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MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1871.
TUB PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The impartial citizens of Philadelphia who
do not own property in the neighborhood of
either Washington or Penn Squares, cannot
but be surprised at certain features of the
controversy about the site for the publio
buildings. Before the October eleotion the
total unfitness of Fenn Square, and the im
propriety of removing the publio offices and
courts so far up town, were eloquently dwelt
upon by certain of our contemporaries in the
neighborhood of Sixth and Ch3snut streets.
After the election the anti-Penn Squareites
adopted a new line of aotion, and commenced
to denounce the proposed plan of the com
missioners to place the buildings at the inter
section of Broad and Market streets, and now
they have demanded that the commission
itsolf shall be abolished, on the ground that
its creation was "a direct and flagrant attack
npon the fundamental principles of the Ame
rican theory of government." There are
several very curious features to this last phase
of the publio buildings controversy, to whioh
we invite the attention of our readers:
First. No fault whatever was found with
the creation of the commission by the anti
Penn Squareites previous to the October eleo
tion. Second. Some Of the most ardent advocates
for the abolition of the commission on the
ground that it is "a direct and flagrant," etc,
were either the open advocates or the silent
supporters of the projeot to p'aoa the govern
ment of the city of Philadelphia in the hands
of certain commissioners with far greater
powers than have ever been conferred upon
the Building Commissioners. What has the
Bulletin to Bay to this?
Third. A number of the "friends of true
reform" who are now endeavoring to have
the Building Commission abolished as "a
direct and flagrant," etc., are themselves
members of commissions created by the
Legislature, and which, according to their
own theory, must be "direct and flagrant," etc
It is certainly a poor rule that will not work
both ways.
. On this last point we cannot do better than
to quote from editorials of the Sunday Bis
patch of yesterday and yesterday week. The
BispatcJt, referring to the meeting at Horti
cultural Hall, on Friday, March 21, says:
The following eminent citizens, who are opposed
to the Building Coiurnloslon because "it was created
by the Legislature," were among the vice-presidents:
Morton MeMichael, member of the Fair
mount Park Commission, created by the Legislature
in pursuance of "a direct and flagrant attack upon
the fundamental principles of the American theory
of government."
N. U. Browne, ditto, ditto, ditto.
J. UUlingham Fell, commissioner and member of
the Board of City Trusts, created by act of Assem
bly, being a "direct and flagrant," etc. etc. etc.
James L. Claehorn. a double-double commissioner,
being upon the Fairmount Park Commission and toe
Hoard of City Trusts, which are "direct and flagrant,"
etc. etc. etc.
The chief advocates before the Legislature
for the abolition of the Building Commission
were Messrs. J. C. Bullitt and J. K. Findlay,
who took npon themselves to represent at
Ilarrisbnrg the latest conclusions of the
Washington Square property-holders, being
supported by the countenance of Mr. John
L. ijawson, who accompanied them. Tda
Dispatch of yesterday referrod to these gen
tlemen as follows:
Messrs. Bullitt and Findlav found their strong
point In an assertion that such a tlilug as the crea
tion of a commission of this character wai unpre
cedented, a high stretch of power, etc., etc. This
may be considered extraordinary. Wo are not dU
posed to find fault with Mr. Bullitt for lil-i ignorance
of the law. There is an nld adage which says, "Ig
norance of the law excuseth no man." But th it
means "no man who is not a lawyer." Men wai
are lawyers are well known to ba inorait
of the law, else why the necessity of s
many lawsuits in which one-half ot tie
lawyers . employed assort th it the Hw is
exactly contrary to what it is decided to be? VV'o
can excuse Mr.' Bullitt's iguorasce, therefore; i'ii
we are not disposed to excuse the igaoranceof Mr.
