TIIK DAILY EVENING 'J j.LEGRArH PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1871. TITO LCGIOLATUILg. THK MILrORD ' AND MAT-MOHAN KAIIJIOAD HWniDI HOW TUB STATE IiWE AN AtflTUAI, TAX OP $10,000 THE HCHOKPrB WRIT OF KHBOR BILL THR fcENQTTINT TAX OOLI.EO lOB TDK RECORD THE rHILADELPHIA O0N TFflTED BEATS THE mOBABLE FATE OF" THE PETITIOK IN THE FIRST HEN ATORIAli DISTRICT. From Our Oum tiTfponitcnt. IIauiiirburo, Jan. 13, 1871. THE MlI.rORD AND MATAMORAS SWINDLE. Wbile there has been no really Important business transacted In the Legislature during the week, there have been several matters intro duced which promise to be the cause of inte resting times upon the Hill. The most promi nent of these is the presentation of an act repealing the supplement by which the Mil ford and Matamoras Railroad Company was released at the last session from paying an annnal tax of f 10,000 into ' the State Treasury. It will be remembered this bill re ceived the Gubernatorial sanction, and its true character was not discovered until the usual demand was made by the State Treasurer for the payment of the tax. The Governor in his annnal message called the attention of the Legislature to the fact, and, as above stated a repealing act has been presented. This will invoke a fight in which every effort will be made to prevent 1U passage. The same roguery which was practised in 1870 will be repeated at this session. The author of the ialqiltdtis mea sure is here at present, andis engaged in the business of "setting-up" the Senate. Should he succeed in that branch of the legisla tive department of the State Government, he will be compelled to go through the same ceremony in the House, as a similar act will be Introduced there during the coming week. This kind of legislation is decidedly refreshing to a certain class of the members, who participated in the rooster rings wfctkn became so notorious at the session of 1870. Several of these fellows have succeeded in being re-elected, and already have they begun to feel the pulse of the country dele gations. Especially have they been active in testing the committees, but they have as yet met with but little encouragement la that quarter, the main object of Speaker Webb being to so constitute these important auxiliaries to legislation as- to render it Impossible for a ring to be formed to bear upon any measure. But there is no telling how men may act in a month or so, especially after they have had a taste of the expensive na ture of living at Ilarrlsburg. An investigating committee might shed some light upon the manner in which this Milford and Matamoras bill became a law. It is said that it was offered and read in the House, and that then the obnox ious section which causes a loss to the State of nearly a million of dollars was not included in its provisions. It next went to the Senate, where it was not amended, and yet when the Governor gave it his signature the section was there, but couched in such language that its true intent was not comprehended until too late. Its passage in its present shape looks very singular, as there was a gentlemen here watch ing the progress of the measure: and be states that after the Senate had acted upon It he ex amined it, and could find no such section as . subsequently appeared in it. THE SCHOEPFE WRIT OF ERROR BILL. Some of the members who were instrumental in securing the passage of the bill providing that, in cases of murder In the first degree, a writ of error could be taken to the Supreme Court, an which that court could review the evW dence as well as the law, are anxious to have it expunged from the statute hooks. It was in tended to apply to the' case of Dr. Schoeppe, now confined at Carlisle for the murder of Miss Btennecke, but its provisions have caused so much delay In subsequent cases that Mr. Josephs to-day introduced a repealing act. It went to the rcgnlar committee, and will receive action at an early day. THE DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTOR. There is some talk of the introduction of another repealing act. This will apply to the bill, also passed at the last session, creating the position of collector of delinquent taxes in Philadelphia. This measure created great ex citement among the then members, who felt satisfied that it had received the sanction of the House in some way other than the usual form. An investigating committee failed to elleit any irregularities in the proceeding; bat there were decidedly material witnesses who were never called before that committee, mainly from the fact that