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THE , ELECTRIC 'TELEGRAPH.
Its Origin and Early History—lts Bela
' tlon to the Postoilice Department—inter
-esting statements blots Discoverer.
We make extended!extracts 'from the ad
dress delivered by Prof. S. F. B..'3:tanst,
the originator !of the Electric • Telegra.gh
systeta , at the, great banquet given to his
honor, at New Ytirk, on the 29th iristata.
• i•
He said: . . 1
In 1832, on board an American ship in
her voyage from Hare to New.YOrk, the.
1
Arst Telegraph was conceived, arid ;its es
sential peculiarities - rought forth' and elab
orated. In 1835; according to the concurrent
testimony of rnany, witnesses,- it lisped its
first accents and , automatically recorded
them in this city, a:` few blocks only distant
from the spot froin' 'which - I now address
you. I need not trouble you with the
maladies of its' unfledged infancy, mainly
the results of its parent's struggles against
ifoverty, and the influence of the •substan
tial incredulity - of those who could have
irescued it from its- obscurity. It found a
/Mend, an efficient.
,friend, in Mr. Alfred
'Pali, of Jersey, who, with his father and
brother, furnished the means to give the
Child a decent dress; preparatory to its visit
lo the seat of government. ,
These few facts suffice here to indicate the
time and - place of the birthofthe Telegraph..
, .
ci,n
In 1832 it wa - s planned board the snip.
'ln 1835 its first operation was shown in
New York City University. In ,the'Winter
of 1837 and 1838 it was presented before
Congress. Whether the telegraph had or
had not in its composition anything in com
mon with the so-called telegraphs in Europe
(but which were simply electro-magnetic
Semaphores and not electro-magnetic f. tele•
graphs,) it is evident from the dates that the
American telegraph could scarcely have de
rived anything from them, since these did
not practically exist till some years subse
quent to the conception and planning of
the telegraph on board the ship; nor did the
first English electromagnetic semaphore
exist until after the first practical operation
of the American electro-magnetic telegraph
in this city. 1
In claiming for the United States the birth
place of the telegraph, do I claim too much?
Am I unjust to the distinguished. savans of
the Old, and some also in the New World,
whose patient labors and brilliant discover
ies prepared the way for its advent? No
one more sincerely appreciates than myself
the scientific researches of Oersted, of
Schweigger, of Amiere, of Arago, of Stur
geon, of Chin, of- Farrady, of Dana, and a
host of distinguished workers in the mines
of science from out of every rountry—with
out whose labors, and theniatelials for com
bination which they furnished, the telegraph
of to-day would still have been unborn.
1 These labors and researches were equally
necessary. in =kink • effective— tile .e/ectro
magnetic semaphore, find the eleetra-ineegneti4l
telegraph as well, However this may be,
there are feW men in the country to whom
:science is more indebted for valuable. labors
'and researches than ProTesitir Henry, :the
eminent Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti
tuts. . . ' ; ._
I trust it, will notbe,co - moidered . irrelevant
'to this occasion if 'I alltide to the moveinent
kik now making in Congress to attach the
Telegraph to the Post Office Department.
I neither advocate nor oppose artY partie
s -ularmeasure to that end which Congress
has thought proper to briug for Ward: I
would simply allude to some historic facts,
which it may be useful to remember in en
deavorliag to reach a just judgment in the
matter. .
It may have passed out' of the memory
, oflanost of the present generation, that the
idea of attaching the Telegraph ; to , the
Post Office Departmeni was iuggesfid in
the very earliest staged of the invention.
It Was first broached in my. correspondence
'with the Treasury Department more than
thirtx.yearsago—in 1837--hut under very
idittgent circumstances from the pres.mt.
- , I.Proposed, in my letter of 27th September,
1837,10 the Secretary, the attachment of the
;Telegraph to' the Post Office Department.
Thefiecretary f the late rJudge Woodbury,
seconded the proposal in his letter of De
cember 6, 1837, to the Speaker of the House.
The proposition was repeated in my letter
of February 15, 1838, - •to. the Chairman of
,the House Committee of Commerce. It was
again proposed by Hon. C. G.*Ferris from
• the same committee, December 36, 1842,
and a remark from his repOrt =is-worthy of
quotation:—"So inviting," he says; "are
• the prospects of profit 'to individual enter•
prise, that itds amatter of serious considera
tion whether the government shonld-not on
this. account alone seize the present oppor
' .tunity of securing to itself the regulation of
asystem-which, if monopolized by a private
company, might be used to . , the ,serious in
jury of the Post Office Department" "(and
plum note his remark, which follows)
"which could, not 'be prevented without such
an interference with the rights of the inven
tor , and of the stockholders 'as could not be
sustained by justice or by public opinion."
* * * * * 5 * at
'Why were these wise councils of the com
mittee disregarded. in that; day' A brief
narrative of certain events lithe early his
tory of the invention, when it was a suppli
,ant for aid in the halls of Congress, will
live the answer to Ihis question.' I must
not detain you with too much detail, but the
contrast of then and now cannot, fail at least
to amuse you.
