GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor.
VOLUME XIX.
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7. L. EETHERSTON, I ERNEST C. WALLACE.
THOMAS J. WILLIAMSON.
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DIED.
HEREON—Near Pit - tabUrgh, on Wednesday, John
D. Herron, aged 40 years.
OARFORD—On the 18th instant, Hannah Ann Oak
ford in the 80th year of her age.
Her relatives and friends are respectfhlly invited to
attend her funeral from the residence of her ne
phew. W. L. Oakford, No. 2 Woodland Terrace. Wr st
Philadelphia, on Fourth day afternoon, the 21st, at 2
o'clock. Interment at Darby. •
SCHIVELY—Suddenly, on the morning of the 20th
instant, Juliann Schively, in the 70th year of her
- e relatives and friends of the dunily are in
.. - vited to attettd- her funeral from her late residence,
zio. 119 North Eleventh street, on Saturday, the 24th
instant. at 10 o'clock, A. DI. Interment at Laurel
Mill Cemetery. 4t
WALHER—On Sabbath morning, the 18th instant,
Matthew Walker, in the 66th year of his age.
His relatives and friends are reepectfully invited to
attend his funeral on Wednesday afternoon, the 21st
'instant, at 2 o'clock, from his late residence, No. 1224
tiering Garden street. •
MOREENS FOR Eamrs.
Green Watered Moreens.
• •
8-4 and 6-4 Green Baize,
White Cloth for Sacks.
• White Evening Silks.
EYRE & LANDELL, Fourth and Arch.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
1011EAD QUARTERS NATIONAL
• UNION CLUB ,
No 1105 Chestnut Street.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20, 1866.
•
Arrangements_ have been made for a visit of the
Club to Harrisburg, on the SEVENTH of March, dur-
Mg the session of the Union State Convention.
Members desirous of Participating will please call
and register their names this week, as the transporta
tion will be limited. By order of the Executive Com
mittee. JOHN E. AD DICKS,
few-at 4p/ Chairman.
EATON STATE CONVENTION
A Stated Convention will be held in the
Hall of the House of in
Harrisburg, Pa., on WEDNESDAY, THE
SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, A. D. 1866,
at 12 o'clock, M., for the purpose of nomi
nating a candidate for Governor, to be sup
ported by the friends of the Union.
The ordeal of war has tried the strength
of our Government. Its fire has purified
the nation. The defence of the nation's life
has demonstrated who were its friends. The
principles vindicated in the field must be
preserved in the councils of the nation. The
arch-enemy of freedom must be struck once
more.. All the friends of our Government
and all who were loyal to the cause of the
'Union in our late struggle are earnestly re
quested to unite in sending delegates to
represent them in said Convention.
By order of the Union State Central Com
mittee. . JOHN CEssNA, Chairman.
: G E cc I : IkArmRESLY
'A. W. BENEDICT, Secretaries.
iqMERCANTILE LIBRARY.—Tbe Election
for Officers will take place THIS EVENING.
The polls will be open from 4 to 8 o'clock
P. M. fel9-2trp
HOWARD HOSPITAL. Nos. 1518 'and 112:1
V I Lombard street, Dispensary Department. 'Med
i treatment and medicines foimished gratuitously
So the poor. 5528
Tti_a CO-PARTNETiqHIF heretofore existing
under the firm of JOHN B. SMITH & CO.. for
carrying on the business of manufacturing Blank
3301k5, etc. is this day dissolved, by mutual consent.
JAMES B. SMITH Is constltutedltonidwing partner,
arid he alone has authority to settle the business of the
said firm. JAMAS B. SMITH,
LEWIS A. LIeM.AI,
• STEPS:II.N E SMITH,
lt* WILLIAM RUTHERFORD.
G LEA RD MUTUAL COAL COMPANY,
Office 329 WALNUT street; Depot. EIGHTH
nn .Office
Company is ready to deliver at
- once Coal for the year 1866 to Stockholders of 1865, and
previous ycars, at the COST- PEICE OP B.IX 1)01,
LARS AND A HALF PER TON. Holders of Scrip
Receipts of the year 1865 may convert their receipts in
to Stock, and likewise re.eive at once their Coal for
this year (1866). H. L. CAKE,
it President.
lU'A PUBLIC GLEE "LING OF THE CITIZENS
and Subscribers to the CAPITAL StuCK. of tn.
.P.ll MAI/EL MIA AND SOUTHERN MAIL
- STEAMSHIP COMPANY on TUESDAY EVENING,
Ate inst., at Sansom street Hall, at o'clock.
A number of prominent business men will address
Else Meeting.
SAMUEL WELSH,
wIL LTA ar B. THOMAS,
HENRY WINSOR.
EDMUND A.. SoIIDER,
FREDERIC COLLIES,
RENE GIIILLOII,
GEORGE N. ALLEN,
Committee
Us. MAJOR GB NERAL CARL SCHURZ WILL
deliver the third Lecture In the course before
the Social, Civil and Statistical Association of the
•Colored .People of Pennsylvania, Thursday Evening;
Tebruary 22d, at CONCERT HALL, Subject—" The
.Problem of the Day."
