THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PIIIIADELPHI A, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1871.
TT1S THERE BYER SUCH LUCK?
CH1PTEB I. REFORM.
"William Fassil liTed with his grandmother
and his sister Ja. at Hiltop, near Reigate.
He was clerk in the Admiralty, aud had to go
Tip to London in the morning and back to
dinner in the evening, which h" did not mind,
lie called the railway carriago Lis smoking
room. William Fossil was thirty, the grandmother
e,gh'y. Jo. twenty-three; the intermediate
generation being dead. On Sunday after
noon it was William Fasail's delight to take a
long walk, if only he could find a companion;
and the friend who most commonly came to
his rescue was Tom Chatteris.
Tom was not stich good company on one of
these afternoons as usual; he listened well
enough, so does a fcorso; bat he did not seem
to take in meaning with words. At last he
said: "Look here, old fellow, I want to
fpeak to you seriously."
"About the weights in tbe Cambridge
shire, I suppose," replied Fassil. "Take uiy
advice, Tom, and never bet on another borse
till his number is up."
"I mean to improve upon it, and let them
run unbacked altogether. Don't look aston
ished; a fellow must give up betting some
day, and I prefer doing it before I am quite
Bmashed."
" You. I thought you were always on win
ners." "No doubt I have had better luck than the
majority of backers, but tbat does not make
a pennyworth of difference. A man always
increases his expenditure when he wins, but
be never reduces it again in proportion when
be loses. Upon my word, though it sounds
contradictory, I am certain that it pays better
to lose steadily from the first than to start
successfully, even if you win on the average."
"There is a good deal of truth in what yon
say, Tom," replied Fassil; "but how on earth
aid you ever come 10 discover k r
"Well, William, the fact is I want to
marry your sister Ju. There, the murder's
i out!"
Fassil, who was forging ahead at the rate
of four miles and a half to the hour, stopped
' bo abruptly that his hat shot over his fore
head. "What I" he exclaimed.
Tom continued bnshfnlly, "I dare say it
sounds queer to you, who know more about
me than most other felloes do, and a terrible
deal more than Ju. does. It is true I am hot
worthy of her; but there would be precious
few marriages if men were expected to be as
good as girls are."
"It is not that," said Fassil; "but the idea
of your marrying! AndJn.!" And picking
up his hat, he walked on, cogitating.
"I have sold my hunter and my hack; I
have paid all my debts, I have given up my
chambers, and taken quiet lodgings at Syden
ham, where some of my peoplo live, and I
have looked into my affairs boldly before
mentioning the matter," said Tom.
' "Then you and Ju. are not aatually en
. gaged?"
"Not precisely; but it is ell right if I can
manage to board, lodge, and clothe her. That
is the worst ef . it; I find that I have been
, living, like a fool, on my capital, and have
milv fivft tViniianml nnnrwla lff. T mnst: tin
something; and the question is, what am I
fit for? I doubt whether I should make a
good parson; besides, I left the university
without taking a degree. It is late to start
educating one's self for a lawyer or doctor at
thirty. Do you think I could get a secretary
ehip? As for competitive examinations I
never knew but little, and have forgotten
that little long ago,
"Mv dear Tom," said Fassil, gravely, "we
have always been friends, and I do not know
any man I would sooner have lor a brotner-
in-law; but we must looks facts fairly in the
face. Ju. has nothing, she is entirely depen
dent upon mtr, and I live up to my small in
come, so that she will be able to bring nothing
to help. ,
"I knew that, old fellow."
, "Well, then, it is absolutely neoessary that
you should, as you say, have some other
nource of income tnan tne interest npon nve
thousand pounds. It is true that Jo. is an ex
cellent manager and makes my salary go a
marvellous way; but then think what your
habits have been!
CHAPTER n. -A TEODIGIOUS ACORN.
If you suppose that by draining a country
you can get rid of Will-o -the-wisps, you had
better answer those advertisements in tne
Times which are addressed to gentlemen with
email capital at their own disposal, and yon
will be speedily undeceived. Une or these
mipguidiiig imps proposed that Tom Chatteris
should devote hi a lire to potionomanie;
another, that he Bhonld become a mauufao
turer and retail vender of ginger-beer; while
ethers, less harmless, sought to transfer hii
remaining capital into tbeir own pockets, on
pretexts so transparently fraudulent, that
Tom. with all his natural taste for specula
tion and sanguine belief in "good things,"
caw through them at once.
He likewise tried for vacant secretaryships
of several publio companies, but found that
the directors rave those posts to their own
nominees, and only advertised for the sake of
appearances, lest the bliareholders should sus
pect them of jobbery.
I3y the end of a couple of months ho was
heartily sick of bootless correspondence, and
of bothering his friends for testimonials to no
purpose; asd started off one day alone, to
walk away a fit of the blues, eschewing the
' nicb-roads, and following rural footpaths,
One of these brought him into a wood on the
crest of fome nndulatirg ground; and as it
was now me last week in uotooer, tne loiiage
was very finely tinted; for the year is like a
dolphin its brighest colors come out when it
. is dying.
Tom Chatteris was always affected plea
eantly by beauty in any form, and the scene
cheered him up, and inclined him to take a
more sanguine view of life than he had
etarted with.
"After all, how jolly we might live in an
Australian or American clearing! I wonder if
Ju. would consent. She might not like the
idea; but I am certain she would enjoy her
self when she got used to it. She would be
civing up nothing, except her grandmother,
and William will look after her. What is the
best I can 6xpect in England? To sit at a
deHk all day, and never cross a horse again;
while, as a squatter, my life would be full of
interest, and I should be perpetually in the
caddie. By Jove! I will go over to-morrow
and put it to her."
