t#t GalEttr. A Magnificent-Programme. From thetiew York Tribune. We trust none of our readers will - have • their breath taken away by the following outline of a scheme of National ruternal Im ‘ P - rovement which throws into the' shade all_that has hitherto been devised. We are not at liberty to give the name of the au thor, nor is it material. Suffice it that such views are gravely entertained in influential quarters, and may ultimately be realized, though not no - We must re-establish Order and Solve cy in the National Finan ces by returnin to Specie Payments and funding our National Debt at a lower rate of interest, before we can think of embark ma- the National Credit In any such stupen limas undertaking. Meantime it will do us -no harm to take a look at the mastodon. Here is the skeleton : WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 25, 1868. The demand for a cheaper method of • transportation of agricultural products and other heavy freights than the absolute cost even of thatuby railroad, is one of most ur gent and constantly, increasing necessity. There is but one method - by which this im perious demand can be met—that by water: viz. the improvement of existing water courses and their connection oy canals. 1. All rivers are susceptible of being made navigable by husbanding their' natural sup plies of water. 2. The connection of the rivers of the West by canal with the great lakes. 3. The connections of the great lakes by canals with the Atlantic, •through the St. Lawrence, Hudson, Delaware and Chesa peake. / 4. The connection of the rivers of the West by canals with the Atlantic, south of the Chesapeake—. ' 5. The connection of the whole seaboard, from Boston to the Rio Grande, by canal and improved channels along the coast. Of these,,Nos. 2, 3 and 5 form one system, giv • ing the very cheapest transportation for the Largest amount of material movell in the .country. • the necessity for water transportation is . - - Q coirft by the fact that last year the freight ion w h e a t from Ban Francisco to New York b y s hi p wab less than from Chicago to New 'fork by rail. lateam propellers can trans port freight along the coasts of Great Bri tain at one-sixth the cost by parallel rail road. The first immediate demand is nn. 4loubtedly canals, from the Mississippi to the lakes, and thence to the Atlantic. The second, almost equally urgent, is safe in terior navigation from the New England coast to the Rio Grande, for which wonder ful advantages exist in the almost continu ous baYs, sounds, creeks and bayous which border our coast. The whole- distance from Boston to the 'Rio Grande,- along the coast and across the head of Florida ' is 2,375 statute miles. Of this' distance, 650 miles are in deep water of bays and sounds; 1,450 in creeks, bayous and sounds requiring improvement; and 275 _miles of cutting, varying from three to fifty feet above the water. These distances are approximations only, and have been measured off hurriedly. Such water chan nels should be not less than 16 feet deep and 200 feet wide, capable of ! floating vessels ' carrying 3,000 tons. This 'hay appear ex travagant; but we must-consider the great fact that, as our population doubles—which it does every thirty years—our wealth quad ruples, (as shown by statistics since 1790). The business of that quadrupled wealth is also, probably, doubled; so that, it is safe to assume that in thirty years tla6., business of the country increases eight-foldo The several enlargements of the Erie Canal—even now demanding another— demonstrates how useless it is to try to measure the business of even ten Years in advance. there is no question that the sea losses-/ and,pe-eminently in our coasting tradez-- would far exceed 6 per cent. net on the amount required to construct a coastwise channel of the size named, requiring but an occasional tide-lock fed from the ocean, absolutely free from sea dangersgiving un rivaled means for national d(fense,and rt through which the transportation and freight could' be as accurately timed' as now upon the Hudson River. The main cause of pres 7ent•delays is the totally inadequate 'size of the canals for the amount of business. • Nature points to thele links in the great system as immediate/necessities : 1. To connect t' 'Mississippi with Lake Michigan, via thOlinois River. • 2. The construction of the Niagara Canal, and enlargement of the Erie. 3. To connect the Mitisissippi River, by • coastwise channel, with the Rio Grand. Of theie, it-'difficult to say 'which is the most important. ' Cheap and healthy meat is certainly a most / instant necessity to the population of Neyr York, and immediate vicinity. Esti mated at 2 000 mp, and that the 'average perof meat is a quarter of a pound /per day each, 'we should have 500,000 pounds. If this meat can be reduced in cost, three • cents per pound; there would be a saving of $15,000 per day, or $5,475,000 per annum— the interest on $100,000,000. 