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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1865.
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Bimtloof • W« do not return rejected manasorlpts.
#a~ Volantarj correspondence is solicited from all
parts of the world, and especially from oar different
military and naval departments. When osed, It will
be paid for.- '
The Keport of the Secretary of War.
The report of Mr. Secretary Stanton is
a document of too much importance for us
to make any apology for the space it oc
cupies in our columns, even in these
crowded times. ‘Mr. Lincoln has shown
us the general features of his Admin
istration in his recent message. Mr.
Fessenden has shown us how to raise the
money necessary to keep the machinery
going. Mr. Welles has given lis a mag
nificent panorama of the trials and
triumphs of his newly-created navy. Mr.
Übhbk has shown us how our rapidly-ex
tending civilization is taking possession of
the vast regions beyond the Mississippi.
But the interest we feel in all these depart
ments is absorbed in the operations of the
War Department. Mr. Stanton has had
committed to his care the greatest trust
that was ever given to an American Cabi
net minister. He has held np the arms of
the military leaders who are now marshal
ling Us through the wilderness of war to
the promised land of peace. He has di
rected and concentrated the resources of
the Country so that we might gain suc
cessful and permanent victory. He
has given tone and vigor to the warlike
operations of the Republic. A positive
man, entrusted with immense responsibili
ties, disbursing millions of dollars every
week, and commanding hundreds of thou
sands of men, he has, of course, incurred
the enmity and resistance of the men who
have regarded the war as a selfish agency
and the mere meanß of promotion and
money-getting. They assailed the Secre
tary with vindictive virulence and endea
vored to force him out of the Presidential
councils. No such combination has ever
been formed against a public man, and the
Secretary has the rare felicity of knowing
that he never was more fixed in the affec
tionate respect of the American people
than now. His name is always mentioned
with pride, and his enemies UFe silent be
fore the overwhelming and marvellous vic
tories of Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan. .
Mr. £ tanton finds every cause for con
gratulation in the series of successes which,
will ever dignity the annals of our cam
paign of 1864. All our movements, labors, >
and battles contributed to the triumph of
the Union arms, until at every point of the
compaßß the flag of the country waved •
over new conquests, never to be'relin
quished. His department, of course,
bore a prominent part in these achieve
ments. It furnished the recruits and the
arms, ammunition and food; it paid the
troops and clothed them; it watched over
them on the march, in the camp, on
the field, and in the hospital. How this
great work was done, and how well, the
detailed report fully shows. Throughout
the loyal States, where recruits or drafted
men were continually gathering, depots
were established for their collection and
distribution. The efficient provost guard
already organized was of great service in
carrying out this work, and in preventing
desertion or apprehending and returning
those who had already been guiffcy. In the
armies themselves, to which all these efforts
tended, the influence of the department
was well directed. The troops were paid
as rapidly as funds could be supplied, and
in the items pf food and clothing a high,
degree of plenty and comfort was attained,
exceedingly striking in contrast with the
ragged, miserable condition of the rebel
soldiery. Not only were our own soldiers
supplied with good, wholesome food, but
many of their families and large numbers
of prisoners. As far as possible, all
the defects .found in the supply-sys
tem in 1868 were remedied, and where
possible all expense was saved. The
enemy’s country was made to furnish
much, especially to the large army which
advanced from Chattanooga to Atlanta,
and thence across Georgia to Savannah.
In the ordnance department every effort
was unspared to render our weapons as
efficient and destructive as possible. Our
artillery and small arms were of patterns
the most ingenious and the best, manu
factured by the best mechanical skill of
the'country. To do this required the ex
penditure of more than $88,000,000 —appa-
rently great, but small indeed when com
pared with the influence it had on the
power of our armieß and the success of
the cause. The Munitions of war were
almost all manufactured in the Govern-*
ment arsenals, where the work was found
to be much better done than by contract or
purchase. The engineer department has
guarded against a descent on our coast by
the substitution of artillery fitted to operate
against iron-elads,and where possible,earth
works, which are found to be the strongest
and best, have been erected and properly
equipped. The facilities for moving our
armies have all been increased, and the
hospital system rendered as near perfect as
four years’ experience can teach. Indeed,
in every way the'comfort and efficiency of
our soldiers have been consulted, until our
armies, in materiel and availability, are
equal to the finest armies of any country at
anytime. According to the report of the
Provost Marshal General, we have an am
ple store from which to keep np their effi
ciency. There are 2,784,226 effective men
enrolled in the loyal States, all exclusive of
the hundreds of thousands who are soldiers
in the field.
This exhibition of force and its organi-
zation gives great reason for pride, but far
more for faith. It is cheering, not merely
as it shows what we have done, but what
we can do. Mr. Stanton, in writing the
record of last year’s work, has given the
strongest confidence in this year’s
victory. In numbers and equipment we
helieve our armies to be invincible.
Defences of Canada.
Home time ago the British Government
commissioned Colonel Jebyois, of the
Boyal Engineers, to visit Canada, examine
the defences of that province, and duly re
port thereon. He was to state what (if
any) additional fortifications and arma
ments were necessary, and, having re
turned to England, has done so.
He is of opinion that $1,000,000 should
he expended on the defences of Quebec,
.$2,215,000 on those of Montreal, $500,000
to be divided between Quebec and Mon
treal for additional armaments, $2,500,000
for fortifications at Kingston, Toronto, and
Hamilton, and $500,000 for armaments.
Total, $6,715,000. In addition, he recom
mends that a strong'force of the regular
British army shall be stationed in Canada,
partly as necessary for defence, ana partly
to aid in the training of Provincial "Volun
teers.
The announcement by Earl He Grey,
"War Secretary of England, that the British
Government meant to apply only $1,000,000
to the defences of Canada, to be' disbursed
in four annual payments of $250,000 each,
and that the Canadians themselves must
undertake and pay for all the other de.
fences, to the amount of nearly $6,000,000
more, would seem to show that the Home
Government does not care very much for
Canada. What we value we generally
take care to protect and defend. If Canada
be of value, as an Imperial possession, it
ought to be defended at Imperial cost. T*
raise si? millions of dollars for the purpose
of fortifying a frontier line of more than
twelve hundred miles, it would be neces
sary for Canada to have recourse to a new
loan and it is a fact that already her pe
cuniary obligations are almost beyond the
power of her tax-payers to sustain. Cana
da, no doubt, can supply a sufficient Vo
lunteer force, but her means of raising six
or seven million dollars, in order to pre
vent the chance of being severed from the
British Empire by invasion and conquest
from the United States, are inadequate.
Her best protection is in the policy of this
country—to avoid aggression, to repudiate
war for mere conquest, to hold her own
against the world, to attend to her own in
terests, and to maintain as friendly rela
tions as possible with her neighbors.
Sir Frederick Bruce.
Lora Ltons does not return to this coun
try, and is to be succeeded, as British Mi
nister at Washington, by the Hon. Sir
Frederick William Adolphus Bruce,
thiid son of that dilettanti peer, the seventh
Earl of Elgin and Kincardine (so keenly
satirized by Byron in “English Bards
and Scottish Reviewers,” in “The Curse
of Minerva,” and in the notes to “ Childe
Harold”), who, when ambassador to Tur
key, collected the fine Greek sculptures
from the Acropolis of Athens, which he
subsequently sold to the British Govern
ment—the Elgin marbles, now in the Bri
tish Museum, London. The new envoy
was brother to the late Earl of Elgin, well
known here as having been Governor Ge
neral of Canada for eight years (1846-’54),
subsequently ambassador to China, and
finally Viceroy of India, where he died,
after he had held the office for a short
time. ,
As our readers may look to us for some
personal particulars respecting Lord Lyons'
successor, we have to say that Frederick
W. A. Bruce was bom in April, 1814,
was called to the bar by "the Honorable
Society of Lincoln’s Inn," when he was
twenty-six, and, abandoning iaw for di
plomacy, was attached to the British
Embassy at Washington in 1842, being
then twenty-eight years old. He was
appointed Secretary to the Government
of Hong Kong in 1844; Consul General
in Bolivia in 1847; in Uruguay in 1851;
in Egypt in 1853 ; was made Companion
of the Bath in 1858, during which year he
served as Secretary to his brother, the Earl
of Elgin, during his embassy in China;
was appointed Ambassador to Pekin in
the same year, and was made Knight
Commander of the Bath after the close
of the; late war with China. He is cre
dited with having represented the in
terests of Ms country in China, under
novel and trying circumstances, with re
markable prudence, sagacity, and good
temper. He is now in Ms fifty-first year,
and a bachelor, like Ms immediate pre
decessor here. As Sir Frederick Bruce
resided in WasMngton in 1842-’44, he
does not. come Mther unacquainted with
the place or the people. He will find the
metropolis greatly increased and immensely
improved since he last saw it, some twenty
years ago. -
The Merchants’ Fund.
The Merchants’ Fund waß established in
the year 1858, under the auspices of John
M. Aitwood, William Platt, William
C. Ludwig, Arthur G. Coffin, Thomas
Robins, William E. Bowen, John B.
Myers, Henry White, James C. Hand,
William H. Bacon, Thomas F. Brady,
Fred. Fraley, and several other promi
nent gentlemen of tMs city. Ever since its
organization the claims of meritorious but
unfortunate merchants upon its bounty have
been far greater than could be met.
At the late annual meeting of the asso
ciation, in view of the depleted condition
of the treasury, and .the absolute want of
means to accomplish the object of the
soeiety, it was unanimously resolved; that
a committee he appointed to solicit dona
tions tojncrease the fund to two hundred
thousand dollars, so as not to be dependent
upon the small annual subscriptions. The
committee, under tMs resolution, have been
selected from the different branches of trade,
and are now ready to enter upon the duties
of their appointment. „
The simple object of the association, as
expressed in the charter, is “to famish re
lief to indigent merchants of PhiladelpMa,
especially such as are aged and infirm."
The names of the beneficiaries are never
disclosed, even to the Board of Managers,
ancl all relief is conferred in the utmost con
fidence, and hr the most delicate and affec
tionate. manner possible. Medical aid is
gratuitously ftanished to all who are sick,
and every attention paid by the committee
to the comfort and happiness of those who
have been placed upon the regular list for
relief.
All who hare been, or are now, under
the care of the association are quite aged;
most of them have passed their threescore
years and ten, and at one period of their
lives occupied high and prominent posi
tions in society—many of them engaged in
large and lucrative commercial pursuits—
living in wealth and luxury—generous with
their means and active in their influence in
doing good to their fellow-man. There are
no salaried offices attached to the society.
We have received a copy of Mr. Lobin
Blodget’b pamphlet on the commercial
and financial strength of the trailed States,
reprinted in Germany. This remarkable
summary has been circulated largely in the
German countries, and has done much to
create the confidence in our loans; which
has led to the immense subscriptions now
being received from Germany. The unob
trusive services of Mr. Blodget have done
much to strengthen the finances of our
country as a victory.
WASHINGTON.