A rath vow. which was never to be kept.
But the making of it did Tom good, for it
remeaented a feasible, practical plan. All
was uncertain and snrroauded with diffialty
at borne; but if Ju. would consent to colonial
rnnchino-it. their future was clear, aistmct.
simple. So he cheered up, like the lost tra
veller ho comes upon a leulinaik; and, in
etead of hurrying on at tbe pace he had
started at, he began to pau.e where gaps in
the wood aflorded nim glimpset 01 tne leriue
trv snreadinc for miles beyond.
A unlendid oak. some three hundred yards
nfr fuen at the end of a ride, attracted his
particulhr attention it was so lofty, so wide
frrtadinc. and its leaves were bo much
thicker than those on mod trees of the same
species round about. Tom was sadly ma
terialistic, even in his most romantio vein;
and as tbe day was warm for the time of year,
it immediately occurred to him that it would
be pleasant to smoke a pipe nnder that oak,
and meditate - npon bis new emigration
scheme. Bat be had hardly gone far enough
from home to sit down and rest yet; would it
not be better to continue his walk ? Cari
osity decided this question; for while he was
looking toward tbe tree, be fancied that one
of its lower boughs shook; and as there was
not a breath of wind stirring, he wondered
what was the cause, and went teward it to
ascertain.
The motion was not repeated; perhaps it
bod been only fancy. But stay what was
that dark object dimly showing through the
leaves? A queer growth of wood, surely!
Tom sauntered quietly up to within twenty
paces of the oak, and then suddenly sprang
iiito a run, for the object took a human form;
and presently he found himself immediately
nnder the body of a man, who was hanging
by the neck from a rope attached to a bough,
wbich spread conveniently above.
By Tailing his hand, Tom could have
touched the pendent boots, which were in
good repair, aud well blacked. The rest of
the clothes were respectable, though running
a little to seed, and a chimney-pot hat, which
lay on the ground, was a gentlemanly hat.
But Tom did not want to touch the boots,
for to pull the legs of a hanging man is not
tbe best way to resuscitate him. Neither did
he ppend time in examining his apparel; the
little matters I have mentioned were appa
rent at a glance. On the contrary, he
swarmed up the tree, which was happily easy
to climb, and lay out on the bough with the
readiness of a sailor.
In the early and sanguine days of his seo
retarysbip-hunting, Tom had provided him
self with a penknife of superlative quality,
with which to operate on the goosequills he
bad expected to wear down by the bundle;
and with this be now proceeded to cut away at
the rope. The blado, though unused and
very sharp, was exceedingly small; the rope,
new, hard, and thick. It was a terribly long
operation, and seemed a hnndred times longer
than it was. Fortunately, the weight at the
other end helped the incision by stretching
the gap, and when a strand was half cut
through, it tore the rest of it.
As lorn lay there on bis stomach, with his
left arm round the bough, his right arm
pawing and hacking, his head and shoulders
leasing over, he noticed a decided kick in one
of his Jegs, and a motion in one of the arms
of the bangee, wbich could not be due te the
ftwejing motion given to mm by the opera
tion going on overhead; and the sight gave
frantic energy to the cutting. When the rope
was three parts severed, the rest tore out,
and the body fell lumpily to the ground, the
feet striking first, so tbat it remained erect
while you could oount two, and then tumbled
over with a dead thug.
'lorn dropped down beside it in a moment,
and proceeded to loose the slip-knot from
about the neck. There was an ugly deep red
mark, showing the pattern of the rope, all
around, and the face was not pleasant to look
upon. The starting eyes, the protruding
tongue, were calculated to reappear in dreams
whenever tbe digestive organs were out of
order for years.
W hen Tom had turned tne body on its
back, and raised the head a little, he won
dered what to do next, but chafed the hands
and the chest, while he pondered; and as he
was thus occupied he had the satisfaction of
seeing the choking look disappear. Whether,
indeed, this was a sign of deatn or recovery
be could not tell, but it made the face very
much less unpleasant to behold.
He bad never in all bis life felt a greater
sense of relief than be did now on bearing tbe
sound of wheels, llunning in the direction,
he came, after sixty yards, to a lane, mawked
by underwood; in the lane was a dog-cart,
inst passed.
Mil! dog-cart, anoyi stop: ne criea, ana it
stopped. The dog cart contained a neat gen
tleman in a 1 rock-coat and spectaoies, wno
drove, and a smart adolescent groom, who
folded his arms.
Is it Mrs. Bunnythrope? asked the gen
tleman, as Tom ran up breathless.
"No; it s a fellow 1 ve cut down. Are yon
a medical man.'
"Yes."
"What luck! Come along; I think he is
alive."
The groom took the reins; the dootor ao
companied Tom to tho body nnder the oak.
"Is he aliver asked loin.
"O ves; his heart is beating. But he must
be properly attended to as quickly as poasi
Lie."
They carried him to the dog-cart easily
enounh, but it was anotner matter to haul
him up: however, it was managed
Where am I to drive? asked the dootor;
and Tom. who had the one virtue of prompt
ness, named his own lodgings, regardless of
conaequences.
CHAFTKB III. A PLUNGE IN A NEW DIRECTION,
The spot where Tout Chatteris had tempo
rarily located himself was not so tniokly built
over then as it is now, and they got home
pretty quietly; but the few people who did
see tnem snowed interest, in iront, tne
doctor, driving fast, and the groom kneeling
on tne seat; uenina, xom auu a ooay, wmon.
with tbe abbistance of the groom, he was pre
venting from rolling on into tne road.
