GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor, VOLUME 237. THE EVENING BULLETIN PUBLISIIED EVERY tvicinco . (Sundays excepted), AT THE NEW BULLETIN BUILDING, 607 Chestnut btreet, Philadelphia, BY TRH EVENING BULLETIN ASSOCIATION. rE,OPSII7OII% GIBSON PEACOCK,. ERNEST C. WALLACE, P. L IFETIIERSTON, THOS. J. wiLLlA.stsoic. CASPER nOUDEIL Js. FRANCIS WELLS. • The BucTirrin is Nerved to subscribers in the city at 18 cents per week. payable to the carriers, or $8 per aWdnr. 'WEDDING INVITATIONS ANI) VISITING CARDS TV Engraved or Written. No weld etylea of Wedding. Stationery. Call and look at Famples. W. PERRY. Stationer. • 728 Arch street. DIED. COBLIKS.—On the mangos of the 13th Inst.. Florence, infant daughter of li. Fisher and Caroline A. Cornet.. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to at' "id her funeral, from the residence of her parents, No. lil7 Arch street. on eourth.d ay. the 15th instant, at 2 o'clock, without further notice. IitYPA'PRICK.- On Monday morning, John Kirk patrick, in the Zid year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family are reified fully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of bis mother. Hamilton street, above Thirty-fourth, on Thursday morning, nth inst., at ten o'clock. 'Po proceed to Laurel 11111. ..• LuNVltlr...—On the 10th instant. Jeffrey Lowrie, aged 37 y ears. The relatives and friends of the family, MAO members of Prospect Ledge No. lei, L 0. of 0. F., and Constitution Lodge No. lb, A. P. A. are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral , from his ' late residence. No. 17a) t3ansom street, on Tuesday afternoon, at one o'clock. To proceed to Mount Moriah Cemetery. • EIMITII.--tiuddenly, on the afternoon of the 11th In t., Smith, in the tiPth year of his age I'ARR.-=On the 10th inst.. Nettle M., wife of Kingston It. Tarr, and daughter of tho late John Murphy, in the 2,3 d year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend her funeral, from No. 1127 Wine street, on Tuesday zee the 14th instant, at 10 o'clock. Interment at Laurel lilit I'ItATT.—On the 10th inst., Virginia P., wife of John 1. Pratt, and daughter of John W. and Sarah Ilarris. Relatives and friends arc respectfully Invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her husband, 10)4 Master street, on Tuesday 14th Inst., at 1 o'clock. • BURIAL CASKET. PATLIM FOS DI ON GEtlffirD itILY Q. 1947. T. 6. EASIXT, lINTERTAKE.II, 11. L 00r.NIER Or TINVIT ANTI GREEN NTIMETII. I claim that my new improved and only patented BURIAL GASKET in far more beautiful in form and finial than the old unsightly and repidelve coffin. and that ibi construction adds to its ntrength and dura bility. We, the anderdomed, having had occasion to nee in oar families E. S. EARLEY'S PATEN'I' RIAL CASKET, would not in the future UlO auy other If they could be ob. tamed. 131,thop M. Eilmpten. Rev. J. W. Jackson. J. IL Schenck. M. 1 3.. U. J. Urippeu, Cons. J. Mareton. U. S. N., Jacob H. Burdnall, Rev. D. W. Baxtine, D. L., Geo. W. Evans, Beni. brae. Wm. 'licks. J. W. Claghorm D. N. Mum ftA RY 1, IS-X—EY lc LA N DELL, Fourth and Arch. are prepared to ollit families tvich. • IMIIHEIWLD Dalt (:1 rODO. GOOD FLAN:SEM AND MVF , LINS. (WM TABLE lAN EN s AND NaYKI.NS, 600 D BLACK .I.ND CoL4)ItED SILKS. ZIPECIAL NOTIC lifir WATER RENT NOTICE. DEPARTMENT For Supplying the City with Water. Otlice No. South Fifth Street. The Water Itonts for Ift7l will he ceited at this Office rn and after MONDAY. January lZt and until May let, without penalty, jail/tarp GEO.F. REISER. Register Apir JAMES E. MURDOCH, Eft. GREAT AMERICAN ELOcUTIONIST WILL, 111" REttLEST, own A SPECIAL ENT ERTAIN3FEN'I , AT CON riEirc TUESDAY EVENING, JAN 'A In' 111. 1440. Consisting . OF HEADINGS FROM CHARLES PICK 'S' Wt 41:1; 4 , And the most !triable PASSAGES (ll' THE POETS of Ancient and Modern [llya The sale of Deserved Seats will commence et nino 'clock on TEE9DAY MORNING, Jannary 14, 184,1, TRUMPLER'S MUSIC BTORI co. 9a; CU h'i's UT SI REST. TICKETS Go CENT: 4 . . I:EtEIS Vbl) SEATS. SI. Or MECHANICS' NATIONAL BANK, psi LADKI.I . III.I. Jan. Pth, At the annual election of Dirretoni held this day, the following named guntlemen wore ehoeen for the ensuing year: Joacyll B. Mitchell. I John C. Davie. Benjamin W. Tinley,' William A. I mien, tiben. zer Max w e tl. B. liocengarten. L. C. Inngeri. h. I lease F. Baker. Joeeph t Mitchell. . PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 10th 1k63. At a meeting of the Board of Diroctoro held this day,. 1(M. B. MICHELL was unanimously meleeted Item dent:and B. W, TINGLEY, Vice Pre,ident. - J. WIEGAND, Jo.. Cashier.' purtuu iIiGnWA Y 8 OFFIcE OF clam' costMISSIONER, FIFTH STREET, WEST SIDEIi.SEGOW uT. A, Jan.. 11.1 W. Notice iAlereby given that the Annual Sewer Rent:, now due Ike city,ve payable at this Wino (Ices five per cent. until April 1at,1668). °Mee hours from 9A. M. until :I P. M. TllOB. M. TRIM.. License Clink. skir DIVIDEND. NORTIELERN BANK OF KEN TI;CKY.. BANN Or NORTH A m JAIL 1/1.1543. 'lle Northern Matt of Ktntneky lulu declared a Dici dead for the Pant siz months of Four Per Ccut. Stock holders on the Philadelphia list will be paid et tide Dank on demand, WOMA HOSPITAL. r-Tho= annual meeting of the Contributors to the Woman's hospital of Philadelphia will bo• held at too hospital Bending. North College avenue—and,. Twenty sscond street, on TER.IIIII/AY, Jaw-au 16th. at 3 o'clock P. 14. F.. F. HALLOWAY,- JatWitrp• Secretary. . _ m a r PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY ACADEMY REOPENS THIIRSDA'f, Januayy 4d, 186).3. For Circulan apply to' COL. TIIEO. HYATT, Chester, Delaware county. Pa. I DINIDPIND DANK OF KENTUCKY. - R&M': op NORTH AMERICA, JAIL nth, 1803. The Bank of Kentucky bee declared a Dividend for the past six months- of Four Por 'out. Stockholders on the Philadelphia list will be pale at this Bank en demand. .1. 