2 THE DAILY EVENING TELEG R A PIT P 1 1 TL A DE LP 1 1 LY, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1871. Brin.iT or snn rnaoa. Editorial Opinions of the Leading Journals upon Current Topics Compiled Every Day for the Evening Telegraph UNITING THE OCEANS. From the y. Y. Tribune. Our country has duties resulting from her primacy among the nations of the New World, which we rejoice to see her aocept with alac rity and perform with heartiness. Having first spanned the continent by a railroad across the Isthmus of Darien, and then opened a short cut from Australia, Japan, and China to Western Europe, by way of steamships on cither ocean and a railroad from her Atlantic ports to Kan Francisco, she has recently made a valuable though negative contribution to the sum of human knowledge, by surveying the narrowest isthmus of Central America at several points, and establishing the imprac ticability of traversing it by a ship canal. Though these surveys are not yet absolutely completed, it is already morally certain that no ship canal can there be made, for we assume that no words need be wasted on the notion that ocean steamers might be floated across mountain ranges on water levels filled and refilled by pumps propelled by steam or wind. There are projeots which need bat a clear statement to secure their instant and contemptuous rejection.. Yet the narrow middle of our continent will yet be crossed by a ship canal, as the isthmus which connects Asia with Africa has just been. Whether that canal shall traverse Nicaragua, Guatemala, or that portion of Southern Mexico known as the Isthmus o Tehuan tepee, careful surveys must determine. Formidable as the obstacles encountered on the Nicaragua routs are, we cannot regard them as insurmountable; and we believe it practicable to traverse Guatemala in like manner. But the ninety millions of dollars required to construct the Suez Canal and its ports afford many excellent reasons for hesi tation and inquiry prior to a decision as to the route to be preferred. That an American company, under the favor of our Government, has just obtained a liberal concession for a ship canal over the Tehuantepeo route, and that an American surveying party, conveyed by a national ves Eel, has gone down to make the first thorough survey, are themes of national congratula tion; for of all possible routes for a trans continental ship canal this is the one which our country should prefer to find practicable. It not only lies nearer to our frontier and the bulk of our people, but it gives us communi cation with our kinsmen on the Paoifio by a much shorter route than any rival. Its north ern terminus may be said to confront our Atlantio seaboard, along which vessels tra versing it must pass on their way to or from Europe. Any ship canal aorosa this conti nent must benefit us far more than any peo ple of the Old World; but a ship canal across Tehuantepeo would beat least twice as ad vantageous to us as one constructed upon any other route. We therefore hope and trust that this route will be found eminently prac ticable, and that a few more years will suffice to insure and perfect the construction of the Tehuantepeo ship Canal. 'CAN TIIE WORLD BE CHRISTIAN IZED ?' From the Beverly Weekly Visitor. This question was debated some weeks ago in tne nail ot tne xoung Mens Christian Association, and the many ideas expressed at that time as to what "Christianized" might mean, and also the opinion with some that such a thing was possible, have induced us to make the following remarks on the subject: As to what is "Christianized," to our mind, ought not to bo a difficult question. The etymology of the word requires that for a community, country, or world to be "Chris tianized" a majority of the people at least should profess and praotice the teachings of the Christian religion. For example, we would not call Beverly "Ilepublicanized" if a majority of its citizens were voting or aoting with an opposite political party. To be "Ile publicanized" there ought to be at least one majority aoting with the organized Republi can party. Or for an island to be "Ameri canized, ' it would be supposed that ideas and customs peculiar to that part of America un derstood, should prevail among the people of the island. Therefore, for a world, or country, or island to be Christianized, a ma jority, no'matter how small, should profess to praotice the teachings of Christianity, as re quired by its founders. Any other inference would be untenable. It is therefore evident to us that the world cannot be Christianized, from the following facts: First. The past experience of eighteen hundred years is against it. Christianity was then first introduced into the world by a miracle, by one hundred and twenty inspired men, on the day of the Jewish Tenteoost. The scene of that remarkable event is now inhabited by a people worshipping Mahomet as the greatest prophet ever sent by God to man. The Christian religion spread in all directions, through the zeal of the new Church, and was for a time received every where north, south, east, and west. The teaohings of that holy religion are now dead in all places where it was taughtjin its begin ning. Towards the west of Europe a great political power was made out of it, thus slaughtering its principle by wholesale, and for a thousand years the so-called Christianity of Europe could not boast of purer morals than China or any other