they were not thought of at the time. I allude to the' phonographers who were present and recorded every bill as the Speaker's table was cleared. I believe that if their notes had been produced, the suspicion in the mind? of not only of the members, but also of the com munity, that foul play had been practised, would Lave been strengthened. The presentation of the above repealing aeta shows the great caution which should be exer cised by members, and it also suggests the ne cessity of a RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS being published daily by each branch of the Legislature. This subject has received the con sideration of the joint committee appointed for the purpose.. They have directed that proposals be received for a record similar to that of 1853, when a sketch of the debates was also pub lished. That the contractor who would attempt to abstraet the speeches of the present, time would rest on a bed of thorns is too palpabfe to need any further comment. But a great neces sity does exist for the issuing of this document. That it will prevent outrageous legislation no one will pretend to deny, and the State can well afford to expend several thousands of dollars for its reproduction. The absence of such a publl sation last winter was the great temptation which induced members to vote for corrupt measures, as their constituents would never know how they voted ou bills of interest to their localities. TnE CONTESTED 8EATS. The most absorbing ivent of interest to Pklla delphlans during the week has been the dispo sition of the cases which Involve the seats of Senator Dechert and Representatives Lamon and Hagar. The usual petitions were forwarded to Ilarrisburg, and were accepted by both houses the difference being that the Senate refused to do what the House had 'done in namiDg an hour for the drawing of the com mittee who are to decide the merits of the cases. The Senate had not acted la the matter until the House had made the disposition which is always customary in such cases. The Republicans of the House then discovered an informality in the certificates ap pended to the petitions, and after a long and really able argument by the . legal fraternity, both cases have been reconsidered, and the con testants have gone to Philadelphia to have the defects remedied. While the Senate could find no similar irregularity In the certificate of Mr. LyidalJ, the Democracy conceived tUe id$a Out there might be a sufficient vagueness in the spe cifications of the petition itself as to warrant them in quashing the entire -document. They have accordingly sent it to a commit tee of seven, composed of five De mocrats . and two Republicans. The minority of the Senate, considering that they are so nearly equal In numbers to the majority, were certainly entitled to a larger representa tion in the committee. But there is a rumor which, If true, will give an Insight into the reason that induced Speaker Wallace to so con struct this committee. It is said that Senator Bnckalow, who offered the resolution referring the petition, has pledged himself to vole for the drawing of the committee. If this be so, it Is hardly possible that he would favor the quash ing , of the petition. In order to avert such a catastrophe to the Democracy, they are so represented that, if the chairman votes with the Republicans on the committee, there still will be a majority in favor of at least preventing the production of such testimony as will exclude Colonel Dechert from his seat. The committee Is directed to report on Monday before noon, and In order to allow them to submit their decision the Senate will meet at 11 o'clock A. M. It Is thought there will be no further trouble about the cases in the House, if the contestants will oa Monday evening produce tne legal certificate from the Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas. CI X Y KM T E L m W C 13. THE COAL TRADE. The Suspension The Trade for the Week Uaolatlons, Bte. The suspension in all the anthracite coal re gions is now in full force, most of the promi nent works having slopped on Tuesday last, according to agreement. In Schuylkill there are about five collieries working, which, with the stock on hand, will be sufficient to supply the demand without an advance in prices. In Mew York the supplv is said to be very low, la which case no very long suspension is to be ex pected in the Wyoming region, for just as soon as the companies can sell coal at a higher rate they will compromise with the men, who are too much in the interest of the companies to hold out long on a question of basis. It is almost certain that, whatever other corporations may do, the New York companies will never give in to a basis system, and thus tie their hands for all favorite speculating purposes. In SchnylUll the strike is said to be one more of necessity than of choice, there being but few orders on hand. The following is the complete summary of the trade for the past week, as reported for the Pottsville Miners' Journal of to-day: 1&70. i isri . wo. A WEEK. TOTAL. WEEK. TOTAL. DEO. Anthracite. . . P. A. K. K.... 11,674 877.880 67,780 831,69 M,S Sob. Canal... H4.874 JM.224 1.8)2 L.V.1 K.H.8. 