i -' ! * "'C. f Work for the Young Men of America. lyWjflrf<sfaj «tf*'. lirit is-singular that so. many young men l|| /lIB' :3 3 tr*; • jj n g e f around - American .cities and tqwps, Without being able t 6 findlucrative and*con- V- f }‘r * kdniai employment. The demand’for labor - THffBSDATj 3is.NUAKS»m>IBS9i ‘ tail Jjj country is so great, that men properly • .• .. —= — : •" ' qualified and endowed with physical and men tal energies should always be enabled to com 1 rnand remunerative salaries, or to establish for ‘themselves’ some kind of business which Would insure-them a'respectable livelihood, and eventually a fortune. ■ ffirstin importance among tlipse'pursnits is agriculture! and here, What’a bonndles's flold is opened I Hundreds of* millions of acres of publio land, possessing the highest degree of iertllity, and abundantly capable -of rewarding, willi rich prolusion, the . labors, or the farmer, invite occupation an'd settlomont.. This employment is attended with greater, oortdinty than any other j for a man who fanning, and who is willing to, undergo a few hardships at the out set of his career, will almost inevitably ac quire a competency, though bis original capiial be very small, by taking up on a pre-emption claim a portion of the public land in a Western State or Territory, paying for it at Government-prices s reapisg from it a living by his cultivation;: and having it advance steadily and rapidly in money value, as new settleinentp olose in around him. No compe tition -.can ’ rain this business. Thore is land enough for all, to.be had on these terms, and there is nearly always a ready market for the productions of , the soil. A fair field of profit able occupation, is thus afforded to every un occupied man possessed of agricultural tastes and knowledgefand, from present indications, this tempting, opportunity will exist-in this country formtajt years. * Those, however, to whom agricultural labors are hot congenial, should 'find abundant em ployment in many other pursuits. The mining interest of the United States is rapidly grow ing in-importance. The goid mines of Oali "fornia h&vo ibr, years richly remunerated tens ojf thousand* of miners, .and'to- work them .bo.oiher capital-has-been requfreddhantha er pense involvfedjn the cost of the journey to the placers, and the purchß.se of a few simple im plements and provisions. Now gold-fields, too,-are rapidly being developed. The Kan sas gold mines promise to bo very productive. The now -Territory of Arizona contains, it is said, very rich gold, as well as, silver mines. ’ New mines have also been discovered in Ne-, braska.and Utah, and hundreds of thousands of our citizens may, from present indications, find profitable employment for years to come in working these placers tor their individual benefit. But these mißes, rich as they are, form only, a small portion, of the mineral wealth of this country. The coal mines of America ara, in.themselves a source of national wealth which can scarcely be estimated, and to properly develop which, the energies of an immense number of men,for centuries to come, wi)l be required. The irdh mines of the eoun try are sufficient to lhfnish the world with all the iron that,will be required for ages! Under a system which wonld.givo this interest the. security and Confidence that capital imperi ously, demands, manjf.thousands of men might be daily adding to the" aggregate wealth of the nation, and providing for their own individual comfort and happiness, by moulding the rude iron treasures of the earth into useful and available iormß. The nation also possesses other valuable mines of lead, copper, nickel, ,&c., .which amply repay all the thoughtful and sbiifhl labor bestowed bn them. Manufactures of J every kind invite the ener gies of our people. Thp consumption of manufactures, per eaplta, in the-United States < fab exceeds that of any other nation in the world. The habits and the means of onr citi zens compel them to make larger purchases than any other people, and much as the tariff may have to do with this important subject, the manufactures made in onr own country always form the chief portion of our consumption. Tim people of New.EnglandNave always been keenly alive to the extontofthefleldfortbepro fltahle exercise of their energies, presented by the’ inevitable demand for manufactures which always has existed and always will exist in the -Unitejd' States j and hence, though her soil is stony and;barrcn, and her climate cold and inhospitable, immense wealth has been ac cumulated by, herspnsin employmentsLOithis, character. ■.lt ls truo tbat some ,of the other uwlnnii of thn/Tnlrin- imritybujlg jnr.own im modiatavreiSitypnaVO pursued a almlWpoiioyx but-thero is no-good reasoD why it should not become mnch more, general than hereto fore,-and.,why.Mie industry, of nearly every quarterof "the land should not be, to some extent at ieait, .'diversified' by an intermixture oi manufacturing with agricultural employ menta. , i - 7 - - , Tho commerce of this country is in itself ,'one oi ibo mightiest, interests that tho world ever ,saw f vast, as our foreign commerce is—' extending -as it does to every quarter of the •globe,and .'either vieing with, or exceeding; that of- the’oldest and most wealthy nations of the! earth—-it is aa nothing When compared . with*, the internal commerce between section and section, Statb and State, town and town, .which, pervades'every quarter of this Union, and balls into active exercise the physical and mental energies of a great army oi men. .its; loading adjunct—the transportation inte rest—by , its ..railroads, canals, steamboats, steamships, and sailing vessels, also affords a vast field for employment. The revenues of American railroads at this moment amonnt to much more than the revenues of the National Government, and they require' for their suc cessful management an immense number of men; and when. to' these are added the em ployees of the' canals, steamboats, steamships, "and sailing vessels,' the field j for employ ment opened up is one of boundless extent. We have said notmng of the learned pro fossions—of the preachers, physicians, and lawyers required to.meet tfie wants and minis ter. to the moral, physioal, and legal welfare of the; population of this country— nor of tho var(ous.branehes of mechanical employments always' in need 'of recruits for their aotive ranks; .but surely ahy one who contemplates all the vastavenues of employment, presented by the ever- existing necessities of the coun try, can, if he possesses a rcasaqable modi, cum /of common sense, conrage, and skill, select some vocation which wIU be congenial to his tastes, and remunerative,. and having selected it, by actively and energetically pur suing it,’advance his own happiness and for tunes, enjoy all, the comforts and many of the' luxuries of life, and add to the groat aggregate of the. productive industry of the nation. - . 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W*KiVi»»Ticw'of' L tE«'; PniUDpiraiA Minsnts— , Masirieiß ayn Dnavas r Thi-Mokiv Manser— . panj.D*LPsu Cirrus Mißset—Stoos ’Uooia. -, r-liiosß, ! \-.; ■-' " worn WHKKT.Y PRKHa la furnished to subscribers «t (3 peryeer, in adY.uoOj for’tho single copy, And to elUbs ot twontyVwben lent to one oddrcM, g2O, in advance. gingieeopiM for: sale at the counter of Tin Pubs of- Be»,l?WrSppers, resUy for moiling. Fibst £?«*-—Jhe “times Newspaper ;L«t ter from -Washington Railways; Is It Sight ; - ®'*'’)?' California; Tho Kansas Troubles; Genoral No?k; ,Tlio Ciroat Choas, Mato? between Morphy and Andbnwon j.-Tho-Courta.-FouriTH Page.—Lines to Louise '-Popular Superstitions; Borrowing. • ' The News. 'ln the Cnited States Senate jesterday, a _ocm munication'wiis received from t?o Pretidont Etating'. ln reply to the.resolution of Mr. Seward, that.t?e yacht Wanderer had landed'?oargo of Afrioanspin Georgia, and that stronnoufl efforts were being made to hart' the gniltjr parties brought to justice. Hale reported a resolution author ising tSo 'appointment of'Commodore; Stewart as fiag-offleer of the C. S. navy, whloh' was laid over. Mr. Maaon oalled up a •.bill designed- to' givtfhsr minister to Franco $8,700 of baok pay, whibh was' defeated by a yotoof ff to2S. ThoPaoiOo RaUroad bill elioited a lengthy disousslon, in whloh a. nnmher'of-sonatore-partiblpated. A motion, to 1 recommit tho bill to the eommittee, with' instruc tions tg,report a, MU for the oonstrnotion of a Norths'rn'snd'ASdaihern routg, was lost by ayoto of 32yoas to 28 nays.- . - = - - ■ .. In the House, Mr. Stsphens'made an ineffeotnnl . effort to oall up the bill for the'admission of Oregon', after which the consideration of the motion to refer tho nsYal appropriation bills to tho Committee on Naval Affairs was received. Bat-little business was .transaoted' by either house iat Harrisburg; yests’rday. ' In, the'Senate', the bill incorporating'the Western Market-Com pany of Philadelphia passed the. first reading. - - In' the bonse, a bUI was presented to incorporate the Philadelphia, Theatre' Company ;' also', one to iaaorponte the iLombard and Sonth-streot Bail - road Company—besides a nnmber of looal bills. Five bills, - passed lMt ,session, and vetoed by tho Governor last wo6k, r«on6ldorod, but on the Vote being takenon eSih.'blU Boparatoly,.the Qo- ; vernor was snstaineS;r|tiiis',vetoes. * We have farther nosffl frpm Morioo by the arri val of the steamer Tondwsseo at Now Orleans,' glvj ing more incidbnts of tho lato “ revolntion”. in that badly-rnled, oOnntry. \Oa the 20th ult. Gen. Echoagaray “pronoonoed’i’ in/nvor of himself for President; but the troops didn’t seeond the mo tion, but " pronounced" in favor of Goh. Robles, who Rubserpuently proposed that a junta shonld be formed,' by throe delegates from each Stats. This was agreed to, and iho tesult was that Gen. Mlrv men was the inooewfol.oandidate for.lhe Preslden oy, he'having reooived SO votea, and Bobles only 44. And thus matters remained at the last iu-. counts, ; ' . ; ; , 1 ' The maU steamship Moses Taylor, from Aspin wall, arrived' at, Now-York yesterday,- bringing one million-four'hundred thousand' dollars In' gold, and dates to tße 22d December. The nowe, is n<St' orpaiUoular,;importanee. ..Aooounts from the mines ere of a faVorfthlo charaoter. The death of considerable celebrity, is market, inn dull, u mil as business generally, in BanFranc>iscq,V, ( ■ \f X■ ■ . It is suited to' aVtjmfeateh.from sLioul* thei Montgomery’s followers, are building a fort, the better to fortify themselves to their unlawful pro ceedings agalns Uhopeanoof thpoonntry.! 1 The. Navy Department is in reoelpt of advises from the commanding dfifoer of the United StaisE steam frigate Powhatan, giving Intelligence of the death, at Bea,.oftbe following person Son board that vessel;.?}! t-Miehael Collins and John Smith, seamen; CharleoW. Bing, yeoman; and Charles Scsgraves, ooaUhoavcr,. Thcir disease.was oho lore, pontraoted to the waters.ofChina. 1 . ■ Hon: .Henry‘Wilson .yesterday. lb-elected! United . States. Beriatnr: by, tho MassaohosettsLe. Wilson gob 199 votes;' and Caleb Cashing "”’XX ” XX, ,, [ : ' : ,.l The Hew Jersey Legislature organised on 'foes day, bjf the.eholpe ofMf,'Thdmaa ; H,;Herrlng, of Bergen, an President of the Senate, and'Mr. Ed win Salter, of Oeesn,<u'Speaker of the Honse. A despalqfcfrdh3iypn,,Maßsaoli'aBetUi,lnforms us of -tho death of Judson J. Hutchinson, of the well-known " Hutohlnsop Family ” vooaliet*. Dr,-Williamson,, surgeon in the United States navy, died suddenly on Tnesday night,' at Horfolk; va: -:y/::;,v. ' The birthday of Benjunto.Franklin wlllbeap. propriit'ely observed by the printers ofboth'New T#rk, and .Boston, on the 17th lnst v •. Why do nof the printers* of Phlladelphiaf-the- olty - where Frankltft’a bones ; He—make preparations for a si milar celebration Tho trial of Merlon-Cropps, at- Towsonlown, Md., for the murder of Officer Rigdon, was brought to a close ok Tuesday ovonlng. O Thp jory, after an abconco of fifteen minutes; retorted a verdict of “ guilty of murder, in the first degree.” The prisonofyi'said t6:havo msihlfeßted.very little emotlon'on tho announcement of the vefdlet. The oase of Oorrle, Indioted for the same murder, be tekenup to-day. ;, .. ■' , / : James McMahon',was exeouted,-. yesterday, at* for the murder of hls slstef in-lßwV.llodiod protosUng bis ihnooenoe. The steamer Afaeripasailed from 1 Boston yester day farXiyerpool, tsking oiit fiOS.OOO in specie •. Common Cdiinoll, at:thoir : 'meeting yesterday, passed tho'bitl making att apprpprlatlon'ofSdfl,. 