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nete.fromthelr old Chamber;" General .No w« ;
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' The New*, .i
In, the Untied States; Sonata, yesterday,. the. 1
FtenoSi BiK>UeU6n : bilf wafctuheh'upj bn'motion Of
Hr, Crittenden, of Kentobky, who we* the ohair-!
man of "a l 'bpe6iaVbommMtee to whom the bill was,"
referred a year ego. Itla repbrtedwlthoutamend-•'
ment, nitUtphi of dollar*
otiall be paid pro raialn satiefaetlonoff.the.olalma .
of Aaisrloaa citizens upon the Fxenek Republic for
tllegal.bohfUoatlonli of the tr property prior'tp/Tply
31( , ’l8«li''l(ri'0. urged thejoittoe of.theseolalma
In an. ablf.ipeeoh,but thePacifloßailroid bin
being the special order ofcthe day, the spoliation;
ReUroadiqupstton, Benator.Btgler .;bohplUde4' a]
speech; l commenced Oh WedneMay .lufavor of the
; jpjrojeoi|{^fos,!^^i't#@i.
«the Sehateidjpnrned.' oi: -Vt-;, p-> ■■ * **<
luthe House of Eepresentatiyes/aftcrßoniebusl
poiii minor
Committee of. the Whole oh the state Of the Unlon,
; qpnsiderjttion o r f;the bUlfor
ihe codification of the revenue-taws. r /After some,
remaiksfrom Mr. Cochrane, of New York, thoj
.committee rose, bat 'agaip /fiji Hojule went into!
Commltteeof.the Whole ;to r oon»ider the. Xndtan;
' bill. After : a Spirited debate,Unj
, which Messrs. .Boyejoy/Phelps, Bryan,Qi ddthgi/
and Granger participated, the oommlttee rose, and
the House adjourned/' T ” 1// - |
Ihe eioqaont'iddresj of Vice Presiden t iireokinr.
ridge, delivered on the' occasion of; the removal of
the United States Senate bom.their old chamber
' to tke nsfr/and magnificent building oreotedfoi
thatbodyiwill bereadwith..interest ludarpaper
- 1 this morning - lj; 1 '
' Ihe' re-elMtlon of SehatoT l)ongl*a.is:thns at;
■ laded to la the New’Y-otklfrprsMof Usteve-;
. nlng: ;»< H*d bribery lind'''«irrnptiba :s«onr*d the
defeatof,,theS*h4torathome,.hls,sll4enoo , at
Washington, daring the‘ remainder of,4he sdsc
; sioh^tho^t7|^iii7i3^'/b! >
miuit-haye j.'be*n*6f comparative nbnutffeoi.lt
wo<Ud' l h4Ve/*iahl*a' the/Ad lli ft l^, i^*ft®i!, ; t? -ree*
edier,lnfcmepieMu^
the overthrow of the Lecompton iniquity, .while
. there is not a doubt fate of the Little
.Qitnt.wpnld haVp' I held''.np/^.a ; perpotnal
admonltloh/toallothorimbHomeh, oftheiperUs
of reslstlng'BPecutlve'' dlotationi-erof deringta
: • JT. V-J fi*,b P’-rf.-iT
. ezerbißo^.£he ,aang«rons poliuotl
* independense.'. Asthocase stands, however/Judge
Douglaapfl-en.tanUie. Senate, Chamber,'not. only
with the bribttement of7lhe‘pooplo at jarge, bui
witb.thpt/of tt'ete‘?i&pritohi*Uyei in the-State
/LegWatorpl/He Jia»‘.th'ns;a':doßbl« 'certificate ft
charMter,whioh;-wUI ido’..mueV*.th l strengthen j
' while/ It ’M to bo'hoped/if‘wjft rendef/htm'mpre
thai/ever, if need bo, a forihidable fds toExeotivb
dictation . j
' BWatOr Dohglas 'waa/recolTed in Washington/
laet'eVphKgj With groh't ohthusiasm/ti The popu
laoo accompanied him’ to hrt residence, and »j
great waa the exoitenlont and. general joy of the
multitude, that :.ho .was. compelled, to make a
. speeohj Whioh was reoeivedwith; shouts of* appro*
haHon. ; : •'/ •. -V r i’
: : ‘;Bonatpr Übuglhs’srobepUdhinßaltlmoreis thus
spokeir- i ofli)'tho' i 'jP ; a/t‘j()/,reooiredlaßtn!ght;
/..ifJudgdDdßglaShrriTedaVfirboolpokyesterday
afternppn/in ehargo of the committeo of reception',
''whhfeetHm'it/HaTrhdoOraoe/and'prooMdei
, at onbutothe Glimor Hopso ,where Jodglngs had
,'beeti proylded .for. him. The; Philadelphia pom*
J. inlttep mimp as ifir/as/ the 'with; the
. Benatoriln/dherge,. and. Mr/Lehmanl the dhalrj
v, mad,'/handed -hlm, : over ~td' the BalUinoro’Oom
, jp a.heii:U,tUe*s{»eoh/io which Mr/Syon
; cer ;raspcnded; .bricflyi/sMr. ; ;- Douglas : was >b
'that it was
-' daiimed pradent 7 that’. he,: should dlne in bis
/prirate ; paribr, ; - Thb ;;PMladclphta oomtaittee
' .andpthcr gsntiemen|sat':dbwh;tp a suihptnpus eh
;• tertaiUmOnt: in the regular dining-room. Prom
[ - Uio/tihSoibi' iho’/arrirai; thp’ WiinprHo'uso' was
thirohgsd wlth peraone' aii ,sfljfbu»"tb pay' their
- rbSpOoth to. JodgO;:Ddhglar'. ’/At a ‘quarter past
, Bmoyoiahdt’sßand.gaYe'a.Mrapado, whon Pran
oie aallagher, aq., in a feir obnipllmentary rp
;.marks/intr(!<luoed;the'Judgb‘yj;'the'crowd,.whon
he made an excellent speeoh of about tbirty-fire
' mlnntee He ' wae frequently applauded during
its delivery. > At half put fire p’olboic this after
, noon hd.leaTpe' for;.\?ashlngton,: and; during the
; day has the oalls of n grout many gantle
msh of all parties.” ‘ j
The annual - message of Sovernor Chase, of
Ohio, relates ohieflyto the paatsoOlal piogressanfi
/ present ioclal condittonof the'Steto, In 1850 the
pbpulattonofOhiowasi, BBo,ooo; ltlsnowfi,42o,
000. In 1853. the .opmmon sphpolß pf the State were
, 0,981 ;;Jhoy arb now 13,5()0,' a'nd Govejrppr Chate
■ s boars;’tastlmonyi to j.-thelr/effleienpy.; .Ho ..rbooni'
•"mehdsthb forthV
odaoaUob .of; ! toaohere/‘ Tha Inatita
iloßsofihsiStato;.aroalso' inapropppronspondl-.
' lion, 'the intanep the idiotic, 5 ihe ;.blind> and the
stnwtad. ,f,a»yeruor/oh«P*„ in Ah > Jnterestlag
vlew of pauperism./jThe number of the-poor In
: iAWi OoA the number rooeiy
■ Ing'oubdoor relief 12,000 more, which Is about ode
.. of population. 'Tho criine Is con
; etdefahlpibnt not so,, great,' proporttonably, as
.ift btheiidlttrlots of ; the oonntry.: The number
'“ Of ladietmonta' for ■ orime; during the past year,
' Wai'fSbbdt 3,600'i tho numbbf of police arrests fbr
otfmei against the Btato. not prof sou ted by. In
dlotmont.wasabout 3;2oot~the number of arrests
. fof/ipfftpbW '.againit 1 polibo Ordlnooccs. 4.683;
- mtkrsg. the .namber arrests for. crimes apd
offsnbety of : lower gradc, 11',480i The mnrdersr
~. durlng.dhe year. ,Wefe, 86,- Ond thOjSuioldes 65.;
’ Tha proportlon of orimes and offenoos to the popu-‘
' idUou was one -thi prOportioH of offenders
■ ‘ iheing. of oont6»|.ilomewhht l ifUi ifba proportion;
■ 'or muiders was'pne to' 30,066 i thattof soieidss
...fOno -t0‘^6,923.;., of ponvlotlona
' ‘“would eeOnrto indloata * defective Administration
o| Criminal jtutfoe The reason for this in the
ieaee ofhighef orlmes > JiOTbrpor Chase states thus;
- kl am, pereuaded thatf ln Mariy lna tanoes.' mur
ders escape all punfshment, or. ail adequate pun
''lrtHnbbi;--thtoagh thtrelueihneo ofjurles.fo find
V*iataUfWhlph'mfutt'«(i«MMiUy:db«.‘foUowod' by
ientaneO of death t o i.
- - OoVetnof Chase Is dopldediy of the oplfitin that
one-hplf Jthd ejdrdta ' four-fifths' of
,\,*Uthp,pol(po.oijeneeß..are,du#tot^eltiWmperate,
. *pWu,, wrttljp, to. tho
same bapeful agent g great deal of tho lunacy,,
■ptaiaHsmi mid disease which rezists JHe ye,
ooiiitnlbHitii pf *u aeyluitofor lp
•hriatMLjL The admlnlstrittdhof civil
f IWt |h» eleoUre:
I aijldioiary f ,m
* J i» -)!It dtems poSelble yet that
dent will he turned loeeefem soOUtfenoWitiir*
?/ v stan4tnji i h]t! r »tetedee WitMpHeoumrutitfc/life;,;
4«‘TbrdSjdente»dng the dbfenftn*t.J« the ez4dp^
. OoudtUpn'ofthe.rtcopdbii'lS'Witbbutspieeedent
- alther iu Uogtund .br 'America, and without au
thority of law •’Vo 4 *t
. ..'-Ftanols 0.-Wampes. who dud iuNaw York on
w«H»T»U Mrn 4# *M»9lty» bayJhg
boon manager and leseoo ofs tbo Walnut-atroot
theatre for many we»f fi«fc
engaged by Wood & Warrenlfor the Oheiitnut-.
street theatre, as the leading llfiht oomedlan.-' He
then beoame stage manager of the Chestnut-stroot
theatre; then manager of’the'Walnnt-atfeet the
atre; and afterward of the Arob-etreet. He was
also proprietor of the Ooates-strset theatre. He
managed at Pittsburg; atFront-Btreet, Baltimore,
the old Natiojftl, New York;• was stage manager
at the,Bi®inndor. Wald ton, *o. He was one
of t&mSmmS *hl NiwYork Dramatio Fund
AiSHmßt H '‘ His death waß sadden, he having
evening of the.night,on whloh he died
in rflprog poetiy to hit ehildf en. He was sixty!
<?ne years 01d.,'; J,, M „ /,, ‘ ...... ~ !
- At th'd last Spiritual' Oonfererioo, -in New York}
a believer informed'the aUdionoo that a woman in
that oity was reoently .U patting down aoarpetj
afid' haying . temporarily left her hammer and
tasks on the floor near the hall, behind an .open
door, she soonafler disoovered that the spirits
'diiyeii several orthe &oks ihte*the wallfln snob a
manner as 'to form the initial letters of her naine..”
Very likely.' i . if.' * v _ j
* A oorrespondent of ’the New York’ ,Times,.mlj
, Ung from the' oity of Mexiooj glves the following
Inbldent hs haylng taken plaOe'ht a military 'din-(
her there.. He says' it is a Mr indication of publifl
opinion there on the Bttbjeot Of American inter-;
,yention: > V : , •
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: i “The President’s wife attended the dinner,
with'her ohildten. -During'the meal she wm seen
in the lady-like operation of giving her ohUdren
wine to drink; by sticking her fingers in a wine
glass and'thcn.into the months of her yonngstors,
This oausod some r.omark among the young effloors,;
and a friend delicately- oaUed. her. attention to
'whatshe was doings Instead of being oonfnsed or
■ oohfonnded at the ofronmstanOe,- she made a merit
ot'it. asd said': ‘-I give myohiidren wine to drink
to make them' Strong,, in,order that they may, be
nbloto'thrash This.patriotlo Mjttk
.was'tho cause hf loud-and long applause. What
have,we to hope-from, a people whoso .ignoranoo;
and-vulgarity are exensed when those, things oan
he 'oonstrnod as aimed against the Yankees 1 j
. „,Slrvßi. B. HkettpJr M writes’ tjmt'hU;£slher-.wlU.
