BUSINESS NOTICES. fifefeway. do Some • Grams sepftre tautt Upright PirtiOtl. CHABLIER itli 3 / 4 81tliri,Bole A c ent fo • thesale•[the world ra on•ried Plnnoew at toe 01 I War.. Tnentor N 0.1016 Vbeetn t stFeet. Agent for Stet ler4Y,Ar. bone' moo 184. m . "lh ATPW Chicti forint" Grand l‘quarp. theiew CHIWIERING GRAND UPRIGHT PIANO 6ttrpese (Altera. Greet reduction in Pianos. DUTTON'S, ap2541, Nee.1125 and 1121 Chestnut strait. stank A Csa,'s Grassi -Upright Pianos. Pianos to rent. • fag CITY - BULLET , State of. Thermometer. This Day at the Bulletin 011iee. it A. 2L-.....64 des. 12 11........6dde5. 2P . D. 70 del' Weather clear. Wino Southwest. - .... THE ORIVIN_ Or lk-11;11E*, iSpenteneene Comblotten,' neunkennees, Emu the Istettuttouti Wee Orflettillate. h Faast_annual report, 4iveb as one of the causes of fires "ac cumulations in basementa, lofts, closets and cuddies, under counters and in recesses, of dirty and greasy, rubbiSh, which constantly invite accident from heedlessness, now and then tempt to crime, and. not unfrequently become a•SourCe Of peril from chemical action culniinating in spontatwous combustion." A case_which_c.onaes_undet this head occurred a' few evenings ago at 'a paint and - varnish manufactory ou Washington avenue, near Sixth street. After the place had been' closed for .; the night, the neighbors discovered Sinokeyissmng from it. The building_is_ lilled7with—combustible—materialiand-on each side of it are dwelling houses. When an entrance was effected itwas found , that in the back cellar a barrel containing sweepings was on fire. Fortunately the 'flames bad not extended -beyond the barrel. "When throWn into the street these sweepings ...blazed up,.and for a few minutes caused quite. --- a commotion among the-residents-in__the__vi-_ cinity. It seems that the , boys in the estab ,ishments bad been in the habit of throwing into this barrel all the Sweepings of the floor. Of course this rubbish was oily and greasy, and among it was sawdust by whichthe work men cleaned their hands after working in the paint, aid which was saturated with linseed oil. No two articles cause spontaneous com bustion quicker t.hanlinseed oil and sawilie.t. This was a narrow escape from a serious bon. ilagration. A frequent cause of - fire is the drunk.; enness of individuals, and a' sail case hap paned a. mornings ago. It will be re membered that a canal-boat was burned at the Richmond coal wharves,. It belonged to Capt. John Loughney, and was the means by which --he-supported his_tanaily_was_worth_Abo_ut_ $OOO, aud.vc as not insured. The boat arrived hero empty, on the evening previous' to the tire. Capt. Loughney desired to visit his family, residing on the Schuylkill, and at 10 o'clock at night started, leaving the boat ia charge of a baud named Michael Smith, who promised to take good care of it until morning. After the captain left -- Smith bu it--a big_.._.fire in the ----stove in-the--cabin, and--put--on ita. kettle __of_ water, with which be intended to wash some articles. On a table near the stove was a. coal oil larnp. The next move of Smith was to go to a drinking-saloon in the neighborhood. There he -remained - until -he-got"-gloriou sly- 'drunk." He returned to the boat a little after midnight. He stumbled into the cabin and upe - et-tlle - Istove- and table. The water-ran - ----emeng-the - hoteoals arithoreated_ steam— The,. lamp was broken and the oil - ignited. Smith was almost instantly enveloped in flames. He managed to crawl out and give an alarm. He was conveyed by the police to the Episcopal spiral, and died there the next day. The boat was destroyed. - Thus was one MOl2 de prived of.-his lite and another of his means of a livelihood by a debauch. - Another cause• of-tires, as given by the-Fire -Marshal, is " explosions of adulterated kero sene - and recklessness in the use of:-benzine, naphtha and gasoline." In all dyeing and scour ing establishments large quantities of benzine are used for the purpose of cleanin and reno- Nating.- Benzine should never be'used where there is a fire or a light, as the insidious vapor arising ram= it is .eavier an — a air. It floats near the ground, and when min gled with atmospheric air forms a very ex plosive compound, and rinds its way to a light at a distance of thirty or forty feet. The fire at the dyeing and scouring establishment of Mr. Joseph Mottet. No. 209 South Ninth street, which resulted in the death of Mr. Mottet, was caused by using benzine in a lighted room. Mr. Mottet went into the dye house on the first floor to hurry up the work. He had-in -an -open metallio vessel about four gallons of benzine, in which he was cleansing a dress. Standing by him was another open vessel containing tour more gal lons of benzine. This was intended for a second process of cleansing. In the same room was an upright boiler, and a fire in the furnace under it. The furnace door was open, but it was about twenty feet distant from where Mr. Mottet was at work. The room became full of benzine vapor.which gradually reached the furnace fire. Mr. Mottet was startled by an explosion and flash, and was instantly enveloped in flames, both vessels having taken fire. He ran out into Os borne 's court, where a stable man threw a blanket around him. He was terribly 'burned, however, and died at the Pennsylvania 'Hos pital on the next day. The work In which be was engaged was generally done in thesecond story, where no lights or fires were used, and this one act of incautiousness cost him his life. THE "UNION LEAC;tIB ItIICEPTION.