THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH 1 iiILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1871. irznxT or tzxs phebb. Editorial Opinion! of the Leading Journals upon Current Topics Compiled Every Day for the Evening Telegraph. THE KEAKIHT FORGERIES. Frc-m f ks H. T. Tiv.es. In the romance of Monte Lhristo ft striking picture is given of a man acquiring coloxsal wealth, and for a long series of years devoting himself, with its aid, to the rain of those who had poisoned his youth. It more frequently happens in real life that man's ambition is directed to the restoration of family position once enjoyed, and, through ill-fort. ne, lost. The case of Iteakirt, the l'biladelphia forger, is an illustration of this. He resolved to amass an enormous estate, and what Edtnond Dantes gained, through the Abbe Faria, Keakirt determined to acquire by adroit for geries. His intention was, probably, to lay his foundations nly by this means. Like many others, he believed that once possessed of a sufficient basis he could rear his temple of wealth to the skies. His object was not altogether ignoble, how ever disgraceful might have been the steps taken to compass it. His grandfather esta blished the '.business still conducted under the family name. It filled in its way a high and honorable position. Paper signed by the house ranked with the best, and it was sup posed to wield great capital. Time wore on, and the grandfather died. After that the business did not flourish. By a kiad of fatality, often seen but seldom explained, the concern went down in the world just as in former years it had gone up. The young man now accused of forgery was reared in the house, and in due coarse became a partner. He distinguished himself by close attention to business. His life was remarkable for decorum, economy, and abste miousness. ' He studiously avoided bad asso ciates, and was never known to visit haunts of vice, or even to frequent plaoes of inno cent pleasure. It appears certain, however, that for years he had contemplated villainy on a grand scale. The narrowing business of the house bore heavily on his mind. He resolved to restore its old position, and to this end he took the steps that have led him to ruin. About three months ago he prepared a note drawn by a well-known firm, and payable to his own order. This he offered at a bank where he was ia the habit of dealing, and where it was readily dis counted. By this stroke the sum of $.C)00 was placed in his hands. With this money ho invested in a speculative purchase of liosk Island stock. With fatal celerity he doubled bis money, and with uncommon sagacity he deposited it in the bank already victimized. In this way he got other forged notes dis counted, thus increasing his resources and enabling him to embark in fresh speculations. He bought and sold various slocks, usually at a profit, extending his operations to Reading, Lake Shore, and Michigan Southern. Far suing his original plan, he forged other notes, got them discounted at various banks, and, on realizing by his speculation, depo bited the proceeds in the same bank. At last he went too far. He resolved to carry into effect a scheme involving a round million of dollars. An amount of seven thousand or so was needed to eke out the needful margins. For this another note was forged in the usual way. By some accident the date wa made 1870 instead of 1871. This led to close ex amination and to discovery. The criminal, however, escaped, and has Cot yet been Apprehended. From the extra ordinary skill shown by him in his nefarious operations, it may be doubted wnetner ne will ever be taken. No fewer than thirteen banks in Philadelphia are said to have been swindled by him. Several of the persons whose signatures were forged, were literally amazed by the accuracy of the imitation, and one gentleman, in spite of the proof afforded by books, could hardly bring himself to deny a signature it was certain he never could have to ado. lieakirt at the moment of detection was possessed of large sums, and, but for this blip, it is said, his ambitious hopes might have been entirely realized. The case is a sad and instructive one. Had the culprit put forth the same skill and energy of purpose in the honest pursuit of his vocation, the ball would certainly in no long time have been at his feet. As it is, his hopes are blighted for ever, and his miserable career furnishes another memorable example of the foolish ness of striving to accomplish good ends by wicked means. THE KEYSTONE STATE." From the y. Y. World. It seems that a controversy has sprung up in regard to the origin of this designation aa applied to the State of Pennsylvania. In May last a gentleman in Pennsylvania, Mr. H. Ilaydon, published a communication in the Athens (JUaner, in which he assigned the origin of this phrase to the facts that at the close of the last century, while the publio Luildings were in progress in Washington, a part of the stone material that was not needed or was rejected was used to build a bridge over "Rock CreeK," between