THE 411tEAlUt or 'IIIHIE NEW 11100.11 S. Fref.h Scenes In Sonia Ventivica. Fiam C;ommaitder A.J. ICourietly's work on _ 4 4,a Plata, Brazil and Para,guar • dnring "Present War," just issued •by Stanford, Lon don, we ,extract a landscape or two. Capt. Ken nedy had been sent up the Parana river,' in a gunboat . -of, light draft, for the pirpoSe of 'protecting British interests in the Paraguayan * war, when he met - With the following inci dent: • - , • A SQUALL; 011 Mt PARANA. RIVER I wasjust going to make an effort myself, and had been working away with a wet towel to clear off the thick of the buzzing multitude, when the quartermaster of the watch came Over to me (I had a cot slung on deck), and *Ltd bethought a squall was . coming on,.as he, beark a strange rustling of trees down . the river. I looked out the' night was perfectly ralm,and not a cloud to be seen,but I distinctly heard the rustling in the woods some distance down the river. I knew this must be caused by wind, so at I once ordered the men to be :':.turned out, to lash up, their hammocks and the awnings. The ship was quite safe as regarded dragging her anchor, for we were in fa little bay, with high ground round us. But ;a knew these Pamperos were accompanied ;with heavy rain, and whirlwinds sometimes trtbist any canvas exposed in a moment, so 'Y; 4 4ovanted to get the awnings and hammocks wn out of the way. The rustling was now hening into a dull roar, and ,clouds began show over the trees, but still not a breath of • AIM . where we were. The ' mosquitoes IRA all Vanished as if by magic, and the dogs on shore were bowling dismally. We were working away like mad to get our ;bedding down and awnings furled, when a llkrk mass of cloud suddenly covered the sbeavens like a curtain, and in an instant wind, rain, thunder and lightning, burst on us in a mass, beating everybody down on the deck. Bands were by the anchors, and the quarter master crouching down at the gangway with the lead. But I felt tolerably sure that all was safe ; for as the Fampero blows up the river, and the current rims down with increased rapidity while it lasts, froui the rain filling the river," orie-:-lientralizeS the : effect of the other. The wind blew ;so furimisly that we were covered in a sheet of foam which, with the rain, made it impossible to :see what was going'on amongst the Brazilian ships, but we noticed One flash of lightning fall where the. centre df.them „ought to 1)0, and the ' next morning saW aCorvette with her main topmast shattered at the masthead, having been struck by the electric fluid.. The heaviest part of the storm lasted about•an hour, and during, that time the lightningwas awfully close; but. I happy to say we escaped damage. After the centre had passed on up the river the wind '.settled down to a strong gale from S. W:,which lasted till about 3:1"..51: next day ; after which Cleared off tO h brantifiil evoing—the air most pleasantly fresh and cool after the blow. .At Corrientes Captain Kennedy and his friends witneSsed the Guacho method of HORSE-TAMING. • A strong,fiery-loOking animal was selected, and the dormador entered the corral, several gauchos closing the entrance to prevent the horses darting out. The dormador, now walk ing up to the mass of animalslauddled up in a corner of the corral waved his lasso- round his bead. The horses dashed off, at run speed for the entrance ; here they were turnedby , the at tendant gauchos, and continued their-career round the corral. - They galloped round tw.le, their wild eyes and waving manes giving great interest to the scene; at last the dormador,• whirling the lassO lightly round, threw it over the head of the selected horse, at the same time sinking down smartly on his left knee, and holding the lasso close down With both hands. The horse no sooner felt the lasso on its neck than it gave a bound in the air, and dashed off with a force sufficient to break a cable ; the dormador, sliding and. crouching along the ground, played him with admirable skill, and detaching him from the other animals, in a very short time brought him into the centre of the corral, plunging and rearing, but with his tether much shortened. Another gaucho now appeared on the scene with his lasso, which he cleverly threw on the ground under the horse's fore-feet, as he was plunging, and by an upward jerk tightened round tits legs. At the same instant the donnador let his lasso run out freely, which the horse feeli ng,imined lately dashed off again at full speed; but the leg-lasso brought the poor . beast to the ground with 3 shock sufficient, one would have thought,to have broken every bone in his body. It did stun him completely, for Ihe animal lay perfectly motionless, and there was no need for the gaucho to run up and sit on its bead. However, he did so, while the dorma dor hobbled its off fore and hind legs together. It was now kicked and punched until con sciousness was restored, and the poor beast, after some convulsive plunges got on its legs again; two more gauchos now came and partly led and partly dragged the animal to a post out side the corral,where he was saddled and bridled; This operatkin caused a violent struggle ; the horse, now regaining his strength, plunged, kicked and bit with all his might; but the gauchos knew their work, and appeared per fectly fearless, getting out of the way of a kick or bite as if by intuition. The dormador now, fastening a handkerchief tightly round his head, watching his opportunity, jumped into the sad dle, and signed to the men to throw off the leg-lasso. This they did, and the horse, feel ing the weight on his back and his legs free, jumped straight oil the ground, and then com menced to buck, plunge and dash out,in a way. that made one's back ache to look at. However, the donnador stuck on, and a gaucho, coining up behind, with a long cutting-whip, adminis tered such a lash on the horse's quarter, that, with a snort like a scream, be started off at full speed, the mounted gauchos on each side keeping him straight. The country was open and level 14 miles, so away they went, the unbroken horse occasionally stopping to buck and kick, but each time his attacks became fainter, until at last he was ridden up to us quite exhausted, eyes bloodshot, covered with foam and blood, and looking perfectly be wildered. The dormador dismounted, and turned him over to the gauchos on foot, who unsaddled him, and tied him up to a post. Poor beast'. lie looked as much broken down as broken in." More BODS Mots of Mein°. From the " Last ; Poems and Thoughts of Heine," just published at Hamburgh by Iloff mann 6-...Campe, and Tom which we obtained some exquisite morsels for our issue - of the 15th, we