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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,1889.
THE WEEKLY PRESS.
„„ THB WEEKLY pBESS, Vol. 4, No. 5, for SATUB
‘'DAT, Jati. 29, is now ready/. Among the vast amount
of interesting matter, original and selected, contained
In the number for the present week, will bo found the
following: '
IipiTOBIAtfI.—ADMIBISMATIOS CONTBNTIOH
—Thb Bbvision op. th* Tabipp—Party News/
f mxid-CtisAp Postags-Alhost a Pbophsot—
A Dinner with ybb Dead—The ‘ Times” News-,
»mp*r—MssaAoss or Amebic ah Governors—Al-
MINAO3—PENNSYLVANIA CoMMOE BOHOOLt—TUB
Bab ahd thb Bench—What an Bditob should,
* • pot in his Paper—The E»«my op DsHOOBAcriN
Amebioa and England—Foreign Politics.
POLITICAL -Speech op Mr. Hiokuah, op Penxbyl-
TANIA ON TH E TARIFF QCESfiON—POLITICS IN Ml
~ OHIOAN.
POETRY.—Nioht.
OUB PORT-POLlO.—Futuib Equality—Books—
• Who bhall haye th* Pbjee?—Thb Bitbb Bit—
OAUBB OP 9HB FIRS* MOBDEB—YOUTH—LACONIC—
Thin Shoee-Dumb Motionb-Insobiptionb in
Litino Tb**b—A Forgetful Minister—Allitb
, bition—A Debutante—Trub Rkpublioanibm-
* Old Maids—The Sidk-Walks—Prsjudiou—Bblf
• Respect—A Classical Posbter, Ac.
tORBESPONDENOB.—Letters pboh Wabhincton—
* Interesting prom Nebraska—Annual Mbeiino
' 'op tbe' State Agricultural Society—Letter
'' / trou Kansas—Letter from Mb. James B Shsju
; bam, op Philadelphia,
MISCELLANEOUS —Pawnas vs. Writers —Th*
. ‘Latest Revolution.in Ku
•; loot on Habsib— Large Fibs in New York:
’ Xzpl<9ion op Gunpowder—A Bblio op the Past
• ■ —Loadino Cotton in New' Orleahs-Rathib a
•' Bell-Unparalleled Mbaheiss—Queen Vioio
-1 "ziVs Skatbei— Tkbbipio Land slide—Panic in a
'‘‘ : CHDRCH—A /tBOUBt-E SOM'S CuITOM BE—DITFICOLTY
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' Dioision-TuVbueied Man-Disappointed Lots,
. .Murder, and Suioidk, &o.
NEWS.— Thirty-Fifth Oosobess—Later prom Cali
• poreia—Pennsylvania Leo slatqri-fobsion
; News—l he Latest News by Trleoraph Fat*
Kansas, Washington, Ac.
THE OITF —Weekly Review op the Philadelphia
Markets—Marriaobs and Deaths-The Monet
. Miskit Philadelphia Cattle Market—The
; Centennial Avnitebbaby op tab Birth of Bo
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The News,
An Animated debate sprang up yosterd&y in the
United Btates Benate, on the motion of Mr
Seward, of New York, to grant Means. Lane nod
McCarthy -the privilege of admission to the
floor of the Senate. These two gentlemen, it will
be;remembered, contest tbo seats now occupied by
Messrs. Bright and Fitch, Benatore from Indianu.
Thu resolution was lost, by a vote of 31 to 22
The Paeifib Railroad : bill was then taken up
Several amendments were voted on, and lost, at
well as a motion to lay the biil on the table; and
one o’oloek to-day was appointed as the timo when
the vote on the final passage (f the bill will bo
taken.
In the House of Representatives, tho Commit
tee on Post Offioes reported a bill providing for th*
transportation of tho mails from the Atlantioto
tbe. Pacifio coast. Mr. Chapman, of Pennsylva
nia, reported a bill for punishing the counterfeit
ing of land warrants, by a term of imprisonment ol
from three to ten years. Strango to say, there
has never boon a law to punish such offences, al
though they are of frequent occurrence. The bill
passed. Joint resolutions from the Committee
on Agriculture were presented, declaring it to be
the duty of our GoTernmest to use all its influence
to indues foreign Governments to modify thoij
revenue laws, so as to remove their present re
striction on American tobacco. After eomo dcbptt
the resolutions were passed.. The. homestead bill
was' referred to the Committee of tho Whole on
the state of the Union, and then a long debate
ensued in committee, on the fibnsular and dipio
made bill, and the proposition to reduce tho grant
of $75,000 to $45,000, to enable the President to
oarfy out the law of 1819.
A bUI to incorporate the Delaware and Sohuyl
kill Dredging Company was reported favorably
on, in fho State Senate, yesterday. The bill rela
tive.to pawnbrokers passed both Senate and House,
a oopy of which we annex:
“Mettenaeted, tyc. t That from and after the pas
sage' of- this act, any person or parsons who ehall
he engaged in or carry on tbe business of a pawn
broker, in the olty of Philadelphia, without hav
ing fiTSt obtained a license therefor, in accordance
with existing- laws and ordinances of said city,
shall bo deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and,
upon conviction in the Court of Quarter Sessions
of the peaoe in and for the city and county of
Philadelphia, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of
not less than 1 twenty-five, nor more than one,hun
dred dollars, and undergo an imprisonment in the
oounty pr'son for a period of not more than three
months, at the discretion of the court.”
In the House, Mr. Hamersley read a bill sup
plementary to the aot Incorporating the Second
and Third-street Passenger Railway Company,
whloh passod a second reading. The bill autho
rizes the company to increase their capital ter.
thousand dollars, and compels them to finish their
road'from the Reading Railroad to Allegheny
avenuo within sixty days, and to Bridesburg, in
tho Twenty-third ward, within nine months.
The Lyceum Association of South Franklin
(Maes.) have put forth a statoment relative to tht
death of Mr. Wales and Miss Whiting, in which
they deny that they (the Lyceum) were willing to
sacrifice the feeliogs of Mr. Wales, for the love of
sport, and that such -allegations were totally un
true, .and originated In a malicious feeling against
them. On tho contrary, Mr. Wales hud the oordial
sympathy of the members, every one of whom wat
his personal friend, and felt a kindly interest is
his behalf. They say they had a question under
dlsousston, “ Resolved, That oyory man should be
at least ten years older than bis wife,” and that
the dhjectof dismissing It was friendly towardr
Mr. Wales. No,.personal allusion was in this dis
cussion, save those suggested or made by Mr.
Wales himself, and the question.was unanimously
decided In the affirmative. This explanation m y
dear the skirts of tho Lyceum people of foolish
and criminal trifling with the feeliogs of a fellow
member—and it may not, says tho Now York
Express.
Peter Corrie, jftet tried at Towsontown, near
Baltimore, for the murder of Police Officer Rigdon,
bos been found guilty of xnuTder In the first do
greo—a righteous verdiot, from all accounts.
The steamer Niagara loft Boston, yesterday, for
Liverpool, with $78,000 In hard specie.
The New York Evening Foat, of yesterday, re
ports the following in their Supreme Court pro*
ceedings:
” R. E. Dibbles if Co. vs. Myers* Clagkorn, jp
Co —A verdiot was rendered in this cat 6 thi?
morning, by consent of parties, for $7,300, it hav
ing been compromised. Itwsaaoase precisely
similar to the case of tho same parties against Fur
ness, Brlnley, & Co., whioh was tried in the Uni
ted States Court before Judge Ingersol! and e
jury, a few days since, and which attracted much
attention. Goods were stolen by ono Parmalee
from the plaintiffs, who have an extensive silk
bouse in Murray street, and were sent to the de
fendants, the largest auction houso in Philadel
phia, for. sale, and were sold, and the proceeds
given to Parrualee. The plaintiffs claimed that
the defendants hud notice of suoh circumstances as
should have put thorn on Inquiry as to whether
the consigned goods were stolen or hot. Tbe de
fendants otaimed "that they acted in good faith.
Tho court held in the oase, in the. Federal Court,
that the defendants wore liable, even if they had
sold them in good faith and without uotioe ;.but in
that case the jury disagreed.” .
It Is known by almost everybody that the di
vorce lavs of Indiana ore of eo loose a character
that little or iso obstaole presentsitself to parties
who oro tired of their relations as husband and
wife That State, we see, by the following
extract Of a letter from Indianapolis, is about to
nmend her present defoolive laws on the subject:
“ A bill amending the present divoroe law, and
providing for the opening deoreeß in certain spe
cified caeca, was ordered to be engrossed for a third
reading. It is to be hoped .that the Legislature
will sucoeed in making some amendments to the
existing divoroe law, during. the present session.
The difficulty is the pebdenoy of so many bills
having that object in view, which prevented any
thing from being done at the speoiai session.”
Here is a speolmon of tho operation of tho dl
voroe laws in Indiana, demonstrated in the per
son of one, not quite u a model wifo,” and an out
raged husband:
(< lif the discussion, on amendments to tho di
vorce law in the Senate, a case was discovered in
whioh a gentleman in Leavenworth, Kansas, bad
furnished his wife with money to visit her friends
in the,East, and to travot for the bonefit of her
health Oa arriving at Indianapolis she con
cluded to take advantage of the Indiana divoroe
law, and prooure a nullification of her marriage
She then went to Kokomo, where aho made affi
davit that she was a bona fide resident of the State
of Indiana, and filed a complaint in tho Howard
Circuit Court against her husband for a divorce, a
notice of which was published for the benefit of
nor husband, who was a non-resident of the State.
In the r ineantime, her husband thought she was .In
the East, as he received letters from her . post
marked first at Cleveland and afterwards at Bos
ton,
“|WMIe still under the Impression that his wife
was at Bolton, tho husband received a copy of the
Howard Tnhune, containing a notice of the filing
or the ooroplaint against him; He immediately
left LoaVenworth, and arrived at Indianapolis,
reaching that city on Saturday, the 20th of No!
vember. The Howard olrouit commenced its ses
sion oii the following Monday, the 22d, and, to
reach Kokomo In tune to answer the complaint
Mainst him, be had to hire aJooomotire on the
iru and Indianapolis Railroad to take him to
Kokomo, In order to he ia oourt at the proper
hour. ' • ..
“The reason stated for the defence made in the
ease was that the wife had been induced to ask for
ft divorce under improper 'lnfluences. She had
been for tome time half brazed by spiritualism,
and the husband thought if he could place her be
yond those influences she would abandon the suit.
The case is still pending.”
The Political Future.
At no period in our history has there been
auch a fermentation among the people of nil
parties as during the year of our Lord 1858.
The confusion of a Presidential campaign was
not ono of tho characteristics of this year
of inquiry, but tho excitement was the
greater because it was quietly pervading and
profound. Nothiug could have moro diß.
tinctly marked the fact Of an improved and
’'progressive spirit among tho American peo
ple than the indications of that single year.
Nothing has ever, in our day, so triumphantly
vindicated the truth that the people are edu
cating themselves, in regard alike to thoir
duties and their rights, as the experience
of that period. It had. passed into a
truism that no power could resist an Ad
ministration elected ,giu the name of the
Democratic party, and strong in the pa
tronage and power of a four-years term.
And yet, in the year 1868, an Administration
which commenced its career, strong in the
confidence and affections of the oountry in
toxicated with the power conferred by a trust.
Ing peopld, and believing itself irresistible to
carry out any policy, howoVer questionable—
was dismantled and dishonored by a few brave
men, armed only with the truth and fortified
by tho iudomitablo spirit of hostility to
wrong. This example—so unexpected, so
unusual, so extraordinary in our American
politics- arrested the attention of the whole
conntry j and, however it may have awakened
antagonisms oh tho ono side, with all
the Official accompaniments of detraction
and proscription ; yet the example spoke
to the great heart of the masses, and the
blow, struck at a oorrupt and infatuated Ad
ministration, was felt by every other organiza
tion not based upon sound and enduring princi
ples. At first mere partisans, who doubted the
sincerity of the demonstration against a faith
less Administration, called to their aid'the
easy virtue of awaiting results j but when they
saw there was to be no compromise of princi
ple, and that the contest for the right was to
be as vigorously conducted on the one hand,
as it was tyrannically' enforced against the
right on the other, the feelings which reposed
upon past prejudices began to melt away, and
hundreds of thousands of honest voters saw, in
this example, the way to effect a reform in onr
politics as lasting as it was constitutional and
conservative.
