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’> “ ’ TGBhIQ PLACES Of AMCSEMBIft.
Academy* p[ .Music, (Operatic,) corner of Broad and
Locust streets. . -V -
Arch Street Theatre, Arch, above'fith Btreet.-
. PorWriEoh’s. Garden,.Chostuut, above. Tenth.
/ NdHonal-Thoatr© and Circus, Walnut, above Eighth.
. Sandford’a Opera House,(Ethiopian,) Eleventh, below-
Market. j’,/*;./, ,
' Waliiut Street .Theatre, northeast corner Ninth and
.Walhufc/,. r ' '
-Ibbmeuf’s Varieties, Fifth and Chestnut.
-TThoiuaa’sOpetaHouse,'Arch, below Seventh.
l ' ? ABTd AMO 30IBHCBS. '
, r Academy Natural Sciences, corner of Broad and
-George,-streets. / _
- Pino Arts, Otwatnut, above Tenth. '
v Artists’ Pond Hall,fOhesttmt, above Tenth/
Prahfdlri Institute; No. $ South Seventh Btreet.
;' ,; HKKBV«LBJiTiMSTITtmOXa.' 4 .
-west aide of Schuylkill, opposite South
' • Almshouse (Friends’), Walnut streot, above Third. ;
• Association for the Employment of Poor Wotnon, No.
292 Creep street ,
, Asylum for host’ Children, No. 80 North Seventh
street..
Blind Asv)am, Bace. near Twentieth street.
' Christ Church B'Cherry street.
- City Hospital, Nineteenth street, near Coates.
Clarh^naHallt^b^es, Cherry Btreet.-
* DißperiaMy,Fifthj.bef6w Chestnut street. \
, /female Society, for the Belief and-Employraent of tbs
; the poor, office iNo* 66,North Beren&
Serbian o&iety tiiH-‘No. 8 Soath Seventh street.
- Howe for friendless' Children, corner Twenty-third
nnd Brown streets. / v ' > '
indigent Widows* and Single Women’s Society, Cherry,
east ofEighteenth Street. ;. ! • t
Masonic Hnllj Chestnut, above Seventh street.
Magdalen Asylum, corner of Race and, Twenty-flrat
streets.-', V /
Northern Dispensary, Nd.lSpriogOarderv street.
•"’* OrphanVAsyißia, s (colored.) Thirteenth .street. near
OaUo*hUl./: i V ’
Odd PelloVs’ Hall, Sixth and Haines street. ’
' Po\ do.. S;E. corner Droad and Spring Gar
• deastreets;‘ ... *
Do. y iTcnth and Soutlistreeta.- .
Do. ’ do. Third and Drown streets.
Do, . * do. Rldgo Road, below Wallace!
‘ Pennuylvanla Hospital, Pine atroc-t, between Eighth
and Ninth. ; 1 ; :r ; •
' -P&oiiflylVftiir&Toßtituto fot tholnstruction pftheßlind,
<»rner Race And Twentieth street.
» . Pennsylvania Society for Alleviating the Miseries of
, Public Prl«oQB,Sixth and Adolphi streets.
Pennsylvania Training’ School for Idiotic and Feeble
“lUmtaUOhlldftn,'- School .'House Lane, Germantown,
# office Na 163 Whutsteet: • ' / 1 ; • f
f ‘- Philadelphia'Orphans’ Asylum’,' northeast cur/Eizh
teeDthAhiCherry v : '• ,• * •
j. -Prwtoa Betreatj Hamilton; near Twentieth street.
- < Providence Society, Prone, below Sixth street. . •
No. 98 Shippen street. .
t. .Union Benevolent . Association, N. IV*. corner of
Seveath and Ransom streets,; ... , . , J -
l .TflU’s Race, between EJghtoenthahd Nine*
■ t tecnthstreete.>' • v ; v'V_ • \
: ft. Josebh’sUospital,-Girard avonne. between Fif
| temth and Sixteenth. . , •: ■
}* Episcopal Hospital, Prontstreet, between Hunting'
> *>n and Lehigh avenues. \ *
j; Philadelphia i Ho»pjtal for Disease* of the Chest. 8. W.
corner of Chestnut and Park streets, West Philadel
/«“•*«; ~T*f * , . :
' /.- .. : ‘ rUBLIO BDILDIITOS.
■: 1 Cnßtoin House. Chestnut street, above Fourth
• County road,'below Heed. 1
/ /City Tobacco WarehoußO, Dock and Spruce streets,
. i-Oity Controller's Office, Girard Bank, eocond story;
ic Commissioner of City Proportr, office.,Girard Bank,
.llieoqd story.', r • - < . 1
, City Tre&flturer's Office, Girard Bank, second story.
L“ City.OommiMion&r’s Office, State House.
' ’ •'City Solicitor’s Office, Fifth,.below Walnut.
'• Oity Wateriug Oommitteo’s Office, Southwest 1 corner
■'Fifth aadOb&tnirt.
Water Works, Fairmount on the Bchnyl- ;
■ Glrard Troit,Treasurer’s Office,lifth-above Chestnut.
~.. House of Industry, Catharine, above Seventh., - <
House of Industry, Seventh, above ArclLstreet. ’
House of Refuge, (white,) Parrish, between Twenty-
Second and Twenty-third streets
’ House, of Refuge, (colored,) Twenty-fourth, between-
Parriah and Poplar streets. • ?
Health Office, corner of Sixth and SanBOO.
House of Correction. Bush Hill.
.Marj[ne Hospital, Gray's Ferry road, below South
street. r
offlC V B ' «ora« Fifth and Ohestaut
‘ New Penitentiary, Coates street, between Twenty
first and Twenty-Bocond streets.
■ ‘ Navy Yard, on the Delaware, comer Front and Prime
Streets;
- Northern liberties, Gas Works, Maiden, below Front
street. / , ( . ■ . 1 •
, ipost Office, No. 237 Dock street, opposite the Ex
change..
* Post Office. Kensington, Queen street, below Shacka
maxon street. ./ ' •
Spring Garden, Twenty-fonrth street and
.« Famtf/lvanja Avenue, -
,i PhUadftlphia Exchange, corner Third, Walnut and
- -Dockstreets.
1 • • Twentieth and Market.* office,
ti street: . * **
Institute for Deaf and Dumb; Broad and
■ 'PAun’a: .Treaty Monument, Beach, above Hanover
•• street;*/ / ’
Pablifr.'fligh- School, 8/ B. corner Broad and Green
Streets;.-;;--, . ...
, Public Normal School, Sergeant, above Ninth,
Recorder’s Office, No. 3 State nouse, east wing.
State House, Chestnut street, between Fifth and Sixth
streets.
[' Sheriff’s Office, State House, near Sixth street.
Spring Garden Oorntnieslonor’s Hall, Spring Garden
ana Thirteenth streots.
Union - Temperance Hall, Christian, above Ninth
atreet. * ■ - - .
..United States Mint, corner of Chostaut and Jnnlser
streets. .
'United States Arsenal, Gray’s Ferry Road, near Fede
ral street.,
' Naval Asylum,' on the Schuylkill, near South street.
' United States Army and Clothing Equipage, corner of
Twelfth and Girard, streets. ’
United States Quartermaster’* Office, corner of
Twelfth and Girard streets.
COLLEOKS.
.College of Pharmacy, Zone street, above Seventh.
Eclectic Medical College, Haines street, west of Sixth.
' Girard College, Ridge read and College Avenue.
‘Homoeopathic Medical College. Filbert street,‘above
Eleventh.
. 1 - ‘ Jefferson Medical College, Tenth street, "below George.
- ! Polytechnic College, corner'Market and West Penn
9qwtn;,!., -
..,, Pennsylranla Medical College, Ninth street, , below
, ..locust. ’
'Philadelphia Medical. College, Fifth irtreot, below
Walnut: -
• female Medical College,’229 Arch street.
University- of Pennsylvania, Ninth street, between
-< Market and Chestnut.
. University of-free Medicine and Popular Knowledge,
No. 68 Arch street,. , - .
uocavios or courts.
United States Circuit and District Courts, No. 24
fifth itreet.bolow Chestnut, 1
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, fifth and Chestnut
streeto;- - •-* • • t 1 * .
Court cf Common Pleas, Independence Hall.’ •
■District Courts,-Nos. 1 and 2, corner of Sixth and
Chestnut streets: -
. Ooutiof, Quarter Sessions, corner of Sixth and Cheit
cut streets, . '.
®rai)«Uer’s ©nibe.
; -RAILKOAD. L&ES.
JPenutt, Central R..R f — Depot, Eleventh and Market.
7A. M. t Mall Train for Pittsburgh and the West.
12.66 P_MvßaBt Line for. Pittsburgh and the West.
2.80 P. M<, for Harrisburg and Columbia.
' 4.80 P. M.y Accommodation Train for Lancaster.
11 P. M., JsxpresBMaii for Pittsburgh and the West.
_ Reading Railroad— Depot, Broad and Vine.
, ,7.2(1 A, H.) Express Train for Pottsville, Williamsport,
„ / Elmira and Niagara Falls.
' 8.80 P. M., as above (Night Express Train.)
New Yorlc Lines. »
'' 1A; M,, from Kensington, via Jersey City.
0 A. M., from Caradon, Accommodation Train.
*7 A. it., from Camden, via Jersey City, Mail. ■
.. 10 A. M., from Walnut street wharf, ri.i Jersey oity,
2 P. M. via Camden and Amboy, KxprepA.
8 P. M.,yia Camden, Accommodation Train.
6PM., via Camden and Jsraoy City, Mail, .
0 P. M., Vial Camden and Amboy, Accommodation.
'■ 1 Connecting Lines.
' 6A. M;, from Walnut street wharf, forßelvidore.Knston,
Water Gap, Scranton, Ac.
G A. U., for Freehold.
• 7A. M., for Mount Holly, from Walnut street wharf.
4 2 P.M., for Freehold. *
\ 230 P.M.; for Mount Holly, Bristol, Trenton, Ac.
’ 1 3 P. If., for Palmyra, Burlington, liordentown. Ac.
4 P. M.,foirßolvMere, Easton, Ac., from Waiuut street i
*. - ‘ wharf.
* 6 P.M., for Mount Holly, Burlington, Ac.
v : Baltimore R, R. —Depot, Broad and Prime, !
8 A. M., for Baltimore, Wilmington, New Castle, Mid
j,- dietown, Dover, And geaford.
. IP. M., forßolUmere, Wilmington, and New Castle. ,
4.16 BiM., for'Wilmlngtou, New Castle, Middletown*
j-' Dover, and Heaford. ,
! *. P. M.« forPerryville, Fast Freight.
11P. hi., for Baltimore and Wilmington,
North Pennsi/lvania R: R Depot, Front and Willow.
6.15 Ai-M., for-’Bethlehom; Easton, Mauch Ohunk, Ac.
8.45 A. M,, for Boylcatovm. Accommodation.
2.15 P.M., for Bethlehem, Easton, Mauch Chunk, &c»
1 L “•tJ^D^llcstown,-Accommodation:
' “•? for Gwynedd. Accommodation.
