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More OIL Strikes.

Scarcely a day passes that we do not hear Of
more oil discoveries in different sections OF our
country. In Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, aud
on the Allegheny and MOnoDgahela valleys, in
our own State, new oil strikes are of almost daily
occurrence. A few days since we learned of II
new strike on Durham creek, Greene county,
Pennsylvania; and toe day we have been shown
letter 1Om an intelligent and reliable gentleman
Of J,flerson, in the same county, in which the
Wri'Cr says
"They have struck oil at the Pollock Well 1t
is on Ten Mile creek, one and half miles below
our village. They made the strike on Saturday.
the 4th inst; they are 23O feet deep, and made
the strike just after boring through the first
stratum of sandstone This, have no doubt,
will knock the leasing business all in the head,
and will run land up to almost fabulous prices"
This, we understand is the first development
of oil on the Ten-mile Valley, no other well on
that stream having reached a similar depth
though quite a number are now in process of
sinking. We may, therefore, confidently look
for other and important discoveries at an early
day.
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BILE TO forward from the Offices where deposited,
or to deliver to the parties addressed, because
ofthe postage being unpaid, or on account
Of being inegibly directed, aud which were.
in consequence, sent to the dead letter Office,
was 115,S12. OF letters addressed to Rebel
localities returned from various sources TO the
dead letter office, there were 81 ,423. or
these, over 2SOOO were domestic. Ofordlnary
dead letters, or those not evidently worthless.
l,O6S,499 were returned to the writers,
A noticeable fact is that, during the first year
Of the Rebellion, the number of letters which
passed between the United States and Euro
pcan countries decreased, while at the same
time the ratio Of letters returned increased
The correspondence each subsequent year has
been Increasing, while the ratio of dead letters
returned TO Europe has decreased.
On the 1st Of November, a very Important
Improvement, that Of the postal money order
system, was begun. A superintendent and
assistant have been appointed, and one hundred
and forty-one post offices have been designated
as money order Offices
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IpIED.

ABBOTT.-On wednesday, the 7th inst, ader a short
Illness, CAROINE S., daughter OF samuel aud Eliza
beth S. b. Abbott.
BROOKE-On the morning OF the 7th inst, Of Bur
lington, y. D., SARAH Il. BROOKE, aged 81 years.
Funeral from her bro ther in-!aw's, Amos HuChin on
Friday 9Th inst, At O'Clock.
BOOZ ON the 2oth ut, of wounds received at Eras.
press Hi the 22d of SeptemLer, at Canton street
Hospital Sergeant AARON BOOZ, OF Co. b. l4th Reg
New Jersey Volunteer In the 26th year OF his age,
youngest son OF Samuel BOOz Of Bucks county, Pa.
GORE.-Suddenlv, November Path, 1854 at High
Hrldgc Pa, DR. WILLIAM NJ GORE, late No, III spruce
street, Philadelphia.
MCGOWAN.-On Wednesday morning MARTIN Nc
GOWAN, In the Goth year Of his age.
His friends and those of the family invited TO at
tend his funeral, from St. JOsephs Hospital, Friday
morning, nt 10 o'clock.
MULL-On the Tth inst, at the residence Of her
brother, j.. r. Bowen, IN the city OF Aexan1ria Va,
OF Capt VIM. and Elizabeth Bowen, OF PHILADELPHIA
aged 10 years.
Further notice OF the funeral viii be given.
MCC0LLoM-On the 9Th inst, RODGER McCoL.
LON. aged ~ years.
The relatives friends Of the family are respectfuy
invited 70 attend the funeral nom his late residence
freYtng alley, north OF Shipper above Filth Friday
morning, at 81 O'Clock. Service az ~ Ihlips church
lntement at Cathedral Cemetery.
QUlCkSELL--OH the 5th inst, HANNAH QUICK
SELL, in the 73d year OF her age.
Her relatives and trends and those tho family ore
respectfully Invited TO- attend the funeral, from the RESI-
dence Of lher son, Thomas OucSsell, No. 1906 Elneth
street. Friday afternoon, at O'Clock To proceed 70
the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
TENN LE.-Suddenly, on Wednesday, the 7th instant,
MARTHA ANNA, wife ofJOseph +. Temple.