37,409 S&1,S15 68,403 8W.02! 41,180 UVRRMlh 6,477 89,078 Jfct,078 L. Canal UNh.RR. 15,616 1MI6 31,758 15,142 Sor'ton Btb Sl.SlH 24,81(11 d 21, HW do Ntbt 12,971) 12.W7I id ,K17 P-.B. R...J l,0tiS 18.0;3 618 618 d IMaO Pa. Canal.. i 18,707 D.AH.tJal.) D.AH.R.R. JoffernR Rl Wyomhi Kb. , WfominNU. Shamoki-.... 4.J02 4,502, 6.463 6,463 .2'S0 119,841 647,277 169.499 745.783 l'y.84l 617,277 I 49,658 8,B06' SemiAMIua cite. Tworton.... 479 497 80 80 80 Short AH.... Lykena V.Uo. WllliAmston. Big Lick Ool. 47fl 497 80 80 Bltuwinnm. Broad Top... 4,480 3,339 3,339 d 841 B.AO.H. R. Obea.AO.Ca. Tot'l.all kind 130.338 647,277 16d,49 745,806 "It will be seen that the increase .this year so far is y8,50tt tons. The suspension gave an Impetus to the trade for the last three weeks. At present there is no demand for coal at the prices that ruled before the suspension. They expect to purchase lower, or will use bituminous coal where they can do so. "Some fool, or perhaps xcaj, who wanted to test tlte credulity of the papers abroad, sent the following despatch to the American Press Association, dated Pottsyille: " 'There are in the employ of the big companies 87,000 men In the Wyoming Valley, 15,000 In tne Le high Valley, and 45,000 In the Schuylkill Valley, who by the strike are deprived of the means of suste nance.'," "There are only about 12,000 men and boys employed in mining by the three Big Compa nies in Wyoming Basin. In Schuylkill county the whole number of men and boys engaged In mining do not exceed 20,000. The whole num ber of persons engaged in mining in all the anthracite regions does not exceed, If it reaches 50,000 men aad boys. If he intended to in clude those who are dependent on these men employed at the mines, then his figures are still more erroneous." The following statement of the trade has been furnished us by on. of the prominent coal firms of this city: All the anthracite ree'm excepting Shamokin stopped work on Tuesday, 10th inst., and reli able information received by us to-day reports the suspension to have eotuenced there yester day mernlng. A few cargoes have been shipped from Rich mond to New York at 1 2 60 freight, being it per ton more than the regular barge rales during the season of caual navigation. The New York market is not as active as it was a week ago, and prices rule on an average about 25 cents per ton less than the highest point reached. Tbe stock of coal on hand at Richmond Is com puted at 70,000 tons, mostly small sizes, adapted for family nee, and but little demand exists for it at present. In Boston the retail price has been advanced to 19 per ton of 2000 pounds. Egg and stove coal may be quoted at $5 per toil on board at Richmond, and $6 50 oa board at Elizabeth port and iloboken. The following is the quantity and value of bituminous coal Imported into, and anthracite and bituminous exported from, the United States for tbe fiscal year ending June 80, 1870, com piled for the Miner's Journal by the chief of the Bureau of Statistics at Washington: T)n. Valu. From Dominion of Canada 169,10 $3!4,287 Other Bmiah Provinces la North America 75,49 .2'iS,819 Other countries 111,004 497,210 Total, tons and value .Tiao.oss JLKoisiS Impoits fn 1869 483,818 Decrease in 18T0, only 8,133 tons. B-P0-T8 OF COAL 1K0M IBB CNITRO STATICS. Tont. Valum.B f Anthracite coal 181,098 103.135 -uiunuuous coal 106,620 603,83 Total 881,918 $1,306,353 Exports in 1869 8&MW Decrease In 1670 bifoci tons. Our exports of 227,018 tons produced more wealth to the labor and Industry of the country than we paid for the 0,Cb3 tons obtained from abroad. The average vslue of all the bituminous coal Imported is about 2 64 per ton at the shipping Sorts. The average value of eoal imported from ova Scotia alone is about tli81 per ton, gold, at the shipping ports. The average value of bituminous exported was $4-00, and anthracite ttt-00, at the shipping ports, in enrrency. The Port ov Philadelphia.. There are now in this port taking In and discharging cargoes: Steamships, 11; ships, 7 barks, iiij brig, l schooners, 7. Tot!, W . . 