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THE TIMES PHILADELPHIA. TUESDAY MORN ENG. FEBllUABY 13. 1877. JSem Pnblitauotw.

Clothing. JOB PRINTING JOBS. DOTO WITH THE RING! evident that the split among tut eolored people has assumed respectable proportions. Thomas H. Speakmin, presided aud made an earnest speech.

Addresses were made by George H. Earle, Thomas Walters, Thomas Griffin and Henry Griffin. The two latter gentlemen are colored, and they spoke eloquently upon the merits of Samuel M. Williams, the colored candidate for Common Council, and Mr. Caven.

They demanded the election of Mr. Caven that the oppressive taxes of to day may be decreased, and that the eolored man, who by education is fitted for positions of trust, may aria above the rank of cleaners of spit boxes. Mr. Caven's name was Very enthusiastically received. THE THIRTEENTH FOB STOKLEY.

Fifty second street were "knocked down" to Clarke for $735. The two fire patrol buildings sold for $450 and About 2,300 feet of the fence, at ten cents per fc9e, were bonght by tbe Permanent Exhibition Company, as well as gates and for $15 and $14 respectively. Tbe turnstiles, which cost $47, did not Bod many bidden, and most of them were sold at $2.50 each. The two aquaria tanks in Agricultural Hall brought $45 and $25. Nobody would bid more than $50 on Cook's world's ticket office, aud the auctioneer, who thought that tbe building should be seen to be appreciated, induced the reluctant bidders to visit the after some slow bidding, was "knocked down" to Mr.

J. Freeman for $160. The British police barracks were bought by H. Leh for $400. The highest bid made for Brewers' Hall, which cost $19,000, was $500, and as the proprietor was unwilling to have a start made on so small a bid, the building was withdrawn.

Photographic Hall, which had been sold two months previously for $1,000, was bought by J. B. Stevenson, for $1,200. CESSITYI! FEET SIX FLOORS, TUALLY ALL THE STOCK. NOW GOING ON AT AND MARKET AL OF OUR CLOTHING PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PASTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PASTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS THE OAK HALL will be maintained up to, and over, the partment.

GESSITY sheer want of store room. PANTS PANTS PANT8 PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANT'S CK OUT OF PANTS, and to sell them in the next 5 days will FOR $6.50 PANTS NT OUT OF PANTS em at $2.17. February, March and April and pay for next winter, when they will come Oak Hall has pulled out all the REM make them up to order during February $5.00 per Pair. Stylishly cut to fit where we can finish say 1,500 pairs ployed and helps to make better times, fits and bargains. This sale on same EVERY PURCHASER.

desire to return goods unworn. at the right store, and should always the goods. OAK HALL, OAK HALL. OAK HALL, MORNING, February 10, MORNING, February 10, BROWN, BROWN, MARKET. money is remitted by Post state color wanted and of inside seam.

May be not as ordered. Drji (3oobe. COTTON MECHLIN NET. Just opened, one cne. nut verb make and finish, almost an delusive as silk Illusion, with ihe strength of C'otlun; by the piece at wholesale priced, or by the yard uuder tumal price.

KOTTINOHAM CURTAIN LACES By the yard. Invite attention to a few lots of new de 8ij. ii tn stripes, at 47 and 60 cents, as very good value for Ihe price; one hit at 20 cents, probably the best ever ottered at that price. 64 INCH WM.fc FRENCH OROANDV. One lot full I yarbt wide at 33 cento; one lot, 371 cenlM, aud liner RratieA up to tt'J cents.

Cheap goods, it 111 DAL VEIL SILK ILLL'HIUN. I0 4rof.diiuullly, Jift cents; 12 4 (1.10; 12 4 ex tralim 10 4 a yard. HAMBU1U1 E1M.INU8 ANU IXSERTIN08 Sacrificed. The largest quantity and lowest prices, NEW WHITE (JOOIW, We oiven to day Victoria lawns, Nainsook. RwIm, India Twills, I'lttld XaiiiKttoks, at wholesale prices by tbe piece; low prices by the yard, at WQRNE'S, No.

38 North EIGHTH Street Cigars. EL COLOSO Til. UNRIVALED CIGAR LA PERL A KEY WEST CIGAR THE CHOICE OF C0NN01SEURS. N. B.

MANNING, 41 and 43 South THIRD Street. 1KOINIA TOBACCO NTOKK KMPKIlOlt, IMnanra. Orsvfl, IodtopMhl. 1 Chewing Tirfmoro 'M'mk'' Ill 1 1 ll'u I Hi 'L' VL. and Turkl.li, lloiiraSi i ami Olllornl nuuklng Till, fO.

l)Umal Pwantp Knot, Briar Wo.kI and Cn.rrr Htrm "I'no." Iiiwlminnitipniilnf), SALLY MICAL, tlrlrwiMlnd Mctnipiiitum I'lt. "I'NO." ItiHiy aud vrjr yarlcty of donwotlc ami lrn pnrW'd tlKnrflli. "I'no." Frrnrli KICK I Isar. Pr (our own Itnnnrtation), by Hi ipilr nr riun. 'l'uu." tlrnnlno Mn nKlmitm (Irnntt Holder, all Mura, TWKN't mMf NTH KAl II Iinimrirdaad Kpy Wl Cwara HKTAIt.F.Dmwhi.lr.

RAlr wriwi, vim." IIAItli T1MK a Mfmii iipiii ir 11 "tiiiii dii" ymi ttiaft "Ihin I yon fowl It." 'I'no." Month NINTH Mnot. Th Lnullna HAVANA fta. I'lilAKS la UM tlqr Jl'ttT AltUIVLl), at lb old taullhl KIRK'S CICAR EXCHANGE, tOUTH THIHD mtCT. Printing JnK. CONNELLY DARDIS, PRINTING INK WORKS Oltce.

727 SANSOM Street 'i rati ttntkn lo Tim Tim KM pwirnfn of work Orvn. With ottr Ink. Sot Onlt. NEWSPAPER FOLDING MACHINES FOR SALE. Tn Tram hiln Hn Mlarni to lridr prill nvr i.

lh two CIIAMHKH Mil.t.iw which th prr wim airmen lohM. Kara wuraino will M4 annul 100 nxw of 1 a a Tiaan pn MlaM Will tw mid rhinn, Settling II)ttai)i. USE J. P. COATS' SEWING COTTON.

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History, ction. Sale begins at 10 A. Al. 328 CHKtsTNUT Ktreet, bel. FOUKTH.

Railroads. TO NEW YORK VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. THE OLD ESTABLISHED ROUTE AND SHORT LINE. 14 THROUGH TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY. 3 Depots in Philadelphia, 2 in New York.

