ADVERTISING RATES. It. I mo. 3 ar e a. 6 moe. lye. lue Square . I.NI 1.7.7 3.50 6.50 moo P.m Squre* . . 3.00 3.50 0.50 9.00 3(11 0 hreo aquae. . . , 0.2.1 9.00 17.01 2340 Six Squares, . . 11.50 17.(0 2.3.00 43. Uri Quarter Column . 13. 91 2100 4R DO 60.01 Half Column . . Iwo 44100 60.05 110.05 One Coll:L=1j 30.00 0).00 110.0 n 200.00 Professional Cards 91,00 per line per year. Administrator's and Auditor's Notices, 19.3.10. City Notice/1, 5.) roots per line lot Insertion. 11 canto nor se each subsequent insertion. Ten linen agate constitute a square. • ROBERT IREDELL, .In., PonmenEn, ALLENTOWN, PA. - - coal anb Lumber.. FROW. JACOBS at 4'0., H. A. STEEL. • WIIOI,FRAI.V. 11V.A1.1,114 • ROUGH & WORKED LUMBER. , SASH DOORS AND BLINDS, WILLIA 31111'011T, PA. /11.41 . • Orders from the trade solicited asp 1047 Aet etter. It, OTTO. n. 5. OTTO. O. W. MILLER. FILBERT, OTTO at MILLER, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN LUMBER wILLIAMSPORT,. PA. MILL ON CANAL WEST OF MAYNARD STREET. OFFICE AT THF. 5111. L. W. F. CRANE, Aoral AIM (9.19 . E 41 V A L 2. A.A.• SM I. 'l l H& OS M N• 5 COAL AND WOOD YARD ! The above Coal and Wood Yard boa bean removed to the ; •!ast end of rho Jordan Bridge, SoUTII.9I DE , wit , " will be roust:only kept tine and full supply of Egg, Stove Nut nod Chestnut Cont. ...nosed finm the best mines In Die reentry. o[ll[. COAL . natter cover-Old it is 10 the interest of every ort to onrehrtse DRY AND SCREENED COAL .011 7 • A large stock of all kinds of good Wood constantly on baud. and delivered to all Donna Meaty at tiro lowest I market prices. 'BRANCH YAR D.-A branchyard In kept at the Lehigh Valley Depot, known an the termer yard of Lents and Meeker. • Sir - THIS lb THE PEOPLE'S COAL YARD. - 6.1111 . Our Coal in selected from the best mine. In the Lebign region, and knowing thin to he tile fact rind that It will give perfect sttlefaction, Morels no use In offering to refund he , money. All war ask Is a trial. Orders taken at Dear] er atmist to FRANKLIN 9MITIL WILLIAM 010/1 , 71 July It th COAL CONSUMERS. LOOK TO YOUR LA'lle/MB7' I. P. H. STELTZ Hereby Informs the citizens of Allentown, and the pub- lie In general, that he is prepared to furnish nil kinds of ' (' ) . k I. , fret° bin well sleeked Yaid, formerly 11. 0 nth at Co.'s, at rho Lehigh Basin, in the City of Allentown. whore he will constantly keep on hand n (111111111 , 1 , 1 y of MI kinds of Cool, at the very lowest market price. Ills coal is nice and dean, from the very best mines, and in quality superior o any offered In Allentown. Flo will sell Cool by the CAR LOAD, at vory small pro fits, as he Intends to do business upon the principle of "Quirk lilac:. and Small !'refits." hive him a call, and upon comparing prices you can judge for yourselves. Ile trill deliver Call upon call to any part of the City 'won orders being left at the Yard, or WAllll , llellllCe5 store mar 314 f P. 11. STELTZ. - - R EMOVAL.. TitExLEH C nitoTirmts.. 'fo Prf re 10.11.11011,1 ALL K1N1.4 OV I I. G M BE 11 • Hereby announce to their friends and patrons that rimy , ...se Mut removed from their old stand to 'Wm NEW YARD •ran resumed thy hear the corner of Tenth nud Hamilton stt eels, formerly occupied by Britons al Miller, an a Lumber Yard, where they twill eonntantly keep on hand a large and seasoued stock of L 31 B E 11, such no All kir ds of PINE, IIEMLOCA,A141' : • , 71s 1 1 , 11:4: 11 1 . : , 01 4 '1 , , , A11, 011INIILES, In Met everything usually kept by the trade.. kinde rootme cot to tinie oursh notice. Thankfril for favors, we trust friends, an well an t h e public in general, will give us it .11 at our New Tar I, whore tee will use our best endeavors to render sat• «faction both nn regards quality and prices. feet 173'6941 910 CONTRACTORS AND BUILD -1- ERS. The undersigned Is prepared to contract for turnishlng SASH, BLINDS, WINDOW FRAMES, DOOR FRAMES: Silt' TT ERS. And all kind's of building lumber Agent for HOPE SLATE COMPANY'S SLATE. WholesaVand remit dealer Ili 1/11, CELEBRATED CCCU7VIBER IT Ml'. Orders left at the EAGLE HOTEL will receive prompt ottention. Post 01114, address, Wm. 11. BERLIN , Q B P uakertown, ucks Co., a. orl.nl 'Ol •O1 , 21..1). R • The subscribers baying hosed rite "Old Hope Coal To would r e s pectfullyrs announce to the citisenn of Allentown and ptibllc in generel, that they (lovelorn Int IN .mprrlor o.. , rtnient of COAL Consisting of Stove, Esur s .Cheetnut and Nut frons Rea BUCK MOUNTAIN MINES. Orders loft with A. A. Huber. Sieger & Hottenstein, nit the Engle Hotel, Hope Rolling Mill, or the Yard , will l`" ntiendmi to In H•RVIiT GILL• 11, tap.. MT 1164. BUSINESS like mutter. Orders for Cool by t h e ear elled at short 11011CP plot at the lowest prices. Always on hand a large stock of BALED MAN', is kirk will be sold it the lowest market prices. L. W. KOONS & CO.. st the" Old Hope Coal Toni, Hatellien Street, corner of Lehigh Valley list Brood, ALLENTOWN. PA. • LW. Konsa. It. E. Dos Arouse OCIl) 2 -1V KUTZTOWN SAVINGS BANK. (Organized under State Charter lu 150.11. MONEY RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT, nod .per reel. In- ...... will lie allowed. For shorter periods serial rates will be paid. Also. money In out FAVo Artl,o, TEEMS. said Bunk a located in the Keystone House, 10 the borough 01 Kootown. JoIIN 11. FoHEL, Pre•ldent. IiPWARI) HOTTVVINTAIN. M. D. Cashier . Y. J. Slough M. D.. J. D. Wanner, Esq., - •11 David F'ish'es 11. 11. ((Thwart., Esti, W. 11. Fogey Daniel Clatter 71' • Richard J. honer, - Jonas Miller htylt.lf John H. Fogel, Esq. SCHOLARS. ATTENTION! PUPILS', PARENTS AND ALL OTHERS oct 7.6ut W11(1 NEED BOOKS OR STATIONERY Aro invited to eall at No. 95 West Hamilton Street, (Walk • you School Books • N lived Its Ms comity, nt the lowe.t envh A full 800 of LATIN, GREEK, BERMAN and FitENtill books for Collegee, Aisidentles nod School, nlwityv on hand. at the lotreid rote.. A full eseortmeut of Stationery, Blank Books, Memo reodunte, Pocket Book., Comb,, Anoints, Ster• sonsopen and w Viev, npo v. lir, &, nt the very lowest ennli Brires• Englieb ood Germ. and family ltiblee, Ptnyor IS rod Ilymo Book, A Inrge nod splendid stork of Mieeellanootiv Bookit of Prom and Poetry, nod Sunday School Books All the re• t (wishes for Sunday Sellout. olwuyn on bend at Philadel• phliv Prieee„ We pre clo.ing out our stork of WA I. L PAPER at en t. A gen, for the wile of BRADBURVS CELEBRATED PIANOS Pieties give me • call when