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Intelligenoo.
The Action ' of " the Senatorial Caucus.
The DlSMociatie 'Onetnitis ' in United
,States Senate of .tho. ;doctrine -of- _Popular,
,Sovereignty,
e l en iad , et.the • signifteard decla
rations of devotionto its which have recently
been made by the - Demeentey`of the Northern
States, and conscious from theso expieesions
that a firm determination to adhere to it!exists
aniong 'a large Portion of the Democracy of
the' . Usion, hays' resorted-, to a most singular
expedient, to check the existing., strong im
pulse to reassert the • time-honored faith. of
'the party. • Ever since, the - eatebliehMent of
VatiOnal Conventions the'Deniocracy have re
garded' those bodies alone as; the autherlied
exponents of their creed, and' all attetripttein
less powerful quarters, to change, interpolate,,
or - revolutionize. it, have been treated with
' contemptuous' indigeatioo. ' But the members
of the United States. Senate-4 body, com
-.posed of • men elected by various State .
' Legislaturos; - and not by ' the • peeplete=of
men Whose terms are fixed .at six yearn, ,
for "the very purpose • of • enabling . them
to see at, defiance the popular' sentiment the,
nation when, in their opinion; the interest of
the country requires it—a large majority of
whom happen to represent slaveholding Stites
simply because the Democracy of the non
- slaveholding Stated beim , been thrown into a
minority by their zealous devotion to the rights
of the South, and a•toceready acquiescence, in
seine 'cases, in the extreme demands of ' the
South—wish now to forestall the action of the
Charleston Convention in regard to the plat
form. .
of the party, and to lay down, in a Sena
torial, caucus, in which a million Northern De
nim:rats are almost totally unrepresented, the
national platform of the party, or at least to
adopt a series of resolutions, under circum
stances so imposing that it ikavidently;hoPed
'by their authors they within regarded as pos
sessing a binding force, ind at all events sub
ject the Democrulto party to the imputation of
being governed and controlled by them.
• The final scene in this drama ocettird at
Washington on Saturday lait, when a packed
committee, one of whom was no less a person
age than the redoubtable Blears, of our State,
reporteda series of resolutions, which were
adopted in the caucus, thirty Senators being
present. Their expediency was 4uestioned by
such Southern Senators as Toosess, Pie rtes,
ClanOttSN, 801.813witT, and others, and Mr.
Too Mas declared that such a platform would
not command thirty votes at Charleston., Mr.
Peon boldly deneuneed the resolutions, and
plainly notified the cauens that if they were
adopted by the Charleston Convention, not
one Northern State could he - relied upon for
the Democratic candidate in November.' Mr.
Dormaes was also, of course, opposed to them.
The next effort will bete securelheadoPtion of
these resolutions in the United States Senate;
• and Mr. BIGLER having already endorsed them
as a member of the committee to which they
were referred, will, no doubt; make an earnest
effort to secure their adoption at the Reading
Convention, and thus to place the Democracy
of Pennsylvania upon a platfom which will
inevitably secure their doted in the elections
of October and Novemberatext. . •
It will be seen that the fourth resolution de
nies to the people of the Territories all power.
and control over the institution of slivery in ,
their midst, and maintains that it must be per
petuated among them during their Territorial
condition, even if they are unanimously op
posed to it. It is further provided by the fifth
resolution that if the Territorial Legislatures
fail to pass proper laws for the protection of
slave property, it will then become the duty of
Congress to adopt a Congressional slave code.
Upon these qutettions intense feeling and pro
found convictions exist among the Democracy
' of the whole Union, and particularly th'o De
mocracy of 'the Northern States and the at
tempt of a caucus—composed of teen who have
few colleagues faithfully
of
the
wishes of 'the groat body of the Northern De
mocracy—to commit •them in an illegitimate
and unauthorized manner to doctrines to which
they are unalterably opposed, will necessarily
excite determined rdsistanee. The resolutions
nraimicillows • - - - - -
I. Resolved, net, in the adoption of the Fede
ral Constitution, the btatee adopting the game acted
severally as free and independent sovereignties,
delegating a portion of their powers to be exer
cised by the Federal• Govern, tat for the increased•
security of each against dangers, domestic as well
as foreign; and that any intermeddling by any
one or more States, or by a combination of their
citizens, with the domestic institutions of the others,
on any pretext,-whether political, moral, or reli-,
eons, with the view to their disturbance or sub
version, is in violation of the Constitution,' insulting
•.to the States so interfered with, endangers their
domestic peace and tranquillity—objects for which
the Constitution was formed—and, by necessary
consequence, serves to weaken and destroy the
Union itself.
2 Resolved, That negro slavery, as it exists in
fifteen States of this Union, composes an im
portant portion of their domes tic institutions, in
herited from their ancestors and existing at the
- adoption of the Constitution, by which it is recog
nised as constituting an important element of ap
portionment of powers among. the States, and that
no change of opinion or feeling on the part of the
non.slaveholding States of lise Union In-relation to
this institution can justify them or their citizens In
open and syetetpatio attacks thereon, with a view
to its overthrow ; and that all attacks are In meal
feetviolation of the mutual and solemn pledge to
protect' and defend each ether, given by the btatee
respectively on entering into the constitutional
compact which formed the Union, and are a mani
fest breach of faith, and., violation of the most
• solemn obligations . •
8. Resolved, That the Union of these States,
rests on the equality of tights and privileges among
' its members, and that it is especially the duty of
the Senate, which repreeents the States in their
sovereign capacity, to resist all attempts to dis
criminate, either in relation to person or property,
so as, in the. Territories—which are the common
possession of the United States—to give advantages
to the citizens of ono State which are not equally
secured to those of ovary other State.
• 4. Resolved. That neither Congress nor a Ter
ritorial... Legislature, whetherby dtrect legislation
or legislation of an indirect and unfriendly
stature, possesses the power to annul or a impair
the constitutional right of any citize n . of the
United States to take his stave property into the
Ammon Territories; but it is the duty of the
Federal Government there to'sfford for that, as for
other species of property, the needful protection.
5. Resolved, ghat whenever experience ahall have
shown that the executive and judicial branches of
the' Government have not milloient power to in
sore adequate protection to slave property in the
Territories, and when the Territorial Legislature
shalt have failed or refused to pas: such laws as
are uecesiary for that purpose, it will, then be
come the duty of Congress to .interpose and pass
tuck laws as will afford the necessarp protection.
B. Resolved. That the inhabitants of an organized
Territory of the United States, when they,aight.
folly form a Constitution to be admitted as a State
into the Union, may then, for the first time-like
the . people of a State where formieg a new Cowl-
Menu—decide for themselves whether slivery, as
a domestic) institution, shall be maintained or pro
hibited within theirjuristilotion ; and if Congress
shall admit them es a State " they shall be reedy
ed into the Union, with or without slavery, as their
Constitution may prescribe at the time of their ad
, mission."
7. Resolved, That the provision of the Constitu
tion for the rendition of fugitives from service or
labor, " Without the adoption of which the Union
could not have been formed," and the laws of 1793
and 1850 which were enacted to secure iti execu
tion, and the main features of which being similar,
bear the impress of nearly seventy years of lane.
lion by the highest judicial authority, haire.mn.
questionable claim to the respect and observance
• dell who enjoy the benefits of our compact of,
Union ; and that-the acts of. State Legislatures to'
defeat the Purpose or nullify the' rindiremimts of
that provision, and the lawn made so pursuance of
it, arelmetile in ()barmier ' subversive of the Con
stitution, revolutionary in their effeet, -and, if per;
sista:lin, most sooner or later, lead Vie States in
jured•by such breach of the compact to .axerolse
their judgment as .to the proper mode and ,mot
nice of redress. • - • .
Vrank Leslie "nrid the Sons of , Malta.
In the last three'numbere of Frog-Leslie's
luetrated Newspaper there has appeared, set off
with amusing engravings; what purports to be an
,4 Exposure" of the Order of the Bone of Malta, an
institution which has disbursed very large same, in
this city and'elsewhere, within the last twe'yeare.
We, have reeeived the following letter from Mr.
Ladle, which we publish, fail:ldiot, to the gentle
man therein named, whom it fully acquits of any
participations artietleal or literary, in the eo'oalled
" exposure :" • • •
• ratnenaLruis, Feb. 24, - 1660.
„To the Editor of The Press : , ,
"640, : The recent' exposure of the Bens 'of Malta
in my Illustrated Newspaper has led to mach spe ,
°elation concerning' Its authorship.
'ln the National Convention of the " Order,"
lately held at Washington, it was asserted by
some of the delegates that the exposure watt °rig'.
rated and (tarried out by my special correspondent,
Augustus Rawlings. •
It-is due to that gentleman- to state tba't the
charge is unjust and wholly untrue. Dr. R. re.
ports 'tted travels for me, but has never drawn any
thizigTor my, paper. ' • ' •
have , been in possession for menthe 'of actual
drawings of the , interiors and "ceremonies of several
Ledges - different spiel 'of the Unlen made by
partieSirhd Mit Members of the Order, brit who
•liate‘gitined admission thieugh giving the correct
', ,- 'signorhiott they hags privieuely t obtained through
_ thonareltinness of some ef the members, -
-- You Will'mtiefi 'bilge me by publishing this let
' ter;lte I'vrishle exonerate Dr.RaWyngre from all
partleipatien Initheßxpesure, -••- • ,
1 61 /is lfu!rs Linn.
The Course of Crime.—Last Act.
A remarkable circumstance has occurred at
New York. A respectable" culprit, having
been tried and convicted in a court of Justice,
h a s actually been tiontenced.ba 'three years and
three months' imprisonment, with hard labor,
in the State Prison at Sint-Sing. ."
The criminal is that 4g, fast" young man,
WILLIAM J, itapt,:who, when a clerk • in the
Fulton Bank, of which file aged father had
boon Cashier for thirty-elx years, committed
frauds of vast magnitude, the full amount of
which has not boon made public on authority,
but.tudgti LIGRAIIAH stated that LANE'S admis
eiciei Upon the trial ahotved that the whole dad
cations, by a series of frauds, amounted to near
ly the sum of sixty thousand dollars. Ho was
tried last week, upon one out of thirty indict-
Ments fer forging and embezzlement; ably
defended; and unavoidably condemned. Of
course; the usual motion for a new trial was
made. , On Biturdtty,. in the Court of Oyor
and Terminer, at' Now York, Judge bona
tiiat denied the notion for a new trial, stating
his reasons. the ptisoner had nothing to say
why' sentence 'should not be passed—but one
of his counsel spoke for
• Lenz ? the criminal, was very fortunate in his
counsel-rj-Jesms T., Basnr, ono of the ablest
members of the New York bar, and ,Ronsar
D. Horace, a, gentleman of intelligence, legal
learning, great experience, and judicious elo
quence. Mr. Horaris never speaks for display ;
noVer thinks that the main object of an advo
cate is to set fire to a case of oratorical fire
works, which chiefly singe his client's whis
kers. Never, in short, can ho bo reproached
with sacrificing his client's case to make capi
tal for himself, thereby not at all resembling
an I‘Erainent" lawyer, of whom we have'
heard, to whom it was said, ce Well, you lost
the 'verdict," and his answer was, " Yes, but I
made my speech."
Mx. lionise made an appeal to the Court,
which, the New York Times says, 'co:loved
net only the prisoner, but many of the specta
tors, and even the Judge himself, to tears."
We annex the narrative part of this eloquent
appeal :
"The history of this case is simply as Isbell now
narrate It : The accused was led into the commis.
don of his first offenee,lwo years ago, through
temptations by whiCh any man is liable to be as
sailed, and, as to -wisielc, few of us placed in his
position could resist, and to which I will not further
refer. , After having taken the first false step, the
defendant sought by every means in his power to
retrieve himself, and to replace the money taken
from the bank. - I do not know but that your Ho
nor Is aware of the public rumor which was in air.
°elation at the time of hie arrest, that the vast
sums which he was charged with having embezzled
were spent in riot and dissipation. This the priso
ner denies ; and I em assured bY him that they
went into various channels, day after day, to the
extent of $6OO or $6OO, in the delusive hope that
fortune might bring back to him sufficient means
to cover up his offences. It was thus, and under
these impulses, that be dissipated these messes, in
stead of indulging in a series of dissipations, as
charged b the publics press. When further con
cealment became impossible—when the bank dis
covered these frands—then the aged father of this
prisoner, now near eighty years of age, who
had 'served that institution thirty six years with
great fidelity and assiduity, and who had built
up a surplus in its vaults of $298,000 over and
above its • liabilities—who had been its faith
ful servant—came forward and stripped him
self of everything he had in the world for the
purpose of satisfying the defalcations of his eon.
lie even went further, and asked the mother of thin
prisoner to release their homestead, a house and
lot in this city, settled on her years ago through
the proceeds of his industry. During the times
when the prisoner was le the directors room, after
his first arrest—ass testified to by Mr. Monahan—he
made up a schedule embracing everything be bad
in the world, every effect ho had any oontrol over,
even in the hands of third parties; and every resti
tution, it was possible for him to make over was
made by him to this institution. It bin this posi
tion that he places himself before this court, and,
if there be any mitigating circumstances connect
ed with these declarations, it may be proper that
he should avail himself of theta here. The court
may not know the feet that the prisoner is a mar
ried man. Ent the court, I presume, dose know
the feet, as well as most of the community, that
hie father has a high and unblemished reputation,
built up by honesty, integrity, and devotion to his
trusts, and every one must be aware, who knows
the feelings of the human heart, what must be the
anguish, the grief, and the scathing sorrow of that
old man, when he reflects that perhaps when be
shall totter Into the grave, on the brink of which
he now stands, his eon will be the inmate of n
felon's cell in our State prison."
