THE INDIAN QUESOOIO4' BISHOP WHDE'Lt'6 REPORT An Able Tloeument CSAUSE OF THE -WAR OUR INDIAN SYStENI,DISCUSSED 'to tie Board Of Missions. to Chairman ,of your Committee to whom was referred the condition of the Indian tribes of the 'Vaned States respectfully reports that he has examined the:.; , question as carefully as other dirties. word& permit, and _grieves to say that the history of Cur relations to thelndians is one to ma a every American blush for shame. It may be doubted whether a more sad history of , blond- ere, frauds and crimes can be found in any.civil hidbountry. - A Christian nation has taken pos. Session of the homes of heathen tribes without gipmg; - to them one single blessing of• Christian +civilization. For almost three centuries our station has pursued-the-policy - of extermination; estriedein at the coat of untold millions; of area sure and Mandrills of thousands of lives and yet the stern lessons of. experienee_have not taught as the simple lesson, that God is just. and that a nation that sOWsithe send bf robbetf'will surely reap titataiVeat of-blood. a To-day. forty- millions ofepeqple, fergetfel of the histories of the past, arta clamoring; for •, the `extermination of a thousand heathen, ,and'are engaged, in !hit =4 treirk of - blood, at a cost which would Outage -one ) of- - our racist beautiful American homes for every man, woman andehilic- Wdleit, - country. The : poor : . savage, : %ilrirTliallUtiOce Which could moilify_and eat' em saVitilepalmitine, Smarting tinder_accamus.,. lattilanitiege,•and seeing only it choice`of deetha, setirealls blind-vengeance 'on the innocent pea 'inept the border. We have reached a point when the question tang be met. , Thu ; two waves of civilization r , - the Atlantic and Pantile still Soon meet.' The Indian question must no w be settled on principles of justice which will bear the scrutiny of Almighty "God.' - Blocs the Sioux war.of 1862 every Indian slain has cost us oier half a million of dollars,,, We have sacri ficed ten lives of our -own people for one, and have'already expended In this harvest of our own iniquity more money than all the Christian bodies InAmerica have expended for missions to the heathen since America was; discovered. We have reached a point when every American citi zen ought to demand for th e sake of his once fair name, that this history of iniquity shall end. The - people wherhear the awful - tales bf savage violence,-, which .almost curdle one's blood , with horror ! , know nothing of the cause, and take 'no steps for its cure. There is a vague idea that the Indian systemis one`of -inl qttity; that the poor Indian is the victim of rob bery and violence; but who is directly responol ble,few know and few care. With our usual indict. . erence,we permit the wrongs Logo on unchecked; we forget that God's -eternal justice Will always require that "whatever a man soweth, that shall heialso reap." And, what is most'strange, all the labile we have been reaping this harvest of death, our own race, with the same traditions, customs and laws, in a neighboring province,, have. solved this problem with the same heathen people,under the same conditions, and the result has been peace, tranquillity, loyalty and lifetlong friend ship. On our own aide of the line, we have not partied twenty years without "-a bloody Indian war; we have not 100 miles between the Atlantic and the Pacific which have not been'drenched with the blood shed by. Indian massacres. We have eakended more than five honored millions of dol his in Indian ware;,we have not one civilized Indian tribe; we have not one Indian tribe con verted to Christianity; and to-day the press ' the army, the rulers and the people, forgetful that God is not bliud. are clamoring for extermination. In our blindness, we forget that there is, only One Being who can exterminate. A nation, which bas within its borders half a million of graves over which - the raes ha s net greeimd - iry tt ;i; I.ll,l o .Ali r liitelY Of . the • - helpless ' does reach ills ear. If we go on, we shall fail as we have failed, and will surely the fires of a savage war, of which our children's children will not see the end. If we look. to Canada, we see the Indians and whites living in friendship—we find_ pros perous missions, schools and churches built and supported by Christian Itidlens—and a century passed without tine drop of blood abed in Indian war. In Rupert's Land the English government bee not one eolitary. soldier. The white man may travel from Hudson's Bay to Vancouver in peace and with as, ample prot..stion as on any portion of Euglent soil. The Church of England hue one thousand' communicants in one diocese, and them are some no touching evidences of thepower of the Gospel as are to be found in the annals of the church, At firet sight it would seem that so Vide a difference must be canoed by a wise and benefi cent el - stem or by a difference of race. The English came of the same dominant, greedy, avaricious Saxon race as ouratives. They have the same love or gold, the same lust for power, the same desire for territorial possessions. , The Indiana are the same heathen,savage people. The dillerence is this: Whenever their civilization comes In contact with an Indian tribe they local ize there,guarantee them righasplace them under law and give them individual rights of property. They plant among them schools and missions. They send them agents who believe there is a God, and are afraid and ashamed to steal. They appoint those agents for life and for other cads than as a reward for political service. Taev make their own civilization the pioneer, instead of gathering a mass of discontented savage hu manity on their border. , (MP. SYStler• A FALSEILOOD. Our systein is based on a falsehood; we recog nize the wandering Indian tribe as an lade pe.ndent nation, and. .make and ratify treaties as with all foreign civilized powers. We do this with the full knowledge that they , are to send no representatives to us, and wn none' to them; that they have no power to compel us to observe a treaty, and when every possible relation which cap exist makes them simply our wards. The Indian who sells us his laud must become civilized or perish. If we take away the means of savage subsistence by the chase, , and give him nothing in its place, the end is death. Our own sense of justice, our pity for ' helpless, and our fear of God, demand that tile men who go to make this treaty shall be God fearing men. It makes one ashamed and sick at heart to think of the history of Indian treaties. The parties are a Christian nr.tlon,and a heathen people. The treaty is made ostensibly to extend civilization. It is often made in order to pay certain claims of traders and others against the ' Indians, to secure land for speculation, and to provide a new opportunity to fill saute political 1 plunderers' poc4et. Every provision,of the treaty is gauged as to the amount whil can be stolen, and, if possible, some loop hole left which er will make way for a new treaty when the Indian eup he need again as a key to unlock the nation's treasury. The Indian is credulous. The sad fate of other tribes has cast a gloom over the whole • race. Old men talk of it in the council and wig wam, and any plan which offers a door of hope is gladly accepted by the Indian. The Indian is told that be base° houses, no ono, no ploughs, DO fire-horses, -no-fire-canoes, no schools, no churches. Ile does not know the way of the Great Spirit. These white men come ass - brothers and their ruler is to be his great father. If he sells his land, be will live and not die. Re cannot read. Ile believes that every word and promise lain the treaty. Often the real, parties to the treaty gore ignorant of each other's views, for both of their heads are on. the Interpreter'a vizi:raiders, and beta the bribed agent of some • cunning soonvdsel, ,who has pecuniary interests to subserve. The treaty is made--then come de ferred hopes . The robbery begins in the contract for removal. -Even men of fair names and high boner are parties in the iniquitous ring to rob the savage of bread for himself and children. 8o profitable are these harvests of intquity, that in n recent, removal of the Chip peways over $20,000 were faild•to.sectire the contract to provide ra tions. forthe Indians. The agent Is selected to re ward,lblin for political work done for a Con krosalon al patron. The Government sends him, nowing be will and must steal. His salary to striAirert alamily far away in the Indian country, wherefall supplies cost four-fold, Is $1,500. Thu ofbereaployett•'are selected from the same mu tives'of rdward for political service, and at half the' salary • fried MCA .could receive i n IL 4 civilized .71cOuntry. IVhat . could follow but fraud in-- the con t*iintg pilfering , ., of the annuity goods, dishonesty In every form and shape ? Such a system cannot gather around an agency good men.' The agency, or some ee t„. ' liement near it, becomes the scene of whisky traffic--proftinity, gambling v adulterynn n ennesa hold a carnival of death—litrange diseaikts, whieliniark the victini as accursed; God rind shunned by nien,latip aas AnirVeri4 at last the ':poor savage,' writhing tinder nrtense of-- wrong, on the first severe provocation, will enter on a career, of 'war, and the cry of murdered women and children is beard everywhere on the boner. To these evils,, which uproot all confi dence, we add another not less perilous—we leave the Indian without any protection to-pro perty, person or life—we made tho treaty on the hypothesis that we were dealing with,an indepen dent nation, and we carry it out by leaving them without law. The popular idea is, that the Indians have a patriarchal government of ' which the chief is the ruler and - head.' 'Thhehld is simply the leader of a savage tribe. He has no power to make or • execute law. His - influ ence is eimply that of advice and connsel.., The lzfluenee he had' with hie Whets often weakened or destroyed by the treaty; for unless he becomes the pliant tool of agents and traders, be will most likely be deposed, and a more pliant tool, put In his place. The civilized and 'Christian In- Wan is pitiably helpless. His crops maybe do stroyed._ .his_oxen. Itilled, .his ,wife . and VW dren treated with violence, and his only remedy is murder. The only law we administer is to pay a premium for crime. If an individual Indian steals from a white man, we 'deduct the value of the theft from the annuities of the tribe, and the thief always makes a - profit of hintheft. -- We redress no wrongs-that • Indians 'suffer from each other, and never punish whits men for crimes committed against them. In sight of a mission house an, Indian woman was violated by brutal whithmeni and then such demon-like erneity,committed on houperson that she died under their hands. It'wae.in sight:of .a village of white men; it-was-known , to the agent. No one was punished, and - no c. investigation made. The Indianziay_be_a_eavage, nick 13 °°° 0 of bz'Ottll violence cannot give him exalted ideas of the,superiter justice of Christian ,eiviliza lion. So far, from wondering that so few Indiana rebeivethe Gospol, I sometimes, wonder that they listen 19 the Gospel from the lips bf a white man. I -have shad an. Indian ask ,mo if the Jesus I told' hIM about Was the same Jesus my white brothem talked to at the agency 'when they were - An .old" chief once' answered, my plea against drunkenness and adultery by saying, l'lly father, tele your people, who you say have the Great Spirit's book, who bring us the fire water. It is your white men who corrupt our dabehterit; ' Go - teach them - to do rightolnd then wine to us and I will believe you."-- In his wild state, before he bas ,lost the virtues bf his heathen life and learned the vices of eivill ;ration, the Indian is superior to any savage race on - earth: He le not an Idolater. He believes in a Great ;Spirit.- He -has -home- affections.. _He loves his people and will die for his tribe. In all the featureCM his character he is like our own Saxon lace -hefore the cross-had Changed the heathen - Saxon to`-a manly Christian. In the first intercourse with the whites the Indians have always been the white `ban's friend. General Sit icy, of Minnesota, Senator Riee and many others, bear testimony to the Indian's fidelity. ',There are not on earth more ,beautiful evi dences of triendshio than between the early traders and the Indians, and I do' not }mow__ of an instance where that con fidence was misplaced until our own wrong doing bad destroyed it. = There are Indian names like Wabasha, Taopl,- Emnegehbowh, Black Kettle, which will live forever as instances of-the rarest _fidelity- even _while _their people were suffering from untold wrongs. TOE CAUSE OF INDIAN WARS In every instance the original cause which led to our recent wars was conduct which•would have been regarded as ample grounds for. war by any civilized country on the earth. The first outbreak was in Minnesota in 1662. These In dians bud sold us a country as large as the State of stew-York - as beautiful as the eye ever--rested upon; it ha rd-everything whiclulhe bounty of God could give for the use of wild men. Game, Deb and wild birds made it an Indian's paradise. Of the first sale I know nothing; the Indians say that alter the bargain was mide,their chiefs were bribed to sign it provision which gave the larger part of the first payment to certain white men. Tliey say they were then kept for months in a starving condition until many of their people died. audit .was this whieh made red men say to tpe (lovernor: "I will leave these bones of my lOople On the prairie, and some day the Great 4 4 11 , Will look the white man in the face and ask g _ ....... outua • V VI 7.! - -t‘raiThi b ikkey were left without a reservation, and then -denied the one which had been prom ised to them. In 1858 these Indiana eold the government 800,000 acres of their reservation. The plea was they needed money for eivillzatitere The treaty provided that no debts should be paid except such as the Indiana should acknowledge in open council. No such open cutterntwas