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sant changes the political character of the
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the different legislative-districts of the Stale,
bnfr‘as;;amdng .tjie tadiridual' citis’e.ns'pf;-ttjj
district ..which exercises sueh a disturbing or.
eontrolling influence. - id such * ease; the
mtiiilcipnl-rqr father, m matters are,, tho po
: /iricat—corporation la represented, and not the
; r people., ~We‘ Would sustain her just and iegltl
:'-;s mite Influence -in.the/Stato Connells,but ,do,
l ' not dcslro that enr. City should'become the;
battle-ground, upon, which is ahnually. to be.
exerted' the. struggle pf - political/ parties for.
as.cendency in the Legislature. ’f" ’''' ’
Whilst ,this, would disedurago'. proper effort
elsewhere in the State, Itwouldlnfhso into' our-
city elections i rancor and violence;of which
we have already too many exciting causes.
But os a matter at policy, we favor slngle dis
trictfl. -We:should, thereby, removc ono great
cause ofthemistrristandjealbusysb.freqnently
exhibited in our State' Legislature towards the
; city of Philadelphia. ( ~ ,
Men of of action would be
induced to’serve in a ieglslafive capacity') and
thieywoniS, bp. lass exposed to that species of
political dictattdnaridconsequontiubsorviency,
which leaves ofurrbjireSßiitatlvcs less indepen
'. . denco than is.rcquired for an hopest and credi
tabled!schargo pf.their'duties.' .The nomlna
'/'/..itipns wo&jd npt,tp,lhe same'hxtehtjh'e'sUbject'
:,// tp; be obliged tb .idmity in all parties,
'/ -; placp/onithe/tlpket ihj'eribr and un-‘
1 1 /worthy/men/ /. Besides, :cacli Constituency
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fpiirtbp .bpthp/pbople. are entirely. Ignorant of
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THE ANNIVERSABYOPTiIB ADOPTION OP THE
. PSbERiLUONSTITUTION
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CIRCULAR OPVTHE- DEMOCRATIC STATE COM
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a curious dilemma. : .? i;>! ,/,
LITERARY CRITICISMS. ■■ ..
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bHi«LM D. Qiabam—
Fj»*t .Near*; from Cali
fornia by, the “Central America)”Generar
Intelligence 5 and on the. ‘ ; - ■ u
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SIXeLE SEH/VTORIAJ-, AND REFREIENT-
ativejmstricts,
. The proposition contained in the third
amendment to the Constitution,' mdw,pendlng;
has .been,agiiin’and again discussed In this,
ctty,cepecisU/ prior to, the, adoption of the'
;wfer^^,^.'ij!9Jitic«l' ;i hias >; it, has.net with
jhat&seoffliiitoe . eitiiep*,’
terost, wbo deliberatod 'upon and flamed that
aeti the vptojn favor of aingierepresentotlvo'
andihitfeatura, was accordingly incorporated
inthe'2stbsectionof the’bill. ’• /’ .
■ Subsequently the Seleot Committee of the
.Senate, in \hoir elaborate report, assigned : as
one pf.thi principeHriduceinents to the 1 pass
age. of tbe Opnaolidation Act, that it provided
for sejlaibte Tepresenfattve districts-and they'
argoetf iSKp rpowerl'of'
the Legislature,-undertho existing Constitution
to eWbblisK them at fhe next septennial appor-,
tlonment. v -i
The ! lastLegialatnra would tifidcjubtedly
have.'thus,distriptdd the city df Phitadolphia,
if it had not been for the question raised as,to
its . legality under the ! CefisStutlon of 1888..
Besides,, the;-constitutional, amendment^',now
before the-^opie,-arid, which inaka - eipress
proyisionfor single disiricts. had then passed
the tcgistatnroj and it was, therefore, thought
host to defer action until after their adoption;
; Thero wos .no queßtion then, arid there
should-he none : nowi.pf the; policy and pro.
priety of the change.,
Typ allade to the niatter, thua particularly,
because we hire noticed, in one or two Of the
papera, a ndscpnception of the object .and
meaning of the third proposition for amend
ing the Constitution. ’-i, I;.
. &tpqriiie rg>reseitf<fii<m Itf botVfcranqhefj of
the Leei6lature iB it« sole aim; and a* to the
House' of - Representatives, the - provision Is
tie.lwme fji; .cities in, .the Gommbh
woalth., Pittabnrgb, Lancaster, and other cities,
whenevortheir/taxables shelf eatitla themtoat
leart Wo’reprcsentatives, aretobavea lepq
ra(erepre*ontation;and to bo sntwUvlded into
fho lies*'apportionment,’ Plthc.
biirgh’will be flnw districted.'/ ,
Ko' one can well question the wisdom or
urgency‘of 4uc)r >f change, in our' legfolative
system. //•''/■• ./ vV I
The’ political xoxnplexlon ol‘ our House of
Representatives tniut ineyltahly bo determined
each yearby tbe elections in the city ofPhlla-
CAPITOL OF THE UNITED STATES*
At a moment when the proportions of this
(treat edifice are boing rabidly extended, the
Past comes over ub filled xnomoriqa. -In
the ;hall of the House shortly ,‘tCj|e |eserted
great events have transpired, grest actors have;
appeared. 'Who that nowlooks.dow* l firom the
echoing galleryj and upon the yiicant seats, will
fell jto recall young Olat, the gallant “Harry
With his heaver Up,” when, In the prime of
heajth and manly beauty, he witched the world
with 'noble deeds,’ rousing the country for
the -war, and' commanding (the ' ]ovd and ad
miration of his followers! and’who will not
Burantoh baefc to his mental vision' IVebstep.,
Lowhdeb, Maook, Piokekino, Pjhknsy, Johh
Rahoolph, and all that procession of men who
Jivof'iii the brain and’inspire the,heart of a
grateful posterity I Nor can th at other figure—
itandlhg;»lnioatin the front of the scene—fall
; to rivet the giuse, as it has animated the pencil
of Art, and th« pan ofHistory—the form
of. the "austere, simple-hearted,, philosophic,
jet patriotic Joh* •0» 1 Calhoon ! The
eagerness and file boldness of this great man
in earlyyouth,as one" of the leaded of the war
‘measures against Great Britain, and the do*
quence and. power he then displayed; were a
fitting basis for the majestic monninent that ho
, erected for himself in after years—a monument
that endurd"through ages of timo.
'' Equally interesting reminiscences sro awa
kened by a visit to, the'Senste hall, also soon
to bo abandoned. We recall Bbntos, Bdoha
xan, Cass, Vaw Bubkh, WnioHr, Ciattox,
Linn, Pbestom, Foindexteb, Mo-.
Durrm, Southabb, and their compeers, and
thefirst appearance in public life of that man
before whose iroh.wiliahd noble lieart despot
ism yielded its terrors, end the people gave np
their affections— Ahduew Jacksqk, at Teat
tfeesee.'.., . .
And every stone im the °ld Capitol retails
thc'name of thd Fisher of the Country, who
founded hot only, that great, edifies, but laid
deep the pillars of-the Republic. • His image
multiplied in marble adorns the public grounds,'
and speaks from undying canvas i but his name
will endureforever.v
Every day the name of Jeppsbsoh Is breathed
in accents of praise, by his grateful coUntry
meh,' or shouted forth'from tha lips of tho
orator, as their watchword, to his followers. > •
Here, too, we recall tho precepts of Jambs
JfAEisbK, tho' compeorand colleague of the
sage ofMonticeilo; i ... ■ i
' Here; also, we are reminded of the calm pa-’
.triotism'of that model statesman/ James Moff
*6*. . ' .... ■ -
all these recollections, how few of those
who, while living, a nation delighted to honor,
are;left to us! ’.Allgone, but Buohahax, Cass,
BkntoKj.Vahlßukjm, Pbbstok, and afowraoro.
The rest hay* departed to‘that better Home —
to that God whom they best served while serv
ing their country,
. Ahd irhat of .the future 1, .Who shall take
the places of these lamented patriots 1 Who
shall he the giants la the massive and extended
balls of'the new Capitol! What voice will
ring out from that forum, to' electrify and rouse
the laud in th* hour of a nation’s utmost peril ?
WhowiH be the Jaoksos, the Clay, the W»n
sikb;', the. ibAMpUHj . the 1 Randolph, the
LowuDEs of the coming strife? Alas, who
will ba the WASHixorou ?' Who the Jbppbr-
soit ?Who tho Hakimor ?
. iLot rts hope for the best I . Trusting in God)
rostinguponHis annj following His counsels j
i obeying His .docreea j and rallying round our
Constitution, every new danger will doubtless
Call forth new horoes and new leaders.
COST OF TELEGRAPH NEW*.
An undue, alarm baa been ralsedin the minds
of some of our.c'ontempOrtries, as we ‘happen
to know.by, thointelUgence that enormous
Charges would be made for messages botwoen
this country and Europe, by means of the sub-
Atlantic telegraph, whenever that wonderful
thought-commnnicator shall he in operation.
Tho expense will bo great,'no. doubt—for the
interest on expended capital, and the cost of
maintaining the necessary staff'of operators in
London, Liverpool,, Dublin, .Valentis, and
Newfoundland, must bo defrayed. But it will
not: be such : an annihilating exp enso : as is
feared. ~ = ,- 'j ■
y.; iti■ Philadelphia, for example, every daily
newspaper contains telegraphic despatches
from all parts-ofthe ,tJhloh; (and,also from
British North America,) oonvoyod over, per
haps/ twenty I .or thirty‘different telegraphic
lineal' The. cost of these ; would be so greet
that no paper could hear it singly. By aid of
that well-organized combination, “(The As
sociated Press,” each Philadelphia journal
obtains all the news, at a comparatively small
expense. . Division of-labor, by . the employ
ment of many, is no more hi one point of
yiew, than ,|n another—the diminution of tele
graphic cost, by the aggregate, which Is large,
being "divided 'among a vast number of con
tributing journals all ov?r the Union. High
as' ii|; pl ; t)ie English press, ita
deficiency in newt isveryinarked. They have
:no such organization as “Tho Associated
Press’’—rno telographic organization whatever.
Every journal gets Us news-items f< on Its own
hook';”' and ns tho charge for telegraphla
work doubles that in this country, very, little
intelligence is reported ,to them from the
provinces. The news is sent to a paper in a
parcel by railway, at the'quickest,and, more
commonly, by mail-letter, which makes it
twelve to twenty-fonr hours after date. ’
The Associated Press will make the neces
sary arrangements, no doubt, withtho Atlantic
Telegraph Company, for the transmission of
daily intelligonco from Europe. The amount
payable, whatevor it may be, cannot fill, with
jmy'yery crushing weight, uponthd large circle
of journals, all over the country, which will give
their readers ,the advantage of .that most rapid
communication o'f news. There will bo only
one line of telegraph to pay, from New York
to. head-quarters of the Associated Press,
and so many journals will contribute to tbo
payment that the'cost to each will.be light.