Tho public mind was thus mode ripe for a
righteous revolt against tho abuses of parties,
and tho ingratitude of thoso who had been tem
porarily elevated to eminent positions. It was
impossible, in the nature of things, that any
body of reasoning men, so constantly engaged
in reflecting upon their duties and their rights,
ho fortunate In the widely-diffused means of
popular Information, Prom the newspaper,
through all its cheap, ypt inestimable varie
ties, and the every-day republication oi the
thoughts of evory great writer, living and
lead—it was impossible, we say, that a people
thus constantly impregnated with this various
intelligence, and compelled to reflect upon
their own condition, should not grasp eagerly
at the opportunity presented to them. And,
accordingly, when the year 1868 closed,
and we stood upon tho threshold of that ot
1859, tbe whole mass had been leavened, on
lightened, and fortified, by the .thorough and
drastic element which had played so conspicu
ous a part in the great contests against Fede
ral power and official insolence. Where
loos this state of things leave ns to-day?
What of the thick and fast-coming future?
fhe American people having witnessed and
participated in the-scenes allnded to, what
arc they ready for now 7
They are, last of all, roady for any Identity
with the present Administration of the
General Government in any movomont
which may lake place in any parly Conven
tion. The specific endorsement of the gene
ral policy of that Administration will bo the
death of any.party, or, of any movement.
This is the consideration upon which all par
ties (and wo think we may Bay all parties in
tho North and South) are inexorably resolved.
The South can certainly have no affection for
the present Administration, which has done
more to change the feelings of tho honest
men of the North against it, than William
!I. Sewaud himself could have done, had he
been elected President in 1856, and had be
carried out the most ultra ideas upon tbe
construction given to those ideas by his most
ultra adversaries.
The Administration of James Booimhan,
with enormous professions for tho South, has
done nothing to assist it in any respect.
Its Lecompton policy was demanded, not by
tho people, bnt by a few dogmatic Isadora in
tbe South, and evory step which it has subse
quently taken has only served to degrade the
South before the people of the free States.
Can tho North stand by an Administration
which has persistently labored from tbe bo
ginning to make it tho enemy of its Southern
brethren; which has sought to Abolitionize tho
Democratic party; which has toiled to pro
scribe the gallant leader of tho Northwestern
Democracy, whose whole life has been one
scene of dovotion to national principles; and
which, while protending devotion to great
Northern interests, has allowed itself to be
overruled in its own Cabinet by free-trade,
newly-converted, anti-Northern influences?
So, then, all soctious are agreed, or must be
agreed, to dispense with any endorsement of
the National Administration in any movement
which may hereafter be made.
And what are tho people next , ready for ?
lYhat will they next demand ? When they
have removed the reeking remains of the pre
sent dynasty from tho path of progress, they
will insist upon tho removal from that path
of all merely sectional organizations; they
will insist upon the rejection, by any Conven
tion which may assemble with any reason
able claim to tboir votes, of all ideas looking
to the dismemberment of our family of Ame
rican Confederacies. Thus they will insist that
Mr. Seward’s idea and Mr. Lincoln’s idea,that
this Union is to be all d nation of free States
or all a nation of slave States, must be disa
vowed. Thus, too, they will demand a plat-/
form which will not limit Presidential action
to the North or to the South, which will not
confine a Presidential .canvass to the freo
States alone or to the slave States alone, but
which will comprehend all the States of this
Union. They will domand a distinct repudia
tion of .the enemies of the Union, in whatovor
State they may be found.
We think, if the intelligent and patient
reader will carefully review the propositions
herein set forth, ho will find that the future of
American politics is a problom easy of solu
tion, and that no party can succeed iu this
country that does not act upon tho distinctive
platform of formally repudiating the heresies
of the present Administration, and of formal
ly repudiating the heresies of sectional organi
zations. «
The address of tho Democrats of Chester
county, published in Tub Press of to-day,
will be read with interest every whero, because
it states distinctly the position of a resolute
body of men. The facts and the conclu
sions of this addrcßS arc alike admirable
and ; unanswerable. At a moment when
there is an earnest desire for some an
nounced purpose of futuro action, no part
of tho Democracy of Pennsylvania have a
more hereditary right to speak to the great
issues of tho day than the sterling Democracy
of Chester. Led in many a fearful struggle
by John Hickman, whose devotiou to princi
ple has made his name a favorite name all
over the Union, tho Democracy of Chester
triumphed in tho hard and perilous campaign
of 1858. These mon have a peculiar right,
therefore, to speak in a crisis like tho pres
ent. Their counsels aro the counsels of wiso
and experienced Democrats, and they will be
heard beforo the bar of public opinion as men
who have won tho proud privilege of pleading
for their principles.
KF* Tho last Sunday Dispatch appeared in
a suit of now typo, giving it a brilliant and
almost a bridal appearance—no allusion to
tbe editorial bacbolor who presides over it.
The Dispatch is tho most prosperous of all
the Sunday weeklies. Its independent spirit,
and the surprising ability of all its editorials,
r as well as its long list of first-class correspon
dents, have made it a most successful enter
prise to Messrs. Lawlor, Everett, & Hinok
en, its industrious and public-spirited proprie
tors. We are gratified to see such men doing
well, ,
Johanna Murphy, one of the servant girls who
were! dangerously wounded at the time of the
Gouldy tragody, and who was supposed to bo
in a fair way of recovery, has had a relapse In
eonseqnenco of the removal of several loose pieces
of her skull. She is at present in a very critical
condition.
The Thirty Million Project.
Tho dobato in tho United States Senate, on
Monday last, upon the proposition to place
$30,000,000 at the disposal of Mr. Svobakah
for tho purchase of Cuba, was vory interest
ing and instructive, particularly tho speeches
of Senators Seward and TooitiiS, tho former
having spoken against, and tho latter in favor
of the appropriation. Both Senators may well
be proud of their efforts, as each was in its
way creditable, forcible, and eloquent. Mr.
Seward’s exhibit of the financial policy of tho
Administration was very striking. Aiterstating
that $30,000,000 was hut an initial sum, which
might he extended to $250,000,000 or more,
according to the will and pleasure of tho Pre
sident, ho said: ■
11 1 will assume that it authorizes the President
tooontraot a debt toSpain, without again consult
ing Congress or the Senato of the United States,
for the sum of $250,000,000. This proposi
tion comes at a timo when our revenues are re
duced to $50,000,001) and there is a confessed defi
oienoy for the year of $30,000 000. It la immaterial
whether wo borrow this $30,000,000 to pay to
Spain, as the bill proposes,'or whether we pay it
out of the receipts of the revenues flowing into
tho Treasury, and borrow the money to supply the
plaoe of what we thus abatraot. It proposes no
thing loss than to authorize the President of tho
United Btates to create at onoo and absolutely a
debt of $30,000,000, and indircotly a farther debt
of $220,000,000, in addition to a defioit, whiohis
virtually an oxiating debt against tho Treasury of
$30,000,000; making $00,000,000 of - new debt
certain, and $220,000,000 contingent. This, added
to an already fancied debt of $60,000,000, will
raise the national debt to $280,000,000. This is
to be done undor extraordinary circumstances.
We have at this moment no financial system
—no system of revoune. Wo have, indeed, a
tariff law whfoh brought last year into the Trea
sury over $40,000,000, and this year is expeoted
to bring in $50,000,000 ; but a revenue law
whioh leaves an annual defioit cannot bo said, to
oonstUute a fiscal system. Congress, after being
in serslon bow near two months, has utterly
failed to devise any kind of revenue system what
ever. Nor has the Exeontive Administration sub
mitted to Congresa any system for this emorgenoy.
Thi3 statement is strictly true, if you consider that
the President recommends one system in his on*
noal message, and that the Secretary of the Trea
sury,his own responsible minister of fioanoe, sub
mits to ns another and widely different one.
"Ibis groat increase of the public debt wo are
asked to make at tho very hour when, in compli
ance with the Executive recommendation, wo are
proposing to authomo him to bnild the Paoiflo
Railroad, at a oost of not less than $125,000,000
moro; and, simultaneously with this, in the same
message, we are also asked to authorise tho Presi
dent to move the army into Mexioo, whioh oan cost
nothing less than $100,000,000 more; and, at the
same time, in pursuance of recommendations of tho*
same weight and authority, wo are asked to au
thorize him to employ the army and the navy
against just so many Spanish-Amorican States on
this continent as ho Boall ohooso, which onn re
quire nothing less than $100,000,000 more; so,
without any financial system at all, we are to have
a great dobt creatod by this CoDgr6B3 of tho United
States, on the recommendation and application of
tho President to strengthen the arm of the Exeou
tiro, while weakening the powor and tbe constitu
tional force of the Senate and the House of Repre
sentatives, a debt of $500,000.000.”
Mr. Toombs, in his reply, summarily dis
posed of Mr. Sewaed’s financial difficulties
by avowing his hostility to tho Pacific Railroad
bill and most of the other expenditures sug
gested, and by declaring that Cuba waa worth
to this Union all the monoy that Mr. Bu
onANAN would pay ior it. An enumeration
of the national advantages likely to accrue
from the annexation of Cuba, a hold defiance
of French or English interference in csbo
Spain agreed to sell us that island, and a
masterly defence of the practical working of
our institutions over new acquisitions, with
out regard to the character of thoir popula
tion, formed the main points of his remarkably
ablo and telling speech.
But we see little reason to hope that tho
speedy acquisition of Cuba is at all involved
in this controversy. All the signs of the
times indicate the utter improbability of our
being ablo to purchase it now. Mr. Sewabd
well said, after quoting tho recent proceedings
in tho Spanish Chamber of Deputies:
“ Now, air, affor having showa that ths.rt is not
thfi least earthly prospect of acquiring the Island
of Cuba by, or in oonsequence of the passage of
what follows? It follows that the ques
tion whether Cuba is desirable, and ought to be
attained , is not at all in debate. It is an idle ,
a and mischievous abstraction. Thoro
la no such question hero; but the question whioh
is presented is, whether the Congress of the
United States shall authorise the President of
the United States to offer an indignity to Spam,
That is all.” r
Tho President has asked for unusual, extra
ordinary, and dangerous powers, and ho has
not given Congress tho slightest reason for
believing that any substantial good can result
from a compliance with his request. The
belief that Cuba will one day become an in
tegral .portion of this Union is almost univer
sal, bnt thoro is nothing to mark this as a
propitious period for accelerating that event,
or for selecting Mr, Buchanan and tho
scheme he has devised as the agents through
which that end is to bo attained.
The Opera.
“Don Giovanni” is always sure to draw a
good house, oven whon the oast is bat Indifferent.
What wonder, then, that the Academy of Masio
was crowded last night, when it was so great?
Nor was the audience disappointed, whioh was
testified by their enthusiasm. - Horr Formes, as
hepereltoy was quite in his elomont; indeed, it
was hard to tell whioh gavo the greater pleasure,
his fine acting, or his wonderful singing, and ho
really eoernod as doligbtod himself as tho audi
enoo. We. think Lepcretlo decidedly his groalest
part. Md’llo Piccolomlni, as Zerh na, was oharm*
ing; but we confess we likod Colson better in
tho same pert. Her noting was certainly
quite as good, and eho Bang much better.
Md’lle Poinsot made morn of tho poor part of
Donna Anna than any ono who has"ever played
it here beforo. This young lady is fust becoming
quito a favorito In Philadelphia. Sho deserved
the applauso she received last night. Ghioni
Bang the part of Donna Elvira very well. Slg.
