THE DaILY EVENING TELEGRAPH .PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1871. 3 THE KORTHEKS TACIFIC RAILROAD. 8BC05D ARTICLH.J WInIlT PA Yt By Hon. Srtinylcr Col fa, Vice-President of the United States. A little over five years ago Messrs. Bross, Bowles, Richardson, and the writer boreof made a Plage-coach journey from the Missouri river to California, and thence up the Pacific coast through that State and Oregon and Washington Territory, tf Puget Souud and Vancouver's Island. When we returned we all etated to the public that the Pacific Kailroad could be and ought to be completed within five years; that It could be ruu as regularly and as uninterruptedly as our Eastern roads; that the subsidy and the land grant proffered by Congress were sufficient for its construc tion, and that its receipts would be largely la excess of Its expenses, from the very day on which It should be opened for travel and freights. Very inaDy doubted the correctness of these statements. But they have been more than verified. In but little over half the time supgeiUed the railroad became an established fact. Its trains have been run with great regu larity and freedom from accident. And the avails of its land grant, when realized, will, with the subsidy bonds received from the Govern ment, cover all the actual cost of the construc tion. But If we had predicted, In addition, that the total receipts of the railroad line from Omaha to San Francisco, operated by the two companies (the Union aud Central Pacific), would be, as they prove to be, fourteen millions of dol lars iEit year, and the net receipts over expenses six millions per tear, would not Dine out of every ten have turned incredulously away? Their estimates for 1871 reach the still larger sum of sixteen millions gross nnd eight millions net, even with the competition, at each end of the line, of the Kansas Pacific road on the east, and the California Pacific on the west; aud I do not doubt that these estimates for the coming year will be realized. Ail experience in this rapidly-growing country has proven that the locomotive is not only the clvilir.er but the developer of our States and Territories. Wherever its pillar of cloud by day and its pillar of fire by night are seen, and wherever stern Nature does not positively pro hibit it, emigration is invited, villages aud cities epilog up, agriculture and the mechanical arts thrive, water power Is utilized, manufacto ries are established, resources are developed, business Is literally created, and the waste places are isolated and solitary no more. Take a re gion through which a daily stage-coach has heretotore been supported, nulla a railroad. And, unless the locality actually forbids settle ment or business, as a marsh of land absolutely nntillable, the passenger and freight trains on the line will, within a few years, be far beyond all original estimates. Build another road, and another, on lines twenty to fifty miles distant, and the same results follow, without affecting, in any marked degree, the original liue. In fact, the railroad development of the United States is oue of the most wonderful of the wondrous Incidents of Us history, aud one of the most potential elements of Us extraordi nary advance in all that makes a nation great. Thirty years ago, when there were no railroads in Indiana or Illinois, I heard an ex. Governor, in a public address at Indianapolis, prophesy that, within the lifetime of some of his hearers, that city, with theu but a few thousand inhabi tants, would become the hub of a great railroad system, lines of road running from U in every di'ection, like the spokes of a wheel from the bub. This prediction was laughed at as the dream of a crack-brained enthusiast. Not only, however, has it been literallv fulfilled, but who ever will look at a railroad map of those two States will, even if they reside within their limits, be surprised when they aggregate to gether the number of miles of railroads built and being built, where but thirty years ago they were so utterly unknown. I know that some of the many railroads in the United Hates have not reimbursed their build ers. Extravagant prices for construction, heavy discounts on bonds, ruinous competition with other lines, and reckless mismanagement have rendered some of them poor pecuuiary invest ments. But I doubt whether any railroad can be found that has proved a loss, considered la its relations to the aggregate wealth of the na tion. EeD