-not’stand as a: candidate for Congress from
mltd'.district, of Bonth; Carolina; booSuso “thof
soramble for. a seat in Congress Vahid be extremely
'diatastofnl-to his feelings,'-and derogatory to his
•dignity,” r : .-. ■ ;
.;;Thepartipulara of a frightful mnrdor in Now
York—whero murders are not raro—will be found
Incur oolumns to. [lay. - . }
•Welearnfromthe.Ess tern papers received last
hight that' the- steamer Vanderbilt (tho news of
rwhose’wreok’ was 'published .byjus yesterday);is
given up as a totai loss;, -Her cargo Is worth $lOO,-
000.- Her pasiengers were 01l sayed. - '
. ' .General Hehdersbn/of (the United States .ma
-rine. oorps, died> suddenly ta'Washingtott yester
vf.':,; • '.’ " ,!
i. Oar State . Legislatare has got fully underway;
but as, yet little has been" done of importanooJ
Yesterday, in Senate, severol petitlona wore pre;
ssnted, one of whloh was -torrednoe. the pay of
iheinhers' to. five hundred dollars a year; also, ono
to establish a general banking law. A message
from the Governor was received, vetoing several
bills passed last sesslon. : ' 1
in the House nothing of moment was trans
aoted. . Both Homes adjourned over until Mon-'
dayv.-V i - j
In Seleot yosterday, at the regular'
meeting, the 'Question, of striking; out the clause
in'the Passenger hallway brdlnnnoe was under,
;disott«tfbn',ahd the sVh/eot was dlspesed of by the
votingTto snatain,the olause preventing
the ears running. on-Sundays. Tho vote-was 12
to S. "\V , ' !
The City Treasurer was busy yesterday; paying
the salaries of the female teachers of the public
eohools., ..... V,-
Governor Packer’s Message.
■ No State of this Union should elicit from'
her'children moro pride and veneration than
Pennsylvania. Her-population Is now nearly.
'afL.p'eatthslth'at ,of.all '.ffio .original ihirtqen:
the' ttoelof the Revolution; ;ahV
numbers ainehgher’aqna aomo of the.flrstmen]
of.“the,world;.in’ IntoUe'etnal': attainments, and,
’ilfthe qualities that'adorn mankind; her oiti-.
zeßs ‘ for. their, .industry,.
intolligenoo, ani enterprise; and the great
comrnerelal, agricultural, and mineral re
'lonroes- she possesses are being developed
■with a, degree of skill and energy rarely wit
nessed in any oountry. ,No State, has a better
claim to, orl mofe nrgontly requires, all the
honeflts that, a wiae' and good government can
bestow. . judging from the tone of the reeont.
.messsge : of;Governor PickKtt, he is.fttllyim*
pressed with this truth. It is. one of the most
alily wrltten'publie documents that we have
ever had the pleasure of perusing—'vigorous
in its tone, blear in,its statements, and eml
hently wiae; in' ita > recommendations.. Five
great ioplcsaro 1 discussed in, It with - masterly
ability,: Viz The .State finances, .thefschoof
system, the hanking system, the tariff, and the
doctrine, of Popular Sovereignty ; and there
is not a sentiment expressed that should not
and will hot find awarm'response in'the hearts
ofihe great body, of-onr citizens. 1
jt' iew ;Snsncial. era, is’, dawning upon ns.
T,he 'debt ;that haB Tio';lpng, pressed heavily
upon the'Btate/ihat .bven fore time tarnished
iW credjt;" ln ’ spite of all the parade
of logerdemain fliiancioring wbich nominal ly
recently serionsiy;'diminished, is at-this mol
moht ;aljout $6i0,000 less' than' It was in Do
oember,lB6l; and ,ao an offsot to the $89,.
268,111116 of debt which the State still owes)
she‘possesses bonds for $11,000,180, and if
no extravagant expenditures aro authorized,
her present resonrsos will furnish her with the
means of diminishing the present debt at the
rate of $1,009,000 per annum. The warning
of the-Governor against any appropriations
to divert these r eyehues froih their appropri
ate channel is well timed. Now, that a door
of relief from .the financial burden that has
so, long oppressed na is‘opened, it would bp
the height of folly, to fail to avail ourselves of
the golden opportunity.presented. ,
.One. of-the results of the divorce of the
'State ~from the management of her public
works—the certain prospect of the speedy
construction of the Sunbory and Brie railroad—
opens np to the people of Philadelphia, and to
those who reside along, the ronte of that im
provement, prospective advantages whloh sll
appreciate'; and the statement, that within two
.tears cars wili be running directly from this
city to the harbor of Erie, Is extremely gratl-'
fylng.’. • -I-, , , .
Our common-school system has evidently
.received from the. Governor the 'attention'its
importance demands. The amount of money
expended-npon it is very greht, and the Influ
ence exerted upon the welfhre' of the Com
monwealth by the public schools cannot be
over-estimated. The ' great drawback upon
their efficiency, howover, is precisely that
pouted out by the Governor —the Incapacity
ol too many of the teachers who have charge
of them. The. remedy he proposes for this
evil is well worthy of the careful consideration
of the Legislature. Anything calculated to.
perfect so important' a branch oi the’Govern
ment deserves the. closest attention.
f ” The recommendations of tho message in ro
gard’to the banklng system of the State will
'ekcjte.grea't interest; .’ All new charters under'
;the .existing law will .be .vetoed j but the Go
.vernor'recbmmends. tee’adoptlbn of a how
system, Tyhiqh affords greater security to the
note-holder,"and, 1 at the samb titke, confers a
qubatantlal beneflt upon the financial interesis
of the State. ' The hanking system of Pemi-,
’sylvanla has for years been one of favoritism
and "inequality. Its privileges have been ex
tended to somo sections, and denied to'others,
upon no well-founded principles of jnstice dr
policy,':hnt merely according to the whims of
the rnUng powers,' and the - amonnt of influ
ence brought to bear npon them." Banjr char-'
ters hardtrepedtedly been granted ibr locali
ties where there wap not half as much' to jus
tify ihem'ks. other districts) whoso,applications
werh rejected) possessed, "Either the whole
system’shdnld .be broken np,,or, if it must he
cphUnned, some Ynethdd Bhqnld ba devised by
whioh.whatever of benefit Of evil, is,inherent
in hanks should be distributed upon Borne just
! and ; equal principle throughont the. whole
‘State.'.
Oh tee question of tho tariff, the Governor
strongly,;endorses the .recommendations oi
the President, and boldly piroolaims the senti-.
inents generally entertainedl by the people of
Pennsylvania. We thank him for doing so. Tho
interests of oiir-owuComnionwcalth possess
the first andstrongest claim npon her citizens,
and where teey - are .really at stake party dis
.tipctldns;. ahonffher sons khoffid' be < tbrowi£
aside, and they should rally, aS ono -man to ad-'
’tlme's’demana from us, and whieh u*e slionld
bkgtf entrusted with * comrnandlng posl-,
slavery
’bortloußofothe-whoieteJOtunent. ,ThQ,dpc
'ilia stated, and a .cam
praSMiliyoifatferimJ IS |>res6ntod Upoh ! Which
the^Anjeri^yp'eiwW. can honorably adjust
'all existing difficulties, and continue to march
onto "future prosperity and advancement.
John Ilriglitland Lord^diin.
The now.number of Punch, received yes
terday, is protty smart upon- poor Lord Joum
Russell. Four years ago, his Lordship
brought before the I House of Commons a
spick-and-span new. Reform Bill, which was
complete in every respect—except ihat it
failed to give satisfaction to any person or
party whatever, not even, wo venfaro to say,
to Lord John himself. Still, It was a propo
sition for Reform, and Lord John was not the,
man-to neglect making capital out,of the fact
that he had propounded. It. Tho Crimean war,
the Ohineso war, the.lndian revolt, and otkof
such accidents, afforded plausible excuses'for
Lord John's shirking .this Reform; question,
year after. year, ever. since.. Last year' hid
friend Palmerston, then in office as Prime
Minister,'.thought that ho, alsd, would mako aj
Reform-bid for ' So," he , promised
a ;Reform Bill,'hut. never . wont’ beyond tho
promue,, and quitted office,, as he,', confessed, 1
without having ever taken any step to fdlfli
hispicidge. '.Then.Lord Dkbbv promised Ro-j
form, i So that there will be ho laok of Reform'
ni’easures during the ensuing'sessioh. - ' 1 i
• But the tax-ridden poople.of England have
a national distrust of all measures purporting
to increase their political strength, which
aristocratic hands may dole out to them.
Therefore, they have entrusted John Bbioht
with the task of framing a truly efficient bill
for securing the Sovereignty of tho People in
their own Honse of Commons; The aristo
cracy arc highly Indignant at Bbiohi’s auda
city, in presuming to legislate for the demo-,
cracy of-the'country.' without their consent,
•Lord John Russell, .particularly annoyed at
his tham being shelved, (and, it may be, the
four pocket-boroughs' ,of his, brother, the
Duke’of Rutland, knocked on the head,) has
attacked Mt. Bbioht, in no measured terms—;
first, ‘because Mr. Bbioht does not admire
hereditary legislators; next, because ho does
not see how the 1 interests of religion are to ho
served by Bishops making party speeches and
giving party votes in the House of Lords;
thirdly, because Mr. Bbiobt thinks, and says,
that the aristocraoy have no right to interfere
directly or indlreotly, in the eleetlon of mem,
.bers of Parliament,; ~and, lastly, because Mr;
Bbioht admires the Democratic institutions oi
the United States, and actually isnot ashamed
of saying so,, before listening thousands oi'
his countrymen. Aggravated on these gronnds,
by Mr. Bbioht, Lord John KusszLL.has been
so bold as to attack him—an exploit as fool
hardy as a two-days old puppy attacking a
full-grown and vicious bull dog. Mr. Bbioht
has roplied, and’ poor Lord John Russell
may be said scarcely io exist, after the terrible
beating he has got. "
Punch has taken up the subject, and gives
an engraving showing how “Mr; Bbioht
offers. to give Satisfaction to the Liberal
party.” It represents Friend John and Lord
Joriii having a pugilistic, set-to In a private
room. Both have '.taken off their coots.'
Bbioht . (rather bulkier than. Aabon Jones
tyoqjii permit him to' he,-«'in training”) ad
vances in a jaunty manner, with the gloves on
his hands, and an eye-glass knowingly adjusted
over his eye. Lord John) shockingly attenu
ated, leans'against a bureau, wipes a bloody
nose with one big gloved hand, while at his
feet, two or three other combatants, knocked
down by brawny Bright, aro vainly endeavor
ing to pick themselves up. ' There have been
much better political carlc&tnres in Punch—,
and there have been much worse.
