AlF4l3ti' , 'THE I,,COURTS. _ ~ 4, ' • t:oomilitiklforii IN MINERS. important 13ecision. ea„ OF AGENTS. da (aparrart ,Sasstorts--Judge Ludlow.—This teaniag the following decielon was rendered di , done of•tocurnonwealth ex rd. Theo. E. and liaustns R. Tack vs. The Sheriff. The Judge ,ereiss--1 he relators have been held to bail to ea the charge of conspiracy. :has been sidd by writers of authority that ",..atutes 33 Edw. 1, s. 2, and 3.1 Edw. 1, a. 3, so ert . 4o they relate to conspirators, are to be con. I "VONA Iln force in Pennsj lvania; . while under *menet code, the Pamphlet section touching o the ;cli•ence is to iv found in Pamphlet Lam, 186, p. ia13,1. 128, wherein it is declared, "if two or •,•sa)pre persons shall falsely and maliciously con _Hire and ' agree to cheat and defraud any person , 11 Vr body corporate, of his or their moneys, goods, „ * bettels, or other property, or to do, any other "r-",,„"tinhouest, malicious and unlawful act, to the ' dite of another, they shall be guilty of a 10b Ais i u ; demeanor." Undoubtedly the first English statute is in af ' Totirmarice of the common law, and .it is to be re ' irgretted that neither the English statute nor our ri,•;nwn defiles the offence with accuracy; and while *,certain combinations have always been decided to be criminal, the judges have been, obliged from j.tfrne to'. time to enlarge the offence, so that iareavhile the limit may have been reached, each case lateral:Nit be decided by the circumstances surround ' r aising it, hi dear that a combination to do a criminal act is indictable, as is also a combination by un e 'Lawful means to do a lawful act. esi. , It on not per se indictable to raise he pice of oil on a given day, neither was it per se r an offence to combine honestl to do so; we must _,, therefore endeavor, under the evidence • produced a' '°& ,2 at ththishearing, to ascertain whether the relators have In any other manner broken the law. There is a class of eases in which the distinctive an feature of the offence is the motive which prouipts the combinatiomor. as Ch. J. Gibson re de marks in Commonwealth vs. Carliale,Brigh. 7 R. • p. N ; "What is the same thing, the object to be attained as a consequence of the lawful act." not Upom this principle the act of an individual aid , may be lawful, and yet if he combine with others „,to do the eagle act, with an intention to cheat - C 9) and defraud another, or to benefit, the consnira -4 Tip tore to the prejudice of the public, by force, fraud sic or menaces, intended to effectuate a purpose, or when: "prejudice and oppression are the natural and I. a' indictabl neceesarffence.v conee,quences,” ho may commit an e e The courts h kve not always been entirely con ; cee sistent in applying the doctrines above stated to lin the cases bolero them, and perhaps the reason may be found in the inherent difficulties which 'attend the cousidei a lion of causes of this nature. lexcll It was held in England that a conspiracy to k I raise the price of labor or wages was indictable .8 Mod. le); while in Massachusetts it was de cided 4 otherwise, because there was no element of erc, fraud, force or menace in the case.—Common "' wealth vs. Runt, 4 Met., 134. The English de 6rcielon,may be sustained, because, by an act of °•''Perliament, the rate of wages had been fixed,and , "ato combine to raise them was to endeavor to do 51( that which was prohibited by law. e. In New York at one period the doctrine of the %CBl:latish ease was broadly affirmed, but more re deodiitdecisiona are based upon a statute, and can shialally be said to sanction the general principle. Ireo'Ch. J. Gibson, in Cow., vs. Carlisle, already " lached, grappled with the subject, and has to a theertain extent illustrated, as well as stated, the udiaw of conspiracy; he cites numerous instances ivtin which the motives and objects of the conspi- Verritors have constituted the essence of the offence. ,es Of this nature was the conspiracy to establish a ferry, not from motives of public or private utility, but to ruin the owner of a neighboring 4..3iferry. So, where the bakers of a town cow .: rothine to hold up the article of bread, and by means seft a scarcity produced, extort an exorbitant price; so where the officers of an army agree in rt., time of public danger to throw up their com ,• missions , or a number agree to hiss a play right k. or wrong. id - In the instances above cited "there was an un mixed motive of mischief either to the public or '• , t 1 an individual," says the Chief Justice, and there-, •,.. 61 4fore the actors were indictable; while iu conspire * ' des to raise the public funds by false rumors, 3 M. and S. 67, or of a number to go to a public auction and agree that one shall bid for a parti cular *tide, and afterwards shall resell among • themselves at fair pricea, and divide the difference teetWeen buying and selling prices, Levi vs.Levi,6 C.and R.,239,0r where a number of dealers in salt combine not to sell under a given price. Rex ye. Norris, Kenyon's Rep., 301. The offence was held to be indictable, because the motive was simply to increase unduly the gains of the conspira tors, and was unlawful because of the means used to attain the object in view. Upon prin isile, and in view of ail th authoritleaat yhe saf p eleealdreubject to the e remarks hereafter to forimade in at other portion of this opinion, that combinatious or conspiracies are, indictable wherein