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sPEoIAL NorIoEs.

B61r mEKCANTILE LIBRARY.-THE AN
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B6S- PHILADELPHIA AND TRENTON
Avenrs mAlLRoAD COMPANY. ofhoe ss4 g. Delaware
PHuADELPtuA, Jan. 10. 1870
day The following gentlemen were unsni@oass eiectod
directors Tor the ensuing year.
&s% RSsas fHFsSto'd HsS }SS5 ssnanS S StsySn' fIsS
EfT sa g. Rish 3 Freeman SssSs. s:ss Ssf1,ss.
And st subseauen meeting of the Board Of Directors
Ps1 L %S! gsSPfoSb 5is'fSbG'
sssssssty-SAEAssf ssssassT- AsEAsfEh MahFRfI. hFF2fEIs
4, \, Asst. seSsEgs;tsIyn,;FLoyD sg;aIy,; " II NV &MiIITF HIT
n@~ PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAIL
ROAD CO., Once. No. 227 s. FOURTH Street
PHmADE1PHrA. Dec. %, 1859.
DIVIDEND NOTICE. M fA
The Transfer Books Of the Company will be closed
FRIDAY sAY the Sist instant. and rsoponed on TUESDAY
A dividend OF FIVE PER GENT. has been declared ON
the Preferred and Common Stock clear of National
state taxes, payable in OASH and after January II,
@ 20 the holders thereof as they shall stand Registered
on the books of the Company the 3lst instant All
payable at this Office. All orders for dividend must be
Witnessed and stamped. g. BRADFORD
IL % cot Treasurer.
Bss- AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
N 'es SoMPhN44 s.s aAa.A Arp 10
SO, the following sentlemeu were unanimously elected
Cd FRANKLIN b. GOwEN
r, -, MANAGERg, It
4. K Pr9ss Rt-ia Mexican. 4 IN b IaggRinoott.
H. b. Oabeen Stephen CoweiL
TREAsSRER u
SAMUEL BRADFORD.
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Rfy- AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COM
o PANY. s. E Corner FOURTH and WALNUT
snuas ESo g The iS. ssd
tlemen were elected ....-.... 80 -
Alexander whidinl inRusrEEs; Sou. Alex. q. oa,.e,l
George Nugent, Isaac Haslehurst,
Edgar fso%sSs Hsn %s; GSssnssn SsSsnss
rn'''p D. '''ns'e5 John w.p.msfeSe SfSoree W. hu.
And At meeting Of the said TTusess held January s.
zzEEEESSIxSbER %,AifLpfT, fiji f5fSi'f President.
JOHN 1SS sss and rr...
RSS- NEW YORK AND MIDDLE COAL
oaoe No sss WALNUT Street. A" 'D'r a" :
the Annual A. Meeting e .1c stSSi61ids III:
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ED%i s, MREhJksS, q TtSS5iIsdslpni.
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neg OFFICE OF THE PHILADELPHIA
a,ao glTy RI,4AAssENGER I,4A RAILWAY COMPANY. No
1..,'-','' PHnApEIrHIA. January .. 1870.
Asd os is s$'
hader ssr s free Of all PAYABLE 3 to the
18th inst. Transfer Books closed until 10th INST
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bGF@ PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTION FOR
/. . THE DKAF AND DUMB-The Annual Meeting
o the Contributors 20 the Pennsylvana Institution for
ne peaf and Dumb will be held at the institution CORNER
18th inst. at Q clock p M. :.
The Annual Report Of the Directors will be submitted
ana an election will be held for officers TO serve for the
ensuing year. JAMES j. BARCLAY,
IL 7fwmbt .7T-- Secretary.
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EARLY GENIUS.

Xenophon wrote his famous Encyclopedia
Britannica" at six years old. Humboldt insisted
upon remaining in the cradle until he had
finished bis "Kosmos, work of much labor
and extensive research. Fra Angelica was still
in frocks when he painted his most celebrated
pictures The gentleman who invented print
ing gave proofs of his future greatness in the
nursery; these proofs he subsequently corrected
for the press.
What great events spring from small causes
1t was an unwearied PhGnican who first dis
covered fire by rubbing two pieces of stick for a
fortnight. The discovery has proved Invaluable
to many people.
Charlemagne introduced chess into Germany.
Pawn tickets were of a later date.
The invention of going to bed when you're
tired has been attributed to the historian jose
phus. But, as is now believed, enormously.
Apropos Of the above, sleep oods known to the
ancients.
The Romans as a people were very fond oil
spectacles. Their emperors used to give them
as many as possible. This has been considered
a short-slghted policy.
Puns were not unknown to the anclcnts.
Cicero sat up all night with wet towel round
his head making one, and then he couldn't do It,
This was at Christmas time.
Themistoclss was betrayed by his friends and
persecuted by his enemies. So, altogether, he
hadn't q very pleasant time of it.
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HOW A WISCONSIN WIFE COULDN'T
GET "ENNY BILL"

