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'ptots,f L4tetill2.lfiiii N 41440114 jf , cise 008 ui to I.2'o'ofook'lnt/ lf The :aleatiaihipAnkfria,itrriyeal a 4 X e r'rorif on. Saturdo;,Tatia,.tine.'day'll! riowi from . Europe: s - - ; - :Stem Deena Ayres we have dates to the 27th'of 'Stateit Sousa' and lion Felix „One were ta's tilt:Maine ell claims of Americana againet the State of : Buenos Ayres.- Severe storms tof,ralzrand ndlhad ;done much damage. The Tesitnitlfeltidlaliefally detned the actual political 1 "ielitkins iiitithithetirinin the State and the other P Coifeasisitioia: ae idANk*APkill will be'no.Pitogro portion of coifylOrsison';but'ilan temporary divialon now eilstlug ettll be maintained for the nextten . Yelielt the difilani t tiall are not amicably, adjested,,liihe meantime,' , It ii_reported,, tinotacrielly,", that a .mesienger leftWathingtort en Friday; carrying - despatcher approving of of diptotimtie intern - cerise With that ,tion'etry, sad direetiag the', withdrawal-of :gallon audits retain te,the 'United States. ' Theatemn- marine 'Critter -tartlet Lan ei 3 Otipt: . Patinae, from New ar, rived at Norfolken the 14th inst., with the on - 33oirell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury, and- he folinwine distinguished ,perronsges, - ona pleasure W..' Gera -- Onselyi 00015'; 00 01$ 14 tigiir !PA. 4:,1 1 F , WCP . 3 11 00 ,1 , of New 'fork; ' . :Sipri.,,Altene. Warn, : of New,-York R. W„.-Buybee and hilly the- editor.of Abe Wash; sexton Uirfon Mr. p.:,olsyton, ,, Assietsat Seore4, - tary of 'the Tr;tr e ary;ilaily , ..itett , dabghter ; Major, Fi;;ki.lifr: Ben ~Oglio• Taylor. 'of Wish- Ingtetipltil ?Oast!. - M4rtisr,„ Seh a rif, Saudidge; "41,,e_d .kfeAtilster; .11firsllicifht Lime, niece of Preei., zdent ?Buchanan; tie hf,ieses Alright, daughters' Of cthe'Bon. Senator Bright. , The party remained halt zall, tiTo - o'Cleat:'yesterday; and took 11diittiroagli ;the: Otti;:.:oi: company - ,then de= parted for,Gld Point, and, dined .at the Ilygeia.; --S'iom-thencestbeyielnkontiTiolisj - They, have a. ..splendid lind of - inutile with them: - =, , , We give some further particulars of the recent, terrible nealdint On the :Bile Itailic4d; The corn met.',Klurt - Madired, - a `,terillit - tint the Tiotim , ' #l. ftee(deniatty; pi44.l6jcniiittOilture, came to thris Arad., 'sand , 'not ot4ertoils.".4 , - The, jury retitle , "sitata:thatit wee their heifer- that/the earl wer.' hroirri'Weikthe 'track' of - o, briiicel • egairuif. IThfclia , dinery, care and Areaight or the part °Ohne lacharge..elthaTtrein'oonld, guard. .New"-York!,o railroad . ectridentP juries are composed '..0f: ,- iery s)hgubtr' Thor,' f tild , iY,eare:ead eight" - on ton.pertor.repse wqp rceeive:tteavy,sa laries to keep the roadittrepair. , , General 'Quitman, died et:his rtuddinoe, nest' Natches, , Miss.roa Saturday, Of. the disease irki s h' he contracted f it the7litatitthal , Mier: in Mash . Areoceurr4 liia*entlorth'Olti../loosee, on .1.1 18 4th just., which; destroyed the theatre and -thirty,buildings , Involving a loss esti- • Mated at $100;000: a '` ." Five girls, between the agea. of fonrteeit' : end nineteen; inmeteti'o,i'Vense,of Merey;isf Nes! Rork, bithirigliftielforth'ilver on Friday night, iere drowsed,_/happears that after mak ing the necessary pieapttions all the girls joined bends and went some distanotOotothitrater, but being'unnoilmdpted, with . the presende of, a fen deep h ol es near Ur ellighty-rdithetreetdook, the) unfortunately got beyond their depth, and _bans , unable to swim, sank to the bottom. Their &us. Lion was witnessed by several - persons on Shore who immediately 'fitted - every possible effort to rehire the girls, bat' withoeteffeot, sS they,wert all droined. Not bile of the bodies wail seen after first disappearing neder, the -water, Theprebs. bility As, thertifore, - - - that the uhfortunate , gtrit remained looked in etiehttheefembride, be found In thet At the lasfamionnts ride of the, bitdies hadhoen receiered:" , The steamships City of Washingtpu," and Anglo &axon, sailed from New YOIX for;Liverpoel or Occasional" thin& rie treunnsuelly interesting letter from VTashington..,, The were'llve hitediedind Atty-three death's in New York last ;Week;', being en- Inorease of ,one hundred and elsi u ever..the previous, week. . The National Convention of the Sons of -Malts oOnTenee Ws Morning attbe idome orldltuiehitho Lodge, in' thi+ Assembly itnlldlits; Delegate, have already'arrivid", ai we see by the Girard Ilt*registei, from India, England, Frazee, the Now. 'England - States, New York, New Jersey, 0hi0,..-Kentnoky,- and _Alabama. Today, we un deretandidelegatee 'come In from all parts of the etrantry.- wat, siva LISII AJD•THE ENGLISH BILL ' I Pho' - ignoratice, 'of the leading European Journals: ou many prquilnent , points of _lane ricim polity tup been •often noticed. We have now to, record another very aingalar instance. Seiend of the' tendon newspapers, and at 1441'00, Of their Parisian contemporaries, have been discussing that'. pecellar enactment •of Congtesa commonly known as 61 The:English bill."' In happy ignorance of the fact that this measure, such as it is, owes its title to the rentarkable:leghtlater on whom that Preclopfi statute h(gejierallY. eifilieted, Certain UondeitfaritPigis editors seripusly some that-it is-an " English" hill , simply - and solely because it 'einhodiett'Eagtish principles! They': argrte,:thetelore . ,Ahat the Atnerican tegialatUre, haiing adopted the principle of resistance • to . ' '-Popular • • SOvereignty-=-which principle •is -the, key-atone' ,to "all Anglican legislation—thereby, abandon what is, 'the, veri HP and soul c!t4ne i)pincieratic action. • And thus, 2 vrbile we; int our side of the Atlantic, arc congratulating ,Enghttid biting ;her 'ttistitutiobe •te., ; Our Own,„ foreign Jnninalisti are bolistins.of the change. , which has'piutsed mettle 'spirit , of:Ourdretitii,",anti saying, fil s very'ettilitirit tone, SOO Ileito the United States -Lave virtually relinquished the bid , i l Ne;t 3 PAYl 4 !„4`.Det , Pl'ltintPlai lOr they ; tallebsin,", , , gicy;;,,etiact;,,that :popular Siveretipity., onghti4n be - shelved; in ;• tho; in sianee-orKansas, and that The PeiOn that in cipient:- State shalt, diotate,•, , -sgainst, the 1100044H0 .11:14• ""''' - •'-But while tiiii•E ngliall'ind'Prettchjournal fate tii t:. that the man Bait tait nained, the; ineesere, it-happens, that they tire 'right in the. triainfor, howev er- it f4t iii,Athati the bill is essentiaity•Erittaleinitiprincipie and its bear. .14; ' , le lireeigelY, !mat jattLOrd OMITGE nnACIg) the Most reintiant days of mast hi tolerant- Teryism, would - bavp forced Paritatimdt:,,P'adOppOOh ae lord pinny, ,leader.of the mere-liberal -Tories of the present dtiy, WouleneVer-baVe dared to pro• p_osti:` abandoierient nithe full lifemocia tie principle of Popular ,S,Oiereignty is putted, at this, niqitent ;sn - tiV to -- the .:atmosphere 'of Waahingtinii•VutiO:n6iainailegialaturea, sueh as NA : 1 , 07,130N has atTrancn and, King 'BORBA: hisa t N a Plo .-I .s lllCara l l- 5 1 A4L'Inall$.' have power , of.fiees.,thonght.i•r, of ifree action, and -must, 'only recinikand - ferinallYadvauce, measures springing:front the 'arbitritiy - 1 0 o f influencing and, dictating Power. -- Yes, the foreign jourealistit are right. That !ill wbieh given vitality to' anti,Popular principle deed thoroughly En g lish in feeling as it lain names- ' - , - - lirettre indebted to theahle editor ofthe DoglestailikPeriterrat;Major V. IL; DAVIE!, fq . lega:opliinie; (awll*m the pinion of an eagle,shet aliti-LieCompton DenfeerstOtkitotili..llzr.tmr. Mr. 'lnnen the 18th Of Jiule, in town_ tucks • canntyp with a rifle, wfille.lt,lvq,perched at dusictinon'the top - of _a hjgh ticei:2;Yre shall the testimonial sinew ntrtil ,the recognition, -by alt ParHes,•of SoverelgnVovilen we *ill use it a pen With which as a fitting la stramentle record the glorious and inevitable result. ‘ • I.'6i,,ji 3 Oard of gitardians of AO Poor will 'hOldtheir anted semi-monthly meeting, thia after nointiiat thien n'olootc. A 'number of ofTtoota of the eleoted, and other important pnaineSS tninsa4tod,- THE INSOLENCE OF OFFICE. We occasionally receive letters from post masters, of wbtoh the following is a spoof _ men Pormtvawriwrlnly, ll t lBsB, , Col 3. W. Forney Dear air we eupposaqbat thud Rif (drib for e Weekly Press hts.4 mini Out brit welind ft is still coming on "km authorised thinnest - lon to atop it There is bit onanfAliinzi, that can swallow_ your anti Leoompton dootrines `and -they are not willing to patronises man 'professing to be a demo twat and all the time balling against Democracy and the Densooratio party yours Tiros-514U* FM, Olirloueli apopp t hf it would doubtless ap- Vitr:grt-investititi,gic that most of these little offetV-holders, bovi SO 4161initlitibidr proscrip tion of TH - B Patoss, - ilke nearly• all of their masters, were originally the most decided op ponents of the _present Remus- policy of the Administration.. Cabinet Ministers, like Row- YLL Corm";. - Senators; like Mr. Dunne.; Re ..presentatives ongress, like Psuricays, LAN- Trip • O`iiiiN: done; Driturorr; Gums, WILSON DinvartV, tici,,bave made the most startling records against this pelthy,andhaving changed - their oeuvre of action, not content with -the -Commission of :this offence them ' sglyeir, traduce and proscribe all others who •willriot :go and , do likewise. The business of ', attacking. newspapers by such means as' that, thsorted . to by the postmaster at :Purixathwttey, JOfterson county . ; hoe fallen Into disuse at Washington. Resorted to for 'siiriternoritlie for thd purpose of intimidation, it has proved to be an expensive process. The :gy Is raised now, on the other band, by those Who were first to' make the testrthat the test is only made by the anti-Lecompton Demo cracy. 67 - Postmasters, take notice. Many of the gentlemen holding position under this Administration are excellent men, *Men, who would disdain such a business as that of cutting down the subscription of a news , paper. because Ito opinions; , but here and there we' dad one, Who, like the postmatiter above referred to, conceives it to be his duty to,prove his subserviency by denouncing Tun PEICSEI and canvassing his neighborhood against it. The man MciEra, the value of whose - Odle° is somethirig r oVer $lOO a year, performs this degrading service for ,a small sum with infinite gusto. Does he know that but for the ,principle advocat4by TUE Pain he would not now. be in possesslOn of that stipend?