1! LOCK LEY. i Thm mtality DtatarWaco that Oocrrd la K The Discoveries Mode hr Uaardlaa Parker, -d Whaitk-ey Were W-nb-A VlmU. to the la.tliatlM. i certain wise man bas observed that a little firv will kindle a great flame, the truth whereof cannot, we believe, be successfully denied at this late day; and by adapting the figure to our present use, we think its verity is nowhere more powerfully shown than in the present hubbub concerning the Almshouse and the flagrant misdoings alleged to transpire within it a bub bub which rapidly grew from a very Insignifi cant event nnder the fostering care of one of the twelve Guardians who are the sole managers of this great institution. Up to within about six months ago peace and good will may be said to have reigned among all the ofllcers of it; and, with the exception of that which naturally attaches to a place where the impoverished and debilitated are cared for, and where all the terrors of a wanted and pro fligate life are discovered, the Almshouse had no notoriety. But in a moment when least ex pected, and therefore at the fittest time ts create a sensation, which by many was caught up and industriously fostered, a speck appeared upon the horizon of Blockley and quickly over shadowed it. Friend Parker, whom tbe reading public have become quite familiar with as the discoverer fof all tbe evils of the Almshouse, discerned what be confidently believed to be a maladministration of the affairs of the colored men's medical ward, in the fact that In some few instances where relapslng-fever patients had succumbed to death, no record of their de cease had been entered in the books of that ward; and, notwithstanding the statement was made and repeatedly verified, that at the time these poor creatures yielded te fate nearly all the physicians and nurses were prostrated by the same malignant fever, and therefore unable to make the record, Guardian Parker stood alone and unalterable In his profound convic tion that it was an effort to cover np the actual mortality of this ward; and from this source there arose an exciting hue and cry which easily remembered. No sooner had this subsided than he unearthed the great arbor horror, which, bad it occurred in his time, Dante would, among tho many other fearful things he portrayed, have im mortalized in verse. This "arbor," then, which for months occupied the attention of the board, and was the subject of a protracted in vestigation by the Hon. John P. Verree, James Armstrong, Esq., and Frederick A. Server, Esq., and which proved such a fruitful source of ex citement, tirade, and bitter animosity, was con structed by Steward Eenszey for bis own nse, paid for by bim (we believe the astounding sum f 150), and whereon and this was the pith of the mighty disturbancesome half-dozen or dozen paupers did some work, who otherwise would have lain about in idleness. But coming down to the newest-discovered source of trouble, we have to reveal a matter that will perhaps bring upon the heads of the nnhappy Guardians a heavy condemnation. These gentlemen, who draw no salaries, who have been elected from among the mass of good men of this community as being free from all guile, who sacrifice their business to attend to the onerous and unpleasant duties attaching to ' their guardianship, have, then, been indulging In the highly reprehensible habit, on meeting days, of getting a lunch at the Almshouse! Horrible thonght! Loading down our already heavily burdened citizens with more taxes to support this extravagance! Roast beef and mustard out of the city's pocket! No wonder that Friend Parker emphatically declared, after bavins par taken heartily of them: "I will not counte nance snch a use of the moneys of this house!" cut now this source of corruption in the Alms house, amounting in the aggregate to a net loss of about $ 100 a year since but two meetings were held a month Is obliterated, and each Guardian, as he goes henceforth to perform his uncompensated work in the management of that institution, will carry his crackers and cheese in his coat-tan pocket. From all that has been said about this instltu tlon, it will appear to ruanv that where there was so much smose there surely must have been some fire, and that Blockley was not only filthy, its impoverished inmates Inhumanly ireatea, wmcn naa oeen cnargea, out that the Guardians, who have always been and are still regarded as exemplary men, were guilty of petty