Florenza as the Don was capital. He really is a
fine artist. Lorini as Don Ottavio was very good.
Altogether, the porformanoe gavo satisfaction.
This afternoon there will be a Matinee, when
Laborde, Poinsot, and Formes will appear. Tbe
“ Barber of Sovillo ” and tho ” Huguenots ” will
bo the attraction.
Edward Everett. —Thero aro fow men living
who absorb a largor aharo of publio interest than
the Hon. Edward Everett. Having separated
himself from politios, in whioh his talents quali
fied him to act a lofty part, he has consecrated
those talents to one of tbe noblest objeots. By his
oratorical labors, he has contributed over fifty
thousand dollars towards the purchase of Mount
Vernon/and still oontinues his endeavors to sooure
for his countrymen tho home of Washington.
Those who have not heard Mr. Everett describe
the magnifioont mansion of tho Dake of Marlbo
rough, in contrast with his classic portraiture of
<( tho modest home on tho banks of the Potomac,”
have yet to realize the power and beauty of true
oloquenoo. The subjeot of Mr. Everett’s oration,
at tho Academy of Music, this evoning, will bo
“ Franklin,” for whioh intellectual feast the oom
munity is measurably indebted to tho Pennsylva*
nia Institute, under whoso auspices the oration
is to be delivered. This oirenmstanoo, itself, will
add to the interest of tho occasion. Tho objeot of
this institution is tho encouragement of youth in
the study of mechanics and the fine arts. This
oration, though prepared expressly for the “ Penn
sylvania Institute,” was delivered in Boston,
about a week ago, at tbe oelebration of the one
hundred and fifty-third anniversary of Franklin’s
birth, when it was listened to with great pleasure
by noariy Ihreo thousand persons.
We may state that every seat in the house haß
been taken, even to the oheirs in the orohostra.
Tab Burns Centennial Anniversary
Tho celebration of this day was participated in by
a large numbor of tbo oholoest spirits of tho na
tion, in various seotions of tbe oouutry. Burns is
tbe favorito poot of a large portion of the Ameri
can people, and his memory is saoredly embalmed,
in their hearts. At the oelebration in this city,
at Sansom-street Hall, the loading oration'
was delivered by Col. Thomas Fitzgerald, editor
of the Pbiladelphio City Item. We regret that
we hove not space to publish it. It was an do
quont eulogy, creditable to the speaker, and well
oalouiated to revive in tho minds of his hearers
their recollection of tbe career of the great poet.
Coal Statistics.—' Tho proprietor of the United
States Railroad and Mining Register , Mr.
Thomas S. Fernon, has furnished us with a copy of
his “ Tabulated Coal Register” for tho yonr 1858.
It contains full nnd oomplote statistics of tho oonl
tradoof tho Unitod States, as also of tho carrying
lines—railroad and canals—botwoon the mines
and the markets, compiled from offioinl sources.
To thoso who aro interested in tho coal trade, or
fool a pride in the growth and development of tho
great mineral produotsof our Stato, it is invaluable
as furnishing a reliable referonoo.
Syria and tiie Turk s.—Three interesting lee
tures on Syria and tho Turks will shortly be de
livered in Concert Hall, by Prof. Johns, Lieut.
W. F. Lynch, and Rev. H. S. Osborn, for tho bo
nefit of the Northern Home for Friendless
Children, tho Young Men’s Christian Association
of Cnmdon, and tho House of Industry for rolief
of the poor. Judging from tho programme pro
sonted and tho high character of tho speakers, wo
do not doubt that these lectures will prove as enter
taining and suooessful as any that have ever been
delivered in our oity.
Oil Paintinos at Auction B. Scott. Jr., auc
tioneer, No. 431 Chestnut street, has now open for
examination a largo collection of Oil Paintings,to
bo sold this morning at half-past ten o’olook.
Suicide. —Honesdalo, Pa , January 26.—A
young man, nnmed George W. Wilson, committed
suioiue this evoning, by shooting himself with a
pistol. Tho reason assigned for tho act is disap
pointment in lovo.
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1859.
BY MIDNIGHT MAIL.
Letter from Washington.
[Correspondence of The Press.]
. Washington, Jan. 26, 1859.
It is stated hero that Judge Irwio, tho United
States judgo for distriot of Pennsyl
vania, now in course of investigation, will re
sign his place, and that Attorney General
Blaok will also resign , his plaoo in the pre
sent Coblnot, and take that vaoated by Judgo
Irwin. Judgo Blaok is tirod of his position. It
is really hard to boar. Ho has innumerable
difficulties to moot. Tho President is a hard task
master. Ho roally allows Judgo Black no pa
tronago. Every little office in our State, whioh of
right ought to go to Blaok, tho President monopo
lizes and disposes of. If Mr Buohannn were a
young man, and had ten thousand hopos for re
eleotion to the Presidenoy, he oould not be more
exaoting in regard to tho dispensation of those
little pl&oes. Judge Blaok has had no power to
bestow, though many promises to fulfil. His
friends come here expecting mueh, but getting
nothiog from. him. Weary of this offioial drudgery,
and really tired of politics, (for whioh he never
was fitted,) ho pines for a snuggery in the western
part of our State, in which, with little to do, ho
may oontemplato the “ ingratitude of Ropublios.”
I am not surprised to hear that he is anxious to
tako Judge Irwin's place.
Tho disslosure of tho soorots of the Sonata in
exooutive sossion is just now oroating much con
fasion. The New York Herald had a falso and
garbled statement of the Douglas and Fitoh affair ;
by whom disoiosed romains to be ascertained.
Some years ago, when Mr. Buohanan was Secre
tary of State, the Herald got a full statement of
some State secrets, about whioh he was exceedingly
nervous when the fact was exposed. The Herald
Is in luok now, as it was then.
The speeoh of Mr. Bocook, of Virginia, a stern,
etrict State-rights Democrat, against the attempt
to onnfer upon Presidont Buohanan despotic
powers in regard to tho foreign missions, has
oreatod muoh sensation. Pioneer.
It is no mean compliment to tho enterprise and
public spirit of Philadelphia, that tho now hotel
on the oorner of Chestnut and Ninth stroots is
being pushed forward rapidly to completion. Its
giant proportions and prospeotive superiority are
already the subjeot of favorable newspaper com
ment all over the Union, and tho increased de
mand for first-class hotel accommodations in our
oity is daily becoming more apparent. That its
being in operation to-day would add many thou
sands of dollars to tho trado of Philadelphia
during tho coining season is so well understood by
our merchants that tho most enterprising of them,
we are glad to see, aro taking hold of the work
vigorously, determined to oarry it through as
early as possiblo. Instoad of being any longer
rogarded as an uncertain investment, tho figures,
as already ascertained, render it moro than proba
ble that the o&pital Invested will pay the stock
holders a very handsome percentage. We are
lod to infer this from theso facts:
The entire cogt of the hotel, when completed, will
not exoeed seven hundred and eighty thousand
dollars, Including the ground rents and taxes up
to the day it is to be banded over to tbe lessee,
and the estimated annual inoomc—judging from
oontraots and offers already made—will be, after
deducting taxes and insurance, not less than fifty
eight thousand dollars, or sovon and & half per
cent, on the capital invested. This estimate is
based upon the presumption that the stores will
roßtfor about twonty-fivo thousand dollars, though
it is belioved that when tho hotol is once In opera
tion they will rent for a muoh larger amount.
Enough appliontions, we believe, havo already
boon made to cover the entire number.
Barring tho oerfcainty, howevor, of this invest- ,
meat being dirootly remunerative, tbe bonefit it
will confer upon our oity by increasing her float
ing population, is a matter that concerns every
Philadelphian- In a metropolis liko this, it is
sheer nonsense to suppose that tho addition to our
hotol aooommodationß, whioh tbo completion of
this house will seoure, will detract from the pros,
perlty of first-olass houses alroady established.
Instead of having this effeot, it will arrest in Phila
delphia thousands of persons every season, who
would otherwise pass through, to whore suoh ac
commodations are more nmplo. Tho hotel facili
ties of tho oity of Now York havo been more than
quadrupled within a vory few yoars, and in
evory case tho necessary additional patronage
has been realised; and why should this not apply
to Philadelphia? Tbe proprietor of a loading
Now York house, in speaking to one of our well
known oltizens, admitted, soon after tho new hotel
was oommenoed, that he had five hundred guests
lodging with him then, who, he had roason to
believe, would be quartered undor tbo roof of the
new hotel in Philadelphia, if it had been thon in
operation. This was at a time whoo our first-class
hotols here were orowded to overflowing, and
obliged to turn away npplfo/iqta at arory arrival,
as is known to bo the case, more or less, every'sea
son.
Supposing, merely, that ten thousand more arri
vals annually should bo registered upon our hotol
lists in consequence of our Inoreaecd hotel accom
modations—whioh is a vory meagre estimate, be
ing an average of loss than thirty a day—who'
does not see that tho additional amount of money
it would bring to Philadelphia would be enor
mous?—for it must be remembered that persons,
generally, who patronize first-oloss hotols are mon
of means, who spend thoir money freely where the
inducements are as irresistible as those held out
by our merchants and manufacturers in tho vari
ous departments of trado.
In this connection, wo cannot refrain spooking
of tho splondid entorprlsos projooted and owned by
onr fellow-oitizen, Goorgo W. Edwards, Esq.—the
La Pierre and tho Girard Hotels. These fine cstab ,
liabtnonts attract to Philadelphia hosts of stran
gers, and are known and spokon of throughout tho
ITdlob. The firm of Presbury, Chadwick, &■ Co ,
of the Girard, and tho Messrs. Ward, of .the La
Pierre, have made thousands of friends by their
connection with those magnificont hotels, and have
thus added to their own reputation and the repu
tation of our oity. The ereotion of the now hotol
will no more intorfero with the prosperity of the
Lnpiorro, or with the value of tho property upon
which the Girard is situated, than those two hotels
intorfered with the property—save to enhance it—
in tho neighborhoods in which thoy aro respeo
tively looatod. On tho contrary, ovory great
building orectcd in Philadelphia Improves all tho
tenemonts adjaoont to it, and contributes to tho
genoral welfare.
It ib apparent, thoreforo, that tho new hotel pro
jeofc is ominontiy a Philadelphia enterprise, ob its
tendency will bo to increase our buslnoss, to on
hanco the interests of our manufacturers, and thus
contribute substantially to tho wealth of our oity.
It has already been leased to Paron Stevons, Esq.,
of Boston, (one of the most efficient and responsi
ble hotel proprietors in this country,) for a term
of twolvo years, at an annual rent of forty thou
sand dollars, tho manogers having contracted to
deliver it to tho lessee on tho first of February,
1860. To meet this engagement a considerable
sum—though trifling oomparod with tho amount
already subscribed—jot remains to be raised.
With tho viow of effeotlng this, a committoo of
twonty, composed ohiefly of our loading mer
chants, h«B been appointed to assist the board of
managers. A meeting of this committoo was held
on Tuoaday oVoning, when a largo amount of ad
ditional subscriptions was reported, and tho most
flattering indications oliciicd that our merchants
and business men aro fully awakened to the im
portance of consummating the work, 6uf
fioiont funds to enclose tho building, and
meet all existing contracts, have already
been subscribed ; and as it has been de
termined to finish the building without one dollar
of dobt resting upon it, and as the sum yet re
quired Is small oompared with tbo importance of
the projeot to the interests of Philadelphia, we
trust that our citizens will respond with prompt
ness and liberality to tho demand now made npon
them for tho remaining subscriptions. We have
already tbo prido of railroads in our Pennsylvania
Central; we have the queen of amusement palaces
in our Aoadoiny of nlusic; and, with tho prospoot
of soon presenting to tbe travelling oommunity
the finest hotel in America, wo think tbe vitality
and publio spirit of Philadelphia are substantially
vindicated.