W hen they arrived tne landlady became
hysterical; but Tom, ignoring her, had his
charge carried up into his own room, laid on
his own bed, and there properly treated,
First, tbe patient recovered, and then be
went to sleep. Sterne tells ns that we water
a flower because we have planted it; imagine.
then, the interest felt by Tom in this iudivi-
dual (declared by the tail of his shirt to be 8
F. CelliEsl fcr whose sake be had ruined a
penknife, slept on the sofa, and possibly in
turreu a doctor s bill.
"I suppose I ought to thank you ?" said S.
P. Collins.
"Well, perhaps it would be the correct
thing to do," replied Tom, for, having pre
pared bimeelf to check an overpowering
bum of gratituae, ne was taken aback.
. "Exactly," continued the unhanged one;
"end jet you might give a man credit for
knowing bis own mind. You don't suppose I
placed in j self in the position in which yon
found me ior the sake of testing your agility,
or intruding on your hofapitaUty, do you?
However, vou meant well. But when I think
tl at I bed got over tbat first horrible choky
feeling, and bad floated into delicious insen
sibility, and that now I have got to go through
it all again I wonder if . laudanum is
better?"
"Well, you are a cool hand I" cried Tom.
'W bV'r replied Collins. "You have stopped
my making a certain journey by one route; I
uut try another."
"Don't talk such infamous nonsense. One
ruby commit a crime in a moment of im
pulse, and be deserving, perhaps, of more
pity than blame; but to meditate on it be
forehand is unpardonable. Oh, I don't want
to uplit hairs, and lixten to casuistry; if
people were utterly selfish and believe! in
nothing, and killed themselves direotly life
was a bore, the world oould not go on. You
owe me nothing for preserving your life, but
yo owe me a lot for saving you from a crime."
An! it is very wen tor you to talk, young
man; but you do sot Know what hope de
ferred is; to see fortune just within your
grasp, and never be able to Belie her; to be
neglected, laughed at, when you know you
have reason on your side." i
xom, who had set nis neart on eneoung a
cure, encouraged hin to talk. The man was
en inventor, who bad tne bad luok of bis
tribe one of his discoveries had been dis
covered already by somebody else; others
bad made the fortunes of those to whom he
had intrusted the working of them, while be
himself had received a mere pittance. So, at
last, when he bad perfected a maohine which
would save manufacturers of a certain de
scription full ten per cent, on their outlay,
be determined to work the patent himself.
As be was a poor man, however, he had to
start on borrowed capital; and just as he was
on the point of success, the lender of the
money came down upon him; either mis
trusting the speculation, or anxious to secure
the profits for himself. There was no help
for it; the bills were due; the debtor had not
got tbe money to meet them with; and the
creditor refused to renew. The poor me
chanician felt as if fate were against him, and
in the poignancy of his despair determined
to put an end to himself.
Well, said Tom, in a fever, "but how
much are these bills for that are out against
you?"
"With interest, fifteen hundred pounds.
"That would set you quite free?
"Quite."
"And now mucn more would start vour
invention lairly, so tnat it might begin to
pay?"
"If l bad another thousand, success would
be certain.
"Well, look here, cried the imprudent
Tom; "I have only got five tkousand pounds
in tne world, so do not hurt me without get
ting any good yourself, liut if, on going
over the matter carefully, there really seems
a good prospect of making the thing pay for
an expenditure of two thousand nve hundred,
we will go into partnership.
It was a wondorful thing to see how the
light of hope and triumph flashed npon Col
lins face as be beard these words.
Come, come to my lodgings,' said he,
"end I will satisfy you Oh, I can bear the
journey to London well enough, never fear."
lorn Chatteris knew nothing whatever
about mechanical contrivances; but he had a
certain amount of general intelligence; and
Collins' explanation of his model was so lucid
that it became evident enough that, supposing
ne was right about tne present state of that
description of machinery, he had improved
npon it very considerably. lie supported his
views of tbe case by letters from well-known
firms consenting to give his patent a trial.
and authorizing bim to send them the novelty
when ready; and he also had acoount-books
end other memoranda showing the state of
forwardness in which his little manufactory
was when silenced lor want of the sinews of
trade.
In abort, a good deal less would have
sufficed to determine Tom, whose impulsive
end speculative nature bad caught fire at the
other's entnusiasm. Neck or nothing, he
went heart and soul Into tbe affair; sold out
tLree thousand pounds, took up the bills, and
provided uoiiins witn tne means of com
pleting bis orders as soon as possible.
He was a little damped on Sunday, when
be went to tne ifassils. Ju., indeed, was
pleased enough to learn tbat he bad at last
beaid of "something, but when he was off
with her brother for the hebdomadal walk, he
got rarely croaked at. .
"Un, lorn, Tom, said William f assil, "I
would net have believed such a green trick
possible ! To cut down a madman who hangs
himself is all very well, but to go into part
nership witn him al terwards 1
"Of course, it sounds queer, if you put it
in that epigrammio way," said Tom; "but I
believe it is a real good thing for all that."
"Well, said fassil, "you certainly always
were the most wondertul fellow to fall on
your legs I ever did know; that is one com
lort."
CHAPTER IV. SAFE CP TO THE SURFACE.
1 am bo sorry to be unable to Bay, or even
hint, what Mr. Collins' invention was, or to
what branch of industry it applied. If I
were to do bo, very many people might name
names, and Mr. S. P. Collins would not like
bis real one divulged in connection with that
suicidal episode. He often confesses, indeed,
tbat at one period of bis life be was, for a
bbort time, in a terrible state of suspense;
but he does not intend to be taken literally.
