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TIIE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1871.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1871.
CP The Evening Telegraph, from
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press. The success which has attended
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by the Associated Press to its own members,
the North American, Inquirer, Ledger,
rress, Age, Record, and German Democrat,
of this city, and the leading journals of the
East, North, West and South ; and hereafter
The Telegraph will be the only evening
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afternoon despatches of the Associated
Press will appear.
T" The earliest regular edition of The
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o'olook, and the subsequent regular editions
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portant news of the progress of the Euro
pean war, extra editions will be Issued after
this hoar, and before the regular time for the
early edition.
THE CENTENNIAL.
The consideration of the bill fixing Phila
delphia as the site of a grand centennial
celebration in 18 76 was again postponed in
the United States Senate yesterday. Mr.
Conkling took the floor and consumed the
morning hour by a frivolous sp eech opposing
this measure, and after the morning hour
had Of pired the Senate proceeded to discuss
appropriation bills. The New York Senator
announced his intention to continue a
vigorous opposition to the Centennial bill,
and as the session is rapidly drawing
to a close, it is possible that it
may be defeated by his contemptible
course. We hope, however, that the
highest legislative body of the land will
not permit itself to be deterred from pass
ing a wise, just, useful, and patriotio law
by the machinations of a narrow-minded and
spiteful Senator. No candid man can doubt
the importance of an imposing na
tional celebration in 1876, and it
would be difficult to devise better means for
rendering the demonstration of that year
forever memorable than those which are em
bodied in the bill which encounters such per
sistent and despicable opposition from Sena
tor Conkling. The verdiot of the nation, in
its support, has been expressed by the action
of the House of Representatives; and there
can be no possible doubt of the favor with
which the great body of the American people
contemplate the idea of gathering around the
sacred spot where the Itepublio was first pro
claimed, nor of the wholesome effect which
would be produced by a universal com
mingling of the citizens of the different
States at the birthplace of American freedom
and nationality. What Mecoa is to the Ma
hommedan, or Rome to the Catholio, Phila
delphia is to the citizens of the United States;
and a pilgrimage hither in 1S7C, under the
proposed conditions, would create new bouds
of union and new incitements to patriotism
which every wise Senator should be glad to
create.
In the coming celebration it is also desira
ble that foreign lands, as well as the various
sections of our own country, should be repre
sented, that their congratulations may be
mingled with our own, and that our citizens
may hear alike from the turbaned Turk, the
polished Parisian, the English exquisite, the
German hero, the swarthy Spaniard, and
from the natives of all hospitable and habita
ble lands, testimony of the effect of our ex
ample and tributes to our institutions. To
secure such attendance the centennial must
be invested with national importance, and
notice of the character of the proposed
exposition must at once be spread broadcast
over the civilized world. Under these cir
cumstances lloscoe Conkling's opposition Be
far has only humiliated and disgraced himself;
buiif the Senate permits its action to be con
trolled by him, it will beoome a damaging
accessory to his stupidly jealous opposition.
The dabk ways and vain thicks of the
juvenile Ah Sins who recently pelted Mr.
Seward's travelling party with stones are re
garded by the New York Tribune as without
excuse, "unless it be the fact that it is a pal
pable imitation of our own civilized way of
treating strange Chinamen." The Heathen
Chinee is distinguished by his capacity far
doing things precisely as he sees other par
Sons do them. But in this little stoniug affair
at Woo Chang our Celestial imitators rather
failed to make the most of the example set
(hem.
TUE SIZE OF TIIE LEGISLATURE.
Ir we are to have a convention for the revi
sion of the Constitution and the demand for
one is so universal that it is scarcely probable
the Legislature will venture to adjourn with
out giving it heed one of the most vital
questions that will come before it for conside
ration will be that touching an increase in the
membership of the lower borne. To show the
comparative size of the legislative bodies of
different States, with the average number of
the most nnmerous branch, we have com
piled (he following table, upon the basis of
the recent census:
State. Xenati. Huunt. Coimtiliienru.
