THE CINCINNATI CONFLAGRATION. Total Destruction of the o.peragouse BURNING OF OTHER EDIFICES:, EXCITING INCIDENTS. The Losses, Accidents, &c iFrorri the Cineinriati:Timeti, of Friday Evening.] - - One of the greatest calamities our city has lately known is comprised in the disaster which, under the cover, of darkness, visited our city last night. Merchants and Manu facturers may build and invest their capital, and the destruction of their premises is a sad loss indeed. Yet, but few mea engage in an enterprise involving the outlay of hundreds of thcusands cifdollars, where the return is of an uncertain character, and to a great ex tefrt dependent on contingencies which are as changeable as the wind. In the building of the Opera House, we may well believe that Mr. Pike had in view 'the erection of an ornament to our city, as well as a monu ment which would endear him to the me mory of our people long after he had passed away. He came to our city from New York about 1843, a stranger,and invested his means first in the wholesale dry goods business,locating himself on Third street, opposite the Henrie House. Not finding this commensurate with his energies, he soon after engaged in the distilling business, and from his profits in this trade he accumulated the vast means which have made him one of our wealthiest citizens. From the beginning it seemed with Mr. Pike to be an object to make himself pro minent among our people' as one who came to identify himself with the interests of the city, and the result shows how far he has suCcetided in accomplishing such a result. The building of the great Opera House was such an undertaking as would have been entered upon by the fewest of persons, even of the liveliest business capacity. Yet it had long been a darling project of his,and unaided, he considered himself fully equal to the task. So it was begun. The im mensity of the design was almost a secret to our people, until, at last, like the uncovering of some vast statue, it burst upon their view,-the most magnificent institution of the kind in the United States, and not, perhaps, having its superior in the world. How far it has ever been made to pay an interest on the original cost—some three hundred and fifty thousand dollars—we are linable to say, we only know that it has al ways. been pointed to by our citizens with pride, that it' as always been among the first objects of interest asked for by _strangers, and—that it is gone, nothing but a mass of blackened walls now remain ing to mark where it stood. Many persons may build large commer cial establishments, send up stone after stone in the erection of almost palatial dwellings, but it required S. N. Pike to build the Opera House, We have no hesitation in saying that if it was not for him Cincinnati would never have seen such an institution, Even an organized association would never forkenturies to come have built it with so much taste, and so apportioned it without regard to care or elpense. How far he had succeeded in his anticipations we know not, We can only say that the Queen City has lost its brightest architectural ornament, ' that blackness and ashes mark where it good; In person, Mr, Pike is . a delicately-built man, of about forty years of age, and we believe was engaged in bOilless York before his arrival at the West, His .demeanor is always of the quietest character, strictly unostentatious, and apparently self reliant to a degree seldom found among men. In dress always neat, but without display, he would scarcely be recognized, so young and unassuming, as being possessed of those characteristics which fully distinguished him since he came into our midst, During the conflagration, last night the equanimity of Mr. Pike never forsook him. He saw the beautiful fabric he had erected melting away before the terrible element, but, like a philosopher, he smoked his cigar. apparently as impassioned a spectator as Hooked upon the scene. The Opera House is not the only evidence of the good taste of Mr. Pike in his adorn ment of our city. On Fourth street, below Smith, he built a row of elegant residences, of the latest style, the object of admiration to all who pass that way. Notwithstanding the matter referred to above, the regular business engagements of Mr. Pike never flagged. His large rectify ing establishment went on from day to day, and never a steamer left our wharves but carried away his stock as a parcel of • its freight. Up all the Western rivers with the landing of the steamers, oat went some of "Pike's Best," or his :'Magnolia," and from that we may readily believe he made his immense fortune. He has the sym pathies of the entire community in his great loss. Even as we write, at a late hOur of the ' morning, the engines in the streets, and the multitude attracted by the news which has reached from hill to hill pours along the pavements amid the rain. Stream after stream goes down upon the blistering debris, and the ascending steam floats away a tribute t , ? the institution we Shall'never Arr i ew again. The Otigin of the Flrev - , . There have been many theories„advanoef!, as to the prime cause of the explosion Pand fire: Several persons who were it atten dance last night at the performaMce of the spectacular . drama., Afidsummer's Night's 'Dream, report that during the representa tion of the last act of the play, there was, somewhere about the stage, a strong escape of gas, which was perceptible through the ballet part of the act, and continued till the curtain fell, The vast audience dispersed quietly at about half-past ten o'clock, After eleven o'clock, private watchman James McKinley, who was near the rear of the Opera House, heard an explosion not unlike the collapsing of a gas meter or the concus sion that would be naturally produced by the andden collision of gas and flame, in an apartment of prescribed or co Li ndensed mits. The force of this explosion was so great, that almost the entire rear of the Opera House was blown out, and thrown corn ' pletely across Baker street. Watchman McKinley ran from where he then was to the corner of Fourth and Walnut, where he turned in an alarm of tire from Box 34; as immediately following the explosion, flames • were seen to rise up - and spread theirforked and furious tongues on all sides, as if eager for a prey which could be easily devoured. Michael Toohey, private vvatchman of the Opera House, reports that between the time the audience was dismissed and the explo sion and conflagration, he went through the entire building and, turned oft' the gas. Evi dently there was a leak in the gas some where, for, as we have already stated, thie --was discovered by some of the audience 'during theperformance of the last act of the play. The, truth of the origin of the explo snon will perhaps remain a mystery, as the Eames spread with such rapidity as to de stroy-- all•vestiges or clue that might have ledsto a solution of the question. The Opera Souse. 1%. The loss here is over a million of dollars, on which there is insurance of $38,000. Nothing is left to the proprietor; of oil' that magnificent property, save the smoking rums, fire-Covered ground:4 and desolate walls, Ween`l!fr. Pike heard thealarin he was in hie room in the Burnett Honse, fronting on Yinestroet, Looking out he eayr the lia tnee • rushing in a flood through the roof, in the neighborhood of the ehimney-stack. While he was upon the mtreet, for a few minuttee; some Scoundrel picked his'pocket of a valu able *etch.); Heiewedllie tremendous scene, in which a million of .':his property was vanishing, from the rodf- of the - Blrnet House,,wlt4' more ealumeia than the majority of the mnititude of spectators. Whatever a daunt less spirit and an unwearied energy ou•his part can do, to repair his great loss, will cer airily be done. Mr. Norris Simmonds, acting manager of the'OPera House - ..passed over the 'stage after the audience had retired, and there were no signs of fire. He had scarcely left the building when hearing,a noise like the rushing - of a•nalghty:storm, he rni back• - to the auditorium to find it a whirlwind of flames. • The money and valuable papers con tained in the safe are' all that - were saved out of the immense wreck, of the dramatic and operatic temple—a pitable saving in comparison with this loss to an individual and to the city. Destruction on - Fourth Street. Among the fortunate, we can mention the firm of W. B. Clapp & Co., Jewelers. Yes terday they moved their stock from the old building, No. 81 Fourth street, into the second.story of Sprague's Building, and bad the insurance policy transferred.' Their old headquarters were totally de aitroyed. On the upper side of Fourth street, S. Wilson, Cloak ltanufacturer had his stock damaged, by fire`and water, to the extent of $2,000, but the loss is fully covered by in surance. The roof of C. W. Deland's extensive dry goods establishment was slightly . damaged by fire and the stock of goods injured by water, but the insurance on the establish ment covers all loss. The Buckeye Billiard Saloon in the second-story of Pike's Opera House was tatally destroyed. Loss $lO,OOO. Partly in sured.. Niblett & Atkinson, 81 West Fourth, lost all, amounting to $lB,OOO. Insured for $lO,OOO. R. W. Carroll t.t, Co., tlie well-known book publishers, suffered heavily. Little of the stock was saved. Loss amounts to $120,000, on which there was an Insurance of $70,000. A. C. Peters Ak Co., music dealers, are heavy