Washington, Blaroh 14.
:Speclul Despatches to The Frees. 1
COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIBS.
The statement that ex-Senator Wilkinson Is to
he appointed Indian Commissioner, in place of Mr.
Dolh, is premature. It is said that Mr. Haul an
has recommended for that position the appointment
of some suitable member of the Society of Friends,
THE AMNESTY TO DESERTEBS.
It Is stated oa good authority that the pardon
granted deserters by the President’s proclamation
Is aonstrned by the authorities to include those
already under trial or sentence of courts martial.
[By Associated Press. 1
ILDNESB OF THE PRESIDENT.
President Lincoln bee been suffering with * severe
attack of influenza for several dare. He Is confined to
bed to- day, and consequently not receiving visitors.
NEWS EXPECTED.
The Chronicle's army correspondent intimates that
there is a prospect oi an early movement., The mad le
test disappearing and the roads are becoming passable.
Highly Important news is anticipated daily from Mo
bile by the War Department.
PROVISIONS OF THE AMENDATORY NA
TIONAL OTJBBBNOY ACT.
The amendatory national currency aet provides that
associations shall receive 90 per centum of the circula
tion of notes on the amonnt of United States bonds de
livered to the Treasurer, provided the bonds shaU be
estimated at the par valne. and bear intereitat a
rate oi not less than flve per centum annually, the
amonnt of the circulating notes to be in proportion to
the paid'up capital, aefoUows: !i
ENot exceeding *BOO,OOO, 90 per centum; no‘ exceeding
$3,000,000, 7fiper centum; exceeding $9,000,000, CO per
centnm. One hundred and fflty millions of the entice
amount of circulation notes are to be apportioned to
associations according to the rep;esent&tive population,
and the remainder apportioned by the Secretary ol the
< reentry among associations formed in the States, and
in the District of Colombia and the Territories, having
dne regard to the existing bank capital, resources, and
business of such State, District, and Territory.
-CONTINUED BEBEI, DESERTIONS.
Eotwlthiiaudingthat the rebels have put officers ou
pink st duty, desertions from Inn’s army are nearly as
large as l*st week. Over one hundred arrived to day
and took the oath. They aU concnr that the rebel sup
plies are very scanty.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Several chiefs of the Winnebagoes bad a talk with
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to day preliminary
to a treaty for their removal from Dakotah to the Omaha
Seeervatlonln Nebraska.
RETURN OF PRISONERS.
Commodore Falmsr informs the Navy Department,
from Now Orleans, of the antval of the following*,
named officers, released from Camp Ford, Texas, erp
tured at differ ent times. They have been ordered to
proceed North;
Acting Volunteer Lieutenants Nathan W. Hammond
and Amos Johnson, Acting Masters Henry W. Wash
bum and W. W. Fowler, Aieiriant Paymaster George
W, Simmons, Assistant Engineers James A. Fox; T. J.
Bradley, J. H. Pales, John Medians, Richard M. Mc-
Laughlin, and William Johnron, and Acting Master’s
Mates H. J. Rollins* N. L. Cannon, Howard Sargent,
J. C. Henry, J. L. Chambers, and Henry Weston.
A PRIZE.
The Navy Department has received information of the
capture, off Pass Cavallo, Texas, of the Bullish schoon
er Mathilde, byths gunboat Penobscot. She had a cargo
5 cotton, bagging, liquors, and rope. She cleared from
Matamoros for Havana.
THE SAVANNAH COTTON.
A statement ie extensively published that the Secre
tary of the Treasury has decided to send the cotton
raptured nt Savannah to Europe to he .old. He ha,
cosae to ao Buck domination, nor has is kad the sub
ject ondtr consideration -
CASAOA. >
ESTIMATES Off THE M3EIBTBB Off EINAWOBe
Quebec, March 14 —’Fixe Minister of FinaneifubmitteA
to FariUment to* day estimates for the current year, in •
c.udlnE *I»GtOnCQQ for the permanent defences of tne
country. „
Baliioad Detention.
Baltimore,, MarcliH —The New York express tram
die not reach here till after eiaht o'clock tttU6Yenlfig«
Toe eause of the detention could not b» ascertained.
SEIBIVAB’S MABCH.
STOST or A BEIiBASBD UNION PBIBONBIt—9HSBI
DAN AthBOBD TO BB BUT 20 MILES BJtOU BIOH
KOBD—B* DBBTHOTS TUB AQUNDtJOT AND OSH-
ATKB »BBAT BXCITBHBHT IN TUB CITY, BTO.
Baltikork, March 14 —A returned Union ptleoner,
who renihod Annapolis to-da dlraet from Richmond,
communicates eome interesting Intelligence In ’ relation
to the state of affaire at Richmond and Bheridan’e move
ments. He ears he was eonflned In Castla Thunder,
itnd, through the friends of Union citizens incarcerated
then, obtained much Information relative to events
transpiring, about which the Richmond papers are
silent.
On Salnrday night last Richmond was thrown Into a
state of intense excitement hr the announcement that
Sheridan was near the elt». The alarm belle were
rang, and all the Home Guards and every available
man that could be spared were hurried off to repel'the
Yankles, who were said to bejat BeaverlHllls Aqueduct,
on James river, some twenty miles from the city, de.
stroylng the saual which is the main feeder of Rich
mond.
The excitement continued all night, and Increased to
a panic throughout Sunday, and down to Monday morn
lag. When ho left the excitement still prevailed It
was understood that Sheridan had succeeded in the
destruction of the aqueduct, blowing it np with gun
powder, and it would take at least six months to repair
the damages done by him.
During Sunday afternoon Pickett’s division paused
Castle Thunder in great haste, on the way to meet She
ridan. There is a ferry near the aqueduct, and it was
believed that Sheridan's purpose was to cross the James
and strike the Danville Railroad near the coal fields,
where there is an extensive bridge, destroy that, and
thus complete the destruction of the communications of
Richmond, and then make a junction with Sen. Grant.
Movements indicating preparations for an abandonment
of Biebmondjiave been in progress for some time. The
heavy machinery for manufacturing iron has bsen re
moved; also, the machinery of their parcuseioncap fac
tory, and all the carpenters in the town were at work
filling a large Government order for packing boxes.
The high water in the James had subsided so much
that the boat which-oonveys passengers from Richmond
could not pass above Rocketts, as she had bsen doing
previously. From this circumstance it is hoped that
Sheridan will find less difficult! in crossing tha stream
inhlaline of march. . -
Oheridan may have caused excitement in Richmond
by his diversion in thereat of the city, hut the above,
communication, from a released Union prisoner,seems
to be very much exaggerated. Sheridan’s account of his
operations on the James Elver Canal,, and on the hanks
of the Ravenna, was dated Columbia* Friday, March
10;. Columbia is, in a straight line, fifty-two miles from
Richmond, and by the common roads healer seventy.
It is soareely probable, that Sheridan, In less .than a
day, could have marched fifty miles, auddone besides so
much damage, as he ie represented to have done by the
released prisoner. —Ed. Tbs Psxas.l
OFFICIAL GAZETTE.
SHBBMAW HEAEB FBOM—BVEBYTKIWO FAVOBA-
HLB—BBASO’fI VICTORY.
Washington, March 14. 1865—11 A. M. —PMPftitdiea
direct from Generals Sherman and Schofield tars been
received thu morning by thle Department.
General Sherman’s despatch is dated March Bth, at
Laurel Hill, N. C. Be saps: “We are -well and hare
done finely.' ’ Details are, (or obvious reasons, omitted.
General Schofield, in a despatch dated at Newham,
March 13th, states that os the night or the 10th, near
Southwest Greek, Brags was fairly beaten, and that
dnilng the nllht he retreated across the Meuse, at Kins
ton, and now holds the north bank of the river at that
. place. B. M STANTON, Bcoretary of War.
[Laurel BHI, where General Sherman dates hit de
spatch, is In Bichmond county, M. C„ between Ghsraw,
s c.. and Fayetteville, M. 0,, about forty miles from
the latter place.]
KBSIDCHT.
FBKBBOM TO THB BAMILIBS OF OOLOBBD SOLDIBKB.
Lorisyrnna, March 14.—An. order from Major General
Palxner, published this morning, announces that by the
a«t of Congress passed on tbeSd of March, the wires and
children of colored men who hare enlisted or who may
enlist in the army are free, promises the enforcement
of their rights by the military authorities if necessary,
and urges the loyal men and women of Kentucky to en
eouraae the enlistment of colored men in the army,
and afterwards to recognise them as upholders of the
Govercmeit -ana-defender* of their homes, and toes
entire Kentucky ’s accuesomed benevolence and charity
towards the helpless women and ollldron thus made
free. Gen. James S. Brisbln has been appointed super
intendent of the organisation of white and colored
troope in Kentucky. - ,
TH£ X3SGIBIsA.TtBE.
Habbisbubo, March 14, 1565.
SENATE.
The general appropriation hill has finally passed the
Senate Among other additions were 92,000 to the Home
of ihe Friendless In Allegheny county, and 91.000 to the
Orphans' Home of the Shepherd of the Lamb,at.Brides-
Thefollowingblllspused; .
A fun her supplement to the act enabling State banks
to become national banks
A fhriher supplement to the aot providing for the pay
ment of the Interest of tho State debt.
An act relating to investments and sales by trustees.
An act providing for the punishment of frauds on
drafted, men. _
A supplement to the act incorporating tho Western
Market Company.
a. supplementary act allowing the Local Telegraph
Company to extend their own and purchase other lines.
Ur. CORNELL presented a remonstrance against the
passage of the Fart bill. . .
Mes're. DuNOVAN, NICHOLS, BIDGWAY, and. in
fact, a large majority of the Senate, presented similar
xemonatasces
Hr. COB NELL presented a petition from- owaa’s on
fb& line of the proposed South Broad* street Turnpike
Is favor of the projtct,
Heasrs. KIOBOtS and COHJfELL presented petitions
for the passage of an aefc prohibiting Philadelphia p*s
sesger xailway oos&pudee from charging more than five
cen ta.
Hr. BICHOLS read a hill is place to incorporate the
Island Bond Company. , , _
• Hr. BIDGWAY read a Mil to incorporate the Herme
tically Sealed Barrel Manufactory.
Hr. BXGHOLS read a hill in reference to Courts of
Hr. HOGB. a hill to incorporate the Franklin Oil aud
Implement Company
Hr. BIDGWAY called up the supplement to ihe act
incorpoMting the Fainoount Park and Delaware Biver
£ sillway Company, authorising an extension of jiack.
*4
Mr. KABDALL called up and had, pawed a supple
mentary act Incorporating the Mount Carbon and Fort.
Carton Bailway Company.- ~ ■ _ ..
Mr. CONNELL called up and had passed a bill autho
rizing the Onion Cansl Company to. convey certain real
eS Mri HALL called up the bill amending the law of evi
dence, which, after a lengthy discussion, was laid over
up the bill Incorporating the
Biver Oil Company, but the Senate, by a vote of 16 nays
to 16 yeas, declined considering it, (This is the bill to
dlrp' se of the beds of rivers.)
