Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-05
$4,000 GIFTS FOR THE PEOPLE.


JOSIAH PERHA N, Proprietor of the famous
y eh'EN NILE MIRROR. begs leave to propose
to the citizens of Philadelphia Baltimore
ana new York, and adjoining places, number Of
VALUABLE and COSTLY GIFTS, including the
Nj A @ N1FIC ENT PANORAMA
REPRESENTING AN
Ocean voyage to California!
NO" drawing crowded houses at the Assembly Build
ings, Philadelphia
Inc exhibition of which has realized to its owners
the last three years clear profit of So OOO
Satisfactory proof of this can be obtained at the Office
OF the Assembly Buildings
the plan upon which it is proposed to present some
slz,ooo worth OF articles is by the sale of
$4,000 Tickets at One Dollar each,
each ticket to ADMIT FOUR PERSONS to the PIANO.
rama at any exhibition, thus giving to each purcha.
ser the Wrth OF his money, besides affordng him an
opportunity to obtain Of the following articles
1hHOhAoA Valued SO, 900
i1ANO, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $40
which can be at Ferretts Music Store so South
teeth street re, Assembly Building, Philadelphia.
GOLD WATCH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 100
. UOLD w AICHES $50
10 SETS SILVER TEA SPOONS .......... 80
80 GOLD PENS AND CASES at S. each - $50
ooO GOLD PENCILS, at So each................ $500
The Gold Watches, Gold Pens and Cases. Gold Pen
CHS, &c, can be seen at the Art Union Building, 20
Chestnut street, Philadelphia
1881 STEEL ENGRAVINGS, at Is cents 1883
To assure the public that everything will be done
Fairly and Honestly.
the following named gentlemen have been selected
Committee, viz:
GEORGE W. DEWEY, Secretary Art Union 21O Ches-
nut street.
+. D. B. RICHARDS Daguerreotypist, 179 Chestnut
street.
F. A. HoYT, Merchant Tailor, corner of Tenth and
Chestnut streets.
THOMAS A FITZGERALD, Proprietor of the City
Item.
WILLIAM II. SICKELLs, Proprietor of the Daily Reg.
lister.
JAMES s. WALLACE. Editor of the Daily Sun
L. A. CREGAR, Princip pal Of South last Grammar
School,
Under whose supervision the gifts will be distribu-
ted in the following manner
On THURSDAY, the Goth day of May,
The Committee will seal up 1000 orders upon one
kind of Note Paper for the 1900 Gifts above-named
These ORDERS when folded shall all present precise
~ the same appearance in shape, color and bulk
They shall then be securely sealed up in II 900 buff
envelopes. all OF the most perfect similarity each of
which, sealed, shall be deposited in secure
box, with single opening large enough only t, adj
init letters The box will then be so agitated as to
insure perfectly undslinguishable mass of enve-
JAMES IL. FARRAND, who will not have been pres
ent At the ceremony
Mr. Fa rand will thereupon open the box. and i'm
meilatey commence the indiscrimDate delivery of
the 1000 scaled envelopes-one envelope for every
check surrendered.
E5J- Tickets fr sale at the Assembly Buildings
Philadelphia. Also, in Baltimore, by JOHN S. Sell
BY, Mary land Insti .ute and at Barr um's Hotel
In Washington, at the National Hotel, and by E.
A. RYTuER.
ES- Mr. Perham is arrang ing for an EXCURSION
TRIP to afford the Citizens of Baltimore and Wash
ington opportunity to visit Philadelphia about the
time for di tributon at low fare may f.