the motive moving the cdnfederates, and the object they have in view, itrto cheat and defraud an individual or the public by force, ?fraud, or menaces, and where also oppression, and prejudice to the public or an individual autust inevitably 7 With the law thus stated, it is clear that in the aee before the court (speaking simply now with regard to the injury done the prosecutor), the 1 0 *evidtnce presents an issue which can only be de :• A . sided by ajury. It is established that these fele - ors were the paid agents of O'Connor, he testi ' s • fled that his entire iuterests were placed in their 'ne hands. Augustus Tack declared, says the 'irk's°- , 4 cuter, "that if I placed my interests in his hands A„ he Would protect me." Theodore, upon the eve of his visit to. Phiituielpina, "pledged himself to Lill advise 'me, and poet rue reliably on everything •i, that occurred, and would protect my interests. a Much evidence hue been produced tending to ~ :nrove that almost immediately after the execu • nei:tion of the contracts, od began to rise in the • 'A -market; au event which alarmed the proaecutor. — who had acid at -low -prices, - by-contract-16,000- , • • .• -barrels of oil, deliverable from mouth to month, for . a period of six mouths, upon call, according . ' to the custom of the trade. ; Testimony consisting of letters, telegrams and statements was produced, intended to prove that these relators made false statements as to the cause of the advanced price of the article in questlion, at one dine pretending that the U. S. Collector had seized large quantities of oil, at another that a "corner," as it is called, had been made, but would soon "burst;" at another that a large quantity of oil had been or would be ship. pedfrom Philadelphia ad New York. It also • , appeared that the relators, or one of them, had ~ purchased oil at a time when, as was argued, he endeavored to make his principal be ' alleve that ho was a seller. One of the witnesses, 'Mr. Whitman, relates the facts connected with his contractof stale to Bunker & Bros., which contract found its way into the hands of the Jack ,• Brothers under peculiar circumstances. As Whit man had bought one thousand barrels of oil of O'Connor, he was obliged to call upon O'Connor to fulfil his obligations, while the contract which he bad made with Bunker & Co. bad passed to the Tacks. Undoubtedly, these defendants had • - the right, as oil brokers, to transact their general business, but in view of the evidence produced, can I discharge them, and thereby declare that the teatimorky„which connects them with O'Con nor, as his agents, bouud under all circumstances to be very watchful of his interests, is of no Weirt, , ated ought not to go to a jury? e condition of the markets immediately after • theallecution of the contracts by prosecutor may be susceptible of satisfactory explanation, and it may also , appear that the relators had nothing to • do with the advance price of oil in the market; .` .• but can I, ought Ito say so upon the evidence • before moo nd thus withdraw the determination • of the Sac ~ rem the jury?' If the Tack Brothers were the teal agents of the prosecutor, if they ha , 4 - der all circumstances to protect bunatnat tli s y combined togetber to extract argon . o oney from his pockets; intending hereby to geehtly prejudice, oppress, impoverish *rads him. the parties committed an indicta • offence. , It is not our intention to express an eation ' as : to the guilt' or innocence of the re , Sala; we 01311 say Ural enough evidence exists oblige ualaPiend the case before the constitu , al , tylbnual, to wit,*a jury, where alone the • stied of fact can , be determined. In another t of via:Ma/be evidence presents a case which ,„,,it to be idWatlgatcd. ta,ek proseditor and Mr. Finney both testify *sone of, the relatora came to the Contluentui this city. gind there deciardi that "he ling a buil-tang to duvets, oil; that the lon was aiready,,bucceeeful, but it was 'ld, must be. extended ; he had niready who, were to Coutribute $10,0130 to • intooil;"''he then bilked rue," alys • lace .20,000 tetitta plan, which on 10,0,0 barrels, and. the pro rata." , The object of this combination. was to, pur chase 1110,000.. barrels of MLitt the Antwerp mar ket, hold it, tuid thus stimulate the price of oil artificially, both in Antsverp and in the 01l mar kets of the world. We are.awarethatthis evi dence raises a question which it is did:leak to solve, and which being answered, may.serlously ~ingot the business of au entire community. The danger of a -conspiraey• consitilk In the power which confederates wield by mere force of numbers, but all confederations are n. t The Commonwealth vs. Hunt, 4 Nfet. 131, Ch. J. Shaw said, "We' think associations may be en tered Into. the object of which is to adopt mea sures that may' have a tendency to impoverish" another; that is, to diminish his gains and pro fits; and ye t,so tar from being criminal' r unlaw ful, the object may ,be highly meritorious and publle-spirited. "The legality of such an_ association will de pend upon the means to be used for Its accom plishment. If it is to be carried into effect by fair and honorable or lawful means, it is, to say the least, innocent; if ny . falsehood or force, it May be stamped with the character , of conept racy.", Combinations of capital may and often do injury great individuals;generally, however, legitimate agreements have for