You must, therefore, take Tom Chatteris'
marvellous piece of luck on trust, and without
venfication; for the snooess of the scheme in
which he bad embarked with a gambler's
desperation was never in doubt from the day
tbat Collins completed bis first order; and
Tom embarked the rest of his capital and all
bis time in tbe an air.
At the end of a twelvemonth, he was in a
position to marry Ju. Fassil, who likes the
North, where they live, and is gradually de
veloping a fine pity, which is nearer akin to
scorn than love, for all people who are not
rich. But she is very charming in ber own
self, and an angel at borne.
Tom chuckles inwardly to notice her unwit
ting adoption of tbe pursy hauteur, but re
frains from quizzing her, for tbat particular
manner pays in their neighborhood. A goose
who kept ber head down in a flock where all
the long necks were erect, would run the
chance of being stifled.
As for Tom himself, he has developed into
a capital man of business, so far as aotion
and energy are concerned; though, of oourse,
if bis partner died, tbe best thing he oould
do would be to take to farming, or some con
genial pursuit of tbat kind. He hunts twice
a week, keeps a good table, believes in his
wife to any extent, plays at no game but
whist, and never exceeds half-crown points
He patronizes the local raoes, but remains
in bis carriage, and does not go near the ring.
He gives no very kigh moral reason for this
piudent conduct.
"Well, the fact is," says he, "it does not
do to tempt Fate; and I have bad such a tre
mendous windfall that I have most probably
exhausted all the luck due to me during the
whole term of my natural life." Chamber'
Journal.
MILLINERY.
M
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8. R. D I
L L O
N08. 883 AND 831 SOUTH STREET,
FANCY AND MOURNING MILLINERY, CRAPB
VEILS.
Ladlei' an Mlsaea' Orape, Felt, Gimp, Hair, Satin,
Bilk, Straw and Velvet, liau and Bonnet, Frencb
Flower, Bat and Bonnet Frames, Crapes, Laces,
Silks, Satlna, Velvets, Ribbons, Bashes, Ornament
and all kinds of Millinery Good.
HAT8 AND OAPS.
fl WA K BURTON'S IMPROVED VENTILATED
dUfcand eaay-tmiDB; DRRaS HATS (patented la all
tue Improved faahlom of tne aeaaoo,
btreet, next door to the port Offloe.
CliESNUT
REAL E8T AT E AT AUOTION. i
TRUSTEES' PEREMPTORY SALE.
Thomas A Sons, Auctioneer. Coal and Tlra-
r LAnds, 4747 acres. Lvoomtnff coantf. Fa.. 10
Uiles from 'Wuilanisports mineral and mlolni prlvl
)r pes la 11,016 acres, 124 porches land In Lycoming
county. Hy decree of tne Oourt of Oomraon Pleas
of Philadelphia County, will be sold at public sate,
without reserve, on Tuesday, June 80, i7L at t
o'clock, noon, at the Philadelphia Exchange, the
following described lands and mineral anw mining
privilege :
Extract from the deed reserving these mineral
rlshta: "That la to say, the said parties of the Orat
pHrv neieui, ao nereny rt-STve 10 ineumeie, innr
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns for
ever, the full, entire, complete and exclusive owner
ship and Unlit as though the present conveyance
had not necn made to all metals, ores, minerals.
xnal, mines, mine banks and deposits of ores, mine
rals, rnnaiR or coi, whicn are or may neia or noon,
or wntch may at any time be dlsnovered In or upon
ar.y part of the hereinbefore bargained and Fold land
anu premises. And said parties of the first part
hereto oo nereby reserve forever the full. free. aba-
lute and exclusive right and authority for them
selves, their Delia, executors, administrators or as
signs, pert-onai y or by their agents, workmen or
servants, at all time or times, whenever it may suit
taelr or any of their convenience, to enter Into and
upon, and pans over any part or parts of the above
descrilied premises, and to ex plan, search for and
excavate any ana every kind of ore, mineral, metal
or coal, and to dig, excavate or penetrate any part
of the said premises, and at a l tunes to have free
Ingress and egress for themselves, or their heirs.
executors, administrators or assigns or their work
men, or persons employed by them, or either of them,
with or without horses, teams, oxen, mules, carts,
sleds or wagons, to dig, mine, raise and take, re
move and carry awny any and every kind of ore.
mlnei ai, metal or coal, wbich may be found or dis
covered In or npon any part or ptrts of the hereby
bargained and sold land ; provided, always, that sucti
d'ggtng, explorations or searelies shall be oondncted
with as little Injury or damage to the said lands as
shall be practicable consistently witn the success of
the same."
CLASS FIRST LANDS,
Quantity.
Toirnhin. No. nf Track. Arrmn mria
Cogan House and Lewis. . . . . ic: 1 ma 105
ao. ao it ism 107
do. do. ....1714 8i
Brown ms,(part,) s7 M
ao liou mo ii)4
do. 1771 831) 82
Cnmrolngs 16H7 75 is
rotk. me purchasers or this last named tract
will tHke it subject to a contract of sale made with
J. & S. Gould, which the said J. & S. Uould have a
right to enforce upon payment of I1025-16, with, in-
teieFi ironi may i, ih.'v.
CLASS SECOND MINERALS AND MINING rRIVILKQK3,
Reserved according to terms above set forth.
Quant in.
Tomuhip. Ho. of Tract. Aerea. Vxrrhm.
