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iBlRSTtPAa*'—A' Dinner with-rtheDead; Whab
au-Hdibii; Bhould p»t,ln hip P»p«r; Religious In-,
tflUlgtW^-Aatt o .' fton*;K»nMs; Spatial Mosting,
of tho. „S tatej,AgrionUnral Soolotyj „ Items of,
NewajKeport of Ooin'mittoa Tonnage Tax to
tho BowioMxadb; TheOourU; Nows'by Tolo
graph-Foooin Royiow of tho
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3£-2ff>.’flfteitfewfoi i” * ■ -'
In the United*State*’Senate; yoitorday, a mo
tnoriai was presented ."from citizens of Pennsylva
nia urgiig tho importation of o specific duty on
iron. l rA'.resolutidn'of inquiry was adopted, to
efoortSih-the-propriety of transferring the reye
nne,-»ervioe- from, the Treasury to,the Navy De
partment: ‘Mr.-Clay, of Alabama; made an on
eliloght.ion tho olaim' agents, ‘‘some' of whom,'/'
he' said,*' 1 hover around' the Capitol, like blrdß of-
fatten on tho' legislation bf Cohgress,” by
bujiagi up claims fura.lnere trifle, pad urging
their payment in the name bf the original pos-
Btafiptat'l;". , , ' \ '' r ._ -
In tho House of Represontatiyos,- the bill to in
demnify the citizens of Georgia and'Alabama for.
loSieb” sustained by; iho, Creek Indians was dis
cussed, but without’any'definite aetlon being
taken on It:'•
'Amessage was reooivod, yesterday by.the Se
nate from, the President,; in-reply to the resolu
tion oalllng for any correspondence that may
hare passed between our Government and that of
Spain, ip,relation to the purchase of Cuba. The
President states that no' correspondence has taken
plaoo’that bas not already boon published. He
also says that he.would deem it proper to have tho
sanction of-Congress before, entering into any ne
gqtiatiqns’ott the Subject.
White Mr. Thylor/.M. 0. from New York, was
passing to one of, the Capitol halls in'Wash
inglon, yo3terday, h‘e heard an offensive epithetap
plied to him by Mr. Waldron, formerly a onstom
honse officer- in New. York City. Hq retented the
- insult by, striking Mr. W. -with his fist; who,,in
return, aimed a successful blow.with an umbrella
at Mr. Taylor.. Aftor a short struggle, in whlch
Mr. T. proved himself the better man, physioally
speaking-, 1 tho belligerent gentlemen weresepa-.
rated, "f\.\ _ ,
A numbor of naval appointments were yester
day ebnfirmtd hy the United States Senate.
In the 'State. Senate,-yesterday, Mr. Heller .in
traduced ,a resolution for the appointment of a
committee toJnvestigate the affairs of the Sbamo
kin Bank, whioh elioited an interesting discussion.
The HonUB adopted a resolution authorizing the
committee in the oase.of the.contested election In
the Third (jopresontative dlstriot to/proceed; to
Philadelphia' to take' the evfdonoe'in said case.'
The-bill • consolidating. the stock ef tho Girard
Bank welt passed J ahd also- the bill to incorporate
the Delaware and Eohnylkill'Dredging Company.
Up to one o’olook, this morning, there were no
signs of , the steamer Europe, now overdue, yrith
dates frem/Europe.to the Sth instant,
Dr. B. F.- Hatch ‘publishes the first of his pro
mised series,oflottors ogainßt spiritualism, ia the
New. York itcrald of yesterday. Ho gives it as his
opinion, after nine yean acquaintance with spirit-,
naUsm''and < 'its"leadlDg' advooates, 'that many 6f
their thebrles aro' founded' in wild deinslon, and
productive of the most direful results; that he is
determined to “ flee from hiqerrors,” and that,'
though'ho onoe threw Christianity overboard, he
thanks. God. that he.-has again been made its re
cipient. For kia wife Cora ho professes tho pro
fonndest respect and tehderost regard, but assorts
that 'spiritualism (of whioli she,was .a medium) is
“ fifty por cent, self-delusion, twonty-flve per
cent psychology, fifteen por cent, intentional im
position,land the’remaining ton per oont. yet a
matter of uncertainty.” . . .
AlVluhtngion correspondent of tho New York
Times says, in regard to the navy-yard investlga-
by .Congress', .that “ evidence will be
prodnoed showing-that twice as many men have
been employed in tho Brooklyn yard, at times, os
worb 'heeded W' do tho work ; that a few days be
fore, the.election, last fell, the number of‘men em
ployed thero was'up' to; about 2,500, and immedi
ately after eleolion reduced again to about 1,400 !
The tame sort of thing was done at the Fhiladel
phsa navy.ysid. wlth the evident purpose of pro
moting the re-election of Mr. Florenoa-to Com
qress;' and we lave a story afloat here that,
although some ststy men were .employed there
-upon a single stick of ship-timber for several days
before .the eleotion, without making any visible-
Impression, thereon, their, services were suddenly
disponsed.with as soonas tho voting was oyer.’’
Rato advioes from Venczueiastato that the
oleotions lutd taken plaoe fat-all tho provinces with
tho, utmost brfier, and had resultod in tho, ohoioe
of Gen. Pedro- Santana as President; Gen. Anto
nio Abaci Alfau as Vice-President,
Od the morning, qf:Beq; 15, a ramor obtained
ourrenpy. ot.Caracoaa that Gen. Paez had arrived
at Laguayra, on board -the,' barkßowena. The
■atmoat exoitemont ' delight 1 prevailed for
Bflvefal.hours,, until- the report was oorreoted by
the 1 statement that the Rowena had left him at
Porto' Rico on the 10th,' whence- he was to sail
in .the Amerioan steamer for Otunahla at an
early day. " ; ’ ‘ , ‘,
Tfie lf. Y. TintM of yesterday' states that con
siderable excitement waa reoently created in Now
Loudoa,by,’tVcaeizure, by the United States Mar
shal, ofa.veseel- upon sospfoion that she was a
slaver. The vessel, implicated, is the bark Lau
rens, of New. York. of. some .400. tons burthen; and -
by no means a new vessel-. ‘ She has been lying in
the harbor of. New London for some time, under*,
going repairs ’in rigging, , spars, Ac., and by some
was supposed to be fitting foy a whaler, on account
of parties in'Npw 'York. ..When' her cargo came to
go on .board, tbe large preponderance of wator- •
oasis stowed in tbe .ground tier, with quantities of
shooba by way of flooring off,’.together, with more
lumber than is customary for such vessels to carry,
drew, towards her some suspicions, and r her move
merits •wo ( re\Watched. "The' provisions sent on
board were also of the peculiar kfndwhioh is taken
by ..The, crew, it is'supposed, were sent
from New York, and their appearance, It is said,
did not have'* tendency to. diminish the impres
Bion thriishe wM bound on an illegal voyage. The
bark wasfinally bleared/or some port on the coast
of Africa, and .was on the point of sailing when the
U d lied Slates Marshalhaving' obtained a war*
rant, went,on board-as' she lay in the stream, ac
companied by tEe' qfficers : of the revenue outter,
and .seized the bark. ,The, captain, whose name is
not given, with his officers and crew, were held
for examination - -
Charles,BeniSole,'a dentist, residing
In (^^Wtjeeti J below,Twolfth street, committed
Buloide yesterday morning. - . .
after Having, been in prison for
eight mop tha^.on the oharge of perjury, has been
pardonedby ..Governor Packer, who has, no doubt,
aotedih thlsfm ft tter from commendable motives,
and at the;solicitation of a large number of our
citizens.; ’*- ■
The first regular half-yearly meeting of the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge of Ganada, since the union of
thotwoCfyand Lodges' iu JulyJasfc, was held at
Toronto on Thursday. .AJetter from tbe secretary
of the' Grand Lodge of England recognising the
independence of the Grand Lodge of panada, wbb
laid before 'theßeeling, and gave general satis*
faotlon.' 4 A uniform ritual was adopted for all
Canadian lodges.' ; ’ , - -
In an'article pn the effect in this olty of the
explosion of La Pont’s powder-mill, at Wilming
ton, on Thursday,' the Eycning Bulletin of yes
terday says;'. . ! , / •
“On the Nock, the report was heard'so dis
tinctly, and the Bhook was si) great," that tbe gene*
ral impression was' that an explosion had taken
place at the Point Breeze. Qas Wotka,. -In the
southern wards, the people ran ont of their houses
in many oasef*'iu their, alarm. ■ The;police de
serted theft-.station at the Moyamepslng Hall,'
under tiie pergaasioa'tlirit the'steeple uponit had
fallen: 4 ; In Of the city, where the usual
noise aud baatie incident to business,
tbe shock wasnot so much felt,' But at some points,
near the State House, there ,was an impression
thaba largo building had &llen in. the neighbor
hood. • - >?-? 5--. -t • \
“Wo areassored that in the southwestern part of
the city tlw shook .was sufficient to pat the hands
of and tolshake loose .ob
jeouririhouies/ In Weflt'Philadelphfa/ahd in the
Pourteenthward, the shook waevery severe. The
persons in Sprfag (Hfdeh Hall thought the heavy
nlarm bell in the steeple had-fallen. In Weßt
Philadelphian booses were shaken, and; in one in*
stance, a loOkjng'glaw, habgingagainst the wall,
was broken'fey the concussion; Lieut. Terbert as*
sures us thjkttie;ball and.iod'on the spire of the
Bohool-house,'oh.Chestnut. street, near jtfopre, in
Wo3t Philadelphia, was shaken down by the vio
lence of the shook. In the old districts of Ken
sington,Northern Liberties, Htohmond, and Penn,
J tho shook was but slight, while in Prankford and
Gorm&ntoitn it, was felt very sensibly. At Mana*
yank there were two trains of oars running through
the streets., at the'time, andtboy prevented any.
ordinary noise being heard.
“It is a curious .circumstance that, while th'is
shook-.was ;f«lt with great.severity.at Newark,
Del., and at Chester, and-very:distinctly at Phi*
ladelphia, the people of Wilmington, although
only four miles distant, knew nothing of the ex
plosion. We have heard thia explained in the fol
lowing .manner : TbemlHs.atDaPontia works all
fmp tueßrandywine. Their rears are constructed
of heavy? masonry, while' the fronts are built ,of
light woodwork) in order-'todlvert the foroo of
ftn exploeiori towards ;the creek, where there are
no butidifigk to.'<t/ittage. This arrangement oaused
tho shook; to' come ( 6ver in the direction of Phila
delphia,while the heavy rearportlonof the mill,
being in the direction of Wilmington, protected
that oity from the vtdlehoo of the concussion. The
moisture So the atmosphere also assisted 1 to con
vey'thej fedubda great distance. - .The .shock was
felt:at thb;State Honse; in-this city, at precisely
sixteen dninates'past four o’blook.' wenave not
yet hear'd the preoiae moment at which the explo
sion .fctokplace,”.:'"
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PusoaiiHß-MnLOD Sosa.—Raven, Bacon, &
Co.’a/HaUatt.Davis, & 06:’a, - and other pianos';
also, melodeons at bargains. J. R. Gould; Seventh
aadOheitnut streets.
