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"et twenty; when lent to one E2O, in orlianchr.,
Plea copies„ for ph, thetotioter of Tun 'l;Aaso of.
irreppire ;
• •-• 'truism 'liming of treatyoeoter_wlUpleee e
bosi to thet,tbe toper thus ordoild cannot be:di,
rieted, to loch eubsonbei uuloia the club lido of $1.20
' r spfreannwrix.:l4 Odd; rind= pair( in' advance: , Thle Is
,ftriturdinee with 'our poblltihod *stet, and tot' loot , due ,
• t 4l. ll _, d° . 4 4 TP. eveTio.oked -PurELPFtYliattl 0 04 014 4
'`.to Will Ore :to this rule.. • - ? • , •
Pater ,Douglee ;Jerruldv No; 11l ; !"A
great Independence DO. in Boston; • tettorkfreii
Carlisle ; From Reading ; Rev. William , Cbr-i
.bitty. Ritui , Cheater Ciao; Cushirie
Fourth Of Air Diploded. System
from Utah ;' climatenil of the Pool. f General'
EMCEE
Tx p. - -
reaCtlon of quiet After the exalting asthma
; ism of the NatienarAnntiensart bas nrodturalli
natural etreet tiqou . thalaena' 'May
'ba quoted decidedly' dull.' - : - ;'
It Is reported at Nyaehington., that commander
rio will take oftwira Of.,:the 'Othiremment „Tempi
Whictila soon to start to Paiaguay, under the nowt,
sr.. tionferred , upon " the President by •Msointion
of Congress. Commander Pagt; Was In - charge of
the; Water Witeh". it the time of .the Original
dittioulty with the authorities' Of peraguai, and
by hit di g n :atthiteniAe op:the:honor of the
Anierionn flog karneirdeieriedly the applause of
his countrymen ,Wp think that. in• thd delicate
antics connected with the present minion, no bet
ter aid could have been calledhr to oontriptt6 - to
the.eaccessOG the enterprise. , 4n Stab bands; ihe
honor of the country will he certainly, safe, and
should the South, American 'authorities endeavor
to play the Bobadil, we opine that :they will noon
change their-tone under the.persuasive eloquence.
of. Comroander , Pogo's gap, should the latter Infra
tiihe palled into requisition?.:adentiigeneyWhieh;
We trust, may neverafise 1
Gen. Ward B.. Burnett, of New York, bee been
tendered the appeiiittitelif of itukeykrOneral of
Kansas and Nebraska, vice General ,JOhn „Cal:
hOut, , of Lioompton belie that
Burnett riiii -, l)O:indined to
,iocept position
hAe to so Abundantly itualillid to fill. To do
w7;ll6Were;r; Must minire considerable msolution,
Reit involvel a separation from a velTlirger . oirele
of. Intimate. Wri ft:rot - nine 'filo
eopntry. will feel riolutinitedegfaciof regret iatthii
prospect of "Regent Calhoun's. retiraoy ttio
Aida of
By'the merle received per othainskip Oily of.
W e ashingtop,".- we learn thdt theharquelrmonifie
Wattaon" had hap. lakinAnt& Steirst'he * Ohehy
Mfß.rlit's trai;steattier , '" , l3loodhoond;"" L on the
ground of alleged'eettinliettiWillttlnialave.trade:
Tice Chantei:ii deflated in the English jnurnale, do
not appear to be made out (dearly, and we infer
that the Judge AdOiato at Sierra Leone thought
as' inttilf' as be - nerialtted the vassal to proceed
prompt)) , to ,her derdinatien, 1.•
There hal been no edictal oonlirmatiim of the
reeont ,rumor:that Governotr==Denver,iatende re
tfigning his po!t; , but-from-a' teligrem from SC:
Louje We learn that Governor, ....enver—paue
through titatelli yeeferdayk an Me, way, to :Wash.
elitumetinee which would seem to ;lye
coloring to the reported reelguatiop'
Gtiiettirgtti 26 l.ho the
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tie B!uiiiixii - ,01 , 0t two hundred of Port
LeirenwOrth..The.inetniettons flow,Washliigton,.
announcing hie ohange - of - destination hid not
reneged him, 6 he 'wassiihent;'proMmiling on hie;,
origliid rude.
The 'o(6tulerioner indtatt -.6lfalra has de:
spefebed a special mereenger for the eptgiimenrpl'
the dlitiuhaneee near There la,
a eatirffhipiy)?rdeileettifnii bbeorablo anditentioa..
able Iririgeteent - ot the whole Allillenity.
the French negotiator In)icaragua
who' was 'retietitly lintifeneraled 'by the Yank 6.
ehreWdrieeti of 061eVanderbill, ,ailed for
YestocdaY, tthe , gooe to relectlie
material eidneoeseary to makethis celebrated imintif
whiehle tdt'refoloe'the two , Ooeiins: -
hie mitbie allmentery oanal /should be
the moot !Brea and eatiefootory 160 to suit Belly;'
we think that the gon:, - /lettu G.,Jonea could bring
abundant guarantee/las to, hiesibllltrto:tikethe
oontriothl6e:, Ille gastiOnomicfeatifitthelYhite;
1101 co ireolndo
the tieeeeslti. P4iii;o!..vrom: .entering hott, the
queettortAt , ail
TheFeteemablirtiTerela" /mild froin, hies! York' .
yentenley;':it , i. t .l.,:tcin - Lti" ., erool,eltk.tvez hue,.
draiV!alteilgere, and mUllen - do epeoie.6.
freight/ 2 , 1 8 0 ' lll , B ljargei 5010 list' then any
eteainehlp hair taken' Out'for reverg
There le no anninitioitibift:yet.or;i4e *Thiel
the jelfijigLtitof , l_,Witttii•fsl l 4 o t tieitfute.: l
thaeli4m Marled by,t66 proeneerotannionof the
two ireollapheree .hue merwir;dllid Ont.:lt-Si dot
improliabib flint the riefl ' 3tas~ath .' XIITOpa
may brillitit intaGlgenee i ottbe/falliiro;'Of the en
terprfet/RIAM ietur6of,the hailverpool:
Thenotor one Captain de Rlvidre, wholute figured
Sn Hew ',lariat/ eohnentiori 1/Sidito thin ef
Mr. Blosiiit'irditigieer, 'iSunday
evening at the Napoleon...Gob/I, Iloboken. It re
quired,til ex6refee eftostrielderable! shrewdness on
the part or the deteetive ohleer e t e ng oo ,,th e arrest.
JORPk and tb¢ t iiiittngt.diwithter were found
aE th a iquo i f t ii g , A nd_ pines,-and, strange to tell
they vivre/wed a decided 'lGortirellee;for'ehiring
the dertibikif the Ytenob'adientirer, ' De,itlyfd ro
won beb,i
_to bait 'the 11 4 1:1712 pA!Ip1108114., dollars,
a n d itr Plonce;rameined- at -the 'hotel with hie
wife and daughier..:, - It te not"otettott-whottitif 'riot
Rlvierti•tind M6de
one, and - wklitWlll be thonext phaea of thiiiirloue
drarnifilieri,tiiiMiifeatirts to determine, ,
The;o664tA6beri and wife 'tad
others,' °barged Witltlasidephiity to poison i*nliiln,
- Xtrkliati.idktos 4
the Ooh ft qt fjua;tai Hedelongt odgo dilteon pro,
deyelopecilw.the4tioi ,
notion , of the partlee hitveleerigitbitctironireid:'
ere. ThriAirobeirftfir fe 1114 Bietb - fr.Athe'pAnel:
pal defOtlatii;444membd 4:iikon*or.Mier
Kirkpitti4 tv;'6:- ,,, Xi;eirjt;:)titkiattiek
formerlymigagedin fheleeinese of Inerrant/16g.'
JndgeseUey,avhd,',with Mr oeorge.d. , o6tl'ily, ld
engn i geg the'firrikemitlert; eitiiiiid'Atijiare to the,
jery lirkijklidk l 43o4ll main;
p o int s Airifif,to itzstait: the defeat , donto. 41i.pottion oGtht , teetlitionylof the pan= 1
cutler/ yrtierstamlttißlheiterlil:7l: 6fute'rlit
probably - 66Wtlityrimiiiii' dr ; of
Ifiaiteao:oloailkikl2lo, l ,l4tility#l':4ll tha
on acem . iit ef,4l.44taAtling :AO means of Uteri's- .
the immodistoli Interested hi rtitlaltt
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POLITICS IN INDEPENDENCE SQUARE
The beautiful ceremony of celebrating the 4th
of July in Independence Square, by a Demo-
Matte meetinO'ytias wits:leaned' by a small as
semblage of eiptoltixens ortAtanday morning
hist. Mr. FLORENOE'treeliled; 'itn , tl indulged
in his usually good-natured, platitudes; Mr.
Oilman Itsoiesoui..=proiktunced a scholar
like and finfeher,Citifitipt„ ant - the ever:reedy
Senator BfiILER instated upon making the
darkness of his position visible by a long and
very lurid illumination. But the pulse of the
people beat - coldly and - low: - -In vain Colonel
I sFKUSNerI invoked harmony, in vain Mr.
Bumun, shouted his_ prefosaioneof devotion.
Inifeliettinciacy, the enthusiaam patent to
iiCointlena Was 'wanting. The , comment
upon the text of - ithe President of the'day,
that there should be harmony and peace; and
`oblivion; to the pig; and many other good
tiiings; was; the, following resolution, moat in
audibly reed 'at the` close of the meeting, by
a cuatoin-house Utfleer, When there Were not ,
- eiteugh-perions present to fill an ordinary bar
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room:
• Ritorssed, That we, regard the action of Coll
een in lot:alien the : Kansas question by, a mode
of adjustment which, while preserving the supra-
Macy . of the laws and, authority of the United
States, and conceding nothing whatever to rebel
lWee agitation against Government and law, hes,
neverthaless, invoked snob an expression of popu
lar opinion, after A regular and legal manner , in
the Territory el Kansas, as satisfactorily disposed
of the whole of this vexations, but for all practical
purposes really unimportant mbjeet,as amounting
party sense, to its in% final, and proper settle
ment., That inasmuch as the . ,terms and modes of
settlenient have been:assumed and endorsed by a ,
Deraoratie President end Cabinet ; by a Demo
oratieSenate on a strict party Vale; by a Demo
cratic, Rouse with scarce half a dozen Demooratio
votes in the negative, and by the strongutterance
of the party organisation, in almost every State of
the Union, midis conformity tattle the princt•
plea of the •Dentocraticyarty,it is the plain duty
of every true Democrat desirous of remaining
in fellowship, with - the, liarty, to submit to Mt
party's irrsversale demszonj•and to =split as
a;inality. -
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When we repel Dint a' - getttleniati presided
over this meeting who expects to be re-elected
to Congress, after persisteutlY voting for a
'scandalous surrender of Democratic. principles,
(and when we saithis, we desire to be under
stood as entertaining every kind feeling for
- Celbnid !",f,otti,xo;;),Dui impertinent absurdity
Of the , 'deubie, falsehood and threat contained
in tho above resolution, especially that part in
must apPerent. "
Hardly had
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echoes of the appeals for union and harmony
been - stilled - , before this resolution was an.