People who write biographies should bo ac
curate as to dates. For example,-there Is a
memoir of Mr. John Bbiobt Ih the llluitrated
Lonion Ncwt of the 18th nit., just received;
After* stating that Mr.' Bbioht was born in
1811, hls fathor being a member of the So
ciety of Friends, tho biographer adds, «It is
said—how truly we know not—that so opposed
was his father to any Indulgence on the part
of his son in the pleasures of secular literature,
that he has taken from him .volumes, the pro
ductions of modern authors (the works oi
Diokenb have been especially naimed,) and
committed them to the fire, in the vain hope
teat he wonid. tens pnt an end to aspirations
and- cravings which to him were little better
than irreverent, it not sinful,” Non , Diok!
ens’ first work, “Sketches by Boz,” was pub
lished; in 1886. Consequently, Mr, .Bbioht,
born.iu 18lij was twenty-five years old at the
time-—rather - an advanced, age for any father
to interfere .with, the private reading of his
son, a marriageable man, and, attest time, a
principal in. the manufacturing firm of John
Bjhoht U BBeinEßs, of Roohdale and Man
chester.
' Interruptions to Travel.
. It is the grand mistake of tee retrogressive
spirit that would impede .travel between great
commanities, that snoh delay will help those
Who expect tho custom of tee travelling com;
mnnity. Houco ft Is teat We do not approve
the late action of Councils in opposition to
the proposed connection, over'onr city rail
road, between the Baltimore and New. York
railroads. There may be somo infraction of
ordinance in the making of the proposed
connection, and, If so, tho offending party
should he promptly pnnishod. Bat to act
npon the general idea that no Bach connection
should be allowed, on the ground test it is
necessary to iho trade of Philadelphia that
passengors should be detained in onr city,
wonid bo to act npon the mest illiberal and
contracted notions. The very rapidity and
comfort of tho connection would be an argu
ment In. favor of Philadelphia. In tee first
place, it wonid those who desired to spend'
any time between trains moro'leisnro for that
purpose, and, in the next, it would show that
we are not animated by mere provincial
prejudices, if wo act upon such prejudices,
we shall not only drive travel through our
city, but away from it. There Is, we think,
no principle so well established by experience
as teat any company, or corporation, munici
pality, or otherwise, attempting to hamper
travel by restrictions, injures itself alone.
-We will not give offence 'by citing' cases to
prove what is so self-evident. The German
town Telegraph of Wednesday has an article'
on this subject, a part of Which roads as fol
lows: ' *:
“It will be remembered that for a long series
of years, tbe Legislature of oar State, and espe
cially tbe members from rite eastern portion of it,
bitterly opposed every measure Introduced for tbe
construction of a oana! or railroad, In which Phi
ladelphia was sot Immediately interested; or
rather, whloh tended to accommodate oortaln re
gions of the State through other avenues than by
way of Philadelphia. The < tapping,’ as it was
oaUed, by other lines, IsadiDg, it may be, Into
other States, was regarded by tha savans of onr
oity; as'not only dostruotive of our entire pros
perity, hut next, to an aet of uireot criminality.
We'regarded this opposition at the time as foolish-
In the. extreme—as wholly without one substan
tial; realising faot to stand npon; and moreover
as entirely, unavailing. • Opposition, howover
powerful it may be in the beginning, whioh is
[sanded npon merely selfish considerations, oan
never prevail against the" reasonable demands of
the- people of one seotlon for equal advantages
from inorsased facilities of trade through artificial
ohannels of communication, whloh have been ac
corded to the people of other sections. This was
speedily found oat to bo tho oato; and railroads
now.run from the heart of Pennsylvania to Balti
more and New York; yea, even from onrown oily
through the northern parts of onrState, and, con
necting with the Meio York roads, dtreotly on to
Niagara, making the distance some forty or fifty
miles shorter by our way than even by way of the
otty of Hew York, and enabling travellers to eo-'
oompllth the dlstanos in a. single day!
' “ People now see the fojly of thoiroriginnl oppo
sition to neighborly interoonrse with other States,
as well as the rSasonahieneSa of the demand of the
people in isolated portions of tho Commonwealth
for their share of Improvement eooommodatlons.
But, notwithstanding all this, the old leaven still
exists; - The aotion of our Oity Oounolls, in rela
tion to. the matter of tho oonnootlon of the Fifth
'street passenger railway with the Trenton and
Baltimore railroads, for the conveyance of the
passengers of these roads through the oity with
but one ohange of oars, wo Io;k upon as one of the
most petty movements to be found upon our muni
cipal records. ,
- “ Tbe solemn fribbles which ocoupy offioial posts
in our muntoipal Legislatare, declare that if a
oonneotion be allowed between the'Hew York and
Baltimore railroads, with the Fifth and Sixth
street passenger railway, for tha odnveyanoe of
passengers from one road to the other without de
tention, the city will lose the custom which' the
detention would otherwise afford! The argu
ment by whloh the Pennsylvania Railroad is
dragged in is a more begging of tho question, as
all oan soon be placed upon an equality as to a
similarity of facilities.” ■" ■
Braux’s Ethiopian Deaka.—Fo.r what la oallod
tee Blaok'. Opera, the most popular plays, forces,
burlesques, and, operas have hden travestied.
Brady, tSfTlew YoVlt.' has oommehoedths publioa-
Jlon, neariAand dhoaply, oi the host of these bur-,
lesqOes.. : TW%.haye Sop and Cox u ns performed,
'by fleorge Christy, and Mazeppa, as performed
t>y ‘ Charley White. . Both plays have engraved
illhstrattontr/and oan beprooured from P. E. Abpli
pt Petorsons.’j glO Chestnut etreet. ’ .. . :
d' CiTY
RoitajMdr^Bf^Stooks/Aos,*on.Tuesday nexl.
Panfphlefc oatalogues to-nifffro*. • ; ; 1
' lUtns,' YiLfcAfoß, asiT'Emsgart ' ondon 1
Books, this (Friday) qVehing, at' the ; iuOtioft
rooms, South Fourth street,—now arranged for
examination. See Thomas and Sons’ advertise
jnenteof WlmlW'
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY ?, 1859.
Literary • Chit-Chat.
The foot that very eminent men are seldom
represented, after a generation-'or two, in a;
direot lino, has frequently, been observed;; |
Pope, Johnson, Goldsmith, and.many-otfierV ,
of that time .were unmarried, Edmdhd Bdbks :
died, nearly heart-broken, after he£h'ad lost
his only son. Pm was a bachelor, hut Fox,:
a married man, had no ehild. Bybon was
represented only in the female line, by...
; Ada, .pi,'daughter orliia hoUsa .aDd heart.”" \ -
Mooue's". children all died before hiinself)
Scott , left two sons. Ono died unmarried)
and tee other had ho children by his hnion’
with. Miss Jobsoh, tho heiress of Lohore. Thei
only one of Soott’s children Who had'.lssuej
was his eldest daughter. Mrs. Loohhaet. Hon
daughter, wife of Mr. Hope Soott; died ahbut (
six weeks ago, leaving a son and two. daugh-:
tors. ; Ona of the daughters died'about, aj
.month age) and the son, only a year and a)
half old, has died within tee last three weeks.!
One little girl is' all now . remaining to beat
what Sir TTalteb Scott fondly hoped would
be the long honors of tho honse of Abbotsford;
Thaokebay’s children are; daughters;"= On'
the other hand, Toh Hood left a son and
daughter; his son, distinguished as author
and artist, is about taking holy ordors in
tee Ohurch of England, and tbe.
Mrs. Bbodebip, is wife of a clergyman;
•Disbaeli is childless. Dickens, as he lately
told the operatives of Coventry, when thank)'
ing them for a present of a gold watch; haq
seven sons. By the way, an English' paper
tells tee following amusing anecdote: In the
window of the library, No. 212 Rue de Biyoli
Paris, there has lately been exhibited an, e’n
graved.portrait of Mr. Ohables-Diokens
with a.beard,;« Id impiriale,' sitting at'a;dealt
in a thougbtftil position,' and. writing. The
police entered the. Bhop .tho other day, and.
told the proprietor invery angry terms to take
the engraving out of tee window. They mft
took Mr. Dickene’s’portrait for a caricature s#
the Emperor! '
More of Montalembert.
M. de Montalehbeet’s appeal, from,tha
petty tribunal wbioh tried him to the Imperial
Court, was brought to issne on tee 21st nit.
MM. Defaube and Bebbyeb wore heanl lbr
the appellant; tee Procurenr-General replied
to each; the Judges gave two boars and a half
to deliberation on tbe case, and dually,- ac
quitting him ef some of the charges of which
the other tribunal had found him guilty, re;
tained that part of' tee previous judgment
whioh sentenced him to pay a fine, did not
redace the amonnt, but diminished the im;
prisonmeut from six to three months.. It will
be noticed that, in the higher Conrt, no notice
was taken of the pardon granted by the Ern
peror on December 2, and scornfully rapn
diated by M. de MontAlemdeet. tYe hav(
not yet received onr foreign papers containing
reports of the second trial, but it soems to
have been more fairly condnoted, judging by
the result, than the former, one was.. M. de
Montaleubebt, as it seems,has nothing more
to. do, just now, but submit to his imprison;
ment, pay the fine, and disburse all .the,costs
of tee prosecution. Ho . has clearly ■ shown
that there is not the least approximation
under.teo present Government, to liberty o'
the Press in France.
Mr. UUman has rented the Academy of Marie
—report says for one month, but his own adver
tisement, in another oolumn, affirms that his ar
rangements will not permit him to give mere that
eight nights' performances, and that theira wilLbi
only three Plooolominl nights, vis: on Jankar
-14 and IS, and onee'after her return from Balti
more. Naiuverrons! '• }'*
Piooolomini is annenneed to open, on the 14th)
as Marie In the Daughter of the Reglinont, with
Oarl Formes as the Sergeant, and Tamaro, a new
tenor, as Tonlo. On the 15th, she will appear, as
Violetta in La Traviata—the‘part in which
Madame Colson made her dihut here, and so
astonished the Qassaniga partisans with admira
ble ringing and exqnirite aoting. Violetta is one
of the few parts in whioh Pieeoiomini is said to
exoel. She will berupported, In this character,
by Florence, the baritone, and Brfgnoli, whosy
reputation seems on the inorease'.,. hiadamq Lai
horde is to succeed Pieeoiomini, and Md’fio Fein;
sot and severill other fina singers ; a
strong troupe. Signora Soto, tho ddnseuoey nill
perform in the ballet. The orohestra and chorus
from tbe Hew York Academy it JJuslo. will, be
bronght.over.. The performanoes will beextaime
ly popular and altraotlvS, no 'doaht.~The s|jo of
seats will eommonoe, at the Aesfamy ofMusie, oh
next Wednesday morning. , Tira-prioes hate noi
yet boon announoed. . ’
Pleasant Reunion*
On tbe evening of December SI, Messrs. Heaney,
Noafie, & Go., proprietors of the Penn Steam En
gine Works of this city, now'bnilding Die ma'
ohinery for the United States propeller Lancaster,
gave an entertainment to their political and naval
friends at tbe well known establishment of the
Petty Brothers, Walnut street, above Third.. The
party was quite select, consisting of. Wm. Witte,
Eiq., ex-member of GongroSs, who presided, and
Mr. Wm. Badger, navy agent, who sat at his right
band. In addition, there were Commander Carr
of the navy, and chief-engineer Wood, of the Uni
ted States steamer Lancaster; Mr. Orabb, cap*
tain’s clerk of tho yard 5 assistant naval construc
tor Grioe, and the foreman of each department at
the navy yard Speeches woro mado by Messrs.
Witte, Wood, and others, and everything poised
off well. ' The sapper consisted of fourteen 00arses
of the ehoioost delicacies of the season, together
with a supply of most excellent wine, the whole
affair being very creditable to the Messrs. Petry,
who evidently understand suoh matters. . ;
Letter from Harrisburg.
[Oorreipoodenee of The Press.J
Harrisburg, Pa., January 6,1850.
Senator Douglas telegraphed Governor ,Pao)jir
from Philadelphia, on Wednesday, hia congratu
lations on the bold stand taken in favor of Sto e
equality and popular sovereignty in his annual
message. The oompliment to Packer, from tile
chieftain of the great fight and victory In Illinois,
will he responded to by the people in good time
Directly after this telegraph came anotbor an
nouncing tho re election of Dongles. You may
rely upon it there was great rejoicing all over onr
beautiful borough.
