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THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH TUTPL SHEET HllbADBLPHIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1870.
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SATURDAY. DECKMRER 24, 1870.
Chkibtmas falling on Sunday this year,
the general celebration of the day will take
place on Mondrty next, and there will conse
quently Le no paper issued from thia office on
that day.
C Jilt I HTM AS.
The Christmas Reason, with its multitude of
pleasant associations, saorod and secular, has
come round agrin, and we extend to the
readers of The Evksino Teleoiuph our cur
dial greeting, winning them one and all
health and happiness. The event that will be
commemorated to-morrow was, whichever
way it may be viewed, a momentous one, for
the Christian religion has exerted an influence
in shaping the merely material destinies of
a great portion of the human race such as no
other religious sjutem over has done or ever
will do. Christianity, if it means nothing
else means a high state of civilization, pure
morals, and a large-hearted charity
that recognizes in the fullest manner the
brotherhood of the human race, a brotherhood
that is limited by no territorial boundaries and
no differences of race or nationality.
Those who expect to enjoy a hippy
Christmas-day to-morrow should not forget
the poor, to whom the holiday season, with
its bitter cold, will bring but little happi
ness. He whose birth is to be celebrated to
morrow said, "The poor ye have always with
yon;" and those who have the heart to give
of their abundance to make Christmas-day a
real ocoasion for rejoioing to the needy, will
enjey the festival themselves with a keener
relish than if they thought only for them
selves. It is not our intention, however, to
preach a Christmas sermon, but merely to
extend the compliments of the season to our
readers; and we cannot do so in better words
than the time-honored ones that have done
duty on many previous holiday occasions.
We therefore wish one and all of our readers
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Yeau.
TEE
ROW IN TUB HOARD
OF
GUARDIANS.
The new method of appointing members of
the Board of Guardians by the Court is
undoubtedly a great improvement upon the
old system ; and the present board u com
posed of a body of gentlemen whose integrity
is above suspicion, and who have endeavored
to discharge their duty to the paupers and
the public Conoeding this point at the out
set, we still think that there is matter for
serious reflection in the allegations made so
persistently by one of the members of the
board, Mr. Edward T. Parker. Although
be stands in the unenviable light of the single
juryman who was against eleven stubborn
associates, it does happen sometimes that the
one man is nearer right than his fellows,
and there are plausible reasons for believing
that this may be the case in the present in
stance. The Almshouse is an important in
BtitutioD, and it is no easy task to act with
wisdom, effioiency, and economy in all mat
ters relating to the maintenance of more
than three thousand paupers, one-fourth of
whom are insane and a large number sick.
There is a wide latitude for discretion, a great
many opportunities for wrong-doing and for
shortoomiDgs; and if somebody does not de
vote himself, heart and soul, in a spirit of
disinterested and determined philanthropy,
to the arduous task of achieving the best
attainable results, there is constant danger
that the management of such an institution
will fall below the proper standard.
It is to the credit of the ex
feting board that no charge al
leging that they have sanctioned any fearful
or gross abuse has been made during the
present controversy; but Mr. Parker's allega
tions imply, what is probably not far from the
fact. that, while the routine business is in
the main pretty well attended to, there are,
never thleas, some holes that should be sto pped
np and some defects in organization that
Bhould be amended. A Board of Guardians
may be very honest and respectable, and still
neglect or misconceive the full soope of its
duties; and the fault of the present board, so
far as it is faulty, lies in this direction,
Mr. Parker has not been content witn a mere
roHtine discharge of his duty. Knowing that
truth often lies at the bottom of a well, he
has tried to dive down deep enough to
reaoh it. lie refused to take at their
fall face value the statements of all the sub
ordinate officers of the institution, and he
has demanded that little things, as well as
great things, should be done deoently and in
order. When beef is contracted for, he in
Bists that beef, and not bullock's hearts,
Bhould be delivered; and he asks that the
storekeeper shou'd be present to see the beef
weighed, instead of detailing untrustworthy
assistants to discharge this duty. When
roofs are to be repaired, he wants to know
why guarantees for their durability cannot be
exaoted. When arbors are made by pauper
labor for the private use of the Steward on
bis New Jersey farm, he wants to
know what sort or a ma is
presented to that official. When
the infants in the institution are habitually
doomed to premature death, he asks whether
something is not wrong with either the nurses
or the milk. When de id men are reported
on the live list, nd live men on the dead