Washington and Georgetown; that this bridge had an arch composed of thirteen stonss, on the face of each of which the architect caused the name of initial of one of the thirteen States of the Union to be 'carved; that as he commenced in the usual order in which the States were always recited, acoording to their geo graphical positions, the name of Pennsylvania happened to be placed on the keystone, or middle stone, of the arch. Hence sprang a popular habit in that locality of speaking of Pennsylvania as "the Keystone State." This bridge, in the lapse of time, gave way to another, and the stones bearing the names or initials of the States disappeared. But the popular use of this phrase continued and npread all over the country. This acooant of its origin may well be received as correct, since it had the sanction of the late Colonel Peter Force, of Washington, who remem bered the bridge, and who was a perfectly accurate and trustworthy antiquarian. It was ne wno gave this origin 01 the popular phrase to Mr. Haydon. Bat this account did not suit the dignity of Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Telegraph attacked it as absurd, and the rural papers of Pennsylvania echoed and indorsed the theory of the 1'tlegraph, which is the following. The existence of the bridge, the arch with its thir teen stones, the names of the thirteen States engraved on them one on each Pennsylva nia being on the keystone, are not denied. Bat it is claimed that the architect gave thu place of honor to Pennsylvania to commemo rate "an historical incident of great import ance." This incident, important enough if true, was the ''casting vote" given by the State of Pennsylvania, in the Coa- p-ess of 1770, in favor of American ndependence ! Considering the fact that the delegation of Pennsylvania were with difli culty got to veto fox independence at all, this claim by tome of their descendants that she by her "casting vote" decided the question, ia modest. Unhappily for this theory, there was no casting vote about the matter. There was no tie at any time, either when Richard Henry Lee's resolution was passed in commit tee of the whole, or when it waa afterward ) passed in the Congress. Although the jour nals do not reoord the votes, Mr. Jefferson, who could not be in error about a matter in which he bore so great a part, and who wrote his autobiography in when he was no older than seventy-seven, has left a circum stantial account of the proceedings relating to independence, which explodes this modern Pennsylvania claim of a casting vote into utter nonentity. Lee's famona resolution, "that these unite! colonies are and of right ought to be free and independent States," etc., was introduced in Congress on the 7th of June, '70. But its consideration was postponed until the 1st of July, to give time to prepare some of the doubting colonies for so great a step. A com mittee, however, was appointed to prepare a Declaration of Independence. This docu ment waa reported by Mr. Jefferson on the 28th of June, and was then laid npon the table. Lee's resolution was taken up on the 1st of July in committee of the whole. It a as debated through the whole day in secret session, John Adams making for it that re markable speech which Mr. Webster, from the scanty material of a letter written the next day by Mr. Adams to his wife, imi tated with solmuch power of thought and ex pression that the supposititious speech passed for a long time as a report of the genuine ora tion. The vote was taken at the close of the day, and Mr. Jefferson nays that the resolu tion received the votes of nine States, namely: New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. South Carolina and Pennsylvania voted against it. Two only of the Delaware delegation were present, and as they were divided the vote of the State could not be cast. The delegation of New York had not then been authorized by her convention to vote upon the question either way. When the Committee of the Whole ro?e and reported the resolution to the House, Edward Rutledge, of South Carolina, moved a postponement to the next day (the I'd), in order to induce his colleagues to vote for it. On the 2d it was passed in Congress by the votes of twelve States, made up to that num ber by the additional votes of South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Mr. Jefferson's account of these I a it two votes is that a third member from Delaware had come post ex pressly to vote for the resolution, and thus the vote of that State was cast for it; and he adds that "members of a different sentiment attending that morn ing from Pennsylvania g her vote was changed, so that the whole twelve colonies who were authorized to vote at all gave their voices for it; and within a few days (July !t) the convention of New York approved of it, and thus supplied the void occasioned by the withdrawing of her delegates from the vote." It is thus apparent that whether the vote of Pennsylvania was changed by a single member of her delegation, or, as Mr. Jeffer son intimates, by more