The peroration, which Is in equally simple
but pOwerftil language, ran thus
" There is still another and a higher relation, of
which I shall say nothing: there is something so
holy, so seared in it, that I will not Invade it but
leave it in the mind of the oourt, to those instincts
of the hunfan heart which the bare thought of it
will call into being. Should the extreme severity
of the law be exercised, it Is probable that when
the acensed shall come from the fulfilment of hie
ignominious sentence and shall look for the permit
who bore him, he will Sad nothing to indicate that
she once existed save the sod of the grave on the
verge of which she and her venerable partner are
slow standing. In view of the feats which I have
stated—and I do not wish to advert harshly to this
institution—in view of the agony of mind that this
defendant has suffered in the terrors of suspense
from day to day, through months and months, in
the Cell of our prison, and asking in vain to be
tried at the hands of this prosecution, I suggest to
the court that certainly the maximum imprison-
ment ought not to be inflicted on him. I suggest
to the court that if not the minimum, at least the
mean term of Imprisonment directed by the gee
tote should be mated out. Should this be done,
and should the court by this course deem that the
ends of justice will be subserved, the prisoner will
receive this tempered dispensation of justice with
deep and heartfelt gratitude."
The representations of Mr. lloratEs , must
unquestionably have had great influence with
the learned Judge, for the sentence is compa
ratively mild. However, justice is anbstan.
tially done, and the punishment ought to be a
lesson to "fast" young men of LANE's class,
who are tempted to yield to temptations which
lead to crime and ruin; and heavily afflict their
innocent famllies. This conviation and pun
ishment of young LANE ought to have'a good
effect, not in Now York alone, but in other
places. Innocent enjoyments are within uni.
versa! reach :
"End; has his share ; and who would more obtain
Will And that pleasure are not halt the Wm"
Public Amusementa.
Warm:vs.-starer- TBEATEL.—Last night, "Oar
American Cousin," in three acts, was produced
hero, with Mr Ohanfrau as Asa Trel?Chard. A
few sentences will eutlice for this performance. As
for the ladies—they had little to do, and did It.
Miss 0. Jefferson, as Mary Meredeth, deserves
praise ; but what dairy-maid, In England or else
where, ever was ballooned in such extensive crino
line? Of the male performers, Mr. Ileraple, as the
Butler, was the best—very good, Indeed. Mr.
Ohanfran's Asa Trenehard is not nearly ro
natural, and therefore not so good, as Mr.
Clarke's, at the Aroh. His Vermonter is
a regular down-Beater in meant—brother
in blood( to Mrs. Barney Williams' °strive.
regent but laughable "Yankee Gal." Mr. Bea.
comb, though not to be named on the same day
with Mr. Wheatley In the part of Lord Dun.
dreary, very respectably performed It—" for
him," as Asa would say. Lastly, Mr. Showell
played Abel Murton very carefully, but by no
means so effectively as Mr. Dolman did at the
Aroh. Mr. Showell ought to know that attorneys'
clerks in England do not moustaches. The
manner in whioh some adore cherish these hirsute
addenda is wonderful. In the afterpieee, where
Mr. Ohenfran, as Ism/MA Clep, gave imitations
of eminent performers, living and dead, he was
very sueoessful. There, his "toot Is upon his na
tive heath."
NATIONAL TnEaran,—An immensely large Atl
dienoe gave a" great reception, last night, to
Mad'lle Ella Zoyara, the dashing equestrienne,
Who has oommenoed an engagement here. She Is
tolerable in point of 'Oohs, and graceful as well am
bold and dexterous in her equitation. Mee en
gagement promises to be one of the beet hits Mr.
Sloe has made thie season.
Ella Barns.
A letter from Mrs. Martha Burns, gratefully an•
knowledging her thanks to Philadelphia, for the
kindness
end sympathy shown to "Little Ella"
axitlherself, contains the following statement:
' "'the desire to Correct a misapprehension must
be my apology for adding that little Ella' Is not
to be trained for appearance on the stage, and that
very shortly I hope to be enabled by my own
means' to commence her education in, a generous
and liberal manner, - so that maturer years may
develop to some loft y purpose those attractive gifts
whose opening dawn in - her childhood bee been so
brilliant and auspicious."
To - thle letter is subjoined a sertifloate from Dr.
J. L. Liidlow and Dr. D. U. Agnew, as follows :
+i Being called upon prgfessionally to examine
Eva Bel Ella Burns,' we haye no hesitation in
saying that, after a careful investigation, we have
rarely met with a child of her years aa healthy
both mentally and physically. The readings
which she has given have had no injurious effect
upon her whatever. They aro rather an amuse
ment or pastime, and appear to flow from her as
naturally as a song from a bird. She Is eraphati
eally a child of gen ius—one of those rare instances
otpeouliar natural mental endowments."
Florence fightlnoale.
A short time ago, we noticed a book by Florence
Nightingale, published in London, entitled "Notes
on Nursing : what it is, and what it is not." We
have just re:mired, (from Mr. Samuel Hazard, Jr.,
714 Chestnut streey a fac.sludle reprint of this
volume, 'which Messrs. Appleton, of Now York,
have just brought out. We have already given
our favorable opinion of this book, when noticing
the original English edition, and need now only
repeat that every family, whether high or low In
condition and
.eirosunatanoes, should ' pos sess
copy, to be thoroughly studied, and constantly at
hand. We believe it will vastly mitigate pain, and
largely prevent Meknes& •
SALE OP ELNOANT FUNNIPURP, PIANO PORTAS
&o.=-T. Birch & Bon, 2(o. 914 Chestnut street, wit
sell by auction, this morning, at 10 o'clock, a gene
ral assortment of elegant household furniture
several piano fortes, silver•plated ware, ho.
Lotter from 'loading, Penna.
[Correspondence of The Primal
READING, February 27, 1860 ,
We aro anticipating a busy time hire on Wednos
day next. Politicians from all paits of the State
have been writing hither for quarters at our hotels.
Bourbon's flue establishment has almost bean en
tirely taken by certain of the controlling men, and
by Wedniaday at noon our beautiful city will be a
Selene of unusual axeltegient and interest. The
Convention, an you are aware, meets to nominate a
candidate for Governor, to elect delegates to the
Charleston Convention, and to appoint en electoral
ticket. In the present crisis in politics the assem
blage of ouch a body is well calculated to attract
great crowds of peeple, and to awaken much soli
citude in all parties.
Reading Is accessible from all quarters of the
State, and as it is ono of the most prosperous and
beautiful of all our Penneylvania towns, we expert,
should the weather be fair, an immense concourse
of people on the 29th. At this aesemblage, Mr.
Buohanan'a adherents, and the advocates of his be
trayal of principle, will make their lad and des
perate stand. No other Dimooratic State Conven
tion in Pennsylvania will ever hear of these men,
or mention their names. They will be as own
pletely forgotten in 1861, as if they never had en
existeuee. Now, however, with the aid of of loos,
and by the expectations of those men who hope to.
aware what plunder is left at Washington, they
flatter themselves that they will be able so to ont
manage the people as to get not only a vote of
thanks to the President for his desertion of the in
terests of his native State and of the principles of
the Democratic party, but that they will elect
delegates to Charleston who, in a certain eontin
gamy, will stand ready to vote for his nomination
for the Presidency. That there is a gpneerted
movement to this died among a few of the
Tylerised politicians of the State there is no
doubt. Our General George M. Reim expects
to, go to Charleston as a Senatorial delegate,
with the interests of the President in his
breeches-pocket; and William B. Reed of your city
—who only became a Democrat because be had
been too bitter an anti-Mason ever to become a
Know-Nothing—is quietly engineering in the same
direction, and will take either an election to
Charleston or the Chairmanship of the Democratic
State Central Committee. Robert Tyler (the eon
of Abe Captain) may be included In the same
school, and, of conree, Marshal Yost is ready to do
the work of the leaders in this intrigue.
You may rely upon it that Mr. Buchanan has not
given up all hope of being a candidate for renomi
nation. He has not sold out his own State for no
, thing ; and as the South is greatly divided in re
gard to candidates, and as he has pursued Douglas
with every possible resentment, who else would
better please the extreme men'+ lie has been tried
by them, and he has not been found wanting. Re
has Stood ready, not merely to give the cold shoul
der to the tariff men in Pennsylvania, but to use
the cold steel upon every, Northern Democrat who
has not been content to say that his course was
just and right. I must confess, however, that
while this experiment is seriously entertained in a
certain quarter, the prospect of its summon Wed
nesday, at the State Convention, is somewhat die
mal ; and the reason of this is to be found in the
fact that the local politicians are not willing to
trust themselves to the doubtful hazard of being
identified with such a movement at the spring and
fall eleetions.
The Breckinridge Interest will be heartily advo-
cated by United States District Attorney Vandyke,
(who, strange to say, is not on the beat terms with
the new friend of the President,) and other active
politicians.
The Philadelphia oontested scats will oreate the
first row. The Administration is very anxious to
keep ont of the Convention Richard Van; Jamot
F. Johnston, W. V. McGrath, and Mr. Arnold, but
Ido not think they will succeed, certainly not
without a disturbance. McGrath and Vaux are
not so strongly defined in their attaohments to
Douglas as in their hostility to the Administration,
whilst Johnston and Arnold are known Popular
Sovereignty men, so that all the applicants for
these places aro especially distasteful to tho Go.
neral Administration.
The difficulty with Dir. Baohanan in the Conven
tion, on Wednesday, will be the want of reliable
leaders. Ile will have almost nobody there who
cares a copper about him. A person named Baker
(who has been improvised as a sort of editor within
the last year, and was made a delegate by his
brother, the collector) will doubtless try the experi
ment of defending the President, whom he has
been so public and persistent in assailing; but, as
60 base very forlorn sort of intellect, and as feeble
in his public speeches as in his gloomy editorials,
nothing is to be expected from him but failure.
Mr. Robert Tyler may get into the Convention as
a substitute; but, as be will be more apt to talk
about Virginia than Pennsylvania, and will be
more likely to excel in acrimony than In argument,
his leadership may well be doubted. William B.
Reed would do; but, unfortunately for MI, he owl
not draw his sword in favor of Mr. Buchanan,
without having a hundred rhetorical daggers thrust
into his vitals, sharpened with the recollection of
his life-time hostility to Democratic principles and
to Democratic men.
As to the different candidates for Governor, no
one will touch the General Administration with a
forty-foot pole. An eseitable and vehement young
man from Chester county, named Monaghan, may
be tempted to assume the responsibility of making
Mr. Buchanan a test of Democracy in the ponven•
Hon, but as he may run foul of breakers, Ido not
think he will accept the task. Notwithstanding
these drawbacks, however, the Administration
will have on hand a number of paid hirelings,
expeetants for assistant marshaiships, grate
ful postmasters, enthusiastic tidewaitere, and
any amount of mercenaries, who will come here
to earn such wages as Mr. Buchanan will be
willing to pay to them in the last hours of his
rule. Mr. Senator Bigler (who has arrived In Phi
ladelphia, and will bring his ponderous and melan
choly intellect famong ne) is written down as a sort
of embryo candidate for Vice President, or a gene
ral delegate to Charleston. This unfortunate men
is to be commiserated, interaueli as he never had
genies enough to sustain a positive position, and
will certainly never be ale to reach even the most
moderate of his new desires., Be will go out of the
Senate with the Administration of lir. Buchanan,
if not as heartily despised as other politicians, at
least as certain to remain in undisturbed retire
ment.
On the subjeot of Governor Itfr. With, Is, wipes
tionably, the most active candidate. He will re.
ceive a large vote 'on the first ballot. After him
comes lion. Jacob Fry, of Montgomery. the late
Auditor General; then lion. John L. Dawson, of
Fayette ; then Hon. Hendrick B. Wright, of Lu
cerne, lion. George M. Sanderson, of Lancaster,
do., do. There is some doubt as to which of these
men the General Administration prefers, but there
Is no question that the President, through his
agents, is quite willing to use every one of them In
order to secure the detest pf any attempt to make
au expression In favor of Douglas. The fact le,
Douglas has the people with him almost en mese,
and if only such men as F. W. Hughes, of Sohn*
kill, t 3. A. Bridges, of Lehigh, Aldrieks, of Dau
phin, Shannon, of pittsburg, Montgomery, of
Washington, do., would take the bull by the
horns, they tould put the "Little Giant" through;
but, excepting Montgomery, and ono or two °there,
nearly all those named are more disposed to give
the Senator from Illinois the coldest shoulder,
and to help anybody to the Charleston nomination
that may pleaee James Buchanan.
Sastr-OccsstoxAL.
Letter from kfarneburg.
[Correspondence of The Press.'
llennissose.Tebruary tr,
The Roard of Revenue Comm Wieners have been
in session three weeks, and are now bringing their
Isbors to a ohms, es the duration of their meetings is
limited to thirty days. The Impracticability of the pre
sent plan of equalisation Is so apparent that the Com
mittee on Final Report wilt present a regolutten recom
mending the Legislature to abolish the present system,
and adopt a better one, probably something like the
plan now In operation In Ohio. Tho valuation of a
number of no:intim' wag determined upon on Saturday,
but this action is not necessarily final. I give them,
as far as they have been determined upon, together with
the valuation fixed in 1841, as follows:
. 1 857: -
A11egbeny............... 838,060 M0 ,661 . 828 090.8313
Armstrong ..... 2,698,688 2 489.878
Heaver 4,830.179 4.870,191
Bedford 9,0184.18 8,066 651
Harks .......... .......... 24,296.911 23 838,187
Blair ..... —.-....-.... 6.048.640
B adford 4608,077 4 914,621
4,609 037
Butler 8.291409 8,117,490
Cambria 1111.361 1,871,841
Clarion. 1,737 327 5,787,537
qbpstel, 23 91k4 679 7 . 4 . 44 , 9 :17..9
amair,
C ,309
rawford ....... ........ 8.703 0.37 3.3 e 0,609,035
Cumberland ... 32,146,630 1E612,739
This is an far as the board got up to the hour of ad
journment. it will be obserVed that the only large per
centage of thorium Is In Cambria, to whose valuation
was added about 33 per cent. The necessity and fair
ness of this moy be Judged from ono fact alone: the
8111561160 TR bad returned the taxable property in the
borough of Johnstown—with a population of eight
thousand louts and the largest iron manufacturing point
in the State of its sae—at only i 9 MAO. Now there
are rolling-mills in that thriving village that are valued
by their owners at a million and In half, and the real
estate owned by other individuals is worth as muoli
more ; so it can be seen how tittle injustios was done to
little Cambria.