Conviction of Peter Corrie for the Mur
der of Police Officer Rigtlou,
The trial of Petor Corrlo, whioh occupied the
attontion of Baltimore county oourt, atTowsen
town, for some ten days post, was brought to a
oiese this morning. Tho oaso was givon to the
jury about two o’olook yestorday afternoon, and at
twenty minutes to eleven, this morning, they re
turned into court with a vordiot of “Guilty of
murder in the first degree.”
There was much anxioty and exoitoment in
ooart when the jury came in. Tho prisoner, look
ing pale and haggard, was put into the box. Ho
was commanded to stand and hold np bis right
hand, whoreup<fti tho vordict, us abovo stated, wns
pronounoed. On its rendition he sunk to his soat,
plainly betraying Omolion3 thutiudientod all hopo
was lost. There was, however, a seeming effort
to battlo against foolings within. At tborequost
of Mr. Preston, oounsel for the prisoner, tho jury
was polled, and each member of it answered in
dividually—“ Guilty of murdor In tho first do
greo.”
The culprit was then remanded to prison to
await aontoDce. A large number of spectators
were prosent, but all passed off quietly and in or
der. As is usual In suoh cases, a motion may be
made for a new trial, without, howovor, any hopo
of obtaining it. Aftor tbe proper time has
elapsed, both Cropps and Corrie will be brought
out, sentenced, nnd remanded to the Baltimore
oity jail, whence they oarne, to await their donth
warrants and tho extromo penalty of tho law, in
expiation of the terrible orime for whioh thoy now
stand convicted.
Muoh orodit is due to Mr. Glttings, tho St&to’s
attorney, and to his ablo assistant, tor tho faithful
manner in which thoy discharged their duty in
this case. Mr. Preston, tho prisoner’s counsol,
was also indofatignblo in his efforts, whioh, how
ever, proved unavailing. We cannot but hope
justice has boon fairly moted out, and, with tho
entire community, must rejoice that dread retribu
tion is likely to overtake offender eo reckless and
inhuman.— Baltimore American, 26th.
At the Printers’ Festival at Cleveland, a
lottor was road from Horaoe Greeley, with tho
following sentiment:
Type Metal— Des'lued t - * batter tho visage of pp?]r.t-
Um, and perforata the vltile of fluporstition—if the
powers of darkness refuse it free course, lot way bo
made for it with shooting-sticks.
The New Hotel.
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
Second Session.
Washington, Jan. 20, 1850.
SENATE.
A joint resolutirm, asking for tbe ex'eoflion of tbo
Legislature of Ktmßaa for twenty days, was referred to
tbo Committee on Territories.
Mr-Baulin, of Maine, presented the credentials of
Mr. FefißOuden, re-elected Senator from Maine for six
years from tbe 4th of March next.
Tho motion of Mr. Sbwakd, of New York, to admit
Meeera Lane and McCarty (claiming to be Senators
from Indiana) to the privilege of nduiLsion to tlio floor
of the Senate pending thedfcis'OD of their cJnim, was
next considered.
Mr. Tbuubcjll, of Illinois, ppoke earnestly in favor
of their admieslon, and hop*d that this aotof ooorloßy
would be extended without discuflflion. A refusal, he
eaid, would bo an act of discourtesy to tbo Btato of In
diana.
Thu question being taken on taking tho resolution
from tbo table, and the noos prevailing, Mr. Iverson,
of Georgia, auggented that It bo takon up and voted to
lay on the table, so an to prevent it coming up daily
until the end of the eeeoion.
An animated debate ecsued.
Mr. Mason, of Virginia, moved to lay the resolution
on the table.
Mr. PrwsßD in referring to Mr. Iverflon’n remarks,
said that the Senator knew him sufficiently well to
koow that hn (Seward) is the last man to npponl, by
factious opposition, from any well-matured decision of
the Senate.
The quortion was to grnut to tho two gontlemen,
claiming to bo Senators from tho State of Indiana, the
right to stand behind the backa of the two persona who
occupy the chairfl which they claim ns thoir own. n«
had seen tho Hungarian Patriot, Foreign Minsters,
and multitudes of others, given the poor privilege of
standing room upon thiß floor, white tho gentlemen
olaimingto bo Senators, and whom tbo Judiciary Com
mittee may, at any moment, report to ho the veritable
Senators, are refused the number of square feet they
would occupy.
Mr. Dayakd, of Delaware, spoke against the admis
sion of the gentlemen in question to the floor of tho
Beuate. ■
The discussion having reopened the parallel case of
Olayborne and Colvon. in tho XXXth Congress.
Mr. Hbll. of Tenoeeree, and Mr Pavib, of Missis
sippi, discussed the subject; tbe former in favor, and
the latter in opposition to tbe admission of the con
tending Senators from Indiana.
. Finally, tho Tf Bolntlcn waa laid on the table—yeas 31,
navfl 22—Merarfl. Brightand Fitch not voting
The Seriate then proceeded to voto an to whether tho
Indian appropriation bill or the Paoiflc Railroad bill
should be taken up.
The motion to take up tho Pacific Railroad bill pre
vailed
'Wilson’s (Mass.) amendment, the main foaltire
of which is that a board of flve civil engineers shall lo
,c*te tho ronte of the roadbetweon tho thirty-fourth
End thirty-tocond parallels, was put to a vote and lost—
yeas 13, nays 82.
The amendment of Mr. Davis. (Miss ), being tho sub
stitute offered by the minority of the corumittoe, being
the next in order, was put to a voto and lest—yeas 18,
nays 23.
The amendment of Mr. Pugh, (Ohio), whioh provides
for the termination of the road on the
of California, was next voted on, and lost—yeßS 26,
nayu2B.
[A point of order here srone, from the fact that, du
ring the executive session of yesterday, some subject
was made the special order forto-darat two o’clock.
The galleries were accordingly cleared, to afford Sana
tors an opportunity to discuss the question whether the
special order ahould be rescinded, and the Pacific Rail
road biff be continued.
On tbo reopening tho doors, the consideration of tho
Pacific Railroad bill was resumed ]
Mr. of Tennessee, Rpoke on tho bill.
The various amendments, including the one intro
duced hy tbe Senator from Minnesota, {Mr. Rice,] for
a northern routo, were then voted on and lost.
Mr. Hammond, of South Carolina, moved to lay the
billon the table, which was also lost by a vote of 21
yess to 20 nays.
All the amendments being now disposed of, to-mor
row, at one o’clock, was the hour appointed for the vote
on the final passage of the bill. Adjourned
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Craio, of Maine, from the Committee on Poet
Offices and Po*t Roads, reported a bill providing for
the transportation of tbo mails from tho Atlaatfo to the
Pacifio coast
Mr. English, of Indiana, reported a substitute there
for.
Mr. Clare of New York, from tho Committee on
the Judiciary, ronde an adverse report on the bill to
amend the Act establishing the Court of Olaltne, so as to
permit creditors to sue th° Government.
On motion of Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania, tho bill
was referred to the Oommittee of the Whole on the
state of the Union.
Mr. Chapman, of Pennsylvania, from tho Coramltteo
on Judiciary, reported abill punishing the forgery and
counterfeiting military land warrants, certificates of
location, purcba*e, dec , or knowingly uttering or cir
culating the same. The punishment is not less than
three nor more than ten years In the penitentiary. Mr.
flbapman urged the importance of the bill, PAying that
it had received the unnnimons approbation of the Com
mittee on Judioiarv. There is not a nt»tute at this
time to punish said offences, although there I» for forg
ing treasury notes. As offences relative to laud war
rants are increasing in frequency, the crime should not
bepormit’ed to go “unwhipt of justice ”
The bill was then passed.
Mr. Whitklbt. of Delaware, from the Committee
on AgrltuUure, reported joint resolutions declaring it
to be the duty of tho Government to use All its consti
tutional, diplomatic, and commercial powers to procure
from foreign Governments a modification of their sys
tems of revenue with respect to American tobacco, with
thovlewofremovingtheprenent restrictions; ana thßt
instructions ought to be given by tbe Executive to our
consular anl commercial agents, that such a desirable.
re s ult may h« obtained.
Mr. Gabnktt, of Vlrg'nio, objected to that portion «l
the reflations, which, in his opinion, looks to retalia
tory duties.
hie WniTKLK? replied that the committee had no
such intention in framing tho resolutions.
Mr. Morris, of Pennsylvania, wished American iron
and the other products to be included in tbe proposed
protection. The resolution proposed a special protec
tion to tobacco only.
Mr. Stbpsbrs. of Georgia, did not see anything like
protection In the resolutions. They contemplated only
th<* removal of restrictions.
Tho resolutions were passed.
Mr. Krlbbt, of New York, Introduc'd the homestead
bill, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole
on tbe state of the Union.
' or Pennsylvania, iiAtd that a similar bill
had been twice passtd by th« House, and as often de
feated io the gepate. As the subject bad been debated
for the lAst eight years, bo now merely wished to re
mind the gentlemen that the Government should be
brought hack to the sound principle of legislation laid
down by General Jaok«on, that the public lauds »hould
cease to be a source of public rovenuo. and be Bet anart
for the homes of actual settlors, lie taunted that Con
gress will sanction this principle, and put an end to
speculation - and land monopoly. The latter has been
tried in tho Old W'>rld, aod Its fruits aro written in the
tears of the people. The dictates of hmuanily and
wledom require that the public lands be disposed of in
such away as will best promote the general welfare,
and elevate and eonoble thohuman raco. lie gave no
tice that he would to-morrow a<k for a vote, and io this
there seemed to be a general concurrence.
Tbe House resolved iteoif into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, and took up tho con
sular and diplomatic bill.
The committee rejected the pending amendment,
which was to the effect th»t no money shall be expend
ed in the support or education of tho recaptured Afri
cans
Mr. Crawford, of Georgia, offered an amendment
reducing the proposed ?7ft,000 to enablo the President
to carryout the law of 1819, to 516,000. 110 contended
that ♦bore was no authority for the contract with the
American Colonizition Society for tho educution and
support of the Afreann captured on board the Echo.
Mr. Stewart of Maryland, said that if it wad neces
sary, fn carrying out tho act of 1819, to stipulate for
their education aud support, no objection could be made
to the contract entered into by tbo President. The
North makes wsr on the President for enforcing the fu»
gltive-aUvo law, and if tbe President ooforoe the law
for the suppression of the slavo trade the South makes
war on h»m. Ho was opposed to this ultralsm.
Mr. Moons, of Alabama, admittel that there are
precedents for the President’s wjtfon, but there was a
question above that It was. /whether this Govern
ment should connect itself with the scheme of the Oo*
lonization Soofety, and bolster op that rotten concern In
Libnrla. which has proved a failnro and au abortion.
Mr. MIU.SON. of Virginia, expressed his surprise at
the sensitiveness exhibited by gontleinen, who seem to
believe that to condemn the cfav<* trade fs to reproach
slavery. Do did not know what else the President
could have done relative to the recaptured Africans.
Mr. Cash, of Indiana, said that he did not see how
they could conH'stently vote this money to educate
there Africans In Liberia, when the education of ne
groes in ths slave States in made a criminal offence.
Talk about the horrors of the middle panrage ! Ho had
read an advertisement of a rurn-yay slave, right under
our immediate view. who. It was stated, could b» iden
tified by bis scarred hands andbick. Hence, for the
sake of consistency, they should strike out the pr»vi
sion iu the bill n n w under consideration.
Mr. Kkitt, of South Carolina, in reply to Mr. Mill
son, said that Southern gentlemen had merely protested
against this Government—full mounted on an antl-sia.
very sentiment—riding down tho refiirlctione of the
law. The President had no right to make a contract for
the support and nraiotonauco of the negroes of the Echo.
The charity of this Government has been prostituted
to upholding tbe Colonisation Society, which urningop
from a spurious sentimentality in a single night, which
receives its support from old maids acddllapidated poli
ticians, who colonize negroes from a maudlin humani
ty. This is what the President has dono. •
Mr. IIcNUAM.of Pnnth Cnrolinn, proposed and advo
cated an amendment, confining the appropriation to
the act of 1819, by strikiog ont tho words, “ami aDy
subsequent acts now in force.”