heathen country of equal intellectual and social attainments. And Christianity exists to-day in Europe, to a considerable extent, only in name. Passing over to America, the English came and taught this religion to their children and to the native savages of the soil. For a time they were listened to and its precepts largely Eractised. To-day the Indians, ai a class, now nothing, even theoretically, of that reli gion, and the descendants of the teaohers almost nothing of it practically. Bat in place of it, on the one hand, is treachery, rapine, and murder, as a national characteristic with the red man; and on the o'her supreme sel fishness, covetousness, pride, love of distinc tion, and war are ruling elements among the enlightened citizens of the United States; both conditions being eqaolly at variance with Christianity. The Christian religion may be yet taught and received among people who are strangers to it, as among the islands of the sea; but with a growth and prosperity, individual and national, it will, die out, leaving only the name to live behind it. 1800 years is suffi cient timeif not to Christianize a world, at least a nation or town, but no evidenoe of such thins now exists. Secondly. We argue that the world cannot be Christianized from the fact that the great majority of men are opposed to its princi ples. It is not natural to them, and though in tne excitement 01 a new tueory or dootrine. many for a time may embrace it, the strain it imposes on men's lives will ultimately give way, and they will adopt something easier in their practices, though they may not repu diate entirely its truth in theory. To return to our previous analogy, we could hardly call a man "ltepnblica-ized" who acknow ledged that dootrine of politics good, and yet voted and moved with its opponents. Men, as a rule, will not accept t the cardinal teach ings of the Christian religion; they will not do unto others as they would be done by; they will not forgive a man his trepasses as fast as he wrongs them, but will defend their rights, and nations as well as individuals will war for them; they will not when smit ten on one cheek turn the other, in principle; they will not as a general thing in honor pre fer one to the other, but will as a rule seek it for themselves; they will not forgive their enemy, nor practtse self-denial, or relinquish any of their rights, but a spirit of insisting on having one's own, for justioe, not grace, will always govern mankind in general. Thirdly. We argue that the world or any considerable portion of it cannot be Chris tianized, from the fact that that is not the design of the Christian religion. The Church is for a special purpose. It is to gather out from among the nations a people for His name. It is to form in this world a body of peculiar people, zealous of good works. It is to allow a few of the Gentiles (those who are willing to deny themselves the things which the world values), to share in the pro mises made to Abraham, when David's Son shall sit upon the throne of Israel, and be King over all the earth. It was to be preached in all nations fas has been done) as a witness merely, of the probable fulfilment of the promise made to the fathers, but that any considerable number of mankind will be bap tised into this religion, is never once hinted or contemplated in the plan. A kingdom must of necessity have subjeots as well as rulers, and the Kingdom of Chrift will not be an exception. And fourthly. The plain words of pro phecy contradict the theory of the world being Christianized. It seems superfluous to refer the Bible reader to the teachings of prophecy respecting the termination of the present Christian age. Back as far as rniel it is spoken of in such words as those, "When the transgressors have come to their full the God of Heaven will set up a kingdom," etc, which cannot mean the world will be Chris tianized by the expression "when the trans gressors have come to their full." So Jesus predicted that this age or dispen sation would close amid a time of trouble and war among men such as was never before known; besides wonders in the heavens and wonders in the earth, such as extraordinary waves of the sea, earthquakes in unlooked for places, also great love of war among men, and great spiritual coldness in the Church, which expressions are not, in our opinion, harmonious with a Christianized world. The parables all teach the same thing. The Church spreading as a tree, and fowls and birds lodging in its branches. "Birds" always in Scriptures are types of errors and of the adversary; also the "leaven" pervading the meal until the whole was leavened "leaven" in every instance being used as a symbol of corruption; thus Paul exhorts the infant church to purge out the leaven that had made its appearance among them even then; also the ten virgins, representing the condition of the Church at that time, when half of them, even, are rejected from the marriage of the Lamb all in utter variance with the idea of the world being Christian ized. Indeed, it is doubful if that much can then be said of the Church. St. John also, when thrown forward in spirit into the Lord's day, records what he saw of what shall be at that time. War, pestilence, and famine desolating the civilized world; men so trou bled with the plagues of Satan that they seek death, but it flies from them; God's anoient Eeople sunering such persecution at the ands of the