in In the French colony of Tahiti .there in. a . little establishinent where an engineertit in stalled as the presiding genioS of n board of vvotl;44: hts own person he lOUs the r &titles of etier or the Service, general sitr*eyo of A•erseer, shopmau and bookkeeper. Ac an overseer ho ono day reeititCed, a pound of nails, and to Obtain what he wanted had to go throw:fit airiest clabOrate process. Ile took Sheet of Paper, carefully numbered and dated it, and then wrotef' To the °chervil or of WeihaTlie OVerseor of this see lionbegstoinforniyotithatheroquiresa pound Of nails, There hiking a.tiothet Alm* of papet, be again begini ! " I have the holier of for warding to the Chief oftlieservtch of the hOard works the ,demand of the.overseer;' otc., etc. These two letters written, he • began a third: '! .1 approve the deniand Of the overseer Of the section, &c.,—forwarded by," &a A fourth'sliect of paper:was then takeh out, and a letter to the following effect written : "To the Overseer of the Section. of, &e. I have the pletistire, of returning y9ur demand approved by, the Chief of the service." After that came a filth sheet of oflicial paper, "To Mr. nop inait,--Please kindly , deliver a pound of nails _according to . my demand, approved Of ~our the instant." Ilia Oren this was not all. As Shoptnan the Satne ihdividnal was bound to write, "To the Book-keeper of the Works.-1 have delivered to the &Maud of the overseer, ap; reyed on the •—instant, a pound of nails.' in the evening this correspondence had to be copied out threefold and forwarded to the head bake. NOW the evident calculation sug gested by this little feat of burefuteraity is that the pound of nails was worth about three half- Pence, white, counting an hour's oflice-work as worth no More than five pence, the result would be that the writing for the pound of hallsicest.about six times their value.—Longen Doily Yore:. Bogus Mining. Ople whose surplus cash invites the atteti tion of operators in mining stocks may learn something from the following description of bogie; Mining as it is conduCted in Colorado : • A "claim'• is secured—hundreds of them can be had for a song—a few theuSand dollars are invested in apparatus, and a few tons of seleCted qnartz are crushed and tested, giving unusually rich results. It the vein be ordinary and .unpronlising, seine of the, most carefully selected specimens of its ores and tempting slugs of bullion; said to have come from its Wonderful lode, are hurried elf to Eastern cities where, through the plate-glass windows of highly respectable and unquestionably re , Spousible banking houses, they are gazed at - with wonder by thousands of passers, and sountempt plenty of victims, even An the shrewdest communities, to invest at least a inodictun of this hard-won money. A grand stock corporation is organized, beautiful cer tificates are issued, a high-sounding name is adopted for: the mine—the " Eldorado .Eclipser, " the ." Consolidated Terrifier," or the " Climax Gilder." Boring and prospect , ipg are continued, and if the " lode " proves to be poorly loaded with precions metals, those in the ring close out their stock before. any adverse reports have danipened the ardor of the expectant dupes at the East, and, having Pocketed their pile, they retire and leave the unknown 'ones to guess what has become of their •‘ inexhaustible vein," yielding..94.loi) or ,il,OOO to the ton of ore! Belles of the Battle Of Lake Erie. A number of interesting relics, the personal proper* . of the late Major Henry 11. Brevoort, have been deposited for safe keeping and as honorable memorials among the reeords.of the Michigan, State Historical Society. Among these are included the hat and sword of the gallant Mapr,, worn by him in the battle of Like Ern:sunder Commodore Perry, Among the relics, says the Detroit Free. Press', is also a card-ease, fashioned from a piece of live oak which was used in the repairing of the staunch old battle ship, the Dousides, whieh had gained so proud a name and so high a fame for the flag of the Union and its brave defenders. A copy of a letter, accompanying a silver medal bearing appropriate devices commemo rative of the battle is given below. The letter was addressed. to " Captain Henry B. Bre voort. late commanding marines ou Lake Erie ;'• but the precise facts were, that this of ficer Was at that time a captain in the Second regiment of United States infantry, and vol unteered, with his company, when the fleet sailed to meet the enemy. "NAVY DEP,\IITMENT.. January 2, 1823.