s' _ v,', • •: . I m* XM ■-"(JVjBSOJX, NOVEMBER 22,1859. f " 1 Tiest PAan.-Teraonal <md Pol Moat; A In iuU from A PoUtioal Opponent; Tho Brodorink Obsequious Tho Coarta; InUlligonoo ftpm Bik?« 1 *K«k ’FoirnTn Pios.-The Ufa of an Old Pmn ayivttttia llotq; , !■*>• %:r-v»The News. . A tolegrspUo 1 despatch from NmlwlU«, fub ftit' oitFrld&y last A.i Hallj editor of the NWUVillo Netaa, killed **{(, 0. Poindexter, editor of the Union and dn\t : '■’yfieSiij ltf- n'streetrenMßtre. received lest 's- night tie iV«w.ojFriday morals® leontelnlng the V fbll’oiTihg 'oarij'rtMdi is intUoatlro oftie telauons •' of ttis, benigerents at that toe, »nS.Sf» P orll “P a '7 'the linrnediate cause of the fetal s - , f ' “A' o*Bh.-Testorday '?iorntog aere appeared to the, Union and Aewiemt the following para graph! ‘ ■‘^SeS&BSSBSB^ti V'' wSJt ooSSnMo Wnr on .ft newaeapercgntro ■ ‘ SfsAntfa aa editor who utters otiuropies wmit ft 3einsBwS misting to the supposed privileges of sge * tosWel^Himifr om responsibility, ~ \ -.* • ' Tho/chargea’ X mode againsttne Tftnon ana 'American the article of., ; the.’ A ews above re* •'-* fc'tf&d to/X established by undeniable -foots then / abd there adduced. I made no ‘ insinuations. ’ * . • <MThe assertion that I trust to tho privileges of age 7 to’Shield royself from responsibility for any atafe- IvanOJjS rmoke, is. false and calumnious. , He who /•ihafle J ihe assertion tnusta to the pistol to shield Tfronr exfcbsnra - the misrepresentations and false* ;/ hoOdi or tbp; journal with which he iB connected! - -That is tho plain English of tho matter. The. * Shield he has selected will prove insufficient lor bis -'purpose/ I shall go on? as Ihave begun, with a /thorough exposure of all hls misstatements, misre* presentations, and falsehoods whioh may appear in \ -the Vaiah dud Americans and which I may deem //wojfthyof notioe-fally abler and prepared to pro- person against assault, and to punish the v.-^saUtmt.. ’ vt > . Atm A. Hall.” r steamship - North Star, In regard to which so muoV anxiety existed until news of; her safety ’i reached us a few days ago, arrived .at New York /yesterday/ On the! morning; of .thb 25th, at 440 , 1 M., she struck on a, reef near Plana Island, one //ftho French Keys. Tho weather being rainy the /\ day prbvlbus no observation could be taken. The / ship remained on the reef for six days. About 420 /tone of.coal having boon thrown overboard, the • ehip was moved from her rocky, bed,, and after .taking on board the passengers, who had been • landed for the purpose of lightening the ship, Oapt. I, Jones proceeded to. Fortune island for water, 1 to Kingston for a farther supply of water and ’ ‘cos!./ Bho then proceeded to Aspinwallj took, on / soak/passengers as wished to prbeoed to New ;/^drk/ ; and'. left that place on the morning of the ' 11&, touching at Key West on the 10th for coal. /'Among the passengers in the North Star is Thomas Franois Meagher, ’ special bearer' of despatches from the United States minister at £osta Rloo. • .The Panama Star ef the. 10th instant, received -> by -the North Star, contains later intelligence from ' Chili/tlie most important items of which relate to a severe shook of an earthquake at 8 A. M. on the '..sth October, which was felt throughout the,repub- Jio./but aost.ieverely in the province of CopiapC. ’ The dttootiottOf the shock was from southeast to • northwest, and Its duration, it is said, about four - minutes, having caused considerable damage in - the! city of= Copiapo, and tho port of Caldera, . overthrowing some buildings and leaving a great ! many others in a ruinous condition, but fortunately ■, we have not beard of any lives being lost. The Copiapo and Caldera railway has suffered some ! damage; but the repair will bo easy and not very Expensive. In Caldera the ‘sea retreated sevoral - times from the chart, leaving ft boach of one huu • dred and fifty yards, which caused a panic amongat . the inhabitants, who flew affrighted to .the neigh .boring .hills j fortunately, the sea returnod to its ‘ place without any violence, and did not occasion '- the least disaster. Wo ie&rn that the first mortgage bondholders of the Erie Batfroad have applied to the Comptroller ,of the State of New York to sell the road, on ao* . count of its non-payment of interest, and that that officer has taken the necessary steps to ac complieh thafc.objoct.' The Warren (Pa.) Ledger says: On Saturday last) tho North Western Bank destroyed by burn • ing $148,000 of tho offioe notes of the lato Warren County Bank, which had been used by tho bank, ft&d .redeemed;, also, at the same time, $90,000 of uneighed- bUts were destroyed. This destruction was consummated at the banking-house in the pre sence, of directors, ..officers, and a notary public. TVo undCrstand that there is $0,490 of the Warren , County Bank circulation still out, and the officers . ,o? tho/bonk have no knowledge where U is held. - The present circulation of tho North Western Bank ’i" / G6n era/Thomas Thumb, who, although barely ' knce/high to a. grasshopper, made a large fortune for P." T. Barnum, and a* snug one for himself, i 0 ; reported to be about to* unite, himself in wedlock With a lady of youth and beauty.. The authorities ! differ, about her height/ and it ie ‘ variously stated ; as three feet six, and Six feet three.. ’•L Samuel Kessler, an old and esteemed fireman of .. this bUy,'wes!rim over yesterday, daring an alarm ' of fire/Vy tho Vigilant steam engine, and instantly ' the Schuylkill Hose ' ‘Wnpany- - , 1? 'A law.mut recently ocaurred in Bangor, Maine 'in >hich'it became .necessary to give the exact, .looality VOf Pennsylvania. One testi fied that it' lay .south of New York, and north of Florida, and he was under tho improsrion that it Was.an'Allantic State. Another witness testified ] lie haA been to Philadelphia,; - says it Is a com* ' inorotal city, that there is ft considerable amount 50f wator there, and that' the tide rises and falls; /He elMthought Philadelphia was in Pennsylvania. An order was issued from tho War Department) I yesterday, countermanding the ordor to send troops to Brownsville. "The' Richmond Enquirer, of yoaterday says; ‘ ' .“Wb publish In this paper the petition of John s Btown; by his .counsel, for a writ of orror to the of tho Circuit Court of Jefferson County* October term/ The Court of Appeals refused the' writ of error, and hero all offorts to stay the exe cution by judicial proceedings end. The pardon ing. power, the Executive and the Legislature, hold< out no shadow of hope. . This, victim of Northern Abolitionism must suffer the extreme penalty of the law, and upon the hsods of the prominent leadors of the Abolitionists ii thVblood oi John Brown. At their hands will his death be required by a righteous Cod: at them • xnust his widow and .orphan children point as his Tho .consequences that have been threatened r from hls : execution are u peculiarly the affairs of • Virginia/ if sho is not competent to meet them, .• let ner.suffer from herows act. If she cannot pre* .eorro her lot lt.be tarnished; if she cannot proYoothor people, let them be murdered. If the North has any more John Browns who emulate hia "fS-te,*' letl theni repeat his experiment. If tho -bided, of John Brown m to prove the seed of the .Abolition church, wo have no objection to a good . Jiarvert. If his exeoutidn electa Bew&rd', the time of our exodus will have arrived, and it will produce - Itt'Moses. ' ■ ; / / V 1 . . • . Brown has but rqfeort time to prepare for death—but a few days if whioh to repent of /many crimes and much wickedness. With hands reddened with the blood of hie fellow-man, it is to .bo hoped, that bis remaining days will bo allowed him'in qnfet to make his peace with an offended ■God, and' that-he will- not be disturbed with the distraotisg, thoughts and illusive hopes of resene. -In view ax bis certain death, and of the awful pre* aenbeltnto which he must soon be ushered, will not 'thd'folly and wickedness of Abolitionism pause and - pannit this man to repent and pray?” - ''‘Themails of the steamship Canada reached this '•City last night. We have already given atelegraph* io summary of hor sews, and add a few additional f Items' of interest/ J f • ‘ « ’ r *‘The Barfs correspondent ofth o Times says: , It is said that the interview between the King of -rSarJlnlft and General Garibaldi, which various tele grams announced, was not of the most satisfactory ’character. According to thfs account Garibaldi ‘ firankly declared h? the king that Italy was be* • tr&yed, and that he should put himself at the head r of ft rebellion; and Victor Emmanuel replied that ho ..hoped he would sot commit snob an. absurdity, but that if. he did so there .was no alternative but to employ force to preventit, -^“TheVienna correspondent of tho Times* ays . it is tolerably certain that the moment in which the Austrian. Government will havo to make con* cWons to Hungary is sot far distent. . ‘ Vefaieo, November 2>—At the reopening of the : opera a poisy demonstration took place here. ** Brigandage continues is the Venetian pro 'Vinces.-} . ! , { f Several persons have been arrested in Verona by Hungarian soldiers for distributing revolution t«ryprinwb‘ ’ 1 ’ ’ -;tJ*Floreaee, November 2.—The cledtions ofmem vberkofmtmloipaUtios atFloronce and other places have .terminated without any result, almost all the /•lectors having abstained from voting. -’4 ft National Aeßembly has boon convoked for fhe'7th of November. cj Pacha, who was lately superseded in the, government of Bagdad, is not to return to Con* ,B|AiUinople, another piaco being fixed for his '' a Latq dates from the coast of Africa state that 'the lAfencrictm ship Memphis, with seven hundred 'slaves, had escaped all the cruisers and put to sea, Twenty-six vessels were expected on the coast fox . . cargoes of slaves for the United States.* 1 Academy of Sfosic* : f' Tiiu Cflmpltaontary Benefit to tl>,oMlneBilgncB(i 'ittd;lfranocm Heron Natali tak«» plwo this ■ Swwjiifc.;, Mr. MiUatd, the tsnot on this ooQMion, . . TtUi' mtko fcls firat fcppwtuM,' instead of Blgnor ■ Maoctfetii. Signori Eoooo and Aidoyanl will also 'alng/ajal ready sijnonnood, and tho porfonninoos, ;the most popular ..lectionsfrom II '-froratoie, Ldcrezia Borgia, Don Bioefalo, and li’EH.ir.d’Amoro/ Tho Spanish dno, “Da Jot# d« lo« Toreros;’! ahundifed times better than Gax ®!B»%TOg(i-gitV»;,iKa,'g, %M also be .girt®. Wo anticipate a voiy brilliant and enoceanfal own-, .ing &>¥ the gifted jOvrag hoitfieiaim. .SALH l OJ> j l'pii^l?.raß, ! PlA»o KoBW, MC.-TllU 10. b'plook,' dt. Birot i Bon, Uo. Old ptock of oltjjant , edyeral superior second. & Karen, CMok-t :.<<•. . j Si£tf>airi tjte; dtmdng, at f| o’clook, i Btsnbfc ,ymm/ : r ■ ’k '. ~ JnanwJsi HiK.