Gentile governments as was never before heard of; and on aooount of still accumulating troubles it is said that those who then die, in the Lord, are blessed, on ac count of the still greater woes to come upon the earth, the great Anti Christ, aided by Satan, having extraordinary power over the nations, all of which things are wholly in- , lM 1 Jit. . j . - uuujpuuuie wim a uurisuamzea woria. therefore, we conclude that those Christ ians who are draaming of the world ever being Christianized, or that it is going in that direction, are indulging in a theory that has no foundation in past experience, in the design of the gospel, or in the teachings of the Word of God, but is an opinion formed in opposition to all evidence of every kind. THE MOTLEY MUSS. From the N. T. World. President Grant has a fatal facility for Der- sontd controversies and issues of veracity witn personal or omoial associates. lie had many such with individuals in the army, and among mem .uutier. When stationed at Detroit, in his younger days, he had a rumpus witn onanaier, now senator, about cleaning snow or ice off a sidewalk in that oity, in wmcn ne contemplated inflicting chastise ment on tne Aiicnigander, but, on contem plating the stature of the latter, chancre i his plans. After the armies of the Rebel lion surrendered, Grant was sent into the late insurrectionary States to discover their political condition, and his report was characterized by Sumner in the Senate as untrustworthy. The dispute with Andrew Johnson, which involved the truthfulness of Grant, is well remembered, and the final eonfession of the latter that if his conduct had been as charged it was dishonorable, which confession was followed by over whelming proof of his own admission that his conduct had been as President John son alleged. His falling out with Jim Fisk, once his boon companion, and friend in need even to the extent, as is said, of giving a check for Grant's subscription of one thou sand dollars te the fund for Mr. Rawlins, is green in the memory of all. The contention with Secretary Cox happened as it were but yesterday. Then came the charge of false hood made Ly Senator Conkling in behalf of Grant against Sumner, in the matter of the Baez-Baboock treaty. And the wrangle now going on, in face of the world, much to the disgrace of all of us of the United States, is that between Grant and Motley. As we said the other day, we regret that the dirty linen of this last affair is to be un folded to the publio gaze; but the President's man-of-all-work in the Senate, Mr. Morton, moved the matter, doubtless on instruction from the White House, and we must all en dure the offensive sight and smell as best we can. But, as it is to be, let there be thorough work now, so that the badness may not speedily come again. We suppose the President will make a special message to the Senate, ac companying the documents called for by tuj Morton resolulion, and we venture to suggest a point or two on which he should ba dis tinct as well as truthful, bearing in miui that in such matters it is dishonest to suppress a material fact, although he be not inquire X thereof. First. How did Motley oome to be nomi nated to the Senate for England? Who fabricated the idea ? Was it the outoome of Grant's brain ? This is really a very import ant inquiry, for it bears upon the question of Grant's fitness to make selections of publio agents. If Sumner over-persuaded Grant, let us have the fact that- the latter relied on the assumed superior knowledge of the for mer in such matters. That Motley was un suited to be Minister to London every one outside the new adminiatralion was aware. His life has been that of a litterateur, and his occupation that of a . florid, sonorous pam phleteer, exploiting the sensational incidents instead of unfolding the truth of Dutch his tory. It is inconceivable how a President seeking for evidence of Mr. Motley's mental and moral character could have failed to study his correspondence with the Department of State as Minister to Vienna, and reading that, could not dotect the absence of the qualities needed in au Aruericen Minister to the Court of St. James. In one respect Motley and Grant are alike, and that is in unbounded self-conceit. Mot ley was not an American, in the true sense of the word. He had little or no association with his country beyond that which birth gives. His years of manhood had chiefly been spent in Europe. He knew next to nothing of our affairs, or of the methods of our people, ex cept what he got by reading. Mentally dis tracted about slave labor, he had come to lose all patience with and nearly all love for his country, and his interest in it only re turned when that domestio institution, fas tened on us by England, was uprooted. He was a fair type of that class of men, now fast coming to grief, who lost no opportunity of proclaiming in the ears of those who knew not the facts that under the Lincoln regime a new power, more enlightened, more truthful, mote gentleman-like, and altogether better class of men had taken the helm of publio affairs than were those Democrats who had managed the concerns of tho United States during nearly three-fourths of its existence as a nation. We repeat, it is important to know who is primarily responsible, not offi cially but morally, for the nomination of such a man ! If Grant pleads wants of information as to Motley's roal character up to the time