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teem a state Of :deterioration to a etindltlen p f
cienev and improvement.
Th(ti, while it was. all the Department could do
under the present authority and appropriations, is
by no means all that' conceive to be necessary for
thesafety of. the great interests involved, Or oven
for national defense in time of danger. The service
needs, and the position of our country requires; a
great increase in the effective force of the nary;
not so much in the number of the shipB that consti
tute it as in the number and character of those elm .
ploy Cd. - I recognize the necessity for close economy
in exptnditure uncle: the present circumstances of
the country, put the naval expenses make but a
small part of. the national-appropriations, and the
true wealth of the country will not be increased by
neglecting the means of, national safety and honor,
nor Money saved .by refusing adequate protection ,
to commercial enterprise.
To afford reasonable protection to our commerce
we must have some ships able to cope with those of
other maritime nations. Our navy,during the war,
assumed large proportions in respect of numbers
and expense, and ft was effective, for the occasion
against an enemy having little naval power ; but it
'would have been almost powerless against such •
- fleets of sea-going Iron-clads as either Englund or
. France could bring Into action, on the ocean, or on
our own shores. ,
'lt is the habit of every foreign nation, making any
pretension to maritime power, to keep on every sta
tion one or more powerful sea-going broadside iron,-
clads, against the foree of which our wooden ves
sels on the same station would be powerless. In the
event of a war our ships would be 'uselessly soul-
ficed, or obliged to hind safety in neutral ports, or,
abandoning the sea, and leaving our .commorce to
its fate, to seek on our own shores the protection of
our monitors and forts. It is not doubted that any
war with a foreign enemy must be a maritime one.
The American people are accustomed to success on
the ocean ; and they would have little cause, and
less inclination, to forgive a policy which, at the
first sign of a foreign war, sent our navy hurrying
ignominiously to our shores. These are not agree
able facts to contemplate, or to state, but, after
giving the subject much investigation and reflec
tion, I have felt it to be my duty to state the truth
frankly, through you, to the representatives of the
people, that they may determine bow much and
how prompt action the situation requires.
It is true our best monitors would, if brought into
action, be powerful against anything that floats,
brit these are steam batteries, not sea-going crui
sers. They require several vessels to accompany
them, and, being entirely without sail-power, must
be towed as soon as their coal is exhausted. They
would be always dangerous to health in tropical
seas; and with broken or disordered machinery,
they would be helpless in mid-ocean.
They are valuable for auxiliary defense of our
own shores, but should not be' yelled upon beyond
them.
,A cruising vessel, suitable for our requirements,
should be able to depend on her own resources,
without looking for aid other than that slid carries
within herself. She should have ample steam
power to carry her rapidly in chase or in action,and
should possess at the same time, the qualities of a
first-rate sailing vessel able to keep the sea at with
out consuming her coal. She should carry a broad
side battery of heavy guns, and be herself imper
vious to the heaviest ordnance afloat: England and
France, rivaling each other ih ingenuity, energy
and liberality in this direction, have both succeeded
in constructing some beautiful specimens of iron
clad sailing vessels, with auxiliary , steam power,
effective for every warlike purpose, and able to
keep the sea under all circumstances. They have
high speed, and one of them would be a terrible foe
for a squadron'of wooden vessels. In the meantime
we have built-no ships of that kind, but we have
watched with interest all the naval experiments of
Europe, and, familiar with their details andresults,
we know their strength and their weakness.
Under these conditions, we can be sure that every
step we take is a wise experinient of a real im
provement. Thellme has come, I think, when we
should begin to use the knowledge we have been
seeking; and I therefore earnestly urge ‘ the propri
ety of commencing at once the "building of sea
going iron-clads, suitable to cruise on foreign sta
tions, and able to protect our commerce and viddi
cato our principles in any emergency. We should
aim to have one or 'more of these ships on each
foreign station, and to be prepared with the neces
sary reliefs. This will ultimately require no less than
ten in all; and, without attempting to build them
all at once, we should (admonished of the urgency
of the case, and of the time necessarily consumed
in their construction) commence immediately on
no less than four—one for the Asiatic, one for the
Pacific, and two for. the European squadron—fol
lowing these, as rapidly :is circumstances will
admit, with those necessary for the other, squad
rons and their reliefs.
On the 30th of June, 1868, when our ships of war
in commission numbered 'fifty-scion (57), mounting
live hundred and ninety-two (502) guns, with a ton
nage of fifty-live thousand four hundred and My
hre (55,455), or only about one-eightieth (1-80) of
our whole mercantile tonnage, those of France in
commission numbered one hundred and fifty (150),
and had a tonnage of two hundred and fifty thous
and (250,000) tdns, or one-eighth ().,; ) of their mer
cantile marine, and those of England in commis
sion numbered one hundred and ninety-one (L9l)
'weasels, mounting twenty-five hundred and sixty-six
(2,566) gulls, and had a tonnage of three hundred
and twenty-eight thousand six hundred and four
'teen (328,614), or one-seventeenth (1-17) of their
mercantile marine.
HOME DEFENSE.
But the 'subject of protection to our commerce
and influence on foreign Seas, by no means compre
hends all that the department feels called upon to
•represent in connection with the question of the
size and character of our navy. The matter of
national defense is still more important, and comes
home as closely to the interest and the pride of the
whole people. • Any comprehensive plan of a naval
establishment must include some practical provision,
for the defense of the numerous seaports scattered
along our coast, and the great rivers and bays, on
whose shores are concentrated so much of the
national and individual wealth. Our monitors have
been already • alluded to as a ready and effective
means of harbor defense, and this they will doubt
less be, to the extent of their number and capacity.
But, unless completely and certainly invulnerable,
they are comparatively useless, and wo must, there
fore, keep pace with the late improvements in ord
nance. Must of them are capable of bearing the
additional armor necessary-to give the strength re
(mired, but this will of course require a new and
considerable outlay of money.
TORPEDO CORPS
Another comparatively inexpensive but most ef
fective means of defense, has not escaped the at
tention of the department. I refer to the sub
marine torpedo. The terrible destructive power of
this instrument was shown during our late war.
Since that time considerabe attention has been
given to this subject by officers of the navy, par
ticularly by those stationed at the Naval Academy.
ShOrtly after my appointment as head of the de
partment, a torpedo corps was established under
- the Bureau of Ordnance to make experiments, take
charge of the apparatus, and perfect a system for
the application of this means of dOIEILSO to our
coasts and barbers.
OCEAN STEAM
' There is another element of defense against the
time of danger, perhaps as effective as any other
available to wise and liberal statesmanship. Na
tions, like men, hesitate to attack those who are
prepared to do them serious injury, and in the
means of destructive aggression is often found the
-surest defense against all who have anything to
lose.' Such means would be at hand, if we had lines
of ocean-going steamers established, running out of
our ports In the peaceful pursuit of commercial en
terprise, but carrying our flag, and available to our
government in time of need. It will not become me
to discuss in this report the many arguments of na
tional prosperity and pride which press the subject
upon us, but I may be permitted to urge it as an
important element of national safety. In support
of this view, I call attention to the fact that there
are now running from the ports of New York, Bos
ton and Baltimore, for those of Europe, over
sixty (to) powerful screw steamers, averag
ing nearly three thousand (3,000) tons each.
These steamers, carrying the 'English and
French and German flags, are, most of them, the
results 01' wise liberality on the part of their respec
tive governments; and they now absorb a very large
proportion of the carrying trade across the Atlan
tic. Their average time in crossing, to and fro, in
all weathers, is not more than Cloven days. Any
one of them could be quickly converted into an ef
ficient and powerful ship of war, capable or carry
ing full-sail power and keeping the sea for any
length of time. Here, then, -is a heavy tonnage of
possible war vessels, larger than that of our whole
navy on the Ist of January, 1868. Inducements
should be held out to those who are willing to un
dertake it, to build steamers on plans approved by
the Navy Department, subject, incase of necessity,
to be taken by the government at an appraised
value.
Those on the route between California and Japan
silititild be able at all times to protect themselves
against pirates and privateers, and all should be of
a class available in war. •
Among the most important elements of a naval
establishment are the yards where its material Is
collected, and its ships built,repaired and equipped.
When these are not out of a character to enable this
work to be done well atd rapidly, the establishment
is weak in an important point. The great maritime
powers of Europe have Immense establishments,
built and maintained atgreat expense,and furnished
with every means for the rapid construction and Mr
ting Out of their fleets.
The thst otlicial act of my immediate predecessor
was the appointment of a board to examine and re
port the condition of our yards; and I have myself
.visited and Inspected most of those on the Atlantic
coast- They are generally of small capacity; and.
ill adapted to meet the require meuts of modern naval
construction. Some were established at a compare
tivelY,tarly date, apparently withent providing for
the future, and are not, in their present position,
susceptible9.of much improvement; -and others,
sk9ugh of larger capacity,are at present poorly sup
;-' lined with the means of rapid work.
We have seven regularly established N tvy-yards.
Not.snore than four of these are capable of fitting.
Out more than two or three vessels at one time. in
all, we feel the want of more docks. in our seven
Navy-yards we have but three dry docks. This
want would be severely felt m time of war, as the
floating docks used by the mercantile Marine are
not suitable for taking a heavy ar tore shin out or
the water; and nothing is really safe for a vessel of
war but a regular dry dock, into 1, itiGh All , l cats en
ter with armament and stores on board, Without
straining or dam:ell? While 1 mention th. se tiiiii4s,
its a prover subject-matter of report, 1 11.) WE, at
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this' ime,propose any largeaixpendltare forthe Im
provement, in these particulars, of the yards in ac
tual °Wallah on the Atlantic coast. They, ate
'generally available for, the present •linii:tltn post preasing need IS elgewhere.'
Pensacola,—Tho first is the - necessity fel - Roam
action for increasing our facilities ,in .the Gulf of
Mexico. The yard at Pensacola was' 8o fat destrOyed
Miring the war alto be now now almost wholly'uses:
less, and' we are-without as -depot on the gulf; where
vessels can be refitted. • '
Atare Leland.--The navy-yard at Mare Island is our
only' yard on the Pacific coast, and on itsve shouhr
be able to depend, for the maintenance Of our whole
fleet on that ocean, and in the East.
League Island.-- The third point, ptesiing on this
subject, is the necessity-Of commencing at once to
.prepare our great fresh-water naval depot at that•
part of the Philadelphia station known as League,
Island. This is not only, desirable in view of the
present condition of the yard at Philadelphia, but ,
is rendered necessary by the present character and
future necessities of the navy. ships are;of course,
better constructed- and equinped at large
establishments, possessing complete accom
modations an(l facilities for the ,nconom
teal arrangement and , -• application A:if
torial. The great defect in the situation of most of
our yards is their want of land 'area , and .available
water front sufficient to do even their proontwork
to advantage. This is partiettlary the case with
that portion of the naval station at Philadelphia
were the work is now done. The water front of the,
present working ground is so small that four ships
can hardly lie there without being in the way of
each other. Buildings and machinery of every
description are cramped and crowded together, in
terfering with their proper use, causing groat ex
pense of both time and money, and, from' the close
proximity of workshops and inflammable material,
exposing the whole to great risk. In case of fire
nothing but the most favorable circumstances would
prevent a general destruction of everything in the
yard; and great vigilance is required and constant
expense incurred to guard against a general con
flagration of houses, ships and material.
Moreover, this portion of the station is situated
in the midst of a great city, stopping its growth in
one direction, and interfering with its improvement,
and itself subjected to all the inconveniences inci
dent to itsyosition as an independent establishment
in the vilest of a municipality with adverse in
terests and under different government.
Like difficulties have been felt at the Brooklyn
yard, but those at Philadelphia aro much greater.
These inconveniences in the working of a station of
such absolute importance as that of Philadelphia
are most serious. They are greater at all times,
and they will be more severely felt as iron comes,
as must now be the case, to be more generally used
as a material for naval cohstruction. In view of
the necessity of fresh water for their preservation,
the Philadelphia station is, for the repair and
ordinary of iron ships of every class,
far tho best, if
' not the only practical one on the Atlantic coast.
Situated on a great fresh water river, 'one hundred
and twenty miles by its course from the sea, in the
heart of d'populous country, at the great centre of
iron and coat, and with water sufficient for. the
draught Of the largest ships, it presents at- once
every condition of convenience, economy and de.
fence.
Tho only difficulty for the present and for the fu
ture is found in the size and situation of that part
of the station which we are now, for want of legis
lative action, obliged to use as the working yard.
I should not feel authorized to speak so strongly on
this subject were--it. not that we now actually own,
as a part of the same general station, this island,of
an area of six - hundred (GOO) acres, between the
lines of mean low tide, cut off by navigable water
from the main land,with a water front on the Dela
ware alone of two 'and a half (2g) statute miles,
with a depth of water of thirty (30) feet, and with
great natural facilities for basins and docks, enjoy
ing all the advantages before enumerated, and sub
ject to ' none. of the inconveniences expe
rienced at that portion of the station
now in active use. This position was
approved by the Drt
epament after close inveStiga- .
tion by officers of every class ; and the land itself,
the gift of the city of Philadelphia, and purchased
by her at great expense as a measure of relief to
herself flue to the government, was given and ac
cepted with the idea of transferring to that point all
the naval operations of the station. This, the de
partment has been and is anxious to accomplish ;
but it needs an appropriation for the ; preparation of
the new yard, and without this it cannot move.
In the meantime it would be foolish for the de
partment, even if it felt authorized, to expend
money on the permament improvement of the pres
ent working yard at Philadelphia; and nothing can
ba, done either in the re-arrangement of buildings
Atillie providing °file improved tools and machin
try proper for the work required.
Tile annual expenses of this yard are, for them
reasons and those before given, much increased;
and it is not doubted that the savings from this
source, and from the expense now incurred of main
taining two establishments, with the money which
can be realized from the judicious side of the land
now occupied in the heart of the city, will go very
far towards repaying the expense of establishing
the yard at League Island.
I trust, therefore, that authority, if it be neces
sary, will be given to the department to transfer
the working yard of the Philadelphia station to
League Island, as rapidly as is consistent with the
interests of the service, and to dispose of the present '
yard as portions of it shall be vacated; and that an
adequate appropriation will be made for the work
necessary to be done before any part of the present
yard can
- be sold.