Oonnee& by Colonel FLORENCE to have been
What sort of.. union and harniony does it
effort:Simply; this, and nothing more : That
every !rue Dennierat, desirous of remaining in
the partY; ,
1411431 SUbMY to the party's in - ever-
Able decision on the Kansa; question. In other
words, that unless we approve Col. FLORENCE
Loroinpton colleagues, we are not of
the . partil Pray, Col. Pm:union, are you
roady to ton 'for Congress on this miserable
threat- 7 a threat compounded of insanity
and ofuntruth ? Your district is filled with
Democrate,'Whe publicly denounce the whole
policy. to which you 'willingly sub
scribed--men who have been in the party all
their liyea, and mon, too, who are wholly in
dependent of its patronage. These men are
4o 'be east out if they do not submit to the
party's ss irreversible - decree " as to Kansas.
Are you ready to adopt this arrogant and inso
lent language'for your camas, and to advo
cate it from the stump? .:If you are, wo would
not give three counterfeit pennies for your
chance Twenty sloops weuld not save you.
The madness of the men who have managed
this meeting is incomprehensible. Most of them
offfee.hoiders, and. nearly all the others office
hunters, their heads become - intoxicated with
:the (Oa that because theY have usurped an
;Organization, they can, in the name of that
organization, perpetrate all manner of out..
"rage upon Democrats. With ono breath they
lieg f9r peace and for harmony, and with the
other they thunder anathemas against all who
differ trotn them: The Organization of the
Democratic , party hero is, or ought to
tie, the, creature of the Democratic masses,
instead of which it has become their mas
ter; and. as it is controlled by a set of
place-Men, the salaried dependents of pow
er. are in fact the controllers of the great body
of voters. Submitted,te - by . these latter, they
kkow:blind, initdea;f; and dumb, in their' offi
cial
snuggeries, and, in their adulation of the
temporary influence that feeds them, enact the
test shameless absurditlea, and then flatter
themselves that if defeat ensues to the, party,
they at least are secure in office.
''Take the foregoing resolution as a specimen.
We have spoken Of the threat against the
thousands of, Democrats who trample
open Lecompton,' and denounce those
who -have supported it. Now look at
the 'gross falsehood "so ostentatiously
asserted. We pro told that the Kansas ques
tion has been "localized" and "settled"
by Plan Which ss is in conformity with the
'principles °Mho Democratic party I" The
moat abject slave of office,lhe most willing
worshipper of expediency, will not read this
=ME
Miserable misstatement without a blush.
Even the Washington . Union has abandoned
the attempt of reconciling the Kansas policy
of the Adniinistration to the Cincinnati plat
(Whichje pa very itiet expiession of
i/Meniberidie principles,") and boldly de.
alarealhat LeCtimptOrt is right, and that the
idatform is wrong, inconsistent, and imp/ elect.
Mut. a 'holder policy prevailed in _lndepen
dence square on Monday. There and then
teaprapton was saki to be in accordance with
bemocratic principles; and those who do, not
think so aro out Of the party !
We 'desire to assure the worthy officials
Whq control our politics, make our nomina
tions, CAIRO our creeds, and ventilate and vary
our, platforms, that for all practical pur.
poses, their tesOlutiona Might as, well hive
heft* read then the stage of the theatre, as
Bart of a comedy, for all practical benefits
010 Can do. The only parties damaged by
their (c utterance " are the very enterprising
gentlemen who fabricated and endorsed them.
They are as valueless as wake paper to every.
body else. ,
THE' yVEST .
: PHILADELPHIA PASSENGER
- RAILWAY.
IL' is with no little pleasure that we announce
the completion of the first portion of the West
Philadelphia - Passenger Railway. The marl
werephiced upon 'the track on Friday after
n'oop, end run from Eighth street all the way
oht Market street to' Logan, street, and on Lo
'On street to Aaverford street, In the Twenty
feurth Ward. The : People west of the Schuyl
hilf-ireti greatilieat the successful fruition
of this enterprise, and the fifteen cars put upon
the road on Saturday were filled at once with
delighted passengers. We like the way in
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which. this company have grappled with.the
many difficulties that have beset them in car
rying forward their enterprise, and we hearti
.
kcorwatuiarp them on the prospect of hand-
some returner fRr the, time,qabor,
and moneY they have expended.
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; ?Apple' praise is due to the engineer, Mr.
Vanesllll,l,lkfL, for the ingenuity and practical
skill liphas tuanifeated in the laying of the
track: ! The difficulties he has encountered
tirit'Oahably •gieater, than have been met in
Any` similar Work, and they : have bona over
coirktby such simple,yet unfailing applications
of skill f e. show_ am 'to be a muter of his busi
ness.- The completion - of this railway will give
a newifurietifs tikthe'growth of, the most beau
tift4distriet, west of the Schuylkill, and can
not fail to add largely to the value of property.
• irri Inernasion.=-4nother instance of the
wisdom anklienelloenoeof life insurance has just
Goole under. ouinetloei and deserves to be men
tioned.: The late lamented 'Edward T. Mott, as
most of oat readers are aware, was a =reheat in
title city, 'doing an extensive business; but, not
withstanding his success in .trado, he effected an
insurance on his life as early as 1848, for the sum
'Of five thousand dollari, payable at his death to
his widow; in mule she:survived him, During the
.leteeeinnerotal revulsion, the firm of which Mr.
Matt was a member was obliged,. in common with
rain* , ether good.hauses„to succumb to the, storm,
So that'aft of Mr. MOWS, means were required to
meat tAShisluess engagements. ,In the prime of
life he:bilibeen suddenly. called away, his death
Wing bean occasioned by causes which originally
were of a trifling - nature. Me was buried on Bun-
Y 0 48 147 the 'Penn Mutual Life. In
:81W4TO. Pempany, at the Oorner . of Third and
Dock sine% With a promptitude that reflects in
finite credit on the management, Without availing
themselves of the 'delay to which; they were en
titled'Ander -their rafoYl Pati , Mrs. Mott the
Amount - loin - red on the life df her husband. It was
both love and wisdom on the part of Mr-Mott, when
be thug made for hintamily against the
intsfortentsl business and the uncertainty of
life, at a thne,wlien. everything seemed to promise
ripe old age • and ample means. The publie
ootaa Pratt by this example. It is a signal illus
tration of the duty which, rests on the head of
evety family similarly situated, to provide a like
support for his widolVand eitildrea in the event of
their being dePtived of his exertions.
THE THREE GREAT ORATORS OF NEW
ENGLAND.
Boston is the only,city,on this Continent
that knows how to celebrate the Fourth of
July. Let ts frankly Confess and be done
With it. Philadelphlai indeed, where Inde
pendence was born, fails far behind the heart
felt enthusiasm of the commercial metropolis
or New Bngland. If we take up a Boston pa
per two days after the Fofirth of July, and
compare it with a Philadelphia paper of the
same date, and read tho respective accounts of
the celebration of our national anniversary,
the contrast will - painful in the extreme.
In 1867 the celebration at Boston attracted
tont of thousands to that city.' Artists were
invited from every part of the Union to
participate, and an immense amount of money
was expended, some of it contributed by tho
municipality;somo by the merchants, and a
large amount by individuals froin a mere pa
triotic purpose. That ovation lasted the en
tire day. All classes shared. in it—the chil
dren in the schools, the clergy,, the politi
cians, the theatres—and the whole affair
ended with a display of pyrotechnics that will
long be remembered.
Boston seems to cherish in her heart of
hearts the idea of that statesman who propheti
cally demanded that posterity should honor
him and his confederates. Is it this spirit, or
what is it, that has given Boston thename and
the fame of being. the seat of the present
great orators of America? Can this patriotic
feeling be the .secret why so many eloquent
men- now live in and speak from the great
New England city? Whatever the cause may
be, the fact Is that at this dayßoston contains
more eloquent Americans than any other city
on the continent.
Three of these men, all of them distill.
guished, learned, and experienced, came
forth, on Monday last, to testify, in strains of
majestic and striking rhetoric their devotion
to the Constitution and the Unien-we mean
EDWARD EVERETT, RUFUS CIIOATF., and CA
LEB CUSHING. The two first spoke in Boston,
and the latter in New York, and all by a eng.
gestive coincidence at Democratic celebra
tions. We give in another:part of this paper
specimen of the respective styles of Cym
ru° and CHOATE, and refer those who are de
sirous of knowing about the celebration at
Boston to the interesting and animated letter
of our Boston correspondent in THE PREBB of
this morning.
Mr. Cnsniso excelled himself at Tammany,
and Mr. CHOATE seems to have caught a new
inspiration from his well-worn theme. In
deed; the fact that all •these orators were
to speak on the same day doubtless stimu
lated each to do his best; and we have the
product before us.
GOV. WISE AT THE MONROE INTER
• DIENT.
The brief telegraphic announcement, Which
we published on Tuesday, of the part which
Governor Max bore in the imposing ccremo
nies connected with the final deposition of
President MONROE'S remains, in Hollywood
Cemetery, gave but a very inCetnplete and un
satisfactory idea of , the sensation caused•: by
the Governor's admirable remarks at the en
tertainment given to the Now York Regiment.
We publish in full, from the Richmond Enqui
rer, a verbatim report of Governor Wren's
speech. It fairly glows with "thoughts that
breathe and words that burn." Virginia may
indeed be proud of Such a son.
The sixth regular toast on the occasion was
as followe
VutanslA—for sons of the past. Her sons of
the present oun speak for themselves.
Upon the reading of the • above,' Colonel
DURYEA. called upon tho National Guard to
give nine aeon for the Governor, and five
times nine were given with a will. When
order was finally restored, Governor WISE roso
and said .
FE
L. LOW• 111111 :
I think I can ecU Our
selves to witn 4s that we aro the most cheerful
meeting that e r gathered together. [Laughter.]
We are told, in the toast to which Ihave been
called upon to respond, that it is first given to
" Virginia ;" next to her " sons of the peat;" and
as for her sons of the present, they can speak for
themselves; and I think I eon call yourselves to
witness, that every ono of us ono speak at once.
[Laughter. There was immense confusion in the
hall 1 - Last night, late, I was notified duly that 'I
would be called upon this day to respond to this
toast; and when I came to look at it, vary little
reflection taught me that it would take a whole
lifetime to respond to it. Once when the State
of Massachusetts, the oldest sister of Virginia,
wee alluded to—and alluded to with a sneer—all
that that 'master of eloquence—no other than
Daniel Webster himself—did say, was, "there
Massachusetts! stands ;" and 1n respect to Vir ,
would take up the sentiment of his words,
and say, " here Virginia stands." [Applause.]
