THE DAILY EVEN1NU TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, WEDlMiSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1870
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1970.
LINK OF STEAMSHIPS TO LIVBIL
POOL.
The project of establishing a line of stean
fchipa between Philadelphia and Liverpool is
again under consideration. The directors of
the Pennsylvania Railroad are taking the
leading, if not the only active, part in the
disonsuon of praotioal plans for putting this
enterprise on a substantial foundation; and
it is reported that the main cause of delay at
the present moment is the difficulty of de
ciding between a line to be established by
An English firm, with guarantees from the
railroad company, and a thoroughly Ameri
can line, to be bnilt by our own ship-builders,
owned by our own capitalists, and to be con
trolled wholly by American influences.
It may be easier, for the time being,
quicker, and cheaper to subsidize an Eng
lish line; and if we are influenced by the ex.
Amp!e of Baltimore, or by the nationality of
the steamships plying between New York and
Europe, it would be natural enough to assist
in establishing a foreign enterprise instead
of manfully endeavoring to build up one of
our own. We believe, however, that this
course would be not only weak, but on the
whole rather detrimental than beneficial to
the commercial interests of Philadel
phia. If the enterprise about which
bo much has been said is to be attempted at
all, it should be undertaken in a vigorous
and bold spirit, and it would be better to
abandon it altogether than to swell the list of
mortifying failures, or to solicit patronage
for a new scheme that would not fully com
mand public confidence. We had a line of
steamships plying between this port and
Liverpool established nearly twenty years
ago, and for a time it was in successful and
vigorous operation. The unfortunate loss of
several vessels on the line first weakened
public confidence in the regularity of its trips,
but this difficulty would probably have soon
been surmounted by the employment of
new ships, if at the critical
juncture in the history of this project all the
remaining sea-worthy vessels of the line had
not suddenly been withdrawn to be used as
British transports in the Crimean war 1 Im
porters speedily resolved that if, in addition
to the dangers of shipwreck, they were to be
victimized by the exigencies of the English
Government, it was folly to place their de
pendence upon a line thus doubly endangered.
The German steamship lines are at this mo
ment rendered unsafe by the present war; the
French lines are not absolutely free from peril;
and Great Britain may again be soon involved
in a foreign war that would necessitate the
withdrawal of any line of English steamships
between this port and Liverpool. There is a
degree of uncertainty, insecurity, and unreli
ability connected with all projects based on
the employment of British ships whioh is
fatal to their success.
If we are to have a Philadelphia line of
steamships, let it be a genuine, not a ficti
tious, half-and-half affair. Let our mecha
nics build first-class vessels, of which every
patriotic citizen will feel proud. Let Coun
cils guard against the inconveniences hereto
fore arising from ice 'in the Delaware by
building ice-boats that are ice-boats, and that
do not prove inefficient at the first serious
trial of their utility and strength.
The present time seems specially pro
pitious for a revival of the proj ect whioh has
bo long been vainly agitated. The recent
change in the laws encouraging a distribution
of imports among various cities, the growing
disposition of Congress to grant subsidies to
(steamships built in this country, and the im
mense amount of business which the Penn
sylvania Railroad could bestow upon a line
Of steamships sailing from this port to Liver
pool, are all encouraging indications of the
success of a creditable Philadelphia project.
But it must be thoroughly Philadelphian in
all its ramifications, if it is to gain that cordial
support of merchants and citizens which is
easeiitial to marked success.
HA VAL OFFICERS AND DIPLO
MATISTS. BixwETAitY Robeson, in promptly suspending
Commander Truxton, of the sloop-of-war
Jamestown, from his command in consequence
ef bis very extraordinary conduct in landing
a file of marines at Honolulu for the purpose
of forcibly lowering to half-rtiast the flag
npon the United States Consulate, has per
formed an action that ought to meet with the
cordial approval of the people of this oountry.