—T0 Croptai How?, B. Bro:,•,07 t, lute ,:omniin ling 2ilar7iu; .Eric.—Slit: In compliance with a resolution by the Congress of the United States, the President directs me to present you with a silver medal, in testimony of the high .seuse enter tained by Congress of your gallant conduct and services in the decisive and glorious vic tory gained on Lake Erie, on the 10th day of September, in the year 1813, over a British squadron of superior fierce. "I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,, SMITH THUMF'SfiN." LIT V NoTicEs. CURT AIN .I\l 4TERIALS. 1V . 11. ('Anum. (formerly of 71J Clwstuut stmt.) b rr.sunual the Curtain businehs with his Suti4, at Chestnut street. lull line of Curtain Materials a Railroad supplies. FitEN(7.lt 01: his own n it inufactole ;al fresh owl ht . vtit Manor Graps, at A. L. YANsANT corner of CheEtnut and .N int h stroots. LATEST Fltol%l THE7:..wuts.—Siure the in troduction of NIALON'S VITALIA 011 SALVATION I'oll lmlioo who fortip•rly taRKI dye w arc nniternully obandonihg them. 'Hwy fay] tho new orti cla 6t, lownlvt , s,so rieon nud pure, t) plelottut to tine 1.101b0 4 . and with till 60 SUperitir tin a meats of riiimwiwl the on tiun l rolor, that they 10, 6 .11110 y ehudder when they third: of the filthy' toll th , l iisr4. B. v your clothing of Charles Stokes, 82 Cliebt mit street, under tho Continontol AVATEn ILTEIN tor purifying muddy wator & Kitelinn Furnishing Ruoms, • Duck stroo,blow Walnut. LmfiEs' ITATS.-I,allieS' Hats of the Inost, to ma it ni at the Wevest prief's in he city. OAK vo S3l and 61 Cip•4tilut ntiYet. , CENT'S AND YOUTH'S' AN'.otiellAN CAPS Of he IwA nuilnn. TLS ch , qtromt in the city. (Ma vlyttlOß, Contiwntta Clovis, Bunions, inverted Nails, skillfully Frosted by Dr. J. Davidson, No. 915 0116ituut stroet. Charges moderate. JUDICIOUS norm:us and nurses UM tor children a nafe and Dleasunt medicine hi BMW'S infant Cordial 111.1.N11N14 AND CATAattill. a .I,ltact, N. D., l'roft-lior of the Eye and Eor, I reoht y) dh.e tt ,o, opluTtoiltilig to the obovit ta•mtber,t with the utitiont nut, et,i. u,lintoitiali> from that niost. r•ttabin nourcca in the city Can he sit at hie 0 f/igttt No. 6 05 Arch ittrret. The medical faculty are tovitoil to aii cobraio their pollutita, to he Igo, Ito iyicret. iu hii prat:- e) or. int.-E . t.a. No charge tootle for ON.• antinatioll - - SURGICAL INSTItt:TitENTS Alltlllrllgf iSIS' /MR dri lI:NowDEN BROTIII2II/, 23 South Eighth Bin:mt. REAL ESTATE SALES • SALE EY 011Dli.:11 1;,tdlo of ifoh.,ll A. yj.•,•ow,, Auctici...r.--T3w;i10 . :4 “od, Ilotot ;11111 011114', eel Der Thiri , elll.ll Wel Ridge a‘,1 , 1, Un,jor 11the01) OW Win of bit, Rot , ri S. 11,,,d0y",311 , 1i1VY 19th, 1 , 49, nt 12 o'rbwli, to nu, o ill iudd ;it public ta le, .it the rldhub ltibia flu. following . Veal 1,1;111., 1•.01 , 1i 011,0-story brick hUUL'C and lot of gr,)11 , 1, 11 , .01111i11,4 el 1 of tbr ca-t lim of Thi r t,o o dh str-ot: houthw4,t. liar of Ilidgc io the loticf , -»tli Ward of tha clll ; \VItl iivenuo ii reef Owlir , In an &logic ; poullicahtudrd 46.1. rt. 1:1.'4 ; t ludo,' coulliwo.niv.aril at rip-111'11110,4. 21 Put 9 74. ; uittitilel with GEA , II ,try+rt Jr i i ,d,„, to the I,lyt 14,1(1 of Thirteenth etroot ; thrw e unrt h ar iird along Thirteenth .trout tio Iret to (1141 StlIWA:t 1 , )1L aroimi-ren! of 4,0 p,..c :mono, 11 , ..111V ier per Its iiriter of Ilittm. fS2CI) ut ii o time of sal,. J..s.lfldr:S A. TREEMAN, Artidiuti , ur. Slone 422 NV:third ,Ir,ot. 1.171 3' V.:113 , 11‘11"1 . 0111.' SALE -- :JAMES. 'A. I .I-btoyy Ilrirk 1.,,,,tith , :11, , t • nnt, tin \\ ettin-An) , January 19, 1411 itl 12 , DMA, still W. 1.1 at pti l Jli, eqtlo, hr . I t 'll,: All thitt,l6,jr:,l,h, l',,nr•aturr re,i•lonni• ifit 01 g. ,, 1in , 1• ~ itnn+tv up tn. "I s Lncrul i , th , nt It.t•t unrthtsar , l of 01,1. Ci! tarnut it; 1111,1'6 , 1 r tro.,t., iu 'tn.. 4.r tilt Nl,lsv 01. 1 , , ft 0/ itt it ,31 . ,1.W filo', r .1,1 , 1 I. ,Jt Ulla • CI,. „,,,f ',roc 4"4".. . Or ' 1,1, • 1,, ft , o, ( . 1,,,t nl illo',11.1• to.l ~ 1 lit,• 11.1 , 01 -al , . • ..111-111:11`'...i. 111;1'.‘,1 . . it. WV 3! alre.h el r well-eeoured ,grouud , rents, .4110, 0 a0h it) ear. On Tuesday, January 18, 1870, at 12 0 Monk; noon., will be sold et pahlio aisle, at the philadelphia Eat bongo, the/ofiounria' dam bcd yrolvwsP4 ViZ• '• • .NOB. 2.