borrow a few more epigrams :, The French excel the Germans in the repre sentation of historical subjects, inasmuch as they have a history. The French artist draws upon his experience, the German upon his imagination. Bullon said, Le style .e'elt llilleuaain is the living refutation of this maxim. Ills style is elegant and pure. Mahomet was a camel-driver before his con version. X. was a camel. Girls say "111 r. So-and-so must be very rich, for be is very ugly." The public judges by tbasame rule: "The man must be very learned, for he is very tiresomfi." Renee the success or many Germans in Paris. The Germans in Paris. fulfil. a providential mission—they preserve me from home-sickness. Rothschild and the Comninnist. Ceilimunist insists upon au equitable division of Rothschild's property. Rothschild sends him his share, • Amounting to nine sous. "New let me alone 1" Every marriage is like the marriage of the Pogo with • the Adriatic Sea—be knows not what he may be taltingtreasures, pearls, Mon stem, sudden. tempests. • We never comprehend ruins until we are nits ourselves. . . , . 4 t , • —What is the bent stimulant for the hare? ' (, A• , ' t, The greyhound. 1/ i. '. 1 A SIM uggliatg. _ . Great complaint has heretofore 'been made chat a very extensive system of smuggling has been'earrleiCon from the . country south of the R 1 Grande, known as the Zonaleba grant, This is a belt of country granted by Mexico to the people of that locality , for loyalty and de votion to. the government, and within it all Imported goods are admitted free of duty. It is six miles in width and nearly fourteen hun dred mileS in length: Towns and villages that formerly existed on the American side of the river have been depopulated, and the former residents have taken up their permanent abode on the Mexican side. No oppressive tariffs or revenue laws are imposed upon their trade and manufachues, and all nature flourishes there: has been the custom of the smugglers to land their goods within this free belt, shiptherd yip the river past Brownsville, and throw them within the United - States lines at some point - ' along the Rio Grande. In order to stop this, it was proposed by the Commissioners of .Cus, toms that cargoes of all vessels passing Browns ville, destined to Mexican ports of the Rio Grande, be examined and compared with the Manifests, and, if found correct, a certificate transmitted from the collector at Brownsville to the collector from Whence the shipment was made ; and that no export bond given for goods shipped to Brownsville or any place on the Rio Grande be canceled except upon the certificate of the collector at Brownsville that the goods were examined and found to agree with the manifest, in addition to the certificate now required from the consul at the Mexican ports 'that the goods have been actually landed. It was found before its application that this plan was entirely impracticable; that it would not result in placing any additional check upon smuggling from the Mexican side. Various other plans lately tried have failed % and the only check placed upon the business of late has been the result of perfectly natural causes, viz. : trade has revived to some extent in Mexico, and the would-be smugglers got a better price in gold for their silk and other valuable goods in the interior of Mexico, after paying the Mexican tariff, than they can in currency in the United States, and incur no risk. A bill will be introduced in Congress asking that body to inquire into and endeavor to effect some ar rangement with Mexico whereby the difficulty' —which all arises from the fact that the free strip above mentioned borders on our lines— may be obviated, and smuggling be made a difficult instead of, as nosy, an easy matter. Znpress Riding on the Plains. , -A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune tie-. scribes hiS early expeikeices on the plains of the Far West, and gives this interesting re miniscence: 4 ' In those days there were no mail coaches on the Plains, and the Pony Express carried the mail matter.. The stations were ten or twelve miles apart, and the horses were changed at every station. fly route extended from the ranch of my late employer to Big Sandy River, a .distance of twenty miles. 4. was riding on the route at the time of Abra ham Lincoln's first election. There was great rivalry between the Pony Express and the Overland Stage Company, which ran its Coaches over the same route, and a wager had been made by the stage' company that it would tirst convey the news of the election to. Denver. We had been instructed for weeks before that when the news came up we must ride for life, and not allow the stages to get ahead of us. " I rode a large black horse named ' Black Bob,' who was famous not only for his speed, but for having killed one rider and broken the leg of another, whose pla - ce I then held. " The day when the election news came I had Eob all ready, and, mounting in hot haste, . `r de at a furious pace to Little Sandy; where th)3,groom was ordered to have another horse saddled for me.. The groom was drunk, and thinking t beneath the dignity of an express rider to saddle his own horse, I determined to ride 'Bob to m the next station. I reached the station ahead of time and turned Bob over to the groom, who 'd him into the Stable-yard, where. he staggere about a little and'then fell dead—poor Bob ! \felt sorry to see 'him lying stiff and cold, for he was the pride of the prairies. But I had the salisfaction of knowing the election news was off at' least fifty miles ahead of the stages, and the Pony Express was sure to win the bet. "With the death of Black Bob exPress-riding lost all its charm for me, and I deter Mined to give it up. I waited at the ranche until, the agent came up, drew my back pay, and, 'bid ding good-bye -to my friends,' set out for thee. States, with the intention of visiting my parents and then : joining the army." . . HOLIDAY GOODS. GIFTS. A Splendid assortment of Elegant Trifles in Bronze Gilt, Wood, Leather, &c. Inkstands, Writing Desks, Pocket Books, Card Cases, Gold Pens, Pencils, &c., Boxes of Fine Stationery, With Initial, Itionagram, Animals, Comic, &c. LOUIS DIEUEICAL, Stationer and Card Engraver, 1033 CHESTNUT STREET de4•e to th lm 1107. 1107. CONRAD .BROS. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. COURVOISIER'S LADIES' KID GLOVES. MEN'S ALEXANDER'S LADIES' " MEN'S SHIRTS TO ORDER. SCARFS, PARTY FANS, STUDS, OPERA GLASSES, CUFF BUTTONS, DRESSING CASES, DRESSING GOWNS, ODOR BOXES, HANDKERCHIEFS, PORTEMONNAIES, MUFFLERS, ~ CIGAR CASES, SUSPENDERS SILK UMBRELLAS, PULSE WARMERS, CANES, PERFUMERY... Everything beautiful in Our line is represented and for sale cheap at CONRAD BROTHERS, 1107 CHESTNUT STREET, (Girard Row.) deli; Btrp . • WINCHESTER & CO., 706 CHESTNUT STREET, nave in stock an elegant -variety of Gonda adapted for nni.ful and acceptabin 1-resents for Get - Ale - Men, COMPRIWNG • CARDIGAN JACKETS, GLOV LIS IN GREAT VARIETY, PRINCE TECK SCARFS, LORD STANLEY SCARFS, iitiXAJBLE, CRAVATS AND MIIFPLEIIS. • A splendid assortment of Wrappers and. Breakfast Coats WITH Patent Shoulder Seam Shirts. And other Staplo Goods at Popular Prices dab tA2 rp§ .----_ - .7- A - - -- gipBRGAINS! BARGAINS! - 1320,- GAINS I Selling off, regardless of cost, lino Desks, Glove, 11 andkerchlef, mid Work Boxes ' Fans, WO brellas, VIIBCH, Busts, Statuettes, ac., at 111 :UM 'S 21 South 'El0111:11 Street. delB 1t rp§ COLLAR GOODS! SILK t al l SicleiH ln ' ll Y l iibrClla l n rl7l l6k8 L ueelgintxeLt liLllrgOHlokOool4los geode, for unu dollar and less, at DIXON'S,„2I South EIGHTH Strout. dela 4t ,~~yy UMBRELLAS FOR HOLIDAY u4O.I9tESENTS. Silk, Gingham and Alava, Fine Ivory and 'French Handles and Paragon frames, at less than wholesale prices. DIXON, tielB-44 rpi• No. 21 B. 111111TH Strout, Between ebeetnut and Market, east side. • , _ THE DAILY: EVENING BULLETIN-=PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER , 20869. IiOLIDAY GOODS, °ROLES BUMPP O PORTE MONNAIE, POCKET BOOK AND SATCHEL HANtrACTOHT, 47 N. Sixth Street, below Arch, PHILADELPHIA Port Folios, Pressing Cases, eig.ur Oases, - Calms, WHOLESALE. no29lmrp6 • ; WHEELER & WILSON SEWING MACHINES, , The Best and sold on the Easiest Term. PETERSON Si, CARPENTER . , 914 CHESTNUT STREET. 026 s tu th lyno WRIGHT'S "NE PLUS TJETRA" MINCED MEAT DEPOT WILL BE OPEN EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK, S.W. eor. Spring Garden & Franklin Sts] de2o otrp .L.ALtmore's Mince Meat! CHRISTMAS PIES ! THE VERY BEST !I ! THE VERY CHEAPEST !! ! ! delB 6t§ OPERA GLASSES For Christmas Presents, At JAMES W. QUEEN "& CO.'S, OPTICIANS, No. 9p4 CUESTNET STREET. de2o•lrn rp THE VATICAN, 1010 Chestnut Street, STATUARY, BRONZES, • AND VASES, • CHOICE GEMS OF ART . AND. ARTICLES OF TASTE FOR TEE ADORNMENT OF PARLOR, LIBRARY, HALL dr. BOUDOIR, AND FOR Bridal and Christmas Gifts. Articles at all prices, from one dollar to one, hundred each. Spacious show rooms up stairs. de4 HOLIDAY GOODS. IN THE Hardware Line. Skates, strapped complete, from sc. to $l5 per pair. Tool Cheats, - from 90c. to $25 each. ' Table Knives, from $1 to *l2 per set. Plated Forks and spoons, best treble plate, from $2 to $4 50 per sot. Pocket and Pen Knives from 'Ale. to $4 each. And many other goods in -great variety ofiityles and prices. At the Cheap-for-Cash \Hardware Store No. 1009 Blarket Street. J.. B. SHANNON. deB-tf Bridaliairthday and Holiday Presents. A \ U BON - M ARO HE. The One Dollar Hepattment contains a large assortment Of Fire Fronoh Goods, Embracing Desks, Work, Glove, Handkerchief and Dressing Boxes in great variety. Dolls, Mechanical Toys and Tree 'Trimmings, Bilk Fans, Leather Bags, Pocket Books, China Vases and ornaments, FROM. 81 00 to $lO 00. Call and examine our Paris Goods. Party and evening dresses made and Trimmed iron), French and Enalisn Fashion Platen. Fancy Costumes for Masquerades, Balls, &c., made to order in Forty-eight Hours' Notice, at, MRS. M. A. BINDER'S Ladies' Dress Trimming Paper Pattern, Dress and CloalZillskinz Establishment, 14. W. Cor. OPEN INN NT T H HE. an.EVENd 011E LNG. sTNUT Str \ e,eta. myli•tt rp EFII L FANCY ARTICLES FOIL HOLIDAY GIFTS, a varied assortment. MASON k CO , 907 Chestnut strati' ROSEWOOD r TLIIIKEY WRITING CASES and PORTFOLIOS foreign and domain MASON & CO., 907 Chestnut street. GOLD PENS AND GOLD, - IVOItY, RUDBEItand EBONY PENCILS an MA d PEN SON HOC LDE,RS. CO. 907 Chestnut etroot. FINE POCKET • KNIVES 'AND SOTS- 80rtE3, Itogere's, Wostenbotrae'e and other best Martial makere. BRONZE AND CARVED I FABER -KNIVES, BOOK-MARKS, MATCEI and STAMP BOXES, &e. VIENNA, FRENCH AND E P;eket Banks, Card,Lutter and Cigar Cases in Russia, Turkey and Calf. MASON k 80., de4 ISt rp§ • SW Chestnut street. .. SCOTCH GOODS IN GREAT VARIETY, . ..._ _ irancy Pon-wiperH,Bosea of initial Paper,&c.,iSfono anima, Wedding Viinting clarila, eegantly en , . graved. N. 11. Our p;ittons will oblige um by giving their orders for engraving intended for Holiday presenta at an early date. MASON dr, CO., de4 ISt rp§ 907 Chestnut street. 6. 'YTS OF :flAii b .— WA...kik. Table Cutlery, with ivory, ivoryide. rubber and other - handles, and plated blades ; Children's Knives and Forks, Pocket rinives,, Scissors in sots, Razors, tiny Pocket Knives; Scimers, Ititzers,llMeheis, Pincers, &c., for watch charms ; Boxes and Chests of Toole, from ~$1 to 879 ; Patent Tool :Handles (twenty miniature) tools In them) ; Bova', Ladies' and Gents Skates; Clothes Vi ringers (tliey'll.save thoir cost in clothing and thine); Carpet Streeporg, Furniture Lifters, sets of Parlor. and Field Croquet. miniature Garden Tools, Carpet Stretch.; ors, Plated Spoons, Forks. and Nut Picks Spice and Clocker xes, Too Bells and Spring Call 'Bells, Nut , Tea Trays and Waiters, Patent Mill Sifters ri ANUS in coal saved 1; Carved Walnut Vraii'el(f,g, themselves Blacking Stook, Boys' Sleds, Ap -pie Perms tval Cherry Stoning Machines, Patent Nut meg Graters, and a general variety of useful llonsekeep. Inc Hardware-' Cutlery, Tools, dre. at TRUMAN & SU ANV 'S. No. 815 ( Eight Thirty4iv e) 'Market street, be low• Ninth , Philadelphia. ------ -TfYrtg --- • 1 , BOLIDAY PRE, 1, --NICE COR -4 IT SETS for Mimes told Children, and French Fancy A Goods, at reduced pricei!, at MRS. STE El 4 'B, 1M 3Chestnutn street, and del4 6t* 262 South Eleventh street,' above Spruce. CUTLERY. DODGER S' AND . :WOSTENHOLIVEI I POCKET KNIVES, PEARL and STAG HAN- DLES of beautiful Satoh; RODGERS' and WADE if BUTCHER'S and the CELEBRATED LECOULTRI RAZOR. SCISSORS IN CASES of the finest quality. Ravore, Knivoo, Scionore and 'Pablo Cutlery, ground and polhihed.r 'EAR INSTRUMENTS of the moot approved conotrnetion to °Hist the hearing, at P. MADEIRA'S, Cutler and Surgical Instrtunent.Maker,lls Tenth Street, below Chestnut. . myl-U Money Belts, Work Boxes, Bankers' Oases, Purses. &c.. AND DETAIL, MASON do CO, OW Chestnut Wee MASON & CO., 907 Chestnut stree ' W All3lOl, JE*VIEUIN &V. E cALDvift WEL L co L . ". A - JEWELERS - 4 ' _ Tit 902 CHESTNUT STREET, ARE OPENING European Novelties, , BRIDAL SILVER WARES, CHOICE GEMS OF ART IN BRONZE. A large selection of Finest Wares, all of Newest Designs and Latest Production. oe2l the to Urn§ CHRISTMAS. and NEW YEAR'S • PRESENTS. Being determined to reduce our very large stock of WATCHES, JEWELRY, DIAMONDS, AND SILVERWARE, We 'sell all snide(' in our lino lunch below tbe meal price. Our stock of SLEEVE MOTTO." is very large. Vtal u lff e lla k ilr n e d a s t . va fi r e igy. e yery fine LADIES' WATCHES, heavy cases. Purchaser (' will find it to their advantage by giving us a call. • LEWIS LADOMUS & CO., SO2 Chestnut Street. dell 6t§ SALESROO OF VIE AMERICAN WATCHES ALEXANDER R. HARPER, Successor to Jno. M. Harper, No. 308 CHESTNUT STREET Second - Story. delB-3trp§ A HENRY HARPER, ,- ice ..7. 