1101 KLEY. lalthra w 130 Cashier. deliLlmr% Z. MERCANTILE LIBRARY.—TILE ANNUAL Meeting of btockholdera of the MERCANTIbE LIBRARY COMPANY. will bo held in the Library room on Tuesday evening, the Ulst Met.. at 7,;.1 o'clock. The annual taxes are now due and payable et the Libra rian's desk. JOHN LARDNER. Sa6 m w f 7BVI Recording Secretary. PUILADELPIII 0 ,, JANUARY 13, alarAnnual Meetinr,• of the Stockholders and Election • forDireetors of tho Philadelphia , and Erie Land Qom• pang wlfl bo held at the 0111cn of the iTzaPtPivO'NoPogi:'-rif. .1 a 15-1,11 IL P. itUTTkat, Secretary. ler in tlaL c Al?ELP f H t l h A, JANUARY ( I% 111.epe an i 'Mao Lincoln illfttltions l) Mi n be heldarbio. ' 304 t r o s uit ELLVENTH Street, on THURSDAY. January 10th; at 11 o'clock A.. DI. JOIIN L. REDNEkt, lalII.St• Secretary. .......- , r , LERy COR2 WASIIIN. GTON GRAYS, IPMF —An Will ' i oliina - etated S 'inoctina will be held on TUESDAY E 4NIND, the 14 but.. after drill. flitted) - 11. C. KENNEDY. • it* t ecretary. rair SHERni THIRD AN NI, AII BALL TIIIB MOM D I.kgD EVENING. Junuar 13th, 1t .at his ew our tinzk a Quadrille. I'HOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS. 1618 AND .1510 Lombard street' Dixpensary Department.—Modi 'cal treatment and medicines furnishedgratultously to the }poor. olooor- NEWSPAPERS. 8008 PAMPHLETS WASTE Papa, &O. Bouglit by E. HUNTER, del7 hot No. 613 Jo • ne street. GEORGIA. lieported Sumpentdon oY• General m e g i oe's Order Removing Governor Jenkins. A TL A NT A Jan. 12, 1868.—1 t Is reported here that the President has direete,d General Meade to suspend his order removing Governor Jenkins. The feeling among the citizens at the reported exemoval is very. intenee.—N. Y. Iferaid. lIIIIEJLICO. 'Natal* Atina gittleing Recruit* tor Igio. l Heyins, Jan. 11, 1868.—1 t b said that Saints Anna is clandestineltprepariug four hundrad rer• crafts for service in 'Yucatan against the repub , . alcau;goTcrnu►Bnt. feorremponlenre of .tbe Plillndelphis Evening Bulletin.) Why arc we all out and bustling, hundreds of thousands of us. In our best clothes, wearing our most amiable faces, enduring the elbows and shoulders and boot-heels of our neighbors wtth the magnanimity of seraphs, bearing dolls and rattles at our breast-pockets like some august and extraordinary species of foreign order, and enduring the open, too pen air of December from noon till night, as if it were the spice-breeze of Arabia. why are we so innumerable, so festal, so invincibly gay, so greedy for bonbons that taste of lime, and toys that cover our fingers with damp glue? Why do we hustle and crowd, beg pardon, and push on, and go kindly round the numerous babies who have repleted themselves *with sweetmeats and stand stalled in the throng, all blest and bewildered? Tell me, you demure French baby with a Ttirco's uniform and a waien angell(that can move its wings and cry ma-ni.w I), tell me all about it! There you stand, stupid and happy, with your naturally small horizon much diminished and resolved into a changing circle of coat-skirts, shawls, hands, umbrella-handles, muffs, and other furniture proper to your point of sight. lon have lost your father, you have dropped your toy, yet you linger, like Prince Ferdinand,enchanted and con tented on some new-found shore, with your own bright Aria filling your cars with his pearls and corals and ding-dong-bell. I will stoop and commune with ypu, my little man, for you evidently kn 1 . more about it than the rest! What are we all about? Well, it seems that eighteen hundred years ago the Magi came from Persia with the first Christ mas gifts. myrrh. and frankincense, and gold; a meteor whirled into the Syrian heaven and led them on; It hung ever a crowded village, over an inn stable, where, lapped in the perfume of the bay, and watched by the oxen's liquid eyes, the Hope of all the world and all the future lay asleep. And there, where the poor peasants were thronging to pay their tribute faithfully to Cesar, these wise men came and paid their gifts to God. Then time passed on, and the Hope of the world was planted, and sprang again the third day. and began to cover all the earth with its imperial shadow. Cesar by and by re turned the tribute, and himself laid before the holy Babe his imperial treasure—gold chased with curious Byzantine art. The Hope spread Westward. The dark Spaniard learned it, and the coare Briton; here in France. the gray Druid dropped his sacrificial knife, and his vlethai lived t, love and pray. Then, as humanity is so weak and fanciful (continues my little oracle), it came to pass that vihen men remembered the beautiful journey of the Persian wizards, they overlaid the old tradition with lnany a fautasy.taken from the story of their race. And that Is the reason (as I learn from my small Mentor) that when we cele brate the gracious Christmas time, we confuse the rite with a world of harmless whims bor rowed from Stamboul, from Rome, from Greece, from the ballads of the Celts, from the edda of the Scandinavians. from more sources and tribu taries than a small Mentor, perplexed upon the Boulevards with a plethora of keepsakes, can re call or remember. Only ! (and here my tiny teacher, with an exquisite use of his child-pre rogative, becomes solemn and admonitory,) do not cover up or neglect the grand significance of the day! It is the Fite of a Child. Try each to recapture some grace, some innocence of your cradle-hours, and subdue some ruggedness of your nature towards the amenity of the time when a little Child shall lead you. Go tenderly round the soft, small Tdet.'entangled and astray in your mighty throng, and spare, on this bright day of all the year, the chidden child his pang the lost child his neglect. the poor child his usual hunger. Be each—the babe prays—a gentle-man ! A gentleman, or oid or young ! Bear kindly with the humble lay • The sacred chorus first was sung Upon the earliest Christmas day. The shepherds heard it overhead— The joyful angels raised it then : Glory to Heaven on high, it said, And peace on earth to gentle men. octnrp Here, in the Paris street, I may call the specta cle a cosmos of' Faces. All along the broad curve of the Boulevards, and most especially in that segment of them that extends from the Made leine to the Chateau d'Eau and the old Temple, It is a steady, strenuous Mississippi of Faces. Gay faces, fierce facet, self-conceited faces. Faces masked with hair, faces masked with smiles, faces framed in French flowers and awls from the! Black Forest. Worn faces, with a history spelled-out in every wrinkle, pressed against the blooming faces of happy infants. The self-contained _ face of the French girl, long trained to manage her own career without sympathy or assistance,' wearing its, little black vail like a fencing-mask, and braving the world with a set air of gayety like a prize fighter's grin. The twitching face of the French old woman, paralytically nodding at everything, as if she were nodding goodby to life, yet linger ing still on the, door-mat with a woman's eternity of leave-taking. The hard, set, blithe commer cial face of the French dance du complain out on a day's furlough when the magazine is locked. The red, square face of her bonhomme; its immense jaw hanging between a pair of fat, furry ears that seem made to be fried and served with parsley on a plate. This type of face is so meagre in its spiritual development and so liberal about the masticatory regions that you could balance It perfectly by swinging it with the long points of themoustaehe supported on your two forefingers. Then there are the pure waxen face of the French little girl; the hollow, and often vicious one of the French embroiclress; the rude, Pink face of the provincial bonne; the spoiled, pert face of the milliner. And never a sweet American face among them! None ad our charming Chestnut Street faces, to be seen for nothing in the brave winter sunshine any fine afternoon. , Not one face to which you care to pay NV / think the prettiest present ever devised or levied—the momentary regard that passes when a sweet girl looks down to let a pair of warm stranger• eyes melt over the curve of her cheek and chin. There is the Chriatmas gift pagked.up and directed by Santa • Claus Naturc,_ the glad tribute that was Adam's first wedding gift, the tribute dictated everywhere, In cities and on warm barbarian shores, the tribute that every ugly vixen that over existed has cried fie upon, and that every lovely woman likes. , It is said that the Frorichwouutn strives' to conceal and draw your attention from her face. On Christmas day, however, from the:moment that oho pours out of church, where'she has boon gathering and putting on, as it were,, the proper annual, seasonable and not unbecoming, oria ,ment of religion as the last blossom of her charms, She thscs With the crowd and becomes a lace. c , tIOL:IiL7-r,.. - Cashier. on they stream, Frenchmea decorated with ordain, Frenchmen la Nevem artist/ is hair, BASH STEPS. TAP eillitST3lA, PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY„ JANUARY 13, 1868. girls in rainbows. .Two currents pass each other on the broad bitumen pave. If you get out of ratio, into the . returning current, I defy yon to recover your ground. Everybody carries a pre sent; many a baby; many both; and thedrivers of the vehicles with which the carriage-way is crammed have such odd companions on the box aa hobby-horses on springs, gravely saluting all they meet with an infinity of bows. Then the booths ! Four hundred of them line the sidewalks. Formerly they were capricious and individual. This year Baron Ilitussmann has symmetrized them, and they stretch along the curb with the regularity of the now Boulevards. These were first used. l'aet summer, at the Empe ror's Fete, and cost a thousand franca apiece, The city lets them out to the Auvagnats at a franc a day for fifteen days—about enough to pay the expenses of setting them up. is these booths are sold the French universe of toys. ENFANT PEnou. Musical. ITALIAN OrEILA.—Mme. Parepa-Rosa has been unable to appear at the Academy of Music since the indisposition that seized her on Friday night, during the performance of The Barber. On Sat urday afternoon, there was aha house and a capital performance of Crispin, Miss Ilanek tak ing the principal part. In the evening there was a concert, Mme. Behrens taking the soprano part in the kltabat Mater. Mme. Testa, Baragli and Antonucci, sang the other parts very well. Sig nor lancani confirmed the good impression made at his debut, by his fine singing of the tenor romances frOm La Traeicaa and I Lombardi. Mr. De Meyer played two of his own compositions in splendid style. This evening Gounod's new opera of Romeo od Abet will be produced, with the following cast: —Juliet," Miss Hauck; "Romeo," Pancani;. "Tybalt," Mme. Testa; "The Page," Itoncont; "Merentio," Mini; "Capulet," Antonucci; "Friar Lawrence," Barlll; "Gregory," Baeelli. This opera has bad great success in Paris and elsewhere in Europe. Its performance by the present com pany, in New. York and Boston, has been much admired. By many persons it is preferred even to Faust, though from the nature of the subject, the music is generally of a quite different *charac ter. To-morrow evening Luerezia Borgia is to he produced, with Mme. Gazzaniga, in the princi pal ride. Linda is announced for Wednesday. TIASSI.EIeri SUNDAY CONCERT.