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TUESDAY, JANUARY S, 1809.
Tar. WEEKLY (iAzErrs, Embed en . Wed
%Ways and Szturdays, the teit4rnd cheap-
ant family newspaper ,is• Penurylemnia. It
presents each week forty-eight coiumna of
soisd reading matter. it Om the fullest as
teen as tke most reliablemarketmorts of any
paper in the State. Ito flies ems used exau
lively by the Civil Courts of Alkyheny county
for reference in important lettleB to determine
the ruling prices in the wrings at the time of
the business transactsen-snilfenute. Terms:
angle copy, one year, $1.00; in clubs offive,
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to the getter up of the chit. Specimen copies
sent free to any address.
WE PRINT on the 'inside pages of this
morning's ilezErrE- . —Second page: Perim
Ephemeris. Third and Sixth pages : Com
mercial, Financial, Mercantile and River
Nees, Harketi, Inkports.. Seventh page:
Farm, Garden and Household.
GOLD closed yestEnday in New York at
135 i. -
Ir is highly probable that , the Grand
Army of .the Potomac will arrange for a
re-union in New York or Philadelphia dur
ing the. resent year.
07,000 each session for "pasting and
folding" in the . House alone , at Harrieburg,
is a very considerable item and it seems to
our. mind quite too large. rerbaps the doc
uments are no better stuck than the tax
payers of the Commonwealth who pay so
much for the service.
THE stringency in the money market in
the East is over and financial affairs are
brightening. The withdrawal and holding
back of their currency by the N'atiotial
Banks in order,to make Creditable exhibits
in their quarterly statements occasioned the
tightness, which threatened to, precipitate a
crisis on some of the lehding houses of New'
York
CONGEIEI3I3 re.assemble to-day,but
is thought titre will be no quorum present,
the Senators and Representatives having
not yet finished the lieliday seasen. Kr.
Wesnitunzin proposes presenting, all the
Appropriation bills, except the Indian, at
once, and will urge immediate action. The
Report of Special Revenue Commissioner
WELLs is in type and be presented
during the latter part of the week. It is
spoken of as an able, elaborate and exhsus•
Live document. ,
- WEST YEELGIRL3 iS casting about for a
candidate to clothe with the honors of the
United States Senate. A number of promi
nent names have been presented, but none
have thus far developed any great strength.
' Governor Boruktrax's 'friends warmly urge
his election, While there is a Movement to
bring out a soldier for the high position
The contest promises to be warm and excit
ing. The• new and enterprising State has
plenty of good material for the office; but
the trouble is to make egolce where so many
meritorious names we presented. '
p2WESINAT/ is awakening to the necessity
of enlarging her boundaries. The Com
men:al shows that the city contains but
seven square miles against New York 22,
Philadelphia 1294 4 Baltimore 45; Chicago
- 28/, and Pittsburgh 24. Her population is
denser than even
,London, accommodating
p,143 personstd the squire utile.'while the
great English city, has bat ' , 24,768 M equal
space. We think the great trouble is that
the papers of Cincinnati have so '.swelled
the population, that they'are , crowding Soo ,
many people together—on paper—and want
to provide more area to. make Bei& meten:
tions for their city, winch they,hold to t?!.
rapidly growing plaCe.
Br VIRTUE of ?resident Joansox'.B kind,
heartedness and leniency towards rebels,
the country is to be honored in the return
of a batch of prodigal sons who have found
it convenient to live In 'England in prefer
ence to thelr.country, which they betrayed.
The cable heralds the feet that JEFF Dims,
Jo k nx SLIDELL, /IIIDLEY; MANE and other
repentant rebels are preparing to come
home to enjoy the cosy back seats allotted
by Mr. Jos .sox to traitors. There is a
singular significance in all this, and A.. J.
exercised unusual diplomatic. skill in pro:
viding companions for himself in the retim
cy which_ %Waits him. He has effectually
worn out in the estimation of most people,
but will probably be respected by the in
coming rebels, • whose , bands he has made
about as white as his own by the amnesty
proclamation of Christmas.
WE ARE WITHOUT. positive ativices from
Harrisburg which would throw any new
light on the Senatorial struggle. The friends
of Mr. MARSHALL positively deny that atiy
overture has been made by them to compro-
mise on Gen. MOOIIIIEAD, but will press
p their favorite on to either election or defeat.
Gen. Moortrpau's friends are sanguine of
developing much strength for him in the
oast and of securing, a fair sbare of support
from the western end of the State:, Messrs.
Stxyrir,:f3cookim And' ALr4scut are
atiltin the field. Thefortupr bee tapy
-workers at his slde,:and - of the entudidehial
pimp" , named for 4hy '48;14(0/4: licalstr
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OFFICE
Consaty.
the least formidable,, haTing constderable
Strength. It is announced that Mr Tito mr
sox and Mr. KEMBLE will At enter the
ring as aspirants, and, in the present aspect
of affairs, it is not - improbable that anew
man may be taken up as a compromise-can
didate and elected.
NEW PUBLICIMONb.
POEMS. .tly Lucy Larcotn. Published by
Fields, Osgood & Co. For sale by R. S.
Davis, 93 Wood street, Pittsburgh.
This talented lady is it..favorite- of ours,
from the fact that she hap afforded us so
much pleasure in reading her articles in
Our Young Folks, of which capital periodi
cal Miss LarcoM is an editor. No one can
read such poems As "Hannah Binding
Shoes," and "Skipper Ben," without trac
ing the magic iowerofher wondetful pen.