losers. Their stock of music and mu sical instruments were consumed, and at present they are unable to estimate their damage. Among the articles lost were the plates for printing sheet music, which Mr. Peters had been gathering for the past forty years. We may here mention that this firm will immediately resume business, having moved their office to the establishment of W. C. Peters, on Fourth, near Walnut. The insurance on this establishment amounts to $30,008. F. P. Haldy, boot and shoe dealer, has a stock on hand valued at $15,000, the greatest get of which is injured by water. Insured for S6,N O . which fully covers all loss. A. J. agrk's gent's furnishing cd establish ment damap, water, loss slight; but on : account of tie a bsence of Mr. Clark, who is now East, we can give no estimate of his loss or insurance. S. N. Holmes ct• Co., wall paper Osiers, occupied the building next to the Opera House, on the east, well known as "hide. pendence Hall," and formerly occupied iv No, 3, volunteer tire company, This build. lug was well cleaned out by the flames, Messrs, Holmes' stock was valued at $40,., 040, on which there an insurance of 15,000, In the second story of this building way the piano room of D, IL Baldwin. The stock on band consisted of twenty.two pianos one of which only was' saved, Nir. Baldwin can at present give no idea of his loss / but thinks the insurance on his stock ...di nearly cover tllb entire loss. Adjoining this building in the rear, were a number of shops occupied by artisans of different kinds, all of whom to a great ex tent were slightly damaged. J. C, Holland, show card writer, slightly damaged. No insurance. John ileatson map and chart publisher, damaged by water. No insurance. S. H. Parvin, advertising agent, loss Morrison t Crowther, silver platers and engravers, were damaged slightly, but will not be prevented from carrying on business. TbPy were fully insured. Strauss, artist, in third story of Pike's building, lost a number of valuable paint ings, valued at $3,000, on which there was no insurance.• The fine Commercial College of Bryant, Stratton & DeHan, in the top story of Pike's building, lose all, amounting to about $,.-4,01)0. No insurance. Harpel, printer, had a fine job printing establishment in the opera building, and was well supplied with presses and print ing material of great value, amounting to $B,OOO. All lost. No insurance. The business offide of the Daily National Union was in the second story of Pike's. and all the appurtenances connected with it were consumed. We did not learn the loss, but there was no insurance. In connection with the loss of the Xational Union, business room we may mention that W. P. Brannon bad some very valuable paintings hanging in this office, which were totally destroyed; as was also the fine medallion made by Louis H. Reed. 'lnc loss of J. W. Langley & Co. amounts to or about 0,000. on which there was an insurance of $3,000. - William Lee, boot and Shoe dealer ou Vine street, lost slightly by moving his stock, but the itnlOunt, is trifling. Sumner Co. and Philip Phillips ct. Co. lost their entire stock we understand‘ The Adams' Express Comany succeeded in saving their valuable books and papers, and money safes. They baVe resumed busi ness at No. 113 West Fburth street, between Vine and Race streets. Business is totally suspended on the square between Vine and Walnut, and the police are there, busy preventing intruders from interfering with the firemen. We may here mention that the Engine No. 4 was the first to arrive at the scene of conflagration. ' Strowbridge . Gerlach, :lithogFaphers, - had all their stock consumed. Their loss is estimated at $lO,OOO, on which there was no insurance. The "Do You Smile" Saloon, next west of the Opera House, was totally consumed; loss. small and not insured. J. W. Lanley .1;', Co., tobacep dealers, were 'in the same building, and lost all their stock, which, we are informed, was fully ' insured. • John J. Wilson, machinist, occupied the third story of old "Independence Hall," in the rear, and had a stock of sewing, ma-. chines and other light work on hand, all of which were consumed; not insured. Enquirer Office, The flames communicating tothe Eng teir et• office building through the rear, we are un able to give an exact account of the progress of the devouring element—but the destruc tion of the establishment and building was speedy and complete nought but the im mense hollow >shell .formed •by the still standing outer walls remains of what but yesterday was a metropolitan, newspaper printing house. Much will still be saved, no doubt, by the praiseworthy exertions of the firemen, who are still playing upon the sightless ruins in hopes • of subduing the