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WEDNESDA JULY 3G, 1863
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GAS-ITS COST, PR ICE, AND QUALITY
A reduction in the price of coke is adver
tised by the Gas Trust. We accept the an
nouncement as an omen of the coming re
duction in the price of gas. There is no
good reason—there is no reason at all—
vhy the price of gas should be per 1000
cubic feet in Philadelphia, and that without
any check as to its quality—by which we
neon its lighting power and its purity--when
it costs so much less, and ought to be sup
plied se much cheaper. A little bird has
•whispered to us that the managers or true
ecs ofthe Western Penitentiary, at Pitts
lain; who make the gas for that institution,
out of the bituminous coal of which Penn-
Fylvania has an almost exhaustless natural
ujirly, do it at a, COSt Of about seventy-five
eerie the 1000 cubi c feet. It would be easy
enough, at that rate, to supply gas in Phila
delphia at double that rate, or $1.50 per
loco cubic feet, instead of $3, which we
31a3r now. The difference would surely
cover the cost of bringing the coal into this
city, and that ought not to be very con
iderable.
In the city of London, where cheap gas
must be an object to 3,000,000 of inhabit
1171i8, they are not above making strong
efforts to obtain it. On the 3d of July, a
public meeting, convened on a requisition
signed by upwards of 1,000 merchants and
tradesmen, to the Lord Mayor of London,
was held in the Guildhall, to urge the re
duction of the existing price of gas from
103 cents to 66 cents per 1,000 cubic feet,
iind to repeal the Act of Parliament, passed
in 1860, by which so much as 109 cents was
allowed to be charged.
In London there are three complaints of
the gas : its high price, which touches the
pocket; its impurity, which affects the health,
and its deficiency in illuminating power,
which affects the vision and also the purse.
In Manchester, where the Municipal COT
poration own the gas, works, the manufac
ture of the gas costs them 64 cents
per 1,000 cubic feet, and a profit
was made, last year, of $295,000, of
which $140,000 was appropriated to pub
lic improvements. It was argued, at the
great Guildhall meeting, that gas ought to
be as low-priced in London as in Mpches
ter, and that, even then, the Corporation
- would make as much profit by the manu
facture as would enable them to light the
-whole of the public streets for nothing. At
the present Nike of 96 cents per 1,000 cubic
Pet, in London, the existing gas companies
have not only divided 10 per cent., but had
received back dividends, making in some
cases 19 per cent, per annum.
In the country gas is cheaper. At White
haven, which stands in a coal country, ex
cellent gas is supplied for 34 cents per 1,000
cubic feet. The cost of manufacture is the
same everywhere, for the process of turning
coal into gas is as simple a process as turning
flour into bread, or malt into beer. There
might be a difference of wages in London
or the great towns, but it would not amount
to half a cent per 1,000 cubic feet in one
town as compared with another. In four
teen principal towns of England, (including
Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle, and
3lanchestcr,) the price varies from 48 cents
to 96 cents per 1,000 cubic feet.
Complaint was made, also, at the Guild
hall meeting, of the injury done to the
lungs and to furniture by the use of impure
gas. But there is a check, under the
English law, on the impurity of the gas,
while there is no check whatever here.
The National Quarterly Review, for March,
1865, in a most suggestive as well as ex
haustive article on gas monopolies, has
some information upon the subject which
we believe our readers ought to obtain.
It quotes from a correspondent, who has
resided a long time in London, as fellows :
" In London non cubic feet of gas, estimated
RI an hour's fair consMilptiOni is expected to
produce a flame equal to the light from twelve
sperm candles, each burning ha) grains per
boor. In Scotland, where more eannel•coal is
used than in London, the flame from five cubic
feet of gas must be equal to eighteen sperm
candles. In England and in Scotland, the law
is that the gas supplied shall not be below that il
luminating power, and any consumer .who
thinks the gasof inferior quality can call in
a - worn examiner to test it. If it be below the
legal standard the consumer may summon an
appointed officer of the gas company before
the magistrate of his district, prove his case
by the examiner's report, and the magistrate
can tine 8100 for each offence—the delinquent
company also defraying the examiners
cnnrges. Otherwise, you see,' continues our
intelligent Correspondent, the consumer
Might be supplied with gas that is iturnire and
therefore injurious to health, or with gas that
Ss bad in Quality and therefore involving the
mecessity of consuming a larger quantity to
produce a certain light.' That is, all might
'happen which really does happen in New
- York, and which is not altogether unknown in
Philadelphia, Boston, or Baltimore."
Nominally, the_Philadelphia charge for
gas, three dollars for 1,000 cubic feet, ap
pears to be not quite three times as much
as charged in London, at $l.OB. But when
it is considered that the London gas has, for
it must have, a certain amount of illuminat
ing power, while the Philadelphia gas need
Pot have, and does not have any thing at all
equal to that quantity of lighting power, it
is undeniable tha!, our price is at least four
times more than what is complained of by
the merchants and tradesmen of London as
so excessive that they are resolved to re
duce the price to seventy-five cents per
1,000 cubic feet. Of almost every other
article of consumption we can test the
quality, but here in Philadelphia, as
regards gas, it is HOBSON'S choice—we
3nust take what the gas-trust chooses to
give, be it bad or good, healthy or unwhole
some, and pay for it what they please.
'What is More, we must take their word for
it that the meters arc correct.
Firmly believing that the present price of
gas in this city is double what it fairly might
be, still leaving a profit ; that in many cases
more is charged for than is consuthed, and
that the quality is indifferent, we have al.-
- rived at the conclusion that gas-making by
the city ought to be discontinued. If there
*were six or eight private gas-making com
panies, their competition would reduce the
price, secure honest measurement, and im
prove the purity and light-producing quality
of the gas.