There is a simplicity and delicacy in her
creations, nattirainess and freedom film' af
fectation and cant, that cannot fail to charm
the reader. We are not surprised: to find
that the press so generally
,speak well of
this work. The kind words of the poet
Whittier 'simply eipreis Ihit sentiment' of
thousands.
1
THE • GATES ATAR. By Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps. Published by fields, Osgood &
Co., Boston. For sale by R. S. Davis,
Pittsburgh.
Few readers of this charming work will
cemplain of the bold views of this lady in
regard to the future world. ' It is a relief
sometimes to get outsidiof the narrow and
contracted views of good meaning people,
who associate the glo,riesof i the better world
with the groveling notions - of time and
sense. Then author shows very little, respect`
for tlie notions of some whose nameit have
always been regarded as a tower of strength.
Throughout the story she meets questions
that;are suggested with a point and piquancy
which gives edge and interest to the work.
Her pure, loving spirit, too, permeates
every page, and the reader Is swept onward
.by•the magic touch of...her pen almost Irre
sistably to the close of the voltuie.
ADVICE TO A MOTHER ON THE MANAGE
.' HEST OF HER CHILDREN. By Pye Henry.
Chavasse. Ninth Edition. Published by
J.' B. Lippincott st Co.. Philadelphia. For
- sale by R. S. Davis, Pittsburgh.
For practical worth and usefulness, in
matters pertaining to the treatment of -chil
dren on the moment of some of their most
pressing illnesses and aecidents, this wink
is one of great value. Very delicate sub
jetits pie discussed with taste and delicacy.
While Some may dissent from the views of
the-author- on the moral bearing of some
points, yet, as-a general thing, but few ex
ceptions can be 'taken to the work. The
book is arranged in the convenient form of
questiond and answers. -
SCHOOL HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA, from
the. Earliest Settlements to the Present
' Time. By J. R. Sypher. Published by
.7: B. Lippincott it Co ,Philadelphia. Philadelphia. For
sale by R. S. Davis, Pittsburgh.
' llistories of this character - should be I
priied; because of the valuable matter com- I
-plied, and gleaned from' so many sources.
- This work will be found useful for use in
Common schools, academies, colleges, fami
lies and libraries. We hatic here - not only
embodied a history of Pennsylvania, run
ning back to the - sixteenth century, but a
school history. Facts have been carefully
gleaned from every available source to en
rich the volume, which will serve a useful
purpose' beyond the wants of the present
day. It is not surprising to learn that the
example set by Mr. Sypher is likely to - in
duce the compilation of similar school his
tories_of other States.
CHARLES DICERS'S' WORKS. With illus
trations be Craikshank... Leech and
Brown. Published by D. Appleton dc co.,
New York. For sale by Henry_ Miner,
Pittsburgh. ,
Thiselegant edition of Dickens is worthy
of the high commend:Mena it has received
front the piess. It, is beautifully gotten up
both
in respect to type, paper, and binding.
Itsrich attire, too, adds additional chamis to
its other excellencies; and withal so cheap,.
being only one dollar and seventy-five cents
per volume, or ten dollars and a half for the
set of six volumes. This volume contains
"Onr Mutual Friend," "Little Dorritt,"
"Reprinted Pieces." The next volume
will conclude the, series. : ,
HOME Swims. 'By Mrs. Alice B. Haven,
("Cousin Alice.") Published oy D. Ap
pleton- & Co.. New. York. For Bale by
Henry - Mlner, Pittsburgh . , •
"Cousin Alice was alWaYs' a favorite o
Sara.; ' , Afar - Writing!' of hy-goite years are
full of sunny memories.: 4 , Many of her old
'admirers will welcome - .lids 'volume for' the
rake of, aukl lang syneiand,for,the opportik,
tfity'ef reading such lifetlike•pictures of so
elety.'i - Like all that she wrote,there is. a
,vein of naturalness and a healthy glow, per-
trading the work throughout. Though this
•gifted one is dead,' shahs not forgotten, and'
the "Home Stories" will help to perpetuate
her fair name. • I -
GLEANING AMONG THE SHEAVES. By Rev.
C. IL.spurgeon. Published by Sheldon
&Company, New York. For, sale by R.
11' , ,Davin, Pittsburgh. ,
.
The•writings of Spurgeon` are known to
,
.
a„considersible extent in thieceuntry, and
adinfred for their evangelical type, and
beautiful imagery.._ These -"gleanings" are
in fact a collection of gems from his numer
oda -serototits and addresses. The hook is
robed in elegant attire, and would make an
excellentgift these holiday times'. --
Trt WAVF.RLY NovELs. By rSir Walter
Scott. Published by D. Appleton At Cot,
New York. For sale by Henry Miner,
Pittsburgh,
These enterprising publishers have com
menced the publication of the works-of Sir
Walter Scott, in six volumes, uniform in
style with their popular' Library Edltion of
Dickens' works, binding excepted?. — lle
type is plain and easily read, papeir quite
fair and good, 'and elegantly bound. Each
volume will be illustrated with steel and
wood engravings. The first volume, just
out, contains "Waverly," "Guy Manner,
Jog," "Kenilworth," and • "Ivanhoe."
The editlim is marveljously cheep, being
only SL7S Ter volume,'
,er,.51,0.51),f0r the
ebtitplete:eet.