—A11, those 2 woll-socurcel redeem able. yearly ground rents of 4120 each, Clear ' of taxes, payable h a lf, Yearly; issuing out .of all those lots of ground with—the three.stor brick , meesuagos ^ thereon. ereqled,sitnato on the ' • hide of York street, 86 feet 10Y4 bootleg from the •no 0 east corner of York and '4llll stroote ; eaolt omit , fug in front 17 toot 45e inches, and extending in depth It feet to a fonr•feet widt alley. • ; • No. 6.—A,1 1 that well-eecurod reidoomald a' yearly grOund rent of nl2O, clear of taxes, payable half yearly. issuing out of all that lot of ground, with the three story• brick it/assuage thereon erected, situate on the northwest corner of York and Fairbill streets ; coutitining in front /7 feet 439 indite, and extending in depth 96 foot to a 4 feet wide alloy. ~ • • No'. 4.—A ll that well-secured 'radix:triable yearly greand rent of $l2O, deur of taxes, 'payable half yearly, issuing out of all that lot ofground, with the three-WO brick messuage thereon orected,si tante on the east eldo of Sixth street, 55 feet from the northeast corner of aide sad York streets, No, 2907; containing in front 18 feet 8 incites, and extending in depth )36 foot 10' Inches to Fairhill street. Each of the above ground rents is ensure dby a 3-siory brick dwelling. A perpetual policy of insurance of $l,OOO on each in cluded in the sale. M. THOMAS er SONS, Auctioneers, j,iB 15' 119 and 141 South Fourth street, CI PUBLIC SALE.--I'HOM. SONS, plifilAnctioneers.-011. Tuesday, dairuary 14;,11370, at 12 o'clock, noon, will be sold at public sale, at the Phila. dolphin Exchange, the folitacing described Ground Bents, viz.: No. 11 Ground Rout, $575 a year. All that redeemable ground rent of $97,5 per annum, payable an equal half yearly payments, on the first day of,January and July, free of taxes, issuing out of all that •lot of ground, situate on the north side of POTICIRYIVaIIia avenue and west side of Eighteenth street, Fifteenth Ward, s city id Philadelphia ; containing In front on Penn eylv nlllll avenue 190 feet, and extending in depth north ward of that width along Eighteenth street 78 feet 3 inches to a 30 feet wide street, cal od Tatlow etreet. No. 2.—Grolind Bent. 0712b0 a year. All that re deemable ground rent of 18712 50 per annum, payable in equal half yearly payments, on the first day of January ground, ,e l f t r n e a e t o on ax the , nor u t i h n aid e out of Pennsylvania avenue. at the distance of 100 feet west of Eighteenth trod . Fifteenth Ward. city of Philadelphia ,• contain ing in fronton -Pennsylvania avenue 95 feet, and extend ing in depth northward of that width, between lines parallel with Eighteenth street, 78 feet 3 inches to a3O leet ble street, called Tallow street. Ground Rent, 51 a year. All that redeeniable ground relit of 491 per annum. payable on tho first day of January and ;lab , free of taxes, issuing out of all that lot of gyound, situate on the south side of Brandywine street, between Fifteenth and Brood streets, Fifteenth ard, city' ef Philadelphia, commencing at a point at the distance of 60 feet east of Fifteenth street, and con taining in front on Brandywine street 17 foot ;.1 of as inch and extending in depth 62 feet 3 inches, more or lees, a 2 2 02 feet wi n e street, which extends Westwardly en Fifteenth street. 31. TIIOItIAS k SONS, Auctioneers, 139 and 141 South Fourth street. 11 - Fsc PUBLIC SALE.—THOMAS & SONS, Auctioneers.— On Tue*day, January 13th, 1570, atl2 tg cloelt,noon. will he cold at public sale, at the Philadel , labia Exchange the following described property, VIZ.: Nos. 1 and 2.—" irredeemable ground rent 14,463 and year. No. LAU that irrodOemable ground rent of ,56.9 a )(tar, issuing out of all that lot of ground, sitnato on the north Fide of Lem hard.street, 119 feet vest of Broad street, No. 1413' containing iu front 17 feet, and in depth 62 test. Secured by a thretesturY brick dwelling. No. thatirredeemable ground rent, of $36 a year . , issuing out of all that lot of ground, situate at the S. VI corner of Seed and Church streets, Noe. 1400 gold 1402' containing in -front on Reed street 30 feet, and southward 51 feet thence eastward 32 feet 9 illtile9 , to Church street;thence northward 57 feet 10 inches to the place of beginning. It is secured by 2 two-story brick dwellings. No. 3.