iI I 7REFMk ' rbiiiisagb tiAtral (strtinktettditlTED,) 11 .1 .VO NE : 'dliN * 11 . 41.7 ofthEiTNITS BTxIwET • .unity PRESS. TWELVE CRETB PBR 7789 C, voluble to the Carrier , platlod!o • Sabenribore out of the,City Six Domame PT4 I I , 401N0N." Fcol7ll DOLLAR'S ZOE ERF - AT MOBTECEI, TExitE DOLLAtto roe Six MosTtle—invanabli in ad emus for the time ordered. TRI-WEEKLY rims. Mailed to subooribers out of the City atttaS Dor, tams xxxANNUM, in advance. COMMISSION HOUSES. SHIPLEY, HAZARD, & HUTCHINSON, 112 CHESTN UT ST , • COMMISSION MERCHANTS FOR THE SALE OF PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS. WASHER GTON IGLU, FORMERLY BAY STATE MILLS. MIHAWLB of all atlas in great variety. Emboaaed and Printed TABLE COVER!, trrtiorr BEAVERJ3 and BROAD CLOTES, OALMORALI SHIRTS DOtdkINS, and Doubts and Tdrieded dbAtlffet3. 6-4 BACEINGB, and ffeav7 EEPitta CLOTS, tirillod dad plain FLAfiPIELS and OPERA PLAN NEW, Pfitilid 'FELT CARPETIIItti. For &lie by frittaittliamed dr. WRLLB, - - ,3b 60. th FRONT Stree t, o and I,..t*ITIA. E." W RU T ' ELINOR, LAYER, AND DEEDLESS RAISINS. CURRANTS, CITRON, ORANGES, PRUNER. FIGS, Ao., Ac. AIAtiERT 0. ROBERTS. DEALER IN N t GROCERIES. noes Oozier IfLEVENTR md VINE Streoto, IFAbiILY FLOUR, MADN FILM CROICIN WHITE RHEA% 0. H. MA.TTSON, B. W. oor. AIM! and TENTH street& rail SEWING BILACRINES. WHEELER & WILSON. . Prices itedeced) Nev. 15, 1800. SEWING MAOHIN ES. 6I OItEsTRUT STREEt PLODS ARRIS' .41013D0.1.R. SEWING MACHINE. '4.l=nm FAMILY USE. 1(o.1—A NEW MACHINE, FOR QUILTING AND HEAVY WORK. Both sew from two.sooolo without the trouble of re dins snotruns with little or no noise, In For sale et N o. r 720 ARCH. Street, Phileda Iphla, and 73BALTIMORE Bt.. hot more, Rd. 0112.Sra LOOIU GLAtiSks. LOOKING-GLISBES, renTEArr AND pionnts mina ENGRAVINGS. a... •!. SASES 8: zaniz. & SON, LIATORTERS, MANUFACTURBRO, WHOA,- SALR AND RETAIL DEALERS. EARTM.' GALLERIES, .16 au - Er/ars STREET, WATCHES, JEWELRY, &c. THE BEST GOLD JEWELRY-THE BEST GOLD JEWELRY. ANOTHER AN LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF GOLD AND PLATED . - GOODS: FROM A - BROKEN-UP A BROKEN-UP A AROEBN.Upci: A BROKEN-UP JRANIFACTRER. No Galrisniged. Gilt or O aft Jewelry sold in Our Saab- Raiment. • I.T IS IT IS IT IR ALL. WOMB OLD AND PLATED GOODS. DEAN 4t - v 6 DEAN do CO.'S DEAN "'DEAN & COM MAL iSI STOAF. No; Sip CHEST street, third store belch Fouitbi north sidei - AT CALL AND LOOK AT SOMETHING NEW! A GREAT RAE OF 1113,000 WORTR ALL FOR OP JEW SI EELLRY ACH. CHAINS, Ac. A. large and splendid assortment of Jewelry to be sold withoet regerd ur omit. YOUR CHOICE FOR et FACE. The following list comprises some of the articles cold at We establishment for $1 each tt being Impossible to enemerate them all in (doubts form. Call and examine for yoerselves: Large' Size and Splendid Ctimeo Sets, General Retail 1o - . 0 .. to - . do.. • • do. Ta • va' - • do 1 20 do. do. Carbonole sets-- Bto 60 Ladies' Enameled and Coral d 0...—. 7to 20 - do. do. and Carbuncle do.-- 7to BO do. do and Ruby do— 7to DO Gold cluster Greed Setting Bets do —......10 to 50 do. do. Vase do, do ---.10 to 50 do. , do. Jet Bet do. d 0.......... sto 12 00. Black Mosaic do. do-- 6to 12 do. cicid.sione Korai, do. d 0,........ 6to 12 E .... do. Calico Sets do. do--.... 5.t0 12 Ribbon Twists, with brilliants d 0...... 6to 15 Bouquet Bete, new style do. d 0...... Bto 20 Do Enamelled cluster do. do. do.-__.lo to SO Over 100 other d.tferent styles Ladies', Jewelry; Ale dalionsoill styles, patterns, and sties ; Lockets of every description; Bol d Pens, J 4 karat. with Silver Extension folder; Gold l'enoihr, Gold Thimbles, Plated silver Irani, aleeva But one. Muds, ko.,_ &o.; Coral, Lava, Cameo, and Band Bracelets; Gent, vast Chatns, war ranted to wear for ten .years without ohansinS color, dad will stand the acid. Thai , are away sold by jewellers as solid gold oheins. 11 mad ain Pans. You can take your choicer for $1 sae Lades' and Gents' Guard Chains, al each, usually Bold by jewellers at nom bs'Meech; ladies' and Children's Neck Chlank auti[sl patterns ; Aswan., brilliant, er steeped. aim ruby wittipts; Crosses, plain and enamelled, for ill each. retail prices Irom SO to 820 each. Ever/ . Infle and variety of Jewelryand desirable Goode for al each Thilvate, at the above prieo • Irlll 00)2tiDlle long enough to sell of „our immense stook. whioh was pur chased at a great sacrifice from manninoturers who have failed. ••• - . Call and see the best stook of goods in Philadelphia. Terraircitsh.• Takeyour cholas for PI esoh ,rio isles to•Zatlid one dozen °fatty one kind of goods 51 the .boys prises, .slew at our notion DEAN & CO" • • • f1i0:319 OftESTNUT Street, Philsdelphiee. -To thosi who order goods by mail, most send 15 oents 69150,111101 , 14011 on slosh) article; on two inn -01415 cents. and 9 cents Op each sdilmonal article. deg ..Im , • `,`PNE WATCH REPAIRING. pARSONB HAVING FINE WATCHES _gast have hitherto given no eaturteetion to the witirefa ere invited to bring them to our more, where all , defeate.otei be remedied by thoroughly skilful and aolitsiutzfricru, rind the widen warranted to ewe enures iltillind ralgrateioal Boxes, to., oarectillf put in 00neltbeeti: - FARR & BROTHER, Importers°, Wittoheo,lil moat Boxes. Clocks. &a.. /1111-Inir '3lll t treat, below Fourth. NEW PUBLICATIONS. THE CON STITUTIO • OF TEE UNITED STATES. Just published. in neat pamphlet form. Sin to copies cents;B * 2 per hundred. The Trade sup Plied by • • 110 PIS& TOUSEY, Wholesale Agents, No. 121 NnblAll /Meet, Or by the Potgisbenir =FRANO.Iti HART da 000., 115 0 -it • No 61 COUR:TWIN Street, New York. ENGR iITED PORTRAITS. Zither of the following _sell ne d pore mite can be had it ocir waster, pr oe 16 oents aged, or will be sent prat fall for 16 setts.eash !, ps or stam. ! ! ! NEVA. S . SPURGEON, OARIBALDI, Pluses or WELTS. EIIMBOX.D_," Fames Auras% BOWLED EVERETT. it. W._EZECIISE, P • NAPOLEON, EUGENIE, ERsCoTT,NIEceiILET. A 14.144 others. For names send for otioular, Koch Fortran Is Accompanied by a emoir, sod the /Nur waled Noss ttf the W orld, subtle m fi. A:BROWN & CO., 14 jANOV.l6.llBtreet; Boston, Wholesale slid Retail Resters in Enavings. Chromoo, 16101 - .thstEEtoll Priele,lllnatrated Wor ks , &0 ., &O. - , . fa- ;G. EVANS' OIFT.BOOR STORE, 114,4_09 011841TEUTStreet YOUR .HOOES AT EVAI' IIP. Hooke ere sold as cheap ae at any other . ore, and kareth ateorrenelvtn6 a handsome Gift WAD AIM. COPIES 414 the Standard 'Beaks in every department of late ,ruttare, together withNOW BOORS. l ifal a i l tb il l e fliVtie hG iti d g t h w tep t u h ta f „:4 O /r n s . od to v ; hosseuned toms - our el et7Tiglit toe shalt Prism* to our LINSOMVS a ampere(/' quality and greater asfostment hwew Iterstglyirb, and guarantied to give mat ' heellegte" REMEMBER, , - 11114 eery-lareheeer of a Book. to the amount or iz..wart.. will. receive a handsome Present, Ao duk ° 2 VOrr`ltirtitlem OP dm. handlo ler nosy lauded the value received will be a ed font Um amount invented. TO THE PROOF. and one purchase It issaurnyou that the beat / 119 .1 1 ' °Y7 to bu y ibll'ettleruA: to at orrr,lrowL mumatirdEr4T, . . No: 439 ORES than Street, rhiledeiptuti. Vareimeiting the olty are respeotfally invited Itp eitanune' the large collection of Books. „Stook. .Bl7yEßB,—Gentlemen: I have .--• .. . : . mint of the Pittladelphts Beek, 41 ' 24. ' 1 ' ' 1 ' r at t i:ol ” i d.Zie l len u le t it i o bn ! to ;..r e -tanoof of° or e and new Law end Mrs . • : • • - I bevgi for nele t r i ewants_ J.lOO Also,old :eel .' rioted *nor to O year mw. et i • • wean thdliwor Tenement - 4 vole.. Ito, %.. ...4. • 'Tette WO. I will eloodoel iernigratinee ~ , Yemeni at a dfetanee "teem to Bell "" I - • rib,' Ow penes, date", n.ses, Welding", •. vadat Lane of Ppnotlll- '' ' 4.l' .letfintiloirirtrio I'n Amenoswahted. ..:.,0011-4m, :, - ••:f. - - -. , . 1011 N CAMPBELL. .1111AETIN - it QUAYLE'S • Avam:' - 10ATtomitp_. TOY 4 - AND ANOY GOODS m 11.1 if . 41011W*1.01 UT STD bra t - S " 1 - :Ii ' "" 14(Iladliir , ' DATA VOL. 4.-NO. 142. GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES GREAT REDUCTION, GREAT REDUCTION, GREAT REDUCTION, ORE AT REDUCTION, THE CRAVAT STORE, No. 701 CHESTNUT STREET, CORNER Or SEVENTH. CRA IRTS , WRAKSER N HOSIER,G LOVES SUPENDERS, MEN'S FURNISHING dErtEatAtLf. REtUdEti pitioka§. 613i6711. Aito CirEnfitTY. ESHLEMAN & PLET.OHER NEW ORAVAT STORE. NEW CORNER, WITH THE IDEA. ll®' PLEASE TILL LADIES, tiGIITH AND OffitSTNUT, ALL Tiib CRAVATS, ALL THE COLLARS. ALL THE EVERYTHING NEW, LATE, GOOD, PRETTY, AND OREM', aiiiT tim 21) MEET isrlidLtbAys MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. GENT'3 PATENT ENAMELLED COLLARS, 10 FOR 25 CENTO. BEST LINEN CHOKERS Of fiTB MAHE TO orbElt. (NO Fir, NO BALE.) ALL BINDS OF UNDERWEAR, l'ltiladelokis Flom Glo'ves. Suspenders, &Doke. spring Stooks, Buckle Stooks, Napoleon Ties, Courvoister Kid Gloves, fanoy and plain Yooket Handkerchiefs, no7ll' Gloves, Boys' Suspenders, Wrappers, at cost prices, /re., kn. Irl The true seorot of our success: LOW PRICES BEGET QUICK AND RAPID SALES, and vice versa. N 0 .' 