—that if the Democratic party had not in 1850 boldly planted . itself .upon that principle, Mr. Grurs would be -vegetating at Ridgway, - and that Fazarcoy' 'Would be President of the United States? Does ho not know that the opinion of the Democracy of Jefferson county is against the attempt to desert and destroy this doCtrind 1 "And furthermore, that every effort hi makes to pioscribe. those who differ from him, 'only ingresses the ranks of our po litlcii„opponents and renders the defeat of the :Democratic party more and more certain in `lBOOl it.is a melanoboly:sPectaclo that men aro willing to tend themselves to this contempti ble' perieentien. We vrould . suggest to Mr. Postme:ster-Generalßabw.s the - propriety of hinting to his subordinates that the act of op posing Locompton can no longer be profitably punished. ..We give him the hint. :Fi3 trust that the friends of TUE Pans will steadily keep their eye upon the machinations of these intolerant postmasters, and checkmate, their' operations. - ,Pankis . , in independent journal. It has neither sought nor asked for the patronage of-any Admifilstmtion.: It will support every Priblio . seivan f When he is right, and oppose him When he is wrong ; • and we have no doubt that te . the fulfilment of this mission it will be atm _Wised by a geiterons and intelligent people. THE'LADIES AND MOUNT VERNON. Th&arrival in this City of the'Regent of the Ladtea'll yemon Association, Miss ANN Rom& Ormarsotau, and her accomplished assistant, MissprEASTIE Jounsox, reminds us not ' oethe extraordinary success which .has crowned the efforts of this splendid Asso ciation; bat of the apparent neglect of Penn sylvania', Hew Jersey, Delaware, and other States,-In properly seconding the work so ens pielonaly,bekun'and so industriously prosecu- The object, the: purchase of the Home and the 'Grave of Washington," for the pur pose of Malting it the property of the nation, appeals, ,our holiest sympathies. For years the idea- of purebaaing Mount Vernon, and dedicatini it to theiation, has been advocated. Repeated attempts have only been followed by repeated failures. At last Miss ANN PA ultra' GUNN/N6114, a Southern lady, inspired by the moat disinterested ambition, appealed to her countrywomen in every State of the gni= to Undertake the good work. She has glvenheraolf up to the task, and the indications are that her efforts will be entirely successful. In response to• her appeal Hon: EDWARD Evenerr, the great orator of our country, if not of the world, agreed to give his invaluable services to tbe.enuse. Ile' has already raised a large sum by addressing his countrymen on the character of 7irABll/NOTON, and by repeat ing his splendid composition on Charity. More than forty thousand dollars have thus been realized,', and Mr. Eizerrr an nounces his determination to speak to the people wherever a fitting occasion shall offer, still fluther to increase this amount. Mean while, under Miss CONNINGELMeS auspices, the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association)) has been rapidly extending its organization. Vice regents have been appointed in a number of the States, and care bas been taken to obtain the aid of the most distinguished ladies. The following la the list of officers: RIGGENT...--Min ANN PAMELA. CONNINGINAIf, South Carolina. VICZ-REGIENTS.-Mlll. Anna Cora Rltohle, Richmond, Virginia; Mrs. Alias H. Dickinson, Wilmington. North, Caroline; Mrs. Philo°lea Edgeworth Eve, Augusta. Georgia; Mrs Octavio, Walton Le Vert, Mobile, Alabama; Mrs. Catha rine A, &Willie, Jackson, blineisslppi Mrs. Margsretta S. Morse, New Orleans, Louisiana; Mrs Mary Rutledge Fogg, Nashville, Tennessee ; Mrs. Elizabeth M. Walton, St. Louis, Missouri ; Sfles Mary Morris Hamilton, New York City, N. Y.; Mrs. 'Louis's Ingersoll ' Greenough, Boston, Mess.; Mrs., Abbe , Isabelle Little, Portland, Moire Mrs: Susan L. Pellet, Secretary, Rioh• Virginia;mood, George W: Riggs, Esq., Treasurer, Washington. D. C. " The constitution also empowers the regent, by and with the advice of the vice.regents, to pro vide a 'pltin of -organization for State notion, and to appoint a board of =onagers for each State. In onnilderation of the difficulty of devising any ono plan calculated to meet approbation in sections of the country differing widely in population and in the structure of Society, she deems that the ad• vancement of the cause will best be promoted by leaving it to arch vice.regont to enlist snob aid for theacilleotion of funds as will most 'minden to the Success of the enterprise. ' The sum of S 1 oonsHtutes the contributor a metn ber of the Association; and the name, sum, and residence of every subscriber must ho carefully registered by the persons who are authorized to make or reoeive•eolleetione in aid of the Mount Vernon fund... It will he the duty of ouch persona to transmit the , saute, to the vice-regent of the State, and, .default of a vice-regent, to the treasurer of Asseeletion, who will tease them to bcpublisheri in the National Intelligenrer and Washingtongractiosnd, forward, a oopy tho t .or asiiietary, ,The generous coffer of the Masonic fraternity of Virginia, and, through thorn, of the Union, to aid the - Mount Vernon Ladles' Association in the ao. complishment of their stored object has been gratefully neeepfed, and It is confidently.bolieved that their contributions will be equal to their high Appreciation of the charaoter and virtues of their illustridue brother. ' ' To show what these noble women have done, read the following ;.. • ce from a leter.l I base now the pleasure to inform you that the purchase and sale of Mount Vernon has been con summated by and between Ana Pamela Canning :barn, lite Southern ' Matron, now Regent of the Asaoaiation, and John A. Washington, the owner and occupant, on the 6th of April, instant, upon the following tense : , $18,000.00 cash paid Mr. John A. Washington. 67,000 00 to be paid on let January, 1854. 41,666.66 to' he paid on 224 February, 1860. 41,666 66 to bo paid on 22d February; 1861. ' 41,666.68 Co be paid on 22d Fehruary, 1802. $200,000.00 The deferred payments to carry interest from date, and possess on and title to remain with Mr. Washington till paid In full, with the proviso of 'obtaining possession at any time, by thirty days notice, when the Association is prepared, and does pay the entire amount of purchase money. . The Association, by the aid of their eo.laborera in :this glorious 'muse, are now in possession of • the funds to pay the first instalment of 557,000, on the, first of January next. There being now 'no reason for any delay in accumulating, at tan .gible points, 'the stipulated purchase money,, but on the contrary, every reason why It should be fUrnislted, as speedily as possible, to arrest the accumulating interest, whielkfdr. Washington has Proffered to relinquish entire, if the principal is paid on the. 22d .of February_ neat; it then only remains for every one to use their utmost exer tions, so that the gni ire sum Will be made availa ble on the 22,1 of February. 1859; on which ever memorable day the actual° 84888.011 may then pass to the Ladies' Mount Vernon Assoolation," and constitute an epoeh through all recorded time, which will challenge htstory for tie parallel. Mr. Evnanrr 'detains in big hands a large amount of the money, the proceeds of Es own efforts, subject to draft, as above, and other sums are paid to the eminent banker at 'Wash- Initon, Gao. W. Rums, Esq., who has accept ed the post of Treasurer, and. is fully em barked in the movement. No vice-regents have yet been appointed for Pennsylvania ; Delaware, Now Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, 41/gland ! and` plhay Blataat These embrace a wide field, and it properly canvassed will realize an enormous sum to the object in view. , - -As it is proposed to ex pend the interest et: at .leakt if.tioo,ooo on the bearititiing.er,liforiet Vernon after it is paid for, Gro.' . o: tionenntr, Egg., of Newark, N, Aereey, *pig agieedlo undertake the task, 'every citizen will have ,a chance to subscribe. Of this gentleman the Newark advertiser says : We are glad to learn that the ladies °Me Mount Vernon Association have taken orie step, and that an important ono, in order td Make the Mecca of -the American pilgrimage all that it should be, by soliciting the services of Mr. Oeo. 0. Thor burn, of the city of Newark, to take charge of the premises. It is intended, we understand, to - raise large fund=Bsoo,ooo if possible—the. In. terest of which will- be appropriated towards beautifying the place from time to time, the culti vation of rare and beautiful trees, flowers, (seeds and 'cuttings of 'which will be distributed through the ;country,) laying out the, grounds in the most tasteful manner, and in a; word making it the Garden of America. Among other improve ments contemplated , are the restoration of an old church on the premises, built by Washington, which has long gone to decay, and the building of a mausoleum, to cost from 625,000 to $30,000. No more competent parser:than bfr. Thorburn, it ie said, could be obtained to superintend the carry ing into effect the intention of the ladles in all the departments connected with developing and im proving the natural beauties and atiVantages of the plane." W o trust that 'run Lamas or PENNSYLVANIA. will not be the last to respond to this glorious call. The fair vice-regents above-named are actively engaged in raising money, 9der the lead of the enthusiastic regent. Miss CnrunnorrAm,Ahe regent, and Mies .Tottssoar, her 'assistant, are temporarily so journing at Mrs. SMITH% Portico Now,Sprace street, above Ninth, in this city. THE DEATH• OF GEhIiNtAL QUITMAN. The telegraph annOunoes that General JoHN A. QUITMAN, a Representative in Congress from the Natchez District, of the State of 'Mississippi, died near that city, on Saturday last, the 17th of July. A public man who had taken part in so many nub ile events, both evil and military, -and who had so many friends among the people in every emotion of the Union, cannot be called away from the sone of life without exulting pro found sensatiob. Few men, not born in Pennsyl mania, bad a stronger hold upon the affections of our volunteer soldiery, especially those who served under him or with him in the Mexican war. Though strongly embued with extreme Southern ideas, General QUITMAN was born in a Northern State—the State of Now York. Hie father was a native of Prussia, and was a pastor in Duchess aeatitY, New York State, In the Dutch Heforzned Church, and the featuies of the son recalled his peculiar German extraction. We perceive that the Now York Tribune fixes the age of General Gurrnau at 60 years. We think he was older, Politically, he ygs at the time of his death an ardent Southern Democrat; and yet, during hie career, he had' supported General Hammett and Mr. Car,uorru, and bad been a candidate against the regular Demooratio ticket in his own State. He served with great gallantry