Important notirts
5,7-.l,lvertisements inserted under this head-
Ina st 15 cents per fine of 10 words for the first
insertion, 12 cents for the secund, and 10 cents
6,r eseh subsequent insertion.
- For Reliable Insnrance of all klyaln n pply
to A. P. l uM eII, Agent, NO. 2:lNorth Park, Erie,
Jyl7'67-t,f.
For Insurance In well known and most re
f 131 Companies; apply to H. W. 'Russell. agent,
;of State street. feb2Dl7-Iy.
Resnoval.—The Stove and Tin Wnre store of
been removed to No. San
,,rne.,treet, near the Buffalo Road, where will
!void a eomplete ,toel; of CO(Xitl In
Imo. which the pablie are Invited to call
wni ••ciatine.
v.e Erie Lodge S l h. 211, 1. 0. of Good Tern
.r.. ',wet. on every Titeralav evening, in the
, I ,•Ilmya' T.odge Ithotn, on State at reet, over
Jewelry Afore. StrancerTemplarr+yiK-
Itlne the city are Nordin] Iv Invited to he present.
Gra). KNlGrrr, W. r, T.
jrnv2.-tf.
Aitrr.. \\'.K
.I.o.t.—About the I ith nit., n package of pn
t,,•r.,.tmrme them a Deed for property on Staten
N. V. The finderon rot urnlng them to the
~,,der.ictied %rill be liberally rewarded.
n „7-tr., G. W. DEf'.l Mr.
iconethling . Sew.—The greatest thing
:111„ let. Just out. It tella you everything.
tr,ur to eatvh fur-hearing anirnaht. flub , fir. How
to whi-dr.er. and end the hair. Fifty great
f ret., 5•4•0 t free for 9.5 rent Aild malt
r e f7-B. F. L. WOOD, Box 5,977, N. Y. City.
IV UK IX OBSERVER
ERIE, PEN 'a, NOVEMBER '2B. 04;7
Agents for the Observer
We lave sell-Moil the following gentlemen as.
„ u r ne,•nts in the pinees nnintsl,,to transact ally
Mcmic , e. in eonneet ion liith the oftlee. Persons
kil - laving themselves indebted to tis Can hand
them the monev, and their reeeiptawill i.e ae
linowicagol the same as if given- by ourselves:
I 'orrs Beath.
Petroleum ~..fdrP--fien. W. Wll.lll.
Ti hout 4 —,•;.•1,1111 Clark.
(trove—Wto. W4•ll:er.
na— It. W. Bowen].
velum, tale--i 'a pt. J. Whitney.
trianslturtf—J , Om 14. _Burlingham.
T l lll,Ble—rlark Faring. , .
Iterford—W. \Vlitte s
raien itortatult—f. V. B. Brown.
raim Townshln—litses Smiley. •
Lineal a.
14orview—A1110.: Stone. •
tilmr , l--4 'apt. la. W. Iftitchinstot.
y , k Crel: :111.1 Lunily's lane—Win. Sherman.
oelz,islrt—J. Clo4lfman.
Wott.lairg—T.ymtfn Robltison.
megean l'ownsittp---E. Pinney. '
F,hahorti—Marens Satcy.
'Labor Creek —Wm: Saltsmatt.
-levytile—EJ ward Jones.
NertliFast-11. A. Tabor.
I t ekson's—smith Jaekson. tt.
Old Type.
Lave on hand a considerable stock of
,d i type, and will keep it for a few weeks to
tnable machinists and others who wish a sup
ph• nt secure what they need. Parties desk
in: to purchase, should let its know immedi
attly
Important Notice.
Between this date and the Ist of :January,
it is ear hirentinn to send out bills against
every. person indebted to the office. We tin
this in accordance with along settled rule to
endeavor to settle up our accounts as nearly
as po-,sible at the termination of every -year.
T expenses of the office are very heavy,
-n,isiring that we must keep tip a system of
close collections, and we earnestly urge upon
all wwho receive our .interesting little billet
dour that they will give them as prompt at
tention a. possible We will not object Ist
!Livia,: any persons pay the amount doe
~ithont waiting to be called upon.
D RICE FOR TILE PRESIDENCY.—The
Ginitst Spectator, Col. Rice's home organ,
has entered upon the Presidential canvass for .
ill it gentleman uit h a vigor clearly exhibit
ing that it is in earnest, let scoffer; do what
they may. In its last issue it claims that the
Colonel's "ability MO availability are un
qualitielly endorsed by many (papers) even
to the extent of placing hit name at the head
of their columns, other journals speak of
him with cordial respect, and it is only the
extreme i)rgats of the extremists and de
-truetioni4N that disparage and with charac
terjsue lilackiluardistn, personally abuse
Via; It give:3 Riotice to these ntalicious,unho
ly hail Heaven-forsaken fellows that unless
they behave themselves better it may be fiaind
T•eet. , :iry on the part of the Colonel's friend's
to bring forth "an e-puuw of the secret ras
; dities and purposes of some of the
shining, lights-of Ethiopian darkness, who
pie...es, the courage wide!' Henry ('lay e0n
.1,--01 he laektl—that of laying themselves
down in the path of the prosperity of their
eounny." Let them beware and take warn
ing in time, or prepare to feel - the weight of
the Colonel's cudgel upon their unregenerate
heels. The following platform upon which
;t I- proposed to build the Dan Rice clubs
throughout the country, the Spectator says,
• In iv he regarded as a brief expression of his
by the people alone, without distinq
u,n of party, rebellion was crushed, so by
th party of the people alone can the Union
NI all its countless blessings be restored. _
"In order to accomplish this, vindictive,
tanatieal and dilatory legislation must be re
. the absolute right of each State to
sl,t , rmine tile . ' qualifications of citizenship,
nn !'r the Constitution, maintained ; corrup
u,n ur (inse denounced and punished ; hon
,-a) .rod the silkiest econot»v in the admim
public atfatis regtiired ;-equaliza
tivm of t ixation imperatively demanded ; the
app , ,hument of soldiers—particularly of those
A ,, unde,l or disabled in the service—to all
Gov( mment offices, the duties of which they
are qualified to Tel-form, conceded ;
for labor guaranteed ; religious tolerance
and the rights of every citizen be
:l.r, the 1 tw defended and maintained."