ever held. There was a provision inserted in the treuty,—of which the Indians say they wore ig norant,—which provided that the Secretary of the Interior might use any of their money as he tboneht beet for them. After four years they bad received nothing except a lot of useless goods sent to the Upper Sioux. Of the entire amount going to the Lower Sioux for this im meese tract of land, all was taken for claims ex cept about eB6B. They waited four years ; the stieg of our broken faith was often the subject of angry discussion. Old Wubasha said to me, • •My lather, four years ago I went to Washing ton. Our great father said tons, 'lf you live as white men I will help you more that I have ever done.' Four winters have passed and the fifth is nigh. It is so long a way to Washingem the agents forget, t air father's words, for they never do as be told' . You said you were sorry my s ming men b these foolish dances. lam sorry. The reason th r wild lite clings to them like a Winkel, is tit r hearts are sick. The Indian's face is turns to the setting sun, and they think these ar ong journeys for themselves and children. It ur great Council at Washington would do as tb v promised, our people would believe them. The good Indian would be come like his brother, end the bad Indian go away. I have heard of your words for my poor pt epic. You have none of my blood in your veins, and I have none of yours; but you have epolice us a father speaks for his child, whom ho loves well. Often, when I sit alone in my topic, 3 our words will come back to me, and be like runsie to my heart." It was not enough to take the price of their lands; a considerable part of their annuities was taken. The Indians came together for payment in June, at the time the treaty provided. They waited two months; they were starving. Mad dened by hunger and the sense , of wrong, and vainly dreaming that on account of the rebellion tbey could repossess the country,' they began a massacre which desolated our border for three hundred miles—eight hundred of out eitizerus lost their lives. Many a friend whose hespitality I bad received is to-day sleeping in a nameless grave. A nation which is too cowardly or too corrupt to redress such wrongs will be too blind to punieh the guilty, or to protect the innocent. All Christian Indians were as true as martyrs. There are no more touching instances of fidelity , in the history of the Church of Christ. Their deeds of bravery ought to live forever. Those who surrendered end the few who were captured were tried. Forty men had, separate trials mid we're condemned to die in` elx' hours. Three hundred were ' condemned to be hung. Only thirty-eight suffered death, but of those some were innocent. The Marshal of the priSon told me that he went the next day after the eXe • cutlet] to release u man, who bad been acquitted on the ground that he bad'saved a white wornati'S life. The Indians said: "Ile is not here; you hung Limy esterday." The friendly Indians and the Win ncbagoeo, who were innocent, were taken' to the upper Missouri. Over one thousand diedof disease arid starvation. Soldiers tell the sad tale of wo men picking over the dung of - their horeea to find half digested kernels of grain to save their children from death. An officer of the army told me he met a woman, whom hie had known for years as a virtuous woman, who told him with tears that she had gone ono hendred miles to degrade herself to save her children from death. During this horrible winter, a party of. Indian women crossed to Farlbault, four han dled miles, in the dead of winter, "without a hos . man babieation on the route, and living on )(Jots. Who,'lliat reads this histOry, May note Ire mble as he thinks of a day' when the Lion of God shall say, "Inasmuch as ye did it to the least of these ' my brethren, 'ye did it auto Inc." It was in these dark days, when toy bean sank within me at this tale of sorrow,' diet i be Society of Friends in Philadelphia relied s2;feeo -to save this 'poor people from death. Toopiewho, with Wabasha and Wakoan Washta, - pinned the iC,FCUe and saved 200 white women 1i x d children, has a certificate which reads; "Tis bearer Taoel, a wounded man,' is entitled to the besting gratitude of the American people , for . hexing hero mainly instrumental in rescuing w eirs women and. ebildren during the Indian war." , Xle was aeh Hiatt], Christian Indian. .110 bed -a home with every comfort, and a well stet:ll.4l(lqm: Ile lost all. At the greatest cast, , Le saved our people Last year I parted with about sixty of his people, whom- I had cared for since tbe massacre. Our farewell was by the Lord's Table. One by ono they came to say good bye. They kissed my wife, and with eyes blinded - • TEE DA .I.IIY '4VMING BTJLIYAIN , PIEITiA.DELPIIIIA, TUESDAY I DAOEI4.II vll. fit 1868 with Ware said "Mahpeya'Slektas, wau ey,, istechln;" (InHeaven we Meet4bii, 1.1,110 Om) 'After etitvice,poor Taopi came and; took my hand, and said, "My tether, I have no Wood °_9n ?MY • hands, and the Great Spirit :knave' there is none on, my heart. I saved your peopid;s, I loved your saviour: I had a home.haver no home. Taopi cannot go to his people: You hung men at . Mankato whose friends will reqniretheir blood "at iny hands: If Igo I Shall: die. '1 never shall have a borne until 'my grave."-The Chippewa history is no whit brighter. They' hails been from the earliest settlement of the country our friends. They bad borne outrage and wrong with unparalleled petience: 1862,".their head' chief organized .his band to commence a war upon the whitels. .Elad it not been ftif Eratnegah... bowli, Bad Boy, Shahbabsoy, and Buffalo we should have had another desolated boraer. Boa megaithowli•traveled all night in the storm with his wife and ehildren to• warn the ,gatelson at Fort Ripley. , Two of his'ehildren died in conse quence of that riight's, journey. 'The Commis- Moiler of - IndianAffairs ' the Se,cretarY of the In terior and a' Committee of the Legiskture of Minnesota pledgedlhese friendly chiefs that for thleact of fidelity theyshmild never be removed. - This pledge, was incorporated in two • separate treaties, and ratified by the United States Senate, and signed by,the Preeident., Iu viotatiOn of this solemn pledge of the nation. these men have been forced into a treaty, and will be, compelled to re move. A chief of the Red Lake Chippewas epee ,said to - me, "My father, they tell me you are a servan' t of the Groat Spirit and never tell lies; I have heard that Idler) Indians Self, their land : to_ their Great . Frillier they always periliti..•Po, you,believe, my 'people • will die eelliny cotestry?; - - The same chief came to me one hundred miles - lathe win ter. He marked' out a map: of hilieetintry in the ashes of a wigwam and, 'Keith' "There is my country.; Lam_a WildMa,O;sincl-/Ive-by=the.ehase;. - I kill the elk, the mooee; and the deer,' and my wife builds, ray ' lodge '' and, gathers the wild , : ' rice and •, catches • : fish. When your white" brothers come here Orem will be no elk, no deer; ,no4riodose ;lethal bay° e little reservation, to die upon. I hear weave to bo removed. GoleL gone peeple I havOskomany warriors *hese 'Shadows reet on their graven!' . After, the Sioux outbreak.l• visited Washington and plead fora oomealstlion td - go and mike peace With the hestihr-Indlans. I knew :that tinleas it was done the hostile Indians would- go among other tribes on the plains and stir lap a general : Indinn - war., - :l'said - then - Ake: tvar- - -would mild 80 millions of dollars and hundreds of lives, It has cost 100 millions and thousands Of.liVes, The Peace Commission, composed of :Geri., Sherman, Gen. Harney, Gen. Terry, Gen. Augur, Gen. Sanborn, Col. Taylor, Col. Tappan and Senator Hendersen,-give the'following truthful-history-of the; Cheyenne war—all of which is -verified by sworn testimony of unimpeaehable witriciff - tie; I have that men who have the of the nation should tell the story of the original eausea of the Cheyenne war: - , .lasteroar or THE CITETIINNEB., "The story of the Cheyennes dates far back, and contains many -points- of-deep-and-thrillittg in terest. We barely allude. to some,Of 'them and then pass on. - "In 3851,a abort time - after the diecovery of gold ha California; when _ .a vest streern 'of emigration was flowing over the Western plains, which up to that period had been admitted by treaty and bylaw to be.indlaulerritory, it_was thought ex pedient to call together-all the tribes east of the Rocky Motuatainsfor thopurposeof securing-the right of peaceful transit over their lands, and also fixing the boundaries between the different trioes themselves. • A council was convened., at Fort Laramie on the 17th day of September of that year, at which the Cheyennes. Arrapahoes,Crows, Aeeinaboinee, Gros-,Ventres, Idaadans and Arick arm were represented. To each of them tribes boundaries were assigned. To the Cheyennes and Arrapehoos were given a district ofoouttry !commencing at the Red Butte,or the place where the road leaves the'north fork of the Platte river; thence up the north fork of the Platteiriver to its source, thence along the main range of the Rocky Mountains Ito the bead waters of the Arkansas river; thence down the Arkansas river to the crossing of the Santa Fe road; thence in a northwesterly direction to the forks of the Platte river; thence up the Platte river to the place of beginning.' ' It was' further provided in this treaty that the rights or Claims of any one of the nations shouldnntbe'prejudiced by this recognition of title in the others; and arii•••• nrivilaec of bunting, fishing, or passing over any of the tracts of country hereiubefore described.' The Indians granted us the right to establish roads and military and other poem, within,their respec tive territories, in consideration of which' we agreed'to pay the Indians'afty thousami dame per annum for fifty years, to be distributed to them in proportion to the population of the re spective tribes. When this treaty reached the Senate, 'fifty years' was stricken Out hod. 'ten years' substituted, with the antkority of the President to continue the annuities for a period of five years longer if be saw fit. "It will be observed that the boundaries of the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe land, U 8 fixed , by, this treaty, include the larger portion of the Territory oi Colorado and most of the western part of Kansas. "Some years after this,gold and silver were dis covered in the mountains of Colorado, and thou sands of fortune-seekers, who possessed nothing more than the right of transit, over these lands, possession posselon Of them for the purpose of min ing, and, against the protests of the Indians, tunneled eities,esta Wished farms and opened roads. Before 1861 the Cheyennes and Arrapahoee had been driven from the mountain regions down upon the waters of the Arkansas, and were be musing sullen and discontented because of this violation of their rights. The third article of the treaty of 186t,contalned the following language: 'The United States bind themselves to protect the aforesaid Indian nations against the com mission of all depredations by the people of the United States after the ratification of this treaty.' The Indiana, however ignorant, did not believe that the obligations of this treaty had been com plied with. "If the lands of the white man aretaken, civili zation justifies him in resisting the invader. Civi lization does more than this: it brands him as a coward and a slave it he 'submits to tire - yrrong. Fie.re civilization made its contract and guaran teed the rights of the worker party. It did not stand by the guarantee. The treaty was broken, but not by the savage. If the savage resists, civilization with the ten commandments in ono hand end the sword in the other, demands his immediate extermination. "We do not contest the ever-ready argument that civilization must not be arrested in its pro gress by a handful of*savages. We earnestly de sire the speedy settlement 'of. all our territories. None are more anxious than we to see their agri cultural and mineral wealth developed by an in dustrious, thrifty• and enlightened population. And we fully recogrtizelhe fact that the Indian must not stand in the way, of this result. 'We would enly he understood as doubting the purity and:genuineness of that civilization which reaches its endtti by falsehood and violence, and dispenses blessings that spring from ' violated rights. . 'These Indians saw their former, homes and bunting grounds overrun by a greedy population thliating for gold.• They saw their game driven east to the plains,and 600 U found themselves, the objects ofjealousy and hatred. They too must go: • The` presepee 'of the injured is too' often painful;to the wrongdeer. and innocence'often-, eiveto the eyes of guilt. It now became appar ant that what had been taken by force mast be retained by the rayleher,and nothing was loafer the Inciters but to ratify a treaty consecrating the set. • "Oh the 18th daY. Of Felon ary,lB6l, this'weis done at Fort Wise, - lii - K.ansa& - Tliese tribes ceded their magnificent possessionS; enough to constitute two greet States of the Union. retaining, only a small district for themselves,'beginning at; the mouth of the Sandy fork of Arkansas 'River, and-extendingwestwanily along said river to the • month of Purgatory-River; #IOIIICO along up the west ttelt - of the Purgatory River to the north ern boundary of the Territory of Now Mexico; thence west eleng.eald boundary; o a point where a line drawn due south (roma point on the Ar kansas River five utiles eaht et :the 'month of the, Huerfano River would'interseet, said northern boundary of New' Mexico; thence duo north from that point on . sald boundary to the SandY fprk to the place of beginning.' By examining the Mai), it will be seep that •this reservation lies'bh both sides of the Ailtansaerlver, andlnoludepttiie country around Port' 4'on. In considerattomof 11111 , concession, the United States epterell into new obligations. lidt being, able to protect theta in thelarger reservation; the nation resolved that itlvould`protect therar,•tn the quiet and peaceable' posseasion! of the antaild: trstit; Beened; pay each tribe . thirty thousand dollars•perannum for fifteen years;" and ildid;',thathotistiliehonid bd built,„lanide, broken- uP eedifonedd;,4ld,kitock,' animals and,agrieultural irnpli3naents forniehed: In. addition to tble;•tellis were to he 'built:, and erginetre, farmers aud'sine.eaheica.eent Artiol them. These obligailobs; like the obligations o 1861, furnished glittering evidences of humanity to the reader of the treaty. Unfortunately, the evidence stops at that point. 