* street wharf.
,7.30 A. M., for Atlantic City,
10.46 A. M.» for Haddonfield
4 P.M,j for Atlantic City.
4.46 P.M., for HaddoAfleld.
- • - For "Westchester
BrCMumblii Branch. ~
BcomMftrket street, sc jtt th bMo, above Eighteenth.
f Leave Philadelphia? and ip. M. *
- “_v .WestchesterA. M., and 3 P.M.
, OSBOHDAVS
. Leave Philftdelrlhla 7 A.M. * 1
Weßtcb Q *atcr3P. M.
Westchester Direct Railroad, open to Pennelton, Grubbs I
- i > ■ -Bridge. ' ; - I
northeast Eighteenth and Matket ettsetn.
. _ A*W« Philadelphia 0, andO A. 31.* 2,4, and OP. M. -
Pennelton. Grubbs Bridge, 7, 8. and 11 A. M, audt
4and6P.M«
On Saturdays last train from Pennelton at 7 A. M.
* ’l\ . Ox Soxxays :
..LeavePhiladelphia 8 A. M. and 2 P. M.
■i Pennelton «X A. M.nndOP. M.
> CUmantoim f Ntrtrhtmnn Jt. it.-Denot. 9th) noil
- > - Green.-- . t * }
t, 9,*ndll 4.46,6.45, »nd 11.16 S. M.,
6 A.M. »nd S P. M., forBomli! etoivn
6, 4, 9, ',«*» -
6,7, 8,0, 10.10, &ud 11.80, A . M., and 1,2, 3.10,4, 6,
1 L'i ' J. *» for Germantown.
~.. f Chester . Valle y. R, R —Leave Philadelphia 6A. Mt and
. J ;t _ BP. M. .
. Leave Dovndngt6w»7# A. M. and 1 p. m<
* V.- STEAMBOAT LINES.
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„ 10 and 11.46 AiM., andi P. M;,' for r /««.ny. Bnriing
'• ' - "toiLaud Brietol/from Wal uut street -wharf.
0.80 A:M.,Delaware, Boston, and Cape
V'*‘'t'tz? V .first pler^belowSpruco st reet,
yr, 7.30 A.M.f anat S,'B, ond.6P. -M. f Joh nA. Warner
and Thomas A. Morgan, for Bristol, ?tfur
lington, Ac. : .
OJOA.'M.yGeueral McDonald,-for Oai »e May, every
. Tuesday,, Thursday, - and 8 aturday, from,
V,.-' ArenawAAt wharf. . J , (
: :tO. . COWSIGNEEa —The 'ship
Capt. A. FT. Lucas,.; from Liverpool*
'4* hdw discharging under.genei-hl order» ,t Almond street
■';r > wh4rf ( H L'oasigneea will please atten dto receipt ot
---'^v'ihsirjgods.,.. . THO 3. KICH/y iDBON A pO.
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VOL. I—NO. 41.
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Ci] e fj n s s.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1867.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
1 GOVERNOR.
/ WILLIAM- F. PACKER,
Of LTpOMISQ OODHTY,
JUDGES OS THE SUPREME COURT.
WILLIAM STRONG, op Berks County,
JAMES THOMPSON, op Erie County.
CANAL COMMISSIONER.
NIMROD STRICKLAND, op Chester Cousty;
CITY NOMINATIONS.
SENATOR,.
BAUvr.h j. n And all. '
ASSEMBLY,'
I JOHN nAlffiEV,
I GEO. H. ARMSTRONG
CITY, ANB COUNTY.
J. Cf KIRKPATRICK,
C. M. DONAVANi
ASSOCIATE JODGR COURT OF COMVOK FLKAB,
JAMES R. LUDLOW.
SKNATOR, %
I. -,K. VAUSELIS.
recorder of dbkds, ,
; i ALBERT P. BOILEAU.
PBOTHONOTART OP TUB DISTRICT COURT,
JOBS P. It’FADDBN.
», 'CLERK CF THE COURT OP QUABTBR 9ESBIOX9,
JOBEPJI CROCKETT. ,
CORONER, , ,
J. R., lENNEE.
COUNTY.
ASSEMBLY,
JOHN If. WELLS,
JIKNRY DDSLAP,
JOHN IT. MKLLOY,
A. ARTHUR,
JOIHT'H. ROHNERT,
JAMES DONNELLY.
JOHN WHARTON,
OLIVER EVAMS,' ' ' -
J. 11. ASKIN,
JOSEPH, D. RORNELLV,
DAVID H. M’CIiAHE.
TOWNSEND YEAItSLEV,
JOSHUA' T. OWEN,
mLLIONAIRES
.. What constitatos a fortune ? With tis, aman
■who possessos a capital of $lOO,OOO is honored
with the brevet title of “ Millionaire.” In Eng
land there are hundreds upon , hundreds of pri
vate gentlemen, each with sloo,oooper annum,
who aro’rather looked down upon, as only in
differently well off, by magnates, with half a
county as their territory, and a revenue of a
principality for, their income. IVe do not al-
lude to such men as tho Marquis of West
minster, with $2,000,000 a year, or the Dukes
of Bucelengh, Portland, Devonshire, of
Sutherland, each of whom is nearly as weal
thy. ■ •
The curious thing is, how little tho wealth of
tho British middle classes is mode matter of os
tentation. The othor day, Mr. Muntz, who had
been Member of' Parliament, went to his long
home. , lie had boon patentee of an improved
method of making copper-sheathing for ships,
and was belioved to he wealthy. His manner
of living, plain with all comforts, never indi
cated vast wealth. His will was proved,a fort
night ago, and tho mere personalty, which is
wholly irrespective of his landed estates,
amounted to $8,000,000. Ho left $5,000 and
use of his famished house to his widow; $125,-
000 to each of four sons: $lO,OOO to a son in
Hew Zealand; $lOO,OOO to his daughter ;
$5,0()0 to his brother (tho executor;) and all the
rest, according to tho law and the fashion of
English primogeniture,to hisoldest son. Had
so wealthy' a man passed away from us, he
would haveßecn duly advertised. InEngland,
a few lines, without any glorification, simply
announce how his property was disposed of.
There is no surprise whatever at a trades
man’s having realized, in addition to his othor
wealth, the sum of $8,000,000 of personal pro
perty.
; InEDgland, tholeast ostentation is displayed
l)y the wealthiest. ‘ Some years ago, a Artaud
of ours dined at a private house in Manches
ter, the cotton-opolis of England, and among
the half dozen of whom tho company were
composed,—our friend, a man of letters, and
therefore poor, being the best dressed of the
lot—one owned live millions sterling; two
had three millions each'; a fourth bad two
millions: and tho host," comparatively poor
among such millionaires, was worth about
ono million. Hero * were £14,000,C00, or
$70,000,000, owned by five men, plain-spoken,
plain-mannered, and plainly-attired.
A RELIC,
[Forth© Press.]
Tho folly of visionary men often bocomea com
mon-placo, long aftor the origin of tho absurdity ia
forgotten. Hundreds daily refer to such things
without comprehending what they are talking
about. Since Sir John Franklin sailed on his
yoyago of discovery to the north polo, tho reforonco
to “ Symmea’s Holo” has bcoomo frequent—so fro
quont, in foot, that tho question has often boon
asked, “Whatis Symmcs’sholo?” Thoro Ison file
in tbo office of the Secretary of this Commonwealth
a printed circular from -Captain Syraraes to tbo
Governor of Pennsylvania, of which tbo following
is a litoral copy :
11 Light gives lig/tf, to light rlijcover”—»otl infinitum,
St. Louis, (Missouri Territory,) )
North America, Apl. 10, A. D. 1818. ]
"To all the world! ■ ‘'
“ I declare tho earth is hollow, and hubitnblo
Within} containing a number of solid concontriok
gphoros, ono within the other, and that it is opon at
tho holes 12 or 16 degrees; I plcdgo my lifo in sup
port of this trntb. and am ready to explore tho hol
low, if tbo world will support and aid mo in tho
undertaking.
(Signed) “Jxo. Clkvus Symmks,
“ Of Ohio, Into Captain of Infantry.”
■“ N. B ; —I have ready for tho press a treatise on
tho principles of matter, wherein I show proofs of
tho above positions, account for various phenomena,
and di&closo Hr. Darwin’s Golden Soorot.
“My terms arc tho patronago of this and tho
notv worlds.
“ I dedicate to my wife and her ten children.
“I seloctHr. S. I». Mitchell, Sir H. Davy, and
Baron Alexander do Humboldt, ns my protootore.
“I oak ono hundred bravo companions, woll
equipped, to start from Siberia in tho fall soason,
with roindocr and slays, on thoiooof tho frozen
son; I-engage wo find warm rich land, Btockod
with thrifty vegetables and animals, if not men, on
ronohing ono degree northward of latitude 82; wo
will return in tho suoceoding spring.” “J. C. S.”
Suoh was- tho theory widely promulgated by
Capt. Symmcs, n gentleman of education, but tho
roador will readily perceive, of erratic intellect.
At thotimoitwns published itcauscdconsidorablo
speculation and agitation, nnd, strange ns it may
appear at this day, tho theory bad its boliovers,
even among mon of scienco.
An idea somewhat similar to that of Captain
Symmos’s has boon published to tho world in our
own day. Andrew Jackson Davis, a spiritual me
dium of some notoriety, declared that tho atmos*
phoro which, alirroundß our world, and separates
us from the remainder of tho created univorse, was
open at tho North Polo; and that when tho spirit
was released from mortal clay, it rushed through
• thi? vacuum into tho full glories of u froo exist
ence. .Thus runs tho world away. In all agos
men havo rendered themselves conspicuous by their
absurd theories, and others havo mado themselves
mad by speculating upon and believing them. This
globe whioh wo inhabit, and which, as Pliny said,
is a mother to us, has been perverted by humanity
into bvorytbing, from a monstrous tortoUo to a
geological egg-shell hltad with smaller worlds.
, r Mr. James Foster, Sr., formerly a resident
of .this oity, .died in Cihoinnati on Soptember 6th.
At the time of the attack on Baltimore, he com
manded a company that was engaged in the notion
at North Point, and received the commendation of
his superior officers for his conduct.
[From the Penuflylvnma Packet and Daily Advertiser,
July 10th, 1788.]
GRAND
Federal Procefllon.