heat of the still burning embers and saving what valuable property may lie buried be neath. Topmost upon the ruins of this establish ment- lies apon its edge in a reelingiosture, the huge iron safe, strange to say, in , a per fect state of preservation, and its contents unscathed. It, is feared, however, 'that' the four-cylinder Hoe press, if unwarped by the • tames, lien heneat , h• the •Varning M a " a THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN ; PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MARCH 26,1866. flooring and crushing weight of brick, is in 80-brOlonAnidition as to render it utterly useleaa liereafter. The _Enquirer office is in sured 1038,000, and had on hand $50,000 werthiof - Orin ted m a tter and: - printing mate l , -- rlaltsciflvhich $lB,OOO worth belonged to'Jnd: Robinson' Circus. Four boxes of 'show; billiwere only yesterday delivered to Li Man's Circus Company. The EAquirer building wax owned by the publishers, Messrs. Ferran.' & McLean, though not the ground upon which it stood, the lease expiring some two years hence. Many of the printers and attaches of the 15111 - 6 e only saveil:theinSeWee_bki. lareelpP.. tate flight from the house--some of them leaving their shoes and other wearing it - p; panel behind. Jones and Hart, - Wood - _Engravers.- Who have been carrying on .their business on the second floor of the :Enquirer build ingclost everything within it; the extent of which we are now unable to aiscertain,saVe that Beri. D. .Tones; journeyman,, estimates his loss n -tools, `ready work, and some little personal property, at $200: this comparatively heavy loss, he bears with becoming nonchalance. - The office, on the same floor, of Johnston & Co., meat packers and suipping mer chants, stands nnaccessible, except by lad ders from withoutbilt, strange to say, es caped all damage, except by water. The fine oil paintings are still smiling npon their walls, and all effects and furniture in their proper placesou Baker street. The roof of a small tenement, near Vine, used by Mr. lanpkijas as.an addition to his paint, shop, on the corner of Vine and Baker streets, was crushed through; the damage is easily repaired at n'small Oost. Adjoin ing this latter, is a stationery and book wa.reroom, in which was stored a consider •able stock, owned by W.. 11. - Keeler, which escaped with no greater loss than is caused by general confusion and rough handling. Further east on Baker street were sundry houses occupied for gambling and drinking purposes, which are leveled to the ground— some falling from the effects of the intense heat, others burning down. We have no means of ascertaining particular damages, brit in the ease of these, unlike Mr. Pike, the owners are the only real sufferers by the de struction.- The old African Chureh, adjoining the publishing house of W. B. Smith it Co., corner of Baker and _Walnut streets, lately occupied by the Adams's Express as a sta ble, is also totally destroyed. Both the carpenter shops and the black smith shop, adjoining the old church, were owned by Mr. Peter Moore, who carried'on the last-named establishment and one of the two carpenter shops; we could not learn the name of the tenant o the other. The black smith shop was worth something like a $l,OOO, but Mr. Moore's entire loss cannot fall short of $B,OOO, and to the best of our knowledge, is not insured. In addition to this, somo three of Mr. M.'s journeymen sustain respectively a loss of some forty dollars in tools which were their one. One of the immense wagons of the Adams Ex press, laden with merchandise of considera• ble value, was drawn out of the old church building just time to escape the flames, by a few private citizens making themselves useful, At halfpast eleven we were witnessing the performances at the Varieties, when the report of the explosion was heard, and us several of the audience looked up at tht windows, the light was seen so plainly they imagined the lire was close by, mouth i t 1110.4: OP oino 110)011illg co, The eiy 0011 lake up by that house, and all made knish for theexit; what followed we ca& scarcely tell, as tit breath was near being (lashed out of us by the jam, hut, fortunately, we succeeded in getting out, and hurrying to Fourth and Vine streets, discovered that the' Open House was all,in flames in the rear, and the back walls blown out and across the street from the force of the explosion; the cause of which wa4 Qariously stated. Some said it was caused from the patent. apparatus for making gas; that it explcded while some one was experimenting with it. Other i °ports were that While lighting one of the burners in the 'rear of the building, the pipe leaked, and the flames running up it caused it to btirst. But again, statements were made Which are better founded—that one of theses pipes leaked, and on taking alight into the room an explosion ensued, blowing out the rear of the building and setting everything in a blaze in a very few minutes. On our arriving on the ;ground scarcely twenty persons had collected, but they soon came in from every direction. 