcely hinted at. This is especially remark able in the exquisite story of "The Land East of the Sun and West of the Moon," in the present volume, which will astonish and de light those who have hitherto only known it as a singularly imaginative Norse fairy tale. The first volume of "The Earthly Para dise," besides a long prologue relating to the adventures of the wanderers, the failure of their search for the earthly paradise, and their final arrival and hospitable entertainment in the Greek city, where with tho elders of the place, they beguile the months by drawing upon their stock of legendary lore, contained twelve tales covering the spring and rmmmer months. The volume before us, which is of nearly equal bulk, only gives six tales for the autumn months, and the winter tales are yet to be told. This shows that Mr. Morris is disposed to be more prolix than ever as he goes on, and his readers may well be almost in despair at being able to keep up with him. These poems of the autumn, however, are not only longer, but they are of a higher quality than those that have preceded them. They are full of exquisite landscape effects, but they deal less with the outward appearances of nature, and more with inner experiences of . humanity. Without losing anything of their true narrative character, they are more dra matio in style and manner than anything that is yet written, and they indicate a wserve force that is possibly training for more ambitious work than that of the story, teller, although Mr. Morris may well be con tent to ret HntmOd with the laurels that h has won in that particular ppliero. Tho sin ntorion in M is Autumn volnme are "The Deal h ,f P.iris," "Tho Land Last of the Hun end Went of the Moon," "The Story of Accontius niid Cydippo," "The Mao 'Who Never Lnnghod Again," "The Htory of Rhodopc," nnd "The Iiovers of Ondrnrj." The first, third, and fifth are classic, and the others, with the exception of "The Man Who Never Laughed Again," which is an oriental story, are Norse. The Greek subjects have a simplicity and directness that are . much in the Greek manner, while those of Northern origin are more or less discursive, in the true Gothie style. It would be impossible within the limits of a newspaper review to give a description of these stories, oven if it were desirable, and it is ruftleient for us to com mend them to our readers, with the assurance that we have been delighted in their perusal. The last and longest story in the series, "The Lovers of Gudrun" is an Icelandic legend, and is a noble poem nobly told. It is stronger, more vigorous, and dis tinguished by higher poetic qualities than anything that Mr. Morris has yet written. We have no hesitation in praising it as ono of the very finest English poems that have boen given to the world during the present gene ration, and it would of itself bo sufficient to place Mr. Morris in the front rank of living poets. The scenery, costumes, and charac ters of this story are set before the reader with remarkable vividness, and even the ap parent aimlessness if we may so term it of portions of the narrative is perfectly in keep ing, and seems to give a verisimilitude to this perfect picture of Icelandic life and society at the time of the introduction of Christianity. The three principal personages are drawn with a skill that shows Mr. Morris to be possessed of a genius that if not dra matic nearly approaches to that quality. The conclusion is a fine example of tragic writing that approaches the intensity of tho drama, but that never forgets the style of the story-teller. We cannot refrain from quoting the following magnificent passage where tho tender-hearted lover of Gudrun mourns over the body of his prouder rival who has fallen by his hand, although wo know that very much of its force will be lost by being transferred from its proper place in the nar rative: Fair is the night and fair the day, Now April is forgot of May, Now iuto June W'iy falls away; Fair ilay. fair nltrbt, O urlve back, The tide that all fair things did luck Except my love, except my Bweet ! Wow back, O wind! tuou art not kind, Though thou art sweet; thou has no mind Her hair ubout my sweet to wind; 0 flowery sward, though tuou art bright, 1 praise thee not for thy delight, Thou hast not -kissed her silver feet. Thou know'Bt hor not, O rustling tree, What dost thou then to shadow me, Whose shade her breast did never sec ? O llowcrs, in vain ye bow adown ! Ye have not felt her odorous gown Brush past your heads my lips to met. Flow on, great river thou mayst deem That tar away, a summer stream, Thou sawest her limbs amidst the gleam, And kissed her foot, and kissed her knee, Yet get thee swift unto the sua! With naught of true thou wilt mo greet. And thou that men call by my name, O helplef s one, hast thou no shame That thou must even look the same, As while agone, as while agone, When thou and she were left alone, And hands, and lips, and tears did meet. Grow weak and pine, lie down to die, O body in thy misery, Because short time and sweet goes by; O foolish heart, how weak thou art ! Break, break, because thou needs must part From thine own love, from thine own sweet ! Remarkable as is the merit of "The Lovers of Gudrun," it is doubtful whether it will gain from the majority of readers the same amount of unqualified admiration as the exquisite dream-like tale of "The Land East of the Sun and West of the Moon," which shows Mr. Morris at his best in the capacity of a legen dory poet and story-teller. We refrain from making any quotations from this, although much tempted by numerous passages of great beauty, for it is simply impossible to give any adequate idea of the style of Mr. Morris in this manner, and we will b.e doing oar readers a better service by simply inviting them to read and enjoy for themselves. The following song, however, from "The Story of AccontiuB and Cydippe,"is complete in itself, and we therefore give it as a specimen of the lyric quality of the poot: Men say that those who went the corpse to Dnnj; To Bathbteud thcucc, found Bodll ruuttcriuj; Over the white face turned up to tho sky, Nor did he heed them as they drew auitrh. Therefore they stood by him, aud heard him say: "Perchauco it is that thou art far away From us already; caring not at all For what iu after days to us may fall O piteous, piteous ! j-ct perchance it is That thou, though entering on thy life Df bliss, the meed of thy great heart, yet art suiear, And somewhat of my feeble voice eau hear; Then curce for pardon will I pray thee, friend, muco tnus our love is Drought unto no ena, But rather now. indeed, beirina anew; Yet since a long time past naught good or true iy nps nutria utter, let mo bijcuK to thee, It so it really is that thou art free, At peace and hminv past the L'oldeu irate: Thai time is dead for thee, and thou mayst wait A thousand years lor her and deem it naught. O deud friend, in my heart there spriuiii a thought That, since with thy last breath thou spakst her name, And since thou knowest now how longing came jiuu mr rum, uiui: win iorivc uie yet That time of times, wheu iu my heart first met Anger ugainst thee, with the sweet, sweet love Wherewith my old dull lile of habit strove fio weakly and so vainly didst thou quite Know all the value of that duar dt-li.ri.t. As I did ? Kiuriun, she is clumped 10 t.hif Yea, and since hope is dead chaugod too to me 1 UilL BJ1UU YfV UU, 11, li RIVU iUrglVOU We three shall meet at lust In that fair heaven The new faith tells, of ? Thee and God I pray Impute it not for sin to me to-day, If no thought I can shape thereof but this : O friend, O friend, wheu thee I meet in bliss, Will thou not qive nt love Gudrun to Hnce now indeed thine eyes made clear can se 1 hat 1 of all the worm must love ner mon r" The metal purposa of this remarkable series of poemi is the more apparent from the fact that it is never allowed to obtrude itself, and the poet is above everything an artist. Hut all true art carries its moral with it; and these songs of an unsatisfied heart, as they might be termed, indicate the impal pablo character of earthly hspriness, and l futility of the soarch f er the Earthly Pa and the futility of the soarch rer tue j.artniy 1 ara- dise. In the bcautinu apoiogcuo verses pre fixed to the first volnme tho poet declares his purpose to . l '. 