Philadelphia, July io,
On Friday tho 4th instant, tho oittEona of PWltt
dolphin celebrated the Dwlaration of INBEPEN
■niTfjpp mndo bv tho Thirteen Unitod States of
?n the 4th of Jnly, 1770, and the estnb
liSS Of THE CONSTITUTION or frame of
Government proposed by tho late General Conven
tion, and now solemnly adopted and ratiflod by
Ton of those Slates. _ _
Tho rising sun was saluted with a full peal from
Christ church ateoplo, and a discharge of oannon
from tho ship Rising Suu, commanded by captain
Philip Brown, anchored off Market streot, and
superbly decorated with the flags of various nations
Ton vesaols, in honor of tho Ten Stato3 of tho
"Union, wore drefised tuid arranged through tho
whole length of the harbour, each bohring a broad
White flag at tho matt head, inscribed with tho
names of tho States, respectively, in broad gold
letters—in the following order: Now Hampshire
opposite to tho Northern Liberties ; Massachusetts
to Vino street; Connecticut to Raco street; Now
Jorsoy to Arch street; l’onnsylvania to Market
streot; Delaware to Chestnut streot; Maryland to
Walnut stroet; Virginia to Spruco stroot; South
Carolina to Pino streot; nnd Georgia to South
streot. Tho ships at tho wharfs wore also dressed
on tho occasion, and as a brisk south wind prevailed
through the whole day, tho flags and pendanU
were Kept in full’display/.and oxhibited a most
pleasing and animating prospect;
According to ordors issued the day before, tho
several parts whioh wore to compose tho Grand
Procession, began to assemble at 8 o’olock in tho
morning, at tho intersection of South nnd lhird
St Nine Gentlemen, distinguished by white plumos
in their hats, and furnished with speaking trum
pets, woro suporintendants of tho procossion, vix :
General Mifllin, Gonoral Stewart, Colonel Proctor,
Colonoi Gurnoy, Colonel Will, Colonol Marsa, Ma
jor Moore. Major Lonox, and Mr. Poter Brown.
The differont companies of Military. Trades and
Professions had previously mot at different places
in tho city of their own appointment, whoro they
woro separately formed l»y their officers and con
ductors, and marched in order with thoir respective
flags, devices and machines, to tho plnco of gonoral
rendezvous. As these companies arrived in suc
cession, tho superintendents disposed of them in
tho neighbouring streots in such manner as that
they might easily fall into tho stations thoy woro
to occupy in forming the Gonoral Procession, ns
' they should bo successively called upon. By this
means tho most perfect ordor and regularity was
effectually preserved. • , „
After a strict roviow of tho streets of tho city, it
had. been dotormined that tho Lino of March should
bo as follows: To commence at tho intersection of
South and Third streets, thenoo along Third street
to Catlowhill street; thenoo up Callowhill streot to
Fourth streot; thenco along Fourth streot to Mar
ket street, and thonco to UNION GRI3KN, in front
of Bush-hill—William Hamilton Esquire, having
kindly offered tho spacious lawn, beforo his house,
at Bush-hill for tho purposes of tho day.
Tho Streot Commissioners had tho evomng be
fore. gono through the Line of March, dirootod tho
pavements to bo swept, tho trees to bolopt, and
all obstacles to be removed.
- About half aftor nine o’clock tho GRAND PRO
CESSION began to movo, of which tho following
is os correct a dotail os could be procured.
Twevo Axo-Men, dressed in whito frocks, with
black girdlos round thoir waists, and ornauionted
caps, beaded by Major Philip Pnncako.
Tho first City Troop of Light Dragoons, commanded
by Captain Miles *
111.
INDEPENDENCE.
John Nixon, Esq., on horseback, bearing tho Staff
and Cap of Liberty; under the Cap a silk Flag
with words, “ Fourth of July , 1770,” in largo
gold letters.
Fonr Pieces of Artillery, with a Dotacliment from
tho Train, commanded by Captains Morroll and
Fisher.
FRENCH ALLIANCE
Thomas Fitxsimons, Esq.; oh horseback carrying
a Flag of White Silk, having three Floeurs-dc
lys, and thirteen Stars in Union over tho Words
«Sixth of 1778,” in gold Letters. Tho
norso he rodo belonged formqrly to Count Koch
ambeau.
Corps of Light Infantry, commanded by Captain
A. G. Claypoolo, with tho standard of tho first
regiment.
VII.
DEFINITIVE TREATY OF PEACE.
Goorgo Clymor, Ebo.; on horseback carrying a
Stuff adorned with Olivo and Laurel. Tho
Words “Third of September, 1783,*’ in gold
letters pendant from tho Staff.
vnr.
Col. John Sheo, on horsoback, carrying ft Hag,
blue Sold, with ft laurol and an olivo wreath over
the words, “WASHINGTON, tiib Fbibnp of
ms Counthy” —in silver lotiors—tho staff adorn
ed with olive and laurel.
IX.
Tho City Troop of Light Dragoons, Captain Wil
liam Bingham, commanded by Major W. Jack
son,
Rtchard Bacho, Esq, on horseback, as a Herald,
attended by a trumpet, proclaiming a Now ./Era;
Tho words “Nkw JEha, in'gold letters, pendant
from the Herald’s staff, and the following line 3:
Peace o’er our land her olive wnnd extends,
Andwhitc-rob’d innoconcofromHcav’ii descends;
The orimes and frauds of Anarchy shall fail,
Returning justice lifts again hor scalo.
xr.
CONVENTON OF THE STATES.
Tho Hon. Peter Muhlenberg, Esq, on borsobnok.
with a blue flag—the words “SEVENTEENTH
OF SEPTEMBER, 1787,” in silvor letters.
XII.
A Band of Music performing a Grand March com
posed by Mr Alexander Reinaglofor tho occasion.
THE CONSTITUTION.
Tbo Honorablo Chiof-justico McKean,
Tho Jlou Judge Atleo. The Hon. Judgo Rush,
(in their Robes of Office.)
In a lofty, ornamented Car, in tbo form of a largo
Eagle, drawn by six horses, bearing tho CON*
STITUTION, framed, and fixed on a staff,
crowned with tbo Cap of Liberty—tho words,
“The PEOPLE,” in gold loiters, on the staff,
immediately under tho Constitution.
XIV.
Corps of Light Infantry, commanded by Captain
Itoysham; with tho stnndard of tbo lid regimont.
Ton Gentlomon, representing tho States that have
ratified the Federal Constitution; each bearing
a flag with the name of the state he represents,
in gold letters, nnd walking arm in arm, emblo
mntionl of tho Union, viz.
1. Duncan Ingraham, Esq; Now Hampshire.
2. Jonathan‘Williftina, juu, Esq; Massachusetts.
3. Jared Ingersol, Esq; -Connecticut.
4. Samuel Stockton, Esq; Now Jersoy.
6. James Wilson, Esq; Pennsylvania.
6. Col. Thomas Robinson; Delaware.
7. llou. J. E. Howard, Esq; Marylund.
8. Col. Febigor, Virginia.
9. W. Ward Burrows, E3q; South Carolina.
30. Georgo Meade, Esq; Georgia.
XVI.
Colonel William Willinms, on horseback, in ar
mour, boaring on his left arm a shiold, emblazoned
with the arms of the United States.
XVII.
Tho Montgomery Troop of Light Ilorso, command
ed by Captain James Morris. Eeo.
XVIII.
Tho Consuls nnd Representatives of foreign states
in alliance with America, in an ornamented Car,
drawn by four horsos.
Capt. Thomas Bell, with the ting of tho United
States of Amoricn.
Barbo do Marbois, Esquire, Vico Consul of Franco.
J. 11. C. Hcinckcn, lisquiro, Consul of tho United
Netherlands.
Charles Uellstedt, Esquire, Consul Gcnoral of
Sweden.
Charles W. Lecko, Esq, carrying tho flag of
Prussia.
Thomas Barclay, Esquire, enrrying tho flag of Mo
rocco.
Tho Hon. Francis Hopkinson, Esq., Judge of Ad
miralty, wearing in bis hat a gold anchor pen
danton a green riband, preoedud by tho regis
ter’s clerk, carrying a groon bag filled with rolls
of parchment, and having tbo word ADMI
RALTY in largo lottcrs on tho front of tho bag.
James Read, Esq, Register, wearing a silvor pen in
bis hat.
Clement Biddle, Esq., Mursball, carrying a silver
oar, adornod with green ribands.
XX.
Tbo Wardens of tho Port and Tonnago Officer.
XXI.
Collector of tho Customs and Naval Officer.
Peter Baynton, Esq. ? as a oitizen, and Col. Isaac
Mclchor as an Indian Chief, in a carriagc.'smoa
kingthocalurootof poacotogothor. The Sachem
magnificently dressod, according to the Indian
eustom.
Tho Berks county troop, consisting of 30 dra
goons, commanded by CajiUiin Philip Strubing.
Tho NEW ROOF, or GRAND FEDERAL EDI
FICE, on a oarriage drawn by ton white horses;
the dome supported by thirteen Corinthian colutnnß,
raised on pedestals proper to that order; tho friozo
decorated with Ihirtoon stars; ton of tbo columns
comploat, and throo loft unfinished—on tho pedes
tals of tho columns wore inscribed, in ornamented
cyphers, tho initials of tbo thirteen Amorican
States. On tbo top of tbo dome a liandsomo
cupola, surmounted by a figure of Plenty, boaring
hor cornucopia’s and othor emblems of her
character. Hound tho pedestal of tho edificoworo
these words —“ In union the fabric stands firm.”
This elegant building was begun and finished in
tbo short space of four days, by Mr. William Wil
liams & Co.
Tho Grand Edifice was followed by Arohitocts
and House-carpontcrs, in number four hundred and
fifty, carrying insignia of the trado, and preceded
by Messrs. Benjamin Loxley, Gunning Bedford,
Thomas Novel, Lovi Budd, JoflopUOgilby and Wil
liam Roberts,displaying designs in architecture, Ac.
Mr. Georgo Ingels bore the Ilouse-Carpeiuors
standard—tbo company’s arms proporly embla
zoned on a white field Motto—“ Justice and
Benevolence
To this corps, tho Saw-makers and File-cutters
attached themselves, headod by Mess. John ilar
£er and William Cook, and carrying a flag, with a
and and saw-mill saw, gilt on a pink fiola,
,0n the floor of tho Grand Eaifloo wore placed
ton chairs for tho accommodation of tongentleraen,
vl*; Mess. Hillary Baker, George Latiiuor, John
Wharton, John Nesbitt, Samuel Morris, John
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY/ SEPTEMBER 17, 1857.
Brown, Tench Frnnois, Joseph Anthony,- John
Clinlonof and Benjamin Fuller. Those gentlemen
sat ns representatives of the etizons at largo, to
wliom tho Fedoral Constitution was committed pre
vious to the notification. Whon tho Grand Edi*
fioo urrivod snfo nt Union tiroon, those gentlo-,
men gavo up their scats to the Uoprosentatiyes of tho,
States, enumerated above in Article XVi-who en-,
torod tho Tcmplo, and hung their'flags on: the,
Corinthian columns to which tnoy respectively be
longed. In the evening, tile Grand Fdifico. with
tho ton Stntes now in union ) was broughtbuok in
Sroat triumph, and with loud huzzas, to tbo State-,
[ouso, in Chestnut streot, whore it now stahds. ;
XXV.
Tlio Pennsylvania Society of CINCINNATI,*
and Militia Officers.
XXVI
Corps of Light' Infantry, commanded by Captain
Rose with the standard of the sth regiment.
XXVII.
