, » . >. •_ -..•r ' -I :#- : ?^^S^fe , ' : ?4A<''' - V: 5-?--'' ' 'ss‘.t'. The. c lfswB... ..r ;ltt ; 1 :**wt&^*^***^?^ h^ art Wed atyNew York later, Intelligence from Burope. V 4CAUant!o'telogtapii Bt<wlc'’had.debHned to £34oa_ ‘-’-£370;. the Bank of France.’bad ;*> 'Vv : ’:T> d eotea4sif£L.7oo}ooo ; tn one mohtlvftTid tie IBank' v ;'l' ’Y ~■; o’/EngUti d’s'atook of; TS 'Yloe jtVc j/yO t vXopitan , Morocco* haya'tieen. axsassina-; tod; t Immediate measurerwerecbiitemplated for; 'top) The last 'adyidoa^m^Ohfn& , 'Btate, - rfi:*' : pommisi!sner'Tleed.. reina)ped';*t ; acttvcHnt bare re .oanklyi ekperi ended Several great rdofeats. -The V-\ *** iroti irdde at Birmingham'lias grebt# Improve^ ;’ y ThßyaiiH'oftho mlnea is oori; \ ’ „ .V- . /.by {nenr. Intelligence !! reports ct amounts ’•t *;& indiWdnally ; realised'are probabty'iMiaggeratedY 1 ' <' ' df ‘tlieSt. Bonis '■ ; ; 4 Peak, eays'that the miners ! ‘,. / "Tgeneraliy joioke from two'dollars and fifty cents to *. 7 \ 'firt;dellarß?petday,'aHhough : ’it is supposed! that ■; -. >v-i ’ ; ai , fir arranged-' fifteen .dollars per day -.. oan.be, xnade/ thinks there is room onongh for ' ' . ~ fr6m r lndependence "states that late ''iw >’£*•♦ ?e confirms tbe report of a second ‘ba'ttlV.'wlth the NftVftjoe Indians.' The agent states ~i -,-i 'weallh consists of 250 000 sheep, and' * J ' v, 'y : oo',oo.o.b ? ortes/ and.that if these are desiroyedby - ) % ihe/United States troops, they ; wIU become despe : -■ ‘ <y>iata,aad a seoood Florida rrar may be anticipated. ri ■ v:: The movements of- tho 'filibuster -Walker are . regarded withgreatinteroatat Washington. He -'Y; ; /isSaidtobe well supplied with men and money. ih»titbe;British fleet will pre - ■ ;-. vent him from landing in Nicaragua if he should \ i :: eioltemexifpMVftUa ftt Peorlai Iljlnpis, in " ’ ;X, of the failure'of thebanking house of f .*.« Qprtisa & Op., A-mob threaten! to destroy the * V .bankfoghoiise and ,tho. private residences of the ~V the firm. i .:•* 5 * ; iv > > Governor, Wife has written a Very, strong letter. “ •Iti favorof the re-eleotion of Senator Douglas. A ' ,lettdr;.from praising ’Douglas for winter, is also published >' U The Governor of-Kew York had aeleoted thelStb • of November as a day;of thanksgiving, and_ the * GdreMOrof-Nefr Hampshire, and several other have selected the 25th of November , . ■ for a similar purpose, t . > ■ Aljourncd meetings of both brftnohesof Oil; Councils were' held yesterday. ' In the Select Counoil a resolution providing that five members /'of.eaeh of the standing committees shall oonstitote u quorum was sgreed-to. -- The amendments of the n Com mon Oonnoil to the bill making appropriations ’ ? ’ Gnardiana of the' Poor'* were oononrred in ' Tho ordinanco providing for the ereotion of a - ’ brldgo at Chestnut street, to span tho Sohuylkill. .was taken np on a final reading; but no qnornm . :baing present, the Ohathber adjourned. ■' .'in the Carnmon 'Odhaftt,' a. motion to allow tbe ■ passenger railway care, to ran on Sundays was’ de* ~ feated by n vote of 33 to 24. The Philadelphia Presbyterian Synod (Old i. r t Sohool) continued its sessions yesterday. After ■ nn nnimated dlsonsston of the proposition to have J -/;; Commentary npon the. Bible issnod nnder the ~. ' ( , A ansploes of the churoh, it w»e finally laid npor , ; j-6-v. itiefesWe^. '/v . ' -"■ . • Tie: Pennsylvanla Bank bnllding wsS not Bold last nlght. An announcement was made that no . bl'l less than 3200,000 would be taken. and ho bid V ; ‘~V‘ ' : - i‘.2 State Administration. % t , Wepbserve that a few ot- the organa of the. ■ ; Goneral Adminietration; those in Washington especially, have deemed it appropriate, since j ...i. tho election, to attack Governor Packer, and I to-hold/himresponsible for the defeat of Lo, V compfonism i. inPennsylvania. No. higher • ■compliment could he paid to the Executive oi , 'this State than to; attribute to him and his.; . '' MHy ieclaihtlpnsJhgaihfit. Locomptonlsm the ,J'vextraoidlnaiyj revolution lit- -Pennsylvania, ; ( whlch;has attracted such universal attention : snch'iiniversal approval.’ Thai : ie 4 id speak emphatically and opportunely in. t- ’; favor of the down.trodden people of Kansas ?2 , ’’jl» ’6o tt? his decloratlonat the 7r, >; ,timo was not accepted as a good ofnen by, the af ‘ Washington,' and particu; ■ fttlyjby .the Attorney General of the United .' States, who blundered to Harrisburg for the - •>’ 'pnrpase 'of {)'reventing this demonstration bj r.tbe.Gove&ior. I . ,;,t , r This attack upon the. Administration of Go . > vernor Packer isonly a now evidence of the infatuattonbf the counaellora who surround , Mr. Buchanan. They long for new victims fortheslanghter.- Whon ouc eloquont Attor , ./ ney Gfeboral of ■ the State Administration, judge Knox,- unfhrled tho flag of Populai ’ ■ Sovereignty at Cochranville, Chester county. 1 : in' favor ’of .’Mr. Hickman, and boldly ad.. ' yocatedVtbe eloodon of Geosob W. ATb. ; bihoeb',.- ;in | the;; First district, against c .;.;''fßat'; ihdarnabY betrayer, “of the rights ol ‘. : \: ti(e ; ,people, - Thomas -B. Florence, thi ; Washington Union copied certain abnsive edi ’ ‘''.'toWals agairist Jndge KNOx, prepared nndei .■ ; the anspices of the-Federal Government, bj ~ i certain of its creatures tn Pennsylvania. ’ We .. .paid ;iib attention to this at the time, preferring V 'ltO/ let pass. But it is an evidence of im measurable -madness that after the election, when the coarse’ol'judge Knox, and the early /tTrsmdiitrppidjstmd of Gov, Packer In favor oj <• ;' the groat princlple of PopolarSorerolgnty, have been ,sustained hy the .people at the ballot ■'tfoxV .the.Washjngton.organs, assisted by their //.few feeble'followers .in Pennsylvania and else t' ' Whore, should attempt to hold to account the ; Executive/of .a.soyereignCommonwealth for . standing by. the rights of a sovereign people, •i TVe think- Governor Packer ought to be j. /gratifled that the General. Administration, not ' content with attacking Judge Douglas in Illi .;J:'noiB, should have determined to select him as another viotim j and we. can oniy hope that he : .willstand as stoadily by tlie glorious principle which ho' endorsed in his Inangnral as does . the Dittlo Giant in Illinois. ‘ , ■>-/ : JRorei gu' He ws, ; by; ; the ‘“Persia.” ' : ff?he rnail steamer {( Persia,” which left f bn tbe 18th ln&t&nt, arrived at New - vv y orkyOBterday-faten-days trip.; The E'nro- days later than the tWs previous arrival, 5 not very Important. > The Mahomedana', :havV; assassinated the French and, Spanish, consuls at Tetuan, in Morocco, retaliation will probably be inflict t > ln Candia, Dirther Mahometan outrages r been'a' heavy drain C from tho banks of England and France. c ; remain as high as OBJ j the Bank of has excited much dissatisfaction by , Inot lowering the rate or discount; ' the Atlan • tic Telograph shares have materially declined; ' „ cotton, oorn, and provisions ore dull; produce : * : was rather advancing. 1 . / L . .'Che'lndian news ■reports numerous “ de *of,‘the",rebels.'? Yet .Calcutta was ! alarmed, to the extent of having all the' V troopsiurfder arms, by 'a report that 7,000 in ' BiirgßDts were In the vicinity.' - -Affairs at China wore a brightening aspect. , - Mr. RAkd remained at Shanghae. The Mis : sissippl and Powhatan wore at Japan, and the V’Germantown in Canton Hver. , -Letter of Hon# Henry A. Wise. r The letter of Hou.Henrt A. Wise to tho State Central Committee of Illi \ /.noli, vrill bo found In ,this morning's paper. - It is one of the ablest and most eloquent politi - cal productions that have ever been written, and f read with deep interest. ■ , f about tho now Honso of, Ilepre- This the new cry of the Le oomptonites. How kind they are to the anti ■:;'t'ecomptonDora'ocrata-HioKMXn)SonwAaTz J ; Moxtooiiebj-, J. G. Davis, and others 1 They ' even class them os Democrats j and wo pro , , Hobaob e. tote, Mi ” Gaknett b! , r jpK-'Biqbsi'of New Jersey, aot „>V the Democrats-of the Illinois fle >bV,v ~ ..V,leggtioh v should. be ..elected, 'they will class . ,' as Democrats.. Who la inside, and ,■ ••! 'ivwhffi#ttfride,-.e > entlemen of: the 'Adininißtra- r ‘ !• .rebeiv&i a! w: X-'XX T.'B? Palor ‘The atatistfoj of ->n 4 mutter of ;wUtt'»i*t*WB:’week ago, and ! J '“X waelrocl \ ,3#" of * ' if „ ~.„ ... • , **. , ' “ ,w revived *> popy.of Hartftrmm Oil ,4=f JJlnotfl Poll* hotter : Letter Jttenden. Letter: . Thoisdy Is tfao ioIT PronlA?fca£fl&a.;.X£eneral py Swamp* ick upon the Admin jHANAN was first made by KErny'Ta Representative from gjouth Carolina* early in the autumn of 1857. Thirattack was made when the- Administration was fully and publicly committed, and Stanton, and to the great principle of Popular Sovereignty, as understood in 1856, and repeated in the in augaral of the present Chief Magistrate. It abounded in invective. It assailed Mr. Bu chanan and his Cabinet personally. It ridi- Culed and defied them s and, curiously enough, it.Waa, hardly alluded to in the columns of the Washington Union. The cause of thiß attack was the steady adherence of the Administra tion;'at that time, to the platform now occu pied by the antl-Lecompton jpemocracy. Col. Keitt has since become r tho;prime favorite at ; tiie Presidential man a lou j s now not enly in the confidence of but one of the’ organa. He* has won the victQrft?:having denounced the-'President and Cabinet, when the ;Northem people sustatfi<3a rth e m ; and the ground which he took inilBs7, against the Ad ministration, in his celebrated White Sulphur letter, Is now the ground of the Administra tion!' He may, therefore, ,be regarded as an Administration organ, and what he says should be the utterances of an\>racle. On the 2d of October instant, this distinguished gentleman a speech at a place called Whippy Swamp, South Carolina, in which he reviewed the present issues and prospects of parties. I Regarding Col. Keitt as, in some sort, the j representative of the Administration, we have deemed it proper to refer to this somewhat characteristic pronunctamienfo. Two.points are made prominent in this speech. One is con tained in tho’following extract: . “ Ihave seen it stated that all the Northern Democratic nominees for Congress are •pledged to disregard the provision in the Conference bill requiring the ratio of population for a member to Congress before Kansas should be admitted into the Union. This provision, just in itself, neoess&ry to fair dealing between the members of the Confederacy, was incorporated in the bill with more than ordinary legislative solemnity. It was an agreement entered into under circumstances I which invested it with the sanctities of a com pact. To it faith was plighted. It cannot be broken by the Northern party to it without per• fidy. if it be true that the Northern Democratic nominees are pledged to violate it, then it shows to my mind that Northern fanaticismis increas ing. and that resistance to it is giving way. If theNorfch bresksfaith upon this point, the ties be tween the two wings of the party will be weakened if net dissolved. The South oannot hold communion with those who betray faith and honnd on fanati cism. If Kansas is now thrust into the Union as-a free State, against and over the provisions of the Conference bill: if the South ts to be outraged by seeing this Territory. wtth its rebellious and marauding population, and its licentious and anarchical agitations, lassoed and dragged into the Federal sisterhood, in defiance of law and right and justice and pledged