700, for 'enAmerated.to'KTheTdity ’! column. f , . j - . .. ■■ -r Tbq Edgeoeld'(S. 0.) Advertiser, ofJanuaryd, contains thefollowing'• . ~ ’’ „ “ Atarsoent meeting ofthe Book Crook Baptllt Chorob'tbe following resolutions were pawed and ord Jshed:/ _ “ Whereat, we have keen credibly informed that a largo body of-native‘Africans are withlnour midst,' and an effort i> being made to spread them broadooaSt.nver tbo.'conntry: “Resolved, Thatwe do‘not-.oppose the inlet, enoo of.slavery as we have It among us, bulare willing to. defend it withajl tho means that God has glyen ha..-, “ Retalvedi That .wo have hoard wi th- deep . re gret that a number Of -those native Africans are in the midst v.-.- ■—r— ‘ 'RtsptM? fhaf to bring untrained negroes from Africa and lafad them upon any portion of the soil, of Soujfch Carolina, for the punuse of making ilavea of them, Hieetfl; our -unqualified dieapproOAtion. and wo;,will opposoiit with, aU: the legal means within ourpower. x - ? * . “ We call upon ohr. slater ohhfohea toco operate with^ttinth^laada>leen^^fiM. ,, : , Cnba^' At a flnancda are in' an extrbmety: disorder® diconaitionjwheii the aa the oscpendlfeireß i of; the ’ Government, and whehi I'idceiiaityexlata forgreat/pruderice'and skill tombet theengagemerita Arid 7 preserve nn tanUsJied'the. credit of the Bepnblle, the pro 'posltlon introduced lnto the Senate on Monday , by Mr. td plate at Mr. Scbiu.tlAH’a disposal thirty, millions of dollart/ in bard cash, for the‘purchaae df Cnba, 'will naturally excite, great ; surprlsep Thirty nffllioartg a round jitim In these harcl times, and the nation Is ina'Wbrse financial jibsition nowthgn she hag been for years... ... *• r ..., :l J '•, Besides,ander the provlslona of.the 'blil the money Is to'be entrusted entirely; to the • control of. the President) ■ and 'it Is not at all likely, year,- that Oongress wlll be/dfspdsed’ to place' snch.ex . bf Mr.‘ 80-‘ oHAHANj Wh'eftAdministration htw bpen by Jio meins, faiiispiro the confidence ~ .which iff the firtt r^jtilaito fot the success of Mr«StpmWsproposition. t./ ; , , Americas XitbbabV- l j wtotf.—-We O Fe •gi»a to he»r voto the jißXiooia of "iti„ annivwiary meeting, wWolils ehottly to,Wield; to,th'e<fUMfQrtho no doubt&e.of, a highly intoreytiog ohajrootofi iind - JW P!»»nt an,opportunity«T-sV J»J!^,%(fJpJ»i;e»trng-,«yeDißg,-«iiiortainmontVn4 at thosamoUmO'of .aSrtiHagttyiadteijiWAmerK ea in Or UofetnoWaljWyHJwtiWoy” hWi’uideK .w«n»-. , r.-,.- . Public'. Amusements. Miss Vandenhoff, at the WalnuKJtreet, continues to attract large andhlgbly appreciative audiences; a gratifying result, and one due to her great and undeniable .merit* a* an actress, -whose pure and olasgioal style has won fame and fortune for her in Europe.. Unlike most star tragediennes, shore sort* to ho adventitious aids to oreate her effects, pt enlist the sympathies of her auditors; hut a student In the sameolassio Softool as Itaohel, she produces the same effects by the same simple means, viz : the power of genius, and the force of Intellectuality alone Hence, she forms a model for fUTrialbgartists, whioh they will profit by copy ing, in place of indulging in,that rant and extra; vagance towMoh too many are prone, and which, alfhprigh It.may.draw forth the plaudits of the .thoughtless few, are caviare to the educated and thinking? many. Hen readings ore in faultless good taste,-and.her declamation, and action as near perfection as. possible. • Mr. Swinbourne is in the broadest sense of the Vwd an excellent aotor—always easy, graceful, and natural—never sacrificing his author for the sake of effect, but with an earnest, scholarly per severance, achieving far greater results in a more artistic and .commendable style. His person, pre sence, and * elocution, leave nothing to be desired, Whilst his sonorous and most musical voice renders h!s elooufcioneTy efforts pleasing to a degree. We congratulate our oitizena on havis£*two snob ar tists in tftelr midst, and,trust they will receive the patronage their talents unquestionably merit. To .night they appear in The Lady of Lyons— whioh .has* not been played this season—in whioh they both appear to the greatest advantage. To-morrow is. benefit, when her own • new and beautiful play of Woman's Heart will _be i produced .for"the first time in Philadelphia. Having seen Jhe play, wo can assure our’readers >thafc, in sit an intellectual treat W in store for them.? _ Thef-CharUy Oommittee of tho Supreme Grand Gounbil of the Independent Order of the •Sons* of Malta .have placed in our hands for de livery, ah additional one thousand bread tickets, whioh; will he distributed as below to any person propcrly aathorizccl calling at oar offioo : Southwark Soup 5001ety............• .500 tickets Penn Wlftows’ Asylum,' Kensington*.. .500 ' “ :We are authorised to tliat these goofetfes wo aid have received a portion of the previous Uia rtribuUonlftheyhad made their application as tfas revested in The Press of lait week. The Southern Railroad Discrimination against FUUkdelptaa. „Tho communication . signed ct Jackson, ,> ptiblis hed on Saturday, sotting forth that passengers from Nashville had 1 to pay to the railroad companies along the route, What amounted to a penalty of $5.90 for re maining In this city, has excited much atten tion, and the facts upon which it is based have naturally awakened great indignation among our citizens. If the railroads which travel through our city are, by any system of management, to b£ thus used to injure -our interests, to cripple our trade, and to deprive us of the great natural and com mercial advantages which wo possess, they will be- tho deadliest enemies of our pros perity. Our leading business men should at once thoroughly Investigate this subject, and deyise a prompt remedy for an evil which is founded upon rank injustice, and calculated to inflict' great injury upon tho businoss com munity of Philadelphia. The first step in the way of removing an existing wrong is to clearly ascertain its cause. It is, therefore, very important to know by wfcrft influences the present discriminations against Philadelphia have been established, and in what direction any demonstrations for their removal must be made. In this connection a very important explanation has recentlybeen made. The Mining Register, of December 18, charged tho Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company with being deeply implicated in the establishment of the present system. To this article the president of that road, Col. Samuel Tats, has written a reply, under date of De cember 29. Its statements are so important that we publish the entire letter, with the ex ception of the opening paragraph, which re capitulates tho charges against .his company; Tho foots in gelation to the whole matter are these: About the 20th of May last a Convention of the presidents and superintendents of the roads comprising the Great Southern mail line from thuclty of New York to New Orleans, was call ed at Washington oity. Previous to its meeting the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company had ohrieapondenee with all the roads in inter est, and thought their arrangements were com plete .and- satisfactory for the sale of through tiokets to all the Northern oities, and about the 16th of May oommenoed selling the same. I was a passenger on the first through train by whioh through-tickets were sold., When I arrived at Riobmond, to my astonishment and mortification. I was told by the officers of the Richmond and Danville Railroad that the Riobmond. Prod eriokßbnrg, and Potomac Railroad Company would not recognise our ooupons, and I at onoe made arrangements with Mr. Cotopbell, superintendent of the Richmond and Danville road, to pnrohase through tickets from Richmond north, and place in the hands of his conductors to take up ail through ooupons issued by out oom- i pany, in order to save our oredifc, and that the I passengers should not be inoommoded, until 1 | could write or telegraph home, and stop the sale of through tickets, which I did immediately—all i of our tickets having been printed and put on I sale to Philadelphia, ait well as New Yo* k, and I other Northern cities, passing over the Riohmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomao Railroad. When the Convention met at Washington oity. neither the Richmond, Fredericksburg , and Potomac, nor Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroads were represented. The Convention was held open, from day to day, for a week or more, during which time divers and sundry letters and despatches passed between various members of tbe Convention and the president of the Riobmond, Frederioksburg, and Potomao Rail road, in whioh be was urged modt strenuously to oome to Washington ana participate in the de liberations of the Convention, and agreo to some arrangement by whioh a through-ticket might be made; to all of which solicitations he turned a deaf ear, and finally wrote to members of tbe Con ventionsaying that his company bad maturely cbn -Bidered tbe wnolo quoation, arid had made tip their mind not to make the ticket bn the terms proposed, (which woe an equdtpro rata with the other tines) , but to take the consequences, whatever thej/\might be • Thus the . Convention of the Great Southern Line stood repndiated r denied recognition by ofae of - the leading roads in the great chain, with no remedy left them bat to saorifite their self respect, or seek An alliance in other quarter. In this unfortunate condition, the Orange and Alexandria and the Virginia and Central Railroads oame to the resone, and proposed to put oh an extra train to ran inoonneotionwith this line, andmako connections both ways in the same time that the Riohmond, Frederioksburg, and Potomao ioad would, and to take their pro rata rate of tho through-ticket, estimating their roadß the same length os the Riohmond, Fredericksburg, and Po tomao Railroad. The Convention aocopted their proposition, and agreed to make the ticket by that line, and that alone. What otto Was left them to do? Could they h&vddonb otherwise under the oiremnstances ? , At the olose of the Convention, after these arrangements had been consummated, Mr. Felton, the worthy and efficient president of the Phila delphia, Wilmington, ana Baltimore Railroad, ap peared at Washington, with a gentleman by the same of Moncure Robinson, who, I learned, was a direotorin that road. Mr. Felton told me that he-thought the difficulty with -the Riohmond, Frederioksburg, and Potomao. Railroad Com • pany could he settled, 'provided the . Robots . would bo made good only over .that line, ihskbd hlci ic jt'oould be' made fot thO tlokfct to he good . byhltbhnh»w^*^u oholoe of was. fr; ~ Tno&mond, Predericksburg, amd Potomao Railroad would not reoognise tbooiber/route, in any way. I told him that good faith and honbsty demanded, under the circumstances, that we. should stand by our engagement with tbe Orange and Alexandria Railroad, ana that I would do .so though a through tioket was never sold. We then urged .upon Mr. 