-rThe; be MH: The Question Settled* I Mr. Buchanan's personal organ—the New I York Herald—on Sunday last assured its read-1 era that Peunsylvaplqwould bo ot'rid account in J i the next Presidential elgfctioh, and added “ that I we of the Empire Stittc wU the. next j Presidential election , regard to Penn- j I sylvania, Now Jersey,'or;;any other State, j North or South.” Tho Herald having named Mr. Bughaj !AS BS Its candidate, wo are quite I willing to confide him to tho voto ot Now 1 I York next year, and equally contented that | old Pennsylvania should fold its arms and j allow the; question to ho decided hy tho Em- j j piroStato. . Tho theory upon which the I Herald proposes to conduct -the campaign jin favor of Mr. Buchanan is an ori- Iginal one, worthy of that hittorest one-' Imy of tho President in 1856. .Thero aro j three parties in tho State of New York, viz: I the Democratic, the Republican, and the American. In the jate election, by a sort ot I concert of action between the Democrats and | Americans, the Republicans were defeated I upon a portion of their State ticket by about [ a thousand votes, showing that tho Republ ican party, in that contest, was nearly equal Ito both the others. That New York could |bo rescued to the Democratic party with 1 a Democratic candidate standing upon a thoroughly Democratic, platform, all recent history has shown; But Bennktt has no doubt discovered the true road to suc cess. , With Mr. Buchanan as his candi date, and with a union between the Democrats aud tho Americans, the Republicans will be driven into the sea. The adopted citizens and 1 tlio ! Americans will shako hands; tho Tribune and the Express will embrace; the Evening Post and tho Albany Atlas will fraternize; and I from ono extreme ot the State to tho other I thero will be a glorious hosanna over tho can didate of tho Now York Herald . Why should I not Pennsylvania stand out of tho way, and leave the contest in New York in the hands of James Buchanan, James • Gordon Bennett, aud tho Now York Herald ? The Americans in Pekin* A’ correspondent of the Journal of Com merce, who accompanied Mr. Ward on his recent visit to Pekin, has furnished that paper with a fliU and interesting report of U. The j main facts, as previously related in our columns !.—of tho journey of Mr. Ward in the peculiar ! and uncomfortablo covered carts, and iu junks to the capital, and the discussions in regard to his performance of the Ko-tow, tho failure to sco tho Emperor, in consequence of the inabi- lity to arrive at a mutual understanding in regard to the ceremonies to be observed, and the final ratification of the treaty at an infe rior town—are all confirmed,but some import ant particulars in relation to tho appearance of the country, Chinese habits, &c.,0r0 added. No disrespect appears to have been intended I by compelling Mr. Ward and his suite to per form the overland portion of their journey in the carts, as they aro tho ordinary convey | ances of tho country, but they were found ex ceedingly uncomfortablo. They are without I springs, and tho roads being very had, our | countrymen wore jolted very much as if they I had ridden in ordinary Pennsylvania'carts, [driven over ruts and rock heaps, with tho horses kept trotting. In every otbor particu lar their visit was a pleasant ono, and every possible mark of respect and regard for their comfort was evinced. Tho approach to Pekin is thus described: u Long befoxe reaching the wells, however, ire were surromptd by crowds whom no man could number.,- Tfl&dldnot oomo thero; they seemed J to have growSJhere ,* they did not move, they only I stood—acres aim acre \ and field after field of ha j man fiesh and bones compacted Into one solid body, 1 out of which grew innumerable heads, arms, and I shoulders, It added to the impressiveness of the I scene, that not one woro a hat or cap; not one | covered his back or shoulders with shirt or coot; not ono wore a vest to protect his bosom. A single article constituted the whole of their dreas and wardrobo—a piece of blue cotton mado into an Oriental petticoat, and tied about the loins and reaching below the knee, ill that met the eye, 1 therefore, was naked flesh, glistening with the sweat which oiled it aa the sun shot down his burn ing rays; while those thousands and thousands of 1 piercing, prying, steady eyes, and up-turned faces, I all without a smile, and solemn in their wonder. | indicated that all was not a mass of flesh there; mica was thero; humanity was there; our brothers were there—almost the population of a common oity was I aecn outside the walls; nor could any estimate of I the number of tho population within amaze and ( stagger me, when 1 saw what there was around I one gate in one suburb only, without. Not one | shout was raised; not one voice was heard; not | one foot or hand was moved, The last European I embassy was that of Lord Amherst in Iftlfl—forty | three years ago, more than the period of a genera- I tion—and. most of the living population of Pekin* I had never seen a white man. we passed under i two imposing portal?, something like triumphs) (archways, about half a mile from the city, which, I however,-with tho walls, the gates, the bastions. | the towers, and other objects of Interest within ana I without tho city, mult be the subject of another [letter.” ; The lioufio which was assigned to them du ; ring their sojourn in tho Imperial City was formerly the property of tho late Frimo Minis ter, hut was confiscated and seized by the Emperor as a punishment for his inability to defeat tho rebels* It was the best building they saw in Pekin. They were feasted in the most approved Chinese stylo, and at oije enter tainment, at which only tho tbreo Chinese Commissioners, Mr. 'WAJin, his secretary, and two interpreters were present, a supply of the choicest delicacies were. served up at an ex pense estimated at $1,500. It consisted of not less than thirty courses* and ono of tho Commissioners said nothing better could bo got up lor the Emperor himself. The dual exchange of ratifications of the treaty at Pci tang is thus described: “ On reaching this town, everything was found in readiness for putting the last hand to the treaty. Mr. Ward and nia suite were conducted at once to the yasann, or official hall, a very respectable structure, and tastefully fitted up for the occasion. A regiment of cavalry linod tho Btreet on whioh the yamun is situated, and soldiers and officers were drawn up at the gate, and lined each side of the passage from the street gate bo the yamuu. situated some twenty rods back. Some were armed with short swords, others with rusty matchlocks, and others still with bows and arrows! I oounted seven arrows in one quiver. The gates and inte rior of the y&mtm were ornamented with strips of red cloth, and also with porpondioular strips of red paper, covered with gill Chinese characters, al l containing sentiments or respect and good wishes. Three tables were also arranged, ono at each end, and one at the centre on the back side of the yamuu, all loaded with tho choicest delicacies of the Chinese ordinary art. Another table wa4 set m front, ou whioh the ratifications were laid, and around whioh Mr. Ward and the Chinese of ficials were standing. Wang-fun, Governor- General of the Proviuoo of Chili, was deputed by the Imperial Commissioners to act in their place, an officer who, after the Prime Minister, has no other bofore him in the Empire. Ilia residence isTien-tsin, 70 tufics above this town, at the junction of tho Peiho and the Great Canal,' whence he was ordorod to hasten down to moot Air. Ward and exchange the ratifications. Wun-hiuh, treasurer of the province, was also in attendance witlf a largo number of officials, who had travelled quite a distance, some 50 or 100 miles, to do honor (o the occasion. The ratifications were laid upon the table, the treaty having the Emporor’s seal at tached to it, for he never sigas his name, and the American President's as me fully and boldly written. Tho business was soon despatched, and in amort agreeable-manner and spirit, all parties standing when Mr. Ward expressed the hope to tho Governor General, that tho treaty would be the bond of lusting peaoe and friendship between the two nations,; to which the Governor replied, with great earnestness, and an apparent social tone, that the observance of tho conditions by both Sartlts would be mueh bettor for this end. Both e and the treasurer .showed decided ability and humane feeling.” Editors South, who Imvo deserted tho Do* mooratio platform of 1856, and now seek to thrust on tho party thoir Southern Wlhnot Proviso, still speculate about Northern votes for their nominee at Charleston. Will they never le&ni that thrg havo no party in the North any moro than tho Black Republicans huve South' l ' Why should I hoy talk about Democratic success or defeat in tho free States? According to their creed, there is no Democratic parly in the Free States. They aro ell heretics. They take tho “ short out to all tho ends of Black Republican ism,” in the language of those organs which aro in principle and policy with the Opposition, and not with the Democratic party. There is no party in the North that will maintain slavery In a Territory in spite of the people. Thcao organs had as well coase writing about Democratic victories or defeats In the North. They havo so part or lot in them. Any man who preaches their doctrino In the North could not be elected to any office. In most dis tricts in the North he could not got a vote, and everywhere in that region ho would run like the old-candidate—Goneral “Scattering.” Put up your doctrine that Congress must main tain slavery in all our Territories, in spite of the wishes and action of the people through their Le gislatures, and you need not go into a froo State for votes, They are not there, They never have bfen there, and never will bo there. With the distinct understanding that tho people of the Tor* rilories should dispose of tho whole question with* out any interference by Congress, the Northern Democracy aided us to dofeat the Wilmot Proviso. With the eamo understanding they aided us to re* peal the Missouri Compromise. Without this un derstanding neither of these purposes would have been accomplished. It is a Ilttlo too late now to put about and deny this understanding. There is the record, too plain to be misinterpreted by any honest man of half song©, Here and there a free, State aspirant to the Presidency may write pamph* lets, with crude, undigested opinions, to win favor at the South, but he has no constituents. at home. He has got no rotes to bring to his aid from a free State. It is downright dishonesty to the Southern Democracy to preach nj> the delusion that there is any Democratic party North, if this doctrine that .th© people of a Territory must have slavery, wheth er .they will or, not, is a tdSfc of Democracy, It is tho&ewho are publishing or resolving snob a dstrin4 should he awaJe of tho fact that they have ,no allI« in the free States, They bat* no political gijyd* jKason and Dixon's tine. No man kdjNl *uob views could be 1 (Kentuch/) l)c- THE PRESS-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1859. The Suabury and Eric Railroad* Tho following communication is full of I gratifying information' to the ffiohds or tho Sunbury and Erie Railroadthat groat Pennsylvania' work now in rapid courso of completion. It disposes of some of tho cha» | i racteristic efforts of tho New York press to I discredit and disparago that line of intercourse I between Philadelphia and the lakes. .The ar ticle is fVom the pen of a gentleman who may be said to speak by tho book, and who writes I with all tho facts before him: To tub Editor op Tub Press: In your paper] of Thursday last appeared an extract from a