' S lfllt ... ........ . jijijiAiiviVi ii r iiiiiADKLmiA, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1870. felting Mcpplt rUBLISnF.D EVERY AFTERNOON (9CNDATS EXCEPTED), AT THE EVENING TELEGRAPH BUILDING, , No. 108 8. THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1870. Litr Tin: Evlning Tklkgrapii, from its original establishment, has been in the receipt of telegraphic news from the New York Associated Press, which consists of the Tribune, Times, Herald, World, Sun, Journal of Commerce, livening Post, Commercial Advertiser, ami livening Ex press. The success which has attended our enterprise is, in itself, a sufficient evi dence of the freshness, fullness, and relia bility of the news which we have received from this source. We have now entered into a special contract by which Tin'. Evening Tklkgraph has the exclusive use of the news furnished in the afternoon by the Associated Press to its own mem bers, the North American, Inquirer, Ledger, Press, and Age of this city, and the leading journals of the East, North, West, and South; and hereafter Tiik TELEGRAPH will be the only evening paper published in this city in which the afternoon despatches of the Associated Press will appear. TELEGRAPHIC NE VS DESrA TCEES Tub discussions arising from the false report of the arrival of the steamship City of Boston at Queen b town have awakened an unusual degree of public interest in the whole subject of the supply of telegraphio news to the daily journals. We have, therefore, deemed this a fitting occasion to explain the position of The Evenino Telegraph in this matter, more especially as its relative advantages in ob taining and promptly publishing the very latest intelligence from all portions of this And other countries have recently been greatly improved, and it is right that readers and advertisers ahould be apprised of the character of the arrangements upon which our unquestionable vantage-ground over all afternoon contemporaries is based. We have not the space here to give an elaborate de scription of the practical workings of the Associated Press. It is sufficient to say that every influential journal in the country depends upon this Bource, exclusively, for Its regular supply of telegraphio news. In New York, the Jlerald, Tribune, Time, World, Sun, Journal of Commerce, Evening Post, Commercial Advertiser, nnd Evening Express look to this quarter for all their des patches (except those called specials). In Philadelphia precisely the same intelligence is supplied to the North American, Ledger, Inquirer, Press, Age, and The Telegraph, and to no other daily journals in this city. The superiority of this news to that furnished by any other association is well understood by all intelligent readers, and it constitutes, in fact, the main cause of the superiority of the journals we have named, as newspapers, to (their contemporaries. Long experience, abun dant capital, the control of many thousands of miles of telegraphio wire, and the employ ment of hundreds of agents, have given to this association so strong a position that all attempts at serious rivalry have proved abortive, and the few suooosses of its antago nists have been limited to the temporary triumph of nefarious schemes to steal its new. Formerly the despatohes of the Associated Press were furnished to the Evening Bulletin, of this eity, as well as to The Telegraph. But, for reasens unnecessary to mention here, the Bulletin was recently cut oil from this source of supply, and after this occur rence The Evening Tklegbaph effected an arrangement with the managers of the Associ ated Press in this city by which this journal obtained the exclusive right of publishing Associated Press despatohes in regular after noon and evening editions. For this privilege we pay a good round sum nearly as much as The Telegraph Kn&BuUctin, combined, paid, when they sharod jointly the news and the expenses. Hut, as a practical result, we have the same vantage ground over the Bu'letin, and all other after noon or evening journals of Philadelphia, that the North American, Ledger, In quirer, lress, and Age possess over their morning contemporaries; or that the Herald, Tribune, World, Times, and Sun possess over Buoh journals as Brick Pomeroy's New York Democrat. Our facilities for obtaining prompt and reliable intelligence are therefore now on a firmer basis than at any former period, and the superiority of our news is palpable to every intelligent