STOCKS AND Heal EsiATE. ToeSDAY NHXT.—
Sib ThomM * Sons’ pamphlitoatalogue, Issued
to-day, and adyictlmnents.
• The Walnut and Chestnut Railroad.
. Upon the 21st day ot April, 1858, the Legis
lature of Pennsylvania passed an act of As
sembly “To incorporate .the Central Pas
senger Railway Company,” with authority to
;bnild a passenger railway, running east and
.west upon Chestnut' and Walnut .streets, and
limiting upon Second and Twenty-third streets.
jLike the, powers given to the Fairmount and
i Arch-street line, this charter was made de
ipendent upon the action of the Councils of
This city. But tho. concurrence of the city
authorities was required in a different and
.more explicit manner; for, whereas, with the
Arch-sheet Company the disapproval of Coun
cils was within a limited time to be distinctly
jexpressed, to prevent the use and occupancy
of the streets, In the case of the Chestnut and
line, Councils were expressly to de
clare their consent before the act of Assembly
should take effect. In the one ease, the ap
proval of Councils would have-been inferred
had they failed to have expressed their disap
proval within thirty days after the act of incor
poration. In the other there was no inferen
tial approval provided for; the approval of
Councils must be. first obtained, direct, in
terms declared by ordinance, before the act
could take effect. The first seotion of the act
concludes as follows: “Provided, That before
tht3 act shall-take effect, tho constituted au
thorities of the city of Philadelphia shall
declare by ordinance their consent to the con
struction ot .the said railroad on tho streets
indicated.”
There is one marked peculiarity about this
act of incorporation. There is no limit of
time within which Councils must give their
approval, nor would their power to approve in
the prescribed manner be abridged or an
nulled (while the legislation on the subject
continues aa at present) by any duration of
tacit disapproval. So that over the necks of
thoße opposed to railways upon Chestnut and
Walnut streets is forever hangiDg, like the
sword of Damocles, the dreaded concurrence
pf the city authorities. As yet, no amount of
importunity or argument has succeeded in pro
caring tho desired approval; hat should the
present Councils live out their municipal lives
without granting to the Chestnut and Walnut
street Company the privileges wßioh they have
it in their power to confer, yet they would
hand to their successors all the power en the
subject delegated to their predecessors by the
act of the 21st of April, 1858.
: This position of affairs must be equally un
pleasant. both to those opposed to the road
and to those who desiro its completion; and
doubtless, ere this, measures have been com
menced at Harrisburg to procure legislation
upon the subject: In a previous article in
this journal we pointed ont the value, of this
species of. investment, as deduced from tho
statements and dividends of the roads alroady
finished. Upon looking over the sales at the
stock board yesterday, wo observe that thero
were,sales of the Second and Third-street line
at $42.75, although, os yet, bnt $l5 have been
paid upon the stock. This shows'tho estima
tion in which that road is held both by the
holders of its stock and those who desire to
become so.. But it is no longer a matter for
argument or cenjectnro ; it can he demonstra
ted by figßres that passenger railway ahares
are among.the.most, if not the most, valua
ble investments which can be found for the
capitalist. Nor is it a strange thing that it''
should he so. When a passenger railway is
laid upon a thoroughfare, it affords not only
the safest, cheapest, and most convenient pub
lic conveyance, but the only one. No omni
bus line pan pretend to compete with it, any
more than a Conestoga wagon with the Penn
sylvania Railroad.
’ But of all tho lines completed and pro
jected, no one promises such pecuniary re
ward’to-Its projectors as the Oheatnnt and
Walnut.' Ohestnnt street is now, and has for
many, years been, the chief avenue of the
city, and is as indissolubly connected with the
idea of Philadelphia, as Broadway with New
Yprk, Regent street with London, or the
Boulevard des Italians with Paris. A Philadel
phian can point with Just pride to the palaces
of the retail -merchants which line that tho
roughfare. ’ He can point to hotels which, for
beauty and adaptation for their nse, ore second
to none in the world. The wealth displayed
in tho windows of the shops snggests ideas of
Idxury dn the part of their customers, little in
accordance with tSe dismal croakings which,
wb occasionally hear. Had Blucbeb walked
up Chestnut street, from Third to Broad, he
wpnld have had pillage suggested quite as vi
vidly to his mind, as when, smiling grimly, he
viewed the goldsmiths’ shops upon Oornhill.
Where such attractions, exist travel must con
centrate ;. a truth well known to all omnibns
proprietors, who have taken advantago of it,
as we see by the great number of lines diverg
ing from Chestnut street. And, again, look
at Walnut street, lined upon both sides as it is
with private mansions, any one of which, fifty
years ago, would have been an object to show
to the gaze of the'wondering rural visitor.
There can be no doubt that, howover remune
rative othor passenger railways ho, one
upon these two streets would surpass them all
in that respect.
Bcforo- a company is allowed to build a
railway upon these streets, may not tho public
(to wliem tho streets belong) claim a portion
of the profits made upon their highways 7 We
notice in the fourth section of the act in
question, that the nsuai provision is inserted
for the purchase,of tho West Philadelphia
and Walnut-street lines of omnibuses. Ii the
company aro to be required to indemnify tho
omnibns proprietors before they commence
their road, tho public have surely greater
claims for a share of the prospective profit.
On looking over the act we find that there Is
no pnblic benefit to he derived from this line
bqt the paltry sum of fifty dollars per oar, to
be paid annually into the city treasury;
and the keeping the streetß they oc
cupy in good repair, which their own bnsi
ness wotild compel them to do, without any
legislation npon the subject. Wo contend
that it wonld be nothing moro than what iB
fair and reasonable, and what plenty of cap!-
tajists wonld.willingly assent to, should the
Legislature annex to their charter, as a condi
tion, that they should bridge the Schuylkill at
both Chestnut and Walnut streets, and extend
their road into the Twenty-fourth ward upon
those streets. They ask no common privileges.
They ask for the exclusive right of running
public vehicles upon tho twomost fashionable
and frequented Btreets in Philadelphia ; and
surely it is not asking too -much that thoy
should he enforced to-rlo aa act at once bene
ficial to the public, and in furtherance of their
own interests.
Oar Railroad Connections with tlic
Northwest.
IThe completion of the Pittsburg, Fort
,TfTajno f and Chicago Railroad, which, in con
nection with tbo Pennsylvania Central, now
formß the most direct route fiotwqen this city
•and more eastern points, and the Northwest,
has laid the foundation of a new and auspi
cious ora in, tbe business, interests of Phila
delphia. The comparatively meagre inter
courso. heretofore existing between our own
-merchants'and thosodjr great Northwest,
has not been bo much for tho want of friendly
feeling towards Philadelphia, on tho part of
the latter, as Iromrival facilities of travel and
transportation. /With the continuous route,
now in successful operation between this city
and Chicago, however, the disadvantages have
been entirely ovorcome, and the fruits of it
are already apparent. The utilitarian spirit
and independence of our people, among mer
cantile classes especially, can never be long
checked by sectional prejudice, or tho intrigue
of rival corporations, and, accordingly, we find
that the shortened distance of this now route,
and tho promptness and attention which,
under its efficient president, J. Edgar Thomp
son, Esq., characterize its management, are
'already securing for it much patronage, that
was heretofore, in a measure, monopolized by
more northern lines.
Bntthe completion of tho most direct lino
to Chicago has not only neutralized an anti-
Philadelphia monopoly; it has opened a
way for the thousands of true Pennsylvanians,
Who, in many sections of northern Illinois,
lowa, ; and Wisconsin, constitute the bone and
sinew of tho population, to testify substan
tially ,their interest in tho prosperity of the
« Old Keystone.” In a letter dated January
18; received from pne of the chief citizens
of Clinton, lowa, formerly of this State, ad
dressed to" the editor, after alluding flatter
ingly to tho influence of Thh Press, and *its
arge circulation in Chicago, and throughout
tie • sections of tho West through which
he .has recently travelled, tho writer says:
The completion of tho Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad, connecting
Philadelphia with Chicago by the shortest
and best line in operation, under the
able of Mr. J. Edoae Thomp
son, has been, the /means of. augmenting
vastly . the ‘ travel ‘through Pennsylvania
by. onr citizens going east. We al
ready hear this quoted as tho most popular
line, and Philadelphia spoken of with in
creased consideration and intorest. It is ad
mitted by our people that the city of Brotherly
Love is largely indebted to Tim Press and
the efforts ef Mr. Thompson for her nearer
approach to the proud position she is entitled
to occupy amoug our Eastern cities. The
Chicago, lowa, and Nebraska road, running
from Chicago to Monona, on the Missonri, and
intersecting the Mississippi at this point, is
now in running order to Mechanicsville, sixty
miles west of this, and when finished will, with
the great line already referred to, constitute
an artery for the outlet of the produce of this
vast region of country through Philadelphia,
that must greatly redound to her advantage;
and Philadelphians, more than any others,
have a direct interest in tho early construction
of this road,”
There can he no doubt that the additional
business secured to tho Pennsylvania Central
Road by the connection recently effected, will
contribute largely to tho mercantile interests
of the city. The present comparatively de
pressed condition of the Northwest may pre
vent the fullest realization of this for a yoar
or two, but nm- merchants should not, there
fore, he any tho less vigilant in securing the
prospective prize. New York has this sea
son sent her representatives by hundreds into
sections of the South that have heretofore
been almost wholly tributary to Philadelphia;
and now that the most efficient means have
been placed in the hands of our merchants to
secure the trade of that vast empire of de
veloping wealth, in the upper valley of the
Mississippi, it would be the blindest impolicy
not to embrace them.
On Christmas day, the first passenger train
on tho through line to this city, left Chicago,
by the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railroad, and those who have since travelled
over it speak in most favorable terms of the
convenience and perfection of its arrange
ments. The time betweon the two cities is
thirty-six hours, making tho route shorter be
tween Now York and Chicago, by way of the
Pennsylvania Central Road, than by any othor
fine. Tho voxations/and annoyances incident
to tho delay in rechecking baggage, and tho
transhipment of passengers, have on this road
been judiciously avoided. In addition to the
increasing travel, the fast freight line over this
route is already doing a heavy business, which
will donbtloss he more than doubled during
the coming season, despite the efforts making
in certain quarters to detract from it in favor
of tho New York lines. The express business
over this road has been placed in charge of
Mr. George H. Burns, a Philadelphian, who
is stationed at Chicago, and is eminently
worthy the responsible position he occupies,
having been long and faithfully connected with
the company to which his energies and expe
rience are now devoted.
BY MIDNIGHT MAIL.
Letter from Washiugton.
fCorrespondence of The Press.]
Washington, Jan. 21,1852.
The action of tho Superintendent of Publio Print*
ing in regard to Congressional documents, re
trenching the vast expenditure'heretofore inci
dental to-their publication, will have a healthy
effeot upon those who are looking forward to tho
almost inoalonlable profits arising from the print
ing hereafter to be done. The amount expended
npon the publio printing would startle the coun
try, if It could be set forth in dollars and oents.
There are, however, two sides to the question, both
important to tho people. In tho first plaoo, where
is there so invaluable a national publication as
the Congressional Globe , constituting, as it does,
a monument of intellect and suoh a history of
parliamentarians for over twenty years, as
no other work has attempted to rival. It is
dally coming more into goneral use, and I
will not be astonished if, at some future
period, a popular republloatlon of it will be ren
dered neoemry to supply the universal “demand.