you wleh to Purchase. E. MOSS, Hamilton St., below Eighth, Allentown, Pa. Q. 9 ). /inn A YEAR AND .EXIPEN to.r N_r a_Ar SES to Avaic to sell the celebrated WILKoN HEWING MACHIN/i. The treat machine lu the world. Witch alike en both aides. Oar Maculae VOL. XXIV filb 0113 Vial C 5 U PH OLSTERIN (4, WINDOW SHADE & BEDDING STORE No. 46 North Ninth Street, =CI W I NDOW SHADES, With tlituree complete, from 42.0 n• pair, up to $l3, Ott, WHITE HOLLAND SHADES AT ALL PRICES. SHADES OF ANY STYLE D AND COLOR MADE TO OR• ELL STORE SHADES MADE AND LETTERED. LACE AND DRAPERY CURTAINS. ALL KINDS OF WINDOW DRAPERY PATENT MOSQUITO CANOPIES. OILT, ROSEWOOD AND WALNUT CORNICES. CURTAIN BANDS, TASSELS, CORD, Ac. FURNITURE STRIPS CUT AND MADE. STAIR AND VESTIBULE RODS. • FURNITURE. RE•UPHOLSTERED AND VARNISHED. Cnrpotx nod Muffing., old and new, made, altered and put down. UPHOLSTERERS' MATERIALS ' OF EVERY DESCRIPTION AT WHOLESALE A NEW THING. SILK FINISHED WINDOW SHADES. •013•13 - L E. WALR.AVEN. MASONIC BALL' NO. 719 CHESTNUT STREET, Is ouw wolv Ins Ids on purls 11011 M, ennslotlog In Part ,1 RTA IN MATERIALS, l 0 6114. Mohair, W ,, ,,...111,then and Cotton, ombradog many noireli.A... Lace Curtains ! of Parblxn. Ht. thillan and Nottingham mak CORNICES AND DECORATIONS .f 1.4 original •lexllrn• W I N I)0W SHADES, by OW 11101..111 or mitotic ere nt mounfeetureve' NI - USW - 7TO ( 'ANOPT ES, ClneinQ ont a rednred earpcto anti Oil Cloth FLOOR OIL 'Lora" 4.4, 5.4 in Ni.vr and ElPgiJny KRAMER'S -,II.I)coRNER.., RICII 1) ELEGANT cAAWET•, OIL CLOTHS, tt,74 S. C. PONAK ('ARPE'I' BUSINESS AT 119 S. SECOND ST., PIIILADELPIIIA, (Betweeo Market sod Chestnut BOLO With n roll almortrnent of VELVET, BRUSSELS, THREE PLY INGRAIN nd VENETIAN CARPETS. OR Cloth, Window tihntloe. Ate., at reduced pekoe. 4op 15.1 y Sire Proof Safes lIERR,ING•I4 PATEN FIRE AND BURC4LAR PROOF SAFES (WITH DRY FILLING.) Awarded thn I'r 31ednIs kt. Worltl'A Fair, London World'. Fair, Sew York, Expowitlon Univeroollo Pork FA RR EL. HER RING & CO 6 , 29 ( 'll ESTNI"I' PHILADELPHIA lIHRRINo. FARREL & SHKIMAN, NHW YORh I= HERRING, FARRELL 8 CO., NEN oRI.EAN. WATNON'S CELEBRATED FIRE. AND BURGLAR PROOF '4,7. ESTABLISHED IX 1898 TIM 01. DES T SAFE HOUSE Jr I'IIIL.IIIIiI,PDI.4 The only Sonia Nelth INstuli Douse. Uueranteed Free fret.. Dampness. Alsu priers Odin 15 to Al per retl.• lower than other took en.. Please send for Circular and THO Prier Li & st. T. NV AN bON. Lute of Ern. & Watson. Manufacturers. Nu. S. Penni. Philadelphis. 111.1tORINSON dc CO.. =I I= MILITARY, cituncii, SOCIETY, THEATRICAL (:ODDS, FLAGS, BAN HERS, BADGES, ET( NO. 131 NORTH THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA. BOOK AGENTS WANTED FOR STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS or P. T. BARNUM. WRITTSO ■T 111/IORLO. IN OMR L•ROO OCTAVO VOLPUX —lleanLT PAORS — PRINTRD IN ENor.enit /OD ORRIUM —33 ELEOART Putt. PARR EIIORATINOa: It embracem FORTY YRARB It6COLLOCTION S of hi• Buoy Life. as a Merchant, Manager. Banker. Lecturer and Meows... and g.ves ACCouoto of hi• Imprisoument. hie Failure, hi. Sure...glut European Tours. and important Historical and Per Ilemlulerence., replete with 110- ; " lille A lt u edlo ‘A a . c . ce 7 A d oblir:ll l :l i aTte. N . 7l re l 7y 7. oa r w a nt It. Agent. are selling from Mto IfOn week. r " we :nor extra term.. Our Illustrated Catalogue and Terms to '.h ... .. V44i0 . 4.:.... i ., - .._._._ . : ...r./0/..,, . !,.,_!,,,-;._, Life Enottrancr 102 AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA ALEX. WIIILLDIN. Premldont GROWTH OF THE AMER WAN: No. of Pullets . ". .mt. tortured. • 99151.0 . 0. ,1 v 1 00 1120 . c. 20 me 0 • l'eri9 118.1112,170 91 10. 1 2.2 42.1,710.4/1 119 Dale 19A Doc. 31 131. Dec. 31 180, Dt 91 13,911e5. 31 The AMERICAN 4.10.4 policies ou ell desirable plane, al low A rarer. and for security and promptness In meeting looses Ir nnserpas.ed by any ComPsni in the United ROA RD OF TR I'S TEES iln JA 3IES POLLCOK. I •fov. of Penna., Director U. S. Mint. .1. EDGAR THOMSON. Pron. Penna. R. R. 238 S. Sd St. OEORHE NUGEN'F, Gentleman. reoldonce. Oarmantown. ALBERT C. ROBERTS. Pre.ident Fourth National Bank PHILIP 11. MINH LE, Sala! Merchant, 131 Market St. HON. ALEX. 41. CATTELL, I'. S. Senator. Merchant, 27 North Water Street, ISAAC HAZLEIIIMIST, Attoruey-at.LOW, 308 Walnut St. L. M. \F RILL DIN, Mcrehaut, 01 and ?!.. South Front St. HENRY K BENNET I', Merchant, 745 tionth Fourth St. OEORGE W. HILL, Prealdent Seventh National Bank. JAMES 1.. CLAGIIIIHN, Prem. Commercial Nat. Bank. dolllN W ANA MAKER, OakCluthlng Iluutte, S. E. Cor. tith & Market no., and RIO& ,docka.dant Street. W111..1. 1101111 G, I).. Agent, MEM Ifinanrial A LILENTOWN StVINGS INNTI TWN, Organivil ax " Diane, Sating Ingiltilion." NO. 58 EAST HAMILTON ST., (NRATIU.T I , PPOAITE Tim AMERICAN Timm.) PAYS SIX PER CENT. INTEREST 1,70 R MONEY' ON DEPOSIT. This Inntltution, the 6.ldusl Saving Bank in Eastern Penneylvaula, bag been In contniutoni and surcele-fal operation for ten year, and runtinuee to pay SIX PER operation INTEREST ou moue). for one year, and special rate% of Interest fur shorter Wriml , d•lp..iin nuasey will he 5.1,1 otrletly o v,fl. dentin'. • Exerviors, Administratorft,Trusters, ARsigneeit, TreostererB, Tax Collators, and othor ruxtudiuu. ot poldie or Privet.. moneys, at , of. hired littoral rates of Interest. Fartnerg, Merehttnlp. tobnerro, and all who have money to put on intereot for a bang or abort period will Dud our Inolitution an agreeable and advantatiiiiiun one In waicoha r t ot h do ir b ban do irnioga . We eo W P i c h ially Invite I•titio to 3IAIIIIIED WOMEN and MI :VOHS have operial Priv'. leg's granted by our charter—having full power to trons• rot ',mane. willl 11. In their orvu name+. Money deposited with this institution IS SAFE AND WELL SECURED by a Capital clock and toirplus looney security of over al XTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, aud in addilL a. the Board of Tritsteett have, us required by the charter, given bond,. under the sniiery Wen of the Court, ill the runt of FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, which bond.. are reght• tered In end bold by the Court of Common Plena of thin county for the security of depealtorn. Our Iron Vault. are of the roost secure and extensive kind known in Ode I n vi t e a peraeual Inapectlon will show, and to which ITOour friend• and customer. We refer to thin, believing that aide Burglar Drool Vaults eornelete the tocfety and reliability of a good Saving Bank. WILLIAM ti AINEY, President, CllmsTins PRETZ, Vice Dr..