Cogan House ikiS iu 79
ao liao 80
do 17rtf 849 112
do 1733 849 118
do 1740 870
do. 1715 814 123
do. 1705 830 83
do 1719 817 B5
Mifflin and Cummlngs l9 8110 150
ao. ao. mug 8G0 150
Minim 193 8G0 150
Cngnn House 1719 821 115
Mltllln 10!5 813 143
Cummlngs 1674 9119 152
do 1708 272 87
partly Lycoming ana partly
uogan uouse iw v.w 153
Mifflin 1772 . 830
Cogan House 1744 839 146
Brown and Cummlngs 1632 li6o 81
do. ao, liwo hit si
Mltllln 1694 822 63
do 1774 827 54
do 1775 860 150
Cummlngs 1637 975 15
00. 113 J VWO 82
do 1735 81)5 ' 85
do 1690 860 150
Ccgau House 1 10 866
ao. pan or una 101 1
do. do 1768) lnT
. do. do 1672 f 101
Terms Each tract to be put np separately, and
50 npon each tract when struck down to the beat
oinaer, 10 ie paia oy mm at too une or ine saie,
otherwise the property to be at once put no again
for sale. The sales to be for cash, and the purchase
money to be paid at tbe date of the confirmation of
the sale ; If not so paid the trustees reserve for
themselves the right to put np the property for sle
again, without notice to the purchaser, and at his
risk.
Information may be obtained and lithographic
plans iteen at me auction rooms 01 M.. Thomas A
Sonn, Noh. 139 aud 141 S. Fourth street, or O. r,
Bisphsm. Ho. 209 8. Mxth street, or is. a. Bentley &
Son, Wllllamsport. l'a.
U&UrU&UAUWAI.AUlliH.
xvm. HENRY Rawle, Trustees.
JOS. H. TOWNSENI), j
M. THOMAS SONS, Auctioneers,
6 27 J10 17 Nos. 139 and 141 S. FOURTH Street.
MASTER'S PEREMPTORY SALE.
Thomas & Sons, Auctioneers. Two three-giorr
ica stores, jo. 1 ivjs ana liau rassyang rona. north.
west corner of Ellsworth street, with two three-
story brick dwellings In the rear, fronting on Ells
worth : street. In pursuance of a Decree of the
Court of Common Pleas, sitting In Equity, December
Term, 1870, No. 9, will be sold at public sale, without
reserve, on Tuesday, June 27, 1871, at 19 o'clock
noon, at tne Philadelphia Exchange, the following
aeBrriuea property, via. :
No. 1. All those two three-story brick dwellings
and lots 01 ground, norm side or juiswortb street,
Nos. 60S and 807 ; each about 11 feet a Inches front.
and 3 feet S incnea deep. Xhey will be aold
separately.
No. 2. All that three-story brick duelling and lot
of ground, west side of Passyunk road, above Ells
worth street, being no. U2d; aoout 12 feet front, and
56 feet 7 lncht s In depth.
No. 8. All that three-story brick store and lot of
ground, situate at the northwest corner or Passyunk
road and Ellsworth Blreet; containing in front on
Passyunk road about 14 feet 4 Inches, and extending
in riepm on iiiBwnnn street 43 leeu oiue absolute,
By order of W. W. Wlltbank, Master, No. 627
walnut street
AL THOMAS k SONS, Auctioneers,
6 7 17 14 Nos. 139 and 141 S. FPU RTH Street
REAL EST ATE. THOMAS k SONS'SALE.
JUjf Three-story Brick Dwelling. No. 2026 Winter
sutet between Race and Vine streets. On
Tuesday, June 80, 1871, at 12 o'clock, noon, will be
sold at public sale, at the Philadelphia Exchange.
all that three-story brick messuage, with one-story
kitchen and lot of ground, situate on the south side
of W inter ftreet. 232 feet la incnes west or Twen
tleth street, No. 2026: containing in front on Winter
street 15 feet i inches, and extending in depth 55
leet e incnes. nous nas gas. etc. Terms cash.
(Hear of all incumbrance. Immediate possession.
li.ejs at no. 103 vine street
M. THOMAS A 8ON8, Anotloneers,
8 3s3t Nos. 139 and 141 8. FOURTH Street
cak REAL ESTATE THOM A8 & SONS' 8 ALE.
liif Genteel Three-story Brick Dwelling. No. 2016
Ogdrn street On Tuesday, June 20, 1ST1, at 12
o'clock, noon, will be sold at public sale, at the Phi,
ladelphia Exchange, all that three-story brick dwell,
Ing, with two-story back building and lot of ground.
situate on the soutn side of Ogden street, No. 20I6;
containing in rront on ugaen streec 10 reet, and ex-
tennlnir in depth 97 feet, to a three feet wide alley.
The bouse contains eight rooms, gas, bath, hot and
cold water, furnace, cooking range, etc. Terms
f 2500 may remain on mortgage. Immediate posses
sion. Ji.eya at tne Auction riKimn.
M. THOMAS fc SONS, Auctioneers,
8 IS ths2t Nos. 139 and 141 S. FOURTH Btreet
RBAL EST AT B THOMAS & 80NS' S Lg.
J Three-story brick Dwelling, No. 9io Fita water
kreet, west of Ninth street ou Tuesdav, June 27,
1871. at 19 o'clock, noon, will be sold at public sale.
at the Philadelphia Exchange, all that three-story
brick mestusge aud lot of ground, situate on the
south side of Pitzwater street corner of Montcalm
rtreet No. 910; contali'lug in front on ntzwater
street 15 feet and extending In depth 45 feet to a 3
feet wide ahey, leading lut) and fro n Montcajm
bUeet Terms tisoo may remain en mortgage.
