, o? THE COAL VBQSS OF
a v 4 ?-'
■ Intbeyear ITqvtberetived on. the eastern
slope of themountaltts drained by the Lehigh
' ftleer, In PennsyiVam*,« hunter, u*med Philip
. WP,;
game; aw was clothedin dense.
i EliinitlTeforest;fOoitheoco*sUm:to 1 which
WAate' n6* refijiTliii/.Gintlier had’Spent the
f>^^day.tetilie;^^fW|fee4 J; wetifig tto
least success, ■■ ■ Henad left with anxious sollci
. tudelnthd mbriilhgtha' fcabinwhich sheltered
his wifo andi . children, for the, scanty ,|)resk-
him with the:,necessity , of
replenishing the culinarydopartmenti As the
shad a* of overling gathered around, ' lie, found
bimsetfpn.the summit pf ShafpMouutein, eev
. eraimilesdistant,fromhis home. A storm of
ram was advancing,-and had already spenta
tew drops, when he .bgan to quicken his pace.
Runnlng -along at a- brisk gait through .too
woods, he stumhled'over the ' roots of-a’ tree'
which had recently'filled, 1 and throw, berere
him a large-black stone—to recognise which,
. ana tne maox aspect of; the spot .around the,
roots, therewsa yet remaining sdflfciont light;
-He bad heard persons Bpcakofstonecoal asox
isting in tbeso, mountains, and concluded that
this must be a specimen. - He therefore took
it with Klin, and a feW days after 'gave it . to 1
, Colonel: Jacob "Weiss, then livitig near the
, present side' of Match Chunk;-' Unable to de
termino its real ebamter, the specimen, was,
forwarded to Philadelphia,.where, after undcr-f
going the scrutiny of 'sundiy.tninenlogiBto : and
leamed-japens/it finally , came into the hands,
; offfit;,.QSarles;Cist, ; ;a .printer.' 4*®
. ,supposed to know everything, and
- ftom thelr.liberality of sentiment are-disposed
totakea “complimentary notice” ,of almost
any thing; so; tfne-to fiis calling,’Mr. Cist
- promptly pronounced thethinganthracltc coal,,
andsent a request to Colohel Weiss to reward 1
' the.discovermyand make; immediate arrange
meuts for.'securing the land,.'; ■ \" ■, . .
... As-the;cntir» region ,of country ftom the
BjjuC Mountain to tiie Susquehanna Riy<r was
“aClUppokbn 'savafie wilderness, the ; land
badbn’t little value,- --.Weiss had no difficulty,
insbbtalhiag/through'the usaai process' of the’
. Land Cffice, several thousand acres f ahd.eafly
in ihefpllo.wing year'organlzedan association,
caJlcd thO : « J,ohigh-iCoaJ-mfne Company”
; Among its prominent members were Bobert'
Morris, (the celebrated financier,) John Nich
olson Charles Cist. J; Anthony '.Morris, and;
otbers-’some «f ? 'wbom/owned targe* estates/'
especlailyMorria and Nicholson. -
- da the month of May an expedition was fit
tedout toopenahd work the mine. ThC force
• consisted offour ,laborcrs,with one of the
. members of the ; company acting as mining-en
gineer The geological position - of, thocoal
was plain it required‘but'a small amount iof
v scientiflcncnmeU-’tofcbmpreliend 'thei/.whole
- problem. As the roots of the! fallen tree, had
revested the.exgct situation of fho-coai/ aod
■ bflta tlUb stratum of the soli .intervening be
tween it and- the daylight; a little perpendicular
dlgm'ngjWas only necessary .to get at 1- it.,- -A
-fewpits were accordingly sunk down, and sev
; eraltons of. the. .mineral quarried, when, the
great question presented itself to our enterpri
sing Company-ip;,ip(io< are me going. 'to do
. prith.it faV-Thero was the coal—there it- was
the, only thing
tbat now remainedto secure tile most trium
: phffit succcsa was .'a market. Standing upon
' their.icara ,of coal on the summit of Sharp
mOuntain/sevebteen hundred feet above iide
water/ the-'P Eehlgh .Coal-mine, pompsny”-
lobked'JuJsfftßy- over the yasf .expanse- of
mountain, valley, and.plain,' and-up to the
' archingu firmament,' for a 'market. Nothing l
of tbekihdcould be Been; 'not the"' slightest
glimraerofencouragement was visible—-around,
above or below;. add they were forced to draw
largo .drafts on (he kindly-disposed imagina
' tion,'Which afforded an.eccaalonal, beam l OF
hopoau tbe obscure vista of the distant future;
- Tho 'surrounding country was everywhere toy--
ero'd with timber; and what, with'the. abun
f dance, and low price of, cord-wood and' char
coalythe want-of wagon roads-and navigable
, ' streams; there was no demand, for stone-coal,
nearer remote. Alter a few labor at
the itune, tho men were discharged and oper
- ationv -susponded. But Colonel Weiss, ;not
- withstanding .tho inauspicious circumstances
' wliioh’involvod the company, determined that
thecbaishonld, atleast;ue introduced to the ac
" quainfetide'«f .the public, . ‘He filled hla saddie
bagsftora i&i'to time, and rode around among
the blacksmiOisiof the lower country, earnestly
solieiting thent tol“ try it,” A few accepted
. ' the proffcred supplies, and used it with partial
success; but tho truth is, our wise fathers
almost unanimously regarded the mineral sta
ple;of .the.“l,ehlgb CoaVinino Company” as
nothing; more nor‘less than .eommoß, stones,
whUetbe enthusiastic sbarohoiden were regar
ded;as:unpractical &nd visionary theorists. It
wastbia ili-timed aud foolish prejudice against
a tdinieral whose peculiar properties they did
not happen to understand overe'helmod
eeyibusly bhjrota’ imd moyo- -
inenti. Had the partiestbemselyesbeenmehof
no more thah ordihary cbajictor, tbe enterprlse
Deybr,oonld have been initiated at all, but they;
were like.' ■ V . . 1 ' •_
“ Oaltlins the seer, whose comptebeiulte viow
The Past, the Present, and the Future knew
and the ridicule tbo ignorant public, no
doubt, only served to stimulate them into .pre
mature activity. ■ , ;'. ,
In 1798 the Legislature of .Pennsylvania
chartered, a joint-stock cdmpapy to itnprovo
the' navigation of the* Lehigh l Biver, aid
although the Goal'Oompany lad in the mean
timerelaxed all efforts, anduraa then upon the
verge'of dissolution, the: prospect which now
’ opened of renderiug that stream navigable for
the descent of the, lumber and coal on its head
waters, infused now spirit into some of its mem
bers, and they again went to work. Thirty
thousand dollars had. been expended in con-,
atnictlog wing-dams and removing obstruc
tions.;,.anduponthe completion of the work,
in 1802, a committee was appointed to examlne
and* report its condition. -It consisfed of five
persons, moat of .whom were alao interested
in the Coal Company. A lsrge canoe was
launched, and the party glided gracefully fiver
the' Water.'' livery thing augured a favorable
report;,:but, they bad not proceeded far in
their, investigations before the canoe capsized,
' and most unceremoniously precipitated the bffl
clal.representatives of the Navigation Cpm
pafiy iutd tho .stream! Two' of them were
nearly drowned,.but tbeothera effected an easy
escape to-the shore, They subsequently ad
journed t<r the nearest refreshed the
“ Inner” and the “onter man,’’laughedheart
ily over the adventure, aud then quietly sought
their.respective homes. ’ . , ~u - *
Vflatevdr may have been the opinion of the
committee, concerning- the Improved naviga
tion; oftheriyer, after the praekicai 'exernpU-
Kc.itiob :of its 'cap&cities which they fiad.tbus
received, !t is certain that their report did not
! dampeb tha ardor of the'CbaVCottipariy; ! They,
bad agaih resumed operations it the mine, awl
under the directions - of Mr.- Cist, were then
preparinga 9det bo despatched at
the- eat!le»t‘.fteshet,'Wo the Lehlgh andDela
ward rivers; for the city Of Philadelphia. ' ;The
coal .was, hanlcd to -the banks of the river by
horsesjandintho spring of 1803 six arks,cbn
tainingpohe hundred tons of coal each, were
ready for the royage. _ V .
< The descent of the river, for the first fifteen
miles from' Manch Chunk, was exceedingly
rapid, the : fali being some three hundred feet.
It was a lright and cheeribl morning, after the
stream had attained the usual, high-water
mark, that the arks were cut loose, and, each
six men, began at; oncoltbe de,.
sceuj ‘pf the rapids.;. - Now the torrent roars—
the waves and whirls dash madly aronnd the
boaU; the men at the oars, With faces wild
with, animation and excitement, and with .mus
cles full distended, run to and fto upon their
narrow , platforms) the pilot, with enejgetic
motions and .speech, addresses' the steersman
—tbo ..steersman, with like gesticulation and
vehemence ofymanner, responds to the pilot—
and then all hands make desperate plunges at
the oars INow tlie boat, slinking and cracking,
swings ..its cumbersome form around a villa
inons rock; now it aheers off, in a conntcr-cur-;
rentjtowiid theslioro, and tbenbendingrouhd,
again dashes forward into the roiling waves,
when —cr-a-sh! je-booral it-rises Securely
upon a ledge of rocks half concealed beneath
the guribce of the water f A moment serves to 1
contemplate the wreck, and then the men, seiz
ing oars and ptank, make good their , exit ;to
- the shove— leaving its broken and disnac-mbered
ark to' its fate, and the cafgo to the curious
speculations of the cat-fish and ,eels;.; Of tho
six which embarked, but two reached'Phils-;
delphia; and even these presented a very dllapi
dated4ppearance.:Thocoal,naturSllycnougli,
excited aomo attention j- but it seems that pnr- !
chasers were not numerous, and - tho demand
was .for Specimen lots'only. After keeping the
stock on hand for a comMerable time, a salo
was finally effected to thudnunlcipal authorl'
ties,, who were then worKSfca' steam-engine
in Broad Street, to pump uper into elevated
tanks for the supply of the'city. 4 Bnt all their
; attempts l to bum ft proved unavailing. 1 ' Ois
-1 gnsted. with what they esteemed' a bnisanco,
they,'caused what remained, ot it to. be broken
up' anU, scattered over .tho foot-walks - of, the
grounds. And here and thus ingloriously ter
minated,; for a period .of seventeen yews
ftence ensuing, the operations of the
Coal-mine Company.”,; ‘ ; • ' - ”
The brief Una romantic experience it bad
tiraa undergone, one might readily infer, would
have checked the ambition of others disposed
to embark in -the same business. ;:Snt Some
men arefond ofadventnro,and there isalways
' a degree of fascination in mining pursuits.—
When, therefore, coai Was found in 1810 in the
Vicinity of PuttsvlUe/l frififiber Pf; aaUguine
' individuals again idehtlfl*dthemseiye* with the
discovery The blacksmitha bl theneiihbor
ho6d;e*peHme»4ed;Mpon!|&?*itiL«mpOKMlth
complete
foMd
cxtrapidinMy/be^jinjg'p^war^^tfd.’Whcurlng
rive fimetojiwflto v«tte » »Jw**-thflW
he
ftave' Witiwtood its flune; and xs
there •mteiM’Mho earthly donht,as to. tbf.reaj
r 2 f - « '
It enlyre-'- .
milned to devise some process for burning It j
wlthiUcillty. -' J ‘ .
Intheiutuqm,of,l3l2, a pqefog ’W* ; M4.- ,
in¥klMelphia to' adopt , measures ft’ r . i
proVeM'enf df the nirigattbn of the Schuylkill,
to tho ’City,' and might be rahdercd inuchmorq
so In.view oftherecehtdlscovet'y of cOal-mlnes
at itaheodd’Acbarter wasgwited }n 1814
jtb-i joStoetc6mpatjy,;»ei,operationa were
snbseouently begun to WPtSVO ft w proposed.
