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P -RiIBHSD DAILY. (SUNDAYB EXOBPTIDiJ
BY JOHX W. K-OBSnKT, . '
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fn CUT Bnbstribers, 1* Tks DowabsPbe Amro*.*
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Carrier., Hailed to Subscribe™ «**
%b DoraAM m Amro*; Fooa Dollabs aroTtm
gjsTS YOB BIX KOWHBi TWO DOM. ARB AKD
!L S Cbftb yob Tbbbb Hokthb, l߻arlablT l* adranoe
L the tlma ordered. . . ■
* » Advartlae meat* Inserted at the nsnsl rates,
#k'. TUB XBI-WKBttI,T PBBSS,
Mailed to Sttfaerihers, Pith Dohabb ph* AYYtrx. : IB
gpENIHQ OP
fall and winter
CLOAKS,
ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13th.
WM. p. CAMPBELL,
1181 CHESTNUT Street.
oomtfp
ipios. w. EVANS .& CO.
WILL OPEN
On IMCcmaay, lOtfc instant,
mm FRENCH MERINOES,
>' IN ALL THE NEWEST SHADES, AT
$1.87K PER TABU.
' - 818 ana 'B2O CHESTNUT STRUT.
OCIIMt _— :
O.RAND OPENING
OF THB
Ifew and Magnificent Store
V OF "
JOHN XiOCrXHY Sc CO.,
, Jfo. a© south Elttntn Street,
- MONDAY, Sept. »6th,
WHERE TOl *^|OgTO E BEAUTIFUL
DRY GOODS,
CLOAKS, AUD SHATOB
IN THE CITY,
WB HAVE JUST OPENED
1,000 POS SI*LKS,
* PIAIJf AND FANCY.
500 MERINOS,
FLAM AND FIGURED.
250 FRENCH POPLINS,
BKP AND FIGURED.
200 WOOL DE LAINBS, •
DOUBLE AND SINGLE WIDTH. PLAIN
AND FIGURED. ;
150 MOHAIR ALPACAS,
PLAIN AND FIGURED.
100 ENGLISH MERINO,
; ALSO, A BASOK STOCK OF
Fancy and. staple
DRESS GOODS.
ie22-lm - • •' ••'*•• : ___
?£HE PLACE TO BUY
USES fiOODS.
j. Ci erRAWBKEDGB * Co.,
HOBTHWE3T CORNER
EIGHTH AND MARKET STREETS,
Hava always in stock a full 11ns of .
SCOTCH TABLE LINENS, Damask and Spot..
IRISH TABLE LIKENS, Damask ana Spot.
BARNSLEY TABLE LINENS, extra heavy.
TOWELS, NAPKINS, and DOYLIES.
SHEETING and PILLOW LINENS.
A®* Liberal Inducements to'Hotels, Boarding Schools,
and purchasers of large tote. se26-tnthstf
«OQ LACE CURTAINS! 70Q
/ d/Q, .. LACE CURTAINS! . •
FRENCH DACE CURTAINS.
SWISS DACE CURTAINS.
‘NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS.
APPX.IOATION I,AGE CURTAINS.
DACE AND MUSLIN CURTAINS.
New and beantiful style* of the above goods at the
"Curtain, and Window Shade Store of
KELTY-jUAEBINGTON, & 00.,
. No. 7*3 CHESTNUT Street.
'723. 'v ■ 723.
oc4 lathe lmfp ■ " ■■ • '
JMMENBE REDUCTION IN THE
PRICES
DRY GOODS.
4AMES E. CAMPBELL & CO.
727 CHESTNUT STREET,
OFFER THEIR ENTIRE STOCK OF
DRY GOODS,
CONSISTING IN PART OF
iMEEINOES, -
POPLINS AND KEFS,
EPINGLINES,
CLAN PLAIDS,
ALPACAS ANT) MOHAIRS,
BLACK AND FANOY SILKS,
SHAWLS, J3LOVES,
LINENS, WHITE GOODS,
FLANNELS, BLANKETS,
LINEN AND COTTON
SHEETINGS, „
~' ' REPELLANTS AND
CLOAKING CLOTHS,
AT EXTREMELY LOW RATES.
i We he* leaye to assure the public that wo have
;j»ftihed down erery article In onr stock, and now have
'■'•U in our power to offer
;. BARE BARGAINS;
005-tf
■ IOiMI CHEBTEPT STREET,
EMBROIDERIES,
g LACKS,
K)
I
J° WHITE GOODS,
g
I T‘E I L S,, ;
° HANDKERCHIEFS.
*
a A M. NEEDLES.
■ • y
10g* OHKSTSTOT STBBET. ~
(H.OOD GOODS REDUCED:
« NOT AUCTION GOODS.
All-wool Poplins si 91.37 K.
Good French-Merinoes at.tfl.62K.
Striped Glaci Poplins at *1.37*4.
Brocade Popline at 91, *1.25, 91.62*4. and 91.75.
250 pieces AmerlcanDe l/ilntsat 60c.
A large assortment of Calicoes from 35 to 65e.
Call and examine. No tronble to show them at
JOHN H. STOKES’,
702 ABCH Street.
xtej* Amerleui. mads.
sSlr&.,i p fS mln “ Boehdale*. *’
Ho telsf f-B*. l ta.
.promeheapost to aS.»t nf'S 63 rappliaa with any trade,
to oxtra Ia«» iSlr« l’ow 0 «t ' ft ? m BmaU « Bt “ ra^»
—» ;Vr&9maag»
'jpSSMlTpoSr lssl2ss^
AU Bops, BplngllnsK, Clau Plaids
» Alpacas, Mohair*, and othoV Tt» n
-Cheap at JAS. «• camlbell | t6 c ß^| oag '
SILK SHAWLS,
w Bepellant Cloths.
Gloves, Linens, and white Goods,
‘Cheap at jls, S. CAMPBELL & co’s
7547 OHESTHIITStreet.
J®UWSBL& BLANKETS,
.1 linen and Cotton Sheetings,
JA6. B. GAMPBEII sdO.’B,
727 CHESTNUT Street,
WANT good dry
u °odS, at toe eery lowest prices. can find them
JAS. B CAMPBELL & CO.’S,
■m CHESOTMT Street.
Si
■C’t&im
¥OL. B.—NO. 64.
SILK A BUY BOOBS JOBBERS.
L. HALLOWELL & CO.,
615 C®ESTNGT STREET,
OFFER TO THE TRADE
PLAIN MERINOS,
-• PRINTED MERINOS,
PLAIN POPLINS,
PLAID POPLINS,
mods de laines,
" . WOOL PLAIDS,
BLACK SILKS,
COLORED SILKS,
FANCY SILKS,
BLACK ALPACAS,
, , PARIS DUOHESSE,
TOIL-DU-NORD,
AKD A VARIETY OF OTHER
FANCY DRESS STUFFS,
ALL PURCHASED SINCE THE RECENT HEAVY
DECLINE IN GOLD,
And will be (old at a /
SMALL ADVANCE ON COST.-
ALSO, AN ASSORTMENT OF
CLOTH CLOAKS
SACQUES.
eeSS-Uistu lm ■■■ ■■■ .. .■
FALL l stock f fftLL.
NOW IN STORE, |1864.
;^.... ■ ."■ _ . . » •
EDMUND YARD & CO.,
I®#, fill Chestnut and 614 Jayne Slreets,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF
SILKS AND FANCY MI GOODS,
SHAWLS,. LINENS, '
AND WHI T E GO CDS.
A LARGE AND HANDSOME STOCK OP
DRESS GOODS. -
FULL LIKE Of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
; ' BALMORALS,
INCLUDING BRUNER’S AND OTHER MAKES.
. .■ anBo-3m ■ - '
QHEAP GOODS FROM AUCTION.
EDMUND YARD & C 0„
BIT CHESTNUT AND Oil JAYNE STREETS,'
Have In store a fnll line of
. MERINOEB,
' . POPLINS,
DE LAINBS,
BALMORALS,
bought at the late auction sales, which they offer at >
small advance oncost. sa2l-tf
A LARGE STOCK OF SILKS ON
IX HAND, for sale below tie present sostof impor
t&tiCXL
Rich Moire Anticraei. , ,
Colored and Black Corded SUk*. ,
Colored and Black Poult 4e Solos.
.. Armurea and. Gros Gralnes. - ■
Superior Quality Plain Silks.
• Colored and Black Ottoman SUks.
Colored and Black Figured Silks.
' Heavy Black Taffetas. ■
Superior Black Silks.
Black Silks of all kinds. __ -
EDWIN HALL * CO.,
aulS-tf - 36 South SECOND Stress.
COMMISSION MOUSES.
JJAZARD & HUTCHINSON,
No. 113 CHESTNUT STREET, -
COMMISSION MERCHANTS*
?Ob'TBBBALB ‘ ‘ f '
Ciyl-Bml PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODB.
FIREWORKS.
■piREWORKS.
The undersigned, at their
' FIREWORK DEPOT,
UO SOUTH WHARVES, IBELOW CHESTNUT ST.,
Have now on hand'a great variety of WORKS, pre-
pared expreESly for Exhibitions, including
ROCKETS, BESGOIA lIGHTS, &c„ &c.
They have had also prepared a number of
torch-lights,
' EXPBESSIT 808.
** . ... • '
NIGHT PARADES,
A®-Which hum for several hours, and may he
held in the hand.
JOSEPH B, BUSSIER & CO.,
ocl-stutbtnoS DEALERS IN FIREWORKS.
■ ; :,
||EFcASH^RUG^HbuSE.
WRIGHT & SIDDALL,
No. U« MARKET STREET,
Between FRONT and SECOND Streets.
B. W. WEIGHT,
DRUGGISTS, PHYSICIANS, AMD GE
NERAL STOREKEEPERS
Can find at our establishment a full assortment
of Imported and Domestic Drugs, Popular Pa--
tent Medicines, Faints, Coal Oil, Window Glass,
Prescription Vials, etc., at as low prices as genu
ine, first-class goods can be sold.:
FINE ESSENTIAL OILS,
or Confectioners, in full variety and of the best
a <?oclsnesl, Bengal Indigo, Madder, Pot Ash,
Cudbear, Soda Ash, Alum, Oil of Vitriol, Annst
to. Copperas,|s^of E Lo f ww o od, Ac.,
Always on hand at lowest net cash prices.
SULPHITE OF LIME,
lor Seeping cider sweet; a perfectly harmlesa
preparation, pat np, with fnll directions for ass,
in packages containing safflcient for one barrel.