list, he asks that the records should be made
up correctly. When outstanding bills and
claims of the institution for damages, stone
furnished, etc, are not pressed for payment,
he asks the reason why. hen filth accu
mulated in the corridors, he insisted that it
Bhould be removed. When the necessities
of an enlargement of the Insane Department
became painfu ly apparent, he warmly and
strenuously urged an a plication to Councils
for the necessary appropriation, which finally
was obtained. When gangs of able-bodied
men are left lounging listlessly, he attempts
t find employment for them. When
paupers are treated with unnecessary
find crael harshness as a punishment for
their temetity in making known the private
inside workings of the institution, he points
tho finger of scorn at those who perpetrate
such tyranny. And although his associates
may be annoyed by the agitation of such
topics, we think that Mr. Parker will do infi
nitely more good than harm by continuing
his investigations and his agitations. Re
spectable, oasy-going boards have for centu
ries glossed over the most fearful wrongs in
prisons and poor-houses. It has always re
quired enthusiasts or reformers ts open their
eyes and the eyes of the publio to the enor
mity of daily occurrences; and if, as Parker's
enemies allege, he belongs to this trouble
some class, it is still quite possible that
his labors will redound to the welfare
of the panpers and the tax-payers. He is en
titled to a fair hearing, even if he is in a
minority in the board: he will get it in the
newspapers, and from the Grand Jury,
if he does not get it at the regular
sessions of the Board of Guardian; and
the alleged attempts of some of the officials
of the institution to thwart his endeavors to
gain information which is due to his position
will go far to engender a conviction that
they Lave sinister motives for concealment.
THE DEFENSE OF NAPOLEON 1IL
The New York World yesterday published a
long document which purported to be a de
fense of the ex-Emperor Napoleon III, an
explanation of his policy, and of the reason
for the sudden collapse of the military power
of France. This defense assumes to have
been prepared by one of the ex Emperor's
associates with his sanction, and the internal
evidences are in favor of its genuineness. It
is just such a plea as any one acquainted
with the history and character of M. Bona
parte, as Victor Hugo always persisted in
calling him, would be likely to make, and it is
probably as strong a defense of the policy
that shaped the destinies of the second Empire
as could be put forth. We pav that com
pliment to the writer, whoever he may be.
Assuming the document to be a genuine mani
festo from Wilhelmshohe, its most marked
characteristic is the evidence it affords of the
total inability of the ex-Emperor to under
stand what the deficiencies of his jrovorn-
D - '
ment were, at the rest of the wuiia un
derstands them. By a contrast between the
disorganized condition of France previous to
the devolution of 1848, tt only remedy for
which, according to their plea, was a revival
of the old Napoleonia policy, and tha material
prosperity that France enjoyed during the
past eighteen years, an attempt is made to
overlook what was the real weakness of the
Imperial Bystem which enabled a character
less adventurer to remain during that period
not merely the ruler of France but the arbiter
of Europe. The social and moral corruption
that wis engendered by the second empire,
so that all the principles of virtue and honor
were set aside as of no moment in order
that a certain dynasty that had its origin
in fr-iud and corruption might be able to
perpetuate itself although a whole people
should disgrace their humanity, is entirely
overlooked; and the ex-Emperor attributes
the downfall of his government, and the ruin
of his country, to the opposition he encoun
tered from men like Thiers, Prevost-Paradol,
and others who endeavored to thwart him at
every point. Outside of France, and espe
cially in the United States, it has long been
understood that the empire was nothing
more than a glittering show, and although
no one expected to see it collapse as suddenly
as it did, there are few who did not believe
that its downfall would surely come, some
time or other. The ex-Emperor seems not
to have comprehended the real power of
Prussia until it actually threatened him, and,
as is probably true, he contends that he was
forced into the present war
more by the necessity of maintaining his
prestige than because he desired to
cd cage in the conflict. On this as on other
occasions, however, he is entirely too anx
ious to throw the blame upon the Frenoh
people, and to represent them as urging him
on against his own inclinations. All the evi
dence on the subject, however, indicates
very plainly that Napoleon was anxious to
engage in a war with Prussia, that he dili
gently excited popular enthusiasm on the
subject, and that he confidently expected to
win a comparatively easy victory. Although
this dooument is more elaborate, and argues
from more remote causes, the gist of it is
essentially the same as that of the pamphlet
issued .by the ex-Emperor some time ago,
and there is nothing in it that will be likely
to increase the respect of mankind for him,
or to make any true friend of France regret
bis sudden and disgraceful downfall.