'What amount would be saved to this' increased metropoli tan population thirty years hence? The grasiers of Texas, with safe water transpor tation all the way, can afford to do• this, and double the present value of lattle at home at that. * That railroads are of more importance to the genera! interests of the country than ca nets, there can be, of course; no question; but they have so absorbed the attention and capital of the country, that the importance of water channels, for agricultural interests, and free to full competition, have been en tirely drowned out of sight. Tne time has now - arrived when these in terests—more important .than all others combined, and upon which all others rest— demand the means of reaching the markets of the world, at a cost which will enable Capital and Labor to obtain the returns now monopolized by Commerce and Manufac tures. No' greater reward can be obtained. from any work than &op:Mitt-of which - . cheap and healthy meat can be deliVered to the laboring masses; and, probably no work Would accomplish this more effectually than the connection of the Mississippi with the Rio Grande by 'a water ,channel, open and absolutely free from danger, and secure at all 'seasons of j the year. Of the lumber, salt, cotton, sugar, and other prodticts of _this prolific region, I say nething—their amount would necessarily be enormous. As a means of National defense, for con. • centrating Iron l clads, cite., at the shortest notice, at, any given' point, entirely free from The attack or knowledge of: the ene my, the importance of such a system of wa ter canals is self-evident. With such-chan nels, also, every consideration of economy and nationality would demand that the great Constructing-yard for iron vessels for the navy should be upon the Mississippi - absolutely secure from the enemy 'as is the great arsenal on Rock Island. In addition, private maids would be established at the points wliAls material arid labor were most available; and not only would the trans portation of ship material to Eastern ports be saved, hut cargoes could be taken in the vessels built, and thus the vessel make profit on her own transprirtation. By a proper system of national di•awbaelz upon exported Tegsels, the llississip,pl Valley could be- come, the great center of the iron 4sl.4;inlig building interest of the world. Information shauld be collected under tILe following heads 1.. Cost of construction of Canal to con nect the Mississippi Rirer and Lakes; 2. Cost of construction of Canal to con ni the Lakes with Hudson and St. Law rence; 3. post of construction 'of Canal to con nect .he Ohio - with Delaware aid Chesa peake; 4. Cost of construction of Canal to con itect the Tennessee and Savannah Rivers. 5. .Coastwise Channel from Boston to Rio Grande, in sections; 6: Absolute annual losses of and premi ums paid On coasting-trade; 7, Economy in delivering of" Meat and Salt by secure water channel from Texas to the seabord from Washington. north; 8.. Amount of all values, foreign and do mestic, received at New ork in 1858 and 1868, jto show increase of busineas in ratio to in reared population, even with war in tervening; 0. Amount of value of foreign trade; 10)'Amount o f value of coast Wise trade, along the Atlantis and Gulf coasts. THE nnronr of the Dead Letter Bureau of the Postoffice Department always con tains much curious Information. During last year 4,162,144 letters were received, of which number 167,078 were from foreign 'countries. Of the remainder about forty nine percent. was classified and returned to the Omer& The others'were not suscepti ble of beingyeturned, or were unimportant. 18,340 letters contained $95,169 51, in sums of one dollar and upwards, of which 16,061 letters, containing $86;638 66 were delivered .to the owners, and 2,124 letters, containing $7,862 35, were filed or held for disposition; 14,082 letters contained $3,430 68, in sums of less than one dollar, of which 12,513, containing $3.120 70, were delivered to the owners; 17,750 letters, contained drafts, deeds and other papers of value, represent; ing the value of $3,609,271 80; of these, 16,809 were restored to the owners, and 821 were returned and filed; 13,964 letters con tained books, jewelry and other articles of property, of the estimated value of $8,500; of then 11,489 were forwarded for delivery, and 9,Wr- were delivered to their owners; 125,221 contained photographs, postage stamps and articles of small value, of which 114,666 were delivered to their owners; 2,- 066,842 were without inclosures. Thus, of the 'ordinary dead letters forwarded about eighty-four percent. were delivered, and of the valuable dead letters, classed as money and minor, about eighty-nine per cent. were delivered. The decrease of money letters received, about three thousand, is probably owing to the growing use of money orders for the transmission of small sums. 1111 Himalaya Mountains are the subject of a course of lectures now beinz delivered in New York, by Prof. Robert Von Schia gintweit, who, with his brothers, has tbor oughly explored these regions., Th'e ap proach to the Himalayas lies over annarshy tract, covered with - a wilderness pt luxuri ant Vegetation - , and t 7 T ferocious wild beasts. The rti cations are fatal to strangers, at nitten in habitants-are obliged in huts built several feet above ti After this region, calledT"Taral I, the trav eller suddenly stands This chain of mount3►,us rises to an-average height of 16,000 to 8,000 feet, though 45 of the-peaks are over' 23,000 feet in altitude. The highest polni at which a continually *nhabited Village is to be found is 11,746 feet Ibove the level of the sea. DEATELS ON SHIPBOARD.