-Went. REUBEN STABLER. Castile, rfil ., TEMs: Wllllma IL Ainey, Charlox )4 Bush, Chrixtima Prinz, Joins 1). Mlles. F. E. tilmatold, Benj. J. Iltigenlmel. fieorge Brohnt, Simnel Sell Not)). l'oter. MACUNGIE SAVINGS BANK Hamilton, between 7th and Bth Street. I= Money taken on deposit at all lime. and In any am. from cue dollar upward, fur which SAX PBR CENT. INTEREST wl.l ha paid. Deposits may he withdrawn at any time. Persona de. oiroun of sending money to any part of the Pulled States or Canadas, will hare their matter.. promptly attended to,and without any rink on their part. Unlit, kilter, Chupons, D lpods and other •eturitiiin boo hi . 41e s r clIA ['resident. LtcuraawsLutan , 11:115trilantpus . . ... CANDY AND FRUIT. GEO. MT • JENKINS, I=l Ho oVoof r of SUGAR, MOLASSES AND COCOANUT CANDY, =EI FRUITS, NUTS, FIRE WORKS, CURISTMAS (400 DS NI NORTH THIRD STREET, PIIILADELPHIA.. dee 15.1 y ZEPHYR If ORSTED, G ERMANTOWN WOOL, CASHMERE YARNS, EMBROIDER -10 MOO t " ANTEE ED WORSTED WORK, and a full agsorttuent In that line. I il;(1( LEAI)ExceIsLEA ' all D ‘Aher • BY MAIL we mend 11111111/lea of any goods capable 01 be— ing rent by sample through the mall with 'oleos attached to each Piece. We find Bata to ben groat convenience to peril. , enable to peraonally •Init us. & SIUMAN TRAEGER. Ict. For It, Curicaled 2ti. Fur its Unequaled Durability, 3.1. Fur Ito Uusurpacted Covering Proportt Limtly for ha Economy. WIT COSTS LESS to paint with Brea LEM) than au y otimr White Lead extant. The tkitilitt weight cover+ 310Itli SURFACE, in morn DURABLE, and maltea ;WHITER WORK. BUCK LEAD i.th• ebenraot awl 6.4. *lO,OOO ULTARANTICE. BUCK ZINC EVl'..l444',llmh' EMI Ist. For it. Unequaled Durability, 21. For it. Uurivaled 3d. For ID UllAnrpamped Covering Property. Lividly, for It. (Inuit Economy. C being the UE PEST. DAN DSO3IF.ST, nod moat DUR A 11LE \White Paint In the w.. 1 BUY ONLY BUCK LEAD AND BUCK ZINC TitY IT AND BE CONVINCED. •NLltftwilttu gilliranteed by Ibn blllnubtrturorm BUCK COTTAGE COLORS, Prepared expremaly for ralnflug COTTAGES; OUT BUIL DINGS of over?' deerriptiot., FENCES, dfc. THIRTY FIVIL DIFFERENT COLORS, Durable, elseap, Uniform sad Beautilul ahatlee. Sample card. tenthy Mall If deeire.l. Dealers' Oplora will be prom pfly executed bY the matt ufacturefe FRENCH, RICHARDS & CO., N. W. COM TENTH Az MARKET STS., MEM lAT ALT ER LDN 'il. LINDEN STREET, ABOVE' RIMINI; EEO ALLENTOWN. PA. PLAIN AND OILVAMEXT'AL MARBLE & BROWN STONE WORKS, MON U.#ENTS, HEA.DY TOVES, MANTRLS, d:t 110179 E WORK DONE TO ORDER. Alm Depot for tho lode of TERRA-COTTA DRAIN PIPE, CIIIIINNY TOPS and 0111.111NR1 FLUES from the PRILADELPHIA TERRA-COTTA WORKS ALLENTOWN, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 9. 1810 ; g g - ,ii ~s! SEASONABLE sPE(II A Tirn ES .1. 4. WILSON, 4.4,14rN BLUE AND CAORED DRESS SILKS, PLAIDS, da F.A , T II .011 LTON s T ME=Ell WHITE AND COLORED BLANKETS, Goods at It will be to your interest to examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere. MEE AND =1 Dru 45500t0 POPLINS, REPPS, PAIBLE'Y AND BROCHA SHAWLS, BLANKET NHAWi. Vt"l ER PROOI4'.FOR SUITS &C.. &C., &(. Embracing the moat complete Mock of Dry YPULAR LOW PRE.; ES Ftel)( - 4Afully M. J. KRAMER, 01,1) O.)RN Eli OM SEAMAN & TRA EGER, 17 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BETHLEHEM BLACK Oro* Grain SILKS, BLACK BRAS D'FRANCE SILKS, BLACK TAFFETA SILKS. The (argent and cheapfering est aseorttne thenILKS we ha re over hurl the pleas ar P t of Bublir. SEAMAN TRAEGER. CHOICE :YETI' STYLES FANCY SILKS. SEAMAN & TRAEGER FRENCH SILK POPLIN, MARBLE POP LING, PLAIN POPLINS. SEAMAN e.; TRAEGER. ginde., awn the lowent SEAMAN & TRAEGER. ,/,/iRRP .1 h P ACAS , very ch.) , SEAMAN ,TRAEGER LIRE6S (11101 n ,, every vtirlety nt Phan :tint nalcy Stvinn. SEAMAN A: TRAEGER BLEACHED and UNBLEACHED EIIEETINDS SHIRTISGE In very large neeortmeni CHECKS, TICKINGSnnd DENIMS. - - - I= SHAWLS. Large and estonalve ameortrnent of BLACK TIIIBET, BROCHE and PAISLEY, BLANKET, CHE• NIUE, MISSES'. lii great variety of also and color. SEAMAN at TRAEGER. SPECIAL ATTENTION le requested to our elegant and complete line or LA DIES' PRESS Tutu: MINDS conaleting In p_ art of If /1 L LIPS Mill TASSRI,S,' FRINGE, REAL G GIME and BR USSR!, LADE, GIMPS, BRAIDS, /CE smt; FLUTED TRIM BUTTONS in neveml hundred different an... . • SEAMAN & TRAEGER. HOSIERY, GLOVES, UNDER CLOTH ING for LADIES', CHILDREN and GEN TLEMEN. WOOLEN YARNS, &c. SEAMAN & TRAEGER. FLANNELS, .11 widths, Red, Whits, /this, .1/(xsd and Plain. Real Genuine Mang-made Flannel. SEAMAN & TRAEGER. SEAMAN & TRAEGER FAMILY GROCERIES, Staple nod Essex lesIVISGGE gott up and of thy Semi Clunlitle . LII "Y I' Pt SEAMAN & TRAGER. CROCKERY, ev or ythlug Irqulred 111 that In tar houaa kaapWattonolle, SEAMAN & TRAEGER. need Tube, onaek lineketii, end •Il torte el Wooden Ware in lieering. SEAMAN & TRAEGER All klnl Couutry Prmlurelceu la ....hallo tor ettotht tit a.. hlghttst prtce SE P. AMAN ..E• TRAEGER We are endeavoring to keep a foil line of every article In thn tray of Dry flood., Solon Irnees, Notions, Gr.. terie,e. Crockery, Wooden Wore. and In fart eVerythlng (except Co rpot•) to ho Nand Ina vela II •I ore. SEAMAN & TRAEGER, Now, I wishto call the attention of Senators to the evidence which is given in the report itself, and to contrast it with that which is given in the answer to my special resolution •1 inquiry, and if the two contrasted do not convict the Special Commissioner of the Rev enue of being the worst kind of a special pleader, that' kind which gives a part of the FURNITURE. facts and suppresses the remainder, I shall not ask the country to call him that. I leave him JOSEPH . WALTON & CO., where his reports place him on that subject. CABINET MAKERS, The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator from Maine consents that it shall be informal- No. 418 WALNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA. priced oven Is there objection ? . . MAIN STREET BETHLEHEM IME - Our establishment is ono of the oldest in Philadelphia, and from long experience end superior facilities we era Mr. TRUMBULL.' Ida not design object prepared to furnish geed work at mason hie prices. . . :.1g . to the remarks of the Senator front Penn• manufacture nl.lofunitnre, large 111P011111u-pr:ced 1. furniture of superior quality. A stock of furniture i aylvania being concluded ; but I wish to give el way', unhand.' needs made to order. Coon tvrs, Dvsk Work n rot O f fice Ft,,,, it. re foe Bank.. : notice that as soon as be is through I shall ask Where and SiOrrlr, made lo.oreler. JON. W•TTON. .1. W. LIPPINCOTT. .108. L. Semi.' the-Senate to take up the bill for the recogni: feb ILly 1 lion of the State of Mississippi. TIE NFA7OND STREET FURNII.I The VICE .PRESIDENT. If there Is no TUBE STORE. 