---111 ac cordance with previous' announcement, the Union League House was thrown open, yes -terdayi-to- the - public, - and upwards of jive thousand persons, availed themselves of the opportunity to Visit it, and, to inspedt„ the • beautiful decoriithans and arrangements for'. the Reception of Wednesday night. The utmost order was observed by the great mass of visitors, many of whom represented the humblest walks of . respectable life. Not a flower was touched, except in a few cases where persons disguised as gentlemen and ladles were detected in small pilfering of some of the decorations, and required to restore them to the vases and Hower-Stands which they bad robbed. In the evening the house and pavilion were brilliantly illuminated, and a gay throng of _ladiesandg,entlemenenjoyedthemselves until • a. late hour, "tripping the light fantastic "to theZnusic oYa tine orchestra. • The original intention of keeping the League Bows open to-day has been abandoned, in consequence of the necessity of removing the plants, and the desire to get the House re . stored to the general use of the members be fore the end of the week. The House is there foro-not-open to visitors to-day. Itbas-beerraseertained-that-several-persons smuggled themselves into the Reception on _ :Wednesday evening..undeLvarious false pre. texts. Some of them were detected and promptly expelled, and the subject is now "being narrowly 'examined by the Committee of Arrangements, with the view of ascertain. ing whether any members of the League were guilty Of this. exquisitely shabby behavior, or whether it wai_continea to outsiders. SEHIOUH CitAituE.- - .William S. Reidy, - re siding in the neighborhood of Tenth and Jef ferson streets, will 'have .. a hearing at the Central Station this afternoon on the charge of having committed an infamous assault upott - his own (laughter, a child 11 Tears of age. He tt is abot•rAi years of age, and has four hildren —two boys and two girls. The alleged assault was made on Sunday. afternoon last, and after its commission Reidy went down the river and obtained employment at Faunce's Shad fishery, at Itearney Point, pear Wilmington.! -.A warrant for his atrdst was issued - hy - the • Mayor, and he was captured yesterday by the bired - a - steanntug- and - went - dowir the river for the purpose. NARROW EscArE.—Last evening Lieutenant Brurein oliserved a flashing light in the third atory_9l' a Louse on Third street, below Green: Be broke in the front' door and proceeded to • the room where be had seen the light T - There: 110,4110covereti an old woman wileep utbed,and a table-cloth, close by, in dam ea. A coal oil ,kimplorliielt had been on the table bad ex-' -7-pioded-TheAirti4vaa—titakilig-rapid-progress wheh it wait discovered. The Hawes wevo.ex tingiiislied Iffibit Lieutenant. The too a tenement house, and fho ue(;opii vii re all iO/4 ji a. ckta 144110 OI Liltl ALIA 131• DI, No; 923 Obeatnut street.-- " The release of these perisoirs from prison, within the year . ,.'has been a saving to the tax. payers of :our city; of forty-four - thousand seven hundred andSevebty-eight dollars and fifty-five cents ($44,778 55), of which amount, twenty-eight thousand two hundred and thirty eight dollars and seventy-fivegents. ($2.8,2.33 75) -Would have-been:required-ler-ignoring_ their cases, and sixteen thousand five hundred and thirty-nine dollars and eighty cents ($16,539 80) would have been expeuded for their main tenance, had:they been detained in prison until the earliest period in the term of the Court for disposing of their cases. " The whole number of persons released from prison through the interference of the agent dating the sixteen years in which his agency has existed, has been twenty-five thou :and six.hurlred and eighty-seven (25,657),at Savitig -117 S-the county of two liuudred air! -forty thOhsanti and thirty-four dollars and two CPLIts ($.240.02A 02); these facts, taken in a p-- euniary . point.of view alone, would make his mission one of - importance.. This. though. im portant, is of but small consideration in view _of the amount of unde.serwed human sufferini that has been prevented, as may be seen by the perusal of some of the cases attended to, which may be found in the latter part of this Report. The majority of them origi noted in vindictiveness, ,malice or intemperance, many rose from-_ thought-. lessness, suit. being brought on the nu- pulse ofd the moment, when a sober second thought would have deprecated such _a course_ --114 any petty r trifling_cases were_broughtto.the attention of the Agent which snould never have been allowed to exist at all. Parties concerned in - these suits seem to be encour aged in. them by the conduct of some of our magistrates,--who r being-dependent-upon -the - fees of their offices for support, issue warrants in almost every case, anal that too, some --times without- ever - having - paid the cost -oUthe—warrant,_taking their fettance7_to rget their pay - ont - of - the -- parries 7to - - be - arrested - who are brought before them. # * * A-large proportion of the persons released from prison, through the influence of the . ' Agent, were entirely innocent of the offences with which they :were charged, - while.seme. of the number Were guilty, buttheir eases pre. .sented many extenuating citeumstanceS.vvhich - rendered the .Agent's -.efforts _in their behalf proper, and were . such as- met with the ap proval of the authorities. The .Agent, how ever, wishes it to be distinctly understood, that he has not in - any case endeavored to defeat the ends of justice by shielding the really guilty from the punishment due to their of fences, but at the same time, he has deemed it c , his - duty to interfere-in-cases7of7a7trivial Ibe opeveiroine et tine "orison .