1 .1 - 11.i1ai. tcln nf l1t.i Btnve w ihii'" w v. Midmost the btiuinc 01 tno sice.y sea, Where tossed about tho hearts of men must be, and there is an impalpable quality even in the most vigorous of the poems that leaves tho reader unsatisfied and impressed with tho thought that not even in poetry, in art, in failing human love is perfect happiness to be realized. There is always something be yond, and still beyond, that the heart longs for, and that the poet's allegory gives us but a glimpse of. like tho view that groeted the pilgrims from the summit or tno Delect able Mountains. Tho verso Hows on and on in a clear, stainless current, as does the Lethe of ' Dante's terrestrial paradise, bringing for a season forgctfulness and oblivion of the world and its noises, and leaving the reader's heart softened and his mind purified even by the pictures of fading joy and unsatisfied hopes that it presents. 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Extra letter size. 8 M bT V Inches, of same colors as No. S, and under a like condition as to the proportion of each. No. 7. Olllclal size, 8J by 8J Inches, of same colors aa No. S, and under a like condition as to the proportion of eacn. No. 8. Extra olllclal size, V by V.i Inches, of same colors aa No. 9, and under a like condition as to the proportion of eacn. NEWSPAPER WRAPPERS, X "J i inches, or nun or manuia pnper. All the nhove envelopes and wrappers to bo em boRHcd with poRtape stamps of such ilonnmluntioim, styles, and colors, and to oear sucti printing on tne face, and to be made in tho most thorough manner. of pnper of approved quality, manufactured specially for the purpose, with such water marks or other de Tlces to prevent imitation as the PoBtmaster-Oeneral may direct. Tho envelopes to be thorouehly and porfectlT (rummeil. the gumming on the llap of each (except for circulurH) to bn put on not Ichh than half an Inch in width tho entire length. The wrappers to be gummed not less than thrcc-fourtha of an Inch In width across the end. All envelopes and wrappers roust be banded in parcels cf twenty-five, and packed In strong pBHtenoarri or straw noxes, eacn to contain not less than two hundred and fifty of tho letu-r or extra letter size, and one hundred each of tho olll clal or extra olllclal size, separately. The news paper wrappers to be packed In boxes to contain not lcfis than two hundred nnd tirty each. The boxes are to be wrapped and sealed, or securely fastened In strong niauilla paper, so as to safely bear transportation by mall for delivery to fiontmasters. When two thousand or moro enve opes are required to till the order of a postmaster. the straw or pasteboard boxes couutnlug the same must be packed in strong wooden cases, well strapped with hoop-iron, aud addressed; but when less than two thousand are required, proper labels of direction, to be furnished by an agent of the Department, niunt 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 the inspection and direction of an agent of the Department. The envelopes and wrappers must be famished and delivered with all reasonable despatch, complete in all respects, ready for use. and In such Quantities as may be required to fill the da.-ly orders of post masters ; the deliveries to be made either at the Post Olllce Department, Washington, D. C, or at the ofllce of an agent duly authorized to Inspect and re ceive the same; the place of delivery to bo at the option of the Postmaster-Ueiieral, and the cost of delivering as well as all expense of packing, ad- nresHiug, laoeiing, anu water-prooiing, to be paid Dy the contractor. Bidders are notified that the Department will re quire, as a condition of the contract ,thut the en velopes and wrappers shall be manufactured and stored In such mauuer as to ensure security against loss by lire or theft. The manufactory must at all times be subject to the inspection of au