John 0. Rives, who is now at the head of this
important undertaking, has, I believe, in oourse
of republioation, most of the book numbers from
stereotyped plates on his own acoount. Tho same
view may be taken of the reporU of committees of
wnrveys, especially those relating to the overland*
routes, and tne resources, agricultural and mine
ral, of our new acquisitions, to the coast surrey
and to many matters of publio interest. It is true,
as has been suggested in late debates on the re
daction of the Federal tlio greaE"
ooat to the Government for mail sorvioe9 grows
out of the transportation of heavy printed matter
under the franks of members of Congress;
bit we ought to recollect, on the other hand,
that while those doomnents and the cost of
transporting them are most burdensome upon the
publio Treasury, they are almost the only evidence
whioh the people receive (beyond what they pay
for in their daily and weekly papers) of the pro
gress of the country- Many a thriving local pub
lio library has been started upon the books sent
forward by Government—suoh, for instance, as the
“ Globe,” the works of John Adams, Jefferson,
and Hamilton, tho Japan Expedition, the Paoifio
Railroad tfurvoys, Captain MoOlollan’s Tour to
tho Crimea, Ac'; while many a newspaper editor
Is enabled to do much good with the advantages
Conferred upon him by the gratuitous franking of
these publications. So much for this side of the
question. The othor assures us that millions
might be saved by a proper organization of
the printing of Congress—millions annually.*
000 of the most important steps in this direction
is to oonsult the experience of other Governments;
not to ont down our means of popular information
to the limited standard of a monarchical Govern
ment, but to ascertain whether some restrictions
oan not be established. Hundreds of thousands of
reams of paper are annually (if not intentionally)
wasted in the publication of useless material.
All this might be avoidod. The inevitable growth
of the country euporinduoos extravagance ia every
department of the Government, and in nothing is
this so certain asin these publications. lam glad,
therefore, that General Bowman, the Superintend
ent of Publio Printing, has fearlessly taken the
matter in hand.
I write on Friday, the 21st of January, while
the Senate is engaged in the last struggle upon
the only bill of great publio importance that has
yet been brought to this stage,, in either house ;
I moan the Pacifio Railroad bill.
Thero remain upon tbe tables ef tho President
of the Senate, or tho Speaker of the House, tho
following bills in whioh.our countrymen havo an
immediate interest: The French spoliation bill;
the civil and diplomatic bill, scarcely begun ; the
Oregon bill; the bill for the more rigid enforce
mont of the law of 1808 against the foreign
slave trade; the navy bill; the post office bill, in*
eluding that regulating the post-routes making
together a budget that could hardly be oarried in a
oarfc from one house to the other ; the Indian ap
propriation bill; the army bill; the invalid
.pension bill; the military academy bill; the bill
to organize the Territory of Colono, which in
cludes the new Pike’s Peak gold regions; and the
revenue bill, which hangs like a monstrous (( Black
Raven of the Tombs” over Cabinet, Congress, and
country ; a bill redolent of the memories pf tho
past—twenty-two months of extravaganoe and
fraud, of an increasing public debt, of great ex
penditures, and of the expectations of a great
people, who look forward to the reduction of this
debt; and these expenditures, togetherwith many
other bills, of equal and secondary importance,
and many moro of a private obaracter, yet based
upon intrinsic juatieo and right. To get through
this avalanche of business thoro remains but about
thirty working days ! It looks now ns if tho de
bate upon tho Pacific Railroad bill and the thirty
million bill may alone oonsume the half of that
tlmo. Well may wo ask, “ whero are we drift
ing?” Pioneer.
Spring Goods.
Through the politeness of the proprietors of one
of our principal dry-goods commission houses, on
Chestnut street, we were yesterday admitted to a
general “ look-through ” of one of the most ex
tensive stooks of new spring prints, we presume,
to bo found in this country. And as these goods
will soon be dieoussed by eloquent salesmen in our
jobbing bouses on Market and Third stroets, and
expatiated upon by irresistiblo saleswomen be
hind the countors of our retail stores, anon ad
mired and worn by tho cnlioo-wearlng sex, a few
words with roforenoe to them here may be a mat
ter of interest.
The house we allude to has the agenoy in this
market for the sale of the U G-. M. Richmond”
and “ Harrop ” prints. Of the former, we were
shown Bample oases of forty-five different styles,
brought eat “Riohmond ” mills, Provi
denee, for spring sales; and some Idea of the ex
tent and enterprise of the manufacturers of them
may be gained from the foot that one or more
now styles are issued daily, and will continue to
be through the entire season. This fruitfulness of
production is so well established that Messrs.
Thomas & Martin oan promlso, with certainty,
additional new styles, fresh from tho mills, every
day. Considering the immense amount of tedions
labor requisite for the issuing of eaoh now design
of these printed goods, the achievement of intro
ducing one or more every day is roally wonderful,
and speaks volumes for tho genias and enterprise
invested in our Amorioan manufactures.
The ladles will he Interested to know something
of the prevailing styles of these prints. Our
answer is, that stripes, varying from neat to bold,
preponderate, although Bet figures and run-rounds
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JAmJARY 22, 1859.
are liberally represented in the oards. The
<( Royal Blues 1 ' of the (< Richmond” goods are
considered so desirable that thoy are selling, to
arrive, at ten cents, the usual price for that make
in other odors being nine and a half oents. The
colors of these prints are Baid to be equal to the.
Merrimaobs, whioh is itself a sufficient recommen
dation to insure them a permanent popularity.
Their display of the “ Harrop ” goods we found
no less extensive than the make already referred
to. In point of toxture they rank with the finest
cloths that retail in this market for 121 cents. One
peculiarity of thejfy/esof the “Harrop” article
Is, that they are known to the trade as “safe;”
being, for tho most part,'noat, and of suoh designs
as are always desirable, no matter what may he
thepmaillngstyloof the season. The twooolored
plaids in theso goods, of every shade, and the
“ Polka,” solid grounds, will be in demand for
children—the colors being (to ueo a stereotyped,
lavA, sometimes misapplied phraso) “as fast as a
rook.” Dark greens, buff, ruby, orango, oanary,
various shades of brown, pink, and blue, are the
prominent grounds of tho “Polkas” and small
plaids. Several varieties of hair stripes are ex
hibited, and sundry other styles, difficult of exe
cution, present a degree of perfect printing
exceedingly oreditable to the makors.
Several oases of two colored styles—gold and
ruby—axe perfeot “ gems,” and are soiling rapid
ly. A variety of bold;stripes suitable for wrap*
pers is also shown, and selling freely at 94 and 10
cents, whilst the fanoy maddors in both dark and
light oolors, in these goods, are offered, and going
off aotively, at 9 oents.
The pattern oards of all these styles are dis
played on the sides of the spoqious store-room of
Messrs. T. & M., and completely cover them, pre
senting a very novel and attraotivo appear&noo.
As it is onr purpose to keep the trade “booked”
on the productions of the various mills represent
ed in this market, we shall have occasion to refer
to other popular makes in future.
The Opera. —Tho second performance of the
“ Huguenots,” last evening, was, if possible, more
satisfactory than on Wednesday night. ?he house
w&b not so uncomfortably full; but the enthusiasm
was none the less marked'. The admiration of
Meyerbeer’s genius, whioh, with the Germans r
amounts to a kind of fanaticism, drew a large re
presentation from the sons of the “ Vaterland,”
who gave expression to their feelings in unstinted
applanse.
Mod. Poinsot added to the favorable impression
previously made by her rendering of Valentina.
Her voice and hor acting praise.
Her low notes are remarkable for their fullness
and roundness, and sympathetic tono. Her voice
is of wide compass, and very eqnal and evenly
sustained throughout. Her style of aotion 13 ar
tistic and dramatic to a marked degree. She re
minds us very strongly of Mad. Bosio. Mad. La
horde has but little, comparatively, entrusted to
her, and yet all that she does is executed with a
brilliancy of vocalization raroly equalled. We
doubt if, sinco Sontag’g death, she have any rival
in her peouliar bravura style. Signor Tamaro
improves upon second hearing. He appears to
labor with the zeal of an enthusiast in his profes-'
sion, and last evening, in tho fourth act, drew
down the warm applause of the audience. Herr
Formes acted his grand part of the Huguenot sol
dier with matohless fidelity to tho traditional oha
rnoteristios of the old Protestant , heroes, gig.
Florenza is one of the most valuable and reliable
members of the present operatic troupe. In “ The
Huguenots,” his manly voice, managed, as it is,
with the judgment of a true artist, adds remark
able effeot to all the ooncerteil passages.
We oannot refrain from again noticing the per
formances of tho orchestra and chorus. Nothing
could be more satisfying. These essential ad
juncts, so generally only half oared for, or totally
nogleoted, under Mr. UUm&n’s management as
sume the importance they deserve, and whioh the
oomposer of the opera intended they should.'
To-night is positively the last ohauce of seeing
this mastorpieoe of Meyerbeer.. It will be a long
while before the publio will havo another oppor
tunity of seeing suoh a speotaole bo perfoot in all
its wonderful details.
On Monday night, “Robert loDiable” will be
produced in a style of art not inferior to that of
the Huguenots. It will not be repeated; as
tho demand for seats last evening betweon the in
tervals ef tho opera was vory active, those who
wish good seats had better make application
early.
The oast is a very fine one :
Alice Polnset.
Princess Isabella Laborde.
Bertram Formes.
Robert .Lorini.
The Bertram of Herr Formes is by many oritios
considered his very best performance, and the
Alice of Madame Laborde is foil of exquisite
points.
Ancn-STREET Theatre.— The new original
oomedy of “Fast Folks; or, the Early Days of
California,” from the pen of Joseph A. Hanes,
Esq., of this oity, was brought out, for the first
time, on Thursday evening, and proved qaito a
gratifying success. At the oloso of the piece,
there was a very general o&ll for the author, who
appeared before tu«v«nrtain and now 1 adgfed.
me compttment in a neat speech. The play bps
many good points, the leading business bolng en
trusted, to Mr. Clarke, Mr. Johnson, and Mrs. J.-
Drew. It was played again last eveniog to an
excellent house, in spite of the inclement wea
ther, and is announood for repetition again to
night.
WalihjT'Sthebt Theatre.— We are gratified
to learn that Mr. Barry Sullivan will eozbmenoe
an engagement, on Monday evening, at this thea
tre. Though a oomp&r&tivo stranger on this side
of tho Atlantic, Mr. Salliv&n has earnod an ex
cellent reputation abroad, and during two engage
ments in this oountry, one at New York and one
at Boston, he has oonfirmed the favorable opinion
of transatl&ntio oritios. Thus far he has had the
thorough good sense to eschew the dap-trap puf
fery invariably used by ambitious medioority as a
means to forestall publio judgment. He oomes
among us quite unheralded, and relies for suooess
entirely upon his aotu&l merits as an aotor.
From the warm commendations we find in tho
journals of New York, we infer that the impres
sion created by his acting was altogether an agree
able surprise. His ‘Hamlet is said to bear marks
of scholarly study, and to be singularly free from
the stereotyped mannerism whioh appears to be
a constitutional falling with almost every aotor
who has previously attempted the part. We
.have no disposition to bestow praise in advanoe,
and only draw attention to the present engage
ment at tho Walnut in order that the publio
may go and judge of his merits for tbemselvos.
