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1 SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1867.
. .0N jEmsT : PA9 E —“ A Daniel
to Judgment,” , i
•■ -- iMwawafiMMiaa WEWg.
“Yfie'mias"6ftse-America, full eztiacls from
which we mornings bring most un
portantnews. '/V.-V.'v ■
.ilfcAmiarreetteh inlndia his spread like fire
in the ‘ The natives fight like their
oWn and rain and sickness come
"> lo thoirtaid in retarding ,the operations and
thinning the rankaof their unaccHnated rulers.
' Xhore'are 'vast' preparations in England to'
crush .the head of the .rebellion, ■ f f^ e
: militia'are calledout j. thirty thousand fresh
' leyiea aro onthoirway to the seat of.war; and
. the duties on tea knd sugar are to reinain as at
- Sidsentfor ’.Thtt Mokslike another
’ Criiaßa.tandßussis.whois-saidtobe secretly
at wOrk in the war, is resolrod thit there' shall
• fe English Balahlaya,' and no M&l&koff or
if >tbedatter,that the India troops
shall cgrpr oft' the honors. All this looks like
• complication.,,
; -Lord pAtVtEasxOH has, sustained another de-
to give £10,600 for a British
chapel for English Residents , in- Paris. - ,The
1 ;®otioh,’fa!led by 88 ayes to 185 noes: The
ik Wanted'for India 1 ahd phina! . ,
' ■ The crops .are heavy, south, east, add, west,
ih Engli-nd. From Ireland" and Scotland the
harvest news is also good.
-Ofthe war. in India, one writer says:
ori !&*'Toeks is badi.iflhofdisndt oneoheering «£a
pect to tha story, so far as tho telegraph states it.
'fS ’nlne' n'.Ore stations'-the -mutiny has spread.
ABtaitaT’of eighty thousand’ soldlets has dleap- j
peartd.' Thasniokitignuns of eKinps, the mutilated;
-cdtpSqsofhffioers, with their wircs aml children,
.'oSHlfSialiked arid plantations derostated ( : fcmilltJS
fltvitsg' for, thoir ' iires or trembling far fear of
'the* Very ' Servants, - without' Whom’ theyjcannot
Uy<) 1 ' r 'WehH!i melted away like dew,' and the
opulent in Muy borgars in July,’ are What Is left'
“of Ehglish rhlo'ovor 181,000,000 of Eastern ‘popu
lation. The ‘ Tim,’s says: - “We haTe Seen the
Tror»t? f UndijuKtedly.’Bnt that worst is the lota
Si ah'Empire." Unless a native'army can be kept
‘on foot, thfi'lndinn Empire'e&nqot . be maintained.
3he mutiny may be suppressed, but the country’
Sahnotbd held byEnglish troops, - Whether aha,
life army rail ever again be’employed, it heeds no
to tell; ' • ’
- , "i • ROOER jB. TANEY.
In the character of Room B. Taney, Chief.
'Justice of the' United States, wo have a com
• binatiohof qualifies rarely concentrated,in
e singleindlviduai. A member-.of. General
■■J at a period when the
ipaitjb foyer had. risen into a .delirlhm of pas-,
■sionjand illlingatfofflco which had jiist been
dne’ .whoi fefhsed to carry out
» itbe'- i views, (of tho Executive—views which
lyr Taney - fearlessly seconded—he. passed
through that,era of; political violence as calm-;
iy as.if .the trast committed to him had not re-:
;qtured home of the sternest talents of manhood,
jlavingsuccessfullj- encountered this Ordeal, St
■isa ctrcomstauee scarcely lesssurprising that he;
. 3sJ|sffiid.so, 1 SQq i it .have; commanded the confl- 1
MeimfCoiJhfs. country', ip tlio high ; office, of
’Chief" justip'ei.of thc.Supremo Court. In that:
sacred positionhe was called upon to meet,:
. .Jiacoto facej the giants of those fearful struggles
.■in which not only antagonistic views; of the'
federal CoTistitiifion werd constantly In col
lision, hut in which personal feelings-soon,
‘crysteliaoduito tpheorous hatred.' How he
.bore himself.■ -.in -this new trial is known
to thls Country -and’ to-the world. - Neither
iilitiSHAit nor Jay, surrounded by an atmbs
phere of sanctity, which has .committed, their,
names to' posterity as models of spotless
integrity, ' judicial' and personal, was more;
respected. His intellect, his man-
,his history, his . 3tudions isolation from
.the walks of public life, and tho quiet-purity
. -and dignity of-his example, have made Boons’
(Bi Taney.n character’ that after generations
■Witt, gfedly seek to make their great men imi
‘ tete.lnhis presence the chiefs of party have
.bowed their lofty heads.' , Those who had been
win the habit of 'denouncing him ns the Instrn
tfiuetrlfof party will, beheld In.hini the
. conservator of the law, the just judged .the con
. 'sistent citisen, and' the profound philosopher.
'..Every’ day'seems to have' strengthened his
hbld upon the confidence of the country ,■ every
day aesms to have thrown around his opinions
mid jfis ,Character additional testimonials of the
Jwspect .and the veneration of his former oppo
nents, • •."
tt/And.yet this is the man against whom Fa
naticism is. now directing, its calumnies! "With
: strange'forgetfnlnpsa of the relation he bears
. fothepeoploVandofthe sincere affection enter
• tained fpr his example by every class of Ameri
. c<n»QClety, hi 3 opponents. appear to be re.
. solved tb coveyfhemsolves .with odium, and to
feraish hew wedpana for their adversaries,
(fhe pretext for this assault is the opinion pro
nounced by Justice ..T »’»»»■ nijjigrpren acbtt
case—an opinion vdnch, .we have no donbt,
; Is'mofe generally.>i>pfoved, ;and more fully
.’up, to the-WpoSlio sentiment, than any dcci
(siqtt ijhieh has been made by the Supreme
. Ivottttjn twenty years—a fact, however,, indis
pubtalo mid gratifying as it is, that had no more
'effect, we need scarcely add, upon the high'
Court making this decision than it would have
hadhad the law been otherwise.- Itis, indeed,
-,A pew . phase of 'political warfare, when prejn
'idicedpaftisans and reckless candidates arraign
(the utterances of our highest judicial tribunals,
'ihdjmpply the worst motives to those gfavo
imen who have been selected to fill these eie
.Vhtedstations, because of their learning, expo
• tiente, and probity. When the decisions of our
Vjsqurta of justice, and especially those of the
'test' resort, ‘ become the text 1 of political
. 'harangues, and the pretexts for calumnious
. comments, there can be nosafetyjbr private
trlghts or.public order. , ’
• : - The most current charge against Chief Jus
({ice Taney is that lie is a slaveholder, and that
, the majority of the Supreme Court ore slave
-holders;) -and that this « cruel decree” against
the negro, .was airesult in accordance with
skyekoldingprejudices! Snell are the fami
(liai' .accusations; of some , of those who
' have jakeii; umbrage at the action of the
Supreme Court. The. justice of that de
cision, in law as well as in morals, the .long
t course of acquiescence in tho sentiment that
the ncgro cannotbo the political or social equal
. of .the-,wh ito, the fact .that' most of our State
Constitutions exclude tho blacks from the
s ballot boxes-and from other civil rights, and
the- whole-current of; national legislation,
in that no colored man is ever naturalized, and
. nol&vrreCognUing him as a ciliv.en is,,ever
. passed. by Congreßs, are points so weH settled,
Chat to argue them anew would be a sad waste
of material,at. least in this,article, Ourpur
. . poSe is rather to speak of Mr. Taney in con
opeotion'with the; complaints of those who
think .themsclves wronged by his. opinion,
•fiJßfiief Justice Taney is not a slave holder.
- ’ Many years'ago, when his whole stock of
.worldly goods was small—itis not very large
■ How —he, set all his slaves free. This act of
; philanthropy was not for a political end j for it
is' notorious that no man ever cared less for
-or- tools it more reluctantly. Snr
’lpimded.in Maryland by,a host of friends, and
-.wielding an immense influence at, the bar,- lie.
: hfs , profession; and. 'in his nature, a
; ’independent;. man. The reasons' which
-i-Wd to.the manumiSßion of his negroes were
, and the' patriot, and go
accusation that he is the foe
f'eftkecotored .race.
0 'i-'chaficteristic Snecfdote iff toid of one of
/Judge TAKNY’s’nagroea. During Gen. Jack.
, son’s Administration, a number of gentlemen
at Baltimore, one of the party
yuatlertook to assail MrV Tabby, and employed
; l^.thl'.bourse, of his assault s6me very bard
.'-tnsmM.rk’rhe '.waiter .happened, to. have been
t ime'of the Servants of Judge Taney. He im-
Mediately called the gentleman to account, and
; told' him, respectfnlly, that he knew “Massa”
:. t7 rAjiET Verywell; that he had lived with him a
’•* > jj|^fjt , ttoej ‘tii»the'.was,i goo 4 . man » and that
C l lie-/Could not help telling the gentleman that'
wrong... The party were so hiuch
i .sStrablswitbjiie’eolpred.ihan’s simple vlndlca
' yiijlon bf his beloved mister, that they at- once
♦»
:';.^^^e.b’elfauthbrit'y.’.' I ;“''';t.,.'
TANEYbas attained to a great age; He
feeble bealth, but preseryes all hi* faCul
«ytond^tKi.iegeee{: .)SS:e is now,
yffhsfs. been, after the simplest and
gs,V faßhibn. ‘ He deollnea all lUYlta
bMsce, ayear, WtfcU iim with
Jiqbits ate »tricy;*bstoisi
high
ilj’Silftiiid.ot. unkffected'by wordly opinions .and
; f k / be-is in a course of preparation for
gMl o.rpbisn t with; * tu better temper to meet
his Maker and his God, than those who delight
in assailing him. Theirs is indeed an unenvi
able task. He does not see their scandals jhe
does not know of them.’ Conscious of the in
tegrity of his course, and far above the preju
dices of the hour, ho has become so aeous
tomed to do right, to fear God, and to lovo his
country, that he may wejl consolehunsolf In
the belief that he does not deserve to have an
enemy. ’/ ~ . '■ <> ff 1
THE UXE Sr* AT OB RUBg.
