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• PROCI,AMATION.-
To render to Almighty: God,
irtio equtrols the destinies of nations and - mels, the
"-11orifige - -•Of'devout' gtatitiide and praise for his
goodness and mercy, is the appropriate and solemn
dnly.ooA...freitsdulbighly-favored As the
4liver of - every good and
. perfeet gift we should
. everirceognise his hand our,mereles, and an
' ithenthilge Cur dependence upon ids providence ;
and although adversity may throw Its dark
shadows - seross,,our pathway,' - yet we Should be
iiesateil of this, that_ "the Judge of all, the earth
Will do right." „ - • '
During, the. past, year the -bounties of a kind
• - 'Providence have not been,withbeld from our Com
- ,monwoalth._ . Our free institutions have bean' 'pre
' ' served,
,dud 041:, rights and privilegesreivli and re-.
enjoyed and maintained. The arts and
„sciences, and. the great interests of education, mo
- ,rality,and religion, have claimed the attention and
realiVed the oneourageneent of an intelligentand
liberal litlOPfe , . .. ; _gonorable industry in its various
depattmenti• Mu]; been rewarded ; and: although
• .-. redent*datiere Anemia revulsion bas filled with
gloerri, korrar,,and distress, the,hearts and homes
,
.• - of many of our oltliene; yet”, no, fear of famine, no
,dread of public, or sadist calamity, 'min
lee witkour'enietions Of gratithde for 'past Webs
, •-.'': ,- telscer Wealcais our trust for tite"futtwO in the
of:ffilm who 'wounds but - ,to , heal; and
• 1 d::r taidureth' forever." A plenteous
&nitwit luideroarited the 'labor 'of ,the husbandman
w-Lpeate,witifitageptle, Unfi reforming influeneea
• ,Aud liuwontedbealth with itibeuefits and mercies,
(5 h aro' be en Vouchsafedlo . ' •
-- - , lneohnbirledgnient" of these manifold blessings,
we' should offer mite God thanksgivingand ,pay
our vows mitt ilia - Most - High, and cell upon Rim,
'" in the day of trouble' lie will deliver thee and
thou shaltglorify Hired ' '
, Under'thb teleran tionviotiOn of, the prbpriety of
this duty, and in Cenformity with established cue
,.tons and the wishes of ramargood eitissns, I, James
- .P01100k,.--Governor.of theGoiamonwealth of Penn
.;,hy reemitmend , Thursday, the
twenty-azth day:of November next, as a day of
general thanksgiving; and praise - throughout, this
;State, - Mad earueitirreqteste the people that, sib
- • ,ffitaintpgfrom their usual &Vocations and alt worldly
they assemble on 'that day according to
their religious, eastorruy and unite , . in offering
• - ; ,..tleanks Attnighty_tled.'for past goodness
. and,mereles; pod while humbly acknowledging our
- 7 ,trinsgression, ,and•ibiploritig his fOrgiVetiesty be
, , &fifth /dim,-with sincere - and earnest desire, to re
' tura and, visit us:again- with- his loving, kindness,
slake us worthy of his bounties and • continua 'to
• us the rich, blessings of his providence and grime.
- Given Under my bawl And the ; Great Beal of , the
'" finite 'lit .narriebarg; this, nineteenth day of; Oe-
Whet, in Abe year et oar Lord one thousand
:"
• r,:eiglitilusuared and flfty-seven, and of the Cum
iicrAiiesith the, eightyrsecorid.
13 . ,,,the Governor. , Jetiu Suraavaa,
'9l, the Commonwealth.
13 . 2 , " -On our flint pdge - will,l?e found an, edi-
.
totial sketch of THOMAS FRANCIS MEACIIINIS,
semen as a Denioeratte aDdeelL ieeontly deliv-
ered by him ; :Rotea from the:Diary of a C6m-,
mlesion,gdietarit, The Workingman's Fate;
. Nottces of the Magazines ; The Hermitage;
" • Interesting from Mexico ; Itenni of Foreign
:Washington's Opinion of Paper Money;
- Baltimbre Affairs, and General News;
fourth page Contains Pennsylvania
',Seariery 1.170. 1; and the ?atria I played upon
zupWife and Aunt.'! * • • '
THE'PEOFLE THINK OF THE
-A PRESS.
It ' May ,not be entirely uninteresting to
•those readers of Ties Plass . who are pleased
with its character,• to krrew 'that there are
la4 t a,feW who indulge in a• simllar pleasure.
There is not a day-passes in which we are not
• greeted with the kindest' and, most cheering
.encomiums, - ,upon the merits of THE Pass,
in its rorious ; departments.,- Many of the edi.
_tor'sfriendiii.of -all parties, haye ,haudsoniely
testitiO their 'generous aptireeietion of the
, course it has thus far pursued'; and it is es-
• pecially*tifying to find that his aim to pie
'sent to the public a, Sheet which' might be
,goperly, placed:in- the handset all, has been
, signally, achieved as to hive called forth
'such hfloiid of aeireoWledgments from many of
' 'elitises,' and Professions in - the community,
as to afford an additionalproof that our people
are emulous of, and desirous to maintain and
eticotirage,_a higher moral tone in the secular
Prmui Of the day. ,
-To ' detail' the comments' Of, approval that
come to us from all quarters would be supertlu
ous, to SaYthe'least, though it may not be im
,propi3r to ;state that.at two gatherings of our
citizens within the present week--one of which'
was of an Order of the
,Very highest respects:
bilitiliriowntn this or, any other community—
Abe-. subject of Tim PRESS, on being intro-
dueed, elicited a unanimous void of coin-.
„
mendation 'which it ,
vOottld be ungrateful to
lovertOoft, Ooniing to - no, 'as it has, through a
aouree of authority enjoying the very htghgat
reguditifottr city.
TIE iteiT'AiiirD'FOOKTlll,44 NOVEMBER.
Timefforts to avoid making the early part of
NeveMber ageneral time of paynient for Eli
the transactiens - of 'the I dry-goods
,merChatits
of thi s city have been but itartially suicessful,
' rind the period is rapidly ipproitching wh i p
I thieti 3 Obligatioris for large amounts will mature.
• 411 the interests of a city are so Intimately in
terwoven with tholle of its merchants that
the:' - desife see this commercial
Bu
bicon' Safely passed extends beyond those
—.dreetly , Interestedi to all Classes of the
community. Trade forms 'the' principal
foundation upon which large towns are
built, enci'direetly,or indirectly furnishes the
employments by which the great body of their
inhabitants gain their , subsistence. We may
condetim certain features of the existing credit
system, and hope and struggle for Its modifi
cation and amendment, but the fact is palpable
that under the present financial organizations
credit is the life-blood of trade. The tenden
cy of a revulsion and a panic is to destroy all
credit and confidence, and hence, in such times,
the first and greatest sufferers are those to whom
Credit is most imperatively necessary—the mer
- chants. Their downfall, in turn, seatters desola
, 'l3on'on every hand, and involves manufacturers,
Oneratives,meebanics, and the whole
lyin the comnion ruin. Welmvealready advanc
ed, step by, step, so far in the progress of disaster
-that we trust a turning point has at last been
reaelipi;• - tind that, henceforth, instead of see
? ,Ingittist wave* of embarrassment rushing over
-nit, the tide o ffinanoial difficulty will be rolled
back, and a new era of confidence and safety
be inatigurated,
Under such circumstances, the policy of our
'banking institutions becomes a subject of
uni
yersal interest., Upon them all eyes are turned.
• In times of prosperity the merchants are their
best customers. In times of advereity they
.• should spare no just and proper exertions
to extend all the did and relief in their power.
They should, do so, for the sake of the mer
chants—for the sake of a community whose
• welfare is deeply and inseparably interwoven
With that, of the mercbants—end for the sake of
their. own corporate interests; for they are
deeply interested in preserving from utter de
' atructien the credit fabric they have been, to
a very great extent, instrumental in rearing.
TheLegislatttre l bas dealt leniently with the
batiks; not for their own sakes, but for the
purpose of enabling them to relieve business
, men. ; There is no little complaint that they
- have not acted more promptly In reference to
,-the acceptium Or rejection tittle relief law,
Mat that :doubt. and uncertainty should be
added to the other existing evils. It is eer
tat* not genereusi and we believe it is neither
Wise'
, . nor ' just, that they should trifle with
the interests upOn which they must pried
- , rely ' for their support. , But, above
,Isla, we conceive it to be most imperative
lyinehmbent upon the banks to liberally assist
tlit( l nielehttitsle their November payment.
, -it Is to a belief in , their ' utility in' snob enter
„ genciti that 'they OWe their very, existence,
end If they, fail to meet pliblie expectations
now, they will receive little •aympatby here
'after twang qtiarter. In the midst of our pre- I
'lent difficulties, a rigid and illiberal policy is
and the banks should be the last to I
- exhibit it.' Sure l y these who condudt them
cannot look coldly and unmoved upon whole
iffie Wreck and ruin,which any timely aid they
uad safely extend to those who have a right to
ask it,at their; binds 'would avert. Let the
• banks deal fairly, 'and liberally with the Mr
, chartalf;they helm to preserve the regard of
• the people; or claim any friendly consideration
• at the hands oftheir representativei.
. •- .
',• ' Toalonacco INraxiitai, , T -It to stated that
' _littliiii . &weei:.protesied. drafts to the amount of
• • 4 $1.00,600 hive: been Saucy:id on'the tobaooonists of
-.lttahMtaidi 'Virginia, by commission morohants in
,'Xi4.tasytt.:'irhtiltiehinend paters 'intininte that
.' At tallieCtritenliojt of-the nismifietiners to, hold
- .;mesithtgli :and lanthoriscr the banks to sue their
." . k aiak& histei-Olioh draft as it Matures, and not have
' . lheitt iitt l iiiid„';:.: -. ' ` • '
•
MOtat.-:-:Goi:. - WilliaMe; Of Make,
k ' .--- N ' AlATO'rtiObf , ,i; lgib, • foi:,l l oilt,ititig,
~..,,lOMOtaithare- , &heady. !been made , tu New
.:------: ,- tlistilithitiaMtliAritaltd cot the Nth: . '- "c ' • ~ ;
. . , • -
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OUR DRY•GOODS JOBBING InAnn
We were pleased, in a short tour among
some of our loading dry-goods merchants on.
Market street yesterday afternoon, to find a
degree of activity and-buoyant feeling quite
encouraging in these hard times of almost uni
versal prostration: . 'ln neveralpf the establish-.
inents called uponOve fonnd tliat 4heir trade
bad received quite tindiripetusiVithitisthe last
few days, which is; doubtless, mainly owing
to the brisk activity among the retailers.