*woof. The 'Bixteentb Amami ,Repcirt of Win. ~ M ullen,ksq.,Prison Agent, has been received. It is a very interet-titig, &Julian:Out, and in ref erence to the operations of thi) Agent, It.says 4 g By his.efforts hei has succeeded in relea.:- fng •frorn 'prison; witbitt'lhe last year, three i Loma nd eight• hundred and ninety-five (3,895) penorio ; these vieie alfeourt eases. Of the' number llherated,two thousand threphutulre Li; sntEstittY (.60) wire•men, one tlious.ind four. , huadred and seventy-Ova (1,476) were women,; -- ,andirixty - (60) - Were - eh i Wren. *lncluded i n the' f Pt4nher liberated, there were twenty-four who' . wt-re-Ansane r;- -th - Eir—eag.- --- nrorrrpt • -- 4 ...akir--cases-wertrqu tended' to by - the procuring of certificates from the prison physitsaus certifying to their, in=' ionity,';'"after , which they were 'released and taken to the Insane Asylum at the Altos , "Of the three thousand . eight , hundred and, ninety-live (3,896) persons who obtsined their, liberty through the interference of the Agent,: . there were but ninety-two (92) who were able, to, pay their costs; and they, paid but. two hun dred and eighty-four dollars and ninety-four ..cents..(s2B4-.l4),lnalt_trig_an average of three , dollars and• rune cents ($3 09) each, that. was phi by those who' were, able to pay. This money was given to the District-Attorney, magistrates and other otli Mills. • " l)ver_seven thousand nine hundred. 11,9001 eases have been examined and inquired into; magistrates and other oilicers of the law have been consulted, together with the prosecutors; and over bixtern• hundred (1,(100) letters have been written Apd mailed on behalf of prisoners vrithin the year. , _ By these exertions, the Agent has saved • nOmerous families from being brokeh up, and -their._Loubeholds from...being_ scattered._ and_ diameter, or when they were accompanied with such mitigating circumstances as to make a longer confinement not only unneces ,ary but oppressive." The report further says: The whole number of oases acted upon by the Grand Juries within the year was five thousand three hundred and ninety-six (5,396), of which there were three thousand two hun dred and thirty-four (3,234) true bills found : and-two thousand one hundred and seventy three (2,173) ignored. Of these convicted and sentenced to labor, three hundred and sixty five (365) were white malcs,and thirty-eight (38) were white females; eighty-eight(BB)were black males,and sixteen (16) were black females; the remaining ninety-two (92) were not sentenced to labor. "The trials in the Criminal Court, and the conviction of five hundred and ninety-nine (559) yfersons in the year 1869, cost the sum of seventy-four thousand seven hundred and seventy.nine dollars ($.74,7149), which was paid to jurors, witnesses, District Attorney, Clerk of the Court, and tipstaves ; this is indepen dent of the salaries of the Judges. " The cost of the Philadelphia County Prison for the support of prisoners for the year 1869 was one hundred and five thousand nine hun dred and twenty-five dollars and twelve cents 5106.926 12). In addition to this there was an appropriation of sixteen thousand dollars (816,C001for the support of our prisbners sent by the court to the .Eastern Penitentiary. The appropriation for the Department of Police, for the year 1869 was eight hundred and fifty-one thousand six hundred and'ilfty eight dollars and ninety cents ($861,658 90. The cost for the support of the Almshbuse within the year 1869 was 5824,232 68. "The number of arrests made wtthin the year 1868 would be in the proportion of about one arrest to every twenty-two persons. The commitments to prison exceeded 17,000,Which would be at, the rate of one for every forty seven inhabitants. Yet of these 17,000 men and women 'sent to jail the juries only con victed b5O. conviction actually costs the city over $lOO. if we should add to these the ex pense of the untried prisoners and the sala ries of the police force, every conviction costs us over $1,000." . . -_. The subject .of_ intmperance.le referred-.t o at great length, in all of its phases. A couple of extracts are sufficient to show the misery resulting from the too free use of the intoxi cating howl : "More than three-fourths of the inmates of our prisons attribute their fall in life to the use of intoxicating Iliquor. A visit to our county _prison ) _upon_altn_ost dav=fttsh~year _will_ reveal sights - which cannot. fail to shock the •+erisibilitres °film inosthardened,-while at the • -arne time, they will most powerfully enlist the sympathies of the beholder. There will he seen Men, women and children; whose con- Anutional conditions are most lamentable— men who have, for a long time, pursued -a areer of dissipation and debauchery, until, ..nfeebled anti broken down by exposure, poverty anti privations,• they are brought to , well th'e .number of inmates