800. SOUTHWEST -CORNER OF. EIGHTH AND OEIEBTRIIT. IMILADHLPHIA. noltetath3m FIINE RIIIRT MANIIVACTOILY.—J. W. ecory l eia otIEIiTMIT P•trem, tr deer behrw the • oatinental. ' The attehtio of holes' Dealers le nvited to his IMPROv Ell CUT U BAIKTP, of atmetzor fit. mske. and material. on hand and made to om er at shortest notice. mi-ti FURS FURS 1 GEORGE F. WOMRATI-1., NOB. 414 AND 417 ARCH STREET, Zia now Open A FULL ASSORTKENT 01 LADIES' FUR S, To which the attention of the Public le invited. oca-em LLICS' PATENT WROUGHT AND DRILLED IRON 715 CHESTNUT ST., UNDER MASONIC HALL, M. C. SADLER, General Accra AND DANK LOCHS. DOORS, Ece. otly,the only Mercantile Safe made that and Ber !at roof. eetat-t BUSINESS CARDS. EDMUND WILCOX. W. J. Dg.LLEKHR. WILCOX & DELLEM, NOTARIES PUBLIC, CUSTOM HOUSE BROKERS, E:Mtt= JAY COOKE, JAY COOKY, & (JO, 114 MUTE THIRD BA STREET, (First door north of the Girard lag PHIIowEi 1111 A, p&wsuN , & NICHOLSON, BOOKBINDERS, Nos. 619 and 691' MINO R Banat, Between M pp ILIA and Chestnut streets, 111 MIA. ,CAMBB PAAABO ,LLADEL JAB. B. NICOOLBON 9.17• PUGUET it' SONS, I.o* IMPORTERS OP HAVANA otemita, No//216 South FRONT Street. /enema regularly s full assortment of deelmble 01 6 AM, ',Web they oiler at low rates, fur sash or ap provedcredit. 1011-17 NEW ORLEANS (LA.) PICAYUNE.- • 3011. 00E. do 00. Hare been appointed sole agents In Philadelphia for this extensively circulating payer, of oommandtng in fluence. Onsinass men Are advertmins ut the beet flown pap_nrs of oity and aountrtce n the °Sipes of .102 Y, COE, & Advertising Ages FIFTR and CH BSTN Streets, Philadelphm e Buildings, Kew York. WATER RENTS FOR 7861. DEPARTMENT FOR SUPPLYING THE CITY WITH WATER, Palm:4 from an Ordinaries approved Deo ,29.1854 : /flexion 1. The Seleet and COMMOIL Councils of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That all Witter Rents shall be payable to the Register of Water Rents, at his offiee, annually, IN ADVANCE; SECOND MONDAY OP JANUARY; And upon All Water Rents unpaid upon the First day of April in any year, there shall be charged the aunt of FIVE PER CENTUM ; and upon all Rents unpaid on the First day of July, in any year, there shall be charged an additional rum of TEN PER atNTUAI. The attention of the Water Tenants of the City is respectfully invited to the provisions of the Above Or dinance. MUNN & COMPANY. JWIENTIFIC AMERICAN, and Agents for proming American and Forman WITH SIXTEEN YEAEII' EXPERIENCE IN THE EVNINEHL Refer to Hon. Judge MANNII. Hon. JoSEPH MOLT, Hon. W. D. wanly, Ex-Corammenmera of ratents• and to more than FITTERN THOOPAND INTENTO”A Who have had, busmen done through idunn & Co.'s Patent Agenoy. PAMPHLET 01 ADVICE gent free ma I. PIIEXT LAWS and REGULATIONS / 100 Paten, 20 oente mail. officee,t4o. 37 PARK ROW, Now York, and 11 . bH(./E.M..te HER dc Co.. WASS, PAINTS, ' 01L4,-AND VARNISHES, Northeast Corner FOURTH and RACE Streets. da ddltri ' ..!,: i p„ t . :1rt ..•.,.... hi , ....; "... 1 . . , ..t.`", .'.", ...\ \\ l \II 11 / .., /,-,,.• . . i l •r . N.* 4...., • .N.. ~:. - ....... .. N '\ N‘ llllls " 'II ''''''' I " ~I,4IL'Vei".A. I ''.,!' ......., . . -....,,../' .t..IN s . 5 .,, \\ ,I 11, j , ~..„ ~ 9 }... • ,Wi44 , 1 *iz , 114. --- -, • ‘ =--,-- - - Nfl l ',...'',+.'.,..,,, 1'.1:'„,....-- r , , d t,-:'-,-.4 , -,- , ...i.• , : : . , :,.. i... .,,. , ~ ,,, ,...,..-C " ,.; ..,....-:,,,-.• C : lily y , 1 - ~----:.----- ''. i-: ' ' . - -'f;': -•-• , I` .- A - 2 ---: - - ' , . - '.- '., -- '.. - ,, --74.-.. '. . • :%,,,Y.,..1;..-: , ' : , . - 1.,- ~,---=-71r44' - fgAWASY 1: : "' --,* ,- .., • ..:. - ,i.: . ,. '4 -,, , Z 4 : -•,_ ~., - s i ,---,-r 41 :guy . , . .. . • • -....i.,. if .i. ~ APS. 41113",7 ,., A .. ":•...: ' "t':: - .•, '-' .l , l' At :1 7' 11; '- ' °----IP . : O f i li llti ,l4 4 ' 44 "Petn" ). ; t l :‘ 4 lEji.4 Cl4 ',t,... -',-- ,r',,. E . ,',. ' .2.: 4 . , '77 - •,-- +, - '. 71 z.,... ---7 :.- ---r— •-• I X. I X* ~...% 1 -. „L• y„, „.....,,„ -._ ~.,a. , : -.,-- 5 r., ,,,i: 4..,...- ; ,. • . ~ / ~.. 4N( _. • •• - .. i 4,1,,, : ....,..; !..., ~'" „.....-.......7... . I • '".' V ':: -,-----_' - - 4----.-- -- - ---- ,___ _ „ • k 7„ . ---- & 1111814 k . ,. .,., 0 - .." 1 11bAtg a: ---7z:N... - .. s.,_. '" N , .0.. 1 -- ----"--.-e...f:' ... A lAtget Akeortiliont of Afi CifitATLi' TO BOIT THE TIMES S. ALBgnt ZBEILEMAN, ma , BVIT !MG GENTLEMEN, ALL THE TIM ALL THE SCARFS, 13 for 69 and upwards. FURS. SAFE . DEPOT 404 CHESTNUT Street a. mooanxen rtitIADELPIIIA, Januayy 8,16+11. W. J. P. WHITE, REGISTER. PROPAISSOII6 OF TUB PATENTS. ARETAIL mix GOODS. INDIA S HAWES. VELVET CLOAKS, CLOTH OLOARS, 81LE.15, SHAWLS, DRESS GOODS, . In great variety and choice eeleations, at GEORGE FRYER'S, No. 016 CHESTNUT STREET. onl9-tf _ iILOARS.—The greatest bargains in the nit, et ' IV E N 3 °LOAM—The largest stook, the hest asiortment, the °homed colors, the finest qualities, the most superb iiiteMings, the no*est styles, the hest Work, and dent dedly the lowest tiitces in the min at IVENS'. 23 fidath NINTH Street. nolti•dm VLQAKB.—Th6 CITY CLOAK STORE, 140 North EIGHT,IL Ever, one le talking of the great pargaine and eueerior duphtj,ottbe CLOAKS at the new CLOAK MRS, 14:a North EIGHTH Street. nolt-3m CLOAKS.—If you want the best value for your money, go to the City Cloak Store, 142 North h:1011711 Street, above Cherry. hole 3m COAKS.—The OITY CLOAK STORE, 142 North EIGHTH, in said to be the best and obeaoeet More in the oar. nol6-3m CLOAKS.—A magnificent assortment of all the newest styles imported this season, with every new material, made up and trimmed in the very hest manner. at prices that defy all competition. at the Paris °Mak Store, northeast corner of EIGHTH end WALNUT Streets. note-lm LINENS, SHIRTIN(4B, SHEETINGS Fronting. Shirting. and Pillow Linens, Materiat for fine shirts, Linens and Muslim by the piece, Gad Flannels and - Victimise. TABLE DAMASKS. Superb stook Table Cloths and Damiaks, Good Napkins, Large Damask Towels, Doylies, extra large and fine Table Cloths, All at the lowestprioes at retail or BY THE Q,U AN PI ry. cheap for cash. COOPER & CONARDi Jag . Southeast corner NINTH and MARKET. QUAWLS, CLOAKS, DRESS GOODS, 0,7 AND EMBROIDERED COULARB AND SETS. Largodispiay of Woolen Shawls, selling ohm. Cloaks (dosing out ht coot and less. Entire stook of D revs Goode at nominal orlooe, Solna Winter Goods at a greet saorliioe. EBPIT,I AL BARGAINS To he had from opt large and desirable Rtoglt as we are DETERHIN tO REDUCE ir by oirering eatieStotori nie t °Bulimic 3ao ogua OGNAR p., _Southtitost earner NiNTII and MARKET. WOULD RESP 'JTFULLY CALL THE • atteatlon of my friends and oustorhere, and pa,ficu • fatly those of licimantown, to mauy choice lots of DRY (1000 d, now reduced preparatory to takine stook t a'eo,' several lots from auction much below the cost 4) im portation, at JOIIN It: STOKES', jal4-tf 702 ARCH Street. L 'UPth "9 EXTRA SUPER FRENCH ME RINOS, Reduced to $1 per yard, worth $l6O. ES Lower priced do $l. Blink do for 75 cents to 6,1 Extra Buser Bhp* Thibet Cloth $1.25. Black Cloaking Cloth. Velour Poplin at 97% rcduoed from 60g cents. Velour Poplins. better qualities, all reduced. All Wool and other Plaids. Moue de Lefties, Valeroias, tco. Cloth Cloaks. Broohe arl i d Blanket Eihewle. Hooped s itts„ Ernbrolde ed collars alid Behloto., all marked down before ntook taking. Just m -4-4 Masonville and ;Rochdale Wallas, cents. 4-4 Adams at Bon's Muslin, 10 cents. worth 12X oenti. CHARLEB ADAMS dc BUN, Js6tt EIGTHTH and ARCH Fte. 9111ORNLEY & 42BISWS ! ! ! -lc Ono Dollar Silks for 750. ! Dollar rweny• five cent silk e for el!! Dollar Fifty-Dent Bilks for 81.95! !! Dollar Beventy-fivo cent Bilks for 81.50:: !I REDUCTION IN BRI G S! Long Creche Shawls. Excellent. for. Long Creche Shawls, Superior, foro to 812. Long Broohe Shawle, Very fine, VC 815, axe, and WC NEW CLOAK ROOM!!! Beautiful Cloaks for 86. Fine Beaver Cloaks for 87, eB. 89, and 810. Richly and Elegantly Trimme lot sal, 815, 815, 820, and BCl2oa Arab 5. ke, Zonave Jackets, Black and Fancy Cloths, .k. 0., /co DEBT BLACK BILKS!!! Oood (duality Black Silks, will we well, for 81. Heavy Black Bilks. Black Figured Silks, Zoo., ece, MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR!!! A Large Stook of Clothe. A Large Stook of Caesimeres. Sattirmite, &Vesting& Blankets, Flannels. Linens, and Manlius. At THORNLItY a...calms. N. E,Gorner EIGHTH dc /Wittig() GARDEN Sta. N. 11.—Every artiolo bought for clash. nol ... NEW BALMORA LE. 600 ohoide designs. Yonlan norded Dark enacts and briplt Colot.l. • Bohd oolors, ton and bottotn. Bold Baotoh Our bast desplar th O is sear HAR Ot .011 0 TIMBS. dela CIIIESI'NIY and EIG.H.TA Streets. EIINE QUALITY PRINTS. A lot of English sad morioan calicoes, of hand some designs and fine enaht.t. for Christmaspresents, at 8 oenta. 