obsorver. Since the Bulletin has lost its former facilities it has been compelled to full back upon the device of copying our despatches, and day after day intelligence which appears in the third or fourth edition of The Telegraph is vamped in later editions of the Bulletin. It is true that it obtains by this expedient much of the same news that we publish; but its second-hand supply is often received at too lute an hour to be available to its tegular subscribers, and not uufrequonlly intelligence of great importance reaches us at such an hour that, while we oan print and circulate it in our Inter edition, It cannot be used by tho Bulletin or furnished to its roadors, except on the following dny. It is natural, perhaps, that the Bulletin, sino it has boon forcod into this strait, should deory the value of Associated Press de patohos. But it displays questionable taste in donouno ing them on the one hand and systeimti cully copying them on the other, and among thoso who understand this subject, tho course it is now pursuing will not assist, in the slightest degree, its efforts to extricate itsolf from its present dilemma. THE INCOME 1AX. Thr income tax is cortainly the most onerous and nnploasant that could possibly be im posed, and it has only boon submittod to with any degree of patience from the su pposi tion that it was a necessary war moasure that would cease as soon as possible after the ocoasion that made it necessary. Admitting that it was and is a necessity, it is obviously the duly of the Government to render its collection as little burdensome and inconvenient to the citizens as possible. It is unfortunatoly the case, however, that many of the assessors and col lectors behave towards those who are com polled to transact business with them as if they were the masters rather than the ser vants of the public. Some of these men are boorish and insolent in their demeanor almost beyond endurance, and even those who have in some degree the man ners of gontlemon take very little pains to be accommodating. Many of the assossors ouly keep their offices open between the hours of 0 A. M. and 1 P. M., just when most men cannot loave their businoss without great in convenience and loss of time and money. Others are gracious enough to raoeive tho returns between the hours of 7 and 9 o'clock in the evening on one evening in the week, apparently thinking thereby that they are making a great concession, for whieh the miserable wretches who aro unfortunate enough to have taxable incomes ought to be sufficiently grateful. The collectors, for thoir part, show a fastidiousness about the cleanli ness of the United States legal-tenders that are offered them that is unheard of in the ordinary pursuits of business, and they rof use to accept notes that are in any way torn or that Bhow marks of rough usage in the good cause of sustaining the Government credit, no matter how plainly their gonuinoness may be apparont. It is certainly high time that there was some remedy for this sort of thing, and the gentlemon who are employed to assess and collect this burdensome tax made to show some slight regard for the conveni ence nnd rights of those who are obliged to have business relations with them. NITRO-OL YCERINE. An explosion of nitro-glycorine occurred on Wednesday near Hidgefteld, New Jersey, which was only less destructive to life and property than some other similar disasters because the opportunities were not so great. As it was, the disaster was of sufficient mo ment to increase the dread of this terrible compound, and to induce the query as to whether more stringent laws ought not to be made and enforced with rigor for the protec tion of those who are obliged in any way to come in contact with such an agent of slaughter. The explosion occurred through the carelessness of a workman who was car rying a bag of the nitro -glycerine upon his back from Schaf er's factory to a sloop in the Hackensack river which was being loaded with it. The man lost his hold upon the bag and it fell to the ground and exploded. A second explosion followed, blowing the fac tory building to atoms, and killing four men. The explosion was heard for miles around, and its force was so great that it broke the windows of a house a mile distant. It is per haps impossible to expect that such com pounds as gunpowder or nitro-glycorine can be manufactured or handled in the ordinary business of transportation without an occa sional disaster of this