"NE S 4 ot Wouks.—\Vc spent an
Ismr very pleastmtly on Saturday; forenoon
in examining the extensive new stove works
rued during — am slimmer, by Messrs. Tai
l. Shirk Whitehead, lit the Corner of
Twtlfth and Sassafras streets. The build-
OtrP ininumber, comprising the
Wait, lo:ibling 105 feet in width on r‘tisafras
in length on Twelfth street, a brick
td.)p n of paitern hoiNe adjacent to the
, o , le. and a lar2%• enat house in the 'rear of
eat,able of holding many thousand
'n• Ow "black dianionds" Tlw main
duirr is of trolly:, two gqtries in height, - and
:irralezed with -, pecial regard to convenience
, cy;nomy in conducting the vast opera
ti m the concern. The Twelfth street
%:iroad track runs immediately by its side,
3 Mil is , 0011 to be run into the yard
will afford facilith:ls for shipping un
'4PL,ll,ll.y any other establishment in the
'! 1 "file building is covered with a very
• ti , ,r gravel roofing, laid on with the In
are, totally impervious to min, and
sparks or cinders. The frame
%Ihieli supports it is ingeniously con
-n-1,0,1 aml well deserving an examination.
I 'l , l moulding room is put together
principle as a railroad bridge,
41.1 I, a-tinuucd to be strong enough to
a train of cars pass over it ithout
'1411.14..
The substantial and ing . enious construction
tho Int Udine i‘ admirably sustnined in the
%T rangvinent of the interior, where every
'bin..7,m. to have been planned 'with an
f-ve 12, firing the utmost advantage of
•p:,c e afikl handing-s of Operations. The of.
tit l• 11N1 • (11(1(10 rooms are models of their
'said, while those devoted to the other
lir : lnches are fitted up with all the latijr'sav
ing di rice, that modern ingenuity •could
tlgl, , pl, In fact, in every feature the lestah
h,hment is as complete as it was possible to
taske it, and we regret greatly that our limit
v.l •plec prevents us from giving such a de
'riPtion of it as its superior character and
importance to the interests of the city merit.
Ilw,tirm employ some 85 workmen, and the
maznitto, of their laisineas may be conceived
\wn e state, that notwithstanding their
!artz , , facilities, they find their accommoda
tions in several r Lpects too limited, and will
cotupelled to guild considerable additions
before long. II
Two features of the Works entitled to spe<
mat muuion are the plans by which the
, noise of the engine its consumed and the
Amer hv.wed in the tankS previous to being
puinis.,l into the boiler. The former is ac
enalpit,,hed by causing the smoke from the
bituminous coal fed into the mouth of the
furnace, to pass over a second fire of anthrti
cite about the centre of the boiler, which
takes up the escaping gas, converts It into
flame, and makes it help in the generation of
steam. The chimney thriyivs out little more
smoke at present than that of a private resi
dence, and when the whole improvement is
completed the designer believes. that it will
emit so alight a quantity as to be nearly im
perceptible. The heating of the water is'
secured by running the escape pipe of the
engine through the tank, n hid' keeps the
water at a temperature requiring but a small
amount of additional heat to produce Steam.
Both these improvements, - which save the
firm a large amount of expense, are the in
vention of Mr: R. C. Chapman, their skillful
engineer, to whose 'Yankee ingenuity. they
also owe a number of otliCr valuable features
about the establishment.
Messrs. Tibbals, Shirk k Whitehead are
enterprising and liberal bUsiness men, and
their success Must be gratifying to all our
cilizens who value the welfhre and good
name of the city. With n perseverance and en
ergy that cannot be - too much commended,
they have" conducted one of the most diffi
cult and uncertain branches of business to a
degree of rare litosperity, giv.ing employment
to large numbers of workmen, increasing - the:
value of property in their vicinity, and pro
moting, the general interest. Their example
is an illustration of the benefits to be derived
by establishiag manufactories, and should in
duce more of our capitalists to turn their at
tention to that never-failing source of pros
perity.
FRED. Dot - nt.Ases.—We were somewhat
disappointed at not finding a larger audience
to attre lecture of Fred. Douglass—or
" Fred' Douglass, DM.," as the handbills
flamingl*innounced him—on Friday, even
ing. The hall was barely Iwo thirds
and the galleries presented a ghastly array of
empty benches. Considering that Frederick
is admittedly smart, tha t [ he has a wile rep
utation for eloquence, and that he is the fore:
most representative of the race over which
so much hypocritical sympathy is shed, this
unenthusiastic reception was anything bud
creditable to the Radical element or our pop
ulation.
"The distinguished gentleman froth Afri
ca," is a tall- and slender personage, of, we
should judge, fifty or fifty-five years of age.
His complexion is that Of a light mulatto,
and were it not fin. his unmistakably negro
nose and wooly hair, he would pass almost
anywhere for a dark featured white man. He
wears a moustache, but no beard, and his
hair, which is quite profuse, is rapidly turn
ing white., He has the appearance of a
man of lore intellect, and, we do him
the justice to say that his lecture developed
considerable talent—more' than two-thirds of
those we are accustomed to hear from per
sons of purer,hlood. Its main idea was the
inculcation of work as the chief necessity to
secure success. He showed by copious ci
tations !hitt the successful L men had nearly
always been the hardest paborers, and that
little worth having can be obtained in the
struggle of life without persevering, unceas
ing and toilsome effort. As was to be
expected, Mr. Douglass endeavored to make
out the best case possible for his own race,
and in advocating their right to the ballot
he went considerably out of the way of his
subject. Although ten or fifteen millions
of negroes have lived upon our continent
since its discovery, he only named two of
superior attainments, and seemed to think
the accident of their existence was a conclu
sive proof of the capability-of the negro to
attain an equal . imellectual standard with the,
white man.
no2l tf.
