iWst ■ vf -•"'..1 :,' Ziir*tir>r*i+±nZ-. - ■■->- ■- - ■-—•— '■•■> "•• «•• - 4ft «I ,iAV r tf A> s^miip .^^l',.-: I'ißßf Pass*—Current Literature.}, tentare; Lot*? MmW&tWH BeU^ous Intollteoncoi Important Nows ffomtha Plains; ■ ■ 1 itani. IWeW P.ia«—PersfeaP JUiHia; Marine InteUigenoe. ' ’ ’ThO NCWS V A.&ppatcl} from W 'saya that Senator , nowjiyerysetfpusly,ip’.Yrj',. ' V ;-Y,,> t’*.,.* wUj" b« found in . ; feated in one ofihetr 1 oxpOditlohsi " w MarqUis i» bad pronounced in favor. of Santo and had : adsad upon. $2,800,01)0 In wool**, wra? 10^ '. * s s Bt *? ; * pootod f of , being in league ’with ,MbKpd*b> and affaire powible, in a moremixea-up statt than |bej ever .were before... ~ JosephPPVThornton vm hanged 1 at . 'St. ‘ Louis 4 r M?.' in June IOSjU \V ' „ l „X’j- ,’,-jr Y* Is' " shg 3far,’.of v last/evehihg,. rtyi f *f Captain Thomas Paine, ll.’ 8, N., whoHdeath in this oity. was noticed lathe Siarot yesterday, was ' in the. Congressional Oetne-' t«ry 1- tn .compllano ewlth a request' that the utmost fimpUoity eboulcl be. observed id ma”funeral, no mUitary escort attended, and though a number of officers ofthe’ army and -navywere present, they wore not in uniform.” * Y" Mr. Paul Morphy gave an exhibition of his skill, at blindfold 9hess, -playing at the Academy of Mu *lo, last evening, for the benefit of the Mount'Ver son fund. . The attendance was voryselect, bnt'tho performance Was of a most interesting character. M* f Morphy obtained , aneaayviotoryover his an tagonists, somc of whom' are'among odrWst play , =*..»’:• - /• *• , ’ \ „It is Very Evident that Professor Lowe will not make bis balloon voyage to Europe as soon as some enthuilastto persons supposed he Would._ The New Torlf Posf.of.lasteyeningsays: ,S‘ The monster balloon at the. grounds of the Crystal'Palace; whioh' has been for some weeks put swelling visibly before the eyes of those who would * pay their twenty-five cents fbr the show, hu exploded. The accident took place early this morning. After roaohing a height of twenty feet \ the.gassy fabric, to the surprise of all, suddenly split open, like a North-river shad-before break . : Xtnow lies on toe ground aa , flat And dabby *■ u a wet rag.' ■ The Professor , and assistants are solemnly gazing on the wreck, and three indignant spectators trying to get their money back- The b<iofa had been sand-bagged down very securely . toprevehfits'goingto Europe before au the pas* •angers got aboard, and dodged and squirmed a long while, until one vigorous puff knocked it into a collapse.” V > ■ -■! < ~ John H. Wilson,,a physiolan’’and' druggist, in New. York, has .been arrested. ,on ehargeof au : ;at tempt to murder Ills wlfeby chloroform. * Itkeetat thatMrij. Wijson was found in her room, by 'two in the house, in a toproughiy Stupefied con ation, barely respiring* whilo a handkeroh lef,was Over her mouth saturated with a strongly odorous' .liquid, and the atmosphere of the room quitebver-’ .powering. On close examination Mrs. Wilson ep- inan almost lifeless condition. What tho s moUturewas on the,Handkerchief they did not: , know, but from the powerful sense of suffocation it j hid. over theoiselves they strongly suspected itj was chloroform. One of the men went at onpo foVj s Dr. Parker, who soon : reached the houso, and ap-j pUed proper restoratives to the, apparently dying; woman, 'aqd pronounced chloroform to have been; | the agent that had such a jpe'rniolous effect. . Mrs.| WUson did hot beoome sufficiently oonsoious to re-f cognise any one about her until two hours and aj ** ■ half after she Was. flrat discoverod m tho daiigorouS situation described. Y ; { , The New, York Tribum of yesterday the opinion that that portion of *thq Bepublioah State ticket wWohWas, supported by the Anierij '.’icans has been eleotod by about twenty thousand ' majority, and that portion opposed by the' Aineri* . oans by about three thousand majority. t ! 'The, Trenton "American the LegishM ! tore of that State to stand! ■ ' ■ Senators Opposition, 12 X>emocraw, and l Amer ioan. - » Members eleot—Demoer&ts, 4; Opposition, 3. j • Holding 1 8;. Opposition 6} American. 1. ~ - - Assembly—Opposition; 30; Democrats, 28; Amer r Scans, 2. • - «. Y ! The Newark Advertiser of Thursday evening - says:- The Senate will stand Democrats, 15 j Op position, 8; Shanghai American, 1.... rv < * j . The House—Regular Opposition, 30; Regulaf Democrats, 27; shanghai American, 2; ' Dido* pendent Democrat, 1. - - - , Joint ballot—Regular.Democrats, 39 ; Regular Opposition, 38; Shanghai Americans,'3; Inde i*pendentDemoorSt,l* i . The .last Legislature, stood; Seuato—Demo crats. .13; Odbosition, 7; Shanghai American,; I. 35 ; Democrats, f ' American, V? ’ :: »*.*■' ' * - •' j ' .-Neither party, it will be seen', has the major!£y-r- : the balance ofpower remaining with • the. StralgHt - Americans.. . upon their, action will depend ufo appointments'to .be, made in' joint meeting. Tqe ‘ appointments in joint meeting are for Bate and' - county officers. -No; United States Senator is-fo .be ohoseU. till 1863, when the term of Hon. . J.R. Thomson, Democrat,, expires. . . j The : .harkßinfly wrfyed at jhe, Brooklyn nayy . -yard yesterday, having been captured, on toe coast of Africa, by . toe U. B. sloop-of-war Portsmouth. This is the fourth slayer token within six months by the African squadron. The officer is obmmahd of thoßmily lud'toe facts of toe caw bcfore.tco . United S tates marshal, who is moving in too matter. ' Xdcuh Stephens, of the . Portsmouth,yrho brought home.the priie, has transmitted the. report of hi 8 ~ arrival to the Navy Departeient at Washington,; , and awaits its instructions aa to the .final dispoll ' . rion'of toe captured’vessel*/ I . ; A Lawrence (Kansas) correspondent of the New ...York Times says toat recently a riave residing, 'near Independence, Mluouri, who was toe bead’of . a slave family of five/learnedthat his maator in- him for .transportation, to a'.mohs . T southern latitude, and he sent word to some friends ‘ YSn' Kansas that he would give $5OO if he oonld t>o tranjported to a place wheto, his freedom < Y oooldbo secured. A small company from Central YY&ahsa* started on th,e’ precarious, mission, and on Y arriving at the manßioh of the slave-owner; found a Sou thorn' planter 'present, and about completing too purchase'of the negro family for $3,500. : The correspondent of the Times says: ! . 1,1 The planter had the gold upon his person, and proceeded toisount out the $3,500, when the party ’ . seised Mm,'bound him fast to his chair, and took - r - such - other stops as would secure their own safety from exposure or pursuit. The planter had brought with him several extra mules to transport the . negroes. These the party took for the negroes ' 1 - also; and sCon they were all under rapid headway < r out of the; State, Whst has since transpired with c 5 them ia not so well known, except that they are hastening onward, ‘ all safe/ and ere this most be - Sn that Abolition State; called lowa. , ' '•“Oiie VeiySingular fact in the transaction is, • • ' that the: $3,600' was not disturbed in the least. That will all'go, to prove, that not robbery, but was tholrmission. It was a daring. ... feat that but few oould aooompUah. It was more so at this particular time.,when every stranger In ’Western-Missoori U watched with a suspicions eye, ' - 'and every neighbor is on the alert: to prevent just .... what has been accomplished.”,,. ' ; An> Arkansas paper publishes a thrilling narra . ~tlve of. an Englishman’s adventures in too gold;ro glons of Kansas. Mr. Rope went to Pike’s. Peak, iand be and his companions roamed about ail win ter through the mountains and on the bead of the Platte. Por twelve -months they had nothing tp ’ eat hut fresh meat, without salt Or pepper. One night they fodnd a oave| into whioh they crawled, P ' - ’ and found the bodies of six peraons who. had heon v frozen to death. They found: great quantities of gold, but had scarcely'any tools; and made but about twenty-five' dollars per month eaoh. Mr. ‘' Pope intends to return to the gold region. ' 7 ' On Priday night week, a negro man, belonging to - • 'Washington‘Waller, Esq. ,of Somerset county, Md., was shot dead-by a patrol of white men, in Dames Quarterdlstriot. The circumstances, as we learn ~ j from the Unions were substantially aa follows : '•"* - ; ; - and murder was given at a meeting-honse in the , .neighborhood. The congregation were at prayers' *. v- at toe time tho alarm was given. The prayers wore ' „ fbrgetton, and the utmost confusion and excitement 1 ‘ ’; prevailed. : The benches Were broken up forolnbs, ’and with these, and such'weapons as toe menoould ; i yobtaln at top timeythey sooured the neighborhood, .- r ..but finding nothing, on whioh to .vent theirindig . Y nation, they dispersed, stiU under great excitement. J ‘ " ■The folkming night'a patrol was organised, and - with 'gems; blubs, and - other weapons, they pro* - ~ eeeded, undergre&t exoitemont. to search the huts .. .of the free negrpes to.the neighborhood; at ono of ; these huts toe. unfortunate negrb was found. He ' Was attempting to'esbape when fired upon by the ‘ ,} V«oHed crowd; whd mistook him for an insurgent. - - v The shot pierced his book, taking effect in his longs ; and bowels and producing instant death.”; ; ' - Y?rjpaskln at Home. ‘ " ; • It la’» salutary,and B&tlsractory tWng some •.