kind, even when the utmost precautions are taken; bnt in this, as in many othor instances where destructive explosions have ocourred, pure carelessness appears to have been the cause of the terrible results. It is certainly remarkable that a man should be permitted to carry a bag of nitro-glycerine on his shoulder, when any one of the numerous aooidents that might readily occur would produce the most fearful oonsa quences. It fortunately happened in this in stance that few porsons wore presont, but such a thing might happen at any time, and if the manufacturers will not take proper pre cautions themselves with the handling of the material about thoir own factories, it can scarcely be expected that those who are brought in contact with it in lh9 course of transportation will appreciate the importance of extraordinary care, and the law ought to make Buch regulations as will give the public a reasonable assurance of safety. Gunpow der is terrible enough, but it is far surpassed in its destructive properties by nitro-glycorine, and it is shocking to think of the conse quences if an explosion should occur in the midst of a crowded population. It is asserted that nitro-glycerine is far less liable to explo sion than gunpowder if only a few simple precautions are taken in the management of it, and it ought not, therefore, to be a very difficult thing to establish plain and under standable regulations with regard to it. And such regulations once established, the penalty for the violation in the slightest particular should be severe, and its enforcement certain undor every circumstance. Garibaldi, the hero of Italy, has been ventilating his ideas of government in a novel which he has recently published. Ho believes in a republio ruled by a dictator, abhors parliaments and oongresses, and, while he sees and depreoates the dilemma of the unhappy people who elect a Cuisar instead of a Cincinnatus, he can prescribe no better safeguard against the excesses of his elective dospot than "popular rights and public opinion." IHs programmo wauld bo very simple and efficacious if mankind oould always be certain that tho right man was put in the right place; but as this fortunate cir cumstance rarely occurs, no sane poople will voluntarily run the risk ia vol veil in an error on so vital a point. Every dospotism is founded on the pretext that it is the system best designed to promoto tho welfare of tho poople govorned, and Garibaldi differs from the builders of the most dospotic thronos only in roquiring that his dictatorship shall not be hereditary. As a revolutionist and popular leador ho has earned deserved distinction, but as a republican he evidontly needs more light, and before he issues anothor work on politics he had better come back to this coun try to be reconstructed. TIIE EVE OF SPECIE PAYMENTS. TnrjtE is a degree of fragranco about the news from Baltimore. We are iuformod that tho Franklin Bank of that place has com menced paying coin for its own notes, which although but a resumption of specie pay ments in a small way, yet it is ploasant to hoar of. It is tho forerunner of heavier and more important movements in the same direction, nnd tolls the death knoll of the jobbers and speculators in gold. Busi ness transactions all around us indicate that the people are ready, nay, anxious to return to a specie basis, and will welcomo the jingle of coin for change. Now, let us have Mr. Sumner's bill passed and made a law without delay. Let the issue of papor currency below twenty five cents be stopped immediately, and by the let of July we will be ready to clear tho mar ket of all notos of loss than one dollar in value. With the silver alroady in the conn try, and that which is constantly arriving from one source or another, we have an abundant supply: it is too heavy for specula tion to carry. Pass Mr. Sumner's bill and specie payments will follow. Mr. Jamks Fisk, Jr., Bays a Now York paper, mado tils first appearance In the character of a witness In the Supreme Court yesterday, during the trial of the Erlo-Vanderbllt case. Mr. Flak at once achieved a complete success. Ills ability as a comedian was warmly recognized, and while he was on tho stand ho kept the entire audience In a state of uproarious mirth. So successful a first appearance Is rare in the annals of stage or court, and Mr. Flak may con gratulate himself upon tho enviable reputation which bis performance has assured to hlra. It Is to be hoped that