—Tt iS asserted that the laws of France forbid the bringing into ayort of that country the body of any person who may have died at sea. The cap. taro of one of the French line of steamers between New Yoricand Havre, was recently with great difficulty dissuaded from burying at sea the body of an American who had died when the Teasel was within three days sail of the French port of destination. -The existence of such a law as the one mention ed, was alleged-as a raison for the burial at sea. ACCIDENTP.—The Supreme Court of New Jersey has recently decided that h passen ger on a ferry boat, who, when in the act of stepping from the boaCto the shore, with other passengers, had his foot caught and badly crushed between -the boat ,and the wharf, was not guilty of want of ordinary care, aithough at the iniitant of stepping from the boat he did not examine particu larly to see if there was a vacant space be tw-ern the boat and the shore. A verdict of V.3;309 damages in favor of the sufferer was therefore affirmed. SPECIAL NOTICES 12FP.11.4.140PPS • . --;"PAPIECUU - i - LOT - 10 - N . FOR BEAUTIFYING. THE sxm Alto_ com- YLEXION.• Removes. all Eruptions, Freckles, Pimples, Xoth Blotches. Tan. etc.. and renders the Shin sort, lair and blooming. For Ladles In the Nursery it is invaluable. For Gentlemen, atter shaving, It has no equal. "PAPIDAN LOTION , ' is the cnly reliable remedy for diseases and bleat lilies of the skin. PHALOWS "PAPECIANr, SOAP" For the Toilet, Nursery and .Datht willhot chap the skin. Price, 25 cents per cake. "nrso4 DE MAYO," A new Perfume for the Handkerchief. Exquisite, delicate, lasting fragrance. Sold by all Druggists. YILSI,LON & SON. New York. IF'BATCHIELO.II'S RAilt DYE. This splendid Hair 1./ye h the best in the world; the only true and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable. instantaneous; no disappointment: no ridiculous tiu4s; remedies the ill edects. of bad dyes• invigo rates and leaves the Hair tort and beautiful. black or brmon. Bold by all Drugsrlais and Pertain ers; and properly in S ar r tl e it . d n At w iy c .c o ;ll elor , Wig Factory, No. alzVoZa AUCTION SA.L.E3. BY H. B. SMITHSON & 00.. BOOTS, , - BOOTS, SHOES AND CARPETS _ --ZOE -TAM MILLION. • • • - AT SMITHSON'S EMPORIUM, • 55. AND 57 FIFTH AVENUE. Messrs. H. R. SMITHSON &CO.. proprietors of the well known Mammoth Auction blouse are crea ting an excitement consequent upon the arrival of new Goods which are, being so.d at remarkable low prices.r Hoods of every variety, • the finest sewed otf, the most fashionable bahnoral galrers and anklet shoes. slippers, Ike., blankets, flannel's, cloths. eassimeres, cutlery and carpets:' Call and examine. .o trouble to show goods. Ladles'. talsses , and children's tors at almost your own prices. All Goode wartaated as reoreeented not 4 BY L LEGSATE. LEASE OF STORIES _ FEDERAL STREET AND DIAMOND ALLEGHENY, AT .A.ECTION. There will be sold on the premises nn 110;t1DA.V, December 14th, at 6 o'clock, the leaseol that vain atm: business property southwest corner of Federal street and the Diamond, consisting r f the corner building on Federal street; 18 by 60 feet. formany Years occupied as a merchant tailoring establish me .1, and a good store room in rear of the slure, on the i'laninadi. now occupied as a' grocery store. There .iire tnree very good cellars; The ism ex tends eight years from next April. (ironed rent 135 , i a year. rosse,ssloit of iledeial street etoro given March 1; of tne Diamond store, April 1. To tal rents will yield CAI9OO a year. A Credit will be &Os's°. The super-excellent character of thistocatien la too well known by businest men to require corn. went. ' A. LEGOATE, Auctioneer. PITTSItUSW -.GA4ETTE 3k.ON DAIP. .DECEMBER.. 14. 1888. I DISI7RANOF;. THE NATIONAL LIJJI INSURING E COMPINY, OS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INASHINGTON, D. C. Charter/4 by Special Act of Congress A/o/proved July SW, 1808. GSM Capita - - $1.000,000 Branch Office: PHILADELPHIA, FIRST• NA NAL BANE BUILDING Where the genera Matzen of the Company Is trans acted. and to 'which all general correspondence should be addressed. DIRECTORS. • Jay Cooke. &. C, H. Clark, Phßuts. Henry D. Cooke. WWI F. Ratchford Starr, Phila. Wrn. E. Citaadler,Warsk Win. G. lßoorhead, Phila. Jobn D. Degrees. Wash Geo. P. Tyler. Phila. Edward Dodge, N. York J. /Winkle, Clark, Phila. H. C. FalllelltOCk. E.. 7 OFFICERS. C. H. CLARE, Philadelphia . .. President. _ HENRY D. COOKE, Washington, Vice Presides*: JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance and Execs yrs Committee. EMERnON W. PZET,'Pkila., Sec'y and Acttary. E. S. TURNER, Washington. Asst Secretary'. FRANCIS G. SMITH, M.D. Medical Director, J. EWING, MEARS, M.D.. AsslMedlcalpireeter. 'MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD. .1. I. BARNES. Surgeon General'U. S.A., Wash's. P. J. HORWITZ, Chief Medical Dep tines& U. a. N.,Wit , hlngtou. • D. . BLISb, M.D., Waskingto SOLICITORS AID 4 : L.TTORNEYS. WM. Z. CHANDLER, Washl ton, D. C. GEORGE HARDING, Philad Iphia, Pa. This Company, National twits character, Mien, by reason of the Largs Capital, Low Bates of Premium and New Tables, the Mat desirable means of in suring life let presented/to the public:— • The rates of prettily of beisg largely reduced, are made as favorable tolhe insurers as those of the best Mutual Companies, and avoid all the complica tions and uncertainties of Notes, Dividends aid the misnntierstandy% which the latter era so apt to. cause the Pone elders. Several new and attractive tablett are now pre-. sented which need only to be understbod to prove ac ceptable to the public s such as INCoME-PRODUC- G POLICY and RETURN' PREMIUM POLICY. In the former, the pollcy-holder sot only secures a life insurancei•payable at death, bat - Will receive, if living.,fifter a period of a few years,". an annual err cemeeguel to ten per cent. (10 per tent.) of the par of hie policy. The is tter the Company agrees to re turnee the asasred the total amount of money helm pried in, tn culdition to Me amount of hta potful,. 'rhe sttention of persons contemplating Insuring their lives or Increasing the amount of insurance they already have, Is called to the special advant ages offered! by the National Life Insurance Com- Part` Circulars, Pamphlets and full particulars given on application to the Branch Office of the Comp:lll3%ln Philadelphia, or its General Agents.= Aar LOL:AL ADENTS ARE WANTED in every City and Towa; and applications from ;competent parties for such agencies with suitable endorsement, should be addressed TIO THE COMPANY'S Ell; F ICAL AGENTS ONLY, in their reSpective dis tricts. GE:MRAL AGENT'S.: F. W. CLARK .t CO., Philadelphia For Pennsylvania and houthern New J ersey. JAI! COOKE & CO.. Washington. D. - C., For Maryland. Delaware Virginia, District of Columbia and West Virginia. IRA B. IreVAY ar CO., Agents for Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Mercer and • Washington counties. For further particulars address B. S. RUSSELL, Manager for iseneral Agent, idarrisburg, Pa. au2.6:3lwd.P E NTERPRISE INSURANCE CO., OF PFTTSIOURGEE, °Moe. No. 424 PENN (IN' NATIONAL TILUST CO: BUILDING.) ' DIRECTORS: Itobt. Thelma, ebt. Lloidell, 'W IR . J. l rlday, G. etedie, C. Yee BETS. . 'Kirsch. • E. H. Myers. J. 44 angwigek, 'brie. Siebert, L. J. Blanchard , J. Weisser, , . Sekildecker. E. H. MYERS, President. ROBT. DiCKSoN„ Vice President. BURT. 4. GRIER: Treasurer. l i ..1 elevirwis .1.. r . ALRIE Z. Secretary. IFISMERN 111713 ItANCE CON. PANY OF PITTSiiIIRGH. • , . WLEJUNDERNIMICK, President. • WM. P. HERBERT. Secretary... CAPT. GEttiMiE NEELD, Ilieneral Agent. . Omen,. 951 Water street, Span, I Co.'s Wale; house, up stairs, Pittsburgh. Will inzure against all kinds of Fire and Manus Risks. A home Institution, managed by Itircoton who are well known to the community, and who art determined by promptness and liberality to main. Min the charanter which they have assumed, as of tering the best protection to those - who desire to bt insured. DIItECTORS Alezanaer Nlm It. Miller, Jr., James McAuley, Alexander Speer, Andrew Action. David M. Long,' Ihmsen. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE CO., O X-lONDON, . . , 7.,61 . 1.11Li81ikt0 1803. CASH CAPITAL PAID UP AND INVESTED VIANDS EXCEED /NU 88,000,000 IN COLD. Inanrnaile against Fire elected on Houses and Buildlage, Goods, Wares and Merchandtse, Steam boats, ac. PoCele& mum] payable In geld or car reney. sr United States Branch (Mee, 4U PINE STRET New York. All l oss es of the United States Branch will be 14. Jested In NewYerk. • J. I r • Iktel-aAIITUrnMEN, Agont, , PlTD3EClitill, PA. Ofilee, 87 FOURTH FiTSEET. MIL MeLACONLIN also Again for the Manhat tan Life Insurance Company. se6:v72. ENNSYLVANIA p FNSURANCE COMPANY OF PITITSBOROH OFPX. It, No. 1614 WOOD BTBBET I BANK 01 COADIZIWE BUILDING. This is a Home Cci#lpany, and insures agninst.lost by Piro ezeluedtels LBONARLI3 WA i tTETt, Preildent. C. C. It . caL lee reshlent. % BGBEBT PATE CK, Treasurer. HUGH IfeELIDeNT, Beerota.ry. • Dnit.ncrona: Leonard Walter. George 'trillion, C. C. Boyle, Geo. IV . Eranz, • E.obert Patrick., J. C. Lappe, Jacob Painter, .r. c. Pletner, Josiah liing, - . John Voegtley, Jas. H. Hopkins, A. ADI2IOII. . Henry Sprott, y 4: INDEMNITY AGAINST LOSS BY FIRE FRANKLIN INSURANCE CO, OF PHILADELPHIA, OFF/CE, 136 £ 437 CHESTNUT ST., Ni.Ait STD , MIECTOIIB. Charles .V. Banoker, Mordecai H. Lords Tobias Wagner, • David S. Brown, Samuel Grant,. , Isaac Lea, Jseeh E. Solith., ) Edward C. Dole, Feorg._e W. Elenards, George Fales. • CHARLES G. BAN KEE, Pres Went. EDW. C. DALE, Vice I' realdent. W. C. STEELE, Secretary,Dro tarn. • - J. GARDNER COFFIN, Art's" North West corner Third and Wood Streets. trthMwLS A LLEGAIENY INSUAVANCE COM* PANT OF PITTSBURGH. OFFICE. No. 31 MYTH STREET,' Bans BLOCrit Insures against all kinds.of lire and Marine Blake, JOHN IRWIN, Jn., President. JOHN D. McOORD, Vice President. O. G. DONNELL, Secretary. OAPT. WM. DEAN, General Agent. DITLY.CTURS: Orpt. Wm. Dean 8., L. Pahuesteck W. IL Everson,' Hobert H. Davis. Francis Sellers, Mint. J. T. !Rockdale. Johnlrsrin, Jr., John D. McCord, C. U. Hussey, a HrreyChnds, T. J. Hoskinson, Charles Hats. p :111; E INISURANCE COM. OVHIC/L, N. E. CONNAR WOOD & nirrli sTe: A Home Company, taking Fire and Marine Wm. Phil DIBUCTOIitI: Epa, John Watt, • Capt. John L. Rhoads. Samuel P. Shrives, John R. Parks, • Charles Arbuckle, Capt. James Miller, Argued R. Brush, Wm. Van Kirk, ' , VII F. Lauir, James D. Vernon, Samuel 21eCrickart . W.M. PHILLIPS, Preside t. ' JOHN WATT, - 'Vice Presi lit. • W. F. GARDNER, be