An intelligent lent|?mah residing in this city,
but whois now on a visit to.the capital of Texas
on business, waiting, to a friend, attributes the
lamentable suicide of tho late Senator Rusk to
a motive^,'which, if true, (and he , states itia
widely-credited in Texas,) reflects great credit
oh bis Character as a inon possessed of a sensi
trve honor, and tends to soften the harsh judg.
ment that usually follows the fate of tho self
destroyer of iife.’ It seems that Senator It usk’s
whole nervous system had become terribly
shattered by the uncontrollable sufferings the
death of his excellent and loving wife, had oc
casioned him. It is said that, while oc
cupying his seat in the Sonate, during tho pen
dency .of the debate on- tho Kanses-Nebraska
hill, he had. made ; an arrangement with his col
league, General Sak Houston, by which it was
agreed that both Houston and himself should
vote for the bill. .Notwithstanding this posi
tive agreement, Gen. -Houston voted against
tho bill. In the recent ‘ gubernatorial contest
in Texas, General. Houston being the op
position candidate,' both political pirties
commenced questioning Gen##,!. Rusk so
closely that he felt it was impossible longer
'to resist tho public exposure of Gun. Hous
ton. . For many years General Houston had
been his friend and - companion—his, old com
rade in arms during the bitter-trials of the’war
of independence—-they lmd soared together in
the United States Senate; - and he became
haunted with ,the idea that to , live longer
-Would occasion himdishohor. He become the
victim to the impression that, under the cir.
cumstances, his death was a measure of, over
niling necessity. It was, of course, an unfor
tunate mania;,but all this evinces the honora
ble feelings and manly instincts of one who
would not hesitate to yield his most precious
possession to a sense - of duty, however mis
taken.
THE FRAUDS ON THE CUSTOMS,
The New. York papers have been busy for
the past fbw days,-circulating a report that
some largo frauds upon the customs have been
discovered in this city, and promising revela
tions in regard to them. It seems that the
frauds heve been committed by a Now York
agent through whom one of our mercantile
firms have been transacting their business with
;the New York custom house; Tho facts of
[the case arc simply these; Tho Ann in ques
tion have been in- the habit of shipping tlieir
goods through Now York, and haying their
Invoices forwarded to Philadelphia, as is usual,
from their foreign correspondent. These in
voices are sworn to here before our collector
by tho Arm, and transmiltodt > 'to -New York to
their agent or broker. It .appears] that this
agent has been in the habit of substituting
fraudulent invoices for the genuine ones fur
nished him by tho firm. - The surveyor of New
.York is himself satisfied, from an examination
of tho books of' tho firm in this city, that tho
amount bf duties called for in tho gennino. in
voices has. been regularly paid by them, and
that their New York broker has been in the
habit of pocketing the difference between tho
amount received by him and that he accounted
for to the officers of tho customs iii his false
invoices.
trade.
We are gratified to learn that our Jobbers are
doing an active business. Western, buyers are
daily arriving, and furnish favorable views with
regard ,to crops and prospects for fall and win
ter trade. Our connections with the West and
South afford such transporting facilities as
canse necessarily a later trade than heretofore;
but we feel a confidence that our fall trade will
be fully equal to expectation, and that tho bet
tor class of purchasers will present themselves,
supplied with every thing needed. Stock's of
goods, were never bettor than at present, and
buyers cannot go'away unsatisfied, in prices or
terms. *
We notice a very encouraging condition of
the boot and shoe trade of our city, a branch
of business not properly estimated by thoso
uninitiated. Stocks of boots and shoes in
this market are unsurpassed in any city in
this Union; the superiority of Philadelphia
“ work” is so well known among tho knowing
ones that it is useless to comment. We hope,
when time will - allow, to pursue this topic,
and prove that leather is leather, Whether it Is
pegged or. sewed together. -
• The Leaden Times on Slavery.
On thelst of thepre&cutmonth of Auguatrr
ftnnjYtimTr
"WD6n our American ffote negroes wete celebra
ting the and singing hosannahs to Queen
Victoria, TOO London Times used the follow
ing language:
The worthy men who extinguished slavery and
ruined out- West India possessions are very
touchy , very obstinate , very inconvertible on
that ttndsrpoint. It is not our businoss to
deny them much justice and truth on their
side, or to stand up for tho planters, took
a line which repelled all reasonable advocacy.
But, confessedly taking that grand summary
view of the question which we cannot help
taking after a quarter of a ■ century, the pro
cess was a failure; .tf destroyed an immense
property, ruined thousands o/ good families ,
degraded the negroes still lower than they were ,
and; after all, increased the mass of slavery in
less scrupulous hands . After many attempts at
indirect discouragement, we have been obliged
at last to recognise and, admit persistent slave
owners to an equal rank in our commerce.
Eyery-body who comos fresh into the ques
tion, uncompromised and unbiased, admits
the failure, and asks why we, did not, attempt
gradual or spontaneous emancipation, if it was,
.indeed, utterly impossible to improve the
practiee of- slavery into something more like
that we read of in sacred as well as classical
antiquity. - The more . these questions are
asked, and the more these doubts abound, the
more positive are the men of tho past that
they did right in their days, and that they can
not be Improved npon in our days.
OS? 5 " The death -of WYMaoill, Esq., long
and well-known as a prominent member of-the
editorial and typographical corps, has. elicited
sincere expressions of regret and condolence
from the various journals of thq city. We
have known him for years. He was possessed
of many excellent personal qualities, and died
regretted by a large circle of, friends.
A Goon Opportunity por Printers.—Wc
invite the attention of publishers lor printers
to an advertisement In this paper,’offering for
sale a one-half interest in a western newspaper.
The opportunity we behove to be one worth
improving.
w GRI&WOLD*
■ Rufus W. Griswold, a well-known Amorioan
litterateur, died at Now York on Thursday even
ing, in his 43d -year. He was horn In Vermont, and
educated for the church. Though ho beoame a
oiergyman of tho Baptist denomination, and a
Doctor of Divinity, lie never distinguished himself
in tho pulpit, and soon, eelf-eonscious of bis ineffi
ciency. ho retired' from the ministry, and devoted
his life to literature. He was a plodding, indus
trious, and careful writer, extremely welMnformed
oq American literature, hut by no means an cle*
gant, or even a correct, though very ambitious
writer. ( He was inolined to be metaphysical and
transcendental, but would get outof his depth, and
become unintelligible. >
Though he had no genius whatever, Dr.'Gris
wold has done some service to litoratnre. lie will
be remembered by his compilation*— The poets
and Poetry, The. Prose-Writers, and The Fe
male Potto of America. Hfs Republican Court
has been, and will be, popular as a gift-book, but
Its' fine, engravings made the attraction, Nothing
also, among his numerous, publications, has any
chance of reaching Prince Posterity.
Dr. Griswold 1 was tbrlco married, and the cir
cumstances of his domestic life were* unhappily
prominently before this city, in consequence of ju
dicial proceedings in our courts not long ago.
He left, partly published, an illustrated Life of
Washington ( His' literary executors are Mr.
John yruiiam \yaliabe, of this city, and Mr. Geo.
H. Moore, of New York t „ .'
In manner he was somewhat distant, speaking in
alow voice, inahuncertain and doubtful manner,
and neyer looking, any one in the face,: He was
under the medium height, and yery bald.., In per*
son he was sparo and. attenuated; and daring tbe
last four years looked over sixty. Latterly a scor- •
bntio affection made his face by no means pleasing
to look at. • . ~y., ./■ r 6
Dr. Johnson, who liked “ a good hater,” would
have iauoh liked Dr. Griswold, a mao of strong
antipathies, violent resentments,, and unforgiving
.hatreds, Notwithstanding, he had many friends.
- '• AMUSEMENT*.
. The promenade eoncort'afc the Academy of
Music, last evening,-was crowded, This delight
ftil place of resort closes on Tuesday evening, and
we advise those,who We not yet palcHt a visit
to avail themselves of the opportunity,
CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM WASHINGTON.
[Correspondence of The Prbss.] .
.. - Washington, August 28,1857.
Tho Triasury Department is making up the re
port on the finauuos for tho prespnt year, which,
under law, will be submitted in January noxt. It
is not generally known how various and important
Me the facts from official records embraced in that
report. It exhibits our export and import trade,
its different component parts, their relative value
and whether oarrled on In foreign or American
bottoms. It is, in short, ft grand balance sheet of
our couhtry 1 s gains hhd losses', affording material
which if diligently conned over and, reflected on
by our merchants, must enuro to their pecuniary
benefit and the prosperity of our oommerte*
Clerks and Heads of Bureaux work long into
the night, with headache ami tired fingers, drill
ing the : figures into their respective ranks and
places, in readiness for tho Congressional review.
The Sooretary, who is at his desk at all hours
almost, has, in addition to his ordinary onerous
duties, to prepare a codification of the revenue
laws, to be submitted for the action .at the next
session. This is under special resolution of Con
gress. For four years past, both houses hare made
ineffectual efforts to arrange and classify the mul
titudinous acts and resolutions on the subjoot of
revenue collections. There was some hope of
action' in the matter at the last session,
but Congress finally, unwilling themselvoß to on
counter the tedious and uninteresting considera
tion of paragraph after paragraph, chapter after
chapter, and book after book, through three hun
dfdd Jjagbs, turned the labor into the hands of the
Secretary. He, lam led to beU6ve, will preparo
and submit the eodifiontion in separate branches,
taking them up in their proper order. *
The topic that exoltes just now the greatest
shard of attention is the appointment for Commis
sioner of Patents. All the grants have their
backers here, and press them with much spirit.
They are all good men, and inventors oan at least
depend upon a worthy gucoossor to Judge Mason.
Th'e Secretary bf War' appointed John
Hugheb inspector of army olothing at the United
States Arsenal, Philadelphia, vice Heal gampbell,
removed, and J. B. Montague, of Montgomery >
county, Pennsylvania, inspector of boots and shoes*
at the same place.
In the revenue cutter serviee, Isaac J. McKin
ley, of Pennsylvania, has been appointed to a third
lien'tenantoy, and third lieutenant George Walden
has been promoted to a second iieutenantcy.
I understand that the selection of the seotions of
public lands within the six miles limits of the
Alabama and Florida railroad have just been cer
tified by the General Land Office to the State of
Florida, amounting in the aggregate to 86,760
acres.
This grant was made by the act of Congress of
the 17th of May, 1856. The road extends from
the line dividing Florida from Alabama to Pensa
cola.
On the sth of next month, Lieut. J. C. Ives, un
der orders from the Secretary of War, will leave
N. York for San Franoisoo, to make preparations at
tho latter place for an exploring expedition up tho
Colorado river. Lieut. Ives takes with him a
small steamer, to be employed in making hydro
graphio survoys. A party of some forty or fifty
men will be enlisted in California.
This is one of the most important movements for
some timo undertaken by the Government. Little
or nothing is known of the Colorado, of its fitness
for navigation, or tho eountry through which it
runs, although it is tho second river in size west of
tho Hooky Mountains.
Lieut. Ives will ascend tho rivor as far as possi
ble in his steamor, and then endeavor to reooh tho
head Valors with horse and pack mules.
It' is well enough to state, os there seems to he
misapprehension in regard to it, that the* engineer
by whoso action the Atlantic telegraph o&blo was
broken, was not tho engineer of tho Niagara, but
the Civil Engineer of the Tclograph Company.