SPECTACLES Von YOUNG ,EYES. By S. W.
Lander. Published by Sheldon & Co.,
New York. For sale br 11t: Si Davis,
Piltsbuigh.
4,, ,,.,
~
This ' - heliings in the series of elght, vol t ,
,iimeal : -egfitle.d ' - '"Speetacles " for 1 toting
Eyes," and . Is devoted to "New A - ork ""
tg - i lixreid g ued to convey I
i t description.
~:.:,...01Tigt'.0-iiGii,•.44Aiiiitt-:-:. - -;tilES:ili
that. great city in the form of story. In
_
teresting facts are woven together Ns ith
excellent taste, and are both interesting and
instructive. The illustrations are capital
and add much to the interest to the work.
Each volume of the series is complete in
itself.
A tREATISE ON PHYSIOLOGY AND Hy
! GIENE; for Schools. Fam and Col
leges. By J. C. Dalton, M.ilies
D., Professor
of Physiology in the College of Physi-
Plans and Surgeons. Published by Har
per & Brothers, New York. For sale by
Henry Miner, Pittsburgh.
This work is valuable as a text book: for
institutions and, private learners. It has
been prepared with great care by one of the
most scientific men of the age, .especially
among physiologists. The work is arrang
ed by graduation from the simPlest forms of
the science to the more abstruse, and is ad-
mirable planned throughout for the learner.
The excellent illustrations and ample glos
sary, will be found useful helps to the stu
dent. Questions are , appended to ea,
chapter. The work will doubtless com
mand a large sale.
LION BEN OF ELM 'ISLAND. By Elijah
Kellogg, author of "(food Old 'Fitnes," etc.
Published by Lee and Shepard,' Boston.
This is a: - capital story for toys to read,
and has much of the virtu and charm of
"Oliver Optic's" stories.- It illustrates
what industry and correct habits will ac
complish. A gives pictures, of life up in
and is redolent with Ytinkeeisms.
Mr. Kellogg is one of the popular writers
for Our Young Folks, and is well-known to
the.re.aders of that monthly. ,
SOMOPL LYRICS. A collection of Sacred
EtYmns for devotional servlcesin schools.
Published by Harper & Brothers. New
York. For sale by Henry Miner, Pitts
burgh. '
The compiler. - Mr. S. M. Capra!, has per
formed a good, work for schools. 014 of
several thousand hymns examined careful
ly, nearly three hundred have' been selected
for, devotional exercises in schools. The
arrangement into departments is well execu
ted. Altogether the collection is worthy of
commendation.
THE CORNER STALL, 8 NSW York Story.
By Mrs. J. McNair Wright, author of
~ 4 olden Fruit," etc. Publishdd by Hen
ry Hoyt, Boston. For sale by booksell
era generally.
Life among the lowly, and the good re
sults of following mission work among
this class of people, so numerous in large
cities, is vividly pictured. The story is full
of interest, and Tom Twlgg, the central
character, is a study. It it an excellent
work for the Sabbath School library or home
circle.
AMERICAN 'Pisa CULTURE, containing all
the details of Artificial Breeding and
Rearing Trout; the Culture of Salmon,
Shad and other Fishes. By Thaddeus
Norris. author of "Tht American Ang
ler's Book." Published by Porter &
Coates, Philadelphia. For sale by R. S.
Davis, Pittsburgh.
This work appears at an opportune time,
in view of the attention now awakened in
regard to, fish breeding. The need for pro
per means to re-atock our exhausted streams,
and restore those that are rapidly declining,
to their former fecundity, is beginning to be
alarmingly felt, and a • work of this sort,
embodying the experiments and observa
tions of one so capable as Mr. Norris, will
be eagerly read and its suggestions well
pondered. ( The contents embrace "Trout
Breeding," "Culture of the Salmon," "Cul
ture of the Shad," "Naturalization of
Fishes," "Culture of Eels," and "Culture
of Oysters."
CONSTANCE .A.YLNIER, A Story of the Sev
enteenth Century. By H. P. P. Pub
lished by Charles Scribner and Company,
New York. , For sale' by R. S. Davis,
Pittsburgh.
It is rarely the central character of a tale
of this kind, is so worthy of commendation,
and so elevated, too, as the one in this book.
The style of the work throughout is:high
toned, 'and the story one of real intermit.
The scene of the story is laid in New Am
sterdam, now New York, with cluniget to
England, -in the time of Cromwell. - The
incidents and pictures , of these eventful
days are graphically drawn.
GENEVA'S SHIELD: A Story of the Swiss
Reformation. By W. M. Blackburn. au
thorof "Ulrich Zwlngle," "William Far
rel," etc. Published by M. W. Dodd,
New York. For sale by R. S. Davis,
Pittsburgh.
The historical events of thegreat Refor
i
-matron furnish rich material for books, snit.
able for - the Sunday School and the family.
circle. Not only are these memorable pa=
rinds impressed upon youthful minds,-but
yaluable instruction and eriteriainmeneare
imparted. The picture of Geneva, before
Calvin had appeared, whettsthe Gospel was
made known by the eloquent Farrel, aie de
.llpeated with a skillful lutnA., Prof. Black
hum has the nick of making history life
like. Mi. Dodd deserves thanks for such
valuable publications as this one.