■Umes tp look qvei .election, retains; In the „ ~lato contest InNeiv York, the Congressional ■•'j- district from which Hon. John B. Haskw was ;re-electedy tw'o;thoUßaii4 majority generally—Who did i t jf- Allbisfriends hare ; bcen sustainedi. kmong the reat, the gallant : J CoLES, and Col. MiLrjKKa-—ono of the ablest . . : : and most accomplished gentlemen we have ■’;everroet—Hon. .Wu. H. ißoasaxsoir, whoin Whad ate plealrate oLgreethig in September ; 186 S, at dplaoecalled Tarrytown. end also r .defeated/ Dr. BkitroanrH #, going ; a 'cernflcate, WAd ,j| e M v;We.sjWbereijyi'dnk i/gratttlatehis tirloiHls aiid himself upon tho en. .'■’pr,V^?rt«i“«ht^B:}iaerecelye4...- ; .i •*-',! 1 ■ . •.T«ngrajn«(pt, I tUB morning,' at ’elayetf o’efook, at _" :r TiioinM A Bom 1 section rcomSj South fourth stroot. ‘ S»» «*talopM and adwtiswarats, auotlon head. Buchanan a Candidate;' -awhile Mr. Buchanan ■waa'tjietioatingdurlng lisp summer at Bedford Bu*t^TjA^«P; ; editor of the Pittsbiorg Morning, Post,. took it Into his hoad )f oM; ino, ;IBorning, tO; indite an article introducing ifr/BueSANANtb the American people as' a candidate for re flection. It was an article written in plain English, and calculated to make a sensation. After the’ President had roadit, he sat down pnpl wroteapphtb and characteristic note to Ilia friend, ’justice MoOanme'ss, 'of tlio 'Western dittriet'ot Penngyivanla', In which, while he 'thanked Hr.'Bini for the manner in which he had put him forward, bogged to bp considered, under all the surrounding circumstances, as ontof the ring for the snccossion, and depre :cited the mao ,which the editor of the Post hid made of bis name, heoause it might inter fere with such measures as ho (Mr. Buchanan) might desire to recommend to theAmerioan Congress. ' ' ;! Ths editorjarcompliinent to Ifr. Buchanan wail ap earnest,|and tho echo of Mr. Buohahan to. , Juatico MoOanulbss was so explicit, that , everybody was convinced that both sides, meant what they said. The Post was sincere in the i recommendation, the President was sincere in the declination. No donbt, if the'editor had met the President in the broad walk leading from the large hotel to the Springs, they would havo embraced in fratomal harmo ny, and agreed upon the platform that each find laid down. It now appears that C.olonel Bail, of the Pittsburg Post, was right in an nouncing Mr. Buohanan aa a candidate, and that tho aforesaid Mr. Buchanan was wrong in declining tho candidacy for 1860. The primary elections in Philadelphia prove conclusively that the President is in thefttld for a renomina 'tson. His beloved friend, his companion, his Pythias, his Borneo, James Gohoon Bennett, ’of tho New York Herald, announces his name as the only one that can unite tho Democratic ■party, and save tho country in 1860. Why ■should Collector Basse take oft his coat and ins true tall tho subordinates of the Federal Ad ministration ‘in this city to elect delegates to the State Convention ? Why should Post | master Napoleon Bonapabte Bbowne do the jsamo thing ? Why should Surveyor General HAMILTON' exercise himself? , Why should, the head of the Directory, Colonel James Boss Snowden, ■ extend himself in the same direction? Not, cortainly, simply because they .are' ! opposed to : Dobolas j not because thoyiij arc hostile 'to Bbeoeineidok, or to or to Lane. A fight upon negatives amounts to nothing; jwsitivo polnbr-dn other can didate. .The States may be objurga tions of -his* iepmes to ; spend money, It is' nponldmseH'ii|ie6gti it is i clear that ;Babb., and Bennet* both . right, and that Mr., Buchanan 'iajnfihe field , for re-election. The programme is a very,sim ple one. He,expects, to unito tho South at tho, Charleston Convention, after a contest be tween others, and with the aid of Northern votea to secure a nomination; then by the aid of a united Southern vote at tho Novem | bercontest in 1869, ho looks forward to the electoral colleges of Oregon, Californio, and New Jersey, to swell up his • vote, so as to leave the decision of it to Penfisylvania When that contingency arises, .. “ Mar Wle there to see.” The New Phase} in the. Italian Qnes' 1’: '' ", ■- ■'' tion. } It is impossible to decide, until wo receive our foreign'flles by tho Ktingarian, which has brought European bowb to tho second instant, what are the particulars, or what may be the result, of Napoieon’s latest-reported, move ment in the Italian question. His action Is bo unexpected that it baffles calculation. He reminds one of tho hero of Br bom’s « Corsair,” (the original of which, by tho way, Is said by Laharubb to have boon Mary Stdabt’s piratical Earl of Bothwol),) who Impresses people with a Bense of hii surprising power— “ Still mre their aouls with that commanding art, ; That daulaa, lead*, yet ehille the vulgar heart;” who, inexplicable and undemonstrative, is felt In his blow before the flash of the weapon is seen; whose spell his enemies 11 Confess and envr, retopposo in vain. Wliaf thould it ha, that thua than faith oan hind ? ■ ' Th« power of Thought—the maglo of tho Blind. ■ linked with suooesg, asaamed and kept with ikill, =.That moulds another’s weakness to its willj with their still to these unknown, . Makes flysflthtnhmlaMwtdfledß appear hiaown,.- Buch-hwKit the sun, The teanV : Stiil > one! '' 4 ' *Tis Nature’* dcx&f-but let the vretoh vho toil* not, hate not Aim who wears the apoil*. Oh f if he knew the Weight of iplendid chain*, Stow light the baUnee of hi* humbler pain*!” ' Whether NapomojM* or not to bo onvicd, /or tbe portions power which ho’oxorcisos, ho most be admired for the strong Will which he poaaeaaea, and tho remarkable mental retinen cy which carefully conceals hia actions, until the fact la accomplished, and ever leaves his motives—tho springs of action—only ;to be guesßedat. When the Dnko of WaiiraoTOH was Prime Minister, and spccnlation was rife, at the close of 1828, his,intended policy as regarded the Catholic question, to which O’Coflkm&’s election toParllament had given unusual importance, ah welt as vitality, which at ono time seemed'likely to end in Civil War,' the old soldier-statesman said, in reply to a fishing question on tho subject, “If I thought that the hair of my head knew my intention, 1 would cut it off,-and wear a wig.” Just as secret and self-maintOintng Is NAroiEOs. ' ' A few days ago, the hews was that his poli tical agent liad signed the Treaty at Zurich, whereby the Grand-Dukcß were to be restored to, the Italian Dueliies, which havo driven them away. Close on the heels of this came a semi official announcement in tho Mmiteur, that Napoleoh would neither aid Grand-Dukes in forcibly returning to their lato territories nor permit any other Power to assist them in tho attempt. ; Now, by tho news which we pub lished yesterday, it appears that Napoleon has written to tho King of Sardinia demanding his adhesion to tho Treaty of Zurich; requiring that the Dukes of Toscany and Modena bo re stored, tho former with augmented territory ; andthat the Confederation of tho Italian States, as proposed at Villa Franca, be carried out, with certain reforms in the Papal States. To induce Vicioa Emmanuel to agree p these conditions, Napoleon offers to annex Parma to Piedmont:—Parma,which is actually tho most Austrian of the three Duchies! To understand tho extent and qualify of this bait, we must examine how It will afl'ect Vro- TOiL Emmanuel. At the commencement of the war his territories consisted of tho Island of Sardinia, (whence bis regal title,) Pied mont, Savoy, and Nice. When the war was ended by the agreement entered into at Villa Franca, Lombardy Proper was transferred to tho King of Sardinia,—an accession of over B,OQO square miles of fertile, territory, with a population close upon 8,000,000. This was not doing so badly, after all, though Vxoron Emmanuel is said to have grumbled. Let Parma ho also annexed to Piedmont, and Victor EmtAHUEtwill additionally gain nearly 3,000 square miles of territory, with over half a' million of Inhabitants. This may' not be much; substantially, but it geographically will round off tho King of Sardinia’s dominions by adding tho territory from the southern bound, ary of Lombardy right down to tho sea, and win thus giro compactness to the Sardinian kingdom, which it now wants. Politically, this accession of territory would make Sardi nia inferior only to Naples—if at all so. . Whether. Viotob Emhahuei, will accept Parma—also wishing to have Tuscany and Modena, which desire to pass under his sway— is precisely what we are unable to predicate out of the scanty materials before Us. Bnt, as ho.can scarcely hope that Europe will sanction his. annexing, the three. Duchies, with the northern section of the Papal dominions viz: the Romagna, Bologna, and the Farrarese— he may think himself fortunate in obtaining even Parma, alter having already received Lombardy. * Why Parma should be surrendered may bo a question; ; But it must be remembered that the Duchess-Regent, Louise de Bourdon, is sister of .the Count do Chahuobd, the legiti mist Pretender, as grandson of Charms X, to the throne of France. Napomos may not qnlte Understand tho ilne-drawn policy of taking care of the interests of hie rival’s sister. ; ftrocKS Ai in Rear Estate, Tuesdat Next.— Thomas A Sons hold two sales, at twelve o’olook, noonj and soven in the evening, on Tuesday next, 15th-last.,.comprising several estates by order of Orphans’ Court, executors, As.; upwards of twenty properties. See. advertisements and pamphlet cata logues leaned to-day;, ' ParEßfok’s Dickens por th 4 Minnow,—'Tho tentn natnber, to he'tesned to ; day, contains the oonelnslon of Sketches b/Hoi,- and' tho frit thir teen chapters of Domhey A Son, The cheapest publication going. THE PkESS-#HiLADELPHIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12. 