if every dollar expended in Us con struction were lost, I doubt if there is any rail road now In operation which has not raised the value of the lands along its line to the full amount of its cost, saying nothing of the bene fits it has conferred on the people in quick and easy transit and ready and accessible market for all products of industry, as compared with the op portunities of "the oldeu time." That the powers of railroad companies are sometimes wielded oppressively does not impair the strength of this " statement. But the question proposed to be considered in this article relative to the Northern Pacific Kail road is, "Will it Pay?" Before the American Eeople Invest In great enterprises, no matter ow important they may be to the development of national resources, the advancement of the republic in power and wealth, and the founding : of prosperous States to add to its glory, they carefully consider this brief but Important ques tion which I have used as a caption. I. At the risk of being considered an enthu siast, as I was a few years ago, in regard to the Central line, I predict that all three of the transcontinental lines Northern, Central, and Southern will, under wise management, prove remunerative to their builders, as they certainly will to the nation. Hundreds ol mites apart, ther traverse our vast interior, waiting and ready for development the future home, not only of millions of our own population, but of the millions flocking to our open gates from the Old World. Tliey nave aitterent ana widely separated termini on the Pacific, as they have at this end of their respective lines. And each has advantages peculiar to itself. II. The first advantage that can be claimed for the Northern Pacific is that It has no govern mental subsidy bonds. No principal or interest of government aid is to remain, upon Us com pletion, au Incumbrance, then or tnereatter, upon its receipts. J. very dollar that it earns for transportation, military, or postal service for the United States goes into its treasury, with its other receipts from passengers or freights. And thus the absence of subsidy bonds will prove hereafter a blessing instead of an lu iurr to It. III. Instead of the pecuniary aid given in bonds to the Central line, the United States magnificently endowed this line with a land grant, double in us area to that conferred upon the other. Over fifty millions ol acres la alter sate sections were ceded to it to aid lu Us con struction, with the power to mortgage them, as well as the road itself, and the right of selection extended to to wide a breadth of country that, unlike other land grants, the company is sure to obtain the full amount intended to do con veved. This "super estate," larger than all New England, seveu times as large as Belgium, la a free trift from the nation, and opens up to ' settlement an Immense region, now compara tivelv unpeopled, because Inaccessible, while It renders the other fifty millions of acres reserved bv the United States more than doubly valuable, instead of belngr as It would be without railroad facilities, comparatively valueless xor many ears to come. IV. The estimated cost of the two thousand miles ct road from Lake Superior, via Portland, Oretron. to Putret Sound, with rolling stock, station-houses, freight depots, and enriue shops Is eighty-five millions of dollars. And it is not cblmerictl to suppose, as Indeed It was argued in Concress. that the avails of the lands granted to the company will be more than sufficient to build and eaulp the entire road. The grant to the Illinois Central Kailroad has realized about til per acre. But this would scarcely bs a fair test of comparison. The Laud ComraDV, which Is purchasing the lands granted to the Kansas Pacific Kailroad, received last vr an average of tl 31 per acre for the lands sold by them. The lands sold by the Union Pacific Kailroad have averaged 4 46 per acre, and its new President, I nomas A. Scott, so widely known as one of the oioit sagacious and accurate railroad managers in the whole country, eotimaUss the receipts for the remainder of the twelve million of acres granted to It, good, bad, and indifferent, at $3 per acre, being twenty per cent, below the minimum Government rate for the reserved alternate sections. I do no1, poubt that the future will more than vladtcite this careful estimate. V. It will not be unjust to the two last roads to claim that the land grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad, by