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flsmes Wbrijeoop'eitingolsheil./, . ’
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TJie Am«ricatt»and theirSnltorsjin New-
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ii"'ifew' , soV^ l l)d{h , pf theh’iei&ngp’ai'iiet.
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pQtt'ofiheAmetloiasVjTlie/Jdurnaio/Com-''
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; itbfthe»uncbngeni&Uty- of dispoaltibn.'atic
. the proposed alHancfi.andreapottdatoitaße
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-tSfibaaone httith. Shjioik on; tit
EUltordfjXojioo.Jjyhon hlrjainiy tfia, wanted
hiryenlortwerev.afy ed»pTawv>t,aLdb(mlii flav
tor.-anS.osioiaitn ,iho t moit .naaceaUng style/ B<>/
with the Beooblioaniwhen !;they, want; American
. votea-vShy look's answer may well serve bar Arne -
' rioVirfrlenitf.at this ttme;^'^
- ' b ivaUi thWh 1 , it now. appears yoa neei cif h«lp:
O'o to; tbehj’TEn'ainiE! tb'tns.&nd ymiiuy, , ,
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to ■ esUbHib;»ibuHionbanit, which" ahull tut
nothing but coin .in its transactlobfi. 'ltmooh;,
wlth;the'CoifdiaVapprovai : of-tnany ! plomineh'<'
■ moor fMdfg fcaatfiSutg*;
BonWßT 'J^Wj^sxa:f3jSvttipk.
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the rhvet)t('ea; ? a3fa.'to''hb ,, .darivbd fr6m"loanlo£
thisaum, and charging; a very small commit*-
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{her* triit finch a considerable accession of down : 1
pUMSgere toTfhilsdeTphU 'ii’greatly'iattrprleed
tie regoUr, 'ratify/paasengorai tQnjinqpijy, *
appoared tbH'tbe crowd consisted of I ho' passon
gerswho ,bad left Cfinidenfor New York, on. thy
preceding evening, at' about nquarter past n '
ThsT£f|4% jr Spf $n regutaiJty .poll),
abbutfaixomilea beyond .-Trenton,: when <iViwari
difiSoyored-Mortunately fin-tirao! to ' pmen’t :
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patnid/or ao&aidays, / Tpero' wnothing for! ill
theni afthtHiiS'diJeoyaryof the land-slip, of road-'
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tlmgaftey itV®* ;b?wv *ipeotel> to'l»s In; New.
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abottfcWa^f^ya^'&fth«Camden r atid AmVoy'
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gere boreqae delay and di 8 a wlib good,
s^|^^wit&|)^encqi l: jrafc
a,t<>pp»goiikp»t alep'..
forthWe iidiinrlns-the paivdflerrtb© train camelt
a fall, ttof-* : lUtle s irarpils^roii ;
'the
sßid4ioj*fffow Jeriey;ln«Uad Vf af, ibe; railw&j
station In jerfloy Cifej J' V: ••■
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The'theatre*;* e*e,/wall attended laatlnightr s Af
plajld.' At WhtniiVitreet,- Mr. C|^’#,Hsflj,
"Thai!Sonsof i>thetHlghfe!;';< Of, thli laet-named
4£li?Wr-'ij(»si tftSdjrfHyA *'Ws* teyoftbif
. oplilbn;"aVoiiiiSflorabl6'Jd6'g;S,'. rt'jBwel|pfpyed
: and :.fpWp4W!i pat op2'!tV^illiB^P lu< l h PW
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night (a benefit) tO‘TflorTOW we'tTa'Bt
that it itill Wa 'eubstaiHlarcomplimoiH. Heis 8
brother journalist of ieme standioc and ooDFlder
. of tbjlia.jJstJSjreSlfceupoejßfjl,.- . /;
' Tw*W e *^«rbtor*>l%boaUnaes.to,p«VfOnn ;
all TBita-ofifeataat thei'Aßieiably.Hall) oonierol
'Tenth and'b)ieitnutß|MOt«. He lej’fh'lhVetSilbof
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By the virago, which .left Liverpopl on the
22dult.,and arrived atsTew York pn 'W ednea
day, we received the highly'ihtereflting'report
from Mr.- Vabley, an.eminent electrician,
which we published yesferday. dYe alao have
the reply of the Mapagersof the AUantic Te
legraph Company to Mr. 1\ T hitehousk. Tho
Canada , with Enropean news t» the 25th
which reached Halifax yesterday, does not
bipng anyfnrthprnews respecting the Ocean
Cable...,
•Mr;i VABbisW r&pbr’t; though necessarily
scientific, is generally intelligible. He reached
Valentin on.tho sth, of.Spptembor, .and found
that no words’ ‘hadbeen received fiom New
foundland, through the.Cable.forseveral days.
Five days’ experiments, during which tho
Cable' was-subjected to various teats, brought
the following ’rCsPlts,’’which wo’ repeat hefe i<
* p i; ! Jiiiere is 1 ’iPfanft ’.of 'groat magnitude at a
tistftnoeof ! betweoTl 2'ts and 300‘ statute miles
rrtnt ’Valentfaj'bat the locality oranot be more
accurately,; ascertained •:until a,'portion of.,the
cable,-..twenty- orthirty miles, in length, hM
faVa tested against my standard of resistance, and
ad til the rdlbts heon’oonaulted tb-ascertaln the
amount of alook paid out. I would' suagaat that
the piooeof oabluat areenwioh. be carefully_m •
sured.rod.teatedagutnst my order .to
obWn.themoat oorreot oatlmate of,tbo dlatenco or
tho fault. , Assuming, (however, that it la two nuu
trod rod aeventy mTles, and. allowing, twenty two
percent: for !laok,U is possible that the Chief do
Foot is ln ' ; ah'allow water—four hundred and ten.
Vopier wire at'ithe. faulty place above
alluded to doos not tonoh.the iron oovoring ol the
cable,: aa Is - proved by.its lorming avoltalo ele
luient, .whiohfgtvea. rise toiaoon«nuons poritive
j current 1 from tbe eopper wire,- varying very little
Faults of the Ocean Cable.
S.'The insulation of;the.wire between Valentin
(ndjfterftuit,- «?ntatnsno do
feot of sufficient Importance to. be perceptible, or
: ’o materially dnfluenoe.ihe working were the oablo
luberwiee perfect.-v.t*t V ■', f -~-- ' ; 11 •
! 4f -TM copper', wire ia continuous. and oonae-;
inently.'the' cable has not’ parted.
fromNewfounaland,-
poced!(WpPAr.vHrs.ln.tiie faulty place Welectroly;,
tlddjMOinpOßitfdnVw ; > s .w-'-
resistance of tbe .fault appears to.be
least equal to 10 miles of- the oable, but- vb most'
orbbabljr greater. f • r '’ r ’ " " *-* „ ,
l 1 Taklbg it’afltalowestresistance,vie: lOmllM,'
iind assuming thntNewfoondland Is only using 180
hells of Daniels' battery,: thb itrongest oniTent ri
beiVed thenoo dnrlng my,BtayWaaoDly,l-24th part,
!>f fbeforoe-thal It shouldlbp were there but this
one fault:...When it ta, however, borne in mind
I bat on the. other ride- they itfre iprobably. iwiug:
more power] afid'alsb that the defect first alluded
iosor6tPabljr offers than - tbatae*
ViS: J lO ; 'mUcB; \V : ii bvidont that there Jb
faulty* the approximate
I boallfy ox which T oould not pretend to estimate
L t ,thU end withouttbeing able to speak to New-
Emodland;.-r- t«i . /. j .
From authentic rfafcr shown to me at Valenti*. 1
ovoropinion that-* there Wes' a faulton hoard the
Wamemnohbefore the oablo'was submerged, at a
; lis|Snoe of abdut r s6o.milefl'.from one,ond ana64o
Iromthe,other* .. ; , . * •_ ■-
■ The ddf(t : preß6hted to Mr. Vabikt show:
ifirat/ihatlt,,there were, a faulf, tt.was.nearer
to the .tippet'end, bnt'not. far.fromthe middle
j>f tiio coifSeoond, that:there was a fault, at
vh)uts6o miles,from.one end of the cable, and
btherV. Third. that there had
: boe|^p^flds|ableJle^ge. , pti.that.'pertlbn of
jhe cablo on board [thejigamemnon: Fourth,
jhkVthe! currents’ through the ’cable, .qven im
|oeiatelys after -if was 'submerged,, were ■' ay
jvealvihat relays wero useless, and that not one
eerfettinessagewaa re6oTded;by tbemyevery
ihltig tbat waa. received being, read from the
fc flections ofa galvanometer; Fifth, that
there is a fault.-offeringa resistance- 1 equal to
ioootpr;i',2qQ..miles, of .cable, situate at a dis
tance of about. BGO miles from ono end of the
l.2oo^mli6':cVll, ! ?
ixtlr J.tbst thls cannot' bejtbe ihnlt alluded to
uforo,BUu&teabout 270 tulles trora Valontia,
ut l may have' been the. One wbichcausedsuolf
lamwliontbe BbipsworeßbOmliesfrom Ire
'jindj' atid'ifhen -the filgnals ceased altogether,
jnd nbvef ceftainly. recovered: Seventh,* Burt
it is not at' all improbable that tho poworfnl
Currents; from tho largo-induction coils have 1 '
the flusuTatipn, and ; tbatj' had-more
iroderate power - been used, tbe cable' would:
st<! 1 have' been Capable of transmitting mes
figea : * Eighth; that when’there are Imperfec
tions In’the'lnsulating'covering there is very.
sroatd<rogerarising from:using suchititense
4n'rfent6: cNinth, /liot the tize of tht present
ifiti>faclorily,i «oen.- had the ■ inrulatlon been
iouni::’,-With . a stray,i,i>f taTger dimtntvma.
>ett interne currents would hi repaired, and both
rjteei arid 'certainly ' inereased:, Tenth, ’ that It
iB not altogether Improbable tiwt intelligible
iighaU mdy yet be received through the cable,
i These- etatements are .unfavorable to,the
buccess of the pretent cable., Nor, indeed, do
wo expectitnow.':-,' .''-' "';
' ; The Directors’,reply to 1 . Mr. is
interest except ttf the, p'ersons 'actually;
i'iivolyed. in the dispute. ’ They deolaro that
. the £12,-
ijoo in palk-np shareaantta handsome salary—
tbsuporlnteM the! laying of . tho Cable j that
tja •onabjei to do ". this;’ ftom; ill health,
Itaylng Professor TaoupsoaVto perform this
that, though-the ; Cable was landed oh
, dugiist’ Cth, r Mr. .Wnrrkndusß made ho report
oh’it imt|l the 1 19th y that assuming to be ohlsf
ojogineer.aa.well as chief, electrician, and con
trary to. the. 'Opinion of Professor Thompsok,
hecatiaedthe Cableiin Yalentia Harbor to be
■niider-ran, thproby sotipnaly' ilamagiog It ; aDd
that; all through,'he proved jso;arbitrary and
Jcaetlpua Uuit, Jflg'ingajs jsjnent Saving tormina-,
‘t|d'Vfith the * laying fof; the'Cable,, .they d!s; ,;
tfim,! e>pecially,-M hia ’ proceedings i
-- v~!-' > ' -' J -. ■. - • ’
j j ThsDirectors sitblt’ tfi'it 'the hour
.me,cable waa lalduntil the present it has not
.bpcn.phMible jtprthe currents fromN owfound
itta(i,sWhon communicated'direct to '.his ap
’psrattisj'io WrK tiff unaided a. tingle complete
Message, and it has been necessary, in conse-
to app!y„insltead thenpparatua of Pro
liissor-TffOlWOif.”-' "I
lihey hopei 'irom having ! sent one of their
rtaff '(Mr.TSANOis) to. Trinity. Bay; that some
communicaaon .may: possibly yet-bo- estab.
dshed'thrpngli',the'cable for a .time,’even in its ’
present state, and that so soon as the weather
md other' circumslances are such, as to eife
couraga tho making an attempt, with some
chanco of . jraccess, to raise and repair tho in
jured patt, it is not beyond probability that the'
Existing cable might' be rendered permanently
jThe whole tope of this- official reply to Ur.
W eitehoose" makes’ ns fear that the Atlantic
;Pable is nbt'likeiy' soon to be in working con
dition',/ B,*it?some!pbsnta aroostablished, and
;t<j itheoe the . Directors prondly and ’ hopefully
refer!], l*hey have.supplied the ipeans for easy
’submarine communication between Valentia
,Bayi- #»!oever»l important mes!
be several alterations and improvements; bnt
that an Ocean Cable will 'Anally be made to
perform! its destined duty,-can scarcely be
dohbtod by disinterested persona. ...
I-i *t of patents.
- Among the patents, bsned for the week ending
Ootofior s; 1868, aro the following grants to Penn
iylvanlana: .