1850. Letter from “Occasional*” CCorretpondenQoogThdfreu.}-', '--v. 1 . , / s ’"> J 'ffASaiNSToN,Nov.|ll)iB69. I*') The philosophy of the invasion of Harper’s Perry b well worthy tho ; patient consideratioiCof the statesman.. Its bearing upon the fate ’of the fro* Colorpd population of the Bouth is an element iA especial importanoo. This unfortunate race—always the subject of suspicion and excitement in that quarter of tho Union—will find itself greatly im perilled and harassed by tho feeling produood by tho raid of John Brown and his followers. Not only will the laws of tho different Southern States bo made more severe in regard to the slaves themselvep, but it is now apparent that'a system of legislation is to ho resorted to looking to the speedy expulsion of the free negroetf. Long ago, before suoh a thing as the Harper’s Forry tragedy was dreamed of, the statesmen of tho South hod glvon this subjoot their most careful attention. Arkansas has, I believe, adopted a law oompolling the free nogroes to leave tho State within a certain tlmo, or to aooept a mjuter should they refuso to do so. Two similar blits were ponding boforo tho North Carolina Le gislature when that body last adjourned. Maryland will unquestionably take action upon it, and Virgi nia has long boen preparing itself for some oxtreme and decisive measures in regard to it. A lato Alabama paper uses the following language in an appeal to the approaching Legislature of that Stato to remove freo persons of color from tyeyond • borders: . “ From their sooial isolation and irresponsibility, free negroes gradually booome desperate and abandon ed. The pursuits and habits of civilisation are ropug , nant to the negro nature, veryoorrectly says the Au gusta Dtspateh. Contact with the white man, under the 1 restraints of our institutions, induces a material eleva t tion in his character, but loft to himself the negro re lapses into hie normal condition of barbarism. Involun tary servitude is the only sphere In whioh ho oan bo l useful, and evidently the condition God intended ho i should fill in oontact with tho Anglo-Saxon raco. A freo negro inajshtfe country is a natural incendiary. If he oommits no overt not of orime or insubordination, his ' preaenoa is a perpetual incentive to discontent among . bis brethren in bonds.” Where, after their expulsion from tho South, are these unfortun&io people to go ? Of course, into tho free States, and several of these havopassod laws pro hibiting their admission, whilst nearly all the rest have adopted measures by whioh the free negro is mode inferior in a political senso. In whatever Stato they are found, North and Sonth, they are, in at least one respect—and in sotno in many respects— made inferior to the whites by local legislation; and they are so regarded, as we all know, by the common law of soeial life. Thrown into our largo oities, after they are foroed to leave other States, they are certain to become a charge upon tho com- munity, if not an element inoiting to popular tu mult. . Thus oxpelled from the States So„uth, and after awhile from the States and oities North, they will be thrown into British America and Canada. Ito&mires no prophet to foretell that the Canadian Oupi|§hiQnt will soon rise and insist upon somo provision , being made for this unfortunate olass. Here now question well entitled to the atten tion of patriotic and bonevolent men. In a very short time it willdemand n remedy. The Pennsylvania delegation to tho Cincinnati Convention will long'remember Hon. C. S. Torply, a delegate to the same body, from the State of Mississippi, and an ardent friend and supporter of James Buchanan. He has written a letter to the Vicksburg Sun expressing his position in regard to Judge Douglas. He thinks that Douglas mil be 'certain to get the Charleston nomination, and .that, if so nominated, the States whioh go into the Convention will be bound in honor to support him. Judge Tarply thinks, however, that tho Southern delegates ought to'withdraw from the Convention in the ovont of that body’s refusing to pass a reso lution declaring it the duty of Congress to pro tect slavery in the Territories, whioh that body would of oourso refuse to do if it should oontain Douglas men onough to nominate him. Oar friond Colonel Florenoois busily engaged making preparations for the circulation of the first number of his “National Democratic Quarterly Review,” upon whioh, common justice requires that I should say, ho has expended a great deal of la bor, and enlisted a very considerable amount of t&lont. Did you ever see Colonel Florence frank ing public documents? Talk of your sewing ma chines—they are nothing in comparison with him, when, pen in hand, he sits down to writo his pa tronymio upon the circulars for tho Review, and anything else ho may deem worthy of tho perusal of his constituents and friends. If his namo were signed as often to cheeks, and he had a fund from which to draw, he would very soon exhaust tho na tional treasury or Astoria estate. Nobody com plains at the use of the Colonel’s frank, while everybody knows that he has no logal right to send the proposals of his magazlno freo through tho mails—not being offiolal matter. Tho reason of this is, that he is so ready to serve friend and foe, that what would awaken censure in others is kindly tolerated In him. ’ He has gono Into his new “ Quarterly” with a rush, and my hope is that he may sucoeod. One of the weaknesses of tho gaUa&tuOolbnel is a fondness for newspapers, which, notwithstanding .'all his experiments in this line, havo be£h most dismal failures. He does not soom Jto have given up heart or hope, but has staked him self upon anotbor, much more extensive and for midable than any ho h*a heretofore hazarded. It is stated that Mr. Wendell, the publio prlntor, Is among his backers, The portrait of Mr. President Buchanan will illuminate tlio first number, anti ought to secure a large official support for tho Quarterly, but the office-holders havo been so thoroughly bled by tho recent draughts upon them,'to support tho policy of tho Administration by controlling convention# and nominating candi dates, and defeating,“rebels,” that there is very little money left to assist so patriotic an entorpriso even when set off With an engraving of our illus trious Chief Magistrate. Among tho expeoted visitors to Washington Is tho Hon. William B. Reed, of Pennsylvania. He will come hereby special Invitation, no doubt, in refe rence to the Prosident’smossago—particularly that portion of it whioh is intended to embraco tho ope rations of our Government In China. Mr. Reed is in training for tho leadership oi. tho Democratic party of. Pennsylvania. The President speaksof him, on many occasions, as by far the most accom plished tootioiau in your Stato. Mr. Robert Tyler has strengthened his claims to tho baton of com mand by tho suocossful manner in which ho aided youroffioe-holdors to crush out public sentimontin your lato primary elections. But, with all bis effort#, ho is regarded bore as rash, impulsive, and dictatorial, Mr. Rocd Is the yory man for tho place. Ho is adroit, cool, apd unconscionable. Put him on a scent—toll him where a good offioe may be had—how a reputation may bo broken down— and how a great principle maybe assassinated, and ho will perform the duty with tho agility of a har lequin and tho pcrsoveranceof a bloodhound. Ho can refor to a brilliant record. Ho has tracked, through a long period of time, tho ablest and tho purest Democrats in the country. His pen has written more good English against Domooratio platforms than James Gordon Bonnott has written bad English in favor of tho Opposition. Tho echoes of his denunciations of tho South still ring in cur ears. What an acquisition all these qualities to the Administration I What a conquest! Such a scholar, such a writer, suoh a publio speaker ! Why should not one of Mr. Collector Baker’s half dozcu brothora resign his seat os a delegate to your next Democratic State Convention, that Mr. Hoed may load tho Buohan&n legions in thoir orusado against tfco Domooratio party ? Gentlo shopbord, toil mo, why? Occasional. IFor Tho Prosa.l Aornon’s Night at the Walnut-street Thb athk.—We call attention to n card, in another column, nddrorsod to Mrs. Sidney F. Bateman, by some of our most eminent citizens, tondering n tes timonial, which is nothing more nor loss thun n revival of a onoc-hallowod custom, entitled “The Author’s Night,” Mrs. Bateman's tragody of “Geraldine” has more than fulfilled the expecta tions formed of it, coming, even as it did, to onr oity heralded by tho appiauso of Now York and Boston. It is a work eminently powerful in the portrayal of the higher order of human passion, while, ns is not ofton the ease, its suhjeotive de ments are admirably seconded by a thorough knowledge of tho objective neoesslticsof tho drama, In other words, its passion and Us plot are ovonly balanced. It was a graceful aot for thoso promi nent in litorature and public affairs to tondor to the ocoomplishod authoress of this oxoellont tra gedy a tribute of admiration, which is, of neces sity, made valuable through the names by which it is sanctioned. Tho " Author’s Night” will take plooe on noxt Monday ovoning, on which ooonsion “Geraldine” wUI bo poriormed, with tho admira ble aotress, Mrs. Waller, in tho principal charac ter. As an additional attraction, wo may montion that Mr. Bateman himself will sustain the charac ter of tho Bard. **. The New York Herald and the Sue- cession. [From the New York Herald.) “ Where, then, is our available Northern Demo crat for 1860 to bo found? Thoro Is no othor than Mr. Buchanan. Ho can secure all the Southern States and tho two or three Northern Staton neces sary to an elootion on the Democratio side. The late Northern elections have gone by default. Their results indicate that upwards of half a mil lion of rotes are missing. But let the lssuo in 1860 bo between the conservative national policy and principles of Mr. Buchanan on tho ono hand, and tho revolutionary policy and doctrines of Seward on the other, and ihoso missing votes will be found on the side of tho Union and the Constitution. ” . , (From the New York Herald.) James Buchanan at Home.