. Meanwhile,.be it,borne in mind that, at the
earliest, we are some"ten months from the ac
tuality." The Sub-At!antio Cable will not ho
laid down before next summer, at tbo earliost.
. Con. Benton’s Health. —Despatches from
.Washington speak of Gol. Bentos as In im
mediate danger of death, though his iron con
stitution may hold out for a few.days longer.
He had sent despatches to his family and im
mediate friends to bo with him, and some of
themhad'arrived.
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
' In ashort time, we shall have the Italian Opera
hers, and the pantomime ballet “Faust” willne
cessarllybe withdrawn. It will bo transferred, we
hear, to the Academy of Music in Hew York, from
our Academy on Broad street.
“The BoUo’s Stratagem” was repeated, at the
Arch Btreet Theatre, last night—Mrs. Davenport
as LeMia Hardy, and Hr. Dolman as 9,pis-alter
for Mr, Wheatley,. in Sir George , Touchwood.
Inthorevivalof <‘The Brigand,” Mr. Davenport
took the.ieading oharaoter, with Hr. lames Dnnn
«•; TtufafboC To-night, the play ofCamine’’
will he repeated, Hrs. Bowers and Hr. Davenport
taking the principal parts. “The Brigand” will
bs repeated; 1 The new play, “Tho Viotlms,” by
thonathor of “Btiit Waters Bun Deep,” fr in pre
paration here*
; “Old Heads and Yonng Hearts,” with Hr. Blake
u Jesse Rural, (bis finest part,) andMrs.Hoeyns
Lady ,Aliit Hawthorn, was played at the Walnut
Street Theatre, lest night; This Hew York star
company deserve thoir high reputation. To-night,
“ London A«uranco / ” with Mrs. Hoey, Miss Gan
non, Mr. Blake, and Hr. Dcrier is the east, Messrs.
She well, Le Moyne, and Chapman playing * the
parts of, Dazzle, Max Rar/caway, and Dolly
Spahfar, for the first rime. To-morrow evening,
Mr. Lester takes a benefit. .
A new clftssie five-act tragedy, called ‘ ‘ Semira
inU,” (Written by Mr. J. F, Trowbridge, of Boston,
author of ” Neighbor Jaokwood,” and other popular
works,) is'to, bo produoed at the National Theatre,
this evening, -for the .benefit of Miss Kimberly.
Ab a literary, composition, this drama is very -well
spoken of, and the leading oharaoter gives many
chances to a good Stress, In this play are Intro
duced! all the fine, choruses, and grand marches
from the opera of Semiramide. The satirical
poem (written for Harper 3 s Weekly, by Mr. But
ler,) entitled “Nothing to Wear,” will be recited
by Die SeAt'ieneJiciaire, who will also sustain four
characters in the farce “ A Woman on fl Frolic.”
Our popular and .talented townsman, Mr. J. E.
Murdoch, will appear at the National; on Monday
m Young Mirabel, in which part he first
took the play-goers ofLondon by storm
%Thia evening Messrs. Viouxtemps .and Thalberg,
assisted by Madame D’Angri and Signor Boeeo,
give their first concert, at the Musical Fund Hall,
and have judieiensly put the admission atone dol
lar, without afiy extra charge for reserved seats,
whlob maybe Secured at the music store of Lee A
This is really a.fino g ombinatlon of talent,
Vocal and instrumental, and the city wants some
thing to enliven it
Tho tot female born la Ghlveston, Texas,
'was. jnaryicd a short tlmc since, ohe U described
m being young and handsome.
AUGUSTE COMTE.
The (loath of this eminent Frenchman Is an
nonnoed, at tho age of 60. ’ He was' founder of
what is eaiied the Positive Philosophy. At an un
usually early age, he became a thinker, a plan
ner, a mafapbysioisit, and what is oalled a Philo
sopher; Sleeting with the well-known St. Simon,
•he eageVly ehimed In with his opinions, and arrived
at the comfortable.conclusion that all things wero
wrong—and ho might exolaitn, out of Shakspearo,
“ Oh, wretched plight, 1
That I was over born to set them right.” 1
At the ago of Si, Auguste Oomto had so over
worked his brain that a serious illeoss terminated
in insanity. His physiolans gave him ovor as
incurable, but ho contradioted thorn in Jho
most palpable manner, by recovering his sonsos
about as suddenly ns he had lost them.
He again went into society, whore ho boonme
popular, from the earnestnossof his manner. For
a Frenchman, he was quiet, shy, and undemon
strative. For Some timo ho was Professor of
Mathematics at tho Eoolo Polyteohnique of Paris,
but could not refrain, It was said, from iinoturlng
his lectures with St. Simonism and other heterodox
theories,' and was dismissed. The restEf his life
has been that of a hard-working student—ongaged
in writing six days in tho week, and leoturing on
Sundays, (daring half tho year,) on his Positive
Philosophy—whioh is a refined sort of matoriatism.
• In Mr. G. H. Lewes’s recent Biographical His
tory of Philosophy, he entors fully and fairly into
an analysis of his dootrlnos. Miss Martinoau also
published a translation. Wo havo made tho fol
lowing abstraot of tho principles of M. Comte’s
work:
To understand tho, truo value and chareotor of
the Positive Philosophy, wo must take a gonoral
view of tho progressive Course of the human mind
regarded as a whole.
From the study of the development of human in
telligence, a groat fundamental law is discovered,
namely, that eaoh branch of onr knowledge passes
successively through three different theoretical
conditions, viz.: the Theological, tho Metaphysical,
or abstraot, and tho Positive, or scientific. These
constitute three different methods, not only essen-
tially distinot hut radically opposed.
Fiwt stage—Tho Theological stato supposes all
phenomena to be produoed by immediate action of
supernatural beings.
Second stage—ln the Metaphysical, instead of
supernatural beings tho Mind supposes abstract
foroes—veritable entities— oapablo of produoing all
phenomena.
.In tho Third or Poaitivo stato, tho Mind applies
itself to the study of the Laws of the Universe,
thoir invariable. relations of Snooesslon and Re
ssmblanoe. Reasoning and Observation duly com
bined are the moans of this knowledge.
The Theological system' arrived at Its highest
perfection whon it substituted tho providential ao
tion of a slhglo Being for tho varied operations of
the numerous divinities before imagined; in tho
Metaphysioal, when it substituted ono great en
tity, NATunn, as the cause of all phenomena, in
stead of a Multitude of Entities; in the Positive,
the ultimate point will it reaohed, when it is able
.to represent all phenomena as partioular as
peots of a single general fact. There is no soienoe
whioh. having, attained tho Positive Btage, doos
not bear some marks of having passed through the
othors.
All good intolieots have repeated, ainoo Bacon’s
time, that thoro can be no roal knowledge hut that
whioh is based on obsorvod facts.
Tho first characteristic of the Positive Philoso
phy is, that it regards all Phenomena as subject to
invariable natural laws as contra-distinguished
from cautts first or final. Any kind of knowlodgo
roaohos tho Positive stago early, in proportion to
its generality, simplicity, and indepondenoo of
other departments. Astronomical soienoe arrived
first, and then followed in order, Terrestrial
Physios, Chemistry, Physiology, and Social Phy
sios, which we are now approaching.
This revolution -in soienoe has been going on
sinoe the days of Aristotle; wss aided two cen
turies ago by the labors of Bacon, the conceptions
of Desoartel, and the dlsooverios of Galileo.
A,review of what has boon effected in tha
soiencoi will show that they are not rodioally
separate, bnt are all branches of the same trunk.
This is necessary to the study of Sooial Seionee.
After 2,000 years of psyehologioal pursuit, no one
proposition is established to the satisfaction of Us
followers.
This, then, is the first great resnlt of the Posltl ye
Philosophy—the manifestation, by experiment, of
tho laws whioh rule tho Intelloot in tho investiga
tion of truth, and a knowledge of tho general rules
suitable for that object. Its seoond effect w ill be to
regenerate Education, ohiefiy in this, to snbititnte,
for the speeial study of isolated scienoos, general
positive conooptions of all classes of natural phono'
mena, viewing the sciences as a homogeneous whole.
This will be a study of soientifio generalities,
which oan only bo readied by a study of all the
seienees. This method will yield the third grand
result of the Positive Philosophy—the Eluoidatlon
of the respeqtlvo sciences by their Combination.
Arrivod' at thispolut,M. Comte.contends that
Positive Philosophy will offor ns tho only solid
basis of a correot Social Reorganisation.
Tbo present state of Eooloty, a discordant social
e ondition, arises from tho existenee, all at onco, of
three incompatible philosophies: thoTheologioal.
the Metaphysical, and the Positive. The Positivo
Philosophy is destinod to prevail over both of the
others! producing a general revolution of the
human mind, and then Soientifio and Social Phe~
noiaona will be consolidated into one body of
homogeneous dootrine., It is tho difference be
tween positive knowledge on the one hand, and
vague and mystical conceptions on the other. Its
character is generality in ideas evolved from foets )
os contra-distinguished from mere theoretical con
ceptions. This will make tho doctrine not one,
but homogeneous; not a solution of natural phe
nomena by single , but by general laws.
PROSPERITY AND PANIC.-NO. 4.
There is a slowly but continually Improving
tone in the markets of Now York, although the
advioei of f&Uuros in Philadelphia and Boston
throw a somewhat darker gloom over the jobbing
interest, who regard with anxiety the maturity of
that description of paper in all next month.
Nevertheless, the low rate of foreign bills, somo
being as low down as 105, which affords a largo
margin for the import of coin from England, with
the inareasing supply and the evident fact that
daily a larger number of firms ■suooeed in pro
viding for their wants, gives tho bost hopes.
.There is somo farther disposition to omploy
funds at call, but it is no longer in de
mand in the stock markot It is probable
that the rates generally would relax, but for fears
entertained of moro serious trouble from other
cities. Tho high standing of some of the Phila
delphia firms that have Btopped, is in bnsinoss
circles alluded to as ovidenoo that weakness is not
confined, as was hoped, to shaky firms hero. It is,
however, odmittted that the very sevore contrac
tion which resulted hero from the wild rußh to
obtain means, and whioh rendered unavailable tho
Now York means of other cities, was calculated to
operato intensely upon tho best firms. As an in
dication of the progress of tho pressure, we may
tako the number of failures reported in each oity
since tbe panic commenced with tho stoppago of
the Ohio Lifo and Trust:
VAiumas nsronrsD, *
'Week Aug 80. Sep 5. Sep 13. Sep 10. Sep2o. Tot.