The session of 1837 and'lB3B passed away
with DO other action on the subject of the
telegraph than a unanimously favorable re
port:from the 'House Committee_on Corn
peree, An interval of four yeas occurred
'before the attention of Congress could be
again roused to consider the matter. Sena
tor Beaton in the abridged debates, gives in
hrief, the kind of reception the bill for !aid to
?est the ...telegraph met with, in the House
from 'certain menthera. As the naritctiie is
Very short allow me to quote ii:
"nosh 07 RILPItESENTATIVIGF, Feb, 1"-J, 1613.
"Electra and Anirnal..ifpgnetisia,
1-` - '"On motion of Mr. Kennedy, of Mary
'laid; the 'committee tobtr np the bill Eto Mt
tiorize aseries of experiments `to be made
'in order to test the merits . of Morse's Elec
fro Magnetic Telegraph. The bill appro-
Miates 00,000 to be expended under the
.direction of the Postmaster General.
"Mr.. Caie Johnson wished to have a
word to say upon °tills bill. As the present
, "eongieta had done much to encourage scl
,ence. he` did not wish to see the science of
Mammon neglected and overlooked. He,
31rtiefore, proposed that onedialf the„appro
- ffirialkin‘be'tiveri to Mr. Fisk" (ligeiftlerpAn
at'thEtt , '`time lecturing in Wiuthingtop on
Mesmerism,) "to , enable him to miry ,on
experiments as well as Professor Morse',
'"Str: HolistoL thought that Millerien
eild 'also be htelided in the benefit's of t he
..—appropriation.
~.tfir ; Stanley said he should have no ob.
icraork to the , appropriation 'for Mesmeric
provided that, the gentleman
t . essee' (Mr. lotinson) was the spb
' uh:),
lav la e Jo g hnson said he should have
tone, provided Vse.gentleinan from
'!.olbrlal (Mr. 'Stanley) was the op
'rea laughter.)
O •
. a gentlemen called for the reading
EIIMEIM
MEM
of iladatmendinent, , .and it was ,read..by
Clerk asiollows : '
Provided, OW ,oneadif- of - the sum. 4 7. 4 ,
be approprWed for trying mesmeric - ezperi- ..
moils under the direction of the Secretari af
the Treasury." ' '
"Mr. Mason (of Ohio) rose to .a question'
of order: He maintained , that the amend..:
merit was not bona ,fide, and that such
amendments were calculated to, injure the
charactex! of the House. He appealed ,t4;t
the Chair to rule the amendment oni, of
order'' ' ~,.
' "The Chairman said it was not for 'hiM
to judge of the motives of members in Offet-'•
ing amendments, and he"Conld . not, there-
-fore, undertake to prononnce
,the Intend:
ment, not 'bona fide. Objections might be
raised to it on the grcomd that it was not
sufficiently analogous in...character •• to the
1
bill under consideration; but in the opinion
of the Chair it would require a scientific,
analysi to determine how far the magnet
ism of mesmerism was analogous to that, to
be employed in - telegraphs (laughter„) he,
therefore, ruled the , arnendment in order.
On taking the vote-the!oMendment was re
jected. teas 22; nays not counted, The
bill, was then laid asi to:beieported."
The temper of the!' eiaeasilyinferred.
from this narrative... l -TA .those -who thus
ridiculed the. telegraph , it ;was a chimera, a
visionary dream-like mesmerism, rather to•
be amatter of Merriment than seriously en
tertained. Men or character,‘ men of eru
dition, , men ' who in' ordinary affairs had
foresight, - were whblly unable to forecast
the future of'the telegraph. - I was told at
the time by many , personal - friends - in the
House that,the bill finally, passed, more out:
of deference to my personal standing than
fiom any just appreciator' of the importance
of, the, invention, - a conipliment, however
gratifying to personal pride, was fully offset
by.perceiving. the low estimate of the result
of my labors. Other motions disparaging
to the invention were made, such -'as propo
sitions to appropriate part of the , sum to a
telegraph to the moon. •.•
The majority of Congress did not concur.
in this attempt to defeat, the Measure by rid
icule, and the bill was passed by the close
vote of eightt-nine to eighty-three. A
change of three votes, however,-would have
consigned the Invention to oblivion. That
this was not its fate is mainly due to theper.
severance and foresight of the distinguished
member from Maryland, Hon. J.,P. Kenne
dy, and Hon. C. G. ,Ferris, of New York,
and Hon. Colonel Ayerig,g, of New Jersey,
and Mason, of
_Ohio. ~;The struggles of the
telegraph before Congress were not ended
with the passage of, the bill, to test its capac
ity between two cities. Another year wit
nessed the triumphant success of the test of
its practicability. '
The invention vindicated its character as'
a substantial reality; it was no - longer a
chimera, a visionaryscheme to extort mon
ey from the public coffers. Its inventor was
no more subjected to the suspicion of luna
cy, 'nor ridiculed in the balls of Congress.