Tho relatives and friends Of the family invited to
attend funeral from her husbands residence No 1877
spruce sueet on Saturday morning at II O'Clock. '-
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Mcssrs. Roberts Brothers Of Boston will pub
lish December 20, from early sheets received
from the author, Miss Ingelow's new volume,
"Studies for Stories book for young people,
and more especially for young ladies' As the
tile indicates, these Stories have been stl1jc9
with particular object in view, and the same
purity Of thought and religious feeling whirh are
the peryading element Of her poetry will be found
IN this, her first prose effort
II viii make u volume which can be introduced
into the family circle with the most beneficial re-
suits. There having been conflicting opinions as
to the proper pronunciation of Miss Ingelow's sur
name, We are happy TO be able TO set this matter
at rest on her own authority. In letter lust re-
cclyed from her she says "YOu ask concerning
my name. 1t is pronounced with the soft, iust
like Angelo."-BoSton Transcript
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We consider it about time that the Age
should discontinue its virucnt attacks and
infamous inuendoes levelled at the Admins
tration of the peoples choice. While an ex-
citing political contest was in existence, such
actions might be palliated by the anger conse-
quent upon a struggle for power, but when
the issue has been forever decided by the zoe
pOpuH, to continue personal abuse against q
successful opponent savors of smallness of
mind and an absence of honor which we did
not expect that even the Age would exhibit.
In this mornings issue we find the follow
ing editorial remark. Speaking Of the recent
robbery at the Navy Yard and the action OF
the Administration on the subject, it says -
"Denounce the robbery? Commend il rather
for did not the thieves contribute literally
of the money received for the stolen copper
TO the fund raised for the pious purpose of
carrying the election of their honest proto-
type to the Presidency"
This slur upon the character Of the Presi-
dent, whom even foes have acknowledged to be
honest, is beneath the candid refutaton OF
anS respectable journal; and the paper which
would be guilty Of publishing such a lalsehood
is too low in morals and honor to receive the
patronage Of any intelligent citizen.
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TIE TOBACCO TAX CONVENTION

Yesterday morning a Convention of to-
bacco manufacturers began its sessions at the
Cooper Institute, New York. A ortwhch
was read stated that 420,30O,771 pounds of
tobacco had been raised in this country during
the past year. OF the five grades of cigars
contained in the schedule, the four of any
great Importance ranged un der the IS, S15
S25, and $40 tax. Twenty-Five cents per
pound, it was stated, on all leaf tobacco
seemed to be a fair rate of assessment, and
thirty cents would not be objected to by cigar
manufacturers if they were protected in other
respects. At the rate of twenty-five cents a
pound over s1O7, 100000 would be raised on the
A29,30O,771 pounds mentioned as being the
product Of year. The growth of tobacco
having been hndered in several of the
tobacco-growing States included in the above
estimate, that amount was merely given as an
indication of what might be expected in time
ofpeace The report closed by asking Con-
gress to fix the tax directly upon leaf tobacco;
and it was proposed to print the report in
pamphlet form and transmit it to Congress by
committee, whose duty it would be to en-
deavor to secure the passage of law fixing
the tax on the leaf
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THE RETURNED PRISONERS AT
ANNAPOLIS


The accounts which have reached us of the
returned prisoners at Annapolis present the
most sickening picture of suffering and dis
tress. Insanity, imbecility idiocy, starvation,
yermin and disease have prostrated or infected
both mind and body, and reduced the sufferers
20 the most lamentable and disastrous state.
In all the horrors which are caused by war
probably none are so pre-eminently fearful to
face as these. The blood, and the strife, and
the agony OF the battlefield one may encOun-
ter with hearts that do not falter, with courage
that cannot fail; but no eye can read the reci-
tal Of such afllictons as those Of the Savannah
prisoners without becoming dimmed, and no
reflection can revert to them without the sick
feeling of horror being revived. Glory, and
gratitude, and kind care and tender nourish-
ment should be the rewards of devotion on the
field. Such record as this whilst It breathes
miserable truths IN regard TO the condition of
affairs at the South, gives fresh cause Tor the
exercise Of conscience and iaithlulness not
only In regard to our own men, but even with
respect TO the wounded Rebels in our hos
pitals. Our FIRST our holiest duties are to the
Union soldiers; but our supplies are equal to
our charity, and that is heapng Goals Of fire
upon the head of Rebellion.
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MARRIEH.

ROR1E-wHTTE.-On Wednesday, December :, 1864,
by The Rev. NJ A. De Wolfe Howe, HENRY H. BORI r to
Miss CLEAILNlINE, daughter of william r. White.
FRICE-HAGERT-On the 7th inst, by the Rev. A.