TRH 011PHAN'S TRINMPTIL or, the Story of
Lilly and Harry Grant. By H. K. P.,
author of "The Ketnponil," eta. Pub
lished by U. W. Dodd, New York:- For
sate by R.-S. Davis Pittsburgh. ,
Here *e have depicted the results of pro;
per parental,training. Children of a rnin.,
later, left early in life orphans, their
cares, and the stern disciplinei of life, are ,
brought out in glowingcOlors. ' The book is'
worthy of an extensive circulation for the
excellent lessons inculcated In. Its pages.
Theauthor has performed his work well.
A Kiss FOR A Blow. By Henry Cl Wright.
Published by Leo dr. Shepard, Boston.
For sale by S. Davis, Pittsburgh.
This little volume is a collection of stories
for children, showing them how to prevent
quarrelling. The contents are "Who Is
Mine Enemy," "Flow Fights Begin," "Cost
of Fights among Children," and "Sure way"
to prevent ail Wars and Fighting."
Tire Loan's PRAYER. By Rev. M. IL '
Dow. Published by Henry Hoyt, Bos
ton. For sale by Booksellers generally.
The analysis of this wonderful Scripture,
In the form of-questions set forth in the fifty
twO lessons of this 'volume, are worthy of
the highest praise. The duties which flow
from, and are enforced by this remarkable
prayer, are very clearly defined. It will
prove a very useful work..
r :
THE CHieD WIFE: A Tale of Two Worlds.
By.Captaiu Mayne ;Reid, author of "T4e
Scalp Hunters, " 'ate - Published by
Sheldon add Ccnipany, ,New, York. For
piaci:4y 4. S. Davis, Pittaburgbi ,
Ti l de 4 8 4* style o ,4PlPtOntfti welli
t known by the rea ding public fteralff"
irgikay Is one legiait - vivacity and pre--
[-lANUART-75,-71.13.643:.'7tri ' ~ '
cents a pictre of events and characters in
stirring worts. Its characters embrace Re.
publican patriots, English diplomati'sts and
London sharpers. Views of i.he 4ungarian
struggle are also ' present 6d in graphic
Words. The fact that Captaiii Reid has be-,.
come an A ..'erican citizen; Sheldon and
Company, p Wishes the only . authorized
edition. .
PAUL AND
Children.
drt, the Ca
'M. W. Do
R. 8. Davi
Sad as this
tion of the i
eternity, the
soldierly qua
thrilling lute
in i dedicatin.!
is a beautif'
soldier. Th•
death of the
upon Paul a
beautifully it
MARGARET, the Inebriate's
By H. K. P., author of "Rob
.in Boy," etc. Published by
(I'd, New York. For sale by
s, f P'lttsburgh. •
t4e is, because of the inebria
ather, and his . : sad exit into
eroic conduct of Paul, for his
dies, make the lolume one of
• :t. The course of Margaret,
'herself as a hospital heroine,
1 counterpart to the youthful
• lesson caused by the unhappy
inebriate father, was not 14st
d Margaret, as - their after life
`nitrated.
HAZEL FAR
Boston..
Published by Henry Hoyt,
, r sale by all Booksellers.
This, little
side Library
for the littlil,
volume belongs to the "Hill
' series. It is a capital story
folks, embodying lessons of
truth and rig'
EMINENT W
Parton, Hoy other& •
teonsness in simple language.
MEN OF THE AGE.' By James
e Greeley, Fanny Ferri and
rtford: S. M. Bette' dc Co.
For manyl
talked of all
matter for m!
and•text for,
fact cannot b
markabre bo
'men are alw:
More so then
leading 7on:d i
persons: hay
months_ this book has been
• ver the country, furnishing
.ny a newspaper paragraph,
any a longer 'article, and this
• wondered at, for it is a re
k. ". Facts about renowned
ye of interest. How much
ust those be concerning the
of the living world. Many
already read' extracts from
] Fanny Fern's lively article on Gail Hamil
ton. This book is the source from which
those extracts were gleaned,. and Fanny
herself is serv i ed up by Grace Greenwood.
Mrs. E. C. Stanton tells all about the female
champions of woman's rights, while Theo
dore Tilton eishes up Mrs. Stanton. In
fact, all sorts of prominent women are pre
served in this handsome volume, like flies
in amber. Mrs. Sulia Ward Howe, proba
bly the most itccompli9ed gentlewomanin
America, 'Miss Dickinson, Madame Ristori,
Miss Hosmerl . Kellogg, Parepa, Eugenie,
Rosa Bonhettr, in short, most of the bril
liant lamina es of the bright galaxy of
beauty and lent which now- adorns the
world. Weegret to notice one Inexcusa
ble Omission. We cannot find the name of
We?
egret
of America's noblest and greatest wo
men, Mrs. LaOder; and Charlotte Cushman,
too, is absent. The fourteen engravOd por
traits Ore trul admirable illustrations, and
do credit to t e artists and publishers.
Mr. E. Clark, that gentleman so well
known to the book buyers of, this neighbor
]
hood, has - accepted the agency; and will, in
person, present the volume, for inspection,
to our citizens!
SHIP BUILDING OF THE UNITED
STATES.