X. Y.
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Important Despatch from Washington.
[SPECIAL FOR TUB PRESS.]
Washington, Aug. 28.—The prospect of a fair election
for delegate)* to the September Convention In Kansas in
creases.
The work of tho Convention will, it is said, be quickly
done. It will probably be submitted to the people ou
the day that a Legislature Is elected, and the chances are
that the Constitution will be inWashington, with a mem
ber of Congress and two Senators to back 4, by the
first of December.
It la supposed that the Constitution, like that of New
York and Pennsylvania, will be silent as to slavery.
This programme will prevent an attack on Governor
Walker’s nomination in the Senate, fie can resign,
and may come as a Senator from the new State. *
Best assured there is some hope that this plan will be
carried out. Solitaire.
AFFAIRS IN TEXAS.
The Gubernatorial Election.—Destructive Fire
at Clarksville.—The Cotton Crop, Etc.
Washington, August 28.— Papers at all Southern
porta, as late as due, have been received.
' Galveston, Texas, dates are to the 19th inst.
The News says the returns of 60 counties give Mr 11.
B. Runnels (Dem.) a majority for Governor of 8,000 to
9,0Q0 votes.
White’s majority over Crosby, for representative of
tho Western District, was 4,000.
In Eastern Texas, Reagan’s vote over Evans was
nesrly 6,000.
A fire which broke out at Clarksville, on the night of
tbo 6th inst., caused a *Zo?*nr. —
The principal sufferer were Bhlne & Brothers, and
McDonna A Rhine.
or the cotton crop In Washington comity,
exceeded the most sanguine anticipations. The crops
In Colorado county were tolerably fair. Abundant mins
had fallen in the vicinity of Fort Belknap.
Mexican farmers wore sending Urge quantities of cord
nto Texas, for a market.
Advices from Kansas—The Sound Does—Mall
Extension In Kansas.
Washington, August 28.—E. 0. Perrin, Esq., Private
Secretary of Governor Walker, has arrived from Kansas
with despatches. .He left the Governor’s camp, at
Lawrence, ten days since, and reports that pence and
quietness prevailed there; nor was there the least inti
mation of war or bloodshed. Governor Walker is using
the army as a posse comiUtus, when the civil authori
ties cannot m&ke arrests for breaches of the peace. The
fifteen hundred troops in Kansas will remain there till
after the October election.
A letter from Frankfort, received at the State De
partment, says that the Sound Dues having been
abolished by the exertions of all the governments inte
rested, the United States having taken the lead, the at
tention of the commercial public in Germany is now
attracted to tho removal of the restrictions of the navi
gation of the German streams, especially the Rhine and
the Elbe.
. The Postmaster General has established a dally mail
between Kansas City and, Lecompton, and a tri-weekly
mill from Lecompton and Marysville. Other similar im
provements are also to be made. *
National Emancipation Convention-Third
Day—Evening Session*
Cleyslaxd, Aug. 28.—A "National Compensation
Emancipation Society” was organised last evening,
with the following officers :
President—Prof. B. SUUman. Corresponding Secre
tary—Elibu Burrltt. Treasurer—Robert Lindloy Mur
ray.
The resolution to make the General Government the
agent for the people in emancipating 81*?®*! was under
discussion during the day, and was finally adopted.
The Convention then adjourned sine die.
Non-Arrival of the Illinois.^
' New /Yobk, August 28.—Midnight,—The steamer
Illinois, due at this port, tflth California advices to the
Qth, two weeks later than prevl6usly received, has not
yet arrived.
From Havana*
Arrival of the Cahawba at Charleston—Decline in
CniuLSSTos, August 27.—The United States mull
steamship Catawba, from Havana on the 24th instant
has arrived.
Sugarswera dull and declined. No’s. 12, 13, and 14,
declined real.
Freights were nominal. Exchange on London 9®lo
perceut, premium; on Paris 2 per cent, discount; on
ibc United States, par.
Marine Disaster.
Nobfolk, Aug. 28.—The barque Casper, from New
York, for Charleston, arrived here, to-day in distress,
having been run into on Bnnduy night, off Little Egg
Harbor, by an unknown schooner, carrying away the
barque's bowsprit and cutwater.
Sisor lloox, August 28.—The ship Roswell Sprague,
of Bath, from Cardiff, iuid bound to Now York, was sent
ashore near Bquan by a gnlcwhich prevailed this morn
ing.
Another, unknown ship, is also ashore near the samo
place.
LITER.
The name of the other ship ashore at Squan has been
ascertained as the Clara Brookman, from Liverpool.
The Attachments against the Michigan South*
era Railroad Lake Boats.
VvvrstA, August 28.—The affairs of the Michigan
Southern Railroad line of passenger boats continue in
an embarrassed condition, the attachments against them
being not yet released. No boat left to-night.
The Tiverton Bank of Providence, R. 1,
PaoviDBNOB, August 28—The Tiverton Bank has
been temporarily enjoined, on application of the bank
commissioners. It is owned by parties outof the State,
and has a circulation principally in the West.
Cincinnati Affairs*
OttfOlNflATt, August 28.—There Is nothing new to ro<
port In bank matters.
The river is falling slowly at this point.
The thermometer Indicates 70 deg.
For The Press.]
Delegate Elections for Judges and Inspectors.
The Prrbs has very properly Btafed that the
ward elections in each precinot will he held on
Monday, August 9i, at seven and a half o'clock.
These elections are to be held according to the rules
by ballot, and the polls are to be kept open for an
honr. These regulations Should be strictly adhered
tw, or the elections will probably in some products
becontested. The election of the judges and Inspec
tors Is of very great importance, and in many of the
preoinota it will determine who will be the dele
gates. The most important offioes appear to be in
some measure lost sight of. They are that of judge,
senators and assembly. The Judge of the Common
Pleas is of great importance to all our oitieens;
through that* Court estates ©f Iffg* amounts are
constantly passing, and the lives, rights, and privi
leges of the people are constantly subjected. Let,
then, every Democrat attend the meeting on Mon
day,
THE PRESS.-WULApKtUHUi SATURDAY AUGUST 29, 1867.
BETAXtiS'.OF THE AMERICAN NEWS
The mails by the steamship America reached
here at two o’ctookyesterday afternoon. In look
ing over our tiles of foreign papers, wo find the fol
lowing details of tho nows, a brief synopsis of wbloh
wo have already given in The Fbess, by tele
graph, from Halifax:
(Prom tlio Bombay Times of tbs 14th July.)
Ia tho last fortnight wo have probably passed
“the flood" of tho insurrection, ana may now hope
that our future advices will bo ohiofly occupied
with a reoital of the subsidenoo of this great rebel
lion, and the restoration of order in the disturbed
provinces. The truth is that there are no more re
giments to mutiny, unless they are to be those of
Bombay and Madras, concerning- the fidelity of
which there Is not the slightest ground of suspi
cion.
Delhi had not fallen up to the 27th of Juno, the
date of our latest odvloes via Lahore. There has
been agood deal of fighting outside the walls, the
rebels being defeated on every ocoasion with great
slaughter, and it is matter of great congratulation
that the apparent hopelessness of their cause has
effectually cnecked the disposition of the mutineers
at other stations to prooeod to their assistance.
The only attempt which has been mode to reinforce
them seonps to nave been on the part of tho Nus
seorabad mutineers, who wero out up dreadfully
on the occasion by Gen. Barnard’s force. Whether
any of them got inside the walls or not wo cannot
say.
During the fortnight just elapsed we have re
ceived intelligence of the, mutiny of the troops at
Moradabad, Fyzabad. Seetapore, Saugor, Now
gong, Banda, Futtebgnur, Mhow, and Indore, and
we proeeed briefly to relate the particulars of each
so far as they are known to ua.
It is now evident that an arrangement existed
between the troop 3 at Bareilly, Shabjehanpore,
Lucknow, and Moradabad to effoot a simultaneous
rising. A glance at the map will show the proxi
mity of these stations to eaoh other, and tho out
break occurred at each on the morning of the
same day.
.The munity at Bareilly, whioh we roporled in a
few words in our last issue, Beems to have been at
tended with 'circumstances of pcouliar ntrooity
and treachery. Only, tho day before thoir out
break the Sepoys appealed to their offioers to recall
their wives ana families from the hills, whore they
had been sent for safety, and oven to the last mo
ment these inisoreants sworo to proteot their offi
cers to the death. Tho regiments rose e» masse
on Sunday morning, the Ist of June, a shotted gun
being fired as tho signal about eloven.o’olock. The
men at onco rushed upon their officers’ lines, and
opened a fusilade upon the bungalows. Such offi
cers as were able Immediately got on their officers,
and mode for the rendezvous previously agreed
upon among them—the cavalry parade ground.
An ineffectual effort was made to bring book tho
troops to thesr allegiance, but the scoundrels
opened upon them with grapo-sbot, and they had
to ride for theirlives.
The country having risen in all directions, it was
with oxtreme difficulty, and only by a rido of sev
enty miles, that tho little band at last found safoty
at Nynoe Tal, in the hills, where they had previ
ously sent thoir families. Hero the refugees are
congregated jn numbers which will probably awe
any attempt to attaok them; and, as tho place is
of ?a*y difficult approach, we may hope tnoy are
in safety. At Moradabad the desire of plunder
seemed to prevail over the murderous propensities
of these miscreants, and thoy gave thoir officers
two hours’grace-to make their esoapo, in which
they fortunately succeeded, tho whole of the offi
cers (29th Regiment) and the residents, with thoir
families, escaping to Nynco Tal the day after tho
arrival of the Bareilly refugees. ETe stated In our
last advices that groat fear was entertained that
tho whole of the station at Shabjehanpore had
boon massacred. We are happy, howover, to learn
that a good many have escaped, but wo areunablo
as yet to give the particulars.
The rising at Fyzabad ooourred on the night of
Sunday, the Bth ult,. the Gth regimentOudo Irre
fular Infantry giving tho signal, which was immo
iatoly answered by tho 22d regimeut Native In
fantry. Thoy at onoo took possession of tho batte
ry, and would not allow the offioers to approach,
but do not 80cm to have offored thorn any yiolonco.
