if J" x ' i C.t . . .:! I 1 1.1 . i. -. X ' I ' .1:.' AXJD DUX&B. Tke Rt?l MMhe.l. af Te.nrk.i.a; Molm -The Failure afthe Artlcolailwn" Method. A day or two ago, we presented a nummary of the anneal report of the Hoard of Direc tors of the Tennsylvama Institution for the Deaf and Dnmb for 18t!. As we have Already laid the statistics of the report before our readers, we doem it unnecessary to repeat them; but we Invite their attention to the following extract f row the report on the subject of articulation, and especially to th very interesting letter of Miss Mont gomery, The report says: "Much attention has been given to that of articulation. i "Believing that the system of teaching the deaf mute by signs, adopted by De l'Epee and improved by Sicard, was superior to that of lleinike, the directors introduced it into this institution at its foundation, a half a century ago; and they have had no reason to regret the course then takes. Indeed, experience and observation have confirmed them in their opinion, and they feel themselves sustained by the opinions of Dr. Kitto, Harvey Prindle Teot, LL. D., the Be v. Dr. Day, Mr. Lewis Weld, Eev. T. W. Turner, the Itev. Collins Htone, and President E. M. Gallandet, gen tlemen whose large intelligence, great expe rience, ripe judgment, and intimate acquaint ance with the subject, justly entitle their opinions to great weight." . ,Dr. Kitto, "Lost Bensos," pp. 30, 31, says: ' "I am thoroughly persuaded that this mouth-reading must be wholly inadequate to the purposes of real conversation, involving intercourse of the intellect or the imagi nation." Dr. Teet, in his Report on European Insti tutions, 1852, page 2.r.r, says: "On this head (instruction in articulation) I can but repeat and confirm the views expressed in the able report of llev. George E. Day, made to the board seven years ago. Mr. Pay's opportuni ties for testing thoroughly the results attained in the most celebrated articulating schools were mueh more extensive than those enjoyed by myself; and to his conclusion (the result of the most thorough and searching examina tion of those schools perhaps ever made), that instruction in articulation is scarcely ever of decided benefit, except when the faculty of speech has been acquired through the ear, all the observations I was able to make only ' bring additional confirmation."' Professor Day says in his report, 1S15, p. 167: "The common testimony given by professors, clergymen, and gentlemen in other professions is, 'We cannot understand them.' " On p. 178: "To one-tenth of the whole, instruction in articulation is not j;iven, or if attempted, is a complete failure. Two-tenths succeed, in a modified sense, while seven-tenths are only able to make themselves understood in the articulation of frequently-repeated sentences and single words." In regard to lip-reading, he says (p. 82); "On an average, about one-third of the most advanced class, with the aid of the feigns employed by the teacher, and the fre quent repetition made use of, appear to under stand the most of what the instructor says; another third appear to lose a considerable part, while the remainder only seize the most common words, and are much of the time obviously at a loss as to what is going on." In Dr. Day's report of a second visit to the most important institu tions, made eight years later, he says: "The proportion of deaf mutes who may, with a suflicient expenditure of time and labor, be taught to articulate mechanically, and to read upon the lips, is variously estimated at from one-fifth to one-tenth of the whole number." "The instances of remarkable ! suocess are comparatively rare, and in nearly every case conditioned upon the possession of the power of hearing, until an advanced period of child hood. Any attempt to make the teaching of meohanical articulation a port of the general system of deaf mute instruction, would be a : deplorable error." "No new arguments or reasons in favor of teaching deaf mutes to arsiculate and read upon the lips have been