M. THOMAS A SONS, Auctloueers,
6 10 I3t Nos. 139 and 141 S. FOURTH Street
? REAL ESTATE. THOMAS ft SONS' SALE.
iit oeuteel two-story brick dwelllug, No. 19J
Aiuber Btreet On Tuesday, June S7th, is;i, at 12
o'clock, noon, will be sold at public sale, at the
PhliadclDhla Exchange, all that two-storv brtrk
dwelling and back bunding and lot of ground, situate
on the lortnweeteriy side 01 Araoer street No. 1923:
containing in front 18 feat and extending in depth
111 feet 6 inches. The bouie contains 6 rooms. I in
mediate possession. May ne examined.
M. THOMAS & HONS. Auctioneers,
6 16 17 24 Noa. X39 and 141 S. FOUKTH street,
HARLOW'S INDIGO BLUB IS THE CHEAPEST
XJ ana nest article in me ior
Hl.l'KlNtl :I.OflIEs.
It does not couuiu any acid.
It will not injure tne finest fabric
It la put np at
mi.TBEROKH'H DRl'O NTOKK,
No. 'Hi N. StCOND Street Phliadeluuia.
And for sale by most of the Grocers aud Druggists.
h. , . t . V. UAWT.kl"u . . . , . ,
j no genuine uom uuiu o uu
BEKGER'H name on the label; all others areOOUN
rLKrr.1T. BAI.,ow,8 BI .j-
wUl color more water than tour times the sam
weight el indigo, 8 23 tuthaam
8EWINQ MACHINES.
Ibe American Button-Holo,
Overseaming,
A. 11 1 C o 111 p 1 o t o
Sewing r.Iachino Combined
ITas tad an unprecedented sale since Us intradt.
tlon. Ibey have stood the TEST OH" TUB 8B-
VRREST CRITICISM, and have wlthstojd the
vilest and most malignant abuse from rival ants.
The simple fact of its DOINii EVERY VARIETY of
won done by otner j acuities, making inn same snut-tle-stltch
should convince any candid person of ita
t-tjUAL. MH.JKITS, at least, witn other maenmes,
and when we combine the BUTTON-HOLE and the
OVER-AND-OVER STITCh" (by which sheet are
made, and Beveral other kinds of work which no
otner machine can no).it suouia conviuce anyone ci
its SUPEhlOR MEH1T8.
The tedious work of making nutton-holes and the
slow, tiresome work of "overseaming" is made easy
by this Machine, and while yon are buying a Ma
chine which is to be your companion lor life, why
not get the one which does the greatest variety of
work 7
we add a few recommendations:
Boston. June 23. 1870. Dear sir: I like the jimc-
riran better than any sewing machine I have ever
need. I can make a better bnttou-hole on it than
can be made by hand; bat, of course, it takes
practice.
I have made fifty-nine (59) bntton-holes In twenty
(20) minutes In skeleton coats.
" I have had the machine four months and I have
made fB89 button-holes in coats, which have all
proved satisfactory.
1 have chanced the machines fretn nutton-hiles to
plain sewing a great many times, and It never gets
oni, 01 oraer.
It affords me nleasnre to recommend the machine
to all, both for family sewing and making button
boles. Wishing you much success,
Mre. L. S. DUNNINU,
Manufacturer of Clothing, No. 80 Condor street,
f.ast rtoston,
Boston. June 87. 1870. Dear Sir: We arousing
one of yoor Plain American Sewing Machines, and
end it the roost successful of any we have ever nsed,
narttcnlHrlt for sewtns window shades and window
hollands,;maktng the stitch look well on the wrong
side of tne work a result wnicn we nave not oeen
able to attain with other machines.
w. a. ULiLiis at c'u.,
Upholsterers. No. 23 Broomfleld street
Boston. July 19. 1870. I nav 1 used the American
Buttonhole and Sewing Machine Combined for live
months In making bntton-holes in the rites or pants,
etc.. and they have given perfect satisfaction.
P. FARnELL,
Foreman at Minor, Deals & Co.'s Clothing Maun
factory. . ,
Concoro. N. II.. March 12. 1870. Dear Sir: '
I also take pleasure in saying that I have for the
past two years used these machines in the manufac
ture ot clothing, and I think that for even work, and
certainly of execution, there is no machine extant
that, will comnare with them. For the past twelve
years I have used a number of different makes of
niHPhlnpn. Including two of I. M. Sluicer's. and
make no mistake wnen 1 say mat, 1 never nan a ma
chine in n y shop or house that was to be compared
with the American w acmne.
A. j. tuauiN us,
Proprietor of the Kagie Clothing House.
COMPANY'S SALESROOMS,
4 22 8m tnihs No. 1318 CHESMUT Street
OITY ORDINANCES.
pOMMON COUNCIL OF'' PHILADELPHIA
CLBHK 8 OFFICE.
Philadelphia, June 2, 1871.
In accordance with a resolution adopted b;
tbe Common Council ef tbe City of Phlladel
pli I a on Thursday, the first day of Jane, 1871,
tne annexed Din, entitled "An ordinance to an
thorlze a loan for the construction of culverts
and for police purposes," is hereby published
ior public lniormation.
Clerk of Common Council
AN ORTlIN ANfTPT
TO AUTHORIZE A LOAN FOR THE CON
STRUCTION OF CULVERTS AND FOR
POLICE PURPOSES.