This fact, however, is encouraging, and proves,
at least, thatif purchasing goods for fall and
winter , eensumption has been delayed until
late, the querchi(nts' may expect a favorable
change now, as the season is approaching when
their heaviest liabilities for the,whole year will
have to be met; for there is no doubt but that
the retailers, who have hitherto received the
kindest indulgence from their creditors, will
do all in their power to reciprocate the favor,
by anticipating their payments, as far as prac
ticable, now'that the times seem to be turning
in their favor. Notwithstanding the general
absence of confidence in all kinds of PROMISES
TO PAT, there remains, nevertheless, that good,
friendly feeling in 'commercial circles, which,
H it be at all aided by the banks, to whom the
community is now looking for relief, will carry
them through the finale of the financial storm
with far less damage' than has been predicted.
In our intercourse with the mon who have
heretofore been the advocates of banks, ,we
heard the epinion - repeatedly expressed, that
their present mute attitude respecting the re
cent legislative enactment, submitted for their
acceptance, was highly annoying; and, indeed,
considering the enormous disadvantage to
which the merchants are ,being hourly sub
jected by the banks continuing to refuse re
ceiving the notes of the country banks on
deposit, it is no woncier.that their displeasure
has been awakened. From what we learn, it
is not extravagant to suppose that there are
now a million ,of dollars .of Pennsylvania
(country) papemoney in our city, of which a
very large amount ,is lying idle in the fire
proof safes of our merchants. We know in
dividual cases of this, amounting to ten thou.
sand dollars which Is only awaiting the oppor
tunity of being used without submitting to an
enormous shave. This one great difficulty, lit
least, the banks have it in their power to re
moie at once, and their obstinate persistence
in not complying with this public demand un
til they are compelled to do so, or forfeit their
charters by declining.the enactment passed for
their relief, cannot but evoke an amount of
public "censiire,which it will reqifire many goad
deeds in the %tuna to entirely obliterate.
•
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
WALNUT STREET TnaATnie.—Last night, "The
Hunchback" was brought out. Mr. Waller's
Master Walter fully justifies the opinion that he
is a fine actor, adopting of the traditional render
ing of the part ao more than hie judgment and ex
perience wirrant him in adhering to. Yet, he did
not make what are called "new points." His dif
ference from the usual rendering of some phases of
the character is rather to be witnessed than de
scribed. Mrs. Waller, too, had more opportunity,
than in the previous performances, of exhibiting
her artistica' skill. We have already noticed her
fine speaking voles; we may now add, what also
applies to her husband, that she is as little stagey
as any performer we have ever seen or hoard.
Her action, too, is , natural—impulsive, indeed, but
controlled by much taste, and much good sense.
Of the soliloquy, after signing her acceptance
of the nobleman's hand, which is full'of passionate
regret and wounded 'pride, and is fro often slurred
over, she made a groat deal. It may be added
that eke dresses richly and tastefully. Of the re
mainder of the oast, we can only Bay that Mr.
Daly's Clifford was, all through, too much in the
'Erdes vein-a note above concert-pitch. Mr.
Shei*oll's Maus had the faith of needless awk
wardness. • A scholar and a gentleman, arrived at
manhood, and who bad been to an English univer
sity, would not (even in the era of the play) have
been gawky. As Helen, Mrs: Proctor agreeably
surprised us. She played the part with archness
and natural ease—played it very well indeed.
This evening, "The Lady of Lyons" will be
played.
At the Academy of Music, this evening, the
opera of "Lucia di Lammermoor" will be pro
duced, with Signorina Ramos as Lucia, &ignoli
as Edgardo, and Collett' as Raimondo. The
opera season bore will end on Saturday.
. "Jack Cade". continues to' run most successfully
at the Arch street theatre.
BY MIDNIGHT MAIL.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Something about Llamas.
Correspondence of The Press.l
WAsitutarox, Oct. 20, 1857
- Judge Holt writes, in response to a letter from
James P. Fisher k Bons, of Baltimore, Maryland,
whatever information there is at the command of
the Patent Office respecting the management of
the Llamas about to arrive from Guayaquil.,
The Llama, - in 'its' natitril habitation on the
Andes, at an elevation of from 8,000 to 12,000 feet
abovelhe level of the sea, far above any lakes
or streams, feeds, through choice, on a sort of
rushy grass or reed, ,called ichoc, which grows
in abundance —where, it is said, those ani
mals are never known to drink so long
as a sufficiency of green, succulent herbage
can be obtained. They also derive subsist
ence from the mosses and lichens which fringe
the rooks, among their native haunts, or by
browsing upon tender shrubs, They adapt them.
selves to almost any soil or situation, provided the
hoar is not prolonged or oppressive and the air
is pure, possessing a hardiness of constitution ad
mirably well adapted to the nature of their birth,
place, where, during half the year, snow and hid!
incessantly full, while in the higher regions nearly
every night during rummer the mercury sinks
below the freezing point, and the peaks are per
petually covered with, an accumulation of ice.
It is astonishing that the temperature of the air an
mountains so peciliarly situated and exposed to
the full blaze of the vertical sun should be so
much chilled as almost to present the desolate
aspect of the Arctic regions; and yet such are the
tracks upon which the vacuna and the quark°, the
two wild
,speoies corresponding to the domesti
eated Llama and Alpaca, abound and grow wild
far above the abode of man, and are- hunted for
their flesh and skin.
The animals of this tribe, ivitioh have been
brought to Europe and the United States, appeared
to thrive well for a time on the same sort of food
as eaten by cattle and sheep, but the Inferior kinds
of browse grass or hay, with a duo proportion of
potato, carrots, or, other succulent roots, were pre
ferred to rich pasture and farinaceous grains. Too
liberal an allowance of nutritious and stimu
lating. food to en animal extremely abstemious
cannot be regarded otherwise than injurious. Its
peculiarly-formed stomach is not adapted for dry
and hard food, the best proof of which is its
habitual abstinenco from drink. In Peru the
Llama is over treated with grain in its moire, or
milled in their green, soft. milky stage. It is re
commended that they be fed oautionsly at first on
the sucoulont stalks of the sorgho sore.
In respect to the diseases of these animals, it
has boon frequently remarked in Peru that both
the Llama and Alpaca, when taken down to the
lowland towns, and there kept for much length of
time, perspire freely as soon no the hot weather
comes on, and if neglotited a scurf forms upon their
skin. The coat, of course, Is carefully preserved
as being ornamental, but if it is shorn off and the
animal is bathed in the cool part of the day, before
thosystem has been heated by exorcise or the natu
ral warmth of the climate, the sufferer in a
short time invariably recovers. This cooling re
medy, it bee bean observed, the enimele them
selves naturally seek ; for when taken down to the
heated atmosphere of the plains , should this rash
break out, both these animals instinctively go in
search of a refreshing stream, not for the parpOse
of drinking, as has been erroneously supposed, but
for bathing, and thereby preserving their health
Therefore, if possible, this animal should nut be
without a lake or stream which in some part has a
depth - of three' feet.
With regard to the climate to which these may
be exposed, there' would be no risk In allowing
them to winter In any part of the Atlantic; States
southeast of the Alleghenies end south of the
Potomac, but on the return of hot weather in
summer, it might he doubted whether they
- would long survive. 'X'he only part of the
United States In which they would be likely to
succeed, probably, would be the great elevated
plains situated on the eastern slope of the Rooky
Mountains, west 'of the ffitth meridian of longi
tude, commeneiog In New Mexico, and extending
to the lied river, north. X. Y.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENTA.—Last evening,
. while Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Robertson wore absent at
church, baring left their infant child, a' boy eix
Months old, at home with the servant, the latter,
in order to keep it quiet, administered a largo dose
of paregoric, from the aeon of which the child
died daring the night.
' A son'of Mr. Hackney, aged about five years,
living in Baldwin street, near Washington, fell
off She railing of a stoop, yesterday, and was
killed Almost instantly.—lfeinark Advertiser,
Atonday.'
*Hanka TUB (}near gentleman who
returned on Tuesday from several weeks' excursion
throughlincd6 and lowa, lays the wheat on every
route through 'whioh he travelled still remains in
!IMO. thinha miarcely ono farmer in filly has
thrashed more wheat than for his own uee.—
'Evan,rville (.1"n4.) .Tortrri4l,
THE PRESS.-PHILA,DELPHiA; WEDNIADAY, OCTOBER. 21, 1,857.
THE ELECTIONS.
TILE STATE,
lion. Wm. P. fiehell has been elected Senator in
the districts compoCed of Bedford, Huntingdon, and
Somerset, by a Majority of 222. This is a great
t unit.
ARMSTRONG COUNTY.—In thin county the whole
Dolsmail° ticket is elected by a majority ave
raging 309.
Cannalit COUNTY.—Packor's official majority
in this county, over Wilmot, is 1.337. The whole
Democratic county ticket is olooted by a handsome
majority, although the vote polled is small in com
parison with that at the last Presidential election.
OFFICIAL. VOTE OF CAMBRIA. COUNTY.—GOMPfIior
—AV Wm. F. Packer, 2,379; David Wilmot, 1,042;
Isaac Resident, 105.
Canal Cotainissioner—* Nimrod Strickland,
2,342; William Millward, 997; John F. Limier
man, 162.
Judges of the Supreme Court—*lVillinin
Strong, 2,359; * James Thompson,' 2,359; Joseph
J. Lewis, 999; James Pooch, 999; Jasper E.
Brady, 163; Jacob Broom, 103.
Assentbly—* George N. Smith, 2,035; William
Palmer, 1,397.
Register and lieeorder—* Michael Masson,
1,802; George 0. N. Lahm, 1,715,
Treasurer—* George I. Rodgers, 2,338 ; Richard
Tudor, 971.
County Commissioner— John Rearor, 2,242;
no opposition.
Poor House Director—* David O'llarra, 2,061;
no opposition.
Auditor—* Rees 3. Lloyd, 2.105; no opposition.
Amenelments—For first Amendment, 1,048;
against, 169.
For second Amendment/ 1,124; against, 1,220.
• For third Amendment, 956; against, 100.
For fourth Amendment, 950 ; against, M.
* Democrats
LITZERNE- OFFICIAL. - Governor. Packer's
majority over Wilmot, 1,832; Ilazlehurst's vote,
214.
Congress.—Leidy's majority, 1,492.
Representatives. —Jeukins's majority, 1,105;
Turner's majority, 1,230% Orltman's majority,
1,305. - .
Supreme Judger. Strong's majority, 1,775;
Thompson's majority, 1,754.
The Democratic county ticket is elected by an
average of about 1,600 majority.
MAJORITIES—OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL
October, 1858. October, 1857.