in that in stitutien. We see them, with haggard facts, bearing most unmistakable marks of eeties of indagenees in the 'fatal cup— with blood-shot eycitinervous and trembling in every movement of their bodies, and . we are sometimes compelled to ask ourselves if these can really be men. The .nittnia4t-potu ward of the prison is constantly croWded, and the horrible yells of the maniacs continually sound in the ears of the visitor, while the dis torted fatlirl-s,and the terrible contortions of the hotly prteent themselves to- the alarmed and astonished .gaze of the beholder. The -,scenesin this AV al 41 are frightfetto.look upotrT -Ihe palt; face, the cold sweat oozing from him, ti•e fivAtiL,ll.l_e—Jmitils7of‘4ll.6--eye--tits, torted--41ashing fire as it were—the muschtS of the body , convulsed by violent writhiugs occu r-toned Ity, extrir iciating, pain and high fever... the poor Victim, confined with handcuffs and strapped down to the flour, the attenda»ts about him, neeessery to orevc»t, him ou bedting - ant , his 'brains the Hone Wallh of . 2 bis prison -house-11i,, -- sirrinking - liack - into - I lie collar of the i.(..sp'e from llhorrible :visions of (I 101 l pass L Inv his ilistor . ti•ti bleb ri1 , ; 111, invariably, to in - • •40.4 •-iliiiiii:_o_,.:,t,;,r 7 i:*...4,!,;Vilililit. - ::iii.44'6•4:4•:.:iii4 . ,.'i'E'i:i PHILAD F,creamia and yells of anguish ;which;, he con rfantly, utters, ' art, scenes which 'cnnot. be dercritted;* they muSt, be witnessed to he real .lzed ; but width once seep, can neviit'he for gotten by the beholder ; torture and su fter leg betrayed by bis • :countenance are . t ruly pitiable ; the deep and lasting imprietsion ot ,horror whichls made upon, he mind by such a scene can never ,be,erased, I have often wn-hccl that the rurnitellef, tyho. is the oauie or all this misery, could be present to witne•is the' rerult, of , hik terrible doings, in order = that he, might realiz,e his accountability to his ; Creator for tbe.great wrong he has _been doing to his fellow uen:." " There 'are persons; who: idle aWak - their . time.and .who seem to•liVe in the places where iritoxleating liquors are 'sold, and the tabor), and Who; as' a 'natural : 'consequence, find their way to the alnishottite. This is the unhappy result of this iniquitous business, -which bends forth into the world an average of three drunkards , per day, from each'estab lit.l.ment where intoxicating liquors are sold: These poor;victims reel and stagger along the streets to their homes, where, if they arrive, all are made .muterable_ly their_presence - ii themselves dligiaee to themsees -and -- 1, 11 4 - community. 'When they do not reaeli Lome, they., are picked up by the po-, lice and Lrouvht to• the prison, too often to ,sulter and to die. The whole ntnnher of these dens,of iniquity in the city of Philadelphia is computed to be about 8,000, of which num ber there are a little over 4,000 that, have ob tained licenses; their average orop of druhk ards,-per day, is -23,100, who aresent forth \to corrupt the community and violate our laws. Of 38,488 persons who were. arrested in this city during the past year,!there were 18,305 of this class cdtionitted to priso33 who' were poor and-unable to. pay — their.. fines: ---- Thoy were there incarcerated at the expenSe of the public for the protection of society." M PEARCE'S 'Coxes:Rm.—We are glad' to record the . :complete success of the concert in aid. of the .Bedford,Street.• Mission. ..,The ' Aeadeniy Was crowdel by q tine _audi ence from-all parts , of the city. - :Many -were th e rew h ,se ido m,TifeVer; or - to - 3=st ca 1 - tertainments that are Dot sensatioual,and they were much * pleased with the ,popular_ and beautiful programme which Mr: :Pearce lea-1 prepared. Mr. Pearce having shown on this occasion as much ability as orchestral.conduc , - tor as in other . brauclies of his prolessiciti; It is not surprising_that the Mozart Symphony wft• really well played—played as if the performers enjoyed their work--,,,0r that the performance of the "Tell Overture" and of the Beethoven andante were among the best over given in this city. The " Messiah"t accompaniments were well played,the brassinstrumeuts in tne "Hal lelujah" being, however,too loud the com imatively small-chorus. The anthem by Mr. Pearce, which wa.; warmly received, was sung most ,by-his-choir-of-men_and.hoys_The_choir_also received positive evidence of admiration from the audience on singing the " Hallelujah" of Handel, and the English part-songs, one of which, 0, hush thee, my babie,"__was encored. Last, though by no means least, Mrs. Kelle her's style of singing "I know that my Re deemer liveth " may well be imitated by the many singers who introduce In Handel, and other great masters,• improvement(?) of their - own - creation:7- T his--lady-received--a -double encore in the second part of the programme. Time and space. - being limited, we briefly congratulate the Committee of Arrangement, on their success, feeling sure i,hat they have welhadvertised heir . noble -- work - among our citizens, besides their present pecuniary gain, and are glad to hear that Mr. Pearce has un 'dertaken to conduet ' concert, in the fall, in aid of the Lineoln Instituter -_ THE RICHMOND RELIEF Fuarn.