PRE COl7llTa OONTESTED ELECTION OASE ARGUMENT BEFORE THE COURT FRAUDS HI THE DEMOCRACY DISREGARD OF THE , LAW Ifeeterday, in the Common Pleas, before Judges Allison Peirce and - firewater, the Contested Bleat= Case, in. salving the right Court Mikes of Register of Wills, Clerk of the Orphans'and City Commissioner, PIM argued. The Isnmartm of yesterday contained n refer ence to the case, but the importance of the principle ie. volved n the presnt mnd a full of the gro s s frauds pee controver e rpetrsted by the Democracy Com knowledge ber last, can beet be, understood by a full - sketch of District Attorney Mimeo able argument in presenting the testi• mony to the consideration of the Court. • Argument of lion. Wm. B. Mann. Maff.it please th 3 Court, the testimony in this case is not as voluminous as it appears to be, nor will it take so great a time for cein-ideration as the balk of it would lead ono to believe. The testimony is printed in questions and Bowers, occupying the centre of the page. prisetating the appearance of a rivulet of typo with a wide bank of margin. the testimony in that way is clearer in its ch aracter and appearance. This ease is one for very notions consideration, for upon its determination. in the opinion of tho counsel, on this cave depends the question whether a fair, pure and honest election can be held in certain parts of the city of Philadelphia. There are a number of division') well known u" this Court from the contests that have hereto fore taken place, where there is such wanton, such atuded evasion of duty—dereliction of duty—criminal conduct, and with a determination not to execute the law of the land in the matter of the reception of votes, that gross frauds are constantly committed in these dtvislom), 'The manner in which it is done is familiar to thin Pourt, and yen are also familiar with the Meatus adepted by the Legislature in its endeavor to preVrtth those ft auds. This part of the case is curious, and it is curious to note the manner in which these elec tion Officers evade tne Act of Assembly designed to rl Mid regulate their conduct Take one of thesedi visions as seample. The Court is familiar with the fact thattbe mode of conducting elections by these people is to' open a poll, disregard the "official list , ' take the vote of every ono who presents himself on their aide without regard to the proof requhed tip the law,. The name and residence of voters are not taken, although their names may not be on the list of taxables. and no record is kept to show who the voters are, in order to prevent this the Legislature passed the act of Assembly, wherein it was said, if the election officers were all of one party, that upon application to the Court the election for those officers should be ant aside, and other election officers should be o ag t o i la t t o e a d v b o y i 4. the lio r u e rt s t t r i c c t i o n: . ur t t the Now, in is a practice, electio se shown in this ease, the partied .got (for instance, in the Sixth Division of the Fourth Ward) one of their own party to vote a Republican ticket, and then they selected him as a representative of that side, and qualified him to be an inspector! An application was made to tt is Court to set aside that election, but that individual came Into court and avowed that he was a Republican, and, of course we wore pas CI less. and on election day that man took hisseat alongside of the rest, and they all voted the Demccratic ticket. tin Republicanism - left- him, or-as . they env on the theatre bills, he appeared for that night only ! 'With these officere thus chosen in defiance of the spirit of the net of Assembly, they opened the polls, and , allowtd every men to vote who was knownto them, or who came, in company with thane they approved of. without eitaininatisn, and without making a record such as the law demands. • _ - _ • • Now, what la the law in regard to an election thus held! I do not tied' e to discuss that question in advance, but simply to allude to it. All the contested election Cfl6oo that have occurred within the county of Philadelphia, beginning with akerrett%case, and continuing through Cassidy% case, Knees's% care. and Thompson and Ewing, settles the question definitely, and knowing that, I feel that if I wore to- attempt to discuss this law now I would be treading upon ground that has been well beaten down, and it would be dull and uninteresting, as presenting nothing new and nothing startling in election law. But the Court will observe that the case of Thompson and Ewing was taken up, and upon the rule that will arise in this case. In the case of lktr. Cassidy the Court there had, as they stated, "im. providently" stricken from the petition those parts which alleged that the officers dirregaided their duty. Judge - Thompson said that was done improvidently; that if those specifications had remain' d, it would have boon the duty of, the Court to disregard the election held in those divisions; but as the Court by its action had corn— mittod itself not to do that, they did the next best thing— they diarogarded from the return all persona who had voted, whose names were not upon the official list, and whose votes had been received without proof of citizen ship; without proof rendered and the payment of taxes. The words of Judge Thompson are very striking—this court is familiar with the language. • I flnd,however.in lonising at the case, that the whole subject is discussed and ruled in, Thompson vs. Ewing. There the attempt was made to east out the entire vote of certain divisions. It was allegedthat the officers in_these_diviaiontreceived_ th votes of persons where names were not upon the ofIl• dal list, without proof of their qualifications, as required by law. The court, in deciding that case. Judge Ludlow dissenting, decided that they would not strike them out, hut this was becalms there was no proof that this allege tion was true. 1 read from the case of Thompson vs. Ewing the opinion as delivered by Judge Thompson : Judge l lampoon says: "The first division is attacked !Iretiti:he ground iy f n gfga du c c 4 o r f ec i e a to ot g e m rs 'ad: s • teel election officers., 'she evidence produced to sustain them showed that one of the inspectors became in' oxicated. but the other officer's were not shown to be incapacitated for the performance of their dotter. • • • It is further alleged the officers disregarded the directions of the lawln receipt of votes of persons not on the list of taxa. bles, without requiring the proof to entitle them to vote. This charge is austatnea by no 'vitae's& The Court, therefore, refused to strike out the first division of the First Ward upon the ground that the al. legation that the officers had received Al votes and had violated the la vin that number of instances was not es tablished by proof. They so on to state other matters, bat the substance of the ruling was that there was no proof w).atevor of the fact alleged. Now, Judge Ludlow, in his opinion, says, "In the hint specification of the answer. respon. dent alleges certain acts of omission and com mission upoll the part of election officers and others. trhwh, i rproved, must, according to the law as ea tablished,result the total rejection or the entire vote there cast, and we declare that the evidence establishes the allegations this. made • • • When the return it self is invalidated we must reject the entire vote polled in this division." The Court will also find that at the close of hie opinion Judge Ludlow takes out from the return the entire vote of this precinct, and gives his cgdnion, based upon law,. that they ought to be disregarded. In Judge Thompson's opinion th• re le also allusion made to the view eater tained by Judge Ludlow,and he refers to the fact that his brother Ludlow was of opinion that the vote ought to be thrown out. but that the record did not show the fact at leged. Judge Ludlow went so far as to say that because the rococo did not show that the names of the persons who voted were added and the names of the vouchers, that that was evidence that it was not done, but the court did not go that far. I therefore takeit for granted that where an election is held in an election division, and the officers open the poll, and with a manifest decd. e to allow any body to vote, and disregard all proof required by the law : do not keep the list to show that Korn has been neon the list; that when a foreigner oomea be is not required to produce hie naturalization pa. tern, and In general did not regard any of the chocks that have boon provided by law, and thus dlepl.yed a wanton disregard of all law, the court will vacate that election. 