its fertility aud climate, exceeds theirs in value. Ex-Governor Ashley, who has travelled extensively over Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Territory, and has studied the remarkable results of the Iso thermal lines, compares the climate of Montana to Pennsylvania, of Idaho and Eastern Oregon to Virginia, and of the region beyond the Cat cade Mountains up to Puget Sound to North Carolina; and my own observation of the latter region coincides with his. Indeed, the Governor General of Vancouver's Ialaud told our party, In 18G5, that summer flowers In their open gardens were not injured by frosts one winter out of four! Minnesota, through which the first two hundred and Gfty miles of the road run, has cold winters; but its reputation as a wheat-growing region ana healthy climate are known of all men. Professor Blodget, in his great work, "The Cli matology of the United Slates," says that the whole of that Immense portion of the Union wet of the 98th meridian and above the 431 parallel (which is almost exactly bisected by the North ern Pacific line) "is perfectly adapted to the fullest occupation by cultivated nations, and has an Immense and yet unmeasured capacity for occupation nnd expansion." Hon. E. I). Mans field, one of the highest authorities on statistical, Industrial, and cli matic questions, eavs : "The climate of the region from the Upper Missouri to the Saskatchewan (northwest of Montana) is ex scily that which In Europe is deemed the best for grain-growing." And lion. J. 8. Wilson, late Commissioner of the Land Ollice, Indorses the opinion of Governor Stevens, that "not more than one-tilth of the land from Hed river to Tuget Sound is unsuited for cultivation, and that this fifth is largely made up of mountains, covered wlih bunch grass and valuable timber, and fil'ed with the precious metals;" and Mr. W. himself adds: "An immense agricultural area Is here awaiting development. Each sectiou of the read, as completed, will, from local traffic alone, find ample returns for Its Investment." VI. Valuable as this land grant Is, therefore, as an ample security for the bonds based ou it, nnd in addition to the security of the road itself, it Is even more valuable to the future of the railroad as homes for the vast numbers of people who are to furnish Its local traffic. Over a large portion of it cattle can roam uushcltered through the entire year, feeding themselves ou what is "grass in summer and cured hay in winter;" and their raising and shipment, alvvavs a lucrative business where the cost is low and the market accessible and certain, will rauk next to agriculture in its importance to the reve nues uf the road. VII. I will not make any estimate as to it general way business, but merely throw to gether a few incidental references to it. The trade of the Valley of the Columbia is already large and steadily increasing. The wagon ser vice of the United States, In supplying Its twenty odd northern military posts, costs several mil lions per year. At lied river the Northern Pacific connects with steamboat navigation for the fertile Pembina and Saskatchavau regions of the British Possessions. The navigable streams which it touches or crosses ou both sides of the mountains give it the advantages of branch lines for the concentration aud distribu tion of business. The mining interests of Mon tana, Idaho, and Washington Territory, esti mated, even in their present inaccessibility, at twenty millions per year, will furnish a heavy business in freights, tor supplies, machinery, shipment ol ores, etc. Ana, witaout enlarging on this head, the fact that lu 1870 eighteen mil lions ol pounds of freight were wagoned four hundred miles into Montana, over a rugged country, at a cost of flfteeH cents per pound, gives a lalnt idea or tne way-business already waiting for the completion of this road. Mil. Toe tbrougu business or this line win, i believe, exceed the moderate estimates of Us projectors. It has the advantage, at its eastern terminus, oi us connection not ouiy wun tne railroad system of the Northwest at St. Paul, but with the head of our chain of lakes (far west of the longitude of St. Louis or Galena), with their water-way, at cheap rates, during the seven months of the year, from the very ceutre of the continent to the Atlantic Oceau. By the Central Pacific liue it is twenty-four hundred miles from Chicago, at the head of Lake Michi gan, to San Francisco. By the