Orders hy mail.or city post wiU meet with
prompt attention, or special quotations will be
furnished when reqaested- -
WRIGHT, & SIDE ALL,
• WHOLESALE DRUG WAREHOUSE,
Ho. 110 MARKET Street, above FRONT.
de4-thstnly-fp .
FURNISHING GOODS.
rpIB IMPROVED PATTERN SHIRT,
WARRANTED TO FIT AND SITE SATISFACTION,
MADE BY
JOHN C. ARRISON,
Nos. 1 AND 3 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
SKHTLIMEK’S FINE EUEpSHIM 600DS,
CONSTANTLY ON HAND,
LINEN. MUSLIN, and FLANNEL SHIRTS, and
DRAWERS. COLLARS, STOCKS, TRAVELLINGS
SHIRTS, TIES, WRAPPERS, to., to.,
OF HIS OWN MANUFACTURE.
HOSIERY. Also,-;
GLOVES, . -
■ SCARPS,
SUSPENDERS,
h SNDKBRCHIEFS.
SHOULDER BRACES, to., to.
Sold at reasonable prices.
CABINET FURNITURE.
pABINET FURNITURE AND BIL-
L/ LIARD TABLES. . -
MOORE * CAMPION,
No. 861 SOUTH SECOND STREET,
In coDDectioH their extensive Cabinet businei*.
tre now mannfactxiring a superior article of
BILLIARD tables,
£Raba Tables, the manufacturers refer to their numerous
Who are familiar with
the ch aracter of their work. ap2Q-6m
STATIONERY * BLANK. BOOKS.
/ML, MINING, COAL, AND OTHER
v/ new companies. ■
We are prepared to furnish New Corporation* With all
|the Books they require, at ehort notice and low prices,
of first qualitgr- Alli etyleq of Binding;
STEEL. PRATE CERTIFICATE#- OF STOCK,
LITHOGRAPHED "
TRANSFER BOOK,
ORDERS OF TRANSFER.
STOCK LEDGER, .
STOCK LEDGER BALANCES,
REGISTER OF CAPITAL STOCK,
BROKER’S PETTY LEDGER,
ACCOUNT OF SALES,
DIVIDEND BOOK.
MOSS * 00.,
BLANK ROOK MANUFACTURE ERS.'ANDSTATIONKBS,
**36-61 4:38 CHgSTNUT Street.
QA. It i>-
LESS THAN COST OF IMPORTATION.
.■ MASONIC HALL,
719 CHESTNUT STREET.
oe6-tf '■ . ;
__ J3JB MACmJVF.S. _ _
THE FLORENCE
-I- THE FLORENCE
THE FLORENCE
THE FLORENCE
THE FLORENCE
THEFLORENGE
. THE FLORENCE
THE FLORENCE
SEWING MACHINES,
SEWING MACHINES,
SEWING-MACHINES,
SEWING MACHINES,
- SEWING MACHINES,
SEWING MACHINEB,
SIWINGMACHINES.
SEWING' MACHINES,
830 CHESTNUT.STREET. " '
530 CHESTNUT STREET, V
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
■ 630 CHESTNUT STREET.
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
630 CHESTNUT STREET.-
CARPETS AAI> OIL-CLOTHS.
QARPET8 l CARPETS! CARPETS!
.CLOSING OUT LATE IMPORTATIONS 30.PEK CENT.
' LESS THAN PRESENT GOLD RATES.
FRENCH AND ENGLISH AXMINSTERS.
WILTONS OF ENTIRE NEW PATTERNS.
YELYETS AND TAPESTRIES, Wide Goods.
THREE-PLY AND INGRAIN CARPETS.
NEW VENETIANS, PALATINE, AND DAMASK.
DRTJGGETTS.
WELL-SEASONED OIL CLOTHS. So., So.
JAMES H. ORNE & 00.,
636 CHESTNUT STREET,
iel7-stnih2m . .. Below Seventh.
1864, FALI 1864.
glenecho HILL«,
' GERMANTOWN.
McCALLUM & CO.,
CARPET WAREHOUSE,
/
ISO 9 CHESTNUT STEBET,
iel7-3m PHILADELPHIA.
1864. 1864.
McCALLUM Sc CO.,
RETAIL DEPARTMENT,
f'
#l9 CHESTNUT STREET.
sel7-3m OPPOSITE INDEPENDENCE HALL.
JpWARD P. KELLtj
C. S. UVTERIVAL REVEIVUE.
TTNITED STATES INTERNAL REVE-
U HUE -SECOND COLLECTION DISTRICT OF
PENNSYLVANIA, comprising the First, Seventh,
Eighth, Ninth,Tenthi and Twenty-sixth Wards of the
city of Philadelphia. Ticß .
The annual assessment for 1864 for the above-named
District of persons liable to a tax on carriages, pleasure
yachts, billiard tables, aud gold and silver plate, and
also of persons required to take out LICENSE, having
been completed,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
J. H. SIDDAUt.
that the taxeß aforesaid will be received daily by the
undersigned, between the hours of AA. M. and 3 P. M.
(Sundays excepted), at his Office, 8. W. corner of THIRD
and WALNUT Streets, on and. after SATURDAY, the
24th inst,, and until and including SATURDAY, the 22d
of October next ensni^^^^
All' persons who fail to pay their annual taxes upon
carriages, pleasure'yachts,billiard tables, and gold and
silver plate on or before theaforesaid 22d day of October,
1864, will incur a penalty of ten per centum additional
of the amount thereof, and be liable to costa, as pro
vided for in the 19th section of the excise law of Jnly
Ist, 1862.
All persons who In like manner shall fail to take out
their LICENSES, as required by law, on or before the
22d day of October, 1864, will incur a penalty of ten per
centum additional of the amount thereof, ana be subject
to a prosecution for three times the amount of said tax,
in accordance with the provisions of the 69th section of
the law aforesaid, .
All payments are required to he made In Treasury
notee.issned under authority of the United States, or in
notes of ,banks organised under the act to 1 provide a
national currency, known as National Banks. - '
No farther notice will he given.
JOHN H. DIEHL. Collector,
B. W. corner of THIRD and WALNUT Streets.
se23-Im ... 'v. -"i.-^
PRESERVING BRANDJ. '
PURE CIDER AND WINE VINEGAR,
' MUSTARD SEED, SPICES, &0.
ALL THE REQUISITES FOR PRESERVING OR PICK
LING PURPOSES.
ALBERT O. ROBERTS,
Dealer in Fine Groceries,
■ se7-tf ; , Corner ELEVENTH and VINE Sts.
A RCHER & REEVES,
. WHOLESALE GROCERS,
V Ho. 45 North WATER Street, and
■ No. 46 North DELAWARE Avenue,
Ofer for sale, it the Lowest Market Prises, alarg*
stock of. . '
SUGAR.; • , : MOLASSES, , COFJSBB.
TEAS, ■ .SPICES, 'TOBACCO,
And Groceries generally, carefully selected for list
country trade.
Sole Agents for the products of FITHIAJf A.PQGUSVS
Extensive Fruit Canning Factory at Bridgeton, H. j.
*pSS-l>m
a/Tackerel, herring, shad, an.
- “ASS.JIos; 1;3, andS Mackerel,late
canght fat fish, in assorted packages.
% 000 bbls. New Bartport, Fortune Bay, and Hallfas
uoiring.
2,(W0 boxes i.u'oc», Sealed, and No. 1 Herring.
183 bbls now Moss Shad. : : .
SSO boxes. Herkimer county Oheesejts.,
In store and for sale by HU RPHY & KOONB.
laW-tf ' • •; : : •': No: 146 NORTH WHARVES.
apl6-8m
T ATOUR’B OLIVE 01L.—400 BAB
AJ kets fresh Latour’s Olive Oil, In lots to suit the
purchaser, for sale by RHODES &WILLIAMS.
anltO-tf 10T Sonth WATER Street.
T UCKNOW SAUCE.—TBIS CELS
AA brited Sauce on hand and for shle by.
RHODES * WILLIAMS,
anen-w V«T South WATER Street.
J. WILLIAMS,
tSr The Largest and Finest Assortment in the city at
Repairing attended to promptly,
isr-stnra Shades Made and Lettered. selMm
ROOKING GLASBEB,
JAAfES S. EARLE * BON,
816 CHESTNUT STREET. PHILA.,
Save now- in store a very fine assortment of
looking glasses,
of every eharaster, of the
rJJT BEST MANUFACTURE AND LATEST STYLE*.
OIL FADNTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, :
dim ' >t<ww»w inn pwotookspw nkuwt
rii-BD andfancy job-printing;
VA at RINGWAWt* BROWN’S. lUB. FOURTH St,
CURTAIL GOODi.
i "wiltj offer
MY ENTIRE STOCK
MCE CURTAINS ,
FORTY PER CENT. -
I. E. WALRAYEN,
SUCCESSOR TO W. H. DARRYL.
With a large assortment of
CLOTHING.
JOHN KELLY,
TAILORS,
CIS CHESTNUT STREET,
Will from this date (October 3d) sell at
REDUCED PRICES, ,
yoR
( A S II .
. - GROCERIES.
NO. 16 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
Manufacturer of
VENETIAN. BLINDS
WINDOW SHADES.
/ ’ ; \v. "
LOWEST PRICES,
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1864.
H|i 'f) r t a *♦
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1864.
From the Delaware te Lafce Erie.
' After long waiting, much, labor, and no small ex-.
penditure, railway communication between the cities
of Philadelphia and Erie has been completed, there
by practically bringing the LakoSMn commercial
connexion with the Atlantic. Haying sketched, in
previous numbers of The Press, the excursion to
Erie, on which we started on -the 4th, returning
on the Bth Inst., we shall rather generalize than run
Into detail ‘now. The itinerary may be; made brief
enough, viz: from Philadelphia to Look Haven,
228 miles, ten hours; from Dock Haven to Erie,
223 miles, in eleven hours—total, 451 miles. The
distance could have been traversed In less.time, for
there were delays at several stations to allow the
party the opportunity of examining objects of in
terest—for example, at Ronovo, where the railroad
company’s workshops’are already far advanced to
wards completion, and at Emporium, the capital of
Cameron country, where a large and handsome
hotel had to be named—this was done, after a cham
pagne luncheon, and is now the Biddle House,after
Nicholas and Edward R. Biddle, the two. gentle
men who, nearly"thirty years ago, projected the line
from Sunbury to Lake Erie. ''At this house-nam
ing was present, among other, railway notabilities,
Mr. Ed ward Miller, now of this city, who made the
first survey of the projected ‘line,' in 1838 and 1889,
and who, on the Oatawissa road, had built Summit
Tunnel—said to be the first railroad tunnel made in
the United States. He was the contractor, on the
lino to Erie, for the last extension between Warren
and Ridgway. . • . '
. It is. not necessary here' to give the history of the
Philadelphia and Erie road. Mr. William G. Moor
head has been its president since 1857. Late in 1859
the line from Erie to Warren—o 6 milos—was opened,
and, on the eastern side, the line was completed up
to Whetham Station, at the mouth of Rattlesnake
creek, and 16 miles beyond Dock Haven. Little
was done in 1860 and 1881; but in the lattor year
the corporate title ofSunbury and Erie Railroad
Company ’’ was legally changed to “ The Philadel
phia and Erie Railroad Company,” and the line'
was leased to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
for 98Byears, a procedure which gave itnew vigor. In
1862 Mr. Edward Miiier contTaetea to complete the
unfinished portion of the road (Whetham to War
ren), and ere that year closed the eastern part of the
line had been extended to the mouth bf„the Sinna"
mahoning, nearly twenty-four miles from Whetham.