Fresh reports are daily received from the northwest-
ern end of the Etats, confirming the marvellous stones
of the richnees of the oil springs and wells in that re
gion, and now the member from Crawford, Venango, or
Warren Is addressed ag "the gentleman from the oil
regions." if new discoveries continue to be made. and
the yield continues unnbated, it will put an extinguisher
on the manufacture of oil from cannel coal, and render
whales purely ornamental, The last intelligenee from
Warren states that the oil-well owned by H. R. Rouse,
the popular member from that county, is producing
720 gallons per day, or 272.800 seller's per annum•
This oil is now selling in market at sixty cents per
gallon, and the whole cost of pumping does not amount
to ten dollars per day; en you will perceive that MI-
Rouse to likely to be soon in the receipt of a comforta
ble income. During the present year it is more than
probable a dozen of wells, producing ten. thousand gal
lons per day, or three and a half millions of gallons per
annum, will be in operation, thee adding to the value
of the products of those counties a greater sum than Is
now produced from the entire yield of cereal,. Para.
Water Gas.
To TILE EDITOR of TAE PRESS : Will the friend
of water gas explain to the citizens why operations
have been dwoontinued at the works of the North.
ern Liberties Gas Company, where the results
were of a nature so g , highly gratifying?" A few of
the el tisens of that dieted have expressed a desire
to have obeap gas, and would like, if possible, to
know when ft will come. Inman.
THE PrIpss.—PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1860:
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
(SPECIAL DESEATCII So "Toe Plea. ,l
READING. Feb. 27.—The hotels are already full, to
overflowing with delegates and etrangerw Wittwind
Fry will lead on the Grit ballot for ammo'. Ilon. W.
P. Bohol!, of Bedford. is the only man spoken of for
temporary otteurman. Messrs. Welsh, of Tork; Con
ningham, of Beaver; Cessna, of Bedford, std Wright.
of Luzern's, are the candidates for permanent president.
MYR CONGRESS.-lIRST SESSION.
U. 8. 0/LTITOL, WASHINGTON, Fenllllll 27.
SENATE.
M r. DAVIS. of Aliiisissippi. presented a memorial from
She Legislature of New MoZiao, asking for the om n i.
cation of the Territory of Arizona. afe:red to the
Committee on Territori -R
es.
Mr. SEWARD, of New York, presented several peti
tions. praying that pensions be granted to tits soldiers of
the war of 11112.
Mr. HALM:, of New Hampshire, presents! the memo
rial of Mr. Sanborn. praying for protection against the
order of the Senate for his arrest, and &bliss that it be
rescinded. lurid on the table.
Mr. BINGHAM, of Michigan, presented a petition in
favor of the homestead hill.
. . .
Mr. COLL/01ER. of Vermont, introducel a renolu •
Don that tho Committee on the Post Office and Post
!Made be instructed to tumors into the espedienev of
barium letters which tnay remain in any peat office
undelivered for thirty days, returned to their writers.
Mr. COLLAMER advocated hikreaolutlon as neces
sary to relieve the Dead Letter Office of to 1101111311110
amount of mail matter thrown upon it. Molded.
Mr. W I I,SON, of blassaohneetts, rave attire for a bill
to reduce the rates now paid for the public Printing
twenty-five per cent.
Mr. Drown's, of Mississippi, resolutions came up for
Oonsidemtion.
.
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Mr, TOOhl BS, of Georgia, sal d it had bon neserted
that he had no right to gall in questionthe ants of sover
eign States. AR the representative of a mere' gm State
ha thought he had the right. end that this was it peon.
herly appropriate place to oral in questioa the nets of
oonfederate States.
if
restrees could not be obtained
hero, the States will be threwn_upen thsir own re
sources. Ho hoe not claimed that there should
be o
f t on the domeetto institutions or internal
affairs of any State, hut had only arraigned them
for infidelity to the Constitution, whiot they were
bound, by every eonsideration of gold faith, to
carry ont. He had cheesed certain Mates with
Saks unfaithful to the compact and of having made
the supreme law of the land of no effect. None of the
Senators hail denied vase chiles except the Senator
from town, and he would stow t iat he was wrone. The
excuse given was, that the fugitive-slave law was no
law. there must be an arbiter eomewhare in ease of
C o q conflict. If the eannen is to be the on* arbiter the
sooner we know it the better. The Senator from Wis
consin had defended the nation of his State. lvow. Wie
(lonian had not only set mode the decreed the United
States Court, but hoe nullified the proviaions of the Con
etitution Itself. Theprovielen of the Constitution
In rem and to the rendition of fugitives from labor is
plain beyond cavil. There was no analogy between the
action of the Supreme Court of Wiseoelle arid that of
(Jerold.. quoted by the Senator from Wisconsin. Ho
had arraigned that State. not on the mead that ,be had
no right to decide upon the Constitutionality of the
United States law, but on the geound that she hail vio
lated the plainest provision of the Constitution. Sir.
Toombs supported his argument by impious citations
from law authorities.
In course of hie remarks he said It was %maim to ring
means to the Union when anversigu State. trampled the
Coned sullen under foot. Bad men in all atea had cried
"lord ! Lord The onnetitationel ant of Ilea had been
affirmed by every State court before whioh mt had come.
and the ant of 1850 did rot differ therefrom. He review
ed at length and explained the ante of fieorma. Wis
consin bad asserted the supreinney of the titato courts
over the Federal courts. The decision!' referred to by
the Senator from Wisconein simply asserted that the
Pederal anima had not supremacy over the eta e court..
Nine Judge, of the Supreme Court said aim thie_now
doctrine in American Junsprudenee the tiotion of Wm
°engin ) stood in Re naked deformity without a
In reply to Mr, Hale he raid that the ordmenatt of 1707
was pegged before this GovernMent was rormed, end
therefore rooted upon nOoonstitutionsa authority. The
opinion!: of the early fathers had bead: entirely misre
presented.
The subject was then postponed till Wednesday week,
and, after an executive seamen, the Senate took up the
bill granting inereased pay to the officers of the navy,
but, without action, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The bill for the Payment of invalid and ether pen
sions, and the bill for the support of the West Point
Military Academy, were mulled.
Mr. CONKLIN°, of New York, Diked, but failed to
obtain, the consent of the House. for leave to offer a
resolution instructing the Committee on the Judimary
to Inquire whether any, and if so. what legislation was
necessary to atoms the liberty of ;peach or person in
the &strait of Columbia, end whet her any, and if so,
what m edical legislation is necessary to secure the
righte of freepersons in maid Patriot.
On motion of Mr. F eATUN, ol New cork. a resole
then was adopted, calling on the &meter, of the Inte
rior to retort to the House the present condition of the
Trust land, west of the Missouri, eel apart for the New
York Indians, and whether the same has beet brought
into market aspart of the public' domain, and if to,
by what authori t y y.
Mr. GURLEY, of Ohio. from the Committee on
Teraina, reported resolution that there be print
ed for the Iles of the House 15 OW extra mimes of 1 the
Presidept's annual message with the repo proper of
the heads of depertmeets and Miler' of the bureaus
connected t erewitttomitting the statistical parts ; Red
that there to be printed 6 000 extra copies of the said
message and ageompanying documents complete.
Mr CURL EY eald that thee. regolutiene are an Milo
nation on the formerpractice. The committee propose
net Mar to hugely reduce the number of volumes, but
to exclude the dry statatice. Instead of, rending out
three or four volumes ne heretofore, one of four or five
hundred pages will afford all the really valuable infor
mation, nod at the came time convenient for the mails
and for handling. The cost formerly was nearly_ 569-
000. By the new plan Ble,ooo would be saved. This is
the Senate's plan, which has worked so well, that that
body has recently reaffirmed lt. In reply to a question
be geld lie understood that, tinder the law, this printing
would go to the &mete printer
The resolution was adopted,
Mr. ADRAIN. of New Jitney, said that on lest Fri
day Mr. Carter o ff ered a preamble and resolutions re
flecting on the condeot of the President, heads of de-
Partmeets, and the joint committee appointed to make
arranyements for the indeguretion of the statue of
Washington
Mr. LOVEJOY. of lllmnis, Interrupting, raid this was
not a pririlepso queNtiOlt.
Mr. ADRAIN. The resolution was it °ensue on the
committee Male Thome, which has reached the new.
papers of the country.
'file SPEAKER. The gentleman cannot proceed
without general consent.
Mr. ADRAIN. I then ask consent.
Mr. LO V hJOY. I object.
Mr. JOHN COCHRANE, of New York, rote to a
qU ;?r t .tlekilV l' fitipt to make a personal explana
tion.
Mr. LOVPJOY. The resolution is not in the Home.
IQr.QOCHRANE. I geed up a paragraph from the
New col Tribune to lie read.
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Objections were made.
Mr. COCHRANE. r claim to be hoard as a matter of
Parliamentary right. I nee to a question of personal
Pr la le aßAlN. I ask the gentleman whethei he rises
to a higher risht to take the floor from me.
M r. COllOl4 RA NE. I do not.
Mr. LOVEJOY again ohleeted.
M r.
ADRAIN. I feel that t have been personally at
tacked by Mr. Carter's resolution, and it to due to my
nett as one of the members Of the committee, that colon
6X planation be tnade.
The SPEAKER remarked that a general cement was
necerwar.
Air. LOVEJOY repes'ed his objection
Mr. HousTori, of Alabama. The gentleman from
,4 New Jersey PrePolies to refute a tijander which it is en
to propagate through ;hie Hoes., bottlie gen
itenTrinom Illinois. (Mr. LOVejOis I though the slander
rein the public Journals, makes a point and oolects to
explanation.
fAries order.“ .
Ir. DRAIN. 'I he gentleman from Illinois has no
right to make an objection WiiQle 2spepro hag been cnst
on a member of the committee'. I appeal 9 him t)
withdrate his ohjection.
Mr. FAR h RWOR ER. of Illinois, objected to the pa
ragraph from the Tribune being rend.
Mr. COCHRANE. I choose to state my question front
that paper.
Ittr. FRNSWORTH. Nothing a newspaper can say
61 M
r. rductirlisetTvoefsrirailleg.e.
The extract was len read with reference ti , the re
turn of the hteventh el intent. and the eltefe shabby
treatment they received in Washington, the being
victim of fuse •oroteuces. and in which John Cooh
rune was alluded to as ehairman pf the committee.
Mr. I.OVF.JOY said there was liothinv In thqt extract
which constituted a question of privilege.
Mr. COCHRANE said the charge therein as to him
calf visa uatounded and untrue, and, as a member of
the House—
Mr. STANTON here interrupted. saving the point
might as well be settled now. A nionder hue a right
to claim the privilege of correcting nowsparer nue
statements. He line willing to take care of inself In
the newapapere. and hoped the gentleman Wu d pursue
the game evArso. He objected.
Mr. VCR It ANK wet shout to reply, when
r. .OVEIOY objected
The SPEAKER decided that this was no quotation of
911. 1 715 R
E. Have I not a right to he heard?
Mr. COCHRANE. I have not stated the grounds of
my personal lege. It le said I was chairmen of the
croninittee. I n nwpeithr chairman nor a member.
Mr. Lovgjoyo eon the gentlem to order.
Mr. HUHN ETT, 'of Kentucky. wa s explaining the
point, lotion Moser,. LOVEJOY ard PARNSWORI II
severally 05110 Min to order, the confusion beiog
1 717. 1 tOCIIRANE appealed from the petition of the
Mr. CONKLING, of New York, moved to la,' the ap
peal onthe table. Carried.
Mr. WIIITEL,Y, of Delawa - e, during the eroreed-
Inge. wanted to know whether it would be in order to
diseharge the Rouse Committee from all ponlideration
of the Reventh Regiment.
Mr. BURNETT wiehed to know br what glght the
Sneaker had taken the floor from him while he WA
etn tubs a question of order, and by what right under
the oireume mimes, the Speaker had put it(thegueetivp)
to the House..
FARNSM, ORTH. I had made the_pint. The
question of order was not debat able, and the Chair
put the quewien on that.
Mr. BARR, of New York. I call that gentleman to
order now
Mr. BURNETT. I move the gentlemen from New
Jereey be bawl ty'n the subieat invalve;l in Mrl Carter's
resolution
Mr. FARNSWORTH. / ebleot. •
Mr. BURNETT. That ieeolution involves the oha
, renter, conduct, and action of the committee of Doe
House.
r.My. FARNSWORTH. I rile to a queation of order.
Me. BARR. 1 nail the gentleman to order.
Mr, CARTER, of New York. wanted his monition
brought up, thataentlamen Might be heard on it.
Mr. BURNETT. That resolution ha. gone Into the
proceedings and been publiehed.
Mr. FAR NB 'NORTH objected. The resolution was
npt before the House. and was not therefore debatable.
There was a pall of the House preliminary to a vote
forprinter.
Mr. COLFAX, of Indiana. said that he waa authorized
to withdraw the name of Mr. Darrow..
The Howie then voted, with the following result,
Whole number of votes 197
Necessary to a ch0ice........ ........... 99
Mr. Illusibronner
Mr. EMI el
Mr. Ford, of 6)5
Mr. Windom
Mr. Beaton 14
N r. .. 3
1
Mr. Hollorrav
A second ballot yap ta hen, all follows:
Whole number or Voles . —207
Beeman' to a cholas • • • ff
Mr. Olossbrenner
Mr. Ford . .....
Mr
Mr.. Be aton
&letterin ..... ............ 3
A tide - bal lot ;Ai* taken:
Whole number of vote, 189
Roomerr to a .........