4th Lecture by Mrs. F. E. W. Harper, March Ist.
sth " Prof. W. H. Day, March Bth.
6th " Hon. W. D. Kelley, March 15th,
Miss E Greenfield, the celebrated Black Swan,
'will sing on each evening. •
Season Tickets, for the four remaining Lectures of
the Course, Single admission, 35.
May be had at T. BPUGH'S Book Store. Sixth and
•Chestnut, and at the door. fel.4.4trp
- AT THE ANNUAL MEETLNG OF THE
" STOCKHOLDERS of the HAZLETON RAIL
ROAD COMPANY, held in Philadelphia, on THURS
DAY (February 15) last, the forluvring gentlemen were
elected Directors, to serve the ensuing year:
NRANIi LIN PE.ALE, WM, A. INGHAM".
J. GILLINGHAM. FELL, vRANCIS JENKINS,
. JESSE R. BURDEN. J. W. WOOLSTON,
..EDWARD ROBERTS, ENOCH LEWIS.
. FRA NE.LIII A. COMLY.
At a Bleetin g of the Board subsequently held, the
- .following officers - were unanimously re-elected:
FRANKLIN FE A I."F President.
ALEX. G. GAW, Secretary and Treasurer.
ALSN" G. GAW,
Secretary.
...lob 'EIGHTH WARD.—THE NATIONAL UNION
PARTY of the EIGHTH WARD will assemble
.at chair respective precincts, on TETA SDAY EVEN
ING, February 20th, tween 6 and 8 o'clock, to vote
for a Senatorial. and Representative Delegate, to meet
in Convention, to elect Delegates to the Gubernatorial
Convention.
ISt Precinct-810 Sansom street.
2d " S W. corner Twelfth and Locust.
Sd Broad and Locust. • .
ith ' " Thirteenth and Sansom.
sth " Twenty-first and .Locust. ' •
Bth Sansom, above Twentieth. •
' 7th N. E, corner Twentieth and Spruce. *
' AL kX. 7. 33ABPER, President.
CRAB. SMITH, ) Secretaries. fel9-2trp
. Row/moll: VINTON
OFFICE OF THE LEHIGH COAL AND
NAVIGATION COMPANY, PIELCADELPICCAr
December 21st, 1865. '
• LOAN FOB SALE. -
TR SUMS TO SUIT Pirscaufspas.
The Loan of this Company, due April lst, 1884, lute
a e quarterly, at the rate of six. per cent. per.
1811111111.
This Loan is secured by a mortgage on' all the Cc;rri
many's Coal Lands, Canals, and Slackwater Navigation
In the Lehigh river,tuad all their Itailroads,constructed
And to be constructed, between, Munch .Chunk and
Vilikesbarre, and branch roads convected therewith,
and the franchise of the Comp , relating thereto.
. Apply to SOLOMON EItD, Treasurer,
de2l-rptli 122 South Second street.
t. . FIRST REGIMENT "GRAY RESERVES'—
The old and present members of the Regiment
whe are in favor of keeping up the organization
and of parading on Washington's Birth-day, are
re nested to meet al, the Armories of. Companies A
and C, Nos. ffe and MO Market street, at 7 o'clock -on
.WNDMESDAY, EVENING the 21st inst. Drill iitS
'o'clock. - . CHARLES M. PREVOST- i
Commaddlng.
NO. 263
BELIGIOITS NOTICES.
10. REV. L. C. MATLA.CE. WILL PREACH IN
UNION M. E. CHUROR,:tide evening, and to
morrow evening at 73 o'clock. It*
P I W Union Meeting of several Presbyterian
Churches in the Southern part of the city, will be held
THIS EVENING, at half-past seven, in the Sixth
Presbyterian Church, SPRUCE, below SIXTH, Rev.
P. R. Harbaugh's. its
Births, Marriages and Deaths, in Phila
delphia, in 1863.
The annual report of Mr. Geo. E. Cham
bers, Register of Births, Marriages and
Deaths, in this city, was presented to the
Board of Health this afternoon. It con
tains the following interesting statistics of
the Department, for the year 1865:
The number of Births registered during
the year was 15,428, a decrease of 163 from
the 13revious. year. The number of male
births was 8,187, a decrease of 50; and the
female births numbered 7,241, a decrease of
113.
The number of Births in each month was
as follows :
January...
February.
March
vMa
June.....
Augunt......
Sept em be,
October
November.
December .
Th - enumbei • Of stiiibirthiregikered was
716-391 males and 325 females.
The colored births numbered 280, an in
crease of 38 over the previous year.
The number of births in each Ward was
as follows:
Ist 748 11th 476 21st.
2tl 666 12113 416 22d.
533 13th 497 =1.......
4th 198 14th ........ ....... 582 24th....
5th........... 361 15th. 1,0 3 25th....
6th 344 16th 577 26th.
705 17th 718 Unknown
Btb 419 18th 439
9th 334 19th 1.086 Total.—
lut h 497 20th 1:2.28
iv stage births per month
" • week.
" " " day
The number of marriages registered dur
ing the year 1865 was 6,864, an increase of
112 over the previous year.