—Jos'clib Patterson, Esq., Treasurer of the Richmond Relief Fund, acknowledges the receipt of the following additional contributions to da E ward. Coles .......... ...... . Rev. B. A. Boardman (from 'certain members of Hon. W: A. Porter Collected by 'Robert Shoemaker from "-Drugs, Chemicals and Lead "- John T. Lewis & Bro Johnson, Holloway & Cowden Robert Shoemaker & C 0...... ....... Hance Bros. & White . 1-.--Wi150n............ ........... Ziegler & Smith Kuribaum & Co Richard H. Watson John C. Baker H arrison. Smith Mellor & Rittenhouse Wm. F. Read, per Meyer Gans. A üb, Hackenbury & Co., d 0.... Henry Disstou W. &H. Rowland, per. H.. eston... Jas. F. Stileman, do R. T. H. Stileman, do J. R. Jackson,. do Total, Previously acknovifledged Bow AT A BALL —Last night a ball was given at Twenty-second and Market streets. Some time after midnight a lot of roughs ap peared, broke into the room and raised a row. During the disturbance five shots were fired, but did not take effect. Several persons were pretty well bruised during the fighting. Lieut. Gercke, with twenty policemen, interfered with the fun finally. Robert Lynch, William McCauslin and H. McElwee, who are alleged to have been among the intruders, were ar rested. McElwee had a blackjack in his pocket. The prisoners were taken before Ald. Jones, and were held in $BOO bail for trial. RTJNAWAY.—A pair of horses, attached to a carriage, took fright, at Eighteenth and North streets, yesterday' afternoon, about 1 o'clock, and dashed off down - Eigliteliiith street. At Carlton street the wagon wa-; dashed against a tree-box, aial was broken to pieces. Mr. Henry Patterson, its owner and occupant, was thrown out and was some what injured. He was taken to his home, No. 1816 Wallace street. BOLD THEFT.-ADDIO Owen met a woman on Delaware avenue, below Market street, last flvening 'and entered into conversation with her. She greatly admired a rlug,Whioli the woman wore, and asked to be allowed to look at it. The request wav complied with. whereupon Annie ran off with the ring. She was pursued and captured. Aid: Godbou sent her to Moyamensing. V 'B7 id • .13EATEns..—Williain Jackson, re.sitt ing on Centre street, Gormantown,was before Alfl. Good, yesterday, on the charge of beat lug and threatening to kill his wife. He was held in $.1,000 bail. James Devine, residing on •Silver street, near Thirteenth, has been held in $6OO bail for assault and battery on his wife. __ THE-INDEPENDENT-11YOBIUM -.IMPEOVE !iII.NT.—The Independent Lyceum of Impto.ol inert of the First Independent Church hold their public meeting last evening at the church,. corner of Broad and Sansom streets. The en• tertainment consisted of exercises of a lito• vary and musical charaettir, and was very creditable to all who narticipated. UNPROVOKED ASMAULT.—Thomas Winters and John Wagner were before Aid. Jones, this morning, upon the charge of haiing beaten a negro, who dresses in fancy costume and, distributes handbill» about the streets. Tim assault was committed at Ninth and Race streuts.---Tlie: accused. were - held in iisoo"hail - to answer. C 11ARGED:WITH'E OD !WRY.- Jacob Brown *as enticed into a house on St. John street, ahoy° Callowhill, street, la , t night, and wax there robbed of ;nine dollars. He charged Mary Rosenbanm with having committed the robbery, and she was arrested. Alderman Tolrind - senthey taiprison, --• het an)y, residingat 'No. 610 Peach street, 1 1 0 illia_grfatly anuoye . d getting drunk aniiiiiatillg' a diiitilThatices.fivas iirreted, ou the charp-eof being a nu / Fance . She wax taken before Alderman Toland;and NV:IS held in $6OO , DISTILLERY SEtztw.—This morning at 11 o'clock a distillety at the corner of' Bytin and Bowen was seize d,by; Assistant Iteyentio As sessors--311,ctImilley,--Brown -and Jatnes.`The; 'still militia) Ilxttcres-iltrere captured, anit'tlirep barrels of whisky and, Seyeral Reggie ' mash F , Vized and destirciyed. The ioi n yir e s ;pe the establishment escaped through the back. “,,) the cffectulau exitratwo. . I - SEIVIOVEt A comENT:—This morning, abitut eleven o'pleolt..Arohihal4ol . op...eget* pp years, and Patrick Sheridan, aged 36 yoars, , ,werts badly injured , 1y the, opving, in:of a hank of earth, theY"wtrts etwagettiln "digging a celittr,in Gothic. streets aboveNainuti r Sheri dan to , the Pennsylvania 'lllsipttal and CraigNya ...? r‘ sramoyecl y t4÷i_hie ue ll ti p i tu (le o a . iv, aged n,ritavvr l2yeartt,bas been living in house on kern street, Germantown.- She has ,given much trouble'' friquently ' going `o n sprees and making raids on the wine cellar...in the house.- She has becniaci ineorrigible. 'Yesterday Ald. r.O -6-en v 0 -, °use-. - . _Avsxstanza Bgrisorr Esq.; Ind. 'this morn ing; at Ids 'residence, in 'Spruce! street; after ix long illness:. ?Be had reached the .age of seventy,-ris.,yearsi, and:twaB highly. respectod ' h' all who knew him, ho Board of Brokers adjourned. on the annonneethent of his death. Mr. Benson was a gentleman of large fortune-- „ , • , . . SERIOUti. , PALL.—Thiti morning, about half past nine'o'clock, "Li oward Priee, , a bricklayer,. enpaged at work on the now Masonic Tomple, on lir_oad..street, fell...MD:nigh' the ' air 'chamber from tho ' second story to the baiement. - Re was severely injured,and was conveyed to the Pennsylvania hospital. , , , .. Bnan BAra..---The. Athletic. Base Club loft the city this morning for Now York, ,to 'play the first ofa series of games. with Mut Union Club, of Morrisania, at Tremont, this after noon. The return game will.be playett in this city onWetlnegday next. , i; . SEMOUS -Acolimmr.