Tie following bills were paßsed: • . •
. One incorporating the Nevada Sliver Mining Com
pauy.
One incorporating the Brosd-streot and League Island
Hoad Company. Adjourned. •
HOUSE.
The general bounty bill was passed finally (this
does sot apply to Philadelphia)* authorizing a bounty
not exceeding $4OO. ,
Humerou* r» monstrances were presented' against the,
Philadelphia Park bill. .. _ - ..
Mr. COCHRAN, of Erie, moved to discharge the dty
railway committee from the consideration of an act re
quiring colored people to be admitted to the street ears.
Several parliamentary motions were made, but two *
thirds of the Bouse would not vote to discharge the
committee, the vote being ayes 41, noes 45.
The following bills were passed: ...
Mr. COCBBAN, of Philadelphia* authorizing the
Cherry Run. Petroleum Company to increase capital
stock.
Mr. Pi NCO AST. relieving William Fliehmuth.
Mr SUTFBIN. in act opening certain streets through
the Kensington depot. Passed to third reading and. laid
over.
Hr. LEE, Incorporating North American Mining Com
pany.
Mr. MILLBB, dividing the Twenty fourth ward Into
two school districts. , ■
Numerous bills upon the private calendar were eon*
sldered. The following were of interest to Philadelphia:
An aet to repeal an act to ex>end and open Polaekl
etreet. In the Twenty-first ward, Philadelphia, was
defeated. . .
A further supplement to an act incorporating the city
of Philadelphia, relating to the Second and Third wards
of raid city, defining the boundary lines, and providing
for certain officers in the same; also, en-act to tncjrpo
rate the Subterranean Oil Transportation Company;
and alto an act to authorise the treasurer of Lycoming
county to pay the salary Of the brigade inspector cf the
ltt Brigade of the 11th Division of Pennsylvania Mi
litia, were pasted to second reading and Hid over.
Mr. BUDDIMAM favored the bill relating to the
Second ana Third wards of PhUadelphla, hut It wan op
posed by Mosers. JOSEPHS andQDIGLBY.
An act allowing cars to run in Philadelphia on Snn
day was defeated br a Diva voce vote.
The followingbUle passed: .
An act authorising the Delaware Division Canal Com-.,
pany of Pennsylvania to increase their tolls.
So. act authorising the purchase of the Northern Li
berties Gas Works. „ _ ■ ~
An aet to incorporate tbe Pens Township Insurance
Company for insuring of home, Ac.
An act to incorporate the National Iron Armor Com
pitt of Cbettei. .
As act vacating a portion of tbe Ford ro&4 In tbe city
of FhtiadalpMa and Montgomery county.
An act to authorize a change of »he gtude of Bridge
street, in the Tij*Bty* fourth ward, Philadelphia.
A further supplement 10 an act to Incorporate tbe
Iciectic Medical College of Philadelphia, and a supple,
me&i toaa actio incorporate the American College of
Medicine.
An aet to authorize the trustees of the Alexander
Presbyterian Church* of Philadelphia, to sell certain
real estate* and fixing the number of trusieeß of said
church r
An set authorizing the Central Transportation Comps-
By, a corporation created under the general laws of
Pennsylvania, to Increase its capital
An act vaeattng_e«tatn streets, roads, and lanes in
the First ward of Philadelphia.
HEW JERSEY.
LEGISLATIVE DISCUSSION OF THE ANTI-SLAVERY
AMENDMENT—THB STRUGGLE FOR THE SENA-
TOHSHIP. .
Tebstoh, March 14.-In the State Senate to-day a
discussion occurred on the Constitutions! Slavery
Amendment. Messrs. Scovel and Ludlam advocated
the amendment and Mr. Jenkins, of Onion county op
posed It. The subject was postponed until to-morrow.
Another reffort will be made to-morrow to eleot a
United States senator,
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
THB STATS ELECTION—INCREASED UNION Mi-
JORITIBB.
Concord, N. H , March 14 —The election for State
officers, and members of Congress End the LegUlaturer
, °Tbe’Bepubltoans supported Frederick Sray the for Go
vernor, and the Democrats Edwsrd H. natrlngton,
both gentlemen residents of Manchester.
The returns received to an.early honrlMsevenlng in
dicate that Smr tie’s majority will exceed 6,000. Many
towns Show considerable Union gains over tbe vote of
last year, when Gilmore's majority was about 5,600.
The aggregate vote to day wUlbe less by some thou
sands than that of last year The resalt In the First
Congressional district Is close. _
Jiovek, M, a., March 14---ID.SO P. M — Returns from
nineteen towns give General MarstonfEep.ljfor Con
gress, 4. £O7; Marcy, <Dem ), 2,964; Sawyer, 237. Mars- /
ton’s majority over Marcy, 1,643. This Insures the
election of throe Republican members of Congress from
New Hampshire—a gain of one. ,
Concord, March 14.—The vote for Governor in Ilf
towns foots up as follows:
Smyths, 24,665; Harrington, 18,313 General Mars
ton Is elected to Congress In the First district by nearly
1,(00 majority, and in the other two districts Boltins
and Patterson nrc re-elected by about 2,000 majority.
The Republicans have elected all the Councillors,
nine ont of twelve Senators, ana will have a majority
of abont 100 in tbe House. .
►HEW YORK CITY.
NEW YORK, March 14,V1865,
A GENERAL ELECTION.
Tbe elecion was held throughout the State to-day on
the question of appointing Commissioners of the Court
of Appeals in order to assist in clearing the calendar of
the court. The vote In this city stoodB9l for and 2.890
avalist. The returns from the interior show majorities
lor the amendment nearly everywhere, but tpe vote,
as In this city, Is light.
THB EVENING STOCK BOARD.
30 P. M —Gold 181%; after- call sales at 178% Stocks
weak, and New York Central 106%; BrieeSM: Hudson
River 109%; Beading 107%; old Southern Mtcnlgau 65%;
Illinois Central I‘2; Pittsburg and Cleveland leHi Cm
coso and Hock Island 88% (Chicago and Northwestern
MMs do. preferred 60%; Fort WayneBB; Cumberland
69»; Mariposa 14N.
CATTLE MARKET.
Beef Cattle declined Becsipta, 6,400. Sales
atlOS4@!3c Sheep lower. Sales of 10,000 head at 6%®
16c. tswlne lower. Sales of 7,000 at 13@13%0.
SHIP NEWS.
Arrived, steamship Union, from the Gulf Squadron,
wlthfl officers and 90 discharged sailors Also arrived,
gunboat A. D. Vance, Fortiers Monroe; barks Acme,
vera CrnztTberese, Bremen; John Griffin, Remedies;
Blsir Athol, Matansas; ships Freedom, Anndorlandi
brtgCaprera, Berbice;ichooners Elizs.St. Kitts; Won
der, Tampico. - ■
- Major General Emory, of the 19th Army Corp 3,
has been appointed to the command of the Middle
Military Division, known as the Army of the She-
nandoah, in the place of Gen. Hancock. This com
mand embraces all the Infantry, artillery, and caval
ry between Cumberland, -Md., Harper’s Ferry, and
Winchester. Gen. Emory has Issued orders for the
government of trade and the issuing of passes to
nan-resldentß. _
Tim Cincinnati Commercial says that the well
known General Geo. B. Hodge, who left Covington
mere than three years ago, to join the rebel army,
has wfttten a letter to his friends, In which he ex-:
presses an earnest desire to take the oath or amnesty
and return to his homo.
THE PRESS-PHIT,ADF.T.PTTTA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1865:
—Johnllarlan, of lowa, the new Secretary of the
Interior, 1b a native of Illinois, forty-four years of
age, having been born in Clarke oounty, In that
State, on the 26th of. August, 1820. He received a
thorough praotlcal education, and graduated at'
Indiana University in 1846. He studied law, and
was shortly afterwards admitted to the bar. He
subsequently removed to lowa, and was ehosen Su
perintendent of Public Instruction In 1847, and
President of tbe lowa Wesleyan University In 1853.
In 1856 be was eleoted to the Senate of the United
States. ‘ v
Pbtbbbos’s Dbteotok for Maroh istli has been
received. It U a safe mono; guide; no better pub
lit hed. Price only *l 6O per annum. Every place
of business should subscribe for it. Published by
Peterson & Brothers, No, 300 Chestnut street. Now
Is the time to subscribe for 1866.
The Spy aoti Scout.—Under this title a gen
tleman of this city has prepared an account or the
life and adventures of Hiss Pauline Cushman, and
the work Is. about to be published by Mr, Potter.
The thrilling Incidents in the career of the lady are
said to be narrated In an able and graphic manner.
The Great Amhrioah Orsons.—The usual
Wednesday afternoon mattaCe at the Circus |wlll
take place this [afternoon, [A grand equestrian,
aerobatic, and gymnastic performance will be given.
Fi.owma Stbihq On, Company.—About 70,000
Shares of this company were disposed of yesterday.
The stock Is sold at the remarkably low price of
twenty-five cents per share, thus enabling the
poorest man to become a participant People who
are anxious to Invest In oil companies are ready to
place confidence In the mutual basis upon which
this company is formed, and in the character of Its
property. It owns 204 acres in Athens county,
Ohio, on Margaretta Greek, a tributary to the
Hooking river, and the presence of oil on the pro
perty is Indicated by several oil springs, whlohhare
long existed on the ground* ofthe oompany.
Subscription books now open at the oounttng
room of E. Roberts * Co., No. 241 Market street.
Stkirb Oil. by subscribing for “ ground-floor ”
Interests in the Equity On. Company, sT2S cents
per share. Apply to day at the office, No. 48 South
Third street.
Tub Books op tbs Pkiuaubuphia Mutual
Petroleum Company will dose today, there
being only a Bmall quantity of stock left yet to be
subscribed to. It Is not necessary for us to say any
thing in regard to its merits, as the avidity displayed
by persons securing the stook speaks for Itself.
Persons who are anxious to secure this popular In
vestment should apply early to-day, at the banking
house of Harper, Duraey fc Co., No. 66 South Third
street, where It can be procured at the original
subscription price, twenty-five oents per share.
Laurel Hint Cbme-eby —The managers -or
Laurel Hill Cemetery are now prepared to offer to
the publio the lots in the Pepper property, now
called central, whloh has 1 been Improved and deco
rated In tbe best style of the landscape gardener,
and Is, In fact, the erownlngpolnt of the whole plat.
Many persons suppose that ground In Laurel Hill
is uniformly dearqr than In other cemeteries. On
the contrary, good dry lots are for galeAttlte as low
as In the wet clay soil that prevails in'the burial
grounds nearer the built-up portions iff the city
proper.