Northern Pacific it is only two tnousana worn tne neaa oi L.ane Superior (as near to Buffalo as is Chicago) to Puget sound, t. By me direct line across me Cascade range it will be less than eighteen hundred miles.) And at Puget Sound vessels are at least two days nearer to China than at San Francisco. The highest elevation on the Northern Pacific line is five thousand feet above the sea. Where the Central Hue crosses the Kocky Mountains the elevation is eight thousand, and at the Sierra Nevada seven thousand feet above the sea, with au ascending grade, coming east, of over one hundred feet per mile ior seventy mues. mis aavauiage oi distance and grades cannot fall to largely affect the through freights from the far East, which are to cross our Continent on their road to the interior, the Atlantic, or to Europe. Besides this Asiatic trade, and the trade of the North Pacific coa6t, the salmon fisheries of Puget Sound and the Columbia are absolutely ex haustless, as every one knows who has seen the Innumerable quantities of them which literally crowd the water courses; and the shipment of them In a cured state will doubtless be Immense. IX. Finally, as the road will be pushed for ward to completion as rapidly as a judicious economy of means will allow, millions will not be wasted in undue caste, ine rapia construc tion of the Central liue. after the two compa nies building it were fairly under way, was al most the wonder ol the world, Eacu uasired to secure as many miles as possible, as the law enacted that wherever the iron rails met should be the junction, each holding what it had built and no more, and each receiving the subsidy bonds and land grants accordingly. Never wai such railroad building seen before. By night as well as by day, la all weathers, at any cost, aud with supplies gathered from all parts of the Liilted states, regaraiess or expense, iue two companies quickly neared each other. Ten miles of rails were laid per day an unheard-of feat be fore. Hundreds of miles of the rival tracks were graded side by 6ide, waiting for the ties and the iron. All that inonev aud almost super human energy could achieve were accomplished And. at last, at 1 romoniory roiui, ou me nor ders of the Great Salt Lake, the locomotives from the West and the East met on their path wavs. and the continent was spauued. But this contest of the giants necessarily cost millions ou millions. Even with an its prosperous ruture oe fore It.ltbe Northern racific.tree asitlstroiaany such costly competition, can auora to nusuaua Us means, and construct lis line rapiaiy, yei economically: and for this reason, as well as tnose i Lave reany out giancea at in mis arucie, I can answer the question with which I opened "ltwutpay." A etc Jorfc Independent. reiiwc JDMMARY. City Affairs. The Public lSuildinci Commission yes- terday directed Mr. McLaughlin, who has the contract for excavating the Penn Squares not to proceed until requested by the board. The fire oouiuiusioneig yesterday dis charged a fireman for neglect of duty, and ordered tne purchase oi a:2 feet of an im proved Lose. At the meeting of the Board of Edaea. tion yesterday, Mr. Gratz, chairman of the epecitol committee of five to investigate the charges cf official misoonduot agtiost the secretary or ine dohm, made a report clearing nim from all Improper motives in the affair. Ibe report was agreed to veas nays 2. The Committee ou Revision of studies recommended but one session in the public schools during June, July, aoi Heptta.btr, which was ngreed to by the board. The part relative to September was changed end made to read the 15th. The hours of ses sion in the morning were made from 9 to 12 o'clock. After considerable debate in regard to the hours of session in the afternoon, they were allowed to resoaln s they are at present, from 2 to 4 J o'clock. , Domestic Affairs. There is a prospect of Congress adjourn ing on Saturday. A vote on the Ku-klux bill ia looked for in tb FeDate on Thursday. Minisier Schenck a salary bill has passed the House and will now go to the President. Two hundred passengers reoently passed through Omaha for California in one day. A number of postal changes were made by the Postmaster-Qeneral in Pennsylvania yesterday. A colored man was beaten to death in Elmira the other day by two men, "who have been arrested. Fruit prospects in Kansas were never fiter. The emigration to the State is unpre ctdcnfedly large. A tremendous rain storm visited Potts