—lt Is made plain by the nows from Pennsylvania, given elsewhere, thatthe Buchanan Democracy have been beaten in Mr. j3aohanfln’fl own town by four to five hundred majority, and in the county by three to four thou sand. This shows a wonderful want of popularity in the nominee of the border-ruffian Democracy. The people of Lancaster county and town are re* speotable and intelligent men, of logioal minds and reasoning habits. They have known Mr. Buohanan for thirty or forty years; and of all their know ledge of him, both personal and political, they now declare solemnly at the polls that ho is not their choice. : This is a most singular fact; it indicates that Buohanan has in bis own State and his own neighborhood no personal or political popularity. / p Pal)llo Amusements. A Word tor ,r Geraldlno has been attracting oritleal audfcnaes to the Walnut, and Dan Rico has boon orbwd,lng his Groat Show, Wheatley A Clarke have’ been drawing immense nudionoes to tho Arch-street Theatre by thoir un rivallod porformßnoo of “ Dot." Those gentlemen understand the true tlioatxloal road to wealth. They roly upon the intrinsic merits of their esta blishment. When thoy Btartod out they employed first-rato actors and pay first-rate salaries. Whon novelties coase to draw, thoy ennot old-fashioned comedies with pno of the most sterling oomp&nles in America., They are, thoreforo, rather indepen dent of stars , because stars are expensive luxu-’ vies, and when other theatres foil to make money out of stars, they phy thoir expenses by fulling back upon their Own dramntio household. The success of“ Dot” is one of the remnrkable triumphs of tho day. It seems to grow upon tho public, and our surprise is that tho actors in tho piece do not themselves becomo tirod of it, so constantly are thoy called upon by tho publio to do their best In tho piece. of two Costume Oonoerts, to be given by Agnoso Heron Natali and her sister Franoosoa, with tho assist&noo of a good tonor, baritone, and basso, will come off at tho Aoademy of Music, on Monday ovehing, Curl Ansohuts conduotor. The prinolpal portions of “II Trovatore,” and “La FigUa del Reggimento,” will be presented. The second Conoort will bo given on Wednesday eve ning. No smoll dogroo of curiosity, we might say of interest, isfehfen the suoocssof tho Signore Na tali,who belong to Philadelphia, and, at a very oarly age, havo acquired no small professional celebrity in foreign lands. All tho fashionables will bo at tho Aoademy on Monday. Dan Rioe’s “Great Show,” at the National Theatre, in Walnut street, noar Eighth, has at tracted crowded houses every night sinoo our last notice of him. The variety of hie performnnoos is only equalled by the deoorum whioh prevails through tho house. He rooails tho best days of General Rufus Weloh, at tho corner of Ninth and Chestnut, adding much to those days by tho no velties which subsequent improvements have sug gested. Ho soems to take a pride in prorating the best men and women of his profession to our intelligent publio, and ho himself was never in hotter condition. We are happy to notice that tho nowspapers of Philadelphia, without a single ob sorvablo exception, now speak of Dan Rice and his Groat Show in terms of tho highest favor. At Walnut-street Theatre, tho play of “Goral dlno” will be played this evening. On Monday evening, & number of highly-respeotable gentle man, admirers of the drama, unite in tendering a complimentary benefit to tho authoress, and the result will doubtless bo gratifying, pecuniary and otherwise. Tho revival of the good old custom of having an author’s night, is a good idea. Tho play has had no small success hero; partly owing to its own intrinsic merits; partly owing to the liberal, tasteful, and appropriate manner in which Mrs. Gnrrotson put it on tho stage; and largely to the effioiency in which is has been performed. Tho stook ocmp&ny havo played extremely well, but the grandour and grace, the powor and tonderneas/ tho passion and tho dolioaoy with whioh Mrs. Waller represents tho leading oharooter, will not oosily ho forgotten by those who had tho good for tune to witness her performance. This accom plished and gifted actress has “ troops of frionds ” in this city, who would bo glad to soe her repre sent somo of tho leading characters in the Shaks poarian, and 'more modern popular drama. Will tho lessee gratify this dosiro? Mr. Carl Wolfaohn, tho pianist, and Mr* Carl Hohnstook, tho violinist, announco a series of six classical oonoerts, the first of which will be givou on next Thursday evening, in the Foyor of tho Academy of Music. Thoy will be assisted by Messrs. Heman Allen (violin), Simon Hnsslor (viola), and Charles Sohmliz (violoncello.) Thcso names give assurance of a very superior perform-' anoo. Thoir programme includes some of the best works of Beethoven, Mozart, Hummel, Haydn, Mondolssohn, Litz, Schubert, Schumann, Chapin, Ernst, and Vleuxtomps, as well as by Messrs. Hohn stock and Wolfoobn. On the flr3t night a Quln tuor Piano, (E Fiat,) by Schumann, nevor boforo given here, will be playod ; also, a solo by Yienx temps, which has boon glvon only once in this city, and a piano solo by Litz, boingone of his variations of Wagner’s “ Tannb&usor,” whioh we mentioned yesterday in onr notice of tho Schiller Jubilee. Tiie Germania Orchestra, who havo rosumod their Publio Rehearsals on Saturday afternoons, announce a Classical Concert, with au Orohestra of forty performers, at Musioal Fund Hall, on Thure day evening, the first of Doocmber. BUtz, at his now saloon, N. E. corner of Chest nut and Tenth streets, gives a performance this afternoon aa well as in the evening. The Exhibition of tho Dussoldorf Paintings, at the Academy of Flno Arts, is announced to close shortly. Thcso pictures are eminently worthy of a visit. At McDonough’s Gaieties, Race-street, a new play founded on the events of tho Mexican War. with Hernandez and Caladine in tho 'principal parts, has been produced in a very superior man ner, as to scenery, costumo, And acting, with oon* 'Vldoranie success.' 'Mi. 3£*X><*m*i* s D Jo nti manager, who knows exactly what his audiences should havo, and how to give it to them. - Mitchell’s Lecthhes on AsTßOxovr.—Among tho many lootaros with which onr evenings for tho winter are bountifully provided, nono desorro moro richly tho attention of tho pnblio than thoso o Prof. Mitoholi, to be driivorod nt tho instanoo of tho Young Mon’s Christian Association. Eloquent, loarncd, distinguished as an obsorvor and a ma thematician, Prof. Mitchell presents tho most charming views of colostial phonomona. The mind is onlargod, tho heart expanded, and our faith strengthened by tho manifestations of tho power of God, which aro brought with such elo quenoo to our notloo. Thoso who heard him last winter will throng to tbo repetition of suoh n pleasure, nnd to thoso who did not, wo say, em phatically, go. THE LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. LATER FROM MEXICO, STEAMEE TENNESSEE AT NEW OBLEANS. Failure ol the Liberal Expeditions iletrkaS oh* gen. mejia, Morquizft Pronounced for Santa Anna. SEIZURE OP THE CONDUCTA, PANIC AT BROWNSVILLE, Bio Grande City Attacked by Cortinas, New Orleans, Nov. 11.—Tbo steamship Tin nossco has arrived from Vora Cruz, with dates to tho Bth iast. Sho brings $30,000 la specie. Tbo bark Rapid, from Now York, had arrived at Vora Cruz. A severe northor, which had continuod ten days, detained many vessels in port. Tho oxhibition of tho Liberals against Tohuacnn, Orizaba, nnd Cordova, bad prayed a disastrous failure. General Mejia, without firing a gun, bad retreated, losing six hundred moo, who were taken prisonora. He also lost & thousand muskets And twelve cannon, which were captured by Gen. Nu con without killing a single man. Marauiza had pronounced in favor of Santa Anna, after seizing the conduota from the interior, with $2,800,000 in specie, whioh he had undertaken to escort to Tepio. 110 appropriated $600,000 for himsolf. and detained the rest nt Guanajuato. Tho British and Fronoh ministers had energeti cally protested against this seizure. Miramon. against the wishes of his Cabinet, ac companied by only four aids-dc-oamp, had left, tho capital, ostensibly to oollect troops and pufsuo Mnrquiza, but it is fearod that Miramon was leagued with Mnrquiza, and the Liberals' aro greatly oncouragod thereby. Oonoral Degolladohad defeated Alford, capUrod his artillery, and entered Guanajuato with 5,000 men. General TYoll was at Logros, and General Do golladowas pursuing him. Rio Grande City, in Toxas, has boen attacked by a portlou of Cortinas' band, who pillaged noarly overy houßo. It is reportod that tho two bands of Cortinas now number Sevan hundred men. The people of Browns villo are greatly distressed. The mails havo boon interrupted by Cortinas, and he throatoni to de stroy the town, and out off and murder al! tho re inforcements sent to its roliof. Senoas Illness [of Senator Douglas* Washington, Nov. 11.