Fyeabad is in the very hart of Oudo. and is sitpat
-1 cd upon a braoh of tho Ganges Tho officers de
termined to endeavour to escape by boat, and wore
allowed quietly to embark. About ton miles down
tho river they mot some 800 or 600 mutincors en
camped, who fired upon and pursnod the fugitives,
killing a number of them- Wo hove reason to bo
liovo, However, that a considerable nnmbor of tho
offioers hare effected their escape from this station,
and, whatever may have taken place after louring
; it, the conduot of the Sepoys at tho tlmo seams to
have boon characterised by the strangest modera
tion. We cannot resist tbe temptation of quoting
from a iettor on the Subjeot
“ The account of tho mutiny of the 22d Regiment
beats any romance; they guarded thoir offioers and
•thoir bungalow after mutinying, plaeed sentries
■ over raagatines and all publio property, sent out
pickets fb prevont tho towns-peoplo and sorvants
from, looting, held a council of war, in which the
cavalry. (Fisher’s Irregular) proposed to kill tho
i officers, but the 22<i objeoted, and informed tho offi
. cere that they would be allowed fo leave, aud might
takewlth them their private anus and property,
. but no publio property, as that all belonged to the
King or Oudo,
1 “Thoir officers asked for boats, tho rebel Cotnmls-
gary General, a Ressaldar, wasorderod to provide
them. Ho did so, but merely small dingles, so
that they could only bring away a bundle each,
and then they wero presented with 900 rs. which
the robots took from the treasure-chest to give
them. When the officers tried to recall them to
their duty, thoy respectfully assured them that
they were now under the orders of their native
offleors, and that tho Soubahdar Major of the 22d
Regiment had been appointed to tho command of
the station, and that each corps had appointed
one of its officers to bo their chief.' *
Wo are yet without particulars of tho mutiny
at Saugor, tho news of which reached us onjho
Bth inst., from our correspondent at Kamptee, who
was able, howevor, to inform us that no atrooities
had as yet boen committed, and tho officers and
families, with the European Artillery, having
taken refuge in the fort, Saugor is the chief
station in the district known as the Saugor and
Nerbudda Territories, and must have a considera
ble European population in the shape of writers,
conductors, ana others, concerning whoso safety,
after what has transpired nt Jhanri, in theso same
Territories, mnoh uneasiness must bo felt. It is
to be hoped that theso men and their families have
taken refuge in that fort also. - - - , -
__-C<r«vtrrnttlg - linriDUUny nt NoWgODg, Wp S||Tip]v
know tho fact that the head-quarters of the lath
Native Infantry and of tho 14tu Irregular CftVAlry
stationed there have followed the examples of the
left wing of each oorps which was stationed at
Jhansl, but that tho officers nro safe. The news of
the Jhansl mutiny we CQmwuniC&tod by last mail,
with an account of the bloody trogc4y enacted on
that occasion by the massacre of tvU too Europeans
in tho ploco. Wo now learn that, borides Mrs.
Skene and family, Mrs. Browne, Miss Browne,
and Miss Davidson, were killed. Altogether twelvo
of our countrymen and women were slaughtered
in this small station, The only persons known to
havo escaped are two oustora* officers, who havo
roaohodAgra.
The only particulars we havo of tho mutiny at
Banda nro eontained in a letter from Nagodo,
dated June 19, of whloh the following is an ex*
tract:
“Wo hare esenpod from Banda to Nagodo, and
through God’s mercy have been miraculouriy pre
served. On Sunday, the 14th, tho Nawah’s troops
mutinied, as well os tho native infantry. The Ma
homedans planted their flag, and wanted to kill us,
but the Nawab stood by us, and we got into buggies
and on horses, and got off. The place was in ablate
before wo got a mile; it was a fearful scene. We
start again to-night for Mirxaporo, and hope to reaoh
it safely, but this district is very muoh disturbed.
We have in our party Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone,
Mr. and Mrs. Webster, and Messrs. Mayne, Shorer,
Clark, Bews, Cousins, Hutchinson, Oswin, and
Glyn. Wo are staying with Major and Mrs. Ellis,
at Nagode. Their kindness U extreme, and we
have rested two days.”
Of the whole country of Rohilcund, Futtelighur
(Furruokulrad) was the last station to rise. Tho
10th Regiment has unquestionably given in simply
to the force of tho dangerous example all around
it. Tho Sepoys of this corps continued for weeks
to guard tno treasury and maintain discipline,
white every station near them was in open mutiny.
They do not appear to havo offered any violeneo
whatever to thoir officers, but a most melancholy
rumor prevailed in Alluhabad on tho 23d Instant,
us to the fate of tho unhappy fugitives after they
left the place.
Tho Government have reooivod the following in
telligence from a Bombay newspaper by telegraph
from Nngporc, dated June 27 :
“Wo have just received private lottors from Aj
rnere, confirming tho intelligence wo gave you
some days ago regarding tho Tall of Delhi. 'I am
clad to inform you,’ says our correspondent, ‘that
Delhi Is at last in our possession. Mutineers fought
like fionds, contending for every inoh of ground
with unquestionable valor; they were, howovor,
beaten on every side, until thoy found themselves
ooiupollcd to Book for safoty in the pulaco; this
refuge, howovor, did not sorvo them longthey
were driven out with groat slaughter: upwards of
7.000 of the scoundrels have boon slain. Tho whole
city is iu our possession.*
“ News was received at Nogpore that tbo Chief-
Commissioner in the Punjab had published that
the mutineers who escaped from Jullundur had
been overtaken by tho pursuing force under Briga
dier Johnstone at Lcodianah, whloh place they
hurriedly oracuated. Thoy wore sharply pursued
by the above force, and a part of tho Aloowalla
Horse, under Captain F. Farrington. Tho mu
tineers of tho 65tn had been sentenced, consisting
of one subndar, six havidars, 11 milks, and 2$
privates, and wore blown away from guns on tho
10th. Tho two Native Infantry regiments at
Mooltan have been disarmed undor arrangements
admirably rnado by Major Chamberlain. From
all other parte of tho Punjab the Accounts nro
satisfactory.”
[From the Eogllshnmnof 20tU uit.j ’
Did the roport reach you of tho massacre of
tho Futtehghur futitives ? It surpassed in atrocity
all that has hitherto been perpetrated. One hun
dred and thirty-two Europeans, men, women and
children, in fifty boats, loft Futtohghur for this
place.
They wore all the non-military residents of
the place. On arrival at Bhltoor, tho Nana Sahib
fired on thorn with tho artillery tho Government
allowed him to keep; one round shot Rtruok poor
Mrs. , and kuledberontho spot. Tho boats
were then boarded and the inmatos landed nnd
dragged to the parade ground at Cawnporo, whero
they wore first flrod at and then literally hacked
to pieces with tulwars. Roport says not ono
escaped.
’Bhltoor is a little place a fow milos to tho north
of Cawflporo, and wo sadly presage a confirma
tion of this intelligence, in view of the state of
matters iu that neighborhood. A bloody reckon
ing will surely be exacted of these fionds in human
shape
At Mhow tho 23d Bengal Native Infantry havo
mutinied; the number of Europeans slain is nt
present unknown, but it is said to bo four. The
offioers are holding a fortified square in tho plnoo,
where tho ladies and all the other Europeans have
taken refuge. If the 3d Nizam’s cavalry prove
staunch, they will soon be relieved, as Captain
Orr was within fifty miles of Mhow soroo days
ago.
General Van Cortlandt, who is marching upon
Jhansl and Hissar, with the Buttlanah Irregular
Foroe, has had two engagements with the rebels In
the neighborhood of Siraa, defeating them iu each
instance with Bevere loss —the last action a very
decided one—and the rebels fled in disorder,
leaving 200 men dead npon the field, besides many
prisoners in our hands. The troops of tho Biknnir
Rajah, 2,700 men of all arms, have joined General
Cortlandt’s force, though what reliance oan be
S laced on these men remains to he soon. Major
eneral Nicholson’s movable oolnmn was at Jul
lundur fit the date of our [last advices, via
Lahore.
The whole Punjab remains quiet, thanks to the
energotio conduct of the Commissioner and the
men In command. Many of the disarmed native
regiments have begged the restitution of their
weapons, and to be led against Delhi; but it would
be madness, after what has transpired, to listen to
suoh prayers. The men may be loyal In their [
present mood, but, in the presence of an example
suoh as that offered now at Delhi, would yield to I
the dangerous influenco to a certainty.
To overawe tho Mewar territory, and keop the
Gwalior contingent in oheck, a considerable foroo
is on the inarch frouiDeoßa, and must cow be in
advance of Nusseerabad It consists as follows:
3 horao artillery guns (Europeans;) 500 men of
her Majesty’s 83d regiment of foot; 400 men 12th
regiment Bombay native infantry ; two squadrons
2d Bombay light cavalry.
To quell the mutiny which is now general along
the valloy of the Nerbudda. from Mhow to Bundel
kund, a light field brigade has boon ordered to as
semble Immediately at Malllgnuin, under thecom
mand of Col. C. H. Somerset, and tho troops are
already on their march thither. This force will
be composed as follows: Half-troop Horse Artille
ry, (Europeans,) a squadron of her Majesty’s 14th
Light Dragoons, a wingof her Majesty’s 30th Regi
ment Foot, 6th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry,
3d Regiment Nizam’s Cavalry, a detachment of
the Poonah Horse, and a detachment of Sappers
and Miners.
General‘Woodburn’s column has already crushed
the rohollion-at Aurungahad, whore our readers
may remember a regiment of tho Nizam’s oavalry
mutinied, and the presence of the force at the sta
tion will, doubtless, overawe effectually any open
disaffection in that quarter for the future.
As some uncertainty seems to exist as to tho
real forco of General Barnard’s force beforo
Delhi, we may as well state that It is composed
as follows:
General Woodburn’s moveablo column, origi
nally ordered to Mhow, stands fust at Aurungbad,
and this arrangement is doubtless a judicious one,
In view of the unsettled state of the Napore terri
tories and the doubtful temper of tho Nizam’s
troops. We rogrot to learn that the general has
been compelled to resign tho command through se
vere sickness. Colonel C. S. Stuart is appointed
to succeed him. This force is composed os follows:
Two squadrons her Majesty’s 14th Light Drngoofis,
a Battery Europoan Horse Artillery, 25th Regi
ment' Bombay Native Infantry, 24th ditto (ono
wing,) and tho Light lufantry Battalion (Persia.)
There cannot be fower than 7,000 Europeans
now before the place, if indeed they aro not al
ready inside. The natlvo portion of this force has
proved itself trustworthy; and, considering the
powerful ortillory now at General Barnard’s com
mand, and the strength of his cavalry arm, ($3,500
sabres,) wo shall havejroom to express tbo deepest
dissatisfaction if the blow which is here struck bo
not finah so far as the mutineers of Meerut, Delhi,
and Nffftseerahad are eoncerned. The miscreants
are fairly caged, and will find their grave in the
spot they have polluted by ihoir bloody and atro
clous crimes.
Europeans, (About 8,000 men of all arms.) —Her
Majesty’s flth Carabineers, her Majesty’s 9th Lan
oors, hof Majesty’s Bth Regimont of Foot, her Ma
jesty’s 61st Regiment of Foot (one wing.) her Ma
jesty’s 60th Rifles, her Majesty’s 75th Foot, hon.
