*££SHGPHttB£ lisiS§g§llpig@g!i '.- fed kopaa «fe jainhuui, In fee' :'virida» do fariounia ef tnd*, w* 'it* enabled In fee J»«- riinnlifeeoiriT awpeaired in any. American Jooraal.' ProaitteefeuneneeinentTai Pum ' Ini' ili i»piiiif>fiiiii}iitj iinm~* l ' i *~' J '‘~" hare i'iheif.- -,; aib&Mfti&e toifejfefbrt* ’"Al 1 -•' - new»ji|ieTi;**pectiUy; «neh .fei *d-i ttafonghonttha iailtMp, Co., has anational ' reputation f >od , tee samp' encomium is de jertwd- by.Memrs. C.HAuauaa, fcCarrru., in the Leather and Morocco trade; Lamarjc KaOinlSrihtho'departmentof.Shoe-Fihd iag'miferiais;',liii(Oi>rdß;:lc' SMreH. ih ' Whole-' inthe line of Hosiery, and tho 1 various classes of goodt . embraced under thathead | Sowsa, .Bijhi^:^iG£'K.iu^Bp^^':]|^s,'ju£d; n general ahd rlak, bat noi .lekfrt, HKiiniiT 8c Hants, jit the' important department of Boots and whp ia at . all fsmlilar >pi|t3i I thiV jlmpprtwi -avenue,-will have . greater . lehgth than our space to-day wlllwar rani. The stockipf gooda inthe houses we have; named,at the present time, ere tinusu-. tlly large, and com{dete in every particular. ■\ 'S' ,-T . Tto,W«»lUagtoii corre«pondent or tho New ■■ Tdrk\rtfflMpfye»tirday»ay«: ' Jhareeeiptj lata.the .{Treasury,for the last . throMuattetpofibedieat year, ending on the Ist of misoeUaneotu sour «M, w»M 4*8 1 W0,0i)4 :)Bor« tbitt Mr. Cobb’s eiti ; Mr.CoMmado no such mistake u that . $88,500,000/ and ;:_:ia. howeyer, this wasintentipneiinjustice to Se cretary. CoB», itvlioni the editor, pf the Strati hastaken occasion severe) times to slap ioi the' ■- free.- the eiense that it was a mistake *e*S,for theirnount of rtetipti !is correctly 4>re)ry; lnteUig»ht : edlfor in' tho i thc«* AiuitrUß E>m|)tiror»: dletinctly declare Out - de • peodwholly upon theireccepUWllty with their '.,: reipet^ 5 ** iAhJectfo" •tf *O/ hone ! bf them '• of the gte«M’'to:‘tr(Mi6s-Sn(iiioani utee Heed of the proponed lUllen Oonfadem whWjlpieee' the celebrated Sardtnlatt/D'Axt otio. hee been Inciting the. Rogmeneie to r epelyoke. feli.'.j&jjajfe fi* *U^PV H Freoee Or Aae •*:; <£.* Coboi* Idee, u we e fortnight •do- liwow; of Belghttn/ trimted # Klng r lefolrr n't—etnobly ryirited portrait, eegr»T«d. w mml, U >eel Morphy, the King ef Cheer, We . hef»wil*» Wtheek: Mr.' Callender for the Mhu • -v ■? wgeMfod te tte 'eeie Us,tbapit la; honcsible r ;tb ■ owe eitizons that such lathe. Act. TbatPhlla (Ulphla 1* rapidly emerging irom the lethargy whlqh for a time retarded her progress, should indeed be to every Pennsylvanian a matter of Wide. Thtf vl^toea/lfe, which Is. •ecoiidaiy position, areeverywhere apparent. Oarfih«reh»iits Import Their own'igoods, ini. almostaa as eltherßostoa or lifter (a defoct ih oor ,i»y'»teni ; ;whlch cannot, too soonbe renudlod), the: flgttres necessarily dik^minate“ againsfcua. ; On the; other hand, nOmeroantlte cliy/Sn ihe world sells and dis tribute* tolaige a proportion of. goods of her m;ti^^rcil«r4'*s;o}>rB{'i' , .lt' is eminently de airable thßt mannfacturera should imvo all the protectlon they ' need, as ills also thatthe ex tent of Vtheir ' ipperatloM l.shoald ,be . more gehenilly kßotra. It is a glgnlflcant fact that mJilloha of dollars ari atmnally carried to onr Eastetn irtvals, by merchants from tho South and Westi for good 3 snanufacturedin Phila (hljdia. thnis lnccirrlhg the additional 'cost, of two.f>ei(hts, and in most 7cases. a handsome jMOfltbesMe. -- . --- 'v ■ "With regard to the prospects of, the present season,' the mercantile field in. Philadelphia ' heyer presented so flattering an -appearance as. iow., ; . Therearc croakersin everycommunity, and, perhaps/ hot without, their usis; but, bar-. I BiSg these, the feeling in mercantile circles is exceedingly huoyant: “ Wo hmve taken pains to Inspect the stocks of seyetal of-ouri hugest, most sagacious, and re ■ liable, houses on Market, Third, and; other - streets, anfl found themyery muchlarger than ' usUat/ahd morh complete in all respects; and - , What ls'more, their proprietors, who are best ijualiflddto givean opinion in such matters, are . sahguhie that the fall trade will be ftilly equal • to theextraordlharypreparationsto accommo date it:” All that is necessary to insure tho most. prosperous. trade to Philadelphia this ' season- that she> has ever;, realized, Is a proper concert of action bitween her Merchants; * Hon orabie competition is the life of trade ;.but any thing like 'metropolitan' internal, jealousy is alwaysdetrimental. Let our merchants,'for example, be a -unit in tho matter of detaining . purchasers in thls market, by introducing new ’ men—known to be yorthy of credit—to our best, ; houses here,tin the several branches of trade, and hundreds bf bnyera will, this fall make a satisfactory (profitable and permanent aCquaint anco with us. The reputation of -our business ■ meh for ihtegrity .and.feir dealing is proverbial, ’ although the advantages of this, have never i, ; been hilly realized,' owing to our charactoris i tie—we bad almost said culpable modesty in hot asserting onr, superiority in other respects, t The formed; discrimination against us in the / teatterofraUroadfares has been properly ad i jiuted, andpirq rati /charges over the various - lines have been adopted. Our facilities'also 5 for. transpbrtatioh have been'- rendered more perfect.both by land nnd coast-wise, So that a Mrge proportion of goods from points east l pf us aro uow being Shipped through Fhiladei / jWa, "v ".'iX'J-'.VVf-'f.l.'/ • ' mcertain quarters about ex cessive importations is;from' present - appear ances, not .likely to, remit more seriously than the recent Apprehensions of short crops. In deed, slncetheCeesation of hostilities abroad, and the certainty of an.'ahuhdaht harvest at home, toe prospects have brightened so much that men oh the. other'side of; the Atlantic have, toonreertain khowlcdge', in several in stances, remanded their consignments, the same having been re shipped, before payingtho daties upon them, , the. owners feeling, confi dent thatihe cost of freight willbe more than realized in the advanced prices they will cqm mand before the close of the season. Whether this Is being done to 'any great extent, we are not certain, but that it is ,resorted to at all is. a healthy indication, and weakens the inference that goods wHldeclinc as the season advances! Onr'own impression is that goods can he bought quite, as loty now, as they are likely to be within the next sixty days. - 7 All' thingsconsiaered, onr own merchants niiy reasonably anticipate a very satisfactory trade. Scores of onr silk and generjl dry- show purchasers stocks of goods, unsurpassed inapy. other market,' and in point of taste un- CquaUed. liarga warehouses extending from street to street, with five stories above ground and two .underneath,' We- find literally filled up withforeign and domestic Abrics- to suit'.thc trade of every'section, of ‘ the Union. Among ihis clpss we may mention as houses of superior merit, those of Moxuis L. Hapiowzll & Co.| DjIZZ, SoSS, & WITKZBSi BasoßorT & Co,; SiOTir, Wmxuts,,-&.'Co.p Abbott, Jobhbs, & Co.; StBLEr, & Woomtorr; Fn xulK S- Stbwabt h Co.; M. WUrUaksos & Co.pHiaarsa & Orr; Shortbidge &Beoth **; B. Wood, bLuesu, & Hxtwaed ; W. G, CBiTTtcx & Co.; James R. Gauvbeu. & Co,; - A7 -Wi Tuttle & Co.; Lambeet Thosias; Smith, Mdefhi, 'ft r'Co.; Feahcis Lasuee -, SrrEE, PEroE & Co.; Fithiax, Jokes, & Co.; Joshda L. Bailt; Mason & Co.; Gilloc, Emoet, & Co., and others. ' Under the head of, what inay be morepro perly ,denominated. Jobbers 0/ Fancy Dry Goods, we have the well-known and respectable houses Of SCHATTEB & ROBBBTS J BuBBBTT, SEXTON, A SwEAßisakir; Mabtihs, Peddle, & Hah biox; H. Baxoeovt & Co.; Siteb, Yah Cc lib, & Glassi SHArrs**, 3eiolee, &Co.; JCaoaulet, , Beotheb, & ' Beewstee, and 'others. '/ ' ' In the department of Cloth Goode and gene ral Afen’s tseor, Philadelphia justly boasts .seve ral of the best stocks iii America, The repu tation'given to this branch by such houses of. character and inflnence as those of Jleser-i. DECOOESEr, LAfOUROADE, & Co.; J. W. Gibbs A Sobs; McClixtooe,; Geakt, & Co., and Jouh B. Ellisoh A Sobs, is of incalcniable ad vantage to our city.. In White Goode and Embroideries wo have several establishments which'may safely chal lenge competition, of which the most enter-, prising and widely known are those of Messrs. Shaplziohj- Rue, & Co., and Peioe, Feeeu, A Co. : One of the moat important branches of the • business of, Philadelphia is her foot and Shoe trade, which is measurably owing to her supe-, riorfacllities for the manufacture of leather, there being more kid, goat, and calf-skins manii facturodin this city than any other in the Union, 'rhe oak barh, which our State affords in great’ abundance, is an immense item in our favor. New York furnishes the hemlock bark, which makes a common . article, Philadelphia and; Baltimore, the former especially, being, the principal oak leather markets; -Thesnperiori-. 