peculations. For the purpose of convincing oursen as to tne irutn ot ineee allegations, we dropped Into Blockley yesterday afternoon without any previous arrangement, made the tour of all its departments, and were astonished to. find it in such a tidy and clean condition. In the manufacturing department a hundred pau pers were industriously at work in preparing goods for the use of the house, and among them not a starveling was to be seen; and in answer to an inquiry as to whether they were well enough fed. one of them answered: "You see! all fat as reed-birds!" Here there were many expert weavers, carpenters, and tailors, that might earn a good living for themselves and 'amines were they not cursed with an appetite for rum. Then we passed through the insane department, where more than 700 demented men and women were kept, and found it with clean floors, clean walls, and perfectly venti lated, so that none of those disagreeable odors hat usually arise from a herd of people unable o eare for themselves were discernible. From bis we went to the various wards of the hospi tal department, about the mean condition of which so much is said, and found It as tidily kept as the other, and then ascended to the colored men s medical ward, which was charac terlzed as a "sink of horrors." and about which Guardian Parker said so much in condemnation. This, to our surprise, for we expected to find the charges made against it to some extent veri fied, presented a neat appearance, and every inmate we approached told us, "Well, the eating is as good as we could get outside;' and two, who bad for many months nei-n in me rennsyivanta Hospital, which all believe to be such, an exem plary institution, said candidly that they were Letter cared for where they then were. In the children s asylum and tbe women's medical ward, and the department for old, indigent, and decrepit women, there was tho same commend able appearance ol the rooms, and although we questioned a hundred on the subject, not one of these raupers intimated that they were half fed or ill-treated. In the bakery, which is a gigan tic concern, we witnessed tUe operations In pre paring the bread, and about the whole place could not discern that "musty smell of flour" which was the chief burden of . our bellicose Guardian's complaint, iha when we approached tne cmei natter on tne Buoject ne said: "Gentlemen, the bread that Mr. Parker com plained of was as sweet and white as that." And then happening- to meet the physician of the black men's medical ward, the mortality of which during the relapsing fever period X'I 1 1 1 i f . a I. - 1 l FT r . rucuu r timer auerou uau uecu imperrecuy re ported, we inquired: "What was the cause of the trouble between Guardian Parker and yourself?" To which he replied: "Only this. There were about 83 deaths oat of a hundred, which Mr. Parker elaimed was a mortality of 50 per cent, and because I differed with him he charged that there was a gross mlsmanagemeut ol the analrs of this ward." We saw the chief bookkeeper, and from him learned that the records were open to the in spection of aBy one, and that at night they were not locked np; and still Mr. Parker claims that he cannot have aecess to them. It was a matter of satisfaction to find the institution in such good order; and all we have to say to those who have been impressed with the idea that it is filthily kept is to "go and see for yourself." But the thought that the Guardians are no longer to get lunch at the Almshouse, unless they carry it there themselves, is a matter of great saving and satisfaction, in stopping which Mr. Economical Parker should have all das praise I Theft op am Ovxbcoat. John and Mary Snyder were arrested at Peg and Front streets last night upon suspicion of the theft of an overcoat front the residence No. 133 Green street. Defendants had a hearing before ALJer-mot"ftJUyolwerelildtobailtOWiwef, PRESIDENT GRANT. T Phllndelph' a a Flvl" Vwlr. Tbls afternoon the President will be in our city, and for two days will be somewhat relieved from the heavy care that besets all otliclals In proportion as their positions are Important. He will be the guest ot ex-Secretary of tbe Navy Hon. Adolph K. Borie. Various reasons are as signed for this visit, the main one being that his Excellency comes to his Pennsylvania friends for advice as to the expediency of a reconstruction of tbe Cabinet. This reason is usually assigned for all the visits the President makes, and is founded alone on mere specula tion. That he will get a connle of nights of undisturbed repofe