At the beginning of 1884 only twenty-four mites be
tween the two divisions of the road remained to be
made, which interval was removed this summer.
The line, first used through for the excursion trip on
Octobor 4, will be opened to the public on Monday,
October 17th. " _
Coming up from Philadelphia wo struck the Sus
quehanna at Middletown, and one of the party ex
claimed, ‘ l l.ook at the moat picturesque and useless
of all American rivers!” One of the many Rail way
gentlemen present sharply answered: “Not so.
The Susquehanna is of considerable use ; Its valley
made a level line of one hundred and fifty miles for;
the Philadelphia and Erie Kaiiroad.” This re
minds one of James Brindley, the original construc
tor of canals In England. Before a Parliamentary
Committee he was asked; “Pray what, in your
opinion, may be the use of rivers 1” Brindley an
swered, “ To feed navigable canals!?'
‘ The lffie. to Erie.properly commences at Sunbury.
The route thence to Lock Haven, sixty-five miles,
leaves the Susquehanna on the left, and passes
through Northumberland, Lycoming, and Clinton
counties.' We arrived at Lock Haven at half past
five P. 81, sufficiently early to see thetown, which
Is finely situated and apparently increasing. By a;
judicious arrangement of Mr. S. G. Thompson, a
Director, the excursionists drew lots for the hotels
they were to occupy. The principal hotel
had been burned down some time ago, which
limited the accommodation, but’ the liberal
and open hospitality of the leading inhabitants
provided with “bed and board” all who could
not obtain lodgings at the hotels. The two re*
presentatives of The Press had every cause to be
satisfied ‘ with their quarters In the Washington
House, kept by Mr. Mann, and good report was
made of the Fallon House, "and other hostelries,;
Governor Curtin, who joined the iparty at Loek
Haven, was the'guest of-Lovi Mackay,,Esq,, who
kindly entertained as many of the party as wished
to pay their respects to the Chief Magistrate Of the
Keystone State. Wo should not omit mentioning
that a brass band, which accompanied the train
from Philadelphia, discoursed most excellent music
cn route, and particularly at the towns anil stations
along iho line. In the main street the Look Haven*
Ites bad erected a handsome arch of evergreens, be
neath which the party entered and quitted the town!
Prom Lock Haven to Erie was through what may
bo called anew country,' oveVone hundred said flay
mil esof which wasa dense forest a very abort time
ago,’Witt abundanoeor elk, deer, and other game.
On the return on Thursday, Mr. Andrew J.’Uather
wood bought a fine buck, which had been shot some
twenty .minutes before the train came up, between
Ridgway and St. Mary’s. It was yet'.quivering
when he obtained it, and weighed about two hundred
and forty pounds, which, as the price was only
fifteen dollars, puts the venison at about seven cents
a pound. It was reported, too, that a Urge bear
had been seen prowling about the vicinity of the
same station only a shor t time before the buck was
.Shot.! 77 '
! In the Bald Eagle valley, between Williamsport
and Lock Haven, some of thedtUls on the right, tlio
commencement of the Allegheny Mountains, are
cultivated to the very summit, but after leaving
Renovo, which is beyond that range, tho hills are
covered, from base to summit, with myriads of trees,
many of them of great size,' their leaves already as
suming the autumnal tinge of scarlet, green, brown,
and yellow, presenting the most beautiful appear
ance.” In these regions the painter might linger for
months, ana return to the crowded city sure that Na
ture had provided charms, in numerous varieties, of
whiohthepeneil could presentohlyafeeble imitation,
The poet said, “anundevout astronomer is mad,”
and we might say that he who could pass through
the scenery in question, and not feel that a great
First Cause had made It, is only to be pitied for his
want of sense. We may add that the timber on this
route chiefly consists of hemlock, oak, and pine.
The mountains abound in mineral wealth.
Renovo, 95 miles from Sunbury, and about half
way on the whole Philadelphia and Erlo lino, is a
new town, on.a little flat upon the right, the Sus
quehanna dividing It from the hills. -Here large
m ichino and other workshops are being erected, as
at Altoona on the great Pennsylvania lino, and a
flourishing town will soon be found here. A short
time ago the land could. have been purchased for !
$lOO an acre, but there has lately been paid $5OO for -
a lot here of 100 feet by SO. A few miles furtheron,
at Keating Station, are tho lands bequeathed by
Mr. .Elias Boudinot., to supply the poor of Phila
delphia with fuel—a bequest hitherto not produc
tive, but which will now become largely so. Six
miles beyond, a man digging for fresh water struck
a salt-spring, from which he produces salt, in large.;
quantities and of the finest quality, by evaporation
—precisely on the plan adopted at the salt-springs
of Nantwich, in England. 7,
‘ Emporium, in Cameron county, if not a new, Is a,
remodelled town, with spacious hotel, fine court
house, (with the usual Athenian pillared front,) and’
other new edifices. '■• . ■ ■
St. Mary’s, tho next station, is a town almost ex
cmsively inhabited by- Germans—immigrants from
-Bararia,, wewere informed, fhoro is a nunnery
here, to which is attached a church, and the inhabi
tants seemed hapsr, contented, and primitive, with
an number of young children. To this'
place there had been a gradual ascent, the town
standing 1,682 feet above the level of high tide at
Philadelphia, Thence, adeclineTorafew miles and
again -an ascent, until at Clarion Summit, (the sta
tion near which is called Kane,) the line r uns 2,006 feet
above the Delaware. -The grade falls after this, for
nearly a hundred miles into Erie, and the plateau
from Warren to Erie Is 083 feet, above the sea-level,
Erie, itself, being 865 above it. The population, as
• well as: the clearing, increases between Kane and
Erie, there being fourteen stations in that distance;
At Erie, where the party arrived about a quarter
past'five, they were'met by Prescott Metcalf, Esq.,
■ the Mayor, attended by the municipal body, and a
great many of the inhabitants, who escorted them;
in grand procession, to Brown's* Hotel, where pro
vision was to be made for biilettfog the party, who
i now became the city’s guests, a liberal appropria-;
tion having been voted by: the Councils for that
purpose.. The representatives of Tfte Press were
guests of Mr. Jonah Gunnison, an Intelligent pro
fessional gentleman, and were as much his debtor
for agreeable conversation as for lilfcral hospitality.
Tho,directors of tho Philadelphia and Erie Kail
road gave a sumptuous supper to their party, which
'had now swelled from 114 who left Philadelphia to
nearly 300 who arrived at Erie. It was partaken of
at, and supplied by, Brown’s Hotel. The chair was
occupied by W. £l. Moorhead, Esq., president of the
road, and the repastwas done ample justice to—parti
cularly as there was no speech-making. - This was, in
fact, but a continuation of the hospitality of the ma
nagers and officers of the railroad, which,was com.
rteneed soon after the start on Tuesday, and con
tinued during tho whole journey. James I). Whe
thain, Esq., one of the directors, (after whom one
of the stations on the road- 1b named,) person- ,
ally superintended “ the victualling department,’’
in the cars, and surely, a- better commissary never
has been, found. Had Mr. Whetham been “to
the manor born,” he could not have catered
more: to the satisfaction of tho recipients of his=
kindness. One stranger, Indeed, mistook this
quiet, pleasant-mannered gentleman for a proles*
Bional caterer, to the Intense delight of all present,
(and had very, nearly offered him a two-dollar green
back, in testimony of his personal thanks I The vi
ands handed around in tho cars, at intervals of
about two hours, included fowl, ham, bsef o -fomode,
tongues, pickled oysters, pineapple cheese, sardines!
English and American pickles, abundance or Ca
tawba and Isabella grapes,-Ac. There also was
something to moisten the clay. And here, having.
. acknowledged Mr, Whetham’s excellent manage
ment In the restaurant oar, let us do justice
to another director, Mr. Andrew J. Catherwood,
who personally superintended the distribution of
the refreshments. Tlds Is the proper place to note
the officers of the company, nearly all of whpm Were
present. - The following.are the jmanagers and offl
cers for 1804: .- ’
President-William G. Moorhead.-
Vice President and Secretary—Edw. F. Gay.
Treasurer—George P. Little.
Ohlef Engineer—Robert Paries. ■
Directors—William G. Moorhead, Ellis Lewis, -
Henry Duhring. D K. Jackman, C. B. Wright, Ed
ward I’. Gay, J. D, Whetham, P. Metcalf, S. G.
Thompson, William A. Galbraith, A. J. Cather
wood,/Henry D. Moore, C. A. Walborn. -
On. Wednesday evening there was a fine display
of fireworks in front of Brown’s Hotel.' Many suita
ble mottoes wereexhibited in letters of light. t
On the-day ofrarrival at Erie a great Union
meeting was being held, anil as tlie railroad.travel
lers went from the terminus to tho hotel, two and
two, they encountered a small procession, of young
girls, each of whom wore a cap, which was shaped
in front like a bishop’s-mitre, A gentleman, who
was walking with General Halsey, remarked, “ I
thought the Catholics had more sense than to have
a religious procession on such a day.” “I do not
she any,” the General answered. “ What! not see
the mitres on those girls’ heads 1 Not see the word
Mass printed, in lorge letters, on tho mitre of the
foremost one ?” f* My deaf friend,’! was the'feply,
<■ these girls represent the thirty-four States of the
Union, and Mass.-stands for Massachusetts!”• Ji'his
ought to be-a warning to our friend not too hastily
to jump'at conclusions In future.
