CENTENNIAL. EDITION ml PRICE, NEW YORK. E. B.TR E A T PUBLISHER* 5Q C JENT8.' i ^ ^UMd teec^lac W lot tf CttfKta ta thi jmt I87i by I.' &. TSZAT, ia tha Offlot of the XAnrfa of Coagwa it Wuhtegta.] lEx ICtbrtH SEYMOUR DURST I hope the readers of this book will not think me vain or egotistical when they see my pic- ture at the head of my advertisement, for I do not consider it a remarkable one, or its original a remarkable man ! No, no ! Far from it ! Well what object can I have? Let me tell you. During the past two years I have made the acquaintance, through the mail, of a great many people, some of whom now write me often, frequently more in a sociable and friendly than in a business way, whose faces I have never seen, but whom I consider warm friends. Some have sent me their pictures, and I simply take this method of returning the compliment : but would much prefer giving each a hearty shake of the hand instead- Some are well and strong, in the prime of life, doing a thriving business, with my cards as auxiliaries. Some are lame, not capa- ble of doing a day's work ; others are bed-ridden sufferers, who depend upon something like an agency in a light business for their support. And though we may never meet upon the shores of time, I trust, judging from the letters I have received, that this acquaintanceship will be re- riewed face to face in the Eternal Home- Would that I could thus think of all my patrons ! Prices for my Visiting Cards. 70 cards, no two alike, (acknowledged by many agents to be the best assortment they ever saw.) with your name on them for ttO cents and a 3 cent stamp ; 50 white and 15 samples, in- cluding sain pies of the best varieties, 25 cents and a 3 cent stamp ; 5 packs, si.oo ; 35 white Bristol, lO cents and a 2 cent stamp ; O packs, 60 cents. Boys and Girls, now is your time. If you fear humbug, try the 12 cent lot. I have now 70 styles of type, and ere this reaches the public, several more will be added. I have 70 kinds of cards ; type and cards combined mak- ing more than 140 styles. Samples of type and a list of all my cards, agent's Price List, etc., Bent w ith each new order. Cards will be sent within two days after the order is received. I >rders for < ommon and Illustrated Business Cards done with despatch and at very low rates. 50 Visiting < ai ds printed for you in five minutes at Headquarters, 712 Washington Street, at which place I shall be pleased to see all my patrons in person. Tickets for balls, theatres or gamblers not printed. Dealers in tobacco or whiskey need not apply. Address all orders bv mail to W. C. CANNON, Box 279, Boston, JEama. A few HintM to those Ordering Cards. I warrant my cards to suit in every particular, if the order is plain, or I will refund the money. T printed nearly two millions in February, 1*76. and my orders are daily increasing. Please remember, send no nickel or copper coin in letters, "as the postage frequently costs more than the coins amount to. Postage stamps in payment for goods should not be stuck to the letter, as they are often spoiled in removing. Cash must accompany each order. Write name, town and state plainly. 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Daily (by mail) 1 year.. $10.00 Semi-weekly, 1 year.... 3.00 Five copies, 1 year 12-50 Ten copies (and one eztra), 1 year 25.00 Weekly, 1 year $2.00 Five copies, 1 year 7.50 Ten copies, 1 year.. .. 12.50 Twenty copies. 1 year 22.00 Thirty' copies, 1 year.. 30.00 Each person procuring a cluh of ten or more subscribers is entitled to one extra Weekly, and of fifty or more to a Semi-Weekly. To Clergymen. The Weekly Tribune will be sent one year for $1.50. The Semi-Weekly for $2.50, and The Daily for $9. QS~ Specimen copies free. oap- All remittances at sender's risk unless by draft on New York, postal order, or in registered letter. Address simply The Tribune, New York. 6 ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK City Hall, betiveen New Post-Office and New Court-House. Constructed of white marble, 216 feet long and 105 feet wide. Commenced in 1803, and was eight years in building, and for many years was the most elegant structure in America. The tower surmounting the edifice formerly contained a bell weighing 9,000 pounds, which was removed several years ago. College of the City of New York, 23d-street and Lexington Avenue, Known for many years as the Free Academy, was by Act of Legislature o' 1866 vested with corporate powers. Free scholarships are given to advanced pupils of the various public schools. Its expenses, $125,000 per year, are paid out of the general tax fund. AND PHILADELPHIA. 7 CENTRAL PARK. FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER. An advertisement in this paper has ?i permanent value, inasmuch as the greal.tr portion of the edition is preserved, by bein?* bound in volumes, after perusal by the purchaser, and is kept as a parlor ornamen t , thus being seen by hundreds during a course of years. As each volume comprises fifty-two num- bers, the name and business of a yearly ad vertiser is noticed by a person glancing over the volume fifty-two times, and is there- fore indelibly impressed (although perhaps unconsciously) upon the reader's mind — which is the end and aim of all advertisement*. The daily papers, which, in many case«, are so badly printed as to be scarcely legible, must be carefully searched to find special advertisements, and are thrown aside for fire-kindling, as soon as the news of the day has been read. THE ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER is taken by the intelligent and wealthy classes, who can afford articles of luxury as well as of utility. The circulation of Frank Leslie's Il- lustrated Newspaper is universal. It is to be found in every city, town, or vil- lage in the United States and' Canada. It is kept on file in all hotels and public libra- ries. It has, also, subscribers in all the principal cities of Europe, India. 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Outside Page $2 OO For each insertion, Inside Pages 1 OO For each insertion, Special Notices 100 Illu strife Zeitung : For each insertion, Outside Page. 40 For each insertion, Inside Paees 20 For each insertion, Special Notices 20 "Ladips Journal : For each insertion, Inside Pages SO For each insertion, Special Notices. SO "Lady's Magazine : For each insertion, Cover, Outside 1 SO For each insertion, Cover, Inside 75 FRANK LESLIE, 5S7 Pearl St., New York. ILLUSTRATED NEW Ynui> View on Fifth Avenue, corner of ZMh-street, looking north. A. T. Stewart's residence, and the Brick (late Dr. Spring's) Church in the distance. The Masonic Temple, corner Sixth Avenue and Tdd-street. Built of Rhode IslaDd granite, fireproof on a iot 100 x 140 feet, five stories high, with a dome 50 feet square, and rising 155 feet above the pavement. The Grand Lodge Hall, 84x90 feet, and 30 feet high, will seat 1,200. The fifth story is devoted exclusively to the Knights Templars, and is believed to be the most complete ever con- structed. Corner-stone was laid in June, 1870, and was four years in building. Lot co=t $340,000. and building nearly ha 1 ' a million. AND PHILADELPHIA. 9 New York, Its Early History. Manhattan Island, now known as the •city of New York, was first discovered, in the year 1G09, by Henry Hudson, an En- glish navigator, and about fifteen or twenty Dutch and English sailors, who were sent out by the Dutch East India Company to search out a northern pas- sage to the East Indies, and on the 4th of September landed at what is now known as the Battery. They set sail for Holland on the 4th of October, filled with delight and enthu- siasm by their discovery. Immediately on their return vessels were fitted and sent out with a view to establishing agencies for the fur trade, their head-quarters being the lower part of the island. Then followed . other vessels with families, and implements for agricultural purposes. And thus the first white settlement was commenced. In 1624 their first gov- ernor, Peter Minuits, to conciliate the In- dians, bought the whole island for twen- ty-four dollars. They enacted laws, made treaties, and were invested with all the prerogatives of a general govern- ment ; eight representatives having been appointed to assist the governor in the affairs of the colony. In 1615 the traders erected a fort where Trinity church-yard now lies. At the accession of Charles II. to the English throne Great Britain demanded a surrender, and in 1664 the ensign of the English floated over New York, as it was then named in honor of the Duke of York, to whom, without even a pretense of a title, Charles gave the territory. This sudden change of authority was gen- erally satisfactory. Their first English governor, Col. Richmond Nicol, estab- lished the system of trial by jury. He was succeeded by Col. Francis Lovelace, after four years' administration, and in 1673 the city was surrendered to the Dutch, and its name changed again t< New Orange, but in 1674 was again re- stored to the English crown. Then fol- lowed aggressions, riots, plots, and dis turbances, which finally culminated in the Revolutionary War and the independence of the United States. The New York Evening Post says. Our Home Physician. By George M. Beard, M. D.- — This work does even more than its title promises. It contains an outline of anatomy and physiology ; an elaborate and admirable treatise on hygiene ; the most complete treatment of the subject accessible to American read- ers ; careful instructions how to act in all emergencies which require surgical treat- ment ; and an account, compiled from the latest sources, of the principal diseases known, and of the best methods of treat- ng them, with an ample list of the most useful medical prescriptions. Dr. Beard has been assisted in this work by a num- ber of eminent men, and has succeeded in making a popular treatise on the science of medicine very far superior to any other in existence. That such a book has im- portant uses no one can doubt. It is not designed to take the place of an educated and expert physician ; on the contrary, it will be found his best ally and friend. It teaches when and how he ought to be consulted; in what spirit his directions are to be followed and his efforts sec- onded ; and it puts in a striking light the dangers of quackery and ignorance. On the other hand, there are thousands of households which have no access at all to physicians whom they trust, and still more vhich are so far from their medical ad- visers that it takes much time to summon them, and they are not called at all except in pressing need, and often too late to be useful. To such families this work will oe invaluable, showing clearly, as it does, what it is best in all such cases to do, when the physician must be called, and what must be done in the interval before !iis arrival. The careful study of the book may be confidently recommended to all who desire to understand the general principles of a science to whose hands our lives and dearest interests are so often confided. "Our Home Physician " con- tains all that any unprofessional man can aced or care to learn of medical science. 1067 octavo pages. Upward of 100 i lustrations. Sent to any address on receipt of price, $5, charges prepaid. E. B. Tiieat, Publisher, 80o B'way, N. Y. 10 ILLUSTRATED MOW YORK Booth's Theater, corner 2Zd-strtet and 6th Avenue, Erected in 1871 by the eminent tragedian whose name it bears. It ia a faahionahlp wort and iIip mnut costlv edifice of its character in the city AND PHILADELPHIA. 11 Description. At the time of the first settlement of New York it was a narrow fork of land stretching out into the bay, with a diver- sified surface of rocky woodland, swamp, and sandy plain. A deep pond covered the site where the Five Points has been known, and where the Tombs now stands, that was fifty feet deep. The sources that supplied it still remain, and are carried off by immense sewers under ground. The tides of the ocean then swept over the spot where now the dead lie asleep in Trinity church-yard. Thus energy, industry, and art have widened and beautified ti e island, and it has become the most populous, wealthy, and beautiful city in America. The island, or city proper, is thirteen and one half miles long, and averages one mile and three fifths in width, and covers an area of 14,000 acres; its highest point being 338 feet above tide, (at Washington Heights.) By legislative enactment and the popular vote of the two counties, the townships of Morrisania, King's Bridge, and West Farms were annexed in No- vember, 1873. The prosperity and prog- ress has been so favorable and rapid, that almost the whole island is com- pactly built over. In business import- ance it stands first on this continent. Five thousand vessels arrive here an- nually, and five sevenths of all the strangers entering this country land at New T York; hence its population consists of people from all nations of the globe. Its harbor is one of the finest in the world, and the surround- ing islands are picturesque and beau- tiful. Nearly all of the old historic buildings have given place to the rapid stride of progress, and were one of ye ancient ''Knickerbockers" to awaken from his long sleep, he would scarcely recognize the locality of the old Dutch settlement of two hundred and fifty-four years ago. It was said when the City Hall was built, seventy-five years ago, that the city would never extend above Chambers-street ; but that locality has long been "too far down town" to be a place of residence for the better classes. HIRE INSURANCE CO,, 155 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Cash Capital, $200,000.00. LNSUEES BUILDINGS, MERCHANDISE, VESSELS DT POET, BENTS, LEASES, Etc., against LOSS or DAMAGE by EIRE on Favorable Terms, A. L. SOULARD, President. J. K. VAN RENSSELAER, Secretary. JAMES WILLS, Ass't Secretary. DIRECTORS : A. L. SOULARD, A. Gracie King, B. H. Hutton, Samuel Willets, Aaron Ogden, W. Whitewright, Jun., William H. Guion, Horace Gray, James K. Gracie, M. Maury, William Redmond, John J. Crane, Robert Lenox Kennedy, Charles P. Kirkland, Edgar H. Richards, Theo. S. Faxton, Isaac Bell, William Vernon, Jun., William A. Hadden, Robert Ray, S. Wintringham, James M. Drake, Henry A. Tailer, Edward A. Bibby, Samuel F. Barger. This Company has no Agencies, and doe* a strictly conservative husiness. AND PHILADELPHIA. 13 Its Growth and Population. . New York is pre-eminently a commer- cial city, and is scarcely inferior to the most celebrated commercial centers of the globe. The spirit of the adventurous Dutch West India Company which early took possession of the island, has actu- ated every succeeding generation. The population of the city did not reach a thousand until 1656. In 1664 it amounted to 1,500, in 1700 to 5,000, in 1750 to 13,500, in 1774 to 22,750. Dur- ing the decade from 1790 co 1800 the population of the city nearly doubled, in consequence of the war in Europe, swell- ing it at the latter date to 60,489. Sub- sequent to 1812 the population in- creased to 100,000; then came the war with Great Britain, and for three years the growth of the city was checked, and in 1820 it contained but 123,706. Dur- ing the next decade came the completion of the Erie Canal, augmenting the facil- ities of commerce, and in 1830 the popu- lation numbered 202,589. The great fire of 1835 and the financial crisis of 1837 arrested its progress temporarily; yet in 1840 it numbered 312,932. In 1842 the Croton water was introduced, and in 1845 another disastrous fire occurred ; yet in 1850 the city numbered 515,547, and in 1860, 813,669. During the next dec- ade came the great Southern Rebellion, and at the close of the war, in 1865, the population had decreased over 87,000. The census of 1870 reported the popula- tion at 942,252. With the addition of the three towns from Westchester, the resident population must now exceed a million. The transient population is also large. There are probably always temporarily stopping in the city : immi- grants, 5,000; seamen and boatmen, 5,000; travelers at hotels, 10,000; per- sons at bearding and lodging-houses, 10,000; total, 30, 000. By uniting Brook- lyn and the contiguous suburbs to New York, the American metropolis would equal in population most of the great cities of the world. There is a growing desire for this union, which it is be- lieved will be consummated at no distant of style and prices. Send for 7^2§P!fei=3^ Illustrated Circular, and quote " TreaCs New York Guide Book. WHAT IS SAID OF IT : •■We wonder why it, or something like it, has not been made before." — American Agricultur ist. " A convenient table for game*, a writing desk, a book rack or picture easel : a low sewing table or a high table." — Neio York Tribune. "Invaluable for cutting, basting, writing, sickness, children's games, &c." — Christian Union. '• It is a novelty, elegantly designed, and an especial favorite with the ladies."— N. Y. Christian Advocate. "A pleasing ornament for the sitting room or library." — N. Y. Evening Post. " Invalids describe it as the comfort of their lives." — y. Y. Evening Express. 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Its patrons are therefore of the very classes that reputable advertisers, desire to reach, and others cannot secure the use of its columns at any price. The Weekly Stab has a very large circulation in the agricultural regions of the West and South. It is well and carefully compiled, and is regarded with great favor by its patrons everywhere. It is a handsome eight-page sheet, furnished at one dollar a year, and is gaining in circulation and influence perhaps faster than any other Weekly in the field. Advertising Rates in Daily, 12)4 cents per line, each insertion. In Weekly, 15 cents per line, each in- sertion, agate measure. Three months, 12% cents per line. Discount of five per cent, on half columns; ten per cent, on one column. Advertisements, for either Weekly or Daily, must take the run of the paper and be properly classified. Extra displays, special and business notices, will be subject to advance. No ob- jectionable matter will be admitted at any price what ever.* A.ddress. The Stab, Cincinnati, Oh. Streets, Avenues, Boulevards, and Drives. The streets, avenues, squares, and places on the island number about seven hun- dred, three hundred miles of which are paved and illuminated at night by 19,000 gas lamps. The old cobble-stone pave- ment, which was introduced in 1658, has been succeeded by the Nicholson and the Stafford, (wooden,) by several varieties of concrete, and by the Belgium — the latter consisting of square blocks of rock set in sand, and is now used in one third of the streets. The streets through the lower portions of the city which cross Broadway num- ber from it in either direction ; and as we go northward Fifth Avenue becomes the dividing line, from which they are num- bered east and west. Streets running parallel with Broadway number from the Battery northward. The Avenues. — These from First to Twelfth, numbering from the East River, are designed to be eight miles long, (ex- cept Sixth and Seventh, which are cut off by Central Park,) are 100 feet wide, (except Park and Lexington, which are eighty feet,) and from 500 to 1,000 feet apart. The avenues all number from south to north. Boulevards. — On the 21st of Septem- ber, 1808, the work of grading a magnif- icent public drive was begun, and dur- ing the following year 740 men were em- ployed in its construction. It begins at Fifty-ninth-street, and extends to One Hundred and Fifty-fifth-street, a distance of five miles. It is 150 feet wide, with a narrow line of shrubbery and flowers extending through the cen- ter. The bed of the street is graveled, rolled, and the surface otherwise im- proved. Avenue St. Nicholas, (formerly Harlem Lane,) as a popular drive is the rival of the Grand Boulevard. There are many public and private drives around the suburbs of New York, where men of means and leisure try the mettle of their steeds. Among the most famous are Jerome Park, near Fordham Fleetwood, at Morrisania ; the grounds at Paterson, New Jersey; and those else where described, near Coney Island. The Presbyterian Hospital, Madison Avenue and lOth-street. This Institution is largely indebted to the princely liberality of James Lenox, Esq., who gave $500,000 toward the site and buildings, which were completed in 1872. It has accommodations for three hundred patients. Presbyterian Home for Aged Women, Madison Ave. and ISd-street Aged women of the Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed Churches of New York city share in the benefits of this Institution. This elegant structure \f> fireproof; cost, exclusive of site, $125,000; has accommodations for one hundred snd fiftv. and is beautifully located near Central Park. AND PHILADELPHIA. 