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T. C. ZIM KHMiN, THURSDAY, APRIL IS, 1S7S. DIM IK NAM AS A ISO IK NMAYEK. The new Silver law makes silver of equal money yalue with gold, a legal tender for all business transactions in the United Stales, in eluding payment of (axes, customs, etc Ac.

Now let Congress make greenbacks and national bank noted of like money vntiie so as to place our gold, silver r.wl money on a perfect equality. Let if not lr any longer said that Uncle Sam stares hit own note He has acted in the capacity of note shaver and gold broker quite long enough. THE TILTON II Kit t'ASE. It is most disgraceful to tlifi newspapers of New York city that they have again opened their columns to the revival of the dirty scan dal known as the Tilton and Beceher crim con! case. We have enough newspapers of low grade that cater io the lowest and vilest passions hut that respectable newspairs like the New York Times, Ami N.

Y. Tribune, should devote column after column of each issue to this filthy stufl is greatly lo be depre cated, Il degrades the character of the press and lowers the honorable business of journalism. Is it impossible any longer lo print a decent newspaper in this sensational a newspaper lit to go into the family ciiclc and to be read by the good and pure, who are sup posed not to know anything of the vices so elaborately portrayed in the reports that ap pear from day to day in Ihe public prints of this and similar scandals. US" The Yearly Meeting of llie Orthodox Soclelj of Friecdfi is now in session in Phila delphia. Among the noted lulii'slem in ul tendance arc JCIi Jones, of Maine, who bus made two missinnaiy viiils lo Syria; Rtifus King, of Indiana Sarah Knlterliiwaile, of England, and Klizaliclh I C'uliistock, of Michigan, well and favorably known as Gospel niessenger am ng the prisons and reformatories of our own country.

The annual assemblage always creates considerable interest, even among many who are not menil'ers. The sessions will Mime lo a close with the close of the week. Singularly enough there baa been little or no rnin this year during "Quaker week." tSg" Chicago is now debating Ihe question wbf.hs? the Primary mid Grammar Schools, ot the High Hchoolsof that city shall lie closed. The Tribune insists thai if any of the schools are lo be closed, the susjionsiiiii shal 1 commence with the High Schools. As Chicago is In an extremity just now for want of funds for her municipal expenses, the High Schools will doubtless be closed as long as the funds of the city are sufficient only for the maintenance of the Primary and Grammar branches.

The consolidation of Ihe National Union with the Washington Pout leaves he President for the Crst time since there was a daily paper at the Capital without an organ or even a newspaper professing a lukewarm unpport to the Administration, aDd the gliosis of myriads of (lead dailies rise up to warn the ambitious journalist who would attempt lo (ill the void. 0t9The New York Assembly, much to the surprise of all, has decided by a vote of seventy five to thirty, that biennial are preferable to annual sessions. It is universally admitted and lamented by the American people that they are "far too much governed," but it was not expected Ihe too much governers wonld themselves acknowh dge the fitct. JtS" Hon. Galusha Grow will have a fair showing in the western part of the State in the matter of delegates to fin Republican Stale Convention.

This will be an attestation of respect for charafler and past services, but will hardly prevent the Domination of Mr. lloyt. The Pittsburgh Pmt, the organ of the Democracy in Allegheny county, comes out cautiously in favor of ihe nomination of Judge Agnew as the Democratic candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court. The Pout in getting ready to be swallowed by the Nationals. The Committee of Ways and Means is engaged in considering a bill for the reform of the Internal Revenue Service.

The only way to reform that service is to place none hut straight out Republicans in power. tST, The Philadelphia Permanent Exhibition is lo be formally opened for ihe season on the 1st of May. The price of season is fixed at $5.00. Single admission 25 cents. jt The delegates to the Republican State Convention from Crawford, Venango, Butler, rSusquehanna, Lawrence and Mercer counties, Jiave been instructed for to is AH ADM1NISTBATIOBT PLATFOBM.

INFORMAL DECLARATION Of PRINCIPLES WHICH THE PRESIDENT THINKS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATS WOULD 'ACCEPT, AND WHICH WOULD GIVE THE XUBPCBLICAN8 CONTROL OF CONGRESS, i 'i Ij A special dispatch from Washington to the N. Y. Times, says that at the Cabinet meetine last Tuesday, the improved condition of the national finances and the success which attended Secretary Sherman's recent negotiations at New York with the syndicate, were discussed' at considerable leugth, the President and his assocL ates expressing gratification at the unmis takable evidences furnished by daily events of the beat approach of specie payments'. Secretary Sherman related his opwationa in New York, explained their effect and importance, and. expressed the conviction that nothing could now be done to postpone resumption on the day fixed by law, Prior to tho formal assembly of the Cabinet, and while th President, in company with tome of the memberB, was awaiting the appearance of others, attention was called toi an article which appeared in a late number of the Cleveland Herald, suggesting a platform of principles Which would be likely to prove acceptable to the masses of the Republican party and the conservative men of the Democratic party, and the adoption of which would materially aid in securing the next House of Representatives to the Republicans in carrying the Fall elections for Ihe Republican party in meet if not all of the close and doubtful States.