than one, there never was a moment in the whole proceeding when the resolution needed the casting vote of that or any other State. If there is any im portant historical incident to be symbolized in the completion of an arch through the ad dition of a keystone, it would seem that the accession of New York to the measure ia that incident. Bat we lay no claim to this posi tion for New York, because we are satisfied that the phrase "the Keystone State" had its origin in the accidental formation of that bridge over "Rock Creek," and that the posi tion of Pennsylvania as the keystoae was equally the fortuitous position of the State in the order of enumeration common at that time, with six States on one side of it and six on the other. THE OPPOSITION TO TnE JOINT COM MISSION. From the A". Y. Timet. The question whether the Joint Commis sion, which bos been appointed to inquire into all differences between the United States and England, will be allowed to receive ordi nary fair play, is becoming more and more doubtful. We stated some days ago that a well-known Senator had already avowed his intention of offering every obstruction he could to each step in the proceedings, and this has not been denied indeed, it cannot be denied, because it is a fact. The oppo nents of President Grant are excessively anxious that he should not have the credit of bringing the long-pending Alabama claims to a settlement. A Washington letter, which appeared in one of our city contemporaries last Friday, may be taken as the expression of the views of the distinguished Sena tor before alluded to. The writer paid: "It is the opinion of prominent people here that no satisfactory solution of the ques tions can be made unless Great Britain con sents to withdraw her flag forever from the American continent. Distinguished public men are privately pledged to this as the trae American policy." These distinguished pub lio men know perfectly well that England cannot abandon Canada without the consent of Canada, and that the "conditions" upon which they have privately agreed would put out of the question any negotiations with England until the two countries have had a war. If their view is the correct one, it would be a pity to allow the commission to waste its time in holding a single meeting. The President seems to be disinclined to have the opinions of these extremists forced upon him. We have certain claims against England, and they ought to be settled; but now, under pretense of discussing them, it is proposed to drag in another question with which our present differences have nothing on earth to do. This coarse will seem to verify the predictions of the party in Eng land which opposes the joint commission on the ground that the "Americans want war, and not peace." But it cannot, in our opi nion, meet with the concurrence of the Ameri can people. If we profess to be ready to settle the Alabama claims and other ques tions on an honorable basis, what sense can there be in presenting a new demand to the British Government, and one which we know beforehand cannot be complied with ? The truth ia that the "Irish element," of which the Washington letter above referred to speaks, earnestly desires to see a war between the two countries. But do the American people? If so, as was said in this journal four years ago, and has been repeated many times since, it is of course possible to perse vere in a course of policy win ju may produce war. If what we wunt ii nothing more than just redress for tho wroogs we have sustained, and some guarbtitee that thee wrongs will not be iLilicled again, we are now in a fair w.ny to be sutisQej. But, tars the Washington correapon- uent, ecuoing another voice, we must beware "of what an influential individual there need be no doubt a to the identity of this individual'; calls 'the polished perflly cf Brituh aristocracy." The individual in question od not to have this morbid hor ror of the "British aristocracy." There was a tin when he earned rather to court than fear it. But, at any rate, it is absurd to talk as if the whole country could not sup ply sense enough to take oare of its own in terests. The commission is to meet at Washington, and the commissioners on our aide may be trusted to do justice to the case with which tbey have to dtal. The opposi tion thus far displayed is of the most paltry, not to say the most disgraceful, character. We are all to tremble in our shoes because a few Englishmen are coming over here to confer with commissioners appointed by our own Government upon international differences. "Beware of them,'.' cries a Sen ator, "they are sure to be too smart for us." We think rather better of Judge Nelson and his colleagues. It is, however, important that people should understand that a very bitter feeling is entertained toward the commission by anti-administration Republicans. The commission has not yet met, and consequently fault cannot be found with anything it has done. But it seems to be thought a proper game to discredit it beforehand, and to im pugn the motives of each