Mr. Oloasbrenner
lIIr.Fo
. B3
Mr.Bal 7
Mr. Beaton . 17
Beat Mr . HOWARD, of Ohio, ached whether it would he
In order to move that. after the mixt It
uneuc
resoldl theilurality 1,1141 elect.
The %Vie AIM replied in the negative.
Mr. PA g WORTH moved that the subject be post
poned until the Brat Monday In June. Negatived—leas
74, nape 103.
Several ineffectual motions Were made to joetpnee
the election to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and to
adjourn.
The House then voted for the fourth time to deo':
Whole number of yowl 185—ncomisnry to Owen, 91
Thome. 11. Ford received in numbei t Gina.-
brenaer 71, Mr. Seaton 18 Mr. B all:. Mr. Windom 1..
The 18r.b.A KKK del:limed MT, Food elected. ,I`revions
to the announcement of the result several votes were
changed to Mr. Ford. Thin, as the content was close,
excited_ mue ldriterest.
Mr. BLAKE of Ohio, announced the death of Cyrne
Polak, late a 'Representative in Congress hum the
I.ourteenth district of Ohio, and pronounced a eulogy
upon the deceased.
mem., ijuRTIS,of lowa, and OBERMAN, if Ohio,
paid their tribute of reagent.
The customary IegOIUtIWIS were adopted, end the
House adjourned.
Ws summa .—T
TON Feb. 27he election of ex- Lie
Governor ord. of Ohio, wee rather unexpected. All
i t
the Repubiletins present voted for hini, t, gether with
one Southern Oppositionist, namely .Mr • 'Wesson, of
Kentucky. Messrs. Davis of Alai vier il,_an .tileridge,
of the Southern Opposition, voted for Me, all, while
the others of that or apt gator' eu everted Mr. Reston, of
the National intalitencer, in addition to two Demo
crats. Meseta. Pryor and Million._ Mr. Ad rain r enti -1,0-oompton
oompton Demoorat, voted for Mr. Windom. with the
exceptions above named, Mr. Olossbrennor Neff ed the
votes of all the Democrat'. present
The Senate, in executive session to.daY, finally dis
posed of the
commerce and amity treaty with Vs. 'quer
by ratifying it. The Mareaty, Wail then read, but
the general dismission omits merits was tint COM.
maimed.
Among the memorials presented lo day in the Senate,
AVIA one from Samuel F. Dunlap, Manning that Nicara
gua had given hun and company the exclusive right to
navigate by Mow all the waters of that &Inuit), and
emnplaming that our Federal Executive for tho list five
years bed entirely overlooked their right. The memo.
riot was referred to the Committee ou Foreign Rela
tione.
In the City Councils. to-night, Mr. Ward introduced
a series ocomplimentary resolutions tendering thanks
to the visiting military on the occasion of the, rooent
inauguration of thp gigue of Washmston, and espe
malty to the eleventh Regiment of New Yorl:.
The rOPOillt.lol/8 were unanimously adopted.
A stand of colors Was also voted to the Se venth ,
Regiment.
The Alabama Legislature.
2110 , TOOMRRY, Alb., Feb'. 27,—The Legislature ad
/Darned thin parr The Governor fatted to a?proye
the Convention la I,
General C. nelcaon, ex-Erpeaker of the }knee of
Representatives, died at Maculae on Sandal.
From Washington.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGIELATURE.
ILtaniebrEa. Feb. 27
sENATB.
The Committees of Contemn:e on the bills to !poor
potato the letfayette Market Company, of niladel•
phia. and to. incorporate the Atnerioan Mem Plough
Manufacturing Company, of Lancaster, submitted re
ports, which were adopted.
Mr. SCILIVI/Ita read 1111 Place a bill relative to the
fees of aldermen, which was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
A resolution wasoffersel and adopted, that when the
senate adjourns to-day. it will adjourn to meet on Fri
day afternoon, the Id init.
The bill relative to the New York and Erie Railroad
the bill torevent recovery for wilea of adulterated li
quors and the bill to continue in for me the act to gradu
ate lands on which money is due and unpaid to the
Commonwealth, cove rally passed first reading and were
laid over.
The following bills were ooneidered, and passed
liinat
-Iyy: To authorize the trustees of the First Disciples'
Congregation of the city of Allegheny to sell end lease
certain real estate; to protect operatives and laborers
in Moetgomery county 1 to incorporate the Greensburg
Ailment." Temple; to incorporate the Edingtou and
Penn's Valley Ter:mike Road Company ; to amend the
charter of the trustees of the Fire Aram:dation of Ptak
dolphin.
The euppletneut to the act incorporating the Penn
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia. and
the supplemept to the Oct incorporating the Trenton
City Bridge Lomdany mimed second reeding.
The Renate then adjourned until Friday afternoon
next.
HOWIE.
The House met at three o'clock. It being petition
day. a large number of petitions acre P presented f o r the
passage of n free-banking law. hl eases. ENN iss,L, Him"
and &mono each proaented two from citizen. of Dela
ware county. for the plumage er an net securing to
farmer.. wherever resident. without further melesta.
lion. sunk rights and privileges no they are entitled to,
end have heretofore enjoyed. in the market houses be
longing to the oily of Philadelphia. Mr. Bei.yz se, two
for an appropriation for tie repair of the Rea a Arseniil
at philndelphia. Mr. EIHRPTARD, a remenetrente against
any passenger railroad on Breed street. Mr. Pensroar
a petition for the reduction of Wakefield street , in the
Twenty-first ward. Philadelphie. A larger number
of petitions were presented to-day than at any time tide
110831011.
Mr. O'NRILL offered a resolution for the holding ef an
evening semeion, for the purpose of considering nom
ranee bills but it was not agreed to.
Mr. (l'edim. then offered a resolution to extend the
session for one hour. for the purpose of devnting an
hour to the consideration of ineurance Mlle. This was
also disagreed to. He thee moved that the Hence meet
at fi &amok to-morrow. and that insurance hills shall be
the first In order until 10; but this proposition was also
negatived.
RRPORTS op COMMITTEES.—The standing committees
reported a large number of bills, and among them an
act to incorporate the Andalusia and Hohneeville Turn
pike Road Company; an net to incorporate the Aerated
!Ream and Manufacturing Compeer' of Philadelphia;
an act to incorporate the Chestnut Ridge and Blielloburg
Union Cemetery Association ; an act to emend the
chaster of the Trustees of theFi re Association of Phi
ladelphia; an net to incorporate the Red Bank Naviga
tion Company' and an ant to Incorporate the &ogee
henna and Phi ladelphia Railroad Company.
Bins In DAC/I.—Mr. 011itILL read in place a hill to
incorporate the Farmer's Hotel Company.
Mr. Witatv. a eupnlement to the act incorporating
the American Trust Compeer for the protection of emi.
grants and the Investment of fond.: also, a supplo-
Ma to the act incorporating the Tammy and Poquesain
tenni; Read Comenny ; else an apt exematinz time real
estate of the By berry Hale Association from taxation
also. a sepolement to an not preventing the erection of
establishments in the eity of Philadelphia
and mote of MontroMere.
Mr. SHAORIt. a bill to ineorporate the American En
gravers' Company.
Mr. Doxxlm.v, a supplement to the get consolidating
the eity of Philadelphia. it Mfrs to the streets of the
am.
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Mr. WILDE'''. a bill to ineorporate the United States
Travellers' Insurance Company of Philadelphia.
lore
Mr.
ed
nee
T .
a bill to Incorporate the Veterinary Col
or Phila.
Mr. PIER/ITO:V. a hill relative to the Scott Legion Corp.
of Philadelphia ; also. a bill providing fora public park
in the city of Philadelphia
Mr. WAOO•IIILLIM.a hill to incorporate the Sitsque
hricna and Philadelphia Railroad Company.
Mr. RIIIIPPAND, a bill to. incorporate the . Marehrill Sa
viors Institution.
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Mr. DUNG AP a bill for the relief of the Humane Fire
Compael of the city and lAbarties of Philadelphia.
Mr SSLTSRIt. n bill to /Manse the name and arms of
the Firat Rifle Resiment of Philadelphia.
Mr. o'NfoLL, it bill to incorporate the Farmers' West
ern Market Company ; also, a bill to incorporate the
International Hotel Company,
Mr. A , KeSt. a bill authorizins the State Treasurer to
refund certain moneys to the:oommissioners of Ches
ter sweaty.
Mr. DoivIRLT.T. a hill in relation to persons going to
and returning from funerals in Philadelphia.
Mr. Acesa. a supplement to the act incorporating the
Farmers' Market Company; RIRO. a supplement to the
sot oonsolidating the city of Philadelphia; also. a bill
to rewire certain rights to ferment in the markets of
Philadelphia.
Mr. MOORE, a bill for the enppreuion of fortune tell
Mr. O'NbILL, a bill to punish hands and other offences
against the oity of Philadelphia ; also, a bill for the pro
tection of fieh.
.
A very large number of private and local bills were
unwanted.
Tlie Houee, at six o'olocic, adjourned until ten o'clock
to-morrow.
Southern News.
THE RIO GRANDE DTPFICULTIES-TUREITENED
MODEM VITO IN TEXAS-PROTECTORATE OP
NORTHERN, MEXICO, kC IC.
WAIIIINOTON. Feb.2l.—The New Orleans P11(4 ,11 11.
Of Wednes4ay Met bee bone received by Adams' Ex-
Mee, futihshing the fqllowitis interesting items of
news
The Galveston Civilian, of the 17th, my, that Gover
nor Houston has transmitted the result of the Texas
commission's labor on the do Grande to the President,
and unless immediate steps are taken for efficient pro
tection of the frontier, Texas will move to repel the
present invasion and prevent the recurrence of such
nassults.
Measurer' ore titnereseing In and ont of Time. tooling
to a protectorate of Northern Mexico. The sommisaion
reports that. there la no certainty of quiet without a par
tial occuestien of Mexico.
The Texas! Legislature adjourned on the I.3th Inst.,
williont ant action on the Routh Carolina resolutions.
The Charleston 18. C.) ..afertury of this morning an
nounees the arrival there pf archbishop Hughes and
Re*. Mr. Hughes of New ork.
Captain Dearduclos, of the French bark Palmier, which
had just arrived from Pomtpetre. Guadeloupe, died
suddenly in it fit on Bulldog. He was to native of Bor
deaux.
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The South Carolinian of Sunday antionnees the
death, from apoplexy. of Col. J. H. Irby, formerly a
member of Congress.
The ilferrury report. a fire nt Charleston on Sunday.
destroying the Canonsboro' rice mill, the oldest 111111 in
the city. Five thousand bushels of rice were consumed.
Thereeidanoe of hdw . Lucas was also much damaged.
The lons was mostly insured.
linitement at 'Louisville, Ky.
Louise it.t.o Kr., Feb. 27.—A man calling himself
John flaskelh and hailing from f , tlesitobusetts, but who
is said to be an EngLohman and a sailor. recently from
New Orleans. was &mated in this city on 9aturds7 for
practising sodomy on three boys.
His examination to,laywas postponed on aooount of
the illness of one of the witnetsen
. • •
This forenoon a crowd gathered about the court
house. inoreasing In number till o'olock, when the
Mayor ordered a steam Bre engine Of to the sent to
drive away the crowd This was temporarily eucceee
ful, nut towards dark the crowd swelled tilt it num
bered several thousand. and nn attank nu the Jailand
epplimation of igueli-law to the prisoner woeappro
handed.
Ttib military were ordered to hold themselves in
readiness. Two pierce of cannon were placed inside
the jail and the panne mangled. The latter Sept the
/Nunes in front of the Pali clear, and arrested several
intoxicated end turbulent patens.
This evening Judge Bullock addressed the crowd,
saying that the entente of the victims desired no
riotous proceedings. but were willing that the prisoner
nhould he dealt with by the law, and counselling mode•
ration.
At thiv time (ten o'clock p, nt the crowd iv It rndmilly
tbspervant. although, a spirit of nog. intlignation still
exists aga , nst yrivontir The Nora ol en altaok on
thejail to-night , are entmdlng.
From Mexico.
TER FORT AT VINATETLA4 DINSIANTLED BY A JUAREZ
(ITEMISE —INTEREEFIENCNOr TII6 UNITED STATES
MARINER AT TEHUANTEPEC.
`4BAY Maltase, Pel..ll.—Minstitlen dates to the 12th
inst..atateJ that the Mexicali war-eteatner Fire arrived
there on the Tth, ehmtantleitthe ton, and took the tune
to Vera Cron, ii order ofJusrez.
The It, 8, marines had interfered to prevent the
Americana fro,in tolp3 driven out of Talluahtepxo,
Brutal Murder of a Mini and Wife in
Georgia.
Arnv•TA. Ott, Feb. I.l.—The Rome Courier of Satur
day rtiporta the brutal (~order oflllr. Robert TbottIP 110 1:1
and los wile on the t•reviolut Tnesday. at Sugar Valley.
tie. Mr. Thome,: to vas a merchant, and the postmaster
at the latter plane.
Sale of the Marietta Railroad.
Buirr.u.o. Neb. 21.—The Marietta and Cincinnati
Railroad, with Re etleota. was mold at Chillicothe on
Saturday, in accordalice with the ercree or court, and
woe purchnetil by oali Wlleon, David Oibson. and
othera s ea trustees under the arreencent for the qtiri
tali:anon. It was soh! lot 120)
Pi w York Banks.
NT.NV Yogic. Feb. 27 —The bank statement tor the
week ending on_daturdit) shows an
ineronSp ....„ ern 000
Increase 110 M eele ..—. • 142.110
Iherottee of Uepoaipi 115.700
Deoroaso of .....
Another Rubber Suit.
_ .