Tho AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, hoaded by
their President, Samuol Powoll, Esq. A flngborno
by Major Samuel Hodgdon.on a bufi-colored ground
in an oval comparlmont. Industry represented by
a Ploughman, driving a plough drawn by oxen,
followed at ft small distnneo by tho Goddess of
Plenty, bearing a cornuoopia in her loft and a sickle
in her right hand—in. tho back-ground, a view
of tin American .farm.-—Motto —“ Venerate the
Plough .”
XXVIII. 1 f
FARMERS, headed hy Richard Petors, Rlohard
Willing, Samuel Meredith, Isaac Warner, George
Cray, William Poltz, Burkhart and Charlcfe
Willing. Two ploughs, tho ono drawn by four
oxon, and dirooted by Richard Willing. Esq., in i
farmer’s drops, Mr. Charles Willing, in tho charaor
tor of a Plough Boy driving tho oxen; tho othor
drawn by two horsos, and directed by Mr. —»
by ft Sower, sowing
Fanners—Millers, Ac.
' XXIX.
Tho Manufaeturing.Sooiety, with the spinning and
’ carding-machines, looms, Ac. -
Mr. Gallaudot bearing atlag, the device ofwhioh
was a bcobivo, with hoes issuing- from it, standing
in tho beams of a-rising sun; the Hold of the Gag
bluo, and tho Motto—
" In its rays we shall feel new vigor.** ;
Writlon in golden characters.
Robert Ilaio, Esquire. •
Managor9 of tho Sooioty.
Subscribers to ditto. ;
Committoo for mannging tho rainufaoturing fund ;
Subscribers to tho manufacturing fund.
Tho carriage of tho manufactures is in length
thirty feet, in brondth thirteen feot, and the same
height, neatly covered with white cotton of.their
manufacture, and drawn by ten largo bay horses;
on this carriago was placed tho carding nmobine
worked by two persons, and carding cotton at tbp
rate of fifty (wnimla weight per day; next a spin
ning machino of eighty spindlos, worked hy a wq
man (ft nativo of A instructed in this city) drawing
cotton suitable for fine jeans or fodcral rib; On tho,
right of tho stapo was next placed a Lace loom, a
workman weaving a rich scarlet and whita livery'
laco; on tho left ft man weaving jean on a largo
loom, with a fly shuttle; behind tho looms was fii*
cd the apparatus of Mr. llowson, printing Muslins
of an elegant chintz pattern, and Mr. Lang de
signing ami cutting prints for shauls; on tho right
was seated Mrs. Ilcwson and hor four daughters,
pencilling a piece of very neat sprig'd ohlnt* qf
Mr. liowson’s printing, all dressed in cottons cf
thoir own manufacture: on tho hack part of tlio
oarriago, on a lofty stnlF, was displayed tho calico'
printers flag, in tho contor thirteen stars in a bliio
field, and thirtcon rod stripes in ft white field; roufld
tho edges of tbo flng worq printed thirty-soven
different prints of various colours, ono of .thorn ift
very elegant bod furniture chintz of six colours, frs
specimens of'printing dono at Philadelphia.—
Motto—
“ May tho Union Government protoot the manu
focturos of America. i
Then followed tho Weaver’s flag, a rampant lion
in a green floltf, liolaing n aliuttlo in his doxtor
paw—Motto—
“ May government protect us.”—
Bohind tho flag walked tho weavers of tho factory,
accompanied by other citizens of tho same trade,
in number about one hundred.
Tho ootton card roakors annexed thomsolvos to
this socioty.
XXX.
Corps of Light Infantry, commanded by Capt.
Robinson, wjthjtho of the Oth reglmont,
The Marino Society.
Cflpt. William Greenaway, carrying a globe,
supported by Captain Heyshnm and Alborson, with
epy-glafises in their lmndß
Ton Captains, five abreast, with quadrants, rep
resenting tho Ton States that huvo joinod tho
Union; viz.
John Woods Robert Botliol
John Aslunoad William Allen
William Miller William Tnnnor
Samuel llowoll Lec.-on Simons and
John Soudor Gcorgo Atkinton ;
Members of the socloty, six abroast, with trumpets,
gpy.glassos, oliarta, and sundry other implements
of tuolr profession, woaring badges in thoir hats,
representing a ship—B9 in number.
XXXII.
THE FEDERAL
SHI P^UNION.
Mounting twenty guns, commanded by John
Greon, Esq. ; Captain S. Smith, W. Dolohar,
and Mr. Morcor, Lieutenants; four young
boys in uniform as Midshipmen; tho crow,
including officers, consisted of 23 men. Tho
ship Union is 33 feot in length, her width and
depth in duo proportion, llor bottom is tho barge
of tho ship Allinnuo, and tho sumo barge whioh
formorly bolongod to thoSorapis, nnd was takon in
tho raemorablo engagement of Cupt. Paul Jones,
of tho Bon Hoiumo Richard with tho Borapis.
Tho Union is a master-picco of elegant workman
ship, perfectly proportioned and comploat through
out; decorated with einbloumtioai carving, and
finished ovon to a stroke of tho pnintor’s brush.
And whnt is truly astonishing, sho was begun mul
compleated in less thon four days, viz. begun at II
o'clock on Monday morning, tho 30th of Juno, and
on tho field of rendezvous on Thursday evening
following, fully prepared to join in tho Grand Pro
cession. Tho workmanship and appoarauco of this
beautiful object commanded universal admiration
and anplnuso, and did high honor to tho artists of
Philadelphia, who wero concerned in hor construc
tion.
Tho ship was followed by
Tho Pilots of tho Port.
With their Boat, (named “ThoFodornl Pilots,”)
undor tho command of Isaac Roach ; who shenr’d
along-sido tho ship Union at tho place appointed,
anil put Mr. Michael Dawson on board as pilot;
then took his station with bis boat in tho proces
sion, nnd on her arrival attended and took tho
pilot off again.
Boat Builders.
A frame representing a boat builder’s shop, 18
fcot long, 8 wide, and 13 high, mountod on a car
riage.
Tho whole mnehine was contrived with groat
skill,nnd drawn by four bright bay horses,belonging
to and under tho ennduot of Mr. Jacob Toy, of tbo
Nortborn Liberties, followed by 40 bout builders,
headed by Mess. Bowyer Brooks and Warwiok
Halo.
Snil*Mnkow.
A Flag, carried by Cnptnin Joseph Rico, repre
senting tho inside viowof u Sail-Loft, with masters
and mon at work; on tho top 13 stare ; in the fly
5 vessels—Motto—** filar/ Commerce flourish , and
Industry he rewarded*'' Followed by a nurnbor
of masters, journeymen, nnd apprentices.
Ship Carpenters,
Headed by Moss FranoisGrico, and John Nor
ris, with tho draft of a ship on tho stocks, and
cases of instruments in their bands; a flag bearing
ashipontho stocks, carried by Manuel Eyres,
Esq.; supported by Mcfs. Harrison, Rice, Brew
ster, and Humphreys: followod by innst makers,
'caulkers and workmen, to tho amount of 330, all
wonring a bndgo in their hats, representing n ship
on tho stocks, and a green sprig of whito oak.
Ship Joiners.
Nicholas Young, conductor, his son carrying a
cedar staff before him; Robert McMullen, master
workman; William MoMullon, and Samuol Ormcs,
carrying tbo company's arms on a flag, viz. A bin*
naolo and hencoop, orookod plains and othor tools
of that profession, proper; 13 stripes, and 33
stnrs, 30 in full splendor. Motto,!/// these we
suppoit our Fumi/icSy” Followed by 2j of the
trade, wearing cedar brandies in thoir liats.
Ropomakers and Shin-olmndlers.
Tho flag oarriod in front by Richard Tittermary;
representing a ropo yard, with ton men spiunlng;
and three standing idlo, with thoir hemp around
thoir waists; cmblomationl of tho present situa
tion of tho Thirteen States, with a motto—“ filay
Commerce flourish !—Noxt in front, us londors,
wore John Tittermary, sen., and Goorgo Goodwin,
being tho oldest belonging to tho calling.
Merchants and Tradors.
Their standard wus tho flng of a Morolmntship
of tho United States—in tho Union wore ton il
luminated stars, and threo traced round in silver,
but not yet. illuminated—on one sido of tho flag a
ship, tho Pennsylvania, with an inscription, 4th
July, 1788. On tho rovorso of tho flag a globe,
over which was inscribed, in a scroll, *‘ Par tout
Ic viond .” Tho staff, on which tho flng was dis
played, terminated in n silver Cono, on which was
a ring susnending a Mariners compass. Tho stan
dard was norno by Mr. Jonathan Nosbit, preced
ing tho merchants and traders.
Thos. Willing. Esq., attended by thoir commit
too, Messrs. Charles ruttitt, John Wilcooks, John
ltoss, and Tench Coxo.
Tho body of tho merchants and traders.
Next followed tho clerks and apprentices of tho
merchants and traders, preceded by Mr. Snin
tongo, bearing a largo lodger.
Corp 3 of Light Infantry, commanded by Cnpl.
Sprout, with the standard oftho fourth regiment.
1 -- ‘nrc AVH Tsl>/ir.'i‘f-.'r,.v*n
TKADES AND PIIOFKFfiION#
N. B. Tho order of tho sovornl trades, oxcopt
llouso Carpenters, and those concerned in tlio con
struction and fitting out u ship, wo3 determined by
Sot. t
XXXlll.—Cordwainors,
A carriago drawn by four horses, representing a
Cordvrniner’s shop, in which were six men actually
at work; the shop hung round with shoes, boots, Ao.
Mr. Alexander Ivuthcrford, Conductor.
Mr. Elisha Gordon, and Mr. Martin llish, Assist
ants,
followed by a committoo of nine, threo abroast.
Mr. James Itonoy, Junior, standard-bearor.
Tho standard—The Cordwainors’ Arms, on a
crinißon field; above tho arms, Crispin, holding a
laurel branch in his right hand, and a scroll of
pnwhmont in his left.
Threo hundred oordwalners following, six abreast,
each wearing a while leathern apron, embellished
with tho company’s arms, richly painted.
XaXlV.—Coach Painters,
AVith a flag ornamontod with the insignia of tho
art, carried by Mr. , followed by ton of tho
Erofcssion, carrying pallits and ponoils in their
anda.
XXXV* —Cabinet and Chainnnkors.
Mr. Jonathan Gottolow, carrying tho eoalo and
dividers; Mr. Jododiah Snowdon, with tho rules
of architecture; four of tho oldestmastora; Mr.
James Loo, attended by threo masters, bearing
tho standard, or cabinet-makers arms, ologantly
painted and gilt on a blue field, ornamented with
thirteen atars ? ton of which wore gilt, the other
tKrfto unfinished; bolow tho arms, two hands
uhlted. Motto:
’ "l 1 “ Ry unity we support society,"
Tho masters, six abreast, wearing linen aprons,
and bucks tails in their bats.
The work-shop, seventeen foot long, by nine fool
night inolies wide, and fourteen feot high, on a
carrlngo drawn by four horses—at oach ond of tho
shop ten stars —two signs, ineoiibed, “Foderal
Uabinot and Ohuir Shop,” ono ou oacli side. Mr.
