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BY JOHN W. POBIfEY.
OFFICE No, 4Mr '’HUSTSUT BTRUET
DAILY PKKS9,
Uwelve Cxrts fXK T«u, payable te the Cair>«.
Hailed Co Subscriber* oat of the City at Six Dor lax*
h Ahdxm, Four Dollau pox Eiobt Mouth*,
■xxx Doll ax* pox Six Month*—invariably in M
*n*t fer the time ordered.
TKI-WKEUI PRESS,
Mailed te Sutwonben out of the City at Tun 9*l
- Pxx Annum, in advene*.
BXCIfKSIONB
r|K> NIAGARA FALLS AND BACK
FOR $l2.
EXCURSION TICKETS
WILT* BZ BOLT)
DAILY THJtOWGHOUT THE SEASON,
PTIOM
JOF NIAGARA,
FOl fVBLVE DOLIoAJtS.
VU Phlladalphl* and Rfiadinz* and C&Unrbra. Klmira,
fiflffftlo A&ilnsd« t affording the opportunity to
VISIT AND VIEW THE
FALLS OF NIAGARA,
AT THE MOST TRIFLING COST.
TICKETS food for sxvxn dats FROM EAT*. Ae
oommodation* throuthout are pixst class, and the
Scenery alon* the route i* unexnailed.
For information a* to hour* of etartinc, fto., apply a
F. ft £.l ThroatU-Tiotet Office,
It. W. Corner SIXTH AND CHESTNUT STREETS
H. D. HEARS, General Aleut.
S. T. LEONARD, Tioket Agent. JyM-lm
SEA BATHING.
<§EA BATHING.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
TWO AND THREE-QUARTER HOURS
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
ATLANTIC CITY it now enneeded to he one ef the
moat delightful sea-«lde resort* in the world. It* bath
In* u unmrpnssed; it* beautiful unbroken beach
(nine mile* in length) i* unequalled by any on the con
tinent, save that of Galveston; its air i* remarkable
for its dryness; it* *silin* and fiahing fheili tie* an per
fect; it* hotel* are well furnished, and as well kept a*
these of Newport or Saratoga, while it* avenues and
walk* are oleaner and broader than those of any other
■ea-bathing place in the country.
Trains of the CAMDEN AND ATLANTIC RAIL
ROAD leave YINE-STREKT 'WHARF. Philadelphia,
daily, at IX A. M., and 4P. M. Returning, reach Phi
ladelphia at • A. M., and 7.-« p. M. Fare, 81.80
Round-trip tioket*, good for three days, 53.10 Dis
anea. SO mile*. A telegraph extend* ths wholo length
•f the road. jylO tf
- TOR GAPE MW A&D NSW
mBHB YORK. TUFBDAYS, THURSDAYS,
«nd ial'UaD ay *, at 9£ o’olook A. M.
New Fork and Philadelphia Steam Navigation Com
pany. Steamers DELAWARE. Captain Johnston* and
BOSTON, Captain Grooker, will leave for CAPE MAY
and NEw YORK, from first whan below Sprnoe street,
eve*r TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY,
at 9H A. M.
fieturnios, leave New York same days at • P, Me
Returning, leave Cape bUNBAYB* WRDNJSS*
DAYS, and FRIDAY".atB A. M,
Fare to Cape May, Carnage Hire included—— #1 BO
Fare to Cape May, Season Tiokets, Carnage
Hire extra —. 800
Fare te New York, Gab*n_- __ —3 00
Do. Do. 180
Steamers touch at New Castle going and returning.
Freights for New York taken at low rates.
JAMES ALLDERDICE, Agent,
j j6-3m 314 and 31b south DEL AW ARE Avenue.
FOR GAPE MAY.—The
flESnSlSswift a&d comfortable Bay steamer
“GKURGe WASHINGTON.” CaetamW. Whilldin,
leaves Aroh-street wharf, for Cape May, every Mon
day* Wednesday* and Friday moraine at 9>4 o’cinok,
Retumms, leaves the landing every Tuesday, Tfaux*-
4a?.and Saturday morning at 8 o’clock.
Fare, carriage hire included.~~~ . $1 JO
“ servant’s, carriage hire included LSI.
Freight taken at the usual low rates.
Stopping at New Castle going and returning.
. jyj-tsel*
« M POK THE SEA-SHORE
ISSIRB-OAMfililM AND ATLANTIC
RAILROAD.—Onand aft*r MONDAY, June 17th, trams
will leave VINE-STREET FERRY daily, (Sundays
ezoep ed>: „
Mail ~ ——— ——7 80 A. M.
Express train —w... - P, M,
Accommodation JOO P. M.
RE BURNING* LEAVES ATLANTIC:
Mail - _ —... —4 41 P. M.
Express— -- - —.- - 016 A. M.
Accommodation_,—- .......8.18 A*M.
Fare to Atlantic. 81.80; Round Trip tiokets, good for
three days, S 3 00.
Freight must oe delivered at COOPER’S POINT by
SP. M. The Company will not be responsible tor any
goods until received and receipted for, by their Agent,
at the Point. JOHN «. BRYANT,
Ag«nt*
COMMISSION HOUSES.
gpIFLiSY, HAZARD. * BUTUBINSON
NO. ill BHE9TKTT SY„
COMMISSION MEROHAUTS,
' FOR THE SALE OF
PHILADELPHIA-MADE
GOODS.
XkH-i*
BANKING.
BELMONT *OO.,
BANKERS.
90 WALL BTRSBT NKW YORK, '
less* Latter* *t *r«4it t« traveller*, available in all
parta «I Eaiep*. throoeh the Ham. Rathsohlld of Pa
ns, London, Frankfort, Navlse, Vienna, and their eer
raraondent*. fajfejn£_
LOOKING GLASSES.
IMMENSE REDUCTION IN
LOOKING GLASSES,
OIL PAINTINGS,
ENGRAVINGS,
HUnffE AND PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES.
JAMES S. EARLE A SON,
81S CHESTNUT Street,
4nßouiic9 the reduction of 36 per cent* in the pnoM in
all the manufactured stook of Looking 81mm ; alzo,
n Enrraringa, Picture and fhotoiraph Frames, Oil
Pointings. The larcest and most elegant aasortment In
the oouatrj. A rare opportunity nov offered to make
purchases in this line for cash, at remarkably loir prioee,
EARLE’S GALLERIES.
816 CHEBTNVT STREET.
°jg*s '1- J—a.' U' ■' EHBBgm»g
JASINMT FIJILVITBJB*.
FUBNITURJS *JKS Wl*
*’ TABLES.
MOORE & QAMPIOh
He. 361 SOUTH SECOND STREET,
<a Mzin*6£on with their extensive Cabinet
ere now manufacturing a superior article of
EILLIAJtD TABLES,
-isjs j? we now on hand.a, fall supnly. ficiahea
*U3O£Ti & CAMBION’S IttPJtOVI&D CUSHIONS.
prononnaeir t-y all wfco bare used *kest* to
superior to all other?.
For toe quality and finish c i those Tablet the inatt
taetarerr refer to their numerous patrons throuffhou*
the ffainp ’Vpo :v Snowier Vi Vh character of *
y»rt,
PERSONAL.
WM. 8. HELVERSON, UNDER
—TAKER, hsa withdrawn from the old firm,
and i* now st the northeast oorner of ST. JOHN ana
COATKB Streets. jiM-Im*
COPARTNERSHIP NOTICES.
Limited partnership notice.—
Wo, the undersigned, residents of the city of
Philadelphia, have enteiod into a Limited Partnership
Sreeably to the provisions of the act of Assembly of
a Commonwealth o' Pennsylvania, entitled " an act
relative to limited partnership,” passed the twenty
first day of March, A. D. 133*, and the supplements
thereto: said partnership to be oonduoted under the
firm of P \TTER ON & BOULT')?, for the purpose
of doing ana carrying on a wholesale wine and liquor
bonnes* w the city of Philadelphia, Jonathan Patter
son Jr., residing Mo. 164 Girard avenne, sad Edward
Boulton, residing No. 18M Wallace street, both of the
oity of Philadelphia, are the General Partners. For
tnnato J. Funeira, also of said city, is the Cpeoial
Partner, and has contributed to the common stook of
said partnership the sum of forty thousand dollars.
Said partnership to oommence on the first day of July,
A. D. one thousand eight hundr d and stxty-one. and
to terminate on the first day of July, A D. one thou-
M ,d ei'ht .TTBRSON, Jit.,
EDWARD BOULTON,
General Partner*.
FORTUNATO J. FIGUBIRA,
irt-tuAthUt Uneoial Partner.
SAVING FUNDS.
HAVING FUiVii—UfUi JU) STATE'
iJ RItUST COMPANY, earner TURD and OXER
NTT Street,.
INTEREST FOUR PER CENT.
a. A. crawfurb. prenident
JAr’fit R. HR’- SEa. seeretarr end Treanrer.
Osrf hfttn, ftw Ift otHI ’ Vtl fog
B )OK$, LAW SJXi) 35ISUJBLLANEOUS.
new and old, bought, sold, and exchanged, at the
FHILAOELPHIA-BAStf BOOK STORB, No. 4IP
CHESTNUT Street. Libraries at adietanoe purchased.