Hie President raid that he had read over this declaration with great tro, and after having again read it to those members of 'the Cabinet present, said he had seen nothing thus far that so entirely expressed his views. 'Tilts declaration of principles is as 'YnrfThe resumption of specie payments in gold and silver. Second Resistance to all schemes for in flating the paper currency. Third A fair and moderate, tariff that will afJ'ord reasonable protection to American in dnstries. "1 Fourth An amendment to the Conslitntion of the United States prohibiting the use of money raised by public taxation for the auppor of sectarian schools.

Fifth The speedy completion of all public works, such as river and harbor improvements, public buildings, fortifications, now that labor and material are cheap and working men fteed employment, and a liberal policy for the improvement of great national channels of com merce like the Mississippi River and its tribn taries. The members of the Cabinet coincided with the President, and after some informal discussion a sixth paragraph was added de claring against the payment of claims to dis loyal citizens for damages and losses growing out of the rebellion, and the payment of pen sions to persons who were disloyal during the war. With this addition the platform was pronounced to be a fair presentation of Ihe views of the Administration. tjy By all accounts the immigration to ihe far South West and West thus far this year is unparalleled. The States of Texas, Kansas and Minnesota seem to present more attrac lions to Ihe eyes of Ihe immigrants than any other sections.

Nearly every day hundreds immigrants reach Kansas City on their way to Kansas, while the offices of the Land Depart ment of Minnesota are crowded every day with applicants for railroad lands. All the railroads have been obliged to add largely to their rolling stock, and especially their passenger cars, and to increase their train service to accommodate the great rush of land hunters and immi grants to the Western districts. A very large proportion of them are well to do farmers from some of the less remote Western States who have sold out their farms at high prices to buy large areas of cheaper and more fertile lands in the Western districts, or other men of means who are going into farming as a bus! nesa investment. Nearly all of them are of a class greatly superior to the average immigra tion of several years, and Ihey carry with them to a great extent the means of rapidly improv ing their new farms. Philadelphia is a city of very enlarged and extravagant ideas but a very narrow and limited purse.

Her new City Hall, which is to cost ten millions of dollars, will lake a quar ter of a century to build at the present slow rale, flic Permanent Exhibition barely man ages to exist and now we are told that Memorial Hall, which cost a million and a half of dollars two years ago, is going lo ruin on account of a leaky roof! We advise Phila delphians, hereafter, to build less extravagant ly anil more in proportion to their ability to pay the cost. MXff Colonel John W. Forney lately at tended a swell public dinner In London, given iv (he Metropolitan Board of Works. He sketches som:) of the celebrities who were present. The Puke of Cambridge, the cousin of (ueen Victoria and the Commander in Chief of all the British forces, he says is a heavy ttolid man of fifty eight, with an apo plectic face who made a very apoplectic speech.

The present Duke of Wellington, the son of the Iron Duke, he describes as a little man with a big nose, who mads a very poor speech At Cramp's great shipyard at Port Richmond, a large iron steamship is being buiii for the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, to ply regularly between San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon, to he 315 feet long, feet breadth of beam, and 26 feel depth of hold, brig rigged, accommodations for 00 passengers, to be launched May 1st, and named the Slain of California. She is built to con form lo Ihe rules of British Lloyds. Iron shipbuilding seems to be a tolerably lively in stitution on Ihe Delaware. Hay It now seems to be fully conceded that black baas am shad cannot both prosper in Ihe same waters. The bass, as is well known, is a most voracious feeder, and there is nothing that 1 1 i I its palate so well as young shad.

In Ihe iiiper Delaware, where the bass are Incoming very plentiful, the destruction of Ihe young shad last season was yery great, and as the bass have increased in siM and numbers since then and will continue to do so, there is a (sir probability that the shad will eventually be exterminated. The Republic of Swilzerland is the first to answer the invitation sent out by this country whereby the nations composing the Latin Union are asked to take part in an international congress in order to discuss and settle the rates of value between gold and silver. Switzerland answers that she is ready participate, and the promptness of her reply at least polite. FACILITIES FOB CROS8IKO THE The American I.lne of Steamships. From the New York Pry Goods Bulletin.

We have before ns a letter dated London, 78, from a friend and subscriber, giving some particulars of a very agreeable trip from Philadelphia to Liverpool upon one of the steamships of the American Line, and asking us to make known through our columns (o the American people, and particularly to New Yorkers, the qualities of those steamers, and the luxury and comfort to be enjoyed onboard of i Although we are not favored with the advertisement of the Line referred to, we willingly adopt the snggestion of our correspondent and place before our readers full particulars regarding this new and popular Line, so far as we could gather information from the New York Agents. It is the only Line between America and Europe that sails under the American flag, and for this reason, if for no other, has pe culiar claims upon the patronage and support of the American people. It presents, however, many good additional reasons why it should be a favorite with the traveling public. The Company own four full powered steamships of the most improved construction. These vessels are classed in the highest grade of the Bureau Veritas, whose requirements with regard to iron steamships are of the most exacting description.

