THE THREE LITTLE CHAIRS They sat alone bYraftfbrlfth - t - wcod - fire, 'The gray-haled dame and the agel sire, Dreaming of days gone by; The tear -drops fell on each wrinkled.ctook, , They both had thoughts that ihey.eould not speak, ` 48 each heart uttered a sigh, Fe's . their sad and tearful eyes descried' ' Three little chairs placed side by side, - Against the sitting room wall; Old-fashioned enough as there they stood, Thal-ants of flag and their frames of 'Wood, With their backs so straight and tall. Then the sire shook his silvery head, .Apd with trembling voice he gently said— Citlier, those empty chairs!- They bring us such sad, sad thoughts to-night, We'll put them forever out of sight, In the small, dark room, up stairs." But sbe answered, "Father, no, not yet, For I look at them and I forget That the children went away. The boys come back, and our ;Mary, too, With her apron on of checkered blue, And sit here finery day. Johnny still whittles a ship's tall masts, And Johnny. his leaden bullets , casts, While Mary her patchwork sews; At evening time three childish prayers Go up to God from those little chairs, , t3O softly that no one knoivs. Johnny comes back from the billow deep Willie wakes from his battle-field sleep, , To say a coed-night to mc; more, Buta wife and mOther no more, But a tired child whose play-limo is o'er, And comes to rest on my knee. So, let them stand there, though empty now. end every time when alone we bow IA the-Father's throne to pray, We'll ark to meet the children above, In our Saviour's home of rest and love. Where no child goeth away." —Mrs. H. T. Perry, in Evangelist WIPINCOTT & BR OT CO. AND HARPER HERS. Some time ago we copied from the London Athens:cum, of January 16th, 1869, a letter from Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & Co., dated I Philadelphia, January 1, concerning the coprse of Messrs. Harper & Brothers in re printing Dilke's "Greater Britain," after it had.been announced by them, under an agree ment with Mr. Dilke that they (J. B. Lip pincott & Co.) should be his American pub lishers. We invited a reply from Messrs. Harper & Brothers, and we have received froth them an advance copy of one that is to abpear in the next Hal per's Weekly. Omit ting the letter of Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & Co.,.which our readers have already seen, we copythe reply of Messrs. Harper & Brothers, asfollows The avowed object of this lette ris to place its authors "right before the public;" in other words, to present themselves to public attention as scrupulously honorable publish ere : in contralitwith the Messrs. Harper,whom the letter accuses of violating the courtesies of the trade; and that the public judgment may be fully informed, we subjoin the whole eor respondence. From this we think it appears: .Mrst—That when the Messrs. Harper began,the printing of the book they were en tirely ignorant of the intention of Messrs; Lippincott & Co. to publish it. Second—That Messrs. Lippincott & Co. did not make use of the ordinary and recog - nized channel of the trade to announce their intention. Third—That the Messrs. Harper did not persist in their determination to publish, but offered to withdraw upon condition that the edition of Messrs. Lippincott & Co. was printed in this country, and upon payment of the small expense already incurred. The allusion to Bulwer's novels in-the let ter of the Messrs. Harper is due to the fact that, notwithstanding the mutually Batista:- tory arrangement between Lord Lytton and the Messrs. Harper, his works have been re published by Messrs. Lippincott &, Co.; a proceeding in plain violation of the courtesies of the trade, and the necessary tendency of which is to destroy the remuneration of the foreign author. PmI.►DELPHIA, Dec. 4, 1868. Messrs. Harper d Brothers— GENTLEMEN: The Nation of yesterday announces that you have in press Mr. Wentworth Dilke's"Greater Britain." "We would respectfully apprise you that by arrangement with Mr. Dilke's English publishers we have received the early sheets and electrotypes of the illustrations, for the purpose of reprinting the book. We have stereotyped the book, and will publish it in a few days. We pay a copyright on our sales. We are, dear Sirs, Yours truly, J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO. [Signed] FRANKLIN SQUARE, New York,Dec.s,lB6B —Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & Co.—Gau nsanm: In reply to yours of yesterday we can only say that we duly announced Dllke's "Greater Britain," and have commenced the stereotyping of the work. Your note con tains the first intimation that you intended to publish it. 1 Under these circumstances we think it I LUCREZIA BORGIA no more than fair that you should pay us the Modern history is written with—white expenses we have incurred, should we with - wash. The chroniclers who have just flour draw. ished that charitable material over Nero and • But,before we can consent to a withdrawal, we beg to inquire whether your edition is Henry VIII are now followed by Mr. Wil printed in this country from stereotype plates liam Gilbert, who applies its efficacy to Lu made in this country? crezia Borgia. His epithet for her most And, while we think of it, allow us to ask compromising • • letters is "imprudent:" whether your edition of Bulwer's novels Le "We wish (says the Pall Mall) that Mr. printed in this country. Gilbert had given us more of these letters in- Yours, very truly, [Signed] HAarza ~t:lituruirss. stead of talking about them in his almost meandering strain. Of the three hundred and PBILADELPIIIA, Dec. 7, 18G8.—Mesere. j odd lettere dispersed among various, public Harper & Brothers.—Gxyli.Exumg : Yours I libraries in Italy, he has given us a bare three of the sth is received, and in reply we have or four in the shape of direct translation; a to say that we announced "Greater Britain" few others he has rendered into bald narra as long ago as May 1 (See Childs's Publish five in the third person. Most of these are era' Circular), and have since kept the an- formal in expression, and, we think, not par nouncement public to as great an extent as i titularly heartfelt in substance. They are ad we thought could be at all necessary for the dressed either to her husband, or to her information of the trade. We stereotyped sister- in law and confidant, the Marchioness the work at our own office, and have it of Mantua, and deal in a graceful and self printing. The only announcement we have Possessed way with family incidents, troubles seen now of your proposed edition is that :n and gratifications. In his criticism of con the "Literary Notes" of the :Nation of De- temporary authorities Mr. Gilbert is not more comber 3. striking than in his treatment of hie heroine's We print our edition of Bulwer from character. For instance, where he says of plates which we purchased of a stereotyper Burchard that 'in one of his statements he has here, who made them on hie own account so completely overshot all bounde of probe with the view of farming them out. hility as not only to show himself perfectly We believe we have answered all the iti.„. capable of invention, but to cast a reasonable quiries of your letter, and have only to add doubt over many of his narratives,' we feel that we receive the early sheets of '•Greater that our assent does not go with this,but that Britain" from the author, and have agreed to it does go with M. Michelet when he says in pay a copyright therefor. It seems to us that i his brilliant way: we have done everything in the matter that " 'Such ie the cold and simple account of can reasonably be expected' of us; have the master of the ceremonies, Burchard, a 'we not? worthy German from !Strasburg, whose Truly yours, phlegm never fails,who sees everything with [Bgd.a J. B. LIPPINCOTT & Co. out surprise—murder and rape, poisonings, banquets of naked girls, massacres by way of FuAramin b'ermor, New Yona, Dec. 8, wedding festivity, prisoners put to death by 1868..