8 HA RH, KBB den CIIEBTPUT and EIGHTH Streets. CABINET FURNITURE. VABINET FURNITURE AND ,L,BIL LIARD TABLES. MOORS & CAMPION, No. 1161 SOUTH SECOND STREET In oonneotion with their extensive Cabinet Stisineu, are now manufacturing a superior article of BILLIARD TA TILES, And have now on hmiq Sill ettlopl , j, tinislicatwith MOORE & CAMPION'S IMPR WED CUSHIONS, W h.( I are pronounced, by all who have need them, to e superior to all others. F c:tho quality and finish of there Tables the menu facto refer to fami li arrous patrons throughout the U nion ,wh care With the character of their tort.. itu2.6in COAL. EDWARD N. HALLOWELL, C3O Al, DEALER Ai' ROBERT. R. CORSON & CO.'S OFFICE, 133 WALNUT STREET, i3ELdtil SECOND, PHILADELPHIA laB•tathalin TIOUSEKI•EPERS LOOK tO YQJJI IN. ITREttr. nhy lour CQAL A'L' BACKS', whore nothing Ent the very heat .Lehigh and Eel:m.olEln Coal to Offered at the following reduced prieee: Lehigh, Broken, Eu, and Stove 84 76r er &Anglian " " ..... 60 " Lre - 660 " arranted free from elate or duet and full weight, at g..,TEt v i . ., &ll B :l , 4 h a e o es :. t corner MARSHALL istlid COPAKTNERSHIP NOTICES. JOHN 0. BICKEL, is this day admitted "116111TErT,TIRM, & SWEnRINGEN, 409 td.ARKEr screet, Philadelobia..lan 1,1851. fal-tuf lm NOTICE OF 00PARTNERHIIP —The undersigned have this day formed a copartnership, under the firm of ROBIN•WN, SCOT P. & CO.. for the rmoe of retrying on the Auotion and Corrnimminn u, and will octopi the store No. 393 BROAD AY, at moment wooled by Henry Robinson & Co. Dated New York, January 8.1861. January RY ROBINfiON, t/ BKNJAMIN SCOTT. trt9-18t WILLIAM IMO AS. _ 14.11BPHY.WITIPPLE IRON BT( NB. tatioLEy. 4. BURTON, 0. 333 WALNUT KTREBT, PHILADELPHIA, Beg leave to inform Railroad Companies, and others interested in bridge construction, that they have formed oo lineation in Noisiness with JOBS( W. MURPHY, Civil Engineer, (author and inventor of the above well known plan of trim bridre,) and are prepared to °Atmore ordere, from any part of the country, from hlt deeigns and personal superlntendero. All letters relating to p. nti and estimates should be addressed to Jona m RPHY, &ngineer, nola-CM For STONE,. QUIGLEY, BURTON. REMOViLLS REMOVAL.—The undersigned having removed from No. 4 North FOURTH. street to the law and commodioue Storm_ rfos. 5 and 7 North FOURTH Street, (Directly opposite to lire old stand,) Begs leave to inform hie customers nett the public, generally, that he intends.,_ . with Men:Sand facilities, to continue mantiftioteringi frOm the beat material, every variety of WHIPS AND CANES, Hoping to, receive a continuance of the patronage here tofore so liberally bestodred del4-Imo CHARLES I'. CALDWELL. REMOVAL.-PASCIIALL MORRIS hes removed hm Agtleultnral and Seed Ware house from Seventh and Market streets, to hie Now Stand, 1120 MARKET Street, opposite Farmers' Market. EVerr deeoription of Improved Agricultural and Hor ticultural Jmplemente, Warranted. Field ' Garden, and Flower Seeds supplied at reasonable prices an here= Wore. at wholesale and retail. PASCH eLL MOIL Itlft, Agricultural and Seed Warehouee, 1120 MARKET Street, opposite Farmers' Market. jal-lm EDUCATIONAL. VISITING TIITOR.—A Graduate of Harvard University will teach Latin Greek, 11Ia themottics, and knglish Branohes. in fatuities residing in Philadelphia, or a short Matatre from the city. Ad dress `• Blood's Dispatch. jai Malan:it` ESDAM ES (111E5ARAY .I.ND VILLY respeetfilly inform their friends and the publics that they have removed their Boarding and DM Bohan' for Young Ladies from Logan Sellars to Nash len and 1599 BFRIJOF Street. Pupils from (Vve years of upward prepared for the low% late, i2hAsu WYANT' STRATTON, oßorApNer VE edged t oblarNtil l igeg! n e % Sessions. individual instruction in Bookkeepingin oluding_General Wholesale and Retail Business, Ship ping, Forwarding and Commission, Banking, x &inge, Manufacturing Railroading, BteambOatlrit. tgo., the' most thoroug h and practical csouree in the United Mates. Also, Leoturce, Cosnineroial Caloala tiors, Arithmetic.. and the higher Mathematics, Pen manship (best in the gity I, Correspondence, &o. For male, their new Prentice on Bookkeeping, beauti fully printed In colors, and the boat work published. sere-tf AO K R V.EItRING, BEIM), BAL- M. MON. &0.-5,000 bbl.. Meen N0..1, 2, and I Maok erga, large, inedialn. and email, in aceorted packages Of cholas lato.ottnight fat flab. 6,000 bale. New Baltf.,X, Eastport. and Labrador Hat rihga. boxesloe qualities. 6,00 G extra new soaled 'Herrings. O,(XXI boxes ext a new No.I Homage. SAO beam large Danadanae Herrings. 250 bids. Mabkinao Whits Fieh'. • GO ',him. new EdOIIOMY Mees Shad. 25 bbd.,, new Itatifax Salmon. 1,100 Quintal., (Grand keh. SOO boxes Herkimer-Minty Cheese. In store and landing, for bale hi. MU PHY & KOONS, nob No. 140 WILARY PHILADELPI - lIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1861. Clp Vress. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1861 ,Strychnine in Whiskey i It is generally asserted, and believed, that a great deal of strychnine is used in the manufac ture of ale and of whiskey. We need scarcely say that strychnine is one of the deadliest of poisons, the active element of Ufa vomica. In tensely bitter, it might bo used in the manu facture of malt liquors, where the intention was to dispense with hop. flow it could be applied to the distillation of whiskey, or any Other species of alcoholic spirit, appears a mystery. We hate heard, however, that it was supposed to draw more spirit out the malt than could otherwise be obtained. Brewers have been accused of substituting ri . nassia, tobacco, aloes, gentian, and even iiux vonlicd, for hops. Those Bubstancos are iinunierated and nailed ft! Serious statutes passed by the British Parliament to prevent and punish the adulteration of porter, ale, and ' beer. At one time even the hop, now so much in repute as an aromatic bitter, was not permitted as an ingredient in brewing. Other bitters were authorized, some of them being among those tio* Condemned by act of Parlia- Mont. The sedatiVe fleet of bops has long , been known, and was pructirally tilanifeated in I the instance of George tho Third, when sneer ing from one of the attacks of insanity to which he was subject. He bad been unable to ob tain sleep for more than a fortnight, and his recovery was despaired of. In this exigency, a physician recommended that a pillow *art' hops should bo substituted in his bed for ono of down, and the immediate result was a heavy slumber of twelve hours, out of which the King awoke, greatly relieved, and his health was restored in a few days, by the continued use of the hop-pillow. This fact is historical. The original intention of using the hop, or any other bitter substance, in malt liquor, was to make it keep. Formerly, sweet ale was preferred in England, Germany, and other northern parts of Europe. The saccharine Matter in the Malt made the desired sweetness. Hut this description of ale would not keep. It aeon soured or bedtime ropy; dud the bitter blement was introduced to preient this. lig natty, hops became the only recognized bit- tor, and the public taste gradually came round to the new flavor. Ten years ago, no small excitement was caused in England by M. Pay en, an eminent french nhereist, having pub licly stated, in a lecture delivered at ft o ti Con servatoire des Ars et !defiers," that strych nine was prepared in large quantities in Paris, and that the French authorities had ascertain ed that it was destined for England, it being employed in the manufacture of the bitter beer of that country. bitter Toter, It sbottld he mentioned, is mann factuied in large quantitipa In England; (chief- ly by Messrs. Allsopp and Ilfessrb. Bass, at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire,) mostly for consumption in the East Indies—whore it is i so much used that, even at the Viceroy's table, at Calcutta, it is not unusual, when a guest challenges another to drink with him, to tisk, "Shall it be in champagne or in pale ale?" An extra quantity` of hops is used in manufacturing this ileVerage; In order to Make it keep in a hot climtiie. The bale color if produced by removing the malt from the hilu before it has got its usual brown color. Of course, pale malt makes pale ale. M. Payen's statement found its way into the English newspapers, and, at last, the TilllC3 took it up. There followed a strong denial from the brewers of pale ale that strych nine, or any other bitter ingredient except hops, was used by them, At that time, under the auspices of Mr, Wakley, editor of The Lahret, a well-known London publication ) Dr. Hassell was making investigations as to the