They are equipped in strict compliance with the rigid laws of the United States in reference to the protection of passengers, having water tight compartments and being furnished with life saving apparatus which is pronounced by the supervising In spector General of the United States Navy to be superior to that of any other transatlantic line. The vessels composing the fleet are the Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, making weekly trips between Philadelphia and Liverpool. The rates of passage compare favorably with the lines leaving New York, and include the railroad fare to Philadelphia. With regard to the sailing qualities of these steamers, they seem to be capable of making remarkably quick time. An abstract of the logs, showing the run of the ships during the year 1S77, gives an average of about nine and a half days each way, the shortest run being eight days, twenty two hours and thirty minutes.

The vessels are not only equipped with every requisite for the great consideration of safety, but are furnished with everything that could conduce to the comfort of a sea voyage. The cabin accommodation's are unsurpassed, the staterooms and saloons being supplied with all the essentials to comfort and all the luxuries that the most fastidious could desire. The smoking rooms, bath rooms, barber shop, etc are thoroughly appointed in the ladies' Baloon is a fine pi mo, and a well selected library is at the service of the passengers. These steamers are patronized by very many of our leading citizens including General Grant and other distinguished public characters and there seems to be but ono unanimous expression of complete satisfaction with the comforts supplied, and of commendation for the courtesy of the officers and the perfection of discipline that is maintained. To those who contemplate visiting the great exhibition at Paris this summer, thin Line offers most favorable inducements.

Holders of excursion tickets who may prefer returning from the Continent direct, without crossing to England, can return by the Red Star Line from Antwerp to Philadelphia, thus saving expense and the annoyance of the passage across the English Channel. The General Agonts for the American Line are Messrs. Peler Wright Sons, No. 307 Walnut street, Philadelphia. They have branch offices at 52 Broadway, New York; 44 Second street, Baltimore and 119 East Randolph street, Chicago.

The European Agents for the Lino are Richardson, Spence Nos. 17 and 19 Water street, Liverpool. Ms9 The total amount of Southern claims against the United States amounts to the enormous sum of $300,000,000. The North is not only called on to crush a gigantic rebellion, but to pay for all injuries while doing it to forgive and reinstate the rebels with more power than ever and, finally, to lend them enough of votes to work out their own schemes. "Here's richness for you." When the proper time comes, which will be when the power comes, may be we'll have to pay for the freed slaves.

There would be plenty of Northern dough faces who would back up such a mea sure. Meanwhile, the South crows solid while the North fritters away its strength by forming parties to fight each other. Pin IX KUd MaKonrv. From the Keokuk 1 lie story that the late ms 1 once visited Philadelphia and was made a Mason, has been investigated bv the Prm of thai cilv and found lo be untrue. Providence anil Froalilonia.

I From the Cincinnati Commercial. "llie Democrats proposed Uovernor Wade Hampton, referring to the Electoral Commission. To be sure they did, and they hoped by the aid of Judge Davis lo make it lo 7 for Tilden. But Providence interfered and sent him to the Senate just in time to provide a place for Bradley on the commission. 4 Nnrlllo Wnrih 0:10,000.

A Mnrillo worth $30,000 was burned in the residence of Mr. H. P. Bishop, on the Hudson, Monday. It was bought by Mr.

Bishop, at the time of Queen Isabella's abdication, from the Marquis de Moral, of Madrid. Il was ten hv seven feel in tize, and contained large figures of the Virgin and Aneel Gahriel. who were observed by God the Father from a halo of clouds in which ftoated a host of cherubs. Es cosura, when he vas in this country recently, estimated Ihe picture to I yortji from $30, 000 to $40,000. During the French invasion of Spain the picture had been folded away in a store room, and the creases made by this se tere usage were visible through the varnish on its jaee, A large um her of other valuable paintings were aiBo destroyed.

The ChinesB Famine. The harrowing sufferings of eight or nine millions of people in the four lamme stncken provinces ol Worth em China have been intensified hy the unu ual severity of the weather. The winter has been the cohjst known in nearly twenty years. Even as far south as Shanghai the thermometer has been continually ten and more degrees below freezing iiomt by night, and has sereral times Jailed to rise to thirty hy day, the lowest point touched in the settlement has been fif teen degrees, but the mercury fell to 10 on one extremely hitler night a villa in the neighborhood. Shooting parties who had game up country in house boats, as is the custom about New Year's, got frozen in the canals, aud only effected a return by walking a hundred liuliu or so, or by laboriously cutting through the ice for greater or less distances, to free the boat.

The profusion of ice suggested one fraud essentially Chinese. Attracted by an unusual sputtering, after putting coals on the fire, a gentleman was led to examine one of the lumps, and found it was Ice carefully black leaded. of GOSSIP OF THE DAY. Mules are only $35 each in Alabama, and the Herald P. I.

man thinks of buying a sub stitute. Why don't Boston either buy or sell the "Old South The country is getting slightly unwell over it. Church yards may yawn when "Ghosts" appear, but Bob Ingersoll's audiences don't. Utica Observer. "Beauty and booty," was the cry of the young man, who kissed the girl and was kicked by her father.

Hawkeye. Next to the English sparrow there is noth ing that increases faster than potato bugs, un less it is the interest on an unpaid note. Down in Kentucky they want to kuow how Gov. Henry Watterson would sound, There is too much Walter in it to suit Kentucky. Boston Post, Olive Logan says that yon can tell an American in Paris by his boots.

