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, e bun the Drillers Cede Gibraltar ?
Mom the London Tenet, Dec. `AI
The following communication appearedlin the
"'since on the above date, and as the subject, to
doubt, will be revived at a coating period, the
views of ono who oecupled the position as Cap
tain. of the Post of Gibraltar for ten years may no
read with some degree of interest at the present
time : I
In aietterpublished by one of your, contain.-
porsties on Wednesday hest, on the subject of
theeestdon of Gibralta r , there ts the following .
-
, olt is proposed in some of the Spanish papers
that we should restore Gibraltar to Spain and , re
calve Cents by way of equivalent. The ab
surdity of theproposition is too palpable to call
fbr comment: l , •
So far from considering this proposal an ab
surdity ,lt is now many years since 1 first advo
plated this 'solution of a difficult question, and I
have written to members of both the last and
present governments to urge its adoption. I was
tor ten years Captain of the Port of Gibraltar,
and do not, therefore, address you without at
least having had a good opportunity of forming
an:opinion; and while on the spot t brought my
view of the ease under the consideration of the
late Admirals Sir Charles Napier and Sir R. Dun
dee, both of whom entirely concurred with me.
I have never hears any reason given against the
exchange, except the old stock argnrhents of its
being a loss to our prestige and that the country
will not consent to it. Has the country ever re
gretted givisg up Corfu?'
Bat to take np as little of your space as possible
in a low lines give my principal reasons.
Admitting, as 1 do, that some port at the en
trance 'of the Mediterranean is a necessity, I
maintain that Ceuta might be really made a her
hot of refit, coalinkand refuge, not one of which
conditions does Gibraltar fulfil in a time of war
with Spain, the only safe anchorage for merchant
vessels being completely commanded from in
numerable points Oil the Spanish coast. It never
was consideted so, even in the wars at the corn -
mencement of the century; and wits modern ar
tillery, not a house on the rock would be out of
easy.rangelThe "Gibraltar Shield," of which we
have hoard so much lately, is very suggestive of
insecurity and expense.
_Beals the case in the event of war with Spain.
Buteven in peace times the bay is so exposed to
gales from ,the southwest, and, in spite of the
shelter of the Rock, so subject to the flurries and
white squalls in an easterly gale, as to be at all
times a most insecure anchorage. For coaling
purposes for merchant steamers there is no
wharfage—only coal bulks, often totally unavail
able. For men-of-war there is limited sccommo
dation at a mole recently constructed. Ono
small and inconvenient point of access
only is open for commerce at the Water
port. The larger steamers now seldom
touch at Gibraltar if they can avoid it. The ces
sion to Spain will not prevent wludbound vessels
anchoring in the bay during peace; in time of
war, as I said before, no one could do so. Ceuta
is better suited for our purposes, the Af
rican shore being the most frequented in passing
the Straits. With the area surrounding it now
possessed by Spain, it might be made almost im
pregnable, but with the Moors as neighbors and
a command of the sea its attack would be very
improbable.
My proposal, therefore, is to express our wil
lingness to make this exchange, uncle; some such
conditions as the following: That a certain num
ber of years should be allowed us to form a
harbor to the southward of Ceuta by a break
water similar to that at Portland, for which there
is every facility, and then to cede Gibraltar intact
with' all its fortifications, in return for a propor
tion of the expense at Ceuta being paid by Spain.
Other details appertaining to private property
and material of war I need not enter into.
In, conclusion, I would express my firm con
vietion that while the exchange would be Most
advantageous to Spain, it would also be the best
bargain for England; and it so, ivhy, in the name
of common sense,keep up a rankling sore for the
sake of a vain prestige, which after all is more
nominal than real, especially when any one at
all conversant with the immense progress made
by Spain in the last thirty years, in spite of bad
governments, must feel certain that, sooner or
later, she will resume her proper possessions in
Europe ?
To put the case fairly before the country—
what would the inhabitants of Weymouth say,
or, indeed, all England, if the Spanish ensign
were to be hoisted, and the morning and evening
gun to be fired by Spaniards from a fortress on
the Hill of Portland and commanding that bay ?
I am. sir, your obedient servant,
Hanley-on-Thamee. GEO. GREY, Admiral.
UTI 1 ZasnILAND.
Military lieorgan iz at tom.
The War Department of Switzerland proposes
to extend the obligation of service to every
citizen of twenty years old and to aban
don the system of the "Federal scale "fixing the
strength of the contingent according to the pro
portion of the population; every canton is to fur
nish all its troops to the general army, divided
into three portions, the active, the re
serve and the land wehr. The time to be passed in
the first is seven years, in the second nine, and
every man from thirty-six to forty-five is to form
part of the third. The council has resolved to post
pone the presentation of this bill to the Legisla
tive Assembly of the Confederation until the
military authorities shall have been able to collect
the views of cantonal governments on the sub
ject.
English Subjects In a spantah Dungeon
at staunzaninn.
