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FHIDAY, FEBRUARY 35, 1870.
OUR CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY.
Sesatou Cambron yesterday presented a me
morial f rom the Common Council and the
Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, and also
from the I'ennsyWanift Legislature, asking
the co-operation of Congress in the move
ment for the celebration of the centennial
anniewary of American. Indepondonco, and
that Congress will fix the place of, holding
!, the anniversary. We hope that Congress will
lake action n this subject without much
. delay, for although several years will elapse
' before the nation's one-hundredlh birthday
comes round, it is not too soon to commence
making preparations, especially if the cele
bration is to take the shape of a
grand international exposition, to which
we will invite the whole brotherhood of na
tions for the purpose of joining in our
t rejoioings. With regard to the proper place
. for holding such an exposition, there can be
but one opinion among impartial men. It
will doubtless be charged that we are influ
enced by interested motives in urging the
claims of ' Philadelphia, but it only needs a
moment's reflection to see that this, of all the
r cities on the continent, is the one that oom-
1 bines all the necessary qualifications. First,
end most important of all, it was here that
the Declaration of .Independence was signed;
here stands the old State Ilouse in which the
l great men of the Revolution deliberated upon
that measure and determined upon its adop
tion. .' This alone would fix the claims of
' Philadelphia unless there were insuper
, Able objections that would necessitate the
" selection of some other place, that would not
possess the same grand associations. Inde
pendently of this, however, the fact remains
that there is no place in the United States
that is so well provided with facilities for the
'proper observance of such an occasion. In
our Park there is an abundance of room for
j the largest exhibition building that it may be
necessary to erect; we are sufficiently near
the seaboard for the easy reception of goodtj
k from all parts of the world, and contributions
i to the exhibition can be brought directly to
n our wharves. The railroad connections with
i this city are such that direct communication
. an be had with every part of the country.'
from the Lakes to the Gulf and from the
l Atlantic to the Pacific; and last, but not
least, there is no other city in the
Union that can comfortably acoommodate a
'large concourse . of strangers. . Indeed, it
would be an absurdity to hold the centennial
celebration anywhere else than in Philadel
phia, and in spite of the pressuro that will
doubtless be brought to bear to induce the
selection of some other city, we are confident
that Congress will decide this matter in the
only way in which it can properly be decided,
'by making provision for a grand international
i exposition of art, science, and industry, to be
opened with appropriate ceremonies by the
.President of the United States on the Fourth
of July, 1876. '
POLITICAL MAKESHIFTS. ,
If coubuption or incapacity becomes pre-'
'dominant in any of the political departments
of our city, we do not attempt to remedy it
by i eleoting better men, but we upset the
whole political machinery and give the pow
ers of the department to any body or set of
,inen who 'happen at the time to be more
honest. This is a wretched system for carry
ing on a great Government. The care of
our streets, for instance a most proper funo
Hion of our city government is taken from
them and given to the Board of Health, not
because it is a proper body to exercise it, but
because the members of , it at the time are
believed to be more honest. They have
had it a year, and now a Citizens Associa
tion is formed to turn them out
and take it themselves. The corporate trusts
are made jobs, but instead of turning out
the jobbers, we appeal to the Legislature,
and have the trusts handed over to somebody
else. We give the control of our schools to
one set of people, of our streets to another,
of the trusts to a luira, oi our ranc to a
fourth, and it has been proposed to turn over
our whole police system to a fifth. Why,
what functions are to be left to our Mayor
1 and Councils, whom we elect to govern us ?
' They have no power except to tax us, and
that power they enjoy in common with com
missioners to build our bridges, or to erect
our city buildings, or anybody else
.the Legislature, without our consent,
may order to do so. The result of all
thii is that our system is becoming utterly
absurd and incongruous. And bad as this is,
lit has no element of permanency. We are in
fact governed by the Philadelphia delegation
j in the Legislature. All matters relating to
'our city are referred to them and passed at
, their request. Streets are opened, closed, or
t covered with railways for public or private
'.use, trusts changed, the disbursement of vast
amounts of ' money shifted from one sot of
men to another, all at their will. And yet the
pubuo scarcely know their names, riot one
man in ten thousand can tell anything about
them or is aware that he voted for them.
- ' We do not now wish to discuss the merits
of the particular changes, but merely to find
' fault with this modern make-shift system of
correcting evils. No one hopes that any one
, of these devices will hist longer than whilo
the party that enacted tnem is in power,
lTheY form no system of government, but re
fommend themselves for the moment the
porrecUTfl of tome flagrant svbu. TUoy om
but give temporary rJief. The original ap
pointing power gave satisfaction onoe, and
was the proper depository for it under our
system of government. It became debauched
from the possession of this patronage. Doos
any one suppose that the now depositories
will not beoome dobauchod also in a short
time? The rosnlt of it will bo to make us
lose all faith in our system of government, if
there be no way to improve our rulers unless
by dispossessing thorn of all the poweri
which our free Government requires should
be left in their hands.