4 Tracks, the most Improved Equipment and the Fastest Time consistent with absolute safety. EXPRESS TRAIN'S LEAVE DEPOT. TTTIRTY SEf ONI) AND MAitKETB'l'HKETS: 3.20. 8.30. 7, 7.SO, B.30 and 11 A.

(Limited Express, I. afl P. 1.40, 4, 6.SII. 7 anil 7.35 I'. and 12 midnight.

Onhunday.a.2t), 3.30, 7, 8.30 A. 11., 4, 7. 7.36 P. M. and 12 iiikiniglit.

Express for liustoii, A. M. and 7 P. il. Upturning, trains leave New York, 7.30, 8.30, 8.40, (11.30 Limited,) 10.30 A.

1, 4,6.0.7. 8.30, 9 P. II. und 1 2 midnight Sunday, U.30 A. 0, 6, 7, and 0 1'.

M. EXPRESS TRAINS LEAVE KENSINGTON DEPOT, FRONT AND BERKS KTREKl'S: 7.06 and 8.40 A. M. Reluming, leave New York. 5 P.

M. The Union Transfer Company will call for and check Baugaee from Hotels and Residences. Time Cards and luirinlorniation can be obtained nt the Depots and at the following Ticket Otfloes: No. 838 Chestnut street, b. E.

cor. Broad and (Jneslnul street. No. 110 Market street. No.

4 Chellen ave Uerluantown. FRANK THOMSON. D. HL BOYD, Ueneral Manager. Uen.

Puss. Agent louo fixtures. BAKER, ARNOLD 710 CHESTNUT STREET. MANUFACTURERS GAS FIXTURES. Soap.

CROWN JEWEL SOAP This Isoneof the boat Iauwlry Soap we have ever marie. It 1b sure to give nutlsfurtton, an It lias real merit and In economical All leading Uroccra sell It, Mitda only by HcKEONE, VAN HAAGEN A PHILA. GLENDINNING, DAVIS CO. BANKERS. NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA.

DEPOSITS HKCKIVKD from IndlvlilimU, Fimw, Hunk. Iliihki'ni und ('uriinrntl'in. nulilivl to cliei'k al iglil, and tuterint allowed ou Daily tMluiii'Ot. HI'KT'IAI. ATTENTION given In telmrMl.lile ordi'M In HtiM kn.

Koiiiln, Mold, lilrli are iMiuirlit and Hold on COM MIsMu.N ONLY, cither ou MA All 1M or lor l.NVKH'liltXT. N. B. Direct communication bjr wire with both cities. $20.

$50. $100. $200. $500. ALEX.

KHoTIIINiillAM flanker and Broker. No. I'l WALL treet, New Ynrk, makf lur cu tomrra dmiralile Invi Mnii'iit uf large or Mnnll nmniintf In ktnekii of ft li ultimate Imrai liT. wltk li rreiiieiitly pay fruin rlvn to iwenly lilnea lite amount invit'Uil every llilrtv day. Iti llatile steck I'rivlU'iie negntlntiil at lavwralile nil.

Stuck, tuiuglil ami ciirrlWa. king an denlriKl ,1, iMiNlt of Din tn ftve per ceuU Circulars and Weekly lteKiru tree. gTOCK OKDEK3, EITHER FOR CAN II OR MAROIX CARKFUXL.Y KXWTlTKtt DeHAVKX TOWXSEXD, Ho. 408OUTU TULUO DTKlLkrC WE OFFER FOR HALE DKMfll AHt.K NT TK ANKTITY HOVrw. VVI.l.

INfrlHlMATION (IIVKX AT llltlt nmi'K AOKN'KKAI. IIANKIMI AM) rXl'HANUK Hint NKJWt Tit A. NX At TK II. flOl.t) AMI) A I.I. IMSI li Of OOVKItMMItNf BOND IIIH UIII' SMI Hill, II.

U. S. BlI.VIw WA N'TKD. 1 HUM An HIIOKMAKER, 1. 14 wnii ii 1 lllHLi mrnrt.

KZKA BO WEN. KO. KOX. ()V KN FOX.BTOCK lUtoK KHS, Nn. IM MKItl'll KA IIAMIK PnrtlmUr aricutkin alvi'ii In lme.tni"lit.

OmtractJl ma.1e an.t HMa k. rnrrte! al Iowim rate. Inniriit.ttn fflven a. la llici'lmractfror Ilia varkai. actmniMH dealt In.

tinL'tyrvmnlitl tn NfW York, ihlull. Bal! mnrrawlnAN KIlA.NCistH, 13 K. JAMISON A BANKER X. W. corner TH I HD an4 It F7TNUT Mtrwt, ritlt.ADKt.nilA.

flnld. fHnrk. anil Bond, bmicht and anM on enminl. akia, Pnrliciilar atlenllnivi iiluluviwtnivntMti urilia. I irafl Mmwrinn all iartnf Uinii ttrnot onb Oafc Deposit.

CAPITAL FI'LL TAJO. l.ixm.iKiO. TMK HI AltAM I TBtKT ftlHAm nuiinlT iiimrASY, In lt Ka Kire lliHif Ki Bin, itli and 11:0 rill. MM i "itwl. Umla HA irn, a ln nl, In It" lliinrtar Vanl'a, lln.lvr Inr MllrkJ l'llia, nndrj anarailUv, Bund, lock.

Valaahlo I'aiKra, l. "Id and Mlv.r Plata, Jew Wtl.tJI ftir arrkeplnf. Iihout rhr, A llnwa wiPtrM on Iiiii' Mmmy. Art a. AdnilnWralur, At(rnaa, Becelv.r.

eti Mlii liU'MMM! every liiii'l. An AWI.i rtW.i; nfrwIAf rtjM.J th nnH in. nt (A mtmn Vtm pitifii tm inin ihm are hn4. For luflliet lalwrmaiMiMCall atlli ofno Miami tat rrnni. KliH ANIM kMnll r.

Vlr I'reatdenl. IS I1II1IW, Iiniwrar. nll! JAY fhnwii(Yrhw. i Birlnw Ylnorha4, riaMt Knight. Th 'Hia Htr K.llar, hn Bf'wn.

aw tm, i Itam H. Hha. JnliifJ har lllrlint'n, tai ln reni li, Ckailta a hmrm K. lMrka. tiiiam BH" Hipr.