East India Company’s Ist Bengal Fussileers, hon.
East India Company’s 2d ditto (6 companies.) Five
troops Horse Artillery (about 600 men) 20 6-pound
ers, 4 9-poondors, 3 18-poundors, 5 howitzers. Ar
tillery Recruits, 120 men. The siege train from
tbo Bqlloj,
Natives, (about 6,000 mon of all arras. )-Ono squad
ron 4th Regimont Light Cavalry; two Light Fiold
Batteries, eaoh five 20-pounder, one 24-poundor,
a detachment of Sappers and Minors; the Slrmoor
Rifle Battalion—7oo strong; the Punjab Guides—
-250 sabres, 600 bayonets; 1,000 mon Punjab In
fantry Irregulars; 1,200 sabres Punjab Cavalry
Irregulars; tho RajnhofJhoend’s Forco. (strength
unknown.)
[From the Delhi Gazette—Extra.]
Tho following Getter, dated Camp beforo Delhi,
Juno 18, will bo found highly interesting:
Rather a brisk affair oocurred here yesterday.
During the day, but p&rtioularly in tho afternoon,
tho enemy was observed outside the Lalioro gate
In large numbers, evidently planning and carrying
out some special project. At half-post four o’clock,
P. M., our troops wero turned out to ascertain, if
possible, what it might bo, and In a very short
time they wgro busily engaged in the most lauda
ble muskotry praotice. Tombs (Major) with his
troop of horso artillery was, as usual, upon tho
ground.
Tho Riflos (11. M’b 60th) and the Ghoork&s be
ing the other priuoipal dramatis personm. After
a'time it was observed that a large Serai, called
“Eod Ghali,” opposite the Ajmero gate, wasboing
occupied by the enemy, and that it hud been
strengthened from without by the defences which
had been constructed during tho day.
It was resolved that the said Serai should be
ours; though I mus Hell you that it was an ex
ceedingly strong position, which a fow hundred
stout-hearted men might bold in the face of thou
sands. It was attacked accordingly, and taken in
glorious stylo. The enemy stood up for a time;
but their show of resistance was, on the wholo,
brief. Tho gates of the pluco wero smashed, the
enemy’s ammunition (two hackney loads) blown
up, and tho only gun, (a nine-pounder) which thoy
had time to bring to the scone of notion, spiked,
taken nnd walked off with tout de suits. Their
loss was probably considerable. I should think nt
least 100 killed—whilst, I rejoice to say, we only
lost three or four men in all, exclusive of a small
number on tho list of woundod.
Carp iiefoue Delui, Juno 24.
. I am sorry it is not in my power to givo you any
nows from this quarter, Yesterday tho oneiny at
tacked us in great force irom tho Subjce Muntfoe
side, and fought most desperately the wholo day
long. They had a strong position in tho village
and among tbogardon walls. Our loss has been
great for us, hut the loss of the mutineers has been
very considerable. Wc have boon quiet to-duy;
how long it will last it is impossible to say. Ever
rinoc tho day we nrrived here have the tioopa been
more or lees knocked up by thoexposuro to sun and
fatigue, Ac,; but tho men, notwithstanding, keep
up their truly British spirit, and it is surprising
how oheorfully all enduro this harrassing work,
nnd how manfully, through God’s blessing, wo have
repulsed every ono of their attacks. We have now
boon here sixteen days. A small portion of the re
inforcements arrived yesterday, and Brigadier
Chamberlain came in, I hear, to-day.
Camp before Delhi, Jnno 21. About our two
attacks, yesterday and tho day beforo—the second
was made early in (he morning. They pliod pa
with round shot, but halted as soon as we begau to
advance. Our reports from the city to-doy arc
muoh bettor; they arc said to bo dishoartened,
ami desorting in great numbers, and to wish to
mako overtures. They say, “What’s tho uso of
going out tn-fight; they always act the host of It.”
We certainly did them considerable damage in the
attack on the ifith—tho ground was horrid to
look at.
THE DEFEAT OF PRIORESS AT THE LEWES
The London Star thus comments on tho defeat
of Mr. Ten Broock’s maro Prioress, at the Lcwc*
Races;
“The success of Tournament for tho Lowes Coun
ty Cup yesterday, and tho defeat of tho American
mure Prioress, have created a sensation. The
nro sorely chagrined, and thoy regard
the inglorious exhibition made by Priofoss as hu
miliating and mortifying. And no wonder, for
thoy openly boasted of the triumph of tho “stars
and stripes” over tho flowor of English turf cole
britics. At Goodwood a lesion was taught them,
for in their. overwhelming confidence thoy al
lowed’ their horaos trt Go riddon by native
jockoys, totally ignorant of the art nnd taofc exer
clsod by an English ridor. Still tho boldneesof tho
paco at Goodwood onablod Prioress to‘live’ with
horcompotitors to nearly & distnuco from homo.
AtLewes the case was altered, for the raoo was to
tho swift, and Prioross, on whom Brother Jonathnn
had founded his hopes, was out down without hav
ing a shadow of a chance. Tho American horses
Pryor and Lecomto may, however, yet prove that
the roputation whioh preceded them to this coun
try is not founded on boasting and error.”
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
depahti’iie and return .of the squadron—the
FinST AND FINAL ACCIDENTS,
Tho following description of tho sailing of tho
telegraphic squadron is published in tho English
papors:
“ On the evening of Friday, the 7th of August,
1857, the tolograpbio squadron boro away from the
coast of Ireland, delivering the oablo Into tho sea
at a slow and steady rate. Tho expedition had
started full of hope nnd spirits on Thursday at
daybreak, but owing to an unfortunate contretemps
was obliged to put back temporarily almost imme
dately afterwards.
“When about four miles, of tho thick shoro end
of tho cable had beon paid out it bcoamo entang
led with tho machinery, owing to a momentary
want of watchfulness on tho part of ono person
whoso duty it whb to attend to tho movements of
tho payiug out sheaves, whioh required during tho
passago over thorn of tho heavy portion of shore
cable, ten miles in length, a little extra care, the
sheaves baviug been designed primarily with tbo
object of delivering them at a proper speed, and
at a minimum of strain, tho main telegraph, which,
os is well known, is of very much smaller diame
ter than tho shore ends, and which constitutes the
entire length from coast to ooast with tho excep
tion of thirty miles only. Just at this unfortunate
moment tho Niagara slightly rounded, and her
weight being brought upon tho thiok unyielding
shore oablo it necessarily snapped.
“Immediate stops wore tftice to overrun the
sunken lino, and wore attended with perfect suo
oess, notwithstanding its musaivo weight, which is
eight tons to the mile. In this service tho boats
of tho Lcopnrd and tho Busquobanna rondereil
great and valuablo service.
“Tho raised portion was thon joined up as firmly
as ever to the remainder of tho Niagara’s cablo,
and tho work proceeded as before. Tho ships at
once ro-comraonood their outward voyago nt a slow
rate of sailing, sldco whioh time tho cablo has con
tinued to run out in a safe and satisfactory man-
Tho following are tho particulars of the break
ing of tho cablo, which are contained in ft despatch,
dated Plymouth, Friday ovening, August 14, and
published in the London morning papers of Aug.
15, tho day on which the America sailed from
Liverpool:
“Tno United States steam-frigate Niagara,
Captain Hudson, from tho Atlantic, followed by
the Susquehanna, Captain Sands, and Her Ma
jesty’s Mirow steamship Agamomnon, Ma3torCom
mnndor Noddull, entered the sound this after
noon, on their return from their unsuccessful ef
forts to lay tho telegraphic cablo. On board tho
Niagara they roport that at tho timo of tho seve
rance, a quarter to four o’elook on Tuesday morn
ing, 335 nautical or about 330 statute miles had
been laid, at a distanco of 260 to 280 miles in a di
root courflo froln Valontia. The wind was south
erly, thoro was some soa, nnd the ship was going
from throe to four knots, and tho cable paying out
five to six, and sometimes sovon knots.
“As tho quantity of slack thus expended was
greater than oxpeoted at starting, and inoro than
could bo affordod, the retard strain was thoroforo
inoroased to a procure of 3,000 ]>ounds, nml the
cable broko.
“ Tho extra expenditure of slack commenced on
Monday evoning, when a strong breeze and heavy
swell prevailed, and a powerful undercurrent was
experienced This current forced the wire from
tho ship at a considerable angle.
“When the break was applied with inoroneed
power, tho stern of tho Niagara was down in the
trough of a son, and tho extra strain created by
her rising was the immediate causo of the cable's
parting.
“The Susquehanna was a mile off on the Nia
gara’s starboard beam; tbe Agamemnon, the Cy
clops, and tho Leopard were within signal distance.
“At 12 o’clook the Cyclops left forVulentia,
and the Leopard for Spithoad. The other three
remained to make some experiments
“ Soundings were found by the Cyclops at 22,000
fathoms. At night they kept a course E. S. E ,
under easy, ana on Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock bore up for Plymouth Sound. The Niaga
ra is gone Into H&tn&Oio. The general oplAlon is
that tne season Is too far advanoed for another
effort now, buteyery confidence Is expressed In the
confidence of the undertaking. Tne machinery
now aboard the Niagara is considered too heavy
for tho purpose. It is stated that tho wheels ceased
to revolve when the pressure was applied on Tues
day morning”
THE CITY.
Novel Case of Desertion— '“The course of true
love uovcr did run smooth.” Yesterday aftornoon,
as Chiof Bulkley was engaged in the arduous du
ties of hia daily avocation, an oldorly lady, rather
prepossessing in appourunco, entered tho Central
Polico station, and politely requested a private in
terview with the gentlemanly head of the detective
polio® department. He, of course, disengaged
himself nt once from the transaction of all business,
and consented to bear the words of his fair and un
expected visitor. She stated that she had & com
plaint of a very serious nature to make, and after
a brief conversation and having been sworn to tes
tify to the truth, the whole truth,and nothing but
the truth, shesubscribed her name to the following
deposition: 1
Prudence R. Wilson, formerly Alberson, being
duly sworn according to law, doth depose and Say:
That she resides in Manayunk. James R. Wilson,
now deponent’simsband, made the acquaintance of
deponent on the 16th day of the present month, and
deponent was married to the same James R. Wil
son on the 19th day of August (instant) by the
Rev. Robert C. of the Gospol, as
ho signs himself, 293 Wood street, in this city.