faith , then she must tear asunder party ties , and take her safety into her oum hands. The fulfilment of the bond the South must and will exact, and any violation of it must be followed by retribution. If the heavens, then, bo overcast with cloud, what is our polioy ? In my judgment our policy is dear and obvious. Wo should support the Administra tion and co-operate with the Beinoor&tio party, as approximating nearer to us than any other, until such 00-operation involves tbe saorifice of prinoi ole or safety. The Administration I believe to be ellable and trustworthy. Binoe the beginning of he last session of Congress its general policy has received my earnest support I mar hare objected to isolated sots, bnt no one oan be ezpooted to ap prove all the acts of any Administration. Admin istration I and parties mast he judged by the geno ral results of their policy and principles, and not by exceptional acts. Mr. finchanan’B Administra tion has boon made memorable by a series of bril liant snooesses. Be has done all he could do sinoe tho opening of Congress to maintain the rights and expectations of the South. Brea if tho party of tho North waver, I believe Mr. Bnchanan will stand firm. I believe, therefore, that his Ad ministration In the future will be suoh as we oan tafely andcordially support. Good policy also re quires that we should co-operato with the Demo oratio party. In the progress of fanatlolsm its 'Northern hosts have melted away, until they are now bnt a minority In most of the free States. As the Northern wing of the party deoliaed, the Southern wing, howevor, strengthened. The de clension of one, and increase of the other, have continued until tho party has lost control of nearly every free btate, ana has obtained control of every Southern State but ono. The slavery agitation hat weakened the party at the North, and strengthened it at the South . In this process the whole machinery of the party has fallen into the hands of the South-,' except that which is called National Conventions . •There ia much in the above extract, read by Democrata from 001. Keitt’s point of view, with the knowledge of his record and relations to the Administration before them. In the first place, we deny that the North (except through recreant Representatives) entered into any pledge auch as 001. Kkitt asserts. Tho con ference, or the English Bill, never had any honest .Northern support. Every Northern Representative that voted for it has either been repudiated by his constituents, or has himself repudiated the bill! So unjust and aggressive was it regarded by such well-known Southern men as Bonham, of South Carolina, and the lamented Quitman, of Mississippi, that they refused to accede to it. The only parties to the English bill, or bargain, were those Northern men who themselves have re pudiated it, and Gol. Keitt has no right to hold the Northern Democrats re sponsible for them. There was a covenant, however, which waa most deliberately broken, after having been most aolemoiy entered into. This is that upon which the anti-Lecompton Democracy of the North continue to stand. We mean that by which by a thousand pledges—beginning with tho Cincinnati platform—repeated in the Presi dential letter of acceptance—in the inaugural address, and in 1856 everywhere reiterated by Democratic orators and Democratic news papers in the North, (and nowhere repudiated, in the South,) that the people of Kansas were solapmly peimitted to control and manage their own affairs in their own way, and that their domestic institutions, inclusive of slavery, should be decided by the will of the majority. This compact has been violated by the Admin istration, instigated by such men as 001. Keitt and his coadjutors in the South. It is too late, therefore, for that chivalric gentleman to invoke Southern indignation upon the Demo cratic party of the North, by bringing for ward a new bargain, repudiated by tho very parties who entered into it, and intended to sot at nought the original compact I The next point on which Col. Keitt dwells more particularly is the following. Speak ing as an Administration man, and doubtless after consultation with the Administration, we beg to invite the attention of thoße, in this qnarter, who are so tenacious as to the organi zation of the Democratic party, to the rebel lious sentiments of 001. Keitt: '. “ The Booth has the general oontrol of the party, and if its issues and polioy he improper or dangerous, she has most of the blsme to near. It ia in View of this aeoendonoy of the South in the ooqnsels of tho party, that I think the party purer than it has been, and that good polioy requires our 00-operaUon with it. But, while I Would ad vise tho Btate to 00-oparato With tho Democratic parly, I would strongly oounsel against being merged in it. I would not oroato any artifloial ties to bind her to the party a moment longer than sound polioy dictates; nor would I weave arouod bar any moral restraints, springing from intimate association,® keep her from independent action, whenever moh may be proper. * * * * “In counselling the Btate against entangling auhatlon with national partios, I ooUnsel her against tholr .nominating conventions. My dhiof objection at present is to the priroiples upon whloh they ate organised, and the results that ne cessarily flow from them. They aro an unfair re presentation of the party, and possess the stronger section of the control of the weaker. Thoy im pair the weight of the smaller States and Oohanoo oaos beyond tho contemplation Constitution.- They aro also irresponsible, while' oxeroising a.dominating influence over tha sentiments and actions of tho people.. I know vary well that parties will exist in arepublio, and that they must be. embodied In some or ganisation. I know, equally weft that whan this organisation is extensive it is apt .to seek aome oompaot. and • convenient organ through whioh to apoali • but oonvontione suoh as those, I have alluded to arp the most irre sponsible, deSpotio, and dangerous eonlrlvanoes that could bo adopted. Tn theirreeulte they have substituted party platforms for the Constitution, and suppressed the independent expression of pub llo opinion. The Congressional canons system may be objeottonabla, but it is far less so than tho convention system. It would secure a fair repre sentation of the party, and the nominations would bo made by responsible mon. Tljolr position would throw around them oertpln responsibilities. In 18i8, after the BsltlmoreConvcntfon, Mr. Cal houn said to me, 1 With Gon Jackson I put tha Con gressional eauous system under foot, bnt I did not expect to see this monstrous system of National Con ventions take its plaoe. It is far more odious than the Congressionsf oauone, and I hope I have seen the last National Convention. The Congressional oauous system is far better.’ I bolieve I have quoted'hls'very words.” It will be eeen that so long as the Demo cratic party allows Itself to be controlled by ■ the South Colonel Kbitt will remain in It and obey Its Conventions; but, If these Conven tions are not under the surveillance and direc tion of his Southern friends, then he is lor discarding them and falling back upon the Congressional caucus system! If there is any one tbing.clearer in the future than another, it id the feet thftt the Administration expects to manage and.master the nest Democratic Na tional Convention, and that it expects to do flo wlth the Pfd of just such mon as Colonel Kbitt* 'With this fact before his eyes, Colo nel Km* does not hesitate, as an Adminis tration man, to “sot at defiance the Convention system unless it should be entirely in tb* *THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1858. hands of his friendßl If any man ocoupying such a relation to the Administration, in the free States, should utter such sentiments as these, he would immediately he declared, by the Union, to be a rebel. If any Pennsylvanian were to come forward and say that he was for the Aministration because it was for Pennsyl vania, and against it the moment it ceased to be for Pennsylvania , Colonel Keitt and his tribe, including the Administration and the Union, would hold him up to execration and excommunicate him without mercy! With these remarks, we leave Colonel Keitt —who may now be regarded as the new leader of the Administration in its war upon the Nerfch, because the North will not submit to the English bill, and his antici pated attack on the National Convention if that Convention does not suit the slavery propagandists of the South —to the intel ligent people of all the States. The Contest in Illinois. It is a natural impulse for an American who reads of foreign Senates or other Repre sentative bodies which are but the mere registers of Executive edicts, and never act independently for the benefit of the people, to turn with a feeling of self-gratulation to our own country and point to her institutions as framed by the fathers of the Constitution, with the clear and marked distinctions estab lished betwoen the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the Government, as a happy contrast to the all-powerful mon archies, and the fettered and subservient Rep resentative bodies of Europe. We glory in the freedom of our Senates and Congresses from undue control, and turn to them as co-ordinate guardians of popular rights, whose indepen dence and free judgment should never be questioned. We have so long been accus tomed to regard this theory of our Govern ment as settled, that the recent efforts to destroy it have created almost as much astonishment as indignation. But the rebuke which has been administered to the subservient Congressmen who yielded up their convictions of right, and acted con trary to the wishes of their constituents, at the instance of Presidential dictation, has been so emphatic that the hold strides which were being made towardsdespotic dominion bare re ceiveda check from which they can never reco ver. On one more memorable field, however, is the battle of Popular Sovereignty and the freedom of the American Senate to bo fought. The people of Illinois are to decide whether their gallant Senator is to be punished or sus tained for doing right. The contest is a fear ful one, from the peculiar combination arrayed against him ; for whilethe Republican leaders of the State, from motives which appear to be rather partisan and personal than patriotic or dignified, are making the most strenuous ex ertions to encompass his defeat, the Nation al Administration wages deadly war upon him, through its Danite organization, because he has committed thedeadly sin oftakingtheright side of a great public question, even when the Presi dent of the United States persisted in taking the wrong side of it. For this the fiery turnace must be heated to consume him—for this all the painß and perils of excommunication from the Democratic organization must be heaped upon him—for this streams of the gold of the National Treasury must bo used to defeat him—for this all his friends must be summarily guillotined. “ Dream on it, think on it,” “ horror of horrors”—in a free Government, and a republican country, an independent Northern Democratic Senator has dared to differ from a Democratic President! What torture can be devised too great for a crime like this ? When the day arrives that deeds of this kind are no longer committed, and when Presidential deviations from solemn pledges and honored platforms are endorsed without question, all the traditions of