But. are you prepared to listen to a library of his
tory in speaking of herself and a biography in
speaking of her sone of the past? It would
take volumes to speak, or to . write her his
tory and their - biography. No ! you have
not the time for either now, and we are not pre•
pared for the task. But Virginia has her history
of her settlenient ! And there stands Jamestown,
with all the romance of the history of Pocahontas
and Captain Smith. [Applause.] Virginia has her
colonial history, and there is a volume in the first
rebellion against British tyranny on this continent
in Bacon's rebellion. And here, near you, Is
"Bloody Run ; '" and, besides this, there is Point
Pleasant, and beyond that Is the marsh of George
Rogers Clark to Kaskaskia and Vincennes, that
beats any march of the ten thousand in Grecian or
Persian history. '•(Applause.] And then, Vir
ginia has her revolutionary history. Go to the
old magazine at Williamsburg ; and there you
will find weethe first ball of theitevolution to which
Patrick Henry's! eloquence gave the impulse. [Ap
plause.) Qo to the vary frond/piece of the first
work of the first Convention of our fathers, and
there you will find the record of the first bill of
rights, not excepting Magna Marta. [Applause.'
I SUM, fellow.ci Wens, not alluding to events like
those which threw the tea into the harbor of Bos
ton—that, and other deeds of like kind, were done
by masked men—men who had to assume the
oostnme of the red man—of Mohawks. But I speak
of open and organized action. Go to the Old Raleigh
in Williamsburg, and you will there find, that
vrithoutputting on a meek, Virginia,
through her
legislators and representatives, the first that ever
,sat in the world, of a sovereign constituency, was
the first openly, daringly, in organized conclave,
to :proclaim freedom and independence on the
20th of June, 1770. (Applause.] She alone
proclaimed herself solely, without knowing
whether any sister State would back her, free,
sovereign, and independent. [Applause.] Go,
then, into Carpenter's Hall and see the sovereign
States meet; etio them assemble there. Oh! what
a scene ! My God, if you can only picture that
scone this , day in an aseembly like this! Charles
Carroll signing the risk of millions, and Stephen
Hopkins, with palsy in the hand, but none in the
heart, signing—signing what? Signing the groat
Charter, the groat National Declaration, which
said that the Virginia declaration of the 20th of
June shall not be loft alone, but that the 4th of
July shall be added to the declaration of the 20th
of June, and that the whole nation shall be united
in ono declaration, written by the four fingers
and the thumb of one of Virginia's sires. '(Tro
mendous applause.) Look' to Virginia!s part in
the formation of the Articles of the Confederation,
which led to the formation of your Federal Con
stitution - Listen to me now, and to what lam go
ing to say—l wish that there was no noise, and that
there was silence in all the earth, and that I lied
the trumpet of an arch-angel to sound it every
where. When your 'fathers attempted to form
this Union they did not know, beforehaed,
what sort „of a Union it was to be.. They set to
work to do the best they could under the circum
stances. What they would accomplish no man
could tell. There was not a head upon either
that had the human wisdom to foretell what it
was to be; but they wont in for union, for
ration's sake. (Applause.] By all the Gode;
by all the altars of my, country, I go for union
for union's sake. • [Loud. applause, which continued
for several minutes.] They sot to work to make
the best Union they could, and they did make
the best Union and the best Government that ever
Was' made. [Applause,] Washington, Franklin,
Jefferson—alf combined, in Congress or out of COll
- in Convention or out of Convention, never
made that Constitution—God Almighty lent it
down to yourfathers.. 'Applause.) It was a work.
too, of fiery and a work, of inspiration. [A p:
plause. I believe that as fully as. I believe in
my Bib 0, No man, from Hamilton and Jay and
Madison—from Edmund Randolph, who had the
chief hand in making it—and he was a Virginian—
the writers of it, the authors of it, and qou who
have lived under it, from 1782 down to this year of
our Lord, 1808—nane of your fathers, and none of
your fathers'. sone, bee' ever measured the .height
or the depth, or tho length or the breadth, of the
wisdom of thaaConstitution. [Lend applause.]
Virginia! Virginia speaks for herself! she gave
you the Father of your Country ; [Applause ;] she
gave you your Revolution; she gave you your li
berty ; she gave you the author of the Declaration
of Independence; she put the ball of revolution in
motien • and was the first that gave it impulse.
[Applanke.] She was the mother of your Con
stitution in ,the person of Edmund Randolph and
Madison. And then she was the mother of your
judiciary, in the person of John Marshall. [Ap
plause.] Mother of the Father of the Coun
try ; mother of the .o:institution ; mother of the
Declaration of Independence ; mother of the Re
volution; mother of the Judiciary, which Is the
great bulwark of the Constitution. [Loud ap.
pietism.] We may well claim that she is "mother
of us all!" Is it necessary for me to , give you a
list of her sons? They aro more numerous than
the mighty pillars of this mighty fabrio ; and
they are just as etaunoh in their historical renown
as - Am pillars in their firm basements. (Loud
applause.] _
BUH•ATLAtTIC TELEGRAPH.
The arrival of the Telegraphic Fleet, with
intelligence respecting the placing or not
placing of the sub-marine cable has not been,
announced. It is presumed that this connec
tion between the Old and New Worlds has not
been made. In the Louden share-market on
June 22d, (the day before before the City of
Washington left England,) shares in the Sub-
Atlantic Telegraph Company were at 50 per
cent. discount. The success of the under
taking would speedily raise the price, of
eouree.
Mies Caroline Richinge is singing the Mar-
Ballistic, and Mr. Riohings is peisonating Qattara
Washington at Detroit, Andiron. The " Child
of tho Regiiinint" was announced. ,
TIVE l IIIHRADAY; ,TUIN g, 180.
BY MIDNIGHT MAIL.
LETTER FROM ,OCCASIONAL. O I
Norrespondeine of The Press!
WAS RINGTON, July 7, 1858,
It is Proposed to ohango a number of the bureaus
within the next few months. These bureaus have
become the nests of favorithun. It is a question
for grave consideration whether the rule of rota
tion should be applied to faithful subordinates. I
am not clear Whether good men should not bo re
tained in those positions, but there can be no
question as to the propriety of making frequent
changes In those departments from which vast pa-,
tronage is , distributed. ;Washington is always:
infested with operators and, speculators, and
then men make it their buSiness to seek
an acque it intance with the persons neareet the
Secretaries to whom it may be euppoied are
invariably referred all bide for . contracts,
jobs, Pte. The . amount of 'inkuonee which
those subnhiefs exercise is stupendous. Whether
it is a sloop to build, a nail , yard to supply, a fri
gate to refit, mules to furnish, corn, beef, coal—
everything in the long catalogue of human ne
cessities—the outside cormorants aro on the qzti
vive t and. although never pretending to produce
what they offer to supply, yet always ready to un
dertake the business of putting the partiee who
have the raw material in hand through the de
partments. Same of the most dapper and fashion
able anti aristooratio of Unpolitical managers and
loungers on about here are dealers in ham, oxen,
mules, and, indeed, in anything that honest men
have to sell and the Government is anxious
to buy. Mr. Buchanan Is no wide awake to' these
people as any man alive. No man has a' greater
aversion to what is termed burealtocracq, and cope
olally that part of it which has its connections
among tho so-called family intluencee of the capi
tal ; and I am glad to know that he Intends snaking
a change which will entice considerable panto
among the dry bones of the departments.
It is evident Governor Denver has determined
to resign, which will give another chance to the
patriots who want his place. The Kansas papers
speak highly Of Denver's integrity and general .
impartiality. -
JOLIIO3 S. Green has reached Missouri by this
tine. Before ho left Washington he was very de
cided against the proscription of the Douglas
Democracy. of Illinois. The truth about it is
that Green has discovered a strong anti-Lecompton
feeling among hie own people in Missouri. Frank
Blair, the free Democratio candidate In St. Louis.
will be elected by 'a largo majority, and there is
notating what will become of Missouri politics if
the foolish War upon indigo Douglas goal on.
.In
Kentucky, the opposition candidate for the Court
of Appeals is making anti-Lsoompion speeches all
over the State, and his chances are Said to bo good
for election.
I do not think ,thrit Messrs. Benjamin, Harris,
La Sore, kCo will Complete their Tehuantepec
line through Mexico as smoothly as was expected.
The disturbance in Mexico, and thel
jea.ousy of
'the rival oompanies,will do much'to interrupt and
arrest operations.
There, is no doubt that Mr. Slidell can go to
France if he desires it: Mr. Dix is ambitious for
the mission. Mr. Slidell has taken Buell a deep
interest in the speedy execution of Judge Douglas
that probably he will remain at home.
The various libraries and institutions of learn
ing which are shortly to be supplied with complete
sets of doeuments of the Thirty-fourth Congress will
bo highly honored. *The workfkupplied to eeoh
ono of these institutions vPill cost the Govern
ment from $5OO to $BOO. ,
The land sales which have boon ordered in the
Western land States and Territories, as well as in
California and Oregon, and which aro soon to take
place, are expected to bring large sumo of money
into the Treasury.
Colonel Hickey has ordered out the 'volunteer
-companies of Washington to receive , the famous
Seventh. regiment of New York 'militia, expected
here this evening or in the morning..`"
Crowds of ladies and gentlemen are wending
their way to the President's grounds to promenade
through the shady alleys and listen to the mode
of the Marine Band. OCOASIONAL.
THE LATEST NEWS
WASHINGTON, July 7.—lt is reported that Corn
mender Page will command the vessel noon to be
despatched to Paraguay.
The various librarlea and institutions of learn
ing throughout the Union will shortly be supplied
by the Interior Department with complete sets of
the dootimentsof the Thirty-fourth Congreas. The
depositories were designated by the members of
Congress in acoordanoe with the law of the last
session.
John H. Clark has beenappointed commissioner,
John Holes, surveyor, and Hugh Campbell, astrono
mer, on the part of the United States, to run the
Texan boundary. They will commence operations
about the first of September, at the point where
the thirty-sooond parallel crosses the Rio Grande.
Jonathan J. Bettetette bee been appointed as
sistant sturgeon, and Win. 11. Dand,
lieutenant
in the navy, in plans of Edward C. Stookton, die
missed.
The receipts in the Treasury from the net to
the last of June amount to $81,109; the amount in
deposit le $8,120,000 ; the amount of drafts drawn
buinnt p. 4801 $2,206,000 t_the amount subject to
draft nearly $0,005,000.
The Seeretary of the Interior wilt leave Wash
ington for hie home in Mississippi. on Friday.