'I he decision in this case, in a groat measure, will turn upon that as applied to the various divisions as to which we have given evidence. TUE EILWITH DIVISION-FOUR= WAND I will now proceed to call your Honor's attention to the evidence in regal dto the various divisions mentioned in the specifications. I do not propose to read this testimony, but simply to state and refer to various portions to show how the election was conducted in the Lighth Division of the Fourth Ward. '1 he testimony is that of ' a TIBIVAIIIr /4 nit - - - votes. The speCifiolition alleges that quite a number of persons were s.ermitted to vote in the name of those who were on the assesement lbst,who had moved away or who did not vote, and there are forty , fo ur in etances of this character. We have preven that in this division these fs suds were committed, how they were committed, bow the officers invited these frauds by their conduct, and we have proven forty•four instances of what we call to nonatioree. T heir names and numbers will be furnished to the Court', The first one us 652 ou the list of voters, John Godfrey, and liebert Godfrey. No. tI2. .We produced Ronert,,who lived back of 851 isihippen street, and wbo was aseessed but did not vote, and yet the name was voted and put upon the list of voters. We proved the same thing in regard to others. There is one vote in particular that I desire to call your attention to—Lea isnlymbrouck, a witness examined through an interpreter. - Q. How long haveyou been in this country? A. Three years and a half. 9. Where do you live? A. Atkinson place Baker street, No. 4. Q. Did You vote at the last election In the Eighth division Fourth ward? A. Yes, sir. Q. Did you show your naturalize. tion papers, or any papers at all? A. No, sir. Q. What is your business? A. lilmemaker. Q. You bad not any naturalization papers? A. No, sir. Q. Showed no tax .receipt? A. No, sir. Q. Did you give your name when you voted? A. Yes, sir. Q. Did anybody object to It at all? A. My somintaw cautioned those outside not to re ceive my Vote, as I was not a citizen: they told him it made no difference. _ _ . _ On the list of Waldo Is the name of Louis Blow fraully, cordwainer, backlit 1:25. Baker. street. On the list Or voters no such mime appears. 1 merely, desire to call your att* Mien to that in connection with a very large somber of persona who voted upon the names of Lingerie who wereAn the list. It furnishes the key to how this is done. They catch a man in the street; give him a name; the name is not taken of the voter, but a name al ready on the list of taxables goes down This mates name is not down because they find eome other name down when they produced him as a voter. It would re quires great deal of time to enumerate all the fiagyaut, instance* in which this was dank and so effort has been made to contradict it. Let me call your lion ir'a attention to the conduct of this officers In connection a ith this. Thee. bicholeon, one of the wltneaaes teattlied--"I was inspec tor of the election in the Blghth Divf.torof the Fourth Ward; the polls' opened a few minutes after the tip. Pointed Buie: tbc Alderman of the Ward made his ap pearance je the room, red stated that he had sworn their officere (Democrats) the night before, and requeetrd mr. McKeown to swear the ether fellows: the book f 'imbibed by .the Lity. Ccauseiatonera.wmt.asced .in ray.hands;. some,short time afterwards the, alderman wade his op. Pearance In the room, and asked 'What that follow was doing with that beet,' telling the JAge' to take • It away from him Phillip Madden was the Judge in order to prevent vieleoce. I had, of course to nocturne; I gave the book cver to Madden; he took the book And sat on it; the eleetion weft on al! day without its use." Your Houma will perceive that the act of Assembly re. quires the oath tebe taken by the election nd LAD tact shall be tertifild by the partywho taken it woe not done in thin case. The book referred to by Mr. Nick oleos was produced In court. and it was evident that it had been eat on, fur there was not a scratch on it, and it with clear that It had notebeeu used during the eletion. The next testimony in regard to this Is James O.Adatini's. Keettys. that McKeown took , he tickets and the other Inspector "sat and looked on" "Q. Was there anyguide for these officers? Ind they use, as a guide the book fur nished by the City I ommissioaere to the election officers? A. Not so far as I saw. Q. No respect paid to any poll-- list or any book of the kind? A: No, sir. Q. No examine ' Bens made? A. No, sir. Q. When the voters came up to vote wen there any *Alert made to find oat whether their' names were onithe official 114? A. Not ao far am I sa q. Did either of the liuspectora or the :fudge huh: au etal list and °gamine it in Older to ancettdie whether the names et those ev ho offered to vote were upon It? A. The Judge had the MUM al list furnished by the City Commis.' sioneie. which I carried to the Poll myself It ee p e „, o ,,, the election paper', were loft at my tio ,, se on the datorday morning previous tot e election:* The witness ItiFo' do peribeil the manner iwhich tho book was takou surly end told by thoiTedge. artd*ben thehook wee hredtteet hero therir*As not a single tieket upon ft and net a single scratch, ehowing that no uee was made of the book that day. "They shall be eworn. and the onthehall be ear ' Died by those who administer It." and the City Commissioner. , furnish a pinted copy of that oath to facilitate the °Moen, in ()Laying the requirements of the law. Now hero the papers wore brought there that morning, and the Al _d ewinseys—fl_swore_our_feliows_theilight_be bred" ho swore the rest of the follows? The tilderman Bays, "The Judge can swear you." Who swore the Judge? Here are the oaths returned, and you willperceive upon ono the Judge Is Philip Madden, "Ms enark,"—no cord cote of the man who swore him—and you search in vain for evidence that any of these officers were sworn at ail. Here aro the Inspectors' signatures. Who swore them? - Our feilow e were sworn the night before!" But who swore them? There Isnot what the Act of Assembly re quires in any of these case& Judge Allison—Was the Alderman examined as a wit ness in this case? Pdr. air; the reepondente called no witnessea at all. We have the evidence of William Mellvain an officer in the same division, to the same effect—that Nicholion had the book for three or four minutes, and that the Alderman ordered the Judge to take it away from him ,• that he did take it away, and when persons came along to vote there eras no examination of any books or papers. Now, in regard to the oath. I desire to call your atten• tion to the testimony in regard to that—shout theme men being sworn. By pbe flith section of the General Election law, the oath of the officers is required to be taken and imbecribed. ' • It shall be the dray of the said clerks forthwith to make out two copies of theforms of each of the said oaths or affidavits, which shall be severally subscribed by each of the inspectors, Judges and clerks, and the said oaths or affidavits shell be certified under the betide of the per- Fowl by whom they shall be administered." And to the question, "How many voters were ex' /mined on wither allirmation as to their qualificetions,' he anste•ers.onty one the entire day! William Moors's testimony is r• ere in regard to the conduct of the election ofliceis and the crowd outside acting in