The number of marriages in each month
was as follows
January..
February
March .
A
May.
June
.605 July.— 604
.560 August_ 605
September 624
529 October 619
~....532 November .509
December.. "
The ceremonies employed were as fol
lows:
Methodist, 1,674; Roman Catholic, 1,142;
Episcopal, 793; Aldermen, 784; Presbyterian,
726; Baptist, 510; Lutheran, 476; German
Reformed, 342; Independent, 149; Hebrew,
77; Mayor, 90; Independent. German, 18;
Dutch Reformed, 17; 'Universalist, 18; 'Uni
tarian, 6; New Jerusalem, 4; Evangelical
Association, 24; Friends' Ceremony, 9. -
Average marriages per month, - 572
SI St "
week, - - 132
Si " day, - - 19
Of the men married 3,908 were natives of
the United States; 3,535 married women of
the—United;States; 355 married foreign
women and 18_ married women whose na-
tivities were unknown.
The foreign men married numbered 2,705;
695 married women of the United States;
2,006 married foreign women and 4 married
women of unknown nativities.
Of the women,married 4,260 were natives
of the United States; 3,535 married men of
the United States; 695 married foreigners
and 30 married men of unknown nativities.
The foreign women married numbered
2,367; 355 married men of the United States
2,006 married foreign men and 6 marries
men of unknown naticities.
Of the whole number of persons married
8,168 were natives of the 'United States, and
5,072 were foreigners.
The ages of the men married were as fol
lows :—Under 20 years, 24 ; of whom 15
married women under 20; 8, women be
tween 20 and 25, and one married a women
between 25 and 30.
Between 20 and 25 years, 2,325; of whom
817 married women under 20; 1,283 women
between 20 and 25; 117 married women be
tween 25 and 30; 36 married women between
30 and 40, and one married a woman be
tween 50 and 60.
Between 25 and 30 years, 2,133; of whom
335 married women under 20; 1,173 married
women between 20 and 25; 506 married wo
men between 25 and 30; 104 married women
between 30 and 40, and 7 married women
between 40 and 50.
Over 30 years, 2,008,an increase of 294 over
the previous year.
The ages of the women married were as
follows; Under 20 years, 1,266; of whom 15
married men under 20; 817 married men be
tween 20 and 25; 335 married men between
25 and 30; 92 married men leetween 30 and
40; 4 married men between 40 and 50; one
married a man between 50' and 60; and 2
married men between 60 and 70.
Between 20 and 30 years-2,930; of whom 8
married men under 20; 1,283 married men
between 20 and 25; 1,173 married men be
tween 25 and 30.
Over 30 years-1,008.
There were five women married between
he ages of 60 and 70 years.
MORTALITY.
The number of interments in the city du
ring the year was 17,169, a decrease of 423
from the previous year. Of the whole num
ber 15,772 were white and 1,397 colored;
9,273 were males and 7,896 females; 4,330
male adults, and 3,657 female adults; 4,943
male children, and 4,239 female children.
The deaths from registered diseases were
15,287; still-b0rn,716; old age, 408; unknown,
external and accidental causes, 758.
The net deaths in the city were 15,633;
and on a basis of a population of 750,000 the
deaths in the city will be one in every 42 of
the population.
The interments of soldiers numbered 778;
The deaths in each month of the year were
as follows: •
Male. Female. Adults, Children. gbtal.
January, 739 634 6.8 715 1,373
r ebrnary. 870 680 743 807 1.550
March, 999 869 924 . 944 1,868
Aprll, 775 686 , 722 689 1.411
May, 681 346 667 560 1,227
June, 939 751 728 962 1.690
July, 969 869 630 1,208' 1,838
August t • 934 825 702 1,057 1,759
September, 570 470 484 5.16 IMO
October, 582 502 534 550 1,084
November, 647 638 era 609 1,285
December, 568 476 519 525 1,044
. •
Total, 9,273 7.896 7,987 9,182 17;169
The number of deaths in each Ward was
as follows:
Ist,. 683.:.8, 516 15th. 1,004 22d, 524
20, 886 Bth, 379 16th, 459 230, 346
td, 07 10th, 484 • 17th, 661 24th, 823
4th, 802 11th. 442 • 38th, 508 th, 301
sth, 737 ,12th, 406 • 25
19th, 1.022 26th, 580
nth, 346 13th, 391 20th, 867 -Almshouse, 668
7214,1,052 .14211, 514 213 t, 425 From country, 820
• Unknown, 27
The principal causes of death , were:
.Apo
plexy,,lBl; cancer, 188; croup, 350; convul
sions, 695; consumption, 2,026; cholera in
k m el M :* n ia L M
I 0
r e• aq Dv vs,ll
~: M: ;
Total. Male. Female. Twins. Triplets
.. 1,509 712 597 13 ...
._ 1,250 656 594 15 —.
_ 1 A 45 698 647 15 ...
_ 1,251 649 692 9 ...
.. 1,117 599 518 13 ...
. 1,.= 640 583 25 ...
_ 1,852 780 652 16 ...