la to be hoped. Uei.mboi.d'b New Drug Pai.acb oh Chf.s si'T street. There Is no end to the industry and perseverance of Dr. Helmbold, and in etner- f encles where the mass of mankind would fall rom want of energy, he succeeds. It is to these impulses that he owes his great fortune, and the incalculable benefits he is enabled through it to bestow on the community. To night in New York he opens at, No. 504 Broad way, another of his magnificent drug palaces, which are wonders of beauty and completeness; and when this is fairly started, its princely pro prietor comes to Philadelphia to supervise the creation of still another on the main fl.or of the popular Continental. The colonnade and balcony of this Imposing caravansary will be removed, and wbat is now the reading-room will in future be transformed Into an attractive drug store. In making this beautiful. Dr. Helmbold will stop at no expense, and the briskness which his enterprise will lniuse into the drug business will open the eyes of many of our older mer chants. There will be, among all the innova tions which the proprietor will introduce, one worthy of particular mention, and which our readers should specially heed. The store will be kept open all night, and there will be in at tendance a special corps of clerks of standard ability for nocturnal duty, who will be able to compound prescriptions in French, Spanish, German, and other languages. The very par ties who were engaged by Dr. Helmbold in fit ting up tbe pharmacy at Tenth and Chesnnt streets, just fourteen years since among whom we find the names of John Stewart, II. Pbillipll, Miskey, Merrill & Co., J. Ballengcr, D. Beran, Brown fc McFetridge will be re-engaged by' him in altering and adapting the Continental reading-room into a drug palace, of which, when'completed, Dr. A. L. Helmbold will have charge. - Store Robbert. About 12 o'clock on Fri day night a pane of glass In the bulk window of the dry goods store of William Burnslde, S. W. corner of Thirteenth and Shippen streets, was broken, and goods to the value of about $ 100 removed. Mr. Burnslde first gave the alarm, and a policeman who happened to be in the im mediate neighborhood saw four men come from an alley near the place and run. The ofllcer pursued, and belnar joined on the way by other policemen, the entire party was captured. The goods were subsequently recovered in the alley from which the thieves emerged. The prisoners gave the names of William Wittingham, Martin Curtin, James McCabe alias Thomas Smith, and James Montgomery. Curtin's fingers were cut, showing that he had been concerned la the breaking of the glass. The accused were com mitted by Alderman' Lutz for a further hearing. An Incendiary Fire. Early last evening an attempt was made to burn a frame shed in the rear of tbe premises Mo. 713 Alaska street. A fire had been kindled in a basket of shavings, bnt were discovered in time to prevent the de struction of tho premises. About half-past 6 o'clock this morning another attempt was made to destroy the property. This time the fire was kindled in a bag of paper in an onthouee ad joining the shed, and before discovered the flames had made considerable headway. The outhouse was partially, consumed. Three men were seen to leave the premises shortly before tbe fire, and, from a description furnished, Offi cers McCullough and McNulty arrested Thomas McGaty, John Moon, and William Brennan on suspicion of having committed the Incendiary act. They were handed over to tbe care of the Fire Marshal, and will have a hearing at the Central Police Station this afternoon. More; Gratuitous Medical Advice. At No. 216 S. Eleventh street a dispensary for skin diseases has been opened, where all those af flicted with these maladies can have gratuitous advice. These diseases are very deplorable in tbelr nature, and often those having them can not escape being regarded with repugnance. The want of a place where free advice regard ing them would be given has long been felt In Philadelphia, and the thanks of the public are due to the philanthropic gentlemen who estab lished it. The dispensary will be nnder the charge of Dr. L. A. Duhrlng. Retaliation. About 6 o'clock last evening Lewis Garrigan, conductor of car No. 3 on the Richmond line, was forced to eject from his vehicle a disorderly passenger. This occurred at Beach and Poplar streets. On the np-trip the same individual got in the car at Beach and Coates streets. This time he was accompanied by a number of companions, who, without any provocation whatever, commenced an attack upon tbe