— It was thought, last night, that Senator Douglus was rocoveilng from the attack of bilious fevor, but to-day h« is dun* gerousty ill. Governor Willard, of Indiana, is now in this oity. From Jcfferson^Tcmtory. ARIUVAIi Of TUB DENVER CUT EXPRESS— S36,OOO IN GOLD FROM TUB Wlf**®** Lravenwortit, Nov. 11.—The TjjjMtajfsirom Donver Oity, on tho 3d instant, hAs'wPJ&witb $35,000 in treasure. B. D. Williams, tho delogate ©loot to Congress from Jefferson Territory, is a passenger. It is said that his soatwill be contested by Dr. Willing, for whom, it is alleged, over 2,000 votes woro oast, but were thrown ont by the eanyasaers. Tho election of Mr. Stool as Governor of Jeffer son is confirmed. Tho Territorial Legislature ww to rfeot bn the 7th instant. The weather on tho mountains was very flno, and the mines oontinuod to^llhpjargely. Destructive Fires. Boston, Nov. 11.—The rolling mill and paoking rdwn coanooted with tho Fall River iron works, at Fall lUver, wero destroyed byflro this morning. The loss is about $60,000, on wbioh only $14,000 is insured, in tho following offices: Firemen’s Mu tual, Frovidonoe, $3,000; Stato Mutual, Provi doDoo, $1.000; Liverpool and London, Boston agenoy, $5,000 ; and jKtna, Hartford, $2,000. From three to four hundred workmen are thrown out of employment. The luciferinatoh faotory of Byam, Carleton, & Co.. In Charlestown, was burnt last night, together with all the stock. Loss about $5,000. The Kansas Election. LBAYENwentn, Nov. 11.—Parrott’s majority for dologate to Congress, from Kaus&s, will probably reach 3,000 votes. 1 . Tho Republicans have a majority la both branches of tho Legislature. TRIAL PFTIIB HARPER’S FERRY INSURGENTS. sentence of the fkisoners. Charlestown, Nov* 11.—When the prisoners TOW brought before the court, yesterday, far een i ©pee, the negroes Oopolnnd ana Groan declined to say anything. Cook and Coppie both addressed the court, deny ing that they had any knowledge of Brown’s inten tion to selio Harpor’s Ferry until the Sunday pre vious, when thoy were called upon to take tho oath of obedlenoe to their ooinmander. They expeoted to be punished, but did not think they should be hong. * liaalett will not be 1' 1 until tho May term of tho oourt. The negro prisoner a to be executed on tbo morning of tne 16th ol PvOember, and tho whites in tho afternoon. Canadian Reform Convention. Toronto, Nov. ll.—Tho lloform Convention in session hore adjourned to-day, after passing reso lutions declaring the existing union between Upper and Lower Canada to have resulted in a heavy public debt, burdensome taxation, nnd groat dis satisfaction. Alwq declaring that the dissolution of the present union between Upper and Lower Canada, with local govornmonts for eaoh sootion, and a central power for doallng with mattors affecting both sections, would meet tho wishes of all. Six hundred delegates wore in attendance, nnd tbo Convention was very harmonious. Mariue Disasters. Baltimore, Nov. 31.—Tho bark Gustav, arrived from Bremen, reports, Oct. 25th. in iat. 25.31, lon. 39, fell in with the Portuguoso bark Mario Jose, from Pernambuco for Lisbon, and took off tho crew of fifteen porsons, and six passengers. Tho bark being in a sinking condition, sho went down the following night. The brig Helen, from Rio for this port, went ashore on Thomas’ Point on Thursday night. A steamer has gone to her relief. Fire at Nashua. Boston, Nov. 11. Tho ropair-shop of tho Nashua nnd Lowell Railroad, at Nashua, was de stroyed by fire this morning. Tho loss is $lO,OOO, upon which there was $B,OOO insurance. Execution at St. Louis. St. Louis, Nov. 11.—Joseph W. Thornton, who shot Joseph Charless in the street, in Juno last, was executed to-day. From Washington. ■■'Washington, Nov. 11. —Tho Secretary of State has appointed Col. IY. H. Brown, of Virginia, as Commercial Agent of the United States at Monro via, Liberia. Adolph Gosling has boen recognised by tho Pre sident as Consul Uonornl for tho kingdom of Hano ver,York. Commerce of IJnltiinore. Baltimore, Nov. 31.—Tho oustoms returns oi tbit port for tho past week givo the following re sults : Exports of tho week $3-1,G72 Decrease from last year’s weekly report.... 1(13,935 Imports of tho wook 230,370 Inereaso in the imports ovor last year. 133,251 No Imports or oxports of spooio. THE CITY. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. Whbatlrt A Clarkr’s Aiich-Stbkbt Theatre, Aroh street, above Bixth.—“l)ot”—“ The Dumb Girl of Jenoa. Walnut-Street Theatre, corner Walnut and Ninth streets.—** Geraldine “ Tho Lost Ship.” National Theatre. Walnut street, between Eighth and Ninth.—** Dan Rica’s Groat Show. Txmpls up Wondrbb, northoast corner Tenth and Chestnut streets.—Signor Blitz. McDonough s Gaistiss, Raoe street, below Third.— Entertainments nightly. Sanford's Opera House, Eleventh street, above Chestnut,—-Concerts nifhtly, Academy o? Fine Arts. 1025 Chestnut street.— Exhibition of Paintings, Statuary, Ac. - City Railway Travel.—The following proclamation, fro& official quarters, has been dis tributed among tho officers of the polico force: Office of the Mayor of the City of Philadet phia.—Notice is hcroby given that the following section of tho ordinance approved July 7, 3857, en titled “An Ordinance to rognlate Passenger Rail ways,” will bo strictly enforced after date : “ Section 6. Tho running sneed of tho cars upon any city passenger railroad snail not, at any time, bo at a greator r&to than six miles an hour in tho paved and built-up portions of tho city; cor shall thoy incommodo tho crossings, nor stop at the cornors of any street or elsowhero to solioit passen gers, It shall also bo tho duty of tbo conductors and drivers of the cars to givo ample notico to drivers of vohioles and pedestrians of their ap proach; and also to afford nil reasonable opportu nity for them, or either of them, to avoid collision or accident; and any neglcot by them to comply with the provisions of this sootion shall bo punishable bv a fine of five dollars, to bo recovered before any alderman of tho city, and paid into tho city trea sury; and tho Mayor of too city is, in such caso, empowored to rovoko tho liconso of such car or curs, and they shall not be permitted to bo again placed on the road until snob license is ronowed ” By order of tho Mayor. Samuel G. Ruggles, Nuvomber 9, 1859. Chief of Police. Improvement on Market Street.—Coun cils, at one of their mootings lately, passed a reso lution directing the Comnm.rionor of High trays to have the City Railroad romoved to tho centra of Market streot, from Fifteenth to a point west of Seventeenth street, as soon as tho West Philadel phia Passenger Railroad Company agrcod to fur nish tho rails, plates, Umber, Ao., for tho saino. Tho terms of the resolution havo boon complied with by tho Woet Philadelphia Company, and tho work of laying tho road will ho coiumenood the first of next week. This improYomont will make the City Kail road a straight 000 from the AJarkot ■ strout briilgo to Eighth street, and thereby free the West Philadelphia Passenger Railroad Compnny from tho nooossity of using any portion of the City tr&ok. The removal of the sheds on Market street, oast of Eighth, on tbo 19th Inst., will also afford an opportunity for so laying the railroad tracks along tout portion of the street as to offor but littlo ob struction to travel or business. Police Report,—Abigail Burden, alias Law son, alius Burton, alias Sprogol, was arrested by Dotectivcs Sohlemm and Wood, yestorday aftor noon, for “lifting” a pioco of ue lain from tho store of Mr. Eawiu Hall, Second street, nbovo Chestnut street. In her possession was found a very handsomo gentleman’s fine beaver fur collar, with tho private mark on it. On hor person was also found a number of pawn tickots. An owner is wanted fur a remnant of very fine blaok-silk velvet, a silk umbrella, and black Stella Rhawl, with a figured border, which are now to be scon at tho Detective Polico Offioe, Fifth and Ohostnut streets. Tho arrest may ho regarded as important, and one creditable to thoso by whom it was of foctcd. Contented Klection Case.—lt is alleged that Ftnffoid, tho Democratic enndidato. is entitled to the scut in the Legislature from tho Second dis trict, Camden, and tho election of John F. Starr will probably be contested. Tho friends of tbo former eny that :omo twenty-eight or thirty votes wore thrown opt, whoro tho intention of tho voter was clear, being for Joseph C. btafford, instead of Josoph C Stafford, Jr. On tho other hand, it is claimed that Mr. Starr is fairly eleotod. Union Benevolent Association,—The an. nual meeting of tho Union Bencvolont Association was held nt Coucert Ilall lost ovoning. Tho atten dance whs very gratifying to the managers of tho Sociotv. Samuel 11. Perkins, Esq , presided, and John il. Atwood, Jr., the soorotary, read tho nn. nuat report, a synopsis of which wo havo already published. Rev. Dr. Stovens, Rev. John Jenkius, E. If. Trtlnnd, Esq , Rev. R. A. Carden, Rev. Al fred Cookinan, andothers, raadooxccdlontand woll* rccolvod addresses Two More Victims.