My earliest desires and intentions were
that the government should possess the con
trol of such a power as I could nothut fore-.
see was inherent in the telegraph.
. Vast as its pecuniary value loomed up. in
the minds of some, in the contemplation of
its future . .., I was neither dank(' with' its
visions of untold wealth, nor tempted to
make an extortionate demand non the gov
ernment for its possession. - •
- Not merely all my property had been ex
pended on the invention, but large sums had
been advanced by my associates, and these
were items that entered into the calculations
in any offer, of sale. I had already intima-
ted at various times my readiness to surren
der the invention to the control of the gov
ernment. I engaged expressly "to enter
into no arrangement to dispose of my rights
as. the inventor and patentee to any individ ,
ual or:company of individuals prerious to
offering it to the government for such a just
and reasonable compensation as might be
mutually agreed upon."
.
In conformity with this promise on my
part, I offered the whole invention to the
government for the sum. of ($100,000) one
hundred thousand dollars. .
Strange as it may now seem, no response
was made to this offer—no notice was taken
of it to request from the Postmaster General
a report on the general subject of the Tele
graph. The Hon. Cave Johnson, who had
distinguished himself in ridiculing and op
posing the telegraph before Conzress held
the office of Postmaster General in 1845,
and the experimental line between Wash
ington and Baltimore, which belonged to
the Government, was put under his control.
Finding no disposition on 'the part of, the
Government to make any arrangement for
controlling the whole invention, one half
the time granted by the patent having ex
pired, I was forced to look to other sources
for the means of reirillihrsing myself. ,for the
expenditures incurred - , •
I obtained the services of the Hon. Amos
Kendall, through whose skill and experience
as a former Postmaster General joint stock
companies were formed to extend the lines
eastward from Baltimore to New York,
I and westward from New York to Buffalo.
Not willing to shut, the door to negotiation
I with the Government for the possession, of
the invention, I caused a clause to .be in
serted in every contract, making pro Vision
to surrender the contract in, favor /of the
Government on. certain liberal conditions,
Provided arrangements for its purchase were
coneTuded within a limited time—the 4th of
March, 1547. The time expired, and noth
ing was done. The proposition was virtu
ally killed by the Postmaster General, who,
in his report, although speaking of the in
vention as "an agent vastly superior to any
other ever devised by the genius ofman,"
yet adds: "The operation of the telegraph
between this 'city (Washington,) and Bahl
mere has not satisfied .me that under any
rate of postage that can be adopted its reve
nues can be made to equal its expenditures:"
'This opinion, froth so responsible and of
ficial a source, could not but operate disas
trously upon 'Congress in regard to any
proposition for the purchase of the inven.
tion. But the influence of that , opimbn
was felt beyond the walls of Congress. The
companies 'which had been formed for con
-structing the telegraph from Baltimore to
Neil York and from New York to Buffalo,
,in the belief that the ifeveaues would at least
equal the expenditures, were for the moment
.paralyzed, and but for the indomitable ener
gy and faith of some of those men who
early embarked their pecuniary means in
the enterprise, the telegraph might even
now be looked upon as too expensive to be
practical.
If the sacrifices, the labors, the filth and
pecuniary means of jhose who have borne
;he heat and burden of, tlie day, have demon
strated through thirty years of trial the, pe
cuniary, value of the telegraph to be, not
4100,000, but many millions of dollars,
should they not have the credit and the
profit due to their confidences and labors in
the novel invention? lf,"tberefore, in this.
age of telegriphic development the govern
ment has at length rippreelaterthe policy - of
possessing the telegraph; And attaching It
Os I originally propcised) to, the Post !Office
Department, : I will not doubt that a proper
sense of justice will so far influence Ile pro.
cedings of Congress on the subject, that
neither- the present owners of the :telegraph
nor the public shall'have just cause of com
plaint
—Gen. Grant's children wouldn't go to
the Christmas party at thy White House be
cause theirpapa doesn't.speak to the grand
pa of the little hosts and hostesses on that
occasion.
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J. K. BARNES, Surgeon General U. S. A., Wash'n
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FOR SALE-X.6AL ESTATE.
VOR SALE. I - •
Acre at Woods Rnn.
4 Acres anti House in East Liberty. .
8 Acres, unimproved, on Troy Hill.. ...
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5 Acres on Four Mlle Run Roa lii.lntles from
70 Acres near P. F. W. & C. R. S._
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-DO Acres at Hill Side Station. Pa: IL It.
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.ionuty. Ohio. I • •
900 Acres of Timber land, with Saw 31111 and
dwellings. .
House and Lot on Cent Avenue, near Kirk.
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House and Lot on Vicroy ',Street.
House and Lot in East Liberty.
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House studios on Beaver avenue.
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2 Lots, very cheap, on - Vine street.