CAPT. JAS. SMARM, ..0 tiilAitenti RtEC I AL. / NATIONAL INSUBANC9CO., OP THE an OF ALLETIZET. °see, No.. SO FEDERAL 171 ET, entraase on Stooktoa Avettue. FIRE INSITIZANCE ONLY. "W./. MARTLW. Presaldsat. JAIL IVIVVIINI3O*. learetary. . DiRWTOlia: A.. H.E4.1,1.1b Zl.P.Willltuaare.gbanipeon and. A. yrter, , 08. M ere, Jas. L. Graham, oba. Les, .O. Boyle, jut, . Brown , jr, '4. °VII, soot) Kapp. oe0:04 DRUGS AN) CHEMICALS. WyiACKE - 0 WN & BRO., WHOLESAL} DZUGGISTS, Carboy Coll. NOTED TO NO. 195 LIBERTY STREET, 'White Lead, Window Mass and Glassware at Manatardnrers prietit. deD ELECTIII SLIMMER - COBLE, Aa Illbleromedt_lor Amer ComV.alnt, Var. ra r t:f er rise4r l 7, Ydraltinig. Se= Stomach and Dile 1 BIS' CRIMP CUBE A 'specific for Cholera, trampeoguLrga a Stomach, for sale by A 'PRIM dr, EWING, Corner of Liberty and Wayne Streets, AGIMNZIE3 FOB J. SOHOONIGIICKS, & SON'S PURE WHITE LEAD AND lUcCOY'S TERDITER GREEN, e Tl i t E e on 2 l 4 . grgn wi y l a l l:Ath b a e t tt Ngl ia r io d n exaglte gi b y : . more perfect 'tutelar-Lion than any mint In thf market _ • PITTSBURGH IMPORTING HOUSE, SCHMIDT &. FRIDAY Are. 409 Penn Street, Pittsburghi Would direct the attentiol of the public to the feet that, po amine sepetsor facilities through several large Wine and Liquor Douses la Europe. and making tacit import.'„rtons direct,. they are eaabled to offer the rations LIQUOItd at pv.ees less than Eastern rates. Ex aminations o f. grades of choice WINES AND qualitlea and comparison of priced respeetfull- - ,_, i Sollotted. "'“. '..enstantiv on hand trv . A. ,,e","'.ie assortment of pure OLD EYE WIIIS. Joan B. MeCane, • Chas. J. Clarke, 'William S. Byana, • Joseph Kirkpatrick, Phillip Reymer, Win. Morrison, , bar ..(08EPIK 8. FINCH & CO” Nos. U 5,137.189, 191, talanti A9d, NT= PT/1417 ! tITTOJEWBOH. IdAIMPAMIBEBII 07 .c(ipper 'Willed Pure Rye Whiskey. Alio, dealers In FOREIGN MI MS and LIQUOM, HOPS, dc., udt.23.nie 14:s ataiiklUtizire4)Sti2:7;ii gliWiell HOMILIES, BELL & CO., ANCHOR COTTON MILLS, Kano Wen of =ATI' NeDrin4 and Lie COAL NO,' 507 zatc.E.rvr-3,7l3r.rtmm-r.„ ILstefly City FlourD1111) SECOND ELOOR. Are not! ilrenr_ed to him Ish good YOUGHIOGHE NY LUMP, NOT COAL OR SLACK, at the lowest morket price. All orders tart at their 'Otte, or addressed to them through the ruldt. will be attended to promote V. NCECHANIO,U, ENGINEER. pEUCEYAL BECKETT, ••• DIEGUANIOILL ENGINEEZ, • And Solloitoti or Patents/. (Late of P. P. W. .4 .; Raltwar.l Office, No. 70 FEDERAI L S REEr t hlemnil . 79. 0 tip_stalrs. , P. G. Box. SO, ALI, 4111. M CITY. y MACHINERY, of all des tons, designod. BLAST FURNACE and ROLL t} ILL DRAY/. MOB famished. J'articular_itt ado' pals to de. signing CcILLIERT LOCOMOSI ES. Patents coil ildeutlalry_ solicited. lir Az ENING DRAW ING CLASS for mechanics every WEDNESDAY litGwr. __..—_ QUEEN OF ENGLANWSOAP. QUEEN OF ENELAND SOAP. QUEEN OW ENGLAND do! tg SOAP For a family washing in the belt, A nd cheap. est manner. Guaranteed equal' to any Ind° world Has all tho strength of old rosin soap, wßwthe land and lathering qualities of genuine Cantle: Tiv this splendid Soap. Bold by the ALDEN CHR CAL WORKS, 48 north Fourth street. Pnitadnip eBhrS7.wWINEF F OR SALE, FINE SEED VW:EAT, AT 349 LIBEIITY ST. cm sOn BUSHELS NINE SOUTHERN BED 'WHEAT, To arrive and tor sale by HnRA74I4 4 , AN. SODA ABll-100 tons choice brands In store and for sale by nOl7 J. B. CAXVIELD & SON. INSURANCE. BM'FBANKLLII INSURANCE CONIPANY, OF ALLEGREN - Y, PA. Owe E;anknk,Savings Bank Bidldlcgs, 4.3 - Ohio Ile gtheirs - • A HOME COMPANY, managed by zsucturs weL known to tlie coramuntty, who trust by fait' dealint to merit a share of your patronage. • HENRY IRWIN„ DE . D O. RIDDLE DIRECTORS: . - Henry Irwin, ID. L. Pa tterzon, ilienry Elorwho (leo R Riddle (Varob Franz, lOottlelb Fails, Sim 11 R. . Iff •D. Smith. ;Jacob Rush, -- W. I. Stewart, it,:_l2. P. Whlston, (Joseph Crafg, Jos. Lautner, (El. J. Zlnkand, Alferetulah 101 l -II anlemai ASD XANITIPAIC MAULS OP PITTSBURGH, PRRNA, WINES. LIQUOirtS, Zzo ESTAZILIIIMID 1830. IMPORTERS OF FOREIGN WLNES. AND LIQuoRs, erx-i-ssoz;n4a-ii. AMMON AMU SIAGROLLIL SHEZTINGS AND BATTING. DYER AND SCOURER, COMM COALU DICKSON, STEWART & CO., Having removed their Ornee to HlTeriet WK. MeORRERY en . -- FOR SALE-Kr:AI, EST: TE. e....5e,i,,,,,....0..w.0w,"................w. - ~,,, F°R SALE. A FARM OF 30 ACRES, o the line et tit Gloanellsville It:thread. 27 yes from the city. In be Elizath township, Allegh y county, Pa, The imnroremLnts are a Due Iw o tory brick house., with ten large r.ioin large frame bank barn, with :No. 1 stabling. amid, i II other outbuildings in m replete order. One onhe heat of orchards, of all kinds of fruit. Thl y ril Is rich new bottom.. This property adjoins t village of Vista, and as the aelyantag of churches, schools; neih 4 , stores, &c.,and ill be sold at the low price of - *MOOD. The mprovements alone are worth at least all that I asked for the property, to say no th (ere Ina aboat th " and, which I s worth for garden Bur: poses at le t 710,000. For full partletlars'eall at my once or WILLIAM A. BELL, Esq., on the / premise . ALS , A FARM OF 40 ACRES, situated in Ella ale: township, Allegheny county, Pa.. on the line e t , or rooms: . s t : t u.,,lirgoiamil:iabbitarnnt and m other li es from Ou t. tI city. The Improvements are anew stone dwell °lot. l e ei C th ° 7l: e rh u 'things. This property is oPered. at a very low price. Call and secure youreelf a rued bargain; ALSO A FARB of 120 ABRES, situated la kLlzabeih township, Allegheny county, Pa., 17 5 i mil k : from the city, on the - Conapilsvilie Railroad, oppos.