19 Sight Seeing in New York. So varied are the tastes of individuals that a definite tour of observation equal- ly pleasing and profitable to all can- not be suggested. We mention a few, and. leave the reader, whose time may be limited, to make selections accord- ing to his studies or curiosity. To ob- tain some general idea of its busiest por- tion no better method can be desired than to take a Broadway stage at Twenty-third- street for South Ferry or Wall-street Ferry. Remember that you are in fact geograph- ically "down town" at Twenty-third- street and Madison Square. In your trip down town you will pass Union Square with its monuments, and a multitude of immense hotels, theaters, and business palaces, lining either side of the street for miles. You will pass City Hall Park, and your stage will stop at the Wall- street Ferry, or at Castle Garden. If you are at the foot of Wall-street walk back to Broadway, viewing the Custom-house, Sub-treasury, and the banking houses. If at Castle Garden, return up Broadway to Wall-street, into which you should cer- tainly peep. Facing Wall-street, on Broadway, is old Trinity, up the steeple of which you may ascend 250 feet, and catch a wondrous view of the lower por- tion of the city and of the bay. From this point walk a little farther north and you are at the City Hall Park. Here observe the Astor House, New York Post-office, New York Court-house, and the City Hall. Here also are the publishing in- terests of the metropolis. South-east of this point is Fulton Market ; and west of the Park, but a few blocks, is Washing- ton Market, which will well repay a visit, and appears to best advantage early in the day. If from the City Hall you de- sire an up-town trip, take Broadway stage, or horse-car at the Astor House. At the Post-office start the Third and Fourth Avenue horse-cars, which run to the Grand Central Depot at Forty-sec- ond-street. If in quest of curiosities, go to Wood's Museum ; if fine arts, go to the Academy of Design, corner 4th Avenue and 23d-street, or to Cooper Institute, or to Metropolitan Museum of Art. GRAND OFFER! We have made special arrangements with Harper & Brothers by which we are able to offer ABBOTT'S DICTIONARY OF JRpligious KnoWpbgp, to our friends on terms that can be ob- tained nowhere else. The book is a splendidly illustrated Royal 8vo, of over 1,000 pages, on fine paper, with nearly 1,000 illustrations and maps, and gives the latest information on Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical subjects; making it an invaluable AID FOR PASTORS, teachers and all others, in the study o. the Bible. Those of our readers who have followed Mr. Abbott's notes on the Sunday school Lessons, in the " Illustrated Christian Weekly " for years past, will need no words to convince them of his peculiar fitness for compiling this most valuable and complete book, to which he has given the best years of his life. The price of the book is $6, but any person sending us that amount by check, registered letter, or postoffice money order, shall have the book ni:ijii'M:ut:n tree at any of our regular agencies, and one copy of the "Illustrated Christian Weekly," an elegant 12 Page Illustrated Paper postpaid,f or one year. This offer is made to either old or new subscribers. Anv person sending us the names of FIVE new subscribers to the "Illus- trated Christian Weekly," with the money, $12.50, shall receive a copy of the book as above. ILLUSTRATED CHRISTIAN WEEKLY, 150 Nassau St., New York. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORE New York Stock Exchange, Broad-street, near Wall. AND PHILADELPHIA. 21 City and County Buildings. The City Hall. — Thi% structure, be- gnn in 1803 and completed in 1811, is 216 feet long and 105 feet wide. The front and ends are of white marble, and the rear of New York free-stone. The Mayor and many other city officials have their offices in this building. On the sec- ond floor is the Governor's room, 52 by 26 feet, used for the reception of distin- guished visitors. It contains President Washington's writing-desk, on which he penned his first message to Congress; also portraits of the Governors of New York, and other distinguished Ameri- cans. The cupola contains a four-dial clock, illuminated at night by gas. Court-house. — This structure, front- ing on Chambers-street, was begun in 1863 and is not completed. It is 250 feet long, 150 wide, and the crown of the dome is to be 210 feet above the pave- ment. The walls are of Massachusetts white marble. Single pieces of iron used in its construction weigh over 25 tons. Police Head-quarters. — This is a fine marble structure at No. 300 Mulberry- street, with elegant offices for officials, telegraphic communications with each station-house, rooms for the instruction of new members and the trial of offend- ers. The City Peison. — The principal building, called the " Tombs," occupies a block on Center-street, is of Maine granite, two stories high, in the Egyptian order. The structure is 253 by 200 feet, and occupies the four sides of a hollow square. In the front are rooms for the Court of Sessions, the Police Court, etc. The men's prison contains 148 cells. The department for females is not so large. Criminals are executed in the open court. The Jefferson Market prison is a brick building, corner of Greenwich Avenue and Tenth-street, containing court rooms and 25 large cells. The Essex Market Prison is situated at 69 Essex-street, and there is another on East Fifty-seventh-street. vThe New York County Jail is situ- ated in Ludlow-street. This prison con- tains 87 cells, mostly for debtors. 3 "MAKE HOME ATTRACTIVE." This injunction may be met in the purchase »nd use of the Novelty just issued, entitled Centennial Games Of American History and Biography, In which the History of the Government for 100 years is told on 60 cards, comprising up- ward of 50 new and attractive Games. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price, 75 cents. Ask your stationer or news-dealer for them. The Trade supplied. Agents wanted. E. B. TKEAT, Publisher, 805 Broadway, tf.Y. ORGANIZED 1853. Fire Ins. Co., 172 Broadway, Cor. Maiden Lane, N. Y. ASSETS, $424,000 OO R. CARMAN COMBES, President. ASHER TAYLOR, Vice-President. G. W. MONTGOMERY, Secretary. THOMAS B. PECK, Ass't Secretary. Headley's New Work. Our old favorite who wrote so graphically of the Sacred Mountains, J. T. Headley, has given us another volume of a similar character upon Sacred Heroes and Martyrs. He has availed himself of all the modern advances in scholar- ship and knowledge of the word of God to clothe with vividness and reality the characters of Scripture forever sacred in the veneration of mankind His gorgeousness of Imagery revels and is at home among the mighty men and sub- lime landscapes of the ancient past. A soberer pen would fail to reproduce the men and their surroundings in just proportions and coloring. We welcome, therefore, and heartily commend this noble volume, with its fresh illustrations, clear type, and handsome binding, hoping that our dear old Bible, ever new because so human and yet so divine, and hence adapted to our profoundest necessities, may become yet more thoroughly understood and universally read. — From Rev. E. J. Goodspeed, D.D., Ftistor Second Baptist Church, Chicago. 624 pages, with numerous original Steel En- gravings. In Extra Cloth, Black and Gold Sides, $3 50 In Full Morocco, Holiday Edition, - 6 00 Wanted, Clergymen, Teachers, Students, ai c Experienced Canvassers to wiroduce this work. 22 ILLUSTRATED N"B"W YOTi Trinity Church— Broadway, opposite Wall Street; 80 x.192; feet 284 feet high. AND PHILADELPHIA- 23 United States Government Buildings. Custom-house. — The present Custom- house, fronting on Wall-street, covering a small block, is one of the finest edifices in America. The building is 200 feet long by 160 in width, with walls of Quincy granite 77 feet high. Its portico is sup* ported by 12 front, 4 center, and 2 rear Ionic columns, 38 feet long, 4 1-2 feet in diameter, each formed from a single granite block weighing 45 tons. The rotunda is 80 feet in diameter, 80 feet high ; and the dome, which is 124 feet above the pavement, is supported by eight pilasters of variegated Italian mar- ble. The cost of its construction was $1,800,000. It contains offices and desks for 1,200 officials. Here the Government collects 69 per cent, of its customs rev- enue. During the year ending June 30, 1873, the foreign imports passing the New York Custom-house amounted to $426,321,427, and through all other ports of the United States $237,295,720. The exports through New York for the same period were $313,129,963, and through all other ports $336,002,600. & In the basement is the Pension Bureau, where hundreds of crippled soldiers draw their pittance from the Government. Sub-treasury. — This building stands on the corner of "Wall and Nassau streets. It is a white marble, fire-proof structure, 90 feet by 200, with a rotunda 60 feet in diameter. On this spot stood the old Federal Hall, on the balcony of which President Washington was inaugurated. The present structure cost $1,200,000. Here the United States Government de- posits its gold ; and here, under the di- rection of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, our national monetary trans- actions are made. New York Post-office. — This impos- ing structure, at the southern point of the City Hall Park, is triangular in form, with a front of 279 feet toward the Park, and 262 1-2 on Broadway. The walls are of Dix Island granite, five stories, besides basement azxd attic. Besides the Post- office, the United States District Court is to beheld in this building. For full de- scription see "Bright Side of New York." J.B.& J.M. CORNELL, IRON BUILDERS, 139 to 141 Centre Street, NEW YORK, THIRTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE enables us to furnish and erect any of the fol- lowing" work, to the entire satisfaction of our customers, in ALL PARTS of the WORLD: Iron Fronts, Iron Bridges, FIRE-PROOF BUILDINGS, Cast and Wrought Iron Railings, OF EVERY VARIETY. 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Stew- art, the prince of merchants, situated on Broadway between Ninth and Tenth streets and Fourth Avenue. It has eight floors, which, if spread out singly, would cover fifteen acres. It is not unusual for 50.000 customers to call in a single day, and his sales are said to average $80,000 daily. His wholesale house, on Broad- way above Chambers-street, is also very extensive. Lord & Taylor have a new business palace corner of Twentieth-street and Broadway, in the construction of which over a thousand tons of iron were em- ployed. The firm has another retail store in Grand-street, east of Bowery. They are only excelled by Stewart in the variety and richness of goods. H. B. Claflln & Co. are the largest wholesale dealers in dry goods in Amer- ica. Their store, corner "Worth and Church streets, has a frontage of 80 feet, and extends through to West Broadway 375 feet. Besides the purchasing agents abroad, there are 500 clerks and em- ployes, and the sales have amounted to a million in a day. Peake, Opdtcke & Co. have a fine wholesale structure on Broadway and Howard-street, and do a large trade, said to be third in magnitude in the city. Tiffany & Co. have a massive and beautiful structure at Union Square, and are the largest dealers in diamonds, sil- verware, gold and silver watches, and jewelry, in America. The American Watch Co. Building, on Bond street, near Broadway, is five stories, besides basement and attic. It contains also extensive jewelry establish- ments. W. & J. Sloan have a large marble- front store on Broadway at the head of Bond-street. They are the largest whole- sale and retail carpet dealers in the city. The Domestic Sewing Machine Co., corner of Broadway and Fourteenth- street, have the most imposing edifice to be found in the whole line of Broadway. Farmers' 4 Mechanics' Manual. By W. S. COURTNEY. REVISED AND ENLARGED By GEORGE E. WARING, Jun., Of Ogden Farm, Formerly Agricultural Engineer of Central Park. N.Y.; Author of "Elements of Agriculture;* "Draining for Profit and for Health;'" '•Earth Clouts and Earth Sewage;'" and Agricultural Editor of the New York Evening Poet. This is a practical book, designed for the every-day use of Farmers, Mechanics, Artisans, and 'Workingmen of all trades and occupations. It gives more reliable information, better ar- ranged and in less space, than anv work of its class ever published. It is complete in every particular in which it is possible for such a book to be complete, and containing more than haa been proven by long use to be of value; more that is most necessary for every Fanner and Mechanic to know ; and more of promising nov- elty than any other that has ever been presented to the Farmers and Mechanics of America. A New Work of Pacts and Pigures. 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TREAT, Publisher, 805 Broadway, N. > 26 ILLTSTKATKl) NEW YORK The Union Home and School for Soldiers' and Sailors' Children, One Hundred and Fifty-first-street and the Boulevard, Was incorporated by the Legislature of 1862, and is doing a noble work in training and educating the orphan children of soldiers and sailors. The Colored Orphan Asylum, l&d-street and 10th Avenue. This Institution was completed in 1868, at a cost of $130,000. Tho former building, on Fifth Avenue, was destroyed by the Draft Rioters in 1863. The aver- age number of children provided for is nearly three hundred. AND PHILADELPHIA. 27 Advice to Strangers. To those who go to the city bent on mischief and ruin we need offer no ad- vice. They will find the largest latitude for their promptings, and come to sor- row sooner than they anticipate. But to a cautious and thoughtful stranger a few hints may be acceptable. First, then, in entering a large town know where you want to go, and if unused to traveling, reach the city in the day-time. _Have little to say or to do with good-natured people who are anxious to give you ad- vice and assistance. On reaching the depot or landing take the line of cars or stages running near your stopping- place. If you take a carriage your trunk or valise may accompany you. If not, leave it checked and send for it, or deliver your check to an express agent, with full instructions where to send it, and take his receipt, which makes the company responsible to you for its de- livery. If you make inquiries on the street apply to a policeman, or go into a store or hotel. A lady should never in- quire or be led along by strangers of either sex. Too great care cannot be taken with your purse, watch, etc. Have a little money within easy reach, and se- curely conceal all the rest. A falling brick may cost your life. Though on a tour of observation be not anxious to see every thing. The purlieus of the city should only be visited in company with wise, reliable friends. You can make nothing and learn nothing at mock auctions, dance-houses, and fashionable gambling houses. Pay no attention to men who exhibit a pocket book or bank bills they "have just found." Be care- ful about long trips in the evening, un- attended, even through the best streets, and by day and night avoid, as far as possible, Jail crowds. Settle the price with your coachman before starting, and pay him at the end of the trip. Every hotel has a safe where valuables may be deposited temporarily free of charge. In transacting business involving the pay- ment of money be sure you deal with one duly authorized. Sharpers often lurk around business houses. THE Indiana Farmer A. Large Six-Column, Eiglit- Page Weekly. KINGSBURY & CONNER, Publishers, IXDIAXAFOJLIS, Ind. Largest Circulation of any Paper in the State. " ON The American Hp Rural Home will be sent On trial | postpaid to any ad- dress Thirteen A Weeks for 40 Cents ! for the purpose of introduc- ing it to New Read- 1^ ers throughout the United States and JL 1. British America. TRIAL Handsomest 8-Page M Agricultural Liter- ary and Domestic II Weekly in the World ! Price $2 a jf^year. Lowest Club Rate $i.6o. Price of ¥ a Specimen, a post- al card, with your I address on it ! The Eural Home, ltd Rochester, N. Y. Patented Feb. 22, 1876. INVALID CABINET Aim RECLINING CHAIR. This Chair is designed to meet the wants of help, less invalids, and is thoroughly practical in all its appointments. It is not claimed that it is the best reclining chair, nor "tJ»o most luxurious easy chair," nor " a chair redm-ed to exact science ; " but it is claim- ed that it is completely adapted to the wants of the tick room. Its cabinet, its falling seat, moveable arms, ad- justable head-rest, with other peculiar and con- venient arrangements, supply a need long felt, but never before met, and r-nder this chair far superior to any other in the market . rgp- Send for Circular to N. P. BURGESS, Portland, Maine. 28 ILLUSTRATED NEW 3TORK Jewish Temple, Fifth Avenue, corner 43d-street. This is one of the largest and most costly structures in the city. Mount Sinai Hospital, Lexington Avenue and Sixty-sixth-street. The design of this Institution, as set forth in its incorporation, is to afford sur- aical and medical aid to deserving and needy Israelites; was organized m 1852, and present building completed in 1872. Though it is designed more especially for those of the Hebrew faith, yet all creeds and nationalities may share in Ltfl benefits. It has accommodations for two hundred beds. Cost of building and furnishing, $325.0'»0. AND PHILADELPHIA. 29 THE Evening Journal OF JERSEY CITY. An illustration of the beautiful building erected in 1875 by the proprietors of this enterprising and prosperous newspaper, will be found among our advertising pages. Jersey City is really a suburb of New York, the growth and importance of which threaten at no distant period to rival those of the metropolis itself. In 1830 the population of Jersey city was less than two thousand souls : in 1840 it had more than doubled itself. The census of 1860 showed the population of Jersey City to be 32,000. In 1870, by natural increase and annexation of sur- rounding localities, Jersey City had acquired a population of 82,000, while the state census of 1875 showed a more rapid rate of increase than that of almost any other city in the United States, the population of the city having increased 35,000 in five years, in all 117,000. Wealth and manufac- tures have kept pace with population. The com- mercial importance of Jersey City cannot fairly be stated, as all the vast amounts of merchandise that are received and shipped here go to swell the returns of the port of New York, in which Jersey City is at present legally included. The newspaper enterprises and failures in this as in other growing cities, have been numerous, terminating as all such affairs generally do in the survival of the fittest. The Evening Journal has fairly won its place in public favor. Starting in 1867 with but little capital save the pluck and experience of its founders, it rapidly made its way in the face of continued opposition, and quickly distanced in circulation and influence the old and well-established papers then existing in Jersey City. It is now admitted by all who are conversant with New Jersey affairs to be The most Valuable Advertising Medium in the State of New Jersey. Its circulation, which is chiefly local, is double that of all the other Jersey City papers combined- Its handsome establishment is open at all times to the inspection of visitors, who may see there the finest newspaper printing press in the world. For further information and advertising rates, call on or address, PAKGB0RN, DUNNING & DEAR, Evening Journal Office, 37 MONTGOMERY ST. ■IEBSEY CITY. Excursions about New York. Time can scarcely be more pleasantly employed than an excursion to Central Park. Several lines of horse cars lead to it. Carriages, provided by the Park Commissioners, will conduct, at mod- erate cost, persons to all the chief ob- jects of interest. If you are able, it is more satisfactory to thread its winding paths on foot. Do not expect to satisfy yourself at the Park in a single day. You may make an excursion to it every week during the warm season without exhaust- ing its curiosities or your own interest. [See Prospect Park elsewhere.] Jones's Wood, celebrated for German picnics, is a fine plot at Sixty-eighth- street and First Avenue. Harlem Bridge may be reached by the Third Avenue horse-cars, or Steam- boat from Peck Slip, near Fulton Ferry. Just above is the railroad bridge, over which are trundling at all hours the trains of the Hudson River, and the Harlem and the New Haven roads. An excursion to High Bridge is one of the finest trips on this island. It is reached by steam-car from 42d-street, by steamboats from Fulton Ferry and Harlem Bridge, or by carriage through the Park. The view from this lofty observatory is enchanting. Returning by carriage, one may peep at the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum ; or, by making a detour west- ward, one may see the New York Juvenile Asylum, at 176th-street, pass over Wash- ington Heights (the finest part of the island in the summer) to the largest insti- tution in the world for the educating of the deaf and dumb, to the Colored Orphan Asylum, and return by the Boulevard. Another rare excursion is to the islands of the East River. To visit them, go to the office of the Commissioners of Charities and Corrections, corner Eleventh-street and Third Avenue, and obtain a permit, then to foot of East Twenty-sixth-street, and take steamer to Blackwell's Island, Ward's Island, and Randall's Island. Still further up the river is Hart's Island and the School Ship. See "Bright Side of New York" for thorough history of all New York institutions. 