agent of the Department, wno win require tue stipulations of the contract to be faithfully observed. The dies for embcssinir the nostasre scamps on the envelopes and wrappers are to be executed to the satisfaction of the PostmaBter-General, In the best style, and they are to be provided, renewed, and kept in order at the expense of the contractor. Tim department reserves the right of requiring new dies for any stamis, or denominations of stamps not now used, and any changes of dies or colors shall be made without extra charge Specimens of the stamped envelopes and wrap pers now In use may be Been at any of the principal yum oiiicch. urn, inese specimens are not to ou re Karded as the style aud quality fixed by the depart ment as a standard for the new contract; bidders are therefore Invited to submit fcumpleB of other and dillerent qualities and styles, Including the paper proposed as well as the manufactured en velopes, wrappers, and boxes, and make their bids BcioniNigiy. The contract will be awarded to the bidder whose proposal, although it be not the lowest, Is con- sinerea most auvantageons to tne .Department, taking Into account the prices, quality of the sam ples, workmanship, and tho Butllciency and ability of the bidder to manufacture aud deliver the envelopes and wrappers In accordance with the terms of this advertisement; and no proposal will be considered unless accompanied by a suillclent and satisfactory guarantee. The Postmaster-Gene ral also reserves the rleht to reiect any and all bids. If In his Judgment the interests of tho Government require it. Before closing a contract the successful bidder may be required to prepare new d.'cs, and submit Impressions thereof. Tun cms of tub fujcusnt vies mat oh may kot be continued. Bonds, with approved and sufficient Burettes, In the sum of S-4)0,uoo, will be required for the faithful performance of the contract, as required by the seventeenth section of the act of Congress, approved the 6th of August, 1842, and payments nnder said contract will be made quarterly, alter proper ad justment of accounts. The Postmaster-General reserves to himself the right to annul the contract whenever the same, or any part thereof, Is oilcred for sale for the purpose of speculation ; aud under no circumstances will a transfer of the contract be allowed or sanctioned to any party who shall be, In the opinion of the Postmaster-General, less able to fulfill the condi tions thereof than the 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 ol wrappers issued to Postmasters during the fiscal Tear ended June 80, 1869, was as follows, viz. : No, 1. Note size 1,114,000. No. 2. Ordinary letter size; (not heretofore used). No. 8. Fnll letter size, (ungnmmed, for circulars) 4,160,000. NO. 4. Full Utter Blze 7,36T,B0a No. B. Extra letter size, (ungummed, for circulars,' 843,bl)0. No. , Extra letter size 4,804,500. No. T. Olttcial size 604,600. No. 8. Extra olllclal size 1700. Wrappers-8,695,260. ' Rkis should be securely enveloped and scaled, marked "Proposals for Stamped Envelopes aud Wrappers," and addressed to ttie Third Assistant Postuisster-General, Post Ofllce Department, Wash lngton, D. C ' JOHN A. J. CRESWBLL, 1 11 eodtMl Postmaster General. QLOTHS, PASS I MERES, ETO JAMES & NUBER, Successors to JAMES A LEE, Ku. 11 Hor tli SUCOHO Street, Sign of the Golden Lamb, Are now closing out their entire stock of "W inter Gr o o d h, Consisting of CLOTIIS, CASSIMERES, VEST 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 88 mwB COTTON BAIL DUCK AND CANVAS, of all numbers and brands. Tent, Awninjr. Track, and Waon-over Dock. Also, Paper MaQutactarera' Drier it) its, from thirty to seven lysix inches, with Paulina, jDeltinc, Bail 1 wine, eto. JOHN W. EVFRMAN. 108 CIIUBOU Btr t (CKj btore. SAMUEL SMITH. & CO., No. 4 8. SEVENTH Btreet, 8TKAM AND GAS I'I'ITKRS AND FLU M BJCRS, Tube. Fittings, and RnuwWork oonstantljr on hand. All work promptly attended to. M ' Oalvanise'd Tab, for Cemetery Lots famished. II CTKVENSOIf. HBO.. fc CO., OILS H Ral.'WlSB'OONDitros. DR. M. KLINE CAN CURE CUTANEOUS Kinptions, Harks on tho Skin, Ulcers In tho Throat, Wonts, and Nose. Sore Legs, nd rre of ejery epnoeiva. bio eharaoter. Otnoe, No. 8 B. itLKVENTil, betweea CUewiotand Wakst streets. 