MAitzerirm.a DE CUBA, Decembdr,lBGB—To the
Editor of the World—Sill: By allowing space in
your columns, you would, besides granting me a
personal favor. also render one to your fellow
creatures and countrymen, who, by a despotic
rule of government, are suffering and repining
here in prison for no other offence but appearing
suspicious as strangers to the authorities, and, as
they have ranted, to prevent their being in any
way useful to the insurgents. I came here from
the interior, where I api administrator and engi
neer of a sugar estate, with a pass of the leaders
of the insurrection, and by consent of the
Governor of this place, to visit my wife's rela
tives, and was arrested the same evening, as it is
stated, for has ing given to some Spanish officers
an account of their wives, who were detained at
\ Bayern° in the interior. It aepears that some
officers, hirelings of the Custom-house, over
heard some of my remarks, which were entirely
in reference to private affairs, and went and
gave false evidence against me. stating I was a
spy of the rebels. I have been kept a fortnight
till now in prison, exposed to much privation,
and in the anxiety of losing an I
have worked for these last fourteen
years. At last, through the medium of
some kind friends, the Deputy Governor was pre
vailed upon to allow Me to return to my family
and regldence at Bayamo. Thus far I considered
myself fortunate to get out of the lion's paws ;
but what I would bring to your readers' notice, is
the case of my poor countryman, Mr. Alexander
Macneil,a native of Scotland, who has been locked
up with some others in a narrow cell for over a
month without the least prospect of being liber
ated ; and this for an offence which poor Mr.
Macnell knows as grach about as the man in the
moon.
Mr. Macnell is an engineer, already fifty-seven
years of ago, and came here destitute only two
months ago, to take charge of a steam engine on
Mr. Mintz's sugar estate. De has been arrested
on the evidence of a negro, who had committed
theft on the estate, and was threatened with chas
tisement; be ran down to the sea-shore, on the
appearance of the Spanish gunboat, and, on
making signs, got a party of sailors to come in a
boat on chore, when he told them a lying story,
after being, I suppose, questioned, to the effect
that they were casting balls and making lances
on the said estate, "San Ramon," and that Mac
mil was the-ona making these balls and lances
for the insurgents..
Mr. Macneil denied the charge, and brought
four or five witnesses to give a contrary state
ment, and the true one—besides, no balls nor
moulds could be found—but their evidence was
not taken before the military commission who
ex a m in ed him; and on the evidence of the negro
thief he has been now over a month confined In
a close dungeon, without any one looking into
his case, or after ins defence, in order to see his
speedy release loam at hole. The old man de
clared to me, some days ago, that it would be
better for him to suffer death than to be locked
up In such a nasty, damp place, with others who
were Infested with, vermin; Bs trust you will,
through your columns, bring his case to thez,no
tiee of .the British government, in order to have
justice and redress done for blue. Your obedient
servant. WILLIA M KYNOCII.
—ln 1886 Wisconsin was a territory, and was
divided into four counties. The total vote was
2,462. Milwaukee county then threw only 781
Votes. The counties into which the Milwaukee
county of 1886 has been divided threw nearly
70,000 votes this,year, and the vote oi tie whole
43tato was 1:43,612.
EIMMI
General aintopitte's
The w, York ,Tribune says :
Though the dead are soon: forgotten. we trust
there are stili'mady friends of the late General
Charles G. Halpine who will hear with a melan
choly satisfaction that the income of the Regis
ter's Office, which, through the intervention of
Gum. Grant, Sherman, Bieridan, and other
friends, was secured to his widow and orphans,
has amounted to fully $18,000; all of which has
inured directly to their beneflt--Generals
Patrick H. Jones, • who received the office
from Governor Penton, declining to. accept any
fraction of tho proceeds. This amount, added to
what was left by General Halpine, mainly-in the
form of a house•but partially paid for, secures, to
-the-widow and-bersix. minor children_(enly_.two
of them boys, and they the fourth and sixth in
years) the means of keeping the wolf from the
door. We are sure that thousands who never,
met. General Halpine, with all who personally
knew him, will hear this with pleasure.
OITY BULLETIN
LICENSES TO PLACES OF ANUSEMENT.—An act
of Assembly of March 306 h, 186 t, provides "That
It shall.not be lawful to exhibit to the public, in
any building, garden, grounds, concert-room,
saloon, or other place or room within the city of
Philadelphia, any interlude, tragedy, comedy,
opera, ballet, play, farce, negro-minstrel6y, negro
or other dancing, or any other entertainment of
the stage, or any part thereof, or any representa
tion in which a drop-curtain and scenery or the
atrical costumes are used, or any equestrian
circus or dramatic performance, or any perfor
mance of jugglers, rope-dancing or acrobats, or
any entertainment of vocal or instrumental
music, or any menagerie, until a
license for such exhibition, performance er
entertainment shall have been first had and ob
tained from the Mayorof the city of Philadelphia,
which license shall be granted by him for each
and every place or building in which such exhi
bitions, performances or entertainments are held,
upon the payment by the owner or manager of
ihe sum of ten dollars to the City Treasurer, for
the whole or for anY portion of each calendar
year." The penalty for violation of this law Is
a fine not exceeding $lOO and an imprisonment.
Under this act the Mayor has issued the fol
lowing licenses:
Musical Fund Hall.
Eleventh Street Onera House.
Germania Orchestra.
THE AfzuvriEncuort.—The annual masked ball
of the Mmnnerchor will take place at the Aca
demy of Music on Thursday evening next. That
it will be a brilliant affair there cannot be the least
doubt. For years past these annual reunions of
the Mwrinerchor have been been attended and
ighly enjoyed by thousands of our citizens.
Every ball given has been a complete success,and
the approaching festival will be fully equal to
those of former seasons. The management is in
the hands of gentlemen who have had much ex
perience in such matters, and who are sparing
neither trouble nor expense to add to the attrac
tions of the occasion.