N.Hampshire....— 2 1114
Boiton.. 2 1 2 3 11 10
Muiachueetts... 1 2 3 6
Rhode Island...*— —213
Connecticut 1112
New York 18 IS 29 21 19 102
“ State. .16 11 9 0 16 66
New Jersey...... 1 3 4 4 12
Philadelphia 1 1 0 12 23 40
Pennsylvania.... 2 1 7 1 3 16
Maryland 2—926
Ohio 2 4 2 4 10
Michigan 2 2 4 1 4 14
Indiana 1—424
Illinois 1 3 2 4 7 17
lowa 2 4 1 3 6 17
Wisconsin 1 1 2 3 2 9
Missouri— 2 6
North Carolina.. 1 1 2
Booth Oarolina... 1 2 14
Kentucky 1 1 2
Virginia.....,...— 3 1 4
Minnesota....... 1 1
Total 61 62 74 82 109 368
Bam? time 1866. 10 14 10 19 20 85
■The week of August 29 was tho commencement
of the p&nio, followed by the failure of the Meehan
loa’ Banking Institution, and accompanied by a
drain or specie, which oarriod tho bonk reserve
down to 04 millions. Tho struggle for money pro
duced the greatest number of failures hero on tho
wook Sept. 12, since when tho difficulties have
boon subsiding; but in Boston and Philadelphia
the prossnro has, as indicated in tho number of
failures, reached its height only in the prosont
week. It will now subside in those looalities and
roll westward, developing means of payment and
settlement as it goes. The corresponding weeks lost
year woro marked by considerable ease in the mar
kets, yet the numbor reaohod 85. The number
this year is 368, and this embrooos a groat many of
surplus property who ooald not got money. Many
of them hayo arranged and gone on. Anothor oloas
is the thoroughly rotten, who could not stand; and
yet another is that who make oxouso of monoy
pressure to fail profitably. Comprising all those,
the damage done thus far is light oompared with tho
very large sums of money thath&vo been paid. The
effect of tho prosrare upon business now manifests
itself in the declino of transactions. The groat acti
vity whioh prevailod last week has almost entirely
disappeared. Somo goods sold for oash bring 10*15
per cent, under oredit prices, but only small pur
chases are made. It is ovidont thut where all
buslnoss is done on oredit, tho destruction of credit
is the destruction of business also. All dealors
purchase goods by giving notes promising to pay
money at a futuro time, and they soli the goods for
other promises to pay monoy, unfortunately, in
many cases, at longer dates than thoir own pro
mises. It follows that with these promises lodged
asooll&tcral, they require bank discounts to bridge
over the gap between tho maturity of tho paper
tyhiob they have given for goods, and that of tho
paper they have received for goods. If tho bunks
refuse to perform this service, the whole olrolo of
trade is brought to a stand. Tho bills receivable
not being available, all other descriptions of pro
perty oro resorted to to raise tho money. Goods,
stocks, real ostate, every reserve is forced on this
and neighboring markets to obtain the means of
safety. Necessarily, the first thought is to avoid
THE PRESS,-PHlUbtXpiuA; FRIDAY). SEPTEMBER sib, 1867,
all he# obligations, to get dear of present ones,
and to wait for tho realisation of thoir present un
available buainesa assets. As tho heavy payments
approHobod, this year,tho Now York banks have,as
a whole, euddonly and ruthlessly thrown the deal
ore upon their own resources. They applied freely
for relief to Doston and Philadelphia, until tho
preesare there reaots, sending New York obliga>
tiona back with redoubled force, and spreading
the stagnation of business. It is a regretablo foot
that the ourrenoybf oommoroe, vis : tho individual
notes given for goods, is money or not, according
to tho whims of bank oashiors. A morohant with
bis portfolio of good notes that the banks are ac
customed to and apply to his obligations,
sees his way very dear to moot all his wants; all
at onoo those notes, by a resolution of the bank,
beoome valueless in his bands for tho moment,
and ho is driven to other resources or to fail.
After ho has sacrificed a whole year’s profits for
tho inoansof paying bis debts, the banks as sud
denly solicit liio notes to discount, and beoomo
very anxious to sustain thoir own dividends.
THE LATEST NEWS
FROM WASHINGTON.
[SPECIAL DESPATCH! JOB TOE PRESS.]
Policy of the Administration—New Sloop*of«
War—Weekly Statement of the Treasurer of
the United States—Appointments, Ac.
WAsmNaTox, Soptember 24—Tho United States Go
vernment seems to havo adopted a general policy In
treating with South and Central American States. The
Monroe doctrine will be Invariably odliored to. In
dulgence wilt not be given, as has boon dono hereto
fore, to the potty jealousies and idle caprices of the,
butterfly rulers of our neighboring seir-styled republics,
and republican confederacies. While their territory will
be held saored from any illegal and buccaneering inva
sion, nevertheless resolute opposition will be made to
restrictive laws against the commerce of tho world.
This New Grenada knows, by explicit language sps
dally addressed to her and Coita Rica, and her allies
will receive the tamo knowledge, regardless of their
adroit Jinttit) before the expiration of this calendar
month.
An effort Is made to tupersedo Mr. Foaarrn, of Geor
gia, an minister to Mexico, ftany gentlemen have been
mentioned tb take hie place Nothing has been done In
tho matter by the President, or will bo until tbo moot
ing of Congress.
Donald McKay, one of the bidders for the new sloop,
of-war, has sent in a strong protest against tho action of
the Board appointed to examino and report on the plans
and models submitted in response to the advertisement
of the Navy Department. The protest alleges that tho
model of Wkstsbvelt, of Now York, does not come np
to tho department’s published requirements, neither In
respect to load-lines or port-sills, one being as much
from tho mark fixed as the other.
Tho following is tho latest weekly statement of the
Treasurer of tho United States:
Receipts of week up to 21st of September $943,629.01
Drafts returned paid 1,707,106.62
Drafts Issued 1,180,602 23
Subjeot to draft. $l7 181,404.84
Reduction during tbe week 231,873.22
Amount In Now York $4,669,997 64
Amount in Boston 2,614,639 38
Amount in Philadelphia 220,913 34
Amount In New Orloans 317,130 61
Amouut In St Louis. 1,320,768 77
Amount in Dubuquo 221,305 71
Amount in Little Rock * 865,615 88
Amonnt in Baltimore 308,701 16
Tho sloop-of-war Ylncennos, now at New York, has
received orders to join the African squadron.
The public surveys In Kansas are progressing rapidly,
and the maps roturned to tho General Land Office are
with eqnal despatch being propared for future nse when
the lands are ordered into tho market. 4
Plats of surveys In Kansas and Nebraska are arriving
every day. The following have just been sent in by
Survoyor-Genercl Calhoun :
Plat of townships Noa. 1,3,3, and 4 north, of range
No. 8, east of the 6th principal meridian, containing sev
erally, 8,697.80,18,263.02, 22,048.89, 22,913.64 acres, la
Nebraska Territory.
Plats of vownablp No. 4 north of range No. 7, east of
tho 6th principal meridian, containing 22,949.08 acres ;
and of township No. 2 north, of range No. 7, containing
15,672.07 acres, in Nebraska Territory; also of township
No. 3 north, of range 7, cast of tho 6th principal meri
dian, containing 23,060.66 acres, In the same Territory.
The following returns of surveys of Kansas Territory
havo also been received: Plat of townships No. 16
south, of ranges 1,2, 3,4, 5, and 6, east of tho oth
principal meridian, containing severally 23,049.93,
22,019.87, 22,813.96, 22,911.93, 22,883.83, 23,076.05
acres. Also, of township No. 16 south, of rango No.
8, east of the 6th principal moridian, containing 2,420.55
acres.
The Secretary of tbe Interior has appointed Avaoa tvs
D: Bonbbtbbl sub-agent for the Stockbridge, Menomo
nee, and Ouedia Indians, in the vicinity of Greon Bay,
Wisconsin.’
Maps of the line of route of tho Flint and Pere Mar
quette Railroad have been roceivodat tbe General Land
Office, and are now undergoing examination with a view
to filing.
Captain Tbiodorub Bailbt has been ordered to dnty
in tho Naval Conrt of Inquiry No. 2, vice Captain Van
Bbunt, temporarily detached. «‘
Tho Fostmastcr General has appointed CflinLSS HV
McMastsr, of Auburn, N. Y., to be the route mall
agent on the railroad between Syracuse and Rochester
and Rochester and Niagara Falls X. Y,
[BPKCIAL DESPATCH JOB TUB PBgSB.j t ,.
Washington, Sept. ,26.— lt is said that MajortiM
F. Lindsay, Quarter-Master of the United &*?•«
Marine Corps, stationed at Washington, is so ill tipi
his recovery is hopeless. y
[SPECIAL DESPATCH JOB TUB PRB33.]
Grbbnssuro, Sept. 24,1857. —General Packbb spoke
here to-day, to a very large and enthusiastic audience.
His speech was one of the beat ever delivered on politi
cal subjects in this county. For two hours he enchained
the whole audience with his eloquent, sound, and unan
swerable arguments. lie speaks on Saturday at Clarion.
Alkx. MoKinnbt.
Washington, Sept. 24.—-Tho Boutborn m&ll bring*
New Orleans papers to the 18th Inst., as late as due.
Gen. Zlcndcrecn, ex-Seaator of tho State of Missis
sippi, died on the 16th mat.
The work on the Tehuantepec Road has been suspend
ed in consequence of bad weather.
The brig Ballars woe to sail from Tampico on the Bth
Inst., for Now York.
Failure of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and
Western Railroad*
Nbw York, Sept. 24.—The Delaware, Lackawanna,
and Western Railroad has fallod.
Oablislb, Pa., Sept. 24. —The West Pennsylvania
Synod of the Lutheran Church commenced Its annual
session in the English Lutheran Church, of this place,
thts evening. Rot. Dr. Lochman, of Now York, preached
the opening sermon.
The Loss of the Central America—Arrival of
the “ unknown’* Schooner at Boston—No
more Passengers rescued*
Boston, Sept. 24.—Tho schooner Eldorado, from Gal
veston, has arrived at this port.
She reports that at 0 o’clock on tho evening of tho 12th
Inst., she passed within a hundred feet of the wreck of
tho Central America, and laid by till nine o’clock the
next morning. She then ran down to the spot, but saw
nothing of the eteamer or her passengers. She cruised
about the place two hours longer, with the some result.
She saw threo other vessels lying by, ono of which she
recognised as tho barque Saxony.
This Is probably tho schooner noticed by some of the
rescued, and which, it was hoped, might succeed in
saving Commaji&Qr Herndon, with others of tho pas
sengers.
The Fond du Luc Railroad—Failure at Chlcag*.
Outoioo, Bept. 24.—Tbe Fond du Lao Railroad hu
been aligned. Messrs. Persse & Brooks, extonslvo
paper manufacturers, of this city, havo failed.
THE TRUTH WELL STATED.
Circumatanooß familiar to almost overy roaderln
tho oountry givo to the subjoined remarks peouliar
aptitude and foroo. When tho ocean is in a lumilt
and tho storm pours out its fury, tbo humblest sailor
in tho ship fools that tbe safety of his fellow-voja
gors is as muoh a matter of pride and humanity as
his own. He porils all, and works manfully
“whilst a stick is left standing.” Ho never do
sorts the ship :
[From the Cleveland Herald.]
