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.
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