SUPPOSED BURGLAR CAPTUICED.-At an earl :
hour this morning six men were observed on
Canal street, above Laurel, acting in a suspicious
manner. One of them had on his shoulder a
large hag. When the police appeared the crowd
scattered in every direction. Chase was made;
and the fellow who had the bag was captured.
The bag contained a chest of black tea, three
watches, nippers, some skeleton keys, and a sum
of money. The prisoner gave his name as Wm.
Jones. He will have a hearing at the Central
Station this afternoon.
PROTIALLE HOVICIDE.—Francis Coyle, aged
twenty-eight yeare, is now at the Pennsylvania
Hospital, suffering from a fracture of the skull.
On Thursday evening, while standing at the door
of his house, at Twenty-sixth and South streets,
be was struck on the head with a brick, alleged
to have been thrown by James Carr, his brother
in-law. Coyle is, in a critical condition. Carr
has not yet been arrested.
EXIIIIIITIoN DBlLL.—Arrangements are now
being made for an exhibition drill of Company A,
Baxter's Fire Zouaves, Captain J. W. Ryan com
manding, to take place at Concert Hall on the
evening of Monday. Feb. Bth. In addition to the
drill, there will he a promenade concert and hop.
The music will be by the full regimental band.
The drills of this company are well worth wit
neEsing. Captain Ryan has labored arduously
and has succeeded in getting his company to
almost the:same degree of perfection in military
movements as the famous Ellsworth Zouaves
were.
BRATEN.—AIbert.B. Vorhees was before
Aid. Toland, this morning, upon the charge of
assault and battery. Last evening an individual
was beating a drum at New Market and Noble
street. Vortices kicked the drum. A young man
who was passing remonstrated, and was also
kicked. The father of this young man came
along and spoke to Vorhees about his conduct.
It is alleged that he attacked the old man.knocked
him down and beat him in a terrible manner.
Ihe accused was held in $BOO bail to answer at
court.
.ATI A a ON A Ft se Com PANY.—As the West
Philadelphia Hose Company was proceeding to
the fire, last evening, the members were attacked
by roughs, on Twenty-fifth street, below Locust.
The carriage was taken away and was run towards
the Schuylkill, evidently with the intention of
throwing it overboard. The apparatus, however,
was token into a small street, was overturned and
broken, and the bells were carried off..
FREIGHT FOR CIIARLF,TON. —The steamer Pro
metheus, Capt. Grey, of the Charleston Steam
ship Line. is now loading at Pier 17, below Spruce
street, and will receive freight until Tuesday, Jan.
12, at 5 I'. M. She will sail at daylight, Wednes
day morning. Parties wishing to send freight at
reasonable rates should apply to E. A. Bonder A:
Co., No. :; Dock Street Wharf.
licminci; IN a TAI LRN.—A man named Vance,
who got drunk yesterday, alleges that ho was
robbed of i-100 while in French's restaurant, on
Lombard street below Nineteenth. Samuel Devir
was arrested by Policeman Ewing, of the Fifth
District, upon the charge of having committed
the robbery. Alderman Patchell held him for a
futthtr hearing.
Par tiRROls Rns' I.t F.NSES. —The following li
censes for pawnbrokers, for 180, in addition to
those already published, have been issued by dr:
Mayor :
Jacob Sallnger, Isaac Henry,
Hyman qtr Harris, Isaac Nuthans.
Thomas H. Hollings
AssauLTl NI; n PO LIC ism AN. —Patrick Devinny
and Daniel Harkins were arrested at two o'clock
this morning, at Forty-lirst and, Market streots,
upon the charge of assaulting Policeman Craig.
It is allectd that they attacked the officer and at
tempted to beat him with a blackjack. They were
coalmine(' by Aid. Maul'.
ENl.—Geo. S.Miller,colored,was arrested,
yesterday, and taken before Ald. Kerr, upon
the charge of having stolen a cow and calt in
Camden and brought them to this city, and sold
them at Sixth street and Germantown road. Ho
was columittLd for a further hearing.
STY:ALIN(' AT A RAILROAD DICI . OT.-J118.1VICCOD:
nell was arrested last evening by Policeman
Burieigh,while in the act of stealing car-couplings
and bolts from the Baltimore Railroad Depot.
lie had a bag full of the articles wherecapturecl.
He was committed by Aid, Dallas.
N A nnow EscArn.—Mary Carr got full of whis
ky last evening. She walked out Lombard street
and tumbled into the Schuylkill. The Fifth
District pollee discovered her floundering - in the
water and fished her out.
A Wiiisli Y Tnirsi•.—Patrick King has been
committed by Aid. Paneoast to answer the
charge of the larceny of a barrel of whisky from
Magee's liquor store, at Fifteenth and Vine
streets.
SMOI LIERICI) TO DEATIL—An infant child of
Thomas W. Wakefield, residing at No. 11a8 South
Thirteenth street, was smothered to death while
in bed, yesterday.
ORGANIZED.—The School Board of the Seventh
I Section was organized for the present year by
the unanimous re-election of Mr. Penrose Fell as
President and Mr. John Barr us Secretary.
Tun ArrENTIOIS of our readers Is called to the ad_
vertisement of the United Security Life Insurance
Company, a first-class institution. Persons
qualified to act as agents and solicitors would do
well to secure appointments from this Company.
Tut Enz.—The stay of Dr. liarUy in this city
cannot be prolonged boyond the day named for
his departure.