John K. Findlay, or of his associate in tlitj Uarrw
burg trip, John L Lawson. B jth of these geti'la
men personally know that the law, which tlieyda
nounce as monstrous in its character and un
exampled In all previous experience, is n
uoveitv. Ou the tilth day of April, 1S01,
the Lcglslstcre. against the protest of tin Coun
cils of the city of Philadelphia, created a
commission to build a bridge over the river
Schuylkill, at South street, witn authority f creie
loans to pay for the expense of the work, and to
compel the city cf Philadelphia to pay the Interest
and principal, and whatever expenses the conmli
Blonets should cull up m them to pay. Agaiust that
law the city of pniladeipiita was most obatiuatulv
oppcatd. C uncus refused to do anything which
the commissioners ordered. They refused to pay
the interest on the loans which the OruiuUstoner
created. A length tlm litter went to the Supreme
Courr, mid, a'tiT a full argument, it was decided
that the Lcgisurure had a night to create such a
commission, a'id that the city was bjund
to pay whatever requisitions they made. Among
the comniii-s'onc'a j ergonslly named in the South
Street Bridge act ar John K. Findlay and John L.
Lawson. Tiu y ntirr'.c lpated in all the controversies
which arose hetwfeu them and Councils, and they
are members r.f the South Street Bridge Commis
sion now As we said before, we can pardon Me.
Bullitt, who i cri.ops never heard of the South Streut
Bridge Commission But we suggest tliat It Is rather
Incoiisls'cnt fur Messrs. Fludlay and Lawson t'
adopt a line o' aigument which they know is
founded on props error.
"When the anti-Penn Bquarites cannot do
better than this, they had better give the
whole matter np as a bad job, for they will
never be able to convince the 51,025 citizens
Who voted for Fenn Square last October that
the present agitation is anything more than
impudent attempt on the part of certain
property-holders to defeat the wishes of the
people of Philadelphia, in order that they
may enjoy a monopoly of the business of let
ting offices at exorbitant rates to lawyers and
others having business with the courts and
municipal departments.
Govebnob Alcoev, of Mississippi, pro
poses, in his late message to the Legislature,
to deal with the Ku-klax by offering rewards
for their arrest and employing bodies of
C&ynlry to combat them, with the understand
ing that the expenses of such anti-Ka-klux
demonstrations shall be charged to and col
lected from the counties in whioh the masked
midnight assassins make their appearance.
This is one of the most sensible suggestions
that has yet been made. It embodies an old
plan that has never failed when rigidly
applied to tbe correction of similar evils, and
it places the burdens of repressive measures
exactly where they belong upon the people
of the communities whioh tolerate such
demonstrations. If Congress must legislate
further on this subject, it should be under
stood that all the expenses to which the na
tion is subjected must be collected from the
districts whose disorder necessitates national
intervention. If the Ku-klax will continue
their midnight masquerades, their special
friends and supporters should be compelled
to pay their funeral expenses.
The Parisian revolt has assumed suoh
threatening proportions that the Thiers
Government can scarcely be blamed for the
sanguinary repressive measures it has adopted.
There is nothing so brutal and bloody as a
Parisian mob, and a so-called republic whioh
was a representative of its doctrines and
decrees would be as vile and wicked at the
present day as was the Reign of Terror
during the first revolution. There can be no
true republic in Franoe until these rioters
are repressed; but it is to be feared that the
necessity of repressing them will furnish an
excuse for the re-establishment of monarchical
or imperial institutions. If M. Thiers can
guard against both these dangers, he will
render a greater service to his country than
any statesman or ruler who has preoeded
him; and if, amid all the perils and tempta
tions of his position, he remains true to his
trust, he will gain immortal honors.
A committee, appointed by the Legislature
of Virginia to confer with the authorities of
Philadelphia on the centennial is on its way
to this city. They will, of course, be kindly
received, and it is to be hoped that from
their deliberations and those of similar com
mittees from other Southern States will
spring a revival of the old-time feeling that
knit together Jefferson and Franklin, 'Wash
ington and Wayne, Henry and Mifflin, and
supplanted all sectional bickerings by sympa
thetic devotion to a common country. The
centennial will, we trust, create new bonds
of union, and while reviving ancient recol
lections, establish indissoluble new ties be
tween the living Americans of all sections of
the country.
Thb Michigan Election. To-morrow a general
election in to be held In Michigan for an Associate
Justice of tbe Supreme Court and two Regents of
the University. The candidates for these positions
are as follows:
VOB JUUUB OF 8UPRBMK COURT.
Republican. i Democratic.
James V. Campbell. ID. Darwin Hughes.
FOR BKUBNTS.
Claudius B. Grant, John M. B. Sill,
Charles Bynd. Charles B. Fcnton.