ville end its vicinity yesterday, doing some little damsge. An armistice between Spain and the Pa cific republics of South America was signed jesterday at the State Department. Sioux City, Iowa, and its neighborhood have been visited by a very violent Bnow storm, which commenced on Sunday evening. The Hoard of Canvassers in Connecticut have postponed the canvass for Governor, State c dicers, 8Dd members of Congress until the 21st inst. Before the Senate can consider the House Auinetdy bill, its rule in reference to this session's business will have to be modified. An effort will be made in that direction. Senator Sherman presented a resolution yesterday calling upon the Senate Finance Committee to devise a plan for the simplifi cation and reduction of internal taxation. The bill to establish a House of Correc tion was passed in the House at Harrisburg, but, on the motion of Mr. Josephs, was re considered, and, after a short talk, laid over until to-day. A meeting of the Council of the W. B. A. was held at Mauch Chunk yesterday. After a long discussion a committee was ap pointed to consider the question of arbitra tion. The majority reported in favor thereof, but the council, when the reports were sub mitted, voted against arbitration. Foreign Affairs. Several Communist repulses are reported. A deputation has been sent to Versailles, by the Commune, to oner terms. The Nationals have, it is reported, par tially repaired the damages at Porte Maillot. England is trying to persnade Germany to interfere for the restoration of order in France. The Central Committee express disap pointment and diEgust at the work of the Commune. The Government troops are confessedly masters of the situation at Neuilly, but the fire from Fort Valerien has been slankeued from a desire to spare the inhabitants of Paris as much as possible. -An assault on Paris is expected to-day through the breach at Porte Maillot. A bloodv fight is thought certain, as the Com munists are bsrrioadinpr every street, and have one hundred thousand desperate men. SPECIAL. NOTICES. ?V HO h TIC L LI L XI A Li Titir TO UAL1S OKN1A. LECTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE HOR TICULTURAL SOCIETY, HORTICULTURAL HALL, THURSDAY EVENING, April 13, By Hon. M. P. WILDER, ok Boston. Descriptions of the Vineyards, Pear orchards, Grain aud Stock Farms, Seml-Troplcal Fruit cai- tnr. 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SCHUYLKILL AND SUSQUEHANNA RAIL ROAD COMPANY, Oilloe, No. 227 South folrtu street. PHILADELPHIA. i.pril 10. 11T1. The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of this Company aud an Election for PresUluut and six Managers will take Dlace at the OitUe of the Com. pany on MONDAY, the 1st day of May next, at 12 o'clock M. ALoalvT FOaTEtt, 4 lu 8w Secretary. iSSf- THE ANNUAL Al tiril IINtr UF TUB. MKO stockholders of the BAKER SILVER MINfNU COMPANY, of Colorado, will be held at the oillue of the company on THURSDAY, Apill 20, 1871, at 12 o'clock, noon, for the election of directors, aud tor tne transaction or sucii otner nxsiness as may be deemed necessary. joum wikst, 4 10 lot" secretary. OFFICE OF TUB FKANK.L1N F1KB IN- Clip AVI I imiYIPAlMV Philadelphia. Anrll 8. 1371. At a meeting of the Hoard of Directors, held this day, a QUARTERLY DIVIDEND of BIWRT D'iL- IAHS per share was declared, PAYABLE IN GOLD to tne stockooiders on and alter tne l&tn instant, clear or all taxes. J. w. MCALLiSTb.it, 4 4 lit Secretary. W- THE BOAHU OF U1KKUTORS OF THIS LEUIQH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY have declared a quarmrly dividend of TWO AND A HALF PKR CENT., payable at their oitlce. No. 303 w alnut street, up stairs, on ana aner s.vi uit- JJAY, April IB, 1611. - Ik tUAMUHKLAlM, 8 81 iinwiAio Treasurer. w-V- BATCH &LOK S HAlrt DiK. TUla sFIiKN thiti Ilaiv Tiirsk ia f h a Laut In rh nrii tha nnlt true and perfect iye. Harmless -Keuabie instan taneous no disappointment no ridiculous tints "Due tu ;coman imux nor any vualia fouon to tn- turein, tiavr or tjum." invigorates tne uair ana leaves it soft and beautiful ; Black or Brown. bold by all Druggist and dealers. Applied at the Factory, No. is BOND Street, New York. 4 87 mwfi 3T THK UNION KIRK KXTINGUI8HKB COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA Manufacture and soil the Improved, Portable Firs Extinguisher. Always Reliable. D. T. UAGB. HO U No. 118 MARKET St., Oaueral Ageuk v- DR. F. R. THOMAS. 