• Mr. Bewaro. of Georgia, looked on tho laws which
bare been msdo for the prevention and stippreißion of
tbe slave trado asin violation of tho Constitution. He
wanted Georgia and tbe other Pouthern States to set
tle tho question for themselves.
Mr. Barksoals, of Mississippi, endorsed Mr. Sew
ard’s remarks, but regarded this discussion as out of
place
-Mr. Bobnett, of Kentucky, bed listened with sur
prise acd regrst to the discu'sinn on tbo subject of ru
opening the slave trade. He regnrded it as unfortu
nate for his section of the Union, in the name of which
bo entered Ms protest against those proceedings ns cal
ealatsd to phee it in a falsa podtioo. Wneu the time
comes t:» solve this problem, then tho titro will como
for Southern gentlemen to move in the matter. Ho
thnuKbt tho law of 1819 conferral on the President
power to do what he had dono in reference to tbe re
gronfl of the slaver Echo.
Mr Sinoi.kton, of Mississippi, complftined of a
forced construction being given t« tho law. Suppose
there shonld bo a Black llopubliom President, his
partisans would carry out the precedent now sought to
be set. nnd take money out of tho Treasury to an un
limited amount for similar purposes. Will tlm I)omo.
cratio party put a construction on tbo law which will
operate ngalust no in tho future ? The safety of the
South, it being In th« minority, depends on tho strict
construction of tho Courlttutlou.
Mr. Iluoiivs. of Indiana, had listened with ioteregt,
bnt not without surprise and regret, to this discussion.
Mr Gartrell, of Georgia, vainly cppsaled to gen
tlemen to take the vote and dispose of thin bill.
Mr. Joun Cochrane, of New York, said tho dobnto
was more exciting than instructive. He fully agreed
with tho gentlemen on hie side or the House, that If
the question proposed was to be candidly and manfully
met, it should be on tbe issue whether the slave trade
should be prohibited or permitted, and not in debate,
collaterally, on the phraseology of an appropriation
bill.
The question now la whether, under tho existing
lowb, certain acta hnvo been performed honestly and in
good faith by tho President, and whether the ropresen
taliven of tho people will declare that tho appropriation
should bo mada to defray tho expenses incurred by tho
Administration No person is be 10 l" j ronource on any
other poiirt than this. As-to tho vessels euzaged in
tho slavo trade coming from tho North, ho wonld bo
ready at tho proper time fairly aud manfully Wtake his
position when tbo issue la raised.
Mr. Groesdbck, of Ohio, sa'd ho did not require a
postponement of th** Issuo. He was ready to meet it
now. It Is more likely an aot will be pisstd for (he
more faithful execution of tho i rosebt lawo for tbo sup
pression of the slavo trade than that those now on tho
stata'e will be repealed, no expressed regret at the
occurrence of this debate, and that a humane aot on
tho part of the Preaidcnt had met with such stern ob
jection. He approved of everything the President bal
done in tho premises. Thtscountry would have con
sidered it cruel if these Africans had been turned adrift
tmpTovld a d for on the flhores of Africa. 110, as a Do
raoolat, thanked th« rresldont 110 thanked him for
his humanity in the name of the nation.
Mr. lIUQJIBB, of Indiana, concurred in every word
Mr. Groesbeck had uttered. 110 had always said.tho
Democratic party was not a sectional party. The Con
sUtalion Is Its platform in lettor and spirit. 110 had
always And cow said, that if tho Constitution imposed
manacles on negroes, ho w.tjj for it still; beoauso it was
t'-e Constitution of his country. The Constitution does
recogniae. by Implication, tho suppression of the slave
trad©, ana if the time should ovor come when any con
siderable portion of tho Democratic party ahall, either
directly or Indirectly, propoao to fanteu and oncourego
that trade, Democratic party cannot boaat
that it is a nnlmnal p.'.riy. ns it uow ia. Ho wan
ready to meot the Issue.
Mr. SiROtiKTON, of Mi'ot'oippl, ramarked that ho had
expressed no opinion us to tbo slavo trade.
Mr. Bcrnstt, of Kentucky, said it the dutyef
States rights Demo Tate. and those who claim to be
strict eon-tructioni'ts. todißCUFflon the pending bill
quoMti-irs connect d with Urn African sKve trade. Ho
yielded to *« man in his ad heron*-, to tho rights of tho
State*, and would be ready to repel aggression from any
quarter.
Mr. Babss'dalk, of Mississippi. wsb satisfied that the
President, in returning the Africans brought to this
country by the Echo, baivlolatsd the lair. lie had
nn authority for the contract which he made. Be
lieving, however, that the President acted from pa
triotic purposes, he was not p-epared to condemn him.
Under proper circumstances. he should be prepared to
take a position as to the reopening of the slave trade,
and in its favor. The safety of the North and South
demanded the efficient aud faithful execution of the
laws.
Mr. NionoLW, of Ohio, said the debate on tho other
nlde affordod him lunch gratification, but sometimes
there was too much of a good thing. If they would
consent to take a vote on striking out the whole section
under consideration, he thought it would bo tho best
thing they could do
[At this point there were loud aud earnest cries fir
l{ the question ”J
Mr. Or.ay, of Kentucky, said that yesterday bo had
occasion to remark that he was opposed to all the laws
on the statute-book with reference to the slave trade
lie explained that no man waamore opposed to reopen
ing it than he was, and In this he believed ho was sus
tained br his constituents. But the present laws pun
ishing the Blave trade as piracy were so severe that
they could not be enforced. Other penalties might bo
provided. Ho did not believe that a white man could
be haoged for It, either in the South or at Boston. He
was opposed to the eighth section of the treaty of
Washington, aa it was ao entangling alliance with Great
Brit'ln, and caused outrages on the American flsg. lie
hoped that notice would be given to Great Britain to
put an end to the treaty, bo that we may preserve our
own police on the seas.
Mr. Buinktt. A/e you not in favor of enforcine tho
la®* which exist?
Me. Clay. lam.
Mr. AZrtKS, of South Carolina, paid he was that hide
ous thin?—'‘t sectioual man ! lie stood here a Southern
imn, representing in part a sove eigu State. They of
tho South cannot but he pectloral, beesuse they imut
ho united to maintain themvolvea. 110 did uotclasn
himself in the Democratic ranks Ha would unite with
the Democrats when lie could do so coasc’ontlouily and
cocuistently, haviug reference to his Slale and section ;
when they called upon him to depart half of a hair’s
breadth from hia principles, bo would turn his hack on
and leave them foreve *. Ho was not only prepared to
udvocito the reopening of the slave trade, but sweeping
away all laws which stamped hia constituents as pi
r&tea, and placed a stigma on Southern institutions.
Mr. Gooch, of Massachusetts did not regard this dis
cussion as a waste of time, as it foreshadowed the
course hereafter to ba pursued in this Jlouso It w«s
right that the people should know ia ad vauce llie ques
tions their Representatives flhall bo callod on to debate.
Usd tho people been thus forewarned before they
elected certain men to office, there would have bean a
differ cot result Apprehension had been expressed br
a gentleman (Mr. Singleton) as to what a Republican
President would do in the event i f such an ejection.
Ho (Mr Gooch) would say that, iu his cp’Dlon, fhould
the Republicans succeed to powor, they would give to
the law tho sam» construction which two Democratic
Presidents have given it—the fame construction in
which tin Democratic party havo acquiesced for twenty
years. They would not go a slop fariher than tfco
precedent would jurtify, supported by tho opiuions of
leading Democratic statesmen. The construction given
by the President to ths law of 1810 is the correct one.
Mr. Brixou of North Carolina, expres»od a desire
that the committee should rise; This debate was pro
ductive of more ills than the mere consumption of
time.
The clause under consideration, viz: the appropria
tion to enable the President to carry into effeot the con
tract made with tho Colonization Society, etc., was
stricken out.
[This does not Anally dispose of the subject, ai it
will be voted on in the House.]
The committeo thon roso, and the House adjourned.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Harrisburg, Jan. 20.
SENATE.
The Senate met at 11 o’clock A. M-
The following bills woro reported with a favorable
recommendation:
To incorporate th« Bouthwark Soup Sooietv.
To incorporate the Indian-American Commercial
Company.
To incorporate the Carolina Steam Navigation Com
pany'
To incorporate the American Improvement Loan
Company.
To incorporate the Delaware and Schuylkill Dredging
Company.
The following bills were reported nogat : voly :
The supplement to the oommon-school laws.
To Incorporate the Chemical Manure Manufacturing
Company.
Mr. Wblsd, of York, introduc’d a joint resolution
directing the State Treasurer to pay no certificate of
the settlement ot claims since the 19th instant. The
resolution w.b immediately considered nod passed.
Mr. Bull, of Chester, read in place a bill supple
mentary to tho act relative to connecting raihoads.
The supplement to the Ljck Hav-en and Tyrone Rail
road was considered rnd passed.
Also, the bill relativo to pawnbrokers in the city of
Philadelphia.
Also. the bill to exteud the power to administer oaths
by pro’bnrotaries and oierks of courts, with a proviso
that nothing therein contained shall apply to the city
of Philadelphia.
After passing several private bills, the Senate ad
journed
The House met at the usual hour.
In accordance with the resolution adopted yesterday,
the first Imsiners in order was the consideration of the
bills on the private calen ar that had passed a first
reading.
Tbo following bills were passed finally :
An act authorizing the qualified electors of the coun
ty of Delaware, at the general election in October,
1859, to elect a prothonotary. clerks of the Court of
Quarter Sessions, Oyer and Terminer, aod Orphans’
Court; also a register of wills, nud recorder of deeds.
A further supplement to the act to incorporate
tbe I'rle City Railroad Company, approved Gth of
April 1853.
A further supplement to tho act to incorporate tbe
Pittsburg aud Erie Railroad Company.
Au aot relative to pawnbrokers in tho city of Phila
delphia.
An act to incorporate tbe Ironton Railroad aud
Mining Company in Lehigh cnaoty.
The following, which were on the oalendar, wore
postponed:
Tbe act relative to tho pay of Jurors in Northamp
ton county.
The act relative to a railroad between Chatnbersburg
and Hagerstown
Mr. Smith,of Philadelphia, offered the following:
Resolved, That the resolution by which Mr, Dono
van w»s prohibited from tbe bar of tho Houee during
its sessions be, and the same ia hereby, rescinded, and
that Mr. Donovan Is hereby restored to his privilege as
an ex-member of the Legis'aturo.
Tho question being taken on the second reading of
*®as>iut{oa, It whs wot agreed tc—yens 37* nays 18.
The Committee on Corporations reported rs follows :
An act to incorporate tho Citizens’ Mutual Safety In
surance Company.
An act to incorporate tho Control Market Company
of Philadelphia.
An act to Incorporate the Presbyterian Church at
Harrisburg. -
An act to change the name or the Pittsburg Life, Fire,
and Marine Insurance Company.
Au act to incorporate tbe Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Philadelphia.
An act securing to the people of Philadelphia the
right of free travel over certain highways
A larg9 number of other bills were also reported.
On motion of Mr. Thorn, of Philadelphia, the House
proceeded to the consideration of «ho bill incorporating
tbo Western Market Company, and it was passed final
ly—yeas 65, nays 20.
Tbo bill to incorporate tho Allegheny Insuranco
Company was posced.
Mr. Xlamss&ly, a supplement to the act incorpora
ting the Second aod Third Streets Passenger Rsilroad
Company of Philadelphia.
Wr. Wu.i.sr moved to proceed to the consideration
of the mme ; which was agreed to, aud the Raid bill
was read a second ti^e.