'The. flames now roared in perfect fury, and mounted the roof, which cracked and coiled up in nieces, and tumbled in by cakes. The engines now arrived on the spot and commenced working, but the Opera building was under too full headway. A heavy iron bar was now forced through the door int.:) the lower story occupied by the Adatbs' press Company, and as the clerks who sica there saw their time was short, they i ame diately ran out the safes and mousy to the Bank of the Ohio' Valley. By, this timo thousands were in the vicinity, all gazing with wonder and amazement at the scene of destruction before them. As. the %vans in the rear fell they crushed in the buildings in the rear:And set them on tire also. They were a carpenter shop, blacksmith shop,and the Adams'.Express Company's stable. The roof and part of the wales of the opera House now fell in, filling the horizon with a dazzling column of light, sparks and cin ders. The multitude at every fall of any walls rushed back on each other, as though they expected a brick was 'coming in their hats any minnte, and JAiseon as the fright was over would again go se near that their lives were. in danger. By this time the buildings to the west of the theatre were all in a blaze, 'and every few minutes lurid flames and colunrns of smoke would rise, followed by the crash of walls and an eddy ing pillar of of sparks. The wind was blow ing fresh from the southeast, and the burn .ing papers, Cinders and sparks wore taken across Fourth street in myriads and lodged on the tops of a number of the buildings across Fourth'street, and also Vine. The Ga'...ette office stood the shower of burning sparks and pieces of wood with • great composure. The hose,- shovel and broom were kept at work on the roof steady till the ,worst was over. The Burnet house roof was filled with spectators, and a large ratinber of buckets, filled with water, stood around ready for - use. The top of the Post Office and several adjacent buildinge were crowded with peoPle, and a perfect host of people were gazing on the last scene and last playing at the Opera House. By this time the buildings in the rear were all in ablaze, and theEneuirei,build ,ing pronounced gone, but:three or four fire men were sent into the third-sttiry of that building' to work with the hose; but the fire was gaining rapidly, in Spite of their eilbrts, and the walls about to fall. The' spectators seeing this, shouted from one end to the other of the street for them to come out, which they finally acted on just in time. The rolls of paper, type, &,c could be seen slowlY but surely consumed. The 'dames-were now raging on Third street, Baker street, Fourth and Vine streets, and on both'sides of the Sprague building, which was under, the most intense heat, but being built of double walls it withstood all. A - window' near the top of the house was opened, and from it a stream of water was kept running down the walls and on the Enquirer building. Walls now cracked and fell , on all side.s, and as' they did SI), a shout arose from-the multitude.. On On Baker street, directly across from the Enquirer oflice, was a small frame building, which was occupied as a paint shop, and a hose was carried to the roof of it and worked with great effect on the Enauirer building till the flames were got under. One man remained, throughout, on u roof, and jus Incidents and Accidents. as be was in the act of crossing it, the side walls of the Enquirer building fell out, Par. of which landed on the roofof the stop: and crushed it in instantly. The man came dpw . n - With it,„ and landed without any haju '•ry.'fHeMade a hasty edit into the street. At the - timiiif the explosion, a lot of fire works were carried from the shake room of Pike's onto the roof ofthii Post Office. A stack of trunks, baggage, „etc., - was, piled up on the pavement on Vine street, taken'from the building near by that were thought in danger. A fist-fight occurred . in Baker street between two pugnacious characters, ai'adwh - S - _settled_ by twoj-pblidenien hiking the gentlemen off.We saw some of our friend's Who were_ Working in the Enquirer office at the time the fire broke out, out --doore and - letaking seatie:Witheitt- their full suits of clothing. Some of the stores'did well by getting out their own hose and play ing en the walls and roof of their, building. Pitchers of water' were" brought - hito re quisition on the building' occupied as a. gambling house, on Third street; times were, desperate, and that was the ; biggest game of chanee that has . ..yet been played there. The crowd were very eager on the house-tops, and we heard of a young man having a narrow escape with his life. In his eagerness to see an engine running past on the street, he stepped, p . artly over the edge of the cornice ,in the dark, and was snatched from deata by a friend, who, fortunately, stood near by. Soon after the fire began, the cornice of the Opera Building gave way, and it was reported two men were crushed under it, as, a general tumult and confusion prevailed, but subsequent information proved the re port a canard. Another man is believed to be smothered under the ruins. The one injured by the, falling of the cornice was taken to Landy's gallery, and from there to Messrs. Suire & Eckstein's_drug store ' and his wounds were there dressed by Dr. Bins croft. He was delirious, but gave his name as Jack Wilson, and his residence 'on north side Georg° street, between Central avenue and John. His right lbot was severely mu tilated, and his recovery is considered doubtful, as he is also injured internally. John Morewood, fireman,,of No. 14, fell through a floor of the Opera Home and was severely hurt. Mr. Peter Brogan had a leg fractured near the hip, and it is considered he is in danger of not recovering. Mr. Charles Bright was struck by a part Of the wall and had his skull fractured badly. Many tell of different narrow escapes, but further than the above we can as yet learn of no additional casual ties. (From the Cincinnati Gazette of Saturday.] The following gives about as correct an estimate of the losses in the aggregate, as can, in the present state of affairs, b ar rived at Opera House, proper, - - $l,OO ,009 A. C. Peters & Bros, .• - - ,000 R. W. Carroll & Co., - - - 12.3,000 Sumner A: Co., - - - - 40,00 Adams Express Co., - - 100,000 Harpel & Co. ' - - - 15,000 Bryant, Stratton - - 8,000 Strauss (paintings), - - - 3,000 Buckeye Billiard Room, - - 12,000 J. IL Hawley, - - - 2 500 J, Clark, • - - - - 5,000 Niblett kt Atkinson, - ' • - 18,040 Baldwin it Co., - - 5 H, Holmes & SOn, - - • - 40,000 J. Y, Langley, - • • • 7 1 0 Whaley, 10,0) fifthly, • • • • • • 15,0 M Phillip, 20 00 Engturer Nike, • • • • 150,0 X) Strovidige kt Co. * • • 240 Other losseo, * • 25 OW Total, $1,796,00) Messrs, Evans Lindsay, insurance agents, furnish us with the following list of the companies lOt by tbelirel and the 411liount lost by nil ROME COMPANIES. Globe, . . s 6,soo;Gezmania, . $15,000 National, . . 11,000!Ham. County, 5,50 J Lafayette, . B.soolEuterprise, . IS,OOO Citizens, . . 7,000; Washington, . 5,000 American,. . S,soo;Queen City. . 13,000 Ohio Valley . 13,0001 Commercial, . S,OOO Buckeye, . . 12,3001N1agnolia, . 7,500 Western, . . 13,0001 Cincinnati, . 14,000 Franklin, . 10,000P?ferchant's and Fireman's, . dio lianufact'rs, 10,000 Central, . . 4.sooiPeople's, . . 15,000 Foreign Companies. Evans & Lindsay's Agency, - $17,00 , ) Dr. Bonsai's Agency, - .- - 20,500 A. S. Reeves' Agency, - - - - 36,000 Enterprise, of Philadelphia, - 4,5,?(1 continental, of N. Y.. - - - 5,000 United Life, Fire and Marine, ' - 5,000 _Etna, - - - - . - - - 10,000 Royal, 3,000 Liverpool & London, - - - 0,000 The following shows the total: insurance , so far as-known: Horne Companies, - - - $205,000 Foreign Companies, - - - Z 9,000 Total, $.2‘,47,000 The total estimated loss as will be seen from figures given above is 1,7: 1 6,000, r)n this, so far as is known at present, there is only an insurance of 8291,000, making the total lcss of "t 1,491.1,060. While watching the destruction of his beautiful edifice, .on Thursday night, Mr. Pike had his pocket picked of a wallet which contained about $1.50. This can truly be said as adding insult to injury. All thosepersons mentioned in our issue of yesterday as having been injured by falling walls, are doing well, and will un doubted'. recover. . • WAI CHMI - AND JIEWELRY. LEWIS LADOMIT s T .. DIAMOND itALER & JEWELER, . varcitra, JEWELRY ta SILVER WARE, ' 1 WATCREB and JEWELRY REPAIRED. 802 Chestnut St..PUile. Has lust received a large and splendid assortment 01 • LADIES GOLD WATCHES, ' Some In plain cases, others heantifally enameled and engraved and others inlaid with diamonds. Purchasers wishing a handsome LADY'S WATCH will do.well to call at once and make ;a selection. R,RICEEI MODERATE. ALL WAltiliES WARRANTED. Also a large assortment of • G6ntlemen's and Boy's Watches, In Gold and Silver crxes. • - Ett66i3r & 'BR,OTtititt, 1 1 . 