conductor and driver, named Joseph Webb. Both gentlemen were severely beaten. After accomplishing their desire the assailants left, and escaped arrest. An Impostor. For some days past an Im postor called "Neely the Hound" has been creating serious annoyance to the citizens in the northeastern section of the city. He pretends his arm bas been broken, having it bound np in splints. His practice is to ask for alms, and if any one refuses to comply, the Hound curses them high and low. This morning Sergeant Gilchrist came across the fellow at Second ana Noble streets, and promptly placed him under arrest. Seriously Burned About half-past 6 o'clock this morning Mrs. Donnelly, aged 3 years, residing at Maylandville, was badly burned about the face and body by the explo sion of a can of coal oil. She was pourinar the oil on tome burning wood at the time of the occurrence, ner recovery is considered doubt ful. Mr. Donnelly was also badly burned in attempting to rescue bis wife. Both sufferers were removed to St.Joseph's Hospital. Orphans' Court and Masters' Peremptory Sales or Real Estate. Messrs. Thomas & Sons, auctioneers, advertise for public sale, without reserve, several valuable estates by or der of the Orphans' Court, masters, executors, trustees, heirs, and others, comprising resi dences, farms, stores, small dwellings, building lots, ground rents, valuable Blocks, loans, etc. Bee their catalogues Issued to-day and advertise ments, handblllsetc The anniversary of the West Arch Sabbath schools takes place to-morrow afternoon at a quarter before 3 o'clock. Tbe great revivalist. Rev. A. B. Earle, Rev. C. N. Payne, of the Broad Street Methodist Church, and Rev. Dr. Wlllits will address tbe schools. The selection of hymus Is excellent, and with the good music, the re wards to sixty-eight children, and the addresses an occasion of stnusual Interest will result. Receipts of Oity Taxes The receipts of. taxes by the Receiver during the year 1870 reached 1 6,554,489 23, the payments having commenced on the 21st of February. In 18U9 the payments commenced on February 15, and aggregated t6,S41,4-2tVfl5 la 18rJ8, tbe pay ments bee-an on February 19, and reached 4,751,342-48. Larceny Cab?. About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon Wiliiam Burton, colored, was taken Into custody upon the charge of the larceny of a horee-blanket. the property of Mr. McEwen, Market street, above Eighteenth. The covering was removed from a horse at 8eventh and Lom bard strsets. Burton a to prison. Oub Petroleum Tradb. During the week there were received In this city barrels of crude and IStiO barrels of refined petroleum, making the. stock up to Just evening 40,500 barrels. 6$J.lti3 galloup were exported during OLOTH8, OA8BIMERE8. ETO. CLOTH HOUSE OF W. T. Snodgrass & Co , R. W. CORNKR OF Ml NTH and MARKET 8ts. DAYS A FRESH SUPPLY AT AN AWFUL BACRIFICOF Astracans, Carracullas, Coatings, Suitings, Chinchillas and Cassimcres. JOB BOT OF 0-4 Crcen Cloths, FOR PARLOR BILLIARD TABLES. 1 14 swsatGp BOOT AND SHOES. SKATING SHOES. J3UETIC?T, No. 33 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, lUttstnD II ABOYB CIIBSIiTIXi WANTS. LARGE FRONT ROOM, WITH BOARD, IN a private family, where there are no children. Location between Eighteenth and Eighth and Mar ket and Dne. Address A. B., at this Office. 1 13 yyANTED-AN ORGANIST AND A CHORISTER in a large Church in this city. TlQase address, with terms and references, 1 10 tit C. E, W., this offlce, FOR SALE AND TO RENT. FOR SALE DESIRABLE WEST PHIL A. i'4 DELPHI A HOUSE, No. 4flX Cbesnut strtet : a Hiree-story brown-stone front; complete wltn mo dern conveniences; Day window, ew.; lot, no leet front by Sfi feet deep. Apply to 1 14 Tf J. CLAYTON, No. 71T WALNUT Street. COUNTRY SEAT AND FARM FOR SALE i-il OR LET. of Co or 100 acres, above seven-mile Bione, Bristol Pike, and near Tacony. Mansion House and Dwellings to let. Apply on premises, or No. 10 LOCUST Street. 1 Q TO LET DESIRABLE STORE NO. S16 Chesnut street, on favorable terms. Apply to ALFRED O. BAKSR, 114 10t No. 435 CHESNUT Street TO LET WEST PHILADELPHIA. THE .j desirable Dwelling No. 436 Soutn FORTIETH itreet (Fountain Terrace). Apply at No. 818V WALNUT istrei-t, room 6, second-story front; or, No. 425 South BROAD Street. 