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'.4.-tratßr P.i.oi.—Dl*l of tke
Ipplost; Exoltement gekdaok,y,; Mood
ko Youtea,PAine.—Ahtsinsi Poe
; Onrpirttotto.,,i,, - ,
'AIME -PREO3. - . -
wbOilibotit,filfkl*a!!,a4d its pro.-
, pacts cannot be, ,regaTeledss intrusive st the
7).(440it Year. Tas P":" was
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690 iPilra and five months old on the Ist of Ja.
=` , estiarp - 1860. 'ltt, was started immediately be
:the panto of 1867; and *as 'compelled to
~. .4troggle, not only with that great collapse in
"Aliefbinelarirorld, but shortly Maria & to .en.
'''"elinter the reepoielbility of s aowtitot with the
TAdidnistration , of Sr. Beonaresit-,-to which,
'4o.4;r*oe; it iiajicrenuordially sad sincerely
committed;on the, basis of certain dear and
ifrelk,Underetood Peraociatie. principles. If It
`• vbe Mils,'" as it is; that the Public mind has net
yet been mired of the panic which began Mere
1. ' then two years ago, it is equally triie that the
:•~irosoriptioa which succeeded *r, Beatrazas'a
I,.fileoUunple
j cl betrayal 'Of his perionaltindpellti
, henor has gone on inoroaiing from, ilist
.'''..'lE‘,Tto this: We ought to feel, se we do feel,
grateibli that, in defiance " of, both these intlu.
encei; Tin, ruses has not only maintained
itself, but has secured'a position 'and a patron.
age which have placed it beyond the reach of
the Oillitgeli of finance ,ote the one hand, and
the malevolence of ,hesetted power on the
, Oar :ambition has been to oeuvre a
• independent 4.e7isPaPers and, 411 e
-;:lollowing -principle with' tindeviatifig iitep to
. ,19gipal - cotteluelon, to avoid• the error of
---hecomirig the organ of a single idesorof con
'l7, iAuiing coluMnii of apace with more political
beradgnee ~
" •
a greet hewspaper is, in some respiets
a great party. :It ought to Rrofeigi and pro.
chiftaiertain oPhiloni vibich should be te, it
ff L ' an. mudterable gospcl of faith, 'based upon
- -? - 4iternal and •nticlitiegsablet truth.. there is
ifiethlng more tgfurlotia to a cominneilth and
more discreditable to a journalist, than a pa.,
, * -- ".porwitich setts lie ;ails ihr every popular ebul..
sad adopts and abandons its sentiment'
ineOrdlaig' to the - `preintiling prejudice ; ot - *
pre - hour. The pepulsrity of 'such a Jeurnal
Jrnialertds ankdestreys the vitality of more
rued that tny, other 'accepted agent of civili
, nation. It teethe" insincerity in politics, by.
':Pecrisy in the pulpit, cowardice on the bench,
, - ,,Talsehood in private life, and tland in trade.
Wohi,e tried the experiment of a thoroughly
", ;parkas newspaper. While entertaining - end
~,- c rfpreasing our own opinions at all times, we
never hesitated to do justice to the opt
dons of others—have never withheld from an
esrpartent the, tribute which is manifestly his
duet and we are now happy to say that our
, :pperitnent has been *rare, business success.
ilt;-.l!xxsi, entirely - independent of party
organization, never' seeking for the patronage
of any administration, State, national or mt.
" e - frdelpal—relying solely upon whstever merits
,it may possess—ha attained such a circuit
.
tiob in Philadelphia, and throughont the coon
• ' pieria . that a newspaper may, be pre
ttably conducted without being the mere echo
party leaders on the one band, or the mere
dependentni power on the other.
We time oir prosperity In a great measure
~ 't,o' the - fat that no merely partisan paper
' ever succeeded, in any State, county, or
~;city in the Union. ,7he pest 'newspapers have
' always ebtained the brit anbecribers, and the
beet patrons. • If a journal, is itself •accept.
ablet its', readers care very, little for
• .the opinions of - editor. We have
assn hundreds of thousands of dollars expended
Amon entapilse w deioted to the advancement
• I . :iietho fortunes of politician" and statesmen,.
041110 hive all failed banana the Projectors
refused. to-consider that vest outside
who care for politics simply wan incl.
;.d . entsl , patinne, and who only judge of a'rkiiis:!
fUi Cciniiistemoy, by
.hitory of the
#etit slicirSsfuljotirnals of this country could
Aws Written, it would be Pmnd that every man
**kiwi put his own brains into a weekly or a
didly"papor, and'devoted himielf to the Intel
ligent •appetites,/ the community by which be
Wi , ul pirieundeil, has generally Prospered, keep
ing all the time in view certainwell.undereteod
'Principles of popular policy, and never losing
his respect for his political adversaries.
The PALLY PHADif circa l ter In every part
of the elty ef Philadelphia, and in aU,the
leadiectovris of. Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Del Mare, and Mairylanth the cities of Pitts.
Biiirieburg, Lancaster, Reading, and
rottpille, and the boroughs of West Chester,
Chester, Media, Norristown,
Potistown','_ Doylestown, Bristol, Allentown,
Bethlehem, Balton, Stroudsburg Wilkesbarrei
Mauch Chilli, Scranton, Tamaqua, Port
Minersville, Tore, Columbia, Mount 'Joy,
Marietta, MiddletoWn, Carlisle; Chambersburg;
Latilototin; Bellefonte, MiltOn, Sunbury, She.
mokin, -, Lewisburg; Danville ;
,Lock Maven,
Lewistown, Altoona, Rol/Idays.
burg,!' Bedford, • Greer:AC*, arid , in,, fact,
11'0'141/Oil all the interior of Permsybrania.
VIC 'cirCtilation of Tait Panes' in the North.
*stern And 'Southern States it rapidly In.
4teiniiiii-48 our hooirs sin show. FORNIVO
44110?111114` Pares is to-by an institution on
theiliettic border, sad is taken by thousands
Ir:o4iforida,' Oregon, and Washington Terri-
Ihi . .',Onlinereial community hos always
l'Oundin Taw Pens a steady and a reliable
friend: - it bias represented •no opinion an
tagonlOatti the minority eithor of the mer
chants, nitinificturers, or mechanies . of Penn
ay v•nisi;„ After Ebel- panic of 1857--during
the extra Sahli= of the '.ligislature of the
iiiiiATiii•PstEss was devoted to such wise
eigailons legislation as would protect the
lnierests of many brave and responsible men
Who. Were at that time stricken bye great
lidaticiaLcholeet. They Were in suffering,
40.1 t cape for Ward to defend them. Be
flevtpg l• the doctrine that tills deserves no
sioiiShietailoa abroad who is not true to Ids
owe htrneebold ,
,Ten ;Passe is devoted to
thaielfire of Philadelphia and of Petitisylva
241.!:04:Afifferait reeognises, in the recent
'Union demonstrations itt this eltY, a declare,
tiolkilf'W.ll against over)! enemy "of the con
hdl6ll'?fLPo44l3Yges,i--whother they Conte
or from South Carolina.
•
, .
Car fqndependent.," the Washington opal:-
spondent of ,the Philadelphia:: North American,
in his letter of the lath ult.; pays the following
ecciPlitimint to Won4olti Bohivarti, representative
fro& the barbs county (N.) district :
bfr. • &thwarts has been ifok for three weeks,
and to unfit 000dition to' attend the Rouse.' Hie
phi:dolor: ,and his friends have oonstangy urged
him ravraiitin at home, and to pair off. But, pon,
ing.UPO4 SAWA souse. of duty to his constiments,
and othdelity to, hie ptinciples, he has eonMltintly
and 'de - aided:3 , draft:mod to . absent himself. ' Nd
sustatterof the NM* has bees more prompt at the
bout of meeting, and, none more cer t ain •is hit re •
spotlit:ion the right side, and that, too, under oft.
intratinces *Mott wold not, only have warranted,
butrattlidlY tratoot Jo demand, hie . temporary
withdraws). ,111,sonOdeot and , heating in AL' eon.
tam' hioyanithoried the' high:* aspect, - even from
thostosiid'entireltdiffor with his Voter, while they
have 4'3o* d gen o t ni tssympathy Sad admiration
on thio:Partnt evary,abeniber of• the •Oppoition.
lash enatnitra'or upright and 'resolato devotion
tannot,b_fi,sppiv.kgpiA beyond its intrinsic .merit."
•";
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cr;kitlltboll44llbY 'idrettkitig solemoi
this theildeober . Umlaut telly berheitor be oon
eiteitell:hf P SitYMelli,:e;,-ilONneel Wilhelm,
• ,siMiir Rc o lttimot, lit, a co. at the
ettieteeht the yes
:g.ilemettlitereitaitt.7 •_
/MAO eeehhti, ' 4 4
Ule Atelt!ht e;tlit stoke erightilly Mitettleelin,
litelmoitleile i trill he sold 4t . t tetlleek, previott
4. 1 4' - ** 4 ,10 ?nig** a .aa4V ittOr!
- a:iiitiAliamplariadatoraa -
lEJ
The Commercial Relations between
the North and the South.