—Redeemable round Rent $33 75 a your. All that redestnai.le ground rent of 5133 75 a your (payable in,sil verb issuing out of ain 01 ground, situate on the south side of Wood street, 49 feet west ,f Fifteenth street ; 45 feet front, 43 feet 3 inches deep. Secured by two-story brick dwelling. IC THOMAS it SONS, Auctioneers, • 5E4 15 . 139 and 141 South Fourth street. ERI PUBLIC. SALE--UN ACCOUNT Or 1 lit' United States.—TUOMAS A SONS, •Aue tioneers.—Large and Valuable Lot. South street, west of Twenty-fifth street, ,125 toot front on South street; 271 feet in depth to Shippers street; 140 feet 6 inches front on Hhippen street; two fronts. On Tuesday, February l;• 1670, at 12 o'clock., noon, will sold at public sale, for account of the United States, at the Philadelphia Ex cluing., all that large and vulnable lot of ground,situate on the eouth side of South street, Twenty-sixth Ward, beginning at tbe distanee of 296 west of Twenty-fifth etroot; thence extending westward in front along the south side of South street 123 feet; thence oxtenglin,g, southward, parallel to Twenty-fifth street, 271 feet to the north aide of Shippen street; thence ow-Award along the north skip of Shipper street 140 foot 6 ineheig; theiwe not thward,rgari4llel to Twenty•fifth street,lBs feet 4) inches; thence west ward, parallel to South street. 17 feet 6 inches; thence northward. parall 4 to Twenty-fifth street 135 feet 6 inches to south side of South street, and lace of beginning. Ternis—Cusb. Sis6 B to he pail thing of sale. I. THOMAS A - SONS, Anctionkere, 139 and 141 South Fourth street jalt 13 11. 20 22 27 29 fe 3 5 _ _" 1 - ' EMPTORI7 SALE—THOMAS ail A; Son:, Auctioneers. —Business Stand, Foundry, Stearn Engine, Machinery, Tools and Fixtures, Front t reef and No. 106 Mechanic street, Enighia's Point, Nea.ltirssy. On Toesday..lauttary 27,1870, at 12 o'clock, 110011 k will be sold at puhlic sale, without r , serre, at the Philadelphia Exchange, all these lots of ground and the improvement 9 thereon erected, situate on the south lido of 'Mechanic street, 29 feet east of Front street, No. 166 , replanting in front nn Mechanie street 109 feet, and extending; in depth 61 feet. Also. a lot adjoining, in the teat, 11 . 01 111' kill 11(illf 011 the e/o , t side of Front street, 61 feet south of Mee ionic street ; 1 , 17 feet front, more ur les's, and GI feat deep. The improvements are a -story stole', dwelling on Mechanic street, and a frame building ou Front street occupied as an iron foundry ; ha. S-Itur, , e-power engine and boiler, B , ton cupola, tools, fixtures, !leeks, patterns. 80 tons umuldin a sand, &c. tl—,t Sale absolute. Will be shown by Mr. Penrose A. Salts on the prendses. 111 Catologne ,, now ready at the inction reams. M. TIIO3IAS ,V SONS, Auctioneers, jsB 15 29 139 and 141 South Equrth street. PUBLIC SALE—TO CLOSE AN Estatc.—Thomas A Sons, Auctioneers.—Modern 3-story brick Dwelling,No. 1212 Alonterey streot,betwcou NIKO 111111 Vine streets. On Tuesday, Jan. Hlt, 1870 i at 12 O'clock, mom, will he sold at public sale, at the Philit• delphia Exchange, all that modern three-story brick dwelling with two-story Licit building and lot aground, simile On the south side of Monterey street• fd feet east of Jacoby street,No. 1212, betweoultace and Vinestreets; containing in front on Monterey street 17 fact, and ex tending in depth (42 feet 6 inches to a 2 foot 6 inches wide alley, which communicates with a 6 feet wide alloy, which leads into Dluuterey street. The house line tin , modern conveniences; gas, bath, hot and cold water, Are. Torms--Onsh , to close an estate. keys at 1216 Monte reyat reef 12.sr" Immediate possession. M. THOMAS A SONS, Auctioneers, 11.01 G 139 and 111 South Fourth street. E RAL ESTATE.- THOMAS :SONS 6..11 Sule.—Modern 'Four-story . Brick Residence, No. it Salop;tret, between Secon nd Front. iarees be J/141 11113'Y 18, 1870, at 72 o'clock, neon, trill be that a m t b apdrudeblnic iflourgs tlaiotr yt hebo r P icokfi l a g l d rkeiklBphldila,w . E x w c i h th a ng n h e r teahelel north side ofn Ndn l r e d t I t oloooll o u Seco s n i d ia a t n o d „ Front streets, No. 126 ;containing in front oa New street about 111 feet t inches. and extending in depth nitwit 73 feet 6 inches. It has the gas introduced. bath, hot and cold tr ;tier. water-closet. furnace, cooking-route, Subject to au irredeemable yeatil ground-rout 0f....!108, arida preportienable part of yearly {{,,roans-rent of 111 shillings to the Trtisteys of Frientls' 91 ecting at Abing ton. TIIOIIA.S A SONS. Auctioneers. jsB 15 139 aml 10 South Fourth street. REAL ESTATE.