this will not bo his last appearance in the same character, for It would be unkind to the amusement seekers of New York were he to rest sat isfied with his single though signal success. He will llnd no dllllculty In securing any quantity of engage ments as a comic witness, and though he will doubtless be tempted to undertake a "Htarriug" tour throughout the country, performing lu the Bjston, Philadelphia, and Chicago courts, it Is certain that he will find no lack of appreciative audiences should he remain in New York. There Is no lawyer who would not feel sure of his Jury could ho engago the services of Mr. Fisk as an eccentric witness; and we may expect to see a lively competition springing up among tho members of tho bar for the right to an nounce that "Mr. James Flak, Jr., the celebrated comic witness, bus been engaged at an immenso ex pense, and will appear for one afternoon only, In the trial of Doe against Uoo." Such an announce ment would crowd the court room, delight the Judge, and 1111 tlie jury with gratitude towards the enter prising lawyer who had provided so admirably for their amusement. Tim Method op Votino at present In vogue in England will, in all probability, be changed before another election to that of the ballot as It is in this country. Most English politicians of the radical school attach absurd properties to this device for re gistering votes, and it Is feared that they are destined to. discover that the Ingenuity of man is quite capa ble of carrying on frauds, Intimidation, bribery, or anything else, In front or the ballot-box. liut the privilege of secret voting has been very highly prized by the radicals, and it is Impossible to deny it to them niu cb longer. OBITUARY. Gillian (J. Verplanck. The death of Hon. Gullan C. Verplanck, a well known author and politician, Is announced aa having taken place yesterday evening in New York city. Mr. Verplanck was born In that city in August, lT8t, and was consequently in his eighty-fourth year at the time of bis decease. He entered on his collegiate studies In Columbia College when he was bat twelve years old, and graduated In IS 01. He then studied law for the sake of study only, and was admlttid to the bar, after which he travelled in Europe for several years. On his return he Interested Mm self In political matters, and In 1814 was a candidate of the "malcontents" for the New York Legislature. In 1818 he delivered a course of lectures on the "Early European Friends of America" before the New York Historical Society, which excited considerable attention. They were published, and ran through several editions. In 1819, during the political contest between the "liuck talls" and "Cllntonians," he published various poli tical satires, alined at PeWItt Clinton, one of the candidates. In 1820 he was elected to the Legisla ture, where he was appointed Chairman of tho Com mittee on Education. He soon after accepted the Professorship of the Evidences of Christianity in the Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in New York city, and published a work con taining the result of his researches In that branch of Study In 1824. It was styled "Essays on tho Nature and Uses of the Various Evidences of Kevealed lte llgion." Ho published his well-known work on Contracts" In lsas. In tho same year he was elected to Congress, and served for eight years In that capacity. While a member of taut body, ho was Instrumental, with others, lu procuring the ex tension of tho term of copyright Irom tweuty-eitht to forty-twe years. He published various literary works about this time. In connection with W. C. Bryant audit O. 8ands he published for three years the "Talisman," a collection of prose and verse. He was the author of several valuable addresses delivered at college commencements and on other public occasions. An edition or Shakespeare published In uunibtjrs, with revised text and with notes, was edited by him. This work was completed lu the course of three years. Since being a member of Congress, he has several times been elected to the State buiiate. Mr. Vcr pinnck, while in this capacity, took great Interest in Judicial questions which came to his notice, in con nection with the Judical powers of that body. The New York Senate, with the Judges of the higher court, was at that time the court for the correction of errors, or tho court of appeal in last resort from the Supreme Court and Chancery. Ills opinions on various Important questions