adulteration Of toad in England. Mr. Wakley, at the request oS the brewers, rin:- dertook the investigation of their case—one of vital importance, inasmuch as one_sixth of a grain of strychnine has profed fatal. Tho result of the analytical examination of forty samples of bitter ale—brewed before the publication of M. Payen's statement—was that they consisted solely of the products of malt and hops, and the constituents of pure spring water. No other ingredient of any kind, organib or inorganic, was discovered. On inquiring en what grounds M. rayon had made his statement, it appeared that ;lit was founded oil information obtained by M. Pollitier, the celebrated proparer of quinia and other alkaloids, in France, who at one Unto received an order for a largo quantity of strychnia, the destination of which was at first unknown to hilt, but which ho afterwards found was exported to England, and used, he informed M. Psych, to complete the bitter ness of certain kinds of beer." This order had been given as far back as 1838, and fifty or a hundred ounces of strych nia would then have been considered a very tar& order. Moreover; the manufacture of fitryclinia bad not increased Of late Yeats lit France. Eventually M. Mayon withdrew the charge, and apologised for haVing made it. Dr. Hasilall, who analyted the samples of English ale, promiscuously drawn iroiri the cellars of the leading brewers in England, colt_ 'eluded his report thus: "From all these con siderations, therefore, wo conclude that the Statement made concerning the use of Strychnia in beer, under any circumstances, is scaidly consistent with probability." Henceforth, then, all who enjoy a glass of good ale—and there is a multitude of such— may safely as well as onjoyingly quaff the juice of Sir John Barleycorn, whether brewed by Gray, Smith, Massey, Bergmann, Rudman, or any other person cunning in the art. Our Mind haS always been et ease tliidn the subject. It may be asked, What about the use of Strychnine in the manufacture of Whiskey ? We can answer this question, too, by aid of Hr. Hoskins, of Baton, Wholle recently pub lished volume Upon the West teinttion Adulte rations of food and drink ought to be in every house.' This author Alms, what wo be lieve, that "the consumption of malt liquors is extending greatly in this country, and thus is having a powerful effect in circumscribing the use of ardent spirits. Used in proper Moderation they ate unobjectionable, and often beneficial, and they haVe the advantage of being rarely adulterated with any thing in jurlous to health." Respecting the employment of Strychnine in the distillation of Whiskey, he gives us the result of investigations on that subject by Dr. A. A. Hayes, State Assayer of Massachusetts. We subjoin it: "ON POISONOUS AND ALCOEIOLIO has been a popular notion that poisonous bodies, especially strychnine, are added by manufacturers of distilled spirits, as a matter of economy, of course, and to give a greatly inferior artiole the appearance of a good article Temperance lec turers have made a great deal on this point, and have dwelt much upon it, launching some of their sharpest arrows against it. If it wore true, they were surely in the right, and wore doing good ser vice to the community In exposing so hideous a practice But if soienoo, examining with its clear and serene eye, declares that the practice does not exist, then truth and the OaaSo of teinporanoe can gain nothing by persisting in propagstiog an error. Dr. A A. Days has had hie attention drawn to the subject, and he declares that, from a somewhat extended analytical observation on spirits produced from grain in this country, he cats find no good reason for the statement that poisonous bodies, 'especially strychnine,' mist sn them. And this conclusion, he is careful to re mark, has been supported by the testimony of those who are opposed to the manufacture, but who frankly admit that no ceso has ever fallen under their notice at the places of manufacture, which would lead to even an inference In regard to the adding of any deleterious body to the distilled spirits. Dr. Bayes explains that the addition of non•volatile bodies to thetermented worts, if made, would not contaminate the spirits distilled from thorn; and it is probabto that the supposition, in relation to the use of strychnine for the purpose of increasing, the product of whisky arose from the ruse of a foreman, who wished to conceal the particular obaracteristios of.his ferments in daily use. ct Prof. Hayes has examined this subjeot very olosely, and he states, with the candor of conviction, that the spirits produced ia this country to serve as beverages are remarkable, as a general thing, for their parity and freedom from any substances * What We Eat: an Amount of tho moat Common Adulterations of Pood and Drink: with aim to taste by which many of them UM tio detected. By Thomas D. Hoskins, Al D. 12mo. pp. 218. Boston: T.O. H. P. Dittrittami' Philadelphia: retersook 6r, Brothers. which, careful rectification can remove. Ile goes further, and says : When, through ago and suita ble exposure, the oils contained in them have passed into ethereal bodies, and thus ripened the spirits, they become equal in soundness and pari ty to aoy products imported from abroad, and far loss deleterious than most of the so•oallod brandies of the present time.' " Dr. Hoskins follows this up by saying : (‘ No chemist, or scientific man of any repu tation, has ever stated that he has succeeded in detecting strychnine, either in beer or whiskey; on the contrary, every one whose attention has been directed to the subject has declared that, so far as their researches ex tend, there exists not the slightest foundation for a report, which has nevertheless gained such extensive circulation and belief." He states, also, l that—between American whiskey exported to France, and returned mixed with brandy there distilled, and with vile beet-root and potato-spirit—as much as sixty per cent. of the whole brandy imported into the United States is adulterated. After this, we fill a glass of Gray's ale with double satisfaction I Atter this, too, the nick-names of rc rot-gut," ic warranted to kill at fifty paces," and so on, Should be transferred from whiskey to cheap brandy. Upon Bourbon whisitY (so Called because manufactured in Bourbon county, kentucky) Dr. Hoskins speaks disparagingly. That county, ho says, has of Into become almost exclusively a grazing county, the farmers having abandoned, to a great extent, the raising of grain crops, and devoted their at tention to cattle; horses, and mules. Conse quently, but littl,e NVltiskey is made within its limits." The Otti l ßourbon was distilled from a mixture of corn; i rye, barley, and sometimes wheat. What now is called Bourbon is made by c , private distillation, carried on by the far mers en a small scale, in copper stills holding not more than two or three barrels. The grain is carefully malted and 'prepared, and all the processes are of a kind calculated to give a pure and well-flavored spirit." This is very different from, and vastly superior to, the or dinary whiskey of the country, made in large distilleries, out of unmalted corn alone, in im mense iron stills. In a word, the (c sma' still whiskey " of Scotland is better, in the same way, than what is made with less card, out of inferior materials, in large quantities. Much of the whiskey made at the Ohio State Prison, from untnalted corn, is rectified by the liquor-merchants, who deprive it of a large portion of its grain, or funl oil, by filtering it through charcoal ; the spirit io thereby much improVed. But, Dr. Hoskins tells us, those manipuladors do not test here, fbr there is rea son to believe that they c , increase their profits by adding large quantities of water to the whiskOy, Otul maintain the appearance of strength by adding pep Per, pellitory, and other substances of a like nature." lie defiles that, aquafortis and oil of vitriol are also used to give a fictitious strength to the liquor, and proceeds thus : Now, perhaps, the reader will not be surmised to learn s that probably not one-tenth of ono per cent. of all the whiskey drank Is mode in old Bourbon;'. and not oter two per cent. is farmers' or oopper:diatibed whiskey, which IS about the same thing as that formerlY roadti in bourbon county. The author has resided for many yearg in the Stat 6 of Kentooky, and has had the beat opportunities of ascertaining the faota, and ho slates with sees' dance that soven.eighths of what is sold in tho At lantis cities as Bourbon whiskey is entirely or in groat part faotitions—most of it is simply the com mon rectified whisk oy colored and slightly flavored. This is knout in tho liquor markets of Louisville and Melo:tad n 9 Patent Bourbon,' and forma the prinoipal part ef the ekportation eastward. I have primal knoriledgh that