-,Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & Co.:— the hand of the Pope's son for the amuse tharrtioar.ri : We have yours of yesterday. ment of the Court, &c.,65c. . . . . The WedUlyannounced "Greater Britain" on the narrative of Burchard has that character of 25tfi Of November in the Commercial Ad- candor, of truthful simplicity, which reas veil/ter of this city, which has been for mires at once. I have seen, and read a multi =soy years considered by the Trade the oill- , tude of liars. This is not the way. men lie.' ejal' plrtee for Announcements of reprints, so "What is most interesting (and, it should '1 .2 . - as to prevent thebccurrence of difficulties of" this character. -- ;:We presume that-your- - -announcement iong'ago ita May; let " was made before the work was ie,ceived by. you, and not in the organ vie have referred to. ' Under the circumstances we think that our suggestion 'of the Sth Ii the fair solution of our present mutual misunderstanding. We frankly say that your explanation in re gard to your edition of BULWER does not, in our opinion, justify the act of discourtesy toward us on your part. Yours truly [Sgd•] The correspondence here ended That Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & Co. may be enabled still further "to place themselves right before the public," we subjoin some extracts from a correspondence, which will HARPER AS BROTHERS show : Ist. That in September last the Messrs. Harper arranged with Messrs. Macmillan & Co., of London, to publish from early sheets and electrotypes Sir Samuel Baker's "Cast up by the Sea." 2d. That in October Messrs. Lippincott &. Co. were informed of this arrangement by Messrs. Macmillan & Co. 3d. That, by an error of shipment, the electrotypes were sent to Messrs. Lippincott & Co., instead of the Messrs. Harper. 4th. That in December Messrs. Lippincott & Co. received them, and, knowing that they were intended for the Messrs. Harper's edition of the work, withheld them; and in January published the book themselves, at a low price. sth. That not until a month after the issue of their edition did Messrs. Lippincott & Co. inform the Messrs. Harper that they had in their possession electrotypes which they knew, when they received them, were in tended for the Messrs. Harper, to enable them to fulfill their engagement with Sir Samuel Baker's English publishers. From Messrs. Macmillan & Co.to Messrs. Harper ct! Brothers, Sept. 30, 1868. In reply to your letter:of Ist inst.,proposing two alternatives for Sir Samuel Baker's 'Cast up by the Bea," we choose the first, viz.: to deliver the early sheets and electros free of expense and sufficiently in advance of Eng lish publication to admit of simultaneous issue in America; and a royalty of 10 per cent. on your retail price for all copies of the work sold for five years after publication. In conformity with this arrangement you shall very shortly have some of the sheets, and the electros, which are for full-page illus trations, will follow. From Messrs. Harper & Brothers to Messrs. Macmillan & Co. Jan. 14,1869. * * * * Though "Cast up by the Bea" has been reviewed in London, we have as yet no advice from you of the shipment of the elec tros. Your last letter on the subject (Nov. 26, 1868) says, "We hope to send you the electron early next week." Since then we have heard nothing of them. The result of this delay and inattention has been the prior publication of the book by J. B. Lippincott & Co., of Philadelphia, whose advertisement, from this morning's paper, we inclose herewith. From Messrs. an 4: Co. to Messrs. HarpeMacmi d:: Br ll others, January 30, 1869. We have heard with much annoyance that the parcel of electron of engravings of "Cast up by the Bea" has been Bent to Messrs. Lip pincott instead of to you. * * * We can only say that we regret the accident very much, and the delay it has caused. Lippinco tt From Messrs. J. B. (41 ( Messrs. Harper & Brothers, Feb. Yo. Ito 3, 180. Some time since we received, without ad vice, a box containing electrotypes. Believing it came from Messrs. Macmillan (Sz Co., Lon don, we advised them of its arrival, and asked them to give us an explanation, if they had sent it. We are new advised by them that the box was intended for you. From Mr. George Lillie erailc (of MeasrB. Macmillan (t- Co.) to Messrs. _Harper cf: Brothers, February 27, 1869. My partner is writing to you to day, and will give you the particulars you ask about Lippincott's receiving the electros of "Cast up by the Sea." The business has vexed and annoyed us much. Lippincott was well aware that we had arranged with you months before; and we cannot believe that there could have been any doubt in their minds about it being an accident, the electros going to them. I Llame Lippincott—having had direct information, on the 28th of Oc— tober, that we had arranged with you—that he did not act fairly and transfer to you at once a package obviously intended for you. In the words of Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & Co., "We refrain from comment on the facts now presented." There will.probably be a rejoinder from Messrs. J. B.iippincott & Co., to this reply of Messrs. Harper & Brothers; and until it appears, we refrain from comment upon the case as it now stands. The Philadelphia house is quite able to defend itself against the charges of the New York house. LITERARY ITEMS THE DAILY EVENIN(3I- BULLETIN-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1869. be adde,'d;:what fills most room) in Mr. Gil bert's book is the picture of the manners and history of the time which be,drawa.from cbri lempory chroniclers. Theile supply - Itim"witir details of Lucrezia's Millinery , and jewe lry which, :though sometimes very tedious ' in their minuteness, are more satisfactory than his account of her charactiikand'Vith anec dotes of Ferrarese life and history Which, but for a plainness of style , that" borders upon poverty, would be thoroughly 'satisfactory. We have a sketch of a flourishing Italian city, under the government - successively of two comparatively virtuous dukes, the elder, Ercole, addicted to gorgeous and costly pub lic shows; the younger, Alfonso, to industry, mechanics and economy—both to letters and the fine arts; a city of palicee and pictures, and at the same timeof _ fortifications and improved artillery; a city Of scholars, of son neteere, of stage-playeta; a city where, although the poor man's careless blasphemy was punished by a nail driven through his tongue, the rich man's violence was not allowed free way; a city •where luxury and the arts were allied with something like jus tice and public virtue; the happiest city of those troubled timerti; and a 'favorable example of Italy at the Renaissanee. 'And,the idol of the city for twenty years was Lucrezia Borgia. "Our own somewhat puzzled impression of this eminent lady, judging merely from the undisputed facts of the case--from the facts that she lived contentedly as the wife of three successive husbands, two of them put away by her father, one murdered by her brother, at the most profligate Court of the world; that she lived equally contentedly afterwards as the wife of one husband at an orderly Court; that under both conditions she was thought fit to administer government in the absence of her male protectors; that un der the former conditions she was reputed to combine all the vices of her house, under the latter all the virtues becoming to a sovereign princess; that she, in spite of prejudices, gained and kept the respect of her fourth husband's relations—our own impression in view of these facts has been, and remains something like this, She must have been possessed, in the first place, of that gift of supreme personal fascination which does not necessarily imply the possession of deep feel ings; her strongest passions must - have been physical, and these not ". necessarily very strong; she must have been cool-headed, pliable, adapting herself readily to