The deponent was induced to enter into matrimo
nial bonds with said Wilson by his representations
to her (deponent) that he had a house in Baltimore
on tho Point, and that he wished to be married to
doponent in order to get her away to it as sodn as
possible, and that he wanted deponent to Bell her
little stook of goods as soon as possible, in order to
go home with him. Doponent did this, and realised
from the sale $lOO. Deponent bad, besides this,
in cash $ll6. Tifis money the doponent gave
to the said James R. Wilson to put in the Com
mercial Bank. This he has not done. Tho same
James R. Wilson also represented to others in order
that doponent might be informed thereof, and de
ponent was so informed, that the soid Wilson was
the owner of stook in the Glouoestor mills—*a
bleaching company; thatheownodafarm in Read
ing, Pa.; had a homestead in Baltimore; was a na
tive of New Hampshire; was known to D. S. Brown,
Esq., and to many other prominent business men.
in Philadelphia. Deponent charges that this said
Jamesß. Wilson has deserted her; that he has
taken the $261 intrusted to him and appropriated
it to his own uses and purposes; that the repre
sentations as to his ownership of property,Ac.j wore
false, and that she has been grossly imposed upon,
and is now without a home or any means wnat
ever. '
Mr. Bulkley asked Prudence why she was so
imprudent as to marry a man upon so limited an
acquaintance, to whioh she unhesitatingly replied:
“Because he was so good-looking!”
Chiof B.—“ How do you know that the person
who married you was a minister of the gospel ?
“Beoausohe was so good-looking too!”
As the chief prepared a warrant for the arrest
of the dereliot James R. Wilson, he conld not sup
press a smilo, notwithstanding the sad state of im
morality to which the circumstances of the oase so
dearly pointed.
Latest from China—Arrival of Dispatches
from the Chinese Commissioner ! !—Our distin
guished fellow-townsman, and able jurist, Judge
Doran, came into court yesterday morning ac
companied Ching Dho-Rhan, and Chang Dho-
Rhan, two of tho Judges’ Chinese relatives, whose
family have long been resident in the neighbor
hood of Canton. They are the bearers of dis
patches, whioh although not exaotly of an official
character, are very interesting It appears that
our Commissioner, Mr. Reed, who had arrived
out in advance of the steamer, had been favored
by Judge Doran with letters of introduction to his
Chinose relatives, with whom tho Judge has long
beon on terms of friendly correspondence. Our
Minister, immediately on his arrival at Canton,
presented the Judge’s lotters, which were in the
Chinese language, (in whioh the Judge is a com
plete adept, both speaking and writing it fluently,)
and was most hospitably received after the Chinese
fashion. Two of the Judge’s cousins having learned
of the Judgo’s high position at the ‘Philadelphia
bar, determined to pay him a visit, and will,
doubtless, be hospitably ontertaiuod at the Judge's
residence in Soutl* Third street. The judge has
promised us extracts from the Commissioner’s
lotters, whioh will doubtless prove very interesting.
We may mention now that our Minister mentions
ho has adopted the Chinese costume, and finds It
very comfortable.
Kieu i Lung, tho Governor of the palace, is quite
well, and takes his glass of whiskey punch every
ovening as usual.
Religious Intelligence.— The Church of the
Epiphany, Fifteenth and Chestnut streets, will be
re-opened for divine service to-morrow morning.
The Rov. Dr. May, of Virginia, will preach In the
morning at half-past 10 o’clock, and in the evening
at 8 o’clock-
Grace Churob, at Twelfth and Cherry streets,
has recently beon very much improved. The
church edifice formerly stood back from the street,
a distance of about thirty feet. This intervening
space has bedh filled up by a building of the best
briok, with towers at each end. The front of the
old church has been torn away, and ingress is now
obtained to it through the new building. The in
terior of the whole is being renovated, and, when
completed, Graco Church will present a muoh
more attractive appearance than formerly.
During the past year, the Presbyterian Board of
Publication distributed by means of sales and
grants—mostly the former—336,9lo volumes of the
publications of the Board. Tracts were distributed
to the amount of 1,780,402 pages.
We learn that the congregation of the First
Presbyterian Church of Kensington is engaged in
making arrangements to build a new pl&ee of wor
ship in Faanklin avonuc, between Hanover and
Palmer streets, upon a lot 85 by 100 feet. Th*
plans aro for an edifice of 05 feet front by 100 feet
deep, including an octagonal projection, intended
as a basis for a conspicuous and lofty spire. The
front is to be an imitation of brown stone; the rest
of the structure will be plain briok.
The refitting of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
is now nearly completed. Tho edifice has been re
painted and re-decorated, both within and without,
in quite a tasteful manner. It is anticipated that
the Rector, Rev. Dr. Stevens, will return from a
tour to the Holy Land in about six weeks.
Tho new organ used in St. Jude’s Church, in
Franklin street, above Brown, is attracting con
siderable attention. The music of the instrument
has beon listened to with tho highest delight by
largo audiences and by eminent judges of the
“ concord of sweet sounds.” The organ is twenty
nine feet in height and sixteen feet in width. It
is built in tho Gothic style, tho wood used in its
construction being buttonwood, highly varnished.
The organ contains thirty-four stops, two banks of
keys, and has soventeon pedal keys. The cost of
the instrument was $2,400.
The work on tho new building for the meeting
house of tho Olivet Baptist Church, at tho south
east cornor of Sixth and Federal streets, the oorner
stono of which was laid on the 20th inst., is being
pushed rapidly forward. The Pastor, N. B. Bald
win, has labored zealously for years in thiseity,
and he has surrounded himself with hosts of warm
hearted and generous friends, who will not allow
any difficulties to obstruot his passage to a success
ful termination of tho new enterprise in whioh he
is engaged.
Balloon Ascent. —On Thursday afternoon
Monsieur Godard made his promised balloon as
cent from Lemon Hill. The wind was so extremely
high that he found it impossible, with any regard
to prudence, to descend, os bo had announced and
intondod, in a parachute. In less than eteven
minutes, the force of the wind carried him, with
great velocity, to three miles beyond Germantown,
where ho descended amid a torrent of rain. Mons.
Godard was fully prepared to have fulfilled his
promise of descending in the parachuto, but the
elomonts opposed him A vast number of curious
spectators, many from distant parts, witnessed the
ascent. M. Godard hopes to carry out his inten
tion at an early day, and will reduce tho price of
admission on that ocoasion.
Baltimore Central Railroad. There is
every prospect that the Baltimore Central Rail
road will bo spoedily completed. The managers,
we understand, are now laying down the rails from
tholjunction with the Philadelphia West Chester
direct road to Chadd’s Ford.
Telegraphic. —Tho telegraphic line, notv in
course of construction up tho North Pennsylvania
Kaihond, will soon bo completed. Substantial
poles have been erected from this city to Bethle
hem, and tho placing of tne wiro and the arrange
ment of tho stations will not require any great
time. It is a well demonstrated fact that an exclu
sive wire is now cssontinl to tho proper manage
ment of every well rogulated railroad.
Political . —We observe that a call has been
issued to tho delegates composing the American
City Convention, to reassemble this afternoon at
two o’clock, at tho oounty court-house. “ Business
of importance will bo transacted,” which means,
probably, nothing more or less than that Pavid
Paul Brown, Esq., has declined being a candidate
for .Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and that
a strong effort will again bo made tb place the
lion. RobortT. Conrad in nomination. We learn,
however, that the “ straight-outs” intend to de
feat, if they can, all movements of this character.
Our Mackerel Trade . —Philadelphia will
havo to look out for her interests in tho fish line.
According to a Boston paper, our oity has hereto
fore controlled tho market for mackerel, hut the
New Yorkers are now attempting to got this trade
in their hands, and it is resulting favorably to tho
fishermen. As new markets are being opened for
fihipinont, an impetus will bo given to this bronch
of business heretofore unknown. Additions are
making to tho fleot in all our fishing ports, and
upon tho arrival of the bnymon there is considera
ble competition by tho New York and Philadel
phia ngouts to seoure their fares. Thus far the
New York agents havemiverbid, and secured the
groatest number.
The Eclectic Medical College.— We recently
made a visit to this institution, located in Haines
street, above Sixth, botween Arch and Race, and
wero gratified to observe the many improvements
which have been made in tbe building during tbe
past year. Tbe Museum room contains the prepa
rations, materials, apparatus, drawings, and the re
quisite nullities to illustrate the several branches
of medical Bcionco. The Obstetrical Cabinet is
well supplied with the needful appliances for prac
tical illustration, while the Materia Medica Cabi
net oxhibits a oomplete and well-preserved collec
tion of remedial agents, active principles, and con
centrated remedies, suoh as are usually employed
by the eclectic practitioner, with a series of colored
illustrations of medical botany.
In the Anatomical Department are found osseous,
nervous, vascular, muscular, and other preparations
for class demonstrations, with many valuable and
interesting pathological specimens There arc Also
surgical casts and apparatus, cboiaieal tests, re
agents, &o. We learu that the trustees and the
friends of the institution have determined to erect
a new and more commodious College edifice than
they now occupy, with a view to enlarge its facili
ties in every departmentof Instruction. The build
ing is well adapted to the convenience of student
and teacher. The first floor is occupied for chemi
cal lectures, the second for a splendid museum, the
third for the Anatomical Amphitheatre and Dis
secting Rooms. Its location is central in the city,
and yet retired from the confusion of business.
* In order to gire oar readers an idea of the more
important general principles taught in this institu
tion, we subjoin the following:
» Ist. That every physician should seek for medi
cal improvement without prejudice, and without
any desire to sustain theories not based on well
established facts. '
2d. The physioian should seek to preserve the
vital power of the patient—never using medicines
which directly tend to destroy the vital elements
i of the blood, that tend to corrode or adhere to the
i more delioato tissue of the body, like the mercu
rials, thus giving rise, after their first effects, to
secondary ones, often dangerous and fatal to health
and life. That general blood-letting, proved by
ample experience to be generally injurious to the
constitution, should not be used as a remedial
agent. That antimony, arsenic, lead, mercury,
ail dangerous mineral poinsons—all having
been proved by tho experience of two centuries
to be productive of a vast amount of disease
and mortality—should not l e admitted into tho
list of medical agents, since the supposed good
effeots derivable from them may bo produced by
safer, yet equally efficient medicines, derived front
tho indigenous plants of onr own country.
3d. That all remedies which, like the mercurials,
are liable to great abuse, whose use may be sup
planted by better and safer remedies, Bbould be
gradually laid*aside, and other agents introduced,
os fast as the progress of science and experience
will admit.
4th This institution founds Its ideas of diseased
action on the teachings of physiology; it believes
and teaches that inflammation is not an exalted
condition of vital ao tion, but a depressed one; that
it Is a condition in which the “capillaries are mor
bidly relaxed and over-distended, and in which the
blood that is passing through them is first abnormal
ly excited and chemically changed, and then stag
nates and coagulatesthat, from this view of the
nature of inflammation, It recommends those agents
which tend to equalize circulation, excite secrotion
and excretion, restore the functions of the skin,
and cause the elimination of effete matter from tho
blood, through the kidneys and bowels, faster and
with greater safety to the constitution, than nature
could do, unaided by medication.