au ihditidual—now de coaseAl-:-who wiripetil his death one of the larg99f importers Into Beaton of Kentucky whiskey, pin chased in Louisville at least five barrels of Patent Bourbon' for one of coppor.distilled,' and yet the loot that the whiskey was bought of this man, has often been adduced to mo ns evidence of its genuine character. To give a little idea of the difficulty of getting the best whiskey, even in Kentucky. I will state that during last winter I know of an indi vidual paying a farmer in oponeer county, Ken. tuoky, three dollars a gallon for copper whiskey, seven years old; and probably not one hundred barrels of farmers' whiskey, even three years old, could bo bought In that State. New copper ' whiskey can be had, genuine ' of the farmers, at about seventy hve cents a gallon, but it is usually all bought up by the dealers as soon as Mode, and when it Is onto in their hands. there Is little prospect of getting any Of it in an uneittended . condition "It Is probable, however, that most of what is sold as Bourbon whiskey is free from the worst adulterations, such a Guinea pepper, eta , and that, so far as may injurious effect upon health Is con corned; there would bo little to choose between the factitious and the genuine. Tho obief ebjeotion is that the purohnser pays three or four prices for the name, for the 'Patent Bourbon' can usually be bought in Louisville nt twenty five cents a gallon, while, in the Eastern cities tho price ranges among ' the dollars " With this wo conclude, earnestly recom mending Dr. Hoskins' able and intelligible book to those itho daft° to have their food and drink unadulterated, and Who also wish to know with what facility and certainty the franda toy be detected. It containt no small ainotint of information upon the history and qualities of food. Nri Invocation for Peace. Among the eitiaens of South Carolina none de- Sorge to tb deemed more ardently pledged to the cause of disunion than Judge Itongstreet, the pre. sidont of South Carolina College We are glad to observe, however, that he favors only a peaceable secession, and earnestly exhorts the youth of the State to abstain from provoking a contest with the Admit' Covernmont. fle hoe published an ad dress to his fellow-eitisens, of which we extract the material part, as follows: SHALL OOUTII CAROLINA BECIIN THE WAR? I pray the authorities and people of South Caro lina to pat amide passich, and hear patiently and thoughtfully what I have GI any Upon the present oriticel position of our heloved State. The ohan.ies aro tint I am wrong in my views; for, so far as havebeen enabled to collect the popular 'sentiment in tile quarter, at least eight out of ten of the wisest kende of the lard are against me, and I have reached that peeled of life when the wisdom of ego begins to give place to its Weakness. But the correctness of opinions is not to be estimated by nuratere or by age, but by the standard of reason; and to this standard I svould respeotfully invite all who dffer with me. This mush is certain, that almost every man with whom I have conversed upon the pointe of difference between us shows ma nifest eatitement—the poorest accompaniment of reason aid argument that could be selected from the armory of Mid It germs to be generally understood (end ap proved of, that if this Harriet bane at tempts to enter thieport ohs will be fired into ; and, if ru mor is tv be credited, this Is to be done without parley oreaplattations. If I have not lost my senses, the la the moat dangerous, useless, ill ad idsed meisilre aehieh mold pohaibly be adopted just at the time. Thus far the *at between South Cdrolina ins the Federal Government has been constructive—the first gun fired makes it settle]. Thus far loath Carolina has maintained a purely defonsiveposition ; this measure is openly aggres sive, and la to draw the first blood from a citizen of the tinted States, and, for aught that we know, from coon champion of the cause of South Caro lina. It =ik It will alarm the States which are at the point of socessids,and perchance kindle dissension in their helatna=atertatuly enkindle their ire against her. It will unite the North and the world against her. It sill verify the dismal predictions of the eabmissioiists, and blast the reputation of the se. oesslonistt It will prompitato South Carolina from the highest pinnacle of fame to the lowest depths of humiliation When I think of the pro bability d it my total is no heavily burdened with the awlulresponsibility of the act that I can hard• ly ifring ny thoughts to decent order or my pen to decent sple If nothing else would stay the not, I would cheerfully surrender the power of epeeist' and of haring for the balance of my life to avert it Whu do the advocates of this desperate men• sure pronto° themselves from it ? "ft will unite the Boubern States." Are they not united al ready? }lay God save us from Ibis measure ! Take avay the apology of " uniting the South," and the act stands before the world without ex• Ouse. You onnot any that the Harriet Lane cornea with a varlike intent ; and, if you could, firing into Minis not going to defeat her intent, or nti yenta to indepttidenoe of South Carolina the thousamth port of a hair's breadth. But it will furnish par enemy with an admirable apology for filling yur harbor with armed ships, turning Bumptor upon Moultrie, laying wosto your city, and Itn6g your cual with Republienn hirelings Woo to be peoplo who bring on such a confliot but from die necessity! Is it necessary? No, no, no Ills not only bootless, desperate, but wholly tinneoesary. Mr. Buchanan says ha does not mean to alto& any State for decoding All the Black Ropublian presses say the same thing. But they moan tcoolloot tho revenues. This, so be sure, is war in deguise, but practically it is hormloss, and we while able to keep it in disguise until the pro per tint for us to strip the monster of its veil. Let lb collector come, lot him land, trent him politely introduce him to I.ir. Colcook, and toll him yotbopa the collectors of the two sovereign ties wil settle their respective claims in the spirit of °eulogy and kindness. Do this and the Presi dent ad the Republicans will be beautifully eheok•tated. All the time consumed in these aourteies will bo bringing on your allies The end of e will be that the revenues will bo eel looted it at roe Be it so ; let them have them ; lot yor commerce go on until our Confederacy is formed Before that limo floating custom•honses will Wrung along our Southern coast, and we will hve a Confederacy of the cotton-growing States. Even then I would not precipitate a war. Tho no Confederacy will certainly be noicnow ledgediy Frame and England, and they will enter into treaties of commerce with us, by which they will obligate themselves to push the floating cos torn houses aside, and open a glorious traffic with us. Thus, by a little delay, and the forfeiture of the customs for a fewmonths, we gain everything we desire without the loss of one drop of blood, without spoiling our harbors, and without inter rupting our commerce for a single hour. And now for the ticklish point. Suppose they come to strengthen the posts. If the salvation of the world depended upon it, could& you prevent them from se doing? If you could not, why would you waste blood and treasure in attempting to do it? Is it any dfigraco not to initiate a hopeless conflict ? Any nation would bo excused for de. such a conflict; but no nation could be excused for beginning it. What must be thought of the nation who would begin it on the water without a gunboat or a sailor to sustain it? And what sort of a beginning of it will it be to fire a few useless shots at a mere Government cutter? Provoke open and unequal war to prevent the strengthening of a fort already too strong for us! More is the beginning and the end of the plan proposed: Fire a few worthless shots at a vessel; set Sumpter to firing upon Moultrie; hold Moul trie till some hundreds of our sons are buried in its ruins, then desert it, and wait the wrath of the United States upon our devoted city. If all the forts aro °rammed full of men, they would not at tack the city unless first attacked. If we were sure they would, we cannot prevent it; why, then, in the name of God, bring on a war of such fear ful consequences? If you mean to hold Fort Moul trie,. I implore you to let the first shot come from the enemy. Burn tiuzl precept in your hearts, of you despise all else that have written. Bat I would abandon it now if demanded, putting it just as Anderson left it. But no, it must be held, desperate es is the tenure, or we shall be sailed cowards. Fools may no odic you, no wise man wilt. " It must end in a 'war." says one, " and we'd as well bring it on at once." It never will end in a war if the South will be prudent, and we !nestle! no Southern State begin it. And If a Southern State is to begin it, let her not begin it on the wa ter. , A. B. LONDSTIMST. To the Stockholders of the Philadel phia and Reading Railroad Company. In obedience to the Charter, the Managers sub mit the following REPOT, showing the receipts and expenditures for the year ending November 30, 1860, with the Trea surer's general balance !rhea, exhibiting the financial condition of the Company at that data: (Here follows a long statement, in great detail, which we condense, as follows :) RECEIPTS OF THE ROAD. From travel, 385,304 equal to 129,078 through passengers $333,359 44 From merchandise, 409,727 tone 509,619 83 From coal, 1,878,150 tons, at 1 23 95 cents per ton 2,328,157 52 From United States Mail . 