-111C third Con cert of this series was given last night at Concert I fall to a large audience. The programme con tained simply instrumental music, bat this was given with the finest effect by the very large and well-disciplined orchestra under the direction of Mr. Simon Hassler. The solos were especially fine and evoked prolonged applause from the audience. It is announced that the price of re served seats, hereafter, will be no greater than the price of admission. This is an excellent ar rangement, and cannot fall to add largely to the size Of the audiences. CARL . SENTZ'S 011411EsTRA ti AITNIEES are an illustration of . what every skill and enterprise can do in furnishing cheap and attractive enter tainments for the general public. The pro grainme for Thursday next is filled with brilliant not cities: a new "Wedding March," by Jerome liophins: a new Piano Solo, by Wfilmers; a new ".Notturno," by Thalbcrg, and a new "Galop," by Faust. Mr. Benkert, a pianist of excellent reputation, just arrived from California, will make his first appearance in these concerts, and the celebrated Symphony No. 5. by Mozart, which created such a furore at the first Matine . .e, will be repeated by general request. AM tISEMENTS. THE BEN - BLIT OF ME. ROBERT CuAln, at the Arch Street Theatre, on Saturday evening, was :in event of mark. Of course, the house was crammed full. and so it would have been if it bad been twice as large. Of course, too, every thing went off well, for actors as well as audi ence seemed to be in sympathy with the gifted and versatile young beneflciaire. The perferm aneo with Craig's funny Dress Rehearsal, in which he gave his wonderful imitations of Clarke, as "Major De Boots;" of Stuart Robson, as "Jem Bags;" of Barney Williams, Vestvali, and, as a novelty, of Mrs. Lander, in a couple of verses of the Marseillaise. He sang one verse, and chanted or recited the other, and his perfect Freuch pronunciation was worth noticin4, be cause of its rarity on the American etage. After the curtain fell, Craig was called out and made a speech in imitation of John Brougham, which was even better than any of the others. In movement, voice, manner and composition, it was as good as anything Brougham could him self hive done. To this piece succeeded a new burlesque, by Mr. Craig, of Faust, in which he personatc'd "Marguerite," with a make-up that was wonder fully ridiculous. The whole piece overflows with the best kind of nonsense, and while Craig him self figures conspicuously, there are good parts for Mrs. Thayer, Mrs. Creese, Mr. James,, Mr. 'temple and others. A good deal of uousiod's music is used, and what with, funny verse. atro cious puns, ridiculous situations and clever act ing, the new burlesque went oil most satisfae torily. - Craig introduced Abee song, "When the swallows homeward fly," which he sang with the _.original Oerman words and - with - 431 C cellent accent and expression. Mrs. Creese sang his parody of "Believe me if all those endearing young charms," which is as ingenious as some of Hood's queer tricks with the English. language. The Hypocrite, with Craig as "Slaw worm, ' and a comical sermon on the text "Sot 'em up," full of new local bits followed, and the evening's entertainment ended with "The Spit fire, Craig playing "Tobias Shortcut," in his own inimitable =inner. The whole affair was thoroughly enjoyed by the largenudience, and Mr. Craig must have felt fully assured of hie popularity with the Philadelphia public. Tire TITEATILE.S.—At the Arch this evening, Lady Don will appear in her famous historical burlesque Kenilworth. • Lady Don has a fine voice, an agreeable manner, and a peculiar fitness for the burlesque drama. Craig will appear as -Queen Elizabeth." At the Walnut Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams begin an engagement this even ing in the drama of The Fairy Circle; or, Con O'Carolan's Dream. The l'ress and its 1 warns will be repeated at the Chestnut this evening. It is well worth seeing. A miscellaneous entertain ment is offered to-night at the American. ELEVENTH STREET OPERA HOLISM—The won derful pantomime, the Magic Pearl, will be re peated this evening, with all the handsome ac cessories.' Mr. J. L. Carncrosa will sing several favorite ballads, and there will be, a number of new burlesques, farces, and a plentiful supply of Ethlopean comicalities. Tho entertainment at this opera house is an excellent one, and the public show their appreciation Of it by'crowding the building every night. PHILADELPHIA OPERA Housn.--Several novel and good things are announced at this establish ment for this evening. MOran will 'appear in a burlesque, entitled Out All Night, ter The Rush fur Dickens' Ticket; and there will be in addition a multitude of new extravaganzas, eccentricities and negro delineations. Singing and dancing, by accomplished members of the troupe,, are an nounced. Messrs. Unison sit Co., ,offer a arse, 'class entertainment, andithey Itavea remarkably good troupe. BLITi.--Signer Blitz will remain before the public but six nights longer. This is to, be his last week, and he Penn e* 40 have large au- dienbea at each pertbrmattee. He will glee exi. , hibitlonir every afternOnn"and evening; and 'will - introduce some' hoVel Was: 'the ace's friends will tura oiltattong at Ids LardWol Smitamnt ;Sims* OXViss HStsit—Kr hank' Ghard's benefit comes off on Thtiraday,lSM Instead of Fridsy, as stated ta some of. the Sun day papers.' OUR IiVH OL E COUNTRY. The advantages to result (rims these and similar xpenditures cannot be realized during, the year f their construction. The usual detailed statement of the Treasurer, f the Transportation and Engineering, Depart a,t ills are appended. IR July last sterling bonds, payable in London tmounting to $lOB,OOO, became due. The high ate of exchange then current rendered it judi on., in the opinion of the managers to pay only .1:10,0(N) of them; the amount 'required for the , D kit g fund, and to extend $110,400 for five 1i iiears, $43,200 for seven yearsi and the remainder, ];x,400, for ten years. In addition to the bonds us paid, $5,000 of the loan duo ht 1870 have beep purchased, and $57,000 of the convertible pan due in 1880 have been converted into stock, lbw reducing the bonded debt $182,000.