General Ward A. Burnett, of New York, has
been tendered the appointment of surveyor gene
ral of Kansas and Nebraska, vice General Calhoun,
whose commission expired on the 3d of July.
James Guthrie, Jr., has bean appointed receiver
of publio moneys at Oregon City ; Pasquel Be
quelete at San Francisco; William A. Street for
the district of New MexictY,'and William David
son, of Louisiana, register for the latter Territory.
WARRINGTON', July 7.—The Commissioner of In
dian Affairs with the approbation of the Srcrettily
of the Interior, has taken' prompt measures with
the view of preventing further Indian depreds
tiona in the Sioux agency. Recently, a spools'
agent, K. Pritchette, was despatched to. the
scenes of the disturbandes, and to-day full instrus-
Mona were sent to the Superintendent of Indiaa
Affairs at St. Paula. The claims of the Indians
against the Government are to bo satisfied, pro.
seals distributed, and other measures initiated to
promote their domestics comfort.
The Indian Bureau, long ago, -anticipated diffl
ankles in that quarter, but was unable to act of.
fectually in the premises until Congress, at the
late cession, made an appropriation in accordance
with ite urgent recommendation to satisfy the
treaty obligations and other demands of these dis
affected savages.
The Utah Expedition-oov. Denver en route
for Washington.
Sr. Lours, July 7.—Letters from the Utah cor
respondent of the Democrat, .srlio is travelling
with the headquarters, says that General Harney,
with blastoff, reached a point on tinaittle Blue
river, two hundred and forty miles west, of Fort
Lavenworth, on June 25. All were troll, and in
excellent spirits.. . •
The letters contain no news. The roads were
good, and the weather tine, and the headquarters
were progressing rapidly. The third column,
under Colonel May, was overtaken on the evening
of the 23,1 of June.
Governor Denver hoe passed through this city.
(St. Louis) en. route for Washington.
A despatch from Nebraska says the ox trains,
returning from Fort Kearney, are in fine condi.
tion, and reports good roads. A number of
trains wore awaiting the arrival of Government
freight. •
The corresnondents of the New York Herald,
Cincinnati Ga :ette and Conkrnerrial, left for
Utah on Juno 30.
The Seventh Regiment of New York.
RICHMOND, July 7.—The Seventh Regiment. of
New York were yesterday reviewed In the Capitol
Square by Governor Wise, in the presence of thou
sands. The regiment left for Washington by the
Ericsson, and aro expected to arrive at Mount Ver
non to-morrow morning. '
NEW YORK, July 7.--The following are the lates
commercial advioes from Havre
114vaz, Jana 21 —The talcs of 'Cotton for tho
week havo boon 4,600 bales at an advance of Ifa2f.
Bales of bas at 97f. greadstaffs steady.
NEw YORK, July 7.—Tho steamship Persia &sit
od nt noon for Livorpool, with two hundred parson
gore and $500,000 in spode.
Non-Arrlral of the Telegraph Fleet. •
(131 the American Telegraph Co.)
TIMMY BAY. N. P., July 7-8 P. M.—Tbo
weather le oloar, and has boon fine all day, with
a 'melody breeze. No intolligenoo hoe boon re.
solved with regard to the telegraph float.
Naval intelligence.
NEW Yong, July 7.—The United States steamer
Fulton was off Atatanzee on the 27th ult. All
well.
ammo, July 7.—Flour steady. Wheat buoyant at
630. Corn firm. Oats firm. Shipments to Oswego, no
Flour; 2d,000 bugle's Wheat. Receipts, 1,000 barrels
Flour; 70,000 bushel! Wheat; 78,000 bushels Corn, and
20,00 boebels Cele.
New OELEstiO, July o,—The Cotton market to very
dull, on account of the holiday, and only 200 bales
were sold. Flour is also vary dull Gunny bags quote
at 100. Pork Is dull at $l6. Cern Ott •
. . .
Now .onusaue, July 6.—Oottou—Salee of 000 halos at
irregular prices. Sales o' last three days 5,000 bales.
Receipts of three days 2.400. Increase of receipt/ over
last year, 100,700 holm Sugar quoted at fix 074/0.
Flour—sales of superfine at $4. lexchange on. New
York,.at eight, quoted at irr cent. discount.
Moult', July 7.—Cotton—The soles have been very
light to-day, but the market cloned unchanged. The
receipts for three days amount to only 850 bales.
W4L71110101, July 7 —Flour is quiet but steady.
Wheat—Sales of red at $1.2081.25, and white at $1.25
8117 go; sales of old Wheat at $101.05. Oorn steady
at belle for white, and 713a780 for yellow. Whiskey
quotes at 22e283 0. presbyter's are dull, but un
oh waged.
- CINCINNATI, July 7.—Flour firm at $$0084; 'Whis
key firm at 200 •, Mess Pork $l6 ; Linseed 011 600 ; 700
bbl/ prime loa sold at 10o; 100 nhda Bacon sold at
6,1f0 for shoulders. . .
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET, JUly 7.—The our
rent prioes for the week at all the markets are ai
follows :
Beef Cattle.—First quality, per opt., s9a9 50 ;
ordinary quality, $8.7589 ; common quality, Oa
8.50; inferior quality, $7.50a8. •
Cows and Calves.—First quality, $5545 ; ordi
nary quality $45850 ; common quality, $30a40 ;
Inferior quality, $20a30.
Veal Calves.—First quality, per lb, Rano;
ordinary quality, 51400 ; common quality, 41aba ;
inferior quality, 31a40.
Sheep and Lamb.,.—Prime quality, per head,
$0118; ordinary, $5a5.50; common, s4as; inferior,
$384.
Swine.—Bost oorn fed, 4io ; ordinary, 41o; coin-
Inon,4fo ; inferior, 4fo, _
BY TELEGRAPH.
Finin Washington.
Indian Affairs
The Latest Havre Market.
Sailing of the Persia.
Markets by Telegraph
LETTER FROM NEW' YORE
[Correspondence of The Prrei
NnW Yonk, 1858,
The oily is recovering from ita annual fever,'
(thanks to the eruption of Monday,) and we may
now walk the streets without risk of our eyes. Still,
however, no news of the Telegraph landing at New
foundland, and, consequently, all sorts of surmises
and forebodings. The Persia remained at her
wharf until;two o'clock before steaming eff ; but
she will take no news but that by the mails. Let
us hope, however, that ore Elbe arrives out, her
news will have long been made stale by
_previous
sub-marine intelligence.
Ex-Governor and present editor Raymond wont
out in the Peres, to visit his family now in Europe,
and to hobnob 'with the trans-Atlantio thunderer
of 'thsothei "Printing-Mins° Square." For; you
must know that the good people, of the vioinity
inelet upon dubbing the new Times building, with
-the world-known , appellation that distinguishes
the locate of its London namesake. 'John Van
Buren, leaning over the Persia's rail to-day, With
'the Republican editor, looked as if he intended to
astonish his brother “Princes" across the water.
Thee - lost of the square of American State officers,
olooted in '55, has just vacated his office by death.
Canal CommiesionerWhallon died yesterday after
noon, at Erie, of scarlet fever, and one honest man
less le in the world. Mr. Whallon was engaged
in preparing , an expose of some of the swindles
which have robbed the canals, but who will new
follow up the trail of facts whioh he bad opened,
is not easily to be named.
It is a subject of satisfaction to that bear, though .
,Theice Whitley (ox-artist and Art 'Union anta
gonist) admitted the Chevalier d'industrie Ri
viera to bail in $l,OOO, the scamp has not yet
found A party willing to become his bondsman;
so be remains in custody of an officer at the Hotel
Napoleon, Hoboken. He is now held, on affidavit
of Mr. Monet, father of his deluded wife, or mis
tress, for fareeny, In Ideating; not the damsel, but
her clothing and a gold ring. The infatuated soo
ther still refuses to return to. her husband, and
"MB Emily '4 in secreted, SD it is BOW said. But
there are a hundred rumors extant, and th,e next
ono, I fear, will be that the Chevalier has
escaped. , •
A suicide was discovered this forenoon at the Bt.
Niohola, Hotel—a respectably dressed stranger
about sixty years old, who bad poisoned himself
with prussic acid. Nothing was found about him
whereby he could be identified.
A half-dozen burglaries were committed last
night, in various parts of the city; Borne of the
thieves wore arrested in the act; one follow, named
James Wilson, in A. B. Barnes's book-store.
Tho Health Commissioners, sitting today, re.
ported cases of yellow fever at quatabilne; but
the regulations regarding' these arelcemod suffi
cient to remove all fear of contagion. Let' Yellow
Jaok,however, onoo get up to a First ward tenant
house, angle may snap his lingers at all the health
ordlnanies.
,This morning's stook market was firm, and a
moderate activity was manifested. Reading was
lively, at 451 to 451, regular, agalnst46 at the first
board yesterday, and 45, seller thirty, at the N.
cond. In New York Central 2,650 shares were
sold, opening at 83 and closing at 838. Erie gain
ed 1. Hudson River 1. Delaware and Hudson
brought 081, regular, against 98, seller sixty, yes.
torday.
In Western railroads, Chicago and`Rook Island
continued quite active, opening at and closing
at 741, last night's price. Galena and Chicago has
'declined 3 since yesterday morning. The other
Westorn road stooks maintained the prices quoted
in my last letter. -
In railroad bonds little was transacted ; Erie of
1875 brought 32; ditto, fourth mortgage, 58. Hud
son River, third mortgage, closed at 64, anti La
Crosse Land Grant at 34.
A lot of United States lives, of 1885, was sold et
101 i, I advance. There was a large business in
MlCsouri BUSS, closing at 841, decline. Tonnes
aeo closed M adVallee ; North CarOlina
at 96, yestedity's price ; Ohio, of 1886, at 1053;
Virginia at 92; Indiana lives at 873, and Call
'tomtit new bonds at 851.
In bank stooks the only sales were.Amerlcan
Exchange at 1031 to 105; Importers' and Tradore'
at 102; Dank of Commerce at 1001, and Common
wealth at 9a
Thompson k Co. quote land warrants, up to
M. this day, as follows :
Buying. Belling
per acre.l729. 1150.
SO 92
70 82
89 02
40 sere warrants
80 tt gi
120 U
180 " "
The depreciated value of the Delaware Bank,
Dolbi, N. Y., are now redeemed at par at the Me
tropolitan Bank of this city.
At the Corn Exchange the business was limited
this morning, prices being unchanged. Good
sound Wheat is still in demand, and prime; tend
Upward. Corn is not plenty, and held firm. A
good business doing in Oats. Good Beef in good
request. Pork steady. Lard adranoed a trifle.
Butter and Cheese remained at former quotations.
The following is Wednesday's business at the
office of the Assistant Treasurer:
Racelpte
Payments
Fine bare, &a omltte ,
Defence
The receipt* include $lOO
NEW YORK - STOUK
f 279,300.70
. 809,882 02
yesterday.. 854.113.70
0 419 112.92
,000 from cmitmos.