7ho*e hann S Books to sell, if at a distance, will state
their uameß, rises- bindings, dates, editions, prices,
and conditions. WANTED—'Boot* printed hr Beuja
min Franklin, as well as early Books printed m an*
upon America Autograph Letters and Portraits Pir
skase* 1 - Pamphlet Liir* or Pennsylvania for sale. Caia
hgsee. ir or**- *eot ■'?** libraries appraised b?
irEVANS A W *. r miN>S
H SALAMANDER SAFES.
iggP 3 T O ft B
304 CHESTS UP STREET,
Pa.
A large variety of FIRE PJtOUF dAFEfi always on
hand. mhB tf
COTTOi> -iAii. Lfi.lUK «nd OAMVAB,
ofallnumbara and brand*. , , '
JHaren’o Dnck Avrninf Tinll*, of ali dworiptien* f«
Vfin>.«« Avwdes* Vrunka. and wacon Coven.
Ms.nx?3.atarmV Drier fr*w ' *
T*r. “at it
JOHN W. BVEKMAW fc CO.,
IOrjOWES Alley.
SKINii. —A small invoice of Hides, Sheep.
•.nd ®#ai Qkiaa, jiii r*triv«4 !>o«i the WMt £c
4«#r . faT *** T>.fcV*‘* ! '*f< r ft *Q.
"a •***■- „ i*-
O.lVt£ ulu—Pure Olive Oil itf frlutt
rlav bottle* jwi reodived Mr bark Juliet' Pmx
«let>* JJkf*B7Qm*;CA£OT£fftt
BJC63: QUALITY HOOFING BLATS al
fk7« «2 sui aud far mo at Vim ffkarl, i**l
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VOL. S.—NO. 14.
OFFICIAL.
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY BAGGAGE
A WAGONS.
Q.VAXVZXMASTBII GWIZUAI/a OVfIC*,l
Washington, June SI, 1881. \
Proposals are invited tor the tarnishing of Army Bag
gage wagons-
Proposals should state the prioes at whioh they can be
tarnished at the plaoes of masulaotnre, or at New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, or Cincinnati,
M preferred by the bidders.
The number which can be made by any bidder within
one month after receipt of the order, also the number
which he can deliver within one week.
The Wagons most exactly oonfonn to the fallowing
specifications, and to the established patterns.
Six-mule (covered) wagons, of the size and descrip
tion as follows, to wit -*
The front Wheel! to bo three feet tea inches high,
hubs ten inohes in diameter, and fourteen and a Quar
ter inches long ; bind wheels four feet ten inohes high,
hubs ten and a quarter inches in diameter, and fourteen
and a quarter inohes long ; fellies two and a half inohes
wide. and. two and three-quarter inohes deep;
oast iron pipe boxes twelve inches long, two and a half
inohes at the large end and one and seven-eighths inch
at small end; tire two and a half inohes wide b? five
eighths of an inch thiok. fastened with onesorew bolt
xnd nut in eaoh fellie: hub. mode of turn, the spoke*
and feme of the best white oak, free from defeots;eaoh
wheel toha*easand band and linchpin band two and
three-quarter inches wide, of No- 8 band iron, and two
driving bands—outside band one and a quarter inch
by one-quarter moh thick* inside band one inoh hv
three-sixteenths inoh thick; the hind wheels to be
made and boxed so that they will measure from the in
side of the tire to the large end of the box six and a half
inches, and front wheels six and one-eighth inohes in a
erallel line, and eaohaxle to be three feet eleven and
ree-eighth inohes from the outside of one shoulder
waah«r lo the outside Of thO Other, 80 88 tO hiVO the
wasOM all to track five feet from centre to oentro of
the wheelg. Axletrees to be made of th« best quality
refined American iron, two and a half inches sqnaro
at the shoulder, tapering down to one and a half inoh in
the middle, with a seven-eighths inoh king-bolthole in
eaoh uletree; washers and linchpins for eaoh axletree;
size of linchpins one inoh wide, three-eighths of an moh
thiok* with a hole m eaoh end; a wooden stook four and
three-quarter inohes wide and four inches deep, fas
tened substantially to the axletree with olips on the ends
and with two bolts, six inches from the middle, and
fastened to the hounds and bolster, (the bolster to be
four feet fire inohes long, five inohes wide, and
three and a half inohei deep,) with four half-inoh
bolts.
The tongue to be ten feet eight inohes long, four
inohes wide, and three inches thiok at front end of the
hounds, and two and a quarter inohes wide by two and
three-quarter inohes deep at the front end, and so ar
ranged uto lift up, the front end of it to hang within
two foot of the ground When the wagon is standing at
rest on a level surface*
The front honndsk to be six feet two inohes long,
three inohes thiok, and four inohes wide over axletree,
and to retain that width to the baok end of the tongue;
iawa of the hounds one foot eight inches long and three
inohes square at the front end, with a plate of iron two
and a half inohes wide by three eighths of an inoh
thiok, fastened on top of the hounds over the baok end
of the tongue with, one half-inoh screw bolt in eaoh
end, and a plate of iron of the same size turned up at
eaoh end one and a half inohes to o’amp thb front
hounds together, and fastened on the under side, and at
frost end of hounds, with half inoh sorew bolt through
eaoh hound, a seven-eighth inch bolt through tongue
and hounds in the oentre of jaws, to seonre the tongue
in the hounds; a plate of iron three inohes wide, one
quarter inoh thiok and one foot eight inohes long,
secured on the inside of jaws of hounds with two rive a,
and a plate of same dimensions on each side of the
tongue* where the tongue and hounds run together*
secured in like manner * a brace of seven-eighths of an
inch round iron to extend from under the front axle
tree, and take two bolts in front part of the hounds,
tame brace three-quarters of an inch round to continue
to the back part of the hounds, and to be fastened with
two bolts, one near the baok end of the hounds, mid
one through the slider and hounds; a brace over front
bolster one and a halt inoh wide, one-quarter of an ineh
thiok. with a bolt in each end to fasten it to the hounds;
tbe opemne between tne jaws of the hounds, to receive
the tongue, four and thre—quarter in hes in front, and
four and a half inohes at r he back part of the jaws-
The hind hounds four feet two inches long, two and
thr*6- quarter inohes th ok, and three inohes wide; jaws
one foot long whore the? olaap the coupling pole; the
bolster four feet five inohes long and five inohes wide
by three inches deep, with steady iron two and % half
inohes wide by one-half moh thiok turned up two and
a half inohes and fastened on «-aoh end with three
rivets; the bolster stocks and hounds to be secured with
four half-inoh sorew bolts, and one half-inoh sorew bolt
through the coupling pole.
TheooapUnc pole nine feet eight inohes Jong, three
inohes deep, and tour and a half inohes wide at front
end, and two and three-quarter inohes widsatback
end; distance from the centre of king bolt hole to the
oentre of the back axletree six feet one inoh. and from
the oentre of ki'.x bolt hole to the oentie of the mortice
in the hind end of the pole eight ieet nine inones; nng
bolt one and a quarter inodes diameter, of beat refined
iron, drawn down to seven-eighths of an inoh where it
passes through the iron ax etree; iron plate six inohes
long, three inches wide, ana one-eighth of au moh thick
os the doubletree and tongue where they rub together,
iron plate one and a half by one-quarter of an inoh on
the siidmg bar. fastened at each end by a e*rew bolt
throogh the hounds; front bolster to have plates above
and -below eleven inches long, three and a half inohes
wide, and three-eighths of an moh th-ck ooruera
drawn out and turned down on the sides of the
bolster, with a nail in eaoh oorner, and four coun
tersunk nails on top; two bands on the hmd hounds,
two and two *nd a half inches wide, of No. I * band
iron; the rub plate on the oonphng pole to be eight
inches long one and three-quarters iuohe* wide, and
one quarter of an inoh thiok Doubletree three feet
feet ten inohes long, singletree two feet etch inohes
long, all well made of hiekorv, with an iron nng and
olip at eaoh end, the oentre clip to be well scoured; lead
bar and stretcher to be three feet two inohes long, two
and a quarter inches wide, and one and a quarter inch
thiok lead baa- stre'Ohers. and singletrees for six
mule team; the two singletrees for tne lead mules to
have hooks is the middle to hook to the end of the fifth
chain, the wheel and middle pairs with open rings to
attach them to the doubletree and lead bar.
The fifth chain to be ten feet long to the fork *, the
fork one foot ten inohes long, with the stretcher at
tached to spread the forks apart; the (inks of the dou
bletree, stcbv and tongue ohains. threo-O'gnthS of an
inch in diameter; she forked cham c«ven-sixteenth
moh in diameter; the fifth chain to be aeven-sixt-enth
moh diameter to 'he fork; the fork to be fire-sixteenth
inoh diameter; the links of these and of the look chains
to be not more than two and a quarter inohee long
The body to be straight, three feet six inohes wide,
two feet deep, ten feet 1 ng at the bottom, and ten feet
cix inohes at the top, sloping equally at eaoh end all in
the clear or inside : 6©* pi«ee* w> i>e two and a natf
monasTwiae Tnrothree inches oeep; front pieces two
inohes dees by two and a half inohes wide; tail piece
two and & naif inohes wide and three inches deep; and
four inohos deep in the middle to rest on the coupling
pole; top rail one and a half inch thiok by one ana
seven-eighth inoh wide ; lower rails one (non thick by
one and seven-eighth inoh wide; three studs and one
rail in front* with & seat on strap hinges to close it np
as high as the sides; a box three feet four inohes long*
the bottom five inohes wide frontside, nine and a half
inohes deep* and eight and a half inohes at the top in
parallel line to the Dody all in the clear, to be sub
stantially fastened to the front end of the body,
to have an iron strap passing round eaoh end, se
cured to the headpiece and front rail by a rivet m
each end of it passing through them, the lid to bo
fastened to the front r&U with two rood strap hinges* a
■trap of five-eighth iron around the box a halt moh from
the f op edge, and two straps same size on the lid near
the front edge, to prevent the mules from eating the
boxes; to have ajorot hasc fastened to the middle of
the lid, with a good wooden oleat on the inside, a strap
of iron on the centre of the box with a staple passing
through it, to fasten the lid to; eight stun, and two
rails on each side; one bolster fastened to the body*
six inohes deep and four inohes wide at king bolt bole.