John Brown, with journeymen and apprentices at
work in the shop.
! XXXVl.—Brickmakers.
(tarrying a largo ilng of greon silk, on which
wa.l represontod a briok-yard, hands at work, a
kila burning—at ft littlo distance, a Foderal oity
buyding. Motto:
“ It was found hard in Egypt,
• ■’ “ But tkis prospect makes it easy."
- Ton mnstor brickmoKcra, headed by Mr. David
Bose, Bon., and followed by ono bundled workmen
in freaks and trowsors, with tools, Ac.
X^XVII. —House, Ship, anil Sign Painters.
Arms, throo shields argent on a Hold azure;
crest, a hand holding a brush-propor. Motto:
“ Virtue alone is true nobility."
The stage .fourteen feot long by seven; on it a
mill for manufacturing colors, a glazing tabic,
wlthastono for grinding paint;
with pots, sashes, tools, Ac. Tho business on tho
stojjo conduoted by Messrs. Stride, Wells, Cowon,
Hovotor, nnd M’Elwoo. Flag borno by Mr. Fuus
,burg, as oldest palntor, supported by Mo a ?rs. Flin
mid Fullerton; tho rest of tho company inarching
pIJC abreast with gilded brushes, diamonds, gold
'hammers, glazing knives, &o. Sixty-eight in pro
'coMlon. , .
XXXVlll.—Porters.
by John Lawronco and GoorgoGroon, on
pa?h fide a jwrior, dressed with ft silk sash, load
ing# horse nnd dray, tlio horse richly decorated
With blue, white and red ribbands—on the dray
five barrels of suporflno flour, tho words ‘‘Fcedoral
Flour” painted on tho heuds of tho barrol, fol
lowed by John Jacobs and forty parlors—alight
blue silk standard borno by David Sparks, on
which wore exhibited ton stripes and thirtoen
stars, throe of them clouded, tho rest in itall splen
dor; also, ft horso and dray, with four barrels cm
tho dray, and a porter loading a fifth. Motto—
■ Mat/ Industry ever he meant aged.*'
The standard followed by a numbor of men nnd
the rear oU»«cd by Andrew Dryer find Josejji Gres
worn,
Tno five barrels of Fooderal Flour wero taken af
ter tho procession, and delivered to tlio overseers
for tho use of tho poor.
XXXIX-—Clock nnd Watchmakers.
Tho company's arms noatly painted on a silk
flag—Motto-*
“ Time Rules all Things."
Headed by Mr. John Wood, and followed by twen
ty-three members of tho company.
XL.—Fringe and Ribband Weavers.
Mr. John Williams, bearing a bluo staff, cappod
with n gilt ball, aoross tho staff ten wires, to
which wero Fuspondcd implements, and a great va
rloty of apeoimens of the art.
XLl.—Bricklayers.
Headed by Messrs. Nicholas Hicks, William
Johnson and Jacob Graff, with their uprons on. and
trowols in their hands—a flag with tho following
device:
Tho bricklayer’s arms—tho fiedoral city rising
out of a forest, workmen building it, and tho sun
illuminating it—Motto—
f Both Buildings and Rulers ate the works of
our Hands"
t Tho flag carried by Mess. Charles Bonder, Wil
liam Mnsn, and Joseph Wilds, with their aprons,
and sunpoftod by Menus. John Robbins, Peter Wag
lorn, Thomas Mitchell, John Boyd, Burton Will
lnoo/Mtobaol Groves, John Soudor, Edward Mc-
Kaighcn, Alexander MoKinloy, ten master brick
layors, with their aprons on, and their trowels and
plumb rujes In thoir hand3—followed by fifty-five
masters and journeymen, in thoir aprons, and Car-
Tying trowols in thoir hands.
XLII. Taylors.
'Preceded by Messrs. Barker, Stillo, Martin, and
Tatem, carrying a white flag, with tho company’s
arms in gold, supported by two Cnmola—Motto—
“ By Union onr Strength inn eases."
Followed by two hundred and fifty of tho trade.
XLI1I.» Instrument-makers, Turners, Wind
sor Chair, and Spinning-wheel makers. ,
Conducted by captain John Cornish, Mr. John
Stow bearing tho standard, tho turners arms, with
the addition of a spinning-wheel on ono sido, and a
Windsor chair on tho othor—Motto—
’ “By faith we obtain."
Messrs. George Stow and Michael Fox carrying
columns, representing tho several hranohosof turn
ing——Messrs. Anthony nnd Mason, with a groupo
of musical instruments, followed by sixty persons,
dressed in greon aprons.
XLIV. CARVERS and GILDERS.
Tho Carvers ami Gildors exhibited an orna
mental Car, on a fodoral plan, boing 13 feet by 10
on tbo floor, on whioh woro orcotod 13 Pilasters,
richly ornamented with carved work, tho bonds of
ton gilt, and lnbolled with tho names of tho sot oral
states Arranged as they onmo Into tho federal union,
tho remaining threo left portly finished; about
throe feotf nbovo tho floor a level rail united to
the pilasters, denoting tho equality or tho subjects.
hofoyo the oar walked tho artists of tho several
bronchos, preceded by Mr. Cutbush, sh ip-cur vor,
und Afr.’flGybbldsiinrlMr. Jogiess, house, furniture,
and coach-carvers. with youug artists goiug boforo,
decorated with blue ribbands round their uectcs, to
whioh wero suspended medallions, blue ground,
with ton burnished gold stars, ono bearing a figure
of Cores, ropresouting Agriculture; another Pamo,
blowing hor trumpet, announcing to tho world
tho Federal Union; tho middle ono carrying a
Corinthian column cumpleto, oxpressivo of tho da*
mo3tio branehes of curving. In the ear was a num
ber of artists at work, superintended by Mr. lUtsh,
ship-carver.
XLV. Coopers.
Lod on by Mr. Daniel Dolbc—an elegant flag,
bonring tho Coopers arms, embellished with 13 stars
—Motto—
“ May Commerce flourish —Lore a? Brethren."
Supportort by Messrs. W. King, It. Bubo, and
John Loueh, followed by ono hundred ami fifty
coopers, in whito loathern aprons, and wearing
badges in their bats, representing tho tools of tho
trade.
XLVI. Plane-makers.
Mr. William Martin in front, boaring tbo stand
ard, whito field, a smoothing piano on tho top ; de
vico, a pair of spring dividers, throo planes, a orace,
ft aquaro, ami gauge, followed by eight plane
makors—Motto—
» Truth, 11
XLVII. Whip and Cane Manufacturers.
A mnehino on a carriage—a boy on it at work
plaiting a whip, followed )>y Mr. John M’Calister.
and his journeymen, carrying several nrticlos of
tho trade. On tho top of tho uiuoliino a ting, with
this motto—
• “ Let us encourage our own Manufarhnes."
XLYIII. Black-smiths, White-smiths, • and
Nailers.
A mnehino drawn by nine horses, representing
tho Federal Black-smiths, White-smiths', and Nail
ers manufactory, being a framo of 10 by 15 foot,
and 9 foot high, with a real ohitunoy oxtending .*»
feet above tho roof, and furnished for uso. In front
of tho building threo master Black-smiths, Messrs.
Nathaniel Brown, Nicholas Ifess, and William
Perkins, supporting the standard, clogantly orna
monted with tho Smiths’ arms—Motto—
“By Hammer in hftnd x all Arts do stand. 11
Tho manufactory was in full omploy during tho
procession.—Mr. John Minglor, and his assistant.
Christian Keyaor, blaok'-smith, complentcd a set
of plough irons out of old swords, worked a sword
into a sicklo, turned several horso shoos, and per
formed aoveral jobs on douiand.
Mr. John Goodman, jun., Whito-smith, finished
acomplcto pair of plyers, » knife, and somo ma
chinery, with other work, on demand.
Mess. Andrew Fessingor aud Bonjamin Brum
niol. forged, finished and Fuld a considoiablo num
ber of spikes, nails, and bioad tuck a.
Tho wnole was under tho conduct of Mes3icim
Godfrey Gobbler, David llendcreou, Goonro God
dard, Jacob Eslor, Lewis l’rahl, and Jacob Eckfelt,
aud followed by two hundred brother Black-smiths,
White-smiths aud Nailers.
NLTX. Coach-mnkers.
Preceded by Mr. John Bringhurst, in a plueton,
drawn by two horses, and bearing u draft of a
coach on ft white silk Hag.
L. Potters.
A Hag, on which vtt3 noatly painted ft kiln burn
ing, aud several men at work in tho different
branches of tho business—Motto,
u The, Potter hath Power over his Clay.”
A four wheel'd carringo drawn by two lioisos, on
which was a Pottor’s whocl and men at work, a
number of oups, bowls, mugs, dc., woro made
during tho procession; tho enniage was followed
by twenty potter?, headed by Messrs. Christian
Piercy and Michael Gilbert, wonting linen aprons
of American manufacture.
LI. Hatters
Led by Mr. Andrew Tyhout.
The standard borne by Mr. John Gordon, vi/.:
On ft white field a bat in band, on each sido a
tassel hand; tho crest, a beaver—Motto, on a
crimson garter, in gold lottcrs—“ With the in
dustry of tho heaver we support our rights;’' fol
lowed by ono bundled and twenty-four hatters.
LII. Wheelwrights.
A stago drawn by two horses, with five men
working upon it; mnking a plough, and a speed
for a wagon whool. Tho standard a bluo Hug—
Motto —
“ The United Wheelwrights.”
Followed by twenty-two of tho trade, headed by
Messrs. Conrod Bohrmnn and Nicholas Been.
LIII. Tin-plate Workers.
Picceded by Joseph Finaur and Martin lliser,
carrying by turns, a flag, bearing the arms of the
company pioporly emblazoned—followed by ton
workmon in green aprons.
LIV. Skinners, Brecches-Makcrs and Glovers.
Headed by Mossrs. John Lislo and George
Cooper; ono carrying in bis hand a boatntng
knife, and tho other a paring knife—The standard
borne by Mr Shreincr, viz. on one side a doer,
and below it a glovo; on tho other n golden Jlcceu,
nnd bolow u pair of breeches. Motto—
-11 May our Manufacture he ei/ual in its Con •
sumption to its usefulness.”
Followed by fifty-eight of tho trade in buckskin
breeches and gloves, and wearing bucks tails in
their hats.
To these Mr. Joseph Rogers, parchment and glue
manufacturer, attached himself.
LV. Tallow-chandlers.
Mr. Richard Porter, master. Two standards:
First, the company’s arms, mi a bluo Hold, trimmed
with white, three doves with olivo brunches; ovor
tho urinSj iin angel bearing St. John Uaptist’s head;
on oaoh sido two bluyJng lamps. Motto:
"Let your Light so shine."
second standard, a representation of a chandollcr
of thirteen bronchos, ft lighted candlo in each, and
thirteon silver stars in a half oirole. Inscription—
“ The Stars of America a light to the World."
Motto, at tho bottom of the chandelier,
“ United m One.”