of his first interviews with the newly-made min ister, Burely ho must have detected what manner of man he was daring the confer ences which preceded the departure for Lon don. To deny that, is to assert that Grant has no faculty whatever of estimating char acter correctly, and proclaims trunipet tongued his unfitness to be President. And if he discovered Motley's fatal defects, why did he not remove him from office then as well as last July ? Why did he imperil the vast interests of the nation by trusting them to the hands of this preoccupied dreamer over the affairs of the Dutch instead of Ame rican republic ? TLere is popular belief that Motley was in structed to make no publio speeches much as Schenck is now to be directed to cat no publio dinners (shade of Talleyrand, Canning, Franklin, and Palmerston defend us!), but that in Liverpool he disobeyed his orders. On this point the public will expect to learn all the facts from the President, and if there was disobedience, what rebuke was adminis tered and in what terms. Then about the instructions given to Mot ley, was there dispute thereon with him, or Sumner, or Hooper? Did the instructions follow substantially, as to belligerent recog nition, in the line of Sumner's speech? If not, in what respect did they differ? And, above all, did Motley deviate from the course laid down for his guidance in conferences with the London Foreign Office? And if he did, then was he admonished or reproved therefor at the time? If the offense was serious, why was he not that instant removed? In a word, since President Grant, out of the mouth of his chief spokesman, Mr. Morton, has in effect volunteered to explain the Motley muss, tho publio will wish to know how it happened that the minister was un harmed till bumner resisted the ban Domingo J THE COINAGE LAWS. From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce. What is to be done with all this silver which is coming to us in increasing quantities, and by the short road, from Nevada and Colorado? And with the fur thor supply which has just commenced from tho northern Bhore of Lake Superior? Part of it, no doubt, will be made into tea- sets, and forks and spoons, and all manner of useless utensils for bridal presents. Bat everybody cannot afford to carry so much dead Btock in silver, with all the risks of cheating and robbery. And a great many wise people have learned that a little silver will go a great way, and make as good a show, when spread out upon a nickel alloy. We need, then, a larger use and a larger market for silver. Must we then really wait for specie payments, in full, before we can have silver change ? Gold has werked down to about ten per cent. ; shall we wait another year or two, till it arrives at par i No doubt we could stand it that much longer; but then another question oomes up, ,Why not put the silver coinage on such a safe basis that it shall not be suddenly put away, even if some bad news from Europe, or nearer home, should start a speculation in gold and iut it up two or three per cent, or more ? furthermore, why not protect the silver from that nn evenness in relative value between silver and gold which the bullion market constantly produces? It was that very fluc tuation which set other countries upon the issue of silver, as a minor currency, at rates higher than real market value, to prevent its exportation or withdrawal. We did the same thing by the act of 1853. Perhaps we went far enough for those times. But on the same principle we can as well make our half dollar to weigh a few grains less than VJ J; provided that the law shall limit the amount to be issued, and make the coin redeemable in larger currency. In the present and prospective state of thi bullion market, and its relation to our paper cur rency, there is no necessity of reducing tho weight to the line indicated in the recent annual report of the Mint, which was based upon a former condition of affairs. What the new weight should be need not be here dis cussed. But if it is higher than 180 grains we Bhall have to wait awhile longer. We could cot call in tho paper fractions and put the silver in their place, which is the great object to be aimed at. That weight (180) makes a neat decimal relation to the troy ounoo; two half dollars would weigh "Tit, or three-fourths of an ounce. If Flench weights are to be adopted, the most manageable rate would be 11-5 grams for the half dollar; ;) grams to the dollar. There never was a time when this beneficial change would be so we!l brought about as the present. The whole country, excepting only on the Pacific coast, is swept cleau of silver charge. The new coin would be most wel come, and the accumulating products of our silver mines would be put to a good use. The usual objection to a reduction in the weight of coin is that the new issues, being woith intrinsically less than the old, soon drive latter from circulation. This was the case in 1.".X All the United States silver coins then in use were struck at 412 grains to the dollar. At this weight thoy were worth more to melt than tuoir tale valu, and every smooth, perfect piece in the market was bought np by shippers at a pre mium. The law then reduced the weight of r.O cent pieoes and under, to fractions of I grains to the dollar, but left the dollar coin untouched. Much of the old coin had been withdrawn, but throughout tho interior con siderable sums were hoarded. These, with