520 ARCS STREET, Has a well selected stock of Watches, Flue Jewelry, Sliver Ware and Silver-Plated Ware, SUITABLE FOB HOLIDAY and BRIDAL PRESENTS , del lmrp§ C itrETIN GS;-&-u. CA.R.,PFAPINOS. OREAT SALE, PREVIOUS. TO REMOVAL TO OUR NEW STORE, N0..635 Market Street, North Side, 014 TE DOOR EAST OF SEVENTH, On the '.First of January' Next. We will offer, till,then, our entire stock of ' CARPETINGS, OIL CLOTHS, MATTING% Ale. AT GREATLY REDUCED, PRICES. ;LEEDOM & SHAW, 910 Arch Street. • delB•l2trp§ 1869. HOLIDAYS. CARPETING'S, OIL CLoTils, DRCGGETS, REGIS, MATS, ASSOCKS, OTTOMANS STIEEP SKINS, Great Variety---Prices Down With Gold. R. L. KNIGHT & SON, No. 1222 CHESTNUT STREET. del6-iatrp NEW CARPETS. AXMINSTERS, WILTQNS, VELTETS, BRUSSELS, 3 PLYS AND INGRAINS, Venetians, Druggets, Oil Cloths, tke. • LEFIE)CoNE. • 910 ARCH STRF,ET. ee22 3mrp§ - CARRIAGES:I; CLARENCES, - coI:FF6ES AND SLEIGHS, . AT COST. S. W. JACOBS, 617 ARM STREET. 41014 lOtr JORDAN'S CELEBRATED PURR TONIO Ale for invalids, family use, &o. The subscriber is now furnished with hie full Winter supply of his highly nutritious and well-knownliever fto g . Its wide-spread and increasing use, by order of pllysicians, for invalids, use of families, .to., commend it to - the attention of all consumers who want a strictly pure article; prepared from the beet materials, and put up in the most careful manner for home use or tramper. Wien. Orders by mall or otherwise promptly implied. P. J .JORDAN, No. 2"11 Pear Street, del below Third and Walnnt etre° 1: 4 - k, 8 i Mk — AO ItitD HARD Rubber Truss never rusts, breaks or soils, used in bathing; Supporters, Elastic Belts, kitockings, all kinds of Trusses and Braces. DI Ladles attended to by RS. LEIGA 1230 Chestnut, sec• and story. no 9 I y rp§ I,l4,lloRtily&us Algeria and Oattorbe, Grapes,. fhb: BEST QUALITY IiAISIN,S. Almonds, Walnuts, +llVatiseOranges, Figs, Prunes, Citron, Currants, &0., &o. EVERY OFSCRIPTION or I'INE GROCERIES.. ALBERT C. ROBERTS. Corner Eleventh. and Vine Streets. MESS SHAD AND 'SPICED „LEI Salmon Tongue!' and &muds, in prime order, Just received ao for sale at COUSTY . S East End Grocery No. 118 South Second street, below Chestnut street. PWE SPICES (ROUND AND WHOLE —Pore English k ustard by the pound -.-Choice White Wino and Crab Apple Vinegar for pickling in store,_ and for sale at MUSTY'S East End Grocery, (o. 118 South Second street, below Chestnut street. WEI'VoIGREEN GINGER.-400 POUNDS „oil of choice Green Ginger -in store and for &Ilea CODSTV!ii Eust End Grocery, No, 118 South Second street. below Chestnut street. SOUPS.—TO MAT 0, PEA, MOCK Turtlo and Soups of 'Boston Club Manufac ture one of the finest articles for pia-nice and galling parties. 'For sale at ()GUSTY'S East End Grocery, No 318 donth Second street. below Chestnut street. WRITE BRAND- FOR cei FREER —A choice article Y Pat re for ic es ,COESTY'S East End Grocery.No.llB South Second street, below Chestnut street. prom the Celebrated Mannfactnrers, .Mitchell, Vance sf. Co., New York, and . Tucker MOnufacturing Co., Boston. And every varloty of COAL OIL LAMPS, From our own ManufactoryJersey , Camden, New . COULTER, JONES & CO. se2o-3m rp GALVANIZED and Painted WIRE GUARDS, for tore fronts and windows, for factory and warehouse windows, for churches and cellar windows. IRON and WIRE RAILINGS. for balconies, emcee, cemetery and garden fences. Liberal allowance made to Contractors, Builders and Carpentem All orders tilled with promptness and work guaranteed. ROBERT WOOD it go.. 1136 Ridge Avenue, Phllls. e3Otuthedumb DRUGGIST AND CHEMIST, AND WHOLESALE DEALERIN PAINTS, OILS, GLASS AND PATENT MEDICINES, Nos. 1301 'end 1303 MARKET STREET. eo3o-9 to th'dairy§ _ N. W. cor. Fourth and Chestnut, (Second etorsr, Entrance on FOUETH Street.) FRANCIS D. PASTORIUS, • Atterneywit-Law, SOLICITOR OF PATENTS. Patents procured for inventions, and all business per. taining to tho sumo promptly transacted. Call or send for circular on Patents. 011 ices open until 834 o'clock aver) evening. mhak-m In th tyrni FRED. SYLVESTER, 20S SOUTU FOURTH STREET, MEM yTLER, WEAVER & CO. NEW CORDAGE FACTORY NOW ix FULL OPERATION, No. 'J2 N.WATER treat and 23 N.DELAWARE move HERRING'S CHAMPION SAFES. The Burning of the Chamber of 1869. PHILAnaLrutA, December 13,1869 IdEssns• FA/IBEX,. HERRING & Co., 6....^9 Chestnut street GENTLEMEN: The two Herring's Patent Champion Safes purchased of you by the Commercial Exchange and Chamber orCominerce about eight months ago were the conflagration of the Chamber of Couimerce Build „ on the7th inst. HOU opening 'Cried' we found the books and papers In a perfect state of 'preservation. We can, therefore, readily testify to the Fire-proof oualltica of the flirting Patent Safes. J. It. MICHENER, Finfdenteurnmercial Exchange. SAM HET, WARD, Treasurer Chamber of Commerce:- gw)maul PRESENTS. FARREL, lituntivo & Co. Ton are respectfully informed that the Safe purchased isf you several years back Was in Room No. 12, Com mercial Exchange, at the time of the dro on the 7th ilea. It was opened without difficulty on the following day, and the money, checks and papers found to be dry and perfect. The books were also iu as good state of pre servation as before the occurrence of the fire, except ono or two being slightly dampened by steam, but in thee° the writing and figures were not at all defaced, and the safe •.as given entire satiefaction. ELlllti ROBERTS, Secretary of the Atlantic Petrolenm Storage Co. • MESSRS. 'FARREL, HERRING at Co.: GENTLEMEN: The Safe which we purchased from you last Spring was in the late fire In the Chamber of Com merce Building, and although it was submitted to the iievereat test of any in the building, we lake pleasure In informing you that it wits opened the heat day with ease. and papers, books, .4c., that it contained, were found to be in perfect condition. Respectfully, WARDEN, FREW S.: C . , Wire. 111 Walnut Street.' HERRING'S PATENT CHAMPION SAFES, the most imitable protection. from tire now known: HER RING'S NEW PATENT BANIOEIiS' SAFES, com. Itinittg hariloned steel and iron, with the Patent Franklinite, or SPlDarrlntsnw , filiTiSh a - resistant against boring and cutting tools to an extont heretofore unknown. Farrel, Herring & Co., Philadelphia. Herring, Farrel & Sherman, No. 251 Broadway, corner Murray St., N. Y. Herring & Co., Chicago. Herring •Farrel & Merman, New Orleans. tlol6 Tint PHILADELPHIA RIDING -V,Eichool and Livery ritablo, Nov. 3334, 43331,3333, •3540 and 3342 Market tared, Philadelphia.. - An afternoon e,1(1144 for young holies. Au evening clove for gentlemen 'Monday , Wednesday and Friday. Handsome carriage.; to hire I Morays taken to livery I Home trained to the Huddle I . BETH, (MAMIE, • Proprietor. • TORN CRUZIP,_ BITILIDER, JOHN 1781 CHESTNUT STREET, and VI LODGE STHEET. Mechanics of every branch required for house-building and fitting proroptly furniehed. • • feB7-1f MISCELLANEOUS. GAS FIXTURES. 