As an orator, Mr. Doughtss fell below his
reputation, and disappointed the larger pot.- -
tion of ids audience. - His delivery of the lec
ture was tame—at times his voice would fall
so low as scarcely to he heard in the middle
of the hall. ~The only thing approaching el
oquence was when in closing he depicted the
wrongs of his race, a subject on which he
ha , spoken a thousand times, and which
any man under the circumstances ought to
have been aide to clothe with 'some pathos.
'l iicongratulates its readers
that " there has been a lull of late "in (Mr lo
cal politics," anti gives them the solemn in
formation that " a dark cloud had -be
gan to gather, and there were indications of
a severe storm." "An indiscreet movement,"
it adds, "on the part, it would now appear,
of an unauthorized partisan, seemed likely to
precipitate a Congressional canvass well
nigh a'year in advance of the usual time for
the opening of such political flurries; but the
hasty individual seems to have had his ear
twtiaked and himself relegated toe dark cor
ner and told !to behave himselV t , We pre
sume this has reference to the communica
tion in the Gazette, recommending Mr: Walk
er as a candidate for Congress,-which, for
some reason or another, seems to be looked
upon by our cotemporary :IS a very wicked
piece of business, though, for our life, we
can't see where the impropriety was. In
view of its unmistakable enmity to that gen
tleman, the Republican's appeals, to "avoid
personal quarrels, if they can be avoided,"
and pretensions of zeal for the party harmo
ny, read very much like hypocrisy,—though,
- of course, we would not suppose our cotem
purer): could he guilty of indulging in any
thing of that nature intentionally:
THE Warren Ledger and Elk Advocate both
give currency to rumors which they say pre
vail in those sections, to the effect that we
are about starting a daily paper. It would
be very pleasant for us if we could confirm
our cotemporaries' information, but we must
confess to a total ignorance up to this period
of any such intention. We have figured the
matter over a dozen times in the last year,
and the more we investigate, the less likeli
hood we see for the success of a Democratic
daily. It may seem strange to outsiders that
a Democratic daily could not be sustained in
file, but if they knew how few businessmen
we have here who are Democrats, and what
zy-small proportion even of those do anything
to support their party press, they would soon
agree with us upon the subject. Me have
several times offered to vefiture upon the ex
periment, provided others would' invest au
equal amount with ourself, but do not feel
that it is just to ask us to try the undertaking
alone, and run the risk of losing what little
we have accumulated by years of patient per
severance and hard labor.
Tim coal trade - of Erie 'in 1860 amounted
to the large figure of 378,000 tons, "25,000 .
tens being anthracite from various sources of
supply, and 250,000 - tons of which was ex
ported. This would leave 128,000 tons for
local consumption apparentlf, but in reality
it includes a large amount which was shipped
to neighboring localities without being con
sidered as exports. At least 345,000 tons of
the gross amount was brought bete thmugh
the Eric Extension canal and lover the Erie
Pittsburgh Railroad. The same source
will contribute: this season not legs than 450,-
000 tons, and the facilities of the railroad
have been so greatly increased That its liusi
ness next season will he almost if not quite
double." The anthracite coal trade has not
yet equalled the expectations of our citizens,
but it is understood that the Penna. R R.
Company
, arp endeavoring to perfect arrange
ments by, which that article can be shipped
to Erie at sulch a price as to enable us to com
pete with the Buffalo market. 'Let this trade
once be'secured, and.with the monopoly of
the' Mercer county coal, which we can'
always retain, Erie secure in her'
position, held for so many years, in spite of
the most vigilant competition. as the leading
coal mart of the .Lakm
THE art of book kieping taught in one short
and easy lesson—never lend them. W,e have
resolved to adopt the system in future.
What the Canal Enlargement would da.
_ - .
It would enable boats of 200 tons Written
to run, with but little more'expense than is
* now required for those of 60-or 70 tons.
It would reduce freights to' a point that
would enable us to distance all competition .
in the coal trade.
It would afford au outlet for the trade of
Pittsburgh with 'the Northw - est, which would
induce two-thirds of the - shippers of that
citY to send their freights by canal and
!Ake..
It would attract to Erie the profitable iron
ore trade of the Shenango V alley, which now
goes by way of Cleveland, and employs
some thirty vl sae►, and hundreds of men at
that city.
It would_ till our harbor with vessels, and
add enormously to the trade of the city. '
It would give t•ntploytnent to _treble the
number of men at our docks.
It would increase the value or all the dock
propert, and have the same effect through
out the whole city limits.
It - would build up. the 'Western portion of
the State, aoublitig its population in ten
-years, and adding to the elements of our
prespi.rity.
It would attract hien' of capital to us. en
courage tnanutitilurei, and lead to the (NMI,-
lis'anent Of huge iron-works.
We assert nothing at random, and simply
write what patient investigation has led us
to confidently blieve. Let any of our citi
zens sit down and carefully think the matter
over, and he will be surprised that the im
portance of the measure was not thought of,
and the project brought toll consummation
long ago. We care nothing abol i tt who its
ori4nator was„or Who may be Its active ad
vocates; we only know that it is one of vast
and essential interest .to the city of our adop
tion, and so knowing will lend it all the aid
at our command.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
EvEnv one thinks that (:ZUNI 'ti wile
ought to lie above suspicion, hut is far less
particular as to what etesar himself ought to
. STEwAter didn't attend Fred. Doug
laNsi lecture. lie paws he doesn't like "them
there &yam crated urgers; dee's always too
big tor their boots."
Entr: lilts two Grant clulli —lVlidel Ala
I'reve.
And both hating one another more cor
dially than they ever did the terrible Cop
perhends.
A SPECIAL exatnination for -teachers who
wish to be employed in the schools of Erie
county, will be held fat the residence of
8 iperintendent Fisk, near Girard, on the
of December.