advanced. It is not pretended that recent discoveries or improvements have been made, by which the teaching of articulation to deaf ' mutes has become easier, or more generally successful than formerly. " ! Mr. Wild, in his "Iteport on European In stitutions," 1845, p. Ill), says: "Such a sys tem does not seem to me to be suited to the taste or the wants of our country. In regard - to the former (Germany), I scarcely met with an intelligent person . of any rank, even in Germany, who spoke of the articulation of the deaf and dumb with approbation. It was rather with disgust, as a matter very repul sive and disagreeable; and sure I am, it would not be less so, in general, in the United States. Our wants require that all the deaf and dnmb of our land should be educated in the best manner, to secure their usefulness and happiness. But how can we afford con stantly to devote so many men of intelligence and vigor to the education of each class of four, five, eight, or even ten deaf mute chil dren, as would be required on the German system?" The Rev. W. W. Turner, in the proceed ings of the National Conference of Principals of Institutions for the Deaf and Dumb,; 1808, p. CO, says: "There are many congenital deaf mutes who can be taught to utter a few plain, simple words, especially those whose enunciation is marked i and sharp. - And second, a few who have some considerable voice, and who are accustomed to make noises, may be taught to use that voice for the enunciation of words and sentences. But I do believe that the time spent ' in coramuni , eating articulation to congenital deaf mutes is almost time wasted." ', ! l -u - . Itev. Collins Stone, in the Fifty-third Annual Itetort of the American Asylum, page 20, gays: "The instruction of the deaf and dumb has now been' prosecuted for something more than a hundred years. It has been conducted in the main by men distinguished for bril liant talents, sound judgment and practical skill, as well as for Christian charity. The published treatises on this subject, discussing methods of teaching, theories and principles of the art, number several hundred in several different languages. Have tne experience, the investieations. the patient labor of a nun dred vears settled any principles? Taught anv lossonB ? Fixed upon' any reliable Termite? These questions can! have but one " reply; a reply that can neither be evaded nor ignored. It is the conclusion so often reite rated in these discussions as the substantial ground we have always occupied that, while semi-mute and semi-deaf children should be . taught articulate speech,' tbe great moss of congenital mutes can never acquire it, or be -j benefited by it . President Gallaudet, who; two years "ago ' spent several months' in an examination of ,. . .. European Bchools, says (p! 40): "Three teachers only, of all whom I have consulted, , - claim success in articulation as attainable by the mans of the deaf mutes, tnd these admit that Ynerience has not vet Hustainflil their that experience has not yet Sustained their View." I r THE TAILY FINING; TFIHG??iri?-rIniXvAT)EL?lITA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1870. 1 - r. 1 ; ..""'-'- , 1 1 1 . . ' .... 1 1 - i . . T; The report then continues as follows: "1 he accompany ing letter from the gifted Miis Montgomery, a umtberin the New York Institution for the Deaf and Durub.'cannot fail to be reBd with deep interest." Miss Montgomery sletter reads as follows: "Institution fob the vts.t ah jjumu, Nw York, Nov. itftb, 1809. Mr. Barclay Dear Kir: I was very much surprised and flattered at the reoeipt of your letter asking my 'opinion' on the vexed and vexatious question of articulation. I should not be half a woman if I did not have an opinion on the subject a very decided one, too and one that I am in no wise iom w rpreii. ai. just this, that special instruction in articula tion, even to the classes you mention (the semi-deaf and semi-mute), is simply special instruction in a very pretty and expensive, and in some rare cases rather