their objects simply a de sire to advance ttio interests of commerce, *Alma late honorable' competition, and by. honorable means, without falsehood, fraud, force or menaces, enrich the confederates. Neatly different is , that conspiracy which, by ,means of false statements, or fraudulent artifices, `seeks to draw either an indiVidual or the public into a position whereby; in the language of Ch. J. Gibson in Commonwealth vs. Carlisle. they or he are "unjustly subjected to the power• of the confederates, giving effect to the purposes of the latter whether of extortion or mischief. ; . Why should it not be illegal to combine dishonetly to stimulate the price of any marketahle commodi- • Take for instance the articles of coal, wood, flour, salt, oil or gold, where the combination is manifestly formed, not to stimulate trade by honest means or for fair protection to those en gaged in any particular business, but for the purpose of enriching the confederates to the in jury of individuals and whole communities, and wherefrom the very magnitude of the operations "an unmixed motive of mischief, either to the public or an individual," is apparent,and nothing but prejudice or oppression must inevitably follow. .- - Practically, honest traders understand the'prn cise limits of honorable competition, and so do those who conspire so to control capital, as to, render it sometimes Impossible for honest men to transact business, and thus deliver individuals and the public into the uncontrolled , power of conspirators. Upon the point in this case now under con sideration, the evidence discloses such a state of tracts as to require me to send the relators to a • jury to explain their conduct. The very nature of the alleged proposition made at the continental b . ) one of the reiatots, the objects to be ittlAilled, the time at which it was made, the parties pre sent, and the circumstances surrounding then.. (If arty indicate that a question presents itself which can be answered legally only by a jury. The relators cannot,at this stage of the case, produce evidence or explain circumstances, and thus defend themselves. It'may be that the com bination 'nude, and to be made, was legal and justifiable, but, we again say, that as this ques tion can only be solved by determining their real motives and objects, and as enough appears to, require them to explain their conduct, we must decline to discharge the relators in. this writ. As many of the overt acts said to have been committed were so perpetrated, in this county, we have no difficulty in holding that the crime is one over which we have jurisdiction ; and as it has never yet been decided to our knowl edge that partners may net continue to cheat and defraud, we must' remand the. relators. As this cause is one of serious mag nitude it has received the protracted and atten tive consideration of the whole Court, and I am authorized to say that the opinion just delivered is the unanimous judgment of the Court. Let the relators be remanded into the custody of the Sheriff. . FORMATION OF OIL COMPANIES. Nisi Pities—Justice Sharawood.,— Dins more Oil Company, vs.. Dinsmore, et. al. In equity. In dismissing• this bill with costs, the judge says: "It cannot be doubted that if an individual, being the owner of property, whether land or a stock of goods, proposes to form a partnership of which such property is to be the capital, and 'puts his price upon it, makes no misrepresentation about it, tells no falsehood as to what he gave for it, and his associates agree to take it at that price, it is an honest and fair con tract, which cannot be impeached, either at law or in equity. * * It can make no difference what may be the number of the associators or the character of the association—a private co partnership or a corporation composed of many stockholders. A contrary doctrine wo“Id throw doubt over every sale by a stockholder to the corporation of which be is a member. A farmer having land worth $5O an acre may say to hit richer neighbor, here is a valuable mill seat, but I have not the means of improving it. I will sell a moiety of it to you for $lOO per acre, and put one-half of the purchase money, if you will advance a similar sum, into a common stock, to erect and carry on a grist mill. It would not alter the case if he should call together a hirge number of persons and propose to form a joint. stock company or a corporation, he to re ceive a part of his price in stock of the com pany so to be formed. This is the position in which the defendants, Amos Dinsmore and his colleagues, stood in regard to the subject matter of this suit. They were the owners of land or leasehold iuterests in Venango county, and had been for a considerable time. A very large sum of money had been expended in im proving and developing it. One well upon it was producing at the rate of 80, barrels of oil per day. They came to the city of Philadelphia, and proposed, through the, agency of the other defendants, to form an oil company to work the lauds. They fixed the price at $250,000, insistipg, however, upon retaining a large. interest for themselves by receiving a considerable part of the purchase in shares of stock of. the proposed company. The corpora tion was created, the contract was executed, shares of the company_to_the extent agreed upon were issued. and the balance was paid In cash. I have looked through the'examinations in vain for any evidence-that these gentlemen