In the mean time, no Uttle Interest had - boon
awakened on.tho; subject of coal In Schuylkill
County, no diubt In consequence of the sue;
cesswhich attended its use there by the black
smiths •, and-the late-Colonel Georgo Slioe
maker,whohadmade openings on his lahdls
near Bottsytllo; Was pursuaded to send a lot of
it to Philadelphia. Ho loaded eight or ten
Wagons in 1817, and then set but, at the head'
ofniS toanjs, full or hope and honest confi
dence. But the previous failoro of the Le
high coal Was 'still within the Memory of many,
persohsy and the'Colonel was received-with
some coolness, if notwitb rigid' scrutiny. Ho
wasqiiestioned by obe, and- cross-questioned
by another ;';but unreservedly guaranteeing to
ail as hodid,-that the “stones’* -w'ould-burii,
he began to enlist some customers.' 'Several'
tons were disposed of to the nail-works at Fair
mount ; three or.four tons, wont to Dolaware
County, while the balanoe wes sold out in sblull
quantities to blacksmitha and private consumers'
in the city, A few individuals who had thus
pnrohased, and whb bad heard of the , Lehigh
affair, djd not sUccdodin Igniting it, and the
mult was that they become highly indignant.,
Instead of receiving any commiseration from,
their' friends,* they were rather taunted tor
their'verdancy-in being made the dopes of a
transparent Dutch knave and swindler!. The,
btorm gathered'So suddenly, 1 and began to rage
With Such toy around the pq°r Colonel, that
ho had tardy tinlo to niako a retreat. IV rits
E been lashed for his arrest on the chargo of
idling, and he evaded the «lynx-eyed vigl
ie« of the officers of: the law by describing 1
a circuit of some fifteen miles radius on hls re-‘-
lurn home. Bat while the affair 1 was ■ Still the
iown4alk/an incident occurred which 'com
pletely toned the tables upon the quidnuncs; 1
and placed the Colonel and his coal in a favor
able light-before the world. Tile-proprietor at
the Falrmount nail-works, with some of his
men,’had .been engaged'during' the whole
morning in the vain endeavor to fire up a to-
S' ace with the (Co, al.y -They tried every possi-'
le expedient which skiU and ‘experience in
other fuelscould suggest. - They raked it, and,
they stirred it up, and poked it, and blew tre-'
inend'onsly upon it with blowers. They per
severed in the;task—they manipulated with 1
homage/with desperation—but it appears that
aU would not dp.; At length the signal for din-,
her was given and, utterly aickand tired ofthe
stones, and with no complimentary epithets,
tho menshut fast the furnace door, pulled on,
their coats, and proceeded-: to their meal. Re
turning at -the usual time, their consternation
May be imagined as they beheld the furnace
door red hot, and the flrewlthin seething and!
roaring like a tempest I, .They stood before it
like men paralyzed, and' when, after a time,
they could summon courage enough to pry.
bpen tho door, tha.white' glare -of the flames
Was beautiful to . behold., Never before had
such a fire been seen. And ifrom that moment
the secret of treating'anthracite coal -become
known —it only required to be iet alone;
1 The result of this trial having been com
municated to the press it) Was:soon after fol
lowed by other reports of Similar satisfactory
character. In fact, as the learned Dogberry
Would -hate remarked, " the coal having now
provpditself to be ! coal, it came near being*
thought'so.”
! The Schuylkill navigation, although com
pleted in 1818, was in siioh bad repair, that, for
several, years following, it was practically use
less for cbid transportation. The work; proba
bly as the natural'concomitant of the want of
Capital add experience at that,early, day, was
incomplete, and unable to withstand the vio
lent freshets to which the riycr was exposed.
But by this'timo wood and lumber hod advanced
rapidly. InValne—the former sometimes bring
ing sixteen dollars per cord in Philadelphia
The forests In the vicinity of the larger towns
wero fast disappearing; the suffering of the
poor, during the Inclemency ol the winter,
became severe and unavoidable, and the neces
sity fot providing a substitute for wood was
-. rendered daily more apparent.
-' Under these circumstances our friends of
the “Lehigh Coal-mine Company” appeared
once more in the field. They shipped, in 1820,
•865 tons, and in the year, following, 1000 tons.
In 1822 their shipments reached 2210 tons, and
in 1828 It was .again doubled. This looked
a little.like business; and the two companies,
in view of the brilliant career now opening
before them, determined to merge themselves
into one corporate body, under the title of the
“Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company,”
and! supplying'themselves'-frith a. large addi
tional capita), they, entered at once upon the
Execution; of such works of improvement as
Were deemcd esSentlal to the future accommo-,
nation of the increasing trade. As nature
Uad not tonished atbadeqtiato supply of water
tp the' Lehigh to maintain an even and regular,
stake, if became necessary to resort to artifi
cial contrivances to chpck the rapidity of its
Sow. This was accomplished by the construc
tion of dama in the mountain division, in
which were erected sluice-gates, by whose aid
-the water, could be. retained in pools until re
quired for use. ’When the dam or pool became
frill, and the water had:ovieriiowedlong enough
for-the lefels below to' adq&ire the usual depth/
the slutcefgates wero let-down; and the coal;
boats,- Which were kept In readiness, passed
over the dams in the artificial floods thus let
lose. • ■■■ ■ _
Upon the completion of too Pennsylvania '
Canal, In 1831, toe Lelilgh was converted Into
o, slack-water navigation, with locks and tow
iqg-path for boraea. It has been operated in
ftis way ever .since, with ho leas" advantage to
the public than to’ the company themselves. -
[Another Important 'improvement was the
construction of arailway, nine miles In length,
from tho river to their mines on toe summit ot
the mountain. This was begun in January,
1827, and finished in the month of April fol
lowing—the route having been previously used
as a i wagon road. With the exception of a
similar road in the quarries of Quincy, Massa
chusetts, It, was i the firet railway operated on
the American'continent. And although it was
.not intended for miscellaneous traffic, it may
S termed the nucleus around which subso.
cutly sprang into .existence toe magnificent
railway net-work that nbw binds together, in
iron grasp, the States.of the Federal Union.
;In 1830 tho annual production of the Lehigh
Company .exceeded 41,000- tons; in 1840 it
had swollen to, 225,000 tons; and in 1860 to
o^er-722,90ft '.tons;' .The, cost of maintaining
horse-power‘on" their .railway for a trade d
such magnitude became a very serious Item.
More',than five hundred animals, with perhaps
one-fourth that number of drivers and grooms,
were at one time employed in the service of
hauling,.back to tho mines\the empty ears.
And as-locomotive, power was not .thought
practicable, on a; road of such severe grades,
it was determined that another track should be
built for the return of the empty-.cars, to [
be operated both by gravitation' and sta
tionary steam-power. : The ahutea for trans
ferring. the ooal from the cars to the bins
were accordingly abandoned (or partially, so,)
and, by means of an inclined plane,, the
loaded cars themselves are now sent down
to the canal, where, supported on trestle-work
■erected over the bins, the coal is emptied into
them directly from ihe'ears. : The empty cars
are then hauled to the foot at another plane a
short distance- above,-Where they aro hoisted
to. the very peak of the mountain, accomplish
ing a height of over 760 feet perpendicularly,
in. a length ot 2,250-feet, of- plane. Arrived’ut
the summit Of the’mountain, the cars descend
for a distance of six’ miles by gravitation, and
• thbn mounting another plane again,descend. to,
the mines. ‘ with th 6 did of three planes, and
toe steam machinery which l operates them,
the whole, business of transferring too coal
from the mines to the. canal boats-, and of; re
turning tho'empty cars, is, how performed, and
that fn a,very safe, expeditious, and economl
. cal manner. - ■
tlntll thd year 1847, the Lehigh Company
procured all the coal which they sent to market
from their celebrated open quarry on the sum
mit of Sharp Mountain—being the identical
vein of deposit originally discovered by Gin
ther. This quarry for many years constituted
a great curiosity, dud, in connection with tho
gravity railway, attracted thousands of visiters.
The vein of coal, Including the accompanying
seams of slate, wail at one apot. nearly soventy
/bet in thickness, though, the average did not
probably exceed-fifty feet. Tho excavated
portion embraces an area of ten acres, and from
tois scburCo. there were mined and sent away
shout 850,000 tons of coal. Estimated at tho
• ordinary vuluo of,coal as it lies in tbo ground,
1 viz., thirty cents per ton, the revenue actually
; derived from these ton acres (as the landlord’s
[ royalty) would ho $265,000, or $26,000 per
i acre.
The coal trade of tho Schuylkill region
commenced in ‘1822, when fifteen hundred
ton’s were shipped to Philadelphia over tho
Schuylkill Canal. This work, however, stili
continued in a bad condition for navigation
until, itf 1825, it underwent some important
repairs. In-tbat year the trade reached 6,600
tons, and in the following one nearly 17,000
tone. In ; 1827 the production was again
doubled, and the shipments from the two re
gions amounted to more than 60,000 tons.
The coal trade had now been thoroughly inau
gurated. I/carth-grates and stoves of an im
proved structure, expressly adapted to the use
of. anthracite, were everywhere introduced,
and its future destiny as a mineral fuel became
id once' ns' plain' as ’ the noonday sun. The
public miqdwas.not only, aroused,- tpit become,
;iitea»ly,eXejtod upon tod 'suiflect. .The val
leys and motmtalns.oi toe Schuylkill were ex
plored, and wben it was, ascertained,that a,
vast extent of cqnnfrrwpurtdea intoc/com*
ftutlble-iitwt the' iLiinqtify’was seemingly in
extamtible—toat'lnatcadofbut tfo or ftree
veinsi-toerewerelniallprdl^hnityajhtmdred,
and ttifito'cd'ftriftiditiysAetototo tonnwgettoß
aU this became ttani-
Spe-'ipeenlative spirit which burst forth
.*aw*ljria6W«iy Sound ,a .t
* ’ Within a period ofsixmontbs from the be*
Mnningt oft toe speculative movement (which
epstiaaftl With’ fctote' or Wsfafctjvftr fdfthree
iff - .- a. -i i tilt ctT.-i i;<n.-• ,>>
i' ‘
.Yhe.p:
years), neariyfive millions of dollarffhad beett
invested In tho coal-lauds of Schuylkill county.
The same tracts' which were purchased in 1827
for -five,hundred dollars, in, some instances
wore'spjd, jn 1829, just before' tho bxoitbinent
began to subside, for sixteen thousand; and
those figures will indicate the rise and culmi
nating point of the.whole movement.
Now, so Ikr as tbq lauds themselves were
concerned, thsyhad really never attained their
intrinsic value; but it so happened that before
anything could be realized from them, it was
necessary to , construct improvements, both of
a public and private character, to develop their
resources. Up to the present moment, more
than $75,000,000 have been expended in the
railways and canals that convoy tho coal of the
several regions to market; while ten. millions,
additional have been appropriated' to works of
n local nature, including the machinery to get
out tho coal. It'was in the bxeoution of those
essential, and, in most casos, preliminary im
provements, that many of the original actors
m tho coal trade became involved beyond their
means; and after yours of intricate and per
plexing financial manoauvring (“enough to
break a royal merchant down”) the sheriff had
to stop forward to tholr relief.
While all the coal of the Lehigh was pro
cured from one spot, and under the direction
of one company) the case was entirely reversed
in the' Schuylkill. Here, although two mining
companies had been organized, the trade was
in the hands ol individual operators; and it
affords a significant, comment on the pro
gressive spirit of the age, (though by no
means a flattering one upon the energy of
tho “pioneers” themselves,) that it then re
quired about the same number of master col
liers to produce 100,000 tons as aro now en
gaged in the annual production of nearly
2,000,000 tons. But as the business of coal
mining was new, they probably pursued the
wisest course in embarking upon it in amodbst
way. The leases of the operators usually
covered a “run” upon the out-crop, or strike of
the vien, of from fifty to seventy yards, with
an allowance of sufficient space to perform the
necessary ontsido functions of. amine conduct
ed bn strictly ancient, principles. The pits
varied from thirty to forty feet in depth, and
the eoal was hoisted in wooden buckets, by
means of a rope:and windlass. The same
« machinery” drained the mine of water, unless
the influx was extraordinary, in which emerg
ency its abandonment became a matter of ne
cessity. A few of the more enterprising ope
rators—such as had a « run” of one or two hun
dred yards on the vein—erected gins, and raised
their coal and water by horse-power.' These,!
however, were the Napoieons and Oresars of
the trade, and thought nothing of shipping two 1
or three thousand tons per annum. Scattered |
along the hill slopes, in the vicinity of Potts
“ coilicries”at a glance, scene which
they presented was both uniqueand interesting.
The coal was 'hauled* away in.wagons,' and de
posited bn the wharves of the Schuylkill, where
it passed through the hands of tho shipping
merchants to' those of tho consumer. While
the trade itself was small, the profits were not
io he despised; atoll events, eveiything pro
ceeded choerfhliy and satisfactorily until, in
1880, tho market became suddenly and unex
pectedly overstocked. The increased produc
tion was frightfhi, 63,000 tons over the previous
year. The market was utterly unable to bear
it, and a panic immediately ensued in the trade.
The prices fell'to a ruinous figure; the “paper’.’
of the shippers had to “lie over under protest,”
and, as a natural Tesult, operations at many of
the mines had to be summarily discontinued.
Picks and shovels, ropes andbnekets, werehas
■ tily disposed of at a sacrifice for cash, and not
1 a few of the operators took passage on the tow
ing-path, of the Schuylkill for snob regions of
country as afforded a safer immunity from the
liability of Imprisonment for debt tbanthestat
utes then in force in Pennsylvania. Therewas
consequently in the following year a large di
mirmlion of tho production, both in the Lehigh
and the Schuylkill; but this was counterbal
anced by supplies from the Lackawanna, which
had then but recently'gone into operation upon
the completion of tho Delaware and Hudson
Canal. Tho whole increase, however, was only
2,000 tons against tho 08,000 of tho previous
year.