New London.—Eighty-three (83) acres of the land
on the Thames river, near New London, were
some time since given by the State of Connecticut,
and accepted by the government 'with a view to
the establishment of a naval station at that place.
In conformity with this understanding, the depart
ment has placed a proper naval officer in command
there, but it is able to do nothing towards actually
establishing the now station without an appropria
tion for that purpose. The land referred to is well
situated on the bank of the Thames river. It is ,
favorable, in its general character, for the object
designed, and it has a water front of fifty-two
hundred and eighty (5,280) feet, running back from
the river six hundred (600) feet, and a depth of
water in the channel of over thirty (30) feet.
It is situated in the midst of an industrious com
munity, whose labor is skillful and cheap, and on a
fine harbor easily accessible in all weathers and
from almost every point. This land was; as I have
said, given and received for the purposes of a new
naval establishment, and in this spirit the Depart
ment_presents it for the consideration of Congress,
and such appropriation as present circumstances
may warrant.
0/her Tards.—There. are two other points which
require consideration and action as soon as the
condition of affairs will admit.
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The first Is the propriety of increasing the size of
the yard at Gosport, in Virginia. The' other is a
very great convenience and economy which would
'ultimately result from the establishment of a navy
yard, for repair and refitting at least, somewhere on
our southern Atlantic coast. All our ship cruising
in the Western Indian and'South American waters
are obliged to resort, at great disadvantage, to our
northern yards for all needed refitting and repair.
•T also call attention to the lands reserved by the
government for the supply of timber to the navy.
From this source we drew our supplies or live oak
in former times. No ,adequate protection has been
given lo it of late years.
NAVAL .IcAbElay.
The standing or the Naval Academy continues to
be maintained. The system of mental and physical
training there pursued, is of the highest order,
covering every branch of practical and professional
knowledge, and fitting the student for all the
varied duties of his profession. •
But it is not worth while to maintain expensive
navy yards, build line ships, and carefully educate
our officers of higher grades, unless we pay closer
attention to the character and training of our patty
officers and seamen. The naval „service eyerywhere
presents conditions' , of life, duty, and discipline,
differing from those of every other pursuit.
It is necessary to' devise some further means by
which to make our naval service popular with Neft•
men, and to enable us to expand adequately in
case of war.
It Is also highly important that some plan' should
be devised by which all seamen belonging to the
United States may be " registered" in such a man
ner that they could, in time of war, be at ouce des
ignated and called upon. Notwithstanding all the
laws enacted for their benefit and the " protection"
they receive, the United States government has no
control over our seamen in time of war. A civil
ian may be enrolled in the militia, and is subject to
call, but no authority exists by which a sailor could
be called to go on board ship to protect our haabors,
were an enemy thundering at our otos. To this
every seamen on the seaboard 'and on the lakes
should be registered, and means taken to secure
their service to the country, on some settled terms,
in time of war.
NUMBER, ON 3IEN
Great inconvenience has been experienced from
the restriction of the number of men of all classes
in the service to eight thousand. The estimates for
the next year are made on the basis of twelve thous
and (12,000) men, as the smallest nuniber for the
proper performance Of the work required. I trust
that this increase will bo authorized.
The subject of relative rank in the various corps
of the- naval service is one of much interest and
some difficulty. Some of these corps are dissatisfied
with their poiltion under the law as it now stands,
but there is no power in the department to change
this. even should the propriety of such action be
admitted by all. Rank can only be fixed by law.
This subject, involving at the same time so many
considerations of discipline, efficiency and feeling,
Is now pressing for wise and dispassionate legisia
tient having in view only the best interests of the
Service.
A Board. composed of ofileers of high rank and
long experience, representing equally the various
personal interests Involved, Las been constituted by
the department to consider and report some proper
system for the regulation of this matter. reading
the report of this Board I desire to express no opin
ion on the subject-matter of their consideration.
Should they be able to arrive at a proper conclusion,
the retult of their labors will be at once communi
cated to Congress for their information. •
men nun oPFicErts.
Much injustice to the many distinguished officers
on the retired listis now done by the operation of
the act orMarch 2, 1867, requiring the advance of
all °dicers on that list, VI their respective grades
on the active list , 'are proraoted. Many °Mors re
tired years ago 011 account of the eonditiou of ' their
health, or for the, good of the serviee,lave jiew regu
larly promoted under this law, and take rank with
those %%boll/10; gone 1)11 the list disabled by service
or covered with honorable woundpL Some of those
formerly retired, by long service In other times or
gallaht ctitufuet during the lute war, well deserve
the honoll of their erofeSelen ; hut it is got se with .
Promotion for distingulibed biavery has hitherto
been confined to a single class of 951.cers. This is
not as it should be. ,
Db3tinguislied gallantriand good Conduct in bat
tle should be hold to entitle any otlieer of any class
who exhibits it to promotion in hisixtrps. ,• . .
, eta:VAld , rattisros FOND.:
The pension roll on the lst of November, 1860,
was as follows : , - ,
1,342 invalids, annually receiving, $123 , 643.10
1,014 wldoWS and childtert, annually ore-
coming—. .......... ............... 267,456.00
Total 2,956 perons,, receiving a t,otalpf,, 891,0994,0
EXPENSES AND ESTIMATES.
The sum of twenty-seven million eight hundred
and eity thousand 'six hundred' and :fifty-eight
dollars ($27,880,658) was expended. ; upto the Ist of
Dee.em er, of which amount seven million seven
hundred and ninety-nine thoesand three hundred
and seve n ty-three dollars '(57;799,373) has boost re
funded to the treasury, leaving the, actual expendi
tures since the last report, December 1, 1868, twenty
milliOn eighty-one, thousand two hundred and
eighty-five dollars ($20,081,285). The appropria
tioes for the year ending the - 30th of June, 1870,
wore fifteen million eight hundred and seventy
thousand five hundred. and thirty-ono dollars and
sixty cents ($15,870,531.60), a sum sdareoly larger
'than, that which was usually appropriated , for the
support of the naval establishment previous
to the ' war, when our navy was
comparatively small; • before - costly . and
expensive steam machinery was largely in use,. and
the great expense of fuel incurred; when labor and
materials were far below the present standard, and
the hours. of work one-fifth greater. With the
greatly increased demand for expenditure in every
held of operation, tho actual returns for money are
now scarcely one-half of what they formerly were.
It Is presumed that the appropriations for the
present year wore controlled by the fac j t that some
surplus then remained at the command of the de
partment, and that they did not really represent
the understood requirements of the service.
The estimates for the fiscal year ending Juno 30,
1871, aro based on a force of twelve thousand (12.-
000) men (an increase of one-third) as the very small
est with which the present Navy can be operated to
advantage, and are as follows:
Estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871.
Pay of officers and seamen of the
navy • $1,00,000.00
Repairs of buildings, docks, and inci
dental expenses in navy-yards 3,722,491.00
Pay of civil establishments in navy
yards, hospitals, Sze 434,617.50
Orcleande 1,119,062.00
_ . .
Coal, hemp, anauquipments .... . 2,000,000.00
Navigation and navigation supplies... .202,600.09
Naval Academy 231,510,09
Naval. Observatory and Nautical Al
manac . 39,800.00
Repair and preservation of vessels..... 6,975,009.00
Steam machinery, tools, ..... 1,750,000.00
Provisions ' 1,405.200.00
Repairs of hospitals and laboratorieit— . 64,800.00
Surgeons' necessaries • ..... 72,000.00
Contingent expenses 1,632,000.00
Support of Marine Corps 1,060,627.87
Teta 328,205,671.37
- CONCLUSION.
I have thought it proper in the first report of
your administration to explain fully the present
condition of the naval establishment, and to point
out, vith some particularity, the general principle
which I think sboula be adopted for its Improve
ment. .
• In doing so, I have been led to discuss somo ques
tions of public policy which have relation to the
field of naval service, and which must be considered
in judging of Its present and determining on its fu
ture condition. I am not unmindful, however, of
the fact that the present condition of the country
demands the strictest economy in every branch of
the public service; and. many of the suggestions
which I have felt it my duty to make, must be un
derstOod as pointing to that for which we should
strive, rather • than that which we may at once
accomplish. With the necessary information and
proper suggesslons before them; 'Congress must. be
the final judge of what the, situation demands; and
the resources of the country will Permit.
What the DepartMent has done during its brief
period of your administration is before you. Squad
rons reorganized, ships refitted, expenditures re
duced, economy required, and responsibility en
forced ; this is what it has attempted. It must
be left to your judgment, and to that of the coun
try, to say if it 'has accomplished anything of. its
work.
For whatever Les been done, simple justice de
mends that I should express how much we are in
debted to the practical wisdom of my immediate
predecessor, to the skill and exertions of the chiefs'
and officers of the several bureaus, and to the com
prehension, energy and ability of the distinguished
officer detailed by you for my assistance, to whom
the Department and -his country aro so much in—
debted.
The Pei :SILENT
Report of the Commissioner of In-
tenni Revenue.
In his report of the operations of the inter
nal revenue system for the year ending June
30 1869, Commissioner Delano says :
The total receipts from internal revenue
sources, exclusive of the direct tax upori lands
and the duty upon the circulation and depo
sits of national banks, were,fol the fiscal year
1869, 0.160,039,314 29.
This includes the sums refunded for taxes il
legally assessed and collected,' amounting to
ui0,235 12, nearly all of which was for taxes
assessed and collected in E revious years.
'or the fiscal year 1868 there were refunded
$1,018,334 81. • -
Drawbacks were also allowed to the amount
of $1,379,980 01.
•No drawbacks were allowed during the
fiscal year 1869 by this_Bareau,_ extepting_on
general merchandise, under section id of the
act of June 30, 1864, limited imder the act of
March 31, 1868, to ale and patent medicineS ;
anionnting to $377,111 31.
,Tlie drawback on
rum and alcohol is not allowed by this Bureau.
The receipts for the current year are estimated
at $175,000,000.
COMPARATIVE RECEIPTS IN 1868 AND 1809.
A comparative statement is submitted,
showing the total receipts from tile same gen
eral sources.of taxation for the first six months
of the fiscal years 1868 and 1869:
From July to December, 1868.,
inclusive
Fromly to December, 1.6(l!),
iuclusivc
. Total gain for first six months
of-1869 S1,18;,3.18
During this period, the amount gained on
spirits is 59,1586,522; the amount gained on
stanips is--:• , -60065; the amount gained on sales
is $1,666,104. The greatest loss from any one
source of `taxation for this period was upon
incomes, which, amounts to $8,747,499. In
special taxes, not-included under spirits, to
bacco, &c., the loss was id,435,619.
his worthy of special notice that in regard
to the receipts from tobacco since 'January 1,
1869, and hereafter referred to as being
largely increased, the loss of revenue ou this
article for the preceding six months amounted
to a''68,232; and it should be borne in mind, in
considering this loss, that the present' system
of collecting the tax on tobacco had not
gone into full operation prior to January
1, 1869.
A comparative statement is submitted,
showing the, total receipts from the same
sources for the last six mouths of the fiscal
years 1868 and 1869 :
From January to June, 1869, in.
elusive $90,542,760
From January to June, 1868
. .. 64,479,948
Total gain of last six rusntlis of
1869 over 1869. 520,002,812
The gain on distilled spirits during
the period of comparison is $10,781,249
On tobacco 4,708,841
On fermented liquors 91,174
On incomes 2,083,757
On stamps..
From gas companies 131,087
From banks and bankers 133,698
The only articles on which a loss was sus
tained are legacies,, successions and penalties
—special taxes not included under spirits, &c.
—and these aggregate only $802,732. .
Receipts from 'the same general •
sources from April to September, ,
1809, inclusive, were. $102,801,950
Twenty-Six districts for this period
not yet.returned, estimated at... 1,516,000
Total amount for this period $104,377,950
From April to September, 1868, in
clusive, the receipts were .. . .. 80,613,082
Total gain of last period . $23,8:14,868
The aggregate receipts for the present year
will be increased by the returns from twenty
six districts, amounting, it, is estimated, to
$1,516,000. Total gain, not including the re
-ceipts from those districts, $22,318,868. If the
receipts. from the unreported districts equal
Ilie above estimate the total gain will he 523,-
804,868, or f2iii per cent.
During this period the gain on • •
spirits i 5.......
On tobacco ,
Onsales... ............ ........
On incomes
On stamps 1.1
,Front banks runt bankers
GEonal: M. RoaEsoN.
Secretary of the Navy
$67,291;,388
tilo - io,o;()
810,515
$11,001,151
0,608,530
1,101,001
2,772,101
704.060
J 27, 33
The gain on trpirits during this six Months
of comparison is not so large by ending
$0,000,000 as it was for the six months , nearly
80th of June last. • 'This is accounted for by
the circumstance , that the old spirits in
bonded warehouse on 30th of August, 1868,
When the new -law went into effect,..were all
by operation of law to be withdrawn from
bond, mid tax to, be paid
_prior to July, 1,,1869.
It is a fruit, however, that th'e gain oiri to
bacco for tblo , perlod of eon/platoon exceeds
that for, the six months ending June 30,4869,
by 2,000,000, showing a steady and continuous
increase of revenue frOm this source. The
gains on stamps; incomes andq sales eaves
pond very nearly with the gains , on these ar
ticles for Six months of compariSon ending
June 30, 1869. * '
, .
RECEIPTS von THE FIRST OHAUTEH OF THE,
FISCAL 'YEARS 186 WAND 1870, COMPARED.
,
The following statement of the receipt 4 from
the several general sources of , revenue for the,
first quarter of the present and la.st fiscal'
years includes the returns of"twenty out of
the twenty-six districts not given in the table
,;
immediately precedin , and. received sine() the
preparation of thatta te. The receipts of
following districts onl are, therefore, not in
cluded in the receipts for the year 1870' Third
Mississippi and ..Istinth Kenoky, for the
month of July; Third Mississippi for Angifst ;
Eleventh New York, Sixth Tennessee and
Fointh Texas, for September.
Receiptsfor first quar
ter of:fiscal years.
Sources of Reverme. 1869. 1870.
Spirits 58,456,443 $10,017,031
Tobacco .4,:25,674 8,131,298
Fermented liquors 1,790,602 1,739,609
Banks and bankers , 886,078 1,246,286
Gross Receipts 1,5.14,756 1,727,206
Sales 1,739 2 513 1,961,638
Special taxes not else
where enumerated.... 2,969,427 3,214,681
Income, including sala
ries.. 11,201,809 13,278,501
Legacies
Successions .