COUNT DE CHAMBORD, the legitimate
Bourbon heir to the throne of France, is
devoting his leisure moments in Venice to
the study of the questions involved in the
elations between capital and labor; and it is
a significant sign of the times that this scion
of the most aristocratic of dynasties should
lave arrived at the sensible conclusion that
it is wise and judicious for laborers to effect
combinations to secure a fair price for their
toil. He adyocates such associations at
length, as beneficial to the whole commu
xtity. Whether these are sincere convic
tions, or merely views assumed to gain
popularity among the working classes of
France, we will not venture to decide ; but,
in either case, the spectacle is novel and in
atructive to behold the claimant to a throne
solicitous for the rights of the masses.
Tun Auditor of Kentucky reports to the
Louisville Journal that, in 1864, the slaves
in that State numbered 203,987, who were
'valued in the tax books at $34,179,246, an
average value of about $l7O each. Returns
received for 1865 from seventy-nine coun
ties report 125,860 slaves, valued at $5,-
726,209, an average value per head of $45.50.
This is a practical way of abolishing the
institution that will soon make the Consti
atutional Amendment unnecessary except
- lo clear the record of the 'State and the
'Union from the stain of slavery, and to
guard against future dangers.
lliormy must be yen/ scarce 111 Augusta, Ga.,
judging from the annexed paragraphs, which
Stave been placed at the head .of the .Augusta
tinily Constilidirmatid for some time past:
Notice.—To accommodate our patrons we
will receive_ in payment of subscriptions
wheat, flour, meal, bacon, lard, or butter, at
their market value. They can be sent us by'
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errors.
A TRIP THBOLGIi EASTERN PENN
SYLVANIA...
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GRADING.
[Correspondeuce of The Press.ll,.
WiLassnhainc; July 2.1,1666.
Having managed to steal a week from the
dust and hustle of the city for the purpose of
making a trip through the eastern part of the
Slate, I send you that which I thought might
be interesting to the readers of The Press.
STAET[NO . OCT
Starting out on Tueed ity„ the 17th, I took the
5.15 train on the Ninth Penusiivauiallailroad.
Old York road, Abington, Edgehill, and Fort
Washington, with their highly improved
neighborhoods, were quickly passed, and we
shortly neared Pennlyn where, as a pla
card ,in the depot had Informed us, "all pas:.
sengerS Would have to transfer around the
break to Owynedd,o in consequence of the
heavy rain and freshet of the Sunday night
preceding. Three serious breaches had been
made between these stations, one of them a
firidge over the Wissahickon, and passengers
clown)n the morning had walked the distance
—about one-and-a-half miles—in mud and wa
ter. Btu, luckily for us, two of these breaks
had been made passable for our train, and we
ran op to the Wissahickon, on the other side
of which a train waited to carry us on, while
a foot bridge had been erected on the still tur
bid and swollen stream.
IMMIREEER
Thankful for these conveniences, we were
quickly across into the'waitin g train, and
80011 .Speeding up the road. Landsdala,
Doylestown Junction, . and a highly thric
ing town, were reached in a few mi.
mites. Here, as all along the route, there
were evidences of the heavy rain, but
no serious damage. The road now enters
Bucks' county, an the appearance of the.
farms and the people indicates Deutschland
to the swiftly-passing observer. The country
iS not SO much improved, and is less fertile
than belOw. Here, too, we see the fair sex en•
gaged in field work, and making what is call
ed a "full hand." Passing Quakertown - and
Sellefsville, we speed on over a better
country, and soon run along in sight of
the "mountain," so called, that comes down
on the north of the Salmon Valley. The
traveller on the left side of the ear ;win
enjoy the sight of Centre Valley below
him, and Coopersburg; and farther on, of
of the rich Sal/COll Valley and the -mountain.
A rather extensive and beautiful vew is got
from the right of the car, just before entering,
the tunnel, which, however, is below Quaker
town. South Mountain soon appears on our
right; and, passing along for a mile or two, in
sight of the Lehigh, we find ourselves at South
Bethlehem, or, as they euphonically name it
here, Bethlehem South. The old town lies
across the Lehigh. This should be the first
stopping place of the tourist. The town is
rich in historical recollections, and many a
pleasaxt hour may be spent within its quiet
precincts.
IarECCEM
Bethlehem was settled early, by the No
ravians, and many relics of the old faith and
its observances yet remain, though their most
peculiar tenets have yielded to the times, and
the pressure of outside immigration. A very
large and celebrated female seminary is sup
ported by the denomination, yet is largely
patronized by the general public. The ancient
grave-yard is a very inviting spot. It is well
shaded and laid out, and perfect equality in
death is secured, by covering every grave with
a marble slab, laid horizontally, all of a size,
and perfectly plain. The long rows of flat
stones have a quaint and curious appearance.
The visitor, tOO, will not fail to notice the old
honsee in the tOall, with their substantial and
comfortable air. Old customs are disappear
ing, however, but the town, and the good cha
racter of its inhabitants, speak well for its an
tiquated fOunders.
Bethlehem has a population of five thousand,
and is forty-five miles from Philadelphia. A
large iron business is done at the furnaces and
Mills, on the right bank of the Lehigh. The
speech of daily life is as often a sort of Dutch
as English ; in fact, more often so. The travel
ler can well spend a few hours in Bethlehem,
and then take the train either up or downthe
Lehigh Valley.