. Jooob D. Colter, of Norristown, Pa.—For, Im
provement in fog signal maohincs.' 1
, Henry Mosule, of Philadelphia, Pa.—For im
piorementln thomode of .transmitting magnotlo
.ilgoals;bn railroads,'., r ..
.David A. Morris,-of Pittsburgh, Pa.—For lm
provedtrip-bemmerandanvil. -
David'A. Morris, of Pittsburgh, Pa.—For im
provementin rolls for making sheet iron.
‘John Frits;- of Johnitown, Pa—For improve
mehtln rolling railway iron.'
, Matthias ,Ban ser, of Beading, Pa—For im
provement in.hay rakes. . ..
Re-istues.— fm.-F .Ladd, of New York, N. Y
anti Morris 1,. Keen,-of. Philadelphia, "Po,, ns
.dgness of Charles' Watt and'Hugh Burgess, of
■Dondou, England—F6r improvement ihinanufan
>uro;of,paper from Wood. Patent'dated July'l3,
1854.'' Antetdiited August 19’, 1853. ' '
J Qopgge.lie&sr, of Philadelphia, Pa For.im-.
Drorod.wear.iron for carriages. Dated September
.8,1857.. , t < .-f e '
l •£' uaiwne is on foot to
introduce beef from Brasil Into this country. Wo
presume tbo variety istbe eneAwpwhioh is of tho
waap famlly, about the sire of the house-fly, with,
the heid'block and’ the body yellow: It builds a
bivoy ahout throe foot' lif'elrcufaference, for itself,
on the branohos 'of tress,' making it pi n papery
.material. ;■ ~ , "
Most people wonld prefer, howovor, tho intro-.,
duotion of boos belonging to the genus. Mslipo
v«nß, somo speetes.of wHleh oonstruot their hives
In tbs hollow trunks of trees, and others build be-.
>isath the'gnraSd. 3 'They aroindlgsnohS 'to South
America?. Their prlnoipsl peculiarity Is tbo ob
tenoeof.tbijitln'g.Wd'they afe.generaUy smaller
or, Buropein htverbeo.
TThe honey .pf.fottr spehlss is sotir ;,of two bitter';'
,Jhe other spseias supply an excellent,artioio. - The
.abaeneeof.tho sting, whioh is thair oharaoterlstlo,
.would make thorn: favorites, if'they should be oa
pable oftlomes tieatlon—iY. Y. Evening Posts ■
:*'■ 1 ~~r:'. •* , ,
Tm OeLBBpIIBp CgßaTnvT. Qbovb WursxEr,
& rapidly itaking'jthO)plaoo of aii.other liquors.
,;ts ngfeeable flavofatodospeoiaj mildness arp oon*
everybody.' tho ad-.
’Vertlsemoht of this' refteshing beverag4,in another
«f Ohilton,' ofNowYo'fki aitd Messrs. Booth,.«ar-'
ret,"* Cautao, OftWs'iiey, analytioal ohpmiste,'
.aboit. tctls'icelttiirafhd' whjskey 1 ., Tft those who ret'
rpiire.tonioe it; ts.highly reoommended by thpmod
ical faealty. .
Inventions and Discoveries.
•'*?> 5
[Prepared for The Press.] _ ‘ £'■£'
+ Three largo vojumes haye just beoa iSßued from
the Patoiß Office,’’boingthe Commissioner’s Re
porUbr 1857. /The statistics for the year are quite
remarkable, kn spite/oft the* long-oontlnued de
pression in all branches ofbasiness, the number of
patents applied 4,771, of whloh 2 ; 915 wore
granted, including designs, an 4 ad
ditional improvements. Of these.; only 42 were
granted to foreigners. New Ysrk‘ frkoeived 855
patents; Massachusetts, 421,-and.PennsylyflniP,
314.' The number for tbo year exceeded those is-,
sued in 1850 by 408. No stagnation of industry;
.seems, to cheokthe ardor .of inventors... Thore.haa.,
been a regular progressive augmentation, too
result’ of on inherent and irrepressible energy
lb - ’the ; ; Amerioan ‘mind. : J Prom iJ the 1 ' walk*
of scienbeji' the workshops of *he r hnebhauto»
and thet broad lands of. tbo husbandmanV invOnr
tions bave come,- thronging toi fte. Patent Qffiop,
demonstrating how completely the national dnjel
loot is emancipated from, the shackles of tbo past,
and with .wbat,-intenBe,3s9ftl>it.is pursuing that
oareer of soientifio and mechanioat;glpry/ whioh is
open before it, : Though almost every.fi,eld of in
vention, bos,been assiduously pcoupied; yot that
embracing agriculture.has .proved ‘most fruitful,
and,for ( Bomoyearsto com©isdestined to be im
mensely, remunerative.-,, the 2,910, patents
granted, the large proportion of 438 were for agtfo
ouUural prooosses and implements...-The : numbor
for cotton gins and rice oloaners was very ( great.
Most of last, year’s inventions were for objeots de
cidedly. utilitarian.* But little attention seems to
havo boon on articles of merp ijixuyy., f
Thorcoeipts .of tho office f0r,1857, were sl9o>- r
I^32.and 5211,582 pd. ,The ba
lance in'the treasury on the-firstof. January was
$39,719,40./ In yeyieyving the progress of the,Po-.
fentOffioe, the Commission© while
there is "so muoh in the past our pride, ;
there. Is yet in .the future .oven more to stimulate'
our hopos. ,It .is .but reasonahle to infer that we,
i have soaroeiy crossed tho threshold of tho temple
of human knowledge; and, magnifioent as may.
sVein the trophies wo have troasurod up, it would
i hardly be an exaggeration totjay that wo have ga
thered up os yet bpt a’ few, pebbles and fibolls on,
tbV shore of,.that ocean of truth whose depths.
unoxplored before us..
, • In looking attentively through thopo, volumes, it,
• is ourious to hpto .how .ibe.jhsefulproppndortttes
} -over the' wo
~ turn is the same. .“The tomb ; of Mososjaun
-1 known* ’ but tbo. weary ,trav eller, still slakes, hla
thirst afctho well of Jacob. ; .The. gorgeous f palaces
[l of the -wltesfc and wealthiest of snoicnt mopatths, 1
; with tpo cedar, and gold, and Ivory} and oven'the
great temple of .Jerusalem, 1 . boßowed,by the» r,vt
■ Bible glory of the Deity himself, are gone; yetßtf-
lomon’s reservoirs are as perfect as ever.' Of the'
anoient arohitectufe of the Holy City nqtone stone,
is upon another;'but the, pool of Betbs&di com
mands thepilgrlm’s reveronco to the present day.
The columns of Persepolis are mouldering into
dust/ but 'lts bislerns'hnd aquoduots remain to,
challenge , The golden /bouse of.,
Nero is amoßs of juins/but tho Aqua Claudia still;
‘pours into Rome Its limpid stream,”’ It may be that
London will share the fate of Babylon, andnothing
be left to mark its site hut mounds of orutobjing
brtok;swork;‘.’,Tb(e.Thame4 wllf 1 oontinue'to flow
as.it does now; andif-any work of-art
rise over the ocean of llme,we may well; believe*
that it wiilbe noitber a pslaoe nor a temple/Vut’
somavvast 'aqueduoV'or reservoir!'. If ; any flame,
shall flfish ttirpugli/the night of antiquity, it .will,
bo thatofsome ono who- aoaght.;the -happinosSof
his fellow-men, rather than glory* sndllnke'dhis’
name to some enduring work of utility of’bWevo
lenc©.. This, Js .the. true glory that outlives ail
othors, and shines with undying lustre from gone-;
ration to generation, imparting' to its workssome
thing of its own immortality,' atid; rescuing tfierii'
from that ruin whiph overtakes ; r the ordinary’ njo^<
numents of histoHpal tradition, or of mero magnifin
cenoe! 1 - » -- 1
•’ A Nbw Fbrtilizkb.— Tho art of manuring the
soil |a ‘getting r 'to > be l more
fromyearib ybarl Th 4 dbcovery ipf has
given activity to the laboratories .of the'world;/in
jrkick chemistry has sacoessfuliyootbpoarided fer-
quite as effective and portable, and a great
dealphcaper. CorwjB J tbe'namegivoD- ! to & new
manure-, just .brought, into i the.' market by the
Lodi Manufaoturing Oompany of New York. ( It is
made of leather seraph dead animals, blood,‘ hair?’
and Bones. \ These' artlolcs are meltod hy chemi
calsand heat intoaoomplete jolly, all the ammo
nia, in.which they abound; being retained.' This
jelly is then dried and ground into powder, and'
barreledforthemarkct. . About fifty per cent. ; bf
iheooria Is soluble..in . water, and thus becomes
Immediate food for plants. iThe remaining half Is
-readily decomposed by the action of the elements;
it c6hta!nB'a large lnfhsion of tannfo acid, making
it, ibb spcolfic manure for frplt I trees,, firm-,
ness and flavor to the fiult. At a top dressing’, for
grass and winter grain, itis said to h&vo n4aqqal.
It will compete favorably with gnan.Or fboth as re
gards iprice and "power of sdmolatJngbrdpi, and
tbus jio the pf uaing up a,-vast amount of
refuse wbiob is now entirely wasted;'
Gonn -AHD Binvsn Wahk—Phlladolpbla has
long' boon famous for the extent 'and elegpnooi’nf
her mannlapturer from tho 'pjoelous metale. . A
slngle eitebUsbmapt. employs,forty-five thands at
gold-beating,' while tho whole force engaged In
this department is one hundred and twenty-five,
with an annual produnt of 8175,000..' Oold watch
oases aro produoed ’hero with a porfeotlon that
rivals all other oitins.' There are' Sixteen manu
faoturere of icasea, who,, have a capital invested
Of $375,000, employ two'hundred and ninety-four '
mon, and' make ’cates; annuilly. of tho value of
Spi2,ppo:' One of these produoos a largo number
for; tbo Amerioan Watch Company, sow manu
faoturing watcher at Waltham, an entorpriso of
great national Importance, and destined in it few
years to stop'the importation of the foreign arti
cle.. In manufacturing there cases, ono proprietor
employs several of the rarest and most ingenions
maohines that havo over been constructed for'eni
graving. Thpy ara tho Invenllon of'.a monk In’
Bwtisedand, hitt irilfoduoed Intd thU ootiutry some;
years ago, and afo sow mode exclusively in this
oity.r. The more engraving of aoaso costs from
five to .sixty’dollars. 'Several firms areofigaged'
exclusively' In'man'dfacturing gold chains, one
firm alone produolng ohains to tho valne of , -
000 annually, and. employing, one hundred and
.twenty-five hands-' - There are various persons en
gaged in butting and preparing precious stones for
the manufacture,' of rings , breastpins, Ac The
machinery in a Single pen anii pencil manufactory
oost the owners $25,000. ■ This machinery has so -
cheapened 'the oost of thimbles, that ' as many
gold ones are now annually sold ,‘as there
woro.silver ones, disposed of a-few years sinoe,
whilst the consumption’of the latter hos inoreased
in thosame ratio.-" Goldfollfor dental purposes
isprodtioed largely by; Abbey A SohS:
commenced buaiuess, dentiatry waaEoareelyknown
as adlstinet profession. now supply hot only
the XTsited States, but their foil finds a market in
nil thenaflons of Europe. '
; Business,Prospebto
[Prom the Chlcego Press.], '
, By this time last-year, the greatest revulsion
that ever swept over the country was fairly inau
gurated. , The gust tbat struck down the Ohio LUo
and Trnst Company bad rapidly increased to a
hurrioane, before whioh every business interest,
great and small, was prostrated. .. :
: But not to gb further into tbsoausosoflastyear’s
Jisastors. we may congratulate ourselves that the
country has recoverodfrom their more serious and
orushing effects. ' •
■ We maysee the evidences of it in our .own olty.
Many fine new blooke tbat stood empty last spring
are oecupled Merchants are laying in large
stocks of goods to meet the demands of bolh oity
and oonntry. Maohlno fehops, planing mills, and
other mannfaoturing establishments, are. In full
action. Building: too, is aotlvo, the .numbin' of
dwelling houses going up Indloatlng a rapid in
oreasbof population, notwithstanding the dullness
of the times: - Some of the farmers of our Stato
and other States of the Northwest will<bs,tempo
rarily embarrassed by the partial failure of their
orops, but on the whole there is no serions scarcity
of snything, and the enhanoed prioea consequent
upon short orops will in a measure make up for
their deficiency. ■) •<’ ■
' Urom other and distant quarters of t the oonntry
there is the sameoheerfnl intelligence. Commerce
and mannfaotures aro reviving at the East. The,
jobbers'of Now York, 1 Boston, and Philadelphia
aro doing a very fair,'and,,we'aro. glad to see, a
pretty safe hustoesa Prompt pay, or short credits,-
is now the rule. The operatives in manufacturing
towns are again mostly employed, and likely to
bo through tho winter. All brandies of business
are assuming a healthy tone in' the various sec
tions of tho country; .