* About myear ago the'Porklomen Railroad Corn ;?any applied for assistance-l}{ the construction o f Lb( it railway.,: The proposed lino of road ex ends from thepoint whom the Porklomen creek , mpiles into the Schuylkill, twenty-five miles , 'rota Philadelphia, to Emati4 on the line of ,the' Yost Pennsylvania , Railroad, ndistanco of thlrty'- &X and-a•balf Mile& ~The coup try through which itinalyeee has a fertile aoll, , and is rich in iron. Oa iIY the nee of six, miles ot , the ,East relin eltinia 'Railroad, , as connection willi" bo , thus ‘f nntd between the Selitiyloll and Lehigh ,val 'lf ys, Great advimMgeb &met and indirect are Infidentlynxitlelpated"front thisneer 'develop est of MO nismunes of this seetiore of the State, d the rallWaY, connections , will .thus be- a& ~This Aid:l,4k eedeb tete beim extended to this , ppeana inipnetant lrg asinilaws:_ , • ; . A ihertgagps on the pro ' rWet the. Uompany has been made, amosnAing to 31,000,000,, payable In 1887 $ with, air por cent. interest, semi-Jur TO THE STOOKHOLDERB OF Tur, PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILROAD COMPANY. Thtratanagers submit the , following Report of the receipts and expenditures for the year ending P November 36th, 67, with the Treasurer's general balance-sheet, exhibiting the financial condition of the Company at that date: Here follows the usual Transportation and Income account, which we omit, as it is given. below in condensed form.] The following tabular statement hi detail for each branch of traffic shows the comptirative re-- sults of the year : Travel. ..... $1,03,511' ,Merche n e. 1,437,121, ...... ........ 1,421.53% , Coal, 3,114,e 8 e tone ( 4 ,24.5.6 K" Mail 27,719 IttEccllarwous ............ ..... 181,447 Groiis receipts... Grego espenges ........... .. . ... $10,902.819 6,788,747 Net profit.] .4••••••••••-• • • *4.164,072 Per Ct . Trwrel, 745,910 pepeengers.l2l,o26,647 Dee. :220,570 2 'Sidle. 1,185.296 tone 1.525,551 1 ne.. 104,012 7 3-10 Coal. 3,446,226 t0ne......... 0.404.878 Dee. 1,24001922 3-10 a1a583,022 Inc. 5:156 9 4-10 137,335 Dee. 44.312 24 4.10 Groye rereipte.....:...f29.102,496 Dee. $1,79212 . 3 12 5-10 (fret.' exPenaelf•. ...... 6462,434 Dee. 412,313 7 --27. Net profile... Dec. $1,324,01031 8-10 lirwe exprinee;lnelrdina Renerval'rund. in the Year 1266 were 6120- 100 per rent. of q‘ofs2 recuipta. " 1807 68 81.100 The receipts and expenses, per passenger and per• ton, have been as follows: Per pmenger, co!t, 7 1 .4 53 6-10. iteoalved, 61167. NAP,: per tun, " 66 41G. 137. Geld per ton, ' 6 '971.10. " 21. 9 10. Per panenger, coat, $1 t• 1 7 10. I:eCtived, $2 918-10. s 0 Mitre per Mu, " 01 0.10• 1 a 640 • oat per ton, " 94.9-10 " 1&58.10. The rtsult of the year's business, as condensed from Transportation and Income Account may be stattd thus: Peceipts aver eon of.vrerking tho road... ....... .. i:1, 5 _ , -10.0M 15 Frcm Lich deduct Interest on bonded debt . V. 50.844 00. intereet en bonds and mortgagee.. . .1::3 Sinking Fonda._ ..... 96;,,7£0,56 :17 , 4,•_1 Cost of New Engines and Care-- ii 0.991 ;7 " N.1.14* Brenchee to Laterals 96,919 1;4 • New Coaling. Stations it Palo Alto, keading. Mono. et 41'..hiclun...nd •and Phila delphia...... .. ... 60.9;5.73: Lip hlh Street Dridye, ld'g. 27,564 :24 " Grading at Needing........ 31423 41 " .Burnettizing House and- plachlacry, Pottstown . 14,778 12. " Bridge at Norrietoven • -• Tunnel-- ..... 12.050 4 " Propeller "Pitee„y". 7,590 ou • teams on Delaware and , Elitit3n Can ....... 19,912 a; " • City Avenue Bridge a,lrk 49 $16.519 79 Dividend Fuud, 1847 .... s2trojta £5O Amount to credit of lteeerved Fund. 18tid ... ..... Deduct Dividend, De. comber. 1 66 " "$14,37,193 36 Deduct U.S. and State. Tarco 174:35 07 Add...Boland,. of A. count Brute, &c r . Paid by Schuylkill avigytton Total Ileserved 1;:uncl, 1971 Out of which has been' paid In July. 1967. b.ter cent dividend an $23956.101 U.S. snd • State Taxes OR ditto... There hna been denim edad ividend pava ne in ma:um/ea stock on Jan. W IS6, of 5 . , fel cent. on the l're- Prred and Con mon t.( k, 0423.r1U,101 35 *t. tte,,.805 To inert this, in Fart, tliero is atock cresat• i in Ilea of bonds canceled 7.2n,ut0 ieJ U. S. and State Taxes . Cu dividead Ballince.)temeive rtird ',he depression in the coal trade at the close of the y ear 1866, to which reference was made in the last report, continued during 1867. This can baldly be regarded as unforeseen. The exceed ingly high prices for coal and largo profits which prirailed during some years of the recent war, and which, owing to great irregularities in the tutor market, continued for some time after its ccF-ation, caused the erection of collieries cepa ble of a production largely in excess of the con suuption, thus leading to great competition and ,conement low prices. The very large reduc tlet in the price of coal In 1866, compared with thit of several previous years, induced unusually beuey purchased, the increased production of !hit year having been very largely in excess of 'het of any former one, The increase during the two years is fully equal to the usual average which statement is equally awlicable_to the_business of_thls_Comptiny, and awe is no reason to doubt its continuance. The Mahoney and -13road-Mountain Railroad aid its branches, from which - so - largo a proper= tiro of the supplies of coal are now derived, has bee materially extended. The trust created for payment of all claims on tie Allentown Railroad has been canceled, and tic work of grading the road betiyecn Port Clin tm and Topton has been resumed. The Burnettizing apparatus was completed in tprtl last, since winch time 91,898 sills have been p l ated, at an average cost of 10.68-100 cents. The new mill for the manufacture of rails, the ittcnded erection of which was announced in the hat report, will be completed