Ir
PIMIV+PPriI *: 1 le Or.O.tV ' J . "- 111. P P 11.***WriV
fletiiiir on Skates. '
tFrom t6o New Torialowid TWO& ' • -
A Prettygirl on skates, If any girl on skates
can be otherwise than pretty, clad in . cue of
thosejaunty fur trimMedpetissos that Cupid
himselfmnst have faahloned, the „lithe form
bending to and fro in undnlons and rhythmic
'motion, the glowing cheek and , radiant eyes
kissed by kindly winter into tenfold beauty,
is such a eight as the holiest and hardest of
anchorites might be pardoned for :falling in
love '.with'. And if she be r on the contrary, a
poor skater, the charm ia,,if anything,height
ened, at least to her cavalier. There is such
art_ _irresistible_ fascination_in-bm-absolute
dependence on his . , protecting arm;
there is such a charm in her pretty
terror, her delicious helplessness,
her graceful tumbles; such a music in her
little shrieks of dread and" self-accusing
laughter; and then it is so delightful to pick
her up after each comical upset, and she is
throughout so good natured, and so grateful,
and so provokingly pretty, that she is, if
anything, more adorable than If she skated
like a championess! An ice-pond, too, on
a bright still night, with the moon and stars
all in their places to smile encouraging ap
proval, is no bad place to Make love in.
When the most adored of her sex asks you,
for example, as you go gliding like the wind
over the glassy surface "if this isn't heavenly"
and says "she could go on so forever," what
is easier or more natural than to press a
little tighter the tiny hand that nestles in
your own and suggest that it is heavenly, and
that it will be her •fault if you don't go on
forever. Or if she be one of the tumbling
kind, she is quite as likely to observe, when
you pick her up—not too quickly—for the
fifteenth time, that you are a dear, sweet
love, and what can she ever do to repay you,
whereupon you can only murmur in her
blushing ear that she-can-be -yours, and the
thing is settled at once. Then there is all
that business of lacing and unlacing skates,
and buttoning and unbuttoning of tippets,and
a thousand other delights that only the ini
tiated know; and, last of all, the brisk walk
home (no sensible skater ever rides) under the
mild benediction of the starlight.
If there be any of our readers whose mem
ory does not hold a better picture of this win
ter joyance than any words can give, he or
she has our commiseration and our counsel
to be wiser hereafter. There are one or two
drawbacks, however, even to this delightful
exercise. Skaters, and more especially those
of the gentler and—shall we add ?—giddier
sex, are in the habit of making too little pro
vision against the risk of taking cold. After
getting into a violent glow on the ice they
will rush precipitately into the stifling heat of
the waiting room to coax back the circula
lion into the feet which have been numbed
by the tightness of the skate straps; retaining
and so practically neutralizing their cloaks
and furs and wraps of all sorts.
Thk ) ri, with lungs debilitated and system
generally weakened by that pestilential
atmosphere, they ride for miles (of course we
are speaking again of New York, but the
analogy holds good of most other places) In
a vehicle which admirably illustrates a truth
not recognized by most people, that air may
be uncomfortably cold without being fit for
breathing. Next day, as a natural conse
quence, there are infiuenzas and rheumatism
and neuralgias without number, and corres
ponding blasts from paterfamilias against the
folly and wickedness of skating. :Brit this
danger can be averted with reasonable care
and prudence, and by the use of a skate
which dispenses altogether with straps. There
is such a one, we believe, in use, which can
be attached to the sole of the boot with
screws; but it demands a very accurate lit in
the boot and considerable skill in the wearer.
CITY NOTICES.
1)0 NOT DK FRIGHTENED BY THE "WILD CATS "
—There is no good thing that cannot be and is not
counterfeited. That there are "bogus insurance com
panies" ought only to make you more cautions in the
seleMion of the company you enter, We commend
to you "The American, of Philadelphia," an old com
pany, a home company, and a company that will se
cure toy ou every postible benefit.
ALT. THE-latest novelties in French and Ameri
can eonfeetiODP, hot-house fruits and other delicacte
in this ItLe wilt he found at A.L. vane:sure, cot-. Ninth
and Chestnut streets.
iitt! You ARE GErrING BALD, ARE You? Well,
that misfortune is easily remedied. Jayne's flair
Tont2 excites the scalp to vigorous action, cleanses it
from scurf And dandruff, prevents the hair from falling
off, cures all eruptive diseases of the scalp, and in a
majority of cases produces a line growth of new hair,
while, as a dressing, it is unequalled, keeping the
hair glossy and soft Prepared only by Dr. D. Jayne
& Son, 242 Chestnut street.
QUIET and soothe thepain of children teethin
Lee Bower's Infant Cordial. Sold by all Druggiets.
"BOWER'S Gum Arabic Secrets"—Use them for
your Cough and pulmonary troubles. Depot Sixth
andVinc. Price i 5 cents. Sold l v Druggists.
Funs, Funs, Fums, Funs,
he beat and lowest pric«l in the city,
At °Ant 0111 , 8% 534 and 336 Chestnut stret.
BEDDING, WINDOW 8H.1.1)P.; CU RTA INS AND
1•11111.hTElt Y 4001 , 5. Upholstering of every descrip
tion dune at PaLen's, 1408 Chestnut street.
SmtiNo MATRESSES of a very superior make.
Prices reduced, at Patten's, 1.9115 Chestnut street.