either by themselves or their agents, made any false rem- - utations as to the character or value of the property, or resorted to any trick or contrivance to blind the eyesof those who became subscribers to the stock. * * Nor can I perceive any better ground of recovery against the other defendants. They were the agents of the owners to dispose of lands by get ting up an oil company ; , They were to receive . from them; by agreement, a certain number of shares of stock, to which the owners were to be entitled, under the contract, as a compensation for their services. It matters not whether it was much or little. The bill was dismissed with costs. ULU 41 pi, The Bridgeport Bank Defalcation, [From the Bridgeport (Conn) Standard.] Messrs. Henry Dutton and Henry White, sit ting as arbitrators, were engaged a portion of last week, in trying a case submitted to them by P. T. Barnum and the Pequonnock Bank.. The leading facts, as we understand them, are these: In November, 1856, Mr. Philo F. Barnum, as principal, and Mr. P. T. Barnum, as surety, executed to the bank a bond for $l5,- 000, iu behalf of Wm. H. Barnum, son of Philo F. Barnum, then recently ap pointed clerk in the bank. Howard Barnum was then a lad of about fifteen years of age. At the time the bond was given P. T. Barnum was president of the bank, and resigned about a month afterwards because inaolvent, removed from the State, went abroad, and did not return to this State to reside until about 18G0. The em ployment of young Howard commenced in 1855, and continued till Juno lust, though it is admitted that his peculations did not commence until 1863, 8 }ears afterward. Mr. Barnum resisted the pay ment of the losses on the ground that Howarttwas hired by the•bank for one yearonly,when he tits tithewe re, and.from year to year thereafter, aud tha bond was given to secure the faithfu performance of his duties the first year, and ceased to be binding afterward, there bein no provision in it for reappointments. Another groutal of defence was that the bond was given to secure the performance of the duties of clerk, or youngest-boy in the bank; whereas, at the I / time of the defalcation, Howard had ceased to he t clerk and been promoted to the two oilier), of bookkeeper and teller; that as clerk ho could not have peculated to such an ex tee t without detection, whereas in the double capacity of bookkeeper and‘ teller ho had been enabled to take the money and conceal the d,14. ea tions by false eutries for a period of five years, and until he had absorbed one quarter of the bank's Capital, without detection, or even suspi - &on. Another point made was that the car lass pebe of the, ettellier anti other °Mem charged THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN.-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1868. with the superintendenee of the bank, in falling to make any inspection of the books, discharged the liability-of the surety.. And still' another point was that, as the facts showed, in 1860 the cashier was mad' a- salary of $2,100, under an agreement with the bank that he, was to hire and pay the stab-employds out 'of his own salary on such terms as he could mako with them. Thisi arrangement lasted one year. \lr. liarnuin's Counsel claimed that this arrangement put &period to Boward's engagement by the bank, and terminated the obligation of the bond. All these claims were resisted by the counsel for the bank, who claimed that Howard was engaged by the bank under a continuous term of appoint inents, which continued uninterrupted down to the period when the bank ceased to be a State institutloncovering e bezzl e menti to the amount of about $14,000, including Interest, for which sum they claimed the surety was liable to the bank. CITY MORTALITY.—Tho number of l*rments in the city for the week ending at noon to-day, was 229 against 254 the same period last year. Of the whole number 122 were adults and 107 children. 67 being under one year of age; 108 were males, 121 females, 56 boys and 51 girls. The greatest number of deaths occurred in the Twentieth Ward, being 20, and the smallest number in the Eleventh Ward, where only ono was reported. The _principal causes of death were—Conges tion 'of the brain, 6; consumption, 85; convul sions, 15; dropsy, 6; disease of the heart, 11; ty phoid fever, 8; Imtlarnmation of the lungs, 23; marasmus, 9, and old age, 8. Mtrunocu's RE.Jumios.--fteadings are the order of the day. Mr. Dickens commences his eagerly expected course on Monday next, and the public is already looking forward to the appearance of Mrs. Kemble, with her matchless interpreta tions of Shakespeare. Intermediately, Mr. James E. Murdoch, the famous elocutionist, announces a single entertainment of the 'same description, to be given at Concert Hall on Mon day, January 21st. which 'will comprise in its programme choice selections from popular authors, including43orne of Mr. Dickens's choice panages. Mr. Murdoch is such an established favorite that there can be no doubt that he will attract, as usual, a very large audience. • PROMENADE CONCISET AND HOP.