The favorite depository of power with us
now is the judiciary. They very Justly have
the publio confidence, which is soon likely to
be the cause of their destruction. Over
worked and underpaid, we have thrown all
sorts of political patronage upon them with
whioh they have and should have no earthly
concern. We do not pormit thom to appoint
the clerks of their own courts whioh they
should do, but allow them to appoint the
controllers of the schools, who manage vast
amounts of money, and now the trustees of
our charities, not to mention the inspectors
of jails and penitentiaries and commissioners
of the park.
If any commentary were wanting in this
matter, the late appeal to the court furnishes
it. Ilere is the court of last rosort in our
State called on to decide whether they them
selves have the right under tho law to con
trol this matter or some other body. They
decide for themselves. As they were elected
before any corrupt or unscrupulous man
thought it worth whilo to go upon the bench,
no one suspects them of interested motives.
But you have now made tho bench a bait for
unscrupulous men, and why will not their
successors sell controllerships and trustee
ships as members of Congress now sell ap
pointments to West Point and the Naval
Academy?
But the plan of oonforring powers of this
character upon the judiciary was tried years
ago here, and resulted jitst as this attempt
will result. Our courts held the power of
granting tavern licenses, and though the
judges themselves were not thought to be
corrupt, the whole matter was so managed by
their subordinates as to make tho business a
public scandal, and it was wrested from the
courts amid the acclamations of the whole
community. So with the appointment of
auditors, that was so managed as to bring
upon the court, the public censure. A com
mittee of the Legislature investigated
this matter, and laws were passed forbidding
the judges appointing their relatives. We
now have a new outcry on this very subject,
showing that the judges cannot bestow the
legitimate patronage of . their own courts to
the publio satisfaction. What will bo the re
sult when they are vested with the vast politi
cal powers now proposed? It is clear from
the appointment to these very trusts. The
object was to take them entirely out of poli
tics, and tho court appoint as trustees some
of the most active politicians of the two
political parties. These gentlemen may
be as. honest as ; you please, but
they cannot take anything out of politics. Our
conclusion now is, that this conferring on the
courts powers which have no connection with
the administration of justice may for a little
while be of some benefit, but that it will
inevitably fail in tho end and will destroy
entirely the confidence of the people in their
judiciary.
This is the one department of the Govern
ment in which the publio have confidence.
The legislative and executive departments
have long tince been despaired of. Lot the
Judiciary at least "be not led into tempta
tion."
THE rUHGATION OF CONGRESS.
The National Ilouse of Representatives yes
terday adopted, by a unanimous vote, a reso
lution declaring that Whittemore, the ex
member from South Carolina, was unworthy
of a seat on the floor of Congress on account
of his action in the matter of a cadetship
having been influenced by pecuniary conside
tions. This is good sound doctrine, but we
hope the remaining members of the Ilouse
will not be content with applying it to Whitte
more alone. If half the balance of the ses
sion is devoted to the task of unearthing and
expelling corrupt members, essential service '
will be rendered to the country. Let every
man who has sold a cadetship be compelled to
walk the plank but meanwhile tne most
searching investigations should be made into
the conduct of Congressmen on other mat
ters of greater importance; and whenever it
can be shown that a single public aot of our
well-paid Representatives was prompted by
a corrupt motive, let the punishment of ex
pulsion be speedily administered. Even this
penalty is far too small. If possible, the
courts should follow up the action of Con
gress by inflicting fines and imprisonment.
No means to purify the pubhe men of
America, or rather to hurl from responsi
ble positions all who are tainted with corrup
tion, should be left untried- A regular cru
sade against the peculating scoundrels of
both parties should be organized. It is vain
to establish freedom, to adopt fifteenth
amendments, and to crush treason, if, after
all the sufferings and' sacrifices of the people,
their interests are to be made the mere sport
of scheming adventurers, and if honors,
offices, and laws are to be treated as com
medities that can be bought and sold.
Councils yesterday passed an ordinance to
regulate the right of way on the street roil
roads, with a vjew of preventing collisions
between the cars at the crossings. The ordi
nance gives the right of way to cars running
north and south, and it imposes a penalty on
drivers of cars going east and west who at
tempt to cross in front of others who have
the right of way. This is one of those prac
tical common sense regulations that, if under
stood and rigidly enforced, do more to
wards promoting the convenience of society
than some woighter matters of the
law. It
- makes not the slightest difference whether
1 ronas running norm mmm or iu
uui - uu.w.m hare the rigW of waj,
but it is important that there should be some
definite regulation on the subject, if only to
prevent the drivers from perilling their pros
pects in a future world by unnecessary pro
fanity, not to speak of the protection afforded
to passengers from injury by collision.