.. 1,315 724 591 22 1
.. 1.948 196 646 18 1
1,379 711 668 13
. 1,214 718 496 11
1,331 684 647 9 ...
1
15,428 8,187 7 241
MARRIAGES
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1866.
fantum, 884; diphtheria, 260; diarrhcea, :367;
dysentery, 371; debility, 697; scarlet fever,
624; spotted fever, 62; typhoid fever, 773; ty
phus fever, 334; whooping cough, 135; in
flammation of the brain, 405; murder, 14;
old age, 408; still born, 716; suicide,2s; small
pox, 524; gunshot wounds, 176.
The ages of the deceased were:
Under 1 year 44,2951Fr0m 40 to 50 years .1.282
From Ito 2 years 1 871". 50 to 60 years 1,017
2to 5 years— ..... 1.644 " 60 to 70 years 1,004
sto lOyears 871 " 70 to 80 years 721
10 to 15 years 321 " 80 to 90 years 851
" 15 to 20 years 880 " 90 to 100 years—. 78
" 20 to 30 years ...... .1,957 " 100 to 110 years—. 12
" 80 to 40 years 1,565
SUMMARY OF MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND
The following table shows the number Of
marriages, births and deaths in each month
of 1865:
Months.
January....
February...
Mara
....
Airy.......
June
July
September
October
November
December.
Total 6,864 15 428 17,169
The following table will exhibit a general
summary of the returns of the Department
for the past five years:
Years. Births. Marriages. Deaths.
1861 17,271 4,417 14,463
1862 14,741 4,662 15,097
15,293 5,474 15,788
16 64.„_ 15,591 6.712 17,532
1865 15,428 6,861 17,169
Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was
held at Sansom Street Hall to-day. The
meeting was called to order at 10 o'clock.
His Honor, Mayor McMichael, was
called to the chair.
Mr. Edmund Smith was elected Secretary.
The Secretary read the Annual Report.
[For the report in full, see first and last
pages.]
After the reading of the report, Isaac
Hazlehurst, Esq.,oflered the following reso
lutions:
Resolved, Tbat the report of the Board of Directors
be and the same is hereby accepted by this meetingl
and that it be published in pamphlet tor= for the WI
'ormation of the stockholders.
Resolved That the stockholders approve' of the
policy of tbeCompany disposing of its canals, or any
part of them, either by a sale or lease, and authorize
he Board of Directors to take such measures in refer.
ence thereto as they shall deem expedient.
Resolved, That the Directors are hereby' authorized
to take such measures as may seem to them best to
met t the obligations of the Company either by bor
rowing money or otherwise, under the limitation of the
chat ter.
Resolved. That tt e stockholders approve of the es
tablishment by the Company of a line of steamship*
between Philadelphia and Liverpool In connection
with the Pennsylvania Railroad, and refer the subject
to the Board of Directors to carry out the details le
such manner as in their opinion will best promote the
Interests of. the Company.
The resolutions were taken up separately /
On the reading of the first resolution Col.
James Page moved to amend by striking
out all after the Board Resolved,and inserting
a recommendation that the Report and
accompanying documents be referred to a
comm ttee of five stockholders, to be ap
pointed by the Chairman, to examine the
tame, and ascertain whether there are any
errors or omissions in regard to receipts
and expenditures, tto., and also to inquire
and report on the basis on which the extra
dividend of thirty per cent. of stock was
declared, and also to report upon the cause
for issuing ten per cent. of additional stock.
The amendment also empowers the com
mittee to inquire into the question of any
discrimination against Philadelphia and in
favor of Eastern cities, by the officers of the
Penna. Railroad.
Col. Page supported his amendment in a
speech of some length.
Theodore Cuyler, Esq. opposed the amend
ment and defended the policy of the Com
pany for the past twenty years. He
maintained that the pecuniary success of
he Company showed that the policy of the
,fficers was the true one. A thorough in
vestigation three years ago showed that the
affairs of the Company were most ably
managed, and the stockholders were per
fectly satisfied with that management. The
peaker thought the stockholders should
xpress their thanks to' the officers. [Ap
ause.] Instead of arraigning the Directors
*hey deserve our eulogies. [Renewed ap
plause.]
Colonel Page replied to Mr. Cuyler. As
Mr. C. had complimented him personally
said he did not like such an exhibition of
friendship. Mr. C. would, he thought, pat
Aim on the back with one hand and strike
him in the face (metaphorically) with the
ether. The Colonel thought the
accounts and policy of the Company should
be investigated at once.
Judge Jewett responded to Colonel Page.
He said that he had every confidence in the,
Board of Managers.
Mr. M. W. Baldwin opposed the appoint
ment of a committee. He didn't see that
any more confidence could be placed in such
a committee than in the Board of Directors.
Solotnon W. Roberts said that he was
one of the committee appointed at a pre
vious meeting. The reason that the com
mittee had done nothing was because it had
never been called together. He was not
opposed to investigation, but if it is to be
made it should be done in such a manner
as to protect the interests ofthe stockholders.
He thought that Col. Page's amendment
should be voted down. If an examination
is to be made it should be done by experts,
who should be paid liberally for their ser
vices.