government in agreeing to it. It is for the nation to decide whether the commission shall have a fair chance or not. If not, why let it meet at all ? If yes, then the "influential individual" who inppired the Washington letter from which we have quoted, will do well to content himself with the publicity he has already secured for his opinions. ENGLAND AND AMERICA. From the London Saturday Jterieiv, General Schenck, who is expected in Eng land a few days hence, may be supposed to. enjoy tne commence of tne President and the Secretary of State. He will probably be care ful to avoid tho mysterious errors of manner or conduct which caused the dismissal of Mr. Motley; and he will not be hold responsible for the misdeeds of Mr. Sumner or any other Senator. After the repudiation by the Senate of Mr. Reverdy Johnson's treaty, it was an nounced that the negotiation was only to be renewed at Washington; but it seems that General Schenck is empowered to make some kind of overture to the English Government. If he repeats the complaints which have been founded by General Grant and Mr. Fish on the unfriendly ppirit attributed to England dar ing the civil war, Lord Granville might perhaps ask him in return for his opinion on the recent vote of the House of Representatives. It would bo scarcely courteous to add that a sillier and more shameless act of rudeness was never perpetrated by a deliberative assembly. On the motion of General Butler, the House has resolved, by a majority of 172 to 21, that a welcome shall be offered to O'Donovan Rossa and tho other discharged Fenian convicts. When General Butler lately proposed at Boston that a series of insults should be offered to England for the sake of reuniting the Republican party, a few respectable American writers and speakers protested against the proposal, and declared that General Butler had no pretension to represent public opinion, lhe effusive ad vocates of the United States in England eagerly aocepted the assurance; and the expression of a doubt whether the lowest American demagogue is not the most popular of political leaders was not unnaturally de nounced as invidions and indiscreet. Never theless it was known that General Butler had been twice elected by a district in Massachu setts, and soon afterwards the President re produced in bis message to Congress several of the arguments and suggestions which had been applauded at Boston. It now appears tnat the House of Representatives, at the in stigation of General Butler, almoat unani mously agrees to offer a gross and wanton affront to the L-nglisn Government and nation. The Democrats have united with the Repub licans in the approval of rebellion against the English Government as an act intrinsically meritorious. It is not necessary that the Fenian conspiracy should rise to the dig nity of a political enterprise, or that it a ringleaders should have a reasonable prospect of success. The convicts are offenders against English law; and therefore at Washington they are heroes and martyrs. Two of the three members of the Federal Government have now displayed bitter hos tility to England. It remains to be seen whether the Senate concurs in the -litigious carping of the President, and in the ill-bred malignity of the House of Representatives. Unluckily the majority of the body consists of the partisans of General Grant and of the followers of Mr. Sumner. The self-respect of the Senate will secure it from the degradation incurred by the House; bat the President of the Senate, when he was Speaker of the House of Representatives, invited the Fenian leaders to take places on the floor. There has been no civil war in the United Kingdom, nor were the Fenian conspirators supported by any constituted body or by any respectable section of the community. When the Southern States seceded from the Union they carried with them the whole machinery of government, as well as the titular sove reignty which they had retained for them selves when they first entered the Union. Their right to secede was acknowledged by nearly all American statesmen and jurists, and it was scarcely disputed by the President himself. Nearly all the army and navy officers of Southern origin thought it their duty to hold their State allegiance paramount, although many of them disapproved of the policy of secession. The Confederate Govern ment raised great armies, and for two years maintained superiority in the field; and during that time few of the friends of the Union deemed it possible to reclaim the Southern States by force. From the begin ning of the war to the end both houses of the English Parliament steadily discountenanced the passage of any resolution, and even the delivery of any speech, which might be un acceptable to the United States. It was im possible wholly to silence the expression of the sympathies of private members, bat the leaders of parties succeeded in preventing, not only an obnoxious vote, but a formal dis cussion of the merits of the belligerents. The courtesy and caution which are nurtured by traditions of political