TO HE PUOI'EULY BH(4l atarlaim. ai pit to llr 1 U.r 111 IHnark PANTS PAKTB PANTS PASTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS FROM NE OAK HALL, 66X180 BUT AC WILL NOT HOLD THE ALTERATIONS THIRTEENTH COMPEL THE REMOV TO FAMOUS OLD Which henceforth, as for 16 years past, old standard of excellence in every de FROM NE We must sell some of the stock, from PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS WE PI 3023 PAIRS Fresh, substantially and carefully made, say PER PAIR WECOU PANTS tb 1,602 PAIR'S PANT! PANTS PANTS And Put Th PANTS pants These goods can be worn through pants their cost; then ihey can be laid aside pants DS iugt 80 muc Stock taking and moving down to pants hhhjs of CASSIMERES, and we will pants only, and as far as the goods go, at pants wel ma our own workrooms, per week. This keeps the hands em pants jhg pe0pfo be pleased with pants condition as all our sales pants pants pants pants pants pants TANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS GUARANTEE TO MONEY RETURNED if customers Strangers must look out and get in read the guarantee before paying for THIS SALE A THIS SALE A THIS SALE A Commencing SATURDAY pants Commencing SATURDAY PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS PANTS WANAMAKER WANAMAKER SIXTH AND Orders by mail filled if pants Office orders and letters pants size of waist and length pants returned at our expense if (SlOUCB. THE BIGGEST BARGAIN OF THE SEASON. 350 DOZEN LADIES' AND CENTS' KID GLOVES AT 50c.

a Pair. Another Banraln 4n.Hrf Paper Collars at 12V. a box. Kvery bus la wurtb 'iUc JOSEPH COLTER 727 CHESTNUT ST. One door above UewocV.

Rmneemcnts. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC. MiENNERCHOR CARNAVAL MARDI GRAS, TUESDAY EVENING. February 13, 1877. Grand Reprewntatlon of Favorite Scenes from Weber's Opera ol "DER FREISCHUETZ," nv ax immfjhf ninnr.

Fl'LLV ANI (lolTMED. A 1 1 I I M' SI It V. TWO I.AItllK oltl'IIKMTKAS, Prof. W. oMeir.

awl II. I rklr h. I'prliirnmoee to begin at tt.au 1', M. uranil March at ft P. M.

Hutwrlntlnn toCarnaval Five Dollar. I Aduiltlllia tine arlitlelilan anil mie lailyl. 1teem SeikUt in Italruli)' tine Ihillnr extra atra l.ilv Ta ken Imilur HiH iaiiir Ticket" Family Filly iviiti TIl'K K''X FlUt KA I.K al th! plnno Iwilm of Al hreelil Arch, ami J. A. lietae.

1117 'hel liiil; at the niiinc aliirea nf nrth, rhcNttiuu Itmicr, 1 Hi'i Amlre, 1'J'JH cheMimit; IIInoii, H'Ji lieKtiint; Never, HIU licMinil; ltwcnlir, 1 ill A Walker, 1 llll he lnm; Hinllli, North FlKlilh: Jwt. 641k North Kluhlh: at Maicee'a. him t'hciilmit; at continental Hotel liiur Htaml aud ltcfttatimnt arnlt'nverl'N Neat Fxchange. It V. It 1 1 F.

A Tf on ly lor aule at A Ibrecht A I'laiio Arch meet. Ohirto. DON'T SCRATCH YOUR NOSE I (lly pulling your Hhlrta on over your head), but buy ESHLEMAN CRAIG'S IMPROVED I No mow milting HhlrltionovrlhfhfMt. 1n't run Urn rltt of MTflirtilM ymr tutm imuiiitf nut your fytm wild the fttniL tuil try thr new nrrmiiti' incut. Horn urlirtniitw.

(MImt Imltntr, 'lhm( mtmi'Ii your tHMr" wim nritfttiiuvtl and luw twin publuiivU Uy iiH JttMunf? ESHLEMAN CRAIC, No. S2f CHESTNUT STREET (North Side), Kir door ImIow (II runt Unit. Pdlliwlf tphl. rvf r1 week ytiin nuut In mktaiit. Callfni nlft.

nnif very ir mil Ui wIiUm lakliitf IT lirthirt, lhrntlrnl Mrlui nf III rtml mlchm lifi'l'T UiitlM. II WMAmniiMtfi lit th limf fur Hint ttiHtr ht lnimnt mt o'u(ht, nti1 lilt rvr llnniRh thernie ft narrow on." is V(prr, Janmirg 0, lH i. HUatcllancona. SILK VELVET PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES llF.lllVF.U TO Card lit, lie. Cablna tlx, Ite.

Any Miade or Opening, fcleganl Pallerre FLEISCHNER 208 N. Eighth Street Carpeting. JOHN M. EVANS' HF.W OARPCT nmpt. Wrt W.

IMWTII WreH.aheMi MAftKFT. annwlio rrrM aiieniinn by Ha rkk of MW Myle aad rery fc lle WOOD CARPET Will lX at tm aa ten mi ttnlM ne fir ariwli Alo. border Rf H'0. fenl a ho. dolrfrt, j.

W. Hol wllHiK. Ilia Marketm, I'blov Cotttci. KERR HENDRIE, eyillll.FAl.KMirFR I'KAI Ml mo corrnm, al). anu yt IMmHW MM flWKT BUM SO MB TACTS FOB CITY TAX PAYERS largo Suns Paid few FT hating Assessors' Usts at Waters What city Commissioner fany Says General Wagner Adds a Word.

There is nothing connected with the municipal departments that requires investigation more than tbe loose and illegal manner in which the contracts aud awards for city printing have been given out. For instance, tbe assessors' registry of voters in the numerous election divisions is a large printing job, and it is believed by many, with a fair show of reason, that thousands of dollars of the people's money have been squandered by giving out the contracts to favorites at a price far beyond what any respectable printing house would have executed them for. Until this year it has been the custom to award the contracts for printiug these assessors' lists without the very proper formula of advertising for bids, so a Times reporter yesterday was informed by Mr. John A. Haddock, who has a printing establishment at No.

104 South Eighth street. As there are eight hundred and four divisions, and the lists have to be printed semiannually, It can readily be seen what immense profits there are in charging an exorbitant sum for necessary work. Mr. Haddock said "There are over 800 election divisions lost year the contract to print the assessors' lists was awarded to Messrs. Glessner No.

330 Chestnut street, at $18.50, and the city has paid as high as 40 for the same work, and this, remember, for each election division. This year, however, the finance committee of Councils decided to scrutinize the bids in the CITY COMMISSIONERS' DEPARTMENT. "So proposals were invited, and the result was, work that in 1876 cost the city of Philadelphia $13.50 was awarded this year at $5.05 to substantially the same parties, and the contractors can make money on it at that. In other words, the job that cost the tax pavers in 1875 about $27,000, in 1876 about $32,000, will cost iu 1877 only about $5,000, although the number of election divisions has been increased largely." A TIM Its reporter waited on Mr. Thomus A.

