The daily gazette., 1877-09-06
Adjourned.

On a recent visit to Philadelphia we
made a call at the well-known house of
Shawbridge q Clothier, at the north
west corner Of Eighth and Market streets
aud Obtained some information which
may be of interest to lr readers. We
were greatly srrprised to learn that the
hard tim arently, have not in tho
lea$ aztec busi ness of this ense,-
prsing firm. On the con.rarT, their an
nual sales have been steadi Y growing
larger End la ger. For the coming see
son, Messrs. Strawbridge & Clotbier
have made most extraordinary prepara-
tions for an immense business. D0rinp
the early summer one of the firm visited
Europe and made arrangements for one
of the most magnificent stocks Of French
dress textures and Novelties ever exbib-
tied by an American house. 1t is the
purpose of these gentlemen that every
lady in Philadelphia and within q radius
of a hundred miles shall visit their estab-
lishment during the season. Judging by
the numerous attractions they have to
offer, we should say the difficulty will be
not to get the ladies' the,e. but to keep
them away To those, however, who
/ cannot visit the city the Order Depart
ment is a great convenience. From this
departme ent .ssmples are daily forwarded
to all parts OF the country, aud even to
and numerous and large orders carefully
and satisfactorily filed.
Lack of space will not permit us to en-
large further. but we advise all our read
ers to- avail of the first opportunity to
spend an hour in inspecting the really
wonderful display of foreign Novelties
and General Dry Goods which are now
to be seen at the establishment of Straw
bridge & Clothler. wit.
ABOUT APPLEs.-There are no less
| than 1880 varieties of apples and 1870
varieties of pears grown In this country,
and yet the supply. of these delicious
fruits is rarely ever equal to the demand.
True, we generally have an abundance
of apples for those who have the means
to purchase them at the prices they
usually command. But we have not
enough. .. .l..4y ...... .
Apples ought to be so plentiful in this
country that their presence in every
family in the land at all times should be
possible thing. They are not only the
most satisfying fruit we have, but the
most nutritious, the best keepers, and
susceptible of being put to the greatest
| number of valuable uses.
THE ARIEL AFLoAT AGAIN.-The
steamer Ariel has been fitted up with a
new cylinder, steam chest and walking
beam and to-day resumed her trips down
the Delaware to Bombay Hook. Collins
Beach and Port Penn. Excursions on
the river have been growing more numer-
GUS every year. Seven years ago the
Jersey Blue made only two or three trips
week, carrying few passengers, then
the Eliot Boy began daily excursions
The Ariel has carried as many as eight
hundred passengers upon trip. Now
that cooler days are looked for tile fares
have been reduced.
TIE SWEDISH LADY VoCfL QCAR-
TETlE.-On Monday evening next The
| Swedish Lady Vocal Quartette will eve
their farewell concert in this city. Affer
a brief circuit through Pennsylvania and
the Western States they will sail ior
Australia. Many of their songs will be
| in English, with an entire change OF pro,
| anime from their previous visiis, ana
| addition of the instrumentallsts makes
It the finest musical organization that mas
ever visited our city. Tomorrow morn
| ing the sale of + .served seats Will be
| given at Boughman, Thomss q Cos.
THE ALLIANCE TENT.-Theprogrsm-
me for the services in the alliance teat
for the balance of the week is as follows'
Rev. G. M. Pegg will preach thus even
ing; the Young Mems Christian ASs1Sla S";daF,
ton will conduct the services on FRIDAY
evening, and Rev. ]. Wesley ouiiivan Tha
VIII preach on Saturday evening. ne
lynn. C. A. will. have good programme
Of exercises for Friday evening. and Ine
lplblic are especially invited 10 be present
II rxaoooinn ,r..-..i
,CAps,zEp.-Ye Yesterday at noon Charles
Buekmaster and his brother Dennis,
While out cunning in a boat, were cap.
s'zed at the mouth Of the Chistfaps
creek 40 They lost their powder, shot anS
enns. vet subsequently, after repeatesql Y y
diving they found The guns. The aecl-
| de At was sc Caused by the swell from the