4 tlrecestaaldei a thiCtecety,4ltwiil`oecur to he that the'pleventhlitttielkioleteenstratee the". aWcablerelatlOs betweeli Si:diets and ttteirt , wicdte.friendeNp to that tiMe. t preVides as fol love, ' ln cofisideratiou'of the n&treatment or, the Arraphoes and theyennes •by the citizens of -Denver City and the • adja cent . towns, they respectfully request that Abe - proprietors of said city and adjacent towns be admitted by the United Staten Government to,enter a eel:Defeat quantity of land teilneinde said city and towns at the minimum price of one dollar , and twenty-five cents per acre.' uLtirge and fternishinkeltieekad,beete built on the Indian horde, eind_in "open violdtion of our treaty. Town lots were 'being' sold, not by the acre, but ; by the front foot. .Itich mines had been opened In-the mountains, and through the streets of these y oung cities poured the streams of golden wealth. This bad once been Indian' property. If the white man in taking it was `kind' to the savage, this at least carried' with it 'some' lamer and deserves to be remembered.' By some it may be thought that a more substantial return might - well have been made. By others it may be imagined that the property of the Indians and 'the anilabbildotirtesies - ofifie - Whites -- Were - just equivalents. But 'kind treatment' hero was esti mated at more than the Indians could give.lt Was thought' to deserve something additional at the hands of the government,and the sites' of cities at one dollar and a quarter per acre was perhaps as reatonible as could be expected. •- if the absolute donation of cities already built would secure jus=- tice, meatless kindness to the red man, the goy- • ernmenteould make the gift end save its millions of treasure "When the treaty came to the Senate the elev enth article was striekeri,ent,but it;Would tie un just to suppose that this eaten was permitted to -influence in the least, ffittire treatment byy, the _whitee....,From.thiaStime until the .12.th.:_latiApril_ 1864, these Indians were ,cenfeesedly at peace. On that diya. num I ,by the name 'of ;Ripley, a ranciiinsn, eatile ,, Into camp Sanborn on .the sotith - Platte,' and stated : that ; the Indians had taken his stocks he *did not, know what tribe. So Diked and obtained of 'Captain.: Sanborn; the -commander of the post,. troops for the. Purpose of pursuit. Lieutenant Dunn,'Wtth forty men, was put an ' der the raide - of - this -- manitiplew - Withinetrue lions to:'disarm the Indians found Id posseselon of Ripley's dock. Who or what Ripley was we know not. That be owned stock'We have his own word, the wordiof one - Telse: . -- During' the day ludiaim were found. Ripley- claimed some of the horses. ' Lieutenant - Dunn ordered the soldier - 6 to stop:the herd, and ordered the Indi ans to come foiward and talk with him. thrveral of them rode forward, and when within six 'or eightfeet, Dunn_ ordered_bia men_ to. dismount and disarm the Indians. The Indians - of course resisted, and a fight ensued. What Indians they were he kneWnotefrom bowii and arrows found, he judged them to be Cheyennes. Dunn getting the worst of thefight, returned to camp, obtained a guide and a remount, Land. next morning started again. In May followiug, Major Down ing,of the First Colorado eavalryment to Denver and asked Colonel Chiving ton to give him a force to move against the Indians, for' what purpose we do' tot linow. Chivieuton govaatilat the men, :and theefollovving are Downiatee own words: captured an Imhof' and required him to go to the village or I vvould kill him.; This was about the the middle of May. We started aboat eleven • o'clock in the day, traveiledall day Bella that night; about daylight I:eucceededin_surprieing the Cheyenne village of-Cedar Bluffs, in a small canon about sixty miles north , of the South Platte river. We commenced shooting. I •ordered the men to commeneekilling them. They lost, as I am informed, some twenty-`six killed and thirty wounded. , My loss was one killed and ene wounded. I. burnt up their lodges and , every thing I could get hold of. I took no prisoaers. We - got out of ammunition_and conkl not pursue them.' - ' TIIE.Cniv #I6TQN,AIA hS.w rte. "In this camp the Indians had their women and children. Be captured ;a hundred,ponies which, the officer says, 'were distributed among the boys,for the reason that they had been - marching almost constantly day and night for nearly three weeks.' This was done became such conduct 'wan usual,' he said, 'ln New Mexico.' About the same time Lieutenant Ayres, of the Colorado troops, had a diffiettlf,t ,whidn,, an Indian chief, under a. flag of. trice, was mur dered. During the summer and fall on. enrrenerw or to enaracon were frequent. Some time- during the fall, Black Kettle and other prominent chiefs of the Cheyenne and Arrapahou nations sent word •to the commander at Fort 'Lyon - ihatille - war hed been forced upon them and they desired peace. They were then upon their own reservation. The officer in command, Major E. W. Wynkoop, First. Colorado cavalry, did not feel authorized to conclude a treaty with them, but gave them a pledne of military protec tion until an Interview could be procured with the Governor of Colorado, who was superin tendent of Indian affairs. Jae then proceeded to Denver with seven of the leading chiefs to see the eovernor. Colonel Chivington was present at the interview. Major Wyukoop, In his sworn testimony before it previouir commission, thus n lutes the action of the Governor, when he com municated the presence of the chiefs seeking pc ace 'Be (the governor) intimated that he' was sorry 1 bad eronght them; that he considered he had nothing to do with them; that they had de clared war against the Belted States; and he con sidered them hi the hands of the military authori ties; that he did not think it was policy anyhow to mike peace with them until they were properly punished, for the reason that the United States would be acknowledging themselves whipped.' Wynkoop nattier states that the Governor said the third regiment of Colorado :mops had been raised on his representations at Waehington, to kill Indians, and. Indians they must kin. Wynkoop then ordered the Indians to move their villages nearer to the fort,and bring their women and children, which was done. In November this °file/ r %vas removed, and Major Anthony, of the first Colorado cavalry, ordered to take comMand of the fort. He, too, assured the Indians of safety. They • num bered about li ve hundred, mom women and children. It was bete, under the pledge of protection, that they were slaughtered by the third Colorado and a battalion of the first Colorado cavalry under command of Colocel Chivington. He marched fiord Denver to Fort Lyon, and abeut daylight in the morning of the 2eth of November surrounded, the Indian camp and commenced an indiscriminate slaughter. :The particulars of this massacre are too well known to be repeated hero pith all its heart rending scenes. It is enough to say, that It Ecarcely has its parallel in the records, of Indian barbarity. Fleeing women holding up ;their hands and praying for mercy were brutally shot down ; intents were killed and scalped in derisloti; men were tortured and mutilated in a manner that would mit to'shame the savage ingenuity of interior Africa. , "No ono'will be astonished that a war ensued which cost the government thirty million dollars ;and 'carried coellagration and death ,to the border settlements. During the spring •and summer of 1865 no less than eight thousand_troops were withdrawn from the effective force engaged in .suppressing the rebellion to meet this Indian war. The result of the year's campaign 'satisfied all - reasonable men that war with. Indians was nee- fess and expeneive.. • . Fifteen or twenty Indians ,hod been killed, at an expense of more than .a :million apiece, while hundreds of our sol :diets had lost their lives, many of our border settlers been butchered, and much property de stroyed: ,To those who reflected on the eubject, knowing the facts, the war was something more than.uselens and expenilve; it wee dishonorable to the !ration, and, disgraceful to those who had originated It. • ',W,hen the,utter futility, of coninerine , a peace wee made manifest to • every one, and.the tree cause 01 the war began, to be 'developed,' the'comi try demanded that peaceful :agencies nhauld be :resorted to. Generals ,flartiey, Sanborn• and; others .were: selected LIB conithissioners to pro curee council, of the hostile tribes, and. in Oc ' toner. 1865, they succeeded in doing soet ' the month' of the Little Ar ‘ kanitas.., At tlds etrunell , the Cheyennes end ArrapahOes Were induced to re :lin quish their reeervattohOM the upper Arkansan and accept a reservation pertly southern Kea. see and.partly in the Indian territory; 'lying ilm medlately, south of forts Lamed and Zarith. 7 The'' object was to remove them from the vicinity 'of Colorado.'t .It will , be noticed, that the Commission' , do not particularize ...as speeilio aete of wrong dOne , to these Indians before the • war: Before the: , Olsoyennor were'aware of the conimencemeitt of' hoetilities, a village of squaws- And old men, on Ctdar Cabot" were attached by a largo party of soldiers and many „of After this tt(tV troops going from Smoky Hill to 4.rliar6is, reached the village of Lean Bear, the second -- chisf Of , the Cheyennes. Lean Boar, unconSoloup er . ;oey ,conses s of hostility, approached them alone, Icaviog hie Warrinrs behind him, And was shot 'do,Wri in cold blood: , Seen after 'this Left: Hano; , anotbor Chief, waraed , the ofticer;. 4 of Vert , Lamed that, the Indians would attempt to steal his.steek. The warning was unheeded, and the stock was stolen. The following day Loft Hand come again on u, friendly errand, and was shot. the` , rlO ttk byltir eel y, Th- ta i l s ofet , n ree 4tattes 0 are more- 'brutal thatt'-',altY 'record ,of savage barberity.t ;TheAtiductor Black. Kettle Sintilaitt brothers, iiiireleted to k Die 'l,74:4xtomber'. ,of the Peace Comintission; is one or.:thtr. -- 14anliegt incidents of . honer.in__the annals of litett Three white men Werellistineats at the ilate'the_ troops approached--his:illtage. Ele: was uncon scious of danger.. The day before he bad . sent u - Indian tners lto"thiles to warn' the mail coach of danger. His brother, White' Antelope, - had been on a like- friendly errand. _Unconscious of danger and with the courage of perfect innocence, as the troops approached he took the United States dog, and his brothers - each carried a white flag. _Both of brothers: di wens et' 'down' . in cold 'bleed. 'Black 'Kettle went hack to, his c tept„and to 'his white guests, "I thinkyou,are spies, but I de not know It; it never shall be sad ,Black'Kettle did harm to a ; mart who bad ea ten' ;hie. bread—go to your` people." These men are living - to .day as wit rICSEE'S tolhe honor' r a heathen: Black Kettle gathered his little band of •forty warriors, and fought with such bravery that lie saved 300 of-his women and children from massacre.; . The testi mony of officers who were present reveal the-de -tails- of a - massacrewhich - b -, :without - 4 "Women and children were scalped, and even unborn,'children taken -from' ...their,mother's wombs and their brains dashed Out," The scalps of infanta were stretched over the pomtnela of -their saddleo,-and bodies mutilated-with sttek-in decent barharity , as would disgrace devils.:,_ Cantrast the generosity of Black. Kettle to his white guests,,with the massacre 'of men who wereemeampedunder one of our own forts,, with Mo.