Wo do not think that they will come aw&y disap
pointed.
Lent’s National Circus oontinues to attract
large a&d fashionable audienoos. Yan Amburgh’s
menagerie, together tho oomioulitics of our friend,
“ Pete Jenkins,” are, of themselves, sufiiciont to
attract pleasure-seekers. This afternoon, a per
formance will be given for the edification of tho
juvooiles.
Letter from New York.
UOVHMKNT TO UPHEAVE THE RUSS PAVEMENT IN
BROADWAY: BELGIAN PAVEMENT—CITY RAIL
ROAD PROJECTS AND SWINDLES—BUSINESS OV
THE TniRD-AVBNUK RAILROAD: TUIRTV-FTVE
THOUSAND PEOPLE CARRIED OVER IT IN ONE
DAY—INCREASE OF IMPORTS: LiROE RECEIPTS
FOR DUTIES—THE NF.W CITY TOST OFFICE—PUD I,
LIC AMUSEMENTS : MRS. KEMBLE MU AND MRS.
GEORGE VANDENHOFF : WALLACE’S.
[Correspondence of Tho Press.j '
Nkw Yoke, Jan. 21, 1859.
A movement to throw the great thoroughfare of the
city into confusion was made in the Board of Aldermen,
last evening, by Alderman 80010, who presented a re
part from tbe committee on streets, in favor of taking
up the present Russ pavement, in Broadway, from tbe
Battery to Union Bquare, and replacing It with the
Belgian pavement—tbe contract to be awarded to Ohas.
G. Waterbary, atsl toper square yard for the Belgian
pavement, and thirty-five cents per iquare foot for New
Bridge stone pavements, (cross-walks,) tbe stone of tbe
present pavement reverting to the contractor. The
Belgian pavement, it is claimed, possesses many ad
vantages over any now in use Jn New York. But,
In one sense, anything i< better than the Russ,
on account of its danger to life and limb.—
To oross Broadway whenever the pavement is
wet, as is the case seven-eighths of the time, and not
fall down or be ran over, is an achievement always
spoken of in triumph to one’s friends. As for the
horses, hundreds slip or are thrown down, daily, and
many hopelessly injured or killed.
The project of a railroad through streets next to, and
parallel with Broadway, Is again before tbe BUte Le
gislature, hut with no nattering indications of success.
The swindles connected with these jobs are so enor
mous and transparent, that even a Republican Legisla
ture, prone as it is to favor and forward the per
sonal interests of its pets and leaders, draws back
with fear from this greatest job of all; yet
some plan for the relief of this mightyartery of loco
emotion must be devised. The increase of travel through
it may be estimated by the increase in other thorough
fares—on the Third-avenue Railroad, for example,
where the number of passengers carried from October
1 to January 1 last, was two hundred and fifty thousand
in excess of the number carried in the quarter prece
ding. I was told at the time by an officer of this road,
that on one of tbo days of the German festival at
Joneß’sWood, last summer, thirty-five thousand pas
sengers were conveyed over it, the receipts being over
$1,700.
The imports of the country, and consequently tbe
revenue, are Increasing. On Wednesday last tbe re
ceipts at the custom-house wero over $300,000, which
la the largest amount received lo auy one day since
August, 1857.
A MU has been drafted under the direction of the
Mayor and Board of Supervisors, which may result In
tbe location of our much-needed city post office, In the
Park. The act provides for the erf ction of a post office
building adjoining tho proposed new City Hall, one
half the expenso of which shall be borne by the city,
the other half by the General Government, and au
thorizes the issue of a stock to the amouutof $1,000,000,
at C per cent., redeemable in 1876.
Readings from Bhakspeare and other authors is just
now, in the absence of the' opera, the favorite pastime
of the town. Mrs. Kemble’s course, at Dodsworth’s
Buloon, has been attended by full houses. At nope
Chapel. Mr. and Mrs. George Vaudenhoff are likewise
readlog to crowded andiouces, and with tho highest
success, Mr. Vandenhoft has Removed from Uoston,
and located himself permanently in New York, where
he intends devoting himself to the practice of the law,
making his t: readings” a winter diversion rather than
business He is now one of the most successful stars
in the lecturing wfirld.
Public Amusements.
THE CITY .
AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING.
Aoadbmt of Music.—“ The Huguenots.”
Mbs. D. P Bowers’ Walnut-street Theatre.—
The Stranger”— u The Bobber’s Wife.”
Wheatley A Clarke’s Abor.strbbt Thkatrb.—
Fast Folks; or tbe Early Days of California”—
The Dumb M*n of Manchester ”
National Oisods.—“ Van Arabnrgb’fl Menagerie”—
“Lent’s Girons Company”—” Equestrian, Gyinnaatio,
and Aorobatie feats.”
Mcsioal Fund Ham.—This Afternoon.—The Gor
maula Society Rehearsal.
McDonough's Gaieties.—Selection* from Playa,
Gems from Operas, Pantomimes, Daucicg, and Singing.
Sanford’s Opira House.—Ethiopian Entertrin
meats.
Abbbmblv UUlLDINO9.—Signor Blitz.
Hearing Before Alderman Freeman
lasT'Btknino.—Guardians of the Poor Joeopliine
Fagen —k very interesting boaring oatne off last even
ing before Alderman Freeman, at which Mrs. Pagen,
formerly employed as night nurse at tho almahnuse,
was charged with abstracting a Urge quantity of goods
upon her leaving that institution
Our readers who have perused tho proceod'ngs of the
meetings by the Guardians of tho Poor, for the last
few months will remember the d fficulty which ex*
isted In regard to appointment and subsequent dis
missal of a fpmnlo rur»p, who was employed as a nurte
for the night watch in the lunatic department.
At the suggestion of some of the officers connected
, with the Institution, a Mrs. Josephine Fagen was id>
’ stalled into the position above mentioned, some two
months sinco. Previous to her acceptance of that office,
1 however, a suite of rooms were provided for her lady
ship. and furnished in a style which would cocdnce to
: the comfort and happiness of the lady, while engaged
in fulfilling her duties At the inatltuticn.
Mrs. Josephine is a lady of very prepossessing
appearance, and well circulated, by her winning man- 1
nera and pleading disposition, to lay eleg4 to the affec- 1
tious of all who may he so unfortunate as to be thrown
into her society 1
Mrs. Fagen was first admitted into the instituf ion for
the purpose of witnrsnng the praotice of the t-bysi
ctana, with a view to becoming a (loc'rpss. and, after 5
few months, was insUlled in tbe above capacity For a
short time after being installed everything went on
very smoothly, and the lunatic depirtment, lit up by
the bright eyes and pleasant smiles of Mrs. Fagen, pre
sented attractions whioh had never before existed in
that department.
' The Argus *yeß of some of the members of the Board
soon dieeoveret the office to he merely a sinecure, as
filled by Mrs. F , and after several discussions, and a
great deal of warm debite, it was Qnallv resolved that
Mrs. V should be dismissed, which resolntioo was car*
rled Into effect some five or six weeks since, when Mrs.
F. packed up her goods, whioh bad accumulated won
derfully during her residence at that insftutlon, srd
took her departure Upon leaving the Alimhouee Mrs
Fsgeu came to onr city, and engared boarding at #
house No 1222 Sansorn street, which was kept by a
woman who represents horpelf as a widrw Indy
named Mrs. Bunker. Mrs. Banker stated be*
fore Alderman Freeman list evening that Mrs.
F. had called at her house about six weeks
since, and statsd that she was a Mrs Thomas,
and wished to engage boarding with her, as she
intended to pursue her medical studies Upon her
arrival she brought with her a large quantity of gofids,
consisting of several huge trunks, a large dry-goods
box, ono or two chests, and several other articles,
which completely filled a furniture car Things pro
gressed very swimmingly at hor now quarters and Mrs
Bunker states that a gentleman, who was represented
ar- a Dr. Preston, frequently called on Mrs. Fagen, and
brought presents for her lidyship. Mrs B states th*t
the dry-goods box and a chest wsro not unloaded at her
house, but, by Mrs P.’s directions, were sent to some,
as rot, not ascertained locality.
The two ladies were very good friends until a week
since, when they had fome difficulty. Mrs. B. says
that she first susnected Mrs. F. of having stolen the
goodß from the fact of her having a large quality of
ready-male under clothing, which she offered forsale.
Afterthe difficult?, J\Ts 8., who had been made ac
quainted with the fa,ct that Mrs. F. had spent some
time at the Almshouse, prompted, perhaps, partly by
athirst for revenge, and pertly for the purpose of
bringing the offender to justice, took occation to
have a note forwardod to Mr Bodd, a member of
the Board of Guardians. After some slight delay,
and consultation with other members of the Board,
a eearch-warraut was procur’d, and on Thursday last,
Officer McOauley, accompanied by several members of
the Beard, proceeded to tbe residence of Mrs. Bunker,
who showed them to the chamber occupied by Mrs. Fa*
gen. Mrs F. was absent, and the door, which was
looked, was forced open by the officer, when a search
wss instituted, end they succeeded in finding various
articles which wore identified as property belonging to
the Almshouse. Among other articles were apiece of
carpet, ottoman, bucket, gas fixture, a valuable col
lection of anatomical plates, pieces of calico, counter*
panes, aquantitv of white muslin garments, some finish
ed, and others iu an unfinished state, a large chest, snd
4 or 5 large trunks, tbe contents of which we were not
apprised of. aod which probably contained several arti
cles besides those which constituted Mrs. F’s ward
robe. Among her effects, also, were found some nap
kins, marked “Winthrop House” and “Bay State.”
The goods were conveyed to Alderman Freeman’s
office, at which place a preliminary hearing was held
on Thursday eveniog Last evening a majority of the
Board snd several witnesses were assembled at the
office of Alderman Fteemtn, and Identified many of the
articles. M*s F is a remarkably fine-looking wovan,
appa-ently thirty years of age, of a most pleasing
address, and was last, evening attired in a very
handsome drees, volvet mantle, scarlet velvet bon
net, which was covered with fioo lace and meat be
coming face trimming, which set off her beautiful
restores to the best advantage, and her modest,
unassuming bearing and graceful movements did much
to excite the sympathy of the sterner sex who wit
nessed the proceedings, and caused the reporters—who
are proverbially hardened to cases of this kind—to ex
press their sorrow’that one so young and beautiful
should even be ennpected of having broken one of the
oommtndments. The law must take Its conrso, bow
over, and, after the hearing, the tranks and artteles
were placed In charge of an officer, and Mrs.F. held to
answer At court Comments are useless, but if the case*
should come up before ocurt some rich developments
may be expected.
Guardians of the Poob. —An adjourned
stated meeting of this body was held yesterday after
noon, at Blockley Almshouse. In the absence of Dr,
Huhn, the president, Hr. Oliver was called to the
chair.