Early on Thursday the city of Erie was traversed,
in all directions, by the-curlous visitors. By 10
o’clock nearly all had 'assembled on the pier,
close to whioh lay a iarge and handsome steam
tug, the Magnet, Captain D. P. Bobbins,
who brought his boat (the property of one of
the New York insurance companies) from Detroit,
and an excursion on Lake
Erie. ;. There whs intermitting rain, through which,'
every now and then, the sunbeams glinted brightly
—realizing Mobre’s image of.“the sun amid
showers.” Returning, the Magnet sailed through
the harbor; formed by ‘Presque Island, whose shores
;enclose* semi-circular area, covered with water to
the average depth of twenty feet, making a beauti
ful harbor, six square miles In extont, within which
all the navy of the United States could safely ride
in any: f wca ther; ■ Important improvements are in
progress here,' and Erie’ban unquestionably be
made, without any very considerable outlay, the
best harbor on the Lakes On landing, the very
valuable property, close to the,Lake, granted by the
city to ‘the Philadelphia and Erie Company, was
Viewed—it was estimated at $560,000 when given,
and is now said to be worth $1,000,000., .
At 2 P. M. (Thursday, Oct. C.) between four and ;
five hundred gentlemen, citizens of Erie, the exeur-.
sionists; and ,other guests, partook, in Farrar Hall,
(a very handsome edifice, by the way,) of what the
city modestly designated ;as a collation; but which
really was a cold stand-up dinner of excellent vi- ‘
ands, including gftme, all sorts of seasonable fruits,.
and Other delicacies. There were two bands—one
at bach end of the hall. When we entered, the
gallory'wae occupied by the fair sex,
, “Whoseeves )
-Baminilaen.ee and dispense'the prize.
Some person,- officious, if not offlolal, took leave
to order them away, which was felt as a real loss,
especially by the speakers, who, of course, do their
bidding better under such fair Influence than with
..ooUt.
Trie Mayor and the Councils of Erie, with Sena
tor Lowry, Dr. W. M. Wallace, Mr. Linn,.of the
Erie Daily Dispatch) Mr. Gara, of the Erie Gazette,
Mr. G. J. Bali, Mr.. Irwin M. Wallace, and others,
the guests into the Hall, where John H. :
Walker, Esq., assisting the Mayor, executed the;
duties of chairman. Various complimentary-toasts
were given, the principal of which were; “ Mr. W. G.
Moorhead,the President of.thePhiladelphia and Erie
Kaiiroad;” “ Governor Curtin;”, 11 The Press;” “The
Mayor and Connells of the city of Erie;” “Edward
Miller, the first Chief Engineer of tEe Philadelphia
and Erie Kaiiroad.! l - Speeches; in . proposing or ac
knowledging these toasts, or suggested by remarks
yjnade on the occasion, were made by Mr. John H.
Walker, Mr. W. G. Moorhead, Governor Curtin,
Mr. John Price Wetherill, and Mr. I), L. Miller, of
Philadelphia ; Dr. Shelton Mackenzie, of The
Dress ; Mr. "Edward• Miller, first Chief Engineer of
the road; Mr. Gideon J. Ball and Mayor Metcalf,
of Erie; Mr. Ell K, Price, of Philadelphia; Gen.
Halsey, of New York; Mr. Everman, of our City
Councils, and other gentlemen.
Mr. Moorhead, referring to the monuments of an.
tiquity yet remaining, which were erected for no
useful purpose, but to gratify the selfish ambition
of kings, contrasted them with the grand and useful
works which this State and this time have produced,
lie said
“In the contemplation of this contrast wo have
abundant cause for mutual congratulation; and es;
pecially as Pennsylvanians may we regard, with
proud satisfaction the position occupied by our
State. Through her -Central Railroad and its ex
tended allies, and’ connections, she reaches forth
into’ every portion of the vast and' fertile West.,
Through the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad she
■will gather together her internal.,and hitherto only
partially developed, resources, and grasp the com
merce of the great lakes. '; Spanning her mountain
ranges, from theirinland seas to tidewater, tho arch
of Uie- Keystone State shall • proudly .sustain: the
Keystonebf.the archof States, and upon her regal
summit our beloved" Commonwealth, Invested with
her iron crown, and wielding: her sceptre studded
with black diamonds, shall stand a queenly repre
sentative oflhe enterprise and progress of the age.”
Governor Curtin, who? never spoke, more effec
tively, complimented the’State upon her efficient
loyalty, saying that, in the country’s emergency,
wheh'other-'States faltered she was the one to
stand; that on the last call for troops she furnished
one-balf the men called for; that she furnished six.
ty-five per cent.'of the thirteen million tons of coal
•mined last year, and one half of all ; the iron; and
nature, as if not to be exhausted, bad opened within
the. State a mine of wealth! In oil which bids fair to
surpass all her other products. .
Tho man came, at once a pioneer and prophet,
who struck the earth where this treasure lay, and It
flowed cut' in abundance, as when Moses brought
out the water in the'desert. . He felt more proud
than 'ever, if he must have the toll, of office;, to he ;
Governor of the grand old Commonwealth of Penn-,
sylvania. .
There was a great Democratic procession, fol
lowed by a public meeting, on Thursday, and it is
doubtful whether, from many causes, the Lithe City
was ever so crowded or so bustling. ;
After the dinner, which ended about four o’oloekj
many of the, stranger- guests were; taken,, in car
riages, through various parts of the city and its en
virons. "Among the places which wo thus were;
enabledto visit, were sundry oil-wells on Mill creek.
They abound in this district. Indeed, Senator
Lowry, if we are rightly Informed, has . found the ‘
draw-well on his premises converted into an oii
well. ;
’ In this rapid narrative, this may be the suitable
place to say a few words about 'Erie. The direct
trade from Erie to Philadelphia, which will com
mence next Monday, is to be limited only by the ca-.
parity of the railroad company to provide sufficient
trains for. the conveyance of freight, l®e were as
sured, and havo every reason to believe, that if all;
the rolling stock of the Pennsylvania Central Rail
road were placed, on the Philadelphia and Erie
line, it would be inadequate for the traffic between
Erie with Philadelphia and intervening places.
The principal articles to be so conveyed are coal,
coal oil; iron; lead, copper, lumber, and grain.
Hitherto, Now York has had the advantage from
this great trade, which, was carried on through tho
Buffalo and Erie, the Atlantic and Great Western,
the New York and Erie, the Buffalo and Now York
City, and the New York and Central Railroads.
From Venango county and adjacent vicinities ooal
oil will be conveyed by the railroad connecting
with the Philadelphia and Erie at Corry r and from
the : West great traffic may come through the
Cleveland and Erie and Atlantic and Great Westr
era Railroads.;: Henceforth, Philadelphia is the
seaport of Erie, as Erie will be tho lake-port of
Philadelphia. '
If. as may be anticipated, Erie should become tho.
United States Naval Depotof the Northern Lakes,
that city cannot fail to grow with great rapidity in
wealth and extent, The whole of our Lake fron
tier, opposite Canada, is exposed and utterly de
fenceless. In the event'of a' war with'England, the
worst may be anticipated. Commerce centres at
Erie, and is estimated at’ more than one thousand
millions of dollars. It demands protection, and a
naval -depot on the southern shore of Lake Erie
: cannot be better placed than In Erie Olty, with its
harbor six miles In area, and twenty feet of average
depth—a harbor in which, in all weathers, blow
high dr blow low, more vessels than, constitute the
whole- United States navy can safely ride at
an chor. Tho central situation of (Erie 'is, ano
ther advantage, and • the healthiness of tho
site, with., its .accessibility from all points,
is another. The cheapest market for bituminous,
It will now become aIBO the oheapest for anthracite
• coal, and is the point where the iron ore of Lake
Superior, (We pickedtip some specimens of magne
tic iron, 95 per cent, of metal,) must be smelted by
Pennsylvania coal. The harbor is not “packed”
with ice, at any season, and is open to navigation in
the spring from three to eight weeks earlier than
the ice-packed harbors at the east end of theSLako.
The city of Erie has done well towards the railroad
now completed. When it bad 19,000 Inhabitants, It
took $300,000 of stock, and Philadelphia, then with
a population of near, 500,000, subscribed $3,000(000 ;
had the subscription been.in an equal ratio, Phila
delphia's share would have been $15,000,000, which
would have built the line twenty years ago,:
It may be noted' here that Whetham, Kidg—
way, and Kane stations, on this 'line, are seve
rally calledafter JamosD. Whetham, and J.Ridg
way, EsqsV, and Genoral Thomas L. Kane, all of
them Philadelphians.
' Early on Friday morning, with mutual regrets
and' good wishes, the citizens of Erie parted,
from their' visitors, The party left; Erie at 7.50 A.
M., and, with occasional thinnings at various sta
tions, reached Lock Haven at 6 P. M., where they
supped_at the Fallon House, and, being organized
into aiegular meeting, appointed a committee to re
turn thanks to the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad,
and to .the hospitable inhabitants, of Lock Haven and ’
Erie. This committee, consisting of Dr. B. Shelton
Mackenzie, Henry Davis, Major General Patterson,
John Anspach, Jr., Eli K. Price, and John Baird,
assembled bn Monday, and passed a series of rosblu-’
tionswhicb have been published. A further journey
of twenty-five miles from Lock Haven to Williams
port, and some fifty of the party remained there for
the night, ((our , accommodations at the Parker
House were excellent,) the remainder travailing
through to Philadelphia, where they air]ved !at 6
A. M., on Saturday. . - -
- An hour later, the other party quitted Williams
port and proceeded to Milton, where they embarked,
.on the Catawissa Railroad, iby ; kind Invitation
fromT. Haskins Du Puy, Esq., president of the
road, who was accompanied by Dr. BL P.-Hutchin
son, vice president and secretary, 'Mr, Gdorge
Webb, and other officers of the road. This was an
improvised excursion, suggested by-Mr. Edward
Miller, who constructed this line, promptly taken
up by Mr. Du Puyj and carrled out with spirit and
success by him and the officers of other linespas3ed :
over before reaching Philadelphia—a route, by the
way, which really Is a trifle shorter than the Phila
delphia and Erie line.
Many of our readers know that the Catawissa; road
was made through a country which presented the
mopt awful engineering difficulties; we k#o w poshing
like them except the passage from Altoonistowards
Cresson, and some portions of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. The road, to a great extent, is
literally out out of the mountain, and the valley
lies a thousand or fifteen hundred feet below. Every
now and then it was necessary to' carry on the road
over bridges, or rather, viaducts,' or tresaal-worli,-
the wood of which Is examined every and the
keeping of which Inbondition is a constant'work.