-R LB the in tention of the members of Company.l, of the Grey Reserve Regiment, to give a grand military and citizens' p/omenade concert and hoe, at Hor ticultural Hall, on the evening of Wednesday. February 26th. It is the Intention of the mem bers to make this one of the. most elegant and select affairs of the season, and it will only be ne cessary to glance at the list of the names of the gentlemen who have it in charge to be assured that it will have this character. Arrangements have been made to provide music, which shall be superior to that usually furnished at such enter t .inments, and ample preparations are in pro gress to meet nil the demands of the guests, and to contribute to their eninf ,rt and amusement. PLACEti OF • AMU:4.3Ig. N .e G lowing additional licenses for places of amuse ment have been issued by the Mayor: Atlantic Garden, 421 Callowhill street. Harrowgate Mansion. Long's Varieties. 758 South Third street. Washington Hall, Eighth and Spring Garden streets. F. Voorhees, 254 North Water street. American Mechanics' Hall, Fourth and George streets. I,,gi clay Street Hall. G. Spi , s i 418 Vine street. New Philadelphia Opera House. Signor Blitz, Assembly Buildhgti.. • The whole number of license, issued thus far is 40. SERUMS BURNlMl.—filly MO fling, about four o'clock, Mrs. Ellen Douglass, residing on Marge recta street, in Frankford, attempted to fill a cot,' oil lamp while it was lighted. Of course an ex plosion occurred - . The oil scattered over and set Aire to. the clothing of Mrs. Douglass. She was burned badly about the body before the flames could be extinguished. Her huoband had his hands severely injured while assisting to subdue the fire. r'Jln~~:llJWr w ~~A CHICKEN TITIEk.-Al)uul, lour o'clock this morning Wm. Dorwart was arrested, at Eleventh 'and Pine streets, with a lot of chickens and title sin his possession. He says that he belongs to Lsncaster county, and acknowledges having entered the back yards of houses and taken the poultry ont. The stolen property awaits claim ants at the Filth District Police St'itiou. Dor wart was commitfra hr A ldornisp Swift. WEDDING GIFT. zioL,EN.—The residence of John Wilson, at Cheltenham, in Montgomery county, was entered last night and was robbed of a lot of silver-ware and some clothing.. Several of the stOlen srtieles were weiditot LtiPa tr. Mr Wilson's daughter, who was recently married,and Is now on a bridal tour. DICKENS'S READINGS.—no „readings of Mr. Dickens, as condensed by himself, hsvo been published In neat pamphlet form by Ticknor Sr. Fields, each book containing the reading for one evening. They are a very handy guide to these delightful entertainments, and are for sale by all the booksellers. ROBBERY OF A CIGAR STORE.—The cigar store of Gumpert & Brother, NO. 414 Arch street, was entered last night by removing a screw from a keeper upon a door leading Into a side entry. Imported cigars valued at $5llO were carried off. ACCIDICNT..-110b,IL Mel,alW, aged 50 years,fell on the ice at Frankton . ' road and Morris iitreete tbis-morning. Ho had a log broken,nnd was eon voyed to St. Mary's Hospital. STEADIER DADIAGEI).—The Weccacoo steam fire-engine was overturned at Seventeenth and Filbert streets, yesterd ,, y afternoon, while on the way-tc mire, and bad an axle hioken. ROBBED.—TheBnex-. einablishment of G. W. Otteri No, -608 Locust --etreet,M(l9__entered last nieht and $1..1 in money were taken. frotu .the safe. RICDUORD PRICE op DICKIiNs ' S WOEKS.—T. B. Peterson Sr. Brothers have just made a very large reduction in the price' of all their 'various edi tions of Dickens's Works, of which they issue twenty-four different editions. Their edition known as the 'People's Duodecimo Edition,"which is printed from large, clear type, Long Primer in size, and which has heretofore sold at $2.50 a Volume, has been reduced in price to $1.50 A vril utnc, making it tbe best and cheapest editicn at this price published in the world. Their '•ll.lm,_ fretted Octavo Edition" has been reduced in price from $2.50 to $2.00 a volume. Their "Illustrated Duodecimo Edition" has' been reduced in. price L.ona $2.00 to $1.50 a volume, and all their other twenty-one editions have been reduced in about the same ratio, to all or either of which editions they, invite the attention of the public. 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This every body knows, some, perhaps. to their sor row. But the best remedy for any discontent in this line is to visit Charles Stokes & Co.'s Clothing House, under the Continental; then will "the winter Of our discontent be made glorious." etc. "Bowan's Gum Arabic Secrete" soothe and heal Coughs, relieve Hoarseness, tough morning phlegm,and afford great comfort in Bronchial irrita tion& Try them. Wade by Dowell Sixth and Vine. Sold by dmggista, 35 cents. AT THE GAS OFFICE Llacv have an instrument to indicate the pressure, arta it makes some queer marks. We ow n meet men whose movements' indi cate a very hsto uressure," but no matter how mg xag their court e, they always go to tobacco atoms where "Century" Is sold. DWZIEBB, BLUM N Kiva al.l D CATARRH.