TITE Irish people of this city are intensely
indignant over the hanging of the Fenians at
Manchester, England, , They intend holding
a meetinesoomto express theirabhorrenet:of
the course of the British Government.
TUE people of North East propose to start
a course of lectures, aril have appointed Dr.
W. C. Evans, Rev. Thos. Guy, and A. , P.
Blaine a Committee for that purpose. It is
the intention, if possible, to secure some of
theleading lecturers of the country.
- A DRY goods merchant of Meadville has
adopted an ingenious method of advertising
Ile - appends to his bills: "Minl.sters of. the
Cloqoel supplied with goods at cost, if they
•
agree to mention the fact to their congrega
tion." Letters patent have been applied for.
PERSONS throughout the ,county who are
in need of printing of any sort, should bear
in mind that our jobbing facilities are of the
:very' best kind, and our . price.s as moderate
as tho'se•of any establishment in the State.
Orders by mail will receive prompt atten
tion.
GEN. DANTE!, Plektr, the "Great Ameri
can Traveler," is at Meadville, Where he in
tends bringing out his wonderful circular
entitlo Genius of Geniuses." N. B.—
The General arrived in Erie on Wednesday,
after a. - series of the most hair-breadth es
capes ever known.
THE Star Dyes, advertiSed in our paper of
this week, we are assured, ale the best ever
offered in this market, and as such we direct
the special attention of our rZ.aders to them.
Itlems..J. B. Carver & 'Co., are the . agents
in Erie, and all who wish a superior article
of Dye will find it to their interest to call.and
see the samples for themselves.
THE Republican, in a complimentary no
tice of our friend, Capt. Hutchinson, of Gi
rard, says "he is thoroughly acquainted in
this and the, adjoining counties, and is legally
well qualified to 'perform all he adVertises.'
Although an unflinching Democrat of the
straightest sect, he is a man and a thorough
gentleman for a' that'" Well said, neigh
bor, and true, every word of it.
• A -mum occupied by . John W. Shannon,in
the rear of his residence on State street, near
Ninth, was destroyed by fire on Thursday
evening of last week, entailing a loss of about
$500.. Mr. valuable horse and buggy and
a small amount of other property were rts.
nuived, but all the remaining contents were
consumed. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
A LARGE auction sale of furniture, &c.,
consisting of the household goods of Warren
L. Ross, will take place at the residence of
the latter, on the well known "Sanborn
place," upon Tuesday next. Mr. R., is dis
posing of all his property here, with a view
of going to Syracuse, W. Y., where he intends
establishing his ibture residence.
A MOVEMENT is going on in several sec
tions to change the present system of making
assessments, so that the returns shall retire
sent the-full valuation of property, instead of
one-third or one-fifth of it. The principal
argument in its favor is, that by the course
now pursued, it is impossible to tell by the
official tables what the real wealth of the
State amounts to.
AN exchange, which pretends to know,
says Anna Dickinson,-John B. Gough, and
Charles Sumner each secure $2OO a night fir
their lectures Wendell Phillips $llO, and
Most of the other celebrated lecturers from
$75 to $lOO. The small fry have to content
themselves with $5O and some as low as $2.5.
It adds that there'is a "ring" among the lec
turers, whiCh meets annually at Chicago, and
fixes upon rates, as well as decides who are
proper persons for lecturers. This year there
is a rival agency, which accounts for the en
gagement of the same persons by rival asso
ciations in the same locality. • -
A VERDANT editor, who, it. is evident, has
not been long at the printing business, Says .
he cankaccount for the fact that the chaps
who wear the best clothes are generally the
slowest at paying their debts. Why, good
ness gracious, man, that's just the way they
manage to get the good clothes. If they
were compelled to pay what they owe, the
greater portion of them would be glad to
pick up the cast off gaiments trf a hod car
rier to clothe their nakedness. .We meet a
chap every day from whom we have been
,trying for two years to get a small account
due us i , and he wears as tine broadcloth as if
he were a millionaire.
TIM New York Tribune Sensibly suggests.
that "when Weston gets through with his
little walk film Portland , to Chicago, in
which all mankind seem more deeply inter
ested than they were in the late Presidential
election, ace propose that•the next job shall
be a trial between two or more men to de
cide which can saw the most wood for poor,
families—the timber to be contributed by
'those entbdsiastic admirers of - muscle who
re now venturing their spare stamps upon
'the endurance of the renowned pedestrian.
It is a pity that so =ell physical energy
'should be 'wasted upon boy's play; let us
utilize it, and do some good. The walking
basiness benefits none except the gamble*
who let upon it, and the whisky shops along
the route." .
. Tus series of entertainments given by the
members of the Episcopal denomination, for
the benefit of St. John's Parish, have been
largely attended, and very successful in every
feature. The tableaux were as handsomely
rendered as we have ever seen in the city,
and the singing equal to that of most of the
first-class concerts., The comedy of "Naval
Engagements" on Wednesday evening, and
the pantomime of "Cinderilla," on Thursday,
could hardly liege been better performed by
experienced -artists. We congratulate oar
Episcopal friends on the splendid success of
the entertainments, and feel proud of the ex
hibitions of home talent they have railed
forth. On Friday evening, the last of the
series will be given, with an entire change of
programme, and we advise all who can to
attend, assuring them that they will get the
,full worth of their Money.
Ali order was received the latter part of
last vieek, directing the revenue cutter Com
modpro Perry to go 'into winter quarters at
Blick - Rock. As the vessel has been stationed
here for along period,and her removal to the
lower part of the lake would delay her froth.
a month to six. weeks in going to sea in the
spring, the order was not favorably received
by cum citizens and the Lake people generally. ,
A movement was at once started to have the
order rveinded, and Mr. Lowry, hcing the
special friend of Senator Cameron, was called
upon to - telegraph to thilgentleman. Ills
telegram was sent on Saturday evening, and
early on Monday-morning a reply was re
ceived from the Senator stating that the order
had been withdrawn, and that the Perry
would winter here as usual—an example of
promptitude deserving of special admiration.-
TAKEN . as a class, women can contrive
more outlandish and ugly fashions than One
would think possible without the gift of in
spiration. Take, for - instance; the waterfall.