One of these bridges Is one hundred and thirty feet
from the ground, and below its basis a precipitous
declivity seems to tumble down, It seen# almost a
tempting of Providence to trust one's self to such an
apparently frail and slender pathway, and the joke *
used to be to ask an Intending traveller whether
he had made his will and insured his life before ven
turing on it. Yet this railroad has an immense and.
greatly-increasing traffic, and no accident to life,
limb, or property of any passenger has ever occurred
upon it. , : '
After leaving Milton, the first place of any im
portance is Danville, a thriving town, abounding in
gardens,iron-works,and foiling mills. A little farther
on, at Rupert, the north branch of the Susque
hanna is crossed, ahdia'junotion is made wlth.the
Susquehanna and Bloomsburg line, which runs to
Scranton; Next, Oatawissa is reached, with ’its
ample-machine shops—hospitals for the repair oi
ailing locomotives.’ The inhabitants of, Oatawissa
liberally presented to the railroad company the fee
simple of the ground on which the shops and engine
house are built. Thence, until Summit Hill is
reached, the road proceeds on a ledge cut'out of the
side of the mountain, over thd.tall bridges we have
already mentioned; with ’the most beautiful valleys
on one side, the small farms beiow looking like gar-r
den-patches from that elevation, and Inviting the
admiration of all. ' ; ;
En route, being tempted into the adventure by Mr.
Du Puy’s assurance that all was safe, we rode with
him oh the cow-catcher for home miles, and after
wards bad General Halsey as couipagnon du voyage
for a further portion; of the way. On the route
from Lock Haven to Erie, on Wednesday, Mri Dan*l
L. Miller, ex-President of the Philadelphia and
Erie road, had ridden the whole distance on the
locomotive.- : There was no cause to apprehend dan
ger—the only feeling of fear arose at the suggest!ve
thought: Suppose the cow-catcher should catch a
cow or any other: large animal, where would we
be? Our place as outside passenger was succes.
slvely occupied by Dr. Holmes and Mr.. Philip F;
Kelly. ..
The Catawissa-Kaiiroad has about 1,200 acres of
anthracite coal property In Schuylkill; county, the
produce ofwhibh is equal to the best of the Lehigh.
The Mammoth vein averages over fifty feet In
thickness, and the width of the basin is seven hun
dred yards from one outcrop to anothor, the-coal
being the best known. It Is leased out for a royalty
of 30 cents per ton, nett, and the- railroad also bene
fits by the freight charges of conveying it. It Is
■located near the Quakake Junction, and a large
amount of coal In this track may be mined above
water-level. A branch road, two miles long, to the.
company’s coal mines is'all but finished.
In the present or fourth year’s annual Keport of
the Directors we] notice one sentence—“ The Cata
wissa Kaiiroad Company is entirely free from float
ing debt’’—which speaks volumes for the manage
ment of the concern.
The tunnel at Summit Hill, which is a thousand
feet long, and said to be the earliest built on any
railroad in the United States, does not terminate the
Catawissa line, which is carried on by the duakake
road to Black Creek. Just beyond the tunnel is a
spring.of purest water, gushing up abundantly,
which Is the source of the Little Schuylkill, at an
elevation of 2,100 feet above high water of the Dela
ware. Ten feet under this level coal is found. „ .
' Over the Lehigh and- Mahanoy Kaiiroad, Mr.
Charles - lfartshorne, the. president, took lon the
train, from duakake Junction, Into Mahanoy City,
the heart of am immense coal district, where a man
has onlydo dig a holocn. the mountain side, and he
finds ahundancetoEanlihraette. "Back again ran the
cars, and went :.uponr> the Lehigh Valley Kaiiroad;
to which'thßrHon, Asa'.Paoker, ex-President of the
line, and Ha -largest • shareholder, invited; tie.; Ete
we went upon It, the following. oommitteo was
organized to prepare, resolutions of,thanks to the
management of the different lines .traversed that :
day:; Major General Patterson, Judge.,"William.
Strong, A". .T: Buoknor, R., Randle Smith; Ell ,K;
Price, P. F. Kelly, K. Shelton. Mackenzie,, and
George J, Weaver. The resolutions have since been
framed, passed, and printed.
On the Lehigh Valley lipo we rapidly proceeded
to Mauch Chunk, where the Coal Navigation Com
pany, their canal being destroyed, are building a
railway as a substitute, which, by the way, seems to
be treading very close to the property of the Lehigh
Valley line. There is a lawsuit aboutit, so we leave
the courts to settle it.
On the Echigh. line, between / Mauch Chunk and-
Bethlehem, Mr. Robert H. Sayers, superintendent,
had provided a splendid and abundant dinner, in
one of the “ officers’ bars,” for ■which the liberal
courtesy of Judge Asa Packer is to be credited:
• Soon after, the Mauoh Chunk hosts, separated, with
mutual greetings and some cheering, from their
Philadelphian guests, who proceeded onto Bethle
hem, thence by the'North Pennsylvania line to.
Philadelphia, which they reached soon aftor 8 P. 51.
Wo return od deeply impressed' with admiration of
the country. which has been opened by the com
pleted road; the connection between Lake" Erie and
the Delaware thus established ;- the commercial
social, and other advantages which will be created
or increased, and the many pleasant inciden ts of tie
journey. .. 7 ' ’• '7 ■
It .is Impossible to give a list of all the per
sons who participated In the five days’ travel which
wo have described. Mr. Wallace, of the Evening
Bulletin, has given a list, however, which we here
subjoin, slightly corrected, as sufficient to show how
the ■ company m of guests was constituted: Gov. Curtin,
"judge Strong of! "the ’Supreme Court; Judges
Stroud, Asa Packer of Lehigh, Lewis Arnett of
Warrep, and Maynard; of Northampton county >
Gen. Robert Patterson, Gen. J. M, Bickel, Colonel
Wm. O. Patterson, Col. E. Poulson, General James
Worrell, Col. John A. Wright, Gen. D. K. Jack
man, and Gen. Robert Halsey, of New York; T.
Haskin : Dupuy, President. Gatawlssa.. Railroad;:
Geo. Webb, Superintendent Catawlssa Ttailroad. -
William O. Longstreth, Treasurer Elmira Rail
road ; Wm. W. Longstrethvßeaver Meadow Rail
road ; D. L. ox-President Sunbury and Erie
Railroad Wm. S. Blight, Treasurer Girard Col
lege Passenger Railroad ; Robert Crane, Reading
and Columbia; Henry A. Fonda and Dutton Slote,
Reading-Road ; Judge Watts, Cumberland Valley
Railroad; J. D. Sanderson, cashier Jersey Shore
Bank; Judge Lane, M. A. Mackey, Gideon J.
Ball, Robert Jarvis, Edward Miller, W. W. Mori
risen; P. Jarrott and Samuel A. Black, Oil Creek
Railroad; also, Thos. Struthors. Samuel A. Black,
Superintendent Oil Creek Railroad; John G. Law
rence,' Superintendent Philadelphia and Erie Rail
road ; William Patton," Columbia ; Jos, Sailer, of;
the Public ledger-, J. GrL. Brown and R. Shelton
Mackenzie, of The Press; A. Ti. Pedrick, of the
Philadelphia Inquirer ; Thomas S. Feraon, of the
Mining Register; "John Anspach, Jr.; Wallace Do
Witt, Frothonotary of the Supreme Court; A. J-
Bucknbr, Thomas A. Biddle, John Bingham, An
drew C. Craig, Milton Cartright of New York,
Charles-Dutilh. P. C. EUenberger, Dr. Emerson
of Delaware, George Griscom, J. F. Gilpinj
Willlam S. Grant, Dr. M. P. Hutchinson,.
James Haekett, of Baltimore, Strickland Kneass
1). C. McCammon, F. D, Nicholson, Hon. Eli Kv
Price, Richard Smetßnrst, John O. Scott, J. K.
Stevenson, R. Rundle Smith, John Shafer, J. Price
Wetherill, Dr. Holmes, Hon: Allison White, John :
Wallace, Andrew Zane, Henry Dnhring, F. Ooll
ham, P.-Metcalf, of Erie, A. J. Oaiherwood,
Henry D. Moore, Henry Davis, General Hal-;
sey,. of New York.: Of the officers of the 1 Phila
delphia andF.rie Railroad nearly all were present)
.There were also present Messrs. Michael V, Baker,
president Harrisburg and Lancaster Railroad ; Wil-;
Ham D. Case, president Reading and Columbia
"Rallrpad ; And Robert Crane, superintendent of tho
same; John Sheaif, chief ongineor Maryland State'
Dine Railroad. -
To this list must be added Col. James Worrell, of
Harrisburg, and Mr. Wallace, of the Philadelphia
Evening'Bulletin,
The Coloxed Troops. -
The following are extracts from letters received
from the major commanding the 45th U. S. Colored
Troops, which regiment was raised in this city by
the Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored
Troops: ■ .„(('
■Sett. 25th.— I feel finely out here in-the field :
then I feel proud of-the material of my battalion;
AS we marched through: Philadelphia, Baltimore,
and City Point I felt there was nothing in onr ap- •
pcaranoe to,bo ashamed of. To-day, as we manoeu
vred, getting into position, I was astonished at the
proficiency and:promptness of,:our men.
Oct. 2d.— Our regliqent, went into its first fight
two days ago. Ourmen have had their first experi
ence and our color its first baptism in battle* with
its first rent from :the -enemy’s fire We were en
camped behind an old breastwork of which we had
changed the face, and(were ordered to move by the
left flank. We had hardly started before the enemy
shelled ns lurlously at short range. The regiment
we relieved commenced to move out, and the rebels
charged. At first I had great difficulty In’ con
trolling my green men. We had not room for one
half our regiment, and they were all so eagerto fire
thatT thought they would blow each other’s brains
out. Many would fire too high, one or two straight
up in the air, while others took deliberate aim, a
few running into. , the work , itself. ?ecklcssiy ex-,
posing their persons. After some exertion I was
enabled ,to cheek this, and during the remainder of
the action -had them under complete,control, The
rebel charge was directed principally against white
troops on our left, and we were enabled to get in an
excellent flanking fire with two or three companies.
My regiment was very fortunate; none killed, and
but (few ;wottndad. The men behaved finely. The
other, four regiments of our-brigade are older, and
make splendid soldiers. They have suffered con
siderably in the campaign,,which has proved the ex
cellence of colored troops most conclusively. .