Articles in Schedule A.. 300,843 317,884
Passports 8 , 8115
2,583
Gas 341,128 400,577
Sources not otherwise
herein specially enu
merated. (Articles
now exempt from
taxation) 874,431 126,328
Net receipts from
stamps 3,353,172 3,685,678
Penalties 306,402 156,111
Total $38,620,898 $46,641,415
Total, gain, $8,020,617, or 20.8 per cent, It
will be seen that the On on tobacco during
this period of comparison is increased, and
that on stamps is sustained; while that on
spirits is fully sustained, if allowance be made
for the fact that the old spirits in bond had all
been withdrawn, and the tax paid before this
period commenced. The gain on tax of banks
and bankers is likewise more than sustained
by , this comparison,and the entire table afibrds
ample promise of satisfactory future results,
THE FIRST FIVE 'MONTHS OF LAST AND TH
PRESENT YEAR COMPARED.
The following is a statement showing the
aggregate of certificates of deposit received at
this office from July to November, DM and
1860 :
July $16,990,619 92 521,578,634 91
August . 13,900,385 70 15,015,396 81
September..... - - 9,760;7(9 ' "13;022,303 87
October 10,092,305 31 12,051,799 57
November 9,611,364 63 13,115,569 75
Total. _560,385,471 88 574,816,70 91
SPIRITS.
In considering the large increase of revenue
from diStilledsPirits for the last six months of
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1:569, the sub
joined facts should be remembered. There
were in bonded warehouses on Ist July, 181;8,
as shown by the accounts kept in - this office
r
274,v18,420 gallons of spirits, This included all
claims for leakage then -outstanding, and a
large quantity claimed to have been destroyed
by the burning of several bonded warehouses,
as well as certain amounts which had pre
viously • been withdrawn upon fraudulent
bonds and were still unaccounted for.
Under the pro Visions of the act of July 20th,
1868, as amended, all spirits in bonded ware
house at the tithe of the passage 'of the act
were required to be withdrawn and the tax
paid thereon prior to July 1,1869 ;and by this re
quirement 24,383,951 gals.of spirits were neces
sarily forced upon the market during this
fiscal year, and served, to that extent, to in• •
crease the revenue from this source; wbfle on
the Lst of July, 1869, there remained in bonded
warehouse of the new producronly 16,663,838
gallons. It thus appears that the quantity of
spirits in bond, to he withdrawn and taxyaid
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 18r0, is,
less by nearly eight milliOns gallons than the
quantity which was compelled to be with
drawn and tax paid for the fiscal year ending
Jime 30, 1869.
The fallowing statement,exhibiting the move
ments in distilled spirits, is made from statis
tics furnished by the division iu charge of the
subject in this bureau; and although the
figures may not be absolutely accurate, they
approximate it so nearly as to be deemed re
liable. -
Number of gallons withdrawn from
bonded warehouses, from July 1,
1868, to June 30, 1869, produced
--prior-to July 1, 1668, at 50 cents per
gallon , 2-1,383,951
Produced prior to July 1, 1868, on
which tax was paid at S 2 per gal
lon 95,531
Total gallons distilled spirits, old
product , 24,179,512
Number gallons apple brandy pro
duced
prior to July 1, 1868, and
tax
, paid after that date at S 2 :pet.
- 'per gallon :37,122
Total gallons... 21,M6,634
Number of gallons of spirits pro
duced from July 20, 18b8, to June
30, Iti69, on which tax was col
lected at 50 cents Der gallon .. :t6,701,044;
Number of gallons of grape and apple
brandy, tax paid at 50 debts per
gallon Sil. p d Jo
Total gallons 37,575,783
Total amount on which the tax was
Collected—. r 1;2,092,4.17
Number of , gallons with
drawn for consumption
and 'export from July 1,
1867, to June 39, 1868.... 10,936;647 -
Of this was exported with- I •
out payment of tax:..... 4,927,101
Balance on which the tax was poi
lected for fiscal year 1868 6.709,516
From which it appears that the
amount which the tax was col
lected for 186 J exceeded that for •
1.868, gallons 55,382,871
There was produced during the year
and in boudiJuly 1, 1868, gallons... 5,439,701
It would appear, also, if the records of this
office exhibit, fully all the spirits that were
consumed and exported during the two years,
that for the year 1869 the consumption and ex
portation exceeded that pf 1868 to the extent
of 51,155;770 gallons.
li
p l .,
ese figures are presented not for the pur
o of showing the true amount of produc
,uon and consumption of distilled spirits, but
to exhibit the fact that, prior to the law of
July 20, 1868, the Government did not collect
a tenth part of the tax on distilled spirits.
i After July 20,1868, and prior to June
30, 1869, a perod of eleven months,
the number of gallons of spirits
sho,wil by, the records of this of
lice to have been produced, and
the tax paid thereon, was 36,704,016
And of brandy from fruit during the
same period - ' ' 871,737
Total on which the tax was collected 37,575,783
Produced during the sameperiod
and remaining in bond July 1,1860 16,663,838
Showing a productipu in eleven
' . inontlis of . 64,239,621
Being at the yearly rate of 59,170,496ga110n5.
The following table shows the receipts for
distilled spirits and fruit brandy for the four 4
years. ending June 30, 1859:
Year. •Spirits. Branay.
i • $29,198,578 15 $283,499 84
1867 28,296,291 ;11 868,145 03
13,419,092 74 871,038 24
33,325,212 11 510 111 .57
. .
These figures : show simply the gallon tax.
They do not include the capacity taxotor the
special taxes of distillers, reetHiers. ,
dealers, &c., which are elsewhere included in '
t4receipts from spirits. The rate or tax for
tluike years was $2 per gallon until July 20,
10368, when it was reduced to fifty cents.
278,590 34061
... 254,065 265,287
TRIPLE , SIIEET:
It is not believed - 4 hOviever, that for
year ending Jtitte 30;10N. „the ; tar luta been
'collected on All •thk'' spirits' Which have goad
into,consumption, or. - that 44 nutnufaettrred,
on which the . tax Was „utitolleeted, have been
laced in Zonded.'warehtitise ;- and it is not
doubted that 'the resitltS of the current year
will verity the accuracy of ,this twiniou.
[The Commissioner devotes considerable
space to the subjects of re-eurveys and capaci
ties of distilleries, leakage, &e. lie estimates
the, annual consumption of distilled spirits at
80,009,090,0 f gallons, Which ought to yield a
•revenue of $52,000,000.1 '
TonAccO. ; •
Bete ritrik,to the.ceMparatiVo statements of
receipts for different periods,'-'ll6 far as . the
same relateto tobaece, I have to say that
during the A nd, slicmordhs of the fiscal year .
1869, thrgiiin On cigars over the - Orirrespendlng
period-for the year 1868 wog fifty-six:or cent.
The loss on Chewing and 411okt - 11w tobacco: for
the same period was, fifteen per cent.; the , in
ereased.revenue front thetie articles under the
law of July 20, 1868, not ,being realized until
after January 1, 1869, while on cigars a the ap
preciation commenced innnediately ,after the
passage of the law. The number of cigars re
turned for taxation during the last seven years
is as follows : • ,
1863, at an average tax of t 2 871 per
1,000 199 , 288 , 281
1861, at an average tax'of $2 37/ per
1,000 • 492,780,700
1865 at an' average tax of $lB 26 per
1,000 - 693,230,989
1866 at a uniform tax of $lO tier • .'
1,000 • 317,143,894
1867, at an average tax of $6 66i per
1,000 483,806,456
1868, at a uniform tax of $5 per 1,000.590,335,052
1869, at a uniform tax of $5 per 1,000.991,535,934
It will be seen that durin 1866, when the
tax was at a uniform rate of ten dollars per
thousand, only 317,443.894 cigars were re
turned for taxation, while under the present
law there were returned for th 9 year 1809
nearly three times the quantity, with the tax
at the uniform rate of live dollars per thou
sand.
The amount of tax collected on cigars for
the fiscal year.
1869... 4,957,679
1866... 3,474,438
Shbvilpg, an increase of revenue on
one article for 1869 over 1866, at half
the rate of taxation, of $1,483,24
[The report refers to Home improvement in
the tobacco stamps. He also thinks, the law as
to tobabco should be changed, though he will
propose some amendment S to , make it more
efficient.]
^ REVENUE STAMPH.
The following table is submitted, showing
4be net receipts from revenue stamps from
March to October,inclusive, for the years 1868
and 1869:
1868. " 1869.
41,270,095 Of) 51,602,618 24
1,468;393 2.3 1,166 : 864 23
March
April..
;Tay
May ... 1,20,837 14 1,465,333 30
June 1,125,630 8:"r 1,307,00; 23.
July . 1,095,189 15 1,268,977 61
Aligunt ". 1,133,769 34 1,226,156 81
September ' 1,165,513 24 1,`250,543.74
October 1,367,033 89 . 1,271,364 92
: 59,858,461 81 $10,798,8911 15
This shotvs an increase in revenue from
stampS during this six months of nearly 81,-
(0),MO. This increase, though considerahle,is
by no means reckoned satisfactory.
[The stamp systems of European coUntries
aro recommended to be examined for the sake
of improving ours:)
INCOMES Flto3l INDIVIDUALS.
The total amount collected on the
annual list of incomes for 1867
was S. 27417,957
For 181;8 ••• •• ......... 2,3,390,370
For lii6o, up to November 2.5, 4 24t3,4i5a
This last sum will be increased to au amount
over SIYi,OOO,OOO. .As this tax expires with the
assessment for 1870, it will be for Congress to
determine whether we can part entirely with
the receipts from this source of revenue ; and
if not, , whether any substitute can - be devised
more Just and equitable, and less burdensome
to tax-payers.
IThe Commissioner does not say decidedly
whether the tax shall or shall not be abol
ished, though lie seems to incline towards its
continuance.
. -
The Commissioner recommends that super
visors should be changed about among the
districts ; also, that they be appointed by the
President and Senatel
Of the total receipts of internal revenue for
the fiscal year. ii 369, there were collected from
the following sources :
SOHN . $45,023,402
Tobacco 2 ,430,7013
Fermented liquors..... . 6,099,879
Incomes and salaries .. 34,791,856
Stamps . 16,411,719
Banks and bankers . ... 3,3350517
Legacies and successions .. 2.434,593
Schedule A, and passports 912,314
Gas companies .. 2,113,005
From other sources . 25,471,:159
-----
Total $160,0V,314
The Commissioner considers the system the
fairest possible, and thinks that it ought; if
faithfully administered, to yield a revenue not
below the following estimate, from the follow
ing, sources :
Spirits .. ... ••• - •• • 560,000,000
Tobacco 35,000,000
Fermented liquors. 8,000,000
Incomes, sararies and schedule A. 40,000,000
Stamps 240,000,000
Bank's and bankers 3,500,000
Legacies and successions 4,1)00,000
Cia:4 companies
The subject of spirit meters is briefly alluded
to, and as there are doubts about the Tice
meter, it is to be subjected to certain tests.
ENPENSES OF coLl.Ecyl NO THE REVENUE
There were paid for expenses 9
cident to the collection of the ,
revenue for
For . i97,394,;;95
Deduct the amount paid
to storekeepers, act of
July 20, .4(1;8 608 fils
,
Leaving for this year . on the basis
of the account tor. 18104 1i,785,477
Decrease iii favor of 181;11
. _
113' all amendment to the act orJ uly 20, 1833,
passed March 4, 1869, the compensation of
storekeepers is to be repaid to the Govern
, ment by the manufacturers of,distilled spirits
and owners. of warehouses. These , repa.y
melds are found to be •dillicult. to' collect, and
lam of opinion that this mode of paying,
storekeepers should be abolished at once.
Only $1.75,785 of the amount expended by the
Government for this purpose had been repaid .
.on the:3oth of 'June, 1869. The accounts of
this bureau do not show precisely the expen
ses of collecting the revenue for each year,
because the amounts charged during each
year embrace expenses actually incurred in
the preceding year.
The expenses of the bureau for the
year 1868 were 5567,214
Deduct the cost of printing stamps,
and for rent 150,000
Actual expenses $417,214
Expenses for the year '69, $656,395
Deduct for printing stamps,
&c 256,000
Actual expenses 400,395
' •
•
Decrease in favor of 1869 • $16,619
Prior to the act of July 20; 1808, no stamps
for distilled spirits and tobacco were required.
This expense' has now become an important
item.
The commissions allowed Oil the
sale of stamps for 1809 were..... :5915,217
For 1868 805,(1:18
hiclCttse for 1869°
These commissions were at the same rate
dnring each 'year, and the increase is due
to the larger sale of stamps e during the year
1869.
—Jules Sin en, the brilliant French Deputy,
replying to an attack meant to be insulting In
a BordeauN journal, admits that his real }tame
is Smsse, and says there are reasons
never to be divulged why he changed it and
took the name by which he is now known.
—Four indiscreet lowa childrentwo boys
and two girls—i 4 ,years of age, haying become
enraptured with the life of a hermit and the'
romance of a forest life, took to the woods-for
the purpose of digging a cave in the depths of
the woodland,TiVay from the cares and sor
rows of civilization, to enjoy the freedom' of
the gypsy or the Indian. 'The cruel parenti,
however, got wind of the affair before the
Wanderers had reached a secluded 'spot, and
brought them home.
Report Of John A. 'J. Creswell.
Postm,koter-9enoral, ,
POST-OFFICE nErAitTME.ETi WASIIINGTON,
Nov. 15, 1869. 7 -The ordinary revenues..of this
department for the year ended June 30,
,1869; Were - 81.8;344010,' ' , and , the expenditures
$23,698,131. For the year ended June 3,0; 1808,'
the ordinary revenues - were $10,292,000, and
the expenditures $22,7,30;592, The increase
of revenue for the year 1869 over the 'preced
ing fiscal. year was $2,04,099, and th e in crease ,
of expenditures 51:467,508. The increase .of
revenue for 1868 0ver1.867 Was $1,055,573, and
the increase of expenditures for 1868 over 1867
was $3,445,109. .The ratio of .increase • .
of revenue.. for, the year 1860 is '12.69'
per cunt., and of expenditures, 4.25 per cent.,
compared with receipts and expenditures, for
the year 1868. The increase qf revenue for
1869 is, greater than the increase
for 1868 by $996,335, and. the increase of
expenditures for 1809 is less than
the increase for 1868 by . $2,527,570. If,
therefore the increase of receipts be cont.
pared with the increase of expenditures for
the year last emleil, At will aiipear that the in
crease of receipts exceeded the increase of ex
penditures in the sum of $1,084,371 '
• while a
like comparison of the receipts and expendi
tures for the year 1868 .will show an - excess in -
the increase of expenditures over the increase
of receipts for that year of $2;439,535:
ESTIMATES FOB 1871.