8HIPPINO. .; LOKIi.LA RD BTEa.MsHIP W.flX.lr USB FOR N M W Y O It If. RUNNtNO RFOCLARI.Y RVKRV TUKSllAT.THUR. DAY, AND SATURDAY, AT NtON, wnnld oall attsntiou of shlnpere to this . 6PKCIAL NOTICE. 4 rent Ilr1n-llon of Itntc.' On optnlnc of ftnrinc Navigation the steamers Una will run DAILY, at teents per 1(0 lbs, I cent ser loot, or X cent per Gallon, ship's option. JOHN F. OI1I No. 19 NORTH WHARVES. R. B. Extra rates on small packanea won, metals, etc to. 32S8 rrtr for ST'. , r " LiVBtirUOL AM) TV "tjiinn.-inrMa l.tn OT mull htMuura r appointed to Mil u ioi- ri!'.' i ',altlm'"". Ratordsy, Feb. 19, at I A. M. 5; . . tBW Y",I " ltabiaa, 'l'nrsfly. Fob. iL 10 A. M. City of Paris, Hatnrday, F.b k, at 1 P. to, ( ity of llncikiyn, rtnturdny, Mnroh R, H A.M t'itv nf RoHton. via Hulifa. TiimvI- kt.-Aw u in . u iuwb : And each sunoeedinii hatnrday and .altornal lneMay. from Pier 46, North Kiver. KATK.N OF PAHSAflK. JIT TrrR MAII, HTKAHFJl BAII.IM1 EVrilt SATTTriAT. I-avahln in !4nlH. H-.K. I. t FTRKf ; A ri IN.. ,V7. . . ..IthX) I ST f',T K A T; IA ' B To Lnnrlon Ii ii To lindon M) To Psris 115 I To "ari is raMHAOK BT TUB TOXMMY RTEAMKK, VTA n A 1.1 VAX. t. !,,;HT ''A,,'V- stki:ka.k. Favah a Id ;nlil P,,i,i ri .. 'iv'rrwol t) l.ivn(Kl M HslHai -mI n,,ii., vrZ ui.. m uD n, r., I rii. .iniin-s, N. r., lao hv Rrsnuh Ktoamer. , ras.-rn(rnnaW-ofuriirJol to Havre, Ilamhum, llremen. to., at rpdncnil rsts. ..... t by Kranrh Ntenmer.. I ii kets can he bonKht. here at modorate rates by person wiMiinp o send for their tni ndn. t or lortber particulars applT Kt the Comnanv's Office), JOHN U. DaLK, Anent. n No. 15 KroAde-ny. N. Y. Or to O'DONNKI t, A FAULK. Asfnts, f 6 No. 408 OHKSNLIT Street. PhUadolpLia. v&rfa, ;?NLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE 0VOi" THR OUNKRAI. TRANS ATLANTIC fcSV"""' S COMPANY'S MAf I, BTKAMSHIPD IiK I VV KKNNKW YORK AND HAVRE, CALLING AT liK KST. The splendid new vessols on this favorite roots for tho Continent will sail from Pier No. 60, North river, every Saturday. . PRICK OF PASSAGE in gold (including vnnoh It) UKKST OR HAVRE, First Cabin H140I Heoond Cabin tgfcfi TO PARIS, (Inelndlnn railway th kets, furnished on board.) rirt t.'aljin QUA I Kocond Cahin $hi 1 hrse steamers do not oanry steeraire passengers. Medical attendance free of eharite. Ampricsn truvellors itoing to or returning from the eon. tinentof Kurope, by taking the steamers of this line avoid nnnoeeKitary risks from transit by Knglish railways and crossing the channel, besides saving time, tronblo, and ex pense. GKOUUR MAOKKNZIK, Agent, No. M BROADWAY. New York. For passage in Philadelphia, apply at Adams Kxprest Company, to H. I LKAF, 127 No. 330 CHKHNUT Street : NORTH GERMAN LLOYD. - rvVf n 1 r-" iu ""-I rvn.i.n nitw v KK AND itj2iji'3ii Tub hcHrw Htkamehs of thb North ran reguiariy oetween New York, Bre rnen, and Sonthamptpn, carrying tho United States, Eng. Iih. and Continental mails. FROM BRFMKN EVERY BATTTROAY FROM hOU'l HAMPTON EVKRY TPKSDAY FROM NF.W YORK ....KVKRY SATURDAY rnctqf luniyejTum An Yiirklt Bremn, London, Havre. and fli'Ufhamph'n: First Cabin, (ISA; Reoond Cahin, (73 ; Steerage, 3U.Gold. nm Bremen to N.v York: Flirt Cnbln, $121); Bocond Cabita. (73; Steerage, 40, Gold. 1'hese vemels take Freight to ixinilou and llull. for which through bills of lading are sinned. An experienced snrgenn is attached to each vessel. All letters ruunt pass throngh the Post (itfice. No Bills of lading but t hose of the Company will bo signed. Bills of lading will positively not bedeliverod belc.rc goods sre cleared at tho Custom House. Sptcie taken to Havre, Southampton, and Bremen at the lowest rates. For freight or pnnftngo apply to , ,. okLricWs A CO.. I l't No. 68 BROAD Street, N. Y. . PHILADELPHIA, RICHMOND, Lcti!.Aoi!.D FACilL'MKS AMI rki UTiSirn i A Tira FOR 1870. " Stosmerr Inave every WHDNKSDAYand SATURDAY, w k ? aooa' 11001 flKST