F. CA RROLL BRIJ WSTER.
It the Fifth Congressional district tho po
litical parties are nearly equal, and it is con
sequently a matter of the first necessity for
the Republicans, if they desire to succeed at
the polls, to put forward their very best men
men who by their ability and integrity will
command the confidence and respect of all
parties, who will by their high personal char
acter give the Democrats an assurance that
their interests as citizens will not be compro
mised for any considerations of mere parti
sanship, but that the pooplo of the whole
district will be fairly and ably represented.
Next October a member of Congress is to be
elected, and- the discussion of the merits of
the various available candidates has already
commenced. , The .Fifth Congressional dis
trict has many able' men in it, but amoug
them all there is perhaps no one that has ho
many of the necessary qualifications as F.
Carroll Brewster, whose nomination is urged
in a forcible manner by a correspondent of
the Germnntown Telf graph, who says that
Judge Brewster "mil not mk, but he will rot
refuse the nomination; and in my judgment
he is the only man yet named whose selection
would be confirmed by the people. The
district is closely divided between the two
parties, and we cannot hope for success unless
we present an able, a tried and unimpoach
able candidate."
It is a notorious fact that the average
ability of the Pennsylvania representation in
Congress is not, and for many years has not
been, as high as it ought to be. With the
largest delegation next to New York, we have
constantly been at a disadvantage in compa
rison with other States, simply because we
have not sent our best men. Our Congres
sional representatives have too frequently
been trading politicians, who prefer to seek
office rather than to wait and be sought, and
it is needless to say that the interests of Penn
sylvania have suffered in consequence. Such
a man as Judge Brewster will be a credit to
the State on the floor of the House of Repre
sentatives, and he will command the confi
dence and respect of his fellow-members of
nil parties as well as of his constituents.
Judge Brewster is a gentleman in the bost
sense of the word: his tnlonU are of the high
est order, and his scholarly acquirements are
second to none of the public men of tho
clay. As a lawyer he holds a front rank, and as
a statesman he is influenced by large and
liberal views that will elovate him above the
tricks and wire-pullings of the mere profes
sional politician and make him a leader in
the national councils. Judge Brewster is also
a graceful and eloquent speaker, and his ora
torical talents will give force to his utterances
and weight to his opinions. Judge Brewster
has never sought office, aud he certainly will
not take any steps to secure the nomination
for Congress in the Fifth district. It remains,
then, for the Republican voters of that dis
trict to do themselves credit and to secure an
able and honest representative by requesting
Judge Brewster to become their candidate.
The Democrats cannot present any one who
will be able to compete on equal terms with
F. Carroll Brewster, and if he receives the
nomination a Republican victory next fall
may be considered as an assured thing.
THE BORDER CLAIM BILL. j
The Border Claim bill, which is the great
plunder scheme of the present session of the
State Legislature, is supported at llarrisburg
by a powerful gang of ravenous robbers of
the Treasury, and there is great danger of its
passage. If the people do not protest in the
most emphatic terms against this infamous
outrage, they may speedily be mulcted in a
sum approximating to $3,000,000, without re
ceiving the slightest value therefor. A liar
risburg correspondent says that only $7.ri,000
of the claims for damnges consist of alleged
destruction of real estate, while nearly two
millions are made up of items like these:
'Two vests, $8; six bags, $; three
sets of ladies furs, $11?." He
also cites as remarkable fact
that "not a single man who can claim to have
been an individual sufferer has yet appeared"
to press his claims upon the Legislature. A
crowd of professional agents and borers, how
ever,' are in attendance, and it is painfully
apparent that the bulk of any appropriation
that maybe made will be divided between
these cormorants and their legislative accom
plices. lor practical purposes tnese men
might as well combine to take money from
the treasury without any pretense of render
ing an equivalent, as to plunder the taxpayers
by the transparent device that the appropria
tions in question either will or ought to be
made to alleged losers, by the invasion, of
dry goods
The investigations of the condition and
management of the .State Treasury which
were made last evening described a few more
of the mysteries of the . vault account, and
gave further illustrations of the dangerous
practice of treating private checks or receipts
as cash. New arguments for a thorough re
form were furnished, and the statement ef
the Treasury cashier that all the money which
is lying around loosely through the Common
wealth, as well as a million and a half in ad
dition, belongs to the sinking fund, is speci
ally significant.
A medical man nos been reviving In the Farla
Figaro the old question with regard to the excoa8"1u
the number of deaths among Infanta bora tn Paris,
It would appear that out or every 800 children bora
In the Kreueh capital 836 are suckled and 61 reared
by bund ; 'is, or nearly 11 per cent., of the former
died within the year, and 33, equal to 51 per cent., of
tho latter. 181 of the 'W0 children were suckled by
tlirir mothers, and the romaiuing 63 by wet nurses,
Of the first, IB, or 8 per cent., died ; of the others, 10,
or is per cent., being more than double the death
rate or those depeudent on maternal care. With the
view of remedying this state of things, the writer
calls attention to the circumstance that quite re-
i maUeUn discovery that Ww two au4 sif( or
rentiy a VriiPh fMooimitir. named Corrn has
(roat'Mx-Ard, u eatea a a naiad or made into a
avrrjp, l Kpeotaiiy suitable lor suckling mnthcr.