It Is already proposed to invite Judge Douglas
to the capital after the adjournment of Oongreas.
, 0 F * 9-1
American Spool Cottok.—To those
the best interests of our oountry at heart, there are
few things more gratifying than the gradual im
provement of her manufactures. The disadvan
tages against whloh our manufacturers have b*id
to struggle, iu many departments, to compete
with foreign products, have in many oases been
overcome by that Indomitable American perseve
rance which knows no suoh word as fail. Even tbe
most unfavorable seasons have for' some yeas p6st
generally added some new trophy of Amorloan en
terprise to the stook of textile fabrics on the
shelves of our merchants.
We yesterday had the opportunity of examining
an artlole of American spool ootton, whloh we pre
diot will, in a short time, largely take the place of
the vnriousforelgnmakesthathavefor many
past entirely monopolized the supply of first-class
qualities of these goodß., The spool ootton here re
ferred to is manufactured by the Wiliiamantlo
Linen Company, near Hartford,' Connecticut,
whose name It boars. The quality and' finish bf
this ootton are equal, in every respeot, to'jthe b«bt
European brands. We were particular to test Its
strength, and in this respect have never found its
superior, while for lustre and silkysmoothness.it
is acknowledged, by competent judges, os belig
without a rival. It is produced In the most beak
tifal variety of colorings, and we are glad to leahi
that many of our largest jobbing houses are order
ing It freely for their spring sales. Whereveriit
haa been introduced, In the South and West, (ts
consumption has given the most entire satisfaction,
which, with the fact that its price is considerably
lower than the imported brands, oannot fail to
seoure for it a very large domand.
, The following distinguished gentlemen
constituted the committee of reception of Judge
Douglas on his arrival at Baltimore We pub
lished an imperieot list on Wednesday Jervis
Spencer, Esq., Hon. Reverdy Johnson, Hon. Henry
May, Hon. T. Yates Walsh, Hon. Robert J. Brent
Gsorg6 Oossard, Esq., LaureneoP. Bayne, Esq. j
William George Brown, Esq., Lewis W. Wolfe, Fsq.,
John M. Tormey, Eiq., Col. George P. Thomas,
Thomas M. Lanahan, Eiq., T. Joseph Rogers,
Esq., John M. Bruce, Esq., and Francis GalU
ghor, Esq.
*Ws are requested to return thanks, on behalf
of tbe Philadelphia Committee of Reoeption of
Jndge Douglas, to S. M. Felton, Esq., president of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore
Railroad, for providing a speoiaf ear for Judge
Douglas and'his friends, qnd-passing them over
tho road free of expense. Also, to the obndubtor,
J. D. Ihmar, for unremitting kindness!and at
tention. . r ; '
Pictorial NBWSPAPBRBi— From> Callender &
Co., Third and Walnut. Attests, we have received
tha Illustrate# .London Jxtiosi fn' whicn, Js,
striking iikeneflfl of. Mr. JQbn Bright, the .new
Parliamentary leader of the Liberal party ifi)Eng
larid> tho lilustfated 1 Newt 'of the World
wltk a steel engraving of JoHp Ratcliffs, maybr
of’Birmingham. These portraits are all. very
gObd.’.
General Scott arrived at Hew Orleans on Wed
nesday, and was received with great enthusiasm
by the QltUens,
Italian Opera.
BY MIDNIGHT MAIL.
Letter from Washington*
[Gonrespondenee of The Presa.j
_ - WASHtNOTOR, Jan. 6,1859.
' The'Douglas demonstration at Baltimore is ano
ther of -the peculiar signs of the times. I spent a
few days in Baßimoro last week, and fonnd a very
strong feeling prevalent there against the Adminis
tration, and in favor of the “ Little Giant.” Some
of- the.- moat for in
stance, as Henry May afid Reverdy’ Johnson—are
In the lead. -Among tho people there ffl an almost
nhanlmpus. sentiment, Baltimore, as, you arc
aware, is a yery impalslvo oity, and when it moves
it* moves solidly and with great impetus. It is
not dqhbted that if 'DongUs is sustained a grdat
revolution Will take; place in Maryland. All the
strength'the Pre'Bident ever had in Maryland—and
it liever was great—baa passed, or is passing,
aw6y..''The.day ; of,new men has arrived., • j
" Itjs fltated that Virginia will, soon moke a do
monstratlon in favor of Dongles. I have the in-i
.formation from one of the most prominent men In;
, ' f ‘ - • " !
’C* There 1 , to’bo no donbt now that Lord Na-.
pier has been Intermeddling here in. tho Leoomp-J
toh business, and by this not has brought .himself
Under the displeasure of bis people at home. . !
Although >there is very little time left to do a
great deal of work, yet there is no doubt that Con
gress is resolved to make an effort in the right di
rection, if only the members are properly onoou
xeged by their constituents. Mr. Phelps, the new
chairman of the Committee of Ways and Moans,
te''iv laborious; honest man, and is by no me and
indisposed to do the fair thing on the tariff ques-j
tlon. - The Prosident gets more and more anxiom
About Jt., Mafgre all that tho Union has said
about : Scoretary Cobb’s ~ intentions, and ,ii
spite of the predictions of other organs of power
that; there ,was, really no great differenoe betweed
Cobb and the President, the former is the ohstaole 1
in the way. A plan could be agreed-upon between
these that would, in iny opinion, bJ
■ Satisfactory to a great 'majority of both houses]
Why not propose snob a bill to Mr. Phelps ?—fj
bill in wbioh the two theories of ad valorems and
j speoifios are both recognised in their trne.rclations
to certain artiolos of foreign production? . There
will be some difficulty about the detailß, but
great good oan he done by recognising some gene
ral principle. If Secretary Cobb will only come
forward and Show that he ia ready to carry out
even, the suggestions of the Union , the whole
affair oan he disposed of before the Ist of Feb
ruary. " .
'.Nothing has saved .Mr. Dallas from being rej
called from the British Conrt but the apprehension
that {io would ,oomo book to Pennsylvania and
play over the game so successfully enaoted by the
present Chief Magistrate. No matter what tho
. oause of his being retained, however, I rejoioo at
If, Inasmuch os be is a most capable and patriotic
minister, and bas done bis duty, and bis whole
duty, to his country during his absence. Mr.
Buohanan was always popular in London, and Mr,
1 D, is no less so. Tbe latter folly sympathises
’ with tho former in his foreign polloy, -and espe
. dally in hostility to that most absurd of all
, modern inventions, the Olayton-Bulwer treaty. ,
\ PIONRER. ’
LOorrsspondenee of The Press.]
Washington, Jan. 6,1859.
You will remember that, on tho 22d of Deoem
her of the year just passed, Covode, ofPennsylva]
nia, offered tbe following resolution in the House
of Representatives’: I
Resolved, That a committee, consisting of
five members', be appointed to icqniro into the
facts. oharged by tne President of the United
States, as contained in his letter to the president
of,the Centenary celebration, held in PitUbiirg
on tbe 25th day of November last, upon oert&in
Individuals, of haying sent monoy into the State
of Pennsylvania to influence the late Congressional
elections in said Stale, in opposition to h?s wishes,
and to report tho natneß of the persons impli
cated.”
' This , resolution, being objected to by several
members, was consequently lost. •
In tbo. Senate, yesterday,* howevor, the move*
■ment of Mr, Covode was revived, In the person of
Senator Wilson of Massachusetts, who offered si
resolution to the effect that the Prosident be oaUed
upon to oommuhioate to the Senate as to‘wba{
was the drift Of the matter Contained in said let
ter; but, as in the previous instanoo, an objeotion
was also, made to the resolution. To-day, how
ever, it Is the intention of 6enator Wilson to fol
low the matter up, and, in addition, to oommuni
oate certain interesting information in oonneotion
with the same. This affair, as you may imagine)
has stirred up tho ourioslty of folks generally, and
there is a strong desire evinced to know who ii Is
that really used the money, as, also, whether the
skirts of the Administration are as dear as they
ought to be.
Messrs. Adrian, of New Jersey, Morris, of Illi
nois, and others will take. part in the eulogies to
b« delivered on Saturday or. Monday, on the an*
jonneement to the House, of the death of Mr,
Rdrris,' of Illinois. BqrerAl of these enlogUt
will be efforts of marked ability. -
To-day the Honse will take into consideration
tho subjeotof organising Territorial Governments
for Arizona and D&cotah. That region of country,
embracing all the recently discovered gold regions
at Pike’s Peak, together with a portion of Kan
sas, Nebraska, Utah, and New Mexioo, some 120,-
000 square miles in all, it is contemplated to em
brace in the Territory of Colono, a Territorial
Government for whioh is shortly to be applied for
by the introduotion of a bill by Mr. Colfax.
. As you are inforined elsewhere, Judge Douglas
arrived In Baltimore from Philadelphia lost eve
ning, and was handed over to the committee of
reoeption at Perryville, on the Susquehanna, by:
William E, Lehman, Esq ,of your oity. He was
esoorted through the oity, in a barouche, by a great
throng, to the Gilmore House. A serenade was
given him in the evening, after whloh tho Judge
mado a lengthy speech. He is oxpeoted in this
city at seven o’clock this evening.
Some fifteen additional delegates presented
themselves before the Advisory Board of Agri
culture of the Patent Office yesterday, and were
admitted to sittings.
The Secretary of the Interior and thp Commis
sioner of Patents were visited by the board In a
body duripg the day,.on which occasion the pre
sident of tho board informed these officials that
they wore working men, and would perform tbe Jr
dutleßto the best of their, abilityi and trusted
that it might meet with tbe satisfaction of these
Departments.
Hon. Joseph Holt, Commissioner of Patents, in
reply, said that he was happy to meet them; the
aotion in whioh they were engaged might be ex
posed to misapprehension and muoh critioiflm In
different portions of the oountry; bnt still he was
oert&in that if the experiment succeeded, the
future would bean ever-brightening one for our
national agricultural interests. Much cariosity is
excited hero in- reference to the deliberations of
this body, which, in consequence of its privacy,
must be inoreased until its proceedings appear in
tho forthcoming agricultural report of this office.
Col.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS, Jan.
There is very little animation in Breadstuffe tc-day;
holders of flonrare not disposed to press sales, although
the stocks aro tnaoh larger than this time last year,
and only some B©IOO bbls have been disposed of, at
$5.12#®6 25 for standard and good straight snprrQne,
Including SOO half bbls, at $5.37# the pair; the home
trade are baying moderately at $5.12#05 25 for super
fine, $5.60®5.75 for extra, and soa7 20 for fancy lots,
according to quality. Rye Flour is firm, and rather
soiree it $8.87#. Corn Meal is wanted at 13.26&3.81.V
bbl, but there is no stock here. Wheat is steady in
price, hut the demand for It is limited and the receipts
light; about 500 bus red sold at 12601270 for good and
prime lots, and 1,200 bus white at 140a1460 -3?
bur. Bye is in demand at 820840, and very
little offering. Corn is in fair demand; sales of
4,000 bus ptime new Delaware yellow’ at 73c, and
2,000 bas damp Jersey at 680, afloat. Oats are firm,
.but generally.held above the views of;buyers; sinili
sales at 45#0460 for Southern, and 40a47
sylvanift. bos New. York State have,
been sold at 80«85c. Bark—There is noQueroltron
offeriug, and No. lis wonted at $2B ton. Ootton—
Holders are firm, with a moderate business doing at
fally former quotations. Groceries—There Is very
little doing in Oeffoe, for tbe want of stock in first
bands. Sugars acd Molasses Ore selling, in lots, to the
trade at steady prices. Provisions—Thero Is very little
movement in the market, and prices remain about tho
same. ' fieeds are nnohanged; about 260 bus Oloveraeed
have been sold at $5.76)96.87# 3P 1 bu for good and prime
l>ts. Whiskey is rather more active, with salsa of
bbls at 24Xo2&K c for Pennsylvania and prison, 240 for
bhds, and 230 gallon for drudge.