during the Mexi can war ; was appointed Major 001141.11 by Presi dent Aux; conspicuously participated in the cap tare of the city of Mexico, of which, on its sur render, be was made Governor ; was named for Vice President in the Democratic Conventions of 1848 and 1852; Dame into Congress in 1855, and at the time of his death was serving out his second term. As a Representative in Congress he Was eccentric and dogmatic, disposed to have his own way, and strongly inolined to the fire-eating school,—in this latter respect, like other Nor thern-horn Southerners, going to the extreme side of the,, slavery question. In private life he was an accomplished, courteous gentleman, a warm-hearted friend, and a genial companion. We never knew a man whose temper. in Congress was ao different from hie bearing in society at largo. He seemed a mean action, and never dealt In the small arts of small politicians. Gen. QUITMAN was the brother-in-law of the late lamented Prime P MArkft, the venerable bathe. ran clergyman, who died recently in this city, after fifty years' service in that ancient religious denomination. He had many friends in Phila delphia, and many admirers. His visit to our city in 1847-'4B, after the war, was an ovation, Those _who made his acquaintance during the delightful hours he spent amongst ns then, will join with us in the sincerity with - sibieh we pay this heartfelt tribute to his memory. PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS The Ordway AeHans, now at the Aroh•street Theatre, will tonight commence their third and last week of performance. They must be vary attraotive, •for they fill the house, so we saw on Saturday evening. The company is largo, and well disciplined, Mr. Sohn P. Ordway being the di- Teeter. They are vooal and Instrumental per formers, and most of them dames also. In short, a rosily good troupe. There was a trifle of combo eating, by' Howard, Terry, and Dan Bryant, ex tremely welt done ; a stump speech, by the last named was exaggerated even beyond the accepted line of caricature. The vocalists, who sang so well that we soarcaly knew whioh pleased us most, were Messrs. T. Norton, E. Holly, E. B. Fairbanks, and Eph. Horn. Is it not odd that these Ethiopians excel in pa thetic and sentimental pieces? The exoeptions were T. Norton, Eph. Horn, and Dan Bryant. By the way, this last is ,a capital low comedian. In addition to what we have already mentioned abodt him, we have to praise his acting in "Scenes at Phalon's"—a /whereas performance, in one sense. There was a fair ehare of dancing, Frank Brower's Happy Uncle Tom Dance ranking first in merit. When we say that Mr. John Norton played a re- Markable trick solo on the violin, which must be seen as well as hoard, we have run pretty well through the performance. The conclusion was a laughable burlesque on the usual " Arab " tum bling scenes. This evening is dedicated to the benefit of Eph. horn, a most unassuming man, the wit of the company, who either is very ready and humorous with his replies or has the great merit of firing off prepared retorts as naturally as if be had origi nated them at the moment. The performances will be entirely new, with a variety of songs, dances, acts, and burlesques. Mr. Bern is such a general favorite that be will most certainly have a. crowded house. The whole troupe will appear, and also those remarkable "Arabs." It is easy to predict 'a very, good time generally—and for Mr horn espeoially. At Themes Varieties, Fifth and Chestnut streets, Mr. Clinton Price, a guitar performer and ballad vocalist, will appear this evening for the first time in this 017 Other persons will dance, sing, and make fun. The Sons of Mann (Frew the New York Smithy Nereid.) The "Sons of Malta" is a fraternity that has sprung into existence within the last seven years, and now numbers its members by tens of thou sands. At present there Is no city of any im portance in the Union that has not ono ll* more lodges of this latest order of the Secret sooletlea It originated in the South, and in that section of the Union they are very numerous; but recently the number of lodges and members at the North have Increased with great rapidity, and the pre ponderance will, doubtless, soon be with tho North. A national convention of the Sons of Malta has been called to meet at the Minnebaha Lodge room, in Philadelphia, to-morrow (Monday) at 11 A. M. This is the first convention that has been held, and hos been rendered neoessary by the spread of the Order and the necessity for a national organ). ration. Heretofore the general business of the Sons has been transacted by the respective State lodges, and a diasimilarity in the triodes of prime. dare has resulted therefrom. The convention which will meet to-morrow will tend towards creating greater unity of notion. and it is proposed to form a Grand Lodge of the United States. It is estimated that 200 delegates will be present, and every State in the 'Union will be represented, including California. The delegates from the Hew England lodges ar rived in this shy yesterday, and put up at the Astor House. Annexed are their names : Grand LodgO.—Curtis Onild, 8. R. Glon, C Davenport, W. 11. Bovrditch. Slottonzut No. 1 —John G. Hovey, John J Oyar, L. D Riohardson, S. W. Ropes, J. P. Ord way. . . . Lodge of ths Iron Crown.—B. F. Brown, W Gilson, J. E. Manning, 11. 0. Whittemore, 0. J B. Moulton. Fremont No. 4,—Joe. Alexander Abbott, Enooh Emerson, E. B. 11111, (leo. 0. Braston, (one va cancy.) Manchester N. 11 —Granite Lodge No. " Nathaniel Smith, E. W. Harrington, John B. Clarke, J. 0. Abbott, tone vaosney). Mr. Enoch Emerson was elected president of the delegation, and Mr. B. It. Glen secretary. The New Englanders were received by the dope talions from the Now York lodges, and every at tention was paid to them. They took their de parture last evening in the boat for Philadelphia via Cate May. They are good representatives of the solid and liquid menet New England. no convention will probably et two days. The Indian Difficulties in Washington Tee . ritery- The War Department is in receipt of more de tailed despatches respecting the Indian difficulties in Washington Territory, but they oontain nothing of special interest different from what we have already given. Meanwhile the Department is noting with vigor in the premises, and in a little time there will be a sufficient number of troops in that country to chastise the Indians for their per fidy in the attack on Colonel Steptoe's command, and reduce them to a date of quietude and peace. Can. Clark, who has command of the Pacific division, is reported to have sent to the seat of war oil the available foree be bad in California, nutn boring, probably, some shr hundred men; and it is thought likely that he has gone thither himself before this time. Gee. Scott hasalso just iesued the preparatory orders for sending about four bun dled men from the Atlantic sea-board. These latter are ordered to bo ready to Call from New York to Aspinwall on the 20th, (Tuesday next,) they will proceed to Washington Territory without delay. The following officers are ordered to:accompany these reinforcements : Br. Major J. 11. Carleton, lot dragoons; Cap_tain 11.0. 'Walton, 4th- infantry ; Captain T. C. Eng lish, Oth infantry ; Captain E. Underwood, 4th in fantry ; Lieutenants L. L Byseell, 0, C. Woods, P. J. Quattlebaum, and J . U. Bonnycastle, oth in fantry; It. Johneton, let dragoons, and R. 13. Ayres, 3d artillery. There aro already in Washington and Oregon Territories, it is said, some twenty-three compa nies, but they are for from being full, and aro be lieved to comprise leas than twelve hundred men. These do not, of v ,restathis, include the reinforcements from California, trMott are auppved to number gorge Az blladreg JANI.--WimAmiton Start THE PRESS.-PIELLIPADELPMA, MONDAY,. JULY 19, 1858. BY MIDNIGHT MAIL. LETTpt, xaom. OPOASIONAL. 11 Oorrespona!nee,orT4 ?rots.) WASHINGTON, July 18, 1858, The Federal &V is ag dulina a country village, with the men all -at work in a bay field, and the Women asleep. -The ofolal, exodus hes begun. The President will leave te-morrow afternoon for Bedford, and will stay as long as he can be spared. This will keep a good many of the Woe-hunters away from the hotels; but it may help the owners of the establishment at Bedford. The news from Illinois to not relished in the de partments. Judge Douglas starts in the race with the-inside track. Re goes, on:like- a; conqueror, and the cmos-holders do not hesitate to say that he Is in danger of being re-elected to the Senate. The Southern men denounce the Union bitterly for its madness in abasing Douglas, while the Republioans think that Lincoln has made a fearful mistake in asserting such ultra dootrines. I am glad to inform you that that gallant spirit, Col. Thomas L. Barris, the hereto defender of popular sovereignty from the Springfield distriot, stands a capital chanoe of being returned. The enthusiasm in his favor Is said to be irresistible. Great, joy has been excited in official circles here by the announooment, in the last Harrisburg Union, Colonel Haldeman's paper, that every Le compton Democrat iu Pennsylvania fa certain of being renominated. The office:holders here oare very little whether the whole of the county tiokete in Pennsylvania aro borne down by theanunfortu nate nominations, only so that the policy of the Administration in reference to Kansas Is endorsed. Mr. Barrett, the Administration candidate for Congress in the St. Louis district, is a known Dou glas Democrat; at least, he was so when he was in this city, on his way Bast. Hence some of his speeches have excited surprise. di. good deal of astonishment is felt and ex pressed here that Mr. Diddle Roberts, the chair man of the Democratic State Committee of Penn sylvania and C. S. District Attorney for the West. ern part of your State, has as yet issued no itli. dress to the people. It is needless to say that it Is the practice of Demooratio State Committees in all the States to issue addresses to the people prior to a State election. He was appointed by a Le eompten State Convention, and ought to speak out one way or the other. It is the strong feeling in the South that there shall be no double-dealing on the Kansas issue in Pennsylvania, and that Judge Porter shall say where ho Is. Under which king, Desonian I speak or die!" And, as the Ad. ministration expect every man to do its duty (to rnalt,) Mr. Roberts should consult the Judge, call his committee together, and as soon as possible take action on the matter. I /Jaye bogs a pot) deal amuce4 at the oonr month of some of the opposition papers over the I letter of the lion. Wm Montgomery, the Douglas Democratic, eandislete for Congress in tho Wash ington diitriet of your