879
246
515
J. Alex. Simpson opposed the amend
ment. The original resolutions propose a
vote of thanks to the officers of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, and nobody will say that
they do not deserve it.
Mr. John Hulme, a member of the Board
of Directors, explained that each member
had special duties assigned to him. Mr.
B. was chairman of theroad committee and
knew nothing . about the finances. If an
examination is to be made, it should be
done by a commission who ought tobe paid
handsomely for their services.
The question was then taken upon Col.
Page's amendment, which was voted down.
General George W. Cass said that he had
been familiar with the railroad interests .of
the country for a number of years. He had
heard this report read and if it was true, .of
which he bad no doubt, it deserved the
highest Commendation of the managers
from all railroad men. As President of the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail
road Company, he was familiar with the
policy of the. Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, and it had always discriminated
against New York and in favor of Phila
delphia. - - -
The resolutions of Mr. Hazlehurst • was
then adopted.
Mr. John M. _Kennedy offered the fol
lowing:
Resolved, That this meeting approves' of
the past policy of the Pennsylvania Rail._
road Company discriminating in favor;o'
the trade of Philadelphia, rd express thel
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY.
DRATHS.
Marriages. Births. Deaths.
505 1 309 1,373
560 1,250 1,510
• 537 1,845 1.864
529 _ 1,251 1,411
532 . 1,117 1,227
568 1,223 1,690
664 1,352 1,834
605 1,310 1,759
624 1,342 1,040
619 1,379 1,084
509 1.214 1,285
.... ...... 572 1,331 1,044
78,324 28,169 80,104
desire that this policy should be maintained
in the future by the Company.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Frazer Smith offered a resolution of
thanks to J. Edgar Thomson, President;
Thomas A. Scott and H. J. Lombaer.,
Vice-Presidents; to its Directors,Treasurer
and Secretary, and to its several heads of
Departments and to their subordinates, for
the ability and the fidelity with which they
have discharged their respective duties so
largely to the benefit of the city of Phila
delphia, and to the great pecuniary advan
tage of the stockholders of the Company.
Adopted.
Mr. Kennedy moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution relative to the
line of steamships was passed.
Agreed to.
General Cass thought we ought to
strike out the words "by this com
pany," so that the resolution will
read that this meeting approves of the
establishment of a line of steamships. He
said that if this line is to be maintained by
t he Pennsylvania Railroad Company it will
be run at a loss and will be a failure. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
never build HD Philadelphia. It requires
energy, ability and activity upon the part
of the merchants of Philadelphia to esta
blish this line, and to make it profitable.
General C. would go so far as to direct the
officers to aid the measure, but he was not
in favor of the Company assuming all the
responsibility.
Mr. Balder in contended that such a line
of steamships could be run with profit by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Mr. John M. Kennedy thought the entire
responsibility of the establishment of a line
of steamers should not be thrown on the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He
thought they ought to have the co-operation
of the mercantile people of this city, He
offered an amendment to the effect that the
Pennsylvania Railroad merely co-operate
in the establishment of a steamship line.
Mr. M. W. Baldwin thought the Directors
would not be bound by the resolution to
establish any particular kind of steamships.
If they wished to establish a line of tugs to
carry freight, they could do it, if, in their
discretion, they wished to. He urged with
great force the necessity of having an effi
cient steamship line.
Judge Jewett urged that we must have a
foreign market for the freight brought to
Philadelphia. If we look to anybody ex
cept the Pennsylvania Railroad it will pro
bably not be accomplished.
General Cass declared that the establish
ment of a steamship line required a united
effort, and that the city of Philadelphia
would not expect anybody to build up a
line without her help. There is a way to do
the thing, and it only needs the will on the
part of Philadelphia to do it.
Mr. Michael V. Baker thought the ways
heretofore adopted of establishing Phila
delphia steamship lines had been failures.
He had lost money in three lines already,
but he thought that if the Pennsylvania
Railroad would start the steamers to run to
Liverpool, it could be so arranged that it
would cost only $200,000, and W,OOO per
annum afterwards, and that the project
would pay.
Mr. Cuyler explained what efforts the
Pennsylvania Railroad had made to es
tablish steamcihip lines, and he urged that
tio efficient help wan to be looked for from
any parties save the company. "The line
let ns have; if we cannot get it without help
let us have it at all events."
Mr. Kennedy's amendment suggesting
merely the co-operation of the Board of Di
rectors in the establishment of a steamship
line was lost
The fourth resolution, as offered by Mr.
Razelhurst, was then adopted, as given
originally.
The meeting then, on motion, adjourned.
THE LOYAL LEGION.—The new order
called "The Military Ordef.of the Loyal
Legion of the United States," will celebrate
Washington's birthday at the Academy of
Music on Thursday. A number of distin
guished officers of the Army and Navy have
accepted invitations, and the Ist City Troop,
National Guard regiment and other military
organizations will be present in uniform.
