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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. Higher than this tho
poet does not aim, for, as he snys in his
"Apolocy
Of Heaven or Hell I have no power to sing,
I cannot easo the burden of your fears.
Or make quick coining death a little thing,
Or bring again the pleasure of past years,
Nor for my words shall yc forget your tears,
Or hope again for aught that I can say,
The idle singer of au empty day.
Tho heavy trouble, the bewildering caro
That wcltriis us down wuo uve una earn our
bread,
These Idle verses have no power ip bear;
Po let mo slug of names remembered,
Bccauee they, living not, can ne'er be dead.
Or long time take their memory quite away
From us poor siugers or an empty tiay.
Dreamer of dreams, born out of my due lime,
Why should 1 strive to set tho crookod
straight ?
Let it suffice me that my murmuring rhyme
Beats witn light wing against the ivory gate,
Telling a tide not too importunate
To those who in the sleepy region stay,
Lulled by tne singer 01 an wie nay."
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by the parties thomselvss, and removed, if neuossary, for
repairs to boilers, pipes, etc , and replaced without in the
least detracting from Its efficiency.
Sections applied free of charge to test its merits.
Its advantages over hair felt and the cemeuU heretofore
used show at ones. All orders left wiih
KELLY, HOWELL & LUDWIG,
MACHINERY AGENCY,
No. 917 MARKET STREET.
S 10 tbatulm' PHILADELPHIA.
DRUGS, PAINTS, FTP.
JOIIi:UT SHOEJIAKEIt & CO.,
N. E. Corner FOUBTH and RACE Sts.,
j PHILADELPHIA,
! WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS.
j Importers and Manufacturers of
I wniTB LEAD AND COLORED PAINTS, PUTTY,
I VARNISHES, ETC.
1 AGENTS FOR TUB CELEBRATED FRENCH
ZINC PAINTS.
! Dealers and consumers supplied at lowest prices
! ior canh. in i
JH. M-AtHIIAJLL,
DRUCCIST AND CHEMIST,
AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
PAINTS, OILS. GLASS. AND
PATENT MEDICINES,
Nos. 1301 and 1303 MARKET St.
; UJ al thstuHm
PAPER HANQINQS.
LOOK I LOOK ! 1 LOOK I ! ! WALL PAPERS
and Linen Window Shades Manufactured, tho
cheapest 5ui0iiJBTOI, lepot. No. lub
BCKINt GAKOHN Btrea. bolow Klevontn. Branch, No.
UJ rKls'HALbUMt.OajiMlen.New Jerasy. Ibs4
PROPOSALS.
l)ROPOHAI FOR BTAMPKD ENVELOPES AND
WRAI'PERS.
Tost Cmci T)itrkrvmrr,
Sealed Prr-Bonals will be rero-lvfd nl i P. M.
cm the 1st day of MARCH, 1H70, for fnrnlnhtn all
the "8tmp(f Envelopes" and "Newspatwr Wrap
pers" which thin Department may require during
a period of four Tears, commencing: 1st Of July.
1870, !,
STAMPED KNVK1AJI-KN.
No. L Note siee. ST bT X Inches, of white
paper.
o. j. orfihiarr letter ill!", a mo ot b
Inches, of white, bnlT, canary, or cream
colored paper, or in such proportion of either as
may w reqniren.
No. 8. Full lntter sice fnmrnmmed on flfrn. for
circulars), gy by bx Incheo. of the same coHirs as
no. i, ami nnaer a uae condition aa vo tno propor
tion of each.
No. 4. Full letter sire. BV bT BV Inches, of same
colors m Nix 9, and under a like condition as to the
proportion oi cacn.
No. 6. Extra letter sine (tino-nmmed on flan, for
circulars), 8) by ) Inches, of same colors an Nik
S, and under a like condition as to the proportion of
earn.
No. 6. 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.