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TO-LET. • •
2 Houses of 9 Rooms In the 17th ward; rent 4300
3 do. of 3 do. doi, 17th do. do. 144
2 do. of 3 do. .do. 12th do. do. 156,
2 do: of 6 .do. , do. Bth do. do.• 360
1 ' of 0 do. do. 9th do. do. 300 -
1 do. of 9 do. .do. 26 do. do. 600;
1 do. of 3 do. do. oth do. do. .192
1 do. of 5 do. do. 6:11 do. do. 240
1 do. of 4 do. • do:. 17th do. do. 168
1 do. of 7 do. do., 241 du.
1 do. of 6 do. Grant street.
The Houses that I have for rent -will be Tented
very low to good tenant* for the balance of the ren
tal year,
APPLY AT
D. P, HATCH'S REAL ESTATE OFFICE,
No. 91 Grant St., Pittsburgh.
no7:0B
igOR SALE 84 TO. LET:--Houses
smd Lots for sale In all parts of the city and sn
s. Also, several FdRV.r. , In
_good locations.
Also. a small WOOLEN FACTORY with 20 acres
of land. and "%good improvements, wt.lch I will sell
cheap and on reasonable terms. Business Houses
to let on good streets. Private Dwelling Houses for
rent In both cities. For further particulars inquire
• .WILLIAht WARD, '
lag 110 Grant nretst.'nnnovitte, Cathedral.
PRODUCE AND GO I NMISSION
HOUSE FOR SALE.—The F/xtures,, Lease and
wood Wlll of an old estsblletied UrOdlice and Cote:-.
miselou House, located lu this city., and having
large correspondence with country - dealers. Apply
,to S. CUTHERT It SUN..
85 S B mi theleld street.
BANKRUPT NoVcEs.
11. S. MARSHAL'S OFFICE,
W. D. of Pennßvlvanfa.
PITTSUCItOft, December 30th, 1669.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE that
on the 30th day of 'December. A. D. , 1868, a
Warrant to Bankruptcy was Issued agalhat the
ESTATE OF CHARLES C. BALSCEY.
of All.gheny city. In the County of Allegheny, and
State of Penna.. who has been adjudged a bank
rupt on tai own petition; that the payment of any
debts and delivery of any property belonging to such
bankrupt to him or for his use, and the trans
fer of any property by him are forbidden by law:
that a meeting (Attie creditor, of.the sail bankrupt,
to prore theft debts. and to chooie one or more as
signees of estate. will be held at a Court of
Bankruptcy. to be holden at No. 116 Federal St..
Allt•glieny City. Allegheny roomy, Penna.. befoKl
'JOHN N. PURVIANCE, Esq.. Begister. on the
10tu day of February, A. D. 1869, at 10 o'clock
THOMAS A. ItOWLEY,
de.31:63 U. S. Marshal, as Mersenger.
U. S. MAft.SHAL'S OFFICE,
W. D. Of Pennsylvania.
PirrstionGii, December gliith, 1668. ;
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE fiat
on the..2l- t day of December, A. D. 1868, a
il l 'irrant In Bankruptcy was issued against the
ESTATE OF ARTHUR ERENBURGH,
•
,
- . ,
Of M'Keespart borough, in the county of Allejtheny.
State of Pennsylvania,. who has hem adjudgedi a
bankrupt uu hie own petition; Chet the paymentut
any debts and dethery of any property belonging ,t'o
such bankrupt Whim or for hit. use, and the trans
fer of any property by him are forbidden by layri
that a
. meeting of the c. editors of the said bank
rupt, to pence their debts and to choose one or more
assignees of his estate. , will ,be held at a Court Of
bankruptcy, to be holden at the ottlee of the. Reg s
ter, No. 93 Diamond Street. In the City of Plt s
burgh. Penna.. before SAML7EL HAR.P . EIt. Est ~
Register. on the 11th day of a annar3 4 A. D. 186 ,
at.lo o'i:tuck A. at. ..
TIIIIMAS A. ROWLEY,
U. ti. Marshal, as _Messenger .
U. S. NIABSIAL'S.OFFICY.,
W. I/. of 'Pennsylvania,
Pirisituttnu, „Dec. 28, -1665.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE that
on the 24th day of December A. D. MS, a
rant In Bankruptcy was I.3Surtl against the
lEEE
ESTATE OF WILLIAM JOHNSON ,
of the city of Pittsburgh. in the con nty of Allegheny.
Etate of Pennsylvania. who has been, adjudged a
bankrupt on his own petition; that the payment of
any debts and delivery of any prOperty belonging
to such bankrupt to him or his use, and the
transfer of any property by him are forbidden by
law; that a Ineetin,l of the creditors •or the said
bankrupt, to prove their debts and to choose one or
more assignees of hls estate. will be held at a Court
of Bankrupte_y,to holdeb at the office of the Re
gister, No. 93 Dlameind street, In the City of Pitts
burgh. Allegheny county, Pa. before eiAltilJEL
HARPER, Esq., Register, on the 14th day of Jan
uary, A. D. 10611,t0.10 o'clock A. 11.