New York Markets of Yesterday.
ABHIB Are firm, with sales of 40 bbls at $6.60 for Pot
and $5 76 for Pearl.
Coffkb Is firm, but we cannot learn as yet of any
transactions.
Floub.—The market for Ctate and Western Flour is
firm, with light receipts and a moderate demand; sales
6,000 bbls at $3.76«4.20 for nnsound; $4.566>4 60 for
supeifine State; $606 25 for extra do; $4.3601.06f0r
superfine Western; $5.0605.40 for extra do, and $5.40
06.60 for shipping brands of extra roand-hoop
Ohio. Canada Flour is firm for extra, with sales of
2fo bbls at $5 4006.60, but nominal for superfine.
Southern Flour is steady, with sales of 700 bbls at $4,80
06.40 for common and mixed, and $6.6007 60 for extra
brands.
GBiiN.— Wheat is very tjuiet, with sales of 3,000
bushels mixed Wisconsin at $l2O, Corn has rather im
t>roved, and Western mixed is held at 80c. Sales were
mode of 8,000 bushels new yello# Southern at 77078 c.
O&ts are firm at 46060 c for southern Pennsylvania and
Jersey, and 610600 for Btate, Western, and Canada.
Bye remains 760700.' * ‘i' ‘ ! . : A
, Hidbs Baenos Ayres and Rio Gromle are very
firm, and ehow an upward tendency.
Molassks is very firm, the recent receipts of New
Orleans all been sold before arrival at 3TnS3c.
■ Sooir —A good, : trade demand seems to prevail, but
SrJoes snow no' change, ,We hear of Bales of 100 bbls
ew Orleans &t8)j;_07o. 1
. BAlt —We note sales of 1.000 bbls fide ground Liver
pool, from second binds;*Ml., j: ... . 0
Wste&BTA-SMes wet* ODde of 100 bbls at ,
' Paovisi-NS.—The matlPttfoe Pork if dull and lower,
with sales Qt 2QQ bbls atstT,)2/or old Mess, $17:60 for
.new, and $lB 60-for new Primo. .Dee? iB steadK with
salesQf, 85 bblsat $6 ICoT for country Prjme, s7;2fio9
for counUy M4ssrlB.oOolff.6O ‘for repacked Western
Mess, and slloll7s‘fot extrk Me*s.“*^
Bacon continues Steady. Out Meats are in moderate
inquiry, 'tilth sates pLTO- pekgs.at for Shoulders,
and Ojfo for Hams. Lard firmer, with sales of 100
pckgs at 11X olljtf 0
Butter la unchanged anil qyoted 12020 c Tor epmmon
State, and 210260 for choice do, Cheese is firm at
Letter from New York.
ACCUMULATION OF MONET IN WALL STREET—BUSI
NESS OF THE CANALS FOR 1858—57,250,000 RE
CEIVED FOB TAXES—THE NABOBS OF THE FIFTH
AND BOBS OF-OTHER AVENUES—DEPRECIATION
" OF/AMERICAN CREDIT—THE ST. GEORGES. AND
* -THE' DRAGONS—STEAM' FIRE ENGINES —WARD
BEEOBBB’S STOCK ,AT TWENTY-FIVE PER; CENT.
PREMIUM—THE PRINTERS’ FESTIVAL DEMO
CRATS IX TIIB STATE LEGISLATURE—NEW PLAY
BY LESTER WALLACE.
[Correspondence of The Press.]
New Yore, Jan. 6, 1859.
The banker! and brokers of Wall street, Into which
I made a raid this morning, telhme that money is more
.abundant thereinow than it has been at any time du
ring the last twelve months',Irand 1 r and h6'urly a3cufnulSting
from foreign and domestic sources, partly held for In-,
vestment, but more largely on call. The' banks of the
olty alone * hold balances amounting to' twenty or
twenty-five millions on deposit for account of interior
banks and bankers, and the private bankers are esti-i
mated to hold as much more on demand. The dis
bursement of a large amount otdividendahasmado the
income people feel quite jolly,'but though disbursed
by banks and corporations, it has mostly gone back into
bank again on deposit...-- . \
A gratifying and unmistakable Indication of-reviving
prosperity is shown in. the amount of property ,trans
ported darinir the season on the canklsV' The total
amount received’at and' this port;from
opening to the clodo ofn&Vigation, exceeds -Blxty mil-
lions of dollars. The amount next year will doubtless
far exceed this; for most of the forwarders .are intro-
racing steam engines into the boats, the economy of
which, both in time land expense of running, has been
clearly demonstrated. * ' , . • ■ ■ ■
. A gentleman, in the .office of the Receiver of, Taxes }
tells me that the amount of. taxes paid into that office
from the let of January last to Christmas day wa*
seven and a quarter millions of dollars, leaving yet un
paid one million three hundred and seventy thousand.
The - ‘ nabob V’ of Fifth avenue, are about to do some *
thing in the way Of paving, qnite superior to that which
been done by the “bob*” of poorer localities. They
propose to put down .the Belgian pavement, which is
as the Yengtnese say, 1 to be about the beat
ih'the world: .. *• ‘ ■' {
j ’vfipoaking of Fifth avanue, it, is a curious fact that
,the merchant princes, who sleep in that street (and
keep “negro boarding houses,” as was said of one
.Fifth avenoodie, who kept tl’dczen colored servants)
are rapidly being 'crowded out of the heavy importing
business by foreigners.' The style of living of Neif
Yorkers has fearfully damaged their credit abroad|
gent, manages to live very nicely on twoj
three, or five thousand a year, whereas the free-born
American citizen plunges intb a $200,000 establishment
in “ the Avenue,and' livesf“aecordfn.” Eventually
explodes. - /i - ,
, The fit. Georges and Dragons prapose to celebrate the
natal day of England’s patron saint, the llth lret.|
with great ceremonial, at the Academy of Music: The
*RtertainmentB will cooilst of an operatic matinee and
an;eyenlag concert* at which Piccolomini, Poinsot, La
borde, Brignoli, and Formes will assist. The little
musical prindeas and Formes are to tike part in'the
oratorio Of The'Creation, which is to be done with
greater' musical force j numerically, than has yet been
attempted in America
Our Common Council have ordered the erection of a
temporary wooden building in the rear ef the City Hali<
In which'thrbe steam fire-engines aro to -be stalled!
This may be attributed to the performances or your
Philadelphia steam fire machine, which stirred ns up
last summer.
Ward Beecher stock is looking up, In Brooklyn. At
the annnahrentisg of pews, in his church, on Tuesday
last, the total amount of premiums and rent realized
for the use of seatf dating the current yearwas |26,G00-i
,an increase of $lO,OOO over last year's rents.
The printers are making very extensive arrangements
for celebrating the anniversary of Franklin’s birthday!
On the 17th'. The proceeds, after defraying expenses, ard
to be devoted to the maintenance of their Free Library!
which the society contemplate removing to a more de
sirable location, In order that its usefulness may. be er-j
tended, and the benefit to be derived from its well
filled shelves' more accessible-to those who- are now
unable to avail themselves. of Its advantage!.* Soa\
Washington Irving aqd other. distinguished literary
gentlemen have signified their intention to be present
at the festival. ' "
The'Democrats in ottr State Legislature, although
only a score or so in number, have considerable talent,
and any amount of pluck.. Their candidate for Speaker,
was John W. Ohanler, of this city, ayeung-lawyer of
talent, acquirement, and fortune. He was one .of the
big Indiana who represented the Tammany Democracy
at the grand pow-vow held at the White House, In pre-‘
settee of th* great father.' Mr O. does considerable of
the writing business for Tammany, aud. is deservedly
held in high repute .by the braves. ,
A new play, by Lester Wallack/islh rehearsal, auc}
will be produced arsoon as the Senior Wsllaek’s Shy
lock ceases to draw. It has been played nightly,' t<j
crowded houses, for,the last five weekp. . - - ]
NEW YORK STOCK SXOHANGR/jan 6. . !
SECOND BOARD. J
2000 US6s 1867 112 100 Harlem R Pref ' 36 ;
10000 Missouri St 6a 86* 1
6000 do s6O 86* I
16000 do 8-** -
60000 do b6O 86*
6000 do sBO 86V
10C0 Indiana St 6# 92 :
6000 Virginia St 6s 06* :
9000 do 96V
8000 Tenn St 6a *9O 92
4000 do 92*
150PacM80o 92
.100 do • bBO 92
. 60 .. do s6o.9>* ‘
2000 Mich Oen 8s 96
100 Canton Co . 19* J
200 ll Y Cen R 84*!
200 Hudson Rir R 81*
, .6 Sec ATB'x-dir 101*1'
100 Reading B aBO 6* i
660 do . opg 64*
4 r o do' - rSO 64*
400 do opg 64*
200 do a6O 63*
200 Mich Oeh R 62*
509 . do . , 62*
60 Panama tt 117*
20 111 Cen R 69*
60 Gal A Ohio B 71*
100 * do' ‘ ' 820 71
i& do n*
400.0’er AToIB bOO 32 *
60 Ohio £ RIB* b6O 69 •
810 '> / do- 68*
200 do »30 63*
20 LAO MUR - 2*
|‘l4 gtoniQgtonHj^ r . .69 j
THE LATENT NEWS
Bt TELEGRAPH.
\XF* See first page ..
From Washington. ,
' TQI SIOARiOOAK FILIBUSTSRS,
Washikqtok, Jaa. 6.—lt appears from documents
communicated to the House tp daj In response to a re*
olutton, that a correspondence between the Secretary
of the Treasury, and Oolleotpr pf .the port of Mobile,
has been in progress since April Javt, relative to the
Nica'aguan filibusters. These papers contain little' of
interest In addition to whAt, is already Tb[e
fact is apparent that much was left to the discretion of
the collector in the matter of granting or withholding
licenses to snsDiolous, vessels ; bftt where donhts ex
isted in his mind, they were removed by official instru?-
Hods.- u '■ J .•/
In response .to the collector’s, inquiry as to what
should bo done with the returned ahlpwreehed Allbat-,
tors, the'secretary-telegraphed, on the Mhinst:, that
the principals should be prosecuted, and desired the
oollectoir to furnish him with a list of those who ar
rived In the British vessel.
The Secretary of the Navy also tronsm.tted document*
to the House, In aoswer to a resolution calling for
copies of the instructions given to Commodore Mcln
tosh. In whlah tbat officer was Informed that citizens of
the United Btates have a righteto expatriate themselves
and become the cititens of any country willing to re
ceive them. Bat they have no right to make that a
cloak for warlike expeditions. He was directed not to
seise any vessel or act on mere lusoloion.. While he is
reminded that the President regards Commodore Paul
ding’S seisure ofGeneralWalker and his followers as a
“ grave error,” he is counselled not to interfere oh
land or in any bVbor, for the purpose of arrestingany
filibustering expeditions set on foot in the UnitedStatss
oontmv to the act of Congress; l}ut, on the other hand,
to protect the periobs 'and property of our cltiidns en
gaged in lawtul business, against all. illegal acts,of
violence and oppression, to the fall extent of his power.
Just before the adjournment of the House this after
noon Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, made an ineffectual at
tempt to introduce a resolution calling on the Secretary
of the Treasury „to Inform the House by what authority
the advisory board of the patent board was continued in
th s city.
The select committee on the Pacific railroad of the
House held a meeting tc-dsy, when Mr. Curt's replied
at length to the argument of Btr. Phelps, of Missouri,
who urges the bill proposing the thirty-fifth parallel as
the line for its location. Mr. Cnrtls advocates the Cen
tral road with two branches.