are preserved In the New York reports. Since tho organization of the Board of Commissioners of Emigration, in 1810, he baa been its President, and for fifteen years pre pared all the annual reports. He was also one of the governors of the New York Hospital. Of lute years, after ths more active labors of his life had ceased, he continued to act as President of the Cen tury Club, of which he was one of the founders. At the time of bis death, he was Vice-Chancellor or the University of the State, and bad held the office of Itegent for forty-one years. In this he was the successor or Matthew Clarkson, an incumbent of forty years' standing. tOJDIERCIAL. The NmUfttlon nnd Coitiairrre of sue United Htm rn. The monthly report number .r, current serlef, of the Bureau of Statistics, ou the coimncrco and uuvln;iit,lon of the United Slates, pots forth our imports from and exports and rc-cxporta to foreign countries durlmr tho month of November, ISM, and the cloven months ended the same, comparod with the cor responding periods of 13l3. as follows: Itntnrntin f.r- ti-xpirfa. Imjiortn, p trr. MUft Ktrruin , . "nr ni'uri. rOnt. commo itlir Month ended No vember ao, lSC9..f 33,002,400 7,69S,3I0 $1,920,157 Month ended No vember 80, 1S6S .. 2S,!10,S49 '37,704,411 1,033,W I.leveu months ended November , , ISM 433,150,949 412,931,404 27,06-1,01)5 Meven months ended November RO, ISM 3.15,721,734 .197.BI 1,169 19,201,271 The proportions of llie foregoing shipped m for eign and American vessels, respectively, during the month of November, 1S19, were as follows: ' Import. F.rpnrt. JfrpnrU, American vessels.. ii,wii, iso $i,ni,a:i H.aos.o.iT Foreign vessels..., 22,101,2X8 2S,047,7l U&7.MI0 The proportion nf the same for the eleven months ending November no, 1S09, were as follows: . , Fmiun-t. ' F.rpir. N-rprU. American vessels. tl3S,::o,23 $l3,irn,uU $15,21,1.; Foreign vessels. ., 297,220,0211 273,2ii0,4'.wt li,R2s,ss Of tho total imports lor November, $:lo,77,141 were dutiable, $i,js,2S4 were entered for eon Hiiuiptlun, ami $ls,orrt,isi entered warehouse. Tha total value of foreign commodities remaining in warehouse, at the close of the month of Novomoer, lsoo, was $4s,2so 019 against f o,n4,4:t In lsus. The number and touuagn ol vessels entered and cleared in the foreign trade, during the month of November, 169, were as follows: ttrrl. &artl. A'o .. 9S7 .1.8S3 T.. B09.4M1 f.37,2S3 American vessels. Foreign vessels... 809 277,2-H 1.BS7 472,781 Total 2.S70 810,733 2,410 7.10,069 The entrances and clearances of the same for the Pleven months ending November 80, 1809, wore as follows: Xntirnl. Ctrvrft, V. ,34S 18,719 American vessels. . 9,7f2 Foreign vessels.... 19,049 rmi. 3.17I,8S B,3r0,Hi4 3,1 1U a J o,40T,(XM TotaL 28,801 8,B97,iO0 28,007 8,B'i8,260 Total, 11 months ' Clliling Nov., m.26,8,14 T,B90,242 28,0)0 T.835,626 The following is a classified statement of tho num ber, rig, and tonnage of all vessels registered, en rolled, and licensed in all the customs dlm rlcts of the Uliiiud atates ou the aoili of June, 1869: , , A'nmlir. Ton: Sailing vessels ui,ur 2.074,811 -09 Mourn vessels 8,3l 1,040,016-94 Unrigged vessels 6,287 623,492-02 ; Total permanent documented vessels and tons 20,893 3,744.319-09 Tho above vessels were classilled as follows: Ships, f.37; barks, 818: brigs, 607; schooners, 10,870; sloops, 8913; Bteamers, 8301; unrigged, 62s?; and temporary jlmmentedjvessels, 1033, of 401,047 tons. RELIGIOUS NOTICE8. fl&f- CLINTON STREPS CIIURCn, TENTH Street, bolow Ruruoe.-Rot. Ir. MKAR.8 will prencli To morrow lit 10'4 A. M , and Kov. Or. UKlUIUK WWWKI.I. at 7 P. M. Sublet for ev.in-"Pli8 1 rue Hide of Succesa in Life." All persons cordially in vited. rjvtf- CHILDREN'S CHURCH. SEVENTH T.,PKSHYSIN C''KOH, BROAD Street and PKNN Scuaro.- '1 0 morrow at o'clock P. M R HhNRY Mi:UUOK, Paator, will eonduot the aorvioeandi prenrb iho aennnn. Sinning by tho Sunday School. The ustitu service at 10M A. M. Kay LUTHERinUM ENGLISH LUTHERAN r'TI Ct'll II.IVDI 1.1:1 I I 1 ... . . -. RflV. !, ii'd iVi u ana uauku MtreetB, tiiv. a.. 1.1. m. jii'vii, x wwir 14T. rtvANK. 11 HKI'K. of Ohio; 7,', Pastor-"Kaitli in Desperation aud the Grand ictory." Free powa, ST. CLEMENT'S CIIURCn, TWTSN- TIKI II and (JHKRRY Htreete.-During Lent, service unit sermon every Wednnwlay and Sunday oven in nnd Choral sorvioe. beats true. Service Tomorrow evening at7g o'clock. 