702 ARCH STREET, PIIILADELPHLi. WIRE WORK. M. MARSHALL, PATENT OFFICES, REAL ESTATE BROKER, FIRE-PROOF SAFES. Commerce Building. PII!LADEL I'll lA, 12 tno . iith, 18 9 iNSTILVCTIONS. cLarnanG EDWARD I". KELLY, ~; TAILOR, HAS. REMP,VED N0.'1300 Chet4nutl4t. S. W. Corner of thirteenth. WESTON & BRO, TAILORS, No. 900 ARCH STREET, 'PHILADELPHIA, GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES. SATISFACTION GUAitANTEED. 1 . TTNIFOEM ITV .1N LOWN'ESB OF V primes has viltilatil 118 tomake QUICK • SALES, in consequence ut which we have but a small stock of readymtade deeds, \V close out nt roast. The reduction in price , , in us follows Good Itneincon were 821 E Good Business Snits, were e'22. Good Botlitie,M 120, were !FiV.S. Overceam, I 2 :A were 416. Press Snits et the Herne Rates. Parties purchasing CLOTHING - Prom no ean rel 7 ( hat goods are in price alai, uality EXA CT W 11.1 T W E REPRESENT. We avoid the praci ice of asking twice the worth of en article and then abating the price for the purpose of making the purchaser believe lie Jo obtaining a lArgaiu. EVA NtS es:LEACH, (as Market strwd. (1017 3uArp Jr li KS. FURS : A. X. & F. X. WOMRATII, No, 1212 Chestnut Street, (Late etayid 41T ARCH street;! AIM SELLING 'Children's Sets of Fur* at VS. • ' Ladies' Siberian Squirrel Sets, SS upte, o 4s 64 .Mink Sable " .10 66 German Fitch a 015 64 Stone Marten 66 020 66 Royal Ermine 14 040 ." Hudson May Sable 46 lltiG 46 RiViSlan Sable "suse English Riding Boas, Skating Muffs, &o. Fur Gloves, Foot Muffs, Lap Blankets. A greet yarfety of Carriage and Sleigh Robes. A. K. & F. K. WOMRATH,. No. 1212 Chestnut Street, PiULLDEr riiis.. 04 th a tttainr Furs: Furs ! Furs ELEGANT FAN4j_ly4s.,_ AT GREATLY RE ItUCI:li PILICES • The sabscribetb, No. II North Stomnd erreat. between -Marko' and Arch , tre.rt. rospectf oily inform the public that they have the laroest assortment of all kinds at FANCY FURS in tint ctty.cons,iating of the hest MINK IiInTS, at II UDSON BAY bABLE SETS. at 8.51). RUSSIAN,.KA 1.11.1 i SETS, at $12.,:t. • BOYA Mll.ll INK SETS. at *W. CHINCIIILLA S.ETII at 813. ilelltltk:L SETA. at i. And a large assortment of all kinds of FANCY FURS at GREATLY DEDUCED PRIORS. JOE( N DAVIS dr SON. 5.1 NORTH SI:CON 1) ST., between Market and Arch. tleal.4trp` SABLE FURS RUSSIAN AND HUDSON'S BAY. The Snt r.eriber having made the above articles a SPECIALTY in hie bimluerAlne prepared e large tureen went in different styles at hie !dime. No. 130 North Thfrd Street, Philada. Establighill 44 !man ago, JAMES REISKY. oil r to thamrar NEW PUBLICATIONS. §uNDAv S(JHOOLS DESIRING , '!'HE befit Poblicetb,os, semi to .1. C. (IAII.IIIGUES it 0., at the S. S. Ettkpori 1)1110 N 0.60.1 Arch St. f tlel7 I>E American Sunday-School Union, have ou band an extemiio variety of lliew and Beautiful Hooks, Handsomely Illustrated and in tasteful bindings, suit able for HOLIDAY PRESENTS A Ido for sale, Bibles &Devotionall3ooks- We are also constantly receiving from London a great variety of SCRIPTURE PRINTS. DIAGRAMS FOR LECTURES, and every thing sultablo for the illustration of Sunday- School lessons. . • Catalogues of the Society's Publicationa and. Speci• Irene of their Periudicabi may be obtained gratuithwily ut the Depoeitory of the AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, • 1122 Cheat - nut Street, Philadelphia. no3o-tu th a Cal CISOBJE ENGLISH. BOOKS FOR PRE-- SENTs.. C. .1 PRICE, Importer of English and Frell.7ll 110.)krin ‘&C.,' 7N 724 Benson street, invites the attention of booic•buYers to his sitin rb stork of ELEGANTLY , ROUND AND ILLUSTRATED BOOR s, together with a great varlet y of JUVENILE. BOOK: 4 , CAROM s, suitable for Christmas Presents. . All at tite most iron • . soutiblo rates. ENGLISH. FRENCH AND GERMAN IlOoliS k IND• PERIODICALS IMPORTED TO ORDER. jtl to Ol+' - 111.A13RIAGE. — A new course of Lectures, as deliver , :cl at the New ork Museum of Anatomy; embracing the subjects; How to Live and what to Live for; Youth, Maturity and' Old Age; Manhood general reviewed; the Cause In• digestion, Flatulece Philosophically Piseasee accounted , for Marriage Considered, rtc., Sm. Pocket volumes containing. these Lectures wilt be for warded, post paid, on receipt of 29 cents, by oddressing , W. A. Leary, Jr., Southeast corner of Fifth and Walnut' streets, Philadelphia. "fe.213 COAL AND WOOD. - VOAL I THE CIII4;AP EST 'AND - - BEST" v_in tho eity.---Keep constantly on hand the colo . .irateil RONEY BROOK .anil lIA ILLS lOU LEHIGH ; also, EAGLE 'VEIN LOCiiST MOUNTAIN and ROSTON J RUN COAL. J. MACDONALD, JR. Yards, 019 South. 'Broad et. and 1140 Wanbington avenue,. oe)3ni ---_-_-_--, - ---- , - 14:MASON /SINES. SoIIN P. FINA,VP. 11111 E UNDERSIGNED iNVITE ATTEN .J. tion to their stock of • Spring I±dotintain, Lohigh and Lointat Mountain Coal,, which, with the preparation. given by us, wo think can• not be excelled by any other Coal. Office, Franklin Institute Building, No. MS. Seventh etreot. I i ' . BINRS & sHr.Ale, • ambit Kroh @treat wbarLtictinvlkith . ' 77 -7 rKINDT & M'A.NZ (;LASS Agraph Pianos. and Co~ibri atbmibeelt'a unourpatised Orobee tra, PlllllOB. For rale at bargains only by de9-th . A. t.CIIHRZER, 925 Areb .qtroot. . ,DEN'I'ISTRY -: _...___. .„. . 30 Y :ARS' . ACT.I.V.PI' 1 1 11.A.VX'.1()E. .... —Pr. FINR, No. 219 Ville street, below Third, insert , the handenmest Teeth in the city ,at prices 'to gra all. Teeth Plugged, Teeth Repaired, Rich:kneed, or Remodelled to suit. allb and Ether. No pain in ex- 1 , tractive. °Wee nonrs,B toil se2a-s,rn.tilos ' ' 0( FURS t. TELZOnAritilic 6110211111A1T. . ONE per cent. on the coupon and registered bonds of I,Tieginia, into be paid on January, Tim :Internal Revenue receipts yesterday 'amounted to $648,461. Snow tell to the • depth of four inches on Sunday, from Chicago to Cheyenne, but the Pacific Railroad trains are running'on time. IT is reported that the supposed Cuban ; steamer Anna went to sea yesterday ,from NOW 'Yak, in the wake of the Spaniah, gun7boats' A (.a.IILE despatch x,eportS 'that the expas'; illations of Jews from Russia have already, commenced and will continue until Spring. AN attempt would have been made to blow up the Spanish frigate Pir.arro and the gun' boats, on Saturday night, btit'for the storm j. Fitastcy, is said to be again urging a general disarmament upon the great European powers, and to expre*Willingnesi tOitteV the example, Tit . Spanish - gtinhoats- weris itialten4eiters day morning off Absecon', steering south-south west, under fall sail. LAYE,ST returns front Texas give Davis a majority of 020, with only sevoti counties to hear — from. • • I A Pr-mq ~for checking. the gowth. of infi delity is to 'be drafted' by 'a committee of bishops of the (Ecumenical Council. A Satxli'lla.txmcap despatch says that Isaac S. 