The United States Consul, it appears, did not
lower hie flag as a mark of respect to the
memory of the late Queen Dowager, because
be had no official information of her death,
and because he had been once before de
ceived by false intelligence in the matter. The
redoubtable . commander of the Jamestown
undertook to vindicate the dignity of the
country, and actually invaded a friendly terri
tory with an armed foree to compel a diplo
matic officer of the United States to do what
bo (Truxton) assumed to be the proper thing
in the'way of etiquette. This was a double
outrage, for Commander Truxton had no
authority whatever over the Consul, and it
waa aimp'yan insult to the authorities of
Honolulu to parade a file of marines in their
streets (or any purpose without special per-mission."-
i."; ' ' ,fc ' ,
The difficulty that occurred a few years'
ago between our Minister to Paragaay, Hon.
Charles A. Washburn, and Boar-Admirals
Io and Davis, proved very conclusively tha
the relations between our naval officers and
our Diplomatic Corps Badly noeded reconstruc
tion, and that it was time the commanders of
United State fleets and vessols upon foreign
stations were informed of the fact that they
were not the only upholders of the national
honor and dignity among the nations of the
earth. Although it may not be pleasant for
naval officers to be subordinate to a "pot
house politician" wo believe that this was
one of the elegant epithets bestowed upon
Minister Washburn by Rear-Admiral Davi
in a foreign port, yet the exigencies of the
situation are such that they must be so; and
as the Davis-Washburn affair appears not to
have had its proper effect in teaching some of
the gentlemen of the quarter-deck that they
can best serve their country by striotly mind
ing their own business, it would be well that
such an example should be made of Commander
Truxton as will be remembered for all future
time. The performances of Bear-Admirals
Lee and Davis in the Paraguay muddle should
never have been passed over as they were,
and if the offense of the commander of tha
Jamestown is in any way extenuated, our
ministers and consuls will bavo no soourity
whatever from constant and insulting inter
ference on the part of naval officers, when
ever the latter may take it into their heSds
that the diplomatic representatives of the
country are not performing their functions
in a proper manner.
C0NS1 ITUT1 ONAL R E FORM.
Tue action of the Union League last night in
giving a strong endorsement to the move
ment for a Constitutional Convention cannot
fail to seoure increased attention to this im
portant subject, and we hope it may lead to
the passage of a law designed to carry out the
object in view at the next session of the Le
gislature. The necessity of a radical reform
of many abuses is plainly evident to all good
citizens, and there is no better
way to devise appropriate re
medies for the growing evils of the
day than to call together the leading men of
the State, without distinction of party, to
revise the Constitution. Experience has de
monstrated that the people are powerleBs to
prevent the prostitution of the Government
to bad purposes nnder the present system,
and a Constitutional Convention, enlightened
by the events of the last thirty years, could
greatly improve the existing fundamental
law of the Commonwealth.
The Post is having a hard time of it in de
fending the President for his mischievous
action with regard to Secretary Cox and the
pardoned Fenians, and in endeavoring to
represent Simon Cameron as a model patriot
and a statesman without guile. The two
performances of the President which we have
censured will admit of no extenuation, and
they are indications of a demoralization in
the administration that cannot but alienate
the regards of the honest men of the ooun
try. That Simon Cameron was the chief
agent in the expulsion of Mr. Cox from the
Cabinet is evident from all the
statements that have been made of
the affair by the Washington cor
respondents of the various newspapers,
and that Mr. Cox was expelled because ho
refused to allow the Congressional Republi
can Committee, of which Simon Cameron is
the leading spirit, to dictate with regard to
the management of his department, needs no
proof for those who have watched the course
of events. The Post must be very hard put
to for an argument when it asks, "What is
the meaning of this attack? Are The Tele
gram and the Inquirer ready to go over to
the Democracy?" The Post is perfectly well
aware that we have no intention of going
over to the Democracy, but that The Tele
GiiArH prof esses to be now, as it always has
been, an independent journal, that does not
fear to bestow its censures where they are
deserved, without regard to mefe partisan
considerations. Wo believe that we are
doing a better 6ervioe to . the pub
lic and to the Republican party
by rebuking dishonesty, corruption,
and intrigue in high places, than we are by
apologizing for them, or by consenting to
them by our silence. The action of the
President in the two matters to whioh we
have referred is absolutely inexcusable; and in
saying so, we only utter what a multitude of
fair-minded men think. With regard to
Simon Cameron, the less the Post says about
him the better. Whitewash will not stick to
the old Wigwagger, and our contemporary
will do better by him if it lets him severely
alone than if it attempts the impossible task
of trying to make him presentable in decent
society.