the circum stances in which she lived, with no strong natural inclinations either to virtue or vice. Such a character, joined to the perfection of beauty, would naturally both take the tone of its surroundings and be regarded as the shining and central representative of the qualities of these surroundings. Lucrezia Borgia's surroundings at Rome were vicious, at Ferrara noble. Piety, justice, generosity, charity, or the ostentation of charity, were as much the fashion at Ferrara as irreligion, avarice, lust and the parade of villainy were the fashion at Rome. Hence she may with out inconsistency have lived a vicious life at Rome and a virtuous one at Ferrara, though in neither case so vicious or so virtuous as her reputation. She would be on all occa sions cool; posee, dignified, as we find her. She would bear herself with equal grace and facility at the orgies of Alexander, or at the decorous festivities of Ercole. Her good and evil deeds would be sure to be alike exag gerated, since her high rank, not less than her brilliant personal graces, would add malice to her slanderers and forwardness to her flat terers. Mr. Gilbert insists on the spiteful motives likely to make the Roman writers her slanderers, but not on the servile motives likely to make flatterers for her at Ferrara. Despots, whether benevolent or not, are apt to become the subjects both of contemporary and posthumous adulation. Putting aside, then, what may fairly be set down to the habit of slander in the one case, and the habit of flattery in the other, the character of Lucrezia does not, perhaps, offer a spectacle of quite irreconcilable contrasts. None of her virtues seem to be quite incompatible with the truth of her early reputation for vice; none of her vices such as quite to belie her latter reputation, or debar her from the possession of virtue enough to make a sovereign princess admired towards middle age. As to the specific immoralities charged against her, proof is wanting ; her repug nance to the crime of incest would probably be proportioned to the amount of reproach it involved, and that at the centre of Christi anity was small; the degree of her complai sance towards her later admirers would pro bably depend upon the instance of their de - mends; and this in the case of Piero Bembo, afterwards cardinal, was likely to be great." filoseleals Solemn Mom The grand performance of this great work took place at the Italian Opera for the first time on Sunday last, before a most brilliant audience. The boxes were full from the roof to the pit; the salle was one glitter of dia monds under dazzling gaslight—one wave of silk, velvet, satin and flowers. It was cer tainly an imposing spectacle; still, to be sin cere, this evening was not so satisfactory to a lover of Rossini as the first rehearsal in the same house on the preceding evening. Then the salle was as dark as catacombs, lighted only by a few lamps which served to show up the darkness, and a ray of light which, proceeding from one of the loop-holes in the upper galleries, fell directly on Alboni, Krauss, Nicolini and Agnesi in front of the stage. The background was completely in the shade, and nothing stood out behind the principal artists but the mar ble bust of the departed maestro, crowned with a wreath of golden laurel. A few guests and musical critics had been invited, and were dispersed in different parts of the house; their presence was scarcely noticed unless they moved or changed places, and then they had the appearance of figures feeling about in mysterious cathedral shade. Although the choruses at times hesitated, though the artists often sang their parts mezza voce, admira tion was sustained from beginning to end,and when the last piece was over, it was like going forth from a sublime reverie into another world. All present met in the outer corridors with evident traces of emotion on their faces. The I?esurrexit and the Sanctus are two splendid productions; they are truly over whelming songri_9l - joy; but the Cum Saneto and 0 Salutarze are written in the other Rossinian style; they are -.somewhat too graceful for sacred music, and are certainly less expressive of religious adoration than of jubilant delight. A German master would have felt and illustrated otherwise, ,for these two pieces beard out of this work would be called rhythmic dancing music. With this exception, the whole Mass is in keeping with the ,Slabat. The Gratiae is superb; it is a cry of melodious gratitude. It cannot be denied that the Kyrie and the Christe are the finest things Rossini has ever composed. At the performance on Sunday Mme. Krauss was sublime; her whole soul was thrown into her part. Albbni, who has lost none of her prestige, was listened to with ad miration combined with respect, for the de votedness shown by her in reappearing be fore the public for the execution of the great work of her best friend. Nieolini has Very little to sing in the partition. Agnes', who was foimerly a chapel-master, has now ac quired through the press, the reputation of the "first psalmist" in Europe. The second performance is announced for this evening (Thursday), but it is more probable it will be Mostponed to Friday. The followinttre the -, names of some of the most "distininietied persons; -who attended on Satids. be'andlChevalier-hard. brother-in-law, the , latter) cousin tilthli ;Empress; Duchesk4llinguerque; Ccirdte Frederick de 'Lagrange: the Duke and Duchess 'do 'Fernan-Nunez, and, those two itccom- , pushed lady amateurs Mine.Bemberg (a pupil of A.lboni's) and Mme. Moulton, the beauti ful American; Chevalier Mgt's, the Duchess de Galliera, two Orderly Officers of the. King of Italy, Comtesse 'Wodickzka, M. Legouve and. Mr. H. Stone, who did the honors of his box to the Misses Slidell, and to Baroness Erlanger,their eldest sister; Comte o.Aguado, I:lustave -Dori-, and Mme. Musard; other celebrities in the artistic word were also re marked, among whom •were Tamburini and his son-in-law Italo Clardoni. If we de - scend the t gamut of theatrical fame, we shall find every Separate speCiality represented by one of its most brilliant stars; thus were pres ent: Mlle. Sehneider, Mlle. Ferraris, Mlle. Bl— and other no less tamed notorieties.— Paria Gazette, March 4. aranelated for the Phila. Evening Builoth:0 FRENCH GOSSIP —Dumas ails lately received a manuscript for examination, with this memorandum from the hopeful author : "It is the work of six ds,,ys." Dumas sent back the play with the follow ing note: "You should not have rested the seventh." —Sainte-Beuve, in his last Lundi, en deavors to determine whether Talleyrand was crippled or club- footed : "From the testi mony of an abbe, of the rank of Count, be longing to the ancient regime, and who had been one of Talleyrand's comrades and col leagues at Saint-Sulpice, at Reims, and in other places, it would appear that he was club-footed, and that there had always been a club-foot in the race of Talleyrand. This ex plains why the family made n it mystery about it." iz&l —Wry was dining by the side of the Dejazet, at the house of Anterior Joly, in 1837. The undying one said to him, "I am forty years old." 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JO.OOO TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE IN BUMS of $6,000 and upwards. J.M. GUMMBY d: ONB, 783 Walnut street. L,:JIil.):I:lr:4 AP x l ,l llO Zi 11 FRESH FRUIT IN CANS. Peaohee, Pine Apples, &0., Green Corn, Tomatoes, French Peas, Mushrooms, Asparagus, &0., &o. ALBERT C. ROBERTS, DEALER IN FINE GROCERIES, Corner Eleventh and Vine Streets. LADY APPLES WHITE GRAPES HAVANA Oranges—New Paper Shell Almonds—Finest Doba h B u naisins, at COUSTY'S East End Grocery. No. 118 Second street. ENRII3I3 PATTE DE FOI GRAFP-TRUFFLEB - • -11-1 French Peas and Mushrooms, alway_s on hand at CU 1.113TY . 