GEL 'ENN I Dill.
A legal correspondent in Wisconsin sends the
following verbatim copy of a letter from client,
who desired to prevent hiszwife from getting a
bill of divorce against him. On its receipt, the
correspondent adds, 1--WE abandoned the case,
and che couldn't get emmy bill on this:'"-
JUNE Is, 1862 Mr. steel ] heard my wife came to
you for bill of divorce you prOOy herd her story
and will tell you mine and will tell you the truth
] haerd Id did not provide nun to cat god noes
hade nun OF flower pork potatoes and made over
ore barTil butter and always had huney in the nous
got her tea shoger dried srut always thought good
deal OF her and | would get evry thing / cold 10
please her herd she sed was lasy If was had
nuff to eat and drink she caut say but Wnat got
close for her she had good dresses when she lett
l got her fore pare OF shoes whn one year lhaC
was last year the first pare l pade dollars the Sc
all got with in one year and wilin to get them
for her and got things just that way for her and
am wilin to do it again for her though my eyes OF
her she would get evry thing she ask for if it ade in
my power to git her this is just as true as god III
In heaven and can't see she can get emmy bill on
this. Mr. steel wish you void talk With her ana
get her to come back and live with me and live q
happy life together -,
please answer this post office co Wis and Will
satisfy you for it this from your friend
JOHN
/ ceap beas and have lots of huney wish you void
advise her to come and 1--we with me am a lonsom
man you ever saw cant sleep or eat much 1t wares
on me my mind on her all the time when am awake
and asleep if you ans Yer this write plain so / can
read it for can't read tell me what she ses aboutit
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4 GENEROnS ROY


AmidJh Noher.-"Here, Tommy, is some
nice castor oil, with orange in It,"
Docior.-"Now, remember, don't give it all to
Tommy; leave some for me-"
Tommy (who has been there bcfore). e).-"Doe-
tors nice man, MAJ give it all to Doctor
AN ERROR or THE PRESS.
Father Hyacinthe ate a beefsteak last Friday.
The Catholics are much iusensed.'
This must be wrong, for very long time has
yet to elapse before the Catholics will be sutli-
ciently 'insensed' to eat beefsteaks on Friday.
During the First Yenr Of Their Marriage.
Subsequently other Arrangements tcere ndde.)
Pretty Little Prodigal-"Youre dear, good,
kind Hubby that you are, to want to take me
out; but can't possibly CO."
Hubby Aforesaid-"? ? /? "a? ? ?"
P. L. P. (when he has quite finished) |
know all that I've lots of dresses; but I've
worn them all once already"
A Capital Treat.
''Papa," said Mr.. Browns youngest son the
other day. "can go to the circus" 2"
''No, my boy" affectionately replied Mr..
Brown; 'if you are good boy will take you
out to see your grandmother's grave this
evening"
Very Good.
If the Viceroy owed you anything, would you
distrain on his goods? Certainly not.
What would you do, then? Sue his Canal.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-01
BY OUR SERIES EDITOR.
NUMBER CCLVI.
la TEST-FROM TIE SPHINx.

La ATESTz-FROM THE SPHENH.
Across the deserts sandy sea
Though sorely battered brows rear,
Still with my stony eyes l see,
Still with my stony ears hear.
Thousands of years this resting place
Betwixt the Pyramids / hold,
And still their daily shadow trace,
Broadening DER me, blue and cold.
And many wonders have known,
And many a race and rule of men,
Since first upon the deserts zone
fixed my calm, unwinking ken.
Meath these same orbs that still revolve
Above my granite brows sedate,
forged the riddles, which to solve
Was fame, wherein to fail was fate.
But darker riddle never yet
framed for Edibus the wise,
Than those that to the world set,
Touching these things before my eyes.
What Of this piercing of the sands?
What of this union of the seas?
This grasp of unfamiliar hands,
This blending of strange litanies?
AYES and Allah-hu's that flow
From ulemas and monsignors-
These .feridjeeS and robeS.tourredU,
These eunuchs and ambassadors
This pot-pourri of East and West,
Pillau and potdge a la bisque;-
Circassian bellies whom Worth has drest,
And Parsiennes rodalisq,te!
Riddles that need no Sphinx to put
But more than Gdipus to read
What good or i'll from Lesseps' cut
Eastward and Westward shall proceed;
Whose loss or profit? War or peace?
Sores healed, or old wounds oped anew?
Upon the loosing of the seas,
Strife's bitter waters let loose too?
The Eastern question raised, at last
The Eastern question laid for aye?
Russian ambition fettered fast?
Or feathered but for freer play?
The shattering of the Sultans throne?
Or the Khedivo's rise, TO fall
England and France, like hawks let flown
Or Aigle on perch and Bull in stall?
Answer in vain the Sphinx invites;
A darkling veil the future hides:
We know what seas the work unites,
Who knows what soyreigns it divides
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MONEY MARKET AND CITY LNTELLI
GENGE