our Go vernment and its ennobling characteristics may one by one, be quietly set aside and nullified, and ere the nation is well aware of it, the dull, dead, quiet reign of despotism be firmly es tablished. But we will not do the people of Illinois the injustice to suppose, for a moment, that they will, permit the gallant Dooolab to bo stricken down, however powerful the combina tion againßt him may appear. Fully enlight ened by his masterly elucidation of the issues of the present canvass, and cheered on by his majestic eloquence, the; were already marching on to victory when the glad words of encouragement thoy received from other States insured their triumph. A constituen cy which has such a cause as that of Douglas to sustain, and which is urged on by such a letter as the masterly and inimitable produc tion of Hekby A. Wise, and the testimony of the great Kentucky statesman, C&ittek den, which we publish this morning, cannot fail to do its duty. The Danite legions will fade away into skeleton regiments, and the rigid oxactions of the Republican leaders be unheeded by the independentmombers of their party, and the people of Illinois triumphantly vindicate their great Senator in his noble struggle. Pennsylvania Bank Building Not Sold. The regular Tuesday evening sale by Thomas & Sous, at the Merchants* Exchange, last evening, attracted an unusually large attendance. Tho special feature of Interest was the announcement that the property of the Bank of Pennsylvania, including the splendid new bank building on Chestnut street, above Fourth, was to be sold pe remptorily. Before tho bank property was reached in the o&talogue, a number of valuable properties were sold, at comparatively low figures. A splendid residence, on the southwest oornor of Seventeenth and Gheny streets/ was struck off at $8,750; a three-story brick duelling, Ho. 233 Spruoe street, brought $4,900; a valuable business location, Ho. 518 Aroh street, was sold at $9,950; the substantially-built granite front store, Ho. 403 Market street, for which the owner was onoe of fered $50,000, was run up to $39,000, and then withdrawn, with the announoemont that $40,000 would buy It; a superior brick and brown-stone residence, on West Logan square, brought $14,350. The tenth lot qn the catalogue wag the com mencement of the Pennsylvania Bank property; on arriving at whloh Mr. Thomas stated that the Oommonwcalth of Pennsylvania being a large cre ditor of the Pennsylvania Bank, together with other creditors of that institution, had that day made a request to the assignees, tantamount to an order, not to accept any bid for tbo bank building of a less sum than two hundred thousand dollars, bnt that all the other property belonging to said bank would be sold without reserve, no matter what the prloes. Mr. Thomas exonerated their firm, and the assignees, from all blame for not hav ing published this fact, on the ground that the ttrder had not been received from the Attorney General until eleven o’clock yesterday. The nine lots belonging to the bank property were then sold, prior to offering the bank build iog itself. The bidding on these lots was utterly Void of spirit or animation, and by a hasty oal oulaUon we peroeive that the whole amount re alised for these several lots, over and above tho mortgages and ground rents, was but $15,780 ; the mortgages and ground rents upon these amount to nearly $lB,OOO. It was exactly 8} o’olook when tbo Bank build ing was put up for a bid. The oommuniootion from the Attorney. General was again read, and after spending some olght minutes in ineffectually trying to obtain an offer that could be received, the property was withdrawn, with the promise of offering It again at the oJose of the oatalogne, whloh was afterwards done, but with no better suc cess. Daring the auctioneer’s pause for a bid, some one in the room asked whether “ Pennsylva nia Bank notes weald be received as payment?” whloh oreated ho small amount of merriment. As soon as the star property of tho sale hod been withdrawn there was a general buzz, and many left the room. There was considerable confu sion from then until the dose of the sale, although, so far as we were enabled to learn, the impression generally prevailed that the property at the sum specified was muoh belew its value, and so it would certainly soem to be, when wo consider that the lot alone on whloh it stands cost over $120,000, and that the aotaal oost of the entire property was over $320,000. It was stated in expliolt terms that the sum of $200,000 would not be aooepted for the property at private sale, but all this oould not induoe capitalists oven to nibble, let alone blto. The v&luablo property immediately, in the rear of Bank of Pennsylvania building was sold at $54,000. The old l( Camel Tavern” property, on Second street, near Race, valued at dome $40,000, was also offered, but failed to meet a purchaser. iNTBBBBTtHa Anntvbrsarv. —The arrangements for the anniversary of the Young Men’s Christian Association, to be held at Jayne’s Hall, on next Tuesday evening, aro nearly oomplete. So far ns made, they indicate an occasion of unusual interest. Sevoral of our ableßt speakers, together with the eloquent young Martin Soudder, of India, whose reputation would alone be sufficient to attraot a popular eudlenao, have beon engagod to address the meeting. For the information of onr readers, we may state that none will be admitted without tickets, whloh may be obtained, gratuitously, any time between now and Tuesday ovenlng, at the rooms of the Association, Chestnut street, above Tenth. / BY MIDNIGHT MAIL. Letter from “Occasional.” [Correspondence of The Press.] Washington, Oct, 23,1858. Calculations aro being made here as to the com plexion of tbo next Houso of Representatives' Those who are looking forward for jobs aro particu larly anxious in this figuring. There are any num ber of aepiranta for printer, olerk, door-keepori sergeant-at-arms, <fco. The beet eßtimato seems to be this; That the eleotions, as far as held, show a Democratic logs of fourteen members, and those yet to be held are represented in the prosent Con gress by eighty-nine Democrats and sixty-five Op* position men, including suoh mon of the South as H. Winter Davis, J Morrison Harris, Hum phrey Marshall, Warner L. Underwood, &0., Ac. Should these States roturn members of tbo same politfas to tho new Congress, the aggregate vote would stand thus: Democrats alroady elected... Opposition “ “ Democrats to beeleoted Qpnosition “ Democrats in a 11... Opposition in all. * • Democratic majority. This, it will be perceived, would show a Demo* oratio majority of four members, provided, always, that the States yet to vote should vote as they did In 1856 and *67. In the Demooratio column I have counted John Hiokman, William Mont gomery, John Sohwarts, and John Or. Davifl, all of them Democrats, and all the known and unreserv ed opponents of the policy of the Federal Adminis tration. ■ If these men should vote against the Ad ministration on any vote in tho new Congress,* it weuld make a majority of four os the otberflde. But suppose Hew York should re-eleotHaakln and Clark, as it oertainly will, then two more are to be taken from the so-called Demooratio column and tbo Opposition majority is increased to six. Besides, it is now more than probable thatßrastusß. Corning, id tho Albany (New York) district, will be defeat ed by Reynolds, antl-Lecompton Democrat, wbioh will make the majority 7. Then tho re-election of Adrian, in Hew Jersev, (more than probable.) and tho election of Dr. Riggs over Huylor (equally probable,) will swell this number to 11 (two being taken from one and addod to the other oelunra.) Should the Democrats carry the Douglas delegation in Illinois over the Republicans, wbioh is more than probable, the 11 will be increased to 14 or 17 —and this without calculating tho defeat of cer tain Looomptonites in Hew York, suoh as Taylor, Coobrane, Bearing, Ao. f Ao. All proves, then, that the balance of power in the new House of Representatives will be held, as I predicted in these letters long ago, by the anti-Leoompton Domoorats. * The Administration begins to be muoh concerned for the result in Delaware. - It was thought here tofore that it would go all right, but tho indica tions now are that it will go against the Kansas policy of tho Administration. The Opposition will gain a United States Senator for six years, and the Administration, besides losing one. will also loso a member in the lower House—another one to bo deducted from the Administration oolumn above given, and added to tho opposite column. Mr. Whiteley, who is running for Con gress on the Leoompton platform, Is probably the most popular young man of his State, and this is the only ehanee the Administration has. The sileuoe of tho Union and Star on Douglas and Illinois politios is terribly suggestive. Why don't they pipe up for another blast? They have done our side so muoh good that now really we oannot afford to spare their'diatribes and jangling disoords. Unhappy Johnston! To his already heaped-up mlslortunes I hope he is not to suffer another by the loss of his consulate at London. Will Mr. Buohanan he as eager to get him out of tho country as his bosom friend, Jehu GL Jonos ? Occasional. Important Circular* The following circular has been addressed by tbo Philadelphia Board of Trade to a great many manufacturers and other business men in Pennsylvania, and we trust thatlt will be generally responded to by all who have im portant facts to communicate in regard to the present depression, whether they have receiv ed circulars or not: ‘‘Office of the Boabd oy Trade, Philadelphia, October 21st, 1858.—1 n pursuance of a resolution of the Executive Counoil of tho Board of Trade of Philadelphia, tbo undersigned have been splint ed a committee of tho Board to correspond with Influential corporations and individuals through out the State, for the purpose of obtaining the most extensive and accurate information possible with regard to the present depressed oondlHob of the industrial and manufacturing- interests fof Pennsylvania; as woll as to eliott their opinion upon the causes which have produced this depres sion, and the proper romedy therefor. “ We therefore beg leave to address you upon this subjeot, soliciting a reply at your earliest convenience. .We would be glad to learn, to such extent as you would bo willing to communicate for so desirable an end, the general condition witbin the past fifteen .years,.,of the manufactu ring or Industrial interests with wMoh jou aro most familiar: the period of their highest pros perity, and tne progress and extent of its de cline; together with your view of tho immediate causes of suoh depression, if any exists, and your opinion of the propor measures to be taken for the restoration of their former prosperity and vigor. “ We shall be glad, also, to receive any collate ral information beartog on this subjeot, within tho range of your observation, more especially in re gard to the necessary participation of the agricul tural interests of your neighborhood in this de pression of tho industrial and producing commu nities. “ Vory respectfully, your oVt servants, “ Samuel C. Morton, John Welsh,N. B Thomp son, and others, committee.’* DS?