'Josephs, -- of the -jeiveity - - - fin*: •of Isaac Josephs & Co., of that city, which recently failed for $250,000, has absconded with a large amount of the assets of the firm.' Tim bodies of three of the persons en gulfed by the caving-in of the mine of Stock ton, Pennsylvania, had been recovered at 7 o'clock bit Sunday evening. They were those of Mrs. Swenck and two of her children.. GEN. LW:Ks had an interview with Napo leon,• yesterday, in which the Emperor ex pressed his regret ',that a satisfactory under standing with this country, in postal matters, had not been arrived at. WHILE laboring under a lit of insanity, a man in Henderson countY,.Tehnessee, threw two of his children into a well, and jumped in after them. They were droWilf3d, and be is so injured that it is not probable he will survive. GE.N. liANcocK has been asked to send United States, troops to Pembina. to quiet the frontier settlement, should the Red River diffi culties lead to an Indian mitbreak. None will be sent unless an actual collision occurs, or is more imminent than at present. Esninkss EtUENIE is credited by some with causing the promulgation the order to --Spanish-refugees fOquit Pmnee. Others assert that their tampering with the revolutioniSts hi France led to their etiniision. The case of one of them was taken up in the Corps Legis latif by Rochefert: THE President yesterday sent to -the ,Senate correspondence in relation to Cuba. The substance of the information in them has in the main been published. One of them is a despatch from Minister Sickles, giving a con versation with General Prim, on.August.2oth, in which Prim makes light 'oethe Onhart *Olt, and says,they why hate their' ndenendenee by laying down their arms, electing their Deputy, and declaring their right to be .free by a vote of the people. Correspondence from Consul-General , Plumb, at Havana, show , init . ; thevarying fortunes and decadence of ' the cause, are given, Until on November 2.dthe'annonneetnent is made 'of the destritc- ' tion of the two remaining villages held by the Cubans. On October 1;70, Secretary Fish, in reply to Minister Roberts, says the United States has not reached the intention of accord-' ing belligerent rights to Cuba. On December Attorney-General-Hoar gives his opinion that it is not proper for the United States to libel-the Spanish gunboats, under the statute - of 1828, and inforins Mr. Fish that the Govern ment has acted on thiS opinion. A to i ,/ i Fort*-Firat. Congress... Second Soealon. In the United States Senate yesterday after noon Mr. Schurz introduced a bill to reform the civil service of the United States, wind.' was referred to the ComMitee on Retrench ment. The bill provides for a board to ex amine candidates for office, with a view solely to their fitness to discharge its duties. The appointee is also to undergo a year's proba tion, but he may be removed before expiration of the year. The bill distinguishes in the cid] service two classes of offe!ials : Those ap ponted by the I'resident, by and with the ad %lei and consent of the Senate,and those who, as inferior officers, work under dime- Aim of the former class. It furtter provides that, all officers already in tie service upon the creation of the board, except the class covered by Mr. Jenckes' bill, slid bold office for the term of five years from tle date of their commissions. But the Presi dedial appointments made afterwards, in pur suance of the bill,shall be for the term of theepears ; and no removal in the forni'er ehis shall take place except upon trial and de temination of the'ease by the board; but any li:efficient officer among these may be removed .11 the board, and the vacancy thus created shall be filled, not for the unexpired term, but fa the full term of five years. Mr. Trumbull, fnm the Committee on the Judiciary, reported at a substitute for the various pro psitions before them, a joint resolu tim declaring the State of Virginia en tiled to a representation in Congress. Mr. lomeroy introduced a bill to Charter an Anericau and Holland Ocean Cable Company, cud providing for direel, telegraphic communi cation betleen Washington, New York', Rol and, and Europe generally, under a concession granted by the King of Holland to William osnell Jewett. Referred to the Committee 3n Foreign Relations. Mr. Sumner offered a resolution, which was agreed to, requesting the President to communicate to the Senate, if compatible with the public interests, copies of any correspondence between the United States and Great Britain concerning questions pending between the two countries since the rejection of the claims convention by the Senate. Au Executive session was then held. The House of Representatives refused to suspend the rules to allow the introduction of a resolution declaring that Virginia is entitled to representation„ in Congress. After much iIiSCUSSIOD, a resolution providing that the bill to promote the reconstruction of the State of Georgia shall be considered, and that the vote shall be taken to-day, was adopted. The bill was then read. - Mr. Beck offered amendments requiring the day fixed for the meeting of the Legislature to be not less than thirty nor more than sixty days from the date of the Governor's proclamation providing for elections to fill va cancies in the Logislature, inserting the word " voluntarily" in the oath declaring that the person taking it had not been engaged in re bellion, Lte. Mr. •Butler opposed the amend pent. Mr. Beck argued'at great length against the bill. . ln support of the bill remarks were made by Messrs. Winans, Fitch, Stevenson and Coburn, and against it by Messrs. Eldridge, Woodward. Morgan, Axtell and Briggs. Ad journedat 11.30 • - Philadelphia Bank Statement. The following is the weekly statement of the. Phila delphia Banks, made up on Monday afternoon, which F a c r •e i e t i a lle s t:te ci following aggregates: 816,051,1 ' 50 Loans and ° Discounts3 52,249,053 'Specie 1,149,221 Due from other Banks 4,586,925 line brother Bunko. 