-pledge of - one protection. Had ' our white Tace_euffered 'such' wrongs, ,the tale of hOrror would be told our children's children that they might requite 'Vengearfee on ''the guilty. Zile history of:, . the Kiowa war is thus .told by 7 the Petted coomuldoz.: , "On the-16th of February Captain Smith ofthe nineteenth - infaritrY, command of Fort Ar buckle, ieports to General, Orda at Little Beek, which is at once forwarded to the department of the Missouri; that a negro child and some stock bad been taltereoff by,the Indiana before ho took commend. His informant was one Jones, au ire terprettr. In this letter he uses the following -significant lazigtiage:-- 41 -thave theltener-tu- state further, that several other tribes than the Oa manebes have lately been .noticed on the war path, baying bemeseen in their. progress' in nn usual 'numbers acid without theft squayrs -and cbildren, slot to wbich Much ifigniticance is et lathed by those conversant with Indian usages. It is thought by many white residents of the Ter fiery that some of theeatribee may , be acting in concert, and that piendeting,ineursions are, at leastibconterapiatione "After enumerating other re - porta Of eVrange, (coming perhaps from eJones,) and ilreWltur luee .ferences therefmwe be closes by aselng-Thet he bas deferred falba views ofeethite weenie who from long residence among the Indians are competent to advise him, and'that his comma - - ideation 'le more.particularly e the embodiment ofelbeiredoweee--A.s it- embodied -the= views of others, it may not be aurprleing theta reeenforce mole of ten additional companies was asked for his post. • - ".eaptain Asbury, at Fort leuete.d,also 'reported that &small party of •Cheyennes had . eompelled a lemelarnan named Parker,, near that pest, to cook supper for tbem, and then threatened to kill him liteause be had no segue - , Heeeeseepiede howeekeeto tell the tale. -Finally, en-the-9th ofe February, one F. Jones, a Kiowa interpre ter: files with Major Douglas at Fort Dodo ate afeilavit that be .had recently visited the Kicerie camp in eompany . with Major Page and John' Be Tappan on a trading expedition-- That the Indi ans took from them flour, sugar. rice and apples. That they threateiaed to shoot Wier Page les cause:lto was a siddler, and tried to kill Teppan. That they_ehotat bine(Jones)_ and _ missed him, (which in tbe sequel may be regarded as-a-- great misfortune.) Be stated that the e ludians took their mks and that - Betel:aft requested him to say to Mijor Douglas thee he demanded the troops e.aed ;Military posts= —should,— at once be removed from the country, and also that the railroads, and malestagee must be ha racdiately stopped. Sabina requested him feetell. Hondas that his own stock waegetting poor, and - hoped' tbe government stock at the ,post would be well fed, abbe would be over in- a few day seci get Sit. But the most startling”of all the statktricutsr enmmtmictated by Joboa vu thit. ?ces sion was that a war party_ catne in, while he was at the camp, bringing with them two hundred horses and the scalps of seventeen negro soldiers and-, one , white may. . This important information was promptly deepatehedeeto General Hancock at Fort Leavenworth, and a Ebert time thereafter he commenced to or ganize the expedition which subsequently marched to Pawnee Fork and leaned the Chey enne village. "On the lith of March following General Han cock addosetel a letter to Wynkoop, the agent of the Cheyennes and Arrapatmee, that 'he had about completed arrangements for moving a tome to the plains,' He stated that his object Was to show to the Indiana that he Wart able to chastise any tribes who may molest people t,rey dlnn the Wake.' Against the Cheyennes be,compialned, fleet, that they had not delivered the Indian who killed a New Mexican at Fort Za rub. end, second, he believed be had "evidence Bethel( nt to fix upon the different bands of that tribe, whose chiefs are 'mown, several of the out rages committed on the - Smoky Hill last KlM nitne Ile requested the went to tell them hee came proofed for peace or war,' .abd that hereafter be would least Upon their keeping off the main lines of travel, where their presence is calculated to bring about collisions with the whites.' Teis, it will be re me MIXT( fj,RSEI their biltlliVgground. secured by treate. On th e earn° day he forwardeci a elmllar conitiamication to J. H. Leavenworth, neent for lbe Kiewati cad Camanehee. The omplaints he alleges against them are precisely the SLIM contalued in the effdavit and statement of Jones, anti the letter of Captain Asbury. "The expedition left Fort Lamed on the lath of April, and proceeded up the Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas, in the direction of a villuge of a thou sand or fifteen hundred Cheyennes and Sioux When he came near their camp the chiefs visited him, as they had already done'it Lamed, and re quaint] Mm not to approach the camp with bis Hoops, foe the women and chltdrcee having the remembrance of Sued Creek. ,would certainly abandon the village. On the 14th he resumed his march with cavalrleenfantry and artillery. and, when about ten miles from the village he was again met by the head men,who stated that they would treat with him there or elsewbere,but they could pot, as requested by him; keep_ their women and , children in camp if he 'approached with soldiers. He informed them that he would march up to within , a mile of the villege, and treat.with them that evening. As he probeeded the women fled, leaving the village with all their property. The chiefs and a part of the young men remained. To some , of these, visiting the camp of Gen. Hancock, horses were to bring back the women., The horses wore returned with word that the women and children could not be collected. It Wrifi then `nig ht. Orders were then given to surround the village and capture the Indians.; remaining. The order was obeyed. but the • chiefs and warriors had departed. 'The only portions found were an old Sioux and en idiotic girl of eight or nine years of • ogee It afterwards appeared that the person of this girl hid beep violated, from which the , soon died. The Indians wore ,gone, and the report epread that she bad been a captive amoeg-thein; and they had 'conenitted the out rage,before leaving. ,The Indians saylliat she was so idiotic Cheyenne girl; forgotten in the coutesien of flight, and if violeted it was not by - . ‘`The next morning General custeroander , o r dere, started la' pursuit „of the Indiana with his cavalry; a and:performed campaign of Great la bor end Suffering passing over a vast extent of country,, but, s,eeing no „hostile Indiane: When the fleeing Indians reached the Smoky Hil l -they they destroyed station and killed several pen, eonrier hiving brought this intelligeano to Gan. eras Hancock; held once ordered the Indian vil 7 loge; nf About tbree,lttindrrd iddkes,logither with the ,chtiro property of the tribes, to ire' burned, , • ' • The inaiail now became an outlaw—not , only tbo Che 3 onnes and Stour: but all the tribeS'on the plaine., The superintendent: of , an-express company, Cottrell,. issued a circular Order to the agentti , edd eniployesetif the coltipanY hi the fol. lgveing j ougnui te ; You; will hold no c:ogurmitlea tions with Indians , whatever.. Indstine dome within.-shooting distance, 'shoot ' them : Show them no- mercy, for-they will show yea none.' This was ,the Indian conntry. Be Wows bi saying: 'General Haneock'will protect yen and , onr,,prepprty.' • , , Whether war existed prevlOtis tis that time eeernsito bave , heen a matter of doubt even with Gt neral Hancock himself. Ftetri thaCday 'tor- Werti ; rio - don bt on the ealbjett wge aftfteithiliedihy anybody, The Indians werithei,fally 'aroused, and no more ditermituid War hie ever been waged by them. The evidence taken tondo to show that we have lost nian3r soldiers, besides large number of settlers du the • frontier. The most valuable trains belonging to individuals, as - : . . . j 'well a ..,1 i go4nitient., among which was 'a gees- I eeerfient tralitoestranitinition, were captuteetty - these Wild hereenten. Stations were _destroyed. Hundiede of bereft and mules were taken, and found in theiretheeessien when we met , them .in_ eounclre-whiltreve - are forced to believe that their end.° toes since:the burning of their village con • sista of enmentilled. . _ "7 be e' KtOaa . and m Caanches, i t • will be sten, deny - the statement of Jones in every particular.", - - They - say, that . ;no war potty came in at tiertirde stated, or at:aey othee time, after the treaty-ofe 1865. They deny that .they:: killed'any negro soldiers, Arefpositiveleentittert - that to Indian was eve'. known to scalp a negro. Intro latter atatement they are cortoborated by all • the tribes and by persona who know -their habite; and the records of the Adjutant General's oilienfall toeshiew the lees of the eeventeerenegrO eoldierabe any 'Soldiers' at 011: ' They deny haying - robbed Jones, or insulted Page or Tappan. Tan pan's testimony was taken, in which _lto breeds' the whole statement of Jones es, false, and de clares that' both ' he - and Page 'So =informed . Major Douglas , within a few sive after Armes made his affidavit: We took the testimony of - Mnjor Donglasieln which he ••I'dmits the -correct newt el Topprl's statement, hut, for some reason-- unexplained, be failed to cornmtinicate• the cor rection to General Hancock. The threats to take the borate *and attack 'the •pests on the, Arkansas were , made in a vein of jocular bravado, - and-totelliderstood.-by-any ono-present at the time to'peieees ,the least Importance. The can ofthe Box" faintly bale alreally . been explained; and 'Oki COMPletes the same against lhe' Ititioteus and Canitinebese'whorme excelpitted by t.htitinited testinieny of ull" the tribes from any share in the late troubles. . _ s e* • , , .'The Cheyennes admit that eine of their voting teen le h: private 'ettareel.* , both parties^ being drunk, :killed a New Mexicali at Fort Zarah. such .oceurrences Are' leo frequent_ among the whites methrplainsthatignorant - Indiarts might -- be* pardedied_ftereennoileteletiMt Veit be ' done merely to evidence their advance In eillitzation. The Indians claim that the Spaniard was be fault,' end further•preitelit - that 'nee dMialld' Was beer'" made for the delleery of the Indian. . , • "The Arrapahoes admit that a party of their young men, with three young warriors of the Cheyennes e zetursing from'an excursion molest thnUtes, attarilreei thet. train .of Mr. Wedell e of New, Mexico, during the Month' of March. and they were gathering up the stock 'when tee war - commenced. " • , - • , e- "Though -- this recital should: prove tedione it was -thought , -necessary to -guard - the fatute against the* errors of the pest. We would • not blunt th e vigilatee . of militaty rnen in the Luellen country, but we would warn, them against the acts of the eellish and unprincipled, who need to be welched as well as the ledian, The' origin and pregnese"of" thlsewer ern repeated isetroarly aillediart-waree The historyraf-onsteeillaullien "Nor would - we befunderstemel-•as-eonveying.a. censurnof General Hancock for organizing this expedition. He bad just come to the depart- - moat, end eirCIDTISICIDetS 'Were ingantontly woven to dtetivo him. nu distinguished services, in anotber'lleld of petriolleduty hid left hat little time . to become acquainted with the remote or ,inareediete causes producing them treeblete If tie erred, he can very well roll a part of there -Epotaibatly on othere; not store.: on subordinate •comeattndersewbo Were , themselves deceived by °there, butteme those ludo - were able to guard 'against the. error, and• yet failed to do in We _have _peedieshi sie treaties with the lecterns, and erellitary - poSta*are - eituated -every irhere-oe-thelie reset vatioes. - Since 1837 theae treaties -have not been-eompiled, and-no previelon is made, when. a treaty is eroclaimod e to fatinett it, to the 'corn menders of posts, deperenthete or divisions. This teethe fault ot Congress.' The Neyeieee beets been - at war with the` e Neveldexicans for a century. 'Prom time imme morial their 'women arid child sea have beetestalen sod sold as elayetee Theltanejoes - were the more _:civilized of the two. Kit Carson testified that 'during the war, it tobk three butidredbf his men au entire dee' to destroy one cornfield, that he took1;200 sheep from one , flock, and that, ho fetind one orehatd of 2.000 - nereti Mein - • After a war which cost usilfteen millions, these Nava^ joea were captured stud placed_on e_seeervatlon, where they could net live. When General Wier man told the head Chief Bsettanchl he could go track to his country, the chief ran and threw his arras around his neck, end - said "I have called you my bro th er, but wo ehath think that a man who does such idssdnees to any people Is like S. God." • TimewOuld fell me to write tide sad history. To do It we must begineeith Merin - Ben fathere,who &Hefted to speak of the Indians as the Blvites and Jebutiten who were to be driven out by the vents of the Lord—the days when Chet:elan men marched a whole day with the head of King Philip on a pole, end when grave divinea decided that the Sins of the fatter should be visited on hiechildren and, therefore the son of Philip should be Sold as a slave to tier reedit—arid trace the bistory to the sad. awry of ruivistera of Christ Imprisoned in the prisons of of Georgia ler teillugthe heathen ofJesus Cluist; so on. down to thestekening record of the star • vetion of Chrtatian. Indians on the Miesouri. There is no portion of our land which sheds tight on this history. Senator Neatens), eeeeking of this err:abet:et of the ludisns on tee Pacific coast, Ell 3 S: "I 1.0.Ve eximileted invoices ot needs par ebised by tee department in eastern cates when the prices were 50 to 100 per mut. above their value. Upon examination the coeds ware worth less In 'collie and defletent hi quantity. Among them were steel, spades made (.4 sheet iron; attest chopping knives made of cast lion; hest broesus with paper colts; blankets made of eholdy end 'glue, which fell to pieces when wet." Many goods not.of the slightest value: 40 dozen elastics were sent to lodine ; when there was pot a stock leg in the tribe. Senator Hubbard' reports testi mony to prove: that tee Christian Sioux and tbo Wineebagoes were fed on soup made 0, r the entrails of cattle cud meat which was tainted. Kit Careen 'and ,Colonel Bent, who have lived 30• years on the border, say that as a rule every difil catty le bc gun by the injustice of the whites. ' 7 , wit, IS TO 111: DONA.. ' The question le, What is to bs done? We can not longer coeceal this iniquity. Every Ameri can who has the slightest fIeDEO of honor ought to demand that this foul blet, on' the country shall be done away. It will be hard to undo the past *and regain -the confidence of the Indians, bat if we enter on the work in the fear of God and give Dim the will, He will And usthe way. The evils of our present *stem are a lack of, efficiency in i our Indian Bureau, d lack of virtue in its ser vants, and entire elasence of ail proper oversight. ;The Present Secretary of the luterlor,•with the beat Intentions, and who has alwayst : manifested :the most earnest desire to redress wrongs,cannot effect a cure. Hie bas lice _ important Bureaus under his care: the Land Department, Pensicin kßureate the Patent Oillee, the Department of 'Agriculture and the Indian Bureau. The foes of confidence by the Indiana and our own people in the preeent adminkdration, imperatively de mand some decisive change. If Mull:Wien On jean was removed, to the War Department, unless guarded most - Awfully, it wetuld become .as it has been a matter ot secondary .coenern. • Very grave evils' might follow - each removal ;unless the Online itself was reformed.' To place elle 'lndian .Ageney at our military posts would ,expeee the Indlaus to untold demoralization; and the delver would be that on any provocation, a; 'nett or Inexperienced °Meer might precipitate as " Into.war., If ottleers of the highest chateeter have ;been betrayed into acts of cruelty , to the women ,ned'ebildren of the. families, of belittle Indiane, - what may not- beieXpeeted freed bilkers of less !jedgruent? The ineeperience of oincere of the army In all'agrieriltuiel and mechanical Petrenite• ;renders them unfit to direct and guide the Indians to civilization- _it Mem ehbuhttittenylfrinig des_ 'lug or frauds.' committed ; ,On. the Imitate the wrongdoer would feel an immunity lions danger. If be hed*the eentrol:bf ,a body of tropics. The vast interests at stake *bleb concern the nation's hoaor, - dein ind that all these elaegere should 'be carefully guarded Against. -My own , cortele tion in that tbe.one in .charize of tidepoter race' should be a cabinet officer. , ,Chriatiare men Must demand that ho ehould be ,ebitieted for,bbnChein thin character, his ; plillenthropy, •• his-wisdom' and . Intewledge •,,of ' tbe intricate *e . ln-: tercets to e• bO. ecared for.: , . Thie"` , ltitchla , must •be " men •• ~ pf • • character, •• 'am:anted* , for life seuhject - tons severe discipline en pert martial', and williample eateries. All- eMployde meet - be 'Married men, of good ntOral eliareeter.;; M etere Must be ideal boards , of Commissioners, as• mocked ` hi thd bill' of Senator Doolittle, in the different detiirlrnvitteein r Y i h I t t h . 