Oct. —Orders to move again, and we are going
forward nicely. Two wagons are allowed us, and
s'ueh is the simplicity of our habits that all onr bag
gage could be carried in one. We marched all
night very rapidly, nearly killing my men, who
were not used to it, and.halted ati or 5 o’clock in
the morning. :
Wo were called out next, morning, and had not
marched far before we were-under-shelling. I . was
ordered to hold; the forks of the road, and my old
regiment,' the 24th Ma3sachuaetts, came along—the
greetings were: very cordial. We marched, till
afternoon, and got into semi-action, being under
shell-fire;, this first engagement; was eight days,
after leaving Camp Penn, Philadelphia. •
In this first fight there were many prisoners taken
by the regiments on onr left. I opine they gave
themselves up too readily, for as they went to the (
rear they had to ; pass along the rampart of a fort
about an eighth of a mile, directly in the rear of my
battalion. A squad of sharpshooters (rebels) had
lodged thettisolves a stone’s throw .in front in an
other old fort, which, was held by,neither party; and
as squads of their comrades appeared on this ram-'
part, they wouM open ..on,them .wickedly, and the -
poor fellows would run and throw themselves from
the rampart for dear life; (These same rebel sharp- ,
shooters ' were bold; and cool' men,: efiaiadlng. a
trench, In which one-half,’my men lay, and they’
poured bullets through so fast, H is a wonder that
none were hurt. - . ,
FOUR CEJfTS.
TE* ItEMtL I-BBSS.
THE DUT-T OF THE STATE HKHSLATUjKBEP—BBITNK
ENNEBB AMONG ARMY OFFICERS—THB-M AJtHBT
'MEN AND THE COHBOEU-TION.
We make the following extracts from lat'srntWK
bers of the Richmond papers:
.The State Begiblathbes.— The Sentinelbays;
The. time Is approaching when the Legislatures of
the .several States will meet, either fit regular or
called sessions. We trust that the members of those
various bodies are now refleeting on the gravlty’of
our situation and the aid whioh.it may be in their
power to afford the public servicej so that when
they meet we may soon experience the benefit of 5
wise legislation.
It will, be a cardinal duty of the State Legisla--
tures to render every possible facility for ,the replen
ishment and maintenance of' our armies, ,-There
mustbenoshelterofrestallowedtodesOrters. The
efforts of the States should be joined to those of the
military authorities to return them to their dutv.
So, also, the hastening to the field of all such as
are, or may become, of the military age. The fami
lies, too, of soldiers must be systematically assisted
and eared for, so that the latter may feel no appre
hensions In reference to their comfort.
There Is another-obligatlon which the States owe
to each other and the Confederacy—an obligation
ofhonor and of interest. It is the duty of with
holding no mere men from military service for state
offices than is absolutely necossary. To demand
the exemption Of a useless multitude of these, from
amorbid jealousy of State rights, is a lamentable
mistake. It Is the sacrifice of substance to show—
of State security to a false State dignity. It is a
display of pomp and' etiquette when the life Is at
stake. • The States ought surely ; not . to obstruct
their own agent, the Confederate authority.
When our legislatures meet they should be dili
gent also to devlße all practicable measure for the
relief, and protection of the people as a social com
munity. Thedeficiency of transportation is the chief -■
cause of most of the public distresses. There Is
abundance of food In the Confederacy, but for,want of
distribution there is much local scarcity, accom
panied .with enormous prices. If. anything can
he done to increase transportation; by regulating
the present -means and making them more effi
cient, they "should be eagerly determined upoh.
The appointment of State agents to act in
behalf of the people iu the purchase or pro
duction of necessary articles where they can be
had cheapest, and theirdlstrlbutlon at cost, has acted
very beneficially In several cases, and the system;
may. well be extended. ' It might advantageously
be made to embrace the barter of different .commo
dities, and thus cover a wider field of usefulness.
The corn and the meat received in exchange for cot
ton, goods, iron, salt, &c.,might feed .a; famished
city or supply a desolated country. The collection
and distribution by sale or barter of seeds of all
kinds would also be a great public convenience and
advantage. When it is recollected that business
has forsaken its old hands and old channels, that
Intelligence Is not so well diffused as formerly, and
that travelling has become enormously expensive,
the benefit and propriety of such a step as we pro
pose is immediately obvious. y ..
- DETTNEEN OlindßKS IN THE SHEnAnDOAHYAI.- .
ley. —The Enquirer of the 6th speaks in the; fol
lowing terms of, affairs in the valley: Do you ask
for an explanation of these rapidly occurring dis
asters in a portion Of the State where .the Con-:
! federates, until the 19th, never suffered defeat ? ~ It,
is simple and easily given: We have two enemies
to contend with in the valley, one of whom has
never been beaten since Noah drank too much-wine
, and lay in his tent. These enemies are the Federal
army and John Barleycorn. Sheridan'has been
largely reinforced, and the valley Is running with
apple brandy. .Here is the key to our reverses..
Officers of high position—yes, of very high position
have, to use an honest English word, been drunk —ioo
drunk to command themselves', much less an army, a
division, a brigade, or a regiment. And where oflioers
in high command are in the habit of drinking to ex
cess, we may be sure their pernicious example will ■
be followed by those of lower grades. * * *
The.cavalry forces that had been operating In the
valley, and flitting hither and thither along the
Potomac and Shenandoah, were already demo
ralized,and, since thelr.last visit to Maryland* they
have been utterly worthless. They were In the
habit of robbing friend and foe alike. They have
been known to strip Virginia women of all they
had—widows whose sons were- in our army—and
then to burn their houses. At Hancock, iu Woe tern
Maryland, they stopped a minister of the gospel In
•the street, bn the Sabbath day, and made mm stand 1
and deliver his watch and money. These'monstrous
; truthß are stated in the official report of theofficer
commanding, a part of these cavalry forces,-and
which I havo read. Do you wonder, then, that
McCansland’s, and Bradley Johnson’s commands,
just returned from such an expedition, and loaded
down witffplunder,. should have been disgracefully
surprised and dispersed as they were some weeks
ago near Moorfield ?
The.Mabketmbk.— This circular has -bean pub
fished in. the. Richmond papers: '
Headquarters Post,
Rich mond. October 3,18 M.
The Mareetmen.— General Kemper respectful
’Jy icquestß the,daily. press,to notify the public that ,
persons coining from the country on business will:
"not be molested by the military guards of the city.
It is desired that marketmen continue to bring in
their produce as Heretofore,: .
; • - , -. ; G-arnrtt Andrews,
Major and Assistant Adjutant general.
The first; market, yesterday, was but poorly, sup
plied with meats and* vegetables, owing; probably,
to the fearof the marketmen of being impressed into
the; service. We stated yesterday, and will state
again, that country people bringing produce to the
markets will not be molested by the guards, as they
, have-orders to; that effect-from General Kemper,
commanding this post. Bring In your suppliesj.and
;at the same time bring down your prices. Some of
you know so well how to charge that it Is a pity you
■ are prevented by the above orders from charging
the Yankees.
Union Pbibojteks in Texas.— Gen. Canty Kas
ordOredthe quartermasters to forvvaid to our pris
oners in Texas clothing and medicines. Oar com
missioner has arranged with Major Ignatius Szy
mauskt, commissioner of exchange for rebels in the
Trans-Mississippi Department', an- exchange for
3,450 of,our soldiers now in Camp Ford, including
naval prisoners. Possibly the number' may be re
duced, and the naval prisoners be obliged to remain
at Camp Ford.. Instances of cruelty at Camp Ford
have been few, and at the last Interview'of the com
missioner, ISth Inst., the rebel commissioner in
formed ours that ho had caused the removal of the
captain formerly in command,of the camp, as un
suitable to command a camp of prisoners, and better
things may be hoped for. Last week • the stores or
dered by Gen. Canby were forwarded, consisting of
a. complete outfit for 1,200 men,.including blankets
and haversacks. Four hundrecucariteens, sixty
axes and axe-helves, and medlelnes, were also for-.
warded. ■' .
g?A Hhso.-A letter from Savannah, Ga., says that
“ Among the-Union officers who have recently died
-here was Captain BleGninness, of the Tsth Indiana.
I never shall forget a remark he made to me when,
a fellow prisoner with him at the Libby Prison in
March last. Like ail-other officers confined there,
be was desirous to be released, but he remarked,
‘lwould rather lie here until I rot than see my Go
vernment sacrifice the first principle In the matter
of exchange.’ He wasone of the best officers lever
met in the army. He was wounded and taken pri
soner at Chickamauga, and died for his country
after many months’ confinement in; a hostile pri
son.” : -
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Gold was on the upward move jester day, opening at
WPA at'9J4 o’clock; 203 X at 11 o’clock, falling off aga'n
at 12K o’clock to 202 %, and' closing at 4P.M, at 2G3J4-
;Tbe stock market, sympathizing with gold, was more
active at improved rates. Government loans were in
active request, and the Sis advanced Hi the 5 20s,how
ever, closed at a decline of X ; for the 7-30* only 104 was
hid. State 5s declined to 93, and the State War Loan.6s
sold at 105.; City sixes were higlier, the old having ad
vanced X, and the new X. The sales of company bonds
were very light; Reading mortgage 6s of 1848 at 101, and
i those 0f1844 at 103. A lot of Pittsbutg coupon 6s sold at
-83. The share list shows no material changes. Read
ing adv aided >4; Little Schuylkill' was steady at 44;
Catawissa Railroad common ,at T?X« and preferred at
37; Lehigh:-Valley at 77X; Camden and Amboy at 151;
northern Central at 51; North Pennsylvania advanced
%; Philadelphia and Erie declined X, and Pennsylva
nia Railroad , Bank. chares were. firm. Second Na
tional Bank sold at 110; .Farmers’ and Mechanics’ at
6-1, and' Union at .46. 164 was bidfor North America, .-
: and 50 for Commercial. Of Canal shares there were'
sales of Schuylkill Navigation preferred at 36X, an ad
vance of X ; and Lehigh Navigation at 75%; 28wasbid
for Schnjlkill Navigation common; 96 for Morris Canal
common, 134. for preferred, and 15 for Susquehanna Ca
nal. There was comparatively little said in oil stocks.
~Dalzeil advanced X; Maple Shade %; Noble and Sela
mater declined %, and McClintcck 54.
Tbo canal and money stocks closed as follows :
- ■ Bid. Ask. .- ; . Bid. Ask.
SchnylNav...... 28 -29% FeederPamCoal X I
D0.....-pref.. 36X 36 Clinton C0a1..... 1 ' IK
Sosq Canal 15% 16% BntlerCoal...— 10 14
Fulton C0a1...... 8 , BXiDiamond C0a1... .." ..