In relation to the proposed discontinuance of oat
door relief, in consequence of the lack of appropria
tion by Oonncils, Mr. Armstrong offered the following
resolutions :
Whereas, Councils have not yet made any sppropris
on forthia department j and whereas, it is impossible
-that the operations of this Institution can be eon>
tlnued through Its various wards, without incurring
.debts for their supnort; and whereas, it is tbe opinion
of this board that the necessity of incurring debts to
provide for the siok and the blind, as well &4 the
**nd needy, both within the institution ard without, is
'Lfcpofeed on us by every dictate of humanity : There-
~ —.—- _ _ _
Resolved, That the Board of Guardian*, ttom'Uo
disposition to create any antagonism towards Councils,
feel It their duty, as guardians of this department.
A'iv so far as necessity compels them, to discharge that
Resolved. That this Board earnestly hut respectfully
wpp«al to Councils, and aek that th«y grant the appro
f riatiou to this department as early as possible, feei
ng. as we do, that the matter requires the earliest at
tention.
Agreed to.
Mr Budd stated that be had an important document
to his possession, whioh he thought should be laid be
fore the Board.
/ Mr. Freail sa<d that the matter was entirely prema
ture. aod moved an adjournment, which was carried by
a vote of 8 to 7.
Suicide.— A man named Charles Benesole
committed suicide About half peat seven o’clock jester*
day morning, by banging himself in a room of hie
dwelling. Deceased resided in Oo&tes street, below
Twelfth, and leaves 9 wife and child to iuourn his and*
den demise. Ue was abont 24 years of age, and endea
vored to support his family by practising dentistry, and
was also a barber. Not having been very successful in
his business, it is b a lleved that he was led to commit
the act of aelLdsatructlon, which was superinduced by
melancholy. The coroner held an inquest and ren
dered a verdict of “ suicide.”
We have a'nce learned that the suicide also leaves an
infant child, but a week old yesterday. On Thursday
be remarked to the nnrse in attendance 00 his wife,
apparently in a jocular manner, “ Wouldn’t it bA
'strange if I should, one of these days, hang ra**elf! ’
He also remarked recently to a friend that Friday wns
always an unlucky day with him—both his children,
he added, having been born on that day.
His plan of suicide seems to have been arranged with
considerable deliberation. Yesterday morning, just
previous to committing the fatal act, he visited bin
wife’s chamber, conversed freely with her. nod after
emb adng Sis children, proceeded to the chamber di
rect:y over that occupied by bis wife and hang himself.
.'A short time after, the nurse repaired to the chamber
and was shocked to find him suspended from tho h&tch
rway. She notified the neighbors, who immediately cut
the cord, and, although the body was still warm, life
was extinct. He has always been highlvesteemed, and
;has a vary respectable father and mother residing in
the upper part of the city.
Tiie Police Department Intent sting
■.Statistics.— The first annual message of Mayor Henry
[will bo submitted to Councils ou Thursday next. It
states that the expenses of the Fire Alirrn and Police
Telegraph tor 185$ litre been (2 760 75; andthatduring
:tbe year 30.859 messages were sent and received, being
'2,162 more than in 1557. Of the whole number, 3,087
gave notice of lost children, 379 of mlexlng adult*, and
1,f03 of stray cattle The number *of arrests daring
1858, was 22,307, of which 6,986 were from January Ist.
■and 10.381 for the balance of the year The following
gives the number of each month: January, 1 5G9 ;
February. 1,115; March, 1.209; April, 1,015; May,l 078;
June, 1,558; July. 2,570; August, 2.633; September,
2,551; October, 2 897; November, 2 216; December, 2 523.
The principal charges were as follows: Breach of
peace and disorderly conduct, 11,143; intoxication,
4,453; assault and battery, of various kinds, 1,761;
larceny, 1.004; misdemeanors, 610; riot and inciting
thereto, 332; passing counterfeit money, 163; robbery,
03; picking pockets, 79; arson. 40; gambling, S 3;
murder, 20; vagrancy, t. 352; other offences. 1,255.
The nativities wore: United States, 9,925 ; Ireland,
9,062; Germany, 1 60S ; England, 902; Scotland, 129 ;
Prance, 65; others, 56. The largest number of arrests
In auy one district was made in the B*cond. compelled
of the Third and Fourth wards. 4 293 having been
locked up In tbe Fifth ward, 2 251 arrests were made.
'Tho Reserve Corps, stationed principally on Chestnut
street made 1 052 arrests during the past year.
, Tired or Life. —A young woman of re
spectable appearance, name unknown, committed sui
cide about two o’clock yesterday a'teruooD, by jumping
off the round-house into Fair/nount dam. and drowning
herselt. She was dressed In a dark woetlen dresß, and
before committing the fatal act she took off ablack vel
~vet bonuet and gray woollen shawl she had been wear-
Hug, and carefully placed tbem beside an umbrella,
'which was marked with the initials “A,O ” Her
>hody had not been recovered at a late hour last eve
aning.
’ A Violent Assault.—A colored woman,
named Busan Crcr.ier, was taken before Alderman Coul
ter, yesterday morning, on the charge of committing a
(Violent assault upon her son It seems that tho tno
had a quarrel at their residence, at Eleventh and Lom
bard streets, on Thursday evening last, ai.d after some
angry words had passed between them, the infutia’ed
mother seized a dinner plate and struck her son on the
head, inflicting a revere wound lie was conveyed to
tbe Pennsylvania Hospital. After the hearing, the
brutal mother was committed to answer.
Finally Arrested.— James Williams, alias
“ York Jim,” was taken before Alderman Freeman, on
the cba"ge of having committed a violent assault on
Officer James Bowles The araiult occurred on tho
night of tbe 3d of January last, in front of Javue’s
Hall. A general fi-ht was progressing at the time,
when the officer interfered, and received a blow which
was so severe as to loosen all his front teeth. Tho nc*
cused w&s held in $l,OOO bail for a further hoaring.
Larceny of A 'Watch.— Two men, named
Matthews and Kiik, were taken before Aide-man Mil
ler, on Thursday afleroorn, on the charge of purloining
a valuable gold watch from one < f the chambers of tho
Avenue Drove-yard ITotel, iu We»t Philadelphia. Tho
1 tvatch was taken on Wednesday night, and was the pro
perty of a drover who was stopping at tfce hotel De
fendants were committed fora further heariug.
Samuel Carton Pardoned. —Sumuol Car
eon, who waa convicted of perjury aome eight or tea
months ago, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment,
was yesterday reloiaed from confinement, having re
ceived a full pardon from Governor Packer. Many of
our prominent citizens interested themselves in Car
son’s behalf, and to their efforts may be attributed the
above result.
Sudden Demise.— A man named Robert
nowertb died suddenly yesterday morning, at his resi
dence m Ooate* street, botween Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventh streets. Deceased had been addicted
to excessive drinking, and his sudden death was proba
bly occasioned by his intemperate habits. Coroner
FenneT held an inquest in the ease and rendered a ver
dict In accordance with tho tacts.
Slight Fire. — A slight tiro broke out about
half past four o’c’erk yesterday afternoon. In the base
mentof a hotel kept by Mrs. Leahy, in Heeond street,
below Deck A party of drunken men were in tbe
apartment at tho tim>». and accidentally fired tho bed
ding. Tho firemen were out in full force and soon ex
tinguished tho fiames.
Annual Ball.— The annual Musical Soiree
and Bail of tbe Young Kamnerobor will be held at the
National Guards’ building, on Mornlav evening, Jau.
24th. From the well-knowu character of the gentle
men concerned as managers, a rich musical ns well as
Tetpalchoteau treat may be expected.
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
See first page.
Non-Arrival of the £uropn*
Sandy Hook, Jan. 22—1 o’clock A M.—Up to this
boar tiere are no signs of the approach of'the ex
pected steamship Europa, now over due, with dates to
the Bth last.
U. S. Supreme Court.
Washington, Jan. 21 —No. IM. Richard Gregg t>s
Win. P. Bryar>t Error to Ofriuit Coart of the north
ern district. On motion of ihedefendaut, the caase was
dismissed for want of jurisdiction
No. 269. Insurance Company of the Valley of Vir
ginia vs. Moses O. MordecaL The-motion to dismiss
waa argued on both sides.
No 60 Robert Campbell et al vs. Clement Boyreas
Argued for the defendant.
Seizure of a supposed Slaver.
Boston, Jan. 21.—The bark Laurens, belonging to
New York, was seized yesterday at New London,»» sus
picion of being fitted out m contemplation of engaging
in the slave Irade. '
Markets by Telegraph.
.Baltimovk. Jod. 21.—Flour in very firm; Howard
and Ohio, s.*>.6o. Wheat is buoyaol at $1 40©1 60 f r
white, and for red. Corn in dull, and 2c
lower; white, 7&o Proviniona are steady at former
raten. Wbi«ker Is dull At 23c.
Cincinnati, January 21.—Flour Brm and in good de
mand at s6ffls 30; Wninkay »t«ady at 28c; Provisions
unrharged; Hens Pork $17a17 60: bulk meats Brm but
quiet; Lard stiffer ; in barrels lloliJtfc; in kegs 12.
Edward Payson Peters, son of Rev. Ab
salom Petorfl, D D , of New York oity, has beon
appointed consul of the United States at Trebi
zondo, in Asiatic Turkey, on the southeastern
ooaab of tho Blank Sea. Trebi zonde baa a popula
tion of about 30.000 inhabitants, and bus not
hitherto been the residence of a United States
functionary. Of late it is blooming commercially
important as tho entrepot of tho Persian trade
Mtfc Europe and America by way of the Blaok
Sea.
A queer mistake occurred in tho marriage
servioes performed in the Congregational Church,
on Tuesday morning last, on the occasion of tho
marriage of Mr. Baldwin and Miss Harpham. Rev.
Mr. Baldwin, who officiated, inquired of the bride.
“Do you take this man to bo your lawful and
wedded wife ?”—nor was the mistake rectified by
the worthy olergyman, though noMoed by many
of the congregation present. —Grand Rapids
Rress
Restitution.—Tlio Rev. Mr. Sullivan, a
Catholic priest, of Charleston, S. C , paid over to
a lady of that oity, on Monday, tbo sum of S5OO,
rcooived through tho confessional. Ho received it
from a person who said it was to satisfy an indebt
edness rightfully duo the hoir of the lady’s father.
Tho debt has romained unpaid for at least a period
of twenty-five years, as tho parent of tho lady has
been dead ovo? tweaty years.
A Profitable Chop. —Tho tobacco-grow
ers at Warehouse Point, Connecticut, are just fin
ishing up thO'Work of packiog and selling their
orops Within a tnilo of tho post office at that
villago, moro than one hundred tons have been
raised tho past season. Tho value of tho crop in
some cases amounts to moro than three hundred
and fifty dollars per aare.
.Improvement.— -There is a gentleman in
New Orleans, a morohant and a planter, and, wo
regret to add, a baoholor, whose inoome this year
will reaoh the largo sum of five hundred thousand
dollars, who, twenty-four years ago, was a clerk
with a salary of fifty dollars a month.
FINANCIAL ANI) COMMERCIAL,
The Money Market.
Philadelphia, January 21,I8f&,
City Railroad Investments.
[For The Press.]