Section 1. The Select crd Common Councils
of tbe City of Phlladel-ria do ordain, That the
Mayor of Philadelphia be and he is hereby
authorized to borrow at not less than par, on
tbe credit of tbe city, from time to time, four
Hundred ana twentv-uve thousand dollars,
to be applied as follows. viz:
liret. lor the construction of cul
verts, one hundred and twenty-five thou
gaud dollars. Second. For tbe purchase of
ground and the erection and extension of build
ings lor Police Station-houses, three hundred
thousand dollars. For which interest, not to
exceed the rate of six per cent, per annum,
shall be paid balf yearly, on the first days of
January and July, at the ofllee of the City
.treasurer, me principal of said loan shall be
payable and paid at the expiration of thirty
years from tbe date of the same, and not before,
without the consent of the holders thereof; and
the certificates therefor, in the usual form of
the certificates of (ilty Loan, shall be issued in
such amounts as tbe lenders may require, but
not ior any iractlonai part of one hundred dol
lars; or, if required, In amounts of five hundred
or one thousand dollars; and it shall be ex
pressed in said certificates that the loin therein
mention, and the interest thereof, are payable
free from all taxes.
Section 2. Whenever any loan shall be made
oy virtue thereof, there shall be, by force of
this ordinance, annually appropriated out of the
Income of the corporate estates and from the
enm raised by taxation, a sum suillcient to pay
tbe Interest on raid ceriitiaies; aud tbe further
sum of three-tenths of one per centum on the
par value of such certificates so Issued shall be
appropriated quarterly out of said income and
taxes to a sinking fund, which fund and ita ac
cumulations are hereby especially pledged for
tbe redemption and payment of said certifi
cates. RESOLUTION TO PUBLISH A LOAN BILL.
Kesolced. Tbat tbe Clerk of Common Couucil
be authorized to publish in two daily newspa
pers of this city, daily for four weeks, the ordi
nance presented to Common Council on Thurs
day, June 1, 1871, entitled "An ordinance to
authorize a loan for the construction of culverts
and for police purposes;" and that the said
Clerk, at tbe stated meeting of Councils after
tbe expiration of four weeks from the first day
of said publication, shall present to this Council
one of each of said newspapers for every
day ia which the same shall have been
made. 6 2 24 1
FIRE AND BURQUARPROOF SAFES
STEAM
1
FIRE-PROOF SAFES,
OANOOnri'8 PATENT
Burglar-Proof Safes,
Of Welded Steel and Iron,
MADE BY
AMERICAN
STEAM SAFE CO.
No. 32 8. FOURTH ftt.
E. W. TIIOMA9.
1 1 stnthOmrp
COAL.
RF, OWEN A CO.,
. COAL DKAI.EKS,
FILBERT STREET WilARF,
SCHUVLR1LL. 10 ly
NOWDON A RAU'S COAL DEPOT, CORN EH
D1LLWYN and WILLOW Sireeta. Lehigh aud
6chnylktll COAL, prepared expreaal; for family one
at Ua tow wt ch Klco. 113
AUOTION 8AUES."
M
THOMAS fc 8ON8, AUCTIONEERS,: N01
189 and 141 S. FOURTH street.
Bale No. 8SU Market Street.
OTUV IV, UWU n IL.LI AHII rix i UKKS ot a
HARDWARE Store; also neat FOKMTL'KS, CAR
PETS, etc
On Monday morning,
June lath, at 10 o'clock, by catamgae, the entire
Stock, 0 jcd Will, Futures, Furniture, etc 6 10 St
Pale No 811R Delancey riaee.
SUPERIOR FURNITURE, CARPETS, Etc.
On Tuesday Morning,
Jnne 80. at 10 o'clock, bv catalocue. the snnerior
furniture, etc. " it
SALE 6F RBAL ESTATE ZND faTOCKS,
On Tuesday,
Jnne SO. at U o'clock, noon, at the Exchance. will
Include
Twenty-first (Northi. No. 127 Modern Rfjii.
dence.
Arch, No. 914-Valnsble Store.
Old ohk RoAn country H. at, 14 ao.-es.
Lycoming County Coal and Timber Lands. 4747
acres.
Pratt, No. 40S2 4en'eel Dwelling.
Ari'LR, No. sm Genteel Dwelling.
W IM Wi, NO. Sl2G Genteel Dwelling.
MAHkET, No. 8-tiO Valuable Bullallig.
Owr.N, No. S0I6 Genteel llwpiiiiir.
Nhar Hart Lank. Twenty.fifth ward Two verv
desirable Country Pi aces, eacli.ft acres.
Vikb, ISO. 143r Modem Jtesldence.
F6 htres Empire TransriortBtloa Co.
tistxi Danville, llazeiton andWllkesbarre Railroad.
ya charts National Bank of the Kepuhltc
t shares Pennsylvania Flro Insurance Co.
$7xi0 Philadelphia and Krl Railroad 7 fer cent.
40,fmo Lynchburg Mining and Manufacturing Co.
tectto Lehltrh Vailley Raiiroad coupons.
40 shares Seventh National Rank.
4 shares Franklin Fire Insurance Co.
Administratrix's Sale Jtetatn of John Horn, dee'd.
ffiWHi North Pennsylvania Hallroad 7 per cent.
f.MiOO Pennsylvania Canal Co. 6 per cent.
fi.OO Frarkfotd and Philadelphia Pass. Railway Co.
152 shares Philadelphia, Gcrmantown and Noirla
town Railroad Co.
100 shares Independent Red Men's Ilall Asso
ciation. 6 16 ot,
Catalogues now ready.
Second Closlnd Peremptory SaK
ELEGANT CABINET FURM1LKK from the stock
of MesBrs. Oeo. J. A J. A. Hcnae!.
On Friday Morning,
June S3, at 10 o'clock, at the auction store, will be
sold without reserve the largest stock of superior
furniture yet offered at public saie. 6 10 Ot
The sale, as is the invariable custom of Messrs.
Ilenkels, will be peremptory, regardless of prices.