let ter to the Now York Herald , on the subject of the J Sunbury and Erie Railroad, prefaced by the re* mark that the said letter was “ evldontly ex eathe - j ! dra in its character.” Not only the extract pub i tished, but the whole letter, whiob has since ap jpeared in full in Fern on's Railroad and Mining j Register* is evidently so unfriondly in its eharac- ] ter, and. in some respoota, so untrue In Ha state* j menta, tnat you should have been satisfied at once I I that it did not emanate from any souroe having I the interest of this work, or of the city of Phlladel- j j phia, at heart; but rather from a partv in tho in- J-teroßtof New York and her railroads, and desirous, j I under an appearance of fairness and friendliness, I I to throw disoouragemont upon the completion of 1 I this grant enterprise. j The most Important and damaging misstatement | J of facts is, that the raUtond company “ worked off the canal bonds at an average of between sixty l and seventy per cent.” So far is this from being I J true, that not a. single one of tho said bonds has j been sold by the company at under seventy-five ] per cent., and from that prioe Tanging upWATda to | par, tho average prioe realizod being about eighty } five per cent. I The Sunbury and Brio rood, although In one I sense it may run “ parallel with tho Now York I and Brie road,” does not do so la the sense that I I they will bo rivals for the same local business. I I Their lines aro upon an average nearly sixty miles, I distant from each other, and the Sunbury and I Erie, occupying the only natural passes through 1 the Allegheny mountains, between tho New 1 York and Brie and the Pennsylvania Central I roads, can never ho injured by the construction lof a rival line ; but all railroad improvements I through that whole region must bo mere feeders to I this trunk lino. It Is true that nearly a hundred milos of tho mid dle division of the Sunbury and Brio road extends through a region, at present a wilderness, for want of means of access; but a wilderness covered with | the most magnificent growth of timberof any oth er portion of the State, and underlaid with exhaust-1 less deposits of coal, iron ore, limestone, and other 1 valuable minerals, all furnishing sources of bust- ] ness and revenue so soon as tho looomotive pene trates this hitherto socludod region. The eßßtorn portion of the lino, extending from Sunbury to | Look Raven, a distanoo of aixty-six miles, passes ) through the fertile and densely populated valley of i tho West Branch of the Susquehanna, and is now j I doing a very large local business, wbioh must ofj I course be greatly increased upon every further ox- 1 tension of the road, and the completion of the Lock Haven and Tyrone and tho Snow-Shoo Railroads. Even the email link of sixteen miles, now finished from Look Haven, westward, to the mouth of the Rattlesnake, which penotrntes only the vest!- I bulo of the so-mueh-talked-of “wild cat” re gion, and which is run once each way daily, by a small mixed train, commands an amount of trade I and travel far exceeding the estimates of the most I sanguine. The western part of tho line of the road, from Brie to Warren, sixty-six miles, passes through a highly-productive and thlakly-settled country, dotted with towns and villages for the whole dis tance. The rails aro now laid to within ten miles of Warren, and, within the next two weoks, will bo' extended to that town. For some weoks past i freight and passenger oars have been run daily; from Brie to the extremity of the road, drawn by | the same engino that took tho iron to the track layers; and the earnings of this imperfect train have been such as to render the prospect of a profit able local business certain, as soon aa the oars can roach Warren. In considering the probability of the Sunbury) and Erie road being able to pay the interest on its I bonds, (to throw a doubt upon which seemed to bo I tho principal object of the writer of the Herald's letter,) we must take into account the extreme I economy with whieh tho work is being prosecuted. The Roe through ail this wild region of coun try spoken of is actually costing much loss than] half the amount net mile than the earlier survoys J indicated m possible. In pursuance of tho act of 21st April, 1853. tho I Governor of tho Slate rccontly appointed three j oivil engineers to examine tho whole line, nnd ro- j port os to the coat of completing the samel The J ! work is now so far completed that thero can bo no difficulty in arriving at this amount with certainty, j and they report that tho present means of the I company, even allowing for a very heavy discount | cn their bonds, are amplo for the completion of tho ; whole line. One of thaso engineers is tho present accomplished Chief Bnginoer of the city of Phila delphia, and he will doubtless feel it right to re port the result of his examination to the Councils of the oity as tho Jargost stockholder ia tho com pany. A very important difference, therefore, betweon the Sunbury and Erie Railroad and the others with wbioh it has been compared will be tho com- j paratively small amount of the debt of tho former, j being, in the whole, but eight millions of dollars, I and seven millions of this at fivo per cent per an num, making the whole net earnings required to pay tho interest huA a little over four hundred thousand dollars por annum. No intelligent man the least acquainted with, the resources of the country traversed by tbit lino, and the connections wbioh it will command, can for a moment doubt its ability to provide, from the day the locomotive traverses from this city to Brio, for much more than this amount of interest. p. M. P. New Periodicals. The Atlantic Monthly for December, of which we received an early copy on Saturday, from Mr. j T. B. Pagh, Arcade Buildings, has* been looked for { with some degree of anxious curiosity, os the first | number under the new proprietorship of Tioknor k I Fields. It is a favorable specimen, and gives good j assuranoofor the future. Authors' names are not] affixed to tho difierent articles, but wo can affiliate most of them. “ The Experience of Samuel Absa lom, Filibuster,” whiob commences a narrative of the expedition of 1856, under “ General 'Walker,” In Nicaragua, appears accurate and is fall of \ interest. A paper called “Thomas Paine in Eng land and in France,” by Shelton, gives a narrative I of Paine’s life from his roturnto Europe in 1787 to his final departure in 1602. ‘ Thero are many de tails hero not generally known, and Paine’s career in France during the Revolution is fully traced. “Elkanah is an ogroea-! ble novelette by Miss Priscilla Axtell, and tho i boro is a Gape God boy, who finally settles down I into a fisherman and painter. Dr. J. W. Palmer, I the celebrated traveller and author, contributes some desultory foreign reminiscences, entertaining and ploasant reading. “Beaut/ at Billiards,” by E. If. House, a love anecdote: a loarnod, or rather a scientific, inquiry into tho Aurora Bo realis, by George B. Prescott, of Boston, and tho conclusions of tho Minister’s Wooing, and the Professor at the Breakfast TabJo, (this last wind ing up vtith marriage and ending with a poem,) and some capital reviews make about the contents of the present number. There aro some poems, of which “Magdalena” is by Nora Perry, of Providence. The Magazine has variety and merit to (recommend it, and happily inaugurates the commencement of the new publishers’ reign. From W. B. Jftobor wo have tho Westminster Review and Edinburgh Renew, just repuhllshod by L. Scott, oi New York, Iu tho Westminster, tho most striking articlo is upon the Life and Writings of Rousseau, boldly written and ex tremely just. Thero Is also an able paper on Bo napartism in Italy—tbo elder Napoleon's exploits thero. Tho now the Edinburgh is tho host, wo may say, rinse tho secession of Jcifroy, thirty years ago. Thero is not a fooblo article in tbe decade which it contains. Tho most noticea ble, whore all are good, is A Visit to England in 1775, very curious, indeed, with its details respect ing Dr. Johnson; tho Graffito of Pompeii; the Italian War of 1857; the review of Thackoray's “Virginians;” the Unpublished Correspondence of Madame du Deffand; aud a very earnest de nunciation of the Socret Organization of Trados. It is “quite refreshing,” as tho phrase is, to find the old filue-and-Yofiow Edinburgh as brilliaut and able as in its purple youth. By the way, we may here add that the Review, having occasion to quote from Allibono’d Dictionary of British and American Authors, describes it as “ a work of ex traordinary research, and very commendable accu racy. Thoro is scarcely a name in the wholo rnngo of English literature which sooms to havo escaped Mr. Allihone's notice.” Tho An Journal for November has reached us, through Air. Ziebcr. It has a portrait of tho Princess Cbariotto, by Laurence, and O. Cham bers' Greenwich Hospital, (these two from tho Queen’s Collection,) and Park’s picturo of “ From tho Moors,” all engraved on steel. Thero aro wood engravings from eowo of Sir T. Lnurenco’s finest paintings, w/th a variety of other fine illustrations, and a great deni of good lotter preM. We see it announced that, in tho Art Journal for 1800, will bo commenced a now serial article, to bo continued monthly, descriptive of tho Course of tho Hudson, from its Sourco to tho Sea, written oxpressly for it, by Benson J. Loaning, illustrated with original engravings on wood, from actual sketches taken during tho autumn of the present year. Letter from Toledo, Ohio. {Correspondence of Thft Press.] Toledo, Ohio, November 17, 18; llaving left Philadelphia, for a short time, to try my luck in the West, I have hold up at this point. Toledo, in Its appearance, Is rathor a pretty city, situated upon tho banks of the Maumoo rivor.sorae fifteen miles from Lake Erie, and has in ten years grown to be a commorcial port of sorao importance, numbering some twenty thousand inhabitants, con* isting mostly of Irish, and soroo Germans. The ity is built upon a low, fiat, marshy place, which rendors it anything but a desirable place In the summer. Fever and ague is the greatest annoy* ance in the shape of disease. Tkero are some very handsome buildings, among thorn the i( Island House,” whloh is situated upon the “middle ground,” adjoining the depot, and kept by the gen tlemanly proprietor, R. P. Angier, formerly of the Angier House, Cleveland. Business is dull at pre sent ; a perfoct stagnation has come over the whole West in a commorcial point of view. The railroad companies appear to do a large business In the way of transporting live stock and freight. The Catholics of this city are holding a fair, in Morris Hall, for tho benefit of the orphans under the charge of the Sisters of Mercy, which is well attended. The political complexion here seems to be In favor of Douglas. The Administration wiogof the Democracy Is not a decent u corporal’s guard,” and these are in the employ of the post office or customhouse. The Douglas wlngls led by Gen. Junes B. Stedmtm, the fearless ana able o hampion of the State-Eights Democracy, who, by the way, will figure in the next National Convention, at Charleston. Ohio will undoubtedly instruct her delegates for tho “ Little Giant.” - * NiPDT*SnADfI. Letter