In very much the same manner does a chromo agent tell an American in this country. Norr, Herald. "Women in the Cricket Field" is the title of an article in the Saturday Review. The best female players, however, are those who play "Cricket on the Hearth." Com. Adv.

A machine quite as useful in its way as the telephone or phonograph has just been in vented. It is for the comfort and protection of loue females. You just pour a gallon of whisky on the titting rooiu carpel, aud it smells as though there was man around, all the time. Haukqc. In the excavations at Pompeii, a man was discovered all lathered and ready to be shaved, but the barber hasn't been found yet.

Just wait until the excavators get over into the next ward and ruu across two bull dogs with a crowd of men around them, and we'll bet all that is left of our last year's income that stand ing on the nearest dry goods box they'll find a man with a lattier brush aud razor in his hand, Brookville Democrat. A Delaware River Salmon. The Trenton (N. Gazette tap: "We had the pleasure of seeing at the office of E. J.

Anderson, Commissioner of Fisheries of this Stale, a magnificent salmon, which was taken in a shad net on Friday night, in the Delaware River, about two miles above this city. It was 3 feet 6 inches in length, and weighed 23J pounds alter being out of the water about VI hours. This fish is believed hy the Commissioners of Fisheries to be a representative of the fish placed in the tributaries of the Delaware from 1873 to 1876. Dr. J.

H. Slack, in 1872, hatched, at his fish breeding establishment, at Bloomsbury, N. some salmon eggs fur nished bv Prof. Spencer F. Baird, United States Fish Commissioner, anil placed 5,000 of the young fry in the Musconelcong Creek, which empties into tho Delaware a few miles below Phillipsburg.

In 1874 the State ish Commissioners, headed by G. A. Anderson, successor to Dr. Slack, placed 100,000 salmon fry in the various tributaries of the Delaware, and again in Ifsvo another 100,000. In 1876, the State appropriation was nsed for stocking the inland waters oi the stale with black bass, and for propagnting shad in the Delaware, Ihesalmonstocking being suspended to await returns, lu 187b aud 187 largi numbers of young salmon were seen, of from one to three pounds weiulil, which had evi dently never been to the sea, but during 1877 a number of fish were taken, on their way up the river to spawn, ami weighing from seven lo ten pounds each.

r.ncouraged by this in dication that the tish were returning to the river, the (Jouimissioners in 1877 placed 250, 000 salmon in the tributaries of the river, and the amount of work done in this way, together with the usli caught in a river in whicb salmon never were seen before, warrants the belief that in a few years we shall have a supply of this noble hsh at our very doors. A Persistent Groom and Patient Bride. The Meridan (Conn.) Republican says: A young couple came to this city from the sole capital, Ihe other day, and calling upon one of our most prominent clergymen, notified bim of their wish lo be joined in the bonds of holy wedlock. The expectant bride was a pretty and intelligent looking girl of only lo summers, and Ihe groom was a resolute looking young fellow, who had but just arrived at legal age. Ihe clergyman aBked, as is customary, whether the lo be groom had procured a license, and found that he not onlv had not, but that he had onlv a vague idea of what a license was.

lie was directed to the City Clerk for information, and meanwhile left his affianced in the parsonage parlors. However, the course of true love was not smoothed out by a visit to the Cily Clerk, for the young lady not being of age rendered a properly cerlilied permit from her parents necessary before the liceuse could be granted. The youug gentleman was not easily discouraged, for, making a hurried visit to the parsonage and explaining matters, he hurried back to the depot, look Ihe 4 o'clock train to Hartford, aud, after arriving there, procured a carriage, and drove some six or eight miles to the suburb in which his prospective father and mother in law resided, got the permit, and wai hack here on the 7:28 train. The City Clerk was at bis office, the license was procured, and Ihe persevering and happy young man rejoined his girl at Ihe parsonage, whereshehad awaited his return with a patient confidence that promised well for Ihe future. The twain were sjieedily made one." Costly Canines.

The entries for the beuch show of dogs to be held at the Masonic Temple, April 23, 24, 25 and 26, under the auspices ol the Baltimore Kennel Clu'i, have closed. Nearly 1,000 dogs will be on exhibition. The entries embrace all the principal dogs from nearly every State in Ihe Union, and from Canada. Mr. L.

H. Smith expects to bring with him "Gladstone," a famous dog owned in Tennessee, who won the great field trial prize at Nashville, in Novcinlier, 1877, the four first prizes at the Si. liuis show in February, and took the champion prize in Boston week be fere last. A pairot Yorkshire terriers from Mr Hemes, a wealthy merchant of New York, known as "Bright" and "Beauty," will lie shown in glass cases, and no price would induce their owner to part with ihem. A pair of Dachshunds will excite on sidenible interest, as (bey are imported from ine Kennels ol Ihe riown Prince of Uermnny, and valued at $10,000 each.