usoful, accom plishment. .. t "In answer to your other question, whother I prefer the sign or written language to speech, I say most emphatically that I do. Indeed, aside from a reluctance which I can not overcome, to nse my vocal powers, they are so limited, and I speak with so much ef fort, mental and physical, that beyond a few sentences of commonplace, or a few words in an emergency, I rarely, attempt to use my voice, and never succeed in making myself understood. Persons of average quickness of apprehension fail to understand me at all, until they have become familiar with my peculiarities of speech. I do not, in fact, know a single individual with whom I could carry on a conversation of any considerable length, without having recourse to the manual alphabet or to writing. "Bince the receipt of your letter I have in quired of ten semi-mutes, six of whom are employed as teachers here (the remainder are members of the high class), their preference in this matter, and nine unhesitatingly and unequivocally declared that either the manual alphabet or writing was more agreeable to them than speech, as a mode of communica tion; and that they habitually made use of one or the other of these modes in preference to speech. Tho tenth was undecided; but as I know that he very rarely uses his voioe when he can get pencil and paper, I think his in decision is more of theory than of fact. All of the ten I have mentioned have as good a command of the voioe as I have, and four speak with remarkable ease and distinctness for deaf persons. One, in particular, is a marvel to all her hearing friends on account of the clearness and grace of her enunciation, and yet, in talking with hearing persons who can read from her fingers, she almost invari ably makes use of them. This lady is, by those most competent to decide in such a matter, adjudged to speak better than any other deaf person they have ever heard; and yet in the street or in a shop she finds it almost impossible, often quite so, to make her simplest remarks or inquiries understood. "However distinct the utterance may be made, I doubt if art can ever so supply the lost guidance of the ear, as to make speech to the deaf of any practical value, outside of the immediate circle of family and friends. And when the manual alphabet, which fur nishes a sure, rapid, and unobtrusive means of communication can be learned in a few hours, it seems to be, to use the mildest word, extremely selfish to require a deaf child to perfect or acquire, by slow and painful effort, a means of communication, in which he can, from the very fact of his deafnos, take no real pleasure. And when we consider how much our pupils have to accomplish in the very limited time given them, the question is, not 'Is articulation practicable,', but, 'Is it right to attempt to teach it?" f "The record of Dr. Kitto, in, this matter, 'Lost Senses,' pp. 20-31, is, in substance, the experience of every semi-mntd of my ac quaintance. His opinion should, I think, from the position to which he attained and the peculiar circumstances of bis life, have great weight. Becoming totally deaf at the age of twelve, he retained his vocal powers, so far as any deaf person can retain them, and was able to improve them very much by de termined and persevering nse; yet on page 111 of the work to which I have' referred, he says: 'My own present facility of speech stands me in little stead, beyond the walls of my own house. I do not find real occasion for it ten times in a year." "The dear friends who have labored and sacrificed so much for us cannot, by their utmost endeavors, restore to us our lost sense; ana since tne same mignty pnysicai convulsion that threw up an impassable bar rier to sound turned the spontaneous flow of thought from its natmral channel into a new one, let them not, in mistaken ; kindness, try to force it back to the old, but as heretofore, endeavor to smooth and widen the new. ' "I have been constrained to , answer your questions at much greater length than I in tended, and the fact that the subject is one in which I am greatly interested must be my excuse. 