' THOMAS A. IWWLEY.
("riz.3 I7L Marshal, as Ntessengert_
• LT. S. - MA RSHAI.'S.OFFICE. j•
W. D. t.f Pennsylv.tills. ,
T
PlrTsilplwii. December 29. INCA. '
HIS IS TO GITE NOTICE That
on the 2111th day . of December. A. I). 1.868,
l'arrant In Bankruptcy was Issued against the es
tate of JOSEPH I:. li LIPP, of Wi t,1, , s township,
in the County of Allegheny. and State of Pennsyl
vania, who hat been adjudged • a
,bankrupt, on
his own petition; that the payment 01 .nny•debte
and delivery of nay property tadonging to such bank
rupt to him or for his use. and the transfer of any
property by him are forbidden bylaw; that.ameetlng
of the creditors of Um said bankrupt. to prove their
debts,and to choose one or more assignees of Ms es
tate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to 13e
holden at No. tl3 . lasnond street. Pittob , igh,
A Ilegbeny cobbte, Pa.. before SAMUEL HAR•
PER, Eso , Henl•der, on the 19.hday Of January,
A. 1). 1569, ut. 9 o'clock A. 1L... •- .
. T ii 0 MAS A., nOW LE Y. .
de:to:ell ' U. *....klarstni4 as Messenger. s
LEGAL'••
CIEORGE WEiSENRERGER
1 .-A ANNA WEISENBEinfEIt,, In the Court of
Common Pleas of Alleglnny comity, No: 649 June
Tartu 11.68. Libel in divorte a viacuto matriMonfi:
To ANNA IVE.ISENTER - G',ER, the aticie named
respondent :
flaring Ledo APPOlntea by the Court examiner to
take testimony in the ibeve case, you are hereby
notified thnt I will ittetiel for the purnOse of MY IP
pointruent at 11ml:office of 11: IfeCOEMICK; Esq.,
No. 67 GRANT STREET, In the nay, of Pittsburgh,
rn., on 111ESDAY, January sth, 1859, ai two
o'clock. P. 3!,
deli:l32hr. • 4:4;SNIV ELY, Examiner.
X,O'floE.--Letters of , Adminis.
traitor! tipou the estate of JubEru alcllttek.CE.
,±llate of E izabeih township, deceased. having
been granted to 'the undersigned, all peqsona 'ln.
debted eaid estate are requested to make imme
diate payment, and thole haring claims or demands
agalnat tie tame, will make Went known without
delay JAMES PATTERSON.
de1?.:633- s • • Cuena Vista. Pal.
•
IS HEREBY GIVEN -
NOTICE that lettere have been •granted to the under
signed to administer upon the estate of WILLEM'S
A lIT 11. , All perdons having Oahu against said to.
tate will present Mint for paymtnt, and Limse
dented will make payment to toe undersigned.
BARTHOLOMEW Aunt
Moreland, Moore k K* rr, Attorneys for Admln
ureter, no` tfig
AkigottLiNvoitm 7 ,
WM. MILLER,
(Late Miler & Itieketson,)
Nos. 221 AND 228,
cginer Liberty and Irwin Streets,
' Offer to the trade at Low Pignres:
150 pkgs. of NEW MACREREL,• in barrels,_
quarters and kits.
100 chests anise YOUNG HYSON, JAPAN
and IMPERIAL TEAS.
SO sacks choice RANGOON TtICR. I ,
Si bbis. choice CAROLINA RICE.
75 bbis. LONG ISLAND SYRUP.
50 bbis. SYRUP, cholo brands.
100 bbis. N. 0. MOLASSES.
50 bble. BERMUDA MOLASSES.
• 200 bbis, REFINED SUGAR.
75 hhds. PORTO RICO, CUBA and DMA
RABA SUGARS. . •
SOO bags RIO COFFEE. •
50 sags JAVA and LAGTIATRA COFFEES.
100 cues IMPORTED CLARET. •
1150 cases I.IOEK. A CRANDON'S TCHA.3I•
PAGNE
SCOTCH ALE and 'LONDON PORTER' con.
stlrt.ly on hand.: •
• •
AGENTS WANTED. . • '•
•
..President.
—Secretary.
TWO SIO MAPS 'FOR $l.
LLOYD'S
PATENT - REVOLVING DOUBLE . .MAPS
OPIAMERICA AND EUROPE, AMERiCa. AND
TILE UNITED STATES OF AM.ERICA.
. Colored—in 4000 Counties.
These great Maps, now just completed show everv
place of Importance, all Italtroads to date. and the:
latest alterations In the - various European :gates.
These Maps are needed' in every School and family
in the land—they occnpy the space °lone - Man, and
by means or the Reverser. either side can be thrown
front. an any part brought ;eVel to the eye. Coun
ty rights and large discount given to g od Agents.