—Wo havo only two moro viotuufl to the use of burning fluid to chroni cle to-day! Ye«terdny morning Elizabeth Clark, aged 33 years, while trying to extinguish the flames of hor child's dn-js, which had taken fire by tho explosion of a fluid lamp, was badly burned. Tho child wns much moro sorlously burned than tho mother. They woro both ndmittod into tho Epis copal Hospital. An Attempt at kuicipE.—A man named Jamos Dougherty, said to be a rcsidont of Detroit, Michigan, attempted to commit suieido, yesterday morning, by jumping into tho Dolaware. He was rescued by an ulfiu'r, and lakon to tho Central Station. Tho only motive that oao bo assigned lor tho rash attempt is tho fact that ho wua intoxicated at tho time. Passing Counterfeit Money.—On Thurs day evening a man utimed Thomas Knipo was ar rested nt Twenty-first and Contes streets, on tho chnrgo of passing oeuntorfuit ooln. About s2i in bogus halves and quarters wero found on tho person of tho accused. Knipo has been in tho hands of tho officers on amil.ir charges before. Pickpockets.—Alderman Swift on Thurs dry committod two ideals, giving the names of Geo. Howard and Ed. ifouso, to answor tho charge of being professional pickpockets. Ellon Riley, an alleged shoplifter, was also committed by tho sumo magistrate. ■ Accident.— Yesterday morning Roso Dona hue, ngod 60, was admitted into Ihd Episcopal Jlos- SUnl, with a frueturod clavicle, caused by falling own stairs. Tub Chit-Basket.— Tho following amounts wore received by the Receiver of Taxes during tho past wook :-—l ,, ron» AMi-rinon, s2flt) 41; registered taxes, prior to 1855, $l2l M 3; of 1835, si,3to 39; of 185«, $2,07d 71; of J 857, $5,890 03; and 01*1858, SBIOOU2. Making h total of $17,750 51. Tho Cadwaiador Grays, Lieut. Sioklcs, will parody noxt Monday. The Diligent steamer while proceeding to tho ftro yesterday morning broko her axle, ut Sixth and Rpraco streets, nnu completely disabled horeolf. Tho accident hiipnonod on the Passenger Hallway truck, am 1 caused considerable confusion and interruption to trnvcl for tho time being. A new organisation has been e-dablished in Southwark under tho name of Tho Southwark T.itorary Society. Its meetings will be bold ut the Mechanics’ Insti tute. Tho following membeia wore eleoted ofliccis of thesooiety ; President, Henry R. Edmund ; Vico President} Jniuoi Walker; Secretary, John Her bert ; fidltor, James 0 Justice ; Treasurer James C. Jufltioe.^—-Tho Second and Third-stroot Passonger Railroad Company uro now constructing a conve nient and substantial depot on tho Frankford road, tftftr Lehigh avenuo. The building will bo of briok, iwc&toriea high, 201) foot front by 250 feot deop. It will contain au oifico for the dork and directors, also a workshop and stables Yesterday morn ing, about half past bovoii o’clock, an aged man named N. P. Harrington, aged sixty-five years, was run over by a railroad car, at Ififteonth aud Coates streets, ilis right nnklo was onished, and tho sufferer was taken to tho Hospital. His residenoo is in South, abovo Fifteenth stroot.—— Tho seaman, whoso injuries wo chronicled yester day, Is now recovering. The weather was cool yesterday, but very cTcnr. l'hore was an alarm of firs on Thursday evening, occasioned by a fire at tho ohemlcal works of Messrs. Gibson, Taylor, & Pasohall. In Cadwulnder street, abovo Oxford. Tho flro is supnosed to havo originated from tho boilers. The damage was trifling A numbor of gentlemen, residing in the lowor sootion of tho oity, havo taken tho necessary stops to establish a dispensary, conducted on Homeopathic principles exclusively, whero medloincs peculiar to this sys tom, nnd medical advico, ruuy bo obtained gratui tously, ThofollowinE-numcdgontlomcn have boon chosen for ouJcera:—President, Wm. C. Molntosh : vice president, Durkot Webb; secretary nnd troaaurer, James McGlathery. The medioal board will consist of Drs. Gardiner, Kitchen, Sims, Howard, Tyndaio, and Ashton. Tho board of managers havo provided a handsomo consultation room, which will ho ready for tho rooeptionof visi ters on Monday next, at 12 M* The dispensary is situated at 519 south Third struct, and will be opfin daily, Sundays excepted, from 1? to 1 p’oiook. Papl Morphy at the Academy ov Music. I —Pursuant to announcement, Mr. Paul Morphy, I tho worlii-ronowncd placer of ohess, gave an ex- I hibltion of his skill in this noble and entertaining soienoe, at the Academy of Music, last evening, by j placing four blindfold gsmes simultaneously. The exhibition was for the benefit of the Mount Ver- h non Fund. Tl e attendance was not ua largo aa 11 might have b on oxpeoted, a circumstance whlok I may bo nooountji ror by tho early and unusual r “°Rr w klch tho performance oommeircod. I Tbo four antagonists of Mr. Morphy wore Messrs. Wm. 0. Thomas, B. C. Tilghmau, Samuel Smyth, l I and Samuel Tillen. Those gentlemen, with chess | boards upon small tables, sat at the front of the I J Mr. Morphy occupied an easy chair to tho I roar of the stage, flitting with his face averted from 1 It, rcc °rd of the game was kept by 1 j Mr. Wells, and tho moves on either sido were an- j nounced to the audience by Mr. H.JI. Jones. Mr. howls Kikin acted as umpire. j I At a quarter past six tho game'commenced, Mr. I Morphy making the first move. At half past oight Mr. Tilghwan renignod, at the twenty-fourth move. At tho twentv-fifth more Ur. Tillen re signed amid loud applause; Mr. Thomas resigned at the thirty-third movo. 'Shortly afterwards Mr. I Smyth was Mr. Morphy, at the finai I oheckmato, was surrounded by his friouds, who ] congratulated him on his achievement, while tho 1 I audTeiico loudly testified their applause of the | l quadrilateral victory. Altogether, the exhibition 1 was one of the most extraordinary ovor given in I I Philadelphia. Arrest of Siior-LiFTEitfi.—Ycstcrdayraont- I ing a party of shop-lifters had a hearing before Al- I dorman Boitler. The names of tho party are John 1 Fox, alias Ignatius Fox, alias Gustav Franklin, I j Mary Aitsan, Margaret Pakcr, Frank Dofiiz, alias I Baker, and John Urioe, alias Fred Grice, alios L. I Clookina. They had been plying their business in I Rending, Easton, and several places around about j the city. They had boen arrcstcd'up town, and in I their apartments was found a large amount of 1 stolen goods, nocked in trunks, Ac., which are now I at tho Contra! Station, whore they may be seon by partita who have been pilfered of anything in the I dry-goods line. A box of carpenter's tools was also taken in chargo by tho police. Some of these I articles have boon identified by merchants and * storekeepers at Heading, who were sentfor by telo ■ I graph to come down in tho train Thursday evening. > I Tho priflonors wore also identified as having been about and in Reading on several occasion*. Aftor I tho hearing, tho whole party, with tho exception of I Grice, woro committed to answer the charges at ) I prison. Gricowas committed for a further hoar , mg. Fire and Accidents to was an alarm of fire yesterday morning, occfeoncd by tho burning of a number of sheds on Oswego street, below Reed, in the First ward. While the Columbia Engine and Fame Hoso Companies were at Sixth and Walnut streets, proceeding to tho fire, sovoral persons who had hold of tho ropes fell, and throw down others. Tho apparatus passed ovor and among tho men who had fallen, and threo wero run over. One man, a member of tho Fame, was mu ovor by tho engine, and soriously hurt. Ho was enrried* to tho Pennsylvania Hospital. John Hamilton, a member of tho Hibernia, was run over by tho tender of tho company, at Third and Lombard streets. THE COURTS. YBSTERDAT'B P&OOBBDXNffS Rororted for The Press.] QuAiiTEft Sessions —Judgo Thompson.— Dcsortiou cases occupied tho entire Session of tho court yesterday, tho pleas of the Commonwealth being proscoutod by John P. Sanderson, Esq., the solicitor of the Board of Guardians of tho Poor. Wts miqbt grow fanciful in a description of tho de* | tails of utter home misery which woro elicited from tho respective parties and witnesses, but wo ; forbonr, with tho single remark thgt tho pen of I “Boz" himself is needed to portray properly tbo I scones in court on desertion day. I It is no pleasant task to write of hoarU and homes mnuo desolate, after long years of wedded lovo; of tho vast ruin that marks tho progreM of that arch enemy which steals away the brainß of humanity, and changes tho holiest affections of the truo and good into the veriest hate of those who, | beroro the altar of God, have solemnly vowed to “ lovo. honor, and oboy " tho victims of their cruel ncgloct; or to reopen tho wounds of the gontlo, I trusting spirit, lured from tho happy domestio cir- I 010 to become tho mato of a potty tyrant, who I proves & traitor to tho most snored declaration of Inis life. Othors may liko tho thomo, and to their I caro and exposition, with all its ohoerless aspects, 1 we prefer to commit it. In ono case tried yesterday, the parties had been marriod for over fifteen years. The old story of quarrels and recriminations presented itself,’but through the suggestions of Haniol Dougherty, Esq , counsel for the husband, a reconciliation was effected, and tho couple, after saluting each other lovingly and gracefully, walked from the court room arm nod arm. In another case—that of a romantic wedding—-tho defendant's counsel had himself for a client. Ho produced vnrious tender eptatlos which had boon given him in his halcyon days, boforo jealousy allowed tho separation of “Two souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat aa pjjo,” Tho husband is young, and tho wife very intelli gent and prepossessing in appearance. It was evi uont that the old fiame of reel love between them was not wholly extinguished, and wo suppose that by this timo they have “ made up," resolvod to sock repentance tor tho past, and lovo each other more than ever in the futuro. We present below tho dotaila of ono of tho most interesting cases tried in tho Quarter Sessions for a very long time. Charles and Caroline Sharpless wero oharged with tho larceny of $196 in coin, tho properly of Peter Young. The circumstances woro peoultar. Mr.