BigMountCoal.. t 7 Ji 634
NY & Middle.... .. \ 14
Green Mount.Ceal 434 634
N Cartoondaie.... 2 S
New Greek Goal* > \ ’
.. 'cloeiug quolati<us foi
lows ;
Sid Ask.
iy t ik
m i%
v, t 2
. Bid. Ask.
Keystone Zinc.»» Meßlheny 0i1..... 5% 6%
ExcelsiorOU..... jEoberts Oil, 2% 3%
EigTanfe ... 01mstead0il...'...-2 2%
Oontliiefitsl rs n +■' 12% 12%
,s?ariel Out..!••••• •• ..« 0i1:.,,,,. I*l%
Oil Creek..:.;.... 5 6% Story Farm 0i1... ~g}g Si£
Maple Shade Oil. .18% 17 Bruner Oil.. IX 1??
McOlintock Oil . 6% 6% Petroleum Centre- 3 4
,PennaPetr.’m Co- •• 3 (Egbert............ 2% 2X
Perry ,011..i.>..*. 2 4 JHogelsland.., 1%
Mineral Oil .2% 2% Allegheny Kiyer.. .. IX
Eesstone 0i1...... 1 2 .Cnrtm............. 4 4%
Venango 0i1...... X 1 I Phil i Oil Creek.. IX IX
Onion Petroleum. 2% 2% Bull Creek.~..... 4 4%
Beacon Oil - X .Germania. .. IX
Seneca 0i1........ X 2 .CornPlanter4% 6 -
Organic Oil.. % 1. '8rigg50i1....;..,. 3 3%
Franklin Oil IX Boot 0i1.......... 4 _ 4%
HOwe’s Bddy’Oil. .. IX Tarr f£rm........ 2% 3%
Irwin 0i1.......... 6 7 .510beFam....... 1
Pope Farm 0i1... ■ 1 Sell & Oil Creek... IX 2%
Densmore Oil 8% 9 Upper Economy... .. 1
Dalzell Oil 8% 9 !
There Is some- interest manifesting itself with regard
to thenew loan of forty millions, and it will probably
he taken up with spirit; but the bidding will be lower
- than'on the last one. The public may require to be re
minded that the new issue of bonds will be without the
accrued interest, whereas those oh the market carry ac
crued interest with them. The 7 3-10 a in currency Trea
sury notes can continue to-be actively subscribed to,
notwithstanding the competition of other Government se
curities. The receipts from this source entered at Wash,
jngton last week amounted to $4,021,000.
The later news received from England,' extending to
October 2, informs us that the general distrust before
reported in financial and commercial: circles has not
abated, The fortnightly settlement on the London
stock exchahge resulted in the suspension ot three
brokers, and numeirous heavy failures are reported
among- the mercantile community, several of which:
were in conskijnence of the stoppage of the Leeds Bank,
Employment was becoming scarce in the manufacturing
districts, and continued depression and extreme sensi
• tiveness prevailed in financial and commercial circles.
The Bank of England rate of discount still remained at
nine per cent. , although the demand was heavy". The
more recent news from this country will tend to aggra
vate rather than improve the condition of affairs there;
and although a sweeping panic may be arrested, it will
only be,"at the latest, till the termination of the war in
the United States. , ~ ’
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Oct 12
{Reported bj Hkwj-s & Rahm, 52 South "Third Street.]
FIBBS BOABD.'
10Second N Bank~,.lio : -1 Pennaß ;6S}tf
. lQFam&Mechß’klte 64 lOOCatawlesaß.prefW
lOOßensmore 0i1...... 83f 100 d0....b60.; a pref 3S
100 McElheny 0i1...... 6 ICOPhllft*ErieS .M32X
iICO • d0ii..v.i........ 6 100 do
100 Green St Coates K.. 29K 100 do .........cash'll
100 A d0............1)30 30 . 100 do
100 Egbert 0U.......... 2* 600TTS6-20Bdsepnofi.l01^
100 Northern Central.. 61 300d0.y.f
2Cam*Ambß....~l6l .-{MOO., do
100 Penna E**». **•••• _
BET WEIS
Mi# city 6 s
1900 . d0..KE.f.5.0 98*
300 ' .d0.i..Er8..... «»
: lSPeimaß....‘"vjl S 2 :
-:»0 FMla St Erie..-b» j®,y
100 rd0.........M8af?*
18 Arch St fi... S 5 SO
WAB PRESS,
U'U£J,ISHEI> WEEK 1,1.)
Tea Was Fassß -wHiba wnt to snbsorihofs hr
mall (per uunzmin sdysnce) at™....... ov
Three copies..*.-.. «W« »M 4 « in,,., 5 Oil
Five 8 00
Ton sbples.... *. ■ .....*..« , • • • ..,'............ QC
Laner Clubs then Tali will bo started st Sh# same
rate, 81.50 per copy- >
The money must always accompany-the order, and
in no instance eon these terms 6e deviated from, dt
they afford very little more than the cost of vaster.
sts requested Co sst u stents f#
, J f®' To tlia setter-w or tlto Clot of Ss» ortirsatr. ■*
Swatara Falls : ..
American Kaolin . . 2}i
Penn Mining..... 29 ..
Conn Mining. 'J .11
the oil stocks were
■ BOARDS.
: 6 Arch St R S 5 20
10 kittle Schuy B. ...,44
IS Lehigh Valy..2dys 11X
SO Morris Canal..prof. 135
21 ■ do pref.l3s
100 Egbert 0i1......,,,, 2X
lootf. rconp-te iUil£%^r &b gj iV
lOOOFHfatarg eonpSa: 93 ICO
IGO Pfilla & Uriel?. 1>30,33 I 100 a 0.... ,\’ u£
dBTBB BOABDS. *
100 MeGliatbck 0i1..., OXI *lO Raima. R ...
100 filclllienny Oil. v - g^.l.lWCity 6a, new
SOCatawlaßa K...... WH IfflstateSs Loaa ,-sj'i
351ehigi......./.v.. 20001T.8.&3J Bi+cotimt
6 d0.,.^
, Drexel Sc Co. gnote:
1 Slew United States bonds, 185..>>...«™.«~..108 @M6££-
Hew United States Certif. of Indeotedaess... W,fc<u »4>i
Hew United States 7 3-10H0th5........ 10Wi@l<WJC
%nartemaeters’ Vouchers . S3:;® «S>
grders for Certifloatesof Indeßtedness 3K@
' lw‘? g “Hehiwge.-. —..• •.....• •• • • -y2lB' @22i*£'
, Five-twenty Bonds. ............ V. ..... lOQMmm}fr
i?v. ’J 8 Ce “ tral Kailroa* of. Hew Jarser wxll par. Mtlr
pnsft, admdendof2«tg w , nt . free , oftaK ; .->y ;
j u« Hattonal Bank ctvtrcncy issued to October 1,1881,
; r40 ;6 50. The amount issueddarinst!.;
k , <m ~ ll^ ootoker 8; mi ’ w&n 9*774,880. Tie aff
: So-ms ™ Uatrencyou that date was, therefore,
5 i?.»W2O he ' aSlerBßa '^* apital ° f ® B5B >»*««««»•
. Ofth*awwixtaato eara ,
mga-of the Pittsburg; Sort Wayne, and Chicago Bail
way Cb.' r ,dnrfag the month cCSeptember;, ultimo com
paredAvith tie same period ortast year ’
1564 JS63 T
Froni .....;. Sfei.WS® $283,987 77 SlOsimm
. *• JPasseugers.... 33,768 52' 160.609 IS 133 S
“ Em, Matter-.■-Tfi.aOO 00 2,700 00- ; 25600#
. “ Marts-.......... .. 8;325:00, 8,825 00'.
“ Et’a-of E’war . 7,'('83 34- ' 7,083-34
“ MisjiSlaneons. .1,6H)._80 1,29.3 74
Totals*.'.... $705,973 44 8483,503 S 8 8342.485 48
Earnings from Jan’y ■ - . •
- Istto Sept. 39 $4,853.318 413;673,178 031,180,340 38
The following is a &tatement-'of coafcSraiispo> tsd bathe
aEa '' Hndson «anal for tlxe-weefe ending Octo
per©* ioo4:
Delaware and-Hudson Canal Co. ........l^oli
Pennsylvania Coal
Total, t0n5.......,....,,...,-.
For the same period last year:
Delaware and Hudson Canal Co, ..as?43s' S f|ffi37
Eenn6ylYania,Coal Co. *......22,992 6m',942
. Total, t0n5....if... ....5T.327 1,13' 779
The following table shows the reoaipts of the Atlantic
and Great Western' B&ilroad daring each month of the
present year: * ' '
- Paesengerg. mails, &c. Plight. • Total
January ~$38,615' $168,6©- " $207,295
Febrnary. ............ 50,189 178,852 mo&
Marob., .. 60,816 166,218' m'nk
....68,992 183,27;; 197 r 267
May.................... 67,195,. , I_S7,4S6' --21 C
June .................. Vs,Kir 2»;j67- ~ 314*521
r.*f i 82,685 248,433 332' CBS
August ....... 95,07? 310,999> lol’WS
September ...........,135,502 810,542 ‘ 4»’ml
The Chicago Times of Holiday says :: “iThere is
much nervousness ret in public feeling, in, relation to
the eob-epcy of some of our city banks. The failure of
the, Western Marine and Fire Insurance Company,
owned and controlled, as it was, hymen of wealth and
supposed honor, has unsettled publie-confidence Men
—business men-do not knew whom-to trust. As there
ire ho means, aside from the national banks, of ascer
taining correctly the true condition, Of our banking
houses, those doing business-with them- are dependent
upon rnmot and the representations of ihe bankers for
assurances of safety. A hank-which is afraid or un
willing to make astatement of its affairs is unworthy of
the public confidence. The national, banking law re
quires such statements each month aid -quarter to be
■published—the quarterly, entering Into details, appear
ihg at the stated periods. ”
The Hew Tork Post of yesterday Bays:
Gold opened at 203,- and after receding to 202 ad
vanced t021)4M, closing at 20334. Exchan»sissellliilit
109 for specie, and at 111 for short dates B ng 6t
iaxaraam »“* «»*. o„».a,
r.The stock market opened arm, became 'depressed
afterwards recovering, and closed with more cUanoSl
tlon to sell. -Governments are more active. State stocks
dull, bank shares flat, coal stocks firm, mining shares
quiet, oil stocks inactive, and railroad bonds steadv
Railroad shares are scarce and In demand, Pittsbnre
•Horthwestern, and Eric being the strongest on tfe
.Before the first session gold 'was quoted at 302 N«»
Tort Central at U5@115%, Erse at&4>,@94l;
116@U6K; BeadUm £tl2lls@l22 av * w ’ 1 ** aatisoa at
Tim appended table exhibits the chief movements at
the Board, compared with the latest prices of yesterday;
United States6b, lfBl, 'IKK - A vf I>BC ‘
UnitedStatesSs. ISBI, e0ttp....105K 1053$ '*
United States 7-30 s .......10.3 it " i"
United States 6-20?, c0up....i.108 107 i" 1
United States cert. cur......... 943 f 91% it
Tennessee Ge.................... SB 56 -
Mietouri 65......... ..,....m 61 ” - ■,**
Pacific Mai1...;.....ggg " |
New York Central Railroad..lls2l U6K ' ~ v
Erie..,.. 88*.- 95 . ~
Brie Preferred.. .....IOD 102Jf .