13 East End Grocery, No. 118 Booth Second street. QCOTOL o A tc L AI AD d Br R w WN t STO — UT he . gYOuUNG ar E t ß ic le d . at $2 &Over dozen, at COUBTY . B Emit End Grocery. No. 118 South'Second street. IiERRY WINE-CHOICE SHERRY WINE It I T 112 75 ESAVI r?lfftlirotZtg.ktillgattirsegnki?trose't.' 9 4 LIEEN OLIVES—WO GALLONS CHOICE QUEEN Olives by the barrel or gallon. at MUSTY'S, EAST E D GROCERY. No.llB South Second street. CO/11.16 AND WOOD. C - Tt013121 CREEK LEHIGH COAL. PLAISTED & MoCOLLIN. _ No. 8038 CHESTNUT Street, West Philadelphia. Sole Retail Agents for Coxe Brothers & Co.'s celebrated Cross Creek Lehigh Coat. from the Buck Mountain Vein. This Coal is partioularix adapted for making Steam for Sugar and Malt Houses„ Breweries. dru. It is also mem• passed as a Family Coal. Orders left at the office of the Minors. o. 841 WALNUT Street (Ist door), will receive ow prompt attention. Liberal arrangements made th manufacturers wing a regular quantity. lil If pEIIBEN UAes, A. C. FETTER, 1323 JEFFERSON ST. lAI4 N. TWELFTH ST. HAAS & FETTER. COAL DEALERS. N. W. COR. NINTHPHILA ANDJEFF ER lA. SON STREETS. ELPH Keep on hand a constant supply of Lehigh and Schuyl kill coale. from the beet mince, for Family, Factory and Steam Purposes. Kept Dry, under Cover, well Cleaned. Weight Guar anteed, and told at the wrnhl7-lf, LOWEST CASH PRICES. B. MASON ELM? JOHN' V. SWUM mat UNDAIONEI3 INVITE ATTENTION TO .1. their dock o Spring Mountain, Lehigh and Locust Mountain Coal. which, with the preparation given by Ile. we think can not be excelled by WY other Coal.' Office, Franklin Institute Building, No. lb S. Bab' oath area. SINES & SiIEAFFiaNUtf . Arch s cot wharf. Schuylkill. A DDRESB REV. T. lIANLON. PENNINGTONfIrst-class, N. J., for Caleb:moo of Pennington Seminary. A Philadelphia 00l for both oexes—withiu three miles of Referenco—Bishop Simpson. mblO EDVCANION. Pocket Books, Porteinonntes, Cigar Cases, Portfolios, Dressing Cases, Bankers' Casts. M a ~ ,tclo. ~....00d and Mahogany Writing Desks, ..._ _..,. Ladles' a Seats' Satchels and Travelling Bag% in all styles.. THEE , FINE A. S. ROBINSON, No. 910 CHESTNUT STREETiI Has just received exquisite specimens of Fine Dresden " Enamels" On Portelidlli In groat variety. SPLENDID PAINTED PHOTOGRAPH/4- Including a number of choice gems. A Superb Line of Ohromos. A largo arsortment of NEW ENGRAVINGS, Ac. AI o e - RICH STYLE FRAMES of elegant new pattern& • CORSETS. Et It CYVVNIS Wholegate and Retail CORSET STORES, 32940 819 Aroh Where the Merchants and Ladies will find an extensive assortment tafactnred Corsets and Mop Skirls. to am• j•' COSSETS AND BDIETS.—MRS. STEEL HAS r Jma. ittoived latest tp_ring- style Corsets from Paris. 4 ii i rre r r '. . e 9 t 3t CrhaetruiVegieeoPi. CoaeLlZiortet•t° AGSIUIIIMUBAL. For Lawns, Gardens, Green-Houses and Farms. BAUGH'S ILIW•BONE SEPER PHOSPHITE OF 13111 Will be found a powerful MANURE. It is prompt In its action; it contains the pee& of at> Pestiferous weeds, and will produce luxuriant growth of Gram. Flowers, Strawberries. and all Garden V ogetables and Planta. Dealers supplied by the cargo, direct from the wharf or the menet notary. on liberal tern 's. Bend your address and procure free. "Journal of the Farm." It&IIGIRI & IRONS, No. 20 South DELAWARE Avenue. This Fertiliser can be had of all AgrkaltoralDealers in city or country. arf m 3m rruscEJLLABEOII9. •TRAOf CUTLER'S PATENT, SEPT. 8,1808, Delicious for the Lenten Season. DESICCATED CODFISH. The cheapest article of food in the market. Ulmer further. tsetse better. girett sreater satisfaction. is a deli cate relish. will not shrink. Will not spoil in any climate. ONE pound equal to YOUR of ordinary flab. Manufactured by the Boston and Philadelphia malt Fish Company, No, nt COLUIBIA Avenue, Philadelphia. For sale by ail good Grocers. None gendlne unless bearing our trade mark as above. Partke offering any other will De summarily prosecuted. nol9 eom 6m 1 , 1 :4011 It FINE DRESS SHIRTS GENTS' NOVELTIES. J. W. SCOTT & CO, 814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Four doors below Continental Hotel. mbl4 wtf PATENT SHOULDER SEAM SHIRT MANUFACTORY. elm foe Memo celebrated no Starts moiled oramodo brief tkx3. Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods, Of tato styles In fall varlet/. " : , & CO.. 7045 CHESTNUT. 1.•-•• w t , : • :4‘ . _.• • :its' _.• s • : • r - toned qyor ? s el=lotn.Lelltaer.whito an. .., . i. : trcilinunied;zoimd enZ e Gloth and VV. • ; A l Aims ru ' Rltli3 th arN " G Goma '' ~.- '' oorejande" Tlittirigrairteahrth. • '‘. for ladles and gents, at WS BAZAAR. THE nol4-ttt OPEN IN TICIIIEVMNiI4III3I%. lIIIESTAIIIIeird C. Messrs. OHRiSTOPHER & MAY most respectfully Inform the public that they HAVE OPENED THEIR RESTAURANT AND DINING ROOMS, At No. 15 Routh Fourth 110 eet, below Mallet. • - Mr. CHRISTOPHER In a well and faliorably known Boston caterer, and Philadelphians will soon appreciate him. Of. Mr..MAY. it is only necessary to say that for years he has been the obliging and gentlemanly cashier of Mr. Price's well known establishment. It will be the constant aim of the proprietors to keep THE BEST THE MARKETS AFFORD. and to servo their patrons at I3ATISFACTORY PRICES. GAME IN SEASON.. OYSTERS. and in fact everything appertaining to a first-class estab lishment. CHRISTOPHER At MAY. 11 Smith FOURTH Street mbl7 6t LADOIYIUS• & ,MONO DEALERS JEWELE WATCIEEB, JEWELICI: k sumac , NATCHEZ and JEWELRY REPAIRED. , Chestnut St, Watches of the Finest Makers. Diamond and Other Jewelry, Of the lateat styles. Solid Silver and Plated Ware, Etc... Eto. smut& STUDS you EYELET Harms seAttiZge' ameortment jut received, with ovellet! • VII. :$. WARNE dc C 0. ,, 4. ' Wholetalo Detains in . - WATCHES AND J.EWEL6BY, g. R. corner fileventh and Chestnut Streets, And late of No. 85 Honftf - Thfrdidorook RA 131 RONDINELLA, TRACKER OF SINGING. PEI• Ovate hies Ons and elute°. Heddemo. 808 S. Thirteenth etreet. en 05110 vi ci 5 Pa Lentok and Gent& Drawing Oases. IRIUSiC ALa eIDWEUMIt• CalAntSßEn'infori, Jr., Mei been nominated for President of Harvard University. _Tmairet National 'Bank of Rockford, 111., has failed. ItatiPital was oiay -- 05ct, - 000. ,„ Tnie Senate of Delaware rejected the - Suffrage amendment, yesterday. A LARGE number of Cuban refugees arrived at Baltbnproyealpfdar. 6; art antongthe cotton spinners of Pres ton has occurred, : on account of a proposed re duction in , th eir Wages. Ovim one thousand Irish noblemen and land owners have signed a protest against Mr. Glad stontes bill disestablishing the Irish Church; Butter MAcanntet was consecrated at Cape Town, 'Africa, January 25. The Dioceses of Cape Town and Natal protest against the conseoration. munadomturevfonitra -has- arrived- -at New York, on his way to Washington, as Envoy of General'-' Cespedee, to ask the recognition of Cuban Independence. ac „ rowoten magazine and torpedo factory, near Titusville, Pa., exploded yesterday, killing three mon and mortally injuring Col. Davidson, the proprietor. Tun Municipal Committee of the Pennsylvania House of 'Representatives agreed last evening to report a Metropolitan Pollce bill. It provides that the Governor shall appoint five Commis sioners for a term of four years. In TM& Georgia Senate, yesterday, a motion to reconsider the vete on the Suffrage Amendment was declared out of order by the President. An appeal being sustained the Amendment was re jected by two majority. The Georgia Legisla ture adjourned last night. AT ELLswortru, Kansas, a few days since, three Pawnee Indians were murdered by roctghs, and a band of Pawnees threatened to burn the town if the murderers were not given up. Troops welt Fent against them from Fort Harker, but they escaped, and seven of another band who had, been depredating, were killed. GENERAL MCKEEVER, Adjutant-General of the Department of the Missouri, throws discredit upon the report"Of General Caster's capture. He has nee a from Custer to March 2d, and thinks no later news could bays been received at Fort Lyons, whence the report of the capture seems to have started.' A DESPATCH from Call*Os Illinois, tells of a ter rible affair on the Mississippi