responsibility have met with little appreciation, but not even the Shermans or the Butlers have been able to disoover a grievance in the Parliamentary proceedings of four years. In the early part of the war, when a foolish naval officer had committed an outrage on the English flag, the lower house of Congress hastened to pass a vote of thanks for an act which the Secre tary of State was soon afterwards compelled to disavow. It is not surprising that such a body should be regarded by intelligent Americans with merited disrespect, but the House of Representatives is elected by uni versal suffrage, and, notwithstanding the in difference of the people to the qualidcationa of the members for a share in the government of the country, the House must be sup posed to express the opinions of the con stituencies. Unless General Schenck is au thorized to express on the part of the Prekident entire dissent from the measure adopted by the House of Representatives, it seems a waste of time to discuss the means of removing existing differenoes. An alliance with Fenian convict is utterly inconsistent with any scheme for establishing friendly re lations between England and the United States. The systematic deference which has been displayed by English ministers to Ame rican susceptibility is evidently misinter preted. It would be better to apply the same balance or standard to the conduct of both Governments' When a strict account is demanded of the alleged negligence shown in the matter of the Alabama, it would be well to inquire whether the American Government has been blameless in permitting two invasions of Canada by forces organized in its territory with fnll knowledge on the part of the Fede ral and State authorities. Some sacrifice of feeling might be made for the sake of peace and goodwill; but it is not worth while to make concessions which will be followed by the rpitefnl civilities tendered by Congress to O'Donovan Rossa. As long as the President and the House acknowledge General Butler for their guide and leader no settlement of disputes is possible. The arrangement of the Alabama claims would be immediately suc ceeded by demands for a share in the Cana dian fisheries or in the navigation of the St. Lawrence. The characteristic lawlessness of American diplomacy may be explained by the influence of political leaders of the stamp of General Butler. His more decent country men are ashamed of the power which he ex ercises; but universal suffrage cares little for the scruples of respectability. At present General Butler seems to be the most promi nent politician in the United States, and when he is most recklessly in the wrong he is most implicitly followed by the popular branch of the Legislature. If Mr. Beesly at any time leads a House of Commons consisting mainly of Odgers and Bradlaugbs, he will perhaps pass resolutions as offensive to foreign powers as the late vote of the IIouso of Re presentatives. Notwithstanding the menacing language of the President and the bluster of his confiden tial adviser, the Government of the United States has no immediate intention of making war upon England. The only possible enter prise which could be attempted would be the invasion of Canada, and probably even Ame rican opinion would disapprove of a servile imitation of the proceedings of Gramont and Le Bccnf. There is no standing army avail able for the purpose; and the country is not prepared, in the entire absence of a pretext for war, to raise a great farce of volunteers for a profligate act of aggression. If the Pre sident really intends to act on the sugges tions of General Butler, it would be idle to attempt to deter him from the scheme by any effort at conciliation. If the conflict is forced upon England, it would not be terminated without serious injury to the aggressor. It is well that General Butler and General Grant have committed the blunder of fastening a quarrel on the Canadians, instead of confin ing their provocations to the Imperial Gov ernment. The conquest of the Dominion would not be easy; and if General Butler were to lead a contingent to Ireland he might find it difficult to return. FOR SALfc. 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E. corner of THIRD and WALNUTStreet, MARINE IN81 RAHCR4 on Vessels, Cargo, and Freight to ail parti of the wiinn. INLAND INSURANCES on Goods by river, canal, lake, and land carriage to FIRE INSURANCES on Merchandise generally; on Stores, Dwellings, A8SET8 OF THE COMPANY, November 1, 1870, 1300,000 United States Six Per Cent Loan (lawful mone) 333,S7o 00 100,000 Bute of Pennsylvania Six Per Cent. Loan 914,00000 800,000 City of Philadelphia Six Per 'ent. Loan (exempt from Tax) 904,163-50 164,000 8ut of New Jersey Six Per Cent. Loan 163,920-00 90,000 Pennnylvaula Railroad First MortganeSlx Per CU Bonds. 90,700-00 95,000 Pennsylvania Railroad Second Mortgage Six Per Ct. Bonds. 