Taking the train on the Lehigh Valley Road,
I was soon started on my way•to Easton. The
road lollows the river bank and the scenery is
interesting. Beyond the canal one can often
catch a glimpse of quiet farms, and harvesters
at work in the fields, Vic crops not having all
as yet been gathered in. Frequently the
banks of the river are high and almost per
pendicular, and a road has been hewn out of
the solid rock.
Arriving at Easton, twelve miles from Beth
lehem, I Stopped a few hours in order to walk
through the town and enjoy the views from
the hills that enclose it. The borough, now,
claims six thousand Inhabitants, and is regu
larly and closely built, with quite a business
like look. It has covered the level at the junc
tion of the rivers Lehigh and Delaware and
must soon occupy the hill tops. In faet a part
of the town lies over the hill and out of sight.
The Courthouse and OffiCeS Of Northampton
county were, a few years since, in a public
square in the heart of the town, but have now
been removed to a fine and large bulling, al
most alone on the hill next the Lehigh. This
must cause the town to spread up in that di
rection.
Bushkin. Creek, running into the Delaware,
gives great Water-power for mills aua
tilleries. Thousands of barrels of whisky are
produced yearly on its banks.
Between the Delaware and the Bushkill is
College Hill, about two hundred and fifty feet
high, the site of Lafayette College. I tired
myself by Willkingup theplank stairway, from
the creek to the college, but WAS repaid by the
view of the town at my feet. The college oc
cupies a large four-story building, of a very
substantial character, and another smaller
building. The institution now contains about
eighty students. Having listened, for a few
minutes to some students declaiming in the
chapel, I took my way again to the depot.
Having looked at the extensive mills aml
factories in South Easton—south of the Le-
high—l was ready to take the train again.
Easton has good facilities for communication.
Here centre the New Jersey Central, Belvi
dere, Delaware, and Lehigh Valley Railroads,
and the Morris, Delaware, and Lehigh Canals.
A new railroad is being built also on the left
hank of the Lehigh, and another to connect
Philadelphia with Washington, in New Jersey.
Easton will always be a stirring town, but has
not those elements of growth that belong to
the towns in the coal and iron regions.
LEAFING EASTON
In leaving Easton I took the train on the
Belvidere Road from Phillipsburg, which lies
across the Delaware from Easton, designing to
stop at the Water Gap and Scranton, and re
turn by either the Lehigh or Susquehanna
Valleys,- or partly by both. The recent flood
in the vicinity of Philadelphia again caused
us trouble, the up train being delayed one
hour. There was heavy rain in this section,
they told lid, but no damage done. As we go
up the valley of the Delaware, the scenery
grows more mountainous and picturesque
than we have had it hitherto, and the gap of
the Delaware stands before us. A twelve-mile
ride brings us to Belvidere, a place of little
importance, except as the original terminus of
the road. Three miles more, and we reach
Marrualra Chunk, and connect with the train
going north on the Delaware, Lackawanna,
and Western Railroad. The train was await
ing our arrival. Our cars were stopped on the
river's edge, fully fifteen feet below the level
of the waiting train and we ascended a plank
inclined plane to find scats for the Water Gap.
After a delay of fifteen minutes to transfer
baggage, mail, &e., we again started on our
journey, and having passed Delaware and Co
lumbia, dismount at the Water-Gap station,
and are taken to the Eittanning House, high
up on the side of the mountain, and about a
half mile from the station.
NATURE'S SCENERY
Of the scenery hereabouts no idea can be
given on paper. The tourist must enjoy it for
himself. Suffice it to say that the distant
views are magnificent, while the Gap is filled
with grandeur to the reflecting mind. The
real Gap—the narroWeSt point—is a mile be
low the station and hotel, but for about two
miles the jutting ends of the mountains hem
in the stream. Geologists aflirm that the river,
having been confined as a lake by the moun
tain, in ages past, broke through the barrier
and swept it down the valley at this point.
Think Of that, reader, and compare the tear
ing of a railroad bridge away, with the Mighty
destruction of a lake a thousand feet deep and
a hundred miles long, piercing a mountain,
and sending its vast tide toward the Atlantic !
Our little freshets seem incomparably mean
beside this.
From the hotel I walked down to the Gap,
and meditated for half an hour, looking up its
teep, rocky, and inacce6eithe shies, and trying
to imagine the mighty convulsion that en
siled here - centuries before men were born.
The strata on the east seem advanced north-
• • - -
ward Holm ewhat, and on both sides their layers
and lineations are quite visible, correspond
ing to each other in order and in folds. With
out doubt they arc parts of the same series,
and have been broken asunder, and the debris
scattered over the region SOUth. Returning to
the hotel, I climbed ;Sunset Rock, and enjoyed
the view of the Gap and river. The man of
leisure can spend weeks of pleasure at the
Kittatinny; that is, if he can secure a room, for
corners were.lodg
ingwys full, and new
the hotel
in the village when I Was thefe. For my
self, I could spare only a day, and. having
*topped overnight, left at noon next day for
the town of sCiantA)n. by the Lackawanna
road.
The scenery and engineering of this railroad
are about equally wonderful, and the eye of
the practical. traveller will frequently b e
drawn from the. beautiful anti distant views
afforded, to admire the skill that - lmllt a road
directly over the top of the Pocono Mountain,
two thousand feet above tide-water. It well
repays the ride, just to see what engineers can
do, and to learn, too, what kind of country
this is among the mountains. The road is of
broad gunge, and, runs locomotives of the
beavieet kind. Indeed thermust, to overcome
the grades.
ROnnoa COUNTY.
Four miles from the Gap' we peel Strouds
burg, a plaee - of hilt little iraportance, but the
shire town of ;Monroe' county. At Sprague
vine; live Miles further on, we' ascend the Po
eono, and for twenty-flve miles 'are on a bean'
up-grade, at a speed of twenty miles ,an hour.