Shuman Hbabd From.—Sherman is like a eat
In respect to coming down upon his feet. The rebels
have bad him surrounded and gobbled np on sundry
occasions; but he always turns up safe and sound
at the proper time. General Grant received a letter
irom him within a few days, in which he gave the
most encouraging account of the situation, and
added some highly complimentary remarksconeern
ing the elegant garments for gentlemen and youths
that are made at the Brown-Stone Clotting Hall of
Eookhlll & Wilson, Nos. 603 and 606 Chestnut street,
■above Sixth.
Security bob Lipb and Pbopbrty The
lateßtof the many useful inventions Introduced In
this city Is the Universal Safety Match, for sale
only to dealersiat the office of the Florence Sewing
Machine Company, No. 630 Chestnut street. Dally
fires occnrfrom the carelessuse of common matches.
Rats and mice eetbutldlngs In flames by carrying
matohes Into their hiding places. Large fires
frequently occur by matohes being trodden upon In
shops and factories where there Is combustible ma
terial. Fire Marshal Blackburn, 4a his last annual
report, mentions twenty'nlne fires as having oc
curred in this city during the yearlB64,' fromohUdren
playing with matches. This would not have hap
pened had the Safety Matohes' been In. use, as they
can only be Ignited by being brought In contact with
the prepared surface on the box. No amount or
rubbing on the walls, or even on sand paper, will
cause them to Ignite. They emit a pleasant odor
when lighted, no sulphur or phosphorus being a
part of their composition. They are quite as cheap
as the eommon matohes, as there Is no waste; every
match sure to Ignite when brought In contact with
the box. These matohes are endorsed and recom
mended by the Chief Fire Marshal, and by all the
Prisldents and Underwriters or the Fire Insurance
Companies, who have tested their merits. For sale,'
In large or small packages, at the general agency,
No. 630 Chestnut street. mhis-lt
Dn. D. Jaynb’s Expbotorak*.—All who have
used this standard medlelne.for asthma, bronchitis)
whooping cough, coughs and oolds, conßnmptlon,
pleurisy, croup, hoarseness, or any pulmonary oom
plaint, attests Its usefulness. >#' '
* Recent ooughs and colds, pleurltlo pains, Sec., arc
quickly and effectually cured by Its- diaphoretic,
soothing, and expectorant power.
Asthma It always euros. It overcomes the spas
modic contraction of the air vessels, and, by pro
ducing free expectoration, at ones removes all diffi
culty of breathing.
Bronchitis readily yields to.the Expectorant. It
snbduesthe inflammation which extends through
the wind tubeß, promotes free expectoration, and
suppresses at once the oough and pain.
Consumption.—For this Insidious and fatal.dis
ease no remedy has ever been found so effectual. It
subdues the Inflammation, suppresses- the cough
and pain, and relieves the difficulty of breathing,
and, by causing an easy expectoration, all Irritating
and obstructing matters arc removed from the
lungs.
Whooping Oough Is promptly relieved by this
Expectorant. It shortens the duration of the dis
ease one half, and greatly mitigates the sufferings
of the patient.
In all pulmonary complaints, in croup, pleurisy,
Iro.. It will be found to beprompt, safe, pleasant, and
reliable, prepared only at 242 Chestnut street.
mhl6-2t ■ \ V
CITY ITEMS.
We, the übdbbsissed, being duly sworn, do de
pose and state that we were -present at the' hearing
of the charge before Beeorder Enou on Friday last,
Maroh 10,1866, of Commonwealth against. Florence
Fitzpatrick, auctioneer, Chestnut street, above
Sixth street.ofselllng a watch for gold. There was
no evidence at the hearing whatever to show that
the said watoh was not gold. ,
Joseph Doyle,
, Cobhbliub O’BaiaH,
David P. S. Nichols.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this 14th day of
Maroh, 1866. Ohab. Wbldiho, Alderman.
We, the undersigned, being duly sworn, do de
pose and state that we have examined the watch
referred to above, and we find It a gold watch.
G. it. Waitt,
A.Hoobbl.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this 14th day ol
March, 1885. » Okas. Weldiso, Alderman.
'I, the undersigned, being duly sworn, do depose
and state that the watch examined by Geo. L.
Waitt and A. Honsel is the same watch which was
in evidence before Beooraer Enen.
David F. S. Nichols.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this Uth day of
March, 1866. ■ Chas. Wbldihs, Alderman.
Oppicbs op Gambboh Petbolbuml Oompahy .op
Pbbnbvlvakia, 101 Walnut street, E. 0* James;
and southeast corner of Seventh and Chestnut, A.
Douglas, where full particulars can be obtained and
subscriptions received. Boohs open but a few days
longer. Subscription price, $2 60 per Bhare. mhU-5t
We call ATTBHTTON tothe cherry Bun and West
Hlchory Mutual Petroleuiu Company of. Philade
lphia, whose advertisement appears in
Its low price and good managers should Insure It
public favor. But very few shares are now left.
mhi4-st
A OOKVBBIBHT POCKET BOOK.—DCOIdOdIy the
most complete article of the hind we have ever seen
Is that of Mason A Hughes, No. 44 North Sixth
street. It is made of one piece of leather by folding)
and is the most durable booh made, mhll-swlm
The Oaptukb op Ohableston amd Wilmihg
to» has created joy among all loyal citizens; bat
the Ladles win he more joyful when they hear that
Mrs. J. Hamburger, No. 28 South Second street, Is
now prepared to meet their demands, as she has on
hand a large assortment of the latest styles Hois, and
Sonnets. mhlMt*
Best Quality Smuts aed Gbhtlbmbh’s Fue
hishihg Goods.—As the season of the year Is
now at hand for gentlemen to replenish their
linens, we would Inform them that the best
place to do so is at Mr. John ,C. ArrlsoS’s, Nos. 1
and 3 North Sixth street (formerly. Mr. J. Burr
Moore’s), whose name and fame In this, department
of trade and manufacture have been richly sus
tained. . mbU-tf
Gbbat Bush hob Babgaths ih Olothihq at
Gbasyillb Stokes’ Old Stahd.—The choicest
stock In the city. Fashionable, substantial, cheap.
Also, a splendid stock of goods for ouetom work S
the most superb colors and styles. Call soon, and
have the benefit of an early selection. Choice goods
are far ftom plentiful in the market. Great Induce
ments are offered to buyers.
GBABVILLE STOKES’ Old Stand,
mhl4-3t No. 609 Chestnut street, above Sixth. -
A OHAKOB POE EVBKY CUE TO IKVBBT IK OIL.
—Bead the prospectus of the Great Eepubllo Mu
tual Oil Company, In this paper. Shares fifty
cents. mhll-tf
Choice peopebty on Cherry Bun, Bithole, and
Slippery Bock Creek. Bead the prospectus of the
Croat Eepubllo Mutual OH Company. mhll-tf
Bead the prospectus of the Great Eepubllo Mu
tual OH Company. Shares fifty cents for full-paid
stock. i.
Every Shabeholdeb ok the Gbouhd Floob.
—Splendid property on Cherry Bun, Plthole, and
Slippery Bock Creek. Bead the prospectus of
the Great Eepubllo Mutual Oil Company, In
another column of to-day’s paper. Shares only
cents. mhll-tf -
Fiuty obhtb for stock. Bead the pro
spectus or the Great Bepublio Mutual OU Gem
mhll-tf
Era, Eab, axo Oatabbh, successfully treated
bv 3. Isaacs, H, D., Ooullet and Anrlst, 81l Pine St
Artificial eyes inserted. Nooharge for examination.
FoBKiTtTBE— OId furniture earerully taken apart,
mended, renpkolstered, and made to look equal to
new a t Patten’s, 1403 Chestnut-street, mhis-lt
%3 Shaotb.—Good Window Shades, at Tiro Do!
lars, at Patters, UQB Chestnut street. mhlß St
jAßnr*s Emaildb Pabib changes a roughened
or grated skln to the texture and color of frejhly
polished alabaster, effectually removes all unsight
ly black worm, spooks, and dAooloratlons of the
skin. Sold by druggists; perfumers, and coiffeurs.
JABBP’S EMAIL db Pabjb Is especially endorsed
by Mdlle. Yestvall, Mrs. Dt F. Bowers, Lucille
Western, and many ladies In private life, whose
commendatory letters, for obvious reasons, eannot
bo published. Sold by druggists, perfumers, and
halr-dressers. _____
Jared’s Email dn Paris is used by the most re
tiring and sensitive ladles, It bring no vulgar paste
or paint. Orders by mail should be addressed to
“Jared & Rene, Phllada.” mh6-mws6t
Ofwob of BUTTBRyIBLD’B Ovbrland B»
patch removed to No. 40 South Fifth street. fel7-ti
SPECIAL NOTICES.
American Molded Collar Company.—
NOTICE. —Whereas,under the head of * ‘ Caution, ’ ’ one
William B. Lockwood claims, under a reissue of apa
tent slanted to Walter Hunt in 1854. *U» exetartve
right of making, selling, and ruing Collars and Caffs
made entirely of paper in Imitation ofstarohed linen,
we notify the public that aald Lockwood hasnosueh
patent, and we propose lo contest sueh claim whenever
and wherever made.and request any party who may be
sued on sueh reissued patent to Inform ue of the fact, m
order that the detente In such suit may be fully and
tolT made. C. W. GALLOP PB, President
S R. NICKERSON, Treaeurer.
BOSTOX, Maroh 8,1855. 111115 *
Gray Hair, Baldness, Dandruff,-ant
Disease of the Scalp. ___
NO DISCOVERY CAN COMPARE WITH THE
London Hair Color Restorer and, Dressing,
London Hair Color Restorer and Dressing,
London Hair Color Restorer and, Dressing.
ka tM* preparation contains no mineral substances*
and is delicately perfumed, its application Is & pleasure
instead of a task. (U is not a Bye).
1— It will restore gray hair to its original color.
2 It will make it grow on bald beads.
S—lterill restore tbe natural secretions.
4 It will remove all dandruff and itching*.
5 It will make the hair soft, glossy, and flexible.
6 wi]l preserve the original color to old age. •
7 It will preventthe hair from falling off.
8— It will cure all diseases of tbe soalp*
BaIeDUBSS.—It will posittYely stop tbe bait from
falling* and cause it to grow on bald spots in all cases
wbere.tbe follicles are left
■ Price 75 cents a bottle; six bottles $i Sold by Dr.
SWATHE & SON* No. 330 N. SIXUH Street Sent by
express to any part of-the United States. It
; Brass Screw Bings and Iron Screw
Iyes— Nearly a (nil stook now on hand at TRUMAN Sc
SHAW'S, No. 835 (Eight Thirty-five) MARKET Street,
below MATH. U
Tailors’ Geese, both Broad and
Narrow Patterns, of a vsrlety of sizes) for sale at the
Hardwire Store of TRUMAN & SHAW, No. 835 (Eight
Thirty-five) MABKET Street, below NINTH. It
Ladies Receive Instruction in Book
keeping, Business Witting, and: Commercial Arith
metic, in O’DONNELL’S BtOK KBBPING .INSTI
TUTE, TENTH and CHESTNUT Sts. mhlSfc*
To Purify, Enrich the Blood, and
BEAUTIFY the complexion, use HBLMBOLD ’S HIGH
LY CONCENTRATED FLUID EXTRACT SARSAPA
RILLA. One bottle equals in strength one gallon of the
Syrup or Decoction.