In miscellaneous securities, Atlantic c.bles,
we may say, have touched the bottom and.
therefore, cannot go lower, The end of these is
all paid up
With regard to articles of merchandise, we
find that iron is firm but india-rubber is little
yielding.
Chloroform is still a drug in the market, and
millstones are difficult to move.
Oysters yesterday were opened quietly, and
ultimately went down still lower.
Lead is rather heavy, but tin is eagerly sought
for.
A prospectus has been issued for q new Anna.
rum Company, but the tendency is to throw
cold water upon it.
The Tobacco Loan still repains popular, Dor.
rowers of cigars being ea'' 'v found,
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AN OBJEC|7 ION OYERCOME.

IION ~ EACOME'
lnough Conip' .erce is said to be in bad way,
iiaue must g looking up, to Judge from this
auNor'is' .4nent, clipped from provincial
ii
WANTED, A HOUSEMAID. A parlor maid kept
w state age wages and all particulars A per-
sOnal interview preferred. One who has lived In q
tradesmans family not objected to. Apply TO Mrs.
-, S. House. near -.
Let the community of tradesmen take COM
fort! The prospects of servant who has lived
IN their families are not hopeessly destroyed;
TO be in their employ does not impress an en-
tirely indelibe stain on her character. Let the
hopes of housemaids look up To be in the
service of folks who keep shop need not ne
ceSsarily to be a bar against their return to
respectability and genteel situations.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-01
HISTORICAL FACTS.

Art was not unknown to the Greeks. Apelles
made portrait so like somebody that he was
obliged to quit the city.
The celebrated poet Tasso obtained his reputa-
tion entirely by poems. l mention this as an
example of application.
What milk is to the moderns, it was, thoTgn
perhaps in less degree, to the ancients. Cows
were found in Italy as early rs Z. NJ. Also in
Carthage, introduced by Ia. Micar.
The Greeks were n Martial nation. Martial
himself, however, was Roman.
Modern surnames are in most instances de-
rived from Greek originals. Jones is evidently
Ion. / can't think of any more instances.
The uncle of the present Emperor of the
French was not the first Napoleon. There were
a lot of them before him. Think over this if it
has never occurred to you before; and don't lei
ii occur again.
Caps were invented early in English history.
There were first worn by fools.
The greatest men are invariably the most
simple-minded. 1t is difficult to mention any
one single case in point.
TO A BEE WORKING ON A SUNDAY.
Dear Bee, your industry unique
ProvOkes me to admire you;
] scarcely work one day a week,
How seven days work must tire you
Beware for while you thus extract
Your gold from Flora's diggin's,
You might provoke by such an act
The rancor of a Stiggins.
You wouldn't wish to propagate
Such sad immoral teaching,
And make each naughty reprobate
Delide our solemn teaching?
'Twere better far to stay at home
And give to leisure one day;
To feast within your straw-built dome,
And work again on Monday.
Go, quaff from waXen cups thy fill,
Industrious hower-inspector
No grudging Sunday Liquor Bill
Can rob you of your nectar.
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How,s Tint, Umpire z

What is the difference between the "habitual
criminal and an indifferent Base-BalIer? One
is run in, the other run out"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-02
FREE TRADE REPUBLICANS.