The estimated expenditures for the
year ending Juno 30, 1871, are.. C 55,481,093
The revenues,- -eat
J,O per cont.
inereaBo over fast
Standing appropria
tion for freo matter..
Leaving a deficiency of $4,702 ,132 ,
The foregoing estimates do not include the
following special appropriations in the nature
of subsidies :
For mail steamship service be
tween San Francisco, japan and
China..
For like service between the
. United States and Brazil
For like service between San
Francisco and Sandwich Islands, 75,000
Total '
Of the delicieney7appropriated fur
the year 1869 there remains un
expended a balance of -
Against which there are properly
chargeable sundry unliquidated
accounts, which cannot exceed
tin following estimates:
For balances to foreign
countries
For mail service under
contract and recognized, 234,186
For mail service unrecog
nized 150,000
Leaving a net balance, atter settle
ment and paying off Jill '
ties, of 5815,813
irrAIPS AM) sTAMpAIt IkNVELOPEs.
The number of postage stamps
sued during the year was
til;ii.slo, representing
The nuinber of periodical Stampli
was 1:0,9`20, representing........
Stamped envelopes, plain, 46,2a5,-
750, represepting
Stamped envelopes, request, il..
814,10 U, representing
Newspaper wrappers, 3 0 595,..1.50, re
presenting
The whole number of stamps, en
velopes and
.newl-paper wrap
per; was 502,722,:7,4,0, of the ag
gregate value of 515,078,061
The increase thereof is best eithildted by
the following table : . .
• l't69. i
. ,—. ... .
l'ostage tit'pa 61 . 1,733Z0
Newspaper
and periodi
cal stamps.- 11.71.4)
Plait, stump' .
4 1
eavelopes...; I ,zsa am 1 :42,761
liequ esti
stamped en-
Tr10pe5...... 7304201 900. 4
Newspaper'
urappent....
Aggiegate......18.1340,121i 16,078 • 0611 1414.2%1 II 76-011
Thfi issue of periodical stamps was diseon- •
thmed by my predecessor about February 1,,
1869.
The number of packages of postage stamps
lost in the mails during the year was twenty
two, representing 5810, and of stamped envel
opes fifteen, representing $2.79, being mush
less than the losses from like delinquineies in
There were in the service ofthe departuMut
on the linth of June,ls69. 7,056 contractors for
the transportation of mails.
Of mail routes in•operation there were 8,440,
aggregating irf - length 223,731 miles, and in
annual transportation 90,741403 miles, and in
annual cost 510,406,501. If the compensation
of railway post office clerks, route agents,
local agents, mail messengers, mail route mes
•sengers and baggage masters in charge of
mails, amounting to $1.275,227, be added, the
aggregate annual cost will be 511,681,74.
This service was divided as follows
2,51)0,090
Railroad routes—Length, 39,437 miles ; an
nual transportation, 41,499,284 miles; annual
cost, , 4 . , :4,7'23,689—ab0ut 11.41 cents per mile.
Steamboat routes—Length, 20,770 miles ;
annual transportation, 4,331,011 miles ; annual
cOst, .5774,5:A---about 17.88 cents per tulle.
"Celerity„certainty and secnritr—Length,
163,415 mites ; annual transportation, 44,1493,-
108 links ; annual cost, •,- , -1,1.+08,'26,5--about10;0
cents per mile. '
.'.5173,000,000
There was, au increase over the preceding .
year hi length of routes of 6,803 miles ; in an
nual transportation, 6,4!!9,078 wiles; and in cost,
.51.40,445. To the last add increased cost for
railway post-office clerks,route, local and other
agentS; $lOO,l - 414, and the total increase of cost
will he , shown to be t.;;SOLOall.
51,V11,337
The foregoing, statements of distances and
costs do not include service of "special",
offices. There wore at the close of the year'
1,1:62 of these °dices ' each with a Mail-carrier,
whose pay from the department is not allowed
to exceed the net postal yield of the ottice.
"SpeCial" routes and their carriers are in
cluded in the number of contractors and
routes as given above.
The Secretary presents a full account of the
various contracts. entered into with Wells,
Fargo 86 Co., for transporting the malls over
the different routes upon the plains. Most of
these routes are now abandoned, because of
the greater facilities °tiered by the unexpected
completion of the Pacific Railroad. The only
cue remaining is that between Cheyenne
City and Denver.
The rates paid to the railroads in the
New Englanti States and in New York have
bven• readjusted after careful examination of
the amount, efficiency and speed. of the work
performed by each road. In seine cases the
.contract price was increased, in others de
creased. On all these routes together, 78 in
number, the former annual pay amounted to
74852. „The annual pay. as readjusted, now
amounts to $80:1;700, showing an, excess of the,
present over the former amount of annual
pay, of $60,8&l.
As complaint has been Made by several rail
road companies that the, amount of compen
sation received is not sufficient, the Secre
tary recommends the whole subject to the
careful consideratioli of Congress.
51014579
The
FINES .ANE 'DEDUCTIO . NS.
The amount of flues imposedon contractors,
and deductions made from their pay, on ac
count of failures and other delinquencies
during the last year, was $94,193, and the
amount remitted was $43,950, leaving the net
amount $59,242. = =
Since the coMpletion of the railroad line to
the Pacifie v arrangements.have been made to
have records kept, showing the time occupied'
in the transit of mails front Waghington, New
York,, .Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati and St.
Louis to Denver City, Salt Lake City; Sacra
mento City, and San Fran (Ascot- and. back. The
appendix .contains a copy of the circular
'giving the -tiecesSary instructions , to , post
masters and others. The records of arrivals
on the Atlantic side during the month of
OctOber have reached the department.. They
show that mails taro carried through Trout
San Francisco to 'Washington indaY B ,
.
c4::0
THE 'POST -OFF'IOE.
5.`V,178,t191
700,(*0
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Rine 30
f.', - os,:w
67.173 . 71,906
(701NTItACT8
TUE OVERLAND MAIL
PAT OF RAILROAD. ROUTES
Tnncitrou MAILS
20,878,961
sooo,ooo
150,000
$726,000
61.500,000
aUlifi
1,.132,862
r 150,7,15
I Inrrea r
I.pct rent.
90),956' - 5
DS 100
1423 10 &V MO
pm ITO
n•II
23 hours and 15 minutes; to' New• York,
in 6 days, ir. hours and 20 minutes;
to Boston, in 7 days, 4 bouts • to Chicago,
`in 5 days, 7 hours and 30 minute; ; to • Cincin
nati, in 5 days, 22 hours and 30 minutes, and
to St. Louis, in 5 (lays , lhour and 30 , , minutes.
The Ore figurOs show the time of the shortest
trips. The average time was: To Washing
ton, 7 days, 7 hours and 11 minutes; to Now
York, 7 days, two hours and Zr minutes; to
Boston, 7 days, 19 hours and 25 minutes; to
Chicago, r, days, 14 'hours and 55 minutes; to
Cincinnati, 6 days, 8 hours and 32 minutes; to
S 5
t. Lords, days,_ 16 hours , and 23 minutes.
Compared with the time from San , Tfranelado' ,
the truss trotit Sacrattien4 City is ffhortriP , and;
20 minutes less ; from Promontory, 2 days and
10 Minutes less; from Salt Lake City 2 days
and 9 hours less ; from Denver City, 1 'day, 23
hours and 30 minutes less, and from Omaha
City, 4 days, 7 hours and 30 minutes less—Salt
Lake City being distant from the railroad 20
miles and Denver city 102 miles. Under the
old overland mail coats eta time Unto from the
Missouri river to Folsom city, 23 miles east of
Sacramento City, was 16 days, from April 1 to
December 1, and 20 days for the remainder of
the year.
The Secretary offers statistics of speed be
. tween Northern and Southern cities, to piovo
that the average time on some of the routes
has been increased, •
A greater 'expedition has recently bean ob ,
Mined between New York and Chicago, one
of the threo daily trips over the Allentown
routs, via Pitthburgh, being made in less than
31 hours each way.
f4I.F.CIAL AMENTS. '
The number of special agents in the employ
Of the department during the last fiscal year
was forty-eight; at an aggregate - compensation
of $134,342. 'Under the impression that this
force was excessivei Congress, in the, ALppro
priatiOn act for the current year, appiopnated
$lOO,OOO '.for detecting and preventing mail
depredations and for special agents," and then
mstrieted the action of the , depattniefit by
declaring that "no greatdt sniff shall be paid
special agents than is hereby provided." The
departinent, desiring to conform to the law,
and atthe, same time to' render the `force of
special agents as efficient as Posts - 11A, dCitmed
it necessary to reorganize this branch of the
service. .
ItAILWAY POST oPPICES:
On the 30th June last there were in opera
tion 37 lines of railway ces, extending
in the aggregate over 7,201 miles of railroad
and steamboat lines—being an increase of 3
lines and 182 miles of service ovter the year
1868. • The number of clerks eniployed during
the last year was 324,. at an annual cost of
$384,300. Congress is asked by the Secretary
"-rata permit extension of this most useful bianch
efthe postal service.
rongtes MAIL sEliviCE.
The total number of letters passing bet Ween
- the United: States and; foreign , countries
(Canada excepied) during The last year was
12,596,654,'0f which 6,638. VA were sent from
and 5,957,7.96, received in the United States.
The increase over the inimber'exelianged in
1868 is 1,188,122. Estimating the number ex
changed with the Dominion of Canada, of
which no accurate account is reported, at
3,600,0e0, the whole • number of letters ex
changed,in the mails with foreign cm:Entries
exceeded 15,500,000. The 'total`poStages on
lettem exchanged with foreign countries,
esti
m postage on letterS to and from
Canada at 53.10,000, amounted to $2,014,180.
The aggregate amount of 'postage, inland,
sea and foreign; upon the, letter corn:4o3nd,
ence exchanged with Great Britain and otther
European countries during the year 1869 was
$1,50,773, being tt202,694 less than the postage
receipts of the previous fiscal 'year. The
number of letters (single rates) exchanged in
the mail' with the , same countries was 11,-
428,551, au increase of 1,359,892 over the num
her exchanged in the previous year. Not
withstandinglthe recent reductions of postage
to all countries of Europe, except France,
amounting in most instances to fifty per cent.,
the increased correspondence has produced ft
revenue only twelve per cent. less than that
derived from the higher rates of the presett
ing year.
The portages upon letters sent to European
centimes excelled the vestiges upon letters
received frqm Europe in the sum of .84 , 1,1X18,
the excess of letterS sent being about six per
cent.
The Secretary then indulge.s in extended 'ar
gument in favor of eimplitleatien of interna
tional postal arrangements. He then says :
The excess of collections in the United - States
over the postages collected in Europe upon
the ,letter correspondence exchanged with
Great Britain, the North German Union,
France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzer
land and I tsy was $374.921, sixty-two per cent.
of the entire internatiOnal postage charges
having been ,collect&I iu this country. This
result's owing mainly to a failure to prepay
portages abroad. The excess of like collec
tions
during the previous year was 5174.023.
These excessive collections of postage in -the
United States eaUse heavy balances against
this department on settlement of the quarterly
accounts with the respective foreign post de
teutments. During the last; fiscal 'peat the
aggregate of such balances auleunted to
3183,385.
The steamship lines employed by this de-
.partment in the transportation Of the malls to
Great Britain and the Continent of Europe
performed four weekly services from New
York, a weekly service from Quebec in sum
mer and Portland iu winter, and three out
ward trips from BaltimOre,.receiving aS Com
pensation the sea postages on the mails con
veved.
'the earnings of the respectivelines amount
ed to the sum of ,:336,307.•
• The'cost of the United States transatlantic
mail steamship service for the fiscal year 1867
was $561,338; and for the year 1868,5-121,774
the reduced' fates of sea• postage established
by the present postal convention with Great
Britain having been in operation during the
last six months of the year 1868.
The United States postages on the mails con
veyed to and from the West Indies amounted
to $88,984; and the compensation paid fortheir
transportation was $69,862.
There was also paid to the owners of steam
ships conveying mails to and from C e ntral Arne
rica, Mexico, ova Scotia,&c.,under the provl
aions of the , T,,erieral law limiting the compen
sation to the postages, the sum of $12.,272,
making an aggregate expenditure for ocean
mail transportation under the general law of
5418,341. Adding the 'special appropriations
for the mail steamship service to Japan and
China, to Brazi],and to the Hawaiian Islands,
which amount to $725;000, the total cost of the
United States ocean mail service for the year
1869 was $1,143.:341. The tabular statements in
the appendix furnish detailed information of
the operations of the foreign snail service du
ring the year. • "
Eleven. round trips *ere performed during
the year bythe steamers of the Japan and China
line, the regular monthly service required by
lavi , having been commeaced in the mouth of
August, 1868; and subsequently maintained
without interruption.
An appeal is then Made by the Secretary
for increase of service upon the Pacific acean,
fqr the re-establishment of American lines iof
steamers upon the Atlantic, and for the ge
neral encouragement of American shipping
interests. Allusion is made to the treaties
executed with Switzerland and Italy for the
better management of the mails. The efforts
to secure. - new arrangement with Bratil
have not been successful. The postal con
vention with France was concluded under
the last administration, but as it was not enr
tirely satisfactory the Secretary says :
I very fortimately had it in my power to
avail myself of the services of Hon. Alexander
Ramsey, Chairman of the. Senate Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads; who at my
solicitation consented to undertake these'dial
cultnegotiatiori.S. Re was accordingly desig:
tutted a special commissioner On behalf of this
Department to negotiate with the general
Post Office at Paris the basis of a. new postal
convention with Francs. • •
Governor Ramsey arrived in Paris on the
TM of July; 1869, and immediately entered
upon the important duties intrusted to him.