and In full opera tbn during the ensuing spring. Great advan ttges aro confidently expected from this expendi-, Ore. Additions have been made to the real estate, oiling stock and other things necessary for in cased capacity and economical working, the e tails of which are elsewhere stated. Bends thus secured are Issued; a portion of which have the following endorsement: "Know all men by these presents, That the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, for a valuable consideration paid by the Perkio men Railroad Company, do hereby guaranty to the, lawful bolder of the severaWerest 'iv:Manta 'annexed to the within bond, the punctual pay ment thereof, as the same severally become due and payable, according to the terms of the said bond. "In witness whereof, 44,1 a." Others bear the following agreement:—"Know all men by these presents, That the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, for a valuable considelation paid by the Perkiotien Railroad Company, do hereby agree to accept the• within bond (all coupons not matured at the date of such acceptance being attached) at the par of the principal of said bond, and all duo and unpaid coupons of the said bond, at the par of said con pons,, In payment, to the extent of thirty-three and one-third per centum, of all sums due the said the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com pany, for tolls and charges for transportation of freight from any point on ono of said railroads to any point on the other. "In witness whereof, tic." As subscriptions are made, the work to that extent is' put under contract. A suffitiont amount of these bonds, with the stock subscribed, have been taken to secure the constriction of 10 miles of road northward from the riser Schuylkill, which will be completed and in operation early next spring . . It has been a subject of much grat ification to observe the interest and readiness to furnish the required capital which has been man ifested by the residents in the vicinity of the new road. They evidently appreciate the advantages of the Increased facilities and the, augmented value of their property, which wilt surely ensue from this investment of their capital. It is pro posed to continue the prosecution of the work, which is under the direction of thoofficors of this company to completion as fast as the funds are thus furnished. The preceding statements, together with the annexed general account of the Treasurer, ex hibit the financial position and traniactions of the company. They also show that a portion of the profits have been invested in permanent im ptovements, which should, be rightfully repre sented in the capital stock, and which explains why the last semi-annual dividend was declared payable in stock at par. The design tomiaiutain a gold basis for any, increase of the capital,stock has been fully car ried out, and as• the accounts show, the addi tion to capital resulting from the declaration of dividend in stock, hasyleided the same result to the Company as the negotiation or issue of so much stock at par is gold. The managers believe that the policy which has been adopted is only open to the question of the wisdom and good judgment exhibited in making the expenditures. On this point they have no doubt, and confi dently submit it to the determination, of - the fu ture. The 3ltina ,, 's ers would also point out the great reduction in the funded debt, amounting to six millions of dollars in five yearsandits Very small amount in comparison with the value of the property. By order of the Board of Managers. • CITARLES E. SMITH, President, 1 1 111LADELP tue, January 13th, 1.b66. • At the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the .Philadelnhia and reading Railroad Company, held January 13th, 1.833, the folloyalng resolutions were adopted c. 1. Rest.teect, That the Report of the Board of Managers; this day presented and mid, be. and the sumo is hereby approved, accepted and adopted. Re.olee4, That the Board' of Managers be and they are hereby authorized, at their discre tion, to carry into effect any of the measures proposed in their report, and, if in their opinion needful, to enter into any contracts or agree ments for that purpose. 3. Resoir.d, That the powers and authorities conferred upon and granted to the Board of Managers by the resolutions passed at prior annual meetings be, and the same arc, hereby continued. 1,1538,5:6 PI 11d,tw➢ 1" 1,731,718 70 $3,751,P30 50 81,11 , 2N3 07 1r...419 47 1,315,21 5-1 ". 4 4,449,255 4. Re:wind, Tbat a vote of thanks be, and the same is hereby presented "to the President and Hoard of Managers; for thT abid manner in which the business of the road has been con ducted. during the past year. And the, following gentlemen were unani mously elected officers for 1868 : President. CILURLES E. SMITH. Managers. H. PnArr hlcKk.v.v. A. E. Boum B. B. CAREFIN, J. B. larrincorr, Jon N ASIIII t; DST, COLWELL. m Treasurer.. SAunt, Bantwonn. Secretary. • WILLIAM H. W'c';n. $72.4). 0; 122,414 4I I 461 Cel 42 The following memorial has been sent to our Philadelphia members of Congress, 'by a number ' of the leading merchants of the city : Piiitainmenu, Jan. 8, 18G8.—We, the under . signed merchants, manufacturers, and others, the City .. ot'Phlladelphia; resiieetfelly pray that •the existing tat of 2, 1 f; cents per pound-on cotton, of the crop of lea, be repealed. We -believe - that by the removal of this tax it- will at once brine the cotton into market, and thereby - reliever - not - only-all - classes --in the - Southern States, but also the merchants • of all our • great commercial cities. We hope both houses of Congress will give this their immediate atten Lion: James, Kent,. Santee & Co., Hood, Bonin - mitt & Co., Jacob Hiegel k Co., Been, Bann & Co.. ' ' Chas. E. Morgan & Co,, M. C'ossweil Co., Barerof t & Co., ' J. 