0, p
Countiev. CI ci i f, tg
E 1 .6 M
7 a
73
4 P a
n, i*
Adams, 33
Allegheny, -- 4225 -- *lOB9
Armstrong, 395 160*
Beaver, 649 -- 400
Bedford, 33 -- GOO
Barks, • 0081 6972*
Blair, _ _ 309*
Bradford, 3975 *3BOO
Bucks, 656 9499 _
Butler, 603
Cambria, 1183 1337*
Carbon, 653 885*
Centre, 321 618*
Chester, 446 120*
Clarion, 957 _
Clearfield, 660 734*
Clinton 131 320
Columbia, 1699 1200*
Crawford, 1560 500
Cumberland, 251 612*
Dauphin, • 525 453*
Delaware, -- 519 *lO
Ilk, .w) _ •
Brie, 2103 1200
Fayette, 183 000
Franklin, -- 116 128*
Fulton, 253
,
Croon, 1089
Huntingdon, 280
Indiana, 1817 1000
Jefferson • 123
Juniata, ' 49
Lancaster, 2444 1200
Lawrence, 1678
Lebanon, 534 679
Lehigh, • 871 848*
Duzerne, 1021 1832*
Lycoming, 397 -- 1170*
McKean, • 232
Mercer, 838
blifilin ' 10 316*
Monroe, 1510 -- 1400*
Montgomery, 1944 . 2830*
Montour, 501 - 612*
Northanpton,232o 2957*
Northumb'd, 1178
Perry, 87 401*
Philadelphia, 3434 17748*
Pike; 591 566*
Potter, 263 ---
Schuylkill, 1733 2853
Somerset, 774
Snyder, 254 10*
Susquehanna, 1101 700
Sullivan, 167 • 204*
Tioga, 2678
Union, 440 * 104
Venango, 25
Warren, 492 --
Washinton, 108 --
Wayne, 137 301* ,
WeshnrePd, 635 900
Wyoming, 41 -- 300
York, 1482 3536*
82,605 20,602
Those marked with au asterisk (*] are official
The Ohio Eiection
The Cincinnati Gazette of Monday says: Re
turns from every county in the State give Governor
Chase a majority of 140, according to the State
Journal. The .Enquirer gives Chase's majority
as 543. Either way of figuring, the returns give
a result which it is hardly possible that the official
1
count can change. From a comparison of the In
cial returns, so far as we have received them, th
the figures ou which tho above results aro bi d,
we find several changes to be made in the En I
rer's' table in favor of elutes, and we think the a
jority, as stated by the Journal, is very near r
rect. Messrs. Welker, Ruesell, Sutliff, and Edo le,
are also certainly elected, respectively, to the offi
ces of Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State,
Supreme Judge, and Treasurer. Backus is elooted
as membor of the board of public works.
THE END OF THE KANSAS TROUBLE
The Boston Courier, an old-line Whig
paper, speaks of the termination of tho con
test in Kansas as follows :
" The pressure of the present financial crisis may,
among other things, be gauged by the indifference
with which the news from Kansas has boon re
ceived. That Territory has been for some time
the pivot on which our whole polities have turned.
It furnished the Republican party with about
three-quarters of their agitation stock in trade. It
rounded nearly all of their periods, and pointed
most of their denunciations and vituperations.
Every mail and telegraph from the battle-ground
of conflicting principles was watched with feverish
impatience, and spread abroad, and commented
upon with the keenest zeal. And now that the
contest is over, and the strife decided in favor of
freedom, the news falls upon their preoccupied ear
as coldly as the result of some petty municipal
election.
. • .
No unbiased and dispassionate mind could over
have entertained any reasonable doubtof what the
end would be there. That Kansa4 would eventu
ally be a free State was as much a matter of cer
tainty as anything can bo which lies in the future;
the only doubtful element was that of time. It was
possible that, by the aid of party tactics, and an
unfair apportionment of votes, the minority might,
for a season s have prevailed over the majority, and
a Constitution been adopted either tolerating
slavery or saying nothing about it. But that
slavery should ever have had a foothold there as a
vital fact was rendered impossible alike by the
laws of soil and climate, and by the immense pro
ponderanee of voters who were opposed to it.
It remains to be seen bow this Kansas news is to
effect the autumn elections, and how the lenders
and speakers of the Republican party will like it.
It certainly pricks their rhetorical gas-bladders
moat essentially. One of our cotemporaries, speak
ing of it, says that the news is almost too good to
be true; looking from the post of observation, it
would have been more oorreot to say, that it was
too true to be good.
Death of the Rey. Mr. and Mrs. Albert 0.
Johnston, In India.
[From the Pittsburgh Chronicle.]
A few days since we stated that two natives of
Western Pennsylvania—the Rev. Albert 0. John
ston and wife—had fallen before the savage and
remorseless followers of Nona Sahib. Since then
we have been placed In possession of some facts in
relation to the unfortunate missionaries, which,
for the information of our readers, we publish in
the columns of the Chronicle.
Tho Rev. Albert 0. Johnston was a native or
Washington county, Pennsylvania. In 1852 he
graduated at Jefferson College with the highest
honors, and, in the fall of the same year, entered
the Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian
Church, in Allegheny city. In May, 1855, he en
tered upon the duties of the ministry, and, as an
able, earnest, devoted clergyman, soon obtained
a high position among his professional brethren.
Boon after being licensed to preach he was mar
ried to Miss Amanda J. Gill, daughter of the late
Rev. Jonathan Gill, a distinguished minister of the
Covenantor Church, and one of the professors at the
old Western University nt the time Dr. Bruce had
ohurgo of that institution. About the beginning of
the year eighteen hundred and fifty-six. Mr. and
Mrs. Johnston believing that duty called them to
labor in a foreign land, sailed for India, and on
their arrival immediately commenced the work of
humanity and love. Highly educated, youthful,
earnest, and ardent, their efforts promised gratify
ing success, when, alas! the insurrection occurred,
and the meek and humble missionaries fell beneath
the handset' violence.
At the time of his death Mr. Johnston was in his
twenty-third year. He was highly talented, pro
foundly versed In theology, and entirely devoted
to the groat oauso he bad espoused. Had lie been
spared, his life would have been ono of usefulness
and honor, and lie would have gone down to pos
terity side by side with the illustrious mom who have
borne the cross and preached the Gospel beneath
the scorching sun of India.
They were stationed at Fut tugher, at which place
they resided when the mutiny occurred, on the
24th of Juno. They were furnished with boats by
the natives of that place, and ordered to leave,
which they did; but before they reached their
dostinatien—Phitoor, near Cawepore—were tired
upon by order of Nona Sahib. The discharge of
arms was most destructive; many in the vessel
wore instantly killed, and among the rest the sub
jects of this notice.
Mrs. Johnston was born in Allegheny county.
Under the instructions of her learned and excellent
father she acquired a finished education, and early
in life displayed those admirable characteristics
which marked her whole career. When quite young
she visited Europe where she spent two years, and
returned with a mind richly stored with the fruits
of travel and observation. Mrs, Johnston was an
Indefatigable student, an accomplished lady, and
a Christian in the true souse of the word.
Farther from Salt Lake
Sr. Loma, October 20.—The St. Joseph correspond
ent of the Republican mentions having seen a letter
stating that William H. Wilson, (referred to in tho
Washington despatch of yesterday, relative to tho Mor
mon outrages,) after having a rope tied around hie
neck and a pistol presented to his head, escaped from
his captors at Salt Lake city.
New Orleans Money Market.
Nay OBLVAISS; Oct, 19.—Tho bank presidents have
agreed to still take the certified checks of the Citizens'
Bank In payment of debts. The Citizens' Bank redeems
its circulation, but not the checks of depositors. The
banks have lost over two millions of dollars during the
run of last week.
Trade In Western produce has been nearly suspended.
Fire In Boston. ,
BoaTON, Oct. 20.—A fire occurred this evening, in
lirattie :dont, which destroyed the properties of A.
Webster and J. Johnson, both confectioner'. to the
amount Of $5,000. The buildings were damaged to the
amount of 12,000.
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE EUROPA ,AT RAILIPAX.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
THE EFFECT OF THE MONEY CRISIS
SPECIE SHIPPED FOR AMERICA
CONSOLS 139%c0893
11.tme,tx, Oct. 20—Midnight.-The Cunard steamship
Europa arrived at halt-pact 11 o'clock, from Liverpool,
with dates to the 10th lust. Site has £63,000 in specie.
,The steamer Indian arrived out on the 711, lust , and
the Persia on the 10th.
Nothing later had been received from India.
The crick in the American money markets bad been
severely felt both in England and France. The rate of
money throughout Europe was advancing and specie
was being shipped to the United States.
Severe storms hod been experienced along tho En
glish coast, The ship A. B. Kimball, from Sunderland
for New York, has been lost. Tho crew were sat ed.
Tho King of Prussia, it is feared, is dying.
The Governor General of India has boon recalled.
The steamer Borussia put back to Hamburg on the
7th inst. The cause is not stated.
Et 533333
The London Times says nothing la regard to the rata•
log of the rates of discount that would create an alarm.
Tho discount establishments had also increased the
rates.
The Times thinks fright alone wan the cause or all
the run going on in America.
. . -
The London Morning Chronicle professes to have good
authority for stating that steps have been taken for
immediately proclaiming Queen Victoria as Em
press of Ilindoostae, and that tho next tele
graphic advices 'kit probably bring news of such a pro
clamation having been made. The statement, however,
is generally regarded as absurd.
Catharine Hayes has boon married to Mr. Bonbonll,
of Now York.
The Loudon Star is the only Journal that publishes
the news of the recall of the Governor General or Indio.
Commercial intelligence.
Livaaroor,, Oct. 9.—Cotton—The sales of the week
have been 59,000 bales, of which 13,600 were to specu
lators, and 3,000 for export. Prices have advanced .if d.
The business of the week comprises only live days, no
business loving been transacted on Wednesday,
which was observed as a day of fasting, humiliation,
and prayer, on account of the Indian Insurrection, The
estimated sales on Friday vote 7,000 bales, tuctud•
lag 1,000 on speculation, the market closing quiet, at
the following quotations :
Fair Orleans, 9,?.; ; ?diddling, 9 3-16. Mobile , fair,
9 9-16 ; Middling, Ott. Middling Upland, 9,ti.
The stock of Cotton in port Is 302,600 bales, of
which, 169,000 bales are American.
The Manchester advicee are favorable, and the mar
kets are firm.
Breadstuffa and provisions aro dull.
LONDON MONEY IoLiDNAT, Oct. 9.—Tho hank ratot
have advanced to 0 per cent. Consols for mousy are
quoted at 89% sr 89s.
HAVEN, Oct. 7.—Now Orleans tree Ordivaire aro quot
ed at 1291'.
TILE LATEST
LIVARPOOI, Bxturday, Octoborlo.—The cotton markot
continues quiet. The etennier Perideinadvicos from the
United Staten caused a decline in ull qualities.
lireadetufla closed quiet and steady, and corn firm.
Provisions steady.
Lemnos, Saturday OctoberlO—Noon.—Consuls for mo
ney hove declined to 80!; ®B9,'.
The advance in the bank rates caused much dullness
in the cotton market, and checked the demand for specu
lation.
Morgan Or., Oct. O.—Messrs. Richardson, Spence &
Co. report Flour dull, ands slight decline for Inferior
qualities. Wheat is dull, and inferior qualitietrara 2d
03(1 lower since Tuesday. Corn closed steady. The
following are the quotations :
" Flour, Western Canal, 30s 031 a
Ohio ....31e. 0335.