from “Occasional.” [Correspondence Of The Press.] Wasjunotox, November 21,1859. Although Congress Will assemble two weoks from this day, there is Comparatively little agtotion as to the organization of the House. Few strangers are in town, and excepting the Senators who have residences here, and now and then a member of Congress from the adjoining States, Washington Is duller than usual. That thero will bo somo delay in the organization Is to be expected. Tho consti tution of parties, the course of tho Administration, and tho Harper’s Ferry affair, not to speak of other considerations, will prevent an immediate election of the different officers of the Ilouso. But Ido not anticipate any suoh protracted strugglo ns tlmt of 1855-56. The oountry got heartily aiok of that con test, and ft will scarcely tolorato any imitation of it at the present day. Vigorous efforts are being mndo to effect a union between the Republicans and tho Southern Ameri- cana—which may or may not bo successful. Those having this matter in hand aro confident that it There are some difficulties in the will succeod. way, wbioh their efforts may bo able to ovorcomo. The Administration has bat ono object in view, nnd thatU to put to tho sword all tho “rebels.” In order to kill off John Hickman, John Schwartz* William Montgomery, John B. Ilaßkln, Horace F. Olarko, John Reynolds, Garnet B. Admin, Jetnr T. Riggs, John G. Davis, nnd Isaac N. Morris, it would bh willing to do anything short of voting directly for an Opposition candidate. To destroy thoso gallant men it would be ready to recommend Its adherents in Congross to voto for tho plurality , rule, so as to give tho organization to tho Republi cans, if it woro not afraid of a bolt in its own ranks. Its organs here, and oven some of its I Cabinet ministers, are making indirect offers to the Southern Americans to unite with tho Admi- nistration caucus, and to make nominations in com- mon. Mr. Buchanan, with all his frequent preten sions of devotion to the adopted oitizons, has lat terly taken it into his head that tho way to savo the Administration from utter dlsgraco is to court tho Americans. Ho is hugely enamored of them since they accepted a portion of tho Democratic ticket in New York. Ho likes them for their bolt in New Jersey; ho applauds them for their refusal to accept the Republican name in Pennsylvania, and if ho can only convince tho country that,4he Union is on the ovo of dissolution he expects to con- quor the nomination at Charleston, and to buy A rc-olcctiorj with their aid in 1860. The Americans aro, however, not so oasy to court as the President anticipates. They anticipate aud appreciate his designs. That portion of tho Opposition which looks to the organization of the House simply for the sake of tho offices baa gone to work for tho purpose of surpassing the Administration in Us abuse of such rebellious Demoorats as I have named above. A correspondentof al’hiladolphin paper T am happy to say the only ono in the United States) devotes himself to this task with Interesting industry. He started by speaking of tho gentlemen referred to, (taking enro to except Hickman and Broderick,) iu terms of more than contempt,and has ainco then per sisted in his abuse of them nnd of their known die- interested motivos. No Administration newspapor has gono further in denunciation or ridicule of (boro. Uvon tho Washington Star hn;»not been more osuited. JIo has sought to impress his renders with tho idea that the “ robels” have done nothing to prove thoir sincerity and their power; that they are a miserable faction; that they did not defeat Glancy Jones, Owen Jones, llenry M. Phillips, Allison White, and John A. Abl, in 1858; that they did not make a bold stand against (ho aggressions of the Administration in 1859; and that they were utterly extinguished at the late primary elections in Philadelphia. I believe the correspondent in question, writing for the paper in quostion, could be answored from the oolumns of the latter, it it woro necessary to show that tho men so shamelessly and provoked!? assailed have boon repeatedly vindicated in those columns. Tho only portion of his assault, however, that requires any notice, is thßt in whioh he charges that tho “rebel” Representatives in Con* gresi “ domnnd” a consideration for their votes In tho organization of the Uouse. I think I can speak for the most of the anti*Locompton Democrats in tho next Congroea when I say that I challenge the correspondent referred to, or the paper for which he writes, to namo the instance in which nny such ‘•demand” bos ever beon made. They have no can ' didato for any offioo. They fought the Adminis tration of James Buehannu upon a principle; they fought the organization of tho Dmnnor&tic party whenever it was committed against principle, without regard to consequences, and by so doing elected a numbor of Opposition members to the next Oongress. They, and those connected with them, rejected and trampled under foot all offers of compromise from the Administration and its mer cenaries. They have never faltored in their de nunoiations of the corruptions of the Administra tion In all its departments, from that which began in Kansas to that which exploded in the naval In* j vestigating committee, ilnving done this in regard i to an Administration which they assUtod to elect, ! X need not say (bat they aro not quite ready to go on thoir kdees to ask office, and to beg for power in any other quarter. They hate boon quiet and unconcerned in the midst of the Rivalries and speculations which have agitated other in terests. It seems to me that, wbilo the Adminis tration, with its pensioned butchers, is attacking them on the ono hand, their silent and independent attitude should protect them from tho assaults of thoßo who profoss to be tho enemies of that Adminis tration on tho other. Why this blttor, unneces sary, and persistent calumny of them? What have they asked from Uia ono side or the other side? This much is certain: that, having boon inured to a war with power on their own party, they aro prepared for any aud stl the conso;- quouoes of maintaining thoir independent position. They have asked nothing, and thoy wilt tuk no thing. It is duo to tho Republican and to the American papers, North and South, to say that, with the ex ception rot'orrod to, they have not doomed U neces sary to gooutuf tho way to lond thomsolvcs tea tcan d&lous personal warfare upon a body of men who, du ring two long years of bitter struggle, huroat least proved their title to sincerity In their opposition to the Administration, and to disinterestedness in refusing to be seduced into tho support of that Administration, ready ns It has always been to rally to its standard all those who aro willing to ac cept wages in Us eorvice. Oriovous are the troubles of the men who hold office under the present General Administration. While John Tyler was acting in the capaoity of Chiof Magistrate, the people who held place iinder him were compelled to pay up regularly to support tho nowspapers committed to bis policy. .To so groat an oxtont did he carry this business tlmt, at last, it became diffioult for him to Induce honest Democrats to take tho positions ho had to bestow. Rut Mr. Buchanan has surpassed his illustrious predeoossor. There novorbasboen such a bleeding and taxing of men in offioo as under his rule. Tho newspapers who support him would starvo if thoy bad not official pabulum to sustain them. Thou sands and thousands of dollars have been expepded to koep thorn up. Postmasters have bowi .dra gooned into their support, and from th» Wash ington Consitittitioti, under Bowman, down to the little village sheet, soven by nine, tlut howls after that chiof hyena, there is a constant ory for more subscribers, Rnd for more aid and | comfort. What with contributions to Adoinistra* : tlon candidates nml Administration newspapers, the fato of the office-holders is, beyond measure, dismal and deplorable. Those in your city have had a sorry time of it, truly. Not long ago thoy were blod in advance of your State eUolion, to raise money to»ehont tho public sentiment in the subsequent primary elections. This, It was hoped, would bo tho last demand upon their poekets; but it appoars that thoy aro not to bo lot off so easily. Colonel ITorcnco, not content with his lotting expe riments in regard to pubiibhiug nowsjapers, has started a magazine, and orders have forthwith boeu issued that the offico-holdors, and particularly the subordinates in the navy-yard in your city, should subscribe and pay for it in advaace, and I think you will find, upon inquiry, that that great periodical is now in tho hands uf many a poor fol low in tho navy-yard who can hardly keep his family upon the amount bo receives atthe end of every week. Oocamoshp. Thomas & fc’o.vs’ Sales todav—J{j;al Estate, Stocks, Ao., at 12 o'clock noon, aid 7 In the Elegant and valuable books this ovesing, at tha auction store, South Fourth street. ad>or tisements and catalogues of both sales. Elegant Walnut-street lloriduuco. Thoyadier' tise for tho tfth December ono of tho finest brown stone residences in Walnut street. Handflomo residonco, No. 191? Green street—3s feet front—with all modern conveniences. Tun Comuon>ykai.th Insikanvb CoMrANY.— Tho office of this flourishing company has recently bocn removed from its old location, la Walnut street, to No. 613 Chestnut street, whore a beauti ful office has boon fitted up. Statistical. —During tho present season 11,733 feet of four, six, and ten inch pipo have been laid by tho Wator Department in tnirty*two squares in the city south of South street, which comprises the First district. This is exclusive of the main on Broad and Washington streets. In ths Second district, lying betwoon South and Vino streets, and tho Dolnwaro and Schuylkill, 8,741 foet of pipe have boon laid in twenty-six squares. In the Third district, which is located east of Sorenth and north of Vine streft, 21,711 feet of pipe have been put down in forty-nine squares; and in the Fourth district, embracing all that por tion of the eity north of Vine and west of Seventh street, 23,949 feot of pipo havo been laid in fifty three squares—making a total of 06,134 feet, and 160 squares. This pipe has been laid only In streets which have been sufficiently Improved to pay the cost of pipo, and also produce a revenue to the department. Burolaes in the Sußvnßfl.