Ma!D SI 151 4,150
New Hampshire li 833 90
Vermont, 80 i S!4l l.iH'l
Mas-sactiusetrji 40 S40 6,070
Rhode Island St 72 8,02)
Connecticut si 23$ s.ugj
New Ing'and States.. 16 1,275 2,735
New York 32 12S 8 4, 1 00
Pennsylvania 13 100 H160
Ohio 87 10S 25,82.1
Illinois to 177 i4,;tM)
Missonrl 34 goo 8,575
New Jersey 21 60 ls.ioo
California 40 60 7,015
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and
Missouri are, in their order as stated, the
five most populous States in the Union, and
it will be seen that, at present, the legislative
constituencies of Pennsylvania are somewhat
larger than those of New York, and greatly
in excess of those of the three other States
named. The six New England States, with
an aggregate population of 3,487,400, are
divided altogether into 1275 representative
districts, with an average population of only
27i"; while Pennsylvania, with a population
of 51,515,003, or some twenty-eight thousand
more than all New England, is divided into
but 100 districts, with an average population
of about 35;iG0. The Senates
of the New England States em
brace in the aggregate 1C8 members, with an
average constituency of 20,700, or but four
sevenths of the average constituency of mem
bers of the most numerous branch of the
Legislature of this State. In New Hamp
shire the lower house has more members
than in any other State in the Union, and
the constituencies are consequently the
smallest of all, numbering even less than a
thousand. Massachusetts, with a llouse of
210 members, has an average constituency
of 0070, or but little more than one-sixth of
the size of those in this State. The Illinois
House of Representatives, previous to the
recent revision of the Constitution, numbered
00 members; and if the number had not been
increased, the distriots would have averaged
a population of 28,220; but by the new Con
stitution, the number of members has been
increased to 177, and the size of the consti
tuencies cut down to 14,350.
Before the increase in the membership of
the Illinois House, Springfield had as unsa
vory a reputation as any capital in the Union.
Time alone will show whether, or not the
change is to effect a reformation in the legis
lation of the State, but the presumption is
strong that it will. The Legislatures of the
smaller New England States, and even that of
Massachusetts, are models of political virtue
by the side of those of Pennsylvania and New
York. They are too unwieldy for the inva
riably successful manipulation of a majority
in the interest of "rooster" and commission
rings, too large to render it practicable for
the lobby to "see" a sufficient number of
members to insure the success of every ini
quitious scheme of plunder that comes up.
Stringent constitutional provisions prohibi
tory of special legislation have become a ne
cessity throughout the country, and especially
in such States as Pennsylvania and New
York, but a large increase in the member
ship of our Legislature would prove an addi
tional safeguard. The only objections that
can be urged are the increased expense to the
State in the item of salaries, and the impedi
ment to the rapid transaction of
business which is presented by numbers.
But both of these objections are without real
weight. The people of Pennsylvania can
well afford to bear treble the present legiti
mate expenses of the Legislature, if by so
doing they are relieved of the burden of ille
gitimate expenses to which they have been
subjected for years past; while by every im
pediment that is thrown in the way of rapid
legislation they will be the gainers in propor
tionate degree. The Senate of Pennsylvania
should be increased to at least 75 members,
and the House to not less than 300, and if
the proposed Constitutional Convention fails
to provide for such an increase, its labors will
be practically useless. Such an increase
would reduce the Senatorial constituencies to
40,880, or more than double the average in
the New England States, and the Representa
tive constituencies to 11,715, or nearly twice
the size of those of Massachusetts. These
constituencies would be by no means too
small, and every year would witness their
material increase.
THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
There is one point in the public buildings
controversy in regard to which we believe
that all parties are united, and that is that
the present structures occupied by the courts
and municipal effices are not only insuffi
cient and inconvenient, but that in every re
ppect they are disgraceful to a great and
wealthy city like Philadelphia. Everybody is
of the opinion that new buildings should be
erected, and the only controversy is in re
gard to their location. In the neighborhood
of the shanties which now do duty as court
houses and puLlio offices are a great number
of buildings, new and old, which are divided
into offices for lawyers tnd others, which
yield enormous incomes to their owners. In
some of tLete buildings small rooms rent for
ax much es ood Bized dwellings do in other
sections of tie city, and, an a matter of
course, the property-holders in the vicinity of
the present collection of dirty little brick
hovels which are attached to Indepen
dence Hall are exceedingly solicitous tint
if ery new bnildiugs are put up, they sh iU
riot Le located where tLe present lucrative
biiMuet-R f office-letting will be interfered
with, lVr this re aeon, the most powerful iu-
flnenres were nsed to have either Indepen
dence Square or Washington Square chosen
for the site, although there were objections
of a most serious character to either of these
being used for such a purpose, and althongh
the city owns a magnificent piece of ground
in its very centre which was set aaide for a
public building site by William Penn, when
he prepared the plan of Philadelphia.
The suitability of this site at the
present day has been denied by few exoept
those whom personal interest prevents from
being impartial, but in order to silence all
objections and to settle the whole contro
versy with regard to the location of the new
public buildings in a manner satisfactory to
every one, the Legislature ordered a vote of
the citizens of Philadelphia to be taken.
What that vote was everybody knows. An
immense majority declared in favor of Penn
Square, whereupon the advocates of the
other Bites, not satisfied to submit to the ex
pressly declared will of the people, but imi
tating the example of the Southern malcon
tents who opposed the election of Lincoln,
immediately Bet to work with renewed
energy to accomplish their object in defiance
of the wishes of a majority of their fellow
citizens. The alleged pretext for war now is that
the commissioners, by placing one large
and elegant edifice at the intersection of
Broad and Market streets, will block up those
highways, destroy business and improve
ments upon them, and do all manner of other
damages that the lively imaginations of cer
tain newspaper writers and property-holders
in the neighborhood of Sixth and Chesnut
streets are able to invent. It is now de
manded that the mnnicipal offices and courts
shall be distributed about on the four Penn
Squares, although it does not need any argu
ment to prove that it will be more expensive
to build, and to maintain after they are built,
four suitable structures, than it will be to put
up one elegant city hall that will be a credit
to a great and wealthy corporation like
Philadelphia. Of course, four shabby build
ings can be erected for less money than one
handsome one, but unless the new building
or buildings will be, both in appearance and
in general arrangement, equal to all tho
demands of our numerous courts and public
offices, we might as well let matters be as they
are. Scarcely less absurd than this is the
proposition now being made to purchase new
ground contiguous to tho Penn Squares upon
which to place the publio buildings, while
the squares are to be left open and converted
into a grand plaza. To purchase new ground
when we already have all we want would be
simply throwing money away, and those who
really wish to give the city an architectural
ornament that will be worthy of it should
adhere unalterably to their determination to
have the public buildings placed at the inter
section of Broad and Market streets, and no
where else. This location is the only proper
one, whether we consider architectural effect,
economy, or the convenience of the public
officers who will occupy the new city hall;
and it should steadily be borne iu
mind by every citizen that all
this clamor about the intersection scheme
comes from men who are determined if pos
sible to prevent the erection of the public
buildings anywhere else than in the imme
diate neighborhood of Six'h and Chesnut
streets. It should be remembered that the
same kind of clamor was raised against
every great public improvement ever con
summated in this city, and that it is this
spirit of old fogyism which gives Philadel
phia the reputation of being behind the age
in comparison with some other places. Let
any intelligent citizen, who has no personal
interest in the matter, go to Broad and Mar
ket streets, where the destruction of the trees
will enable him to judge of the extent of the
ground occupied by the Penn Squares, and
ask himself the questions, Whether an im
posing edifice at the intersection, with a
roadway over two hundred feet around it, can
possibly be an obstruction ? and whether it
will not be the most magnificent improve
ment to both Broad and Market streets that
could possibly be made ? This is a matter
that any man of common, sense, whether he
has the eye of an artist or not, can judge of
for himself, and those who are not disposed
to see a great publio enterprise come to
nothing in order that a little "ring" of property-holders
may be benefited, should take
some action to show the anti-Penn Squareites
that they are carrying matters with rather
too high a hand, especially when the vote of
the citizens of Philadelphia last October is
taken into consideration.