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THE NEW ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE,
Conducted by J. U. HOLLAND.
FIFTY PICTURES IN THE FIRST NUMBER.
ONLY $3 A YEAR. U'4p
For sale everywhere! For talc every where!
IhVVINQ MAOHINES.
p II i:
WHEELER & WILSON
flEWinu machine.
For Bale on Nary Terms.
NO. 914 CHK8NUT STREET.
nvat PHILADELPHIA.
OLOTHINQ.
How we Get Along at our School.
We never thrash,
Ivor box boys' ears,
Bowever peculiar
This way appears.
We flout keep In;
We never scold :
Yet we make the hoys
Do as they're told.
There's a flrst-rate way
To make good boys.
Which each smart lad
Indeed enjoys.
We dress each boy.
whether hort or tall,
In a nice rchool Butt
From the OH SAT BROWN HALT.
Present their regards to Parents, Schoolmasters,
and otlier iriend of education, with the
remark that
THE BEST BOYS' SCHOOL SUITS
Are to be found at the
GREAT BU0WN UALI,
603 and 605 CHESNUT STREET,
At Trices which Defy Competition.
"INDER TH
- nu i t-L.
'PHILADELPHIA: PA.
$15 We Have the
$15 Testimony of
$15 All
$15 Teat our FIFTEEN
$15 DOLLAR SUITS are
$15 worth THREE DOLLARS
$15 More than any Others
OFFERED ELSEWHERE.
READ Y-M A. I K
CLOTHING,
Combining Style, Durability, and Excellence of
Workmanship.
JONE8'
O n o - I? rico
ESTABLISH MENT,
No. 601 MARKET STREET.
GEO. W. NIEMANN.
Handsome Garments made to order at the short.
eat notice. 10 8 tfrp
WESTON & BROTHER,
TAILORS,
S. W. Cornar NINTH and ARCH St.,
PHILADELPHIA.
A fall assortment of ne most approved styles fer
FALL AWD WINTER WEAR,
JUST RECEIVED.
A SUPERIOR GARMENT AT A REASONABLE
PRIQB. Oiasmrp
1870". actum:.. 1870,
STEVENSON & SCHWEMMER.
Rich Broche Figured Cotelines
FOR PARLORS AND RECEPTION ROOMS.
HEAVY TAMBOURED LACES
TO CORRESPOND.
Why are their ploes over twenty per cent, lower
than elsewhere for the same Goods?
lirtt becauae they buy for CASH and receive
heavy discounts. 1 hese they transfer to purchasers.
aeooiul Being practical and experienced la ad
branches of the DECORATING, and UPHOLSTERY
business, they save by personal attention and super
vision at least fifteen per cent, lu their expenses, of
which their customers shall also have the full benefit.
I bis makes a total of twenty-one per cent, saved
by every customer placing orders In their charge,
besides having their work executed la the floest
manner and with the utmost despatch.
CHESNUT STREET.
10 lit wfmsmto
1113
DREXEL & CO.,
No. 34 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
American and Foreign Ilaukerg,
DRAWS EXCHANGE ON LONDON AND PRIN
CIPAL CITIES OF EUROPE.