'tybfPJfilekelpbla-mado’aboea Is universally acknowledged, which is mainly. attributable to the fact of her journeymen, in all the. depajta ments.having been regularly apprenticed to the business. Even in the most minute mat ters, from the paper boxes to tho finest satiil slippers they contain, a novice can distinguish between Phltadelphia and Eastern work. • The heaviest, no less than the m'ost elegaht and ;costly work, is found, • in every variety, in our flrtt-clasS boot .and shoe houses, of which we have alarge’number..' Prominent, among'the latter; are those of Messrs. Haddock, Reed, & Co.;Josevb H, Thompson & Co.; Levwk, Basin,Co./, WwsLis. it Oo.t B. P, Wm tixitsfe Coi; J. fit M.Sadndees i J. Mrr.ES & Son i B. R. Kino i Conover & BaoiHEEs; Bokee fc Brother, and VaeDusen, Smith, Sc Co. - ■ yy , The WhoittfiU , Clothing Trait also repre sents, with uSj One of ,the most, important manufacturing and; mercantile interests.- In .this department/ the long-established and en terprising houses of Messrs. Chabpes Habk inur-fc Son, and, Lippinoott, Hunter, 8t Scott, deserve special notic'e.' . jobbing busi ness -is reprosented here bj the wealthy and Enterprising houses ofWRiaBT, Smith, &,00. ; Botrnb Siabup ; TnnNßci.t, Ai.i,EN, Co., and others. .These -gentlemeuare their own lm-; porters, Undbeing in closer proximity to the. Plttslrafg glass mknnfactories than more East-; ertt products ■ of which are hot surpassed by any in ’tho world—their advan tsges for supplying . the West and South are} very superior. r - tu the way of Slraio Goode and Millinery, tbe houses of;^Messrs.,}Lincoin, ;Wooi>, & i jf/ HitisoEN Jones f Thompson & jiniols'p.it 1 ‘jijeiairsxKpit’.' i 'Co,; Steen tc Fbjbman, and RosHMUM ItJihsOEi, are most metthy of notjos, '- V-:/'-'; , ■.' ’ j lh addition tO those tdPaady enumerated, Several other departments occur to us, among which wo must not Omit to mention the Um brtlla business—represented by such admlra- My-waductod houses here as those ot Messrs, Sleepeb. .& Fknßke ; 'Wm.;A. . Deowk «: Co., and others.' pf lPa's note; the, jobbing Mford-, ware business, In which we may-mentlon the .hmnense.jmd wjdely-known • warehouses of -Mhssrs. Teoitt, Bbotobb, tifyjoi ; ,Moose, Hebszbt, A Co. ; ’ Mabtin A" Smith, and' others.; the Hat and Cap Trade, in which we would notice the popular and well-stocked houses of Messrs, E. T. Mookkidoe A Co. ; Hoopes A Davis, and C. H. Gabdeh A Co. • It may not be generally known, but it Is nevertheless true','that we'have here the most extensive Gundmporting and Hardware pack age house in America—wc. refer to the im menae estabUshment of Messrs. Philip S. Jus tioe&'Co.’ 1 - ' . In the department"of Shoe Findings, the houses of Messrs. Wk.'Johns A Son, and J. W. Paine, will .compare favorably, with any other in this country. For Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods and Tailors’ Trimmings at wholesale, the honse . of. Messrs. LoNaoopE A Peabob will be fonnd.to ofl'er superior advantages. In the line of todies’ Dress Trimmings, tho en terprising house of Messrs. Evans' A HaSsall, from its reputation and extensive facilities for accommodating , the trade, is .worthy of liberal patronage. In the Hosiery department, the ikvorably known house of Messrs. H. Duh eino A Co. stands pre-eminent., From the attention we have given to ■ our General Dry Goods Commission Houses, we are led to believe that their preparations for trade are superior to any former season. Among this class the old and popular houses of Messrs. Thomas A Mabtin ;' Weluho, Ooppin, A Co.; Joseph Lea, - and others, deserve notice. Messrs. "Wolve, Wilson, A Co.—more espe cially in the line of Carpets; Cohbap A Seb -bxll, in Linens; Senat,.Bbothebs, A Co., in White Goofls ; Kidgway, Heussnee A Co., and Fabeell A' Mobbis in Cloths and General Hen’s Wear; F. V.' Krcd A Co., in La dies’ Dress Trimmings, Gentlemen’s Furnish ing,. and general Fanoy Goods; West, Fobes, A Llotd, in Domestics, and Robebt E. Evans, and Gibbons A Oantadob, in Woollens, have also a wide reputation for their excellent capa cities to meet the wants of trade. Hor must we omit' to mention in this connec tion the houscß of Messrs. Shipley, Hazzabd, & Hutchinson, in.the department of general Dry Goods ; RniowAv & Flimo, under the same head; Lee A BeAee, in White Goods and Em broideries ; and Wh. MoK.ee & Co., in Irish and Scotch Linens. In tho department of Cotton, Oils, . Drugs, 4rc., the. house of Messrs. T. K. Gabsed A Co. ought not, be overlooked, ' .This list might be greatly extended, but our object was merely to mention a few of the most, prominent houses under tho several beads above referred to. Extraordinary Document. The New Yotk herald, of yesterday morn, lug contained a special despatch thorn its Albany correspondent in these words: ■ Albant, August 3,1859. I send you a verbatim copy of a letter from Gover nor Wise, of Virginia, to a distinguished friend of his in this State, the language of wnioh is so Incredible that I could not have doomed it genuine if I had not myself seen tho original, and ill wero not per fectly aoquainted with tho Governors handwriting. Moreover, the letter is in the possession of gentle men who will be able to produce it if any question is made concerning its authenticity and 'genuine ness. The literally tremendous sensation whioh it has oreated here oannot be exaggerated. The re port which I see in the morning papers, that Judge Alien and others bad written to the State Commit tee, and that Delos Do Wolf and Hassell, of Ulster, wero hereopposing Wood, Islnoorrect. Its founda tion was undoubtedly the vague impression which prevailed last evening, that subterranean njutter mgs wero clearly discernible somewhere, and the quid mines hastened togive thorn “ a local habita tion and a name.” This morning the murder is out, though I inelino to think thatthe Herald will have exclusive possession of the following letter: LETTBB FBOM GQV. WJSB. KiomioNp, July 13, 1859. ■ Dear Sib : , I thank, yon for yours of. tho Bth instant. I havo apprehended all along that tho Tammany Kogonoy would oarry a united delega tion from Mew York to Charleston. For whom?. Douglas, I know, ie confident; but yon may rely on tt that Mr. Buchanan is himself a candidate for renomination , and all his patronage and pouter will be sited to disappoint Douglas and all' other aspirants. Onr only chance, is to organize -by dietnots, and either whip' tho enemy or send two delegations. , If. that is done or not dono, we must still rely on a united Sonth. A united Sonth will depend on a united Virginia, and I pledge yon that sho at least shall be a unit* Virginia a unit, and per, sistent and firm on a sound platform of protimon to all persons of popular, versus squatter, sovereign ty, she must rally to her support all tho Sonth. It is a sport "culm ail rljo emja oPmack TUpubli canißm. Ha then will kick np his typela. If he does or don’t he can’t be nominated,.and"™* main argument against kisnomiitation is that he can’t ie elected if nominated. If he runs an inde pendent candidate, and-Seward nms, and I am nominated at Charleston, I can beat them both. Or, if squatter sovereignty is a plank of the plat form at Charleston, and Douglas is nominated, the South will run an independent candidate on pro tection principles and run the election into the House. Where, then, ifOuJdMr, Donglas bo? The lowest candidate on tho W, If X haye the popu lar strength, you suppose it will itself jhz the nomi .nation. Get that. but declared that he was perfectly convinced of the peaooable dispositions of tho majority of leading Softs, and of the absolute duty of meeting their advances with the utmost cor diality. He said that neither the State of N. York, nor tho North generally, were entitled to a Pre sidential candidate at Charleston, and that there fore. if by any chance such a one was ohosen, it woqld be the freelactof the South. Therofore, that the great object at present Bhpfild be tomnite the party so as to send &P pqdtyidod dslegatiqn to Charleston which should vote as a unit. Jja disclaimed all EersonAl ambition, bnt urged his friends forget im and look only to the point cf Deipocratio concord as the end of their efforts. Confirmed ny this knowledge of Mr, DiokfnSQn’a fieyjs, perhaps (al though their minds had been made up before,) tho members of the Astor House Committee resglyod that tho letter whioh thoy wore framing at Congress Hall should bo conohed in tho most friendly terms,, and it was individually agreed to among them, that thoy would co-operate in a friendly spirit with all of all sections who should actina manner calculated to promote Democratic unity, . ' The ont-door feeling has been most ouriously ex hibited. Yery few have seen the text of wise’s letter, but the substance of it is more or less cor rectly known, and. the most curious combinations appear to.be inprqspeot. It may be asserted that' Messrs. Grossweil, Russell, Richmond, Fooler,,hod oven Joijrett, dagger, Jtepnedy and others, are'alt ' in tho same bed-room together, if not in the same .bed, . . 