In the nouse of Representatives yesterday,
the items in the deficiency bill appropriating
$500,000 to the New York Post- Oilioe and
500,000 to the Boston Tost Office encoun
tered strong opposition from Mr. Farnsworth,
of Illinois, who charged that fraudulent con
tracts had been given out for the supply of
material, etc., for both these expensive edi
fices, and that while some of the New York
members of Congress would derive a share of
the money unnecessarily expended on the
New York Post Office, a Massachusetts mem
ber was interested in the contract for
supplying stone for the Boston
Post Office. These are bold
charges, but they do not seem to have se
riously affected the action of the House.
They were replied to by Cox, of New York,
(whese chief defense was that enormous out
lays had been made on the works at Rock
Island, Illinois, which are located in Mr.
Farnsworth's vicinage), and by Butler, of
Massachusetts, who, in turn, was accused by
Farnsworth of being not only concerned in
the contract for supplying stone
for the Boston Tost Office, but
also of using expensive mirrors be
longing to the Government fcr the deoora
tion of his private residence. Farnsworth
alleged further that a $10,000 Government
mirror Lad been broken or lost while in
course of transmission between a Govern
ment oi.l:e and Butler's house. Innooent
tax-payers may well open their eyes at such
I an accusation. They have supposed LitUoito
that $10,000 mirrors were reserved either for
the decoration of palaces or for the homes of
gentlemen of enormous wealth; and the
allegation that they must pay for Ruch expon
sive articles under any circumstances, though
startling enough in itself, becomes decidedly
sensational hen it is heightened by the
statement that they are URed, lost, or broken
in the service of a member of Congress. If,
in addition to salary, mileage, and perqui
sites, the custodians of the national purse
make a practice of drawing dividends from
the moneys they vote away and of decorating
their bouses with $10,000 mirrors bought at
the national expense, it becomes easy to un
derstand why the Treasury must pay out an
nually from three to four hundred millions of
dollars, and it becomes important to inquire
whether honesty and economy are totally dis
carded as forgotten virtues.
Eaht. Kimbekle y, t he British Colonial Secre
tary, in discussing with the Canadian autho
rities the question of the Fenian raids, re
commended that the Dominion should draw
up a full and authentic statement of the facts
for presentation to the Government of tho
United States, but thought it necessary to
insert a caution that the document be so pre
pared that it could be "properly communi
cated to the Government of a State with
which her Majesty is on terms of amity."
The belligerent disposition of the Canadian
functionaries, it seems, is fully appreciated
in Downing street.
OBITUARY.
(Jeerne fll. Lnamnn.
A prominent Pennsylvania politician, George
M. Lauman, Esq., died yesterday in liiaditig,
at the age of fifty-eiht years. His native place
was Middletown, Dauphin county, Pa. Ia 1839,
when seventeen years of age, he entered a
printing office in Downingtown, owned by
George Plitt. He remained here for several
years learning the business, and on becoming of
age took an active interest in the internal im
provements of the State, and became widely
known as a contractor for the building of canals
here and elsewhere. He afterwards became an
active politician and at one time held the office
of Flour Inspector of this port. He was en
gaged in the Mexican war, whore ho acted as
quartermaster. For severul years pis', he has
been in business in this city as a wine merchaut
on South Ninth street.
Uenrrnl Arnold Eizer.
This prcntleman died in Baltimore on Tuesday
last, lie was born in 181G, and graduated from
West Point in 1837. He at that time bore the
name of Arnold E. Jones, but since dropped the
final desiunation. He served in the Florida war
and duriifg the Canadian border troubles. He was
with tho army sent to garrison Texas in 1845.