The w.hooimMter lighted on this discovery by the
merest accident, his wife having on out occasion
jTound great advantage from the herb In this rpper.t.
Sclentliio research has since proved that galega con
tains azotic siilmtanrea In consliieraMK quantities,
a well as all tho constituent t-leniciiLn of milk, and
that, In addition to providing milk in abuna, nice,
it material!)-improve Its quality.
"THl CiRSATRST BCOCNDtUl. IK TUB WoRLjV' llAS
lieeu discovered bv a London paper In the person of
a Plrta'llUy shopkeeper named Ochse, who keep
rahhlonal;e store for the sale of dopant dress Roods.
Ochae recently sued a young lady by the mime oi
Bate Smhh for goods famished her on credit to the
amount t ?.too. When tha defendant was put
npoD the witness stand, and told her story, Ilerr Oohso
at once emerged from the obscurity of a common
place litigating creditor Into the fall etruigrnro of
pre-eminent scoundre Ism. "I come," said Miss Smith,
"from Dlrmingtiara, where, seven years ago, 1 wits
married to one whom 1 thought an honest man
After nine months my husband dcaortort me, and I
have never seen him Hlnoe." Tho girl went on with
her biography, the old story of demoralization be
coming now by tho Introduction or Mr. dense. The
latter, In fact, while ostensibly keeping an ordinary
shop ror the sale of choice feminine apparel, really
derived his chief Income from women like Kate '
Pmltli, to whom he supplied dresses at prlocs fully
five times more than their value, and whose mere
tricious need of snch drosses he took tireless care to
establish. Assisted by his wifo, an arch adept In
every description of heartless lutrlgue, he had a
splendid parlor and a ball-room, like those of
old Balnu Nloklehj. over his store, and therein
he gave frequent entertainments, to which
the Lord Verisophta and Sir Mulberry Havrka
of London society had standing Invitations.
Miss Smith, whose acquaintance he had formed
through hi wlfo, was one or the poor, vain,
showily-dressed girls Induced to aot as the belles of
these entertainments ; and the style of social dissipa
tion thus began soon trained the unfortunate crea
ture ror such extravagances or dress as only tho
Ochses could accommodate with long credits. She
was charged one hundred and twenty.fivo dollars
for a mantle worth thirty, eighty dollars for a silk
jacket, one hundred and soventy-dve dollars for a
velvet basque, thirty dollars ror a parasol, nine
dollars ror a plain under-petticoat, and ail
other articles of attire la proportion. One of
ooliae's aristocratic guests having distinguished
Miss Smith from among her rivals for a while.
the enterprising shopkeeper first accepted a thou
sand dollars from him as the price or the richly
dressed slave he had placed him in the way of secur
ing, and then furnished the gin's suburban villa for
her at an expense suggesting the "Arabian Nights.",
While tne aiorosam siave, wnose personal boauty Is
her sole value, conld dnd buyers to supply her with
payment for her seller's inanimate wares, all Went
smoothly ; but at last she nclthor would nor could
answer the extortionate demand! in full ; and so the
suit was brought against her. Oohte made shallow
attempts to show that he knew Miss .Smith solely as
a customer of his shop, and sued her only for a com
mon debt, Mr. Justice Blackburn laid diwn the
law in the usual way. A woonan, w.icthor good or
bad, was anavroraWe in court ror debts contracted
lu the purchase or necessities; but, on the other
hand, any person supplying herwtlu goods ror im
moral purposes, and at extortionate rates, did so at
own peril. Thereupon, the Jury at onoe round a
verdict tor Kate Smith, and the Piccadilly shop-.
keeper lost his case. '
A curious DiSKN3!0N about a memorial stone
is recorded lu one or the Scotch papers. Iu the
year 1678 three thousand pcop:e, alon with four or
the ejected Covenanting ministers, celebrated their
ordinance or the Lord's Supper on Skoooli Hill, in
the vicinity or Dumfries. It has lately been thought
debirable t.at some commemorative stone should be
erected for the purpose of pointing out to strangers
lliis Interesting spot. The necessary subscription
were accordingly raised, and all wcut smoothly until
the question or the Inscription was discussed. The
owner or the site stipulated origlually that the In
scription should be so framed as to give no offense'
to the religious reelings or any person, the more so
as the subscription lint embraced representatives of
almost all religious denominations; he therefore
rejected an Inscription which, In addition to lndlcat-;
lng the historical event of 1678, also referred to the
Covenanters as asserting "spiritual Independence.