HA vi; your Upholstering done at Pattcu'a, I lOM
Chestnut street. Ile Is always ready, prompt, charges
modetaicly, and gives entire satisfaction.
____....—
BEninNt;.—Spring, Hair, Husk, Moss. or any
kind 0! - Maire,ses made to order. Old Iliidin.; over
hauled, cleansed, and made up anew, at f'atten's, NOS
Chestnut street. Workmen always ready.
Ptcoop - of the pudding is eating it; so with
the proof of its quality is by its durability,
and the fact of Its coming from Charles Stokes & t o.'s
is prutf positive that you will be perfectly , atisited
with the quality, style and price.
Tuit rush of the holidays being over, we are
1.,w prepared with as large a stock as ever of the au eet
Furs. CHARLES OA FORD & Stns,
Continental Hotel.
CORNg, Bunions, Inverted Nails, skillfully
treated by Dr. J. Davidson, No. 915 Chestnut street
Charges moderate.
DEAFNESS BLINDNESS AND CATARRH.
J. Isaacs, Di. D.. Professor of the Eye and Ear
treats all diseases appertaining to the above members
with the utmost success. Testimonials from the most
reliable sources in the city can be seen at this oillce,
No. 805 Arch street. The medical faculty are invited
to accompany their patients,as he has nu secrets in his
practice. Artificial eyes inserted. No charge made
for examination.
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS and druggists' sun
dries.
SNOW DEN a BROTHER,
23 South Illehth street.
mmr, rnuwrmril
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA-JAI:OAIn 9
lair Zegtiartne AStategln en Inert& Page
ARRIVED THIS DAY
Steamer Brunette, Bowe. 24 noun, from New York,
with mdse to John F OhL
B'tg Resolute, Lippincott, 8 days from St Illaryr,oa. w ith
lumber to E A Bonder & Co.
• • • - .....
Or Brig Anna. arrived yesterday from Jamaica, le con
eioned to Messrs J 8 & E L Perot, not as before.
Wier Bark Sara' A Btaples. from London, to conalgaed
to CF&GiG Lennig, and not as reported.
3LEARED THIN DAY.
Steamer Fanita, Freeman, Now York, John F Ohl
steamer Whirlwind. Geer. Providence. D b titetoon Co
Bark Deopial, Gilkey. Hamburg. Workman di Co.
Behr E F Cabada, dwaln. Sages, Madeira .sz. Cabada.
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Exchange.
LEWES. DEL, Jan, 7--.6
The bark Buoy. before reported at the Breakwater, has
been ordered to 13altimore; bark Forenlnger. from Rio Ja
neiro for orders, and schr 11 J Raymond. from Now York
for Baltimore, are at the Breakwater.
Copt Gillen. of bark Fanny Lewls,from Pisagua,reports :
Nov 22,1 at 2580 B. long 27 10 N, spoke Br ship Mnilara, from
Liverpool for Madras ; Dec 2, tat 16 18 B. long 85 15 W, sig
nalled American ship, bound south.supposed the Susanna;
I Me 6. lut 11 90 B. long 85 W, signalled American ship Peru,
tram Cardiff for Callao.
Yours, titc.
MEMORANDA
Bteamer Hunter, Harding, hence at Providence 7th
instant
atearner Utility, Fargo, hence at Providence 7th Inst.
Steamer Volunteer. Gallagher. hence at New York Bth
inetant. _
. .
Steamer Richard Willing, Cundiff. hence at' B a l t i more
ves , erday.
Steamer John W Garrett,McGlaughlin. cleared at Balti
more yesterday for this port.
chr Mary Mines, Crowell. hence tor Boston, at Now
York yesterday.
Schr Everglade, Leland, hence, at Boston Yesterday.
NOTICE TO AIARINERB
A spar buoy painted green hoe been placed to mark the
"Wreck of the Marmion," on the Southwest Spit, lower
bay of New York; it is on the southeast side of the wreck,
in eixteen feet of water, and must be left on the starboard
band by veesele bound Inward. The wreck le nearly ou a
line with the Flynn'e Knoll and Southwest Spit buoys,
RAILROAD COMPANY
FIRST - MORTGAGE BONDS
NINE HUIVDRED AND SIXTY MILES
Orthe line West from Omaha are now completed. and
tho work is going on through the Winter. As the dis.
lance between the finished portion of the Union and Oen.
tral Pacific Mina& is now less than 400 miles, and both
companies are pushing forward the work with groat
energy, employing over 80,000 men, there can be no doubt
that the whole
GRAND LINE TO THE PACIFIC
WM be open for Innlneto In the summer of
The regular Government Commissioners have pro
nounced the Union Pacific Railroad to be FIRST CLASS
in every respect, and the Special Commission appointed
by the President says:
"Taken es a whole, THE UNION PACIFIC RAIL.
ROAD HAS BEEN WELL CONSTRUCTED. AND THE
GENERAL ROUTE FOR THE LINE EXCEEDINGLY
WELL SELECTED. The energy and perseverance with
which the work has been urged forward, and the rapidity
with which it has been executed are without parallel in
history, and in grandeur and magnitude of undertaking it
has never been equaled." The report concludes by
saying that "the country has reason to congratulate itself
that this great work of national importance is so rapidly
approaching completion under euoh favorable auspices."