PATgnen a. N. 3, . Foh.27.—Judge Dickerson. of the
Circuit Court to-da) granted an.injunotion at the suit
of Charles pood)eer 11. 1 .1 the New York Bel ins and
Pecking' Co., restrainins Dunbar & Joselin. of Trenton,
from rnakins amps. oar springs. and other
aittelee of India rubber, in violation of Goodyear's pa
tent. The def ence wee that the d 'fondants' owned the
patents fir using sulphur. ace.; but it vas proved. and
not dewed. that rubber cannot be vulcanized without
using the sulphur.
The HupgitriatiN Bithseugerv.
ikr.eAlliAplNK'R, a W., Feb. —Privso letterp_fp
eslved hors thd steamer Europa, state that Hon
Mr. Marrott, Itl. P., was not one of tho steamer Nun
garion's
Loss of a iVestern Steamer.
Sr. Sows n. Feb. 27.—The steamer Portinouth,whicit
left hero on Beturdny for Kansas oily, with a oars• 01
lumber and other muff, struck a SIM and sunk, when
near Leavenworth. on einplotv. iv, Iva feet of water.
Tho boat ie a total loss, anti is minted. Most of the car
te. will lie recovered.
The Steamer Hungarian.
Feb. 27—E conin r.--No (unbar. particulars
have hc,an reoelyfd regarding the wreotc of the steamer
Ifonterlee.
The cutter Darien has not yet arrived at the spot
Divers have cone to the wrack.
A hat• box. marked Wm. Doulterhouee, of Saekville
has been washed minor°.
The Steamship hunt
Nuc- Dr.DVORD. Feb 77.—The steamship AIM from
L,verpool for New Vork on February 11th. has put
irro this Tort. hevier hrokop her engine. on Thursday.
otf Goorire'e 'boat. Rho aware the arrival of a tug to
tow her to New York,
Arrest of a Boston Broker.
Floarmr, Fe h.27.--Alonzo V Bum% a broker on State
street. hart been arrested on the charge of dealing in
counterfeit and hroken•bank biilr. Several hundred
dollar' of the paper are Rani to have been found in his
peenaexioni
The Mtisfieelitiftetts Strike
LevN. Mass.. Feb. 27.---flix hundred elmernaherr
shout two-thirds of the number employed) at Haver
organized to-day for a xtriko They are proceeding
to nn orderly manner.
The striker. at other plane» are quiet in their deport
ment, but continue firm in their demand for increased
wager. The employers mtpfect Ro du/position to maze
the re , mired curmezeione.
A Missing check.
NIItY ORLFANge Fob. 27,—Memere. Phillips, Nixon, &
(lo .st certified °hook on tho flank of Now Orleans for
85.000 was lost or stolen to-day.
Markets by Telegraph.
BUTIMORE. Feb. V.—Floor quiet tint firm at I nfo for
Howard street And Ohio brands ire Mills Flour is held
At 8837 k, Wheat 'tent e at 81 sta. 31 for red. and
81 40 for white. Corn active and lira er at 69.44710 for
white and sell". he measure And 73.474 e for ditty by
weight. Pork steady at 81 4 .41 s 16 for Alegi; Prime has
Advanced ; sales at 8114411.50, Whiskey is dull at
511,ce,
IJIIA.ItI,PATON, Feb, ;ft.—cotton unchanged; sales .1'
voo bales.
vANKAII. Fe b.27.—Cotton—There are more sellere
than linters in the market. and the former are pressing
sales ; 660 bales were disposed or to day.
AnougyA. Feb. 27.—C0110n —There is but little influi
r) In the market, and prices are weak. The solos to
der were unlmpoitant.
CiNCInaSTI, February 27.—Flour dull but uneltnnzod.
Whiskey steads. Provisions unchanged. Lard is a
shade easier. Theta is only n small bus nest (loin( In
Baron and Balk Meats. but bottlers arq firmer. There
was nothing ;lone to-dal In 1110 Pork Market; 817417.7
spot offered for Mess.
The moues market infirm, the demand being fully up
to the supply. The quotation', for exchange on New
York ate unaltered.
Now ORLO , N.r Feb. 87.—Cottori is firm: sales of
10600 bales tu-dal, Fuger weedy at 0.1.4r7.40. Mo
lasses asd39o. Corn firm at 75 it 7Se for) chow and Sao
40.440 for white. Provisions firm; mess Pork 818.600
14.75. Freis ht., and exchanges unaltered.
SALE OF &MICR ANDREA!. Ewan: to-day, at 12
o'clock noon, at the Exchange. Elce Themno
Some advertisements and pamphlet catalogues.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.—CoIoneI John K. Jar
vuv, of PmDelaware . while walking in the vicinity
of Twelfth end Chestnut streets.): Imo evenings since.
slipped on the toe. and In his ruins to wive himself
trots billing. limbo hie left arm. Tim Colonel is so.
Snuffling nt the Slnuntion Stooge, and Is attended by Dr.
Cooper. of Arch Street.
POLITICAL.—The Keystone Club had a mass
emus. lest evernne at their hall on Twelfth street,
near Chestnut. The rum wee well filled, and the en-
Meelimn was rxtenstre and orintasinits. William
MoCandlest, Esq., the president. orettillod the chair
Speeehee were made by sere al elointent ' , inflection
who wilco eneouraeinglx of the party and Ity moping,
Prediutine muninient triumph in May, and a glorlouij
tteitioniti truttnytt to November.
THE CIITY.
MR. FIRLD'e LECIIIRN ON TOE CIVEATION,
very intelligent audience nasembled last eve
ning in Mandel and Haydn Hall. on 'Eighth street, above
Bering Garden street, to listen to the first lecture of the
°nurse upon the creation, flood. /km Iho earnest man,-
uer of the lecturer. Ina evident nonvicturn of Ice truth
and importance of his matter the novelty of his views,
apd the immense amount of information (worded Into
hi. discourse, all combined to enlist the fullest atten
tion of the andlerice.
The Internet of hie hearers was maintained withent
flagging during an hour ard half, and we hardly thtnly
there wne a parson present last night who would wil
lingly Inks a single succeeding lecture of the courser
It le impossible, within our limits, to give an) thing like
a fair report of the lecture ; hut we listened with a
view of taring one before our reader., and, at the risk
of doing great injustice to Mr. Field, we shall endeavor
to resent some of the points noted.
The lecturer commenced by stating that the Scrip
tures were the word of God, and the creation the Work
of God, and that, therefore, they must agree. But, to
be properly understood. each must be read by its own
lawn. and before we can so read them, we meet under
stand those laws. The error, and mistakes of Mee who
attempt to rend the hook of Nature without understand
ing her law. were pointed out, and illustrated in the
eYalente of "'Waren Tycho Brehm &a, and it was
'mown, no a necessary result, that similar errors must
result from a want of underatandum the laws and
principles according to which the Ectiptures were
written;
I'M% Field then proceeded to alone in what a remote
antiquity the Seriptureswere written, before either the
Latin, Greek, or Hebrew languages was known to
history. Chi first eleven chapters of Genesis were
ehown to have been compiled by Moses from then ex
isting doeuments remaining in the libraries of ancient
Egret. from symbol', ages creeedine, Moses being
learned in all the learning of the Egyptians. end having
studied the Word of the fiord ol the Divine Wri
tings ender the priests of On. in the Temples of the
Bun. It was next shown how the symbolical style of
writing degenerated firstinte the hieroglyphic, (demotic
and phonetic.) and finally Into alphabetic writing. Ihe
Hebrew wee but a deseennartt from the perverted or
vitiated forms of the demotic, symbols, the key to
which wan dokv:wered in the metre stone, and trans
hated hr the researches of Champollion, Young. Wilkin
son. and others.
The origin of the alphabet was then alluded to. It
wee stated to have consisted originally of twelve con
sonants, taken from the signs of the Zodiac, a vowel
point being interposed at the end of each three letters.
analogous to the division of the twelve signs into four
eeations, with three degrees In oath. (We are utterly
unable to do Justice to this portion of the discourse.
which was exceedmsly, beautiful end interestine.l
Primus On to the later writing, the lecturer quoted from
Exodus 28,36. that the inscription " Holiness to the
Lord" on the gold plate of the Ephod, was written like
(lie engraving on a signet " and it was shown that
the engraving, on signet. were hieroglyphics. The
seine was proven of the " 'Grim " and" Thurrimitn" on
the breast plate of Aaron. The most learned ethnolo
gods concede that the sacred records of the creation ar d
history of man up to the dispersion at Babel were
written in symbols..
Beferencerwas made to the early history of Rome
and Greece to show the troth of the saying of Clemene
of Alexandria. that pure allegory was the style that wee
customary iv the ages to which this history belongs,
and that all who have treated f Divine subiecta. 'she -
I ther Greeks or barbarian,. industrioulr involved the
beginning. of things • and have delivered the troth in
signs and symbols, In allegories and metaphors,and
I other such figures. Quotations from the teemed Vac
rowere given to show the specific mimosa the various
styles of writing r that before the flood being called hr
a name we cannot write, signifying "utter obscurity ;"
that after the Coed, by a term signifying fable , mys
tery. and mythology, and finally literal or accredited
history.
The intermediate style was Illustrated by the stories
4f Horoules,Alseulapins, Prometheus. Ac. We quote
that about Prometheus. who wes said to have been
chained to Mount Caucasus for thirty thousand years
with a venue gnawing at his heart, during swinish time
ha perpetually exclaim, i
'• 'Twos I who brought sweet hope to inhabit in their
hearts
I brought the fire of heaven to animate their clay,
AnitTriVOYiiitiie - ornoTo - wriiai:i>eiloutiignora noo
Diffused the beam, of knowledge."
Protnethelle wan shown to be the personification of the
love of God toroan, from Prier, fire, and Theis, God—
that is, the fire of the Divine Love. In regard to these
4 0
and similar history, was shown that they were
Purely
.mii thole:ice! figurative. In teferenee to
these tunes. Glidden 'quoted as showing that theta
wits no criterion by eh to test the truth or falsity of
the facts of profane history, thy being vo evidence but
traditionary of anything enter y to a period of about
six hundred years before Chri .
,Chempollionalem was
ot
qued as saying that no one tout attempted to lift the
veil of Isis, and Egypt was a land or impenetrable
enigmas and mysteries, where the temp of inquiry shed
no light to rescue her annals from accumulated /100 M
India, Assyria, Greece, Nineveh Babylon. and other
hietortea were brought to time t ire same fact that re
liable history commenced only twenty-five hundred
years ego. It was shown that as these various styles
had existed in profane writing., so in the Scripture, we
atm found the symbolical writing in the early chapter.
orgeneals.t ha mixed writing in the prophetical writings,
and literal history commenping with, Abraham, 'f he
transition periods at the confusion of tongues at Babel
might have re , Fired many hundreds or thousand! of
years. Before t at the peopitoof the earth " w^,l all of
ore speech." he symbolic language or wr tug was
univer,al.
The book of Genesis was shown to be divided into
two separate books—the first, the book of the genera
tions' the lecond, the history of the Jews, beginning
with Abraham. The first book was shown to have been
transferred into Hebrew from one of the ancient
books, now lost. supposed to be the book of Enoch, and
woe compiled from two or more records or dorm meets,
one the Elohim document, and the other the Jehovah-
Elohi m document. Doctor Lamb war quoted so saying
that every attentive reader of the Bible must have ob
served that the Book of Genesis in divided into two
perfectly separate and dusted lystorlee.
The first part is an account of the creation and the
general history of mankind up to the building of the
Tower of Babel; the seoond part the history of a bra
bent and his deacendants. This first part of the Book
of 0011011i11111 in the ante Babel style, the etyle of the
ancients described by Hermes. when natural images
were made use of to deshe mantel operations or spi
rituel ideas; as he says. "All things that are irilheaven
are in the earth in an earthly form ,• and all things pint
Are 111 the earth are to heaven in a heavenly form,' or
an deenibed b n
y Paul: "The invisible thie o f' Him
from the mention of the world are clearly seen, loins
understood by the things that are made ;" or yet later
by Milton. where he says:
" What if earth be but the Window of heaven,
And things therein each loather like
More than on earth is thought." .
Allusion, were then made to the writings of the early
Christian Fathers. °risen, Clemens „ Alexandrion.,
Eusebrus.'Bl. Barnabas. the Easenes, Philo, and other.,
to show that the first (isperse! Genesis were thus un
derstood by them in the early We of Christianity ; and
that on no ground could it tie shown that these chapters
were to be literally understood Any one would have then
been regarded as unorthodox or heretieal who under
stood these first chapter, of Genesis in a carnal or
literal sense. Now the danger is that be who looks upon
them in the same manner as slid these' lathers of
the Christian Church. will tie considered the heretic. It
is now maintained with A. Much Seal as though our all
vatinn depended upon It, not only that the litereMense
of thin record it the true one. but that it is the oat, truth,
and ties no hig her meaning. The first ohantersof Gene
sis are weighed and menaured be the standard of style
of the nineteenth century. The Word of Ord is reduced
to the level of the word of man, and it . Divine meaning
1 , 11, _ . .. . .
This meaning. infinitely higher than that of the mere
literal history contained in the words or these chapters,
and infinitely more important for man to know. the leo
toter promised to unfold during the course. and also to
show the manner in which oreaVon wee effected from
tho leaves of the Book of Nature itself, on which the
whole history was recorded, from the time `when the
earth was in a atlas otfuticin, urfrom the inetamor
plote rooks try the transition secondary tertiary and rd
Invfal formations, embracing the origin of venetabies.
animals, and men. together with the solar system and
the collective universe. lie would show, by immutable
laws and prineteles, that the mina God
Who spread the flowing seas abroad,
And built the lofty sky."
was also the author of the Rook of Revelation. r
We have thus endeavored to give our readers some
ides of the lecture, which occupied an hour and a half
in rapid delivery, and which wan certainly calculated to
eat the hearers to thinking more seriously, perhaps.
than any similar discourse heard in Philadelphia for
come Item. The second lecture moil be delivered this
evening nt the some place at half pst i t seven o'clock.