Bat the introduction of railways between tho
mines and the docks of tho canal, together with
some marked improvements in the mode of
mining the coal, again revived tho trade in
1832, when the shipments exceeded 209,000
tons, being an increase over tho last year of
117,000 tons. As it was difficult to relieve the
mines’ of their water after the shafts had at
tained a depth of forty feet, that plan of ope
rating them -was generally discontinued in
favor of horizontal drifts pr tunnels. The
mining leases, at the same time, were more
comprehensive in their scope, and embraced
a far greater length of vein than formerly.
We believe it was in 1836 that tho first mine
was sunk below the water-level. Before this
time, singular as it may now appear, it was
generally thought that the coal did not extend
iilelow the base of tho mountains. But experi
ence has since demonstrated that not only do
the veins pitch down to a great depth “into
the bowels of the earth” (often, indeed, to an
unknown, if not an impracticable depth), but
that by far the largest portion of tho ooal exists
holow.
The cars of the Beading railroad and of tho
Schuylkill navigation are sont over tho lateral
railways to the several mines, where they are
drawn under toe shntea of the breakers and
filled. They are then brought back to the
landings at Port Carbon or Schuylkill Haven,
and if toe coal ia to be shipped by canal, it ia
dumped Into the dock slm{es or directly into
.the boats,; arid if by railway, then the cars are
rearranged into trains for port Bichmond, Phil
adelphia, or intermediate stations. The cars
being labelled in numerical order, are consigned
by toe operator by the numbers which thoy
respectively hear. Two tickets are filled up,
one of which is taken by toe conductor of the
train, and serves to identity the cars and the
coal at tho welgh-scales, while toe other Is
retained by toe operator. After the weight is
ascertained new bills are made out, one of
i which goes to toe receiver of the ooal, and tho
other to tho proper officers of the railroad at
the point of delivery. The cost of transporta
tion over the Beading road ia usually about
two cents per ton per mile, and is always col
lected from the receiver of the coal; while that
of the lateral roads, varying from ten to thirty
cents per ton, according to toe distance, is
paid by tho operators. There are five or six
of these lateral roads owned by as many differ
ent companies, and all operated with profit to
the shareholders. Their main trunks connect
with tho Beading railroad and the, docks of toe
camtl, front which they diverge and radiate
into numerous branches to too mines. There
are more than one hundred such branches,
having an aggregate length of five hundrcc
miles, including about one hundred and fifty
miles under ground.
The Schuylkill coal basin is supposed to con
tain thirteen distinct seams of coal. At one
time it was thought' to embrace a hundred' or
more, but this originated in mistaking the dif
ferent out-crops, where thoy only described sad
dles, for so many veins. , The combustible qual
ities of the coal are divided into three classes,
[ determined by the color of their ashes—the low-
or voins producing white, the middle gray or
pink, and tho upper rod ashes. The first is pre
ferred for smoking and puddling iron; the se
cond for heating ihjrnac.es in houses, end the
third for grates and cooking. But besides the
marked differences in these three varieties in
the economy of combustion, there is alsoaiocai
difference in tbo character of the coal from the
same veins i thero is, in fact, all the difference
in the qualities of coal that we find in different
kinds of wood. Besides the distinguishing col
or,of the ash, the coal graduates from a soft,
I semi-bituminous at the Susquehanna, to a free
burner on the Swatara—a fine, compact, and
hard coal at the Schuylkill, to an exceedingly
dense variety on tlio Lehigh, (and this is the
strongest anthracite coal ever found on the faco
of the globe.)
North of. the Schuylkill aro the basins of the
Mahanoy and Shamokin; while east of them
are several small detached ones, as tbo Hazle
ton, Boavor Meadow, Buck Mountain, etc., all
of whose coal (cxcopt the two former) is ship
ped over tho Lehigh Canal and the Valley
Kailroad. The coal of, tho Mahanoy is drawn
over the Broad Mountain by means of steam
inclined planes, and reaches the Atlantic
markets via the Schuylkill: that of Shamokin
descends the Susquehanna River, or goes
north via tho Sunbnry and Elmira railways.
North of all these basins lies that of Wyom
ing—beautjful.alike for Us unsurpassed scene
ry, its romantic settlement and history, ami,
to tho geologist, for tho regularity of its
coal measures. Liko tho Schuylkill basin,
it ,is about five miles in width by nearly
Bcvcnty in length. The Lackawanna Crook
drains tho eastern portion, and meets tho
Susquehanna river in tho contro of tho basin.
Entering the valley from the north, tho rlvor
abruptly changes its conrso toward tbo west,
and then glides down tbo middle of it some ton
tailcs below Wilkosbarro,wlieroitagaindoviateB
| from the canal, and passes through tho Nanti
coko Mountains. Tho coal of tho Lackawanna
has several outlets i tho railway of the Pennsyl
vania Coal Company, tho Delaware and Hudson
Canal, and the Delaware, Lackawanna, and
SVestera Railroad, lust completed, are tho av
enues to the Atlantic markets, while tho N orth
BranchCanalsuppliestheinterioreountry north
and west of Scranton. A cross section of the
Wyoming basin in the vicinity of Wllkesharre
exhibits five or six distinct but gently-sloping
axes, the southern one being comparatively
level, and the coal lying near to the surihee.
The whole basin appears to be remarkablyfreo
from disturbance of any kind. In tho vicinity of
the Nantlcokeywhere the measnresbogin to rise
toward their western termination; tho veins of
coal occur in great purity and extraordinary
thickness j and tho excavations of the Grand
Tunnel, and those of. the Baltimore Company,
near WilkeßbaiTO, are nothing short of a phy
sical phenomenon. A stage-coach, a locomo
tive, and a'train might bo driven through the
excavated avenues of these mines. The prin
.cipal yein etrNautlcoke l? thirty-flye feet thick/
at WflkMbarre twenty-eight, piUson fourteen,
and Scranton about ten feet. The veins, it
thus appears,: thin 1 but toward , their hast
etn termini, and most, likely; come, closer
together.'Tbeßaltimore mines have been
■ worked for nnany years, and it is worth a
.jqutney across the Atlantic to see them. The
hut the - top coveitog taviug Increased i' n
thlcknassiwlth thtf'slop© of it ©Vaa
found more economical -topursue-the 'coal.
Under ground, as in the' case-or taeLohlgb
mines. The measures having been thus' cut
down perpendicularly, six or seven openings
were made into tho coal, and upto the Jtroseut
moment we are informed'tbat aßont, twenty
five acr« hive been excavated.' Jrrobably not
more than two-thirds of tho coal/howover, has
been removed, as it was necessary to leave
largo masses of It remaining to support the
overlying rock and 50i1.,, The light admitted
by those openings reveals several acres of tho
interior, aild there appears before yon a stu
pendous forest of rounded pillars of coal. Tho
scene thus presonted is ono of thoso things
whioh neither pen nor pencil can portray s it
must ho seen. Tho roof is some twonty-fivo
foot above the floor, and it is not only per
fectly smooth, but often has tho glossy polish
peculiar to the laminated slates. Tho mino is.
free from water, and tho air pure and invigo
rating. Tho cost of cutting the coai ia as near
nothing as a combination of favorable circum
atances could approach, while there ia appa
rently enough of it to supply the civilized
world for ages to como. Indeed, a casual in
spection of this monster vein, which also exists
in the Schuylkill and some of the other basins,
will dispel all apprehensions as to the exhaust
ihility of our anthracite coal-fields.
But, large as these fields are, they are hut the
mere outlyersof the still more stupendous ooal
formation of the Appalachian chain of moun
tains. This vast bituminous region, including
the basins east and west of the Missouri river,
contains at least twice the aggregate amount of
workable coal of tho rest of the known world
combined; and lying, as it does, mainly within
the valley and tributaries of the Mississippi, its
commercial value is entirely beyond the scope
of arithmetical computation. The whole
country, from the Gulf of Mexico to that of
the St. Lawrence and Newfoundland, origi
nally comprised one grand coai-fleid. i)e
tached portions of it are scattered along.the
Bio Grando and Chihuahua rivers in Mexico,
as well as upon some of their branches in
Texas; numerous isolated beds occur on the
Bed and Askansas rivers; while fkrther,north
lies that of Missouri, separated from' the Illi
nois only by the Mississippi and Missouri riv
ers. The southeastern point ia pierced by the
Ohio, aud it approaches within sqrae fifty
miles of the Allegheny ooai, which, lying in a
position nearly north and south, runs parallel
with the Atlantic plain for a distance Of seven
hundred and fifty miles. On the eastern slope
Sf the mountains are tho isolated beds of
forth Carolina, Virginia, Maryland,, and a
portion of the semi-bituminous, bituminous, and
the great , anthracite basins of Pennsylvania.
It originally traversed portions of. New York
an'd the New England States, where small de
posits and traces of impure coal are foujtdpbut
the invasion of the sea, in its northern course,
has overflowed the beds, leaving thoso of the
British provinces literally to emerge from the
water which surrounds them.
Pennsylvania, of itself, has a greater area of
coal than ail England, Scotland, Ireland,
Waleß, Spain, France, and Belgium united. It
Is only exceeded by the British provinces,
whose coal is hut the terminus of our- own
formation. They contain acoal area of 18,000
square miles; Pennsylvania has n surface of not
quite 14,000, or nearly one-third of its whole
area. Large as this body of coal land seems,
some of the other States exceed it,' though
none of them have anything like the number
of distinct ooal veins or aggregate thickness of
coal. It is estimated that wo have in all the
States ofthe Union upward of 160,000. square
mileaof coal; but .Pennsylvania is the only
State which affords all the different Varieties,
as red, gray, and white ash anthracite, apd
eemi-bituratnous, bituminous, and cannot coal.
Our anthracite fields are the great depositories
of that description of fossil fuel on the globe,
4nd ns they are nowhere surpassed In quality,
quantity, or' accessibility of the coal, they
must ultimately be looked to for the supplies
of a largo portion of the civilized world.
miscellaneous.
Homestead fob $2,00! land dis.
TMBimoNSI CHANCE fOK POOR MEN!!
The Northwestern Mutual Land Bcuegt Association
Will make a grand distribution of 430,000 worth of reaV
estate and maps to its members. The number of mem
hem is limited to 10,000. $2.00 and fire letter stamps
per membership, or a share. Any Individual sending
$lO and tho stamps, elisll be entitled to six shares; or
say peroon sending $lO with six names, with the address
of eaoh, carefully written, shall bo entitled to six shares.
The distribution will be made In Chicago, Sept, 20th,
The following ia tho real estate to he distributed ;
No. 1. An improved farm of 80 sores in Cooke
Co., lUlnols, slued at $3,000
No. 2. An improved farm of 100 acres in White
sides Co., Illinois, valued at 3,000
No. a. An improved farm of 160 acres In White.
aides Co., Illinois, valued at 3,000
No, 4. An excellent private rosldense in Duhoque,
lowa, valued at - 3 QOO
No, 6. 100 acres superior farm land In Cooke Co.,
Illinois, valued at 2,000
No, 6. ICO aores woll pine timbered in Wanpaoca
Co., Wisconsin, valued at 2 s ofo
Ho. 7. A good lot a&4 cottage residence ia Chi
cago, lUtnoia. Yftlaed at 2 ,000
No. 8. 160 acres superior land in Whitoildea Co.,
Illinois, valued at • I.QOO
No. 0. leO acres good land ia Ohippemur Co.. >
Wisconsin, valued at , qqo
No. 10, 160 acres good laad la Chippewa? Go.. > ,
Wisconsin, valued at 4 &6ft
No. 31, 360 sores good food Jo Chippewa? Co,,
Wisconsin, valued at 800
No. 12, 160 acres good land In Dunn Co., Wls
consin.valued at 800
No. Vi. s 0 acres good land la Marshall Co,, lowa,
valued at 600
No. 14. 80 aores good land in Marshall Co , lowa,
valued at cuo
No. 16, 80 actes good land lu Marshall Co,, lowa,
'valued at 600
No. 19. 40 acres good land InManhallOo,, lowa.
valued at goo
No. 17. 40 acres good land In Linn Co., lowa, val
ued at 300
No. 16. 40 acres good land In LmnCo., lowa, val
ued at 800
No. 10. 40 acres good land in Linn Co., lowa, val
ued at * 800
No. 20. One building lot in Dubuque, lowa, val
ued at 300
No. 21. One building lot In Sterling, Illinois,
valued at goo
No. 22. One building lot in Sterling, Illinois.