Daring a recent animated discussion in a private com
pany, it was alleged that some of the city passeDger
railroads have been ballt and Tally equipp'd at a cost of
less than one half of the capital stock subscribed for,
and that, as tbe current revenues were deemed ample
to provide any necessary contingent fund to meet future
necessities, and also yield a large revenue to the share
holders. therefore certificates have been issued to them
acknowledging foil payment of the par value, nr fifty
dollars pe* share, though less than one half of such in
stalments have been paid thereon. Hence it was in
tended that tbe dividend declared of fix or seven per
c°nt. on tbe Rtock was practicallva divided of from
fifteen to twenty per cent on the money ac’ually in
vested. The following legal points were then raised,
and, as they seem to have plausibility, I ask permission
to invite your opinion th*reon:
First. The seller transferring a share of stock pur
porting to be full paid, impliedly warrants that the
amount thereof waspaid into the treasury.
Second. That the buyer, on showing tbat only a
moiety thereoT was ever so paid, baa a legal olaim on
the seller for the difference, bis warranty being fraudu
lent in law, involving a personal'llability to indemnify
against the same.
Third, That the city treasury, by tbe charters,
is entitled to six per cent, on any excess of dividends,
declared over six per cent, on tbe instalments actually
paid into the treasury which cannot be evaded by
issuing scrip for shares full paid.
Fourth. That the liabilty for the unpaid portion of
the par value being binding on shareholders at all
times, this liability does not cease by a transfer of
tbe stock where such transfer is tainted with legal
fraud.
Fifth. That the ; rsue of certificates full paid, when
only a moiety has been paid into tbe treasury, may
constitute in low a forfeiture of charter, ir not a
conspiracy, involving penalties on* thoso participating
therein.
As we are daily hearing ot railroad shares selling at
$3O and $4O, for $l5 and for $2O, paid, Ac,, with other
unusual characteristics involving “a sweating’pro
cess,” it may bs well to learn how far it is safe for out
siders to purchase these stocks without thereby incur
ring personal liabilities resulting from some peculiar
features attending the organization or early manage
ment of the companlos. Will you give us the benefit of
your opinions thereon T ' K.
The name of the well-known clt'zen accompanying
the above communication induces ns to believe that the
questions it propounds are asked in seriousness and are
of importance, and we shall, therefore, answer them
candidly to the best of our ability. It seems to us that
question should have been pat first; *fc all
events, in answering the fifth, accordlogto our opinion,
we shall answer tho first and seoond and fourth. In
mining companies, laud companies, and several other
kinds of corporations, it is the well known practice
t? issue certificates of stock of a nominal par value,
without reference to the actual cash va’ue of the lands,
mines, or other equivalent constituting the common
property. In the making of stock dividends by corpo
rations of all kinds, the certificates of each 'dividends
certainty do not represent ca»h psid in by the party to
whom they are Issued, but said party’s share or interest
in acommnn land that has otherwise accrued.
These things are of dally occurrence, and of welJ
sottlcd legality, and we cannot sea how they coaid
work a forfeiture of charter, unless the charter di
rectly prohibited them. A* f< r conspiracy, there could
be no indictment for a conspiracy unless it were to in
jure somebody, and how any one is injured by Buch ac
tion 00 the part of the company it la very difficult to
soe. Tho stock certificates do not only represent the
cash paid into the treasury, but also the right of way
or monopoly of the passenger traffic on the street, and
the other franchises of the company. Theso may be of
more value than the cost of track-laying and equip
ment. That the stockholder owns a part of this add!-
tlmat interest of the company, and has it expressed in
a dollars and cents form in Ills certificate, is good for
him certainly, hut wo cannot see that anybody necessa
rily loses thereby. ,
We think, farther, that when the company Issues a
certificate of stoek acknowledging on its face the re
ceipt of the fall payment, such certificate forms a per
fect bar a gainst any farther demand on the part of tbe
company, which would not be allowed to go behind its
own receipt—taking advantage of Its own wrong A war
ranty is implied between the seller- and purchaser of
such stock, bnt it is a warranty that there shall be no
further demands for payment on account of the said
stock, and that, in case of a dividend being made, the
purchaser shall receive bis sharo upon the full amount
of his .lock. A warranty can apply only to the future.
It gnarauties against loss in tbe time to come. It is
only retroactive at to facts; as to damage, it looks
solely forward The compauy, in issuing stock certi
fied os fuU paid, guaianty the holder against any do
mind from them for furthor payment; and tho holder,
in disposing of it, simply warrants that tho purchaser
shall have it as lie received it, and shall sailer no loss
by reason of anything that he (the seller) has done
with it.
How far the iasae of stcck, as full paid, may entitle
the C.ty Treasurer to demand six per cent, on tbe diffe
rence between tho oauh paid in and the par value, con
sidering this difleretce or apparent gain as a divideud,
is a nice point which lawyers may argue at great length,
though it seems,, at first flight, as if it were a fair de
mand. We are glad to find that some of our citizens
are making money pretty last, and do not believe that,
under such circumstances, they will cheat the city
treasury out of its lawful share.
The following is the amonnt of coal transported on
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad daring the
week ending Thursday, January 20,1859:
From Port Carbon......
»’ Pottsville
“ Schuylkill liaven.
Auburn
Port Clinton ,
Total for week
Previously this year.
To same time last year 102,993 07
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES,
January 21, 1869.
BBPORTBD BT MANLET, BEOWH, &00., BARK-RoTR, BTOOX.
ARD BTOHARQB BROKERS, ROETBWBBT GORHBR TRIED
AND OHI6IBUT BTRKSTB.
FIRST BOARD.
IQ) City 6? new 103 4 South A Frank R 60
300 do *..103 22 do 60
23 70 abt Leh Nav Cs. 97# 5 do csh.... 60
4 do 61
32 Pennsvlvaniaß.. 43
10 do 43
400 do 55... 97#
500 N Penna R 10s.. 92
500 do 02
4 do 43
6 Harrinb R 68*
10 Union Bk Toon., 19
10 Lehigh Nav 49*
10 do 49*
10 do 49*
0 Bk orN Am 1t5..139
60 Read R b 6 76*
IQOOCInOs 65 91
1000 2d 4. 31 Street R
7s 56wn........ 91#
10)0 do eswd.. 01#
1000 Lis It 6s 85 82
1000 Loh \alll 05.... 89
1000 Mor Canal 65.... 69
3009 Uarrisb R 05.... 91
60 do b 6 25*
12 Bear Meal lota.. 68
1 do 0ab.... 68
4000 O A Am 6s 89 bo. 83
1000 do bo 83
5000 do b& 83
1000 Elm It Ist rat 7s. 71
15 Penn Twp 8k.... 35*
6 Gorn Kx Bk 24
1000 Del Rmtc« 87
46(’,hardllkIots... 12*
8 do oa*h... 12*
BETWEEN
«4*|
SECOND
1000 U S 5a 74........104*:
1000 0»tyC5.......... 99*
700 do new... 103
700 do 103*
500 do Dg,.,. 99*
2000 N Pa K Ob 65
500 do 65*|
400 Che &, Del Oa 6?. 76*
1000 Ttoad It 0i 70 b 5. 81 !
2500 Sehuyl N&toiB2. 71*;
2000 do 71*
2000 do 71*
ICOO do 71*
CLOSING PRIC
JJid Askid l
U 8 6b ’74 104*
PhllnOu Pol* flQ >j
do It .... 09* 90*
do N0w..1C3 103*
Peona 6b 93* 93*
Heading R 24* 25
do Ildfl ’70..68* 84*
do Mtf? 0b’44.93 95 I
do do >88.74 74*1
Poann. H 13* 43*1
do 3etm65...101* 103]
do 2dm Cb.... 92 92*
Morriß Can Con. .47* 49
do Pref 104*105*
SchuylNaTte’Sa.n* Tl*
| 60 Reading R eswn.. 26
BOARD.
13G00 N Pa R Oa,
'3OO Schl N*v Ga 87... 71*
10QO Oata R 7a b 6 53
1000 do b 6 63
60 N Penna U 8*
35 do 8*
13 do 8*
| IPa R 43*
8 Man & Meeh Bk 27
2 Cheea Sc Del O’l.. 41
33 Suub <fc KrleH... 20
6 do 20
3 Peon Twpßk... 86*
24 Frank dr South R. 60
JUS—STEADY.
■ Did.Aakid
flohNavlmp 6a..75 75*
Sch Nav Stock... 9 9*
do Pref......17* 17*
Wm?pU&Elraß. 9 9*
do Talntmtg 70
do 2d 67
Long Inland 11 k 11 *
Girard I)ink 12* U*
LehGoalds Nav. .49* 49*
Lehigh Scrip 27* 2S
N Peana R 8* 8*
do 05,,....64* 65
New Creek * *
(Jatawissa R.... 6 6
Lehigh Zinc.,,.. * 1*
The weekly statement of the Union Bank, published
in another column, affords sitlslactory evidence of the
condition of the hank, which is steadily inc'esßiog its
share of business, aod gaining the general good opinion
of all classes.
The following is the ajuouot of coal carried over the
Iluntiogdoa and Broad Top Railroad for the we- k “ud*
log ThoreUy, Jan, 20,1089:.., Tosa 11,367
Amonot ihipped preri ualy this year aioce Jauo
ary Ist, 1869.. '
Total amount shipped
Amount shipped to same date last year.
Increase!.,
This shows au increase of twenty-two per cent, upon
the tonnage of the Beading Bailroad Company, And
strengthens the resistance made against those who
would force down the market.
Speaking of the foreign news at the Stock Board, the
Herald says : « Under ordinary circumstances, con
siderations such as these would have had the effect of
canning a general decline in the market value of specu
lative securities. This result was hindered by the bold
attitude of the leading operator for the rise, who sus
tained the market with his usual resolution and cour
age. Prices, as a rule, were higher this morning tbsm
yesterday afternoon.”
A telegram recently arrived at London, in advance of
the overland mail from India, advises rates in Calcutta,
11 sugar, saltpetre and tied, freight free to londoo, and
measurement goods 16s per tou ” In one c&sesaltpetre
has been shipped at Calcutta for London free of freight,
the ship owner being ls per for having the
freight brought alongside. Carrying freights for
nothing is not very encouraging to ship-owners.
New York Markets Yesterday.
Arhus are without change of moment, and remain
firm at 55.62 for Pot and $6 for Pearl.
Corpus —A public sale of Santos Coffee came off to
day, and about 8,900 bags sold to a spirited company at
about *c advance—viz, atll*®l3*c.
market is rather quiet, with sales of
100 bales Bun at 4*c in hand; 212 bales Jute at $B% in
Si 0 /? j * ' > °, American dressed Is held at s2oo*i>
<2O, do undressed at $l4Q®l6O, six months. Manila at
o*c. 8 months.
Floob —The market for SUte and Western P.'our
continues to be moderately supplied, and with au active
improved; F ales were made of
9 000 bhls at 76®4.40 for rejected; $l 25a5 10 for
superfine State; 15 60®5.85 for extra do; ss®6 16 for
auperflne Western; 25 6005.90 for -extra do, and $5 95
ff 10.05 for shipping brands of rouod-hooa Ohio
18 flr “ Bt S«lsaO-30 for extra, with,
suUe of 200 bble. Bouthern Flour i» active and firmer
with sale* 2.600 bhlß at $5.60®5 76 for common to mixed’,
and $5 80a7 76 for extra brands. 5 •
a £« A ??.*“ W * b^ ftt J BVer y < l aJetl)ut firm, with sates of
6,000 bhls a. $1.4601.46 irr white Western, and $1 35
for red Bouthern The Corn market is dall and lower,
with sales of 10,000 bus »t 85®86c for mixed Western
ltye is firm at 01*5. Oats are firmer at 560610 for
Southern. Pennsylvania, and Jersey, and (51065 c for
State, Western,and Canada.