-- - r}lom Sz SONS' rcjitt Salo.-1.1 usiness Stand,—Two itric`t Stores and Dwellings, 'Nos. 21!4) and 81111 North Second street., above Diamond street. 011 Tuesday, Janne ry 18, 1570, at 12u ,:lock, noon, will he mild nt public at the Philadelphia Exch.,iige, tilos three story brick iitensuages, with two-story doublo baek buildings and lots 01 ground thereinito helonging, uatu 1/11 the %vest Fide , of Second street, north qt Win. ntwill street . N 4114. 1130 and 2110; emelt lot containing in front 17 feat and eXI ending in depth 71 feet to a 7. feet wide alley, aMI the free use end Illitilkilol liletelli. TllO alive stores mut dwellings are nett 1y built, and e good hautbois for business purposes. They bit% C the ea , introduced , bath, hot .I.lel cold water, 1 . 1101C111 , ' 'lht.t W ill lie sold ,apa lately . ' Clear et all iticiiiiihrunce. Teints—...;:l.e.oo may remain On mortgage for four - at each. 1 111111elliele 11(011,001/11. lill4 at No. 2142. adjoining. 91. THOMA 13 S anA SONS, A uctioneers, 9 d 141 S. 'Fourth street. 11EA L, EtiTATE.—tilo lAS Sale.—Modern three-story brick Residence, 211 t; Wect - Delancey pluee, east of Twenty-socond stt On Tuesday, January IS, IS7O, at 12 o'clock, wtu, w be sold at public ,511)V, at the Philadelphia Tisch:nig all that MI stern three-story brick 1111,14r0114tts With tw story back bnildhitt and lot it ground. situate on t eouth chit; of West Itelancey plauatallat of Twentl.M34:o street, 'No. 211il ; containing in front on West Dolma; 19 feet, ( including half of a 2 feet wide alley,) ezteudwg in depth tit feet; together with the conga and liege of said It has th,l modern ct Neniefloos ;gas, bath. bat met laid water, furnace, cue lUD , ,Ve• )11111.11,0jate pOtle,,Ploll. • li••ys tit Ow If 4'. 11,.,k . 11. P. )1.14ir1i.41.1, 205 So • htit•ot. N. TiliymAS St`NS, Auction , ore, 139 nn.i. 141 S. Vow th ,4tr..(tf. -11E.A1; TI.:,—,TIIO:\TAS Two•atory trick lint Forty.fourtli o ' o U t o k ;I n lIyll t .101 11 tyo la , str oot Ili ' l l 2 l o o c n l l u y d -f i• u l r o t ol , W i a l i a null at pubfic . bale, at the Philadolphia Exi:ll;ittito. all that t ony lo•iok dwolling manta nt s.llotlu;l,altitato (II list vicat silly o 1 ;I , 'orty-10110tli ~''trust , 1:0 foot oil of i ;,h sty; ct, eiity-fonut I) IV Anal ;t ho lot onitd tr o .ty.fourth H trort :10 foot, and extowlia4 - in thTth 1a; foot. I'h , Iwune. ha:, 3 romits on. a 11,ol.; Itano; ~Lad "11 01 1 1 1 1:1. 1 111.14. Alin 111. 5111 1 1..1 . t in a gently zroand vont of $73. 111. 'lllO LAit,t SONS„ , llto.tioneora. 125 and 111 S. Vnindlt rat' l .l l 4.. I;v:AT, I\l'E.--111()11Ati SONS' 5,a,..,,..-110..!f%-,t.)ry - Brick Nu. 1012 'f;t•;- ltor ,beet, 1' Trot 'ru,sility, .1;11111itrY at 12 o . llll'k, 110011, will N l lllllll 111 41111111 C ) 1 11nadni1thint EN1:1111111: 0 , Al 11110 1)10 1 11.,11',11 1 , 1.11 1 141 . 11. 55i1), tit 11.111002 Inll . kl/1111‘111111cn 11.11t1 I t ul 1.11,111111, ~ittint , mw ni/11t11 hitt , 0.1 Ta:dicr d n t..if Tontll eel • N. 19111; containing in front 'MI 1',11..1.“1' 0r.,,•1 3.; to.q. ratotaling iu ritf pl 11 13 fotd. ti. 11 1 C 4,1 \Vide , :111q, S,lOl the risiingr thota;of. 11;1, -.alma; t);tr• 1,1 1 ,111111'111 1 ' 1.11111,1 1 1 , . b p th. lint .11141 Cilia ralic;• ; , ; , uln.d.l ton yearly ground runt ot . S9u, ' .du,--I',ll. • Innardialg 5:110)1AS ty. SONS. A uclionn,r,d, 1:111 and 111 Sou( Ii Fourth 'Arcot. 1;1Al, —'.l' I I (.) V AS ti SO, ;-• No. 130.1 1:,q(11111.11•1 ' NVI'Irtil It Tro•ntlalo boolt, c. ilt 1,. 1.4,1,1111 1 , 111,1iC ...M o. at Ito ;Ow l , n s•I 11,11110. I): • • 1,1 4 1 Viiir• 1111 Of .1 , 11110 1. /1 Ngt. 1.4111 ; k•••11t , Ilti:111 ill ilO• WO , iI 15 I. ;mil .1 , 1 - 011 ; Jh )1, .1.11 • .1. 