Valued at goo
No. 23. One building lot in Sterling, Illinois, !
valued at goo
No. 24, 46acres farm land In Grant Co., Wiscou.
sin, valued at goo
No. 26. 40 acres farm land in Grant Co., Wiscon
sin, valued at 300
No. 20. 40 acres land in GrantOo , Wisconsin.
valued at 240
No. 27. 40 acres land in Grant Co., Wisconsin,
valued at 240
Ne. 28. 40 acres land in Crawford Co., Wisconsin,
valued at *2OO
No. 29. 40 acres land in Crawford Co., Wisconsin,
rained at 200
No. 30. 40acres land inOrawfordOo., Wisconsin,
valued at 200
No. 31. 40 acres land in Monroe 00,, Wisconsin,
valned at 2GO
No. 32. 40 acres land in Monroe Co., Wisconsin,
valued at 200
No. 33. 40 acres land in Jackson Co., Wisconsin,
valued at 200
No. 34. 40 acres land in Jackson Co., Wisconsin,
Tallied at «00
No. 36. 40 acres land In Bad Axe Co., Wisconsin,
valued at J6O
No. 30. 40 acres land in Bad Axe Co., Wisconsin,
valued at, 160
No. 3T. 40 acres land lu Bad Axe Co., Wisconsin.
• valued at r - 160
No, 38, One lot in Fniton, Illinois, valued at 160
No. 39. One lot in Fulton, Illinois, valued at 100
No. 40. One lot in Fulton, Illinois, valued at 100
The distribution will be conducted fairly and honor
ably. The names and address of stockholders shall bo
written on as many small cards as they have shares,
and the whole placed in a box, and the first name taken
out shall be entitled to the improved farm No. 3, in the
above list, and the next taken out will be entitled to
No. 2. and so on until the 40 Items of real estate are all
distributed. Thou to each of the remaining 14,960
stockholders will be sent a cheap map of a Western
State or Territory. A full account of the distribution
will be forwarded in a printed circular, to each member
of the Association, with the names and address of such
as may receive the real estate—to whom also the deeds
will be sent and immediate possession given. Bach ap
plication must be accompanied with $2.00 and five letter
stamps. Address LXNDBLL, JONB3 k CO.,
gu-33 Chicago, Illinois.
ftHOIOE FARM LANDS FOR SALE.—
V THK ILLTNOIBOENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
la now prepared to ae)l about 1,600,000 sorts c* choice
Warming lands, In tracts of 40 acres and upwards, on
ong credits, and at low rates of Interest,
These lands were granted by the Government to aid
In the construction of this JUad, and are among the
richest and most fertile in the world. They extend
from North-Boat and North-West, through the middle
of the State, to the extreme South, ami Include every
variety of olimate and productions found between? those
paVallols of latitude. The Northern portion is chiefly
prairie, interspersed with Sue groves, and in the middle
and Southern sections timbor predominates, alternating
with beautiful prairies and openings.
Thu climate is more healthy, mud and equable, than
any other part of the country—the air is pure and bra
cing, while Uviug streams and springs of excellent
water abound.
Bituminous Goal is extensively mined, and (applies a
cheap and desirable fuel, being furnished at many
points at 12 to $4 per ton—and wood can be had at the
same rate per cord.
Building Stone of excellent quality also abounds,
which cau be procured for little more than the expense
of transportation.
The great fertility of these lands, which are a black
rich mould, from two to Are foot deep, and gently roll
Jog; their contiguity to this road, by which every fael
Uty is furnished for travel and transportation to the
principal markets North, South, Kant. West, and the
economy with which they can ho cultivated, render
them the most valuable investment that can be found,
and present the most favorable opportunity for persons
of Induitrlons habits and small means to acquire ft com
fortable independence in a few years.
Chicago Is now the greatest grain market in tho world;
and the facility and economy with which the products
of these lands can be transported to that market, make
them much more profitable, at the prices askeu, than
those more remote at government rates, as tho addl
tlonal cost or transportation Ik a perpetual tax on the
latter, which must bo borne by tho producer, In the re
duced price be receives for his grain, 4c.
, Tho title is perfect—aud when the dual payments are
made, deeds are executed by thr trustees appointed by
the Btate, and iu whom the title is vested, to the pur
chasers, which convey to tlftm absolute titles in fee sim
ple, froe and clear or ewery incumbrance, lien or mort
gage.
The prices are from fd to $3O: Interest only S per et.
Twenty pec ct. will be deducted from the price for cash.
Thosi who purchase on long credit, give notes payable
in two, three, four, five and six years afterdate, and are
required to improve one-tenth anuually for five years,
ao as to have one-half the land under cultivation at the
end of that time.
Competent surveyors will accompany those who wish
to examine these Lands, free of charge, and aid them in
making selections,
The Lands remaining unsold are as rich and valuable
aa those whioh have been disposed of.
SKOTieNAL MAPB
Will be seat to any one who will enclose fifty cents la
postage stamps, and books or pamphlets containing nu
merous instances of successful farming, signed by re
spectable and well known' farmers living in the neigh
borhood of the Bailroad Laqds, throughout the Slate—
also the ooit of fencing, price of cattle, expense of hay.
vesting, threshing, etc.,—or any ether
will be cheerfully glvenon application, either personally
or by.letter, la .English, French, or GormAoV addnksid 1
to . i ", SfOHN-WILSON. '
Laud Commissioner of the Illinois Central b. B. 00.
1 Office in Illinois Qentral Bailroad Depot, Chicago, Il
linois, . apl,
tolfßTlA ANDrAffiRIOAS7SPARRED
XV CQRDAOS.—a superior article. manufacture
'and for mis by WEAVER, MTLBB A 00.,
aafi.tt N 0.23 N- Waterat., lc 23 N~WhatTiii.
OIVE HUFTY’fJ AMERICAN MANU
-JJf FAOTUfIgp.STEEL MM **■«• 407 OHBBT
SDT Strett, abor* fourth. J 1 per gnu. ■ - »ul-lm V
IKURPIA, 1 , %,.1857.
SAVING fund-five PER CENT. IN.
WREST-NATIONAL BAIKTY TRUST COM
.STREET SODTH-WEST CORNER
OF THIRD, rHILADELPHIA.
Ispo*ro»AT»D ay TBS Srlis or Pksbbtltamia.
Money W received i a any sum, largo or small, and In
terest paid from the day of deposit to the day ©f «inj -
dtawal,.
The office is open every day from 0 o’clock In the
morning till 7 o’clock in the evening, and on Monday
and Thursday evening,, till 9 o’clock.
All sums, large or small, are paid back in gold on de
mand, without notice, to any amount.
L. BKNNBR. President,
BOBEBT BKLJKIDGB, Vice President.
Wm. J. Ron, Secretary.
„ w f Dißaotona;
Hon. Henry L. Benner, 0. Landreth Munus,
WfArdL CArter, p. Carroll Browater,
Robßrt SsHridK., Joseph B. Barry,
Baml. K. Ashton, Henry L. Ohuxciiman,
James B. Smith, Francis Lee.
This Company confines its business entirely to the
receiving oj money on interest. The investments,
amounting to over ’
ONE MILLION AND A UAL? OF DOLLARS,
are mad. In coufojmlt, with the provisions of 1 the
Charter, in BEAL ESTATE MORTOAOES, GROUND
RENTS, and such first class securities as will always in.
sure perfect isecurltj t„ the depositors, and which can.
not rail to give permanency and stability to this Insti
tatl°n' aul-Iy
SIX PENNY SAVINGS FUND, Corner of
fIfTH ftnd-WALNUT Streets, Open daily-, from
» to 3, and on Tnerdaj- pod Pridar Evening!. until 8
o’elock. Urge or e, ntl !i bum received, and paid with
opt notice with FIVE PRR CENT. INTEHeST, by
check or otherwise. JOHN THOMSON, Preset.
TICK PRESIDENTS,
THOS. T. TASKER, IJDwfN M. LEWIS.
BSORBTIBT AHD TBBABDRXB,
WM. T. ELBERT. ’
TSDSTSKS.
Wo. 0. Lodwig,
D. 0. Levy,
Charles E. Lex,
A.Mlskey.
Israel W. Morris, Jr.,
Wm. Neal.
Thos. Neilson,
ThomasS. Need, if. D.
James Russell,
Tho». P. Spatliavrk,
Oscar Thompson,
Peter Williamson,
Isaac 8, Waterman,
Charles T. Yerkes.
Jobnß. Austin,
John E. AdiicM,
Salomon Alter,
M. W. Baldwin, '
William Clark,
Ephraim Clerk, Jr.,
'Charles B. Oaratalre,
Bobert Clerk,
A. J. Drexel.
Charles Butllh,
Wm. B. Foster,
Benjamin Gerhard,
John Jordan, Jr.,
Lewis Lewis, Jr.,
aul*3ra
NO. 88 (241) DOCK STREET—FIVE
PER OENT. STATE SAYINGS JUND.
flV o*' 0 *' 83 < 241 ) DOCK STREET—FITE
Y PER CENT. STATE SAYINGS FUND.
)TV°- 88 (241) DOCK STREET FIVE
li 1, PERCENT. STATE
IIVO. 83 (241) DOCK STREET FIVE
;lY PER PENT, STATE SAYINGS PPNP, aal-Iy
fjIIVE PER CENT. SAVING FUND,
;JL' N. 11. corner of OHESNUT and TENTH.
1 AUTHORIZED capital isoo.w.
Chartered by the Btele of Pennsylvania, 1855.
Deposits received dally from 9 to 4, and paid os de
mand, with interest.
r Deposits received from merchants and others, payable
iby checks on sight.
! Interest allowed on the average balances.
JOHN MILLfiK, President.
JOS. W. SOUDEB, Tice President.
t J. L. HUTCHINSON, Secretary. aul-lm
eIHOKL V, MBBRtCE. , J. TAUQHAM MSBBIOK.
WILMAK JJ. KBBBICC.
CJQTJTHWARK FOUNDRY,
S 3 FIFTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS,
' yHILADBLFHI.,.
; , MERRICK & SONS,
l* ENGINEERS AND MAOHINIBTB,
fttamifactnre High And Low Pressure Steam Engines, for
Land, JUrer. ana Marine service,
i Boilers, Gasometers, Tanka, Iron Boats, &0., Oast*
Inga of all kinds, either Iron or Brass.'
! Iron frame roofs for Gan Works, Workshops, Railroad
Stations, 4c.
Retorts and Gas Machinery of the latest and most
improved construction,
Every description of Plantation machinery, such as
Sugar, Saw. and Grist Mills, Vacuum Pans, Open Steam
Trains, Defecators, Filters, Pumping Engines, Ac.
Sole Agents for N. Rlliieux’s Patent Sugar BolUng
Apparatus; Nasmyth’s Patent Steam Hammer; J. P
, Rots' Patent Valve Motion for Blast Jtachlnery and
Steam Pumps.
! i Superintendent—B. H. BARTOL
| JMCHAKD WORMS & SON, LOCOMO-
BTEAM ENGINE BUILDERS,
IKTBSTiSHTH STREET, HAMILTON, FAIR VIEW AND
» . BPBlfta QARDEN STREETS,
PHILADELPHIA.
Engawd exclusively in the manufacture of
LOCOMOTIVE STEAM ENGINES.
Manufacture to order Locomotives of any arrange*
meat, -weight or capacity, for the use of Wood or Cokt,
Or Bituminous Coal in its crude state, or
ANTHRACITE COAL,
WITHOUT SMlTflira SKOKB, GAB OR FIRS.
In material and workmanship, the Locomo
tive* produced at these Works are equal to, and not ex*
celled by any. The materials used in construction are
made on the spot, and insure the best quality and most
reliable stock. The large extent of Shops, and Com
plete Equipment of Machinery and Tools, enable
hem to execute the
. 3EST OF WORK WITH GREAT DESPATCH,
OP ANY ARBANOEMBNT REQUIRED.
CHILLED CAB WHEELS, HAMMERED AXLES,
With Forgings of any site or form,
IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS.
And MACHINE WORK generally.
, RICHARD NORRIS. HENRY LATIMER NORRIS,
aul-ly
PENN STEAM ENGINE AND BOIL
ER WORKS.
REANEY, NEAFIE A CO.,
PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL ENGINEERS,
BOILKRJMAKKRB,
Haring (or smuaj year? been is successful apentlo a,
and been exclusively engaged In building nod repairing
Marine and Hirer Engines, high and low pressure, Iron
Boat*.Watering propellers, Ac., fro., respectfully
offer their services to tho public. &• being/ally prepared
to contract for Engines of all sites, Marine, Hirer, and
Stationary. Haring sets of patterns of different sites,
are preratfea to execute orders with.quick despatch.
Every description of Pattern-making made at the
shortest notice. High and-Low Pressure, Pine, Tubu
lar and Gylinder Boilers, ot the best Pennsylvania char
coal Iron, forgings of all sizes and kinds; Iron and
Brass Castings of all descriptions; Bell Turning, Screw
Cutting, and all other work connected with the above
business.
Drawings and specifications for all work done at their
establishment free of oharge, and work guaranteed.
The subscriber* have ample wharf dook room for re
pairs of boats, where they can lay in perfect safety, and
are provided with shears, blocks, faUs, dec., Ac., for
raising heavy or light weights.