95,980-00 95,000 Western Pennsylvania Rail road Mortgage Six Per Cnt, Bonds (Pennsylvania Rail road gnarant) 90,000-00 90,000 State of Tennessee Five Per Ct. Loan 18,000 00 7,000 State of Tennessee Six Per CU Loan 4,900-00 12,500 Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany tarea stoctt) 15,000-90 6,000 North Pennsylvania Railroad company (loo Shares Stock). . 10,000 Philadelphia and Southern Mall 4,300 -OS Steamship Company (80sh'a Stock) 4,000-0! 261,650 Loans on Bond and Mortgage, first Lens on City Properties.. 961,6s0 11,260,150 Par. C'sMl.tll-Bi. lfktvl$i,893iTf Real Estate 66,006 Bills Receivable for Insur ances made 930,9ll Balances due at Agencies Premiums on Marine Policies Accrued Interest and other debts due the Company 93,3734, Stock and fccrlp, etc , of sun dry corporations, 7K0, esti mated value 9,91200 Cash 149,9H73 11,820,79791 r,i cr-nrnn Thomas C. Hand, .Samuel B. Stokes, John C. Davis. William O. Boulton, 'Edward Darlington, H. Jonpa ItrnnkA bdmund a. Bonder, Joseph II. Seal, James Trsnnalr. Edward LAfnnrnarfA. Henry Sloan, Jacob Rlegel, Henry c. lallctt, Jr., James C. Hand, William C. Ludwig, Hugh Craig, John D. Taylor, George W. Bernadon Wm. C. linn r ton. Jacoo p. jeneft, James B. M c Fart and, Joshna P. Eyre, Hrwncpr Mrllvalno. I Thorn as P. Stotesbnry. ivuu b, oemp'.e, nuso rg, H. Frank Robinson. a. d. ix-rger, nitsourg. IJ. T. Mnrcran Plttahnrir JOHN C. DAVIS, Vice-President. ITfxrt Ltlbcrn, Secretary. Hewry Ball, Assistant Secretary. 9111m AS BURY LIFE INSURANCE CO. imew ironn. LEMUEL BANGS, President GEORGE ELLIOTT, Vice-Pres'tand 8ec'y. EMORY McCLINTOCK, Actnary. JAMES M. LOFf GACRE, MANAGER FOR PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE, Office, 302 WAXBTJT St, PMladelpMa. H. C. WOOD, Jr., Medical Examiner. 6 23 mwflm REV. s. POWERS, Special Agent ' jp: IRE A88OOIATIOM INCORPORATED MARCH IT, 1620. OFFICE, KO. 24 NORTH FIFTH STREET, INSURE BUILDINGS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, AND MERCHANDISE GENERALLY Frem Loss by fire (in the City of Philadelphia only) AS8KT8, JANUARY, 1, 1ST0, 1.903,319"0?. TUUMTEES. William H. Hamilton, John C arrow, George L Young, Jos. R. Lyndall, Charles p. Bower, Jesse Lightfoot, Robert Shoemaker, Peter Armbruster, m. u. Dickinson, Samuel Bparhawk, Peter Williamson. Joseph E. ScheiL WM. H. HAMILTON, President. SAMUEL SPARHAWE, Vice-President. WILLIAM F. BUTLER, Secretary piFERIAIi FIRS XNSURANCB CO., LOSDOK. ESTABUMUED 1MOB. Fald-np Oapital and AocamaiaUd Fuda, $8,000,000 I IV GOLD. FREVOST A HERRING, Agents, .46 Bo. 107 B. THIRD Btrsct, Fhiladslpbia; OH A 8. M. PRBVOST OHAtL P. HMHRIHO ENOINE9. MAOHINERV. KTO. tHfL PENN STEAM ENGINE AND BOILE3 SfiSiiivvORKS. NEAFIE A LEVY, PRACTI CAL AND THEORETICAL ENGINEERS, MA CHINISTS. BOILER-MAKERS, BLACKSMITHS, and FOUNDERS, having for many years been In luccessfdl operation, and been exclusively engaged In building and repairing Marine and River Engine, high and low pressure, Iron Rollers, Water Tanks, Propellers, etxs. etc, respectfully offer their services to the public as being fully prepared to contract for engines of all slzefis, Marine, River, and Stationary; having sets of patterns of dltTeieut sixes, are pre pared to execute orders with quick despatch. Every description of pattern-making made at tne shortest notice. High aud Low Pressure Fine Tubular and Cylinder Hollers of the best Pennsylvania Charcoal Iron. Forgtnga of all siise and kinds. Iron and Brass Castings of all descriptions. Roll Turning, ocrew Cuttlug. and all other work connected with the above business. Drawings and speciflcatlons for all work dona the establishment free of charge, and work gal ranteed. The subscribers have ample wharf dock-room rot repalra of boats, where they-can lie In perfect safety, and are provided with shears, blocks, fails, etc etc., for raising heavy or light weight. ' JACOB C. NttAFJJL JOHN P. LEVY, tltt BEACH and PALMER S treats. piRAKD TUBE WORKS AND IRON CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA., Manufacture Plain and Oalvanlzed WROLGUT-1RON PIPE and Sundries for (las snd Steam Fitters, Plumbers Machinists, Railing Makers, Oil RoBuers, etc WOKKS, TWENTY-THIRD AND FILBERT STREETS .Munin ilk TIT A UL'llf il'UL' JT THE A H J ' TT Aiu-.wui No. 42 N. FIFTH STREET. 81 PATENT. JJ-NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. Wasbikoton, D. C, Jan. 21. Mil. On the petition of HANISL S. NIPPKS, of Upper Merlon Township, Pennsylvania, aduiiuistraUr of Albert S. Nippea. deceased, praying fur tne exten sion of a pauiit granted to the said Albert S. Nippea, on the sist day of April, loM, fur an improvement la Grinding Saws: Jt is ordered that the testimony In the ease be closed on the tint day cf March uext, that the time for Uilng arguments and the Ksaanuar's report be limited to the SUtdayor March next, and that aid petition be heard on the Cth da7 of April next Any person may oppose this extension. SAMUEL A. DUNCAN, 210 20t Acting Commlaaiouer of Patents. ALEXANDER G. OATTBLL A CO.. PRODUCE COMMISSION MEKCUANTls, HO. 94 NORTH WiLARVJkd AND HO. 9T NORTH WATFR STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Axuaveis a C An 1 am But AS Citnu
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