First-it represented a bladder of Scotch
snuff; next it hung down a woman's back
like a canvass-covered ham ; afterward it
contracted, and counterfeited a turnip - on the
top of the head now it sticks straight . out
Pehind,and looks like a wire muzzle on a grey-.
hound. Nestling in the midst of this long
stretch of haii, &c., reposes a little bat
ter-cake of a bonnet, like a jockey saddle on
a long-backed racAorse. [Lest something
serious might happen to us forpublishing the
above, we desire to explain that it is the.pro
duction of R dilapidated hid bachelor, who
insists that we shall print it, or stop his pa
per forthwith."
" JOSH BILLINOS . " lecture in this city was
attended by a slim, and unusually select au
dience. " Josh " has written a good many
funny things, and quite as many ,fiat ones,--
the trouble with him bebtg, we suspect, that
he has.a contract to do a certain amount of
work, and it calls too largely upon his re
sources. Ile is not a favorite with our lec
ture gbers, and would hardly have drawn a
profitable house„had the (imagist:m(lli gone
dittenmtly. Sis appearance upon the stage
is uncouth : his sayings appear strained and
he seems to labor to 'produce an effect ; his
manners are gawkyish in the extreme; and, to.
tell the whole truth, in gentlest phrase, he is
out of Vace as a lecturer. Alter having heard
Artcniu Ward, Mr. Billings, alias Shaw, is
"stale, flat'and unprofitable."
Dn. J. G. HoLLAso delivers the second
lecture iu the course of the- Young Men's
Christian Association, on Wednesday even
ing. His theme is the " Woman Question."
The Doctor, who is quite a favorite here,
though he haS not visited us for two or three
years, takes quite a conservative view •of the
"vexed question" which lib is to discuss.
From a partial report we have seen of the
lecture, we Judge it must be exceedingly in
teresting. He makes some capital hits, and- ,
evidently - sneceeds in keeping his audience in
a state of high good humor. All poor, per
secuted, down-trodden-women—helpless vic
tims of " man's inhumanity to" her sex—
ought to hear this lecture. It inay serve to
01100 thoir d0....4,4• l i.orglert, •
WE are glad to find that the Observer has
at last awakened to a sense of the import
ance of the proposed canal enlargement.— '
Republican.
"At last awakened" is decidedly coed,
Why, bless your innocent soul, the Observer
tuns the first paper in the city thaceverspoke
a fhvorahle word for the enlargement pro
ject. Long beihre the Republican was -con[
ceireti, we published an article endorsing It,
measure, and sp•okP of it as one of the most
impoitant for Erie and Western Penusylvar
nia that had been devised. We don't like t 4.
be thought discourteous, but it strikes us that
the attempt of theßepublican to set itself mi .
as the peculiar champion of enlargement is
a little brazen, to say the least.
•
Ttn Corry Republican says a minister of
Meadville visited that city a few evenings
since, accompanied by a female, whom he
represented as his wife ; "but, as murder will
out, he' was seen and watched by an old ac
quaintance, who informs us *of the taysteri-
MN' action of this sweet-scented son of Is
rael." The Republican doesn't tell us what
"mysterious action" the "old acquaintance"
who " watched" the "sweet-scented son of
Israel" saw to reivard his curiosity, but we
infer that it must have been something con
trary to the law of= Losesandthe prophets.
• A NEW CAsTLE Republican wheeled a bar
rel of potatoes six miles, last week, to fulfil
the conditions eit an election bet. He was
received by an immense crowd of spectators
who complimented hint with three cheers.,
After dumping his kind, he exclaimed
"There ! I'm oat of-debt to the d--11 Cop
perheails, and we'lbsee how they feel next
f tit !' t —Repriblienn.
We take the preCaution to advise the gen
tleman not to feel too confident about next
fall's result. Unless he likes 'to trudge a
wheelbarrow, it would not be advisable for
him to make anothei bet of the same kind.
AN auction sale of Chinese and .Tapanese
Fancy Goods, Canton, China, India Camel's
Hair and other Shawls, will take place at the
rooms of F. Winchell & Co., on Wednesday
and Thursday of next week. The Collection
embraces. the largest varlety ever brought to
Erie, and will be well worthy the attention
of all who wish to purchase anything in that
line. The goods are said to have been
ported from China and Japan by thecele-
United traveler, Dr. Abort'.
TIM newly elected Sheriff, Clerk of the
Courts and Jury Commissioners will enter
upon their official duties on the Ist of De
cember.. The new County Commissioner
was sworn in some weeks ago, and has al
ready got warmly seated in the chair 'of of
fice. The Jurors for the nest regular term of
Court will he drawn under the direction of
the new Jury Commissioners, and the Dem
ocrats will secure a fairer representation than
heretofore.' -
ArzciENTlvs: AnTs—To the Editor of the
-Vele /';)r/c herald :—Respecting the relics of
porcelain ware found in the late exhumations
at Herculaneum, which have been forwarded
to the Siriety , of Antiquities In London,
whereof your correspondent says the bottle
resembling Drake's Plantation Bitters was
undoubtedly . placed among the ruins by the
agent of Dr. Drake. we desire to state he is
incorrect in every respect; If a bottle was
found there bearing our lettering, the lan
guage of the Ancient Romans' was different
from the accepted literature of that day. Our.
agent has other business than. this in Europe,
and has not been in Italy at all. No doubt
Americans carry Plantation Bitters to Rowe;
but trying to impose - upon a society of Anti
quarians in this way, seems quite useless, and
we do not appreciate the joke. It is unnec
essary for us to spend money in Europe while
we are unable to supply the demand ft
these celebrated Bitters here.
Respectfully,
P. 11. DRAKE ik CO.
MAGNOLIA WATER.-A delightful toilet
article—superior to Cologne and at half the
price. • nov27-2t.