THOMAS HEANEY,
JACOB O. NEAPIS,
JOHN P. LEVY,
aul-y BEACH and PALMER Streets, Kensington.
Handy & morris—
MANUFACTURERS OP
CUMBERLAND WROUGHT IRON TUBES
FOR GAS, STEAM OK WATER.
ALSO,
GENERAL IRON COMMISSION MERCHTS.
Warehouse 8. E. corner FRONT and WALNUT.
aul>3m
Nineteenth century»—the
GREAT REMEDY OP THE NINETEENTH
CENTURY IS THE IMPERIAL DEPURATIVE.
' This Is now the great standard remedy for diseases or
the Blood , Stomach and Liver.
If you have a Cancerous or Scro/u/ou j affection, at
once use the Imperial Dipurative.
Tsffer.—Are you troubled with this obstinate and uu
rteasant disease l Use tho Imperial Depurative. Try
>ut one bottle.
Have you White Swelling, Hip Disease, or Glandnlar
Swellings? The Imperial Depurative will effect a core.
Try It.
For Pimples, Blotches and Eruptions of the Skin gene*
rally, you have a prompt and certain remedy in the Im
perial Dep«rof<ve. One bottle will eatisiy you of its
efficacy.
Use the Imperial Depurative, If you would have a
cleai*, healthful, and beautiful complexion.
Use the Imperial Depurative for a diseased state of
the'Livtr or Stomach.
For females of a weak and debilitated habit and shat
tered nerves, the Imperial Depurative is just what Is
required to re-invigorsU the frame and restore the ner
vous system to a healthy state
* We know the full value of this great remedy, as we
are using It every day lu an extensive practice, and see
Hs great curative powers manifested in numerous cases.
We know It has no equal in this country.
The careful preparation, great purity and strength of
the Imperial Deyuraltve renders lsrge doses or long
continued use of it unnecessary. It acts directly upon
the diseased part, and It Is not necessary to wait months
to discover the benefits to be gained.
If you wish to purify and enrich the Blood , and pre
vent disease, as well as cure it at this season of the
year, use one or two bottles of the Imperial Depurative,
and we will guarantee its beneficial effects.
Prepared by p r . LOUNSBERRY A CO., and for sale
at the Principal Office, No. 00 North Fifth street, three
doors below Arch, where patients may consult Dr. L.
daily, free,of charge.
The Imperial Depurative is the great remedy of the
nineteenth century. aul-tf
TTEr.MBOLD’ 3 GENUINE PREPARA
XJI TION, Extract Bucbu, removes all the symptom,
aqjoug which will he found Indisposition to exertion,
Um of Power) Loss of Memory, Difficulty of Breathing,
GriMrelWenkness, Honor of Disease, Weak Nerves,
Trembling, Dreadful Horror or Death. Night Sweats,
Cold Feet, Wakefulness, Dimness of Vision, Languor,
Uqivoml Lassitude of the Muscular System, often enor
moUh Appetite or Dyspeptic Symptoms, Hot Hands,
Flashings of the Body, Drynons of tho Skin, Pallid
Oouuten&nce, Eruptions on the Face, Pains in the Back,
llosvinesaof the Eye Lids, frequently Black Spots dying
before the Eyes, with temporary Suffusion. Loos of Sight.
If these symptons are allowed to go on, which this me
dloino invariably removes, soon follow Fatuity and Epi
leptic Fits.
HELMBOLD’ 8 GENUINE PREPARA
TION, Extract Buchu, for all Diseases of the Blad
der. Kidneys, Gravel, Dropsy, Nervous and Debilitated
Sufferers.
IP YOU ARE SUFFERING WITH ANY
of the above distressing ailments, use HELM
BOLD’S PREPARATIONS. Try them.andbeconviucod
of Uieir efficacy.
HELMBOLD’ 3 GENUINE PREPABA
BATION, Extract Buchu,
“Give health and vigor to the frame,
And bloom to the pallid cheek !”
And are so pleasant in their taste, that patients be
eomofond of them.
■ TELMBOLD’ 8 GENUINE PREPARA
JL JL TION. Extract Bachu—See overwhelming eviden
ces which will be produced to show that they do great
good to all who honor them with a trial. Evidence open
for the inspection of all.
HELMBOLD’ 8 GENUINE PREPARA
TION, Extract Buchu.—Price fl per Bottle, de
livered to any address. Depot, 628outb TENTH street,
Assembly Building, below CHESTNUT street, Philadel
phia,
Address leUers. H. T. HELMBOLD, 02 South TENTH
street, below CHESTNUT, Philadelphia.
Bold by Druggists and Dealers everywhere. Beware
of Counterfeits, au7-3m»
NO. 442, SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
MARKET and FIFTH Street.
Gentlemen's Best Patent Leather Gaiter Boots,
it t« Calf do.
“ “ Patent Leather Oxford Ties.
(i tf Calf do, do.
“ “ Patent Leather and Calf narrow
strap Shoes.
. Boys’ and Youths* patent Leather and Calf Skin
{falter Boots and Shoes,
aul-tf For sale by
ALL STOCK OF BOOTS AND SHOES.
—JOSEPH H. THOMPSON & CO., No. 314 MAR
KET Street, and Nos. 3uU SRAN&I.IN PLACE,
have now in store ft large and well-assorted stock ol
ROOTS and SIIOEB, of City and Eastern manufacture,
Tfhlch tbey Offer for sale on the best terms for o ash, oi
on the usual credit.
Buyers are Invited to call and examine their stock,
attl-dtf ,
spHABLES P. CALDWELL—Wholesale
and Retail WUlp and CANE Manufacturer, No. 4
North POtTßTH'fetreet, au4
•FLOORING BOARDS—2B)6BO feet Caro
X 1 lint flooring boards, afloat for sale by
MißTXff * MAOALISTBR
• att i •' 1W tfoitti Wa^rftmt.
fonrinog iFuni?,
«n& Iron.
SMITHS AND FODNDBBS
iUebicinea.
jUoota onb Sljoes.
OKO. W. TAYLOR.
Snsimmc? Cmnyanua.
WTEPTtim INSURANCE COMPANY.-
I” OFFICE «41VAMOT St., jPriaklln Bolldlow.
• „ ZIRB AND MAHINE INSURANCE.
CAPITAL $lOO,OOO, WITH PRIVILEGE to INCREASE
TO (00,000.
This Company is now fully organ'sed, and prepared to
make all kinds of Insurance against loss or damage by
rire and Marine Perils, at current rates.
OFFIOEBB.
H. 0. LAUGHLIN. President.
RICHARD SHIELDS, Vice President
GEO. SCOTT, Secretary, ’ B >
DIBEOTOBS.
H. 0. Laugblln,
D. Shanrood,
Win, Osborne,
Richard Shields,
T. F. Shewell,
George Minuter,
W.c. Stotesbury,
R. M. Carllle,
0,0. Butler,
Geo. Scott. [au!9*y
Howard fire and marine in-
SURANOE COMPANY OP PHILADELPHIA ‘
yBAKKLIN BCILDINGS, No. 94 WALNUT BTREET.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, $600,000.
a a (j r ?, LL AM °W* 80BS08IB8D.)
Invested as follows: ' J -
First Bonds and Mortgages on Property in the I ‘.
City of Philadelphia . ma
Stocks worth par 1. .222*100
Cash on band.,, *..!.! 61’190
Amount secured by Stock notes...,, ..,,*,****)* 190*000
Araountflf Stock due oncaU
ffl ., _ *600,000
This Company effects insurances on Buildings, Mer
chandise, Furniture, Lumber, Ac.; on Vessels, Cargo,
and Freight, to all ports, and by Railroad, Lakes, and
Riven*, at the lowest rates, and upon the most liberal
terms, guarantying Prompt Payment on the adjustment
of losses. i
Ujr“Porpetual Insurance made upon the usual terms.
DIRECTORS.
P.M. Potts, Was. F. Leech, .
0. E. Spangler, R. T. Keasil.
Abr»m.Rex H. H. Houston,
Wm. H. Woods, Jos. R. Withers,
George Howell, Abrtm. P. Eyre,
J. Edgar Thomson, W. Balguel,
O. G. Sower, Charles P. Norton, •
John W. Sexton, John H. Lewars,
Herman Haupt, James E. StilesJ
Nathan R. Potts, H. N. Burroughs,
PERCIVAL M. 10TTS, President,
0. E. SPANGLER, Vice Pres’t., W. H. WOODS, See.,
AnglB«ly R. T. KENSIL, Treasurer.
qPHE QUAKER CITY INSURANCE
J. COMPANY. Office No. 408 (late 92) WALNUT Bt.
Capital and Surplus, *250,000.
This Oompany continues to make Insurance against
loss or damage by Fire an# the Perils of the Sea, Inland
Navigation and Transportation, at current rates.
OFFICERS.
President—GEO. H. KART
Vice President—E. P. ROSS.
Secretary and Treasurer—H. R. COGGSHALL.
Assistant Secretary—S. H. BUTLER
DIRSOTORB.
George H. Hart, E. W. Bailey,
E. P. Ross, Charles G. Imlay,
A. 0. Cattail, Wm. D. Lewis, Jr.,
IMvwdSj J. L. Pomeroy,
John G. Dale, • Andrew R. Chambers,
Hon. Ilecry M. Fuller, H.B. Coggsh»U,
Foster S. Perkins, Samuel Jopea, M. D.,
John H, Ohambere, A. F. Cheesbrough.
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PHILADELPHIA FIRE AND LIFE IN-
A SURANOE COMPANY, incorporated by the State
of Pennsylvania in 3848, are now established in their
NEW OFFICE, No. 433 CHESTNUT Street, where they
are prepared to make ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE,
from LOSS BY FIRS, on property of every description,
in Town or Country, including PUBLIO BUILDINGS,
DWELLINGS STORES, WAREHOUSES, FACTORIES
and MANUFACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, VESSELS, A*.
'Also, MERCHANDIZE of all kinds STOOKS OF
GOODS, Stocks of COUNTRY STORES. Goods on
BTORAGE or in BOND, BTOOKS and TOOLS of AR
TIFICERS and MEOHANIOS; FURNITURE, JEW
ELRY, FIXTURES, Ac., Ac., Ac.. Ac., at moderate
rates of premium, and for any period of time.
This Company refer tor their, past career as an ample
guarantee for the PROMPT SETTLEMENT of all their
LOSSES. There are at'this time no unsettled Claims
against them. ROBERT P. KING, Pres’t.
M. W. BALDWIN, Tice Pres’t.
Faawoia Blaosbprsu, See*/. . aul-Sm.
Life insurance and trust com
pany .-tfhe PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY, Southeast Corner of THIRD and DOCK
Streets. Capita1,*512,725 03.
, INSURES LIVES for short terms, or for "the whole
term of life—grants annuities and endowments—pur
chases Ufa on- interests In Real Estate, and makes all
contracts depending on the contingencies of Life.
They act as Executors, Administrators, Assignees,
Trustees and Guardians.
MONEY ItEOBITED ON DEPOSIT Inanj amount—
Fire Per Oent. Interest allowed from date of deposit,
payable back on demand without notice.
ASSETS OP THE COMPANY, January Ist, 1857.
Loans of the State of Pennsylvania, Phila
delphia Oitr, Peon’a Railroad, Camden
and Amboy Bailroad, and other Loans $179,885 88
Bdudr, Mortgages and Real Estate 117,137 19
Stocks in Banka, Insurance, Gas and Rail
road Companies. .
Premium Notea and Loans on Collaterals
Cash in Bank, due from Agents, Inter
est, Ac
Guarantee Capital, Subscription Notes,
$711,225 03
DANIEL L. MILLED, President.
SAMUEL E. STOKES, Tice Pres’t.
John W. Hoknor. Secretary. sul-ly
ROTIC t'IRE INSURANCE COMPA
NY, NEW YORK.—Office, No 20 Wall street, ad.
joining the Mechanics’ Bank—Cash Capital. $250,000,
with 0 surplus, this Com pan/ injure Buildings, Mer
chandise, Furniture, Vessels in port and their Cargoes,
and other property, against Boss or Damage 1/ Fire and
the Blekfl of Inland Navigation.
DIRECTORS.
Henry Grinsoll, Joshua L. Pope,
Caleb B&ratow, Rufus R. Graves,
Henry O. Brewer, Henry Davis,
Edmund Penfold, C. H. LUUnihal,
Hanson K. Corning, Theo. Polhemus, jr.
Ogden Haggerty, Elisha E. Morgan,
Thomas Uonagan, Abm. R. Tan Nest.