8 6 wit TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH, Chesout street, wpt of K.iRhtwnth atreeU RKV. GKOHUli A. VKLTZ will preach to-morrow Morning and Evening. Services com. memo at and 7i o'clock. tT TRINITY UNION MISSION, HALL KI.RVKNTHHtrxct.aboveGl.ard avenue. -Prejch-inKTo monow by UKOKtiK W. SlULKY, 1). D.,at 10 A. M. auu 7,Ji P. Al. Oomo. ALEXANDER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. NINKTKENTH and MRKBN Slreeta. rrenuhiiur To-niorrow at 10K g'oiock A. Al. and 7!; P. M. by Kev. Ur.8UUK.NUJ?. Q(1 I BST THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, T WASHINGTON SQUARK. Rev. HiiRRIUh! JOHAbUIt.I). !., Pastor, will preaoh To-morrow at 7 P. M. Jtgy- CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CIIURCn, vno Ji'CliST 8tr"t. bove Fifteenth, Rev. Ur. HUM PHREY, Pastor. berviees at 10.! A. M. and lu. r. M . tSf REV. C. WADS WORTH, D. D., Pasor, will preach Tomorrow, in ths THIRD RKFOHMKD CHUKUH, TKN'I'H and FILBERT Street. Servioes at 10)$ A, Al. and 7)4 P. M fSaT SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN" CHURCH, SPRUCE STREET, below SUth.-Rev. J. P. CON. KFV, Paator elect. lu o'clook A. Al. and Vi o'clock Mr , alt BQT REV. A. a. WILLI TS, D. D., WILL .rcn the WKSTAROH STREET PRKSBY JKRIAN CHURCH. To morrow, at 10 A JlTand at 7) P. M. The "Little Wanderers" will be present. JST ARCH STREET M. E. CHURCH. Rev. JAMES NE1LL To-morrow, at 104 A. M. Strangers Invited. . SPECIAL NOTICES. IqT PITTSBURG, FORT WAYNE AND 6URHs0AFitcKlAlLKA1 OOMPAMV. TRKA- HlIVIDFND No. 3. GUaKId"-? $.iV -tf.Wil,r.1,rtBrlSr dividend of ONE AND TURKIC l'XJLKI HS PiiK CENT., free of (iov.rnmeut tax, heiog nt Uie rate of seven por cunt, pur annum on the guaran teed stock o' this Company, will be paid to the holders ih"rf"t ,f of WlNrtLUVV, LA NIKR ,1 Co.. No SrJlMi Street, Now York eity, on TUESDAY, April 5, 'I he Transfer Rooks of this stock will be closed on tho 21st lUHt. at a P. Al., and moueneil April H, 1H70. 8 1 lot F. Al. HljTOHIiVSUN' secretary. I'XKIV PAr-ll-!-' Dill ll'iv tuwr rAi r , ntHJl'HKUN HKtNCIl. NEOSHO VALI.tt i RAILROAD, KANSAS. Pamuantto the deed of trunt made to ns by tho above named Company, uurter oate of Novtiuiuer 14, ltH, to secure the payment of the jnoitt(t(e bouds Ihorein do. f'iw,' , ,,y '' ',""rt,'Ke, among other things of abouu l,.U),0(0acie8of land. VVe hereby five notice to the lioldersof bonds under said mi rtg'e tliHt wo are n iwpreparod to re lee-u thirty thousand i$:m,(Kjill dollars of sud bonds wilh moniy de rived from the sale ol linda cinliiuccd in said moi tKaue that we will receive otl-ia for i he sale to us of said bonds' to the amoiiut of 1", UOO until and including the 3lm iWy of March, 1870, at our oltice, No. 25 Willia,,, street, room No. , city of New York. Rl'SSM.l, HUK ll'l.l.,lt... I1 1KTI1 PIT A l'l.'l, II .air' 8 IH Hit - u,w. ... tx. Kjyj . iinn.t, trustees. jj- OFFICE OF THE SECOND AVENUE RAILROAD COMPANY. ' . . , . , ,t N'KwYonit, MarohlB, 1S70. The Annml Meeting of tbe Stockholders of the Second Av. nue Railroad Oomnauy, lor the election of Directors rd Inspectors of Election lor the ensuing year, will bo held on MONDAY. April 4, Ih70. at No. U Pl.NK Street, Hooiu No. !i Poll opens at 1-3 o'clock M., and clo.es at ii clock P. M. 1 he transfer book will be closed March 25 and be reopened April tj. Bl20t HARVKV TT. WOODS, Secretary. Ir2T PITTSBURG, FORT WAYNE AND BURE'iTsi'l'o"10 OOMI"ANy. TRKA. . t 4 . Pittshi'Ro, March Itf. 1R70. I be Heroi-Annual Interest on the PitUbur. Fort Wayne nd Chicago KMilrond Co. 'I taird Moi-tR-aire Incomer Bond Will be paid on the 6th of April, nt theothoeof W1NSLOW The Transfer Books of these Bonds will be oloaod on tha J o inilBIlT nutlaB Ml IUOBO OUUllH Will U Slut .nut . ttt S P M . anrl VMHiAnml A nrtl rt U lUOnt .t I f t '1 ' J 1 LI I hi U 1 BY O - . xf awt J-, al. iiu iuuii.ioi.nii oeoreiarv. JSST STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TREA SURY DEPAKTMUNT. Uoi.i'MHIA, S. O., March 8, 1S70 The Interest maturing April I, IS'tl, on the Bonds of the State of South Carolina, will be paid in gold, on demand on and after April I, at tbe bankinK-bonae ot II. H. KlMf! ION, No. V KASSaU Street, New York. Nir.ES O. PARKER. 81i2'it Treasurer State of South Carolina. a2jr WARDALE G. MCALLISTER, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, ho. Ml I1KO A DWAY, New York Jtay HEADQUARTERS FOR EXTRACTING Teetii witb frenh Nitrous-Oiide Uaa. Absolutely no pain. Dr. 1 R. THOMAS, formerly operator at tlie tJolton Dental. Koonia. devotes his entire practice to the PaillleSa MvtritiOii.M ,kf t-aulkl (lltillM. Nit. Ull Wll lllir Street. 