.Why Injure the Complexion- by
pbwDERS AND WASHES which choke or fill up the
pores of the skin, and In a short time leave It harsh and
dry? It is in the blood, and if you want a smooth and
soft skin use HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT OF. SARSA
PARILLA. It gives a brill i aney to the complexion.
A Clear, Smooth Skin and Beauti
ful COMPLEXION follows the use of HBLMBOLD’S
CONCENTRATED FLUID EXTRACT SARSAPARIL
LA. It removes black spots, pimples-and all eruptions
of the skin. •- '. . ■
Hot a Pew of thsTWobst Disorders
that afflict mankind arise from corruption* of tha'hlood -
BBLMBOLD'S BXTEACT OF BABSAPABILLA. is a
remedy of the utmost value-
Helmbold’s Concentrated Extract
BUCHU is the great Diuretic. HBLMBOLD’S CON
CENTRATED EXTRACT SARSAPARILLA tithe Great
Stood Purifier, Roth are prepared according to rules
of Pharmacy and Chemistry, and are the most active
that eon be made.
A Thing of Beauty is a Joy For
ever.—Those who desire 'brilliancy iff complexion,
mast purify and enrich Ihe blood, which HBLMBOLD’S
CONCENTRATED EXTRACT SARSAPARILLA inva
riably does. Recollect it Is no patent medicine. Ask
for Belmbold’s. Take no other. mhl-wftnlm
Army Itch—All Skin Diseases.
“ARMY ITCH.” "TETTER.”
“ARMY ITCH.” "SCALD HEAD.” „
“ARMY ITCH.” "SALT RHEUM. "
“DR. SWAYNB’S ALL-HEALING OINTMENT”
never fails to cure the most obstinate eases. Price 60
cents. Sent by mall on receipt of 60 cents. Prepared
only by Dr. SWATHE & 50N.'330 N. SIXTH Street,
Phllad. - - " ■ . 1*
Hath DYE 1 HAIR DyK I
BATCHELOR’S HAIR DYE Is the best In the world,
rhe only true and perfect Dye—harmless, Instantane
ous, and reliable; produces a splendid Black or Natural
Brown; remedies tbe ill effects of Bad Dyes, andfre
quently restores the original color. Bold by all Drug
gists. The genuine Is signed W. A BATCHELOR, 81
BARCLAY Street, New York. ina-mwfrly
Grover and Baker’s
Highest-premium,
Elastic-stitch and Lock-stitch
■ SEWING MACHINES.
With latest Improvements,
mhl-lm No. 730 CHESTNUT Street.
Jones’,
. THE LOWBBT
SELLING PRICE
is marked In figures
oneachartlde.
AND NEVER TABLED.
At
JONES’
Crescent One-prise
CLOTHING HOUSE,
MARKET STREET,
shove Sixth,
Mo. 604.
JSSf Prices reduced to suit tbe times. . '
A fine assortment of READY-MADE CLOTHING,
suitable for all aeaeons,.eoßstantly on hand.
Custom-work made to Older at short noties. [mh7-3m
Itch. (Wheaton’s) Itch.
SAIT RHEUM. (OINTMENT) SALTRHSUH.
Will cure the Itch in 48 hours. Also eures Salt Rheum
mein, Chilblains, and all Eruptions of the Skin.
Pries 60 cents. By sending 60 cents to WEEKS &VOT
TKB, BOSTON, Mass. .will be forwarded free by mall
Tor side by all Druggists. mhlS-lm
Gentlemen’s
OPENING.
■** st S^Ion ?OKTHB
Early selection* nrfed, be
fore toe usual rash begins.
WAN AHAEEB & BROWN,
Pine Tallorinr.
CUSTOM DBP4RTHBBT,
No. 1 South SIXTH Street
Chickebusg Pianos.
nTTfI 29,000 Solo. STSTP
HEW WABBBOOMS.
A large assortment of Grand, Square, and Hprlaht
Pianos. “ All the great Artists of the Plano use Only
the Chlckerlng Instruments ’ 1
Entrance to WABBBOOMS,
ABT GALLERY,
91* CHBSTHDT STREET.
jnM-WfmUt* WM. H, DUTTON.
wm & 00 -’ s swr
MASON
CABINBT ORGANS.
PIANO Over 500 each of-thesa fine
FORTES. Instruments have keen told by
PIANO Mr. G . and the demand is son-
FORTBS. stantly Increasing.
PIANO For sale only by.
FOR’ ES J. B. GOULD,
PIANO SEVENTH and CHESTNUT Sts
FOBTSS. nolO tf
BUTCHER.—On the 13th Inst., Marie Ltooh, touga
terof John and S&llie C Butcher, aged' 3 years and 2
months.
The relatives and friends of the family are In-cited to
attend the funeral, from the residence of her parents.
Ho. 236 North Tenth street, at 2 o'clock tbinday. *
GIBSON.—On Saturday night, lith last., John Gib
son, to the72d year of hislagm. , ..
The relatWes and male friends of the, family are Invi
ted to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 436
North Sixth street, at 10 o’clock,on Thursday morning,
16 W,KlNTON.—On'ihemornin*of the 14thtost.,Mary, !
wife of Joseph Elkinton, aged nearly 71 years. ....
The relatives and friends of the family are Invited to
attend the funeral, from the residence of her husband.
N 0.783 South Second street, on Fifth.toy, the 16th Inafc,
ate o’clock. Interment at Friends’ Western Ground »
BYERLY-—On Tuetday morning, the 14th tost., Mrs.
Ann Byerly, relict of the late John Byerly, *
SNYDER.—On Tuesday, 14th tost., otmembranous
croup. Harrison Lltzenherg, son of Simon and Mary
A, Snyder, aged throe years.
The relatives and friends of the family are respectful
-1-c invited to attend hie funeral, from the residence of
his parents, 467 North Sixth street, on Thursday after
noon. at 1 o’clock. To proceed to Woodland Ceme
tery , - **
BoCOBMICK.—I3th Instant, Thomas B. McCormick,
in the 61st reir of hie age.
Due notice of the funeral will be given. *
' THOMPSON.-On tee morning of theUthinst., John
Thompson, late Sheriff of. Philadelphia, to the 67th
y ?nn°eral cervices at his late residence, No. IM3 Filbert
street, on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’cloek. Interment
at Presbyterian Chnrch, Middletown. Delaware coun
ty, on Wednesday morning. ... _ , ■
PICOT.—On Saturday, thellth tost, Loufae-Adele.
daughter of Charles Louis, Count d’EsptavlUe, for
merly Consul General of France at New York, and re
lict of the late Charles Plcot, of this city,
* The relatives and friends of the family are respact
fully invited to attend the- funeral, from her late resi
dence, No. 262 North Twenty-first street,on Wednesday
morning, the 16th toßt., at o’clock. Swriees at St.
John’s Church, Thirteenth street, above Chestant.
THOMPSON —On the lath inst., Harriet Thompson,
wife of Oscar Thompson, in the 48th y esr of her age.
The relativer and friends of the family ere reroectful
lv Invited to attend the funeral from the residence, of
her husband. No. 326 Washington avenue, on Thursday
afternoon, 16th toot, at 3 o’clock. To ptooaed to Union
C McK*slhHT. —On the 18th tost., WilliamJ. McKnlfht,
a Th Relative B and friend sof the family are respectful
ly invited to attend his funeral, from the residence of
his btother, John McKcignt, No. 1832 FUhert street, on
Thursday afternoon, the 16th Inst.. at 3 o’clock.
JjjfPlN’B PLAIN BLACK GOODS.-
Inpin’eTemleea.
• BbIS^UISM.
All-wool Hepe.
Xmpree* Clothe. .
HerisoeeandGaehmere*.
Honeaeline Be Baines.
8-4-wide Bulge Barnaul.
8-4-wide Bareiea and Grape Hants.
■Thibet Shawls. he. 1
BKSSOH & SON, Mourning Store.
Ho. 9XB CHBBTHtfr Street.
PYRE & LANDELL ABE RE- |
CEIVINO a STOCK of tnperlor DRY gOODB.I
Adapted to ibe DAILY WABTS ofEYEKY FAMILY. #1
Full Stock of Staple Goods.
Flue Stock of Fancy Goods.
' Bear Goods dally received.
|®» A I.ECXCRE BT THEOBOBB A.
I=» V. HBNBT„of Biltlmore,
On THURSDAY EVENING, March 16,1865,
at Big Wesley Church, LOMBARD Street, near Sixth.
Subnet—"Tit* Origin of Slavery and tt» present
Downfall.' ’ Ticket! of admission. 20 cents. Tickets
to be had at tha door. mhls it*
Ft ON. WE. H. KELLEY*
EevDELIVER THE SIXTH and
of the Course before the Soria!, Crril *sf ®J2*S?noN
Mristiontf the People of Pennsylvania, tn
qnsetion of tbe day, namely: “The War and BUS
E* T n aSEENPrELD, j*»d the Post f «“
C^pWaitemPen^wm^rf^gontheoccaslon.
Proceeds for the benefit of the Freedmen and 8U»
and vxnmcted eoldte*s. _______ , r ,. rifnt . n qtyt'B
maybe bad atPIJCJH 9 fepokstoroe 81X.Ta
and CHK9T BXTS* and at tbe door. mhU 7t_
HORACE GBBBLBT, BS<b.
WdG New York Tribune A will leotara uponi “Self
made Km,” next TUESDAY BVBNIB®. at OONDSR*
tickets, 26 cents, can be had at Presbyterian Hours,
Tract House, end Book and Music Stores Severally-
Reserved seatn, GO cents, to hahad only at Olaxten a
Cate Mnrtleu’s), 606 Chestnut street.
LECTURE BT RE▼. ®®*>*
RX? JACQURBS. at CONCERT H ALL, on WEDNES
DAY EVENING, March IStb, 1865.
Buhjoot—“ My Experience in Richmond; or, Conver
satioos with Jeff Davis, Benjamin. a Co- ’ .
The late peace miecdon of Col Jacqness hail>««««»
much attention. Varims aceonfite of his visit to the
rebel capital hay# been made* in which mn*a netloa
was mingled with a few facts In this lecture- he pro-
Siesito giye theparticularsof hisinterriewwith the
rebel authorities, and the impressions received-there-
admitting * gentleman and two ladles, one
dollar. Single admission, 50 cent*. For sale bytVrß.