387 N. SECOND ST., PHILA. I objection the Senator from Pennsylvania will The old Stand established twenty years, triumphant I. proceed until a demand be made fot the rept- PURNITURIL During the recent depression in business, we laid in for I, tar order. 'eash...cheapent and best assorted stock In the city. which • we areselling at reasonable prices. New Patent Hera Mr: SCOTT. .T ha first statement is: "in Bedsteads which makes a good bed at night, suitable for . . le. elck room or Aloes. tter under date of Sept. 2, 1869, George T. . COTTAGE and WALNUT Cil AMBER SUITS. 'Draw, ' Brisk. Revelator and Straw Mattresses. Lewis, of Clarltsville,Tennessee,who Is indons 410',.chVgf 8 "" u v h°l• "" d " " 55 .IYI. to '"" ed as one of the most intelligent and cap , 1. z, SPEEN' OF HON. JOHN S(1)11' OF PENNSYLVANIA, Irx thm Milted WWI Simate, F7b. 10fh, 1870 hir. Scott having spoken nt some length ns to the 'management of the Bureau of gintia tics, said— Having now spoken with regard to the mans ner in which the Bureau of„Statisties has been Managed, I come to the point which was in volved in the resolution of inquiry offered by me. Before doing that, however, permit me to say that there was enough in the conduct of the Special Commissioner of the Revenue to start inquiry in the minds of the manufactu rers about the special statements made in his annual reports from 1867 to 1569. In 1887 he made a report, on pages 04 and 6.1 of which his views were ,given with reference to the, theory upon which the Government ought to be administered in regard to manufactures; and I quote his words on that occasion, that I may do him no injustice. Speaking on the subject of railway iron, one intimately - con nected with the. subject of pig iron, about which my constituents inquire, lie said, on page 6.1 of his report for 1867 ; "In respect to railroad iron the commissioner would recommend that. the existing tariff of seventy cents per one hundred pounds re main unchanged. Whiic recognizing, as a cardinal feature of American legislation, the doctrine of 'protsetion to home industry, it is ' clear that the same doctrine should lie made subordinate to the great fundanu•ntal Kind : ple of every democratic form of government, namely, that legislation should be in , the di rection of • the greatest good to the greatest number.' We have hint in 1867 recognizing a cardinal doctrine that of protection to home industry. in 1868 we find that some change has come over the Impression of tie Special Commis sioner of the Revenue ; for, according to nty recollection, he then begins to take the ground that the theories of protection and of free trade are entirely indifferent ; that it matters not which of them may be adopted in regard to the affairs of the country ; that Its interests are independent of legislation. After having recommended the taritl:in 1807, in one short year he brings himself to this conclusion, which I read from his report of 1868: "Then, under the influence of an almost prohibitory tariff, the business of manufactur ing mg iron enjoys a high degree of prosper ity, and furnaces continue to be multiplied; but if' the community at large has been com pelled to pay an unnecessary profit of front seven to ten dollars per ton ou a present an nual product of one million five hundred thousand tons, and has therefore been sub jected during the past year to a tax from ten to fifteen million dollars, the prosperity of the pig iron manufacture in qucotion has cost the country a great deal more than it is worth." Notice note, that in this report of 1868 he institutes a comparison between Welsh pig- iron and American pig•iron, Welsh !pig-iron ! being almost unknown in our market, not imported into this country to any considera ble extent. Scotch pig-iron is the largest Im port, and the one with which it would be proper to make the comparison . ; but he speaks in 1868 of this "prohibitory tariff," in the face of the statistics coming from his own bur reau. The report of the deputy commissioner shows that there were imported in 1808, $l,- 778,977 worth of pig-iron; in 18( 1 9, $2,171,- 869 worth ; and that in the very year in which he :!peaks of it being a prohibitory tariff. In 1868 there were imported of liar iron $2,906,- 231 worth, and in 1809, *6,678,397. In 1868 of rails there were imported $4,791,878, and in 1809," $7,281,065 ; and all this with the same tariff in operation that he spoke of in his report of 1808 as'being prohibitory, and yet ire find these articles imported to the cx• tent of millions of dollars in value and the • import annually increasing. These figures I have taken from his own reports. Now, by referring to a report made to the British House of Commons I find that in reference to this specific article of pig-iron, In 1867 Great Britain exported to the United States 127,984 tons, and in 1868, 96,073 tons, and in 149, 141,908 tolls. For the eleven months ending 30th November, they exported to us of rails in 1867, 176,215 tons ; in 1860, 278,096 tons ; and in 1800, 311,097 tons. Now, sir, the results of this tariff, called by the Special Commissioner of the Revenue in 1868 a prohibitory tariff, are beginning to be apparent. I have on my desk a statement 1 hat - a manufacturer of railway iron at Dan vine, Pa., one of the largest in the Union, has stopped for want of orders. I have here a paper published at Johnstown, Pa., where the largest manufacture of railway iron in the United States exists, stating that the rail-mill of that establishment had Stopped for want of orders. The effect of this tariff is beginning ito be apparent. Is it wonderful that the iron manufacturers of Pennsylvania should begin to direct an inquiry as to where the statistics had come from, when they find that the man I who had recogniZed protection as a cardinal doctrine in 1867 comes forward and upon page 131 of his report for the present year makes this stalement,.in which he is his own nem ser " And in respect to these investigations, commenced under the revenue commission in 1865, and continued uninterruptedly to the present, the Commissioner claims the privilege to assert that he has endeavored faithfully and conscientiously to discharge the duties of his office ; has saught to know only the trnth, and to speak only that which has seemed to him to he for the best interests of the country.