—George_..Movonger,_. aged 13 years, was seriously injured this morn ing, about half 7 pa s st nine, o'cloOk s by a pile of lumber:failing.ori --- hitifitt - Noble - street - vitarf, -110--was-earried—t.o-the-Delaware-ilarborato , _ lieeStation, and properly cared for. • COLLEGE Exounsiox.—The pupils' of Girard College left the city in a fzpecial this morning, to ^visit the Girard coal lands,'in tichnyllcill ceubty. `The excursion is 'given uraler_the.,,direotion of the Board. of,...City Truste. A DEADLY:c WEArox.-- amel aruey colored, Was arrested last night. at Seventh and Alaska streets, and upon , searching him a six 7 harreled revolver was found in one of his phchets. " Daniel was sent to prisou.hy. Alder man Collins: DEAD BOOT FOUlsll).—The laborers at work in Alaska 6trept, last night, disiovered a big bundle • 'in ilia well of 627. The police were called, and when taken out the bundle was found to he the body of a woman, which had eVidentlY been there for some time.. • ASSAULTING L. WOMAN.—John Curtield, while in a house at Fourth And ld aster streets, last evening, is alleged to :have assaulted- the landlady. He was.arrested by Policeman Haughey, and, after a bearing_ before Aid. Neill',--was-corennitted-to-prison7 A SaIiTTLTING A rOLICEMAN.—ThothaS Con ner was arrested last night at Fifteenth.and Vine streets- on the charge of assaulting Policeman. Cassidy.. He was boldly - VW ba by Ald. Jones. WHAT WAS REALIZED.—The amount realized by the concert given at the Academy of Music ; last- eveuingjor the • benefit of -the - Bedford - Street Mission,-was-about STRAW BEICRIEK. - Strawberries from the South have made their appearance in this city, and , .I%lr. ATharles bicShane, of the Ameri can liotel-Restaurant,..with-hie, Usual promp nem in furnishing bis numerous customers with all of the delicacies of the. season, has succeeded . in getting a full supply of the deli cious-friiittrawherrlee-end-crearn-haverbeen Ottensiv - elyilidulged in - at the - American to=day: Fop.. THE accommodation of thosthat-wigh to make their purchases-before bond; and be fore the - rush, COII2I7IOIICM, Itodustut..& Wit,soN will open their store to-morrow(Saturday) 'morning at six o'clock, aiid those - who . duriscit Make 'it'd:Mid:dent Until after hueinees hours, they will find ne open Sidi! ton o'clock In the evening. .NVe havite all to call and et• amine the largest, hest - and cheapest stock in the city, not forgetting, the popular ten-doller spring &nits. " • HOCKFIILL & . 100 00 . 50 00 . 50 00 . 25 00 . 10 00 . 10 00 . 10 00 . 5 00 . 500 . 5 00 . 25 00 . 10 00 . 100 00 . 26 00 10-00 . 10 00 . 5 00 THE RICE Drvoncr tSUIT for fraud in age is causing great excitement in Boston. It should warn young men not to marry in haste. Ince is but 22; his bride 37. He swears that she made him believe she was but his own age, by using Magnolia Balm noon her face, neck and bands. Poor youth. Ho probably found her elbows weren't quite so soft' and pretty. Ought to be indicted y We know of many similar canes. This Balm gives ,a most wonderful pearly. and natural com plexion, to which. ern 'don't object.' We like pretty women. To finish the picture, tridy should duo Lyon'n Hathoirou upon the hair. With pearly chin, rosy cheeks, and soft, luxuriant tresses, they become irre sistible. . $615 00 .11,52875 "COSTAR'S" RAT, ROACH, &C.I, EXTERMI NATO/LS—"COoTAICH" (PUKE) INSECT POWDER.—UsP this ( only pure) Insect Powder for Moths In Furs and WoolN,n,for insects, &c. Ask for "COAT A Ws," end take r o othor. R.SitormAxEn lz Jougacks, HOLLOWAY &Viowl.JEN,wholoaale agents, Philada. $11,843 7$ ICF.NIsiRDY & BROS., 7D Chestnut street, are daily receiving( new shapes In Ladies' Hats, Rich Sash Ribbons, and Fine. Laces. • EVERY LADY should "have. one of Gilbert's patent commodes, sold by henry C. Stone k Co., No. 213 South Fifth street. THERE 18 nothing in the upholstery busi ess that AM:IEI7BON & - Co., No. 1436 Chestnut street. cannot have done for those e3trust leg orders to them. Prices tow. I'n:inaptness, and above a, first•class Emanship. KENNEDY & PRos., No. 729 Chestnut street, importereCof Fine Ali Wintry Goode. Wholesale and retail. ALL THE LATEST STYLES COATINGS, PANTALOON STUFFS, AND VEHTINGS VOW ARRANGED FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION, AT CitAnLus tiToxEs's, No. 824 CIIEI3TNUT STREET BURNETT'S COCOAINE.—Tho best and cheap eat hair-dressine in the world, is unsurpassed for loss of hair, irritation of the scalp and dandruff. To QUIET, soothe - and - relieve the pain of :;hiidren teething, nee Bowa.lE , B INFANT UORIMAL r Bold by tilldruggista• KENNEDY & BRos., No. 729 Chestnut street', are qua - edits the highopt authority in fnefhlone, Priam very moderato. OAXFORD'S Latest Styles Of Ladies' and Aliases' Spring Hata Can be had at their Store. . . 