5,811,204 'Deposits • ' " ' - 32,467,789 Circulation 10,596,311 United Staters Notes 12,173,949 Clearings ' • • . 36,805,812 Balances 3,409,402 The following. statement shows the condition of the Banks of Philadelphia; at various times during the last 'few mouths: - „ " - • - • -L oans. Sorge. Circulation, Deposits. Jan. 4 51.716,999 3.52,483 10,543,719 31,032,869 Feb. 1 ~„52,632,813 302,742 10,193,351 33,052,551 Slat. 1 52,211,.351 259433 10,458,546 31,0 3 33,951 Ap'ils 50,499.866 189,003 - 10,623,896 29,261,937 *Boy :3 51,510;982 201,758 ' 10,617,315 32,863,692. June T 52,826,367 169,326 10,619,989 N 3,478,094 July 5 53,937,521 3003,691' 10,618,846 . 34,944,832 Aug. 2 51,953,8533..84,869 10,010,983. 33,623,886 Nept. 6 ' 51,931,372 247,358 19,3311,673 33,769,545 Oct, 4 82,105,010 177,303 10,598,934 32,093,112 soy. 1 - 91,532,214 351,845 ' 10,597,973 32,091,813 "29 51,611,924 551,773 10,601,653 32,809,652 ,Bee. 6 91,968,040 932,468 10,603,2352 . 33,291,9331 " 13..,.... ..... 52,176,138 1,192,225 10,599,650 •• 32,742,164 ' . 20 52,206,053 1,110,221 - 10p0,311 39,467,739 Tlia follayriug la a detailatl.e 4 / 4 1.aruqn4 of the. bulia , m of Urn Phlladrlphia Clearing 71 4111/6 for tlto 63444 vrenk, fur. 41.18 bed by G. E. Arnold, Emu, blauag •r; . . . (.; chrina , . • Ba,rin ceA. ' lire. 71* '' ~,. ' • eD "IA 4PI 8141%727 "01 • 6 038.053 64' .- - 07,341 9 SI 'us 14 ' .1-4 ''''''' ."*"."....' .'" 2 0:447.1664 5 .'- .. 419091 9 6,284,2.* S 2 • 677,211 96 •I 7 6,922014 73 . 491 4 5 1 1 18 , 6,690471 ,13 430, 1 2' . ,•, Qlll. A • lletpotletprx Vtuladelphis Nvezune Bulletin. ....141_11104V LEsBo.—Schr E A flooper.(lhampleur. riffle rent in )(snow. Mae scaotlitig 55000 feet t t-4 o.o4;figtquipla 65ASiO feet 5-4 do flooribn and ate "lug MIMS Norerkie& Sheets. ERABLESTON..—tichr E F Cabada, :twain-3001ms phosphate rock iOE4IO E MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN NTEAMEIIIS. • TO ,O SHIPS FROM ARRIVE • i . nn , DATE , E 11111,4.4 Liverpool...NewYork - Me. / :Cleopatra Vera Cruz... New York via 11..... Dee, 2 Cella— . London... New York 'Dec. 4 Nemesis Liverpool—Now York. ll*. 4 Rhein Southampton—New York- Deo. 7 Tripoli- Livernool...New York via D. Dec. 7 Nebraska-4: .Ltierpo2l...New York Dpe. 8 C. ofl., ondon . - /*err:lel—New York Me. 9 Austrian ' I . Liverpticd—Portland..... Dec 0 lowa Glasgow—New York Oise. 10 Russia Liverpool... New York Dec.ll Westphalia Royce—New York Dec. 11 TO DEPART. Siberia New York... Liverpool 160.22 Colorado ...... ..... ..New YorlL.,Liverpool.....-4; Dee. 22 N. America.- ...... New YOrk.:.Rto Jaheirb."&m. Dec. 23 Columbia New York—Rayons Dec. 23 Palm yra._ .... New York—Liverpool Dee. 23 Deutschland New. yorlc...llretnen Dec. 23 Prometheutt...Philadelphia."...Chatlestdri 4. ..,.; lice. Z 3 Cleopatra New York...Vero Cruz, 'Ac'" Dec. 24 Pioneer Philadelplila—Wilmituttou Dec. 24 W yomilln Pillindelpida—Savan nab.- ........ .-... .D 01). 25 Ville de ,Porlit..4.New Y0rk,,1iavra,.,...„..i,-..T. Dee. 25 C. of Ltindon • Neer York...Liverpool.:-........ Dec. 25 Cambria New York—Glasgow. Dec. 25 Pennsylvanio".....New Itork,..Liverpool De 0.25 RADE. JABIPIti DOuGHERTY, NA bIUEL E. I.+TOE. hioraTutv Coueurrsii. JOSEPH C. GRUBB. COMMITTEE{ ON AREITEATION. J. 0, James,l E. ,S.„ Wader, °Co. L. lluzby, f Wm. W. Paul, Thomas L. Gillespie. MARINE.EITI,PETIN:,77 - POET Ulf PRILA.DELPIIIA—Dsc. 21 SUN 11i4E4, 7 111 BUN BEM 4 371 lIIGII WAVER,. 3 32, ARRIVED 'VERTIIRD4I - • • Seim (inward, Evans, I day from Indian Et, . , Del. with grain to J riff L Bewley & Co. Schr J T Long. Tunnel!. I day , frcen Indian ?liver, Del, with grain to Jas 1., Bewley le CLEARED YESTERDAY. Steamer R Wiliina. Conniff. Baltbnoret A Groveai Jr. Bark B Bogen (1319,'Crosby, Antwerp', Peter Wright & Song. Brig Acelia'Tlatirlow,Oalliaor,Antwerp, L Weatergaard & Co. Schr A Young, Young, Charleaton, S Lathbury & Co. tip Schr Archer & Reeves; hole:0,10r Cardenas, way cleared on Saturday 14 Dallett & Son—not as hefOre. • []tYTELscautrE.l W ,,, • LEES. DEL.. Dee. W. ' ITie will net the ship Win Wilcox off to-night Have taken 4.,,ut 1(10 toils, and will probably get out ftong toeday. If everything proveir favorable we wt be in toun to-morrow. ii. VIIID N. , of steatutug A rica. MEMORANDA Shin Benton (Br), Woolleaton,ll3 days from Calcutta, at riPilr York yesterday:" 1 Ship Golden Fleece. Adams, fiom New York .=.l Oct for San Francisco, Iva , ' spoken 224 ult. lat 551 $, lon 34: 21 W. Ship Andrew Johnson, Mahan, from Hamburg., for, Callao. was v poker! 30th Oct. lat 8 N, ion 25 W. ' Ship Young America, Cummlnirr, from New York 17th Sept tor San Francisco. was off Pernambuco &Loft. Steamer Blenville. Baker. front New Orleans*lts Ha vana. at New York yesterday. Steamer Virginia. Kennedy, cleared at Galveat9n 11th invt. for New York. Steamer Palmyra, Cbesnaye, at Messina 25th alt. from h,apies. and sailed 25th for Naples and New York. Bark Meth:gin, A rthur,satled from Liverpool 6th inst. for this port. `Bark. Riebatd Pearce (Br/. Rathbun. cleared at City Point 18th lost: for 11.io Janeiro. with flour. Bark kra, hieculloch, bemc.". at Antwerp 19th inst. Bark' Meridian, Lena. sailed froin BremerhaVen 4th foot. for this I>mi—reported for New York. Bark Boon(Brt. Munro, from Yokohama 41It.Aug. at New York yesterday. with tea. a. Brig Nellie Mowe, ;Merryman. hence at St Thomas 31 inst. via St Mai tins.and remained 13th for charter. Brie II C Brooks, Brimo, hence for Boston, was below New York 18111 inst. with loss of sails. . . . . Brig W N Z, lieratnn, from Milk Ulmer. Jai Nov 23, hitt the.Delan aro Breakwater. at New York yesterday, Left in port brig Sea Breese, for Delaware Breakwater 2 days. Brig Harriet (80, Gilbert.' Pi (lays from Pernambuco, at New York yesterday. with ingar. Brig John Cho etal, Barnes, cleared at Now York 18th Lunt. fur Richmond. Fehr Miunie Iteppligr, Conover, at liktidiff 4th instant frYtil Rotterdam. Schr Addis M. Chadwick. CCine, sailed from ; St John, NEL Pith inst. for Cardenas. &lir Louisa Frazier, Steelman, 'cleared at Savannah Itith hitt. fur. Boston. Seta Win B Mann. limpeta, sailed front Charleston 19th Suet for Ja( ksonville. Schr J U Perry, hence for New Bmlford, at New Lon don 13th in- t. Schre Cornelia, Johnson. and Catharine,Yerrens, Brown. cleared at Baltimore 19,th inst, for Wilmingtou. Belau are. Schr II W Dialler, Miller, hence at New 'York 13th (nut. Schr la irs Ann ileoper,Citanapion, sailed frotaßucks rifle, SC. Lail itmt. for dila port. Rehr Clara Dar lifhon, Jeftried, vaned from New Haven eouii.l3th lust. for Spriug Creek, NC. to load lumber for flue port Schr Ellen Heigate Golding; hence at