An oration by General Chamberlain and a
poem by Private Miles O'Reilly will be
among the exercises, and it is expected
there will, in addition to the military, be a
large attendance of civilians including
ladies. The programme is as follows,
'I be doors of the Academy will be opened at 11 o'clock
A. M. Companions of the order and Invited guests will
enter the Academy from Broad street, and will assem
ble in the Foyer at 11.30 A. M.
l ilitary organizations will occupy the parquet.
Ofticers of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps are
respectfully req^ested to appear In uniform,
The badge of the reception committee of military and
naval guests, will be red; that of the reception commit
tee of civil guests, white; and that of the reception
committee of military organizations, bine.
'5 be celebration will be conducted in the following
order:
Music will commence at 11.45 A. M.
Prayer, by the Reverend Matthew Simpstm, D. D.,
Bishop of the hi. E. Church, Pennsylv ania
Music.
Oration by Major General Joshua Lawrence Cham
tit riain, of Blaine. late commanding First Division,
Filth Lorps, Army of the Potomac.
Poem, by Llentet ant Colonel Charles Graham
I - lalplue. of New York, late Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral 11. S. V., and Chief of Staff, Department of the
Scutb
Muslc
.e male.
By order of the Commander,
GEORGE CADWALADER, H. 0. L. L. 11. S.
We have already .published a brief synopsis of the
objects of the Order of the Loyal Legion, but a repeti
tion at this time may be appropriate. The fundamen
tal principles of tbe Order are:
Atrat. A firm belief and trust in Almighty God; ex
tolli• g him under whose beneficent guidance the
sovereignty and integrity of the Union Dave been
maintained, the honor of the flag vindicated, and the
bir-rsings of civil liberty scoured, established and
enlarged.
Second. True allegiance% the United States of Ame
rica, based upon a paramount ri opect for the National
Constitution and laws and fidelity thereto, manifested
by the discountenancing of whatever may tend to
weaken loyalty, incite to insurrection, treason or re
bellion, or In any manner impair the efficiency and
permanency of our tree institutions.
Awriciat 111 The chj-crof this order shall be to
perpetuate the memories and associations of the war
waged In defence of the unity and inoivisibi Ity of the
republic; to strengthen tne ties offraternal fellowship
and sympathy formed from companionship•in-arms;
to advance the best interests of the soldiers and sailors
of the United States, especially of those associated as
members of this order, and to extend all possible re
fief to their widows and children; to foster the cultiva
tion of military and naval selenca: to protect every
where the rights and liberties of American citizen
ship. and to maintain always national honor, union
and independence.
ART. W. Sec. 6. The fundamental principles of
this order being recognized as the only test of loyal
citizenship. the disc“osion of sectarian or partisan
topics within the precincts- of a commandary is for
bidden.
in the order there are three classes: First, officers
*and honorably discharged officers of the army and
navy; Second, the sons of such members, or of officers
who were honorably discharged, and Third such
civilians as were of eminent service to the Govern
ment during the war In connection with the army and
navy. Of these latter there cant, we believe. be
more than one to each eight members of the first class;
and as honorary members they are not to be assessed
for either Initiation lees or annual subscription. This
brotherhood -premises, we think to be about the best
thing of the sort growing out of the war. It
is not to be a political machine for the benefit of any
party, and will therefore be powerful and respected.
ALLEGED HOTEL THlEF.—Davis Dun
wordy, hailing from Chester county, was
arrested, yesterday, in the Twenty-fourth
Ward, upon the charge of the larceny of a
coat from one of the rooms of the Pennsyl
vania Inn, at Thirty-fourth street and Lan
caster avenue. Upon his person was found
a. number of pawn tickets, Upon Which
several coats were recovered. The accused
was taken before Alderman Davis and was
held for a further hearing on Thursday
next.
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.-WIG. Hirst
was arrested last evehing at Fifteenth and
Shippen streets, upon the charge of robbery.
He had recently been discharged from a
vessel at New York, and while coming to
this city with a former shipmate, is alleged
to have robbed the latter of his pocket
book, containing $l5O. fairst will have a
hearing at the Central Station this after
noon.
CARL Scirunz.—This eloquent speaker
will deliver a lecture at Concert Hall on
Thursday evening next, before the "Social,
Civil and Statistical Association of the
Colored People of Pennsylvania," being
the third lecture of the course. His sub
ject will be "The Problem of the Day."
THE NATIONAL UNION CLUB.—This in
fluential Club has made arrangements to
visit Harrisburg, during the session of the
Union State Convention. An advertise
ment, in another column, gives the officia
notification of the trip to the members.
The President's Veto.
[From Today's Tribune.]
We call President Johnson as our first
witness—though there are many others—to
the fact that the Whites of the South too
generally regard the Blacks with contempt
and aversion. We think the President goes
too far when he asserts that the Whites
would rise again in insurrection and exter
minate the Blacks if the latter were admitted
to equal political rights with the former;
but that an antipathy very generally exists,
is beyond dispute. Only ' make the negro
know and keep his place "—under the heel
of a master—and the Southrons like him as
a man likes his dog or a wolf his mutton;
but let the Black seem to say, "I am a man,
and I claim all the rights of a man," and he
become "impudent," "insolent," presump
tuous ; and every White of the dueling,
deep-drinking, gambling class feels obliged
to "take him down." If servile and cring
ing, he is tolerated as a useful implement;
but he is allowed none of the rights of Hu
manity.