Since that date several, proposals and counter
proposals have been stilaxiitt4.-and
dered, personal interviews had with the
French Director-General of Posts and the
Minister of Finance for Mutual interchange
of opinions and explanations, and yet no pro
gress has been made towards the conchision
of anew convention, on account of the per
sistent adherence of the French postal admin
istration to impossible propositions and con
ditions,
mo - illiberal and unjust toward the
United States that considerations of national
self-respect wduld alone forbid their accept
ance by this. department. The negotiations of
Governor Ramsey at Paris; which have'been,
conducted with great ability, patience and per
severance on his part, have, I regret to state,
been terminated after three months' efforts,
without any reasonable hope of an agreement
on the leading l provisipot,of 014 proposed pew,
it e probable, there•'.
fom,, that our, direct postal. relations ~with
France will cease on the lst January next.
Passing without comment other unreason
able find prOposittOnto tfl e folioviit*
gq! yebeCintlitioned as :a o' t ‘ lo, impOssible
conditions" persiStently initiated upon by IE4
French, post department:
Pirst---That France shall have a double
share of the interior rates of postage—a de
mand so extraordinary and so manifestly un
just as to require no argument to demonstrate
its unfairness, in view of the well known fact
that the PeXPensktOf in! intetief Obriace«tet net
enly , greitter than that ior ` Tri'afe:lo,ll4ite ex
tent vastly 'larger, embracing , a territory (ex-
elusive of Alaska) fourteen times largc than
that of France.
anleond—That the United States shall estab
lis a line of mail packets between 1143% , York
Brest for theerformance
• of a regular
semi-monthly service similar to the service
pertorilled 'W stifStidi, zed line of French
packets between these porta, or else pity the
entire expense of the sea and British inland
transportation of all mails conveyed by way of
England, which constitute at present more
than four-fifths of the entire correspondence
exchanged, with France.
A postal convention has been concluded
With 43reatil3ritaitr;establishing L , 4 reciprocal
exchange Ter , COrrespondenca between the
United States anoithe colony of British Hon
duras, a copy of which is annexed.
The provisions of our postal convention
with the colony of Hong Kong hate been ex
tended to book packets, subject to the same
conditions as newspapers and prices current
and to the regulations governing the trans
mission-of book packets between thLs country
and the United Kingdom.
Nogotiationehave also been opened, With
the Britishpost departitient for a further re
duction of the international letter postage
between the United. States and Great Britain.
:Art , OINTISENTS.,
The report tor tbe appointment office shows'
the following:
N um be i ttorpos t-offices established during
the War 1,653
discontinued 1,028
Increase62s
Number in operation on•Jund 8o; 1868...16,481
Number in operation on June 30, 1869...27,106
Number of offices to he filled by appoint
ments of the President 980
Number to be filled by appointments of
the l'ostmaster-General
Appoittimerits`were inadeiduriiag tho year—
On resignations ................ 994
On removals 2,691
On changes of names and sites 166
On deaths'or postmasters r
On establishment of new offices
Total appointments - 8,734'
Number of cases acted Upon daring—
the year 9,996
The number and aggregate compensation of
special agente r ',', route agentsonathoute-mes
sengers, postal railway clerkit,local agents and
baggage masters in service diming the year
ended June SO, P 169, were :
Forty-eight special agents
Five hundred and three route
agents; . ••
Seventy-four Mail route mos-
sengers
Three hundred ; and twenty-four
Postal railway clerks . ....
tiixty-seven local agents
One hundred and ruxty-one bag
gage masters • •
Total $1,107,902
Full particulars of the operations of the ap
pointment 'office are exhibited in the ap
pendix.
FREE DELIVERN
The free delivery system has been in opera
tion during the, year in forty-eight of the prin
cipal cities, with the following aggregate re
sults
t Number of letter carriers 1,246
Mail letters 'delivered 80,071,052
Local letters delivered - 18,380,627
Newspapers delivered. 21,954,898
LetterS collected • 1:39,885,000
Amount paid carriers, including
incidental expenses $1,18.3,915
Postage on local matter t 64;6,167
This shows an increase over last
year of:
Letter carriers
Mail letters delivered
Local letters delivered
Newspapers delivered
Letters collected
Amount• paid carriers; including
incidental expenses 187,!_rtiO
Postages on-local matter 190.1:0
The free delivery system, though rapidly im
proving, has not attained such a dearee of effi
ciency as to command the universal confidente
of the public.
LEAD LETTERS
The. number of the several classes of letters,
domestic and foreign, received at the dead
letter office during the last fiscal year was as
follows:
Dornestin letteri, classed as—
;Ordinary
:Drop • • • -..
•
nrnailable
`Hotel
Fictitious
.IteMstPrcd
Returned from foreign countries
Total domestic letters
. 'oreig,u letters
Whole number - 3,952,862
Of the utimailable letters 286,307 4 Were
held for Postage, not being prepaid as requited
by law. They were either wholly uupaid,uot
prepaid one full rate or were stamped with it-:
legal or revenue stamps ; 70,429 were - mii3di;.
rected, the Post-otlice,State or some necessary
part of, the address being omitted; 2,678 had
no address whatever,and 2,570 were addressed
to places where there was no mail service.
The amounts deposited in the Treasury
were :
For unclaimed dead letter rn0ney......514,585
For proceeds of sales of waste paper.. 2,067
POSTAL MONEY-ORDER SYsTEM_
The whole number of money-order post-of
'ices in operation during the last fiscal year
wa5,1,44:8.• Two of. these, Roxbury, Mass.,
and Fort Leavenworth, ,Kansas, were discon
tinued, circumstances having rendered ' them
unnecessary; and 219 new money-order offices
were established July 12, 18(39,malang the pre
sent whole number IMS.
The number of orders issued during
the year was 1,264,143, of the ag
gregate value of $24,848,058
The number paid was
I,24B,B74,amounting in
value to $24,447,310
To which should be ad
ded the amount of or-
ders repaid to pur
chasers
Excess of issues over payments. $193,935
The amount received by postmasters as fees
for the issue of orders was $176,190., puring
the previous' fiscal year, ended June 80, 1868,
the aggregate amount of orders issued was
$16,197,858 ; of orders paid and repaid $l6,-
118,537, and of fees; . 5124,4 - 87;
It appears upon comparison of these Stlill3
with the corresponding transactions of the
last fiscal year, as above stated, that there has
been an increase over the fear 1868 of $8,650,-
2C0 3 or of 53 2-5 per cent. in the amount of is
sues ; of $8.585,586, or of 53 per cent.
The receipts and expenditures of the postal
money-order department,during the last fiscal
year, as adjusted and reportod by the Auditor,
were as follows, viz.:
Fees received for money orders issned.sl.76,lE,o
Amount received for premium on
drafts 5
Total
Commissions ,to postmasters
and allowances for clerk hire.slol,o62
Allowances for remittances
lost in transmission by mail '5,75Y7
Incidental expenses for stti
tionery and fixtures..
Excess of. receipts' over ex- •
penditures,being the =omit
of profit to the department
from money-order business. 65,553
The Secretakyrecortuneruis additional aegis,
tura to secure the extension of the
.system of
establishing new officals, in many large towns.
Way THY PostortrlFE / 8 1.1. 9 T . SELF-EIUSTAIN7
•
IN
The Secretary says • •
The principal causes operating to preVent
the department from becoming self-sustaining
are three, to wit:
depreeiatien of the, , paper your
cY". ' • "
Secone--11npatd postafges on , printea matter.
Third—The frarfk i rig, privilege,
, rat n ran/attic°:•rfaYvtr mans
The Secretary . , after stating, the arguments
used in favor.ot retaining the ftitilltir!g privi
lege, presinits - biti bvin opiniona lioalust it at
length. He states that the cost, of thisprivi
' lege to the country amounts annually to
25,009,000,andthat the freamatrot sent through'
the post aftice.iit this W r ay amoluita to' 30tper
centum tf the whole quantity,
The following statement, made up from of
. &lel sources, will, show, howls; the,priyiiege
is eYOPOetEgildetxistfaglatvic:i:. .
Brawalll3llT OP OFFIOIALB EXkIICTSINO THE
raexlinia rinvzczoit.
President.ef the,Vnited- Staten and his. • L
Vice President 1
;Members of Cabinet., .
' United State Senators . 74.
Members of Consress. 241
i n Delegates to Corrgress,P.i: . 1 , • • • - 5
Secretary of Senate and Clerk of House
of , Reprdsentatives....,,... e .-.....f 2
I Assistant Secret:l3l44 - 01dd? Clerk, &c.,,,,
State Department. 4.
H Assistant Attorney-General and Chief
2
1 1 Assistant Setie e tary,'
Chief Clerk; ~TnieriorDepartment. 13
Chiefs of bureaus, Chief Clerk, &c.,
Navy Department - 17
, Chiefs of bureaus, Chief Clerk, &c., of
War Department 21
Assistant Secretaries,Chief Clerks, &c.,
ofthe ,'4easury Dtpartipent,...s. ... .7... 42
Assistant) ostmasters-General, Superin
tendents eflorefn mails
order system, and Chief Clerks Post
Office Department 9
Total 410
Add Internal, Revenue Offmers (As
sessors aid:. Assistant Collectors and '
Deputies) 4,115
Postmasters on Ist November, 1869 27,378
Total 31,933
In this statement alone is an army of 31,933,
who,. gwnerally speaking, load the Inails7 - at .
will with Whate.Ver matter they:please. Some
of their, to be sure, are granted only a limited
privilege, yet, practically, the restrictions are
no longer operative. To these should be added
the countless host who, address connnunica
: tions to members of Congress, delegates, the
Clerk of the House of Representatives, the
Secretary of the Senate, heads of departments,
heads of bureaus, chief clerks and all others
authorized to frank official Matter. tHOW is it
possible that`anY cheeks whatever can be
im
posed and enforced against a 'privilege so
widely extended?
The objection that Congress May desire. to
print and disSeminate'pnblic (16c4:Lents should
not avail against the appeal Of 'the department
for deliverance from the frauds that are fast
overwhelming it. lithe privilege be abolished,
official publications may still be forwarded in
the mails. it IS only askedthat they; like ,all
private matter, 'rimybe chargeable with
postage. If it be, urged that'this wo.nld pre--
vent or impede the dillbsion of the knowledge
of public affairs among the people, then it may
be said, in reply, that if it be the purpose of
Congress to give information to the people, a
far more telling expedient may he resorted to.
An unburdened press, managed and directed
by private enterprise, can do more than Con
, gress to enlighten the masses. Better far that
the franking privilege should be abolished,
and that all newspapers sent to regular
and beau fide subscribersfrom aknown office'
of publication sliould.be carried free. without
:regard to weight, throughout the Cited
States, as now throughout the county
wherein printed and published.. The receipts
of the department for '.the last year from
" newspapers and 'pamphlets" amounted to
577,882. ; This portion of its receipts the de
partment can toregO, provided it can be pro
tected againit, the frauds, more than three
times in amount, inseparable from the frank
ing privilege.
Should Congress conform to my recom
mendations in this respect, I confidently pre
dict that millions will be saved annually to the
government, that the department will be at
once redeemed from its present condition of
chronic bankruptcy, and that the postal service
,will speedily , become the potent coadjutor of,
Ike people in. developing and adorning our
great country.
4 .134,342
494,160
384,300
45,4 XX)
15,730,588
4.298,721
.5,414,183
26,720,3.81
Regarding the present as a favorable oppor
tunity, I call the attention of Congress to the
penal laws providing for the punishment of
offences against the postal service. The pen
alties prescribed are in many cases too severe,
and, by reason of their apparent harshness,
have tended to ereate sympathy in the minds
of jurors and others in behalf of. this class of
offenders. Experience has shown that the
certaintV of punishment,inore than its severity,
deters from crime: I recommend that the
terms of impris - onment in most cases he short
ened and graduated, with a more careful' re
gard to the nature and character of the offen
ces which the framers of the laws designed to
punish and prevent. -
I have the honor to be, with great respect,
your obedient servant,
A.,T. CRESWELL,
Potsmaster-General;
The PRESIDE:; r.
2 gn,472
1450,000
361,!*4
3,759,676
E. 13,136
$16,652
20ti,7443
24,CZ1,123
ANDREWS, HARRISON &I CO.,
1327 11/11111ET svroeist.
IMPROVED STEAM BEATING APPARATUS,
FURNACES AND COMING RANGES.
oc7 th s tu Sm
THOMAS S. DIXON & SONS,
Late Andrews & Dixon,
.11.3. 13 . 24 CHESTNUT Street, Philada..
Opposite United States Mint.
anufacturers
" 'LOW DOWN.
PARLOR,
CHAMBER,
OFFICE.
td other,GRATES,
Bituminous and \Wood Fire;
AVM.
WARM-AIR F URNACES,
For Warming Public and Private Buildings.
REGISTERS, VENTILATORS,
CIIIMNET CAPS
COOKING-R NGES, BATII-BWILERS.
WHOL SALE and RETAIL'.
...$176,247
110,694
nom., !. THE CHEAPEST AND BEST
N.../In the city.—Keep constantly dla hand the celelirated
MONEY BROOK and HARLEIGII LEHIGH,' also
EAGLE VEIN LOOTrBT MOUNTAIN and BuSTON
J
RUN COAL. J. MACDONALD,Ja. Yards, 610 South
Broad st. and /140 Washington avenue. . eel 3m
S. MA ON BINE*. :OHM V. SHBAST.
IfIHE UNDERSIGNED INVITE ATTEN.
tion to thoir stock of •
Spring Mountain, Lehigh and Locust Mountain Boat,
which, with the preparation given by us, we think can.
not be excelled by any other Uoal.
Odic*, Franklin Institute Building, N 0.158. Begone
street. • • BINE& & SHEAF ,F
lelo-if Arch street wharfaiobterl.lllll.'
PENAL LAWS
CORSETS.
BROWN'S
Wholesale and Retail
Corset Warehouse
REMOVED
819 ARCH STREET.
BARATET.
C;OBSETS,
. TOURNURES,
PANIERS.
112 S. Eleventh St.
I; $ lb Y 4 4-P E$ i 1'1[1). j*!
for Anthracit
COAL AND WOOD.
TILAvELERS' iSt PO-
Ir i l OR ' PENNS VANIA E. i ROAD.