1 The Kew.yojk Tribune ap4 TiIJW fitafe fhat Mayor mufih incensed at the produc tion of. the above letter, and denounced it as a forgery. This is our opinion. We have no idea that the bold and chivalrous Virginian who, in 185$, go gallantly encountered the “ black knight with his yieoy 4 own >” and who wielded his- trenchant battje-axe fopeiiiqfit qpiongfft the cbfunpjons .of the jjepiocraoy, vyopld baye written such a document. Proof of the genu ineness of this letter would at opco and forever smother alt the prospects of Hr* Wise for the Presidency.' No terms Of censure would be too severe to be applied to a Presidential can* didate resorting to the machinery which is ?e -commended, by - tbis jetter. Wd notlpo that ft is not published in any of the Now York pa pers except the Herald, which has been con spicuous for its violent opposition to, and viru lent denunciations of, Governor Wise for a long tiiho past. Another' circumstance, leading to the conclusion that the letter is a forgery, is that tho name of the person to whom it was directed is totally suppressed. Fxpected Visit.—- The Empire Fire Asso ciation of Lynn, Massachusetts, intends to visit Philadelphia on the SOth of September next, on an invitation tendered by the United States Fire Crm pany of this city. The Empire embraoes among its members many of the <{ solid men of Boston ” and Lynn; and from the well-known liberality of the United Slates members, we are safe in assuring our Eastern friends a ooydlal reoeptjon. The- Boston Courier rosusoitates the following anecdote ? . *■- “ Two or three years ago, during * season of Hit new, Mr. Choate was .visited by one of his friends, who urged upon him the importune? of paying more attention -to Ms heeltL'■ ‘ Sir,* Mid the visiter, < you must go' away; if. you continue. your profes. ffonal labors' thus, you will certainly ondennino your constitution/ Mr. Choate .looked up, and with that grave irony and peouliar twinkle of the eye whioh wore so marked and indescribable when he jested, said: ‘Sir the constitution was de stroyed long ago} lam now living under the by* Uw».’ ” tHE PRESS.—PHILADELf* [Correspondence'ofrjThe.Freisil v ‘ Gov. Wise, of Virginia, is the most active open candidate for the .Presidency among the li« of possible or probable, aspirants. The Rtcbmoncj Enquirer , edited by his son, does sot havo thj slightest hesitation in advocating the father of tbs editor for this position, in editorials and through , the medium of communications and correspondent. There; ifl : a frankness, too', In the Governor’s ovn I treatment of the case that commands 'my admirl- I tion. He exhibits a rushing rVadineiis to speak oit at length on every question that must rescue bin from tne wish to deal in any Delphic phrases. Thit Ho has many warm friends in Virginia cannot te doubted—not so much, it is true, among the polite oians as among the masses of the Democracy. Hs dashing eloquenoe, his personal integrity, and memory of his campaign of 1855, are all so mum stock in trade I am, happy to toll you that ok though ho and Judge Douglas differ moat materi ally in reference .to the groat issue of the day they are on terms of the most cordial friendship, ? the Richmond Enquirer's disposition to do justice to the “ Little Giant’\is sincere. . The oauvossfor the Opposition nomination for the Presidency, although not much excitement aj pearsupon the snrfnoe, is nevertheless very enei* getically conducted. The friends of Mr. Seward, as I have repeatedly assured you, are resolved t> make a last stand in his favor. Those of Governor Backs are active and enthuslastio. Gov. Chose has his supporters constantly at work, Hon. John M. Read, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, is by no means an uninterested spectator of the con test. His groat vote last fall and his docidod abili ties, 1 as well as his neutrality between the other candidates, render him very formidable indeed. . The result of the el cotton in Kentucky, and tbo Democratic majority in the Legislature, will pro bably terminate in the choice of Vice Presideit Breckinridge to tho United States Senate, to fil the vacanoy caused by the expiration of the tern of Mr. Crittenden. Hon. Linnßoyd is said tobqa candidate for-the place, but the friends of Breekiy. have the reins of the organisation, and.*3 Magoffin, the Governor elect, is a warm and voted friend of the yioe President /and the nev Senator, Hon. Lazarus W-Powoll, oooupios the same intimate relation to him, it will be difficult to defeat him, should he desire to go to the Senate Tho New York Times is evidently the organ ol the Cabinet, notwithstanding its persistent attack! upon the President. Its-oorrespondents are muoi more active in obtaining nows from the Cabinet than thoso of tho Herald, and muoh more reliable It is running into a large circulation in 'Washing ton, and noxt.winter will no doubt toko the lead. Mr. Buchanan’s oohfldonce in tho Herald has dam as much to injure that paper as Bennott’s support of the President has done to injure him. It is now understood here that the pretext whibi will be resorted to by Mr. Buchanan for sending back Mr. unapproved, is that the' cession of Lower California to the United Statoßis I not inoluded in it. Mr. Buchanan is well aware j that the Constitution of Mexico prohibits such; oession; and that to make it would cause the im mediate downfall of President Juarex and tho Lb beral party, and thoreforo, that President Juaros positively and unequivocally refused to entertah the proposition for its purchase. It is conjecture! hero that the peninsula of Lower Oaliforniais desire! by the Administration for a refuge for theMormom of Utah, insomuoh as, if removed to that isolated rogion, they would be safe frQqx intrusion by other populations. Tho wisdom of the polioy of thus iso? lating tho Mormons, and of allowing to them, by; Federal action, tho establishment of a Territory and ultimately of a State —exclusively 'Mormon— may well bo doubted. The true course in reference to these deluded fanatics is not to isolate them, bpt to encourage thoir association and intercourse with; others notinfeotod with their moral, political,.and > ! religions heresies, and to look to the wearing ont I of their abominable errors of faith and practice, ’ and to effect which the salutary preoepts and ex amples of those around them will greatly aid. Ne r ver was anything more trpo than the saying of the illufitrioos Jefferson, that “ error may be tolerated whilst reason is left free to combat it,’’- bat to plaoe those people by themselves, and to leaye them to themselvos, will tend to perpotnato.their seot and to promote its growth.. X believo the objeotion made to tjie proposed Monaco treaty is a mere pre : text for the purpose of ey&4ing and avoiding the adoption of tho provisions recommended by Mr. MoLane. I doubt-greatiy if the cession of California at anyp~rice woqld h6 : acoopted by Con* gross at tho noxt session. '.The - entire peninsula is, comparatively speaking, barren of agricultural and mineral resources, and It has no ports of any 1 importance, nor anything to .attract commerce thithor, and, would really be a worthless acquisi tion. We havo already a sea-coast on tho Paoido extending from the 40th to the 32d deg. of north latitude, comprising (considering the sinuosities of tho ooost) a maritime frontier of nearly 1,500 miles to be defended in time of war. Tho cession ftf Lower California, estimating the gulf ooastof will mnrn +)i--~r* < ' rtv *f«-'' i vv-"?TT ,T TTVnf such frontier; and for what purpose .we doeiresaob acquisition I cannot- conceive.