DEALERS IN
Government and ltailroad Securities,
Drexel, Winthrop fc Co.,Drerl, Earjes A Co.,
So. is Wall Ktreet, No. I Hue Serine,
NewXork. pans.
WIHTEK CLOAKINGS.
OTBAWBKIBGE & CLOTHE
THIS STOCK HAS BEHW A SPECIALTY WITH US FOR.
SOXVXD "SEARS, A WD WE HAVE VERY UBTU&TJAL FA
CILITIES IN T HE rURCIIASE OF THE BEST EUROPEAN
OOODS.
WE ARE NOW DISPLAYING AN TJKRXVALLED STOCK,
CHIEFLY OF OUR OWN X IMPORTATION, CONSISTING IN
PART OF-
BLACtt ASTRAKHANS,
BROWN ASTRAKHANS,
BLACK CARACULLAS,
BROVN CARACULLAS, m
LYONS VELVETS,
SEALSKINS,
BLACK BEAVERS,
WHITE BEAVERS,
VELVET BEAVERS,
BLACK CHINCHILLAS,
COLORED CHINCHILLAS,
BLACK VELVETEENS,
WHITE CORDUROYS,
IN WINTER WEIGHTS.
WATERPROOF CLOAKINCS.
JiO FINER STOCK IS OFF FRF D IX THE COUNTRY
Many of our Best Goods cannot be purchased elsewhere.
PRICES ALWAYS THE LOWEST.
STKAWBBIB&E & CLOTHIER
N. W. COKNER EIGHTH AND MARKET STREETS.
DRY GOODS.
BLACK DEESS GOODS.
GROS GRAIN SILKS,
AMERICAN HILKM,
POPLIN BIARRITZ,
IRISH POPLINS.
SILK AND W OOL POP
LIN 8,
ALL-WOOL POPLIN8,
OTTOMAN POPLINS,
VELOUK ROYALS,
DKAP IMPERIALS,
BMPRB8S CLOTHS,
AHMURB ROYALS,
CASHMERES,
FRENCH MKRINOES.
PARISIENNES.
iTAMISES,
MOUSSELINES,
11 A IPIIimiM
OA a AO LiMJt
ENGLISH BOMBAZINES
CRETONNES,
SATIN IMPERIALS,
MATIN DE CHINES,
SATIN MKRINOES,
1 U1U1ET8,
4LPACA8.
(JLO8Y MOHAIR8,
MOHAIR BKILLIANTE9,
BATISTE ALPACAS,
NO LIS II HBNRIET
SILK WARP OASII-I
MERES,
HENRIETTA CLOTHS,
DKAP D'SLMAS,
DKAP DE PARIS,
WANuk CLOTnS,
POPLIN ALPACAS, '
AUSTRALIAN CRAPES.
BA BATHE AH,
STAFF ETA SILKS,
MOHAIR TAMISEfl,
Etc mo. EIG.
ALSO,
ENGLISH CRAPES AND VEILS,
THIBET LONO AND 8QUARE gnAWL8,
JOCVIN k CO. KID GLOVES,
Wltb a full stock of
Second Mourning Dress Goods,
FOB SALE
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
BY
BESS ON & SON,
Mourning Dry Goods House,
No. 018 CHESNUT Street,
101S6trp PHILADELPHIA.
EDWIN HALL.
No. 28 BOUTII SECOND STREET,
, invites attention to bis Btock of
811k Cloaking Velvets,
' Bst Goods Imported,
18-INCH VELVETS.
82-INCU VELVETS.
8 1-INCH VELVETS.
6 mwfSnUp 40-INOH VELVETS.
Tbese Velvets are the best Ljons Goods ; ptre sHk
and tood shade of BUcs. Our customers can rely
on teiusg frvm us the best Velvets Imported.
DRY COODS.
PRICE & WOOD,
H. W. Corner EIGHTH and FILBERT,
Have Just received a new lot of
Black Silks, l -60, SITS, S3, op to S3 a yard.