A. Gcinke, DR.. BURROUGHS PRICE To Mlss AMANDA
OF Philadelphia. No cards. (DoylestOwn papers please
COPY.
nOLsINGFR-JONES.-I New Castle. Del. on Mon
day the jth inst by the Rev. NJ. II. SstY, Nc JOHN
HOLSlNGER 10 Miss MARTllA j. JONES, all OF New
Castle county, Del
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The steamship Fulton, specially detailed, will
leave this port tomorrow with heavy mail for
General ShCrman's army. She goes under scaled
ORDER, as the exact point OF Shermans arrival on
the coast has not yet been diyulged The mail
scyenty.oiRht leathern pouches, weighing over
fifteen tons. II Is principally composed OF mail
matter, accumulated at Nashville since the recent
movement Of General sherman, and sent here for
shipmcnt.--Ner lori EreHiag Post.
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mountaineering old dIos Of HIrOe,'s
MoHthiy a few days ago we found litila succ-
dOic about President Lincoln, which pleased Us
muuhly. He was travelling on the Upper Missis
sppi and arrived at the falls OF Minuehlha. H.
wanted to know the meaning Of the name, and
was told Il was "laughing waters" After awhile
be reached "Weeping Waters" and suggested
that Il ought 10 be called Mime .bOO-h0O
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BUSINESS ITEMS.


DIR. Jayne's ExpeCiOrant.-ALI who have
used this standard Medicine for
ASTHMA, CONsUMrTIcN.
BRONCHITIS, PLEURIsY,
wHoOPING COUGH GROUP,
COUGHS AND COLDS. HOARsENEss,
any Pulmonary Complaint, attest It's usefulness In
proof Of this fact would that for thirty years
past the EXpectoran has been before the public and that
each succeeding year added TO S popularity and
tenoed the demand until it known and appreciated
in all quarters Of the world admitted to be the
Remedy OF the Age that class OF diseases for which
is especially designed
RECENT COUGHS AND COLDS, Puerl,Ic Pains, &c
quickly and efcctual cured by its daphoreo soo,h-
iug, and eNpectorant power.
ASTHMA It always cures It ovcrcemes the s5asmodic
contraction Of the air vessels and by producing free eX
pcctOration at all difficulties OF breathing
BRONCHITIS readily yields to tn Erpectorant It sub
dues the Inflammation which extends through the wind
tubes produces tree eNpeoorahon and sUppresse
the cough and PAIN.
CONSUMPTION Forthis insidous and fatal disease no
remedy earth CT been found eectual II sub
dues the Inflammation, relieves the eoBgh and pain
the difficulty ofbreahing and produces easy
eNnectoraton hereby all irritating and 0bsructng mat
terS are remOyedrom the lungs.
wHooPING COUGH is promptly relieved by this Expec-
toant II horten the duration Of the disease onehsb and
greatly miigRtos the suheriDgs Of the patient.
In all PULMONARY COMPLAINTS, In CRoUP, PLEU-
RIsY, &c, win be found to be prompt, sa'e pleasant
and reliable
Prepared only by Or d. Jayne & Son, No ?i2 Chesnu
street. and sold by Druggists generally.
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PM ADELrnA November ., 1884 Tho Board Of
tors ave this day declared Cash Dividend of ten
cent on the capital stock, and SIX per Int est
the scrip Of the Company, payable on and after the
let OF December proHimo, free OF National and State
taxes.
They have also declared Scrip Dividend Of FORTY
per cent the earned premiums for the ending Oo
tsbeT 81 1884, certificates for which will be issued
parties entitled To the same and after the lst OF Deem
Der prONmo, free OF National and state taxes
They have ordered, also, that the scrip certificates OF
profits OF the Company for the year 1870 be ieemed in
Cash, at the office Of the Company the OF
December proSlmO, all interest thereon that
day.
No certificate Of prons issued under S95 the Ao o.
Incorporation, "no certificate shall issue unless claimed
within years after the ecIaradOn OF the dividend
whereof Il is evidence"
DIRECTORS
Thomas q. Hand, Samuel f. Stokes,
John Davis, j r. Senistan,
Edmund A. S uder, Henry sloan
Iheophilus Per lding, William G. BOultOn,
John X. PenrOse, Edward Darlington,
James TraGuair, H. Jones Brooke,
HeIry Dallott JT, Jacob p. JOPes,
James Q, Hand james Mcfarland,
William Ludwig Joshua =. Eyre
Joseph H. Sea-, Spencer McIlvalne,
George g. Lelper, John II. 5emple, Pittsburg,
Hugh CIsig, A. Is. Berger, do
Robert Burton,
THOMAS G. HAND, President,
JOHN q. DAVIS Vice President.
