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~1114014T.,..MfGvisT 18, 1858.
Einat *4an, r —liatlona!a- of • o.ke Telegraph; A
'Bard Paraffin liße . noallvania ; Inventions and
..Dhirioveitea ; ITOes of a• Tour. Through England;
P r iisiFig>titing;;Tnipo C itant From hlexleo ; Rev.
Dflihipin on' the Atlantto Telegraph ; Bold and
•-Chreoot General .Nerre.. • -
The Pleura:
Provident Buchanan will leap? Bedford-810 12 10.
for
The tiamooraoy of Deiewire county have - notly ,
sustained Roe. /OW Ntelanaa:
The iteirnahlti 13tni,ofthe West arrived at New
Yolk Yesterday afternoon, with the 'California
mails and over one snilhon and a hatf iold•
for advioes have been anticipated by the St.
IN • 1.
General Robles, the Mexican Minister, at Wash
ington, sailed from , -Nesi'Yorl(for litiYanayesterl.
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As We expactid, • the"ligint of the itAssoeteted
Prase? was hoaxed with the report' that ifthuStor
WalkoSitrittimarching with a foroe,eo3, oo :men
agninst".- eal
d'itdiNirrived at this pee',r %Clan in nine
teen dsroln LondendsrrY7tiith a cargo of pig-
Iron ifOrhishey.- - -
The steamer IldsrAll'aninritas _entirely de•
strayed' by fire otethe_Mnliont twenty-live miles
stare BE Louti. -4 The boat wae, insured for 17 000
.Theeargo, which was a
total 10,:irtie insured for $6,000.
Thicierolutionaryocovemente in *nice are daily
beeousing more Complicated, and it Seems to be al
meat impossible to got at the true state - of thine in
that:4ll4oW country; The' list accounts state
that the oily of . Mexico, had been abandoned by
Oeneraildorano, and that , General' Zaleaga had
evacuated Tampico, which theTAberab3 Would soon
,take possaaiitmlof:
'A 'despatch: from Niagara inioinni listhat: the
extensive paper mill at .Rook' Island bare been
deatroyed.',b.Y,...Arai; ;Leas csloo,ooo - . Insuranie
845)000. - -
. .
. .
".'-' :Prnzeritiver Gold Dlgging.,
The Califoralaleurtiala, 'recelyed by the
with details
-.'respeCtlitg th'S rneh of speculators from: "the
•Goldes - SMic "! to the: Frazer -'river. - Care
' :comparing these details,
..•Whicitsare•Partly
• editorial, brit more largely
,
'supplied in the Correspondence 'of gold400k
• T ing' emigrants, 'either on the:int - Ot t or recehtly
riturriel'frOtri c it,' 'ire arrive at-the conclusion
•
' 4)ia4the now gold region bas native! fulfilled
'• • the expectation's farmed Of -
The - Sitis Frariels'co Kerala of July 19th
says, "it' is riow 'nearly fOur
.menthe' and a
••' 'half - ebbe this hest" emigration took - place for
Frazer, river daring, which time it is estima
. fed that no less than twenty - five thousand 'per
,
sons have set out from California and Oregon
for We. elltelkimasted - mines, which are Within
tsi: six • days' sail from this - port: - : - It Is,
thereforii; not a litgo - signifir,aiit'that not over
forty*. flip thoututuil, doliars,.at this outside,
•up to. this' date, ,have reached San
.Francisco from a gold-bearing 'region said to
yield'from. $2O to $lOO per day. to , MY band.
To nes the phrase now common id our street
Frazer river has:got a' black • •
,The
,aiia . Reiiforsis Jiatatt Age'
TreisseiS ith';oPlSion riot:Mare. favontble: The
Francisco iinifefin co - nplains that /5,000
yew* ;mess been withdrawn froth 'Cali.:
e„ iltligmg iiisgion, 'and says:
. th _
” Many .of , these_ were badly' prevlded with
means - to lexiet• for alitlength of Itiine in 'a
con - MO - VI - eye thCCorainciriest iteCneuries of
' ii earn e xorbitantly Lexpenalvo t The waters
slDf 4Frazei , Niver and its tributhries'itlil Con
tinte',l66 'high kilt - flow:Of their beds being
. Worked:. Ccssegnently, groat • suffering and
Aesilintion :airsady - begiti to manliest them
' selves In-the new-mines; and' the probability
is that p*h:ropiv, , will ,b'e felt before the
Miningseason • -
"In the mean time;riliiiters otiFiassr river
, ISontintiemiallyid 3 ,thb tona Lion' that w4ll-Infortnid
people expeotedthey would 'be at - this time.- The
river is very.high,.and•ie kept up by the melting
of the mountain snows" diiing_the 'present sans
. met-weather In that region. This snow, after - a
white, will be exhausted;Sf not; when the cold
.seta in it stilt freers, tted,the•river..eill go down,
' sad enable the miners t4 - work the bare,on which
the iloh,pluers are believed•to exist. How long
it Wlll,l before, th is taken place, if it 'will ever
' happen ,' Isnow the question under discussion.
• 'Two menthe, at farthest, say tbe:uutgalne.. The
desponding say, when the -140 V, freeses the rainy'
• sesum: will
the
set • 'thus ;supplying - the
stream alt the year - ioand with - - - ati abundance of
"About the , Citistenee if rich mines on Fruer
•
river and its:tributaries, there seems to be swills;
pule. The difflociltjli, that these mined are now
covered with water, and are kept so by the melt
ing shows in the mountains.- tlt is said that 'dry
diggings' have been, discovered' at a few places;
yet the extant of these and their general character
for richness:and facility of - working, can onlj be
.determined by faints prospecting. 'At present,
' the vast body of •minege - on,raser. river are kept
'' together' in a fesi (tamps, by the desire. to possess
theunntives ''"Claims _°lithe doh, bars when the
streairriallit; and by the •dread., of hostile Indians
te
wilderness th e s t iSt p o a eor d;;li;gthgightl.'lr-evette the
kip/inutile, discoveries of gold in Southern
Califernia' are iiipurtcsil; and it would appear
that the klicioinr:Metal - not ' existed but abtm ,
ally:abounded in that ' district , heretofore Only
• :s li ghtly Worked, or even examined. Immense
.'tracts of gold,contedning • land have been
prospected Washingtin Territory. In
' deed„alt the land 'washed by, the Pacific, from
- Ainericit• to California,- le' Said to be
more or lea anriferous.
• ImrnigraHon'cfrom - the gash:lris States to
Frazer's frlver - ',bas sot in loci 'strongly, Within
JIM Jut, 'month, for any prudent tdrice'tc; be
37avleh ..regarded.:: - .Tis 'give all that, we •haVe
- ascertained about aboii#"the. firseltioxi :and' prospects
of gold : Sisiske'rs and wish, for the' sake of the
ierowd now rushing,to Frazer's river, that the
report Was more favorable.. • •
Iff94ziutn,,in,pelaware, County.
It will be aeon -that lion. Jour Hies Tax,
baying first obtained the endorsement of Dela
ware county, in reguLsr,armal meeting assem
bled= he
. hinuieli being, present to meet his
constituents face to face=—afterwarda 'Obtained
the nomination of'the'regitlai Deldgato Con
vention, andle flow "fairlyh'efore' the -people.
The officer cc* ye!leralGoverpinent were
,piisent, in ,full• force, at, this, month:vote at
That at West Chester, and elotiagaiShe'd them-
Solves by-Artesia,. :tutkviolenceinnusually
gross, even for
,them`, la the, flret place, they
*6'llo.
0041 0,11104* when they, attempted to
cool It'4p,,;they week rebuked by, the
withdrawal of the regular delegates, who then
pliFmljgr..):4pitm.tx it! nomination: ' , lt Booms
that tbo Democratic organization to raitylly
ipsoinginto the litinda'orit'ect of planemon *
the Crab spirit .of tegit'l49l! ) !sist as
, Bert the iseek 'to 'lnflict it
upon 1139, Democunle party 'by :brute force.
or the ,procemlinge..yeeterday, at
the Rose "Preoi . lll , Delaime county,' will be
atitertusually
reh!ltreet Theatre.
• _
Totinorrow evoniniMearra. Wheatley& Clarke
will - .o;oeliAlibipopniar place of, national mime;
neenl.f TheJananagemeat hare - not been idlo
during-04 remits, so th'i! Maitre had been entirely.
rerioy,dteCtlie dernibne Wm' beady' painted,'end
_Snitkiilaiall a new drop-ourtain
jorniran' is nue good; and 4. The Rivets" will
the opening `piece: td-mOtraw*evening. - In ad-,
f 4 dttfori (nearly every performer, littoOhed :to thle
`"%'pocipoaiy ' legit Iranian, the - folloiring ,Inite bean
' 41 4 4 .7 0 .4 1 ,i.P.re1fi Sr. Anil Mn Sohn Gil
, beta, illiaditane, (from the Boston Theatre)
Mire ileorglitin Itlbldoli, • Mr;
' D.:lnli*ni(Nratha Boston Tiaa'aeredand Mr..
H. Wrlibt;frern'Wraibuilcia. Boma of these are
estalitiebpf.foriorew-souso aro wholly new
Ad oni 'pl#lritoorsr - tfij Y."M. B. Whliton will
ooidotte to prosido would,
iritti6o * hi C t 4ty: iheitartoks
re
eumea §ls plantioa Btige manager, with Mr. a. N.
.
/Chile; ss Prompter ' ;Jiff: Fink JOingifili a d
Watd
robe Keeper Mr. 3. Wiser, ee poonte and
gr. Chirlos „11 ?. .po4rroith, se; DMeetor, of the
•1.• tr#P MoMing ti •
BhorUl after 12 ;o'clock-alio , moinlig fire
• broke our. hi , tho' Keystone' 11.44,1i'44141ed by'
• 'Potrlok',lCalitiO;', ?heat; '4l;44_Bl4pin,
' • ..:srbiOlt.'rrailionaldirably
, • ,Theflainearapidirropread to tbe'buildingllziordr
as that)hfliatlitol.Plittilb,'JOoduplia cfpe
, • Olio; "RbOi,titinittilitatO sdf 04110:Webb,
bctudiPig
. • srai mos earrrapt.iii. namaisi,apdain a abort time
• ft was, withttddontentei=lotello doriettpul.
The eorner b°, 17 :‘ 81 b 4. ; 436 0.*11Y 1 0; Ping* lilts'
• = 1 "..
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TheAkottkiit„itatenuou„.to mo,soofof, tn.
Ma
2lneta' (Amain on Pada shoot, trlthlsorsui burning
• raoidiy when' it , o went r , • •
Daring tbilitio:iiniitipla
arialtirg. altiUltrattiOng
Zinn street l In a ornelinannar- l an nen.,
ttinatkwoituini , ttbo Riad ona tbabo i llea ad
}ttid the • ' '
and n'obly in artiti
ipalabing Abe and are , doserving ,of all
pralae.-.4Tho loca;tbotiolt ii9;1;0037s U4fOrittliatill I
414 W peg,' • •
SHALL THERE BE PEACE?