' The propositions for non-intercourse, and a
suspension of commercial relations between
the Northern and Southern States, which
have frequently been repeated in consequence
of the recent excitement, continue to be the
subject of much comment fa the newspapers of
all sections of the Confederaey. As this Is a
topic of vital importance to the whole country,
and particularly to the people of a great manu-.1
facturing and' commercial city like Philadel
phia, it deserves to be freely and frankly die
cussed. Threats of a suspension of commer
cial intercourse with the Northern States are
not of recent origin. They have been fami
liar 'as,' household , words in the months
of the exacting ultratate in the South for some
years, and a number of pelltical causes have
heretoferipompted them to the advocacy of
a destruction of the business relations between
the two 'sections, and of a refusal on the part
of the South to consume shy articles of North
.
manufacture or importation. In accord
ance with these views, Southern conventions
have repeatedly met to organize great systems
of Southern industry—to create by resolutions
'and prontinciamientoes a Southern literature,
to build Southern ships and steamboats, to fill
the Sduth with manufactures of every kind,
and to .establish lines of steamships between
NoefOlk, Charleston, Mobile or New Orleans,
end the great commercial cities of Europe. It
Is possible that, in some instances, these con
vention; hive exercised a alight influence in
inducing the people of the South to diversify
their indietry; and to increase the range
of their avocations. But, after all, it is
the influential spirits of the business
wield, and not the mere politicians—it is the
operation of the great and moving cause of
aelftintereat, and not mere political affinities
or hatreds—it la the earnest purpose and
trained , talent of •large: bodies of intelligent
citizens, and not the whims and caprices of a
few noisy demagognes-e-which alone can change
the course of trade, build up great cities, set
the wheels of pondered!' machinery.* motion,
give inspiration to-inventive genius, and revo
lutionise the industrial development of vast
tiommttnities, and the entire civilleadon of im
mense districts of territory.
It is true, that some practical, and so far as
present appearance's go, unforthnate results to
Northern Indian,* have occurred in come-
Trines of the recent excitement. There has
been a stampede of several hundred students
from the medical colleges of our city, where
groat facilities for the advantageous pursuit of
their !studies existed, to comparatively new and
inferior Southern schools.• A number of or
. ders for manyfactured articles in our own and
Other Northern cities; have been countermand
ed: Northern business agents travelling
through the South have been rudely repulsed,
and the determination has been expressed In
some business quarters, that business relations
with Northern men should be summarily sus
.pended. It is perfectly natural, too, that
persons and cities in the South now making
struggling efforts to establish enterprises de
signed to rival those which are deeply rooted
in the North should use every possible exer
tion to avail themselves of the present
orj recent excited feeling to advance
their business intereets—that Baltimore,
Charleston, and New Orleans, for instance,
should make au earnest appeal, partly based
on the Jose %owe raid, to merchants in the
interior ,to receive from them, instead of from
the North, the imported articles they require.
Nor will it be strange if, so far as the business
faculties stow existing in the South, or those
likely soon to be established there, will be
enabled to supply the demand for merchan
dise of various kinds, they should obtain or
dere hitherto cent to the North. But beyond
this, and beyond a mere temporary and ex
tremely partial suspension of business rela
tions with the South, we see no reason to
doubt that, for centuries to come, with possi
bly slight intervals, the trade between the
North and the South will go on to en extent
unparalleled in the commercial annals of the
world. The free bade enjoyed by the whole
earrierican people, who are located in many dif
ferent latitudes, and possess facilities for the
production Of almost every imaginable article,
.is one of the choicest blessings ever vouchsafed
to any nation, and this mutually advantageous
privilege will not be tightly surrendered et the
bidding of any body of agitators or political
demagogues, now or hereafter.
Trade carves out for itself its own channels
all over the world, irrespective of political
• distinction)! and diversities of opinion. , When
the,' wars a great 'nation for a time retard
and check it, all civilized countries deplore
'the - Calamity and 'desire thaempedr
may DO repined.
e 'The:doctrine of free trade has always been
one of the favorite theories of the South, and ,
the beat efforts of Southern detention have
been mad, to fasten that policy upon the Na-1
Donal .Government. Next to the protection )
of their domestic institution, their most zeal.'
one efforts have been made to promote, as far
as possible, 1112 unrestricted commercial inter
course with the whole world, to diminish the
taxes upon the products foreign coun
tries entering into our porta, end tcedestroy
every shackle by which our trade was fettered.
It would -be, indeed, singular if a section
thoroughly imbued with this free-trade feel
ing on all :questions affecting our inter
course with foreign countries could sud
denly be converted into a champion of theories
of an opposite character in regard to its reit.
talons with sister States, which are joint
members of 'One confederacy, and• it will be
found, we think, by actual experience, that
the same motives which render the Southern
people restive and impatient under the re
linnets and exactions of a high tariff and heavy
duties, will lead them to be equally hostile to
any attempt to commit them to a settled
policy by which the, coat of the domestic arti
cles of home, consumption, now manufactured
or imported in the North, would be materially
increased.
, The history of the intercourse between this
Government and Great Britain affords a sit*.
tug proof of the inability of mere political
animosities to affect any permanent disruption
of commercial relations. Before the war of
the Revolution fairly commenced, the Ameri
can people, animated by a spirit of patriotic
hostility to Great Britain resorted to non.
Interpol:tree measures as a punishment for
the tyrannical action of the home Govern
ment. It is true, that for a time they coneld
erably reduced, and during the war en.
rarely destroyed, our commerce with Great Bri
tain; but, although the war resulted in a com
plete governmental separation of the two coun
tries, and engendered such bitter feelings of
liestility that it required many year, to allay
them, their international commerce has been
steadily increasing until it now reaches en ag
gregate that Is almost incredible. The busi
ness and politiCal worlds, in ordinary circum
stances; form two distinct and separate spheres,
each acting independent of the other. In our
foreign commercial relations,-we never stop for
a moment to inquire the political character of
the country with which we are brought into
contact, nor, eicept when some weighty po
litical considerations absolutely compel us to
unite a mention of warlike antagonism to a
fereign Government, do we allow our com
mercial relations to be interrupted with
any , country to which we can advan
tageously sell any of our products, or from
which we can profitably buy any of the
articles we wish to consume. We trade
alike with the liberal •
monarchists of England,
the subjects of the Czar of Russia, the people
of despotic Turkey, the merchants under the
dominion of the Emperor of France; with
Spaniards, Italians, Austrians, Cubans, Chi
neee, the Japanese, Mexicans, Africans, and
the inhabitants of South America. We buy
and sell at any and every port that holds out to
tie superior induceinente for trade or barter.
It a Southern citizen buys godds from a
Northern merchant, mechanic, or man
ufacturer, the principal motive that di.
recta him to the particular spot at which
he • makes his purchases is self-interest ;
and while this motive continues in operation
as, In the natural course of events it does, and
wilt, In most instances, he will have but little
dieposition, in a moment of cool reflection, to
sacrifice his pecuniary *tercets at the bidding
of demagogues. When men walk through
Our streets on business errands, and see thrown
open before them the doom of commercial
houses, one of which they consider offers su
pnidr Inducements, in its
not
'of its prices , they • are not often
deterred from entering it because its propri
etor entertains political or religions senti
ments confrere , to their own. If they do allow
euekoonsiderations to Influence their business
polley, they pay a Ott for their prelatese so
azumette e thst it aeon biomes unendurable.
The South possesses Imo:Ionia agridulturat
wealth, and has found agrichiture so profita
ble that she has had little necessity or inclina
tion to denote her energies to other pursuits.
To construct a new frame-work of industrial
organization within her limits would require
much time, capital, and skilled labor, which
she can employ more profitably in raising cot•
ton, rice, and sugar. She will engage exten
sively in other pursuits, when a barkers he•
nullity obliges her to so, and not merely
at the call of a supposed political exigency.
Munehauseus of the Press.
Some people have an ingenious knack of
making mountains of molehills. Among the
news-items supplied to the American aim&
through the agency of the Associated Press,
we find the following, brought obey by the
Canada, which left Liverpool on the 17th
instant
"A hastily-summoned Cabinet Connell was held
in London on the 15th nit. Ministers were sum
moned by telegraph from the country. The Lon-
don Advertiser belieVes that urgent circumstances
relative to the Congress were the gauge, and thinks
It not improbable that the arrogance of the Pope
in claiming for hts repreaentattve precedence over
all the other Powell may have been one of the
points for the Cabinet's oonaideratlon. Another
Cabinet Connell was held on the 16th."
Considering that the session of Parliament
was to commence on the 28th nit.; that many
important measures, including a new }Worm
Bill, are to be brought loriVard by the Palmer
ston Ministry; that a new war with China is
on the eve of being commenced; that It may
be necessary to establish a clear platform for
the representatives of Groat Britain at the
Paris Congress; and that it is usual to hold
frequent Cabinet meetings before tho Par
liamentary work is regularly commenced—
It can scarcely be considered remarkable or
alarming that the British Ministry had
been summoned to London thirteen days
beforehand, or that Cabinet councils should
be held even daily until Parliament meets.
On the contrary, the fact is, that if Pass.
had been Premier at this crisis, instead of
that poco curante old gentleman, Viscount
PALMERSTON ) the members of his Government
Would have been at work, in their offices, a
month or Biz weeks before the Parliamentary
Session, instead of lees thati A fortnight, as In
he present instate. •
What the Morning Advertiser, of London,
may believe upon any subject, foreign or do•
mastic, is not of the slightest importance to
any but its readers---namely, the ale-bibberS
and dram-drinkers Igho haunt the gin-shops of
London. Such a journal has not,--cannot
have, from its peculiar character—any exclu
sive information upon public matters. It re
joices in having a fling at the Pepe, and It ma
noeuvres to make information for the Ameri
can public, to have its name quoted, as autho
rity, in our newspapers. We repeat, for the
hundredth time, that the agents or corro.
spondents of the Associated Fresh, who com
plete the summary of hews In England, are
careless, or Worse, in quoting the grog-shop
organ as authority for any thing but the price
of brandy and water, gi hot with " or le cold
without." We beg to say, once for all, that
we do not pay the Associated Press a large
annual sum for mis-information.
Unreliable, however, as •Is the particular
news of the Journal in question, it Is accuracy
itself, compared with that afforded by the
pseudo-foreign correspondence
,of that Oracle
of Truth, the Herald of New York. We sus
pect, from the internal evidence of this cor
respondence, that much of it is manufactured
In the office of the Herald, and that interpola
tions are made far ouch portion of it as really
comes from abroad. In yesterday's issue, a
mass of foreign correspondence, AS accurate
and extensive as that or Solomon In 4i The
Stranger," Is headed by a letter dated Lon
don, December 18th, which Is indexed thus:
British Designs on the Integrity of the Union—
England Says Our Federal Days are Nutn
boa—Bled of Senator Seward's Presence in
London—What Great Britain has k Gain—
The 4bolition Doctrines Upheld—din
american Secret-Service Fund--Lord Painter-
Von's Views of North and South, It."