HIE NEW STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
The entire stock of the American Steamship
Comvany was subscribed for with a most
gratifying rapidity, and the great enterprise
has started under most favorable auspices.
It only remains for the capitalists of Phila
delphia to continue their support in the same
liberal manner that they have at the com
mencement, and the success of the new
Bteamshin line may be considered as assured
beyond peradventure. The fact that the
entire capital stock has been eagerly
taken up proves that the vast im
portance of the new steamship line
and the powerful influences it will exert on
the innumerable industries of Philadelphia
are fully appreciated by manufacturers as well
as mei chants, for when the inaguifloent ves
sels that it is proposed to build are once in
operation, we may expect a revival of the
commercial importance of this port that will
be a stimulus to f very description of trade
and affect the welfare of thousands of people
outside of those who are immedintely inte
rested by the investment of their capital.
The stock having all been subscribed for,
the American Steamship Cdmpany now offer
to corporations, capitalists, and all who are
interested in the success of the enterprise,
their bonds, amounting to $1,500,000. These
bonds will be free of State tax, will be pay.
able in twenty-five years, with semi-annual
interest at ( per cent., and will be guaran
teed, principal and interest, by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. The security
offered by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is so ample that these bonds may be
considered as absolutely safe investments,
and we have good reason to believe that they
will be subscribed for as rapidly as was the
stock.
Two new States will probably be admitted
into the Union during the present session of
Congress Colorado and New Mexico. The
Dame of the latter will probably be changed
to Lincoln. Neither of these States have
one-sixth of the population of Philadelphia,
and there is something very unjust in the
idea that, while they will each secure two
United States Senators, this city is practi
cally nnrepresented in the highest of Ameri
can political tribunals. Under our system,
however, such anomalies are unavoidable,
and we must prepare to welcome the new
sibter commonwealths as cordially as we can.
NOTICES.
Buy SoMKTniNO Vseffl
BUY SOMETUINO I 8KFFI.
Bly SoMtiua I'SEFvr.
for a Christmas gift.
A Good Warm Overcoat
Ah iic at f9tr Men.
A h low an i fur lin-.s.
Winter Coats m tow as . fur Men.
Wintkr Vests a low a Si for Hen.
WlNTftR JACK STO nioir ! tar Rom:
We are closinn out a lot of miruhm stock, of which
above-named are a part, at price it many canes not
half the. vulue, bnnij
UETEKMINED TO 8KI.L TnB.tf,
A Tordina an excellent onnortunitu fur the nurchane
of a really acceptable
1001) ANI .SUBSTANTIAL
CUK18TMAS Gift
A t little rout.
H e have in addition our iMial anortmrnt of the beet
and most stylinh
kkady-.madb ui.othi.no
in Philadelphia.
Which we will tell at guaranteed lower prices than
any other.
bennett & co.,
Tower Hall,
no. b18 makkkt street.
Half-way between fiftu and sixth streets,
Bradbury Pianos, beautiful Christmas presents.
Gould & Fischer.
What is More Common or Distressing than a
Bilious Attack ? Who Is not familiar with the
well-known symptoms,' oppression across the sto
mach and chest, low spirits, restlessness, gloomi
ness of nilna, weariness, dull headache, dirty,
greasy appearance of the skin, yellow tinge of the
white of the ejes, loas or appetite, and oostlveuess ?
Few, indeed, of the more ordinary Ills of life are
'" wlriplv nrpvft'ent than thesn hlllnin rtlsorrior.
and jet iu.. av reiillly be got rld ot by uaing dr.
Jaynk's Sanative b wn,)8 operation the
liver will be rapidly restore! . r
vitiated secretions of the stomach cuaug, ., ..'
tlveuess removed, and the whole Bystem asslstcu
In recovering Us normal condition, bold by all
druggists.
Steck & Co.'s Tianos, used Dy artists every where.
Gould & Fischer,
No. 923 Chesnut Btreet.
Mason & Hamlin's Cabinet Organs; standard of
excellence throughout the world.
Gould & Fischer.
Why Uncle John went to Parkinson's.
"Twas the night beiore Christmas," well what If It
was ?
Is It coming again, that "rUHcuhis mux.'"