** In the notice* yesterday, of the exten sive silver ware establishment of Messrs. Bailey & Go., No. 819 Chestnnt street, tho following paragraphs were accidentally omit ted: For our own part, wo oonfsss to no little surprise at tho massive character of several articles, shown us in passing through tho establishment, that are now being oxeouted to ordor. That which wo have here described, many of our readers will, doubtlosB,feel an interest in seeing for themselves, and In view of which, wo would mention that the ourlous in such matters will he cheerfully shown through overy department, by attendants compe tent and willing to explain the various processes employed. We have taken the liberty of speaking at this length of a special house from the faot that it is tho representative type of that class of manufactures in our olty ; as we have done heretofore of sovoral other branohes, and as we will oonttaue to do in future, as time, space, and opportunity may permit. ' Peterson’s Counterfeit Detector.—Assu redly, we live In wioked times. Here, in the now number of Peterson, is the jooord of new bank-note forgeries put into circulation einoe the first of October. Happily, thore is nj»t, in this black calendar, a single forgery upon any bank in thlß State. Tho counterfeiters ohiefly run npon Eastern banks—Hew York, Massachusetts, and Hew Jersey. The proper preventive is to refuse taking Eastern paper, or, If business compel you to run tbo risk, to have Peterson's Detector al ways at hand, to warn and satisfy you. This new number gives a fao-slmile of the designs upon tho five-dollar bill purporting to bo issued by the pseudo Wanbeek Bank of Nebraska. This plate has been altered to suit tbe name and loo&llty of five different banks, and will doubtless be altered to many more ' Archer, Warner, Miskst, & Go.—This firm announce their removal to a new, spacious, and handsome store, Ho. 718, on tbe south side of Chestnut street, abovo Seventh, where they have a large stook of chandelierß, and all other things in that Ifneeonneotod with the lighting of dwell ing-houses, stores, Ao., and where they will also continuo to oarry on the gSB-fitting business, They are extensive manufacturers, and deserving of their full share of publio p&tronsgo. Pictorial Papers.— Tho Illustrated London News and tho Illustrated News of the World, (the latter with a fine steel portrait of Alboni, tho singer,) havo been sent to us by Gallonder & Co , newspaper and periodical agents, Third street. These journals were reoeived at New York by tbo Persia , whioh arrived yosterday. A Valuable Fabh Property.—Wo invite tho attention of those desirous of procuring a country seat, at a convenient dlstanoe from tho oity, to the advertisement of a valuableßuokscounty farm, In another oolumn. It is delightfully situated, in tbe most healthful neighborhood is the State, and tho land for fertility is unsurpassed. Auction Notice.— Now arranged for examina tion, and to be sold this morning, at 10 o’olook, by B. Boott, Jr., auctioneer, 431 Chestnut street, em broideries, white goods, ribbons, hosiery, shirts, drawers, boots and shoos, Ao., whioh will be found well worthy tbe attention of purchasers. Stocks anp Real Estate —Thomas & Sons sell regularly every week. Eaoh sale comprises suoh an amount and variety of property as to ren der them worthy of attention. Part of the hand bills for their 15th, 16th and 17th Pall saleß now ready. Last "Week op the Bible Panorama. — This is the last week of this truly interesting exhibi tion, at National Hall, Market street, and we would recommend all who have not vet had the pleasure of witnessing It, to avail themselves of the opportunity whloh is yet presented. The subjeet is a moral and in teresting one, the painting, by J. Inicoo Williams, one of tho most artistically fine and beautiful, and accom panied by the lecture, will enchain the attention of sny one throughout an evening. This afternoon there will be an exhibition at three o’olock, and also this evening at half past sevon o’olock. Pennsylvania Hospital.— Yesterday young man, named Frederick Trump, was taken to tho hospital, having bad his left arm torn off below Die el bow, at Armstrong As Stevens’s manufactory, in Marsh street, below Franklin avenue. . SnERiPf Kern.—William H. Kern, Esq,, sheriff elect, entered upon his duties as sheriff of (he county of Philadelphia yesterday morning. The office In “the row” Is undergoing a thorough alteration to trade* it better fitted rorbuimeis purposes* THE LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. AEEIVAL OF THE PERSIA AND VIGO AT NEW YORK. diminution of specie in the banks of Decline in Atlantic Telegraph Stock. CHINA AND INDIA. Bpanißh and French Vice Conoule' Assassinated CUSAUK WITCH HANDICAP HACK CARD OF THE OFFICERS OF THE AUSTRIA, l2O ll6 The royal mail steamship Persia, from Liverpool on the 16th Inst., arrived at New York yesterday. Her ad vices are four days later. The sorew steamship Vigo, whioh sailed from Liver pool for New York on the 13th instant, with nows only ono day lator than that brought out by tbe Pacific from Galway, arrived about tho samo. Tbo main features of the advices are as follows: An incroasod demaud for mono/ hat been observablo In all the principal continental markets. Tho banks of Prussia (at Berlin) and Frankfort had raised their rate of discount to flvo per cent. Tbe French Government bad issued a decree conti nuing to exempt from navigation dues cargoes of flour, rice, vegetables, &o. A baronetcy had been conferred on Sir Jamoa Outrsm for bis Indian services. Mr Barbar, the reoently appointed British consul for Virginia has been removed to the islaucl of Candia, and Mr George Moore *s eppointod his successor. The ship Anglo-Saxon, of Bos'on, was at Bathurst on the 25th of September, with ber captain and crew dead of fever. The American barque Antelope was lost near Hong Kong. The steamer Vanderbilt arrived at Southampton on the afternoon of the 12th of October The London Times in its Oity Article says : * “ It is proposed to give an enlarged am permanent character to tbe steam transit lately established la tween Galway and America, and a prrspectaj of the Atlantic andßojal Mail Steam Navigation company, with o'capital of £500,000 in £lO sharos. has beeu is sued for the purpose. The servico Is to ho weekly, and the principal advantages set forth by the promoters are that it will save oue or two d*yg to all passengers, and owing to its tolegraphic facilities will enable me*sag»H to pass botween London and Washington in ahtnt six days; that the dangers of the channel Are avoided; that there will be a saving of Insuran'-e as well &a wear and tear from the reduced sea distance ; that the Go vernments of both sides of tho Atlantic will be likely to gr ntmnfl contracts ; and that the requisite vessels, owing to the terioui deprefßlon in tho value of steam ships, can be purchased for extremoly small sums. More than a third of the capital is stated to have been already * übscribed. ’ 1 The Daily News, Id as editorial npon the Nicaragua transit route, says. ‘•lt is now clear that the decisive moment la at hand la which the assumptions ascribed to the Washington Cabinet must he clearly arcertamod, and finally reconsidered with the interests of other na tions, and especially with tho rights of tho inhabitants of the latbmuf.” It hopes the rights of the Central American States may be established with the aid of the United States, for the honor of nations and the welfare of the world. At the regnlar meeting of the iron masters at Bir mingham, a greatly improved tone was observable. Buyers were numorous aod prices were firmly maintain ed, while the principal manufacturers were reluc tant to enter Into contracts for deliveries at distant dates. The officers and crew of the ill-fated Austria, who were takonto Eozland from Fayal by tho steamer Ire land, had published a letter in refutation of the cen sure caefc upon them In the various statements ot the calamity. They claim that they did all that it was pos sible for them te do under the olrcumstancos, and also represent that the captain did the same. The annual meeting of the “National Association for the Promotion of Social Soience,” whioh hsd been In session at Liverpool for a week, was brought to a close on the day tho Persia sailed. On the preceding even ing a grand banquet was given in 8t George’s Hall, presided over by Lord Brougham. The principal speak ers were the chairman, the BUhop of Pennsylvania, Lords Jehu Russell, Carlisle, Shaftesbury, Ac. The speciality of the occasion was the admission of ladies to the banquet The Bishop of Pennsylvania took a prominent part in the proceedings or the week. The rao* for the Cesarewlteh Handicap, for which the American horse Prtorees was so great a favorite, is thus described: “As the horses approached the now ground Zouave took tbe command, and was soon in posseseton of a dear lead, hla immediate foilowors be ing Bcribb’er, Rocket, Physician, English Rose, the Brewer. Malaroa. Underhand, and Prioress, the Ameri can mate, being outpaced early, but running with great sameness, umW the determined riding of Fordlmm. On reaching the Bushes, a charge in tho leading posi tions occurred for Zonave dropped back, Physician, English Rose, Malacca, and TJn'terhand no longer showed in the front rank. On thoir disappearance the Brewer obtained lead, Rocket, Prioress—whom Fordbam n-ver beat—going on second and third, with gatfnstone Zou ave. La Courier. Turned Lotro, Beicon, and Scribbler next in pursuit, but wi<h scarcely a ghost of achaoco of Overhauling the loaders. “ Half way in the cords Rocket shot out. and the Ame rican mare and tbo Brewer joined Issue; ono of the most exciting races ever seen ending in Tavor ef liockot by a bead; Prioress, thanke to the adtiir*bie riding of Fordbam running a dotd bent with the Brewer for second place. Two lengths off Satiostone was fourth, and shout four lengths from him was tbe Zouave, the Courier, Turned Loose. Beacon, ard Scribbler. At the head or the ruokwe~e Mr. Bykes and Fearful and for in the rear were OddTriok Bellona, Vaudermenlin. and Mellissa Several lengths behlad them were English Rose, the Grand Secret, and Madame de Chantilly Leamingtoo broke down. The feet tint Prioress should again run a dead heat for the race—but this time for sec nd place only—was the most remarkable incident connected with the Oea irjwitcb ” btTance. Tbe mediation of a friendly Power had been coedi tlocally accepted lathe dispute between France And Portugal, after itbad been peremptorily refuted by tbe former Power. It was suggested that tbe Portuguese Government should order the “Charles Georges” to be given up on condition that the Frenoh ships-of war should previously withdraw from the Tagus and return to France, so as not to let It appear that tho surrender was made urder tbe menace of their guns, and that the amount of indemnity shall be left to arbitration The decree permitting the Importation of foreign iron Into France was about to be renewed with certain modifioktlons. The marriage of the Duko de Matakoflt with Made moiselle Panibga was solemnized In tho Imperial Cbapel of St Cloud, on the evening of the 32th jest., in the presence of the Emperor and Empress, and a numerous and brilliant assemblage. Marshal Vaillant, Minister of War, and Mr. Walewski, Minls’or of Forcivn Affairs, gave away the bridegroom, and Mr. Fould, Minister of Btate, and a Spaniard, the Marquis <lo Casa Rlera, did tho same office for the brido. The Duke is said to be iu his 6?tb year, and his bride in her S3i, They were ex pected to start forthwith for England. Tbe monthly statement of the Bank or France shows a decrease la the bullion of j£1.770.