Comuos Sense in a Money Panic.—Moneyed
men arc the veriest cravens on earth; so timid
that at tho least alarm they pull their head, turtle
like, within thoir shell, ana, snugly housed, hug
thoir glittering troasuro until all fear is romovta.
Tho oonsoquonoe is, that a few days* disturbance
of the monetary atmosphere brings on a perfeot
dearth of not only tho preoious motals, butof oven
papor money, their reprosontativo.
Four weeks ago thoro was, comparatively spo&k
ing, an abundanco of money; nowthoreis no&e,
whioh moans that before the Ohio Life and Trust
Company fulled moneyed men and corporations
loaned thoir treasure, but nowit is hoarded in long
stockings and dark v&ulia.
Moneyed men novor adopt tho tactics of muital
support; hence, as soon os a shot is firod into the
flock, thoy scatter, each looking out for himself,
oaoh distrustful of tho othor, anu enoh rocognUing
only tho groat law of selfishness, which is to take
oare of number ono. Courago baa savod many an
army, ovon when ammunition was low, and many
a foe has been scattered by ono yoil of doflanoe,
when there was not a oartridgo left.
But, after all, those checks upon extravagance
are valuable os dearly learned lessons. Wo hero
built too many railroads and bought too many
foreign articles of luxury, and tho present cala
mity would havo, in a measure, been avoided had
we procured our iron and our clothes at hone.
But tho patronago of homo manufactures is not
now under discussion. Tho question is one of pro
sont delivoranoo from impending danger. In many
respoots wo arc much bettor able to moot tho pre
sent crisis than any whioh has ocourred within the
recolieotion of this generation.
Twenty years ago the sarao disturbance would
havo brought about a goneral suspension of tho
banks. Now, howover, tbo poople, owing to the
security furnished the bill-lioldor, aro not the
least concerned. This, one faot toetlflos to tho
advance made In tho soionoo of banking. Scoured
bill-holders make no noiso, but where uneeourod
their clamor is disastrous. In tho State of New
York porson&l liability, too, enters into tho bank
ing 6ystem; and thero, also, the absence of oxolto
mont testifies to tho wisdom of making the bill
holder abundantly seauro.
But is there any reason for supposing that this
state of monotary affairs oan last long f A writer
in tho Now York Commercial Advertiser, over tho
signature of Peter Scriber, gives a common, sense
answer to this question:
“The calamity (if it may be called such) now
upon us cannot by any possibility be of long dura
tion. It is traoo&ble to well known causes, ind
thoy will correot themsolves. On the other hand,
all our crops—cotton, tobacco, sugar, and food of
all kinds—havo novor boon more abundant.
Our exports cannot fail to bo enormous. We
havo only to oxoroiso a little economy in our
use of foroign articles for a few months. An
avorngo of only five dollars of this eoonomy of
our poople for one year would save one hundred
millions of dollars. Our railroads, though ruin
ous to enterprising pooplo who have oonstruoted
thorn, aro of vast national benefit. Our roads,
though costing a vast sum and yielding nothing to
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The Southern Mail*
Religion* Intelligence*
their fiOnSlmoteri, are Jiot In cost far belo# tbs
amount of some European palaces which yield
nothing to tho people or tho country, but are more
monuments of the Bkill of tho buildors and tho folly
of the Government; while our roods, whioh to bo
Sure aro nothing to their ownors, are a constant
source of profit to the masses, whoso interests are
promoted by thorn through cheap transit and rapid
Intercourse
«In conclusion, I have only to say, that tho pre
sent ‘ head wind’ is of but temporary oharaotor,
and the only way to meet it is mutual and kind
forbearance. Let him who enn aid out of his
abundance do so. Avoid all unoalled-for * panio’
making. Ho who aids panio is a bad citizen, nnd
should oo so regarded by all good men.
“ The only right way is, whon tho wind is con
trary, do as Oapt-Cattlo advises, ‘Layyonr bond
oloso to and bang it,’ and whon it shifts, square
the yards and go ‘ahoad’ with oxporionoa of tho
past.”
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCILS.
A 'stated meeting of City Counoila was held
yesterday aftornoon, at which tho following busi
ness was transacted:
SELECT BRANCH.
A number of petitions relative to gas lamps, &0.,
were prosonted by Messrs. Beideman, Cuylor, Ron
ton, and Common, nnd appropriately referred.
Mr. Beideman, from tho Committee on Finanoe
reported favorably of tho nomination of Messrs
John W. Brown and R. J. Sberidnn, as Clerks in
tho office of tbe City Controller. Tho nominations
wero unanimously confirmed.
The nominations submitted by tho Chief Engi
neer of the Water Works were favorably reported
upon by the Committee on Water, and all unani
mously conflrmod.
Mr. Mott, from tbe Committee on Railroads, sub
mitted a report, with a rosolniion attached, to au
thorise the City Solicitor to take suoh steps ns will
prorent tho West Philadelphia Passenger Railway
Company from crossing tho Market street bridge
with an additional traok, and also a resolution, re
questing tho Mayor to detail policemen for tho
purpose of Seeing that no traok bo laid until the
proper authority is given to tho oompany to do so.
The resolution was agreed to.
Mr. Nathans offered a resolution providing for
the appointment of a speoiut committee of three
member#, to inquire into the expediency of re
moving any or all the turnpike gates within the
boundaries of tbe city. Agreed to.
■ Mr, .Ashton, from tho Committee on Water,
offered • resolution to authorise the pity Controller
to transfer the sum of $lOBl from item thirty-eight
to Item number thirty of an ordinftnce' Bpprovod
March oth, 1857, making an appropriatldn to thb
department for supplying tho eity with water-for
present year. Agreed to.
Mr. Benton offered tho following: . •
Certain oitizensfitill retain upon their’
buildings the old, as well as the new numbers' pro-,
vided by a late ordinance, thereby interfering;
soriously with its provisions: thereforo, - r - /
Rtsolvtd, By Seleot and Common That
the Committoo on Highways be lnstruofed.,to re
pert an ordinance requiring the old numherituJfe'
removed at an early day, undo? _& penaUykcffM^/
After a brief dlsoussion, which WAtftaMdifi&tM
in by Messrs. Benton, Ashton/;
lorjtbe resolution was refenM-b^^^^^ffimee
from the O omMlllpllllll’
wrtyp'tgorted an ordinance an
entitled* An the
Certain jot' of ground WtfifFiTteenlh
tho erection ol a hospital
building Wlth part of tho proceeds thereof, ap
proved-March sth, 1858. Tho ordinance was con
sidered at length, and passed finally.
Mr. Benton offered tne following:
Resolved, That the duties of the eomnrittee ap-,
pointed to revise tho stroot nomenclature bo ex
tended so as to include nil 6treot«, lanes, alloys,
courts, avenues, roads, places or rows, public or
private, within tho city of Philadelphia, so that no
two strocis, lanes, alleys, oourts, avenues, plaocs
or rows shall havo a like name. Adopted. Ad
journed.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The names of tho securities of Mr. Samuel Ogden,
the Chief Engineer of tho Watering Department,
were submitted and referred to tho Committee on
Finance.
Captain Day submittod tbo claim of Mr. E. P.
Quigley for damages against tho city. Referrod
to the Committoo on Claims.
A petition for the paving of Almond stroet, from
Frankford Road to Front stroot, in tho Nineteenth
ward, was referrod to tho Committee on High
way*.
Mr. Butcher submitted petitions for water and
gas pipes in certain portions of tho Twenty-fourth
ward. Referred to the appropriate committees.
Mr. A. Miller was excused from serving on the
•W ntenng Committoo.
Mr. Knoass moved to suspend tho order of the
day, to tako up the ordinance authorising the ad
vertising of plans for a bridge ovor tho Sohuylkill
at Chestnut street wharf.
Tho resolution was not agreed to by a vote of 25
to 20, vis: * 3
Yeas—Messrs. Aloxander, Barnwell, Blaok,
Boyer, Burnell, Butcher, Cooper, Deal, Filter,
Geiso, Hutohinson, Holier, Knearc, Maag, Molloy,
MoFaddon, Perkins, Rfdgway, Sites, Steel, War
nook, Wildey, Williams, nilmor, Miller John,
President—2s.
Nays— Messrs. Arnold, Austin, Boyle, Conrad,
Gillin, Ginnodo, Hall, Isominger, Kauffman, Herr.
Makins, Marcher, Miller Andrew, Shoch, Steven-
W*l Th ° m rwn John, Vosoy, Wright B. F.,
( A motion was made to prooeed to the considera
tion of tho ordinance authorizing tho Councils to
annually 'elect u Register of Water, which was
lost by a vote of 27 to 21.
# Afr. Arooid submitted a preamble and resolu
tion, prohibiting tho enginoerc on tbe Philadel
phia Railroad from blowing their whistle within
one hundred and fifty feet of tho iron bridge over
Kidgo avonuo, under a penalty of $25 for thefirst,
?and r sso for the socond qffonoo. Referred to tho
■jwculttco on Railroads.
Hing-eubmitted a preamble and resolution,,
instructing the Ctorks and Heads of tho Depart
ments to report to Counolls at onoo an estimate of
the expenses for 1858, so that the tax can be fixed
and levied on the Ist January!
A motion was mado to report tho subject to the
Committoo on Finance.
Mr. Millor urged this roforenoo, as he thought a
correct estimate could not bo mado before Novem
ber or Deoembor.
Mr. Marcher urged tbe adoption of tho resoln
ion.
Tho motion was agreed to.
Mr. Brown submitted a petition, asking ft
ohange of tho First Preoinot House in tho Eigh
teenth Ward. Reforred to tho Committee on Law.
Capt. Day submitted a resolution that they
wonlu meet Select Council on Thursday next, to
elect & Commisiioncrof Markets. Agreed to.
Mr. Cooper submitted a resolution instructing
tho Commissioner of Highways to lay a drain at
the oorner of Front and Huntingdon streets. Re
ferred to the Committeo on Highways.
Mr. Wiimor oalled up tho ordinance passed by
Seleot Council, making an appropriation of $3,000
oat of tbo inoomes of tho Girard Estate, to make
certain repairs on tho proporty on Coates street,
botweon Fifth and Sixth streets. Conoarrod in.
Mr. Aloxander called up the ordinance autho
rising a loan to purchase tue different gas works.
Mr. Moscher submitted a proviso to the eigh
teenth section, that if any oompany rofuso to sell
thoir works at tho price fixed in the ordinance, the
trustees shall bo authorized to proceed to lay pipes
andwupply that district with gas. A lengthy and
uninteresting discussion took place upon this
amendment, and it was agreed to.