State; in which he proposes to buy a certain kind of Monongahela' whiskey for the President. This is prged as a grave charge against Montgomery. When it is recollected that he never indulges in whiskey, or any kind of li quor, himself, as everybody who met him in Wash ington last session knows right well, hie effort to procure a coed article for the President is cer tainly no treason. Washington county is famous for good whiskey, and Montgomery's anplent too— that exceedingly social gentleman—John L. Daw son, will tell you that Fayette county is equally well known for first-rate " rye." Why, then, should Montgomery be denounced for his enter prising efforts to supply Washington olty with the boat that the market affords? The last rumor is that tho illustrious John Cal houn, of Kansas, is indignant at his removal from the office of Surveyor General, and is about to print certain mysterious documents received from distinguished gentlemen in favor of the doctrine of popular sovereignty.' It is stated that ho will also show that while he is supposed to have been the prime mover in the desertion of Governor Welker, he has simply been used to pull the chest nuts out of the fire. Minnesota, it is evident from the intelligence resolved from that quarter, trill go anti-Lecomp ton by immepso majorities. The movement has with it the ,blest and most ehibstantiel mon of the new State. The Representativep trim were ed. witted at the last session are hopelessly shelved by their position on the Kansas question. It will be recollected that Mr. Kingsbury, the Delegate f Minnesota Territory, made a most foolish speech in favor of Lecompton, and that afterward, when he came up, after the admission of the now State, for leis seat as a Delegate from Dacota, ho was thrust aside ay unworthy even of contempt, and his standing here Is, if male, much worse. So faro those who deny the truth before Moe. This same Kingsbury came here most bitterly on the other side. Hon, John G. Davis, the gallant Representative of the Terre Haute district, In Indiana; has put himself in the field as an independent Douglas- Democratic candidate for °engross, againit all odds, and will be triumphantly re-relected. It Is stated that Mr. Secretary Stanton, now on' the stump in Kansas against the English bribe,will., if sailed upon, publish a letter of Senator Bigler, of Pennsylvania, in which the aforesaid Bigler de nounces the President and Oabinot for renouncing, the doctrine of popular sovereignty ; hot I cannot vouch for the correctness of this report. Illokma,n'e canvass In the °hostas district excites the politielans here as much as that of Douglas His speech Is reported round in a dozen ways -120110 of them correct but in one or two points, how ever. It is admitted that ho will be elected, and the word has again gone out calling off the officials, who have boon abusing him. The re-election of John B. Hoskin in the West chaster District, Now York, is admitted to be be yond doubt. Mr. Augustus Schell will have in structions to call off his subordinates from their fight against Baskin to attend to tho discharge of the duties for which they receive the Government money. This is done here as in Illekman'e ease, so that in the certainty of defeat they may per chance have some merit for Haskin's Democratic success in Westchester, and Illokman'a In Penn sylvania. Mr. Augustus Schell has a number of officers in his custom-house appointed from New Jersey. These gentlemen are vary actively engaged op posing Mr. Adrian, the gallant Douglas Demo. ()ratio Representative from the Third district. I em glad to bear that the people in this district will not believe that their gods of 1856 were false gods, and that they will re-endorse the resolve of the Cincinnati platform, the principle of popular sovereignty, and their Representative by his re election to the House of nOpreSentatilTS. OCCASIPNAL. IMPORTANT FROU THE ATLANTIC CA IMP FLEET. Two Unsuccessful Attempts to lay the Wire— A Third Experiment to b., Made. (Prom the Boston Courier of Saturday.) The ship Alice Munroe, Capt. Comings, from Liverpool, June 12, arrived at the Boston quaran tine yesterday afternoon, with important intelli gence from the Atlantic Telegraph fleet. Ile fell in with two of the ships in mid ocean on Sunday, June 27, and learned from the lieutenant of the Niagara, and Mr. Cyrus W. Field, who boarded hie ship, that two unsuccessful attempts had boon made to submerge the cable; and that the fleet were about to enter upon a third experiment We give Capt. Comings's report as follows: "At sea, Sunday, June 27th, lat. 22.05 N ion. 3312 W.; wind west, light; weather hazy; saw two shins heading to the eaetward ; on looking with a glass, found them to be the United States steam-frigate Niagara, and H. B. M. steamship Gorgon, of the telegraphic squadron, and as they were lying still, I at once tacked ship and stood tower& them. At 11 A M. was bonrdod by Cyrus W. Field, Esq., and a lieutenant from the Nia gara, from whom we received a letter-bag, and the folio/ring communication : NR. ristn , s COMMUNICATION is sThe squadron had experienced bad weather thee leaving port, and were sixteen days reaching their des tination; that they had made two unsuccessful attempts to lay the (Able. On the 28th, whets they made the second attempt, they succeeded to laying upwards of 90 miles, and were going along finely, when the com munication endlessly, ceased at 12.66, Eunday morning, June 27, ..Tho ships then returned to the starting point, (ac cording to sgreement), end were waiting for the Aga memnon and Valorous to return. Ac soon an they should do so, a new splice would be made, and another attempt made to lay the cable "We I.st sight of the "Niagara at IN P. M., 27th. The Agamemnon and Valorous wore not then in sight, and as it sot in foggy noon after, I do not think the squadron joined before the next day. "Mr. Field seemed in good spirits am] thought they should yet succeed in laying the cable. No cause could be assigned by those on board the Ni agara for the breaking of the cable the second time. as it did not break near the ship. The weather was fine and the sea smooth at the time. The stormy weather had caused much delay and some slight injury to the squadron. One ship bad a coal bunker break loose, and broke the leg of ono sailor and the arm of another. They were all well on board the Niagara; the machinery worked finely, and the ship performed well in all respects. " The weather hits been very stormy and unset tled ever since parting, sometimes blowing a gale from the westward. "Ship Alitoa Blunroo, "J. 8, COMINGS, Meter "July 3, 1858—Lat. 47.30 N., lon. 47.30'W." ANOTUEN ACCOUNT. The above is the statement of Captain Comings. our own reporter visited the Alioe Munroe at qua rantine,six miles down the harbor, last night, returning to the city at an early hour this morn ing, bringing the following information, procured from the first mate, Mr. John Richards : The Alice Munroe left Liverpool on the 13th of June, three days later than the date of the sail. ing of the telegraph fleet from Plymouth. She ox porienocd almost eonstant southerly gales, and was forced to take a mush more northerly course than she otherwise would have done. Being a very staunch vessel, she rode out the storms with entire ease and safety, and was subjeoted to no In jury. Oa the morning of the 27th, just after breakfast, say about eight o'clock, saw the United States steam frigate! Niagara, lying. to, in latitude 62.05, longitude 33 15, and was shortly boarded by a boat from her, (=Mining Mr. Cyrus IV. Field, of New York, and a lieutenant of the Niagara. It was then foggy, but the water was very calm. Sir. Field and the lieutenant desired Capt. Comings to take certain letters and papers rotating to the telegraph expedition; to the United States, and wrote one or two letters on board the Alien Mun roe during the hour or more they remained on beard of tier. Poi 410 000moutpoted to Ottptolo Ootutpseltoj Mr. Richards a statement of their doings for the past fortnight. They stated that both vessels, the. Niagara and Agamerbnon, experienced the most violent south erly gales from the day they left-Prymoittb, arid were driven as far north as latitude 54—much higher than,the rendezvous— , thus delaying their operations for several days; The Niagara behaved in all reipeots like a thorOugh sea-going vessel, and was none the wonielor the storms. The Aga memnon, on the, , contrary, suffered severely. At one time the commander of the Agamemnon in formed his first dam , that they might as well pre pare for a watery grave—he had no hopes of saving his vessel two hours longer, so great was her straining But the storm subsided at last, and the Agamemnon rode out the gale. A most unfortu nate accident ocourred on board, however, caused by the breaking loose of the ," cone" which, bold the cable in its Position on the gun-deok, The eable " got adrift," and wan: pitched about the (look, undoubteillynmob to its damage. Two hun dred tons of coal also "got adrift ' on the same I desk, and canoed Infinite trouble. Two seamen were injured by these accidents, one of them hav ing an arm broken, and the other having a leg broken. The two veesels and their tenders finally arrived on the ground, end on the morning of the 28th, a connection of the cable was effected; the weather being then sufficiently calm. The paying out of the cable had scarcely commenced before the wire snapped. After' a few hours detention, another splice was made, and the demote started, the Agamemnon and her consort for Iretand, and the Niagara and her companion for the Amerioan coast. Signals were kept up between the two fleets eon• stantly, a message being transmitted every fifteen minutes; and all was going on well till about forty miles had been paid out when the °Meta:dans on board the Niagara discovered that tbe current was broken. This was at half•peat twelve A. M. of the 27th. The Niagara was immediately put about, and she had already reached the mid•ocean rendesvoue, at eight o'clock, when first seen by the Alice Munroe. It was believed on board the Niagara that the cause of the second breaking was a kink in the Agamemnon's wire, caused by its disarrangement during the gale ; but of this there is no certainty. Nothing was said to Mr. Itiobards about the work ing of the new " brakes;" probably there had been no occasion to put them in use. Mr. Field could not conceal his evident down heartedness; he certainly had 000aslon for much forebodings. The theory that June was the most propitious month for carrying out 'the enterprise was entirely destroyed; the vaunting boast of the London Times as to the superior capacities of the Agamemnon was put to rest ky the narrow °soar of that vessel from going to