Iho uniform blue iinil whito cockade?, hluo
aprons bound with whito, and a dovo jinintod in
tho mulalo of each; a white rod surmounted by
nn ohvo branch, in each person’s hand. Twenty
in number.
LVI. Victuullery.
-A with this Inscription.
“ The Death oj Anarchy and Confusion shall
feed tho Poor and Hungry.'*
Two axe-men preceding two stately oxen, weigh
ing 3,000 lbs. Ten boys dressed in whito, five on
the tight and five on the left of tho oxen, carrying
small Hags, with tho names of tho States that have
ratified tho federal constitution; two clearer men,
a Band of Music.
Philip Hal!, Georgo Wel
nor, 1 map Odenhcimor and Conrad Iloff; followed
oy cignty-six master victuallers, all drowsed in
white. Ihe oxen to bo killed, tho hide's and
tallow to bo sold for bread, and given with the
meat to the Poor. “
LVII. i’l'intci's, -Book-binders and Stationers.
tw'm 8 !! n , in ° f ?f l a 'J, unro - drawn bv four horses.
Set? ‘ho iodoral printing press corn
cob iiS;.,’ w a ( otW .™P ,0 “«nt< ameoaiy to
the business, by ten printing offloos united. On
tho stngo men at work, m tho different branchbs of
tho pretension, Mr. Durant, in tho character of
Mercury, in a whito dross, ornniuoiited with r»d
ribbands, having real wings affined to bis head and
feet, and a garland of blue and red dowers round
bis temples. During tbo piooession tho pressmen
wero at work, and struck-off many copies of tha
billowing Odo, composed for tho occasion by P
Ilopkiiison, esquire.
TII E ODE.
Oil for a muso of flro! to mount tbo skies
And to a lUt’uing world proclaim—
Behold! behold! au empire rise!
An Jb'.tn mnv, Time, m he flies,
Hath enter'd in the book of Fame.
On AUeglmny’s tow’ring heai\
Echo shall stand—tho tidings spread
And o’er tho lakes, and misty Hoods around.
An Aha new resound.
See! where Columbia sits nlono,
And from hor star-bespangled throne
Beholds tho gay Procession move along,
Aud hears tho trumpet, and the choral song—
She hears her Sous rejoice—
Looks into futuro times, aud sees
> Tbo Jftmi’rous blessings llo&y’n decrees,
And with iicn plaudit joins tho gon’ral voice.
!!i Ti ,V loDo! my Sous.” she cries,
In war are valiant, and in Couneil wise:
Wisdom and Valor shall my rights defend,
And o’er my vast domain those rights extend.
‘ Bh all nourish —Genius stretch her wing.
n, i t ; v ' e stT ‘»ns Columbia Muses aiog;
health orown the Arts } aud Justice clean her
scnles,
“ Cojnwiercr her pond’rous ancliorwclgh,
“ Wide spread her nails,
“ And in far distant seas her flag display.
‘ ‘ Sly Sons for Freedom fought, nor fought in vain •
u But found a naked Goddess was their gaio • 1
“ Good Government alono can shew tho Maid,
“In roboa of social nAriMNPsa array’d.” 1
Hail to this Festival • all hall tho Pay!
Columbia's Standard on her Roof displaj',
And let the Pkoplk’s Motto over bo,
*‘ United thus, and tuus united FREE.’’
This Odo, togothor with ono in tho German lan
guage, fittod to tho purposo. and printed by Mr.
«lotnor, wore thrown amongst tho people as tho
Procession moved along.
Mr. W illiam Sellers, sonior. bearing tho Standard
of tho united Professions, viz. Azure, on a cho
veron argent, an American bald caglo volant,
between two reams of papor, proper be
tween three Bibles closed proper In chief,
porobod on tbo point of tho ehoveron, a dovo with
on ohvo branch, of tho socond. Supporters, two
Tamos, blowing thoir trumpets, eloathed with sky
blue flowing robes, spangled with stars argent.
Crest, a Bible displayed* proper, on a wreath azuro
and argent. Undor the esohutcheon two pens placed
3altiero ways, proper. Motto— I ‘We piotect mid
are supposed by Liberty." Aftor tbo standard,
masters of tho combined professions, followed by
journeymen and apprentices, eaoh carrying a scroll
tied with bluo silk binding, exhibiting tho word
“ Typogiaphrrf 1 illuminated by ton stars in
union—Fifty in the train.
LVIII. Saddlers.
A Saddler’s Shop dressed with saddlery, and a
vnvioty of roady-mado work, elegant American
plated furniture, Ao., drawn by two fine horses,
[n the shop Mr. Stephen Barrows and a numbor of
hands at work, ono of whom (having tho different
parts in rondiucss) complotcd a neat saddle during
tho Procession,
Tho standard carried by Messrs. Jehosapbat
Polk nnd John Young, was of green silk, with tho
company's arm’s elogantly painted and gilt—
Motto—“ Our Trust is in God" Tho compauy
was headed by Messrs. John Stephens and John
Marr—]\lr. William Ilaloy, silver-plater, joined
himself to this corps, carrying a Federal llit, of
his own workmanship.
IjIX. Stonc-cuttors.
Thrco apprentices beforo with tools, nnd two
with tho ordors of tho operative lod*;e, ono with
tho standard, in mason’s order; tho rest followed
with of polished murblu. Twenty in num
ber.
LX. Bread aud Biscuit Bakers,
A standard bearing the bread bakers' arms, pro
perly emblazonod—Motto—
May our Country never want Bread."
Headed by Mr. Geo. Mayer.
Bi-cnit bakers’ standard—a white flag with the
representation of a bako.houso and several hands
working in tho difforont branches of tbo business—
o■ Mott—
“May thcLcderal Govern incut revive our trade."
Mossrg. Thomas Hopkins and Mathias Landen
herger in front of twolve masters. Messrs. John
Pctors, senior, nnd William Echartclosdtl the rear;
each master currying a small pool. Thonumber of
bnkors in procession ono hundred and thirty.
LXI. Gun-smiths.
A stago erected upon a four wheel carriage,
drawn by four horses, being in length fourteen feet,
and in brondtb eight feet, with a motto in largo
Jotters on each sido, “ Faderal Armoury ,” with
a number of hands thoreon at work, employed in
different branches of tbo trado, conducted by two
senior musters, \iz. John Nicholson and Joseph
Porkins; Abraham Morrow bearing a standard at
tbo head of tho company, in rear of tho carriage,
tho standard docoratcd with sundry devices, re
presenting tho arras belonging to tho trado.
LXII. Coppor-smiths.
A oar fourteen by seven foot, drawn by four
hordes, with thrco hands at work at stills, and tea
kettles, under tbo direction of Mr. Bonjamin
Harbeson.
LXIIJ. Goldsmiths, Sivcrsmiths, and Jew-
William Ball, Esq., senior mombor. with an urn.
Standard-bearers, Messrs. Joseph Geo and John
Germaine, carrying a silk flag with tho silver
smiths’ arms on ono sido of it—Motto—
“ Justitia Virtutnm Retina."
And on tho rovorso tho Genius of America, hold
ing in hor hand a silver urn, with tho following
motto : a The purity, brightness, and solidity of
this metal is emblematical of that liberty which
've expect from tho new Constitution Her
head surrounded by thirteen stars, ten of them
very brilliant, representing the States which have
ratified; two of thorn loss bright, representing New
York and'North Carolina, whoso ratifications aro
shortly oxpeoted.
LXIV. Distillers.
On a etnndard of light bluo silk a still, worm
tub, and other implements of the business, neatly
painted: tho standard homo by Mr. Michael Shu
bert, and followed by twelvo distillers.
LXY. Tobacconists,
ITcadod by Mr. John Riley: Tho standard of
whito silk} a tobacoo plant with thirteen leaves,
ten in perfection, throo leaves not finished, a hogs
head of tobacco on one side of tho plant, a roll of
plug tobacco, bottle and bladder of snuff; over tho
plant on tho other sido aro thirteen stars, ten
silvered, and shining bright, tho other throo not
finished—carried by Mr. Thomas Leipor:—Motto—
“ Success to the 'Tobacco Plant."
Eaoh moinbor with a greeh apron and bluo strings,
a plumo of tho different kinds of tobacco leaves in
his hat, and different tools of his profession in his
hands. Conductors—Messrs. Hamilton, Few,
Stimblo, and Murphy. Hoventv in number.
Brass-founders.
Mr. Daniel King, in a car drawn hv four groy
horses, with emblematical colors, ami a furnneo
in blast during tho wholo procession. Tho motto
of the colors —
“ In rain the Earth her I'reasure hides."
Tho wholo was exeouted by Mr. King, at his
own expense
LXVII. Stocking Manufacturers,
Headed by Mr. Georgo Preying; thirty in num
ber; their colors whito, with a pair of bluestock
ings across, a cap above, finger mitt below, in
circled with a gilded heart, a gilded crown with
ton hornsor points; on each a bluo star, nbovoall—
Motto—
“ The Union of the American Stocking Manw
facturers."
LXVTII. Tanners and Curriers,
Tnnnors twenty-five in number, .led by Mr.
George Imib; carrying tho flag with tho company’s
arms—Motto—
“ God he with us."
Curriors, led by Mr. Georgo Onkloy. carrying
tho ilag with tho company’s arras—Motto—
“Spcs jlosttu Dens,"
Followed by thirty-four of the trade, each carry
ing a currying knife, and wearing a blue apron
and jean coatee of our now manufactory.
LXIX. Upholsterers,
Headed by Messrs. John Mason ami John Davi*.
In front a cushion, with its drapery, on which
fluttered a dovo with an olivubianch in its mouth,
and on its head a doublo scroll—Motto—
He Ltbeili/ thine,"
Followed by aeahtiolo soph a decorated
LXX. Sugar-refiners,
Conducted by tho Hon. Christopher Kucher, Cap
tain Jacob Lawerswylor. Mossra Bonjntnin Pen
ington, John Morgan, David Miciokcn, Adam
Cornman, and Jlonry Clause, wcuring black cock
ades, blue sashes, and whito aprons, with a blue
stamluid, urniH on a gold fluid, tho Cap of Liberty
op a stall* between two loaves of sugar—MottoA
“ Double refined in ft bluo fiold, thirteen stars,
crest, a lighted candioin a candlestick, on the foot
tho word pioof boncatli American Mnnufaetmcs.
ouuimonted with sugar cane?, followed by thiity
six with white aprons, on which wero painted
sugar loaves, marked ten, and bearing tho various
implomonts of tho business.
LXXI. Brewers.
Ton in number, headed by Reuben Jlaines, with
ton onr3 of barloy in their hats, and sashes of hop
vines. carrying malt-shovels and nmshing-oars ;
one dray loaded with malt and hops, and ono load
ed with two hogsheads and a butt, marked “ boor,
ale, portor,” with tho following inscription. i%pro
iter drink Jot Americans a standard carried by
ittko Morris, decorated with tho brewers arms';
Motto— home brew'd :s best ”
LX XII. Peruke-makers ami Barber Surgeons.
Preceded by Messrs. I’orrioj and Tautwino, full
dressed.