A LADY who has suffered for over five
monthx-the most extreme torture from neu
ralgia has been completely cured by one
dose (forty drops) of Metealfe's Great Rheu
matic Remedy. Sold hy all druggists.
NrlD abbrrtisrmcnts.~'
MARKS & MEYER.
CIMTHING
CIAITII I NG
The most elegant selection for Men's, Bari' and
•
Children's
FALL & WINTER WEAR !
MEM
NEW NOAH CLOTHING HOUSE,
No. 4 Noble !Hoek
The Completest stock of
Coatings, Cassimeres, &c.;
AT THE
NEW YORK CLOTHING HOUSE,
No. 4 Noble Block
Clothing Mnde to Order,
In a style superior to any heretofore made In
- this vicinity, at the
NLW YORK CLOTHING HOLISE,
NO. 4 Noble Block
' - Full Lines In
Men's Furnishing Goods,
From n Paper C9llar to the finest Silk Under
wear, at $3O per nett, at the '
NEW YORK CLOTHING . HOUSE,
No. 4 Noble 131cxtk
NE
An Inigvellon of our neatly' lirantlful. Stock-or
Fall aval . Winter Goods!
TA mmpflpt fully solielted
MARKS d MEYER.
-r. W ,Itwale• DepartmeßL L . %
mlneet.Ll
with this House. . oclo-3m.
Preparein haste,
Your bills and paste:
Proclalni to all creation,'
Tineie men are wise
Who advertise,
In every genenttlon.
BRYAN &
505 French Street,
Ftilly_realize the truth of thr above, when the
0100. of the advertixer Is not to mirdernt by puff
Inivertkements, but to fairly lay before the pub
lie the advantagen which pe °ltem By - experi
ence we rind that purehaslng for coati Is an
IDVANTAGE TO MERCHANTS
AND CONStraunta
Having got lu a large and well selected
F.ILL STOCK.,
Plarehased for Cash:
Anil having resolvel.l to make our business, as
much as possible, at CASH ONE, we nre prepar
ed to offer to Families, and
All Purchasers - for • Cash,
Advantages rarely offered in oar line. Parties
who have tint vet favored no with - a mill, will
and this a reality by calling and examining for
themselves.
Choicest
1132
COFFF.E.` 4 ,
sPicEs, t
rirKi.Es, rnovrsroxs, ET(
Daily Supplies of,
FRESH COUNTRY PRODUCE!
BRYAN 5.4 McGIVERIN
535 French St., Etle, Pa..
not-ti.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
CHRISTMA-S IS COMING!
C. IC CI L. 13
Is still making those elastic Hale Chains, Hair
Jewelry, tilling Laidea' Pins and Lockets to or
der only, and uuarautees theta to be =dent the
hair you send In.
Our Watch Chains, made !Ivo years ago, arc a.,
gotxl as ever.
\Vigs, Curls, Hands, Switches (wine one yard
m
lot hay) made and on hand. Old .Swltehes
mule over and hair added to it if wanted. Cash
paid for raw hair at my Hair Dressing Saloon,
Wider Brown's Hotel. nol4-6w.
3.1V.A.'1' CUTTERS,
Ell
SAUSAGE STUFFERS!
Of the best kind, at
de13 2 61-tr
Amsignee In Bankruptcy.
ITHE DISTRICT COURT of the United States
for - the 'Western District of Penn'n. In the
matter of the bankruptcy of Lyman Thomas.
The undersigned hereby gives notice of his ap
pointment as assignee of Lyman Thomas, of
Unlon:AlUs, Erie Co.; and State of Pennsylva
nia, within said Dist rict,,who has been adjudgt4l
a bankrupt upon hip own petition by the Dis
trict Court of said district, dated at Erie, Oct.
1:11, A.. D., 1867.
'no 3w 5 : IL L. CHURCH, Assignee.
.1 ~.
~ _ -HALL'S
,
-__,
4,,,,
~...,_, :. MUM SICILIAN
HAIR
4 =1,7'4- .-- •
PERSONS WHO ARE GRAY
Can have their hair restored to its natural col
or, and if it has fallen out, create a new growth,
by its use.
It is the best HAIR DRESSING In Ibe world,
making lifeless, stiff, brushy hair healthy, soft
and glossy.
Price 11. For sale by all drOggists.
R. P. HALL A CO., Nashua, N. IL, Proprietors.
norL7. - *
'LOB PRINTING of every kind, in large or
• small quantities, plain or colored, done in
the best style, and at moderate prices, at the
Observer Mike.
STOVE WORKS.!
CLOTHING !
Tibhals,shirk & Whitehead
(WHOLERA & RETAIL DEALERR,)
HOLLOW WARE !
FOUNDRY, SALESROOM AND OFFICE,
To their New and Comnuxilous Building
TwOftkaiid Sassafras Sts.,
& Pan'sßtrruln CAR N ollUrg
Oar inereatted facilities for Manufacturing will
- give us ati large a variety of •
Cooking and Heating
As Is to be fonmikWest of Alban}
Coal Cooking St,dives,
IRON - GATE, IRON GATE SMOKE
BURNER,
WHEAT SiIEAF, NEW ERA AND
IRON KING AND LEADER,
Low Oien Cook Stoves, for Wood,
GOLD STAR, NEW FOREST OAK AND
. .
. . .
ADVANCE, PRINCE 4 3E17 4 ..'N ESCITA
. - 5 - ''''' ; •
ECLIPSE AND BLACK SWAN
FRUITS,
BELLE,.FAME AND -SIGNALS
ECM
Parlor .and Office Heating Stores,
BELLE - OF THE LAKE, SIGNAL,
FAME, COTTAGE, CASKET, GLOBE
AND SALAMANDER.
We would respectfully invite the attention of
the public to an examination of our'
Assortment of Stoves !
Being assured that- with our estrsontinare
faellities for manufacturing, we can offer such
Inducements to the purchaser sts tie entire
ly satisfactory.
Oriental Heating Stove !