Apply for Circulars, Terms, and tiatunle Maps to ,
LLOYD'S MAP BUREAU,
621:b72-d &T
OFFICE:OF CONTI:OLLEIt or Attir.BlLlmr Co.. Pa.
• • Pittsburgh. Decemner 26. 1568,
PROPOSALS FOR. 'WRITING-
Sealed Proposals will be received at this of
tiectuntil JANUARY -Ith, 11469, inclusive. for Wri
ting and Copying from the• original assessments re•
turned by the several Assessors for the year 1669,
Eighty-eight Mee Duplicates for Taxes of 1869.;
Eighty-tight School Duplicates for Taxes of 1869.
Eighty-eight Collection Duplicates for Taxes of 69;
The work to be done to the office of the. County Com
missioners and to be completed on or before the
Ist day of April. 1869. Bids to be made at so much
the tanning line complete, to include the calcula
tion sad extension of all Tares. and the comparing
of each and all the books with the originals, besides
a recapitulation in each of the books,' proving the
total of the Tales by the Total valuation. • The cor
rectness of the Duplicates must- be probated before
warrants are !soled in payment.
Bond. with sufficient sccuritr; will be required for
the fultlitntnt of the contract.
Sample ean•be seen on application. , • •
Bp areo: ion of the County Commissioners.. •
de.2B:tri6-T ILENItY.IOkII.I3EitT. Controller
FRENCH: BURR MILL STONES.
French Burr Smut Maetthies,
. - .
THE BEST WHEAT CLEANERS LV USE:
Portable Flour and Feed Mills,
,All numbers and best gnailty. ,For sale at
319 and 3211..ibcrty St. ,Pittsbuigh, Pa.
ttZ
W A311 4 4D-4;OSTCOI44IISSAOI 4 I,
ONE I I ,UX.D.R.ED . •
TICOILTJLTILIEVY, • . . '
•
FOR THE. ..14 01:1 DAY S 2
The highest market. 'prices Sind quick sale
guaranteed. Mark packageg distinctly and salad
voices by mail. ,
H. P. BALL4ItD & CO:
Commtsslozi Merchants, 332 Washtugton.iti
Sew York. ' ' ' 11017:4M
OFFICE OF CONTltot,hitt OF Lt.L ? „Oll.l2lrT CO., t
Pirrent:Ron, December /9, 7.869..
NOTICE TO BARED..
Sealed Proposals, addressed to the "lospectors of
the Allegheny County Prison, i• will be received at
this office until the 31st Inst.,inchuive for furnish
ing the County Prt•on with Bread for slx.inonths,
from JA NU RYl3th, 1909. Loaves to weigh one
a half and two pounds respectively, and tube of ap
proved quallt.3. Bids to be mane' at bo much per
Do u ud. Bonds lot two thousand dollars will be re
quired for faithful performance of contract. The
name of the securfty must at•company the bid. Rills
end,fned by toe Warden and prouated at this office,
wiii be paid monthly, . •
de2i :UM HANBY LAMBERT, Controller. •
G RAY" FERRY
•
PRINTING INK WORKS,
Grey's , Ferry nOtUt and Thirty-lhird
Streets, Philadelphia.'Pa. -
G. E. ROBIN:SON, mannfactnrer of BLACK and
COLORED !Tinting and Ltthograpbtc Inks. Var
nishes, • oc2.3:zatvi
ltirOliirET MONEY , ::: -SI,OOO to
LTA. nest In a, 3fortgage on City or County
Property, fora term of ttmee years. •
$4,000 to loan omßond and fdort eage for 2 years,
WAtiTt.D—Butdneas or Accommodation Paper to
- the amount of $510,000: Vale . from 60 'days to 4
WANTED—To exchange a Farm of 160 Aires 'of
Land in Missouri Sur -a Family Morse and :Spring
Wsgon.Appls to B. McLAIN & CO.,
des Corner Fourth ay.-and Bmithdeld
J. E. BW/NT J. kI. BIIATT.4 ' Z. A. /MATT.
QWINT ,iii. • BRATT, : I
1 1 / 4 ..7
ARCHITECT ERAIo AlcP
ORNAMENTAL •CARVERS,
• - No. 61 Sandusky St„ Allegheny, Pa.
A large assortment of NEWPII POSTS.and SAL%
LSTERS constantly on hand. ITII,N4NIi, of all
descrintlons. done. ' , oeMosa
CITY OP A.L1,801 ENV. PA.,
_:'
TitgASustnit's OFFICE, Dec. 12, J.S6u.
XOTICE IS HERMIT GIVEN TO
the holthrs of the SIX PER CENT: ARTNICI
AL BONDS of the city . of Allegheny, that the
C o u D ons on sold Bonds coming due January let,
MD, will be paid on said day. (less toe State tag.)
at the Bank of Pittsburgh, to the CRY ofPlttsbutgb,
PO- ' • 'IL.MAtIFEHEON,
delb:IAS Treasurer of the City of. Allegheny. Pa.