This letter, whether written in London or
New York, pretends to reveal English State
seereta of the greatest importance, and boldly
says: "No ono should be surprised to learn that
the British Government have determined to de
vote two hundred thousand pounds sterling
(something less than a million dollars) during
approaching Presidential canvass In foment
ing the bad blood in the North and West against
the South in the hope thereby of producing a
dis- solution of the Union." The writer, who
may be called Munchausen bar shortness, then
adds : know this to bo the fact ; for I have
it from a person of undoubteateredibutiv, and
am-only---yrnvonsea-thirri giving his name
from the certainty that it would Involve hint in
the most serious difficulties, if not prove his
ruin."
Hs winds up with this great flourish I «T
would gladly give you the name of my au
thority, as to the employment of a million of
British gold in the coming Presidential else-;
Lion, but I could not do so without ruining one;
of the very few Englishmen who are really
friendly to the United States. Forewarned
forearmed; I have discharged my duty In con
veying to you these facts, and I leave to you
the more reapynsible ono of sounding the toc
sin, to rouse all Americans, who love their
country, to a true sense of the impending
danger."
In the name of the Prophet--figs t No per
son of the slightest intelligence can be de.
cowed by such an assertion as this. Butsorne
of the people who read the Herald may credit
it. That letter, we doubt not, was written in
New York, with the intention of being used as
one weapon against Mr. SE WARD. In a day or
two, in all probability, the Herald will have
half a dozen leaden leaders upon this - sheer bit
of invention, got up to be used politically.
England, we firmly believe, has not the slight
est desire to have our Union dissolved ; has
not so much spare cash that she can spare even
£200,000 to be employed In baying votes for
the next Presidential election; has no feeling
towards this country—her best commercial cus
tomer, supplying the raw and consuming the
wroughq materials—except good will, on the
old live.and-]et.live principle. So far from
£200,000 being set apart from the Secret Ser
vice fund of England, to corrupt our millions
of voters, the annual amount of that fund has
not exceeded £26,000 a year since Sir RODYKT
Past took taco in 1841. Munchausen, had
be written In London, could have learned this
fact from the Groat Unknown who discovered
this groat mare's nest for him.
Washington , . Farewell Addregg..
We have before us a beautiful quarto edition of
Washington's tut words to the people of the Uni
ted States—a timely and moat propitious hit—and
the trate of its exquisite embellishment Is truly
worthy of that immortal Mate Paper, which has
espeotal ooludderation just now, when its noble
teachings, amid the perplexities of these times,
should be kept fresh before the publlo. Bverybody
should treasure that great valedictory, and this
edition, so rich In Its artistic fancies, must meet
with signal gumless. The work is illuminated in
rich mediawal letters, printed in colors on Bee ins
pedal plate paper, with recent rime of Mount
Vernon, altogether displaying great taste and
artistic' ability. Tho printing Is done by B. Frank
lin Jackson, and Is an admirable specimen of typo
graphic art. Devereux b C0.,32 Borah Third
street, Philadelphia, are the publishers.
(Per The Preee.l
MR. /EDITOR : I observe in your paper of the
Met ulUmo an article by a correspondent, who
signs himself "Stockholder," in reference to the
approaching election for managers of the West
Chester and Philadelphia Railroad Company. As
" Stockholder" has named a person, I presume, for
the °Moe of president of the said company, and
without undervaluing his qualifioations in the
lent, .1 will take the liberty of naming another
gentleman for the same oiliest', and he Is Mr. Mar-
shall 11. Illekman, of Chester county. Mr. Molt
men is one of the tpresent board of managers, a
self-made man, a practioal farmer, who has man
aged his own affairs well, which is some guaranty
that be can be trusted to manage the affairs of
others in the character of trustee.
Be Is highly esteemed by his neighbors es a
sober, honest, Industrious, reliable business man.
liis name bas been talked of in ommeotion with the
°Moe above mentioned to some extent among the
stockholders ald bondholders , but not through the
newspapers. This nOtioe of him has been written
without his knowledge or consent. In ooneluzion,
I will say to the stooknolderi and bondholders that
before you vote, or give your proxies to other per.
sons to vote for you, inquire who Marshall B.
man is, and whether he eau be !mudded in, with a
good Board to assist him, in tondmsting the toad to
the best advantage with the least possible expense,
and I think they will answer that he WILL.
AT DAD! Riau 'a GRisT Snow, last night, the
veteran tigbt•rope dander, Herr Cline, made his
first appearanoe, and quite a number of entirely
new sots were introduoed In the °hole. Dan Riot
h now regularly etiolating in the ring as humor-
ISt—afaot which those with a taste for =Welters.
ted fun wM do well to boat In mint
PlitiMS.-PRILADIMPHIA, TUPSDAY, JANUARY 3, MO.
Letter from " MenaiMinh"
fOorr selsoftree of The Preset
WASHINGTON, January 2,1880.
Of all sentiments, there la none that so abounds in
revolting relates, and yet that wins more tribm phe
from theiudgnients and omelet:toes of men,than that
in favor of duelling. Betrayer condemned by public'
opinion, It requires man of more than ordinary
eelf-reliance to refuse an appeal of this kind of per
sonal arbitration. Even in the free States, a MN•
centre of this oharaetor is pretty generally juettßetJ
while a refusal to aooept the responsibility is doo
med. In the South, the deadliest contliots are
commended by pubilo opinion, and very few men—
Unless they have manifested a disposition to dgbt
on former ooeasions—can escape a severe odium it
they refuse to wept a Challenge. In these
roarks,l do hot pretend to• blame lidr. Grow, be
cause ha declined to ratio:leis& the °ode audio, for,
in doing 80, be signified his determination to pro
tect himself if wailed. Mr. Branch, the challenger,
is one of the moat amiable mon In the lime, and
his oourae in calling Mr. G rest to atoottnt for words
spoken in debate, after he (flranCh) had severely
critielsed Mr. Grow, is only another evidence of
the fact I have stated. Ido not know a more
courteous, modest, and Belf•poised gentlemen then
Lawrence O'B. Branch, and yet thle apparently
moderate man has somewhat persistently pushed
file challenge upon Mr. Grow, and is supposed at
the present time to be very Miens for a conflict
with him.
The truth is, the•bitternees of some of the Sonth
ern ettremiste since the beginning of Congress,
whatever effect It may have had upon represents•
lives from the North and West, has greatly slated
oonnerratlve men slieh as Mr. Brandi, and has im
pelled those who are known to be strongly opposed
to the praotioo of duelling to become nearly as
much excited as their more fiery colleagues. I
have been surprised that more ill blood has not
been displayed before this ; and will be dill more
surprised if, prior to the organisation, some unfor-
tunate Collision does not tabs, place. It is folly to
suppose). that Northern men will always sit under
goads and sneers. Human patienoe may at last be
tested beyond prudent Smite, and tnany who are
flattering themsellels '.with the ballet that the
great body of the repreientatlies of the people of
ono 'cation will always bear insults may find them.
selves ruefully mistaken.
The Democrats of Mississippi, In their late State
Conventlon, paned the strongest, pro-slavery reso
lutions; and Oho organ of that Democracy—the
Jitekson Minissippiart--eums up the notion of
the Clonyentloa as follows :
"The fact to not new to be euestamed that the De
mocracy of Mississippi will accept nothing less at the
hands of the Charleston Convention than the Rtll recog
nition of the sewer and the dnty df the General Coma-
went to protect slave ea well ea tither prospects In the
Territorial, and wherever its Jurisdiction extends; and
thht their indignant/1i maw any candidate for Me
Prsiiitiosti who doss not stood sorority upon this plo
form."
From this you will perceive that while oertaln
of the Northern men are willing to take the Cin-
Ginned platform, pate and simple, without expla
nation, the Routh aro rapidly uniting upon the
declaration that they will not rapport any candi
date nominated by that Convention unless the
etroogeet assuranoe Is given that slavery shall be
proteoted In the Territories In violation of the
will.
Apropos of James Gordon Bennett, of the New
York Herald, a friend enoloses to me the following
extract from the Washington correspondent of the
New yorlr Courior and Enquirer, of the 10th of
September but. Com Meat is tinneeeisaty.
•
'tiro I.
Nv...unfoTox, BeDe.H.
4A. Stain, earns dais sines, contained en attack
hpon the editor of the herald en severe that the infe
rences was the Administration had broken with him.
The following is one of the most complimentary para
graph', of the article a
"That kbeve 6f all knaves—the hideous master of
black mail—the defamer of honor—the assailant of VII -
tar—the robber of purity—the diseased polluted,infa
mous Jock Ketch, has Infected the atmosphere of this
oily for some days past—skulking In by. torero!, by day,
like the exhumed spirit of some arch-demon, end prowl.
ing about by night in what diabollo shape no one can
describe. and ITV° what vile nook, and corners God only
knows. It is diflicult to ooneeire a Wretch po destitute
of humanity p n d so thickly clothed with the besotted
and aided garb of iniquitv. loaded h crime end drip
ping—dripping with the filth of derravtty. It Jo bard for
humanity to look upon hint without a shudder of hor
ror."
And then the editor added, as if by authority :
" The Gorman's! Ana shut the doors is his Jaw. The
?resident at length dumpers Air error, and acknow
ledge; hie deep-seated WM:tiny. An here in authority
shun Aim as they would shun a leper. Ile will make
little At, visit , save, perhaps,ths destruction id some
bunt and simple being, who will hereafter Had out the
treatiberons Meer. Let the `riper leatm—let the pity be
emptied of him."
At the Yeti time of this statement, the Dianne o
yens olty contained the following I
" Mr. James Gordon Dennott. the eiiiior_of the New
York Herald, hes been entertained by the Prssidsat at
the Soldiers' Home *vry day donne his vita to this
oitY, which he nasals 10 th to leave."