The best In the World, tor which we lutve the
exclusive sale in the city
not T.
lido abbectistments.
K RISTONIE
11FM143 V 14113.
Ifont3fse4 oven; M-
STOVES
EIEI
HAVE. RE3 t ED THEI II
C'ORNEIt (W
Oppontte
COAL AND WOOD.
STOVES:
We Manufactufe for
1310
(both plain and extension top,)
AMERICAN ROSE
For Soh ('Oal,
INCEIII
For Hurd Coal
ESIPRCiVED FOREST OAK,
(plain and extension top,)
- MENTOR
Elevated Oven Staves,
Parlor Cook Stoves,
Parlor Stdrefi for Wood,
for Coal,
ARIZONA, DWARF, GEM,
PEARL, KEYSTONE, '
LARGE .3ND VARIED
We aim llnve the 1.
Celebrated Base Burning
Great Reduction in Dry Goods !
110NELL,‘ STEPHENS & WILDE-V,
ALL GOODS 111.Altitrb i)OWN THIS DAY !
Good Printm, Fred ColorM. 10 cent". per yard,
Best .Prints, Fast Colors, 11,4 1.2 'cents per yard,
Brown Sherßugg. Yard Wide,l2 1-2 rentm per:: yard,
ALL GOODS SOLD AT JOBBING PRICES.
DRESS GOODS, -A IPAC AS, CLOTHS, • CASSIME RES,
Thompson's Patent Glove . Fitting 'Cofsets,
NOGOREN—Cut and made on an entirely new principle, which obviates the only objection
hitherto made to sewed corsets, they are not only the most perfect fitting , but the most - durable
Corset everproduced.
DnplPl
Soli] at :Uailtifuetart-n:
FULL AND COMPLETE!
FALL AND WINTER GOODS !
Dress Goods, Dress Silks, Irish Poplins,
FRENCH POPLINS, MERINOES, ALAPACAS, REPS, &C
Also, a Great Variety of Oheap Dress Goods
IDEIAA-lINI ES ANT)
Good Printo for 121.2 Ctn. per Yard—Can't be Beat in New York.
BROWN & BLEACHED musum,
I . Ilt .i Good . 0111.1% w . p 't •
Blankets, all_ Qualities & PrieeS, White & Colors.
RED, WHITE-& BLUE.
Shawls, all Wool, Paisley, Broeha,
WV: WILL NOT 131;.: UNT)L:I OLD.
hap W-t f.
Washington Library
PHILADELPHIA
•
Inc chartered 1*• he State of rennmylvan la, and
Ori mimed in aid of the
Riverside Institute;
Far oduentlng grainttously
14()T,TIITII0' and biikrr_t)itM•
Incorporated by the State of New Jersey,
APRIL 8, 1867
Subscription One Dollar !
THE WASHINGTON
LIBRARY COMPANY,
By 'virtue of their Charter,- and in accordance
with its provisions, will distribute
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
In Presentm to the Shareholder, on
Wednesday, Jan'y S, IS6S;
AT PHILADELPHIA, PA.,
INSTITUTE, RIVERSIDE, N. .1.
One Present worth,ooo.
One Present worth 0,000.
One Present worth 10 000. •
One Present worth.ooo.
Two Presents worth $2 500 each. $5,000.
One Present valued at $lB,OOO.
2 Presents at $15,110 each, Sto,otx); 1 Present at
- :$110,1k00; 4 Pre ,, ents at ;.1,000 each, $21),0a0 ; 2 Pres.
cuts at $l,OOO each, 31,000; Presents at :71,006
each, $3,1100; 20 Pre%ents at 1,100 each. $10. 00 0: IQ
I Present% at FXSOO each, te1,000;.3 Presents at 5210
4 . , 750••, 20 Presents at 221 cacti, F,-1,00; .15 Presents
at $2OO each, Sit;uoo; Pre.ents •.?17:1 each,
ii , l Pre , efitS at' ,11 0 0 each, 11,10); 20 Presents at
$75 each, $1,.030; 10 Presents at 53) each, s➢o.
The remaining Presents consist of articles of
WIC and value, appertaining to the diffusion GI
Literature and the Fine Arts, 5.212,000.
$300,000.
Each Certificate of Stock is accompanied with a
Beautiful Steel Plate Engraving,
WORTH 'MORE AT RETAIL TITAN TILE COST
OF C'ERTIFIC'ATE,
And also ensures to the holder rt
PRESENT in the GREAT DISTRIBUTION
Subscription One Dollar
Any person sending as one dollar, or paying
the same to any of our Meal altents. Will recei ve
Immediately a line Steel Plate Engraving, at
choice from the following list, and one eertifl
cute of stock, insuring one present in the great
dtxtributlon.
ONE DOLLAR ENGRAVINGS. -
No.l ll -"Nly 31 , " ell i !" No. tl--"They're
Nirett l• Thev're Saved!" No. 3—•ontl_Seventy-
Nix ; or, tbc 'Early Days of the Revolution."
Any person pityln..,-• two dollars will receive
either ofthe following tine Steel l'ltites,at eholee,
and two certificates of Iltork. thus heroin itig en
titled U two pre:tents.
TW() DOLLAR ENGRAVINGS.
No. Washington's Courtship." No. '2—
"Washington's I.a.t.t Interylew with his 3:lath-
THREE DOLLAR ENGRAVINGS.
Any person paying three dollars wfll receive
the beautiful steel plate of
"HOME FROM THE WAR,"
and. three certificates of stock, LeColnint enti
tled to three presents.
FOUR DOLLAR ENGRAVINGS.
Any person paying four dollars shall receive
the large and beautiful steel plate of
"THE PERILS OF OUR FOREFATHERS,"
sad four certificates of stock entitling them to
/gar presents.
FIVE DOLLAR ENGRAVINGS.
my person paying five dollars shall receive
the largeand splendid steel plate of
"THE MARRIAGE OF POCAHONTAS , "
And five certificates of Stock, entitling them to
rive presents.