Growled old Uncle John, as he tied up his head
And Bhutlled away to his bachelor-bed,
Thinking himself a most fortunate chap,
With Lothlng to trouble his "long winter's nap"
But the wind out of doors made a terrible clatter,
And conscience would speak, "that's what was the
matter,"
So he lay there forlorn and shivered and trembled,
When there right beside him stood one who resem
bled
The famed Santa Clans, but his broad merry face
Wore a frown that was Burcly there quite out of
place ;
To the BtocklDgless chimney he pointed with Ire,
When up rose the fire-place higher and higher,
And there through the flame, with amazement, John
saw
Aunts, uncles, and brothers and couslns-lu-law
In cheerful excitement preparing the store
For the happy young chicks, who were dreaming It
o'er.
And now, growing plainer, was one little room,
A poor little taper revealing Its gloom,
And a woman who wept, as she sewed by Its gleam,
For .the children whose ChriBtmas must be all a
drebm!
John shrank from the light In good Santa Clans
eye,
For he knew why his poor sister Grace mHHtjthus
sigh!
'Not for you happy Christmas!" as sternly he
spoke !
Santa Claus melted up the wide chimney like
smoke, .
And John with a shiver of terror awoke !
Rejoiced that the morning dissolved the dark spell,
And knowing that only what ends well is well,
He hastened to Parkinson's, Chesnut near Broad,
And bought all the bonbons his parse could afford,
Caramels and pralines of every description, ne plus
ultra.
Chocolate drops, glaced walnuts, Diablotlous "Jim
Crows,"
Imperial and Chantllly creams,
Enough to defend from an army of dreams,
And sped to put smiles where the tears freely came,
Dost thou take, gentle reader? Go thou do the same !
The Parkinson Caramel Depot,
Chesnut Stkbkt, abovi Broad.
Haines Brothers' Pianos are elegant Christmas
presents. We are selling scores.
OOULD & FISCHER,
No. 943 Chesnut street.
Pum Vivimus, Vivaucs The Parkinson Caramel
Depot, No. 1109 Chesnut street. A splendid assort
ment of rare, new, and delicious Confectionery,
Caramels, and Bonbons, pure and fresh, made ex
pressly for the festive season.
See advertisement of
Atmore's Mince Meat on
Eighth Fage.
Whitman's Jujube. For singers and publio
speakers, to keep the throat moist and voice clear,
It Is excellent. 25 cents per box. Druggists sail It,
Stephen F. Whitman it Son,
8 lie Manufacturers,
8. W. corner of Twelfth and Market streets.
TOR CHRISTMAS.
We desire to call the attention of the public to ou
Fine Fruits, Nuts, and Delicacies
Of every description, and to the f ict that we are
selling our goods as low as possible.
Call and see for yourselves before purchasing else
where.
E. BRADFORD CLARKE,
SUCCESSOR TO
SIMON C0LTON & CLARKE,
8. W. Corner BROAD and WALNUT,
1 1 thstntrtp PUILADELPHIA.
GET READY FOR
COMPLETE HOLIDAY OUTFIT.
APPROPRIATE
ckhill
OFFER TO THE PUBLIC,
AT M A ft VE LOU SLY LOW PRICES,
A. Complete AtsNortiiiont
.OF TIIE
MOST DESIBABLE HOLIDAY PRESENTS
ITS TIIE
WHAT IS MORE APPROPRIATE
FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT
TO YOUR FRIEND OR RELATION,
YOUR FATHER OR YOUR SON,
THA
Ueaatiful Suit of
Breakfast Coats,
Lounging Ooats,
Smoking Coats,
Robes de Chambre,
Fine Overcoats, Coats,
Coachmen's Coats, Pants, Vests, and Coats,
Clengarry Coats, Vests, Coats, and Pants,
King William Coats.
NOBODY CAN FURNISH YOU, OHEAPElt 1HAN
ROCKHI LL $ WILSON,
GKEAT BROWN II ALL,
003 and. COS diesniit Street.
GET YOUR FRIENDS
It is not necessary to wait till the very last
get your toes tramped on in the great rush.
want from the GREAT BROWN HALL.
Fine Suils at Low Prices.
Gentlemen's Outfit of Every Description.
Full Assortment of the Choicest Winter Goods.
Don't be beguiled into
Buying anywhere else.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST BARGAINS IN THE CITY,
GREAT BROWN HALL
IS THE PLACE
TO FIND THEM.
WE HAVE PROVIDED AN AMPLE
IMMENSE DEMANDS OF
EVERY ATTENTION WILL BE SHOWN TO EVERYBODY WHO WILL CALL.
RQCKHILL & UI180H
GREAT BROWN HALL,
C03 antl COS CHESNUT Street.