I have taken pains to laveidiots the matter t and
the result is, a conviction that then% is no truth In Ibp
assertion that Buchanan hes iepudinted Bennett. On
the contrary, he !meted him. while here, with distiti-
Seished consideration and &Beaton: and it la dela. that
Mr. Bennett left with a promos from the President, that
ho would nominate him to • foreign relmion to mill.
stair after the assembling of Contras". provided Ben
nett could prodace evidence that the Senate would can•
firm him! Thu Bennett will be able to do; but I doubt
whether, seen with such evidence of the yr( linsnem of
the Senate to confirm James Buchanan will ever re
deem ids remain to Sennett. Trae. Buchanan himself
to of &end% dement; bat we doubt whether even that
tie of fellowship will ipdoos him to settee ha, has pro
mised, and yet, Gulp man to entitled to hie gratitude It
in the *door of the Herald. But thalssatee itt,W wrong
t
The partioe are so jewinterstOrs s• ire , Wilful flier
B. will if , to hemb4S his friend. i sift IL
The omission of Mr. Buchanan to rater to his
probable action when Kansu preasute ,henielf for
admission into the Union before the present Con.
gress,in - ms ...wet menage, is regarded ne draft:
cant of his purpose to await the emote of the time,.
I have no doubt that, notwithitonding Kansas will
appear at Washington under the boost favorable,
elronmstanote, she will be kept out of the Union,
If the extreme Southern min oan *felt thie result.
The next Presidential o onto t will be isolate one, and
thereto of Kittens may decide it. But would not the
refuel of ,the Administration party In Congress to
admit her, add new fuel to the, stational flame ?
And yet I am convinced, by daily expellent., that
nothing eould gratify certain Southern leaders in
the Senate eo mtioh u the preoltdation of the or
lamity which is so eloquently deplored in the Ptest
dent's message—the calamity of the overthrow of
the Union of these States. Many of these men are
really sinoere in the belief that such an event would
boa God-send to the South. They are as fanatical
as Wendell Phillips, Gerrit finslth, or William
Lloyd Garrison. They are arguing themselves Into
the opinion that disunion would make of the South
a perfeot Elysium; that they would then bo trou•
bled by no outside barbarians, and that they would
go on prospering to the end. OCCASIONAIt.
Revolt of the Oregon Democracy.
lOorresoondenoo of The Preft.)
SALnir, Oregon, N0v.19, 1959
The Demooratio State Conyention mot at Eugene
City on tho 16th inst., to eloot delegates to Charles
ton.
/Ind the Convention been fairly apportioned
upon the Demooratio vote out at the but regular
election, it would hare ins trnoted for Senator Doug-
But the Lane faction ware resolved to sustain
hie farcical protenalons to the Presideicy, though
they should involve the disruption of the party.
AU the Federal appointees land, expeolanta were
employed to peek county conventions and sand up
delegates oorrespondlng to thevote oast at the bite
apeoial election. In tide they anceeededio well as
to mare a majority In organising the State Con'
vention and adopt the " Stout basis," as it is
termed, by a vote of thirty to twenty-one. The
entire delegations from eight eountles then with
drew and organised a oommittee of oorrespondence
with ono member In mob oouoty in the State.
More than two-thirds of the Democracy oympa
thin with this movement, and nearly one-half
will urge it on to any extremity of revolt. Oaueue
supremacy Is an efficient and honorable bond of
union, so long as those who wield it are responsible
to the people. But when it falls lute the bands
'of a power outside the State, whose mercenary in
struments are not dependent upon the public for
honor and emolument, and who do not temple to
cheat the popular will by 'any 'means, no man of
spirit or patriotism will be hened by the (hallo=
of the party.
Of the eleven counties remaining In the Conven
tion, one had intimated for Douglas and one for
Malmo, making two bounties out of nineteen In
the State whloh 'declared (Weeny against General
Lane and the Federal influenoe. •
This opposition is not s mere ooetempt for his
aspirations or protorenoe for another candidate,
but an unyielding hostility to him and the Admin
istration, whioh he has used for personal ends.
Not content with appointing oorrupt ited ineteolent
offiocrs among us, he has compelled 'them to de
bauch and disgraoe the Demooratio organisation,
and sons ign it to defeat and ruin for all time to
oome.
Two-thirds of the Democracy atand committed
to a principle which they will never yield, and
Stephen A. Douglas is their choke for President.
To have their vote, trilling though it be, lu the Ns•
tional Convention, enatotted away from him, is an
insult they will never brook.
The Oregon delegation consists of five Federal
others, and one needy applicant. Three Qt them
were opposed to Clan. Lane, until contoured by a
little Federal salary.
If any oandidate is nominated representing their
view., his only support here will arise from the
mooted spoils of aloe, and that kind of elec
tioneering is in very low repute with the people.
It requires little ingenuity to foreatall Cotton
tions and preeinot meettnge, but at the polls trial
avail nothing, and the Demograay must have a
Demooratio eandidate, or they will not vote for
him. They everywhere demand something more
of the Charleston Convention than to christen
some vengrable dotard " their nominee," and
adopt the general appropriation bill at a plat
form.
Popular sovereignty of the most radical stamp
was always the rallying point of Oregon Demooraoy
until the power of the present Administration over
shadowed our eounolls and subsidised a portion of
our press. Ellnce that time our majority has dein•
died down to nothing, and our race as art orgestiled
party Is run. Stilt, however, the Democratic ele
ment le strong,•and will be put forth for the right
candidate and in behalf of the right prinolple.
R.
Drama the year 1869, there hays been ono
hundred and fifteen firea atChloago; the unmated
Ica, 9769,000; on which them were poltotee of i n •
utleuttoe amounting to $314,1126.
The Apprentices► Library.
The Apprentices' Library Company took its rise
in tho year 1820. The itloa of such en institution
had originated some time itrovious in the minds of
several public-spirited citizens, who believed, to
quofb from the preamble to the charter (obtained
in April, 1821,) " that many benefits would arise
from the establishtnent of a library of suitable
books for the use of apprentloes; that It would pro.
mote orderly and virtuous habits, diffuse knowl
edge and the desire for knowledge, improve the
selentifie skill of our meehanies and manufactn
rare, !heroes° the boueSte of the system of general
education which is now adopted, anti adVance the
prosperity and happiness of the community."
The first meeting of the company was hold In a
room on the west side of Carpenter's court, (run
ning south from Chestnut street, between Third
and Fourth,) occupied by the Carpenters' Company.
The first library room was in the second story of
Carpenters' Hall, at the end of the Same court.
This building, the place whore our first Continental
Congress met, we have had occasion to allude to
more than once. It is pleasant to see that, after
being occupied IRS en auction mart, &0., for years,
it has recently been put into complete order by the
Carpenters' Company, and is now preserved with
due care.
The library remained hi Cerponters' Ball for
several years, and was then removed to the roar of
tho building at the northeast corner of Seventh
and Carpenter (now Jayne) streets, between Chest.
nut and Market etreets.
Its next quarters wore In the building on the
east side of Sotenth etreet, not far below Arch, oc•
copied for many years previous to the present
marble edifice up Chestnut street (commenced in
l 82) by the United States Mint. The library
had here, on the first floor, a more eligible room
than that occupied by them in Carpenter street.
In the early part of the year 1841, the Free
Quaker Society gave the use of the second story of
their mooting house to the Library Company, at a
nominal rent of fifty dollars per year, and this to
be returned to the library as a gift from the Free
Quakers. The necessary alterations were made,
and the library opened in this room, which it still
temples on similar tortes to those first agreed upon,
on the 17th of July, 1841.
In this and the fbllorring year tho plan of a li
brary for girls was disoussed, and at length doter.
mined upon. .It mat with marked favor, and its
benefits have been all that could have boon antioi
pated.
At Ilret the girls' library wee kept in the same
room with the boys' and opened with a different
librarian on alternate daya. But both libraries
had BO Increased that the room could hardly accom
modate the two. Application was therefore made
daring the past year to the treater.' of the Bret
Quaker Meeting Home for the use of the whole
building, and the request was kindly granted.
The girls' library now occupies the lower, the boya
the upper atory.
During the past year there were added to the
girls' library 227 volumes, to the boys 389; making
in the former a total of 4,578, in the latter of
11,850 volumes-4n all, 16,226. Its benefits were
enjoyed at tile time of the last report by 650 boys,
taking out during the year 16,404 books, and 580
girls, taking out 15,921—in all, 32,325. The rooms
are opened for boys on Monday, Wednesday, Fri-
day, and Saturday eveoings, and for the girls on
Tuesday, 'Thursday, and Saturday afternoons.
The expenses of the library are met by subeorip-
tion on the part of its friends, two dollars consti
tuting one an annual, twenty-five dollars a life
member of the company. The books are loaned
" to such apprentices, and, at the discretion of the
managers, to such other young persons as shall fur
nish satisfactory security for the safe and punctual
return of the same."
The books aro carefully seleoted, eo as, while in
teresting to the persona for whose use they are de•
signed, to be quite unexceptionable in their
character. It is hoped, as coon as tho means
at disposal will permit, that the rooms may be
opened daily, by which means its advantages would
no doubt be widely extended; but at present, the
additional compensation to the librarian required
would be more than eould be well spared.
The whole history of the institution has shown
the benefielal influence of a system of kindness
and oontidenee. Several inetances In illuetratio
of this might be cited. It was thought necessary
for a while to have a janitor stationed at the door
to see to the conduct of the boys while going down
stairs. Tho person alluded to was rather officious,
perhaps not unnaturally eo ; and when ono of the
boys tramped down on the boards, making a little
more noise than necessary, the offender wax sure
of a scolding, or if little, and not very spry, a
hearty shake. Tho result was, that the next timy
the ammo (such as it was) would be reputed, and
the well•intentioned old man wee worried halt to
death by tricks played on him, do. Some of the
managers were convinced that the system was a
bad one, and when a vacaney shortly afterwards oc
curred in the janitorship no successor was appoint.
al. The noise and confusion at ono ceased almost
entirely ; the boys had no object in making a
racket.