— Ile is well aware that in expressing opinions and recommendations which have been forced upon hbn by, conviction he has placed himself in antagonism to many with whom he was formerly in close am , ement." T us wJ 1 the Con n I al n er hlusclf coming forward to vindicate himself to the country for having assumed a position entirely antagonistic to that which he occupied when he first commenced making reports upon the Department intrusted to him. Now I come to the statement upon which the inquiry was based. It is found on page 181 of the Special Commissioner%s report sent to Congress the present year : j "The average expenditure requisite to pro : duce a ton of pig-iron in the United States at! I the present time, including r ot liberal interest I upon the capital invested and a fair allowance for repairs and incidentals, may be fairly es ' timated at from twenty-tom to twenty six dol ' lars currency ; and As confirmatory of this es. timute the Commissioner submits the follow ing evidence." • the line of the Chattanooga and Nashville rail. ,on the stand by Commissioner Wells. Many road pig-iron can be made and delivered in of you may rememb - r, in passing through the' 'Nashville nt a cost of nineteen dollars per ton, ! tunnel which cuts through the summit of the currency.' " I ask any candid man In read- Alleghany mountains near Altoona, that your I ig . that statement in the report of the Special , attention has been attracted by a brilliant Commissioner of the Revenue, would he not blaze there upon the right hand of the - toad as come to the conclusion that that letter of Mr. j you go to the east. A furnace stands near It Lewis was one addressed to the Special Com- and if I could produce . the prospectus which missioner of the Revenue in answer to inter- Mr. Sackett gave to the gentlemen who cm rogatorica sent out by hint in the discharge of I barked in that furnace before they purchased his duty ? Could anybody come to any other it I have no doubt that the results would be conclusion ? Could lie suppose that an offiser !as roseate-hued as the blaze of the coke fires of the Government would give his sanction I that strike your vision as you emerge from the to any tints which were to affect the interests I darkness. They started out under his pros of a great industry of the country upon any- pectus, and two yeah ago they sold out at thing less than his own personal knowledge . fifty per cent. on the cost of putting it there, of tae truth of them ? But yet sir, when we ! illustrating the difference between the theorist come to his answer, sent in to the inquiry' and the practical iron maker. which was made of him, instead of finding i Now, sir, when the Commissioner comes additional evidence, we find this same letter ; down to the anthracite region, lie says he has quoted as the first authority upon which his : " encountered peculiar difficulties during the conclusion was based ; and yet he reports I past year in obtaining such data as would 1 there that the letter is a letter published in the I admit of the formation of an independent Pottsville, (Pennsylvania) Mining journal, : opinion in respect to the cost of the thanufac• dated September 2, 1800, and written by Mr. 1 ture of pig-Iron in the United States." Why George T. Lewis, of Clarksville, Tennessee. has he encountered difficulties? I have given So much for the candor of the report, a re. the answer, Because the business community port going out front this officer of the Gov• , found him unworthy of confidence ; because ernment stating that in a letter written .by this ! his previous reports had closed the ears of gentleman he hail stated these statistics of business men. I ant authorized by many of producing iron ; and when, ie is called upon them to say, that when lie first sent out his interrogatories to them they were answered in for the specific information it, turns out that 1 what lie quotes is an extraet.from a paper, a I good faith, but when he came to use thCm they Very respectable one I admit, published in one I were used just as he has used Professor Water . oh' the counties of Pennsylvania. And note ! lies pamphlet, quoted what suited hint; Igo on with the authorities before I come to suppressing what Was against his position, say how much of authority they are, for 1 , mutilating the very. materials with which lie have taken some little trouble to inquire into I was supplied. That is the reason why be en countered this difficulties in obtaining static. the reliability of the authorities upon which 1 ..the Commissioner has based this Conclusion. tics. The next conclusion that he cites is: At Carondelt, Missouri, Mr. S. Water house, of St. Louis, in n letter under date of February 20, 1869, states the cost of making pig-iron, including an allowance of $l.llO per ton for interest, taxes, nod insurance, at 28 dollars currency per ton ; and adds, 'this Is not an estimate, but an exhibit copied from the books of the Company." . ' There is a quotation from Professor Water house ; and would not any one say, '• This is an answer to a call sent out by the Commis sioner of the Revenue or Bureau of Statistics for the purpose of obtaining information on this head ?" and yet, when We come to the special answer sent in, we find that instead of its being an answer to his inquiry it is a quo tation from n pamphlet published for the pur pose of attracting capital to St. Louis by showing that it is a place where iron can be made cheaply. If it had been correctly quo ted, then there might have been less to be said about it ; but I propose to show, before I am done with this, that instead of correctly quot ing Professor Waterhouse, who is not an iron manufacturer, but a very respectable gentle man engaged in collecting statistics for the interests of that city, Commissioner Wells omits the very vital point of a portion of the estimate that he makes, and absolutely muti lates that record and does injustice to Profes sor Waterhouse: 1 have said that the quotation ceased with the word " company." Then, after giving the distance of Carondclet from St. Louis, the Commissioner propeeds without quoting : "Au estimate furnished by one of the larg est iron works at . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, gives $27.98 as the cost per ton when ore of sixty-six per cent. is used, and an allowance made of eighty cent per ton for interest and tweuty-tive rents per ton for repairs and inci dentals.•' That is put in us the statement of the Com missioner. That is a quotation, althoutlh it is not so marked here, cerbutim from the pam- Octet of Professor Waterhouse, which I have on my desk. Although Professor Waterhouse does say that pig iron can be made for $27.98 at Pittsburgh, ticere are two lines of his esti- , mate which are left out, which say that where ! the ore is not sixty-six but fifty-seven per cent. you have to add what brings it up to thirty-dollars per ton. And this is from an officer of the Government seeking to establish the data upon which the legislation of the colmtry may Ice founded ! Is he not the spe cial advocate of somebody, or hostile to the• interest which he is seeking to affect Is he dealing in a spirit of candid inquiry when he gives in his report, as his own estimate, that which is quoted from the pamphlet of Profes sor Waterhouse, leaving out one of the vital portions of the estimate 1! But I proceed with the quotation in the original report before hint and to the answer : " In the valley of the Cumberland, and in the anthracite districts of Pennsylvania, and at Scranton, the Commissioner is informed by those conversant with the business that the 1 average cost of tnanufacture in the case of lurnsces favorably situated, under good man agement, and with coal at ordinary prices, is not in excess of from twentyamr to twenty-six dollars per ton, and in some instances is much less than this figure. These estimates, further more, it should be observed, include a libe ral interest on the capital invested, which is turned on an average from two to three times per annum." This was the specific subject of inquiry.— Now, the peculiarity of this special answer is that before touching the point of inquiry at all, he first goes to the Cumberland ; he next goes to St. Louis ; he next quotes from the regions about Youngstown, in Ohio, Pitts burg, and Johnstown, in the bituminous re gions, where they manufactOre iron with raw coal or coke; and then, alter giving these sta tistics and mutilating them, he comes down to the anthracite region of Pennsylvania. Now, what are hls authorities in regard to the anthracite region of Peonsylvania.l— does lie quote p None in the original report ; but when lie comes to the answer, NOW do we find ? Before proceeding to that, However, I desire to state that 'the Conunis sioner introduces here, for the purpose of rais ing an outside issue, statements made by Messrs. Brown, Donnell & Co., and by the Nimrod Iron Company, of the bituminous re, gions of Ohio. Although the inquiry asked him for the data on tile, upon which he makes his'report in December, 1869, he introduces these letters bearing date one month after his report had been sent in to Congress, for the purpose of raising an outside issue with these gentlemen, and not discussing at all the actual data upon which his estimate had been based. I haul intended to analyze these statements; but I find I am occupying much more of the time of the Senate than I intended to do on this question, and I forbear to do so now. I now come to the authority which he quotes for the purpose of establishing the cost of iron in. the anthracite region of Pennsylva nia. The nearest he gets to it is, first, a meeting of 'the citizens of Albany,lield January 18, 1970, in which he quotes the statement of a Mr. tint:kelt, who wits endeavoring to induce a subscription to stock in a company for the manufacture of iron. Had I not had some knowledge of Mr. Hackett I might not per haps have looked with so much suspicion on many of these statistics. He is theorizing; Profqsor Waterhouse is theorizing ; Mr. Lewis is theorizing. I hold in my hand, but shall not take up 'the time of the Senate in reading them, letters from Tennessee, stating that Mr Lewis wig; not engaged in the manu facture of iron, but that the letter referred to as an authority upon which this data is based was a lette . r advertising coal lands to be had in Tennessee and showing bow cheap Iron could be made by persons who would .go there and buy. At this meeting in Albany, however; Mr. Sackett stated what could be done In the way of producing host in Albany. I wish to do to But, sir, it is remarkable that the authority upon which he bases the statement made in his annual report is that of " Abram S. Hewitt, Esq., the best recognized authority on the sub ject of the manufacture of iron in the United States, late Commissioner of the United States to the Paris Exposition." I have turned to the quotation which is made front Hewitt's pamphlet. Mr. Hewitt was making an inquiry as to the element of labor in producing a ton of pig-iron in England and in the United States, and without considering other elements he arrives at the conclusion that a ton of pig iron in• England represents about eleven days' labor, while in America a ton of pig-iron rep resents thirteen days' labor, showing, by re ducing it to figures, that the lanorer in Europe is paid ninety cents a day and the laborer at pig-iron in America $1.90. Then going on and showing that it is the element of labor in pig-iron that makes the difference between its cost in England and here, he arrives at the conclusion in that report that the iron laid down in New York from England will cost forty dollars while American will cost sixty dollars. Here, again, is a perversion. Mr. Hewitt is considering the cost of pig-iron as regards the element of labor. I could proceed further, and quote two let ters published in the New York Tribuns a few (lays ago, one from Jay Gould to Mr. Hewitt; and the reply from Mr. Hewitt to him, in which he reasserts this very fact, that it is the differ ence between the cost of labor in America and •the cost of labor in Europe that makes the dif ference between the two, and that to that ex tent protection is absolutely necessary : and taking - Mr. Hewitt as authority, the difference between forty dollars and sixty dollars would he the amount which would be required fur the purposes of protection. But, in addition to that, having given 311. Hewitt as