80 ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA 31 Excursions " Down the Bay." The most charming of all is a trip of twenty-four miles' to Long Branch, a sail of one hour by steamboat to Sandy Hook, thence by steam-car twenty min- utes to the famous watering-place and summer capital of the government — President Grant's residence. As you journey you pass the Battery, Castle Gar- den, Governor's Island, Fort Lafayette, Fort Hamilton, and Sandy Hook Light- house to the left, and Staten Island, Fort Wadsworth, Quarantine, and Navesink Light-house to the right. After a surf- bath and a promenade among the elite, inhaling the sea-breezes, you are fully prepared to do justice to the viands fur- nished by any of the numerous first-class Hotels that line the bluff for nearly two miles. Coney Island was for many years the leading sea-side resort. It is still patron- ized by crowds that indulge in its most excellent surf-bathing. It is reached by steamboat or by the Brooklyn horse-cars that pass Greenwood Cemetery. Keyport, noted for its oysters and fishing, Highlands for its large hotels and commanding view, and Red Bank in its quiet beauty on the Navesink River are places of interest easily reached by steamboat. Roceaway, on the south shore of Long Island, is growing rapidly as a fashion- able resort, and is reached by steamboat or steam-car. Fire Island, still further east, is de- serving of more than a passing notice. If your time is limited, a good view of the harbor may be obtained by a round trip on a Staten Island ferry-boat, occupying about an hour. A more extended trip, passing Bergen Point through Newark Bay, is furnished by steamer to Newark. During the summer the daily excur- sions to the Fishing Banks (see advertise- ments in New York morning papers) are very popular, in which you pass out on to the broad expanse of the ocean, ten or twenty miles from the New Jersey shore, and it often happens that the beneficial effects of seasickness is expe- rienced. ft TESTIMONIALS. Boston, March 7, 1876. DAVID G. STRAWN, Dear Sir,— This mav certify that I have made a chemical examination and analysis of your preparation for the teethj known as DentophUe, and find that it is composed of materials known to be among the best which enter into such composit.ons. DentophUe contains no injurious sub- stances of any description, being entirely free from all acids or any tiling of a hard or gritty nature. I have no hesitation in asserting that this preparation is fully equal, if not superior, to any preparation now before the public. Respectfully, JAMES F. BABCOCK, Analytical and Consulting Chemist. xO Rollins St., Boston, In these days of degenerated bone substance anything that ■will help to cleanse and preserve the teeth is especially valu- able. The DentophUe prepared by D. G. Strawn, 2279 Wash- ington Street, Boston, answers this purpose admirably. It is pure, pleasant and effective.— The Golden Rule. Strawn 's DentophUe is a genuine article, as the members of our family will testify, for they have used it, and would not be without it. It is put up in the form of a powder of the very finest character, and has not the slightest grit in it ; it forms an agreeeble lather upon the teeth and gums, and keepi them in a healthy condition. It is put up in elegant style, and is truly a gem for the toilet.— Suffolk County Journal. Having used Straum's DentophUe for several years, we cheer- fully recommend it to those who desire a tooth powder free from injurious substances. No toilet table is complete with- out it.— Daily Evening Traveler. DentophUe, the new preparation for the teeth, made by Dr. Strawn, upon correct and scientific principles, for cleansing away the seeds of decay and supplying the waste of material! is undoubtedly one of the best articles in the market. At all events, it is perfectly harmless, and its use certainly beautifies the teeth and perfumes the breath.— Boston Evening Tran- script. Is Said by all fisstolass Druggists. OB CAN BE HAD OF THE MA2TUFA CTTFRER AND PR0PRD3T0R, dr. r>. a. STRAWN, 2279 Washington St., Boston. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK Halls of Justice, or Tombs, Center-si., between Elm, Franklin, and Leonard, Erected in 1838, and occupies the four sides of a hollow square, 200 by 253 feet, bounded by the streets named above. The prison stands on low, damp ground, on what was formerly known as Collect Pond. It has been repeatedly condemned by the grand jury, and measures are being instituted for a better site and more commodious quarters. The total number of commitments the past year was 61,466, of whom 30,507 were from intemperate habits. "Black Maria," the carriage used in carrying criminals from the various Court* and the Tombs to BlackwelVs Island and the House of Detention. Free rides are given to all classes of criminals, from the ignorant and imbruted bully to the expert and polished villain. Many of the latter have recently been found among those in high places AND PHILADELPHIA. 33 LiDraries and Monuments. The literary wealth of a great city con- sists in its schools, its press, and its li- braries. New York is unrivaled on this continent in this kind of wealth. Astor Library. — This is an imposing structure, situated in Lafayette Place, and is the finest of its class in America yet completed. It was projected by the bequest of John Jacob Astor, and enlarged by the liberality of his son, Wm. B. Astor. It contains over 135,000 volumes, embracing most of the solid literature of the world. It is the great library of reference for scholars. Mercantile Library. — This was founded and is managed by an associa- tion of young men. Bee Illustration. The Historical Society. — This was founded in 1804, to preserve reminis- cences of early New York. Lenox Library. — Mr. James Lenox has just completed an immense library build- ing, situated on Fifth Avenue, between Seventieth and Seventy-first streets, ad- joining Central Park. It consists of two large wings, united in the rear by a broad hall. The library is the gift of Mr. Lenox, and to be open at proper hours free to all. Monuments. — The equestrian bronze statue of the Father of his country, situ- ated at Union Square, is one of the finest on the island. The figure and pedestal are 20 feet high. Lincoln. — This was erected in 1870, and stands on the opposite side of Union Square. The pedestal is formed of three granite stones which weigh over 40 tons. The s f atue is of bronze, eleven feet -Mgh, anu weighs 3,000 lbs. Worth. — This is the only monument erected by the corporation. It stands on the west side of Madison Square, is a gran- ite obelisk, and presents in relief the equestrian image of the noble general who fell in the war with Mexico. Franklin. — This is a recent and ap- propriate honor to the philosopher and compositor. It stands on Printing House Square, opposite the Times and Tribune buildings. A large number of costly and appropri- ate monuments are found in Central Park. The New Orleans uaily Times says: — " Our Hoj£e Physician. By Geo. M. Beard, A.M., M.D., formerly Lecturer on Nervous Dis- eases in the University of New York." — This work is intended for the use of families, and it* design is to give a correct, clear, and easily un- derstood answer to every question that a mother, or nurse, or patient would ask of an intelligent family physician and surgeon, touching diseases, accidents, medicines, and the treatment due to all cases that may he presented. It treats fully of the care of the sick and the management of children ; it gives the general laws and history of disease ; it gives plain instructions, and point* out the simplest and most easily attainable reme- dies in case of accidents and sudden emergen- cies. Being intended for use also where th« services of a surgeon or physician cannot be had, or only after long delay, on plantations, in mines, on long voyages, or at residences remote from any town, the graver diseases are treated of at considerable length, and directions carefully prescribed. The author's purpose is to aid in the prevention as well as the cure of disease, and for this end he presents physiological and anatomical facts in popular language, avoiding technicalities when practicable. The work appears to have been written and compiled with conscientious care. Though its matter occupies a thousand pages, we find noth- ing in it which could have been omitted with propriety or presented in fewer words. If it could be placed in every house in America, it would save many hundreds of lives every year, besides preventing or relieving an amount of suffering beyond all estimate. We all know the cheering effect of the appearance of the Doctor, and how, in his presence, the faces of patients and attendants lighten up with confidence and hope. Something of this same comforting and wholesome effect will be produced by this Home Physician, which, though it has no pleasant voice or tender hand, is yet always present with its silent counsel and careful prescriptions. In the present age of enlightenment the faculty look with liberal favor upon works intended to gen- eralize and diffuse such information as Dr. Beard's work contains. Reference to diseases, remedies, and other subjects is facilitated by means of a carefully prepared index. There are fifty or sixty pages of prescriptions, a list of medicines and the form and quantity in which they are used, a glossary of the few scientific and professional terms made use of in the body of the work, and some hundreds of engravings. 1067 pages. Hlustrated. Price, $5. See full particulars in another column. E. B. TREAT, Publisher, 805 BROADWAY, X. Y. o-t ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK The Woman's Hospital of the State of New York, 4th Ave. and bOth-st The fame of this Institution, with its skillful physici?^, has spread far and wide. It admits patients from all parts of the State. Tn» pjor are treated gratuitously three days in a week. Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled, cor. Lexington Ave. and 42d-9t. This Institution is one of the most praiseworthy and successful in the city, and has relieved its thousands from various weaknesses and deformities. The poor are furnished instruments and counsel gratuitously. Children and adults are ad- mitted. Cost of building and site, $250,000. AND PHILADELPHIA. 35 Cemeteries or New York. For many years all interments were made in the grounds of the various churches, of which there were twenty- two south of the City Hall as late as 1822. In 1813 the authorities prohibited burials below Canal-street. Trinity Cemetery, 155th-street and 10th Avenue, (Washington Heights,) com- prises 36 acres. It was purchased for $14,000 in 1842. The remains of* Philip Livingston, one of the signers of the Dec- laration, John Jacob Astor, and many of the old New York families, are buried here. Woodlawn is situated seven miles north of Harlem Bridge, contains over 300 acres, and was laid out in 1865. About 15,000 interments have been made here, and the grounds are being rapidly improved, and in landscape beauty will soon rival Green- wood. The remains of Admiral Farragut, and many distinguished citizens, are bur- ied here, with costly and elaborate mon- uments to mark their resting-place. New York Bay is situated in New Jer- sey, two and one half miles from the Jersey City Ferry. It contains 50 acres, and has received nearly 55,000 bodies. The Potter's Field was what is now Washington Square, and was moved from there to Randall's Island, then to Ward's, and finally to Hart's Island, and is now known as the City Cemetery. Monuments. — The most prominent of which are the Washington (see cut) and Lincoln Monuments at Union Square, the former erected by private subscription, the latter by the Union League Club. In Trinity Church-yard are located the Martyrs' Monument, (see cut,) the tombs of Alexander Hamilton and Capt. Law- rence. On the west side of Madison Square is seen a granite obelisk to the memory of Gen. Worth, the hero of Cherubusco and Chapultepec. At Print- ing-House Square, fronting the Times and Tribune buildings, is located an ele- gant bronze statue of Benjamin Frank- lin. Central Park has been appropriately honored with the monuments of several distinguished men ; among them are the statues of Prof. Morse, Columbus, Shaks- peare, HumboI.it, Walter Scott, and others, RIFLE AIR PISTOL. A most excellent parlor amusement for ladies and gentlemen. Shoots darts or slugs a distance of 50 feet perfectly accurate. Each pistol is put up in a neat box, with 6 darts, 6 targets, 100 slugs, ramrod, claw, wrench, and skeleton gun-stock. Price, $5; Handsomely NicUel Plated, $6; Bell Target, $2.00. Sent by mail on receipt of price and 35c. postage, or by express, C. O. D ONE OF THE MANY TESTIMONIALS. It is surely ingenious in mechanism, quite ac- curate in aim, and useful in preparing one for the more serious handling of the ordinary rifle. W.T. Sherman, General. POPE'S ACME LATHE. Price, $9 ; with Foot Power, $15. Suitable for Mechanics, Gunsmiths, Dentists, Jewellers and Amateurs. It is perfect in every respect, having a 24-in. bed, steel spindles, steel centre, lining metal box, 20 lb. balance wheel, rests, face plate, leather belt, spur centre, wrench, &c. Weight complete, 50 lbs. ACME SCROLL SAW, Price, $7. FOR BRACKET AND SORRENTO WORK, Will fit this or any other lathe, by attaching it to the face plate. This saw has a moveable arm, by which means the finest saw-blade is firmly held- It is adapted for the most intricate Sorrento* Work, and is by far the best Scroll Saw for the price ever made. POPE MFG. CO., 45 HIGH STREET, BOSTON, Mass. 30 ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK Shore of the We. AXD PHILADELPHIA 37 Parks of New York. About one thousand acres of New York island are devoted to parks, which fact may ;it first appear large, yet it is no mme than the health of the populace re- quires!. The Jlntlery, Union, Madison, Washington, Stuyvcsant, and many others are well known retreats of verdure and beauty to nearly all who visit the city. These were to a former generation the large parks of t he city. Centkai. Park, the mammoth of all our parks, was laid out in 1857. It is two and one half miles long, three fifths of a mile wide, and contains 843 acres. It has cost over $11,000,000, and is now maintained at an annual expense of $250,000. It has twelve entrances, contains five and a half miles of bridle path, nine and a half of carriage roads, and twenty-seven miles of walks. The old Arsenal, at the south-east entrance, is a three story stone structure, filled with the collections of the society of " Ameri- can Museum of Natural History." Out- side of this structure arc large cages with bears, eagles, serpents, and many other varieties of animals. The lakes and fountains in the park arc exquisitely beautiful. In the northern section stands the old convent, the chapel of which is now a gallery of art, containing the finest collection of statuary in the country. Near this are also the nursery grounds, covering two and a half acres. A large Zoological Garden is being constructed, with underground accommodations for bears, seals, the walrus, beaver, etc. The park contains the best Meteorological Observatory in America ; also a fine Astro- nomical Observatory. There is also a Paleozoic Museum, containing life-size representations of most of the animals believed to have existed in America dur- ing the secondary and post-tertiary geo- logical periods. The entire park is a mu- seum of genius and curiosity, presenting everywhere the choicest aspects of na- ture and art. Riverside, Morning side, and IT ion Bridge Parks, overlooking the Hudson, above Central Park, arc in their infancy, and give promise of great beauty. VISITOR AND C jL HE !E j& Wk 3K1 ALIKE TAKE IN VISITING- THE ELEGANT ESTABLISHMENT OF ABM. BO GARDUS, Broadway, at 18th-st. MY PICTURES ARE Splendidly lighted, Elegant in pose, Perfect in finish, From the small card to life-size, at reasonable prices for fine work. ABM. B0GARDUS, Established 1846. ILLUSTRATED SEW YORK Drinking Fountain and Bird Cage. The view here pre- sented by our artist is one of the many rustic retreats found in the various rambles of the Park, overlooking lakes and lawns over which are twisted and tangled rose?, honeysuckle, and wisteria, lending shade and beauty to the ad- mirer cf nature and art. The scene is often made lively and picturesque by its intricate wind- ings and mystic paths, interspersed witli sail- ing boats and swans. Saturday afternoons are the great fete occa- sions of the park, in which the word ''Com- mon" is noticed in all sections, inviting one and all to the freedom of its velvety lawns, from which you are ex- cluded on other days. On these occasions the band of music at the upper end of the Mall overlooking the Lake is the grand center of attraction for thousands of enchanted listeners and sight-seers. The bird cages, unique drinking fountains, and white tents scattered about on the green, afford- ing sittings and shade to those who would enjoy the same ; the gayly dressed people passing to and fro, and children merry witn piay, present a gay and festive scene. The Ramble, situated between the Lake and Croton Reservoir, is reached by Bow Bridge, and must be seen to be appreciated, as no pen can portray its beauty and loveliness. AND PHILADELPHIA. 39 -f "V- 8 THE A TWENTY PAGE WEEKLY LIBERAL BAPTIST PAPER, Represor.ting the great ONWARD MOVEMENT Among Baptists towards Christian Liberty and Union. Comprehension without Compulsion. Diversity without Division. Loyalty without Proscription. Fellowship without Dictation. IT PUBLISHES Spurgeon's Sermons ; an Expo- sition of the International Sunday-School Lessons, and general family- reading with Re- ligious and Secular News. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, POST-PAID. One Year, if paid in advance - - $2 50 If NOT paid in advance - - - - 2 75 Two new subscribers, or one renewal and one new - - - 4 50 Five new subscribers, and one renewal 12 00 SAMPLE COPIES SE\X FREE. Vddress BAPTIST UNION, 37 PARK ROW, NEW YORK. The New York Evening Post Building Broadway and Fulton Streets, N. Y. This building, located on the corner of Broadway and Fulton streets, in the immediate neighbor- hood of several of the largest and most pretentions structures in the city. On Broadway the building has a front of sixty-two feet, and it extends one hundred and three feet on Fulton street. Its height above the sidewalk is one hundred and twenty-live feet, though the cupola is fifteen feet higher. The publication office, like all the apartments in the building, is fireproof , baving iron girders and beams, and arched brick ceilings. The composing room is situated on the ninth floor, and connects directly with the editorial rooms. The press room and its connections occupy the entire sub-basement. From tbe windows of the upper stories a magnificent and extensive view of the city and harbor may be had. The Evening Post has been published since the first year of this century, under the editorial super- vision of William Cullen Bryant — the poet and author — for over fifty years, and it is recognized as the /eadintf representative afternoon daily of New York city. AND PHILADELPHIA. to be found in the _ ,^£^ Ramble, Central t ~ rark - The Rustic Seat. The Spring. Central Park. " Wisest and soundest of all our newspapers*, and most influential of our afternoon press." — X. Y. Independent. " It stands a whole head and shoulders above the rank and file of American Journalism."— Philadelphia Press. " Its honest independence, its ability, its elevat- ed tone and its eminent literary qualities have won for the Post a more select class of readers than any other Journal in the country can boast of."— N. Y. Daily Bulletin. " It justly commands the daily attention of the most cultured minds by its dignity, ability and scholarship."— N. Y. Observer. " It has maintained a more independent and con- sistent character than any of its contemporaries." — N. Y. Daily Witness. " Wherever read it is relied upon and trusted as few journals a,re."—Lansingburg Gazette. " A model through the country for its English, its accuracy, and its high moral tone." — Hartford Courant. "A power among financial and mercantile in- terests." — N. Y. Trade Record. " The best literary paper published in New York.."— Chicago Tribune. " Accepted at the South as best authority on any subject." — New Orleans Times. " Spatially a business journal, but also a highly valued and exceedingly welcome visitor to the leisurely evening companionship of the family, the ladies ami children, and the home circle." — Philadelphia Ledger. "Nothing is to be found in its columns that would exclude it from the most refined family cirtie." — Pittsburg Post. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION TO THE "EVENING POST," »AIfiY .... $9.00 SEMI-WEEKLY - - $3.00 WEEKLY - - - $1.50 These terms include the postage, which will be paid by the publishers. LiDeral offer of Premiums. Favorable Terms to Clubs. JSP* Send for Specimen Copy. ^J£§ Persons who are not residing permanently in one place, may have the Evkning Post served by carrier in New York and adjacent cities, or sent Ik mail to any place in the United States or Can- ada, for seventy-five cents a month, which includes pos a«;e. The address will be changed as often as required. Wm. C. BRYANT & Co., Publishers, BROADWAY, Cor. FULTON ST. NEW YORK CITY. 42 ILU'STKATKI) XKW YORK Ocean Steamer leaving the Port of New York. There are sixteen transatlantic steamship lines plying between New York and the various ports of Europe, the more popular companies employing twelve and fifteen first-class steamers of 3.000 tons burden and upward— floating palaces, with every convenience and comfort. The average first-class passenger fare is about $100, second-class and steerage as low as $30 Average running time, nine days- AND PHILADELPHIA. 43 Lakes in Central Park. These charming lakes, fed by some small springs, but supplied mainly by Croton water, cover in the aggregate over 43 acres. The "Pond," near Fifty-ninth- street, between Fift K and Sixth Avenues, covers over 4 acres. The "Lake," be- tween Seventy-second and Seventy-eighth streets, covers over 20 acres, and is 53 feet above tide. The "Harlem Lake" covers 12 acres, and is 11 feet above tide. The " Loci) " is 24 feet above tide, and covers over one acre. The u Conservatory," near Fifth Avenue and Seventy-lifth-strect, covers 2£ acres, and is 45 feet above tide. These lakes, covered in summer with swans and sail boats, and in winter with skating parties, are places of much beauty and pleasure. Central Park Cascade. The large Croton Lake or Receiving Reservoir, opposite Eighty-sixth-street, covers 35 acres, and contains 150,000,000 gallons. A good view of this lake and the surrounding objects of interest can be had from the Belvedere Observatory. The Museum, formerly the Arsenal building, is one of the most attractive features of the Park. Its menagerie of wild animals and well-filled alcoves of natural history are free to all. Located near the southern entrance of the Park. THE STANDARD FAMILY PAPER. THE Scottish - American JOURiNrAL, Published Weekly, at 3/ PARK ROW, NEW YORK, And may be had through all News Agents. , The representative Journal of Scotsmen re- siding in the United States and Dominion of Canada. During the summer the Journal will be UNUSUALLY BRIGHT. Complete, varied and attractive, and every effort will be made to make it INDISPENSABLE To Bi'i< ivih Residents and British Visitors. Throughout the year will be given Serial Stories by the most Popular Author*. Lhort Tales by the Best "Writers. Scottish County News. British News. Summary of Irish, Foreign and American News. Interesting and valuable selections from the Latest British Books and Periodicals, Illustrative of the thought or tendency of the time. INDErUNUENT EDITORIALS On Important Subjects, Imperial, Colonial, Ameri- can, General or Social. A Weekly Budget of Anecdotes, Gleanings, "Wit and Humor. 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There are cross-town lines of cars connecting the up-town ferries. The Eighth Avenue cars run to 143d-street, passing the entire length of Central Park. To reach Mott Haven, Morrisania, Trc- mont, or Fordham, take Third Avenue horse cars, or the llarlem Railroad, from Grand Central Depot. To reach any point on the north bank of Harlem River, or Yonkers, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, Tarry- town, or Sing Sing, take Hudson River Railroad. To reach Manhattanvillc and Washington Heights, take Eighth Avenue cars. To reach any point in Brooklyn or Greenwood or Cypress Hill Cemeteries, cross by Brooklyn ferries and take the horse-cars. To reach Coney Is- land, take horse-cars from Brooklyn Ferry, or go by steamer. To reach Far Rockaway, take steamer. To reach any point along the lower Iludson, take, if you prefer, steamer in afternoon, foot of Ilarrison-street^Norih River. 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It cost, when completed, $350,000, and mounted seventy-throe heavy guns, and was for many years our most formidable defense from an attack through tho water gateway to the metropolis. Its internal works were con- sumed by fire in Decembor, 1SG8, leaving only tho naked walls. It is the design of the government to rebuild it on a greatly improved scale, and have it fully equipped with the most approved armament of modern times. Fort Hamilton, New York Harbor, Long Island side of Narrows. It was completed in 1832 at a cost of $550,000, and mounts some of the celebrated Rodman guns, the heaviest in the service, many of which carrv a thousand-pound ball AND PHILADELPHIA. 40 Maritime Defenses. Many millions have been expended on the fortifications about New York, and yet they are regarded as inadequate to the importance of the demand. Entering the port of New York from the ocean, we notice first the immense Government works at Sandy Hook, which are being constructed on a scale for strength and durability that will surpass any fortress on the Atlantic coast. We next notice Fort Hamilton and Fort Lafayette — see Illustrations, Opposite these, on Staten Island, are Fort Richmond and Fort Tompkins; adjoining these are Batteries Hudson, Morton, North Cliff, and South Cliff; these, with Fort Hamilton, com- mand the approaches to the city through the Narrows. The upper bay contains several islands well adapted for fortifications. Governor's Island, nearly two thirds of a mile from Castle Garden, contains sev- enty-two acres. Here are located Fort Columbus, a large star-shaped fortifica- tion, and Castle William, a three-story round tower, CO feet high and COO feet in circumference, and mounts over 100 guns. .On Ellis's Island, S.W. from Castle Gar- den, is Fort Gibson, and near by is Bed- loe's Island, occupied by Fort Wood. It can mount 80 guns, and garrison 350 men. Fort Schuyler is situated on Throgg's Neck, at the entrance of the East River into Long Island Sound. It is a strong fortification, built of granite and earth- works, and mounts over 300 guns. This, and the fortress at Willett's Point oppo- site, serve as a defense from an attack on the city through the Sound. Here are located the principal Engineer Depot and Torpedo School of the United States Army. Here are deposited immense quan- tities of surplus stores that accumulated during and since the war. In passing we notice that at Ilallett's Point the Government has been three years making excavations under the East River, with the view of removing the Hell Gate ob- structions. It is not expected that the grand explosion will take place before the centennial celebration. The Harlem steamboats land at Astoria, near by. The Howe Sewing Machine. The beet Family Sewing Machine. Was awarded a Oold Medal at the World's Exhibition in London, 1862; a Ookl Medal at the. New York State Fair, 1866; a Oold Medal at the Paris Kx position, 1867; and the Cross of the Legion of Honor to Ki.iah IIuwk. Jun., as original inventor; at the state Kxhihition.s .»f Ohio, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire. WW; and their latest and crowning triumph. "Jtet ttatimonialt at the great Vienna Exhibition, l?73. 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Still further cast arc Rockaway and Far Rockaway. The latter has sev- eral large hotels, affords a fine ocean sail from New York, and has the finest surf- bathing in the world. Jamaica is an old town with fine resi- dences, 10 miles from New York. Hempstead is a populous old village with fine churches and schools. Near by are the plains recently purchased by A. T. Stewart, on which he is building a town. FLUsniNG is a charming town, situated on Flushing Bay, and may be reached by car from Hunter's Point, or by steamer from Peck Slip. Bay Side, four miles from Flushing, is noted for rich scenery, and famous foi its clam bakes and chowder in primitive style. Roslyn, at the head of Hempstead Harbor, is a thriving village, with natural scenery of rugged beauty. The place contains an eminence 319 feet high. In this village the first paper-mill in the State was erected. Several literary char- acters of note reside here. Ska Cliff, a summer resort near Glen Cove, is reached by steamer from Pier 24 East River. <52 ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK Room for one more — New York Street-car scene. AND PHILADELPHIA. 53 Staten Island Suburbs. Staten Island, an oval-shaped tract of land 14 miles long find 8 miles broad, containing 58^ square miles, is situated a few miles south-west of New York city; and is washed on all sides by salt water. The adjacent waters of the bays abound with oysters and fish, the trade of which afford the staple occupation of thousands dwelling on the island. A ferry boat runs .hourly from the foot of Whitehall- street to the three principal points, the first of which is the Quarantine Landing, so called be- cause formerly the location of the New York quarantine buildings. It is a ch arm- ing location for private residences. Edgewater, (Stapleton.) This is a mile or two further down, and is the largest vil- lage on the island, containing some man- ufactories and a shot tower. Around its suburbs are many beautiful residences overlooking the New York bay. The "Seamen's Fund and Retreat," estab- lished by the Legislature, and a building for indigent mothers, widows, and chil- dren of seamen, are situated on very sightly locations here, and will well repay a visit. Yanderbelt's Landing, just below the former, is the point of connection be- tween the ferry of the Staten Island Rail- road, which runs to Tottenville. Still further down are the United States forti- fications, Richmond and Tompkins. Tottenville is a thriving town on the south of the island opposite Perth Amboy. Richmond, the county-seat, stands in a rich agricultural district, and is reached by stage. Another ferry-line from Dey- street, North River, (pier 19,) runs along the northern shore daily. New Brighton is a large village with much fashionable society. Sailors' Snug Harbor. [See Illus- tration.] Port Richmond is a large and hand- some village, and has been the center of considerable manufacture. In its sub- urbs are rare pleasure-grounds, to which New York excursion parties gladly resort Elm Park is reached also by the North Shore Ferry after a sail of an hour. ORGANIZED 1833. Exchange ^i w ? y ° ; . Cor. 3Iai Good- ness in a T'a'aee (From German sources.) By Catherine E. Hurst. Five Illustrations. 12mo. $1.00 HELPS TO PRAYER: A Manual design- ed to aid Christian Believers in acquiring the Gift, and in maintaining the Practice and Spirit of Prayer in the Closet, the Family, the Social Gather- ing, and the Public Congregation. 12mo. $1.75. Square 8vo, $3.50 GLAUCIA. A Story of Athens in the First Century. By Emma Leslie, author of "Daybreak 'n Italy.'-'' " Constancia'^ Household," etc. Three Illustrations. 12mo. $1.25. TALKS WITH GIRLS. By Augusta Ear- ned. 12mo. $1.50. 58 ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK Roman Catholic Cathedral, 5th Avenue and 51 st-street. Commenced in 1858. Dimensions, 332 feet by 132. Central Park Mineral Springs. AND PHILADELPHIA. 59 Church History— Continued. The Lutherans were the third to es- tablish a separate service in 1702, and now have eighteen churches in the city. The Friends, or Quakers, opened their first meeting-house in 1703, and now number five congregations. The Presbyterians projected their first organization in 1716, and are among the most active of the evangelical denom- inations, and have erected some of the most elegant churches in the city, with a total of 72, including missions; and 31 churches and missions in Brooklyn. The Moravians held their first serv- ices in 1748, and now have two churches. The Universalists organized their first Church in 1796, and at this writing have three churches and four missions. The Unitarians, under Dr. Channing, organized their first Church in 1819, and now number five churches. TnE Greek Church. — The members of this persuasion erected an elegant church in Lexington Avenue in 1870. TnE Congregationalists have nine churches and missions in New York, and sixteen in Brooklyn. Among their pas- tors are found Henry Ward Beecher, Drs. Hepworth, Cheever, Storrs, and Bud- dington. The total number of churches in New York of all denominations is 470; in Brooklyn, 232. BEFORE YOU START INSURE IN THE TRAVELERS HARTFORD, CONN. AUTOMATIC CRYSTAL FOUNTAIN. Self-Acting, requiring no Pressure of Water. Ruby Glass Basin and Globes, mounted on a Golden Bronze Standard, with polished Mar- ble Base. No springs, weights, or hid- den mechanism ; but a simple law of hydrostatics practically applied. The apparent absence of motive power excites general wonderment and surprise. Always reliable and in order. A little Cologne added to the water renders it a Perfume Fountain, at slight expense, as the water is used over and over again. Height to top of Basin, 21 in. 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AND PHILADELPHIA. 61 % £n\mb Sift Sacred Heroes and Martyrs, COMPRISING Biographical Sketches, Historical Scenes and Incidents in the Lives ' of the Illustrious Men of the Bible, whose Heroic Deeds, Eventful Ca- reers, Sublime Faith, Sufferings, and Martyrdom, have no parallel in Human History. By Hon. J. T. HEADLEY, Author of "Sacred Mountains;" "Napo- leon and his Marshals-," "Washington and his Generals ;" " History of the Rebellion," etc., etc. The First Baptist Church — Corner Thirty-ninth -street and Park Avenue. Erected, lb71 : size, 66x100 feet; cost, in- cluding lots, $250,0u0; seating capacity* 1,000. The Baptist denomination, in strength and usefulness, are among the most flour- ishing in the city. Their early struggles and triumphs date back as far as 1725. They now have thirty-four churches and missions, and among them are found many of our most costly edifices. The* Jews in the early history of the city made but little progress. During the last forty years they have increased rapidly, and now number twenty-four synagogues. The Roman Catholics, though power- ful in numbers and wide-spread in influ- ence, were not allowed to establish their system of worship until after the Revolu- tion. Present number of churches, forty-one. See illustration of their great Cathedral. The Swedenborgians have but one church in New York, an elegant struc- ture on 35th-street, naar Fourth Avenue. Very few American writers have enjoyed so wide and so permanent a popularity as Mr. Headley. The announcement of an entirely new volume from his pen, and one, too, de» voted to a class of subjects in writing of which he has achieved his greatest popularity, must attract wide attention and excite unusual inter- est. The records of inspiration are full of Heroes and Heroic Deeds; and the task of portraying themes so grand and sublime could not have more appropriately fallen to the lot of any living writer. In this new volume, which bears the title of " Sacehd Heroes and Martyrs," Mr. Headley writes of charac- ters more or less familiar to every student of the Bible; but his extraordinary eloquence, his power of vivid and graphic descriptions, and his skill in grouping together the most striking events in the lives of those whose his- tory he describes, invests them with an interest alto- gether new. The leading characters in both Old and New Testament history, whose heroism, Christian faith, sufferings, and martyrdom have made them famous for all time, or who were chosen by divine power as the in- struments for the accomplishment of his great purposes, are described in this volume, every page of which glows with that graphic power which distinguishes Mr. Headley above every other American writer. The Eight full-page Steel Plate Illustrations, from original designs by A. L. Rawson, the celebrated trav- eler and artist, are an important and attractive feature of the work. Complete in one large octavo volume of over 600 pages. In fine English cloth binding, In fine English cloth, gilt edge, In extra full morocco, gilt edge, $3 50 4 OO 6 OO AGENTS WANTED. E. B. TREAT, Publisher. 805 Broadway, lf.T. 62 1LLUST R A T ED N EW YORK Metropolitan Police Head-quarters, 300 Mulberry-street. m There are included in the Metropolitan Police District thirty-two Precinrts with a force of two thousand two hundred and thirty-two men, exclusive of the Westchester towns recently annexed to the city. [See description ] Head-quarters New York Fire Department, 127 Met xer -street. The Department lias forty-two steam fire-engines and four chemical en- gines drawn by horses, and six self-propelling engines, with a force of six hundred and eighty-seven men and one hundred and eighty-six horses, the finest and best trained in America. AND PHILADELPHIA. 63 New York Church History. Reformed (Dutch). — To this Church must be given the credit of perfecting the first Church organization in Manhat- tan in 1625. Regular records have been preserved since 1639. They now have fourteen churches and eight missions. The church corner of 57th-street and Mad- ison Avenue, Rev. Dr. Ganse, pastor, is the finest edifice of this denomination. The Protestant Episcopal Church service was first held in 1664, upon the surrender of the Dutch to the English. Trinity was endowed by Queen Anne, and is the mother of Episcopal Churches in America. It is the richest religious corporation on the Continent, consisting mostly of city real estate valued at about fifty millions. They now have fifty-six churches and twenty-three missions. This church with its chime of bells, and spire 284 feet high ; Grace Church, Broadway, between 10th and 12th streets; and the Holy Trinity, Madison Avenue and 42d- street, (Dr. Tyng, Jun.,) are among the most noted in the city. Beekman Hill M. E. Clmrc i, East 50 th-street, near 2d Ave. Methodism was first planted in New York, in 1766, by Philip Embury, and now numbers 63 churches and missions. The New Handy-Book of Family Medicine. fir f « J/ltustekn, A NEW AND POPULAR GUIDE To the Art of Preserving Health and Treat- ing Disease; With Plain Advice for all Medical and Surgical Emergencies of the Family. The whole is based on the most Recent and the Highest Authorities, and brought down to the Latest Dates. By GEO. M. BEARD, A.M., M.D., Graduate of Yale College and of the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons ; Formerly Lecturer on Nervous Diseases in the University of the City of New York ; Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine ; Member of the New York County Medical Society. Assisted in the various departments by the following Eminent Medical Authorities in the City of New York : BENJAMIN HOWARD, A.M., M.D., Prof, of Surgery. D. B. ST. JOHN BOOSA, A.M., M.D., Prof, of Dis- eases of Eye and Ear. J. B. HUNTER, M.D., on Diseases of Women and Children. A. D. ROCKWELL, M.D., and others. All the New Remedies and Discov- er i i' s in Medicine, and every known disease, with reliahle treatment of the same, is here given. Q,nacltery and Patent Medicines are exposed. The work is printed from new and beautiful type, on good paper, and contains 1,067 octavo pages, embellished with over one hundred first- class engravings, practical illustrations, and out- lines, and comprised in one large octavo volume. In Extra English Cloth, - - - $5 00 In Fine Leather, .Library Style, - 6 00 Get it, and save Money, Health, and Life. Agent? ivanted. E. B. TREAT, Publisher, 805 BROADWAY, N. Y. GEEAT WESTEKN PUBLISHING CO., 148 West 4th Street, Cincinnati. AND PHILADELPHIA. 65 Brooklyn. Early History. — The soil of this thriv- ing city was originally claimed by the Canarsie Indians, a large tribe which in- habited the southern portions of what is now Kings County, New York. The first transfer of real estate to white men is believed to have occurred in 1636, when William Bennet and James Bentyn pur- chased 936 acres at Gowanus. The town- ship was incorporated by the Legislature in 1806, in 1816 it became an incorporated village, and in 1820 it contained some small manufactories and 7,175 inhabitants. As It Is. — Brooklyn became an incor- porated city in 1834, with a population of about 20,000. In 1855, by an act of consolidation, "Williamsburgh, Green- point, Wallabout, Bedford, New Brook- lyn, Bushwick, Gowanus, and South Brooklyn, were all united as Brooklyn, the old city being designated the West- ern District, and the other portions the Eastern. Brooklyn has now 22 miles of exterior line; 16,000 acres of ground, sub-divided into 250,000 building lots, on nearly 60,000 of which structures-have been erected. The city is 8 miles long, with an average breadth of 3^ miles, and has a magnificent river and bay water- front of 8 miles. At the period of con- solidation the population of the united districts amounted to 205,250, but in 1870 it had swelled to 400,000, making it the third city in the Union. Connections with New York. — Four- teen lines of ferries connect the two cities, and carry about 50,000,000 passen- gers per annum. Boats run at all hours from New York at foot of Catherine, Ful- ton, Wall, and Whitehall streets ; the last named go to Atlantic-street, and also to Hamilton Avenue, Brooklyn. Other lines run from Roosevelt- street, New York, to Broadway, E. D. ; from James Slip, N. Y., to Bridge-street; from Jackson-street, N. Y., to Hudson Avenue ; from Houston- street, N. Y., to Grand-street, E. D. ; from Grand-street, N. Y., to Broadway and Grand-street, E. D. ; from East 10th and East 23d streets, N. Y., to Greenpoint Avenue ; from James Slip and East 34th- street, N. Y., to Hunter'& Point. OKdiA.MXED 1853. Exchange ^i- w Co; Cor. Maiden JLane, IVew York. .ASSETS S420,000 OO, R. CARMAN COMBS, President. ASHER TAYLOR, Vice-President. G. W. MONTGOMERY, Secretary, THOMAS B. PECK, Ass't. Secretary. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE. M. D. EVANS, Cor. 4th and Library St. THE NON-PARTISAN NATIONAL HAND BOOK COMPRISING A, Ready Reference Manual FACTS AND FIGURES From the discovery of America to the present time. EDITED BY REV. E. 0. HAVEN, D.D., LL.D., Chancellor Syracuse University, N.Y., late Presi- dent of the North- Wester n University, 111. and formerly President of Michigan (Ann Arbor),State University. WITH AIT APPENDIX Giving Biographies of the Candidates in the cam- paign of 1876. In one large 12mo volume of about 500 pages, handsomely illustrated and elegantly bound. Price $2.00. AGENTS WANTED. E. B. TREAT, Publisher, 805 BROADWAY, N.Y. ORGAIVIZED 1853. Exchange 1 172 Broadway, Cor. Maiden Lane, New York. JMSSJ1TS - $430,000 OO. R. CARMAN COMBS, President. ASHER TAYLOR, Vice-President. G. W. MONTGOMERY, Secretary, THOMAS B. PECK, Ass't. Secretary. PIIII,AI>EEPIIIA OFFICE. M. D. EVANS, Cor. 4th and Library St. 66 rLLUSTRATED N E W YORK View of Brooklyn Navy Yard — United States Naval Hospital at tfie left. [See description.] Entrance to Brooklyn Navy Yard. AND PHILADELPHIA. 67 Navy-Yard and Ridgewood. (BROOKLYN.) Navy-Yabd.— In 1801 the United States Government purchased 55 acres of ground located on Wallabout Bay, now lying be- tween the Eastern and Western Districts of Brooklyn. Subsequent purchases increased the plot to about 200 acres, which cost originally $40,000, and is now valued at $20,000,000. The Navy-Yard proper covers about fifty acres, is laid out with paved streets and walks, which are kept exceedingly clean. The Dry Dock, begun in 1841, is a vast structure capable of taking in a ship 300 feet long, and cost between two and three million dollars. It is emptied by steam-pumps. The yard contains large buildings, to cover ships of war while in process of con- struction, extensive lumber warehouses, great numbers of cannon, pyramids of shot and shell, shops, founderies, etc., etc. A naval museum, filled with curi- osities sent home by officers, a marine hospital, with barracks for troops, cot- tages for ofiicers, and other necessary appendages, are spread around the prem- ises. It is a place of curiosity, and is visited by many thousands annually ; but as it occupies nearly the heart of the city, many enterprising residents would gladly see it removed. Ridgewood. — The citizens of Brook-, lyn have projected nothing more credit- able than the Ridgewood Water-works. The water is brought a distance of 20 miles, through an aqueduct, from Hemp- stead Pond. The volume is considera- bly increased in its way by various lakes and streams along the line. 200,000,000 gallons are received daily, most of which is drawn off for use by the populace. The principal reservoir is at East New York, 170 feet above the sea level; it has a capacity of 160,000,000 gallons, and is kept nearly full. The distributing reservoir is on Mount Prospect, and has capacity for 20,000,000 gallons. The city has laid,more than 200 miles of water pipe, and introduced the water into about 40,000 buildings. The entire cost of the enterprise has been about $7,000,000. PERSONAL PORTRAITS. Comprising Sketches of the Late War, with Thrilling Narratives of the Daring Deeds, Dash- ing Charges, Toilsome Marches, Willing Sacri- fices, and Patient Sufferings incident to "WEARING OF THE GRAY;" interspersed with Stirring Incidents of Life in Camp and Hospital, and many Important Events hallowed by associations with the Gallant Dead. By JOHN ESTEN COOKE, Author of "Surry op Eagle's Nest," "Lira o? Stonewall Jackson," etc., etc. The Richmond Whig says: "It is pleasant— more than pleasant — delightful, to turn from the dull routine of political reading to one of Major John Esten Cooke's charming books, and follow him through the divers! fled scenes he so well describes. The reader will find fn this book a rapid, almost endless succession of the most captivating tableaux. We warmly commend this volume to the public." Comprised in one large octavo volume of 600 pages, beautifully illustrated with eight Steel Engraved Por- traits and eight original full-page Battle Scenes. In substantial cloth binding, $3. E. B. TREAT, Publisher, 805 Broadway, IT. Y. Echoes from the South. Compiled from Official Sources. 212 Pages. 12mo. Price, SI OO. Comprising the most important Speeches, Proclamations, Public Acts, and Documents emanating from the South during the late War, as follows : Speech of Hon. A. IT. Stephens, in the ITouse of Repre- sentatives of Georgia, November 14. 1S60. Declaration of Causes of Secession of South Carolina. Ordinance of Secession of South Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Mississippi. Florida, and Georgia, Speech of Jefferson Davis on leaving the U. S. Senate. African Slavery the Corner-stone of the Southern Con- federacy. Speech of Hon. A. H. Stephens, Vice- President of the C. S. A., delivered at Savannah, March 22, 1861. Robert Toombs's Address to the People of Georgia. Telegraphed from Washington, December 23. 1S60 Constitution of the Confederate States of America. Members of the Confederate Cabinet and Congress. Inaugural Address of Jefferson Davis. Speech of President Davis, at Richmond, June 1, 18G1. Speech of Ex-Governor Henry A. Wise. Proclamation by Jeff. Davis, granting Letters of Marque. Speech of Hon. A. H. Stephens, at Atlanta, Ga, April 30, 1S61. Speech of J. M. Mason, at Richmond, Va., June 8. 1S61. Sam Houston's Speech, at Independence, Texas, May 10. Speech of Howell Cobb, at Atlanta, Ga., May 22, 1S61. General R. E. Lee's Address to his Troops. Speech of Hon. A. H. Stephens, at Richmond, Va., April 22, 1S61. The Last Manifesto of the Confederate Congress. The Last Proclamation of President Davis. List of Generals of the Confederate Army. Sent post-paid upon receipt of price. E. B. TREAT, Publisher, 805 Broadway, N. Y AND PHILADELPHIA. 69 BrooKlyn Parks. CHEAPEST AND BEST. Prospect Park. — The legislation lead- ing to the formation of this beautiful park began in 1859, though the original plan was exceedingly meager in its pro- visions. The site of this park is one of surprising natural beauty, with magnifi- cent views embracing every variety of prospect and scenery. The rich soil is covered in summer with a luxuriant growth of plants and flowers; stately forest trees wave in the breeze ; hillocks, lakes, and water-courses lend the charms of rural scenery ; while art, with lavish expendi- ture u has been introduced to supply with exquisite sculpture and multiplied adornments all that can please the eye and enrich the mind. The park contains 550 acres, and had cost in 1871 nine mill- ions. 25 acres are devoted to zoological gardens. Its tasteful arbors, terraces, exquisite bridges, music-stands, skating ponds, winding pedestrian and carriage ways, in magnificence equal those of Cen- tral Park, New York. The value of tax- able property in Brooklyn has been more than doubled since the laying out of this park. Washington Paek. — This park covers the site of Fort Green of Revolutionary fame, and is the oldest of the Brooklyn parks. It is but a short distance from the ferry, will well repay a visit, and may be reached by the horse cars. Carroll Park. — This is a small park handsomely formed at the intersection of Carroll and Court streets. It is much frequented by the working classes. Brooklyn Parade Ground. — This is a level tract of rich greensward just out- side of the city limits on the way to Coney Island, and is considered the finest parade ground in the United States. Prospect Park Fair Grounds, situ- ated at Gravesend, between Brooklyn and Coney Island, is owned by a private asso- ciation, and is a tract of 80 acres con- taining a one-mile driving track, a club- house, a hotel, and fair ground, costing in the aggregate over a quarter of a mill- ion. There are several other parks and drives of more or less notoriety. m\t "Wthtitf Is the best Lawn Mower, in every respect, ever produced. Of the many thousands sold last season every one has given entire satisfaction. Those having used the various other kinds pronounce the VELOCITY 7 HE BEST. It is the most simple ; 7ms the least pieces ; is the most durable ; requires the least oil;* is better made; is stronger ; is kept in order easier; wiU cut higher grass; runs easier in either high or low grass; and cannot be clogged, no matter what the grass, high, low, wet, or dry — a feature the reverse of all other kinds; its durability is self-evident from its simplicity of construction. Office, Norwalk Gazette, Sept. 29th, 1874 Gentlemen. — The Velocity Lawn Mower purchased of you gives perfect satisfaction. It is simple and cheap, and, in my opinion, stands unrivaled. Respectfully, &c, A. H. BYINGTON. lano & Co., 27 Chambers, \ New York, Oct. 21, 1S74. j been using your Lawn Mower y residence and have no hes- the very best of the many y notice. It has attracted my neighborhood and has re- ceived the most unqua^cu approbation from all who have seen it working. Yours very truly, THEO W. MORRIS. Office of Mo and 1 & 3 R Gentlemen :- this summer at my > itation in pronoun^' that have passed u the attention of mu. MANUFACTURED BY THE NORWALK LAWN MOWER CO. Width of cut 14 inches. Price, $18. Qeo. 0. Keener, General Agent. Norwaue, Conk. Send for a Circular and Price List. 70 ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK VIEWS TINT PROSPECT PARK. Among the special attractions of the Park are the fine arches and bridges of solid masonry, its many rustic arbors and resting spots, and the "Dutch Farm-house," a sub- stantial stone building, reminding one of olden times. The hay stacks, too, and barn, with a well-equipped dairy, complete the rural scene. The Plaza, or entrance of thj The Double Arch, near the Plaza, or Entrance. Park, is adorned with a high and graceful fount ain and an elegant bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln, and near by stands the rustic thatched building shown by our artist The grandeur and beauty of the waterfall, like many other attrac tions of the Park, is revealed only to the painstaking pedestrian as he strolls among its quiet nooks, aside from the g r and drive. The Well The Rustic Rest. and Engine House. The Well and Engine- House is located on the south side of Lookout Hill, Lear the Lake, ;md is an object of interest as a great mechanical curiosity apart ^ from its practical utility, containing three hundred thousand gallons of water supplied by exhaustless springs. A forty-horse power engine forces the water to a reservoir one hundred and sixty-five feet high; from thence it is distributed to the various fountains, pools, and cas- cades throughout the Park.. AND PHILADELPHIA 71 The Author's Statement, found in the Preface of "Our Home Physician," says: " This book has been prepared to meet a want that has been long and widely felt — of a single work which should give a comprehen- sive and accurate knowledge of Medical Science of the present day in as much detail as can be useful to those not medically educated. I have left no stone unturned to make the work fully represent the best and most recent opin- ions and experiences of the leading authorities of our day in the various departments, all of which are brought down to the most recent dates. Diseases, their symptoms and treat- ment, and, in fact, nearly every department of Medical Science, has changed wonderfully during the past twenty years, ai.d Medical works and authors that were once considered authorities are now worse than useless, ton- ing only to mislead, with dangerous results. •'This work not only includes all that has ever been attempted iu similar works, but also several hundred new remedies, new systems of treatment, new diseases, and new subjects in the department of health that have never yet appeared in any work designed for the people. There are yet among the people those who have a blind faith in some school or ex- clusive system of treatment ; to all such let me say that the wise physician of our time belongs to no "school," no "ism," no "pathy," but uses for his patients all things which have proved to be beneficial. On this principle this work is based. The best physicians of our day are not narrow T or bigoted, as some sup- pose, but are the most liberal and progressive of men. I have written in the work just what I say every day to my patients in my popular essays, and in my lectures before lyceums and colleges. I have here said just what your family physician would tell you if he had the time and occasion to explain the different dis- eases, their symptoms and treatments. My aim has also been to make the work so clear that the wayfaring man might not err therein, and yet so thorough and exhaustive that the educated physician should find in it much to perfect his knowledge and refresh his memory." PRICE, In Cloth, beveled boards, - - - $5 00 In Fine Leather, Library Style, - 6 00 Agents wanted, E. B. TREAT, Publisher, 805 BROADWAY, N. Y. The High Falls, Prospect Park. Scene near The Lake, Prospect PnH: 72 ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK Comer Eleventh-street and Tldrd Avenue. This Commission lias under its supervision the various charitable and reformatory Institutions of Blackwell's, Ward's, artd Randall's Islands ; also, the Tombs and School-ship. Passes are here obtained to visit them. The Emigrant Hospital, Ward's Island, East River, Provides for sick and destitute emigrants. Each emigrant landing in New York pays a tax of $2, a portion of which jjoes to*vard the support of this Institution AND PHILADELPHIA 73 Churches, (Brooklyn.) A result of the constant increase of business facilities is the crowding out of the resident population, and thus deplet- ing the Churches. The suburban cities are generally devoted to residences, affording a wide field for their development. Brooklyn has over 200 houses of worship, and is appropriately termed " The City of Churches." Some of the largest socie- ties of nearly all the denominations in the country, some of the most imposing church edifices yet reared, and some of the most celebrated pulpit orators of America, are found in Brooklyn. First Reformed Church. — This is the oldest society in Brooklyn, with a history reaching back to the days of New Amsterdam. The edifice stands on Joralemon-street, near Court. Plymouth Church, on Orange-street, between Hicks and Henry, is the most celebrated. It contains seating for 3,000 people, and is usually filled. The pews rent for over $50,000, the organ cost $22,000, and the membership numbers nearly 2,000. Rev. H. W. Beecher has been its pastor since 1847. Strong Place Baptist Church, corner of Strong Place and De Graw-street ; one of the strongest in the denomination. St. James Cathedral, (Catholic,) on Lafayette Avenue, is an imposing edifice. Free Tabernacle, a large, new struc- ture, situated on Schermerhorn-street, near Nevins. Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, its pastor, is one of the most earnest preachers in America, and has the larg- est audience on the Continent. Lafayette Avexue Presbyterian Church, corner of Lafayette Avenue and Oxford -street. It has seating for nearly 2,000, and a membership of 1,200. Rev. T. L. Cuyler, D.D., pastor. Saint John's Methodist Episcopal Church, situated on Bedford Avenue and Wilson-street, is an elegant structure. Saint Ann's Protestant Episcopal Church, corner of Clinton and Lexing- ton Avenue, cost $350,000. It has a chime of bells. Society large and wealthy. Many other Churches are nearly as dis- tinguished as the above. THE PEOPLE'S LINE Is the deservedly popular rout" to the West and North from New York vid Albany. The steamers " Drew," " St. John " and ** Dean Richmond" since last season have been put in as excellent condition as experience and the liberal expenditure of money can place them. The man- agers, always alive to the interests of their patrons, have this season spared no expense in making their famous boats marvels of elegance and com- fort, in honor of the centennial year. The state- rooms of the steamers can be instantly heated by steam at the option of passengers. Meals are served on board a la carte, this plan of paying for only what is ordered proving most popular. For the convenience of those making trips to the west, north, and north-west, through tickets may be obtained at the company's office, foot of Canal street. See our advertising pages for further par- ticulars. j b, & j. M. Corxfll, the well-known Archi- tects and Iron Manufacturers, have triumphed over many competitors. This firm have concen- trated talent, capital, and personal attention in the productions of the highest specimens of architec- tural design and manufacture in this country. Safety, durability and economy, as much as beauty, are considered by them. Thev have done the Iron Work for— New York Herald Building ; Park Bank; N.Y. Mutual Life Insurance Co.; A. T. Stewart, 4th Avenue and 32d St., Broadway and 10th St., 34th St. and 5th Avenue; German Sav- ings Bank. 14th St. and 4th Avenue.; Tiffany, loth St. and Broadway; M. E. Book Concern; Western Union Telegraph Co., Broadway and Dey Street; Arnold, Constable & Co., 19th St. and Broadway— and many others. It is surprising in view of the amount of sickness in nearly every family in the land, that so little has been done in the past by the manufacture of mechanical appliances for its alleviation, as inquir- ies at furniture establishments in the principal cities have clearly demonstrated. This lack has been met in a large degree in the invention and perfection of the Invalid Cabinet, and Reclining Chair by Mr. N. P. Burgess of Portland, Me- It comprises the conveniences of a Cabinet, Head & Foot Rest, adjustable Back and Reclining conch. All of these are arranged for immediate use and not onlvis the attendant relieved of much fatiguing labor but the patient finds tbem hist suited to his wants The arms can be dropped to facilitate the removing of the patient from the bed to the chair and the back can be instautlv removed for local treatment or change of clotbing. Tt is the result of personal experience with the sick. This chair is offered at a price which brings it within the reach of those in moderate circumstan- ces and we advise all our readers to see the adver- tisement on page 27- AND PHILADELPHIA. 75 New Jersey Suburbs. New Jersey has become a popular section of the country on account of the mildness of its climate and its proximity to N. Y. and Philadelphia. Most of the State has been rendered a market-garden. The Highlands along the south-eastern coast form a bold ocean-front, with wild scenery and large hotels. Jersey City, opposite New York, is reached by several lines of ferries, has a population of about 90,000, and is the termini of many railroads. Newark, nine miles from New York, is the largest city in New Jersey, and con- tains about 110,000 inhabitants. It has large churches, excellent schools,' and extensive manufactories. Paterson, fifteen miles from New York, is famous for its manufactories. Here also are the Passaic Falls, a roman- tic cascade much admired. Orange, four miles from Newark, is a charming locality. The spire of old Trinity can be seen from Orange mount- ain on a clear day. Long Branch. This celebrated sea- side resort is reached by a charming sail through the bays between Staten Island and New Jersey, making the few last miles by rail. Great hotels line the beach for more than a mile. President Grant has a summer residence here. Ocean Grove Camp-Ground is situa- ted near this fashionable resort, and af- fords facilities for sea-bathing. Passaic, eleven miles from New York on the Erie road, is a choice locality. RuTnERFORD Park is a rich but sparse- ly-settled place a few miles from the city. IIoboken, two miles above Jersey City, has 20,000 inhabitants, and near it was fought the Burr and Hamilton duel. TnE Northern N. J. Railroad runs from Pavonia ferry to Nyack, a distance of 30 miles, and has nearly a continuous villiige along its line. On this line is Englewood, 14 miles from New York, a rich and fashionable center of society. Palisades, one of the chief glories of the State, rising almost perpendicularly from 200 to 500 feet high along the Hud- son, and extending 15 miles. ARCHITECTURAL AND MonumentaL WORK At LOW PRICES, by direct Importation, From tlie Celebrated Works in Aberdeen, that have received eminent commenda- tions from British Nobility and all parts of the world. ALL POLISHED M O N U M E NTS from % 50 upwards Sg^* Orders executed direct by IMPORTER, P. O. Box, 4,S99, N. Y. REFERENCES: Bishop E. S. Janes. Gen\ Clinton B. Fisk. John B . Cornell, Esq. Seail for Circular. A X D PTTTT, A "DET/PTTTA . 