Again, it was thought that getting so many boys
together was likely to have a bad tendenoy, no the
chairs were taken out of the room, and boys were
expiated to get their book. and go. But this did
not Seem quite satisfactory and a reform was effltet.
ed. The gas•Lstnres were altered so as to make
reading comfortable, and ono of the managers,
tifenuat-mmervne room was opened, spoke to the
boys of the change, and hoped they would And It
pleasant, and then asked who would help him out
with the bawl:tee which were stored away in a
lumber room, "I! I" ! exclaimed each present,
and soon the Seats were well arranged and doing
their duty. Since then, we have been informed by
one of the gentlemen in charge that the managers,
sitting in an adjoining room, would sometimes
think the boys were all gone away, but on looking
in would And perhaps as many as twenty diligent
ly reading and "as quiet as Woe." Bach ono
feels that he is bound In honor not to disturb the
rest.
The "bread east upon the waters" sometime.,
does not require many days to be brought to light
A company of rowdy boys ullWto meet at a oor
nor in Seventh street and make night hideous with
their yells and disturbanoes. But after a while a
gentleman residing In the neighborhood noticed a
sensible abatement, and soon an entire cessation of
the oviL At first he did not know how to account
for the change, but happening to pass the Appren
tices' Library, he met the boy and asked him
what he was doing there. U. learnt that the boy
had, in some way, heard of the library, and, as he
said, " would rather read any time then run the
streets." lie had now, for some time, been taking
books from the library, and had brought many of
Ids companions with him.
An aged woman came one day and applied for a
book. She was asked why she name; It was in.
tended for bop and girls. Bald she, "I horn a
grandson at home who Is fond of running the
streets, and I can hardly keep him out of bad
company; but if I havo a nioo book for him to
read to toe, he is contented to stay In the house,
and does so much better."
It is pleasant to learn how the benatits.of the
library are, in after days, remembered with grati
tude and libation by the recipients. Some years
since the managers reoeived a note, an extract of
which may here be not unaooeptable:
"to Lam about leaving the city, I have felt it my
duty, before doing eo, to return my sincere thanks
for the many benefits I have derived from your
library.
"I shall'ovor look back with pleasure to your kind
ness and liberality, which has held out to me, and
others ' so many moans of improvement; and I am
sorry to say that my eirournstaneea are such, at
present, that I can do nothing more than return
you my heartfelt thanks and moat lively gratitude;
hoping jbat my condition may be such , at some
futureaAkr, that I may be able to aid you in this
noble enterpris."
Some thab afterwards a donation of seven dollars
was forwarded to the library from Wilmington,
Del., and the statement accompanying it was, that
a young mart, the dame whose letter we hare just
quoted, had, In, hia'spare time, made an elegant
earpet-bag and placed 46 for sale at a fair, desig.
eating the promo& as intended for the Apprentices'
Library.
Perhaps a no more hearty, though slime the
manna were larger, a more valuable, present was
received, anonymously, about two years since. A
confidential communioation to the head of the firm
of Llppinoott & Co., in this oily, road as follows :
" When a boy, and not able to obtain books in
any other way, I received touch pleasure and in.
etruotion from those whioh were then loaned to me
by the Apprentleee' Library of Philadelphia. Sno
ws in life bag not made mo unmindful of early
benefits, and Idesire, in part, to pay back the debtj
owe to the above Institution. I wish you, there
fore, to furnish to the trustees of the Apprentices'
Library, books to the value of $l,OOO, selected
from the newest and beet standard literature of
the day."
The books obtained by this donation aro kept
in a case by themselves.
The income of the sooloty it mall, and, as the
managers state, it is a principle with the Appren-
Noes' Library Company to avoid the burden of a
debt, unless it be a debt of gratitude. They have
some Invested funds whose interest defrays, in pert,
the necessary expenses; for the purehaso of books,
&a., they must rely mainly upon annual oontribu.
tions and donations. It is believed that they have
strong claim, upon our citizens, even If looked at
as a matter of policy merely. Prevention is hotter
than cure, and how much destruotion of property
do you suppose Is prevented by employing profita
bly the leisure hours of so mail , young people, to
say nothing of the moral advantages to those who
will soon give tone to the character of the city t
In our next we will endeavor to give a sketch of
the history of the Society of Free Quakers, by
whom, as we havernentioned, theme of this build.
lug is freely granted to the library. We bad in
tended speaking of them and their meeting-house
Orot, but we have been delayed in obtaining some
desired information in relation to it.
rjr. Only thirtyeevon out of one hundred and
sixty-nine members of the South Carolina Legisla
tore have been willing to unite In a recommenda
tion that that State ho represented in the Den3oora
tie National Convention at Charleston next April,
There is mush feeling in the State agernatany ro
pr mutation in any partisan Convention. As there
is no Demooratlo party organization in South Caro
lina, these thirty-seveu inembere of the Legislature
unitein *ailing Contentlorui to &Coot the dele
gates,
An Irishman geourged and Tarred and
Feathered.
I From the N. V. Tribune, Jan.2.18E0.1
The Charleston Mercury of the 19th inst., has
he following paragraph under its Oolurnbin(S.
C.) aorreepondenoe
" 4 workman on the new State House hashed Prearete,
hue Utah uttyleittg siblitiods selitintents here without
oncealment, and on more than one mansion, elpreal-
Ing his entire approval of Brown's invasion. He was
apprehended hi the Nei hr. and subjected to examina
tion in the pretence of the aommiseloner of this cir
cuit. The prixif of his incendiary language and feeling.
wee nbundai t and conolunive, although not of any It•
tempt to tamper with slaves. tie was, therelore, yes'
terday ordered to be escorted froin prison to the wt
hiwts of the city by the marshal's. he threat. of _rescue
od been made by other stime-masone, he was canted
through the town at II o'clock A. Al,, nod through the
mats-House yard. where these men were at work. a
crowd. of course in attendance. No attempt at rescue
was made, and at the Charlotte lunation of the city. the
Vigilance Committee took in in in hand, stripped him to
the waist. inflicted twenty-nine laahea anti a coat of tar
and feather,. Hence he was forwarded by fathead to
Chariesto ll3 tt."
380 Journal has this parAgraph under the
hood of its leading articles:
"Tun TARRED PTONE-COTTZE.—The tarred stone
cutter, alludeu to in the Mercury'. Columbia corres
pondence. dilly artiVed in this city. consigned to the
Clue! of Police. Ile wslged to the guard Mize Volun
tarily in his unique dress. He tidal.. his adventure in
the simplest manner, concluding with the agitation that
he don't care a d—n for the tarring and leathering. but
the nine and thirty administered to him was a little
tight."
On Tuesday last there called at the office of iha
Tribitim a very good-looking young mar, ' repro
sooting himself to be James Power. Be bad ar
rived hero in a steamer from Charleston on Mon.
day, tho day beforo. 110 showed his soars and
blood marks. Ile told his history in a vary
straightforward way to this effeot, after denying
tho editor's statement that he did not care for the
tarring and feathering:
lie was born in Ireland. He came to We coon.
try and settled in Philadelphia. lie learned the
trade of a stonecutter. Ile was working with Mr.
Waters, West Chestnut street, Philadelphia, a year
since; but dull timer growing out of the financial
revulsion, Mink(' him to lease theta and seek sin
['torment elsewhere. He went down the Ohio and
Mississippi, but could not at any of the towns find
work. He, however, cow blacks employed. He
wont to New Orleans, Mobile. Augusta, and other
places, but was still unsuceestful. Arriving at Co
lumbia, S. C., he found work on the State Capitolhow building there.
Among the workmen were Irish, English, Ger
mane, and Americans; but only ope South Caroli
nian as he recollects. At his botirdtnphouse, aeons.
touted as he hail been to speak his samd, be, among
his brother mechanics, spoke on more than one
occasion In favor of the employment of white me
chanics, and thought the blacks should be confined
to the fields and swamps. He does not recollect
ever having stated that he thought slavery should
be abolished. lie bad cast his vote in Philadelphia
for Mr. Florence, the Democratic member of Con
4ress, and was therefore a Democrat. tie was a
sober soon t had not drank any spirits for four
months, but wee one night lately " on a frolic" with
a brother workman.. That workman testified
tgainet him as an Abolitionist, and on hearing
that the Vignette° Committee was after him, by
attempted to escape, but was arrested at a railroad
station ten miles from Columbia, and brought back
to that place • was thrown into prison for some days,
and then taken before the Mayor.
Poor men on the trial, testified against him. One
swore that he had stated that J. C. F fitment made a
speech at Mobile, Baying that in cane he (Prhmont)
were elected President, he would liberate the
slaves! Power elates that he heard that that was
said of Plilmout. 'lbis bulimia specimen of his
Knowledge of the Republican candidate and policy,
did not save him. It did not appear on trial that
se had ever said a word to the negroes. A witness
(Chwieseborough by name) swore that when under
the influence of liquor as aforesaid, Power bad said
be wee an Abolitionist before ho left Philadelphia,
sod his opinions were strengthened since he came
to the South. Mr. Power appears to hive been la
boring under the delusion that liberty of speech is
moderately allowed in South Carolina; of this the
Mayor, the lion. A. J. Greene, also a member of the
Legislature disabused him by recommitting him to
priocu, where he remained for six days, up to s attur
day fortnight. He was then taken by " two mars
shale" from his cell, and delivered Into the,hauds
of two Degrees. One of the marshals said "as
you are tto fund of negroes, give you a negro
escort." He was then led through the main etteet
by the two negroes, a great crowd taloned.' He
passed the State.lionse yard, where the workmen
were. The Carolinians about him said to the
workmen, "Send word to the Northerners to come
here and we ran whip them." He passed the Hand
the Legislature; many members were on thesteps—
among them the bpeaker—whe looked on, come of
them laughing. Mn was led three miles to the:all.
road junotion. There were thousands present; he
thinks about half the population of the town must
have been there. Troops of horse, and men armed
in various ways, were there. Some cried "Spike
elm!" "Shoot him!" "Hang him!!" ko. He
woe Stripped to the ankles, and a negro, under
threats of being lashed himself, gave bun thirty.
nine lashes. The blood thawed, nod the marks of
this yet reennin. The contents of a tar-bucket
were then applied to his head and his body down
to the waist. Ile suffered awful pangs, which
were the subject of derision. The train during all
this was stopped, nod the engineer celebrated the
crent by sounding the whistle freely. Power was,
liter an interval of nearly three hours, put en the
train, in a ear full of negrees, and taken toward
Charleston.