The Company now have in use 187 locomotives and nearly
2,000 cam of all descriptions. A large additional equip.
went le ordered to be ready in the Spring. Tho grading
is nearly completed, and ties distributed for 120 miles in
advance of the western end of the track. Fully 120 miles
of iron for new track are now delivered west of the Mis
souri River, and 90 miles more are en route. The total
expenditure for construction purposes in advance of the
completed portion of the road is not lege than eight million
dollars.
Besides a donation from the Government of 18,800 acres
of land per mile, the Company is entitled to a subsidy in
8. bonds on its line as completed and accepted, at the
average rate of nbout 629,000 per mile, according to the
difficulties encountered, for which the Government takes
a second lien as security. The Company have already
received $24,078400 of this subsidy, being in full on the
940 miles that have been examined by the United States
Commissioners.
Government Aid—Secartty of the Bond&
By its charter, the Company is permitted to issue its
own FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS to the same amount as
the Government Bonds, and no more. These Bonds are
a First Mortgage upon the whole road and all its equip.
ments. Stich a mortgage upon what, for a long time, will
be the only ailroad connecting the Atlantio and Pacific
States, takes the highest rank as a safe security.
The earnings from the way or local business for the year
ending June 80, 1868, on an average of 472 mike, were
over FOUR MILLION DOLLARS, which, after paying
all expenses, were much more than sufficient to cover all
interest liability upon that 'distance, and the earnings for
the last five months have been $2,886,870. They would
have been greater, if the road had not been taxed to Its
utmost capacity to transport its own materials for con-
struction. The income from the great passenger travel,
the China freights, and the supplies for the new
Rocky Mountain States and Territories must
be ample for all interest and other liabilities.
No political action can reduce the rate of interest.
It must remain for thirty years—six per cent, per annum
to cold, now equal to between eight and nine per cent. in
currency. The principal is then payable in acad. If a
bend, with finch guarantees, were issued by the Govern,
went, its market price would not be less than from 20 to
25 per cent. premium. As these bonds are issued under
Government authority and supervision, upon what is
very largely a Government work, they must ultimately
approach Government prices.
The price for the present is PAR.
Subscriptions will be received in Philadelphia by
And in New York
At the Company's Office N 0.20 Nassau St,
Job J. Cisco & Son, Bankers, 59 Wall St.
And by the Company's advertised Agents throughout
Bonds sent free, but parties subscribino through Wog
aoents will look to them for their safe deli oe9i.
A NEW PAMPHLET AND MAY WAS ISSUED OCT.
let, containing a report of the progress of the work to that
date, and a more complete statement in relation to the
value of the bonds than can be given In an advertisement.
which will be sent free on application at the Company's
°niece or to any of the advertised agents.
JOHN L CISCO, Treasurer, New York.
JA.N. 1. 18a1
STEAM DIRECT FROM LIVERPOOL
We have now to inform Importers and
Shippers that arrangements have been made
to place a Line of FIItST•OLASS (in every
respect) STEAM/3111PS on the route between this Port
and Liverpool. stopping only at Queenstown to land Pas
stingers and Malls.
A. R. McHENRY & CO.,
112 Walnut Street.
)a4 fitrP
Frnarat h WEAVER it CO.
NEW CORDAGE FACTORY
NOW IN FULL OPERATION.
No. U N. WATER and 9t N. DM &vs
'Saddlers, Harnees.lllokers, ITlnundate.
tutors of Clothing, Boots, Shoes &c.
W find it to their interest to use our UNRIVALLED
MACHINE TWIST and the "Milford Linen Thread."
Manufactured expressly for us from the best material,
and warranted a superior article.
THE BINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Manufacturers and Propri MACHI eto rsNE. of theAINGER SEWING
No: 1106 Chef r ten.t, Stalnet.
trya COOPtat. Agent
ERNEST IRROY & CO.
CHAMPAGNE
CARTE BLANCHE AND SPECIAL.
Just rreelved and , for sale at the Agent's
JOSEPH LAFET/Id.
The Winec from thia Home, HO favorably known in
England, aro FRUITY and GENEROUS. They need but
a trial to place them on an equality with the finest
Champagne here.
SIMON COLTON & CLARKE,
S. W. corner Broad and Walnut Ste.
Jai m w
("WALK. TO. R SALE,II3O TONS OF CHALK
V afloat. Apply to INOKKDIAN & CO.. 103.Weartu
stmt.
THE
ITNIOLTACIFIC.
OFFER A LIMITED AMOUNT OF THEIR
AT 3P Alt,
DE HAVEN & BROTHER,
No. 40 S. Third Street.
WM. PAINTER & CO.,
No. 38 S. Third Street.
AND BY
tho United States.
DIISCELLAREOUS.
613WINIA DIACIUNES.
ci cvi:7l
Ps Ices.
Kit - r 1 J;"
A CARD.—Prices of everything reduced since the appraisement of Stock. The assortm
both Monts and Boys' suns and OVERCOATS still very good.
Awarded the Only lledal for Blank Books by
the Paris Exposition, 1867.
WM. F. MURPHY'S SONS,
339 CRESTEUT STREET,
55 S. FOURTH STREET,
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS,
STATIONERS,
AND
STEAM POWER PRINTERS.
A complete fthck of well-neaconed BLANK BOOKS of
our own manufacture.
A full stock of COUNTING-HOUSE STATIONERY of
every description.
(1(15 to th e tfelrp
BOOTS Aft El 81110101.
NEW STYLE
SKATING BOOTS.
BART LETT
The Boot Maker,
83 SOUTH SIXTH STREET.
NEW STYLES FOR THE PROMENADE.