Mr. Stevenson moved to strike out tho words
“fifteen hundred thousand dollars,” and insert
“one million dollars,” in tho fourth line of section
second. He supported his motion at considerable
length. At the conclusion of his remarks, Mr.
Parkor moved that tho furthor consideration of the
ordinance be indefinitely postponed. Tho ayos
and nays were called on tho question to indefinitely
postpone, and woro as follows:
XSSAB—Messrs. Boyle, Colhoon, Fitter. Ford,
Kelton, Moyer, MoFlidden, Parker, ltidgway,
Sites, Stovcnson, and Williams—l 2.
Nava—Messrs. Arnold, Austin,Baird, Barnwell,
Blaok, Boyer, Bromley, Burnell, Butohor, Conrad,
Cooper, Creaso, pay, Deal, Drayton, Fry, Goisz,
Gelsloij Hall, Holman, Isominger, Jones, Kauff
man, Keller, Kerr, Kneass, Lewis, Maug, Mukins,
Melloy, Miilor Androw, MoCleun, Mollwain,
McMakin, MoM&nus, O’Neill, Palothorp, Perkins,
Potts, Shook, Stec!, Taylor, Thompson John,
Thompson Oscar, Vanhorn, Warnook, Wildoy,
Wolf, Wright B. F., Wright C. S., and Miller
John, President—sl.
The debate was thon resumed on the amondmont
of Mr. Stevenson.
Professor Sites advocated it at muoh length and
with considerable force. He said that tho ques
tion was a most sorious ono to tho best interests of
the city, although it was about £vrr,(laughtor,) and
demanded the closest attention of every mombor
of the chamber. Ho took occasion to say, that
there was manifest to &U reflootive minds the ut
most reoklessness in tho administration of tho oity
government. Affairs woro managed entirely too
loosely. Thoso strict principles whioh should
govern individuals in thoir private business trans
actions wore entirely thrust aside within the walls
of tho council ohamber, and thoro Was a direct
outcry; in all quarters of the oity ngainßt those
who, instead of proporiy governing Philadelphia,
wore engaged in loading her, stop oy step, to hope
less ruin. Ere long, saiu Mr. S., the pcoplo, Crow
irell-Jiko, will arise in their might and dissolve the
long Parliament. (Laughter.)
Mr. O’Neill said that thoro wassomotbiog rotten,
not in tho State of Donmark, but in tho Gee De
partment of Philadelphia. Darkness was increas
ing instoad of light, and ignoranco instead of wis
dom. Mr. O’NoiU spoko in a general manner, in
this strain, for his allotted five roMtps,
Mr. Mnsehor moved that tho furthor considera-
tion of tbo ordlnonco bo postponod until tho next
mooting. Not agrood to by a voto of 26 ayes to 37
nays. Tho dobato was further continued until
balf-post six o’clock, when Mr. King mado tho fol
lowing motion:
That tho bill under consideration bo roferrod to
tho Committee on Gas, with instructions to roport;
First. Whother the Gas Works are managed as
judioiously and economically as may bo.
Second. Wbothor it is contemplated to apply any
portion of said loan to the payment of current ex
penses.
Thirdj Whotbor the financial affairs of said
works nro or aro net so managed as to rondor In
securo the payment of tho interest and principal
of the loan about to bo oroated, out of the profits
of said works.
Fourth. Whother it is necessary that so ftirgo a
loan shall booroatod, and whether it is not necessa
ry that somo furthor cheoksnall bo placed upon tho
application of tho proceeds of all or tho real estate
mentioned in said bill.
A motion was made to lay the motion of Mr.
King on tho table, whieb was agrood to by a voto of
24 ayos to 21 nays. Adjournou.
CORRECTION.
The following lottor explains itsolf. Wo
deeply regret that the orror rofcrred to should
havo been transferred to these columns, inas
much as wo know and liko tho politics of the
Carlisle Democrat
Carlisle, Sept. 23, 1857.
Editor Press:— Dear Sir: Iu your ropubli*
cation of Mr. Swopo’s addross, in which ho onumo
rates the newspapers puroh&sod by Got. Ford, lost
fall, in “Tub Press” of to-day, the Carlislo
Democrat is named. Mr. Swope, in the News ,
mentions the Carlisle American, but certainly not
the Democrat. How you happened to do mo the
injostioe is to me a mystery, and this Is the first
Intimation I hare had that tho Democrat was open
to the charge of having boon bribod. Tho oxton
siyo circulation of Tun Puess is calculated to do
mo a vast deal of harm. Willyoudomo the justice
to oxptain ? Rospootfully,
E Corn jtan,
Editor Carilise Democrat.
The Marshall (Texas) Republican learns
that Oen. Henderson, who was roportod soriously
U 1 atitocgdwhe*, is recovering.
THE CITY.
AMUSEMENTS TIIIS EVENING.
JUJl 1 I'o.vd Hill, Locust street, above Eiquth.
r^?, UltempS - * 8 '
iJ? TO OI ST “ g!T Tusatrb, N. E. corhsr OP Ninn
i KD r T A m NUT BTfIBE YS —“ London AH.surance”—" A
Jewful Tragedy Up Town.”
llmra aT»J' a St " ebt T « e -'TBS, Arch STRSIT,
aboyb Sixth— ” Camille” —” Ths Brigand” ’
Itot ; SE ’ Eleybnth Street, aboyb
LRU B hkbloßur£7„o““ Mln,lrel "J-. concluding with .
Democratic Meeting in the Twenty-second
Irani.—A. large and onthualaßtio meeting yyrb
held m Oormantown last evening, at half-past
seven o'olock, at tho Germantown Hall.
The mooting was organized by the eelootion of
tlio following offioors:
President—J. G. Gibson.
Vioo Presidents—Charles R. Boebius, Gen John
D. Mi os, Joseph Hansberry, John Uoborls, George
Shingle, John Wolf, Thos. F. Brooks, Enos Reeder!
R. P. Kane, Goo. Wolf, Thomas J. Roberts. Wm.
K. Cob, Joseph Brownholtz, Dr. Nafflev, Georgo
e. Mooser, John Nolan, John H. Frisk.
boeretftrios—Benj. Allen. A. Stadleman, John
Felton Geo. Weiss, W. P. Bookius, Wm. Swem,
John Signs, Dr. Evans, A. Geyer, Dr. Squires,
adopted*' ' ,,Dg leBo,ntions wcre unanimously
kind 11 P, r JPJ r i °" an oooasion of this
inn rkcTii 1 Ul ? r0 should bo an expression of opin
r»nb v sa 11,0 B ? Teral oandidatcs before the
therefore * * h<> proralni!nt questions of tho timos;
T „ h, ‘ t wo ’ Democrats of tho Twenty
of Philadelphia, in mass meet
t.’ . rol lorato our undiminished attaoh-
C„T.Utut.on. 8t “ ,eBl “ 4 *»
tk?!f.ni'. rf ’i T . hat " 0 havl> implicit oonlldenoein
Tn„,„! n ty i lnlc « nly > and patriotism of President
r"‘, c " Pn?hnnan and his Cabinet offloers, and we
? r i?wi 1 0 * iere that,however rauoh faction may dis-
! r n a n 0 l t , 1, r OU '!r 11 “ 5 f other m°n, and fanaliolsm
?? n troUho polloy of Other parties, tho preßent Na
•JO” ~ Goyeramont and tho Democratic party wil
superior to tho tumults of passion and tho ra
-7,*“?? . oomagognes, and preserve unimpaired in
tho future as m the past, tho honor, poace, and
prosperity of the wholo country.
Resolved , That Win. P Packor, our candidate
lor Uovornor, eminently deserves our united and
hearty support, inasmuch as his record on all the
questions or Statopolioy is fair, and his abilities
nqnquestionod.
That Nimrod Striokland. candidate
wp Canal Commissioner, and Messrs. Btrone and
Thompson, candidates for Judges of the Snprcme
Court, are gentlemen of such well-known fitness
for their Boveral positions as to be thsrobv com
mended to men of all parties, and especially to us,
thetr follow-Domoerats.
Resolved , That wo will give our undivided sup
port to tho county amt city ticket, and that how
ever some of us may bavo been disappointed at our
failuro to placo our personal friends in nomination,
yet we declare tho suocess of Democratic princi
ples to be of more moment to us than their tri*
nmpn, and thoreforo we cordially unite in support
of the tioket, tho whole tioket, and nothing but
the ticket. ®
That the proposed amendments to the
State Constitution are such as a wise policy dic
tates, and we will thoreforo vote in favor of thorn,
one and all. *
Resolved , That, being taxed equally with other
citizens, wo are entitled to tho same privileges,
and vrotheroforo protest against paying toll upon
our highways, and tho present exorbitant oharges
tor gas. Wo are determined to obtain redress of
thCße and other grievances, and wo do hereby in
struct our representative (in the event of his elec
tion; to take immediate and onorgetio steps to place
us on the same footing with oar now more highly
favored fellow-eitizens.
_ Speeches were made by Messrs. Benjamin Rash,
Thomas E. Harkins, of the Seventeenth ward,
**°j ® am ble, J. B. Maokon, William M. Smith,
and othors. Tho utmost enthusiasm prevailed
during the entiro proceedings, and the meeting ad
journed with cheors for Domooratlo principles
and Democratic nominees.
Police Hems. —Tho classic region of Pluck
Hill, in the Nineteenth Ward, is not unknown to
even many who reside at a considerable distanoe
from its borders. Tho mere mention of tho name
oalls up reminiscences of many a sanguinary knock
down and drag-out, whore individuals inspired
with a kind of whiskey said to be another namo
for strychnine, and fully armed with stout olabs,
have broken eaoh other’s hoads and tho law at the
same time, and given considerable troublo to tho
“stars ’ who nightly sbino upon this colobratod
locality. Pluok Hill has timo and again figured
in police reports, but has slumbered recently, and
wore an unusually quiet appoaranco. But tho
hope that it would baaav&itsolf was most delusory,
for Pluck Hill, truo to its ancient reputation, was
on Wednesday in open robellion.
It seems that constable Harris repaired to Pluck
Hill on Wednesday afternoon, annod with a legal
process, with authorized him to make search for
certain pigs which had beon stolen. In searching
for the missing porkers tho representative of the
Wl w i CX s]! ec f virtuous indignation of tho
Pluck Hillitcs, and men, women,- and child
ren made an indiscriminate attack upon
Mr. Harris. The latter called to his aid the
police of the Nineteenth ward, and the battle be
carao interesting. Kitty McClnsky, tho proprie
tress of a tavorn on the “ Hill,” and who is under
bail for keeping a disorderly house, was prominent
among tho rebels. Patrick Dugan throw a paving
stone at Officer Mulono, and hit Constable Harris
a bit of a crack on his hood. An individual
named MoDovitt first wont into the aotion with an
axe, but subsequently changed his mode of warfare
by producing a gun, and he was in the act of firing
it at the devoted head of Constable Harris, when
ho was captured and disarmed. The law was
finally triumphant, and several of the rebels who
opposed tho search for the stolen pigs were made
prisoners of war, and being taken before Alderman
Field, they were hold to answer. PluckJHill was
tranquil yostordoy, but wo look for another out
break.