'r. Way & Co., • Lewis Brothers & Co., Lewis. Wharton & Crier & Mt Ureight, JaS. A. Parnum, Campbell, Knowles d: Co., Wm. Simpson, Lamed & Starr, Brooks, Miller k Co., It. Patterson dr Co.. Fates, Wharton k '0„ Shortrldge, Norden Sr Wilmer, Cannel & Co., Grantees. Norris & Co.. Freeman, hteCord St CO., „Joseph Welch, B. ei V. Kelly, Samuel ' James M. Willeot & Co., Wm. Watson & James Dearie, David a. Drown & Co., Jos. Lee & Co.. Johu iluggard. Wilson & BradhurY, NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—The friends of the Excise law met on Saturday trrenlng, and a Cotranltted appointed to confer with the cold water orgatii= zutions of the State, reported generally concerted action by the teetotal societies against the repeal of the Excite law. • Henry Vincent,, employed by Messrs. Bucking bum & Lane, manufacturing jewelers, No.lo Maiden lane, absconded on Saturday, with a' dia. mond neck-lace and earrings, valued at over $l,OOO. hn unknown woman fell on the sidewalk at the intoreentlon of Third avenue and Tenth street, .yesterday afternoon, was taken intoa , drug store in the vicinity and died, " David; a dispute at No. 20 Cherry street, j a st evening, John Gallagher stabbed Michael- Nolan in the forehead, Inflicting's severe:l,round.Gal laher was arrested; • ow J•• • • • acob }Math, 114 1 Years 014 2 '00ramitted sui cide on Saturday, at o. 411 weak. Thi r ty.gmb B*ll3ol, by hanging himself with a worsted core forter._ Coroner Keenan was unable to fi nd any cause f or the pet. • Con Ihannio,—Lianiaberofgentlentertare try ing the experintent ;ot cstching codfish, about tivo miles out, opposite Atlantic City. They say that these fish are quits plentiful, but as yet they ; bay° euepeedeotia agelftvery few. . ll= 2lio Cotton Tax. 11. Sloan& Sone, John \V. Everinan & Co., Delo, Do+o k Co, Henry C. Moore, - David:Young & Co., Newlin, Fornloy & Co., John D. Ellison k Sone, Geo. W. Deed & Co, ' ' itnehler, Howard s Co., . Nickerson & Aiosely, Field, I,armstroth & (;0., Conover, Tidal& Co., Yrnitt & Co., C. H. Garden & Co., .. • J. B. Lippincott k (Jo., Arnolh, Donaett & Co., d,. Yin. 11. Woodward. . Naebaum 4 Nird• linger. . . D. B. Winebrener & Co., Wright Bros dy Co., McComas, Ullman dt Ce.. Kahn &(;0., M Goldman: cComas &(.4). Darned, Osterhout, Herron 4:. Co.. , Solvers. Barnes & Potts. Harrison Bros. & Co., John Woodside &Co.. H. D. & D. W. McCauley, J. & W. C. llicKibbin, Chas. Vosin & Co. Fuca( NEW F. L. nTHERSTON. PAM , • , ~ 7r i, ,1- 4, PRICE THREE CENT§ 3'' At : , \'.7:034,:. -I tION4 ;4,*4- - f, ....,w - . 2?, ,, ,,,. i FACTS AND FANCIES.. 1; w,, ., „;,, , 4. 1"41) ri i ' .a,)r '1 —Garibaldi la growing fat in prison. ' !,d,k. ‘;.: ?T •t , ' I - TT • ~, ~...;,' ' —Go-ahead sauce —catch-up.—X. Y. Ti me& ,I*,' , 10 .41 - , '•-; •:, __, - - kk... 3 —An inventor proposes to carry railruau trainair,_ ~,1 , ~. •,f, over mountains by means of balloons. 1,4,,,',„ 1 ,4„, ` *it., --Bismarck expects soon to be made aZseki 4 1,, - A,, 1 4.,..' c Julie." ' 'EPR.7 . '..r.ra011.. t —J. D. Peabody, of Ohio, Is the only troth' ' z, ',,,:- of the millionaire. 4- 7 - • i ,;;;,, , ' .. 1 , . r:Sti 4 —The knout and Siberia have Itiat;,bee7l4 ste4*, 2 t;;IF, * corded to a tranemessing Russian countess:; ' ^ —Missouri has discovered another tliOnr tain. • • ' •-,,ie' ,d l , *6l —The Tennessee Legislature taxes ,w` dollars each, exempting one dog to each for —A dissenting English clergymaeh l oi, Louis Napoleon a tract. —The Lake Erie region produced 4.00,000 Dans of wine last year. —The Davi* letter-carriers are uniform( ours ought to be. —Miss Kellogg sings, at Drury Lane, now Her Majesty's Theatre is destroyed. —Bergh offers a reward for informatiel cockfights in New York. . 4/ , ;,., —Paris gossip says that petticoat' governmeni. is'becoming too evident. —An lowa editor received, a pair of go'hl MS sors as a Christmas gift. —The Savannah people are luxuriating upon. k. , ripe strawberries and fresh shad. -our Wilrussian eitiieni,who diet upon treEs / oil in cold weather, may be said to live upon the a ;• . fat of the land—or of the sea.—Ex. —The 'Ledger this morning contains this au- •-, nouncernent—"Lost, an enamelleo :.t4,3' . .$ gOl4 watch and charms. , ' —Nearly a third of a mill ion mei. :aid boys ',• ,',, aro employed in the coal mines of "..,ngland and %, Wales. —An English baronet has left ins servant test • - 4 pounds, requesting that It be applied to the pity-iw ' ' .• chase of food for afavorite parrot. Ufa - , 4 —St. Louis is 'excited because Its city instittui i': - :: - ;a 1 tions supply "subjects" for a medical college ix. ro , Michigan. ' •,••t't • ' ."- ~, 7. $ 1 ,...,7 ... 4 ,,,,,'" - -^ , l" —Apropos of the 3fenken's poetry, Prentice." c2s*:-/‘r..11 suggests that if her metrical feet are comparable, '' 4 'h,4 4 9. - 1 to her physical limbs, her versification will ‘ tie:, • ..'"'•• 7 P '" faultless. V /,'' : ..'o". 4 44 ,, - , ,,,4 —A laborer in Silesia picked up a 11142,00,d/3- din-'' mond the other day. Tho Prussian government, 1 0 , , , lays hands on $lO,OOO and generously lets hint ~' have the rest. —Versailles, Missouri, celebrated Christmas bylk', a match at trundling aavheelbarrow at a target, the truraller being blindfolded. The prize was a , Joe,' ‘l, ` ;),„ turkey. 4)0.0' ~:- —One of the Texas papers advises the planters- ,1 • „.:z. ,At „ of that State to stop growing cotton to spite thee; F• A, • "Radicals." '. Why not go naked at once to spite rE' i , i t the manufacturers? , r . L .4.° •?..'..-‘,..., . —A: Missourian vindicated his right to seat his "•-•-•-•.; -e., 0 little daughter on a hot stove, by shooting a. ~,~ . fnend who unwisely interfered with the family ' v . discipline. --A gift entertaiyment in Louisville advertised , t • ;a", to present 11 bomb to the holder of the lucky ,!, number. W n , When a toy horse was brought out as - the prize, the audience couldn't see thejoke. —The entirely proper, ~ well-authorized, expres- ,'• ' , sive and necessary word "serried," for some us- " ',F T . - 4, accountable reason, is not iii any edition of Web- k'i . ?