'Felton to make a through-ticket with jts to Philadelphia as well as New York, and to sell them to And from Philadelphia over the Great Southern Mail Route, and,proposed, to him to give, his local fare over ■ hts % rodd ; all of which propositions he declined, gh'd re fused to recognise our coupons oiieb hiS rdad unless we should make them good only over the Richmond , Fredericksburg , and Potomac Road. Here, again, we were repudiated, discredited, denied tho right of equality, and that, too, by a great line of road connecting two great cities :with which we had been striving for years to get ® connection, in order that we might throw the tide of Southern travel through those cities on their way to New York and Boston , by a route whioh oould not be out off from them by oompoting lines, thereby giving them the first chance at the whole, of the Bonthern and .Southwestern trade. To be tbtis refasbd and rejected by those from whom vte baa expected the most sympathy, made us feel, humiliated,'and necessarily oansea us to look to some other quarter for aid and comfort. In this condition our eyes naturally turned to New York, and we began to devise plans by whioh we oould get over this new diffiaaUy which hadlpresent ed itselfin the way of perfecting our tbrongn tioket. The Orange and Alexandrlaßood proposed to pur chase tfoSeta of tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad rom Washington to Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York, and place in the bahds of tbeconduotors, with whioh to take dp oar throagh tickets sold to the above named cities, without annoyance or trouble to the passengers. Mr. Jackson, the vice president of the Now Jersey Railroad Company, proposed to sell tbe Orange and Alexandria Railroad tickets from Washington West and Booth to Memphis and New Orleans, in connection with his own tioket from New York to Washington. In this wayi we again triumphed over difficulties, and it is in this way that all the through tiokeis have bees sold to and from Now York over the Great Southern Mail Route, By olosely observing the foregoing faota, you will be enabled to see what influence New York and Now Yorkers had, and what chicanery they prac tised In getting up “ this unjust discrimination against Philadelphia.” You will also, perhaps, be enabled to seo what necessity there is for an enor getio protest, addressed by the Philadelphia stock holders to tho Memphis and, Charleston Railroad Company, to arouse them to impartial and equita ble action and reform. As "to the Chattanooga Convention and its action, Mr. Felton did have much to do, qnd labored hard and faithfully, to remedy these evils; and I think he will do me the justioe to say I co-operated with him to tbe best of my ability. But tied down, as he seemed he, and linked with tho destiny of the Rich mond. frederioksburg. and Potomw Railroad, we failed to settle the difficulties between the Orange and Alexandria road, and. hence the f&iinre to arranjp the. thropgh tioket from Philadelphia, as he would not consent (from tbe obligation be was under to tbe Riobmond, Frederioksburg, and Poto mao Railroad) to make the tioket via tho Orange nnd Alexandria road. Bat, sir, it is news to mw (although a member) that the Chattanooga Convention made any ar rangements to sell tickets from or to Philadelphia to that point, that did not extend to Momphis and New Orleans, and place the Memphis and Charles ton Road upon an equality with all other roads whioh wero ropresonted In that Convention. Suoh notion must have been seoret if had at all, whioh Ido not believe; nor do 1 believe that there is a single road in the great Southern Line that will not stand together as a unit, and battle for the great principle of justice and equal rights to each and to all . As bo muoh has been said, I have been thus lengthy and minute in giving de tails of this transaction, os It has been much mis understood by the publio, and great injustice done to some, if not all the roads interested la the great Bonthern Line. I hope, sir, you will publish this, and render justioe to thoso whom you have so se verely censured in tho article above alluded to. For, the truth of the assertions here made, I refer yon toWm. M. Wadley.superintendentof the Now Orleans aod Jackson Railroad; W. T. Mason, treasurer of, the Mississippi Central Railroad; C, Wallace, president of the Bast Tennessee and Georgia Railroad; V. K* Stevenson, president of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad; J. It. MoDanie!, president of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad; T. 11. Campbell, president of the South Bide Railroad; L S. Harvey, president, and 0. Campbell, superintendent of tho Riohmond and Danville Railroad; Thomas 'Dodemead, superin tendent of the Virginia Central Railroad ; H. W. Vandegrlff, superintendent of the Orange and Alexandria * Railroad; and Mr. Jaokson, vice president of the New Jersey Railroad. Very respectfully your obedient servant, _ Bam. Tate, President Momphis and Charleston Railroad Com & —I learn that since the publication of your artiole, the existing, difficulties alluded to have been amicably adjusted by tho committee appoin ted by tho Chattanooga Convention, ana that tiokets will be sold ana baggage oheoked to and from all points as soon as they can be gotten up. Tiokets have at all times been sold to Philadelphia, but not from that point. Whose fault was this, I leave tho publio to judge. 0. T. We received & note from Mr. Felton, a fow days since, stating that he had done, and would continue to d0,.a1l in his power to ro medy the existing ovil; but it is proper that tho - whole subject should be fully canvassed, that blame may fall wherever it is deserved, and tluit clFectlvo measures may be devised to break up a sysiom so deeply fraught with injury to Philadelphia. Tnc dentists of Indiana arc about to forta a State nesociatlon. Their seal will be a Htfiar, with the motto, “ we pull together.” THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, BY MIDNIGHT MAIL. Letter from Washington. fOorrespohdence-of The Press.] ' Washington, Jan. 12, 1859, I am muoh rejoiced in the action of the House yesterday rotative to the course pursued by Com modore Paulding towards Walker and his Nidnru' gua Expedition in 1857. The substitute to the original resolution proposed by Mr. ftUchie,"of your State, “ that tho thanks'of Congress bo, and tho same are hereby, presented to Commodore Paulding, and his officers and men, for the oapturo on the Bth of December, 1857; at Panta Arenas, of William Walker, and others associated with him, engaged in carrying on an expedition-against the Government of Nicaragua, set on foot within the territory and in violation of the laws of tho States,” was, as you have been informed elsewhere, adopt* ed by a vote of 99 to 85. The negative vote, as you will note, consisting of the Administration clique. The mistake in regard to the oourse pur* sued by Paulding, was commuted in hie seal to break down the filibustering schemes of Walker and any who might bo influenced to succeed him in view of tho success attending his evasions of tho neutrality taws of the United States. Acting, thoreforo, in good faith, as also In accordance with the letter and spirit of the instructions of the Navy Department, he committed the unfortu nate mistake which brought upon him the oensurb* of those who were, in foot, the originators of the oommission. It is,. therefore, I say, a cause of muob joy, that whatever may have been the result of his action, the House has appreciated his mo-, tive, and yielded lo him the award of “ Well done, good and faithful servant. ” , On Monday we are to have, without fail, anum«- her of eulogies upon the death of Thomas L. Har* rls, late of lllinois district. The integrity; moral, and political worth of the deceased will af* ford subject for rioh and glowing effusions to his memory. Mr. Hodges, the successor of Mr- Har* ris, is expeoted to arrivo about that tlnie.' - The Secretary of tho Navy has issued general orders respecting the memory of General Bender* son. The flags of the several naval stations, and of all .vessels in commission for sea service, to be hoisted at half-mast, and thirteen minute guns fired at meridian of the day, after the reeeipt of this order.' Officers of the nav£ and marine corps will wear crape on their left arm for thirty days.': The following is an exhibit of the recovery of moneys in the deadletters received at the General Post Office during the year just dosed: •'* Letters. Moneys. Quarter ending March 31 2,472 . $13,467.15 “ “ June 30 4,64 ft.. 21,498 85 “ 41 September 30..2,729 12.fi21.82 “ “ • December 31..2,745 12,035.30 $59,913 12 Inconsequence of the efficient action of this office, nine-tenths of the amount have been re stored to its owners. The Agricultural Doard has at length conduded its sittings, adjourning sine die yesterday after* noon. Before, leaving the “ board” visited the .Secretary of the Interior, when parting speeohes took place on both sides. A resolution was agreed to yesterday that.th© printing of the agricultural reports shall be exclusively under the control of the Department of the Interior Prom a general synopsis of eaoh day’s proceedings, I presume the forthcoming report will be a matter of general in terest. The Intelligencer of this morning contains the card of Mr. John Savage, announcing his discon nection from “ The Washington States, . with whioh he has been associated from - its com mencement to the 24th ultimo,” on whioh day he submitted Ms resignation. No o&use is as* rigned for his notion. 1 Lieut. Mowry has accepted an invitation to de liver a lecture on Aricona and Sonora, before the tfewTork Geographical Sooiefy, on the 20th nit- From the Well-known information of Lieut. Mowry in reference to this region of country; matters of general interest are expected to he presented. PROMINENT MEN OF THE ANTI-TAMHANT DEMO CRATIC GENERAL COMMITTEE MARRIAGE OP MiDAME ANNA BISHOP TO A NEW YOBKEB—ELEC TION OP HON. THOMAS J. BARR—THE BOHEMIAN GIRL DONE IN ITALIAN—THE BRITISHERS AT THE AOADKHV OP MUSIC—WASIfINGTON IRVING AND THE PRINTERS’ FESTIVAL—BISHOP nOPKINB [OorreopOndencs of The Press.] ' , Nxfr YorE, Jan. 12, 1859, The anti.TAmmany Democrats have held, in all the Wards, meetioga for the choice of members of the Democratic General 'Committee. Among the promi nent politicians chosen are Fernando Wood, Conrad flwackhamer, P. G. Malony, (Gov. of Almshonsa,) Charles G. Cornell, Wm. N. Mclntyre, Charles A. May, Darnel B. Taylor, Thomas U. Perris, James 0. WUlett, (ex-Bherfff,) Erastos W. Glover, Alderman Brisley. These are all, with one or two exceptions, from different wards, la which they have more or lets Influence. They are adept* la .wire-pulling, and will bo apt to give the Bfecheme of the eld wigwam trouble, notwithstanding the fact that Mr. itaoha&an has taken sides with Tammany. The last steamer brings &«*« of the marrlage/in London, of Madame-Anna. BlAhotKto a HrwM&rtla •nonuttlforNew York*’ —* — .. • Tf ” .. Hon. Thorn As 7. Bat t met with oppoiltlcnffiffer Fourth Congressional district,'as the successor to lion; John KeU/V unexplrcd term. The votes Were eon,'' vassed yesterday, when Mr. Bair was found to-have n eelved 2,550, out of 2,Blo—the odd 25T belhg “ scatter* tng. n He goes forthwith to Washington to asiume his seat. Although not a debater or min of sobol As tic'afv, lalum«nte, he has go*d sense; industry, aed nerve} aid understands practical politics as well as most men. ' the production of the BohemlAn Girl; in itallan. by Mr. Ulltnan’s troupe, drefr a large house, and wasj on the whole, very well received. The musical critlo of the Tribune-—& very accomplished critic he lA—uje; “•There la an Indercribable bitch In the music of the second Hue of the sang * I Dreamt I Dwelt lu Mar