41130
- SHORT MIDDL E BOUTS to' the " Lehigh
an Wyoming Valley, Northern Penturylvania, Southern
! cud Xnterilr New York, lkochestere Ittdralo_i Niagara'
1 Fa 18, the Great Lakes and tit o Dominion oj. vanada„, . 7 .
wINTYR ABBAN(MmEN ill.
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A TRAINS iease , Possenw DePet; corneral
De a , Americas atreela ltinWays eitiektedJt es
7.10 A. Mi Accoimodationfor; Tit! Witsbingten• 't ' '
ill yi. griaortatiusipntesti .f or Bethleheiti,Stki
Pr nci lil One on , main thee or North Penneylvania
'Be 11 4 'Connecting St Bethlehem with Lehigh Valley
Railroad 'for Allentown Manch Okatik_t ahanol • ettra•
1 Vilitesbarra, Pittaton,4owstutis and wasertyl• aaintaa'
Bog, at Waverly with ID , BA ILWAY for Niagara
Palle; linfrolo, k o helder, Clevelan d
_ A Chicago, .San
Itrancispoian_d a hits in the urea* Walt - • •
..410.41 1 „‘ ..11.— ommodation for Ddylekown, irtoiN•
ping at au intermediataAtationa. , passengers' for zit
loM. Gravettbera' and pirtsville, ,by this train, I!
1 tinge at 0 York ) toed. , . . ;
~.
Alm'" r (Bunnies) for • Bethlehem, . Allentown,
Mauch llbusil d white htiomn, • w s kketibiri, Plgetont
Scr iit anti arbondale sikLehl and Inoue MUM
-land Allentown Weirton Backettstownv all
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Ats - Railro a d, New Jersey Central and Morrison
.Dallroad to New York via Loki Valleyltsdroad.,
A IoAti A. M.—Acecronodallem lOr 01S WitebbilltoN
itolininit at intermediate Stationi. . •
I jab t DSO and 8 P.M.—Accommodation io•Abtaliterb,
At 1.40. r. /11,--Lehigh Valley Lorena. fbr• Bethlehem,
Easton Allentown Mauch 'Ann*, Thirletolili. White
fl aven,wilkesbarre, Pittston, Scranttrp4 and reowing
' Ct riiVr, I l i .—AcCommodation icir Doylestown, 11*fk t .
ping at all intermeeilate stations. -
At 4.1i1 P. /1.--Acconukodation' for_ ifoyiektoirni do
ping at all intermediate stations. ,
At SA P, M.—Through for Bethlehem,connecting at
Bethlehem with Lehigh Valley Evening Train. for
Murton. Allentown, Mauch Chunk.
At 8.2) I'. M.—Accommodation for Lansdale, stopping ,
al all intermediate stations. • .
W ...
At 111.80 P. M.—Accommodation•for Fort ag •
'I'RAINB AItItIVIS IN ' PNILADDLPDJA,
- -
From Bethlehem at 9A, M. 2.15, 4.40 and 826 P,. M.
2.15 P. M., 4.40 P. M. and 826 P.M. Trains make direct
connection with Lehigh Valley dr ' , Lehigh and Susque
hanna trains from Easton, Scranton. WiLkesbarre, Ma
}jitney City and Hazleton.
From Doylestown at 824 A.M.,4.30 P.M And 7.00 P. M
From Lansdale at 7.30 A. M.
From Fort Washington at 9.26 and 1028 A.M. and 3.10
, ON SUNDAYS.
Philadelphia far Bethlehem at 020 A. X.
Philadelphia for Doylestown at 2.00 P. M.
Doylestown for Philadelphia at 7.00 A. M.
Bethlehem for Philadelphia at 4.00 P. M.
Filth and Sixth Streets and Second and Third Streets
Lines of City Passenger cars run directly to and from
the Depot. Union Line run within a short distance of
the'llepot.
Tickets must be procured at the Ticket Office, in order
to secure the lowest rates of fare.
ELLIS CLARK, Agent.
Tickets sold and Baggage checked through to princi
pal points, at Mann's North. Penn, Baggage Express
office, No. 106 south Fifth street •
PENNSYLVANIA. CENTRAL . RAIL.
ROAD.—After 8 P. 141., SUNDAY, November
.1869. The trains of the Pennsylvania 10entral Railroad
leave the Depot,at Thirty-first and Market streets,which
is reached directly by the cars of the Market Street Pas
senger Railway, the last car connecting with each train
leaving Front and Market street thirty minutes before
Its departure. Those of the Chestnut and Walnut
'Streets Railway run within one square of the Depot.
Sleeping Car fickete can be had on application at the
Ticket, Office, Northwest corner of and, cbestraUt
streets. and at the Depot. •• ' ' • • ' • '
Agents of the Union Transfer Company will call for
and deliver Baggage at the Depot. Orders lett at N 0.901
Chestnut street, No. 116 Market 'street, win receive at•
tention
. TRAINS LEAVE-DEPOT, V.IZ.:
at 8.00 A. 111
Paoli Accom at 10.30A.M.,110, and 6.60 P. M.
- Nast Line - at 11.60 A. M.
'Erie ..... ...... ....-..
liarrisborg Amore...:.;. .
Lancaster Accom
Peas'.Jure . 6.80 P.M
tCincinnati Bowes at. 8.09 P. M
Etle Mail and Pitteburgh Express .. . . 9.45 M
Accomnii:xlarion. at 12.11 A Al
;Pacific Express ......... . .... at 12.00 night.
Erie Mail leaves daily, except i‘un - day, running on
:,,Saturday night to Williamsport only. On Sunday flght
passengera will leave Philadelphia at 8 o'clock.
Pacific Express leaves daily. Cincinnati Ex
press daily, except Saturday. All othet trains daily,
:except Bandar. • ' •
i The Western Accommodation Train rune daily, except
,Sunday. For this train tickets must be procured and
:baggage delivered by 5.00 P. 31.. at 116 Market street.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT DEPOT, VIZ :
Cincinnati Express -at 3.10 A. M.
=Philadelphia 6.30 A. M.
Erie . .' .at 6.30 A.M.
:Paoli Accommodation at . II72VA. M. anti 3.40 A 6.25 P. M
:Parksburg ......... ........... ....at 9.10 A. AL
:Fast ...... at 9.40 A. Id
ILancaater ....... 12455 P. M.
'Erie Express. at 12.55.P.31.
Southern Express .at 7.00 P. M,
Lock Haven and Elmira Expresa.—.---....at 7.00 P. M.
,Pacific Express .at 4.25 P. M.
Harrisburg Accommodation • at 9.50 P. M.
For further information, apply to
JOHN F. VANLEER,J a., Ticket Agent, 901 Chestnut
!treat.
FRANCIS FUNR_, Ticket Agent ,116 Market street.
SAMUEL 11. WALLACE, Ticket Agent at the Depot.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will not assume
any risk for Baggage, except for wearing apparel, and
limit their responsibility to One Hundred Dollars in
:value All Baggage exceeding that amount in value will
be at the risk of the owner, unless taken 5 special con
tract. • EDWARD 11. WILLIAMS,
General Superintendent. Altoona, Pa.
PHILADFLPRIA, WELMINGTON AND
BALTIMORE RAILROAD—TIME TABLE. Com
mencing MONDAY, May 10th,1869. Trains will leave
Depot, corner Broad.and Washington avenue, as fol-
lowa. _ •
WAYMAII, TRAIN at 8.30 A. N. ( Sundays excepted),
for Baltimofe, stopping at all Regular Stations. CAL
fleeting with Delaware Railroad at Wilmington for
Crisfield and Intermediate btations.
EXPRESS TRAIN at 12.00 31. (Sundays excepted •, for
Baltimore and Washington, stopping at Wilmington,
Perryville and Havre de Grace. Connects at Whining.
ton with train for New Castle.
EXPRESS TRAIN at 4.00 P. M. (Sundays excepted),
for Baltimore and Washington, stopping at Chester,
Thrrrlow, Linwood, Claymont, Wilmington, Newport,
Stanton. Newark, Elkton, North East, Charlestown,
Perryville, Havre do Grace, Aberdeen, Perryman',',
Edgewood, Magnolia, Cliame'a and Stemmer's Run.
NIGHT EXPRESS at 11.30 P. M. (daily for Baltimore
and Washington, stopping at Chester, TliurlowtLin
wood , Claymont. Wiluudigton , Newark, Elkton, North
East, Perryville, Havre de Grace, Perryman's and Mag
nolia.
Passengers for Fortress Monroe and Norfolk will take
the 12.00 M. Truin. .
WILMINGTON TRAINS.-Stopping at all Stations
between Philadelphia and Wilmington.
Leave PHILADELPHIA at 11.00 A. 31.'2.30,5.00 and
7.00 P. 31. The 0.C0,P. M. train connects with Dela Ware
Railroad for Harrington and intermediate stations.
Leave WILMINGTON6.3Oand 810 A.ld., 1.30 4.lsand
7.00 P. M. The 8,10 A. M. train will not stop ' between
Chester and Philadelphia. The 7,00 P. M. train from
Wilmington runs daaly;allotherAccommodation Train"
Sundays excepted. ,
Trains IeIeving.WILMINGTON at 6.NIA. M. and 4.15
P. M. will connect at Lutuokin Junction with the 7.00
A.M. and 4.30 P. M. trains for Baltimore Central R: R.
From BALTIMORE to PHILADELPHIA.-Leaves
Baltimore 7.25 A.M., Way Mail. 9.35 A.M., Expreas,
8.35 P.M., Express. 7.25 P. M. Express.
SUNDAY TRAIN FROM BALTIMORE.-Leaves
BALTIMORE at 1.25 P. M. Stopping at Magnolia, Per
rYinan's, Aberdeen,llavre-deHrace,Perry-ville Newport, town,North-East, Elkton 'Newark, Stanton,
Wilmington Claymont, Linwood and Chester.
Through tickets to all point West, South, and South
west may be procured at the ticket office, 928 Chestnut
street, under Cimtinental Hotel, whore also State Rooms
and Berths in Sleeping Cars can be secured during the
day. Persons purchasing tickets at this office can have
baggage checked at their residence by the Union Trans
fer Company. H. F. KENNEY, Sup't.
WEST CHESTER AND PHILADEI
T PHIA RAILROAD.-Winter Arrangement -On
and after MONDAY, Oct. 4, 1869, Trains will leaves,'
follows:
Leave Philadelpliis, from New Depot Thirty-first and
Chestnut streets, i . 45 A. 31., 11.00 A. 31. 2.30 P. M.,445
P. M.,4.40 P. 11,6.15 P. 31.., 11.30 P. M.
Leave West Chester, from Depot, on East Market
street, 6.25 A. 11.,8.00 A. ?1., 7.45 A. M., 10.46 A. M., 1.55
P. M., 4.50 P. 31:. 6-55 P.M.
Train leaving West Chester at 8.00 A. M. will stop at
It . O. Junction, Lenni, Glen Riddle and Media: leaving
Philadelphia at,4.40 P. M. will stop at Media, Glen
Riddle, Lanni and B. C. Junction. Passengers to or
from stations between West Chester and B. O. Junction
going East, will take train leaving West Chester at 7.45
A. M., and car will be attached to Express Train at B.
O. Junction; and going
West
e Passengers
for
P S h t i a la ti d o e n l s
ab i o at4. o P.d ti andwill ak ang lea at n ß. -
C. Junc
tion.
The Depot in - Philadelphia is reached directly by the
Chestnut and Walnut street cars. Those of the Market
street line run within one square. • The care of both lined
connect with each train upon its arrival.
ON 131:113DAYS.-eLeave Philadelphia for. West Chester
at 8.30 A. IC and 2.00 P.M.
1. Leave West Chester for Philadelphia at 7.55 A. M. and
LOO P. M.
Sir Pasuiengera are allowed totake Wearing Apparel
only, as Baggage, and the Company will not in any case
be responsible for an amount exceeding one hundred dol
tmless a eyecial contract be nettle far the same.
WILLIAM. C. WHEELER.
General Superintendent.
•
PHILADELPHIA. AND ERIE RAIL
-4. ROAD-WINTER TIME TABLE.
On and after MONDAY N0v..15, 1819, the Trains on
the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad will run as follows
item Pennmylvania Railroad Depot, West Philadelphia :
WESTWARD. -
Atilt Train leaves Philadelphia 9.35 P. M.
• • " " Williamsport 7.40 A. 11.
," " arrives at Erie 8.20 P. M.
Erie Express leaves Philadelphia.... 11.40 A. M.
'Williamsport 9.00 P. M.
"- arrives at Erie. 10.00 A. M.
Elmira Mail leaves Philadelphia 7.50 A. M.
'Williamsport. 6.00 P, M,
arrives at Lock Haven 7.20 P. M.
. EASTWARD.
Mail Train leaves Erie ..... 8.40 A. M.
" " Williamsport
" " arrive" at Philadelphia. 6'.20 A. 3I
Erie Express leaves Erie
44 4.00 P. M.
3.30 A. M
_ _
r
0
m
>
4 , —4
rin
" " arrives at eidlidaliihiii 12.45 P. ht.
Elmira Moil lettveti Lock Maven 8,00 A. 141 .
46 It "
' Williamsport 9.45 A. M.
" " titriyes tit Philadelphia 6.50 P.M.
Buffalo Express leaves Williamsport 12.25 A.M.
.‘ 4,
. Harrisburg 5.20 A.M.
1 1 a. arriverat Philadelphia 9.25 A. DI.
Express east connects at Corry. Mail east at Corry and
Irvineton. Express west at Irvineton with trains on
Oil Creek and AllexhenvilivFer Railroad.
ALFRED 1,. TYLER, Goneral Superintendent.. _
'NEST , JERSEY 'R A 1 1R611.D
, FALL Apll WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
... —....._..._ —...--
o 0 Wit Ab'Xi ''
Leave Philadelphia, Foot of Market street (Upset
Perry) at
8.16 A. 31., Alan, for Bridgeton, Salem. Ifillville,Vine•
land, Swedesboro and all Intermediate
, 9.15 P. /Li Mail, for Cape Alay, 31il1ville, Vineland
and way stations below Glassboro.