We print herewith letter from Mr.. VIM
Allen Butler vindcating his right to be a
once a Free-Trader and Republican. We
have never questioned it. Time and again we
have stated that many true Republicans are
Free-TraderS just as many Protcctionists arc
Democrats. Each of these classes is acting as
it has perfect right to do; and no one has
moro fully or frequently affirmed that right
than we have. Mr.. Butler denies nothing that
we have affirmed, and aflirms nothing that we
have denied And he has nowise shaken
the positions taken in our article to which
he seems to demur
lie states that Mr.. Silas Wright voted for
the Tariff of 1912. though Directing to some of
its details. He might have added that Mr..
Wright, along with Messrs. Martin Van Buren,,
Michael Hoffman, Jonas EARL, John Magee,
&c, &C., voted likewise for the purely Protec-
tive Tariff of 1925 when there was no prctcnsc
that its passage was demanded by Revenue con-
sideratiOns. We do not know that one of these
gentlemen ever proclaimed himself squarcly
a ProtectiOnist but they were all eager poll
ticians, more intent on keeping their party in
power than on any Economic considerations
and they voted in 1923 as they thought best
calculated to maintain their ascendency in our
State and elect Gen. Jackson President If
they were not Protectionists, they well knew
that majority of the people were and they
did not choose to place themselves in OppOsi
ton to tho popular will.
The facts remain, after Mr.. Buffers state
ments have had due consideration, that, since
the coalition in 1926 of the Crawford, Calhoun
and Jackson interests to form what now calls
itself the Democratic party, the decided pre-
ponderance in that party is against Protection,
and in the antagonist party is in favor of it {:
so that Free Trade $50 called triumphs under
Democratic ascendency and Protection under
that OF the adverse party. Hence, the late
Free Trade meeting is hailed throughout the
land by Democrats as an omen of good to
their party "A promise that by
the help OF such Republicans as Mr.
Butler their party is soon to regain
power. Though you paint an inch thick. TO
this complexion you come at last; and it
seemed to US desirable that the truth sbould
be set forth. Whoever is regularly dieted on
The Erening Post, receiving its dicta as gospel
will soon be voting the Democratic ticket: inst
as Mr.. Dallas, after having carried Pennsyl.
vania for his party and thus elected Polk 10
the Presidency, on the ground of his presumed
identification with Protection aud the Tariff
"Of 42," turned n square corner and unset
that Tariff 10y his casting vote. Such lessons
ought not to be forgotten.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-02

Irrunerohle have been the "voces y raised
for Ireland-the novels, poems, essays, histories,
dramas written, the speeches pronounced IN
her hehalf of all which has come not so much
emancipation as we could desire. Now we
have information that NJ. Victor Hugo also Is
obout to "raisen his "yOice" for Ireland.
The sympathy of the eminent Frenchman will
doubtless take the form of pleasantly har
rowing romance but before manufacturing
this it is to be hoped that VI. Hugo will make
himself somewhat better acquainted with Irish
than;he has shown himself 10 be with English
history. There are ample sources of knOwl-
edge, if this novelist will but improve them,
for the annals OF Ireland, for centuries, are
uniquely horrible. Even Poland, which stands
for type of oppressed nationalites, has not
suffered so bitterly. There is no political
iniquity of which we may not find in Irish
chronicles an ample specimen. Fortunately, in
spite of English indifference, there is no lack
of evidence upon which the next age can
make up an honest verdict. From Sponsors
"View OF the State of Ireland TO Madden's
History of the United Irishmen,h the diary of
death and dishonor has been faithfully kept.
NJ. Hugo will hardly improve upon the terror
Of Carlyle's Life Of Cromwell but he will
find material there for plenty OF those palpita-
ting paragraphs which are peculiarly his own.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-02
PRICES IND T1RIFFS-WOOLENS.


We have repeatedly printed and called at
tcnton to Mr.. A. 7. Stewards table of COM
parative prices of Wooden Fabrics in 1859 and
in 1859 respectively, as compiled by him for u
5. Revenue Commissioner Wells, and given by
the latter in a note TO his last Annual
Report. There is so much wrangling between
Protectonsts and FreeTraders as to what
are or have been current prices, that we
valued these statistics more highly because Of
their source since no one would suspect Messrs.
Stewart and Wells Of preparing or publishing
them with intent to aid the cause OF PrOtec-
ton. They are our adyersarics' testimony, and
hence Of double force 10 support of our cause
Day after day. the anti-PrOtcCtiye journals
cXpatiate upon the enormous duties now levied
at our ports of entry on Imported Woolens,
assuming that, because the duties are high, the
prices paid by our consumers must Of course be
cxorbitaut. But this is begging the question. We
admit that the duties are both actually and
relatively high-we insist that the prices are
nevertheless mOderate-that tho $3.50 per cent.
duty on Blankets whereof our opponents talk,
has melted no corresponding advance in the
price Of that commodity, but that Wooden
Fabrics generally are cheaper lin Cold to-day
than they were ten years ago. when wo had
relative Free Wool and Free Trade.
Do our opponents meet this statement Do
they draw attention even to those facts eluci-
dating it which their own statistcians put
folth7 Has any one seen attention called to
the Stevart-Wels table aforesaid in even one
Free Trade iournal7 We have not.
Desiring to shed all possible light on this
subject we recently applied to Mr.. S. W. Fay
Of Perry, Wendell, Fay 81 Co., commission
merchants in New-York, Boston, and Phila-
delphia, for a complete list of Wooden Fabrics
and their prices, 30 far as he could furnish
them. as they are to-day and as they were ten
years ago His response is as follows:
stlrGard Hgc<rL Prices in GcL In Currency.
1860. 1870.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-02
THE DRAMA.
MIR. wALLACK IN BROOKLYN.