plates without the aid of vodka or icebergs; and the two breeklogs of the wire at the very beginning of the trial—these were certainly enough to dismay the stoutest con fidence. The Alice Monroe parted from the company cf the Niagara shortly after noon of the 27th, and lost sight of her about four o'clock. The Aga memnon had not then come in eight. The Niaga ra had hoped that her consort would arrive in sea son to make another trial that day; but as the weather was foggy, though calm, it is hardly pro bable that anything was done on the 27th. For two days subsequently, the weather was quite Wm and fayoroble, but after that there was another suoneasion of heavy southerly gales, and the weather on the Banks, as experienced by the Alice Monroe,-was exceedingly rough. Buoh is the account preoured by our reporter from Mr. Richards, mate of the Alice Munroe: THE LATEST SEWS BY TELEGRAPH. One Vey Enter from Europe—Arrival of the Austria. NEw Yeast, July 17 —The Hamburg screw steamer Austria, Capt. Heyettman, arrived about fear o'olook this morning from Hamburg via South ampton. * Captain H. left Hamburg on the let of July, and Southampton on the 4th. The Austria brings 361 passengers The steamer experienced heavy westerly gales, with fog, during most of the passage. Captain Heyettman did not see anything of the telegraph fleet. By the Austria we have London papers of Satur day, July 3d, the principal contents of which were telegraphed from London previous to the Canada's sailing. The defeat, by the majority of 161 in the House of Lords, of the bill for abolishing church rates, is confirmed. The principal arguments urged against the bill appear to have been that otturoh rates were a charge on property, and their payment was. therefore, no hardship to dissenters, who purchased property subject to that drawback; and, secondly, that in this compulsory mode of repairing churches the poor had their only security, for the perma nence of those edifices. Even the peers and bish ops who opposed the bill admittedthat some change was necessary, and that their opposition was grounded on the fact that timbal provided no sub stitute for the rate. The Derby Ministry seem to be carrying their India bill through the Home of Commons by a very decided majority in their caper on every pro posed amendment. By the explosion of a boiler at the Atlas Iron Works, Manchester, Six or seven persons wore killed, their remains being so scattered that the fragments had to be gathered up in sacks for re moval. Frone'the Ifamburgh papers of the 30th of June no translate n few Items of interest : 'A telographie despatch to the Elam übrger Nadi richten, from Berlin, states that the Ring would be absent three months at Tegernsee. On the 20th of June, the Prussian Schutzetsfest was bald fri honor of the newly married Prim and Princess. The feast commenced at Berlin, and deputations had arrived from all parts of the melte to take Pert in the festival. .On the 20th of June , the fourteenth anniversary or the Stenographic Asaooiation was held at the "Urania," 111)1130in. On the 26th, a prise writing took place. in which twenty-six parsons wore competitors. Premiums wore awarded to four of the number. WASHINGTON, July 17.—Tho Now Orleans pa pers, resolved by the mail this evening, contain advises from Brazos Santiago. Intelligence from Monterey states that the portion of the Liberal army under Generale Degollado and Blanco had attacked Guadalajara, and carried all the outworks, driving the enemy to the main Plaza, which was to have been stormed on the 14th Bost General Mirsmon left San Louis at the head of 4,000 troops to aid the besieged. • General Zuragua was already following the rear with *envy force of rifles. It is rumored that Gen. Moreno, the Commandant at Tampico, was reduced to groat straits. It is said that he had prepared overtures of peace to Carvajal, who answered that be could listen to no tortes that did not recognise the existing an. th.ri tics Gen. Vichurri, though in bad health, woe In es. °anent spirits and sanguine of success. It is ru mored that propositions of reconciliation bad been made to him by the Centralists, but be refused all terms unless they acknowledge the supremacy of the Constitutional Government. Tho correspondent of the Brownsville Flag at Boma says that the Indiana have made a dement on the Twins silver mines recently opened by the American company, and took all the property of any value. Destructive Fire at Leavenvrortb—Loss abou alOO,OOO LIgAVLNWORTII, July 15, via Booneville, July 17 —A fire broke out about midnight on the 14th, which at one time threatened the destruction of the denser portion of the oltv. It originated in the green room of the Bolan Theatre, at the corner of Third and Delaware streets, and rapidly com municated to the adjoining buildings, thirty of which, principally included In the block bounded by Cherokee. Shawnee, Second and Third streets, were reduced to ashes. The toss is believed to be under-estimated at 3100,000, on which there was only a trifling insurance. There is no apparatus or fire organization in the oily, but the conflagration was providentially ar rested by a lull of wind and a copious shower of rain. A general panic was manifested at the breaking out of the fire, but the citizens afterwards worked energetically, and the fire was finally mas tered about 3 o'clock. Army Alovemonts LEAVENWORTU, July 15.—A detachment of one hundred and fifty recruits from the Carlisle bar- racks, destined for the regiment of Mounted Rifles for Now Mexico, arrived at the fort last night. They are to go forward immediately. Washington Affairs WASHINGTON, July 18 —Baron Gorolt, the Prua. slan Minister to the United States, having received permission of absence from this country, will leave for Europe in the course of a few days, for his family, with whom be will return In the autumn M. Bloudell, the successor recently appointed by the Belgian Government to succeed M. de Boseh Spencer, who was appointed Minister to Turkey, has since been named as Minister to Sar dinia, and it is not improbable that ibis arrange mont may retain M. Spencer in this country. Arrival of the Water Witch. ITABIIINGTON ' July 17. The United States steamer Water Witch has arrived from her cruise in the Gulf. Mexteo—Stutponston of Diplomatic Relations between the United Staten and Mexico. Naw 'Vona, July 11.—A despatch from Wash , ington saes that a special messenger loft Washing ton, on Thursday, with despatches for Minister Forsyth, approvins• of the suspension of diplomatic intercourse, and direeting tho withdrawal of the legation, and his return home. Mr. Henry is the bearer of despatches. The Erie Railroad Disaster Naw Yong, July 17.—Tho jury summoned by the coroner to investigate the recent disaster on the Erie Railroad has rendered a verdict exone rating the railroad company and the officers in charge of the train from nil blame, attributing the sad occurrence to the breaking of the rail. Five Young Girls Drowned NEw Yonw, July 17.—Five girls, inmates o tha Dame of Morey, wore drowned while bathini in the North lifer, last night. Their egos range from 14 to 19. Sailing of a New York Steamer Nv.iv YonK, July 17 —The steamer Oity of Washington Bailed at noon lo•dey with a large number of passengers. The U. S Yrlgute Itonnolce BOSTON, July, 17.—Ordors have been received at the Charlestown navy yard to fit out:the frigate Roanoke for sea immediately. The Canada at Boston BOSTON, July H.—The steamship Canada, from Liverpool via Halifax, arrived this evening. Her mails will be despatched hence to-morrow night, and will be due,in Philadelphia at noon on Mon day. Collision on the Jackson and Mississippi Railroad. NEW ORLEANS, July 17.—A collision ocourrad on the mail train on the Jaokson and Mississippi Railroad, at Bohala. Several persons were wounded, but none killed. Death of amt Quitman. Nzw ORLIMNS, July 17.—Cien. Quittnau died thi s morning at his residence, noarNatehes, Miss., of disease contracted at the National Hotel last fall. The Telegraph Fleet. TIALtrAx, N. S. July IS—Evening. --No report hes been received from Newfoundland this eve nin, the wires being probably disarranged. The Erie Can SCIIHNECTADY, July 17.—Tbe canal break near Ole city ban been nearly repaired, and boats will papa [reply pp 440011 nopt, LETTER FROM NEW YORK fOorreepoodeoce of The Prone.] NEW Yomr, Suly 18, 1858. heavy showers are the ordir of this blessed Sab bath-day. In the week's report, by the city in spector, concerning the public health, two foots of - importance are noticeable. In the first place, al though the weather has been of oomparativelY temperate heat, with constant refreshing breezes,. a bill of mortality- to the number of 553 'deaths is rendered, an increase of HI as compared with: the mortality of the previous week, or 170 more than during the corresponding period last year. In the next place, we have 52 of this number reported as occurring at our public insti lotions—that is to say, 1.11 of all the deaths taking plows in.a population of 700,000 have -ow . curred among the few thousand persons congre gated at our public institutions. Title result sug gests, simply, that the Beard of Ten Governors, who have charge of the " institutions," care ahoUt as mush for their charge as swill-milk dealers know or care about the mortality among infants. We hear that last week, while out of the number of wretches ostensibly under their oars, fifty-two ' were dying, some of these "jolly governors" amused themselves by improvising a regatta around the islands that contain these " peculiar institu tions," a regatta, in which the several boats xere manned by n paupers," " thieves," " lunatics," and " vagrants," and that, after the " regatta," these same "jolly governors" sat down to a sump hum banquet, in vridohehampagoe,hrandies, port, 1 sherry, hook and elaret, with all the " cloth:moles of the season," tempted their gubernatorial palates; till, forgetting their." dignities," the banqueters soon made an orgio of their " collation" within hearing, doubtless, of some of the fifty-two wretches who were dying at that time. Last spring, in a fit of "sober repentance," after just such a debauch, these "jolly governors" voted to pro hibit the use of wines and liquors at their din ners; but now, it appears, the sacrifices to Bing Alehohol are again to be offered in the name of public ohaiity. " When the Devil was sick," you know. Du of these "jolly governors " more anon. The police have been dragging the river, to did cover the bodies of Ave young women, drowned at the foot of Eighty-sixth street, on Friday night ; but they have not yet diasevored traces. For want of other excitements, a haunted house will do; and so about this time we have crowds of wonder-mongers surrounding nightly a mansion on Fifty-first street, near Ninth avenue. 