The extraordinary vote by which the people
of Kansas have again declared their hostility
to the Lecompton Constitution, and the fact,
now beyond all qiestion, that they voted down
the English bill withthe stern determination of
askingthat their; in donstitution =ahonid be
submitted to t Congress at an early day, pra
sentaltmoit Kactical question to the people
Mitside'ot Kiiiitas;itiO will shortly be callsd
upon to deeide for or against certain epresen
titives ;who voted for this English bill, and
who also ask to_be ro-elected to Congress.
_ It is .more . than probable that at the very
neig i sessiaiXid Congress, early in 1859, Rau
se.' will-demand admission -,into the Union
pith, a.Constitution dnly,frealed hY_ her, dele
gates
,and d u l y accepted by her people. This
demand will be based upon" the most power
ful consideragons: The Constitution of the
new StateWprbe a Constitution framed accord
ing t o the three popular decisions of the Terri
tory,btfaior of such a Constitution. It will re
posi)nt as great, if not a greater, population than
he instrument under which Congress sought
to throe her Into the ;Union; And, fluidly, it
will be the only Constitution that, has been at
the same time legally framed and sanctioned
by the popular vote. The question recurs,
Shall Kansas, thus asking to come into the
Union, bo admitted ? or ball she be refused
admission, and kept out of the Union, to be
made the foot-ball of faction, and to stir the
bitter waters of fanaticism to their deepest
depths? ' This is the question now being
asked by intelligent citizens in every part of
the country.
The Washington .Union says no ut ..the
President has yet to give biresanctio 1
to this,
the latest ' despotism of his repot organ.
Will the Prudent decide against the people of
Kansas in their formal, authoritative, and so
lemn appiai for, admission into the Union, on
the fundamental pledge, the covenant of 1866,
that theY'rthhuld he g,t perfectly free to manage
their own affaini in their own way?" We believe
there is not &Democrat asking to be re-elected
to Oongress'lrom the froo States who is not
anions to say to the people of his district:
ce 1 yield to the vote . of the people of Stables
against the English bill, and will veto for the
admission of ICeneas as a State as KIWI as this
Cann)" people demand it We know that this
la the wish, the utmost wish, of most of the
Democratic Congressional. candidates in this
State.' Seine of the Lecomptonites are even
ready to pledge themselves to do so any
how, in advance of the enunciation of the
policy, of the Administration on this important
point; but the high sanction of the President
isinicessary to induce the votersto repose con-.
Nance .in such professions. -Will the Presi
dent and his Administration give this sanction 1
- Will they accept Mit Olive Branch 1 This is
the only way to close the controversy forever.
Those who are anxious feat' it should not be
iteirt Open must all apPrOve this suggestion.
And we here declare that we should regard the
'acknowledgment ','oi . the right of the people
of Katmai to come to Congress with a - Cenral
hition of their own, that Constitution to be ac
cepted by Congress whenever presented (if not
-inconsistent with the Constitution of the
United States,) as an end to all divisions
'and dissensions, and as certain to restore
hat - Meng to the country. We shall hail the
acceptance of this policy by the Administra
tion as a practical finality. In that event,
there is not a Congressional district in the
North that will' not ring with 'congratulations
that the long struggle is over. There is not ono
of the hundreds" ot counties on which our
political friends have been divided, that Will
not welcome it as a messenger with healing
. on
its range. It will 'giVe peace to our distracted
brethren in Biagi& It will save those who
have risked reputation by their votes for Le
compton; by 04414 theta to pledge them
selvetfliOnestly to their constituents. It will
/rococo the Democratic party in the next Con
-gross, and in the next Presidential election.
It will .be regarded with edisfaction by thou
sands of car lieuest opponents. No Southern
man of tlea - who is animated by patriotic
motives. Kansas is -to be a free State neces
sarily. Theta is no preirentieg that. She
hi§ 'repeatedly shown her determination to
this end; and surely ho, Southern man who
has any regard for his own honor, or for the
.permanent welfare of his own section, will per
slat in. keeping a State out of the Union be
causelhat State Is to be free, or will Inaba
upon having one rule for a, slave and another
for a free State. -.Of all objections to the ad
-nilision ofiCansas, this is the last and the worst.
The argument in favor of bringing her into
the Union at an early day is so convincing
and 'a fpolusive, that tye are amazed that any
Using man should', object, to it, especially
after the iota of the 2d of August. We are
not, therefore, astonished that the New York
„Herold, and other independe.nt papers, should
feel the weight'of this argumeatrand should
call' upon the Administration to yield to it.
The Herafd of yesterday convoys a volume of
'geed advice in the following short paragraph:
"Tun Elm Basitottsx.—The 'Richmond En
quirer concurs in our views concerning the polioy
of the Administration and'of the Democracy to
wards Kansas elan the rejection . of - the Lecorap
ton .Conetitution. Who - comes next?—the Rich•
mood south, or the Albany Argus, or the Rotten
tlentiomen, let us bear from you. The
thing wit! have to be done ; for it is inefeet folly
to suppose, after what has happened, that Kan
sas will remain out of the Union until she tan
muster ninety or one hundred thousand people."
And 'such is the expectation of the people.
How easy for tho Administration to answer to
this expectation I,
Should this reasonable Anticipation be dis
appointed, the position which the advocates of
the English bill will occupy in the coming
elections will be precisbly the position set
•forth in, the following extract from the Mo
bile (Ala.)-Register of the 4th of August:
It will ,be remembered that by the teams of
the Odeferenoe Act it is provided, that in case the
,'people of Kansas accept the. proposition submitted
to them. by the act, and thus incidentally ratify
thiLecompton Oomditntion, Kansas is by the fact
admitted as a State with her present population ;
'but in the event of their rejection of the proposi
tion, Kansas is to remain e Territory until she
.has the requisite population to entitle her td a
Representative in Congress: This constituted th e
compromise.,..lf Kansas was not to come in under
the ,Lecomptnt ponstitution as a slave State, the
Satelltioaa ,to be compensated by keeping her out
as ,a free State for an inde fi nite number of
yeari.”
This : is the plain English of the English
Unless It la abandoned at once, and for
over. Where this reading of it will lead the
Democracy it requires no prophet to toll
us. In the effort to keep out a free State be
cause it is free, the Union will be sectionalized
and the lioniodratio, party beaten. Take the
other course, accept the Olive Branch ten
dered by the conservative sentiment of the
Country, and victory. will brighten the banners
'Of the united Deinocracy In 1860.
OMISSIONS AND ADDITIONS —ln OLL article of
yesterday on the Preparations for Fall Trade, we
inadvertentiy omitted mentioning, as prominent
in the dry goods department, the honso of Meson
Co:, No. 434 Market street:
As a staple house this establishment is widely
and favorably known all through the West and
South. Their arrangements for the present sea.
son, we find upon examination to be very superior,
and we doubt zot•the patronage of the trade du.
ring the Season now opening will be fully up to
their expectations.
In the silk goods line wo may also mention, in
connection with those to which we have already
referred, the magnificent e stabl id mantis of Messrs.
Schaefer to Roberts, and Rowell, Smith, - & Co,,
the latter being the successors of the late firm of
Caleb Cope it Co.
We would also call attention, in this connection,
to the umbrella and parasol trade of Philadelphia.
As a diatinotive branch of the manufacturing and
fobbing enterprise of this city, this holds a collard.
cuous place. Tho manufacturing establishment of
Messrs. Wright do Brother ie vastly the largest of
this Mackin tfie country, and has for years past
filled- the heaviest orders iti the, trade, North,
South, east; and West. Messrs. Sleeper to Fen
ner, in the same branch of trade, are also widely
`kaororn, anti do an Inarnense hardness, both with the
iiiteteenttle bOniftosof this city and the trade gene
rally throughout the Union. Their present pre.
paratlons Ito superior to those of any former sea.
son. • - • • ,
•
Petaluma's Couitriggiti DISTNOTOR.—ThsII6S,
number, iseued to•day,. gives 'a list, with desarip
-tiOne,. of twenty-eight new counterfeits put into
eiroulation since;the let of August. in addition to
the usual' bank-note litit i .Peter;oets has an barer=
• ttiat financial article prepared cargoes'y for It, by
. opo of,tho best Informed seriotary writers of the
day. • • •
-Iffitattny fimeral of fho
late Dr.!Malliatittg, Major of (icloilel Morehead's
Artillery, took Place yeaterday afternooa with the
honore of war. The Spring Garden, Columbian,
-United States, and Black ;titles acted as escort.
The" re*ttlne Wilfe interred •at Odd Polloits'
we'lle, Fargo, and Co., the eapresa agents; will
acool4 ear thanks for files of California paper; to
July /0 11191,4111901 togolve4 by thi 0c40440$ Sir
oviit
.• •_ .
The Washington Union !Leading Demo
cratic State Organizations and Voters
out of the Democratic Party.
Omitisionally we see on the streets a lunatic
who imagines himself an emperor or 'a king,
and sometimes assumes, irreverently, even a
higher title. ' The newspaper madman of the
d a y,lhe Washington Union, has got an idea
into his head that he has boon appointed a sort
of national Executive—a kind of Monsieur
SANSOM on a gigantic scale, to whom has been
confided the task of cutting off the heads of
all who will not worship the especial insanity
of that paper on the Kansas question. The
Union is not content with annihilating recu
sant postmasters and tideetvaiters. -It is not to
be pat off •with such prey. It turns its atten
tion to other game, and daily reads out of the
Democratic party the men who have been the
war-worn chieftains of that party for many
years. But even these victims do not satiate
the Union. It now rises •to the dignity of
reading out thousands of Democrats, and of
expatriating sovereign States themselves.
By the following indications it will be seen
that the offence of judge DouoLAs, in stand
ing forth for Democratic principles, is not
confined to Illinois; and it will also he seen
that the Union is called upon to punish trea
son on a very extensive scale:
Tne DOUOLAS °ASH IA WISCONSIII.—We read
the other day in the Chicago Times a paragraph
which correctly states the sympathies of the Wis
consin Democracy and people with the present
fight in Illinois. There is not a Demooratio news
paper—we havo not beard of a member of .the
Democratic party, but what is enthusiastic in sup-
port of Senator Dangles's re•elootion, and ff wo bad
a dame to vote upon thcL question, the fact
would be shown at the.polle. The difference be
tween
Administration and Douglas Demoorati is
not defined in this State, but the Democracy, as a
unit, desire Dangles's moms.