This decision has led to a schism among the sub-'
scriler8, and caused great bitterness In the district.
Seme agree with the proprietor or the land, others
are diSHatlsfled ; and the latter have resolved at a
meeting to erect another stone bearing the desired
Inscription at a spot distant about threo hundred
yards from the place or interest. Tula may be very
disagreeable for the neighborhood, bat It Is all the
better ror the Covenanters, who will have t wo stones
erected to their memory instead or one. Wt rangers
also are to be congratulated, for their attention Is
more likely to be directed to the spot by a double
than by a single memorial stone.
REi.ica, whether or great heroes or great criminals.
or a Napoleon or a saint, have an extraordinary
fascination for mankind, and stIU more for woman
kind. Apropo of which statement the London
Court Journal tells the following: "A singular and'
somewhat grotesque Instance of the common weak
ness was given at a meeting or our old Mends the
Dialecticians the other day by a gentleman who
vouched for the facts. A highly-respectable family
bad In ita possession a table at which John Wesley
dined once. .They preserve It with religions care,'
aud a spot upon which the great Methodist spilt,
forae gravy has never once bcon touched with a
.cloth to clean it would be looked upon as a sacrilege.
A short time since some ladies and they were not
old ladies, it appears were permitted to view this
precious relic. They were all, of course, devout
Weslevans, and so great was their emotion on seeing
It that, they dropped on their knees and kissed it a
devoutly as ever Mussulman kissed the Ka-4bal
What would Wesley himself have thought If he had
been told that a table at which he had once diued,
and which he had the misfortune to stain with
gravy, would bo preserved uuwiped ror a contury,
and then kissed In an ecBtacy or pious adiulrutiou
by educated young ladles ou their knees ?"
1'ui-elsn Scientific IteniN.
Dr. Thudichum has produced a wino from
Pekoe and Congou.
, The School ol Midwiiery at i.auore ior na
tive women has proved successful
Dr. Marten bus ocen jntuuiieu as rresmcnt
oi the College at i'ekln, iu China.
rroi. V oehicr, ot uowngen, uas uncovered
some very mluute diamonds iu a ppcciuicu of
platinum from Oregon.
me receniiv inirouuceu viui-uuoa, seems 10
thrive in St. Helena; about 4000 planta have
been put in tho ground and are dointr well.
Dr. Ladislas de Bcllna, of Heidelberg, has
been thoroughly investigating the subject of the
transfusion of blood, and has come to tho con
clusion that, if carefully conducted, it is by no
means a dangerous operation.
At Nlngpo a lecture on telegraphy, illus
trated bv experiments, has been given to a
Chinese audience by Mr. J. D. Bishop, the llev.
J. M. Knowltou acting as interpreter. The
ChiuCBe are said to have been satialled.
It seems that no'French medical school has
a special lecturer in ?ntiolry. In this France
is behind most European countries and the
United States. M. l'rctorre, with others of his
profession, ae endeavoring to have tho defici
ency put an cad to as soon as possible.
M. Andre Sanson considers that he has
made out eight species of horse (A, caballus).
Of these, tho Asiatic, tho African, tho Irish, and
tho British, are bracbycophalous, while the
German, the Frisian, the Belgian, and that of
the basin of the Seine, are dolichocephalous.
The recently published report of the Cape
of Good Hope Meteorological Commission
shows that the rainfall at the Cape in lUOtt was
ltt-307 Inches, and in 1807, Sj yG5 inches. At
Aliwal, ou the northern boundary of the colony,
the fall was ouly 13 730 Inches. .
l lavesUatloi wlttv -regard, to Ui too vt-tuo
, -.Prof. Glebel. or ltaiie. tins made a tnnrnnsh
wallow. Be examined the alimentary canal In
forty-six full-grown birds and In aeventy-thrc
Toung one a. Of the latter, more than half bad'
been fed on Inoects alone; the FtninHchs Of the
others contained, bet-Ides Inflects, a few fruit
stones. Tho general result of tho professor's
Inquiry id to hbow those French naturnllHts who
liavo asserted that swallows are more injurious
to cereals and fruit thnn to iueocts are entirely
In the w ronir.
A letter from Aleppo, of the 1-th of January,
states that its caravan trade of so many ae
standing is threatened by the Suojj Canal. Goods
for llngdad, which uttcd to paxs in trauslt, pro
ceed direct. The return trade will, of courne,
ro down the Tlcrla and Euphrates by raft,
instead of up stream lv canaL The Alepplnes
are suffering from sickness and drought. On
the 2d (?) an carthqunkc was felt al-oulA. M.
Uagdad Is making advances, and steamers now
run irom Constantinople liotn av
will sulTor
from lotm of trade with haedad, Uussorah, tho
I'crelan Gulf. etc.