“ Slowly end cautiously” must be the motto of
all for somo time to oomo, but affairs have certain
ly taken an upward movement. We are not dis
fiosed to be over sanguine so soon after the severo
essons of the rovulsiun, bnt we are confident that
by next spring every one will bo able to see that a
new era of prosperity has been inaugurated. .
■ Obdebs ,bx tub Mstor. —Mayor Henry has
Issued the following public notice, end has detailed
Offlcer Boyd Adam's lor tho' performance Of the duties
specified f‘ ' : . '<• ■< { ’
ne will apprehend all children, and espeolelly girls,
who goabout from door to door, or pleoe themselves in
streets,.passages,-or other Public .plaoos, to beg or
gather alms, under pretsnoeof selling matches and other
irifies,and will convey them to any alderman ot the
city, to be properly disposed of. 4 ’’ ’ "
, “ Where ha-has resawn to Bnppose'. from inquiring,'
that the parent or parents of such children will restrain
them from these praotioes, 'he will notify such parents
.before tee Children; „
~ ,r He will,report daily to,the Mayer the' name, age,
color, residenoo, and other particulars concerning all
children arrested by him. „
'‘lie will warn ail beggars end other vsgrants that if
they persist In soliciting alms and In vagrancy they will
be arrested end dealt with according to law
, ii.He ie hereby authorised to remove ox oover hla star
when-in hla opinion, it maybe.requislte, to do bo to
farther the'duty tor wlj'ch he is deteUed:”
•> litpOBTAHT TO ..CiuoKBTKBS.—On. Saturday
next, the,9th tnat., apd on the auooeedlng Saturday,
the annual contest between.the.first eleven of the Phi-,
lsdelnhla and Gennantow’n cricket cluba will be fought
it ffidnV'TfiM hu heretofore heart the most exci
ting ahd hrs 7 contested gwne’ played amongst the nn
toerons Clubs In the neighborhood of PhlUdelphla. and
from the rapid improvement of ihe two olnbs within tho
last-year;thorvictoriouu,Jjfcrti will.have. to «tru«gie ;
,'more,earne#tly than over for the /The follbw*
htwe beeseeUetbd playonl:.V 'V' '
1 * Barclay;' w.' Newnail,' Joaoe
’ -Wlater. Ofcdwalader.'Jflshrt, O. Bayard,' K.
Meart’Mitchell, Meats, and one Other;
' l Senior* Vernon, Oqnu, HowO,
Johiiioa; Jfacon, Kuhn, Barlow, W. R. Wls
‘ter, nod Ha 11... i. - , , , „ ,
,11 iwlU Jbanoticed, that'the Philadelphia Olulr lostS
oarbtAy''and tf; NewhaU from lf» first eleven, as .those
'gentlemea wereinembenh of the' Oormantdwn Oldb be*
fore they the Philadelphia.
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1858.
BY MWNJQM MAIL
"/ . v.r
[CoHeipoodenoe of Thß PreM.l . - ".
. \W£»hikot<w, 00*.7;.1g58. ; . J ,
The d eßertion of the EcgHsh bill finality by the
entire body of LooomptMllto Oongrosimen injitho-
North bos oroatod nollttlo etirprire and tndlgoa
tlon In the Sonthi and already the effort, to conn
teraot it, usnat In auoh oaaea, are being mado.
That is to SBy, the manipulators of tho ultra
Southern sentiment —the men who manufacture
the medfotne -hlbh |SMujM'[‘ , ,ffeakness
hnoes are bnsily at #o'rt preaohtng th& dOO trine
that if the Engllab btU tlnallty iB"not strlotly v 'n[i-''
hered to, the Federal Unienmnat and shall he tils
solved! Means precisely similar,.were|sufficient
to indium Mr. Ejiohnnan to ohungo front t>p the Kan
sas Issue ln 1857, add to dcsert Gov. WolkeV, and'
through his inUnenoo yonr Xeoomptonites also vio
lated their pledges and betrayed their constituents.
If any of these men' are sentihok'tS Congress, I see
little reason to hope that ttjey will be more true
to their professions of ' 1853 than 4iioy were to
their:pledges:of 1856. Tho prirtoipat oxonaetby
which ,they aoels to Justify lth,swe)yea nojr tq their
constituents ,1s the asaertipnthnt jtwna their ,dnty
to sustain ,tho ln. all itsncts; apd
if this dootrlne.is a sound one, ap’d not,
oxooption, even'when the, fundamontal principles
of ’the party,'.hr embodied in its platform,' hro vio
fated, yohr liandys, Flori'noehJ'jonesesj
Dlmmleks,; Whites,' Relllyi, Gillises, add' DoWarts
are ih: daij bonhd to violate their i'prasent pro
mlsesutd ■ Ignore; the of--.the Eog.
llsh biy,.and I .tq pheat;the, peopleas pompletely,
hereafter as v they haye .dqne, heretpforenjf ,tbw ;
obtain,a new power, for tSe Adminjstrar
tioh at' this moment stands as sternly'commuted
to tho “ finality’’ aa of any formor perlod of thtf
pfißent controVerSy. ’ •'n ’ 11 f: *
'Tba next session of Congress wlli dbthmbnbe In’
less than two monthrpand already the President
and. the. Departmental aro beginning'ttolpreppre:
the annual .revelations of; the offslre of; Out dpvornr
mentwhich pt suoh r.e»oh.,thp„pnbllo.eye.'
'i'ho’year,,win, have Jrejn < o.n,e*trj^rd|pajsr ; .ftn.d,'
eventful ono!,' Tho conditton of the 'lroaauVy ts
unprecedented In time of phuoo, for thn extraordl-,
nary speotable Of 1 a great oo4*try Bp,bdfrig'n6Miy
twice” hs much as Its'revenues is happily h rare
one.: The nation wlllleokwlth great anxiety’for’
the remedy whloh the Admlnlstratto# has td pro-’
pose.. Qertalnly something ought to be-dqoe toi
change pur rovenuo .system speedily,: Of pllitho.
. .tariffs we havo had, tbo present_ is the most crude.
[and Injudicious in its construction,, and anychange,
f that may be mado will be almost certain, fo' im.
prove it. ■' ’ '' l '!“-' !> I|J f ~ " ! ‘ [
, The other great events o‘ the year have hiffi 1
< the Utah War and the remarkable’ progress' that
. has ;been made fn loffioial deipotlem,: oOrrup'- 1
' Upn, iOnd: oentralleation,, as,exemplified Inothei
severe,.tesfa .applied, and .extraordinary,expedi-.
onte, devised to foroe from the orgenlxation of the
Deihooratio party, an endorsement of Mr. Bu
chaban’s Ijedompton polioy. It ia a very grave
; (luestlon whotHor the highest interests of the na
! tloh do' not 'lmperatively demand that ihe legis.
latlve branih'of the QhVerhnimrPdfiettM interpoet
a deoided cheokto-.tho growing afroganOe'and dlo-
tntlo n of Presidential power.Bo not be surprised
to seo; an.parnpat^movement;ln this direction at'
i the next session. It is a faypfilepld DpmopraUp;
maxlm that power Is ponptantly belng iajfen frpm
tho hands of lhe icapy Into tbe possesslon of the!
’few; 1 ' Therd never whs h better lllustratlon of thls
tmisin thnn thaf vre havo 'witnessed duringI’the 1 ’the
j last', year; tu-vv . i ,; -.o6'olsioir!jL'; ,; "
;-'■ “ Zidtt&Vfrofti York, ''
Jhotil JUftWiVi ! >bot' Bitwiis
! .MSTHtitMND LiaatT—aklElt'BMll-a 5 0* Qoillii<TlKß
f OOBiN BTtiili&~TSH BBOS QK,PtfB »QBF*irT-*ATiPH
i PAtBpKiDViIB Dll’
' ttlLfr-^TbCIS—IMiRKBTS. v ’’ 1 *;• " V ' }Vl - ' r
(Con*tj>ottfe&o«ofThePir«ei.] ; ' *-*■ * u ’'
I f»'» jiNbwYobs,o6fe.- 185S*-•’
A, tery, unusual placfion
Tuesday morning last, -which, for Jta .noralty, deserve*
• parting not* It was the uWtiug YntfedfoWhand
two de*f
bpttUl commissioner'to Mexloo'duf In* the 1 wat-,* rod V
youQg ladf of f -Bostpn,.BQth deafJand
dnmb .from Infancy, The serrice of r the -Kpiscopcl
phureb Wafmd byßerPiefre V , In-lcg/and trans/
lated into ; th« lls darhbW the
ReTMr.Gellaa<fat,>thebrldeandgroom'rejisfingantl
inektegthe responses gn»*fally|‘:and- with
perfect aocursoy.. A spectator of the *oene,describes jtt
•■'follows:
: The solemn vows being symbcled bsfore the Tyrone"
of Grace, the Lord’s Prayer followed; akd’wWcintl*-
•crlbe.the mute eloquence of that nrate^.srajar ( sd 'de*
f otlonally followed by the young, the
ouptfal benediction was silently pronpqneod .above the
lowly* bowed heads of tbV kneeling ijiet
which spoke) louder than wttds Ih^th v ef^&qysiJ
language of *the;offic!ating minister!
word or twO'-then the hands npfalsed imki -Heatea,
—to/< Q6d.iL who haji' ll
elaspei Hands—the sonl-speaUngg!iae| i(>wara t a£ay
upward—again a few words—
teg upon, tho heads, of the now “mafr’And* wlfe”li4
Solemn silence— all oyer.,. No.fpne, moved ./pr ;
tame we all felt we had caught a glimpse, of
thfc spirit land/and Ve tohged fofone mbta gU'ccs Into
thatallentsplrtt world/ His’
beautiful, graceful bride We'hat as
h«r fillet happy.smile put away jn ( oar raenwryto ,-,gUd+.
den tome dark hour. £re we could utter a -fervent
‘(God bless you/’ they had quietly passed away—alone
with their mute happiness* ’ ' ‘
j Prom theUlfe-raee to bo inn by this sllint wupls, 1 * '
r ’ b'f. •,» In whore yotrth i
! , There Ie a prone and speechleu dialect, ... .
* *■ Such as moves men,
WO.tttrn to the great dodble-tesm ihafeh ’ between Lan.'
tom and mate And. Lancet< and to' oome eff on
Thursdaj ?«*t, .peraittlng, idn the IJnlon'
“Utre. -I*l. has ilpng been 'the staple of, chat in herso
.tirelcS, ilrery itaales,; arid tgp rrwinß, and mere money
ls bet open the reiutt than hpbnan> match Uila teason.
The Greeks are; s»l4 to hake Invested lirgily l ,'idd are
re sjy.t°.elevate tharuetaHlca to kny datlred atuouit:
, Gerrtt.BmJth hasbeen defining his podUcn, or rather
hlSTarioueposltloue, on the toom
up.ln ( the' political horisoa. On one subjeot he has
uten bold'gtounii j-’iueh ' aj 1 would havi been at Varr
sentiment* month agOj'bhtwbieVlV
bow ln by a Utge number ot tho - most con*’
leryatlyepeoplein ; towns, lallndeto.4b«, quar&nUiie.
difflcnUy. 'Attbe meetlogheld at Cooper,
iMt erohlng:, When Interrogatories and;Wpiies,wpi« the
order of the night, some asked ** What'do you thlnh of
the .quarantine, qpestlon ?> ? To -vhloK the' atfbUiods
Smith replied, ,th|it he.,‘‘had no on thla'
questton hat newspaper Infermatlon, and that was rather
uncertain. ‘ Be brtlevedj however,' that ihe oq
StatSn laland wtH a otilsanoeV Idd the
peopl* bright to.*bat« it. [Storarof mingled
’JHltmUw?.],; Thatnuiaanoa. yras abqtod withgreat
oonaideratfon, and with tenderness to the el«h.t
-deknew there waa 1 difficulty aboijt finding the
right place' for a hokpital.- ■ but that did not justlf/lfi’
.being kept.lnthe wrong place; Hewoold even have an
lilandmadein the.bay { ifjno : othereoaU,begot.M :i >
. i The' actipq 't&ken, yeaterday,, by,, the aoVemot,.