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The next academic jear begins on September S3, 1871. The flnt examination for admission to Harvard College will begin June.?'), at 8 A. M. The second examination for admission to Harvard College, and the examinations for admission to the Sclentlflo and Mining Schools,; will begin September 83. The requisites for admission to the College have been changed this year. There is now a mathematical a'ternative for a portion of the classics. A circular describing the new requisites and recent examina tion papers will be mailed on application. I NIVERS1TY LECTURES. Thirty-three courses In 1870-71, of which twenty begin In the week Feb ruary 12-19. These lectures are Intended for gradu ates of colleges, teachers, and other competent adults (men or women). A circular describing them will be mailed on application. TUB LAW SCHOOL has been reorganized this year. It has seven Instructors, and a library or 16, 00 volumes, A circular explains the new course of study, the requisites for the degree, and the cost of attending the school. The second half of the year begins February 13. For catalogues, circulars, or Information, ad- dress J. W. HARRIS, Secretary, s 6 3m R D Q K H I L L SCHOOL MEKCHANTVILLE, N. J., Four Miles from Philadelphia. The session commenced MONDAY, April 10, 1871. For circulars apply to Rev. T. W. CATTELu AUGUSTUS KINKELIN, TEACHER OF PIANO, can be eDgHircd for Dancing, Parties, Enter- tnlcments, etc. Orders by mall from suburban real dences pnnrtnaiiy attended to. Jtesiuence, no. liu b. i.LEVEN'1 11 street, ociow cnesnut. s ia ira YVATOHE8, JEWELRY, ETOi "tVI$ LAD 0 RLUS & Co WATCUES, JEiVKLKY A MLVEH WAHK. Jl W sTOHES and JEWELRY REPAIRED, . J02 Chestnut St., PhUa- Would Invite attention to their large stock of Ladles' and Cents' Watchos Of American and foreign makers. DIAMONDS in the neweBt styles of Settings. 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Ladles' and Misses' Grape, Felt, Gimp, Hair, Satin, Bilk, Straw and Velvets, Hats and Bonnets, Frenoh Flowers, Hat and Bonnet Frames, Crapes, Laces, Silks, Satins. Velvets, Ribbons, Sashes, Ornaments and all kinds of Millinery Goods. LOOKING OUA83E8, ETO. NEW ROGERS group, "RIP VAN WINKLE." NEW CHROMOS. All C hromf s sold at 5 per cent, below regular rates. All of Pi s rig's, Hoover's, and all others. Send for catalogue. I.oliIu-C; Inane, ALL NEW STYLE1, At the lowest pi ices. AUofour own manuf-cture. JAMES a. tTARLC A SOUS. No. SIS CilEHNUT UTRKET. NEW PUBLICATIONS. JjOiVHS ftEW CUIIUTIOS. "The Changed Otosv size ix48. the finest ever offered to tie put Ho. Mry and St. John," sits mis, a mon sublime chromo. The Beautiful Snsw," size 16x23, a very lmprer- ive picture. "The Bolj Family,'' slee 8?xM, a real gem. "Delhi, Del. Co., N. Y.," size 88x29, a beiutlful au- tumn scene. Published and so?d, wholesale and retail, by J. HOOVER. No. 804 MARKET 8treet, 8 lFsmwsm I hlladelphla, "second floor. NEW BIBLE CUSS The Vulon Ttlble Compnnlont Containing the Evioemrs of the Idvine origin, preservation, Credibility, and inspiration of tha Holy Scrip tures; an account (if various Manuscripts and Ki ffilsh Translations, all the books, and the chler doctrines, cf the Bible; and Plans of Christian work, with a copious analytical index. By 3. Austin almhone. 816 pp. mmo. It. Publihed and for Sate by the AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 5 wfmet HOARDING. U M M E R BOARDING. The elegant building known as . THE EX i ELS IOR NORMAL INSTITUTE, located at Carvers vllle, Bucks county, Fa., two miles from Bull's Island Station, on the Belvldere Railroad, will be opened to accommodate CITY BOARDERS from July 1, 1871, to September 1. For healthfnlnesa of location and beauty of surrounding scenery this Institution can hardly be surpassed. Those wishing to bring their own teams Into the country can be accommodated with stables, sheds, and feed at reasonable rates. The proprietor will be found at the Merchants' Hotel, THIRD Street, above Callowhlll, on SATUR DA fS. April 18 and 22, from 10 o'clock A. M. to 2 o'clock P. M., when an Interview may be had. For terms, etc., address 8. S. OVERIIOLT, Carversville, Bucks County, Pa. REFEKSNCB. B. REIFF, Nob. 130 and 132 South Front street. AMASA MAY, Nos. 716 and 717 Market street. 