(00 sterling. The retard! show a revival in the discounts, tbe increase under this head for tho month being £i.850,000. An official return of tho indirect revenue of Prance for tho first nine months of 1868 shows an increase of 81,000,000 francs. A panic was prevailing on ’change at Vienna, caused by tbe fears of the speculators at the approaching re sumption of cash payments by the bank, Tho establishment of tbo Regency had boon officially notified at ail foreign courts, and in reply to tho notifi cation, the four great Powors of Europe immediately telegraphed their congratulations to the Prince of Prussia. A deoree permits the free importation of wheat, ryo, and barley, in grain, flour, or broad, into Oporto, Brsga Viaua, Villa Real, and Braganza, until tho cad of May, 1859. The Queen of Portugal Is announced to he enciente, A despatch from Tituan. Morocco, states that tho vice oonauia of Spain and France have been sseAaßina ttd No particulars aro given. It'wan believed that the two Governments would adopt energetic measures to obtain satisfaction A Paris telegraph says the two ships-of-wnr lately sent to Lisbon would proceed to Tituan to avonge the massacre. Tho Turks in Candia had again mede such a display that it w&b feared the massacre of }bo Christiaan wan intended. Great excitement prevailed. Two addi tional battalions of troops were to bo sent to the Island. Reports are revived that the Porte bss refused to cedo the Island of Perlm to Ragland INDIA. The Bombay mall of the 24th of September had ar riv'd at Sues The disarmed troops at Mooltan, con sisting of the <32d and 69th Bengal Native Infantry, mu tinied on the 81st of August. Their almost total exter mination was the consequence. An officer and four men were killed in the outbreak. The fugitive rebels from Powree were defeated with great slaughter by Col. Robortsou, on the sth of September. Four emissaries of the Nena had boen captured at Gwalior, endeavoring to tamper with the 25th Bombay Native Infantry, who Informed their officers of their proceedings. The cul prits were executed. The Gwalior fugitives, under thoir leader, Tantia Topee, after their defeat br Gen. Boberls, turned to wards Mslwa, and occupied t o town of Inbra Patun ; the rajah’s troops deserting him. thu rebels secured a large amount of treasure and about fort; gnoo. Tantia Topee then moved towards Bbopsl, bat was met by the Mhow field-force, under Gen. Michel, between Bogahg and Bearo, on the 18th of September The reboia were dispersed la all direction", and thirty guns captured, with trifling loss on tbe British side A private telegram s»ys that renewed alarm had arisen at Calcutta, and that the troops were kept under arms. 7,600 insurgents wore said to be in the province of Calcutta, but avoiding engagements. (This story is pronounced a fabrication ] The mail of August 24th, from Hong Hong, had reached England, bringing details of tho news previous ly tslegnphed. Admiral B a ymour had roturnod from Japan, but Lord Elgin hid proceeded to Jedda, with the steam yacht, which ho would present to tho Emperrr*. The report tbnt Namtow bad been destroved ai an act of redress for firing on a flag of truce, la unfound ed. The forts were taken and destroyed, but tho town was spared at the soliaitation of a deputation from the people. The Chinese soldiers showed considerable ro siatance. and the British had throe killed and twelve men wounded. The Ohine-e were coming bick by degrees to HoDg Kong and Macao. The American nien-of-WAr were thus dis’ributed: The sloop-of-war Germantown In ORnton river; the oteamora Mississippi and Powhatan at Japan. Mr. Reed was at Shanghai) awaiting the arrival of the Ohineßd Commissioners, to settle the tariffs, Ac. AUSTRALIA. Trsde was dull at Melbourne, end tho stock of goods was large. The imports bad been gaining npon the exports. Tbo eleotrio telegraph was In operation between Mel bourne and Adelaide The largest nugget of gold over t'ug out of the earth woe being exhibited at Melbourne. It weighs 2,100 ounces. LONDON MONEY MARKET.—Contrary to general auticip&tlon. the directors of *he Bank of England had again failed to maho any reduction in their rate of dis count. which remained at 3 per cont., although the minimum rate In ’he open market was no f more than por ceut, and in pome oisos rather lower The action of the bank had called forth considerable censure, and had caused a reio'ion lithe baoyant tone which pervaded the stock exchange. Comiolsbftrore the meeting of the bank directors wero quoted at 98#098#. but they subsequently declined ft percent. On the Ifith. however. they were rather firmer,and closed at9Bft®9Bft for money. Loan* on stock continued to be freoly offered at Ift per cent. The weekly return of the Bank of England shows a diminution in the specie of £29,484, caused by the pay ment of the dividends, and a large remittance of gold to Turkey. >1 The Daily News says that the shares of the newly announced ‘‘Atlantic Boyal Mail Steam Company," (Galway line.) were nominally quoted ft®ft premium. Messrs. Baring Bros, circular quotes bar silver at sftd; dollars at 4s llftd, and eagles at 70s 2ftd. Atlantic Telegraph shares closed weak at 3100370—a further decline. Livbbpool, October 10 1858—Cotton—The Bro kers'ciroulor says. * ( The demand from spinners has been to a moderate extent, and although freely met by holders, prices of the middle qualities of American are fully maintained, whilst the better and very low grades have slightly given way.” Sales of the week 43,270 bales, including 1,100 to speculators, and 4,700 to ex ?( orters. The business yesterday (Friday) was about ,000 bales, including 1,009 on speculation and export: the market oloslng firm at the following authorised auotatlons: Pair Orleans, 7ftd; middling, 7ftd: fair Mobile, 7 9-I6d ; middling, 7 fi.ldd; fair uplands. 7ftd j FRANCE AND ENGLAND. in Morocco, CONSOLS 98% o 9 8 AUSTRIA, PRUSSIA. PORTUGAL. MOROCCO. TURKEY, Commercial Intelligence. “M'dling, 7 Vd. Stock on bales, of which 883 720 are American. - * * At Manchester trade is quiet, and prices are rathe easier Breadstuff's —Messrs. Richardson, Bpsnce, & 00. re port aqaletmarket FJoar unaltered in Value, with' little business doing. Rea’iy fine quality scarce and wanted, but inferior raoßt difficult to sell.* W s* tern 20021 a { PhUa'elpbla and Baltimore 21 ©22?: Ohio 22022? od. Wheat in limited demand at former rates ; Bed Western fa 2d®os 6d ; white Western Os 3d®6s 6* j Southern 7s©7s 3d. Corn neglected and easier, with European still nreseiog on the market. Yellow 3tos3s; white 38s 6*0345. Provisioos —Beef dull and prices weak. Pork quiet. French and Irish rather lower. Bacon doll at late rn os. Lard lo2a cheaper; Hales at 68s. and the mar ket drill at the decline. Tallow in limit'd demand at 60s 61a51n nominally, for Butchers* Association, and 62a for N. 0. Produce.—Pot Ashes dull at 30s0l@81a for Pots. Pearls in rather better demand, at 325. Sugars quiet | but steady. Coffee in good demand at full p-ices. Ill ° a doll but uncharged. Tea slightly dearer, no? . R * * ienl’og upward. Bosln selling at 8s common ond 9s®l6s for modium to floe. I I hll-drlphia Bark, small sales st 9s. No inquiry for J*.,i, 01 ,? 10 / M quiet. Cod rather lower, f.inaeed ®BsO3S3 6d 3 * ,S Gda33s Bpirits of Turpentine steady at LONDON MARKETS. Messrs. Baring Brothers quote : The Corn market Bat At unchanged prices. Iron in fair demand at £6 6s for b*rs, a D d £6 ss®£olos for rails. Bco'cb Pfgs4s 3d. Sugars In rather more demand at former prices. Coffee Arm, acd rather dearer for colory descriptions Teas buofact; good Congru Hd. Spirits of Turpentine selling at 4O042«; (rude steady at lOsolO6d. Tallow firm ; P G 0.605! Indigo—Periodical sale? progressing heavi'y: fioe ship- I ping Bengal 3'1©44 lower; ordinary and midd'ing 2d« rvi? ? AT-. ft No^ log:d^p ff in F?fih on "! Sparm, £88 ; Col. £33101034. pale anal, £37 lOao£3B. Linseed de wiwS*®. B . 1 * 8d - RlceTer y«at. ! V MARKET (week ending 12th October,inclu and rather lower—«*l*s of the week 6 830 bales. New Orleans tns ordinaire lllf. Brn o ds*uff4 unchanged, but tho prices favored buyers. Ashes » a limited demand but prices firm Coffee—A good demand for Rio at stiff prices Oils dull and no minal Rice continued to sire way: Carolina 25f® 27.60 Bugar quiet but stiffer. Lard firm. Tallow heavy AMERICAN SECURITIES Messrs. D. Bell, Son, & Company report as follows: “Putlog the past week the market for American se curities has been quiot In the various State stocks a Mr business hat* been don© at our quotations; whilst in railrond bonds and shares the transactions have been tew, but prices are without material ch&oge The new Government five per cent, loan has been freely dealt in at from 94# to 05.” Messrs Baring Brothers sey that tho market remains tolhont much variation. Tho London Timas of tho 10th says of the market on the previous day tbat New York and Erie relapsed, and give? tbo following as Ihe quotations; Brie shares, 14oI6; New York Central shares. 76; Illinois Central shares, 25023 dls : Illinois bot-ds. 7* of >75. 80. VERY LATEST MARKETS. Liverpool, Saturday. 3 P M.—Cotton The market is quiet but steady. Bates to-day ah- ut 0 000 bales, in rludinglOOO «n speculation and for export. Bread staffs are reported by Messrs. Bigland, Athya, & Co. firm, but without much doing. Provisions without change. London. Saturday P. M—Consols close this after nooo at 98ft(Df8% for money, and 98# 008# accauut, olosiog steidv. There has been no redaction in the bank rates, which remained at cent, although in open market the minimum rate was 2% ty* cent. Great dissatisfaction prevailed in consequence. Failure of a Banking House at Peoria, lll.—Great Excitement—Threats of Mob Law. Fborij , 111., Oct 26—Great excitement oxWts here on account of the failure of Mossrs Curtiss & Co., bankers, of this city. The mob threaten the banking house and private residences of members of the firm, and the military have been notified to hold themselves in readiness In case of an attack. From Santa Fe—The Bnttle with the Nm St. Louis, Oct. 26.—A despatch from Independence states that the Santa Fe mail with dates to the 4th met , arrived there on the 23d. The second battle with tho Navejoe Indians was con firmed Mr. Grst. their agmt. had formally suspends rela tions with them. He states that their wealth consist* of 253,000 Fheep and 60.000 hi-rses, which if destroyed will drive them desperate, and a war of as great dura tion as the Florida may be anticipated. From Washington. Washington, Oot 26.—The movements of General Walker are regarded with much interest, especially in diplomatic circles, it being represented that be is well supplied with both men and moD*y for his professedly reaceful enterprise Tbore Is reason to believe that should he attempt to laud with hi* followers in Nicara gua, be will he r?pnl*ed bv the British naval forces, as tho Admiral on the Westlndiast&tions, itSs intimated,' has instructions to arrest filibustering expeditions with Central America from any qcarter whatsoever, and past as well as recent event? strengthen this assertion New parties have recently been endeavoring to secure the Government's recognition and protection in another contemplated transit lluo over the Nicaragua route, And with whom Qeueral Jerez his been iq communica tion. -No Buccearhas thus far attended their efforts. While the Administration will not interfere between cit sens In matters relating to that subject, it Is well known that those who already have contract'd with the Nicaraguan Government will be fully protected in their rights aod property. Tho camels which recently arrived at New Orleans were imported on private, and not public account, as stated in tho newspapers The State Department Is preparing to send books and docutnfo’a. of a public oharacter, as presents to the Sing of Siam. Missouri Politics--!,eiter from Frank I*. St. Louis. Octobor 26.