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REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION.

@ REAL ESTATE - THOMAS q SONS
Hl lSRIe-FOur Lnree-story brick stores and
dwellings southwest corner Germantown
avenue and Jefferson street, seventeenth ward
On Tuesday, February % 1869 at IL O'CLOCK. noon,
will be sold ut public sale, at the Pniladel ohla
Exchange, all that large lot or ground aud the
improvements thereon erected, situate O. the
southwest corner of Germantown avenue aud
Jefferson street, seventeenth ward containing
in front on Germantown avenue 81 feet 81
ipohes on jefferson street 40 feet 6s1 inches, on
Pink street 58 feet a inch, and on the other
line AZ feet AZ inches. The lmprovem 9nts are
a three story brick store and dwelling on the
corner of Germantown avenue and Jefferson
rect and 81 three story brick store and DWELL
ing adJoinlrg fronting on Germantown avenue,
ihree-story bricB store and dwelllDg corner of
Jefferson and Pink streets, aud three story
brick dwelling fronting on Pink street.
Terms-Cash. Clear of all incumbrauce.
NJ, THOMAS & SONS, Auotioneers,
1t Nos. lS9 and l4l s. FOURTH Street
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HOUSE RoBBERY.-About four O'Clock yes
terday afternoon the residence of John Maui,
No 1917 Shippen street, was entered oy prylng
open back shutter and roboed Oh cIothlns ana
ailper ware TO the value of Sl6O.
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CRUELTY TO William Connard
was arrested, charged with cruelty to COW In
keeping her without shelter and food' Fined
S. and costs by Alderman Maule.
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PRIors 0RHATLY REDUoED-to clos oW Wtmer
Stock Of Mems Youtht' and Boys' Clothing.
RdLfSDuy between BENNETT a. Co..
flth ard r TowER HAIL..
SIKH streeti No. 6Is MARKEr ST,
PHILADELPHIA,
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"TEMPERANCB MssIoN.'-A meeting OF the
Temperance Mission" will be held this eve
ming in the lecture room of the Second Re
formed Church. Seventh street, above Brown.
Addresses will be made by Rev. T. Y. Mitchell,
nrauinn Lewis and others.
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N PEREMPTORY SALE-THOM a

Em PEREMPTORY SALE.-T HOMAS
hG SONS. Aucuoneers. - Three-story briok
dwelling, No. 72l South Fifteenth street, south
of Brazler street. On Tuesday, February 23.
1869, at IL O'Clock. noon, will he sold at public
sale, 1ctth0W reserve, at the Philadelphia Ex-
change, all that three story brick messusge
with twO-stOry back building and lot of ground.
situate on the cast side of Fifteenth street, 48
feet south of Brazler stI eet, No 72l; containing
in front on Fifteenth street l6 feet, and extend
ing in depth 63 feet inches to- a ~ feet wide
alley, leading into Brazier street It has tue
gas, bath, cooking rar ge, furnace. etc. Subject
TO yearly ground rent of Si0 Immediate pos
session. May be examined any day previous
to SALE
Terms Cash. Sale absolute.
Nj. THOMAS & SONS, Anouoneers.
1t Nos l39 and l4l s. FOURTH st.
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Rs Bills HRD 1852.