He also served iu the Mextcan war, and received
promotion for meritorious services at Contreras
and Cherubusco. lie took part with the army
daring tho Seminole disturbances in 1S53 and
1850. He was theu on duty at Fortress Mouroe
until 1801, when he joined the rebel forces
ogaiuEt.the I'nited States.
NOTICES.
Good A1.1.-W001. Clothing,
Oocu All-Woo 1. Cloihno,
for Mbn am Boys.
Si-iBNiHDi.Y Mad Overcoats,
Si'llmhdi.y Minx Overcoats,
AT WANAMAKKH i BaOWN'S,
Bkavtifil Stylish Suits,
Beautiful Stylish Suns,
Oak Hall.
Everything needed in tue Wardrobe of any
Gentleman.
The Largest Clotiiino House in America.
YYanamaker & Brown's
Oak Hall,
S. E. Cor. Sixth and Market Sts.
Why be Troukled with Coughs, Colds, Hoarse
ness, or inl?ra any Pulmonary or Bronchial Com
plaint, when a remedy so safe, thorough, and easily
obtainable as Dr. Jayne's Expectorant caa be had ?
Those who have contracted severe Colds may save
their lungs from the dangerous Irritation which fre
quenMy brings about Consumption,;!) promptly re
sorting to tho Expectorant; and any one threatened
with Throat disease will find this remedy equally
erroctuul in affording relief from obstructing
phlegm, and healing the lnrtamed parts. Sold
everywhere.
PIANOS.
sSteinway & Sons'
Grand Square and Upright Pianos.
Special attention is called to their ne
l'atent Upright Planes,
With Double Iron Frame, Patent Resonator, Tubular
Metal Frame Action, etc. which are matchless in
Tone and Touch, and unrivalled In durability.
WAREROOMS,
No. 1006 CHESNUT BTREET,
1 13 tfrp PHILADELPHIA,
PIANOS AflD ORGANS, swa
GEO. iSTEt K Si CO.'S.)
BRADBURY'S, PIANOS,
HAINES BROS', J
ANA
MASON AND TIAMLIN'S CABINET ORGANS.
GOULD fc FISCHER,
No. 923 CUES NOT Street.
1. 1, goo d. No. 1018 AltClI Street.
WM. O. FISCHER. 1 IT tf 4p
f?gF$ .AT.EJJECIIT,
RIEKES fc SCHMIDT,
Manufacturers of Grand and Square P ano Fortes,
recommend their stock of first-class Instruments.
Every instrument is warranted and prices moderate.
8 ' WARKROOM, No. 610 ARCH Street.
CUMBERLAND NAILS
$4 "50 Per Keg.
These Nails are knows to be the belt la the market
All Walls, no waste, and cost no
more than oilier brands.
Each keg warranted to contain 100 pounds of Nat's.
Also, a large assortment of floe Hinges, Locks, and
ErobH. Salld Bronze, suituble for lirat-olass build
lugs, at the great
Clicnii-for-Cafeli llui dvrare Store
OF
I. . S1IAN.0!V,
2 14 tuthsS No. 1009 MARKET Street.
CIOTTON. MIDDLING FAIR AND MIDDLING
'Uulfg, Alabama and Uplands, samples, clean
stain, etc., for sale by
WILLIAM M. GREINEH,
1 i0 im No. I0 CHESNUT Street
ONOWDON A RAtl'S COAL DEPOT, CORNER
P D1LLWYN aud WILLOW Streets. LeUIgh and
Hiliuyikin toAL, prepared exprewly for family use
at iu.c itweat wh 1 13
M ALT LIQUORS.