1 nave been teaching dumb mutes and semi-mntes with all my might since the day I graduated, and no one, I think, would . . .1 .1; i X! . 'i 1. x nan wim more ueugnc or uuops wiiu greater zeal any system which gave reasonable promise of broader and deeper culture or in creased social facilities for the deaf. This old-new system holds out no such hope; it has been tried, and it failed. j "Hoping that I have not taken up too much of your time, and that , you will not attribute my earnestness to a lack of respect for those who differ with me in this matter, but to an impatience that I cau hardly oon trol when I boo time spent that cannot be re gained, and money that is so; muoh needed elsewhere expended in attempts that seem utterly futile. .... -' "I am, dear sir, very truly yours, ... "Ida Montgomery." The report then continues: f i i.'Mt may be added that instruction in articulation has been abandoned in most of the schools in Great Britain, except in the cases of the semi-deaf and semi-mute. "Sensibly alive to whatever is calculated to improve the education of the deaf, mute, and aware of the interest taken by the public, the Directors determined to appoint a committee of their own body, and one of, their most competent and experienced teaohers, to visit and examine the schools where articulation was taught, in MasHachuBetti, Connecticut, and New York. ; , , r "In the month of October last the com mittee visited the American Asylum, at Hartford,- and witnessed tha . mQde of imparting instruction to her pupils . in articulation,' adopted by Miss Sweet. ! ; i f -v "I'roin liarttorct tne commilteo went to Northampton, and examined the School of Articulation under the efficient and accom plished Miss Harriet B. Rogers. On their return tne committee vianea tne New York" Inttitution for the Deaf and Dumb, an(j the school under the car of Mr. F. A. Rising. . . ''Instruction is given in artioulation iu the New York Institution by the experienced Mr. En (retain an The committee spoaK in high terms of the cordial reoeption they everywhere met with, and the facilities afforded them in ! croaeontinK their inquiries. , It was nowhere ! proaecnting their inaumes. It -nownere MBeneauimsuu uvw acquiring a knowledge" of articulation. - And almost all semi-mutes who can speaK, prefer holding conversation by signs or by writing. From all the information the committee obtained, and their own observation, tbey came unanimously to the con clusion that the education of deaf mutes is far more general, more thorongh, more accurate, and less expensive by signs than by lip-reading; and that very few buo ceed in holding a conversation of any length by the reading of the lips. But inasmuch as some of the semi-mute and somi-deaf pupils may derive advantage by more systematic instruction in articulation than that hitherto adopted, they recommended the employment of a well-qualified teacher for that purpose, i "The board deeming it expedient to adopt any measure which will improve the educa tion of the deaf mutes, directed the Com mittee on Instruction to nominate a suitable female as a teacher of articulation to such of the semi-mutes and semi-deaf as are likely to be benefited by such instruction. The com mittee will, no doubt, promptly make the nomination. A full opportunity will thus be afforded to test the value of the measure." This copious extraot will fully satisfy our readers that the directors are fully alive to this important question, whether teaching articulation to the deaf is as advantageous as that of imparting instruction to them by the aanual alphabet and by signs. We do not nndertake to decide the question, but we commend the directors' for their determina tion to impart more systematic instruction to their semi-mute and semi-deaf pupils in arti culation. The following paragraph is from the New York World of the 13th inst.: HAItD ON THK DEAF MUTES. Some of the pupils of the institution for the improved