river. As the steamer /lello of Memphis touched at bland No. 10,a Matt limited Lane,and . his wife.got on board, whereupon three men named Darnell, spot Lme dead; and going to the side of the vessel. shot at and killed two other Lanes who were stand ing on the bank. The murderers then went ashore. The Irish Chuleh Question —Dleraeii 9 e *lran went. Louriox,, tar& 18,—In the House of Com mons to-dayy, the bill for the disestablishment of Churchthelrieh came up for a second reading. Mr. Disraeli addressed the House. He com menced.Ny deciarlag, In the words of Gladstone, that this question was one of the most gigantic which had ever been brought before the House, and its conalderation demanded much sell-con trol and mutual forbearance. He proceeded to argue that the connection between Church and State was a necesseryone. The former rendered the State religions, invest- lug its with the highest sanction. This scheme was likely to destroy religions freedom , and toleration. it:Was a complete violation of the rights of private property. Corporate and private property being Intimately connected, all acts of spoliation were dangerous. Hitherto they had been followed' by civil war or something worse. Former confiseations had only enriched the land-owner. The strength of Ireland was in her connection with England. The majority of the Irish people were discon tented, and the settlement of the Church question would be insufficient to quiet their discontent. The:land question required settlement. The de tails of this scheme were complicated and delu sive. The present engagements of the govern ment with the holders of vested interests ought to be paid as regularly and promptly as divi dends. If thew engagements wore compromised, there could be no security against further spoils. lion. The proposed grant to Maynooth College was directly opposed tolhe preamble of the bill. Mr. Disraeli deprecated the course of the present government - as in antagonism to the former policy 01 the Whig party, whose aim was civil and religions freedom. In conclusion, he expressed the belief that the bill was most dan gerous to the country. He felt that be could de pend upon the prudence and patriotism of Par liament. He then moved that the bill be read a second time, six months from to-day. Mr. Gregory, M. P. for Galway, followed in reply. He taunted the last speaker with bacon sisteney,comparing the speech he had just made with his former declarations, that the Mali Church was a monstrous griev ce to Ireland. Mr. Gregory, however, di no unreservedly aupport the bill. He thought an equitable di vision of the church property among the three religious parties preferable to the presen t scheme of distribution. Contested Election for Associate Judge of the District tlourt. HARRISBURG, March 18.—The closing argu ment of counsel, In the matter of the contested election for Associate Judge of the District Court of Philadelphia, took place here to-day in the Senate Chamber. The speeches on either side were efforts of great ability, and presented with clearness and force the salient points of the testi mony. The extent and character of the frauds committed in certain Democratic election divi sions have been sufficiently exposed to warrant the assertion that the present incumbent will be unseated, and Judge Thayer restored to his seat on the bench. Such, It is confidently believed, will be the result of the deliberations of the com mittee of the two Houses of the Legislature upon the testimony , which has been submitted to them. The respondent (Judge Greenbank) was repre sented before the committee by an imposing array of counsel, as follows. Hon. William A. Porter, Henry M. Huebert, Esq., George Bull, Esq., and Senator Mclntyre, of Perry. On the part of Judge Thayer, J. Alexander Simpson, Esq. (who has conducted the investigation with character istic energy and skill), made a plain but power ful statement of the case. He commented at con siderable length upon the conduct of the officers of the election in the Seventh division of Third Ward, Sixth and Eighth divisions of Fourth Ward, Sixth and Bev ...nth divisions of Seven teenth Ward, and Fourth division Twenty-fifth Ward. He contended that these officers had almost en tirely disregarded all the requirements of law with respect to the reception of votes, and showed, by the evideuee7bef6xe the committee, that it was utterly imptiitalblnfor them to have performed the duties ineuMtmlit Upon them. Referring to the law in its boating upon the testimony, he cited the following among a number of authorities : In Kneass's case, Judge King remarked that the an assessed vote was the dangerous vote. It was the vote of a class which could operate not at one poll alone, but at any poll at which illegal votes could be taken 'with facility. In Cassidy's case, the late Judge Thompson uses language to the effect that had not the Court improvidently struck out of the petitions certain specifications, instead of merely deducting the unassessed vote (as the Court was then compelled to do upon the peti tion as it stood), they would have struck out the whole rethrtui from the' divisions complained of. In tho contested-election cases of 1867 the Court of Common Pleas (Judges Allison, Peirce and Brewster, together) agreed in throwing oat the. Eighth Division of the Fourth Ward, on the ground of the fraudulent manner In which the selection was conducted. Mr, Simpson quoted further from the authori ties in‘explanation of the right and duty of the ex committeo to 'reject the returns of an election which hadA peen proved to be fraudulent. •In answer to the effort of the other side to induce the committee to throw, out.the elect,lon returns •of the Second and Tenth divisions of the First 'Ward, and the Tenth'division of the Nineteenth, Ward;., he, /asserted that so far as Con.; eerned ' the first-named division there was not a shadow - of evidence to implicate the officers of the election in any manner, shape, or form. On the contrary, it had been satisfac torily proved that they had fully discharged the duties devolving upon them. In the Cll9O of the Tenth, Division' of. the Nineteenth Ward, the principal point of, objection was that the judge of the election was not. authorized to act as such. But this position Was, in point of fact, entirely untenable, for Oh person who acted was the only person who could have acted, and the Court of Common Pleas subsequently so declared. If, then, the returns of the different divisions were corrected In the matter of the 'proved and admitted errors on.both sides, and the fraudu lent votes on both sides that had been established; aid if from the .returns of the divisions above referred'io the excess of nitassessed and fraudu lent votes proved to have been east tor Green bank were stricken off, then Judge Thayer would have not lest; thin two hundred majority The counsel concluded In the followlng.strain; Tbe time has arrived for every Judge to selk.e with a ruthless hand the returns of officers of elections carried on not only without bat against the provisions of the law. If you.do not do this and other judges fail in the performance of their duty. 4, requires no , prophet tongue to tell that, tbs day is not far distant when the people will rise in their power and seize the offenders with the strong , band, and fearful .consequences may ensue from the violation of law and disregardtof their will by those who are chosen as their agents. Honry,l4. Decttert, Esq., followed for the , in cumbent. He thanked the Committee for their patience and industry. The examination of wit nesses was begun - February 3, and the gentlemen comprising the Comtnittee had heard the testi mony of more than three hundred witnesses. The contesting of the election of a law judge was without precedent In Pennsylvania, and all who wish to preserve our judiciary : at its present high standard will join us in hoping that this case will stand alone. A judgeship of the District Court of Philadelphia Is in no sense a political office; the judges of that and every other law court of our Commonwealta judge justly and without fear, favor or affection. Under the law this committee are made Judges of the law and the facts. The proven facts of the case must be applied to the existing laws and the weli-known.decisions of oar courts. _ . Judge Greenbank was returned by a majority of 126 votes. The answer sets forth a deliberate fraud in the Twenty-second Ward, whereby Judge Thayer'e vote was unduly increased 101 votes,and the con testant admitted the fraud in the replication flied. The correct starting point, therefore, was Green bank's majority, 226. Thayer Greenbank gains. gains. Errors In tallies and by re- count of ballot-boxea..... 