— J. Isaacs, M.D., Professor of the Eye and Dos, boats All diseases appertaining, to the above members with the utmost success. Testimonials from the most ro tiablesources in the city can be seen at his office, ,No. ien Arch street. Tho medical faculty are invited tb ac tompany their patients, as he has no secrets in his prartiCe. AT tificial eyes inserted. No chexge made for examination. You CAN GET - A handsome and durable set Of Fine and Fancy Furs at 0 r.ve 1.... .11 , 1 neetill lintel MARINE BULLETIN. I'UhT OF FIIILADEL.Fo , •JANUAICY Schr Gram Wavou, Nicke eon, from Derint.svills. Fehr Fmily S Jcnuio, llowitt, from Great Egg Harbor. tirlw F A Mice, Bolce. from Portnnonth. ' chr 3 G Babcock Fibber. from Boston. edit' A Twibill. Ed E war ,dP from City Av eoint. CLARt TUIS D. Behr Ann Twibill, Edwards, Richmond, Dovey, Dalkley & Co. Behr If Steelman, Call, Now York, D Cooper. MEMORANDA. Steamer Saxon. Boggs, cleared at Boston: 9th last. for this port. sink. Autocrat, Burwell. from Baltimore 27th Oct. for Sun Francisco, was spoken 4th ult let 19 N, lon 21. hark M E Con ins. Burns, hence at Belvoct 26th ult. OP 0 I.cre 11: ens Emberie , os,from London for this yort, sailed from Deal 27th ult. • ro n artm.e., nenco at Antwerp 25th ult. Brip Ilarriet Jansen, hence at Homburg rgitii ult. I'r:9 srriet Ste Wart, Weeks, sailed from Palermo 18th ult. for this port. erre J tl Dillingham. Mudgett, at Palermo 19th ult for tilts port. Brig Ortolan, Thomas,at Palermo 19th alt from Genoa— arr 17th. ..: 1,. Grace Cirdler, Smith, hence fnr Boston, at New York 'yesterday. 10th lust in a squall off Barnegat, lost tordnbooni and split foresail. • Schr Sarah ebllen, Avis, hence at Now York yesterday. Schrs rancla, Gibbs, hence for B ston, and 4tH Reed, Ben-on do for New Bedford, at New 1 ork yesterday. Sat' Manartico. Claypol., hence at v. obile 4th inst. beim Jelin Shay. Dickerson, cleared at Mobilo 4th trait for New York, vi Rh 650 bales cotton. 100 bbla rosin. 47 pkgs furniture, 353 Iron rails, 57 old car wheels, 9 bbla beeswax. 3 hales moss and sundries. Schr Admit al. Steelman, hence at Boston 9th inst. Behr 11 Simmons, Godfrey, hence for Boston, at Holmes' 11 e.' NEW PUBLICATIONS. 25 u.h.L.Nb'S WORKS. 1. - I,IERSONS' CHEAP EpiTiox FOR TIM MILLION NINE VOLUMES ARE NOW READY T. B. PETERSON dc BROTIIERS, CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia. are now publishing an entire NI 1 N AND,CHEAP EDITION OF CHARLES DICE ENS'S WORKS. Each book will be printed from large t, pr. that all can read. and each work will ht issued complete in a large octavo volutue,with a New lulus rated Cover, and sold at thalow price of Twenty-five cents a' volume, or four dollara for a oemplete act. This editioa Is called " PETERnONS' CHEAP EDITION FOR THE MILLIOrO," and "is the cheapest edition of the nrkp nf I ha. lea Bleken. eve, printed. The following nine volumes are now ready; A• Aa.t. I 114 J ci tir..a. Price Twenty-five cents. GREAT k XPECTATIoNd. Price Twenty-five corm. N ICBM: AS NICKLEBY. Price Twenty five cenhs. CHIIISI MAS ST , TRIES. Price Twenty-five cents. DOM 111 Y AND SON. Price Twenty-five cents. :MARTIN tiIEZZLF,Isrr. Price Twenty-five cents. PICKW ECK PAPERS. Price Twenty-five centa. °UN' ER VW InT. Price Twenty-aye mita. AMERICAN NOTES, Price Twenty-five cents. CLUB RATES.— Bookueiters, .Neten Agents, Canrausera, Llbralf", Beat/intl./looms, flubs, and a t versems what. veer, will be oupelled with "Petercoipi , Cheap Ethtion for the AI, llunt" of Charles Dickene'n \Werke at rirrgEN Dot.- t.Aieso hundred, net cii,h n ith order, which ic Poly per cent. (tit; uneorted to BUR theinselvee. Now is the time for every al pi-entice, clef k, mechanic, journeyman. ladieu at trader. in ttoree. or at home, in every city, town or vil lage in the land t club together and procure a set of "i!etereone' Edition of Works" at this low price. T.B. PETERSON 6. 111tOTIIERS. Philadelphia, ha e just made a very large reduction in the prices of all their vitriolic editions of Dickens'. Wi,rlur of o hich they cut toute to enty•fou • editions. Thei edition known as the "Peopi-.'B Duedeciniu /Smitten." which is printed from large clear type, Long Veinier in size. and which has heretofore cold at r 62 50 a. volume, has been reduced in e to d 1 boa volume. making it the beat and cheap , at edition at tide. Price published imam world. "Their ',ff- Ittsertited Octavo Ettitzwi," is 7 been reduced -"I price rum V. 60 to 52 a. vellum,. Their "illustrated Duode been reduced in mice from $0 to 18150 • volume.' - and - all - their - other twenty-one li.ve been reduced. in abc"' the manic, ratio, bit all or eirl.cr of which editions tip ,uvite the attention of the MI Pool's published, are for sale by no the moment they are issued tram:the met-ti. at Publishers' prices. Call in ,erson, or send for whatever books you want to T. B. PETBItsON do BROTIIEIRB, 306 Lhestnut street. Philada.. Pa. SH I s'NGPARKS. CENTRAL SKATING, PARK, Fifteenth and Wallace. SPLENDID SKATING TODAY. WM, AFTERNOON AND F VENING, THE BAIIERLEE RAND. AA:'UE A:e.q. 1L41121.L1N mui ,ti . 1,4 E 3 DEAN. ONLY'IS YEARS OLD. MISS NELLIE DEAN, THE LITTLE SKATING Qt/F.N OF THE WEST. MiSB NEVLIE DEAN, 'tiNvOLIA I.VD ON HISATES, WILL SKATE AT THE, WEST I tiIa,ADELPHIA PARK, THIETY-FINS'r AND WALNUT tSTREETE. THIS A vrERNooN AND EVENING. AdmvPlo% 25 sante. Season Tickets, V. Take Market or Wa nut Street Cars. .t jo,d•rl AtIVIION ct r — ltLaT BARGAINS AT ArCTION. 7 PA SYN B O ROKER'S EXTENSIVE BALE. i , i FINE WATCHES, DIAMONDS. , JEWELIee; ac, 1 • At the Auction Store of • JACOB R. SMITH & CO., i 'Northeast corner of Aecesd and Union streets, ViIII.&DELPIII A, On MONDAY MORNING, January 18,1868, At 9 cticlock A M. irEr . Goodoonen for eitunination from 7 to 9 o'clock on tie warning of eel% _ _ AL MM USEISEN'IrS. Sixth 111.41. for nt di ton i Amusement,' r 4 MERMAN CON 8 klt VA7 ORY Or,MES LC MATINEE. thla afternoon. at lIIi o'i loi k. Sea notke moth r "Spectra Notices!. . 