The grades are from sixty to - eighty-threirifeet
per mile, first up the mountain, then; dffkirt'on
the other side. /
„ For More than twenty miles._from .Spraitie t
• Ville ilieView to the 'loft becomes Mcire: and
more extensive and grand. We were travel
ling on. tbe mountain side, deep gorges and
streams below us with their pines from, one to
three hundred feet down, and in the. distance
a vast reach of country to the Water Gap, now
in relief on the sky.
Beyond Oakland the view is finest. We wore
now about atthe top of the Pocono. The Water
Gap was on our left, and Clouds and mist hung
below us. Happening to fall in with a former
engineer on the road, impended out to me the
fine views and gave me much general informa
tion about the road. lye came, at length, to
Tobyhanna, thirty miles from the Gap, and the
very summit of the road. Here, I was inform
ed, we were 1,973 feet above tide-water, and had
ascended 1,100 feet from the time we left
the Gap. From this point, as my engi
neerirkg friend informed me, the grade is
down all the way to Scranton, and trains
are run with steam cut off, the. engine
merely leading the way—the distance twenty-
Seven miles, through a wild region, producing
a few scrub-pines, .and many, huckleberries.
Tie Country here is mostly inhabited by
rattle-snakes, which often are seen lying on
the very road-bed, as the train dashes past. In
the ascent of the Pocono we made seventeen
miles an hour, the train consisting of three
ears. In the descent, steam being cut off, and
gravity alone .acting, we made thirty - .91x
miles—quite as fast, I should suppose, as
would be safe.
TOI4IIIIIIII/I,the iiuMinit,is quite noted for its
trout-fishing. Up on the Pocono, mileS from
any other habitation, in a rugged pine forest,
with no daily paper, nor any other excitement
hut the warning of the rattlesnake and the oc
casional whistle of an engine, is solitude in
deed. But ten years will greatly change this
region. And so wo go to Scranton; of which
more anon. E. B. G.
itaitroadi Com iesition with the
south.
I The prospects of internal communication are
growing brighter in Virginia and contiguous
Southern States. For nearly four months the
people of the interior have been without mails,
without newspapers, without the means of
travelling, and consequently, of course, the
sport Of the wildest rumors in regard to public
affairs. Their condition has been proportion.
ately harassing and unhappy. Uncertainty
and misinformation in regard to what was
going on abroad, and confusion, perplexity,
and annoyance in regard to servants at home,
have rendered their condition as unplea
sant as possible. But this state of, things
is drawing to a dose. The mails are about
to be restored to the railroads. Appoint
ments of postmasters are announced every
day, mid we shall soon have mail communica
tion throughout the Commonwealth and with
neighboring Southern States. The Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad Company will begin
to run their trains over their whole line, from
Lynchburg to Bristol; without break or inter
ruption, on Monday next. There will then be
Only a hiatus of twelve miles between Bristol
and Carter's Station, East Tennessee, in a long
line of continuous railroad, reaching from
Lynchburg to Chattanooga , and on to Mem
phis by one route, and toColumbus, Georgia,
by another. Between Richmond and Lynch
burg a line of canal packets run three times a
week, which continues on above Lynchburg
to Buchanan, on the James, and to Lexington,
on the 'North River. The time between Rich
mond and Lynchburg is thirty-six hours by
this line.
There is also railroad communication be.
tween the two cities by way of the Danville
and fionthside Railroads, by which the trip
can be made in fourteen hours. There is now
but one break in this line, which is at the High
Bridge, near Farmville, over the Appomattox,
which is crossed in carriages on a military
bridge constructed by the Confederate Go
vernment during the war.
There is also another railway connection 'be
tween Richmond and Lynchburg, by way
. of
Gordonsville and Charlottesville ; lint the in
terruption of the trains, owing to the slow
progress of reconstruction, is over a considera
ble distance. No definite expectation seems
to be entertained in regard to the probable
time of the completion of this work - . This line
of travel between the two cities is preferred
to any other, and the inconvenience of the de-.
lay to the public is sorely felt. The bulk of
travel now goes, of course, over the line of the
Danville and Southside roads, By this line
the trip from Richmond to Chattanooga may
be effected in about three days, with two
whole nights , rest, respectively, at Lynchburg
and Bristol.
The, line of travel from Richmond to Dam
ville and onward is open, we believe, as far as
Columbia, i South Carolina. There may be oc
casional nterraiptions and delaysbut they
are not now of a serious nature. T'he line of
travel from Petersburg through Weldon to
Wilmington and onward is not yet open, nor
are we advised when it will be. It is probable
that the interruption will now be of short
duration, The chief obstacle is Roanoke
River, the bridge over which is not yet re
built.
There is at last a continuous railroad line
between Richmond and Washington City, over
which tke trip is made is made in ten or twelve
hours. It is the line by way of Gordonsville
and Alexandria. There is but one missing
bridge over the entire route, which is the one
over the Rappahannock. This will be con
structed; with great despatch, and the gine
will be reduced to eight or nine hours. An
other route of travel by railroad, stage, and
steamboat is in operation by way of Fre
dericksburg, Aquia Creek, and the Potomac
River. The time is twelve hours, and the trip
very agreeable.