—Tllo burglars having been drivon from the oily, in a great mea sure, are casting about in the suburbs, in the pur suit of their illicit calling. On Bnnday morning a party of them visited the grocery store of Mr. Maree, at the corner of Main and Levering streets, Maflayunk. and attempted to force an entrance. While In the act of forcing one of tho panels an officer made his appearance, and the burglars mode their escape. Public Amusements. At Waluut-street Theatre, last night, two novel ties wore produood, for tho Benefit of that amiable gentleman, indefatigable stage-manager, and ac complished actor, Afr. £. F. Keacb. These wero i«Buy Bins,” translated And adaptod from the French of Victor Hugo, by Madame Julie de Mar- guerlttes; the othor was a burlesque upon the play of “Geraldine/' whioh has lately been popularized here by the magnificent aoting of Mrs. Waller. To consider a play, or a book, ao worthy of tho dis tinction of being burlesqued or parodied, is to de clare that it has already attraoted sufficient notice for tho publlo to appreciate tbe ludicrous points. Of this burloiquo, written by Mr. Fre- derick S. Hill, it may be sufficient hero to say that it is extremely familiar, and in remarka- ble antagonism with tho romance, while it strongly bring* out tho improbabilities of tho original drama. The part of “Geraldines, the Hump backed Drido, Bnr-mald in her Father’s (loger beer] Saloon,” wasamusingly played by Mr. Frank Drow, whose [mook-Jl/e//az may bo remembored, while Alias C. Jefferson represents “ Hubert de Jay , a Son of Malta and returned Filibuster,” and Afr. Jlomplo dorelopod no small share of ponderous humor as “ Rushttn, tho Bard of Tower Hall, with an Organic Affeotlon.” Tho piece is filled with absurdities, but they aro extremely ludicrous, and that is tho conclusion aimed at. Thoro is a good deal of comio singing. “ Huy Bias,” a play in four Rots, with which tho evening’s performance commenced, was written by Victor Hugo, in 1838, for the great French actor, Frodorick Lcmaitro, who playod it for ono hun dred and sixty successive nights—literally sue* eessive, for the Parisian theatres aro open on overy night in the week. The plot may bo briefly summed up ns follows : The scene of “ Buy Bias” is laid in Spain, in tho year 1093, when Charloa 11, tho weak and ascotio monarch, tho last of the house of Austria, reigned. Tho Queen, (Airs. Cowell,) at this tirno but two yeara wedded, was a fair young German princess, Mart* de Nurembonrg. Tho King, spending most ofhis tirno in the Escurinl, in prayer and retirement, loft tho affairs ofrtato in tho hands of his nobles, Tho principal one in powor at tho time the piny opens was Don Vasqncz, (Air. L. R. Shewoll,) who, by his haughtiness, had offended the Quoon, and being discovered in an intrigue with one of her court, was through her influence banished from court. Vasqitez, before loavlng, is resolved on revenge. Ho has observed that ono ot his lac- queys, a man superior to his station, has shown I , strange emotion at tho sight of tho Queen, and dis covers that ho has for her a violent and hopeless passion. Flaying on this passion, ho obtains tho consent of Ray Mas (Air. Keacb) to assume tho name and character of his cousin Von Heuriquc, (who has just returned from South America whoro 1 be bad boon absent many years,) in order to | obtain to tho Quoen. The cousin hav ing been arrested and sent back to Brazil, Vasques presents liny Dias, under the assuwod narao of Heuriquc , and departs, lien* riqite, presented at court, gains tho favor of tho Queen and rises to high honors—raising the dignity and prosperity of Spain, until Don Ilmtique, in the not of his highest powor. returns and bids him reassumo his namo and station, threatening ex posure should ho refuse. At tho same timo, Von Vasques sends to tho Quoen an anonymous letter writton by Huy Dias formerly, when aoting as noorotiiry to Vasques, and without knowing to whom it was addressod, appointing a meeting in Von Jlennque's palaao at night. Ruy Dias, seeing all is lost, rotires to the palace, I ! which is still his, ami, desperato and broken- j 1 hearted, takes poison. At this moment tho Queen j 1 ontors. Ray Was is overpowerod with horror ; he j fed! cho is lost and bids her fly, but is met by Von I Vfisqucz, who declares that’it is too Into, that tho I, Queon will bo declared by him guilty and disgi need j On ono condition he consents to save them : ho do- j dares Von JVnrique’s passion to tho Quoen. (who J still thinks him noble,) offers to obtain a divorce to aid them in tholr flight, on condition that in a letter I to the King she will demand her divorce and ao* I knowledge her flight. Tho Quoen, who secretly | loves Von Jlenrique , and who knows that both | lives aro at stake, is nbout consenting, when I Ruy Mat, to savo hor, snatches tbe pen from hor hand, tells hor tho fraud that has boon practised, I and his true name. Vatqncz confirms the truth, And cbidos him for speaking too soon, and then re- I nows his throats; but Ruy Dias, securing all tho issues, snatches Don Vazquez's sword and kills him. Then, confessing all to tho Queon, he im- I plores pardon. The Queen refuses. He tbon tells j her that he is nbout to dio, and falls dying at her feet. Still she turns from him; till, nt his last j gasp, she takes pity on him, and, as he expires, j forgives him; and, with the key of a secrot door, j glvon her by Ruy Bias, she la supposed to return n safety and without dishonor to her palace. This a slight skotch of tho main Incident* of a very effootiro drama, in whioh there aro numerous characters, and a good deal of incident. It has been very handsomely put upon dhe stage, as aro all the pieces at this theatre. It Is intensely fo reign, of course, with many opportuuitios for good i acting. • Tho acting of this play was very good. Tho main Intorost rests in thelntriguosof Don Vau/uez, and the love of Ruy DU- tar thn Queen. In tho first aot, Mrs. Thayer, as Mistress of the Robes , had a very amusing t6U to play, and did It admi rably. The manner In which sho perpotuaily places the restrictions of oourt etiquette upon tho simplest desires of tho Queon was highly entertain log. Mrs. Cowell, as tho Queen, was attired with surpassing eleganco and richness, and looked beautiful. Tbe part hns not very much in it, nor did she attempt to ovorpiny it, wisely content with ■ making it just as effective as it ought to be. nnd no more. Air. Koaoh as Ruy Dias , and Afr. Shewell as Don Vasquex, played finely. The merit of this drama is that tho interest advance* as the plot is developed —a consummation which, however de sirable, ta not always obtained by dramatists. Tho i last act is especially effective. Ono coup de main, • so to sny, in whioh, at tho mornont Von Vasques • has the Queen in his powor, Ruy Dias, having se cured all tho doors, dexterously possofscs himself of his sword, tho only weapon in tho room, literally ••drew down the house.” Tho death soono was i very fine, nnd tho curtain fell mnid loud applause, i Mrs. Cowell and Mr. Kcach wore oullod out at tho 1 close. Wo have again to notice tho splendid manner in which this drain« has boon put ufton tho atnge, and tho rich and appropriate costumos. "Where tho scenes aro chiefly in a royal palaco, and one of (lie characters is a Quoen, it was fitting that all tho Appointments should ho splendid—and they wero. Tho liternry merits of tho play arc considerable. Tho dialogue is expressive and pointed. Tho plot is clearly developed. Wo havo rarely seen a piece run so smoothly on Us first right. Tho favorable recoption it has had warrants'its repetition, and augurs well of its having not only a run now, but of becoming a stook-piooe. Wo should be glad to soo tho translator try hor hand nt an original play, confident that it would succeed. Ahcii-htubkt Tueatue.— A second representa tion of “Tho Fast Mon of tho Olden Time,” at tho Aroh-street Thoatro, last evening, was wit nessed by a crowded house, notwithstanding the raiD. It U beautifully noted and powerfully east, and is a production of groat luorit, many incidents, and full of hutnor nnd fino offeots. It was rceoived with repeated applause. Tho ladies and gontlo men in tho piece played with spirit and correct ness. The wholo forco of the udmirablo compnny at tho Aroh is in tho piece, and they all entered into it whh hearty zeal. The olo<e of the play was original in many respects, and was raptu rously cheered. It is certain to ho another popular and profitable investment to Wheatley and Clarke, Letter from New York. REAR KHTATU SI’KrU.VriONS—HVSKVATOU WADS. WURTH- lUVAKD TAYLOR —TUB TA'IMAW \OMl nations—tub MnK m;rAiiT*iKNT—Tnn ‘‘ in:art or tub avuen*” [Correspondence of Tho Press. I New York, Nov. 21, I*M>. Speculation in real estate Ims again taken a fres/h iuipotus, in consequence of sovorM largo purchases having been recently made In the vicinity of Cen tral Park, at prices that haro opened (ho optic 9 of those with whom thepurchaso andsaleof roal estate is a regular burioew. One gentleman hat bought two Mocks of tho Taiwan property, between Sixty* third and SLxty.fifth sircotrf, forsluo,Uoo. Several whole block* on Seventh and Eighth avenues, near Macomb** dnm, have boon purchased by another opulent individual Largo parcels on cachfidoof tho city, above Central Park, aro daily changing hand*, (ha point m all sides nppoariug to be who >hall secure tho largest parcels. The plethoric con dition of the money market affords mean-* tor all of operation*, and those who possess facilities or borrowing, or who hhve actual capital, are ven turing freely on tho “ ground swell.' 1 Fx-Senntur .lames Wadsworth, of Buffalo, who has filled tho mayoralty chair of that city, and was tho first I>< nine rat over elected to tho Senate of this Stale from Krio county, has determined to remoyo from Buffalo and make this city his futuro rcsldenco. Ho will prove a decidod acquisition to the bar, and a powerful accession to the Demo cratic party. Ho ia a gentleman of lino scholastic acquirement*, an eloquent speaker, equally at homo in the forum and on tho stump, and his presonco and manner altogether agreeable ami winning. I know of no importation that could be tnndo from tho rural district* possessing so many of tho requi sites of success, professional or political, ns Se nator Wadsworth. Ho ha* tho advantage of being thoroughly acquainted with leading men in every part of tha State, is familiar with our legislative and partisan history, and has that practical sort of talent that promptly makes itself recognised amt respected. Bayard Taylor, who has ju«t returned from Call- fi.Tnin, and who is writing for the New York ftfrr entt/, at figures of delightful size, Is about to com mence In that paper a series oi articles entitled “ .Pictures of California, Ton Year* Later.” Mr. B, T. was one of the early visitors to California, having tramped to and through it in 1849. Tho Tammany Hall Democratic Convention has presented two good men for the offices of Mayor and corporation counsol. Mr. Havemeycr La* hitherto occupied tho Mayoralty chair, and is a very intelligent, Upright, wealthy, and influential gentleman. Mr. Titden is known to the legal pro fession as a sound lawyer. They will carry an Im mense veto from tho mercantile and property. holding classes, irrespective of political affinities. Though both arc decided partisans, they have claims upon the support of evory man who desires to sec an onorgotio and honest administration of the city government. They aro opposed to thoul dor-hittors and corporation plunderers of all sorts. 