Tho sale of Revenue Stamps is still continued
at the Old Established Agency.
The stock comprises every denomination
printed by the Government, and having at all
times large supply we are enabled to hlI and
forward (by Mail or Express), all ordera, imme.
diately upon receipt, a matter OF great impor-
tAnce
United States Notes, National Bank Notes,
Drafts on Philadelphia, and Post Office Orders
received in payment.
ANY information regarding the decisions OF
the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue cheer.
fully and gratuitOusly furnished.
Revenue Stamps printed upon Drafts, Checks
Receipts, etc.
The following rates OF commission are allowed
on Stamps ana Stamped PRper:-
On S25 and per cent.
100 ....,.........,...........8
800 .................,.".....4
Address all orders. eto.. to
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To CAPITALISTS, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS
MEN, AND OTHERS Thomas & Sons, Aue
tioneeIs. advertise for their sales 2Sd February,
March 2, 9, IL, and %, several very valuable
estates, by order OF the Orphans Court. execu-
tors, trustees, and othoTs. See their ADVERTISE
Saturday,
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FIRE IEsURANCE.-As vast sums are paid
every year by the people, particularly the
Insurance against fire, IL becomes matter of
moment to know which companies are the
most sound and fair. dealing-the most worthy
of reliance. No one. in this age, questions the
expediency, almost the very duty. OF insuring
tions are frequent and the losses they entail
severe, insurance men are seldom called upon
OF their system, The whole matter is so well
understood that IL has resolved itself into the
simple question-"W here shall insure PINOT
any longer-"Shall 1 Insurer" Theoretically,
the money you disburse annually for your In
surances is we'll expended; but practically, IT
is only well exrended SO lar as it is paid Into
good and reliable mpanleS-com panles,
in in ee seeoSd ps pc pSce Wiling to Ri view she
loss you may have sustained with generous
eye; and in the third place; prompt la the pay;
when once the loss has been ascertained There
are companies which possess one. perhaps two,
compa MES which can justly lay claim to them
all. To discover the latter is in most cases an
easy task for public patronage. as IL naturally
fosters enterprises carried on In fairness
and corporations stably constituted, Will
eventually seek them out All you have, then,
to do in order to determine o upon the best COM
pany or companies in which TO insure, IL tofol-
low the crowd and Insure where 1t insures
While there are many of them worthy compa-
MES, yet when this last test Is applied none can
tow er above the "Yonkers," of New York; the
Home" of New Haven, Conn; the "Atantlc,"
Chicago; the "PeopIe's, Of Worcester, Mass;i
of these are rich and reliable A glance at the
published statements Of their condition, issued
by The m all in accordance with acts of LegtSla-
thFes, will convince the most skeptical In At In
Them his money will be most safely paid--paid
with the assurance that If ever the nre-hend
| destroyed his house or his store, ruin could pe
avered by the amount of his insurance
promptly returned. AS most potent proof OF the
| stability of the companies mentioned, the mar.
| ket value of the stock OF many, II not all, of
| them surpRsses the par value. The names OF
| their officers-good, solid men-clrry an assur-
ance that any concern to which they are sub
gcribed is OF the best aud fairest character.
The business of all of them is conducted eau.
| tiously; they know no Wild speculation, and
refuse extraVagance They are rich, and grow =
ing richer, to be sure-but then IL Is In PSttt-
| mate way-through the confidence and support
| Of the public. Messrs. Tillinghast y Hil; the
well-known insurance agents, at No. 400 Wal
| nut street, have charge, in this city, of the
| business of all the companies named above.
All the facts concerning them-and their ads
| yantages-can be learned of these gentlemen.
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JEwEIRY.-Mr. william w. CasSldy, No. u South
Second street. has the largest and most attractive
assortment of fine ewelry and sllverwsre Ia the city
Purchasers rely upon obtaining real, pure srti
Gle furnished at price which cannot he eGualled
He also has a large stock OF American western
watches In all varieties and at all prices. visit to
hls store is 10 result in pleaaare and profit
SPRING G-SrRIHo-SPRIN0,-
Row Opouing,
Spring OvercOsts,
New in style aud material
At CHARLES SToiS rs &: co e.
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@Fs ADMINISTRATORS PEREMPTORY
NJ Stakeholder the VIII of rael. y. Elliott,
deceased. Thomas IL Sons, Auctloneers Brick
dwelling, Penn street. Frankford. Twenty. third
ward. On Tuesday, March 2. 1859, at IL o'clock,
noon, will be- sold at puplic sale. Without
brick ms ssuage and lot of ground, situate on
the northwest side Of Penn street, Frankford,
Twenty-th ward; containing IN font on
Penn street % feet. sad extending In depth l26
feet. more or less. TO the rear ends of Lsiper
street lots Clear OF all ineumbrance. Terms,
cash. sale absolute. 500 TO be paid at time OF
sale. JOHN MCCORMICK, Administrators.
M. THOMAS & Sons. Auctioneers,
1Q q nd -
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GROVER q BAKERS Highest Premium Sewing
Machines. no. 73O Ohesnnt street..

THE UNDTRsTGNED beg leave to inform their
friends and patrons that they have added TO rhalr
list OF fine Groceries the celebrated 'IOnCcr Yeast
Iotcdcr," the demand for which is increasing daily.
They recommend the "I'iOneer' as a superior
article one TRIAL only being Necessary as evidence
Of that fact.
GEO R6E r. RILEY. Nineteenth and Coates stR,
EILLMAN d. BANEs. Thirteeuth and Poplar
THOMPSON BLACKS Son & Co., Broad ana Chestnut
streets.
joshua II. CoUsTY, No lis S. Second street
IHARLEs H. LoNGMIRE, GermantOwn,
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REPUBLICAN, INvINcIBIBs will b. interested in

the following letter.
INAUGURAL PROCESSION AND RECEPTION
HEADQUARTERS, No 407 + STREET, WASHING.
TON d, c., Feb. Is, l869-Ezra Lukens, Esq +,
Treasurer, etc.-Dear Sir-The right OF tue
civic portion of the inaugural procession, March
A. le69; has been assigned to the Republican
InVincibl es OF Philadeidhia. By order OF Gene
raj N. p. Chipman, Chairman of the Committee
on Procession II, S. Vanderbilt.
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INTERNAL REVENUE.