Appended o the andual report of the
Secretary of tae ,Treasuo was a very neat
statistical char., illustrative of the progress
of ship building in the United States, pre
pared by Joseph iiimmo, Jr. From the ac
companying report we learn that the ton
nage of A.metle.an vebsels entered at sea
ports of the United States from foreign coun
tries rose froml i 22,582,017 tone during the
20 years from 1828 to 1848, to 49;562,920
tons, during the 20 years,frotn 1848 to 1868,
an increase o r 120 per cent. During the
same two periods of 20 years the ship
buildlpg of New England rose from 1,316,-
896 tons to 2,099,137 tons, an increase of
128 - per cent. , e
Wa r difference of only eight per ce'nt in
the two rates of increase is accounted for by
the relative increase, during the last five
years, in - the building of small 'male de
signed only for i the home trade, and by the
falling off in the building of large vessels
designed for the foreign trade. • ,
The chart shOws that previous to the year
1845 there was a gradual increase of our
ocean ship building, that since that' time it
has fluctuated frequently and widely, and
that during the last _ten years it has-,been
greatly depressed. 'The discovery of gold,
in California in 1848; find the apeculative pe;
rtod which followed, stimulated the ship
building interest, far beyond the legitimate
demands l',4* commerce. It ran up to its cul,
minationin 1845, when it fell off rapidly,'
and the commercial , revulsionof 1857 da..
pressed it to a lower point in 1859 than it
had touched since 1845. Before any mate.
rial notion had taken :place,' the war broke
out, and within two years the depredations
of rebel cruisers well-nightrave the'Ameri-
MA flag from the commerce of thp seas.
In 1882 the ship buildingof the, coast was
less than it, had been during any year since
A. D. 1844, and there , has been , but little
improvement since. The depression of our
ship- building is, duo, almost exclusively,-to
the great falling off in the building of large,
vessels designed for foreign trade."
The building of brigs, schoonenh and
sloops designed for the home trade is not
affected by foreign cmnpetition, from- the
fact that our navigation. laws exclude all
foreign vessels I,rom that branch of our com
merce.
The falling off in the building of:large •
vessels since the war is further illustrated
as follows: gluing the five yearefrom 1853
to 1808, 65 per cent. of our total . seagoing
tonnage built on the coast consisted of ships
and barks, while during the five years from
. 1863 to 1868, only 28 per cent. consisted of
ships and barks.
During the year 1855 —the mast prosper
ous year in the history of American ship
building—there' were 305 ships and barks
apd 173 schooners built in_the New Eng
land States, the aggregate tonnage 'built
having been 820,492 tons, while during the
year ending June 30, 1868, there were a
ships • and barks, and .214 schoimers built,
the aggregate tonnage having been 98,697
tons. It is ascertained, moreover, that the
average tonnage of ships and barks built
since the war has fallen off ten per ce t. /
A very large number of our best ships
were destroyed by Privateers dux.' gine
war, and besides, about 10 per cent. f our
seagoing vessels are annually lost',or fibrin=
,poned as unfit for service. /
' While so large a' proportion of ou sea
going tonnage has ' gone out of existence,
the depression of American: Ship building
bas had Its.natural effect.iti,thadecadenee of.
American shipping in .fereikn,ltride, while
American tonnage in our foreiga tr. , e has
fallen off,. foreign tonnage has great y in
cfeaso-i ~' 4 “ty7 if. - : Pa. ~' t i V ••
t `The'bnilding Oreoeatkisteainers• Is . ip.in
exceedingly: depressed conditien:- "Die'
'
g' the year ending June 80, 1868, there
MIS
were but six ocean steamers built in the
United States, whose aggregate tonnage
amounted to 14,855 tons. Nearly all the
steamers built in thls country during the
last five years have been intended to meet
the demands of our coastwise trade.
The depletion of our forests of ship tim
ber renders it probable that within' the
next ten years we shall be compelled to re
sort to ironl as a ship banding material. The
iron ship building enterprise which sprang
up at several points in this. country before
the war, enjoyed for a while a degree of
prosperity. which gave promise of great fu
ture success. That interest is now prostra
ted.
Daring the year ending June 30, 1868,
there were but six iron vessels (all steam
ers) built in the United Slates, whose aggre
gate tonnage amounted to 2,801 tone, all of
which were built in Wilmington, Dela
ware, and were designed for river naviga
tion.
In orderlto show our relative inferiority .
in this branch of ship building. it may be
stated that daring the year '1867, there were
99 , iron stilling vessels built in England,
Scotland and Ireland, whose aggregate ton
nage amounted to 59,033 tons, and 224 iron
s stegmers whose aggregate tonnage amounted
to 90,823 tons; the iron sailing vessels
amounting to , 84 per cent. of the total sail
ing tonnage built, and the iron steamers to
96
_per cent. of the total steam tonnage Sant.
Thus it is seen that the competition of
England has had a more disastrous effect
upon the building and navigating of ocean
steamers, in this country, thair upon the
building of large sailing yesseli for our for
eign trade.'
in the building of iron vessels, too, Eng
land to-day stands unrivalled, while our
Country abounds in coal and iron, and as
the past has clearly proved, we have all the
requisite talent - in naval architecture, and
the skiled labor in the working of iron,
which would enable as to produce as good
vessels as ever entered into the competition
of the commerce of the seas."