Iron rod m front and oentre, of eleven sixteenths of an
inch round iron, with a head on the top of rail and nnt
on lower end; iron rod and brace behind, with shoulders
on top of tail piece, and nuts on the under side, and a
nut on top of rail; a plate two and a half Inches wide,
of No* 10 band iron on tail piece, across the bocy; two
mortices in tui piece and hind bar two and a quarter
inches wide and one inoh thick, to reoeive pieoes three
feet four inohes long, to be used as harness bearers;
four rivets through each side stnd* and two rivets
through each front stnd, to secure the lining boards, to
be of the best quality iron, and riveted on a good bar:
one nvet through eaoh end of the raue; floor
five-eighths of an inoh. oak ‘ boards; aides five
eighths of an inoh white pine, tail-board three-quar
ters of an inoh thiok, of white pine, to be well elected
with five oak cleats nveted at each end through the
tail-board; an iron plate three feet eight inches long,
two and a quarter inches wide, and three-eighths of an
inoh thick on the under side of the bed piece, to extend
from the hind end of the body to eight inohes in front
of the hind boiatere, to be fastened by tne rod at the
end of the body, by the lateral rod and two three
eighths of an inoh screw bolts, one at the forward end
oi the plate, and the other abpnt equi-distant between
it and the lateral rod. A half-inch ronnd iron rod or
bolt to pass diagonally through the rails, between the
two hind studs to and through the bed piece and plate
undent, with a good bead on the top and nnt and screw
at the bottom, to be at the top one foot six inohes from
inside of tail board, and on the bottom ten inches from
the hind rod. An iron olamp two inches wide, one
?.narter of an inch thick around the bed pieo*. the oen
re bolt to whien the look ohain is attached passing
through it, to extend seven inohes on the inside of the
body, the ends, top, and bottom to be secured by two
three-eighths inoh sorew bolts* the middle bar at the
ends to be flush with the bed piece on the lower side.
Two look ohains secured to the oentre bolt of the body,
one end eleven inohes. the other two feet six inches long,
to be of three-eighths of an inoh round iron; food
trough to be four feet aix inches lone from out to out,
the bottom and ends of oak, the sides of yellow pine,
to bo eight inohes wide at bottom, twelve inohes wide
at top, and eight and a half inohes deep all in the dear,
well ironed, with a band of hoop-iron aronad the top,
one around eaoh end and three between the ends,
strong and suitable irons to fasten them on the tongue
when feeding: good strong chains to be attached to the
top rail of the body»secured by a staple with a hook to
attach it to the trough. Six bows of good ash, two
im-hes wide and one-half inoh thiok. with three staples
to confine the ridge pole to its place; two staples on
the body, to seoure each end of the bows; one ndse
Sole t-reive feet long, one ana three-quarters inch wide
y five-eighths ol an inch thick ; thejoover to be or the
first quality ootton duck. No. —, fifteen feet long ana
nine feet eight inohes wide, made in the best manner,
with four hemp cords on eaoh side, and one through
eaoh end to eloee it at both ends; (go rings on eaoh end
ef the body • to dose and secure the ends of the cover;
a staple in the lower rail, near the second stud from
each end, to fasten the side cords. Th* outside of the
body and feed trourn to have two good coats of white
lead, oolored to a blue tint, the inside ol them to have
two coats of Venetian red paint; the running gear and
wheels to have two good ooats of Venetian red darkened
of a ohooolate color, the hub and fehies to be well
pitched, instead of painted, if required.
A tar-pot. an extra king bolt, and two extra single
trees to be tarnished with eaoh wacon, the king bolt
and lincletrws similar in aii respeots to those belong
ing to it.
Each side of the body of the wagon to us marked V*
S„ and numbered as directed; ail otner parts to be 'ot
tered U. 8.; the cover, feed box, bolts, linohpms, tar
pot. and harness bearers for eaoh wagon to be put up
in a strong box. (coopered) and the contents marked
thereon.
It is to be distinctly understood that the wagons are
to be so constructed that tbe aever&l parts of any one
wagon will agree and exactly fit those of any other, so
as to require no numtierini or arranging for putting to
gether, and all the materials used fi*r their construction
to be of the beet qwditj i all the wood thoroughly IM»
•oned, and the work in all its parts faithfully executed
in the best workmanlike manner.
The work maybe inspected from time to time as it
progresses by an officer or agent of the Quartermaster’s
Department, and none of- it a- all be painted until it
shall have been inspeoted and approved by said offioer
or agent authorised to inspect it. When finished,
Sainted, and aooepted by an offioer or agent of the
l.uartermaster’s Department, and delivered as herein
agreed, they shall b« paid for. M. C (ft MGS,
jo Sfi-tf Quartermaster General U. fl.
OF SECRETARY AND TBE A
SURKft. SOLDIERS’ HOME, Nsas tub Cxtt
ov Washington.
PROPOSALS will be received at this office
until VBdDAY<fnoon<) the ttrh of August* 1801, for
the construction of t-*o Buildings, at the Soldiers’
Home, somewhat similar to the two now there known
as officers’ quartets „
The ?inns and speoinoations may be examined at this
offioe. where ai* inf ’rmation -e ative t « ihe location
and character of the buildings will be given.
Every offer for the constmotiou of thene buildings
must ue accompanied bt a responsible written guaran
tee that, if the bid should be •.oceptea* the pa ly or
parties will, wi’hm ten days, enter into an ob’igation.
with good and suffioieut security»to erect the proposed
buildings according to 'he p'ans and pecifioatioDß
whioh have been or may hereafter be furnished and
adopted.
The proposals will state the difference between
faring ‘lie walls with white stone or marble, similar to
the builuiugs already erected, or facing* with the best
pressed bricks; or bidd rs may. in addition makesuoh
proposals as to other materials as their experience mat
tn fn Voiding on tbe bids, right will be reserved by
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In Worcesler’s Dictionary, Alliteration is
defined as “the frequent recurrence of
the same letter, chiefly at the beginning
ot different words.” In Websttr it is de
scribed as “the repetition of the same
letter at the beginning ol two or more
words immediately succeeding each other.”
In Appleton’s New American Cyclopcedia
it is set down more precisely as “an
ornament of language, chiefly used in poetry,
and consisting in the use of commencing with
the same letter in the same line.” Chambers’
Encyclopedia, however, gives fully half a page
to the subject, and upon this, aad some works
nearly forgotten, save by hook-worms like
ourselves, we now and here Intend to draw.
Alliteration, as we take it, is rather a con
ceit of composition than an ornament of
language. In the middle ages, when snch
conceits were fashionable, it came into vogne,
in dead as well as in living languages. For
example, here is a Latin line which scans cor-
rectly :
Preptarea properasi yrooonsul, yoplite jarono.
As a substitute for rhyme, we find allitera
tion freely used ill old German, Anglo-Saxon,
and Scandinavian poetry. To this day, it Un
gers in Icelandic song. When used, instead
of rhyme, it was reqaired that, in a couplet
of two short lines, three words should begin
with the same latter —two in the first line or
hemistich, and one in the seoond—as in this
Anglo-Saxon conplet by Godman:
Long after the Anglo-Saxon had settled
down into English proper, alliterative poetry
was in vogue. In “ Fierce Plowman’s Vision,”
written fire hundred years ago, alliteration in
the prevailing form. In the following speci
men we have the two hemistichs written in
one line: '
ATaroy bight that maid, | a mask thing withal,
A mil benign bard, | and iuxam of apeeoh-
Early in the seventeenth century, allitera
tion was fashionable in conversation, writing,
and even in the pulpit. The preacher was
thought master of his art who would tell his
congregation that they were “ the Chickens
of the Chnrch, the sparrows of the spirit, and
the sweet swallows of salvation.”
HEWED!
Before this, a rhymester, named Alexander
Scott, writing Ant New'S tar Gift, or address
to Mary Queen of Scots, concluded with a
stanza running thus:
-Fresh, /ulgent, flowisl, /Vagrant, ./fewer /annate,
Lantern to love, of ladies lamp aua lot,
Cnerry maist chaste, chief carbuncle and chore, At.
[Here, while we think of it, we may paren
thetically say, that'in nations widely sepa
rated from the Gothic, snch as the Tamnls and
others in the sonth of India, the essential dis
tinction of verse is alliteration. So, too, in
the ancient' Irish poetry, which still remains,
albeit less studied and known thanits antiquity
and merits deserve.]
Numerous instances might be given of the
practice ot alliteration by good English writers.