THE primo PAL DEPOT
FOR THE SALE OF
r E v K N q z 8 r A. L. P g.,
No. s01 CHESTNUT sTREEE.
CENTRAL OFFICES, No. IO5 8. FIFTH ST.
1.-TWO doors below Chestnut street,
No 1872 WALNUT STREET,
penn Building,
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a REAL ESTATE. - THOMAS g. SONS
knl sRle.-Very Valuable Business Stand.
InIee-stofy Brick Store No. $50 Market street,
On Tuesday, March 2. 1882 at 10 O'Clock, noon,
will be sold at public sale. at the Philadelphia
Exchange, all that valuable three-story brick
store and lot OF ground, situate on the south
side OF Market street. east of Tenth street, No.
$50; containing In front on Market street 20 feet
and extending In depth 120 feet 10 q street.
Subject to an irredeemable ground rensof $500.
Terms-s600O may remain on mortgage. Pos
session April o.
NJ. THOMAS & SONS, Auctioneers,
2lS2027 Nos. l39 and l4l s. FOURTH ST.
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TF YOU WANT A DELIGHTFUL SPRING
i BED, neat, healthy, and comfortable, usa
the Self fastening Bed Springs, 81 20 per dos.
satisfaction guaranteed. aOa b. I'D 81. Il % Sm
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81 REAL ESrATE-THOMAS g. SONS
Ea& &Sale.-Threo-sIory brick dwelling, No. 57I
East cum mberland street, west OF Sepviva street,
Nineteenth ward. On Tuesday, February %,
1869, at IL o'clock, noon, will be sold at public
sale at the Philadelphia Excnange, all that
three:story brick messusge, with twostory
back building and lot of ground, situate on the
southwesterly side of Cumberland street, 75
feet west of Sepviva street, Nineteenth ward:
containing in front on Cumberland street Is
feet, and extending in depth 30 feet to q three
feet wide alley, with the privilege thereof In
common with the adjoining properties. 1t has
gas, etc. Immediate possession. Keys next
door at No. $780,
NJ. THOMAS & SONS. Auctieneers,
1t Nos. l30 and lII =. EOuRrH Street.
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CITY INTELLIGENCE.
CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

street NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. his Wife
suspicion of LarceHy-Arrcst of n
Pick II Wstch-May hem
INwty
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The &c orgia Villainy.

1t is John Phoenix, We believe who tells the
story of a man who toiled up hill with 4
wagon load of ashes, but on arriving at the
top of the hill, found the end board had come
out and the ashes strcwed 10y the way and
who though noted for profanity, on surveying
the disaster, stood mute, confesssng his in
ability to do the subject justice A feeling
akin to that must overcome every honest man
on reading the details of the Georgia infamy
just enacted by congress. As al approxima-
ton to doing the subject justice. the following
from the Chicago Times is rather the best ef.
fort we have yet seen:
The bill for the reconstruction of Georgia,
which has Just passed both houses of congress,
annihilates the government of the state 1t
is in defiance of solemn pledges given by con.
gress and by President Grant to the people of
Georgia. 1t is, as stated by Mr.. Bingham, one
of the ablest republican members in the house,
''in conflict with all OF the legislation of con
gross on the subject of reconstruction; in con-
ilct with the express order of the president,
when he was general of the army, in regard to
the application of the test oath in Georgia :;
and in conflict with the opinion of the attor-
ney general as to the obligations Of the mem
bcrs of the Virginia legislature to take the test
oath"
The bill makes the governor of the state alb
solute 1t says that upon his application, the
president shall employ such military or naval
forces rs may be necessary to execute the pro
visions o. the bill.
The governor Bullock is thief, liar and
~ william if fbp testimony of as rood men IA
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A Merry Christmas!