—Frank P. Blair, Jr., has pub lished a letter in reply to tbat of laaao H. Sturgeon, declining to answer certain Interrogatories of the latter in reference to the conve eation between himself and Betator Douglas, in Washington, last winter, on the ground that he holds private conversations stored lie says, however, tbat the letter written b/ him to B. Grata Br wn was in strict accordance with th° wishes o Snnatdr Douglas himself, and tbat he deemed the ob jeot of the interview was to mitigate, through him. the hostility of the radical Democratic press of fit Louis. He also slate* that be has had so ageocy whatever in giving currency to the contents of tbat letter, end that the character of the invitation and meisage of Senator Douglas received through Mr Coitex. of Ind'ans was rot surh rb to prepare him for hearing of Mr. Dou gins falling for three oheers over his defeat In this district. Virginia Affairs. HtrnnosD, Oot. 2G.—The United States Agricultural Fair Grounds wore thronged throughout this the open ing day. An address was delivered by Genoral Tilgh mtn, president, and brief speeohos made by Governor Wise, ox-President Tyler, and Wm. 0. Hives The Democratic State Committee to-day fixed Peters* burgh a« the place, and December Ist, the time, for holding the State Convention. Wreck mid Loss of Idfe* Noqfolk, Oct 25 —The schooner A J.Ward, from Sandy Point, Virginia, w«,a knocked down on Sunday off Chfocoteagno, and all h»nda were lost. The sea was exceedingly high at the time, though the wind was light. Wreck of u Steamboat. BooisriLLß, Oct 2G.—Tbo steamer H. D. Newcomb, from Cairo, bourra to New Orleans, yesterday struck a snag at the foot of Island twenty-one In the Mississippi river, ttnd was sunk, breaking In two. No lives or bag gage lost. The boat is a total loss. 1 he Indiana Kidnapping Case. Looisvillb, Oct 20.—The New A,bany expedition heavily arm'd, for the tesone ef Horace Bell left last night for Brandonsburg and Elisabethtown an in and iown, whither Bell has be*n transferred for safe keep ing. It is repored that tbe Kentuckians are concen trated here and elsewhere to defeat tbe object of the expedition. The Yellow Fever at New Orleans. New Orleans Oct. 26.—'The total rumber of deaths from fever during last week were 265. The deaths yesterday numbered 49. THE COURTS. YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS Quartbr Sessions Judge Thompson.— At he opening of the <r urt, yesterday morning, James B Dare, orier of the court, read the commission of Governor Win. F. Packer, directed toWm H Kern, commissioning him as High Sheriff of the city and county of, I’hiladelp'la. Mr. Dare 11.0 read the writ of a'filstance directed to tbe judges and aldermen of the city and county. Chrihtophor Jlaberle and James Mayer were charged with conspiracy to cheat and defraud Christian Rlotz Mr. Mayer, It is Alleged, represented that ho was a far mer, and wished to purchase a cow which K.’oli owned. Moyer and Hab*rle agreed to give him a gold watch in payment, which they represented to be sso, and Riots gave them $6 in change, being the difference be tween the value of the cow and the watch. Mr. Klotz says tbe watoh is pinchbeck, and worth about $l3. On trial. District Court— Judge Sharswood.—TVil 11am W. Weaver vs- Henry Phillips. An action to re covor the amount of board due to the plaintiff at the county of SbamokJn. It appears from the evidence that defendant was employed as contractor to build a now hotel at Shamokin, and he employed under con tractors to do certain portions of the work, and that they then employed laborers; that two of the laborers so employed obtained board and had it charged to thoir employer, who refused to pay the same, and t' ey now briug the suit against the defendant He alleges that he did not employ the men who obtained their board as stated, but tbat one of his sub-contractors did. and that plaintiff should look to him for payment of the boara, and that he never assumed the payment of tbe same. The plaintiffs allege that he was the original contractor, and that the persons who obtained their board were bis workingmen. Verdict for the plaint.ff for $138.14, subject to points resotved for the court in bine. J E. Oowen for theplalntiff; A. Thompson for the defendant. Mordecai M. Sheldrake and Sarah Sheldrake, his wife, vs. Charles Jones. An action to recover damages for the loss of the life of ft minor child of the plaiotiffs Before reported. The case was commenced on Monday, and the jnry rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for $365 yesterday morning. Phi lips for plaintiff; Cuyler for defendant. Andrew Saley vs. Abr&hask Steppacher and Joseph Steppachcr An action to rooster the value of a borne. Jt appears that the defendants bought a horse from tho p’aiQtiff and agreed to pay $175 for it. The defendants nllego that tney bought the horse for the price men tioned, but that tho p’alotiff warranted him to be sound in every respect, and that he was not ns he was repre sent'd to bo, bat on the contrary was very unsound, and died shortly after th"y bought him. Verdict for ♦he plaintiff for $210.02. Morris for the plait tiff; Barger fir the defendant Jatnos Nichols and Mary Ann N'chols, his wife, oj. James Monte]tb and Elizabeth Mouteith, his wife. An notion to recover damages for maintaining a nuisance The alleged nuisance was caused by tbe leaking of a sink into the plaintiff’s property, on the north side of McDuffie street between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets On trial. Do WittC. Morris for the plaintiff, Blackburn for the defendant District Court — Judge Haro—Tho Pcurth Baptist Church t'j Alien It Pharo. An actiou on a security bond. It is alleged that the defendant was employed to build the church under a contract, and he «avo a bond for the faithful performanae of tho contract; that the defendant did not QniAh the church, but left it uncompleted ; that tbe plaintiff* had to employ another contractor, thereby incurring great expense. This is to reoover the amount paid to the second contractor over and above the amount that was agreed to be paid to him, Guillou for the plaintiff; Johnson for the defendant. On trial. Common Pleas— Judge Ludlow. —Tester- day morning William H. Kern, the sheriff elect, appear ed In open court, when hfs commission, and the writ of assistance, were read by the olerk. James B. Freeman vs Evan Evans An action to re cover the value of legal cervices rendered to defendant in and about his defence iu the Oourt of Quarter Ses sions. Defence that the plaintiff volunteered his ser vices. Verdict for tho plaintiff for 16. Goforth for plaintiff; Hopper for defendant. James Crawford vs, Betty Bardeley. An action upon a promissory note for $6O given to plaintiff in considera tion of his influencing trade for the defendant. Defence that the plaintiff failed in his undertaking. Jury out. Earle and Woodward for plaintiff; Hood for defendant A Prize Fight Prevented.— A rumor reached the Nlneteonth-ward station-house yesterday, that aprUe-flght was about to come off in the vicinity of Second and York streets. A posse of officers was Immediately despatched to the scene, where they found S’me ferty or fifty perfbns assembled. A ring had been formed and a couple of Individuals were stripped, and about to commence th ir brutal amusement. The seconds were at their stations, and everything was in readiness when the offlceis approached. Then there was a scampering, but fire of the party were taken Into oustodv. one of whom is alleged to have been a second. The principals succeeded in making their escape The nerunns arrested gave their names as James Kennedy, KIIS Carfrey. Peter Tr.cey, Patrick Sally, and Peter Kelly They all bail from the Seventeenth ward, and are said to be hangers-on of the defunct Hibernia Hese Company The prisoners wore all arraigned before the police magistrate of the Eleventh distriot yesterday morning, and after a heaUng were held In $6OO each, to answer the charge of misdemeanor* THE CITY. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ’ Aoadbmyov Mubio —The Bavels. Idas. D. P, Bowses* WAuaw-anuijra' Thhatee “ Love’s Sacrifice”—“ What will they say at Home.'” Wheatley k, Clarke’s Aeoh-bteebt Theateb.— The West Indian”—“ The Widos’s Husband.” Jaysb’s Hall. Cubbtnot st , abve Sixth.—“lt> dlan Musical and Descriptive Entart .inmeat.** Thombov’s Varieties. Miscellaneous Concerts Nightly. I National Hall.—Williams’ Panorama of the Bible. Assembly Boildinos.—Signor Blits. Proceedings of Councils* Adjourned meetings of both branches of Councils were held yesterday afternoon. SELECT BEANOS. In the absence of the President Mr. Foster was called to th®. chair. Original resolutions being In or der, Mr. Leidy offered one providing that the reports of the several head? of departments, relative to the outstanding warrants *y the Controller, be referred to the Finance Committee, to inquire whether raid war rants or claims have been satisfied by suits agvnst t>e olty; and-1* so, to report some plan by which the said warrants may be cancelled Mr. Neal moved to amend to re f er the resolution to the Commute* 4 on Claims, for the reason that the Fi nance Committee have as touch business as they can attend to. Mr. Coroman suggested that, inasmuch as the reso lution related to claims on whloh suits may hare been made, the fubj»ctbe referred to the Committee on Law, which was ftna’ly agreed to Mr. Ne. 1 offered a preamble and resolutions directed i aga ; nst horse-racing on the Powelton grounds apd de 1 siring that the city directors of the Pennsylvania Rail road Company be directed to protest against such I racing. I Mr. Foster explained matters satisfactorily, and Mr. Neal withdraw his resolution?. Mr, Mc'n'jre submitted a resolution, providing that five m«-mb<*rs of each of the standing committees shall constitute a quorum, and be empowered to make a re port Aereed to—ayes :4 nays 3. Mr. Mclntyre offered a resolution, empowering the Committee on Trusts ana Fire Department to authorise the snstenilon of fire companies round guilty of rioting, t irough any on made into the conduct of ary cgmpacit>ft i« jo ted by the Chief Enz’nevr Agreed to. The bitl making appropriation to the Guardians of | the Poor, amended by Common Oonncl. was taken up, I and after a very long debate. In which a Dumber of I members of the Guardiara of the Poor lobbied tqost di- I ligentlv in favor of the Jones beef onnt r act, the amend ments were concurred In by a vote of 9 to 8 Mr. Benton presented several petitions, asking for the I extension of South Elaventb-sirAet market-houses An inviiatiop to Tlsit the Franklin Institute exhlbl-* tion. was received from the directors, aod accepted by tbe Chamber. The ordinance providing tor the oreotion of a bridge at Chestnut street, to span the Schuylkill, was tiken up on a Saal reading. Mr. Leidy moved to go into committee of the whole, for special Amendment, which was not agreed to. The question was taken on the final passage, as fol lows : Year—Hegira. Ouyler, Enos, Foster, Mclntyre, Par ker, and Thompson—6 Nays—Meserr. Baidemao, Ford. Neal, and Norman—4. No quorum voting, a call of the house was made, when the requis te number responded to their names A second call resulted in like manner. The Chamber then adjourned OCMMOS COUNCIL, A special meeting of this branch was held yesterday afternoon, to consider the following bills: An ordinance entitled an ordinance to make an add!