The club is in correspondence wuh Mr. J. II, Whitman, of Chicago, and think they will be able to induce nun io send ms famous Scotch deer hound which he imported from Ihe kennel of Queen Victoria. She is pure Sir Walter Seolt strain, and is valued at She wears a collar of gold, surmounted hy silver crowns, 9 The Lincoln Monument Fonds. The Springfield (III.) ReuhUir says: "The last General Assembly passed an appropriation uiu provnung ior me payment ol Jf.ouy, to purchase Ihe two bronze groups required to tl.a i n.

took eltect on July 1. 1S77. and on tho next day tho money was drawn from Ihe State Jreasury, and deposited in Bunn bank. On that day, as the books of the bank now in the hands of C. C.

Brown, assignee, show, the association bad overdrawn its account at the bmk $1,600. On July 10 a payment was made lo G. Mead, the sculptor, of $4,556.96, and from that time up to Pec. 31, 1877, various other payments were made. On that day the association was credited with $195.88, and on Jan.

1 Ihe bank closed and was not opened. The account was inspected the other day by a represeivative ot the lieiimtcr, and it shows there is $10,495.85 due the association, for which a claim must be filed and await the action of the County Court and the disposition the assets." A well timed and judicious concession to the popular demand for reduced rates has added very greatly lo the former excellent popularity of the Colonnade Hotel, Philadel phia. 4 16 lm at THE PRESIDENTIAL CRISIS. SENATOR OONKLINOS VIEW8 RESPECTING PRESIDENT HAYES AND HIS ELECTION. New York, April 16.

The World of to morrow will publish a long letter from a Utica, N. correspondent, being the sum of a series of interviews with Senator Conkling. Senator Conkhng is represented as saying be thought the true history of the Louisiana Electoral business would soon be told. President Hayes is bitterly denounced, and is referred to as "that man Hayes." In repard to the danger of a civil war in 1876, he said "The country was in actual danger. Yes, 1 mean that the danger was real and imminent.

The point of peril was not in the South, hut in the West, It was understood that tneKepub lican leaders had determined to have Vice President Ferry count the votes at all hazards and declare Hayes elected, and the West determined on resistance. It was to be no child's play in that section. General Sleadman had 70,000 men enrolled and assigned, to regiments for the purpose of seating Tilden in office in case Vice President Ferry carried out his proposed programme. Grant was at his wit's end. He confessed to me that he did not know what to do.

He was gathering some troops at near Washington, but he did not know how far he could depend upon them. General Sherman told him that in case oftrouble the sympathies ofalarge majority of the officers and soldiers of the regular army would be with Tilden, and that the army must not be taken into consideration as a dependence in any such crisis. The President asked my advice, and. I frankly told him I did not believe that Vice President Ferry had any power to declare the vote, but could merely act in a clerical capa city to open the envelopes and lay the votes of the Electoral Uoilege beiore the joint conven lion of the two houses for their decision. And, by the way, I may as well state here that when a certain senator came to me and said it was proposed lo make me President of the Senate in Mr.

ferry place, so that the thinu should not miss fire. I frank I told him that I could not accept the position, and that by my interpretation of the Constitution I should be compelled to rule exactly opposite to the wishes of himself and friends." Mr. Conkling says that he then suggested to President Giant Ihe idea of the commission, and that the latter embraced it beariiiy. Mr. Conkling proceeded lo declare his be lli that Ihe rresident was a partv to a bar gain iu Louisiana, aud that in consequence he is now in the hands of the Southern members of Congress.

Baby shows are the fashion now, but as long as rnoi hers continue to nurse their liitle ones with laudanum or other opiates, they ciiinot expect their Babies to look bright. Ifyour Baby needs medicine get a good and harmless one such as Dr. Bull's Baby Svrup. 25 cents a bottle. It A Fine Thing for the Teeth.

The fragrant SOZODONT has taken a very prominent place among Ihe most approved dentifrices of the day. It is a very popular article ior Ihe toilet, highly recommended by all who have used it, as a beautifier and preserver of the teelh, refreshing the mouth, sweetening the breath, and arresting the progress of decay. Spalding's Glue mends Furniture, Toys, Ac. 4 18 31 eod.Vltw. "A stitch in time saves nine." So a limely use of Landis' Magic Liniment saves much suffering and expense.

It is a medicine chest in itself, and should be kept in every family. Price 35 cents. Druggists sell it. 4 11 tf JJntflBtou. 'Hi mm THE GREAT Tliro.it and Lung lleincdy.

BEAD AND REFLECT. our attention is called to the importance of sucn a remeoy, as can bo reliod upon in all cases ol Coughs, Colds and diseases of ihe Throat and Lungs, so prevalent at tins season of the ymir. in KSENWKIN'S PECTORAL will be louud all Ihe qualities essential to a permanent cure, while neglect if persisted in will place the sufferer beyond the reach of meditl aid. EHKNWE1N Druggists, feun street. Sold by all PnigciRls PETER BAIIBEY.

L.A(.Elt BUEIl It It READING, PA. Office 435 Pena street. Brewery Corner N. River and Hockley streets. t2 lvd gPttttM nfot (font JStow.

99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99c. Palace, 99 623 PKNN STREET. BEST GOODS AT BOTTOM PRICKS. 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 i 8 tf CtothjttJJ. REMOVAL.