Pnelu 8; VT comer Sixth and Chestnut streets; Per
topmeft Hlggiae, M H. sfcreet,
i uhism, B. B. comer of Eighth and Spring Ghrden
%t The : ’entire proceed? will be devoted to a beneTolent
enterprise. • 7t
*cs» AT A PUBUG MEETING ®F
NINTH WARD LINCOLN ASSOCIATION,
Uld at NATIONAL BALL. Market etreet. below Thir
teenth, on MONDAY EVENING.March l*b, %'***
action in regard to the demise of »he late Piwident of
the AMoriSfon. JOSH THOMPSON, Sw , the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were naammonMy
lt has pleased Diylße
wisdom to remove onr fellow-citizm, JOHW THoar
bOK; and whereas, when an honest, man de
pt* us from our midst, it is both prowar and meet that
there be an exproßSlon of public sentiment on. the occa
the death o' JOHN THOMPSON the
City of Phiiadelpaia has experienced a Joe*, which will
wi‘h great difllcolty be repaired. Esteemed by rhe
ward in which he so long a friendoftaa
poor and medy. tbe adviser of tnejoddow “ri
less, an honest and upright Magistrate* a kind and
faithful companion; cherishing hU memory, we
mend hi* example to all who hold offices of Irons and
the death of JOHN THIMPBO%H.e
BODF cY FUND uF KINTH WARD baa lost an. able
and efficient friend* one who from the first efforts to en*
conrate enlistments, has been eieadntet and unttnne in
bis exertions to avoid the necessity for a draft, and.as
well to add to she comforts of those who were wiulng
to volunteer for the station's defence. AcUve and effi
cient in both example and precept, the Ward Fnnd has
Imn largely augmentedl by his labors; seldom absent
from the public meetings when in health, stlmalaUng
the flagging faith of the despondent* and encouraging
tbe hopeful, his voice his done much to accomplish ihat
which be so ardently desired* and when the ward Is
freed from the i esnlts of tbe draft (should so foTtnnata
a result transpire) every man benefittedshonld bsar in
affectionate remembrance the name of his departed
friend* JOSE THOMPSON, „
Besol’oed, $ hat the above preamble and resolutions
be published, and a copy of the same be forwarded to
tbe family cf tbe deceased.
Signed by the Oommittee. «... «_
Daniel Steinraets, f Francis Blackburn* Br.«
John Price WetberiU, John L. HUL
John ®ai^ M & 6TOKLBY, Chairman of Meeting.
Johs L. Bn.i., Secret jy. M
Jgp«* TWELFTH WARD.
A GRAND MEETING
Of the oitizshl WIU bo bold
SHIS (WEDNESDAY) EVESIYG,
At MECHANICS’ HALL, THIRD Straet. bolow Greon.
TO CLIAB THE WARD OF A DRAFT.
To-night decides the question whether our quote is to
be filled by volunteers or eonscrlpto. Martial music
will be la attendance, snd some of the most eloquen’
speakers will address the meeting.
By order of the Commutes. , ~ *
• CHAS. Bf, WAGNER, PrteSpK"
Tnos. H. Cohheli,, Secretary. . ' j,lt "
rap FEMALE MEDICAL COLLEMTOF
■s» PENNSYLVANIA—The Fourteenth ABhial
Commencement will be held at their Buildings. North
COLLEGE Avenue, on WEDNESDAY. 16th Instant, at 4
o’clock P.M. Valedictory by Prof. COa'I’ES. mhl4-2t*
■*Sg» SIXTEENTI(*' WABD-A MEET-
IK a of the subscribers to the SIXTJ EMTK
WARD BOUNTY FUND WUI be,held at the Jefferson
School House. FIFTH Street, sbove Poplar, on WED
NESDAY EVENING, March 16th, at 1% o’clock, to de
vice means to protect themselves from the Draft
Provost Marshal Jacob 8 Stretch snd Hon. Leonard
E) era will be present and address the meeting.
SAMUEL B. JONES, President.
Jso. Bobbin*. Jn,, Secretary. It*
*3jar“ ATfESTIOS ! RECRUITS THE
ELEVENTH WARD is paying the Higheßt
Bounties, in Cash, besides Cashing the city Warrants
to all credited to it. Apply to any of our Committees,
at Chief Franklin’s OfiEce, National Guards’ Hall,
Ladner’s Military Hall, Third, below Green,-or a;
■aretal Lehman s office. Third street, above Spruce.
The Citizens of the Ward meet EVERY NIGHT, at
the Hall, SECOND and COATES Streets. All persons
are invited to attend. .
T W. MARCHMENT, President.
Tnog. A. FAHT. Secretaire and Treasurer. mhl6-Bt*
ra* SECOND WARD.
SBCOND WARD.-
„ SECOND WARD.
4#>BOLLED CITIZENS TO THE RESCUE. - '
:EASti MEETING THIS (Wednesday) EVENING,
At JEFFERSON HALL, SIXTH and QUEEN.
Ohjec’, to save our friends and neighbors from the .
Conscription by filling our quota with gallant, heroic
VOLUNTEERS. -
Bon. SAMUEL J- RANDALL, and yonr own eloquent
BARGER, will address the meeting, 1 our FBAZIBB,
GILL, NBBIHGBB, LOUOHLIN, and MOORE will
work with yon and for you, and With e. united effort,
success will follow. Result, If not a suocesA- Captain
Lehman will take another turn at the wheel, and SCO
more (and who will then he ft will he ■wheeled Into
line Come with full purses and?a determination be
coming men, Christians, and neighbors. ~ lt*-
Sdlffe THE TWELFTH ANMITERSART
*3® of the BEDFORD-STREET MISSION, WUI be
held on THURSDAY EVENING next (March i®. in
CONCERT HALL (Cheeinnt street, above Twelfth), St
736 o’clock.
Addressed will b* delivered by Ser.Bishop BIMPSOIf*,.
D. D., asd Ecv. KINGBTOH GODBAED, B.E.
An efficient Choir, under the direction of Prof. Fischer*
•Will conduct the einging. , * , ._ *
Card* of admUsiun can be had, gratuitously, at ?er
klnplne dt Higgins’,' s6 JJTorth Fonrth street; George
MiUiken'a* 828 Axch street; J*s.l*. Blspham’s, 710 Sooth
Eecond street* and at Ademe &' Parker’s. 809 Spring
Garden street. E.O&£TXtfD 8. YARD,
mhH’St ' ' Chairman of Committee.
I3H” A' HEETUSR OF THE STOCK*
fcs? HOLDERS Of tbs BURNING SPRING AND
GOOSE CREEK OIL COMPANY will be bold at the
Company’s Office, No" 311 WALNUT Strest, first floor,
back building, on THURSDAY, March IS. IS®, at §
o ’clock P. K., to elect Directors, moke By-Laws, Ac.
BLAKISTON. Sec’y.
WTSP* AItEBICAJi ACADEMY OS' MUSIC.
•OW —LECTURE BY MISS EMMA HARDINGB, In
aid of the TEMPORARY HOMB_ ASSOCIATION FOR
WOMEN AKD CHILDREN. on TUESDAY EVENING,
March 21et. at 8 o’clock.
Tlciets. 28 cents, to ha obtained at Gould's, Seventh
and Chestnut sts. t Dee A Walker*!, 793 Chestnut et ;T.
B. rush’s, Sixth and Chestnut ets.; D. li. stackhousee
Bins Store, Et(hth and Green sts., and at the Homs. 710
Filbert street. mh!4-7t*
FOBBTEKNTH WARD
WILL PAY *llO CASH AS WASP BOUNTY 11
$50,000 ON HAND TO CASH WARRANTS!!!
Apply between 9A. M. and 4P. It, to the BecraiUng
Committee, S. E. corner of THIRTEENTH and GREEN
Streets, where the Treasurer will b* In attendance to
pal the Beernlt as soon as mattered.
msg*- mum wabd.-in ordek
kas* to allow the Ladles of the Ward an opportunity
to subscribe to tho fond, certldeates of subscription will
be lurnished them, atOne Dollar each, for a few
days, at GEO. M SNOWDEN'S Drag Store, S. W. cor
ner FOURTH and NOBLE Streets.
By order of the Committee.
Thos. H. Co mm. Secretary. mh!3-3t
HEW BBIIBMO ASSOCIATIOS
fcS? Adjourned meeting of the 808 BBTMOB SIS
BUILDING ASSOCIATION will he held on WEDNES
DAY EVENING. Mth Inst., at 7« o’clock, S W. car.
FOUBTB and GREEN Sts .to receive further subscrip
tions to the stock. . J OSEPHS BIDDALL. Secy,
jnhll-dt* 434H88A8T Street.
OFFICE OF THE CUT BOUNTY'
fSE? BUND COMMISSION. COMMONWEALTH
BUILDING, 813 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia
Philabepphia, March 8,1888.
Notice Is hereby given that the Commission for the
payment of the City Bounty are now prepared to receive
and adjust the claim! of au new recruits under the pro-
Tisioue of existing Oidlnanws.
Volunteers for One Year will receive a Warrant for
FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS. „
Volunteer* for Two Years will receive a Warrant for
FIVE HUNDBED DOLLARS. „
volunteer! ftrTtoeeYeare wlllreoelve a Warrant for
SIS HUNDBED DOLLARS.
They are also prepared to receive arolicattons from,
and to award to, all citizen! who shall be drafted for one
year’s service, and shall thereupon be duly accepted foi
military duty, or ehril tarnish snhstitates, certificates
for warrants for tte tumor _
FOUR HUNDBED DOLLARS.
; mb7-d&Wtt j -
CABINET
ORGANS
CABINET
OB GAIKS.
CABINET
ORGANS.
CABINET
OBGAHS
•Sfe OFFICE OF TIIE FULTON COAL
I=» COMPANY. No 407 LIBRAEY Street.
PaitAPKiPHiA, March_B.lMs.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the FULTON COAL
COMPANY, held this day, the following resolution!
ihat the aet of Assembly approved the 14th
day ol February, A. D. 1885, authorizing an Increase in
the Capital Stock of the Company, be and the eame
hereby is accepted, and that notice of snobacceptance
he given to tho Governor of the Commonwealth by the.
president and secretary of the Company. „ . ■
Resolved, That Twelve Thousand Shares of the addi
tional Capital Stock authorized to be cmatod and Issued
by said act of Assembly, be distributed at phr (Five
Dollars per Share! among such of tha stockholders
whose names shall be registered oh tbebooks of the
Company on the 15th day of March, A D. 1955, as Shall
on or before that day, at 3 o’clock P. M , agree in wri
ting to take and pay for their pro rata proportion of
said twelve thousand shares of stock. Bud distribution
tohe made by the DlreetorAon the 18th day of March,
A ’ D. 1865- and payment for tho same to be made, in
cash, on the 201 h day of March, 1668. And should de
fault in such payment he made ur’any stockholder, the
shares allotted to such defaulting stockholder may ha
forfeited by the directors, and sold by them for account
of tbe Company, at such price at or above par as they
notice of the proceeding! of this meet.
lng be given to the stockholders, ae far as may be prac
ticable, by circulars. and also by publication In two
daily newspapers of the city of Philadelphia.