Judge Campbell, the Republican candidate for the
Supreme Court, Is one of the ablest jurists In the
country, and has held the position for which he has
been renominated ever since the organization of the
Court twelve years ago. At the State election of
1ST0 tbe Republican candidate for Governor received
100,176 votes, the Democratic candidate 83,391, and
the Temperance candidate 2T10 a Republican ma
jority of 14,075 over all opposition. The vote to-mor-row
will doubtless be comparatively light, but there
seems to be little doubt of the success of the Repub
lican ticket. There Is to be an election of a Repre
sentative In Congress from the Fourth district, to
fill tbe vacancy caused "by the elevation of Hon.
Thomas W. Ferry to the Senate. The Republican
candidate Is Hon. Wilder D. Foster ; the Democratic
candidate, Colonel William M. Ferry, a brother ef
the Senator. The Republican majority In the dis
trict In 1870 was 6467, and In 1S6?, 9329. There is no
apparent show here for a Democratic gain.
OBITUARY.
Hon. Jacob M. Howard.
The Hon. Jacob M. Howard, late United States
Senator from Michigan, died at his residence
in Detroit yesterday of apoplexy. He was the
seventh in descent from William Howard, who set
tled in Bralntree, Mass., in 1035, Ave years after tbe
establishment of the town, and was born In Shaftes
bury, Vt., on the 10th or July, 1805. A close Btndent
In early l'fe, despite many obstructions and Interrup
tions, be entered Williams College In 1S2G and
graduated In 1830. He then devoted his time to
the study of the law, and In July, 1332,
removed to Detroit, at that time tbe capital of Michi
gan Territory. Here be soon attained a leading posi
tion at the bar, which be continued to bold to the last.
He eatly entered the political arena, becoming, in
1835, the Whig ca didate for a seat in the Conven
tion to frame a State Constitution, for which he was,
however, defeated. In 1839 he became a member
of the State Legislature, In the proceedings of which
be figured prominently.
In 1840 Mr. Howard was elected a Representative
In Congress by a large majority, serving oni term,
but not aga'n holding public oirtee for many yearn.
Ho remained, however, an earnest member of the
Whig party, and took an active part In the Presiden
tial campaigns of 1S44, 1S48, and 1852.
Mr. Howard was one of the earliest among the
outspoken opponents of the slave oligarchy. While
acting as counsel In the trial of a case under the
Fugiiive Slave Law of 1850, in the United States Cir
cuit Court, before Judge McLean, he denounced
that act as a challenge irom the South
to the Ncrtb, which sooner or later
wonld be accepted, and denounced its
author, Mr. Mason, of Virginia, as an enemy
of the country and a traitor to the Union. The re
peal of tbe Missouri Compromise in 1854 resulted In
the formation of the Republican party out of all the
elements In the North which were opposed to the
further encroachments of the slave power. The
Republican party of Michigan was fully organized
at a convention held at Jackson ou July 6, H5i.
Mr. Howard was a prominent member of this con
vention, and wrote tbe sterling series of resolutions
adopted by it as the platform of the new party In the
State. His name was placed on tbe ticket for
Attorney-General, an onlee to which he
was elected, and continued to bold by successive re
elections, nntil 1861. He was a' so a delegate to the
first National Republican Convention, held at Pitts
burg In February, 1850, and acted as a member of
the committee appointed to frame the address to tbe
people. In January, 1SC2, he was elected to the
United States Senate, to fill the vacancy created by
the death of the Hon. Kinsley 8. Bingham, being
re-elected, without material opposition, for the fall
term which expired with the Forty-first Congress.
In tbe National Senate Mr. noward at once as
sumed a leading position. He was an active mem
ber of tbe Committees on tbe Judiciary and Military
Affaire, and became chairman of the Select Com
mittee on the Facinc Railroad at Its first establish
ment. He was an earnest supporter of all measures
for the prosecution of the war, occupying an ex
tremely radical position. As early as Marcb, issa,
be nrged the President to dismiss General McClellaa
from the command of the Army of the Potomac
As a member of the Judiciary Committee he was
among the first to urge an amendment to the Con
stitution abolishing slavery, and drafted the tirst
and principal clause ol the thirteenth amendment m
It now stands. His c ourse wag consistent, to the
end of bis Senatorial career, and both on the floor
and as a member of the Joint Committee on Recon
struction, he was a Arm advooata of the Congres
sional policy of reconstruction and a warm antago
nist of the heresies of Andrew Johnson.