Mr. Smith, of Berks. I MiouM ilka to know in what
respects and to whut extent this supplement incrOAies
tV.o powers of tbo passongor railroad on Second and
Third streets of Philadelphia, which was incorporated
lost year; whether it is intended merely to carryout
the prorisfona of their charter, or dosi it not very raa •
thriftily affect the stock of the company? I should
like, sir, to vote intelligently on this question, and
with my eyes open.
Mr. Hamkrsly. This bill compels the Second and
Third-street Passenger Railroal Company to perform
a duty they ought to hare performed long ago.
Mr. Frick. If I understood tho matter right, it is
offered for the purpose of increasing the cap" tat stock of
that compa-y. tt appears to tuo that if the company
has not performed its duty towards its citizens, it has
no right to come herewith any such bill as that It
appears to me that that bill comes here In disguise;
not to further the interests of the people in that dis
t*ict, but to get a large subscription to their stock. If
that company comta into this Mouse iu that manner
to havo their bill passed. I shall oppose It. It jink
tho hill is disguised, and that tbeir purpose is merely
to get a larger subscription of stock, which they wleh
to obtain.
Mr. Gkitman. lam not accustomed to oonßidera bill
iu disguise nor aoythiug but what is on the face of it.
I don’t think thoderign of the bill is to inorease their
stock; but even if it be—even if this company should
come forward and say, we Rod ourselves uuable to In
cr'aso our capital stock, sorompioto this road, would it
not bo just for this House to say, we will giro there a
chance to do no ? I can’t, for tho lifo of me, see any
thing in this bill ho awful. There is nothing wrong in
the matter; if the stock whs to be increased, which I
am informed is not tho case, 1 could see nothin/ wrong :
but the people of this district, sir, domand it should
be done.
Mr f qbppaki) : I would like this matter postponed'
for the present. If thore is any necessity for increasing
the capital stock of the company, in order to carry out
tho provisions of their charter, I would vote that such
increase bo grsutoi; but I would like to vote under
standingly on the aubjoel, and therefore I move that it
be postponed Tor the present.
The motion was agreed to. Adjourned.
The Tariff Questiou.
MEETING OK THE UOUeK COMMITTEE OF WATS AND
WifiinNaio.v, Jen. 20—The Ilouee Oommittea of
Ways sod Means bad a protracted and animated meeting
this morning on tho subject of the tariff.
The chairmau, Mr. Phelps, of Missouri, placed before
them a bill fiamed in accordance with the suggestions
of tbo Secrotary of the Treasury.
Mr. Morrill of Vermont, pressnlei one, which was
supported by the two other opposition members, Mr.
Howard, of MtcMzan, and Mr. Davis, of Maryland, con
taining principally epeoitlo duties, compounded and ad
raixel *-iUi ad valorem rates.
Mr. Phillips of Pennsylvania, Introduced a bill
based on the tariff of 1840, with u short list of specific
duties, and retaining the principal part of tho free list
of the act of 1857.
Neither of these projects seems to be acceptable to tbo
msj.irityof the committee. Messrs. Letcher. Dowdell,
an i Crawfotd being opposen to ftuy change iu the tariff
nt tbii’ ti'oo. As icss than a tnafority cannot make a
formal report, tbo probability la that nothing on this
subject will be reported from the committee during this
sesaion.
The above named bills may, howevor, be brought
into the Houso by courtesy, with the view of obtaining
a decision on their separate morito.
The committee have decided that they would report
no loan bill except with a revision of tho tariff attach
ed. and fixed that amount at twenty-live millions to
fuhdtbe treasury notes and pay the interest thereon ;
tho loan to be payable at pleasure, after two years and
before nix
All.parties are in a quandary about the tariff. It
seems to be understood that tho Republicans And Penn
sylvania Democrats generally will support specific dnties.
A nißjority of tho Democrats, rather than do this, will
let ’he tariff stand as it is. even if they have to come to
direct taxation to support the Government. . w 'uch is tho
report of gentlemen who bavo given close attention to
tho subject. Tho result may bo tho passage of tho
twenty-five million loan bill, and nothing mote, for tho
relief of tho Government during tho next fiscal year.
United Slates Supreme Court.
Washington, Jan. £(•.—No. 55. Charles Belcher A:
00. vs. George A. Lawrasnn, collector of tiro port of
New Orleans. Argument continued for plaintiff.
No. 60. The United States vs. tho City Bank tf Co
lumbuH. Argument commonced for plaintiffs, and con
tinued for defendants.
The Const Survey.
WABHINQTOH, Jan. 20.— I Tho cost of the Coast Burvey
for the thirteen years, ending with 1860, wassi.7lo,ooo,
and for one-half of the year 1857 It was $258,000
mailing a total, added to tho facilities furnished by the
navy, of $4,247,000.
The Massachusetts Legislature.
REJECTION OF A PROPOSITION TO INCORPORATE A
TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
Boston, Jan. 20—Tho petition of E. S. Tobey, F.
O G. Smith, F. N. Gisborne, and other interested par
ties, to th« State Legislature, for an act of incorpora
tion for tbo ostensible purpose of laying a telegraph
cable from Cape Aun, Massachusetts, to Yarmouth,
Nova Scotia, was unanimously rejected to-day by the
committuo to whom it had been referred.
Sailing of the Steamship Jura with
§250,000 for Europe.
Nkw Yc.rk Jan. 26—The steamship Jura sailed for
Liverpool this afternoon with $250,000 in gold ba*s.
Arrival of the Steamer New York,
New York, Jan 20 —The steamship New York , from
Bremen, hue arrived, with dates to the Sth inat. Her
adviceobave been anticipated
Dcpurtme of the Steamer Niagara.
Rnsio.s, J o. 2fl —Tho royal mail ntoemship Niagara
sailed nt noon to tiny for Liverpool, with $78,000 in
specie.
Meeting of the Compensated Emanel-
pation Society,
Aldavt, Jan 26 A meeting of tbe “ Compensated
Emancipation Boc’ety” was held hero to-night Ur.
Nott pre’iilsd, and Mr. Elihu Burritt p.nd others so'ke
A series of resolutions were introduced, embodying
tbe plan of compensated emancipation A deta'e
place between Mr. Burritt and Mr. who con
demned the immorality and iraprictictb'Utr of the
plan Mr. Burritt defended his plan and denounced
Abolitionists.
Dr. Nott endorsed the views of Mr. Powell.
Mr. John 0 Underwood, of Virginia, in ft speech da
c’aring himself &n Abolitionist, and in favor of imme
diate emancipation, also designated the rcberoe of com
peDfla'oi emaocipa ion as impracticable and iiuui ral.
He would rather rabe the proposed thousand million
of dollars to educate the poor whites lie gave eoevur
oging recounts of the emancipation In Virginia, and be
lieved it would be soon accomplished in that Statn.
Tbe resolutions of tho Convention were Adop'ed at an
adjeurned meeting,'When only a dozen wr a present
Tbo meeting Is regarded as uuf&vorable to the plan <f
compensated emancipation.
Non-Arrival of 1K& Expected European
Steamers,
Halifax, Jan. 26—Eleven o’clock —There are no
signs of the steamer Arabia, now due wtth Liverpool
advices to the 15th.
Sandy Hook, Jan. 26—Midnight,—Weather clear.
There are no signs of the steamer Arsgo, duo with
Southampton dates to the 12th inst.
The New York Quarmitine Buildings
Again on Fire*
Nbw Yoek.Jro. 26—Midnight—Afire is now rsg
ing at Islsod. and it is susnocted that the Qna
rantiiiQ buildings are again being burnt.
THE CITY.
See first page.
Guardians op thf. Poor.—This body held
a special meeting at the Almshouse,yesterday evening,
Dr. Hubn In the chair. ,J
On motion of Dr. Brown, the call was real and ap
proved r
that a osrd had asprarod jo one of
tho daily papers, in which Dr. Bobt. K. Erailhhnd
made sundry charges affecting the character « 0 d stand
ing nt the members of tbe Board RDd that it am on’y
au set of justice to them elves, as well as to Dr. Smith
that they should havo an opportunity to investlimte
tho matter.
Mr. Kensll then offered a resolution that Dr. Robt.
K Smith ba i uspnrd.ed, for the present, from his posi
tion as resident physician of tbe Alms'aoußo
Mr. K. E. gmi'.h also made a speech, in which be re
ferred to the recent ca*e of Mrs. Tagen. which has at
tracted so much attention, and offered an amendment
to refer the matter to a committee The amendment
was ’oat.
The question wm then taken on tho resolution and
rosolted aa follows:
Yens—Merars Allison, Budd Brown, Gamble. Ken
. nil. lli eh I, and Bberry.
Nays—Messrs. Brownell, Cress,-Dawson, Dunlap,
Haraelin. Honpefl, Oliver, Presll, Smith, and Hnhn,
president Yeas 7, nays 10.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
Horrible Accident.—A most singular ac
oidont. aud one which probably wllTprove fatal to one
of the party, occurred about 0 okjjock yesterday morn
ing at Xlarper’s coal mlno, which la situated about four
miles south of PottsviHe, and near Minersville, Schuyl
kill county. The circumstances aro these : Two men
wtTo c-Dgsged iu blasting coal in one of tho tunnels of
tbe mliio and were working at opposite sides of the
puma, as is cmUmarv. They were both engaged in
drilling holes, preparatory to filling them with powder,
and unknown In each other, tho body of coal which sepa
rated them brtug not mnro than a foot in thickness.
One of the mfn had made ml the necesaaiy prepara
tions aud fired theblast. while the other war engaged in
blowing tho duft. preparatory to filling tbe drilled hole
with pewdor. The blast wss made and had the effect of
b’owing a large body of coal into the face of Mr. Chris
tian nanherger, injuring him severely. He was blown
some distance by the dirohavge, aod his face was disfig
ured in the most aborting manner, and it is more than
probable it will result In tbo loss of hia ©ye sight, oven
If be should survive the effect produced by the ehock.
nanbergerhaa a wife aod two children residing in Mi
nersville He wss brought to this city and admitted to
tbe Pennsylvania Hospital last evenlog. Accidents in
coal mines are of frequent occurrence, but we never re
in “mber to have heard of any occorring under the above
singular circumstances.
Caucus Nominations.— Both branches of-
Connells met in caucus yesterday afternoon, iu the
Common Council Chamber, aud nominated the fol
lowing gentlemen:
For Directors of Suobury and Erie Railroad—J. B.
Flnnlgen. John M. Biloy, aud Alexander Cummings.
Ssltcfc Council nominated tho following gentlemen,
of the Peoples’ party, for Trustees of Philadelphia
G-w Works: Francis H. Duffeo, Paul J. Field.
Common Council, Peoples’ party—Conrad S.GroTe,
Edward H. Trotter.
Democrats of Beleot Council, for Trustees of Gas
Works—Frederick Fraley, Wm. L. Hirst.
Dangerous SrORT.—A party ©f boys were
congregated yesterday afternoon at Juniper and Chest
nut streets, engaged in a game called <r l)uck-and-
Dary.” which is a well-known game to our city boys
One of tbe boys, named Franklin Maguire, while In the
sot of placing a stone in a certain position, received a
blow from a stone thrown by one of the party, which
struck his right hand and mashed it to such a degree
that amputation is deemed necessary. The wouod was
dressed by Dr. Hoopes, after which the boy was re
moved to the residence of his parents.
Committed Finally.— Our readers will re
member tho case of the young man Landers, who was
recently in the employ of Messrs, Raney, Hess, & Co.,
of this city, and who was suspected of having robbed
them of between seventy and eighty dollars, after which
he visifod Nt-w York city. Ho wss recently brought to
this city, and committed to await a further hearing, on
tho charge of having robbed his employers. Ho was
yesterday taken lofore Alderman Freeman, and finally
committed to answer at conrt.
Trial of the Wecoacoe Engine.— Tho
Weccacoe engine was tried yesterday aftereoon, at
Merrick Sc. Sons’ foundry, Bituated at Fourth and Wash
ington streets. Bhe threw a horizontal stream abont
222 feei,' and a perpendicular stream abont 141 feet.