19 618 00 From Miacellaneoua sources 31,791 37 EXPENSES. Tratapottation $071,511 83 Roadway 239,787 20 Drawbaoksandallowanoes,242,6so 77 Net profit for the seer $1,858,596 91. INTEREST ON BONDED DEBT. Coupons to let January, 1861 $700,434 00 Interest on bomb and mortgagee 30,687 00 Total int.for the year $731,121 00 RENEWAL FEND. .5 cents per 100 tone, on 465,224 483 tone trans ported one stile daring twelve months ending Nov. 30, 1860 23/,612 24 - Dividend fund for the year $894,863 Of Which hos been disposed of as follows, viz : Sinking fund loan,lBlo-'00525,000 00 Do. do 1849 '7O 75,000 00 Do. do. 1850-'B6 50,000 00 $150,000 00 State thi on dapital for 1850 • • 16,825 02 Bonus, ILO , on 1860 bonds extended 385,551 811 Dividend on preferred stock, 7 per cent. on $1,551,800 105,826 00 Accrued interest on re. served dividends pre. felled stook 16,554 60 Balance of dividend fad, Add teeerved fend of isso • - Total reserved fund Prior to slid ripening of navigation last spring negotiations wore comMeneed between the parties in interest—miners, carriers, and principal deal er S—to establish, as nerir as pramicabia, the prices of coal, and the charge for transporting it to fide ? water, which wore so far successful as to nearly equalise, as was desired, the production between the several sources of supply. The opening prices have been maintained, and a moderate increase obtained es the season afranced, which bas closeci without a largo supply on the market. The Accompanying tabular statements, in detail for each branch of tragic, show the comparative results with these of the preceding year g E.g 0 : ,o g. rs Ix is t - 4'4 4o it a. o Jr. b : „, 3 A :1' 7- 5 g th CO t.l Pt. ' CO 0 0 • " g 17/ --a 0 ba ;4- Co 0 0 3 4 it' .0. 0, ro. A pUrtion of the deoream, both in cost and re• (yips per ton of 'itt:rri!andi se, is due to a const• derably increased quantity of bituminous coal from Broad Top, by the Lebanon Valley Brandi, to Port Richmond, included in that account. The result of the year's business, as condeneed from Transportation and Inoome Account, may be stated time: . . - . Grog Receipts $3,312,546 21 Dedtiot working expiring, including Renewal Fund 1,686,561 54 Profit, or roteipta over cost of work ing the road $1,025,084 07 From which deduct In terest on Bonded debt.s7oo 434 00 Bonds and Mortgages.... 30,687 00 Leaving for not prclit or Dividend rand Which sum is reduced tais year by the extraordinary expenditures for extendinglB6o bonds, amount ing to Tine leaving only 1509,331 84 This bee been oredited as follows : Hinhing Funds $l5O 000 00 State 'tax on Capital.... El 828 02 Dividend on Preferred Stook /learned interest en pre vious Preferred Stook Dividends not paid 108,026 00 10,554 GO Balance carried to Reser ved Fund, 1860 Amount to credit of Re- - aerved Fund, 1859, per Report of Nov. 30,1859 $228,059 03 Out of which has been paid taxes on real es tate, and sundry draw backs on traffic for 1859. 19.487 39 Total Reserved Fund It thus appears that, aftor charging the current business of the year with all legitimate expenses of working the road and Interest on the bonded debt, there remained surplus not profits $804,863.67, which is 7.; per cent. on all the outstanding stook, common and preferred. The Managers are grati fied in being able to exhibit these evidences of the continued increase of income from each branch of business, and the decreased expenses in each de partment. The report of the Engineer and Superintendent, with accompanying tabular statements appended, will exhibit each of these items more In RThe charges during the year to Construction or Capital Account, aro as follows : Land damages on Lebanon Valley Road .... $29,253 OS Second track 9.610 89 33,863 G 7 Rev Passenger Depot and Real Estate at Broad etreet,Pluladelnina.....—..— 64,837 79 Real kW to at other station— 391 03 $91,052 79 There are still a few unsettled claims for land da mages on the Lebanon Valley Road. The enlargement of depot accommodations at Broad street, Philadelphia, rendered necessary by the increase of business, hex not only given the additional facilities desired, bat bee also conside rably diminished the expense of conducting the passenger and merchandise traffic at that station. The former depot at Broad and Cherry streets, which was quite inadeqate for the business, hes been vacated, and leased at an annual rent snore than sufficient to pay the Interelt on the cost of the additional facilities referred , to at the new Broad street Depot. A detailed statement of the Renewal-fund Ac count is appended. It will be observed that the usual deduction from Income Account for this fund has been sufficient to maintain the tracks, build ings, bridges, engines, cars, Ac., and has an un expended balance to its credit of $66,102 62, applt cable to the same purpose in the future The business of the Lebanon Valley Branch con tinues to increase regularly in a very satisfactory ratio, as is more particularly stated in the report of the Superintendent. A. large portion of the in creased revenue on this Branch is derived from the transportation of semi- bituminous coal from Broad Top. This traffic has attained a magnitude sofa oiont to warrant special arrangements far conduct ing it, The Managers have, therefore, made an agreement with the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany for the construction of three hundred eight wheeled coal oars, at the Joint expense of the two Companies, which are to be exclusively appropri ated to that trade. An agreement between this Company, the Penn sylvania Railroad Company, end Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company, for the tempo rary joint nee of their respective roads between Dauphin and Harrisburg, has rendered unneces sary the expenditure for extending the road from Harrisburg to Dauphin, as authorized by the stock holders at their last annual meeting. As it is evidently the interest of all the parties that some such arrangement should bo perma nently established, the Managers see no good reason why the proposed expenditure may not be entirely avoided. In November, 1854, the Managers entered into an agreement to lease, with the right of purchase at their original cost, such an additional num ber of coal cars as the rapidly increasing coal trade then aoemed to demand. - The parties with whom this agreement was made furnlsbed $149,259, which sum was invested in 610 four-wheeled and 100 eight-wheeled coal ears. They were bold by a deed of trust to secure the payment of principal at maturity, and rent, equal to 20 per cont. on their coat, payable 10 per cent. ball' . yearly. This Company woe to perpetuate and keep them in re pair, reserving the rlglit to pay tiff the original sore invested at any time before maturity, by giv ing the loanholders four menthe' notice of such in tention. , In view of the high rent the Company was pay ing for theAse„of, these gars, and its financial con dition reins such as to enable it with safety and advantage, to become the owner instead of lessee as heretofore, of the ears in question, the requisite notice to each loanholder was .duly Riven, that this Company would pay at' its office in - this oily, on the sth of January, 1861, the whole amount thus invested in coal-oars, with all unpaid accrued rent, and that no rent would be allowed after that date In August, 1858, a somewhat similar arrange ment was made, whereby s9o.ooo,was invested in 104 box and 75 platform care. They were also bald by a deed of trust to secure the payment at maturity of the turn named, aed rent equal to 16 per cent. per annum thereon, payable 75 per cent. half yearly. This principal may be paid . off at any time by giving four months' notice, in the tame manner as in the coal oar loan above referred to. This was a joint transaotion between the three rail road companies owning and operating the line of road between Philadelphia and Elmira, in the ra tio for each as its length bears to the whole dis tance, 275 miles The distance from Philadelphia to Port Clinton, where the through line diverges from this Company's road, is 78 miles, which gives for its portion of the cost $28,335 27, that being 78- 275 of the whole amount. 