Ammo the eminent Ameridium who died.
during 1888 were the following : Alexander,
Asbotk, Jahn Jacob Astor, Jr., Col. Francis
Markoe Bache, General Lafayette_C. Maker,
Richard It Bayard, Moses Y. Beach, Rear
Admiral H. H. Bell,,James Buchanan, Wil
liam Curtii, Peter 'Cogger, John H. Camp
bell, Kit ,Carson, George Christy, Howell
Cobb, Captain J. J. Comstock, Julia Dean
Bayne, Rear' dmiral Frederick Engle, Ro
bert Ewing, Peter Force, J. Heron Foster,
Commodore Ganievoprt, General William
Gates, Gen. Alfred Gibbs, John A. Gilmer,
Francis Granger, C. F. .Hagedorn, Fitz
Greene Halleck, Chas. G. Halpine, Henry
Hartstene, T. C. Hindman, Bishop Hopkins,
Joseph R. Ingersoll, George W. Jameson,
Rev. George Junkin, Heber C. Kimball. Ro
bert P. King, Rev. Isaac Leeser, E. Leutze,
Levi Lincoln; Daniel Lord, Providence
Ludlam, David M. Lyle, Gen. George A.
McCall, J. IJ. Mcßae, Abijah Mann, James
Mann, Adah Isaacs Itenken, Matthew New
kirk, Geo. W. Nehinger, Samuel Nicolson,
Frederick A. Packard. Alonzo C. Paine,
Admiral - Jaines S. Palmer, Commodore Geo.
A. Prentiss, Morris J. Raphall, Anthony L.
Robertson, Commodore Daniel C. Ridgley,
William C. Rives, Joseph W. Byers, John
Sefton, Thomas H. Seymour; Conger Sher
man, Gen. A. T. Slemmer, Admiral John D.
Bloat, Gen. P. V. Smith; Casper Bonder, Jr.,
Gen. Frederick Steele, Edwin A. Stevens,
Thaddeus Stevens, Rev. Thos. A. Stockton,
Gen. Walter H. Stevens,. David L. Swain,
William M. Swain, Frauds 'J. Trout-at,
Patroon Stephen Van Rensselaer, Matthew
Vassiir, David Wilmot, Wm. B. Wright.
—The jubilee of coldred citizens at St.
Paul, Minn., on January 1.4, commemora-
Ilveof their obtention of the voting
lege, was quite successful and numerously
attended. Able speeChes were made by
prominent whites, and Rev. Mr.Wasbburn,
colored, delivered an eloquent address. A
successful banquet was afterwards held.
COUGHS, COUGHS, COLDS, COLDS,
When a person takes cold the lungs become
charged with 'phlegm, which oppressing the con
stitution a natural effort Is made for a relief.
This effort Is a: cough. The' only safe and prudent
remedies to be adopted are those which assist na
ture In its work, by looser Log the phlegm and eXCI.
tiqg ft feeeitom!of expectoration now the evil Is re-
Moved: DE, SABGENT'S COUGH TEMP is ad
mirably - adapted to prmnote expectoration. ease the
breathing, loosen the phlegm, abate the fever, and
allay the tickling which occasions the cough, with
out tightening tue chest,. or in any way Inluxing the
ts - fstem, and for , all temporary and local affectirMs,
such as irritation, of the threat, - hitimeness of the
voice, Influenza, he., it is of incalculable value. Es
pecially at this inclement Season of the year it
would be well for every family to have this valuable
remedy at hand. Prepared by GEO. A. KELLY.
Wholesale Dru l atatcorner Wt'od street and Second
ay. nue, : Pittsburgh. and for sale by all druggists
and dealers in Medicine. 50 cents Der bottle.
'THE bitEAT PICTORIAL ANNUAL
'lloatette'es United 'eta'es'Almanac for 11569. for
dlst•lbution pro'fe, throughout the ',tilted States
and all mvilized countries of the Wtstests Mica
phere, will he published about the Cra of January,
end all whcrwiell to understand We true philosophy
of healtlCaliould-reail and ponder the ilinable sea• _
get lions It contains': In addition to an admirable
medical t retitle im she can 131. prevention and CUM
of agrtat v.riety of 'diseases, it embraces a large
aitiotsttiof int.mmation Interesting te the microbial,
the Mechanic. the aticir,'the firmer, the planter,
and professional.inant and. the c4lculatioda tia7e
been made for such meridians and latitudes as are
must imitable for a correct and comprehensive NA-
The nature, uses, and •extraordinary sanitary ef
fects of HOSTETTEitiB STOMACH BITTEIII, the
staple tonic and alterative of more than half the -
Christian world, are fully set forth In its pagee,
wbiett are also Interspersed with pictorial
mut; Indelible receipts fog tbe housebold and farm,-
humorous Bud other- instructive and
amusing--reading matter, original and. selected.
Among the Annuals to arpear with the opening of
the year. thir will be one of the most useful, and
snag be had for the coksvg. fend for copies to the
Central Manufactory, attl'ittsburgh, Pa.. orto the
nearest dealer in lIWITETTERiS ISTOMAi. H BIT'
. TEO. The BIT : 4 Etts ere sold fu .very'nity, town
and village, - and are extensively used throughout
tbi entire civilized world.
THE GREATEST OR ALL COUGH
MEDICINES.