Both these direct routes experience a for
midable competition from two lines of steam
boats which ply between Richmond and Balti
more, by way of the James River and . Chesa
peake Bay. These afford as fine aceornmodes
lions as were ever known before on the James,
and attract an immense travel. They touch
at Norfolk and Fortress Monroe, and the his
torical interest of the scenes along the river
give them an immense travel. It is thus ap
parent that Virginia will soon be opened up
to the light of the mails , _ the press, and of •
public travel. She will be incoOnita no
longer. She herself will be greatly benefited
by the resurrection. A sleep of four months,
after a fierce war of four years, may have been
very well for her condition. But it is time
that it were terminated. The world has grown
strange to her, and she is in poor condition to
engage in the struggle of existence ; but she
could not have afforded a longer Rip Van
Winkle sleep. Let her rouse herself, and enter
upon her part bravely and manfully.--Rica
mend Re/rub/ie.
Personal
The death of Mrs. Mary B. Ross, the wife
of John Ross, chief of the Cherokee Nation,
in this city, has already been chronicled
among our death notices. The Wilmington
(Del.) Journal noticing her departure, says :
"Mrs. Bess was a native of this city, and a
daughter of the late John Stapler. She was
much beloved for her many amiable qualities,
and her death will cast a shade of sorrow over
the circle of her friends in Wilmington."
The Walter-Hardie-Weiehmann contro
versy about the guilt or innocence of the late
'Mrs. Suratt, seems likely to come to an abrupt
end. A eotempolary says : " Father Walter
has been requested by the Archbishop of Bal
timore to cease all controversy relative to
Mrs. Suratt , s innocence. This ends the matter
and prevents a prepared reply to Gem Hardie
being made public."
The Emperor of the French has had print.
ed a report setting forth what he proposes to
do for Algeria. Among the measures which
his Majesty recommends is one of consider
able importance to maritime commerce—
namely, that all customs duties shall be abo.
lished in Algeria, and that no other taxes shall
be imposed on commerce in the seaports of
the colony than what are required for local
purposes.
The degree of LL. D. has been Conferred
upon Hon. E. M. Stanton, and Hon. James W.
Grimes, United States Senator from lowa, by
the lowa College at Grinnell.
The Chicago Journal of Friday says: "Hon.
Charles A. Dana arrived in this city this morn
ing, and assumes editorial control of the Dotty
Republican immediately. We cordially wel
come him to a home among us, and to the edi
torial fraternity of Chicago."
Charleston.
[From the Charleston Courier, July 14.)
Charleston is beginning to rise from the
ashes of the late struggle. The streets once
more wear a smiling aspect. The sidewalks
are crowded with passers-by intent on busi
ness and progress. The stores are numerous
and well tilled. The factor in his counting
room, the merchant in his place of trade,, the
professional man on his mission to the sick, or
engaged in advising on the various intricate
legal questions which events have created,
the mechanic in his occupation of building or
repairing; all, of every pursuit, have returned
to this their home by the sea, and the faces
once so familiar are now daily to be seen at
their accustomed places of business. All have
resumed their ordinary avocations of life.
The energy and hopefulness which prevails
is worthy of all cOnlMendation. It shows an
appreciation of events, and a determination to
prove superior to the heavymisfortunes of the
past. It exhibits a conviction of the necessity
not only for individual welfare, but on account
of the good of the community and State, to put
the shoulder to the wheel, and not allow the
care of fortune to be lost in the mire of de
spondency and gloom. It is useless to lament
the trials and losses of the past. It is the part
of manhood and of wisdom to take courage
from misfortune, and derive increased energy
from calamity.
It will require a struggle, but that struggle
will well repay the effort. It will give hope
and confidence. it will banish fear for the fu
ture. It will enable each to feel that the du
ties of life are superior to life itself, and to
discharge them with industry and fidelity. It
mast eventually bring success and content to
the individual, and prosperity to the Common
wealth.
THY FIiTURN or GEoRGIA.—A private letter
from a gentleman in Savannah says he is
strongly of opinion that a few years will dis
close a wonderful and profitable change in the
condition, both temporal and spiritual, of that
part of the country. Georgia's resources
but beginning to be tl cevr soil
has nobtetehne
three
hundredth part of h
She has the finest yenOW - pine timber In the
country. Her mineral wealth hardly, touched.
Iron and >bituminous coal abound ; copper,.
lead, and silver and gold are found. War has
done much toward breaking up the supineness
of a large portion of her people. Good farm:.
lug can take from two to three crops off the
tame land the same season, with less labor
than it costs to produce one, in the :North.
Land is bought at from live to twenty4lve dol
lars per acre, and large tracts at lower prices.
White marble of fine quality is abundant;
slate equal to that of Wales. Arany or Sher
man's army, while in Georgia, expressed a de
-
.termination to return and settle m it.—Bodon
paper.
CIIRIOL•14 PlisnlcTlONS.—lll 1853 a pamphlet
was published in Germany, purporting to be a
series of prophesies made by Mademoiselle
Lonormand, in whose predictions the first Na
poleon placed great reliance. They were—let,
that in 1553 a war - would break out between
England and France on the one part, and Rus
sia; 2d, that when peace was restored, a war
would follow between England and India' 3d,
that a great migration would then take place
from Germany to the United States ; 4th, that,
a civil. war would rage four years in the United
States, to be succeeded by an era or remark
able prosperity ath, that about the time of its
lo
a fearful sickness, Commencing to Rae.
s ce
ia, s w f ould ,extend across the Baltic, desolate
Germany, cause immense mortality in Eng
land, and taeane simultaneously spread to the
east and to, the west' SO, far all Ilse come true,
and the,unolll2led seems hastening.
. .
THE PRESS.-PRILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, /ULY 26 . 1866.
PASSENGER RAIWAY'rTM-10. VIII,
TILE UNION LINE.
TICE CURIOSITY OF THE PEOPLE
HAPPY CHILDREN
RESTLIVIICTION now.