4 7 13t CLOTHS, OAS3IMERES. ETO, LOTH HOUSE. I A f1 C 8 & HUBSR, no, 11 Worlii SHCOHI Streett sign of the Golden Lamb, Ais w receiving a large ana spienaia assortmen of new styles of FANCY CASSIMERE3 and standard makes of DOESKINS, CLOTHS an COATINGS, 18 33 inws 4T W flOLBSALa AND RETAIL CROCERIES, ETO. JONDON BROWN STOUT AND SCOTCH ALB, In glass and stone, by the cask or dosen. ALBERT O. ROBERTS, Dealer In Fine Groceries, Corner ELEVENTH and VINE Sts. PROPOSALS. "QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE, UNITED V bTATi-a Altai x. Philadelphia, Pa., April 6, 1S71. SEALED PROPOSALS In triplicate will be re- ITlVCtl wb illlB V 11 1 1. G U .1 1,1. 1 v KlXJm U . U 11 iWilAii i ..... 1 A. ...I- ,.1A nn,11 IA r'r ,itr XM n UAVH A V Mav 8. 1871. for the delivery or fltteen (15) cords of merchantable hard Wood, at each of the followlug- nameo wationai cemeteries, viz. : Annapolis. Md. ; Culpeper, Vs.; City Point, Va. ; Danville, Va.; FrederlckBbnrg, Va. : Fort Harrison, Va. : Glendale. Va. : Cold Harbor, Va., the last three near Richmond, Va. ; Poplar Grove.Va., near Peters. burg, va. ; Jdtnmond, va. ; ssrauntoo, va. ; seven Pines, Va. : Winchester, Va. : Hampton. Va ; York- town. Va. : Newbern, N. C. ; Kalelgh, N. C. ; UalU- iintv. N. u. : ana v unniiKiou. rx. u. The Wood to be delivered in such quantities and at such times as the Superintendents at eacu of the Cemeteries mav resnectlveiy desire. Forms for proposals iurnisnea upon application to this ofllce. HEN KY c. llOUlfK-, 4 6 6t Major and quartermaster u. a Army. QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE, U. S. ARMY, w puiLAiiELi'HiA, ra., xuarca no, iki. SEALED PROPOSALS In duplicate will be re ceived at this cilice until 12 o'clock M. on Monday, Mav 1. 171. for building a bricc or stone wall witn one double and one single Iron gate, around the Notional Ctmcterv at Annapolis, aid. Bidders will be required to specify the price per lineal foot, aud no bid will be entertained that tines net conform to this recinircnient. Forms for propo sals and specifications furnished upon application to this oince. 8 31 Major and (ju mcrmaster U. S. A. 7RANK.FORD ARSENAL, OFFICE A. C. S. Philadelphia, Pa, March 15, 1S71. SEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will be re ceived at this office until 12 M., April 15, 1S71, for furnishing the fresh heef required by the Subsist ence Department, U. 8. A., at this station during th two months commencing- May 1, 1871. Informa tion as to conditions, quality of beef, payments, etc., csn be obtained b, appucauon 8 is First Lieut. Ord.,A1C. S. OORDAQE, ETO. CORDAGES. Hanllla, filial and Tarred Cordage At LowMt Htm York Prtess aoj Vrsishts; EDWIN II. FITIJCH CO rotrr. TZATH Bt and OXRHARTOWH Annas. gtors, Bo. St WATZB Bi. aad M tL DBLAWABB VSBOS. PHILADELPHIA TOHN 8. LEE fc CO., ROPE AND TWIN O MANl FACTUREM8. DEALERS 1IN INAVAli Diviiua, ANCHORS AND CHAINS, SHIP CHANDLERY GOODS, ETC., NOB. 46 and 48 NORTH WHARVES. Stvery'sFatent Combined uter Cooler ana REFRIGERATOR lias piovod itself t j be superior to any In the market. Call and ex- auiln. JACOB P. HAND. Jr., Depot, No. 620 MAKES T Street. EDWARD PONTI A CO., IMPORTERS OF FOREIGN PRODUCE, Wines, Oils, Fruits, Cigars, WHOLESAIK AND RETAIL, Ho. 004 WAL1I T Street, PHILADELPHIA. epward roan. 13 vui jAirsa w. bavins. 4 8 AMUSEMENTS. JAVENPORTTSOHESNUTSTREBTTUgATRK. Admission, i, tb, 60, and 89 cents. Commence at 8 o'clock. TEFE?,nY KVgNING.Aprtl 19, BENEFIT OF LILT VININO DAVENPORT, WDeQ Will D6 D relented RntMkrtann'a iVintA4 fxt m Onif ""vm VV1UVUJ V SCVUKII n. ii. LAv.rsroKT as... lord Beaofoy i.na"" -no"i Jr., as J, rgnii ii; imi"P8 Dr. Sut?itrr w. s. Lennox as Mr. Kruz Mrs. E. L. Davenport on this occasion as . , Mrs. Statcuffe Phlllls Olover as Bella Marks L1iTvV' U11 Prt as Naomi Tlghe The rest of the characters by ,T,EAyj?N.roHT8 RTAR COMPANY. T5LK.SDAY EVEN1NO-THE MARQUIS. SCHOOL MATINEE ON SATURDAY. MRS. JOHN THEATRE. DREW'S ARCH STREET Bearins V to a ovirv Dii,Hrii ik r. f . JM At; It AY. TO-NIOUT (Wednesday), April H, Shakespeare's Historical Play of HEN KY TUE FOURTH. SIR JOnN FALkTAFF F. F. MACK AY After which, "THE IRISH LION." Tom Moore rr Criltr THUSDAY ROSE DALE. Last time. ' 8 mii'AY-IteneUtof Miss LIZZIE PKICE. SA TERDAY liencOt Of Mr. S. HBMPLE. TT ALNUT STREET THEATR E. li 1' .1 i.rx m .... n T - . " Jtvr.KY EVKMlXtt AT 9 AND 8ATI KuAY AFTERNOON AT 3. UKKAT Hl'lirfcKI ..W t lie great Spectacular Pantomime entlVsd . i"" Tiine-K HUNCHBACKS. First appearance of tha munir nnunuaa .n beautiful " r MAD LLE MARIE RONFATJTT whoso high reputation as a Danseuse stands upon record In every city in Europe ami America. WOK AND GOODRICH, the ORIQINAL SKATERS, from Nlblo's Garden. ACADEMY HASSLER BROTHERS' O It AN I) VOCAL ANT) INS i HUM KNTA L OONCERT. FRIDAY EVENING. Anrll 14. MISS PAULINE NININOER Prima Donna jtir. vvtiN.ti, KOr I A Soto Violinist UKAND ORCHESTRA AND MILITARY BAND. Admission. 