THE HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAY GIFTS.
& mi
WORLD !
Winter Clothes?
Cheap All-wool Suits,
Flnor Full Suits,
Choice oich Suits,
Elegant Suits,
pants, ana rests,
VALUABLE PRESENTS.
day before Christmas, and go in a hurry and
But go now and buy the fine Winter Saits you
FORCE OF SALESMEN TO MEET THE
OUR HOLIDAY BUSINESS.
9
SEWINQ MACHINES
Office, 7 SO
illcox&Gibl)
Chestnut
Silent
Street,
mm hi he
(Phil ad e Ip h ia .
" I pi-'e mv lioarty preference to the
Willcoi & GibiM bilcnt Hewing .Machine."
Fanny Feen.
" The weight .of reliable evidence being
overwhelming for that of the Willcox & Gibbs
Silent Sewing Machine, I dctiJed upon it,
procured it, and am more than satisfied."
Grace Greenwood.
" I have the Wheeler & Wilson, the Grover
& Baker, and the Willcox & Gibbs Sewing
Machines in my family. I use the Willcox
& Gibbs most frequently, thinking tt far
superior to either of the others."
Mus. Henry Ward Beecher.
" My wife would not accept a Sewing
Machine of any oilier patent rm h epft, if she
must receive it on condition of giving up the
Willcox & Gibba."
Rev. Oliver Crane
CarbondalB, Pa.
" The Willcox & Gibbs U the only Sewing
Machine whose working in bo sure and simple
that I could venture to introduce it into
syri-" Rev. A. T. Pratt,
Missionary American Doard.
" We have used various cwinsr Machine
within our family, but it ia the unav n,,
opinion of the household, that the Willcox
& Gibb is the best of them all."
IlEV. J. S. ITOT.ME,
, Brooklyn, N.Y.
" For simplicity and mechanical accuracy
of construction, I have seen no Sewing
Machine equal to the Willcox & Gibbs." ,
Enoch Lewis
Of the Pennsylvania Central E. B.
A correspondence on the sitltjcct
of Sewing Machines is respectful'
ly solicited.
U D. S. EWING,
720 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
cuv ELRY AN D 'SILVERWARE.
HOLIDAY UUODD.
J. E. CALDWELL & CO..
JEWELLERS,
No. 902 CHESNUT Street,
Uvq!b clay a large invoice of
Pink Coral Jewoiry
Ol Newest Designs, Just arrived Irom Naples.
They will also open on Monday next an lnvoloe of
English Fancy Goods,
Including a fresh supply of
ladies' Furnished Work Baskets.
Their stock of
PARIS AND VIENNA NOVELTIES
Superior to that of any previous season.
CHRISTMAS GOODS,
i
Ia Gold, Silver, Bronze, Crystal, Leather, Wood,
Etc. Stc,
AT PBICES SUITED TO THE TIMES.
11 M tf4p
OR Y GOODS.
JJSEFUL
PRESENTS FOR TUB
HOLIDAYS.
JOHN W. THOMAS,
405 and 407 N. SECOND St.,
Invites an examination of hlslargA stock of SILKS
aiid 1'KE.sS gooDn lu everv variety and detilira.
POINTS, LACES, SETS, A
VALKN ulENNES, " 1IUKFS.
THKKAD. "
Hdkla., Linen, Hem-stitch, Embroidered, and Silk,
IU man Sashes and Ties, Kauo; Silk Scarfs and Ties.
India Scarfs.
GLOVES Kl'l, Beaver. Cloth and Faacy.
VELVETS.
Ladles' CloaMngs, Plushes, Velveteens.
CLOTHS, CASMMKKE3. VES1TNUS, ETC,
The entire stock in offered at prices to insure
9 U 8t.uth4paiu KAHD SALES.
1870 novelties i87i
rou
CHRISTMAS.
PARIAN,
BRONZE
i
J AS PES,
LAVA.
MAJOLICA,
CRY8TAL,
JAPANESE CURIOSITIES,
ETC. ETC. ETC.
TKNDAIE, MITCHELL & CO,
707 CHESNUT ST., 707
11 6 str
PDILaDSLPHIA.
TiRTrKMAKKRS' CLAY-SPADES AND TOOLS.
1) Miller's wake. No. 8o S.KiKTH Street. liMm
.,, " "" OVSrtK KMVES OK FINE
- 'JC Cast StteU No. 8c b. 1TU su