ble Halls, 1 irhere the singer baa to reach from the third oMhe scale to the first on a m iseulfne rhyme by means or a double appogglatura }>» whioh is first-rate, though I don’t know anything about it. The Britishers turned oat in great force, and in full fig, to honor and pay the feittoalof the St. George’s Society list night, at the Academy. When your grod style of BnglfsjWa dressis, he dresses. I sever be. held sc mnUltudinouß so array of faultlessly.got-np white chokers! Beau Briramellwould,npon h*s ho nor, have pronounced each and every one an entire success. Washington Irving, although he goes out very little, and cherishes himself with great care, has expressed his intention of being present At the celebration of Franklin’s birth-day by the New Tork Typographical Society, on t&ond&v evening next, at Niblo’s. I wai quite struck yesterday, on seeing In the street the stalwart fora of tho venerable Bishop Hopkins, of Vermont, whose full and ilowlng white beard and mous tache, reminded me of the patriarchs of old. It is an nounced that he Will preach on Sunday, In the Madison street Free Ohureh Mission Ohapel Execution of James McMaliou* at Newark, New Jersey. Newark, .fan. 12—The execution of James MoMabon for the Ann McMahon, his Blster-in-ln w, takes place to day. The prisoner Is thirty-seven year, of ago, was born in Ireland, served under General Boott dating the whole of the Meiloan war ana on tho frontier against the Indians. Slnoehls arrest ho has been vory’qulot and orderly, oooasloning. no trouble whatever. His manners have become mild and amiablo, and ho seemß really to have made up his mind that it matters little when he dies, considering that it must eventually take place. Be has been well oared for and kindly treated, and appears per fectly unconcerned and even jovial. He parted with his mother and sister affectionately, but firmly and self-posseßsed. He refused, however, to see his brother from New York, and oould not he induced to oonfoss his crime, exoopting that he was only sorry he had ever said so muon, os tho papers misrepresented him The gallows were ereoted last night, and are' composed ot two uprights and a cross-beam, being the aame on whioh Jamee Low, in 1812, and John Erpstein, in 1882, were exeouted. At abont, or after eleven o’clook, the prisoner was led in by tho Bberiff, with his arms attonded by Hev. Father MoDuald, and holding a orosa in his right hand. After tho neoessary formula by tho sheriff, tho prisoner was toM if he had aught to say he was now permitted. Not on* word fell from his lips, but dropping down on his knots he received his oonfoSsor f s bonediotton, ana then standing np, the oap was drawn, the rope adjusted, and by tho notion of aspring, the culprit was suddenly elevated abont fivo feet The fall did not break his nook, but littlo agitation whs apparent A few " tromors,” and a slight draw ing np of tho legs, and all was quiet. , After hanging thirty minutes he was pro nonnoed dead, the body lot down into a hand somely prepared coffin, and given into tho pos session of bis friends. He was neat)v and cleanly appareled, and ap peared well to the oye. The natural pulse was 75; after hanging three and a half minutes tho b«at was 132; S 3 at five and a half minutes ; 48 at seven and a half minutes; 40 atnino; 32 at ton; Iff at ten and a half; 12 at eleven; and In twelve mi nutes he was pulseless; in fourteen minutes no movement of the heart was percoptible with a stetheosaopo. T The execution took place inside the jail build ing, and private, hut few being admitted to jhe scene, while outside the orowd was large, nem boring thousands. Oon Pittsburgh agent, Mr. John W. Fittook, is entitled to tho oredit of sending us the Cinoinnati papers, the reooipt of whioh, on tho morning after publication, we acknowledged a few days ago;' When Picoolomini was singing in the Itdlian version of “ Tho Bohemian Girl,” inNewVork, tho other night, she ventured on tho English words of one of the goms of the opora, and the following is glvon as the result of the attempt: ’ {Enter Madatno Plccolomlnl, It. 8., eta sortofhop aud-skip step. (Sensation and applause ) Courte sies to audience, and looks over left shoulder to* wards stage box.) 1 (Young man In small garrote shirt-collar, large straw colored whiskers, and white kids, in a high state of excitement, cries il Srayvo! }i \ [Plo. smiles to balconies; C>ndaclor Iloarlsbesbaton, and Orchestra plays symphony, after whioh she sings:] I dream’t sat I dwelt in marble halls, [Glance over left shoulder, and sensation in stsgebox.) Vfis vassals and serfs at my sard, And of orl assembled wlzln zose walls, Zat I was ze ope andae pride; I had rlchease too great te coonte, Could boast a high am'eztral fame, [Three nods, shreg of prettv shoulders, aud smiles all round the htlconles ] ~ * Cut T also dreauipt, which please me rnose, Zat you loaf uie still zeramr— i [Exuberantly to gailerlos, balconies sud everybody.) Zat you loaf me—zat you loaf me stM-l-l tv tittnc ■ [Applause—laughter—mirth. gide split to pieces in stage box, an t & dress-circle window smashed in by an individual hi the lobby, anxious to see “ what it was allabout.’'] Letter from New York. TtiUR&DAY, JANUARY 13, 1859. THE LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. - THIRTY ‘FIFTH CONGRESS, Second Session. > Washington, Jan. 12, 1850, BENATB. The President, in reply to Mr. Seward’s isolation, informed the Benato that the vessel Wanderer hes landed a cargo of Africans In Georgia ; a'so, that ever; effort is tblng made to bring thefcniltv parties to Jus. tlco; but it is not expedient now to make publ o the correspondence on the subject. On motion of Ur. Hortbr, of Virginia, the communl* cation wu ordered to be printed. Mr. Hals, of New Hampshire, from the Naval Com mltt<ei reported a joint resolution authorising the President to appoint Commodore Stewart, aonior flag Officer of the United States navy, on the act're list, as a recompense for hia distinguished aetvices. Laid over. 'Mr, ftlAB'M, of Virginia, called up the bill equalising the salaries of the ministers t> France and Knglund during a certain period. The object of this bill la to give eighteen niohtbs’ diffe enee in btok p*y to the ml* oUtcrs to France, amounting t> about $3,700 Messrs. Trumbull, of Illinois, Pdqjj, of Ohio, end Oliscmah, of North Carolina, oppos*d the bill, eharac* terla'ng it as a dangerons precedent. The bill was then negatived—yeas 0, nays 28. . Mr. Vitoh, of Indiana, from the Committee on Print* log, reported against printing numerous documents; among others, the printing of fifty thousand copies of Mr. Crittenden’s and Vice President Breokiorldga’s speeches on bidding farewell to the'chamber formerly occupied by the Benate. The Pao flo Railroad hill was then taken up, the Question being on ibe amendment of Mr. Iverson, of Georgia, that the bill be recommitted t - * tho eld com* inittee, with instructions to repot a bill for theoon* struotion of a northern and a southern road Mr. Dooljttlb, of Wifcoußio, moved to amend by in* S’rllng. “and a central road. 1 ’ The discussion on Mi*. Iverspn’s motion to recomori was continued at great length. Mr. Grbbn, of Missouri, considered that one road would answer all the wants of the Government, and believed that Congress had the constitutional right to construct it. Although ho would prefer to designate the,exact terminus. he would concede the matter, and would at a' future time propose to amend that the east ern terminus be at tho most eligible spot on the western boundary of Missouri, and, to make it more acceptable, woo’d have three branch roads, vis: ono running east ward, one south to Hew Orleans sod one north to Sioux City, connecting with the Nortborn cities—all connect ing with the trunk road about longitude 102, a little north of the Canadian rivet;. It mu«t bo remembered thatj the required routo is not from the Atlantic but from tbe Mississippi valley to the Pacific, Hi's route would accommodate all sect'O is. Mr. BROWN, of Mississippi. Argued equally against the constitutionality and necessity of the road. lie con tended that the Const tution gave the power To con struct works. the.necessity was immediate; Whereas we have no need of this road, and will not I'b&te ror a century to come; 'Hr. Bioler. of Pennsylvania, after some general re marks bn the bill, showed that while it made provision for the construction of the road over tbe rich country jtaufrotb sides of the mountains, it was Inadequate for the mountainous and desert region between. His view was to divide the route Into three divisions, Eastern, Western, and middle, to be completed In twenty-fire mile sections, and to withhold the proportion of aid from the Western and Eastern until the middle section WM completed Mr. Poster, of Conneotiout, reminded Benators of tbe necessity for naete, as only forty-two working days of the session now remained. Messrs. Pooh* of Ohio, All.bn. of Rhode Isl And, and others, took brief parts in the debate, Mr. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, explained tbe provi sions of his substitute for tbe whole bill. [This sub stitute was published in the Globe of yesterday.] Mr. Biolbr here moved an amendment, in effect tha* the road be located between the 87th and 43d degrees of latitude Jlr. Houston, of Texa«, epoke’iu favor of the El Paso route, and asked why rule out all the Bouth to the southward of tbe 87th degree? Paring the twelve or fourteen years he had r coupled a seat in the Senate, the manifestations of seot onal jealousy had earned him deep ded unspeakable regret He had never heard that chord struck without pain. It seemed to him as If gentlemen whose, talents sboald tend to perpetuate the Union have devised causes of di a •reement between the Nbrth and tbe Bouth, When he first beard the cry of disunion it was in the other House. He thought it treason, and the individual who Uttered it rhould have been crucified. It is not more acceptable now, Although more familiar. Disunion! As well hope to have a healthy patient if you cut out the main artery of his life Will you cut the Mississippi in two ? Who will have its sources ? who its mouth ? and will tbe great West sqffer itself to be bereft of either? Gentlemen hare spiken for the Pouth as if they held Its destinies lathe hollow of their hands. He, himself, was born in the Bouth. No man has broader interests there than he } for his all is there. Thus,'ho too‘represented the Bouth)' and ho denied the right of any to speak for tbe Booth, If b£ can give hie views a neg&ticm. There are those In the South who pray for harmony and Union—men strong in holy feilty for their country Sd the Constitution. It would be easier for one State ‘tfome back than for others to go out with it. The moment it goes out It assumes the attitude of rebel lion. Let the wise men of the South turn their heads towards tho Union, not criminating end re criminating. reflecting, not talking Let the gen tlemen of the Nrrth abstain from bltti-rness on tbe Sqpthera institution. While it is the policy of tbe North to esohew slavery, it is the necessity of the Bouth to maintain it He did not join in tbe talk of Southern rights, The Bouth has no rights except those of.'the Noith, or the North none except those of the Bcmth.' It Is a cant phrase, tending to inflame popu- Jatpassions. As regards the negroes.