John U. Earle, William A. Cary,
Albert Ward, Thomas 8. Nelson,
Charles Easton, James W. Phillips,
Louis Lorut,' Charles A. Mac/,
Samuel G. GUdden, Edward Hlncken,
Steph. Cambreleng, Wm. E, Shepard,
Thomas Scott, Charles L. Frost,
John Ward, Lothrop L. titurgei,
Henry K. Bogert, William B. Fosdick,
Peter £des, Emery Thayer,
Benjamin u. Field, Geo. Westfeldt,
A. R. Frothlngbam, Zalmon Taylor,
Thos. F.Youngs, Henry K, Blossom.
Samuel t. Mitchell,
ALBERT WARD, President.
BtOHAtn A. Oakut, Secretary. au 10«ly
MANUFACTURERS’ INSURANCE
ifJL COMPANY.—Charter Perpetual, Granted by
the State of Pennsylvania. Capital, SSOO,(NX). Vita,
Marine, and Inland Transportation.
DIBXOYOSB.
Aaron S. Llpplncott, Charles Wise,
Wm. A. Rhodes, Alfred 'Weeks,
Charles J. Field, James P. Smyth,
'Win. B. Thomas, 3. Rlnaldo Sank,
Win. Neal, John P. Simons,
AARON S. LIPPLNCOTT, President.
WM. A. RHODRB, Vice President.
ALFRED WEEKS, Secretary.
J. W. MARTIEN, Barreyor.
This Company was organised with a cash capital, and
the Directors hare determined to adapt the business to
its available resources—to observe prudence In conduct
ing Its affairs, with a prompt adjustment of losses.
Office No. 10 Merchants’ Exchange, Philadelphia,
aul-dly
tilmmuxTiNsa
>F PHILADKLPUXA.—OfBce
vppoaHetheßxchange. MJL
□argoes. and Freights. IN
IN RISKS, per Railroads,
irtl&ges.
Idert annually among the Aa
t cases of loss.
toss.
The mehcanth
RANCE COMPANY 01
No. 222 WALNUT Btreet, oj
RINK RISKS oo Vessels, C
LAND TRANSPORTATIO]
Canals. Boat*. and other cm
ALL THE PROPITS dlrl<
nured, and ample security In
fiiBBO
Edward Harris Miles,
John M. Odenheimer,
Mahlon Williamson,
Samuel J. Shirple**,
Isaac Jeanes,
Henry Preaut,
Edward O. James,
William t. Springs,
Franklin 0. Jones,
Daniel Haddock, Jr.,
William Taylor,
James Murphy,
Win. F. South,
A. J. Antelo,
Samuel L. C
EDWARD HAi
ALFRED FAS!
Jobn 0. Karisa, Secretary
Thomas T. Batcher,
Algernon E. Ashburncr,
Alfred Foaslti,
Thomas 3. Foster,
Gustavos English,
James 11. Stroap,
Alfred Slade,
A.G.Cattell,
Charles B. Carstairt,
Samuel Robinson,
JohaC. Kcuer,
Jobs P. Steiner,
Henry Crambo,
Wn. J Caner,
Irtutiborg.
IRRIS MILES, President.
58ITT, Tice President.
tj. ftUl-lj
CHARTER OAK FIRE AND MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY 09 HARTFORD. CONN.
Cwh Capital $300,000. Losses ia Philadelphia and
vicinity adjusted at the Philadelphia Office.
By leave we refer to
D. B. Brown A Co.. Phila. I Hod. Joel Jones, Phlla.
Chaffeea, Stoat A Co., il I Hon. Rufus Choate, Boston
Hacker, Lea & Co., “ I Hon. T. 8-Williams, Hart’d
We have facilities for placing any amount of Insu
rance In the moat reliable Companies.
PHILADELPHIA GENERAL INSURANCE
AGENCY , No. 413 told No. 146) CHESTNUT ST.
THOMPSON & ROOD,
Agents.
COMMONWEALTH FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, OP TUB STATE OP PENNSYLVA
NIA.—Offic*. N. W. Corner FOURTH end WALNUT
Streets, Philadelphia. Subscribed Capital. $600,000.
Paid-up Capital. *200.000.
DAVID JAYNE, M. D., president.
THOMAS 8. STEWART, Vice Pres’t.
SiMC*L 8. Moow, Secretary. aul-ly
Philadelphia type foundry—
N. W. Oor. THIRD and CHESNUTBts.
I PELOUZE & SON, thankful for the liberal pa
tronage heretofore accorded to their Establishment,
and desirous to merit its continuance, would announce
to Printers and Publishers that their new SPECIMEN
BOOK is now ready, and from their increased facilities,
are now prepared to furnish every thins necessary in a
complete Printing Establishment, at the shortest no
tice. Their long practical experience In the bualoeM,
and the fact of their personal superintendence of the
manufacturing department, justifies them in asserting
that they can furnish a more durable and better fin
ished article than their cotemporsries.
Those, therefore, who desire Printing Materials,
would do well to apply to them previous to purchasing
elsewhere. ,
Old type taken at 8 cents per pound, fa exchange for
new at specimen prices. aul-tf
Harness, saddles and trunks,
LACEY A PHILLIPS. Nos. 11 and 10 Bouth
SEVENTH street, above CHESTNUT, have manufac
tured, expressly for the PALL TRADE, a larger stock
of superior Harness. Saddles and Trunks, than any
other house in their line, and having reduced the mode
of manufacturing to such a perfect system, they are be
yond all competition for quality, style and price.
P. S.—Country Harness makers can be supplied
cheaper than they can manufacture. aul-im
THE ADAMS EXPRESS CO., office,
820 CHESTNUT STREET, forwards PARCELS,
PACKAGES, MERCHANDIZE. BANK NOTES and
SPECIE, either by its own LINES, or in connection
with other EXPRESS COMPANIES, to all the principal
TOWNS and CITIES of the United States.
E. 8. BANDFOKD.
General Superintendent.
ABRAM SLACK—ENGRAVING* DIE
Slnklug and Embossed Printing, Envelope and
Seal Press Manufactory, 87 Strawberry Street, between
Sccoud and Third, ana Market and Obeatnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pa. aulS-ly
SHARPE’S MEN’S AND BOYS’
OLOTUIKQ, 118 North FOURTH Street, between
Arch .ad lUo*. auO-ly
CSARDINES. —I(XJ cases of 60 half boxes
K 7 each, iu atore »nd for sale by
’ HENRY SOULEN * CO.,
aa 0 Nob. 221 aud 223 S. Fourth street
emES—RAILROAD SPIKES AND
CHAIRS constantly on band. Orders received for
Llebt Railroad Iron—2B lbs., 83 lbs., 40 lbs. per yard.
“ HANDY & MORRIS.
8. B. corner Front and Walnut.
IVOTICE—THE BUSINESS OP TWELLS
11 & OD., and J. W. GaSKILL & CO., will hereafter
be conducted under the style of TWKLUs, GASKILL A
GALVIN, at No. 6 and 6 8- Whams, and No. 828 N.
Wharves. aui-lra
Hotel and summer ranges.—
Sold by CUADWIOK & BRO., SW N. SECOND St.
.gglS-Smoß.
>BB—l7 Dales Carolina Moss, tor sate by
MARTIN A MACALISTRB,
319 North Water Street.
BW. TINGLET & 00., BANKERS.
• No. 87 Sooth THIRD Street, Philadelphia.
COLLECTIONS promptly made on alt accessible potato
to the United States and Canada.
Stocks, Bonds, &0.. Bought and Sold on Commission
Uncurrent Bank Notes, Checks. Ac., bought at the
lowest rates. ■ -
Deposits received and Interest allowed, as per agree
neat, tollfe
iOLtrcmN PROPOSING . AjtENO
- -.B?TSTOTHSCONBTITUION OS TBB oQM
jaottwefith, ~ . -• •
'jßisolked bv tkt B*tuii**nd Hon it %f
ttv«t of \Xe Commonwealth of PtfJMUffc&n&e <?#»•
ttai As§Mtymit; Ttofc'flie following amftttflmeaU ire
proposed to tkt Oowtltati*o of the Qwnopwilth. in
accordance with the provisions of the tenth article
thereof.
7IKBT AMEHDWIVT.
There shall be an additional article to said Constitu
tion to be designated as article eleven, as follows
soviet* xi.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SsctlOSl. The State may contract' debt*, to supplr
casual deficit or failures ia men ties, or to meet cimo
mb sot otherwise provided ‘ for; but the aggregate
amount of such debts direct nod contingent, whether
contracted by virtue of one or more acts of the general
assembly, or at different periods of time,shall never ex.
ceed seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and the
money arising from the creation of such debts, shall be
applied to the purpose for which it was obtained, nr. to
debts 00 contracted, and to no other purpose
Bscriox 2. Xu addition to the above limited power,
the State may contract debts to repel invasion, suppress
insurrection, defend the State in war,'or to redeem the
present oatstanding indebtedness of the State; but the
money arising from the contracting of suck debts, shall
be applied to the purpose for which it was raised, or to
repay such debts, ana to no other purpose whatever.
SfiOTioufi. Except the debts above specified, in sec
tions one and two of this article, no debt whatever
shall be created by, or on behalf -of the State.
Sbct(o*4. To provide for the payment of .the present
debt, and any additional debt contracted aa aforesaid,
the legislature shall, at its first session, after the adop
tion of this amendment, create a sinking.fund, which
shall ho sufficient to pay the accruing interest on such
debt, and annually to reduce the principal thereof by a
sam not less than two hundred and fifty thousand end
ian ; which sinking fund shall consist of the net annual
income of the public works, from time to time owned by
the State, or the proceeds of the sale of the. same, or
aajrjpart thereof, and of the income or proceeds ot sale
of stocks ownMby the State, together with other funds,
Or resources, that may be designated b* law. 1 The said
sinking fund may be increased, from time to time, by ae
signing to myrpartof the taxes, or other revenues of
the State, not required for the ordinary and current ex
penses or government, and unless in case of war, inva
sion or insurrection, no part of the said sinking fund
shall be used or applied <■otherwise than in extinguish
ment of the nubile debt, until the amount of such debt
is reduced below the sum of five millions of dollar*.
Sbbtios 6. The credit of the Commonwealth shall not
in any manner, or event, be pledged, or loaned to, any
Individual, company, corporation, or association; nor
shall the Commonwealth hereafter become a joint owner,
or. stockholder, in any company, auoci&tion, ot cor
poration. 1 '
Ssotiok 0. The Commonwealth shall not assume the
dept* or any part thereof, of any county, city, borough,
or teWnshlp; or of any corporation, or association; un
less soch debt shall hare been contracted to enable the
State to repel Invasion, suppress domestic insurrection,
defend itself in time of war, or to assist the State lathe
discharge of any portion of its present jtoficMedoeM. ■ t .
Seotioh 7. The Legislature shall not authorize any
county, city, borough, township,' or incorporated dis
trict, by virtue of a vote of it* citizens, or otherwise, to
become a stockholder in any company, association or
corporation; or to obtain money for, or loan its credit
to, any association, institution or party.
sxooao Axaxmouv.
There shall he an additional article to said Constitu
tion,to be designated as article XII., ti follows:
AZTCCtX XII.
OP NEW COUNTIES.
, No county shall be divided by a Him cutting off over
one-tenth of its population, (either to form a new
county or otherwise,} without the express anient of
such county, by a vote .of. th*.electors thereof; sor
shall any new,county be established, containing less
-.than four hundred square miles.
tuimb axuronar.
i .Prom section two of the first article of the Constitu
tion strike out the words, 11 of Ms Hty of Philadelphia,
and of tack county respectively;” from section five,
two article, strike out the words, “of Philadelphia
and of Me several counties;” from lection seven, same l
article, strike out the words, “neither the city of Phu
lodtlphia nor any/’ and insert in lieu thereof the
words,- “and no;” and strike out “sectionfour, sa*u
article,” and in lieu thereof Insert the feUowing: •
t “ Bxovioj»4, In the year one thousand eigbthundred
and sixty-four, and la every seventh year thereafter, re
presentatirsa to the number of one hundred, shall be
epportioined and distributed equally, throughout the
State, by districts, ip proportion to the number of t»y«-
ble luhabitsnts in the several parts thereof; except that
any county containing at least three. thousand fire
hundred taxables, may be allowed a separate yepresen-
but no more than three counties eh*» (m joined,
and so county shall be divided, in the formation of a'
district. Any city containing, a sufficient ntouber of
taxables to entitle it to at least two represeotatives.
shall have a separate representation assigned it, ana
shall be divided into convenient districts 0? contiguous
territory, of equal taxable population as near as may be,
each of which districts shall elect one representative.”
Attheendof section seven, same article, insert these
words, “ the city of Pkiledslpkia shall to divided into
single senatorial districts, of contiguous territory ns
nearly equal in taxable population as possible, but no
ward shall be divided in the formation thereof. ”
The legislature, at Its first session, after the adoption
of thU amendment, shall divide the city of Philadelphia
into senatorial and representative districts, lathe man
ner above provided; each districts to remain unchanged
until the apportionment in the year one thousand eight
hundred ami sixty-four.
81,720 98
183,692 01
vo cava xkkxdsisxv.