EXOEIANGE-SULT 7
SECOND
1000 Ohio St Os 'OO 101 K
30000 Missouri St 61 043
6000 Brooklyn City Os 97
1000 111 Con Bd 00
2000 do 89
200 Erie R t3O 179
2.n, do 37 h
200 Iltidaon ft R 27
100 Gal & Ohic ft 86%
050 Oler & Toll 34
160 Reading R 455,
1100 do 3130 45N
16 Mich Oen it 64
5 Mich 8 R Prf 43N
1 1160 Ohle&R I R 510 75
100 do s3O 76
69 do 630 751(
60 do 75N
, i l.O do 76N
0000 Gal& Ohio Ist m 98
20 Ocean Bank Ira
100 Penn Coal Oo 763(
100 N Y Oen lt 833(
60 do P 374
1360 do al
60 do b3O 84)
100 do MO 81
300
100 LI M & R 034 d 160
OK
THE MARKETS
Amiss —Market steady, with a fair demand. Sales 100
bble at $6 for both Pots and Pearls, nearly all of the
former description .
MUMMY is coerce and firmer. Sales 200 bbls at 23X es
20c, the latter price for a very choice parcel.
Corron.—Market quiet; prince without alteration.
!isles small percale middling Uplands at 12.0
800lne.—There is only a limited demand for raw, but
we can discover no change of moment in prides; sales
since our last 400 tilide Cuba and Porto Rico at about
previous prices.
Corm,—The transactions are only to a moderate ex
tent, and the market remains about the same as las
quoted.
Mousses.—A quiet market continua, and previous
figures are Well tuetalued; Bales trifling.
Rain —Salo• elate our tut of 200 tot at 31513%c (or
common to mime.
FLOUR.—The business is to a satisfactory figure. Su
porilne State is In demand at full prices; sales 15,500
We at $3.80a3.85; 53.05er4.05 for extra do (with tho
bulk of the sales at $3.05,24); $3.80;r3.00 for superfine
Western; 53.05a4.45 for common to medium extra
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin; awl
$4.60e4.70 for shipping brands of extra round hooped
Ohio, the market closing quiet. In Canadian Flour
there is only a moderate business doing at unchanged
wires; sales 540 bbls at.P4.20e5.20 for common to choice
Southern Flour continues steady ; sales 1,200 bbls at
14.46 if 4.75 for superfine, and 5.8086.00 for fancy and
ortra. Rye Flour unehneged; mien 200 bbls at 03013.20.
Chun Meal is quiet at previous quotations.
nalw,—Wheat market is firmer for good sound par
rule, which are wanted to a fele extent for export.
Wo quote strictly prime Chicago Spring at 81ct88o,
atd do Milwaukee club at 000102 e. Sales 40.000 bus at
763120 for badly damaged Chicago Spring; 8 Irak for
inhrior to fair unsound Milwaukee Club; $lO4 (or
wilts Canadian; $1.20 for new red Southern; $1.40 for
wilts do; and about $l.Ol for Winter and Western.
lye without important change; sales 4,000 bus at
801410, atloat and delivered. Corn is quite scarce and
wafted at-better price, ; sales 3,000 bus at 70.278 e for
Wear to good mixed Western ; 070 fora lot of very
bady damaged do; 790;60a for white Southern; 750 for
damaged yellow do, and 850 nominally for prime yellow
Bontarn.
0 is In good request at 450460 ror State and Western.
Time —The market le firm,wlth a moderate demand.
Balm 135 bales at desSe for new crop.
Ho Is held firmer. Vales 400 bees at 40c50 for
goodahippiog lots.
PRIV tstoNi.—There is a fairlibusinesa in Pork, and a
Orme: feeling to observable. The tendency of the mar
ket t to higher prince. Wee of ROO bble. at $lO bOto
$18.71 for mewl, the latter figures for Jobbing lois, but
at the close there were no caller. at the inside pries,
and 11.3 60413 60 for Prime. Prime mesa la steady
and nominal at 815.600516 For Beef we notice a good
damsel, in part speculativo. and the market very
firm; ales 335 bbla. at $10.7505111.50 for county mesa; "
519.00413.10 for revoked Weotern maim; and $l4 000
$l4 60 or extra do. Prime mess is dull and nominally
unthawed.
Beef Same are steady, with small sales at 3.17 . --tbe
range lifrom $l5 to 3.17.
Itanords doll. Out Meats am bald with more firm
neva, tbo trausactions are small, on a bails of 5,M m
• 511 for Moulders and 73et71( for Hams. Primo Lan
ie suoyatt at 110, but without sales of moment ; mice
14Q bble ommon, for manufacturing purposes, at Do
10 Xo, hitter and Cheese are both dull and un
changed.
Receipt of Produce per North Rim Beata—Flour
2,472 bble; Wheat 31.324 bushels; Corn LBO do.; Oats
1 600 do.;,kshes 14 bble ; Oil Cake 80 tons.
Per ftodhern Steamers and lislifoadil—Flour 1,113
bbla. ; Wiest 2,070 bushels, 802 bags; - Corn 13,000
bushels; dales 26 bbls; Lard 015 bbl, ; Provisions PM
pkgs.; Whekey 268 bble ; and 708 begs Feed.
Pntraemrnis MARKETS, July 7—Evening.—
The markt for Brcadstuffs is devoid of animation,
and the MS of Flour are confined to the retailers
and baker, at from $4.25 to $4.371 for superfine;
$4.021a4.88 for extra, and ssao per bbl for extra
and ram his, as to brand and quality. Shippors
are not in rurket at our lowest figure, and there is
nothing soling for export. Corn Meal and Rye
Flottriare tot inquired for, and aro held at $3.371
for the forum, and $3.811 for the latter. Wheats
are dull am but little Inquired for, with a few
small sales ti note at 100a105o for reds, and 110 a
1120 for whte, of common and good qualities.
Corn hoe lather advanced, with antes of about
2,000 bus yellur, all offered, at 800 for Southern,
afloat, and Zo for fair Pennsylvania, in store.
Oats are also letter, with sales of 4,500 bus Penn
sylvania at 40. Southern aro quoted at Maas,
afloat. Rya a in moderato request, with sales of
800 bus Pentalvania at 70a71e per bu. Bark is
selling on neva! at $3O for first quality Quer
citron. Cottoris unchanged, and about 150 bales,
mostly uplandt have changed hands at 12a1310,
cash. Grooerto' are more inquired for, and Sugar
is Selling quite teely at full rates. Provisions (ire
dull, and a sine !titaness doing in Bacon Barns
at 101a111o. leads are quiet, and Cloverseed
very snares at 0.5044.621 per bu. 'Whiskey Is
scarce, with Snail sales of bbls at 21a25e, hhde
2310, and drudia at 221a230.
Fatal .Betided..—Ooronor Fenner will hold
en inquest this morning on the body of a lad
named William Eakeover, residing in Bishop
street, between I:seen and Vienna, who wan at.
most instantly lilted yesterday afternoon by a
spar falling on his, in the Eighteenth ward.
The Charlestoo' Mercury and the Evening
Standard leave ben united.
'I'HE COURTS.
yIiSTXRDAT'S PROOXBDIROB
THE KIRKPATRICK POISONING CASE
Reported for The Proem.]
QUARTER SEssioNs—Judge Allison.—At a corn
paratively early hour yesterday Morning, the'
Court of Quarter Sessions was nearly filled;by a
well-dressed crowd of persons of both sexes, the
witnesses and friends of the parties in the ease of
the Commonwealth vs. Robert Kirkpatrick and
others, charged with conspiracy to poison Edwin
Kirkpatrick and family. The interest of the case
was increased by the social standing of both pro.
scouter And defendants, and by the fact that-the
crime would, if consummated, have been fratricide
as well as murder. The defendant, Robert B.
Kirkpatrick, reolder by about five years than his
brother Edwin, and is a rather prepossessing look
ing men, with a high and white forehead." .
He appeared to be laboring under considerable
excitement during the delivery of his brother's
testimony, and was constantly chewing some nor
collo, possibly with a view to the steadying of his
nerves. Ho sat, behind his counsel, Mr. J. 11.
Randall, and paid great attention to the evidence.
His wife and the other defendant, Mrs Yardley or
Richards, sat on a book seat, and were respectably
dressed. Josiah G. Jones, the colored defendant,
was not present during the day, and his counsel
stated to the court that he had . gone to Atlantis
City in seareh of a material witness. Only ono
witness, Mr. Edwin Kirkpatrick, was on , the stand
yesterday, and his cross-examination has not yet
terminated. The testimony given thus far does not
seem to point directly to the defendants, as nothing
but circumstantial evidence has been disolosed.
Before a Jur . ) , was empanelled the defendants
exercised their right of challenge to the full ex
tent, fourteen jurors having been challenged per
emptorily, and two for cause
We give below the names of the defendants,
the charge against them, and the names of the
counsel by Senora they are represented :
Robert B. Kirkpatrick, Sarah Kirkpatrick, Jo
siah G. Jones, Elizabeth Yardley, alias Elisabeth
Richards, were charged with ,conspiring in at
tempting to poison the family of Edwin Kirkpat
riek, by means of a poisoned minim pie. This ease
was peremptorily fixed for trial yesterday morning
by Judge Allison. William D. Kelley and Geo. A.
Coffey represent the Commonwealth, F. C. Brew
ster and James H. Randall the Kirkpatrioks, Hen
ry S. Hagert for Mrs.. Richards, and Isaac Basle
hurst and Lima Hirst for Josiah Jones.
The following named persons were chosen as fu
rore: William Brine, John H. Axe, James Win.
cheater, James Short, Samuel Gray, James R.
Steel, Samuel Hines, Charles P. Righter, laaao
Henry, Conrad Rush, William Calhoun, and
Thomas Armstrong, foreman.
Mr. Brewster asked the court to grant the usual
order made in rush eases as these, to exclude
from the court-room all witnesses except the one
under examination, which was granted, and the
District Court-room was assigned for the use of the
witnesses:
Hon. William D. Kelley, in opening for the pro
secution, said:
With submission to your honor, Gentlemen of the
Jary : The bill of indictments which I am about cal
ling your attention charges Robert B. Kirkpatrick,
Sarah Kirkpatrick, Josiah G. Jones, and Elizabeth
Yardley, (otherwise called Elizabeth Richarda,) with
the offence of conspiracy. The mum, ae the witnesses
will present it to you, will strike your minds no the
most remarkable ease—certainly, one of the most re
markable cases that have sver been brought to the at
tention of smart and jury In the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. Our simple annals of crime furnish no
parallel to it. To find one that may snatch It, we must
go to the dente and antiquated capitals of Europe The
feature. of the cue are more like thee. which dletin•
guished the celebrated cases of Lafarge and De Brio-
Villiers, than any known American CAM. Even the
celebrated poisoning cases of Chipman and Mina were
simple in their details, and matters of little moinent, in
comparison with the details about to be p.esented to
you la this cause.