• e Elrod's Station. within 20 minutea , walk of the station. The improvements are a frame house con:ttlning four rooms and kitchen, with a good teller n.hternaath; very good barn and other outbuilding's. AN. 1 orchard. containing about 200 fruit bearing trees, all In good coadltlon. DO acres cleared I 10.1,te residue Is good timber, in derlald with 23 auras o; coal. ALSO, A. TWO-STORY i;JIICK HQUSI3I adjoin. ing the Borough of Elizabeth, Allegheny county, Pa:, containing 4 roams and attelien. Lot 00 thet front by/26 hack to an alley, A good Stable, wash house, bake-oyes and ether outbuildings. I ant an- • thorized to sell it. at the low price of $1,800; on good terms. • , • . ALSO.. In the Borough contain beth.i good two story BRICK MOUSE, ng 4 rooms. , Lot 12Iffeet square. Wilt be sold at the exasedingly. low price of 72,500. on easy terms. • ALSO. MY Farm, known by_the name of "Willow Banks," sttaated on the Colinelithille Railroad 17 miles IT= the silty, oentaining 19 ACRES, sill n good condition. The improvements are a lio IL - brick house. two stories high, newlypainted, con taining six rooms. two hall, running full length of the house.. The house b situated on a - beautiful knoll. Is surrounded by trait trees, shrubbery, vines " and flowers, with a graded avenue running to the Tough. River. Also, a large frame bank. barn, smoke house, wash: house, coal house, bake-oven • and other ontbuild lugs, and. a never - f alling well o water. Two large orchards, containing from six to seven hundredfrult trees, nearly all Ist good bearing condition. This farm aboluds in small fruits, viz: Curranu, raspberrieilkooseberriet, and aline large strawberry patch, which, In connexion with the • richness of the sell and nearness to the city, makes it very dealtable for gardening purposes. - Very con venient to schools, elstircheo, stores and blacksmith shoo. Prxmldeni, Sacev-ttu-y, ALSO. A FARM OF 104 'ACRES, situated In Elizabeth township, Allegheny county,' Pa., 31 miles ham the city of Pittsburgh: on the Connels ville Railroad, at Suter nation. The Improvements are a common log house, a good frame barn, with stabling for ten horses; a corncrib and Wagon abed; good orchard of fruit , rees; fencing very good. 340 acres cleared, the residue In heavy timber land. This farm is valuable—drat. for its excellent soli; secondly. Its timber; and thirdly. It contains more limestone than any other farm In Pennsylvania, all accessible. The lower vein of limestone Is 40 feet thick; several other veins ranging from 334 to 6 ft. In thickness, lie unde SUPE R, hole farm. • Yor partic ulars enquire of ELI Esq., at Sifter Sta tion, oa at my °See. ALSO, 17.5 ACRES„sittiated In St. Clair town ship, Westmoreland conntY, Pa:, near the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, at Houston Station. The improvements _are .a two-story frame noose, with six rooms and good cellar, a. frame bank barn 40 by 60 feet, and other outbuildings. There Is on the place a young apple .nd peach , orchard: one hun dred and twenty acr.s cleared land, divided into nelds of convenient size, a large portion of which are well set in clover and tlmotluel: the residue of said tract coveted with , good timber. It is well wa tered, and underlaid with coal and limestone, and to convenient to churches schools, stores, mills gad niacksmith shops. A rea l bargain is offered in Ibis excellent farm. ALSO. A beautifully situated tract of 60 ACRES of valuable land. tinder good fencing,.situated In DlcCandleiis township: Allegheny county. Pa., on township road, 7 measured miles front the lisrzet nonce, Allegheny City. • bit tract is well•ndapted for a garden or dairy farm, being convenient and of easy access to either city, and near enongh to th. line of the Mahoning Raiiroad to make It very desi rable for country seats, for persons doing btuinees In the city. ALSO, The best farm 10 Young township, Indiana county, Pa., 4 miles from Western Penna. It. R. at Livermore btanon, containing 300 ACRES—A2S acme cleared and under .ye, 1 fencing, as well as tine farming condition; the balance In good white oak timber. The Improvements are 2 two-story frame houses, nearly new, of eight roams each and finished basements and attic i; a large bank Nimbi/ by 80 feet, a twoLstory spring house and other ne• cessnry outbuiP , lngs, all In good order; 5 acres or orchard of choice varieties of fraltst ; 4 feet vein of coal (now open,) underlying the wb oie tract, • aud limestone in abundance, with plent of sprinss of never-falling water. Taken all to ther—houses, fencing, soil, nice lying surface, nu blle highway, churches, schools. mills, &c. —I 1k,.0w of no more Inviting and 'desirable trac t of land In Western Petrasylvsn:a. F.RIII AND MILLS. A small tract of 60 ACRES of very valuable land In Derry township Westmoreland county, Pa.