Philadelphia 31s. eals. 61.
Wheat—Red is. 6d.so Bs. id.
White Bs. 10,1.0 9s. 3d.
Corn—aliald and Ye110w....375.
White 41s. 042 a.
The Brokers' circular says the decline in wheat, for
the week, to be Is.; Wheat 4d.013d.; Cora laArbs. 61.
Provisions—Messrs. Itlglaud, Aythe, do Co., Duck
hard, Spence, Sc Co., McHenry, and other circulars re
port beef quiet and heavy. Pork quiet and slow of sale,
but prices without alteration. Bacon is firm, with
an advance, chiefly In fine qualities, of 1 shilling
Lard is dull at 695070 s 6d.
In Tallow there is an average business, without quot
able change.
PRODUCE—The Brokers' and other circulars quote
Pet Ashes as closing arm at 41a 6d0425. Pearls aro
firm at 40e Mails 6d.
Sugar is dull, and all qualities have slightly declined.
Bice is steady at 24u Odicl26o Od.
Tea.—There is but little Inquiry, and prices aro weak.
Rosln.—Rho market is dull. Spirits Turpentine dull
at nes.
Bark—Philadelphia Us MOl2B Cal
Freights have slightly declined.
LONDON, Oat. 10 —llreadstuffs aro quiet and dull.
Iron—Welsh rails and bars are dull, and all qualities
slightly declined. Haien at 7en73 3d. Coffee is heavy
and declined 2.16e3d. Sugar Is steady at a decline of Od
for Inferior qualities.
Tea—There Is but little inquiry and prices are weak
LONDON Moser Nerve?.-31essra. Baring & Company
11 1
quote the Money kiarket as active. The bullion i the
Bank of England had Wm./mama .1:618,0® Sterling' ne
ttle week.
American stocks generally were 'without beiers.
ftfeeere. Bull & Ooreput, State stocks unchanged, and
Railroad securities an slightly declined.
(In consequence of the lateness of the despatch Is de•-
layed until morning.)
WECIAL DESPATCH YOE TUE PRESS.]
General Pillow and the Pence Negotiations in
Mexico—Mike Walsh a Candidate for Clerk
of the House of Representatives.
WAMINOTON, October 20th.—By the Nashville
Union, received hero this evening, It appears that
General PILLOW adheres to the position ho asp
sumeil In his late address to the people of Tonnes.
see, in regard to the negotiations of General Score In
Mexico, notwithstanding the denial of the latter, The
Union contains a card from General PILLOW, which is
accompanied by some statements of Generale Quirnsx
and SUIBLIM, on record in the War Department, to the
effect that, at a meeting of general officers, General
SCOTT stated that the prospects of peace were slight—
that ho had been Informed by some foreign residents of
Mexico that the desired object could be obtained by the
application of money—that he had already applied ton
or twenty thousand dollars to that purpose, which he
regarded as bread thrown upon the water.
MIKE• {Vaunt Ina candidate for Olerk of the House of
Representatives. X. Y. Y,
[SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE PRESS.]
iVASHINGTON, Out, 20.—1x0. GeLPIN, or Connecticut,
late en Assistant Examiner in the Patent Office, died
yesterday of typliold fever,
It is rumored that Captain REYNOLDS, who WM rub
bored, has been reinstated.
Rumored Safety of Forty of the Passeagere
of the Central Alltelieli.
WASHINGTON, October 20.—The New Orleans Pica
yune correspondent, says that forty passengers who left
Aspinwall by the steamer Central America, are now re
siding in Cuba, being prevented from leaving by that
steamer, in consequence of the rigid quarantine laws.
Wasingovos, October 20 —lnformation has been re
ceived from an official source to the effect that the Oen.
Stitutioonl Convention in Kansas will submit a constltu•
lion for adoption or rejection to the legal voters of the
Territory.
There Is no prospect of an early recognition of the
present government of Nicaragua
The President and Cabinet received, through a ape
dal committee to-day, an invitation to visit the Mary
land Agricultural Fair.
The California Wagon Road
WASUMOTON, October 20.—Lotters from California
Induce the belief that the Pacific section of the Wagon
Road is, by this time, completed. Tho country between
Honey lake and Humboldt river is not an favorable as
was anticipated, it being poorly suppliod with grass and
'water.
Kangas Election—Offlclal Reform
Sr. Louts, Oct. 20.—The following are official returns
of the recent election in Kansas for Doles ato to Con
gress :
Ransom, D. Parrott, Ref):
Leavenworth county 237
Atkinson 61
Johnston 1604
Bourbon
Doer
Douglas
Shawnee
Richardson
Breckenridge
Anderson
tyke us,
Coffee
Lynn.
The St. Joseph correspondent of the Rep teblican says
that on the night after the election in KATIMS, a party
of soldiers encamped near Richmond, attacked the resi
dence of Mr. Dolman, Democratic Representative of
Nensch county, and member of the Constitutional Con
vention. broke open the door, and shattered the win
dows. They oleo treated Mr. Dolman very roughly.
Lieut. liyard was cent lor, but wan not able to quell the
disturbance until he bad cut down two of the men with
Ids sabre. The balance then &slated, and retired to
their quarters. •
Terrible Gale on LakeOntnrion—Snow Storni
nt Oswego—A Vessel Capsized: and nil on
board Drowned:
0611'6E10, N. Y., Oct. 20.—A terrible g ale prevailed en
the Lake to-day, accompanied with sno w.
A vessel wax capsized and sunk in the harbor. her
name is unknown. All on board the vessel are supposed
to have perished.
The Items' Conflagration at Chicago—Recove,
ry of Twelve llodles from the llnins.
Cub too, October 20.—The following holies wero re
coverer' from tile ruins of the recent conflagration, dm ,
log last night and this morning, tin:
John A. Raymond of Worcester, Maas ; D. O. Emer
son, of Lawrence, Silage.;
Mr, Marsh, Mr. rant, John
Farr, A. Wolfe, (Orman) B. Mosey, D. White, If,
T. Bradley, I. Jungus, and John High, Jr, Other per
sona are still miming.
The Milking of theMeniner Tropic—The Par-
Sr. Louis, October 20.—A few Parties tarn of no sink
ing of the steamer Tropic, In the Minsourl river, bate
been received.
'fho following venom' were known to hove been
drowned: Win. Ileoter, Joel Croon. of company 11,
Artillery, son of Mr. Stephens, of Kentucky, and a negro
belonging to the same gentleman,
A number of deck hands, whose fumes aro unknown,
worn Ain lost.
The steamer nag blown against a song, crushing the
wheel and tearing away a portion of thin hull, limns.
diately sinking her In thirty feet of water. An hundred
and fifty passengers were aboard the steamer twelve or
fifteen of which number are suppfieed to have been
drowned.
Monetary Affairs in st. Louis.
ST. Louie, October 20.—A State Savlugs Institution
has been opened as a depository for the currency of the
adjoining States; also, that of New York and the Now
England States, and the notes of the banks of Phila
delphia, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore. A large number
or the heaviest merchants advertise to receive the said
currency at par.
The Missouri Leglelature
Sr. L 01319, Oct. 20.—The Missouri Legislature con.
vowed yesterday, and the Hones was organised by the
election of J. 0. Chiles as Speaker.
The laud office in the Delaware district was opened at
Donlphan, Kansas, on the /2th inst.
Allrhigatt Southern and Central ttntlroud•
; LA rowel:, lan., Oelobt.r 20 -4t is said that en or
konvinent 11411 closed yesterday between the Michigan
Botitioiru and Central Railroads, sliicli sill have a to.
dency to prolent a ruinous competition between there
two rids.
illarkots
BaTIMORE. Oct. 26.—Flour is quoted at $512%x ,
$5 ci%. Wheat 11‘ slightly 'pryer.
NEW OELEANs, Oat 10.—Uottort—,9ales or MO halm
Prices are stiffer, but the quotations .unchanged. Ned
Wheat quoted at OOcout.
According to promise, we publish the re.-
eons of Mr. 11111,1.nn for voting against the pay
ment of the interest on the debt ;monied by the
city in the purchase of Sedgley Park. This we do
out 'of courtesy_ to him; differing, however, from
most of his statements and conclusions.
Wo perceive that Councils have just settled this
controversy/3,y a most decisive vote, Select Council
being unanimous, and Common Council being
forty fee in favor, and only three against it. Tim
vote in Councils last year was about the some.
The matter may, therefore, bo regarded no set
tled, and we think any further opposition may as
well cease. The time will come when even those
who have opposed this measure will regard with
satisfaction the acquisition of this park for the
people.
Rearms of .thidrew Miller, for roling, in
Common Connell, against the passage of the
Ordinance to pay interest doe to Jostler Coa,
Trustee."—The undorsignod submits, and enters
upon the journal of Common Council, the follow
ing reasons for voting against tile final passage of
the "Ordinance to pay interest due to Justice
Cox, Trustee :"
1. Tho mortgage, the interest of which it is pro
posed by this ordinance to pay, is not binding or
obligatory upon the city of Philadelphia. It is
the mortgage of Ferdinand J. Dreor to Andrew M.
Bostwick, bearing date the Bth day of Marsh, A.
i
D. 185:1, recorded n the office for recording deeds,
&e., in Mortgage Book T. IL, No. 25, p. 82. The
amount originally secured by it was fifteen thou
sand dollars, on account of whicht the sum of four
thousand dollars has boon paid; reducing
. it to
eleven thousand dollars; and it has been assigned
by Mr. Bostwick to Justice Cox, trustee, the
present holder.
2. The oily is under no moral or legal obliota
tion to pay either the principal or interest of this
mortgage. It is not upon Fairmount Park, as
stated in the ordinance, but upon a tract of land
called Sedgley. All that the city accepted by the
resolutions of April 28, 1857 (ordinances 1857, p.
175) was " the gonorons gift of some of her citi
sons of Sodgley Park Estate." (I quote the pre
cise language of theism ) There is not a word in
the whole-of the three resolutions about incurring
a debt or assuming an obligation ' and the city has
no more right to (Luanne or pay the interest or prin
cipal of the mortgage of Ferdinand J. Dreer than
they have to pay the private debts of members of
the Common Council.
3. This scheme for the purchase of the Seligley
property, has been conceded by a band of specu
lators who seek to foist it upon the city, with in
outnbrances amounting to more than double its
value, and at an aggregate price of more than four
times its value; and the aim and purpose in pro
curing the passage of the ordinance in question, is
to inveigle the city into some net whereby the as
sumption of the ineumbrances upon the land may
be presumed, and the foundation laid for a suit
at law against the city,for the recovery of the
sum of sixty-five thousand dollars.
4. The public records show that this tract of
land called Sedgley, was convoyed by Eliza
Downer, Samuel It. Downer, and Frederick W.
Downer, of the city of New York, to Ferdinand .1.