The NncUmal of Quito, in Kcnadr, pub
lished an official communication from the Gov
ernor of Pichlncha, in which he announces the
successful application in cancerous cases by
Doctor Camiilo Caaares of a plant called Cun
du ran tro. The application was a decoction of
the plant. On tho third day the fover abated
and the Insupportable fn tor was reduced. Tho
plant is found in the province of Loja, and tho
Government of tho Republic is causlnc further
experiments to bo mnde, as this sulwtiuiUon
may, if the report can be trusted, prove an ad
dltfon to the drnffs of the country.
SPEOIAL. NOTICES.
BJST fine HEAVY OVEKCOATS.
Fine Heavy Overcoats,
suitable for this
weather,
at
Pine Hoavy Overcoats,
suitable ror this
weather,
at
JOHN
W ATS AtiVI KR'S,
HIM and 80 Cliesnitt Street.
Fne
Clothing
of all kinds
Pine
Clothing . ,
of all kinds j
always on baud.
always on hand.
g- ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
TUB STAR OOUKSK OK LEOTURKS.
PROF. HKNRY MORTON.
On MONDAY KVKN1NO, Fabtuarj 83,
Snbjct-"SoUr Rolipaea.M '
BAYARB TAYLOR, March 8.
6ubjot-"Reform and Art."
JOHN O. 8 AXE, March 21. 1
Subject "French Folka at Home."
PROF. ROBERT R. RO3KRS, March34.
Subject '-Chemical t'orcea in Natiure and tne Arte."
ANNA R. DICKINSON, April 7.
Subject "Down Brakes."
Admiaaioo to each Lecture, 60 cents; Reeerred Seats. 75
oenia.
Ticketa to any of the Lectnrea for aula at Could' Piano
Rooms. No. KS) OHJutN U 1 btreet, from A. M. to 6P.M.
Doora open at 7. Lectnre at S. 917 tf
IfiSP- PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAIL
ROAD CO., Office, No. 837 H. FOURTH Street.
Pnn,4DKLPHli, Deo. 83, 1860,
DIVIDEND NOTICE. . ,
The Tnuuf er Booka of the Company will be closed on
FRIDAY, the 3Nt Inatant, and reopened oa TUKhDAY
January 11, 1870.
A dlrtdend of FIVE PER CENT, haa been deoUred on
the Preferred and Common Stock, clear of National and
State taxes, parable la CASH, on and after January 17,
1870, to the holders thereof a tbey ahall stand registered
on the books of the Oompany on tbe 81st instant.
payable at this offioe. All orders ior dividend must be
witnessed and stamped. a BRADFORD,
Uaawt Treasurer.
16T LADIES' AND PA8TORS CIIRISTIAN
TrNION. at CONCERT HALL. FRIDAY EVEN
ING, Feb. ai. at 8 o'clock. Tlio l'llnrim. with all ita irnnil
paintings and transformation aoenea, will be exhibited for
me oenent oi tuia wormy society. s xA Jt
nELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU AND
Impuovko Rohk Wash cures all delicate disorder
In all their stupee, at little eapense, little or no change in
diet, and no inconvenience. It ia Bleasant in tahiu and
odor, immediate In ita action, and free from ail injurious
propei-iiea. j
t0T THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS.-
An Adjourned Mnetins nf citizens. OPPOSED
TO PLACING TH li PUKL.10 BUILD1NU8 ON INDK.
J"KNDKMK MJUAKK, and in favor of the site being
designated by a vote of the people, will be held at tho
nan no'tnweat corner biakkkt ana AIKKK1UK
Ftu-ete. on KHIDAY UVENINO. 25th instant, at 1t
O ClOCK. . , . , .
A. R. PAUL, PreHldnnt.
STEPHFN B. POULTERER, secretary? ,2 21 at'
S nELMBOLD'S CONCENTRATED EX-
TRACT BUCHU is the Great Diuretic Hklm-
BOt.D'H CONCENTHATKD KXTIIADT bAJUUVAKIIXA is the
Oreat Blood r-uriiier. Both are prepared according to
rules of Pharmacy and Chemistry, and are tha most aot ive
tftat can De made. 1 Kg
WEST 8PRUCE STREET CHURCH.
8KVRNTKKNTH and 8PRIJCK Street Thar
will be special services every evening this week in the
Lecture Room. Praj er meeting at 74 o'clock ; preaching
ar n o oiocK.
Hurnim nn M Aorta h Raw -T T. WtTHDnw. P-
day. llev. Dr. WlhVVF.l.L; Wednesday, Dr. A. O. RKKO;.
1 linn.dav. Rev. Ir. HRRltICK JOHNSON; and l'riday.
The public cordially invited. 2 31 St
tV- HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU
atves health and vigor to the frame and bloom to
tbe pallid cneek. Debility is accompanied bv nialr
alarming symptoms, and, if no treatment ts nub nutted to,
conhiinipiion, insanity, or epiicpiio uis ensue. 1 ia
Iy QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,'
- LONDON AND LIVKRPOOU
UAl'll At., JEaJUU.ilUU.