On his retirement from the Scnste at the closo or
tbe recent session, that body lost one or Its ablest
members, and in bis death the Republican party or
the country, not less than that ot Michigan, sus
tains a loss which can not easily be replaced.
Mnttla Moutet-chl.
A prominent Italian politician, Mattia Montecchl,
died lately in Italy, from a sudden and unexpected
attack of a disease from which tie had been long a
sufferer. Montecchl was elected a deputy of the
Roman Assembly at the time or the proclamation
or the Roman republic after the flight of the Pope
to Oaeta. He was afterwards appointed First
Minister or Commerce and subsequently Minister of
War. He was then elected one or the Triumvirs or
Rome, and ha held this position until the French
took the city In 1349. Being then driven from his
native conntry, be fled to England, where be resided
for ten years. In 1859 be again went to Italy, was
active In the rising or the Papal dominions, and was
chief or staff to Oeneral Firlnl, who became with
the sanction or Cavour the Dictatoror the "Emlllar.''
Montecchl was a member or the Italian Parliament
at different times rrom I860 to 1869.
TUB FINE ART 8.
BoHiruereau's 'Orestes" suil Vaitderly n's
"Ailadue."
M. Bouguereaa has hitherto been known on this
side or the Atlantic as a painter or pastoral and
home scenes, which are remarkable rather Tor their
techlcal than their Intellectual qualities, and no one
familiar only with the class or works to which he
has almost exclusively con lined bis attention wonld
have supposed him capable or producing a picture or
such tragio Interest as tbe "Orestes pursued by the
Furies," recently purchased by Joseph Harrison, Jr.,
Esq., and now on exhibition at Haseltines Gal
leries, No. ll!5 Chesnut street. The subject Is a
familiar one to aU students of art and literature, as
It has been repeatedly treated In some shape or
other by artlstsnd poets without number, from the
time or Homer to the present day. With the Greek
tragedians it was especially a favorite, and of the
tbtrty-two plays which remain to us or
the writings or the three great
tragic poets, seven introduce "Orestes"
as a prominent figure. The murder or "Agamem
non" by "Clytemnestra" and 'VEgisthus," the ven
geance or his son "Orestes" in the slaughter of his
mother and her paramour, and tbe torments suffered
by "Orestes" at 1 he hands or the pursuing furies, and
his final release from them at tbe Intercession ot
Apollo and Minerva, are treated by F.schylus in
tbe only complete tragic trilogy which remains to us
the Agamemnon, the Chorphori, or Libation
fovrers, and the Extmenides, or Furies, and the mur
der of Clytemnestra is the direct subject of the
Electra of Sophocles, the Electra or BurlpldeB, as well
as of the second dr ima or the trilogy or Eschylus,
"Orestes," as a wanderer pursued by the demons or
remorse, Is also the hero or three other or the trage.
dies or Euripides the Oreites, the Tphigenia in
Tavrti, and the Andromache. The story illustrated
by the picture or M. Bouguereau is, briefly, as fol
lows, It being premised that tbe death ot "Aga
memnon" was, In some respects, not unmerited on
account or bis own and his rorefatbers' crimes :
The legend, which was firit given definite shape
by Homer, relates that "Agamemnon," npon bis re
tarn from Troy, wai murdered by hU wife "Cly
temnestra," and her parammr, vEglsthus," the
pretext being the slaughter of his daughter, "Iphi
genla," as a sacrifice toDiana at the setting out of
the Trojan expedition. "Orestes," who bad been
sent from his home when a child, wa? fi-equent'y re
minded by hu ssengers from his tister "Electra" of
the necessity of avenging bis father s death, and
finally he consulted the oracle of Apollo as o his
duty In the matter, aiM was encouraged to become
the avenger of blood by the promise of the counte
nance and protection ot the god. After vHitlng his
father's tomb and sacrificing a lock of his hair, he
made himself known to "Electra," and discussed
bis plan or revenge with her, and with her aid both
"Clytemnestra" and "JEgistbus" were slain by his
band. No sooner was tbe murder or "Clytemnestra'
accomplished than "Orestes" was seized with the
madness c f remorse, and pursued by the furies, who
claimed him as their prey, he became a wanderer
and an outcast until Apollo and Mincrva interposed
in his behalf and released him from his torments.