The trial was witnessed by a number of firemen, and
Hwss alike satisfactory to builders aud firomen.
Fire.—A fire occurred shortly before ten
o’clock, last evoning. on board the sloop “Beauty,”
now lying at Pier No 17, Richmond. The fire was
caused by the upsetting of a stove in the galley. The
fiamAs were extinguished before they had occasioned
much damage.
Tub attention of the public is called to nn
exhibition of a new kind of city-railway track, to-day
and to.morrow, in front of tho State House, geo the
advertisement of 8. A. Beers, in another column.
Terrible if True*— The Calais (Maine)
Advertiser, of Thursday, says: “A report has
been iu circulation in this city for some days past,
that those boys who had broken into Mr. Todd’s
storo, in Militown, St. Stophons, about a fortnight
ago, und stole some articles of clothing therefrom,
and had boon detected, tried, convicted, and sen
tenced to St. Andrews jail for the crimo, during
tho cold night of Tuesday or Wednesday one of
them had frozen to death in his cell. Two of tho
boys were of the name of Dean, one of whom it
was that died, Wo haro not hoard the name of
tbo other. It Is said tho boys oriod murdor, and
did all in thoir power to mako tho jailor hoar and
Hborato them, and lot them g* where thore wa3 a
Gro, but ho could not bo made to hear, or, if ho
heard, did not heed them. It is awful that a hu
man boing should bo allowod to perish in 6Uoh a
manner. Wo cannot credit the story.”
The Trial of Dr. Daily, President of the
Indiana University, charged with drunkenness
nnd lowdnoßS, is now in progress. The proooed
ingj aro privato. Tho Ecclesiastical Court is com-
S used of the Rev. Mr. Gillet, president; tho Rev.
[efsrs. Stallard, Mason, Richards, Williams, and
Reed—all mimsteis of the Methodist Churoh. A
large number of witnesses have boon sworn. The
Rev. Mr. Hester manages tbe proseoution on the
part of tho Cburob, and John S. Tarkingtou, an
nttornoy-at-law, appears for Dr. Daily.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
The Money Marfcct,
Philadelphia, January 26,1859
North Pennsylvania Railroad ten per cent, bonds
touched par to day ; 09 was bid, but the lowest offer
was at 100 ft, and there were no ssles ; the six per
cent. bnndß advanced two per cent , selling at GO ;
OsUwissa chattel mortgage ten per cent, bonds ad
vanced to 60ft, a gain of ft, and the seven per cents to
64, a gain of ft. Camden and Amboy shares advanced
2, And Reading opened with an advance of ft, but after
wards felt off somewhat, closing at 24ft to 26. Bank
stocks are iu demand with very limited offerings. Tho
business of the board to-day was quits considerable,
and the market was firm aud strong except for one or
two securities tbat are considered doubtful.
A correspondent writes as follows :
Philadelphia, Jan. 26, 1859.
Bdi7oi Press: Is there not a good deal of humbug
In the dally noticos of new counterfeits which aopcar
iu the newspapers? Tstbisa new modo of advertising
adopted by counterfeit detector men? To-day you
warn the people against twenty-dollar uotes on the
Bank of Hamburg, South Carolina, a new counterfeit,
“ just detected,” which I find reported in my November
number of Peterson's Detector This is not the first
instaneo of such thiugs. Are you not following the ex
ample ef the boy who cried “wolf! wolff’Mo these
notice:! ? RSLIiNOE.
We assure “Reliance” that we have never inserted
these notices an advertisements butfgratutiously, with
a view to the benefit of cur readers. And Iu view
of this Intention we hope to bs excused If we have been
led into the error of describing old frauds &b new ones.
At the same time we are glad to have this proof of the
accuracy and reliability of Peterson’s Counterfeit De
lector, d publication that we have frequently referred
to as being in our opinion, the most complete and cor
rect detector and bank-note list •• cor iasuol in this coun
try. Indeed, corrected by Drexel fc Co , through whose
bauds the greatest amount of uucurrent funds is con
stantly panging, and whose business requires thorn to bo
always awake to detect and publish frauds, it could
hardly fail to he otherwise. lt 4 should be in the hands
of every storekeeper in the laud.
Hince the above was written we bare had laid on our
table tho February number of Peterson’s Detector ,
with its usual full tables of information, including 81
new counterfeits and reproductions of old ones, mi
several alditlon&l pages of the beautiful coin book.
By the w&y, we n dice that the complete Coin Book will
be published on Saturday. February 6th, and sent gratis
to all subscribers who have paid in advance ior the
Detector for 1859. ‘
By the following notice from the Boston Post it will
be seen that the condition of the money markot in that
city is very much the same as with ourselves, “ only a
little more bo.” The Post says:
“ With above seven millions of dollars in specie yet
on hand, our banks, of course, could lend more than
they do, but their loans are very high already nt tbo
commencement of a spring businofr, which cannot but
render money more active, and at a time whoo Boston
in eonsidetably in debt to Now Yoik, and when the
Imuks of tho latter city sro on the eve of losing ten
millions cf their own specie in payment of the uew
Government l<an. During the last two months
Boston has lost noßrly two and a half millions
of specie , b<sides her entire receipts durtng the
same period, and tho outward How gtill con
tinues. Moreover, during the samo period the tank
rates have advanced fully one per cent., while tho stcck
transactions have increased so greatly, and the prices
Invo so rapidly advanced, that much more money is re
quired for stock purposes then was the case even a few
weok6 ago. Upon all considerations, therefore we are
inolified to believo that the seasou of extremely low
rates for money has not only passed hut is a goed way
behind. From this time forward we anticipate a better
demand and higher priceß for credit.”
In New York also, the market has a decided leaning
In favor of tli* lender, wb Ich the transfer of gold frem
tli« baukvaultßtothe Sob Treasury, under the new loan,
cannot fail to increase. We have no idea that money
will be what is called scarce, but it will be much more
remunerative to holders than for twolve months past.
The following notice, though somewLat extended, we
copy info our coluinnß from the New York Times, be
came of the light it throws upon tho recent heavy flcc
tnatioi b in Reading Railroad stock In the New York
markot:
‘An anonymous pamphlet, for Wall-street circu
lation, against ihe h’ghwayn engaged in the coal trade,
has just succeeded the recent heavy sales of Read ng
stock bore ami in Philadelphia. The author, in the first
place, sets nothing bat jumin the whole railway sys
tem. As an opinion, this is well enough. It is tot
particularly new in this country or in ingland The
Reading as a coal carrier, he predicts, is eom, like
a ras' exhilation, to sink into the ground! Ter
hapu it will But why on account ol the c>r>l undo
of 1559 l Becanso, say;* tbe author, we are to have u*-
thing but a fitful and feverish revival of tene-al trade,
with no health or regularity in it. Bat ‘of
favorable promise the sanguine may find iu the au&u-
riee of coming demand,’ bo h**tons to p:ovMe for
after this wise : < The Delaware and Hudson OvnM ia
to deliver 1.330 noo tons against 975,000 last season.
. The T,?hizh 1.500 COO ag&'iini t.S&O'O!) Tan Luuka
w»Din 960 000 Rgainst C7 : ,000. Tb« locr®as«
is thus made, by his own showing uventy free atr-ent
Nothing of the ficrtisallowHi to-th- region,
but if anything moro tbiN t*gt year should come froth
tint quarter, the Canal will get «/> Now, we do
not nit co. this ».fa*k upon a particular interest
t-i controvert itr aas-rtiens. or to quarrel with it*
seemingly dieintoreated motive, or unaeiaih intent, hut
simply to refer the reader to the last weekly report of
coal tonnage, which, as usual, we copied into this co
lumn on Monday morning from the Miner’s Journal—
the organ of the trade—an authority by no means par
tial to tho Reading Company. An increase of fifty per
cent, in 1859 is there shown to be within the prospects
and capacity of tho toad, the real grievance
against wb ch probably is, that tbe managers
declined lset season to run down their line by
forcing business at panic prices. They Bought no
more traffic than would oe remunerative, and in this
way secured but 1,512,000 tons, with whioh, under the
difficulties and erabarras-mjentfl of the lime, they were
content. The coming better result, the Journal states,
is attainable by 15,000 tons a week through tbe wioter,
which is now b ring exceeded, aod 44 000 tons a week for
the remainder of tbe ftason, which was fullv averaged
three years ago. Wo do not pretend to know th it 2,840,-
000 tons will be at ainod. but submit that it Is within
the bounds of probability that at least an increasa equal
to the estimate wbioh tbe pamphleteer has put forth
for other lines, out or tbe Schuylkill region, will be
made. We are not awar« that either of th* other car
riers is better prepared for tho increased tiade, not do
we believe that all, or either, any more than the Read
ing, will fall Bhort of the calculations upon which their
friends are nowpaylogadvance prices for their shares."
It is stated that the stock of the Philadelphia, Wil
mington, and Baltimore Railroad Company iattfbe put
upon the New York market, and a transfer office estab
lished in Wall street.
PUILAD3LI*KIi STOCK EXCHANGE SALAS,
January 26 1859.
aapoaran bt uajilit, b*own, * 00., bank-hot*, btook,
AND BXCUAKOE JJHOKEBH, VOITHWBBT COBKB2 T9IBD
AND OBZBTNUT 6TRBKTS.
FIRST BOARD.
600 City 6b P R .99
3000 do u0w.,,.103j£
300 do 103 H
ICOO do 103
1000 Cataw Chat 10a.. 69.
1000 do 69
1000 do. 59
1500 do 69
1000 do. 60#
1000 do 59 v
20fl0 Paß2i rat 605.. 92]/
&OCO Chest Val R7a.. *2
fiOCO • do b 5 42
6CO) Cataw R 7a 63)2
1000 do 63j/
1000 do 63^/
lO'vO do
1000 Tenn Coups«...
10:0 Read R6a ’70... 84
3000 d 0.... 84
1000 ' do 94
1000 d 0.... 84
1000 do b 5...... 84
3900 Sch Nav ImOi bO 75
5250ChesADBlCa6s. 70]/
1000LehNav6sb5.... 97]/
15C0 N PaR 6s 68V
35C0 do la lota.. 69
1000 Del R mt 63...... 87
16 Mor Osnalio Its. 48
63 Elmira R in Its. 9]f
60 do b 5...... 9V
50 Reading R 25 V
60 do 25JV
100 do 26 V
KO d 0...,,, ... 25V
60 do,, 76V
100 do b5., r ... 25V
50 do cash.... 25
100 dosswu&in24V
50 Norrist R in lotß 64 V
89 Phila Bk inlota.,ll7
6 Cam Sc Amb R.. 121 V
2 do ~121#
131 N PaU'ln 10t5... 9
3J Leh Nav in lots.. 49
10 Morris 01 pref.. 105
BETWEEN
1000 Oat Chat 105.... 69j<|
1000 d 0..; 591/1
600 do 69>$
| 5 Morris Canal prfd 106
10 Unlinßk Tenn... 99
I 6 Phila Bank 117
BOARD.
SECOND
100 City 6s new.... 103
300 do it 99#
2) Elmira IU 9]/
40 Chest Valß 4
89 Far Sc. Mec Bk Its ' 59]/
3 Little Schl R 25
0 do 25
31 Schl Nav 9
10 dn 9
11 Mor Canal prefd..los
j 1O St Amb R.......121V
j 4Unionßk Tenn... 99
J 52dSc 3d stfl R 35
[OSS-STEADY.
2000 Elmira let mt 7a 71 v
3000 do e 3 7l£
2000 d>> 4days.. 71 V
200 * Read R 6558,... 73*'
2500 do 73 C
14000 Cat 7a in 10t5... f 4
2000 Cat Ohat 30b.... «0V
29 Bk of N Am.... 139
10 Harrisburgß.... 68#'
s CLOSING PIU
Bid. A.skid.
U 8 6b ’74....,..103
Bid.Asktd.