Black: Alpacas, ver cheap.
Piald Popltns, f.o, ii'iyJ sa, srv. and SI a yurJ.
Plaid Seiges at 8ft cents a jar.l.
A cbeap lot of Platd foods, 85 cents, worth 31c.
MUed Good for nulla. 8i At), and ti cents a yard.
Waterproof Cloaking Cloths.
BLANKET8 1 BLANKETS!
A large assortment of B'.ankets, at the very lowext
prices.
FLANNELS! FLANNELS I
All-wool Domet Shaker Flannels.
Ballardvsle Blankets,
All-wool Flannel at i, 31, 33, 37)fc. opto SI a yard.
Best makes Bieached and Unbleached Canton
Flannels.
Pillow-case and Shirting Mnallna.
Best makes Shirting Muslins.
Several Job lots of 'iaole Linens, NapM ns aid
Towels, very cheap.
Bargains in Ladles' and Gents' Hosiery.
La ilts' Halbrtggau Hose.
Children s Hoce, extra length.
Ladles', Gents' end Clitldreu's Glcve.
Kid iilovcH, i a pair.
Jouvin's Kid (Hoves, In black snd co:oiv.
lace Collars, 16, so, 5. 81, 38, 40, 60c. up to S1'S
Bargains in Bdkfs.
A new lot of Hamburg Edplngs and Insertings,
Fancy Neck Ribbons, Bash Klbbons and Trlminiug
Hlbbons.
PRICE & WOOD,
9 !8w4m N. W. cor. EIGHTH and FILBERT.
REAL If D!A SHAWLS AKD !CIRFS.
GEORGE FRYER,
No. 916 CHESNUT STREET,
WlUopen
ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12,
AM ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF
India Camel's ZZair Shawls
and Scarfs,
At lower price 1 than ever offered before. 1 88 tm
BOARDING.
BOARDING. A GENTLEMAN AND WIPE
can have a furnished seoond-atory room, with
board, pleasant and central location. No. 143;
CULSNT.T street, below Nineteenth. io 18 St
3
DRY GOODS.
4Q0 ARCXX STRBX1T. QQQ
EYRE &
LANDELL
ZTaw Offer for the Fall ot
1870
NEW
LTONH SILKS.
PIM'S POPLINS.
INDIA SHAWLS.
BILK PLUSHES.
JODVIN GLOVES.
LYONS VELVETS.
BAGDAD WRAPS.
PARK BL'AN KET8.
WOOLLEN SATINS.
GORGEOUS PLAIDS.
ZOUAVE JACKETS.
CARRIAGE SHAWLS.
NOBILITY VELOURS.
NEW SHAWL SUITS.
ARISTOCRATIC SILKS.
SOUTHBRLAND PLAIDS.
SERVICEABLE POPLINS.
LADY FRANKLIN JACKETS.
P. 8.-10,000 YARDS SPLENDID FRENCH
CHINTZES.
N. B. Our stock or Fine Blankets, Extra Quilts,
and Damask Goods, and general staple stock Is nn
precedent!. 1 " 19 mws rptl
BLACK SILKS! BLACK SILKS!!
EDWIN HALL,
No. 28 SOUTH SECOND STREET,
Having made a specialty of his Black Silk Trade,
would Invito tha attention of the ladles to his
stock
CASHMERE OROS GRAINS,
8AT1N-K1N1SHED TAFFETAS,
TAFFETA GLACE,
HEAVY GROS GRAINS.
GROS DE RUIN, Etc.,
All of which are real Lyons Goods, and guaranteed
free from mixture of sny kind. We have Black
Silks from Sls to S6 per yard. We would also call
attention to our stoc k of
COLORED SILKS,
Embracing all the new shades.
It
BAD "JEREMY TRAIN-HIS DRIVE'"
IN
lt'4p
MONTHLY.
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