GRAND COMBINATION OF THE FOUR
PROGRAMME OF TRAVEL
Once upon a time an artist painted on a sign.
board the representation of an animal, and in
order that the spectator might justly appre
ciate what it was intended for, the painter in
troduced the words, "This is a horse." This,
perhaps, he thought necessary, so that they
who might "look upon this picture" might
not suppose they were "seeing the elephant."
The directors, managers, or stockholders of
the Union Passenger Railway line have such a
mammoth institution, that they certainly will
have to submit a diagram, Or something Glee,
in order that the great public may, know
where they are going, where to get into
and when to get out of a car, to reach any de!
sired point The route is the largest in Phila
delphia ; viewed properly, it is a great accom
modation to the populace. The route is, to use
an expressive word, circumbendibus. It extends
all over the city ; up one street, down another,
through another, In a series of ramifications
Of rectangles, acute angles, right angles, and
diagonals. All points of the city may be
reached, at the rate of only seven cents per
passenger, by means of a check-ticket to be
furnished by the conductor. In order that the
reader may understand the modus operaadi, we
Shall endeavor to explain.
There are two branches to the road ; one ex
tending from the Navy Yard to Fairmoant
Park, the other from Richmond to the Balti
more Railroad Depot, at Broad. street and
Washington avenue—thus connecting the
northeast with the southwest, and the north
west with the southeast portions of the city. If
the roads were straight, then the reader would
realize them to be in the shape of a gigantic X.
A person who enters a car at the Navy Yard
will, by remaining therein, be taken to Fair.
mount Park. Should this passenger desire to
go to the Baltimore depot, he must get out at
Ninth and Ellsworth street, and, in a moment
or two, he will observe thecar from Richmond
Coming up Ellsworth_ This goes to the Ba
more depot. Upon entering this car he hands
the conductor a check, which he received free
from the other conductor.
.If, however, it is desired to go to Richmond,
the passenger will remain in the first car until
reaching Spring Garden street, where he must
get out, first having received a check from the
conductor. The Richmond car will be along
in a few moments—the passenger enters it—
gives his cheek to the conductor, and pro
gresses down Spring Garden street, and in due
time will reach Richmond. If a person starts
from Richmond for the Navy Yard, he mast
get out at Seventh street and Passynnk road
in a few minutes a car from Fairmount will
be along. Re enters this, surrenders his check
and in a few minutes he reaches his desired
place Of destination. If he gets into the carat
the Baltimore depot, and desires to go-to-Fair:
mount Park, he must remain therein until
reaching Ninth and Spring Garden streets. If
he desires to go from the depot to the Navy
Yard, be will get out at Ninth and Christian
streets, and walk to Seventh street, at which
point the Navy Yard ear passes every few mi_
nutes. If he gets hi at Richmond, and desireS
to go to Fairmount Park, lie must get out at
Spring Garden street and Franklin, and walk
to Ninth street, where a carwill pass that will
take him to the romantic retreat on the his
torical Schuylkill. If he desires to go from
Fairmount Park to Richmond, he will get out
at Wallace and Franklin streets, and walk to
Seventh, which is only about fifty yards dis
tact. Here a car will pass up Seventh that will
take him to his place of destination. If it is
desired to go from Fairmount Park to the Bal.
tbinore depot, he must get out at Sexenth
street and Passyunk road; and a car will pass
directly down this road to the depot. We be
lieve these are all the e:iplanations necessary.
The best plan is for the passenger, when
entering the car, to speak plainly to the- con
ductor, tell him what is desired; ho will call
out all the above-named points at the proper
time and place.
The branch for Richmond begins at the cor
ner of Ninth and Spring Garden streets. The
car passes down this thoroughfare; and the
first imposing edifice that attracts attention is.
the Harrison Building, knOwn as the Haildel
and Haydn Music Hall, where concerts aniline
tures are given during the long-evening sea
son. The car passes on, and after turning up
Seventh street, the observant passenger will
be attracted by a very beautiful and substan
tial•church-building, at the northwest corner.
This is the
wevonmED DUTCH CHURCH
It has six immense columns, - Anted in the
Corinthian style, supporting an ornate pedi
ment. The building is enclosed in a splendid
iron railing, embellished, and painted fawn_
color, to match the fine mastic that enamels
the building. A strip of grass within the rail
ing gives a freghnegg to the base-line entirely
agreeable to the sight.
BECOND DIFTCO REFORMED CRUROM
This beautiful edifice is located on Seventh,
below Parrish street. It has six large fluted
columns. The entablature may be considered
plain. The church building is neat and clean
in appearance. It recesses but bat a few feet from
the street line, the front being enclosed with a
pretty iron railing. The car keeps on,passing
by quite a number of handsome mansions;
until reaching Oxford street, when an easterly
course is taken. At this turning point the
city is more open. A fine northwest view can
be had, on this part of the route, of the im
mense steeple on the Catholic Church of St.
Peter, at Fifth and Girard avenue. This is one
of the few churches in Philadelphia that has a
real clock in the steeple. Proceeding onward,
the mammoth panorama will present to view
immense chemical works, tanneries, mirror
manufactories,and a great variety of newbuild_
ings, large and small, designed as dwellings
for the industrial classes. Here the whole air
is filled with the busy hum of industry, and
all around there are many evidences of the
energy, of the people of this section of the
city. There are many scenes here for con
templation. Peaceful avocations are pro
gressed with ; everybody looks happy, and no
one for a single instant could imagine that
there had been war in the land. The exten
sion of this railroad will add greatly to the
prosperity of the people there, and induce
more improvements.