Francis Quarles, who flourished in the earlier
part of the seventeenth century as cup bearer
to the Queen of Bohemia, as secretary of
Archbishop Usher in Ireland, and, more en
dnringly, his book in prose and verse, the
“Emblems,” used alliterations largely, Of
which here is an example:
We travel sea and soil ; we pray, we prowl;
We progress, and we prog, from pale to pole;
which also shows that the reputed American*
Ism of converting the' .nomt-«-t»to®«—Mpf®- 1
gross into a verb-active, is really in accord,
ance with the English language, as spoken and
written when the Pilgrim Fathers quitted their
native land for the sake of that liberty of con
science which, alter they settled in New
England, they took care not to permit others
to exercise.
Hilton, in “ Paradise Lost,” speaks of
ildhemoth, biggest b» ia of earth.
He, and the poets of Ids time, did hut al
literate, after the manner of Spenser, and
others of the Elizabethan era; and Pope,
Gray, and Goldsmith, in yet later times, main
tained the practice. Churchill’s line—
Apt alliteration’s artful Sid—
is itself a good illustration. We find Gray
making his Bard exclaim -.
Weave the warp and waave the woof.
Another poet ot the same period speaks of
/Veld, evar /rash and proves forever green.
From more recent poets columns ot in
stances could he culled. There, even in plain
prose, our own pen takes the infection. One
of the best modern instances we know is the
eonclnding line of a sonnet upon a sad and
sorrowful beauty, whom the poet describes as
one who
LANGUOR,
Straggles to b* still, and strive* to seem serene.
In trath, alliteration is largely connected
with euphony, and involuntarily glides into
our daily talk. Thus we speak of“ fife and
fimb,” “kouse and Aome,” “Aope and Aeart,”
and quote the Proverbs, “penny wise and
pound foolish,” “wide wears, tight fears,”
fee. When Sidney Smith was contrasting the
conditions of a well-paid dignitary ot the
English Chnrch and ot a poor cutate, be spoke
of them as «the Right Reverend Dives in the
palace, and Lazarna-in-ordera at the gate,
doctored by dogs and comforted with crumbs.”
One of the best specimens of alliteration, on
an extended scale, is the famons poetical ac
count of the Siege of Belgrade. The anthor
is unknown. Belgrade was often besieged and
taken—eleven times between the year 441
(when the Huns captured it) and 1789 (when
it was taken by Laudohn). The siege com
memorated by the poet probably was the last,
when the famons fortress fell. [There is al
literation again.]
NERVOUSNESS.
HEOTIO FLUSH, fte.
TBB 81X91 OP BILSBADX.
An Austrian army, awfully arrayed,
Boldly by battery besieged Belgrade.
Cossack commanders oannonading oome,
Dealing destruction's devastating doom.
Every endeavor engineers essay—
For fame, for fortune, fighting furious fray
Gaunt gunners grapple, giving gashes good.
Heaves high his head, heroic hardihood:
Ibraham, Islam, Ismael—imps in ill,
Joatlo John Jarovlitg. Jem, Joe, Jack, Jill:
Kick kindling KutuScff, kings’ kinsmen kill.
Labor low levels lof Jest, longest lines;
Men maroh ’mid mounds, 'mid moles, 'mid mur
derous mines
Now nightfall's near, now needful nature nods,
Opposoa, opposing, overcoming odds.
Poor peasants—partly purohased, partly pressed—
Quitequakiog “quarter! quarter!’’ quiekly quest.
Reason returns, recalls redundant rage,
Saves sinking soldiers, softens signior’s sage.
Trooe, Turkey, Truoe! truoe, troaoherous Tartar
train!
Unjust, unwise, unmeroiful Ukraine
Vanish, vile vengeanoe! vanish, viotory vain!
Wisdom wails war—wails warring words.' What
wore
Xerxes, Xtutlppo, Xlmenos, Xavier ?
Yet Yany’s youth, ye yield your youthful yest,
Zealously, lantas. ssalously, seal's asst
This is tbe text, as given in Henry South
gate's << Many Thoughts on Many Things,”
and adopted by Chambers. But there are
taria lecl tones, in another copy snpplied by a
literary friend in Walnut street, which, espe
cially the closing lines, are worthy of being
recorded for comparison. Here are the dif
ferent readings:
Generals ’gainst generals grapple, gracious God!
Bow honors Heaven heroio hardihood !
Infn'iate, indiscriminate, in ill,
Kindred kill kinsmen, kinsmen kindred kill.
* * # * *
Now noisy noxious numbers notice nought
Of outward obstacles opposing ought—
Poor patriots.
* * * * * *
Reason returns; religious right redounds
Huwarrow stops snoh sanguinary sounds.
Truce to thee, TurkevTriumph to thy train
* * # # * ■_ *
Why wish we warfare? Wherefore welcome were
Xerxes, Ximenes, X inthus, Xavier?
Yield, yield, ye youths! Ye yeomen, yield your
yell!
Z-no’s, Zerpater’s, Eiroaster’s seal
Attraetieg all, arms against acts appeal.
Wo throw the various readings down before
curious scholars—a hard nut for them to
crack! Which Is tho accurate version 1
The friend above referred to sends ns an
other specimen, about which he writes thus:
«It is perhaps, literally, the moat accurate
alphabetical acrostic that has appeared. With
out at all entering into competition with the
wonderfully spirited < Siege of Belgrade,’ on
the score oi expressive force, it would be easy
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1861.
Alliteratien.
Ftrum /olden
Frea aimlghtig
to point out several particulars In which it has
an advantage of accuracy over that admirable
composition. None of the peculiar difficul
ties of the task are shirked—the lines follow
the exact order of the alphabet. No one,
without a trial, would conceive the difficulty
of finishing in a fair Alexandrine on the letter
Z, which becomes, in its place, the most in
tractable ot all. There Is no jnst rhyme, that
I am aware of, between words ending with Y
and Z; this may cause the illegitimate
‘ Sealed’ to pass muster, while a similar reason
may excuse the manufacture of the bobtail
‘unwont.’ ”
We now BUbjoin the alliterative acrostic sent
us by our friend. It certainly 1b a spirited
and surprisingly correct specimen:
PaiHCK CHARLES, PROTBCTRD BY FLORA M'DOSALD.
All ardent aot, affright an Age abased
By brutal broils, by braggart bravery braced.
Craft's cankered aourage changed Cnlloden’s cry ;
“Deal deep” deposed “ deal death ’’—“decoy,”
“ defy
Enough. Ere envy enters England’s eyes,
Fancy’, false future fades, for Fortune flies.
G&nnt, gloomy, guarded, grappling giant grids,
Here, hunted hard, his harassed heart he heave,;
In impious ire incessant ill, invests.
Judging Jovo’s jealous judgments, jaundiced jests!
Kneel, kirtled knight! keep keener kingcraft
known,
Let larger lore life’s leveling lessons loan:
Marauders must meet malefactors’ meed,;
No nation noisy non-conformists need,.
O oracles of old ! onr orb ordain
Pease's possession—Plenty’s palmy plain!
Quiet Qaixotio quests; quell quarreling;
Rebnke red riot’s resonant rifle ring.
Slumber seems strangely sweet stnoe silence smote
The threatening thunders throbbing through their
throat.
Usurper! under uniform unwont.
Vail valor’s vaguest venture, vainest vaunt.
Well wot we whtoh were wise War’s wildfire won
X'moaes, Xerxes, Xavier, Xanophon:
Yet you, ye yearning youth, your young years
yield
Zninglius’ zealot zest—Zlnzindorf’s zion-zealed.
Still, we think it deficient in the spirit
which characterizes the “ Siege of Belgrade.”
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paper sailed “ Democracy on its Trial,’’ the aim
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We notice, as on a former oooasion, the miserable
rhyming in the Sacred Poetry, Such words as
Creator and creature, Lamb and name, theme and
name, come aud room, adore and power, and scores
more of the same sort, ara not allowable rhymes.
We grant that Dr. Watts has used them, but that
doe* not make wrong right. Even though Henry
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sentenoe as
" rudely blowed
The wind tun tossed mr foundering bark,”
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Description ol Garibaldi.
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him in his Siailian expedition will possess interest
for the American publio:
“ By dint cf dexterously slipping through every
oraok presenting Itself in the throng, I found my
self, in the oourse of time, face to faoe with Gari
baldi ; and, sinoe I have not said anything of his
personal appearanoe before, I will describe him as
he looked to day. I& costume he was precisely
like the piotnre forming the frontispiece to this
volume, with the addition of a black felt wide
awake, round whioh a band of silk of the same hne,
an inoh broad, was fastened by a black buckle
The loose cloak and trowsors to match, I beard were
presents from a friend, because he was too poor or
too oareless to buy clothes when he required them,
but the aolor, a light French gray, ho chose The
ooat had a curious triangular piooo of oloth button
ed on in front, admitting o’ removal. Loosely
knotted over the shoulders a dirty old rod handker
ehiaf, with a yellow pattern on it, hung down UkO
a lady’s oapote. This appendage Garibaldi adopt
ed In Brazil, where they call It a ‘ puuoho,’ and
finding it osmfortabla, he has continued it ever
sinoe; when it rains, or the sun is too powerful, it
is pulled ever his head.