'A ghost is said to walk the spacious ground of the building at twelve midnight, and the " police 7 have been set to \rah% for hie supornaturalellip. Yesterday, the , poetess, Mrs. Estella Anna Lewis, obtained a decree of divorce from her tinpootical husband. The " fancy" are engaged in arranging all 'pre liminaries of th fight for "championship" that4B to come off between John Morrisoy and John Heenan; alias " the Banioia]3o,V. 4 ' A challenge has also been offered to Tom flyer, by Jim Stewart, called the English Buffer, who ante Myer to meet him either in'aetand-up or rough-and-tumble fight. Thin Stewart is the fellow who was " punished" so severely by Byer, in it bar:room onoorinter,'a Week or two since ; and that ho to a venomous fellow is evident from the terms of his challenge, which al lows the two antagonists to go into a room together, lock the door, and stay there till one or the other is the " best man," 27. e. till his opponent is killed or disabled. Such is New York fancy life, and the police and authorities are de facto bottle•holdera The politiolans'are beginning to stir oantionsly. Richard Solidi, now State Senator, talks of trying his chances in the Congressional line against Iforace Clark ; and Alderman John Clancy feels disposed to let the county clerkship nomination slide," if he can get tho nomination for Congress in Kelly's district. should Clancy thus step asido from tho scramble for county spoils, George Pur ser's chances for Comptroller would look up, and Kelly might get the nomination be wants for the sherilTilty. Meantime, the opposition have a dozen candidates' names for every local nomina tion. Business yesterday in Wall street was not marked by activity, and a general decline in prices at the stook board was noticeable. Reading fell to 451 a decline of / from the price at Friday's first board. Delaware and Hudson advanced 3; Rudson River declined I. New York Central closed at 853 the price at Friday's boards. Brle felt the effect of the late accident, sold at 18, and closed at lin• Harlem sold at 161 for the old, and 23 for the pre ferred stook. Pacific Mail Steamship, after be ginning at 88, receded, and closed at 85. In Western roads a limited business was dono. Cleveland and Toledo did not rise beyond Fri day's price, 36/ ; Galena and Chicago advance ; Chicago and Rock Island declined the same frac tion ; Milwaukee and Mississippi fell I. A sale of Cleveland and Pittsburgh was made at 9. La Grosso advanced 1. Michigan Southern old stock fell ; the guarantied was sold at 45, seller sixty, against 451, regular, on Friday ; Michigan Cen tral declined 4, selling at 584. In La Crosse Land Grant Bonds, about $32,000 were sold, beginning at 323, and falling to 813—a decline of 14 since Friday ; Without privilege, bonds went at 26 ; Milwaukee and Mississippi second mortgage tens closed at 68 ; Hudson River ditto at 65 ; Erie first ditto at 90 ; ditto bonds of 1875, at 36 ; and Illinois Central at 87, 1 decline. Of State stooks, a large lot of North Carolina alxes brought 97, 3 advance on last previous sale. Virginia sixes recovered to 93, and Missouri ad , vaned 4. A lot of Ohio sixes of 1880 was taken at 107. California sevens were sold at 85 for new and 86/ for old bonds. Of bank stooks more than two hundred shares were sold, including Bank of America at 1094 ; Bank of Now York at 108; Phenix at 107, yester day's price in each instance ; American Exchange at 1051; Importers and Traders at 105 ; Park at 101, and Bank of Commerce closing at 1001, 4 de cline. A lot of Great Western Insuranoe , Compa ny was taken at 110. "t I No afternoon session of the Stook Board. There is no movement in the money market that may indicate the drift of capital. Much, of oourse, will depend upon the fall demand in trade. Paper is still scarce on the street, and the regular rate on call is about four per cent. There is plenty of money, however, that yet goes bog ging at still lower rates. Prime names aro scarce on any paper. It may be that the stampede of California gold-diggers will stop mining, opera tions in our own territory, and thereby oat down our semi-monthly gold receipts ; hat that cannot last long. The exchanges at the bank Clearing Rouse yes terday wore $17,423.420 23, and the balances $l,- 512,072 01 The Metropolitan certificates are $9,000, $19,000 cleanings sines) Saturday last. NEW YOBS STOOK EXCHANGE-JULY 17 180 ebe Erie Ita!kW 18' 350 do 18 10 do --- TeX $2OOO Ohio Os, 'B6 2000 N Carolina Os 31000 do 1100 do b 6018.% lno do 61.0 18 180 Um% River R 2B 60 do 28% 60 do 660 VIM 100 Harlem Roil 10m 165 LaCrouse & 311111 /5 142_ . do_ ~,,b% 1000 Virginia oii 03 11000 Xl!agouti Oa 8534 3000 California, 76 8e) 500 Cal 73 n bde 66 2000 Erie RR lot m b fig 600 do bds 16 30 6000 Una n n 3,1 wig 06 30000 111 lien R. bda 87 )205 liarlain R prof 23 200 / 1 55 01 .31 Rall ISO 46 14 '6O do 452' 210 do 45i uo do 45% 450 do t3O 45 75 Mich Oen R ftix 26 do 510 681 y 69 do 030 54% 10 Mich So&N Is II 23X 100 do 23X 166 do 2334 60111130 t Nlapfskta 45 20 Pans Railroad 106 100 do 55 105 10111 Central Rail 7414 92 do 75 25 Clev&Pltta Rail 9 55 Gal & Chicago R 8834 50 do 560 8034 69 Cleve & Tol R 3111( 200 do a3O 3434 100 do 80x 100 Ohl & Ilk 151 R 70 276 do 7574 803 ,1111 & Miss Roll 18 200 d.; li6o 8614 33 do 17X 13000 LaC&N LG bd 32M 1000 do 92X 500) do 32 1080 do 3l) 10000 do *7B 31 1000 LaCo&MfILG ep 26 1000 5111&1111e2doalOb 88 6eh Dank N York 108 ' 6 Batik America loos 75 Phenix Dank 107 Amer Ex Dank 1051‘ 35 Bank Commerce 10034 65 do NOM 60 Ira & Tra Dank 101 5 Park Bank 101 76 Gt Went'n Ins Oo 110 118 Dal & Bud Can 02 gap Pacific Mall BCo 80 - 330 do 85 100 Gardner Gold Co 1M 67 N Y Oen 11 86 200 do 0.51‘ 100 do 515 85 800 do 85X 150 do 815 85 100 do e3O 85 MARKETS AllllB3 —Small Palo arc reported at $8 for Pots, and td./2i4 for Pearls. COTTON —The market continuos buoyant, with a pretty good bnainess doing at.,l2S cfl2.,Ve for Middling Wataum—Market rules firm. Salem 2CO bbla at 24c, and 50 bbla Parknesa" at 24y,c. Guam— Wheat quiet and firm • sales 63,500 bus at 744718 c for unsound Chicago Spring; 82c for unsound Racine; 85,19 , k for unsound to fair Milwaukee Club; $1.04 for winter red Western; $1.07e1.08 for white do; atd $1.40 for whiteßouthern. Rye steady; sales 1,600 tubes at 69c. The market for unsound Corn rules heavy, while prime in scarce, and commando very full prices sales 27500 bushels at wield° for unsound, and 800 for sound mixed Western; fiCtiOn for white Southern • and Ole for round yellow. Oats dull at GthraBc for Virginia, 4001;o for Jeraoy. Delaware and Pennsylvania, and ii, 45c for State and Western. Fnotta —Market dull, but prices sustained, owing to a sudden demand, near the clone of Change, for ex. portation. Salenls,2oo bids. at $3 8008 85 for minor. tine State, (with a few parcels of choice high no $3 SIX) $2 05,x4 05 for common to medium extra Michigan, In diana, lilinot•, Ohio and Wisconsin; and $4.6064 70 for shipping brands of extra round hoop Ohio. In cluded in the sales are some 6,000 Ms for export at prices within the range. Canadian Flour to very ream and firmly held. Salem email—parcels at $1 nab 26 for common to choice ex tra, Southern Flour in In moderate request nt un changed prices. Salem /750 bbls at St 4604 76 fer nu. with°, and SI 8000 for fancy and extra, Rye Flour nod Onna Meal remain sus last noticed, with a limited bueiness. SCOARN.—PriCOB have advanced one-eighth of a cent, with an active demand—nales since our last 2,700 hints at Sti m 734 for Cuba; Selector Now Orleans, and 505,34 for Melado, the latter a choice article. COM6.—ltto ruled very quiet, but prices have not undergone a special alteration t sales since our last 636 bags Rio at 9X 69%., and 130 bap Java at 16 me Mobesesa —The market continual' firm, but the de. tnand is only to a moderate extent. Small gales of New ()thane are reported at 400, and do Muscovado at 28a. PROVISIONS —Pork LOOS quiet but firm—sales of 400 bble at 010 70e10 75 for Mess, with small settee of heavy at $l7OlB 75 for clear, and $15.75 for Prime. Market closing buoyant. Beef is In good request and the market rules steady, but without quotable change. Bales 270 bbla at 11'0.75 ell 60 for country ones; 2126213 60 for repacked West- ern mess; and WOl4 60 for extra do. Prime mess Beef is quiet and nominal at $18022 ; Beef Hams steady and unchanged. In canceled bagged llama, we notice sales of 14u Ms at 0X ailOc. A Son of Professor Rearson Drowned SCIIRSECTADY, July IT—A son of Professor Roarson, of Union College, aged about seventeen years, was drowned but evening, about half post seven o'clock, in the Mohawk river here. Re Was out in a skift with two ethers, and fell over board and was drowned. His body was recovered op after, Etta rwaepl takes plow to•icorgow, TEE CITY. See first page for further local items Casualties.—pit Saturday afternoon a man named George LiertsftY was found dead at the junction of the Plank road and the Cedar Grove road, in the Twenty-third ward, under the follow ing circumstances: It seems that the deceased wan engaged In hauling coal, In a heavy wagon, from Blob mond to a factory in' the Twenty-third ward. By some mishap be fell, and one of the wheels passed upon his neck. Just as the wheel got upon the neck of the prostrate man the horses stopped, and in this situation be was found by persona pass ing along the road afterwards. Deputy Coroner Foster heldlifinqueet itilhe ease. A boy twelve years of-age, named Charles W. Pollock, whose -parents reside - Paul street, Frankford,maa .drotracCen,Satarday Afternoon, while bathing in a mill-dam at that place. Deputy Coroner Foster held an inquest irr the case. John New, au• employe on the Central Rail road had one of his arms mashed on Saturday evening, at the west end of the Market street bridge, by being caught between the bumpers of two ears. On Saturday afternoon a German, named John Garnett, twenty-nine years of age, bad Wright arm literally crushed to pieces, by being caught in the machinery of the Eagle drag and spice mill, at Front. and New Market streets The sufferer was conveyed to the Pennsylvania Hospital, where it was declared to be necessary to amputate the limb to save the life of the injured man. He would not consent to tho operation. • Joseph Matthews, a child twelve years of age, who wag injured a few days since by falling from a cherry tree at Francfaville, died at the Pennsyl vania Hospital on Saturday afternoon, from the effeots of his Injuries. Testimonial.