Fahy, one of the City Commissioners, in order to give the readers of this journal his version of the above story, and found that gentleman engaged in his official duties, which, however he courteously suspended to speak on the subject. Commissioner Fahy said iu substance: "The Board of City Commissioners is composed of three members, Messrs. John S. Wetter, IJavid Martin and myself, my colleagues being Republicans; iu regard to the printiug of the assessors' lists I assert thtit proposals have always been advertised for and the contract awarded to the lowest bidder." "Who is doing the work this year?" "A man by the name of Traeger." "At what price Five dollars and ninety live cents." "And the price paid last year was what?" "$18.50." "Howdoy)U account for the great disparity iu price?" Well, 1 suppose the price of labor aud material has beeu greatly reduced." "Are not Glessner Co. really the contractors?" 1 believe Traegar has y.iven theni some of the work.

The reason the firm volt mention received the contract generally is that but few people are competent to do the work. We receive the books direct from the hands of the assessors, and the names of voters are written on both sides of the sheet; this makes it difficult for printers to work ou it, aud is thus rathercouipli catea." WlfAT THE BLANKS ARE LIKE. "Will you permit me to see one of the printed lists?" "Certainly." Here Mr. Fahy produced the assessors' registry of voters ot the Thirty seventh division, Twentieth ward, the boundaries of which are from Fratiklin to Tenth and from Girard avenue to Thompson. The reporter found the paper and printing decidedly poor, and to show that any compositor of ordinary intelligence could set it up a sample of it is given herewith Bowers 1322 do paper mnfr Butlervvorth do dealer Baines Thomas.

IflOO Seventh, nircht llithop llubt, 1 Marshall, mchst ttiuler VVm II, VW2 Sixth, do Boisnot ltlOS do do HockiusO 1310 do brushnikr BaumLU, 1334 do gent Benuer Harry, 732 Master, printer Uueek 73S do clerk hpr do do do do do do do do do buck 1)10 do painter do Uillcrick M. 704 do sboemkr do (J Hpr is an abbreviation for housekeeper. The Commissioner slated in conclusion, that he entered on the duties of his present ofhee on Jauuary 1, 1876, and repeated emphatically that for all supplies for their department proposals were invited by advertisement, lie said that last year there were 687 divisions and this year 804. THE SUB CONTRACTORS. Messrs.

Glessner printers, were waited on, and admitted to the reporter that Traeger, the nominal contractor, was having the work done by their firm. Mr. Glessner could give no reason why the price was so much lower this year than fast. Upon being questioned as to the peculiarity of the work the geutleman seemed disinclined to talk, and the reporter sought Messrs. J.

11. Lippincott book publishers, in Market street, above Seventh, who were understood, among others, to have bid for the printing. One of the firm said that they had put in a bid, but their price was higher than that of the successful competitor. They had, however, been awarded a contract for stationery at good prices. Iu regard to the statement that before this year proposals were publicly invited, the gentleman denied this strongly, lie had heard it remarked that Glessner Co.

had muilc out of the contract, and had asserted I lint Ibis little storm would blow over and their firm could afford to print tho lists evcu at a loss fur this year. In an interview with a publisher who knows the "true inwardness" of these the latter asserted to the writer that the firm of Mcrrihew Son, iu Second street, ueur ltucc, were now doing a portion of tho printing at I 'JO, so tlint il can reudily be perceived, if this apparently cheap contract muilu by the City Commissioners at $5.05 can be thus profitably "farmed" out, wnat an enormous stun must have gone out of the tux payers' pockets the lust and previous years, in this siugle item of priming assessors' lists. A Times rcjiortcr held a conversation with Generul Louis Wagner, in which the hitter said: "The city printing has been in Ihe hands of the City Commissioners, and the outrageous prices they were paving quickly attracted the attention of the niiuuce committee. Take, fur instance, the assessors' lists; Ihey were paying $10 per division in the city. Ijut year there were about (185 divisions, which would cost at that rale This year there are fc)04 divisions, which would have cost $32,160.

Competent printers said they could not bid forauy work in the department, alleging they would be juggled out of lu The finance committee promised a just award, and when the bid. were oitened alter advertising they ruuged from $11.00 to per division, for both dec lions. Thus a job that cost the ciiv in 1875 will now be done for $0,5 although the number of divisions is Increased 110. The work is now done by the same party who did il before, but tbe bid is awarded to a relative. The same state of afluirs existed in regard to the copies of election laws.

Tbe Commissioner had been paying eight cent a piece lor them, now two and a half cents is the price. A new firm lias this contract. It was in the printing of the copies, as In Ihs assessors' list. If aeerlaiu linn's bid was uut accepted the one made by their manager was. 'i he same way in The matter of cancelling presses.

Eight dollars had been paid, and now three dollars is the price." BIO BALE OS TIIK MIOYV HOUNDS. Tbe Hoard of flnaaeo farts with th. Last of lis Heal and l'erwoal Yesterday noon all th real estate and personal property remaining la th hands of the Centeouial Hoard of Finance, with the exception of an old cedar lank, near George's Hill, was sold at suction by 11. Thomas 4 Sons, Id tb Finance lluilding, ou th Centennial grounds. There wcr about seven hundred persons present, and th bidding for torn buildings was Jults lively.

Tb Brat eat mad was that of th inane lluilding lo the Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railroad company for $075. The cost of thi building was $,050. Th Com mission offices, which mat were sold to the asm company for $000. Th company also purchased four of Ihs police barracks for $140, $140, $'iOO, and $130 respectively; four soup house for $110, $130, $lHO and $l'JO respectively; lb car annrt of Machinery Hall lor $300; Ihe water office for 1,040 feet of lb fene at 10 cents per foot: gales 1) sod at $14.60 per air, in neavy iron gate, oa in railroad, lor 10: sa sdmiasiou gal and money cirhanir ol ice for a large sdmiseino rat f.r gate 65 to Ud, Inclusive, for 75 each; th Lafavatt Itealaurant Which era! $20,. OOO.

for $71 and th Centennial Halmnal Hank for The last named building rout $,000. Ihe Philadelphia and Atlantic City JUIIroad Company propoM erecting a depot In Camriro With th lumber the Conimlsakin and Finance buildings, Th smaller buildings will be used along their road, Which it to opened about Ihe 1st of June. Tha Bag iatrat a eurt ud polio barrack al THUNDER IN THE FOCBTJBEXTH. lUaaona Wliy tue Hob. William 8.

Stoklcy Bfeonld Step Down and Out ad th. Ban. Joseph C.t.d Up mud In. Lincoln Hull, Broad atreet and Fairmonnt cone, was filled to its utmost capacity last evening with an enthusiastic throng of citizens and tax payers of the Fourteenth ward. Mr.