PIIOOnaDINCIS Jx do COURTS YESTERDAY.—
BUY;ISMS CovnY.—Chief Justice Lowrie and Justices
Woodward. Thompron. Strong, and Read.—Judgmente
were entered in the following cases :
The Penner lvania Company for the Insurance of lives
vs Poster. Judgment reversed.
Heel vs. Glanding. To be re-argued before a full
court by one counsel on each alde on the fifth, sixth,
and eleventh errors assigned.
Commonwoalth vs. Sfellhonny and others. commis
sioners of Allegheny county. Attachment awarded to
be directed to the attend' of Allegheny county, and re
turnable Tuesday, the 6th of hlaroh.
Keen vs. Smirk. In this ease Justice Lowrie. in de
liming the opinion of the court. said : One of the
judges of this court had formerl)lbeen of counsel in this
case. and therefore could pot sir at the hearths. The
others of us after a eareMi considronLon of the aues
hen raised In the record. are di% ided in opinion. and
therefore cannot reverse the Judgment." Judgment
affirmed.
Baler and wife re. Lukens. Prrer to the Menet
Court of the oar and county of Philadelphia. Bead, J.
—A warrant of attorney to confer a judgment cannot be
expressly revolted. nor is such warrant gi venhe a ferns
sole revoked M. her sphstlehent leerriaget but the
court will, notwithstanding the marriage, allow the
judginent to be entered up against the husband and
wife. The English oases ere collected in the tenth edi
tion of Chitty's, Archbold's Practice, by Psestiee. of
MS. p. 918, PIS. where it is said that if onelems sole
give a warrant of attorney to another. and they both
marry the court will allow hutment to be entered up
M husband and wife against husband and wife.
Our own sue of Eno vs Clark.? Barr. Mi. deeded in
Igo, takes the Ramo vi ow of the law. By the wisteria of
the city of London. however. a married woman is en
abled to carry on trade as a feine sole merchant; but
when Alm sue. or is impleaded, her husband must be
joined for conformity. "jn such actions the hulhapil is
only named for conformity. and if Judgment be given
against them, the egeoution wIIL only tom s kist the
wife or her goods:" (Pollens cm the Ous or Lon
don, C. lit }
Our Married woman's act or the 11th of April.
makes the property of any single woman coetircie to ne
her property .1 fully after her marrows as before, but
also provides that the husband snail not be liable for the
debts of the wife contracted betore marriage, and that
the ant shall not be construed to protect the property of
an, married woman for liability for deity cmitracoed by
herself. which clause. it hag beep halo hae express refe
rence to debts contracted by her befeve her marriage.
((Hyde vit. Kent. 8 Cesar, 83; Bean, administrator, vs.
Hear, 9 lit 525 )
It le clear. then. upon princinle nod authority. that.
since the act of IStBg,, jndement on a warrant of attor
ney teconferrt 111(1W - era given by a Jens sole, should.
after her marriage, be entered as before aertinet her
and her husband. but that It should he so limited as to
allow only the property of the wife to be le ried upon and
sold.
• .
Judgment was regularly entered on the warrant of at
torney end it thus became a cor,traot executod. the
mone•, for which it was glean bevies been received be
Mee. linker When a fame sole, ono we are now linked to
strike off thajudsment. booms° the bond and warrant
were dated on n day ' whmh appears by theatre:Jenne to
have born Sunday. We have rebind to interfere with
'meowed contrnefs.(Shurenn vs. Shuman. S Casey, 80).
and we cannot agree to aid au tedorrouril in thus case to
avoi d the payment °fa debt Which she is morally bound
to ipti.
It is ordered and adjudged that the judgmellt tie et
firmed, to be levied only on the property of Mary L. Ba
ker.
Woods vs. 'Kelly. Error to Common Pleas of Arm
strong county. Judgment affirmed.
The Commonwealth is. C. M. Straubetal. Judgment
affirmed.
Attachment was applied for againttthe Select and
Common Connell of Pittsburg, for their refuted to levy
the railroad tax. The writ was mays returnable on the
kioniim in March
'1 e court then adjourned until this day wee k.
PPutPAIIIP—JuatIce Strong.—James Brower, for
himself and otherd, vs. The City of Philadelphia. The
Fairmount Passenger . Railway Compiany and others,
Jan. hloUlatherT• for himself and others vs. Thrty of
Philadelphia. The FrankTord and Pouthwark 1t.14411-
ger Rai rood Compepc and °there. Amos Ellis. or lom
eel( and othare.t . s. T e City oyPhtladelphia. The
In
aerie` Pastier:lM Nei read LortiPany and others. In
e l u o tt liros canes the plaintiffs are steekholders in the
passenger railway companies mentioned. and they set
forth that the elty. through Joseph Shanrs, Chief Coin
moinioner of Ilialiwnys, demande the soul of 830 on
each and ever, ear of the companies named, eLfrimine
the same under and by virtue of an ordinanee of the
Connell, of the city. Peeled the first duty of April, 18A9.
and teat the ocud railway compemien are shunt to pay
the same. while the complainants charge that the of th
unnoe in contrary to law.
They elk that it may be demised that the Anill ordi
nance of CQUIIOiII to contrary tri law and sold, sofor as
the seine regimen the payment of said sum. and that
toe iwinpamen have, by law. no right to pay to the City
of Philadelphia, or to the Chief Comminnioner of High
*aye, the earn of eso on each oar run by them. and
that any such payment a a misapplication of the funds
of natil oorpolatiene.
Then.. eases Mine tip the whole. question of the au
thority to levy the tax of eso per car. The nesument is
still under way.
Nisi Paimi—Lowrie, C..l.—Thle court was engaged
henries motions for a hew trml.
Comm.'s PLEAS—Judge Alison.—Thy motion for I%
new trial in the case of Commodore Itimbridge Barri,
convicted of secluotion, woe argued yenrerd.
Qt7AtITElt Anssions—J doe 14 , 4
11°—The ury fur the
period peod of the February term was calfol yenter•
day morning. Defaulting Jurors were fined els
Frederick Connell wan convicted of a charge of an
tumult and battoty. and sent to prison for thirty date.
Robert Curry entered a pOa of unity on a charge of
selling liquor without a license, and was sentenced to
par a fine of hit and mists.
Michneleaveuaugh was 'mutated on one hill °limiting
loin with receiving goods knoneine them to neve been
stolen. and was convicted on another bill charging hint
with the name amis.
John Carr and Edward Mortis were acquitted oa a
charge of larceny.
A I reg number of other rages, of no special interest ,
were disposed of, the court adjourning before three
o'clock,
THE UNION ORCHESTRA OLEN, of this City,
whose place of meeting is at Spring Garden and Ninth
street', on Friday afternoon last Kaye a musical enter-
Tainment to the patients In the insane departn ant of
the Almshouse. 'I here were twelve performers. and
their selection of pieces wan in excellent tante, and their
Performance admirable. 'there were about 4(.0 ant the
eatieutn present; also. a majority of the Hoard of
Guardians, and a number of the friends of the
°dicers of
, tli e institution. Who were'much pleased
with the _go. order and decorum °liner% ed by the pa
tient... The exercises were vnrieil by one of the pa
tient.; play moon a melodeon, recently purchased for the
tom of the inntitution. aniksinging several pence. which
he did in a masterly mantfee. The Hospital Committee
of the Board pruuirdiStie PWed a nate of thanks to the
Orchestra Club tor their entertainment.
AN EXCITING AFFAIR.—Quito A soaaatlon
Was created an eveninc or two since, nt the corner of
ti l.sp n ndpl g l
i n h .
„i n:v . : c3e ;‘, 1,: 0 c itr i i n o t iw: n t bl x , , t r t n ' e I ;ti , : n " wt:
other given Janet), 'Our icrortnnet states thst n e " r
Wrl r l
two hundred persons witnessed the scene. Which was
busily terminated by the interposition of a policeman.
CIUROED Imo FORGBRS.—Testerday after.
neoodlderman Heider held a mane man named Cyrue
Manteem char E. 11. Miller to answer the charge pf
econtnitting a torten on s firm m Ilhnoie to the Ramat
or VW,
GBAUDLASII OP TBX Pooß.—A. stated meet
ing of the Board of Guardiatur of the poor wax held hurt
evening, John M. Marie, Esq.. president. in the chair.
The census of the haute wee presented. from whieh
learnthat the total number of paupers in the Almshouse
Bei W
te4erwaei Number at the same time teat
roar 3,001 •M. vine ir decrease of 31. Admitted during
'hi past two 'weeks lilt births. dreths.V; eleeed.
401 aisettarte,lP; Imigarn. 270 ; furnished with meals,
77i. A nom rof applications were presented from per
sons asking relief. and appropriatelv diapered of
A communication war received from Dr. B. W. Ba
ler. the Chief Reeident ysih in
cian of the sane depart
ment, complaining of t he irregular manner in which
persons are admitted to the insane department of the
house. The doctor nye When he came on duty he found
enumber of cases. some of whom had been there a long
time. who Led never shown any symptom. of insanity,
and during the short time he had been there, several
had been brought in who were evidently, we far as -
Pearanoee went, perfectly cane. Be recommended that
the cer.ifioate of a physician ahould, in every cage, be
required before patients are admitted into the insane
department either from within or without the establish
ment.
bornmunications were pregented from - livered nurses
in the insane department. asking permismon from the
board to retain their children with them in the institu
tion. The matter was referred to the Hospital Corn
mime, with popuir to eat.
From Dr. Stroud was presented a commerneation 14
relation to the nursery and the lying-in deeartments.
and ref Com m it t ee immolate° on Children's' Asylum.
and theon Hominid and 'Deane, Depart-.
manta.
m r . Minims, of the Committee on Itulai, presented
a report from that oommittee, containing gur dry
a me n dm en r e to the variant rules now in tome. The
amendments contained in the report were agreed to
after some debate.
. .
A bill from Memo's. Bumm & Brother wax presented.
°herr ng o=je. for r,ora and berme feed. An it had not
been 'nosed by the bill wa s
backas referred to
the board. The bill was referred to the Farm
tommittee.
Mr. Cresson offered a resolution directing the seem-
tary to publish propos:lls for coat to be delivered, on the
opening of canal navigation. at the Almahmue Wharf,
and in quantities of not less than one boat-load. Re
ferred to the Houle Committee, with Instructions to re
port at the next meeting.
Mr. ',Jenard called up the report of the Perquisite
Committee. The renolution combined the officer, of
farmer end gardener. thus leading to an abolition of one
of the officers. Mr. Evans wished to have an pension
er/ mph), ed upon the grounds. and saddled upon the
bublic. He wan favor' of the resolution. Mr. Rob
ins agreed with his friend as far as public pensiosere
were concerned. although he wan very sincere In saying
that his thought the oily would he injured by miming
such a comae se that supported lir the committee. Mr.
Li nnard replied by saying that .he farmer had twenty
five urea to cultivete and thirty-five men from the in
stitution under him. He also bee a deputy farmer who
is paid for his mristanee. The gardener had apaid u
mlaut and seventeen men from the home. Any one
man competent to perform one duty can perform both
of them. He wan in favor of the restitution as a meas
ure of much-needed reform. Mr. Esher coincided with
the views of Mr. Robbins. and hoped the resolution
would not he adopted. Mr. Williams moved to dispense
with Evans call e distant farmer
M r. or the yeas tied nays, saving that he
wished no dodging on the question, and hoping the re
porters would print the names. The amendment was
agreed to. as follows r
YeAS—Diektneon, Esher, Lents, Robbins. Williams.
a nd Server—e re .
NAS—Ceson, Evans, Llnnard, Milks, and Marie,
President-5.
The reetilotio Linn;mended wee agreed to—yeaa 9,
nay. 3—Mesers.d and Marie voting in the nee/L
-ure. Mr. Evans, after the vote Ins announced, asked
to have his vote chanted meths negative
Mr. Cresson moved to aholielithe o ffi ce of farmer.
Mr. Esher opposed the motion. Toe motion was tort—
yea/ 6, nays 6.
man Ka i diereneMg with the offioe of the ferry
man was called up. Mr. Bobbin, moved to dispense
with the ferry. but to retain the offieer, u he bas other
duties to perform. Mr. Linnard replied by wile that
the ferryman tad dirtiest() perform, or ratherperformed
duties of an objectionable elutraeter—daties that should
be condemned by every member of the board. Mr.
Robbins replied that be was in favor of troonorny. but
he thought the board, in punning the course indicated
try the committee, would be pursuing a einem of false
economy. Mr Dickinson was in favor of the ferryman
being retained. as he could manage the quarry, and by
7 1 I n n y z e
et.h The Tint -
! :ntoTTlMlntrUli:67g4
to—yeas 7. nave 4.
moverilliam moved tht c o n ce rned , thant se. ea far an re
and salaries are shall take place on
the first at April. Agreed to.
Mr. Linnard moved that a hundred and fifty new gu
bu rears be procured for the institution. Agreed to.
Mr.
for the
also moved a ass i st a nt resolutionapro
' riding the removal of the phi miens loin
the hones of the leeward, and reliving the steward from
all duties calling him from the house. Lent over.
A resolution instructing the Hospital Committee to
purehsse eighty iron bedsteads wa s agreed to. Ad
)(mimed.
DEgenBOXiVE FIRE LAST EvEsti:qtr.—About
six o'clock last evening a fire broke oat in the large
and extensive drug store, and chemical warehouse of
Charles Ellis & Cd, No. 7M Market street. The eeta
blishinent of Messrs. Ellis is composed or a large five-
Cory building, fronting on Market street. and need as
a warehouse and store, and a four-story building front
ing on Shoemaker street.ta little street running west
ward from Seventh Street. and parallel with Market I,
occupied as a manufactory of dregs and chemicals.
The manufactory is united with the Store by a skrlight.