noutleereali, ICC 14th inst. loading ' for this port. Scbr pueen of the South Corson, from rensacila for tins port. was pawed 17th Inst. off 'Hatteras. • .11ARINEMISCELLINY. Bark 'Menne. Reimers, from Philadelphia, which w•a+ destroyed by fire on the night of the 3d inst. in the petro leum harbor opposite Rotterdam, is stated under date of the 4th to bate bad about 21 tarts still on board. . . . _ . Sc hr Si; Grove, Weaver. :tom Richmond for lifebilo, put into Wilmington, NC. yesterday, with loss of main lib and mainmast, and sprung a leak. She is loaded with phosphate. ' Schr C L Scull, Lee, from Newbern for New Ytirk, with a cargo of shingles and naval stores, went ashore on Saturday evening, ISth Inst. near Shark Inlet, and has bilged. The crew were all safely landed ou the beach. The vessel in all probability will be a total loss. The following is the captain's report of the loss of schr Margaret:—Left East Harbor, Caicos Island, Nor. 22, for Philadelphia. with a cargo of salt. On the night of the 29th, at 10 PM, wind fresh at ENS and a heavy sea on.carried away foremast, it breaking about four feet above the deck, taking with it Aboom and main, topmast: immediately after the mainmast went over the stern, smashing the galley, after house and tearing up the main deck to the main hatch. At 11 abandoned the vessel in a sinking condition; reached Sand Cay on the forenoon of the 30th and Salt Bay the following day. The Margaret was built at Bath. Me. In 1863. rated A 2, and was owned by J D Robinson and _others. No insu rance. C H NICHOLS. Captain. INSURANCE. FIRE ASSOCIATION F A OP PHILADELPHIA., Incorporated March, 97, 1820. Office—No. 34 North Fifth Street. INSURE BUILDINGS EfOuSBNOLD FURNITUBB - AND IttIBOIIANDIBE G_BNEBALLY FBOIII • LOBS BY JIBE. Assets January 1, 18691 01,4043,005 08. TRUSTEES: William H. Hamilton, Charles P. Bower, John Carroty, JOBI3EV Lightfoot, Georggez Young Robert Shoemaker, Joseph R. Lyndall, Peter Armbruster, Levi P. Coats, M. H. Dickinson. Samuel Sparhawlltv Au Seeg Peter Williamson, m. er. WM. H. HAMI LTON TON, President, SAMUEL SPARHAWK, Vice President: WM. T. BUTLER, Secretary. MILE RELIANCE 11781731A.NCE COM PANY OF PHILADELPHIA! Incorporated in 1841. Charter Perpetual. Office, No. 908 Walnut street. CAPITAL 8300,000. ' Insures against loss or damage by FIRE, On Houses, Stores and other Buildings, limited or perpetual, and on Furniture, Goode, Wares and Merchandise in town or country. LOSSES PROMPTLY ADJUSTED AND PAID. Assets 8437,149 Invested to the following Secnritiee, First Mortgages on City Property, well se cured.— ' 01168,600 00 United States Government Loans 117,000 00 Philadelphia City 6 Per Cent. Loans 75,000 00 Pennsylvania a 3000, 0 00 6 Per Cent Loan 30,000 00 Pennsylvania Railroad Bonds, First Mortgage 6,000 Camden and Amboy Railroad Company's 6 Per Cent. Loan.. .4. 6,000 00 Loans on Collaterale 500 00 Huntingdon and Broad Top 7 Per Cent. Mort gage Bonds 4,560 00 County Fire Insurance Company's .5t0ck ...... ,.1, 0 50 00 Mechanics' Bank Stock.4,ooo 00 Commercial Bank of Pennsylvania Stock 10, 00 0 00 Union Mutual Insurance Company's Stock..... 580 00 Reliance Insurance Company of Philadelphia Stock 11450 00 (lash in Bank and on hand 12,255 Worth at Par --- 41457,558 32 Worth tide date at market price5....9454081 a l. DIRECTORS: ... Thomas 0. Hill,l Thomas H. Moore, William Musser, Samuel Castner, Samuel Bispham, James T. Young, H. L. Carson, Isaac F. Baker, Wm. Stevenson, Christian J. Hoffman, Benj. W. Tingley, Samuel B. Thomae, Edwar Sitar. THOMAS 0. HILL, President., Wl4. Minis, Secretary. PHILADELPHIA, PebrUlV7l7, 1869: jal-tu tb a if T IFE INSURANCE AND , TRUST CO. L THE GIRARD-LIFE INSURANNCE, ANNUITY AND TRUST COMPANY OF PHLLADELPHIA.— .OFFICE, 408 CHESTNUT STREET. ASSETS, $3,083,643 88, JANUARY 1,1889. The oldest'Companycf the kind but ono in the State; continue to insure lives on the most reasbnable terms and declare profits to the insured for the whole of life. Premiums paid yearly, half yearly, or quarterly. They receive Trusts of all kiuds, whether as Trustees, As signees, Guardians, or Committee of Lunacy. Also, act as Executors and Aminfstrators, to the duties of which particular attention is paid. Deposits and Trust Funds are not in any event liable for the. Debts or Obligations of the Company. • • • Charter perpetual. THOMAS 'RIDGWAY, President. • SETH I: QO3,lLY,,Vice President. JOHN F. JAMES; Actuary. • ; • ' - WILLI Am 11. Sr o.sirtitt Ass't Actuary.. N. S. , CILAIIIIERLAIN, No. 1411 LOCUST street, attends every ' ay, at../..o.'elock precisolY at_the office. 0c27 3m THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN-PILILADELPHIA:;.TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1869. 83+5.80.8 , 12 15 83,40t1;42 71 TEFFERSON FIRE • INSUR.A_NOE COM. e.) PANY of Philadelphia,—Office,No. 24 North Fifth street, near Market street. • Incorporated by the Legislature of Pennsylvania. Charter perpetual. Capital and Assets. $168,010u. Make insurance against Less or damage by Fire on Public or Private Buildings, Furniture, attacks, Goode and Bier. chandlee, on favorable terms. DIEECTORS. Vim. 'McDaniel, Edward P. Moyer Israel Peterson, Frederick Ladner John F. Beisterßn Adam J. Glass, Henry Troemner, Henr y Delany, Jacob &handout, J John Elliott, Frederick Doll, Christian D. Frick, liamnel George E. Fort, William D. Gardner. WILLIAM McDANIEL, President. ISRAEL PETERSON, Vico President. 11 .P 1147 B,VoimmAN.Secretary andTregiouror.-- VAMP, INSURANCE COMPANY, NO. ine CHESTNUT STREET. • INCORPORATED 1866. CHARTER PERPETUAL , CPITAL, 820,000. 'FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. . . Insures against Lose or Damage by Piro either by Per! petnal or Temporary policies. nutacrorts. Charles Richardson, Robert Pearce, Wm. H. Rhawn, John Kcesler, Jr., -William M. Boyfert, Edward B. Orne, Henry Lewis, Charles Stokes, Nathan Hillee. John W. Evorman, George A. Week. . Mordecai Busby, °HARLEM ionAllDSON,Preeidenty WIC H. RHAWN, Vice-President. WILLI/OKB I. BLANCHARD. Secretary. apl ff AMERICAN - FIRE 'INSURANCE COM PANY, incorperated 1810.--Charter perpetual. N 0.310 WALNUT street, above Third, Philadelphia. Raving a large pail•trn Capital Stook and Surplus In vested in sound and available Securities, continue to insure on dwellings, stores, furniture, merchandise, vessels in port, and their cargoes, and other personai property. Alllosses liberally and promptly adjusted. DIRECTORS. Thomas R. Maria, Edmund Cl. Dritilh, '. • ' John Welsh, : , - Charles W. Peultney, l w Patrick Brady,- , ''• ' • Israel Morris, ~ • John T. Lewis, John P. Wetherill, 4 William . Paul. , THOMAS R. MARIE, President. &MORT O. ORAWFOELD, Secretary. r 4 T