From Oxford street the car takes a turn, and
we are in Cadwalader street, a local thorough
fare, through which we gradually, or we may
say imperceptibly, glide into Fourth street,
passing on. a part of this route the immense
depot of the Fifth and Sixth-street Passenger
Railway. On reaching Susquehanna avenue, a
tine large thoroughfare, not yet compactly
built upon, we turn to the eastward, passing
by Campbell's celebrated skating pond. Did it
ever occur to the skating-pond proprietors that
it would not require much trouble nor outlay
to turn these institutions into natatoriums,
v. - herein the healthful art of swimming Might
be learned. There are a great many of the
rising generation who have never learned to
swim.' Boys, like ducks, have a natural affini
ty to water, but they must first learn how to
use their fins before entrusting themselves be
yond their depth. Besides this, a water-bath
of about the same temperature as the atmos
phere is one of the most agreeable things ima
ginable. Apartments could be arranged for
the convenience of all persons who might de
sire to take a path or learn to swim.
To the right, we behold a fine large and
unimproved enclosure. This is Norris Square,
deeded to the city some years since. Why it
is that in this great wooden country young
trees have 'hot been planted here is a mys
tery. ft furnishes a fine field for science, in
arranging the walks and plots. In the Course
of a few years this section will be studded
with mansions. Public improvements are
DOW fifty per cent. behind those of a private
character in this part of the city. A little
public energy directed to this subject, would
place Norris Square at par with other squares
that adorn our city, which have elicited the
admiration of foreign as well as home ,
tra
vellers. What a beautiful spot for a fountain
what flue walks for leisure strolls within five
or ten years hence, could be arranged beneath
the shade of tree foliage, if the saplings were
planted now! Perhaps, as passenger railroad
travel is upon its borders, more general
attention will be paid to this enclosure,
whin, With a little art applied, could be made
to bloom in beauty. wonting on this square
is a flue, large and substantial public school
house. The country to the northward is open,
and affords a very pleasant semi-rural land
scape view. That beautiful pile of monu
mental architecture,
THE XPISCOPAL 'HOSPITAL,
with its turreted towers; has a conspicuous
place in the grand moving panoranla. It is
located at Front and Iluntingdon streets. Pre
sently the car turns up Emerald street, and
the hospital and surroundings are lost to sight
There is a great degree of taste in this build
ing. In its general appearance, it may be con
siclered a sort of yellowish tea-color; the top
of the towers is dark-slate and thus a pleasing
contrast is formed. The institution Is 0110 of
those great humane charities that give charac
ter to Philadelphia that other cities may envy.
Upon reaching York avenue, the ear, turns to
the right, passing in the meantime withhvia
short distance of the largo depot of the philtr.
delphia and Trenton Atailroad Company.
There will be seen located on York avenue,
near Coral street, the
TIMID REFORMRD PRIMBYTEILIAIf.
a plain, modest looking brick building, with
out 'any particular arrangement of trees to
QUARTERS OF THE CITY
BY "amps?,
PROGRAMME OF TRAVEL
NORRIS SQUARE
give it shade from the sun's re ~ , reattai,
avenue is soon crossgd at grade u. 0 etum..,„
try 'IS ; Still mor&topen than befe ` To the
north:,we
,ne•w' - ' ixiitold the White depot of
the Bending , IZOilrixrd ' alappligl: 1111 S die-
Lance it does . notlook utilikea s -gun bat:
tery, witlra . terret or lookout. -
a l f e o rt rw se a c r O d t
trains are Moving bachWarda .
and winding their way over v
i r, like so
many huge black snakes. Ab NemPhis
street, on York, we behold (mod' large and
s ubstantially built school•housi in which
large numbers of the risipg Oration
ire
ceive elementary educathin, e Car now
.turns into Thompson stree;, an tops at the
depot, corner of Norris . Tie 'r
, so far, Is a
long one and not at all dislipre le. Indeed,
to the stranger, it possess: nay attractive
scenes. There are bunch s dhousands of
citizens in this very city wlo 4 total stran
gers to this section, so• elle, that they
might very easily becomelost bewildered
therein ; for, in reality, thitstreets that
appear to run north and utihave an east
erly and westerly directi , . ! the vicinity
of the depot, which is aioge.` arid convenient
place, fitted up in exett style for the pur.
pose to which it is a opriated, there are
many improvements g .!. on. Here and there
we observe a few Babb: patches, corn, egg
plants, and squashes, g trig.; a few primeval
trees, the only landina of the last century ;
and a few old Ilevolut. ary homesteads yet
remain, like 'nonunion of gibry long since
departed. Turn wiler von ; Will, the busy
scenes of progress mee heiye. Here, rows
of comfortable brick d' 1 inis are going up;
there, large edifices f. mOnfacturing pur
poses; and, at another -W, we observe sur
veyors laying out lots ..feets, thus present
ing a happy picture _o e reward of indus
try, prosperity, and e. Such improve
ln
ents Will, of course, something to the
city treasury in the Al , f taxes, and, there-
d be made to keep
fore, public energy sh
pace with them.
MEE=
'n Thompson street,
ow of rather dilapi-
There is a history
As the cars passes d
there will be seen a lot'
dated frame structuij
niewhat interesting
•n in that locality as
connected with them
These buildings are k
RESUItfI ON ROW,
from the fact, peril , that they form the
eastern boundary of old church yard. The
burial place seems 0: pretty well filled ; but
it forms a contrast it other places of sepal-
city. There are few or
(ents or trees within the
of the houses, that when
ne could be readilyfound
sufficient courage to live
) were afraid of ghosts ris
bour and haunting them.