- The Idea of such acquisition tending to forward our China, East In dia, or Paoifio Sonth American tradoisidles. A railroad from tho 4tlantlo to the P&oific will not cross the peninsula below the present line dividing the State of California from Lower California. - All we .want is tho right of way and transit at Tehu antepec and across Sonora,- and a free port at Guaymos, and if .it should bo found advisable hereafter, we oan obtain a right of way across the peninsula, or whatever else may be desired. In the mean time, wo' should aooopt tho proposed treaty agreod to by President Juarez. Everything tee ought to wish forioill follctxo it in good time. • Occasional. MEETING OP THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE NgW VOBIC TO SEKRA DELEGATION TO CIfARLKS TON APPOINTED BV TUB STATE CONVENTION GOSSIP AT AhEANy. [Correspondence' of The Pfoss.] IfEW York, August 4,1859. Tho Democratic State Committee, at their meet ing held yesterday, at Albany, did precisely what I wrote you thoy would do, vis: lay down a pro gramme for the appointment’of a fall delegation to Charleston by tho State Convention. Tho op position to this plan was less marked than many had supposed would he the case, from the bellicose demonstrations that had been mado by those who were “of tho Hards, Hardy; ”, but that sootion of the party presented a divided front, the division being rendered more marked by the production of a singular lottor from governor Wise, which no doubt you have seen. This was, of> course, a settler for the friends of Governor Dickinson. Thoy would, by no manner of means, consent to play second violin to the shrowd ex-Mayor of New York; so, ooming to the conclusion that discretion was the appropriate rir tuo to bo exeroised on tho occasion, they went in for tho call which had been unanimously agreed upon by the State Committee, which is as follows: Whereas , Some diversity of opinion exists among tbo Democratic electors of the State in re- Sard to the subjoot of the ohoico of delegates to the 'omocratio National Convention; and whoreas,'. after duly considering the communications ad dressed to this committee, advocating on the out/ sido an express limitation of the notion of the Conyention, and 011 the other a more enlarged pro scription of its duties; and after a full and free consultation on tho subject, this oommitteo do not feel disnogpd to decide a question of this moment/ or to dictate to the Demooraoy of tho State in re* lation thereto, by attempting eithor to limit or to enlarge the powers of tbeir representatives; and whereas, it is desirable and epiipently proper that all such dliforenoog should hosubmittod to tho Do mooratio electors of the State, to bo by th6m de termined in State Convention: Thoreforo, Resolved , That th? chairman and secretary, In Issuing a call for the election of delegates to the next Democratic State .Convention, give notice uf such purpose)in tho followingform: Tho Democratic electors otwbo several Assembly districts of tho State aro requested to appoint the delegate each to a State Convention, to behold at Sraicpßo on the 4th day qf September pe*t, at 12 M. ? ‘ to nominate & candidate for Seorotdry of State, Comptroller. Treasurer, State Engineer and Sur veyor, Canal Commissioner, State Prison'lnspec tor, Judge and Clerk of tho Coart of Appeals, and to choose delegates to tho next National Conven tion, to be hold at Charleston, or to determine tho manner in ’which, and the time when, thoy shall be ohosen, and for transacting suqh other business as to tho Convention shall seem proper.' The gossip connected with the action of the Com mittee is that telegraphed-, by a correspondent of tho Times: ' It is said thfttovcry moans aro being used by the State Committee and their friends to diatrnot and divide tho Hard Shell party. Mr. Williams, of Buffalo, is promised tho nomination of ,State Trea surer, in plaoe of Mr. Vandorpool, who is to be dropped with Gideon J. Tucker, Secretary of State. Mr. 1 awrence, of Quoens, and Mr. Green, of Onon 4aga, are said to'bo offered nominations as Boore lary of State.’ Mr. Green declines, and adheres 'to Mr. Wood.. It is confidently assorted that tho Softs offered Mr. tyood Tammany Hall ana the Mayoralty if he would abandon his position, bat’that’ ho resblntOly doolined to do sq. ’ Bolos Do Wolf Is stated tQ bnvo gone over to tho Softs on tho promise of being the Charleston rep resentative frojn his district, ■ ■: Mr. Williams was a Buchanan delegate to the OlnoinpaU Convention. After the elootion bo wits nrgod by tho Hards of the whqle Btato fqr tho Bol'- folo ppst office. But Mr, Buchanan doolined to m oogniso any obligation towards Mr. W. Ho is a banker of Bnffaio, and has boon the oandidate of the Democracy for the benato, for. Congre|s, Mayor, Ao„ when there was no hope of his elec tion; has spont his money freely for polltioal pdr poses, and is a straight-out party man. He do serres some substantial Tecognition ’of these servloea. The ptesont State Treasurer, Mr. Vandorpool, was nominated through the ri gorous exortions of Mr. Hatch, and will not consent to ho qniotly overslanghod. John A. firoop, of Onondaga, (the Mr, Green mentioned phoye,) is a partper of Oanal Popjmissionor Jay,, box, and is a' sharp, red;headed ohap, who onri, neored Jayoox tbropgh the Convention three years ago. Delos Do Wolf le a rlop banker of Osweto, who, like Dean Richmond, eons more for - the honors of polities than for Its emoluments,.' Mr, Wood is reported to hayo annopnoed his do, termination to go before, tbo people on tbo district system, ThOeffort will bo frsUJOBs, The simple Hot that the State Oommitteo (several tif whom aro Hards) agreed unanimously upon tbo oall as it goes forth, is evidence enough that the party wifi go along without more than tbo usual disagreements unavoidable In a ptate so largo as Hew York. August 4,1859, Letter from New York* , FRIDAY, S, 185#. THE LATEST/ : mr te^eg-rai^h- .'. ; T/./;Nayal jyTairs*; ~ ,Wi'9HiNOTOJf/Aug. •oqrs have boon.ordered-to the steamer Mohawk,, designed for the - Home Squadron: Lieutenant Graven commanding ; Lieutenants Barbot, Spee den, and Caipenter; Acting Master Hatfield. The steamers Wyandott and oru3ader will also join the Home Squadron. .The steamer Mysjdo.Js bound to the,coasjk of Afrloa, and the following officers are ordered to her: Lieutenant Leroy, commanding; Lieutenants Fair fax, Haxton, and Garland ; Aotiug Master N. Groen; Passed Assistant Surgeon Harrison. » The steamer Sumpter is alio to join the African Squadron under the following officers’: Lieutenant Armstrong, commanding! Lieutenants Fitzgerald, Btewatt, tfnd Gresr; Acting Master’Perkins;- Passed Assistant Surgeon Otis. Burning of a Steamship, - Nett York* Aug 4. —The British ship James Zopj from Newport, reports passing, June* 28th. in lat. 47 30, long. 23 5, a steamship on fire and 'abandoned.. The hull was burnt .to. the water’s odge, and hor name was gone. She had a serpent 'figure-head, and appeared to be American built. [The burnt wreok, supposed to bo a steamship, ; was undoubtedly the wreck of tho ship Stalwart, wbiob was bnmod about the time, and In tho lati tude and longitude mentioned.] Wheat Statistics of Chicago* Chicago, Aug. 4.—The wheat statistios publish ed to* day in tho‘ Commercial Express snow the receipts for the year ending August Ist.to be .5,091,000 bushels, against 13,956,000 bushels for the previous year. The shipments are about in the same proportion. The Canada Cricket Match. . Toronto, August 4,—The grand cricket match between tho United States and Canada, which was .commenced yesterday, resulted to-day in the victory of the United States doyen, with tour wiokets to go down. One. of the participants io this victory is Mr. Hammond, tho professional cricketer of the Germantown Club Of Philadelphia. Disturbance on Board a Steamboat* New Yore, August 4, —A rumor is ourront this evening that a serious dißturbanoe had occurred on board the steamboat Kip Van Winkle, wbiob left -td4ay on an excursion to the fishing banks. The disturbance took place outside Sandy Hook, and the boat, it is said, is putting back. Later from Jacmel* New York, Aug. ’4. —Advices from Jacmcl to July 19th, reoeivoa here, represent business as be ing still dull. The people appeared generally sat isfied with tho Government. Thoxo was no political news of importance. Trial of Bided Cannon. Norfolk, August 4. —Nine guns of tho im proved riflo ordnanoe, on trial at Fort Monroe have been found to be far superior to the smooth bore after a very severe test. No Tidings of the Aeronauts* Cleveland, August 4.— No tidings have as yet boon recoivod of the descent of the balloon, in which Professor Wise and bis son ascended from St. Louis on Saturday last, intending to oomo East. Death of Virginia Stewart. New York, August 4.