63,312,546 21 1,453,049 30 Notice bas been given to the two other patties Jointly interested in this transaction, that this Com pany deaires to melee the payment immediately, and negotiations are now pending for the acoom plisbment of that object, which, it is believed, will be concluded at an early day. The rent thus payable by this Company under both these ar rangements, and which has been regularly met, amounts annually for the last mentioned oars to $4,250 30 And for the coal cars to 29,850 00 962,733 24 $34.100.30 Title sum bus uniformly been charged to transpor tation account as an clement of expense incident to the current business In the last Annual Report the Managers recom mended the extension of the time of payment of the bends maturing July, 1860, which reeommenda• lion was ratified and confirmed by a resolution passed by the stockholders at their Annual Meet ing, held January 9, 1860. Upon January 25, 1860, the Board of Managers, in exereise of this authority, offered a bonus of 10 per cent. to the bolders of tress bonds for an extension of twenty 'Oars. Tho holden of the & per cent. starling bonds de clined to extend theta for twenty years for the same bonus that was offered for extending the 0 per cent , payment of the latter being essentially 89 well secured as the former. 677,540 45 On being thus informed by the Company's agents In London (where the sterling bonds are mainly hold), the Managers authorized an alteration of the terms of extension of these bonds, by substitu ting Jeven for twenty years, for a bonus of 10 par oont , and to laureate the bonus from 10 to 15 per 'cent, to those consenting to extend for twenty years. With those modifications, all the outstand ing bonds of this ease have bean extended thus Eutendod for twenty yeare.....5192,000 e. 4. Raven " ..... 436,800 .. . $217,323 22 .., 208,581 04 $425 9 ' 04 86 $628,800 Purchased for sinking fond, and can celled 76,800 erhere have also been extended for tren t), years all the 6 per cent. sterling, bonds, maturing in 3860, amounting to 988,800 And in like manner of 6 percent. dollar bonds 1,683,500 Leaving of the dollar bonds not extend ed, not having been presented for pay ment or eßtoneion . 5,500 El/F 1 4 WC , ...A ~ IC, Total amount outstanding liov. 00,1859, as per last Annual Report $3,38.3,400 The cost of extending those bonds, for bonus, commissions, &e., has been 8385,511 83, all of which hos been paid and charged to income as cotint, which reduces thus mush the available net inoome for The year. Inasmuch as the extension of the bonds due in 1860 rendered unneceseary the me of those duo in 1886, intended and reserved for the purpose of meeting the bonds now extended, and Whinh wore intended to bo secured by the mortgage made in 1857, a covenant has been executed and recorded, limiting the amount of the bonds secured by the mortgage of 1857 to $3,586,500. All the unissued bonds scoured by this mortgage have been can celled. 'in Z.. ti rau 76 1.. - 28A,V C. CD Gn Cr. The Board of Manager* hare also executed and recorded the necessary contract for the creation and application of the sinking fund, for which pro. ticion was made at the last Annual Meeting, and in accordance with the express direction of the atookholders then given The large bonus paid for extending the bonds due in July last ; naturally suggests the inquiry, whether some system cannot be devised by which such losses can be avoided in future. The ekleting loans and sinking funds are as fol lows : 1, due July 1, 1867,1.439,300, at 5 per cent. inte rest, sinking fund $25,000 per annum. 2, due July 1,1870, $3,103,600, at t, per cent. in terest, sinking fund $75000 per annum. 3, due July 1, 1880. $192,000, at 5 per cent. inte rest, sinking fund $25,000 per annum. 4, due July 1, 1890. $2 076,300, at 6 per cent interest, sinking fund $140.000 per annum. 5, due July 1, 1896, $1.300,000, at 7 per cent. In terest, sinking fund $50,000 per annum. 0, duo July 1, 1880, $3 980,800, at 0 per cent. in- Wrest, sinking fund none, except any surplus that may remain from the sinking fund of $140,000 per annum after the bonds due in 1830 are liquidated By the terms of these sinking funds, the bonds, when purchased, are cancelled, and the interest previously paid on them is no longer aoharge upon the Dividend Fund. ==l „ t ” W 11 Q WO 1.1/4 ,-I. 1..4 ,-.. 00 = 0 Tho present annual payment of coupons amounts to $700,434 00 Same for rent of oars, as before ex plained 34,100 30 It has already been stated that the cars for which these rents were paid, have been in great part, and the remainder will shortly be, purohased. The amount now dna to the sinking fund is $407,501 08 Add the earns for 1881 150,000 00 731,121 00 $557,501 08 At the Annual Meeting in 1859, it was decided that these investments should be made before further dividends were declared. The Managers now know of no reason why these purchases of bonds cannot be made during the present year, and this would thereafter largely reduse the an nual payment of coupons. If, then, the present charge for coupons and rent of oars, amounting to $734,534.30, are continued as a fixed and constant charge to income Account, the difference between that sum and the future payment of coupons (di minished, as they will be, by the annual invest ment of the sinking funds) with the existing sink ing funds, will be sufficient to liquidate at matu rity the loans due in 1887 and 1870, provided the bonds are purchased at an average of about 90 per oont. The same system continued after 1870, even with a smaller annual appropriation, Vint this de pending upon the price at which the bonds may be purchased,) would liquidate the then outstanding bonds due in 1880 and 1880 at or before maturity. The Managers do not wish to make any estimate of future profits. But If the consumption of an. tbraeite coal continues to increase even in a mush less ratio, in the future than In the pest, and the profits from other sources enlarge as heretofore, they cannot doubt but that, after snob an appro priation for the bonds, there will remain for the stockholders a balance of income to bo divided in sash, which will be quite satisfactory; they there fore confidently recommend the adoption of this policy. It will be remembered that the last Annual Re port exhibited liabilities for coupons and Interest on real estate bonds due in January last, which, with the interest due In April and July, and the bonus for extending the bends due in 1860 1 ab sorbed till the income to August last. Since that' time the notes previously given, together with all current expenses, have been paid in cash from the accruing revenue, leaving the Company substan tially free from floating debt, with the following assets in the Treasury at the olose of the fiscal Cash $474,281 30 $891,803 67 385,531 83 292.008 62 $217,323 22 205,581 GA $425,00480 Freight and toll bills immediately avail able 130,337 35 Bills receivable. do. do.. 3,888 50 The immediate liabilities were coupons and inte rest on real estate bonds, duo January 1, 1861 ................ $255,900 08 Cara purchased, as before elated, in January, 1851 149,250 00 Debts due in current business 171,095 16 Notes pnyable 20,672 90 ---- 607,904 14 Loosing a sopa of $5,521 02 TWQ CENT& $734,534 00 $613,505 16 THE WEEKLY PRESS. MI WRIIIILY Paw trill be rent to nabaoribent by mail (per annum, in advsnee,) at Three Copies. " 41.00 Five " 41 a 00 Ten" •• .42.0 4went7 " " " (to one addreve).2o.o9 Twenty Conies, or over (to address of each subaoribero each— 1.90 For a Club of Twenty-one or over. we will /end es extra copy to the getter-ny of the Club. air F.:atm/item aro regneettal to not ae Agents for Tan WZIN.LT PRIM CALIFORNIA PRESS. leaned threo timer, a Month, in time for the California Stemma. To this may be added the profits for December, stacient to maintain a position of financial inde pendence (there being no other liabilities prior to the April coupons) and to continue the polioyof avoiding the issue of notes payable, or otherwise borrowing money u well as that of paying all current and working expenses in cash. There is duo for arrears of dividends on Preferred Stock $401,090 64 Sinking Funds 407,501. There will be due Dividends on Preferred Stock inlB6l $108,626 00 Sinking Fund,lB6l 150,000 00 Purchase of oars, before referred to 28,135 27 $1,095,552 99 The net inclome for the past pear, after paying all charges applicable to the future, including IP terest' was $894 863 67, which was $384,368 75 more than in 1859 If it should be again !messed to the same extent in the coming year, the fund would be amply sufficient to pay these arrear ages, with the accruing similar charges, and after November, 1861, the surplus profits could be divi ded in cash, as the Managers aro not aware of any necessity for material expenditures in the future for construed= or capital account. It, however, the income should only be the same as last year, about $200,000 of the profits of 1862 would be re quired to liquidate these liabilities before dlyi dends can be resumed. If this policy is continued, and the system sug gested of providing a supplementary sinking fund for extinguishing the bonded debt, should be adopted, the Company will avoid all further cacti fioes to postpene the paymentof bond& and will be placed in a position of permanent financial inde pendence. The importande of attaining this result cannot well be over estimated. The history of the past with this; Company, as well as that of many others, attests its value. By this policy, the only Source of future embarrassment is removed. The stookholder of this Company can never receive the fall value of his interest, until some permanent arrangement is made, which will prevent the ne cessity of purchasing time from the bondholder at so great a Oust. Be can never be perfectly secure that the profits earned will not be required to be appropriated to such a purpose. 