After he had travelled, ho supposes fifty miles, a
master-mechanic of Charleston, pitying his suffer
, logs and exhaustion, gave him a oup of coffee and
o biscuit; whereupon the mob around the station
threatened that person, swearing also death to
airoself. Nome came Into the car and seized him
ey the hair, saying, •' Let's look at you." Some
desired to give him a fresh ooatot tar and feathers,
but, not able to find any of those staples, they rip
plied cotton to the tar already en him. The mob
were likewise of opinion that there were a whole
lot of Abolition:ate In the oars who ought to be
hanged. Hit arrived at Charleston and was put la
prison.
He bad been kindly counselled to make no oom
plaints, or he would get 130 lashes more. A phy
,itelan who attended him, told him be troapea easi
ly ; for there were seven men, accused of being
Northern pickpockets, arrested at the Agricultural
i,ate Fair, and committed to jail. One of them
bad matted 500 lashes, another a less number;
that the man who received the 500 wee near dying.,
Power bad not read of any trial of these loon so
excused and punished. Oil and water were given
him to cleanse himself. Silence was enjoined on
him, test the mob should get bolder him. Ito paid
his own passage money from Columbia to Charles.
On, the negro taking out $5 from his pocket-book
lie hoard that it was published that the negroes of
Columbia, had made a subsariptiou to pay his pas
sage. On Saturday last, at 7 in the morning, he
was pot on a steamer for New York.
When the Christmas festivities were at their
bight on Monday, this " poor Exile of Erin," with
the blood lash marks on bis body—inflicted under
the mgis of the Constitution and laws, for some
maudlin words or childish talk in Columbia, South
Carolina—arrived at this great metrokiolls. lie is
reduced in flesh, hut is sturdy in spint. Ho asks
work, not alms.
Effects of Dissolution on the South
The Baltimore Ezekeitga. condemns the South
Carolina secession movement, and eays :
"If it la difficult now to prevent Abolitionista and
others from forcibly or treaeherously assailing la
Maryland, Kenteoky, end Virginia, a political
system which they have prepoiterously determined
to be illegal or immoral, what precautions can be
taken to cheek their ingurrectlonary efforts when the
limits of these States shall adjoin those of a popu
lous end hostile Confederacy The South now
counts much upon the sympathies of our Northern
countrymen, the legislation of Congress, and the
impartiality of the Federal authorities, sad oven
though it may have received from these lets room.
termini and euppo:t than it was entitled to ask,
how will Ito condition be bettered by repudiating
them altogether ? Nothing short of the most right
police surveillariee throughout those States and a
strict military guard along *air frontiers could
prevent them from becomiug, in a few years, what
Benesyletinia, Ohio, and Indiana are now. Mili
tary poste, and custom houses would be required,
within a mile or two of each other, along the
whole line, from the Susquehanna to the Missis
sippi ; and these would be comparatively useless
unless occupied at all times by a force infinite
ly larger than the whole country has over con•
templeted the necessity of maintaining. It is an
easy thing to talk about patrolling our borders
watch stretch away fur nearly a thousand telle3
ol'er mountain ranges and thinly settled regions,
for orators can summon up armies at their plea
cure, but It wilt bo found, when the crisis comes,
that these are practical questions which the sort of
declamation we are most aoeustomed to will not
help us to doable intelligently. The three last
mentioned free States contain, by the last emus,
an aggregate population of over 6,000,000 people,
who, in a ootnparatively brief period after the seems
eion of the South, would be converted, first into
jealous rivals, and then into bitter foes. Tolerant
of our institutions now, It would not be long before
they were avowedly hostile to them; and when
they offered a near and certain refuge to fugi
tives (rum Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky, end
stirred up sedition within their limits, and assault
ed them, directly and indirectly, from without, It
would appear, we think, that the disunion method
of avoiding the further agitation of the slavery
question was worse than a miserable failure. If
one station made common canes on the one
side, the other would form en equally form'.
dable anima to oppose it, and the aspect of
the case would then be doubly hopeless. But
• Cotton,' it is said, is King.' and some dream
ere have supposed that its all-powerful influence
will keep the world at peruse with the South for
ever. They speak as if the fiercer passions of
wen had never triumphed over their lust for gold,
or their desire for mercantile and commercial ems
oess—they have forgotten the wars to which
eivilised nations have continually sacrifieed sub.
stantial interests, and the oonfliots into which
they have entered, regardless of impending ruin.
It is folly to think that human events are ohm
lutety controlled by tho laws of trade. These
considerations whirls wo have hero no cursorily
glanced at. must be duly and maturely studied in
detail before we ern be prepared to take part in
ouch conventions as the Senate of South Caroller'
would cell together. It is with reluctance that
we permit ourselves to dwell upon the manse
quenoos of disunion, and to speculate upon the
uestinies of the shattered and separated portions
of the grandest Republic that has yet ousted on
the globe. We believe the great mass of the peo
ple everywhere are content to abide by the eem
premien of the Constitution, and that we can safe
ly and honorably remain members of the Confede
ration. We prefer to do so, because wo aro bound
to It by every tio of love, patriotism, and duty ;
bet If violent men will compel us to take account
of our material interests iu the Commonwealth, ea
cannot shut our eyes to the feet, that its disruption
would result in irretrievable disasters to both :ea
item, and most especially to the South."
A GItoROIA CRITICISM ON TEM ALABAMA SXNATa.
—The Senate of Alabama having passed a series of
brave resolutions, recommending the Governor to
call a convention to consider how to protect the
State In case a Republican President " sieses" the
Government, the Atlanta (Oa) .4merican says:
"The simple meaning of the preamble anti resolu
tion passed by the Alabama :Senate is the same as
that of Democratic resolationa generally. viz: As
long as our leaders can eetaiu power anti govern
the country, no matter what they do, we consider
the Union a great blaming, and the " paramount
p u bli c g ood ;" lot just as soon as our leaders lose
power, or whenever they have so misgoverned the
country, and become so corrupt that the people
threaten—and only threaten—to eject them, then,
in our judgment, tbo time, has oomo to dissolve the
Union! That Is the gist of the whole of their re.
selves, editorials, and speeches "
%voltam In Buffalo went out on Monday
'with her infant in her rrms, wrapped up in a thick
woollen shawl. When she returned houfe horohlld
was dead, having been suffooated by the shawl be
tag folded too olosely about its bead.
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
Inauguration of the New Municipal
Government of Boston.
INOICTIf Orr Or EMBEZZLOVICNT•
BOSTON, Jan. 2.—The new municipal govern-
ment was inaugurated to-day.
Mayor Lincoln's addreme exhibits the preeent and
prospective condition of the city as highly en•
eouraglng. The aggregate amount of the city debt
is nearly nine and three-quarter millions, and there
are mania on hand, applicable to ite payment, of
about one and three-quarter millions. The debt
wax mainly 'marred by public Improve= ants,
which the growth of the city for the past twenty
year.. demanded.
J. Putnam Bradlee was elected president of the
City Council. and Otis Clapp chairman of the
Board of Aldermen.
The Grand Jury has indicted Isaac. F. Sheppard,
for embezzling the funds of the Hanover-street
Savings Bank. The charges of forgery were
thrown out.
Now "rear's Day in Washington.
Wasnivarov, January 2 —Tho President's bottle
tri.day, as heretofore on the opening of the New
Year, Was the scene of an agreeable excitement.
Tho Poreign ministers, jarigea of the Supreme
Court, sod officers of thn army and navy, fleet paid
their respects to the President. Then the doors
were thrown open to the public.
The weather is very cold.
New Year's Day in New York.
New YORK, Jan. 2 —Deafness is aespendei
t•-
dav, and the whole town is keeping the New Year
holiday. The banks and stores era closed. and no
newspapers are published. The fine weather Is fa
vorable to the New Year's callers, sal there has
never been a more general
Inagaration of the Philadelphia Chan
delter.
Bosrov, Jan. 2 —A brilliant audience Witt Wei
the production of the Sicilian Verner! at the Acad
emy this evening, the interest of the occasion being
heightened by the inaguration of the new chandel
ier, manufaotured by Messrs. Cornelius h Illket,
of Philadelphia. It produced a great effect and
attracted the admiration of the entire andienee.
The Canada at Boston.
BOSTOX, January '2.--The steamship Canada,
from LiverpooLon the 11th, via Halifax on the Slat
nit , arrived at this port at half peat eight o'clock
thio morning. The mall/ were sent by the midday
train, and will be due nt New York at 8 o'clock to
night.
Tire in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 2 —The warehouse' on Walnut
street. °coupled respeetively by James Bradford Js
Co , McGowan & Shen,. and Devise h Berkabire,
gmcere. and Daniel Mille, liquor dealer, were de
stroyed by lire yesterday. Loss $20,000, which ifs
partially insured.
Death of Hon. lento Blackford.
Wasnatorerr, January 2.—lion. Imo Black
ford, senior judge of the Court of Claims, died on
Saturday night
The Weather at Baltimore.
ALINORZ, San. I.—The weather is very mold;
he thermometer te down to zero at 111 , 8 different
ocelittee in the city.
DALTIYORE, Jan. 3—Evening.—The weather is
atilt very cold and n great qaantlty of he IA re
ported in the river and bay, detaining a comber
of vessel( below. It is feared that the harbor will
be closed entirely tanight.
Fire at Plymouth.