the old Fpanish and Mexican pieces, wore all gathered up aud replaced with the nev issues. But now save in parts of Texas and on (he Pacific Coast, there is no silver in circulation. The new issues would therefore come at once into use without interfering with any othor coinage. PROPOSALS. T ' I T E D S T A T K S" PENNSYLVANIA. MAILS. Tost office Department, Washington, Sept. ao, 170. ( PROPOSALS for conveying the Malls or the United States from July 1, lSTl, to June 30, 1S72, on the fol lowing routes In the State of Pennsylvania, will bo rcceted at the contract Oillce of the Department until 8 P.M. of March 1, 1871, to be decided by March i!0 following: 265 From Butler, iy North Oakland, Darnharts Mills, Baldwin, and Itrulti, to Lawrenceburg, 12 miles and back, three tunes a week. Leave Butler Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 7-30 A. M. ; Arrive at Lwrencernrg by 4 P. M. ; Leave Lawreneeburj; Tuesdav, Thursday, aud Saturdov, ut 7-31" A. M. ; Arrive at Butler br P. PI. 2610 From Liberty Corners, by Storr's Mills, to New Era, 11 miles and bask, once a week. Leave Liberty Conors Saturday at 8 A. M. ; Arrive at New Era by 12 M. ; Leave New Era Saturday at 1 P. M. ; Arrive at Liberty Corners by B P. M. SC34 From Bedford to Dowuingsvllle (Imlertown P. O.), 6 miles and back, twice a week. Leave Bedford Tuesday and Friday at 3 P. M. ; Arrive at Imlertown by 6 P. M. ; Leave Imlertown Tuesday and Friday at 8 A. M.; Arrive at Bedford by 10 A. M. 26SB From West Bingham, by Bingham Centro and Bingham, to Spring Mills (N. V.), 7 miles aud back, twice a week. Leave West Bingham Tuesday and Saturday at 8 P. M.; Arrive at Spring Mills by 5 P. M. : Leave Spring Mills Tuesday and Saturday at 12 M. ; Arrive at West Bingham by 2 P. M. 2CS6 From Pottstown to Cedarvllle (no ofucc), 3 miles and back, .three times a week by a schedule satisfactory to the postmaster at Cedarvllle. 263T From Oxford, by Mount Vernon, Colcraln, Kirkwood, Forestdale, and Bartville, to Christiana, IS miles and back, three times a week. Leave oxford Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur day at IP. M. ; Arrive at Christiana by 6 P. M. ; Leave Christiana Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 7 A. M ; Arrive at oxford by 12 M. This route Is surpesed to be covered by exist ing service, and, If so, will not bo let. 2033 Frem llorton's, by Rochester's Mills no office), to Brady, 12 miles and back, once a week. Leave Horton's Saturday at 8 A. M. ; Arrive at Lrady by 11 A. M. ; Leave Brady Saturday at 1 1". M. ; Arrive at Uortou's by 4 P. M. Proposals for more frequent service Invited. 2C39 From Osceola Mills, by Houtzdale and Mail era. to Smith's Mills, IB miles and back, twice a week. Leave Osceola Mills Tuesday and Saturday at 7 A. si.; Arrive at Smith's Mills by 12 M. : Leave Smith s Milis Tuesday and Saturday at 1 r. m. ; Arrive at Osceola Mills by 6 P. M. 2W0 From llanlin Station, by Eldersvllle (no oillce) and Independence, to Bethany (V, Va.), 10 rants anu duck, once a wees. Leave llanlin station Saturday at 8 A. M, ; Arrive at Bethany by 12 M. ; Leave Bethauy Saturday at 1 P. M. Arrive at llanlin Station by 5 P. M. Proposals for more freouent service Invited. 2641 From Troy CeDtre (no oftlce) to Tryonville, 6 mnes anu uacx, once a wees. Leave Troy centre Saturday at 10 A. M. ; Arrive at Tryonville by 12 M. ; Leave Tryonville Saturday at 1 P. M. ; Arrive at Troy Centre by 3 V. M. Pronouals invited for service twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday. 2C42 From Fllcksvllle (no oillce) to Penargil (no oincet. Bidders will state distance and proposed sclie dulo of arrivals au 1 departure. 2C43 From Coopersburg, by Lanark, Llmcport, Stinesburg, and Ziou Hill (no oillce), to Coopersburg, is ruUts, three times a week. equal to 9 miles and back, three times a week. Leave Coopersbuig Tuesday, Thursday, aud taturuay at 12 iu. Arrive at Coopersimrg by 0 P. M. 2014 From Dixon, by East Leniou (no oinec), to nercevme, e nines anu uaes, tares tunes a week. Leave Dixon Tuesday, lliursday, and Satur day at 7 A. M. Arrive at Pierceville by 9 A. M. Leave Piercevllle Tuesday, Thursday, aud 8a turday at 10 A M. Arrive at Dixon bv 12 M. 2G15 From Milroy to Slclervllle (ao oftlce), 3 miles and bak, three times a week, by a schedule satisfactory to tne postmaster at sigier vllle. cm Vrnm Snndv Lake. l7 North Sandv and French Creek, to Utlca, ll miles and back, twice a Leave Sandy Lake Tuesday and Saturday at 3 p. M. Ai r.ve at Utlca by 6 P. M. : Leave Utlca Tuesday and Saturday at 7 A. M. ; Arrive at Sandy Lake by 10 A. M. proposals for au additional weekly trip on Thursday Invited. 2C47 From tlllertown, by Coflmau's (no office), Ul'l's Store (no oillce), Barnes' Hotel (uo offlce). and Miller s store (no omce), to Mc Bxe's liulf Falls, 19 miles and back, once a week. Leave Millerstown Saturday at 6 A. M. ; Arrive at McKee s Half Falls by 12 M. : Leave McKee'a Half Falls Saturday at 1A.M.; Arrive at Mlilerstown bv 7 P. M. 2048 From Edge bill station (no oiiice), by Fitzwa- tertown. Jarreuowo. ana inree 'ions, to Frospi ctvllle, 8 miles aud back, six times a week, by a schedule making close connections at ituge ll m station wiia regular man trains. fituo From NewDort. by Acker's Store (no otnee) and Montgomery's Ferry, to Liverpool, 16 miles- only that part or tne route rroui Newport to Montgomery 's Ferry whl be let, 10 mUes and back, once a week. Leave Newport Saturday at 3 P. M. ; Arrive st Montgomery s Ferry by 6 P. M. : Leave Montgomery's Ferry Saturday at 730 a.m.; Arrive at Newport by 10-30 A. M. 2C&0 From Tobyhanna Mills to South Sterling, 8 miles and Ddck, once a wees. Leave Tobyhanna Mills Saturday at 1 P. M. ; Arrive at South Sterling by 4 P. M. ; Leave South S telling Saturday at 7 A. M. ; Arrive at Tobvnanua Mills by 10 A. M. 20S1 From North Kast, by Greenfield, to VYattaburg, lis miles ana buck, once a wees. Leave North Fast Saturday at if. U.; Arrive at Watt-burg by 6 P. M. ; Leave Wattsburg Saturday at ti A. M. ; Arrive at North Ifast bv 10 A Mr- Proposals for an additional trip on TuesJay In vlted. 