1 They are men of character, who cannot afford to havo their administration soiled by any con nection or complicity with the hives of ad* venturers who swarm about tho City Hall. They aro in a high degreo acceptable to the h'ifth-A venue Democratic Vigilant Association, and, from prrsont indications, aro satisfactory to all shades of the city Democracy, excepting, per haps, those whoso personal and pecuniary advan tago was involved with tbo nomination and oleotion of othora. Thero is every reason to suppose that they will bo elected by tho usual large party ma jority. Tho Qro department b In n stato of efFervcsoenoo on account of the election for the chief engineer ship, which is to tako plaoe in January. Tho books of tho department show that there are four thousand two hundred and sixty firemen entitled to voto. Mootings aro being held almost nightly at somo of tho engine-houses, and all sorts of plots aro hatched to promoto tho success or defeat of particular candidates Tho fund of tho depart ment is in a flourishing condition. During the past year about threo thousand dollars has been added I to its permanent capital, and during the same time | uoarly thirty thousand dollars have been dispensed in charities to thoso entitled to its benefit. Church's “Heart of the Andes" will only re main hero on exhibition two weeks longer. It will then bo exhibited in the principal cities of tho coun try, and nftorwards takon to England to bo en graved. THE LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. REE DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA ARRIVAL OF GBIT. BCOTT AT PORTLAND. DojmiGvn'o oF Gen. ITaVney. Hr. Lon«, Nov, 21. —Tbc overlanil mall, with Snn Francisco dates to the 31st ultimo, has just roanhoil Jefferson city. Busiueaa ut Han Franoisco was unchanged. Late advices from the East, giving information of in creased shipments for California, bad caused much dissatisfaction among the merchants. The business portion of Volcunovillo. Aiuador ; county, was destroyed by fire on tho 2'Jtb Tho loss is over $50,000. ntou ORKGOV. Advicos from Oregon announce the arrival General Scott nt Portland, on tho 21st wit lie was handsomely roceived. Ueneral Harney left Portland soon aftor tho arrival of General Scott, and it was supposed that he had taken offence al boing superseded in thecommand by General Scott From Havana* TIIE NEW CART AIM CHXF.ftIT.. New Your, Nov. 21.—Tho steamship I)o Soto, from Havana on tho 16th, arrived at this port to night. Nov. 17, Int. 25 long. 79.60, exchanged signals with ship John Spear, bound north, with Joss of foro and imzzcn top-gallant malts. The DeSoto broke her starboard shaft, on the mtwurd passage on the 13th, end mado tho rest ol tho trip with ono wheol. Activo preparations were being made at Havana for tho recoption of tho expected new Captain- General, who, it is said, will oome aa viceroy. Uis Excellency, General Concha, it is said, has rented a house in Havana for six months, whilst another report has it tbAt he will reside for that period at Ms late residonco at Marianna. Tho weather was extremoly cold, i It was understood that the now Captain Genoral of Cuba arrived at Havana on tho night of the wero slightly higher. Stock in port 86,000 boxes. Freights and Exchanges wore declining. Tho principal objeotof attraction in Havana was tho opera, which, under Max Merottek, was per forming to excellent houses. HAVANA MARKETS.—The Susar market is avnirt hi isk, with a jet increased advance of rates. Forman ruLiees have been favorable. The transactions am uiKin thobisisof reals parable for D.S.No. 12. Stock At ono iioxcs. Molasses has advanced to J’«32\£ reals ke; of 5' jcallons. Freights dull and declining. rather *hf for. On London IS.fl'J <9* cent. pram, s on New York and Tloston prein. > on NewOrleaus V cent. T vm.tsipbt.i From Central and South America, New York. November 21.—Tho steamer North Star brings late nows from Central and South America. Nieto, tho successful revolutionary Governor of the Htatn of Bolivia, had taken Mampos Horn the Federal forces. Tho sloop-of-wnr Levant was nt Panama with the Commodore on board. She and the Saranac were going to San Juan. The Cyane was at Reatejo. Mr. Clark, tho American Minister to Guatemala, was seriously ill. The cochineal crop had been greatly damaged by heavy raius. Homo nttompts at revolution in Costa Rica had been suppressed. Mr. Dimitry, tho American minister, nod recognised the new Government. Valparaiso advices aro to Ootobcr JOtb, and Cal lao October 21b There Is no nows of interest. Gen. Franco had boon compelled by public opinion to abandon tho reins of Uovomment at Guayaquil. From Charlestown. OHUKII REIGNS IN WARSAW ” —Rt MOR OP A “ REHCU* ABliV” UNDER JOU.V BRONX, JR. Ciiaulkstow*, Not. 21.— The oxcltement of Saturday has subsided, and no suspicious parties have yot boon discovered. Governor Wise has letters from intelligent and responsible parties, North and West, assuring him o f the organisation of parties for tho rescue of the prisoners. Tbopresonco of the military has restored confi dence and calmness in tho public mind. Tho military aro preparing an encampment The (iovjfcior will return to Richmond to-umr row. Wo havo cavalry, artillery, and iufuntry suffi cient to encounter n small army of “ sympa thisers.” Ilia rumorod that Governor Who hu received u despatch from Govornor Chase, of Ohio, inform ing hioi that a large body of men, numbering from <MJ to I,OM, aro arming for a rescue, under John Urown, Jr., and will undoubtedly start for Charles town. Governor Wise is said to havo replied that, if he (Chase) allowed thorn to cross tho lino, he would cuter proceedings against him on the charge of treason. A despatch wjh also received on Saturday from Fulled States Marshal Johnson, of Ohio stating that from GOO to 1,000 men wero arming, for the rcscuo, in that Stnlo undor John Brown, Jr, commander. The Order** lor Troops to Texas Conn* WAMinoTort, Nov. 21.—The War Department to-day countermanded tho orders lor six companies of troops from Fort Monroo and five from Fort Leavenworth to proceed to BtownsvUlo, there ap pearing from tho latest accounts that thero is no ne cessity for their proceeding Uxither. 'Apart from the object of affording protection to tho Rio Grande frontier, tho various speculations as to tho employment of so largo a force aro thus dissipated’. In of tho recent oejunenee* on the frontier, a suggestion has been made to the Liberal Government, from n distinguished quarter, that immediate steps bo taken with a view of entering Into an agreement or treaty with the Government of tho Uuited States for tho punishmont of such outlaws as Corlinu* And his men, tho main feature of tho proposed arrangement being to treat offences committed on either eido of the RioGrnndo as against tho poaco of both Republics, tho parties to I bo tried and punished according to the laws of the | country in which they may bo arrested. , Nouvolk, Nov. 21. —The ordi-is for troops nt 1 Old Point to proceed to Brownswlic havo boon | countermanded. tfric llailrond to be Sold Immediately* Albany, Not ember 21.—Tho first-mortgage bondholders of tho Erie Railroad having applied to tho Comptroller of the State to advrrtiso and sell tho road for tho non-payment of interest, the Comp troller has placed tho matter in the hands of tho Attorney General, who will proceed at once, under tho act of ISIS, to sell tho road with all tho appur tenances. The ISaltimore amt Ohio llnilroud. Baltimobp, Nov. 21. —Tho report of tho Balti more and Ohio Railroad, presented in-day nt tho annual meeting of the stockholders, is highly fa vorable, showing h dtorcaso in tho expenses for tho year of $902.00<), and an increase iu the net earnings of $657,000. <»ulc on (lit* St* Lnuroucc. Montukai , C. K., Nov. 21. —A fterrifie gate prevailed on the fc>t. Lawrence, below this place, on Saturday night. Tho ship John Bull wont ashore on lower end of tho inland of Orleans. The weather was eo thick and rainy thnt tho steamship North American wnaobllgcd tonnehorofftho Pillar from half past two o’clock on Saturday afternoon, till yenteiday (Sunday) morning. She passed Father Point soon after one o’clock this morning. Tho weather u now «.leaf, with a strong westerly wind. It froze hard boro last night. Nkw York. Nov ?!.—Lisbon (Spain) nth ice* to October 2Glh rtp.tc that the Imrlc Sabrina. Captain <l«ltv, from Marseilles August 22>1, for Button, iw»? abandoned at -ea October Kith, in a sinking con dition. iler ofliooM and crow wero roscuod, and brought to Lisbon by the ship Win. Jarvis, Captain Ballard, from New Orloum*. Boston, Nov. 21.— AW aboard tho ship Favorite perished in the rocent loss of that vessel. HlothodiNt Church nt Lynn, Mim., Burnt. Boston, Nov. 21.—Tho Methodist Church on Union ®trcot, in Lynn, Moss., was burnt last night. Lo.ii, $20,000. Prizc»Fipbterj) in Trouble. Bitiwt.o, Nov. 21.—None of tho prize-fighters have yet been arraigned, though tho warrants have been issued. Morrissey was hero on .Saturday, engaged Hon. Eli Cook ns his counsel, and then left far Now York. The Sloop-of«Wnr iVnrrngnusctt Norfolk, Nov. 21.—Tbo new steam sloop of-wat Narragansett, from Boston on tho 14th, arrived hero to-day, en route for the Pacific Fqundron. Her performances on her trial trip wero satisfactory, Arrival of the Snvouia, Nnv. - York, Nov. 21. —Tho Snxonia, from Southampton on tho Ith, arrived nl this port this evening. Non-Arrival of the Indinn Fortum*, Mo, Nov. 21—11 o’clock B. M There are no signs of the steamship Indian, now due, with Liverpool advice® of the Oth in"t. A storm is Ihroalening. The Colchester Bank Cn*e. Hartford, Conn , Nov. 21.—Warren LeUnd has been fully discharged in the Colchester Bank case. THE CITY. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. Avkjucan Academy »r* Music.— Complimentary BcdcE-. to tho Miaies Heron. „ tV>taT*T-STKHKT Thratsv. corner -Walnut and Ninth etreet*.— “ King's Rival " GeraMtneo.” WIIBATLXT & OLAXKK’S AT»MI-STXaKT Thbatbk, Atoll atreot. *t«y« s.xtu—“ Fast Meu of tha Olden Time 61* Neighbor's Wife ” NATioxAt. Tukatrb. Walnut ■♦reel. between Eighth and Ninth.-" Ran Rice’s Great Show.” Tbmple or Wown*B«. northeast corner Tenth and Chestnut atreot*.—Sicnorßbtz. McDonough a Oaiktix*, Race street, below Thmb- ILntertamnieay* nightly. gAwroßn’e Opera Hocgx, Eleventn atreet. above Chestnut—Concerts niehtly. Eighteenth Anniversary of tub Mer cantile Beneficial Association.—A very large Budionco attended the eighteenth annivemty of tho Mercantile Benoficial Association at Concert Hall last evening. On the platform we noticed several gentlemen of distinction in merean’lle, clerical, and literary circles. The Germania Or chestra, tndor Carl Sent*, filled up the rear of the house, arid diversified the oratory and applauae with sweet and well-performed music. John Welsh, »q., the president of the awocia tion, made a few remarks, in which ho explained the objects of tho association to bo—the promotion of friendship and affection among its members; the relief of each other when in want; the culti vation and interchange of kind feelings between tho older and younger members of the association, and tho incidental elevation of tho mercantile character. There was deep philosophy—a phi losophy whose source is hard by the throne of God in the position assumed in the constitution of this association, that the effect incidentnl to the success of its primary object is the elevation of the mer cantile character. (Applause.] Commerce as a handmaid to labor bad a field co- oxtenaivo with the globo. Labor wus the producer, commerce the distributor. They both were duties ordained by the Almighty to supply the want 9 of ht 3 creatures. Recognising tho grand principle that honor underlays all mercantile transactions— feeling that this association was an exponentof this principle, he commended it to the kind and fostering care of tho public. And in conclusion he hoped tnat the ningie-heartednew and purity of tho?o who now guide its affairs would act as a lever to tho whole body of the association. Such being the coso, it would not fall in the attainment of its objects. Mr. Welsh then introduced tho secretary, Mr Charles g. Ogden, who read tho annual report. It was a well-read and woll-written roport, and ex plained, in a lucid and interesting manner, the operations and hopes of tho association. From this report we learn that the association oontains 993 membors. Of this number. 