"We think we are entitled to speak for the Ad
ministration Democrats, if the distinction is re
cognised. We are a supporter of the original Le
t:9=lobn bill, from the start. We were never anti-
Lecomplotr We supported the English bill, and
do.now. And Douglas has not a more ardent well
wisher, la his present contact, than we are. We
consider Democratic opposition to him as little short
of political treason''
Ouro.—The Ohio Statesman, the organ of
the Democracy of that State, says : •
" Every man on the Democratic ticket in Ohio
is a Douglas man. They are all in favor of his
election is Illinois, and opposed to Lincoln. They
deny the right of interference with the domestic
institutions of any of the States ' and in this they
are Douglas men. They think that Ohio has the
right to manage her own affairs, and they cheer
fully concede the same right to Georgia and Loui
siana. Herein they are Douglas men. They are
opposed to negro suffrage and amalgamation, and
ut Domed's."
To these might be added, the thousands of
Democrats,North and South, who sympathize
with Jddge DOUGLAS, and are outside of the
party because they do so.
BY .MIDNIGHT MAIL.
letter from “Occasional.,,
porrexpordenee of The Preee.J
W.tennfotor, August 12,1258
The Douglas Democrats made a splendid hit at
Ottawa, Illinois, on the evening of the 3,1 of
August. Two of the old-line Whig leaders, well
known bete, lion. T. L. Dickey end W Oogewall,
Esq., stepped from the crowd and spoke to the
mass in the strongest terms in favor of Douglas.
The effect AM electrioal. Judge Dickey is a
distinguished lawyer, and frequently visits Wash-
Ington on business with the Supreme Court.
I see Senator Bigler on the Avenue. His visit
le supposed to be in connection with a job of post
ale° printing in which certain parties are in
terested, and possibly about the post ease, in
which toe' Senator has a gory heavy concern.
In your notice of Strickland, of Chester comity,
the other day, you made no allusion to his long
Maoist service in Washington, and to the fact that
whilst here he was known as lite bitter, personal
foe of the present Chief bfagistrete of the Union.
lion. Imo N. Morris,. of the Fifth district,
Illinois, has been nominated for Congress. Me is
a member of the present Howie, and one of the
most thorough Democrats In It.
John MeDaniel, Esq., United States Resident
ginister at Turin, returns in a short time, having
resigned' his post, and will resume his editorial
position at the head of the Wohmond Examiner.
Ile is a very aide journalist. With the Enquirer
the South, sind the Examiner, all at Richmond,
he Democrats of the Old Doutipion ought to be
well nerved.
I am to-day enabled to say that a number of
leading Southern Democrat; will insist that Kan
sas shall come Into the Union the moment her
people present their Constitution. The Union is,
to-day, more NA more &roe against this act of de
oenoy and justice. Its ravings will not avail.
Look out for some strange doings tielyinter;
and do not be surprised to see potigias welcomed
book to the Senate by some of the most boisterous
of the Southerners.
There is too pouch chivalry in the South to stand
by and assist snob a ornsade as is attempted upon
Douglas. The 'attacks upon him degrade all who
have any band In them. Had we been told two
years ago:that under James Buottanan's'*Adminis
tration Stephen 4. Douglas would be bunted down
by offteial agents, for standing firmly. by DM*.
credo principles, It would'have been rated as the
propheCy of an idiot. lam not surprised to hear
that some of the Tory ablest statesmen in •the
South bold np their bands and ery "shame" upon
this proscription.
Hon. John B. Hoskin will be re•nominatad for
re-eleotion in his district In New York, just as
Howell Cobb was nominated for Governor in 1851,
(by all parties.) as an endorsement of his noble
coarse in Congress. He is very ably supported by
snob Demoorats as Hon. John M'Keon, Hon.
George Bancroft, lion. J. T. Brady, George B.
Butler, Req. These are among the very jewels of
the Democracy in the Empire State,
Hon. Martin Ryerson, of New Jersey, who has
co-operated with Jno. R. Thompson, and others In
that State, contemplates resigning his seat on the
Supreme Bench of that State, and will take open
ground whist the attempt to surrender, the prin
ciples of the Democratic party. He is one of the
most powerful men In that State, and I hail his re
turn to politics. Associated with General W.
Cook, J. Vonetta, G. S. Cannon, G. B. Adrian, J.
W. Miekle, Jr., Colonel M. R. Hamilton, the or
ganitation of the national Democracy of that
State cannot fall to be a splendid one.
The county of Sussex, New Jersey, in which
Judgeßyeirson resides, hasgiren 2210 majority, but
will now give from 500 to 1000 majority against
the Locompton representative in Congress, Baylor,
who will be beaten by a thorough anti-Lecompton
Democrat. Ruyler went over, as everybody
knows bore, after being fully advised that his
constituents would not stand it. I like the man,
but he hue mode his own bed and must lie in it.
And bow does Owen Jones, of Montgomery
county, like the news from Kansas? How does
he like the English bill now? The Democrats of
Montgomery must care preoloua little for their
own Boom, and for the other part of their ticket,
if they think of putting such a man as Jones upon
It, with his record, like a weight, to pull that
ticket town. Be will be more thoroughly dis
sented, if be should get the nomination, than any
other man in the country, imoept Jahn. A beau
tiful 'settlement you have given to us, Mr. Owen
Jones! Omura:ran.
John Hickman Sustained Triumphant
in Deitmtire County.
(Correspondence of The Press.]
ROWS TIME Mara, August 12, 1858
The Democratic Convention of Delaware county
wore advertised to assemble at this place at the
hour of one o'clock P. M. The county mooting
was called to order some time after that hour by
Joe. R. Morris, Esq. Chas. It. Williamson, Esq.,
treasurer of the county, was unanimously °bean
president, and Captains E. d. Howes and Hum
phrey J. Gibson, and John Kirk, were
elected vloe•preaidenta. Messrs. Morris, Gibson,
Kirk, Thompson, and another, wore appointed a
committee to draft resolutions. During the absence
of the committee, able speeches in favor of popular
sovereignty and endorsing Bon. J1:10. Hickman,
were made and warmly applauded. The commit-,
tee reported the resolutions of the West Chester
meeting with the following additional resolution:
“Resolved, That we extend tbo band of Demo.
oratio• fellowship to the Demooracy of Otmeor
county, and for the adoption of the foregoing MO.
lotions wo pledge both to them and the country our
unyielding determination to support the doctrine
they inculoato.”
These resolutions were all adoptod,'whon the
meeting broke up. The Convention than seam
ble4. Bi some legerdemain a Mr. John P. James,
Custom House officer at Chester, was fois te d into
the chair. When Tinto= was reached in the oall
of credentials, H. B Edwards, Esq., presented a
protest against the men who asked to take
seats as.delegates. It was signed by thirteen De
mocrats, when the opposition delegates only
claimed nine (9) votes in all.
The protest showed that Alex. MoKeever, oustom.
house Aces at Tinleurn, ruled out a large num
ber of votes which at a former election he admit
ted; that he was judge, clerk, and everything at
:the,eleOtion; and that as be was candidate for
Congriss he wanted that township vote, and re
sorted to unfair means to get it. Mr. Edwards
asked that witnesses might be admitted to sub
stantiate the statements of the protest. Mr.
James, a perfect Dogberry In the use of the King's
English, as well as in his decisions, said that
bit Edwards could not be heard.' Mr. Edwards
said : •
I am here to speak to the Interests of the right
ful delegatoe from Tiniento, and I demand that I
shall be heard. No onee ought to be deolaed until
It is stated.
- Mr. JAMEB. Wo nan't listen to you. If you
have tears to shed, pour them 'out. We know
what end the barrel stands on.• I:11mq we, boys?
Mr. EDIVAIIDS. I believe the Demooratio party
to be an honest party, and that its delegates here
'will hoar what I have to say. The men from
1.41111 M who arR;O7 0110444 to ba 1120# IPS
THE PRESS.-PIMADELPHIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1858.
excluded from the hall by a rulaorablo egotist,
who exercises with arrogopoo the littlo brief Kw
thority that he has erisnared Into his hands.
Mr. Janos. I am the man you must talk to. I'm
President, and I ain't to be slouched over.
Mr. EDWARDS. Shall Tinicum be heard?
Mr. Janne. No, sir; you can go if you want to
yourself.
Here an indescribable oonfueion ensued. The
respectable delegates suggested that they should
leave the aloe-holders, who were deterinined to
carry things with a high hand, and assemblewith
deoont regard to the practices of the party , .
Tho larger number left. Nathaniel Pratt, Esq.,
was elected president, and J. C. Leiper, ER., was
elooted secretary. All the townships were repre
sented. Where vacancies occurred, and there were'
very few of them, the delegates present were en
titled to cast the full vote. On motion of Mr. Mor
ris, Hon. John Hickman was nominated by accla
mation as the Democratic candidate for Congress
in this Congressional district. A committee of
correspondence was appointed.
The Convention then adjourned to the adjoining
grove, whore effective speeches were made by
Joseph It. Morris, Esq., and others.
Messrs. Banton, Monegban, Rutter, and Hodg
son, the four disorganisers from West Cheater, and
ail they d'ould raise to come with them, were early
upon the ground. They were treated with marked
oontompt.
lion. John Hickman ►ill be elected in this die
trlot by an Irnmenee majority. '• As goes Tlnioum
so goal the district "-13 for Hickman and 9 for
the Looomptonites. Nrnmax.
Letter from New York.
Uorreepondenee of The Prees ]
NEW YORK, August 12,,3858
The heavy rain of last night leaves us to-day
with a muggy atmosphere and sultry heat that are
anything but inspiriting to mind or matter. At
torneys perspire in close offices, bankers fume at
their counters, and stook-jobbens,wipo thelidaeated
brows on change as they dismiss the latest bull
baiting and bear-bugging of the board.
Up and down Broadway, the omnibus horses
stagger, with lolling tongues, and sluggish pedes
trians fan themselves as theywalk. Down among
the narrow streets, and at the months of crowded
alleys, hundreds 'of idle poor 101 l on the, pave
ments, like laszaroni In Naples. Carttaen fall
asleep on their drays, coach-drivers, nod on their
boxes, butchers in the markets war with incessant
flies; all kinds of business stagnates nailer dog
star Influences; and the general prayer is, like
that of mariners, for a fresh breeze., Nothing but
the c , Queen's message" would start pp an excite
ment to-day.
When that message shell be announced how
ever, there vein be a breeze ! We are to have
fireworks, cannon-firing, tar-binning,
lug, feasting, speech-making, proeekdonil of fire
men, and a military turn-out, and a grand uni
versal illumination. Young America, old Brin,
and all the Tentonie bunds" and “vereins "
will shake hands together, and cry, "lowarts,
bruden," "foigh a ballagh," and age-abead!"
Uncle Sam will glorify creation genera*, and
more money will be Idiot, smoked, drunk, blazed,
and burned away than would suffice to lay two
more Atlantis cables, and annex Cuba and the
Sandwich Islands. Wait for the Queen's message
and Bachelor Buok'sveply !
One of the celebrated Fhb family Mies Mare
garet to be baptised in the Roman Oath°,
Bo Church, Barclay street, on Sunday next. Miss
Margaret was one of the Rochester` knockers,"
bat several years ago separated from the rest, and
went to complete her 'dilution in Philadelphia,
where she has resided since. Her miller and
sister Catherine reside in a handsome hones up
town, in this city, and are still professed mediums.