HENRY LYIruFS, Secretary. IL 'll-lm
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GOAL AT FIRST COST-COST PRICE TO
~ Stockholders S75S per tonImme ate Dehyery-Coal
OF best CuaityShAres EACH cntitng TO one and han
tons at FIRST cost ear twenty years cash
dividends OF profits nom the surplus coal may now be
obtained at So payable half Fubscribng and half on
January next, Of the MUTUAL BEAR MOUNTAIN
Street oppose the Girard Bank. Stock Capital $500 OOO
10 g. 500 shares Reserved working capital ~ 800 shares
Subscription OF shares $33; of 10 shares 500; OF 20
shares s5 o 20 shares $685. off shares $50 Of 2
shares, 5000.
Each share entities the holder to receive every year.
and half tons Of coal 81 cost tor 70 years. and Cash
Dividend, every six months the proAts from the sale "
all surplus coal.
stockholders who do not want any coal may have their
proportion Of coal sold by the Company for their especial
benefit the profits belug paid them, ndep ndent
OF the regular cash dividends, to which they also
entitled.
The Company possess IA ge and wen built Coal Works
az Donaldson (near IremoDtl, with extensive Mini1 and
Timber Rights, An excellent Double Breaker Slope Works,
large Steam EHgints Railroads, and all other maCh.nery
and apparatus I'm iu operation, capable OF mining 36 900
tons 10 be extended 10 ZOO tons per year.
This Coal Il Of the best Quality Cheny Of the Black
Heath and Primrose Veins, whcl, With several other
valuable coal veins, extend within the Lines the Com
pany Tor two miles In lcrgth.
Ab-anCh the Reading Railroad extends 90 the mines
Of the Company, over which the coal Is daily seaI 10
market
Stockholders may order their Coal any Of the usual
sizes viz Lump Coal Broken, Egg, stove, M. Coal
all a. the present cost price Of 81 ~ ton delivered at
coal yard the northern, middle and southern pjrOns
Of the city.
The Company and an the mining works are clear " det
and all operations are conducted on the cash principle.
fOy circulars and subscriptions apply a. the once,
No 100 5, THIRD Street, Iecond hoOr opposite Grard
bank.
Agent for Readlng.-NAyor IIoysr.
Board Of Directors william Ford, d, II, Wolfe Robert
P. King, II. Schm0e.
A.B.JAErEs, Secretary. ll-lj-ln
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R>1aJ@ WHEREAS, THE AUDITOR-GENE
- Tal as required by the llth section Of the act
titled An act Enabling the Banks Of this Commonwealth
Associations Tor the Purpose Of Banking under
the laws Of the United States passed the 22d day of
August, A. j. 1861, has Ger lhed TO ne that the
"CITN BANK or PHlLADELPHIA'
has Furnished satisfactory evidence 10 him that all tue
requTements said have been compiled with BY the
sad BauE ana that has become association for the
purpose OF BANKING, under the laws Of the United
States, 49,,
40 therefore cause this notice thereof to be published,
in accordance with the provisions Of the said lh section
OF The said act and do declare Iha the Charter OF said
Bank by the OF said Act Is deemed aud taken to DO
hrtupOn eHderod the provisions OF the nrst
sscuOa OF said act. . , ,,,-,.,,,,
Governor Of Pennsylvania.
ENRouTIvE CHAMBER,
RARBI- BUE0,
18th November, 1884. h-JO-SH
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BANK NOTICES.

n0@e WHEREAS, THE AUDITOR-GENE-
raj, required by the llthl Section OF the Act
tledAn Act enable the Banks of this
become Associations for the purpose Of Banking under hs
laws the United States pa sed the 22d Law of Au
gust A. d. 1864, has certified TO that TbE CONSOLE
DATlOS BANK OF PHILADELPHIA" has furnished
satisfaction 10 him that all the requirements Of sad Act
have been compiled with by the said Bank and that has
become Association for the purpose OF Banking under
the laws OF the United States;
DO, therefor this notice thereof to be published
In accordance with the provisions OF the said Ilh Sec)n
Of the R| Act and do declare that tho Charter OF said
Banl by the OF said Act is deemed aud taken be
ho upon surrendered subject 10 the provisions Of the lst
Section Of said Act. Nj
A. @. CURTIN,
Governor of Penns VaniA.