At this time of the year /When the streets and
pavi ments are lcovered with snow and slush. It Is
no wonder that the natural pores and conducts of
the body becOmr obstructed, and whole comment.
ties become sflecte /
d wl.h coughs and pulmonary
and throat aliments. One of the very best cures for
all these diseities will be found In DR. KEYSER'S
PECTORAL.SYRUP, which at once sets free the
imprtamed matter, removes tl e obstruction, and
alla3sihe Irritability of the nervous system. in such
wlty as to do no Injury to health, orinterfereswith
/ one's usual avocations. %1 hat a Messing it must , be
to have so potent a remedy in the house u DR:
ELYeER".I PECTORAL SYRUP. which, for over
(wen y years, has gained On the affictions and re
stored the health of tholisa.cts of our people. To
get the best of what is going is a good rule in any.
thing ; but it Ls especially true with rrgard to medi
cine, and th re Is no cOugh medicine, that we know
of, of equal potency, both as scare. and preventive
than DR. EYHE tt,'S PECTO AL SYRUP.
hold at , the grdat Medicine store, 1103.140 Wood
street; 1V1.14... REMOVE AFTER JANUARY' Ist
to 167 LIBZETY isTREET, two doors below Saint
DR. KEYSER'S Eramitirr °Tinos tor um
,;;Liotti_ anoxs ,AND TUB TREAXNENT op
ORNT/NATircHRONIC 'DISEASES,' 1s0,f11:1011
llllMilieirisamor, ; -, Oelie taws' titer
V A. K. UNTIL 4 r. Y.
December U. MIL
Ili
ANOTHER terrible State secret has bees
unearthed from the dust of three centuries,
Juana, the mother of the Emperor Charles
V., was the legitimate Queen of, Spain; the
historianisay thit she went mad in conse
quence of the sudden death of her husband
Philip. But, in reality, she was not mt.d at
all, but was kept cruelly imprisoned, first,
by her father Ferdinana, and then by her
son, the German Emperor Charles V., for
fifty long years. The persecutions of which
she was made a victim were commenced by
her mother, Isabella, because Juana uttered
heretical 'views about the persecutions of
heretics, (burning at the stake, &-c.) . After
Isabella's . death, her father, Ferdinand, con
tinued to maltreat the poor woman, in order
to reign in her place: Finally her own son,
Charles V., confired her in a dungeon, and
permitted himself to abuse and torture 'her
when she refused to take part in the divine
service held in the prison. These facts
have been brought to light by a German
historian, 31. Bergenroth, who derived them
from the autograph letters of Charles V.,
hitherto kept secret in the archives of Siman
cas, and published thr SYbel's
cal Jour-
_
hope to see a comm..— amendment
framed and adopted which will couple uni
versal amnesty with impartial suffrage, and
make them a part of our fundamental law.
Of course the RePublicans of West Virgin
ia, Missouri andifennessee will not like to
be voted down'in their respective States, or
in portions thereof, by the now disfranchi
sed rebels, but no more will the now domi
nant rebels of Maryland, Kentucky and
Delaware relish the enfranchisement of
their black neighbors. No comprehensive
settlement of, a great controversy ever did
or ever can help exciting some local griev
ances, real or imaginary, as in this case.
Statesmen will disregard selfish and short
sighted clamor in contemplation of endur
ing results."
190.770.138—"r0 La," •*.par rtate,p !.Loeht
"Waateht , "Found," .. Boarding." 411.. not W..
ceding POUR LINER each toile ba inserted in Ow
columns once for rivszfri-pzvs asivaa; each
additianagi list IPE caws.
WANTED—HELP.
oW •
ANTED-HELP -At Employ
meta Office, No. St. Clair Street, BOY: ti
GIB,LB and MEN, for different kinds of employ
ment. Persons wanting help of all kinds can Pt
supplied on short notice.
WANTED-SITUATIONS.
WANTED.—A Situation as En
(rinser Ina Grist or SAW by a young
man of steady habits. who Is de‘trous of obtalnlng a
steady situation. Pleas. address for one week,
M.. box No. 39, libtvpsburg Postofflee.
WANTED—SITUATION—By one
who can adapt himself to circumstances. lie
is a reistly writer, said quick and accurate in figures.
Address EARNERT. (iszi-t to office.
W ..
ANTED—SITUATION—A gen
tleman teacher of exptrlence desires a school.
Location Ittanat*Mal.' Address, - stating salary,
••reacher," GAZETTE °ince.
WANTED-BOARDERS,'
WANTED—BOARDERS—PIeas
ant ro,m, with board, Fultmble for gentleman
and wire, or.two young gentlemen :LUIS FOURTH
t TREE.T. Alto. a few day or dtoner boardera can
be accommodated. Reference required.
WANTED-AGENTS.
WAN TED A GENTS --$:10 to
#OO PPAt MONTH—To sell a N'ew Book
pertulniog to Agriculture a the Mechanic Arts,
by GS:01101 E. WA:KING. lesq., the distinguished
!Author and Agrkultnr.l Engineer of the 'Yew York
Central Park, Nothing. like It: 200 Engl.".
wings Sells at sight to Farmers. Mecnanics and
workingmen of all classes. Send for Clrctuars. A.
LCuTT ilaip.3'B Market street, Pittsburgh,
Penna.
•de7-s wr
,
WANTED -PA RTN ER. - WITH
a capli al ol from $3,000 to $5,000, to assist
In manufactu lug and ethltnca valuable patented
Ilfaeblne, which la fully perfected, and the bn&tn to
already estaol hated. tor particumrs call at WHITE
BROS. CO.'S Agrlcu.turai Warehouse, :So. 0
seventh avenue..