FNRY Vf. A B. FOOTT, JR., AUCTIONEERS
No. 1189 CHIJSNUT Street (Olrard Rowl.
TDOMAS BIRCH ft SON. AUCTIONEERS AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. Hie Chea.
NTTKtreet: rear entrance No. 1107 Sansom street.
CNTING, DUKBOKOW A .. AUtTlwNKSI S,
Noa. S3! and 834 MARKET street, corner 04
Bank strcbt, Successors to John B. Myers 4 Co.
LARGE FAI.E OF TreNCII AND OTHER
EUROPEAN DRV OOODd.
On Monday Morning.
June 19, at 10 o'clock, on four months' credit. C,'13 Ft
SALE OF 2f)00 CASES BOOTS, RIIOES, HaTS,
TRAVELLING BAGS.ElC.
On Tuesday Morninfr,
Jnne SO, at 10 o'clock, on 4 mouths' credit 6 11 St
LARGE ALE OF BkHTsII, FRENCH, GER
MAN, AND DOMESTIC DRV GOODS,
On Thursday morning,
June 22, at 10 o'clock, on funr months' credit. 6 10 6t
CLOSING SALE OF CARPETINGS, OIL CLOTI13,
WHITE AND RED CHECK CANTON MAT
TIN US, ETC.,
On Friday Mornintr, .
Jnne 23, at 11 o'clock, on four montM'
credit. !L1L?L
Br BAPRITT A CO., AUCTIONEERS
CASH AUCTION HOUSE,
No. 330 MARKET Street, corner ot Rank street,
l ash advanced on conbignmcnu without extra
charge. 11845
LARGE SALE OF DRYGOOBS, STRAW GOODS,
ArtUlclal Flowers, Fancy Goods, Clothing, No
tions, Hosiery, Suspenders, etc.,
on Tuesday iClornlnpr,
Jnne 20, at 10 o'clock. Catalogues ready early on
the morning of sale. 0 17 lit
Attractive Rale. : '
1000 CASES AND CARTONS MEN'S, WOMEN'S,
Misses', and Children's Boots, Shoes, Brugans,
etc., of City and Eastern manufacture.
On Wednesday Mornlnir,
Jnne 21, at 10 o'clock, on four months' ere
an. 0 17 st
T 1PPINCOTT, SON & CO., AUCTIONEERS
CONCEKT Hall, AUCTION ROOMfl7No. 1811
CHESNUT Street.
T. A. MoOLELIAND, AUCTIONEER.
Personal attention given to sales of household fai!
nit a re at dwellings.
roblto sales 01 fnrnltoe at the Auction Room,
No. 1219 Chesnnt street, every llonday and Thurs
day. For particulars aee "Publio Ledger."
N. B. A superior cmes of furniture at private aaii
H
E N R Y MOLTEN, AUCTIONEER
CT ni'KKV TVTriT fPUV L
Salesroom, Nos. 21 and 23 MERGER Street,
REGULAR TRADE SALS
OF
FUR AND WOOL HATS,
LADTES AND GENTS' HEADV-MADE FURS,
Every
THURSDAY during the season.
Cash advances made
additional charges.
on eonaignmente wlthotj
SB
PLUMBING, OAS FITTING, ETC.
PANCO AST & MAULE,
THIRD and PEAK Streets,
Plain and Galvanized
Wrought and Cast Iron Pipes
For Gag, Steam and Water.
PITTINQS. BBAS3 W0EK, TOOLS,
E0JLER TUEE3.
Pipe of all Slzei Cat and Fitted to Order
CAKU.
Having sold HENRY B. PANCOAST and FRAN.
CIS L UAULE (gentlemen in our euploy for seve
ral years put) the Stock. Goodwill and Fixtures of
onr KE1VIL ESTABLISHMENT, located at the
corner of THIRD and PEAK Streets, in thla city,
that branch of onr business, together with that of
HEATiNG and VENTILATING PUBLIO aud Ptil
VATK BUILDINU8, both by STiSM and HOT
WATER, in all Its various systems, will be earrted
on nnder the firm name ot PANCOAST A MAULS,
at the old stand, and we recommend tfcem to the
trade and buaineeH public as betLg entirely compe
tent to r.erform ail work of that character
" MOKR1S, TAtSKtf B A CO.
Philadelphia, JaiijJM.JSlo
4fcT)RICE Of ICE LOW ENOUGH TO SATISFY
1 ALL."
"BE SURE KNICKERBOCH.BR 13 ON TUX
WAGON."
KK1CKEIIBOCKER. ICE COMPANY.
THOS. E. CAHILL, President
E. T. KErtSHOW, Vloe-Prealdent.
A. HUNT, Treasurer.
E. U. OoRNKLL, Secretary.
T. A. HENDRY, Superintendent.
Principal Office.
No. 436 WALNUT Utreet, Philadelphia,
Branch unices am DupoW,
North Peuncylvanla Hullroad aud Master street.
Kldge Avt iiue and Willow street,
w Uiow Street Wharf. Delaware avenue.
Twt'Uty-aeuoud and Hamilton stre.-ta.
Ntnth Htreet std Washinttoti avenue.
Pine fctiwt Wharf, SclmvlkilL
No. 4K.3 Mrtln bUeet, Geuiiaiitown.
No si North Scitij stratt, C'uanirn, N. J., and
Cape ilay. New J. rse.
1H1. Prie s for Fniill-s, OHIo-h, eto. 18H.
poundu uaiiv, 60 cen's per wi k.
15 4 (5 "
16 " 80 "
Vil " 4,5 M 4
Half tubhtl or forty touuds, 80 cclU each de
Uvwy. 4 Hi Sot
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