834 and 836 Chestnut street LADIES visiting the city . should not leave -wlthontseeing.the now_ Ntlllnery_Emporlum_of_inon RENN'EDY 81. BROS., 729 bhoodnut of root. FuranuAL 1148T1tUMENTS and druggists sundries. a:cowl:m:3G BROTHER, 23 south Eighth street. KENNEDY & KROH., 729 Chestnut street, are the acknowledged leaders of Fashion in Ladles' Round date and Bonnets. .Titeir French Flowers are veil, superior., ' . • DEAFI4II3I3, BLINDNESS 'AND CIATARRA treated with the utmost success, by J. Isaies, M. D.. sad ProfeFsar. bf Diseases of the Eye and Tlinr (his speci alty ) In the Medical Coli - ge,of Pennsylvitnia,l2 years ex perience. No. 806Arch.alreet. _TotillmMaiala can be aeon at hie office. The medical faculty aro invited to ac. company their patients, as he.has no secrete in his vac. *lce. Artificial eyes inserted without pain. No charge for examlnatiog, • , Corms; Bunions, Inverted Nails, skillfully treated,by Dr. J. Davidson, No. 916 Olioatuut street. Charges moderato; • KnIMEDYB'. TRIMMED HATS are perfect Ilitle gems:iheir Bonnets aro unequaled; -- 7 . , GE2iTS' ILA.TS GtN_Tfe_ BATS! , The benutiftil Spring StylOs ,nro 'how ready At pywrii!r ltenorq, jor the vs ndu venincr OA IRA bOttokford-480 hlulti 49 tc9 molikoses S & W V 44311314, • MARINE fitiLLETIN•, PORT Me' PRILADELP,III.6,-)RAN 13.. lOcr Saidllartne ,f3uitotin on Inside P 446. " Alllll5 1 1CD Tlllli DAT; •" St Nirri6 , :n 1 rtnkt u. l'Orroir. 13 hours rioin Baltt porn. with 1111(INII'lli A Grovem. polu kr.i.r,i'AL.:.:itvig,tz Jul Via arion intit, ;0 do.yt3 CITY _NOTICES. Brown Stone Mall, or-603 and doh Chestnut ntr_ent Far Spring Wear, to the Capeol.with etallusees to. S & W' Welsh-41We°' to t.ouder £ &demo. toett In port. ',Aro,t. D Wlld.r. for Nett yolk, Mg; Etta p(4!lol4coir P,ll l 64o l vi!fr,; /Crete. , Fehr Geo s lralre. , Nielcorson, I.days) from PrOrldonce. in banned to Kntaht & bone. Schr Rebec,tes turencs.ttich,6 days from Allow Bedford, will. indoetalivilltlit'& Sone. L 66 w.Backhlow.ll days from with fro,to K otelcerbocker leo Co. • Bohr Bell, ; P,i rco,S dwye from Charlie/don, with l'am.• j ber to Sank & Ed. ', • • , I Behr J Coreom Piovidonce;" 4 ; Sebr Jae M Vance, Ourdgo, Provfilencei 1 t+enr Paul & lhompeun, Godfrey,, We4ottFl ll . 1 Schr Ii Simmons. ()ands , . Bostog. • sche.a I) El ruldelt, Lang, Newßaren: ' • 'SohJ Pte s btmus, Church. Wood's nolo. , • ! ;Wort• ibgenao. Arrived yesterday from Lr i l nithui, Is CLEARED TAI el Da Sobr Beeper. ebtanqlon. OlAirloPtort4 0 Ilaalani Sehr Wm Tlre.,Tlcet Charlestown, J Bommol,Jr. & Oro. Scbr IlraudyWine,thoollh, do ' Fehr It S 11)er. Blairdell. Portland, do Schr Steelman, Adding, 13014011. • d o Schr J S Weldon. Oro% ell, Provlciewee, t do ! Schr J Klenzle, Steelman. Newport, do IdEPIORANDA Ship N B re)iner.Low.clearod at Now York yesterday for Bong Kong odd Sharglato. titearder' City , of Dahlia 'Eynon; for Liverpool, cleared at New York . yesterday. Steeinor.at orr.• Goalie, Adams, for Ilareati,oloarad at _Now Yso orkoto_rdo liTa. GdillTia, led from for New York Bohr A J Allen. for this port, sailed from fit John,Nß. yeaterda Behr Abby Ryerson. Dennis, for Ode port, cleared at NMI. York yeaterday: Behr John Miny. Flaher.bance at Proridenailth Behr limellne .IlAight, Avery, sailed from. Newport lath inst. for this port. , • Bohr Noy. Chase. at Newport 11th Inatnut from Fall River. to load fish for this port - Behr Coharset. Gibba,honce for Now Dedford,in Dutch Island harbor 10th 'net. . Schr Romp. Mods, at Bun Francisco yeoterday from —C I Mass. -- Behr Hamburg, Wentrott, lienve for Southi Norwalk, puased 11oll,fratQ veatordaY. REAL ESTEE. B. J. DOBBINS, 5 and 0 Ledger Bni!ding, Offera for sale the following kegs:titles,' iir . . HANDSO9IE BROWN-STONE RE.Briipliox,-ioutb .weet corner of Broad and Tbhutpeon streets tbree etor with 'French roof, containing all - nonhirn provemonte; now freiwoed ond painted throughout ALSO, II ANDBODIE IthowN•sroliE RESIDENCE, west bide of Bread. ithovii Mat•ter,.now in course of erec tion • lot flt by 200 feet to Carnet° street: AISO. SIN. LOTS, , west iode. of Broad, above Thom to eon ; 24 by 200 feet deep to Carlisle street. Will he sold without mot ei mid w ill tole:ince building materials : - - ALSO, EIGHT LOTS. 21t by 400 feet to Fifteenth street, on west aide of Broad, übore tf•ornerset street: only 89 per foot. ALSO, GOOD FARM of 110 acres, with Stock and Crepe, For Sole or Exchange. ALSO, LARGE BUILDING on DOCK .Street, known as "Jones's Hotel." Will be rented end altered to suit termite. ' Ltio, UNRE - 0- 0 ROUN Dr - Bronthima - Diarrinti St) etas. CARPETINOS, &U. CANTON MATTINGS • _ CANTON MATTINGS • • • - - - WILMINGTON • 1.10 -- - READING . . . . • • . 1..41EZ.C0A.113 FANCY MATTINGS. TtAI • WHITE MATTINGS. SEVEN PER - OENT. -- BONDS I RED CHECK MATTINGS.. • CANTON MATTINGS, • ALL WIDTHS. We aro offering 5200.000 of the Second Elortgage Bonds of Cala Company LOWEST PRICES.; — WCA — ILITIC — OREASE oft - BL — GAN 2_I_4_ANDAVIREIED_INTERESIN__ MATTING WAREHOUSE For the convenience of Jim-odors, these Bonds ire , For in denominations of rula No. haso9 Chestnut Street. 1,000 7 5, 5004} and 100's. w f m rp The money is required for the 'Mu-chase of additional Rolling Stock ami the full equipment of the Road. The receipts of the Company on the one-half of the Road now being.oPereted from Coaterrillito Wiluangtou are about TEN 'THOUSAND DOLLARS per mouth. hiCb well be more than DOUBLED with the opening of the other hilf- over Which the large Coal Trade of the Road must come. Only SIX MILLS are now required to coMplete the Road to Birdsboro, which will he titillated by the middle of the mouth. , . WM. PA INTER & C 0.,,. • BANKERS, N 0.36 South ..Third Street, ' PHILADELPHIA: • tny6 ttrpi NEW CARPETINGS. WE ARE NOW CMENING A FULL LINE OF r FOREIGN and bOMESTIC CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS AND MATTINGS, OF ALL Gianie, WHICH WE ARE OFFERING AT GREATLY BE DUCED PRIM