Our health authorities report that a large in
crease in arrivals of infested vessels Is noticed
this season, but that our stringent quartntine laws
have thus far prevented' the admission of a single
case of fatal epidemic to the city.
Another Important arrest aimpioperprintrsollf
. .
era was made to-day. The "Illisceerty" fel,7
lows are safely locked up to stand trial,
No Improvement in the stook marks, eieept a
little dee in the business of Reading,with sales
on time, of about 2,600 shares, operamr - at 461,
sayer three, and closing at lief, seller sixty, a der
cline of / since last evening. Delaware sad Hud
son was sold at 99 regular, against on, seller
sixty, yesterday. New York Central opened at
77i, end fell to 77- Erie doollned Harlem sold
at 14„ Pacific Mall ateatashlp fell and closed
at 82.
In Mango and Rook Island to•diy there was
another show of active business, 1,100 shares
selling at 74 and 741; Michigan So thorn old
stook began at ;MI, and eloped at
. 311,4itleoline of
; the guarantied brought 43, seller sixty, and
43f, buyer siTty, against Of:regular yestor•
day's boards. /13 Grope and Milwaukee sold at 4 ;
Galena and Oblong° opened at /13, arid aimed at
831; Illinois Central odvaneed 1, selling at !rd
Cleveland and Toledo fell I; Michigan Central i;
Panama declined
The followiug is rhuraiey , trtates the oaten
or the Assistant Treasurer :
Receipts • ,
Payments:• • ,
Balance ......
The reeeipts inolnde $95,000 from customs.
°eyed on account of loans, $1,807,000.
The Secretory of the Treaeury boo befitted the
takers the now loan that an exteneion will bo
given upon the payments; if parlieb 40Orp it, but
the premium must be paid in at once. Males or
the loan have been made at 1039 flat,: equal to
103 e.
HEW YORK BTOCIICSX,OrtANGI—Ansut 12.
1111COSD 31041:1,
6000 LaOkM L G bda 22$ 1 100 Reading It lefst
20 Pao Mall B 21$ 20D do
26 do 821 000 do 40%
125 $ y Gap $ 77 1 101 do 160 4854
100
' ,l ° . P at; ag 100
La Or do & VIII 47 4$
100 do opz 78.,/, 60 Mil & Mien It Mit
100 do r 8 MN 200 Harlem 11 10
100 do NO 77 100 do b3O 10
100 do b 8 763(
50 do 430 76N
43 Firth Ar R 116
125 Erie R 15);
50 do b3O 17,;(
5111ud-UvR 27 ,
50 do 22%
100 Mt 8o R prf Elk ON
TRE 81iRRET8
14.017R,—Itarkat unsteady ae regards unsound, but la
very grod demand for emend raro.ls; salealBl 000 bbl
at $4 5066.65 for sound superfine State ,• $3 Same lb for
one ditto ; $ t 80er 4 06 for sound extra State ;
$1 Med 60 for named ditto • $4 50e4.70 for tonna
superfine Western; $ Mira 61 ' for common to medium
extra Western; and 16 60e5.80 for chipping brand' of
round hoop extra Ohio. The market cloning quiet and
heavy for unsound
Canadian Flour rake firm, with sales 635 bb's at
St soot. cto for' common to choice extra Southern
Flour is scarce and in request at full priCes ; mire
2.800 Lamely at $6 26e6.60 for et:mediae ; $6.60¢0
for fancy, and $667 75 for common to choice extra.
thutx.—Wheat market dull, with full—prfees de.
mended Salem 67600 bushels at il:trsl for nosound to
fair Milwaukee Club; $1 08a1.111 for inferior to good
white Weetern ; $1 12 f,..r mixed Wisconsin • $1 12m
1.18 for while and red Neaten,. the latter pr ' ice for a
handsome parcel in store; $.1.10e1 78 for damaged to
prime white Southern, and 51ea1.23 for damaget to fair
Southern red ditto.
Thrs Is scarce and firmly held, Attlee 5.000 hunhels
prime dull at 13110, which la hotter. Barley to dull ; a
sale of old State was made at 00e Vs bushel. The Corn
market is moiler, with more disposition on the part of
holders to realize.
PROYINONS —Demand f.r Pork mod.rato. prim;
easier. Sales of dabble at $l7 50 for Mese, and $l6
(nominal) for Prime. Primo Mena quiet, without
change
Prime Mete Beef continuos Frame and In firmlybeld
at 820e22. Beef Hams are steady at $18,210 Out
Meats are in moderate demand, and firm for 11411111.
Pales 0, }aide at iffi for Hams and Of for litioaldere
Lard continues steady with 811.61 of 825 fibre at 11 j inn
11% for common to prime Butter it stead .at 12w200
for Ohio tied Mate. Oheeee con fl ation inactive at
2,408 omits.
BM/Ml.—The market le quiet. buyers and sellers be.
leg too wide apart in their views; the latter are very
firm, and Mane to operate nniese at full prlesa, while
the former are holding off for a concession. Bales since
Our bet 400 hhde at 'ltalic for Cuba. Other kinds are
dull and nominal.
Corer —Rio, and all other descriptions are dull and
nominally unchanged.
lifol.Aeste —The market continues firm, but the
transactions have only been toe limited OXtent
Oorrow.—The market Is dull, and prices nominalat
12%0 for Middling Uplards.
It'nferer.—Market dull; sales 200 We common at
20}40. Prime pared, are held at 2 o.
Attack upon the Office of the 4,llx
change n Newspaper.
[Prom The lialtimore Patriot of teat evening
About I.t o'oloels this morning considerable ex
citement was created in the neighborhood of Bal.
timore and North streets, by an attack upon the
Office . of the Exchange newspaper. A
_party of
rowdies, some five or six in number, entered the
counting-room, and demanded of the clerk, Mr.
Edward T. Carter, n copy of yesterday/s paper.
They were informed that no copies of that loose
werel left, but were politely handed the office file
to look over. One of the party, James alias Tobo
Madison, then pointed to an article. and asked
the name of the anther, and on being informed by
Mr. Carter that be did not know, immediately as
eaulted that gantletnan by striking hima blow
with his fist. Mr. Carter retreated towards the
wall of the room, followed by hludisen, with a
drawn revolver in his hand. A young man*nattied
Henry Wharmby, who was behind the counter,
raised the alarm, and jumped out of the window
fronting on North street, not, however, before ho
bad received one or more blows and kides from the
companions of Madison, who did not fail to back
up their leader.
Captain Joseph Mitchell, of the middle district,
who was fortunately in the neighborhood, rushed
in, and, at mush peril, sucomoded in arresting
Madison, and taking him to the 'office of lustiee
Meads, where, in a taw momenta, he wet rbleased
on bad, in the sum of $5OO, to keep the .peace.
There being no charge at that time against him,
other than disorderl conduot the Juetioe, it is
said, could not bold him . Whilst Madison was in
the act of assaulting Mr Carter, his brother des
peradoes amused themselves by deetroyleg the
office furniture, which, to a certain extent, they
did effeetually. ,
As soon es Mr. Carter mild remover from the
effects of the Maul( he proceeded to the court
and had bench warrants issued for the arrest of
all the parties, whiob we trust will :be speedily
effected. The pause of this outrageous conduct is
said to be certain articles whleh have appeared in
the Exchange, recently, reflecting severely upon
the parties and their friends.
Since writing the above, we learn that aaothor
arrest has boon made. Captain Mitchell has cap-
tared Paul Placido, one of the party who entered
the office, and be is now, together with an Ind!
vidual known se Bub Coulson, confined in the sta
tion house.
A Fioue..—A fight occurred last night, at
tho enrolment meeting, at Strawberry and Market
streets, in which a'man named Carroll had three
of his flngere out off. The man who inilloted the
wound wee committed by Retarder Run, 14 de ,
of 1/ 1 000.19111. ‘
THE LATEST NEWS
Departure of President Buchanan.
BILDPORic August 12.—Prosidont Buohanan will
Oars buo at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning, on his
return' to Washington
WARM :WON, August 12.—The Commissioner
of the General Land Offioe has replied to an in
quiry, respecting the right and extent of the in
demnity selections allowed to Alabama by the
railroad grant to that State by the act of Juno 3d,
1858 to aid in the oonstruction of the Girard and
Mobile Railroad, etc., where the motions within
the eia-mile limits bad been previously disposed of
by the United States. The principle hereinafter
declared : The Commissioner states that the In
demnity .:ections must be taken between the
six at d fifteen• - mile limits in the alternate
seotions nearest to the tier of eootions "granted
in place." No election can be made by skipping
any vacant tract, if nearest the Bastion in place ;
but if it should so happen that there are no vacant
lands for the indemnity near at hand, the seleo-
tion may advance on until it roaches the terminus,
and taken from the portion nearest; and if it
'should be necessary to take the whole of the al
ternates between the six and fifteen-mile limits
to satisfy the deficiency on account of the sale of
the sections, it may be done on' the terms herein
before Indicated. Referring to the fourth sec
tion of the said sot of June 33, PM, making the
railroad grant, which prescribes the terms upon
which the State may sell one hundred and
twenty sections tram time •to time, the
Commissioner states that the Land 'Mee takes no
heed of what they do in that respect, so far as the
action of the office is concerned to making out lists
of selections and certifying the same, that being a
condition of which the State must take cognizance
i:eclf, seas to avoid making sales not warranted by
law. All that the Land Wriest has to do is to certify
the seleotione lawfully made, leaving the State
itself to fulfil all the conditions the grant has im
posed upon it, saving the vendees fremieing re 7
cfpiente of invalid titles.
WASHINGTON, Art 12.—The New Orleans
True Delta receive by mail contains an extract
of a letter from Judge McAlpine, dated Manes.
July 9, in which he expresses confidence in
the belief that the liberal or Federal party will
succeed in Mexico. In the desperate battle of the
2d of July, near Colima, the Federal troops loot
bnt a few men, while the Church forces had 800
killed, and 300 deserted in a body.
At Colima thire had accumulated 2,000,000 of
silver bullion, which could not be transported be
cause of the troubled state of the country.
IntelliFenoe from the Rio Grande represents the
reactiontata at variance, and the liberals success
ful everywhere.
NEW ORLEANS, Ang. 11.—Later advices from
the City of Mexico state, that the capital had been
abandoned by Gen. Moreno, and that Gen. &slow.
go has abandoned Tampico, upon which the Libe
rals were advancing, and would soon be in posses
sion.
BT. LOUIS, August 12 —The returns from the
different Congressional districts of the State in
dicate the following results
Second district.—Thomas L. Anderson, National
Democrat, sleeted by 4,500 majority.
Third district.—John B. Clark, National Demo
orat, elected by 4,500 majority.
Fourth dietrtet.—lames A. Craig, National De
mocrat, elected by 4,000 majority.
Fifth distriet.--James A. Woodson, National De
moorat, elected by 500 majority..