2052 From HerrlckvlUo, by James Mittens (no oftlce), and imam Nesbita (no omce), to itumuier Held Creek, 6 miles aud back, three times a week. In close connection witta railroad mail trains, by a schedule satisfactory to tiie post- musters. 2653 From Wyalusing, by Lime Hill, Ballebay (no oillce), aud Camp School-house, to Herrick, 10 runes anu uaus, turee times a week. Leave Wvaluslng Tuesday, Thursday, and Sa turday, at ll3o A. M. or af terarrival of mail tram ; Arrive at Ilerrlck by 2 30 P. M. : Leave Herrick Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur day, at 7 A. M.; Arrive at Wvaluginir bv 10 A. M. IC51 From Hussell Hill to Kelservillu (no oftlce), 2V miles and back, once a week, by a schedule satisfactory to the postmaster. 2655 From l'liuenU vllle, by PK-kerlug and West Pikelaud, to Chester Springs, 7 miles and back, three timeB a week. Leave Pbueulxviile Tuesday, Thursday, aad baiuruay at it m- ; Arrive at Chester Springs by 2 P. M. : Leave Chester Springs Tuesday, Thursday, and aiuruav at a. ai. ; Arrive at ) liueuixvilla bv 6'30 A. M. Sfi.'O Fr'iu t oelUMiisulle to Londonderry, Sltf miles aud b.L'k, three tiuies a week, by a schedule satisfactory to the rostmaater at Londonderry. S657 From Lanark to AUentown, 4 miles and back, t nree times m ween, ni - w neuuie saiisiaciory to the Postmaster at Lanark. 2669 From Trm kfyvllle to Fngondus Forest (no oillce), l mile ana Dark, inree tnn-s wenn, bv a schedule satisfactory to th Postmaster. 2059 From arrolltown, by Nlcktown and Klru- rneu s, to Pine ats, is nines anu dick, once a week. Leave Carrolltown baturday at 8 A. M. ; Arrive at Pine Flats by 12 M. ; Leave Pine FlHts Saturday at 1 P. M. ; Arrive at Carrolltown by 6 P. M. 2000 From Central oillce, la Philadelphia, to the fol lowing named- sub-otnees, rrotn October l, 1S71, to June Bo, 172, viz.: S.raerton, dy- nerry, llolmesmirg, oiney, Tacony, liustlo ton, Fox ennse, Mllestown, Oxford Church, Torresnale, Verree's Mill, and Wheat Sheaf, twice daily, except Sunday, In each direction, or oftcner If required, oy a schedule satisfac tory to the postmaster at Philadelphia, and the whole service and means of transporta tion to be under lils direction. Bate per annum to bo stated In bids. 2061 From Liberty, by Brlttonwood (no office) and Mrenm vsuey (no omce), to Trout nun, 13 miles and bark, oneo a week. Leave Liberty Saturday at 7 A. M. ; Arrive at Trout Knn by 12 M. ; leave Trout Knn Saturday at 1 P. M. ; Arrive at Trout Huu by 6 P. M. Proposals Invited for more frequent service. NOTES. rropoRBls must be t csrrv the mail with 'cele- rlty, certainty, and security," using the terms of tne law, Bia mey mum ne guaranteed oy two respon sible persons, certitled to us sucn by a postmaster or judge or a court or record. No cav will be inade ror trlDS not performed, and for each of such omissions not satisfactorily ex plained three times the pay of the trip may be deducted. For arrivals so far behind time a to break connection with depending mails, and not sufficiently excused, one-fonrtn the compensation ior ine trip is subject to rorteiture. Fines win ne Imposed,' unless the delinquency be satisfactorily explained, for neglecting to take the mail from or Into a post-otllce; ror suffering It to be Injured, do stroyed, robbed, or lost; and for reruslog, after de mand, to convey the mall as frequently as the con tractor runs, oris concerned In runulng, vehicles ou the route. The Postmnstt r-Ueneral may annul the contract for disobeying the post-otlice laws or ine lnstrucuons oi tne Department. He may alter the schedule or departures and arrivals, and also order an Increase or service bv allowing thereror a pro rata Increase on the contract pay. He may also curiaii or oiscontinue tne service in wnoie or in part, at a proportionate decrease or pay, allowing as full indemnity to the contractor one mouth s extra com pensation on the amount or service dispensed with, and a pro rata compensation ror the service retained and continued. Bids should do addressed to the "Second Assistant Postmaster-Heneral. ' super scribed "Proposals, State or Pennsylvania," and sent by mail. For rorras of proposals, etf., and other Informa tion, see advertisement of October 81, 1967, and of this date, In pamphlet form, at the principal post offices. JOHN A. J. CKKSWKLL. laniwftMl PostmsBter-Oeneral. SHIPPINO. PHILADELPHIA. RICHMOND fiflAND NORFOLK RTRAMSHIP Ims TUKOUdll FREIGHT AIR LINK TO TUB SOUTH AND WF8T. INOREAbKD FA0ILITIK8 AVID REDUCED RATES Steamers leave every WKDNK.8DA V and SATURDAY at 12 o'clock noon, from FIRST WHARF above UAft! ItKr (Street. RKTL'KNING, leave RICHMOND MONDAYS and THURSDAYS, and NORFOLK. TUESDAYS and 8A TURDAY8. No Bill of Lading aigned after 13 o'olock on aaiuni