* ell fenced and In • igh state of cultivation. w ith new frame dwelling, and otbee outbuildings ; a new grist and saw mill complete, with two run Of burrs, two bolting cloths, and all the needee nxtures in good order, and a young orchard of ekoice fruits; lane Is all underlaid with a six foot vein of coal, now opined and work ed, at the back of the mill, and limestone In abund ance. Cali soon and secure a good bargain. ALSO, FARM OF 160 ACRES, situated immedi ately upon tun line of, the Pennsylvania Railroad, at Blairsville Intersection, 64 miles east of the city. The improvements are a two-siory stone house ofd rooms, a r o 1 barn, 45 by ea feet , the best of stabling and other outbuildings. The land lies well, Is well fenced. Is in good farming order, and will be sold very cheap if applied for soon. For further partioulars enquire of G. H. TOWER, Real Estate /geld, No. 164 FOURTH AVENUE. 0017: VOR SALE. Acre at Woods Bum 4 Acres arid if ouse in East Liberty. ' 8 Acres, unimproved. tin Troy Mil. A Acres on Greensburg Pike. - 71 Acres on Four Nile lieu Hama, 134.niflos from P. C. S. It. 70 Aores near P. Y. W. .1, C. It. E. • 118 Acres near Pa. Bat., Westmoreland county. 00 Acres ot H ill Side Station. Pa. It. R. - • 4 Farms is Preston county. West Virginia 1.R3 Acrca in Armstrong county, underlaid with .:ial. 108 Acres and good Improve:scats, in Trumbull .ioority. Ohio. 000 Acres of Timber land, 'with Saw NM and dwellings. souse and Lot on Center ATenne, near Kirk- Detrick. suuee and Lot on Ticroy 'greet. : H oolle and Lot In East .Liberly. MllO itnd Lot In '3iandtrid. . . House and Lot on Carroll street, Allegheny. . House and Let on Beaver avenue. - NI Houses and 4 Lots, very cheap. on Tine street. 9 Lots, very Mama, ou 'Fine street. • 2 Houses and Lot oil Franklin street. 1 House of 9 Booms sud-2 , Lots on Roberts St. Farms in Illinois. Missouri and WestYlrginla. Coal Lands in Allegheny, Westmoreland, Fayette and Beaver counties InPenna. 1 • 9 Houses" e 6 Booms to Abe 17th ward: rout 4300 3 de, of 3 do. do. 17tk do. do. 144 9 do. Of 3 4 do. do. 19th do. do. 156 9 do. of 6 do. do. SOL *do. de. 360 i do. of 8 do. do. Stb do. do. 300 1 do. of do. do. 24 do. do. 600 1 , do. of - 3 do. do. etildo. do. 194 1 do. bf 5 do. de. lick do. do. 940 1 do. of 4 " do. do. 17th do. 00. 113 s 1 dg. or 7 do. do. -24 dv. 1 dO. of 6 do. Grant street. The -Grsses that I hers for rent will be rented very Ihry to good tenants for the balance of the ren tal your. . D, P, Wall REAL ESTATE OFFICE, No. 91 Grant St., Pittsburgh. lo7:D15 iou SALE. A GOOD BRICK STORE-ROON, vitt, I 'welling on same lot. for sale on good terms, Also; a. small lot of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, Se. ttion Is first rate for a busineis of $lO,OOO The Ise ' to $191:14. -, 10 a year; good wheat country' surround ,_, ';'lnge; good flouting mill In Um Tillage. kl ,f, i ,' ke ." e property is on the Ilne of the Cinclu natl. Sunda. -'-e 1"1 - - iky andeleveland:rallros4. For further lo formation ~ address NEWMAN i CO., New Rich .ounty.4.lhio. i uoSl:a7s d&T and. Locale t !- VOURi i - NtIC li 'lOU's' ES AND LOT. "A" ORPFLA ', NS! COURT SALE. , • . . r der of the Orpheus , Court o a f Ni; By virtue of an s - leglieny County- I will expose at I"4E6DAY. t r et u ai lei rl c F e li tle rt ° l l ` G i tla w . 14...61ibe a g e lt'''. p i 'U 6, INE A .,, ' m il:aste orr WYLIE 1 ( 0010 attrol ' lic " above Elm street. (entrance ITC& - . treet Lot 22 by 72 lest ex- EET. a few Ilm ' °p `y of the late to Court bola Wylie t ' litl. ' tke T r°P tending book to am • d era , et . l aY or tale. erial...EIYAnT G•aed.an. WllllansMontooth,deo -.-- . • 1. 3{11E, 1g THUMAIS - - 'e or H. t ' . MA C or PAL . - It - roe.rinfeat get "g ill 89 °"l4ltieti Av.... _SC, Attorney at Law, lemma, ADM .4 ruli..pirstf Met I==3 nos - , —.---- . 1 LET.-•HOuael FOR SALE &I% , arts of ilia city and, &n -and Lots for sale In nfl j Id to good loontl 000 • urba. Also, *avers] • PLE I ITGlitt with AO acres Also a small WOOLEN PAS Atte, wnich 1 will sell of land, and good improvise tB. B ll °ldelo HM I ". cheap and on reasonable tarn Dwelling Douses for t o lot on goo d s t rea m p r i n t, • nartlaulars inquire rent in both cities. rot farthe ',JAR W_ARD, Vara posit' cathedral. laN 110 Grant street. en. I.—For &ale ipstUSINESS. BUSINIISI. will of an old es• jje the lease, fixtures. and good se now doing& tunnelled Produce Comsalosion Hon torreepondence of t good business. and slaving a large i .sls one s. Aunty he to and consignment/. The warehease ' k bON ,, , beet stands in the city for thee, basil" lead street. or address ti. VUTHHESCI dcs 4sl:Stank UM TO-LET. APPLY AT hJInII3IOLI, - TS. . .. - . . ANEW O P E R A HOUSE. - - -- . . • . Lessee .Ww. Fframoggem. Manager .'..M. W. emringta. Engap-ntent:for six. nights only or the - popular ty,-- Torite miss mAdom mrroirmix, Assisted by - the talented actor, Mr. JAMES. IP.. CV LLIER. MuNDAT EVEISIIVG. December 14th. 1188. Wilt be presented the exquisite play of • VAhICLIOv. Faxichqn, the Cricket ...... Mazgle 3litchelL Ml AS P kicTal ' A!Xli r e l d a rA r t l . e . o expressly r°l. MAO sIE MITCHELL Rd Ine:e on gator& y. LW"Tki3ll/3LEIS VARIETIES TH.EATeih. • . . H. W.. WILLIAMS Lessee and Manager • Gr.% It. Ennsost 'stage Manager. 