—On Friday evening 'last the teachers of the N.B. Girls' Grammar Sol:Mol pre sented to Col P. B. Mingle a testimonial of their approbation, of his services as a member of the Board of Directors. The testimonial consisted of a massive ornamented silver pitcher, salver,- .to Upon the front of tho pitcher is the appropriate Latin inscription— " Antrum gratius non beneffotoruen obliyisoltue." Below this are the letters P B. M. On the back Is the following: " Presented by the Teachers of the N. B. Girls ' (trammel. Bobool (Edith notion) to Col. P B. Mingle, July 16,p858:" - Mr. Mingle has been a ashool direotorfor eleven years. The donors, In presenting their gift, ex. pressed the wish that the "future may ba one' of usefulness, as the past has been." The Colonel returned his aokhoirledgmehts by the folidiving note UT duets Bragsr. Permit me to return sincere thanks to the Toaeh ors of the N. E. Girls' ilrammar Sohool, (Sixth Section,) for the very handsome - testimonial they have presented me; the intrinslo value of tbo gift Is great, but tho feelings which prompted it are to me of fer greater worth. To know that my bum ble abilities, though falling far short of my desires for the public good, (especially your department,) are thus approiated, is a cause of mush pleasure. • Very respectfully; P: B. Mtstor,r. I. 0. S. M.—The long-talked-of Conven tion of the Independent Order of the Sons of Malta will commence its seagoing in this city to day. A paper of yesterday stated " that comma. Illations have been received from Lodges in all parts of the world, stating that their delegates were on their' way to attend this Convention Five of tho brethren of the 'Grand Lodge of 0 al . cutta, India, arrived here on Friday evening, sad are putting up at the Girard House. The Eng- lish and French delegations are supposed to be on board the Canada, which arrived at - Halifax on Thursday." The ,Convention..will, meet in - the Assembly Building, in a room ocaupird by one:of the Lodges. The apartment adjoining this one has been fitted up in magnitioent style for a grand banqueting hall. The members of the order in England, we understand, have prvtented to their' American brethren a very large punch bowl, on which the insignia'of the order is handsomely in scribed. The Convention is expected to sit for three days. The proceedings of this Convention will no doubt possess peculiar interest to all who partioipate. The Calcutta delegation is composed of Tippo Sala, A. Salaam, Elli Salaam, and Maj. Chas. Johnson. Fair but - dashing looking • girl of eighteen, whose proper name is Winnifred Maria Fitspatriek. but who gave the name of Mary Mil ler., has been arrested at Ninth and Arch streets, by Special Officer George R. Smith, on the charge of sbop•iifting. The fair Winnifred is a resident of Frznkford, and upon making search 'at her home at that place a number of pawn-tickets were found, and a large-quantity of stolen goods were obtained through them.' The' goods will be ex hibited at the Central Station at lane o'clock'ibis afternoon. Whanifred and her mother have both been held far a further hearing. The youthful prisoner is evidently a gay deceiver. - Latest Style—Soinelhin Novel.—None can have failed to notice lately that a " new style " has been introduced to our city in the cutting of the hair It appears to be the fashion now to have tbis article cropped close to the head, in regular pugilistic mode. We have heard this novel, and we mast say comfortable style, called " the Mala koff," " Johnson's," " Smith's," and other titles. the two last, we presume, referring to hair-dressers of that name. To some people the " style " is very becoming, but it imparts a ludierous appearance to many, giving their upper stories every appear ance of stiff and useful scrubbing brushes. The Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of Good Fellows is now in session in this city. The following ore the officers of the Grand Lodge : Grand Master, Charles Osborne, of Lodge No. 3 ; Deputy Master, F. P. Mager, of No 6•, Grand Chaplain, II Hollenberg, of No. 4; Grand War den. S. Patterson, of No. 26; Junior Warden, Jas. G. Barnwell, of No. 20; Grand Tyler, Hugh F. Kennedy, of No 20; Grand Treasurer,Farmer Burns, of N 0.14 ; Grand Secretary, 3. . Parr,' of No. 3. Damage by ignior.--A. hydrant, which had been left turned on, in the eloper part of the auc tion store of Moses Thomas & Sons, Fourth street, below Chestnut. caused an overflow of the build ing at a late hour on Saturday night. The Fifth ward pollee procured a ladder and entered the building through the second:story windows. They stopped the water and cleansed the building as well as they could. Considerable damage was done. /ncendiarism.—About two o'clock on Satur day morning an attempt was made to fire a stable in Front street below Christian. Three men who were seen prowling auspiciously about the stable have sinee been arrested, and looked up at the Central Police Station Fire Detective Blackburn i a investigating the affair. The prisoners will probably have khearing some time today. Suicide at the United Slates Naval 'asylum. - -An aged pensioner of the 'United States naval Asylum, named John Saddler, .commituld subside between four and Bye o'clock yesterday morning, by jumping from the balcony of that institution. An investigation Into this case will be 'made by Coroner Fenner to-day. attempted Burglaries.—At an early hour on Saturday morning an attempt was made to enter the silk store of Ludwig do Keedlar, in Third at., above Arch, and a furnishing store in Second at., above Arch. The shutters were forced, but the burglars were frightened off before they had done any harm. Police appointment.. Jobn Tolbert baa been appointed lieutenant of the Twentrfourth ward. e will enter upon the discharge of his duties on the first of next month. Mr. Leech, while lieu tenant of this district, gave universal satisfaction to the citizens. 4 Female Swindler.—The public are cau tioned against the representations of a female wbo is now making a tour of the northwestern section of the citx. soliciting aid for the Visiting Society of the Churob of St. Zdathiaa: She haa no au thority to act as agent for the society. Drowning Case.—A. lad, named Charles Flanigan, aged about twelve years, was drowned while bathing at Point Airy on Saturday. Ilia body was recovered yesterday afternoon, and an Inquest held by the coroner The deceased resided In liall street, above Ninth. Suspicious.—An individual was taken into oustody, yesterday morning, before daylight, having been found secreted in a store in Market street, above Highth. Ho was looked up at the Sixth ward station house. Drowned.—A lad named Charles Fia nagan, was drowned at Point Airy, while bathing, on Sa turday evening. His body was recovered yester day afternoon. and conveyed to the residence of his parents, Hal/ street, below Tenth street Cattle.—The beet beef cattle are now sell ing at the yards In the Twenty-fourth ward at $9 per hundred pounds The prices of each succeed ing week show a decline, at least in the wholesale price, however it may be in the markets. Slight Fire.—The alarm of fire about eleven o'clock on Saturday evening, came from the box at the earner of Eighteenth and Market streets, in the Ninth ward, and was canoed by the burning of a window curtain in that vicinity. Badly Beaten.—A colored man named Amos Murray, was beaten in Baker street, near Seventh, on Saturday afternoon, in a shocking manner, by a white man named Campbell. Murray was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital. Resignation.—Wo learn that Mr. John P. Wolf, for many years a reliable conductor on the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Rail. road, has resigned his omen. Hay.—The now crop of hay, which is a luxuriant one, Is coming into our market quite rapidly. It sells at from thirty-Ave to forty•flve cents per hundred pounds. The work on the Rams and Vine-streets Passenger Railway has been commenced, and a very largo number of laborers have been engaged with a view to ha speedy completion. Strike against Recturtion.—The cotton and wool spinners held a largo and spirited meeting on Saturday evening, in opposition to a reduction in the prices paid for their labor. Owing to the exhausted state of the city treasury, the Treasurer has to refuse payment of all largo amounts, and can only cash the small ones. Vessels in Port.—There were in port yes terday three steamships, five ships. thirteen barques, twelve brigs, and twentyono schooners. Affairs in Boston BOSTON, July 17.—Mr. J. L Renshaw sold t,. day at !motion serenty•fivo thousand dollars of United BWee five's of 1865 for 102 k and 102 i. „ . Mrs. Whittlesey, editress of tho Mothers' Mag a zinc, died at Colchester, Conn., on Friday. William Brightmore, alias Spunkey, a noted thief, while being conveyed to-day to the State prison, at Charlestown, to serve out a sentence of seven years, jumped from the vehicle and ran, falling through a railroad track fifteen feet into the water. As to came up Warden Payne, pre sented a pistol, when Brightmore yielded. Melancholy Casualty SpRINGFIEI,D, Mass , July 17.--A. collision oo mimed this evening between a light fonr•cared boat of the Yale navy and a Springfield club boat, eight oars, while practising on the river, by whiob the former was capsized, aid one of her crew named George E. Dunham, a junior of Yale College, was drowned. His body has been rector. ered. Mr. Dunham was a son of Austin Dunham, of the firm of E. N. Kellogg k Co., wool dealers, of llartford, Coon. FEARFUL MORTALITY.—Died, In Abingdon county, Fa., of diarrhoea, on • the 22d nit , Euoan E., aged 7 years; on the 26th, Campbell J., aged 12; on the 28th, Lydia i , aged 5, and Levi C., aged 2; and on the 6th instant, Nancy C , aged 10—all children of Gaspar Fleenor. On the 18th ult. Mrs. Mary Fleenor, died at an advanced age; on the 6th instant, Mr. Henry Fleenor, aged about 70 years; and on the 2d, 'William L., eon of Joel Floonor, aged 4 yeare. THE COURTS. BATUSDAY'B.PROgEIIitIiNGS. . The Kirkpatrick Poiloalag Case QUARTER BEBRIORS—Judge Allison.