Sixth distrlot.—John S. Phelps, National Demo
crat, elected by 5,000 majority.
Seventh district —John W. Wall, National De
mocrat, elooted by 0,000 majority.
The Telegraph Celebration at New York.
Ng 's , Yong, August 12 —The joint committee of
the Common Connell of the city of New York on
celebrating the laying of the Atlantio Tele
graph cable, having determined to celebrate that
event by a salvo of one hundredguns, and na
tional ablates, with the ringing of all the church
bells, immediately upon the transmission of the
reply of the President to the message of
her Mnjesty Queen Victoria, and with bon•
fires and an illumination on that day, and
also by a military and civic procession, some days
thereafter to be followed by a municipal dinner,
whiob festivities are understood, and expected to
take plape simultaneously with those in.the city
of London, and throughout Great Britain and the
Continent, would request the anisette throughout
the Draw d Statesand British Provinces to unite with
them, and order their festivities to take place at
the same time, and in the same order, of whiob
duo notice will be given.
By order of the Committee,
(Signed') O. F. Idneranacnalv, Seey.
In addition to the above, it is suggested that as
soon as the President's reply to the Queen shall
have passed over the eastern wires, the wires of
all the telegraph lines in the country shall be
united, and the words of greetleg between those
two distinguished persons be thus instantly trans
mitted to every city, town, and village been a
telegraph station, and that immediately there
after all the bells of the country be rung for one
hour, and such other demonstrations of joy made
as the citizens of the various localities shall deem
proper or expedient.
The Sonora Expedition a Hoax—Gov
Walker in Alabama.
NEW OITZNANti, Aug. 11..—The 'report from
Banta ro, Tjl redethm to 43 wodition against So
nora, under command of general Walker, io evi.-
4 OntlY a tiolf4. Oen. Walker la now in Alabama,
and on Monday loot, the pal inetant, be: left Ido
bge on tae •tomotor rogrood, for Montgomery.
Cleveland, Peoria, and Alton Railroad
CLEvituarn, August ll.—The new Board of Di
rectors of the Cleveland, Peoria, and Alton rail
read, hat night elected Amasa B.one president
and re•oteoted the old superintendent, sooretury
and treasurer, and auditor. ,
41,092 312 64
179 494 26
.11,441,410 :14
Sailing of.the Vigo.
Nnw Ironic, 'August 1.2.--Tho isteamihip Vigo
caltdd nt now:, wIW7O piyson ,, ers and only $3,000
. , •
In speolo.'
Now ORLEANS, August It —During tho pest
wok: there were ,one hundred' and forty deaths
from pinoir Ye#:.
ThiaanA. Aug. 12.—The extensive paper mill
on .13.1 th Island was destroyed by Bra to-day, ()H-
O/Acing - from
. an explosion of the boiler. Tho
loss id stated to be $lOO,OOO, upon whloh there was
an Insurance of $65,000.
60 Mich Oen R e.lO 69
60 do b3O 69g
10 Plenums R. 133
60 111 Oen R 74
25 Ohlo h 13, Seld R 74
100 do ' 13y
60 do 761 4
4
Len'e NATIONAL TEINATIIII.- 4 '47Clirile Nes
Ben, the Boatexelu."
SANrouote Osee& lioualo.--Ethloplata Tilaterteln
meats, Ice.
THE STRAIWIT-OUT AMERMAN NOMINATING
CONVENTION.—The delegates elected to the Con
vention of Straight-out Americans, to nominate
candidates for Sheriff, Clerk of Orphans' Court,
Register of Wills, dm., met yesterday afternoon,
at the county court house.
Mr. Joseph Moore, of the Seventh ward, was
called to the shalt, and two doorkeepers wore ap
pointed. Mr. Harry DeYoung was emoted seers
tory, and Messrs. John A. Fowler, Joe. H. Comfy,
and J. P. McMullin were appointed a committee
on credentials.
The names of the wards were then called, and
the credentials of the members banded in. Out
siders were repeatedly requested to leave, whloh
at last they did, leaving about forty persons pre
sent.
John 8. Keyser was nominated for Sheriff, and
the proceedings were exceedingly turbulent.
Considerable discussion, of en exciting character,
took place with reference to the admission of dele
gates
Mr. McMullin. of the Credential Committee, made an
Impassioned address in War of admitting Mr. Wentz.
Us denounced the Doily News, awl all the leaders of
the People's party, as not true Americans. Ile said th
acne grit otraightoulera had been tooled thrice, and
they did not intend to be bamboozled. They intended
to make a ticket, and they would throw out of the win
now any People's patty mdn, or Ilepubllenn, or Loco
loco.
• - •
Mr. Secretary De Young alio made a warm speech,
In which he declared that Mr. Wenta ought not to be
admitted.
• .
A debate here arose on a point of order, ♦iz : That
the Convention was only temporarily organized, and
therefore could not accept anybody as a member
More confused talk followed, and when the
tion emerged from the chaos, it mu determined to ig
nore all that had been done in regard.to credentials,
and that the delegitea come in ward by ward, as their
title Ten otter.
The Committee on Permanent Organization retired
to the corner of the room, and occupied a very tedious
time in axing things. Finally, they reported through
Mr. Fowler that they had selected elo permanent rival
dint ktr.W. .1. Mealuillu ; Vice President's, Mame.
J. A Fowler end 0. N. Briggs ; Stioretarlee '
A De
Young and G. D. Graham. Treaincer. Joseph Moore.
The report wee ituanhuously Le:opted, and on lofty
, in; the chair Mr. Moore expressed his P eling that he
had endeavored to keep harmony to the body.
Mr. Mollullin. on assuming the office gave a review
of the view's of the Streightouts in derce and out.
spoken atyle.
Several sett of delegates, claiming to have been
elected at different places in .everal of the wards, wore
persistent in their demands to seats in the Con- •
tauten.
Mr. eterenson, Fifteenth ward, moved that the can.
didatee to be nominated hy this Convention be required
to give a written pledge that they will not withdraw in
favor of the esndbietes of any other party.
Mr, Briggs moved to mewl, that no man who lise de
sired the nomiustion of the People's party, and who hoe
not ached the nomination of Aim Ameriean party, be
placed in general nomination.
The Chair explained that if an office hunter bad
asked the Pe iple's nomination, he,could trill be placed
in general nomination here, if he had publicly naked
for the American nomination ale°.
The mother as amended was adopted.
Mr. Brigge offered a preamble and resolution as fol
lows;
Whereas, The advocates of the People's party may
bare succeeded in electing some delegates to this Con
vention, (disguised as Americana,) perhaps, fur the par
pone of piecing before it the newer; of those men who
are in favor of said party. Therefore :
Resolved, That this Conventiou refuse to receive In
nomination the names of thee• candidate's who have so
licited the noinleation of the Peopleie party, or all much
as do not advocate the prleripipm, and the necessity of
a dintluativa American patty
After a. acne of excitement, rant, noise, and contu
sion. the resolution of 111%1308gs was adopted, and seve
ral delegates bolted
Another wild and turbulent hillaballoo arose en a
mutton to adjourn, but the gee was lit and general
nominationa were gone into: foreral nourinatiens for
sheriff were bawled out, when.the Convention again
smelted itaelf by ranting and swearing for half an hour
cheat a motion to adjourn for mapper. After a alight
touch of Dothan', the Convention refused tie adjourn
until tt e nomlnattons were all made.
Delegates openly accused each other of being backed
by the Lorofocon,thres'ened to throw the PreAdent ant
of the chair, and. in every pose ble way, tried to Tame as
retvik noted as possib'e. The reporters phi on their hats,
pm-tented Abele note-books, and stood on the tables
while the confusion reigned. &Cleat, after the Freak
dent had rolled up his eleevea to tight the universe, the
Convention took a reams of three-quarters of an kour.
The was at twenty minutes before eight o'clock. and
they soon streamed down the Matra, and plunged into
the restaurant,' about Sixth and Chestnut I tretta •
At a quarter before nine o'clock the' Convention re
assembled, which ended in the mostdisgraceful eisenee.
Blows were exchanged in regular bullying style, and
during the fraeu, in which there weal general jAni.
ciliation, one man received a severe WOW to hie aide
from what looked like a alltair•sikat, Thu toed the
pat pal.4l , 4tiAamiqoA goavapliop,
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THE CITY.
AIIMBEME2fTS THIS xpExum
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SHOOTING AFFRAY.—A difficulty °enured on
Wednesday night, about half-past ten o'olook,
mention of which wee made in yesterday's Wren
at the corner of Sixth and Lombard streets, during
which a colored man, named Charles Payne, was
dangerously wounded. It appears that scene five
or six Kellam, sea-faring iudivlduab9, were past.
tag that locality, when'one of the party put his
arm around a young wornatt, Welt familiarity
aroused the Jealousy of earne'd them, wbioli led to
the disturbance. It is said thae , several knives
were drawn, and a most deadly assault made upon
Kayshan, the offending Kansan, and that Payne
figured most conspicuously in the assautt with a
formidable bowie-knife. Kayshan drew a pistol
and fired at Payne, who received two wounds—ond
In the right side of the head, and the other in the
breast. He fell, and was ploked up by some persons
attracted to the spot, and was conveyed to the Penn
sylvania Hospital. His wounds are death a charac
ter that his recovery is considered almost impost&
blo. The wounded man is said to belong to South
America and is about twenty-three years of age.
Sere *al parties concerned in that, outrage were
arrested by Lieutenant Goidey and other officers,
among whom was Kaysbam, who acknowledges
that be shot Payne, but persists that it was done
only in self-defence. A bearing was to have been
had before Alderman James B. Freeman yester
day afternoon at three o'olook, but it was post
poned until Saturday, eleven o'olook, A. IK , at
the linion-etreet station-house. The postpone
ment was deemed advisable, in consequence of
there being no representative of the Common
wealth present.
ANOTLIER BURGLAit CAVOIIT.—A colored
man was found by Officer Backus, in the cellar of
a dwelling at the corner of Thirteenth and Cheat
nut streeta, yesterday morning, about five o'olock,
and when arrested was in the act of working his
way into the upper part of the house by insane of
a orowbar. The entrance into the cellar bad been
effeoted by scaling the back fence, and prying off
one of the bars of the grating, after which he put
hie hand through and unfastened the chain at
tached to It. The discovery was purely acciden
tal, the officer having got over the fence to see if
all was right—as the family of Afro. Fotteral, the
lady residing in the premises, were absent from
the city—when he heard a noise In the cellar. The
burglar gave his name as James Edwards. Ile
was held by Alderman snider in $5OO bail to an
swer at coart. •
ALLEGED BUROLATtr.—Theodore Fegundas,
alias Thomas Frazer, was before Alderman' Ogle
yesterday afternoon, charged with the commission
of a burglary upon the. premises of a Mr. Wilson,
No. 1124 Vine street, below Twelfth, It appears
there were two others implicated with Pew:mins,
one of whom had been arrested, but was subse
quently discharged for want of evidence sufficient
to hold him, while the third party has not yet been
Identified. The testimony against them is of a
somewhat uncertain aharaater, although they were
seen in the neighborhood of the burglary on that
evening, and two of them were clearly identified.