'UBotenanVOorernor, and Comptrolferq.fa yisitiog the,
IdOifrer Bay and signing * autVor! Jog Viumyof
etrtalii local!ties', with a wafe> :
houses far in/eoted goods, &e;, is regarded as the Initia
tory step to a permanent location,that vicinity; its
reestablish xnent old grounds .may be regarded
u beyoiil any reaionab’eprob'ablllly ;• 9 ‘
]A noVei epcciraen Of ‘ marine krohlteptare will be
ln W few dava^ oo e'ihit prdposisa beld inno
vation npen. tbe present’plan of cnuHruoting ocean
•!•»?«!•, .The nef.veMsljrof lrop,,»nd Is: “got up’»
bjr Rdfi and Thomas yinana, Baltimore, It la one
hjindred and elghtj 'lQng ’and. only sixteen fast
Wide; b*e no keel nor cat-Water, ho blaq^^ boi/r standing
up; above the water-llne r to'receivebbwS‘from the
ssa, and UU dbVdpflk tobpld, qr bulwark te rettin water.
Bbe has four. high-ypreisure engines, wllh boilers like.
these of a loco'matlve Being buili entirely of iron, she
will be fire proof, and from the nurhbwf<if her water*
compartments, it IS thought she wfll be compara
tively free from danger or in cafe '-of colliilottv
B(er form, atsojja suoh.as fPbkfß har. |t?»ager atbsn
ujual, and alse^affords the least'possibly" hold for tbo
wlnd and'waves/ Bvfery portfoV of tho rail u arched
In all dlreotlons, land tWenfire oaterikl Va Opposed to
be placed. In tbp beet positlpQ to resist allthe straining.
tbat.it can.be to pnytpa of
coal' on board, t th» present vessel will
BW' tons of water, and will accommodate about twenty
first-oiass passengers and the ’dotted States mill, with'
rOomito. spare; for small valuable packages. < ?he pro*-
,whlch are, to adept, this t 0.4 high average
speed, will, it Is ssld, also adapt It to the ehe*p, safe,.
aid sare transportation of freight, as compaiW .with
vessels havlngsails, or salls and steamdoablhid. ' v L
\ ,We have news from Englahtl that Prioress bw paid
forfeit In match? against Poodle for five lundfed
sovereigns, owners tp.rldef with the view Of
berf.olf for the Oessrewitoh/ stuck out
of aii his engagements for'the year.' Pue W«thiugton
is said to‘be rapidly growing blind, and will probably
never again make her appearance bh dbe.hrf. The
grand national hprse fair of the, poiop
which has,done so much to.improye ihe bones,
will glye its opening exhibition oh the Bclljse Course',
Long Island,‘on' the 25th, 20th, 27thrhnd sth of this
month,' when $O,OOO will be distributed h prises—
among then} a gpld .cup worth fWO. The Resident pf
|s Lovell Ponjy, Xaq , whoseppaition |s
au ample guarantee that everything will be fone on tho
square.' ’ - i
- Madame Be Wilhorst, with 'a little'Del?, and ser*
rants, has just arrived lo the Arigo. She jobs the
koroh Company, and .debuts In Puritanl j i;A bright
little body ( she Is, and has. studied closeljdqrlng the
eighteen months of her sojourn abroad. T?hegal|ahi
Chevalier Wikoff is expected id a‘ day' ortwo in the'
North Star. Tlion, <* sir, for a ledret \ prepare. 0
In theatrical affairs itls a notleeable*<an| gratifying
fact, that slooe the farewell engagement o/jUssCuahi
man, at Niblo's.last anvamer, no atar-.eQgajQineut has
played at any of our theaheB, aod noaj likely to
be for some time to come.' At' Nlblo's Bojrolotult Is
establiahod for ihe Mason. At Wallack’shotblng IS
needed to fill the.houses »n; tli admirable
company the L p»u T Js*f ®ow has. broughams new.
letta Is as popular as Pocahontas or Coluribufl, and Is
likely to rtxn or'eight Weeks./ At La'uVa'tdeii Js the
comddy’company fa one of great forCe/andibo etperl*-
ment or putting up a play fora whole weMy wtyh past,
appointment*,, Ao., Aq., has .proved a.gSat BQOceas ;
Wlutneod of stars?' .m/.Vi*-,] ’
At the second board-railroad, shares werwiower, and
closed'weak. 'A l s With' tke ? nibtilD^—NeW'
.YotkCentral li of fell PaMfiA Mailhl 2, Mlohli
! gon-Ce»trol New York Central tKVNfid&, Gale.U»
ond^ Chicago Pqck jfllajici^ ~^, , i, | ~v
■ bankeri havq offered moupy.upoujtatejitocks ,
at three per oent., to*day, withouVBucceis’]por : a fixed
tlmo, bay ebthb”sixty bays', mohiyban bd Ihd 4 at thill''
rate.- Treasury tmid'at'V 'jWi'cdtidHmduiit'
for three per centos We quote A# at X end
4# at X premium. j
TUfci LATE h.T~«NEWS
, TELE(^t|^‘
DAYS iATER FROM'EUROPE;: '
Arrival of the Canada at Halifax;
Reduction of Discounts by the Bank or Prance
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
Difficulties Between the British and Portu-
II g "| s< £ tn.SA»lj)& \ C 5
-'•-~ A-T> v A.-»3srom iNr oodton. - »-
,CGfl»OI,«-,;9TXo9T^.
..HamUx,! Oot Bl H '|to»m>liib ,o»n»S«,
reports) 26th nit. paaaedtne American ship Resolute 7 ,
boundjif est; 4th lust, passed;the British barque Oaths*
V. *’
.'Tbe.Ganaqa.brlngs.the European malls, and, Liver
>ool pod London gatpi' the 2yth, u3tlmo, thfse days
ater. * ....
The steamship North Btar,frora New .York, arrived
at Southampton on,ibo-4fith,nit. ;
The compiero|ft),ac(i moneUryadvicesAre about the
average Interests '< - f , i,.» .
Among the ngesengera on board the Canada 18,Mr..G.
.despatches from, China to the
Darted StatesGoyernmeßt. • ",
Atlantic. Telegraph shares were quoted at three bun*
dredto tbreebundiedand thirty, 77..
J %P9rt f ? r tha month.of.August
snows a decrease of hall a million sterling, compared
with Iqsfcyear..,
The new telegraph eab]d between England and Sol*
land bfsbden (iuocessfully U^d.
Two thousand additional troops had been ordered/to
-rjThe crew, of .the ship golden State, at Penang, mutl
nled on July3oth, -Thijyytould' notwoVh, under pre*
ence that they had not enough food, they beat the
offlcenjaud-^oatflyalnfearfully irlthbandsplkes, They
then, v tpph,{*, V.°£t,and wf , where, they
wpre.ctptured and into qaatody. t Tha first officer
dlffithe.iamft^yenlnK.‘-,7 7 77?
I. w.j GREAT BRITAHT.), .< ‘ ,’VA
The conflict,,b®*F*®“ th®,officials like Atlantic
Submarine Telegraph Company still eontlimes ‘ Mr.'
Brett bad lMU°d. a ;i second. p’amphWtlh’’aufttfer to Mr.
Whltehouae’s Biatomeut Ue.ohsrges.the latter gentle*
man with' ignorapce of tbf facte or the case, and dis
putes the correctness of_hli‘dedactlons Mr. Brett
Rajsthstslmple rope.,or rgutta-percha-corered cable,.
KEve been proved ;td be that the,
company, will lav acEMeof thrw’bfabtfwal
neat year. ‘ ’ -\ A S- - '/•<! ' ;•*
The British ’Trade returns show a decrease
In the eipbrts ror-fidguster-overhalf a million
sterßrg compared with, the .same month last year.
, This exhibits an'improvemanf-uh'oii the rsosht retard,
continne to show a large ino'sise ln Wbeat
arid flour.' , ■ ; *- j u- ••• .-.t.ii- '
The new telegraph cable betweenßnglafid and Hnl*
land, which has been smjoesjifqUy laid down. Is the
Wkjtwft yet enbmerged,' weighing hbndred and.
although the distance is otfiy-one hundred 1
>and fortymilos. /- ;
Detailed accounts of the recent uprising of convicts
at Portland show that the Ihtihtibn of the fifteen"huh*
,dred engaged in the plot was to fall upon the guards
!h their-comblned strength, and murder them.toburn
tbo'prlsou.'plubder the bnildlmrs. and then tasks their '
way to the mainland. A handful of soldiers thwarted
;th‘e!rderperatedesigdi 1* > ■ ■'?' ‘ • ‘ ‘i . '
; The British Association for the advancement of
Igoience wss In session at Leeds,
. -.The City'ArHcle oTtheLonddb TYtnesalliesbpnh the
remark In a New York leading paper, that the'Boro*
.pean creditors of Mexlcq pfay be treated as nsurers, to
read a lecture upon repuciatlon In general.' - ft regards
thobint as llapottsnt. aadkuggdste that the c»pltalisU !
■who may be disposed to listen duringttae coming ab’nnd*
■slide of money"urtempting; tarnations from the other
’side of. the Atlantic. bad betHr take warning frdo It. “
. Tfflß J/ATBBT. „
" ’ [By Telegrapfi from London to LiTe*pool.)
' jLoanqK. Saturday.—The.J)aily Nsw* city artiole
says that fsods wereistiinnlated yesterdy by two contid-:
arable pnrehas*s.for account 1 , ana consols eloseAat one*
eighth hlrhecthanon Thursday.. .. .- .... . .
. The Titry* city art'cle saya. that the failure has been
snuounoed of M ; Porlie.:of<MUan. In the produce trad®.
f HIe liabilities are estimated at £68,000. M. Porlie ib
stated to bar*.diespneared^t'■; ■, -u y,
: BBanrw. t BeptGiober 24.—Tbe Frtng -Zeitung (an*
nouneea that the 10th of October la fixed at the day for
the convocation of the Obambe b.
| Trusts. September 34 —News .from Constantinople
[down to the 16th seys that the allowances and salaries
x of the employees of,ibe-Gorernment have been again
Teduced. ’ " *
L the launch of a
Isrge vessel of a peculiar construction, designed to raise
fUOktU ships? *».-< r T' ■!,; \ -,'J; t? 1.-,...
j Ytflterdsy thp dividend on the stock ;of the; Great
■WetUro Railway Coppany of, Canada was rffielally an
nounced atrtbe.yate.of four per oent. per annum,
agslnitslxpec ciqt, last year.,-, • -, ,
! Tbe' yVm/s/jdenonnces the . Stoat duties, and sbowa
that the Goyernmont will inoai; a.beavy responsibility.
If a slagle mpoih to give Hanover notice
ihit It required,, to .terminate' the ill*afiv'ied treaty ,oL
J 1844, Jlt . ~, •, • •i* , . \
I The Time* does not think the line ofi. etsamatr*.
established, by tbqOdetsaCompany, for tbe,M*dit*r?a*
bean traffiojat all,‘likely, to ruin .its establiebed onnt?
petltors j that neither politically nor commercially!
need .the Mediterranean Powers. fear .the ; temporary
lease.pf-.thf .Yilla PrabcaiM.:; r ; ■-? j\r t,
; ■ ’ 1 ’ " PfiANOE. •
| Baron Grqs has been mad® a Senator. ,-, v,
; Pxanco has appointed a vice c msul to Mariposa; Oalt*
fornia. .{, t i , v,, ,
; The French difficultyin Parly was Id a way of settle*
meat t ■ , •, ,:,
T Prince' Ghlk'a,-had been i killed In Paris by jumping
from his carrlove.Ahe horse having taken flight.
I Itw a said .that the French army at Romo was to be:
augmented.,’, t ’ ■•
The treaty, with China had b«en celebrated In Parls
by solemn bsass. v ■> , ~ - ,
. The FrßDoh lhe Adriatic Is to be with*
dr»wn v tbe ilontenegrin affslni .99 longer requirlng itsj
prkSehce'. * , . r. .s , , . .
\ . •u
( The Spanish.orray ls to be increased, be?
nrefiaiwa'to put down polltfcsl agitation In any quarter*
1-Tbe Ppenish expedltton s gainst the Rift pirates la said
to be postpoped.Wit next oprifig. but, ; the Government
actfineigeticaljy sntnft Mexico. ,
I The - BUM-«r-a<yriyMrUd, ,tfi'nßtYg|ine9 another
victory overtbe CirsaMlans.- < /. /i ■ 1 ; ■ r -,
J General Monravleft is have been appointed
Russian Mlnlater to Pekin.,. - - • - . . '
i It wss stated,lbat Paris auiGreat-BriUla wlll.send
, <w . ,
‘ j Tbe,‘M"onil«i<r says that the, chastisement of'tbd
by whose orders Father O&pdelainsyr&a'be*
hfaded; Will be'idade public" ; c , . 1
1 ~apbi36a. ....
! Cape Town dates to August. 13th hod been <received.!
Difficulties had arisen between the British ana Porta*,
guess, authorities relative to the Mozambique ohanneL
. : A'atOali euttor ffom Natal, while trading on ’ the east
'cbsst,had been, seised hy'lbe Portugqeso.i'The.crew
had been sent'to Mbiambfqae,' and placed Ini obarge of
the British ooniul, who demanded the boat and cargo
uuiucoeasfally He bid"left to represent
the caeeto the Foreign Office. '
! Commoyoialilntelligence*
• LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET’.—The Brokers’’
■droolir statos the rilss of theweek &t 68i20fibales/of
6 603 were fin speculation, ah 4 0.600 for export.