Fire-Dotootlve Blackburn yesterday morning
oaused tho arrest of Charles Cotter, on tho ohargo of
arson, in having on tho night of tho I2thinst., fired
his slaughter-house and stable at the cornerof Tor
phin street and Tioga, in tho Nineteenth word.
Tho property destroyed was insured in tho State
Mutual Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Insuranco Com
pany. Tho defendant has been lijeld for a hearing.
James Johnson, a drivor on Joseph Glenat’s line
of omnibuses, was committed by Alderman Eneu
yoatorday afternoon, onthochargo of stealing $7,
tho proceeds of driving for a certain period.
Bail $5OO.
Henry Dempsoy, and John Black, both colored,
wore committed yoatorday morning by Aldorman
Shano, to answer the ohargo of stealing twenty*
fivo yards of carpet, the proportyof some one un
known.
William Clark was committed to prison yester
day morning by Alderman Devlin, to answer the
chargo of robbing tho till of Mrs- Hodgkinson of &
sum of money. Sho keeps a shop in tho vioinity of
Frankford Rood and Deal street, Nineteenth ward.
Randolph Clanger was sent below by Alderman
Williams, to answor theohargeof committing an
assault and battery on Honora Rioe, and threaten
ing to kill George Carman. The affray took place
In New Market street, above Brown. Randolph
was held in tho sam of $6OO bail to answer at
oourt.
Lastovoning, Detective Officer Russell arrested
an individual named Samuel Ramsey, on snsploion
of being concerned in various nefarious operations.
Ho noticed him on the arrival of the New York
boat, and took him in custody at Third and Chesnut
streets. In his possession were about two hundred
spurious half-dollars, and a number of counterfeit
three-dollar notes on tho Hudson Bank. Ho was
locked up for a hearing to-dny before Alderman
Eneu.
The Trade Sale. —Yesterday’s prices wore
in ndvanoo of thoso on preceding days. The sales
wora of educational and general literature, by
Charles Dosilvcr; school-books, by E. C. A J.
Biddle; albums, poetry, (“blue and gold,”) ohil*
dron’s books, standard poetry, annuals, school
books, illustrated volumes, Ac., by Leavitt A
Alien; a largo variety of illustrated standard
works by E. 11. Butler A Co.: Bibles by E. A. A
T. T. Moro, Dayton, Ohio; miscellaneous,
by J. L. Gibon, James B. Smith A Co,, H. C.
Beck, and Thco. Bliss, of this city; also by
Miller, Orton, & Co., George F. Cooledgo,
and William Gowan, of Now York. This
morning's sale will commence with the extensive
and varied involco (including many medical works)
of Blanchard A Loa; of Lindsay A Blakiston, medi
cal, dental, scientific, rolirious, and juvenile; of
Harper A Brothers, Now York, whion includes a
great many now as well as a variety of standard pub
lications, with the New Classical Library, Abbot’s
Story-books, tho Family Library, Ao.; of Sanborn,
Carter, A Bazin, of Boston, sobool-books and mis
cellanies; of Gould A Lincoln, Boston, education,
religious, scientific, historical and biographical; of
Shepard, Clark, A Brown, Boston, the scries of
British Poets and Essays, with sohool-books and
miscellanies; of Brown, Tnggard, A Chose, Boston,
educational, musical, and miscellaneous; of Crosby,
Niohols, A Co., Boston, educational, juvenile, and
miscellaneous ; of Whittomoro, Niles, A Hall, Bos
ton, pootry, fiction, biography, and juvenile litera
ture; of Jamos Munroo A Co., Boston; of John E.
Beardsley, Auburn and Buffalo; of J. W. Bradley,
Arthur’s homo library, and others. This will bo a
busy day, as tho invoioos aro largo, varied, and
valuable.
Destructive Conflagration in Richmond—/n
-cendiarism —Betwoen ouo and two o'clock yester
day morning tho vory oxtonsivo rape-walk belong
ing to Messrs. Chester A PaCosta, on Salmon
stroot, below Lehigh avenue, in tho old district of
Rlohmond. was sot on firo. Tho finmea spread
with great rapidity through tho struoturo—over a
quarter of a roilo in length—and soon communi
cated to asijinllor “ walk” used for the manufac
ture of twino. Both buildings burned with 'jreat
fury, and nil their contents of machinery, Ao.,
were destroyed. From tho “ walks” the fire com
inunioated to fonr fine stores fillod with matorinls,
Ac. They were also destroyed, with most of their
contents. Tho firo caused an intense light, and
tho people in tho neighborhood woro greatly
alarmed. A row of throe-story brick dwellings
woro much exposod; but by tho active oxer
tione of tho firemon they escaped no more seri
ous damage than a blistering of the paint
upon them. The families who occupied these
dwellings moved their goods to n plaoo of safety.
Their furniture was considerably damaged in its
hasty romoval. Tho stablo belonging to Chester
A Co. was much exposed, but it did not take fire.
The horsos in tho buildiug were removed to pre
vent their being suffocated by tho donso smoke.
Had the stnblo tnkon firo, the flames would have
reooivod a fresh impetus, as ono end of tho build
ing was stored with a largo number of tar barrels.
The firo burned until long nftor daylight. Tho
loss to Chostor A Co. will bo about $23,000. A
considerable portion of this amount is covered by
insurance. There is soarooly a doubt that tho firo
was tho work of an incendiary.
New Library. —On Tuesday evening last a
new library company was formod at tho southwest
oornor of Eighth and Christian streets, under the
tittle of the William E. Lehman Library Associa
tion. Tho young mon of tho neighborhood, to the
number of fifty, have determined to provide a
fdaco where they can ossemblo and employ their
eisuro time in acquiring useful information To
that end they have rented and fitted, up a spacious
hall. Thoro is no library in that locality and the
design of cstablishingono is most praisoworthy and
should moot with encouragement. Tho mooting
was organized by calling Mr. Win. Loughlin to the
ohair, who prefaced, the proceeding* with some
eloquent and appropriate remarks.
Jl Board of .Engineers, consisting of Chief
Engineers Wood, Williamson, and Follansbee, will
meet at tho Navy Yard, on Mondav, for the ex
amination of engineers for promotion, and also
candidates for admission into the corps.
The Monthly Rainbow. —Tills Is the title of
f s “ al *’ l,nt . curioiiß document, pnblished by Dr.
-u. L. Chapman, containing pre-calculations based
upon natural* laws, for atmospheric changes, con
ditions of tho elements pre-disposing more to
•tonps, and other meteorological phenomena. The
co-inofdenoes are remarkable, and seem to Indi
cate the reality of a discovery of groatimportance.
We notioe, among other instances, the occurrence
of the tornado at Woodville, Wisconsin, which de
stroyed all the houses In the place but one, and the
recent destructive storm at sea, which carried
down the Contra! America, at periods precalculated
long beforehand, as tending moro to storms, iu pre
vious numbers.
We have received the « Sea-beach Polka,”
by George L. Walker, As Mr. Walker is one of
our best amateur performers, this polka reflects no
uißoredit upon bis reputation. It rivals in spright
uness and grace some of Strakosch’s best produc
tions. The superb lithograph of the sea beach,
with the ladies in the foreground, is alone worth
the cost of a copy. It is written in an easy key,
ana should be in every drawing-room the coming
The »ong “ Summer Is Coming,” also from
** , k , e . r I s .very pretty, and suited fora
moderately high voice. i
t . Trade. —A stated meeting of
the Board of Trade Association of this city will be
hold on Alonday evening, at half-past seveno’dock
at room No. 30 Merchants’ Exchange.
THE COURTS.
tbsterdat’b PBOCSSPINOB
[Reported for The Press ]
Supreme CouRT-Judge Woodwart.-The jury
in the case of Fulcr a. Filler, before
?2°o^ ht mft Terd ct for tho Damages,
The following special verdict waa rendered, with
reservation of points of law:
T Tha L t ?l o a . ,MVO P“ riiea were duly married in
June, 1841; that a son, the fruit ef said marriage,
™ bom in April, 1842; that on the 19th of Ooto
?u r Vu i 1 - d ! vorco °f G*e parties was decreed on
j°f husband, charging the wife with
wilful desertion from his house before the birth of
her son; thet tho mother has retained the custody
of the ohild from his birth to this time, always prd-
Tidlng him with sufficient boarding, lodging, medi
eino, attention, and schooling; that about the loth
of December, 1853, the plaintiff, by her eoansel,
applied to the defendant to contribute to the supi
port of the ion, both past and future; and that
the defendant, in answer, offered to take tho boy
and support him, ns fully expressed in the letter
of John Fallon, Esq., counsel of defendant, to D.
.row®. Esq., counsel of plaintiff, dated rospeo
lively 10th ami 12th of December, 1853, which let
» a i°, madQ P art this special verdict.
And the jurors further say that, from the Ist of
December, 1849, to 10th December, 1853, the sud
port and maintenance of said son. as rendered by
the Pontiff, was reasonably worth thirteen hun
dred and fifty-two dollars, and that from the 10th
of December, 1853, to Ist December, 1857, the sup-
Pat ani * ma *, n * eßanoe of said son was worth tho
further sum of six hundred and seventy-six dollars,
but, being uncertain whether, under the law of tho
land, the plaintiff is entitled to rooover of the de
fendant both or either of the above sums, they say.
, a *’ ' the Court should be of opinion that the
plaintiff is entitled to recover the first of said sums,
then they find for the plaintiff and assess her dama
ges in that sum; and if the Court should be of opin
ion that under tho law the plaintiff is entitled to
of said sums, then we find for the
plaintiff and assess her damages at the aggregate
of said sums; but if tho Court should be ofopinion
that the plaintiff is not entitled to recover either
of said sfims, then we find for the defendant.
Murray Stewart and J. Murray Rush, Esqrs., for
the plaintiff, and Sewill and Fallon for the defend
ant.
John Tohm vs. The Keystone Insurance Com
pany.—An aotion on a polioy of insurance for
$5OO on the stook of dry goods of the plaintiff in
the house at Thirteenth and South streets. The
defence set up on the part of the company is, that
the fire was fraudulent, and the olaim an exces
sivo one. On trial. Alfred O. Gowen and Daniel
Dougherty, Eaqs., for the plaintiff; W. S. Price,
Hood, and Paxton, Esqs., for the defendants.
V. 8. District Court— Judge Kane.— Fowler A*
Chapman vs. The Steamship City of Rich
mond.—A libel upon a bill of lading. Before re
ported. Deoreo for libellant, with reference to
assess damages.
Spotts vs. The City of Richmond. —Same ao
tion and similar decree and reference.