ENECUTyE CHAgBER,
HAUFI-BUEG,
November 2g, 1854. \ ll-9. lSt
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burglar Alarm TeIeErRph.-The PubIW
are informed that have succeeded
In obtaining the agency OF Ibis vau-
f able invention for this city and
Il viciaty. II is operated by electi-
ysaE4uS.-E1 city the sRm0 as all other telegrRphs
seSSsffAllV S2eB only the wires not visible Each
F'faSgys--s window and door 10 an operator Is
FN------------- is introduced without defaclng the
49,. ,. house in the least. burglar must
elteIapA 70 yenf room he avoid t. In six years
ecT TO protect beyond donbt the windows and doors Of
yPuI house. " ofh be done Can and see Il.
JOHN A. AURPHEY,
Nc. Sgz CHESTNUT Street.
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Christms. Dinner for the soldiers.

Christmss Dinner for the Soldiers.
From the subioined correspondence IL Will be
seen that the ladies acting as volunteer nurses in
the Army Of The Potomac at City Point propose
crafty ing the invslids there with a Christmas
dinner. They have addressed Governor Curtin
upon the subject, and the latter, as will be seen,
commends the proposed act with characteristic
cordinlity. Subscriptions for this object will be
received by Messrs. Thomas s. Ellis, No. l3l s.
Fourth street, and John NJ. Riley No ~ Ches-
nut street, and stores can DO forwarded 70 either
Of the ladies whose names arc appended. We
are sure that The mere announcement Of this
timely and praiseworthy movement will be quite
sufficient TO elicit tho requisite lDcrtty ON the
part Of our citizens to carry IL out 60
PrWAuuTIuA, December 3, ls8t-ro hts Fxcoile1ry
Andrw q Curtin. Cove norOf the Staeot Polu,sIyauia
Sr. The urdurs gucd ado-, he connected as yuluu.
tcer nurses the Arms OF tho roomuo at City P5in wish
have b en- Identified with tho since tic brgnnne
NE ear II has tmown u, at dnerent times with a thc
corps of thc Eastern army, which has given nor,ulh
Of an the ncces, ties Of The SICK aud wounded
opera ors at city Point are inlomo of the rcls de-
mand fer stores. Il is our earnest desire only L, obtain
provision lO the hr stmas dinner but supplies for The
coming winter Knowing the very great interest your
exhibited towards ur soldiers in the field ard hospitals
We have taken ne liberty Of asking your approva and
ooerauOn IN is work, and Recommending our efforts
TO tic generous pubic,
Mrs ANNIE F. WATERMAN,
Miss LIZZIE BROWER.
PrsssrIyAsl, ENrcuryr CHAMBER H,rut-Iuna. Pa,
December o, l94-Ladics Il cannot strongly con-
;, Or letter Of the 30 December nov before me
ne nunJcf of wounded and sick soldiers IN the hosoi
tHis Is so much larger than 90 was in any previous
period Of The war that to give them such comforts Az YOU
propose viii require enar-ed hbcraty from the p,oplo at
You viii ind no difficulty in collecting abundance Of
known, as Tho. men and women Of Pennsylvania have
neNc yet failed 10 md when thus called upon,
al ms IN HHtN AZ IN fNHs
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a6S5- WHEREAS, THE AUDIToR-GENE-
- raj as required BY the lth seson OF the Act en~
ted An ACt enabling Banks OF this Commonwealth
become Assocaon for the purpose OF Banking under
me Lava of the states passed on the 22d day OF
August A. D. 1861 has certified that the Go INNER
cia Bank OF PcnnEylyRnA Of the City Of Phiadepha,
has furshed satisfactory evidence to him that all the
reOfenepts OF said Act have been compiled with By the
said BAnE and that has become Association for the
pnrnoSe of barking under the laws Of the United Stata
do therefore this notice thereof 70 be published
IN accordance with the provisions Of the said lth sec Ion
n tbe said AC do declare that the charter Of said
Rnnk Nv n terms said act Is deemed and taken 70 be
heTeupon surrendered subject ~ the provisions of theI
section OF said Act,
r,JsivvSs-'i--- A. q. CURTIN,
= ~ Governor Of PenngylV anlA.
FExRcUi.YE CHAImER, HERisBuRo, ssth November
1864, u-O-SN