- tion»2 appropriation to the Board of the Guardians of the Poor An ordinance entitled an ordinance tomakeanap* propriation to pay certain clai ts against the city. An ordinance supplementary.to an ordinance entitled ordinance^ to regulate passenger railways, approved And also the unfinished business from Select Council I Mr. Kolly. oo leave, presented a petition for addl [ t’onal market houses on Bouth Eleventh street. I The ordinance appropriating 346,655 to the Guardians of the Poor was read, as amended by Select Council. Mr Gordon moved to non-concur in the amendment which authorises the advertising for additional propo sals for beef and mu+ton. I Mr Miller urged tbe striking out of the amendmett of Select Council, and to re-enact the proviso, which they had previously adopted Mr. Denvis moved to amend to add a proviso, that no part of the appropriation shall be drawn upon ac count of the “ beef and mutton contract” after October 30th, until it has been ascertained that the contract was fairly awarded Mr. K-Hy opposed the amendment, and urged a con currence with Select Council’s amendment. He would not sustain any contract tainted with fraud. The amendment was agreed to The ordinance appropriating 34 317.13 to pay certain claims was read Mr. Mascher moved to strike out 32.045.53 to Thomas Price for books, Ac., furnished to the courts. Not agreed to | The ordinance wss adopted. Mr Porter called up the ordinance, passed by Select I Council, making an acproprlatlon of 3312.25 to the I Board of nealth . Azreedto An ord'nacce supplementary to an ordinance entitled (( An ordinance to regulve passenger railways, approv ed Jnly 7 1867,” was next called np and dlscussod. A motion wab made to strike out that section whioh forbids the running of the cars on Sunday. After a debate which was participated in by Messrs. Ma*cher, Potter, Wieter, Lather, Cooley. Dennis. Bullock, and Gordon, the motion was lost by a vote of 33 to 24. vis: YiAB—Measrs. Andress, Brennan, Brown, Bullock, Wm Conrad. Cooper, Day, D>et-. Dickinson, Ellis. Gamble, Kelly. Manderfield. Maacher, Mcßride, Me- Cahen. Megary, George B. Miller, Horror, Simon, Snaed ley, Walsh. Whiter. Wright—24 * Vats.— Messrs Baird. Bowker.Carson, Oase. Oattell, Cooley, Dennis, Fish, Fisher, French, Gay, Gillingham, Gordon. Ilacker Harbert, Heins Hogdon, Jone*. Kel ton, Ketchuro. Krider. Luther, Manuel, Hiram Miller. Nippei*. Potter, Pugh, Rubioam, Savage, Simons, Steel log, Thompson, Trego, President—33. I Adjourned. The Frahkun Ihsiitote.—There appears to be a daily increasing attendance at the Institute, and the attractions do not, certainly, dec'esse ‘ The attend ance, on M >ndsy afternoon and evening, was of a most encouraging character, and Inaugurated the new week : under as fair tasp'ces as could have been looked for by : the managers It appears that, !n onr Mondav’s jottings, we did In justice to Mess t Stuart to Petersen, although by no means Intentional In speaking of the remarkably fine dIKTiWv nf porcelain lined hoUmv-ware, we ascribed its production to the wrong source. Tbe manufacturers of th>s unrivalled ware are Messrs. Stdart A Peterson of this city. Their works are known as the “ Spring Gar den Stone and Hollow ware Foundry.** They are situ ate in Willow street. above Thirteenth, and cover a larger extent of ground thanany similar establishment in the country. Ano her article of m«rit, and which attracts the at tention nf the visiter, 1* Howe's premium eliptic spring j bed bottom This spring is exceedingly eimple in oon | etruction, being compo«ed of eemi-ellplie spring*, at tached to ordinary slate, operating independently of each other, so as to conform itself to any position the body may assume upon it, gently yielding where the moat weight is eppMed, aod at the same time equally supporting the lighter parts of the body. Durability, unfailing elasticity, aud neatness are points which render thie superior to all other spring beds which we hive yet seen. Tbe springs are made of the best Eng liflh cast steel, highly tempered. *nd will retain their elasticity forages, while it is well koown that the spiral iron spring is useless after a short time. I* affords no harbor for vermin' Is entirely noiseless, and renders one mattress of palm leaf, straw, or husks, easier than any piling up of feathers, hair, or wool. Besides its other advantages, it is cheap, end is destined, we confidently holiove, to supersede all other beds. We believe it is the Intention of tbe agent, Mr. Darius Peck, to estab lish an agency in this city, for the supply of tM* supe rior article In the meantime, orders will be received at 1019 Market street The curious visiter to the Institute will linger long at tho space occupied by Messrs lloopes A Townsend, manufacturers of bolts, suitable for machinists, bnlld ers, cars, or bridges, of all deForiptlons and size* : al<o of nu>s, Fqn*re and six-aided, for bolts from ft to 3- inch, of any sized hole, square, or thickness; washers, for all the above sized bolts, suitable either for wood, Iron, riveting, or finishing; rivets for gasometers, tanks, hoso. cooper, and stoves, with round, flat, or countersunk heads; also, square head wood screws and chain links. The manufactory of Messrs. Hoopes Sc Townsend is in Bnttonwood street, below Broad Thla firm was one of the fl-efc to manufacture these articles bv machinery In this country. They are made by them of a uniform qut'i'y, and the firm supplies machine shops, engine and locomotive builders, agricultural men, &o. Thev have on exhibition some four hundred specimens, embracing almost every article that the thought can suggest in their line Messrs. Arthur, Burnham, & 00. make a fine display of their oumer- us important Invent’ons, ranking the “Old Dominion" coffee pot among the first The “ pot " attracts much attention, more particularly!from t' e country visiters, fu the city it has already become a“ household wo r d " Among the sewing machines on exhibition, that of “Savage’s Family Sewing Machine ** is one of those whiah a’trsot most attention. These machines are richly japanned and painted, and are lulaid with pearl, upon a no*+ and portable table The simplicity of these machines elicit the merited praise of the viaiter Every portion of the machinery Is immediately before the eye, occupying only about one inch square, The tension is one of th" peculiar features, and diffeient from anything heretofore patented being a screw around which the thread plays. Thesenovol and peculiar features attract universal attention, and It Is really amusing to »ee thi 1 operations. Mr. Raymond the ag»nt, takes great plea sure. as do the other exhibitors, in ahowingthe manner in which tho stitch fs made, an' all else pertaining to if. We havo not room for a more extended notice of th * last ! tnte to-day, but shall devote hereafter our usual space to it. Philadelphia Old Sohool Presbyterian Svnod —The Synod mat again at 9 o’clock yesterday morning. The committee appointed to audit the trea surer’s account* reported that they have examined the vouchers, and find then correct. They are plea.wd to say tbat all arrearages of the several Presbyteries have been fully paid, and thero is now a balance in the hands of the treasurer of S'6 01 The committee recommends an assessment of $66 to meet the current expenses of the year. The Committee on the Minutes of the General As sembly reported that they find nothing claiming the attention of the Synod, except the objection to tho minuses of Synod (page 18) in a judicial case. The Committee on the Minutes of the Second Pres bytery reported th*ir approval of the tame, and th*ir report was accepted. Tbe case of a clerical brother, charged before the Presbytery of Donegal with fraud and wilful falsehood, was now taken up. The gentleman appealed from the decision of the Presbytery, and his appeal was sustained by the Synod lost ye?r. It was contended by several members tta*t the cas' should beeotirely closed. Theßev. Mr Binghsmvory ably oppoerd this idea He called upon the Synod ti do their full duty in the matter—cost what it might, in time or trouble. Let the man either be sent forth with the imprimatur of the body, or with Its stigma upon The whole matter was finally re-committed to the committee, to which were added tbe Rev. Drs. Steel, Junkiu, and Oheesaman. The unfinished business viz: the subject of the Ohurch Commentary was oow taken tip. The Rev. Dr. Leyburn resumed the discussion. He replied to the spaech of the Rev Dr. Yeomans with spirit Rev. Dr James Clark believed that the needed Com mentary will he forthcoming, and that it will be estab lished on a different basis altogether from that now proposed Tho Rov. Dr. Boardman said that the fine speech of tbe Rev. Dr Yeomans had been misunderstood to be lu favor of such a Commentary, written In such a way. He further stated his belief that the scheme is an im practicable one. on the ground that tbe cbm oh has not the men equal to the work; that It is utterly impossi ble to make a Commentary that will at all refleat tho sentiments and opioioos of the church, and that it will direolly infringe the liberties of the people. Such a Commentary would be a rod of despotism. Br Boa»dman concluded by fervently hoping that the church, with one voice, would reject this propor tion, honorable as is the source from which it ema nates. Let the people think for themselves, without dictation from an.vqna»ter. The whole subject of a Ohuroh Commentary waa here laid upon ihe table. The Synod then adjourned. Arrested on Suspicion. — Yesterday, at an early hour la the ruo'niag, a coloted lad named Lnwpon Patterson, and a white man named John S Herbert, were overhauled at Thirteenth street and Co lumbia avenue. They had in their possession a leather trunk containing a pistol, and aquan<ity of wearing ap parel. Being unable to give a satisfactory answer lu regard to the ownership of the property, they were ar rested and locked up. The truck was subsequent'y Identified by Mr Charles Megargee, having been stolen last night from the carriage-house attached to hia resi dence at Rising Buo Tbe prisoners acknowledged hav ing slept in the place last night. They were taken be fore Alderman Killinger, and committed for a farther hearing. Compliment to a Clergyman.— Roy, Henry Steele Clarke, D.D , pas*or of the Central Presbyterian Ohurch of this city, hss been elected a corresponds g merabar of the hew England Hiato Ic Geneo'ogical So ciety. This is & merited compliment to an accomplish ed divine. Union School and Children's Home. — Tf*e Ninth Annual "Meeting of the Colon Sfhool and Ohll dren's Homewss held last evening at 7ft o’clock, at the MaVcal Fund Hall. The Anonai Report was read, and addresses delivered by the Rev. Messrs. Cotden, Chambers, Crowell, and Jeffrie*. i’INAWMt COMMERCIAJ. The money Market. - Philadelphia, October 26, 1888, It really seems sometimes as though the bitter les sons of experience were utterly thrown away upon the American people. We heedlessly rush into falsity and folly, and live wlthont a thought of # the contequencea until the fruit of evil and sorrow they bear is brought to onr lips. Under tbe rod we become very wise. We see the mistakes we have made and the sin* we have committed, aad we firmly resolve upon amendment. But the old saying holds: “ When the Devil was sick. The Devil a monk would be; When tbe Devil got well, The dev.l a monk was he.