The Brooklyn Academy of Musie-often the
scene Of most agreeable III dramatic artWil
DO center OF pleasure tonight TO Brooklyn culture and
refinement Mr.. Lester Naack will play there, IN
"Ours" The neness and flush OF this actors art the
extraordinary skill and grace with which 10 gives ara
matte point TO airy nOthugs seen to great advantage
In his personation OF ChGlco The other parts In hr
Robertsons bright and tender play Will be sustained by
competent representatives. This appearance OF Mr..
wallack's is the last that he will make In this vicinity
for considerable length OF tine. We hope the Brook
lyn Academy may be crowded this evening
THEATRICAL MISCELLANY.
Mr.. John S. Clarke has made another Int in
Iondon-th!s time a. Or. Pangioss
The new comedy by Tom Taylor, in prepa-
ration at Walack's is New Men and Old Acres" 1t
will follow Lost at Sea-"
More experiments are to be tried on Shakes
peare Ross the famous Italian tragedian is coming to
America We hear, under engagement to Mr.. Grau, Ia
which case he will appear at the French Theater.
Mrs. John Woods revival of She Shops to
Conquer has had extraordinary success, In London
at the St. Jamess The piece has past its Tooth repre-
sentation and stll keeps the stage. Mrs. Wood has
1.-THE School for Scandal" ready to succeedit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-02

The honesty of Mr.. Mungen Of Ohio IS
affirmed by the committee examining into the
cadetship frauds. We heartily rejoice at this
TO be sure, this reputation is assured at the
cost of his credit for shrewdness, for it appears
that Mr.. Mungen's appointment was sold by
friend to Republican youth. This discovery
has poignancy tor Mr.. Mungen's Democratic
heart truly piercing. We hope It will not drive
him to seek consolation in resignation. we
cannot bear to part with him. The necessity
of tho Butt in Society has long been acknowl-
edged Ivy the wits: Mr.. Mungen, i'll that char
acter, has demonstrated his utility in Congress;
and the Republican party can no more afford
to lose its Congressional Butt than its Congress
sional Joker. Mr.. Sphinx of Dakota. Mnngen
and Sphinx! Heavens! what names to fill a
single trump of fame! But there is no help
for it, and they must 60 down to posterlty
together.
1T must not be imagined that Mr.. Munyon's
honesty, aforementioned. goes beyond mm-
self lie il still the advocate of national
rascality Indeed, since we have lost GOlladay
the defiant. he is about the only one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-02

but not the worst feature OF it-not, indeed
tho most horrible or the most chamtous. IL Is
hard to be believed. but II Is nevertheless a
general charge, that the Captain OF the steamer
Bombay came into collision with the Oneida
after repeated warning, and left her crow 10
persh without one attempt Mt rescue. lie olu
not pause in tho first place-he did not stay III
the second; having sunk vessel. he sailed Oh
like n coward or like conqucror. oh-
fortunately, for anything to be SAID ior
him. he has not the life OF one man
to show in proof of his humanity ;
and against the terrible showing of what would
aDpear monstrous crime. For the honor OF
English manhood and seamanship, we most
earnestly hope that the charges against the
Captain of the steamer Bombay will prove less
deserving of the indignation which has risen
apalnst him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-02

Mr. Dsraeli has amazed his London critics
by declaring, in his remarks on the Queens
message that ait can never be said OF
"the American Republic, as was justly
"said of the French, that the Gov
"ernment of the United States ever
"for moment sanctioned tolerated, or
encouraged the spirit of Fenanism." Though
Mr.. Dsraeli is taken to task for thus stealing
Mr.. Bright's thunder, he has no intention of
paying Tory compliment to the American
people, who on all occasions have given their
outspOken sympathy to the oppressed OF every
cline. He means to say, if he means
anything, that about the time OF the
Fonian invasion of Canada Mr.. Stewards
policy was entirely true to our international
obligations. We place this highly emphatic
statement on record, as an evidence of the
impression which the conduct Of our Govern
ment produced on the chief Tory, other Tories
to the contrary Notwithstanding. 1t will serve
to illustrate our Alabama claims.