-Young alleged that ho had the money deposited in an opon box, and placed in a closet of bis bedroom, the doors of tbo closet and room being uulockcd. Mrs. Sharpless, who was then unmarried, had been adomestio in the family, and at that particular timo (August l&d) was stay ing in tbo houso until such timo as sbo could obtain another situation. On the morning of tho lGth of August, sbo oamo to Sir. Young, and informed him that, from the appearance of tho closet in which tho rnonoy was kept, sho thought como one had been there. Mr. Y. immediately went to the place, and discovered that bis money was gono, and, with it, a daguerre niypo of himself. Up to this timo Mrs. S. had been considered without money; but on tho 2d of September, sbo married Charles Sharplcss, who lived in a houso adjoining that of Mr. Young, nnd it began to be noticed that sho was spending monoy in the purchase of dry goods, Ac. The amount ascertained to have been thus expended was in the neighborhood cf thirty dollars. This aroused the suspicions of Mr. Youug, who obtained a search warrant, and, on exauiining the chest of Mr. Sharpless, there was found a silver American dollar. In tho money lost by Mr. Young there was a silvor dollar, tho only silver coin Iu . the lot, which had a mark on it. Tho coin found in tho trunk corresponded with that lost. The daguer reotype was also found. On examination by Mr. Joseph A. Bonham, counsel for tbo defendants, it appeared that, at tho time the money was taken, there was a oolorod girl ongaged in tho house, who had freo access to all tbo rooms; it further ap peared that the family, together with Mrs. Sharp less, had been to Atlantic City a day or two before the money was taken, and during (heir absence this colored servant had chargo of tho house. Mr. Young further admitted that he had previously nllowod money to remain oxposod, and on ono occasion ho started to take Ids train down on tho Atlautio road, and when at tho wharf. Mrs. Sharp lesscamo to him with a bag of inonoy, which sho told him sho had found lying in a drawer, liable to bo stolen, nnd she was afraid ho had forgotten it, and on this account she took chargo ot it, and brought it to him. A pass-book of a saving fund was produced, by which it appeared that an account had boon opened by Charles Sbarpleis in Juno last, and, In various anmuuts, twelve dollars had boon deposited prior to the timo of this larceny. Shortly after tho day tho money was mused, tbero h tho entry of a deposit of eighty eight dollars. The defence called tho mother ot Mr. Sharpies*, who testified that her son had over one hundred and forty dollar?, tho savings of years; that three years ago she gave him a silver American dollar, and sho flaw this dollar again a short timo since, when at a “ freedom party " her son had it baked iu a cake, uud sho got tho slice containing the coin. She handed it back. A brother of Charles testified that on Christmas ovo Inst ho had a dis pute with his brother, who collected old coin, on tho subject of tho rarity of silver dollars, and on that occasion this particular dollar, referred to by Mr Young, was produced. Tho officer who made tho search stated that tbero wns a quantity of old copper coin, together with this dollar, tho only American dollar ip tho chest. It was further al leged that tho daguerreutypo was taken in ex change for one of Mis. Slmrpless, in tho possession of Mr. Young. Another item of evidence was tho fact that there was iu Ihu closot with tho money iu question a largo quautity of jewelry, which was not taken. The c:u s e wa*? given to tbo jury on Thursday af ternoon. After being out all night, they camo into court yesterday morning and stated their friability to agree. Judge Thompson said ho would not then consent to discharge tho jury. After three hours further deliberation they rendered a verdict of not guilty. Tho parties were then discharged from custody. U. S. District Court— Judge Cadwaiador. —Tho court was engaged during yesterday morn ing in hearing an unimportant cuso of wages, against the sloop Raima District Court— Judge Stroud.—Common wealth, to uso of Hortzcr, vs. Sheriff Mngeo. Bo foro reported. Verdict for tho plaintiff'for $195. Phillips for plaintiff, aud Hirst for defendant. Joseph M. and Charle9 Mather vs John J. Ileh- Jorami Isaac K. Stecver, trading, Ac. Ail action on a book account, to recover a bill for lumber, al leged to havo been soldandddlvorod. Tho defonce was that tho defendants did not buy tho lumber, and therefore wtuo not liable: also, that’the plaintiff* hud obtained a judgmont against tlie pur chaser, nml theufoi o could not claim tho amount from them. Juryout. Williams for plaintiffs, nnd Ernst for defendants. Hugh McXcnny vs. Tho City of Philadelphia. Vordiot for tho plaintiff for $192 01. Charles Brannon vs Tho City of Philadelphia. Verdict for tho plaintiff for $212.11. 1 William A. Bancs vs. Tho City of Philadelphia. Vordiot for tho plaintiff for $07777. 1 Tho abovo cases woro actions brought ezainst tho city of Philadelphia, to recover for nuisances remov ed by tho plaintiffs by order of the Board of Health. No defence was made to tho actions. . Jonathan Patterson and Edward Boulton, trad ing, &0., vs. Jacob 8. Hass. An action on a pro t!ff f0r5212*53 N ° dof ° noo ' Verdiot for tho P lniu - Bamo vs. William Owen. Same causo of notion. Verdict for tho plaintifffor $212 53. Walter Lalng vs. Francis N. Buck. An notion on 1^?, , ?^ iasor JV x,oJo * Dofouco payment. On trial. ■ Wilhnm > ogdes, Jr., of this city, has been re tained to appoar for tho defondantin tho MoVcigh homioido cajo, in Chester county. The trial of this cause will doubtless exoito much attention and Interest, and wo fool assured that all that can bo dono by Mr. V. for tbo prisoner will bo most zeal ously performed. llearinq in tab Case ot AuLKnnn Crteltt to Sailors. —My rick Snow and Jobu Cosgrovo, tho first and Bccond mates of tho ship Thomas Jef ferson, had a hearing yesterday nftornoon, before Commissioner Heazlitt, on tho chnrgo of assault ing, in a cruel mannor, several of tho seamen on board that vessol during tho trip from Liverpool to 1 hiladelphift Tbo particulars of this enso havo been published in Th* l'ms at length, and they wore limply eimtaincil by tho eriileiuo yesterday. Tho oviucbco showed that Htonbon Unit.. tho seamoa bow Buttering at tho hospital, was lucked in tho face by Cosgrove, the second mato, during a quarrel between tho two. in tho early part of tho xoyage, it was shown that Mr. Snow had struck a seaman, named Fitzgerald, while ho was in a State of intoxication, and injured him sovoroly. Gn tno cross-examination of some of tho witnesses, facts were elicited, showing that tho seamen were disobeying orders when they were assaultod. With out concluding the hoaring, it was adjourned until Monday, at twelve o’clock. William M. Bull, Esq., Appeared for tho prisoner. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The Money Market. Phii.ai».U'HU, November 11, 1859. The stock market was rather active again this morning. State fives sold hoav ily at 93J. Penn sylvania Railroad shares improved f. A sale of Belviueye Delawaro bonds is reported at 85. Ca tawtasa Railroad bonds declined to 345. Frank ! fbrd and Southwark Railway shares sold at 52 * ißaoe and Vine at3U; Spruco and Pine at 12; Second and Third streets at 395. Reading Railroad sold rather heavily at the first board at 19$, but broke down later in the day, and closed in the afternoon heavy at 19. The money market continues easy, first-class pa per being in demand at previous quotations. Tho first mortgage bondholders of the Catawiasa, Williamsport, and Erie Railroad held ameeting at tho Exchungo to-day, at which Charles Macalester, Esq., presided. The owners of about one million j of the first morlgago bonds wero present, and the | meeting was characterized by harmony and unity in action. The resolutions adopted by the meet ing, as will bo seen, arc of great importance to the several interests concerned in the road. Tho committee appointed at tho last meetiog rnado tho following report: In viow of an araicablo and equitable arrange meat, bv which tho affairs of the company mayT>e adjusted without the. interposition of law, it is the opinion of the committeo tnat tbo company should bo reconstructed by a foreclosure and sale under agroement; and that in the said reconstruction tbero Bhould bo issued two classes of stock—cue preferred, tho other common—and that the com -1 pany should re-enter on business entirely froe from I debt. That tho preferred stock should be issued to tho first-mortgngo bondholders, for their bonds and unpaid coupons; and to the claimants of the con fidential debt, being the money loaned or obliga tions issued by tho friends of tho company, without Erofit to themselves beyond the interest, and which as been expended for the payment of the coupons or for the immediate benofit of the property orthe ; company, such claims to bo