00 , 16m:els °ems. •es may be ivided,te cent:tilde line all the details: of every ageney e errange' plane for civilization, goiernieent, echoolf3 and meebarticitl piirseits, For the present, it is the wisest course to, eithirge the, prreere - peace ,cenimissien baeaddium to it Form, eif tbe beet men hi .the countryenid ' 'wens , their' betide . sufficient . funds- te feed eu4 , l clothe evtryltellin on theedalus. This come° sleet is mallet/ft el -soldiers araleitizens of Abe highest -, charactere , They"deierve our krutitade forewhat, liable:en done; and the reason they belie - done so Intel te, that they have been hampered at every step for lack of menus. •If an appropriation refilelent for these purposes was made they could require all Indians to remain on their reservation, ,i-r! - .4.4.., • ..,?, v...,,h:: Z4dil and they might treat all as hostile who refused to come. It will cost, perhaps, five millions a year.; W 0 are nowmppruling thirty millions in the- wit.' When; once' peane• is restored We'clia 7 bops: to give to thelietir peopleglinblessing of the GOBiel'aud s'ohtiettan ci~,ilizatio3r ." What we need • not "- so- -..maeh war • : ;•ais Justice t l the red man 'and the white' " matt.' Tad present immunity - of Minnosota from Indian wars is due to the wise counsels of General EL H. bibley, who refused to allow anyltcts of violence to be inflicted pupa women an 4 children of the bostibrlndlans; and also with wise forethought, Le organized a body of friendly Indians as scouts to, protect the border. • They-not : only protected ne, but.in every instando 'Punished tbeifostilelin-' diens who made attacks on bur eltizetts.:l3l.ad , any other course been pursued, our war would not have ceased to this olay. vollutesroscasz a worm. Our own church'ought to'givnfo them a bishop, a man of large heart, of clear head, of Inflexible will; a man who dare;withstand the Peoples and who caresjess for their anger than the judgment of God. With all our halting and ehortcoming, ourwork dime for Ills people has not been with out its reward. Under trials and 'ditnettlttes which would destroy any parish io the land, the Oneidaa have maintained their , Christlanrcharae ter, and number among their.':people many who were once_eatben,, but all arc now sitting at the feet of Jesue, clothed and in_ their right mind. 'The mission to the Aioux, both. of our own church and that of Fresbyterians, have been greatly blessed. The Missionary in the darkest days of the outbreak came to me, and said, go with my_peer peoplei • lf-Igo to the Rocky ; Mountains." „ Among a • people t - o where the Government 848,000 and did not teach a child to - read; this mission has taught over 800 to read and write as well as the - average of our agriculinriats. .Wkere - once was Only-to' be heard the cry of the scalp dance and the eound of the medicine dance; now may be heard sweet gouge of praise to Jeana,and - the daily in- cease of p roger going heavenward. Many a heathen tepthas.heen_ebanged_to_a_hristian•home l , and to-day over 300 of that people, whbni . 7l — met'& pagans, are communicants at.the 'Lord's Table. 80, great a door has been opened that ive can carry the Gospel to:Thousands beyond. If the result among the Chippewas is less_ hopeful, it is due to the feet ,that Owing to perseeution - and danger the Mission was abandoned. by its founder. ar Poor Indian clergyman his bad to deal with a people who -were too &hatters:4 for any syete, matte wtork, - Tdid - Where - Wrongtcattifered - at our hands have kept the Indiana. Inflamed with anger. Yet even here are many Whom I hope to meet as _redeemed_ in iheparadist) of God. Oar duty as Church le These' heathen are at our door. Christ died for them, In theirsorrow and need, they loot( tans. We must weigh oar duty as under the eye of -God. We must mea sure it ,by the cross., Onee settled, lot neither man nor devil hinder/us.. God will workvith and bless us, and, many who. are perishing will _be owned as Christ's in .the day of Hie appearing. I - shot - AI have preferred that other and abler - bandsha4 plead Tortilla poor races: For myself it a 'grief even to be placed in antagonism to others. I love peace—not strife. But what could I do? In God's Providence Re led me to these poor wounded,wretched, outcast souls. I heard their piteous plea for help. I saw the dark record. of clime which we were heaping up before God. I dared not be silent. I have spoken as I believe a man who believes In God ought to speak for -God's-suffering creatures•- andzonscions of the truth of every plea that I have made, I can bide my time and wait for God to vindicate my coarse. It may not come in 'my day, but the day will come 'when our children's children will tell, with hushed_ whispeM.Ahe EU) TY of oar shame, and marvel that their fathers dared so triflewith troth and righteousness, and, with such fooltuutiness trifle with Go& IL,B. WiIuTLE, Btabop of Minnesota. • Judges of the "lusted States Supreme Ceara. lir—Wilson presented the' followbez bill to fix the number of Judges of the Supreme Court of the-Unitefitatee, aud 10 change the judicial cir cuits: Beitenacted, 4e., That the Supreme Court steal vet:islet oust Chief Justice ritAtte :united Btat6B and fourteen Associate Justices. Br.c-riou 2. Belt fetrace enacted, That the dis tricts of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont shall constitute the flratclrealt; that the distriett of Massachueettis. — Rhode le.itind and Connecticut shall constitute the second circuit; that the: tlisT tract of New York ehall constitute the third cir cuit; that the districtS of Pennsylvania and New Jersey shell constitute Ow fourth circuit; that the districts Of Delaware, 'Maryland' and Virginia constitute the fifth circuit; thahthe districts of North Carolina, South Caroilna, Georgia and Florida shalt constitute thnel;th circuit; that the diatrietti - Of Alabama, Louisiana and:Texas that constitute the seventh circuit; that the districts of Kentucky,Tenuessee aid Mississippi shall con stitute' the eighth circuit; that the districts of Ohio and West Virginia shalivonstitute the ninth • circuit; that the districts of Indiana and Illinois Nlehall constitute the tenth circuit; that the dis tricts of Michigan and Wisconein shall constitute theeleventh circuit; that the districts of lowa, Minnesota and. Nebraska shall constitute the twelfth circuit; that the districts of Missouri, Kansas and , Arkansas shall constitute the thir teenth circuit; that the district!! of California, Oregon and Nevada shall constitute the four teenth circuit. . . - BEC 3. Be if further enacted,That the Chief Jtte tico end seven associate justices, to be - anaually drawn by lot, shall hold one term annually at the seat of government, and such adjourned or spe cial terms as they may lind necessary for theiie *patch of the business of. sold court, and the as sociate justices not drawn to hold the term of said court at the seat of - government, s ehall an nually hold one term in each circuit, and such adjourned and special terms as the has - lams of the several circuits may require. A NatLoucks JECALliroad. In the' United States Senate yesterday -Mr. Sherman introduced a bill to provide rail road facilities to the capital of the United States, which was referred to the Special Committee on Railroads. It incorporates four companies, to be known as the National Railroad North, National Railroad South, National Chesapeake Railroad and No, tionul Transportation Companies, which are authorized respectively to.bnild the following lines, viz _:• From Washington to-a point on the Pentsylvania Central Railroad, east of Harris bare; from Washington to a point on any railroad In the State of Virgiaia; from Washington to Point Lookout, Maryland, and from the Canal in Georeetowu to some point on the Chesapeake Bay. The capital stock'of the first two companies is fixed at 52,000,000 each,' and of the last two at 5500,000 each. One-half of all these amounts is to be subscribed by the corporations-of Washing ton,GeorgetoWn and the Levy Court of Washing ton county, In proportion to their- taxable prck perty, and the corporate authorities. aro required to inn° twenty year seven and three-tenths per cent bonds, to borrow money for such purposes. Tbh companies are authorized to issue preferred stock to the amount of half the capital and are required to have their reads completed within five years- • Puy of Poniosylveinsan. Assessors of In tyrant novonuo for 1868. The pay of the Pennsylvania Internal Revbnue Ateeehont for, the year endlng Jane 30, 1868, wast "'bidet Asseneors. clerks. Anat. &Timor& 1 ' $4,488 02 $6,637.63 tt155,932 27 2 4,465 14 3,999 99 32,457 68 3 4,84107 5,383 33 40,765 06 .. .. 4526 - 86 , ." 8,916 61 : ';;28,258 86 5 2,686 14 3,479 99 21,631 17 6.. . . 3,066 26 800 00 15,411' ; 10 2,736 81 1;800 00 '19,805 15 8 2,917. -1,466 61 19,623 29 4,688 88 1,699 00 23,372 20 10.... .;.. 12 29 . 1,200 00 18,877 33 .11.:.......8,071 09 ' ' 1,461 62 '15,185'63 12........ 1,219 97 883 61 17,476 78 .13... :...., 1.713 - 62 ' .190 99 ;13,517 22 14....... 2;439'56 - 1,198 95" ' " 4 21,826 00 15... 2.752 46 1,500 00 . 20,306 18 :2,242 86' - ' 1,06668" .x;21`,487•:45' 17:...,.,;:'1,883 30 837.00 9,992 06 18... ... • 2,175-21 " 800 00 47,780 80 19 . . ... 8,070 42 ' 986 00 .12,192'72 8,081 48 - 1,400[ . 00 , 18,388 05 21 -2,482 00 , -99965 20,710 10 22.... ' . 3,850 01 8,899 92 18,429 89 3,276 84 - 1,500 00, - 14,836 , 41 ..24.. . . ... 1,508 83 GOO 00 - 18,098 01 [Trandatofer the Phila. Evening Bulletin.] , -19,010151311011. D RE,41111P.r.5. • ' me minor; nutesw. •• Dig Made of the Trinatnidgeof oultry.'—ii. real feast may bo made out of the neck, wings, legs gizzard and other leavings of i poultry that is, le nothing is omitted from the following recipe :. Slightly fry the fragments in, butter until they are of alight mahogany oolor then; dredge them with flour and stir them with a moistening, hal , water and halt coup•stock, together with+ a small wine-glass of brandy, and let them go' on. cook in ryin . butter in a saucepan bacon out into small squares, take up the bacon ant - replace it by ornamental, figures' of laruilitt and carrots three-quarters cooked and a slicOd onion, let • Win brown ond, then take the pan from tho Jiro. When the fragments of poultry shall ban cooked by a slow lire for half au helm addithb, boatt,:i lhe'cartAita, suil,qbAppar.,Or.N.9lPoe P,V4ittol, f hottr imrcwp iteyvlngotad tur ,- nips, entail sausiegeiltfdt , litisularket chestnuts roseted'atid pbelredi. skint arid serve. air - ttelfig the, salrt sit-Allies:you; ruSyqxiskei.•the ytrtbt minas One turkey serge lot , a Muriel' Tor ' Several . tilt Journal. - • tor - • OE& A N ORDINANCE TO LEVY' AND FIX THE XL, rate of Taxesfor the yeat 1869. Stoles 1. The Select and. Common Councils of the' City..iif Thiladelphia do Ordain,' That"the Board of Revision are hereby authorized and re quired forthwititto_levy on the taxable:property returned by the Assessors as the assessment made in the year 1868 (except such as , are marked "ag rietilitral • end faun land" and "Rural - or Sub. urban') a ° tax of One dollar and eighty cents on the hundred dollarson the *swatted value thereof, and upon every, taxable inhabitant of the city the sum of twenty-five cents. • • fine. 2. The said tax to be levied - :for the year 1869,as one city and county tag,' and is here by voted for the following objects for the Said year, viz: Item 1. For the relief and employment of the poor the sum of nine cents. IteM,2. For the labile' sebools the itim of _:;1 twenty six . • - Item 3, For lighting the city the sum of ten cents. _ Item 4. For the payMent of thiintereet on the ' funded debt and for the oinking fund the sum of sixty cents. Item 5: For the care of the pOltetitOrayshe sum of eleven cents. A _ • • Iterd6. For supply of water the sum ofseven and a half cents. , Item 7. For the pollee the 'enm of nineteen Item 8. For the care of the markets and city property the sum of three heti& • • -- Item 9. -For the department of, are the sum of two and a half cents. ••• • , • — ltem - I.o;"Fortlttc-prisons s , -- the -- stuit It 7 - three - Rein 11. For the Department of City stoners the sum of four and a half cent; •• Item 42 ., For Meet gleaning: the 'sum of two and threK-iptirter:centa. - • • Item 18: Fijitie remaining 'exPeneett of the municipality the sum of fourteen and -three eighth cents; And said amounts are - herelirdeelared tcf bci'dp propriated for said , objects subject .to farther direction by ordinanee;, and it shall teethe duty of the Receiver of Taxes to cause _to he:Printed on the tax bills the rates voted'- for the objects herelebefore mentioned. - - Sac. 5. On all such portions of assessed prop erty marked "avienitural and farm lands" only one-hail of the Mghmit, rate of tax shall.be levied. ' and on all such portions marked "Rural or,Sub urban" only two-thirds of the highest rate of tax Shall be levied, and - no pert or 'that - set - apirt for the relief and-employmeet, of the- poor :shall be levied - on - the assessed property sling - to - in the wards where houses for the accommodation of the poor are provided, ati required by the eigh teenth section of the Act of February 2,-1854. Sac. 4. That in pursuance of the power vested in the_ Cannella of.