6ABINK, A 1,1, V.N A DU LI,FH,A rente,
K Dll-TIi and WAIJiUT Streets.
Ifjr ENFEEBLED AND DELICATE CON-
stitatians, of both sexes, use HKIJrt HOLD'S KXJ I
TSat.T huciiu. It will give iirttk and euergetio feel.
inns, ana enstiie yon 10 sieep wen. i at
AST OFFICE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
COMPANY. .
Pfrn.AriF.T.PHTA. February lit ljfTfl.
KOTIOK TO HTOUKHOLDKllS.
Tbe Annual Klection foi Directors will beheld on MON
DAY, the 7th day of Man-li, 1870. at the Otlice of the Com
pany, No. Slat South TIIIKD Street. The poila will be
ohjii from 10 o clock A. ai. until n o 'clock f. ni.
No allure or ahares transferred within sixty days pre-
cedinK the sleutiou will entitle the holder or holders
thereof to vote.
JOSEPH LESLEY.
1 16tMHi-p ' Secretary.
j- THE GLORY OF MAN IS 8TRENOTH.
Therefore tbe nervous and debilitated should im
mediately use liti.MHtii.ii'a f irmer uitchu. l j
tfi? JAMES M. 8 C O V E L,
1 A W K B.
flAMDKN. N. .1.
FOR OOIXKOTIONS-CLAIMS OVKR OSB HUN-
DKED DOLLARS, 1T1VK I'KIV CtJST,
fiy SHATTERED CONSTITUTIONS
stored by Hklmbold'b Kxtiuct Buoiiu.
12
iSr AUSTRALIAN AND ALASKA DIA
MONDH. MOSS A1ATKW, and all the lateat styles
of Fashionable Jewelry, at low prices
KVANS BAZAR, No. bS North K1GHTH Street, west
Ida, near Arch. O. G. KVANH I in lm4p
rjSr MANHOOD AND YOUTHFUL VIGOR
.re wgainsi by HJtLMBOLDS KXTRAOT
BUCHU 12
3S- TnE PAR HAM SEWING MACHINE
Oomnany's New Kamily Sewing Machines are moat
emphatically pronounceu w "- - T,v: "
loui and anaioaaly looked lor, in whioh all the eaaeati
kiiuc and anaiooaiy fcuoaea '
t . ...ncuinaaie oointun'n
saaentiala
la
u. WiVtllfttftfa' eHreet.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Way- BTKKF.OrnCON EXHIMTTON AT
Cnrnmiuinntm' Hull, THl KTV RKVKN l'H vl
MARKK.'l mrM, Wwt HiiUdi.li.hi, KHIDAVKVM
The VirWH ill include nom of il,n moot bKtitifiil Mtar
in KnniM. a1mIi VnManilt.A Ynllr, rnnii Hitr Tn,M H.
hibltlon will ba given by W. M. Mc ALLIttl nR. 'l'lnkMa
nuy he hurt the door, ltp
wy- A 8m:iAL MKKTINO OK TIIK
RTOCKIIOI.nKKrt OK TIIK OONNKM.RVILI.K
OAS OOAl. COMPANY will be hold t thi.tr (.lIBoe. tin.
HUM WA NU'I Street, on rKlDAV. Mtreb 4. Ixlu.
at 11 n'okick A. M., to eonwder toe pmprlotjr of crftAiUm
MorUrua OH Ilia Dronertv nf the enmnanv.
rhilfulelphla, Fpb. 15, 1K70. i Is tufa
jf&r T,,E ANNUAL MKETINO OF THE
mmbeni Of lha "Venael Datnr' anrf fltnJain1 A-
anoifttton," will be held at a P. M. on WKDNKNiiA V. tba
' .o i".ro'i, MTU, m tn uftioe of the AaieeiaUoa. No,
U WA1.HUT bireet
PiIA?liJ?l.AW,8,H'r?i,-
t& DR- F. K. THOMAS, THE LATE OPE-
rator of the f lotion Iatl Aanltln. la m-
owl rm in Philadelphia who iTnta bin entire time aa4
practice to eatractinn teeth.
tetn. anaoruieiir without Mn. baj
Offioe.Ml WALNUT HI IM
ireao nttroua oxtae aaa
jfGJT OFFICE OF THE LEHIGH COAL AND
Tlll'AHTTAY DsjPABTWIOrT, I
PuiT.Alilfl.f MIA. J.nn.ra 1,1. iHvl
CertlfloatMi nf the Mr.ri.MM I ..r .hu (Lunn.
doe Marnh 1. 1K7U. will be paid to holders thereof, or -their
legal repeentMtv-. on Drmwntatioa at Una odfaa
on ana after that date, from which time intermit will
Oeaae. g. BUKPIMCKD.