112 77 Errors in Twenty-third Ward Errors in Twenty-fourth Ward. ............ ....... Illegal votes for Tbayer..42 Illegal votes for Greentoank 4 Greenbank's majority Mr. Dechert then referred in detail to the evi dence adduCed as to the Sixth and Seventh 4111;4- none of the Seventeenth Ward, and the Seventh divition of the Third Ward. A (careful review of the testimony preson ted for the contestant and the incumbent shows that in all these divisions there was no disregard of challenges, and, in fact, we can find only one case (of a voter nav t d Wagner) in which the majority officers de rately disregarded a chal lenge ; in that case th judge knew Wagner to be a voter. Mr. Dechert farther asserted that the contest ant had not produced In evidence the window books of these divisions, and cited various de cisions bearing open the several questions arising in the case. Hon. Wm. A. Porter and George BaU, Esq., followed. The argument was eloaed by Mr. Simpson.—Press. Important From Cuba. HAvA.34, March 18.—The insurgents under Aetna and Marmal have aefeated Lopez at Ma yer', killing 800 men. Marmal was wounded. Lopez retreated to Santiago. A wounded volunteer reports that the Spanish General Latour was defeated at Villa Clara on March a. it will take 10,000 men to restore rail road communication with that place. The foreman on a plantation near Puerto Prin cipe reports that the women and children are leaving that city to join the insurgents, and the Spanish General Lesca has warned them to re tutu, or they will be liable to the penalties of military law. A vague rumor is widely circu lated that the insurgents are In combination with some monitors, and have captured Santiago de Cuba. HAvANA,March 18.—Captain-General Unice has issued a proclamation making important changes in taxation. The direct taxes on plantation and country real estate and the war tax recently im posed on merchants and tradesmen are reduced 50 per cent., and no government contribution pay able within the last quarter of the fiscal year 1868-0 will be collected. To compensate the treasury for the loss of revenue incurred by these reductions, new duties are imposed. itTAWIO Reported l. tar thM.P(L e rtuladeiptua B'vening NS. MAYAGUEZ—Behr A Eltigel. Robinson-369 hhtio wear 71 bolt do be Wide molasses Jobn Mason Is Co. . _ 8A GUA Behr Jonathan May. hhdo sugar 405 do molasses t 5 tcs do 8 & %V W elan. OREGON MILLB. NO.-Bchr Annie Young. Young -125.000 ft 4-4 yellow pine flooring Norcross & Snouts. CO V IsIIIENTS Or 'OU EA.N ISTWILIMN TO AHRIVE. 61111.8 WRO.III Well OLT) Helvetia ............Liverpoel_New York March 3 Atalanta .....London..Now York ...... —March 8 Filberuian Liverpool .Portland,.—. ~. March 4 lice* ........Liverpool_New York m 1... NII arch 9 M iDne‘ota . .. .. .....Liverpool.. N ew York ... ....March 9 City of Porte Liverpool_New York ........March 10 Vent:tr.:l yard& .. ...Liverpool .New York, .....March 10 Oity of Cork It Laurent Liverpool..NYorkvialdarx ..M arch 13 Breet..New York........ March IS Wca.trbalia Havre..Now York.. . ..March 13 diberia.... Liverpool—New York vie 'l3 ..March 13 - • - • TO DEPART Protoetbeep.....Philadelphia..Charleston ...March 18 Cella ..N ew York.. Load 0n... ......... March [tiring s tar New York ..Aspinwall.........Slarcb 20 .... .New York ..Ilavarut... ..111arob 20 New ork . Glasgow -....Nlarch Pereire.. ..........New York—Havre ... . . Cup of lialtimore.N ow Y0rk..Liverp001..........M arch 20 Geo l:romwell...New York ..New Orleans March 20 yondog Phflpdeluhis..Savannah.........Merch 2U lirin New York.. Liverpool •../) Perowlan .. March PR Germ ani a... ...... .New York „Hamburg.. . .......M arch 23 Kangaroo N. York. -Liverylvta liarx.liarch 23 vork ..Rlo Janeiro die—March 'M City of Cork New York.. Liverpool via H.. March 23 China....... New York..Liverpeol March 2i Yazoo Philadelphia.. Hay. dz N Orleanobiarch 21 BOARD OF TRALM. GEORGE N. TATHAM, WM. C. KENT. Eforrrni.T Co .. D. C. MoUARIIION. ,II I.j m nz& i POET OF P iup /116121, 6 41 8v 87T6. 6 101 HIGH WAMII. 6 8 1L1a!±12:4•31'154:10131:1if.V4 Steamer S F Phelps. Brown. 24 hours from New York, with mdse to W M Baird A; Co. Steamer Sarah. Jonea ‘ 24 hours from New York, with mdse to VV M Baird & • • - - . - Steamer Ann Eliza. Richards, 34 hours from New York. with mdse to W P Clyde & Co. Behr Jonathan Mar, Neal. from Segue via Charleston, anger and molasses. to 8 & W Welsh. Behr Adolph Hugel. Robinson. la days from Mayaguez. PR. with sugar and molasses, to John Mason & Co. 10th that. let 28 N. lon 74. experienced a tesriflo hurricane from BE. whlchiaeted 24 hours: swept everything movable off deck; broke skylight, and filled the cabin with water. Behr Emilie & Jennie, Hewitt, —days from Zara, with auger to 8 & W Welsh. debt Florence, - Hudson. 5 days from Rappahannock River, Ye with railroad ties to Collins Is Co. Bchr Bee, Hearn . 1 day from Laurel, Del. with grain to Jai L Bewley & Co. Sehr 8 C Fithian, Tuft, 1 day from Port Deposit, with grain to Jae L Bewler & Co. tichr Tycoon. Cooper, 1 day from Smyrna. Del. with grain to Jas L BeTflOy & Co. Behr Jar H Moore, Nickerson, from Boston, with mdse to Merchant & Cloud. Behr Bonny Boat. fr a ed i r from Boston , with mdse. Tug Thor Jefferson, e . n, from Baltimore, with a tow of barges to W P Clyde & Co. CU:amass YESTERDAY. Steamer Pioneer.. Catharine,. Wilmington, NC. elan and Southern Mail SS Co. Steamer Mayflower. Fultz, N York. W P Clyde & Co. Steamer F Franklin. Pierson. Baltimore. A Groves. Jr. ohip Omni. Darinevig,'Riga (Russ). L Westergaard & Co Bchr Belle (Br). Jones. cork for ordere r do Behr F R Baird. Ireland', Trinidad. do Bohr ILI dwardr. Corson. tseporset. Day, iludclell & Co. Schr D Bradley. Bradley. New Haven. do Schr E W Pratt. Kendrick Cambridgeport. do Behr E Holgate, Golding. Pontego. Norcross & Sheets. tug P (Thor Je Co.. Alien. Baltimore. with bargee . W de & G ers on. MEMORANDA. Ship John Harvey Lowell. from Havre. at Havana. 4th inetant. tr i o n t a i !eir gir).KIIIIMP. at. Hong ji.ong prior to Jan U. Hato o Young,•Young. at Bhanghae 2 0 th Jan from Now York. Ship (*thy Eagle, Collin. at. Rio Janeiro Bth ult. loading tithe bags coffee for Baltimore. Steamer Norman. Crowell. hence 4t Boston yesterday. Steamer Tripolt Mr). Le bleasurler. cleared at N York yesterday for Liverpool. Stemmer New York (NG). Nordenhoitz. for Bremen, cleared at NOW York yesterday. Steamer Morro Castle. Adams, for Havana, cleared at Now York Yesterday. Burk Aberdeen, Treat, hence at Matanzas 7th inst. Bark L T Stocker. Biliber, hence at tantalizes 7th inst. 'Burk Andaman, timith, cleared at Havana llth instant for this port. Bark John Boulton, Lindseyy, at Rio Janeiro 3d ult. last frmt Pernambuco, and was discbg on the 7th. . Bark ldollque, Durkee. cleared at London 3d inet. for this port, via Newcastle. Bark Castries, Remble, from Louden for this port, at Deal 3d inet and proceeded. - Bark Elena. Stewart, from Ivigtut for this 'port, sailed from ro"n 4th inst. Beg Albert, Erickson. hence at Antwerp 4th inst. Brig John Chryetal, Barnes, sailed from Rio Janeiro 80th Jan. for this port. B r i g Barry Stewart, Weeks, !IWO 'l4CMixtatiza4 10th inst ant. TAE DAILY EYENI] G BULL" ETIN--PHILMMILPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 19 1869. Bng Condova. Eddy. hence at Matanzas 7th inst. Brig 13 V Merrick. Lippincott. at Cardenas lith instant from New' York • Brig Samuel Lindsey. Wilson. sailed from Cardenas 9111 inst. for Cape Hatteras. • • . • - .; Schr M. Reinhart. II epd. hence at Savannah yesterday. Scbre A idildwards, Henson,. hence, and W Q Auden ...lied Baker. from New York. at Richmond 17th inst. i Behr C EvanerlientiettAtienttratidatanzaslth-inst.