„Philadelphist by -"kfurther supPlement to an Act to incorporate the City of Philadelphia, approved Aoril 17, 1861, there Mall be the follewing allowance made to the payers of taxes, and penalty added for the non-payment by the Receiver of Taxes, to wit: at the rate of nine, per cent,per annum, from the dote; of the payment _until the hint - day of January, if paid before the first day of Sep tember; it paid after the first day of September, and - on or before the first day of October,, an ad dition of one, per cent.; and if not paid until af ter the first day of October, then - an addition of two per cent. shall be added to and payable on the some; and if not paid until after the first day of Dcet mber, then anaddition of three per cent. shall be added to and 'payable on the same. JOSEPH-F.- IdARCER, President of Common Council. zArres-r:-JOHN ECKSTEIN, t Clerk of Common Council. WILLIAM S. 8 fOICLEY, President of Select' Connell. Approved this twelfth darof December, Anno Domini, ODO thousand eight hundred and sixty eight, (A. D. 1868.) • - MORTON MOMICRAEL, 1 t Mayor of Philadelphia. A N ORDINANCE SUPPLEMENTARY, TO, ti an ordinance approved July. 18,1868, enti tled "An ordinance to extrit.intrrelfee4 an Act of Assembly to authorize the appointment of an Inspecticrof Stationary Steam Engines and Steam Boilers in se - d - for the city of 'Philadelphia," ap provedthe seventh day of May, 1864, and to es tablish rules and'regulations as empowered by said. act. . • , SECTION' 1. The Beleet and Common Cotihrila of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the sum of three hupdred•and r ivy -five dollars and fifty-five cents be and the s...ork: is hereby appro priated fot the following purposes: Item 1,-To pay J. Hutchinson Kay for services as clerk to,the Advisory Commission, created by the ordinance of July 1.8, , 1868,•three hundred and fifty dollars. item 2. To pay for stationery for the same, fifteen dollars and fifty-five cents. And warrants, therefor shalt be drawn by the Mayor. JOSEPH F. MARGE& • -President Of Contra= Council. Amrcsr—JOHN ECKSTEIN, Clerk of Common Council. WILLIAM ,S. STOKLEY, - President of Select Council. Approved this twelfth day of#Decernbtr, Ann° Domini, one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight (A. D. 1868.) MORTON MoDICHAEL, A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT. TO AN, ORDI- Jo& nauce approved April 3,1864, .entitled "An ordinance authorizing the purchase of League Island, in the First Ward of the City of Phila delphia, for public purposes." SzerioN 1. The Select and Common. Councils of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That, the further sum of twelve thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to the Law De partment for "the payment of interest rind ex penses in the purchase or League Island, in ac cordance with the provisions of the ordinance to which this is a supplement, the amount, or so much thereof as may be needed for the purchase aforesaid, to be refunded from the proceeds of a loan hereafter to be created. •And, , warrants for the same shall be drawn by the City Solicitor, in conformity with existing ordinances. President Common , - Arrgsr—ABRAHAM STEWART. Assistant Clerk of Common Council. • , WILLIAM S. szoKum. Presidenrof Select Coiancil. Approved .this twelfth day of December, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundied and sixty cight (A. D. 1868.) MORTON MoMIC IT A PT, Mayor of Philadelphia, ESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A CERTAIN Lb -Transfer in the Appropriation for lighting the city. Resolved, By.the Select and'Commeon Councils of the City `of Philadelphia. That the City Con troller be and Is hereby authorized to make, the following trantsfers 'thelAppropriation4for lighting the city for the sear 1868, viz From Item Nov. 6 for excise tax on Gas used in the public lamps, two' thOultanridollars. To Item No. 8, one thousand dollars,: for the erection of new lomps. To item No. p,orte thousand dollars,for repairs renewals.' JOSEPH. F. MARCER,' President of COMJAOII Council. ATTEST—JOBN F,CESTEIN,',-, - Clerk of Common- Councils. WILLIAM S. STOKLRYi - - President - of Select Council. Approved this twelfth day of December t Anno Domini one thousand. eight hlindred. and ably eight (A D. 1868.) _ _ MORTON MeMICHAEL, IlleYoiof Philadelphia. DESOLUTION TO MAKE CERTAIN TRANS' Lb fere in the appropriation to. the Law Do partment for the year 1868. Resolved, By the Select and Common Councils of the city ofPhiladelphia, That the City 'Con troller be,and le hereby authorized ~and direoted to transfer the sum of eve hundred dollars of the appropriation made to the . Law , Department' for the year 180, as follows From item 2, "Pro thonoutry's.Costs,, "to item 4, "Blank Books and Statiouerv t ,r two‘ hundred ,dullars;- from', item 8,. "Sheriff's Costs," to item A, •Tikper masks," three irtindred dollars_ , • • JOSEPH F. MARCER, . • - President of Common Councii. Arrksr-!-ABRAHAM STEWART, Assistant Clerk of Common. Council- • , WILLIAM S. S roKLEY, „ Preeddent of Select Council., App r oved this, twelfth day of December ‘ Al3llO Domini lino thousand eight hundred an 4 Sixty-eight (A.D.1.868):, MORTON irdnriciam; it Amara otebuttoopkia. THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN- ": I ' '; O`.llY irC'w;L: 1 :18 Usyor, of Philwlelohio. VIITY ORDINANCES. ,It.it..-.IOIIDINANCE TO if.ti, a *lan, ZIA , .a.,,Clonetructiowor*certolaSewer....,- , . ..,,,,,..,. - Sx&lbil - i:yhe Seled and Cocativi i "' , l hells Of-the-City of Philadetphitt - Ao ordein. Teat the Department of Highways 'bo and is hereby an th erbsgd to construct the, folielelez sewer :icin l l 4 , inefitirira.t the intersection of Broad street '041'4. iiiimfgennery avenue. - thence extening witie,a,, eleTter of four fect,along Montgomery tronttet toalxteentb etreot, and' ong Sixteenth street e, :. Columbia avenue, thence:with a diameter of three feet alon gy-fi Columbia avenue to the intersection of Twentrst street.T Said Sewer to be„ built of. brick, 'tircular in fOrm and in ,accordatice with specifications prepared by the Chief Etigincer . arid Surveyor i Buenos 2.. The Chief donmitssionerol Higt ways shall advertise, according to law, announc ing that bids. illte received for the,eonstruetion of the Sewer above - designated, and he shall allot it to'the , lowest and best bidder, and it °hall be a condition of said contract that the - contractor shall accept, the sums assessed upon and charged to' the propertieS lying on'the line of said Sewer in man ner and form authorize& by cptdinande entitled "An ordinance regulatingthe assessment upon property for the construct ion of bratich'ealverts or drains, approved May 12,4866, any excess on cost s , over ,and,,atrove said assessment , to 'be _tharged_to ltirn_ for _ :branch ' Culverts of, annual „to the 'Department of;Highwaya for the year 1868. Provided, The Rropertt o maera agree to pay any. excess ~over and:, above the amount of the assessment bills; and Ihe Sum charged, to the city, under ordinance aßproved April 8d; .1868; , 11pen the basis of the entire length of Sewer being three feet in diameter. JOSEPH. P. MARCHE, , A •,, ~ President of Common Council. Arrgsr—Al3lA:HAM STEWART, • Assistant Clerk of Common Connell. , ' ” • lii7ILLLAM S. STOICLEY, • , President of Select Council. Approved this this tstelttit' dap 'orf . tiscoaltioi, Amino Domini, one thousand, eight hundred an d c i ti.xlylig .eight (A l D. 1868 : V • - oIT=I/147 -- It ~,-,,,,„•:,. ON-lr yor of Philadelphia. IXOSILIJISABICE. The Laverpool& P ,LonT. don':& k G'obe _ Insuranie Company. The :Report' of this Cbm , pany for - I 868 s shows:: Premiums-- 85,479,278 LOPS, - 3,344172_8 and after :paying a divi dend 3o per cent the Total 4fets 'are, in Gold; $17,005,026. ATWOOD SMITH, Cdeneral Agent, • - No. 6 MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE, • ' ,I"4ll.Wphia; UNITED'scuRIT I K LIFE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY, OF PENNSYLVANIA: Offiee,'S outbeast Ca. Fifth and Chestnut, PHILADELPHIA. I=l2l Capital, DisirMarous: GEORGE H. STUART. Pailatlplatii - GEORGE W. CHILE ' - - • " WILLIAM A. PORTJEII. P. A. DhEXEL. WM. V. WILE/IN. " THOMAS W. EVAN% , "" S. H. 11013STMANN. A. J. DREXEL, JOSEPH PAVIERSON WM. C. HOUSTON. S . J. F. OLMS, • a* HENRY E. hOOD. New York-4,IEIES H. MORRISON.' President Idanhab tan Bank. JOSEPH STUART, of J. do J. Stuart a Co., • Bera Boston—Hon. )BEE (late Preeldont Board of Trade.) Cincinnati—A. E. CHAMBERLAIN, of Chamberlaingta Co. Chtertao—u. Z. LEITER, of Field, Loiter & Co., , • C. of Geo.. C. Smith BrOtbers. , Bankers. Rv.—Wbi. GARVIN, of Gaivin, Bell & Co. St. Louis—JAMES E. YEATMAN. Cashier iderehanta• National Bank. Baltimore--W M. PRUSCOTT ,SMITH. Superintendent Consolidated Railway Line Now York to , Washington. ". 13.#3. 540441.91 MR, Of Adarati Co. Ex.- preee. •• CI AX. of G. W. Gail & Az. " FIt.ANCE3 T. KING. President Central Eavinge Bank. F. B. Senator from N. li. - fp,oloixxb.ruotw,,Prealdent. HENRI! E, ROOD, Vke President, C. F. BETTIS, Secretary. J. L. LUDLOW, M. D., Consulting Physician. IL DL JOSEPHF. - ROMPER, DS D., 7312ainenc C. BTUAIIT PATTERSONI - CounseL ItICHARD LPIDLOW. , „ . Thia Company 'Benet; Policiea'of Life Insniatirn upon all the vat 1008 plans that have been proved by the expe rience of European and American Companies to be'sate.,, sound and reliable, at rates'aa COW and UPON TERMS' AB AVORABLE an those of any Company of equal stability...' All policlesirelloll4fOrfeitabliaftoribepaymentif two or more Premium . nos tits tti Sm ITNITED FIREMEN'S- INSUROICE : CO3 Y : ' y OF U' PIIILADE;LFIIIA., - --- , , ~., • r This Company takes risks attboloweit inteiconsisteue with eafetY, and confines its business exclusively tO FIRE INSURANCE IN THE , OLTY OF ERIE Ws. •: OFFICE--No. 723 Arch street; Fourth Nationatliank• Building. - '-' ' 'DIRECTOP.I3. • s, '' .. ' • ' 1 Thomas J. Martin, . Charles . R. Smith. John It int, _ , Albertus cihtir.- ' ' ; Wm. A. Rohn, ••' ~1 Benry•Bumm." ' James Mongol', James Wood, W illiam Glenn, John ShaThlrosit. ' , James Jenner. • -, ,• - .•;•. J. Unary Askin.--,- - Alexander T. Dickson. _ ' Bun IdnlliSark Albert U. Roberts, Philip Fitzpstxtele2 • - ;:: CONK ,E. , ANDREttif, President. ' Wss. A. Roi.irr; Tres& ' • We. 11. Fiume. Sec's'. - 1.3 TICE NI X INE3ITILANCA3 0031 •ANy OF,PHI.I.ADELYHIA. - iNCOIIPORATED 1804--CHARTER 'PERPETUAL., No. WA WALNUT Street, opposite thoTsehanico. • This ComPauT 10 = 8 from- 101 sec or dui: l l493olV on liberal terms on huildings„,niarchandise„ fernittwe„ dm.. for Ihnitertreriode..and , porrnanenyi , ,on buildings bl_dgPotit or premium. • Company has been in active operation for more than 'altar ~eart, during Which all went zbeive been promptly tullutted.nnhiplotiii. •••t • • •, • • • /V.k.tfro ll Jabit.6llo , • av id L aw b. ^ • • • Mabonyi •• Benjamin' Elting. , • John T. Law% • That, IL POWerai• Wm B. Grant, • , it, bi e it a th. v ., • Robert , Edgiond•Cattalon..- • 111 Clark Wharton ; Borneo' Wllodx, LitwreuP° . / 4 17,. / Sbtili. Wijr;it ai Ltioft, 4 R l ifr u ' et en Samara. WILCOX. Secretor,. VAMP, INSURANCE COMPANY: NO. ! ' CHESTNUT *tree . PHILADZLPHTA JAE 4413VR,A,Mg_LE X 0 L'Olf Omuu7ro.4l3:P. 'Frocis N. tuck. Ph i lip H. Justice, fr - Chas. Rlchardeon.W. Everatang Henry Lomb" -, ikiaward(l): Woo t Robert,Pettroe,, tt. John Kessler. Jr. Geo.'s.Weanatt p3bort B. PcBTA it ) *..- •-• FRA CUAe .N ltiattAllol3oN; groidqnto, , 13,Lhoinualv, pectotary, MEM ~...; ,y 1 -79141 : #1211-PsEAPZ A 1,, ,, - 0,. 1 v,ELAINT-crant I FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY PIiX.rafkDEATAPHa t 1 4 1 435 ' 37 — - oa. and 4 lAsstnut Sfreet. 1 , iiimets on ;11313.16617 / wee '-' - *2 4 303 : 7'10 09. at .... .. ;. . .....':.. ........'.... :"...........$400,000 CO =rued 1icapirt...—,........... . . ... ~..........418,n3 80 Premiums ...... .... ......... ... ................ J 1.0344018 20 'UNSETTLED CLAM. MOND FOR 1858, t $88,693 2R,' , 51160.000. .. F - L Losses . Paid .. Since 1829 Over 405 5 900 000 - 5 a ,Perpetual and Tampons' , Policies on Liberal Terms. DIBE(110R8, - - ~ I 7 . - ChatC/Raranciter'. Geo- Falett.j . '' - I WAN Wagner," -i , Alfred Filter. M. ' t Samuel Grant. Free . W, Lewis. at a. i Geo. W. Richards. Thomas Spark,, ' ' t /sac Lea, , _ Was.l3. Grant. CRARLE 21.•BANOK.Rts, President ' OEO. FaLEd Vice fn .-hunt JAS. W. BIoALLIb3.I-R. klecretary., pro tem il . . ( Except at Lexington. entucky, t h is Coltman"' nu no Agencies west of Pittenurgh. fel.2._ 111137L'ITAL FIRE COIMPA. • - — NV On" PIIIILADELIPIItrit. FFICNNo. SUUIII R/PIIII3TiIMMI`.i3PCOMD ASSETS, $170,000. Mutual system exclusively. combining economy with safety. Jefferson Buildings. Mowsehold Itioods. and Merchandise toners/W. so - suEs - rxuntrmy - p . • • Caleb Clothier. `Benjamin za ,? Thomns Mather. - T. -bliwbod Cbapinaui. - aimeon etatlal lt • Aaron W. Gook cur BENJAMIN: .•1 Thomas ?Unfits. Treasor :-T. ELLWOOD thiArraan. 13 • • 7(EFFEESON FIP.E .1141311 RANCE COMPANY OF l'ltlladelplda,-011Iee. No, 24 Wq?ryilrgth street; near Market street. Incorporated by the Legtdatare of Pennaylvania. Mor tar perpetual. -- Y apital and - Aosta, SlikToou. BieJce . Lau rance against Lora or damage, by Fire on PublicorFrissfe Buildings, Furniture. btoeka.tidode,e4d Iderebandise.bn favorable terms. iv y) . Bi r po L niet.. EdwardP. Moyer. Israel etterson, krederick Ladner. John Oelsterling, Ad= J. Gloat, . Henry Troetuner, iieuryDelunr. _Jacob Settandeln.. __ John Elliott, rederlck Christian D. Trick. IlamneiMilier. George E Fort. William D, Groonor. WILLIAM. McDANIEL. Freatdent. _ ISRAEL PETEROON,i , VieeTreatdent. FIILLIP E. Cor.rreAsc Secretary and Treasurer. iA_MERICAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, INCUR. 