4,1 11 :'lllllll Cl't,k."l DAILXEVBNIV BIibLETIS—PIIIII.ADALPiIf..4*SAT.O.4PAY. J.A.I°, I OAItY Ri 1.870. SEVEN'PI.II . CENTi 0114F45T... Payable May anti Heim' bet.ln New York and Londoti, FIRST MORTGAGE CONVERTIBLE _ , SINKING FEND BONDS AT 95, 113131111 t. BY VIE Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minne- Tie Ming about 10 per cent. curroucy ; principal fifty ):eBrs to rulltVaYable In gold. Secured_by the railroad, branches, depot grounds, rolling Stuck, egitipriient and franchises of the companY. These bonds are only issued upon each section of the road as fast as the fllllllO is completed and in successful operation. Two and a halt millions Or dollar% bay e beim exPonded on this road. Eight Y-three Mliesl are nearly completed and equipped, and already show large earn ings, and the remainder of the lino is rapidly progreesing in construction. This Loan has been selected by our km after a thor. (nigh and careful Investigation, conseqUeutly we hare nohesitation in recommending it ,to our Mewls as a perfectly safe, profitable and first-class security. ()Ur opinion is fully conilrineil by the following strong lottor front the experienced and eminently successful Manager of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company ; PENNSILVANIA. RAILROAD COMPANY. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, May 11, lin. Messrs. HENRY CLRWB & CO., 32 Wall street, Gtatienten : Iu answer teyour request of the 7th ult.; for our opinion as to the condition and prospects of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Railway, the character of the country through, which it pisses, and the 'probable success of the, enterprise, wo would state, that before accepting the trust imposed upon us .by thb Firet Mortgage Bonds of this Coninatiii we had fully satisfied ourselves as , to the practicability of the outer- prise. The Road startiat one of the most flourishing Cities on the 'Northern lilississippi river, and runs in a North westerly direction up the great rich Cedar Valley. con necting at proininent points along the line with six dif ferent Railroads, now in active oPeration, nearly all of which must be, more or less, tributary or feeders to this Road. This enterprise is destined to become; In connection with others now in operation or being constructed, one of the great trunk lines from Lake Superior, Yin St. Paul, Cedar Rapids and Tlitrlint ion, to St. Louis, and to the East, over the Toledo, Peoria, and Warsaw, and the Pennsylvania itailroads, which we present. Put aside frond this, die populous condition or the country along the line of tbls road, its great productive ness and .wealth, givo suffadent guaranty of a good local business, which, for any road, is the best reliance for Success. • A good index of the prosperity and wealth of the country. through Which this road plisses may be • Ronal iu the fart that the Company report over n mil lion and ,a quarter dollars subscribed end expended by individuals residing along the llne in noshing pri one hundred and sixty ndles of the Work, and It Is also a strong pioof of the local °polarity and neees Sity for the road. Years respectfully,. • J. EDGAR Tllo3l6oit, President 6f the Penn'a lt. It. Co. TrUstees. & ‘,ON IN Golan,. Free of Government Tax, sota Railroad Company. fatAiti,Eg L. ritosT, Pres't Toledo, l'eorla & NVareue• It. It. Co As an evblence of the reionrceli and innuotisetrOffic of the section of country through which this road runs NVO present the following (3nichlt, erATESIENT 01' THE BOU'Lrti AGItiet,J,TrUAL b)IIPPI:O FitOn Tull STATE OF lOWA FY the different railroads therein, during the earending April 30, - MGd, just issued by the Se'eretary of State : Number of horses 1.623 Number of cattle Nag Number of hog', 612.357 umbe of sheep 62,733 r Dressed bogs, MS 13,413,776 Lard and perk, lbs 7 A 32,679 Wool, lbe 2,866,109 Wheat, " 9,M,013 Corn, bushels 2,210,303 35,178,./151 Other grains, lbs Other grains, bushels 1.503,017 Other agricultural products, lbs ~..... ... ..... 27,603707 ; ' 'Flour, and other agricnltural products, 1b5..,.... 32i,703 AMMO' 'products not otherwise specified, lbs 10,94,110 The preceding official statement: Is; made up alniost ex clusively, of the shipmentti Eastward. a3lti2bies not in clude the tunennt of Produce shipped ; Eastward front Dubuque or 31e0reger; which would swell the totals materially. 1f the W estWar,l by the railroads were given, they would shell inheensely this surprising exhibit of surplus products,' 711 IS ItOAD ALSO RENS THROUGH TILE RICH AND GROWING STATE OF MINNESOTA. Refer ence to the map of . the Putted States will show that THIS ROAD ,PASSES THROUGH THE MOST EN TERPRISING AND GROWING PORTION OF THE WEST, AND F9RIiIS ONE OF TEE GREAT TRUNK LINES IN DIREOT COMMUNICATION WITII NEW . 