The following is a list of the names of the gen
tlemen composing the Faoulty:
Joseph Sites, M. D., Professor of Obstetijes and
Diseases of Women and Children; Henry Hollem
baek, M. D., Professor of Materia Medica, Thera
peutics and Mcdioal Botany; Thomas G. Chose,
M. D., Professor of Chemistry and Medical Juris
prudence ; Joseph B. Holland, M. D., Professor of
Anatomy and Physiology; Marshall-Calkins, M.
D., Professor of the Institutes and Practice of
Surgery; William Paine, M. D., Professor of the
Theory and Practice of Medicine and Pathology;
Marshall Calkins, M. D., Demonstrator of Anato
my and Dean of the Faoulty, No. 913 Race street,
above Ninth, Philadelphia.
Professor Siteß is a member of Common Council.
We have been informed that for upwards of seven
teen years he has had the most successful and ex
tensive obstetrical practice of any physidau in this
great metoopolis. Professors H, Hollembaek, T. G.
Chase, J. B. Holland, Wm, Paine, andM. Calkins
are all gentlemen of acknowledged scientific! abili
ty. Marshall Calkins, M. D., is well known through
out the entire Union os the author of a work on
Thorocio Diseases, which has been pronounced by
tho best medical authorities, and the press univer
sally, to bo the most original, lucid, and satisfacto
ry work on the subjects on which it treats that has
ever been published. The course of lectures at the
Ecleotio College will oommence on the 15th Octo
ber, and continue until the Ist of February, 1858.
Pennsylvania Female College. —At a meet
ing of the Atlunai of this flourishing college,
held August Ist, Dr. Louis M. Coates, of onr city,
was elected to deliver the next address'before the
society.
Coroner’s ’Cases.— An inquest was held yes
terday morning, by Coroner Delavau, on the body
of a widow woman named Mary Lewis, aged
thirty-three years, who committed suicide by tak
ing an ounce of laudanum, at a house in Rye
street, above Reed. The evidence in the case was,
that on several previous occasions unsuccessful
attempts were made by this woman to take her
life A verdict in accordance with the facts was
rendered.
The Coroner held an inquest yesterday after
noon, on the body of a man who was foand
‘drowned in the Delaware, in the vicinity of
Kaighn’s Point. The man was about five feet
eight inohea in height, clad in black cloth coat,
black pants; had light whiskers, and wore a'lace
bosomed shirt. The body wda in an advanced
state of decomposition.
The ooronor was also summoned to hold an in
quest yesterday on the body of a child named Clara
F. Stevens, aged about eight months, residing in
Sonth Fifth street, who died from want and ex
posure. The mother is alleged to be a worthless
wretch, while the emaciated condition of the child
plainly indicated the treatment which it had un
dergone.
A German merchant named Nathan Muller, re
siding at No. 144 Front street, between Race and
Arch streets, committed suicide yesterday morn
ing by discharging the contents of a heavily,
loadod pistol into his mouth. He expired immedi
ately, and Coroner Delaraa hold an inquost in the
case. The cause of this rash act isa mystery.
Occidents. —John Scott, colored, aged nine,
teen years, was admitted to the Pennsylvania Hos
pital, last evening, having been accidentally
stabbed In the right arm by Nathaniel Harris,
also colored, at Market street wharf.
Richard Hill, aged twenty-five, fell from a cart,
at Second and South streets, yesterday afternoon,
and was admitted to the same institution.
Last evening a lad named Patrick Hogan, aged
about fifteen years, was run over by one of the
cars on the North Pennsylvania Railroad, near the
depot, at Front and Willow streets, and had both
of his thighs broken. He was also taken to the
Hospital.
THE COURTS.
Quarter Sessions— Judge Conrad.— Tkt Tavern Li
cense Forgeries Again.—^ Yesterday morning at the
opening of the Court, the District Attorney stated that
Mr. Woods, the gentlemau whose name bad been men
tioned in connection with the re-payment of money in
the ease of Crosier Lowry, charged with the forgery of
tavern license,'was now In court. He would wish to
have him examined. Judge Conrad Inquired if Mr.
Woods was not in court under process ? The District
Attorney said that he felt satisfied from investigation
into the matter that Mr. Woods was guiltless of any com
plicity in procuring, this license irregularly. Mr. :
Woods upon being sworn Btated thatLowTeyrcpresented
himself to him as a person who could assist Mr. McAl
lister in obtaining a license, as he had influence with
the board. He expressed his gratification sod desired
him to use his influence for McAllister; that subse
quently McAllister brought him what purported to be
a certificate of license, and asked him if it was genuine.
He said he did not know, but referred him to the Clerk
of Quarter Sessions.
Subsequently Mr. Lowry called upon him and said he
had got himself into a scrape; that he had received a
note from Mr. Derringer, which he held in his hand,
hut did notread. He said he was advised in the note,
by Mr. Derringer, to have the matter fixed, and handed
him $25 to be sene to McAllister, and said tnat the bal
ance would be paid in a few days. He sent the money
to McAllister, and that was all he knew about ii. Judge
Courad said tnat there did not appear to be anything
criminal in th'e conduct of Mr. Woods, and ordered his
discharge Lowry was subsequently arraigned, and
upon being asked to plead, Mr. Soby, his eounse], said
that Sir. Lowry had asked him to attend in couvt and say
something before he pleads guilty, which he admits, he
has been in this transaction. Mr. Soby baa advised him
to make a full statement to the court, and he now ealled
upon him to do so.
WThe defendant, Lowry, was then sworn, and said I will
oe 27 years of age on the 27th day of September next.
Some time since I was requested by Mr. wood to endea
vor to obtain a license for McAllister, and a man sained
Dairy. Mr. Wood sent for me, and requested me to call
upon McAllister. I did so, when he informed me he
had employed Mr. Collins, a member of this bur, to pro
cure his license. J then said I would have nothing to
do with the matter. I say now that I do not think
McAllister a proper person to have a license; he is
drunk seven-eighths of his time. I met Theodore T.
Derringer up at Fort Washington, where his family Is
staying. I asked him could anything be done for McAl
lister. He said yes; there could be a good thing mado
out of it. That he would famish me the documents,
provided I acted on the square. I understood him to
mean wo were to go halves. Ho Raid there was no occa
sion for a sea). I went to the Quarter Sessions office on
Wednesday week, and was told to call next day.
Derringer said that Mr nowall would be out of town
the next day, and to come dovm and ho would give me
the documents; I did so, and he gave me four blanks
and four frames; they were* blank certificates or li
cense, and lam sorry to say I used one; the others are
not destroyed; I think if I had an officer to go with m><
to a house in Crown street near Caliowhill they could
bo found; I told Mr. Wood I could get a bogus license,
and be said If McAllister was satisfied he was; I took
the license to McAllister and he gave me $O5; he was
willing to give me $100; I saw Derringerou Saturday
week, and gave him $lO of this money; the rcasou I
did not give him half was that I had used some of the
money: I received this note (not produced) from Der
ringer the day after it bears uatc. We give a copy *of
the note alluded to,
Dingus Hainrs.
August 24,1857.
“A man by the name of J. McAllister, in Tenth
■Ward, produced a certificate of False License he says a
man by the name of Lowry sold him for $87.50 and bung
It up. Constantine Collins, attorney for him, wanted
to go in Court—l told him not to go In a Court—He snys
he would uot go in until Thursday—l know notlCng
about it—lt is signed Geo. N. Howell—He will raise a
great cry about the man Lowry.
Respectfully, yours, T. T Derringer.”
P. 8. I don't know an.
This note was directed to ‘‘C. Lowry, Ksq., Fort
Washington, Montgomery Co., Pa.”
The reading of the above note concluded the testimony
of Lowry, ana his plea of guilty baring been recorded,
Mr. Soby asked the Court to suspend his sentence for
some time, and to take the statements he had made into
consideration. Judge Allison intimated he would do
so, and directed a warraut to issue for the arrest of Mr.
T. T. Derringer.
William Myers, Lieutenant of Police of the Four
teenth Ward, was charged with an nrsault and battery
on K. Forrest Koehler, a member of the Philadelphia
bar. The testimony of Mr. Koehler waa to the effect
tfaat he attended, on the 4th of July last, at the station
house corner of Thirteenth and Spring Carden streets,
at the hearing of a case, and upon objecting to the tes
timony of a witness, Lieutenant Myers struck him a
Tiolent blow* across the shoulders, and told him "to
hush up.” The defendant brought a number of police
men who were present, and alleged they saw no blow
struck on the occasion. Jury out.
WlUiim Thomas and Henrietta Keadingwere charged,
on cross-blUs, with assault and battery. The defendant,
Thomas, ts the keeper of a saloon on Chestnut street,
aboTO Fourth: and Henrietta Reading was a colored
woipan, In cn&rge of the offices up-staira. Judge
Kelley, Mr. Soby, and other members of the bar, were
examined on behalf of Henrietta Reading. Jury out.
Jas. D Bennett, Esq., for Mrs. Reading, and H. M
Peckert, Esq., for ThomM.
Ttoe Election in North Carolina
"’o find In th, R.l.ish (North Carolina)
standard the official rote for Co U rrre«men in the
respective districts of that State ° following
are tho majorities of the e<mgreiam*Q elected :
Democrats
11. M. Shaw
Tho*. Ruffin
Warren Winslow.
L. O’B.Branch...
A. M. Scales
Barton Craige.
T. L Clingman..
. If we deduct from the above the American xat
joritjr of eight hundred and forty-seven in Gilmer*
district, there is left ft net Democratic majority in
the State on the popular rote by districts of
twenty-seven thousand two hundred end forty‘
worth Carolina is certainly the banner State of the
Union
RELIGIOUS.
Mr. McCormick, the inventor of the reaper, ha*
offered to give $2,000 per year towards the support
of a Presbyterian church at Chicago, if they wili
secure Her. Dr. Bice, of St. Louis, as pastor. The
object of th 6 movement is said to be to counteract
tbe anti-slavery tendencies of the Church.
It is proposed, we learn, to hold a Reformatory
Conference in Chicago, Illinois, September 23 and
24 of the present year. The object will be to dis
cuss the various topics interesting to the reforma
tory institutions throughout the‘country, especially
to schools for juvenile delinquents.
Rev. Thomas Armitage, D. D. President of the
Bible Union, has boen appointed by tho board to
deliver a discourse at the next anniversary, upon
“ The Life and Character of William Colgate, as
connected with the canse of Pure Version s.