11 yoreited 1810.—Charter perpetual. • • - No. 210 WALNUT etreet. above Third,Plalladelphla. - "-Having a large pald.np Capital Stoat and Surplus in vnted in'sonnd and available , &cantle's. couthine to in. sure on dwellings, stores, furniture„ merchandise, vessels In port, and their argon%other- personal property. All loam Überally and Magj Thomas B. Maris, - 'Edmund Dan, ' John Wets 'Uhal ame' rlea W. roultney. Patrick Monts, • - Jam T.Lewk. l i Tolin Wetherill. • Witham V.PauL THOMAS R. MARDI, kraddent. ir.BEET C. CRAWFORD; BaiitarY. HE RFTJANCE INSURANCECOMPANY Or PHIL. T ADELPHIA. • • Incorporated in 1891. Clutrter Papetual. Office, No. 808 alnut stree CAPLTAL W $30(1.000. • t. bumres against loss or damage by FIRE. on Homes, Stores end other Buildirfga, limited or pezpetnal. • and on Furniture, Goods. Wares and Merehandme in. town or cotmtry. LOSES PROMPTLY ADJUSTED AND PAID. Amets.. ...... ... . .. ...... 78 Invested .In the following Sectiritles. Viz.: Hind Mortgageaomeity Property,well aecnred.sLl6,6oo 00 United blares 44000 00 City6per .... .6.000 00 Pennsylvania stoomoo 6 per cent - Loan. - 36,000 09 - Perl7 l v ol3l a. Ralltivad Benda. drat and second -- - gages. a503•30Qe Camden and Ambey Railroad Company'a 6 per- Cent. Loan. • . 6.000 00 Philadtlphia and Reading Railroad Company's 6 percent Loan:.l. &OM 00 Runtingoon_and Bro ad Top . 7 per Cent. o gaga Braids. • • . .. 4.860 00 County Niro , 1,060 00 Mechanics' Bank Stock.. .. ....... 4.000 00 Commercial Bank of Penns y lvania 'Sipa 10.000 09 Union alutnal insurance Company's 38) Reliance Inaarance Company of Philadelphia : .. I Stock. ... . . ..... . ...... . 3450 00 Crud' in lianka . rTtroti land 7,391 70 Worth at Par........... . __ north this date at market wises. • • , __ _ DIBECTOMS. Thomas EL Moore. Samuel Casiner, James T. Young. Isaac F. Baker. Christian J. ficifilean, Samuel U. Thomas. 11 Biter. MM. TINGLEY, President. Clem. Tingley, Wn. Muarer, i Samuel bisolinm. B. L. Carson, Wm. Stevenson. Benj. W. Tingley, Edwari CLI Moues C. B r Secretary Yn ii.enaLraLL D.enember. $1,000,000 '. FIRE ASSOCTATION OF PHILAD 81, . • • phi% Incorporated March 27. 1830. Orrice,, No. 34 North Fifth street. bemire Buildings. et ZHOugehold ',Furniture and Merchandige . 7 enerally. from Loge by Fire (in tbe qty of Philadetpldo onlY.) Statement of the Assets of the Association January 1et.1863, published L* compliance With' tho Pre viaiona af the Act of ABBIAmbIP'of April 6t141.842.' Ronde and 111ortgage. on Property in the Oily or rhitadelphia only $1,078.160 17 Ground Rents 13.814 98 'teal Eatate 61,744 67 Furniture and Fixturea of ...... 4,490 03 U. 5.1..21) Re gistered Bond!. ........... 4.5,000 00 Cash on hand . , 81,873 U To taL . . .. . - TILE COUNTY FIRE „INtsURANGE COMPANY—OF. Tice, No. 110 South Fourth street, below Chestnut. • • The Fire Insurance Company of the County of Phila. delphia." Inco-porated by the Legislature of Pennsylya, via 1731839, for indemnity against loss or damage, by llre: exclusively '" ' , CHARTER PERPETUAL. • This old and rethink institution.with ample capital and contingent fund carefully invested, continuos to insure buildings, furniture, merchandise, &c., either permanent: b or for a limited time,agatnet loss or damage by fire, at the lowest rated consistent with the Absolute safetypf its customers. Losses adj usted and paid with all possible despstch. DDIROTOItii; - - • : Chas. 3. Batter. - Andrew IL Miller, henry Budd. , • James N.lttone„ • John Horn., Edwin L. ileakirt. Joseph Moore, 'Robert V. fdassey. Jr., George Mecke. Mark Devine. CUA J BUTTER, President. _HENRY 'BUDD, Vice Presithmt. F BENJAMIN F. HOW: 1.1.EY; Secretary . and Treasurer A NTBRACITEI INERTItANCE cOMPANY.—CLUAR. XL TAR PERPETUAL. , • , • Office. No. 311 WALNUT street. above Third, Plilla. Will insure against Lass or Damage by Oro on Build ings, either perpetually or fet_ a limited time, Household Furniture and Merchandise generally. 4- , Also. Marine insurance on Vessels. Canoes and Freight& 3nland.lnsurance to all parts of the Union. *te.'"Eittek,' ' Peter Sieger. D. Luther, ' J. B. Baum, LOlVitritudAnyied. • Wm:F. Dean.?' John RJ,Blalusten; . • • JohnKetchiun. ' • Davis Pearson, John B. ileyL WM. EERIER. President. - DBAN,Nice Presider& Wit. hi. Burnt, Secretary. jaTltu.th,s,tf FIIIOOI3I)FRANCE 'EXCLAISIVEX.Y.—THE PENN. ,ffylvpirtia Fire Ins - Urine° Company Incorporated 1825 --Charter PorpOtual-'-No. 510 Walnut street, opposite In dependence Square. -This t ompamfavorahlyknown,to the community for over forty years, Continues tonsure i'agalnat 10130 or sto oge by fire, on Public or Private _Buildissua, either Derma.bent!, Cr for a limited time Also. bn Fundture r tStocks" of Goods and Merchandise generally, on liberal terms. Their Capital. together ,with a large.; Surplus - Pend, Is inveeted in &moot- Careful manner. which enables them to offer to tho intoned an undoitbtod security in the case of ion.- -- _ --_- - DiRECTOitt3. Daniel.tamltholr.„ John DOVereux: I Alexander Benson.' -- ,' Thomas Smith, }, ' ' • . 'saw, liazlehurst, , - Henry Lewis. Thomaellobins.— ~, , , J. (Mingo= Pell. ‘ ' Daniel Haddock, Jr. ' - •—•-::' --._ .. f_.. , , ' %- DANIEL. 8 MATH, Jr.:Prosident.. • P WlLllall P . thievreu. Secretam , .., . ' ~ - . , PAZ aranClitiff iniglOcalf, _ GUT Epria .2"27lll mrt al Hrlual i tintM , U l3. Loitiorter* , ; ShlpAntsind Commission , - No.llslValnnt *street. rtill*dolPhi& COWEN •±SED:IXNEN , per.. DUCK, EP EVERY wtdtbtrom ono to oix feet tvidoodl turriboo94 ,Ttint and Awnin DuaAyopormakers Velum!. Sall Twines m. JOHN W Eg.A.l4 4; GO.. No. RE tilitu'oß St, TIMM 'WMALZB• I 4' /MERE; 0 TROPEIIITY:=I . -4°WY' .09-00. to get ydyy, wells cleansed and dlaln fected, atveillow vitae& iblanutaot of Foudrette.tioldrmlthls Hall. Libra ;1 013 .diT.,DEO ~ .......Ari ; ,WQIITFirEfOrfarE 3 . POUICICT ' ',' 4 i g i l tE rn land in BAND of bean. t fel tinteb.„, .OD fp and; &DE & B trERA and MD .t. 407s.tar.oRATED. , COULTREI-+ AZOR. 130180400.. PI . CASES. of the...finest qiudits. alsOra. KAdvea,leetesere and Table_antlery.Oroundsuld PoUsbed. EAR 11i5TRUSSWITRI ottho most aporoved conatrootton to asetatthe heatin.c , _at T. M.&DEIBA.'Se Meier' and 80- „g l ° 4l U l nn l s l " Oa • K5*(4'1115 TOPS att'Oefs holow Med. P i-,+ j. ; ,, ,, , o. 4 ,- / , ~ ~,,,.. •.- `, .- •-' lIISOLIJKANICRI• WiElam P. Radial'. Joseph CUP= Edward EL Wilson AL Jenkins, Lukens Webster, TFrancis T. 64 Atkirusoa. AN 3t. E 15 . t0 itaddent. ataxy: - 1e123010 1,1867. .. 86 TRU8 . ..... .. . haratiel Spathaw)r. ' ' Peter A. 'Keyser, Charles P. Bower. John Carrow, Jesse Lightfoot, George 1..) °moat Retort. bhoemaiter. JosephTandall, ,Peter Armbruster, Levi P. Goats, M. K. Dickinson. • Peter Wi WM. H. HAMILTON, Preside t, BAMUY L BPARRAWK.. Vice P. esident. WM. T. BUTLER.. Secretary. SASD'W : YE ~ n ~,;~~. **, ,N"WAUUTION.ENktb, ' AL ' , 1 - , ' 1.41 South rrrarth Ntrao, Irik( l 4 - isugr'EXtp illTglrtigy,D. 4 . 1.4 S WilErt 1174 - 11E — Ail31POMELYI - bg. - SNOETlLER.timeceesor.lo',lloUPEL'ex: w' Y cle ork, 11.111:1011.6c08 to the peo.ple of , that ne', 51 , 111 make an - itlipintant bffiring. of Fine Wore ef Axt • In &Amory ,next, and dealges that It shalt he toe finest and'Most elegant eqlection•of Pieturegend Works of Pot corer offered in:Philatielonia at nubile ; vele , The entire Collection on exhibition In the 'western galbriee of Igo rellibsylvAnts, Academy of Nine- Axte,,.9oo3fenoing about Jabuary let, until the day of sale.: Atlhe request of M. ,ffneedlcc the 'entire "arriingement, 13X Unlit ton and , selling, will be nvder the management of Charite F. , Ehmehine,ll2lsChannot at, . • . , • ItALBB STOOSS AND BAAL: =TATS: r i• Pablio eaten et the PhiladelOht t ea' at 12 o'clock. - • - • Furni n are 8 A 1 , the 0N51410314' ' OV - Salto 41tefildettog reCeliv eppec at attent4olL. VALUABLE -LAW:AND BiISnELL&NEOUS BOOKS. ON TUESDAY-APTERNOON. Dec..1.5,1it 4. Velot.k—Nahighlif Pter.Badko, Judean* I the late Penneyhvanta Repent', in linen der. - Aleo.'elegant Nnglfah and American Bookkillastrated Works dm., in fiuo !endings- : • • • Btle at the ensues Booms. Nos. 130 and 141 South Fourth iii.III:IIIOMEz'BROM. ; CIJAIrDELIER.2. HAND -t'olll3' VA-I.NET. BIWA. BELS AND.OTlilil i .CARPRTIO. &e. 9 e ON ,tl'klultSDAY MOHNWG. Dre:l7, at SOWN*. at the Outten reorte, L by catalogne, a largo, assortment of._superior llomehold „Furniture. eetoptifims—.llardsorne walnut Parlor. library. Dining Itfroui - and Ottiititiler Fritniture,2l4.lbog Any PI 4.nti - Fortes. - 4 fi ne French Elate Pier Mirrors. 10ext4 'inches:2 snits fine; Silk reps Ind lace Window Curtains. Wardrobe", 1160kcetees. bideboards; Extension`. SOW, China; Olass and Plated Ware. Beds and Bolding. duo Hair Matti notes, Wilco Ftuniture. tin., 011 Paintings cud engrev-- hags, Garconsuming and. Cooking Braves. 15 handsome bronze Chandeliers. , Yioltbcelto. Mpalcal for. Melodeon Guitar., made, - by - sfrrfin ; Handsome Velvet; Brussels; and other Carpets. ' • ;1. CIIAND,ELIEFS. ATeo; 20 handeinne Bronze and Gilt tlhendellera. 4- 4 ' • rxtensive sale at24o South SecOnd street.' F.TOCIf. OF DUPPllirtAn 4. rfiN PIT ON MONDAY UOBNINO r.,• , - - Iv o'clock,- at ware. rooms. No. 24u South Brerd street; will be - sold ' at public sale. en A.:tenni-ye ,assort tart of euverf.r Fainiture..co pp _-Wainut parlor sults, with rich and plain eov.r. leg.., library;• dialog, room ea. d halt furniture; elegant chamber, furniture _various • tyiss, all, 'manufactured in a -ulterior mariner , expressly for their wareroom , ealee, and-- Tim Sale will be "peremptory, and h made on ac; count of Menu.. JEJ,enkele being about to rernove to . their • noWwaterocime; No:1002 Arch street:: • • • , • "Executors' Sateßeal Fiffitor. • ESTATE' OF. SAMUEL O. KILL. DEC'Ef. , r up 'tlaTlJitD4Y At TEktNoON. Dec... 10th. at 3 O'clock: will be sold,at Octane sale; at rho Blue Bell Hotel,. Darby Bead, 2 7th ward. frame d velliag , . harm' elaughter house and the awes of land-Lifland 111. d, Rh. pectic's.; lilsei,stene dwelling and Stable, North'st.' IferchalvillN near Blue Bell. Lot.' 50 • feet ,by-18134^ feet Null particliara in handbills. Salo No. 611 North Eleventh street: 13'GPF11101t FO RNITII IiOSEWOUD 1-bO.ll n, AX 51 . 1 .2 1 1iT.E8. , - PAUBSBP - - .AND OTe 4 ' Cattl'ETn, &A. • 'il ONi WEDNESDAY MORNING. - • • " Dec. 23, at 10 o'clock, a, No. 611 North Eleventh street; above Green street,. by catalogue; the entire .Furatture. comprising- Super - kir Walnut Parte: and Dining moom Fir:White, Fine Oval French 'Mite Mantel Mirror. Fine:; T.med nose sc ood Pia .' w no, made by Schomacker , Co.; , French China and Giasswarealteut dem eters , dud' Bookcases, Walnut and. Mahogany Chamber. Furniture.. tiro Feather Beds and Brit. - slatre.ssee, Superior Ward robes, Fine AziniusterApmeisals-. and,lmporial Carpets,- drc.. Aber. Refrigerators, B.itction Furniture. dec. • Sale No. 1441 North Eleventh et • ELEGANT. = FURN/TUR-E, , filittlOßS, ROSEWOOD PI O. SILVER. FINE GA ePETS, ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. Dec. 23,- at 10 o'clock. at I`o-1444 North Eleventliertreet, above Mas!er. ;amt. by. catalogue._ the entire Elegast, Furniture. comprising taandsurne Walnut Parlor Furni ture. Fine , Blue Plueb Coverings. Elegant Rosewood piano, made by. Albrecht Rickes.'ik Schmidt; Elegant Mantle, Pier and Oval Minors,' Snp.rior Walnut Seer° tary and 'Bookcase. Superior:Wainu c ng oom Fara tura Float:him and Glaesware. Elerimt Silver Tea Set. with Case; Two butts of Elegant Walnut Chamber Fer-t -niture. _ . Fine Feather Reds lielstsrs and Pillows, Fine M Hair sfrethes, Eine Banke_s _and_ _Bedding. Elegant Ernisels and otter Carpets, Kitchen Furniture. dm.. &e. or - The entire Furnitbre was made 'to order, and is MINTING. DITEBOttOW dr. CO.. AUCTIONEERS. .11.1 lios. 222 and 234 MARKET street, corner Bank st, lineteseorn to John B. Myers er Co , • LARGE BALE OF FOREIGN AND -DOMESTICDRF ' ON THURSDAY. MORNING, • , Dec. 17 at 10 o'clock. on four months credit. DDMESI LOS. , Biles bleached and brown.intwelingi aturertingS. do= Brown.-Bleachert-and UoloredDrilla.'„. _ do White and fancy all-wool-Plackets. . .. , t'sres Monett. nzer and Scotch Ginghainn and Plaids. do. Fancy Madder . Prints; Canton and Dowel Flaw Co. Minere' and Shirting Flannels. Printed Dolaistea. do. Heavy blue Denims: Ticks; Strives and Meeks: do , kentuek.t and Corset Jeans, °ottomans. Printed Clonkings. canners. Limeys Tweeds. do. Black and Colored Cadibrics Silesian, Jaen:iota. MERCHANT 'P410103" CIOODs Pieces French and BsXonv all wool and Union Cloths. all wool 'Chinchillas, Cosi ings,Fancy Coashrieres. do. Castor, Moscow and Minium.= Boavers. do., London A' lAote, Doeskins Meltons AVhitn nye; &c. do. 'lllackand liolored Italians. Velvete,'Velveteens, & &c., c: • ' DRESS GOODS, SILKS, kc. Pieeee high lustre pure' Mohairs. Alpacus. Cohens: , do. Paris Black and rioted Ant IVOR and Poplins. do. French Delnines. Striped and tdieck tdonatra. do. Wool and Silk Plaids, Gi, chains. do. Black, Pciored and Fancy Drees Silks, Shawls. drc. LDIENB, WHITE GOODS. &e. Full lines Bleachid and W B. Table Damask Napkins. Full lined.Bannisy Sheetings. Diaper, Table Cloths. . Full linen hhirting Lieen...llMlands, Full lines Bleached and Brown Drills, Ducks. Hacks. Full lines Jaconets, CamabriL4oan. Nainsooks, Muth, Hosiery, GlOies, Balmoral and Hoop Skirts, Traveling and Under Shirts and Drawein. Bowiogs, Tailor., Trim mings. t.mbrellas. lidkfs.. Suspenders. Zephyr Gloods,,kr. . , • LARGVIIA LE OF CARPETING dm % 100 PIECES OIL CLOTHS. ON FRIDAY MONDIG. • Dec. 18, at 11 o'clock. on four Months* credit, aboAtai nieces Ingrain, Venetian. List, Hemp. Cottage and Sag Carpetbags. 10Opieces Oil Cloths, Rugs. dm. LARGE SALE OF FRENCH AND OTHER EUROPEAN DRY CPJOS. ON .MONDAY MORNING. Dec. 2i. at 10 o'clock. on four months' credit $421.176.70 Jal-tu th stf MARVIN BROTHERS, AUCTIONEERS. (La . tely Salesmen for. M. Thomas &Sons), No. 629 f 'I 4I I 7 STNUT street. rear entrance from IlUnor. hale at the Auction Rooms. HANDSOME WALNUT PARLOR, E CHAMBER AND , ROOM kUaNITURE, LEGANT E 14.10. BY A:BICKERING ; P RENCIA PLATE MANTEL: AND PIER 'MIRRORS. SUPERIOR FIREPROOF SAt ES. HANDSOME CARPETS. &o. ON WEDNESDAY 1,1 , f RNING. Dec. IS at 10 o'clock; et the auction rooms, No. IM Chestnut street. , by cataloguer; a v. ry excellent assoc.