admitted, after investi [ gation, by the committee of bondholders. | That the preferred stock shall be entitled to all the net profits of the road until the said profit reaches seven per cent, per annum; after which, tho profits, beyond said seven per cent., shall be divi ded among holders of the common stock until said holders receive a like amount. After which, any further profit which may arise shall be divided pro rata to all stockholders. That all classes of claimants shall Tocoiv© their several claims in stook at par. That the common stoek shall be issued to the seoond mertgage bondholders, and to the olaimautsof the unsecured indebtedness at par, and to tbo present stockholders in tho ratio or one sharo for every four shares now hold of equal amount ~ 8. V. Merrick, J. N. Hutchinson. Hour. Bayard, A. W. Mitchell, F. A. Yandyki, Jr., M. P. Hutchinson, _. , „ . Committee. Ibe following resolutions were read and adopted : . Kuofvedi That tho plan proposed by the com mittee iu the foregoing resolutions for the recon struction of the Catawissa, Williamsport and Erie Railroad Company, be approved. Resolved, That tho committee bo and are hereby authorized in conjunction with the trustee, to take all necessary measures, legislative or otherwise, to reconstruct tho company on the basis of tho fore going resolutions, and are hereby further autho rized to issue temporary certificates to all parties ■ interested, in proportion to their several interests, I upon a deposit being made with tho oommittee, in trust of their several evidences of their claims, or by any other arrangement satisfactory to tho com mittee. Resolved) That the title of tho company to be organised shall be the Catawissa Railroau Company. Resolved, That the Catawissa Railroad Company shall be constituted by creating Mich number of shares of $5O each, as may be by estimate required to reconstruct the company under the foregoing resolutions, and that all shares left over and above the claims aforesaid shall be the property of the , company. Resolved, That each olalmant entitled under settlomont to a fraction of a share shall have the option of surrendering the fraction or paying up the share in full. Resolved, That the committee be authorised to rnako such expenditures as may be needed in carry* ing oat these resolutions, and the same shall be refunded by the Catawissa Railroad Company on its organization. Resolved, That the trustee of the mortgago be and is horoby requested, under tpo advice and sanction of tho committee, to affect by sale or otherwise a legal transfer of the property and fran chises of the Catawissa, Williamsport, and Erie Railroad Company, to the Catawissa Railroad Com pany when legally formed, and to obtain a surren der thereof, by the discharge of the receivership, to which end ho Is authorized to pledge, that the Gat awiMa Railroad Company will carryout in good faith the present emitting ordor of the court in equity, appointing Raid receiver. Resnlve*l, That in case of sale, tho committee bo authorized to instruct the trustee as to the sum ho may bid for the property. Tho following Is the earnings of the North Penn sylvania Railroad : Earning m October* 1559.~~ " 1353.. Increase Earning! m 11 months, ending 31st ult. Same tune last year I The Clearfield Raftsman's Journal, of Not. 9, says that Wm. B. Foster, Esq., rice president, and 11. J. Lombaert, Esq., auditor of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, hare been elected directors of the Tyrono and Clearfield Railroad Company, in place of Jacob Barley and D. I. Pruner, resigned. The objeot of this change is evidently to give the Pennsylvania Company a better opportunity of pushing the road to an early completion ns far aj Philipsburg, for which purpose it has agreed to advance $200,000. • The following ia the amount of coal transported on tho Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, during the week ending Thursday, Nov. 10, 18j9 : From fort Carbon " PolUvitle " Schuylkill Haven. “ Auburn •* Port Clinton Total for week Previously this year— To same time last year. The following is the amount of coal transported on the Schuylkill Navigation, for the week ending Thursday, Nov. 10,1639 : From Port Caibon “ {'octsvitte “ Hchurlkill listen. ** Port Clinton Total for the week . Previously Ibis year. To same time last year. _ Tho shipments of coal over the Huntingdon and Broad Tup Mountain Railroad, for the week end ing Wednesday, Nov. 9: Shipped for the weok ....29,982 Chipped previously this year since Jan. 1,1359. 101.338 Total amount slipped W 7 337 Amount shipped to same date last year— —.—, SJ.4M The following is a statement of the earnings of the New York Central Railroad, for the month of Ootober, 1859, compared with its earnings for the corresponding month of the previous year : Increase The following are the receipts of the Morris Canal Company : Total to Oct. 20. 1390 . . Week ondins Xov. fI,ISW C261.109 71 Total to Oot. 30,1838 $233 231 73 Week endiug Nor. 6,1353 8,503 07 1n0r0050.1350 520.3W33 PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. November 11. 1859. Reposted bt S. E. Shymakeb, Jit's Walnut Street. FIRST JJUAfIJX . 93V»i ;i)0 N Penns Rfis C 2 __ 93 1 4 1lmO Sell] Hnv 65 ’81... 6U ... 91 l 4| 32 Huzleton Coal. ... 42 11 N Pnniift R....10ts ?.S 93*5 41 Mechnmcs’ Bk.Us 2J^ MOO Pennft 5s (AtM do .... ;wi do ... a no do .. kid do ... a«0 Peimft Coupon 53,. lOPeunaß. _ .lotsSa 1 * lOuu do 9jv 100 Rending R .rswn 19** ICCOCitjo'B.New. lW>ti 25 do cash 19V WI uo 104. S 200 do cash 19*2 luOOCiUwislstm7«.hso4V- 100 do 3dv« li>\£ 2000 do L 5 3i L 4 60 do . _ ]r>>3 2XW do _.bs 34, L 4 7 Far Sc. Meo Bk.lots W** 1000 Bolvidore R Ist m 0 Harrisbur* R fr>S' «svn 85 22d&3d-stR »swn 10W Missouri 6a. cash JM** 1 Western Bk.. ...64 bw Roadini R Gs ’4J . 9u 5 Academy or Music W BETWEEN BOARDS. 90T,i25 Rchujl Nav \ts 7 VJV 1$ Prank k Southw R. 43 Race k Vine-*t R. . 3J.^a 3000 City 6s, R J£iO do 1500 do ... SECOND HOARD. £OO CMr 6s.New Gas.loo (100 KejulmK R .bs&int 1J I ,' lO'.'oo do KHO .1)6100 j ltiS*ruoe& I’me stK 12 ouO City 6s, Now iw) 3l 6 do 12 1&> do io«s 12 Race k Vioe-*t R.. six 2WX> Roailim: Rfa ’W. <**,'*' 6 Penna R 23 li») I'ennv R3d ins fa WX 6 do-. &J KHUNPaRIa ..3d*aG3 110 do 3d 1900 Morris Canal 6s . WXf 3# do S 3 CLOSING PRICES—STEADY. Bid. Ask7A> 6UO 111 Central bds M*, luO Panama R 53012 l IW.V Mich Cen Ss «.>x £0 MicliCent R.... stXUIV 100 N Y Central .. M'dto |6O do 41X 6UO do MX.tOO do -..56041X 2UO do $6O 7y?i|l'Jo do h 3041» 60 do BlOdU 10 Mich SA N ! G'td. is 16 Pacific Mail S 3. . 73X1100 Gal A Clue K....»C072‘, IW do Ivto73*af 0 do 7JX IUO do s3O 7d IOtO Chicago &R I, Ml d.l 73**1200 do 100 do 73X11UU do 100 Clev vt Tolß.. b6o2o\ii W do Scene in Court— A Sad Case.— A Imnd eomo and respcctably-drcsscd woman was brought into Justice Cornwell’s court, this morning, in a state of beastly intoxication. While in of the officers in the court she took a fit of t/chrium tremens, and tho scene that ensued was heart-rend ing beyond description. Her shrieks wore so terri ble and ngonuing that even thootlicers of the court, used to such eoenes. wtro visibly menfed. Wo learned, from one of tlie officer# of the court, that this woman was tho wife of an eminent physician, and but a short time since was highly respected as an exemplary wife and mother, ttuu had everything around her to make life happy, but in on evil hour she j ielded to tho vice of lutemporaneo. and since then has gono down, step by stop, in her sad enreor. llor hu>l>and tried every means in his powor to roolnfm her, but without avail, and, as a final resort, was obliged to have her arrested and sent to (he penitentiary.—iVet* York Yost of last evenmg. ! CITY ITEMS. Jons 8. Clark'S Celebrated srors‘i?3Ti- BLisHMEXr.-We hare already spokes in the hxghW terms, not only of the enterprise evinced by the pro prietor of this widely-known Stove but also of the special peculiarities upon -which its reputation rests, in a Ist* notice of the extensive trade Sir.' Clark is mnr doing with all parto of the country .-we it*- • ted, ae an indication of the acknowledged superiority of hiaStores.that the demand really exceeded his fiaiU. ties to supply them. The moderate weather of the la*t few da) ■, we learn, has enabled his large mun&ctnrinx force to accumulate a splendid'snpply of all the desira ble sizes, though we suspect this announcement will attract enough unapplied City purchaser* to carry off the ball of them in a very few day*. There are a va- riety ol 'cause* which combine to'render theee eeTebra- ‘ ted Stoves, of Mr. Clark’s raaoufaetnre, the meet desi rable—we refer to Silver’s Gas-consuming Parlor Stove, as improved and manufactured by him. For neatness, durability, and economy, there is nothing to equal them. Their fuel-saving properties are really remarkable. By the aid of his ornamental patent Vrn, attached to the top and supplied with a register, this Stove haa been brought to such a state of perfection that improvement upon it could not well be imagined. Their manufacture, also, in point of being ye? fectly air-tight, and made only of the lest quality Fxd. CJark. a lari of three years of age, residing on Crease street, near Girard avenue, was so badly burned by the explo sion of a fluid-lamp that he cannot recover. He was token to the hospital, differing terrible agony. Increase in Strength.— ln May last, Hr. Geo. B. Windship, the strong man of Roxbarj, was able to lift 929 pounds. He oas now lift 1,033 pounds with his hands.