concert with them, Ile says that at three o'clock lie took a blank book end commenced to keep a list of voters as they wore Polled; "rhoitly after three o'clock a large number of men Cattle app to vote. and as the names were given in—John Smith, Peter Jones—the man inside sting out 'all right.' and there were no questions /inked." A few minutes before six o'clock the book was taken from Mr. Moore. lie voye. " bout five o'clock a gentleman who was on the other side, and who land been very prominent, tinned around and said to three or fear gentlemen 'Why don't you go and bring such a man?' And the four men 'darted off, and they brought back one man by that name, • rid he e oted. About three minutes afterwards another rr pn came up of the same name, and he voted; some said 'Wby don't yon get such a man?' naming the voters; et bin n man eras named they would send some of them after lain." Year Donors will find at the cad of the list that they brought the two Godfrey s. It is evident that, finding that name vacant, they started a party after him, and two men were brought, to vote as Godfrey, neither of them being the right man. Mr. Fertescue's testimony goes to the same point, and shows clearly how the parties were led to vote at this poll thus constituted. [Mr. Porteseue's evidence in regard to professional thieves voting was :read by Mr. Mann.] Upon examining the list you will find no such names es Thackara and Stratford, and so these men had names given them selected from those on the list of taxables. Mr. Forteecue describes the communication existing between tbese parties. and who the riding spirit was. There is no evidence to show wbo Thackara and StratTord are, but they were persons known by there election officers, and I have no doubt but that Mr. MgKeown knew "Whitey"Thackara as well rulie - rkm4w hie own brother. The parties are welt known to thin court, if the court knows anything outride of the parties who figure on the pages of this book of testimmY. Peter Dick and James U. Pointer testify to the conduct of those about that poll, and it will be seen that the offi cers; began this election by a wanton disregard of the law by refusing to take and keep the list furnished them, and without vi bleb there can Nino fair election. They began the election by dispensing with that which Judge King . says is "indispensable." I read from the opinion of Judge sing in unease case's; "lint anotherclaes of applicants to vote may present themselves, viz.: persons who are not to be found on the official or alphabetical list. 4 ' • The language of this law is eo clear and the porky of it eo obvious that it ad mite of no construction qualifying its letter as respects es reons not found on the official list. It ie from votes of fered by this class of persons that the great danger election frauds arises. If election officers should receive votes from such persons without the inquiry as to real der= required by the Act, the courequences may be easily dent ed. Whoever could procure the greatest num ber' of reckleesmen, ready to offer voice in districts whore they are not entitled to vote, would be certain of triumph. • A rigid and faithful execution of this part of the election law Is absolutely indispensable to a fair elec. Don." -• • . lie says that if any other doctrine is held, he who can Slocum thegreatest number of persons to do this thing ci ill succeed, and that wits done here, for swarms of men rent from poll to poll and voted and carried out that. very thing which Judge King said would strike at the very foundation of our liberties. lie says it is iruffspcn sable to a fair election. It will, no doubt, be urged on the other side that there ought to be rum to challenge. But these election officera themselves are the guardians of the Dully of the ballot box. The law places these men as the sentinels on duty to watch and guard these polls. '.l he citizen may be afraid to do his duty in this respect, and the law therefore puts these men inside to_pertorm llre - duty.ltritilfthii.rfairrie - have tiot sense enough to perform that duty they are not fit for the position, and the court should Het aside the return which contains in part their fraudulent work. hew, what la the result in this Eighth Division, Fourth and? They polled altogether 663 votes. I offered some evidence to show that there had been no homes built of any account in that Ward for the last seven or eight years. I brought seine testimony in regard to that. and sought to show that they had been geing on year after year in thin way, emboldened by the success attending their efforts, to increase their vote by the hundreds. The evidence was not considered proper by the Court, and it was ruled out. But in this Eighth' Division the result may well be in agined when the officers opened the poll, and carried on during the day in the manner described by the witnesses. We have a list of those on the list of voters who do not appear on the list furnished by the City Commissioners, to the election officers, and who were permitted to vote without melting the proofs required by law. They ertiount to 23k3namett. The proof is that not more. than once during the day, when persons came to vote the ad verse ticket, they went through the requirements of the law. but in 237 cares they received these votes without taking theseproofs. The Court will perceive that ire have confine a cur proof to Just this condition of things. We have not gone over the old track with canvassers to find if these people lived there, for that is unnecessary, and is, after all, nothing but hearsay testimony, and we do not think it is the ditty of citizens to increase the trouble of such an investigation. For this is a petition of citizens and not of candidates. it is not the duty of citizens to hold the election over again and incur the expense of canvassers. n lie men who gave false names to the assessors can give false names to the can vaseers. and we have had bitter experience in this direc tion. We did it in 1F.56. It was the first time, and it was then done upon the Ilan of .the London Directory, taking :lie names of all persons over ill years, and the canvasser. , tools limited distrietrond after obtaining the names they is ere arranger alphabetically. What was the result ' 'I he other side sent men around and they feed some of the men, and while the i•ourt said we did the best we could, 'hey said afterwards they placed very little reliance upon it, and did not rule the case upon it. The Court said they ego, dtd the canyasalas too unreliable to forum the basis or a decision. It will be said that we did not go around • o Fee if these 228 persons did not live there. That is true. We are not bound to. It Was the duty of the election officers at that time—the day of election—tolaseertain that tact, and the (entire to do so thou was the violation of the law which must set aside the election. Thai , allowed these 238 persons to vote without giving any thing but a name, and to find these people now would not alter the tact. 