The bill of indictment has been spoken of as en ela
borate one—and It le so.. It could not, gentlemen of
the jury be a simple one; for it was not to bring to
your notice a simple transaction; happening in a pass
ing moment, a fleeting hour, a brief day The period
of time covered by the incidents to which it will be my
duty to call the attention of wltnesses'is something over
a year. Many of the incidents will be very minute; and
I shall therefore ask (as. no doubt, the eats will re
ceive) your careful attention to that which may In it
molt appear to be very trivial, but which may be an Im
portant part of a great whole
Not alone from its facts le this case a remarkab le
one, but aloe from the parties concerned • The-prose
cuter in the ease fen I name him, for so he will be
called by the other side) le thebrother of the defendant
lint named in the bill—a younger brother. They are
sans of parents who new, far gone In the vale of years,
have borne en honorable character in the community
in which tbuy have passed the allotted life of man. I
believe the younger of them Is full three score years
and ten.
The sone shared at an early day tho fortune earned
by the father, and entered upon life with that measure
of repeotablllty eurroundlng them 'that the wall-spent
liven of their parents, their nodal position, and their
wealth guarantied them.
•
The prosecutor to Edwin Kirkpatrick, who resides In
'bolt street. near Tbirieenth, a member of_the firm of
Myers. Kirkpatrick, & CO., at the southwest corner of .
Third and Vine irreets. - Robert. 11. Kirkpatrick (who
is, as I have said, his eldest brother, i was his prods-
Mum in that firm; was for a time hii co-partner and
subsequently to that became si member of the drm of
Kirkpatrick & Let, sugar rednere, in Vine street, below
Third. Ile resides with his wife, at 'be corner of
Eleventh and Wallace streets. 111 and his wife aro
defendant. in this case. With them aro associated
Josiah G. Jones (a colored man, who served for some
time in the family of David Kirkpatrick, the father,
and who w. discharged from service there for want or
fidelity.) and Elisabeth Yardley, or Elisabeth Richards,
ae abe first became known in this, case, and was, when
it bad progressed some distance on its way towards the
trial be Jury. Elisabeth Richards is. I belie., the
sis er Or half-Mater of Mrs. Robei t D. Kirkpatrick. I
say I belleve so; for so I have been informed recently,
though I may not Fe able to prove the fact, nor will it
probably be important:. She does not reside with the
other defendant... She appears, sod will appear by the
testimony. to hare been for, some time an humbie
de
pendantofMr and biro Roberti!. Kirkpatrick, though
living apart from them.
The circtimatances of the cue I will proceed to nar
rate, but I bog that you will net permit your Judgment
to be concluded by my statement of the facts. Ido but
ivcapitutate Them ow may do so imperfectly) for the
purppee of enabling you to appreciate the pinta of
evidence no the cue proceeds.
Fora long period of time, Mr. Edwin Kirkpatrick hax
been subject to annoyances oha peculiar and most pain•
ful character. He is the husband of en amiable and
intelligent woman, and the ;ether of an interesting
family of children. And pt., from time to time, begin
ning shortly after the marriage-day, ingenuity has
managed to suggest doubts AA to the parity and pro
prl.ty of his life and to circulate rumors welieeplcu
lated to disturb his public peace. To many of these it
will not be my painful duty to.rall your attention;
but others, beginning with the early part of the month
of January, 1657, I will hare to bring to your notice.
In the early part of that month, Mrs. Kirkpatrick
gave .birth to a child, and on the second or third day
of that child's existence , Mr. Kirkpatrick entered his
home at the ueuittdinner•hour and found In front of
the clock, upon the mantel, a little parcel directed to
his wife, and oupoohing It to be some evidence of
affection sent from come family friend, he carried ft to
her room and placed It la her hands. It proved to be
the daguerreotype likeness of a woman, accompanied
by a letter addressed to his wife, informing her that It
wax the Ikenehe of a woman whom he had seduced and
abandoned, and begging her to give it her attention.
Oo that same day there went to his father and his
mother a letter In the came handwriting, covering ano
ther letter, in a female's handwriting. purporting to be
addressed to Edwin Kirkpatrick r appealing to him, as
from a mined woman, for money, and not to abandon
her; and the attention of the father was called to this
by the letter in which it was enclosed. At about the
some time, • series of letters, In a female'. handwriting,
Were received at his store, In the pretence of his co
partners end clerict, calling upon him to meet a woman
Immediately, Or fixing the time and place for a meeting.
These lettere were fortunately exhibited on the spot,
and efforts were mode to detect the person sending them.
d• On one occasion, Mr. Rlikpatrick requested a broth
r and a clerk in the establishment to beaten to a host
indicated in the neighborhood, and observe anybody.
with whom he might fall into conversation, in order
that they might know again any such person, 11e re.
paired to the spot, in the neighborhood of St. Angus.
tine's Church, and was soon met by a woman, a stranger
to him, who minted hi.o, who professed to know him,
who admitted that she might possibly be mistaken and
left. On another occasion, &meeting was fixed to be
had In the neighborhood of Fifth and Arch street., and
Id the evening. He repaired to the Tdayer's olioe, and
placing the letter.- in Charge of the Chief of
Police, had officers ptationed where they might arrest
the woman Hello should come. No woman came. Ile
received another letter; it was unnoticed: still a
fourth, and to woman came. But some months after
ward'', when posing westward, on Arch street, to.
ward hie home at his usual dinner hour, the woman
who had met him in accordance with one of the letters•
met him on Arch street, approached him, when be
threatened to have her arrested. and was followed by
her, as he looked for a pollee officer, to neat Twelfth
street. Finding him intent upon procuring an officer,'
she turned; he turned to follow her, but, unhappily,
lost trace °flier. Who she wee he Moot know. The
officers could give no clue to her Ile hut no intimation
as to who she was, except that the youngclerk In hit
store meld to him. it I have never seen such a person,
but I think It la the sister of Mrs. Robert It Kirkpat
rick " The handwriting of the letter accompanying
the daguerreotype sent to his wife, as well as that of
the letter purporting to come from a female, which
was sent to hie father, wan recognised as the dieguixed
handwriting of Robert B. Kirkpatrick. The simple
euspleon of Charles Orilla that the woman wet the
Sister of hire Robert B. Kirkpatrick, led him to am
elate those transactions with the malignant hatred
borne him byhie brother.
fo matters passed until the year 1858 From (I thirds)
the month of May or June he had not seen the woman
the pale•feced woman," as he ske of her—ii the
light.halrod and light-eyed woman . ' No farther ails
alveeroffi a painful character had bees eent to his wife ;
none, so far as he had heard, to his parents But while
he was at hie home, on the I4th or 15th of January,
1858, a pile was handed in at the doer with a card which
had written open it "For care. Kirkpatrick—from
Kate."
I may here remark, that among the aunts of
Mrs. Kirkpatrick iti Mix. Catharine Landis, fa ,
miderly known throughout an extenelve family
as Aunt Kate."—a lady who, with other and more
elegant aceompllnhmente, Is famous in her circle for the
domestic accomplishment of skill in cookery, and who
delights to enter the home of her young tdeuel, pod do
for them, or teach them the art of doing, fanny ()Sok
cry, preserving, eto.• Therefore, nothing in the world
could be more mantel at such a time (the close of the
holiday.) then that a pie should come from "Aunt
Kate to a favorite niece. The little child, on hear
ing the deor•bell ring, ran to the door, preceding the
servant whose duty It was to go. I regret, may it
please your Honor, that no important a question u who
delverect that pie ehould depend, in I 1 large degree.
upon the evidence of a vritneut so young ; but so it is.
The bell ring; the child haatoned to the d or ; a man
stood upon tho step below the large covering slab, with
a parcel in his hands; the child ruched end received
It; the man said, Give thin to Mrs. Kirkpatrick,"
then turned and left.
The
The women who had followed him to the door has
toad on ail °modem, that she could not at al; recop
nice the person; that she did net know whethet he was
blank or white; that she rather thought he wee white,
hot of a tory dark complexion; bat she could not tell
whether he was tall or short, black er white, The
child 'peels positively Our only evident., therefore,
la that of the child. You will find, however, to the
prow., of the nee, drum confirmatory hes.
The pie was handed to Mr.. Kirkpatrick. Ohs looked
at the cud and said to her bunbend, who set by her,
Why, this Is not Aunt Kate's Never
mind,. sold he, cc I suppose she ha* been busy, and has
got one of the boys to write it." "Not it not the
writing of the bepe.''
The pie RIM placed in the clapboard, the card was
lost, and on the following Monday or Tuesday the tile
was brought to the table, at which eat Mr. Kirkpatrick,
his wife, his child. It wail helped out. Fortunately,
perhaps, the child, with taste fastidionn, was the first
to commence upon it, and he suggested that it tasted
like medicine. With the quick perception of woman,
the wife examined it, and said, "It Is not Ana
Katews pantry.. There were facts, ever in the
mind of Mr. Kirkpatrick, which induced hint at
once to nay, "Eat no more of it,. and to caution
the servants against eating It. The portion width
had not been broken Into wan at once net apart.
There was, naturally, some excitement in the family,
and amid this the broken pieces passed Into the
kitchen . . That pie, gentlemen of the jury, was ant.
charged with atnenio--with arennic wrought In the
crunt—with arsenic wrought in thameatt so he
ludeed.thst two of the admonition "girt. ( u,etiog it to
settle Its quality, were made violently ill. with all the
symptoms of polaoning by that mineral—vomiting,
burning of the stomach and Chest, unconquerable thirst,
vertigo—and remained under Its influence for many
honra. ' A portion of the pie was carried by Mr Ifirk•
patrick to Isle store, whore that nlmplent of all test.—
not accurate or reliable—Mug applied to it; It was
thrown into the fire, and gave forth the white %teeniest
blaze. A portion of it was taken by the brothixdri•law
of Mr. Kirkpatrick, Dr. Hutchinson, and analysed,
Elting forth its full quantity of white arsenic. The re.
•
militarist part was placed in the hands of Dr. Drldger,lof
"e College of Pharmacy, and by him analyzed—with
what result he Mill tell you.
• - thould. r hrother,Appeal to the law against brother?
Fas ne tenger a queation open for dlseuasion. Ho •ever
:willing a mad might, e to permit hie character aril hie
domestic PNies to be gulled through a long merles or
jeers life ;omit be nroteoted. - Duty to God and man, -
duty to thoee whom beloved bettor than self , and duty
to self. settled the question,
We shall Show you, gentlemen of the jury, that when
this man had brought hie mind to the determination to
submit his troubles to public view and seek the, pro
tection of the law, he was able to deeover, slowly and by
effort, where that pie came from. I think shall be
able to prove to you, beyond alt reasonable doubt, that .