5.30 P. M., Pas,flonger, for Bridgeton,. Salem, Swedes
born. and all intenneMate stations. ,
5.30 P . ', , Weodbury and Glassboro accommodation.
Treight-te;Kn for nit - statiorts leaves Camden dally, at
12.00 o'clock noon:_ -
Preight receive/lin. Philadelphia st second covered
wharf 'below Welantetrogt;
Freight didhered at No. 208:Delaware avenue:.
Comnintstion tickets, at tednced rates, between Pitilse
&told& and all stations
NII.TRA'TBA'I3I'I'oR CAPE MAX
• , • , 'tlilaturdays only./
Leave Philadelphia, $1.16 A. M. • •
Leave Cane lilaY,±l.lo
WUJJAIic J. ale WELL. klnyerintendect.
pIC A D'1 , 14 0 RAIL : DAD. .4- GREAT
ennsy rrl i n v k an l is i , ne th fro e SeMlinPyhlikliadlle,llturnhiantlapthenai,nthOnmriobrerof
andattriWitrining Valleyeithe • North, Igortharallt" and
the Canadas, WinterArrangetnentafPassenger Trains.
N0V.531, 11369, leasing tbipzmpanrlS Dannt,ThlTteenih
MA ,Callowhill aireetsi,Enundelpnia4 ntlitil folio en ,
il lri i
:_ 0 N/NG AHOOMIODATION.-..dit 7.30 A. if fat
?ling linden Intermediate Btatfone,nad Allentow.
otarni ;leaves Reading at 6.36 P. M., milling in
P i rdelp aratitga Pit. , ,
ORNI G EXPRE ..-At 8. ISA. It. fOrjteadlng
f
Le awn, arrartirg, ottatille, Pine Groteartmattits,
linnbriry, Wi inursport, Elmira, Rochester, Niagara
ralls,Bnffalo,'Wilkesbirre, Pittston, IfOrk. (76/111110,
Chatebe i rtrie d lagegatcrwit. &a. .r'
Tha7 A, . train connects at Heading with tha Nara
Penney raid& innultritina forAllentosra t ic and the
836 A r M. train conntidttwith the Lebanon Vallay train
torHarrisbugg, &C.; at Port Clinton with Cattiwisini R.
it:trains foir WAlliamtport,Lock Bussen.llmha s itir_,.'ag
Harrisbittg , with North C entral , Cumberland Tat.
le/trend Sehn4jkill and El nebula* trainer for North.
nisiberland, Williamsport,r ork, Oluunberiburg i rine.
gtore i ao.
AgOON , XXAMlleap.itentea Philadelphia at
SAO , , for Reading,Pottarville,Harisburg, AG" con
nect tit fri th Reading and I.lolrunbia ilrosrd trains tor
Colon la. itc. , r ,
POT STOWN ACCOMMODATION.--Leavee Vona
town 5t6.45A. M., stopping at the intermediate stational
wires in philirdelphfa at 9.10 A, M. Returning leaves
Philadelphia at 4.00 P. M.; arrives In PottstoSrn ar6.15
READING AND POTTSVILLE ACCOKMODA
a/N.-leaves Xottatille at SAO A. M., and Reading at
A. Id stoa i
. ... ~ Png nt all way stations; arrives in Ewa..
del at 10 A. 11,,
turning, leaves Philadelphia at 4.45 P. M.; arrive*
in
_Reading at 7.40 P. M., and at Pottsville at 9.30 P. M.
Trains for Philadelphia leave Harrisburg at 8.10 A.
M. and Pottsville at 9.00 A.M., arriving in Philadelphia
at 1.00 P.M. nAfternoon trains Tease Harriebarg at 2.55
P. M., and POttaville at 3.05 P. AL; arriving it Phila
. de Harr lphia isb urg at 7.05
A P. 1.1.
ccommodation leaves Beading at 7.15 A.
Id., and Harrisburg at 4.10 P. M. Connecting at. Bead
ing with Afternoon Accommodation'south at 6.35 P. M.,
arriving in Philadelphia at 9.25 P. M.
Market train, with a Pato:longer car attached, leaves
Philadelphia at 12.30 noon for Pottirilia and all Way
Stations; leaves Pottsville at 5.40 A. M. connecting at
Beading with accommodation train for Philadelphia and
all Way Stations
An too above trains run daily. Sundays excepted.
13unday trains leave Pottsville ate A. M. and Phila
delphia at 3.15 P. M.; leave Philadelphia for ' Reading at -
8.00 A. AL, returning from Reading at 4.25 P. M.
CHESTER VALLEY RAILROAD.-Passengers for
Downingtown and intermediate points take the 7.30 A.
M„ 12.30'and 4.03 P. M. trains from Philadelphia,return
lag from Dovraingtown at 6.90 A.111..12 2 .43 and 5,15 P.M.
PERKIOMENRAILROAD,-Paasengers tor Schwenk s
villa take 7.30 A .M., 12.30 and 4.00.P.M. trains for Phila
delphia, returning from Schwengsville at 6.10 and 8.12
A.M., 12.45 noon, Stage lines for various points in
Perkiomen Valley connect with trains at Collegeville
and Schwenkaville.
COLEBROOKDALE RAMBOA.D.--Passengers for
Mt. Pleasant and intermediate points take the 4.00 P. M.
train front Philadelphia, returning from Mt. Pleasant
at 7 00 and 11.00 A. M.
NEW YORK EXPRESS FOB PITTSBURGH AND
THE WEST.-Leaves New York at 9.00 A. M. 6.00 and
8:00 P. M., passing Reading at 12.43 ' A. M. 1.45 and 10.05
I'. M.,. and connects at Harrisburg with Pennsylvania
and Northern Central Railroad Exprem, Trains for Pitts..
burgh, Chicago, Williamsport, Elmira, Baltimore, Sic.
Returning, Express Train leaves Harrisburg on arrival
of Pennsylvania Express from Pittsburgh, at 2.40 and 5.96
A. M. 12.20 noon, 2.66 and 11.00 P. M. passing Reading
at 12-65. 4.30 and 7.20 A. M. and 200 and 4.40 P. M.,
arriving at New-York 6.00 and 10.15 A.M., 12.05 noon,
and 6,35 and 10.00 P. Al. Sleeping Cars accomipany these
trains through between Jersey City and Pittsburgh,
without change.
Nail train for New York leaves Harrisburg at 8.10 A.
M. and 2.55 P. M. Mail train -for Harrisburg leaves New
York at 12 oon. _ _
SCHUYLKILL VALLEY RAILROAD-Traine leave
riottav ilia at 6.30 and HZ° A. 31. and 0.50 P .M .. returning
from Tamaqua at 9.85 A.M.. and 2.15 and 4.50 P. M.
SCHUYLKILL AND SUSQUEHANNA RAILROAD
-Trains leave Auburn at 8.55 A. M. add 3.38 P. M. for
Phlegmy° and Harrisburg, and at 12.10 noon for Pine
gTove, Tremont and Brookside; r,eturning from Har
risburg at 7.30 and 11.50 A. M., and 8.40 P it; from
Brookside at 4.00 P. 31 , and from Tremont at 7.15 A.M.
and 5.06 P. M.
. at 11.50 A. id.
at 2.30 P.lll
• at 4.1 U P. M
TM/REM—Through first-class tickets and emigrant
tickets to all the principal points in the North and - West
and Canada.
Facurston Tickets from Philadelphia to Reading and
Intermediate Stations, good for day only, are sold by
Morning Accommodation, Market Train, Reading and
Pottstown Accommodation Trains at reduced rates,
Excursion Tickets to Philadelphia, good for day only,
are sold at Reading and Intermediate Stations by Read
ing and Pottstown Accommodation Trains at reduced
rates.
The following tickets are obtainable only at the Office
of S. Bradford, Treasurer, No. 227 South Fourth street,
Philadelphia, or °PG. A. Nicolls, General Superinten
,
dent, Reading.
Commutation Tiekete,at 25 per cent, discount, between
any points desired, for families and firms'
Mileage Tickets, good for 2,000 miles, between annotate.
at eb2 50 each for families and firms.
. Season Tickets, for three, six, nine or twelve months,
for holders only, to all points ,, at reduced rates.
Clergymen resfiling on the line of the road will be fur
nished with curds, entitling themselves and wives to
tickets at half fare
Excursion Tickets from Philadelphia to principal eta ,
lions, good for Saturday. Sunday and Monday, at re
dnced tare, to be had only at the Ticket Office, at Thir
teenth and Callowhill streets.
FREIGHT.—Goods of all descriptions forwarded to
all the above points from the Company's New Freight
DeVot, Broad and Willow streets.
Freight Trains leave Philadelphia daily at 4.35 A. M.,
12.30 noon, 5.00 and 7.15 P. M., for Reading, Lebanon,
Harrisburg, Pottsville, Port Clinton, and all points be
fond.
Mails close at rho Philadelphia Post-office for all places
on the road and its branches at SA. M and for the prin
cipal Stations only at 2.15 P. AI.
_ BAGGAGE
Dungan's Express will collect Baggage for all trains
leaving Philadelphia Depot. Orders can be left at No.
225 South Fourth street, or at the Depot, Thirteenth and
Callowhill streets.
FUR NEW !CORM—THE CAMDEN
AND AMBOY and PHILADELP.III6, AND
TRENTON RAILROAD COMPANY'S LINE from
Philadelphia to Now York, and way places, from S Wal
nut street wharf. •. Fare.
At 6.30 A. Iti.„ via Camden and Amboy, Aecern.. 8226
At BA. M. via Camden and Jersey City Ex. Mall, 300
At 2.00 P. 111., via Camden and Amboy Express, 800
At. 6 P. M. for Amboy and intermediate stations.
At 6.30 and 8 A. AI., and 2 P. M., for Freehold.
At 200 P. M. for Long Branch and points on
IL & D. B. R. B. -
At 8 and 10 A.31.,12 M, 2.320 and 4.30 P. M.,for Trenton.
At 6.30,8 and 10 A.M., 12 AL,23.304.30,6,7 and 11.30P.M.,
' for itordentown,Florence,Burhngton,Beverly and De
lanco.
At 6.30 and 10 A.M.,12 M., 3.30,4.30,6,7 and 11.30 P.M. for
Edgewater, Riverside, Riverton, Palmyra and Fish
Housed, A. 31. and 2 P. M., for Riverton.
The 1120 P. 31. Line leaves from foot 'of.
Market street by upper ferry.
From Kensington 'Depot:
At 7.30 A. M.., 2.30, 3.341 and 5 P. M. for Trenton and
Bristol. And at 10.45 A. M. and 6•P. M. for Bristol.
At T. 30 A. M., 2.30 and 5 P. M. for Merrillville and Tally
town,
At 7.30 And 10.45 A. M., 2.30, 5 and 6P. M. for Schenck'S
and Eddington.
__ • • •
At 730 and 1045 A. AL, 2.30, 4,5 and 6 P. M., for Corn
wells, Torresdale, Holmesbnrg, Tacon y,
P.M.issinaming,
Bridesbnrg and Frankford and 8.30 M for Holmes
burg and Intermediate Stations.
From West Philadelphia Depotvia Connecting Railway
At 7, 9.30 and 11 A. AL, 1.20, 4, 6.45, and 12 P. AL New
York Express Line,via Jersey City ...... . ....... 25
At 11.30 P. M. Emigrant Line. ' 200
At 7,9.30 and 11 A.M .1.20,4,6.45,and 12 P.M.for Trenton.
At 7, 9.30 and /1 A. M., 4, 6.45 and ra P. M., for Bristol.
At 12 P.M.(Night)forMorrisville,Tullytovrn,Schenck'S,
Eddington, Cornwells, Torresdale, Hob:Beath:mg, Ta
cony, Wisamoming, Aridesburg and Frankford.
- The9.3o A. M. and and 12 P. M. Lines tun daily; All
others, Sundays excepted. •
For Lines leaving Kensington Depot, take the cars on
!bird or Fifth streets, at Chestnut, at half an hour be
fore departure. The Oars of Market Street Railway run
direct to West PhiladelphiaDepot,Chestnut and Walnut
within one square. On Sundays, the Market Street Cars
will run to connect with the 9.30 A. ILL, 6.45 and /2 P.
AL lines
BELVIDERE DELAWARE RAILROAD LINES .
from Kensington Depot.
At 7.30 A. M., for Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Dunkirk,
Elmira, Ithaca, Owego_, Rochester, Binghampton,
Oswego, Syracuse, Great Bend, Montrose, Wilkesbarre,
Scranton, Stroudsburg, Water Gap, Schooley's Moun-
tain. &c.
At 7.30 A. M. and 3.30 P;M.for Belvidere,Easton, Lam!
bertville Flemington, Jsc. The 3.30 I'. 31. Line con
nects direct with the train leaving Easton for Mauch
Chunk Allentown, Bethlehem, dm.
At Fl A. M. from West Philadelphia Depot, and 5 r. M.
from Kensington Depot,for Lambertville and interme
diate Stations.
CAMDEN AND BURLINGTON CO., AND PEMBER
TON AND HIGHT STOWN RAILROADS, from Mar
ket street Ferry (Upper
At 7 and 10 A. 31.,1, 2.154.30, 55t 6.30 P.M.for Merchants.
ville,Noorestown, Hartford.- Masonville,Hanisport,
Mount Dolly, Smithville, Ewaneville, Yhmentown,
Birmingham and Pemberton.
At 10 A. M. for Lewistown, Wrightatown, , Cookstown,
New Egypt and Hornerstown.
At 7A. 31.. 1 and 3.30 P. 31. for Lewistown, Wright/4-
town , Cookstown, New Egypt, Hornerstown, cream
Ridge, Inilaystown, Sharon and Hightatown-
Fifty pounds of Baggage only allowed each Passenger.
Passengers are prohibited from taking anything as bag
gage but their wearing apparel. All baggage over tlfty
pounds to be paid for extra. The Company limit their
responsibility for baggage to One Dollar per iporind,
and will not be liable for any amount beyond elOO, ex
cept by special contract.
Tickets sold and Baggage checked direct through to
Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Hartford, New Haven
Providence, Newport, Albany, Troy, Saratoga, Utica,
Rome, Syracuae Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and
Suspension Bridge.
An additional Ticket Office Is located at N 0.828 Chest
nut street, where tickets to New York, and all Impor
tant points North and East, may be procured. Persons
purchasing Tickets at this Unice, can have their bag
gage checked from residences or hotel to destination, by
Union Transfer Baggage Express.