1 h X m. S-3AFLEIGM, Nos. 1012 and 1014 CHESNUT STREET, WILL KXIIIIJIT On 310NDAY, M.ii-oli SI, lull ami Complcto Htoclc ol DRESS GOODS, SILKS, LACES, EMBROIDERIES, Etc., Purchased during tho late depression, and will bo SOLD AT LESS THAN COLD COST. i tutus. 6PEOIAU NOTICES. isr o E OF N I N SrEINO OVERCOATS AT JOnN WANAMAKER'S, MONDAY MOKNINQ, March. 81. A very large anil Tery beautiful Maortment ma la In NEW SPRING STYLES OK WULFINQ3, GRANITES, CARR S FINISHED MELTONS, CREPES, LONDON COATINGS, LIGHT WEIGHT DEVONSHIRE KERSEYS, CUBAN TWKEDS, TRICOT LONDES, And many other new materials. Gentlemen are Invited to look through our stock and post themselves In the spring styles of Overcoats. JOHN WANAMAKEB, FINEST CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT, Nos. 819 and 820 CHESNUT Street. Kjf ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, NO. 1026 OHEBNUT STREET. SHERIDAN'S HIDE, LIFE SIZE PAINTING BY THE POET ARTIST. T. BUCHANAN KKAD. THIRD WEEK OF TUK EXHIBITION. GALLERIKS THRONGED DAY AND EVENING. OVER 20,000 VISITORS. "With foam and with dnst ;he black ehareor was rr0y : Tty tbe flash of his eye, and the rod nostrils' play. Heaeemed to the whole great army to say 'I have brought you Hherldan all the way I rom Winchester down to save the day!' " CHROMOS of the above, In size 20x36 inches, now ready. Price, $10. 3 7 Admission. 25oent. Ioi1ui1id tbe entire collection of the Aoademy. Open from A. M. to 6 P. M and from 74 to 10 P. M. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC. TIIE STAR COURSE OF LECTURES. HUMOROUS IKOIURB BY JOHN O. SAXE, ON MONDAY EVENING, Maroh 21. Subject FRENCH FOLKS AT HOME. At the oonclnsion ol the Lecture Mr. S AXU will recite (by reimest) from his Poema "TUB PKOUi MISS mLxaiia sau ina raaos, - ! PROF. ROBERT K. ROGERS ON THUR8DAY EVENINO, Maroh 94. Subject 0 11 K M IO A L FORCES IN NATURE. Illustrated by numerous brilliant and instructive expe ANNA E. DICKINSON. April T. Admission to each Lecture 60 cents. xfceserveo ctoaia runt. Tickets lor aki of tho Loctures for sale at Uould's .Su01 ri0- VJ CUH.&WUT Street, from 9 A. m ivb r . at. uniiy. u 17 4( ffc-w- ACADEMY OF MUSIC. MARCH 25. Hon 80HUYLER OOLFA X, Vice President U. b . Hod. HKNRY WILSON, of Massachusetts. tirnernl (, . HOWARD, of U. 8. Army, and General .IOHN W. OKA RY, Governor of Pennsylvania, Will sneak at I'Rl RNDSH IP'S Annivnrr NliX l Tlllfl- DAY llVKMMl. Tickets, 25 oents, at the Bookstore of 1. u. uaniffQes a Uo , do. mm AKUIl Htreet. It CITY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE, am o. rir iat street. Purl mvtDITTl li'ali OA 1QVA Tlis sot of Assembly, apnroveo April 20, 1HAS, requires that all Keepers of Hotnls, Taverns, ltestauran'a and othera sollina; Liquor by less measure than one quart shall make application at this otlioe for I.ioonne in the month 01 March only, as required by law. The law in this n riieci win ne smelly eniorced. J lie I.lr.eniitiR i II Km iti,iinit a fnllnwa- . The Ifith and 16th of Murch-lbt, 2d, 'ijd, 4th, and :6th Wards. The 17th, 18th, and 19th of March-6th, 6th, 7th, 8th, tfvn, anil lulu Wilms. The 21st and M of Maroh-llth, 13th, 1:1th, and Ulh wards. Tho 23d aud 21th of March lith, 16tb, 17th, and 13th lie. The 25th and 2!th of March-l9lh, 20th, 21st, aud 2id Wnrds. The 28th and 2!th of March-S3d, 21th, 23th, 27th, and uu warue. JOHN V BALLIKR. ALKXANDF.il Mi'CUKN, THOMAS M. I.OCKK, Oily Commissioners. jfjiiiT OFFICE OF TIIE WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY, No. 2.'t0 ti. THIRD Street, Coiner ot W illing's Alloy. . . . PHn.ATiKI.fnu, Marsh 16, 1870. .TA.A.nnm ' Metin;of the Ntookholders of the WKST MORM.AND COAL COMPANY will be hold at the ollic- of the Company on WKDNKSDAY, Aprils, 1870. at IL O clock M., wiibn an election will be held for eleven i'ueciois iu serve uurmv the ensuing year. , 1B . F. 11. JACKSON, JU5J.1 Secretary. f2ST THE HOARD OF MANAGERS OF TIIE DiKP,l!jA,nK,'PHlA' OKHMANTOW W AND NOK FISTOWN RAILROAD COMPANY have this day de clared a dividend of F1VK PICK CENT, on the Capital Stock, payable, clear of tax, on and after the brat of April next. '1 he transfer books of the company will be closed on tho lutli uutaut, and remain cloned until tbe first of prj. A. DOUGUKRTY, Treasurer. Mawh 10, 187& ' 8 UMt t-if" QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMI'ANyT LONDON AND LIVKRPOOL. capital, i,otmm