CITT 01 , 'ALLEGRENT. /
TIVICASTIMIVEi OFFICE Dec. 121, 11365.
ALLEGHENY CITY CODIPIIO-
m.D3E,BUNDS WAN TED:—Persons bolding
Oonwromise Bones of the City of Allegheny, Pa.,
are nereny notified that the Sinking Fund for ISBS
wiltbe invested in said Banda .at the lowest rates
often. d. Proposals will be received by theunder
signed until FRIDAY, January Ist, 1889.
D. IdACFERII4N,
de12:1147 Treasurer of the City of Allegheny, Pa.
NOTICE.—To all Persons En
gaged In Hauling or Whetllng__ltubblah or
Athee: 'You :ore hereby•notitled noc to place itny
rubbish or ashes on the wharf. All rubbish fT aEhett
must be tat en to the Point. Any hereon caught
(dating the above notlce'wlll be dealt with to the
fullesrt-extentuf the ht.w.
ROBERT,A. HILL.
deli) - Allegheny Wharf Mauler.
F IFTEENTH LIST. IS6S-LIST
In ° rhetre P rl j
Glcd APPLICATIONS
n TO i
ol"7, LIQTHIRS,
Allegheny.
R. P. Getty, other goods, Thlid ward
The License Board will :It on WED.N.EOA.T, thb
3Ut h lust . at 9 o'clock, A. 31'. rot hearing the above
31 ;f 1L('"u. Iry a, tittowx
. 0 . Cle ric.
BARLEY.
2,500 BUSHELS
CHOICE SPRING. AND FALL ,
In store iaid, for sale by • • .
211...A.ri0n et, .171.A.n.P.•
no 3) 399 _LIBERTY STREET
CLOTERSEED._ •
• f , A CHOICE LA:Yr
JUST. RECEIVED.
J. KNOX, 131 ,iiberty Stkeet:'
GOOD NEWS. -
• MAP BREAD IN DEAR TIMES.
• , • ,
Enquire for WAIRIVIS Xtread.
- Tie largest and belt.' Thelnltlals "H. W." on
elrelY•loaf. Take.unne else, , . Aucrrs
DIG LEAD-500 Pigs Soft Galena
In store and for sale by
nul7 J, B. CANFIELD & 2O N.
eT,`
610 A DAY.
23 Court'Ludt street. N. Y
130141; , IG CLOVIS,
W. IV: WALLAVIV.
A.MUSEI'ZZINTS.
larlitEW OPERA HOUSE. •
MrarDzastet.
SV2_CANiciva.
Lessee."
Manager.
FRIDAY AFTERM.)ON. JASUARY V I. 1869.
timed Holiday Matinee. For perbrakente the
great Dolma of
TSN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM.
To conelpde with the glorious Farce 01
BROTHER .1311.1., AND 36E
FRIDAY 16 VE.NING.,the performlace will con•
mence with Beurelesuit7e Max of the
OCTOROON.
To conclude with the Dams of
ROB
Saturday Eventtm Benoit of Mr. W. H' COL
LINGS.
NEW OPERA HO SE.
LesseeWm.R.ILNDEI:2OIT
Mtnager. M. W. CANNING
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. January 2; 1869.
Grand Family Matinee. Fur performance the moral
Drama of
TIIE DItUI;KARD.
To conclude with the Glorious Farce of
• CRuSSINU ?His LINE.
SATURDAY EVENING. lieneflt of Mr. IV. H..
COLLING*, when will be presented the . .t.
L)CTOIQOX.
Highlaild Fling Miss Clara Seabrook
To conclude wttlt the Drama ot, .
_ BEN THE 130.5,TSMTAIN.
Monday Eienlng Mr. and ill‘s COD LDO
farPITTSBUR . pn .THEATRE.
Lessee H. 'W. 'iliLtriasSi.
Stage Miniver'
z UCcESS.
First appearance of the-bessitlfal Dansnese
EiII.IIMERFIELD.
Tlle new Flitmlestravaesinza entitled
TILE FAIRY
_TA.L.II3.IIAN;
Or the Eueltant(d Grottoes of Elfland.
:"'ACALDEItIY. OF MUSIC.
The Grand 3111ltary Allegory ••of ,
THE DRUMHER BOY OF gHILOH;
WILL 'RE REPEATED
Thursday. Friday and Saturday
Evenings, December 31st.
and January Ist
and 2d. . .
MATINEE, NEW YEAR'S AFTF,ENOON at 13.
Doors open at 7 o'clout, r. sr. Performance
commeuees at 7 2 i. .r-
Box Sheet now open at -11. PHELPS'. No. 46
SMITTIFLELD.STREET.' /,. 1e29
arIMASONIC HAL'
THE MONARCH ON THE ROD AGAIN
FOUR NIOII-.5 ONLY.
COMMENCING ,WEDNEsDAY; - DeCembei . 30,
NEWCOMB'SMINSTRELS
• I .