his authority, lie then proceeds to ,state that other authorities have been given to hint since this inquiry was made, in confidence; and I wish to call attention to one of them. There was one of them given with very great alacrity. The statement is that in less than twenty-four hours after this resolution was offered in the Senate, the Commissioner was called upon by a gentleman "holding high official position in Washington city,'' who fur nished him a statement of what he had discov ered in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania during a visit there. I ask, under what Gov ernment does that high official hold his posi tion? I know that the representatives of her Britannic Majesty were hospitably' entertained (And well received during the last summer, and all the sources of information in regard to to the cost of pig-iron were thrown open to them in all the valleys and in all the furnaces of Pennsylvania that they saw proper to visit, just as they would be thrown open to any man in whom they had confidence (hot lie would use the information fairly and honestly. Who was it that hurried from this Senate Chamber in less than twenty-four hours after this resolution was offered, to communicate to the Special Commissioner of the Revenue his data obtained in traveling through the State of Pennsylvania, when the Commissioner says that those data are close to hint? I ask again, is it a high official under the Government of the United States, or under her Majesty the Yueen of Great Britain, who wishes to supply its with pig-iron and put out the fires of our furnaces, and supply us with the producl of her laborers at ninety cents a day instead of employing our own at $1.90 That is information which I should like to have. If the Bureau of Statisticsis worth any thing, is it to be sealed bureau, into which the representatives of other countries may pour their information in confidence, but when a resolution comes from the Senate to unlock this sealed bureau, are we to be told that the industries of Pennsylvania, the industries of Ohio, the Industriesof Missouri, the industries of Tennessee and Alabama are to be stabbed by confidential and anonymous information locked up 'n the Bureau of Statistics, and not to be given to the Senate of the United States when we ask for it ? It would have been more consistent with the character olls high officer, intrusted with high confidence by the American Government, if there had been nothing said about confidential communica tions upon which are to be based the rates of revenue that are to affect the industries of the country for years to come. The Commissioner deprecates the making of a social or personal issue between the parties who may have given this information and those who are. seeking these data and this informa tion. I fear none such. I have in my drawer letters front gentlemen -in Tennessee, from gentlemen in St. Louis, from gentlemen in Pittsburgh, from gentlemen in Reading, the naini's of all I will give to the Finance Com mittee, or to the Special Commissioner of the Revenue, and I will ask that every man of them be brought before the Finance Commit tee and be subjected to a rigorous cross.ex- Ruination by the Special Commissioner of the Revenue, if you please, upon this question so deeply affecting their interests. But while I do that I protest In the name of my people and of the industries of this country against an - officer, clothed with the power and the duty of collecting the statistics of the country, send ing to the Senate that ho has what are to UR anonymous communications, upon which he asks Congress to base its action. Ile has maths the issue. The issue is between European and American labor. I ask no protection for the iron manufac turer ; for the proprietors of forges and furn aces and•rolling-mills. Men who have capital enough to go Into that business can protect themselves. But Ido ask protection for the difference between the laborer at ninety cents a day, ill-fed, ill-clothed, unable to educate his children. and the well-fed, well-clothed, and well-educat - Cd American laborer, who ROBERT IREDELL, JR„ Main nub gang! 3 b Printer, No. 45 EAST 11A.MILTONSTREET, ELEGANT PRINTINGI LATEDT STY Lila Bumped Checks, Cords, Circular., Paper Booka,Cooett •Laws School Catalogues, Bill Read. " T " ,c u etle d e ß Letter tirade Mlle or Lading. Way " 1.11111111 . 1i1i anti Balpplea Cards, Porter. of any sloe, etc., etc., Printed ■1 Short Notice. NO. 10 zens. It is with this view that I ask for this information. As I have already said, I have numerous letters which I Intended to read, but will not further trespass upon the courtesy of the Senate. They may probably be of more service at a future period, when the question whether these industries are to be brought down to competition with European labor, or whether they are to be kept up to the stan dard of American labor, shall come before the Senate, and when that time comes I shall seek to use them if it be then necessary. TERRIBLE DISASTER AT SEA. Fait Meth...Mrs of the Loss of the V. S. Steamer Ooeichr. SAN FRANCISCO, March I.—Tho ship BeDC• (actress arrived from Yokohoma, Japan, to day. She brings full particulars of the loss of the United States steamer Oneida, which leR Yokohoma on the 23rd of January, homeward bound. The steamer left her anchorage about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and the accident occurred at 7 the same evening. The United States Minister visited her in the forenoon and received the usual salute, and the guns were reloaded with the expectation of replying to a salute front a Russian gunboat to Mr. Delong. The salute, however; was, not given, and the guns remained loaded. As the Oneida steaM ed out Df the harbor the crews of the various vessels, and the men at work in the port, gave cheers and wished her a happy voyage. On passing out of the harbor her fires were bank ed and steam blown off. While the officers were at dinner, at about 7 o'clock, the lookout man shouted "Steamer lights ahead !" and a midshipman gave the order to port helm. Everything seemed quiet on board the other steamer. 'misleads to the belief' that she had not observed the Oneida, although her lights were burning brightly.