Such an intensely tragic subject as this demands
Intellectual and Imaginative abilities or no common
order for its adequate representation, and the high
est compliment that can be paid to M. Bougnereau's
picture is to say that It is intensely and horribly
tragic. It 13 at once an embodiment and an Ideali
zation of the theme, and It is no less admirable In its
poetical than in Its technical qualities ; it is both a
great picture and a masterly piece of painting, and
in all the higher artistic qualities it is certainly by
farlhe most important work that baa been exhibited
in this city during many years. "Orestes" is repre
sented as rushing towards tne spectator; his hands
are pressen to his ears to shut out the dreadful cries
of the fiends who pursue him, while bis eyes are di
lated with horror, as if they ever bsheld the freshly
murdered corpse or his mother. Behind him come
the furies, snakes writhing in their hair, their eyes
distilling blood, and pointing to the corpse of "Cly
temnestra," which one or them bears on her arm.
Tlie one on the rlght.who rushes along almost in ad
vance of "Orestes," is pale and deathlike, and bears
in one hand a torch. The one in the middle is of a
jaundiced, yellow color, and flourishes iu one hand a
whip of snakes with which she lahes the fugitive.
The one upon the right,wh3 bear the corpus is or a
purplish tint, as ir her veins were clogged with
black and bitter blood. All these are yelling voci
ferously, and more fearful embodiments of the
powers of remorse can scarcely be imagined. It is
worthy of remark that the corpse of ' Clytemnestra"
is not pa'.e and deathlike, but is warm
and full of color, the artist Intending
to represent "Orestes" as having ever in his mind's
eye the figure or his mother at the moment when
she received his sword In her bosom. F.schylus
makes "Clytetnncstra," when apprised of the mur
derous Intentions of her son, appeal to him in tbe
strongest nianner.by baring to bira the breast at which
be bad sucked ; and in the picture the hands of the
murdered mother are represented In the act of part
ing her garment in order to display her breast to the
fugitive. This action and the dagger which is
driven to its hilt Into the body add greatly to the
pathos as well as to the tragic horror of the work.
The four figures are admirally composed, and a
black and threatening sky against which they are
relieved is an appropriate background for sucl a
group.
M. Bouguereau is famous ai a flesh painter, and
if we except a slight tendency to hardness which is
one of bis common characteristics, there Is little in
this work that will not exoite unqualified praise.
The figure of "Orestes" might perhaps be objected
to as not Greek, If we accept the antique statues as
true Greek models, but we are or the beiier that
the picture gains rather than loses by the non
adherence to a strictly classical model, it is an ob
jection, and a very serious one, however, that the
legs, from tbe knees down, are much too slender
tortus rest of the figure, which is that of a
very thick-set and muscular yonng man. The de
fects of the picture, however, either as regards con
ception or execution, are of small lmportince in
comparison with its very extraordinary merits; and
while we are far from wishing that the artists or
oat day would make a habit or treating such
horrible subjects, we certainly do wish that more
Of them had the ability to do so in adequate
style. The "Orestes" is not a work to please the
fancy of mere pleuaure-seekers auy more than is
such a tragedy as Uacbtth, but it cannot fail to ex
cite the admiration of those who appreciate the
higher alms of art.
The masterly painting upon the "Orestes" has a
somewhat damaging etrect npon Vauderlyn's "Ariad
ne,"also the property or Mr. Harrison, which hangs
near it. This is nevertheless a picture of much
merit, and it it probably the best life Ue nude
female figure ever painted In this country. There
is some bad drawing in It, notably in the bands and
the feet, and the poe, while It Is graceful, U too evi
dently studied. The flesh painting is solid and ex
cellent in Its way but the color Is too pinky, and the
shadows are badly rendered, all the reflected lights
being too pronounced. Some of these technleal
defects are doubtless due to tbe bad treatment tbe
picture has received at the bands of the cleaners
and restorers, but to perceive that Vanderlyn was
not such a master or the brash as Is Bonguerean, It
is only necessary to make a comparison
between the palntlrg npon the backgrounds and
foregrounds of the two pictures. Mr. Raskin would
construct a theory or total depravity upon the style
in which the trees in the "Ariadne" picture are exe
cuted. In spite or its palpable defects, the "Ariadne"
is a truly poetical work, and Is not unworthy of the
high reputation it has etloyed tor many year. The
figure of the sleeping woman li very beautiful, the
face being especially charming. This picture was
painted by Vanderlyn la 1812. It was exhibited at
the Sanitary Fair in 1864, and attracted much atten
tion and criticism. Mr. Harrison ha3 covered it with
glass, and It Is sincerely to be hoped that the cleaners
and restorers will not have another chance to ope
rate npon it.