Andrew M. Spangler was called to the chair. He said "We are not engaged in a partisan contest, bnt in a mighty movemeut for municipal reform. It means the crushing out of rings which have brought the city to the verge of ruiu; it means retrenchment and economy; it means that the burdens of taxation shall not be piled up any higher; it means an honest election and an end to jobbery." Resolutions were adopted nrging the necessity for such a change in the city government as would insure to tbe people a more efficient, honest and economical administration of their affairs, and pledeing support to Messrs. Given, Sellers, Craycroft and the ward ticket.

Thomas J. Asliton, made a speech in which he said he was born a Democrat, had always been a Democrat and expected to die a Democrat, but that in municipal elections he believed it his duty, as it was the duty of every good citizen, to vote for the best men, irrespective of party. lie eloquently urged the election of Mr. Caven. Mr.

Benjamin It. Craycroft made a brief speech. He said if tbe city goes on piling up debt as it has done during the past four years it must end in bankruptcy. The city has paid none of its warrants since November, 1875. No city can prosper that does not pay its debts.

Mr. Arthur M. Burton and Captain George It. Saow dcu then made addresses, after which Mr. Caven arrived from another meeting and was received with great cheering.

lie said: Fkllow Citizkns A friend of mine, who attended one of the Stoklcy word meetings held last weet, said Had 1 not known Mr. Caven personally, from (he remarks made at that meeting I should regard him a thief or a pickpocket." 1 am glad the personal abuse is on the other side. There is no occasion in this contest for calling hard names or descending to low personalities or base insinuations utterances which always sink the speaker lower Ihnn the intended victim. The question to discuss is the one absorbing one Bliull we continue on as we have, adding debt to debt, dishonored warrants to the already crushing debt, or shall we call a halt along the line? Let us not be driven from this purpose even by the cry of party or relonn within the party. Thiscry may answer at election times, but it will not bring relief.

A change, a thorough and radical change, is needed. The tree has keen unfruitful, except in bringing iorth bitter fruit. Let us strike it down. Who are the men on the other side who come to the front in this contest? The same men year alter year. Some very respectable and estimable gentlemen, but who, unlortuuately.

have not independence enough to scratch their ticket, even though a very bad man should be named on it; some who have always held ofliee others expecting to hold otiiee. Not so on our side. You listen nightly to earnest men, who wanl only a better government, lighter taxes and a Sure ballot. And these are the questions of the hour, side issues. No eloqucut arguments on the glories of the Centennial.

NO PARTY CRY can divert your attention. Our enemies may not relish having the miiror held to nature; they may not care to look in upon themselves, but the people are watching them in this contest and will not turn aside. Bcventy two millions of debt is continually More them. Filtecu months behind In our payments is ever arising as the ghost of Bauquo, aud they will have no more of it. louring the past three yean the blighting; influences 01 over speculation, ol extravagance aud of corruption in high piaccs have been felt over the entire land.

Those great iron forges are cold, the workshops of our city are idle. Where perhaps three thousand men were employed one thousand can do the work, aud the other two thousand arcsuticring from lack of employment. Ten thousand men are out of work, aud many more receive but a pittance for their labor, out of which they must support a lamily, pay rent or taxes on their home, dues to their building asaocia lions, interest on tbeir incumbrances, and the pinch, tbe biting pinch, of want is pressiug tlic m. Attention has been arrested. They see the city employee, with his salary of $800 or $1,000, living in luxury, driving his $pst horse.

They recall to niiud the men once poor like themielves now living in a palace. The poorer they become the more comioitable theofticehoider aud contractor. The cry of retrenchment comes from the government of the Hinted States and every State of the Union, from New York and lrom the other great cities of our country. The people are aroused; they will not be driven from their purpose; their ballot is their power, and ihey Sroposenow to so use it that the jobber and corruptiou shall be driven from power. hen the people are aroused who can stay their band As well might you attempt to dam up the waters of Niagara aud stop its mighty How as to turn aside the people the working Seople, the bone and sinew of the country when they elermlne to redress their wrongs.

STOKLEV'S CERTIFICATE OP CHARACTER. Mayor Stokley is attempting at present to stem this tide by a frail bark kuowu as a cerlilicate of character. 1 venture an assertion that it is possible to obtain the uguaturei of the most resectable men of fhiladel piua to almost any recominendaliou, and they only et ashamed of It alter Ihey see their names in pubic. Why, in an election contest in our city a year or two since, one or two wealthy capitalists signed such a certificate of character for a certain candidate, and lueu apologized to a friend of mine and said they eouidn help it on account of certain business relations. But the one thousand or so names you saw in public recently do not represent even the sentiment of the signers on the question of the Mayoralty as it now stands.

These signatures were obtaiued before this issue had been made. Borne of the names represent business women, who, nufortunately for the candidate, can't vote. rom Information received I find that oncbalf the signers to that document intend to vote independently on this subject, notwitestanding their signatures, but, for the sake of argument, should every man whose name Is appended lo that list vote lor Mr. Stokley, can that affect your vote? To the small holders of real estate, lo the man struggling lor a home as a shelter to bit wile and little ones, It Is of the utmost importance, and these very considerate fieutlemen who when waited on by the friends ol po ice officers and others gave their signatures to a geu Ucmau seeking a noruiualiou. would not help you in your extremity.

By your own right arm, by the sweat of your brow, you must alone bear this crushing debt. Will you then be driven aside by this certificate of police administration 7 Will you accept the pronilma in your behalf that are renewed previous to every election and furgotteu the next day? DECIDE ON THE REAL ISSl'K. Let this issue be decided by the records of those proculcd for your suffrages. Certificates of character, partisan newsletter comments at election time Been hate and mould have no Influence. The fccnril of Mayor Stokley has been mudo up a debt of dishonored warrants on the street.

hy, if business should revive and money tlud its way into the avenues of trade, these warrants would depreciate very much and the city's credit be thereby atleeted; In could be brought on every one of them, and then the city ol Mills delphla would be bankrupt Ind'td, for there would Sot be lull money lu the city treasury to evwi pay i is terest on the bunded Indebtedness. These, gentlemen, ate not the words of this hour, but they are the same 1 have used and continually rvnkl In the Council chambers during the last lour years. But there was no one to cry hall; the desperate game weut on, and to day real estate, that mint bear tho entire burden, Is reeling under the crushing weight of debt. lias the Mayor of this great city exercised tlie riwer of his othce to protect you In these mntlers, or he thrown bis Influence lor llie few Have not bis especial Irlends become rich lias he not thrown his veto power lo prevent the supervision of one of the mwl exiiehslve departments of the city? thai department of all others where there should be no waste where llie wauls of the poorand the slide ring should of Itself throw a sacrcdnive round the Trust reding no supervision? But this supervision Is needed to day, gentlemen, and the Mayor prevented It by his veto. Tbe certificate of Mr.

blokley has special reference lo the Folic Itepartmeut Lot us look al A PARTISAN IULICI FORCE. Mayor 8tok ley's only claim lo a re election Is baaed puu the etnciciicy of his police force. Whatever may be lis nierlis. as compared with other admlnts Irailona, I here declare that In Its use as a political Biachlne, (be part II has laken dictate nominations and to control tlei it Is a disgrace lo a civilised people. To my certain knowledge there Is a man sw acting a a special officer oi ihe police department who was teulenced by Judge Csdwalader lu the Viiilrd Male Court, about two years sgo, lo four years' imprisonment fur peraoiiallun at the polls, and Was only saved I rum serving bis lull term by llie ex eielM ol Executive clemency, and tills obtained upon the imIIUou of I'blladelphlnua whe names lo ibis day have not been dincuord.