A farther hearing Is to take place to-day.
Gas IN BRIDESBURO.—The citizens of
Bridesburg, It appears, are awake to the spirit
I of improvenient, having recently petitioned the
Select and Common Councils to have gas intro
duced along the streets of that place. The erec
tion of private works, for the manufacture of gas,
has lately been completed, and the proprietor, Mr.
Barton" 11. Jenks, consents to furnish the gas to
the citizens of Brldesbarg, provided Council will
authorize the ereotion of suitable lamps and pipes
for the purpose. We hope Councils may take such
steps as will secure to the citizens of this beautiful
place the advantages they ask, and which, we
think, they are fully entitled to.
A SWINDLER.--A colored man has been
victimizing a number of persons, merchants and
others, by presenting a note from a woman named
Mary Smith, relating a piteous case of destitution,
and appealing to them for aid. It is needless to
say that no such " poor widow " as the reputed
Mrs. Smith resides In the locality represented. A
number of philanthropic persons, whose aympa
thlee had been enlisted by the sufferings of the
•Z poor rridoij•,!' sailed at the plaoo designated,
and found that they had all been incontinently
sold. •;.
4N OFFENDER ARRESTED.—Eugh McGin
nis was arrested yesterday, °barged with riotous
conduct and an assault and battery on a colored
man, named Samuel Pride. The ocourrenoe took
place on the 21st of June, on George street, above
bixtb, in which ono of the parties, it is alleged,
had his thumb bitten off.. James C. Walley, con
stable in the Fifth ward, has boon already bound
over in the atom of $1,500 to answer the game
charge. A hearing in the sue of McGinnis is to
be had to-day, at 2/ o'clock, before Alderman
Ogle.
NISETEEX DAYS PAC% LONDONDEURY.--The
014 Kered," Capt. Coral* reached oar port
yesterday morning, having made the remarkably
quick passage from TJoodonderry in nineteen days,
with five cabin, and sixtyseven steerage passen
gers, besides oargo, consisting of pig.iron and
whiskey,
FOTIND Daen.—John Collins, an Irisbinan,
aged fifty-four years, was found dead in his bed
yesterday morning, at his residence in Seventh
street, below South. lie bad been In ill health
for some time, and his death was attributed to
natural 'muses.
LARCENY.— A man named Morris Welsh,
alias Yank," was committed last night, by Al
derman Freeman, charged with the larceny of
thirly-live dollars, in gold and silver calm and
one sliver watohi of the Value of 04, the property
of Abraham Valentino.
AOOMENT.—A Gorman, named Rapp, fell
from thp ger,ourl-story window of a building at the
corner of *lrvine abd Oxford shoots, last night
about nine o'clock. His injuries were of a serious
obaraoter, and he Jaunt expected to live.
A GALA TIME.—A mammoth open-air festi
val is to come off In ten days or a fortnight, a
Pride's Grove, a most appropriate and lovely spot,
across the Sohuylkill. A jolly time is anticipated.
Proceedings of City Councils.
[Reported for The Press.]
00pnoin.—Car city fathers convened yester
day afternoon. after a recess of fottr weeks. Moat of
the members have been rustiosting meanwhile, and
came to business yesterday as sunburnt and lusty as so
many harvest laborers. The attendance was full, and
the business proceedings ware more Interesting than
has been the case for some time previous.
The followlrg communications were received :
A petition from Thomas 8. Le Sage, staking for 520 to
pay for ringing the belle of St .Stephenre Church on last
Fourth of July.
000 from Chief Water Engineer, announcing the fol
lowing nominations :
Permit Clerks—Thomas 8. Darling, in place of A. A.
Latuorelli,• Joseph M. Simons, in place of Samuel 8.
Snyder;George H. Moore, in place of J. T. Maxwell.
Messenger—George W. Mellor, in place of Merles
Vesey,
Inspectors--Piret district—D. W. Gamble, in place
of inward W. Power; second district—Stephen Far.
rand, in place of Samuel T. Leech ; Third distr ict—
Cyrus Rranser, in place of Matthew Brady' Fourth
district—Alex. McConnell, in place of Wm. R. echo
Sold.
Purveyorr—First district—Robert E. Melte, in place
of Charles M D. Smith • Second district—David B.
Idorrell in place of Charlee Peters; Third district—
John lieddinger, in place of Joseph Hunker; Fourth
district—Abram. Myers, in place of George Veber.
A number of unimportant petitions were presented,
all of which wore referred to the appropriate comma
tees.
A petition wit presented from some Jenny farmers,
asking that the basket law, which prevents them from
selling three peeks of fruit and vegetables for a bushel,
may be repealed. It was referred to the Committee on
Markets.
Mr. Cortiman presented a remonstrance against the
renewal of the contract with the Br uthwark Gas Com
pany. Referred to the Committee on Gas Works
A communication was received from the late Super.
Intendant of Trusts, enclosing a list of Mocks and loans
belough g to the (Brant estate.
A communication was received from the Receiver
of Taxes, asking for permission to employ additional
clerks.
One from the Board of Health, stating that as Coen-
ells have only made appropriations for salaries and
other contingent expense; of this department for the
Brat six month; of the year 3858, they have, therefore,
resolved, that a epeeist committee of fire members be
appointed to confer with the Health Committee of the
Select and Common Council, in order that the proper
appropriation may be made for carrying on the Health
Department for the last six month; of the present year.
Another communication presented a resolution relative
to the small pox hospital in Coates street, which is un
fit for the accommodation of sick people in consequence
of the accumulation of water in its rear
A. voluminous document WM received from the Chief
Water Engineer, exhibiting, In detail, the present con
dition of that department. We find from It that the
balance of the appropriation as yet unexpended is $32,-
958.01. au amount entirety insufficient to meet the cur
rent expenees of the your. Thte, caye the Chief, ie were
- especially the cue, as the s ock on hand le very light, If
not entirely exhausted. of all inwerlaln excepting 4 inch
and 6 inch pipe Of thin there is probably eullicient to
last during the balance of the year. At Fairmount re
pairs are necessary; 36 of the flume gates must be re
newed, the safety of the works in times of freshets ren
dering security imperative. They have been in use
twenty years, end bac decreed very bedly. Repaint
at the head gates are also necessary. At present they
our be neither reined nor lowered. The cornish engine
at the :chug Dail works also required Immediate atten
tion, and a new feet valve neat was made for it. Both
are now in trot-rate condition. The reservoir in Popirr
street se leaking, and will retain but half Its capacity
of water. The embankment of this reservoir, notwith
standing the amount of money appropriated, Inca /
calved no attention for went' years. At the Delaware
works both of the pu ups had buret. sod engine No. 2 is
useless for want of repairs. An additional appropria
tion of $17,667 la la necessary to Iva fy the latter evil.
Accompanying the above olooriment, we find front Sir.
W. J . P. White, Register of Water, the following :
11. P. M. llSRenincau, Nat.: I beg leave to call
your attention, at tide early day, to the importance of
making a complete measurement of that part of the
old - supplied with water from the several works under
your chew. The attention of the Committee on We•-
ter has, I am informed, been ea.led to this subJect by
the report of William Donnell, late - Itegister, made in
January last. The ordinance for renumbering the
houses having become a law, great difficulty deity oc
curs in designating the wheeler premises which are
delintitient In the payment of water note: and in wee
where a change hen occurred .in the ownership of pro
perty, cr where it ie under thd charge of agents, it is
almost impossible to apply the remedy or chatting off
the water, as required by law. It is, therefore, highly
necessary and Itaposten , !bet an entire new regulaiion
or re-aseesement ehould be made, so that duplicates can
be prepared for nee by January I. 1869; and I bate no
doubt that the'wheie cot' or registration and redissese
went unlit be made without incurring an expense be
yond $5,000, while would increase the revenue of the
department thirty or forty thousand dollars.
Very respectfully, W. J. I'. Witten.
Referred to the Committee on Water Works.
Mr. Leidy, from the Committee on Railroads, pre
sented a report, with an ordinance attached, granting
to the West Philadtlphla Railroad Company the privi
lege of extending their track in Market street from
Third to Bioond street. The ordinance was adopted.
The name committee also presented 41 ordinance em-.
-powering the Race and Vine gitreetßailroad to extend
their hack in Race street, from Third to Second.
Adopted.
Apetlttfill Tedi peg f4t44 ;tom Milerivadi PION; di'
log for marriage ag pollee magistrate. Referred to Oom- -
mittee on Claims
A resolution from Common Council to refer to a
spailal committee the matter of the over-payment of
$8 000 Wile Vandyke claim, which the city is likely to
lose, was brought no for discussion, and concurred in
by this Chamber.
A communicatior from the City Solicitor WAS read.
It represehte that, on the third of last April, the Court
of Mil Prim, in this miner, decreed that the city
should pay the eum of $32,867 45, with interest from
I date, and -the costa of the suit. On the same the
complainant mode an agreement with the late • 'Sty So
lititot,-by the approval of the Finance Comm tee, to
accept the sum of $25,000, with interest end . _Ate, in
malefaction of their demand, providing they w-,,re paid
within ninety days from date.
This department was without power to interfere with
the progress of the law. The law provides that, upon
any final decree in soy otse in equity, made by a nisi
Floe judge, no order to certify the record to the gn•
preme Court in bane for revision shall supersede any
attachment, or other process, to enforce a final decree
inequity, unless taken and perfected within twenty
days after snob final d
en ecree.
No steps were tak to have this decree revised by
the Supreme Court in -bane, within - that time. en
tered upon my duties in -this department, on the 10th
day of May last, which was after the expiration of the
twenty days aforesaid.
I suppose my predecessor did not take the means to
have this decree revised by the Supreme Court, be
cause he had every reason to believe the city would
amply with an agreement so advantageous to her,
and which bad been approved of by the Finance
Committee
So far as I oan understand tide ease. additional costa
would ba the only dSltarenee In the final result which
an tappet] to the Supreme Court would hare.OrOdilded•
The mandamus execution woo lamed for 133,972 21, nx
olueive of costa.
If the agreement bed been fulfilled, the city would
have been the gainer by over $B,OOO. Such is ehort
history of this matter.
This communleitlon was laid noon the table.
Mr Neal offered a resolution axing the hours of meet.
fog for the standing committees 80 that no two alkali
meet at tin some honr. Agreed to.
. .
Mr. Leidy offered a resolution that the Building In
spectors report to convene the amount of fees received
by them and paid into the treasury, from the time of
the pievege of the act and also the amount paid from
July let, 1857, to July let, 1858. Agreed to.