—Virginia Stewart, who was shot in Broadway, nearly tiro wooks since, by McDonald, died this morning at the-hospital. The Accident on the Northern Rail road* LIST OF THE BOFFERERS—VERDICT OF TUB CORO NER'S JURY—STATEMENT OF A PASSENGER. Albany, August 3—11.45 P. M, Tho train consisted of an engine, tender, two baggage cars and twq passenger cars. As the train Reared the south side of tho bridge tho engineer frit the bridge sinking upder him; he instantly threw the throttle valve open, and with a mighty strain the machine puffed, balked an instant and then bounded clear of the falling mass. Tho two baggage oars dashed into -the chasm and wore ornsned to atoms, the tender falling upon the wreck, tho two passenger ears leaped in upon tho qthqrs, the rear end of the last car reitingupon tho abut ment. The shook of concussion was terrific; the pas ■lengers in both oars wore hurled violently from their seats, and oast together Iq dead and mangled iieapa at tho onds which went into the water. As soon as possible those who’ were unhurt, or only slightly Injured, got out from the wreck, and by evory means in their power devoted tbemsolvcs to the resone of their less fortunate companions. Tford was immediately despatched to Scbaghti coke for help, and ifl * few minutes the cltizons of that plaoe. hastily providing themselves with means for administering to the necessities of tho wounded, hastened in groat numbers to the spot. A hand oar was sent tp Albany for aid. Fires woro built of piooes of the wreck, and such other fragments as could be procured; 4 greatmany lanterns had been brought to the spot, and then began the melancholy task of looking |br tho dead. Ip addition to the names givep in the first d®- spatoh are the following; . Howard fright, merchant, of Albany : he was -killed. * Dennis Cahill, of Albany, an employee of the road, wounded. John Tyson, of Quebec, a ship oarpentor, on bis why toNewark, New Jersey, whore nohaa friends, badly wounded about the heal and breast. J. O. Payne, ofMcntreal, severe cut on the head. John Dyer, engineer, of Troy, slightly injured. Alexander FotheB t of Canada, bound to Cali fornia, very badly injured. ’ Charles Ferry, of Claremont, N. H., one foot badly crushed. Thomas Talbert, ofßutland, Vt., severely injured fttxravvtro peaa~aucti*ir«' ' 'Geotge F. Baker, of Albany, a'compound frac ture ortho leg. ' • " • ' T. T. Williams, of Catskill, N. Y., bruised badly. J. D. Badgley, of tho firm of Monteath & Badg ley, of Albftny, slightly injured. - Jojin Boroland apq wife, of Montreal, both slightly injured. ._ w. J. A. Fuller, of New Yo:rk, shoulder fractured . and badly out about tho head. Thomas O'Herron, laborer, fracture of the hip vand severo ont on the scalp. \ Pimm Buell, of Sohaghuoo’se, collar-bone broken ;a6d otherwise badly injured. Wo were assured by Dr. Z. Lyon, an attending physician, that the wonnded 111 all recover. Conductor Copley, whoso Yfife ans mother-in law are among the killed, 17 as conversing with them when the shook took place. Mrsl Cooley had her babe on her knee. Mr. Cooley seized the child and olung to the window, while bis wifo and mother-in-law were preoipit&ted to tho forward end of tho car, which was partially undor water, whore they drowned. The inhabitants turned'out en masse to the as sistance of tho wounded, and no exertions on their Jiart aro wanting to render all sufiorors as oom ortabto as possible. Coroner Madden', of Troy, held an inquest on tho body of Charles Plympton, whioh resulted in tho following VERDICT OF THE JURY. “That tho said Charles Piympton came to his doath from injuries received by tho falling of a bridge on tho Albany, Vermont, and Canada Rail road over the Tomhannookoireok, whilo engaged in a regular train of said railroad as mail agent; and as said bridge was in a rotten and unsafe condi tion, the jury believo that those having oharge of said road should be highly censured.” STATEMENT OF HR. E. E. LEWIS. Hr. E.-E. Lewis, of Genosoe, was a passenger on the ill-fated train. He was tiding in the front oar, toward the rear end. TiVe take his statement as re lated to us in a conversation at Stanwix Hall: As the cars went bn to tho bridge, Mr. Lewis re members distinctly feeling a sort of jar or jerk, which gave him the momentary impression that something was wrong; but before the thought could ion# }tseif {JiaMnotly in his mind, tho crash came. Mr. Lewis suddenly felt the qar plunging downward, as'ft were, and filling to pieces. The second oar plunged under the first, and tore out tho sides ana bottom. Mr. Lewis was thrown vio lently forward head first] striding, as he supposod against the top of the second car, turned andfol. to tho bottom, on'tho top of a number of persons. For an instant there was not the slightest noise— sot a flbriok of terror or a groan - of pain. So in stantaneous was the destruction that every porson's energies appeared paralysed. The first word that Mr. L. remembers hearing, for he was himself, if not stunned, entirely bewildered, wore delivered in a very calm voice, and wore, “ Say, you at the top. get off just as quiok as you can, won’t you?” As if this was the signal for a recovery of conscious ness, it waß immediately followed by agonizing -sbriekß and groans, and loud cries for help. Mr. Lewis extricated himself from the wreck as speedily os possible, aqd tho first person be ro oognisod was Cooley, t]te conductor, He had beon thrown violently forward the entire length of the oar, and had orawlod book to whore his wife, her mother, and ohild had sat. Mrs. Cooley and Mrs. Cuylor lay apparently in the position thov had occupied in the car. Their feet were up, and their hoods and tho upper part of their bodies were buried in tho wreck. Mr. Cooloy sunk al most helpless by the side of his wife, whom he ap parently recognised by hor dress, at whioh he was pulling, now b'oseochfng assistance for her, and now calling pitoou?ly upop her namo, and beseech ing hor to rise and save herself. Mr. Lewis, feeling faint imdaick at tho stomach, mado his way to the water, in 1 which he bathed his temples and wrists. As he did so, two g'entlcmon badly cut on the head rushed to him, asking if they were dangerously hurl;,' Ho advised them to wugh their wounds in the water, whioh they aid. Ho then returned to tho wreck and mado for Mr. Cooloy, who was still pul ling at the dross of his wifo, although almost help less from his own injuries. Mr. Lewis raised him and begged him to let him take him ashore, but Cooloy only replied by bogging him to help his wifo. After some difficulty, and not without boing compelled to speak harshly to him, ho Bucoeedea in getting him out of the wreck, and got him on tho bank. Mr. L. and others then wontandgptoutthe body ofMrs. Cooley, andboroit&shore. Thoydiscovered that both horsolf and mother were quitq deed. The child, also much injured, was also thjton out of the wreck. When Cooley saw the dead body of his wife, ho threw himself uppn it shrieking torri bly, “Oh, mywifo—my poor wife!”—anqitwas found impossible to tear him away frqm the corpse. His agonizing gfief w*** heartrending to behold. But it was stecessary to attend to. the wounded and suffering, and al| who could render assistance repaired fo the wreck. this was the work of but a few minutes. Whop Mr, got baokbe found a lady with three children, all of whom wore bruised, hut apparently oth orwlae unlpjurod, whom ha helped from tho ruins, Tho wifo and son of Col, B. P, Johnson were on board and unhurt, and Mrs. Johnson acted nobly in rendering aid to tho wounded) setting an example of enorgy and judg ment but seldom found in each oxoiting scenes. A man of large sigo was go tightly wedged in that it was nooessary to use pieces of the wreok to remove tbo beams that confined him, yot no bones were brokon, and his Injuries wore only from bruises and oxhauatlon. After all who oould be helped were got out, Mr. L. Kan for help, but being unable to ascertain, oven from tho conduotor, which was the right road to take, ho went in a direction opposite to Schaghtlooke. Ho soon oamo to a farm-house, and making bis way through a ijeld of wheat, appeared, eoyered with blood and dirt; ang irittput a nat, to the inmates.' The w©V Q alarmed and fled, but He soon mado them understand that ho was hftrmles9 and that their services were required. They repaired to the eoenebf the disaster, and aa soon as Mr. L. found ho was on the wrung road he returned h> the wreck, Jlssiatauoo soon arrived from pohashtieohe, and'naming that oould be done for the sqfierors was neglected. Svrrbkperbd Hu PIrTSBURd Authorities At Independence Hall. —The reception of bur Cincinnati and Pittebntg£ visiters took'place yesterday morning in Indepen- ‘ donee Hall. Nine o’clock was the hour appointed for this public demonstration, and at that time groups of the excursionists, composed not only of the male sex, but many of the fair wives and daughters of our Western frUnds, embraced this opportunity for witnessing the spotfrom whioh our Independence was declared, and whioh must, from the interesting 'associations' connected there with, possess peculiar interest to every lover of his eonntry. A half hour was consumed in inspecting the many interesting mementoes collected in the Hall, which appeared to afford an infinite source of pleasure to the ladied and gentlemen, :who for the first time witnessed that whioh has been so frequently and graphically described.