Dreor. of this city, by deed dated March 21. 1851,
recorded in the office for recording deeds, Ac., in
Deed Book G. W. C., No 86, p. 238, and the whole
sum paid by Mr. Dreer, according to this deed,
was twenty-six thousand seven hundred and
fifty dollars. Two purchase-money mortgages
wore given in payment, ono for ton thousand,
and the other for eight thousand dollars. On the
10th of March, 1853, these two mortgagee were satis
fied by M. Russell Thayer, Esq., attorney in fact for
the mortgagees, and, on the day previous, the mort
gage to Andrew M. Eastwick, for fifteen thousand
dollars, was entered of record. Thus stood the Scdg
ley property in the year IBs2—having cost Mr.
Dreer $26,750 two years previously, bringing
no income whatever, and subject to the mortgage
to Mr. Eastwick for $13,000, afterwards reduced to
$ll,OOO, and the ordinary annual taxes and ex
penses, including interest, amounting to about
$4,500. This annual outlay, it is inferred, was
more than Mr. Dreer could conveniently bear, and
he had, therefore, to cast about to see how the tract
could ho disposed of to a profit. And as early as
the year 1851 there appears it plan drawn by Mr
Frederick Graff, in which this tract Is set down as
part of a magnifieent park, and is called the
Brelgley Park estate ; and in a letter dated in
October of that year, from Mr. Graff to John
Price Wotherill, Esq., then a member of the old
City Council, the purchase of the tract by the city
is recommended.
In the early part of the year 1854, or perhaps
earlier, a largo number of copies of this plan of
Mr. Graff were published, and numerous petitions
were circulated for signatures asking the City Coun
cils to purchase the Sedgley Park estate. A copy
of this plan generally accompanied these petitions.
They wore pretty numerously signed, and the
signers were very generally assured that the pur
chase would not cost the city one cent. but that the
money wherewith to make it would be raised by
private subscription, and that the land would ho
purchased and presented to the city. Following
soon upon thO presentation of those petitions to
councils, to subscription was started, and in the
course of a year or two, according to a report tootle
by the committee on city property to Select Coun
cil, on the loth of April last. the aura of sixty
thousand dollars woo raised. Whether these sub
soriptions are bogus or real can only be ascertained
by examining the subscribers under oath.
Now, It will be observed that up to the time or
about the time of making this report, this land
stood in the position of having cost Mr. Diver, in
the year 1851, 526.75 . 0, end. while yielding no
income. was subject to the mortgage for 515.000.
reduced to 511,000 If this subscription of iloo,ooo
was real, and the looney was ready to be paid over
to Mr. Droor, every fair-minded man will say that
the amount of it would be an ample compensation
to Mr. Dreer for what had coat him much less than
half that sets six years before. But this sum was
not half sufficient to fill the greatly maw of these
rapacious speculators, for on the second of March
of the present year, just about the time when they
supposed they were about consummating thoir
scheme, there is entered upon the public records t wo
ino) 'gages of this land by Ferdinand ✓. Geer,.
to Fredertek Deter, ono for thirty thousand dol
lars and the other for twenty•sir thousand
Igoe hundred dollars; and the Committee on City
Property, in the report bolero referred to. actually
recommend to Councils to accept this land'
subject to these two mortgages, which It is ad.
mittod aro wholly tletitious, not a dollar having
boon given for them ; and the committee in the
same report have the audacity to say that the sum
of one hundred and twenty-jive thousand/ dollars
for a tract of land that had cost Mr. Dreer twenty
six thou,and seven lambed and fifty dollars,
was a price "below its real value, but which Mr.
Dreer had liberally consented to accept, in view
of the noble purpose entertained by its purcha
sers.''
5. This land is not now, nor was not at the be
ginning of this year, worth any mere than the price
it sold for in the year 1851. It night have had a
high speculative value at the close of the year
IBA, but those speculating timeslhave passed away.
It brings no leonine, and in itspresent +Auto can
afford no profit to any one. And the idea put forth
by the speculators, that the purity of the Schuyl
kill water will be presorvedby the city making
this purchase, is so utterly , absurd that it scarcely
&term notice. How the purity of the water
is to he preserved by the city owning about
four hundred feet of bluff bank on the river side,
while the whole bank on both sides of the river,
from the point in question to its source, still re
mains in the hands of private owners, with all the
offal drainage of the numerous towns and villages
upon its banks and upon the banks of the nummous
streams emptying into It, is a nuttier which tiro
friends of this measure have never yet mode
mended to explain.
11. It hat been stated publicly in debate that
Messrs. henry and Alfred Cope, in the year 8956,
authorized the purchase of this Sotigley tram,
for the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ; but
the purchase was not consummated because the
owner would not take that sum; and that they
about the same tints offered to Messrs. Eli K.
Price and John M. Ogden forty thousand dollars
for some wharf property lying between Fairmount
and Lemon Hill, but which thoy did not pur
chase because the owners wanted fifty thousand
dollars; and it is alleged that they wanted this
ground to present it to the city for a park. And
them gentlemen who were willing to give ono hun
dred and forty thousand dollars for the purchase of
a park in the year 1856, in a few months after
wards, a hen a subscription paper is presented to
them, contribute but Tito meagre sum of twenty
thousand dollars. The donors of Hunting Park
purchased it and presented it to the city without a
dollar of debt upon it; and they did it without
fuss or show. The donors of Sedgley, while claim
ing the honor of having made to the city a " gene
rous gift." seek to encumber its tax-payers with a
debt of sixty-five thousand dollars! If this be a
generous gift, the fewer of them that aro made to
the city the hotter for its tax-payers.
7. For the reason, then, that the mortgage, the
interest of which this ordinance proposes to pay, is
not the debt of the city, and for the reason that its
passage is sorely designed as an entering wedge
toward the assumption by the city of a.debt of
sixty-five thousand dollars for a piece of land that
is not worth to-day half that sum, and for the rea
son that if the projected purchase of this land is
consummated, the tax-payers of the city will be
burdened to the amount of sixty-five thousand dol
lars merely to enable a band of speculators to
pocket a profit of nearly ono hundred thousand
dollars—the undersigned voted against the "ordi
nance to pay interest due to Justice (lox, trustee,"
Asnotft% Mft.mm.
Phitadelphia, October 15,1857.
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More Stabbing In Boston
We published yesterday an account of two
murders committed in Boston, on Saturday
evening—that of John Milton and policeman
Hodsdon , also, of the murderous asfltult on Mr.
Donovan. Two more affrays of a similar charac
ter hero since occurred, an account of which we
clip from the Boston Po4t of yesterday :
A Seniors SCABDISG AFkRAY AT SOUTII BOSTON
LAST Persouo Badly Cut—We
have to record another stabbing affair, which was
of quite a serious character, but did not prove
fatal to any of the parties attacked. It occurred
in South Boston, at about 10 o'clock last night, in
t house in First street, near Dorchester, known as
oho "Bottle Home," formerly aglass house, but now
a sort of " Crystal Palace."
A man named BRIMS Warren entered the house,
and there tact ono Catharine Corcoran, between
whom and himself there was is " hard grudge, ' "
arising front difficulties had in the "old country.'
Some unpleasant words ensued, when Warren
grasped an ugly looking butcher knife and rushed
upon Catharine. She received a deep cut upon
the arm, extending entirely around it, and would
perhaps have recetved more serious injury had
Timothy Kelly and Cornelius Bowen not come to
her assistance. Warren then attacked them with
the knife, as they were endeavoring to eject hint
from the home, Kelly's hand and arm were ter
ribly gashed, and one of Bowen's lingers was
nearly severed front the hand. Warren was ar
rested.
STILL ANOTHER STARRING AFFAIR —The passion
for stabbing and murdering seems in no degree to
have deoreased, but, on tho contrary, within the.
last few days, seems to have become a perfect
manta in our moral city of Boston. 'Last even
ing Thomas Kennedy nod Thomas (Marra got
into a drunken brawl in Merrimac street, and
the former received a seven) stab in the head, but
it is not oxpoetod to prove fatal. 01fora was ar
rested by the Mice of the third district and taken
to the Tombs,
THE CITY.
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ACADEMY or Music, 8 iv coimm OP BROAD /ND Lo
Cost STREETA.— .4 Loci Di L,LIDRIRPDIOOr."
WILNUT STUFIXT 'Enerrne, N E. CoRNER OP NIV7H
AND TVALNUTSTUNETS —"Lady of Lyonlf"--"To ()bilge
Benson."
NVIINATIAY'S ARCII STRYZT TIICITRII, Anon STMT.
Aaork SIXTII.--" Jack Cado"—" llnadgome Iltaband,"
NATIONAL TIIVATRE.—W I.NET &BEET ABOVE EIOUTH
STUNET --" Undo Tom's 010111 "
fl MORD'S OPERA HORSE, ELEVENTH STARE?, ABOTI
CHESTNUT —Ethiopian Life Illuetrated, concluding with
a Jaughable Afterpiece.
TIIuMEUT's ♦'ARIETIES, FIFTH AND CHESTNUT STREETS.
—Mixcellooeuui Concerti.
Special 3feeling of Common Couneil.—A
special meeting of Common Council was hell yes
terday afternoon, for the purpose of congidering the
following bill, to wit :
A bill from Soled Council, entitled an ordinance
to make an appropriation to pay Justice Cox,
Trustee, dc.
Common Council File No. 3.—A bill entitled an
ordinance to provide for Repairs to Police Stations.
Common Council Filo N0.17.—A bill entitled an
ordinance to authorise the construction of the Co
hoolcsink creek, Vine street, Moore street, and
Twenty-fifth street culverts.'
Common Council Flo No. 12.—A bill entitled an
ordinance calling for plans and estimates for a
bridge over the Schuylkill at Chestnut street.
A quorum of members was not present until
twenty minutes after three o'clock. Mr. A. Miller
moved to proceed to the consideration of bill No. 3
on Coinmon Council file, providing for repairs to
police stations. The yens and nays were called
upon F, 's motion, and it was not agreed to by a
vote of 11 yeas to 41 nays.
Mr. Moocher rose to a point of order. Flo said
that the call for the special meeting of the Chamber
stated that it was to be held on Tuesday, the 18th
inst , whereas the proper date was the 20th. For
this reason he thought that the Chamber was im
properly convened.
• Mr. Miller expressed the same opinion, and said
that he remembered an occasion when an error of
a similar character was the means of preventing a
meeting of Councils. The President stated that it
was for the Chamber to decide whether the meet
ing was informal. A motion was then made to ad
journ, and the ayes and nays called upon it, when
it was not agreed to by a vote of 6 ayes to 44 nays.
The ayes and nays were then called upon the final
passage of the ordinance from Select Council, pro
viding for an appropriation to pay Justice Cox.
Trustee, .to. The bill passed finally by a vote of
45 yeas to 3 nays.
The chamber then proceeded to the second read
ing and consideration of the bill No. 2 on Common
Council, file .providing for repairs to Station
Houses. It appropriates the sum of 5C,900 for that
purpose.
A motion was made to amend the section, by add
ing $5OO to the items of appropriation for repairs
to the station house in the Ninth district.