NEW Narita. Jan. 2 —The afore of N. 11. Ml
ron, at Plymouth. WR3 burned on Sunday. The-pro
party waa [neared for 34,900.
Markets by Telegraph.
IlanTtatont January I —F'crir firm at $5 55 tot Hoar •
rtrd street and Cite Mille No Wheat 1. rfferal. Cora
to heavy : white &IP?: rents: callow ?noel cents. Yu,
viet,,ne sterdv. Whiskey dull: Ohio 3614 cents. Ix
chanco on New Turk 1 In oar cent rerrrawm•
DPo.rnber A) --Cotton Is In unPrt , Tki
rnand ; solos to-day of 3 100 bales at 101 i cents for 311d
dlinia.
A Shaker Citizen of Columbia County
Expelled from Virginia.
The Kinderhool Rougel Notes says
Amongst the many luciferous incidents COT!. e
(pent upon the raid or the esoentrio and (epsilon
man, the late John Brown. upon the nnvaspeeting
and peaceahto citizens of 'Paper's Ferry. there
less one in which a resident of this eounty bore
very ronspimene pert.
One of the Very peaceable and exemplary Shs.
kern from New Lebanon, in this county, was on his
yearly tour through LQUihßelleall rellnirTlV3Dia
and the adacent parts of Virginia, residling his
garden see ds; or rithor, supplying hie old custo
mers with their usual stock for the corniog open
demand.
While quietly moving along the highway with
bit home and wagon, with a clone box (painted
green probably) in which his seeds were pasted,
secure from rain end fogs, and without even
knowing that he had passed the boundaries of
Pennsylvania, and entered into the land of chival
ry, he was suddenly arrested in hit progress, and
charged with being an incendiary Abolitionist. flit
vigilant captors were informed that though his
closed wagon-box rentalned material that would
expand. if properly soared In their-gardens in the
spring, they were not really of an crplositv ta
tore.
"The Virginia vigilant! were ineredulons;
strongly 60spoated that he was a very dangerous
character, and proceeded with due ears and cau
tion, (probably fearing that some infernal Ina
chines' were mixed up with the small boles con
taining seeds) to overtmal and asanains the eon
tents of the wagon. Though ending neither pow
der, nor Sharp's rides. nor warlike pikes, they
were far from being satisfied that all was right—
pronounced him to
and
a very suspicions LA dan
gerous character,' and lodged him in jail, or some
other safe ' lock-up,' for toe night.
" Oa the following morning, a company of brave
and chivalrous militia were assembled with mus
kets and bayonets in hand, and with the Imil
l-spiriting magi of Ste sod draw, he was safe!y
esoortett and guarded baok from 'tild Virginia's
shore' Imo the State of Pennsylvania, and the
agitation and alarm caused by bib promos in that
part of the ' Old Dominion' quieted and allayed."
TOE PRINTER or vies SENATE —The Washington
oorroepondent of the CharLwow Mercury says :
"The question of electing a printer for the Se
nate during the present Congress, Is one e f extreme.
annoyance to the Democratic Senators genera/1y
They hare approached the subject with much die
bate. and the nomination of General Bowman, of
the Constitution, has not inanred the unanimous
vote of the Densocratie member', although most of
theta appeared in caueus The explanations which
nave been given to relieve the General of the
charge of a partnership with Mr. Wendel! in ter-
WTI public printing while he was still the Super
intendent of the Pmblits Printing, and by law
wholly disqualtied to act or participate in that
°woolly, have not eatiefied the minds of many
Senators. In the oeuvre, five voted against him,
and soma of those who did finally give him their
votes, consented with extreme reluctance. We
hove understood that some of those who were
in the caucus declare they will bolt when the
election come, on. But there are other rea
sons which prompt Democratio Senators to re
imitate General Bowman. Tho manner in which
he conducts the Constitution does not meet
their approbation. The pane which he hie
sounded day unto night, and night unto day, in
laudation of the President and the Administration,
here been so fulsome and sycophantic, that cam
neon-sense gentlemen are disgusted even to nausea.
This sentiment prevails widely towards all "or
gans"—it tequila an essential pertaining to the po
llution ; bat the oft-repeated adulation of the Cols
stiturion have sickened the taste of molt men
notelet, perchance, a Pcnneylvseien and some of
our filet Senators are not disposed to submit to it,
but to record their votes in a manner to imply a
censure. The friends of Gen. Bowman say they
can elect him, and probably they Gan; rather than
to have the printing fall into worse hands, extreme
opposition will not characterise the course of those
Democrats who now ate Inclined to act against
him. The semi-official policy which was carried
out to bring the numerous officers of the Govern
ment into the support of said journal, for which
they had no especial loam, has not helped the Gen
eral in his present aspirations; and then there are
Senators who do not like to see a nod at the White
House made to control the action of Senatorial pa
tronage; they believe, at least some of them, that
they poses, the qualified tie, under the Constitu
tion, to act for themselves '
NEW YBAR'S RICIIPTION.—Despite the bitter
cold of the day, the New Year'e reception at the
White House was quite es largely attended as on
any previous occasion, and the ladies, who were
present in fall force, had Abe added lustre of bril
liant complexions of Nature's own providing.
Mershal Belden offiliated with oharacteristio ur
banity in presenting the Tithes's to the President,
and was handsomely supported by Mr. Commis
sioner Blake.
President Buchanan was looking In excellent
health, and had a cordial word to sayio all staters,
whether of high or low degree.
Captain Goddard was in attends's*e with his en•
tire police force, end the arrangement by which
the vast throng was flied through the reception
mama without pressure added very materially to
the erjovroent of all concerned.
Thu Marine Band was present in full numbers
nod dtteoureed their usual quota of airs, ps•
triotio aml sentimental. attracting a dense crowd
to their immediate vioinity. The usual order of
reception was maintained to-day. The foreign
ministers were received at 11 •'clock : the judges
of the Supreme Overt at 11X; the officers et the
army end navy at IU, and the citiseps generally
at 12 o'clock
Long before ihe hour of twelve arrived. the ont
eide ' ' , stem leading to the Eseestire mansion were
literally besieged by persons who were constantly
inquiring of there in attendance how long it would
be before they could be admitted s and when, at
the above-mentioned hour. the gates were opened,
there was a complete rush, each one seemine bent
on reaching the mansion before his fellow. We -no
ticed a large number of members of Congress pre
sent, and many other distinguished *menage..
The reception terminated at two o'olook precisely.
Washington Star, last evenine.
NEw YEAS 0n3611V/XCES.—The transition
from Old Year to Now was celebrated by the
metal pistol•frtng, horn•blowing, and bacchana
lian street-sliming, which trespassed far Into the
Babbsth•morninz hours. Yesterday, however,
the city wee very quiet, and there was compare
lively little intoxication in the streets.
The preparations for calls to-day era on an ex
tanaive Peale, and all New York and Brooklyn will
be dressed up and astir. The sheens.) of sleighing
disappoints the ultra•faebionable people, but
pleases the million.
Mayor Tietnann will give a oordial farewell shako
to all who may choose to call noon biro, at the
City Hall before noon. Mayor Wood will not re
ceive congratulatory visits to-day, on 000nuot of
hie recent ditincetio bereavement.—N. Y. Journal
of Coen Merv', yestotrday eren in q .
CTa Mr. Maynard, the old Whig of Tenneasce,
upon whom the antl•ltepnbliean vote for Speaker
of the United States !humor Representatives tried
to concentrate on Wednesday. is a Massachusetts
man and a formerfresidentof Westboro', from which
pleas ho emigrated eight or ten years since to Ten
nessee, where ho married a rich Southern lady and
soon became a prominent and wealthy slave
holder
TnB Hon. Anthony Van Bergen, of Green
county, New Yorkodied last week at the advanced
Bge of YOYODly•three years. The journal of Com
•Herre rays that ha had long oocupled a prominent
position, and bas always been esteemed for his pro
priety and highly honorable oberacter.
THE CITY.
AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING.
WALNCT-15T1LIMT THIttU. eons*, W*tut Yd
Ninth.—" nag lad Atartmente—" T. Two Bag
iard•-"
WHIUTLIT k Cr &WWI A2CII-14,11M ThrilTllN
A reh steel. above Bixth.-- , . Peter Wilhite Lank
When lou Cara"
Narqussa THIS TIZ. W• 41111. between SOL&
and Nu:b.—Das Race's Great flint."
Eft Cutirsur PTlZZl.—Pace's
A,tlDreM, or Plait Akre. Cheetuut street Pte{.
nee"—" The Islararrdosa of )ohs Buss.
Esata's GA usanraBl6 Chestnut street—Eithibitko
of latest worms of Wile. Rosa Bookeur.
kaar , saeoles ROME. larasts
weal , h Buddler. Chestnut street, &bore tfauk.—Thiss•
don'. Ruse= of art.
McDosocan a Ga.zzriza, Ram *rest, Wow m a c,—
Er.terteinmenta nightly.
cornett loath salt
Min 2.1
s of WDIDI.
Chestnut atreeta.—eigner Mr"'
GO/AMAMI OP MIE Poi.—The regular
meeting of this Board was held yesterday after
noon, at the ofSes, In Seventh street. In the ab
sence of the president, from illness, Mr. Robbins
filled the chair.
The eersue of the house, on Satarday nom, wax
2,1353, being 35 lees than at the same month last year.
Admitted during the last two weeks, Ztt: birtha,
7 ; deaths, 20 ; discharged, 71 ; eloped, 43.
The Committee on Ammutit, per Mr. Maris,
obainstan, presented to the Board their report of
receipts and expenditures siree July 4. at Which
date they nominally, obtained control of the AlOll
- though not actually barley such control
until the 15th of August. The duoumeot will he
found in another plane in our local eolumn
flaying read the report. Mr. 3farie esti that
there will still be other reform that might be
made. and he trusted would be made as a,c.n
possible.
A communication wu received from Thomas J.
Armitage. asking tote appointed assiatant rieter
the Second &atria. Tabled.