— The steamer, which proved to be the Bombay ot the Peninsular and Oriental line, came right on and struck the Oneida on. the star ward, abaft the gangway, about half way be tween the main and mizzen rigging. A hole wits cut, through which the whole interior of the ship was visible. The binnacle, wheel and rudder were carried away. and two men standing at the wheel were instantly killed. The Bombay did not stop alter crushing through the 'Amide, though the guns of the latter, which happened to be loaded, were almost instantly tired to attract her attention and bring her back. Orders were given to lower the boats, but only one 1110 bout was available, the others having been crush' d. The lite boat was manned by Dr. Stoffilart, the boatswain and teen of the crew. Five guns were tired, but liethre the sixth could be discharged the Onei da seek, within ten minutes atter she was su tick. None of those saved saw a man or heard a voice on board the Bombay. They report that win n it became evident that there was no hope of saving the ship, the officers gathered around Capt. Williams, and was heard to any if the ship went down he would go with her. 'the life bout was obliged to leave the sinking ship to avoid being swamped. After pulling about for a while the crew of. the Ihie heat seeing noneof the crew floating, not one of all the 160 who went down, un willingly bent their boat's head to landward, about live miles distant. On landing the na tives kindly treated them, and they obthiued the assistance of a guide and started to walk to Yokoliuma, which they reached at daylight next morning. The Bombay was immediate ly ordered to the scene of the wreck, and suc ceeded in saving 29 men, who had got into a cutter which floated when the ship went down. Several other vessels, one with Minister De- Long on board, proceeded to the scene of the disaster during the day, but no more lives were saved. The Japanese Government sent boats and apparatus to search for the wreck, and if ne cessary to buoy the spot. The passengers on board the Bombay were quite surprised when they heard.the calamity had befallen the Ves sel they had struck, but declare they neither !ward any request from the Oneida to stay by them, or minute guns tired. A Naval Court has been demanded by the Captain of the Bombay. The officers and men of the Oneida num bered 170, only 176 of whom, including Dr. Sto (dart and two junior officers, surviving the disaster. Discipline was complete to the last. The sick were all being put into the boats, the officers remaining at their posts until the ship went down. The only United States Government vessel in Japan being the Mere ship, Minister Delong was obliged to accept from the English, k rench, and Russian men ot-war steamers, steam launches, cutters, &c.:, and in company with Col. Shepard, Consul at l'eddo, and Mr. Farrington proceeded to the scene of the disaster, where all in human power was and is bull being dune to rescue the sufferers and recover the bodies of the lost. • LATER --The following additional facts, by investigation, show there is a terrible re sponsibility somewhere else beside with the Bombay. The Oneida In a late typhoon lost all but three of her small boats. One of these was cut into by the collision, leaving but two bonds to save 1711 men. . The last words Capt. Williams said were, when Lieutenent-Commander Wuldaur re ported the vessel sinking, "I know it, but what can Ido Y" I asked for more boats, and they were not allowed me. Thus through the negligence of somebody and the inhuman ity of the Bombay's officers, a battle-scarred and liktoric crew has been stink, and as brave a crew of officers and men as ever stood be tween her ling and their enemies have been lout to their friends and to their country. NAT:us Al. lIATREDS.-1 hate a mail in pri vate life, for I confess to hating some People, for excellent reasons ; I hate the man at the club who always engages the particular newspaper that I want, because he shows a revolting selfishness ; I hate the man who abuses me, because he is obviously Insensible to a high class of nierit ; I hate the man whose theological or polikeal opinions are op. posite to my own, because he must plainly be stupid or insincere. All this may be un christian, but it is not illogical. But, to hate (or indeed to love) a nation must, on the face of it, be foolish. Such a sentiment implies that the nation is in its nature worse than our own ; Whereas, as wo have just admitted one nation Is in the long run pretty much as good as another. Some very excellent wri ters whom I could name, think that they dis play their wisdom by systematically abusing French principles, and by implication the race which asserts them. Unless they could prove what is quite . impossible to prove that the French are, as a whole, inferior to ourselves, their virtuous warmth only demon strates that there are certain good qualities to which they are invariably blind. It was very proper some time ago, when nobody read Ger man books, to impress upon Englishmen gen erally that the Germans had really some re markably good qualities both in literature and practical life. The people who under took the task naturally grew fond of their clients, and it became common to contrast, la all kinds of ways, German simplicity and, earnestness, and . Imaginative power with 'the supposed defects of Frenchmen la the same capacities. Now that the balance hati been redressed, this zeal seems to be out of place, and to tend to ilia equal exaggeration of the opposite kind. Whets our writers were absurdly given to -lOhnsonese and the elabo rate pomposity of Latinized sentences, it was as well to point out' the value of the Saxon vletneWri of our language ;. we may now be content to admit that a good writer should show in equal command of all our resources. When the negative philosophy of Vournintf ; and his school threatened to be in the ascen : dant It was a good service to set forth, as ! Cots:Rums did, amongst others, that there was in existence a philosophy of different tendencies. We May now speak without fear of the great and most valuable excellencies of 1 the French intellect. It is time that we I should endeavor to do justice to every one and abandon the attempt to find exclusive 1 merit in any of the great divisions °fate Hum pearl races."—Corahiff MegettMe. linowN came home with a black eye. To his wife's inquiries, he replied, that, having asked himself a question, he received such a saucy answer that he had been obliged to resent it. Ills wife did not believe him, rd got • ALLENTOWN, AA NEW DEBIONS
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