'Acre were 44 persone who were smart enough to set on the listl.while the others were feckless, and did not care an thing about the risks and penalties at. tached to the offence they cornmittt d. B..rely a poll con dnt in this way cannot be regarded as a poll that ought to be allowed to stand ! I mention this partism !ally because it seems to be the opinion of some persons thetnotwithstanding all this, we must go on and pick out each voter and show this to be illegal and that to he :liege!. We city that the party'' who claims any validity for these votes must show it. not we. Our duty is to re ject it all; if you want any of it to live you must bring they-w - ere legal yowl B. It would he equivalent to holding an els:slim' over again, but ii this election is not held over stain the Court has nothing to do with it. I don't say the ether side is bound to do it. but they might show such a state of affairs Re would relieve the case of its prehent as. meet; they might bring that which would be a little salt to save their case. They don't do anything of the kind, end it stands a large mass of fraud. I don't suppose there Can be any well-grounded belief in the minds of the counsel that they can sustain this poll in the face of the law as it now stands on the statute books. • TUE HEVENIII DIVISION, YOURTII MUM I now pass to the Seventh Division of the Fourth Ward'. We offered in evidence first, the Assessor's book, "the official list," ae Judge King called it. the alphabetical lb t. There were polled in this division 880 votes On the list of taxablem there are 249 names, and 111 are not. Of the 249 on names lt BM are marked with the letter," V.ere are le written in lead pencil upon this book, kept by the Electitz officers. or the book that ought to have been kept by them. There should have been 111 names added, with the names of those who vouched for each of them. All it shows is the 111 votes, without stating any but the name. We produced testimony before the Examiner of a like character as that in the eighth division, to show that the officero allowed people to vote in other names—to g.ve the names of persons they knew were not reeidente. • The first name is 659 on the list of terabits. Martin Powers, living at 607 -Bedford. et. Hugh - Riley, who lived at 6117 Bedford at., since October, 1868, swears that Martin Powers did not live there. - The next I. John Gallagher,on the list of taxab ee s 713 Shippen street, while the teatimon of Alfred Moneta is that Gallagher has a carpenter she op at that place, but lives in St. Mary street, below Eighth—out of the seventh division. But be voted,and the V" in opposite his name. It is one of the Instances In which they marked with the . "V," and it is the only John Gallagher in the ward. The. ' Seventhames Welsh, on the list et taxables 618 South street. /MB mother testifies that he is not of age, is not 18; that her hukband,=of the same name as the voter, died 11 years ago. Roger Cochran, 819 Bedford street. Your 'honors! Heard the testimony of Martin o'llarra in regard to that, and it is not neemeary to ?lifer to it here. He is the alas ho said helves a - poor man, and wanted money to get his breakfast when he came to testify. I pals on to the others Mr. Manes gave a list of the names of the voters, with . the names oi the witnesses iti regard to their residence or nomresidenee. •in one instance there were three Riggs. marked as voting. Only one could be traced, and he was -not ifkesident of the precinct Now, havingabown- that the Hitter V•wam not marked ins large' thriftier of cases, as the figures will that the book was not tepras required by law—that the tames were not added to it .with.- the names of the vouchers—that these frauds were perpetrated-1 proem/ •to call your attezeten to the manner in which the officers conducted the election. Dr. McArthur. an inspector in this divislom..testified that outsider', came into 'the room—that --Mr., Moran, other inspector,- took the tickets. "Q. When the people came looked vote, what did you , do ? A. Well, I at the book and tried to find the names. Some names I could make out and some 'could not. Q. When you could. notfind thenames what-dtd they do? - A. Well, the cotta were generally taken. Q. They of the.votas taster than you got the uamest A. Yee. sir." - The witness also testi lied that the Judge was told that he was responsible ninnies, batbook; that hfs clerk tried to catch up or, the names, but could not, and at the close of the polls they were still. behind; that about a dozen persons were sworn during the dav ; that the Judge was away an hour and witness took 6u Piste, and when witness lett aeon one took, bla 'um Mao the inspector toiling on during the day to emelt to make correct, what •waa erronoeusrit 'being his plain duty to find the name. or not finding the name, the to haveproof.' teat of that the Vote is taken Pia. the clerk is set tato ling afterward. George W. garlic. the inspector's. clerk. was also, examined to the same Point. Moses McAfee, a 1•01100 officer. was there all day THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN.-1 1 111LADELY111A, SATURDAY, MARCH 21,1868, `and eaw John Smith, a resident of the Third word, 'tote. ohd didret eta' bu t one man eworn the Whole day. SARA. ihsrmichrtel testified to thq receipt of ni:willegal vote, the man' having been convicted afterwards: Thu care that wee SXPretted to keep out illegal voce is eviderto sd bY the testinionYof Michael Moran. lie teetified that hu -knew Patrick 111, ran, his nephew; that ho it'atricio was not a oittazen; that he voted; that he has left the city becauee of the , subrunna to attend here. Michael hioran was an elsotfou officer of tide division, and was pmeent when tide vote wee accepted, and he did not make any_ooleotion, though he knew it was vote, la it reasonable to— euppoee that a roan who received the vote of his own nephew, whom ho knows to be en illegal voter, would hesitate to take votee of °lberia It to evident, from tho fact that 111 were received, and there are no vouchers. Wo are entitled to have the record with names of tho vouchers: we are entitled to have somebody, to come, for ward and stand up fur them) people. •• - • • - Mr. Mann gave the names of the 111 pereotte who voted. Although not upon the list of taxablee, and' for whom no °echo. e wore required. TIM SIXTH DIVISION OF TUE rota:rot VIAILD. . . . . I now do else to take up the Sixth 'Division of the Fourth Wald. Judge Brewster—Did you prove your vote in any of these Divisions 2 Mr. neltura—No, sir; not in one.. • . Mr. Mann—No. It would have Involved a prolongation et this case. '. -in the sixth Division —I have here a paper or loose Sheets pun in dug to be a list of voters.. It is -no -a circle which has no beginning or end. It has an end, but it is difficed. to find weiere t la! The law enquires these ofli. were to furnish the list, and this Is the condition in which thi so OiliCCI ft left this paper- At the Prothetiotery'e office we found these sheets no thetiet of voters forilhet division. We cannot tell where it begins and ends-Hilts voted that or who voted last. Yon NI 11l perceive in exert Using this ,testimony, referring to the paper, the difficulty we had about it [Mr. Mann quoted thp testimony, including that of 7 Wil lien, J. Manning, a cierk,who testified that he was absent several times during the day and that the list contained eighty-two names that he did not write.] Instead of the clerk beingthero taking down the names he goes away, and when he comes hack ho takes the nainee kept by the other clerk, a practice not allowed by the act of Assent. ley. The clerks are intended to be a check- upon cacti other. Instead of that, these men endeavored to tally, and they copied from each other. This is a dangerous practice. Then wo come to the Prothonotary's oflice, and we can't tell from that list who voted the first hour, or anything about it. if the act of Assembly means that the list is to be kept, and paper is furnished for that pus. pcee. itishould eustein some information, Any list kept like this ono is a protection to frauds, for it is imporeiblo to get at the frauds from sure a record; for there it noth ing to show how a man voted or when ho voted, Judge Peirce—"l ghlnk it would have a healthy effect to proaecate these ten for official miseondeet." Mr. Mann—" Two men wore arrested, tried, con victed and sent below for official misconduct and yet they were re-elected by the same people of the same division." Uno of the counsel for the other aide suggested that the overnor had pardoned a number of election officers. Mr. Mann—lliac furnishes another reason why pronecu ions will not answer. Tree only remedy I. contend for Is to throw out the poll and let these officers see that they cannot elect their ticket by these gross frauds. [Mr Mann referred to the evidence in detail, including that of Edward Wood, clerk, who voted the Democratic ticket: "i called Mr. Wood to show how, he voted and that there was no such representation of the other side as is contemplated by the act of Assembly." Mr. Mann voted