It was in the second story of this manufactory that the
fire originated under the following singular and painful
circumetaneeet
In the second story, or finishing room. Mrs Rebecca
Hasten, an elderly manned woman, employed at this
store, was eneagedm putting up in bottles a number of
fluid preparations. Towards slx o'clock it became dark,
and in order to facilitate her operations, Mrs. Hasten
lighted the res. About this time Mrs. Hasten received
an order from the store. direetleg her toprepare a small
vial of rantheridat ronodion forth. Use of a customer
who was then waiting. As most of our reader, know.
collodion is a very inflammable substance, being 0,4:l
-eered by dissolving gun cotton in ether. The lame
bottle containing this substance was placed man adjoin
ing closet for caroms of safety. Mrs. Hasten went to
this closet. Molt down the bottle, end while carrying it
across the room, struck it against one of the tables and
broke it. ipillieg the collodion overMerfperion.end com
pletely seturating herd esa. In order to olearther apron
she shook It violently beak and forward several times,
to be near a gas light the agitated vapors of
the collodion ignited. and in asemmil the parsnip_ of Mrs.
Raglan was me blase from head to foot. Her cont.
portion in the room, a Miu Maria Brandon, fortunately
escaped after endeavoring to render assistance.
The cries of the sufferer. who. toeing her presence of
mind, ran into the adjoining room, brought a number of
Persons from the store, among whom was her awn me,
After some di fficen the flames were eistnguaiied. and
it was found that M rs Began teas so badly burned that
tier life is despaired of. Sne wee taken in a chaise to the
Pennsylvania Hospital hr Officer Williams. of the re
sere. corps, whose attentions ware of the most prompt
and humane character.
When the burning woman ran from the scene of her
injuries. bend end frantic, with lain and terror, she en
tered another room coveted with leaking hay and other
subetanees of an inflammable ohmmeter, which ignited.
end very soon the room was in a blaze. l'rompt claim
was riven. end in a commendably . short space of time
the Philadelphia steamer, Phcentx Engine. Columbia
&m h n e f m d overappie kaltabw e n eon hro egound.
parti
tions separating one department of drags from the
other. and extended upwards through the ceiling.
The fire emines threw Immense mama:nee of water
neon the burning buntline, bet it was only after the
most extraordinary exertiens that the flames were ex
tinguished within the m ese of an hour after they were
dieenvered Messrs. Ellie estimate their loss at from
811.00 to 810 000, all of which is fell. coveted by insu
rance in Philadelphia company.. The store seat of
Meyers. 'Mlle. which is part of the saute bundler. and
is occupied by Dr. Wm. Armstrong. botanic rector,
Was considerahly injured by water. The loss, which is
estimated at St we. is covered by montane,. The
building Nn. 720 occupied by Moyer end Brother, gad
dims. was inured by water to the extent of over 8500.
a nd ia insured.
The building occupied by Messrs. le, Armstrong
is owned by Joseph flamson.J:. The foss is covered
' illes V a7ir. r gl7Bl " WeTe h inlrl i go s nrnei t l he to etr:galuniz,l4 4 .
and did not extend to the store. Their business. which
is nt.a large and extensive character. will ant he at all
affected by the con dagratinn. Fire Marshal Blackburn
was upon the ground with his accustomed promptitude,
and by the results hie investmenon we have been
negated materially in preparing this report.
AfEr.pifo or Commom COrNCIL.—An adjourn
ed melba of the lower branch of the maniacal lee is-
None was held yesterday afternoon, the president. Mr.
Tree°, in the chair. The ordinance Matins en aPPro
priation of 833.00 to the department of the Receiver
of Truce for the present year was taken up and passed.
Among the items are the following r
For s•lare of Receiver or Taxes. two thousand five
hundred dollars t for salary of Chief Clerk. one than
nand dollars ; for salaries of sixteen clerks and one me,-
emitter, fourteen thousand and tiff dollars ; for edam
using de.inquent tax-payers, fro y thousand six hun
dred dollar.: for blank- eke and stationer.. twelve
hundred dollar.' ; for panting bills, notices. and adver
tising, fifteen hundred dollars; for advertiatne hens for
reristerml taxes, tour thousand dollars; for Prothono
tary's costs, three thousand ennui; fc.; Sheriff', costs.
four thousand five hundred dollars; for obtaining ser
v for liens, one th °Resod do - Vars.
The ordinance asoroPnating to the Department of
Cite Treasurer for l&H, and to oar the ex rem,. of r
tam n contested e lectione. WM then taken up end rimed.
Among the items were: For tLe salary of the City
treasurer. two thousand five hundred dollars; for
Bale ri ea of permanent clerk* and officer, in the Depart
ment. five thousand one hundred dollars; for temporary
clerk hire. fourteen hundred dollars: for books print
ng. and stationery. sixteen hundred dollars; for ad
cettising end newspapers. one hundred and Oft, dollar's;
f .r fuel. office, and other is Xtensel.one [hemmed dollars;
f ea pauses. croon arid fees of the eergeaut-at-erns in
'beim.. of T. W. Duffield time hundred and sixty dol.
lons and thirty eante; for exp.! rem, VOSta, and feed of the
sergeant.at arum in the ease of James Donnelly, three
hundred and seventy-gin dollars and ninety. four rents.
The ord i rattee making the annual awyrnoruation to
the Fire epartment was nest taken up. , dtle.galed at
conaldera de length, and finer.; adopted with but slight
emeedment. Its ptovielons we have already pub
lished.
Mr. D. C. Quinn otrered an amendment. providing for
the withholdine of the appropriation M any fire mom-
Pany who would permit their members to bunk to their
houses after twelve o'clock at night. Warm in bin
friendship for the Philadelphia Fire Department. he
Omuta no consulted the best interests of all its consti
tuents by advocating the amendment which S. bad sug
gested. Alter a protracted and aptcy debe.te.theamend
want w• s last
Mr. Thomas submitted s resolution asking the Com
mittee 041 Nit liwaS to report to Councils the causes of
the hod condition o f the streets in which there are pas
senger railways. After some distristion, the resolution
woo withdrawn.
The resolution providing for the offering of a reward
of $O , O for the 'most of the murderers of Henry Wel
d'i ions dewed for over an hour, when the Climber
adjourned, no quorum voting on4he motion to adopt it.
MZlPtitti or Ting BUBO errs iTX.—Leet even.
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t ns. a stated meetingo' the Board of Trade was held in
the rooms. Chestnut street, above Fifth. Mr. Morton.
president. in the exalt% The resention od:cred some
time sines relative to the rottener question, by Mr.
Snowden. of the Mint was rostponed for the present.
on account of the absence of the mover.
Mr. Wood, from the committee to whom were referred
the circular letter and resole ions addreseed br the
merchants of Bremen to the Roard of Trade of Phila
delphia, and emit lar commercial mac matrons throtul t .
out the world reported the tudnwms resolutiomil
Resole ed. That we believo the trot mu of civiliza
tion. and the commercial and industrial interests or the
world, will he promoted by the more perfect and
thorough protection of private pioperty on the ocean i n
time of we
Hestavtd. That the interests of meree demand
that the persoye and propene if ant i c ntral's:id' or
Drina° Individuals, whether citizens of neural o , of
oetligerent lowers, should be free from immure la tune
of war.
Ir‘ved. That our Government be requested to uric
such exertions se it in, deem proper end neeessery
secure an incorporation into international maritime
law, of a law that shall aftird to ate property on
the ocean. in time of war. at taut equal protection to
th•T Py tended to it rig land.
&I OW. That copies of the foregoing reeolittiona be
traninetted to the President of the United Mater, and
to the Chamber of Commerce of Bremen.
The resolutions wore adopted without discussion,
The secretary read sever/LI statements of importations
of dry good. (ming 18r9. which were ordered to be air
pa nded to the annual report. after several inatte.re of
'ut minor importance had been disp 'Red of. ,a dj ourn-
baling been in session but for a few minutes, ed. The attendonee was quits slim.
nesioran.—Nesterdey Miser Charles W. Wood.
of the 'city detective force, tendered his resignatton to
Mayor Henry. Mr. Wood , as an stover and a gentle
men. claimed the resuot of all who were broozht in
business relatiOna will him. Ifs was perfmed) , one of
the moat popular attache, of the Mayor 'a Mhos, and his
superior qualifications, in addition to his remarkable
energy, made hurl inane friends, and rendered him in
every respect a meet succeasfal officer. The part he
took in th e recent arrest of Cross. the alleged Unger.
will not si forgotten by those who know anything of
police history.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANRE.-011 Sunday
afternoon a young Indy. named Flizabeth Tote, about
veventeen years (lase, left tier home 163) Ogden street.
for the expresser purpose of attending_ church, but has
hot since returned. bites Tute had lately recovered front a severe sickness when she left home, and as
there is no known motive for her mintinneo absence. it
rendees her disappearance most extraordinary' rind dis
tressing. Any information as to her whereabouts will
be otatefnlly received by her friends or the pollee.
GOItuNER'S Isuunr.—Coroner Fenner held
an Inquest yesterday morning on the body of the ma
rine whose death was noticed by Ile on Monday morn
ing. Thejuty rendered a verdict ot death front natu
ral name.
RAPID INcnaaan or THE CELTIC RACE —ln this
city, we believe,
a majority of the children born
are of foreign parentage, chiefly Irish, and the
same is probably the ease in many of the large
places in this and other New England States. In
the town of Newton. which has a population of
about 8,000, some 1,200 are Irl4b, and the total
number of births during the year 1859 was 210, of
which NJ were from Irish parents, 14 of other fo
reign parents, and only 02 of American parents.—
Boston Traveller.
IV' It is said that gas is a disinfectant. The
St. John's Morning News, in alluding to the pre•
valence of mail-pox in that city, remarks the', in
no house where there is an ordinary consumption
of gas, hes a single case of the disease originated.
A person burning the gas may take the infection
abroad, but will not communicate It to any other
member of his family.
• lieu. Dr. McAlester has been mentioned in
connection with the Professorship at Princeton,
rendered vacant by the death of Professor Alex
ander.
Ilstin'sot, extetnnorateous singer. bas been ex
emparising at Trimble's Varieties, Pittsburg.
WINDOW Stanza, of any style or sire, in store,
or made to order, and put up by experienced workmen,
With (OW durable fixtures. W. B. Csaarx b Bao..
felt-Until% 719 Ottestnut street.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Money :Market.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. sr.
We have to report a doll and Madre,' stook market
asain tO•dil t AltNOUt mach change In Priem Reeder
Railroad snares advanced .4. and Scholia Karina:ton
Preferred The eons to fix a system of rates for the
tranrportathan sad gale of coal, it Is believed. Will ter
minate in a coneidemble advance all sound, and a •
cawing Mumma for 1160 that will pay a profit. The
Miler Iterister mos up the: protable result* of the
nelptiatimm as iollovar
" The trice of "maPloerd vessel, on the New York
waters and at Philade lphia, will be fixed at rotes hicher
than those of lastyear , : that over a minimum inereoye
of price at New p ork there will be a eorreetwe'ding cent
for cent increase of ,price here; that is, all that the New
York compameo add to the prices of led sm., over Lay
twenty seats a ton, or any other ram. will also be ndded
here. so that if forty cents , be added in New York.
twenty cents will be added ny Philadelphia as, how
ever. the - Hew - York rompatnes mine: carry. aril set
coal, whereas the coin tee owninc the Philadelphia
lines In the Sphnslkilt Valley only cent for independent
operators. aaid Philadelphia companies will of
tee
Schtislkill operators the beeefit of the adv. - nee of price
on hoard vessel, so tons oath", act in good filth. in add
ing the increase ationlated for to the - mese of loot
Vsr• and if the Schuylkill operator" do not 10 act, the
hibidelphia cam era will add the advaro e provided Inc
in the treaty to teir tolls, and charges for transporta
tion. There to to be no riv ' al ' ry tot teenage between
the gehuy Mill Canal and PhtA.Wphis and Reading Rail
road.
• •
Tne following timely petition for the paseage of a law
much needed by the interests of car city has received
the signature, of the meenbens of the City Councils, and
been forwarded to Harrisburg:
To eAr Honoratte thy Demur end Mess a! Represent:-
ace. of the Commonweal!, ttr Poinsettias's :
The pridereigned, members of the &fleet and Common
Councils of the city of Philadelphia, reopectfully repre
sent that the city of Philadelphia is the owner of the
capital rock of the North Panora Innis Railroad Com
pany to the extent of one million font hundred thousars,
dollars. at per, and is deeply interested in the success of
the enterprise , not only n o reason of the magnitude of
the investment. but in the development of the trade era
resources of those portray." of t h e e mmt .,......1 1 , in
tended to be benefited by that vnluable ruble imPtrive
meat ; that one of the entrant intentions or the niter-
Prise. viz : a connection with Easton and the valley of
the Wyoming, has been frustrated by the competition of
the Belvidere -Delaware Railroad. in the Lauds of the
Camden and Amboy Railroad Company, and it is highly
expedient that our Legielabare rhouldsid in carrying
out the original design of the work, whisk eau be done
by the yrteet t e of the supplement to the sot incoreom.
tint thelehothaod Delaware Water Gep Railroad Com
pany We, t"erefore. respectfully request the
of the said act, 1 / 1 / smelt= of securing the bailb p etWo b .
and adding to the prosperity of ths oily and the Com
monwealth.
A blip from the office of Imlay 4. Bkixell's Ea/a:-
Note Reporter ears: "We have this arming detected
a very dangerous two-dollar note. purporting to be
true issue of the North River Bank, New York oily.
'Pig-, three men elicieeing wood; in &manes, trees, sod
man driving oxen ; Aram two upon Oath nOreteCOreier
fe male, sheaf of grain, and sickle, on lower right; coat
of arms upon lower left."
The Tribune sal e that the bill before New York Le
vesture to facilitate the foreelneere of the New York
and brie Railroad has been amended no that it is now
thought to be uuobjectionatite.
The weekly statement of the Philadelphia banks
ehows no important chances. A small decrease in the
amount of dem* to t. tne principal item of diderenee .