1 , ..22 CHRONOMETER, CLOCK AND WATCHMAKERS. • . No. n•it South Front Street, Have constantly nr. band a complete assortment of CLOCKS, &c.. fOr Railroads, Banks and Counting Houses, which they offer at, reasonable rates. N. B. Particular attention paid Jo the repairing or tine Watches - and Clocks: 231in.8m ififiTICEvVERY. 111 - rs. 323 end 331 South Sireet, ,, w • has a handsome assortment of ; SPRING MIL LIIIIIRY; Misses' and Infants''Hals 'artrl SOS, Velven3. Crapes, Ribbons, Feathers, Flowers. Frames,dr.e. mbrl-Ing • RETAIL DRY GOODS , . . , 4 • . . . . . - Fourth` and Arch • _NEW- GOODS FOR SPRING SALES J __ `AT PRICES TOMEET THE-VIEWS OF BUYERs ARE OPENING TO-DAY FOR S.l-°11.1 . 1N 4 SALES , .., ._ ..._.-TABILIONABLE NEVir-SILES. 2- ------- — NOVELTIES IN DESSBI3OO_ ,DS - - NEW STYLES SPRING SHAwLS. ' NEW TRAVELING DRESs GOODS, • FINE -TOCK OF NEW GOODS, MAGNIFICENT FOULARDS, SPLENDID BLACK SILKS. P. B.—The aboye are all new goods, and at prices to snit. z •MalUEgliagg 1866. Spring IP , portation• 1866. E N. KEDLES Has Just opened, . 111000 PIECES WHITE. GOODS - lln PLAIN, FANCY, t3TRIEED, PLAID and Figured Jaconets, Cambrics, Nainsook; Mad ties. Swiss, Mull and other Muslin, compris ing a =OHL complete stock to which the atten tion of purchasers is solicited as they are of fered at a large REDUOTtON from last SEA.- BON'b 100 pieces SHIRRED KIMMINS for Bodies. 100 pieces PIQUES Mall varieties of style and price from 00c. toll 50. 1300 PARIS °OFFERED SKIRTS, newest styles, of mysiwn importation. it6circi:foizooff•RfetizicS:4,n3 (ILOTBB, CASSIMERES AND COATINGS.—James ,Lee Invite the attention of their friends and others to their large and well assorted Spring: Stock, comprising, in part, COATING GOODS, Supera - 13, lack French Cloth. Colored Cloths, of all kinds, Black Tricot Coatings. - Fancy French Coatings, Super Silk Mixed Coatings, Tweeds, of every shade and quality. PANTALOON STUFFS. Black French Doeskins, the finest texture, Black French Cassimeres, the finest texture. New styles of Fancy. Cassimeres, Plain and neat styles Cassimeres. Mixed Does ins and Cassimeres. mik !timed and Plaid CasaLmeres, Cords. Beaverteens and VrAveteens. Cassimeres for Snits. all styles. Also. a large assortment or Goods expressly adapted to Boys' wear, for sale cheap. JA3L... & LEE, No. II North Second St., sign of the Golden Lamb. EygE &LANDELL, FOURTH AND ARCH, Maw Jost replensched their assortment of STAPLE HOUSEHOLD GOODS, And are now frail: prepared to &TR% families with GOOD..IITSES, BY Till. P GOOD SHIRTING LMENS. GOOD TABLE LINENS. 0001) BED TICKENGS. ' GOOD WHITE FLANNELS. GOOD ELSE BLANKETS. GOOD I)AM ARS NAPKINS. BUFF MARSEILLES OMITS. PINE MARSEILLES QUILTS. FINEST AND LARGEST WHITE DO" IRISH BIRD-EYE AND SCOTCH TO WM:LIG& NEW LOT OF BRILLIANTS, MA SSSEILLES, &e. •SPRLNG STYLE CHINTZES, PERCAT.wS, THE TIME AlcD PLACE TO BUY AITSLINS. lard-wide Heavy t nbleaeliel EIENIIn,IISe. Yard wide Heavy and Fine Unbleached Muslin, 2.5 and dwide Bleached Muslin, Es and 31c, Yard wide Bleached Muslin, best makes, Watnaulta, Williamsville and New York Mills, 4 and 104 Bleached Sheeting% 'Merrlmacks, and all the beat makes of Calicoes, .Calleaea ibr 12. 1 i, 14, 16 and Is% cents, Can and extiwine No trouble to show them, STOKE; tt WOOD, 702 Atch strett, .1.1*111.11.14.1. r ....44,,,“ n.,..• 1.. irNOENT BLACK ALI'ACAti, titi 63 land 1 sityerior 44 1 1 1 e 0 Ake Black A 00l Delillll6l. 1, 60 for finest 12 wide Black U11:0E111 , I 12 for BOY liptlngeades Wide Wool Debited, Ali' White Piques, rilliantes, Cambric, Plaids, ac, Heavy Nursery Diapers, some extra wide goods, Fine Towels; tkent Towels-a bargain, p and 15 Napkins are mach under value. Richardson's Heavy bit Ling and tine Prontini Linens. COOPER it OONARD t B. E. corner Ninth and Market streets, HALL & CO., 2S South Second street, have now open their Spring Stock of St an Is. . Open Centre Broche shawls. Open Centre Square Shawls. Filled Centre Square rhawis. New Styles of Shawls. spun Silk Shawls. Llama Wool Shawls. Cashmere Wool Shawls. • Perlin Wool Shawls. Long and Square Black Thlbet Shawls, in great va riety, wholesale and retail. E DWIN BALL & CO. 28 South ,lecond street, are opepug daily new Roods. Check Silks, Colored k; rounds. heck,S.lks. White Ground,. Rich 'Moire A ntioues. Rich Shades Plain Silks. Foulard Silks, rich styles. Silk and Linen Poplins. Black Silks,of all k in ds,for Cloaks. SILEs AT REDUCED PRICES. CARPETINGN 4 OiL CLOTM. CAM .1 3 3ErrING-S, OIL CLOTHS, 101[A.TrrIN erS. REEVE L. KNIGHT & SON, 607 CHESTNUT ST. CARD. The Cheapest Carpet and Furniture Warehouse in the City. CARPET'S. ' orL CLOTHS, HATTLNGS, - WTN DOW SHADES, art. a general assortraent.of Household Ft:nit - um H. R..