1011 K, CHICAGO and ST. Lpuis, being to the - latter city 90 miles nearer from Northern loa'a, and all portions of the State. of Minnesota, than by any other road now bitilt or projected, and also the nearest route from Central aid Southern lowa. This read is required by the wants of that section where a binge tool increasing, traffic is waiting for it, and 116v , 1S railread coMmunication. THE BUYER OF THESE BONDS IS THEREFORE' GUARAN TEED ByAG REA T BUSINESS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE, AND HAS NOT TO RUN • A.N Y OF Tlll3 CONTINGENCIES WHICH ALWAYS AT TEND UPON THE OPENING OF ROADS INTO NEW A ND UNSE TTLED COUNTRY. We offer these 1)011;.16 for the present at 05 and accrued interest. W.L . it ECOIIiIfEND TIJEII TO I:Y -VES TOILS AND OFFICERS OF F/NA NC/AL IN STITUTIONS, WIIO DESIRE TO CITA NUE THEIR HIGII-PRICED IN VIiSTIfEN TS FOR A ,SECIIBITY WHICH PRESENTS EVERY BLE. lir ENT ay sA FE Y, AND AT 'lHk SAME TIME YIELDS A MUGII HIGHER 72A7'D OF /ANTE REST. Pamphlets and full particulars furnished by lIENRY CLEWS Sc CO i2 . W1.A1 Street, Financial Agents oaf the Company BOWEN & FOX, 13 Metchants' Exchange, Philadelphia jlt4 24trp§ NEW rlfl LICATIONp. SUNDAY SCIAOOL BOOKS. &ducted with corn, nt a liburul discount. MRS, J. HAMILTON THOMAS, 1314 cnEsinnoTSintErr INSIIIL NC42I. • . •• .• • ri - ‘1A.1 , ; PENISti'YLVANIA. VI IZE .INSIJ .I RAN CV.. CO 111 r.l NY. _ln community with. an net of .A.ssonibly of April 5, 1i42, this Company publibli the' follow:W.; Mt of tlie22 l Ah6eb , : Mort gage,t, being all First Mortgages ill the city of Philadelphia , iiioll . 7o 00 Bills recoiv able 111,105 00 Philadolphitt City Sixes 97,135 10 , Philadelphia , City Fives 4,964 75 Vennsylt illlia State Loan ' 36,000 00 .I'MA/111'1411 SC,itill!, 10,000 OU , Pittallurith Sixes , 5,535 00 Cipciunitti Sixes ' 10,910 00 Schuylkill Navigation C,ompany Loan 19,221 4l .I. , Ligli Coal ausi Navigation Compny Loan 31,570 op Chesapeake itiol Dtlawaro Canal Compahy L011111)002 50 7/elaty aro li)iy ',don Canal Loan, , 17,015 60 'United States Loan, six per vent., 1001 20,000 IN United States Loan, live 1 wontios, ltio7 50,006 •00 VininsYlvitnia Railroad Loan 10,902 50 Camden and Amboy Company Loan 53,193 5:1 Philadelphia aunt Nrii. II ailroad L0an,.... ....... 21,5'0-00 Nei th l'runsylvalliAll.ll,ilroad Loan, 27,932 50 If arrisburg , Portsmouth, 32(...-, Railroad Loan 1. , „ti)0 00 I,ohig Is Valley Railroad Company Loan 25.350 00 'Elmira mul Williamsport Railroad Lien 22,352 50 l'ltiladel.pis, Wilmington stud /3altintoro Rilroad Company lock, fOO shares Philadelphia Stank, 2:12 shaved Western Bank. llill Shire, ciraril Th i nk. 129 shares VEl.o:fin Fire Insurance Company, 30 share" Ma mit unk Gas thonpany, , 20 shared. :1:1.111 ]:Mile C.-el, h AI MI to . VI A - 011.16 - AND ill OM Plattner, by_ Ilnfa Work F &RH 111 IIItOTHMR. ki llbeetuut street below rood A. W... B R ..1 -D • 0 't .... :..... & .:' .' 0. .. ..Q : T: - 11.1......E4t ... I Z N. W. CORNER EIGHTH AND MARRET STREETS. ,-/ . DRY GOODS. 1870 January 1144. 1870 EYRE AID LANDELL,,, FOURTH AND ARCH, DEALERS IN BETTER CLASS OF DRY. GOODS, ViINTER GOODS REDUCED LOW, TO CLOSE THEM, BEFORE LAYING IN THEIR NEW SPRING GOODS. FAMrLIES SUPPL RY IED GO WITH OSEFUL DODS, • BEST 'BLACK SILKS, FINE STOCK OF SHAWLS, MUSLIN& BY THE PIECE, DEBI' WOOL FLANNELS; STOUTEST COTTON FLANNELS inw eti 1004. ARCH STREET 1004. GRIFFITH Si PA'Grt. IBICOI-41- - 1) A 75/ IA s . PLATED WAITE. BRONZES. CARVED WOOD. imicurts. BOOK SIIELIES. BLACKING CASES. • • TO BACKS. crarDift TRAYS. • am TABLE TRAYS. SPECIAL NOTICE. AVo yhall finally close Out business on theb until which tinge We 0111111 offer the balance of our stuck of Linens, Lace Goods, &c., AT Tl33lkiiiG Our Store, elegantly fitted up, ono of the most eligible eituntiune . .. . , . , On, Chestnut Street is for Rent. Unmet Unto poskiesdioll will be given. E. M. NEEDLES & CO., jal e w e Stye. TO TIIE LADIES.. PARTY DRESSES and FANCY COSTUMES made to order at abort notice from any Imported or Pre. !nestle Faablon Plato. Bridal Outfits and illonrialug Orders attended to proMptly, and 7d - uteri:de and Trinnniuga furu,mbed at the lovelit Satibtaction guaranteed at - MAXWELL'S Drpss TrinionlisFs, Paper Pattern and Dress ?Malang I.stabliminnent, S.E.corner Chestnut and Eleventh Streets. jails r AV f titTp§, UL PRESENTS USEF HOTATAb ' ALV - S. . , Pointe, Real Valenelenne LACES Thread and Guipure • In Sotto, COLLARS. 