It was made by the hand of Sarah Kirkpatrick ; that It
was delivered by. her and Robert D. Kirkpatrick to Jo
siah IL Jones. - and, borne by him. MN pined in the
h Rode of William Henry Airkpatri k. at the door of his
father's house. The evidence which we shall bo able
te ni f r e e niTl o y u Oni n siag . po int n n p:t o rrck; fn iflorm n :Te t4 tl c i ' e f
pie, nbnk Out lit that house mid tell. It rat unknown
to those Who hid well nigh been the victims But the
process of the law wee resorted to to order to produce
the servants; they were pat upon their oath; and these
arearnotiz the recut which tbey will disclose to you a That
hire, Kirkpatrick, shortly after New-Year's Day, sent
word by Jane Carlin. the house-maid, to Kilert Lynch,
the cook, to get everything ready far having a few pies
made; that sae wanted them baked very nicely, as one
was to be sent to a friend ; • that Ellen prepared every
thing for the making of the pies. and that in drie time,
Mrs. Kirkpatrick entered the kitchen, and itesable4 the
duties One of the girls wax away ; the other woo mo
ving shout, attending to other affairs, and not °beim ving
what her mistress was doing, but ever and anon hearing
a word front her. She would, said Mrs. Kirkpatrick,
make a little w crise-cross" upon the one thatwas to
be neat away, that she might know 'it. the wa• ted it
babel nicely, for Mr. Kirkpatrick wear °log to send it to
'friend; it might be to Mr. Sharp. but she did riot knew
just who; but see the pies were baked, and then ehe
would sugar the one to be sent to a friend. and make it
look as nice es possible. Accordingly, when the fear
plea which had been baked were done, the one upon
which the ' cries cross" had been put was sugared and
sent to the coreervatory ; the other three were eaten
in the family, and all seemed to go well. Some days
after tho baking of the pie, one of the girls Saw it
standing in the 'conservatory, and then it disappeared.
About that timeJosigh C. Jonas was an occasional vial-
ter at the house, going. as the witness has said, "just
as daylight begins to grow dark" The .ple was deli-
vered jest after the gee had been lighted.
'Yon will have detailed to you other conversations on
the part of Mrs Kirkpatrick, In which. after the ar
rest of her husband, she sail that she had told him he
ought not to be en revengeful; in which she implored a
servant to do by her as she would do' by a friend, es
curing her that she would swear that black was white;
if it woo to serve a friend. It will be shown that she
instructed the servants, before they , were brought
from her house, to say "no" to every question that
then d be caked them, and above all; if anything should
be shown to them, to say they had never seen It; that
again, when they were about going to the oldies, she
begged them, if they were asked timid - Atm
Richards. to 8y that they did not know her name,
baying never asked it, and that they did not know
.where she lived. During the absence of 'Ellen
(mbar first examination, Mrs Kirk patrick was in much
trepidation and excitement, and while chatting with
her companion, the little house maid, said to her that
she was afraid Ellen wan so simple she would Pay Mee
thing that would he braided upori and do Mr. Kirkpat
rick a great deal of harm. These. and other converse-
Vous, 'mounting almost to direct admission. will be de
tailed to you. A. oog them will be this; Upon the re
turn of Ellen from the first examination (a witness, by
the by, who bad been enbrceriaed under the - lip, of
"Robert Kirkpetriek'e cook," whom name was urfinoira
to those representing the Commonwealth,) Vrs Kirk.
patrick said, "Ellen, what Is it all about?'' "A pis,
metre, that was sent to Mr. Edwin Kirkpatrick's
In Arch street, and which, they tell me, bed Pa'
eon in; and, Mrs Kirkpatrick, sere, they've rot oar
dial; there." "bfy Owl, Ellen! you didn't tell them
that ?" "No, me ; I did as you told me to; rode
I had never seen it; that I did not know it." ' , That
Was right. How many more of them are there? Let's
gather them up and break them; for those constables
are so cunning, If they should get into the hem
play the devil with us." 'And the pieces of one and
the whole of another were taken, in the presence cat ode
of the girls, (the other having been sent from the room,)
and broken Into perticiee 60 small that he who might
find them should net be able to guess at the size or
shape of the plate of which they boil been part. Them
fregmente wore then enveloped by her and handed to the
servant to carry to a vacant lot at Eleventh and Coates
streets. The servant declined, and they were borne Iry
Mrs. Kirkpatrick herself, late at night, to the deposi
tory at the foot of the yard, into which they were cent.
We shall show you that about the time of sending
the pie—subsequently to the arrest, of Mr. Kirkpatrick,
and before that 'of Josiah G. /ones—Them was as I
have said, a frequent vislter at the house of Mr. Robert
B Kirkpatrick, and that his visite were always at
about the time I have designated. We shall show you
that he had no occasion to like Mr. Edwin Kirkpatrick,
who had been the means of canting his discharge from
the employ of Mr David Kirkpatrick, the father of
Edwin' and that, thoush suspected of grave offences
while In that employ, he retained, at least for these
Matters, the confidence of Robert li. Kirkpatrick. .....
r Having learned thee much from the witnesses already
brought from under Mr. Robert Kirkostrick's roof, the
Commonwealth sent its process .for Richards,
when, lo ! in her peewits appears the woman who met
Edwin Kirkpatrick in aecerdsnce with the notes, who
bad followed him almost to the threshold of tie home;
and, no longer a witneu, she takes her place the
bill of indictment.
I bare thus given you, gentlemen, am briefly as I
could. an outline of the course of the testimony. I ask
lon to listen with That attention which the case de
mands ; I a , k you to note minute facts, that you may
tilecoeer their relation Yon are the chosen Jury of the
andante i and I shall submit the case on the part of
the Commonwealth, confident that in the rendition of
your verdict,juttice will be done between Stisn .anyi
man, and between the Commonwealth and her erring
children
.
Edwin Kirkpatrick, sw orn.-My name is Edwin
Kirkpatrick, and I reside at lifo. 1331 Arch street;
am a married man, and have two children; my bit.
linen Is a bide and leather dealer; the firm is
Myers, Kirkpatrick, A Co., at the S. W. corner of
Third and Vine streets; I knowK. B. Kirkpatrick;
he is my eider brother; I hays been in business
with him and my father for eight or nine years as
a partner, and about fourteen years as boy and
man together ;I know Josiatr.G. -Jones, and have
known him from 15 to 18 years; he was In my fa
ther's service; Ido not know Mrs. Richards; Sirs.
R. B. Kirkpatrick I do not know intimately; Jones
left my father's employment In the fall of 1856, as
far as my memory serves me.
Q.—Under what oircumatances did be leave?
Objected to by Mr. Ifarleburat, and, after argu
ment, the Judge admitted the question.
• I told Jones he would be discharged; I told him
on what grounds.
Q.—Whs . ! were those grounds?,
A.—On suspicion of setting fire to my father's
stable; and directly afterwards he was discharged
[A deguerreots po and letter handed to witness j I
first saw. these on January Bth, 1857, at my own
house; on going home that day, at noon, I saw a
package on the olook in my dining room, directed
to him Amanda B. Kirkpatrick, Arch Street be
low Broad street ; I immediately carried It up to
my wife's room, where she had been confined two
or throe days before with an infant son ; the de
fendant knew she had been confined; I mean R.
B. Kirkpatrick ; banded it to my wife and said,
"Bore is a present for you;" she took It, opened
it, and looked at the daguerreotype, and turned
exceedingly pale ; commeneed reading the note ;
before getting through with the note she was all in
a tremor ; she handed It back to me, and remarked.
"This is fur you and not for me ;" I replied, " I
did not know anything about it;" I never bad
seen the daguerreotype or the person It repre
sented in my life, to my knowledge; I know the
handwriting of R. B. Kirkpatrick; am familiar
with his handwriting, and have seen him write
frequently, and have seen a great deal of his wri
ting; have seen him write with various kinds of
pens ; I believe a part of this letter and the en ,
vclope to be in the handwriting of him, under dis
guise ; there are some letters in the note which
aro without disguise. [Other letters were handed
to the witness, who said I Bret saw these the
evening I received the daguerreotype; I saw them
at my father's house; on returning home I stopped
at my father's house; I showed what I bad re
ceived to my father and mother; they showed me
what they bad received that day or one previous;
it is directed to Mr. D. Kirkpatrick, No. 193 (old
number,) Arch street; big name is David Kirk
patrick; he resides at 193 (old number) Arch
street ; the handwriting on the envelope and let
ter signed MIS 3 Shuborne I believe to be the
handwriting of Robert D. Kirkpatrick under dis
guise; I have no doubt about it. [Another letter
handed to witness.] I received this at my store on
January 10th, 1857, the day of its date; Mr.
Kinsey, Alexander E. Kirkpatrick, and Charles
Orlin were present when it was received ; I showed
it to theta and made arrangements to fulfil the
meeting it proposes ; I did not know from whom
it came; I do not know the handwriting, nor did I
then ; I went according to the request of the note ;
made arrangements with Colin to have the inter.
view observed, also with Alexander E. Kirkpatrick;
1 went to the rendezvous, and there a lady, with
her veil half drawn over her face, actors:oil me;
she wished to know what I was walking there for;
I replied I did not know that was any of her busi
ness; she asked me if I knew het, o ut I did not
recognise her; I said no, not to my knowledge ; at
that time Colin came up; she said probably
she was mistaken In the person; she then im
mediately passed down Fourth street ; this is all
she said ; Alexander Kirkpatrick came up at this
time ; I requested him to follow her and got a good
look at her face; Colin and I then went to the store;
I had never seen her before to my knowledge. [An
other letter handed to witness, who says,) this let
' ter I received at my Store about May 7, 1857; I
went to Lieut. Buckley's office; I am not portion
inrly skilled in handwritings; 1 have examined
the handwritings of these several letters ; I have
met this lady again, in the summer months of I
1857. in Arch street, between Tenth and Eleventh
streets ; I was going home to my dinner; the lady.
in the act of passing me, who was closely veiled, I
said quickly, " I want to speak to you;" I replied,
"I will have an officer to take you; I looked
for an officer, but could not find - any; she fol
lowed me about a square and a half; she
then turned and walked back; I followed her
in search of an officer, being in her wake about
half a equate; between Ninth and Tenth I lost
her, as there were quite a number of per-
sons on the pavement; after looking , for
her for some time, I returned home to
dinner, and this ended that. I believe Mrs.