P. NATHANS wishes to announce to the public in general that he has removed from 61'J i'enn street to N. W. Cor. 4th and PENN, Where he Will keep coimtantly on hand a lull line of CLOTHING AND GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.

I Intended to leave town.hnt wanner MiHilcd liy my customers aad friends to re main, inereioie i concluded to slay on and will endeavor please them all. Thankful ior layors received, we solicit further patronage. I remain, yours truly, NATHANS. Don't forget ihe place. N.

W. CORNER FOURTH AND PENN STREETS. a Bi il umhtr. It. A.

A J. J. WILLIAMS, WhOLESALE AND RETAIL LUMBER MERCHANTS. BROAD AND GREEN BTH, PHILADELPHIA, Have always on hand a full dry stock of dry ASH, BUTTERNUT CHERRY, CHESTNUT, CYPRESS, HICKORY, MAPLK. OAK, POPLAR, WALNUT, YELLOW PINK FLOORING AND SCANTLING Orders by mall prominlv atloied lo.

2 23 tfd.lr Frederick S. Hons, DEALER IN CORNER FOURTn AND PINE STREETS. A full assortment of FENCING LUMBKB. ALSO, SAWED WHITE CHESTNUT II I 1 10 and 12 feet long, WniTE PINE AND HEMLOCK TJIKLLIS STRIPS And a general assortment of thoroughly seasotied BUILDING LUMBER prices to suit the times. 4 15 tf 8 CENTS A LINK.

At the rate of 8 cents Hue. vou nan have irtvcrliMtnienu Inserted in Inserted 1 10 ia iw 8 Tlb LhU DISPATCH I time, I ill It ft I Til 1 1 1 III III "WHii ajiii a asv a vrsvisiit MRS. SAMUEL EDWARDS'S SCHOOL, 140 North Fourth street. A new Term will I on Tuesday, April '8d. 4 lii 2w Vine flu.

CIDER VINEGAR, pure and strong, JU sale at 17 cents per gallon. Dolivered in Stead lug promptly. CHRIST. SHEAltEK, 2S ly Tuckerum, pa. gUtaurattt.N FRANCIS BOWER, NO.

19 NORTH 8tb street, has taken possession this old and well known stand. withlJWf tho finest stock of oysters the Philadel yjjr phla market affords. He respectfully Invites his many friends to callr Kverythiug in thecating line served iu lirst class style. A share of patronage is kindly solicited, l'MSt FRANCIS BOWER, Proprietor. flavins.

flM. II. CHEETHAM'S PLANING MILL, CORNER FRANKLIN AND CARPENTER Window Frames, Sash, Doors, Shutters, Blinds, 2 18 6m AROLLAND, No; 756 PENN STREET, manufacturer and dealer in Ombrtllas of all kinds, and Walking CANES, wholesale and retail, a large siocx always on nana, and made to order In the latest styles. All1 kinds of renairinir will be promptly at tended to. A large assortment of Parasols.

Kulvet ana scissors snarpenea Dy a. nuuoy, 2 18 tf 7j.fgnn gk gtt) (Sooflfl ana lhomit. QPENED A NKW CASH 8TOEE IN RKAD1NG, PA. The undersigned lias opened to day, with a full line of goods, consisting In part, of dry goods, notions, hue groceries, meats, litem ware, dried and canned fruils, Sugar cured hams, Jc; Sugar cured shoulders, fio. Having purchased them at bottom cash prices, will sell tbem vory cheap, and invites the public to call and examine this new stock A share of public patronage is respectfully solioltert.

SAMUEL LEWIS, cor. Ninth and Washington streets. Terms Cash, or country produce. No trouble to show our goods, please call and see us. 4 0 1m QIL PAINTINGS, CHROMOS, ENGRAVINGS, LOOKING GLASSES All styles, sites and makes; also reglldlug equal to uuw.t FRANCIS WOERKKTTS ART GALLFitY, 1 11 tt MS Pcim sli eei, (Upstairs.) U3 $)'Ait.

GAS CONSUMERS DESIROUS OF saving expenses are invited to call at Mr. Terry's saloon, under the Keystone Hotel, and see the practical working of "Lacey'a Automatic Gas Haver," which v. ill be shown iu day or night lime in their window. We have gone to trouble and labor lo illustrate to the gas consuming public, what we can do iu tho way of saving gas, giving better light, avoiding smoked ceilings, preventing hiding, and fluttering, and putting It in tho power of the consumer to save from 'Ai to 30 per cent, on gas bills. J.

McLenegan, olo Agcut for Reading, or h. Kener. 2 2 Sm tout and (Statu. JAMES W. GRAEFF, dealer in FLOUR, FEED and GRAIN, 21 South 7th street.

Reading. Orders promptly tilled and delivered to all parts of theeity, 4 10 iw GBAIN, Having a large supply of hay, corn and oats iu store, wc are enabled to oiler great inducements to dealers and others. Give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. 4 17 St BKRNHART KOCH. JSRAEL S.

FRY, Wholesale and retail dealer in FLOUR. FEED, GRAIN, Good Qualities and Satisfaction Guaranteed. 4 4 tf NO. 2M SOUTH NINTH STREET. GO GO GO Toi 21 lyr Beo Hive Shoe More 327 renn Street.