For some days past there has been on exhibition
in the window or Messrs. Bailey Co., Twelfth and
Chesnut streets, a very pleasing bust, by Mr. How
ard Roberts. It Is an Ideal head or a little girl, with
a wreath or ivy twined In her balr and railing upon
her neck, and like all the previous performances of
this artist, it is characterized by a charming grace
and rcflnemcnt. This bust was cut In marble by Mr.
Roberts himself, with more than usual care, and It
Is a very beautiful piece of workmanship.
At Earles' Galleries there is a picture, by Jans
sen of Dusseldorf, of 'Teter Denying His Master,"
which is deserving or attention. We will notice
this work more in detail hereafter. Tbe "Cinde
rella" or Van Lerius, a remarkably interesting work,
In still on exhibition at Earles' Galleries, and should
be seen by all lovers or art.
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KlILLIKEN'S LINEN STORES,
1128 CHESNUT Street and 828 ARCH Street.
MILLIKEN'S CELEBRATED GOLDEN-FLAX IRISH LINENS.
Phese Linens, gotten up specially for our retail trade, are undoubtedly tbe best and cheapest Linent
In the market. Linen buyers need not look around )or Auction Bargains in Shirting Line as. Our
Uolden-Flax Linens are not only better, bnt far cheaper than any of the irregular goods picked up in tae
auction room.
CHEAP SHIRT BOSOMS MILLIKEN'S MAKE IS THE BEST.
To meet all wants we have introduced a line of CHEAP LINSN BOSOMS, far lower than any In tbs
maiket. We begin our prices for MSN'S elZE, ALL-LINEN SU1RT BOSOMS, AT 10 CENTd EACH.
NEW WHITE GOODS FOR SPRING.
Demonstration in Nainsooks, Jaconets, Cambrics, Soft-finish Cambrics, Plaid Nainsooks, Soft Malls,
Swiss Mulls, Victoria Lawns, British Lawns, French Nainsooks, Tarletans, Brilliants, etc.
NEW PIQUES! NEW PIQUES! NEW TIQUESl
Another case of tbe Fine French Pique, at 50 cents.
LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS.
1 he most extensive assortment in the city. Ladles' Handkerchiefs ; Gents' Handkerchief ; extraor
diiary bargains in Ladies' Fine Handkerchiefs, 110 a dozen.
TWO CASES MARSEILLES OJJILT8, just landed, marked a bargain.
J. IVK HAFLEICH.
Nos. 10 19 and 1014 CHESNUT Street.
WILL HAVE A GRAND EXHIBITION
OF
P RlftSC DRESS GOODS,
lM01VrA.Y, April 3.
Laces, Silks, Grenadines. Silk Serges, Pongees,
And all Choice Textures Imported this season.
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Ladies' Suits, Sacques, Etc., in Newest Styles.
WANTED, YOUNG LADIES AS LEARNERS.
Fourth July, 1876.
From April l, 1871, until the opening of the
Centennial Anniversary Exhibition,
We will set apart
A. Percentage
On our entire sales of
CARPETINCS,
OIL CLOTHS,
MATTINGS,
AS OUR CONTRIBUTION.
R. L KNIGHT & SON,
1222
CHESNUT STREET,
3 17 fmw3m PHILADELPHIA."
f:icCAlL(Jf,i, CREASE & SLOAN.
IMPORTERS OF
O .A. T PETINGS.
Spring Importations,
NEW DESIGNS IN ALL FABRICS.
Now In store; and to arrive, together with the whole
Btoct, are otlered at
Popular IPr-ioes,
To Insure large Bales,
Prepararory to Removal
In July to our new warehouse,
Nos. 1012 and 10U Chesnut St.