Mr. Leidy tffered the following :
Whereas, There are still remaining in the several de
partments warrants drawn on the City Tresaurer, sad
cotintersigned by the Controller, in favor of certain par
ties, for the payment of certain elsims : and wherers,
there is reason to believe that In come in4ancee the
amounts of the warrants drawn as aforesaid have been
recovered by suit against the city of Philadelphia:
therefore,
Resolved, That the clerk notify the several heeds
Of departments to furnish Councils with a etaisment el
all warrants drawn on the city treesury and counter
signed by the Controller '
remeinine in the several de
wirtmente since the Act of Consolidation to Pity lit,
1858. giving the number of the warrant, the date, th e
amount, and in alums favor drawn, and to what depart
ments and what Item they are thergesh:e.
Adopted. -
After deepatehing come buineef cent front the oppo-
Ole chamber. the cow oil adjourned
CoWhoa 001150 IL —The Chair submitted a cohimu
nication from the Board of Health. with a reporter ;he
:Unitary Committee. stating that the City Hoppital was
unfit for UMe or cm* of the sick, in coneequence of the
water in the cellar and the pools of stagnant water
which eurround it The committee recommended an
appropriation for the buildlog of a new hospital on the
lot owned by the city, on the Lamb Tavern road.
Conzsd laid this was an Important matter. This
is the small pox. and chip fever beepittl, and Is our
rounded by the bed buildings in the city. Ile owed
the prompt removal of This building; and moved the
subject be referred to the Committee on City Property
Agreed to.
Also. a preamble and reseintioo from the came
body, calling the attention of Counelle to the filthy
eondition of the docks along the Delaware. Laid on
the table.
Also, a communication from the Receiver of Taxes,
asking permission to employ eight edditiocal clerk& in
order to condtt:t the businere of the Department for
July. There are now six clerks in the nines. The
Receiver sere good clerks eta Immured At a salary of
1;850, with no 000 security. Referred to the Commit
tee on 'Finance. -
• ,
IL commtmiestton from H. T.,Ring, Req., Cite
Solicitor. sating fora new law for the collection of the
reentered taxes, olefins and Ilene of the ear. Re
ferred to the Committee on Law. •
Also, another communication from the sane officer,
station that he bad received $l.OOO of the bequest of the
late Elliot °reason: Laid on the table. , .
. ,
Mr. Mingle presented a petition from the redeem of
wgetables, lte., in New Jamey, &Mug a repeal of the
ordinance regnieting the sale of the same
Mr. Krlder, lifr. Miller, and others, submitted re
monstrances Against renewing the contract to aupple
the Southwark and 3loyamensing Gu Company with
gam. It complains that the company only pays to the
city $1.65 per 1,i1 , 11) feat for the gla and w.mpela the
eit•rens to pay 12.70 for it, Referred to the Committee
on Gas
Several petitions for navies and laying water•pt pet to
different streets in the outskirts of the city were re-
ceived and appropriately referred. . .
Mr. Wetherill submitted a remorirtranoe from the
Monument Cemetery Company against the °batistes
of the mite of the Tenth sod Eleventh Street Pas
minor Railroad, end spinet the said road making a
connection along ()cambia avenue, Referred to the
Committee on Railroads.
. . .
Mr Ilacker eabialtted a petition from the Weft Phi
ladelphia Passenger Railroad Company. Liking' for the
laying of certain water pipes. Referred to the same
Committee.
Also. a petition from certain citizens asking permis
sion Lo lay iron pavements. Referred to the Committee
on Highways.
Mr. Winter, two petitions asking for a loan. so that
the Om Trustees con extend their mains. Referred to
the Committee on Ciao,
A petition for the Introduction of gas Into Brides
burg, was referred to the same committee.
A petition from the citizens of Prankford, the
suspension of the resolution compelling them to curb
certain streets. Referred to the Committee on High
ways.
A. tenth= from - the West Philadelphia Passeengsr
Railroad, asking permission to extend their rod along
Market street , from Third to Front street. Referred
to the Committee on Railroads.
Mr. Meter, of the Committee on Finance. submitted
a reselntioo appro►log of the secontles of Supetvifon.
The teeolut leo wee agreed to.
Mr. Hacker submitted a resolution releasing the es
ourtties of Mr John McCarty, Wnt. Bonsai, and Wm.
lifc()leaser, which was agreed to.
Alto, a resolution approving of the securities of Mr.
Conrad B. Andress, Chief Commissioner. of Highways ,•
I. S. Rittenhouse. Commissioner of Highway', and
Ang. Bartholomew, so Superintendent of the City-Rail
road. Agreed to.
Also. a report giving a lengthy Matement of the
of the City Treasury, and tattier:sing the
adver
'tieing of a notice fora loan of 1400,000' to pay the on
penees of the clip
Mr. Fitter eat that when Councils were first organts.. '
ed they appointed a committee to report to them the
condition of the flawless of the oily. bat nothiegot the
hint tool ever been received from them. Bofors this
Imin wag made, and before ho voted to add tq the city
debt, he desired to know where they stood. The reso
lution wee adopted,
Mr. Bullock, of the Committee on 'Highways, suhmi ,
- -
tad en ordinance making an appropration" $6OO to
John Draper, to psv damages asseued in the opening of
ginik 'duet, near Elbow lane. Agreed t,.
Mr. Moyer, of the Committee on Trusts and Fire
Companies, anbmitted a rf,port. and _an ordinerm?,
making en appropriation of sl,lfld to the Philadelphia
Vire Company for the care and manes meet of their
steam Ore engine, and that the Chief Engineer be au
thorised to draw warrants for the Ilante, •
here an itione, in Which several
members participated, mid ended in Mr. Gordon moving
to recommit Hie ordinance to the tasmtattlee, to report
on ThUrsday neTt a germial nrkitut an appropria
tion to all the companies'; which was agreed to. -
Mr. Moyer, of the Committee on Treats and Vire Com
panies, submitted a report that the charge of 8. P. Pea
roo, the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, against
the Hope Engine Company for disobedience, was no.
true. The committee was discharged from the further
consideration of the subject.
Also, an ordirisner , *Mho:I/ins the goperintendent
Treats to invert V 2 ,59 ISO in the oily loan and in the
Mock of the Pensulyimutie Railroad. Agreed to
' Also, an ordinance making an appropriation of $2O to
the Superintendent of Trunk!. Agreet to.
Mr. Gordon, in place, submitted an ordinance an.
thorislng s Pubtio Peliool Lon!' Fund of $210.000, to
which 140 000 of the State fund shall annually be ap
propriated ea a einking fund to pay principal and io.
tere,t—the rand only to be egpenditive in the erection
of new stboolhouses. The resolution authorising the
advertising of the lona was read by the clerk
Mr. Meacher thought the gentleman could not be ee
riona ID Ida preposition
Mr Miller moved to refer the ordinance to the Fi
nance Committee.
The motion to refer to the Finance Committee was
agreed to.
Mr. Potter called up the ordinance authorizing a loan
to construct the Cohockaint 'creek, Moore street, and
Vine and Twenty-fourth etreete culverts.
Mr, liretherill moved that the Mayor be authorised to
advertise tot proposals f.,r each same as may be required,
and at a rate, not lees than pnr.
Mr. Hacker said this proposition should not be en
tertained until the ordinance bee passed or proposals
have been received for the construction of the works
After some debate, the amendment was not, agreed
to
Mr Gordon moved to amend, that $lOO,OOO of the
loan be appropriated for the erection. of 'new school•
hove'. .
, _ _
The Chair decided the motion outer eider
Mr. Gordon appealed from the &melon or the Chair.
A motion to lay the appeal oo the table was agreed
to.
kr. Gordon desired to alter the title of the bill, end
add another eeotion.
Mr. Hacker pitched into Mr. Gordon rather fiercely,
declaring toot he wee Injuring the cause of the public
/Opole—acting foolishly—cheat•ng Ocoanal's out of
their time—acting in a manner that brought upon him
the condemnation of that body—and if he had not the
eyes to see ft, and the heart to feel it, he wee both
sightless and heartless.
Mr. Gordon replied very eareastically, quite elo
quently. and somewhat belligerently.
Ths bill wee then postponed until Thursday next.
Mr. Pretberill submitted a resolution rola:ring the
Oily Treasurer, In all oans to be raised, to advertise
for proposals to the highest bidder; but as it gave rise
to come debate It wee withdrawn.
Mr. Bow, of the committee appointed to invegthrate
the charges against Mr P. Mc kntee, the supervisor of
the Twentieth ward, submitted a report complaining of
the want of power on the part of the committee to
c , mp.l the attendance of witnesses. The charges were
nos sustained, and the committee was discharged from
a farther consideration of the subject
Mr. Kelton submitted a petition from the Second and
Third streets Passenger Rallrold Company*. asking per
mission to change their route. Referred to the Com
mittee on Railroade.
The ordinance plated by Select Orniocil, authorising
the extension of the city railroad Wong Market street
to Second street, and down the latter sires! to Dock
street, was called up by Air. Hacker, and agreed to.
Mr. Hecker scbmitted a revolution authorising
the connection of a railroad on Race, from Second to
Third street; en as to o , m,plete the connection between
the Race and Vine, and Second and Third. street rail
roads. Agreed to.
The resAution puled by Select Council. authorising
the laying of water pipes in certain streets, wu non
cured in.
Mr. Potter, of the epecivl committee appointed for
the purpose, reported in favor of permitting the poet.
office department to attach metallic letter-bozea to the
lamp-posts, and presented an ordinance for that pur
pose, which wan postponed.
lifr Croak submitted a reeolation instructing the
Chief Commissioner of RighwitYs to Inert by wbot mt.
thortty the City Passenger Railway claim lit the cube.
cal Weeks and atones removed from the streets.
Mr. Bullock said these companies are, bound to keep
all of their streets in repair, and are entitled to all the
matters removed from them. •
The resolution was adopted. Adjourned.
Arrival of the Star of the West.
Now YORK, August 12 —The steamship Star of
tho West arrived this - afternoon, with California
1 mails of gm 20th tilt., and $1,527,000 in treasure:
Among the prinoipal oonsigneee are the follow
ing
Wells Forgo I Coney, & o+-
&do ! $257,000 1 Conner— $lO,OOO
American Ex. Z Enstein &
Change Bk.. 115,000 800 . - 9.260
I Rowland Amd., Butcher & Ilio 8,184
Aspinwall .. 10,000 E. Parinitodt
R. satrick.... 95,000 &Co 8,000
IL Patrot.... 85,f)00 W. Cumming
J. Sta. i us & & Bon 7.900
Brothers.... 95,000 Frank Ilaket.: 0,200
Freeman 65,000 J. K. Coghill. 5.7/8 41
Duncan, Sher. ' Amos It Eno: • 50100
man, & Co. 65.000 J. 0. Parker
E. Kelly 55,0001 & Son
Colman &Co 65,000 IT. J. Rand &
W v 9eligutao & I Co
I 4,000
11. L. Retch ec
IflCo 2.870 76
A. ardy &Co 2,255
IC. 11. Com,
mined 2,220
F. Nickerson
& Co
B: b. Tbomp
, son & Son... , 1,080
K.: 0: Knight '
Rose, Falco
ner, & 00... 31,261 65
W. Doge &Oo 30.000
JB. Weir.... 29,312 71
Japsen, Bond,
& CO 24,000
J. B. Sewton
& Co 21,061 14
d. B, Roberta
17,600 & Co 1,600
0. W. Crosby. 16
,612 11. A. Ke11y.... ' 425
B. Meador, & • Order , ' 81,743 21
0, Adams... 19,010
P. Naylor • 10,664
Her advice% from Oath
have been
"t49lp§"4 bJ
$1,629,288 48
Ornia and the Isthmus
the Bt, Louie, arrlToil
FINANCIAL AND CO MMERCIAL.