front the testimony the names of the parties who voted ilegally, owing to the facilities furnished by the election officers of this division, and to show that the fraud was contemplated it advance. Voters were duplicated, and a number of citizens on the list of tazables were per sonated by - fraudulen. voters. lon will lid on that list, some figures indicating 306 votes. - Wit have couuted these names and titers are 306. The election olli cere in making their return have returned 311 votes, mak ing five more votes for the candida: is than there ere votes on that list, supeosing that to be correct. Of the 23 votes challenged by ]fir, Baugh only two were sworn; whits of the 7U challenged by Mr. Slimiest in no instance was any men sworn as a voucher. Upon that list of voters there, are 3013 names: upon the list of taxables the officers have placed the tick in front of 193 mimes, and they have added 11 Dames to the list in lead pencil, but in no in. stance hero they added tno name of the party, a quaff fied voter, who vouched for these people. We called gen- Rouen who voted but whose. names au e not on the list of voters, Now we complain that that list of voters is not kept in such a way thatyou can make anything out of it; that the election officers were all of one party, and they violated the act of Assembly in pretending that one of their number was a Republican, but who re ally voted with the Democrats; that they have disre garded the law. which requires them to take the proof of residence; that they disregai dad the law in not adding the names of the vouchers,and the party who made proof. so that we can ascertain who committed perjury. We must go to the record for that proof, and Judge Ludlow's argument haa great force when he says that we must go there to ascertain who these people are. I now go to the Seventh Division of the Third Ward. That is a division which. being the seventh of the Third Ward, bounds upon the Eighth of the Fourth Ward. It is merely the line of the street that separates these, and it is so bandy for the voter to go from the Eighth of the r'ourth to the Seventh of the Third, that a vast number of these people made use of it on election day. I merely give tho names and numbers of .these illegal voters. (The list was furnished, together with the testimony that a number of persons early fraffe morning voted on th Hainese orreallY hOnest voters, and when the bona fide voters appeared to vote they found that somebody had voted before them k There are 41 instances that we have shown that the officers were deceived in the person of the voter. One can ima gine that an election officer nifty be deceived in one or two instances. hut whet it is repeated 41 times it in. creases the inference that the fraud was know ingly pc petrated. There are 111 persons voted in this division, whose names are on the printed list, who are not on this list. 111 of the 60,5 polled. Titer* are t persons who voted whose names are on here, but who are not checked off. 7 here are 19 added to the 111. Mr. Mann at great length went Over the testimony in detail, chewing thefraudm in false personations; neglect to take the names of vouchers; neglect to wear the par ties. THE FOERTII I - IYIIION OF THE TWKNTY-FIFTH WARD. The frauds in this Ward wore all commented upon at length. especially where the election officers neglected in every instance to require foreigners to produce their natu. ralization papers. The length of this report precludes the possibility of giving Mr. Mann's speech upon this point in detail. The argument was resumed at 11 o'clock this morning. CORNIIII. OP EIMITLIE AND LOOUriT STREETS - - - THE GREAT SNOW STORM AND CONFROTIONERY. —Snow storms are no obstacles to the patrons of the great popular confectionery establishment of E. G. Whitman & Co., No. 318 Chestnut street, below Fourth. They go alike through storm and sunshine in pursuit of line bon-b9ns, roasted Jordan AlmondA, cream fruits, chocolate preparations, fresh-every-day and-many-flavored-caramels. and the scores of other m•od things for which the thm is famous. E. G. Whit man & Co. resolutely adhere to their established rule to produce only the best articles In their line, and scrupulously to eschew the nee of any flavoring or col oring matter or other io_gredient that Is_ not absolutely pures — fflu - wnoleiiomecute ieir reitrponibility. TRY THE ONE DOLLAR Conarr !—The one dol lar corset, containing sixteen whalebones, is superior in shape, closeness of fabric, and durability, to any yet offered. Goods, no better, are now selling at much higher prices elsewhere. . SPOOL CorroNTwo SPOOLS FOR 9c Cotton, good, 200 yards, two for 9 cents. This cotton is made up in all sizes, from 8 to 80, in white, black, and other colors. Its quality is union ally good, and its length (200 yards) is warranted. It Is well adapted for both hand and machine work. The demand for this cotton Is rapidly increasing. JOHN M. FINN, S. E. corner of Arch and Seventh streets. KERR'B CHINA HALL 520 CHESTNUT STREET.- In coorequenee of removing to our New Store, No. 1218 Chestnut street, in April next, where we will open with an entire new stock of goods, we have de termined to offer a large assortment of all •kinds of China and Glass suitable for families, hotels„ board ing -boners and restaurants, at public auction, on Tuesday morning, ?listen 24th,. at 10 o'clock. litay be examined with catalogue on Monday. GREAT AUCTION SALT or China, (Maas and Stone Ware, on Tueaday morning, March 24tb, at 10 o'clock, at lizna'a China Hall, 629 Cheatnut street. BICH CUT AND ENGRAVED GLASS, At Auction, on Tuesday morning, Huth 24th, at 10 o'clock, at Kiss's China Hall, 529 Chestnut street. - As Er IDENCI7 that "Westward the star of lem phe takes its way," we have a bit of news across the Plaine that at Omaha, in Nebraska, is to be erected a hotel, at a cost of $360,000 I The next thing following, no doubt, will be a large, irst-class clothing house under it, in imitation of the celebrated Clothing House of Charles Woke° & Co., under the Continental Hotel, in Thistity. -The natives of -that Terliktij will then no more go about in tifeir - beayskins." • COESETS-GRE4T REDUCTION IN PRICE--E. Lino of all sizes of finely shaped woven corsets, sixteen whalebones, baajuet been recelvedby Mr. Flnn,which be offers at the very low price of one doUar per pair. For the price, the quality of this corset cannot be ear 4833sed. Try it! Aloplendid assortment, also, of finer, plain and emiroldered corsets L 3 offered, at very rea sonable rates. JoaxMM,,I 8. E. corner of Arch and $ FNM, , eventh ganef*. SPoor. Corrox.—Two spools for 9 canto. Two for 9 is warranted 200 yards per spool. Two for 9 is the strongest cotton made. Two for 9 rune well on machine. Two for 9 is of all sizes and colors. Two for 9 is haNiag a daily increased demand * and is worth a trial by all economists, at and M. Frroes Southeaat corner of Arch and Seventh streallo' PLarn WHIT'S FIIBNOK CHINA, - At Auction. on Tuesday morning, March 24th, at 10 o'clock, at Kaaa's Ohba Hall, 049 Ottestaut street. CITY NOTICES REMOVAL T•lr Puni.ivATloN OF TICE SA1111:11.AY NiGIIT. =l=l Builannu JORN M. FINN ' Southeast corner Arch and Seventh etreeto. , G P REAT SALE or CHINA AR ULARS, L Kerr'a China Hall, 599 Ctriatmit irtrooticenel9titig i,frich. Manor, Tea mid Deserveketa; elegant OW and Engraved alaaa; plain White Finch littiria Stone Ware and litoulded Plass made up to salt farnllleu r botele, and boarding hoesea. ccmmence on Tueaday minting, March %til t at Id o'clock. Catrdognea on Monday. tn TlAntitted NOTICS. The-Auction Bales-at-Hereft—China—Halt,N-o, • • Cheetnftt street, do not interfere with private( sale& *MARYLAND HABIB. Maryland Hams. • These deliciously flavored Rams / Constantly on hand, by MITOIIELL & Fmraanen. Wri.non's Controurin OF' COD LtvEtt Om AND. LINE.