LXXI 11. Engravers.
Their armorial insignias (occasionally devised)
were—-On*on a Chevron, engrailed gules, (between
tt parallel ruler sabre, barred and studded of the
fust, and two gravers aaltor-ways azuro, handled
at tho third;) three plates; tho crest, a copper
plato on a sand-bag proper, inscribed underneath,
m largo capitals, ENGRAVERS.
LXXIV- Plaistorers.
LXXV. Brush-makers.
A whito flag, with a wild boar, and a bundle of
bristles over him; tho Motto—
“ Federal Trash Manufactory."
Tho flag carried hv Mr. Roger Frnhavnn, junr.
LXXVI. Stay-makers.
, Represented by Mr. Francis Serro, with his first
TWO CENTS.
U^man nn cl(i 2 a nt pair of ladies’
LXXVII
Corm of Light Infantry, rnimnan.led l.y Capt.
Koos, with tlio standard of tho 2d regiment.
I.XXVIII.
The Civil and Military Officers of Congress in the
City.
LXXIX.
The Supremo Executive^ Council of Pennsylvania.
Tho justices of tho Common Pleas and tho Ma-
gistrates.
fxxxi.
N Sheriff and Coroner, on horseback.
LXXXII.
Board of City Wardens.
City troaaurer, and secrotary to the board.
Clerks of tho markets, vrith standard, weights,
and measures.
Cohstablo of tho watch, with his two assistants,
bearing their stares.
i Music.
Twenty watchmen, with their flams decorated,
and in their proper dress.
Twenty silent watchmen, with theirstaves.
Watchmen, calling tho hour ton o’clock, and a
glorious star light morning.
Tho hour and stars alluded to tho ten States who
havo adopted tho Constitution.
LXXXIII.
Tho Streot Commissioners.
LXXXIV.
The gontlemen of tho Bar, headed by tho Ilonora*
ble Edward Shippen, Enquire, President of the
Common Pleas, and William Bradford, Esquire,
Attorney General, followed by tho Students of
Law.
LXXXV.
Tho Clorgy of tho different Christian denomi
nations, with tho rabbi of tho Jews, walking arm
iu arm.
LXXXYI,
g Tho College of Physicians, headed by their Pre
sident, Dr. John Rodman, and followed by the
studocts in physic.
LXXXVII..
Students of tbo University, headed by the Vico-
Provost, and of tho Episcopal Academy, and most
of tho schools in tho oity, preceded by their re
spective Principals, Professors, Masters, and Tu
tors, a smnll flog borno before thorn inscribed with
these words, “ The Rising Generation.”
LXXXYIII.
Tho County Troop of Light Horse, commanded by
Major W. Macphorson, brought up tho rear of
tho whole.
Major Fullerton attondod tho right wing, and
Col. Mentgcs tho left wing of tho lino.
Messrs. Stoneburner, Hiltzhcimer. and Jonathan
Ponroso furnished and superintended tho horses
forthe carriages.
This grand procession began to move from the
place of rendezvous about half-past nino (as was
before mentioned,) and tho front arrivod at Union
Green, iu frontof Bush hill, about half-past twelve.
The length of tho lino was about one milo and a
half, tho distance marched through about three
miles. As tho proceasiou came into Fourth streot,
captain David Zciglor and Liout. John Armstrong
had drawn up their company of continental troops,
and saluted tho procession as it passed, according
to military rule.
A vory largo circular range of tables, covered
with canvas awning 3, and plentifully spread with
a eold collation, had been prepared the day before
by the committee of provisions. In the center of
this spacious circle tho Grand Edifico was placed,
and tuo ship Union moored. Tho flags of the
consuls and other standards wero planted round
tho Ediflco.
As soon as tho rear of tho lino hnd arrived,
James Wilson, Esq., addressed tho pcoplo from tho
Federal Edifico in an eloquent oration.
Tho several Light Companies wero then drawn
off by Captain Iloysham to an eminence nearly
opposite, whoro they fired a Feu-uc*joia of threo
rounds, also three vollies, followed by three cbeare,
to testify their satisfaction on this joyful occasion.
After tho oration tho company went to dinner.
No spirit or wines of any Kind wero introduced,
American Porter, Beer, and Cyder, wero the only
liquors—with those were drank tho following
Toasts, announced by tbo trumpet, and answered
by a discharge of artillery—a round of ten to each
toast, and these wero in like mnnnor answered by
a discharge from tho Ship Rising Sun, at her moor
ings.
TOASTS
1. Tbo People of the United States.
2. Honor and immortality to the Members of the
late Federal Convention.
3. General Washington.
•t. The King of France.
6. The United Netherlands.
0. The foreign Powers in Alliance with tho Uni
ted Skates.
7. Tho Agriculture, Manufactures, and Com
merce of the United States.
S. The Heroes who have fallen iu Defence of our
Liberties.
9. May Reason, and not the Sword, hereafter
deoide all nutional Disputes.
10. The whole Family of Mankind.
It is impossible to bo precise in numbers on such
an occasion, but averaging several opinions, thore
wore about 0,000 in liuo of procession, and about
17,000 on Union Greou. , The green was entirely
cleared by 0 o’clock in tho evening, and tho edifice,
ship, and sevoral machines being withdrawn, the
citizens .toier/y retired to their respective homes.
Tho weather was t remarkably favorable fur tho
season—olowdy, without rain, and a brisk wind
from the south during the whole day. At night
tho ship Rising Sun was handsomely illuminated
in honor of this great festival.
As tho system of government (now fully ratified)
has been tho occasion of muoh presont joy, so may
it prove a source of future blessing to our country,
nnd tho glory of onr rising empire.
Published by Order ,
FRANCIS HOPKINSON,
Chairman of the Committee of Arrangement.
July 8, 1788.
Trouble at the Bergen Tunnel—Pat Dav,
but no Pay.—Monday was tho regular day for
paying off tho 1,200 workmen employed upon tho
tunnel of tho Now York and Erie Railroad at Ber
gen Hill, but Mr. Mallory, tho contractor upon
tho work, although holding good paper to tho
amount of §130,000, was un&blo, on account of tho
stringency of the money market, to raise but $35,-
000, with which to pay off tho workmen. This
caused much dissatisfaction, and tho men quit
work. It had been anticipated, for a long
time, that on this pay-day there would bo a
revival of the war between tho Connaught
men and tho Munster men, known as Corko
ninns. Intimations to this effect have been
made. About threo weeks ago, so great was tho
probability of nn outbroak betweon these two fac
tions, that Mayor Carpentor, of the city of Hudson,
orgauizeda police forco to suppress any trouble at its
commencement. It i 3 now oxpected that there will
bo difficulty. A special meetingof the Board of Al
dermen of tho city of Hudson was held lnstovening,
at which Mr. Mallory, the contractor, and tho Ro
man Catholic priest wore present for consultation.
To-day a largo polico force is being organized, and
Sheriff Beatty has mado a requisition upon all the
military of thocounty to ho in readiness if wanted.
Mr. Moran, the President of the Now York and Erie
Railroad Company, was on tho ground to-day, and
addressed soveral hundred of the workmen, explain
ing to them tho nature of tho embarrassments un
dor which Mr. Mallory is laboring. These expla
nations wero favorably received by a large portion
of tho workmen, and up to a lato hour last evening
no riotous demonstrations were made; iho men,
left free by tho suspension of operations, assembled
at tho stores and talked over their grievances, and
a disposition was manifested to mako the best of
their misfortunes. If liquor could be kept away
from them, there is little fear of any outbreak oc
ourring. Thq strong precautionary measures
adopted by tho authorities, it is supposed, have
also had tho effect to discourage a riotous spirit.—
New York Daily Times of Wednesday.
The Richardson Defalcation.—lt seems that
tho defalcation of the lato Gen. Jacob Richardson,
Mr. Fillmoro’s collector of tho customs at Oswego.
N. Y„ is destined to prove onormous. The Syra
cuse (X. Y.) Standard has been looking into the
case, concerning which it remarks (on tho ."d inst.)
as follows:
The testimony ndduced in this caso, whioh has
boon under investigation beforo Judgo Pratt for
several months, discloses a rotten condition of af
fairs. Already, tho Albauy Knickerbocker says,
tho deficit rouchcs $130,000, but Marsha! Mott is
confident that the aggregate will exceed $200,000.
Mr. Richardson was appointed collector by Presi
dent Fillmore. In the month of July. 1854, he
was indicted in tho United States Court for tho
northern district of New York, for being a defaulter
to a large amount. JIo was arrested and held to
bail, Jcs>o Bennett and Morris Bennett becoming
his suroties in the sum of $ lit. 000. Immediately on
being released ho lied to Kingston, Canada West,
where he shoitly afterwards died. Tho United
States immediately commenced tho prosecution of
his bondsmen, who aro said to be abundantly nhlo
to meet the deficiency for which they became
liable.
Mississippi.—Among the resolutions adopted at
a meeting of tho Democracy of Attala county, held
on tho 28th nit , were the following:
“a, Juiolved, That wo still have unabated con
fidence in tho Administration of James Buchanan ;
thatit is based upon the principles laid down in tho
Cincinnati platform, ami will be carried out in
good faith as enunciated in liis Inaugural Address,
looking to the great end and object of the Consti
tution—to wit: justice aud equality to every sec
tion of tho Union.
a d. Resolved, That we have unabated confi
dence in the integrity and fidelity of tho Hon.
•Jucob Thompson, uud tho other members of tho
cabinet to tho South, and regard tho fact of their
retaining their seats in the cabinet as an carnet
that tho Administration is truo to the* Constitution
and tho South, and to tho great principles laid
down in the platform of the convention which nom
inated Mr. Buchanan, to tho faithful execution of
which he unreservedly pledged himself. ’
Tho Rev. Dr. Backus, of Bethlehem. Connecticut,
was a man of pow’er as well as ot eccentricity. He
had a habit of dropping tho thread of his dis
course, and dolneiing. hunsolf of , any thought
that suddenly struck him lhus, throwing up his
spectacles, and leaning his elbows on tho Bible und
his chin on bis hands ho would break out: ••Scau
dul! I’ll tell you what scandal is! Brother Smith
has heard something about brother Jones, but it
was told to him under a pledge of great secrecy;
and he finds it so hard to keep it all ulono that ho
trios to find some ono to help him, and he im
parts it to neighbor Jennings, and it proves too
weighty for their unitod capacities to boar, and
they soon manage to aharo it with brother Fraser:
and so it spreads from one to another, till at last
Polly Downs hears of it, and then, whew! away it
goes, and evorybody knows it. Aud that’s fuau
dal ”
“Pray, MissC., ,> said a gentleman the other
ovoning, “ tvliy are the ladies so fond of ofli
•ers? ,> “How stupid,” replied MissC.; “is
it not perfectly natural and proper that a lady
shwid like a good offer-* irU*
NOTIC£'TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Correspondents for “ Trj Pbess” will please bear in
mind tbe following rules : -
Every communication must be accompanied by the
name of the writer. Iu order to insure correctness ia
the typography, but one ride of a fcheei should be
written upon,
We shall bo greatly obliged to gentlemen in Penasyl
vania and other States for contributions giving the cur
rent news of the day in their particular localities, the
resources of the surrounding country, the increase of
population, and any information that will be interesting
to the general reader.