NEW STYLES FOR THE PARLOR.
NEW STYLES FOR HEAVY WEATHER -
His large stock enables him to furnish a good fit at aL
times. •
ocl7 a to th lvim4
ja2.B tu t.h tf
CORNELIUS & BAKER,
Manufacturers of
GAS FIXTURES,
PI S
BRONZES, LANTERNS,
Store, No. 710 Chestnut Street.
Manufactory, No. 821 Cherry Street.
de23w 113trP6
TUBT RECEIVED AND IN STORE 1.000 CASES OF
el Champagne, eparkting Catawba and California Wince.
Port, Madeira, Sherry, Jamaica and Banta Cruz Rum,
tine old Brandies and Whiekiee, wholeeale and retail.
and, P. J. JORDAN, n4O Pear etree
Below Third and Walnut streets and above Dock
street. dad-
ORDANI3 OELEDRATED PURE TONIC ALE FOR
ft, invalids, family use, &c.
The subscriber is now furnished with his full Winter
supply of his highly nutritious and well.known beverage.
Bs wide spread and increasing use, by order of physi
cians. for inval de, use of families. dcc.. Commend it to the
attention of all consumers who want a strictly pure ar
ticle ; prepared from the beet materials, and put up in the
most careful manner for home use or transportation. Or•
dere by mail or otherwise promptly supplied.
P. J. JORDAN.,
220 Pear, street,
deTtf Below Third and Walnut streets.
MRB. R. DILLON. 829 and 331 SOUTH STREET.
Millinery for Lles and Misses.
S o ill in fLVelvete, Ribbons. Fl oor) 3i tritr t r v i :i
Frames
Sash Ribbons. lationi!rePe Vella , %04 Bmor
VII OOP SMT AND CORSET UfANUFAOTORY. NO.
812 Vine etmt. AU geode made of the best materials
and warranted.
Hoop Skirts repaired
no 7 amrpt
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LAST ivroisltti OF THE SALE.
HOMER,TOLLADAY Sr CO.
STILL FIIIITAER REDUOTIONS,
TO CLOSE BALANCE OF STOCK
LEASE EXPIRES FEBRUARY I.
NOS. 818 AND 820 CHESTNUT STREET.
cer BARGAINS IN CLOTHING.
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Cr BARGAINS IN CLOTHING.
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W. 6" BARGAINS IN CLOTHING. _EA
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Cir BARGAINS IN CLOTHING. __
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WC BARGAINS IN CLOTHING.
ICP" BARGAINS IN CLOTHING.
THE LARGEST GLOTHING4HOUBE,
THE CORNER OF SIXTH AND MARKET STREETS
STATIONERY.
GAS FLXVIIIIZSe
WlNEtii, LIQUORS, &c.
11111.11LINERIV GOODS.
HOOP SICIUTS.
MAIVE.IIIDIS DAY MADE
IN 011 DER
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WANAMAKER & BROWN,
WANAMAKER cfk: BROWN,
WANAMAKER & BROWN,
WANAMAKER & BROWN,
WANAMAKER & BROWN,
OAK HALL,
An PelitEaler9tor E.) Estate Estate of I barley 1.) Bowers, doe& Thomas di
Auctioneers. Four Frame Dwelling/au:id Large
Lot, ()Id Yotk , hmed , aoove the intersection of Old Yoilc
and Germantown goad, Pursuant to an alias Order or
the Orphans' Court for the City and County of Philadel
phia, U. in be cold at public sui,le..teithmt reserve. on Tuck
day, Feb nary 2d, IW.i. at El o'clock noon, at the Pirtle
adriptia Enettange , all those certain 4 incesaggs and lot
Fondund. eituate on the westerly ride of the Old York.
In the Northern Liberties, (marked on a plan or
lots late of Joh) Hart. deceased, No. 20:) containing in
breadth on the said road 45 feet, and in depth Iti)f) feet
Bounded sotitherly bye lot granted or intended to have
'been granted to James Itichard, westerly by a street 3.1
feet wide, called Cherry street. northerly by land late of
John Hart, deceased, and eatterly by the Old York Road
aforesaid. now called the Willow 1 trove Turnpike. Being
the same premises which Bybilla Duke and F'eter Keyser
by indenture tripartite, bearing date the 25th day of De
cember, 1112. recorded in Deed Book J. C• , No page
eze., granted and conveyed unto the said Thomas.
Leech, In fee, and the raid Ebonies Leech and wife by
Indenture bearing date the 11th day of November, A. D.
lett, recorded In the °dice • f the Recorder of Deeds in
nuo to, the City and County of Philadelphia, in Deed
Book G. S.. No. :lit page granted and conveyed
nald premise, to Charles D. Bowers), In fee
By the Court, JOSEPH MEG &EX, Clerk 0. C,
AMY.LIA WANK, Admini•tratris_
M. THOMAS & SUNS, Auctioneers,
lilt) and 141 South Fourth street.
riPl. BLit. SALE—TIiO3IAS & BON', Auctioneers.
—Very Valuable Farm, 51., acres, B. W. corner of
- Oxford and 3111Itown roads, Twenly.third Ward.
miles above Fraidiford. On Tuesday. January 2d, 103 , 14.
at la o'clock, noon, will be sold at public axle, at the
Philadelphia Exchange, all that valuable farm. ettuate
at the southwestcorner of Oxford and Milltown roads,
comprising 51 acres and 67. perchea, more or tete. Bounded
north by Milltown road. west by lands of John. lease
acd Harvey tlellerman . south by lauds of John Young.
and partly of Richard Williams; east by Oxford road.