—Oa Satur day Dr Hutchinson was recalled to the witness stand, and testified ; On Wednesday evening, the 20th of January, I received from my . wife a piece of the pie; the piece was about four inches around the rim, out to thecentre ; it wesapparently mince pie; I removed the piece of pie from the pantry the next morning 'after breakfast; when my wife gave it to me I banded it back, and she placed it in the pantry; I saw her place it in the pantry ; I examined it 'on' Friday evening ; I placed it in the drawer of my secretary on Thursday; it re mained there till 1 came from Mr. Proctor's. in the evening; I then concluded, as Dr. Proctor was not at home, to analyze it myself ;' . .1 subjected it to what is called the liquid test for arsenic. Mr. _Brewster objected to the witness giving the de sorlption Of his operations in analyzing the piece of pie, on the ground that the piece was in:utany hands, and kept in unlocked closets where any member. of the family and domestics - had ac cess-to it: After lengthy argument, the court over-ruled the objection. Judge Kelley here elated that he would withdraw. the witness and call William Githens, who testified, I am a druggist's eashitiint, 'sied It was my business last January; I was at that Moe employed by Mr. Proctor, at Ninth and Lombard street; I received a parcel from Dr. Hutchinson inJanuary laid, on the 21st of January; Dr. Hutchinson called t the store while' I - tied charge of it; Mr. Prcct, r - being out of town; he left in my hands a pare, I, showing the Contents of it to 1/30 at the time; I laid it on a shelf by the side of Proctor's desk ; on the evening of the 22d Proctor returned, and I immediately gave the pie into his hands; - in about ' I§ to 20 minutes Dr. Hutchinson himself called and narrated tho incidents of the pie; I saw the piece of pie planed in Proctor's hands ; the parcel was not opened by any one till I gave it to Proc. tor; the contents of the parcel could not have been affected while in my care ; I saw what the paper contained .when it was opened; it was a piece of pie ; mince tie; ge. Proctor handed it to Dr. Bridges - , but not, in my presence.' Orest•examined by Mr. Brewster —I am not the only assistant at Proctor's store; he had another assistant; be was then attending store between the 21st and 2241 of Jantiary ; he was there the greater part of the time; the pie wason an open shelf ; we std not both sleep there; he did not sleep in - the building ; on the eight of this4litnf January I Wont home about 11 o'cloCk„_'• Ireside a square and a half below the there and / left him there 7 I eat at the building belonging to the store; we both took our meals at the store; 'the next morning I went to the store about 7 o'clock; my antstant•was not there; the store was not opened ; there is a com munication between the Muse end store ; my as sistant sleeps in the house with Proctor's family; when I left the store that night the communicating door wits open ; holsad a domestic : It was a &Male ; the family consisted of Dr:Proettir, r his wife, two small children and the dommitio. - Edwin Kirkpatrick, . re-eallod.—l. gave Dr. Matchinson but one piece of nie; gave him no other plisse ; the - piece of pie I gave Mtn was not affected in - erty way while-in my !lands ; I gave it to hint at my stern; and I so stated it to him, but my impression bee been 'altered in regard to it ; my impression was altered okthe day I was first ex amined ; I altered it from conversation I had with my brothers at tbo store;- the piece I gave t. Dr. Hutchinson I received front my wife in mrdraw lug-room ; she wrapped It up and handed It to me ; it was after dinner; I saw my lady wrap it up. Dr. Robert Br'dges, tem i fied.—l am a graduate of medicine and a - professor in the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy ; made in examination of the piece of pie 1 received from'Mr. Proctor in January last; I examined, first the - sugar on the pie, secondly the ormtents. - and thirdly the crust; I might fern a probable judgment if poisonwas placed in a ate before or after baking. - - Oreas-examined.-1 did form "sues a judgment, but not with absolute certainty ; I think it would be impossible to do so; pastry will absorb fluids ; arsenics is capable of solution sparingly; with more freedom in hotwater in preptirtion to the time the boiling was carried on; the amount in boiling wa ter allowed to cool is three per cent. ; and if thrown on the cruet of a pie it would be absorbed by the putty •, the eppearenee'of .the crust would indicate whether it had .been out before or after baking; if arsenic was introduced into the non tente of the pie after baking, the crust would be slightly impregnated, and if heated It would in crease thelabsorption ; I analyzed' the Whole crust, both upper and lower ornate; it would ' , Smoke in the juices of the mince meat, but less rea dily than in pure water, both being in the same proportions; in , a case of life and death. I Would not be willing to lay if I knew when arsenic was introduced into a pie, tint 1 should be willing to form an opinion as to the probabilities. I found no evidence that the poison had been la ts.- duce,' into the pie after baking; I did not find evidences of arsenic in it in a solid state; I have no means of founding an opinion if it was in troduced into the pie In a solid or fluid state ; did form an opinion whieh I am give to the mum- Q—What was that minion ? Objected to by Mr. Brewster. The court here took a recess of ten minutes. The habeas corpus oases will be heard this morn tug, between the hours of nine and ten- o'clock— Judge Allison holding a special court:every day this week, between these hours, for the purpose of dlmosing of these oases. The Porter embezzlement ease will be called up for trial on Monday. Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. UNITED STATES COISHISSIONEE'S OFFICE.—Batt was entered In the sum of $2 000 before Charles F. Bettelltt, _Esq., United States Comnalealoner. for the appearance of Edward B. Dewees, the poet Woe clerk, charged with tka larceny of letters. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. TIE MONEY MARKET. , PHILADkLPITIA, July n, 1868 - -- The stook market , dureng the week, has been duotuating, with an apparent disposition towards higher prices, but- the absence from the city of the larger operators, and the usual indisposition to speculate largely is the hot weather, keep the market from becoming buoyant, and add to the influence of the bears who remain. It would not he Safe to look for higher prices, in conseinenoe of speonlative movements,- while the hot weather continued. In New York every oenalderable rise is followed by large sales from bears, who put out time contrasts quite fearlessly. The money market shows no change of impel , tends. The %sprawl= that money will soon be dearer is helping to make, it so, from the encou ragement which the opinion gives to holders to keep their funds; bat- the extent to' which the market is influenced by this commis scarcely great enough to affect quotations of rates. As an indication of the activity of business, we intend hereafter to publish weekly the amount of clearings between the banks, which the gentle manly and efficient superintendent of the-Oleartng House has consented to furnish to ue. The amount of these exchanges for the week is $14,399,101 35, and the'amount of the balances paid by the several banks during the week is $1,105,131-91. The last New Orleans bank statement is as follows : July 3 July 10. Loans 512,201 515 512 1 16,464 D0c.5176 009 Specie 10,616 074 10 782,8 8 6 Inc.. 05 012 Circulation 7 962 059 7 671,834 Dec.. 291,126 Doponta 16.013,100 16,30'1,702 Dec. 705,398 Tho Mesmer General 4aek, at New Orleans, July 11th, from the Itlo Grande, brought $150,072 in epode. PHILADELPhIA STOCK EXCHANGE BALES, July 17, 1858. REPORTRD DT XANLILT, BROWN, & 00 , BANR , NOTH, STOOK, AND 3101IAN0E BROKERS, NORTBWRST 0081181 THIRD AND 00880001 STRUTS. V, 'UST BOARD About 1800 Poona 58 9oorta.o&P. 8 600 N Patna R 6a....5 500 do 2900 Lehigh Val R 2000 Pohl Navas '32....5 2000 All.g Oo dm.. A V. 5 % 35 N Poona R...10t5. 50 do 50 do 100 do, 60 do ." 60 do .50 do 60 do 5 do 50 do 50 do 10 Elmira R. 1 .' 7 do 1 S' 9 111oehillR 03 AFTER 10 Minehtll R...ca51i.63 3 Penns R ... *. .. .... 51,7 12 do 41A 6 do 411( 2 do 4 12 do 41i 1 do 41, 1 do 41 ,V 3 Lehigh Scrip 21 OCiiin & Ara li 94A 60 Reading R...56wn.27 7 4 50 do ...b5wn.22,7i 1 do 23 700 do 22) 100 do 22A 101 do 22R 1 Morrie Cul Prid. .102 ii 2 Kentucky 8k....110 8 d0....110 7 Farm .k. Meth Bk .67 2 do ..67 BOARD. 1000 City 6a...........9 4 % 1000 Chester Val 15....30k 6uo do ...... 06 Si °co Alle¢V R 7e.llattn .60 100 do PO, 3000 Pent alt 65..2dm.61R 3500 Oily Oas 05—01d.97,4" 6 Cara & Amboy 2000 Lehigh Val R. 05..61 I 60 Girard Bk 11)( CLOSING PRICES.—STEADY Bit:. Asked. O (4 fa , C 8 no Phlla 061; 903 do 1: .....coy 06X Asked Beh NaT Imp 6 ..O1 62 do swot.... B}§ 9 do wer 15 le do New..101,1i102 tVmsp't do Elm t• .10 1( 10,4 Pentutylv 6e 889 i 8 0 4 do Pellet m'.Bs}l Reading R 2214 22%1 do 2rl mt 42 .16 de bd , 701n01176 X 76X!Long /eland ... 11) 12 do na 6e 41..87 .. lElirard Rank.— 1/X 115 e do mt 6e '86..66X 67 iLeh Coal k Nev.. 47 49 Penns R.. 41X 41% N Peuna It 8 S o . l lf do let mt 0g... 09X, do We b7X 18 do 24m es in off $7 X 873‘ (Nen Creek X X florets eanl C0n..46 45 i Qs:Amiga% B. 6 am do per 102 102 X iLebigh Zino.. 'ti 11( Sohal N 6+ RO ... 5594 60 I PHILADELPHIA hIARRETS, July 19—Eve ning —The market for Breadstuffs is will very dull. There is no export inquiry for Flour, and tho sales are confined to the wants of the home trade at from $4 25 to $4.50 per bbl for superfine, $4 75a5 50 for extra and extra family Flour, and $5.7510 per bbl for fancy lots, according to quality. Shipping Flour is held rather more freely, and we quote standard superfine at $4 25a4.371 pOr bbl, without mien. Corn Meal is roarco at $3.371, and Rye Flour at $3 31.1 per bbl and but little selling for the want of stock. Wheats are coming in slowly, and buyers are holding off for lower prices before operating to any extent; about 1000 bushels old Southern red of prime quality sold at 105 c 000 bushels fair now crop Tennessee at 110 c, and 500 bus prime Maryland at $1 20 Corn is less inquired for, and about 1,500 bus good Pepna. vet , tow brmight,oso in the oars, and SOc afloat. Oats are unchanged, and about 4,500 bus Penna. sold at 42c. Rye is steady at 700 for old Penna., and not mulch offering. Dark is inquired for, and Queroi, trop is scares and wanted at $3O for first quality. Cptton is firm, antron the advance, with a limited business doing, owing to the high views of holders. Groceries are in light stock, and a good business doing in Sugar and Molasses at full prices Pro - visions move off mere freely, and the market gene rally has an upward tendency, with light stocke on sale. Seeds are quiet. 'Whiskey is scarce, and firm at 25}11.280 for bble, and 24c for drudge. Markets by Telegraph. Otsctosixt, July 17.—Viour steady; Whiskey mew at 21 ; Mena Pork, $15.50; Lard is Ws 10 X.. 0010A00, July 17 lour quiet ; wheat eta ady at na cal); Corn arm at No advance ; °Ma Ferro. 871 penmen to Buffalo-100 Ws Hour. 9 000 buebetalitheist and 74 000 bus own No shipments 46,0trego leeeday , ceipts-2,700 bhls (tour, 25,0 0 buq 'reheat; and 46 000 hue corn, New Oacs ANS, July 11.—Sales of Cotton lo:d a j,t,g GO bales. Prices were atifferAnt quotations-unchanged . Sugar has advanced e; ' [ lout sclla at - St,' Macon has on upward tendency. Cotten trilghta to' iverpool, Marling onteitsnis in &oil dumuld. ' •-' •
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