MOM LAST SEASON. LEEDOM, SHAW & STEWART, 685 MARKET STREET. ft,21.4mr0 - 160titt3 AND STWEit!., BAitTLETt, No. 33 South Sixth Street, Ever thankful for the patronage ex tended him heretofore, and desirous of further favors, begs to announce his Spring Styles of Boots and Shoes for Gents' and Boys' wear. , A large assortment of Custom-made Goads,made on his improyed Lasts, which. are nnilvalled for eorufort and beauty, Pnables him to furnish a ready fit at all delll-to w f lyre FECIt .. C. FURS_ON STORA.GE. A. K. .8c F.. K. WOMRATH, 1212 CIIESTNIIT STREET, Reg to inform the Ladles that they are now-preoaredt receive FURS 011 - STORAGE through — the — fitunmer guaranteeing them against loss by Fire and Moth, it trifling tarmac.. A. K. &.F. K. WOMRATI - I, • 1212 Chestnut Street. rnb2B m f 2tn FP AMUSEMENTS, Nee. Sig tit page for additional Aniugements 120 EXH 181 TIONS. 9LO tilN C/2.9919513..71:11 El PILGRIM LIENb Et F.ll Friday Evening—Atlantic Division, B. of T. e at iirday—ldstineo 2.30 I'. Id. _Evening at 8. ➢Monday, 16th, Christ Mural; Mission. CONG.ERT HALL. The best and most successful amusement in the 010. Benefits given and commission allowed on Bale of tiokets liedured prices to schools and churches. AGRICULTURAL. ' BAND LAWN-MOWERS.—T,RE tuperiorlty of the Phtlatlolplll9. Imcbiuo owor ,ull atle tart, le a et, known: . No. I cute 15 Inches wido, price 82640. ' .. ----, ---- No. 2.cutc2o tucheemlde, 0f1'0.8193 UV., ' t • We boy,. oleo the Eivelft'u Mowor at 825, and tho Nuift a douse : Machine. tho euperlor',mortts T ot . -wlloh.'/, ' welt ' . liPo.wa ' rren every mechhoo to-p - tsCiiiittro iallafacflon:, nod:whoa reuultTti will send a man to put thqu' la o#0: ratio/. ' . ' ' _ROLIIIIRT BRIBT, SR.,' , myll 2 / 4 rp§ 922 end 924 91Ork et ,etreet, above Ninth. • weNovkrq. EMOVAL.—,MI,IE4," ITENRY,. A f.qturi.r f.adi r em' _gooks and MAN Mtitillme. M 4 4) 10 to , r Into.focOtion, No 16 - . N . Eighth ttroottri , toadwioare tor tor.largely Incronarrl.tiumintAß, iota renamed Ito the ICLEGAN 1' - AND SPACIOUS. W. A.:103 ROO At st the S. cower of NINTH and. Mina Stream., whore she now offore.in addition to her Ow* of.Clomkm and ,ftlyintShtS. a choir o invoice of Palstoy shawls, Laco Notts and datque k tnb2.3-3mrpi '''"CARRIAGES t"... , .11j i.:MAIF CARUIAGNT BUILDER. ;;_.4401341.40,0N1a1r CUItII4 . .XIIIIII -- 101* ;We/41 Normt 'ROGERS' CARRIAGES' 1000 and 101.1 cHESTN UT. . STREET, • PLII I LADELPIII.4I. G? New and elegant styles of Oarrligee . conetentis produced, nattgl in4e Secerp- . . ••• • E 0 M LANE 'CARRIAGE `BUILDER. 8482 8484 and. 8486 Market St. WrBT. PEI ILADIMPRIA. A large assortment of Varrlisgsa of overt desmegticka constantly on band. Espaelal attralflan Paler ,to ring. • , antral - The kenn Mutual Life Insurance 'Co., ,N 0.921 CHESTNUT STREET, ACCIII&IILATED EUND I INCOME VON L 67 OVZR, 83,000,000. - SAMUEL C. HUEY, President. , SA 311.. E.. STOKES, rice Pretridcnt. JOHN WAIORNOR:A..K.P. &Actuary. 11. 8. STEPHENS. &erttary. • W. P. RACK Elt.,,hiperinteudeht Vali fgerus f e to 3t The attention of the citizens of Philadelphia is railed to this long eidabilehed and truly .11 UTIJAts LIFE • NUlt AN4 "OMPA Y wherein_ every infused p , reou it an equal partner In. the profit's, N's filial ARK DI YJI•Eti ANNUALLY, and which, for the isset twenty ) ears, have averaged about:Ft ItTY PHit LENT. The 'trustees nre desirous of increasing the buelnesse of the Ces.pany le thin city, where tie a 110,5111 COMPANY, it ought to be largely patronized. Jte ratites of premium tiro se low, and the eecu,lty as godd as thatelYered Hy -nny °tiler eon-many—nod =tort be - purpose - of- incretaing the s UME BUS! NtSS. they have appointed W. P. II ACEER, Superintendent of City Agents, who will likewise receive application for insurance.' Active, intellirent Agents or Cenriusers wanted for city work, with _liberal conspetisation• - -- Apply onshore. , . w.f 13trpi 7 PER CENT. GOLD LOAN, FIIEE OF V. S. TAX. OF Mt Burlington, Cedar Rapids.and nesota L R. Co.'s FIRST MORTGAGE 50-YEAR CONVERTIBLE , BONDS. A Limited Quantity For 'Sale At 90 aid Accrued Interest. InteWitiityiible May and . Aroithinber. J. EDGAR THOMSON, CHARLES Li. FROST,Trustees. . . • The . greater part of the road is already completed, and shows large earnings, and tha.balance of tho work is ra pidly 'progressing , , We unhesitatingly recommend these Bonds as !hoarded and beet investrriont in the market. United dtates Five-twentles at current prigeS only its percent: interest, while these pat eight. and one quarter per cent in Gold; and . we regard the seouriii equally good. .., , • • HENRY - CLEWS - 8c CO., No. 32 WALL STREET. BOWEN & FOX, . „ KURTZ & HOWARD, BARKER BROS . & CO., TOWNSEND WHELEN &,CO., _ . • parrADELP.nia.. ap29 24trp • 'CO.DREXEL & No . 0 4 Soiith Third stroet, Amerie4o . apd Foreign Bankers: Issue Drafts and Circular 14iittera of Credit, -availablo-pnr pmentation--41.1--iwy. l imt Europe. - Travelers can, make all their financial ar rangements ,thrnugh un, and y_e ,wilf collect their ixoerest and dividends yithout °barge. DREXYA, VirprlßOP r&' CO., 2 New York, DIIEXEi, 'Xif4R I VES & CQ., rartsp'-: WAR " Miler.i.ele.Y" 1{ Vlll 7 O W PAS tl" FIE 1 !MST. - A. & J. It. 11A lITHOLONI ItW, ap3Otfril Bole Agouto 23,1 i. Eighth otreut.,A • // CARIRIAGIEti. PHILADELPHIA _ 90AL 19-- Boom I,Neeoud Flaw. FINANCIAL
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