The improvements are a twootory frame house. joined
to a two story stone house . frame barn, atone staple
high. n oderu built and of good material, stabling for
four borers end six eows...large garden. newly fenced: a
number of apple, and variety of pear trees. The land ma
W go. a condition, and the water excellent, both at 1.10111313
and barn. tau the Oxford road front there is a beautiful
rmilding rite.
Terrue—Half cash.
& SONS' DALE. —
Valuable Eunice,. Stand—Fear story Stone Store,
" No. 418 Arch etreetbetweeu Fourth and Flfth streets.
...9 feet ft ont. 12416 feet deep _IJ Tuesday. January 119th..
1r.69, et 12 c'cloci4 noon, soil! be sold at public sale, at the
Philadelphia Exchange, the following described proper
, 1.., vie. No. I.—All that large and substantially-built
tour-story stone store and lot of ground, situate on the
eoittli side of Arch 'Street. west of Fourth Street. No. 41s;
containing in Iront on Arch street 20 feet, and extending
in depth 124,....1 feet. Ttis built of stone, imported expressly
for that purpose; is in excellent repair. Specially adapted
for hauling. insurance or manufacturing purposes.
irir May be examined any day previous to dale.
roseesaion in thirty days.
Tenn.—win-third cash. CAN to be paid at time of sale.
No. 2. Lot of Ground. -And also, lot of ground, about 19
feet by 46 feet deep, adjoining the above described pre
mises to the east and real thereof, with the privilege of a
certain 3 test 6 inches wide alley, leading into Arch street.
Terms easy. $l6O to be paid ut time of sale.
M. THOMAS dt SONS. Auctioneers,
139 and 141 South Fourth street.
kratt.air - i va bALE.—Tuthriati & SONS.
IS;"
Anctioncere —Modern Three-story Brick Residence.
No. 118 North Nineteenth 'street, above Arch street.
On Tuesday, January 19th, MN, at 12 o'clock, nun% will
be geld at public sale, at t hiladelphia Exchange.
Jr (flout reserve, all that modern three-story
brick meriting° (tough-cast), with three-story
Lack building and lot of ground. situate
on the west ride of Nineteenth street, &novo Arch erect.,
No. 118; the lot containing iu front on Nineteenth street
24 feet ( having a aide yard of 4 feet), and extending in
depth tel feet. • It is in excellent repair, and has all the
modem conveniences; has parlor, dining.room and 11
kltcleenr, d chambers and library, bath, hot and cold
water, water.closetr, dumb waiter, furnace, I cooking
ranges, die.
Vs' St lo peremptory.
Pr - Clear of ah incumbrance.
Terms—Cash. Iminediate possession.
May ho examined the day previous to sale, from 12 to
2 o'clock.
M. T.IIOMAI3 & SONS, Auctioneer!.
the and 141 South Fourth street.
rE.—THuMAS' Gt SONS' SALE._
EjDesirable lotinstory Brick Dwelling, O.
BM street, below Eighteer di street. On Tuesday,
J emu:try 12. Me at 12 o'clock. noon. will bo sold at public
sale, ut the Philadelphia Exchauge. all that four.etory
brick inersitago and I t of ground thereunto belonging,
situate on the south side of ounsorn street, atifeet east of
Eighteenth street. in the Eighth Ward No. 1739; tbo lot
containing in front on Sansoiu street 16 feet. and extend
ing, in depth 51 feet 6 inches to a certain alloy leading
into Alors vine street. with the privilege thereof. The
house is in good order, and has recently been painted
and papered
b alance Pena=—Elalf cosh and
s .t remain.
mSONS. Auctioneers.
iA
lit and 141 death Fourth street.lll
PEREMPTORY PALE.—ESTATO LATE OF
10 Sarah skew art, deceased.—Thomas & SOM. Anc
ttoneore. Welleecurcd irredeemable ground rent
$3O a year. On Tuesday, January 19,1869, at 12 o'clock.
noon, will ho sold at public sale, without reserve, at the
rldlaficlpl In Exchange. all that weltsecured irredeem
able ground rent of 530. lawful silver money of the
United Stater, payable half yearly, let January and July.
clear cf taxes, issuing out of all that threo.stnry brick
messuage anti lot of ground, situate on the south aide of
Thompson street. between York avenue and Fourth
err, et, boventeenth Ward, No. 418; the lot containing Vin
front on nommen direst 11 feet, and extending in depth
48 feet le inches to an alley loadieg into Lawrence street,
pale absolute.
M. THOMAS & BoNS, Auctioneers,
100 si , d 141 Smith rourth street.
rt.WANTED TO PURCHASE FOR CABH--A
Store w Lot not lees th , en Be foot front by 1013 feet
deep, on Margot Fitted, between Fourth and Eighth
streets. south side preferred.
Address
107 Om*
GODIGER.—LANDING_ AND FOR EIAL - E 1114
RE J. E D N . 111.4151 ER & CO., 108 :loath Delaware avenue
E. BAYL EY.
EILEA s. it.a ATE SALES.
pm.exelon April let next.
3!. THOSIA 8 A: BUNS. Auctioneer!,
I:ti and 1418. Nourth !treat
WAPITS•
Box 9,154 Post Office,