-wbat better can be made of them ? *Ye did not brine them here. Wo did not engage In the slave trade, at ienat’untU recent ly: and, said he, I broad that as au act of uamllfgated Infamy. He ooscluded h!s remarks by counselling to lire in harmony and cultivating the advantages God has given us as a united nation. Mr* Douulas. of Illinois, spoke against the recom mittal of the bill. He refrained from discussing tbe mainquestion, hut protested against the 87th parallel being made tbe Southern limit He wished no limits to be made, either North or South, but was in favor of tbe best roaa, wherever located. He desired the road or roads to be built, and had no doubt of Its constitution ality. He would permit the contractors to locate the route, as he was unwilling to leave tbe location of it to the polltlcal actlon of the Government. . j.Ta® motion.to recommit was lost by a vote of 82 yeas tbSflQutffl. Mr- Ivrli o», of Georgia, alluding to his reejut speech) said he pad expressed no desire to dissolve a jpnion that would promote the interests of all sections AUVft ; ; hat a Union administered ori a of Abolitionism, be would crush into atogaracd trample iipon an on tie veriest reptile. Ur. ■J’Wpjna tine of severity,on Mr. Hous ton’s reifikflr tbrt frpmybi Southern man without a suspicion that it reldfid to tho.Frfesldengy; also, that. TeXea had placed hlnd’lMr. Houston) in retirement on account of hie in- ! tensity of feeling ‘exhibited lu favor of the Union at thwsuerifiee of hie own section: and be (Mf. Iverson) , wad glad of it . • Mp. DOolittlx, or Wiseonsiu, asked, could the Sena tor frptn Georgia name any prominent man of tbe Re publican party who proposes to put down slavery by tb e |eVon of the Federal Governfnent f Mr. Iverson replied that the prominent politicians of the North disolaim such intention, but be. looked Upon that as a fraud and pretence He looked to their acts. He referred to the Rochester speech, and said the" Senator from New York (Sir. Seward) boa too much good sense to believe what he.said—that the South would insist on establishing slavery in the North. That wa* all humbug He (Mr. Iverson) believed, as ho did in his own existence, that it is the settled de sign of the Northern Blates to break down the institu tion of slavery in the Southern States Mr. Houston rose to reply to Mr Iverson’s stric tures; but Mr. Folk, of Missouri, obtained tbe floor, and pre vented'fuither debate by moving an adjournment, whiou wai agreed to'. ‘‘Adjourned. * , - . DOUSE OF BKPRBBBNTATIVEB, Ur. Stephens, of Georgia, ksked leave to report .the Qregott bU( at once, as eome day* srlll probab y elapse before the Committee on Territories would be called on fpr reports He d’sired that some day next week should be set apart for Its consideration. ' Ur. Morgan of New York, preferred that the House Should proceed with its basins*-* in regular order. ’ Mr. Btephinb. I hope the gentleman will withdraw his objection Ur. Morgan. X cannot yield one jot. Mr. Houston, of Alabama, desired to make a report from the Judiciary Committee. i Mr. Stephens said that as he could not report the Oregon bill except When the committees are regularly called far reports, he sbotttd object to all other busi ness that wds out of order Two Senators and a Repre sentative had been elected to Congress from Oregon, and by this unnecessary delay a sovereign State is now dented its right of equality. The House then resumed the consideration of the •motion.to re r er the naval .appropriation bill to the .Ooinmltteeon Naval Affairs. Mr. Shebuan, of Ohio, thought it strange that a pro position to refer the naval appropriation bill to the Na val Committee should meot with so much opposition. If the oommittees of the House were not to be entrust ed with the legislation appropriate to them, they ought to be Abolishsd. Nea-ly all important legislation is .embodied in the appropriation bills. By the practice of the House these must all bn framed and noted upon by a single committee, that having charge of the Ways and Means, from necessity they must adr.pt almost without change the estimates of the Executive. Can one committee properly extmlue an expenditure of eighty millions, the items of which will fill a volume? It is Impossible, and yet Its chairman resists'& refer ence or examination of these bills by other committees He should, on the contrary, seek tholr aid and demand their scrutiny. He contended that the referonco pro pose! was a practical measure of reform, that would reduce the naval bill not less than two millions or dol tars, and. If generally practised, wou'd tend to reduce the expenditures, and make each committee responsible for Its branch of the public bnsmos*, and secure a more thorough scrutiny into the estimates of the depart ments'. Mr. Washburn*, of Maine, opposed the motion. The Committee of Ways and Means, properly have charge of the appropriation bills, and there must be some organ In connection with the Executive depart ment. The course now proposed wou’d lead to much oonfuiion, and there would beau Increase of twenty- Ore or fifty per coot over the amount reported by the Committee of Ways and Means Mr. Leiter, of Ohio, wished to know how two millions could be saved by referring the bill to the Naval Com mittee Mr. Bnkn>iAN, of Ohio, replied that the bill ap propriates over two millions for the navy yard?, and over three millions for repairs to vessels. He was pre pared to show that too much money was expended on old hulks not worth one half (be cost of rep&iri. The expenditures at the navy yards have largely increased since 1930. Three-fourths of the sum named might be saved to the Government. Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania, advocated the pending motion, as the object was to bring the legislation of the country to a proper bails. The rules should be chan/ed so as t) refer the estimates from the departments for the navy, army, etc , to the appropriate committees; and after tbe committees shall report their bills t ey should be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means Mr Howard, of Michigan, said that the ponding mo tion .proposed a radical ohange In the business of the House without a change of the rules. Tbe Committee of Ways and Moans have been obliged to si aud like a rock against extravagant expenditures. Ho bad never heard of the other committees reducing the amounts below the estimates They always asked for more. Mr. Bsward, of Georgia, said theexpendltures of the Government amount to «*ighty-two million della;e p.-r annum, ThiseXtravogancereruHod from oar systcni of legislation, aud from the Tact that the Committee of Ways and Means merely carry out the recommendation of the various departments This committee has not the time to devoto to such a large aruoaat of business, and hence there should be, as far aspraotlcible, an equaliza tion of the duties. Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, thought the peuding propo sitions would obstruct business and produco confusion. By an adherence to tbe rules all measures could be intel ligently and properly considered Without voting on the quest’on, the House went into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union on the President’s message. Mr. Jenkins, of Virginia, said that while the House yes*erday was discussing dead issues they lost sight of the fact that the British minister Is now negotiating & treaty with Central America, and from this proceeding we shall sharo like the doves from the protecting care of the hawk. He advocated the resolution heretofore reported to Iho House, requiring the President to take suoh steps ss may In his judgment result in the speedy abrogation of the Qteyion-Bulwer treaty, which was the result of European diplomacy. He contended that we derive no advantage from it, and asserted that Euglaul was unfaithful to its fulfilment, and that it is a constant aud fruitful oource of ir itation and animosity between tbe contracting parties. The treaty should bo abroga ted for two reasons : First, because Great Britain had no rights fa Central America outside of the treatr,* and, second, beoause hor pretensions to protectorates over portions of Central America are founded solely on tbattreaty. Mr. Giddixgs, of Ohio, said the President, in his message, proceeded on the principle that the Govern ment has the r’ght to transform human beings into pro perty The framers of the Oonnt.tutlon proclaimed tho great lucdamontal truth on the Republican pTty is based—namely, the right ot all to the enjoy ment of life and liberty, lie devoted much time to the liousiJemt on of tho subj ct of the power possessed by a‘avp>inliU*rfl, and the servility of Northern doughfaces, but rejoiced m the progress of human rights and ll berty When gentlemen asked to modify tho ftnpnbll cao pl-itf.»rin, he would siy there 1j no neutral ground between freedom snd slavery. The basis of the Repub lican party is fundamental, and cannot be changed. Mr. Bowie, of Maryland. made a discursive speech, Incidentally supporting slavery, and saying that every old Federalist who was in f&vrrof the alien and sedi tion laws Black Republican The committee tbdn rose, and the House adjourned. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. Harrisburg, Jau. 12,1859. SENATE The Senate met at 10 o’clock this morning, and was opened, for the first time this session, with prayer by the Rev Mr. De Witt. Mr Randall, of Philadelphia, presented a petition from the managers and stockholders of the Byberry * nd Beossletn Turnpike Road Comprtuy for a law preventing free travel on said rend Mr. Randall, as chairman of the Committee on Bail ro*de, reported a supplement to the act incorporateg the Bed r ord Rail real Company, and moved to proceed to Its consideration. The mot.on was agreed to, and the hill was passed flna’ly Mr Wright, of Philadelphia, read a bill to amend and extend the charter of the Fire Insurance Company of Germantown. On motion of Mr. Randall the bill incorporating tho Western Market Company of Philadelphia was taken up and passed first reading. At twelve o’clock the Senate ndjourued HOUSE The House met at eleven o’clock. Mr. Hammbrslet, of Philadelphia, read a supplement to tho act incorporating the Gornw**t’W«> PAssenger Railway Company, raised April 21,1856. Also, a bill supplementary to the act inoorporatirg the Belmont Avenue and Plank Road Company. Also, an act r«la> tiog to passenger railway companies of the city of Phi ladelphia. Mr. Thorn presented a bill to incorporate the Pblla delpbia Theaire Company. Also, one to Incorporate the Lombard and Pouth streets Passenger Railroad Company, of Philadelphia. " A large number of local bills ware read in place. Mr. Hammbk lry submitted the following: Resolved, That the Committee on Banks be in structed to ioquite into the expediency of reporting a •bill providing for tbs engraving. In the highest style of art from designs which shall he approved by the Go vernor end State Treasurer, bank-note plates of the various denominations, from five dollars to one thou, sand, changing only the name ft'd locality of the seve ral institutions, from which all.the bank-notes in this State shall be printed. -Mr Bmith, of Berks 1 propose to amend by striking oat the word “five” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “ twenty.” The amendment was not agreed to; and the question recurring on theoriginal resolution, it was adopted. CONSIDERATION OP TBTO MJB9tO?B On motion of Mr. Ohasb the Hou*e proceeded to re cons’der the fdlow’ng bills, vetted by the Governor during the past week, as haviDg been passod at tho last session of the Legislature. The bill, “ An act to change the venue in the case of tfcb Commonwealth vs Ann Maria Valtergeiber.” being first in mder. the bill was again re< d ; and on the ques tioo, “ Shall the bill pass notwithstanding the vetoes ?” the yess were Done, n«vs 98. ' The second veto, on the bill entitled “An act autho rizing the supervisors of Carroll township, in the coun ty of York,-to gradk a certain hilt on the State road, in said township, leading from Harrisbirg to Gettysburg, Adams county,” was also sustained by a vote of 85 yeas to 6 nays—Messrs Glatz M’Clure, M’Dowell, Price and Wolf voting against sustaining the veto.. The third veto, on the bill, “ An aet to encourage ike manufacture of pspar in this Commonweal'll,” being next in order, the veto was sus'alned by a vote of 99 yeas to 1 nay—Mr. Chase giving the negative vote. The fourth veto, on the blll.kv An act for the erection of a school district out of ra-ts of tehman township, Pike county, and Middle Sraittifleld township. Monroe oounty,” was sustained by a vote of *BB yeas to 3 nays Meters. Campbell, Brodhead, and Stephens voted against sustaining the veto of tbo.Governor. 