„t star's Dictionary. --The following scene is laid in a first-class . -,, hotel:Traveler—l desire to be called at six .4%r': o'clock. Clerk (with gold chain)--If you will: - ring the bell at that hour one of the boys will at tend to your ease. - —The Bishop of Orleant,yrance, recently hist a superb diamond ring it!' a crowd. A sentry . picked it up and gave it to the commanding 0M cur, The next day it was clirted, and Monseig- near rewarded the honest eoldier with a ten frame piece. , _ —A lady in Lawrence,Altlass., suddenly. tikes, I , , 7 , 04,1 in the night with the impression that her little ." f - - , 4' ''',-,,-W'il girl was in danger. Feeling her way in i -Ithe dark a' , ,;, t;V, to the child's crib, directed by a strong inputte, ',••,,,ripe ,slie, put her linger into the little sleeper's month,. ',, - - "44.45, 1 4.. and to her astonishment took from therietWarger - I . t. Part . hadview „;.; a,%, —A New Bedford school-boy n a good viewk ',l, if ~ , 4 % ';', 'of the American eagle the other morning!, He ~.': ..' saw a very large eagles coming in his direction, and threw himself upon the snow, hoping to j have, a near view of the bird. But the eagle.- made a swoop within a few feet of him with.% ,” - t." fiCTCC Scream that destroyed his curiosity. _ - - t, :t, --A Roman Catholic damsel in Connecticut wink .i. 't, 'i beloved by a Protestant youth, and loved in re- 4 4 ' ~.. ~ turn, whunat her parents arranged her for taking ',I ~ ' ,'' the veil. Loving the bridal rather than the con- , .1 , -",_. ~ ventual veil, she ran off to Hartford the day be-. ' '„ A fore that arranged for her farewell to the world,, 4 ~, 7,;,9 and is now 'Supposed to be happy. .'1 ' 4 , 4 i —The officers of the Milwaukee and St. Paul - Railway Company have issued orders to c0n.V.,14 4 k 44, ductort on their La-Crosse, Prairie du Chien and ,„ connecting lines, forbidding the practice of lock- log the doors of cars, so that passengers may not be debarred a way of escape in the case of tied- , i ; . zoi dent. --A number of prominent Chicago men have .c,' ": ;,'''' been victimized by a woman in Montreal, who , • . sent to each one an artfully-written letter, as r` though by mistake she was writing to an Eng- *,. nth nobleman; vhoui beautifill cousin she--pre- 4 ,,,,,.,,, tended to be—all sent her money to come on with. i —A few.days ago, while-a-noisy Copperhead member was shouting his love of the white rebels . South and his hate of- the black men, a gentle- man, who was listening to the tirade, said to MX. !: Stevens, "I wonder what that angry Democrat wants?" "Why," said the old, man with a quiet ;if smile, "what he wants most is—brains."' J O —lii Cincinnati the poor are called upon to . iti....,_-..‘--4 swear as follows: "Do you solemnly swear that ail 'tt'''.;,..l,, Sour answer to the questions regarding your et v,, , -l' -'r,..; - 4..4 .".,.. plication for coal shall be the truth, the whole. , 4 ,, truth, and nothing but the truth, for which you, 1 shall answer to God? and that VOU will use it fore ' 4,. : , -i,.. e t your own family only , and will not tell, trade. ~,,, , lend nor give it to any other person?" !" '' ' ~- ' —Here is a specimen of the style of art twit- - •, - cism hi England forty years ago. The New :. Monthly Magazine, when edited by OA poet, ; ,, _ ."' Campbell, thus spoke of Fuson, the painter: - "Ills ideas ate. -.' gnarled, hard and distorted, like ' ' 4. . his features; las theories, stalking and straddle- .' legged like his gait; his projects, aspiring and . t A'' giganticlike his gestures; his performance tor' * couth and dwarfish like his person. His pieturet are also like himself, with eyeballs of stone stuck -..r in rims of tin, and muscles twitted. together like .. - ~c,,,, ropes of wire." h„;14, —A nice elopement was planned the other day ~li,A .- ' ..N , between a St. Louis belle and a dry-goods Clerks .I who was unable to win the approval of her cruet) father. At the romantically early hour of II it....- 1 in the moruing,,the couple had seated thinner • - ' ,fr- Ii in the ears and assumed,the appropriate a ”, , , „tWi of confidence , and !affection, when de!". : ' 04%, • scheme was foiled by the appearance of It; rr.k , ~,,„,),„ parent, who remorselessly carried pliptli..,"", V.t.2 l t, e44 '"L" all tears and hysterics, vowing 1..4 ., , ~,„,,' !. , , stony to her checkmated, though , i; ~, , 4 /, lover. ,„. f - , -Paris has a queer ease of kiep ,i : ,,: k. ,AR %%lc* . ~.I: .English lady of high birth has ma , : beeti,l • iitf'V before the courts on 'the charge o- ', ... 1 ",_414,.;i4, -', „i - .'-,.,N,qP, though her circumstances are Welk f .--* , OPW ,1 .. , 7kr'.1:7,.' buy everything she needs.. Her la , ..,, dr NM, . . -i i y - , , ,, ~,,, fattening a fine silk. thread OA on • , l , O . Phase s ...- .':" l .`4"'"tif ; and when the person by her Sidein,, , e ontnihtut4; opened her purse to pay fare ; Sheal 4. , her thoisp... , ' , ..70 1-- coin with the remark that it tell fr., , - ports, ..- - - ,,-„,4 it monnaie. By means •of - the - silk:tti • it waif* , '' . ,'"c.l afterwards withdrawn from the lafre,p• keWi':• o , 44 , , 4 14!” Prince Char .; iOPHoll l 4loitigio* ' -1.....::: - ' j.4- tenant In th e ,_ , .00000 6 4 NA offered hint:.; , ,io :7, ~,.. . , Wowi-l. ' et , ~, • - advice of ,4 .- ~' Neanum,..who ,adviiisd . . ject. it,,k .TI A *, di,kdoteiateilientatek . meat' , 4 e ' .ea foul* Blainireli4l. g 4 akar. ~, ik 41 1 1 1A Old' :tlikt 4 ~ - . to ga l l - ch g, ' . ) formed' hat bid been' , r v• * betsalla r "nallider II ' ' i Mogi .46,4 :WOO S ~ 4 , 0 111 1 1 10 kill" .th101,14400,111P' .14f,f !!Vil !, J . ) , • ;R.* --- f__ •:f7 . ` 3 lii.: '.. P -. ~,? 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