Hudson E1ver,...........11624 IISJ? ... •
.-After the .board, the market was more active, and the
Nears were purchasing freely- At the close Brie was
9424, Hudson 116, Beading W 3
„At_the one o’dock call lew York. Central-closed at
lie, Erie at 9414. Hudson at 11624- Beading at 122. -
Philadelphia Markets.
October 12—Evening.
There is very little demand for Flour eitherfOr export
or homernee, and the market is unsettled And dull.
Sales comprise about 1,200 bblß, mostly in lots, to the
retailers and,bakers, at from $9.25@9,50 for superfine:
$9.76@10 for extra; slo@ll for extra family, and stl 60
@l2^bbl for fancy lots, as to quality. Rye Flonr and
Corn Meal are i ather dull.
GRAlN.—There is rather more doing in Wheat and
prices.are better, with sales of 8,000 busb red at 205®
210 c tp bush, mostly at the latter rate for prime; white
rangts at from 230®245c ? bush, as to quality. Eve is
•aela at leuc trasii. Com'continues quiet; am*!! sales
oi yellow are making at 160 c, 2.600 bush Western
mixed, -not prime, sold on privSte terms. Oats are
lower; 7,oCobushsold at SC@S4c t) bush...
BARK.—We bear of no sales of Quercitron. Ist No
1 is offered at $4318 ton, which is a decline.
COTTON.—There is rather more doing in the way of
sales, hut prices have defined. Bales of middlings are
makingat fromlO-jiailOcfS ft. -.-
GROCERIES.,—The market continues very dull, and
there is nothing doing in either Sugar or Coffee to fix
'quotations.
PETROLEUM.—Prices continue unsettled, and there
is very little doing. Small sales of crude are making
at 3£@i7c, and refined In bond at 62063 c fji gallon. Free
3 1b quoted at 75@S0c, ,
SEEDS.—Clover .is scarce and quoted at-$9.60@10 ft
lbs. Timothy is selling, in a small way, at from
are making at
$3. K @3. Ira, ;
J 'PPlee are plenty, withsalesat from
$1.6t@3.50? bbl, as to quality. All kinds of foreign.
Frmt continue scarce, *
, NAVAL STORES.—There is very little doing,-and the
market is doll. Small sales of Rosin are reported at STO
@3sSbbl. Spirits of Turpentine is quoted at $2 70®
. gallon; , -
IRi If. —Pig Metal is scarce, and w e hear of no sates
worthy of j otice. Anthracite is quoted at $6S@B7 S ton
for the three'numbers. In manufactured Iron there Is
very litile doing. •
BAT, —Baled is selling at from $29@80 ton
PROVISIONS. —The transactions are limited and the
market is very quiet at about former' rates. Mess Pork
is quoted at $42044 bbl, and Mess Baef at from s2l®
30 fl bbl. Bacon Hams are setting in a small way at
from 20@25c wft for plain and fancy Lagged; Bntteris
very dnik-
WHISKY.—SmaIt sales of Penna and Ohio bbls are
making at 17S@lS0e ga lon. •
The following are the receipts of flour and Grain at
this port to-day : - '.
Wheat.....
Coni*- »• —,,«,
Oats.-,..,
Chicago Markets,4>ct. 10.
Flour Is in but limited request, and we note a decline
in prices since yesterday of 15@25c fa barrel. About
1,800 barrels of all, grades changed hands at $9 for fair
quality White winter, and $6.75@8f0r low grade to choice
spring extra. -
Early in the day the Wheat market opened buoyant
and active, No, 2 spring selling as high as $1 48%; but,
as the, news came in tbat gold was lower, a reaction
-took place and it fell as tow as —;i decline on
yesterday’s ruling quotations of s@7c bnshei; About
112.000 bushels of all grades changed bands at sl.Sl ! for
No. 2red, $1.35 for rejected red, sl.6ofor No. 1 spring,
$1.42%@1.43% for No. 2spring, and $1.3001.32 for re
jected spring—the market closing quiet at $1.42% for
No. :2 spring.
Corn was scarce, and, under a limited demand for -
shipment, prices advanced 3c fa bn, with sales of about
40,000 bU6 at $1.1901 20'for No lCorn, SLI7@L2O for
No. 2 Cora, and:sl. lg@l 16 for rejected Corn, the mar
ket closing qniet at outside quotations. ; .
The demand for. Oats was less active to-day, and we
report a decline of %@lc bu, with sales of about
135,010 bus at fi7@.WJfic -for No. 1 Osts, and 54%efor re
jected, the market cwsingquiet at the inside quotations.
Rye was quiet, and we -note light sales of No. 2 at
$l. The offerings were light, but the demand was
limited.. ‘
Barley was in fair demand and firm at yesterday’s
advance, About 9,0)0 bus having sold-at $l. f>0@1.55
for No. 2,. and $1 SO for rejected, the market closing
steady. - /'i-vu-.
Sew York Markets, Oct. 13.
Ashes. —Pots are qnietandsteady at $lO. IS; Pearls are"
nominal at $l2,
Bkeadstukfs.—The market for State and Western
Flour Is lC@K<rbetter.
Sale* 12.PUQ bMs ai-$7.7C@7.90 for superfine State;
SS-l f @8.85 for extra State; sg.4C®3 50 lor choice do;
$7 7t@7.90 for superfine Western; $5.15@5.30 for com
mon to medium extra Western;.s9. dC'@9. S-5 for common
to good shipping brands extra round-hoop Ohio, and
$9. JC@lO. SO for trade brands. • v
Sonthern flour ir firmer; sales SOO bbls at $10.25@10.90
■for common,'and $lO 95@14 for fancy.and extra. Cana
dian flour is firmer; sales 400 bbls at $B.25@S, SO for com
mon, UndsB,sE@lo.lo for good do choice extra. Eye
fionr is quiet. Corn meal is quiet. ,
Wheat is quiet and 2@-3c better: sales 19. COO bus ai $1.82
@l. S 7 for Chicago spring ;si, S4@l; SSfor Milwaukee cluh =
fill SK'®l.Sl for amber Milwaukee: $i BS@b9s for winter
fed Western; and $2@2.03 for amber Michigan; '
Eye is steady. Barley is quiet. Barley Malt is dull
Oats are.more active' and 1(32c higher,-at 80@81>fcfor
Western. .The Com market Is a shade firmer; sales
69,0C8 Bus at $1.46@1. i 7 for mixed Wes tern, - and $L*3
for high mixed. " , ; : . -- - :
Pkoykioxs —The Pork market is again, higher. With,
a godd'business doing;-, tales 8,400 bbls at $38.75@41 for
mess, s42.2t@42.62}Jfornewmesscash, %42.62X@4:!f0r
mess regular way, S3S@4O for prime, and $42 for prime
mess; also 2.000 hbis new mess, for October, buyer's
option, at S4S. r 60@44, and3oo bbls new prime mess,same
option to Bov. 15th, equal to SU. . -
The Beef market is unchanged. Sales 450 bbls at about
previous prices. Cnt Meats are more active and firm,
sales 825 pkgs at 17@18Xc for Shoulders, andlB@2oc for
Bams.--The lard market is:a shade firmer. Sales.
3,600 bbls at 19J(@21c, the latter an extreme price. Also
600 bbls for October, buyers’option.-at 20X@2lc.
Whisht is dull and drooping. Sales 260 bbls Western
at*1.75@1.73. t .
MTTEBBACS
AT THE MERCHANTS*. EXCHANGE, mi r.ADKLPE'rA,
Ship Tonawsnda. Julius. ...........—Liverpool, Oct. 13
Bark Kinv Bird fßr.), Toy—-Liverpool; soon.
PHILADELPHIA BOAEJb OF TRADE.
Horace J. Smith, t ' .1
WH. H. WOODWARD, < COMMITTEE OP THE MoSTH.
S. P. HOTC'HI.VSO.V, { > ■
MABHfE IWTEtEIGEIirCE.
PORT OF PHOABEKPHU, Otf. 13,1864.
Sun Esses... 6 271 Sun Sots;—77 fi 33 i High Water- 11 4ff
ARRIVED:
Schr.3 H Moorß, Hickerson, 6 days from Boston, with,
mdse to Tyler & Co. , . ... .
Schr Aid, Moore, 4 days from with mass
to Thos-Webster. . , ...
Schr Beading: EE, Ko. 44, Smith; from Alexandria,
&t"on, ftum Hew York, with
m bchi-FM?wi^'Smith, 4 days fromWewport, inhal
lalchr fjlaxfleW .May, Sdays from Beaufort, In b'allast
l °Schr B n cilfford, Shute, 8 days from Calais,, with ium
b Schr E JHewaftb’Mwedlth, 4 days from Lynn, In bal
lalch? RedwingWood, days from Port Eoyal, in bal
la|ch? 1 day from Odessa, Be], with grain
to Christian & Co.
Sohr Bacon, Baker, 6 days from Boston, with mdse to
-dlehrH E-Boynton, Herrick, 4 days ’frorn Glohcester,
with mdse to 6eo B Kerfoot. . _ .
Schr Bachel Jane, Roath, 3 dayß from Eew York,
with mdse to B Cooper.
Schr Clayton & Lowber, Jackson,l day from Smyrna.
Del. with grain, to JasLßewley & Co. • ’ _ „ v ,
Si e Rmer C Comstock; Brake. 24 hours trom Raw York,
withindseio Wm M Baird A Co
CLEARED.
Bark 6 W Horton, Packard, SW Pass.
Baik Volant, Landmkin, S W Pass.
Brig Isabella Jewett,Reed, Portland., ■
on.
Ii” i;aawA%r-’fl WSOT ’ BaUim '
..M 63 '
MIX
.-.,.,..33.279 1,085,082
1,640 bbl*.
■15,400 bn*.
■ 2,700 bu*.
• 8,400 bu*