General Henderson, of the United States Marine
Oourt/died suddenly to-day in this city, ne had been
in the sozvice about 53 years - ' \
Reception of Senato%Douglas at 1
i Washington.
WlsniSQToi, Jan 6.—Senator Douglas arrived in
this city this evening, and was met at the depot by a
large crowd, who received him with cheers. They
subsequently proceeded to hit residence, and in re
sponse to a call made upon him, he .made a brief speech
of a general patriotic’ character, returning tbaoke for
the spontaneous expreiaion of their friendship and
good feeling.
United States Supreme Court.
Wabsisqtoh, Jan. 6.—The United Btatea vs. John
A. Sutter. Argument commenced yeiterday for ap
pellee fU continued.
Massachusetts legislature.
Boston, Jan. 6 —The message of Governor Banks
will be sent to the Legislature to-morrow.
The Senate has assigned Tuesday next lor the elec
tion or United States gouator. . s,' . ,
The Melodeon estate, in this city, has been sold, at
auction, to Charles Francis Adams. The prioe paid
was nearly 376,000. ‘
Indiana legislature.
- iHDUturoLIS, Jan. o,—The House.was organized
this afternoon by the eltotion of W. Gordon, Speaker.
Both houses adjourned immediately after the organiza
tion.
Fire at Memphis', Tenn.
Louisville, Ky., Jan 6 —Twelve bnildings In Mem
phis, on Front Bow, between Adams and Washington
streets, were burned yesterday, causing a less of nearly
$300,000 M sirs. Forsyth & Jameson, and Btarges 3c
Sons, are among the losers. Beveral persons were in
jured by the falUog of the walls.
The Storeship Relief at New York.
New Tore, Jan. 6. - The storeship Relief has arrived
at thlspoit, via Halifax.
Markets by Telegraph.
Baltimore. Jan. 6.—Flour quiet—Ohio and Howard
street $5. No wheat offering to-day.. Corn le in light
receipt: 6,0C0 bushels Bold at 70©730 for yellow, and
680>700 for white. ProvDions quiet at former rates.
Bmall Bales of Whiskey at 24c for olty and Ohio.
BatiHNAH, Jan. 6 —Cotton—Bales to-day 450 bales.
The market is unsettled. Sales of the week 4 800 bales ;
receipts. 0.760 bales'. The receipts are 167,000 tales
ahead or list year. The receipts at all Southern porta
ere now 799,000 bales ahead of the corresponding period
last year ~
Cincinnati, Jan. G.—F’onr is unchanged. Whiskey
has advanced to 23c. Provisions are unchanged. Mess
Pork is nominally-quoted. Lard is firm a 110.
NSw Oblbanb, Jen. s.—Bales of Cotton to-day 12 500
bales, quotations being firm, without change, Corn
960. Lard, in kegs; lltfo. Coffee firm; 4 600 bags
sold at former quotations Cotton freights to Liver
pool. 16-32; to Havre, 15-10.
Mobile, Jan. 6.—Sales .of -4,600 bales Cotton, quota
tions being firmer bnt unchanged.
The Oyster Trade.— Perhaps oysters have
never been so plentiful, and never of a finer quality
than at the present time. This kreek the arrivals of
oyster boats have beta unusually heavy, and the pre
sent moderate wsathdr has verV materially affected the
price oMbts dellelonsand much-used article.: During
.the put two weeks prices have .fallen from, forty to
‘fifty per cent. The very floeet oysters,’ which, a' snort
time stake, sold for $2O par thourand, can. now be pur
chased for (10, Cove plants for $0 60 to SO.J6, and Cul
lens $1.75.' It'has been estimated tbat Asumcf not
less than six millions has been annually expended in
this city for oysters, and the present low prices and
unusually large supply wdl give all our oitilths ah pp
portunlty of fea ting on the luscious bivalve*.,
The Old Soldierb.— ? The veterans,of 1812,;
now a scanty remnant of a once vigurous battalion 1 ,-
wlll hold tbelr annual celebr&'ien of the: .eighth of-'
January, at the county court house. The eighth being
the anniversary of Jacksen’fl'vlotory at New OrUanS,
is a TSrydultablßFOccaslon for the assembling ef this ve
tersUfbaod, and furnishes them with a joint opportunity
for talking over the good old timee; yet" It mart awaken,
sad feelings as they find their numbers annnaliy grow
ing lees, and must forcibly remind them that the time
is drawing hesr When they too must depart from the
busy stage of life and he numbered with those who
have fought the good fight, and have gone to receive
tbelr reward.
TerrlbleTragedym New York-
A SPANIARD MURDERS ms fatuer-in-law—he
.‘STABS BIS WIPE AND HJSB MOTHER—JEALOUSY
THE OAUBE— EBOAPB OF THE MURDERER.
, 'ThiS (Thursday) morning, about half -past two
o’clock, a deliberate and cold-blooded murder was
committed in the rear of the premises No. 154
-Sullivan street, Herman Oarnon, a colored man,
been stabbed to the breast by Felix
Stinohes, his son-in-law. Some seven weeks ago,
Sanohes, who is a good-looking young Spaniard,
married Mary Jane Oarnon, a sprightly oolored
firl, and latterly the newly-married .oouple
oarded with Mr. and Mra.Carnon, at the above
number. v
Sanohes, who s is ref>resentedaa bein£,?an ex-,
oessively. vioious -fellow, t .wlthou.fc !
jealous of his wife, and" a day or two'since,
threatened to .take her'llfe.About the same’
time B&nohes took from a closet a Bword oane be- 1
longing to,his father-in-law and said he,was going
to nave It The’fanlily 1 .at'first, thought
strange of this circumstance, fls.thebati'e appeared
tobe in perfect order, , but tke'matter r was soon
forgotten, or at least nothing more was said abont
it. Sanohes continued .to find fault with his wife
and made himself Very disagreeable. * He wasout
late on Wodnesday night and the family sat up
waiting for his return till 21 o’clock-A:",M/ ,As
Sanches oame in he brought the sword oane with
him, and immediately' afterwalds'rf&rted into the
bedroom withhis wifp tdretire. ‘ W-. * ;
Mrs. CarnoD havibg occasion to go inU the bed
room whore Sanohes .and her. daughter were,
knocked at the door, but Sanohes refused to admit
her, and forbid hW wife from doing so. As a last
resort Mrs.'Oarnbn pushed in the door, whioh she.
had nd sooner done than 1 Sanches drew the blade
£ rom *55 fi word-oane, and rushed furiously upon
t The steal penetratedthe £eshy part-of the
left arm, inflicting a.dangerous but not fatal
wound. Mrs. Sanohes oame'to aid* her. mother,
wn «i the desperado turned upon'and stabbed her
in the back or right shoulder, causing a Tory* dan
gerous wpund. • Oarnon then interfered to protect
ms wife ana daughter,"when Sanohes againr&ieed
ttie steel and plunged it { with great-force Into the
baok of bis father-in-law. The weapon pierced
the heart, and the unoffending Oarnon fell to the
floors «
The fiend, evidently intending to murde'r ihe’
whole family, thon made; fomhis,wife's youngest
sister, but, she down oellar and escaped
-him.*- Sanohes thdn left the' premises; hut’fearing
that ha wH'sHUlyiriginwait l ftr them, the ln :
jured women were afraid to" .leave’the room or to
raise an alarm,: lest the, murdoier should return
and finish his, fiendish work by, taking their lives;
Mrs. Oarnon. and her< k two daughters roused a
man sleepingin the upper part of the house, and
requested him to call the polioo. as there had been
a murdor committed, but he refused to move, and
the bleeding victims were compelled to lie there
and suffer without medioal aid or attention of any.
kind,, beside the. dead body of the husband and
father, till near-seven o’olook in.the morning,-
when they despatched a boy to the Eighth precinot
police station, and informed Sergeant Mount, then,
on duty, of the trage.dy.' Sergeant Mount iinme-’
diately repaired to tbe spot with a number of offi
cers, and did ’all in their* power for the 'suffeters, 1
and also made search’ for the murderer, 1 but he was
nowhere to be found. Coroner Sohtrmor was no-!
tified to hold an inquest;' 5 j
Captain Turnbull subsequently, deputed Officers
Baldwin and TYfseburn to search foir S&nohes, and
. the offioials searohed his old haunts, but without'
BuocoBs. Other policemen are* likewise en the!
1 alert, and it is believed the murderer will soon be
; taken. . *
Mr. Oarnon was a very reaped able and indus
-1 trlous man. He was employed in the large China
establishment oorner of Broadway and Broome
} street. Mrs. Carnon-and . her daughters are also
highly spoken of Their house : was, neat and
clean, and everything about the premhes indi
cated that they were living comfortably. - At the'
time Sanches was paying attention to-his-wife*
< friends of Mr. Oarnon advised'him to forbid,his
daughter-marrying him, as he was a vioiohs fel-’
‘ low, but Mr;'Oarnon seemed“to thtnk ‘he s would'
make a good husband.— iYeta fast-,
t evenings •~ - -•* i‘ - ' ,
AMBSWUQITB .THZB EVENING'.
Mxb.D.P. Bowkbb* Wiurur-STxnv T**Ani.-
li Money Man .About Town.”
WBBin.iT A blikei’b abob-btkiit ThkavmT
” Our American- jCQtuin”~^t ( Boblnson,‘Crasoa
Hts Man Friday .” ... |
National Oiboub.—i* Lent’sOireus; Company.**
u Equ*striap. Gymnastic, and Aerobatio'feats.’’ 5
SiKroan’s o?aai; HoußK. r 4hhioplan Entertain'
mente, > *
Assbhblt Buildihos.—Signor Blits.
City Councils.—Both branches of Coun
cils held their regttlar'aekildnsyestsrdsy afternoonr
81LKOT OOCHOIL.
This body met at threeo’cloek- P., M.i Ur, Wharton
Inthecbair; 1 k ' ■ '*'* \ / >
'■/The’ following'communication* ward' r'ebelved: ‘ One;
from'the Ohier- Engineer of the Firs [ Department.*
stating'that in the entire p&ved limits'of tbecitv there
U but one'Hook and Ladder Company—the Empire
Company—and recommends that aa appropriation-'be
n ade to equlp^companies of a similar character :also,'-
thatthe Protection'Hook and Ladder Company defies
the authority of the Chief Engineer. .The Ohisflthere
fore, recommends their'dUbindment *' Sfr'. Pernoa 4 :
one of the city directs re of the North Pennsylvania
Railroad, submitted a lengthy repdri,: Mr Neat moved
that the report bs not printed, which was agreed to,'and
the matter was postponed. "A communication was re*
oelTed from J , C Jones, aaking.tbatConncilJ would
order a continuance of the special committee, in order
that they may examine an apparatus orhis/lnventibn
for weighing ocal at the doors ftf.o M nsumers< Several
‘.petitions were received Jroras®allretalteriln‘Market
street, asking that the hucksters’, wagons mar continue
to stand in.Markpt street. A petition Mkinjt that In]
dish Queen .lane may be-graded^wta.'referred to the
Committee on Highways. .A oommunleation-was re*
oeived from Mr. John-Welsh-iwspectfttUydeelitting*the'
as.(director of Girard Conertf&A.. Itfsolntiod
, wasßubmittedcqnJrTniM Jpbn ? JR. as *.,elwh4U
the ogntrpUar’s,office, which ; WA* agm&dfo.M~ <jYtl l
- R Hr; N«al offered k‘ resolutlonwhlefc proposes; toHmlt
thenumber of burden ears over the City EaQroad.'altoa
Second, Third, M V ket the
. travel on thoaes treats mSy pot be iaurruptadJas ienow
the case. Referred to the Committee on fLallroadf,.? ]
. Mr. Beldeman, fro nv the Committee op Railroads, re*
ported in favor of pirmittiog.the Pepniylrania Railroad
to construct an additional railway track inDock street),
providing no expense occur to the city.- and recomx
mended its adoption/; /Agree 1 to. - '.!/?*.u/ \
, On motion of Mr.Cornman,. the ordinance flxingth*
charges of pawnb*ckers at two per cent;,per month,-was
taken up and pissed. \“ *. .• * • g >
Mr. Beldeman'cMJid op the ordlntnoe regelating.city
???il® D K er railways/which was ffrst read on'Bspt. 23d;
1858 It was amended by substituting $2O ahhuklly as
a tar for each oar, Instead of $5O, asortsjirially provided.