All qnalltleaiiad advanced ontho week, bat
•the advance was scarcely maintained aitb® ctoM, hcld*
eys offering freely . bat showing no to press
sales. Some authorities state that the market was firm*
er. bat not qaotably higher - -The sales of Friday wars
•8.000 bales, of which 1,000 were on specnlatlon *nd
T 000 for export, the market closing qnfqt, at, the fol* •
Hewingantho'lied quotations: -.» * • •->
J Fair Orleans, 7&'d j Middling do . 7Kd ; Fair Mobilei,-
r,MMi H’ddllns do.. 7,S ; l§4;,k«ir Opl,od«, 7«d(
! Bslddl!ogdo . 7jfd.
, i The stock In port was estimated at 608,600 bales, of
'Which 446.0 n 0 were American 1 . - : . < /.
- I STATE OF TRADE IN MANCHESTER.—The Man
chester advice* continue favorable; pricey were sttndy,
‘though the barine** was WithcutmaUHil chauke.'
< LONDON MONEY MARKET—Consol* closed on
Friday At. 97X097# fbr .raonejvsal ,07X097jf ! for
-account;
Sney was Abundant. s ,
e bullion ! fn' the 1 Bankfef'England had increased
,000.
-flat Silver, 6s Qfld;-Dollars, GsjAmerleanEcglM,
7fis l **d.
; BtyEADSTUPFfI MARKET.—Messrs.
Richardson, Spence, A Co. quote Flour drooping, being
offered at a redaetjiqn jritbout finding buyers. Western
.2ue2ls; Philadelphia end Baltimore 21*022a 6d ; Ohio
22b Ada '6c. Wheat quiet but steady: red Western fa
40064*61'; white Western 6 i Bd&6s 6d'{ white Southern’
84. . 5-1/8 of heated Qatly reds At sg>sKs, Corn ,
dpHandnbmlral At 34» for yelfo'w end 05s for white.
» | Messrs. Biglond, Aytha, A Co. quote Corn Is lower
on the week. ✓ .>x.. ,
' I LIVERPOOL PROVISION: MARKET;—Messrs s Big
laud, AJtba, A Co. \Bioh*rdron, Spence, AOo , James'
McHenry, and others, quote Beef, heavy;.. Pork.quiet,,
but steady. Bacon,quiet. and' inferior qualities' easier
td bar at former rates LardduP, bat’s eody. Ia Tal
low an average business was doing, without :qaotablev
change to rates;,Butchers’) 61s; i'>
PRODUCE (MARKET.—Thef.brokers?. 1
and others cijca’ara quote Ashes quiet at 81i.6d®32s
for Pots, and 83«®84s for. Pearls Sugar dull but
.steady. Coffee quiet ’i Rice heavy, at a decline of 3s ;
Carolina! 18s: 04; ; Tea. firm;-Congou, 10 to 30Wd.
Rnsin duUat,4»2d fer common.. IHldet .firm Phfla
delpbla Bark 10s Spirits Turpentine dull Seal Oil
'£38033 10s ; Cod d . £34031 10s. lu Linseed Oil a
gAod business Is doing at 83s 6d034s Cd. >.
. 'LONDON MARKET B;-rMCMrs t Baring Bros, quote
the Corn mirketdnlL Wheat ,<tecljned,lo2s on Eng
lish American-White l»- quoted 440605, and red apd
amber at 48s. Flour ranges fromSOo2se Iron steady:
Welsh rails stead* and in better .demand at £0 ssa£fi
10s; Welsh' bar £0 6a Sugars firm but quiet * Coffee
firm, with a slight. advance; .ehtefly op the fine grades;
For Linseed cakes there Is a fair demand; New York is
quoted at £11; Boston,£Jolos.
;Fi*b Oil*—Sales unimportant Sperm £BBOB9 ; Seal
£BB;.God<£B4loa; Linseed very dull at 325.9 d. Bice
fxm, fallow doll-at49<-3d on the spot, and 49s de-
Irerable'durlDg the last three months in the year.
Tea—Avsrsge business -aUuobbanged .prices; Congou
quoted.pt lOdplQlfd.spirits Turpentine 89s, Ornde
Jute 64. -„* >, .■
HAVRE MARKET—For the Week ending Be'pt* 21,.
Inclusive. Cotton, firm; sales of the. week 10.000 bales:
Now Orleans-tres-ordinaire 112 f j' fctook W,OOO bales.
The manufacturing advices .are favorable. Breadstuff*
hive 4"declln!ngtendeDcyiani arc quiet. Ashes steady.
Obffee quiet hub firm.. Oils—Sain are unimportant.
Bice dull. Sugar steady. Lard firm. Tallow drooping
Whalebone unchanged , - -' * Tr
' ‘AMERICAN SPOOKS—Messrs,' Baring Brothers re
porta limited httsineiß at previous rates ?her*have
been a few fetes of Government new
For railway bondi ls an improved demand, at
improved prices*.,lllinois R, Central shares quoted
at 23021 discount) ditto sixes. 1860 .(Freelands ) 760.
78;.ditto sixes and'sevens, 1876; 81088; U 8 bonds,'
sixes.>lB6B, IC6olos^j ; dltto. 1867-8, 104»106; AU-,
batda bohds, fltep', 78j Kentucky sixes, 0)093; Hsiy- C
laud bondif, 'fives. 64095; Massachusetts bo as,'
fives,' 102# <wloBtf : • Ohio sixes, 3870, 96 097;
Pennsylvania fives, 79o80; ditto bonds, 1877, 84#
086# 5 Tennessee bonds, sixes. 89082 ; Virginia sixes,
1886. 82084 j.dtttq fives, 1888. 83 o 8»; Micbig&n i Cen
tral rlgh’S, 1869,- 86088: ‘ ditto shares; 66060; New
York Central sevens 03095';. ditto shares, 75077: Erie
sovens (convertib el.3oo3s;:dlttp Sinking Funa, 350
<0; ditto shares 16® 18j,Panama bonds, 1850, 96®98;
ditto 1865,93 k 094# } Pennsylvania Central sixes 1 1st
mortgage, 90091. ' ' "
Tho Loodon Times of Friday quotes actual salssof'
Central Railread shares at 28 discount; New Yotk
Central flares at JO#; ditto aiding fund at 84# 08^.
The Yellow Fever lit New Orleans.
* Nay Ohlkans, Oe’i f —Tho.deathflfromyellpw fever
yesterday numbered fifty-six
Naw OnnsAis, Oct. 7 Tp. tfre' 4s e tits pffhii jfv
saciattd Prsss ; Ple&rp give circulation to this ad
monition 1 •fitrgoge.ra should kepp away.from New Of:,
leans until there is a inarkefi jibatorneot of the fever,
of which they will be fialy afiviped. The epifiemlp if
pow sustained by hew comer;. A•• r'' i*lt V >
’ ~ - ,( J. BEYMpUR, . *
■1 Presldeqt of the New Orleans‘Associated Preu. '
~ Destructive Fire at CinoimiKti*
1 CmoisNAtt, October T.—At two o’clock this morning
A fire broke ou< in D. P. Stllei^'liquor store, in Colum
bia street, and the entire contents'were destroyed.
1 The ilames communicated with the Miami Oil Works,
and Lay A, Brothers’ Printers’-Ink manufactory, was
also nearly destrpyed/
- The loss is estimated at $20,060i ' The Insurance has
n<jt been ascertained. „.
, Destructive' T'iro f at Akron, Ohio*
, Oubtimnp, Oqt.J —The exteuslve .barrel factory qt,
Akron, Ohio, was destroyed by fire last night. Seventy
five men are thrownout ofeniployment. The 1 sals
estimated at 10.000. on which - there is an insurance of
ga,OCO. r
, ’ . i UK
rlv«d.fr6m Fort:Unlonv»ye!.2hat lodlau Agent .Red-,
field was,at Smutty Bear’s Camp, eighty mtjes below
Port Bihdall, on the 24th ult. The Indians were flftuoy
jtqWhrdi the 1 whites; and serious trouble was apprehend
-oij with'thil Blouxahd Rlccaress *''
i
’ | \Cairl Fo?mes at Si. Louis., > >. x
, Bt. Lohis,' 7^—Carl'Formes elosed a brilliant
and successful itrles of conoetUhere lart night. ' '
from Washington—Official Despatches
from China, etc.
. VfJuaiBOTOS, Oot. 7.-Hon Win. B. Read, our Min
, Inter to China eayn, in hla official deipatohei, reooived
.to-day. that after he had stoned the treaty, he,made a
arrangement with the Commissioner* for
b£&4ji2Stm*fil of tlje claims of American eltfiaiia'
at Canton, by which jk>r
:tloos~'of fhedutiea at fihangbae, Fob Chan, and Canton,
appropriated to that end. He intohfledto
HaltVffafthg the.summer months. each of the-porta of
Japan as might be- accessible* ana return to the United
States; by way of Bombay, in November or December
next
Commodore Tatnell, in his despatches to the Secra
tvy or the Navy, dated July 6th, after saying that the
entire EasULndU squadron would soon be ahown.to. the
Japanese, remarks that no better opportunity could be
selected for a temporary absence from the coast of China.
The reeent treaties, and termination of hostilities, to*
fgtyyptStiKMi* swarms of Eogliskard french shipsin,
the rivers, mast place all the ioreigniUtorests of a law
fnl kind iw.perfect, eafe.ty; fqr .the present. tHe would
return with ihe squadron to the coast of s On!na about
the last of October -
The flowing is the latest statement of .the condition
1 of the United States Treasury: %
lalMooiSptll 8ept,).,... *10,171,000
EednoMon.. nearly OOs'.OOO
Dr.ft. paid.. , T ,r: 1 417,000
Brafta iMoed.., 1,270,000
both wt w “s-
Tlio Navy Department M preparing orders for 06ml
modore Shnbrtek, aM tho frigate Babin, will nail oatly
<m the fataguayUxpodUipn.. ... . J
Saenuel Ward, of New York, hai been appointed,
gßcr.tary i . ,\ P ““ “ '
TJie . Parngnay Expedition.
< ? ot l 7 —dtulge .Bowlln .recetTed hii
Snal instruction, to-day relative tbhl* minion to Pn4-
guey. He leaves thia afternoon for New York. •
The Kigliteenth Congressional District.
Hostisodok, Qot;7-rOypia 1 Perehlng, tbe Demo
eratic osnoidate for Congress from this dlstriot ad*
drewed au Immense : meeting in ..the court house last
night.-"- ' -- i'-* Ti r. j -
Massabhrisetts’ Politics.
Bosips, Oct. 7 s— The, pemoerata of the Eighth dis
trict hive.nominated,B X Butler, of Rowell, for Con
fr&s. The 4 lUpubllc4nl "Of tKAThlrd Congressional
Istrirt nominated Charles,?rapois, of Adams, -
Huntingdon County Agricultural'.Fair.
Hummouom, Oct. 7.—the county < fair .commenced
yesterday. The display is a very creditable one..'.'The
number of-visiters to-day was about three thousand.
..{ill . I '.» * »'„*' ~li fj '| £;i
The Collins Steamer Atlantic. 4'i
NSW Yoek, Oct. 7— lt.ts. reported that the Collins
steamer Atlantic has been sold to the pew Nicaragua.
| Steamship Company-jand Is to goon tbe line imme
diatejy,; ji;.,/.-;
Sailing’ rif the Canada’for Boston.
• ¥,AK»‘ x .pot. steameriCwnds, framliW-’
pool, sailed for Boston at 4 o'clock this afternoon., She
will be due on Saturday E&ornfng* t* -- 1 if' l • “■«»**
t :TEE CITY. ’
AMUBHMENYBTHIB EVENING. ' "
Acupskt or Mobjo,—“ The Ravels.” v 3
Mrs. D. Pi3Bowxaa‘< WAurov-arasav Thbatm.—
“The Inconstant"—“The Bon of the NightaV/f iiii
, WHSATLinr A .CLAKk*»S"AEOH-BTllSr: TsKAfls'—
“ Money”—“ Naval Engagements.”
* CosOßHt Hall.—Sanderson's Panorama of the Bos*
slan War;
NatiosalHall.—Williams’ Panorama or thctßlbls.
Abbsublt Boildihgb.— -t Blgnor Blits.'*- -
: ■'ajiAiVwUCJ
J^roccediugs.of Connelly. f **
yesterday afternoon, at the Cetmcil chAmbera., ,
f ... A asLiioy.BSAMrai'- v ~.j „
. The' following communication* were received: f v .*> ..