And at a meeting of the Directors of the Company,
I held the eameday.it was ,
Resolved, That for the purpose of making the dtatri-
I bution of the additional shares of the stock of the Com'
i pony among the stockholders, the transfer hocks shall
! be closed on the 15th Inst, at 3 o’clock P. ML, and re-
I main closed until the Met inst. at 10 o'clock A. H.
In accordance with the above resolutions, eubserip-
I tlons will now be received at the office of the Company
. from the stockholders, for their proportion of the stock
to be distributed. F. FRALEY, President.
P. o, Homs, Secretary and Treasurer. mhB-7t
ry CUT COMMISSIOSEHS’ OFFICE,
E =5S? PiULADKirittA, March 2.1865.
NOTICE TO.PBOPBIBTOBS OF HOTELS, RESTAU
RANTS, aud Others engaged in or desirous of selling
Spirituous, Vinous, or Malt Liquors by lees measure
than one nuut;
. Tho Commissioners will sit to hear applicants for
Licenseat their Offloe,No. H STATE-HOUSE BOW (up
stairs), for the several Wards, on tho following days,
between the hours of tea and three o’clocK:
First and Twenty-sixth Warde-On Monday, Sth of
Uareli.
Second amd Third Watdi—On Tuesday. 7tt of March.
Fourth and Fifth Wards-On Wednesday, Bth of
March,
Sixth and Seventh Words—On Thursday, Sth of
March.
Eighth and Ninth Wards-On Friday, 10th of March.
Tenth and Eleventh Ward*—On Monday, • 13th of
March.
Twelfth and Thirteenth Wards—On Tuesday,' 14th of
Marciis
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Wards-On Wednesday, llth
of March.
Sixteenth and Seventeenth Wards-On Thursday,lBth
OfUttwU
11514 Nineteenth Wards-On Friday, 17th
Twentieth and Twenty, tart Warde-On Monday, 20th
of Marco. .
dMa* 1 * w “ tT tUrd Ward,-On Toe.-
dMTSd T o/°MaMhf 4 Tw « nt F- firUl Wards-On Wedue!-
iOHN GIVEN, '
PBILIP HaMfLTON,
mbAist THOMAS HICKSON,
Mb** let _ - City Commissioners.
■fißEF* PII'KS&tRG, FORy ways E« AJS D
tbe SECRETARY, - Pittbbuko, Pa , Feb: 14.1866.
Stack and Bondholdeisof
*ci the Election of Directors and soon
&S2&B& g*»P&A*.VKH« MdBGH, A. D.
rTte Btock and Bond Transfer Bookaof thoOompauy,
at their office in the oily of Pittsburg, and at the Trans
* AeePcj in tha city of New York, will be closed on
l* t day of - Kerch, at 2 P. M., and remain dosed
unlluhelith day ol Hard* thereafter.
fel7-tn>ll6 W. H, BABNES, Seerstary.
THOS. THOMPSON, Treasurer.
SSSSSSwiM*® 1 '
Oil. €O3
ONLY 85 OBNTS PBRSHARE!
EQUITY OIL COMPAJY.
CAPITAL »HMtM *-*■•■*.»**•** 5300.000.
PAX VAXVK, M.
WORKING OAPITAL.SfcSO.OOO.
This Company has been organised strictly upon the
“MUTUAL PRINCIPLE,"
by which, subscribers enter nponwhat la called
“THE GROUND FLOOR,"
by the payment of ORLY TWBETY-FIVK GROTS
for each ehare of the stock, tbna besoming purchasers
of the land) and sharing all the profits derired from Its
development.
One of the finest tracts of (HI land> located In Wood
county. Weet Virginia, In the mat oil hem has been
steered, containing 139 acree, in feo simple. The pro*
perty adjoins lands of the “Vulcan,” “Watson,”
and other companies, and tt snrrenndcd by large pro-
ducing welfa. This is offered as the very hart Induce
ment yet presented, to all classes who wish to pur-
chase original Interests In a safe and reliable Company,
whole stock undoubtedly command a large pro
mlnm as noon as the subscription books are closed. The
great demand for this favorite a to* leares bat a limited
nnmherof shares unsold, which may be secured on Im-
mediate application at the office. Ro. 418 South THIRD
Street, or
JAS E. LEWABS & CO„
No. 29 BOUTH THIRD STREET,
trten m fl p* may ba «e&> ami foil. Information ob*
PRBBIDBOT.
WILLIAM BUMM.
TBBABUBSR.
S. £T. LEVIN.
SECRETARY,
J. BILLBNSTBIN.
IOOK AT THE SKAU CAPIIAI,
COMP ABED WITH OTHER COMPANIES.
PROSPECTUS
EQUALITY OIL €OMPAK¥
OF PHILADELPHIA.
Capital Btoct, $160,000. Shares, 160,000.
FAB VALUE, ONE DOLLAR.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PEE
SB ABE, AND NO FURTHER ASSESSMENT.
■WORKING CAPITAL 80,000 SHAXES, OR *30,000
Tl» bads upon which, this Company is formed and
tie character of its Interest should commend it to those
about investing in Oil Companies. x
The plan adopted in this Company is that every per
son who eubsaribes can enter the Company on the
“ ground floor.’* tbafc le. becomes & purchaser of the
property, and shares ail the profits; therefore, in order
g.a* both RrCHAND POOH may have a
tieipating, the stock will be sold, at the verylowprice of
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS FEB SHAKE,
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PEE BHABB,
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS FEB SHAKE,
Thereby enabling mechanics, and people of limited
means, to secure an interest at little cost, and every
Prospect of a quick and profitable return.
<»f OHTS HUNDRED AND
THIRTY ACRES OF GOOD LAND, in fee simple,
situate on Hemlock- Bun, in Warren countv, Pennsyl
vania, within, five mi: as of the town of Warren, and
about one-quarter of a mile from the Allegheny river;
1 roll timbered, with good oak and pine, sufficient for
fuel.
The property in this locality has been sold very readi
ly for $250 ana SSCO per acre, and wells are going down
rapidly in the vicinity. The turnpike runs by the pro
lsvmly three miles from the Philadelphia and
One well will bf down Immediately. The engine and
boilers have already been attended to.
—The SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS were opened on Mon
day morning. March IS. and will remain open one
week, at SAMUIL LEES’ STORE,
No. 3 Nortli Second Street,
AND- AT
Wo. 32 Worth Fifth Street.
ROBERT U. RANSLEY,
FBEBIDBNT Pro Tom.,
818 BOOK BTBEET.
SAMUEL LEES, '
TBBABUBBR Fro Tom..
5 NOBTH SECOND BTBEET.
C. P, FOLWELL,
SBCBBTABY Pro Tom ,
, 38 NOBTH FIFTH BTBEET.
ANOTHER OIL STRIKE. —A new wall has met hcMm
struck, on the property of the Tideoute and Warren Oil
Company, near Tideoute, Warren county.
s*• hundredand fifty barrel&psr &y The
Upper Allegheny will, before long, vie with oilCiiek
jjwpmcn, .. ■ mnis-4t
SUBSCHimOS
Mi CBEl^!roirP*wv r J in *“ Pltal of ‘ke DUNLAP
Nrr km opened at the office,
S m-m%Tr^ VT Btreet - JAB - OAM g»., 6
n»E is-
COMPANY. March #. IBM.
day‘declared a Dividend- of
T. Dt H‘J' A ? B AND EIPTY CENTS per Share on
J l *® Company for tha laal six months, which
Mid to ttte Stockholders, or their legal repre
aentativas, after the IStk tost.
tnra-gt TE A. CROWELL. Secretary^
KISS- OIIICE OF THE LEHIGH SEAL
AND, NAVIGATION CO.
„ ■ Phuaselphu, IHureElD. 1868.
The Stockholders of this Company are hereby notified
tost to provide means for eornpletingthe improvements
of the Company between WOkeabbre and Manoh
Chunk, and to be prepared: to progress with other im
portant Kaiiroad connexions tbs Board of Managers
bare determined to allow to all persons who. shall ap
pear as stockholders on, the Books of tha Company on
the 18th,lnstant, after closing of transfers, atSP. M. of
that day. the privilege of subscribing for new stock, at
par, to the extent of one share ofnew stock for every
five shares then standing to their names. Bads Share
holder entitled to a fractional part of a share shaUhava
the privilege of snbseriMng for a fall share.
The Eohainiphon Booke will open on thefiDth instant,
asddoseon the 2dth of May, atfiP-. M Theattaitmk
will not participate in the May dividend. Pay*£,ts
win be Ronirad as follows: Ten per sent, at the'SEsor
subscribing, and the balance on the Mtb of Miiv afore
said, after which time, only, will.tha new certificates
bs issued.
Stockholder* not pajln* a* shore, wllUtxe their rl*ht
to the sew stock. Those who desire to anticipate n£r,
jfjeat will he allowed dleommt on the whole smoutof
their subscription, at the rate or six per cent per aSI
*»■«... solomob bh^hbSd.
Kga** OFFICE OT PK>, lSSpuh
AND PITTRBI3BO GAS CO ALCOM Pi
No. 407 WALBOT Street, Mar* COMPANY,
trtosfM books vui be dO'4&SSiahtasf’ MBS - *“
mhll-4l* JOHB MnMAKIH,
. Betz9mr,
OH.
j^OTSSWJMMr S.TOS*"'
OIL AND MIRING COM^AKf.
CAPITAIi. »30v 9,(
200,000 SHAKES—PAK YAETJE
130,000 SHAKBSTO BE BOLD—THE SEJt t ,.
: 80.000 SHABBB TO BB DIVIDED EaD«r.
AHOaO THE SEAKEHOLDERg,
CM* of
Worblngr CtopJtol...
Each ShnrelJoHei's Stock Costing
GO Cents per Share.
Orranlxed on tfce same eanlMMe wfociol*
••Tnlcaa" sad "• OoTfrnment, ” whose»ro Mr .7
adjoining those of the Siamarff Srons Oil
Coraunr. *•
Sample of OH t»k«n from'* well on m contim™,
perty can be seen at tMs office,
«jhe Directors of this Company, desirous to a
the mteeial resource? of tceir tenitoty, mih*
course to the speculative spirts.now pie¥*iiin s>
to place fcheiriands in the market on the
Tfcerjtesire development, knowing that the w*
production of Petroletua Is of more rains Uj fta ilv
enctaage of lands. D(
Since tbe organization or this Cotnpiu
iorormatlOH ban been received that
Well, yielding Hlnety Barrels a
waa strncK last wee It in tbe vicinity,
onr property, on tbe Standing giu*
Within two days alter tbe annoas*.
went or this fact, and before the Beat,
were opened to tbe public, 21,000
were subscribed.
The Lands of this Compear are located as follow
One tract of land oa Muddy Greek, a branch of Mi,* ai.