. . .
The amendment was agreed to. Mr. Member
opposed the section as amended. He thought the
policemen should make all repairs to the station
houses. Those who wear stars, ho said, were
too high to do that which members of council
would never hesitate to perform." He moved
that the further consideration of the ordinance be
postponed.
Mr. Palothorpe opposed the motion to postpone.
Tho Fifth Ward Station House was at present va
cated, in consequence of the need of repairs, and
other station houses were equally in bad condition.
He argued that the bill should hare been passed
sellers' months ago, as a simple act of justice to a
meritorious class of citizens.
•
The dismission was continued, at length, by
Messrs. Paricor, Andrew Miller, Palethorpe and
O'Neill. The latter speaker replied in severe
terms to the remarks of Mr. Moocher, and said
that there were as good men in the pollee depart
ment as in. either chamber of Council. lie thought
that merit, not position was the true qualification
of mankind. There were, undoubtedly, bad men
on the force, just as there are in Councils. The
motion to postpone was not agreed to.
Mr. Drayton offered an amendment, which pro
vides that no warrants fer the
. payment of work
performed in making these repairs, shall be issued
until January let, 1555.
Mr. A. Miller opposed the amendment. Its de
sign, ho thought, was to kill off the bill. The
amendment of Dlr. Drayton elicited a discussion
between Messrs. King, Parker, and Palethorp.
Shortly before six o'clock a vote upon the amend
ment was taken, with the following result: ayes
15, nays 37. No quorum voting.
Mr King presented the following report :
To the Select and Common Council of the City
of Philadelphia:
The committee to whom was referred a resolu
tion, containing the draft of an act of Assembly,
relative to the police department of the city of
Philadelphia, report, that after a consideration of
the provisions of the same, they recommend that
Councils make application to the next Legislature
for such legislation as therein suggested. The
act contemplates a thorough change of our po
lice system. It has been thought most advisa
ble to communicate to the Legislature our views
and wishes in this matter, in the form of an.
act of Assembly, because in that shape we can
express them with the desired clearness and dis
tinctness We think an not of Assembly, such as
is herewith suggested, would elevate the charac
ter of our police force, by securing . the ser
vices of a better class of men than is in general
obtained under its present organization. First,
because it guarantees a livelihood to the officer
so long as he is competent and well behaved.
His tenure of office will be no longer subject to the
uncontrolled will of the Mayor, nor to the uncer
tain continuation of political rule, but will rest
with himself alone. fhe police force should con
tain none but industrious, energetic, sober, and
intelligent men. A force whore members do not
possess these qualities is not only useless, but fruit
ful of evil. The present system clothes with au
thority not only vicious men, but even convicts,
because they have been of service to their party.
Then it is that the 'liter," instead of being a terror
to evil-doers, becomes the fear of good citizens.
As a general rule. men possessing proper qualifi
cations, will not accept a situation where the
salary but affords n living, and the pleasure
of the head of the force, or at the long
est, the existence of an administration mea
sures the time of service. They find more
steady and independent employment in other pur
suits. This fills the force, to a great extent, with
111011 who follow no industrial occupation, small
politicians, who wilt not work, but will live out of'
the public, treasury, if possible. Our police de
partment has thus become a political asylum. use
ful, it may be, to o party in providing for its faith•
ful, but not exactly in accordance with the primary
object of a police department.
Appointments during good behavior will give us
bettor men, because the office will thus bo made a
more honorable ono. The officer will no longer be
the mere servant of the Mayor, to be discharged
without the right of a hearing or the hope of an
appeal. A law such as is asked for will give the
accused a hearing and ii trial, which is the right of
every American citizen when charged with a de
parture from duty or the commission of a wrong.
When made a more honorable office, there will be
a laudable ambition inspired to perform well its
duties, and to deserve the commendation of the
community. We will then have officers, and not
drones who care only for their ease and the salary.
Again, we will have better officers, because we
will have mon of experience. The present system
barely gives those who desire to do their duty,
time to learn it before it casts them off. The pub
lic pay for their tuition but reap none of its fruits.
Efficient officers are made by experience only. It
teaches them how to use their authority, and that
it is as necessary to be as courteous, kind, and for
bearing, as it ie to be resolute, vigilant, and cou
rageous. A newly made officer is likely to bo
puffed up with his authority, tieing it indiscreetly
and rashly, thus producing the disorder it is his
duty to quell. Such a law as is proposed will save
the city thousands of dollars annually. We
have now six hundred and fifty policemen, ex
clusive of officers, nt it yearly cost of three
hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. Four
hundred experienced and trained tarn would better
secure to the city peace and quiet, than six hun
dred and fifty recruits, to be taken every year fresh
from the people. A yearly sum such ns this would
be a, most important matter to the city of Phila
delphia. For four years, we have scarcely built a
school-house or constructed a culvert, while hun
dreds of children within the city's limits are not
properly aecommodeted in our schools, and our
citizens are prejudiced in health and comfort for
want of proper drainage. Such a sum yearly ex
pended would remove these evils, which aro so
justly the subject of complaint.
This law would save us from two groat and grow
ing evils of tho present system, the first of which
is the production of Idleness : and consequent po
verty. Each change of administration throws over
six hundred icon out of employment; though they
may have been industrious before, two years ' ser
vice in the police force unfits them for their occii.
potions. We have seen in the past that it is not
until after the endurance of months of privation
that they wore enabled to earn their bread; the
idle and dissolute only become hardened in their
ways. Tho whole tendency is to add to the army
of idlers who now consume the substance of the in
dustrious.
Tho second increasing evil is the interference in,
and the influence exerted over, the political cf.
fairs of our city by the police force. 'This works a
two-fold harm, in leading to a neglect of duty,
and a mo.t poi nicious control of the polities of
our city. Most of our citizens fail in the perform
anCO of their whole duty as citizens, by totally
neglecting primary meetings. The result is that a
few mon in eauh ward, such as the police, who
give the scatter their attention, elect delegates,
make nominations, and, in the end, rule the city.
Occasionally the people rise up in their might and
rebuke it when it becomes too insolent, but in gene
ral they are so engrossed with their own affairs
that they have no time to attend to the selection
of those who are to make or execute the laws.
Policemen may not always enter tho political
plena from choice ; but they aro driven to it m self
defence—they must work for the party or for the
man cite has given, or to whom they look for
office.
The above are plain reasons, which show the ne
cebsity of a change, and stare every observing man
in the fees. Your Committee, therefore, recom
mend that the Legislature be earnestly pressed to
give us a law that will remedy the evils of our
preheat police systole, And, believing that the pro
posed not, if made a luw, will do much towards
it, they report the nbovemnd recommend its adop
tion. lltiNnv T. KING, Chairman,
ANDRE‘A MILLER,
EDWARD S. H txDr,
Et) Rel.: WILLIAMS.
The Chamber then udjourned.
Relief of the Poor.—A meeting of the citi
rem of the Twelfth ward will be held at the United
States liege house, this evening, for the purpose of
forming an iivociation for the relief of the poor.
The object, is a praiseworthy one, and wo Lope
there will be a full attendance. A similar meeting
of the citizens of the Bighth ward will lie held at
the Philadelphia City Institute, corner of Eigh
teenth and Chestnut streets, on Thursday evening
next.
Detention of the New York Trains.—The
train from Now York, duo hero at six o'clock last
evening, ran into the mail train from this city,
which loft here at five o'clock P. M., near Florence.
The collision throw both engines from the track,
and delayed both trains for several hours, Fortu
nately, no person was injured, although much con
sternation prevailed among the passengers.
Suicide.—John D. Herbert committed sui
cide, on Monday evening, by swallowing a quan
tity of laudanum, at his residence, No. 5 Cobb's
court, in the vicinity of Fifth and Catharine
streets. Mr. Herbert, about eight or ten years
since, kept an oyster cellar at the corner of Second
and South streets.
Man Killed.—A man named Peter Mason
was unloading his wagon yesterday morning, at
Prankford, when his horse became frightened, and
he was caught between the wagon and a fence and
instantly killed. His wife died also yesterday, of
consumption.
Police Item s.—About 12. o'clock, on Monday
night, a citizen who lives in the vicinity of Callow
andn Tweut-tbd stree, haened to be up
in the yard y
attac ir hed to hi t s s houe p e p ,when he heard
the whispering of persons, and the drawing of a
match ou a board A moment after, he discovered
an adjoining stable had been set on firo. He also I
saw too young men run from the spot. Tho
citizen extinguished the use, and lodged informa
tion of the fact at the Fifteenth word Station
house. The officers wero instructed to keep a
sharp look-out, and about au hoer after, officers
Davis and Hare, when near Callon hill and Twenty
third streets, saw a young fellow about a sta
ble in the vicinity. The officers, sespeLting that
something was wrong, concealed themseli es be
hind a cart, and soon after saw the fellow set
fire to the stable and start to run. Ile was imme
diately secured, and the , fire was extinguished.
The prisoner was taken to the station-house and
searched. Two boxes of matches, and some balls
and shots, were found in his pockets. The ineen.
diary proved to ho James Dunn, seventeen years of
ago. The accused has been in the country six
years. Stibeguently a young_ man, named George
Hoover, was arrested on the charge of having been
concerned in one or both the acts of Incendiarism
we have referred to. Both the accused aro runners
with a hose company in the Fifteenth ward.
Patrick Devlin died suddenly while confined in
one of the cells of the Central Station House, daring
Saturday night and Sunday morning. It appears
that the deceased, his wife and two children, had
been turned from a low groggery in Front street,
below Spruce, kept by Michael Lahey, and, in
doing so, it is alleged that violence was used
towards him. The Coroner's jury, however. ren
dered averdict that the deceased came to his death
from intemperance and exposure. On Monday
afternoon a warrant was issued by Alderman
Moore, at the instance of Mr. Fagan, a brother of
Mrs. Devlin, and Lahey and his barkeeper, named
McLoughlin, were arrested on the charge of having
caused the death of Devlin. The magistrate com
mitted the parties to prison to await a hearing, bail
being refused. Mrs. Devlin is also in prison, and
the children were sent to the "Home for Friend
less Children." The body of Devlin will be disin
terred by the Coroner, and a post-mortem exami
nation macho.
John Kilpatrick and John McCracken, two dray
men, got into a difficulty last evening in Water
street, above Race. During the fracas McCracken
was dangerously stabbed in two places. Kilpatrick
was arrested by Sergeant Sullivan and Officer Ma•
Riney, of the Sixth ward. A. knife was found upon
his person. He was committed by Alderman Hay,
to await the result of the injuries of McCracken,
who is at the Pennsylvania Hospital in a very
critical condition.
Yesterday afternoon, before Alderman Erten,
James Hughes, constable of Seventh ward, was
charged with a misdemeanor in office. From the
evidence it appears that Officer liaslitt, of the Fifth
division, placed in Hughes's bands a warrant for
the arrest of Wm. Heating, who was charged with
burglary. Keating was arrested by Hughes and
afterwards liberated. The accused was held in
51500 to answer at court.