0000, howl ever, let it be eatablhhed as a fixed rule for the go vernment of the Company, that a- permanent an nual sum, no greater than that of the present year, with established sinking fiandai, is devoted to the pe.yreatie of the debt - Sal& it be known; de Is the feet, that this sum will meet the principal of every debt at or before maturity; and the bonds and stook of the Company will receive (lid confidence, nod command the price which their inherent value justifies. And as by the distribution of an amount of stock equal to that of the bonds so paid, the debt be ef/ales Capitalised, the stook so issued in dividends will permanently 'norms° in value as the debt is diminished. - By order of the Board of Jlranagerg. A. Pi r uirrrar, President Philadelphia, January 9, BBL At the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, held January 14,18111, the following resolutions were adopted - Resolved, That the Report of the Board of Ma negate, this day presented and read, be, and the same is hereby approved, accepted, and dopted. Resolved, That the Board of Managers: be, and they are hereby, authorized, at their discretion, to carry into . e ff ect any of the messurea proposed in their report, and, if in their opinion needful, to enter into any contracts or agreements for that purpose Resolved, That the Board of 'Managers be, and they are hereby, authorized to enter into such con tracts, with respect to connecting roads, as they may deem advisable . . , . . ' Resolved, That the powers and authorities con ferred upon and granted to the Board of Mana gers, by the resolutions passed at the hat annual meeting, be, and the cam are hereby, continued. Resolved, That a vote of thanks be, and the seine is hereby, presented to the President and Board of Managers, for the very efficient and sa tisfaatery manner in which the affairs of the road bays been conducted during the past year. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL- —Hon. John A. Gilmer writes to a friend in Northearolinn, that " if the honest masses North and South can he induced, without peesion, and with their cool heads to understand the abstract Points of difference involved in the present dis putes, they will at once arm themselves with the fraternal spirit of their revolutionary fathers, in fuse the same into their political agents, and force a settlement of all sectional difficulties, and again return to their Saida, chops, stores, ships, and Schools The free States ought to know that all the chances aro on their Bide; that they have a surplus population with which to settle the Terri tories, while the South has none, and they should feel satisfied that the laws of climate, soil, and production will settle the question of slavery ex tension at last, in spite of 'the theories' about which the politicians of the two sections have each other Bo much by the ears." Mr. Gilmer says, "I would have the people at once pull up their stakes, and coma and pitch their tents around Washington, and command their 'reproseutetives to adjust the difficulties which now divide the two groat and powerful sections." —ln answer to a despatch from Yeatman, Ro binson, 4t, Co , of St. Louis, A. R. Boteler. mem ber of Congress from Virginia, telegraphs as follows • " WASHINGToX, Jan. 7. "The prospects for adjustment are better I believe we will succeed. A. R. BOTELEB." —Kentucky wishes to see her chivalric son, Major Anderson, sustained. Four•fiftba of all the men within her borders, capable of bearing arms, would gladly volunteer to prctcot him if attacked at Fort Sumpter by the enemie3 of the Union.— Louisville Journal. —One of the city poor of Syracuse died on Bun• day, the 6th inn. She WZB a lady of education, onoo possessed of great personal beauty, and at the time of her death was about ninety years of age. She was the widow of Obadiah German, of Nor wich, Ohenango county, who represented the State of New York in the United States Senate from 1809 to 1813. —An exciting eoeno recurred in Tabb•street Presbyterian Church, in Petersburg, Va., on Faat Day. Rev. Theodore Pryor, D D., of nigh•street Church, was invite to officiate at the termer plate of worship on that day. During the course of his remarks he gave expression to sentiments so ob noxious to the ofil :era of the church that silence was commanded on him, and he was requested to leave the pulpit. —At the solicitation of the Assistant Treasurer in St. Loafs, and by direction of the War Doped ment, tbo following orders were sent by telegraph to ihe commanding racer of Jefferson Barracks, Mo., January 10: send an officer and from forty to fifty mon to repair to bt. Louis, Mo., for the protection of the Sob-Treasury, under the advice and counsel of the Bub Treasurer at that plate " WINFIELD Scorr." —Mr. A B. Wiggs, of Alabama, has returned from his travels in L'arope and the Hdy Land, and is about publishleg a volume thereon. Wo read several of his letters in the Huntsville Inde pendent, and fo and them unusually spirited and entertaining. —The Tribune eeys that Messrs. Mallory, Ben jamin, and Iverson entertain themselves in open Senate by _examining the oharts of the Florida coasts and approaches to the fortifications, in order to discover how safe they may be after the intended seizures have been made. —The Rev. Dr. Cahill has engaged Irving Ball, Now Y o rk, end the Athecreum, Brooklyn, for a aeries of lectures during the early part of Febru ary next. The opening lecture beam the admira bly suggestive and peculiarly appropriate title of The Irish Priest at Home and Abroad. —Mr. J. Roboling, of Trenton, builder of the Niagara F ails twers':lion Bridgo, is now engaged upon a work almost equally great, on the Danville and Lexington Railroad, Rontucky. That road is building a bridgo on the suspension principle, which will be 1,324 feet long, and which will con nect the sides of a gorge 300 feet deep. —A venerable lady, the last surviving child of Gen. Nat. Orson., who has reached the advanced age of eighty, addressing letter to one of her descendants, uses the folio wing language : "Rather than hear that Fort Moultrie was taken from South Carolina, I would have myself dragged there, and sit on the parapet till the last gun was fired." Trescott, of South Carolina, late Assistant United States Secretary of State, is in Washing ton, it is said, with pacific overtures front the re bel leaders. —A gentleman just returned from Charleston states that but nine of Major Anderson's men were captured, while procuring fuel for the fort The fact was reported to the Governor, who promptly ordered their discharge, with the liberty of re turning to the fort. —lion. R. B. Bradford, of New Yolk, has been appointed Consul General to Simoda. The Bred dent also rent in the name of H. C. Mille, of Now York, as Consul to Hamburg. —Col. David Page, a member of the Maine Legislature, from the Aroostook region, on his way from his home to the capital, walked fifteen miles on foot, and tan miles on snow shoes, the snow being two and a half feet deep and unbroken. —Street rumor in Washington mentions the names of. Can. William 0 Butler, of Kentucky, and lion. Bedford Brown, of North Carolina, In connection with the office of Secretary of War. —About ono-third of the Ohio delegation, says a correspondent of the Times, assure us that Mr. Chase will not aooopt the Treasury Department, while others, who profess to be in his oonfidenoe, say ho will be offered. and will accept it. Professor Aytoun has been elected honorary president of the associated societies of the Uni vereity of Edinburgh. The numbers at the close of the poll were: Professor Aytoun, 177; Mr. Thaokeray, 77; Mr. Ruskin, 58. ;808,591 72 286 961 27
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