“By bis side he wore a steel sword, of the pat
tern specially manufactured for his army, and sold
all over Naples at four piastres eaoh. Hie arms,
in red shirt sleeves, and bare hands, with a ring
on one of hiß fingers, wore very oonspioaous, from
a way he has of keeping them oonetantly in mo
tion. In height, I should guess him to be not more
tban five feet six inohes, or five foot seven inohes
at the ontside; indeed, when he rose to retire, and
passed me, I thought he was one of the shortest
men I had ever eaea; in reality he Is a trifle tailor
than at first gianse he would be taken for, owing
to his immensely broad shoulders and ohest dimf
nishing his stature by comparison
“As a whole, his figure gives you the idea of
suoh colossal strength that you think a blow from
his fist would bo death One glanoe at his faaa,
sun-burnt, but not scarred, would force even bis
most mortal enemy to admit It is singularly hand
some; there is a nobility of general outline com
bined with a marvellous sweetness of expres
sion that captivates you at onoe The nose
Is longer than ordinary, and the forehead a
massive expanse, if I may so speak, de
noting great intellectual powers, the small gray
eyes, set rather deep, brilliantly lighting np as he
smiles in speaking The beard, onoe ef a reddish
oolor, is now partially gray, and not of tho prepos
terous length his portraits sometimes represent it
to be; finally, long, thin hair, nearly blaok, and
apparently nnoombed, dangled from his head as
low as the level of the bottom of his ehin ”
The Duty of Democrats.
[From the Doiiestown Demoorat.]
Is tha war wbioh the Government ii now Waging
for the integrity of the Constitntien and the pre
servation of the Union, the duty of Democrats in
dividually, and the party oolleotlvely, is bo plain
that none oan mistake it they must support the
Administration in every measure ealonlated to put
down rebellion, and ODcqner peace. In doing this
they are not committed to any of the political tenetl
of Hr. Linooln or bis party, nor can they bo charged
with giving aid and comfort to their politioal ene
mies Heretofore, Democrats have always rallied to
the support of the oonntry when it was in danger,
they fonght the battles of the war of 1812, and de
fended the honor of our flag in Mexico; and lot it
not be Baid that they are any the Icbs mindful of
their duty in the present great national emer
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vernmont and civil liborty, and, in faot, the very fa
brio of society depends upon the struggle; for suc
cess to the rebels brings anarchy to ns The stake is
not for the prr sent, but for all time to come, and our
ohtldren. and our ohildren’s children, are deeply
interested. Oar party has ever proclaimed it
self the espeoial champion of the Uoion, ond
branded the opposition as its enemy; and there
never will again in our history occur suoh an op
portunity to vindioate our elaim to disinterested
patriotism Let ns strive to exool ail other parties
in oar devotion to tha oonntry, so that when the
war shall be over wo oan point to onr deeds with
pride and pleasure The support, however, to be
efficient, mast be oordUl and heartfelt, and it will
not do for a man to say in one breath that he
supports the Government, and in the next de
nounce the “Linooln war.” This ecnduot is
but a thin ooaoealment of treason, whioh wonld
probably break out into overt sets but for a
little wholesome fear. In the same oate.
gory may bs placed those who continually cry
aloud for “ peace, ” at the expense of honor and
everything else, and beg that the South may not
be subjugated—an aot whioh no sane man dreams
of He who does this is not a Democrat, bat sim
ply an enoonrager of rebellion and a traitor to bis
oouatry. Future generations will plaoe a proper
estimate upon all suoh slippery patriots.
In onr nominations this fall, the only qnalifi
oation required, beside competency, should be
that of devotion to the Constitution and the
Union, and an unqualified support of the Govern
ment the party that does not stand upon this
platform will go to the dogs, aa it will deserve.
A Remarkable Trophy. —Dr. J. H. Irwin,
of the Scoood Wiao insin Regiment, has exhibited
to General McClellan an immense bottle knife,
which he o&pturea at -he battle of Bull Ran It
Is at splendid workmanship, of great value, and tl
very Ingeniously oonstruotod, the handle being
promoted with guards, while the blade, whioh is
as sharp as -a mor, Is held firm in its place by
eprings. Gen. MoOlallen regarded it as the most
novel trophy he had ever seen.
FROM MISSOURI
AFFAIRS AT SPRIKGFIBLD BEFORE THE LATE
For several days past we have failed to reoeive
any of onr Western exohanges, owing to tho heavy
freshete and the deßtruetion to railroad property
in that part of the oountry ; henoe we have to draw
on the Western oDrrespondense of the New York
journals for onr usual supply. The following, from
the correspondent of the World, dated Springfield,
Missouri, August 7th, uive* us some light r.s to the
condition of the troops )e that vioißity before the
late battle:
Since the jetarn of Gaaeral Lyon’s expedition
from Curran, this vioinity has been the soene of
the most intense excitement. Affairs have suddenly
assumed a new turn It has been shadowed forth
more dearly for several days, that Immense prepa
rations are being made by the Secess onists, under
MoOuUoah,for a grand march into the State In
formation of tho number and position of their
otmps tended to the belief that a simultaneous
attack upon Springfield was to bo made by three
columns, from the south, southwest, and west.
Throe divisions, of about 7,600 eaoh, were ascer
tained to be marching from Cassviilo, Neosho, and
Carthage, small squads of whieh were actively em
ployed in eeouriog all the grain and teams and
horses within reaoh. On Lyon, learning tbat on*
column was already enoamped within twenty miles
from this point, ooneeived the plan of attacking
and routing them seriatim. His entire command
was thoretore moved on until the advanoed guard
ot the enemy was driven In with great loss, and on
the snooeeding day Ms entire camp moved off in a
westerly dlreotlon. The snooess of the expedition
was only partial, while It was productive of no
great battle, the prestige of having boarded the
rebels in their stronghold, and tbo influence of the
wonderful, cavalry oharga by our few regulars
against such odds, the viotory was almost barren,
as the expense, the fatigue, and the loss by actual
oombat was far too great a price for suoh laurels.
It would seem from the incidents already de
soribed in my List letter, that the oommon story in
the ranks of the Southerners, was to the effect that
Gen. Lyon had left Springfield, and was retreat
ing to St Louis. This is corroborated by the free
dom with whioh small bands of rebels oamo closs
to onr lines, from time to time, as if they had not
a foo within a hundred miles Hardly had we re
turned to Springfield on tho 6th, when we were In
formed that a hostile force was in the rear. On
Tuesday our oavalry discovered a large body of
thorn enoamped on Crane Creek, ten miles to the
southward With an impnnity perfeoily astound
ing they plundered several houses within Bight of
the town. I could hardly attempt to give a fair
idea of the state of feeling in the town Reports
oame in at various times that large bodies of troops
were seen on onr right, (hen on onr left, ia front
now and again in the rear. Group, of Individuals,
with woful oonntenasaes, assembled on tho pnblio
square to listen to the wonderful stories about the
enemy’s forces. The common report was, of oourse,
that wa were surrouoded The rebel army was mag
nified Into dimensions of ten, twenty, and even fifty
thousand men, beside oannon enough to blow the
plaoe to atoms in an honr Suspicions persons had
been seen in town, at farm houses and in the ad>
joining woods, and every discharge of the muskets
of the piokets on either side was magnified into a
small bat'le by the anxious multitude. Squads of
Home Guards were being drilled all day long in
the street,, furnished with a few spare Government
arms, and a large proportion of the common hunt
ing equipments. Gannon wore mounted on the
rising ground commanding tho approach to tho
oUy Colonel Siogel, taking tho southeast with
the Third and Fifth Missouri volunteers, Captain
Totten’s battery and the First and Second Missouri
the oenrre, and Lieut Dubois, with the First K ra
sa, and First lowa, the right on the west.
A company of Home Guards, under Captain
Abernetby, has boon stationed as piokets at John
Brsgg’s farm, five miles distant, assisted by part
of a oompany of the First Kansas. While at supper
their guards were attsoked by about two hundred
of the enemy’s oavalry The men (about forty in
number) had hardly time to form before a shower
of bnlletg was hurled into their midst. They made
a hasty reply, and then ran with all speed. Many
of them did not return till this morning, having
laid out in tho brush or ooru fields during the
night. At the present writing it i, not known whe
ther any of onr men were killed, two of them being
missing, but, it is thought, may turn np. This
morning, however, on examining the soene of the
engagement in foroe, three of tho onomy wore
fonnd killed and one wounded, at a neighboring
honsa.
I am lad to believe that an attaok was contem
plated on the re'del oamp, and the plan laid for an
armed rooonneißsance, to take place at midnight.
The ground of the oamp was wall known, WO
having oeenpied the identical spot the night pro
vions. It was sitnated in a deep hollow, to which
the approaches were easy oar men were kept
under arms until 2 o’clock in the morning, when,
though Gen. Lyon made hia appearance on the
field, and for some reason or other not explained
nor understood, the projeet was relicquisliod, sl
tuougti-se ** ed«n etah certain no anoh oppor
tunity may oocnr again to cat ofl so oootpieteiynnd
favorably some seven thonsand of the marandera.
I ought, in justios, to say that the font at the
disposal of the commanding general is by no
means so large as haß been represented. The com
mand at this post has at no time exoeaded 7 600
man. More than one thousand of the three
months' men have returned. The sick, woundsd,
and gttards has reduced the available force to
about 6.000 men Biolflsive of the irregular bo
dies of men shattered throughout thiß and adjoin
ing counties, some of them armed and drilled nndef
the denomination of Borne Gnards, their force may
be set down at three thonsand, within twenty-four
hours’ notiee.