1 The fifth veto, on the bill, i( An act to exempt ceria’n school pr< party from taxation,” was sustained by a vote of 86 yeas to 1 nay, Mr Sheppard volad against sus taining the veto. The hour af one o’clock having arrived, the Hou;e adjourned until to-morrow at eleven o’clock A M . The Massachusetts Legislature. RB-BLEOTION OF HON. H. WILSON AS UNITED STATES SENATOR. ' Boston, Jan. 12.—Hon. Henry Wilson has been re elected Unit>d States Senator-. The vote.ln the House to-day stood : For Henry Wil son, 199 j' for Caleb Cushing, 25 ; scattering 11. Further from Mexico. FORMATION OF A JUNTA —EJECTION 0# .UfRAIION- Nbw Oblean*, Jan. 12 —The steamship Tennessee is bolow, with dates from Mexico to the 6th lost. The papers furnish farther particulars of the recent events in Mexioo General Ecbeagaray pronoonced on the 20th ult., at Ayutla, and declared himself President. This move ment wits not seconded at the capital. The troops pro nounced In favor of General Boblei. On the 234 the latter published his plan, which was that three dele gates from each Btate form a Junta This met the popu lar will, and the troops abandoned General Zulosga, who retired to the English legation. The Junta named General Miramoo for President, on the second ballot, by a vote of 80 against 44 for Robles General Robles remains Until the arrival of Miratnon. who was soon expected from GttaAalsjtflta, with 1,000 cavalry. , .At Vera Cruz, on the 9thj the Ju&rei Government remained flrni. The Liberals,had taken Jalapa 4ud Cordova, and had attaoked Orizaba. Important from Kausas—Thc Handitt bmldtug a Fort. St. Louis, Jan. 12.—The Kansas banditti, numbering about four hundred, are engaged in building a fort at Ohote&n’s old trading post. It Is said that Montgo mery’s men will fight the troops sent from linn and Bourbon counties, Missouri, unless the compromise agreed to by Governor Denver Is complied with. From Washington* Washington, Jao. 12.—General Jerez having, bv resignation of Yriaaari, been left the sole represen a tlve here of Nicaragua; he has hsrn recognised as such by ourGoverameni. Hon. Beverly Tucker says there is not a wnyd of truth in the report that he intends resigning the Liverpool consulate. . Much interest Is manifested in the contest between General Norris on one side, and Reaney, Neofie, & Co. on the other, for the oontract for the roaohinery of the sloop-of-war number two, now building at Philadelphia. It appears that thr<*e several boards have considered the subject, which is now under the Executive advise ment. . , The atoreship Relief, at New York, has been ordered to tefi ted out t 6 carry stores to the Home aud Pacific squadrons, and will proceed to Aspic wall in the course often days. The seventh,annual meet! jg of the United Stateß Agricultural Society commenced to-day, hod was large ly attended President Tlighmsn, Ip his addrr re^ raise' a subscription of one dollar eaeh'taiwaid the pur chase ef Mount Vernon. The meddii awarded at Rich mond were of gold $d 'P' Rabm;. for a locomotive farm engine. The sdhjeotof agricultural education was discussed by Mews. Ohio, Qalvertcf Maryland, Butioughof North CX-ollna, Jones of Delaware, and others. Mr. Olemsen lectured, to-night on nitrogen., United States Supreme Court* Wasbingtom, Jan. 12.-No 203. James O’Hara rs. Richard H. Winslow. On motion of the pu'ntlff, the judgment docketing and dismissing the cause wjs anon lied, and lo&ro granted to Qle and docket the oamo oo the payment of costs. No. 81. Before reported. The argument was conclu ded for the appellant No. 88. Lessee of Win. 0. French and wife vs Wm. H Bpenser et <tl. Argument commenced for plaintiff and continued for the defendants. Death of Dr. Williamson, United States Navy. Norfolk, Jan. 12 —Dr. Williamson, surgeon In tho United 8 atea navy, died Uat night from an attack ot apoplexy. Fire at Augneta. AudcaTij Gji,., Jan. 12.—A cottofi factory near this filace was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. No Diurance. ' Fire at Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland, Jan. ]2.—Grssnmau «fc Co.’s call factory was burned tOrday. The loss amounted to $30,000, on which there Is an insurance of $20.00) in New York* offices. Salting of the Steamship America. Boston, Jan. 12 —The royal mail steamship America salted for Liverpool via Halifax at 2 o’clock'this after noon. Bhe takes out 103,000 In specie. Havre vCotton Market. New York, Jan. 12—[Per steamer Alps.]—H«VßE, D* o. 26.—The Cotton market boa a declining tendency, but tberi is nochange in the quotations,' sates fortwo days, 2,000 bales at 97f for cfew Orleans das. The market closed dull. Steam Boiler Explosion—Three Men Seriobsly li>jureil--T!ie Boiler forced through u two-loot Stone Wall. [From the Clooinnati Gazette, Jan. 11.] About twelvo o’clock yesterday a terrific explo sion was heard near tho head of Broadway, whioh shook the buildings for nearly a square. It was soon ascertained that the noise was caused by tho explosion of the bailor in tho basement of tho bate and bristle factory ot Joseph Whitaker, on § road way, betwoon Hunt and Court streets. It appears that for the past three weeks the boiler had not boon in use, a fire being built for tho first time in that period yesterday morning. It is supposed, therefore, that some of the pumps hudbeoome frozen by the rodent oold weather, and that thexe was net sufficient water In the boiler. The amount of steam on at the timo was much less than the oapaoity of tho works warrants. When the boiler oxploded thero were two men in the basement, one of whom, Jerry Larry, re siding on Dublin streot, was found by the side of the boiler, covered with rubbish, with one leg broken, and his person otherwise bruised. It is supposed that he was in the dry-houso, whero the boiler landed. Another of the employees, Andrew McDermott, reeling street, was extrioated from the plle'of brick which bad surrounded the boiler, and whioh had been scattered in every di roetion. It was found that his thigh had been brokon. A third man, William Kirton, was in the (test story above the basement, and hearing ,tbo neiso, started to run down stairs, when be foil, and received a severe injury in the breast, and it is also feared that he inhaled tho hot steam before ho could bo extrioated. Medical assistance was promptly callod, and the throe persons were yoe terduy afternoon in a good oondition. Tbe foroo of the explosion was so p roat that the bailer itself, whioh was twenty feet in length, was curried a distance of near thirty feet, and then forced through a stone wall two feet in thfokness Tbe wall was so Btrongly built that tbo boiler only rnado a hole just large enough to permit its passage into the dry-houso, tho roinaindorof the wall being as firm as erer. The foroo of tbe oonous3lon was so violent as to drive out tho front doors of the storo above into tbe middle of tbe street, and the rear ones nonrly to tho canal. The steam also forced up the boards of tho floor in large holc9, and scattered itself through the building. Had tho boiler taken an upward course, it must have de molished the building, and caused a considerable loss of life. Patriok noran, at work nearly over the boilor, in the storo above, was thrown ft dis tance of fifteon or twenty f«et, and landed amongst a lot of barrels, but escaped without Injury, although his face was blackened and his clothes torn. Tbe esoape of the stoam oaueed an alarm of fire, which called out the department, but th 6 flames, whioh had eommunioated to the lumber in the basement, did no damago. The Baltimore Murder—Conviction of Crojips. [From tho Baltimore American of yesterday ] Tbe trial of Marion Cropns, imitated, with Petor Covrio, for the murder ot Police Officer lUg-lon, was closod on Tuesday by a verdict ngaiDSt the prisoner of “murdor in tho fir»t dvgroe.” Tbo evldonoo in the case was closed in tho morning, and the argument before tho jury was commenced by Mr. Maehon for theSteto Mr. Wbyto followed for tbo defence, and tho case was closed by Mr. Sittings for the Stato. The jury, as was expected from the unbroken and iirofutable mass of testi mony tracing the murder dircotly to tho accused, found no difficulty in coming to an agreement, and, after a brief abseoco from tbo court room, re turned and announced tholr decision. •Judge Vrino then ordoir.d tho witnesses in the caso of Uorrio to be 'iu attendance on Thuiailay morning, when the ease will be called for trial. It would bftvo gone on to-day but from tbo difficulty of procuring n jury. Judge Price yedorduy in structed tho sheriff to proceed to tho upper end of tbe county und summon ono hundred talesmen to be in attendance on Thursday. THE CITY. amusements this evening. Mas. D. p. Bowmb* Walnut-street Tnim.- “Lady of Lyons “The Drunkard.” WfIEATLXT t CLAEKB’S Axoh-btbmt Theatxe.— “Our American Cousin”—“ Mssks and Faces.” , National Ojroos —“Lent’s Oircns Company.”—- Eqa«striiui, Gymnaatie. and.Acrobatlo feats ” Sanvobo’b Opera House Ethiopian Entertain ment* . AssbHBLV Buildings — Signor Blits. Common Council —A spocial mooting of this branch of Councils wa* held yes’erday afternoon, for the purpose of considering the appropriation bills Mr Trego presided. The ordloance making an appropriation of *171700 was paasod as follows : For salary of Chief Engineer “ “ Register..., “ " Oleiks ” ,f lospecMrs “ “ Purveyor “. Extra Clerk “ “ Clerk and Draughtsman “ Stationary, &c...' F< r fuel for offices, ground rent, cleansing of- fices. and incidentals. For oarrUge hire For salaries of two e gineers at Fairmount “ one “ \ “ “ * watebman “ • l two ergioeers at Delaware works 3.C00 For salaries of fire fiiero-n at Delaware works. 2,250 For salaries of two watchmen at Delaware w0r^5.................. For Apiaries of two engineers at Sobnylkill •works - - For tala'leiof two assistaDtupglnoerflatficbuyl kill works , ..... For sal ties of too* firemen at Schuylkill works... ............ 4,600 For salary of one watchman as Schuylkill . works ........... 400 For salaries of two engineer* and' two firemen at the 1 wentr-fourth ward 2,600 To purchase of ooal at Fairmonot w0rk5,;..... 300 “ Delaware w0rk5....... • 800 " “ Schuylkill w0rk5..,..',. -14 000 “ 24th ward w0rk5....... 1800 <( “ kindling wood for an the works To purchase of tallow and cil for the Fair* mount works. To purcbadS of tallow and oil for the Delaware To purchase ta low acd oil for the Schujlkiil works Tn purchase tallow and oil for the Twenty, fourth ward works... To purchase small* scores, tools, white lead, gam and hemp packiner ...... 1,200 For repairs at Fa } rmouEt works 2,500 Delaware works ........... 1,000 Schuylkill w0rk5...,,,.. 2,600' “ Twenty-fourth ward works 750 For pVntlng at Fsimount works 1,000 For keeping p’pea. plagf, fee in good order.; 0,000 Far keepog buildings, grounds, and reservoirs', in good order ? 