The . Money Market.
PBILAMPIIII, August 12, 1858.
"The Nisgara, atlialifaa, reports that the French
Credit Arabilier is to wind up; or be incorporated
With the discount-bank of M. de Bt. Paul.
We have before alluded to the ',hermit/ of this
institution, and our readers will not be surprised
at the anuonneement above given. It may not be
true ; but if It is not fact, it is prophecy, and
will'be fact before livery great while. They have,
in Prance, incorporated companies known
as Bodges de Credit Fowler, which advance
money on the security of real estate, and raise the
money to be so advanced by the issue 'of their ob.
ligations for small amounts. The Credit Mobilier
was designed to raise money in the same way by
the issue of its debentnree, and employ it in giving
the same assistance to the owners of personal pro•
party that the 'other companies afforded to the
owners of real estate. But it was not to afford this
aid in the ordinary way of discounting notes or ob
ligations, with this kind of property as security.
It was to employ its funds in taking shares
in companies organised for Important public
objects, such as railways, mines, and canals, and
it was hoped by its prejaators that the debentures
or obligations upon which it raised the funds for
thiepurpose would pass among the people as bank
notes. Its charter gave" its - shareholders limited
liability, and fired its capital at twelve millions
of dollars, divided into shares of ono hundred dol
lars each. It was allowed to create obligations
equal; in amount, to ten times its capital. Of the
profits, five per cent, was first distributed to the
shareholders- as interest on the capital ; then five
per cent. was added to the reserve fund, and the
balance was divided between the directors and the
shareholders, in the proportion of one-tenth to the
direetors, (fifteen in nembiir,) and nine-tenths to
the shareholders.
The company made its first ieport up t 1 the end
of the year 1853, and one at the close of each year
since. These ieporte show thtit upwards of half
the funds at Its disposal were invested in the pus
ohaso of shares and. bonds, and similar securities
of fluctuating value, and that from the rise in the
prices of these its profits had been derived. It
was a constant ball in the stoek market-=a power
ful and consistent speotilator for a rise. The coon
tenanoe and influence of the Government gave it
a' handsome start, and secured for it popular
favor ; the shares into which it purehased went up
in the market, and its =MN was great. This
moms, reacting upon the public, was doubly be
neficial for the time to the company, and' the
shares, on which but fifty dollars 'had been l aid,
ware sold readily for three hundred and fifty dol
lars. In December, 1857,, after the whole amount
i of one hundred dollars per share bad been paid
up. they sold for but one hundred and fifty dol
lars, and were then steadily declining.
The impulse which this immense gambling in
stitution gave to stook speatdations of every kind
was immense, anti prices of all sorts of bonds and
shares were carried up so high that the company
made more than fivemilliona of dellare in its rook
operations in 1855 alone, la whlob-year it made
its greatest dividend of 44 per cent. In 1856 it
divided 25 per cent. Bat some of its expectations
were not realized. Its notes did not pass among
the *pleas currency . They were used to the
metallic ourrenoy for their small exch,nges, and
when they wished to use paper currency, the notes
of the Bank of . France had the advantages over
the new issue, of being already in use, and of be
ing payable on dernand.. The enjoyment of the
power the owner felt be possessed; of converting
his bill into' cash jut when he 'pleased, proved
etronxer than the love'of gain exalted by the pro
mise of the Credit If:tallier to pay interest in ad.
Anion to the amount of its bill, at a future day.
Another diaappointment was experienced in the
amount of deposits received : The public at large
did not place Its spare oasis with the company fog
4afe keeping. The railway and other companies
to which the operations of the, credit Mobilier
gave life and aotivity, kept the moneys they raleed,
in its bands until they were needed to, pay for the
prosecution of their improvements, but thp people
at large did not make use of it to, any etinsidetaid a
extent. reshape this was owing. jil,part, to the
foot that those who tad a little money to apt by
were stimulated by the example of the company
itself to put It into stooks, and have gambled It
away.
Boher and steady John Bull on this occasion pre•
served hie equanimity. Other:Statetion the Con
tinent imitated France, and set up similar institu
tions for themselves, but the English looked coldly
on. They argued that a gambling enterprise
could not be permanent, that an institution that
in its very nature could - only operate for a rise"
would be severely blared In case of a "fell," and
they looked over the-great and dliersified list of
securities in phi& the'Company had invested Its
funds, and mattered set:nothing - Very like the old
adage of u too many Irons la joir.e - . - '?
' - When the'Cinsit came,' in lin?, this French bub
ble virtually 'collapsed. The __profits made In
speculations in the Scat, half of the, year saved the
company, from appearing insolvent by its books
on the 31st of-December, but before
_the meeting
to make a dividend, Which was held in. the latter
part of - April, the loses -had been so - great from
the depreciation of seottrities that the directors
dared make no dividend. They, talked 'about de•
predations, which they attributed to the "abomi
nable attempt of the of January," and ea-
pressed a hope • that 'price's - would rise, and the
dividends for 1858 be all the greater. But its no.
counts showed that half of tho'company'it depbsita
had-been withdrawn since tlie lest wins] report;
and all the magnifteently.rounded porleds and
swelling boasts of the direttlon , In i
C l oruparing
ileir company with the Banks of England anti
France, which had been iorgpelled_to curtail Wit'
acCommedailons to their oustonaers during the
panic, were a poor substitute for a largo dividend.
"Next year wet hope for a rise of penal, and we
shall make a great dividend," said the directors.
"But what if prices should fall," thought the
shareholders and the public. Here was!theitroublo.
The paselog of its dividend was the death warrant
of the concern. 'ltalife•blood vas credit,' and its
credit was departing. It may not yet have aU
been ebbed away, but the tide of credit for such
on institution flows but ones, and its diepolution is
but a question of a little . tioie.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK pxortaxel qdLEO,
Aug. I?, 11158.
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PIRBT BOARD.
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2000 Read ft ea , 70. - ..:76% 60 do ....ea5h.23,4
MO N P.nnalt 6,....59% 50 do . • 65. Z%
1000 . do cash,69% 30 N Penn& k $3%
0500 do ....69% 10 do 5%
4000 Cat R 71...21y3.42 1 Frank & South 9.51
1000 do ...,2dy1,42 4 Penra 11 4 0 %
100 Lehigh Zinn.... 1 40 - do .• • • ...... 42%
50 Read ft 21% I - do 42%
51 do ' 23% 10 Eludes. R 11.
60 do 23% 10 Harriab , gß:.lote 57
150 do 23% 69 6119fark,Bk kids 66
60 do 95.23% ,
BETWEEN"
300 N Senna R 68... , , 601‘
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1003 di 80 1
1000 Lehigh Hai 94-071(
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Bid,. Asked. ,
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do Il ... • . VT x 97%
do _ New.lol3 102
Peausyly Os 89% 89%
Seeding It Wax 29111
do bd 10 inol77OX 77
do int lla 1 44-86
do mien 1 86. :86% 69
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do lottO Bolnoff2B4 99X
do adz.' 68 In off 88%89
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do prof dn. 0009 100
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• .
Belt Nye imp Ba : ict
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do 0t0ck.... 9 9X
do pre! 19% 19
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- do rola% zut .70 71
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Girard Bank 11)( 1134
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II POD= B. • t9f
do • d'e 69k 69.1(
New Croak
Catswitia B 6X 7
Lehigh MO.. 1 IS
Reading olosee.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS, August 12.—Event ng.
—Breadstuffs have advanced. Of Flour, dim is
rather more inquiry, and the demand is mostly for
fresh ground parcels, made from new wheat, which
are scarce and wanted at 25 25 for superfine, at
which rate 250 bbls have been picked up, and 100
bills extra late made at $5 50 per bbl. About GOO
bbls old stook super sold at $4.37/, but this price
is now generally refuted for eound lots. The re
tailers and bakers are buying more freely, within
the range of $4.50a6.50 per bbl for common, extra,
and fancy brands, as to quality. Rye Flour and
Corn Meal are wanted, but the market is bare of
both ; we quote the former at $3 50, and the latter
at $4 per bbl. Wheat—There is no change, and
about 2,000 bus, mostly prime Penn And Southern
red, brought $1 25; white ranged at $1.30a1 40,
the latter for prime. Rye is_wanted by the distil
lers, at 850 for new, and 800 for old Penn Corn
le unsettled- and lower, with snore offering, and
some'4 000a5.1300 bushels yellow sold at 940 afloat,
and 90a02 contain store. Oats are in steady de.
mend, and about 1500 bitsheis new Southern
brought .30 cents. . Bark—Querciiren ; there is
little or nen° offering, and Ist No. 1 is worth $33
per ton. Cotton—Sales have b'en limited to
about 120 bales to-day, in small iota, at from 121 a
12i cents for low grade to middling fair Bplands,
oash. Groceries and Provisions—There is very
little doing owing Me - bier viiiwa of 'holders.
Seeds are quiet, and, Oloverseed and Timothy ere
80arCe, the former at $5.25 and Meister at *2.12*
per bushel. Whiskey is selling as wanted, at
28e29 cents for barrels, 28 cents for hogsbeade
, anti
27 cents for drudge.
Markets by Telegrapk.
FEW OntssitA, Aug-11.—The altos of Cotton yester
day were 500 hales, to-day 800, and for th e . last three
days 8:400 bales. The receipt.' for the three days were
Only 000 bales. Middling unchanged at - 113f. -
BALTIMORE. Aug, 12—Flour quiet; new lloward
Street end Obio 25.50. Wheat declining ; red 115et126 ;
white 120a140. Corn dull ; mixed 78e81 ; white 77ni
06; yellow 85e00. Previsions waist.
Cisotssarr. Aognet 12 —Flour satire; 2,030 bbla
sold at $4 76e5 for fair and superfine and $5 25 for
entre. 1,850 bbls Whiskey geld at 22,10. Mess Path
held firmly at $l7:
CIIICIAGO, Anguat 3.2.-21 war quiet Wheat is un
settled and excited at an advance of 2 n3c. Corn entire
at 69N0. Cate firm. Bbipmenta to Pedalo-6'o Floor,
44,000 bushels Wheat, 8,000 bushels Corn. Recelpte—.
700 bbhl I/010 ; AQ,OOO bushels liAtst ) sad S 1 )009 014411
COIL ' ' • -
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