ENGLISH AND SCOTCH ALES
AND
Urown Stout,
Just received, in itore, fresh lnoif es of Guinness'
Extra Brown Stout, Robert Youngtra 8parkllng
Ed'nbnrg hA e, McEwan s English Ale, Bass fc Co. a
Eafct liidld Vale Ale, Alsopp's Pale A,le, all la Dae
orde,
E. BRADFORD CLARKE.
(SUCCESSOR TO SIMON COLTON A CLARKE.)
S. W, Corner BROAD and WALNUT,
I81tuthstf4p PHILADELPHIA.
OLOTHINCi
FAR BEYOND COMPETITION.
lilCHEll FABKIC3,
tf BETTER GOODS,
J MORE TASTEFUL STYLES,
6J mm
ZZ BETTER WORKMANSHIP, P
2 CHOICER SELECTIONS, O
q NEATER FITS,
tt FINER TRIMMINGS.
LOWER PRICES,
Than Anywhere Else.
The Winter stock of the
Great Brown Hall
Is Going! Going!
Goiogl Going
CHEAP! CI1SAP! CHEAPER THAN EVER!
ROCKHILL & WILSON,
OUEAT BK0WN UAJL1 .
603 and 605 CHK3NTJT STREET.
'UNDER
IHEJ
HOTEL.
THILADLLPHIAiPA.
1871.
srnmc. 2071,
OUR NEW STOCK
Ia now rapidly coming In,
And Is replete
With striking beauties of
Dewig-n and Color,
Every desirable style of goods
In the marlet
Being represented liberally
In our
ASSORTMENT.
WATCHES. JEWELRY. ETO.
KEW YORK WATCH COMPANY'S
WATCHES,
(Factory, Springfield, Mass.
In presenting their Watches to the American pab-
llc,we dojso with the knowledge that in point of finish
and time-keeping qualities they are superior for the
price to any Watch made In this country.
For sale by
ALEX. R. HARPER,
Successor to John M. Harper,
No. 303 CHESNUT STREET,
SECOND STORY, J 8 amrp
Salesroom of the American Watch.
riNANOIAU.
DREXEL & CO.,
No. 34 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
Aiuerlcan and foreign Hankers
DRAWS KXCHANGR ON LONDON AND PRI.
CIPAL CITIES OF EUROPE.
DEALERS IN
Government and Railroad Securities,
Drerel, Winthrop & Co.tDrexel, Earjes 6b Co.,
No. 16 Wall Street, No. 8 Hue Scribe,
New York. I Pull.
LOOKINQ CLASSES, ETO.
LOOKIHC-CLASGE3,
RELIABLE AUD CHEAP.
JA3lTES s. earle & SONS
No. 816 CHESNUT STREET
G5Z COPYING PRESSES.
Just received, a Large Assort
ment of the Latest 8tvts
COPYING PRESSES.
WM. M. CniUSTV,
Stationer and Printer,
NO. 12T S. THIRD Strert.
Opposite y:rr4 IUa'i.
S22eoi;
RWINO MA JHINE6.
'J' 11 li
WHEELER & WILSON
Bi:ui.iu niacin:!?.
For Bale on Easy Terms.
NO. 014 CHESNUT STREET.
mw4 PHILADELPHIA.
URY GOODS.
BLACK SILKS
"AT TH0RH LEI'S,"
EIGHTH AND SPRING GARDEN STS.
Having got through with oar annual stock-taking,
we now open up a splendid stocK of "RLACit
SILKS" very mnch under regular prices, and of
most KXBELLfcNT QUALITY.
Good black Oros Grains for $1 -so.
Rich Mack Gros Grains for f Wft.
Very Rich Beautiful Silks for fii)0.
Ilcavy, Smooth, Soft Flessv Hilt, i !V.
8uWime (jual'ty Rich Lyons Silks, 3 00.
Superb Black Silks. Queenly, 30.
Most Magnta cent Black Silks for ft 60.
We know that the above goods cannot be excelled
In the "UN1TKD STATES- for quality and cheap
ness. We also offer a full line of colors in
13est Ticl Gloves,
Every pair of which we warrant, and If through
any mishap tbey rip or tear lu put inj on, we at once
give another pair instead.