' One offering Stocker street to publlq use by the own*''
ers of ; the'ground.--
‘ tOne.'from'thO Commissioner of.' City Property,’
[stating that, in obedience to Councils, he had.ap-,
pointed, Job Bidgway as superintendent .of. Xenon
. >V'- ,4 i'
| tho Chief cEngineer ,of ~the Eire Depart:
|mOQt,>dbmfttffig'hlsasnoalrOport.-' • . --5
! 'One from ‘Mr.'Oreely, complalnifigthat been.'
1' epectlon of a shed sit Be»enth Market
'hjbrtok.thrwrp from a wigon, in ebhsequeun 4
of ‘ V.,*’ , v , T .
: Oiie'frothdhe City'Controller ,'showing tnat the sur--
plus in the account pf the sinking fond is flO 700 T ''''
[ One Bnperintondebtot Qlrard'Eßtateß.giv
ing a'detsiled account of the financial efTairs of the de
'paJtujeut^kF-- - ,fl '■ -c
-f One presenting tbe claims of a patent fire plug.
! The abovo were referred to the appropriate commit
tees.
Mr. Neal submitted the) following: d. 1 ;VaV, ;; tX-
Re*olved\ty theSsleot and Common Oouncilof thfc.
city of Phlisdelphia t .that whenever the head of any de
partment shall advertise* for' sealeohroposals to fur
nish eribpth,;for the.use of
the city, in order to avoid all suspicion of unfair deal
log in awarding the contract,;he' #ha)lj ; in
tisemedt, specify the’time'wnen ssil'prbposals shall be
opeued sod invite all those who,may offer 'proposals to;
m prekknt at the 'opening of the'same, whioh "shall be
done in the presence of- a quorum of the committee
of, the departinent,, (
| A reaolotlon was submitted, authorising certain pay
ments for the introduction of 'gas into tne almshouse,
tl e amount to be transferred fs»m other items of appro
priations to said department" Agreed to'.
i Alio, one, authomtng,,the Commissioner of ‘Markets
(to be nh# elected) to procure a hew set of books, If
necessary. to f na
A re'&blutlon trim Offered that the^Democratic Club how
occnpytng Germantown Hall,’ without paying any rent,
be requested to relinquish the place, and that it then
be devoted to public purposes. 'Deferred to Committee
4>n Property* . ~ . ..
’ A resolution was offered by Mr.' Lcidy. authorising
the CitpLCpotroller to audit the books;of .the l&te Coins
ml**lonerof City Property. .Agreed to. ■ r
i Also,‘by the same jtfamMr f a resolution i£At
their number absent themselves, in order to defeat any-
of a quorum, it shall he'COnsidered a'
Contempt to the Chamber,' -The bllEwas'rdfured a sec
ond • - »«.. ” , 1 /ifi? Wi »fl'f
. Mr- wiiilwiajprssanted.ATfinortj'froia'
'tiener oocOifUtremsm; an
item of *1.600, - .• '
. On motion,- the resolution from Common Council
ittfpefi'tingthe Moyamdnslsg Hose Company*-from tbe'
fire department, was taken up and referred to the Com
mittee on fyttsta and Fire Department of this Okamber.'
, The ordinance-from Common Council appropriating
moneys to the reoairs of Girard ;uvenue bridgedete<.o
was taken up, debated* at tedfona length, and finally
concurred In. ’j - -<• *- > •r, ?>
; The ordinance authorizing the paving of Twentieth 1
and other streets 1 was - catted up. ft .wu -slfghtiy
amendod, ayd pent beck toCobmon Ooanrti.~'-v . d
i Mr. Schefield submitted a report from the Commit-’
tee on Health, reporting the correctness of the bill of.
Lane Schofield, of the sum of $lOO, for services Ten
dered In filling up a lot in Styles street, and in ordi
nance making'appropriation to pay sald sum. The
ordinance was pasted.
; Mr, Benton’.reported a bill maklngin appropriation
to the Guardians of the Poor 1 , for the balance’of: ex-'
penaep for the y«nr 1851,. Laid over. v
, The ordinance appriiprlating - $3:000 to' tho 1 -Highway
Department, forrispAire to the Oity'Bailro'ad, wasJeon- f ‘
curred in. v . .
Sir* HeaL offered a reaolutton that the. Oblef Com*'
mlsrioaer Of Highways report, at the'next meeting of
Connells, by what authority the Reading Railroad Com-*
pany hare reduced the width of their track -In Willow
street. Agreed to. .:c ?-n ” . = V" T .v.;7IC
After aome’other unimportant boa In ess, the’Cbamberi
adjourned. 2 - ■
OOMUOX OOUHOIL, ' V
.The Chairman submitted a'^ communication from 8
P. PearoD, Chlef Englneer of the Fire-Department,
•hqwlog theloperalloua of the department for ‘the past
year. Laid pn the table. . - r
The total number of fires were J.... 96
‘ " ** .’..38
“ , “ . -from chimneys 6
Department called out.. 119
- ■ |n 5erTi0e.............j ..04
Total loeaonreal estate.. $42,876 00
‘‘ . personal estate,... 1 8.760 00—5101,616 00
Insurance oh estate. 17;155 *. "
’ u personal estate..-.. 16,400 00—533 555J)0
Loss over in50rance........................ ,$68,060 00
Also, a oommunication from the Controller calling
attention to the fact, that there were $36,000 now in
the treasury applicable to the sinking fond. Referred
to the Committee on Finance.
. The Chairman announced the monthly committees of-
Invitation to the Olrard College.
Mr. Hacker, on Finance, submitted
a'report, withao ordinance making an appropriation of
$2,016,67 to,the Oliy.Oounblls, '
- Abe, an. ordinance appropriating $3.834 24 to pay
sundry bills against.the city. Among them were $433 24
to Mesfrs..>'Cr)iay A ,Matkley. for. printing ;
Prof, R.S. Bogers for analytical post mortemexamiQa-,.
tlons, ahfis2,2oo for temporary loans. : / •>
Mr rM&sohermoved to-lay-ibe-bIH over
Sent'. Not agreed to; and .the ordinance was adopted!
Hr Hacker submitted an ordinahoe making an appro
prlatioa-of-$8,916.90 to-paj the claims incorred'by-the
construction of the Eleventh-district 'station house, In'
theNlneteenthwaid’ ” ■ m - C‘
Mr. Steeling opposed the hill, because the work was
done without the anthor-ty of law or ordloance.
Mr. Bullock urged thepaymene of these claims.
Mr. Potter declared the whole thing a fraud upon the
oity, and that he should vote against it 'Herald the'
original ordinance authorised an appropriation of $2,800
to build this statlonhoute. - - 1 *: >■ > - ‘
Pending the discmMlon, the membeis of’ Select Coun
cil entered the Chamber.' *-- -
’• u'Bß'ytKO IX pOKVBKXton.
The'roll*was called and the’vOte stoodas follows ;
Jbr Cpntmtesipncr of Markets,
N.T'. 8areaux^,,,.',...'.881 Jes*e A. T.Law5........8
.Jfpr SvpsTintendent.of&vsts,
Charles Oat 791 Charles 00pe............1
The ebair declared Messrs- Bareanx and Oat elected,
andjSeleot Council returned to thcir Ohamber., -J \j 5
Tee ElevoDth-dlstriat station-house appropriation
bill was agreed to by, a,vote,of 41. ayes-to 27,nays.
Mr. BulVoh, of the Oomm’ttee. on Highways, sub
mitted an ordinance authorising the .widening of -tbe
footways on. Jefferson avenue, from Greenwich .to, Mif-
IliU streets. Agreed to. -
>■ Also, a resolution authorizing the paving or Clinton
street, in Seventeenth ward: Prime street,inthe Second
ward; Twenty-first street •in ■ the- First ward; Baton
street In the Nineteenth ward ; Wharton street in the
First yard). Twenty-second,- street In, the Fifteenth
ward; and Brown street In the Tenth ward. > Agreed
to. • - - - -- -
Also, a resolution to open Fourth -street from Cad
walader to Oxford str Adi) 'Agreed to. • --. 4
'• AlsoVhrdttlutiotf.tO'repaveiQUVert and Northrop.:
streets. Agreed to. , . '•<
? Alsot'a resolution author'sing, the Chief Oommlg-;
sioner of Highways to oleanee the streets of the city
dntil the first of January *■ - ,
. Mr. Kerr moved to amend that the Commissioner ad
vertise fer proposals for each dlstriot for the perform
-ance of the work op to the Ist of October next*. ,!>
v Mr. Steeling opposed the amendment, as the con
tractors for' cleansing ’the itree'Bihad not complied
with the terms of their contraot, and during the past
year hid swindled the city out or about $55,000.
Mrt Kelly said this experiment o£ oleans|ng the
Htreets-'by-the authorities h'd proyed-a. failure,,, He
called attention to that section of the Consolidation act
whieh required that all the work shall be perlormed by
contract. ' ' >-. *
The'amendment was lost.
The resolution was agreed to by a vote of 44 to 12
Mr directing the Commis
sioner pf the West Philadelphia.
Passfmgqr Railway .Company to discontinue the'laying'
of their rafli'oh TUI afreet; In West Philadelphia, until.
they have the qonsentof Oouqclls.' Referred to' .the 1.
Committee oh Railroads. * ' *
Mjr. Dlpkinßon submitted a rpsolutipn requiring the
Chief Eogiocer of the Highway and Survey Depirtmeak'
to advertise for proposals for rite work on the COhock- -
SinkcTcekjVlne Moore and TwOaiyisdOohcf
street culverts. Agreed t<>. , f •>*; - n
Mr Hutchinson, of tbej Cpmmit suh-'
mltted an ordloance authorizing culYera''p'R v !Hirard
ayenue from Ridge avenuo,to Eighteenth sttoct: one
pa Aroh street, from Eighth tp Math street : one on
Jefferson street, from Mifflin io Sevebth'Mreßt ; one pn
flfiaeDt)i «ttB«t I frop lilb(rV'to Atch gtceet.Vnd ?ne
on Race street, from Cheater to-Eighth street. Laid
over. - . ?
Fo^aiiTEiia.—-Mr, ;piair. the prepriotor of
a grPcery.ftOryattne ndrth>rr«st' eorner of Bevehteenth
and Qeo7g4 kfresttf,' itates that his store was entered on
Wedfissdby- r ii|ght, f ‘by imeans>of'» nippers,” the’key'
bavieg--bSoan fl ft Jnthe look l®ajde. Itwaa robbedof.
s2sohhd ; fcgb!d-watoh! '' k ui ’’ -- - ’
A colored man named Owen Btalt had one side of his
throat cuVwith-a ra*or in a fight, yesterday taorning,
■at Plgth and' 8t Mary Streets. The wounded man was
taken-to the- Peonsylvanla Hospital, where he wanted
to fight the policemen who had taken him tp the Insti
tution !JJ
Niobt Sphooi.—By referenoe tP an advor
tl.ottent ‘in'to'-day’J PSpM, It ,wi'l;bo Mea that a alght
scb9Ql t forgiriB will Monday fiext. at theschool
houie In Carden, beloW BuUontfpodstreet.' ' , 1 ''
, 5 SuioiDB.VA JBftti.Dam.ed, Haley; residing in;
Pine street, below Sixth, committed suicide yesterday,"
by tekißg laudanum. •" Tne CoHdbr will investigate the'
.•nir. ■ ;.v;■-v. t
i>isD at Hkr Imjukms.—Emma BlacisatOEo,
a colotod by her olothes taking
fire on Wednesday night,died at the hospital yeatefday.
Its Advantage.—Some time ago, it will
be remembered, Dfcr Jatfijryjetltloned Connells for per*
miss!os; : |o water for purpose* of
protection against in which be expe
rienced Virarm opposition. Tjierabaurdity of thatoppo
.”s°“ WMijllustrated* yesterday, in the prevention, by
~jj/ «£*•>/ Are apparatus, of *'is»riooB conflagration
balf.past twelve o’clock A Are broke ont around
the boiler lpthe basement of-ihe five-storied building
* h ® 'ootbßide of O&rter Street, above Second, oocu
ped byfbe Sunday Dispatch *B their press establish
bv The Press"as composing and packing
Th ®. flames spread with great rapidl’y through
e “ 6nt « end almost as soon aa they were uis
?n! o^« he "? < ske5 ke J>°tt*ed upward through the build-
S£ SJi , " wd } 11 c «>«d* from all the upper windows.
PV/« f Vr,^ rj 18 \ h? .composing, room of The
r/./. wW. “E"®? 19 °* tw «“V ®e n were at work'at the! r
eases when the flre~brnkevout, ScKranid was>the io*
orsßse of the smoke,that tie/ had trifly fotSheir tires,
hastened to the ’as6£'fft P berofa T |hoVWmM ll reMh I the
ground hose Wes'-attached to the. stationary engine at
dl °*: ® n< * * steady and poworfulstream I
&» dames, 1
in a few minutes, and preventing their further Spread.