1% ISAAC B. EVANS umnlrAortraza 4WD DEALER TN OILS, PAINTS, VARNISHES, Naval Stores and Soaps, o. 16 lergi Delaware avenue s Phllada. ONE PRICE .ONLY 'JONES' • Old Established ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, 604 MARKET STREET, ABONT. SIXTEf. For style, durability. and excellence of worktnanshiA our goods cannot be excelled. Particular attention Paid to custome r work. and a perfect fit guaranteed in ad CAM. oath e EDWARD P. KELLY,. TA.ILCoIa, S. E. Coi. Chestnut and Seventh Sts. Complete asoortment of CHOICE GOODS, which will be mado In beat manner at MODERATE PRICES. CLOSING OUT PATTERN COATS AND CLOTHES NOT CALLED FOR AT LOW PRICES. 407 lyrp • _ LOOKING GLASSES At Low Pi iCOI3O Novelties in Ohrorso Lithographs, Fine Engravings, New Galleries of Paintings, NOW OPEN, With late arrivals of CHOICE PICTURES. JAMES S. EARLE & SONS:, 816 Chestnut Street. 1868. 1868. IMMO - VAL. MeCALLUM, CREASE & SWAM I PROM Their Late Betail Waxeroome, 519 Chestnut Street, TO NO. 509 CHESTNUT STREET, Where. with increased he'll:lee. they will in tutu* conduct their Wholesale and Retail CARPET BUSINESS. 1867.' A. 1867. „FUR HOUSE, _I:ESTABLISHED EN 181&) rThe undersigned invite the attention of the Wks t Moir large stock of Furs, eonsisting of MUFFS, TIPPETS. COLLARS, an. IN HUMAN SAIFILT FIUDSOISOS BAY SABLE.' MINK EIABLE. ROYAL ERMINE, CHINCHILLA. FITCH, 414:1 0 aR of the latest et o3lcOß FINISH. ! In a i ell e t r= i t=ll and newborns attieles in ea BIENNES and SIMMS. the bitter a amt beautiful FUR. CARRIAGE ROBES. SLEIGELROBES. and FOOT MUFFS in crest variety. A. K. 8i F. K. WO BATH, 417 Arch l3treot. Or Will remove to our New Wort,. No. 1212 Chestnut street. about May let. Ikea sel.2 em re DO.NNELLY BRO., Brokers, 998 Smith •treet. seit BITE 08, &u. RE11! O V Al.. FURS/ etc. IFURNISUI,3G GOODh. STARE'S ONERT. HIGHEST PREMIUM AWARDED FOR 1314ANK ESCOOKS. By the Paris Exposition. WM, F. MURPHY'S BONS , 339 Chestnut Street, Practical Blank Rook Manafaeturers, Bteam-Power Printers and lizetionera. Diaries, Gold Pens, Ont a tery. A full assortment of Blank Books and Countituf•idonsa Otatlonory.o °instantly on hand. not is raw 4011114 TO RENT. TO LET—STORE AND CELLAR N0:433 NORTH Eighth street. • WILLIAM RADLER, jalLUt• 924 North Eighth street. FOR RENT—A FACTORY BUlf;DiiiG OM COBB r" Creek, latelL tho propertY of Dennis Kelley, dochl. The water sufficient for four sets of machinery during the entire year. The building, water wheel, die., are in good order. There a dwelling and a nuintpr ' of tenant houses. in like cordltion; also. 25 acres of land, part arable and part wood. To a good tenant the rent will be moderate. Possession on the let of April. next. Apply to H. SHARKEY, aP•th to Pt No 619 Walnut street. 11001 e 86.1111103 h. Tr 00 P SKIRTS AND CORSETS.—MRS. E. DAYLkY, No. 83 Vine street, is now manufactur iug all the varieties of Hoop Skirts, Corsets, &e. Sho has also the Real trench Corsets of new etYle& Been Shirts altered and repaired. ' ' mhz-tfrp 1130A111111 11110 . VTANDSOMFLY FURNIS IED PARLOR AND CEIA.Idr• bar, et(and floor, P 11414104 Dna dealretwa Aild , •aas nt; BULLIFMN 'Ace. .; . PI,OPOSALS •Nus STATE PRINTING. Agreeably to the provhions of an Act of the General! Assembly of this Commonwealth, entitled "An Act lea Relation to Public Printing." approved the ninth day of April, A. D. 1858, and the supplement thereto, approved 20th February, 1882, notice is hereby given, that the Speakers of the Senate and 'louse of Representatives of said Commonwealth will receive scaled proposal. until to rive o'clock,. at noon, of the fourth TURSDAT of January, 18c8, for doing the Public, Printing and Binding for the halm of three years from the first day of July next, at a certain rate per centum below the rates 'specified in sad act relating to Public Printing and Bled Ing,approved the ninth day of April, A. B. 1858, and according to the mode and merinor and condatonsepecilied in said act and the several supplements thereto. Said l TOpolll%lB to specify tue rate per ceetute on tho whole of the rates of the said act taken together, acrd not a specification t.f the rate per content below the rates on eat h item. be fallowincts the form of Proposals for the State Printing and Binding: j propose to do alirthe State Printing and Bind ing in the manner tied in all. reepects sublime to the Pro' visions of the act of the ninth of April, A. 0, 1858, and the eeveral supplements thereto, kr the period of three years from the diet day of July nest, at the rate of—per centum below the rates specified in said act and should the State Printirg and Binding as aforesaid be allotted to me, "I will be ready forthwith with bond and approved sureties, as required by the act approved 25th February, IEB3, for the faithful pet formance of the work so allotted," which said proposals shall bo signed, and together with the bond required, shall be seek due and endorsed' "Pro. petals for Public feinting and Binding," and shall be di rected to the said Speakers; and , be directed to este or both of them as aforesaid, to be opened, announced' and allotment Made on the 28th day of January, 1868, agree. ably to the provisions of the said act of ninth of April► MS, and the several supplements thereto. F. JORDAN. Secretary of the Coasmonweekto jiattaticv JANUARY 6th. ISM. GROCERIES, LICIISORS, &C. YARMOUTH - BLOATERS Just received by Thompson Black's Bon & Ca, Broad and Chestnut Streets, GENTLEMEN'S ruairunuano 6W/LM GENT LEMEMS FINE FURNISHING GOODS. JOHN C. ARRISON, Nos. 1 and 3 North Sixth Street, Invites attention to his ' 'IMPROVED PATTERN 'SHIRT " whirl has even each general wattsfactionfor neatness of fit on the breaet. comfort in the neck. and cam on the shoulders. •It is made in the bat manner. BY NAND,. and is confidently recommended as TIIE BEdT IN THE CITY. Also— A aceßeelected stock of Goods, consisting of GENTLEMEN'S 'WRAPPERS (which be makes a specialty). COLLARS OF ALL KINDS AND LATEST STYLES. 