* Aff half past nine o'clock, the Cincinnati and Philadelphia officials entered, and formed a hollow Bqnare in tho centre of tho Hall. The apartment was crowded with oitizens to witness the reception, and every available spot adjacent to the open windows that might afford an opportunity of hear ing the speeches was occupied. The Oinoinnatians wore a orimson badge attached to the button-hole of their coats, and their hosts were -distinguished by a light blue bodge. Owing to the absence of Mayor Henry from the city, the ceremony of re ceiving the visiters was deputed to Oliver Coraman, Esq-, president of Selcot Counoil. The Mayor and Councils of Cincinnati, with their accompanying friends, were then formally introduced by Snyder Loidy, Esq., of Select Connell, after which Mr. Cornman addressed them as follows: Ho thought the present a fitting time, and this hall a fitting place, to meet with our Western friends, to whom this hall belongs in common with oursolves. Our - immortal fathers are gathered around ns, and look down upon this soono. Like us they bore the oares of office, bat they have passed away, after acquitting themselves nobly in the difficult positions' in whioh they frond them selves. Yet you see aronnd you those who, by the power of the pen, made thomselves felt in the councils of tho country, and by tboir energy on the field of battle thoy conquered tho foes of liberty. On your right you see the Father of his Country, looking down upon his children, and saying, “ Sons, bo happy, bo free, be virtuous.” And there you see Martha, the mother of Washington, more glo rious in her history than any woman of whom we road, apd greater than her son, fbr she made Wash ington. It is to this spot we wcloome you, and we welcome you to our city, feeling that everything our part shall bo done to make your visit plea sant and oomfortablo. Wo shall strive so to fulfil our official duties as to make your only regret on leaving ns be that Philadelphia is so distant, and we sbau only regret that Cincinnati is not nearer. [Great applause.] Tho speakor then called tho attenti6n of tho ladies to tho portraits of the heroines or the walls, and suggested the noble lessons they might read from tho lives of such women as Martha Washing ton.and others, who strengthened the hands of their bro thers, husbands, and fathers, during the Revolu tion. He then closed amid applause, by a reitera tion of bis cordial welcome on Dehalf of the authori ties of Philadelphia. Mayor R. M. Bishop, of Cihoinnati, -responded to Mr. Corniqan’s address or behalf of the Cincin natians. He thanked the speaker, and through him, the authorities of Philadelphia, for this wel oome. It was totally unexpected, for although the excursionists hod oxpectea to meet the oitizens of Pennsylvania socially, yet they had not antioipatod so warm and hearty a welcome as had met them. Whon we arrived at Pittsburg the people of the Iron City greeted us with the greatest hospitality and kindness. At Altoona tho same reception was heartily accorded, and, it was so at Harrisburg. Wo have no words to express our feelings at such hospitality. We are proud to stand here in this hall, in the city of Penn, and to receive our wel come on a spot where events, of such inexpressible magnitudo nave transpired. As we look at tho statue of Washington wo oannot bnt think of his farewell address; and what deepmemories arise at sight of the portrait of Martha Washington i Tho speaker horo indulged in some reminiscen ces of old it had taken him ten days to come from the West to Philadelphia, and he com pared it with the railroad journey of the present from Cincinnati, which oocaples but thirty hoars. In conelasion, he indulged in some patnotio re flections, and again thanked the Philadelphians for their welcome, on behalf of the oitizens of Cin cinnati. Cordial applause followed Mayor Bishop's ad dress. Mr. Benjamin Eocleson, president of the Cin cinnati Counoils, then made a brief and eloquent speech. He said, wo started as guests of the rail road companies connecting Cincinnati with Phila delphia, and had no idea how the flags and the latch-strings would h® bung out as wo pas3od through Pennsylvania. Ro then wanton to show how Cincinnati, Ohio, and the West generally, had grown in tho past generation, and how the facilities for intercommunication had been increased. The first improvement Vos the National road, then the canal, and now the railroad, while the commercial relations of Philadelphia with' the West have in creased so vastly that all .tho facilities for travel and transportation rare required. The speaker gave someWostom statistios; and in closing, reite rated expressions of, thanks at the wcloome accorded to tho exourslonists. Mr. Cornman then announced tho programme f ‘y; j * InoenDUßijii 1 of known as' The Neck”'seeing tojaffohi an admirable field for ih« indulgence of the zsaijMous propensity of the in oendiary, located aa.it is in A thinly-Jefrled neighbor bood; ;-and nearly all ,' the ' fires occurring there are jejrentuslly traced to these evil-disposed personages. On Sunday tost, a barn on Simon’s lane, near the Back road, containing a small quantity of hay, was fired and destroyed. Two parties have been arrested onjsnspicioa of having been concerned in firing this and other barns. From investigations made, it seems and wicked pets of young men c’onneated with iwo notorious rival'gangs,*Tb r the Boulhernp&rfdf the' city* known as the Neck. These gangs are attached tor two rowdy fire companies, in that section of the city, and are known; as the .”PaqU’s’]- and “Garro tors.” Of the latter crowd; large number are thieves, known to \ the' police, and have been arrested on the charge of committing all sorts of depredations. One of these parties arrested has been an inmate of the House of Refuge, and was arrested for stealing a watch, some two or three months ago. Last winter, in company with several others, he stole a quantity of,wearing ap parel from the place of a gentleman in that por tion of the city. Every effort, is being made to break these gangs up by the police. Li that part ofrtho eity .there are no polioe officers, the resi dents there refusing to pay the tax. Now, they have taken” the matter in hand, and', hereafter, they will take turn about at nights in patroling the Neok, and striot attention will be paid, on Saturday nights, in particular. They are deter mined to pnta stop to these depredations, and we are authorized to say that any person found prowling about this place at night will meet with a warm reception. , Refreshing.— The heated atmosphere with whioh we can’t-get-aways have been afflioted for the last few days, and which rendered existence unendurable, was considerably oooled last evening by one of the most delightful showers we have ever experienced. The storm’set in' about seven o’olook, and was accompanied. by the usual concomitants of thunder and lightning and a copious supply of rain. It rained very heavily daring the earlyparfc of the evening, and we learn that the usual number of cellars were filled, and that that never-failing oroek, the Cohookaink, over flowed its banks, as a matter of course. We did not learn of any aooident from the storm worth itemizing. Gerhantown Passenger Railway. —This company is stoadiiy progressing in the construction of their road. Tho excavators reaohed Nicetown on Monday, and will probably reach the Three Mile run this week. The mis extend nearly to Naglee’s Hill, where the work of grading will per haps be completed by Saturday evening, , and the rails may be laid to Nioetown next week. By the first of September the whole ought to be done and tho road in operation. Suspicious. —At an early hour yesterday morning, a man named John’Hancock was found aeoroted in the yard attached to the sohool-honse, at the corner of Eighth and Fitzwater streets. One of the shutters of the school-house Was found open, and the window hoisted. John'was taken by an officer to the station-house, where he had a hearing before Alderman Dallas, who committed him. to answer. Escape from a Station House —On Wed nesday evening an old offender, named Mark Pier son, alias “Scotohy,” made his escape, from the Fifteenth-ward station-house, whore. he was con fined for some trivial offence. He ' was recap tured later in the evening, and conveyed to more secure quarters. The Fifteenth-ward station-house is in a most dilapidated condition, and prisoners have bnt little difficulty in making their escape from the insecure cells contained therein. Run Over. —About half-past nine ofclock, yesterday morning, a lad, named Oscar Lane, aged about eight years, was ran over by a horse and carriage, at Shaokamaxon street and Girard ave nue. He was very badly braised about the head and body, and was conveyed to the residence.of his parents on Allen street, below Painter. THE COURT.S. yesterday’s proceedings [Reported for Ttie Press.