ti ROUGH KATES to all point in North and Sontb Carolina, via Seaboard Air Line Railroad, oonneoting at Portsmouth, and to Lynobburg, Va., Tennessee, and ths West, via Viroinia and Tennessee Air Line and Richmond and Danville Railroad. Freight HANDLED BUTONOK. and taken at LOWKB RATKS THAN ANY OTHER LINK. "-""-' No charge (or commission, dray age, or any expense o ranst'er. . . btoamship Insure at lowest rate. Freight received daily. BUt. Room .ccommoaUon.Afor Jj No. 13 S. WHARVKB and Pier 1 N. WHARVES. W. P. POR'I KR, Agent at Richmond and Oity Point. T. P. PRO WELL CO., Agent at Norfolk. U if FOR LIVERPOOL AND QUEENS 2rjOWN. Innian Liae of Royal Mall bteauiers are appointed to sail as foiiowa: City or Washington, Saturdav. Jan. 14. at 12 noon. City or Paris, baturday, Jan. 21, at 8 P. M. City of Baltimore, via Halifax, Tuesday, J ah. 24, at City of London, Saturday. January 23. at 11 A. M. and each succeeding Saturday aud alternate Tues day, from pier No. s North river. RATKS OF PASSAGE. Payable in gold. Payable in currency. First Cabin ITS Steerage j To Londwn SOj To London Bo To Paris 90 To Paris 89 To Halifax 20 To Halifax ib Passengers also forwarded to Havre, Hamburg, Bremen, etc., at reduced rates. Tickets can be bought here at moderate rates by persons wishing to send for tnelr friends. For further information apply at the company's ofllce. JOHN G. DALE, Agent, No. 15 Broadway, N. Y.l Or to O'HONNKLL & FAULK, Agents, B No. 403 CUESNUT Street. Philadelphia. rpHE ANCHOR LINE STEAMERS X Sail every Saturday aud alternate Wednesday to and from Glasgow and Derry. Passengers booked and forwarded to and from all railway stations In Ureat Britain, Ireland, tier- nisny, jsorway, rsweuen, or ueninarK aud America as safely, speedily, comfortably, and cheaply as by Uuy Ullitl luute ui iiuv. "EXrKE88''8TKAMKKS. 'EXTRA" 8TEAHEKS. IOWA, TYRIAN, BRITANNIA, lOW A, TYRIAN. ANOLIA, AUSTRALIA, BRITANNIA, INDIA, COLUMBIA, fcUROPA. BRITANNIA. From Pier 20 North river, New York, at noon. Kates of Passage, Payable In Currency, to Liverpool, Glasgow, or Derry: First cabins, 105 and f 75, according to location. Cabin excursion tickets (good for twelve months), securing best accommodations, f 130. Intermediate, $3a; steerage, 128. Certificates, at reduced rates, can be bought here by those wishing to send lor their rrlends. Drafts Issued, payable on presentation. Apply at the company's otllues to HENDRRSON BROTHERS, 12 27t No. 7 BOWL1NO GREEN. 7 II IT E STAR LINE. OCEANIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'8 LINK OK NEW STEAMERS BUT WE KM NEW YCRK AND LIVERPOOL, CALLING AT CORE, IRELAND. Tlie company's fleet comprises the following mag nificent full-powered ocean steamships, the six largest in the world: OCEANIC, Captain Murray. RCTIC. ATLANTIC, Captain Thompson. BaLTiC. PACIFIC. Captain Perry. ADRIATIC. These new vessels have been designed specially for the trausatlantic trade, and combine speed, safety, aud comfort. Passenger sccominodations unrivalled. Parties tending for their friends lu the old coun try can now obtain prepaid tickets. Steerage. $;s2, currency. Other rates as low us any llrst-elass line. For further particulars apply to ISM AY, IMRIE & CO., No. 10 WATEK Street, Liverpool, and No. T EAST INDIA Avenue, LEADENH LL Street, Loudon: or at the company's oilices, No. 19 BKOADWAY, New York. 1 tt J. II. SPARKS, Agent. 0mm NEW EXPRESS LINE TO AUSXAN Ixir-drtu, Georgetown, and Waamutton iMC& D. C, via Chesapeake and De.swaxe Cuual, with connections at Alexandria from lat most direct route for Lynchburg, Bristol, KnoxvUle, Nashville, Dalton, and the Southwest. Steamers leave regularly every Saturday at noon rom the first wharf above Market street. Freight received daily. . m WlttlAM P. CLYDE 4 CO., No. 14 North and South WHARVES. HYDE k TYLER, Agent at Georgetown; M. ELDlUDiiE 4 CO., AgenU at Alexandria. 61 ,-, FOR NEW YORK, VIA DELAWAR1 I KW and Rarltan CanaL b2SJLs W I FT SURE TRANSPORTATIOIi COMPANY. DESPATCH AND 8WIFTSURE LINES, Leaving dally at 12 M. and 6 P. M. The steam propellers of this company will com mence loading on the 8th of March, Through lu twentyJour hours, tioods lorwarded to any point free or commission Freights taken on accommodating terms. ApplJ to UM M BAIRT) fc Afenta, 4 No, 182 South DELAWARE Aveuue. - DELAWARE AND CHESAPBAEE tffc8TEAM TOWBOAT COMPANY. LLL2Barga towed between Phuadelputa, Baltimore, Usvie-de-Grace, Delaware City, and la- Wrmediaterw nts.jAM P. CLYDE A CO., Agent. Captain JOIN LA UGH LIN, Superinttfndoat. OUita. No. 12 Booth W larve V-Uadelphia. 4 U BHIPPINO. fff? L0IULLARP STEAMSHIP OOMJPAHl" FOR N12W VOHK, SAILING TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND SAT URDAYS AT NOON, are now receiving frolght at winter rates, com mencing Pecember 23. All goods shipped on and alter this date will be charged as agreed upon by the agents or this company. INSURANCE ONE-EIGHTH OF ONE PER CENT. No bill or lading or receipt signed tor leu than fifty ceDtf, and no Insurance effected for less than one dollar premium. For further particulars and rates apply at Com pany's ofllce, Pier 33 East river, New Yorlc, or to JOHN F. OH, TIER 19 NORTH WHARVES. N. B. Extra rates on small packages Iron, metals, etc 8 8 1 THE REOTJLAR STEAMSHIPS ON THE PHI LADELPHIA AND CHARLESTON STEAM. SHIP LINE are ALONE authorized to Issue through ollls of lading to Interior points South and West la connection with South Carolina