Common Pleas— Judges Thompson and Allison.—
In the matter of the petition of Robert E. Shultz,
one of the building inspectors, for an injunction
against John D. Jonos. The court granted rule on
John D. Jones to show cause why an injunction
should not issue restraining him from proceeding
further in the ereotion of certain buildings situate
on the south side of Spruco street, between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets, in the city of Phila
delphia, till the 9th section of the act of Assem
bly, approved 7th May, 1855, shall have been com
plied with, and to show causo why he should not
proceed to make such alterations in tho said build
ings as may be nocessary to meet tho provisions of
the said act.
Over and Terminer— Judges Thompson and
Conrad.— Homicide Cose—George Anblm, & Ger
man, was placed on trial charged with homicide, in
killing John Cleary fti a cell in Moyamensing
Prison, on the night of the 27th of Maroh last.
Defendant and deceased had been placed in the
Bame cell for misdemeanor. On tho morning of the
28th. on opening tho door of their cell, one of the
keepers saw Cleary lying dead upon the floor. He
asked Aublin how he came to kill Cleary. Aublin
replied he would steal my bread and I knocked
him in the head with this (pointing to one of the
grates taken out of the window of the eell.) Since
the offence was Committed Aublin has remained
mute upon, the subject, and did not even plead
whon arraigned The defence is insanity.
After the defendant’s witness was heard, the
Distriot Attorney submitted the case to the jury,
with the concorronoe of tho Conrt, asking them to
return »verdict of not guilty on the ground of
insanity. This the jury aid, and upon the rendi
tion of the verdiot the prisoner’s wife wm so much
affected and excited that she fainted in the Court.
Quite a scene oeourred at this moment; the prisoner
making violent efforts to got oat of the dock, appa
rently for the purpose of assisting his wife, and it
was with great difficulty he was pacified. He will
be sent to the State Lunatic Asylum at Harrisburg.
The prisoner was well dofended by John Goforth
Esq., who, with Charles Gilpin Esq., appeared for
the prisoner.
Later From Rio.
The barque Fame has arrived at Baltimore.bring*
tng dates from Kio to the 10th ult. We make the
following extracts from a letter to the Baltimore
Sun:
The St. Lawrenco is now the only ship of war
we have on this coast. We require the services of
a small steamer for the River Plate and two sloops
of-war for the protection of our citisens in person
and property. The Falmouth was sent to New
York inconsequence of her being badly fitted out.
Who Is to blame for this ? Tho city of Rio is now
vory healthy, so is the surrounding country. Ru
tnor says the St. Lawrence is going to the Medi
terranean. Tho British frigate Indefatigable,
flag-ship of Rear Admiral Hope Johnstone, is pre
paring to leavo here.
She is to be relieved by the “Cumberland”
line of battle ship, Roar Admiral Wallace, mo
mently expected, when she will return to England.
The Austrian frigate Navara, Commodore and
Chevalier do W ullerstorf, came to anchor a day or
two ago. She has a soientifio class of officers on
board, and will shortly sail for the Cape of Good
Hopo and the East Indies for the instruction of
the offioors in the different branches of their pro
fession. She is a beautiful ship and most mag
nificently fitted out.
The vessels of war that were dis
abled in the recent gale near Capo Frio are
undergoing repair, and will soon sail for Monte
video, to take the place of the vessels there,
which are to roturn to Spain.
“Flour—Arrived, 1,330 barrels per Sea Foam.
Sales are of a cargo Baltimore ex Montioello at
$lO, and 1,750 bbls. Haxall ex Imperador at $23.
The tone of the market is good, and we quote os
before: Richmond City Mills, $23a525. Balti
more and Philadelphia, $l7 a $l9, though some
what more than this may be obtained for good
Baltimore. Stook In first hands, as now made up.
is 32.000 bbls., oxolusive of 8,000 bbls. Richmond
City Mills held on speculation
“ Coffee—The transactions since last packet, 15th
ult., embrace 113,000 bags, of which 82,800 eioco Ist
instant, being 58,400 for the United States; 22,000
for the Channel, and 2,400 for the Mediterranean.
Sinoe our last, however, nothing has been done,
and wo quoto the market firm, as then, s]|3soa
511500 for lots, and s]|sooas]{6oofor selections. Stock
130,000 bags, of which very little good Receipts
ooastwiso very light, and of new orop comparatively
nothing.
Freights—A ship has been chartered for New
Orleans at 90 cents and 5 per cent.
“ Exchange on England 271 d.”
A Toucnino Duty.— Mr. Payne, of California,
to whom Capt. Herndon left his watch, to he
handed by him to his wife, in ease of his death,
has just executed that painful duty, and the watch
Is now in Mrs. Herndon’s possession—the last, sad
relio of her herolo husband, and all she has now to
connect her and him in his last perishing moments.
Some men would have sent themselves in the
boat to their wives; but tho gallant Herndon,
though in tho midst of peril and death, forgot not
to send this touching relio to hi 9 wife, while at the
same time ho devoted himself to duty arid death.
Tho Evansville (Ind.) Journal learns of a
contract made recently in Baltimore, for 2,000 bar
rels of flour at $4,50, to bo delivered in tho month
of October. The purohaso itsolf is not a matter of
much oon3oquonco, but the connections of the pur
chaser are suoh as lead to tho supposition that it is
for foreign account, and it indicates the beginning
of a foreign demand, and confidence in an advance
of prices.
Tho whole number of cigars exported from
Havanft up to tho 15th of August, the present
year, was 94,985,000, of which 29,654,C00 were
cleared for this country, 10,300,000 to Great Britain,
17,733,000 to Hamburg and Bremen, 9,623,000 to
Franco, and 8,130,000 to Spain. Tho exports, of
tobacco amounted to 1,180,345 pounds, of which
528,036 pounds were cleared for this country.
A genuine case of Asiatic cholera occurred
at the Massachusetts Stato Prison on Wednesday
morning. Tho victim was a convict named Robin
son, twenty-seven years of age. lie was taken
sick on Friday, and wa3 attended by the prison
physician, Dr. Morris, who was assisted by Dr.
Mason, both of whom pronounced the case to be
that of cholera. The man died at five o’olock.
Mr. D. S. Morrison, of Hot Spring county,
Arkansas, had a very extensive field of oorn, and
going into it, some days ago, ho got bewildered
and lost, and wandered through the field for three
days, subsisting on green corn. He was found by
his negroes on tho fourth day. Wo have heard of
big cornfields, but havo our own thoughts about
tho truth of tho above story.
A man named Hodges, residing near Clarks
ville, Tenn., was murdored in his bod, on Monday
lust, by a blow or blows on the head with a hatchet
or mallet. The wife of Hodges and a negro wo
man have both been arrested, eaoh charging the
othor with the crime.
One thousand dollars is offered as a reward
to any person who will catch Samuel Jackson, who
broke jail September 11th, at Monroe, Green coun
tv, Wis., ana escapod therefrom, after shooting at
those who tried to prevent his escape. .He was in
jail for burtriarr and laroeny, having stolen
$1,500.
Wo learn from tho Richmond JEnguiVer of
recent date that tho brig “ Walborg” is expooted
to arrive in the James river about the first of Oc
tober next, having on board the equestrian statue
of Washington, designed by Crawtord, and execu
ted under Bis directions at Munich.
Tho St. Louis papers chronicle a large num
ber of fires in that oily within a few days. No less
than four fires occurred on Sunday last, by which
upwards of $40,000 worth of property was de
stroyed.
UETyER.yROM
[Correspondence of The Prew.)
New York, Bi pt 24>1557-4.20 P. X.
Without any change fn the rates of Interest,
there is a decidedly improved feeling in the money
market, and more smiling f.*oeß are mot in Wail
street and its Vicinity than heretofore'. The note
brokers aro-kuylng"paper freely, and are getting
first-class names at rates which, in,anything like
easy Mines, are completely unheard of. Confidence
is returning slowly, but healthfully, and borrowers
are relieved when they find that they are not re
fused before they oven show what they havo to
offer, as was the case some little timeeioce.
The .principal source of uneasiness now is the
c°naition of our neighbors more than of ourselves,
and tho daily reports of heavy failures in the
neighboring cities depress the buoyant feeling
that otherwise would exist. Every day thatpasses
brings permanent relief nearer and nearer, and
hopes become brighter, with more anxiety and good
will to help those who are in need and deserve
assistance. The banksare aetingwcll, andl heard
to-day, from a competent authority, that they are
resolved to continue their liberality to the utmost
Limits that prudence will allow.
Tho failure of Persse k Brooks, paper manufac
turers, yesterday evening, is said to be very heavy,
and a loading journal of this city is said to be
“ hit” for a large amount. Benedict & Co., paper
dealers are also reported failed; what their lia
bilities are I have been nnable to learn, but they
are believed to be Inconsiderable.
The foreign news is encouraging, the effect of
our orisis in England not being nearly as bad as
was anticipated. If I were not afra d to be too
sanguine, I should he inclined to say that the feel
ing in financial and commercial circles is qnito
cheerful; but until things are more steady, I do
not wish to give an opinion that might be contra
dicted by the facts of to-morrow. Individually,
I am very sanguine that we have the worst be
hind us. The clearing house settlement was very
good. Clearings $17,613,302.08, and balances paid
in com $913,200.06.
The late transactions at the Sob-Treasury for
ao?, T-rtf-™ I ?}* 5242.301.15; Va,meats,
$238,992.63; Balance, $10,021,720.09. The receipts
Custom-House to-day for duties were
$82,000. foreign Exchange is dull and irregular;
Sterling is firm at 1071 for Bankers’ bills; Francs
are heavy at 5.25 a 5.30.
There was a great improvement at the Stock
Board to-day, which would have been better but
for the gloom oast by the failure of the Delaware
k Lackawanna and the Chicago, St. Paul, k Fond
du Lao Railroad Companies. Michigan Central,
Galena k Chicago, Illinois Central, and Chioago k
Rock Island are much better, the latter particu
larly—an advance of 6J—and Reading went up to
® ,9fc b° ar< l, falling off at the second to
421- The transactions are large, and the tone of
the market was stronger than for some days past.
I would oall your attention to the-detailed state
ment of the affairs of the Erie Railroad, as made
yesterday bv Mr. Moran. It remains, however,
to be seen if his predictions will be realised.
MARKETS.
As ass are steady, with rales 6f 75 bbls at $7.87* for
Pots, and $7.06# for Pearls. n
BaiADSTcrrs—The market for Flour is more active,
especially for superfine and extra, with sales of 10,200
bbls, at $5.45055.60 for common to good State: $5 70®
$5 90 for extra do; $5.45«55.70 for common to good
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Ac; and $5.70a57.50 for ex
tra do; $6.6005S for extra Genesee, and $6.50
<*sB.6o for extra Bt. Louis. Southern Floor is firmer
and more active, with sales of 2400 bbls at $5.65a56 for
Baltimore, Alexandria, Ac.; s64o«t*7 CO for fiuxey and
extra brands, Canadian Fleur is in good request at
steady prices, with sales of 700 bbls at $5,453*5.60 for
superfine, and $5,606*745 for extra do. Bye Floor is
quiet at $4555.50 from fine to superfine. Corn Meal is
quiet at $445 for Jersey, mid $*.406*4.50 for .Brandy
wine.