- ment of 11 oukeholn Furniture, including—dulls hand rome Walnut. Parlor Furniture, elegant Hann by (market ins fine French Plata kbuitel and Pier Mirrors, Melodeon, Oiled Walnut. Chamber Sults, Cottage Ru t, Bookcase. Walnut and Oak a xtension allies; Sideboard, China and ' , lumen), Sowing Machine, I,.rito 'and small Fireproof Safes, madeby Evans Watson. r w-rel & Llr ring. Lillie. Marvin and others; Deeke and °dice Furni ture, handaome Brutede, Velvet and other Carpets, Ate. Also. at 11 o'clock, it number of Precious Sinner, in cluding amethyst, page. topaz, &c. HAN DROntlil BIWA Z t:'fA. DELIERS. PENDANTS. BRACKETS. .ON WELY , - , At 12 o'clock. nt i hnifetion roonl e - ,- -30 handsome bronze and bronze and gilt Gss,chandeliers, 8,1, 6. 5.4 and 3 light 11 all ..,Inn.dellere, 1./weenie. ELEGANT PIANO TORTE '• Also, very elegant seven octave Piano Forte, made by Chlckering, handsome rotewood Public Se e on the P , emises Ills Brandywine street. SERI - ENCE AND rußNlTutts. ON TuultsDAy MORNINCi. 'Dec. 17, at 10 o'c'odt. on the premises, all 'hat neat me. dern three-story brick residence. two-story back building and tot,of grimed, 16 feet front by 77 fuot deep, situate on the eolith 010 e of Brandywine sheet, ,No 2116. Subject ton yearly gi ound'rent of -8184 _ SUPERIORIIIIUSEIicLD FURNI rURE. FINE BRCS SELS AND 01.11Ett celltPE Pi, &A) Immediately after the talc of the Residence.- at 10 o'clock, by ratalegne. at No 2116 Sraudy wine, street, t'te impeller Walnut Y arl r Furniture, eui.elior lhanaber end limning Poour Furniture, tine lirtut - els ado Venetian Car. pots, China and Qlaeaware, Hair. Altars:as, 'ltefrilorator. May hr examined nol f l ip Inro , siratf of *stn rOrtnetr. ' Ca AL MONEY SiIIerAin....:USILFAT-• a. B.E. camel aid nat. strew... Money advanced on Merchanaise_genet aUs—,watcher, Jewelry, i mimetico. Gold and Silver eiatc l / 4 and: on articies of wane; for tray length of time agreed on. WATCHEM AND JENNIAY Af I EavATE BALE. Pine Gold Hunting three Double Bottom and Open Pace English, , Amerioan and B.vles Patent L.C/VtIC ;Watcll6 3 ; Fine Gold Minting Case and Coen Paco Lenin° Watches; Pine Gold Duplex and other Watches; Vino Silver Hunt. bag Cara and Open , Pace English. American and swim Patent Lever and Leplue Watches; Doable Care English Quartier and other - WatchesLadles' Fancy Watches; Diamond Breastpins; Finger Ringo: liar Sings; Studs ,• Pips , Gold Chains, Medallions • Dractlete; Scarf lns; Bream/nit ; Finger Rings ; Ptnell . Cases and Jewelry genera/h. • - FOR BALE.-z-A huge and valuable - Fireproof Alhest, imitable for a Jeweler; cost tgeso : • Men several Loth in South C Amden.Flltb and Meitner Want. riAl7lO daHAAVEY. - titllluNkEtttl._ . JJ Late with M. Thomas dt Hons. Store Nos. 48 ar d5O North SIXTH street 'TO HOTEL KEEPERS, FtTRNITT/thi DE&LERS AND OTI.IEIte. FERMI:EV(IIY SALE orPTuE immENsE STOCK OF !COTTAGE FURNITURE oF KILBURN do G &TES. ON FRIDAY MORNING. At 10 welook. at the Auction 'store, Noe. 48 and NI North Sixth street, the stook of Meson . Kilburn itc Gates, from the late tire on Market street,. partly damaged, by Water: to bo sold without reserve. and will embrace every va riety of Cottage Furniture. , :Catalogues will be ready end goods armnged for exa mination on the day ereVoluts to Sale. - . , T. .""RBVIES. ?`Pall,r.geTt!:P/ iffth. LAROII SALE Or. EQQI'S. SlipEB. BROGANS AND • ' . ON WEnNEBDAY - MORNING: . ft nerd 16.0 10 o'n'intß. It'n t een by oataloino a fatdo lino of attlaoltya City, and Eaotern man' faottua. ()mars: dna • M,filiqltt-titilf Yoittite, ;Wear; ; moo vip inol e s , Mittes' Ota , windy - bale victor; to which am attention of city anii,country"bilifirofo • upon Carly do t morning of talikfot'expaitimition. • tuouarntas. :. N'N'IPBuOTOi' 'SHOES. - BRO BALE, O E ' ll9 ago:. Atom!• • . ;• , •,,. • '• ON TRURSDAY MORNING. Dip. 17. at .lu.. o'clock.' we will by catalogue jot mob. a largo abbortine.ut of Boots. , Brogans, Oslo &o. • Alibi' a large IRAQ 91' bilsavta sA& claildro* 01truktutO Gio9o, ;1 , 4 "t : ,3." . All , ClrtOfvf SALES. arcnrirori sac's.; SOD/ 4 T, dn., AGLTIONEEIL. S.. s' • 10111C11. TNIFT stroeL Philadalattla.- • . ECI A LplA'F_. SALE fir BBP'l' .Icf Ger , TRIPLE SILVEIN PLATED' W • Dec.ll3; at 1036 c1e,40 - be continued' in' thefet tr igr: at 730 o'ciclek, a•Q`lfeotrii , drt GalleiW 1020 Chlecifnutlate•l' win be •old. anti:melee ne bestnpalitylextra.triple Silver . ed Warr, compri.ing a. full „anctlellevel 1 4 0 9 1010 4 I , suit. S e tar the liOdiiva, - Tta . rine. , ''ater -and lOC Pitaberis, TraYe: Dillner and Itreakfeet fluters, Goblets,,,tierry, NYILit 111:1 Cake Dishee. Epergnes. ripoonr, Forke.acc • , • , t• All, the above goods arc warranted 815 rePtegifiuga gale 6fILDREN'S , PLAY TIOEBEO,' , TuarasHED lulu • • - I, , NpuRN • • . Alm. at 12 o'clock preellely:willhe Amid,* tummy bt Children's 'toy kitty Muses, inrislithod Ant Ware jF WI • IMPORTANT PALE OP ELEGANT iILAIDI 'MAUDLIN 21-ItAY CLOCKS BRONZE GROUre AND YASPIL, ' ITALIAN MARBLE STATuAR.Y, ALAt I 4STSIE NAMbhTe. he' &a. ; - • 4 4 , - ON THURSDAY- MOltlifNik: Dec. 17. - at 1016 o'clock. at titott'a Art Gallery, Na 1020 Chcstnutetreet„ will beeeld a large 'collection:or Black kJ ethic and Bronze 21 - 41.y_tAccks; statuary, dm.; dia. / pus importation of -ikeesrs.. YITI BROS. (late& lore), of !hie city. • , • he co ll ection will be ready for CzaininathininiTGES. DAY, 16% but, and will consist in part of over fifty fine j rem h Bieck Ai arble, with:malachite, 21.-day Clocks the bievements'bearfieg toe importer's name, and are „ - BRONZE : : GROUPE§ and ITOI3RES orifts asi.p. and pitons*, Early -- Horses,'Galineo, kibietirte Hobo and Pandora. Mimic and- Poetry, die.. • AbAt3A , OTEIt STATUARY. • .; • Gieep - mpatiouid Yfrichliti,"OliPwrit; " Dance of vbves. ----- V-nos in the eh ell, Saviour, Magetaleoc. l Four Setunpia,„:„ ITALIAN MARBLE STATITARY. , • ' Flora, by Enneld ; Dancing - Girl of Gonave, Shepliera.j • Alea a terse assortment of Agati Iterdiglie; and Roman Urns and Yeacsi Oarditoceiver4 : lAMSßound, Rtie w ole ' collection - "has'Just been` .reOefi .fteint Franco and Italy and will , be found- iipon,egembettion toile well worthyof attentioq. ' SALE OF MR. A. DITUVVETTER'S , STIPERII`-t,0r.«.; L 1 4 i' ti zd ON• :11.1011 - mop.Ell4 , l;AA,ww lri ,-r. frimpietter, -- preigottot9 - fer Vi . - - rope;has instructed B. Scott iir,„ to dispose of hisiititite fl ? trU i l l i t tl i t e l f i t e v eb en cat 9 i f it l 7. l 34 U O!gi l 3. Y ll.43 ' l ß a l it i Ffr: the following distingniehed artists , aro :Ls - coronet:its very choice arid Important*orker - • • I.ohicAranAcuyek,-;=-,--,-.; 7,TitLlVer/JA -- 7 - 1-1 - CVit - Portietie' • ; •O Sf Webb. A. Ten Kate. • ,- David -A . lOl. Theo. Gerard; ' ' ' ' • David Le Rotor. F 24 E4W ' 4 LE: tt.-Knekkocs. • ...11 Southall:4PN ••?.i . - • - Beericleo Rouner, Demo& Laurlac • • W. lierechuur. • ' • - . E. Verboethavert,_,.. . • , Count a.l3eillyiancit,..l•l: - . , 2 P..lliuecinan ; • • Savry. and °them • The above collection stands unrivalled for icrthitio merit by any quit lose eVer;:heert public for exhititinzfatel ode. - - to the i AfgiQNWF is op N owviewin the Eastern Galleries of the Pena**. - yards Academy of, rinef Arta day and evenlogeati! IletitoUP: '! :FURRIERS' SPECIAL SALE OF LA DIES* Filitik„.' ROBES,' &rt. ON Flits . A.Y Dee: IS, at 10 o'clock. - ~ • r P • , All 104 t;HESTNUT STREET,. - A large and valuable assortment Robes, a: c.. duct froth the manufacturers, - 6PECIAL SALE OF ROAEWOOD PIANOI3,i_WAR ; RANTED. 111 A :ORLEDicATICH NEW YORK , 'ISA NUFACTURER. AND HIGHLY FINISHED. ON TbESDAY MORNING: Dec. 2.2, at. 11 o'clock. at Scott's . Art boilers% 1020 Cheat -nutatreet, will be sold. an Invoicoef Pianos. via= -- • •-•— 2 No. 1 class 7.ocpiva uveretrung Rosewood Pianos. .. 12 1 0 0. 2 clue 7 -octave Overatvong , it l eewoca 'PisAcery highly' Snit hed. ' Ns. 3 Mars 7.octave Overstrung Rouswood-planes, burbly finished. - Also. one 7•octave Rosewood Piano, richly carved hy - , -pailey.., the handsomest and --beet instrument in this c-abby or , the world, the matelot which was 'sold for NUM . All of the above warranted of the beet Rabb. by one Of • the moat celebrated manufacturers in ,this country or elsewhere. ' ITILIONIAS BIRCH At SON. _AUCTIONEERS' AND CM:MISSION MERCHANTS, No. 1110 CHESTNUT Mont Roar Entrance N 0.1107 Sialsool street__ HOUSETIOLDTUONITURE - OP - EVERIC DESCELP- TION RFAXIVED ON CONSIGNMENT -Sales ofTurniNue et D welltnictattenAteittrontit• • • • • reasonable terms.., GIIPAP HALE OF ELEGANT GOODS'. 'TRENCH BRONZA.I3,_ CLOCKS., SWISS CALVED WOOD: ; . WORK: FANCJY- • CHINA. BOHEMIAN- GLASS. Y RENtill _TOYS, SILVER PLATEO_WAR.E,,, • SU ITABLETOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS. ON MONDAY AND-TUESDAY At 7,44 o'clock. at 1110 Chestnut street. will be sob% a, large assortment of elegant'goode, annotate for itloliday:, Promote. , , , ULF OF RICH LACE OURTAIN9,, CURTAIIt GOODS. FIANO - AND Immix - covms,s, OVICFAUI .11.1NG13.- ae, 0/1 WEDNESDAY MOREING, Dec. 16,at 10 o'clock.. at the auction score . Mi. - 1.110 nut et reet, will be sold. a largo stack of a wise and Not: " tinF i z hltta l et ce tl u pa rt anal'Orrr Curl ale Matirialo 1 in breldered gigue and Table Ocriere. Cornic6F, Tamedle, Cerev. AN of this Beason'a I inpoi tation. LARGE SALE OF ELEGANT FURS FOR LADIES.' hLEIOII AND VARRIAGE 11ttuBE3, droz-- UN I'hitTESDAY fiIoRNENG. Dec.' 17, at 10 o'clock, at the . auction -.store,: me Cheatto t etreet will be eold,a large assortment of elegant , Run,. comgrLsing, node on Bay. • Royal and' ' Frtnth Ermito. tioletein Fitcb.lludeon Bay Dark Skhle. Re al Siberian squirrel and other Furs in seta. for ladies and children: Ledita , Sable Hoods, Gentlemen's Beaver , (lave, Gauntlets and Collar; Skating 41.affs. Lollant and, Bona. • SLEIOII A*D CARRIAGE' ROSES. Also, Hudson Bay. Vol?, Real laabella Bear, Buffalo. RZC'oon. Brown 'Bear and Fancy Robe,. 'fbe catalogues will be ready and the Furs can be , gas mined on We dnt adaY. . • , . . , Sale at No. 1110 Chestnut street. SUPERIOR NEW AND SECONDkIaND 110USEBOLD FURNITURE. PLINuE, (MILER tB, MIRRORS. PLATc D WARE, °LASE, WARE, miIJAIDEON. PASLOR 0116 0 A NN r fl uivi DJU A n to dc ß c. siNo. . At 9 o'clock. at the Auctloa More, No. 1110 Chestnut street: *ill be cold—A largo visortruent of superior Homo.. hold Furniture from families declining lioneekeeping. JAMES A. Kmasum. AUOTIO 42 NE W BA . Ea 2 iatiN str uti: eet. AT PRIVATS BALE. ^ , A VALUABLE TRAOT Or 20 ACRES OP LAND.' iI With Mansion Boure, Itiminglen • Lane, interaetted_bl Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and. Eleventh, Ontario and TL a elral, within 200 tent or the Old York Road VaLnG ' of rid Oiav, Terms easy. - • . —XVia Brick business property' No. 819 Arch street,' BLERLiciOTOIC-4 Eisuidmome lEsrudon. on ;dab, , lot 56 by 100 foot. BY BABBITT & CO.. AUCTIONEERS. ' • • CASHAUCTION EIOUSE. No. 220 MARKET street, earner of BANK sHeet. Cash etdcnuced on comic:manta without extra owes.; SEVENTH TRADE B&Liv. OF FURtI, ROBE 3, 'AF— GIIANS, &c.. comprieing the largest aaeortment of Int cried ono American Fors offered this ceseon, by Can, ON THURSDAY MORNIN G. Dec. 17. commencing at 10 o'clock. CLASH ds EVANS. AUCTIONEERS. • :I 630 unEsTriur stria. Will tell THIS DAV. MORNI NG and EVENING,_ • A large invoice of Blankets, J3ed Spreads. Dry_ Goods Clothe. Cageinaeres,' Is celery. Stationery.' Table and Pocket Cutlery. Notions dw. _ City and country merchants will tlnd barman*. rer TOMIS cash. Goode packed free of charge. 51.4.41323111NEE1L1fe 41'40971.‘ditha ERAICx !b HUN BOUT ARE FOUNDRY, • - 430 WABHIN TON Avenne t nliadelphla. MANUFACTURE STEAM FINGINE-Iligh and Low rreasures Horizonte's Vertical, Beam. hating. -Blatt and Cornish Piums SO is Flue, Tabular, dm. . . STEAM l'.:,.Ra--NainAs - th and Davy 'Wee, &W'°. all eizea. CASTINGS—Loam. Pry and Breen Benid,Bram &o.' ROuFß—lron t'romett, for covering with Blete or Iron. TABIIB- 7 Of Coat or Wrought Bon. for refineries. wider . GAB MACHINEB . Y--Such . sus "Retcke, Bench Cestt4g, Radom and Fraraeii. ftrthere, Core and Chamool Bar. - row ,e Velvets, _" Governer& . • , SUGAR ;11AORINERY—Suett •as Vteuum- ram esoitt' Defecatom_Bono Black Filtemßutttem Watt ore aid Elevators; Bag Filters, Sugar atia moue .t - CUE, dm.. • • Bole manufacturelll of the followftg specialties: In Philadelphia and vicinity. of wmam PLOPS , Variable Cutoff Stearn Endue. ' • • :r. in Penniuilvania„ of, Shaw &Justice's Patent peu&Stokst, Power laminar. 4 In the United States, of Yinstonhi. Patent.. Belf-centerhas • and Self balancingCentniugalSugarfachinSt. Giles di Dario?' improvement on Aspinwall di °Ohara . 4 Centrifugal Baztol's Patent Wrong/Aaron Retort U. • 7 dtrahan.s Drill tirindWg Beet. _ Contractors for the design. eduction.' and awns , op of BO fineries for working Sugar or Molasses. DIG IRON:—TO ARRIVE, NO. ISt:OTC'S{ prt Glengaock and Canabroe brands.-- For Bale bri lob Ai-- suit by F rn hTER WREGIIy & SONS.II6 Wablue. tamer.. Fhiladelphin. • not() II G 1 IOPPER AND YELLOW IsterAL OFIDATHINCE 66 ernider's Copra Noßa, Bolts and Ingot Velum cow ataxia) , on hand andlOr saIe bi"DENAV woiNDRID CO.. No. Bligalonth -Marren, 8002 S 'AND SHOES. ERNEST Bil pi.... NORTR NENTEf STREET . Had on hand* atIAP3Y of Gentlemen's Beets and Shots. x of the; finest 'finality of. leather and aforlrmanehisi: Rt l -', made to order. .. . , - -...,' -*. -MG lime , , aukumwm zusourrass aces ' LONG . , • BBIOVAL—TIIE O EST i MMISHED nsportd,. II tor rlity purchtwo and aisle 'o second band , M Wind:l've ore fiat urethidtat [tome wreath. stroor to Sixth fit cot about 9xford, where, teach catchup are 19r 0410 411.” f leo new oore, ealblaq; altutteis &c. eol2 'trt VILIS • • 'ROHM BOSTON BBIGIVIONIYO Bewrir larti , iJ for soil PLlBtatioett, ton from steal= °mon • azd for sale by JOS, B. BUSS ~ao4e C,INEEN ,:1111MGER.,--1414iDENG AND FOR t, viA ' ikulimpura vv. toe aouttiogamowntome
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