8,000 State lax on works..../,...,.., • 600 For ihe purchase of iron pipes, fire pings, stop cock*. See . and other fixtures and materials connected with the laying of pipe* 60,000 For labor, laying pipes, setting plage, and fit ting up fire plugs. - For drilling and making new attachments..... For grading, planting tress, Ac , at Fairmonnt resarvoir I.OCO for two new bolters at Schuylkill w^rks,,,... Frr completing thare-assessment of water ren ters 4,000 An amerdment waft offered requiring the pipes to be of American Iron, and after a protracted and rather acrimonious discussion tela tire to the merits of Penn sylvania iron, Jersey iron, and all other kinds of iron, the amendment was not agreed to. The of licence making an appropriation to the Law. Department was called op, but as the most prominent legal gentlemen were absent. It wan laid oxer, ou mo* tion of Mr itelly, until the next meeting. The ordinance making an appropriation of $8,883 70 to the Depa tmentof Market Homer, was next called' Up. The following are the principal items: Salary of the commissioner and clerk, $1,400. Salaries of clerks of the markets, $1,860' Printing, kooks, advertising, and Stationery, $3OO, State tax and ground rents, *1,835.70. Repairs to market houses, $l,OOO. Air. Kelly 1 roofed to amend by appropriating twelve thousand dol’drs for the purpose of erecting two mar ket houses on ftlojamenslng arenas, and thee on South Eleventh street. ’ Ur. Riley moved farther to attend by appropriating two thontand dollsrt fof the erection of two market houses in the Twenir-fourth Ward. Bo*h these amendments contemplated tbe rue of the old materials from Ihe Market-street sheds. Mr. Jfascber opposed the amendments. Mr. Kelly advocated the amendments, and proceeded to show that tbe improrements on Hoyamenaing ave nne and South Eleventh street would par a large inte rest on the inrestroent. not only in tbe way of market rents, bat In tbe t-xes to be derived from the increased value of real estate in that vicinity, Ur. Gordon and Ur. Bowker agreed as to tbe pro priety of making the Improvement*, but contended that the subject rhotUd be introduced in another ordi nance. and not In the annual appropriation bill. ' Mr. Kelly Contend!!, In answer to this, that “ now was the accepted time.” Tbe Amendments, after some farther discussion, were fictflly voted down, and the bill passed as reported. Ad journed. Shootiho Affair—One Man Shot and an- ?tadbbd.— On Tuesday night some of tbe em ployees of the navy yard, who have formed themselves into a dob which is cal'ed ‘‘The Samuel H.GUb ft Yacht Club,” gave a ball At tbe Musical fund Hall, About half-past twelve o’clock, while the ball was pro gressing, a difficulty took place between the Moyamen alng and ShiSlar Hose companiea. Several of the adhe rents of both companies were present, and. as usual, they got into a fight. During the affray a man named' John Manley, alias << Sit Manley.” was shot by a per son In the crowd. The ball struck Uanley in the left b.-oast, and glanced off a rib, it is believed, without, pierciog the cavity of the chest. The ball was found : inside the shift of tbe wounded,man, at the Penosyl- I yan’ia Hospital, Where he was taken. Manley la alleged rto be An adherent of the flttitfer Hose. In the early part ! of tbe ereh'ng he is salt to have been struck upon tbe | head with a brick it Second and Qaeen streets, and had bis wounds dressed at the drug store of George Reilly, I after which he went to tbe ball-'at tbe permission of I Andrews. Hanley is a single man, about twenty-three | years of ege, and resides m Saranac street, between ; Moyamensing avenue and Second street. Heisanovs terman by trade. Daniel Andrews, ft runner with the I Moyameosing* was cat |p the neek with a knife during ! the melee. He was'not seriously hurt. Andrews lives .In Grover street, back of the Southwark Hall Be was t taken home. The affa’r made se great excitement at ' the hall, and the person who fired the shot was suffered to escape before tbe police knew anything of the mat ter. Be la kaowDt however, and jnoumteji.have..been taken tq- secure hit arrest. Tie fnjcry received -by Manley will not, ft in fatal. > The fes tivities of the occasion are raid to have been carried on with as much spirlt as if rothingbad occurred The police were sot informed of the affa’r, and consequently no arrests Were made. . A Sad Case.— Oofoner Fennor held an in. finest yesterday on the body of a young man named Patrick Logne, Who died on Monday of inflammation of the heart. A few weeks sines deceased was charged by hie- employer—a in patent medicines, racoed Helmbeld—with baying robbed him or committed for f eries in his name He wds committed to prison in de salt of $l,OOO bail to answer the chafge of forgery. hast week he was billed oat, and taken to the house of a friend, Mr. James Hanline, at Ninth and Auburn stree's. where he died saddenly on Monday. He was in good health when committed to prison, and when re leased he was completely broken down in health. He stated to his friends and to his phyaio'an that his cell was often overheated and filled with steam, and it would then become so cold that the condensed steam would fcee&e la the apartment. He also complained of being grossly neglected while in prison, and he attributed his rained health to this treatment. Logue, when con.' soloos that he was in a dying condition, solemnly de clared that he was lonooent of the oharga alleged against him by Mr. Heltnbold. The jury rendered the following verdict: u The deceased came to his death from inflammation of the heart, caused hi excessive cold And exposure while confined in onr eouoty prison.” Meroantidk Librart,— The animal meet, ingot the U'tcdntilft Library Comfooy was held on Tnesday efeoing. The contest for election of direc tors, which has been carried ofl with a good deal of spirit, terminated in the re-election of the previous board. A resolution instructing the dlreotors to re new their subscription to the Westminster Review, was briefly discossod, and then laid oq the table. We give below the result of tha ballot for directors) omitting several scattering rotte: Wm. B. Bowen 2SO Wm. L. Schuffer 167 j Joseph 0. Grubb ,164 Charles Abbey 148 Arthur M. Burton 335 Joseph Cooper. 124 Charles A. Day........ 188 Benjamin Gaeki11...... 134 George W. Ilall 120 IT. Esmond Harper.... 122 J.B. Helfensteio 129 David C. McOammoa.. 144 J. AltamontPhillips.. 134 James H Bands)!..... 124 John Davis Watson.... 140 Darborow. Oharles H. Diogee 167 Robert Grafilu. John H. Atwood.. Glandm* B, Lion, George W Gibbons*... 168 Edward 8 Clerk 167 Riobartl W00d......... I*o Frederick Fairtborn... 166 Wm. J. P. Whits 160 VRSiSUIBB. Charles Rhodes.,, Identified.— The body of the unfortunate man who was crashed to death on Saturday afternoon among the machinery on hoard the steamer Delaware where be had concealed himself, was yesterday morning identified by some of his friends as that ef Bernard McMahon lie was an Irishman of thirty-two years of age, and resided in Froat street, above Arch, where he left a wife. It teems that deceased was intoxicated os Saturday afternoon, and weut to tb*"wbar’, where be asked forafreo ticket tv New York After they re fused to grant his request he crept in among ihe ma chinery for the purpose, it is supposed of concealing himself during the trip, and thus securing a free pas sage. Bis wile was informed of the sad tidings of his death by reading in the new papers that the deceased had a counterfeit half-dollar in his pocket and as she knew herhushaodhad such a coin in n'-s possession, the called at Mr. Ooben’s with some friend aod identified the body. Coroner Fenner will probably hold an In quest as soon as the brat returns from New York. Election.— “ The Philadelphia Library ot colored persons” held their annual election on Tues day evening Inst, at which time the followiog-named persons were elected for one year, via: President, Jotn 0 Bowers; vice president, Isaiah 0 Weir ; secretary, Franklin Turner; treasurer, Charles H. Bustill; li brarian, Junes 8 Doufl&iis. Board of managers—Cbae Jones, Wm. 11. BtlU. W*«». p. Price. D'vid B. Bowser, Daniel Colley. Samuel Dortey, and Moses Wheeler. This company was established In 1834, and incorporated in 1837, for literary purpose*: They hold lectures and debates every Tuesday evening, free to »ln tyubbe, du ring the fall, winter, and spring months, at Central Ilall, Walnut street, above Bixth. Alleged Pickpocket Arrested. —A man namtd John Bacon was taken before Aldarpian Cloud on Tuosday evening Inst, on the oharge of picking the pocket of a Mr. Taylor Mr. Taylor called at a tav o n on Cadwalader street, when Bacon aod one or two others provoked a quarrel with him, during which dis turbance Bacon is alleged to have abstracted a wallet, containing $l6, from'the pooket of Mr. Taylor. The lattec v after great difficulty, succeeded in Ba con, aod took hun to the aldsrmau’a office. After the hearing, Bacon was held in $l,OOO bail to aoswerat court. Abhested.—A man named Georgo Russell was arrested on Tuesday evening, and taken before Alderman Cloud to answer sundry charges which bad been preferred against him. Our readers will yrobib’y remember that Officer Lewis was strode on thehtad, and severely bruised, with afire-horn on the 19th ot jane last, while mskiDg an arrest, at Eighth and Walnut streets, ant his pr:n oer taken from him Russell wa<* arrested on the charge of being concerned in the aTa»r, and of having rescued the prisoner. He was held in $BOO bail for a further hearing. Robbery.—A gentleman connected with the firm of Breod & Tnkey, of Portland, Maine, bad his pocket picked last evening, at the Kensington de pot Ho was about purchasing a ticket for New York, when some person robbed him of h!a porte-moncaie, which contained $l2O. Twenty two dollars of *tbe money was on the banks of Boston and Portland. Burglary*— The farm nouso of Mr. Joseph Williamson, which is situatjd on the West Chester road, a few miles from this city, was entered some time on Tuesday night, and robbed of a Jot of provisions, and a number of small articles. It was rumored last even ing that the thief had been arrested, aod taken trWcst Chest r. Burglars Frustrated.— A party of house thieves attempted to effect an entranoe into a house at the corner of Sback&maion ftud Richmond streets about 4 o’clock yesterday morning A servant girl heard the burglars scale tho back fence and common:* operations upon the door She gave the alarm, and Officers Trefis and Harms* coming to the spot immediately,'be reicals effected their escape Hospital Cask —yesterday morning, a man named Peter Morris fell from the jib-boom of the schoorer Lonl- iaua, lying at Vine-street wharf, in the Delaware river. He struck on the ice, aod received several bruise", but was Dot seriously injured. He was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital Dikv» vrom His Injuries.— John Murphy, aged Uivet* yeais, who was admitted at the Penosvlva tuv Hospital on Sunday lest, having beou severely hunt by hi* clothes takiug fire from a lighted candle, died i- t that institution about three o’clock yesterday Ml«rnG<»n. Kirk is .New Jersey.