instruction of the deaf mutes were up here tp-day, and were able to do astonish ing things in the way of understanding ques tions merely by observing the motions of the lips as they were uttered, and answering them audibly, as the result of a course of instruc tion in articulation unassisted by the ear. Mr. Tweed made some inquiries of them whioh were answered very intelligently, until he commenced to question them about the pros pects of the new charter and as to the names of Harbor Masters and Port Wardens the Governor would send in, when they relapsed into their original 'mental and auricular ob livion. 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Kull nartioulars. a valuable sam- cle. which will do to eommeuo wotk on, and a oopy of Yi J'ovilc'i JjilTary Cmpaiium one of the Urges, and i . ua,,iiw bmihiiiuit. nublialied all sent free by maiL Header, if too want permanent, prolllabi work, address L O. AJUWta a) W., AUguaia, maiu am out j-'-ti'! -j I ."'i.x.-l'i A i. PROPOSALS I1ROPOHAI.S FOB STAMPED ENVELOPES AND . WRAPPERS. ' FOBT OmCI DUTAHTItBTrT, tTAmnswr. mary 10, ism f until 8 P. M. Janna rWlod FrrtrtonftiH Will r fwelTed en thn lrt day of MARCH, Wo, for fnmlHhing all the "Stamped Enveloped" and lrNewrpr wrap pers" which thia Department may require daring penrx of roar rear, commencing 1st of July, 1870,i.t BTAMI EW BaVKlAH'KM. Ho. I. Not aiEo. iji by X Inches, of white paper. i ... . No. 1 Ordinary lottor 1-16 by UK lnchea, .. of white. burr, canary, or crram ootorvd pnr, or iu such proportion ot either h war oe required. rco. s. run letter size mnirnmmea on nan. for elrcolare), 8 y by BM lm-hen. of the earne colors as jno. s, ana under a like condition aa to the propor tion of ear.n. . No, 4. Full letter tlM. V br 6V inches, of lame colon as No. , and under a like condition as to the DroDortioR or eacn. . No. 6. Extra letter size fnnffnmmed on flan, for circulars), 8x by J Inches, of name colors as No. S, and under a like condition as to the proportion of earn. No. C Extra letter stie. 8 Vf bv V Inches, of same colors as No. 3, and under a like condition as to the proportion oi eacn. No. 7. crucial size. bt by 9K inches, of same colors as No. S, and under a Lifco condition as to the proportion or eacn. No. 8. Extra official else, 4 by Inches, of same colors as No. 9, and under a like condition aa to the proportion or eacn. NEWSPAPER WRAPPERS, ' . i oy 9)4 Inches, of buff or manllla paper. au ine anove enveiones ana WTH-nnera to na em boused with pontage stamps of such denominations. styles, and colors, and to bear snch printing on the face, and to be mnde In the most thorough, manner, of paper of approved quality, manufactured specially for the purpose, with such water marks or other de vices to prevent Imitation as the Poetmaster-tteneral may airecu The envelopes to be thoromrhlv and nerfectlv trammed, the gumming on the flap of each (except iur circuiting w oe puv on not lens inan nair an incn in width the entire length. The wrappers to be gummed not Ions than three-fourths of an inch In wiutn across me ena. All envelopes and wrappers must be banded In parcels of twentv-flve. and sacked in strong pasteboard or straw boxes, each to contain not less than two hundred and llftv of the letter or extra letter size, and one Hundred each of the otll clal or extra olllciol size, separately. The news paper wrappers to be packed in boxes to contain not lees than two hundred and fifty each. The boxes are to be wrapped and sealed, or securely lasicueu iu strung maniua paper, so as to saieiy bear trannportation by 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 must be packed in strong wooden cases, weu Birappeu witn noon-iron, ana aaaressea but When less than two thousand are required, proper labels of direction, to be furnished br an agent of the Department, muat be placed upon each pacaage dj tne contractor, wooden cases, eon lalnlng envelopes or wrappers to be transported by water roates, must be provided with suitable water-proofing. The whole to be done