—The great popularity of tWs safe and• office, clans preparation is alone attributable to its intrinsic. worth. In the cure of Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bron chitis, Whooping Cough, end all Consumptive Symp. bins, It has no superior, if equal. Let no ono ne glect the early svmpwme of disease when an agent is thus at hand which will alleviate all complaints of We Chest, Lungs or Throat. Sold by GA. B. Wilbor, Chemist, No. 166 Court street, Bo9ton; in Philadel phia by Johnston,,Holloway & Cowden, and French, Riche/ ds & Co. , DEIED BEEF, TONCaIF.B, ace., For sale by FLETOI/Elt, 1204 Cbestuut street. CANDIDLY speaking, we hear that no medicine is equal to 1)11. TWIN mes VOULOVILIIIIX or univer sal NELMA LOLA PILL for the prompt and per/cot cure of NatinAr.orA, nerve-achti or any nervous complaint- It tones and stimulates the 'nerve fluid, and expels from the system all nervous maladies. Apothecaries have this medicine, JOLIMITON, HOLLOWAY L . Cow mr.x, Agents, Philadelphia. lIoT ElousF. Strawberries and. Cumumbers have lust been added to the attractive display of French Confections, embracing all the choicest novelties,_ made by our leading American Confectioner, bin A. L Van sant, Ninth and Chestnut. . . SURGICAL IN STRUMENTB and druggists' sundries BNoweeN 8L BUOTIDES, 23 South Eighth street. CHILDREN CUTTING THEIR TEETH, or afflicted with crampa, chollx, griping and other infantile com plaints. obtain inatunt relief from the uae of Bower's Infant Cordial. ' Srurric;llATs. Spring Hats. The newest and most beautiful styles. The very lowest prices. Oakfords', Continental Hotel "Pilitr, my good man," said aindge to an Irish man, who was witness on a trial, "what did pass be tween you and the prisoner ? "Och, thir4 pima your lordship," said Pat, "sure, I sees Phelitn- a top of a wall. 'Padddy, says he. •Wtutt,' says I. 'Here, says he. 'Whore,' says L 'Whlsht,' says he. 'Hush,' says I, and that's all, prate your lordship." But we 8:1V to our readers ' buy your coal of W. W.. Aller, Ninth street below Girard avenue, and at the corner of Sixth and Spring Garden streets. GAY'S CIII;;A. PALACE, 1022 Chestnut street. A CARD Geo. Gay would respectfully inform the citizens of Philadelphia and the trade throughout the country that he will continue the business at 1.022 Chestnut (S. 11. Richardson Sa Co. having failed to c,,mplv with their contract to take the lease), and .has associated in part nership Idr. ,Morris Briggs. a gentleman of large capital and ion business experience. The present stock must be closed out, regardless of cost, to make room for fresh importations. Geo. Gay will visit England, Prance and Germany, during the spring and summer to purchase goods, and will execute any orders entrusted to him promptly, and for a small eommialon. . Tait. Tea. Tea. Tea. Black, Green, Japan, And every description of Fine quailiy Tea, For sale by Mrron ELL Sr, FLETornm, 1204 Chet:Qit kgreet HOT CROSS BUNS.—Fresh every day through Lent, at Morse's, 902 and 904 Arch street. CORN. Shaker Corn. Dried, meet Shaker Corn, For sale by • Ifirremsr.r. 1204 Cheetuut street. FLOE.IMM SEWING MACHINE. Florence Foxving Machiee. Florence bowing Machine. Office, 1123 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. SPFCIALTY.-All thosegents desiring elegant fitting pantaloons will find them at C. C. Dittnch Co., Continental Hotel, Ninth street. as this branch of Tailoring Is made a specialty, and really warrants au invitation. Always a fine stock of goods on hand. 'SFBL\6 HATS. Spring Hats. The newest and most beautiful styles. The very lowest prices. Oakfords', Continental Hotel. "Bow En's GEM ARABIC SECRETS."—Try them for your Cough, Sore Throat, Hoarseness or Bronchial Affections. Bower's Depot is Sixth and Vine. Sold by druggists, Sts cents. DEAFNESS, BLINDNESS AND CATARRH J. Isaacs, M. D., Professor of the Eye and Ear. treats all diseases appertaining to the above members with the utmost success. Testimonials from the most re liable oonrces in the city can be seen at his office, No. 805 Arch street. The medical faculty aro invited to accompany their patients, as be has no secrets in nis practice. Artificial eyes inserted. No charge made for examination. SPRING HATS. Spring Hats. The newest and most beautiful styles. The very lowest prices. Oalifords% Couttnental Hotel Kni - liTt - okifk - Sr 7 rs. Bee Sixth Page for Additional Ainueementa CONCERT HALL. FATHER BALDWIN'S ORIGINAL TROUPE OF 01.. D FOLKS will commence on MONDAY EVENING, March :.oth, Ma, a Series of GRAND CONCERTS in I.;ostumes of ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO. . TICKETS 50 CENTS.Grand Matinees for Families and Schools WEDNES DAY and SATURDAY AF VERNOONS at 254 o'clock. Admission, 25 cents. to all parte of the Hail. mhol.t.f NEW NUBWVATIONS• PUBLISIIED THIS DAY AND FOR SALE BY T. B. PETERSON At BROTHERS! No 306 CHESTNUT STItEBT, PIIIL.ADELPIIIA. L BA RNABY RIMG E. By ltharice Dickens. Complete in oue large octavo volume, printed from now, large and ricer type, that all eau road. Price NwentY-five.conts. Bei-og - erte - Twentrerevcriume or — reterseinsTUtidep Edi tion ter the Million of Charles Dickens's Works." ROB ROY. By Sir Walter Scott. Being the sixth volume of an entire new edition of "The Waverley A covets," now publishing in twenty-mix weekly volumes, at Twenty canto each, or Five Dollars for a complete Bet, and sent poet-paid everywhere. The Anti quary." "Guy Alannering," "Kenilworth," "Ivanhoe" and "Waverley" are ale* published at Twenty cents each. • !IL COMSTOCK'S ELOCUTION ENLARGED! With TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE ENGRAYLSGS. One volume duodecimo, arabedque.idx hundred Paged Price Tyvo dollars. IV. FATHER TOM AND THE POPE; Or. A. Night at the Vatican. By the late John Reber Murray. With a New Preface by It. Shelton Mackenzie, Esq., and Illuetrative EngraTinge, large, type leaded. Price fifty cents in paper cover, or Seventy-fivo cents in cloth. All books f ent postage paid on receipt of retail price. Au leaned from pubMhed are for sale by us Me moment they are leaned from the press. at Publishers. prices. Call in person, or send for whatever hooks von want, to T. B. PETBROON & BROTHER% rah2l-2t 806 Cheetnot St.. Philadelphia. Pa. REAL ESTATE SALES. riPUBLIC SALF.—THOIdAB & SONS. AUCTlON eers.—Valuable Country Beat and Farm, 63 acres, junction of the County Line road and the Whoa bickon turnpike, 1.34 miles from Chestnut Hill. idontgom• cry county, Pa. On Tuesday April 21st, 1868, at 12 o'clock: noon, will be sold at pub lic sale, at the Philadelphia Exhume, all that valuable country seat and farm.situate at the junctitn of the County Line road and the Wham hlokon turnpike. with an extensive front on each; Di miles above Chestnut Bill; containing about 63 acre" comprising woodland and open fields, team:sing splendid views; excellent sites for buildings. The improvements - are a atone house, large stone barn mid atable.ben house, icehouse, stone tenant house, spring house and fish pond; three other dwellings on the turnpike; open and under. ground stone drains ; ram and water wheels introducing water int* the house and barn: abundsnt of fruit trees and shrubbery; deer park, with lofty paling fence; also a valuable atone quarry. Immediate possession. Termis7V92,66o may_remain on mortgage. .11L THOMAS A SONS, Auctkineers, nih2l apil 18 139 and 141 South Fourth street. rPEREMPTORY BALE—THOMAS di SONS,_ ADC. tioneera—Business Stand . Three.stsry Brick Bakery and DFreuing, No. 128 Lemberd strOet. • On ToesdaY. March alst, 1868. at 12 o'clock, noon, will ho sold at public sale. wlthoutreserve. at the Philadelphia Exchange, all that three-story brick messuage , with threestory back building and lot of gro u nd . situate on the south side of Lombardptreet. east of Second street, No 128' contaliang In front on Lombard dtreet 19 feet (including lbtau of s & fret wide elle"), and extending in depth 63 feet to a &feet wide alley. It is occupied, as s bakery; bas an oven, gad introdueed, - balh, summer range, dm. , Tenne.-121,600 may remain on mortgage. Clr"Clear of all incumhracuP). I'salo absolute. r M. THOMAS SONS. Auctioneers, mh21,18 128 and 141 South Fourth street. r REAL ESTATE—M. THOMAS & SONIP SALE.— 'Well.recured Ground Rent, WM a Year.