77 Hospitals. •Bellevue, foot of East 26th-street. Children's, East 51st-street, near 3d Avenne. German, 4th Avenue, cor. East 77th-street Hahnemann, 307 East 55th-street. Manhattan Eye and Ear, 233 East 34th-street. Mount Sinai, Lexington Avenue and 66th-street New York. Office, 13 West llth-strcet New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. 216 2d Avenue. N. Y. Infirmary for Women and Children. 126 2d Ave New York Ophthalmic, 3d Avenue, cor. 23d-street. New York Ophthalmic and AuraL 46 East 12th-street. N. Y. State, for Diseases of the Nervous System, St Mark's Place, 2d Avenue. Nursery and Child's. Lexington Ave., cor. East 51st-st Park, (temporary relief.) City Hall Square. Presbyterian, East 70th-street, 4th Avenue. Roosevelt, West 59th-street, near 9th Avenue. Seamen's Fund and Retreat, Staten Island. St Elizabeth's, 225 West 31st-street St. Francis, 609 5th Avenue. St. Luke's, 54th-street and 5th Avenue. St Mary's, for Children, 206 West 40th-street Strangers', Avenue D., cor. lOth-street St Vincent 195 West llth-street Ward's Island, Ward's Island. Woman's, 4th Avenue and East 50th-street * Adjoining the Hospital is THE MORGUE. New York Police Stations. HEAD-QUARTERS, 300 Mctlbeeey-steeet. Prici>ct. Location 1 54 New-street 2 49 Beekman-street 3 160 Chambers-street 4 , 9 Oak-street 5 19 and 21 Leonard-street • 9 Franklin-street 7 247 Madison-street. 8 12S Prince-street. 9 94 Charles-street. lO 89 Eldridge-street, 11 Union Market. 12 126th-street near Fourth Avenue. 13 17S Delancy-stieet, 14 205 Mulberry-street. 15 221 Mercer-street. 16 230 West 20th-street. 17 First Avenue, cor. 5th-street. 18 327 East 22d-street. 19 220 East 59th-street. 20 434 West 37th-street. 21 120 East 35th-street 22 347 West 47th-street. 23 101 East 66th-street 24 Harbor Police Boat No. 1. 25 34 East 29th-street. 26 City Had. 27 Cor. Church and Liberty street*. 28 .550 Greenwich-street 29 137 and 139 West 30th-street. 30 12Sth-street and Broadway. 31 HOth-street bet Ninth and Tenth Avenue*. 32 Tenth Avenue, cor. West 152d-street 8ub-Stations : Grand Central Depot Tremont, and Yonkers. Sanitary Squad. 300 Mulberry-street Detective Squad 300 Mulberry-street Cemeteries. Calvary — Located in Newtown. L. I., about two milee from East lOth-street ferry. Office, 266 Mulberrv-st City (on Ward's Island)— Office, E. llth-st.. cor. 3d Ave, Cypress Hills — Located on Jamaica plank road, about five miles from the W T illiarusburgh ferries. Office, 124 Bowery. Evergreen — Located three miles east of Brooklyn. Greenwood — Located in Brooklyn, on Gowanus Heights, about 2f miles from the Atlantic ferry. Office, 30 Broadway. Lutheran— Near Middle Village. L. I., four miles from the Williamsburgh ferries. Office. 293 Broadway. Machpelah — Located at New Durham, N. J., about one mile from Weehawken ferrv. foot of West 42d street Office. 160 West 24th -street. Mt. Pleasant — Located on Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn, f >ur miles from Fulton ferry. New York Bay — Located in the Berjren Point plank nod, 2£ miles from Jersey City ferry. Office, 195 Broadway. Trinity Church— Bet. W. 153d and W. 155th sts., bet 10th Ave. and the N. K. Office. 1S7 Fulton street Union — Located near Wyckoff Avenue. Brooklyn, 3} miles from Division Avenue terry. Office, 192 Riv- in^ton-street. Woodlawn — Seven miles from Harlem Bridge, on the line of the Harlem Railroad. Ferries. Astoria — From 92d-street E. R.. to Astoria. " " Peck Slip, to Astoria, by Harlem boats. Bedloe's Island— From Pier 43, N R., to Bedloe's Island. Blackwell's Island— From 26th-st.. E. R., toBlackwell's Island. " 61-t-st.. E. R, to Blackwell'a Island. Brooklyn — From James' Slip to Uridge-street. " " Catherine-street to Main-street * l " Fulton-street to Fulton-street. " " Whitehall-street to Atlantic-street ? ** to Hamilton Avenue " M Wall-street to Montague-street " " Jackson-street to Hudson Avenue. Brooklyn, E. D. — From Grand-street to Grand street. u •• Houston-street to Grand-street " ' " Grand-street to South 7th-sU, South Side Railroad. " ~ Roosevelt-street to South 7th- street, South Side Railroad. David's Island— From Pier 1, E. R., to David's Island. Fort Schuyler— From Pier 1. E. R., to Fort Schuyler. Goverpor's Island — From Piers 1 and 43. E. R., to Governor's Island. Greenpoint— From 10th and 23d sts., E E., to Greenpoint Harlem — From Peck Slip to Harlem and Astoria. Hart's Island— From 2Cth-street. E. R.. to Hart's Island. Hunter's Point — From James' Slip to Hunter's Point L. L. also Flushing R. R. Depot " " From 34th-stivet, E. R., to Hunter's Point. L. I., also Flushing R. R. Dep. New Jersey — From Desbrosses-street to Jersey City. " " Cortland t-street to Jersey City and Pa. and N. J. Railroad. " From Liberty-street to Central R. R. of N. J. Dock. Communipaw Ferry, and N. Y. and Newark Railroad. 44 From Chambers-street to Pavonia Ferry, Erie R. R. Dock, and Northern N. J. R. R., and Midland R. R. Depot ** From 23d-street, N. R-, to Pavonia Ferry, Erie Railroad Dock. u From Barclav-street to Heboken. Morri* & Essex R.'R., and Dela. & Lacka. R. R. " From Christopher-st. to Hoboken, Morri* «fc Essex R. R.. and Dela. «fc Lacka. R. R. ■ From 42d-street N. R.. to Weehawken. Randall's Island-From 26th-street E. R., to Randall's Island. " » From 122d-street, E. R., to RandalTi Island. Stiten Island— From Whitehall-street to Staten Inland. Pier 19. N. R.. to North Shore. WanTfl Island— From lOth-street E. R.. to Ward's Isl'd. Willetfs Point Pier I. E. R.. to Willett's Point 78 ILLUSTRATED NE"W YORK The Blind Asylum, corner Nintlt Avenue and 3-ith-street, Has an average school of one hundred and thirty students, trained in a thorough English course, many of whom have a special adaptation for music and become proficient as pianists and organists. Great attention is paid to the various indoor industries, thus affording honorable means for a livelihood. | 1 The Roosevelt Hospital, corner 69th-street and Xinfh Avenue. This Institution, founded and endowed by bequest of J. H. Roosevelt, Esq., was completed in 1871. Has accommodations tor six hundred patients. It is beautifully situated, overlooking the Hudson. AND PHILADELPHIA. 79 Guide to Prominent Buildings and Places. Academy of Design, 23d-street, cor. Fourth Avenue. American Bible Society, 8th-street, corner Fourth ano Third Avenues. American Tract Society, Nassau, corner Spruce-street Amusements, Places of — see list. Asylums — see published list. Barnum's Hippodrome, 26th-street, cor. Madison Ave. Battery, (Park,) foot of Broadway. Board of Health Head-quarters. 301 Mott-street Castle Garden, adjoining Pier 1, foot of Broadway. Cemeteries for N. Y. and Brooklyn— see published list Central Park — see description. Churches-^see description. City Tax Office, New Court-House, 32 Chambers-street City Hall, opposite Murray-street and Broadway. Colleges— see published list. Commissioners of Emigration, Castle Garden. Cotton Exchange, Hanover Square, cor. Pearl-street Custom-House, on block fronting Wall-street. Depots and Railroads— see published list Excursions about New York — see list Ferries — see published list. fire Department Head-quarters, 127 Mercer-stroet Free Labor Bureau, S Clinton Place. Greenwood Cemetery, reached by street cars from Brooklyn ferries. Get permits at 30 Broadway, or of any undertaker. Grocers' Exchange, Wall and Pearl streets. Hall of Records, City Hall Park. High Bridge — see description. Hospitals — see published list Hotels — See published list Libraries — see published list. Markets — see list. Masonic Temple, corner' Sixth Avenue and 23d-street Mayors Office, City Hall. Metropolitan Museum of Art 14th-st, near Sixth Ave. Morgue, foot of East 26th-street. Navy Yard, Brooklyn. Take De Kalb Avenuo cars from Fulton Ferry. Piers, location of — see list. Police Head -quarters, 300 Mulberry-street. Police Stations — see list. Post-Office, cor. Liberty, Cedar, and Nassau streets. Produce Exchange, "Whitehall-street cor. Water-street. Sheriff's Office, County Court-House, City Hall Square. Stock Exchange. 13 Broad-street. Stock and Eeal Estate Exchange. Ill Broadway. Surrogate's Office. County Court-House, City Hall Sq. Tombs, on block fronting Center-street cot Franklin. Treasury, corner Wall and Nassau streets. Trinity Church, Broadway, head of Wall-street. U. S. Treasury, (Assay Office, visitors admitted Wednes- days 10 to 12 A.M.,) Wall-street cor. Nassau-street Toung Men's Christian Association, 23d-street corner Fourth Avenue. Hotels in New York City. Albemarle 24th-street and Broadway. Anderson 43d-street and Lexington Avenue. ♦Anthony House 834 Broadway. Arlington House 14th-street near Broadway. Ashland House 307 Fourth Avenue. ♦Astor House Broadway, Barclay and Yesey streets. Barnum's Broadway and 20th-street ♦Belmont 155 Fulton-street Belvedere House Irving Place and 15th-street ♦Bowery. . 395 Bowery. ♦Brandreth House 292 Canal-street Brevoort 11 Fifth Avenue. ♦Brunswick Fifth Avenue and 26th-street Bull's Head 322 Third Avenue. ♦Central Cor. Canal and Elm streets. ♦Central Park 59th-street and Seventh Avenue. City Cortlandt-street near West Clarendon Fourth Avenue and ISth-street ♦Clinton Place House 755 Broadway. Coleman House Broadway and 27th-street Commercial 73" Cortlandt-street ♦Continental 442 Broadway. Cosmopolitan Chambers-street and Broadway. ♦Crook's 74 Chatham -street. Delmonico's Chambers-street and Broadway. Fifth Avenue and Fourteenth-street Dey -street House 56 and 5S Dey-street Earle's Cor. Canal and Center streets. Everett Fourth Avenue and 17th-street Fifth Avenue Fifth Avenue and 23d-streec. ♦Frankfort House.. Cor. Frankfort and William streets. ♦French's Frankfort and Chatham streets. Garvey House Fourth Avenue, near 42d-street. Gilsey House 29th-street and Broadway. Gienham 155 Fifth Avenue. Gramercy Park. .East 20th-street. near Fourth Avenue, ♦Grand Broadway and Slst-street Grand Central Broadway, opposite Bond-street ♦Grand Union Fourth Avenue and 42d-street Hoffman House 25th -street and Broadway. Hygienic 15 Laight-stree't ♦Irving House 12th-street, near Broadway. ♦Legirett's 42 and 44 Chatham-street. Lenox House 72 Fifth Avenue Madison Avenue Hotel. .Madison Ave. and 26th-street. Madison Square Hotel 21st-street and Broadway. Maltby House. Great Jones-sUvet near Broadway. Merchant's 41 Cortlandt-street Metropolitan D7U Broadway. Monument 6 Union Square. National 5 Cortlandt-street New York Hotel 721 Broadway. Northern SI Cortlandt-street ♦Occidental Broome and Bowery. Oriental 43 Lafayette Place. Pacific 172 Greenwich-street. ♦Park Cor. Nassau and Beekman streets. Prescott Broadway and Spring-street. Putnam County 26th-street and Fourth Avenue. Remsen House 239S Third Avenue. ♦Revere House .Broadway and Houston-street Kiver-Side House 152d- street and North Kiver. Sailor's Home 190 Cherry-street. Sherman H44 Broadway. ♦Sinclair 754 Broadway. ♦Southern 679 Broadway. ♦Spingler House 5 and 7 Union Square. Summit House Bowery and Canal-street ♦Sweenev's Duane and Chatham streets. ♦St. Charles 640 Broadway. St. Cloud 42d-street and Broadway. ♦St. Denis Broadway and llth-street St. James' Cor. 86th-street and Broadway. St .lulien * Washington Place. St Nicholas 515 Broadway. ♦Stacy House "60 Broadway. Steel's 312 Greenwich-street. Stevens House 25 Broadway. Sturdevant Broadway and 2>th-streeL ♦Treuiont ....!. .665 Broadway. Union Square Cor. 15tb-street and Fourth Avenue. Union Place 56 East 14th street ♦United States Pearl and Fulton streets. Westmoreland ,17th-street and Fourth Avenue. Westminster Irving Place and 16th-street. Winchester House Broadway and 3ist-streeU Windsor Fifth Avenue, 4«th and 47tb street*. * HulciS kepi -ill IHe £lllU|ieMI y.aa. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK Five Points Mission, junction of Worth and Park streets. The first attempt at reformation in this wretched and deplorable locality was m 1848, by the Ladies' Home Missionary Society of the M. E. Church. It provides a day and Sabbath school for nearly five hundred children. Thousands are .annml'v led and c'othed, at an expense of $20,000, exclusive of donations. Five Points House of Industry, 155 Worth-street This enterprise was inaugurated in 1850, and furnishes employment to all classes and conditions of the poor. The present building and ground cost $125,000. AND PHILADELPHIA. 81 Places of Amusement. Association Hall— Fourth Avenue, corner 23d-street. Academy of Music— Irvin? Place, cor. E. 14th-street. Barnum's Hippodrome— Fourth Ave. and 27th-street Booth's Theater— W. 23d-street, cor. Sixth Avenue. Bowery Theater — 48 Bowery. Broadway Theater — 728 Broadway. Bryant's Opera House— West 23d- street. Central Park Garden— rSevenih Ave., cor. 59th-street. Colosseum — Broadway and 35th-street Fifth Avenue Theater— Broadway and 2Sth-street. Grand Opera House— Eighth Ave., cor. W. 23d-street. Irving Hall— 9 Irving Place. Niblo's Garden — 576 Broadway. Olympic Theater— 624 Broadway. Park Theater— Broadway and 22d-street. Tony Pastor's Opera House — 201 Bowery. Stadt Theater — 45 Bowery. Steinway Hall — Kast 14lh-street. St. James' Theater— Broadway and 28th-street. Theater Comiqun — 514 Broadway. Theater Francais— West 14th -street. Thirty-fourth-street Theater— 34th-street, near 3d Ava Union Square Theater — 14th-street and Broadway. Wallack's Theater — 844 Broadway. Wood's Museum — 1221 Broadway. Location of Piers. North River. I— Foot Battery Place. 2. 3— Battery Place. 4 — Fool Morris. 5, 6, 7— Morris and 8 — Foot Kector. 9, 10 — Kector and II— Foot Carlisle. 12— Foot Albany. 13 — Albany and Cedar. 14 — Foot Cedar. 15— Foot Liberty. 16— Bet. Liberty and Cort- landt. 17, 18— Foot Cortlandt. 19— Cortlandt and Dey. 20— Foot Dey. 21— Foot P'ulton. 22— Fulton and Vesey. 23— Foot Vesey. 24 — Vesey and Barclay. 25 — Foot Vesey. 26— Foot Barclay. 27 — Fool Robinson. 2S— Foot Murray. 29 — Foot Warren. SO — Foot Chamber'*. 31 — Foot Duane 32 — Bet. Duane and Jay. 33— Foot Jay. 34 — Foot Harrison. 35 — Foot Franklin. 36— Foot North Moore. 37— Foot Beach. 3S— Foot Hubert. 39— Foot Vestry. 40— Foot Watts. 41— Foot Hoboken. 42— Foot Canal. 43 — Foot Spring. 44 — Bet. Spring and Charl- ton. 45 — Foot Charlton. 46— Foot King. 47— Foot West Houston. 4b — Foot Clarkson. 49 — Foot Leroy. 50 — Foot Morton. 51 — Foot Christopher. 52— Foot West 10th. 53— Foot Charles. 54 — F'oot Perry. 55— Foot West 11th. 60— Foot West 13th. 61— Foot West I7th. East Eiver. 1, 2— Foot Whitehall. 3 — Foot Moore. 4— Bet. Moore and Broad. 5 — Bet. Broad & Coenties Slip. 6, 7, 8— Coenties Slip. 9, 10-Coenties and Old SI. 11, 12— Old Slip. 13— Old Slip and Governeur Lane. 14 — Foot Jones Lane. 15, 16-Foot Wall. 17— Foot Pine. 18— Foot Maiden Lane. 19— Foot Fletcher. 20, 21— Foot Burling Slip. 22— Foot Fulton. 23— Foot Beekman. 24— Beekman and Peck SI. 25, 26— Foot Peck Slip. 27— Foot Dover. 28 — Dover and Roosevelt. 29— Foot Roosevelt. 30— Roosevelt & James SI. 31, 32— Foot James Slip. 33— Foot Oliver. 34, 35— Catherine Slip. 36— Catherine SI. & Market. . 37. Rg— Foot Market. 39— Bet. Market and Pike. 40, 41— Foot Pike. 42 — Bet. Pike and Rutgers. 43, 44— Foot Rutgers. 45 — Bet. Rutgers and Jef- ferson. 46 — Foot Jefferson. 47— Jefferson and Clinton. 48— Foot Clinton. 49 - Clinton & Montgomery. 50— Foot Montgomery. 51, 52— Governeur. 53— Foot Jackson. 54— Foot Corlears. 55 — Foot Cherry. 56, 57 — Foot Broome. 58, 59— Foot Delanccy. 60— Foot Rivington. 61— Bet. Rivington and Stanton. 62— Foot Stanton. 63 — Foot East Houston. 64— Foot 5th. 65— Foot 6th. 66— Foot 7th. 67— Foot Sth. 69— Foot 9th. 69— Foot East 10th. 70— Foot East 11th. Rariroad Depots. The N. Y. and Harlem, the Hudson River, N. Y. aad New Haven, and N. Y., Boston, and Montreal Rail- roads are located in the Grand Central Depot at 42d- street and Fourth Avenue, and are reached by tha Fourth Avenue cars, and the Broadway and Madison Avenue and Broadway and Fourth Ave. omnibuses. The Morris and Essex, the Delaware and Lackawanna, and the Bloomfield and Montclair Railroad Depots are at Hoboken, and are reached by ferries from foot of Barclay and Christopher streets. The Erie R. R., the Northern New Jersey, the Hacken- sack, and the Midland R. R. Depots are at Pavonia, Jersey City, and are reached by ferries from foot of Chambers and West 23d streets. The Pennsylvania and N. J. R. R. Depot is at Jersey City, and is reached by ferries from foot of Cortlandt and Desbrosses streets. The New Jersey Central R. R., the Newark and New York R. R. are at Communipaw, and are reached by ferry from foot of Liberty-street. Southside Long Island R. R. Depot is at South 7th- street, William sburgh, and is reached by ferries from foot of Roosevelt and Grand streets. Long Island R. R., Flushing and Northside R. R., and Long Island Central R. R. Depots are at Long Island City, (Hunter's Point,) and are reached by ferries from James' Slip and East 34th-street. Camden and Amboy R. R. Depot is at Pier 1, North River. Brooklyn, Bath, and Coney Island R. R. Take Green- wood cars from Fulton, Wall, South, or Hamilton Avenue ferries. Canarsie and Rockaway Beach R. R. Leaves East New York hourly. Staten Island R. R. Depot at Vanderbilt's Landing, and is reached by ferry from foot of Whitehall-street. Colleges. Bellevue, Medical, 26th -street and First Avenue. College Pharmacy, Waverley PI. and University PI. Columbia, Classical East 49*th-street and Fourth Ave. Eclectic, Medical, 223 East 26th-street. Hahnemann, Medical, 3 East 33d-street. Homoeopathic, Medical, Third Avenue and 23d-street. Medical, for Women, 1S7 Second Avenue. New York, Classical, Fourth Avenue and 23d-street. New York Free Medical, Women, 51 St. Mark's Place, Physicians' and Surgeons', 23d-street and Fourth Ave. Rutgers' Female, Classical, 4S9 Fifth Avenue. St. Francis Xavier, Classical, 49 West 15th-street. Theological Seminary, Prot. Episcopal Church, West 20th-street, between Ninth and Tenth Avenues. Union Theological Seminary, 9 University Place. University, Classical, Washington Sq., cor. Waverley PI. University of N. Y., Medical, 26th-street, opposite Belle- vue Hospital. Veterinary, Medical, 205 Lexington Avenue. Clubs. Alemania— 18 East 16th -street. American Jockey— Madison Ave., cor. E. 27th-street Andrew Jackson— Lexington Ave., cor. E. 30th-street Arion-21 St. Mark's Place. Aschenbroedel— 74 East 4th- street. Blossom— 129 Fifth Avenue. Boulevard— Foot of West 103d-street. Century— 109 East 15th-street. German — 104 Fourth Avenue. German Lese-Verein — East 55th-street, cor. 3d Avenue. Harmonic — West 42d-street, near Fifth Avenue. Jefferson — East 90th-street, near Third Avenue. Lotos — 2 Irving Place. Manhattan— 96 Fifth Avenue. New York — Madison Square and Fifth Avenue. New York Caledonian — 118 Sullivan-street. New York Yacht— Club House at Clifton, Staten Island. Oriental — 235 East Broadway. Palette — 17 Stuvvesant-street. Travelers— 222 Fifth Avenue. Union League — Madison Avenue, corner 26th -street Union — Fifth Avenue, corner 21st-fltreet ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK The Sailors' Snug Harbor, Staterc /stawd, Secures to aged and worn-out sailors a home in their declining years. "Was founded by Robert R. Randall. It is splendidly located with a commanding view of the harbor and its wealth of commerce. Its landed estate is now valued at several millions. It has an average family of four hundred and upward. The Seamen's Fund and Retreat, Staten Inland, Provides for destitute, sick, and crippled sailors. Its location on a commanding bluff is one of surpassing beauty and grandeur. During its history of forty-two years it has aided nearly sixtv thousand seamen. AND PHILADELPHIA. Asylums and Homes. Association for Improved Instruction of Deaf Mutes 642 Seventh Avenue. Colored Orphan, Boulevard, "West 143d-street Babies' Home, 218 West 38th-street. Baptist Home for the Friendless, 41 Grove-st, East 68th- street and Lexington Avenue. Chapin Home for Aged and Infirm, Lexington Avenu« and 66th-street. Children's Aid Society, 19 East 4th-street. Children's Fold, 437 East 5Sth-street. Colored Home, foot 65th-street, East Eiver. Deaf and Dumb Asylum, 162d-street. Emigrants' Hospital, Ward's Island. Female Christian Home, 814 East 15th-street. Five Points House of Industry, 155 Worth-street. Five Points Mission, 61 Park-street. Foundling Asylum, Lexington Avenue and 68th-street. Hebrew Orphan Asylum, 77th-street, near 3d Avenue. Home for Aged and Infirm Deaf Mutes, 220 East 13th- street. Home for the Aged, 445 West 32d-street. Home for the Aged of the Church of Holy Communion, 830 6th Avenue. Home for the Friendless, (Female and Children,) 32 East 80th-street. Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews, 63d-street, near Lexington Avenue. Home for Foundlings, 3 Washington Square. Home for Friendless Girls, 7th Avenue and 13th-street. Home for Young Women, 27 Washington Square North. Home or Female Department Prison Association, 213 10th Avenue. House of Mercy, Houston and Mulberry streets. House of Kefuge, Randall's Island. Howard Mission, 40 New Bowery. Old Ladies' Home of M. E. Church, 255 West 42d-street Institution for Blind, cor. 9th Avenue and 34th-street Leake and "Watts' Orphan Home, cor. 9th Avenue and lllth-street. Bloomingdale Insane, cor. 10th Avenue and 117th-st. Lying-In Asylum, 85 Marion-street. Magdalene, cor. S8th-street and 5th Avenue. Midnight Mission, 260 Greene-street New York Juvenile, 1 76th-street, 10th Avenue. Orphan, Bloomingdale Eoad, 73d-street. Orphan Home of Protestant Episcopal Church, 49th-st near Lexington Avenue. Presbyterian Ilome for Aged Women, East 73d-street Protestant Half Orphan, 65 "West lOth-street. Protestant House of Mercy, foot "West 86th -street. Indigent Female Home, 226 East 20th-street. Roman Catholic Orphan, (Girls,) Prince and Mott sts. Roman Catholic Orphan (Boys), 51st-st. and 5th Ave. Sailors' Snug narbor, Staten Island. Shepherd's Fold, East 88th-street, near 2d Avenue. St Joseph's Home for the Aged, 209 West 15th-street St. Joseph's Orphan, 89th-street and Avenue A. St. Luke's Home for Indigent Christian Females, Madi- son Avenue, cor. 89th-street. St Stephen's Home, 138 East 28th-street. Samaritan Home for the Aged, West 14th -street near 9th Avenue. Sheltering Arms, 10th Avenue and 129th-street. Trinity Chapel Home for Aged "Women, 207 "West 27th- street. Union Home and School for Soldiers' and Sailors' Chil- dren, 151st-street cor. 11th Avenue. Water-street Home for Women, 273 Water-street New York Institutions of Charities and Correction. Office, E. IIth-steeet, cor. Titird Avenue. The Institutions under their charge are : Almshouse Blackwell's Island. Bellevue Hospital Foot East 26th-street Bureau of Medical and Surgical Relief for the Out-door Poor— Foot East 26th-street. City Prison (Tombs) Center-street Colored Home 61st-street and First Avenue. Colored Orphan Asylum 143d-street and Boulevard. Epileptic and Fever Hospitals Blackwell's Island. Hospital for Incurables Blackwell's Island. Idiot Hospital Randall's Island. Free Labor Bureau and Intelligence Office — 8 Clinton Place. Infant's Hospital Randall's Island. Inebriate Asylum Ward's Island. Lunatic Asylum Ward's Island. Nursery Ward's Island. Nursery Hospital Ward's Island. Out-door Poor Department — Eas tilth-street, cor. Third Avenue. Penitentiary Blackwell's Island. Small Pox and Charity Hospital.. ..Blackwell's Island. School Ship Mercury.. .L. 1. Sound, near Hart's Island. Workhouse Blackwell's Island. Note. — The Institutions upon the Islands are reached by steamboat from foot of East 2Gth-street at 10| A. M. The Bellevue Hospital can be visited daily from U A. M. to 2 P. M. New York Dispensaries. Central 934 Eighth Avenue. Demilt 401 Second Avenue. Eastern 57 Essex-street. Eclectic 223 East 26th-street. German 65 St. Mark's Place. German, West Side 332 West 40th-street. Harlem 2331 Fourth Avenue. Hoffman 153 West 28th-street Homoeopathic 59 Bond-street New York Ear 36th-street and Ninth Avenue. New York, for Children 406 East 15th-street New York, for Diseases of Skin. . .101 East 30th-street. New York, Tumor 101 East 30th-street. New York White-street, corner Center. New York Cancer Hospital 468 Sixth Avenue. New York Homoeopathic 493 Seventh Avenue. New York Orthopaedic 945 Sixth Avenue. North-Eastern 222 East 59th-street North-Eastern Homoeopathic 307 East 55th-street. Northern Waverley Place, corner Christopher-street. North- Western Ninth Avenue, corner 36th-street. Throat and Chest Diseases 47 University Place Union 246 East llth-street Western Homoeopathic 413 West 42d-street. Yorkville 14S2 Third Avenue. Distances in New York. Battery to City Hall, one mile. City Hall to Canal-street half mile. City Hall to Houston-street, one mile. Bleecker-street next above Houston, counts as First' street. From here streets are numbered regularly to Spuyten DuyveL, 214th-street. The blocks are gener- ally 200 feet long, and streets mostly 60 feet wide; som« are 80 and 100 feet Eighteen streets or blocks averajje a mile. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK Street Map of Philadelphia and Fairmount Park. AND PHILADELPHIA. 85 Philadelphia* The city of Philadelphia, as laid out by William Pent), in 1681, by a grant from Charles II., comprised only that portion of the present city situated be- tween South and Vine Streets and the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. Settle- ments were made, however, outside of these boundaries, and in the course of time they became separately incorporated and had separate governments, making a congeries of towns and districts, the whole group being known abroad simply as Philadelphia. Several of these were sit- uated immediately contiguous to the " city proper " — viz., Southwark and Moyamen- sing to the south, and Northern Liberties, Kensington, Spring Garden and Penn district to the north, and West Philadel- phia to the west — all of which were practi- cally one town continuously built up. Be- sides these, there were a number of other outlying- townships, villages and settle, ments near the built up town, though detached from -it. Among these were Bridesburg, Frankford, Holmesburg, the unincorporated Northern Liberties, Port Richmond, Nicetown, Rising Sun, Fox Chase, Germantown, Chestnut Hill, Mana- yunk, Roxborough, Falls of Schuylkill, unincorporated Penn township, Fra«ncis- vi lie, Hamilton village, Mantua, Blockley, Kingsessing and Passyunk. Some of these also became absorbed in the extending streets of the congeries of towns of which Philadelphia was composed, and in 1851: they were all consolidated under one municipal government, the boundaries of which are coincident with those of the old county of Philadelphia. In the earlier times some of the districts mentioned had marked characteristics, but these have mostly passed away. The Streets. The greater part of Philadelphia is laid out in parallelograms, with the streets at right angles to each other, making the * For the principal facts descriptive of Phila. delphia. we are indebted to the " Public Ledger Almanac," published by Geo. "W. Childs, Sixth and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia. FIRE AND JJFEJNSURANCE. INSURANCE COMPANY OF Liverpool and London. OFFICE, No. 56 WALL STREET. Gross Assets Assets in the U. States $17,300,000 $2,448,000 Losses adjusted in New York and promptly paid. 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Thus on the north side of Chestnut St., beginning at Sixth and going west, the numbers are 601, 603, 605, etc. On the south side the numbers are 600, 602, 604, etc. At Seventh St. the num- bers in 700 begin, and so each successive street begins a hundred of its own number. Market street is taken as a dividing line between north and south for number- ing houses on streets running north and south. The even numbers are on the west side of these streets, the uneven numbers on the east side. No. 1 " North " and No. 1 44 South" begin at Market St. No. 100 North begins at Arch street, the first principal street north of Market; No. 100 South begins at Chestnut, the first principal street south of Market. Fairmount Park * Comprises nearly three thousand acres (2991) on the banks of the Schuylkill River and Wissahickon Creek. It is di- vided by nature into several sections, each presenting peculiar attractions, and each within easy reach of the city by numerous lines of railway. 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The Zoological Gardens These celebrated gardens are situated in a part of the Park property formerly known as " Solitude," on the Schuylkill River, south of Girard avenue and oppo- site Lemon Hill. Steamers from Fair- mount, and cars on Girard avenue, Vine, Market, Chestnut and Thirty-fifth streets, carry passengers to the Gardens. The ground is well wooded, and parts of it are laid out in gardens. The places of inter- est are the Carnivora-house, the monkey- house, the aviary, the fox-pens, t!ie wolf- pens, the raccoon-house, the prairie-dog village, the elephant and rhinoceros houses, the rabbit-house, the eagle aviary, the deer enclosure, the bison-sheds, and the bear-pits. The collection of birds and animals is said to be the finest in this country. GL.AD TIDINGS, COMPRISING Sermgng and Prayer Meeting Talks, By I>. I, . ITIOODY. Delivered at the N. Y. Hippodrome, from the " Tribune " Verbatim Reports. Eevisedand Corrected, with a full Index to- Anecdotes. 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You can come away sooner if you see it all, or get tired. It will take a day — and a busy day, merely to see what the Exhibition is. The rest of the time can be profitably spent in the study of details. Get rooms and breakfast or breakfast and supper. Do not pay for a dinner ; you will in- variably dine or lunch on the ground. Take a lunch-basket and conveniences with you, if a family party is going. Leave your fine clothes at home, and all your jewelry. Nobody will be looking at you. Take, little money. For ex- igencies get a country draft on a Phila- delphia bank. Do nothing to lead the pickpockets into temptation. Ask all your questions of policemen. Take no advice from any one not in uniform. Be civil to everybody, familiar with none. — Illustrated Christian Weekly. A woi'd of advice to visitors who desire to practise economy. Don't be induced to pay unreasonable prices for board by the pled, that the city is crowded. It is not crowded, and you can have a choice of a hundred rooms any day. Buy a guide-book. Study the map of the city and street-car lines. Then invest two cents in a copy of The Ledger, in which you will find every morning three or four columns of rooms to let advertised. Start out in search of quarters that meet your ideas as to cost and comfort, and you will be pretty sure to find just what you want in an hour or two. There are scores of private houses that offer a large, well-furuished room, with breakfast and supper, for $2 a day, and the supply of such accommodations thus far consider- ably outruns the demand. — N. Y. Tribune. EDWIN AEDEN'S NEWSPAPER 178 ELM STREET, CINCINNATI, OHIO. For this Agency, which was established some ten years since, I claim that : 1. Having the exclusive control of the principal Religious Papers in Cincinnati, Dayton, Ohio, and St. Louis, Mo., as well as owning a large amount of space in the other Religious publications of the West and South, I am, in this especial branch, prepared to offer advertisers the lowest possible rates. 2. Handling the entire advertising of a number of the largest Western advertisers has given me a knowledge of the lowest prices at which advertisements can pos- sibly be inserted in the leading newspa- pers, as well as a knowledge of the most profitable mediums. 3. Great care is taken to give, my ad- vertising the best positions in the papers,, and to see the order is carried out to the letter. 4. My intimate relations with the pub- lishers of the most influential newspapers- enables me to give my customers benefits- they could not otherwise obtain. Complete files of the piincipal papers- are always to be found at this office. Estimates for advertising in any papers- in the country given upon application. EDWIN ALDEN. 92 ILLUSTllATED NEW YORK Woman's Pavilion, International Exhibition, Philadelphia. AND PHILADELPHIA. 93 History of the Centennial. The Grand International Exhibition of 1S76, had its origin in an Act of Congress passed March 3d 1871 ; creating the United States Centennial Commission and the Centennial Board of Finance. The former consists of two Commissioners from each state and territory, appointed by their respective Governors. The Board of Finance are appointed by the Stock- holders. An act of Congress authorized an issue of stock not exceeding$10,000,000 in shares of $10 each. This with the prospective revenues is ex- pected will defray the expenses of the Ex- hibition. The Exhibition grounds are located on the west bank of the Schuylkill River, in the corporate limits of the city of Phila- delphia, in Fairmount Park ; the largest (2991 acres) and most beautiful park in America, 236 acres of which have been enclosed for centennial purposes, this, with adjoining grounds for the use of stock yards and agricultural purposes, will cov- er near 450 acres. Every nation of any importance on the face of the globe has accepted the invita- tion and appropriated adequate funds to celebrate with us in a fitting manner, the Centennial Anniversary of American Independence. Thirty six nations have perfected ar- rangements to join us in our national Jubi- lee; namely: Argentine Confedera- tion Austria Belgium Bolivia Brazil Chili China Denmark Ecuador Egypt France and Algeria Germany Great Britain with Aus- tralia and Canada Guatemala Honduras Hawaii Hayti Italy Japan Liberia Mexico Norway Netherlands Nicaragua Orange Free States Peru Portugal Persia Russia Siam Spain Sweden Turkey Tunis United States of Co- lumbia Venezuela The Exhibition Buildings cover a floor- ing of about 60 acres. The following ta- ble will show the comparative magnitude and cost of the various International Ex- hibitions. London, 1851 .. 20 acres .. Cost 31,464.000 New York, 1853 .. 5% " .. " 500,000 Paris, 185.3 ..30 " .. " 4,000,000 London, 1802 ..24 " .. " 2,300,000 Paris, 1867 .. 40% « .. " 4,507,000 Vienna, 1873 ..50 " .. " 9,850,000 Phila. 1876 ..60 " " 6,72r>,000 Additional buildings numbering about 250, have been erected within the enclos- ure by foreign nations, the United States Government and the several states, for general use of Exhibitors, Commis- sioners and Visitors. The grounds are easily reached from all parts of the city and adjacent country by horse and steam cars and at reduced fares. The price of admission to all the buildings and grounds is 50 cents, and will be open every day except Sunday from May 10th 1876, to November 10th 1876. Railroad Depots. Pennsylvania Railroad. — Main Line Westward, Depots, Thirty-first and Market streets, West rhiladelphia. New York Division. — Depots, Thirty-second and Market streets. Belvidere Division . — Depot, Front and Berks street. Amboy Division. — From Market street Ferry, Philadelphia and Camden. Philadelphia and Reading Rail- road. — Main Line. — Depots, Thirteenth and Callowhill streets and near the Cen- tennial buildings. Germantown and Nor- ristown Branch. — Depots, Ninth and Green streets, at Germantown, Manayunk and Chestnut Hill. North Pennsylvania Railroad De- pot, Berks and American streets. Philadelphia Wilmington and Bal- timore Railroad. — Depot, Broad and Washington avenue. Camden and Atlantic Railroad. — From foot of Vine street; Depot, Camden. West Jersey Railroad. — From foot of Market street. Philadelphia and Baltimore Cen- Agricultural Hall, International Exhibition, Philadelphia. Judges Hall, International Exhibition, Philadelphia. AND PHILADELPHIA. 95 TRAL.— Depot of P. W. & B. R. R. Broad ami Washington avenue. West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad. — Depot, Thirty-first and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia. The Independence Bell "Was cast in England for the State House in Philadelphia in 1751, and was cracked by a stroke of the clapper before being properly hung in 1752; was recast and hung in the tower of Independence Hall, June, 1758. Proclaimed liberty through- out all the land at noon, Monday, July 8th, 1776, (not 4th, 1770.) Removed to Bethlehem, Pa., bv the American Troops when they evacuated Philadelphia, to prevent it being cast into cannon by the British in 1777. Restored to its original position at the close of the Revolution, wh°re it remained until July 8th, 1835, ami was broken while tolling the funeral service of Chief Justice Marshall. It is now a national relic in Independence Hall. Places of Amusement. Academy of Music, Broad street below Locust. Walnut Street Theatre, cor. Ninth and Walnut. Chestnut Street Theatre, Chest- nut street above Twelfth. Arch Street Theatre, Arch street above Sixth. Horticultural Hall, Broad street below Locust. Concert Hall. 1221 Chestnut street. Amateur Drawing-room, Seven- teenth street above Chestnut. A m e r i c a x Theatre (Varieties), Chestnut street above Tenth. Arch Street Opera-House (Min- strels), Arch street above Tenth. Assembly Buildixg. S. W. cor. Tenth and Chestnut streets. Col. Wood's Museum, corner Ninth and Arch. Eleventh Street Opera- House (Minstrels), Eleventh street above Chest- nut. Grand Cextral Theatre (Varieties). Walnut street above Eighth. Musical Fund Hall, Locust street above Eighth. New National Theatre (Varieties), cor. Tenth and Callowhill streets. Z O O L O G I CA L G A R D E x s, Fairmount Park. The Centennial Buildings. The Centennial buildings have been erected on ground belonging to West Fairmount Park, and may be reached di- rect by cars on Walnut. Market, Arch and Vine streets and Girard avenue. The five principal buildings are — The Main Exhibition building, 1S30 by 464 feet, area, 20,02 acres. Machinery Hall, 1402, by 360 feet with an annex 208 by 210 feet. Area covered, 12.82 acres. Horticultural Hall, 383 by 193 feet. Area, 1.5 acres. Agricultural Hall, ground plan a paral- lelogram, 820 by 540 feet. Area, 10 acres. Memorial Hall (Art gallery), 365 by 210 feet. Area, 1.5 acres. Centennial Commission and Centennial Board of Finance, 903 and 904 Walnut street, and Belmont avenue, Centennial grounds. AND PHILADELPHIA. Hotels of Philadelphia. The principal ones are as follows: American Chestnut above 5th. Allegheny 814 Market. Allen's 1220 Market street. American 517 Chestnut street. Arch street Home 1 Arch street. Bald Eagle 414 N. 3d street. Bucks County 1917 Market street. Bull's Head 1035 Market street. Bingham Cor. 11th and Market street. Clarendon 115 88th street. Colonnade. ... . Cor- 15th and Chestnut street. Continental S. E. Cor. 9th and Chestnut. Commercial 826 Market street. Central Avenue '. 831 Market. Columbia Ill North Broad. European 315 Arch street. Eagle 227 N. Third. Fanners' 1808 Ridge ave. Franklin Poplar and 40th streets. Gennauia 2330 Market street. Girard N. E. Cor. 9th and Chestnut. Guy's Cor. Seventh and Chestnut- *Globe Belmont and Elm Avenues. Grand Union Mervine, 11th and Somerset. Great Western 1311 Market street. Hay Market 1601 N. 7th street. Irving 919 Walnut. Lapierre Broad and Chestnut. Lincoln. Cor. 4th and Wood streets. Markoe 919 Chestnut. Mansion 619 Arch street. Merchants' House 415 North Third. Merchants' Hotel 4th above Market. New Hotel S. W. Cor. Broad and Walnut. Peabody 250 South 9th street. Petry'8 1403 Walnut street. Penn Manor Cor. 8th and Spring Garden. Randolph 342 N. Third street. Revere 923 Chestnut. Ridgway 1 Market street. Red Lion Second below Noble. St. Charles' 54 N. Third street. St. Cloud Arch above 7th. St Stephen's Chestnut above 10th. St. James' 304 Arch street. St. Elmo 317 Arch street. St. Charles' 54 N. Third street. ♦Transcontinental Belmont and Elm Avenues. •United States 43d and Columbia avenue. Washington 709 Chestnut. White Bear 5th and Race. Wm. Penn. . 831 Market street. * Convenient to Exhibition Grounds. O 97 THE NEW BOOK, The Toot-Prints of Satan; OR, The Devil in History. (The Counterpart of " God in History.") By Rev. HOLLIS READ, A.M. Rev. T. DE WITT TALMAGE. D.D., of Brooklyn, says: Mr. Read's book will help misrhtily to wake up philanthropists, reformers, and Christians to see who it is that crouches behind every beer barrel, and whose ehirography is in every bad publication, and who pockets the proceeds of every swindle. May all the world see Mr. Head's book, and profit by its exposures ! Rtv. THEO. Li. CUTLER, D. D., of Brooklyn, says: I thank you for a copy of this unique and valuable work on Safari in human history. The chapter on the ravages and ruin of strong drink is alone worth the price of the book. A vast deal of valu- able information can only be got from Mr. Read's ingen- ious compilation of facts from the dark side of human history. It is a suggestive book for ministers and Sun- day-school teachers. JAMES M'COSH, D.D., LL.D., Presi- dent of Princeton College, says: The new work by the author of "God in History,',' bo extensively read in America and Great Britain, does not need anv introduction or recommendation by another. All a.ac you need put on the title-page is, "By the author of ' God in History.' " ReT. J. H. VINCENT, D.D., Editor Sun- day-School Journal, says: Its serious and mas- terly treatment of the subject will carry conviction. The book is a timely production, and will confirm faith and strengthen hands that now make valiant warfare against the enemy of souls. I wish it a wide circulation. Rev. NOAH PORTER, D.D., LL.D., Pre i«»eni of Yale College, says: The Foot- Prints of Satan is a fearful book, but it is weir fitted to arouse a wholesome fear of the agency which does such horrible work in the world. Rev. BISHOP WM. L. HARRIS, D.D., says: The book is well written, and its startling array of facts and figures show but too clearly that we wrestle not ncrainst flesh and blood, but against the rulers of the darkness of this world. Rev. ALFRED NEVIN, D.D., in Prtehy- terian Weekly, says : The author exhibits in a masterly manner a most solemn and startling array of truth on a subject of tremendous interest. Rev. DANIEL, CURRY, D.D., Editor New York Christian Advocate, Bays: The book is worth readinsr for its direct usefulness in expos- ing wpjng-doinjr. and because it strips gilded and im- posing vices of their false coloring and presents them as they truly are, the work of the devil I Rev. LYMAN ABBOTT, D.D., in Christian Weekly, says : The book is full of useful information; it embodies" the result of research that must have taken years. It is a book really worth study and useful for reference. A PRESBYTERIAN CLE B GYM AN from Central Xew York, having ordered and paid for a copy, voluntarily writes the publisher: It is the best book of reference for ministers and lecturers extant. 