under the Inspection and direction of an agent of the Department. The enveiones and wrannera mnst ha fnmtnhert and delivered with ail reasonable despatch, complete In all respects, ready for use, and in such quantities as may be required to flu the daHy orders of post masters ; tne deliveries to ue maae euoer at tne I'osi Olllce Department, Washington, D. Ct, or at the office of an agent duly authorized to Inspect and re ceive the same ; the place ef delivery to be at the option of tho 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 contractor. Bidders are notified that the Department will re quire, as a condition oi tne contract .mat tne eu velopes and wrappers shall be manufactured am! stored In such manner as to ensure security against loss uy nre or tneiu Tue manuiactory must at all times be subject to the lnspeetlon of an agent of the Department, who will require the stipulations of the contract to be faithfully observed. The dies for embossing the nostaire scamps on the envelopes and wrappers are to be executed to tho satisfaction of the Postmaster-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 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 seen at any of the principal post offices, but these specimens are not to be re- garaea as tne styie ana quality nxed by tne 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 as well as the manufactured en velopes, wrappers, and boxes, aid make their bids accordingly. The contract will be awarded to the bidder whose proposal, although It be not the lowest. Is con sidered most advantageous to the Department, taking into account the prices, quality of the sam ples, workmanship, and the sufficiency 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 by a sufficient and satisfactory guarantee. The Postmaster-General also reserves the right to reject any and - all bids, if In his Judgment the interests ot the Government require it. i Before closing a contract the successful bidder may be required to prepare new djes, and submit Impressions thereof. Tun us of thk pbbsiint diss HAT OR MAT MOT BE CONTINUED. - Bonds, with approved and sufficient sureties, In the sum of "4H),ooo, will be required for the faithful performance of the contract, as required by the seventeenth section of the act of Congress, approved the S6th of August, 1842, and payments under said contract will be made quarterly, after 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 offered for sale for the purpose of speculation ; and 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 of wrappers issued to Postmasters daring the fiscal year ended June 80, 1869, was as follows, via. : - No, L Note size 1,114,000. i ' " No. a. Ordinary letter size; (not heretofore nsed). ' r No. ft. Fall letter size, (ungummed, for circulars) -4,160,000. No. 4. Full letter size 6T,86T,BO0. 1 Na 6. Extra letter size, (ungummed, for circulars,' 843, DOW. No,. Extra letter size 4,204,800. ' No. 7. Official size eo4,eso. . No. & Extra official size 1700. Wranpers 8.696.8S0. Bids should be securelv enveloped and sealed, marked "Proposals for Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers," and addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaster-General, Post Office Department, Wash ington. D C .. . , , .J0m x g' IIIeodtMl' ' "' c Postmaster General. , , 1 : DRUOS, PAINT8, at TO. JOIIKIIT SlIOEMAIilBU Az CO., N. E. Corner FOURTH and RACE Sts., . . .PHILADELPIUA, j ', ,', ... WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, Importers and Manufacturers of ' WHITB LEAD AND COLORED PAINTS, PUTTY, VARNISHES, ETC.! 1 " ' ' AGENTS FOB TUB CELEBRATED . TRENCH ZINC PAINTS, j Dealers and consumers supplied at lowest price for cash. - ' . I 'U T" r M. yiARSIIAT.T DRUGGIST AtVD CHEMIST. AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN ' PAINTS, OILS. GLASS. AND PATENT MEDICINES, Nos. 1301 and 13033U11KET St. UlalthstaSot CTliYlLtSOf, IIBO.', sfc CO. C. OILS CSnt Ho. 139 S. BKOOND Straaa. DR. M. KLINE CAN CURE' CUTANEOUS Krnptiona, Marks on th Bkin, Ulcers In ths Throat, Month, and Nose, Kor Ig, and Bores of every eonoeiva ble character. Otfioe, No. a B. JOJtVKNTH, between Oiissnut and Marks tsUeeta. l . . SHIPPING. LORLLLARD .STEAMSHIP URI FOR N 12 TV YORK. RUNNING RF.OUIRI.Y EV1CRV TUKSDAV.TMUR DAT. AND 8ATURDAY, AT NOON, would sail attention of shippers to this (SPECIAL NOTICR. ' Urea i Uednctlon of Rates. On apsntna of Berlna Navigation the Sasin lin will ra DAILY, at t cents per 100 lba I eecU per iuut, or eent net gallon, ship' option. JOHN t. OHL, No. 19 NORTH WUARVRS. N. B.