Upan the question of striking cut the Sunday, clause
a long debate ensued. 'Mr. Cornman made an earaett
speech infavor of the above clause, which prevents their
ears/from running Sunday.v After considerable de
bate,.by severllof the members/the prohibition was
sustained by a vote 0f12t06., - ,
The subject was then postpobed/aod the Chambst
took a recess in order to go into joint eonvenUon'wlth
the opposite brasoh for the election of two dlrscton-of
•the North Pennsylvania Railroad and one port wa'den,
Messrs. John Kessler and Peter Field were elected direc
tors, and Mr. George Hitohdll, port Warden/ i
• An election was entered into for directors of fHrard
Oellege TbevotVwas u. follows:. Richard Yaux, 12;
Joseph Maitland, 3: Colonel Joseph'S. Belly, 4: and
Charles J. Btiile, 1. Mr. Vaux/haviog received a ns
j rity of the votes, was declared elected.
The subject of ’passenger railways was then resumed.
The question wss taken on an amendment which Bars
that they shall keep the ptasage on each side of their
track dear from snow. Agreed to by a vote of 11 to 9.'
Mr. Ouyler offered a farther amendment, that.the
Governor of the State' be requested not to sign any act
authorising theconatraotioa of railroads in Philadel
phia unless the sanction of Oounoila bo drat obtained
Agreed to, and the blll,ai amended, passed Anally.
J - /The bill' from Common Council for the construction
of culverts over Cohockaink oreek and other places, was
amended and concurred iu. ;
Mr Leidy presented a- communication relative to
the recent fire at the Almshouse, and asking for an ap
propriation of $3OO for the pay of clothing for snob per
eons hi may be discharged From the; house. [sl6oo
worth of clothing was destroyed, and the above appro
priation is asked for to procure clothing for those who
are now ready to be discharged j The bill was pawed
and the Chamber adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
After a number of pe Ultras and communications had
been presented, Mr. Hacker moved to suspend the rale,
so at to consider the resolution passed by Select Conn*
cil, directing the Commissioner of Markets not to rent
the stalls In Market street after the first day cf April.
Agreed to
The resolution was read by the clerk.
Mr Kelly opposed the motl n, as the ordinance di
rect < the commissioner to rent the stalls for one year,
and tbat it repeals a former ordinance—an action which
can be had only by the adoption of another ordinance.
He movei to refer the subject to a special committee of
one from each ward, to report sites Tor new market
houses, to be erected out of the materials removed from
Market street.
Mr. Hacker moved to lay the motion on ibe table,
which waaagrci’tl to.
The resolution was then concurred in by a vote of 43
to 23, viz:
Yeas— Messrs. Baird, Cattell, W. Conrad, Cooley,
Cooper, Day, Dennis, Dost, Eckfelt. Elite. Fish,
Fisher, French, Gay, GUlingham, Hacker, Herbert,
Ua-mer, Heins, Ilodgdon, House, Hutchinson. Kelton,
Kersey, Ketch&m, Lather, M&nderfield, Manuel, Mc-
Bride, MoDonough, Molivaln, George B. Mil er, Mor
ris, Potter, Riley,,Roats, Rotherme), Kubleam, Savage,
Simons. Braedl«y, BteeUlcg,Thompson, Wagner, Walsh.
Wetherlll, Vflster, Trego, (president)—4B.
Nays—Messrs. Bobb, Bewker, Brown, Bullock, Case,
Gomley, Osborn, Courad, Dickinson, Gamble, Gheen,
Haas, Handy, Hunter, Jones, Kelley, Kerr, Ktider,
Mascher, Moyer. Nippes, Pcgb,Simon; Wiidey—23.
Alter transecting some other business, a series of re
solutions from the Committee on Highways, authoriz
ing the Commissioner of Highways to contract for clean-'
log the streets, was called up N
Mr. Gordon took the iioor. butwaainterrupted by the
clerk of Seleot Connell, with the announcement of the
paetsge of certain bills. <
Sir. Gordon went on to oppose the resolution as a
swindle, viz: the prices annexed were nit fair: The
work cannot he done for so small a sum
Mr. Dennis ridiculed the Idea of Councils giving
people more than they asked for their work.
The clerk of Brieot Council then appeared, an
nouncing an amendment to the culvert ordinance, in
which concurrence was asked.
Mr. Cooley, Mr Mascher. and Mr. Potter made re
marks on the resolution Mr. Mascher thought there
was rome hocus-pocus about the thing. With Mr. Gor
don, he did not think the work could be ,done for the
prices annexed ' ' "
No amendment was offered providing for the cleansing
or the streets by the Commissioner, in cose of aay ne
glect, and that the expense be deducted from the
contract price. He remarked that this was provided' for
in the resolution.
The amendment was agreed to.
The main question was then put, and the resolution
was agreed to-ye&s47, nays4—as follows :
YEAB—Meßare. Brenan. Bullock, Case, Cattell, Corn
ley, Osborn Conrad, Cooley, Bay, Dennis, Doerr, Dick
ioson. Eckfeldt Ellis, Pish. Fisher, French, Gamble,
Gay, Gheen, Gillingham, Haas, Hseker, Handy, Her
bert, Halos, Hodgdon, Jones, Kelley, Kelton, Kerr,
Kersey, Ketohum, Manderfleld, Mcßride, M’Oahen,
McOlean, Molivaln, Geo. B. Miller, Hiram Miller,
Nippes, Potter, Riley, Bothermel Server, Smedley,
Walsh, Wetherlll, Wiidey, Trego, (president )
Nays— Messrs. Bowker, William Conrad,fSteelling
Wagner.
The resolution as adopted is as follows:
Resolved, By the Be>oct and Common Councils of the
city of Philadelphia, That the Chief Commissioner of
Highways is hereby authorized to enter into contracts
with the following named persons, they being the lowest
bidders, for cleanslrg the streets within the soveral dis
tricts respectively, for the period of one year, from the
first day of January, 1859, for the sums respectively sta
ted that is to say: 1
With James Boyd, the First district, for.—..sl 4CO 00
‘Jobs Gouldv, the Second district, for l-‘5O 00
Simon M. Lear,for Third district, f0r...,. —. 3,500 O 0
Samuel Jackson, for Fourth district, for..—— 5,950 00
Alexander Stewartß-the Fifth dstnet, for-.. 5 000 00
Alexander Stewart, the Sixth district, for.— 5.250 00
nat J O’Neill, the Seventh district, for. 4 —, 1 890 00
Henry Mather, for Right* district for 8 000 00
Matthew O Brady. forTtlnth district,tor 1,950 00
O B F Q’NeiU, for Tentk district, for.——— 3,00) 00
o*B F. O'Neill, for Eleventh district, for.. 1.6C0 Q 0
G B F. O’NetH, for Twelfth dlstriot, f0r...,. 1 300 GQ
o! B F. O’Neill, for Thirteenth district, for.-. 1,950 00
The said Chief i snail -require each of
the paid contractor* to enter-Into an obligation, with
two «r more sureties, in a sum equal tO the amount or
his or their bldor proposal, Conditioned for the proper
«nd faithful* performance of th§sr duties under' the
contract. .. r. . , i . '
■ Tk at a weekly r iport of- the. condition of the' streets
shall, be made;-.end-that the Chief Commissioner of
Highways be authorized to op men ebonyh to dean
the streets in oa*acfn£gleot,-anii the cost bs,dedusted
from the contract prices ‘
Considerable debate followed on the second resolu
tion, which was then adopted) m follows j
R€solted, Tbatln.the event iof a - , failure upon the
s*tt of any of the above named contractors to cff«r
ine proper security,- or to enter into an~agreement for
doing the work, the Ohlef Commissioner .is hereby an*
thorized to oontract with' the next lowest bidder or
" requisite security. ..
Tho third resolution b ing then before, the ChAmbsr.
Mr. Gordon moved.tojtrlk^out^the.words “ OitySo
nctor,” and “.Select and Common Councils.”
Lot.
The b, ». Tot , of yui\,
naysjfi, ae-foUawu- -.zj -'■a-\-L7\.ihu- .» V?
l cßiiolce_d,.Tbat -the phie/vOomjntMfoaer*
Into, and determine up a thAgqfficlepfypt'tte ehreliee
or
*.r<Thrditle'ot-the reidlationvratthett'bissedi-/>j-
Mr WethsriU called np-nresdiutfoa passed by Select
Oounoil. asking m PhUadelptfia railroad MU be
signed by the Governor, tonttia'Mdaroad requires the
consent of Cduueila for it 3 ednstrubtioh. {i i 1
Bullock thought
laid on.the roadsof corporate companies certainlydo
hot require the consent of Connells. 1
The resolution was then adopted. * - •* -
, r ‘ ? ell °y offered a resolution diraotiog th'at an sf.
aminatlon of the grade orWashtogtOß- aventtrfand Swan
w Kf‘V*® de ' •certain whether iJtfgra-feagfees
Referred rraakf ° ri _Bouthwark Passenger Railroad.
<ralT ® rt 1 ttil from Select Cotttien wak recelred,
and the amendment concurred in *'• i /- :
journe? 611 BP ’ bUt wlthont “Mo* mAt'^lpuMiSS!-
-"Areested;—^mannM^THomM'Hobfi
«ou bad a hearipghifow Aldermen Phtehell yesterday
mcr&iag, on.the charge of commuting'an. assault and
battery upon John Caldwell r .with an intent
aeema'the aesanlt occurred dmibg an which%d
curred Ton Christmas ere; -j The ’party had- eßatr*g4ted
at a tavern in the neighborhood of-Thirteentfc and J>nt
bard streets, and After some difficulty, -In'wWcß a-nnm
b« of persons were engaged' 1 Caldwell was
aon -was arrested bn Wednesday afternoon b}r Sergeant
Wilhelm, and at the hearing yesterday morntnrbe ad
mitted that he was amouythe-jjartr,-yet denied having
■heed ecncernedia the shbotingH The'aldermsn/inde- '
fault of onethouraud dollars bail; committed him ?to
answer tb* above charge. >
The< Philabelphia: -Aoriooltural §oci
xrr-—At A*r|ceM 'meeting or this body, the following
gentlemen were elected to • serve as' officers for the en
saiogysdr; J -Prsildeht; CrMgßlddlefi Vioe-pfMrdeßte,
ArT. Newbold dudCr W." HarrisonriTrownfreriGeb.
•Blight} Corresponding -Seriwtsryj'B.* G; ) Tfs'>et r-;:Re
cordiog Secretary, A;*L. Heanedy/M. D' r^Librariii,
J - -McGbWah f 'Assistant-Reebrdie^geerstary/P/ R.
Freas; Executive Committee; John LarddSr;Samuel
WHlIamS; DJLandrttWj'-AvTNewbold/JbbnS.Hainea,
and Craig Bid’le: Library Committee. David Laidretb.