If I am not misinformed, intimations have been
reoeived from the War Department that no more
troops oan be sent to this post. Should this prove
to be the faet, Missouri is lost to the Union Ig
nore it we eannot that the lower Mississippi is
pouring out thousands of men upon our southern
border, and Unless we are in sufficient strength to
repel their odvanoes, we might as wbll give np
the contest and acknowledge oar impotence, let
ting the Inßorreotion have all the moral and physi
cal support of a victory in Missonri It is some
what a eanseof wonder that the civilians who have
organized themselves into bands and ferreted ant
the Btoros of powder and lead oonoealed by the
Jaokson conspirators, should hand them over to
the Government, and theneaforwsrd have no olaira
for either sans or ammunition The loyal men of
Missouri have been led to believe that Northern
volunteers WOtild rally to their assistance. They
believe that the people are ready and willing, hut
the ourse of red tape seems to hate paralysed the
arm of the nation just at the time when our salva
tion depends upon Its activity.
Judge, then, of the amazement of the oitizens and
friends ot the Union to find, at an early hour, too
certain indications that a retreat was contem
plated. All of the baggage wagons were loaded;
staff fnrnitnre packed ; a few loads of provisions,
part of a train brought from Rolla on the pre
eeding day, were actually burnt , and by the de
mand for locomotive appurtenasoes, told the sad
tele ot a retrograde movement By noon a panto
had seised the Inhabitants, more than half of them
flying to the country families were seen hud
dled into wagons of all descriptions Stores were
dosed, and men left their ordinary avocations. In
the afternoon an overland mail ooaeh was taken to
the braooh bank of the State, and the whole of the
mosey, $260 000 in gold and $2O 000 In silver and
paper, plaoed in the safe and sent to the eastern
oamp under gnard, the authorities giving reoeipt
for the amount. Gloom and oonlnsion were spread
on every oonntenanee.
It oooid hardly be believed that the brave army
who had marohed thirty miles to meet their un
worthy foe—who had chased him from bis strong
hold sear MoCullooh, and had before given token
of Its prowess by a hecatomb of slain at Carthage—
should be withdrawn without risking a battle.
Besides, Springfield was the key of tbe Southwest,
provisions wore becoming plenty, the oommnnioa
tion to Rolla was undisturbed, and the strength of
the enemy barely eur mired. To give np bo im
portant a point without a struggle—to leave tbe
thousands of loyal men and families in the vioinity
defenceless, or bear them sway penniless from their
homes, and to deßert the oause of ooostHntional
liberty, so gloriously vindicated, without another
trial, wag Openly stigmatized as cowardly and base
Others there were wno interpreted tbe movements
as a ruse Unfortunately, there is reason to think
that many of the offlcets of the oommand seriously
advised falling back on Rolla. on the ground that
they were.surronnded by 30 000 troops, and must
inevitably be beaten Wiser Counsels appear to
have prevailed. Our soouts reported in tbe evening
that the enemy had retired, and that no hostile
force oooid be discerned within a radius of ten
miles fn m the town.
Home Guards from various counties began toool
loot Captain Cook, of Cole Camp notoriety, ar
rived with a hundred mounted men, via Warsaw
Msjor Boyd was bnsily engaged in furnishing snob
arms and material as could be had to the reorni s,
and toward evening a more serene state of mind
was apparent among the distraoted inhabitants
Reports oame in during the day that there was
fighting In Webster oonnty, and the failure of the
Union Home Guards to rally at the appointed time
gave oolor to the report. A gentleman from Fort
Boott, on Sunday, states that Montgomery had two
companies there, and five more twenty-five miles
north
Arrest of a Rebel Despatch Bearer.
On Wednesday, a despatch was received In this
olty from W BShington, advising the United States
officers of this oity to be oh the alert for a Mr.
Robort Muir, who left Charleston, S C , a few days
sinae, and directing that , he bo taken into ooerody,
as they had received information whioh led them
to believe he was a bearer of despatuhes from Jeff
Davis to the British Government A full dasorip
tion of Muir was also given, and, during the fore
noon, John Young and a number of other detec
tives proceeded to Jersey City, and stationed them
selves on the Canard dock, where they oonld
watch the steamer and the movements of those on
board.
A few minutes before the Africa sailed a gen
tleman fully answering the description was soon
to go on board. Shortly afterwards a messenger
was tent by the officers to hiß state room, who in
formed him that bis presence was required on deak.
Mr. Mnir soon made his app-aranoe, and wa
taken in onstody. He was very indignant at the
treatment, and demanded his release Mr Muir
Is a oousin of the British oonsni at New Orleans,
and a resident of Charleston, S C. He wss
brought to this city, and taken to polios headquar
ters His trunks were removed from the steamer,
and taken charge of by the polioe. It !b said that
several papers were found upon his person, show
Ing that he was a bearer of despa'ohes from the
rebels Mr Muir is about forty years of sge, of
very fine address, end has been in' the oonntry but
little over a year. —N Y Tribune of yesterday.
Rather Close.— A rifleman in the late
fight, seeing aaaanon ba-l bury itself in a bank
near him, sprang to the hole it had made, saying,
“ Snoot sway; yon Han’t hit twioe in the same
Slade ” Instantly eno'her shot struck a few feet
istant, covering the fellow with sand Bud gravel.
Emerging from his new quarters be continued the
unfinished sentence, “ bat you oame so pesky near
it that the first hole is uncomfortable."
TWO CENTS.
Affairs in the United States-• Prospects
of War.
[From the London Times, July 10,1
Work, and not display, is now the order of
things in the United States The real business of
war has begnn, and men have already forgotten
the phase of speeeh making and flag waving, of
nails for universal sympathy, and anger at not ob
taining it It is a relief to find that the oaptions
ness and irritability with regard to this oonntry,
Which marked the first weeks of the war, have al
most passed away. The conrse taken by the Bri
tish Government is now recognized a a most jast
and fitting, and even the comments of British 800 l
sty are taken in good part. The Northerners seem
at last to understand that when two adverse com
munities are in anas, sympathy with the one in
volves antipathy to the other When an army
enters a hostile territory to conquer its defend
ers and coerce its inhabitants, it is impossible
to desire the soosess of the lnvaderi without
desiring the defeat of the Invaded Now,
we, having no quarrel with the people of the Con
federate States, did not think it onr duty to obeer
on their enemies. In any misfortune caused by
famine, or pestilenoe, or fire, or even barbarous
foes, like the Indians of the frontier, any Ameri
can community wonld have the sympathy of Eng
lishmen ; but, as the North now taoiUy acknow
ledges, any display of partnership on our part
against the South wonld have been most ungene
rous and offensive. The ohange in feeling, how
ever, which has evidently taken place is doe less
to reflection on the matter itself than to the ab
sorption of men's thoughts by more earnest bu
siness. In the first days of the war, as in the
first days of all wars, there wae nothing bat ex
citement and speonlation, enthusiasm and ap
prehension - It was a time of vague passion,
which had not yet' bean. concentrated into
energy. All puhlio uprisings, too,rhave in them
something of vanity slid display. When the
young fashionables or the sober lawyers and 1
merchants volnnteer te march off anywhere for the
defence of their oonntry there is a consciousness
of .doing something fine, whioh, If Pot rewarded' by
immediate admiration, is apt to grew irritable.
The mind's eye of Fifth avenue turned to Ragland
while oi< aning its rifies and baying its red shirts
for the war. But this amatenr spirit has been soon
exhausted A stronger purpose and a strict orga
nization have succeeded as the war has advanced
It is the usual, the neoessary oourse—from popular
enthusiasm to military discipline, from the more
refined to the ooaner. material of armies, from gen
tleman who serve gratuitously to well paid form
laborers, mechanics’and navvies; from volunteers
for three months to soldiers for five years—in short,
from a militia almost purely American, to a
standing army ia which Irishmen and Germane
are counted by thonsarda. '
The North has sow ita army, and fseli the
greatness and responsibility which an army brings
with it. Embarked in earnest on a great war, it
haa no time to tronble itself about the opinions of
it9 : nefghbore, which, as in private life, are usually
the study of idleness Slnoe the meeting of Con
gress, the bills for tbe financial support of the war
have been chief subjeots of discussion. The .libe
rality of Congress has been as unprecedented as its
unanimity. Indeed, so' enormous have been the
armaments and the supplies voted in a few days,
that one la almost disposed to fauoy Congress has
determined on a “sensation” budget, in order
to strike terror into the Seosseloniits by a display
of endless dollars. The Northern legislators plain
ly feel that the whole power, of their. Btateamnst
be used, and all their credit pledged, if the re
bellion is to be ornshed. Tbe 'expenditure of a
vast sum may be a ! good investment, - while a
smaller outlay will only be money thrown away
Accordingly, millions of dollars are voted with an
alaority to which even tbe British Parliament has
hardly attained, The,army gets $l6l-000,000 the
navy $30,000,000. The House of Ropreecnthrives,
has authorized a volunteer' force nf five hundred'
thousand men, and voted $660 600 000 to rapport it,
being one bnndred thonsand SQen and $lOO,OOO 000
mors than the President asked for. The navy is to
be increased by the cbosinidtion'of. purchase of
vessels Bor the most- important measure is the
loan of $250 000 000, of. whioh $lOO,OOO 000 are to
bo negotiated js foreign countries, which, of course,
means in England. Stock bearing interest at seven
per cent, and irreleomable for twenty yean, lie
sufficiently tempting to the larger capitalists, while
it is provided that a part shall be issned in Trea
sury notes, for which subscriptions shall be opened
all through the States, alter the plan whloh
the French Emperor has so successfully carried
out. By these means it is hoped that the
greater part oi the loan will be taken at home,
and mneh of it by tho mass of the people, sinae
the Treasury notes may be as low aB fifty dollars.