11.1ffirS., and by (Ito yard. num my() mill 10111, 7 1), tillrii.. ROMAN SCARFS 1111. i SASWOS. • ((LOVES, of every doitoti talon. ' .. 1.N1)(A and C A SU NOIRE litlAßitti. Together with nor elrkvatury t titoelt of SILKS, PO P ,T mad o varloty of .. . Pre SS Goods,Sliaivlg;Chitits,Casiiblderes,ete 'lB 21;110 20 lI,UW 00 6 , .00 00 2;07 7i 4 1 i 63 00,000 00 It Jlr JOHN W. Nos. 4,06 and 407 N. Second Street, aiol4mo 18TO. In disttibuting their largo stook of Cotton Goods this season, will adhere to theirr of placing them among their Cititolll.olS who purchase (whole or =out) pieces at the I.w 't wholaale prices. In Shirting's we offer , : In Sheetingg NEW YORK MILLS, HUGUENOTS, . WAMSUTTA, UTICA% OUR OWN MAKE, ANDROSCOGGIN, WILLIAMSVILLE, WALTHAM, FORRESTDALE, PEQUOT, FRUIT OF THE LOOM. WAMSUTTA, With every other good family brand. Do not fall to call and ascertain our prices before purchasing. * Those about commencing housekeeping, and others that reuew at this season of the year; will find the advantages wo are enabled to otter by reason of our superior connections with manufacturers and importers, to be far in advance of any other house. The large display of IRISH, SCOTCH AND BARNSLEY TABLE DAMASKS, NAPKINS, DOYLIES, FRWIT AND WINE CLOTHS, BLANKETS, COVNTERPA,NES AND TABLE COVERS', Must command the attention of all purchasers. We can sell good NAPKINS at $125 per dozen. TOWELS at . sl 50 per dozen. NAPKINS from $1 25 to $lO per dozen. TOWELS from $1 50 to $8 per dozen. Good quality TABLE LINENS, 621-20. LOOM DAMASKS at 50c. - BLEACHED TABLE LINENS at 87c. STOREKEEPERS. ' BOARDING-.I4(MISES, FAMILIES, Supplied in any quantity. We are. determined to keep our stock so large, and attractive, and the price of every articia so-low as to make it the interest of every consumer to make our Store their market for/Dry floods. STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTH II CORNER EIGHTH AND .MARKET. BLACK SILKS. BLACK SILK BLACK SILKS. ry • We shall now commence disposing of a very I.args-stock of Mack Silks, bought for cash at 11A recent' great declin'e in gold. We Offer them at prices that will astonish mod persons, not aware of the great reductioas made in these goods. BLACK SILKS, $1 45. Z BLACK SILKS, $1135. BLACK SILKS, $1 60V BLACK SILKS, $1 95. BLACK SILKS, $1 7 70. - • BLACK SILKS, $2 07. BLACK SILKS, / $1 SO. • BLACK SILKS, $2 34. TiO not fail to extnnitie them, as they are superior to anything that has beanoffered at the price for several Near,q. ANVBRIDGE & 1126 Chestnut Street. FOIL TILE pHOMAS M..V - : - ...5:.: . b..".j;.........N . :..5... IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT OUR MEM DRESS _GOODS STOCK FIFTEENTH OF JANUARY, ISPRING i IMPORTATIONS, LARGE .IErVIJUCTIONS HOMER, COLLADAY&OO:, 1412 AND 1414 CHESTNUT STREET. ja4 to th a 4t_ LADIES' DRESS GOOUS• Bridal, Birthday and Holiday Presents. ATI BON The One Dollar UopartPieut contains a large aseortmont Of Fine , French Geloas, , Embracing. Desks, Work, GIOVe, liantikerchter and Pressing Boxes, in great yarioty. Dolls, Mechanical Toys and Tree Trimmings, Silk Vane, Leather Bege, Pocket Bootie, Ohina Vases and ornaments, FROM. Ffl 00 to .950 UO,. , Call and examine our Paris Goods. Party and eynning, drosses made and Trimmed from French and Bealleh' Fashion Plates. • • Fancy Costumee (Or or 0E0461241a, &c., made to order in Forty-eight 11(nagi ' ITOtiCO, . MRS. rit , A. , BINDER'S tadles'bress Trim aidna's raper Pattern, Dress and Cloak'.llaning listablishmont, , • . N. W. Oor. ELEVENTO and CHESTNUT Streets. OPEN IN TUB EVENING. - my2tett:rp • • • For Salo Cheap. A FIRST'-CLASS FIRE I'ItOOF SAFE! deb) MO CLOSING OUT lILIT THE 'To .make room fot We have made In the hatance of the Goods. PURCHASERS DESIROUS OF OBTAINING GREAT BARGAINS fAre advised to examine the stock. SAL Addi "LEOli," this office =WM 18700 Hi E LOT OUR o---- . CARPETINGS &C. WE DAVE TEM DAY REIIOVED vrtim 410 Arch AitreCi TO 635 MARKET STREET, And ii.ave . aimocitned 'with IN ROBERT AND ARTHUR STEWART, Whowvillaitcnd to the, Ma n'tit acturhi INGRAIN AND VENETIAN CARPETS. . Tlfe general nature 'of our tiusluees will be tiatiu facturiug, WHOLIESACE AND RETAIL. CARFgTINGS, OIL CLOTHS, MATTING§ &c:, ILTMIor 11w seyi, Una firm mune of LEEDOM, SHAW & STEWART. jA7 1 Notice. LEEDON & SHAW.
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