Craig Biddle/and Geol Bllgbfe. t Kfc liiiiLf a 'is"
Patihq Opp ins Pskaus TE4CSraj.i/The
lady teachers of onr* pnblld schbolS the ;Gifard
Bank yesterday,‘.for thepnrpbse.of
earned salaries/* There UcertSlnly no tndre'pVaiae
wortby yayof earning a. livelihood teaching
the tk yonng Idea how to shoot.”, and .thia 1 vocation
seems to be peculiarly alipted to the gentleness wbfth
is generally one of the prominent points of Femslecba
rsctSrj ana we- doubt are. any perions
who are recompensed by the city treasury vrhh earn, it
more faithfnilythap ocr lady teaehers/. . ° ‘
. ELPOTioH Bf CocHoiig.—Yestef’da/i after
noon, Select and. Common CounelUmet In convention,
and elested Col (Peter- Prlf* abd Jdtv John Healer'As
directors of theiNorthiPennaylvanla Ba Iroad Company
for the ensuing year, and* Mr.f George P. Mitchell was
elected a port warden:' *
; Fenner held
an inqnsit; yesterday, on the body of Hr.'Crabbers,
who was Aeciden'aliy killed; at Tenth and Atehstr&etS,
on Weinttday- last,- trr belorknocked ffowh
by a runaway hope. The j dry Id jom nedto Ibis morn-
FINANCIAL A#, commekcial;.
The Honey Market.
PHILADKI.FR] A, Jan. 6,1889.
The bulls'have the advantage in pad
Beading Ballroal sold to the extent bf raors thao 3/600
shares at an adrance upon yesterday to Xl Schuyl
kUl Nayigation preferred sold am ill aiv'ane^:
end the .common stock eola.atiJo<r-a rise* from' yester-
when it close! at Union ißcnk'Of-Tenntnee
gSlditlOOjf;: of Nwth Amarlek_>t 140, jrqtrls.
town Railroad.ip;/. A -\ ; J
; Themooeymarket is notimatedaUy,eluaged; v .'VThe
rstes rale the fame as for the list 'xdaety/dAys.' though
the' preparations, ftar active' bosiaess lheT'sirffog
opens* and the u*rul«tUing np
ytar, have made a'abmewhat.inorn AbtiVe demand for
money/-i .^: r * £,"♦* --:j
. r The Plapteri’ Back of Tenneuep haa kslr
idend of ive p>r cent/ for .the past kix-mpntHs,/ pay.*ble
at the Western Bankin thirclty«nandalt«Rtke-jeJh
that/ r ‘- ' ' -' L > i ”-' ‘-i’yi
. . Por the sat'sfaetibn and iuformstion of )bf many
Philadelphia stockholders of the Planters* 1 Bank of
Tennessee, we-republish the annual report of- the bank,
made on theSlstdAy of December,'lB6B: *p' " fc
NotesdtVeounted-..j;;;..,54353.193 //
Notes and Mils in ralt;..*.> -.,118,607.23
Realeatato..... -41,000 13- v
B 11« of exchange,
66Tanaeuee6p»r ooaibMs, .
sl,ooo.neb', Mat;;;:*** H vtf's
4 corporation of ; V**bTil-Q, . ». # 2
boadfl, dn4 In- .'' %' ‘
„ *6t. <»: s .. ..
N. ,*nd 0 Railroad, stock.. : .
. >530,748 76, ;
~ ‘ i. ~rrr/..-.88,^88
oiaHiTtu^VV.^'*'-
Gold w»d8i1?£r.,........... 844,<!?0 76 --- '
Specie 1,086^21 fid <• >'
> ■. . . . , . 1, 41
• . .... , uuriniii,-.
Dividend remaining unpaid, - x $1,707 00
-.D0... 6 percent; deela’d... ’ • rv---
tMldix... 67.770'00 .
Duetto bink5,,.65,507,98* ’ v
Dae : toBtate of .Tennessee,- • . J
i bonus . t /...; ; . i .. i .. m -u-, 7 50000 , i . ..
Dud individual depot!tor*... 1 011,697.47 1 „ - *->
1,163,640 00 . ,
-u- 2 ‘ 13,016,000 10
sxocsa of moans overUablH*. •_% ;-j £ • I-.;.
Oqu*lrtingof,eapU&d:ltock,
- .<.* j, -A
. ; f. li* *„j i,- 1,814,685 08
T *D-Wiana,Caiblfr,
The Planters’ Bank of Tennesseeis <mr- of the bast
managed financial Institutions la the di
vidends for;lh9 lsit^thfte'’years have averaged mors
than eleven'per omtr per annum. The jlroifta for
the last upwafds of. six per c«ut
diog one per Mat/ [to/ itirmna
contingent faridi 'which 'now'amounts to thirty-1 are o
per cent, uponthe whole ospiUlb* Banking capital in
wise - and prudent hu&* ; fn Tenne'ses'lefvery'pto
dactive,and dottier Western State: presents s, a xmro
favorable financial aspect atth la timsl-'
.cotton, tobacco.and corn etopa are abundant, and. the
people free from-the embarrassments which'dog ,4he
wheels of business in so many puts of the>We«t*>, There
U good reason, therefore, for the anticipations Indulged
jn by our Market and Third- street houses," of e' henry
trade this spring witVTennessee
The~ Pranhfoid and Eoutbwuk Passenger BaJlway,
Pifth and Sixth streets, has declared h dividend
percent for the' last elk Months. This'is thVsecond
large dividend within ayear.. The success of the hcrte
railroads, In this city, has been tar greater then the
fondest anticipations of their'friend'*, and' Ip e&fe
qnence, the applications for new charters are eoming
before the Legislature early-and in nnmbcis -We
•hall haT6 quite a network of tracks in onr streets
before the end of 1859, If all the projected roads are
e&rrled ont The dividends they are earning -gives
their stock high prices in the market, tempts capital
ists to invest in sew lines, and incites speculators to
project further extensions of the system. The danger
6f overdoing the matte* seems to -be utterly disre
garded.- 4 S - 1 • .on-
The following statement shows the amount of canal
tolls collected at Buffalo' during the paatsix’years:
1853 ;.$695.584 : 1858; $783,996
1854... OSS'3IS 1557 593,000
1855 755,674 1858 '719,6*3
The return from the Bank of England for the week
ending the 15th December, gives the following resdlts,
when compared with the previous week:
Publiodeposits ••• £526 771 1ncrea5e....£670.957
Other-deposits.... 12 606-131 Increase— 234 463
Re5t...... 8,100.444 Increase— 3,611
Oh the other aide of the account:
Govm’tsecurities..£lo,BoB.69l , Unchanged
Other securities... 15,988 503 Increase....£4B2 772
Notes unemployed J3,t06 215 Increase,... 874.955
The amount of not** in circulation Is £l9 746 255,
being a decrease of £292 655. and the stock of bullion
iu both departments is £19,024 369, showing an
increase of £103,198, when compared with the pre
ceding return.
The annual statement of the banks of Baltimore
shows the following aggregates, as compared with the
two previous years: '
. Jan. 5.15&7. Jan. 4.1858. Jan. 4.1859.
Capital 5t0ck...59,065,931 $9,777 602 $10:260,845
Investments.... 231.979 272.985 373 625
Discounts 16 897,869 18.704 951 17,960 275
Specie 2 831,764 2 998,642 2,717,199
Circulation 8 388.430 3.39 s 643 - 2 972,344
Deposits 6,485,352 7,765,666 7,62 v &34
PHILADELPHIA. STOCK SXOHANOB BALKS,
Jannaty 6, 1859.
EirOkTBO BY MABLET,BROWS, & 00., BAEK-KOTB, STOOX,
AXD EXCHANGE SEGUES, XOIYEWESV OORBEE TBIED
AMD OHXBMOT STIBETB.
FIRST BOARD.
25 Soba Nar prf..... 1?£
fi Bearer Meadow.. 66*
2 do 66 if
80 Minebill B b& iZ
100 Elmira 10
20. Union Bk, Teon..looy
1000 Poa ss, Its.OAF 92X
100 do r&P 92*
200 do CAP 62*
1000 Olty 6a. new....203*
1009 do 103*
3600 do in 118.99*
70 2lA,Sdft 8...b5 30X
100 . d 0.., M SOtf
60 Raw* Creek
100 Head R..openfcint26 / V
100 do ...open&lnt 26#
100 do...opeo&iat 26#
160 do...opea4int 23#
ICO do...opdn&int 23#
100 do...open&iat_2S#
1000 Peo B*2lmt6a.eh 92*
1000 do 92 X
60 Behu Nav 6s, ’B2 ?I4(
1000 Ca Sc Am 6s. ’B9. £2
2000 d 0.... ’£3.csti 85 X
2500 Read R 6s, >B6- 78k
7600 do.— 73V
2000 Schu Naim 65.'.. 74jg
1000 N Penn Res. ... 63
10 do.. .opoo&int
100 do bswn 26V
100 do ........Wjwn 27
1000 Lehigh Nav 6a.’. 97)4
700 do 97#
- 6 Oa & Am 219
100 do fcSwn 27
100 d 0 . 4.... bfiwn 27
200 do.town 17
300 do.*.BdwzkC&P 26%
1100 dotSwntlC&P
BOABDB.
1 Bk of N Amer... 140
28 Norristown B, ltt 63#
10 Penn R....b6wn 4«
14 Meehan Bk.iSwu 27ft
10 d0...,,.»5wa 2l\\
BETWEEN
100 B«sd B.
100 do..
ICO Read R
-100 do .
6 Mcr 0» pf.. 3 Dji.lo7 a
200 do.
2» Scba Nar.
25 do CAP 27
fiO Soh Nay prf 17 If
W Man & Mecßk.... 27 %
1 Venn K.,, 43
lOKeid R..'..2TJtf
100 27 .V
ICO dy>ibswnO&P 27*
250 do ...>•>• 27*
1100 City 6s,R 99*
2600 Read R 6s, ’80... 73*
1000 0 & Am 6s. ’84.. 85*
1006OatawisR7s.... 53
4 Chester Ta!.—»• 4
18 MinehiU R 62
6 do 62
400 Lehigh Zinc.... 1*
13 Commero 8E.... 60*
70 Richmond Gas T 10
70 do '. 10
7 Ca tc Am>.,....118*
50 Union Ca pf..,.. 2£
69 Girard-Truitt... 26,y
20 Union Bk,
1600 New Creek....Vi.s
[250 d 0........ ’5 fi
|lOO do *
[5O do Ar
AFTER BOARD.
Reatflbj c105e5..27,y©27*
uoid-mu;
750 Reading, in lots— 27)al
GLOBING P 3
Bid. Asked.
U B 6a »74 104)f
PhUa6e -99 99)4
do B 99' 99X
do New. .103 103JC
Penna 6s 03#. 93
Reading R 27 27
do fid* ’70.. 85 -
do Mtg6a’44.93 97
do , * do ’86.73* 74
Penna R 43# M
do lstm 05... 101 105
do 2dm «s—W# 92*
Morris Can Con. .46 *43
-do Pref—
BchuylNavOs ’82.71 *
r JiiA.Aslttd.
Bali Nit Imp' Ba. .74*, 74*
SchNar Stock..: 9*lo*
do Pref...;..17* 17*
Wmsp’ti RliaßV.9* 10*
do Talfltpitg TJ- 74
do *a...
Long Island lltf'll*
Gtrardßank.,....l2 U*
Lehooal&N%T...49X 60
Lehlgk Scrip 27* 28
N Penn* B 8* 8*
-;do • 83 83*
Now XJmk'..... V *
QaUwlaaa 8..,. ,8 .8
fcdiigfc 2tne.W.V'l 1*
. There is now on. exhibition in New York a mag
nificent silver candelabrum, just received from
China. It was to have- been presented, by the
American residents of' that empire, to the late
Commodore Perry, as a,recognition of his services
in the Bast,’ hut death overtook the gallant officer
before he received this r well*meant tribute. The
testimonial has, in consequence, been-preselited to
Mrs Perry. It is a large and massive piece of
plate, of rather singular workmanship.
.S* *510.700 PT
1,801,888 87
lB