• .
treaded by the Great ImPressatio . andiounder of the
present school of minstreisy. after an unparalelled
season of success of 18 consecutive months at their
Opera ii , use, Cincinnati., propose a tour, for al.mi
tell number of weeks through the country. abeper
formanee will embrace the entire fbrce of tan mons
ter organization. ' • - -
Doors open at- 7, commencing at 8. 'Admission
35 and 50 cents. ,
GRAND NEW. TEAR'S MATINEE
On New Year's Atternoon for tke accommodation or
ladies ant ehildren..Ad mission 25 cents to all parts
.
of the house. ._
W. C. DORNEN,, Agent.
N. D. LROBERTT,Manntter. de-3' ;VA
x
~...„.)
T ......:,,.. i .., c ( ANnit ,
~_
'' s '. '
Cd , ,) :.--. c 3, • ,:. -:, •h.) ' ..
D. R. LOOH.EI,
PETROLEUM V, NASEIY,
POSTMASTER AT OONFEDERAT.r; X •ROADS,.
Will lecture at tbe
ACAIDEMY OF leitTS/C.
MONDAY EVViLNEL JANUARY 4, 1869.
Subject—"CUSSED BE CANAAN."
Tickets 50 cents. No reserved sets. Doors open
at 7 Lecture commences at IU. '
Tickets can to had at the Library, corner of P.nn
and tilath streets. dentcio
MASOXIC HALL.
ONLY THREE NIGHTS.
MONDAY, TrESDAY AND NVEDNF.SDIy,
January 4, 5 and 6.
MATINEE, WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6 at 2i
331-friNl) PCOI4,
THE GREIT MUSICAL MYSTERY °ETU
NI YE TEEN,TH - cEY'r
Admission 50 cents. Reserved seats. 75 cents.
Doors oven at 7. COMMVIICeS at 8 ercLock.,Tien
ets for Reserved Seats mav be had at the -Music
Stores fC. f'. Mellor's, No. 81 Wood street, and
at Kieber's 1.22 Wood strnet. Thi Steinway Grand
Plano.used is from Klebers WaceroomS. . •
31:c15 • -
W'FAIR-THE
MISSION CHUM AID SKIM
will bold she!: SECOND ANNUAL ,FAIWatII.IS
SION CHURCH, Allegheny, cdsraer North and
Avety streets, Allegheny, commencing
EVL, December 24th.
Res. HENRY HIQIiLAAID G.A.R.NET.T will de
liver the Opening Address. . .
Vocal and Instrumental Music by eminent artists
soh evening dun) ng the Fair: .
Admittance 15 cents.
iIr'ORPHA.NS! *FAIR.
BASEMENT OF CATHEDRAL.
ADMISSION'
The splendid newly organized Cathedral Braze
Band will enitren the Fair every evening. •deZ
MOSS. DE LONG'S
, . .
"FASHIONABLE DANCING LCABEHr
. ,
AT
SECOND AND LAST QUARTER OF THESEASON.
The Second and last term of the season wiligrom
mence on'tsATITILDA Y. January 'Ad, for juveniles
with it «iron(' Matinee.
OFNT'S EVENING CLASS will comtnence.Jann
hrr tith. at '3% , tb. ss • .
••.
To Insure a full term all should enmmenee ISt the
beginning. as the •fre,son 'loses Ariel let. X. De'
Long Is We best and only genuine Professor or WI
art of Dancing. In all its branehes,'ln this env.'
Gents desirous of learning bow to Waltz, eanC,be
taugat perfectly ht three lessons.' For plitiulari
please c llfor trculara at tho *usio-StoTee,.. - or at: the
Hall daring tuition holirs. • 'de3l;eff
OrPROW.-CARPENTEJEPS:
FASHIONABLE 'DANCING ARADEMYIi-
No. 75 THIRD n STRFAT; s ow open tot the zit.
ception oi pupils. • °lass days ttoute—ltot , law
htasterec i uni. Misses, Wednesdapand iisturda7i:
at: o'alqc •P. xi. For lientletnen—Tne4riar, &**
-Friday Eireni Re, at S • o'clock. Private 4 Tesseutr,
given.' Circulars can be had at theMutle•Stotes ,
awl at the „Academy-. classes . opt • of Pp) •citY.l.l;t
convenlent,'attetuted to.
' , le* H3ll to let to Stiect Parties bei'verlk
HAIR AND PERFUMERYri„:."
radEilk" PECK, - Ornamentatiftir
HAIR' WORKER AND rEasvidara.-40. 133
t street. near Smithfield. Pittsburgh.
Alwaya on hand„ a general assurtuteat of Ladle**,
WIGS, BANDS. UR ru
LS' Gautleen , a Witt& :
PEP.:S.'SCALI4 C,
eu Anri CHAIIit'ERACi
.tc. 4? - A good Prlce,ln east t. l.*.glyen for E
RAW HAIR.
Ladles' and Gentlemen's Hair - Cuttlng done',
the neatest manner.
'r ~~.
11
1E!
de24:000
2b cents.