fiABLN'E, ALLEN A DULLKS. Agents, "i 1 It 111 and WALNUT gtreets. S& TREGO'S TEABERRY TOOTIIWASII, It is the most pleasant, cheapest and best dentifrioe extant. Warranted tree from injurious ingredient. It Preserves and Whitens the Teeth! Invigorates and Koothes tlie Gumti! Puriflet and Perfumes the Hroath! Prevents Aoeumulationof Tartar! Cleanses and Puriiius Artiacinl Teeth! Is a Superior Article for Children! oeld by ail diuxsinUand dentisw. A. M WILSON, DriKpit, Prenrietor. aaiOm Cor. NINTH AND FILBKKTttt.. PhiUdelphia. Bfir TIT ETEW YORK CENTRAL AND HITIiSON RIVFR RAILROAD COMPANY, TREASUKKK'S OFFICE, . M . tn . AldaHT, Maroh 10, 1870. The Directors of this Company have deolared Divi dend of POU K PFU CENT, on the t apital Block, free of Government Ux. payable on the fifteenth Mth day of A pril next, at the Olfio of DUNOAN, SiitHM AN A CO., NThshave also deolared a like Dividend of FOUR (4) PER CENT, on the Consolidation Osruuoatesof the Com pany, free of Government , PrDJ on the same day, at IheVNlOM TKUST COMPaN Y. Siw York. TbeTranafvr Book will be olnaed at tbe close of busi ness on Saturday, the Nineteenth (lth) day of Maroh la- Un, and will be reopened pn the morning of Tuesday, tbe Nineteenth (11 th) d-y of Anril ueat. t utiut u- WOHUKoTER. Treasur t. OLOTHINQ. ROCKI1ILL & WILGOM, rinc clot niu a. GREAT FALL IN PRICES. GREAT FALL IN PRICEa LESS THAN GOLD RATES. 1 LE88 THAN GOLD HATKiJ, The balnc of our heavy stock will be disposed of at such low prices that purchasers would find It to their advantage to supply themselves with Fine Clothing for next Fall and Winter. Eprlng Overcoat, 500. Spring Overcoats, f 10 00. Spring Overcoats, I UO0. Spring Overcoats, 116-00. Spring Overcoats from $5 DO to $30-00. Coachmen's Coats For Spring and Summer. Coachmen's Coats Of all descriptions. BOYS' CLOTHING. BOYS' CLOTHING. NEW PATTERNS. NEW PATTERNS. ROCKHILL & WILSON. C03 and 605 CHESNUT Street. FINANCIAL. fHC UNDERSIGNED Offer For Sale $2,000,000 OP TUB PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL RR. CO. GENERAL MORTGAGE Six Per Cent. Bonds At 92 and Accrued Interest FROM JAN UARY 1. The bonds secured by this mortgape are Issned to WI8TAK MOKKI8 and JOHIAH BACON, Trustees, who cannot, under its provisions, deliver to the Company, at any time, an amount of bonds exceed ing the full-paid capital stock of the Company limited to $;is, uoo, ooo. Enough of these bonds are withheld to pay off all existing liens upon the proprty of the Company, to meet which at niatnrity It now holds ample means Independently of the bonds to be reserved by the Trustees for that purpose, making tho bonds prac tically a FIRST MOKTGAUK upon all its railways, their equipment, real estate, etc. eto. The gross revenue of the Pennsylvania Railroad In 1869 was $17,0,811, or nearly tweutj-etaiit per rent of the capital and debts of the Company at the end of that year. Since 1S.M the dividends to the Stockholders have averaged nearly eleven and one-half per cent, per annum after paying interest ou its bonds and pass ing annually a large amount to the credit of con struction account. The security upon which the bonds are based is, therefore, of the most ample character, and places them on a par with the very best National securities. For further particulars apply to Jay Cooko & Co., E. W. Clark & Co., Drexel 'Ar Co., C. & ir. l?orio, t3192w IV. II. Ncwbold, Son & Aertseii. PIANOS. ETO. fijq? STEIN WAY & SONS' Grand, Square, and Upright Pianos. Geneial E eduction in Prices in accord ance with the Decline in the Preminm on Gold. BTKINWAY A SONS manufacture also an enitrulr new Style ot instrument termed the SCHOOL PIANO, Preolselr the same in size, loale, interior mechanism, and workmanship as tbe'r highest priced 7 -octave Pianos, in a perfectly plain yet exaeedina.hr n.at exterior ease, whioh are offered to those who desire to possess a nrst-olaaa Steinway Piano," yet art limited in means, at very low prices. Special attention is also called to STEINWAY S0H3 new PATENT UPRIGHT PIANOS, With Double Iron Frame, Patent Beeonator, Tubular Metal Frame Action, etc., whioh axe matohlees in Tone nd Touoh, and unrivalled in durability. Kvery tnano Forte la warramfrcl for tire years. Pianos to rent, and also sold on montnly butabnents. Old Pianos taken in exonana;. CHAI7LES DLASIU8. SOLE AGENT FOR TUB B4LS OF 8TEINWAY A SONS' WORLD RENOWNED PIANO FORTES. WARKRQ0M8, Wo. 100O I'llKRVirr fftreet, II 19 tflp PUIL VDELPUIA, PA. r 5