—About U o’clock, yesterday morning, the sky was Ulumluate<J by the light from a Ore which occurred in New Jersey, and which appeared to bo a short distance south of Cam den. We were unable to learn any of tie particulars. FINANCIAL ;AWb COMMERCIAL," ■ - The Money Market. “’ i ' 1 Philadelphia ' J&nukry 12,T.8&9. The annual report of the NorthPeunsylrjinla B&ll ro»d Company possessed considerable interest to the public generally, who are deeply concerned in every en terprise so iraportantasthis to thebusiness interests of the city, as well as to the (stock and bondholders.' The North Pennsylvania Railroad i B . i D itself, a first- ~ class structure, and Its trade is largely increasing in spite of all adverse iofiuerces. With the revival of ' manufactures dawningnpon us, and the renewed demand for coal that will result therefrom, the earnings of the North Pennsylvan'a BaUroad Company cannot .fail to . ■ hi so largely increased as to speedily extinguish all Its floating debts, and g've it the means of dividing fair profits amoog'lts stockholders. l _ -•/- ' Tbs local tonnage of the c mjacy for*the year ending _■ November 80th was 66 183 toes 16 cwt; or which tG,- 290 tons 10 cwt. was brought through to Philadelphia, and the balance, 16,837 tons 6 cwt., was distributed on _• the line of the road—being an it creme of 23,088 .tons 2 cwt orer the tonnage of the previous year. . The gross earnings of the year were $296,991, being an increase cf 48,110 over the earnings of last ye*r. The total expenses. Including maintenance of wdy, renewals, and repairs, were $134,823, leaving the net earnings, $162,070. ' ’ ' $2,600 1 800 3 560 2.400 8100 2,000 1.600 1,260 600 350 1,400 800 fOO The floating de u t of the company. on November 30th, 1853, was $184,213, the cub on hand, $27,135, learlpg the debt, $167,078—a decrease in that item or $64,642 baying been effected daring the year. The following additions have been made to the per manent accounts: Construction acc’t for new engine bouse, Ac . $9,002 69 Equipment of road, cars, Ac 4.236 46 Machinery for shop 8 094 66 Right of way and fencing 9.090 17 Telegraph, (c0mp1eting1ine)..........2.117 39 Total .....*....531,641 27 Tbe work for the above charges was under contract in 1857, but not completed and settled for until after the close of that year. Tbe bended debt las been iccreased $ll4 600 by the issue of that amount of real estate and chattel mortgage bonds, in settlements for rolling stock and claims against the company. The real estate account bas decreased $6,264 by‘he sale of property oiiginaily bought to avoid excessive damages. A lot was bought to make the property at Washington end Chatham streets more available for de pot purpose*, by tbe exchange for it of a'similar lot belonging to tbe company. The exchange gives the company the whole square .of ground between Chatham and Cherry, Becond aod Waablngtcn-'itreefs, avery ' Inable property. The right-of-way accounts are nearly - ' " closed, only nine accounts being yet open and nn- • settled. The Qaakake Railroad, connecting the Catawiua, Williamsport, and Erie Railroad with the Beaver Mea dow Railroad, near Weatherley, hat been completed and opened, but iti opening was effected so late in the season, that no definite idea si to of the connection to the North FenneylTania*BallroAd cm be given. The coupons of the ten net c*nt bonds b&vebeeu paid regularly at maturity; those of the 6'per cent, bo ads have been pa d by instilments as fait as the company T * receipts famished the ability. We hare from lime to time remarked njwm the cer tainty that the earnings of the North'Pennsylvania Railroad Company, wou’d prore,so great as to make its binds rank among tbe first olass inreitmentf at no dis tant day, And we have no hesitation in referring to the remits of a notoriously had year in railroad affairs, as ahown-in the above figures, in proof of the correctness Of our opinion. The stock held by Allegheny county in the Pittsburg and Steubenville Railroad Company (20,000 shares) has been used to vote oat the former board of direc tors, and elect tbe mowing Wm. 'Phillips,- John H. M’Hhenny, Zacchens Patterson, William Perkins. John Barton, Robert Woods, Edward P. Jones, h. fi. Nichol son, James S. Hood, Samuel Morrow, A. B. Berger, James Trunich, and Richard F. Smyth. The board or ganized by electing William Phillips president. The number of abates of stock Vot'd was 14/178, of Which 10,000 belonged to Allegheny county. The anneal eUtemeatot tbePecfix-Mutaa! Life fort ranee Company will be found in another column. The exhibit can hardly fail to pleate those interested in the welfare of the company, or to be satisfactory to those who contemplate making that precaution which it hr the doty of every man to make who loves a wife and children that might be. left destitute by bis early or sudden dettb. TUX OOMVOSWXALTS IHSuRAHOE COXP'AXf Of TBK STJTfr OF FBHSSrLVAHXA. We fake great plea mre Intrau ferrlngtoour column* the following opinion of thts well-manag d concern, aa it is given by the Insurance Intelligencer, the highest authority for all matters connected w'.th insurance: <> We would call the attention of the reader ti the annual statement or this company, in another part of the paper. This exhibit we look open as a model re port, with the exception-that it does hot state the amount at risk. ... “ At the fl st glance it may strike the reader that the amount of premium is sms'! for a company possessing ■half a million of capitalj with nearly ooe-bslf this large amount in Invesfod securities, and with a liberal share of cash ott hand *‘Wedo not, however, viewit in this light, hut rath*r as an evidence of .a healthy conditions If we-under", stand the motives which characterize the • officers and directors of this company, it.ls to'do a prudent home business rather than a large and extended, and conse quently more hazardous one, knowing, as the/ do full well, that a large and extended business will naturally follow In good time, and with lees hazard. «» In the plan they have adopted their report show*, that they nave been successful, and at tbo aame tinw. consulted the best interests of and.' really afford that security requisite to a sound and re liable institution. ' < v It'hon’d be observed that their huiinesa is limited to fire exclusivity, and wo may add what we consider a ▼cry important item, vis: that it is kept entirely under their immediate control The officers are watchful.of its interests, and as a legitimate result the company is fart growing in public favor. *‘Their office ft on the northwest corner of Fourth-aod .Walnutstreets. 11 - • FSmADSLPBIA BTOOK SXOH AIWR JkUB{ ~ * January’l2, {' \ , anroaviD nr xjjilbt, mow*, fc 00., paxx-xoy*, noo»>. ? axd xxoxAxdn xxosus, xoxthwist oonxA xsrftx AXooXxsvrtnrsTftxxn.- l ' '• FIRST BOARD. 7030 Pa 5*.. lots .CAP 93* 10 Meehan Bk..bswn 28 600 City 6a R 99* 60Llt8ehlB.. bSwn 26# 2CO do 99* 20 Consolidation Bk. 26 1090 do Sew 103* 6M A3iatE......n* 100 do New 103* 30 d? ........lote 32 1000 N Pennaß 10b... 88 2 Germantown Qaa. t 0 1001 do 6a... 63* 35Gimd3k..«.Iota 12* 1000 Lehigh Nav 65.. 87* 75 do a&wa 12U ICOO O&Am 80nd’64.. 95 22 Bear Meadow lot* 67* 2000 slmira Isfcm 75.. 71* 40 Catawissaß.«...*~ 5* 200 Cam A Am 6* ’B3. 85 5 Cam & Amboy.... 119 1000 Hitts, Ft Wayne & Ohio Con 7pctßdl 60 \ 1000 Pitts, Ft wsyae & Chic R £ 7 p ct Bds 60 8000 d 0,., ..60 20C0 do CO 2000 Heading K 6s >B6. 74* lOOOgchlNaf 7* 2000 Oh'esY 875..10ta 43# 4 Mlnehlll B 6& 100 Schl Nav Pit. .bS Iff l do 10 51 Lehigh Yal ft lots 43* BETWEEN 500 City 6s R 90# I 600 do R f9* 1000 N Penna 865.... 63)4 BIQOND 2000 Pa Coup 5s .sswn 08 3700 City 6s..New Gai 00)4 1000 do New 4djs 303)f 600 do 99* 1600 Lehigh Nav os.. 97)4 180 abtObea&DelO 6s 76 2000 Ches Tal B 7e. b 6 42* 1000 CAAm 6s ’B3. .*6 80 10Penna8........ 43 & do 45 CLOSING FRXI Bid. Aiktd. U 8 5s >74 101)4 PhilaOs 99* 99* . do B 09)4 99)4 do New. .103 103)4 Penna 6s S 3 94 Beading ft 26)4 26* do Bds *7O. .84)4 86 do Utf0«'44.93 04 do do >86.74)4 74* Penna ft......... 43 48)4 do lstm 65... 101 do 2dm 65....02)4 92# Morris Can C0n..48 49 oo Pref* #~* *loB 109 Schuyl Nav 6s >82.71* 72 PHILADELPHIA MARKETS, Jan. 12—JvE5t50 There is no aUeratiou in Breadstuff?, and but little doing in Flour, the demand being limited t«- theWanbfr of the home trale atfrom $5.12*«r6.37* bbl fc*s«- rerfine. $5 50a5.75 for extra, aod $607.59 for extra family and farcy lets. There is no shipping demand, and only about 500 bbls have been sold, at $5-50 for extra, and $6 for family Floor. There is nothing doing in Bte Flour or Corn Meal; the former is held at $3 87)4 and the latter at $3.60 9? bbl, and scarce. Wheat come s in slowly, and buyers and rollers are apart in their views; about 3,000 bushels have been sold at 1270130 c for red, and 140«r145c for white, of good and prims qnallty. Rye is wanted at 86c, bat there Is little « nono here. Corn is in fair demand, and about 2.00 S bushels new yellow have been sold at 75®80c, mostly at the latter ptlce for prime dry lots. Old Corn is scarce, and worth B‘/<rB4 cents. Oats are dull to-day, and. buyers take hold slowly at 48 cents for jrime Pease? Ivanla. Bark is naebtoged,first No. 1 Quercitron is scarce at $23. Cotton—The" market continues steady, ini a small business doing at previous rales Groceries are held firmly Farther sales cf New Orleans Sugar to note at 7*<»7*e, and Molasses at f 9c, all 4 tnos Provisions—The receipts and stocks are 1 ght. aud the market inactive at previous quot'd rates. Seeds—The demand for Olover*eed is active, and 600 hm bare been disposed of at $5 75c56, mostly at the latter rate, ioclndinr 100 bm at $6 12* ; 250 sicks also sold at $6 25, and 60 do puna Ohio at $6.40 ba. Whiskey has advanced; bbJs are quoted at ?6o 26c the latter t r Ohio and prison. 25c forhbde, and gallon for drudge. Some holders ask more, but there is vory little selling. BALTIMORE PROVISION MABKET. Jan II There Irf a good inquiry to-day, especially from tha South, and the market mav be considered flrm»r. The very )ishPatock on the market, however, ha" atenden cy to restrict operations in them, and the sales report ed are not largo The onlysales of which we were ad vised were SO.POOIba Buli Meat hog round at 6*c for Shoulder*. 8o for Sides, and B)4c for Hams ; 760 eld canv&•»?.<d name at 10c lb, and do newat 70 bhJB Bacon Sides mt B*c; 10 do at 9c, and 50/00 lbs Bulk Sides, delivered in Philadelphia, at B*c wft.M days; B*c was refused for 70 hhds Bacon Side* this af ternoon There is » much batter feeling in the m**ke\ and urcea aro HclinoJ to suffer. We quote Bulk Meat At 6VC for Shoulders, B*c for Sides Hams Bacon— 7«7*cfor Shoulders, 8* effefor Bides, 10913 c fer Hams as to quality. Pork may quoted at $17.v6®17.60 for mess, and $13.60013 76 for pnme. Beet— $l2 for No. 1, and $l5 f r mess Lard ta steady. We quote both Western and city at ll*cinbbla and tierces. NEW YORK TATTLE MARKET, Jan. 12.—The tohil receipts for tho week are 2,958 beeves, 196 cows, 429 veal*, «8 sheep, and 8,000 swine, shoeing an io civsse on lastweek of 4?0 bullocks, 69 milch cows. 85 veals, 2,003 sheep snd lambs, and 2,0 0 swine. At a - lert n’k 2,745 head of cattle were on rale to-dav, anti 2,825 for the week At Bmgen, N. J., 650 head beeves sold to butchers for this maiket. . , . Beef'cttle, of grodqo.Htr, are M£ar to-ft v atlOtrlOXoi «l*r» 110 < cnra iooo »re dull ® s o, ro.’fl .reirorlh 0o7o; cow. *25a65; .heep M 4 are belt.r, wilh ..1.5 .t V ; .win. ..11 ot 6X®6*°; gros. .took!, raoderelo. Markets by Telegraph, i!,,,,,, „ E , Jaa. 12.-Floor i. »rm; How«d »n 4 Ohio $5 *is There is no Wheat offering, and the mar ket Is aniet’ Corn is In detrand; yellow, 76e; while, 74c Mess Pt-rk Is held at $17.25 Whiskey is firm CtsoissATf, Jen. 12.—Flour is firm, but uncbaogrd Whiskey has advanced, auJ is in good demand at 2V. Provisions are unchanged ; Mesa Toik is quoted at $l7 iff bb)' L'rd 70)4 ®llc lb ; Hogs firm at $0 65. klouiLß, Jan. 11 —Cotton—Bsl sto day 3 POO lalo* at 1) «;c *»r middlings. The sales for three d*ya*mount Ui teles aud the the « 9ree porid to 11,605 bales. 77 Girard Trust, lots 29# 6 Penna 8.. 43 100 Reading ft,. .hswn 26)4 60 do ..sswnAint 26)4 100 do s6wn 86M 60 do 28)4 10 do 20)4 100 do 28* 600 do 26# 100 do JiS# 109 do 26* Ito do 2«* 60 ' do - . .sSwn&int 26* l BOABtG. jlOßeavecMeadow.... 57* |47 Lehigh Va) B«4dys 43* BOARD. 3 Penns R 43 3 do 43 100 Beading B b 6 26* 100 do 66 16* 100 do b 5 76* 2 21 A 2d 8t ft 32* 26 do s 6 33 *8 Hartiahnrg B .... 58* 128chl Nav Pref.... 19* tCJB-STXADY, , Bid.Atktd. Boh Nav Imp 65..T4* 76 Bch N»V Stock...lo 10* do Pref. 20 10* Wmsp>t&Bliaß. 0* 10* do 7slstmtg 71 71* r do 2d. 66 67 Long Island 11* 11* Girard Bonk 12* 12* LebCoal A Nav...49* 50 Lehigh Scrip 27* 28 N Penna B 8* 6* do 6s 63* 63* New Creek.* * Oatawlsaa R.... 5* 6 Lehigh Zinc .. . 1 1*
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