--- Schr Althea. Smith, hence at Cardenas PO hut. Schr Mettle E Tahoe. from blew York for New Orleans. has been ashore at Tortugas, and got off without much damage. She wan at Key West yesterday. • Behr E Wolf. Dole, sailed from Oregon Mills, NC. Bth inst. for this pore. Behr , Mary 'Fletcher, Traiy. cleared at Portland 15th Inst. for this port... Bchr Eliza A Hooper, Hooper, hence for Wilmington. NC. to Hampton Roads 18th inst. Behr M I) Scull. Steelman. sailed from Havana lath fast for Matanzas. Schr John if Erencb Burgess, at Baltimore 17th inst. from Matanzas. an d . lost deck load of 80 hit& mslassea on the tOth in tat II 80. Behr Artie Garwood. Dodfrey,cleared at New York 17th inst. for Mobile. Behr Sami Castrier. Robinson, from Cienfuegos. at Kei West 7th inst. and sailed 11th for New York. Behr Rachel Vanneman. Vanneman. cleared at Jack sonville 12th inst. for Aspinst all. MARINE MISCELLANY. About 2300 barrels petroleum wero saved and taken to Amsterdam ox Royal Arch. Stanley. from Philadelphia, which was stranded - near Veleen Feb 4. The wreck and materials were sold for about liatef. Sloop.Vandatia,White.which was driven out Of Smith's Creek into the Chesapeake Bay during the gale or the 6th inst., and was supposed to have been lost. has returned in safety to the place prom which she was driven. OFFICERS: • CLARENCE S. CLARK. Philadelphia.Preslllent. JAY (X)OB.E. Chairman Finance and Executive Corn Northern New Jersey. JAY MORE & CO., Washington. D. C., for Delawar Virginia, District of Columbia and Won Virginia. E. W. VIA & CO., for Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. B S. itusam.t, Harrisburg, Manager for Central and Western Pennsylvania. J. ALDER BLISS & CO., Chicago. for Illinois, Wisconsin tral and Southern Indiana. T. B. EDGAR, St. Louis, for Missouri and Kansas. B. A. KEAN & CO.. Detroit, for Michigan and Northern VIBE INSURANCE EXCLURIVEL.Y.—TIEE PENN- I.' sylvania Fire Insurance Company—lncorporated IEIS --Charter Perpetual—No. 510 Walnut street.. opposite In. dependence Square. This company, favorably known to the community for over forty year., continues to insure against loss or dam age by fire, on Public or Private Buildin.e, either perma anal' , or for a limited time. Also. on nirnitrue, Stocks of Goods and fuerchandiso generally. on liberal terms. Their Capital, together with a large Surplus Fund, in invested in a most careful manner, which enables them to offer to the insured an undoubted security in the ease of loss. DIRECTORS. Daniel Smith. Jr.. 1 John Devererm, . Alexanaer Benson, Thomas Smith. Isaac Liazlehurst, He Lewis, Thomas Robins. J. G Fell, Daniel Haddock, Jr. DANIEL 81111T11, Jr., President. Wriusar G. Csowma.. Secretary JEFFERSON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF Philadelphia.-01Ece, No. 24 North Fifth street, near Market street. Incorporated by the Legislature of Pennsylvania. Char. ter perpetual. Capital and Ameba, $162,000. Make ism. ranee against Loss or damage by Fire on Public or Private Buildin Furniture, Stocks. Goods and Merchandise, on favorableterms. DIRECTORS. _ Wm. McDaniel, Edward P. Moyer. Israel Peterson. Frederick Ladner, John F. Belsterling, Adam J. Glasz„ Henry Troemner, jl it e u na ili De o l i ttiy, Jacob Schandein, Frederick Doll. Christian D. Frick. Samuel Miller.Gene i g. Fort, William D. 0 lISVAAM MoDANIEL, President . PETERSON, Vice President PERIM' E. Couzswc. Secretary and Treasurer. MA—Mizon 19 I CEN I X OF PH IL I A D AN ELPH C EIA. (JOBIPANY INCORPORATED 1601--CHARTER PEIITETUAL. No. 44 - WALNUT Street, opposite the Exchange. 'lbis Company insures fro E m Imes or damage b 7 FIR on liberal terms on buildings, merchandise, furniture. dm, for limited periods. and permanently on buildings by deposit or premium. The Company has been in active operation for more than sixty years, during which all losses have been promptly adjusted and paid. DIRECTORS: John L. Hodge, David Lewis. H. B. Mahony, Benjamin Etting. John T. Lewis, Thos. H. Powers. Wm. Grant, A. R. Haien*, Robert W. Learning. Edmond Casthlon. D. Clark Wharton., Samuel Wilcox. Lawrence Lewis, Jr., Louis C. Norris, JOHN R. WUCHERHIL President. Sestogx. WiLoox. Secretary. A MERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, MOOR mated 1810.—Charter perpetual No. 810 WALNUT street, above Third,Phibuleinida- Having a large paid-up Capital Stook and Surplus In- vested in sound and available Securities, continue to in sure on dwe ll ings, satires, furniture, merchandise, vessels in port, and their cargoes, and other personal property. All losses liberally and C IMMILiIY adlueted- IM TO DRS. Thomas R. Maris, Edmund 0. Outilh, John Welsh Charles W. Poultney. Patrick Bra dyd . Israel Morris John T. Lewis , Jelin P, Wetherill, William W. Paul. . &LIIIKST C., CRAWFORD. 13 etaxi illO ocr MAS R: MARIS. Preaddent. " FIRE ASSOCIATION OF PHILADEL. igtPhla. Incorporated March 17. 1820. Office v, . No. &1 North Fifth street. Insure Buildings, . . Household Furniture and Merchandise -; _ generally, from Loss by Fire. . . Ames ,laii. 1, iste.....TRUSTEES." .... .......simeos 08 William H. Hamilton. Samuel Sparhawk. Peter A. Keyeer. . Charles P. Bower. John Carrow, Jesse Lightfoot, George I. Y oung. Robert Shoemaker, Joeoph It. Lyndall. Peter Armbruster. Levi . P. Coats. Peter W M. H. Dickinson. atson. WM. H. HAMILTON, _Preside t, SAMUEL SPARIIAWK. Vice President. WM. T. BUTLER. Secretary. MBE FAME INSURANCE COMPANY, U F/CE NO L 406 cIIEWINUT p S I EREEI. LpRiA. FIRE INSURANCE E)c.CLSIV'ELY. INSUKELN , VE. NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERIOA, Washington, D. C. Chartered by Special Let of Congreos, lip proved icily 25, 1868. o.a.sh Capital. $1,000,000 Paid in Full. BRANCH. OFFICE: FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING PHILADELPHIA. Where all correspondence should be addressed. DIRECTORS.. CLARENCE H. CLARK. E. A. ROLLINS. JAY COOKE JOHN W. ELLIB. W. G. MOORHEAD. GEORGE F. TYLER. J. HINCKLEY CLARK. EL C. EMINESIOCK. tante& HENRY D. COOKE. Was]&sten. Vice President. EMERSON W. PEET. Philadelphia, Sec'y and Actual,' E. S. TURNER, Washington. Arairtant Secretary. FRANCIS G. SMITH. M. D. Medical Director. J. EWING MEARS, U. 1)... Ambient Medical Director. This Company, National in ita, character. offers, by reason of its Large Capital, Low Bahia of Premium. and New Tables, the moat desirable means of Insuring Life yet presented to the public. Circulars, Pamphlets, and fall particulars given on ap• plication to the Branch Office of the Company or to its General Agenta. General Agents of the Company JAY COOKE dc CO.. New York, for New York State and and lowa. Hon. STEPHEN MILLER, St Pant, for Minnesota and N. W. Wiscontin. JOHN W. ELLIS & CO., Cincinnati. for Ohio and Can Indiana. A. M. MOTBERSHED, Omaha. for Nebraska. JOHNSTON BROTHERS dr. CO.. Baltimore, for Mary land. New England General Agency under the Direction of E. A. ROLLING and Of the Board of Directors. W. E. CHANDLER, 8 Merchants , F.