'e great lt et sational Drama THE WAY Or Tl - IWOIiLD, • Tli Yentate Minstrels, ronPa Payne Wray, Ada , Wr: Burtnn, _Lucy 3larle Therese. hue( Starr, In new songs, whty sayings, &c. 0 "Thursday evening. Preember 17th, Con(pli men ary Tertnnonlai to GEO. It..EDESoN. BURNELL'S MUSEUM AND PARLOR MENAGERIE 'rho Great Family liesorte. FIFTH AVANIT it. between Smithfield and Wood streets. opposite Old Theatre. • , Ala- Open Day sad Evening, all the year roand. Admission, XS - rents; Children. 15 cents. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. . - P.AREPA - ROSA CONCERTS: . . . D. DEVITO 3I!..VAGEN. M'ME PAREPA ROSA. The acknowledged Quzarror SONG: on her reo turn from California by oyez land route, after a tel. Implant and unparalleled successful season , of Op paretic te:fonstaaces, will appear in this city in only ON GRAND CONCERT% WEDNESD&I ETENING, DECENBEB 16, _ . PABBPA 110. A will be assisted by • • 818. BBOCKHOUBB BONYLEB. ~„. Tenor. riti. P. ... ........Baritone Brilliant. MR. CARL It9SA MN, tiitO. W. COLBY.....Planist ono Accompanist. MB. J. LBVY, . • , The gloated+. Cernet.a- Innen playerof the world. encored at great exi.on.e onpressty for Patepallo sa's Conceit tieason-11565and 1889. • • , Admission t• Pareuetto and Dress Circle. Pl. • Tie 'served seats Gallery,- 60 cell's. The sale of tickets will commence on MONDAY at 9 A. M.:111, C. U. Mellor's libido store, Nu. IP Wood street. - - dew . fgr''ELEYSTONE SICATLIG 411111 i. SEASON 1866419. . . Gents' Seams Ticketr II TH. Ladies' ticasenl ickets - 5 pp children's Season Tfritets . • 3 DO Corpons, 25 admissiOne 51)Or Double admit:tin ladyand own ' 111 OW hingki admission, Gents,. Double seimisslon. Lady.itad Gent........ - , 50 Children uncle v 12 yeariref age Tickets can he sad at Bown's Skate Depot. the Binh, er from the Treasureent No. sBWoodatreet. Pli tatorrgh. Duel:mace will be giver/when the "E 1 k" will be opened. deitCO3) grPROF. CARPEIITEWS FASWONABIE MIMING ACADEMY. . . No. 7E THIRD STREET, la now. open far the re ception of pupils. Clans days and hours—For La dies, Masters and hems, Wednesday and Saturday, at 25i o'clook r. it. For Gentlemen— Tuesday: and Yriday Eyeaings, al IS cOclceit. Private. lessens given. Circulars can be had at the the Store& ono at the Academy. Classes ent of the citT,t convenient, attended to. • 4iir Hall to let to detect Parties IgrPROW. HUD.•'LEONIIAIM CLATB 63 *ESTE BB UNIVEBSITY,), Offers his cervixes to the oahlicaoteaeberot GERMAN,. MEMO AND DDAWING. Also, as litAßßLAmps and INTERPRETER; Mee 144 E3lll7llFritus STREET, third story; nor. BANKRUPT NOTICES Tl% THE DISTRICT ' eoueuT. or W THE UNITED STATES, for the stern Dis tr ct of Pennsylvania. ]) .IN O. A. M. URP ELY . Jr. a Eankrapt 'ander the Act of Congress of March 21:1857tharli o applied fora dischargefrom aillits debts, and of claims prov able under said Act. by orderof tha urt notleala hereby given to all persons who hare \ proved their debts. and other persons interestedi to. appearpn 23d .DAY OF DE1J 14. 312E201.852.. 5P,32 o'clock A. M., before eAMMEL HARPRZ,.. r 11,e 7 ester, at his Mike ' No. 93 Diamond' street. Pitts burgh. Penna., to show cause••if may they have_, why a discharge should noD be granted to. Um said S. C. McCANDLESS. Clerk. TN THE DIhTHICTII3OIITRT OF A. THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE WEST .a.rtN DISTRICT OF PENNSYI.VANIA. - • In the matter <1 JAMIS JOHNSTON. Jr.. of Ohio Township. Allegheny county D , 4.lankrapt, No. 757 in Bankruptcy, et Pittsburght‘on.the Tin AY VM DECEMBER. A. D. 3136b:- To whom it rosy concern : This is to give notice that the Cou - rt have ordered In th. above matter that ageneral , rneetl.g of the- Creditors be held at No. 116 rEPERAL STREET, Allegheny city, Allegkenv county. Pa., In said Die.. tries. en the SIXTH' DA'.g tiFt a-A:WARY. A. - D.- 1869. stall o'clock A. at,. at the otllce of JOHN N. PCR VIANC E, one of the Registers in Baakruptcv In said District. for the purp .ses named In the 27th section of the-Bankrupt Ace. orMarrli.9l4. 1867. JAMES W.2IIIIIILA A Y Assignee, deTas Attorney•at.aw, 11111ff1llk avenue. LEGAL. iIISTRICT COUR-TrOF THE UNITED STATES POE W• 'TERN Dle- r IOT Ow PENNSYLVANIA—The HiS usidersigned hereby gives settee of his apnotraineet asmssignee of CONRAD C. s.arrli or tbe cdpof Allegheny. county of Allegheny and State of Pennysyleatini tri4lnn said District, who has beau atijodged a bank rupt upon cref Hors petition by the Duarct Conti of the United States for saidDistrios. • , • • _ . . ALGERNuIi s. BELL. Assignee... Attorney-at-Law, 14-4-Pont-th avenue• derOrrins A.DMINISTRATOWS- NOTICE-' Letters of administration-on. the estate of : bußtiE CAIINALIA.N, late of the Borough of Temperanceville, deceased. have been'granted to the nuderslgned, and, all persona indebted tosald estate are requested, to mate immediatepaysent. and those lrtving claims atainst - tbeemme will prey , sent them properly probated without delay to noi6:astm MOSES (.11LESS, Chtrtiers township. ' NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the eartnership lateiroaistiae between JA.MES DICKSON aad W. J. Mc nASTER, as Car penters and liouseboi dem, under 9e arm name of JACKSON & factiASTER, bus-this ea, been dis solved by mutual tonsent A. J. MCMASTEE Is authorised to settle all debts dne:to.and by the cam,. patty. . JAMAS. blicEsON,„ • W. J.. MCMASTER. December I. 111368. - • delis!. MEDICAL. 4 AA ANHOOD.”—Anothee New MTDICAL PAWN:LE:Tit romthe pin ol Du. 'Wine. 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