GENERAL NEWS.
T here seems to be a reasonable prospect of
netting the Franklin railroad in running order be
loro !°ng The new proprietors, Messrs. Worrell,
Dull, & Jones, have mado very liberal propositions
to the people of the two counties in which the road
hesj atidwo entertain scarcely a doubt, says the
» alley Spirit , of yesterday, that their offers will
oo speedily accepted. Wo hoar that the iron is
contracted for, and that all these enterprising
gentlemen ask our people to do, is to subscribe
!iw“ S ., to W for haying it down. They want
nn/w i! dollars subscribed in this county
in a.wJi! 15 Count - Md., or thirty thousand
;i e understand they offer stock at eighty
Thiv 'i 011 ”’ or SJO » P er shar « of ml
1'.22 H to run cars from Chambersbnrg to
of T° ?’ 1 UI ! ? olt day, if tbo peSpla
of franklin take without delav t„ A.,
amount of thirty thousand dollars^
An election for thirteen directors of the
hold on C «, C t tel > ' a ,' i ley B ? n V' “1 Coatesville, was
i ay lu3t ’ wben the f “»o«in g persons
were chosen, by a vote ranging from 194 to 275*
At™ ™ G l bbons, Nathan Baker, E. S. M’Cau
ghey, \\ illiam Dripps, Henry G. Thomas. John
Wagner, barauol SJokom, Isaac Hayes, Hugh E
Steelo, J. King Grier, Charles Downing, Caleb
Pierce, Lewis Maxton. The Village Record savs *
“It is understood that A. Gibbons, Jr., will*be
chosen president of the bank; and we learn that
Mr. Ihhng. of Parkesburg, Mr. Enoch Harlan, of
Doe Run, and Mr. Brown, teller in one of the
Lancaster banks, and some others, are spoken *f
for cashier. The banking-house is under roof,
andsome of the engravings for the notes have been
executed.”
The failure of the very old and respectable
house of Philip Allen & Sons, of Providence, has
been announced by telegraph. The senior partner
of tho firm is widely known, being now. as for
many years, a member of the United States Senate,
fho immediate cause of tho disaster, says the Bos
ton Courier . wa3 the failure of Frederick G. Swan,
of New York. Their liabilities have been greatly
G ? A gg e ratod, but it is impossible to state their pre
cise amount. Tho assets, under ordinary circum
stances would largely exceed the indebtedness,
and creditors will certainly sustain no loss. The
roporfc m the New York papers that Zachariah
Allen had failed is incorrect.
A stable and ten-pin alley attached to
Snyder’s tavern in East King street, Lancaster
City, wero destroyed by fire on Sunday evening
last. The fire was discovered about nine o’clock
and in a short time the buildings—which wero
frame—were enveloped in flamc3. A horse in tho
stable was burned to death. The fire was doubt
less the work of an incendiary. On Monday night
the frame building over the beer vault of John
Hagg, in South Prince street, was also set on fire
and burned to the ground. Tho loss is considers
ble.
Tho Pontotoc (Miss.) Examiner , of the 4th
instant, contains a long’ account of the summary
execution of Jefferson Gray, by a large party of
men, many of them, it is stated, fespectablo citi
zens. A week previous Gray murdered Robert
Abernathy, a worthy and respectable citizen of the
southern part of the country. Abernathy was
found dead in his corn field with twelve bucK-shot
in his back. Suspicion fastened upon Gray, who
at the time, with his wife aad child, was living
with Abernathy, and ho was forthwith apprehend
ed. He made a full confession.
Tho following is a list of the killed and
wouDded during Col. Sumner’s late battle with
the Cheyenne Indians: Wounded—Lieut. J. E.
B. Stuart, Ist cavalry, company G; sergeant G. C
McCowen, Ist cavalry, company D; private Frank
Freer, Ist oavalry, company B; private Frank
Piot, Ist cavalry, company B; private Thomas
Wilson, Ist cavalry,'company D; private Wm.
Taylor, Ist cavalry, company E; private James >l.
Cook, Ist cavalry, company O; private George
Cade, Ist cavalry, company G. Cade has since
died of his wounds. Tho others are recovering.
The Steuben Festival projected by the Ger
man residents of Richmond, Va.. with the object of
raising funds towards erecting a monument in me
mory of the gallant revolutionary soldier, Baron
Steuben, took place in that city on Tuesday. Tbo
scene of tho festival was at Belleville, one milo
west of the city. A military and civic procession,
gymnastic exercises by the Turners, singing, an
culogium on Baron Steuben, and a dinner, with
tbo usual accompaniments, formed the programme
of the festival, which was one of pleasant, social
enjoyment.
The United States District Court, for New
Jersey, Judge Dickerson presiding, met at Trenton,
on Tuesday. The only case before the Court was
that of the libell ng of the steamboat Miantonomi,
a vessel plying between Philadelphia and Salem,
by Wm. W. Ingraham, for services as pilot,
amounting to $719,25. James Wilson, E?q., ap
peared for tbe libellant, and William Halsted. of
Trenton, and Charles M. Neal, of Philadelphia,
for the owners of the Miantonomi. The case wa3
not concluded.
Geo. S. Abraham, a custom-house broker
and special agent for Baring Brothers, was arrested
at Boston on Tuesday, charged with forging in
voices, thereby defrauding the United States re
venue. It is alleged that lie altered tbe figures of
the invohes to swear to their correctness at tho
custom-house, and after the dnties were paid, re
stored them. The goods were then sent to New
York importers, who paid the bill?, he pocketing
the difference.
Tho storm of wind and rain which set in at
Wilmington, N. C., on Friday last, continued with
great violence for forty-eight hoars, doing con
siderable damage on land and water. The barque
Colin Mcßea. from Liverpool, with salt, was driven
ashore, and will bo a total loss, but insured. Seve
ral other vessels were also driven ashore. On Sun
day tho gale was also very violent at the City
Point and Richmond, Virginia.
We learn that three cargoes of wheat, about
30,000 bushels, were sold in Joliet, Illinois, on Sa
turday last, at the low price of forty cts. per bushel.
This is a great sacrifice, but the reason of the low
salo was that the fanners of the vicinity clubbed
together to ship their own wheat, got it to Joliet
and were forced to sell at forty cents. Wheat in
Milwaukee on Saturday was seventy and seventy
three cents, with very light sales.
Mr. J. W. Griffith, the editor of the United.
States Nautical Magazine, made the calculation
and scientific drawings embraced in Mr. Donald
McKay’s model for the proposed sloop-of-war, and
received thorefor $7OO in two hills of $lOO each,
and one bill of $5OO. On the passage to New
York Mr. Griffith had his pocket picked of tho
wholo.
On Tuesday night three brick warehouses,
corner of 17th and Cary streets, Richmond, Va ,
were destroyed by fire. The corner building was
owned by B. B. Noosby, of Norfolk, and wa3 not
insured, and was unoccupied; the other two by
Elijah Baker, and were insured but unoccupied.
Lo.>3 estimated at $15,000.
Font Hill, on the Hudson, near Yonkers,
(X. Y..) recently tho residence of Edwin Forrest,
was tho scone of an unusual ceremony on Wednes
day last—Archbishop Hughes laying the corner
stone, on tho grounds adjacent to tho castle, of the
new convent of St. Vincent de Paul.
Samuel Green, of Springfield, and a Mr.
Taft, of Vermont, whoso family aro now staying at
Holyoke, were killed by the giving way of some of
the timbers while engaged in putting up the rafters
of the new Congregational church, in Lee. on
Saturday afeernoon.
Mr. llliam Boulden, a farmer residing
near the Manor church, Cecil county, Md., while
attending a thrashing machine on Saturday, it is
stated, had hia arm torn to pieces to the elbow.
The accident occurred in the morning, and before
2 o’clock P. M., death put an end to his suffer
ings. Ho has left a wife and family of children.
The San Augustine Eastern Texan , of the
20th ult., has tho following : Wc have heard it
stated privately that General Houston intends
handing in his resignation, to take effect on the
Ist of .March next. It i 3 not known whether he
will return to the Senato during the winter. ’’
There have been lifty-two murders and ho
micides in New Orleans during the past eighteen
month* A groat many porsons hare also disap
peared, who are supposed to have been murdered.
Thirty of the number killed were foreigners killed
by foreigners.
Tho Christiansburg (Ya.) Star has seen
counterfeit ton-dollar bills on the Farmers’Bank
of Virginia, and five-dolhir bills on the Bank o
Georgetown, S. C., in circulation in that region
It has also seen counterfeit half-dollars, dated
1834.
A maritime conference of\arious European
powcis is about to he held at Paris, to consider the
subject of collisions at sea, which oflate have been
so numerous, and to adopt measures lor their
future prevention.
A man named Michael Fetters was killed
on Friday; week by a tree falling on him whilst
chopping iu the woods in Snyder township, Blair
county. Pa.
Henry Shatlner, from Marietta, who was
committed to the Laucarier (Pa ) countv prison, as
a t ' .igr.uir, a fewdays ago. died in prison on Friday
night last, of mania-a-potn
A little bov, about four vests old, son of
Georgo M. Smith, of Allentown. P.\ .was burned
to death a few days since Irma the upsetting of a
vessel containing oil of vitriol
Hon. Clark Bii-soll, who was chosen Gov
ernot of Uonnectieet. in 1-Is. by the Whigs, died
at his roridcuee. Norwalk. Conn., on Tuesday
mormng. aged retenty-five years.
The icMgnution of Captain Andrew Miller,
«.f the hr-t infantry of the United States army, ha?
been .uvepted by the President, the resign ition to
take etUvt on the ol3t proximo
A Inl named Cyrus Walton, aged fifteen
years, reriding near Bardstown, Ky., w.ts found
dead a low days since, hanging from the top rail
of his bed.
Gwynn Page, Esq., of California, late a
member of the Louisville bar. died a few days
since at the Whito Sulphur Springs, in Virginia.
Fivo half barrels of syrup made from the
Chiuose sugar eatto were sold in New Orleaus re
cently at 43 cents per gallon
About forty tons of copper from Toncrny's
mines, Floyd county, Va . have been shipped dur
ing the last few days.
The Post Office receipts (luring the first half
of the lari fiscal year were $3,494,114. showing a
gain of $l5O UOO.
John Hart was killed in an afl'rav at New
Oilcan* on tho 7th inst., by a cab-driver named
Wm. McDonald.
■William Wood, arrested for drunkenness,
hnug himself in tho Fall River lock-up on Sunday.
Ho was 54 yeare of age. and a nativo of England
The receipts of tho National Fair at Louis
villo, Ky., will, it is said, exceed $21,000.
Wm McCandtcps, Esq., a member of the
Pittsburgh bar, died last Sunday.
Lieutenant John F. Evans was buried with
military honor* at Heading, pa., off Tuesday.
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