Railroad Company, ALFRED L. TYLErT Vice-President So. 0. Rtt. Co. 4f7T PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTH KRN gjfi.rf-.MAIL, STEAMSHIP OOMPANY'8 RKULT1 La U fcKMI-MON'l'ULY LLNH TO NKW OB. LKAN8, I. f b JUNIATA will B-il for Raw Orleans, ria Barwut. o Wedneydnjr. January IS, at 8 A. M. feTba YAZOO win Mil from Nw Orlaana, rta Haraoa, on , January . TUROUtm bll.LS OF LADING at a low rate u by any other route eiTen to Mobile, Oalvoeton, INDIAN OLA, KOOKPOKT, LA VAOUA, and BR AZOS.and to all point on the Alieeiiaippi rivei between New Orleant and St. IooU. Ked Hirer treifthu reebipped at New Orlean wilhont oaarce of oemmueiona, WEFKLY LINK TO SAVANNAH. OA, The TON A WAND, will Bail (or Haranna on Bat urla, Jnnum-T 14, at 8 A. H. Tne WYOMINU will eail from Barannab enSatardara January 14. THROUGH BILLS OF LADING riven to all tbeprtn. Clpal towns in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Alianealppi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee in connection with the Central Railroad of Georgia, Atlantio and Galf Rail, road, and Florida steamers, at as low'rate a br oompetina wave. - SKM I MONTHLY LINK TO WILMINGTON. N. O. The PIONKRK will Bail (or Wilmington on Wertnes da), January Hat 6 A. M. Returning, will leave WU minston Wedeeyday. Jnnuary 19. Connects with the Cape fear River Bteamboat Oom. pany, the Wilmington and Weldon and North Carolina Railroads, and the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad te all interior points. Freight (or Columbia, 8. O., and Aoguata, Ga., taken via W ilmington, at a low rates a br any other route. Insurance eflncted when requested by shippers. Bill of lading signed at Queen street wharf on or before dag o( sailing. WILLIAM L JAM KB, General Agent. 1 19 No. UU South THIRD Street. 17OR SAVANNAH. GEORGIA 1 THE FLORIDA PORTS, AND THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. GREAT SOUTHERN FREIGHT AND PASSEN GER LINE. CENTRAL RAILROAD OF GEORGIA AND AT LANTIO AN. I GULF RAILROAD. FOUR STEAMERS A WEEK, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND SATURDAYS. THE STEAMSHIPS SAN SALVADOR, Captain Nlckerson, from Pier No. 8 North River. WM. R. GARRISON, Agent, No. 5 Bowling Green. MONTGOMERY, Captain Falrcloth, from Pier No. 13 North River. R. LOWDEN, Agent, No. 93 West street. LEO, Captain Dearborn, from Pier No. 16 East River. MURRAY, FERRIS & CO., Agents, Nos. 61 and 62 South street. GENERAL BARNES, Captain Mallory, from Pier No. 86 North River. LIVINGSTON, FOX CO., Agents, No. 88 Liberty street. Insurance by this line ONE-HALF PER CENT. Su pt rior accommodations tor passengers. Through rates and bills or lading In connection with tne Atlantic and Gulf Freight Hue. ll 6f Through rates and bills of lading In connection with central Kauroau or ueorgia, to an points. C. D. OWENS. GEORGE YONGK, Agent C. R. R., No. 409 Broadway. Agent A. A G. R. R., No. 229 Broadway. I7OR ST. THOMAS AND BRAZIL. UNITED STATES AND BRAZIL STEAM SHIP COMPANY. REGULAR MAIL STEAMERS Balling on the 28d of every month. MiRRlMACK, Captain WIer. SOUTH AMhRICA, Captain E. L. Tlnklepaugh. NORTH AMEHICA, Captain G. B. Slocum. These splendid steamer sa'l on schedule tlmo.and call at St. Thomas, Para, Pernambuco, Hahia, and Riode Janeiro, going and returning. For engage niui.ta nt freight, nr nn.HRAO'n. antilv id WM. K. GARRISON, Agent, 12 lot No. 5 Bowling-green, New York. FOR NEW YORK via Delaware and Rarltan Canal. EXPRESS STEAMBOAT COMPANY. The Steam Propellers of the line will commenoa loading on the 8th instant, leaving dally as usual. THROUGH IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. Goods lorwarded by all the lines going out of Ne York, North, East, or West, free of commission. Freights received at low rates. WILLIAM P. CLYDE A CO., Agents, No. IS 8. DELAWARE Avenue JAMES HAND, Agent, No. 119 WALL Street, New York. 8 4 OORPAQE, ETO. CORDAGE. tfanilla, Biial and Tarred Oordagt At Lowest New York Price and reint& EDWIN II. FITLEU ok CO -actorr.TXBTHBt. and GKRMAKTOWH ATeoo. Store, No. 28 WATER Bl and X H DHLAWAK Avenue. 41112m PHILADELPHIA! EDUCATIONAL.. Jjj D 8 EH ILL SCHOOL MERCHANTVILLB, N. J., Four Miles from Philadelphia. Next session begins MONDAY, January 9, 1ST1. For circulars apply to 21 ly Rev. T. W. CATTBi-U "VOUNG MEN AND BOYS' ENGLISH AND 1 CLASSICAL INSTITUTE, No. ll08 MT. VERNON ttreet, Rev. JAMES G. SIIINN, A. M, Principal. 12 81 smtu2m WHISKY, WINE, ETC QARSTAinS & McCALL. No. 123 Walnut and 21 Granite t IMPORTERS Of Erandlei, Wlnei, Gin, Olivt Oil, Eta.; WHOLES ALB DEALERS IN PURE RYE WHISKIES, IN BOND AMD TAX PAID. tftnf o LD OAKS CEMETERY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. This Company Is prepared to sell lots, clear of all encumbrances, on reasonable term. Purchasers can see plans at the ofllce ot the Company, NO. 618 WALNUT STREET, Or at the Cemetery, where all Information needed will be cheerfully given. By giving notice at the office, carriages will meet persons desirous ot purchasing lots at Tioga Station) on the Germantown Railroad, and convey them to the Cemetery and return, free of charge. ALFRED C. HARMER, President. MARTIN LANDENBERGER, Treaa, ' MICHAEL NISBET, 8eoy. 10 0 wfm 6m NAT! ANDOAMi WAFBUKTONTS 1MPKOVKU VKNTILATEJJ 1, and easy-lilting DRESS HATS (piyonUxlj, in all the liurroved fashions of the aeasoi CUEiNUT Street, next door to tne rust omoa. rpi
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