Cottos is quiet at nominal priees. I annex former
quotations:
nv TOSK CLASSIPIOATIOS.
Upland. Florida. Mobil®. If. O.ATcx.
Ordinary 12# 12# 12V lav
Middling 15# 35# 15# • • 15#
Middling Fair....lß# id# 16# 17
Fair. 16# 30# nom. nom.
Gbaxx.—Wheat Is without change worthy of remark,
with sales of 75,100 bushels at sl.27#ttsl.36for South
ern Red; $1.4005l 53 for do White; $1.27**1.80 for
Red Indiana; aid $1.25 for Red Ohio. Oats are dull—
at4‘2.v44c' for State; 45047 e for Western,and36*4oe
for Jersey. Rye is dull, at nominal prices. Corn is doll
and heavy, with sales of 12,000 bushels at 79*90e for
Westero Mixed
Hst is irregular, at 30075 e for cash, for shinulnc.
Sales 400 hales. .
Hides .—There is almost nothing doing. Prices an
quite nominal.
Ikox is dull, ats23As29 for Scotch Pig. Bars noms
ssl and quiet.
Liathsb.—The market is dull and Irregular. With,
the exception of email sales to the Southern and domes
tic trade, ndthing is doing.
Natal Etobkb.—Spirits of Turpentine are in better
demand, at 40e in shipping order. Sales 5000 bWs.
Crude do is quiet, at $3.87# & 2K> fca. Common Roein
is heavy, at $1.75051.60, Fmerikinds are nominal, at
* *
Oils.—Crude Whale and Crude Sperm is quiet at for
mer quotations. Linseed Oil is very heavy at 73*76e.
Other kinds are nominal and unchanged.
Paovistoxs.—Pork is very heavy, with sales of 100
bblssts2s&s2s.2s for Mess, and with $19.73e520 for
Prime. Beef is lower, with sales of 150 bbls at sls**36
for repacked Western, and $l6 503*17 fop extra Mem.
Beef Hams are selling slowly at $&!. Bacon is dull at
14#*15e for Western Smoked. Cut Meats axe quit*
nominal at 12a3.Se for Hams, and lloll#e for Shoul
ders. Lard U firm, with sales of ISO tea at 14#«15c.
Butter U steady at 15a19c for Ohio, and 17 to 22c for
State Bury. Cheese is unchanged at 6#o9#e.
. Sugars—Are still very heavy for raw Cuba is sold in
small lots at 6# ©9c. Refined are unchanged.
NSW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES, Sept. 34.
BIMT BOABD.
50 N Y Cenß s 3 68#
500 Erie Railroad e IT#
300 do aid IT#
200 do aS 11#
1300 do . sS 17#
6 do IS
150IUCenB *3 $8
200 do «3 90 '
100 Mich Cenß - 68
150 do 59
IQO do b 3 69
5 do 60
140 do s3O 69
60 do 69#
400 Harlem R T#
700 Reading 5 e 44#
200 do tlO 44#
100 do blO 44#
600 do >lO 44#
400 do sS 44#
100 do e 44#
100 do b3O 45
100 de sls 44#
520 do e 46
600 do $lO 4a
450MchSAKIRpAe 19#
100 do opg 20
20 do pAe 20
10 Meh SAN I prfstk 38
I 85 Cler ColACin B 79#
400ClereATolR »3 SO
25 ChieAßlsld B 70
60 do *3O 71
41 do 73
100 Mil A Mis B 35#
I 20 UC A Mill R 11#
410 do U
j 50 do blO 11
6 C BAQuineey R 70
25 N Havn&nartfd RlO4
20 Gal A Chic R 69
15 do TO
50 do s 3 72
BOABD.
| 200 Bead 11 43
100 do 42#
: 400 do 42#
50 Blich Cm 59
300 111 Cen B s3Q 89#
200 Clere A Tol R S 6
100 do b3O 86#
100 MilAMissß So
OChicARIR 70
145 LaCAMiI R 10#
11 Cleve ColA Cin R 81
110 NY Cenß 68#
175 Erie R 17#
600 do i 3 17#
1,000 Kentucky St 6s 100
7,00 0 do 98
9,000 Virginia 6s 86
2,000 do 85V
3,000 do 65#
10,000 Mo St 6s eSO 70
2,000 do 70#
1,000 NYCenB 8s 77
2,000 Harlem R Istm 67
1,000 Hod RRSdmtg 54
2,000 IU Cen'R bds 84
1,000 do - 83#
1,000 LaCAMiI Land
Grant bds 30
50 Bk of America 101
20 do 201#
23 Bk of Com 94#
15 Am Ex Bnk SO
17 Continental Bk 91
15 Park Back 87#
10 do c 88
20 Irving Bnk 90
40 North River Bk 88
5 DelAHud Cnl 105#
rso do ids#
160 do s3O 105
75 Canton Co 15#
100 do . 15#
10 Bk St of NT SS
166 Pa Coal C 65
84 do 6( v
100 do *3O 64#
900 Comb Coal Co 10
25 do 10#
20 Pacific MSSCo 70
300 LifeATrust Co 8
230 N Y Cen R 67#
100 do slO 67#
200 do c 67#
10J do slO 67#
50 do b 3 68
50 do 67#
50 do s 3 68#
sbcosd
1,000 Mo St 6s 70#
2,000 NY Cen R6s 77
1,000 Virginia 6s 86
7 Continental Bk 91
5 Am Ex Bk 90
65 Del&Hod Cnl Co 105#
60 Pacific MSS Co 70
100 Canton Co 15#
50 Pa Coal Co 65
23 do 65#
100 Cum Coal Co 10#
300 Bead R 44
500 do b 3 44
100 do 43#
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
September 24th—Evening.—Breadstuff* meet with a
very light inquiry to-day and a few hundred bbls. floor
only found takers for export at $5.75 for good EQpcr
fine, and $6 bbl. for extra. Shippers generally hare
withdrawn from the market, and the home trade is lim
ited at from $5.75 to $7.75 bbl., the latter for Casey
fainily flour. Bye floor and Com Meal are held at
$4.37)4 for the former and $4 (p bbl. far the latter, but
there is little or no demand for either. Wheat is dull to
day, about 3,500 bushels choice sold at $1.53 for re d, and
$1.45 for white, hut there are sales at 3asc & bu less,
and very little demand. Corn is not plenty, but the
demand Is moderate at 70e for prime yellow, and 75©76c
for damaged lots, with sales of about 2,000 bushels at
these rates. Oats are rather dnll to-day, and only
about 2,500 bushels were taken at 34©36e, including fair
to good southern within this range of prices. Bye is
selling freely at 75c. Quercitron Bark is but little in
quired for, and 10 hhds first quality only are reported sold
at $4O per ton, at which price holdera are free sellers.
Cotton is dull, notwithstanding the favorable tenor of
the Canada’s advices, but buyers and sellers are unwil
ling to operate to any extent in the present state of
affairs. Groceries continue dnll and unsettled'; the
refiners have reduced their prices ){e on sugars and 15c
on molasses. The Provision trade is without activity,
and prices are nominally unchanged. Seeds—no change.
Whiskey has a downward tendency; barrels are quoted
at 25©26c, and hlids at 24c gallon.
LUMBER AT CHICAGO.—The receipts by lake
for the week ending Sept. 12th, and for a corresponding
period last year, aro as follows:
Weekend's Season of Same time
Sept. 12. 1857. last year.
Lumber, feet 15.973,338 349.709.29 S 338.739,462
Lath, No 3,936.900 W,339.935 62.400.570
Shingles, No 3,470.500 100.711.300 90 384.700
Timber, feet 262,000 4.095.Q33 1,957j*00
BRKA.DSTUFFS—The receipts by canal, at Albany,
continue very light, and thus far fail much behind the
expectations of tho trade
Tho receipts by Canal, at tide-water, during the
second week in September, in the years named, were aa
follows;
1556. 1857.
Plour.bbls .... 21,995 10.952
Wheat, bu 241,115 154.637
Corn, bu 335.530 25*6,63*
Barley, bu 1151331 194.545
Tho receipts at tide-water from the opening of the
Canals up to the 15tli inst., have been as follows:
1860. 1856. 1557.
Flour, bbls 548,812 573,708 326,130
Wheat, bu 646,150 5.303,824 1.515.563
Corn, bu 6,802,957 6,231.579 4.157.721
fiarley, bu 82.895 345,784 394,067
Prom the above It will be seen by reducing the wheat
to floor, the deficiency from last year is equal to 945,169
bbls. of flour.
CAMBRIDGE CATTLE MARKET, Wedsesdat,
Sept. 23 —At market 1621 Cattle, about 1000 Beeves,
and62l Stores, consisting of working Oxen, k Cows, and
one, two. and three years old.
- Prices or Market Bair.—Extra, $8 20a55.75; first
quality, $7.00*57 75; second quality, $7; third quality,
$0; ordinary quality. $4 50.
Pricks or Stork Cattle.— - Working Oxen, $9O, $lOO,
$l2O, slso<rs2oo per pair; Cows and Calves. $35, $lO,
$45, $50,560»570; Yearlings, slB*s22: Two Years Old.
s27<rs3o; Three Years Old, s3s§s4o.
Sheep ixi) Lambs —3140 at mirket. Prices, in lots,
$1.75, s2tts2 50 each; extra and selections, $3.?3 67.
Swiss.—9so at market. Prices—Live weight 7a7%c
& lb; dressed, 9®9# !b.
Governor Rencher, of North Carolina, ap
pointed by tho President to bo Governor of New
Mexioo, in place off Governor Merriwether, arrived
in St. Louis on Sunday last, on his way to Santa
Fe. He takes his family with him. Gov. Rencher
was to bo escorted by a detachment of D. S. troops,
and, as the season is lato, will proceed with all con
venient expedition. The troops will he mounted,
and horses will have to be purchased and on outfit
provided for them.
learn from the Raleigh (N. C.) Standard
that a shooting affray occurred at Mr. Pomeroy’s
hook-store, in that oity, on Monday evening, Aug.
24th, botween J. F. Hutchins, Esq., and Mr. Geo.
Badger, son of Hon. Georgo E. Badger. One
shot was fired by each, but fortunately neither
w&3 hurt. The cause which led to the altercation
was the fact that Mr. Hutchins, as a justice of
tho peace, solemnised the rites of matrimony, on
the Saturday evening previous, between Dr. W.
S. Bryan, of Raleigh, and Mib3 Annie H. Badger,
sister of George. The marriage was a clandestine
one.