As to the seourity for this immense snm, greater
than England has ever borrowed at onoe sisee tbe
year, of Waterloo, it is enacted that “ for the foil
and puuotual payment of tho interest tbe United
States specially pledges the duties Of import on
tea, ooffee, sugar, spices, wines, and liquors, and
also such excise and other internal duties ot taxss
as may be received in the Treasury ” The latest
opinion in New York was that the coet of the war
wonld be almost wholly defrayed by borrowed
money, and that it wonld be impossible for Go
vcrment to venture on raising any oonsiderablo
paf, ef tHe a eeoesBary fue.Ua ha immediate taxation.
Tbe impatience or ail Imposts In' America ip n
treme, and evan tbe additional taxation requisite
for meeting the ordinary expenses of tbe country
and tbe interest on the loan will hardly be sub
mitted to without much murmuring.
Bat if Congress a votss large sums, and the Execu
tive Bpendß them, the Northerners will certainly
want something for their money. President Lin
coln and General Scott will be expected to prose
cute the war vigorously, and, if report is to be be
lieved, tho hoar of action was approaching The
inarch and victories of Gen McClellan have filled
the Unionists with joy, and tbe ill-fortune of one
or two former encounters is quite forgotten in the
hopes which this brilliant opening of tbe oampaign
inspires. The General had defeated the Seces
sionists in two battles, taking some guns, and 1,000
prisoners, and cleared the country of the enemy as
far os Beverly and Huttonsvillo, near the western
Biope of the Alleghanies, and on tbe further fron
tier of Western Virginia, so that he might well
boast that “ secession is killed in this sec Hon of
the oonntry ” This great success makes Geaeral
McClellan the hero of the hour But the battle
is considered at the North as less important In
its military remits than as showing the calibre of
the Sonthern soldiary. The “ crack regiments”
of Virginia, if the Unionist commander is correct,
have shown no great tensol'y in resisting the men
of Ohio and Indiana. Their nnmbers are probably
very mneh exaggerated when they are described
as being 10 000 strong; bat it is plain that they
have been defeated irith an ease whioh is rather
ominous for the future However, It is rather too
much to generalize from one instanoe. The forees
under Gen. Garnett and Col. Pegram, too, were in
what may be called an enemv’s oonntry—the
Unionist territory of Western Virginia; and it
will, perhaps, be represented by the South that this
retreat was only a masterly move out of a false po
sition, and that the real battle has to be fought in
Eastern Virginia between the main armies of the
two Confederations. Whether the advaneo be
made from the Potomao, or thn oampaign begin
from tho direction of Fortress Mouroe, it oannot
be donbted that the fighting will be desperate
on bo'h sides The Secessionist chiefs —mostly
officers of the regular army—may be > aid to fight
with halters round their necks, and nil that their
vigor, their aseendenoy over the multitude, and
their undoubted military skill oan do will be done
to oarry on the war with snooesß. The chief ob
stacle to efficiency on the Southern side seems to
be the laxity of discipline—the men who have been
reared in a slave oonntry having a kind ef inca
pacity for that ready and mechanioal obedienoe
whioh is neoessary to keep a regiment from de
generating into a band of free companions On
this gipsy like independence the Government at
Washington relies mneh for the ruin of the Seces
sionist cause
A New Giant’* Causeway in Calftor-
The Tuolumne (California) Courier thus do
scribes a natural ouriasity lately discovered in ite
neighborhood:
A very great exoitement among onr miners has
been caused by a singular disoovary, made by
Messrs Cochrane, Russel], and Lambert, on tbeir
olaim at Dry Arroyo, about a quarter of a mile
f orn Sonora These gentleman, while hydran
lieking a stream bask, about seventy feet In height,
were suddenly snrpriaed by the caving down or sn
immense amount of gravel, limestone boulders, and
lava, whioh revealed beyond, in the heart of a
high bill, some hundreds of baaaltio oelumns of a
dull brown oolor, pentagonal in shape, and stand
ing perpendioular, from ten to twenty one feet
high The open space between those pillars no
where exceeds fsnr or five inches, and rows of
them run into the bill from thirty to fifty feat,
closely packed together.
In some places, at certain angles, it is possible to
see beyond this singular oolunuade into an opening
formed apparemly of quartz rook, whioh is oer
tainly exceedingly rich in gold ; for even at that
distanoe from the observer, in a kind cf dim twi
light, strong indications of the metal are distir-oily
visible. Rays of light serm to penetrate into this
openlpg through fissures m the roof, sides, or from
the rear, although the most diligent searoh of hun
dreds has not as yet led to the discovery of any of
them, or of auy other avenue through whioh the
light eould enter
The hill is tbiokly oovered with ohapporel, which
makes the search d (Boult and unsatisfactory The
well-known geologist of Columbia has been to the
spot, and examined the piece with great attention.
He reports that the columns are exceedingly hard,
unusually regular in shape, and closely packed to
gether; that their igneous origin it very apparent;
and that on examination he found nugi?*, feldspar,
titanio iron and olivin.in their composition. He is
certain that this is the only instance so perfeot that
a baraitio development of reek has been found in
California—although he has teen as good a (Dve
lopment in the Weat Indies —and he aaneidera It,
among all the geological discoveries in this oonn
try, as by far the greatest sod the most worthy of
soteuttfic observation These wonderfal natural
pillars, interspersed here and them wiih immense
stalactites, indicating a oalcsrions formation alar,
and the singular orni hologioal specimen whiob he
had the pleasure to examine recently on Kencebeo
Hill, he OOrfiiders beyond alt dispute the greatest
ouriositie* ever observed in Tuolumne county
But in the quartozose walls of the grottc- like
api.ee behind tnese oolumns, is gold, without a
doubt, and that in no small quantities It seems a
Heroulean task, to tear away, even with the aid of
repeated powder blastings, some forty or fifty feet
of this exceedingly hard rock, and tbe oomp&ny
will probably sink a shaft from the above down
about 60 feet, through solid quartz and lime rook
and bowlders of gneiss, unless they can discover
tho fissures through which light sow finds its way
into the interior of the eavern It is pcßeible tbe
quartz excavated in sinking this shaft may begin
10 pay some few feet below the surface Mr
Coohrane, who is an old quartz miner, is decidedly
of opinion that this will be the oase. As might be
expeoced. the whole hill, and one or two adjoining,
are staked off in oiaims; excitement and specula
tion reign supreme in Columbia, in Sonora, and
all the eurrouhding oampi..
Trouble Brewihg.—The Canadian papers
say that strict orders have been given the admi
ral oi the British squadron not to permit British
vessels to fee seized while pazzing out from South
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Money Market.
PHiLADni.raiA, Angus 15,1801.
Th«re is no movement in the stoek market.
Prises are steady and sales light Camden and
Amboy Bail road shares gained £
l'he chief topis of conversation in monetary olr
dies is the aation of the eommlttee of bank repre
sentatives upon the application of Hr. Secretary
Ch*<9 for the noir loan
The method of extending the necessary aid to
Government, and the propriety of the issue of the
small notes, which the Seoretary is anthorised to
pnt forth, are variously viewed by different minds
among men of business. According to those
strong in the faith and principles upon whioh the
Snb-Treasnry was established, the issue of snob
notes is considered little short of a national ca
lamity ; while others, and among them are not a
few life-long advocates of a nations! bank, think
that the Government would be bnt performing one
of ita duties to the people In tarnishing them with
s national paper ourrenoy. According to the lateat
inf-rmation from Now York, the lean of one UundTOd
and fifty millions of dollars will he furnished by the
banks of the three large cities upon treaeory
notes bearing 7 3-10 per cent, interest, with an un
derstanding that no other treasury notes shall be
issued before February 1,1862.
“ The Tribute 1 * report of the meeting is as MU
ibwsi
The meeting of banks, to receive the report of
the committee on tbe nettonal loan, oonvenea e| 13
o’clock, but the oommlttee hot being folly prepared
tolreport, ft adjourned to 3 o’elook, at the Amerl
oih Exchange Bank. ' Boon after the appointed
hrjir the meeting convened, the banka of, New
Ydrk, ; Boston, and Philadelphia being represent'd.
Itie meeting was largely attended, John A Ste
vens, president of the Bank of Commerce, pre
siding. Secretary Chase wps present. Three
or four hours were contained in disoassicn, the
question, as far as we oontd learn being in regard
tp the amount it was,expedient for the< banks to
take at th s time *lt will be remembered that the
total loan called for f- 0250 000 000 with the pri
vilege of negotiating $lOO 000 000 abroad - ’lt wee
advocated on the part of many present, among
them Mr. Gallatin, that the banks having assimi
lated themselves into one, patting their specie into
one oommon parse, woald be enabled to taka the
whole $l5O 000 000 at onoe, instead of by instal
ments. and earry the Government through In the
same way that tha Bank of Ecglkhd or this Bank
of F ance would their respective Goveromeats
The following is all of the report of the , Com
mittee of Ten that was adopted, tbe remainder
being laid over till 11 o’olock to morrow morning,
to which hoar the meeting adjoarped : “An im
mediate issue is to be made by the Treasury De
partment, dated August 15,1861, and bearing in
teiesc from that date, of treasury nctae bearing
interest at 7 30 to rztent of fifty million dpliers.