WHAKJC above MAR- Aft 1 nirfct, T ?,'f,iTIJJ,'INO'.,0ttva RICHMOND TOTHDAYS and TURDAYh KR'OLK WJCoNESDAYB and BA- day" B'U LadinB tignei ftor 13 o'clock on sailing Tii ROUGH R ATES to all points In North and Ronth Can.liua, via Seaboard Air Lino RaUroad.oonnecting at PortMiiouth, and to Lvnohhnrg, Vs., Tennessee, and tho llyV."tYilr'iLnl? l ennsee Air Lino and Richmond and Danville Railroad. Fre'ght HANDLFD BUTONCB, and taken at LOWER RATF's THAN ANY OIHKR lnKL No charge for commiraion, drayage, or any expense of transfer. Stamships insure at lowest rates. Freight received daily. State Rooui accommodations for passengers. WILLIAM P. Ut.ilK A CO, No. 13 S. WHARVK8 and Pier 1 N. WH ARVK.8. W. P. PORTK.R, Agent at Richmond and City Point. T. P. ORG WELL A CO., Agents at Norfolk. 6 li . FK aiARLBSTO., irt? TUB SOUTH. HOUTHWRST. . Bs-yjgvjiSj AND FLORIDA PORTS. The Steamship PROMETHEUS, Captain GRAY, will leave Pier 17. below Spruce street, On THURSDAY, Fobruaiv 17, at 4 P. M. Comfortable accommodations for Passengers. Througb Passage Tickets and Rills of Lading twined in connection with the South Carolina Railroad to all point South and Sonthweftt, and with steamers to Florid ports. Insurance by this Line ONE-HALF PER CENT. Goods forwarded free of commission. Bills of lading furnished and signed at the office. For freight or passage, apply to E. A. BOUDER A CO., 3 ti Dock Btreet Wharf. vr,v FROM iVi ' FIXJRIDA. CHARLESTON TO FIXJRIDA, VIA SAVANNAH. TRI WKKKLY LINE. The fnllowiudr itnnman will lavi. CLuiiesum fur f lorida, via rJavonnah, three times a week, after arrival of the New York steamships and the North- astern Railroad train : PILOT BOY (Inland Route), every SUNDAY MORN ING st 8 o'clock. DICTATOR, overy TUESDAY rTVENINQ at 8 o'clock. CITY POINT, every FRIDAY RVKNINU atfco'clock. Through tickets to be had of all Charleston and Savan nah btoamahip Line Agencies in New York. J. D. AIKEN A CO., Agents at Charleston. L. J. GUILMARTIN A CO., 1 4 Agents at Savannah. FOR RT. THOMAS AND RU. . . nir iiviiwi.fin.mvu . .tii iiii ...ir .1 i - rr Mill. KTii. UkumiiouDiuv '.XioS Koa-ular Mail Steamera aailin. nn th. &ki ot every month : MKlKIMA)K,CapUin Wior. SOUTH AMF.RIUA, Captain E. L. Tinklepangh. NOR'l H AMKR1UA, CapUin U. B. Slooum. These splendid steamers sail on suhodule time, and call at St. Thomas, Para, Pernaiubuoo, buiua, and Rio de Janeirn, going and roturning. l'or engageiuenu of freight or passage apply to WM. R, GARRISON, Agent, 14 No. 8 BOWLING GREUM. New York. FOR NEW ORLEANS DIRECT. THE CROMWELL LINE. 6tombiis ol this line will leave Pier 7- r.ii No. . North River, at 8 o'clock f. al. on iRDAYh. . ikORGK wiBHiHuiuH, eager. MARIPOSA, Keniblo. Froight Uken for St. liuis. Mobile, and Galveston at through rates. Cabin passage, toU. For uassage (hrat ano. second cIhss) or freight apply to U. B. CROMWELL A CO., 14 No. M WEST Btreot, r. u- B- MAIL T0 nAVANA fc'&V2 ATLANTIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO -f t wiling regularly EVERY THURSDAY mSnJF'' at 8 o'clock P. M-, precisely, f nuiu Pier No. North River. . Miiltn CASTLE, Captain R. Adam. 1 tJOlUMBiA, uaptaiu it vonriioo. KAUl.li, uapuuu ai. ru i.rueue. eno. , v .ER, Jr., PresMenV. i UREEN, New YoTSv For freight or patsuge anpiv lo d. s. r ii ii. r. i. 14 No. i UOWUNU NEW EXPRESS ' ONE Tft 'CtT Aloiandria, Georgetown, and Waehlnirton, 1. i.T. t ik C.. via Cht-Hfekt jtiid lij.warA ( inn. I ,ui- vuuii.vjuu. wiHunns iraiu hi mi.it niroal route for Lsuchlmi, Uriatoi, Ivnoavillo, Nashville, Dulton. and tb. Bonthwest. , Kteamerj leave regularly every Baturdaf At noon front, the Bret wharf above Market street. Untight reueivod daily. Villi am p. clydk a )u.. Tivnw a RO. W horth And South wnarvea. . j NOTICE. FOR NEW YORK VIA1 l(f .yjrV" Ielawre and HnnUn Canal, SWIrTyi'RK mfbaw 1 RANhl'dUTA'i'loN COMPAN V lHA. FaTJI1 AND r-WlrTHUlUC LINK. r V Kb Jl he V iiKiimae ot these linos will he roaumnd on ami .tier tb.nthof March. For frxift-ta, which wlU be titteo mi AcoomnKMistiug torms, spplv to W. M. BAIRn A t;o , 0. IS houtU ViUiuvim. sv nr. t 4& bin.