** Prominent among tbe causes of the panic, forced home to every man’s thought and perception as a sin which we were sadly but righteously expiating, was the fact that, as stockholders and members of eorcorations, we culpably, and almost criminally, committed the management of their whole affairs to tbe director*, who were nevor looked after or scrutinised, and wbo, in their turn, handed the whole charge over to the officers, whose caprices often took of sound judgment; whose private speculations were panned over the very bodies of the corporations they were bleeding to death and whose annual reports, doctored to suit the Yiews 'of the parties in interest, passed without scrutiny and toooften without examination at all. Everybody knew that it was to the total carelessness of the dlrctors, and, behind them, of the stockholders that the Bank of Pennsylvania went to ruin. It w»g well known that directors who asked too many ques tions were quietly voted out at the next eleotion, and again and again misgivings were felt by the stockhold era and others that all was not right there, yet year pissed after year, and a few votes sufficed te make an alect’ou of directors, that was hardly vny more an eleo tion by the stockholders than if such beings had never existed. The same Was the ease elsewhere—indeed, every where. Stockholders and members allowed their in terests to take care of themselves, and the director*, whom they allowed to be elected by default followed tbe e&sy'gclDg precedent, and left all things to the tender mercies of the officers. Ac cording as the latter were competent and upright, or ignorant and vicious, the Institutions west on to prosperity or to ruin, to ruin so often, however, when the ■ panic oimv to show their rottenness, that It was resolved that from that time forward the stockholders were to take their Interests into their own hands, sod to see to it that they had faithful boards of directors and honest and able officers. For the last time they had slept in slothful si eurity; hence forth the* would be eternally vigilant. One year has hardly gone round, and already we see the results. At a recent election of directors/or one of the most Jmpor. tint corporations in the city of Boston, but a solitary Individual came forward to cart his vote for directors. Probably next year the officers willhave to do what we have aotuspy known to be donefin this city—send the message around on ’change to try to find stock holder who will be good enough to come aud poll tbe necessary vote tbat they may have an election at all! So we go. __ The excitement in stocks is running very high, and the sales are not only very large, but embrace solid securities and fancy stocks alike The news from abroad Is calculated to add to the fever rather than allay It. It seems as it the gates were fairly opened aud the flood commencing to flow in earnest. The oldest operators look for a continued season of great speculation; but the astonished bears shake their heads, look wise, and bid us wait and see what we shall see. The following new bills hav* just made their appear ance. and are well cslcnlated to deceive: 22 on the Hopkinton Bank of Massachusetts. Vig nette, sailor seated on one side of State coat-*'f-arms, and mechanic on the other, surrounded with commer cial emblems; steamboat in the distance. At the right lower end a figure of civilisation holding flag, with In dlaa girl seated; at left upper end, two children hold log bundles of wheat. $2 on the Farmers* and Merob&ot’a Bank of Middle town Point, New Jersey. Vignette, two farmers deal ing in cattle; at tight lower end are figures of a man and woman seated; at left lower end an oral female portrait. The figure 2is at both upper ends. The Lehigh Valley Bailroad Company gives notice that the Interest coupons on their bonds due the lit November, proximo, will be paid on that day, at the office of the company in this city. The following is a statement of the amount of ooal transported over the Lehigh Valley Bailroad, for the week ending October 23 1853: Mines. Tons. Cwt. Tons. Owt. Tons. Owt. Spring Mountain....B.o3B 18 80 876 06 83,416 08 East Sugar Loaf 2,646 06 67.590 06 T0,’36 35 N. York & Lehigh... 1,862 66 35.889 61 37,251 07 Council Ridge...... 2,404 13 47 001 04 48,406 17 Gorman Pa. Co 73 00 2,674 15 2.745 16 Coleraine & B Mead .1.782 03 67,012 08 68.794 U Hazleton 1,992 02 73.340 14 ■ 76.332 16 North Spring M’tn.. 609 17 21 290 06 21,900 08 South “ “ 9 15 2.774 04 2.783 19 Mt Pleasant 258 06 8,372 09 . 8,630 14 East Lehigh 97 16 97 16 Summit 281 38 581 18 Total 18,077 03 891.(99 04 4 4 676 12 Corresponding week last year 6,207 01 866,690 03 872,891 9} Increase. 6,870 07 24.900 01 81,770 Oi The return from the Bank of England for the wee ending the 18th of October gives the following result* when compared with the previous week: Public deposits £5.856.697.... Deorease£3,oB4,ss2 Other deposits..l4 669.366....1ncrea5e..2,654 427 Best. 8,091,612....Decrea5e.. 618,608 On the other side of the aeeount: Gorm’t securities...£lo,Bo9,467....Decrease..£.322 902 Other securities .... 14.817. 09.... Decrease..: 804,372 Notes unemployed ~ 12,187,740.... Decrease... 264,010 The amount of notes fn circulation'is £21,201.120, being an increase of £478.160. and the stock of bullion In both departments is £10,496,991, showing a decrease of £29,484, when compared with the preceding return. IBSUS DBPASTMSNT £ Notes Issued 38,838,860 Government debt... Other secarities 3,159 9 6 Gold coin and bu11i0n.............18,863,860 BANSINQ DIPiRTJiIBT. Proprie'orH' capital. *•••14,653,000 Beet. 8,091,512 P.oblic deposits (including exche quer, savingsbanks, commisilou ers of national debt, and di vidend accounts).,.* 5866 897 Other deposits 11,569,366 Seven days and other hills 827,272 88,383,0tT GoTernment securities (including dead weigh t annuity)............ 10.80 ft 4ST Other securities. 14.8i7.7C9 Notes unemployed ..13.131,740 Gold and silver coin 833 131 88,303,047 PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE BALES, October 28, 1888. EXPORTED BY SMRLXT, BROWS, A 00., BiSK-YOTS, BTOOX, AHD BXOQASOe BXoXKSS, XOXTHWI3T OOBXXR TSIXD AHD OXXBTBDT BTBXBTB. JIRST BOARD. 112 Penna (s 92 <4 MO L Island bS 12 1000 City 8s 102% . 60 do bS 12 ICOO do 102% 10 do 11% 200 do 102% 6 Cam A Am..b5.117 4000 ?rankABonth 7s S Harrisburg 1t... 68% cash 04 12 Elmira R 10% 500 NPa R 105...55 80 100 do 10% 2000 Cataw’a R 75... 40 10 Morris 01 pf. 55.110 1000 do 05 40 50 Ech Nav prf..b6 17% 1000 do 40 100 do I>6 17% 3000 do 40 20 Bear Head 67% 1000 Alia* Co Os Stan 68% 20 do 67% 1000 do.. Valley 57 4 Germaot’n Gae. 49% 300 Cam AAm 8s '£9 88% 130 Pa R.C$ P.lote. 43% 1000 do 88% 100 Cataw’a B bswn 8% 3000 do £6% 60 dn...hswn 8% 3000 do >B3 88% lOPhlla Bk.OiP. 2000 Ches Val 875.. 37 cash.l2o 1000 do 37 81 Readß sswnAin 26% 1000 GhesADelolos. 79 100 do 28% 1000 do 79 100 do 26% 1000 Lehigh Val B 6s 90 100 do 28% 1000 do 90 100 do eS 38% 1000 do 90 60 dosswnAln2B% 6000 Bead BBs >86.. 73% 60 do 28% 10C0 do .'. 73% 2CO do I>s 28% 1000 do 78% 0 do 10t5.... 28% 2001 do 73% SB6 do lots.oh 28% 2000 do >7O 82% 60 d0...55nn26% 1000 d 0.... >7O 82% 100 d0...b5w0 28% 100 L Islsod R 65... 81 100 dot>6wnAin2B% 100 do 81% 100 do 26% 100 L Island.. ,h6wn 12 SCO d 0.... cash 26% ICO do b 6 12 100 d0....0uh58% 100 do .bfi 12 BETWEEN 1000 Penna 6* 03 2000 do 03X| 8000ReadR8s>86 .. 73*1 2000 Sell NaY Imp 6« 72jtfI SECOND lOOOPenni 03X1 400 do 02 800 do 02 I 2000 do 93X 50000 Chei Vftl R Ta.. 37 8000 do I>s 3TX 2000 Paß2d into#.. 01 10C0 Leh Yal R 6*.h5 90 2000 C*Am 6a ’67.*5 88X 10003/orrla Cl 6*. 2d a 88 1000 Cam City 0a..16 07 2000 Ohea& Dal 6’.. 79 5000 Reading R 6a >B6 74* 3 Harrisburgß... 58X 26 L Scbyl R.eswn 25X 150 Wash Qas.bßwn 23 16 do lota aswo 23 AFTER: 2COO Tenn Coup 55.. 80 150 Catawissa R.... 6X CLO3IN3 PR Bid Ailetd U.S. 5« >74 104 X Phil* 6a 102X103 do R 102X103 do New. .105X166 Penna 5a 93 94 Reading R 26X 27 do Bis >70..82 83 do Mir 6s ’44.92# do do >86.74 74X Penna R dir off.. 43X 44* do 1Rtm6a..102 do 2dm 65...*90X Pl* Morris Can 00n..46X 46# do Pref .....108 110 t COOaUwlssaß.... 6# I 26 N Peuua 8...b5 9# lIOB6—FIBM Bid. Asked. Schuyl Nav A* >B2 89 69# Boh Navlmp6s...72 72# do Btock 9# 9# do Pref.. >7# 18 Wmsp’t A Elia B 10# 10# do 7s Istmtg <2 73 Long Island 12# 12# Girard Bank 12 12# L«hOoalfcNaT...6l# 61# N Pennaß 9# 9# do *6s 60# 60# New Creek # # Oatawlssaß fl# 6# Lehigh Zinc 1 3# PHILADELPHIA MABKET. Oct. 28—E vEMi» Glu Floor there li nothing new. Shippers are out of the market, and the retailers and Akers are the only buy ore. at from $5 12# 06 37# fomommnn and good snper flne; $6 60e5.75 for extra, and fflafl 50 for faucy lots, as In quality. Standard shipping brands are offered at our lowest figures, without finding buyers. Bye Flour and Corn Meal are also quiet, at $4 37# for the former and (1 25 for th« latter. Pennsylvania meal. Wheat—The market continue* dull and unsettled, and only some 2o?.000 bushels have been disposed of. In lots, at 112®122c for fair to prime red, and 12601330 for white; strfotly prime lots are scarce. Bye is dull and quiet at 750800. Without much offering or selling Corn continues unsettled • there is sot much offering, bat buyers are holding off and the sales are confined to a f«w Btnall lots at irregular prices, ranging at 7flo 78c for yellow, in the cars ; lots are offered at 600, and very dull. Oats sell slowly, about 2,6"0 bushels scld at 41#«420 afloat Bark—Quercitron continues dully and a further small lot (about 20 bods only) has been sold at s3ofor first No. 1. Cotton—The movement is small, and prices about the lame as last quoted—buyers t&kicg hold only to supply their imme diate wants. Groceries—There is little doing, and eo change to‘'note in prices. ProTisfons-Th. market Is rather firmer, bat the sales of all kinds are limited, and the stock light. Seede-Thero ia more demand for Olorerseed. and all offered (some 250 bushels) rrsre dis- D osed or at *5 60<155 76 W hnshel, at rrhich latter rate i* is wanted Whiskey is unchanged, with sales of 250 bblsat 22©22#c, hbds2l#tt22c,and d*udge2o#CZlo HI arkets by Telegraph* Chioaoo, Oct. 20 —Flour is dull Wheat buoyant, and2chigher; sales at 61c. Corn firm at 52c. Oats firm. Shipments to Oswego—3,loo bbls Flour. Receip's, 2 700 bbls Flour, 17,000 bushs Wheat, and 12,600 bushs Corn. Cihoiksati, Oct. 26 —Flour is dull, but unchanged. Whiskey firm at !B#c. Mess Pork active at $l5 60, an advance. Wheat is unchanged. _ . , Nbw OntsiAKß Oct 20-Cotton—Balesof 8.000 bales. The market Is firm. The news by the steamer this morning had no effect on the market Bates of ?htee days 17.600 bales; receipts, 80.000 bales. Receipts ahead of test year at this port, 107,600 bales. lieu* dull; Superfine $5.25. Hay(HewTork) SU6O. Psstiocblt. Total. .ujjisaoo 83,338,890 BOARDS. 15 0 Jc Am lots b 5117 50 Reading B 26# 15 Norristown 8.. 55 BOARD. 306 Bead B Its bSwn 2T 100 do.%6wn&lnt 26# 100 d 0..... b6wd 26# 100 do 26# 200 d 0..... sswn 26# 11 Union Bk, Tenn 09# 22 Meebs 8k...... 29 51 Morris Cl,lots.. 46# 100 Llsland ....b6 12# 100 do 12# 60 do b 5 12# 100 do 12# 200 NY Oen..bswn 87# 100 W&Elm R.Wwn 10# 22 NO 93 Leh Scrip, lots.. 81#
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