The bankeof New York, Boston, and Philadelphia
associated, to take jointly thlß firtymilif miatpar,
with the privilege of tak ng at par an additional
fifty millions, Ootober 15. by giving their dfoiston
to the Daparrmert Oo oher 1; end also at par
fifty millione, December 15, by gibing their deci
,sion December 1, nmess said amount shall have
been previously subscribed as a national loan,
it being understood and agreed that no other
Government slocks, bonds, or treasury notes,
except those payable on demtnd, thail be
negotiated or paid out by the Government
until February 1, 1862, should the associates
avail of both privileges; ox. notil December 15,
1861 should they avail of tbe first only; or, until
Ootober 15,1861, if they take but the present fifty
millions; exoept that tha Government may nego
tiate in Europe, or through.subscription to tha na
tional loan ”
The $60,000 000 allotted to the three oltiee, in
preportl n to their capital, will give New York
about $3O 000 000; Boston, *l5 000,000; and Phi
ladelphia, $5 000 000.
The New Yoik Herald says : Letters received
hers to day from the Booth mention that a bill bae
been introduced into the Confederate Congress at
R'ohmon.i, confiscating ell Southern bonds and
evidences of bonthern State indebtedness which'
are not registered by a certain diie, as the pro
perty of oitizena of the Confederate States, or of
citizens of cations at pesos with them. It is
added by the letter-writers that the bill will proba
bly beooms.a law. We are thus enabled to under
stand the heavy purchases of Southern bonds whioh
have been made Hr Southern account within the
past month.
The confiscation of Sonthom bonds hold at tha
North has evidently been contemplated for seme
time, and no one who has observed the tenor of
rebel legislation can doubt but it will be vigorously
aarried out It will be merely another step in tha
career of repudiation and disbones>y which the
rebels have chosen. No idea can be formed ef tha
amoant of Virginias, Tennessees, North Carolina*,
Lcniiianas. and Georgias held at tbe North Per
haps $35,000,000 will cover the whole amount held,
isvtnOißg um nouns in the hands_pf saving banks
here and banks of issue at the West.
Tha Evening Poet, speaking of tha New York
stock and money market to-day, says:
The stooh market is vary firm, bnt remains in
active, awaiting tha final action on the nrgotia
tions of the Government There are few ateeks
offering, and prioes are rather better than yester
day, especially for Federal Btoefas, wh eh are de
cidedly higher
There is quite a movement in 6 per cent- trea
sury notes, ouyers appearing for largo amounts at
96ia96j, with free sales at the outside figures.
The 6 per cent bonds of 1881 are also t per oeet.
better, the registered sailing at 83a88£, against
87 i yesterday Tbe fives of 1874 rose 1 par cent,
with no sellers below 82
The feature of the list of Southern bonds is tbe
weakness in Tennessee Sixes We know of sale*
this morning on aoaount of advices in regard to
the Confiscation bill before the rebel Congress.
Bonds in transits for registration at tha South
have been thrown on the market, for fear that the
bill may take effect before the bonds are pnt in
the name of tbe Southern owners.
New York Central closes at 74£a74£; Erie,
26Ji27; Galena, 66£<66£; Illinois Central, 641*
64jr ; Rook Island, 40j4()£.
Pacific Hail is firm at 78, whioh is the dosing
prioe after the Beard The transfer books close
to-morrow for tbe quarterly dividend of 5 percent,
and re-opon on the 23d inst
The money and exchange markets present no
new feature. Call loans are nominally 4 per sent,
at which most of tha business is dene. Bills on
London are not plenty at present, though the di>
mand is >qnally moderato.
It is interesting at this time to present, in tabu
lar form, the combined strength of the banket f the
three oitles which have so nobly responded to the
wants of tbe Government:
Loans.' Seaoie. Oiroula’n. Net Pep’s
N. York. . .$lO9 88 1 941 8)8 630.116 88 730 481 891.016/ 67
Boston 6-.138 000 6 411,-00 6 460 000 18 014 700
Phllada 2106i,(j70 6 796,140 2,075U09 16 664.014
Total Sits,lB6 OU #6l 838 256 17,251,<91 125.628,791
Here is abundant evidence of the ability ef tbe
banks to oarry through WMt they have undetia
ken Tbs speoie strength of New York alone is
n«srly equal to that cf the Bank of England
(£12,196 000), with no immediate probability of its
diminishing, as the o-uree of onr foreign trade has
every appearance of continuing to role in onr favor
for some time toonme Tbe banks of the oky to
day hold fifty millions in speoie, not to speak of
the reserve of the Sub Treasury and Mint, wbioh i*
equal to ten millions more
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Sales*
JUrosnro nr 3 . B. Slatmai
first i
100 Pens* fie 78
60 Read R..h5wn.18 3 16
60 do ..bOwn.USid
tOOi) Penn R let in stwn 93
li 00 do lat m bßth 96
4000 do lat m aSwn 90
16 Pen' a R .'B#
OLehifh Nav.....a6 49%
lO.Wmohill R 03 I
BRTW . KJi
IOOOLehUhOa.... 101 KI
1100 do * lOiJil
000 do - lOIHi
90i.0Penno6a.. 77*1
SECOND
60 Waahlnprt'n Gaa t 6 90 I
2000 Read 6a v 7o__- 86 |
CLO’ING PRJ
Bid. Asked.
Philata... .int ofi *6X S7X
Fhiia Is It.int off 86X 87X
Phila 0e new inoff.. 96
Penna 6s .. 77K 77K
Rssi a— ms ■»
Read Mi till. Stfi 86X
Bead mt era’U 90 si
Read mills’B6_. 73X 71
Penna R. BPX 38X
Penna R id m t to F 8
Morris Can son 36 SI
Morris Can Pfd 108
SehNSt’B2 66 tlii
Soh Nav Imp Bs_ 78
Boh nav 8k 6 6
SohNavPrfd IIK 12M :
Pbiladelphin Markets
Aconar 15—Errain^
Tbefe is rather more doing in Flour, end most
holders aro asking an advance on previous rates
Sales inoinde 500 bbis Western extra at $i 75
1 000 bbls fresh-ground superfine at the same
figure; and 2,700 bbls City Mills on private terms.
The trade are bnying more freely at from $4 to $6
for old stock and fresh-ground superfine; $4 50a
5 50 for extras; and from 15 25 to $6 25 per bbi for
extra family and fanoy brands, as to quality.
Rye Flour is dull at $3 per bbi, and Corn Mtal at
$2 75 for Fenneylvani-•
Wheat.—There is rather more offering, and the
demand for shipment is t otive, and prioes on the
advsnoe; about 9,500. bus sold at 115,118 j for
Western and Pennit]vnnla reds; 118*1200 for
Southern do; and 127a130a for white, in stere and
afloat, including 1,000 bus Kenmoky on private
terms Rye Is warned at 520 for new, end 560 for
old Petinaylvonle Coin la better, and 1 400 bus
prime Bontbern brought 54c afloat. O *‘r are un
changed, and about 5 000 bus brought 3313 toroid
Pennsylvania, and 30.31 c for new Southern
Babe—There is no change in Qaeroilron, end
Ist No 1 is held at $2B per ton.
CoTioit —The market is firm but quiet, tha high
views of holders limiting operations
Gitocaniss aud Provisions There is rather
more doing in the former; 400 hhds Cuba Bugar
cold at 63 >7o Tbe provirion market Is without
charge.
Whisky oentinuea dull at 18al8io for bbls, and
17io per gallon for drudgo.
Good tor Her.—A few days since, in a
train ou tbe Gioat Wesem Railway, a Canaoitn
gentlam n give utterance to tome very disptrag
tng remarks about tbeoonduotof tur soldi* s •(
Ball Run He styled them a pack if “ cowards.”
An American lady, who was sitting near him, and
who had two children with her, immediately rode,
and confronting him, said : “ l will allow no man
to oall tbe American soldiers onwards I have a
hnsband in the Faderal army, and I am only sorry
tout these tw.. children aie not rid enough to go
with him ut d figh for tbe honor ot their country.”
The Cansdb n deieoated .—Buffalo Courier.
*l.*4
C.o*
. # Aw
0 i r V’‘*tw #*
(SR, Merchants’ Exchange.
10 » RD.
10 Minehill R M
2 do 61
110 Washington Gas- 20
50 ott( Island R~- 9X
50 do do 9X
1000 Read 0a ’B6 bs MX
6t-0 ity 6- nee.— 96
9 Lehigh orip-. 16 36
I 3 Cam A Ambor R...112X
V BOARDS.
I 650 Pennaß* —„ 57X
I 360 do.—77K
>lOOO do .... 77g
I WSohlNav Fref..... It
| BOIKO.
I 6 Cun A Ambor B— 112 X
I 9 Penna R ..Mrs 36K
JOKES—DULL.
„ Bid Asked.
Blmira R Pref OK 10
Klmira 7s *73,..._ ~ 60
Long Island K . OX 10
Leh 01 & N—~.4OX _
trtll Cl A it Hon 34 30
vorttl Panel R 5 6
North Psß6s_. 31
W Penna K Kit. 71 75
Catawiua R pref OK 6
Frank ASo'R ..34 30
2d A Bd-eta R 3.. .41X -
Kaoe&Vire-stsß. 2K ..
W Phils Rex d 61 (5
Spruce A Pm- .7\
Green A Coatee ujg IS
tiCiieet A Walnut.lS