Richards to be the women, and also the ono who
rnet me on Follett' street. I next Paw her at the
Recorder's office; I then learned that she was
Mrs Richards; she was there to see if we could
recognise her ; a pie was sent to my house, on the
evening of January 18th or 18th, on Friday of this
year; I WU sitting in the dining-room when my
oldest eon brought a package up from the front
door, saying to his mother, here mamma tea pre.
sent for you ; she opened it and it proved to be a
pie; on the top of the pia was a card with the su
perscription for Mrs. Kirkpatrick from Kate; my
wife put it in the store-room; on the following
Monday it was placed on the table; 'I cut it,
passed a piece to my son. a piece to my wife,
cut a piece for myself; I commenced eating
my pia ; my son said, " Papa, this tastes like
medroine pie ;" my wife remarked," It Is not aunt
Kate's pastry ;" I said it might be poisoned; I gave
directions zo my wife to put it away, and not let
any of the domestics eat of it ; she followed me out
into the entry; my wife first took a piece to Dr.
Hutchinson, my brother-in-law; I took a piece to
the store to Mr. Kinsey; the balance was given in
Dr. Hutehinson's hands for the purpose of having
it analyzed; Mr. Kinsey tested the piece at the
store in the fire; one part of the flame was either
bine or white, the lower or upper part was blue or
white; I don't recollect which ; my brother was
engaged in the sugar-refining business, in Vine
street, below Third street.
Tho witnors was cross-examined at great length
a full report of whioh we shall give in our repor
of tomorrow.
Tla Carson Case.—The argument for a nen
trial was postponed until Monday next.
The Society of the Cincinnati.—At the an
nual Mated meeting of the State Society of the
Cincinnati, held on Monday, the following Allen
and the standing committee for the ensuing year.
were selected: John R. Latham', president ; JaMeS
Glentworth. vice president; John IL Markland,
treasurer; Robert Adams, assistant treasurer; Hat
ris L. Sprout, secretary; George W. Harris, assist
ant seorotary. Standing Committee—James
Schott, William G. Caldwell Pete g Hall, Charles
,
Pugh, Samuel B. Boude, Wayne, Robert
Patterson.
The Sons of Malta.—The grand Convention
of this ancient order takes place in this oily on the
19th. Delegates will be present from every State
in the Union. atm lodges of England and France
aro expected to be represented.
QM: i;0 I6I EndIAII.
- Tin: MONEY MARKET. •
Prtudate.t.rets July 7, 1858.
We are sorry to See an Increafei virulence and
reckleB9llB6l in thir attacks mode by some of the
journals of our State upon Governor Packer, for
withholding his signature from the nmdescript
mass of words, which, under the name of an insu
ranee bill, passed the two houses of the Legislature
last winter. The last phase of this petty warfare
is exhibited in the assertion, that the Governor
will not eign*this abortion beosuse of an interest
in the affairs of the Lycoming Mutual Insurance
Company, which.also comes in for a share of vitu
peration as a bogus concern. The fact is, that
there is no more reliable company in - the country
for indemnity than the Lycoming Mutual. Its
method of doing business is not suited to the busi
ness of large cities, perhaps, imit it is nevertheless
eminently safe. and -economical for the assured.
Those who undertake to judge of its solvency, by
a comparison of the amount it-insures with its
assets, only betray their own ignorance of the laws
of insurance. . '
A company with a half million of dollen cash
capital to deemed prudent and safe in insuring ten
times that amount of property In a single city, yet
the LyComing Mutual is condemned by these
Solons for having too much insured for its means,
though it is well known that iti risks are scattered
over the farms and in the hamlets of nearly our
whole State, and that no single conflagration,
however wide-spread, could Inflict upon it any o
nions loss. It gets a very small premium in esth
for its policies; it Is trete, but it gets a note for a
large percentage of the sum insured, which is lia
ble to assessment for losses, and which, with its
assessments, constitutes a lien upon the property
insured. It is more amusing than otherwise to
bear the Governor assailed for the reason stated,
that he is interested in a bogus insurance company
—to wit, the Lycoming Mutual, which bas one of
the best charters, and Is conducted upon a system
embodying as much piactical wisdom and as care
ful a regard for the interests of policy-holders as,
in our Opinion, was ever devised. We do not know
whether Governor Packer has or has not any in
terest in this company ; but if hd has any, we are
well assured that he has no reason to be ashamed
of it
There are crying reasons why a law should be
plumed for the protection of the community against
bogus insurance companies, but there can never
be reasons sufficiently important to warrant Go
vernor Packer in putting his name to each a thing
as this insurance bill We can readily understand
how it was made. It is a hash of the Itlassachn
se t ts, New York, and . Pennsylvania insurance laws,
made in the most crude aad batigling manner,_
with a lot of haltkirmed opinions thrown in as
amendments, and hi Its pisuge through the Legis
lature it has received additions, which, if not in
tended to kill it, will certainly operate to make it
nugatory if it over beComes a It is inoonsia
tent with itself, and in many of its providers per
fectly absurd. With any recollections of .the pad
history of the insurance business in Philadelphia,
it is impossible to believe that the author of the bill
had any real desire or belief that It would fully
become a law, and many of those who voted for it
must have done so purely for buncombe, well know
ing that no intelligent Governor would give his
eanotion to snob a bill '
We will refer to a few sections of the bill as il
lustrations of what manner of a law it would be.
The drat provides - for the appointment of three
commissioners with certain duties, among which
one is to require that s -- joint-stack company shell
hare 200,000 'dollars capital subscribed, and half
paid in and invested, a mixed stock and mutual
company shall have capital steak, scrip, and as
sets to the amount of 100.000, but a purely mu
tual company shall have satisfactory guarantee
notes to the amount of 200,006 dollars.
Here is an act which will, undoubtedly, conliot
with the charters of many companies. To meet
this difficulty, the law-maker has attached a pro
via—. that such shall be in conformity with the
act Incorporating said company." Of comae, if it
Is not in conformity with the charter of a company,
it goes for nothing so far as that company is con
cerned. Was ever greater nonsense palmed of
for law? •
Again, - mutual companies must have reliable
capital to the extent of $200,000; bat stook com
panies need only have $lOO,OOO paid in. No pro
vision is attempted for securing the payment of
the remainder of the subscribed capital: - But
most of the mutual companies have the privilege
of issuing steak. Under such n law sa this, key
would avail themselves at once of their privilege,
and then they need only have $lOO,OOO of Mete—
not stock, but assets, which would include pay
ments for stock; bills receivable, enbariptien
notes, stock notes, premium notes, premiums, and
everything. Where is the security for policy
holders under such a law as this?
Section fourth goes over the game ground as
section first, and provides thet stock companies
shall have their subscribed capital made np to
$200,000, or go into liquidation; and winds up
with a - proviso which - nullifies the whole section
again—" Provided; that nothing contained in this
section shall be construed to infringe upon se
Change the charter of any company heretofore in
corporated, without the assent of said company."
Section fourteenth provides that all mutual fire
insurance companies shall confine their business
to the county in which they are located and the
counties a !joining. The author of the bill evi
dently thinks to himself, as be reads over this
direct prohibition of the spreading of rirks, in
which the safety of the business consists, "Now,
then, you've took and gone and done it;" so he
commences upon his favorite plan of undoing all
be does with the provisos, and be first provides
that the act shall not apply to immune com
panies heretofore incorporated, except companies
located in and doing business in Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, or Allegheny City, or companies
baring agencies In said cities or either of them.
Ile then provides further that companies that do
not have an agency in said cities may transact
business there by applying to the court of common
pleas of their own county, and going through cer
tain forms.
That is to say, all mutual fire insurance companies
shall stay at home, bat companies that have been
heretofore incorporated shell not stay at home, ex
cept those that have agencies already in Phiiadel•
phis, &0., who shall stay at home, while those who
are at home now, and have been commanded to
stay there, are told how they must go to Philadel
phia to do business.
How can any Governor, possessed of as much
brains as the law allows every man, sign such an
abortion of a bill as this?
The brainless at the Stook Board to-day WAS MG
delete. Reading Railroad stook maintains the
advance of the last few days, bet the price being
understood as kept up by the short interest ; it
fails to create a corresponding stiffness among the
other funciar, which droop under the bet wea
ther.
The presidents of the rival railroads running
from the seaboard west are In session in New
York, trying to patch up another agreement. The
Punic faith exhibited by the rival railroads keeps
the president of the. Pennsylvania Central Rail
road pretty busy attending conferesoes, which Out
side people are beginning to look upon as ao many
farces, if, indeed, they be not worse affairs for the
interests of oar great road.
The Lehigh Talley Railroad tonnage for lest
week was 11,227 tons, a gain of 1,370 tom over the
corresponding week of last year.
The Lehigh Canal noel tonnage amounted last
week to 25,3.51 tons, making the aggregate for the
season 276,371 tons.
The Lancaster Express of Tuesday evening says :
"The commissioners to inrestigate•the affairs of
the Lancaster Savings Institution entered upon
their duties to-day. The commission is composed of
Messrs. Benjamin Parke, Esq., Gen. E. C. Wilson,
and lion Eli Slifer, the latter having been ap
pointed in plate of ex-Governor Geary, resigned.
We understand the depositors are about to bold a
meeting to appoint P3lllO person to represent them
before the entuuditrion, and tolookieftertheir inte
rests."
PUILADELPhIA STOCK EXCHANON BALES,
Jaly 7, 1553.
NIPORTED NT KAMM, BROWN, & Co. NASK-NOTN,
Met, AND NICHANGABRONERN,NORVAWIESNCOINiII
=RD AND CDRATNDT 15TRISTS.
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1000 Pena& R 64.21 mt 87
100) do 24ent S 7
3000 Sch..l Noe Oe '82.67%
600 do 57 w
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1000 Ilarrisbl R 6.9....88 I
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600 .2 retina 11. 5. 571 j
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400 do 97
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8000 Allen co Be Coo. 10 Reading R ,2h
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1000 Leh Val 11 cat 6. 8,./36 14 Peons R ... . . ..lots.4lx
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do New-1001001XIfintret A Mai s .10x 10X
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Beading R 99% 22N1 do L'd mt 46 46
de 14 '7O tnolf76 Long Island 11X 111
do tattle 44..90 Girard Bank lb% It
do mtBalB.-61% Leh Coal & Nar..47x 48
Perms It 41% 41N N Palma R 9 9x
do Int mt 65..99 991‘ , do 6's 0T X 67 x
do fldmilleln of 188,1( VIXII4, Creak X X
Mortis flanl Con.. , 0 lestinriussß 6.1( 7
do prof 102 102 x !Lehigh TIM.. ...... X lx
Bab' 21 el 62.....67 9 9 1
Accidental Death .—The coroteen jury in
the case of Felix O'Rourke, who was elm on booed
of the Thomas A. Morgan, the particular, of wbleh
ow have already been published in The re's:,
met last evening, and rendered a verdict of 4. ac
cidental death.'
Several vessels are at New York quarantine
with the yellow fever on board.