.51r. DicEineon offered a resolution that all the
cells in the vaults of the tunado asylum should be
removed forthwith.
. .
In offering the reeolation. Mr. Dlekinann re
marked the t since learning of the death of a lartatio
in the cellar of the insane department, the com
mittee had visited the vaults referred tn. and to
their surprise found that there were cells in them.
and that shortly before the present Board amumed
control these cells were need for the etrattement of
prisoners.
The revolution was agreed to.
Mr Linnard offered a resolution that an offer to
furnish and apply all teeehes required by the tin
stitation at three cents per leech be accepted. Re
ferred to Committee on Hospitals.
A resolution was offered that all natters or
printing. cm:setting $1,1164 in tumnant, than 't,*
contreeted for by the Committee on Actuante.
Agreed to.
Authority was given for the appointment! of an
assistant vilitPr in the Third diatriot; when the
Board adjourned.
Let-rat raox Merest TlzeAe To Xeres
Hzeas.—Yesterday morning Mayor Henry re
ceived the followie* friendly letter from Mayor
Tiernan's, of New York :
MAYOR'S Onicg, Star York,
29th December. 7159.
To Hon. Alexander Henry. Mayor of Phffa•
delphia :
Mr Daaß Fnt : I have received yoer telegraphic
despeteh of tins morning, tendering anti.teree on
the cart of the Fire Department of Philadelphia,
to aid in sulaiclog a 4:Gunn-ration then raging in
this city, and also despatches from several of the
cm:spaniel in your city, offering their services in
the same generous spirit
in reply. I am happy to say that although con
siderable damage has been midsized. the Ore WU
rubdnod at the time of the receipt of the cotaron•
nication referred to.
I wall myself of this opportunity to return my
thanks to you, and through you to the Eire Dr
partment of Philadelphia. far Chia prompt and ge-
Datum over of aid. especially In eo itesTemeet
season. This n,ble act of sympathy and digote
rstednem will increase the sentiment et the tea,
Votary which exists between the citizens of Phila
delphia and New York. I sincerely hope that the
city of Philadelphia may be pi-veers-al from all ca
lamities of a similar character. which may require
the ail of people of other cities; bat, if any nab
event should happen, I heliece I express 11. 0 fe e l.
loge of the people and firemen of New York at
truly as I do my own, wheal pledge you tbatthey
will mat be the last to respond to the call of their
ester eity.
Please convey to the members of the Tire Dn.
partment of Philadelphia, my acknowledntmentf,
on behalf of the eirlseas of New York, for their
sympathy, and accept my best Tithes for your
cut their happiness. and the prosperity of the
rity which if eo much indebted to their warth
end labors.
I am, very resaratfaily,
DANIEL P. navvev, Mayor.
TDB COCRT9 yesterday transacted no baal.
nese et spvisl or public import/mu. The holiday
celebration was duly obverrad by the atmehils of
the Criminel Conte, witleli ream/ambles at 10
o•.lnek We morning. after a razation that Bee
or n .A.A mea•h•re of the ber an excellent oppor
tunity for healthful recreation. The panel of new
lurors Pr the prevent term are Twine/tad to he
paoctnal in attendants. he folletwin is the re.
cord of the civil oozes. After this week the bai
t:eat of the rreral mute will deatatem be alga.
really preened, and the readers of ne Prus, u
heretofore, may look for felt and reltab , e reports
of all that transpires which la really wartLy of re,
cord.
Peruse% eaerrie &tn.—Mendez. doe*.
Nun Pales —Nmblng done—both evert, ed.
joureed netil II A.M., January M.
Comm Putts—Judge Ludlor.—Atommd to
10 A. M., January Si.
Duster Corm? No. 1.--Joago
Hart rel. 3. C Erees. Am teflon to mover the
ulna of goods KM and d elirrro4 lntrlitatif to
defendant. Verdict. for Blalntif for $119.32. the.
Rtrreast arid John C. Dania. Pap., for patetif,
J. D. Budd, Esq.. fur derosonit.
Dwain. Coon, No. S—Totbro gtrotaLAALed vr.
C Craig vs. Josql Felton. Aatton no two Tarp.
Miri.l7 wee. Verdict for plots:if for /811.f0.
P. Carroll Brewster. Eq.. for platatilfr Davila W.
&Ben, Fat.. forlefordant.
A Sor.mara 07 sett Rarrotortol Gera.-
3, , ,Nn Bremen, a roldier of the Revointismery was,
died on Sunday stemmas. in Ibis city. Mr. Hew
son was an Forliehmen by birth. baring been born
in Londrn to itBT. He emigrated to the Milted
Stares when very young and joined the Amalie=
WWI, warrior through the entire Crotty. Mains
the contest he !erred at the battles of Princeton,
Trenton. Germantown, and Mmtooetb. Pe was
the American camp at Valley Forge under Gen.
Washington. At one time he win captured by the
' British. bat be was subsequently released. Mr.
Howson wet a oalloo printer, and tree the first who
cane to this country, where be eetabli•hed himself
after the war. in the oalieo.nrintiog business. We
believe that he received the first gold medal for
manufacturing calico ever given in this ecar.try.
In the course of his business career he amassed a
considerable sum of money, but lost it daring the
financial panto of 18.31.
Cance Drama 1859.—The following table
will gine an idea of the number of arreaa made by
the police. and lodgers accommodated at the ela
tion-houses during 1859 :
NV.211111. 07 IHRIRTS
416' Almost . —
Mel Reptember
24 . 4n-tnber . . .
. 2.612 November.
. ..... . 3 TA Doe•mber.
Favrtry—
February.
Mg en.—
Apra--
2 nil
3,1211 Total-
Number of lodgers acrommodsted with ii)dging
the itetlon-heasee
Janu.
t'Abr a n ry al7 •
Marsh .
M‘y
June. --.
Jolt'
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DKATII3 YEW( ISMEXPELILSCE AND ESPOSIMIL
—A white men, named Joitn Flynn. abont 50 years
of taro. residing In the rear of 77a. 721. Sou'h Se
raph street. above Baker, was found dead in one
of the mts•rebie hovels In which that locality
abounds. Flynn ate noted as a bard drinker.
The coroner 'held an Inquest not the body yeller.
day afternoon The jury rendered a verdict of
death from Intemperance and exposure.
Peter McLaughlin, aged 80 years, and known 13
a frequenter of Baker street, was found vesterday
moraine, in Baker street, in en insensible condi-
Be was removed to a stable in the vioinity,
where be soon died. The coroner hell an 'oldest,
and found that death was caused by intemperance
and exposure.
Parenxr.tTios.—Willitut J. Philips, the
supPrintendent of the polies and bre•sista tele•
verb wee agreeably surprised yesterday afternoon
by the presentation of a valuable soli finger-ring
and pencil, from the opinion of the several
ward■ Ibe top of the ring contained a portion of
the mall of tho " old Liberty Bell" ou which were
engraved tboneentorable words" proclaim liberty
throughout the land." The gift was accepted of
coots°, by the worthy superintendent in a neat
epeecb, after which a "friendly time" erraed.
Ths prementstion was quite unexpected by the re.
sip lent.
11011PITaL CAl><a•—Yesterday afternoon a
woman named Irabelta Bradley. arosi 20 years. wu
seriously itlertil by felling from the flat f a drat!.
ing at Eighteenth and William streets. She was
eotiveyed to the Pennsylvania
Another girl, whore name we were unable to
learn. was admitted t 3 the hospital innTeriat from
Injuries TSZOtilld on her arm' and lags by Om az
rlor'nn of a boiler in a dwelling near Eighth and
tn:nni streets. Wm. Aoa'en was also admitted
with his right tot badly ortsbed. The injury was
reocired at Twenty-tbird and Pine streets by an
iron pipe fellinz upon him.
Tie NAre YARD is at present the theatre
of a scope of masterly inactivity. There is
*mall number of hands at work on half time. On
the last pay-day, the entire force of shle-carpen
t.ra, ersant three, were discharged, together with
fifteen painters. A hoard of engineers will meet
et the yard on Thursday, for the pnryoee of exa
mining applicauts for appointment and promotins.
Maratxostat. Hanaerratas.--The following
statement gives the number of applications for di
vorce, filed in our Court of Common Pleas. during
the past veer, together with the decrees: Aeon
cations. 188 decrees granting divorce, 76 It to a
carious fact that during the year 185 S, there were
ISO applications filed, within ede of the number
hied daring 1559.
A FESTIVAL IN BLOCKY-ie.—Yesterday after
noon. George Monday. the eccentric philosopher,
es well known to our citizens, gave a feast to the
old women at the Almshouse. in Moakley. The
table was set in the old women's building. and was
covered with the luxuries of the season in a moat
laurel manner. The fe.tirel was meet conortune
and was gratefully partaken of by the odd Inmate*:
Tile twentieth annual ball of the Hibernia
Engine Company came off at Jayne'* Hell last
night. As usual with the entertainments of this
celebrated company, it was largely attended. The
festivities were kept no until an early hour this
morning . ..nothing occurring to mar the pleasures o f
the evening. Colonel Page officiated ILI muter o
ceremonies.
INTERESTIII6 LICTCII.--Sames W. Wan,
Esq.. of Burlington, N .T., still give a leehsre this
evening at the northeast eorner of Broad snd
Spring Garden street, on "Orients!ism. and its
bearings upon Western Civilisation." Mr. Wall
Is an eloquent speaker, and is fully capable Of
handling his theme
AY 173fottrllivrrIC AOCintvr.—Yesterday
woo the aentonnlal anniversary of the Vigilant
Firo Company. A salute of a hundred guns was
fired at Racwotreet wharf In honor of the occasion.
A min named William Sullivan, while thus en
gaged, was badly hurt. A gun exploded prema-
turely. He was taken to his residence.
FIBINES costa ro Borrox.—The Spring
Garden Hose Company t of this city, will visit Bos
ton and Lynn dunug the first week in July next.
The visitars will spend the Four% of
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Dest.nr.
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