The engravings and certificates will be deliv
ered to each subscribeeat our Local Agecies.
or gent by mall, post paid, or expres.s, as maybe
ordered.
T. S. & W
6 R. FI7 TIC)IUSI4I.
Good Batting 15 cents per pound.
A LARGE STOCK OF
7 , 4ICYrIC)INiti.4.
ENTS FOlt
AGENTS FOR BRADLEY'S; CELEBRATED
"Mliptit Skirto !
Monett, Stephens de Wildey, It Reed House.
OUR STOCK OF'
Consisting of all the pew Colors and St 3 le, of
IN GREAT VARIETY
I`I.A 1:I..
ALSO, SHEETING FLANNELS,
Edson, Churchill & Co.
ORPILINS
012BEE1
How to.obtain ShareS and Engravings.
Send orders to us by 'mall, enclosing from $1 to
63), either by Post °thee orders or In a registered
letter, at our rhic. Larger amounts should be
sent by draft or express.
10 shares with Engravings 8 3 5o
In shares with Engravings . 23 50
00 shares with Engravings 16 50
75 shares with Engravings 69 151
100 shares with Engravings 90 OU
LOCAL. AGENTS WANTED THROUGHOUT
THE`-UNITED STATES. •
THE RIYERSTI)E
Sittutte at Ittverside, Burlington county, New
Jerßey, is founded Torjhe purpose of gratuitous
ly el lueating the sons of deceased Soldiers and
!intim, of the t'nitett States.
The Board of Trustee's of the Institute consists
of the following well-known citizens of Penn-
Fyl van la and New Jersey :
IfoN. WILLIAM B. -MANN, District Attorney.
Phllatra. •
Ilos. LEwis It. BnoomALL, Ex-Chlef Coiner
Mlnt,and Recorder of Deeds. Philtura..
'fox. JAMES M. SCOVEL, New Jersey.
HoN. W. W. 'WARE, New Jersey. -
lIE.NIEY GORM AN, ESQ., Agent. Adams' Express.
•
J. E. CoE, Eso., of Joy, Coe & Co., Philad'a.l
TRP..\4CRY, DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
April IS, 1.1437,-O4lce Internal Revenue :—Hav-
Mg received sat isfactory evidence that the pro
ceeds of the enterprise, conducted by the Wash
ington Library Company, will be devoted to
charitable uses, permission is hereby granted to
conduct such enterprise exempt front all charge.
whether from special tax or other duty.
E. A. ROLLINS, Commissioner.,
The Association have appointed as Receivers.
Stessrs, GEORGE A. COOKE & CO., ti South Third
street, Philadelphia, whose well known integri
ty and business experience will be a sufficient
guarantee that the money intrusted to Mint wilt
be promptly applied to the purpose stated.
PUILADIELPIIIA, PA., May 20, ISG7.
To the Offleers and Members of the Washington
Library eq., N. S. READ, Secretary,—
Gentlemen—On receipt of your favor of the
rith inst., notifying UN of our appointment net
Receiver; for your Company, we took the liber
ty to submit a copy of your Charter, with a plan '
of your enterprise, to the highest legal author,
ts - of the State, and having received MK favor
able opinion in regard to its legality, and sym
pathizing with the benevolent object of ,yOUT
Association, viz: the education and mainte
-111111i•t• of the orphan children of soldiers and ,
sailors at the Riverside Institute, we have eon-.!
cMiled to accept the trust, and to use our best
efforts to, promote so worthy nn object.
. Respectfully yours, 6.e.,
GEO. A. COOKE A CO.
Address allJetters and orders to
GEO. A. COOKE & CO., BANKERS,
:CI South 3d St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Receivers for the Washington Library Co.
May .Sr, Sell. 722 State St..
aul-3m. Agents at Erie.
CLIMAX! CLIMAX!! .
Page's Climax Salve, a Family:
blessitm• f•tr cewts.
It he ~ , k si-litont a scar. No
family winout it.
We warrant -i! to _cure Seri)tuba
Sores. Si!' ltheunt, Chilblains-; -
Teller, l'..uples, :Ind all Eruption
of the S!ti.:. For Sore Breast. at•
Nipples, Cals. Sprains, Bruis!, ,, ,
Burns ' Sothis, 4,liapped Hannh,
itinaltr:; a ia , ifevt cure.
It • ha:; ipeA over fifteen .
years, witiirw ena‘ 1! tore. •
It has uo • I., ..—lnflutr per
fectly t,•l disease mud
healed after ail of ;ler remedies ha I
failed. It isa eutNi!ie.nd o: It - c.(.4
with 1111;:tY other 'E;tratts : , n
Balsiung, pot up in Irr.:e
boxes fiir 11, s: !1: ice r ;./
other '
Sold lq
Proiniutsssv,s s
L . ...,, ~'oa
Notice.
T 1 N
stTaHteEs,
DrS T h R e I WtCtOUnR D T
is o tr f
ic the o f VVaenend
sylvania. John S, Foster, abankrupt under the M
Act of CongresS of arch 2d,1807, having appJed
for a discharge from all his debts. and other
claims provable under said act, by order of the
Court, notice is herebygiven to all creditors
who-have proved their debts, and other persons
interested, to appear on the Sth day of Decent
ber, 1.5117, at to o'clock, a. m., before said Court, at
Chambers, at the office of 14, E. Woodruff, Esq.,
Register, at Erie, pa„ to allots , cause, it any they
have, why a dtscharge should not be granted to
saki bankrupt. And further, notice is hereby
given, that the second and third meetings of
credidors of the said bankrupt , required by the
27th and 2Sth Sections of said Act, will be had
before S. E. Woodruff, Esq., Register, upon the
same day, ut hit office, nt Erie.
S. C. MCCANDLESS,
Clerk of C. S. District Court for said District.
n ol 4-2w.'
HORSE mix..A.N - EcErrs
Selling at Reduced Rates, by 4Y'
J. C. SELDEN.
docl3-tf.
1V" 1.•/, llor • I.