The damage done tothrbulldingis not serious. The
psmei vreha condnbdi to the flnrt Aoori and.to the wood
work .immeliateljr pf,the,boller.
No water was thrown'Above the first floor,, end, the
damage above this floor is little or nothing. , Thfe largO
new cylinder-press open which the Dispatch Is printed
was very near the flra,hnt in'stafrtearfib damage, except
f.*otn water. The next edition of that
journal „ ready fqcWMT was destroyed. The entire loss
to the building and iu contents is covered by insurance.
* The*' cbnUfra of the building were highly valuable,
being
Alcmts, Hiqfken,-wWs
the lofty structure,# very'BaHonW'lc&i wbtfid f ifkYe re
sulted, and the flames; wpulchprobably have reached to
the ad^9i^ipg ; In
More Pbobablbi Wednesday
poli^n^eMiped^aw^hxgftOjdutyi
among otljer premises, the door of atnmming store,. fn
Lombard ttrefe held*'Wo£d? kept by fc’FitofcrHrotaaS
named Adele Felix. They found that the dobfwaa :ud
fasten ed,and;that therewa*; smell pfi smoke
in the ®tore. making a jou;eh % they found that
the place hid beta set on flames had died
ont or their Wing beenKJndled in a
eonflnedjpUca,^hese f thery. was not sufficlens,.air,Ao
keep np_ cbmonatlon.. .The Pire was sent for,
and commecced an jinyfstigrtlon • into the oueiT {Par*
tlally burnt matches were found 'strewed abonffiml
there were numerous other evjdtnees of the Are haring
been purpoaely^W^iedV l VMie stock 1 in l th F e store was
of little value, the best goods baring been removed. .
The goods were insured for $l,OOO. Mies Felix was ‘
afterwards arrested, and committed to prisem-tbfehewer I
the eharge ofarson The atore la, .located in a large !
structure, which is known 1 is Oriel's Building. The
two squares ot the store? and is
alleged to have been seen prowling about the neighbor
hood at a vprr’eaWy botuSVjCettrday, morning. Her
Igoods, she states, were worth $2OO, upon which she had
<a policysl,oo0’in- tVe^Nbrth 5 American Insurance
■ [Company, dated April 22d, 1858. She had a hearing,
‘yesterday- tdornln&j * before A’dennah'-Patchel/’ who
‘thought the evidence warranted him in committing her
; 10^ answer the eharge of arson- She is believed to have
fired the stot<?q4 fcfgettiogtWfmhnuioe,**
•which, by her own admission, far exceeded the value of
her stock ofgppds, v --y .► ij fr'J t# j 1 \(Q
. The circumstances of the ease look very auspicious,
as boxes* a wertf ibiit kbont one-third filled
with good*, .The .curtains, whichare.uMd.tp keep off
had‘bedn^arttrigid''ifl a'mbnhdrfeat#
window was ahole, throb^hTwhich-ai>y firb Oottldhfevu
been distinguished i» thp street. Thu mt.filled with
paper, among which matches 1 had bo7n sprinkled
quantltyiof matches,^old-?ragsi *&e ,'Wr» Also found!
piled away under the counter. Had the fits- got that,,
least headway, the whole store would have been to
. flames in a very few minutes} t-j £-s‘N.-. J b,;i4: {an
; Tffff, iS.hPPOSED Svioihß,—The tmrortunafc^.
man whose diaeove'y-on-board“the ahip Shamrock, with
hlstbrctt eat, we yesterd*y,notlo6dj4s
He rtaferthaVoirTawdiy nigal hAwM
oC
drew a knife and cut at wound on hla
throat. This story i^^erfectlyaßsuid,and has been i
manufacturedto gloss' ovdrhiaattoijpt dp<* Bii dwn ;
life. with,which he cat his throat was found !
under his pillow cdvwed with blood. He does not ao
<ount for this oiroumßUnbp, noF'ddes , * h«i - tell why'lfe
mornlngiimthc hold <sf^r
\ Prom letters directed to him, and a stamp fppndr In
his truck, the name of the wounded manig.Mg&laititd.
to~bsTr<±rPi6denihil.. Asja frequphdy,the caKu.wiih
iaUors,he went by the - assUtn«d(saniV f of Bmittt.' *Hi*j
tor- / V
Condition fu much improved yesterday morniog, and
the physicians at; Uxft .hospifcalusto offthS opibftn' that
be will recover. He is abletotalk.botis not permitted
to converse much. V { Viahra
! Lieut. Sowers, mysterious affair
Occurred, yehbway, in order to
gain Home farther knowledge* In regard to the matter.
Jrendenthal siys that nobody on the ship ie to blame.
« hewm. not lidnr ,^ditheW l ?toiVwatffttfecfcwl'oi Water
street, bitween Race and Vine, while on his war to the
vessel, by two znefr) WkfchT
and inflicted itba wfliißil«.wl\fiih;h>i»>iTMjK|u<m*jtti
licribedTHe tfaked nVstaiement In
He said ho fell down the idrihFl&'to'ttiv
•wm found. The whole affair ie a very
singular one, and givpa risftto.ihtfc£BpkCd}itfen.' i iU u
| Friendless Childreh.—Two children were
yesterday committed by Jud?eTh din peon to the North
era Home for Friendless Children. One of them, a lad
eleven ye»rs of age, had mother, his father
was a confirmed inebriate j and his elder a'ster, a. box*
maker by trad*, who had supported k -Wtd slide* His
mother’s death, was now out of employment, and was
uncertain whether she could get ariy dtfrfng the ensu
ing fall and winter mopjhs.,, family has seen
better days, bat misfortunes have'drlven the father to
and the child
ren to the oharitiesof stranger*. ..
’ The otherwas lltife girl,
scarce three years old, bearing the ruddy hue of health
upon her dimpled cVmE. She was found alone.'arid in*
toera/at Hanover and Otter -streets;
mm? last, slnee which time the police aVfl
iterator* have made diligent efforts to ascertain who'
* are the parents of.;the. child; /.The Jittle stranger bore
the evidences'or neglect lh’the clothing which‘she
wore, aid' ftf the ,-uncleanly? eotull^oh
little vovoM^onPHeie
biniappyto dHEmh tare«4i»,how anyone,
B&hantae& 3r JratirtUstf^
.the appearance of oncthatbafl 5 broughtito-ithe
etty from the conntry./ ; iTliae .wUi.Mrhaoa, reveal
«td her new guardians the hiddOn hfiKorrof the little
£waif. tJI Trim
i GERtn.K 'Mxss MBETisa:;i3r;tom -Third
District.—A large mass mesti&gPof'thj of
the Third Congressional district was held at Mechanics*
Hall ltatevuiing'jiThe iqe?tipg-w»* called, to Order hy.
Gabriel Wolf, an anQrLfCoiantpn,Democrat, t who nomi
nated Mr. P. FSsell for Pres-denb/and amumbcr of VI ca
Presidents and Secretaries, among whom were a num
ber of gentlemen who voted for Mr. Buchanan in 1856.
The first speaker waa Gilpin, whb nrged the im
portance of a general,participation j n the present con
test by the German citisens of the district, advocated a
protective lar'ff, and denounced the Kansas policy of the
Administration, -e itTo-*
, Mr. Gilpin was sueceedeOy Mr v £oeb. Mr. Verree,
<Mr Malke. Mr. Wolf/ ’ genttenfan was an
advocate, nan and popular koverii
efgnty In 1855, baton this occasion gave aaeathlng.re
view df the edaraeof Liofly in
1866 T The speaker compared the bribe . offered, by ( tha
‘Englieh bill to the temptation on the Hooht] whWthe.
.kingdoms of the earth were offered to the Baviour by the
arch-fiend if, he would 'fall dotraland vodaHiilhlmi and
he contended that a Representative, whohid once been
fMso and faithless? wrtrtS wHh’Lahuy, could
not safely be trusted either or the
Ur ”, apanio i« . £ i
■ , Fires.— An alarm of fire at four.
o’clock, yesterday morning. It broke out ? a^soog‘kom6 1
shavings, In the third story.ofFeßor’sCoach faotory, at
/the corner of Bixth and Franklin streets. The flames,
.which are Relieved to Have originated from a spark from
a, furnace, ;were < extinguished tfjth backbit',of
water.
' The alarm' at 7“P. M.’;yestArdar, was'caased by the'
partial bumiog of store No. 1006 North Second street; 3
below George. It was used'as'a "dry good? store.,.. The.
loss by fire iiJnOt important,;huthhajfirenoh(ng by wa-i
ter will cause a loss of $560 How the fire originated
remains to be seen. A maninamed‘Pet Klernan, who
resided alone in the hnllding. left it a few minutes pre
vious to the alarm. He is inftteperata and erratic In
hte hablte i Ho; has evjn'i been.*regarded? Mafia.
He was seen, before the fire broke out, liiqfront;-
of the store, with a loaf of bread, in his pockets
aqd acting very strangely. It«is* thbught that be set
fire to on J a lotrer shelf while passing with a
lamp, before <elosipgntbe vtorr P *rA warrant wuMsued
for bis arrest, Vut kta' tateli'o'ar heTiad not been taken.
Found Dead in 1 nitr'RoSitJ—On Tuesday
night atna»%htftogiatirtd!his name as E. Pope, New
.York, took up quarters at the Qirard House. He .was
seen at four o’clock yesterday afternoqn walking about;
but at five o’olook
•-of;his room. The Coroner''held An lt
appeared.that -ha dlq4,/iom.-.natural,causes,.! As the'
’’'werStharkea uponuearm or de
ceased, It is believed that the. name of Pope was an
assumed one His trank and wearing apparel are simi
larly marked. , .... '(?;-•
DaowNED.—A lad named William F. Dean/
nine years of age, while playing upon * floating log at
Treadwell’s wharf, Delawara, below Christian street,
fell overboard and.was drowned-, The was suhse-.*
quently recovered The parents of the lad reside at No.
118 Washington street; The Coroner held an • InqueStVt
An Fr.EOTioNFOBi-TEAQHBBa of the
classes of the publio robools, for the coming season,
took place, in the 'dlfffrenEisefttionj, 6u«W«dnesdar
The principal portion of those seleoted are not engaged
as teacheto in the day- schools; bur they haV4 passed an
examination as , ,;>i. ‘-s/
The Leotubb Season.—Rot. Dr./AUred>
Nevin will deliver, during the present and coming
mdnth, a very interesting Series % of iMtureahffqto^tbe
Alexander Young Men r s Qnfistiah Assooiatlon, at the
Taberntele, eorner of. Nineteenth streets
Sudden Death:—A MrE.' Browhj residiDg
at Sixth and Montgomery streets, in’the nppeV part of
the city, died suddenly yesterday afteyuoop./.’The.
Ootoner was notified.
THE COURTS-
TRRfcE.RD AYi» .{PRO OKED INflfl.
[Reported for The PreBa.l </; . £s y.f,\
- United States District Court—Judga.
Cadealader.—Bedman va Hunter. An aotion to' re-*
'coTefthSraftjotiat^ofambr^4§d:oacettalh-c6al ; lahds;
rin Lute rne. oounty—before*e ported. On trial*
humt for plaintiff; W.‘ S/rrfce for defendant. '
Distbiot Cqubt r Ko. l- r Judge.,Hare;~lh
the 'case of'tahdell 4 v.v.'DeharenJ 'an 'ictfon^qf.ejec*-'
ment, before reported, the jury returned ! a‘verdict for
the defendant.,. t , , l A ...
i District Court No.
—Weyman t-i The City, An Rowan recover .the,
value of services in collecting ballot I>Qxe&_.hefore-re
ported. . Verdict lor the plaintiff, '-,‘ r -•
' Beed vsl The City. An .'action 1 tor thevaWe of an
iron girder , Verdict forthe plaiutiff,.sso. , - *
ELgabqth, Murray. adpiiniatratrX'.Pf Tames»Marrav,
deceased, vs. 'Ahe Oity oT'Fhllftdcjphia.• * This was an
action to secure compensation'w tne widow of Jameq
Murray in:revising tortaln as
sessment booksj underuifeotipn’of the Ottjroommis-.
’ <Joorgo tesnfiefi ‘that*
James'Murriy w 44 employed to revise six* books, apd.
that'it e'hgsged'him steadlly Tor about' three months,'
day and night, The question Involved did the City,
ComthTs«dnbra' r illowmbrO’ thoh was proper? ■ $3OO is'
-theafhdnnt cUimedi' On tr|al. ’; ■ l,: -
Quarter ' . - .Thompson.—.
Andrew fclulvey Was of articles
yalued at $lB.. . >-*, ;> 'vwuv.4mwim ~
Patrick Oillis was convicted of the larceny of Iran.
' • Busan Moor* of«p»ultMd htftraU
John F Smith, Fj^nols J Cloud, Jacop Clay, and Geo.