1 was over- whelmed with the data and statistics, and could say with the Queen of Sheba, the one-half had not been told me. I can recommend it with a will. 550 pages. Illustrated. Cloth binding, $3. AGENTS WANTED. n 10,000 Agents wanted to sell -m/mt £\ Echoes of a Century, a Manual^^ M | of our Republic, 50 cts. ; &nd m M Ha Centennial Games. 50 new Par- m IB lor Games on K0cards.75cts.24,- W 000 sold. Both mailed for frl. A If E.B.TREAT,fc05B'way,N.Y. ■ E. B. TREAT, Publisher, 105 BROADWAY, N. T. Chestnut Street Bridge crossing the Schuylkill River, Philadelphi AND PHILADELPHIA. 99 Places of Interest. Academy of Fine Arts. Broad street above Arch Admission, 25 cents. Academy of Natural Science, Broad street below Chestnut. Open Tues- days and Fridays, p. m. Admission, 10 cents. New hall S. W. cor. Nineteenth and Race streets. Athenaeum Library, Sixth street be- low Walnut. Apprentices' Library, S. W. cor. Fifth and Arch streets. Blind Asylum, Twentieth and Race streets. Concerts Wednesday p. m. Ad- mission, 15 cents. Carpenters' Hall, built in 1770, Chestnut street, below Fourth, rear of bank building. Christ Church, built in 1753, Sec- ond street above Market. Custom House, Chestnut street be- low Fifth. Deaf and Dumb Asylum, corner of Broad and Pine streets. Tickets pro- cured at Ledger Office. Franklin Institute, Seventh street above Chestnut. Admission free. Franklin's Grave, S. E. cor. Fifth and Arch streets. Fairmount Park, 2991 acres, on the banks of the Schuylkill and Wissahickon, From the central part of the city take cars going north or west. Girard College, Ridge avenue above Nineteenth street. Take Ridge avenue cars or yellow cars on Eighth street. Tickets at Ledger Office. Independence Hall, Chestnut street below Sixth. Open from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Tickets for admission to the steeple furnished by the Superintendent. Laurel Hill Cemetery, Ridge ave- nue. Take Ridge avenue cars on Arch street or steamboat at Fairmount. Ledger Building, S. W. cor. Sixth and Chestnut streets. Citizens and stran- gers invited to visit it. Masonic Temple, Broad street below Arch. Visitors admitted by card from resident members of the order on Thurs- day from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Cards of admission at the Ledger Office. Mercantile Library, Tenth street above Chestnut. National Museum, Independence Hall. Open from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Free. Navy Yard, Front street below Wash- ington avenue. Take c :rs on Seventh or Second street. New Navy Yard, League Island, mouth of the Schuylkill river. Naval Asylum, Gray's Ferry Road. Take cars on Pine street. Old Swedes' Church, oldest church in Philadelphia, built in 1700, taking the place of Second Swedes' Church, built in 1677, Swanson street below Christian. Pennsylvania Hospital, Eighth and Spruce streets. Penn's Cottage, Letitia street near Market and Second. Penn Treaty Monument, Beach and Hanover streets. Take Richmond cars on Third street. Penitentiary (Eastern) Fairmount avenue and Twenty-first street. Tickets procured at the Ledger Office. Philadelphia Library, (founded by Benjamin Franklin), Fifth street below Chestnut. Pennsylvania Historical Society, 820 Spruce. School of Design for Women, S. W. cor. Merrick and Filbert. United States Mint, Chestnut street above Thirteenth. Open from 9 a. m. to 12 noon. Free. University of Pennsylvania, Thir- ty-sixth and Woodland avenue. Woodland Cemetery. Woodland avenue, West Philadelphia. Take Wal- nut street cars. Young Men's Christian Associa- tion, Chestnut street above Twelfth. New building being erected S. E. cor. Fifteenth and Chestnut streets. Zoological Gardens, Fairmount Park. Take cars on Walnut, Market, Arch, and Pine streets, andGirard avenue- Evening Journal Building, Jersey City, N. J. THE PITTSBURG ADVANCE. A LARGE QUARTO, FORTY-EIGHT COLUMNS. Published Weekly at PITTSBURG, PA. $2.00 PER ANNUM. It is religious but unsectarian, and specially devoted to temperance. Its circulation, in ex- cess of 5,000, is among a good class of people, and extends through western Pennsylvania, east- ern Ohio, and somewhat into West Virginia. •"•"^• AN - FARMERS' HOME JOURNAL. bJ^Ss^ A Record of Agriculture, Live Slock, Horticulture, Botany, and the Kiudre.l Arts and Science*!. Is published Every Thursday. OFFICE IN NEW COURIER-JOURNAL BUILDING LOUJSYILLE, KY.- flgp^ Subscription price, S'-i.OO per year, in advance. .ygS) W ' The Farmers' Home Journal is the great Agricultural and Live-Stock"Paper of the South and West, and is in the hands of all the leading wealthy and progressive, farmers of the coun- try. All who have ever tried it give their testimony in favor of it as one of the very best ad- vertising mediums. Though the Home Journal is conducted in the interest of the cultivator of the soil, yet it aims to bring about that friendly relation between the farmer and mechanic and merchant, between the producer and consumer, which is best for both. In proof of the estima- tion in which the Farmers' Home Journal is held at home, we take the liberty of introducing in ^lis connection the following notices given by two of the leading political papers of Kentucky : The Home Journal is without exception at the head of the papers of its class in the South, and its very appear- ance is sufficient to recommend it to every farmer in this or any other state. It contains, among its other "features, a regular letter from the Blue Grass Regions. It has our most cordial wishes. for success.— Lexington Dispatc't. Its editorial conduct is admirable, every paragraph and article being prepared with evident care. Its selections are of a character to interest stock-men. scientists, farmers, and manufacturers generally. It is one of the most valuable papers of the kind published, does credit to the state, and reflects marked honor on the editor. The Journal will devote special attention to the manufacturing interests of this section.— Louisville Daily Commercial. BANNER OF^ LIGHT. ~~ The Oldest Journal in the World devoted to the Spiritual Philosophy ISSUED WEEKLY AT... NO. 9 MONTGOMERY PLACE, BOSTON, MASS. COLBY «V RICH, Publishers and Proprietors. ISAAC B. RICH, Business JUnagek LUTHER COLBY, Editor. Aided by a large corps of able writers. The Banner is a first-class eight-page family newspaper, containing forty columns of interest- ing and instructive reading, embracing A LITERARY DEPARTMENT, REPORTS OF SPIRITUAL LECTURES, ORIGINAL ESSAYS upon Spiritual, Philosophical, and Scientific Subjects, EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT, • f > SPIRIT-MESSAGE DEPARTMENT, CONTRIBUTIONS, original and select, by the most talented writers in the world, Etc., etc. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, IN ADVANCE. Per Year, S3. OO Six Mouths, 81 50 Three Months, $0.tb Postage fifteen cents per year, which must accompany the subscription. ISF* Specimen copies sent free. jgp* Advertisements inserted at twenty cents per line for the first, and fifteen cents per line for each subsequent insertion. COLBY & RICH, PUBLISHERS AND BOOKSELLERS, SO. 9 MONTGOMERY PLACE BOSTON, MASS. Keep a complete assortment of Spiritual, Progressive, Reformatory, antl Miscellaneous Books, At Wholesale and Retail. Anvbook published in England or America, not out of print, will be sent by mail or express, trip* Catalogues of Books published and for sale bv Colby & Rich sent free. E. B. TREAT, Publisher, 805 Broadway, New York. ^C5T » N.w Book V* Gm ' BMrd ' "• D '^WJl '067 Pages, tustta*. Prl(« t5. Testimonials from the Leading Medical Journals. The New York Medical Record says:— "Our Home Physician" is, in our opinion, the hest work upon the subject that has ever been published. Calculated for such as are beyond the ready reach of medical advice, it is full, from beginning to end, of intelligible, judicious and conscientious advice. Of the general make-up of the work we have nothing but commendation to offer. It is written in an attractive and popular style, and all the advances of science are lucidly and truthfully exposed. The Chicago Medical Times says:— This work bears a stamp so entirely different from other popular medical works we have seen, that we are pleased to recommend it to all classes. Hall's Journal of Health says :— Usually the medical profession are opposed to the publication of works of this kind; but the merits of the present volume seem to be an exception, as the eminent names of Dr. Meigs and many others, as well as the medical journals, recommend it. The Cincinnati Medical Repertory says:— An examination of "Our Home Physician" shows that the work will contain a very large amount of useful infor- mation needed by the masses. Our experience has convinced us that it would be much better for intelligent practitioners if there was more general knowledge of physiology, hygiene and the principles of medicine. The present great ignorance makes it impossible to discriminate the scientific practitioner from the pretender. r*r The California Medical Gazette says:— In noticing the advance sheets, we stated that this was likely to be the best work of the kind yet offered to the people. On a second perusal, our expectation of its value is more than realized. The Huffalo Medical and Surgical Journal says: — We most heartily sympathize with this effort to popularize medical science. * * * The author of this work is a learned gentleman, and is assisted by some of the most eminent men of the profession. As to the sound excellence of the work, we wish to call attention to' one of its articles reprinted in our present number. The Leavenworth Medical Herald says :— We have examined the sheets before us with some care and interest, because it is the first attempt of the kind, with which we are acquainted, to popularize medical science by a gentleman of standing in the profession. With the work of Dr. Gunn, and those of a similar nature, we are all well enough acquainted, because, firstly, they are found in almost every other house; and, secondly, because, instead of lessening the necessities for a doctor, they greatly increase them, by exaggerating the fears and ailments of persons slightly indisposed The Pacific Medical and Surgical Journal says :— Such books are generally false guides rather than true; and for this reason, more especially, we take pleasure in recommending the volume before us as a notable exception to the rule. It is the best book on popular medicine we know of. The Dominion Medical Journal (Toronto, Canada) says:— "Our Home Physician" is a new work intended for the million. A work of this kind is and has been very much required. Numerous popular works, professing to give medical advice, have from time to time been scattered over the country ; but instead of fulfilling what they professed, they have generally left those who looked for aid to their columns in a worse plight than if they had none. But this work, as far as we are able to judge, will meet the requirements of the public. The Galveston Medical Journal says :— This is, so far as we have examined it, a good work for the non-professional. The author is an able man, and has given us a book up to the times — useful to all. The matter it contains is perfectly reliable, and f«r superior to "Gunn's Domestic Medicines," or any similar work. OPINIONS OF OUK LEADING MEDICAL PEOFESSOES, L. J. SANFORD, A.M., M.D., Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in Yale Col- lege, says: — It abounds in valuable hints and suggestions of a practical kind, which make it a useful companion in the family. It has afforded me much pleasure to peruse the work, both from the fact of its intrinsic merit, and also because I have known Dr. Beard for several years, and have been m'ndful of his progress and attainments in medicine. C^^^^^^X-C^t^"^ C^^' SAMUEL HENRY DICKSON, A.M., M.D., Professor of the Practice of Medi- cine in the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., says: — Having perused thought- fully the specimen pages of Dr. Beard's work, I take pleasure in offering you this expression of warm approval of it. I regard his plan an excellent one, and I really admire the degree of intelligence and fairness and sound good sense exhibited throughout. J. AITKEN MEIGS, A.M., M.D., Professor of Institutes of Medicine in the Jeffer- son Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., says: — I have examined "Our Home Physician, " »nd can recommend it embodying sound medical in- struction in clear and popular If *y y S language. In both style and Jr^T /SffJ? matter it is well adapted to ' C/r ^x/^^C^J^ general and family reading. D. B. ST. JOHN ROOSA, A.M., M.D., Clinical Professor of Diseases of the Eye and Ear in the University of the City of New York, says :— I have carefully read the advance sheets of " Our Home Phy- sician." It will deserve, and I have _S\ & 0+ - Q SZ> a no doubt will attain, success. * ^/^O^C/y*^^ (JL^&P OJ , JOSEPH P. ROSS, A.M., M.D., Professor of Clinical Medicine and Diseases of the Chest in the Rush Medical College, Chicago, 111., says :— I am glad so able a man as Dr. Beard has undertaken this work, and that he has performed his task so well. I take great pleasure in recommending the work as the best extant, and fully up to the times. KM^X^ EDMUND ANDREWS, A.M., M.D., Professor of Surgery in the Chicago Med- ical College, Chicago, 111., says : — The excellence of this work is such that I commend it, without hesitation, to the public. LOUIS ELSBERG, A.M., M.D., Clinical Professor of Diseases of the Throat in the University of tne City of New York, says : — I gladly bear testimony to the admirable planning and the timeliness of "Our Home Physician," and the great good a popular treatise can do the cause of medical science and humanity. SAMUEL NICKLES, M.D., Professor of Physics and Medical Chemistry in the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, Ohio, says : — I like the book. It is complete, reliable, 1/ and intensely interesting. It will certainly meet / * /) and deserve an extended circulation, and be the y // Jy* /A/ /* la means not only of diffusing useful knowledge, but S^^CfowjAjgjf (SI U^I^^La also of prolonging many valuable lives. / ' WM. L. PECK, M.D., Professor of Insanity and its Jurisprudence in the Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio, and Superintendent of the Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum, says : — It gives me pleasure to say that the author of " Our Home Physician " deserves the united praise of our profession for bringing forward at this time such a valuable work, to take the place in the household of the vile Irash that has heretofore beeu forced upon an unsuspecting people. < NATHAN ALLEN, M.D., Lowell, Massachusetts, says :— I most heartily commend it as a work well adapted to do good. It must supersede . * most other publications upon this subject. \K/c^Av flA A/ Jl^UUk^/. 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The*Phrexot.ogical Journal is now in its G2nd Volume: its popularity and useful- ness having steadily increased from the first, it is now one of the best and most useful Magazines, filling a place occupied by no other, and is published at 83.00 a-year, single numbers, 30 cents. It teaches the Science of Life, including all that relates to Physical, Intellectual and Moral Culture. "Good Books for All" are published here; books relating to The Science of Man, including works on Phrenology, Physiognomy, Ethuology, Hydropathy, Physiology, Psychology, Anatomy, Hygiene, Education, etc. A large illustrated descriptive catalogue, containing* full titles* and* prices, with nearly 150 portraits and other illustrations, will be sent to any address, on receipt of 10 cents. Address all letters to S. R. WELLS & CO., Publishers, 737 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. COPYRIGHTED 1874, BY E. B. TREAT, N. Y. SOMETHING NEWTORlOME AMUSEMENT. C 1776. entennial 1876. A Series of 55 New and Instructive Parlor Games on 60 Cards. What majr be learned by using th e 60 Cards. The most important event in each year for a century. The date of admission, in chronological order, of each State and Territory. The rank and population of each State and I Territory by the census of 1870. The Popular and Electoral Vote and party j politics of each President and Vice- 1 President for a century. the residence, birth, term of office, and ! death (if deceased) of each President and Vice-President for a century. The rival candidates for President and Vice-President, with the vote and party politics of each, for a century. The name and residence of every SECRE- TARY OF STATE for a century, and designating under what Administration he served. Also, every SECRETARY OF TREAS- URY for a century and residence. Also, every SECRETARY OF WAR for a century and residence. Also, every SECRETARY OF NAVY for a century and residence. Opinions of tlao Press. The American Agriculturist say9: No one can play them well without becoming expert in American history. The same* will be exceedinzly attractive for amusement in the family circle. The Farm and Fireside says: There has at last appeared games in cards which have for a foundation the very best princioles. The playing consists in following up events as they occur, which is not only amusing but instructive. The Christian at Work says : Few things are more likely to interest our young people than a good game, and when we see such as the " Centennial Games " we like to say a good word for them. They combine historical information with rational amusement. They ought to be in every family. The New York Observer says: Our children have been playing the new Centennial Games, and while enjoying a pleasant pa*time, have learned more American history in a week than they ever learned at school. The New York Christian Advocate says : Having examined them, we advise our young friends every where to Inquire for them. . The Christiau Standard (Cincinnati) says : Among the many ingenious contrivances to teach history under the guise of amusement, we have seen nothing superior to " Centennial Games." The Sunday-School Times says: Of all the games we know of, the Historic Games of E. B. Treat are the beat to teach the youns the history of our country. Zion's Herald, Boston, says : These games are both very entertaining and of the highest service for young people, affonlinar a delightful eveninz recreation. Vermont Record and Farmer says: They are the latest, cheapest most amusing, and instructive of social garnet for the lonz winter evenings, and for people of all ages. The Philadelphia Age says : They will furnish a valuable and interesting recreation for the family fireside. IN AN ELEGANT BOX, WITH FULL INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO PLAY THE DIFFERENT GAMES. PRICE, 75 CENTS. A CLUB OF FOUR FOR $2 25. Opinions of Eminent Teachers and Scholars. F. Saunders, Esq., Librarian Astor Library, New York, says : They are really ingenious, amusing, and instruct- ive. With these threefold attractions they must naturally win their way to popular favor. Rev. E. O. Haven, D. D., Chancellor of Syracuse Unive-rsity, formerly President of Michigan State Uni- versity, (An n Arbor,) and afterward President of the North-western University of Evanston, 111,, says: They are a marvel of ingenuity and condensed information. Hon. J. T. Headley, Historian, AtUhor of "Sacred Mountains" " Napoleon and His Marshals," etc., writes: I think your series of Games admirable. Rev. A. R. Horne, A.M., Principal Keystone (.Pa.) State Normal School, writes: The best thing I have exam- ined for combining amusement with instruction in teaching history. Hon. Frank Moore, Historian, Author of "Rebellion Record." etc. says: Your " Centennial Games" are excel- lent, and worthy the highest commendation as a source of instruction as well as amusement to children of all ages. S. S. Packard, President Bryant