--On Tues. " day, March - 24, 12146, at 'l2 o'clocitLnoon, , will be sold at public sale at the Philadelphia. Exchange. all that re. deetnable ground rent of $B4 AYedr. isenlillient ill that, lot of, ground,' ,on which la, a t hreesdorYA b rick dwelling, ;with threwstorc back building s tituntean_the east side or BlAteenth stree 74 feet 6 inches south of Fitzwater street ; 16 feet front, 68 oat deep. M. TitiOMAB ST BONS, Auctioneers, tan Ella. Nos. 189 and 141 15. Fourth street. W BO OKS: , NEIVPONII PINE APPLE•OI3NEOZ-100 Boxes ON BUOmit g rz& t : A l ic a rt i e FA- M d rufgra ifet uri DelawsreAvenner. • i§o/LIMR, WE= &My—O./AARHUS t a r RE. for Juil ~ O . #ll. LIVEM But Forming. ormihige. YOBI/111)- - 13 A EX.-4310hShit---dr , SOW, AUC. qt, trot/cert.-Van Elegant Country Beak wad Hamden, chard net ea, known ao the " . ..reffersoir t •ldFshmti" lane. Cheltenham ! townshipi .1100040010 r b .l watt( rao fia r lig e tt ic l eg - qtltr. 3 l7,liTtaTie, AtDiFlO:O1 4 . Will be sold at public sale, at the Rhilade phis Ex. cluing., all that very. elegant country seat, known sot Mit "Jillert on Mansion...situated 'on- Oak' epPoslta tbe.let.kintown road:Cheltonharn torrisskip_,Missifge • 1 - county -- 1" ii?.l' - otirtrilteteriar - OviW - Linu - i -Statile* Onlise North Pennsylvania Railroad. Xer mile officcond strict turnpike. Li* miles of the - Old York road. excellent read - to I either; beautiful and healthy location, fine elevation, eplendld view, very convenient, to entrehes waterloo, school. store, Ste. improvement* conniseof point.W. /etono maintop, 45 by 76 feet; built and finished WWII Mir out in the most subetantiai and very manner' ' kiln • ellnltly papered and in most excellent repair; ceilings U lea high; good cellar. cemented floor, with (ivory eon. ventence ; hall 10feet wide, with 'splendid staircase; has 18 rooms; parlor..ltting, diaing and breakfast rooms and kitchen on the first fl oe five chambets, library, store room, bath room and waterelosot on thtreocond floor, and five root. son the third floor, with plenty ' of, One closet rooms. 's he rouge and bean - fig arrangements are most complete, end of- the very bort character. The water is of 0 quality that cannot be excelled. and titterer-failing cups ly of therein(); the arrangement for getting it to the housel d most complete; there is a hydrant in the collar; hot and cold water on the firer and second floors; the di einem) is undo - ground ; there is au out wash house; with a good range ricc.boure welt filled with lee of an 6X. cellentonality, and 9 fine water closets; all surrounded w ith aced brick pavement; also a (Landowners ,- finished cottage style andsula•tantlally built pointed. atone stable end can logo house, with accommodation for 6- horses and 4 carriages ; by drain 41111414 o; platform over the manure pit tor e tithing carriages; also an extra stable for cows; ðic pig ptn.- hot beds, die. There is a handsome lawn led out with beautiful evergreens, trees and shrubbery of the choicest klud-Norway spruce hedge along the read. and a good stone wall-vcaotable garden, with excellent st nee of ?draw beirits, raspberries, blickber• ries, gooseht nips, currants and grapes, of the choicen de tart and titandard pear and apple trees, ail of which tome into boating lid/ year-pasture field. and I acre of ploughed ground-all the ground is In the very boat older. it adjoins the handsome country seem of• B. Row. lot d, Thomas Nov; rand, E. Wain. john Cook and itobort Baines, Eras. May he examined by obtaining an order at the Auction Store, or at the Jefferson 'farinerv, Jefferson street, below hixcli, where a photograph of the property may be seen. r Parties 'waking a strictly firetclass property will do well to examine this In fore purchasing elsewhere. 'terms. -Two-thirds Cnsh. . _ rir - Fulniture —1 he carpets, oil cloth and furniture, which are nearly now, will bo told to the pitichascr at a valuation, if derired. M. THOMAS & SONS, Auctioneer!, ml4l apll.lB . 139 and 141 South Fourth 'greet, iraBALE BY ORDER OF 11E11td, ESTATE OF Andrew M. Grauel... deceased. Thomas & Sons, Auctioneers. On 'euesdaT ; April 11th , 1868, at iii o'clock. noon. will be sold at pu lie sale, at the Philadel. phis Exchange. the following described property, viz: No. I—Lot, Cedar streetaweutyfifth ward ; all thatlot of g ound, situate on the southeasterly side of Ceder street, 200 feet northeast from Arfn street, late thetunond lane, Twenty fifth ward; containing in front on Cedar street 14 feet, and extending in depth ;00 feet. No, 3,-Dwellings. No. 10.11 N. Third street, all those frame messages and: the lot of ground thereunto belonging, situate .on the east side of Third street ; between Beaver and' George streets, Sixteenth ward, No. lull; containing in front on Third, street 19 feet. and in depth on the nerth tido 61 feet P.; inches, find on the south side f 2.1 feat ft% inches. • Subject to a yearly ground rent of 151 W. No. 3:—Ew ening, No. 'll4 Charlotte street, Twelfth Word, . All that frame ineesunge and lot of greuud.eituate on the la eet side of Charlotte 'greet- between Brown And i Poplar, streets, No. 815; containing n front on Charlotte direct 15 feet, more or less. and iu depth on the north, iine 91 feet n inches, and on the south lint; about 43 feet. - No. 4.- Jew elling. No. 7112 Wert street. All that threo. story brick mer.uneu out lot of.ground, situate on the west side 01 West Street, 184 feet north cf Coates street, No. 122; es ntaining in-frost 14 feet, and extending in depth 75 (Ca object toe yearly ground rent of $9O No. 5.- 4/welling, No. 710 West A:roil. All that three. story brick n - essnege and lot of ground west lido of West Area, 290 feet north of Coates street, No. 730; containing iu frt,nt 14 feet. and extending in depth 75 feet. Subjezt to yearly ground rent of $3O. No. 6.- De iling, No. 504 St. John street Al' that two story frame messunge and lot of ground. siteee on the west side of St... John street, 80 feet north of Itutt,nociod en eel; 15 ft"et front, 60 feet deep. Subject to one moist, or yearly ground rent of PP, Spanish milled doll us, re served oit of this and. adjoining premises to the south ward. No. .7.—Dwellings, No. 319 Ceatem street All that two story frame meretuage, with three•story brick back buil& tog attached thereto, and three-story brick messuage on the rear, fronting on Miutzer street. sad lot of ground. situate at the Northeast corner of Coates and Mintzer streets, nest of Third street, No 319; containing in front 18 feet t inches end in depth 100 feet. Subject to a yearly ground rent of 151494-90 ever:Leh silver milled dollars. No.B.—Dwelling,No.6lo Hermitage Street. All that frame merenage and lot of ground, situate on the west side of licrmitagestreet,leadingfromGreentoCoates, between 'I bird sod Fourth streets, Twelfth Ward; containing In front 18 feet, and In depth about 66 feet. 31. THOMAS do EONS. Auctioneer's, No. IZt and 141 South Fourth street IeREAL ES', ATE—SALE ON THE PREMISES.— Thentaa dr Sons, Auctioneers.--Superior and Elegant. Itesidenee fitablerind Ccuich.ltause,—ax4--large-Jele,- 76 feet front (widening to 116 feet) and 916 feet In depth. nor( beast corner of Eighteenth and Summer streets, op. posite Loran Square. On Wednesday morning, April 1, at 10 o'clo , k, will he sold at public aide on the pre misty, all that large and superior marudott and two con. tiguous lota of ground, situate on the N. E. corner of EnLteenth and Summer streets, opposite Legal:till/nue containing In front on Eighteenth street 76 feet and ex. tending in depth, fronting on Summer street, '21,6 feet, widening at the distance 'of 160 feet front Eighteenth street to 116 feet, and extending of that increased width of 116 feet to Winter street, making a third front, with nutlet also du ough Autumn street into Vine street. The stable and coach.house, with dwelling for coachman at tacht.d, fr , tits on Winter street. The mansion fronts on Eisliteettli street. opposite the elegant public square; is four stories bleb, RI feet front.