New-York tribune., 1875-10-08
tween New-York and Philadelphia will leave

tween New 0rk anu Gn1auclpnih VIII ioa'o
"cyery Tuesday and Friday morning, from
"Powles Hook ferry, in this Town, and Mr.. Lit
"tIe's House. on 4th street, above Market in
Philadelphia, at the sign OF the Indian Queen,
" and meet that night at Princeton, exchange
passengers and return, thus making the Jour-
"ney in two DAYS. Price, 80 shillngs inside,
"and ii h. baggage 2 pence for each addl-
tional b.
There are some other significant bits OF his
tory to be picked out of the quaint old adver-
tisements. A brig from Quebec il published
as captured, loaded with cattle and sheep, pres
ent from Carleton to Gen. Gage. There is also
an announcement drought by the ship Poiiy)
of ferocious threats against the obstinate
rebels of an edict Ito be- passed by Parliament
that the American insrrrectionist as soon as
conquered shall forfeit all lands and tene-
ments, and that the lands thus forfeited shall
"be distributed by debenturcs to the volunteers
"to eflectuate the entire subjection and con-
"oIest of the country whereupon valiant
John Holt adds, hoty: Conquest to slavery
Decreed in He'll" The pains and penalties
awaiting those whose loyalty was more luke
warm than Johns is limited at in "a brief adj
vertisemcnt, that "the Committee of lnspcc-
" tion having examined into the charges that
James Dundas and Peter Shaw have spoken
"wth contempt of the Honorable Congress
"and its officers, do find them guilty, and hold
" them ND to public view as enemies OF liberty,
land urge all good citizens to abstain from
"apy dealing with them" Lemuel Bowen,
with the fear of this anathema, "humbly ac-
" knowledgcs that he has spoken disrespect-
fully Of the Hon. Continental Congress, and
"bcgs forgiveness of it and OF his country,
promising submission thereto There are al
vcrtiscments of both black and white runaway
slaves. one from Baltimore Town offering 800
reward for convict servant, skllltul gun
smith. Tradesmen on Oct. 5, l1I5, as oct =,
1879, complained of the pressure OF hard
simeS. though from 4 very different cause.
Even then. however, dealers III llxufles had
the best of it and least cause to grumble
"The Pubc's humble servant, Henry y i'rlen,
Stay-Nakcr from Dublin, in BrOad-st., near
"City Hail." appeared to drive stirring bnsl-
ness, AZ did other traders in fine cloths, lutc-
strings. tafictas, and dufilcs. But the more
humble dealers were in sore straits, and begged
their customers earnestly to make prompt pay
ment, to save them from immediate Ruin and
cnulir ODt NbHilil, di'tltiNiIS " P'' N"-N VI
Black mitts, pins, and "A cap, lost on the
New ferry, hopes that no person, at time
like this. will be so lost TO reason as to un-
lawfully detain them" There is but one school
advertised whore the Useful and Ornamental
Sciences of Geography, Logic, and Ancient
and Modern History were taught, and one
Book store, in Dock-st. between the Old Flys
bridge and coffee house, where Cooks Voyages
and Yorick'S Letters to Eliza had just been
received. John Holt, the printer, shows his
Jealous temper in his pages so often that we
feel sort of friendship for him, and are
sorry to find that he, too, is pushed to
the wall in money matters IN spite
of hi, offer 10 :" insert advertisements
mot longer than they are broad for four weeks
for five shillings." He begs his creditors to
nav up, as he finds himself oppressed by the
very custom kindly meant for his benefit, and
must stop printing the paper in few weeks.
In another place, to mend his fortunes, he
offers Empty Ink Bottles for sale. John and
his pen and bottles were dust alike long ago,
but for the sake of the glimpse into the old
time he has given us, let us hope that his
creditors came to the rescue and that he paid
his score at the Coffee House and swore ut the
British in print and out Of it to the last.