} Quarter Sessions— Judge Ludlow.—Yes terday was comparatively- dull in court ‘ matters. Owing to the action of the Grand Jury on tho day previous, the amount of business waa.small. and is detailed os follows. Mr. J. P. O’Neill appeared as prosecuting attorney: * Henry.Foisman plead guilty io , a of ob taining goods under false pretences, and was fined $lOO. and sent down for sixty days. William Rose plead guilty to a ebargo of assault and battory on cis sister, and 'carrying concealed doadly weapons. On the first oharge he was sen tenced to ten days, and on the second twenty days. George Edwards was tried and -convicted on a. oharge of larceny, and fined $1 and sent down for eight months. William H. Shinn was tried and convicted for the larceny of ladies’ dresses, to the amount of S2T, ji as fined one dollar and sent down foraix month B * Aftw 'dn< htuVvt-tlrt‘-alroT*-‘vnac, a cessation in the business of the court on account of the absence of witnesses: ' ‘ Tho officers, however, were sent out into the highways and hedges, to bring in the delinquent testimony. Bnt after travelling through the hot sun, and sweating and blowing'with their ’efforts to bring in defaulters, they returned to court with out effecting the their mission. Arthur Clark was tried and acquitted on a oharge of assault and battery.. Oioesdale Robinson was pot upon his trial, charged with the larceny of one shirti-one neck-tto, etc., all of the value of nine dollars, the property of 4Mr. Finney, clothier in Market street. Th® defence sot np that he was a member of the Young Men’s Christian Association, and that he was of good charac ter ; that the prosecutor, Mr. Finney, owed the de fendant a sum of money, and he took tho goods to satisfy the debt. The jury returned a verdiot of guilty, with a recommendation to the moroy, of the court. There was a general impression that the man waa not guilty, but the defence was so bunglmgly wanagoa that no other result could bo oxpoeteu. James Niol was tried on.the oharge of stealing a fold watoh, the property of Mr. MoHuUen. - The efendsnt said he had the watoh, but was drank, and did not know how ho came in -possession of it. It was proven, that he had pawned it at a broker’s, whoro ft was obtained.' The jnry returned a ver diot of guilty, and he was sent down for four months. Court adjourned. CITY ITEMS, The Western Excursionists—The official vU sitorsfrom Cincinnati and Pittsburg arrived here ou Wednesday,and they have been visiting the ** liana’ * of the oity since their arrival. We we?e assured by seve ral of them in confidence, this morning, that thus for they have seen nothing in Philadelphia, which will com pare with tho Brown Stone Clothing Hall of Rook/iIU & Wilson, Nos. 603 and 605 Chestnut street, above Sixth, while the garments made there oan hardly be sufficient ly praised* “ ’ Tia education forms the infant mind, Just as the twig is bent the tree’s inclined.** The importance of good precepts is not overrated in the above couplet; but still, preoept without example is not of much effeot. Henoe, we say to the readers of TAe Preset “ do as we do,” and buy your clothing at E- H. Eidridge’i, V Old Franklin Hall Clothing Emporium,** No. 331 Chestnut street,, who is disposing of his entire stock of ready-made aupoper preparatory to removing into his i\ew store at Q’hestnut and Eighth atree^. The Heated Term. The sun is very hot to-day And every one we pieet Makes exclamations tending to Intensify the heat* “ Keep pool!” exohims a smothered friend, Who i* fond of passing jokes; But how, we ask, can one keep cool, Who buys not his clothes of Btokes l Whose fashionable Emporium is at No. 607 Chestnut street, SPECIAL NOTICES. Trauj op Life. — You are on the eve of tho 11 turn of life,” a period when, both in male and female the body requires bracing up, to enable it to round the point, not only with safety, but with freedom fromdis* ease after. HOOFLAND’S GERMAN BITTERS, the heat tonio in the world, will strengthen yoursystem, and give you rigor of frame, that will enable you to pass safely through all oritieal periods, Bitters are for sale at the principal office,'4lB Arch street, Phila delphia, Fa., and by all druggists and dealers in raedi cinos, at 75 cents per bottle. Also by the proprietors, DR. C. M. JACKSON & CO. It A Purely Vegetable Compound, Cheuu call's Combined.—The Eau Atbknienne, op Rai? Renovator, or Jules Havel has wonderful potency m restoring the hair and preserving the sight; as a pre ventive and cure for baldness, it is unrivalled, and will ohange gray hair and whiskers ta their original life color, imparting to them the lustre of youth. Sold hy all drug gists, and by JULRS RAVEL k CO„ No. 704 CHEST NUT Street, Philadelphia. aul-Ot Ore-Prior. Clothing op the Latest Styles, and made in the best manner, expressly for betail bales. Ve mark our lowest selling prioes in plain TIOOBES PU each article. AU goods mad© to order are warranted satisfactory, and our oxk-frice system is striotly adhered to. We believe this to be the only fair way of dealing, as thereby all are treated alike. ap2S-tsus7 Grover & Baker’s Cblbbbated Noiseless Family Sewing-Machines, AT REDUCED PRICES. Temporarily at No. TOI Broadway. Will return to No. 495 in a few weeks. Saving Fund—National - Safety Trust Company.—Chartered by the State of Pennsylvania RULES. 1. Money is received evory day, and in any amount large or small. r l. FIVE PER CENT* interest is paid for money from the day it if pu* Sf The money is always paid back in GOLD whenever it is oalled for, and without notice. 4. Money is received from Saviors, Jkdfl7ii»utrators t Guardians, and other Trustees, in large or small sums, to remain a long ox short period* 5. The money received from Depositors is invested in Real Estate, Mortgages* Ground Rents, and other first olass securities. 6. Office open every day—WALNUT Street, southwest oorner Third afreet. Philadelphia. apU Seamen’a Saving Fund—Northwest 1 Corner Second and Walnut Streets.—Deposits re received in small and large amounts, from all classes of the oomra unity, and allows Interest at the rate of five per cent, per annum. Money may be drawn by eheoks without loss of in terest. Office open daily, from 9 until 5 o’clook, and cu Mon day and Saturday until 9 in the evening. President, FRANKLIN FELL i Treasurer and Secretary, OHAS. Et MORRISi .:,- FJNANCIAL ■' f TkeifoWy Sfarkef, ' Philadelphia, August 4,1859. Therewas no the. stock market.to-, day,'and prices were barely, supported. look; for little 0; no change in prices during the“hfeatdd ' term,”, owing tothe absence, of operators from the* 0 j * ' '/'I , The 4th of any month, heretofore dAy IS payments, is notf’usadliy bridged and the "Yth, 8 th, and 6 there made to carry heavier burdens . than common. '• -■ --r ' t Theaemaha3'df = New'Y6rkapohourbßhkS;hy'' : ''' reason of matured collections, are'very light. W« cannot, therefore, ,loBe this week. * \ 1 Our views of the 1 trneVaiue’of rkflrcad Stocks and ' bonds are confirmed by the Railway Review for this week.. It estimates that “many months, probably; wiU be required to ‘-instil* fresh confidence into the minds of capitalists as to the. in creasing value of railroad property. In Jnly there were few orders from capitalists - for shares ot bonds.” ... The oaution evinced by money-lenders will have a tendency to cheek tho business of weak parties, * and it would not be surprising to hear ag&iu the cry so prevalent a few months post, “we can’t get any paper.” When that time arrives, we respectfully suggest to capitalists the claims of Philadelphia to a steam communication with Europe. A Philadelphia steamship line is a necessity. It ' must be formed; and if it is.placed in the right bauds, it will pay from the commencement. Tho foreign news reports, an unsteady money market, Amerio&n dividend-paying stocks looking up. • ' ’ . : ‘ The following is the amount of coal transported over the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad, for the week ending Saturday, July 30 1 .i.Week. ~ Tear. Tons. Tons. . 6,582 10 112,951 14 14,707 10 ' 329,906 OS Chipped North. Shipped South. Total . * 14,650 03 ,288,728 06 Total. 