The late slaveholding class are kinder to
the Blacks than the Poor Whites; but too
many of them feel sore, sad and savage
about these days. They went to warfor the
right to carry slaves everywhere: they have
come out of it with the right to hold slaves
nowhere. So forcible an illustration of the
Spanish saying that "Men sometime go out
for wool and come home shorn," has not
before been given in a lifetime. The late
slaveholder will in time be friends of the
slaves; but it is not reasonable to expect
this just yet. Their slaves were the better
part of the property of many if not most of
them; and they have been swept away in
an hour. It is worse than if they had been
carried off by pestilence '
or even run away;
for the bereaved master sees his ex-slaves
about him daily, happy as clams at high
water, and not at alt conscious that any
thing has been lost or any calamity in
curred. The masters have submitted to in
vincible power; bat they do not affect to
lick the hand that his so heavily smitten
them. They are behaving as well as could
be expected, but not, -in many instances,
nearly so well as could be wished.
The Freedmen's Bureau is the Nation's
right arm, gently but firmly outstretched
to keep the peace between these warring
classes. its principal objects are three: 1.
To save the Blacks from famine, abuse and
massacre. 2. To set them at work. 3. To
see that they are kindly treated and fairly
paid for their labor. It is a gigantic enter
prise, and has achieved a marvelous suc
cess. Hundreds of thousands are now in
dustrious and comfortable laborers, with
roofs over their heads and food in their
cabins, who would have been prowling,
thieving, hunted, famishing vagabonds in
the absence of the Bureau. It has patiently
and generously disabused the Blacks of the
notion that that they are to share their mas
ters' lands and goods; it has planted schools,
inculcated obedience and diligence, anti
been foremost in all the good that has lately
befallen the South. If three million bales
of cotton are made this year—and we judge
bat there will be—the Freedmen's Bureau
will have given us at least one-third of it,
worth not less than $100,00P,000 in gold.
Yet the President has vetoed the bill pro
viding for the continuance and greater effi
ciency of this Bureau. We deeply regret
this; and we think he will live to regret it
even more keenly. For this veto will be
understood by all that is brutal and ruffianly
at the South as giving license to any abuse
and oppression of the blacks that white
malignity and rancorous hate can devise.
It will be understood as a proclamation of
license to the meaner whites to wreak their
malice or their lust upon the hapless and
betrayed blacks. There are thousands of
innocent persons now living whom this
veto consigns to a painful death before the
close of the current year.
Of course, the Freedmen's Bureau is
anomalous. There is no dispute as to that.
Nay, more: it indicates a blind, roundabout
way of doing partial justice, when complete
justice was (with the President's consent)
easier and safer. Three lines in the Federal
Constitution abolishing and inhibiting all
laws and ordinances that bestow or with
hold privileges because of Color, would be
worth several Freedmen's Bureaus. Jus
tice—Equal Rights—the recognition of his
Manhood—these the ex-slave wants—not
coddling and petting. Say, if you will,
that he must read before he can vote; but
then don't let White villains burn his poor
school-house. Say, if you will, that he must
have property before he can vote; but be
very careful that the law secures to him all
be earns, and give him every needed fa
cility for maintaining his rights. If you
deny him the Right of Suffrage because of
his ignorance, look well to it that you do
nothing calculated to p . erpetuate that ig
norance, and that you incite him to learn
by proffering him enfranchisement by the
reward of his diligence and acquirements.
In short, make your laws rigidly just,
then abolish your soup-houses. But until
then—,
Mr. Johnson has made a grave mistake.
He has relieved those who elected him of a
great responsibility by taking it on his own
shoulders. Hereafter, whatever wrongs
may be inflicted upon or indignities suf
fered by the Southern Blacks, will be charged
to the President, who has left them naked
to their enemies. Time will show that he
has thereby precluded a true and speedy
restoration of the South, and inflicted more
lasting misery on her Whites than on her
Blacks.
Arrival of the Belgian.
PORTLAND, Feb. 19.—The steamship Bel
gian. from Liverpool on the Ist inst., ar
rived at this port at-S o'clock this morning.
The steamer St. Lawrence, fromi London
has arrived.
F. L. FETHKRSTON.• Publisizr. -9
DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS
Nineteenth Annual Report of the Board
of Directors of the Pennsyl
vania R. R. Co.
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS.
OFF/OE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BALL
ROAD COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, Feb
ruary 17th, 1866.—T0 the Stockholders of the
Pennsylvania Bailroad Company :—The fol
lowing Statements exhibit the earnings and
Expenses during 1865, of the Railways and
Canals owned and leased by the Pennsyl
"anis Railroad Company.
The Treasurer's account annexed to this
Report will show the financial condition of
he Company.
Pennsylvania Railroad, and Branches
Worked by it. Except the rhiladelphisi
and Erie Railroa.'.
EARNINGS.