Lines from New York for Philadelphia will leave from
foot of Cortland street at 1.00 and 4.00 P. M., via Jersey
City and Camden. At 0.50 and 10 A.M., 12.30,5, 6 and 9
P. 61.. and at 12 Night, via Jersey City and West Phila
delphia.
From Pier No. I,N. River, at 6.30 A. M. Accommoda
tion and 2 P. M. Express via Amboy and Camden.
N0v.20. 1869. WM. H. GATZMER, Agent.
pIiILADELPIIIA AND BALTIMORE
CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
WINTER ARRANGE MENT.
On and after MONDAY, Nov. 15t.,1869, Trains will
leave us follows, atopping at all Stalons on Philadel
phia, Baltimore Central and Chester Creek..Rallroads:
Leave PHILADELPHIA for PORT DEPOSIT front
Depot of Philadelphia, 'Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company corner Broad and Washington
avenue, at 7.00 A. M. and 4.30 P. M.
A Freight Train, with Pashenger car attached will
leave Philadelphia for Oxford at 2.30'P. M.
Leave PORT DEPOSIT for PHILADELPHIA - at'
5.40 A. M.; 9.25 A. 31., and 2.25 P. 31.
On Saturday the 2.25 train will leave at,4.30 P. M.
Passengers are allowed to take wearing apparel only
as baggage, and the Company will not be responsible
for an annatot 'exceeding one hundred dollars,- tiniest,
apecial'contract is made for the same.
HENRY WOOD, •
President and General' Superinte talent. ni
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YZNNSYLVANIA RAILRO AD W
-, tilliesbarre,
Earley City, Mount Cannel, Centralia, and all points
on Lehigh Valley D.silroadand its branches.
By_ um arrangements, perfected this day, this road IS
enalbed to give 'mewled despatch, to morchaadise con
signed to the above-nanted pnints.
Goode delivered at the Throug_h Fieight Depot,
• • l• e_or. Front and Noble 'streets,
Before P. ,31.. Atatott Wilitesbarre, Mount Carmel.
'Mahan 4 Y C'Yv • aila tho 'other dialling in idahanoy and
Witttnine Tallareihethre A. l 'lt ,the sac weal ng daY.
' • 111L1,13-01..A.F1. 1 . Agent.
TRA VELJERS' G WOE
VELEES' GUIDE
tit ILADELPRIA, GraamAt r sTovrx
AND NORRISTOWN RAI . LROAR_TIME TA.
B 8.-On and atter Monday, Nov , 27d, 1660, and 0 0/1/
txllll er notice*
1 - 'f OR GERMANTOWN. ' .
_. _
Leave Phtlade phia-4, 7., 8, 9.05, 10 11,12 A 4 Jil? 4
5.15, Si, 4.06, 4.85, 5, 614, I, 636,7,8 9.t10,11, Li P. M.,
Leave Germantown...6,6m, 7,34, & , 8 ,9, 10, 10." 134
El 1,2, 8,330, 43(.6,634, 6, 6 34,71_,6 0 . 10 ,_ 1 1,P.31,
The 9.20 doien-Jrnln, and the 334 and 591, up tram, will
not step on the oermantown Branch. .
. .
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_ON. SUNDAYS. _
Leave PhtladeJplttap4,l6 A. 11., 2, 4.06 minnteli47 and
save Germantown-8.16 A. M.; 1 3, 8 and 955 . P. M.
CHESTNUT BILL RAILROAD
trave Phile6lphia+6, 8,10, 12 A.M.; 9, Bg, 634,7, 020
and 11 P. M.
__Leave Ch eetinitll7 , lo minutes, 8,940, and 11,41/A..
M ; 1.40, 8.30, 340, 6.40„8.40 and 10.40 P. M. , , ,L ,
' _ ~ ON SUNDAES, _.
Leave Philadt IA- 0,15 minutes. A, kJ
_.: fund, 7.P. Kr
LeaTe Cbeetn b l lB -7.6ominyteo A, AL; / 7 .40,#.60 tin
0.26 Minutes P. ; • • ,
FOR CONSHOHOOHEN AND NO101111;OW/1.L'
A rn
LeaVe Pbilade blk - d..74,11',./1.06, A. 51.: se, 46 4 7 6,
, 815, am, io .Ana u.% r. B. _,
:r e Norria -0.44, 6.26, 7, 734, BXI, 11 , A. 3114 , m s
3; 4 6.16, Ban
_Oa. Al, • ~
The 7Xle.Etc, Trains from Norrhyterwn will' nOtabip
at Mogee'e, Pottle_44.ndlna, Domino or Sphin"e Lane
Ili" The 4 P. 31; Tra.in !rem Philadelphia *l4l 'Openly',
at School ItanegAlluarunk and Oonshohooken, -, , i .
ON' SUNDAYS.
231
Leave Philadelphia-9 A ,
_3l.c r 4 'and 7.16?,./d o . '0
Leave Norriatown-7 A. 34.4 6 and 9 r N.
, YOB MAN E. • _
- Leave Philadelphia --6;7 _ 11 A. bt; Dig, s, 4- i 41 %,,'
5)4_,6.13, 8.06,10.06 and By. .r..6.i .
Leave Blanaynnk-.46.10. 6.65,7)4, 8.10,0.20, 1134 A. M . ;2,
8')6,6, 63d, 8.30 and 10 P M. • L L.
sultrwys. - ,_
M _
Leave Philadelphia. ort ..L-41A; AI.; 2N P
, 4 and 7.15 . . .
'Leave Manayunk-734 31 A. • IN.. 6 and 9 5 4 P. N. ..
PLY mou Tit it. R.
Leave Philadelphia, 7M A. M.; 416 P.M.
Loavo Plymouth: 6 2 / 2 A. hi., 4Y, P.
W. S. WThSOI4, General Superintendent,
Depot, Ninth and Green streets.
IHILADELPFIIA;, GERM AN TO WN;
AND NORRISTOWN RAILROAD COMPANY.,-.
Parties going from Philadelphia to New York can savd
time by taking tho cars at Ninth and Green and Ninth`
and Columbia avenue, at 7, 9.05, 11 A.M. and 4.05 P. M,4
to the Intersection Station, and there take the trains
for New York leaving West Philadelphia on the same
hours as above mentioned. ~
W. S. 'WILSON, Gen Rata.
• n 022 30t§
NOVEMBER 22:7869
CAMDEN AND ATLANTIC RAIL-,
ROAD.--OHANGH OF TIOURS—WINTED,
DANGEDIENT. On and after MONDAY, Nov.l, 1869 9
trains will leave Vino street ferry as follows, viz
Mail and Freight—. 8 00 A NI
Atlantic Accommodation 3.43P.M.
" .1 Acr- "
.... ...tion ....
AccommodationJunc to Atco and inter- ~
mediate atationej :: ,. 0.30 P. Itr.
RETURNING, LEAVE ATLArmi.C.
Mall And Freight 1.40 P'. M.
Athaitlc Accommodation
6,05 A. M.
Junction Accommodation from Atco 6.22 A. M,
Haddonfield Accommodation traine leave A
Vine Street Ferry.... 4- '.10.16 A. M. and 2.00P.M.
Haddonfield. ..:...............1.00 P. M. and &lb F. M: -
DAVID H. MUNDY. Agent.
POCKE'r - BOOKS; - 454,C. - = --
Pocket Books,
Portemonntes,
Cigar ttogi,
Portfolios,
Drestitng CoseS,
,ilaukers' Cases.
trents' .6)
I:41- 4 '
pvi:,./
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Ladles' di Gents'
BatchelB and
Travelling Raga,
In all styles.
cgans ,
Wr.l ing
MEDICAL _
Ayeei -- 'Cherry Pectoral , ; .
For Diseases of the Throat and Lumps,
such as CoUghs, Colds, Whooping •
'Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma, .
and Consumption.
Probably never; before In the whole history of
medicine, has anything won so widely and so deeply
:upon the confidence of mankind, as this excellent
remedy for pulmOnary complaints. Through a long
:series of years, and among most of the races a
men lit has risen higher and higher in their estima
tion,as it has become better known. Its uniform
character and power to cure the varions affections
of the lungs and throat, have made it known as a re
liable protector against them. While adapted to
milder forms of disease and to young children, it is
at the same time the most effectual remedy that can
be given for incipient consumption, and the dim
gerous affections of the throat and lungs. As a pro
vision against sudden attacks of Croup, It should:
be kept on hand in every family, and indeed as all
are sometimes subject to colds and coughs, all
should be provided with this antidote for them.
Although settled Consumption is thought in
curable, still great numbers of cases where the dis
ease seemed settled, have been completely cured,
and the. patient restored to sound health by the
Cherry Pectoral. So complete is its mastery
over the disorders of the Lungs and Throat, that
the most obstinate of them yield to it. When noth
ing else could reach them ; under the Cherry Pec
toral they subside and disappear:
Singers anal Public Speakers find great pro
tection from it. • .
Asthma, is always relieved and often. wholly
cured by it. •
Bronchitis is generally cured by taking the
Cherry Pectoral in small and frequent doses.
• So generally are its virtues known that we need
not publish dm certificates of them here, or ilo more
than assure the public that its qualities are fully
Maintained.
Ayer's Ague Cure,
''or Fever and Ague, Intermittent Fever,
Chill roves. Remittent Foyer, Dumb
Ague, Periodical or Bilious Fever, fte.,
and indeed all the affections which prise
from malarious, marsh, or miasmatic
poisons.
As its name implies, it does Cure. and does not
fail. Containing neither Arsenic, Quinine, Bismuth,.
Zinc, nor any other mineral or poisonous substance
Whatever, it in nowise ininres any . patient. The
number and importance of its cures m the ague di:-
trictS, are literally beyond account, and we believe
without a parallel in the history of Ague medicine.
Our pride is gratilled by the acknowledgments we
receive of the radical cures effected in obstinate:
Cases, and where other remedies had wholly failed.
Unacclimated persons; either resident in, or
travelling through miasmatic localities, will be pro
tected by taking the AGUE' CUBE daily.
For Liver Complaints, arising from torpidity
Of the Liver, it is an excellent remedy, stimulating
the Liver into healthy activity.
For Bilious Disorders and Liver Complaints, it is
an excellent remedy, producing many truly re
markable cures, where other medicines had failed.
Prepared by DR. J. C. Area & Co., Practical;
and Analytical Chemists, Lowell, Mass., and sold .
all round the world.
PRICE, $l.OO PER' BOTTLE.
At wholesale by J Itl. MARIS Sc CO.,Philadelpida.
n9-tu the 4m
OPAL EENTALLINA:-A. SUPERIOR
article tor cleaning the Teeth,destroying animalctda
Which infest them, giving tone to the gums and leaving
a feeling of fragrance and perfect cleanliness in the
mouth. It may be used daily, and will be found to
strengthen weak and bleeding gums, while the aroma
and detersiveness will recommend it to every one. Be
ing composeA with the assistance of the Dentist, Physi
cians and Microscopist, it is confidently offered as a
reliable substitute for the uncertain washes Ibrmerly in
rf u rninent Dentists, acquainted with the c o nstituents
of the Dentallina , advocate itd use; it contains nothing
to prevent its unrestrained eniployment. Hada only by
JAMES T. SHINN, ApothecarY.
• Broad and Spruce streets.
For sale by Druggists generally_, and
Fred. Browne, D. L. Stackhouse,
Eluesard & Co., Robert C. Davis,
Q. B. Keeny, , Geo. C. Bower,
Isaac H. Hay, Chas. Shr, ere,
C.ll. Needles, S. M. McCune,
T. J. Husband, S. C. Bunting,
Ambrose Smith, Chas. H. Eberle,
Edward Parrish, James N. Marks,
W m. B. Webb, N. Bringhnrst &
James L. Bispham, Dyott k Co.,
Hughes & Combo.H. C. Blair's Sons,
Henry A. Bower. 41Wyeth & Bro.
LEGAL NOTICES.
pTHE ORPHANS' COURT FOP THE,
City and County of Phi ladel ph ia.—Estato of JOS E Pll
PATTERS ON, deceased.—Tb e Auditor appointed by the
Conrt to audit, settle and littlest the first am:minty of
JOHN 1). McCORD and RUSH BRADY NVILA
Executors of. and Trustees under, the last will of JO
SEPH' PATTRllSON.deceased,wnd to report distribu-.
ton of the balance in the hands of the account tuts,
gill tueet the parties interested fur the purpose, of the
appointment, on MONDAY. December 14th. itt 4
o clock , I'. M... at his office. No. 532 Walnut street (room
No. 9), in the city of Philadelphia. de2th s to St"
•
IN — THE ORPHANS' COURT FOR THE
AL City and , County' of Philadelphia.—Estate or
E. Y. FAB Q U lIA R. decrased ....Tie. Auditor appointed •
by the Collrtte , WHIR. sett]., and actinst the Recount of ~
A NNAFA RQURAlM•Administratrix of E. EAR.' • •i
(KRAL deceased, and to make distribution Of the
balande in the bomb' of th.• accountant, will meet the
parties interested, for the purtaaret of Ws appointment, •
on 310NDAY. Pecembre 13th, klql. at 4 o'clock P. M., ' •
at Ma office, N 0.707 Walnut street; in the city of Phila.
delphia.
dent] s tote, . GEORGE D. t3rDD, Auditor: •' '
"LISTATE OF . JOHN H. CA ENDER,
deceased let a testamentary beefily booty
granted to the suhaeriber upon the estate of 30rEsirrt:• . : -- -..
GIVENDER; deceased. all persons indebted to the sumo':
will MI.. e nayment. and those haringeleirna...pri•nte+.••:.
them to 1110.31 Ah I*. PA RRISfI • N6.!ftl Wata.t..ttri
or to hie attorney, .10t3ERIP PA Rratifi. No. SA
nut Street. • ' . 002:441144•,
CAUTIQI:
N 0 l'C , 11.--r-ALL 'PERSONS • ARE
hereby cautioned cavalier Waiting RIIV of the oinvia
Of the all, Bark Kenatinnton. Ra:. gamut, ntater,froar
New V ork.'ina no iiebta of their rnutraethoCwilt kw. nob, ^'
by .ithPr do , COntnio Colialgnees. WRIGUT • •
& SON 8,115 \Valiant acre :t,
dolit '•
Us%
Ladies'
Irand Gonta'
Dre-ioing
Cauca.