-2:4;nge. ( iState gatteoracra. i)IRifiT6RS. Chao. Richardson. Robert Pearce, Wm, B. Rbawn, John Koester, Jr., Frauds h. Buck, - John W. Everman. Henry Lewis, Edward K. Orne. Nathan A. West. • Chas. Stokes, n Bilks. Mordecai Ruzbv. CHAR. RI HARDSON, President. WEL IL RIIAWN. V ice•Presideut. WILLIAMS 1. BLA.NOILARD, Secretary 1 QOO4 -CHARTER FgRPETUAL. - FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AF JULADELPHIA. Office-435 and 437 Oheibut StreeL Aosets on January 1,1889, t1it.2,077,372,' 13. capital . mama 00 Accrued Surplus .1,0133,628 10 Premiums.. .1.103.34 3 4 3 1:1148 D CCLAIMS. LNCODIE FOR 1869, WV% 1% 8860000. I..;osaes Paid Since 1820 Over Parvetual and Temporary Policies on Liberal Terms. Tho Company also issues Policiea upon the Bents of an kinde of Buildings, Ground Rents and Mortgage" DELAWARE MUTUAL SAFETY INSURANCE COM PANY. Incorporated by tho Legislature of Pennsylvania, ISM Office .13. E. corner of THIRD and WALNUT Streets. Philadelphia. MARDI S INSURANCES On Vessels, Cargo and Freis.ot to all parts of the world. ISLAS D INSURANCES On goods by river, canal, lake and land carriage to all parts of the Union. FILE INSURANCES On Merchandise generally; on. Stores, Dwellings, HENRY D. COOHE. W. E. CHANDLER. JOHN D. DEPHEES. EDWARD DODGE. DIRECTORS; Thomas es. Hand. James B. McFarland, Edward Darlington. William C. Ludwig, Joseph H. Seal. Jacob P. Jones, Edmund A. Bonder. Joshua P. Byre, Theophilus Paulding William G. Boulton, Hugh Craig, Henry C. Dallett, Jr.. John O. Davie, John D. Taylor, James C. Hand. Edward Lalonrcade, John B. Penrose, Jacob Riegel. IL Jones Brooke, George W. Bernadou. Spencer Dielivaine. Wm. C. Houston. Henry Sloan, D. T. Morgan, Pittsburgh. Samuel E. Stokes. John B. Semple. do., James Traquair, A. B. Berger. do. THOMAS C. HAND. President JOHN C. DAVIS. Vice President. :EWALT LYLBURN. Secretary. HENRY BALL. Assn Secretary THE UOUNTY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY —OF. floe. No. 110 Routh Fourth street, below Chestnut "The Fire Insurance Company of the County of Phila. delphia," Incorporated by the Legislature of Pennsylva -1:11fl in Int for indemnity against loss or damage by tre, exclusively. CHARTER PERPETUAL. This old and itniionriiincle capital and contingent fund carefully invested, contim. - .I to insure buildings, furniture, merchandise. &c., either permanent ly or for a limited tizne,against loss or damage by fire, at the lowest rates consistent with the absolute safety of its customers. Losses adjusted and paid with all possible despatch. DiRECTO)3B : Chas. J. Batter, Andrew EL Miller, Henry Budd, James N. Stone, John Horn. Ed win L. Reakirt, Joseph Moore, Robert V. Massey, Jr., George Merle, Mark Devine. B J. SUTTER, President. HENRY BUDD, Vice President BENJAMIN P. HOECILLEY. Secretary and Treasurer VIIITED PTIMSdEN'S INSURANCE COMPANY OF Li PHILADELPHIA. This Company takes rialto at the lowest rates consistent with imfetY, and confines its business exclusively to FIRE INBURANCE DI THE CITY OF PHILADEL PHIA. OFFICE—No. 723 Arch street, Fourth National Bank Building. DIRECTORS. Thomas J. Martin. Charles R. Smith. John Hirst, Albertus King. Wm. A, Rolin, Henry Bumm. James Monger,, James Wood, W illiam Glenn, John i3hallcross. James Jenner, J. henry Atkin. Alexander T. Dlekson. Rm i Hugh Mu ll igan, Albert C. Roberts._ • Philip Fitzpatrick. . ' CON B. ANDRESS, President. Wm. A. Por.rsr. Treas. Wig H. FAOliti. Seer. giTHOMSON'S LONDON KITCHENER, OR European Ranges, for families, hotels or public institutions, in twenty different sizes. Also, Phil adelphia Ranges, Hot Air Furnaces, Portable it eaters, Low down Grates, Fireboard Stoves, Bath Boil era. Stew-hole Plates, Broilers, Cooking Stoves, Mo., wholesale and retail by the manufacturers. SELARPE di THOMSON. no2swd.mdmt) NO. 21)9 North Secend street A l THOMAS B. DIXON & SONS, Late Andrews & Nixo No. 1324 CHESTNUT Street, Philada.. Manufacturer, of Opposite United States Mint, LOW D OWN. P, OFCHAMB , ER, ' ICE_ And ot h er GRATES, For Anthracite, Bituminous and Wood Fire ALB WARM-AIR FITIRACES_, For Warming Public and MACES Buildings. REGISTERS, VENTILATORdi • AND C COOKING-RANGESC HIMNEY, BA A T PS H• , BOILEREL WHOLESALE and RETAIL. HORSEMANSHIP SCIENTIFICALLY taught at the Philadelphia Riding School, Fourth street above Vine. The horeea are quiet and thoroughly trained. For hire, 'middle horses. Also car. riagee at all times for wed dlI parties, opera, funerals, de. Horses trained to the ea a. • TH HAS CRAIGE dr. SON. CI AB FIXTURE B.—BIIBKCY, ME RILL & THACKARA, No. 718 Chestnut atreet, manufacturers of Owl Fixture's. Lamps, atc., dm, would call the attention of the public _to their large and elegant assortment of Gas Chandeliers, Pendaints, Bracketeote. They also introduce Ras pines into dwellings and public buildings, and attend to extending, altering and repsiring gas pipes. All work warranted C . _ . ANNEDFIHGT_ ,VEGETABLES,L &01.000 CASES fresh Canned Peaches, 500 cases fresh Canned Pine Apples; 200 cases fresh Pine Apples, in glass; 1,000 cues Green Zorn and Green Peas; WO cases fresh Plums, in Cans; 200 cases fresh Green. Gages; 603 cases Cherries, in syrup; 600 cases Blackberries, in syrup: 600 cases Straw. berries, in syrup; 600 cans fresh Pears, in syrup; 2,000 cases Canned Tomatoes; 500 cases °Word. Lobsters and Clams ; 500 cases Roast Beef. Mutton, Veal. Soups. &c. For ealo by JOSEPH B. BOSSIER & Co., WS South Dela. wars avenue. IATEW GRENOBLE WALNUTS-25 BALES' NEW 11 Crop Softeholl Grenoble Wolouto landing and for nolo by JOB. B. BOSSIER & CO.. lutl douth Delaware avenue. EACCARONI AND VERMICELLI. 125 BOXES fIJ Italian Curled 51accaroot 'and Vermicelli, landing from ship Memnon. direct from Genoa, and for eato by JOB. S. lIEBEIER & CO., 108 south Doluwato avtnue. XT ORTON'S PINE APPLE CHEESE-100 11OX P. 6 ON Coneigatnent . Landing and for sale by JOB. D. ISUBBIEIts do CO.. Agouti for Norton $ Elmer, 108 South Delaware avenue, B()ND'S BOSTON BISCUIT. —BON WS BOSTON BUT. ter and Milk Biscuit. landing from eteatner Norman, and for sale by JOB. B 1308811?,It. & GO., Agents for Bond. 108 South Delaware. avenue. 1 4 1 0 S SALE—AN INVOIOI.I OF IIAMIWRG RAGS. L assorted linen and cotterl. FETES, WRIGHT & SONS. tuvl 116 Walnut atreet. INSIIRANCE• *05,500,000. R& Alfred G. Baker, DIRECT O Alfred Pitler. Samuel Grant, Thomas Sparks. Geo. W. Ricnardi, Wm. 8. Grant. Isaac Lea. Thomas B. Ellis. Geo, Pales. Guitavus 8. Benson. ALFRED G. BAKER, President. GEO. FALEB, Vice President. JAB. W. Mt:ALLISTER, Secretary, WM GREEN, Assistant Secretary. ASSETS OF THE COMPANY. November 1.1868. $200.000 United States Five Per Cent. Loan. 10 40's . ........ $208,500 00 124000 United States Six Per - Cent. Loan. 1881 . 60,000 United States Six Per Cent. Loan (for Pacific Railroad), 60,000 00 200,000 State of Pennsylvania Six . Per Cent. Loan 21.1.875 00 120,000 City of Philadelphia Six Per Cent. Loan (exempt from Tax) 122,694 00 60.000 State of hew Jersey Six Per Cent. Loan.. . 110,000 Pennsylvania Railroad First Mort gage Six Per Cont. Bonds 20.200 0 MAW Pennsylvania Railroad Bandana Mortgage Six Per Cent 24,000 00 20,1100 Western Pennsylvania Railroad Mortgage Six For Cent. Bonds . . . . (Penna. RE. guarantee). 20.625 00 30.000 State of letuiesseo Five Per Cent Loan 2100 00 7.000 State of Tennessee Six Per Cent. Lean. • . . . 5,031 25 15.000 Germantown GaS Company, —. pal and interest guaranteed by the City of Philadelphia. 800 shares stock. . . . . . 14000 00 10.093 Pemisylvania 200 shares 'dock. . 11.300 Ou 5.000 North Pennsylvania Railroad -com pany, 191 shares stock 5.59:1 (Xi 00.000 Philadelphia and Southern Mail Steamship Company, 80 shales stock.. 14030 00 207,900 Loans on Bond and Mortgage. first liens on City Properties ..... 207,900 00 01.14,900 Par. Market Value, 831.130.818 26 COEL $L093.604 fsi Real Estate... Bills Reuel.Tailit .. idi .. lsOntinndei 36400 824.486 94 Baldness tine at et,istiles—:Fri . .. minims on Marine rolicies—Ac dcrutieethd e in co ter m est pany and .. other .._.... de . b . "! 0,178 88 Stock and Scrip of sundrlrrPora tions. 81.106 00. tunated value.. 1.813 00 Cash in 8ank............8116,1_50 08 Cash in Drawer. 412 65 --- 116,563 73 .1113LEATJFALS AND STOVES. lIVSTIUDCITIOri. GAS FIXICIIMES. 711021.14,6rer SOM A AUCTIONEERS. Ar.g. Noa. /39 and 141 South...north street. • SALES OE MUSS AND REAL EidTAlS._ _jar. Public sales at the ililladelphit, Exchange EVITaII TUESDAY, at 12 Odor*. Pr Furniture Bales at the Auction Store EVERY 1711RBSDAY. Mr'Saks lit etvens beclaT