Bank of Pennsylvania.—A meeting of the
stockholders of this bank was held yesterday
afternoon, at four o'clock, at the Board of Trade
room, in the Exchange building. Mr. Moneure
Robinson presided, and Mr. P. W. Rawle acted
as Secretary. After some discussion the following
resolutions wore submitted and adopted :
Resolved, That the Board of Directors be and
they are hereby requested to call a meeting
of stockholders at the earliest day at which one
can legally be had, and that in the meantime they
be requested to prepare such a statement of the
assets and liabilities of the bank, to be laid before
the stockholders, as may give them a just vjew of
its present condition.
Resolved, That this meeting having understood
that the Presidency of this corporation has been
offered by the Board of Directors to Mr. John
Welsh, avail themselves of the opportunity of say
ing, that the acceptance of the office by Mr. Welsh
would be highly gratifying to the stockholders here
present, and they believe to the stockholders
generally, and they trust it may be agreeable to
Mr. Welsh to accept the office.
Resolved, Thin so far as it may he deemed ex
pedient to fill vacancies now existing, or which
may exist in the Board of Directors, previous to
the next annual meeting oc the stockholders, they
should, in the opinion of this meeting, be filled
only by the election of gentlemen who, in addition
to other qualifications, possess the recommendation
of being large stockholders of the corporation.
A committee was appointed by the chairman to
convey a copy of the resolutions to the Board of
Directors of the bank, after which the meeting
adjourned.
Melancholy Suicide.—Coroner Delavan was
called, on Monday evening, about nine o'clock, to
hold an inquest upon the body of a young and
handsome female, about twenty years of age and
of English birth, who had committed suicide, by
taking laudanum, at the States Union Hotel, Mar
ket street, above Sixth. From the testimony be
fore the coroner's jury, it was elicited that the un
fortunate deceased had gone to the hotel in ques
tion three days since, in company with an elderly
man, who registered his name as " G. Clarke, Madi
son." Ho stated that ho was a married man, and was
the father of two children, and that the young lady
in company with him had been employed as seam
stress in his family. There is no doubt but the fellow
succeeded in accomplishing her ruin previous to
his leaving the hotel, which was on Saturday,
when he stated that he was going to Wilmington.
Del. His victim, finding herself thus ruined and
deserted, resolved upon self-destruction, and on
Monday night succeeded in putting an end to herself.
She had in her possession a trunk well filled
with excellent clothing, upon some of which was
the nuns of " Mary Jane Medery."
Tho verdict of the jury was, that the deceased
come to her death from laudanum, administered
by her own hand.
Union Benevolent association.—Last evening
the annual meeting of this association was hold at
the hall, corner of Seventh and Sansom streets.
The annual report was read, and the following offi
cers elected :
President—Charles S. Wurts
Vice Presidents—Charles Evans, 31. D., and
Richard D. Wood.
Treasurer—Edmund Wilcox.
Corresponding Seeretau--J. Fisher Loaming.
Recording Secretary—John R. Atwood.
Manages—Renj Coates, M. W. Baldwin, John
Farnum, W. M. Collins, Thos. Lattimer, John
Bohlen, Wm. Purvea, Jno. IL Dulles, Jno. M.
Harper. Wm. Buoknell, S. Morris Wain, T. R.
Starr, Jno. D. Taylor. Thos. Wattson. J. W. Clag
horn, Benj. Orne, A. G. Coffin, S. A. Allibone, and
L. M. Budd.
The report gives a number of interesting statis
tics, showing the number of visits made to the
dwellings of the poor and sick and the amount of
relict afforded thou.
Fire in Spruce Street.—Yesterday morn
ing, about half-past ten o'clock, smoke was dis
covered issuing from the loft of the dwelling of
Mrs. Hepburn, No. 1127 Spruce street, above
Eleventh. Tho house adjoining on the west,
owned by the Wall estate, and occupied by Mrs. B.
C. Wileocks, was not protected by a parapet wall,
and the flames speedily communicated to the roof
of Mrs. W.'e residence. 'The wind was blowing
freshly at the time, and notwithstanding the ac
tive exertions of the firemen to cheek the flames,
the roofs of both houses wore destroyed. The fire
burned quite stubbornly for over an hour, and the
handsome furniture in both dwellings sustained
much damage from the immense quantity of water
thrown upon the flames The family of Mrs
Wileocks have been absent from home. for several
months, and they were expected to return yester
day afternoon. The breaking out of the fire
throw things into a sad state of confusion. It is
stated that the fire originated from 'a defective
flue in the house of Mrs. Hepburn.
Hearings at the Mayor's Offiee.—Wo have
observed upon several recent occasions that the
hearings at the Central Police Station before
Alderman Eneu , have been attended with con
siderable confusion. The spectators have not only
gouo within the railings, but have actually
crowded upon the platform which is allotted
solely to the alderman. The hearing in the ease
of the party charged with maintaining a panel es
lablishment is an instance in point. A number
of persons, not at all connected with the police de
partment, or identified with the case referred to,
crowded the space usually appropriated to the
officers and reporters, and even went so far as to
press upon Alderman Enen, who was very seriously
incommoded by their rudeness. We hope to see a
speedy reform in this matter. The dignity of a
court of justice should be preserved.
The Schoolmaster.—The following is an ex
act copy of n note received by a teacher at one of
the public schools in this city, on the recent occa
sion of the firemen's parade. The writer, though
not very grammatical, evidently has a good share
of common sense. Tho letter runs thus: "Miss
will youpleaso to excuse william for i am go
ing to keep hum home on teunday to see the prado
wo was all ones oursclfs You must tell the directors
they whore little boys ones thereselfe and wanted
to see the prado i always keep him home when
There is any thing going on like that for i think it
is much better it keeps them from playing truants
you will oblidge."
Narrow Escape.—Between eleven and twelve
o'clock, yesterday morning, a building in Sixth
street, below Lombard, was discovered to be on
fire. The police broke open a room from which
smoke was issuing, and found a straw bed in the
apartment in a light blaze. There were two color
ed children, aged respectively four and six years,
in the room. They were almost suffocated by the
smoke when rescued. They had been locked up in
the room by their mother, who was absent from
home. The fire was soon extinguished.
The Lail Shad of the Scaion.—On Monday,
being some two months later than such fish aro
usually found, a fine shad, weighing between aim and
seven pounds, was caught in the Delaware. It is
presumed that commercial distress, causing "a run
on the bunks" (of the river,) Indpeed this lest shad
to remain behind, probably to look after specie.
which he gut—with a hook! Mr. Campbell, of
Campbell's hotel, opposite the State house, bought
the fish, and it probably has gone the way of all
flesh ere this.
Sailing of the Packet Ship Nonpareil, Geo.
FoulLe, for Liverpool.—The above named vessel
left the river at 1 o'clock, yesterday afternoon
The following items comprise her cargo: 15,950
bushels wheat, 11,217 bushels corn, 1,957 barrels
flour, 792 barrels rosin, HS bales cotton, 126 tierces
beef, 250 bags catch, .10 hogsheads bark, 63 bales
wool, 310 casks tallow, 6 eases indigo, 7 tierces
beeswax, 3 cases merchandise, and 50 passengers.
Pennsylvania Horticultural Socitly.—The
usual monthly meeting of the Pennsylvania Hot.
ticultural Society was held last evening at the
Concert Ilan, Chestnut street, above Twelfth. The
attendance was large, and the display of fruit and
flowers exceedingly creditable.
Resignalion.—Sergeant Isaac B. Jones, of
the Eleventh' ward, has tendered his resignation
to Mayor Vanx. lie was well known and much
esteemed as a gentlemanly and efficient officer.
Real Estate, Stocks, 4.e.—The following
sales were made last evening, by M. Thomas d:
Sons, at the Philadelphia Exchange :
58 shares Empire Coal Co., SO cents; 1 share Phila
delphia Library
Co, $2O 2 shares Mercantile Library
;
Co., at 00.50; 1 share Philadelphia Atheneum, $l5;
the patent right to Reppers Snow Plough. 010; frame
dwellinge, Bt. John street, $],500; three-story brick
store and dwelling. N. W corner Eleventh and Chris
tian streets, $5,400; new three-story brick dwelling,
No. 122 Frankford rood, $1,830; coal yard, counting
house, railroad track, de., Ninth street, above Poplar.
$4,000; four three-story brick dwellings, Ninth and
Charles streets (between Willow and Noble), $3,400;
valuable residence and large lot, Twenty-third ward
(late Frankford), $2,700; three-story brick dwelling,
No. 816 Poplar street, $2,650.
Malt PRICE OF SLAVES.—On the 13th inst.
a large sato of slaves took place at Clarksville,
Va. The entire number sold was forty-ono,
among them four so far advanoed in ago as
scarcely to bring anything, and thirteen children,
varying in ago from three months to eight years.
Nevertheless, the whole number sold at the 'extra
ordinary average of $72.).49. One brought $1,385;
soother $1,280, and several over $l.lOO each.
THE eaURTS.
TUESDAY'S PROCEEDINGS
(Reported for The Pre.ls
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT—J./1 1 / 4 0e Grier
and Kano.—Thls court RA3 oczupled with argu
ments on demurer&
DISTRI , T COURT No. I—Judge Hare.—ln the
ease of Amanda Godley vs. Henry . Trimble. A
feigned issue before reported. The Jury returned
a verdiet for the plaintiff. Vansarit. Esq., for
plaintiff ; M. 31unday, Esq , for defendant.
James 11. Detaalt no. Daniel Hone. Au action
on a P r .mi"OrY note. On trial J. D. Bennett,
fend
Esq
ant. f plaintiff; James Johnson, Esq., for de
or
thornier Corm. No. 2.—Berrill re Lynch. An
action for counsel fees due the plaintiff. Verdict
for plaintiff $392.19. David Webster, Esq., for
plaintiff; T. Higgins, Esq.. for defendant.
01la Moss, administrator of Mathias Muller. vs.
Adolph Proohauer. An action on a book account.
Verdict for plaintiff for 5395.38. E. C. Brewster,
Esq., for plaintiff ; C. Or uillou, Esq . for defendant.
Hosea A. Bacon vs. Samuel B. Griee, executor
of Ann Matteson, deceased. This was an action
to recover for board and nursing the deceased for
several years preceding her death, which did not
occur until her ninety-ninth year. It was in eri•
deuce that she boarded with the plaintiff for seven
years, and that during the different periods vi her
illness she promised the plaintiffs wife, who 1132
her sole nurse, that she would provide for her in
her last will. Upon the will of the deceased being
opened, it was discovered that the plaintiff's wife
had been entirely forgotten, and hence this action.
The defence was, that the wife of the plaintiff
had several times admitted that she had been fully
paid for her services. Jury out. W. L. Dennis,
Esq , for plaintiff; David Webster. Esq., for de
fendant.
COMMON PLEAS—Judge Alliaon.—ilfarniamyr.