Is thai Improving the service? is not his Inlerieronce In llie iiomluatinns the Hopubllcan party an Insult to all Krpubll oati voters? and la not this especially Uie ewe In the FourUi'tiw ward? Mil not a lleulenanl ol Pol lie heading a mob break In Ihe doors of the eenaiorial Convention when Illram llortcr was nom mail from this district? fid not Hie Police Ihrpartineut rauso a defection In the Ke publican pny In Uie Fourteenth want In the Meet Council content laal year? Was not that want ex ruUve cum ml Ilea composed largely of policemen 7 Ant not the dtnai iudoiia now eilsllug Inside Ihe Ke puliluan ram attributable mainly lo the lotenercnie Of the folic bertmetil with Uie primary elections? Rave not the laeUmial lights among Ihe Kepubliran Voters ol Uie reevnd, reveiith, Fourteenth, itleenUi, Mim treain, Tweiily sixlli, Twenty ninth, Thirtieth nd ihtrty nrM wards been due loll iadlnUIInn through ku potiermen as to Uie parly management? lias he bhH removed policemen appointed al Ihe reonmnif fetlou of Ciiy Counciluen, simply berauae Ihoai ttmnalmea Would not sacrlflo Hwlr Indeuendviic and be forced to Ihe support of obnoxious and ob fceeuonabl. teglsialluu? I'ld he Hot Use Uie Ctweref bis great bObe Insecure llcmacy's election, id through Uie folic iH parUncnl lo punish Imae Go. Bellmen who refused lo support th. licnucy elKpie? Was not a (aptalB of I'uilce. famnel Voder, diswuaed from the fore In April, lt7ft.

because he bad joined secret political amoclsUoli of Kcnubll CBS which was organised for Ihe purpose of oppos Pilgrim Influence? Did not several 1.10 truants share Ihe same tale lud he not, ben asked by Voder's Itlends as to Uie canoe of bis die snll, answer i "I have no explanation lo make." Awl yet he asks, be Implorm Republican Voters lo slaad by the party and aaee hla and hl amnclates lrom tbeir certain fale. hy, ten days ago he was abouUng for HO.OOO majority. On hauirtlar he came down to 7.IMMI. and by the ilOla of February be will ud annUiet new Conatlluttnn victory (of the people, and thai ha with bis aaaorlatia, will be packed In Ihetr covered by a wo tioo majority lu lei or el IbeCIUaens and Tsxpayerr ticket were also mad by Theodora P. Jto klua.

candidate lot Kelecl Council, and reward H. Worrell, after which tbe meet lag adjourned. Tb. Otarvd Man's Wall fur Caeca. Uaia Hall, Lombard street, above Hrvenlh, was crowded last evening with tba Heventh ward Indorse of Mr.

(even. The audience eras rim raxed almost entirely of colored Men, bad frota lbs auUiuaiasni Uie displayed, It was Mass Meeting of Republicans, at Which. Hr. Shapley Handles Mr. Caven Without Gloves.

The Republicans of the Thirteenth ward held a large meeting at Msennerchor Hall, Franklin street aud Fairmount avenue, last evening, Hr. Christian presiding. Joseph R. Rbodes, candidate for Select Council from the Thirteenth, was the first speaker. He bad nothing to say against Mr.

Caven as a man, but believed that" the people see why be is pressing his claims so strongly ambitious merely of succeeding to tbe Mayoralty. After a lengthy address upon the ward contest Mr, Rhodes was succeeded by Rnfus E. Shapley, who said that if there were any of his auditors pininir for reform, the best wity to get it in Councils would be to send the Republican nominees of their ward thither. "I have made but two speeches during this continued Mr. Shapley, "and they were unsatisfactory; they were Caven speeches, and very unsatisfactory to him.

Mr. Caven made against Mayor Stokley his charges of extravagant expenditures, which struck me at once as wrong. I saw that the Mayor could not be held responsible for the expenditures of Councils, and proceeded to digest the financial record of the Reformer." He thought that Mr. Caven had made agreatnns tuke wheu he entered the campaign. "If his record is called into question, iusteatf of mautully contradicting the statements regarding it, he flies into a passion of personal abuse.

Read his speeches and you find there bitter attacks upon individuals. The showing up of his career in Common Council during 1875 has confused him and put him in a bad humor." The speaker here summarized the part of his German town speech relating to the number of general and extra appropriations voted for aud 'dodged' by Mr. Given." "Mr. Caven states that I have" shown up his sins of omission, hut now I will Uike his whole record. From the 6th of January, 1873, to of January, 1876, out of nil the appropriation bills, general and extra, Mr.

Caven voted against but six, for so the journals of Councils say. Prior to May 24, 1874, the yeas and nays were not called unless Bome member so requested. Now Mr. Caven would probably say that I have no right to state that he voted against but six bills, seeing that he is not recorded in the affirmative, but Mr. Caven had the right to rise in his seat, call for the yeas and nays and if one mnu on the floor had seconded the call the yeas and nays would have been recorded.

If he did not vote for the bills he was not strenuously opposed to their passage. No, this man who for four years has made professions of reform, cried for it in season aud out, dodged' thirty bills from the 24th of May, 1874, to the 1st of January, 1875, and the following year 'dodged' 33 out of 76. Mr. Caveu doesn't like the term 'artful dodger," continued Mr. Shapley, "so lie went to TltK Times and got Alec McClure to fix it, and I can imagine what a sly grin arose on the face of the latter as he suggested that a silent vote was as gooil as a negative vote.

But it is certain that if Mr. Caven relies on silent Votes to elect him Mayor his chances are bad, and the Lord knows thev are bad enough without that consideration." Mr. Shapley concluded by saying that if his synopsis of Mr. Caveu's record was correct then Mr. Caven is a pretender and a fraud when he goes around this city making three speeches a night, arraigning Mayor Stoklcy forextraviigauce with the people's money.