50 are life members, aDd 943 active members. There had been noredg nations during the year, and but 13 deaths. The receipts of the year amounted to $3,300, leaving in tho hands of tho sssociation the sum of $13,406. Rev. Hichiird N«wtou, I>. D.. was not a merchant and never was. Habit was n Bccoud'nature ; and a preacher of twenty years felt out of his element if he bad so text, lie would take his text from tho tie of his rejwrt—Mercantile, Beneficial, Assocm* tion. It divided itself into three heads, quite enough for a reasonably lengthy address. On the principle that a clergyman had the right to trans pose his text as he pleased, he would, in the first place, consider the last or the three—Association The world was an association of beings, the sun light nu association of rays, the ocean an associa tion of drops, the earth an association of particles. This Union was an aa*oeiation of States. With rerorenoe, he said that Heaven was an association of glorious souls—Divinity was an association of all tho attributes that surround the tri-une God head. Whore would we be if wo sought to erase thoso associations 7 Confusion, anarchy, and( dis union It was au age of associations. Associs. ion covered this laud with raifroads-rit cir.’led the world with the lightning—it fed the hungry, clothed the naked, cured the nick, and sent the mis sionaries of charity and religion into all the world. This harmony was cosmopolitan, and this associa tion was only in keeping with the rest of the world. His second point was the ‘'econd word of hia text — mx-rttviiile. All the gold in the world could not make a merchant. To In a merchant implied edu cation, intelligence, honor, and honesty; that labor was God's sign manual of nobility, and thatho was a nobleman who chose to labor. To bo a merchant requires industry and perseverance. YTereadof Ryron that he rose one morning and found himself famous, and we often read of men rising and find ing themselves rich. This was not tho way to ob tain money. There was no royal road to learning —no royal road to wealth. It required labor the most untiring. and honor the mo?t xmspotted. To be a merchant-princo was to combine all these qualities, and when they wrro combined we bad a merchant-prince in all his glory. There was nothing in tho world more minute and insignificant than a grain of sand. We could | hold a hundred on tho Up of the finger. Vet when Omninoteucc wanted to erect a harrier against the ocean's path He merely combined these gratn3 of -and. What a magnificent example of the power of association! The coral insects, so small and mi nute, when combined under tho gurgling currents | in tho bottom of the sea associated themselves Into islands for the snn to shine on, for man to lire on. for fruits to grow on, and for the Gospel to go forth on its work «f benevolence and religion When the armies of England stood on the plains of Wa terloo, and breasted the tide of desolating war that enmo in tho van of the groat Napoleon, they only exemplified the power of association, and saved Europe. Tho example of these merchant princes was one that should be imitated by tho young men of this association. Tboy should feel as the French army on the Egyptian plains, when Napoleon, in con juring them to remain firm, said that forty centu ries wero looking down on them. Tho principles oi honor, beneficence, and religion wero ineuleated by the speaker In hii closing remarks. When he took hi* scat it was aruid long, loud, and enthu siastic applause After a pieco of music from tho musicians, Mr. Morton MoMichael made tho concluding speech. Ho was very well roceived, and went on to Hlastrate his address with a number of classical allusions to commerce and merchants, the felicity of which called forth tho loudest applause. Tho merchants of this day, and their achievements, their enter- j prise and self-sacrifice, wero lucidly, elaborately, and eloquently set forth, and were well received. In answer to the assertion that Philadelphia was a 54 oac-horso town,'' the speaker was very sarcas tic. Accidental circumstances—circumstances that could not bo controlled—had militated againrt Phi ladelphia; but ho felt ho was uttering a wife pro I diction when he said that in fifty years Philadel phia would bo the leading city of America in com merce, refinement, and metropolitan jxwer. j The speaker, in n rapid and cloqneni manner. | sketched the capacities of Philadelphia and the : internal resources of Pennsylvania, and augured ! from tho description a most glorious futoro for our city. After eulogising the benevolenoe ot the as sociation, ho concluded hia lengthy remarks, of which this i* a meagre local-item synopsis, amid great applause, after which the orchestra played a couple of beautiful pieces, nod the vast audience slowly separated. A.V E.XTK.VSrVB I’IRE—A Fjbexax Kilied kv v Stkam-knoine.—Yesterday morning, shortly after ©le\on o’clock, there was an alarm of fire, oc casioned by tho burning of tho store of John Hegcy, So. POfi Market street. The building was occupied by Mr. llagey as a confectionery and fruit st‘*re. In tho uppor stories there was a manufactory of confectionery, a room filled with confectionery and firoworks, and his dwelling house In the rear. The fiamos burned for nearly two hours, consuming tho stock on hand, tho machinery, and the household goods of Mr. Ilagey. Tho lower part of the build ing whs deluged with water, and injured very se riously. There was an unusual representation of tho fire department, and every effort made to quench tho flames. The building is injured to the extent of $l,OOO, which is covered bv insurance. It belongs to Mr. Robert Tomey. Mr. Hageyh* stock is covered by an insurance of $5,000. llis furnituro is uninsured. During tho progress of tho flames two men stand ing on Market street were run over by the Vigi lant Steam Engine, and injured. One of them was only slightly hurt, but tho other, Mr. Samuel Kes ler, was killed. The front wheel passed over the stomach of the prostrato man, aod turned him over, when the hiud wheel passed over bis back. Mr. Kessler was immediately taken into a house in the vicinity, from which ho was removed to the Penn sylvania Hospital, but he died before reaching tho institution, Mr. Kessler was advanced in life, and was an old memhor of the Schuylkill Hose Com pany, having belonged to it for thirty year* Ho was tho sexton ot the Presbyterian Church at Eighteenth and Arch streets, and leave? a family. Tho driver of the cnglno was taken in custody to await tho result of the coroner’s inquest. A Hour among thk .Ksctlanaxs.—There was nuife an excitement rctrtorduy, to the ground* attached to the medical department of tho l*ni \crrily. The disturbance aro?o from h trifling matter, and resulted in tho arroatof two student* by 11)0 officers. They were taken before Alder man Bottler, where they hnd a hearing, ami wore held to answer tho charge at court. There has such an evident attempt among the adherents and friends of tho belligerent devotee* of thera peutics nnd chirurgy to conceal this affair that it is only with difficulty we can give this meagre ac count of the disturbance. lYheu medical students, to usn a vulgarism, •• go on their muscle,*’ they mutit not expect an immunity from the pencil* of tho reporters. A Pur or AmnEXTrf.—Yesterday after noon, about fivo o’clock, two horcC* started down b'ixth street in a frichtful pace At Sixth ao-l J‘it7water etreots they overturned two women standing at tho corner. One of them named Bridget McNulty, about forty years of age, was knocked down and had her right leg fractured. Tho wo man was romovod to tho hospital. A peculiar hnrlship in this case lief- in tho fact that ehe h-t* an Infant not quite n month eld. A woman stand ing alongside named Jeffries was also ran o> cr and severely bruised. She wa3 also taken to tho hos pital. A PiUiBAMiK Oasi: or IiOMICIbK.- -Yester day afternoon. about five o’ohvi, a quarrel broke out in a house cn Hn-Jt street above fcf.mth The quarrel ariwo bohvem Mr. O’Keef?, n cobbW, and ldsasifu During tb"> progress of the >jtrarr< l, Mr. C’Keefe Bt.ibhcu hi® wife in the abdomen, inflicting a wound that may prove fatal. Mic was taken to tho Hospital, and" at n bite hour Inst night wna in u oriticul condition, iho hu’sband wsa arrested and held to await tho result of hi* wife's injuries Political.—Tl'-'’cv.uua public meeting at the Franklin llsll bat evening, of the Young Men's Central Kepi-bKcan Club of Philadelphia. William E. Thoma'*, Cc>rge A. Coffey. jlenrj Bru ner. M A Drojuie, an t other gentlemen protni uent in locnl polities, made brief speeches about their party, its prospects, and Republicanism gene rally. Dkatii of a TEhtonAru OrißATott.—Thca. J. Chandler, tor a long time a telegraph operator in the Second district, died yesterday morning, nt his residence in tho .Seventeenth ward. A meeting of the municipal electricians will be held at the Centrnl Station this morning to give a formal ex pression of their feelings on the occasion. A Stibium? Case.—There was something of a disturbance on Sunday night, in tho vicinity of Btowu and Fourth streets. A party of rowdies attacked a seaman, and in tho eonrso of the af fray ono of the parties stabbed him in tho abdo men, injuring him in a very serious manner. Jle wn<s removed to his home, on Front street, near Spruce. Rowdyism.-—Michael Cron sc, John Adams, and Robert Bingham wero held in tho pum of bail bv Alderman King, to answer the charge of n>jpnultin" Officer Jdolbof the Twenty-second ward, while in the pursuit of hi* duty, on Sunday morn ing. Romikry.—A tiny or two since, George Johnson was arrested, «>n tho charge of having en tered a .store, on tho Darby road, near the Alms house. Alderman Warren held him to answer the ehargo Completed-—-The sale of stalls in tho East ern Market has been completed by the sale of those devoted to the sale of fish. Tnenty-three of them were sold at premiums ranging from to $lO9- Gvabdum of the Poor Tho Bond ol Guardian* of the Poor held its eta tod mooting yes terday. Iu Jhe absence of If. W. Keyier, the president, d. M. Linnard, Eaq., was, on motion of Mr. Evans. called to the chair. From the luuie agent the centos wu reported, as follows: No. in house at li o\*l»j\ U,t SatordAj “ *• same time last jear.. .. Increase U Admitted daring the last two weeks, 241: births. 