18,374 17 365,120 OS The following are ihe Veoeipfe of the "Morris J Canal Company: ► - : -• Total to July 23d. 1859 9135.728 76 Weekending July 30tb, 1659........ - 8,58354 _ 9144.807 30 •''' Total to Jnly 24th, 1858. $108,609 77. . Week ondmg July 31st, 1858. 9,078 51 1' - -- f $ll8#8» - ' Increase 1859. . *- 1 • - 96,01992 The following are the current quotations for specie, domestic exchange, Ac'., as famished by Cromse A Co., No. '4O South Third street: ■ Old American X d01,...104>£|01d American gold-. ..106 . * „>4 4 ‘ ..LRB^iSprereigns,4B6, 438 ' Mexican dollars 106 Napoleons—xx francs..BBs Spanish. ** 108 [TenThalers :..786 * 6. American d011ar5....104 { 44 44 (Prussian). 80® Five francs 98 I., 4 * guilders.. 3 98' German crowns 108 [Spanish doubloons.-.. 16 2U French 44 ........110 [Patriot 44 .15 65 New York Exchange.. 1-10 [Pittsburg Exchange...".- X ' Boston 4 ‘ .. 1-10 Cincinnati 44 .... Jtf Baltimore - 44 .. VLoaisviila “ .... I Richmond “ .. £ St. Louis 44 .... X Charleston 44 . S Chicago , “ 3&t03 Savannah “ ..1 Cleveland “ 1 ' Mobile 44 - UijNaahville “ ; Vi New Orleans “ l&tMemphis 41 uj Shipped North— —, Shipped South..—. LAXD TV' > Buying. Selling. 160 #ctflB 87)160acre5....:.... 120 " 78 120 “ 80 11 88 80 “ .. 40 «• 1001 40 “ .. UO PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE BALES, ■ -■ August 4, 1869. ; ‘ REPORTED »T MAWLET, BIOW3, & CO., BAXK-NOT*. STOCK, ANDBXCCANOR BROKERS, NORTHWEST CO&NKR THIRD AND CHESTNUT STREETS. FIRST BOARD. -- ‘ s lU> Penna 6a........... 90Ji 1000 Penna R Ist m 2000 City 6>.._ ..tKSO.IO9 77 Penna R (in ]ou)m.9* iS2 1 9° '• 4 — -JSM 8 Lehigh ScriD.casb.MJC WOO-. do 99% ..SOBoavMeadMX 200oNPennaR6s.s5wn.64 60 do ;...-Joh *OO u d Sr ‘ WMinehilTß. .ST IOOOSchNav 65 , 82.....69 ,6 do 3000 Sch Nay Imp 6s ... .75 • 19' do X*.m MOO do : ...75 2 Race A V-Stß cah.4l MOO *do -...75 . .26 Reading R. :..3 2000 do ..... .b 5.75 3Cam * Amboy R„ 119 ' 2000CatawiasaRm7s...36 " J * ' BETWEEI v ../b5.59 I . ..b6.22 1 SECOND 500 City 6a RR: ..100 lflD do 99# 1000 Elmira Ist m 7s 67 4000 Soh Nav 6s 7 82 69 CLOSING P] Hid. Asked. Piulafe~~ 99% ioo " R .99% 100 „ “ . Nevr....lo2J<'lo3 Penna 6s. .in off.’. .90 1 90X Reading R 23 22& “ ms *7O 80 . 4 * mort 6a ’44.89 91 u do ’B6 la off.69# 70 Pennaß-..- 38X 89 ■ „„ 44 2dm $*...&% ./ Morris Canal C0n.53 : .. 1 “ nrfdiyoff. 87 90 Schuyl Na,y 6s ’82.. 691$ * { Imp 6a. 75 75 50 Penna R.. 100 Reading 11, PluladelphiaMarketN* * - . ; Afqpst 4—-Evening.; The Flour market eeatiaes doll. .Holdersini. rather firmerin their views,* but there is little dr . no inquiry for .export, and good straight superfine,: made from new wheat, 5 held at $5.50 per bbl, without finding buyers to any extent at tit rate, the sales being confined to tao wants of the trad* v at f from S 5 up to $5.50 for old stock: and .fresh f round superfine. $5-25afc75.ibf. extra do,juJd sftaT; per 'bbl fbr fancy lots, according to bnodmlii. • CroshnesSj Tiyo- Flour and Corn Meal the former la held at $3.75,-and'the latter at' " $3.62J per bbl for Penna Meal. Wheat-—There is not much offering, and prices rule in taVor-of tha.- sellers to-day-~sale3 comprising about 4,000 bus at $1.26a1.29.f0r good and prime red, &nd'51.33a51.35.'.. for white. Eyo is steady, with sales of 600 bus old Penna to note at 80o; new Delaware is offered at 750. Corn is very dull to-day, and only About 2,00$ bus have been disposed of at 78a80o for good and Slime yellow. Oats are moving off rather more eely; 2,000 bus prime old Pennsylvania sold' oa terms kept private, and. 1,800 bus poor new Dela ware at 310. Bark—Quercitron is steady but very quiet, with small sales of No. X at $29 per ton. Cotton—There, is very'little doing, buyers come forward slowly, and the demand is limited at pre vious quoted rates. Groceries are quiet. By auc tion, this morning, Messrs. DuUlh, Cook,'* Co. sold 1,057 bags-Kio coffee at 9{all|c, averfcga $10.22, sixty a ninety days, and. four months visions—There is no .no.w feature, and tbanjarket is very quiot. Whiskey moves off slowly at2so for. drudge. 28c for' hhds, 2Ga26iQ for Pennsylvania! and 27a0 for Ohio bbls. - - New, Xqih Ex^ani f J SECOND 1000 US s*B 74 101)6 20000 Missouri 6a...5j»,81jf 3000Erie4thm 0d..... ju* 32Metropolitan 8k...109 q) BkofNew York...JQo)6 40 Chatham'Bank,. .90 100 Cumberland Fret.. 42)6 100 Erie Railroad...... 436 150 do .....WO. 4)6 200 N Y Cen 55Q.7276 125 da . ~...73^: 300 _ do 0pg.7226 ' 10D Hudson. River R... -31)4 60 Harlem Railroad.... : 200HarlentR Frof~-~.31?6 : 100 do 560.34)6 - p AsHEs are quiet at 85. UK for Put*, an* 35.75 fo*. Steady.-with jale.of7l» 1IB^! 804 wWca.boatlOXa Flour.—The market for State and Western Flour is lees aotive and with moderate receipts and sajesof-5,100 bbisbtB43)eff.os for superfine State, $549 ce A 35 for extra do, s4.7sea.for superiUie Wwtarn, ss# 6.50. for extra do, and $54505.7$ .for extra round-boon Ohio. Southern Flour is less active,' with sales of IjSS bbls at $6.1005.15 for mixed to good, and $607.50 fer extra brands, j^Gbmn,—Wheat opened -buoyant and closed heavy, vnth sales of 5,000 bM. new red Southern at $140; while fe»sJ**' 40 ®J.®9L^ e ‘5t®ro- , wiute, fsl 80; Canada do, $1.2°,! n#w white Kentncky at $1 »»157. Corn is dull ?nd less active, with sales, of 3LOOO bus. new Western mixed at 76e78c. Rye is quiet, Oats are dull at 3QoBBe for Sonthern, Pennsylvania, and Jersey, and Sss-Uo. for State, Canada, and Western. Hors aroduti»*a«J3cfornew,with small sales, but nothing haabeen done in old. Honrv.—Wo note sales of 80 tes Cuba on private terms. J!?. o .^L Slos ?^: Port ** lower, with sales of 500 bhkMesa at $14.70, and Prim© at 810.75. Beef is dull, with sale* of 300 bbls at $6e6.75 for country Prime; sBc&7s foe country Mess; 59.25013 for repacked do, and $13015,-. 50 for extra do. Baconand Cut Meats are dull lard is steady, with sales of 200 bbls at H»6©loVc. Butter and Cheese are unchanged. Rice 1# dull and heavy, with only small sales at 3*r®4o cash, as to onality, JL U >9 ! p rioreactiveat yesterday’s,. decUne of H®)6o, V*tji sales ofI,OQQ hhds Cuba, part for export, at 507 c, and 360 bxs Havana at 6)606)60. is dull at 250*5)60, _ On the 2d. instu by Rev. M. Winston, Mr. E. A RW. feMf.. S p^ SoNto y August 3d, }Sf9, WILLIAM PRTMROSE.'ia his eoth those of the family, are respect* & j£i n nu t Tir ojtopd Ma qhnflral, from hie late Test poon! Mh mri?!aTa^cfMk. 118 '* uar0 *(Friday, after- Bid'uK and daueht6r of tho late Maria Jno. Fnneral from hi. late residence, No. 17Q3 OaUowhill toCo‘f,SS,li U oiw&fy. nK>On ’ 1 ' 1 * °’ C,OCk ' T ° ..Oj'MM Ink, Miw ANNA B.SHELPQN. dan.',, ( . r tholsA"? tho lato Slu ”i.o'n“,'K afternoon, at 1 o'clock. ’ n On tha gainst., Mrs. ELIZABETH C. MARSTvs t daughter of the late Thompson and Anna Nawa Mar stellar, aged 19 years. «awa-Mar- Funeral from the residence of her v„i. A p 1317 South Second street, above morning, at 9 o'clock, '/o Ceat' gm&f&samsm w;, CATHAWNE - * if6 of ftWk oi- Arch.' Topto j&SswJL'XJamM “ d w*i!?r n ffom ta® residence of his parents. No. 114 « 1 5 e S? t Jf s *n'. eat ' ,lhov ? *»“■ thl.(Fridaj) nror”: rog, 9 o dook, Tp proceed to Cathedral Cemotorv * jSsS!” Dr ' OKQE R - wiNTiafS" hfl 7th. Funeral from' his' late residence. Marion Sannra $?U&°. mrr °° aa ' y ' ,bia (Frite” .(toraSou, IV * M lnBt " M l ' EDWAKD CALDWELL, » s ea 3» J’Sr 1 1 to rCßidance, northoast corner of i l Little WMhlngton,street. .!«. SSeVcemo™™’ a 1 °’ clocl: ' Preceed to Afoiint hoagQ B *“ in,u >- ,OHN RADFORD,inth.39thT.«rof Funeral from hi. Into rosidonee. «a South Eleventh •*? JONES & co.; 6ft4 MARKET Street. A Otmioos Phesokzson.—During the severe Unmdor-slorm on Wednesday Inst, the electric flmd entered the .telegraph office, at Sing Sing. v—’’ pip0 > and i ? nited tho pa, whio j set tho building on fire. The flames, however! wore soon extinguished, causing but slight damage. It is supposed there was a leak of gas. and taw elwttw spark ceodusted the flame to tie pipe, Y BOARDS. . : .< | 200 Reading R. JS I BOARD. - r 500 N Penna R 6s.sownA33C KOO do 26 Western Bank. .. ...MX 1 Norristown B. M .IA RICES—DULL. ‘ . . ' - 2Uf.\lsStd.' SohnylNav stock, a r -, ©6, ** pref ; .1T I7)§ Wmip’t & Elmß. 336.4-.. •-7* Ist mort.s6H &' “ 7s2d m0rt..28, SO- . Long Island R.....1056’ IoK- LehfghCoal&Nav.4& N Penna R...i i . SW Tag e« ©S ’ M 10a.- .. Catawissaß*.*.... 4 . . 4 , Ist m M 5.35 35 FA South Rdtvoff.sl . 12d 5c 3d Sts R... ' «-• <3 - JRace&VIneSUR. .. MX ige Sales,— iIOAHD. • 100 do ............. «.b10,44 . 100ifo ........^.,.-.44 6 Mich Cen 3L., .. M .. .41 30 do .860.40)6 so .do ......... 200 Mich BkN I 100 da ~.......^20.20 -50 do gov 100 „ do 7t sV 200 Panama Railroad..ll4>6- 2® do 530.Hl ‘ THE MABKETS. MARRIF.D. DIED.