Mr Wm. J. Bakewoll. formorly & presbyter of
the diocese of Western New York, who removed
to Pennsylvania, resigned the Ministry, and joined
the Roman church, has written to the Bishop of
that diocese, declaring his renunciation of the
errors iuto which he waft led, his desire to return
to the communion of the church, and his ronewed
adhesion to the doctrine, discipline, and worship
of. the Protestant Episcopal church. He was ad
mitted to the communion at Geneseo, where he
had formerly labored in theflMinistry.
The grand total of regular Baptist < in the United
States, as appears by the American Baptist Alma
nac for 1858, is 697,718; the number in the British
Provinces, 28,812—in the West Indies, 36,050. To
tal in North Amorioa, 962,580. Besides these,
the number of those who practice immersion Is pint
down thus: of Anti-Mission Baptists, 58,000; Free-
Will do., 49,809; Six Principle, 2,500; Seventh
Bay, 7,250; Church of God. 13,800; Disoiples, or
Campbellites, (estimated) 200.000; Tankers, 8,200;
Mennonites, 36,280; in ull, 362,039.
COMMERCIAL.
[Reported for the Press.]
WEEKLY REVIEW OF THE PHILADEL-
PHIA MARKETS.
Friday, August 28.
REMARKS.—BREADSTovrs— With fair receipts the
prices of most kinds show a further decline since list
week, and a limited demand for both of shipment and.
home use; about 4,000 bbls. of Flour haTe beenjlispe*-
ed of at $5.25056 50 for old stock; $6.50 for new wheat*
17.50 for extra, and $8®58.25 for extra family, the Utter
for fancy lots.
Sales of >l,OOO bbls. Baltimore superfine were made,
delivered here, at $6.373? bbl., the mirketclosifig dull
and unsettled, ani with more sellers than buyers at
these rates.
The home demand la also moderate, within the above
range of prices for common to good brands and extra,
and $8 50ft59.25 & bbl. for fancy and premium lots.
Rtb FLOU&'is quiet, with sales of 350 bbls. ats4.so V
bbl. Coax Meal continues iu demand at $4, but ther*
is little or no Pennsylvania Meal to be had at that price.
Wheats are dull and unsettled, and prices are folly 100
15c. & bushel lower, with sales of 30,000 bushel* for
milling at from $1.3501.60 for inferior to prime Red,and
sl.46ftsl.7ofor white, the closing quotations being SIAO
for the former and $1 60 for the latter, of good quality.
Rtb is lower, with sales in lota at 85©8Tc. for Southern,
andBBs?9oc. for Northern. Cor n has also declined, and
sales of 20,000 bushels Yellow have been made at
87c. in store, and 88c. afloat. Oats are plenty, and dull
at a cons iderable decline, and abont 40,000 bushel* have
been disposed of at 25340 c. for inferior to prime; VS
quote to-day at 35cS6c. for good lota: old Oats are
scarce, and worth 55060 c. bushel
Provisions— The stocks of all kinds are very much
reduced; and prices have further advanced since last
week, with small sales of Mess Porkats2s3fet26,fti4
City Mess Beef at $19«520 & bbl. Of Bacon some 260
casks bare been taken at 14315>ic for plain and fancy
Hams, I4j£elsc for sides, and 12£e13 for shoulder*,
part to go Sooth. Bulk Meats are scarce, with «m»n
sales at 12#ol2)$e for shoulders, and for
sides in salt. Holders may ask the latter rates. Lard
is better; sales ranged at 15£ a 16c for bbls and tierce*,
and fo: keg;. Butter is in steady demand at lijg
01534 f°r solid Western, and little offering. Qhewe
sells as wanted at previous rates. Eggs are bringing 14
31434 dozen. Groceries—The demand forCoffe* it
iimited, but holders are firm in their view*. and about
1500 bags hare been taken at 11*4 for fair to prim®
Bio in lots, including laguayra at ISalSjfc, aid Java at
1634®1Tc, ail on the usual terms. The bulk of the tale*
were of the former description. . Molasses—Nothing
doing to alter quotations, which are nominally un*
changed, and the market verydull. The Sugar market
continues depressed and drooping; buyers and Bellen is*
apart in their views, and only about 200 hhds, chiefly
Cabas, hare been disposed of, in small lots, at 834©10
cents, all on the usual terms. - -
Metals— For Iron the market is rather’dull, but
sales to the extent of 3,000 tons, principally anthracite
forge iron, are reported, part at $23, 6 moa., and part at
a private bargain, to go west from the Susqu«|aaaft.
No. 1 Is held at $27, and No. 2 at $25, but without much
doing in either, 100 tons cold blast iron also sold at $4O,
6roos. Scotch Pig is quiet st $3O for whole lota. Is
manufactured iron there is more inquiry. without Chang*
la quotations, the demand being for tails, but the aequ
rity is not satisfactory. Old rails are coming forwart
freely. Holders of Lead are rathyr firmer,but the wadi
of stock limits operations, and we are only advised of ft
sale of 650 pigs Perm’s at $6225 the 100 lbs. Copper re
mains quiet, and prices about the eame. Of yellow
metal, further sales of 2,000 sheete have been at
22e., 6 mos.
Lbatuir— Good Spanish sole leather is scarce and
wanted at full prices, but other kinds are rather quiet at
quotations.
BARK.—The demand for Quercitron has fallen off,
and the prices $1 lower, about 110 hhds having been
sold at s3ods49 for first quality, closing steady at tin
latter rate. Tanners’ Bark—nothing doing worthy of
note, and priees about the same.
BEESWAX.—Very little offering, and only 120lf Ba
have been sold at 30a31c., mostly at the former rate*.
BREAD.—The demand is chiefly to supply the wants
of the home trade, without change in quotations.
CANDLES—Are steady in price, with further sale* of
1800 boxes; Adamantine at 22e23c. ft to lot*. No
thing doing in Sperm or Tallow candles worthy of note,
and prices the same.
COAL.—Business continues dull, but without any
material variation in the market for Anthracite, and *
moderate business only to note, mostly to go £a*t.
Nothing doing in Alleghany coal
COTTON.—The receipts and stocks continue light,
bat the market exhibits little or no change since the re
ceipt of the late foreign news, sales being limited to the
want* of spinners, who buy for their immediate .a*#,
and abont 750 bales have boen taken la *>uall iota, at
from 1534 to 17>4e. for Uplands, and 16wl8c. for Gulf*,
cash and four months.
FEATHERS sell Slowly at 50e54 for good Weitero,
the latter for small lots t
FISH.—New Mackerel come in slowly, and we bar*
only a limited business to notice, mostly in lots fcom
store at $lB for medium, Is, $l3 50«514 for 23 and $3O
$.50 bbl. for 3s, the latter for large iiie. Pioktbd
Herring are quiet at $4 bbl Dry Cod are quoted at
$3.50 the 100 lbs., but there is very little offering or
selling.
FRUITS.—With the exception of the sale of 2.600
Pineapples, at $OOB6 the 100, there has been nothing
doing in foreign this week. Green fruit is more plenty,
and prices range at from $1 to $3 & bbl. for Apple* and
60c tos2 basket for Peaches, as In quality.
FREIGHTS continue dull and unsettled. We quote
at Is 6d for Flour, 5d for Grain, and 25s for Bark to
Liverpool, and 20s for weighy to London, South America
and West India. Freights are very inactive To Boa
ton there is rather more doing; the packet? are get
ting 20c for Flour, 5c for Com, and s2js2 * for Don.
Southern coastwise freights rule quiet at 6c to Chirte*-
ton and Savannah, 10c to New Orleans, and 12c to Mo
bile. Colliers hare been rather more plenty; the going
rates are $1 05 to New York, $1 35 to Providence, and
$1 55 to $1.60 to Boston; other ports In proportion
GUANO— Business has been active without any al
teration to note in priees
HEMP Remain, quiet, ud quotations arc the jaa.
as last noted.
HlDES—Continue dull, but all the Caracas hide*
from » i.te import hare been disposed of at 30e on
time, and about 1,400 BruiU on prirata terms.
HOPS—SoIi in lots, as wanted, at from 8e alSc for
Eastern and Western.
LUMBER.—The sales of all description are mode
rate, but the market is dull and prices the same : some
further sales of laths hare been made at $1 25 c 5 1 - 30 Vt
M, as to lots.
NAVAL STORES.—Some 600 bbls fine Rojjn have
been acid at from and Spirit Turpen
tine in lots at 4Seasoc gallon, and elo*-
tog quiet; Tar and Pitch are firmer, with limited rales
OlLS.—Linseed quiet at the advance, and there t$
very tittle doing in the way of sales, which mng? & t 75c
<r;t>c Lard Oil is letter; some 1.500 gai 3 hiving been
sold at |M6a$M7, four months, and now held higher
Red Oil is selling at 70cff 71c, as to lots In ?p?rm ta4
Whale there is very little doing, and no in tht
nurket Plaster is lower, with errgo ssie3°at $3 »
tun
RlCL.—About 50 casks have been talceu st'oVafiw
per pound. ' *
SALT.—An import of 5,500 sacks Liverpool, part fiae
was sold on arrival at a private bargain ’
SPIRITS —Little or no movement in the market for
foreign, and prict-a of Brandy and Gin are unchanged
Small sales of New Orleans Rum are making at 50a52c."
Whiskey continued unsettled, prices of tarreb ranging
at 28 »7 29c. for Pennsylvania, and 29330 c. for Ohio and
Prison j hhds. sell slowly at 28c. The market, however
closed with a better demand and mere doing, and soma
holders are asking our highest figures
SEEDS.—There has been more Timothy offering, and
about 300 bushels have beendi«po«“dofat $3 50a«3
bu«hel. mostly at the former rate. Of Cloverseed tha
receipts and sales are limited, chiefly at ?7as7 W
bushel, the latter from second hands. Flax«eed is scarce,
and domestic U north |1 90»1 93$* bushel Of Canary
Seed further sales have been made at 33.75 bushel.
SUMAC.—About 300 bags Sicily have been sold at
$30a82 50 on time, as to brand
TALLOW—Is firmer, and city-rendered is scare* at
UX«I2c. 4? pound, dosing at the latter rate.
TEAS—Are quiet, but the late adnees trom abroad
have imparted firmness to the market
TOBACCO.—Holders are finp in their views. The
stock of Leaf is light and sales limited. Ia tn&su&c
tured there Is a moderate business doing, without change
in rates.
WOOL.—There is a fair demand at fully former
quotations, and a light stock of the long and medium
grade* la the dealer*’ hands, most of the latter descrip
tion being purchased In the West by Eastern manufac
tures, Flue Wools are more inquired after and firm.
The sales embrace in all about 250,000 pounds, chiefly
low and medium quality, within the range of 42.1* csfiOc.
on the usual terms. Included in the sales are common
at 42*44c X blood, at 46ff4Sc. X blood, at 55c., an<4
medium fine 5Sa6O cents
Majorities.
39
5,324
4,851
6.2TS
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..... 6,86*
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