Pitfleldrwere dhargedwlth'mt, and. asMult.qnd hattenr.
on William Be^rd.
After Mr. Beard v(as examined, the P.latript Attorney
foqnfi the;s was an error m the hitl'of-indiclxnent. end
the 94se was withdrawn from the jury. A new bill will
be sent up • * 1.,. t 1 k-A-t k- -J \
Bar Meetino—-Dea/A.o/* 3Vio?Bq| : TT. Hig*
gins.—A bar mootingVili he held at the Law Llbrary.
•this day. at M.. to take. acnopJ&.Mfenance toth#
'death of Thomas'w "Higglnß, Efq: ; * :■ iT. \
A Talk in a High ALtlTude. One of the
passengers in Godud’s balloon, during the last
crip from Buffalo eAsf, inf that
tho conversation of the men below oould be heard
whon the party were atthe height of five thousand
eight hundred boidialinvitation'Was given-'
the balloonists, by.a' Jliberfiian. on’.the add, “ to
dome oat of’ thafr, I’*bat 1 ’ *bat was respeotfally declined, 1
from'the fordd ofoitohihß.tanoes I .' !v ' ' ";,' v
r‘ Shockinq. Suioip?.s-A.’pai^ally : inLsAne lady'
who vraS- visiting, a ‘ibrother near -.Orville,'.Ohio,.in*
the lest Tuesday mornings
stood neari’thePtalltohd
jroaohing train. When near she sprang upon the-
Tacfifund’ran'dposher ha'hda and.'hheejCtoTneef
ibe f ebfiine to ; Stop’the train-
Vvailin|, and five oars iu thfi^bodj
FiM¥ccrt"iig^jßMfEEciAL
:v. TheJSoney JWalcket.if ;;-: •
!V JP»JLAD*LPHiA.^Qcto>er7, 1853.
The ease lathe xhirket still idntta&es. The
3‘ :&«&<. J"9“» i T“T«>"*l
statements are of little account these times; bnt the
two following art !ntereetin|;the'6rst belnja non-re
deeming and the second a i*dtetiftflg%aak
ThVo^^at*temVnV«f > the ifttfiairarg Bank'lilti
faUowe’r ili - ■-
f-s’!'-? 'A *
r!ohiS J 94
Stock of the ’ V sd.SOfi 00
Specie “ 105.605 23
United ßUstig Treasurynotes;;..../> 20,000" 00
Dae by other Banks ..-.Vi i.if 122,783 69 -
Notes orother Banks;/;.'; .7././.V 25,833 00
sWfci l (a£ present matkVi ( Tftiae) v .
mai iatate;.;;;i“ •
-.1 ?**•/
_ r /-•*, u. ?■„ ! AIABIMTIMro ‘iu .*•*; ’jJ . *o- i‘
Circulation.., 00
Deposits.;; i 163,408 41
Due to other banksa * «i.. *v # ; V., j 7 63 223 97
‘Tot*iV.....A...i.'’.AA,.5692,777 33
The Octobe* statement ofihe Fanners’Bank of Lan-
S«s«7>l*BafelJowg: mu vsl ~k 5 .
Amotrot of lowa And dUconnta $622 831 07
««SvS?!yP T * o ™??Xri*t7ZZ'Xt32o o
Gold and aWer coin 86,133 58
■ .-0 f,! r .'j -7 t ...i' t' •' **■ inq IVM go
Due from other buik«.....'; 108.297 40
Duo toother b%nk8......•. '2flJoa ?fi
Dae depositors JAYAAAAAAA 1775 m
Notes in cirouletton,..,,... 239,470f0
The speeiVmoTflmeht hu been as folSon: '
c- ; ’ 7 Since Ist Jin.
« . ttUtri'l rJ.'XTtf -’ .**<.> 186 T.
Exports from Boston.-. .$2,229,260 27.695 o^o
Exports from Ne* v Y«rkr.;.. ...20,951',696 33,856,860
wsm
ToUT. 528,614,146
The following is the amount'of Coal tranf ported orer
the Hazleton Bailroao,cfoj the su£ fceek* And since
February 1,1958: ' * .’-t.
fiZtlftiL* PBBVIdbsLY.-'total.
' . Tooe.Gwt. Toos Qwt. Tone.Owt.
Harleton’Go?S’Mlnea;.ll,692 ,! -36 ,?1 '?5,«68 v CS" r '79,349 00
I Cranberry f ,,y;.RMT i4_. 44.063,04 46.630 18
Diamond riJVWV,Bfe liP A *0,712*05 31,836 00
• Bast tnnr.L0ar..,..,8,670 05 >78,656 Ql . 82,235 06
Omacil^iaieli.’.i.vf2.7ollo H 58,468 01‘ ? 61369 11
'Mount Pleasant 1,189 13 13,114 06 14.253 19
l ToUl 16,204 12 2?9j6TO,^2j4rfeB7d:Ui
• PHILADELPHIA STOCK /SALES, ■
. October 7, ISWA„
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Tbere is Very little mcreowjt ththe-Produce markets
td-day on account of the rain,4as4 of isy
conseqaence to note in Breadstaffs, which ve /BtlU doll,
JOme 3®400 btls'.l’ioilj.&ii} ffmijd ‘tmyayi
M 60®5 62V for f good
|aed $6 760 6 26 for extras, as in qaalitr Thenleatothe
smaUa'rtte.«boHfflBQras>
fw common to.eholce brands of
and f6.soo7^'.bblfor-Lmoylot* 4 j,Bjr»llonr tsecaice,
worth .
ftri»u<»A*w«rthelatfer rate, and
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Cdrn Is unsettled and lower* with sales of bushels •
(hWI at
. 45046Vc afloat. Bye is steady.at 80o81e for .new, and
85p for.old, and not much offezinf Burk is
but dull, ats32 for first Ntfil’ 4d*»liroD. ! - : Cotfcon i\n
bald less firmly, and the stock is on the Increase, but'
oiriy about-200 Ufti HVb Tboßtf Aldcjfor
fair fiplands f : ca*hV' Groce-"
Hss are more Inquired for, .mid.>Ooffee
prices. Su^imdMoU^aware.he)d a^yertejiewa of
bikers. iifloti u Wanted, without
change in-quotations; "We'qaoW Sfera Pork at' $lB/and
Prime do * Seeds- in s£eady l demand, and’
bushels -CtoYtts&d brought f 6 bushel,
seed; Timothy is worths2® -
bushel^-Whirireyririirlimited demand ;*l6O
Bold at Eaaion dsat24c; hhds 23Ve,
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tale .of 2;178’ bags -BJ<r inhonneed foKt»-morrtw—the ; -
stock--eo4.'TeceiptafhQfW*Tar> art-.moderate,-Rad fct'eai-'
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• / 4teamar*B?tnore'fsYoi i abr4'’newB.- 'Prleik ra!e firmly,
'however., at-the annexed range: the’ sales yesterday
were 2,200 hales, chiefiy.in .transitu .. We qnotr: *•>.
Ktw YORK CLASSIVKUTICS. .
'Upland. Florida Mobile, N,O AT.,.
Ordinary... 11 'll! 4 “‘ll\
Middling. X .lB# « MSiT.'*
Middling Fair 181,' IS#, 14 ' ' "14'--'
*c.—The inquiry forWesteTii Canal Floor Is
te*« acttv#**od priees are again flolOatowerj'a'hd'aV ■■
the close the tendency la downward Oholce.branda are
yffiiiffilaif ' nU *> m**Kr
M ' i Tlia«Balfti**j'e-.B,4oO'bbls*t $B-2S©4;lfrfbrimsouml *
State; $4 8504 ©6 for superfine Western: 5505 25 for
fowfgradea of extra do ; s4'»©*4*9&4br superfine State;
. $605 25~f0r extra do.; $5.55e5 tor shipping brands
rrfhnd hoop extra Ohio: $5.6006,fi0? {bi.tcsdhJbra&ds - v
do.; $6 3008.25 for Bt. Lonls Wards, aid $6,4007.75
(or extia Ueueaee >. .. . .
Canadian Flour Tb 1 dull 5 and' supply fair;
jiajee of 800 bbls at $5.10&6 SO. Southern Flour is un>
settled and is less active; the saleaare 1,100 bbls at
S4.80O& 25 for nn v onndsnpe>fineßaltimore; $5.40©5.65
for good do. do , pnd55,750740/orfancr and extra do.
Rye Floor is steady at $3 2504.10. '‘Com Meal is quiet
at $4.1504 25 for Jersey.
Gluts.—The whWVnniriMflß Vluttnaud keavy, tha
nnplessant ireither and large arrivals at the lake porta
exert a depressing Influence. Sales of 4,000 has at
$1.23 for ehoiee.red Bouthern4 4 Jalr.wbitftdo ;
.$V.35 fdr prime white Canadian \ $l.BO for red Missouri
choice : and $l : 20 fws,'WnailptofrT«d Indiana.- '
atexty at MolTofcr .
s4JT©slc for Western and,Canadian. ,Barle>. .
is unsettled—a sale of 1,800 hui'flar Canadian Hr\T :
ported at $1.04. Cora la heavy and rather lower; salea
*o(. 38.000 fcut»t;7.l©7B«for &lt fcdo*
would command about fOo=and 90c for Jersey sac)
' Southern yellow. \
—UOLASaxg continues and heavy, aad in,the ah- -
vsehce pf impprtant transactions, prices are merely
tpmipal. :i'^lxu-V
FlqovisioNS.—The market la dull and lower for pork—
■thesupply liberal—sales of ©6Q bblratsl6 60ct10.?6 for
mess. $l4 230f4.75 for prime, doting at about one In.
aide figures. Mesa,la steady and In - fair demand i sales
of 230 bbls at $llOl2 for'repacked meals, and $l3 f or
extra do.. Beef hama are firm; sales of ep U>lb at -,
Cut meats are of 145 bbds at for ’
Sboalderßpmd-Sjgo'fbrHafts. "lard la unchanged— *"
the demand Is fair. bbls andtes«tlO#«
Ho. Dressed Hogs are In demand at 7o. 5 Butter Is in
fair demapd at Ho 18c for Ohio, and 13022 c for State.
Cheese is steady at 4oBc
IRI9B is in limited demand at 3c3#e, aa to quality!
* 690*88 are quiet but firm. We on y ofaaleaoF
boxes Havana at The b&Ha yesterday
comprised some 1,600 hhdsOabaatftl{a7Kc: 100 do
Potto Rico at 7#c, an4»a taw Orleans atsk oBjkc.
' Wbiskkt.—The market ia dull and. heavy, galea of
800 bbls at 28. ' - v * ' *- * * -
. {*Mkßts J>y i 'Selegi-J!p&;^ ■, -
B ai.timorilj Oct. 7.—3a]ea of Ohio juhl Hoirard atrwt -
«» W. l WWann »M.'fw6<ol SO; white,
$1 8001.55. : vhlte.<lseiBo: yellow, 83»
Provisions da\V. fair TUo lit®
Oot. T —There Is hut little inquiry for f
Gotten, and the prices are brisk: sales of 300 bales yes
terday.
Av.ousta, Ga., Oct 7. heavy receipts of e&tt<to '
from the interior towns censes a general depression.
Chicago,’:Oct,‘ 7.—yicnr Is qnlot.*:'Wheat'stesily
at 66c. Corn firm, and .advanced 102c...0ate steady*
Shipments ttHufftfd—l.OOd bbl« Plddr, 81.000 bos or
Wheat.. andil6=6oo bos Corn. To. .OswegOrTrNoJfloar ;
Wheat. Beceipts-3,600 bbUPlpur, 60,000
bus Wheat,drid'Ss,ooO*bb# Corn." •“
i New Orleass. Oct 7.—Cotton—Sales of 6,600 bales,
i Bagging Is quoted at 14rc, Bngac.aellB at 7jfo. floor
Is firm. Freight on flourf to Boston Sterling Ex
oh&nge bas advanced v. quoting at,B3f. per .cent pte
'miura. Brebange tmNewYork 1% per cent, discount. 1
Ohimknati, Opt. T.—llpur doll, at $4 50a4 60 for an-.
iperflneT Wheat dull—there Is' not much offering : red,
006; whlto, ’ll2c. Corn dull, at 500. Mess Pork,'
815.26. , £ajd,in bbla, lOolOJfc, *; -/ > ,
U .Death. PttoM Poison.—On Thursday week
a aumWOf ijhlldten who Vereat play in-Worcas-"'
teh Mi(6a :t found a box ,ot bed.hugif.poiwn ;ln tho. ?
et»ot,,hpd,o.6,iotneng<><i “ playing.candy", withit, C
teme of themoatlng portions of-.lt. Two or threa
Suffered severely .from the effects, and one of the'
'children, named John Haley, Jr., died ftOßo tha,.
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