96,780 4T
100,000 00
There shell be an additional section to the first article
of said Constitution, which shall be numbered and read
as follows;
Bsanos 28. The legislature shall hare the power to ;
alter, revoke, or aural, any charter of Incorporation
hereafter conferred by, or under, any special, or general
law. whenever in their opinion U may be injurious
to the citizens of the Commonwealth; ia such manner,
however, that no injustice shall be done to the corpora
tors. ——
Ia Suutx, March 29,1857.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. On the first
amendment, yeas 24. nays 7 { on the scocad amendment,
n 23, nays 8: on the third amendment, yeas 24, nays
n the fourth amendment, yea&23,nay* 4.
{Extract from the Journal.]
GEO. W.KAMEBSLY, Clerk.
Ia vac Hons* ox Bsruaxxvxvms, April 28,155 T.
Resolved, That this resolution peas. On tbs flnft
amendment, yees 7s, nays 12on the aecocdameiMlment.
yeas 67, nay* 84; on the third amendment, yaw 72, nays
22: on the fourth amendment, yeas S 3, nays 7.
[Extract from tha JomraaL)
JACOB UKQIiSB, Clerk.
Filed ia Secretary's office, May 2,1857. J
a/g. GU»Tnr,
Secretary of the OaommnreaUh.
Butmmt*fi Orrtca,
Eamateansa, Jute 22; 1857.
penntyhonia ss:
I no certify that the above and foregoing is a true end
correct« py of the original “Basolatiaaaropodngamend
mwnts to the Constitution of the Commonwealth , ’* with
the vote in each branch of the Legislator* upon the
final passage thereof, aa appear* from the originals on
file in this office.
In testimony whereof I here hereunto set my
[La.) hand end caused to be affixed the seal of the
Secretary’s Office, the day tad year shore
written. A. 0. Cuitfif.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
lx BIX ATI, fffarcA ST, 1«7.
The isolation proposing amendment* to the Confu
tation of the Commonwealth be inf under oonaMetmtion,
0a the question,
Will the Senate afree to the first amendment?
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the pro*
visions of the Constitution, and were as follow, rtx:
YiAs—Messrs. Brewer, Browne, Coffer, Ely, Brans,
Fetter, Flenuiken. Fraser, Ingram, Jordon, KlUinger,
Knox, Leaboch, Lewis, Mjer, Scofield, Sellers, Shu*
man, Steele, Straub, Welsh, Wilkins, Wright end Tag
gart, Sptaker— 24.
Nays—Meoar*. Crabb, CreeaweU, Finney, Gregg,
Harris, Penrose and Soother—7.
So the question was determined in the affirmative.
On the question,
Will Hie Senate agree to the second amendment*
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the pro
visions of the Constitution, and were as follow, vis:
Ysas—Mess re. Brewer, Browne, CressweU, Sly,
Brans, Fetter, Finney, Flenalken, Ingram, Jordan,
Knox, LaubachjLewUjldyer.SeDen,Shuman,Soother,
Steele, Straub, Welsh, Wilkins, Wright and Taggart,
Speaker— S3.
Nato—Messrs. Coffey. Crabb, Fraser, Gregg, Harris,
KlUinger, Penrose and Scofield—S.
So the question was determined In the affirmative.
On the question,
Will the Senate agree to the third amendment ?
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the pro
visions of the Constitution, and were as follows, via:
Yxab —Meesrs. Brewer, Browne, Crabb, Greeswell, Ely,
Evans, flennlken, Vrner, Ingram, Jordon, KilUngtr,
Knox, Lauboch, Lewis, Myer. Scofield, Sellers, Shamtu,
Souther, Steele, Btrouo, Welsh, Wilkins, and Wright
—B4.
Nato—Messrs. Coffey, Gregg, Harris and Penroae I.
So the question wu determined in the affirmative.
Oa the question,
WIU the Senate agree to the fourth amendment ?
The yeas and nays were token agreeably to the pro
visions of the Constitution, and were as follow, via:
Yiao—Meson. Brewer, Browne, Coffer .Cromwell, Ely,
Evans, Ilenulten, Fraser, Ingram, Killiager, Knox,
Lsubaok, Lewis, M/er, Scofield, Sellers, Shaman, Souther,
Steele, Straub, Welsh, Wilkins and Wright—23,
Nats—Messrs. Crabb, Finney, Jordan and Pearce*—4
So the question was determined in the affirmative.
Ik fix Hors* or RirxxsßKTArirs* >
April », 1857. \
The resolution propoeing amendments to the Consti
tution of the Commonwealth being under oaulderntion,
On the question,
Will the House agree to the first amendment ?
The yeas and nays were token agreeably to toe provi
sions of the Constitution, and were os follow, vis:
Tbas —Messrs. Anderson, Arthur, Backhouse, 8011,
Beck, Bishop, Bower, Brown, Qolhoon, Campbell, Chase,
Clearer, Crawford, Dickey, Eat, Ejitor,Fanfold, Foster,
Gibbouer, Glide*, Hamel, Harper. Heins, HlesUad,
Hill. Hillegei, Hoffman, (Berks,) Imbrie, Innee, Jacobs,
Jenkins, Johns, Johnson, Kauffman, Kerr, Knight, LeL
senring, LoDrake*, Lovett, Man ear, Mangle, H'Calmout,
M’llraln, Moorhead, Mamma, Muaseunan, Nichols,
Nicholson, Nunemaeher, Pearson, Peters, Petrifcen,
Pownsll, Purcell, Ramsey, (Yhlladelqhia.) Ramsey,
(York,) Reamer, Reed, Roberts, Rupp, Show, Sloan,
Smith, (Cambria,) Smith, (Centre,) Stevenson, Talon,
Vail, Yanvoorhlf, Ylekers, Yotghl erJWel ter, Westbrook,
Wharton, WUUston, Witherow, Wright, Zimmerman
and Gets, Speaker—ls.
Nats—Messrs. Backus,Benson. Dock,Hamilton.Han
cock, If in®, Hoffman, (Lebanon, )Lebo,struth»n. Thorn,
Warner and Wintrode—ft. -
So toe question vu determined In toe affirmative.
On the question.
Will toe House agree to the aeeond amendment ?
The yeas aud nan were taken agreeably to toe provi
sions of the Constitution, and were aa follows, vis:
Yeas —Messrs. Anderson, Backhouse, Ball, Beck,
Bower, Calhoun, Campbell, Carty, Ent. Fatuold. Foster,
Glides, Uomel, Harper, Heins, Hlestand, HlU«gas,Hoff’
man, (Berks,) Housekeeper, Imbrie, Junes, Jenkins,
Johns,Johnson, Kauffman, Knight, Lalsenringer, Longa
ker, Lovett, Moneor, Mangle.M’llvain, Moorhead. Mas
selman, Nichols, Nicholson, Nunemaeher, Pearson Pe
ters, Petriken. Pownall, Purcell, Ramsey, (Philadelphia)
Ramsey, (York.) Reamer, Roberts, Hupp, Shaw, filoan.
Tolan, Vail, Voeghley, Walter, Weotoroak, Wharton!
Zimmerman and Gets, Spuahtr—67.
Nats— Messrs. Arthur. Augustine, Backus, Benson
Bishop, Brown, Chase, Clearer, Crawford, Eyster. Gib*
boney, Uatuilion, Hancock, Hill, Hine, Hoffman, (Leb
anon.) Jacobs, Kerr, Lebo, M’Calmout, Mumma, Eeei,
Smith, (Cambria,) Smith, (Centre.) Btereneon, Struth
ere, Thorn, VonroorhU, Vickers, WagonseUer, Warner,
Wintrode, Witherow and Wright-44.
8o the question was determined lx the affirmative.
On the question,
Will the House agree to the third amendment ?
The yeas and nays were token agreeably to toe pro
visions of the Constitatfou, and were as follows, vis:
Ykab.—Meers. Anderson, Backhouse, Ball, Beck,
Benson, Bower, Brown, Calhoun, Campbell. Chose,
Cleaver, Crawford, Dickey, Ent, Eyster, Fausold, Fee
ter, Gibboney, Ilamel, Harperr, Heins, Hiestasd, Bill,
Uillegss, Uofftoan, (Berks,) Hoffman, (Lebanon,)
Housekeeper, Imbrie, Ines, Jacobs, Johns, Johnson,
Kauffman, Kerr, Lebo, Longaker, Lovett, Manear,
Maugle, M'Celmont, Moorhead, Mumma, Mauelm&n,
Nichols, Nicholson, Nunemaeher, Pearson, Peters, Pet
riken, Pownall, Purcell, Ramsey, (York,) Reamer
Heed, Rupp. Bhaw, Sloan, Smith, (Cambria,) Smith.
(Centre,) Stevenson, Toloa, Tail, Vanvoorhii, Vickers.
Voeghley? WagonseUer, Westbrook, WillUtoa. With!
erow, Wright, Zimmerman and Gets, Speaker—ft.
Nats—Messrs. Arthur, Augustine, Backus. Bitoo*
Ctriy, hodc, Gildeo, Hamilton, Hancock. nine j*? l
kins, knight, Leluuring, MHlvain, Ramsey, (Philadel
phia,) Roberts, Strothers, Thorn, Walter' Warmer
Wharton and Wintrode—23. * * WiW * , »
So toe question was determined In the affirmative.
On toe question,
Will the Houee agne to tho fourth imeodnot f
’rh.jeu.u4Mj> were taken ipMshlj to the pro.
vision* of the Oonetltotlon, toil we u (olio-, ri.;
Ymb—Mewre. Anderson,Arthur, Backhouse, Bukos,
R*®*, Benson, Bishop, Bower. Brown. Calhoun,
Campbell, Carty, Chase, Cleaver, Crawford, Dicker,
Ent, Eyster, Fausold, Foster, Gibboney, GUdea, Hamel,
Harper, Heins, Hiestoud, Hill. Kiltgas, Hoffman,
(Berks,) Hoffman, (Lebanon,) Housekeeper, Imbrie,
Innes, Jacobs, Jenkins, Johns. Johnson, Kauffman,
Kerr, Lebo, Leteenring Longaier, Lovett. Manev,
Maugle, R’Calmont, M’Hvaine, Mumma, Masselman,
Nichols, Nidholson, Nunemaeher, Pearson. Peters, Pe
triken, Pownall Purcell, Ramsey (Philadelphia,) Ran
sey, (York.) Reamer, Reed, Roberts. Rupp, Shaw, Sloan,
Smith, (Cambria,) Smith, (Centre,) Stevenson, Tblan,
Vail r V*2vcelU>, VtdWsT Voeghley, Wsgonseller;
Walter, Werner, Westbrook, Wharton, WUHsten,
Witherow, Zimmerman, and Gets, Speaker—9B.
Nats—Messrs. Pock, Hamilton, Hancock, Strutter*,
Thorn, Wintrode and Wright—t.
Bo the question was determined in the affirmative.
B>CMTAST*BOm«,
HAiaiai9AQ> Jon* SB,
4at tte *tOT« fongoiaffiiatnM u 4
the Commonwealths as the same espesra an tha ja».
eft-ia^ssriirs
hundred isd ftftj-Mm. A. O. CVMntT*^
*a3-m3m ScereUty of the Comiaqayetlk.
fimlroa^a.
EAttBOAB—THE
X GMATOKSTBAL Effort, 'imwiiutti At
Untie crate with VteteM, KerS-wMmrut &*th
mtem Stette, bf ■ eont&twtti ffti.
Steddw eonoHte it KtUburth «tth diiir'Hn*:
•Jetawnto ill point, on th* «Wten> Ai.en, iad.<
ClneUnd lid Sioduk, with Itnan to 111 MBtet
“ahe forwarded to ud from thl SAKAI WEST. ."
- S «W*EH PHILADELPHIA AED PIWS
jSUMiIa.
FIWT Cuss-Boots, Shoes. Hats, and
2S&2S&S* J«*a
&**?* “* > ***&> [in boxes
and. hales] Iwttm, Fua.Ae 75*. per l»lb
Smcopo CIAM-wDemestie Sheeting,
' Shirting and (ia orirbui
bake),Drags (Incuts), Hardware,
- Leather, (in bolls ot boxes). Wool!
- and Sheep Pelts,Eastward, Ac. Ae...AOe. per 100Ih
Taiso CUtoS—Anrila, : Bfe*l, Chains,
. . (in casks), Hemp, Baeeaafid Pork,
. Sotted. (low* twin sacks), Tobacco,
manufactured, (except Ctgare or cut
, Ac.,Ac.,... 50c.,p*rl08B
Focutr Cnisa— l Coffee, Fi&h, Baeos,
Beef, and Pork, /in casks cr bone
eastward), Lsrd andLardOlL Satis,
Soda Ash, German Clay, Tar, Pitch,
Bosin, Ac ........40c. per 100 lb
Faoua—lsc. per bH., until further notice.