Ft n are dull and nominal ats3 87*®4for Bank.and
5* *l2* «r 4.25 for Gonrces’; s]f 60 for bio 1 lar<r* Masa.
Mackerel, and $lO for No. 8 No 2’s are very*ca T ce.
Herring are in very largo supply, aod fiat at $3.2503 50
for p’cklefi; 30®32c for sealed, and 20c for Np l’fl.
Provisions.— Pork has farther advanced, with sales
of 400 bhls at $17.60 for old Mess j $18.25 for new do :
and $l3 25®13.50 Tor Prime. Beaf is ia steady request
at well-saoported prices; sales wfl'e made of 150 bhls
ats6.so®7 for country Prune; $7.75tf1-0 for do We**;
s*.so«®lo for repacked Western; and $lO 60®11 50for
extra do. Out Meats and Bscon are steady. Lard is
firm, with sales of 400 bbla at ll*®l2c. Butter and
Cheese are unchanged
Bnuna. —Brand ea are in brisk demand and firm, but
holders d> not seem anxious to realize, preferring
rather to await further news from Europe, pending
which tjis market is not very lively, fales were made,
mostly to arrive, of 200 half pipes Rochelle at $1 85a
1.45. and 160 half pipes Cognac at s2®s. Gin is in
moderate request aul steady, with sales of 65 pipes at
Qsa9oc In West India Ruma we learn of sales of 16
punc* eons Jamaica at $1.20»1 CO, and 10 puncheons St
Croix at 65070 c.
Bkbdr.— Oloverseed is quiet and very firm at 10*c.
but we hear of but small rales. Timothy is dull at $2
©2 26; Flaxseed firm at $l7O for Southern. In Lie
seed we caunot hear of auy transactions.
Whalebone. —Borne sales areeaid to have been made
for export, bat particulars have not yet transpired.
Winks meet with more inquiry, except Claret, for
whic>i the season-his not yet besuu Bales were made
of 76 qra Burgundy Port atdOcotl; 100 qrs Sherry at
$116®2, and 80 qrs Malaga at 86ffl90a.
WniSKRY is heavy at 28*c. with but small sales
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, Jan. 21.
FIRST BOARD.
8000 U 8 6s 5 85 1 01*
iron do >74 104*
4000 Virginia 6i 96*
12500 do 97
10000 Missouri 6s 86*
10000 do 86*
If 00 Cal Bt7s NIM 86
2 00 N T Central 6s 91*
1000 Hudson 2d sttg 94*
1000 p Harlem 31 Mtg 74*
6000 MioU Con 8p o 96*
1500 111 Cenßds 89
2000 111 Freeland Bds 91
SOBAokof N York 107
330 Phoenix Bk 110
216 Am Ex Bk 100*
20 People’s Bk 102
8 Continental Bk 101
20 Park Bk 106*
250 Penna Coal Co 85*
300 do s6O 86*
250 do 85*
160 do bIO *6*
25 Pacific M SOo e3O 88
9 do 88*
60 do 88*
250 do 88
275 do 88*
96 do #3O 87*
160 do e6O 87
150 do - 63 88
150 N Y Cent R b6O 84*
60 do - bnw 84*
160 do s 3 84*
25 La Orosee&Mil R 1*
80Clev, P,& Ashtßlig
25 Milw ft Miss R 12*
SECOND
18000 Missouri 8t 6s 86*
600 La O * ML G 23
15000 Harlem 3d M Bds 74*
80 Oit.aens’ Bk 102
60 Pacific Mail Co
125 do
60 do
290 do
350 Ohio * Bock I 59. V
IQO do Bio 49*
100 Canton Oo 20
10Q Gamberl’dPrfis6o 21*
500 N YCentral RaiS 84j*
26 Erie Railroad 14
60 Panama R lie
Ciiuncu op the New Testament.—One of the
ohUf difllcnlties in the way of a Christian congregation
without a home of worship of Ha own, Faya a corres
pondent, is tbeobtainment of a suitable hall for church
services. Philadelphia seems to be very poorly sup
plied in this respect. It has co medium-sized hall, at
convenient rent, aod in a good position. Even the
large halls have to ho occupied under great disadvan
tages—only on the Fabbath—and with frequent inter
ruptions of panoramas, concerts, fatis, &o , some of
which obscure the platform, others restrict the floor,
others do both, and still others quite drive out the reli
gious worship for a time, to very great damage of both
spiritual and Eecular interests.
The tibnroh of the Now Testament has suffered in
this nay; and yet, if there be a church in tbis city
which, in view of its true, pure, and catholic princi
ples, ought to succeed, it is this very one. For the
present, its pistor, T.H. Stockton, having returned
from a recent brief engagement in New York, has re
sumed preaching at the Assembly Buildings, on Tenth,
below Chestnut, at 10* o’clock Sabbath morning The
friends of Bible Christianity, congregational independ
ence,and Christian anion, are cordially Invited to at
tend.
Lecture bt E. H. Chapin.— A lecture by tbis
eminent orator is advertised in our paper this morning,
to take place at Concert Hall on Tuosday evening, the
25th lost.
Palatable. There are fow things that
win a stronger hold upon the minds of the masses than
those which appeal to the palate We have an illustrr
tion of this in the fact that Messrs E. G. Whitman A
Co , Second street below Chestnut street, are *ll
the year round. Iheirconfectiouery, from its purity
and excellence, has attained an enviable reputation
throughout the Union
Bonner has secured, for bis next number of tbo
i\em York Ledger, original articles from the chief edi
tors of the Herald, Times and Tribune. Bennett
gives some original poems! See the advertisement in
another column.
Piano Tuning.—Mr. Sargent respectfully re
quests those about having their Pianos toned, to refer
to his advertisement in Piano column.
Now is the time, before spring trade sets in, to
get, at a 1 argain, one of the e'egaut Raven, Bacon, &
Co., Nuodb &. Clark, Ilalht, Davis, A Co., or Gale
& Co.’s Pianos, of J. 33. Gould,
Seventh aod Chestnut.
Saunders’lnstitute.—The following is from
the UArniinn Observer of January 13th •
It is due to Professor Saunders to state that the fol
lowing communication is from an estimable pastor and
a father, who has a son in bis Institution.— Editor oj
the Christum Observer.
A SAFE SCHOOL.
TAe Difficulty of Finding such un Institution*-One
such Discovered. /
Tona. Qwt
8,037 11
1 181 10
8,237 05
It Is easy, in this day, to And schools in which the
highest oneT of talent presides and almost everything
jg taught Schools which are professedly of such an
order are met with in all our cities, and in very man?
of our towes and villages But a Safe School—a Semi
nary of high order, and at the same time, one in which
the manners a r e formed, and the morals attended tr—
in whioh all that is kind and courteous grows, and
from which all that Is uokird, unsightly, and
unchristian, is care ally excluded—such a Semi
nary is seldom met with. Such a careful train
ing of youth, aod such a constant watcbfulnsps
against evil, involvo too ranch aDXiety and effort
on the part of Teachers to become very generally popu
lar The tn j"rity of Tea-hers regard it >a labor enough
simply to teach—withouttaxing them*elves very rliro*
to looking after the habits, the language, the
demeanor or their pupils. Accordingly, we hava
schools, (yet with honorable exceptions,] in which the
brain is stimulated, and the mind crammed w;tb learn
ing, while the manners rerna'n rough, and the disposi
tion untsmed. How few Teachers there are who a*e
wMing to take the entire supervision of a company of
lads, and to train the mind and heart of each pupil, as
though be wero a son, as really as a scholar !
I have, however, discovered such a teacher in the
environs cf Philadelphia—aod his seminary maT be
called, in the strictest sense of the term,aso/e school.
After spending much time in Europe, studying very
leisurely every peculiarity in the art of education, this
gentleman returned to our country resolved to establish
an educational IcHtitutinn of the highest order. Com
paring the advAutages of each of our la*ge cities, he at
length selected tbo beautiful city of Philadelphia as
the seat of bis seminary, aud having purchased a char
miog spot in that part of the city whioh lies west of the
Pchuylkill, be provided e-ran’odious and tasteful build
ings there, enclosed ample play-grounds, procured the
best assistant teachers, and commenced bis labors. He
very soon received the patronage of eome of our most
Influential cUltens, and his graduate* have already
filled some of the most distinguished places in the
world of letters.
Professor Faunders (for he is the gentleman alluded
to) is enthusiastic in his profession, aod a Master of
his Art H a pupils are thoroughly drilled in French,
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, and the mail branches of
English study, and, at the fame time, the? ore remark
able for their contentment, light heartedness, friend
ship and love; for their kind speech and courteous de
meanor ; their affable aod winning ways ; and the air
of happiness bv which they are characterized The in
fluence of the Professor upon bis pupils is refining, as
well aB scholastic: he takes the deep interest of a parent
in each one committed to him—and his delight is to take
tae youth who are entrusted to him nnderbis constant
and kind supervision—to break up their bau habitß—to
tame llieir wild animal nature —to regulate their dress,
and their address—to preTeat cause of reflection on
facb other—vnlgar and profane Inugusgr-and impro
per jsits-and to seek, by the mosUodeMigable dis
cipline or love, to make them Christians and gentle
men All th*<e o' tffts are secured m this Institu
tion in a mnarloblc i By his enclosure of hia
ample grounds, the l»rof-ssor has thrown around his
pupils And efipeoinlly hie boarders, as perfect a protec
tion as possible from external influences of evil, and,
within the enclosure, while manly exeicDes ajre en- |
gaged in, under wile-spreading trees, and on gmsy <
meads, the grand prevailing influence is that of love—
20,451 01
179,125 00
199,600 01
2 Bk of N Lib.
60 Erie Bailroad 14*
100 do ?30 14* -
300 do- b6O 14*
200 do * 14*
200 do b6O 14 *
20 Hudson Blver B 34 *
50 Harlem R 13*
500 Harlem R Prf s3O 39*
100 do bSO 89*
160 do b3O 40
100 do bfiO 40
100 do 39*
10 Sixth Avenue R Ix 3
16 Stonlngton R 64
&oMich : gan Oen R 62*£
8 Mich SSc Nlod 20*
70 Mich SftN I Guar 47*
100 do bOO 47*
250 Galena ft Ohio R 71*
50 do b3O 71*
100 do *3O 71*
150 do slO 71*
60 do 71*
60 Ohicago&R IR *3O 60*
400 do 60*
100 Beading R 60*
400 do 50*
500 do b6O 60*
K 0 do slO 60*
100 do sls 60*
100 do 533 60*
400 do s6O 60
ICO do *s69 49*
100 do e6O 49*
600 do c 60*
350 do slO 50*
f 1000 Reading R b6O 60
100 do 49*
; 200 do s3O 49*
200 do 49*
; IPO Mich So & N la 20*
[ 150 MiohS Guar 47*
• 60 Gal A Ohio R «10 71*
600 do b3O 71*
; 100 do slO 7i
60 ' do 71*
100 do " bSO 71*
100 Clev & Tol R *3O Sl*
470 LaOrosse ft Mil R • 1
100 Harlem R Prf b6O 89*
400 do 39*
CITY ITEMS.
the. balls add groves_«re voral_with love —thvvory at
mo*ph*ra ofthe'pljice lean atmosphere of love
From this place, a* far as.from snyparadieo is
merely terrostrial, all the forms of evil ssi*m to be shut
out Here tnarveTlotn t-HnsfoS-instioae a*e going on;
bad habits giving plsco to those which are goed; clown
i'bnesv t** gra'e; .t ■ an easy self-posses
sion; s ifi'htesa to benevolence; falsehood to truth.