The 104119, specie. and cinr4latton rennin nearly the
came as last week.
• OFFICLAL RANK STATEMENT.
WZEILT A.VX.ILLGES 07 THIIIIII.s.MIIIII. RANZI
Loons. . SPILTL.
BANKS.
Feb. V.l Feb. 20. Fah 27. 1 Feb. 20.
- -- - ~-
. iladelphia,.... 33.360.012) its,3okoco ;maxi larislas
orth &mance 2,004 412 2.846.221 WS 053 6h,4616
emit & M e ch 3W 1
31 105 4.073.431 7,274 1 825....T7
omme tele.L.. - 1.6 1 6,0100 1.6271309 I 192.100 197 011
m
sehace . ...... 1,612414 1229.79 M 3 3 7.816 MX'S
. Libernes- - 1,314301 1,31100 26 1093 232 tro
thwark ...... 242,718 .963293 2076011 195,23 S
0031 n don-. , . 816.599 1323,499 144.1.123 151 296
eon Township. 214073 805 836 142.621. 147.395
esters ...,.. 1,365.74 1,309,164 314 RA 341.662
an. & Mech... 1,120,910 1,1721.006 203.175 I 113 OEO
niznnce -„. 614 6a7 1 643 993 111.544 Mum
nosrd.--.... 9.121,271 2e07,269 n 66.011 5.2222*
red esmen'n ... 649 822 271.625 Mon MAID
Consolidation... 4671/ WO 4.52 29 1 01 76,406
ty .... ...... 762 763.194 130747 L 9,377
.ommett'siplash. 417 0053 125.419 it-4.416
tn. Exchange. 409214 395 Mu 25,1927 90806
6301.-. L 600407 40700 81 777 73,4...1
Total -- I 35.553.913 I 25.564 840 4,7167 108 1(215093
SOMOolis. crannts2tow.
BANIII.
Feb. 27. Feb. 20. Feb. 27. Feb. W.
hiladelphia.... VAG OCG 61,631n0i. 6 12 7,01 1 11 6233,W.)
orth Almeria's. 1,703 266 1.1129 661 255.720 236,312
arm & Meeb . 2,645.756 2,701.313 537.610 174„379
Commercial..... 670.001 672,000 149 im 1.81014
°phonics'.. ... 769,279 765.2t7 145.250 14.6.990
. Liberties..... 803200 856 OM 115.0E0 132.090
uthwark .. - . 669 211 640,213 95.621 4 24.5.2
ensington .„.. 663 541 Mil 666 334414 1.23.m0
tens Township. 616 Str, 259460 b 4 015 3205
swum._ 867.750 • 914.43.9 179238 130.640
an. & 111e0h... 610.710 3.90.604 110166 146,78.6
nunOroe ..... 411.356 4112.223 81.440 46.660
wird ..... ~... - 64 . 5.6614 510,12 Xel OW 207,113)
radeinnea's.... 364 415 521.162 77,412 53,743
niohdation -. 264 416 1N,203 91 845 904 1 0
ty . &f. 216 489,117 110.766 52,119
CommonwtMlih. 209„73 xi.= lE 785 104.462
44Ezehange 274.774 386105 411.716 140330
• on. -..-... 270768 554,431 Var. 93511
Total --... 11,00,00
The aggregates oompato
mots as follow;
14,732114 -N,193 ,2,i7IJP!
"td those of eremite state-
Feb. Xi Yob I%
•
Capital 8 111.651,160 $ll 615.334) 4110. 83;73
Loan' 25661.6 W 23.30J113.. Doe. 10 729
3peala 4.61153 ea LTD
Spec
fin otter Ranks.. 1.197 , .11 1.313.1113. Jun. lb 70
Due to other Banks.. 3no ism 3.113.010.1... ,e 2
Deposits..._.._..... 11;2/.119 14,59•491..Dee.112 WY
emulation— - 2.871,1.9? 2,611.10:.. Den. 21 aas
The following statement shows the condition of the/
WAR of Philadelphia. at various times. &moo NoreM
bar, 180: -
Leans. specie. Ciroulaticst, Demmer.
Nov. 4, 18C.21399.462 2.071.464 2141,143 16.M.733
ra9. 11,1823.21=174 3.770.701 1.011233 11.462.131
Ray 5. ..21,311.928 exas.au 2.434.131 111,656,843,
ran. 3, ust..se,4sJar et.eiesur 2.741,784 17,042.013
Feb. T....... 25.411.522 ax 9,439 zragAss F1,001.10'
1 % 1 4,1 6 Zra 1 "5,196 11,'":1761
Aug. 8 4 2 3 4,30,631 2.240.423 14,a
C es,an
Sept. ....11,610, 46 8.433.090 2;0=7 14101...C2
Oct : C .... 35.419.411 4121.163 2142.498 -15130133
10 .....wour.ma Russo* 2,910,932 13.491253
" 5.217366 2.833.421 15.332.414
"24 26.e4= 5,023 Z 45 2410.782
33266436 5.020.242 it=
Nov. 7 ..MARL= 5.017 933 3.735.101 16.480-462
It ....14,023,7113 4.N.1274 2.224.124 ls 211.4 , 13
21 23.401.031 4.725189 2164119 1,.. r
2.C9-562 14 C. 2
bee. IS tawas 14 .013
4.674 090 2 2 1 4 .3 .5 ts
1 1 .2 t . t
" 26.2261e3 4.213.213 Imam 14313143
154.3. lam .11 3 4 6 .ser 4,40/ 201 2.206.001 11**312
e...... 33.218.201 4,433.= 2,878432 13 2.19
1 6 ,1 6.8 11 11 ' mar, tr".:2l itet4t7 ' 4
a.V..13,3 4 233.311 2.601.750 13.211.94.1
Feb. 0 .... 23.1931 Q 4 530.9 2.03.310 1.3,403.341
1.1.... .15.123134 4 38 , 133 2.4intse it 2 3
au 640 4.698 Se; 3.&5.197 14.722,11 e
27 26 233119 4.706,103 2..53.138 14 491.092
The followins le 0 statexaaat of the traasastions or
the Philadelphia Owing Homo for the eek en dine.
Febrnary BJ. 1909, as farniehed by the monger. George
E. Arnold, Fre.:
C 144,1644.1.49464,
slummy- 93 11347.117 a
3 1.1 Tit 41 71L0F114
994: 379 76 113 46
. 2 101 073 92 1 , 45 HO 31
21U1734 10 111.413
2642.431 43 rs 777 77
FehnaTT -
817911.841 1S 4533.9.33 it
A correspondent of the Lazer gives the followint
explann ion of the origin of the counterfeit go'd coin s
recertly notioed by the 11117 papers as haring teen sae
ceaafully masa.' upon the offmen of the New York Fut , -
Trenaury
"Under monetary affairs. to your ;meal% I noticed a
number of dangerous $lO counterfeit gold mans had
made their way into toe New York vinh-Tri.nsury office,
havl)g the appearance, sae, and weight of the ger ume.
bars filled with a donee white metaL The whites
metal is known only to tho Chinese, and tho wortmon
ship on the genuine, to render them of lea value, 3■
done by them, end, if the toiled States I Meet" will
trace back. or examine fatare corns, they wilt hnd thero
emanating from the Chinese quarters of flan Francisco.
California, where I hove men nanny *Ms and one Sal
cold coin. or slag, eller which Wine mint. ecued metal.
liketaken in the Colifornia branch TIM. metal.
like the gong metal. and the manner of soldering the
lead paper In tea chests. id mill, mid I believe ever will
remain. a isesret with the Celestials, unless chemdas
nay hereafter make the &scorer: of the.se zaralnahia
secrets J. T. 8., Cat."
These false coins were thus described:
.• A dangerous counterfe.t tea-dollar ro'd coin by
made its appearance in New fork. It answered all the
to to of weight, sound, circumference. and thirkrevs.
and was so perfect that a number received in the Sub
reastiry offine ware held t, be monism by men who
had all their lives been accustomtol to handle coin. and
one offered to..bet one hundred dollars to ten that they
were genuine. The 7'moms:says: In Cott, exteinsby
it we. a standard coin hut sion being cat in two the
cheat wts made palpable. The viecA bad crotont'r
been split ads swiss, both halt. lied quite thin, and in
pLace of the stolen gold a piece of whitish metal placed
between the halves. and tae whole remelted. 'What
metal was substituted for the gold is au known, but
some iudt es pronounced It platinum; brit ig not likely
that so coolly and mum a MU:terra would be employed
in eoenterieitint,fted yet It mutt hire been a very
Sense Potty to equal gold in bulk and weight.' "
By telegraph, we learn that the Lehigh Valley Roil
road Company brought down for the week ending As
tunlay. the 25th inst., 13 CV tong of coal, against 11 Ttd
tons for siorresponffing week last year, making for the
season commencing December Ist, 133.761 tans. against
116,944 tons to corresponding period last) ear, being en
increase thus far for the season, of 45,840 tons of coal.
793 tone of pig iron were also carried over the road fc:
the week ending same date.
FBILADELFRIA STOCK EXCIL&NOF. lILLE3.
. February 17. LSO.
&croarza IT S. IL EL&TMAILIII, SILK WAlint Bb-est
FIRST BOARD
310 Cil7
:wd do 101 119 d ......
Zoo /to ...... 101 179 Mine-hill Scrip —..SI
vial do . .New.loi 1100 Rending R .. Y awn 2o.s
10.000 Dol Inv Col de - 91 110 u do .12wiaint
00 ChesiDelCaf es .9/f9 Int
1011 Reading R 63 '3397 so do
10 Norristown R.... 11351 10 21 Et-33-sta R. 3:1.
R DI 9 Rnsy Meadow ft.
2 do 66 Philo _Ha. k. —. •• • .119
3 Penn 11.... ..... 33 Bank Peen T0wn...35 3 i
do 13 Moclaatuos'
BETWEEN BOARD&
11 - 9 Reading Rto '43.2? 1 3 Scholl Nay 91 . d 1645
SECOND BUARD.
405 Penn 65............93 117 tehisa Perla..
/20 abtd0...... .91 ) 3 School Nay pfd
10.0 liorrish R 66 95 I 2 Leht:h Valley R... 43
but Elinira2lmtg 75...13
! 10 do
103) do ...... ....13 do 4714
321 Sehuy I Nay 66 'tl 71 50 N West :Bluth , 4.1
7131 W Branch C/1166...75 i 1 Ram/ Meadow R
I Harrisburg R..— 59 ; 6 10th 9. 211/1-ats R... so
61 Lehigh Scrip 30 110 Farm & ateens Bk. 53K
cLoeme PRICEB—ISTEADV.
Rut. Ankart. Bid. 433.6
Paths 85_•int o ff 101 10Lvii &hi Nrll7%—m
" R..int lot lolit 'Wises • •
" tiw.l94 on - 101 KO, Ts lit mortJo 66
P HUM N. mot oir Sri ; ' a u n t' r rt ... • 1%
bds t ° 11411.30e.15.Nay.31 634
moot Cs ltti
; 44.96 , i 97 In 1 4 . e k. zuls 9k.
" do '66.70 71
P aam
7d m ' l l4li C2l 9630 ;11 1 / 1 3113 • • 1
11,r dal
Feld ado 9l
A.:;% I g r I Li'l Pg a u g t/H rUi
Bohn,' ..av 7d , ;" It red&Thirl-st Rsiy IMP 66..76 . • a50e..!...rtv.6 - sts R. .
" nook— 74
Philadelphia Valile Market.
FFB:ZCAR7. N, 155.
The receipts of beef Cattle have been larger than for
several week. past. reaching about =3oo bead. Tha
market %111 dull and prlces about La, the IV The lower
than le. - et week. The following are the partzeulars of the
satl'ef :
21 hone Abrahams. Ohio, 5901073' 10013.
13) Met/Amid A Carr, Ohio. 2909-30.
1c oats tr. Trainer. Ohio, 88 a 9 73.
19 B C. Baldwin Cheater co 88ald.
40 Kennedy & 31cCl.ese. Chester co., 8939 M.
27 IL Kin.. Chester co., 8349,
13 NI. Courson, Chester co.. 8,9
31 J. Fellhamer, Chester co., 840920.
17 McVey, Ohio. 880973.
42 B. Oral. Ohio. 8849.
27 W. Fuller, Chu". 8909.
Go 'T. Strickla o. 83a1n.
189 Mooney & Sm i th, Ohm, 87.72.19.50.
Bastalile, by Cochran & 83-30.2970.
21 R. Neely. Chester co.. Btist9.2o.
20 C. Seymour, Va.. S. 7 a 9.2 d.
34 ecott & kin - able. Chester co.. 8:809.3 , .
21 1 1 . Hathaway, Lancaster cr4.Blaid.
Robumon, by P. 31c Siren, lona, a 7;23 SO.
2) E. Wlllii‘yos, V)).. t•E1.1)11.
49 Dr. Hopkins, by Cochran & McCall, 83010.23.
34 Miller & Co., by Cochran & McCall, Lancaster coo
880 9.23.
22 J. 6, you L g, by P. MoPillen, Ckester co., 59.21 a.
IrIFINTZ ' S ['NUM Door. YARD.
46 N. Werars, Lancaster ca.. 8309.z0.
24 11)4•Mriker Lydls. Liinesster em. 87433/0.
24 Welke. Chester co., 48a11.39.
34 Kimble & Kirk, Chester co, 8830.1.9.4.
ss
1188.
Ne F y, rLanChe e ser coB 348100295
.
42 .1, Will.ame, Vs.. 82 Z.
34 C. Ilenther, Lancaster ca. 8809 23.
17 J. Keller. Laccasterom. 8701612.
rd R hoades. Barks oci.. 87300915.
0.0 N. We rats. Lancaster co. 1 117.30a9.22-
10 J. Shelly, Chester 00., $7.6008.60.
8,000 Sheep arrived sad sad at Phiilrii , it from
to eXo VY lb gross.
300 Sheep at Worsts's, at the same pries,