I put this question," said he, whether a man who shows such insincerity of character, such persistent dodging, is the man vou want to represent you as Mayor of this city' Speeches followed from Mr. Charles F. Warwick and Mr. Jerome Carter, wheu the meeting adjourned. Ihe Stokley Standard in the Seventh.

The Seventh ward Republicans crowded the colored Masonic Hall, Eleventh street, above Lombard, last evening, a sprinkling of colored people being in attendance. R. G. Hill presided, aud the following vice presidents were selected Thomas Durham, Robert Adger, Charles Ferrattec, William Russell, Edward Maltes, John Graham and James Willis. Speeches were made by John Bardslcy, U.

P. Vidal, Jacob Purnell and Thomas Durham indorsing tbe entire ticket. The remarks were enthusiastically received. A baud of music added to the agree ableness of tbe occasion. Mr Caven's Religious Character.

To the Editor of Tnc Tihkk As there has been some question on the subject, for the information of this Christian community I would say that Mr. Joseph L. Caveu, who is candidate for Mayor, is a Christian gentleman, a member of Dr. Harper's Church, broad and Green, aud an active worker in the Sabbath School. A METHODibT.

Caven's Election to the Chair of Councils the Defeat of the Allies of Jobbers. From the Public Ledger, January 4, 1H70. Mr. Caven's election is the defeat not only of a most unscrupulous "caucus" and of the allies of the jobbers who showed their hands openly, but of their allies who labored in the background, one ofvhum, at leutt, ought to humble himself in the dust for his participation in such work after the pledges made in private and in public lo stand between the tax payers and the waste of the public money. A Hint lo the Disappointed.

From the New York Tribune. Kcp. A word to the disappointed at Washington. Tho party which filibusters is lost. The jK nple will not tolerate any attempt to defeat the findings of a commission founded on a compromise and finally accepted by both parties, and will not soon forgive the party which prolongs by a single unnecessary day the uncertainty of business.

Dispatch your business, gentlemen. POLICE XOTKS. A newnpnper pilferer, named John llubbs, was win to prison yesterday by Magistrate Stone. John Harrison wnii arrested yesterday afternoon, charged with attempted pociet plcklug. lie will have a hearing to day.

Andrew Holden, colored, wrns locked tip In the Central btalion last MKht, charged with threatening Uie Uie of Either Hanibley. The unoccupied house No. 801 Corinthian avenue was stripped of sll the lead pipe last week by pani.es who borrowed the key aud did not return it. reter Pegnn was held in (500 bail yesterday, by Mattlstrate Alexander, for robbing the money drawer of William Viard, fio. 130 James street.

Falls of ScbuylkUl. Magistrate Clark held David Campbell and James ilsnnnn In 1800 ball each, yesterday, for the larceny of lead pliai lrom liuuter's Mill, fifty third and Paschal streets. William Walker, ofHO Green street, was knocked down by two unknown men early yesterday mnrulnir, on Noble street, alwce hu John, and robbed ol flu and a compositor's gold stick. Magistrate Hone yesterday committed Thomas I'armlf, colored, tor the larceny of an overcoat and two horse cllpplns machines, belonging lo Jehu I'etUt, of oiitt North broad street. William ltrannon, who is clinrircd with the murder of William 1).

Walls, at Market street and Laucaater avenue on the 2lih of January, has been admitted lo ball In the sum of flO.tXMt. William Wilson, alina William Jonei, alias "Imblln Joe," and George ilerms were committed to prison for liiety days by Alderman Carpenter yesterday, on chertea of being professional thieves and of attempted pocket picking. John M. Parker, of 1000 Gcrmnntown avenue, had a bearing at tbe lenlral yesterday on a charge of Ihe laneuy of Jewelry about a year ago. Ills wile, whom he but lately deserted, informed the ouieera.

Ills bail was filed al VI George lirooinsll spent last night in the Central, charged on the oath of Margaret Martin with making and rseruting a filxi deed of Ihe property al HiilA Walnut street and having acknowledged and entered for record. 11. will have a hearing to day, John Kline, alias Billy Bums, recently from the County Prison, will have to Dud the I ball assessed yesterday by Ahlermau Carpenter belore he will visit bis boarding rmu e. II. I.

charged With nibbing Noa. 17'JAand 17K7suaou street of a lot of clothing en buuday. At Ihe Central yesterday Alderman Car liter held James Slansberry and Charles Wilson In ball each onarharge of stealing ovrrraau and clothing from Noa, 1 ft South Plllrenlh street and lt'J7 Flllieri street, liter had a number of door keys lu their possession when arrested. DertiHrd l'aul, of 027 Fitgwater street, had a hearing brfnre Alderman Carpenter yesterday, and was held In I.IMMJ ball for the larceny ol from harlee lliggios. of 1VOtt South al reel end In tl IMM) toll for amult end battery, with Intent lo III, oa Uie officer who mail, the attest.

The old Navy Yard proiierty, now owned by the Pennsylvania Hailmad Company, has been tor Some lime past Infesird with a gal gol men who have been stealing the old cop pet anil pipe lrom the place. Ira Sunday, aa offlivr of the mrwny, with two Second district policemen, Wert to the yard i arreaird some of the men. While taking them away the olh rers were all ked by the remainder nf the gang and the prisoner, rescued. Subsrquently lleorae Drown wa arreted, and yesterday AMeaaau Carpeulet held hlia to $1,000 bad Is answer. PEXNSTLVAN IA ITKJlS.

They are drilling oil wells by water power iii Elk county. Lebanon Valley College, at Annville, contains one hundred and three students. The Cats' Run Coal Company, in Allegheny county, will commence business about the 1st of May. A married couple are living in New Castle, Lawrence county, whose respective ages are 108 and 105 years, G. P.

Ganster, of Reading, recently sold a patent for an improved steam drill to a New York party for $75,000. An order has been given rt the Altoona railroad shops for the erection of several new and improved locomotives. A joint revival meeting is being held in Craw ford county by the Methodist, Baptist and United Brethren denominations. Moving day in Titusville after this year will be tbe 1st of May instead of the 1st of April. Better weather for the purpose.

It is estimated that two thirds of all the land along the Allegheny river, from Coudersport to Olean, is leased for oil territory. Thirty thousand pounds of copper are used in a month In Ihe shops of the Pennsylvania Kailroad Company, at Altoona, when all tbe hands are at work. The State Association for the Protection of Game and Pish has called a convention of the several societies of Pennsylvania, to be held lu Harris burg ou Wednesday. The citizens of Lock Haven offer a cash bonus of twenty thousand dollars to any party who will erect iron or steel works In that city to cost uot less than sixty thousand dollars. The largest gas vein everstruck in the oil region bas been found on the Gibson farm.