To our patrons, one and all, rich and poor
great and humble we most sincerely and cor
sdially extend the greeting OF "A Merry
Christmas va day hallowed in the memory
of our childhood, respected in our manhood
and yenerated in our ripper years. 1t Is MT that
,upon this hallowed day We should Danish from
US all the cares Of business, and, in the bosom
of our families to crafty those ineApressibly
tender, pure and hey sentiments which bind
the father, mother and children together and
make them as one And in our gladness and
joy, let Us remember that though many evils
have belal,en Us ana nnumerahlo sorrows and
countless disappointments have been our lot
during the year, yet we have had that which
was necessary to our life and happiness, and
though however sad may be our condition,
our faults and transgressions have justly enti-
tied us to . worse fate. So in conclusion, we
again greet you all with Merry Merry
and thrice Merry Christmas |"
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IMPORTS AND ExpoRTs.-- Chicago Times
sof Wednesday publishes Commissioner Wells
report for the present year in full. 1t fills
over 30 columns in that paper, which of course
had to issue an extra sheet.
By the report we learn that the importa.
Zion Tor July, August, September, October,
and November Of this year, are soEle SIP, 0U0,-
600 more than last year, and that the exports
more in round numbers, than last year The
receipts of bOllion and specie for the same
period are $4,000,000 less than last year
These statistics show q much healthier con-
'dition OF our foreign trade for the last months
of the present year than for 1868
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The Salt Monopoly.

The common plea of the tariff monopolsts
for higher duties is, that without protection"
e. bounty" would be better wordO they are
unable to compete with the foreigner who
must bring his goods three or four thousand
miles before he can enter the market with our
domestic monopolists. To show how the gene
rosity Of the American people is frequently
imposed upon by these wealthy heggars, the
article of salt, in which our western people
are so deeply interested, affords a forcible
illustration.
At Syracuse it was the boast a few years
ago that salt could be made for 25 Cts. q bar
rel, and as no salt can be brought to this
country from any other, at IA less cost than
about 1925, it was supposed Syracuse had
such a monopoly, that surely she would never
need to be assisted by government bounty,
or protection" Yet by continuous begging,
she succeeded in so far imposing on the Gre
dulity and blind generosity of Congress as to
have duty of from 100 to rs per cent. levied
on salt. In the face of their begging petitions
for home protection however, these monopo-
lists are able to enter Canada, where all salt is
free, and compete with Spanish, South Ameri-
can and Turks Island salt. Their practice is.
in all places, to regulate their prices, not by
what the salt costs them, for that is no more
now than few years ago, but by the necessi-
ties of the purchaser and the pressure of COM
petition. Thus Mr.. Cakes, a dealer IN salt in
Boston, testified before commission in that
city, that the price of salt, when sold for salt
ing fish on board vessels, is fixed so as to COM
pete with foreign salt in bond, without regard
to tax of any kind, and the secretary of the
Onondaga Company swore that in Syracuse,
where their salt is made, they sell it at s. IS,
while in New York, where it meets salt
brought by the cheap transit of the ocean, it
is sold at $175 to $3.50. At Chicago, about
1000 miles by water from Buffalo, they sell it
for $40, and yet insist on having ten cents a
barrel more for it at Buffalo In Canada, af:
ter carrying 1t by rail 1850 miles from Buffalo,
they sold it for 81 3s in specie, and under the
new competition are credibly said to have re-
Gently sold large quantity in London, in the
Dominion, at 81 a barrel.
The sworn reply of the secretary of the On
ondaga Salt Company, when asked the reason
for these caprcious variations in the prices Of
salt at different places, was that the company
regulates its prices in proportion to the COM
petition. The principle thus avowed has a
wide application To other men and other art-
ces The secretary expressed only the ordi-
nary results Of the enjoyment of exclusive
privileges upon ordinary human nature The
manufacturers of the protected article fern q
more or less complete combination, and die.
tate terms to the public.
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A Washington Correspondent mentions the
development in that city u few DAYS ago of
the following queer arrangement TO enable
the radicals to retain their hold on political
power IN OHIO. II appears that by the death
OF state Senator Russc,, thc Ohio senate stands
q tie. il the senate confirms Gen. Potts nom
inatioH "a Washington "a governor of Monta-
ma, he viii have TO resign us radical member
ofthe OHIO senate, and thereby give the demo-
crats n majority in that body. AS Potts dis.
trict is close, the radicals are afraid To risk a
new election, and Senator Sherman and other
Ohio republicans have put their heads togeth.
or and decided that Potts must not be con.
iirmed for Montana, but must remain in the
Ohio senate, to constitute q radical majority.
The best joke of the whole thing ,s that il
leaves impeacher Ashley, Of OHIO, governor Of
Montana.
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Constitutional Convention.