WANTED—TO RENT—Any per
son hri desirablefortable honeys of four or
Ils'e rooms, Ina location In either clsy or
suburbs, oau bear or is — good tenant, by addressing -
J. K. /S., OnrErrn OFFICE
WANTED—TO RENT =TWO or
v THREE ROOMS OR A : , MALL . HOUS,E. In
pleaslnt location, by *man an d wile: no children.
Good recrence. eddre.b C., GAZETTE OFFICE.
$25900 a B O D
County Pr, perty. Apply to Or - address CR"..FIs &
'PHtLI.II,3, \ peal Estate Agents, -No. 13f Fowl&
avenue. '•
FOR RENT.—HOUSE.---A
BocK. GuUBLE HOUaE, contalnlnt
FOR
Parlor's, Library, Dining hoom, 1
and Wash noose on iow.r floor, and 5 b. d;
and bath room on second door.. Also fluith .;
good cellar with bake-oven in it, together wl
yard panted witn shrabbm y and fruit tree;
and t old water snd gas airman tte bons.
hon-e is in good •ord. r, looly papered .ano
throughout. Marble mantleplect ain parlor '
ry and dlnieg rimlxt. Possession Jaren mon.'
cation in Eleventh (old Ser. n•l9 ward.. Fo
do., address, D. Z., care Box W. Gazette 0,
TO LET-OFFICE--A ./
on second floor or "PRELANN
I GS " FIFrIi AVENIIIC , wits stood G
ventilation and all :be conveniences or a dr
mime. Pent modemt:.• Griqulre of JAMES
LAN. on the prt wises.
•
TO LET—T*o4llost Conve • ient
ROUSES—One with etglic rooms and t other
eleven. on Elg th;tre•a a ar Penn, opposite Christ
Church. In. ulre &till! Pena Street. . •
O LET.--TWO 1141.1114180111 ELY
A T
furnished rooms. with gas mad are, one on first
oor. and tate trout up stairs.- lowans at 199 Thirdi
FOR SA LE;-;DESIIFiAttILE FARM,
coutainin x 1161 acres, located In Allegheny
county,' 514 nines/from the, e.ty. trouts an }Vest Tennorly,nla Rallrtad. and the uulldlngs ar. with-.
ILI ten m Mute • walk or Natrona and Karnes stations:
31 acres of timber. 90 ac , es In gran. The awe
larm c.n be worked by machinery: good brick house
of 8 rooms Ind splendid cellar: large, fiame barn
and all neces. sty outtrlidlngs; 300 04:dee grafted
fruit treesal all varieties, good 101 l and writ wa.
tared' would make a splendid dalry farm. Ever)-
tlllti dna. class order, and needs only to b, seta
to beappreciao d, wit be ehld /ow its the owner is
atter:lamed to go bouth. Tarms • asy. - Apply to, or
att.:Tess eltorr IIILLIPS„ Real Notate Agents,
No. 139 FOURTH AVE!.
aloll SALE—A Grain' Business
A: STAND, locatetton gr ai n d is tr ic t Pitts., C. &
st. L. It. W., in the th r u
st
sisting of it twry frame wat-ehoese. tinning 0,
convenient to Baiatittd: with side track.-n
-to it to accommed , te the ioading and shipment of
Drain; lot 50 by 100 feet. This is It rare chance for
a party to engage in a paying business as this stand
controls the Or .in trade tor BO miles ar and. There
are other advantages connected with the stand whirls
will be explained on application. tiatitfact , ry rea
sons given for eillog Apply to or address CROFT'
4 PHILLIPO; No 1 30 Fourth avenue. ,
FOR SALE-BUSINESS -LEASE•
HOLD—Haying a f• ont 'l4O feet nn Washing.
ton select, Just above the Grain Elevator. by 118
feet deep atonic H:11 alley. w 111,4 Is erected 3
three Ivory brick business houses. now rem Ing for
*1 1000 persear. L-ase has Trans tu nu. (hound
r nt tow. Sold separate or tux ther. Prl..e vow and
term. easy. Arp y to or ittd ress CRUET a NHL
LIPS. Real &ante Agents. 139 FNit ill avenue.
FOR SALE-BUSINESS STAND-
• A well known and 'prosperous wholesale bud
nese stand; with stock and is.olfered for
sale. latlstsctory reasons are'given for the dispo
at 72 WOOD STISVET.
sal. Appl_
F• -
OE SALE—That fi ne two story
brick warehouse .514 by 64. feet. situa
OHIO sTIIEKT, Allegtiony city. No. 93, no w ocean taco as a P Jou^ and Grain Warehoose. that
two storsbrlck d ache* house, RO by 64 feet, ad-
Jteninir the above containing six rounts For
farther particulars enquire on the premises of M.
tiThEL & nUN. •
FOR, SALE—An old Tallllll
btand, 10. 13 SMITHFIELD STREET. For
lartleffare . enquire at JOSEPHDPW CER'S,
Hnll•v Bead Tavern, Siconti Aveniie
01111 -84 LE--A,,. new ( hame of
,seven room,. gal and wavn„ vain range in
k . corner pnipr and If oItNES nTBELTS.
also a bnze Of but roman t o.tet, wont on Forbes
rn . : lB l l ll 4 —Boviiity- forbitAk-' 4
first class retail drug store Ina very desirable
°cation.' Terms easy. Address box /311. Tltte•
burp. •
, I -
WANTS.
TO LET
FOR. SALE
arge
large
." , tchen
rooms
&TUC,
large
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The
elated
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terms,
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