1 ltstf FINE STATIONERY AND Card. Engravinjx, IRIA, No. 1033 CHESNUT STREET, 1 13 taths8p JE GREAT WEDDING CARD DEPOT. The Latest Novelties In - "Visiting" Cards, Antique, Undine. Rose, Sliver Grey; "VV eilding- Cards, That cannot be equalled In style, and ivery low In price . WM, H. H08KIN8, No. 013 ARCH Street. WEDDING AND PARTY IN VITATI O IV "fS ENGRAVED AWD PRINTED IN THE LATEST STYLE. A fine assortment or FRENCH, ENGLISH, and AMERICAN PAPER, with Envelopes to Match. PAPER and ENVELOPES, ready stamped, always on hand. JOHN LINERD, NO. 921 SPRING GARDEN STREET, tlBOwsmfip PHILADELPHIA. WRIGHT'S ' NE I? U fci ULTRA Minced Meat. Unequalled for Quality. CAUTION. Beware of all Imitations, as there but one WR1Q UT in tbe market. DEPOT," SOUTHWEST CORNER SPUING GARDEN and FE AS KLIN SOLD BY ALL GROCERS.. , 1 15 tfrp HOCK VINE&, Just received from the house of D. LVIDEV, CO LOGNE, on the Rhine, an Invoice of 100 Cases of their HOC I WINE B, Consisting of JOHANN1SBERG, MARKOBRCN NER, STEINWBIN, LIEBKftaUM 4TCH, and NIBRSTEINER. vintages of 186i and 1645, and for sale by JOSEPH F. TOBIAS & CO., XTos. 500 and 208 SOUTH FRONT ST., 1 112 PlULALLLPiUA. WISHART'8 COLUMN. THE MEDICAL PRO PERTIES OF TAR. The pine tree bas long been known to pos sess valuable medical properties. For pul monary diseases it is doubtful whether any remedy has as yet been disoovered equal to it. It seems to ehango and renew the very strnctnre on which it sots, and to infuse into the system an indescribable power equal to the natural power before disease bad even taken hold of the body, so as to make, as it were, an entirely new tisane, and to give a newness of life and energy which one who , has been sick a long time knows the value of ' bnt cannot folly describe. The great objec tion, however, te all tar preparations has been their unpleasant taste, and consequent lia bility to sickness and nauseate the stomach. We have before as, however, a preparation of the kind referred to, which obviates all these objections, and is as agreeable to the palate as it is valuable in the care of disease. "We mean "Dr. Wishart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial," a real, genuine, bona fide medicinal cordial, distilled from the pine tree by a process known only to the Doctor himself, the sale and popularity of which are only equalled by the amount of suffering it has relieved, and the number of diseases it is so well calculated to effectually cure. In the Pine Tree Tar Cordial the invalid may be sure he has remedy of very extraordinary power for throat and lung affections, and when taken in con junction with the "Great American Dyspepsia Pills," an infallible cure for dyspepsia, liver complaint, sick headache, and the many ail ments arising from a disordered state of the liver and digestive organs. ' In our sphere as publishers- we feel some degree of cautiousness In wbat we recommend to our readers, but when we know of any thing of value to the public we shall not hesi tate to make it known through our columns. We advise those of our readers who are suffer ing from dyspepsia, etc, to give Dr. Wishart'a celebrated remedies a trial. A medical expert, holding honorable cblle giate diplomas, devotes his entire time to the examination of patientB at the office parlors. Associated with him are three consulting phy sicians of acknowledged eminence, whose ser vices are given to the public free of charge. This opportunity is offered by no other in , stitntion in the country. Thousands of certificates of absolute cure (when all else failed to afford relief), as well as recommendatory letters without number, have been received by Dr. Wisbart, the pro prietor, attesting the uniform success with which thay have been employed. Many of said letters are from the highest sources, in cluding eminent statesmen, Governors, State judges, clergymen, etc men slow to be eon vinced, prejudiced perhaps at first, but feel ing themselves under a sense of duty bound to tell the Doctor what they had done for them and to recommend them to others. The Great American Dyspepsia Pills and Pine Tree Tar Cordial are sold by all druggists- throughout the world. They can also be obtained at Dr. WISHART'S GREAT FAMILY MEDICINE STORE, No. 233 North SiSOOND Street, Philadelphia, where a successful practising, physician can be consulted each day, free of charge. Thofie in need of professional aid or counsel will do well to make a note of the above. Communications by mail, soliciting professional advice, uiU be considered strictly confidential and promptly answer edt free of charge. The most complete stock of Family Medicines, Hair Preparations, Perfumery, etc, in the city. Give us a trial. Address all communications, L. Q. C. VISHART, No. 232 NORTH SECOND STREET, I U 21 S W23t PHILADELPHIA. t-.".2iO".
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