5; deaths, lb; discharged, 93; eloped, 42: bound The Board of Visiters presented the monthly summary of oat-door relief. From this rummiry we learn that 391 hare been sent to the Alms- house ; 123 white and 100 black adult Americans, 2d! foreigners, and 93! children hare been re- lieved. Four funeral* have been provided for, and 2 coffins furnished. The tarn of money appropria ted is $111.50. Two applications for relief were received and appropriately referred. The Committee on Perquisites and Salaries pre sented a report, in whicn they recommended that all perquisite* be suspended with the exception of house room on the premise*. Some ninety-one recipients of perquisites had been examined by the committee. These perquisites ranged from $l,BOO (besides the salary) to $-40 per annum. A great many perquisites were comprised in the item, “ Dinners, forty dollars ” In the steward'* item of perquisites tkorewere such items as tbeeet “Fuel and light, $150;” “Milk and cream. $182;” “Dwelling, $400;” “Servant#, $150;” ** Waiter, $149 ; 5 ' “Horse and driver, $250;” “ Profit on physician’s board. $320.” The*tewanTa perquisites amounted to We annex a few specimens of the perquisites which will be found interesting* .. , „,, b*Urr. fema««tss. Marshall Henley, steward ...dl.au £liro Rebecca Hasans, matron ftW J *A 1 h«o«inre Mjers. farmer ©e* VJ2 Win. (iraham.farilerier tsa 3*o PC. Mrtiinley, ferryman.. it) 725 « . E. »eml*r, apothecary . IU W. 15. K. Sell'jr, out-door ©ij Ev Jiilin Herbert, engineer <.*o »0« Annp Rn}ijn’*on./n.itro/i . ... o»> a«J Kftchf*; Scott. t«>ari)er jsn Jio Wm. gendritz, Uaker &) im Doorkeeper |>> Agent's clerV ]*3l General watchman ct-5 >3 Outside •* hi 221 Superintendent zreen house... . li) ITI The sum total nf salaries, as reported by the com mittee, i* In addition to this sum, the sum of so,a?4 is appropriated as perquisites. The question on opening the proposals that bad been received lor coal wa* referred to a special committee, consisting of Dickinson. Robbins, and Williams. Mr. Robbies moved that the Committee on the Hospital ho requested to elose the small-pox hospi tal for the winter, arrange the furniture, and make such a disposal of the bomse as may be deemed de sirable. Agreed to Dr. Anderson was then duly elected phydelan in the Eighth district. Mr. Cresson offered a resolution prohibiting vi siters to enter the House on Thanksgiving Day. This resolution led to a little debate, wbieh re sulted in ita defeat. The election of the physician and apothecary in the Fifth district was reconsidered. on motion of Mr. Esher. The rules were suspended; Dr. Ranken was chosen physician, and Mr. Hevl druggist. Among other thiogs, a reanltition for five barrels of white sugar was made. The Board struck this oat, and passed the requisition. Tiarixg Down* of Market Shew.—Yes. terday morning the work of tearing down the market sheds wsi commenced. Speaking of this work, we can do no better than quote a few «n* fencesfnvn the local column* of toe Evening BhU Ittin. The authority is one particularly c*refal on matters of local history, and may be confided in “ The work of demolition was commenced, very appropriately, near the spot upon which the first stalls were erected, about one hundred and seventy-five year# ago. The original nucleus of the market sheds was at Second and Market streets, and temporary shambles were first put up at the western end of the square, between Second and Front streets. These stalls were not permanent at first, and they were pat upon market days t<j be taken down again when the sales tor the day were orer. The inch ihus given, the ell was soon taken, and the shambles, is the course of time, became permanent fixtures of the street. This spot being the principal centre of trade, and the location of the prison, the ‘great meetiDg-hoo«e' and the whipping-post, the county court-house must needs be built there also. and that queer old •tructur* was planted directly in the middle of Market street, upon the west side of Second. From this point the market-booses worked their way west ward slowly, until they reached Eighth street. The extension.of the market sheds bejond the court-home was much opposed for a time, and the fir-»t mark'd stalls were torn down at eight by the neighbors, as fast « the autbpritiw built them up by daylight. The markets attracted to the neigh borhood a certain class of small dealer* who con sidered the existence of the stalls essential to their prosperity. In course of time wholesale dealers ousted the retailers from their old haunts, and the markets became a nuisance in the crowded street.” The work of demolition was commenced by a party of laborers Ranked by a pwse of police. There were some appearances of a disturbance at first, as uiaDy of the occupants of the stalls were sot disposed to go. The officers, however, prevented ADy open rapture, and the work proceeded for a little while, when it was interrupted by vary suc cessful negotiation* between the butchers tad the contractor. On the strength of these negotiations the period of the markethouse’s existence was ex tended until next Monday. Death from Hemorrhage—SaGtxA* Co* ijfrtDEXCE.—Mr. Pattlson, Jr., of Memphis, Ten u«3>ee, while on a visit to Mr. William Ironsides, of south Eighth street, (E. D.Jdied suddenly ©a Sunday morning. Do retired to rest Saturday night in usual health, and about three o’clock next morning Mr. Ironsides war awakened by an usu* fusl noise, and proceeding to Mr. Pattison'a room, found that be had baraLi blood-vessel, and was bleeding profusely froqUi Ibmi,_All attempts to stop the had a similar attack, and, fbratime, it war feared he w< uld not survive. He has recovered, fcswwtr, and on Monday evening U was thought ho was out of danger. i Mttnti News.—The gallant soldiery who , wear such nice uniforms, and look formidable on , parade days, wiU have a fine time on Thanksgiv ing day. Orders have been issued to the First re ! gtment of infantry, first brigade, to parade <ra Thursday next. Thanksgiving day. The line will form at 2 o'clock, on Broad street, the right rest ing on Chestnut. Captain Page’s State Fencibles will escort the colon of the regiment. This com mand embraces tbo State Fencibles, National Guards, Minute Men, Independent Grays, and Fust and Second Companies ot Washington Blues. SiNoruK, Death.—On Saturday night, at seven uVlnek. a tuan named Joseph Alien, 52 year* of ngc, and residing in Moyer street, abovo Colum bia avenue, wes choked to death, while eating his supper. by a piece of meat sticking in his throat. CITY ITEMS. Lecture by Bayard Tatlob, Esq —The tilth lecture of the popular coarse before the Feople'* Lite rary laetituto will be delivered on Thursday •owning of ttu* week, at Concert Hall, by Bayard Taylor, £•*., hie subject to be, *• Alexander Yon Humboldt." A mere interesting tbeme in the hands of this treat American traveler couki not be imagined, and it ii not anomies too much to say that the lecture watch Mr. Tajmr will five ut trill afford a more accurate idea of the pecu liar senim anil achievements of Humboldt than coald be acquired by the reading of volumes. Concert Hall w.uiM be filled to overflowing on that occasion if it were twice its sue. As the lecture will be given on Thanksgiving evcnirg we suggest to our readers that tins intellectual repast will cons note afittifls to the national observance of the day. Tea, Stoar, and Cot*xe. Good, better, beat. Cheap, cheaper, cheapest- John B- Love’s Tea Warehouse, Seventh and Brown. You cannot fail to please year friend* by pre sentm* them with a Stereoscope and Pictures. The largest variety in the city, at the New Emporium, 13 South Eighth street. Ja*. Csixul A Co. K. W. Carryl A Co.‘a House-furoLshicg Store, 7U Chestnut street. The rottowing will give the pub lic sorr.o idea of the immense stock of Shoe* mmafac tired by Dunlsirr. Of ladies’wear, he has no lew th&a seiecty difiereut styles; Muse* 5 thirty, children’s fifty, units’ forty, bo vs’ and youths’ sixty. Also, fer axle, pure Gum Overshoes, and every style of Goodyear’s Gums. Theaboie is no exaygeratiou Give him a exit at 115 South Second street, corner of Carter. Honest Indt-try Must Thrive —Letnomaa bo ashamed t-> work. La r« rcau be ashamedofa bard fi«t or a sualurnt countenance. Let him be ashamed only of lerorance and sloth. Let no ra*n be ashamed of poverty. Let him only he ashamed of dishonesty acd idleness. Let no man be a<fcsined of coarse carmeut* onlv let him aspire to comely and rrscefulcaes.frc'm tho ‘'Contmeolal.” C’nthin* House, oortbeast *£?*** o| Chestnut and Eijrhtb streets. Our oUHfriecd. 31. T. \Vil!u, t!ie ol i.tiug salesman of the estabbshment. con siders all trouble a pleasure ic ibowins it* yatron* thro;.;h the esVibUshcient- Tevri>g Vntks the Market Hoises.—Tbe work of tearing down the sheds on Market street com irenced »esterr*»T moreme- Tl»ey hare grown out of date and oleolete, and attention is m-w directed to paiitia! private market bouses. This :i in keepint with the spirit of thease.aedlhey have rone just as the old f ;-hi jued tailors’ shop* have given way to the masrifi tcnt Browu Stone Clothing Hsflof Rockhsll A Wrlsoa, Ni>#. 605 and €O5 Chestnut street, above Sutb. Knowiedre AM’ Cotton.—Cotuneroc is the icac'.er of civilization. Threadsof thought, lessens of ).'Dt.\:i ?d' .ai.. , * , TT’rii* nnJ hu:uan ysvlicy, are spaa ateot *. a mJ!», .ird •*hii‘rcd to instruct and civiLse the heathen. With a cotton shTt the native Indian enrobe* j miAf avith lessopt, aithonrh for a tanc he mxy Sv i\ o no knowledge of their influence. The eotvn tTPf it uot irreverently—m'.ynt be cultivated .i* the Tree uf Knowledge. Much of truth is m tho sMe sentiment, fora* trviy as a man dresees ach'. so far is he advanced m cjviJjtauon and refine* incut. Hence our advice to everybody to pstroniie the f ishion.able Tailoring Establishment of R- F. M. Estra da, No. 21 South Seventh street. Good Advice —Girls, beware of transient joang men. Never suffer the addresses of a stnoser; recol lect, uno good steady farmer’s boy. or industrious me- W.anic. i? worth more than a’! the flontmi trash :n the wortd; the allurements ofa human dandy-jack, with a s-.dd c n un ftUut his neck, i w .liking stick in ius paw, smuc houes: tailor’s coat ou hit lack, and abrain’css though fmey skull, can never make up the U«s ofa kmd lather's home, a good mother's ommsel. and the society .'i bn-thersi and sisters; th<*ir affections las'* while that of such a toang intuit lost in the wane of the hoa*T troon. Avoid all such noodles, and choose for your <x>m paninn* \oung tnehof sense, energy, and ymdence.who l u» their clothes of Granville Stokes, the celebrated ilothier, N0.C07 Chestnut street. New York Stock Exchange*—Nov. 21. SECOND BOARD, :um Virginia NtC-1. “3 s , 250 N Y Central.. SO'a smOMiSbounfis . . - lWhne UaXJTennCs ’'sj Gal i Chi It. . -bsl^a 2iX)oMichK2d nit,-.. - « .A 3 d 0.... * SU) Merchants' Y.z. Bfc.. ‘O i'O Hudson KiverK...- 3 lik Commercf W l . 3,1 MichS A IK ”! IHO Oumlvrland I'r.f.. ].V. ICO P.inam, B-■ ■ • {§,. 75 Pacific Mail Sl5 . -T. On “lff -2.5 do kIIW.VUO .o -Tjlg. ItIO do SIO7I i 50 «r.i n I ,tUW C*e\i» .V Toi R *©** y. i 3 u i'mci.i a- r i bio cs .Markets •*> Telegraph. p IV -,««. T . v nv 21.— P’ouradraneinc;aaletat WhMtltotdl’.l SI 05.-1.10 for rod, and «l.BeUofor white Porn active at Ai§tw*.. hasftdvan v ed tf»2tS.* Pronsionsquiei. Hos* firm at S 5. Ittboit Nov.2l.—> our f»rn. v,i.f»tQiurtendun rl,'.» 'ed Receipts T2Fi>Ml»Fk-ur »rd ifCuLua tti.eat. 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