McCALLUM, CREASE & SLOAN,
No. 800 CUUBNIIT Street,
8 1 wsmSmrp PHILADELPHIA.
FINANCIAL.
JJAVING BEEN APPOINTED AGENTS
FOR THE SALE AND EXCHANGE
OF Till
NEW UNITED STATES LOAN,
We wonld tender our servlcca to Investors or hold,
era of old loans desiring to make exchange.
DItEXEL & CO.,
No. 84 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
PHILADELPHIA
HATS AND CAPS.
WILLIAM H. OAKFORD,
II AT I II,
No. D13 CHESNUT Street.
SPRING STYLES NOW READY.
Patronage respectfully solicited.
P. S.-SOLB AGENT FOR AMIDONS NEW
YORK HATS. 8 10 fmw!3trp
W"I WARBURTON'S IMPROVED VENTILATED
iand easy-IUtlng DRESS HATS (patented), in all
the Improved fashions of the season. UHE3NUT
Btreet, next door to the post Office. rp
TIA HE -ST.
I. O V li .
This new elesrant and commodious flrst-class Hotel,
on AKC'U Street, above SHVENi'U,
Now open.
Terms, 3 ner dav.
t lfm O. W. MILUN & UKU., Proprietor.
4 lit
CHINA. GLASSWARE, ETO.
GAY'S CHINA PALACE
tie move a irom iuic
TO
No. 1109 CHESNUT Street.
Pt M M
Opening of the New Store
Monday, March 13.
An entire new Stock Imported and selected by
Mr. GAY in Europe, to which the attention of the
Public la Invited. We will commence In our New
Store on MONDAY, and offer goods at a great re
duction on former prices.
White French China Dining Sets, 12T pieces... f 19-00
White French China Tea bets, 44 pieces 5-75
White French China Tea Sets. 46 pieces 6-75
S'one China Dining Sets, 93 pieces t. . . . 7-75
Stone China Cups and Haucers.per sot 12 pleoes 50
Table Tumblers, per dozen 50
Table Goblets, per dozen 75
Glass Tea Sets (4 articles) 45
Bohemian Cologne Sets, 8 Bottles and l'ull Box 90
An endless variety of Fancy Goods, at an Im
mense reduction from former prices.
Ooods to go out of the city will be pacKed and de
livered to transportation oiilce free of charge, and
Insured against breakage to destination.
BUOW ROOMS OPEN TILL 0 O'CLOCK AT
NIGHT. 3 15 smwlm
PLATED WARfci
MEMT & BOBBINS,
N. E. Cor. NINTH and CHESNUT,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Silver-Platcd Ware,
Invite special attention to their Large, Varied, and
Elegant Stock of SILVER-PLATED WARE, embrac
ing every article In their line of business.
Hotels, Families snd Others
About furnishing will And this the
Largest Stock in the Country
To select from, and at such prices as cannot fall to
give satisfat tlon. We give below the prices of some
of our Goods: i
Tea Sets, pieces f 20-00
Dinner Castors, 6 bottles 6-00
Kreakfast Castors, 3, 4 and 5 bottles $3 00 to 6 00
Butter Dishes 4-O0
Ice Pitchers 6-00 to 8-00
Cake Baskets 6 00 to 18-00
Fruit Stands '.. T-00 to 80-00
( ard baskets 4O0 to 9 00
Waiters, all sizes
Tureens 10-00
Wlue Castors... 1500
Children's Sets 8-C0
Children's Cups 1.00 to 8-00
Vegetable Duties li-00
Spoons and Forks a Specialty.
8 22 wfru2mrp .
CARRIAGES.
GARDNER & FLEMING,
CARRIAGE BUILDERS,
No. 214 South FIFTH Street.
BELOW WALNUT.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
LIGHT OAItltlAXJISS,
INCLUDING. PILKTONS, JEflNYLINDS,
BUGGIES, ETC.,
ALWA1S ON HAND.
All WORK WARRANTED to be of the b
WORKMANSHIP and MATERUL8.
Also, an asaortmeat of SECONDHAND CAR
L1AQK8 for sale at reasonable prices.
Special attention given to ltlif AIU1NCJ.
UEPAlUINO, RKPAINTINO, and VARNL8HIN0.