Goats—Sfic.ner 100 lba., until further notice.
Is shipping Goods from auy point East of PhSadeL
be particular to JUXKpackage “ Via Priuuy/veato
. Railroad” All Goode consigned to the Agents of this
Bond, at Philadelphia, or Pittsburgh, wmba tomM
without detention: -
ruioar Anra.—Hinii, Wormier4Co., XnpUi,
Tnaa.; K. *. SeMiCo., Bt.l/nue,®o.; l: S
4 Son, ETSuurille, Ind.; Dnmejnll, Bell 4 Morfock,
Md Cimntee 4 Jewett, LoolerUle, Kr.: jg. 0. Met
4toju,ifadi»<i,in4.; H. W. Brown 4 Co . nut Irwin
w - GroAun ACo ’zoneeriHe,
fi 10 -!? 0 -« KllbretM,*, Baton: feeS
k 04, So. S ArtorHonee,Hewfoek.Ko. 1 Wllliuait.
SS,s°i l, B * tt 2 sr '•*“:»** V«k; B. J. Sneeder,
Phlledelpbln ; Menraw 4 Keans, BeltEmore: J>. A.
BUir*rtrPittab«gh, * *
H. H; HOUSTON,
Geoertl Freight Agent. PMUdelnhi*.
H.J.LOMBAJ&T.
ftiptiatofefe&t, Altoona, *%.
'IVEW-TOBK LIKES.—THE CAICDEH
X * AND AMBOY BAXtBOAD AlH> FHILASjttPHIA
AND TBENTON fiAILKOAD XJKES.
PROM PHILADELPHIA TO NEW TOM, AND WAT
’ liMYe U follows| Tis : gjM
Atl A. SC., from Kensington Depot, rl* Jersey'
City, Hail ..... ffcss
At 6 A. Jtf., ria Csmden and Jersey City, How Jer
sey Accommodation t%
At 6 A. H, y Tin Camden and Amboy. Acc0mm0da
ti0n........,.,, ...M.i.i..','.,,........... S
M., Tie Camden sad Jeruy City, Horntaf
At 20A: af., by steamboat Trenton, Tiooct
and Jersey City, Xenia* Slim*.. 5
At2P. M.j ria Camden and Amboy, 0. aadA.Ex-
Jffi ii. tin Camden sad Jersey* City*Kweping *
At 3 P. M., vis Camden sod'Amboy, Accommoda
tion, 3s* Oils# a
AtdP. tt.,yia Camden sad Amboy, Aeocswaoda
tion, Ist Class ..... 2
1 The 5 P, M. line run* daUj, »ii othin hnitf*
JxMeß Line* atop at the nrloelpal atatiooa ,
Forßelridere, Xaaton, Ilemlngtou,
und4P.M., front Walnutstreetwhai?.
r«Wjt«e» Btroodißug Scranton,Wittaiarr
Montrood.Gmiltol, fce., <4 < A. M., rt«lW*rur
Lackawanna at VHtaniUlrud.
for Freehnk, at 8 A. K. and* P. M.
For Mount Hotly
For Brtitol, Trento o^ and*P, M,
For Palmyra, Han coca., Bororlr, Burlington. Barieo*
town &e.. at 3 P.M.
WAT LOT*
For Mount Kelly, Burlington mad Way Staiicna ,at 5
gtaamboat RICHABD STOCK KM) for BnrUmtna ore!
felstolatflf A. M . and lor Bordontonaadfiteino.
dlatoplaoeaatSjaP *
Bteamt>oat for Turear atlO and 11* A.
M., and 4P. M.. and for BrtSS M*4 J.
H.
AU llnea, except 1 a. M., tom Walnut atiret
wharf.
iftj pound* Of b*gg»g« only a&owwi etd pee*
sender. Passengers are prohibit*!, be** tatix* Jar
thing m baggage hat their wearing apparel. aRUc*
gage orer fifty pounds to bepaW &r extra. The Con
pasj Jiaittbeir responsibility for baggage toaM «**»»»
per pound, and wm not he liable for any axasu&t be
yoßfi 1100, exeept by special contra*.
.Wtt. H. OATQCtR, Agent
C. iill CO.
E. B. KOBBBUh Amt
ihUaTTtr.B. BL 00.
rfHAKGE 0? HOUBS.—PHILA.DKU
\J phia, Wilmington and oaltdcosx &AXL*
SO AD.
On And after Thnndar, Jalr 2d, HA7.
PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE PHILADELPHIA
Tor Baltimore at BA. M.,4 P. M. t (Kt|mrt J aad U
for Wilmioctoa atB A.M.,1, 41* aai U P.K.
for Heir C*rtUai|A.M.,laM. 4A9P.H.
PorMiddletoVaai 8 A. H.a«d4J« P. M.
for Dor»r at 8 A. H. asd 418 P. U.
for Soaford at 8 A. X. asA 415 F. X.
TRAINS POR PHILADELPHIA
Leave Baltimore at 8.54, £xp»n,ll A.X.,wdsJB
Leave WibaWon at 8 80 aad UAS A.
nd 9 M P' f,
LeaV« Now Cacti* at BJO ami JXM A. H., aa4»X
• jf r
Lear* K*Wl*Wii a* lf.» A; M. a»Jt *46 P. X. *
Leave Dover at BAO A. IC. aad? P. M.
Lear* Seated at r.OP A. AT. aad 4.08 P. K.
DRAINS fOR BALTXMORR
Leave TOmtegtoa at 919 A.M., SP.lt. aadlUf
gUNDAYS otJ/ at 11 P. V. ftm FfcOadefetfe t»
- ■
do. do. d£& P. M. fiom Baltiaoera fin
Philadelphia.
BALTIMORE AND HAVRE DE GRACE ACCOKMO
RATION TRAIN
Leaves Havre de Grace at 6AO A. X.
Leaves Baltimore at 4AO P.Jd.
Freight Train, with Piettiffr Car attached- wOl m
as fellows:—
Leave Philadelphia too FenyviUe and luteneedlile
ptooaiat «BO P.M-
Leare WOntingfeea for do. <te. ISO P. X.
Leave Wilmington for Philadelphia at 6.00 P. X.
anl-ly 8. X. FELTON, FnaUent.
ttPßltfa AMR AN GEMEIfT,—PENN
SYLTAKIA CENTRAL RAILROAD.—Rnuntog to
direct connection with toe
PITTSBURGH) FORT WAYNE AND CHICAGO RAIL*
Tor OUdfiMti, Bft. Limb,
lo«i«nU«. Krr Oricaai, 8t- PniL
Tnrtimymj, CUrtUad, gm-rtT.
T«rr» State, _ KtfbctcfS.
Ib idnae« of «n otter loutoo oak of fbQeU|lu».
Anni»f slat* evmettim vntk all tke Qrsat Wtst
em Ra threads.
THROUGH TRAINS
Leave Philadelphia, for Pittsburgh and westers dttos,
from the Pennsylvania Bailroad Passenger Station,
south-east terser of EUTINfH snd MARK ITT ifmM,
(eotxanee on Eleven tk street,} ai fallows .*
Mail Train a at T_. A.K,
Fast Line at 12 56. P. X.
Rxprees Hail at U 00. Night.
Columbia B. B. Lina leaves for Htniiboeg at 3J9 p.
M., Lancaster )Aeceamodstian,) at A9O, P. X.
The Express Mail rant daily, the other train*, Son
davs excepted.
For farther parti enlir* see haad-blfls, at the flftnai
starting-points. Passenger* from the west will tndthi*
the shortest and moat expeditious route to Philadelphia.
Baltimore, New York or Boston. .
THOMAS MOORE, Agmit. N
Passenger Line- Pnnuyivsai* Railroad Co.
Philadelphia, February, Uil. aal4y
Philadelphia* gekxantoWj*'
JT AND NORRISTOWN RAILROAD-SUMMER AB
RANGEMRNTO. Os and after Maytth, 1967.
FOB GERMANTOWN.
Lear* Philadelphia at 6, T, 8,919-mi a., 10,1}W, A.
U., and 1,3, MO min., 4,6,6, \ 1,9, Utf, P. M.
Leave! Germantown at 0, T, 7-36, $, %-lo min., IBM.
UK, A?M., 1. 2, MO ttia., 4. 6. 0, T. B,lo#, P. M.
The 7-06 Wltxk, A. IC., wain tram Germantown, will
aot atop at intermediate Statical.
os traroin.
Philadelphia at 9-90 A. 9,3,10,6-30 and
Lost# Germantown at 0*90,9-10 A. M., 1*10,4#, $
16, asdTP.M.
CHESTNUT HILL RAILROAD.
Leer* Philadelphia at 6.8,9*10 aln., UK A. M., %
4 6 8 9 P. H. ’
’liWn jihitul Hill .t T-U, T-SS, 10-10. 11-10, nta..
A.M ,l-t0,3-10,5-K>, 1-40,10-10 mio., 1 11.
01 BCXOATI.
L«*r« PhiU4»!jilil» u »•» A. k., *, tx «a 4 * r. U.
Lt*n Cbootnot Hill .t S A. H.. 13-tO, 4-10, ud 040.
PM
On and after May 4th, 1867.
FOB MANA7UNX, CONSBOEOCKXS, AND BOM
RISTOWN.
Leave Philadelphia at 0,9, and 11, A. M., and 3,4 V.
OK,and 11#,P.mT **'
Leave Norristown at T,9, and 11, A M ,2,*sdBjg t
P. M. >
OX BUI9AYB.
Leave Philadelphia at 9 A.M., and 3 P.M.
Leave Norristown at T A. M., and 8, P. M.
CHESTER VALLEY RAILROAD,—FOR DOWNING
TOWN.
l**r« PhiladelpAl* tt 6 A. If., »aA 3 P. U.
i*»*e Doimißjtowu »t 7y A. M.. awl IP. M.
wl-lj HSNBT K. SJfITH. Gt&'l&ni.
Depot, NINTH uA O&KKN strata, PkiUd«tpbi».
ftfOBTH PENNSYLVANIA BAZLBOAD*
it FOB BETHLEHEM, BASTON, ALLENTOWN,
MAUCH CHUNK, WILKE&BAKRE, DOTLSSTOWN,
Ac., he.,
THBOUGH TO BETHLEHEM WITHOUT CHANGE
OP CARS.
Oo and After Wednesday, Inly Sth. 1557. the traim
on this Boad will leave ae follows, daily, (Sundays ex
cepted :
For Bethlehem, Easton, Allentown, Maaeh Chunk,
Wilketbarre, Ac. ? via Lehigh Valley Railroad, Mutsisr
Express, at 6 15 A.M.
For Bethlehem, Easton, Allentown, Msaefe Chink,
via Lehigh Valley Railroad, Evening Express, at 2 16
P. U.
r ° r By E U P. M. train tele stage*
at Iron Hill station.
. D°7 l «t«wn, (Accommodation) at 846 A. M. and
4 P. 91.
Jor o*xned4, (Aceomnieiitfon) >t 6 SS P. SI.
. RBTU&NISO.
Uxn BrtMsiem it 915 A. M. Md 3<4P. H. wili
Passengers, via Lebirh Valley Railroad, from Easton,
Allentown. blanch Chanh, WiUresharre, Ae., arriving
in Philadelphia at 1210 M. and 546 P. M.
Leave Doylestovn. (Aceommodation) at d 45 A. M.
and 410 P. it.
Leave Gwynedd, (Awommodatloa) at 6 60 A. M.
J * I ON BCNDATS.
Leave Philadelphia for Doylestown, (Accommodation
at 8 K A. M. and 645 P M.
Leave Doylestown for Philadelphia, (Aecommodatiw
at 6 A.M.and3ls P.M.,
Fare to Bethlehem $1 ft
Fare to Maucb Chunk . . 200
Fare to Wilketharre \
Psasenger Depot, FRONT and WILLOW Sheets
aoMy ELLIB CLARK, Agent.
AND ATLANTIC XAILROAD.
\J —CHANGE OF HOURS.
On and after Monday, Anrutt lfth, and until farther
notice, trains for Atlantic Cite will leave Vine strwet
wharf daily, (Sundays excepted.)
First down passenger train will leare Vine street wharf
at 7*30 A. M.
Second down passenger train will leave Vine stneft
rharfat4P. M>
Freight trains, with passenger ear attached, 645 A.
Returning, will leave Atlantic City as follows *
First passenger train at..... <uao A*M.
Second do...** 4AOP m
Freight train. 12-30 P m'
Win I..T* H*4<lonfl.l4 H t-M A. M . m 4 2 P if
"S 1 * W -Point *
oWnct.f ■to lnrot* 1U mio, Jc«. 1..—-1.,
Tli CoospMT will not lx nmntM» fix an,
onUl t*adT»l >nfi tn STkar IHiiSl S
K.ftUMB7S«SSr
X^ l AM2StSfagaL ,u '
"w i.«.wH5-sjatak
ImOHj,