-LEWIS, ; 141.34 MARKET STREET, fel9-9rat Pim Furniture Store belosojSth,:lower side PHILADELPHIA OIL CLOTH WORKS. Established in 1820. The um dertigned invites the attention of Dealers to th 4 most . deSirable stock of OIL CLOTHS to be fond in the Union; consisting of • Floor Oil Cloths, carriage Oil Cloths, Table Oil Cloths, Stair Oil Cloths, and Window Shades. THOMAS. POTTER, NANUFACTURER: Phlacda. Warehouse, liu. - 229 - Arch Street. New York Offc,e, No- 78 Duane 'Stieet ,miiiG-2lnp LIQUORS. RICHARD PENMAN'S' Ale, Wine and Liquor Vaults, 430 Chestn.ut Street; PHILADELPHIA. Established for the Sale of Unadulteri , ated Liquors Only. Special Notice to Families Richard Penistan's Celebrated, Ale, Porter and Brame- Stout, Now so much recommended by the Medical HacaltM for Invallas. 81. 25 PER . DOZEN. (These Bottles hold one Tint.) The above being of the very best inality, It must bO admitted the price L 3 exceedingly LOW. It is delivered to all parte of the city without arid* Brandies, Wines, Gins, Whiskies,aeotir; Warranted pure, at the lowest possible - rates, by the' Bottle, Gallon, or Cask. CRAISEPAGNEB of the best brands °tiered towel han by any other house. . On Braeght and In Bottles, • PURE GRAPE JUICE. Thia la an excellent article for Invalids It fa a mire' _ • cure for Dyspepsia. HAVANA. OIGILRIEL OLIVE OIL, BAY BITM, muunms, ae London and Dublin Porter and Brown Btoot—Engllskt and Scotch Ales. delZtraZ JUST OPENED, Penistan-'s Branch , Ale, Wine and Liquor Vaults, Nos. 37 and 39 South Third' Street, Philadelphia. Rear Entrance on Rank street. mbi PERKINS &FERNFf; 0 - DEA_LBES EXCLUSIVELY IN CALIFORNIA WINES, NO, 180 BROADWAY, N. Y.; Would rpectfully inform the public that our goodzt may be found in Philadelphia at the following houses 'SIMON COLTON & CLARKE, ROBERT BLACK, B OLLOCK & CRENSHAW, A ArR S R. WEBB, MITCHELL & PLETCHER, HAS&AILD & CO., THOM , SON BLACK & SON. felAwa., m„bri CONSTARTINE KAISER, No. 143 South Front Street; Iniporter and Dealer in RHENISH AND SPARKLING WINES, ockix,f,6m CLARETS, arm HER MAJESTY, CHAMPAGNE, J. DUNTON, 1 loi MTV PROT ST., 801.1 i AMT. Uri:NM—The attention of the trade solicited to the following very choice Wines, ex., for nalety JOI3IIII F. DIINFON, No. 151 South Front stress, above. Walnut MADEIDUE,-014 Tocros-, 8 nazis old. EICKEUIDES—CampbeII & Co., single, double sal triple Gra E. Crone V & Bons, Rudolph, TOpes, Rteg, C ron F. eßate. B Wlit 43—Valletta, Vlnho Velbo Real. Banton and Rebello Valente & Co., Vintages 18:6 to 1556. I (14Lumin.933.ETSa%—Cruse Freres and EL.l3lnophe Chati can VERTAOL xli.—G. Jourdan, Bev° & .ttUSCAT—de Front CIIAIIRAGNAIe—g% Irrony, "Golden SUVA de Venoge, tter SlsJesty ,:alunes thvorite brands. O.II93IPAGNE PIPER I-TFI - I)SIECK, constantly on hand: for sale by A. 'NIFRI - CC), Sole Agent for this State. mhls.lm* 140 South Front street. WHISKY.—Choice logs or old Wbens, irre and Bourbon Whi3k9. for Bale by E. P. ISIDDL.I3.! TON, 5 North Esoyr. Street. pia PERFUMERY. AMIJJAWRO Tfteik,4ol7 - ‘lsEktious .1 T. , - - * - ktr,A.E4p:.E . AFtwo:-..g., f ai t, SPIV: EYE, RY...V01 E • FURNITITRE AND BEDDING. GEO.- J. B. ENIi.E LS, Thirteenth and Chestnut Streets, FURNITURE virAm RE OUSE. A Large Assortment of ROSEWOOD DRAWUCG ROOM. FURNITURE, - WALNUT DRAWING ROOM FURNITURE, WALNUT DINING ROOM FURNITURE, WALNUT LIBRARY FURNITUsIE, WAIiNUT HALL FURNITURE, ROSEWOOD CILaMI3ER FURNITURE, WALNUT ANTIQUE FURNITURE. Prices are as low as the quality of the work will admit of GEO. J. HENVWf.S, nsh2-Lm Late of Nos. Sos and 811 CHESTNUT St. GOULD & CO.'S Celebrated Furniture Establishment is removed trona Second and Race streets to tbesplendidNEW DEPOT, No 37 and 39 N. Second street. (Opposite Christ Church.) Where they purpose selling for one year, at abon3 - cost. Elegant Furniture nt Fabulously Low Prices. .- Also at their Ninth and Market Streets Branch, where they are selling equally low, being about to en large the premises. GOULD & CO.'S EEFRISWEITtE DEPOTS. Nos. 37 and 89 N. SECOND Street, and Corner I'sTINTEf and MARKET. ROTISEICESPERS I have a large stock of every variety of Furniture which I willsell at reduced prices, consisting of PI , AIN AND VA RALE-TOP COTTAOE, SUITS. S. LNCT CHAMBER SUITS. pARIDE SUITS IN VELVET PLUSH._ PARLOR SUITS IN HAIR CLOTH. PARLOR SUITS IN REPS. , • , Sideboards' 21r - tension Tables, Wardrobes_ i Book-- ooes, attses, Lounges. Cane and Woodsea,,e' Chairs, Bed ads and Tables of every description. • I P. P. OUSTINE,' mhS-Sm N. E_ Corner Second and Race streets. •• 19.PRIING iIIATREbS BEST QUALITY AND STYLE, AND BEDDING OF EVERY DE'zCRIPTION, J. G. fuLLEn. m 1 ,3 7 a m 9 South SEMMITIT. street, OBOE PLOWMAN • ENTER AND BUILDER. 2 CJARTER And 141 DOOR ST r. . , ark, and Billwrfehtbig Frosaill - rsv-irr4 Machine. waded to. Pl=67;cs, BA.V=IG
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