T.B. nil KATLEY. 714 PENN STREET. 7J4 NEW SHOE STORE. Ladies' Lasting Button Shoes 81 50 Fox 1 511 Fine Rood's equally low in price.

3 ly THE OLD ESTABLISHED UNION Money Loan Offlce, NO. PENN STREET. Money advanced on diamonds, watches, Jewolry, oiinH nimnlR. elol.hliio harilwfi.i A. miiMlil iiiNtrn.

meets, c. Merchandise, pianos, furniluro. taken on storage. Advances made on same If desired. PRIVATE ENTRANCE ON SEVENTH ST.

8 2 tf JOSEPH LOKB efallKKrta OTOCK ORDERS a IMIIK FCK CASH OR ON MAUdl OAR FULLY KXEOUT DI DflAVEN A TOWNSEND; BANKERS, 40 South Third Street, Philadelphia, A. L. BOYER, NO. 5 NORTH FIFTH STREET, STOCK AND EXCHANGE BROKER, Will negotlato LOANS ON REAL ESTATE, BUY AND SELL BONDS, STOCKS, and all other securities, and do a teuerul commis sion business. 12 6 ly HANKERS AND BROKER! NO.SS BOUTEl THIRD Piiiu)Klpiiu, Stocks.

Bonds and oilier Securities bought an sold on commission at the Philadelphia and i l. him i r.xcnaiige casn auvaticcs mane on x03xr here or at Fnmaces. Send for information. 2 16 lyd Vr HITK. POWELL A BANKERS, NO.

42 THIRD PHILA. DIALERS IN GOVERNMENT BONUS STOCKS, BONDS of all kinds ami GOLD bought ana said on ACCOUNTS ol BANKS and INDIVIDUAL received, subject to CHECK AT H1GHT. INTEREST allowed on DKPOHITS. COLI.EC'I IONS promptly made. DRAFTS drawn ou all lurw ol EUROPE.

12 10 tf STOCK EXCHANGE. THE NEW YORK CITY Slock Exchange Association, 21 BROAD STREET AND C7 EXCHANGE PLACE, Hare made snecial arrantromouts to transact busi ness In all Slocks. U. S. Bonds, Stock Privileges.

and will slve particular aud Immediate at tention to au orders noin a distance, eulier hy "iniil "or "telegraph." we irive tile ereaiest aavaniaircs ana nest oppor tunity ever before ollered Ui investors, giving tliein the use ol anil piolils on sin.uou In "stocks, on of from ono to two hundred dollars, and less amounts of "Stocks' will pay in proportion. We Invest in amounts most convenient to suit capital and wishes ot iuveslors, from leu shares up ui any ainouui ucureu, ou niaigui oi oiu ju? per cent. Loan on all "Stocks," Bonds and other securi ties negotiated. letters of Credit and Drafts payable iu any part of Europe and America issued by us for the eon veuieiice of travelers, 4 "SEND FOR The New York Cily Stock Exchange Association BANKERS ANn BROKERS, 24 Broad 8treet. Exehanire Dace, ll AttRlLUANT INK, Ki.U.l nrl dure l.lo.

can be had a tlieS lOURNAI. HOOKHTOIHt SUBSCRIBE FOR THE TIMES AND Dispatch tho only dally paucr In Kesdini that receives the Associated Press news. the IjlYE DISPENSARY, 109 North street. 0lH'" daily from 11 to 12 a m. except Sunday.

Daniel B. D. Beaver, M. D. Physiciau iu attendance.

8 7 tf SHULTZ, SUCCESSOR TO TAYLOR, Hat Renovator, has moved bis establishment from 619 to 639 Pens street, nearly opposite the Eagle office, 2nd floor, where you can get your old Hats maue new ana Hats of all kinds Cleane. a Cleaned. Blocked, New Trimmed and Altered to the Latest Styles; the latest novelty is yon can buy a good Milk Hat for ti, 2 ll lvr nututo try mem, o. km renn street. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHEAP JCiCOAUr Xhe undersigned is selling broken and egg coal screenings, the best quality of oaal at S3 (10 pur ton, delivered to all parts of the city, and dumped Into the cellar; aud all other sixes in proportion.

U. 6. LANDIS. '28 tf cornor6th and Chestnnt streets. ASTER EGGS! EASTER EGGS I 10 DIFFERENT COLORS.

Red, Green xeiiow, Hcarlot, Blue, Orange, Purplo, iolet, Brown, Black, at i GINGRICH CO' ,3 DRUG STORE, 4 9 tf 820 Penn street. EW GOODSI UAUrETS, OUi CLOTHS, SHADES, and MATS, in great variety, very cheap. Custom carpet made to order. can at once at G. K.

CLEAVER'S, 4 1 Sm 752 Peiui Street, Reading. fkathtofl tittfl. JADIES' HATS PRESSED I FOR 40 CENTS AT THE 8TRAW GO0D3 BLEACH ERY, NO. 31 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET. Bleaching, Pressing, Altering and Dyeing Straw Goods equal to new.

Also, the oldest Dyeing and cleansing establishment in the city. French rlteaxn Method: none equal to it. Thk Bkst Wobk. Lowest Pricks. 8.