JOSEPH H. THORN LEY,
NORTHEAST CORNER OP
EIGHTH and SPRING GARDEN 8U,
18 thstut PHILADELPHIA,
Established In 1353.
27 CHESNUT STREET.
POPULAR PRICES
FOR
DRY OOODB.
STRICTLY ONE PRICE.
ALEXANDER RICKEY,
10 tnths No. 72T CHE8NTJT Street.
OHINA. GLASSWARE. ETO.
S o o , o o o
WORTH OF
CHINA.GLAES and EARTHENWARE
TO BE CLOSED OCT, REGARDLESS OF COST.
Gay's China Palace,
No. 1012 CHESNUT STREET,
Are obliged to close out their Immense stock, In con
sequence of the buildiug they occupy having been
sold. The entire stock must be closed out by the 1st
of April, as they are obliged to vacate the premises
by that time. Below we quote prices of a few lead
ing staple goods. Fancy goods are at a still greater
discount from former prices.
Wnltt French China Dining Sets, 12T pieces... 113-00
White French China Tea bets, 44 pieces 5-T3
White French China Tea Sets, 46 pieces 6"T5
S one China Dining Sets, 93 pieces 7-75
Stone China Tea Set (cups with handles) 44 ps 8 60
Stone China Tea Sets (cups with bandies) 40 ps S tW
Stt'ne China Cups and Saucers,per set 12 pieces 50
StoneChlna Dining Plates, per doten.., 60
Table Tumblers, per dozen 50
Table Goblets, per dozen 75
mass Tea Sets (4 articles) ; 40
Bohemian Cologue Sets, u Bottles ami I'utf Box 90
Bohemian Liquor Sets, 6 Glasses, Walter and
Bottle 90
An endless variety of Fancy Goods, at an im
mense reduction from former prices.
86 casks of Parian Marble, Leek 'and Majolic
Ware, all new designs, Just lauded from steamer
Helvetia, will be included in the sate.
Goods to go out of 1 he city will ne packed and de
livered to tranttportation oillce free of charge, and
Insured against breakage to destination.
fcUOW ROOMS OPKN TILL 9 O'CLOCK AT
NIGHT.
STORE FIXTURES FOR SALE. 81310t
HOLIDAY COODS.
HOLIDAY GOODS.
0 print? Morses,
Recking Horses,
Children's Carriages,
BOYS' SLEEP, WAGONS,
VELOCIPEDES, Etc Etc.
H. J. 8HILL,
Factory, No. 226 SOCK Street,
lS9 4p BELOW EXCHANGE.
GROCERIES. ETO.
Choice New Crop Teas
AT REDUCED PRICES.
I1NEST OOLONG, JAPAN, AND YOUNG HYSON
TEAS,
Just received, which we now effer at a great re
duction tn prices, In half chests, 10 lo. boxes, and at
retail.
Fine Old Mocha, Java, Lagaayra, and Rio Coffees,
at greatly reduced prices.
Owing to the late reduction in Government duties,
we can now offer to our customers a large assort
ment of FlKbT-CLAbS QKOCEKlE-1 at low rates.
WILLIAM KELLSY,
N. W. Corner TWELFTH Street and
GIBABD Avenua,
11 10 tnatuj PUILADELPHIA.
MARBLE WORKS.
H. S. TARE & SON'S
MANUFACTORY OF
Carved und Ornaiuenlul jtlarble
Work,
UUIZIIV Street above Keren tb,
1 80 Bm PHILADELPHIA.
Joski-h H Campion (late Moore A Campion),
WILLIAM UMlfH, KlCdAKD K. CAMWO-S.
SMITH & CAMPION.
Manufacturers Of
FINE FCRNITl'hE, UP1IOLSTERING3, AND IN
TERIOR UOl'8K DFOOHATI'iSS,
No, bOL I'd THHU) Street.
Mannfuc'ory, No. Klt und SIT LEVANT h'reet,