Bah Nav Imp. 6a. .76 75V
Boh Nav Stock... 9 9V
do Pref l?V 17H
Wmf>p’t&£lmß. 9V 1°
do 7slstmtg 71 7iv
do 2d 57
Long 151and......11V 11V
Girardßank 12v 12V
Leh Coal & Nav...4Sj/ 49
Lehigh Scrip 27 27 V
N Penna R 9V 9V
do 6a 68V W
New Creek V
Oatawiaaa K.... 5 6
Lohieh Zina..,,. V 1V
Phil* 68 99V
do R 99V 99*
do N0w..103 103 V
Penna6s ..93X 94
Beading R 24 25
do 8d5’70..83K 84
do Mtg C5’44.03 94
do do ’86.73 73V
Penna R.........43V 43V
do 1atm65...101 103
do 2dm 65....92V 92]/
Herd OnDvoff47]/ 48
do Pref 104]/105
BohuylN*v6s’B2.7l]£ 72
PHILADELPHIA BIARKETE, Jan. 86—Evening.—
There is no change iu the market for Breadstuff*, bnt Ihe
demand for Flour continues limited, and the trade are
tbe only buyers, at prices .ranging from $5 75a
$8.26 for superfine and extra; $6 50 to 7 50 for extra
family and fancy brands, according to quality. Ship
ping brands are offered to $5.76, but the only sale made
public is 500 half bbla at s6.B7]{ the pair. Rye Flour
is firmer, with a ea'e of 650 bbla to note at sf, and 50
bbls common at $3.75 3P 1 bbl. Com Meal is scarce and
wanted, and Pennsylvania Meal, if here, wonld bring
$3.50 bbl. Wheat is inactive, Moßt of the stock is
hold above the views of buyers. Sales ineludo abont
1.600 bus at $13501.37 for red, ard $1.600l 65 for
white, according to quality. Ryeislowor; about 500 bus
PflDDBylvAnlasoMaiBsc. Corn ia also lower. Some small
aales of good yellow are repotted at 78c bus Instore,
which price cannot now b 8 obtained. Oats are firm, at
48c bushel for Pennsylvania, and not ao plenty.
Burk—Quercitron is wanted, at $3O ton for Ist No.
1, bntthe marketis bare. Cotton is ateadyin price,
aod rather more active; salesembrace about 250 bales,
chiefly at 13c. cash, for middling fair Uplands. Groce
ries—Further sales of New Orioles Bu?ar and Molasses
have been made at fall prices, and the market is firm.
Coffee—Not much diingf r tbe want of stock; a sale
of Laguqyra was made at 120. 4 months Provisions
are in better demand, and held higher, but the sales
are limited. Seeds—Cloverseed is not soplonty, and
about 100 bushels have be*n sold, at $3 6206.75
bushel—buyers generally offer the former price; Flax
seed is worth sl/.6 V bußhel. Wbiakoyia quiet, at 2T
®?8o for bbls th* latter for prime Ohio, 26c for hh(U,
and 250 gallon fordmdge.
Jan* SO*
BOASD.
New York Stock J
FIRST
100 Harlem R 14V
160 do boo 14V
a 6O do 14V
-100 do blO 14 V
FQ do b3Q 14
405 do 14 •
100 do b3O 14V
200 do Pref 44
50 do 44 V
160 do £6O 44
360 do 44 V
160 do bSO 44V
250 do s3O 44
100 do 44V
-60 dn &60 43V
16 Stooington R 63
55 do 64
1000 Tenn6s : 6S 92
6000 de ’9O 9ljv
7000 Virginia 0s 90#
5000 N Carolina 6s 98]£
13000 Missouri 6s 86]/
1600 Cat 8t 7s NBd 86V
1000 Louisiana St 6s 95
2000NYOenBds’ 6103]/
1000 Erie R3lmt’B3 76]<
1000 Hudson Ist mtglOl]/
1005 Hud ROonvßd 70
9000 Harlem Ist ratg 9A
4000 Mioh Cen 8 pc 98V
4000 Goshen Ba’h Bdi 76]/
2500 Illinois Cen Bd 89V
10000 L ErieAW Ist m 73V
10 Bk'America 110 V
32 MercbaV Exßk 101
40 Ocean Bk 09V
25 OomniODwe’th BklOO
30 Atlantic Bk 83
48 Del & Had Oo 100 V
100 Brunswick Land 4’g
20 do 4v
lOPennaOo&l Oo 85V
25Pae’cMuil Co slO 8"v
60 do 87V
100 do ISO S7]<
476 do 87
60 do P6Ji
1260 NY Cen 84 v
100 do s3O 84V
60 do i 3 84V
200 do slO 84V
200 do s3O 84 V
500 do s6O 83V
100 Erie R 14V
100 Hudson River R 34
300 do e6O 33V
160 IU Cen R 68V
200 do 63]/
60 do s3O 63
150 Gal Sc Chi R eSO 59
6 do 64#
200 Reading R slO 60
100 do *3 50
600 do alO 49#
400 do 49?;
U 0 do b3O 4F#
200 do eGO 49
260 Michigan Oen R 62#
100 do b3O 62#
50 do e6O 64
100 Mich S&N In bSO 20
100 do bOO 20#
60 do / 20^
10Mich S Quar’d 47
50 do bSO 47#
175 Pamma B. 117
75 do • a3O 117
227 ChIAR laid 61#
60 do. b3O 61#
40 do b3O 61#
60 do b30'61
650 do 61
200 do b6O 61#
850 do b 63 60#
200 Olev&Tol R b6Q 31#
800 do 81#
BQAHD.
SECOND
1000 U 8 Ss'lB74 103#
10000 do 103?*
2uooo do 1103#
1000 Missouri 0s fo#
3 f oo Virginia 8t 6fl 96#
25 Pacific M 8 Oo sls 8G
210 do 80
300 N Y Cent 860 86
3 O do p 3 84?*
100 do 830 84?,
60 do 6)?,'
100 do blO 84?,'
200 Harlem Railroad 14?,'
100 do b6O 14#
220 do 14 #
300 do aIG 14?,'
260 do b6O 14k'
25 Oler P&Asht’a R 120
THE MARKETS
50 Harlem R Pref s3O 43#
250 do aGO 43#
100 do 44
200 do «f 0 43#
100 do bcO 44
250 Reading R 49?/
200 do 'eQO 49
150 Mich Central R 52#
100 Mich BAN la / 20#
100 Mich BANI Gub£o 47#
170 do 47#
60 Illinois Central R 68#
150 Ga’ena A Chi R f9#
200 Ohicago &RI R 61
60 do bBO 61#
50 do slO 01
250 do 160 61#
Asas9 continue stead/at J 6.C2 lor Pots, and $5 7 6 for
Pearl.
Flook. -State and Western is better; sales of 10,000
bblß at $3 Ss®4 30 for rejected ,* $615©6.30 for super*
One State ; $5.50©6 for extra do ; $5 20<i15 30 for super-
One Western; 6 5000,40 for extra do ; nod $0.2000 40
fnr rhipping brands o r extra round bcop Ohio. Canada
Flour is firm at $3.1006 30 for extra, with pales of 2CO
bbls. Southern Floor is firm, w»tli sale? of £OO bbls at
$& 75«TG ‘lO for comnun to niixfd, and $0 60©7.76 for
extra
Gkai.v.— Wheat in firmer, with sales of 9.0C0 bushels
at for mixed Western, OOi For common Chicago
ppriug. &t<l 1450 for white Michigan. Com iB firm,
with moderate pales at 87®88o (or Western mixed.
Rye is firm at 85©90e. Oats are firm at 50©6fie for
Southern, Pennsylvania, and Jersey, ani 5G©64 for
State, Oaoada, and Western.
Provisions.—Pork la firmer, with sab l * of 1,600 bbls
at 51T.62©17.72 forold rnejs, $lB 12©I8 26 for new do,
$18.35013 60 for prime. Beef in steady, with sales of
180 bbls at $6 6007 for country prime, $7 50si9 for
coin try mess, $8.75at0 for repacked Ohicago, $10.6C ©
$ll for extra mess. Bacon and Cut meats remain steady
at 6#©o#C for Shoulders, and B#«r9#e for Bams.
Lard is firmer, with sales of 200 bbls at U#®l2#o.
Bntter is firm at 11 ©2oc for Ohio, 16©18c for Mate and
2!©200 for prime table. Oheeee steady' at 7#©loc, &a
to quality.
ftKKDS —Clover remains firm at lie, by which firm
ness traomc'ions are ohecked Timothy is dull at s2©
2.25.
Tallow is steady at 10,Vc, with rales of 6,000 lbs.
Wool is lees active but firm, with sales or 40,030 lbs
Domestic Fl-ecefl.at 42#060c for # blood togaxony.
Fulled continues steady.
Whalebone is rather more active, but ws cannot
learn as ret any particulars. We quote South Sea 70©
76c; Northwest Coast76©Booj OchotskBs©9oc; Po
lar 90005 c.
WnihKßT is ratber firmer, with sales of 100 bbls at
26#®27c.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET, Jan. ?S.—At mar
ket, 2 320 Beeves, 177 Cows, 383 Veals 6,677 Sheep a d
Lamb?, and 9.900 Swine, showing an increase of 16
Cowfl and 31 Veals, and a decrease of 1-.025 Beeves and
1,567 Sheep and Lambs on tbe arrivals of last week.
At Bergen, N- J-, 546 Beef Cattle were sold to bntchrra
for this market. Allorton’s itock of Bollock's is 2,128
head. The receipts have been mainly by the lludacn
and Erie reads.
Tho mark-t at the Washington Drove Yards was by
no moans lively this morning, yet a steady moderate
trade c»n be uoticel at a full half-cent advance on onr
preview* quotations Some of tho beet in tbe yaids
brought 10# ©ll oj such stook. however, was very scarce.
Tbe best ordinary realized 9©loo, othergrodes from C to
8# ctnls.
Tho West is sending cattle forward to a fair extent,
nod it is supposed that larger quantises will bo driven
to market during th« winter and opening spring months,
owing to the scarcity of corn. A large amount of
packed beef from tbo citioß of tbe West, has thin sea
pod been airead* forwarded, we believe. The stock of
beef bo.'o is doable what it was same time laßt year, and
the prospective receipts are liberal.
The quality of the cattle to-dAy was an improvement
od list weok.
Tho Sheep ami Lamb mirket has bccu rather Inactive
ODder a reduced supply. Seme very choice extra have
been received, and sold at fabulous prices. McQraney
sold four lAst year lambs, very fat, (or $BO, averaging
$l6 each.
At the othor yards aevsral Ms of extra, mainly from
this State, were selling at slo®l3 per head. We quote
generally at from $3 to $8.69 for common to best ordi
nary. Veals aro doing better—Bo is offered for extra
quality; sales gent rilly at G®7c.
Milch Cows are also better for good stocks; common
are neglected—we quote ats3s©7o. Swine Rreselliog
at s#©G#c, F rOBB i liiMtllery s#®oc, gross. Arrivals
light; market dull. The receipts of country dressed
aro large.
Markets by Telegraph.
Mobile, Jan. 25 —Cotton—stleß to-day 6,000 bales at
ll#®ll#efor middlings. Pales for the past three days,
bales; receipts Tor throe days, 12 000 bales,
Baltimore Jau. 20 —Flour is firm; salesof Oh ! o and
Howard Streetat $6. Wheat advanced; white slso©
176 ; rod $1 40. Corn has a dec ining tendency ;
white 79©75e; yellow 76©780. Provisions have ‘n an.
vanclng tendency. There iB a good dem: nd, but the
light stock restricts operation. Whiskey dull.
Cincinnati, SO —Fsmir firm, And in g-icd do
inimt at $5 20 '.Vhi*l:®y dull at 25#e. Po k ! no* a> t M
$ N.ilKf.O. F ilkin go»d d-’unr.d; Fsles of POO o 0
}bs ttl (c lor S.-lrs. <nil H- for Show ders. ) a:d Jg
h^lnr, Balts at ll#ul2c, BacfnOc.