BtEHNLIN, 4 9 gw German Dyeing Works. 81 Month 7th St. dinar and otmcro. XT JTJST 'NOXALL' 5 Cent Cigars. T.

P. MOORE'S. isro. 500 pjsrsr st. 4 17 tf and pilHntrM.

MRS. E. S. EBEKHARDT begs leave to inform her many friends and customers that as removed her Millinery and Notion Store from S23 Penn street to 4H NORTH NINTH STREET, where she cordially welcomes all to her new place. Owing to reduced rent, I am enabled to sell lower than Penn street dealers.

2 4ra Ribbons! Ribbons! DOUBLE FACED, DOUBLE FACED, DOUBLE FACED, DOUBLE FACED, Both SATIN AND GROS GRAIN SATIN AND GROS GRAIN IN ALL SHADES. IN ALL SHADES. EMBROIDERIES I EMBROIDERIE8 I EMBROIDERIES I EMBROIDERIES I For Almost Nothing. TORCHON LACE I TORCHON LACE I TORCHON LACE! TORCHON LACE I AU Widths and Prices. NECK RUCHES I NECK RUCHES I r.ju..

uod. i nu. niuuiuj I The largest and most elegant assortment in the city SKIRT RUCHING I SKIRT RUCHING I SKIRT RUCHING I SKIRT RUCHING I At Ute, 12c, 18c, 20c, 25c and 37c per yard, at H. R. A.

S. BOYER'S, 12 tf 528 Penn street, Reading, Pa. giant). QTEINWAY'C DOUBLE VICTORY TRIUMPHANT OVER ALL COMPETITION. Steluway Sons bavo been decreed the supreme recoiniwuse, viz TWO MEDALS OF HONOR and TWO i 1PI.OMAS of MERIT, Doing iucontestably the highest honors bestowed upon any piano exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition, no other piano exhibitor having received a similar extraordinary recognition, and only to the Steinway pianos has lieen accorded "the highest ''egree of excellence in all their styles," by the unanimous verdict of tne judges as shown by the following otliclal re poit ou the Steinway exhibit iu the Main Building viz: "The undersigned, having examined the Grand, Square, and Upright piauos exhibited by Steinway sons, lespectfully recommend the same to ttie United States Centennial Commission for award, for the following reasons, viz "For greatest concert capacity in Grand Pianos, as also highest degree of excellence in all their styles of pianos, viz largest volume, purity and duration of tone, aud extraordinary earring capacity with precision, and durability of mechanism; also, novel ilisposilion of the strings and construc tion, anu nracing ol tne metal irauie.

steinway sons being llie ONLY piano makers who manufacture EVERY PORTION of the instrument, Including all the metal parts, were honored with an additional MEDAL AND DIPLOMA OK MK.1T, fur the su passing excellence of their Machinery Hail Exhibit. upon the following unanimous otlieial report by ttilie same Judges, vis "S'l E1NWAY A SONS exliibitiu Maehiuery Hall sample, ot Metal Paris and Hardware, and Full Metal Framesot Grand.Hquareand Upright Pianos; also samples of their Patent metallic Tubular Frame Actions, all produced at their foundry and metal works at Astoria, l)ng island. heso articles ol composite metal show the highest perfection of tliiisb and workmanship and the greatest tirmncss and uniformity of metal structure, a steel like and sounding quality with a Hustle strength exceeding lbs per square centimeter, as demonstrated by actual tcatx. The full metal Irames of cupola shape, possess an unequalled degree of resistance, permitting a vally increased ten ion of strings without the slightest danger of break or crack iu said metal frames, thereby considerably Increasing the vibratory power, and augmenting the lasting qualities ef their instruments." Signature of the Jndge: H. K.

OLIVER, Approval ol Group Judges: J. SCIIIEDMA ER. P. F. KDPKA.

GEO. HR1STOW. SIR WM THOMSON. JOSEPH HENRY, JAMES ATSON, tt. liVASMItllK, Kl.

AVKH PNf, K. H1LUARD, F. A. P. BARNAR.D.

A. T. flOSHOKN. HirwUir Uenar I. fSa AL.I J.

R. HAWLEY, President. Attest: alka. iioihl.KJt, sec pro tern, EDW. A.

BERG. SOLE AGENT, lOU South Third Streot. gTATlONERY. Caps, Letter, Note, Legal Cap, Bill, Flat Note, la (lap, Commercial Note, Flat Letter. Folio Post PAPER, ENVELOPES IN GREAT VARIETY, Vaber's, Eagle, Guttknecht's, Dixon's, and Claik Sou's PENCILS.

8lllott', Esterbrook's, Perry's, Levy's, Clark 4 Ben i uitM! nou i nai iion Aiuntuium, and (Spenourtau tiTEEL PENS, Arnold's. Cow lo's, Maynard A Noyes', and Ailing! INKH AND FLUIDS, For sale at the JOURNAL BOOK STORE, No. il North Sixth St. CENTS A LINE. At the rate of 8 oenta Hno, you can have advertisements inserted in TIM K3 AND DISPATCH 1 Umo, IK lS ltr.