Our last weeks memorandum of the pro-
ceedings of the state constitutional conven-
ton brought the record down to Thursday
evening, at which time the convention had
just succeeded in etfecting an. organization.
On Friday morning a debate sprung up on the
number of newspapers to be allowed to each
member, which occupied all forenoon. Some
wanted go copies and others none at all The
matter was disposed of by referring it to the
committee on printing. The next question
arose on the amount of stationery" to be al
lowed to each member, and here another
lengthy discussion arose, ending in the adop-
ton of a resolution that each member pay for
his own stationery, to be furnished at whole
sale price by the secretary of state, who is to
keep an account with each member. Three
official reporters were appointed, to make YER
batlm reports of the debates and proceedings
of the convention. Then followed a flood of
resolutions, many of which were adopted
calling upon the secretary of state and auditor
for information on SO many subjects, that
these functionarics, dismayed at the work
piled upon them, asked for a large addition
TO their clerical force, request which the con-
vention. after another discussion as to its
power in the premises, concluded to grant
The convention adjourned over to Monday
The session on Monday was short one, it
having been determined, after the adjourn
snent on Friday, to take a recess OH Monday
of two weeks or, like the ecumenical council,
until after the epiphany. The only feature of
interest in the proceedings was the announce
ment 10y the chairman, of the standing com.
mittees. These are generally conceded, by
fair minded men, to have been fairly and ju-
'diciously constituted, though the radicals
have set up p howl because democrats have q
fair show Oh most of the committees, and
even, in few cases, have tho chairman or a
majority of members Thus Judge Skinner a
democrat. is chairman of the judiciary com
snittee, with radical majority to keep him
straight" On Railroads, Buxton, rad, is
chairman, with a democratic majority to con-
troll him. Ross, DEM, Is chairman of the Fl
nance committee; Dement,, dem, Of suffrag.
'Tincher, rep, of banks and currency, and
40 on.
After the announcement of the committees
about fifty resolutions were offered, proposing
amendments to the constitution on variety
of subjects-all being referred to the appro.
pirate committees. The convention then adj
.iourned for two weeks.
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FoRnIoN NEWS.


At cabinet meeting OF the British Ministry
on the 18th inst, it was decided to declare
Tipperary and Londonderry, city and county,
in state Of insurrection, which means sus-
pension of the habeas corpus, arrest without
charge, &c. Five thousand additional troops
were directed to be dispatched to Ireland,
raising the force IN that country to thirty
thousand men.
The Times, on the l7th has leader on the
Alabama claims, the substance of which is,
that if Minister Motley proposes to reopen
negotiations on that subject at Washington,
the proposal will be accepted
Advices at Marseiles, Dec. 22d, render it
certain that the British war steamer Deer
hound has been totally lost while on voyage
from Athens to Malta Sir Stafford Northcotc,
secretary of state of India was on board, and
is believed to have persisted
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ATTEMPTED BURGLARY-A week ago. . bold
attempt was made TO rob the safe Of the Express
Co., at Marssilles, in thi. county, BY man nam.
cd John Blake. The EIpres. safe il kept in the
once OF the ticket department of the depot, at
tho above place, aud the office OF the Telegraph
Co. 10 in the same room. Mr.. Rysll, the ticket
agent, and Mr.. Ssyers Hicks. the telegr.phic op-
orator, had gone to supper, it being about six
o'clock in the evening Mr.. Hicks returned first
and was astonished to find the door OF the Office
open. Knowing that Mr.. Ryall had not returned
from tea, and that the door In question had been
loft locked, he suspected something was wrong.
Cautiously entering the inner Office by back
door, he discovered the burglarious individual on
his knees working most industriossly at tho safe
door. Mr.. quietly drew revolver and pre-
sented its maKzle towards the gentleman at the
safe, remarking, "Say you, you just suddenly
quit that and seat yourself in chair until further
orders, or I'll put ball through You" With u
muttered 'd--n," the chap under such most
pursuasive argument AZ was shown him. surren-
dered, confessed the intended crime, was duly
examined and now quietly rsposes in the county
Jail, to await Whatever opinion u jury in the
next Circuit Court may form on the su iSot.
Blake is young man having many respecta-
BILE relatives in this county, but being bad boy
of dissolute habits, he has thus secured himselfa
chance to learn something better in the Peniten-