-Eitra rates on small package Iron, metals, eta. sto. An,;""'.-Llv'rOl' AND B i . "& r'L r i fStl inman una fit Mall 2" - -- fteamsr are appointed to sail a fok ha w -jl k lows " Mail RAThh nr iRAin pIJLmL? a ,TlAM sAHJna kvtrt SArrmoaT. FIRbT OA BIN. Te Ixndon...., I IJAtllN . . . eiftA I DTL' 1. 1 ) ... 100 I BTKKKAtiK r. ....' 1 To fans. i'w iu l . Ml u uu ......... A, PAS8AOB Bl TH TUKaDAT iTKAMXR, 'ilAaiurAX.' ritlBT CAHIN. .tl . d .... Payable In Gold. Payshle In CurranCT. I Liverpool.. Kslitax... ...,f0 Liverpool..., ... .... 2U Halifax:.. .......... ...... S fct. John's, N ,.V bv Branch Bteamer. . . . b, Branch Steamer... . to , at reduced rates. ' -n Tickets can be bonpht her at moderate rates by person vrlshlna to send for their frtenda frmjaa tow further particulars apply at ths Oonrnanv' Offioea. JOHN O. DALK. Aaent Orte 0'iilTtAi-.n 4 6 Ho. 4u2 CUK8NUT Street, PhiladelphLw rjONLY DIRECT LINE to FRANCE fE-J-iirjOM PAN V'8 MAIL BTKAMBHIFS BRrtSTT KW yR.K AJD HAVM.VAJLUWO AT The so'lendld new vessels pn this favorite rout for the SurdaT " ' KoTth riT,r' , i j.i V0? OF PA88AGK la sold (including wine), . 10 BWiST OR HATRK, First Cabin $11 1 Second Oauin ftag T pauih woe , . Onoludlnt railway tickets, furnished on board.) First Cabin (146 Heoond Uebtn These stesmera do not oarrv steerage passengers. .S8I ..ou.um .ib.uu.uc. iiwu m enarae. - American travellers going to or r turning from th eon Unent of Knropn, by taking the steamers of this line avoid annenessary risks from transit by English railways and crorsins th channel, besides saving time, trouble, and ex pens. GHOUGK MACK KNZIir Agent, w . t Ne.M BROADWAY. Aew York. For pasaag in Philadelphia, apple at Adams Eipreas 3ornpany,to . H. L I.KAf. IU' No, 830 OHESNUT Btxeei, NORTH GERMAN LLOYD. BTRAM BETWEKN NEW YORK AMD BREMEN. VIA SOUTHAMPTON Tub mjrkw KTtiu.R. m aiBV. . JXfin run remilarlv hAi.Mn v.. v u d men, and Southampton, carrying the Unitad StatM.'KnA. lirh. and Continental mails. D1" FBOM BRKMKN ......EVERY BATURDAT FROM SOUTHAMPTON EVERY TUEKDAY FBOM NEW YORK EVERY SATURDAY lyire qf lutagtfrum Kme York lo Bmun, LoitJoH, Havre, and Southampton: I rrst Cabin, (120 ; Second Oabin, $ 72 ; Bteerage. B30. Gold. from Bretnm lo KM ror. ' First Cabin, 1UU ; Second C.bih, $72 ; Bteerage, 40. Gold. joese vesiieis isse rreiRtrc to liondoa and Hull, for , ... u iuivii.il urn. u. .n.i i u k are sianea. -A n experienced surgeon is attaohed to each vessel. All letters must pass through the Post Office. r.o Bum or lAdina but those of the Company will be signed. Bills of Lading wi',1 positively not be delivered before goods are cleared at the Custom House. Bpecie taken to Havre, Southampton, and Bremen at th lowest rate. For freight or pasuge apply to OELR1CH8 A CO., Hit No. 68 BROAD Street, N. T. ja. PHILADELPHIA, RICHMOND, s.1!? NORFOLK STEAMSHIP LINE. THROUH tfUB-rnilT am T.wSa nSft -trr Til U oniTnu .mm nrwmm ASED FACULTIES AND REDUCED RATES Steamer leave every WRDNKSDAYsnd BATURDAT. StKT BtrMumn' fIitsT WHARF abov. MAR vtJ",9 l?Tl9HMON D TO KSDAY8 and TURDAY8 ""jvuyuv. vv ji.d.bija YB and BA- NO Bill, nf Tjutinv minnaA ... 1. ill ' w " .. . m v viuvi uu wuunaj THROUGH BATES to all point. In North and Soutt Carolina, via Boa board Air Lin Railroad, oonneoting al rprisniouiri.ana ut aAncbbnrg, Va Tennessee, and West, via Virginia an t i. na v irgiiua anu Tennsase Air Lin and Riohmoa and Danville Railroad fcVaioht 14 AMni.trii RTFPAVnv I a-i . v nor RATES THAN ANY OTHER l.rNlc " No chars for oommlueion, drayage, or any expense oi .1 (inn. ci . , 8 team ships insure at lowest rat. Freight received daily. But Room accommodations for passengers, WILLIAM P. VLX UK k CO., fto. 128. WHARVES and Pier 1 N. WHARVES, i W. P. PORTER. Agent at Richmond and City Point. T. P. ORO WELL A OO., Agent at Norfolk. 