81LK SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, MERINO SHIRTS AND DRAWERS. FLANNEL SUIR 18 AND DRAWERS, BUCKSKIN SHIRTS AND DRAWERS. TRAVELING SHIRTS, STOCKS, TIES, GLOVES, HANDKERCHIEFS, SOS FENDERS, HOSIERY, And et hen goods appertaining to a Gen Boman , * W anfrobt, els tic WCWINITVISE. &c. A. & H. LEJAMBRE HOE REINOIED THEIR Furniture and Upholstery Wareroom3 TO No. 1435 CHESTNUT Street. REAL ESTATE SALES. 8.11. E 10 t)1:1)Eit OF IiFIRS.—ESTATE OF " EBe 'hard Shweikert. c'd - Townartnz Sus 1641C nice-story Brick ti•ore and Heeding, No -426 North I end% etteet. On Tuesday. January 21,184, at )2 o'clock, noon, will be told -it pub ic sale. at the ririla drltllia I ncitange. all that tbretoptory brick measuago anal lot of grow d, situate on the mitt aide of Tenth Arcel. f, et inches notth of Wll,etv sr eat; thence extend lug E. along grornd of Angelo Borgia. main g an angle on the north pidA thereof with the rut aid- of Tenth sin et P 6 degrees, 36 tret 754 inches tv ground of Joanthant Rubin/mu - , thence N. along. the same, on a line parallel ith (,baths ""street 14 feet lig - Inchon - to other atoned of A natio Borgia; thence W along the same paraPel with the first above.rneutioned line 7 feet 3 inches to the cern. tre and head of a 2 feet wide - sllty - 1 - ading westward_ into Tenth street; thence 8. across the seuthernmo.t. moiety of the 'head of said alley 1 foot; thence VIT. - along the Sootiest most line of_said alley parallel with the first mentioned lino 27 feet 6 inches to the east ride of Tenth street, and thence ti. along the same 14 feet to the planner beginning. Ciear of all inetnbrince. Terms, Cash. M. THOMAS SONS, Auctioneers, jail 18 122-and 141 South Fourth street. PEREMPTORY SALE.—THOMAS d< SONS, EAuctioneers.—Valuable Threeatory Krick Building. No. 1117 Filbert street, O formerly occupied by the Columbia Fire Engine Co. n Tuesday January 2141866. at 12 o'clock, noon. will be sold at public sale, without ra ft, re, at the Philadelphia Exchange: All that valuable three-eton brick rneseuage and lot of voting, formerly occupied by the Columbia Fire Engi e Company, situate en the north side of Filbert street, 181 feet 9 Inches spat et Twelfth meet. No. 1117: the lot containing in front on Filbert street 16 feet 3 inches, and extending in depth. 80 feet. IMF - Clear of all incumbrance. Immediate poeseselon. Keys at A. W. Amer's, north east coiner Eleventh and Market streets. Terms—c eh. rpe - The above is a valuable property for business pur poses. being oppoeito to two of the principal market. Lessee in the eft . Y M. THOMAS & SONS, Auctioneers. jell 18 • • 139 and 141 South Fourth stmt. REAL ESTATE—THOMAS &SONIT SALE._ Threeatory Brick Dwelliug, No. 417 Diamond street. between . Susquehanna avenue and Norr , s street. Nineteenth Ward. On Tuesday, January 241868. et 12 o'clock, noon. will be sold at public Bale, at. the Phila delphia Exchange, all that threeetery brick dwettieg. with two-sitei v back buildings ant lot of g. mind. situate on the north side of Diamond street. No. 417 • containing in front o•. istiond street 16 feet. and extending iu depth 60 'bet to a 3feet wide alley. with ths privilege reo f. It has the gas introduced, bath, hot and cold water, &o. , gay' Clear of all incumbraneo. Terns-‘Cash. Poseessiou Ist Jury. M. THOMAS & BONS Auctioneers. Nos. 139 and 141 South Fourth attest REAL. ESTATE.—THOMAS & SONS' SALE.— Aloderti Tbrce.ttory Brick Dwelling, No, 9113 Norm Sixth rtreet, above York at.—On Tueaday. January 14th. 1868, at 19 o'clock. noon, will be sold , at piddle mil% at the 1 biladelphia Exchange, all that modern new three-story brick (licensee, with two-atory back building and lot of ground, ',Beate on the oast aide of Sixth street, at the dietetic° of 100 feet northwardly from York etreat. Nineteenth Ward, No. 2913 ; containing in front on Sixth street 10 feet 8 Mabee, and extendtrig in dmtit 1 1 0 feet 10f inches to Fairbill area Ilona° 111 bait in cottage stye., with piazza In front; parlor, dining room and kitchen on first floor; bath room, range, - water, gas, dm. • Subject to a yearly ground rent of BM, FM immediate yogaceeloii. 2d. TIIO6IAS tit SONS, Auctioneers. 189 and 141 South Fourth °trent. --'-----------_. BEAL EBTATE,--TiIOBIA Et dr , IoONS . a ALE.— r„.wen-secured Oround 'Rent, Stftl' a year. On Tues. •Sday, Jmniary 214, IW, at In o'clock., noon. will he sold at punic este at The Phikdelphia K.:change, all that well•sccured redeeinalfo ground rent of $36 - a year. clear of taxes, to nine out of a lot of ground, *onto on the WEft Fide, of Itodine (formerly Adamst kreet. OA feet north of Columbia avenue, 32 feet front, 46 feet deop,to is 0 feet wide alley, eir,fl by it thrtunstorY Mick dwelling. and the rent t timid Ilb lly d. M. TLIO ma MAS & SONB, AuctiOneors, lfo and 14/. Heuth Fourth street. tv.4lMh TAT ANTIiD,—A giTUATION BY A YOUNG MAN, V 1 jug . moving ono Tile hod of refetonne given, Ad. &nee BROWNE. su Wenn street.' • ' Bei Mfg? nolitrt tti • it
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