The roaring, it Is said, resembles Niagara and can be heard distinctly a distauee ot nine miles. Ail order for $250,000 worth of air brakes has been received by the Wesilnghouse Company, of Pittsburg, from England. This will supply three hundred locomotives aud one thousand coaches. One hundred and fifty refrigerator cars are being constructed by the Allegheny Car and Transportation Company for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to be used in carrying meat lrom Texas to New York. Charles F.

Shoener has leased the furnace at Kediugton, Northampton county, and will continue the business under the name of" The Cole rsinelron Works." Aud tho debt of Philadelphia is $72,890,372.78. John M. Chaplin, II. A. Collier, Daniel O.

Barr and Henry P. McCullough have been ap. pointed Bank Assessors for Allegheny county, the two former tiy State Treasurer Kawleand the two latter by Auditor General Temple. The shipments of petroleum from the Pennsylvania oil regions for January were 746.530 barrels, an excess of 87,303 barrels over the corresponding month of last year, and 304,752 barrels as compared with January. 1875.

The Cntnsauuna JJispatch says: "The Cataiuqua Manufacturing Company have reduced the wages of mill men ten per cent, aud those of laborers live per cent. The Allcniowu Moiling Mill Company reduced the wages ol their mill men tilteen per cent. During the late deep snow in Tioga county a man constructed, for "the amusement of his children, a snow house thirty feet high and twenty by ten, with appropriate furniture. It has several windows, and has a man of snow to represent Dr. Kane; also a polar bear.

The following are the products of the Edgar Thomson hessemcr Steel Works lor the month of January: Number of blows, 058: number of ingots. 0,048 11 12: neiuht of Ingots. 1101 2240 bins number of rails, 18,480 weight of rails, 4,571 1892 2240 tous. The projectors of the West Chester and Phcoiilxvlllo Railroad state that their present Intentions are lo conned with ihe Chester Valley Railroad In East Whlieland township, a little west ot the White Horse, leaving; the remaining portion to be built as the occasion may demand. On Tuesday night the store of Lucian Wilson, at Oakland Mills, Midi In county, was entered by burglars and the safe blown open.

Alter removing the contents of the safe, which contained a quantity of government bonds, they set lire to the building, which was totally destroyed. A tunnel is now being driven at the Fugar Loaf mines from the Maiumoih to the Wbar tou vein, a distance of twenty five yards, with the purpose ol still further proving the coal measures tin denying Hasleton. The object iu driving the tunnel, instead of boring, is to utilize it in mining coal. A citizen of Kochester, Beaver county, states that a large number of barrels filled with apples were receutly discuvered afloat in the river near that place. A number were caught and brought to shore, and found to be of the very best quality.

They bad evidently bten stored iu a boat, and the latter had gone to pieces. The Scranton Ilrpublleansays: "The miners of Olyphant are now earning but $10 or 18 per month, hardly enough to keep tbe wolf lrom Uie door. A few who have the menus are making arrangements to go to Virginia, purchae laud and live as fitrfuers. Many more would go it they had the wherewith to get away." The Duqtifsiio Grays, of Pittsburg, composed of seven cr all three hundred and sixtv men, tinder the command of Colonel P. N.

Giiiiine, with their regular baud of lllty fivc pieces and drum corns of furtv tlve, are arranging to be pri sciii at Ihe Presidential inaugiiraUun ou the Oth of March, regardless of who's elected. North Sixth street, between Penn and Court streets, has become the Pitntiue House Square of Heading, since there are now locab within its limits the printing hoii'Cs and puhllcafion olllres of lour ol the leading nenspaitcrs o. Iterks county, lu it: '1 lie Adltr. the Lhrit and Schuylkill Juunal, Uie Ttnut and liitixitclt and the Sphit uj licrkt. The Lochiel "Iron Works, Harrisburg, have been stopiwd nearly tour months, but the company's tnrpace la blowing.

The 1'axon Ml'l has resumed work, after a rest of three weeks. The Chesapeake Nail Works baa fourteen puddling lumaces, and cniiMime all Ihe Iron they make. The Central works Is a boiler ulato mill, aud the puddlers are ou tingle turn. The Oil Cily Dirrkh, in its review of the oil business for January, says: ''The area of productive Icrrltorf was unchanged during the mouth, except that slight extensions were made In some Kir tious of llie old districts. At the hrt of January the volume of owratioiis was Increased, aud pretaira tious were being usee for active work in the oil Held.

Yet the result Is a less number of wells completed than In December, and an extiaordluary llstol dry A meeting of tho Press Association of Pennsylvania, nest Virginia and Ohio look place in Pittsburg on Faiiirdny last. The following arc the oflicera mr Ihe cowing, year: President, K. hrlst niaii. Washington, H'jmirr; vice president, J. M.

laird, Ureeiisburg Aiyn; secretary and treasurer, C. W. Haiiard, Muiioiiguhcla ftMrnm: dirvelors, W. J. Kline, Creeiisbiirg jArmnrni; J.

K. Inirliorrow, Huntingdon f. Reader, New llrlgbmii Acu; K. liiHire. New Lisbon.

Ohio, itsdrryc Slate; J. 11. baiuom, lud.aue IhrnocruL To Correepondems. A Pt nscRinKR. Consult the Mercantile Library.

Cii ari.ks. Different asylums have different rules. A Coshta st ADtti. Sec the Spirit tlie Timet for February 3. Jas.

K. Y. 1. No. 2.

Yes. 3. Yes, to both questions. 4. Yes.

M. F. II. Hut'hannn, Fremont and Fil more were Ihe Presidential candidate In 1850. Ninktkkxtii Waiid.

An election olllcpr cannot act lu an election when he Is himself a candidate. Constant Misa Ncilson first appeared in this country four fears ago. A lady's age la her own analr. LONdi urn, The Minnghrauiii is tho Came of a new club in Washington, il. The company la not first class.

K. P. Tho dome on the new Public Building Is expected to be terlhlgh.bnl the pre aeiilgetieratton la nut likely lo see Ik 2 ltiillsh Colombia belongs to lanada. A. tiieal Hrliain has Ihe largest cuinmcrce el any country in the world.

ItoNFxrT In cninmcrrltii labels Is one of tbe inoM Important smanl to seller and hover. When one hwa Ibe brand II RtaaiTTa Toil. Hosr he may allow Hint la the be4 Mit hie Ihe lull aerv. 1 iH'flirn It la no lo re nii ootliiti ran equal It for bath and tnll i. 1 1 St not arlllMally xvi.K d.

ret as tweet end ptcMutnt a la pure and erti rtlee. Clothing. OVERCOATS AMD CHOICE GARMENTS roe MEN OR BOYS MARVELOUSLY LOW. WILSON 603 COS CHSTNUT ST..