Ulead Creek, m Trier county. near the great
lions ox Green* and Fayette, on the borders of p g ,T
sylvania. This tract contains one hundred aad e£
acres, in fee simple, end has abundant mineral
Hons. A wall was struck on. the Bth of Jaonar?, u .7T
neighborhood, at the depth of three hundred WtH
is now flowing largely The Oil is lubrication. i a
the lend is convenient to the Ohio river, the co« g
transportation will he comjwu-atiTeiy small.
One tract of land, in fee staple, containing oaa hn t .
dredand thirty* four acres, adjoining the awm. xrti
nn usual developments of Coal, Antimony, and Asoail
turn, in addition to the abundant indications of fen*,
lenm. „
„ IH.
k bract of land, In fee simple* containing sixty-fair
teres, on Standing Slone Creek, within two miles*
the Little Kanawha, and in the Immediate yiclnliy *
the Bornine Springs and Hughes rirer territory. Tiu
land is in the heart of the oil region of West Virgin*,
and alt- ough hitherto undeveloped on account of ts*
war. the indications of oil are unmistakable Bai#j
within two miles of the Kanawha riTer. the facitirt*,
for. tmntportation will tare a large j?*ieenfcage oati*
price of the oil and minerals-
IV- >
A lea*® of tea acres on Little Kenawha riFer. in tin
immediate vicinity of the areal Lhiweliyn and Bath,
hone Weils, which are the leraeet ever bi
the fclsloiy of Petroleum, the ftrst flowin* thm thou,
sand barrels a day irhengtroch. .gor thigthe Company
paysABOTALTf T*
■value of this lease will be onderstoodwhen wa at*,
that a new well, fiowiv* two
struck in the neighborhood, on. the. Buraias Spring
Bus, within the last few days."
A lease adjoining
«iT M a royalty of of,the oil.
In presenting the lands of Tj Ur county to the attea.
Uon ofthepufflio. the Directors will merely reprinUh,
lollowinc extracts from evidancoof the moot tnm.
worthy : ftB Pit tsbnrg Commercial. J
A correspondent, writing from.We w hfatamoros.Trht
eonntyfweet Virginia, says that oil was strati, on tbs
Sth Inst., on Middle Island Cwd. See ratlesfroratu
Ohio river, at what is called Hlasam a Hills, la Xy.ir
countyT The well Uat a depth orsome three hostod
feet, and the oil was pumped op by a hand ptunn. Ths
news flew like wild Are, and those who sold their Linda
optionally for ,100 per'acre some Him since, are now
Sony that they have sold. Besrlyatl tue lends sr*
bought or leased In the county, and great excitement
Special Be port to Forney’s Press, pabluhet
December Mh, 1881, and understood to be from Dunes
of an editor of that journal who ws* sent byltr. Fop
ney to make a tour of the West Virginia oil region:
In Tyler county, especially around the oonntj seat,
Middlebnme, the evidences of oil are very abradant.
Thin la so near our State that one almost imaainm ha ta
riding on Fenudylranis farms The people of Tjl«
county are an inteHigent, bnsy dnsm and mors eatep
priaing than any of toe other counties I have visited.
Roy have taken their own lands in hand, and do not
invite the outside world with as much avidity as their
more humble neighbors on the Little Kanawha A• aa
evidence of their confidence in theirownenterpriw I
know of one gentleman now llying near ListerevilU
wbo nfosed fifty thousand dollars for a tract of lasi
not more than eighty acres In extant. He was boring a
web at the time, andthe neighborsaronnu himwets
also boring wells. The capitalists ol the Vest, from
Chicago, it. Louis, and Cincinnati, as well ss the
capitalists from Boston, who came rather lata into this
new business, are greedily and eagerly endeavoring to
supplant the masters of these coveted lands, fhe oil
territory that extends from Middlabuine. Tyler conntr.
If the surface indications are borne out, will be the
great oil basin of the continent • .
# The necessary machinery is now ordered, and asefi
clest Superintendent already at work for the prompt
development of the lands, so thaaan early return may
bo expected from investments In this Company.
O me BBS.
?BJBSI3>2N?,
ISAAC COOP#B»
Of the fins of Cooper & Gourd,
S. B. comer of HIBTH and KABKgr Strata.
TRKASOKBK,
JAMES JL paSobsoir,
Office of the Company.
CHAfi. H. &IDKBOT3AH.
Prospectus, with Maps of the Company's estates, or
dered, and will ho Toady in a few day*- «
fcmbscription Books how open, at the Office of Uu
Company. WAWTUT BTKVKT,
Boom 80. 3» Third Story.
"On mi Xtanre IrmnxTaßitea -Tie aomlnsl
capita of the companies orianlzed to develop-tho pe
troleum lands In Pennsylvania and West 'Virginia u
about *SiO OGO.OQO, and the actual subicripttons in cask
an aboot #70,000,0G0. The amount from the sale of oil
daring the last yearls upwards of *60.000.000. and this
sun. equal to abont If teen per cent, on the total nomi
nal, and about seventy per cent, on the total cash capi
tal invested in petrounm enterprises " mh7-tf
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MAPEL AMBER OIL COMPANY,
CAPITAL .. .-SSOO.OOO.
SHARES...—... ......100.000.
110,000 SHAKES RESERVED AB WOBKIBU
$1 PEE SHABB FOB FULL-PAID STOCK.
PRESIDES T,
H. D. FLING.
23 South THIRD Street.
TREASURER,
THOMAS T. MASON",
(Of Mason i Oo.,) So. 423 MARKET Street.
SECRETARY,
DANIEL L. LEEDS.
108 South FOURTH Street.
OEOBGE PBRBTNPINE, of Perkinpln, & Higgtai.
80. 06 Borth FOURTH Stmt.
JOSIAH BASSETT, Jr., 80. 423MARKETStreet.
EDWARD H. HABCE, of Hanoo, Griffith, *Co.,No.
EOS East BOBTH Street.
H D FLIRG
THOMAS T. MABOB.
JOHN G, WILLIAMS, Superintendent.
' Tract 80. 1. Consists of a learn of five notes for the
term of twenty yeers.with aroyaltyof only one eighth,
situated on the celebrated “Mapel Farm, ” Dunksrd
Creek, Greece county, Penn a., and In close proximity
to the famed Wylie Welle, Continental, and Kramer
wells, Which are flowing and pumping from SO to 150
barrel, per day of pore Amber Oil, Belling readily at
$22 per barrel, r
Tract 80. 2. A lease of thirty. Bye acres for the term
of nineteen yean, with a royalty of three-eighth* situ
ated on the Hyen Farm. Bis Whitely Greek, Greene
county, Penna. This tract i» well timbered, and i»
underlaid by a five- feet vein of bitnminons coaL (with
unite a number of hanks already opened,! both of
which the Company have the full privilege of nelng,
Gee of charge, to carry on their operation!.
The moit remarkable feature of the “Mapel'Farm''
is, that no well has ever been bored from iSO to <OO feet
without producing oil In paying quantities, and all that
has been obtained so far has been the celebrated Amher
OH, which, in its crude state, is so pore that it is o‘Si
by persons in the vicinity for iHuminatingpnipoess
It has also been tested by machinists In PhiladelpW*.
and found equal to the but Sperm OH for labricatinl.
Mr. JohrrG. Williams, onr superintendent, who is no^
on the property, has engaged men, and is vigorously
prosecuting the work. Two wells will be pat derm »t
once upon, the Mapel Farm, and one upon the Byers
Farm.
20,000 shares only offered for sale, the larger portion
of which has already been subscribed.
OFFICE, J 3 HO E TIE THIRD STREET.
mhlf-wfim6t
13®* AT A MEKTINO OF TH* W;
BKCTOBS OF THE JBBBST WELL OIL
COMPABY, held at tbe OMce of toe Company tins d»V,
A dividend of THREE PER CENT. Owing the «-
court Monthly Dividend) was declared, parable at w»
Office of the Company on and after April Ist. The TmEt
fer Books will he closed fronr the SBrt Inst till April 2-1-
Tha Directors contemplate declaring; an extra o*
bonus Dividend with tie regular Dividend on Jta7* 6 -
EXTRACT FROM TAB MIStTTBS. ,
„ Whereas, At a meettag of the btackholders of in®
Jersey Well oil Company held on the 28th day
Fehxuaiy. the Directors were instructed to sen tee
regervtd Stock at not less than Five Dollars per Shaie?
giving the preference to original Subscriber*:
whereas, from the rapidly increasing value of our s>hp*
pery Rock Estate, now estimated at more than
Million of Dalian, the Stock is dearly worth more than
- the sum fixed by the Stockholders: therefore, a/ -
Reset'oed, That the Secretary- be directed to
the Stockholders that, from and after the 20thtB8W»
the balance of the reserved Stock wfii either be yrßh
drawn or offered at Seven Dollars per Share.
' W. M. BaRIjOW, Sec’y and Treasure^
Fhilapkiphia. March. 13, IKS. 2hhH>ta«s3t
KM-' OFFICE OF “BtHiGO
PANY” (Room Bo 20), No. 534 WALSprSt
_ _ March 8, IS®,,
The Board Of Director* of thi* COMPANY bawjh 1 *
day declare! tbeirttiird dividend of TWO PgRCBN?-i
being TWEBTS DEBTS PER SHARE out of the »«*
earnings of the Comnnny, free of state taxes. gw®?
on and after tbe 2Dtalu*t., at their new office. 80. ht
WALNUT Street.
Books for transfer willclose mi the 14th, at their
sent office, and open on the Set instant at- thMr new
offlee - GEO. CARET.
mh7l2t o, Secretary-
|®“ THEABNUAL at kktix; »f*«?
■=?' STOCKHOLDERS of the ROCK OIL COM Tif f
will he held in accordance with the bv-lawe. at tie
office of S le „.‘ o3 a p , a 5 T ’. . *O9 WALBUT-Street. o»
MOBDAY, the.third of April next, at 11 o’clock A. M-.
when anolestiob-will be hold for Five Directors toeerve
for the ensuing year. JOHN F. GRAFF.
• mhl3-tap3i Sec’y and Treasurer.^
KEgf SOTECE OF DranSßß W- 1 ;'
.The Directors of the OHIO PETROLEUM Cl>M-
PaBY have declared a Dividend of TWO PER CENT .
payable at the offlee of the Company, 80.
Street, B«W Yutk, on and after the 20th of March JS
transfer bonks will he dosed from the lfhh to the
- oi March. The Directors have resolved to make Let
diyldende-unarierly for tt e future . .
mhlß-int ALLEN D. CORCE. Secretsrf...
Tremarer.
jgaarw OFFICE SEMROA OIX, eoaw**’
80. 10 MERCHANTS* EXORaBOS.
deupbia, March 3, l66s. .
The annual meeting of the Stockholdev* -will os
on TBUhSDAY, the If th tort., at 1 o'clock F- M- _
mhi-llt W. Q. STiLS?. j r , Ses'etarT-_
MORRIS FARM g>EX COMPANY.
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PAS TALUS, *5.
CAPITAL.
DIRECTORS,