lei rowTlJt lreaenrer.
jgy- HELMBOLDrl FLUID EXTRACT
BUCHU is pleasant In taate and odor, free from all
injurious propertied snd immediate in ita action. 1 U
BATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE. THIS
splendid Hair Dyel a the best ia the wold. Harm
leas, reliable, inatantanenua. does not eentain lead, nor
any rltalit poison to produce paraiyaia or death. Avoiel
the vaunted snd deluxlve prepare! tone boaat'og virtnAS
they (to not poaseaa. 1 he genuine W. A. HaUilioWe Uaar
iye naa nan tnirly years untamiahen reputation to up
hold ita integrity aa the only l'er'eot Hair Dye Black or
Brown, hold bv ail nravcinta At.uliH ai n.. litk.iMu
Street, New York. 4 trrmwfi
I TAKE NO MORE UNPLEASANT AND)
unsafe remedies for unpleasant and dangerous dis
eases Ue Hkuuiolu's Kxtuact Buuhu am lJreowa
nuKr. vv ajih. i m
OUOTHINQ. 1 '
THE STOLEN OVERCOAT. :
It's mr belief ,
Aa entry tnlcf . .
lias stolen in; overcoat I
. Ann I'd be Had
If t oniy had
. Tbe geuUeman bj the UtroaU
Ohl what aelat ,
He entered Id
In darkness of the nlgbt
. 8ly aa a mouse.
Ho robbed tbe house, '
And quietly took his flight. , '
The Coat was 044, ,
1 lie fellow was cold,
And doubtless fancied this Mue one :
But I think I II call
At the (4KBAT BKOVYN II ALL,
And bay me splendid now one.
Oh! GREAT BROWN HALLt
Full of gitrmonts all
To take the place of tbe lost one;
Hi co and try;
And I'm sure I can bny
This morning-, below the cost, one t
That's the idea, srood friend! SRLLTNU HKLOW
COHT TO OKT KID OF OOU WINTHK STOCK!
rno matter if an entry thief does steal vour over
coat, we can replace it so cheap that It will be a
pleasure to you to part with the old garment and bur
a new one.
COMfil But the overoouM of the GREAT BROvm
HALL.
ROCKHILL & WILSON,
608 and 605 CILESNTJT Street,
PHILADELPHIA,
B A R G A I N S
I
CLOTHING.
GOOD BUSINESS SUITS fU, were t8
.....U M
.. .. l8 m m
OVERCOATS $19 $l
EVANS & LEACH,
No. C28 MARKET STREET,
ISSOSmrp ' PHILADELPHIA,'
8EWINQ MACHINES.
HEELER & WILSON'S
LOOK-B1TTOU
Family Sewing Ivlachine.
VKR 42oftW NOW IN USE.
EX AM INK IT BKFORK BUYING ANT OTHXK,
Sold on Lease Flaa $10 Per Month.
- 1 GENERAL AGENTS, ' '
Ito. 914 CUEMNITT Htreet, '
1 8 fmw . I'mLADKLraXA.
'"" ' "! - - - - . .. . i ,
GROCERIES, ETO.
, 1 1 ..-1
HAMS! (HAMS!! HAM6IM
' NKWBOLD"S JERSEY HAMS.
STOKES' JKRSfiY HAMS.
MARYLAND HAMS.
8. DAVIS' CINCINNATI HAMS.
IOWA HAMS.
Families desiring Newbol'i'g and Stoics' Jetsey
Damn eon leave trieir orders, oa they will be In la
few dy8.
XV. ,J. FAMILY FLOI.'R
Always on hand, made from tho finest quality oi
white wheat.
CRIPPEN & MADDOCK,
No. 115 SOUTH THIRD STREET,'
BELOW CUESNTJT,
Dealers and Importers In Fine Teas and Groceries of
every description. 8 S3 wf'2t4p
BOOTS AND 8HOES.
WINTER
BOOTS AND SHOES
I'OK JlTXLlJME.".
J3ARTLETT, ;,;
No. 33 SOUTH SIXTH STKEET,
lmhBtnDSt
ABOV CnESNCT.
SKATING.
QKATING ! SKATING ! ! SKATING I ! I
kl CHK8NIJT BTRKKT (SKATING KINK.
Moht splendid Ice.
Krilliant aa a mirror. Uoen Morm-
met.
Afternoon, and Kveninc.
1. . . , I U .1 ... ft I . Irfmtll.nn. OCrtAiita
a 'a tf K. W. KU8IINK1.IH Manairer.
WANTS,
WANTED IN AN OFFICE, A YOUNG
nan. Addreas JOHN JON KS, Boa ltfTU, P O .
in tbehaudwritina- ol the auplieani with referenoea. 1 M tit
OKK DOLLAR nOODS FOR W5 CKNT8J
b UttOr IHAONH. Mailt. AUOttatf