15 CrTr ifwa C tTTrpiI A n AT T la A w ,a( UV w A a A vnivvuuiat THE SOUTH, SOUTHWEST. dZ-SSSS .. AND FLORIDA PORTS. Th Steamship c PBOMETHEU8. Captain GRAY, ( will leave Pie 17, below Spruce street, - On THURSDAY. February 17, at i P. M. Comfortable accommodations for Paaaenffftiw. Through Passage Tickets and Bills of Lading issued in eonneotion with th South Carolina Railroad to all point douui anu Doutnweflt, ana witn steamers to r lonaa porta. Insurance by this Line ONE-HALF PER CENT. ' Goods forwarded free of commission. -Bills of Lading furnished and signed at th offio. , ,. For freight or passage, apply to ' B. A. SOUDER A CO., 165 .. t Dock Btreet Wharf. FROM CHARLESTON T( An nllini VIA HAVAKTVAtT TDl I 'IiORIDA. VIA rEC32- WEEKLY LINE. WEEKLY LINE. The followinr s IrftW The following steamer will ai.arleston tor Florids. via Savannah, three times a wee! after arrival of the New York steamships and th North eastern Railroad train: PILOT BOY (Inland Route), every SUNDAY MORXI TK(1 at. 8 n'nlnnk. . , . ' DICTATOR, vry TUF8DAY KVENTNG at 8 o'clock. Clix ru INT, every (miiAi avaflutuuio'oiook. Through tioketa to be had of all Charleston and Sevan nah btoamahip Lin Asneia in New York. J, D. AIKEN A CO., J : .j. ( t x i : . Agent at Charleston, L. J. GUILMAKTIN A CO., 14 i . . . Agents at Savannah. TJrxy OT irOrtii a a ivn tjt . I mm imiuin iiiiii w wxei Uam.luH &l . I .:J.. .a Xk kki ot every month . MKKHIMACK. CanUin Wler. ' ' - BOOTH AMERICA, Captain E. L. Tinklepangh. . ' llOR'l HAM ERICA. Cautain U. B. Blocum. These splendid steamers auil on schedule time, and oalli at St. inomas, rare, rernambuoo, xtatua, ana sua de Janeiro, going ana returning. Hot iigagmnt of freight or passage apply to aorejmasem.uv.w i R VjTiaiStjN, Agent, 14 No. I BOWUNO GREEN, New York. FOR NEW ORLEANS DIRECT. THE CROMWELL LINE. vs Bteamships of this Line will leave PierH air- Wo. it, Nortn River, a I o'clock f . M. on GEORtJK W A BHINGTON, Gager. k UlRIWlHi. Ketnhba. Fraigtxt taken for St. Louis, Mobile, and Galvastoa an through rale, uabiu ixaosag, rou. ... For paa-. (first ami Pgg' 14 -' ' ' i'. ... No. BO WEST Street. U. 8. MAIL TO HAVANA.-J iTt.iKTTnuiiT. iTriMiinrvnni 'Jm ..;). i i.ii. ... i ,i muiiDotiirf pniiiix. rnKU'ariT x3.vo.Aa laiiiwvi&ri r I, 'Mi e wctova jnu, precisexy, inuu x isl XVU. S xioriu xuvvn , . MOKO CASTLE, Captain R. Adam. .... COLUMBIA, Captain E. Vaa Sio. : EAGLE, OapUin M. R. Green. For ireifht or pasHage apply to 8. G. WliKKLER, J.. President, '14 No. i BOWLING OREEN, New York. 'r-?V NEW 1 EXPRESS LINE TCX lM Vt? Alexandria. Gwwtown, and Washington, D , J . ilm" . via Chesapeake and Delawar Canal, with! tukuuaxiljia aA A lavandrl from the most direct route iu.' iiynuhburg-, Bristol. KxxuavUI, Naahviil, Dal ton, and th Southwest. : Slamers leave regularly every Batorday at noon frotrj aue nrst wuan awT. o'vxau. .ucwiw . Frtrv6AiIUJAMp-0LTBIl400. j No. 14 North and Seuth wharve. i HYTJH A TYLER, Aganta. a Georgetown). M ELDR1DGE A CO., Agent at Alexandria. l 1 NOTICE. FOR NEW YORK. VI a v. La war. ana inwa o " 5, ; ' TRANSPORTATION . COMPANY. DKk . . n i. t i CUMWUTTD 'A'ICU AND BW1DT8URK LINK. . M I l'be busines ot these liswe will be resnmea on ana sue, theetbof Alaron. got freignte. WiiAun wxx. w exi ... y vaa. ft aeoonimortaUns tarma. avply v haird A OO. '; la) ' ' , .' ," v' ,- ftliBBouU VVharv. 4T r y y'ty of few York, via Halifax. Tnewlav F.h n la A M I Ojty of P.rie Batirday, K. .U 1 ''la. ' M 1 ( i y of Brooklyn, Saturday, M.r.h 6, AM. I City of Boston, via Halifax, Tneeday.Mareh , at Q A K. l And each suooeed In. Katnni.. -TJ i. ,.-.?. I from Pier &, North KlverT ' "u7' ' I tiUMAN 1 y.i: J
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