A rule was granted against the Gambrinus Bene
ficial Society, to show cause why a writ of manila•
mus should not issue agaitat them, in consequence
of having illegally expelled one Adam Bickel
from the membership.
In Equity.—Jenkins ve. Forrest.—This was an
application for an injunction on the part of the
complainant, Charles Jenkins, proprietor of a
singing saloon, against the respondent. Fanny
Forrest, to restrain her from singing in the Kos-
Buth Exchange Saloon.
Howard vs. Stealer.—An action of replevin for a
horse. The defendant claimed property in the
horse, by reason of a lien for his keep. Verdict
for defendant. J. B. Adams, Esq., for plaintiff ;
D. W. O'Brien, Esq., for defendant.
QUARTER SESSIONS—Judge Thompson—William
C. Godfrey, charged with bigamy, before reported,
was acquitted The same defendant was charged
with the larceny of a watch and acquitted.
John Branagan was convicted of the larceny
of a shovel and six hymn books, belonging to St.
Peter's Church, Fifth and Franklin streeta.
Henry Demson was convicted of larceny.
Robert Clarke was acquitted of larceny.
Charles H. Taylor Was charged with the larceny
of shoes. Jury out.
C J. Watson was acquitted of assault and bat
tery.
Adam Itakeman and Henry Fulton were chargel
on 0r0.33 bills with assault and battery.
SENTENCE.—Jobe Brannen was sentenced to
months' imprisonment for the lareeny of hymn
books.
BY THE PILOT LINE.
LETTER FROM NEW YORK
(Correspondence of The Press.]
Neva Oct. 20. 1857-6.20 P. 1
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A decrease in loans, to the extent of close on
rivz lIILLION 'DOLLARS, is the first statement of
our banks after the suspension of specie payments.
Compared with the same time last year, the con
traction is not less than $3.673,016, and sines the
Bch of August. (ten weeks,) $24,831.1%. It is pre
tended that the contraction of this week does rot
necessarily prove that the banks have curtailed
their accommodation to the merchants ; but I bare
still to see the man outside the bank-parlors and
their bangers-on. who does not believe that a very
considerable portion of this contraction affects the
mercantile community directly. I was prepared
for this statement, and am quite prepared for a
further decline of loans next week.
I heard today, from s sufferer, it is true. but a
worthy, gclod man of experience and candor, that
it was lately remarked by a man is authority
connected with the banks, that " they (the banks)
would now break the merchants, d—n them, as
the merchants had tried to break them." It
wcnld really seem as if this was the policy to be
pursued, whether the anecdote be authentic or not,
as otherwise it is impossible to account for the
lightning speed with which the bank boards are
' , contracting and forcing a general ruin of com
mercial credit. It is quite true that their position
is a very critical and abnormal one. They aro ex
posed to be sued by all their creditors, and pay
with interest and heavy costs.- while they are no
longer capable. having forfeited their legal exist
ence by suspension, of suing for and recovering
debts due to themselves.
In this state of things they say they cannot ven
ture to expand—that they are using great exer
tions ta ,fortify thenvelves so as to resume specie
payments and recover their legal status and
power; but why, it they are sincere in this, do
they object to the Legislature being convened and
some measures taken by which dhey can obtain
protection, and the public mind be re-assured as to
the extent and duration of the evil that has be
fallen as. and as to the effiescy of the remedies
to be applied. Judge Roosevelea decision, re
fusing a motion for ra receiver for the Bank of New
York, at the suit of Mr. Livingston, is worthy of
perusal, as an ingenious argument, but' of Nary
doubtful soundness as an exposition of one of the
clearest and most palpable enactments ever penned.
As I thought, the question will be tried again
and again, in the city and in the country; all
sorts of litigation will be set on foot, and, mean
time, the banks will retire, rush behind their own
shields, and the public will be the sufferers. 'Their
suspension was the result of their stupidly rapid
contraction, in the face of constant and loud warn
ings; and their further disasters—for they cannot
e.cape a crash, and do not deserve to escape--will
be the result of the same selfish disregard of the
public, and the same short-sighted eagerness '• to
save ourselves." lam told that it is my duty to
Ruppert the banks, to approve their conduct, and
induce the public to renew their confidence in
them, anti thus enable them to start anew at an
early day.
I have no sympathy with this devil worshipping
principle, by which the evil spirit is sought to be
ayerted by propitiation. I believe it to be, my
duty tell the truth as I conceive it, and if I am
wrong, no one will rejoice more than I shall, be
cause the public will be the gainers.
Were the banks sincere in their desire to bene
fit the community and each other. were they not
really trying how each can make itself moat safe
at whatever ruin to others, it is clear that an ex•
pansion must be made, not only to save the re
maining solvent houses from failure, but to lay the
first atone of a new, solid superstructure of credit.
It behooves themselves, quite as much as it does
the community, to change this state of things, be
cause, although the New York judges refuse to
enjoin them other judges may not refuse, and very
probably will not agree with what I mast be
lieve a very forced construction of the statute and
the provisions of the Constitution.
To a certain extent there is some relief to-day.
In many instances persons with obligations matur
ing, and no means of meeting them, have effected
renewals,so that there is a diminution in the ex
treme activity of the demand for money. and a
very trivial decrease in the street rates for money.
It is impossible, however, to give you any quota
tions. All sorts of shaves are submitted to, and
the harvest of the money-dealers, if they reap ail
they have sown, will ba more than abundant.
They certainly have not allowed " the owasion
to pass unimproved." Foreign exchange for
the ,Itoston steamer to-morrow was inactive at
98 a 103 fur sterling ; 5.76 a 5.40 for francs:
5.7535.50 013 Antwerp; 373381 on Amsterdam: 371
a3Bl on Frankfort-on-the-aisle e ; 3213331•0 n Ham
burg; 34 on Bremen, and 68a73 for Premien dia
lers. The State authorities advertise for a loan of
$500,000, 6 per cent. bonds, on account of the sink
ing fund. Proposals will be received, for sums of
not less than $5,000, at the Canal department at
Albany, until the 10th of November next-
The following is Mark Eans'e circular for Eu
rope, as to the state of our financial affairs for the
past week:
Per Arabia via Boston.] New Yong, Oct 19, 1037.
Ourlast advises were to the 13ta lest The next day
all our banks were under the necessity of snspeeding
specie payments, The Eastern and Southern States im
mediately adopted a like course, and New Orleans if at
this moment the only important point in the Cnitsd
States where specie payments are still maintained. The
judges of the Supreme Court of New York publivhei en
the same day their opinion as to the constitutionality
of the suspension, and althonglathe qucstion if not yet
relieved from embarrassment, there is every mason
to behave that no step' wilt be taken to interrupt
the regular course of business. Our banks have like
wise rewired to receive and pay out at par the circu
lation of she country banks of this State. The effect
of this last proceeding will be to Mee currency to
about 730,001,030 of country notes, some 7/2,000,000
of which had been driven in and remained unem
ployed under the influence of the crisis Coll has
risen to but a moderate premium; the quotation is
13; to 2% per cent , but the dealings are not large,
and a good proportion of the gold withdrawn from
the banks has been restored to them either in general
account or on special deposit. The effect of the
bank suspensions has been to infuse a feeling of re
lief into commercial circles. Confidence immedistely
began to revive, and business was resumed in those
branches especially connected with the movement of
the crops. Money is already a shade easier. and ex
change on Europe shows an upward tendency. while do
mestic exchanges are becoming more active and steady.
Notwithstanding this improvement, the evil still con
tinues pressing. In the stack market there has been a
rapid and general improvement. ranging from 1 to 15
per cent. The greatest advance has been on the b.-tier
class of securities, many of the purchases being made
for account of capitalists who in ordinary time s is
test in business paper .
The mercantile oufeu
mons are decreasing in number, but a large number
of houses base been forced to ask for eXtenrions.
State stocks show a great advance, with large sales.
chiefly in those of New York, Missouri, and Virzi's. ,
Virginia has risen 15M • Missouri, 6; Tem:lvaco:s,S
California, 5; Ohio. 1060, 7; Ohio. 1686, i 3; Mich. zeta.
5m , New York 5s 11, and do in, 10,714 ,?& r e nt. City
and county bonds—We note sales of Chicago and
Cincinnati ds at an advance of 5 4 ) ' cent. and of Mil
waukee Is at previous rates Railroad bonds—There
has been a great improvement in Erie. Sew rod,
Central, and Illinois Central bonds, which have
been the most actively dealt in Erie second mort
gage bonds are up 10 ass' cent ; do third mortgage. steady
at about 50; do ISM. up 11l c e nt ;do 1575, F. ) sat
30; New York Central b's have advanced 11%; do :I, 0;
Illinois Central Construction 125; Terre Haute and
Alton second mortgage, 1 : Godson River first mortcaae
liars been sold at 71.175. Railroad shares stir, a
general and great lire, but the sales have not been large.
Erie has risen 3A; New York Central 11X; Panama 7;
Michigan Central 6; Michigan Southern& do preferred
em; Illinois Central 6%; Cleveland and Toledo 8; Chicago
and Rock Island 11M; Galena and Chicago 15, 1 / 2 ; mei e
land. Columbus. and Cincinnati 12; Cleveland arid
Pittsburgh 5; Mnwankee and Mississippi 6; La eras:,
and Ilibraukee Hudson River 5; Martfoal and
New Mayen 15; Reading rose to 36M. but closes at 12.
Money Loans on call show a little more life at 707 cent.
First.class paper has been soli at S 45' cent. a moatb,
but there is almost nothing doing. Gold 14silHi pre.
attune. Exchange—rates are tending upward. but con
tinue very irregular. The sales are increasing ID ex
tent. London 100.1103; Paris 75 40 cr f 5.60
Mania & Kan,
The Grocers bank has gone into liquidation, and is to
day &Med% per cent.
The latest Intelligence is that the tanks are Naar •
lug their mils for en early resumption of specie pay
ments, which, being interpreted, is, live, horse. and
you shall get grass." The clearing house settlement
today was as follows Clearings. 90,755,70008. Ba
lances paid in coin, $753,591.13. The cash transactions
at the Sub-Treasury for the day, were as follows Re
ceipts, ;149,1726 GS, (including 9100,000 transferred from
Boston ) Payments, $17,86e.8r, (including 920.000 Ca.
liforie drafts. Balance, $5,618,691 61, The receipts
at the custom hones for duties were 634,801.42
The stock market, to-day, showed increased improve
ment. .tt the first board Virginia 6's closed at 7.3%;
Illinois Central bonds advanced 1)1; New York Cen
tral closed at 63; Erie reached 12,M. and closed at 12;
Hudson River advanced 1%; Reading. 44; Michigan
Central reached 46, (an advance since Wednesday of 4
45' cent;) Panama. l; Illinois Central, I; Cleveland and
Toledo, 1%; Chicago and Rock Island, S.; and Michigan
Southern, preferred stock. 3 la• cent, At the second
board the above prices were steadily maintained, and
the market closed firmly.