Indeed, 'f the rare of this Seminary ;were
known «brr uohout ths everyplace in it would
alrncoh? filled - . 4
I should not close without the statement that this
school la styled the Wxst Patx.anßt.yßii. Classical Is
btitutb, and tt at it is accessible every flye minutes from
Philadelphia, by the Market-street* cars. Visiting'the
Institution by this route, and noting its anahy and its
very peculiar advantages, I felt that I had come to a
scene well wrrtb describing, and that I had before me
the realisation of the Happy Valley which shut in Ras
selaa, Prince of Abjiflinla, from an evil world.
D H. Embksob,
St. Georges, Delaware.
Other Patxons fob rXfbuhox :
Matthew Newkirk, 1300 Arch street.
Jno. W. Forney, Editor of The Press.
Charles E. Thompson, 411'Walnut.
George B. Martin, Walnut.
Wm P. Wilstich, Walnut and Twentieth.
Eli Barnett, 409 iiaiket street.
Hon N. B. Browne. South Fifth street
J. B Colohtu, 142 South Eighth sliest.
E. Watson, Logan Square.
Wm.M Swain, Editor of the Ledger.
Morton McMichael, Editor of the North American.
Cflptain Vodges,U. 8. Army.
Captain Newton, U. 8. Army.
Chief Justice Lewis, Penn Bqu&re.
Governor Bigler, Washington, D O.
And mint others or corresponding position.
All of whom will cheerfully bear testftnony id the
improvement, progress, and contentment of their sons
and wards. Visitors are invited to wit*ess the exercise*,
inclndiog addresses, essays, and declamation, any day
at 11 o’clock. Location, West Philadelphia Institute,
situated a few yards from the West Philadelphia Mar
ket Street Railway, at William street—but 10 minutes
ride West of the bridge.*
gpr information, addrers Professor Saunders, West
Philadelphia Institute.
It is believed that the many visitors who witness the
public daily exercises of the pupils, are so impressed
by the sentiments uttered, the manifest interest and
air of refinement, as readily to believe that the Rev Mr.
Emerson has not erred In calling this Seminary
A SAFE SODOOL.
As the first of February is one of the annual period*
* o/.seleeting o school, parents are invited to examine ths
merits of this institution. ,
On next Wednesday, 26tb instant, the Patrons, and
others, are partieularlyinvitedto witness the exercises
at 11 o’clock. At that time an initiation will take
place.
Says Witherspoon, men talk in raptures of
youth and beauty, wit and Bprightliness; but, after
half a doxeu years of married life, none of them can
compare with good management which is seen at every
meal, and felt every hour in the husband’s purse, ena
bling him to dress becomingly in the last new styles of
Winter Clothing gotten up at the palatial store of Gran
ville Stok*s, No. 607 Chestnut street.
“Frugality and Self-denial Now, Mat Save
03 Flow want in the FUTURE. Patting iu practice
this great maxim of Franklin, the philosopher, aod de
positing the proceeds of such frugality and self-denial
in the Franklin Saving Fund, No. 186 South Fourth
street, below Chestnut, does and will *ace all from
want in the future , as wa* experienced by many of
their depositors, who were thrown out or employment
daring the recent p*nlc, and who drew their money as
their wants demanded it with 6 per cent* interest.
Open daily from 9 to 3, and on Wednesdays and
Saturdays until 8 o’clock This Company never sae
pended.
See advertisement in another column.
fIiRAH Powers, the great American sculptor,
who was attacked in Florence by a deranged American,
writes to us that he sustained no injury to his person.
*the only damage being to his wearing apparel, from
which, however, he suffered no inconvenience, having
been bounteously provided with extra garments from*
the “Old Franklin Hall Clothing Emporium” of B.
H. Eldridge, No. 331 Chestnut street. Oar readers
should bear in mind that this celebrated establishment
mainta'ns its reputation for cheapness, style, and dura
bility.
Southern Luxuries.—They are feasting on
fresh shad in Savannah, and green peas in Florida. Last
Friday there was a thunder storm at Charlestown, and
yellow fever is carrying off its victims at Tampa. In
Philadelphia, we have neither Ere»h shad nor fever,
strawberries nor squalls; but we enjoy the unalloyed
luxury of wearing elegabt and comfortable garment*,
from the Brown Stone Clothing Ball of BockbiU ft
Wilson, Nos. 603 and 605 Chestnut street, above Sixth
Special Notices.
“The Senate «l Prussia, at a recent Sitting,
paid a merited compliment to the Galen of Germany,
Christoph Wilhelm Hooflaod,by ordering the t rection
of a monument to his memory in the city of Berlin.
If aoy man deserved well of his countrymen, certainly
that man was Dr. Hooflaod; for, while by bis teachings
, he revolutionised the whole system of medicine, hUwell
, digested preparations carried relief into every home iu
the laud; and at bis death he was mourned as a bene
factor of the nation.’’— London Times , Ocfo&er, 1867.
The celebrated medicines, the GERMAN BITTEBB
and BAL3AMIO CORDIAL, are prepared in this conn
tty, only by Dr. C. M. JAOK3ON, 418 ARCH Street,
Philadelphia, and for sale by druggists generally
throughout the United States, Canadas, West Indies,
and South America. 'Price 76 cents per bottle. It
Great Reduction In Prices—While Hall Cloth*
ING —ln order to close our heavy stock of FALL and
WINTER CLOTHING, we have greatly reduced la price
every article iu our house. Now is the time to econo*
mite, ts fashions really do not materially change in one
year. It will pay well, even if you lay by your par
chases until next fall. At the close of the season, our
aim is to close our stock of that season*; consequently,
we sell lower at the end than at the commencement.'
In our reduction of prices we have marked the lowest
selling price we can possibly take on each.garment.
All buy alike, and no one is cheated.
Call and see, and convince yourselves.
WHITE HALL.
ja2l-2t 8. W. corner FOURTH and MARKET.
Great Safe Robbery at Norristown, Decern-
BE& Ist, 1818 —Some time last night flouring
mill of Mr. Joseph Fezone’, in Norristown Pa., was
enter'd, and one of Farrel, Herring, & Co.’s best pa
tent Po*der-Procf Lock and Safe
WAS BLOWN OPEN WITH POWDER,
and $1 690 in cash taken oat and carried away. This
safe is now in Evans & Watson’s store, No. 36
South Fourth street. where,we most respectfully invite
the public to call, and ex ltn'ne how those New Yorkers
make their safeß. They screw their doois together with
the smallest kind of cast-iron screws, and from the ap
pearance of this safe, it conld not hare taken more
than one musket load cf powder to blow the abore safe
open.
Octobkb 16th, 1858.— Three thieves entered the
Flouring Mill of Me/sra. Dorranee & Doron, in Bristol,
P*., and tried all night to blow open their Safe with
powder, which had $250 in cash, bat did not saceed la
gettng it open. Their Salamaoder Safe was manufac
tured by
EVANS A WATSON
They have a few more for sale, of the same kind, ai
their Store, No. 26 South FOURTH Street, Phila
delphia.
N. B.—We find in The Press, of December 4th, the
following:
•< All oar rafes are warranted to give perfect satis
faction, or the money will be returned.
“Farbbl, Hsihivg, &. Co.”
We, EVANS 6c WATSON, would ask all parties hav
ing Parrel, Herring, 6c Co.’s Patent Champion Safes to
take advantage of the above offer, and. return them and
get tbeir money, as they will find that, in a few years,
the composition with which the Safes are filled
(a large portion being oil of vitrol) will eat oat all the
iron. A specimen of their Champion Safes may be
seen in front of oar store, which Is eaten fall of holes
EVANS 6c WATSON,
No. Ift South FOURTH Street.
jj2otbs-2t
Forrcl, Herrins? & Co., sell more Safes than
all others in the trade. And why so ? The reason is,
because the public hare,./Vow experience, faith in their
security from midnight robbers; and, should a fire oc
car, their boohs aad valuables are sure to be found in
excellent preserration. jal2 if
jLlver Complaints.—Dr. IHcLnne’s Celebrated
LIVER PILLS—This great remedy for Lirsr Com
plunts, Bilious Derangements, Sick Headache, Dyspep.
sia, and all kindred complaints. Bold by all respectable
Druggists jalb-stu&th-lm
Burnett’s Cocoalne.
BURNETT’S COUOAINE.
BURNETT’S OOCOAIN.E
A compound of Cocoa-nut Oil, Ac., for dressing the
Hair. For efficacy and agreeablenesa. it is without an
equal.
It prevents the hair from falling off.
It promoter its healthy awl vigorous gtcioth.
It is not greasy or sticky.
It leaves no disagreeable odor.
U softens the hair token hard and dry.
It soothes the irritated scalp skin*
It affords the nchest lustre.
It remains longest in effect.
It costs fifty cents for a half pint kettle.
Burnett’s Cocaine.
BURNETT’S COCOAINE
BUBNEIT’S COCOALNE
TESTIMONIAL.
|o* Uebsrb. J. Burhett A Oo.: 1 cannot refuse to
state the salutary effect in my own aggravated case of
your excellent Hair Oil—(Cocoaino )
For many m' ntlis my hair had been falling off, until
1 was fearful of losing it entirely. The shin upon my
head became gradually more and more inflamed, so that
I could not touch it without pain. This irritated con
dition I attributed to the use of various advertised hair
washes, which I have since been told contain camphen*
spirit.
By the advice of mv physician, to whom yoa had
shown your process of parif/ing the Oil, I commenced
Its use the last week in June. The first application al
layed the itching and irritation; in three or four days
tho redness and tenderness disappeared—the hair cea3ed
to fall, and I have now a thiok growth of new hair.
I trust that others, similarly afflicted, will be In
duced to try the same remedy.
Tours, very truly,
SUSAN n. POFE
Burnett’s Cocoalne.
BURNETT’S COCOAINE.
BURNETT’S COCOAINB,
|o* A single application renders the hair (no matter
how stiff and dry) soft and glossy for several days. It
is conceded by all who have used it to be the best and
cheapest Hair Dressing in the World.
Prepared by
JOSEPH BURNETT A CO., Boaton.
}O~ For sale by dealers generally at Fifty Cents a
Bottle. jalS-dtml
Jules Hand’s Fan Athenlenue, or Hair Re-
NOYATOR, not ouly restores the hair, but also Im
proves the s'glit; it restores gray and wiry hair to its
original l ! fe color ar.d youthful softne»s and beauty.
It is not a dye, and will cot soil the skin or linen,
gold by all Druggists, and by JULES BAUSL A CO ,
No. 704 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia, JalT- 6t
BosrOH, July 10, 1857.