From Passengers, Piratelass, $4,055,872 06
" Emigrants ..... 118,350 81
---- 54,174,192 87
United States Troops 1,278314 GO
" " —. 80,130 55
Exprses onder Contract , .5113 410 00
Extra Express Freight, 370,313 85
" General Freight
" Miscellaneous Sources
Total Earnings...._
CON - DUCT.O.IO TRANSPORTATION.
For Ordinary Expenditures y 3,490,847 t 7
Erection ofFassengerarid
Freight Stations, and exten
sion of existing Buildings_
MOTIVE POWER.
For Ordinary Repairs and Re
newals, inclnains l I new En
gines, COEding• e 254,142 12,
charged to this account to
meet depreciation, &c.: also,
erection of the Machine Shop
and Engine House, at West
Philadelphia.
For Additional Tools and Shop
Machinery, chiefly. outfit of
Pbiladelrhla and Erie Rail-
For Additional Locomotives
purchased for Philadelphia
and Erie Railroad and other
Railroads,
TM,TANCE OF CABS.
*For Ordinary Repairs and
Renewals, including the
erection of the Car Shops at
West Philadelphia...__......._.
For Additional Freight Cars...
For Additional Passenger
Cars
ILLIWTENA.NCE OF LOAD,
For ordinary repairs of Rail
way, and renewals of Struc
tures... .
For additional aecond track
and sidings...._
General
Total expenditures connected
with the business of the
Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, inclodingaddition
to the facilities for transpor
tation on its own road and
that of the Railroads it
operates. ___._ ........ -.
Orr es Earnings.. 617 459 69 49
.....................
'total ordinary expensee.-...-1106&i.,97:1 Si ' 4
Total extraordinary expenses.
consisting of additional
second track and sidings, ad
ditional Locomotives.
Leaving a balance....
The gross revenue of the line for as
equal to $48,768 62 per mile of main line of
road, (358 miles), and exceeds in the aggre
gate that of 1864, q 2,700.111 83.
This increase is $839,297 73 upon Passen
gers and Emigrants; $3,300 39 upon United
States Mails; $831,566 05 upon ordinary, and
$138,312 73 on Express Freights; $767,070 72
upon United States Troops; and upon Mis
cellaneous Receipts $120,564 2L
The whole number of Passengers carried
over the road during the year was 2,861,836,
and the everage distance traveled by each
Passenger, 71 5-10th miles.
The number of tons of Freight moved (in
cluding 243,104 tons of Fuel, and other ma
terials transported for the Company,) was
2,798,810, embracing 1,074,757 tons of Coal.
The decreasa in the Coal traffic is =,025
tons, and the whole tonnage'of the road ex
ceeds that of last year, 33,934 tons.
The ordinary expenditures for working
and maintaining the Company's roads were
$10,881,930 04, which is equal to 62 32-100ths
per cent. of their revenues, or, including the
expenditures for construction done on its
own line, and the outfit of the Philadelphia
and Erie and other Rai'roads,76 6-1000ths per
cent.
The earnings of the Company's Canals
were :
- -
From Susgtidlumna Division 1140,912 38
From Juniata Division 22.186 42
From Western Division (now abandoned) 105 001
From Miscellaneous Source= 17,811 58
Total Earnings. 11181,01 a :419
Against Vows 23 in ISfit.
The cost of maintaining, enlarging and
operating the Canals, was
For Susquehanna Dlvision
For Juniata Division
•
For Western Division
Showing a loss during 1865 of $98,828 13.
This loss is wholly due to an extraordinary
freshet that occurred in March last, upon
all the tributaries of the north and west
branches of the Susquehanna, causing a
rise in the main river at Harrisburg, three
feet above any p-evioui flood upon record,
destroying navigation upon tee only profi
table portion of the Company's Canal until
July.
Tile Company has owned the Pennsylva
nia Canals since August, 1857, during which
time they have yielded revenue amounting
to $1,882,826 72. and have cost for repairs
and renewals 81,886,208 73 showing a small
loss in operating them up to the let ultimo,
Included in these expenditures, however,
is the cost of enlarging the Susquehanna
Division, and rebuilding the structures
upon the whole line, nearly all -of which
had been suffered to fall into decay by the
original owners of these works. It is pro
posed to continue the enlargement of the
Canal as far west as Huntingdon, to meet
the demands of the coal traffic from the
Broad Top and Allegheny coal fields', as
fast as it can be done without trespassing
upon the net revenue of the Railroad. This
object could be effected at an earlier date by
the organization of a separate Company for
these works, and raising by a mortgage
upon them the amount necessary for 'this
'enlargement. The Canal when so enlarged
will be of increased importance -in the de
velopment of the mineral resources of the
interior,affording as it will the capacity for
the passage of boats of double the present
tonnage with a comparatively slight increase
in the cost of moving it to the transporter.
As the bituminous coal fields of Pennsylva
nia, are aborit twice the distance - from.tide
water at Philadelphia, that the anthracite
coal fields of Schuylkill county are, this
Company has felt the iniportance of thus
tahffeo
former rdin g a
article cheaper water transportation of
*This includes $62,148 49 expended on care in use oa.
the Rbiladelpb la and iftle Railroad.
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11,193,568 37
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146 463 56
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