* twills depth, finished throughout in superior style, and replete with the modern improvements and conveniences: back water drains connect fug with the public culvert are laid through the cellar, and around the exterior of the house. I It is altogether a superior commodious and very desirable residence, being opposite one of the most ele , gent public squares in this city. May be examined any day previous to the sale be. tween the hours of 10 and 3 o'clock. flan at the Auction rooms. m 1321 ap4 U Ilantimomo walnut furniture. large mirrors., velvet car into, piano, &e. Immediately after thecae ,of the re.l. dence, the handsome walnut drawing•room and chamber furniture, fine large minors, rosewood plane, bawdsome velvet carpme, dc. THOMAS k SONS, Auctioneers, L'n and 141 S. Fourth street. REAL ESTATE.—THOMAS & BONS' BALP._ Ilandeome Modern Three-story Brick Residence. No. 20411 Green street, 20 feet front. On 'Poesday. March Slat, 1 , 03, at 12 o'clr ck. noon, will be sold at public sale, at the Philadelphia Exchange, all that handwitue modern thrt avtory brick inessuage„ with three story double back buildinsa and lot of ground. situate cn the north side of Green street east of Twenty fire'. street, No. MI: the lot containing i n trout on Green street Di feet 2 inches. and extending in depth lOd feet to the middle of 'a 4 feet wide alley 1e:11ns from Twentieth to Twenty•tlret street, with the free LICC and privilege of said alley. The house has the modern convetaleners; gas, bath, hot and cold water. two cooking ranges, water closet, furnace in the cellar. Sc.; has summer and winter kitchen, summer kitchen enclosed with glass, bath room in centre of the house, &c. le drained by undergrot.ad drainage. ny - Clear of all incumbrance. Terms—s4,eu may remain on mortgage. • Immediate possession. Can he examined any day pre vious to •ale. M. 111051A14 & BONti. Auc.ioneeiv. mir2l 28 138 and 141 Louth Fourth street. BLIC BALK—M. THOMAS d BJN AU('- rtioneere.— Largo and Valuable Square of Ground, " fronting on tittles. Tucker Margaret sod Cambridgi streets, Frankford, Twenty-third Ward 6to feet front on Stiles street, 2 00 feet front on Margaret street. tkio feet front on Cambridge street. WO feet front on 'Pucker street —4 fronts On Tuesday. April 7th, 1.803„ - at l 2 o'clock, neon, will be geld at onblic sale, at the Philadelphia Exchange, all that valuable lot of ground, fronting en Stiles street, Tucker street, Ilargaret street and Cambridge street, 6' rnal fr.r.C.Tswicrlisr_ll2lrA Stiles street WO feet, and extending in depth along Tucker street and Margaret street 200 feet to Cambridge street, on a bleb it bas a front of 600 feet. 1W Clear of all incumbrance. Plan may be seen at the Auction Rooms. M. 1110 MAS A SONS, Auctioneers. mb21,28,ap4 Ih9 and 141 South Fourth street. 1171 ORPHANS' CO .RP SALE. ESTATE OF Poterman. Minors.—Thomas A; Sons. 6,ucti .neerg.- Promo Building. No. 515 Catharine street. Purs u ant to an Order of the Orphans' Court for the City and COtint7 of Philadelphia, will be sold at public gale, on Tuesday. April 14th, 1868, at 12 o'clock, noon. at the Philadelphia Exchange. the following described Property. late of the estate of Peterman. Minors. vin: Badlvided 1.6-110 inn ,• In all that frame meesuage and str e e t, f west of on the north side of Catharine west of Fifth street, No. 515: in the city of Pniladelpalo con taining in fronton Catharine street 18 fret. and e x te ndine in depth onithe west lino 46 feet 10 inches, more or les& and on the east lino 66 feet 6 inches, more Of lets, to p 4 feet wide alley. Subject to a y early ground rent of $2l 60. By the court. E. A. MERRICK, Clerk O. Cl M. THOMAS & SONS. Auctioneers. r0h21.5p4,11 189 and 141 South Fourth street. /112 REAL EBTATE. —THOMAS At SONS* SALM— Modern Three story Brick Dwelling, No. 127 Con. of Catharineotweepirut sad Second streetf, and north of street. the 'reels:lay, marsh gist, at - 12 o'clock, - noon, will be sold at public sate, at the Philadelphia Exchange, all, that modern three-dory brick dwelling, with twrrstory back building and lot or r ound, situate on the north side of Congress Wed, east of Second street. No. 127,• containing in front on tlongree , . street 17 feet, and extending in depth on the wait lino tg feet* inches, and on the east line 88 feet 2 incnes to Senate street It his the gee, bath, hot and cold water, rinse, &c. WV' Clear of all Incumbrance. Terms-42,000 may remain on mortgage. Immediate possession. May be examined any day previous to Dile. T HOMAS - 84 SONS, AnAtioncers, 129 and 141 South Fourth street. MOONKIL TO ANY ANIQUNLMANED NEON DIAXONDS, WATCHES. JEwm.RY. PLATE: CLOTHING,ciat JO RS do Q 0.41 ____ , OLD VITA%i SHED LOAN ONFICE, ' Comerof , ird ADS Baskin street% Be w Lombard. • N. /I.—DIAMONDWWATOBES. JEWELItY. WINE'. , .. FOS BAIA .4.2. REMARKABLY LOW PRICES. • NE- m . - • 11M3NA ANS. AUCTIONEER,' N. E. CORNER 1 cudprat! ea etreeln. only one equate below the Fachange. ,11=000 to loan frs - hule or small :mounts, o n . dlamondsolivcr platn, watches, swam, and allisoods pf value. Office boure nom BA. .Wlr. M. ear' Man- Robed for the hut forty years. Advances !nada In large amounts at the lowest market rate*. ' inAtfrP CROWN BRAND LAYER - RAISINS. WELOGEB. , lioNgo end quarter boxes of thle_iplundid fruit. loud, I'm sue for sale by JOS. B. BUBBLER k CO.. 10e South DemOse avenue. XTEW GRENOBLE WAMMS- -- _ BALES NEW Crop Softsbctobto Wpinuto lauding, sad for rale by JOEL B. HIISSW.R. ds CO.. 108 South Dolowarti OVOIIIIC6 ommEntigo4 CRIpPEN 115 B, Third Street, below 0 (Late A• L. Maddoeh & CO.,i Savo on hand a large and oholar dock at GREEN AND BLACK E A S, which they *reoffering by the package ai Greatly Reduced Priem BALTIMORE FAMILY FLOOR CONSTANTLY ON NAND' trbl?ipi a hi 6mtp THOMSON BLACK'S SON & 00, 1 Broad and'Chestnut so.fietet, Have new oe bead a choice Stock of . k FINE TEAS, Mitts ther are setlloi at GREATLY REDUCED inUCESI, And to which they invite ESPECIAL ATTENTION; aolUs this* IFS ttra:rnoor MACE& AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDALS. 30.000 Francs :1' HERRING'S PATENT CHAMPION SAFES *warded the raze &dais ;St Weddt Irwiro London; • World'. Patr; New Torii; Exposition Enlvenelle, Posts_ WINNER OF THE WAGER 30,000 FRANCS!! ($6.000 rN GOLD.) At tho recent International Contest in the Paris &libidos The public are invited to call sad examine the Mort of the Jux) on the merits of the great mutat, audios tha otticral award to the Herring's Patent over all others. FARREL, HERRING & CO., 029 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Herring, Farrel & Sherman, New York. Herring & Co., Chicago. Herring. Farrel 4 Sherman, N. Orleans: giblOhlth 3terPl VIEDICINAIA. SPEER'S PORT GRAPE WINE. VIKUNIDONvm 601.11,1 M sANCIIIIIO4 MCI?. ! . .. 43°00 WINE MAKES G - 00 - D BLOOD VINEYARDS, NEW JERSEY. SPEER'S PORT GRAPE WINE, POUR YEARB OLD. This justly, celebrated native Wine is ' made troll lb* Juice of the Oporto Grape raised in this otwitry, its in." valuable TONIC AND 131RENOTHWUNG PEOPIIit• 2 NEB are uniurpassed by any other native W 1 per Bela the, pure juice o 7 f l ll=pe. produced ,utider Kr. Spam% own personal n, its purity and genuineness are guaranteed. youngest child maypartake of its generous qualities. and the weakest Invalid may use it to advantage. it I. pnticularly •• beneficial to the aged and debilitated, and suited to the various &Mande that afflict the weaker sex. It is in every respect A WINE TO BE BELUM, DON. Samples at the store of JOHNBTON HOLLOWAY Ai CO., No. 23 N. BEM at. FRENCH. BICIAM3 & CO. DYOTT & 21°. 221 North SECOND street. Invalids use Bpeer's Poet Grape Wine.' Females use /peer's Port Grape Wine. WealaYrsons find a benefit 2 1 0 0 WS& L Speer's Wi nes in Hospital" are erred to other WIWI Bold The!ay Drugghd Grocers. de supplied _by JOHN/ITON, HOLLOWAY CO. and FRENCHc ana . MOHASCO & 00..Pniladsigkla A. EMBED., 248 Broadway, N. Y. — rohlt•in th sando MOVNE.FILTENAISIIING GOODS& '►.lhe Arctic "s RPRIGERATOR, The best and most eonvenlentts donstrnoted article la Ibis or any ether m>