11: Reserved Seats. Btto. eit.ra- tfarrrti Circle, hoc. ; Amphitheatre, 2rtc. Tickets at North's MdbIc Store and Academy of Music. M ERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIO GRAND CONCERT BT BECK'S PHILADELPHIA BAND, No. 1. , THURSDAY EVENING, April 13, 1471. GRAND MILITARY BAND. In sn Entire New Uniform. CHOICE SELECTIONS OF VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. Ticke's, to cents each. reserved scats, 78 cents. 8 13 1 4 13 A 8 S E M B L Y BUILDING. UNEXAMPLED SUCCESS I GRAND COMBINA TION ENTEUTAINAf ENT! IRISH ART, SCENERY, BONG, COMEDY. MELODY. WIT, AND HUMOK. IRELAND IN SHADE AND SUNSHINE. 8U entirely new series of Magnificent Paintings, lllustiating the psst and present glories of THE E..M KKALD ISLE. with appropriate vocal aud Instrumental Music by the 1UISII MINSTRELS AND COMEDIANS. EVERY EVENING at 8. Matinee on WEDNESDAY and SA'I URDaY at 8. 4 11 6t Admission, 85 cents ; Reserved Heats, 60 cents. II OKTICTJLTURAL HALL THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING,' Gw AND OPENING of Blair's Great hcenic Pictures, "1IIKUS OF TUB WORLD." painted from studies taken at the AJADHfllI UC IN AT L It A L SCIENCES. The Opening Ceremonies will be conducted bv dis tinguished gentlemen. Music nasslcr's Grand Orchestra ocal Music Hayes' Quartette Tickets for sale at F. A. North & Co.'s Piano Rooms, No. 1020 1 hesnnt street, and at the door. t arns oi Admission, ooc, ; secured Keats, too. Exercises commence at 8 o'clock. Doors open at ix. it M US1CAL FUND HAL L. MBS. SUSAN GALTON-KEllEUER. UKAN1) EASTER CONCERT, FRIDAY EVENING, April 14, (Her first appearance in twelve months.) : Mme. Josephine tchlmpf. Mr. Ge . SlmDaon. of New York ; Mr. W. W. Gilchrist, Mr. Alfred Kelleher, by pel mission of Mrs John Drew; and Mr. Frank Gilder, 8olo Pianist; Assistant Conductor, Mr. W. G. Doors open at 1. Commence at 8. Tickets for sdle at North's, Gould's, and Boner's Music Stores, Chtsuut street. 4 It tf A ORAND BAZAAR IN AimF THE SICK POOR OF ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL la NOW OPEN, and will continue fcr two weeks at CON CELT HALL CUKSNUT fetreet. above Twelfth. Season tickets, 25 cents. Single admission. 10 cents. 413 A" M ERICAN MUSEUM AND MENAGERIE. Northwest corner fif NINTH and A KCH Streets. usen nauy irv.ni A. M. till 10 i. m THE WONDERFUL ALBINO FAMILY. Living Wild Ai.lnnilH, Double-hump CameL Last week of the Grand Spectacle of CHERRY AND FAIR STAR, Admission, U0 cent. Performances over at 10V P. M .. in order to euable all living at a distance to take the cars home. 13 13 u ?OJl'S NEW AMERICAN THEATRE, CHESNUT JT Street, above Teeth, AMUSEMENTS OF ALL NATIONS. . EVERY EVENING And SATURDAY MATINEE. GREAT CONGRESS OF STARS. . Comprising the bent artists ta the couDtry. ' who appear In Grand Ballets, Dutch Comedy, Local Sketches, Minstrelsy, Ethiopian Acts, Farce, Comlo Vccallsm, Pantomime, etc. WHISKY, WINE. ETO. CARBTAIRS & iTicCALL, So. 126 Walnut and 21 Granite Sti., IMPORTERS OF Brandies, Wines, Gin, Olive Oil, Eta, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN PURE RYE WHISKIES, IN BOND AND TAX PAID. 835 MARBLE WORKS. H. S. TABS & SON'S MANUFACTORY Off and Ornamental 9IarbI Carved Work, Street, above Seventh, 180 8m PHILADELPHIA TOBACCO. LEAF TOBACCO. 100 OASES CHOICE CONNECTICUT WRAPPERS, Crop 1869. For sale b j DAVID L. KETLER, Nos. 60 and & South FOURTH Street, 4 T lmrp Philadelphia. OOALi KF. OWEN CO., , COAL DEALERS, rUjVBJii Biunti nuutf, SCHUYLKILL. BlOlyf NOWDON A BAD'S COAL DEPOT, CORNER DILLWYN and WILLOW Streets. Lehigh and Schuylkill COAL, prepared expressly for UuuUy um at the lowest cash, prices. TOADIES' HUMAN IIAIH EMPORIUMi No. T S. TENTH Street, Having opened a new and splendid store for tha acwroniodation of the ladies who desire One HA1 WORK, the best talent tn can be procured 1 em ployed ia this line of business, who have had twelve ara' MDenence In Frauoe and Germany, mklng hi all the various designs of HAIR FROM COMB INGS, which some have the presumption to ejalm M 1 TbeWiy1 of MISS WEEKS in nAIR DRESSING is scknowledged by ar titts la the buBiuew W stand nnrlvailed. tilnw wtj o. P. WEEliS,
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