)elieve, was held out ; that
0 the buildings and paid
shed the sum of one bun
to become the owners
enements. This, however,
the car moves smoothly
1g glance may be obtained
tore, M and about
no handsome moo r
enclosure. It iss
theylwere erected
who could muster
in them. The peC
ing at the midnigi
An inducement, vi
those who moved
the refit, until it
tired dollars, w
of the respectiv ,
is traditionary.
on the way, a pa
of the
MAR SCHOOL-110178R
street. This is a fine large
convenience, and well at
of the prettiest school
limits Of the city. The car
arlborough street ; thence
`,ud Frankford road, and
to Master street. At this
Toners' Hall, of oldlirensing
mid surrounding trees, and
EIDUILIS 43.
situated on Pali
building, of grc
tended. It is I
fabrics within 1
now turns into
down Belgradi
wheels around
Point the Conn
ton, will be seii
level grass-plc '
of iron rani*,
lice headquai
observed alai
of
dwithin an enclosure formed
I
e 'his place is now used as po
r . To the left hand may be
1 building, known• by the title
: . ENTILAL HALL,
where the !. z hers of the lodges of the
American Ft slant Association meet. The
building i a four-story structure, of
pressed brit' It was once a very pretty edi
fice, and tnalttractive. A little expenditure
in the. way V re/RDlatiOn would restore the
exterior to 1 former beauty.
care P' HAPPY CHILDREN.
The is on Master street, near the old
fighting 1, - , , r d during the riots of 184-4. Two
women ar ar, one the blessed mother of se
ven child] , the of herof four. nirith a dialect
strongly t ed with the "sweet Irish brogue,"
one of th tubes nays:
"Do ye to Fairment Park V'
"Nes, u am," replied the conductor; "get
in."
"And d'ye go there 1"
"By re madam ; come in little ones."
"And t just one price, sir," asked the old
lady wit he infant in her arms. as she was
enterin mu the platform.
"yes, •S, only one price; get in and take
yours S 2 '
Two others, with eleven children, all neatly
and 0 ly dressed, bounded joyfully into the
car. Aey had heard of cars, perhaps seen
them a distance ; but here was a new and
beau ul one at their very doors, ready to
tall' iem to a resort rich in the beauty of na,
tur ud art.
II Se Children were happy; they were
1
dre. ed in their holiday attire for the eX
cm u. "'Come here, Emma," said one tothe
oth • ; "Come' here, Johnny;' "Move up,
he • is ronn," and•thus they prattled in glee
ful tmotence. For the first time as a party
they wen in the car for pleasure. How merry
indeed ire they, as the vehicle sped its way,
hearingern to the ideal goat of romance and.
.1 ,.
trees on irmonnt Park. We may lierelake
occasion._ say that so far on the downward trip
the residhts on the route turned out from
their 'mallet -lye domiciles to look at the cars,
that weri to connect them within one half
hour wit ' he most distant parts of the city.
It seemec s though they had never seen such
li
things he *O. Children—what immense Man
hers thetin this section ; it beats Jars
street in 1 Southwark. The boys huzzaed,
and little 'iris waved their handkerchiefs, as
they have een older persons do on other oc
casions. i
wus RENBINGTOIP SCHOOL-11017811.
This histirical building stands, fronting on
the track, pave Second street. It was here
in 1844, whae Miss Bedford, a teacher, refused
to obey theinandate of a director requiring her
not read tl*Rible in the public school. The
greatestex4ement prevailed on this subject;
and the all* was finally settled by the Board
of School Chdrollers, who passed, by a de.
Bided vote, 1; t the Bible should be read
1
withoutinotea comment in tile public schools.
This law still" ains.
ST lOHAEL'S CHURCH.
This buildin is located on Setond street,
above Master. tis of the Catholic denomina
tion, and is un rgoing great improvements.
A couple of, t ers of large dimensions are
being erected its front. These towers, when
Aniebed, will p sent a pleasing appearance.
Bach will hay a cross upon its apex, thus
keeping in vief the public the emblem Of
•h rn
Christianity, w may serve to check some
wandering mo , and cause him to think, at
least once, on hereafter. At Third street
the car passes 'I hin a few rods of the North
Pennsylvania ilroad depot, and - soon
reaches .Frankli street—a pretty well-built
thoroughfare—a upon arriving at Spring
Garden street th on ductor vociferates—
" ' , Ass - Ira - Dan FOR FAIRMOUNT PARK !"
Here the two w en and the little children,
whom we have al adyintroduced, alight, and
proceeding on shady side of the way to
Ninth street, e r another car, and are at
once on the roa to the spot, Which, up to the
moment, is yet air-built castle to them, for
they have never en that beautiful place.
Here we term ate our sketch of the Rich
mond branch of e extensive Union Railway
Company, and a prepared to say that it was
an agreeable ridl, A third part of this road
will form the sulleet of our next sketch. It
has an exceediner interesting history.
SALE OP GOVICEENT HORSES AND MULES.—
During the coml.' month thirty-five thousand
animals, belong' to the United States Go
vernment, are t be sold in the following
States: Pennsylv ia, New York, Ohio, Indi
ana, Delaware, llthkyland, and New Jersey, and
also in the Distrietof Columbia. By an adver
tisement, publiSlip elsewhere, our readers
can learn the datelof the different sales, and
also the number &animals to be sold at each
vendue. Though e;reat part of the beasts are
sound and in goodndition, the close of the
late war has cornt
died the Government to
throw them uponthe market. They will,
therefore, cloubtlesigo off at a figure much be
low their real value and the opportunity thus
offered our people 4 ould not be lost.
LECTURIi TO 4tIIT 4 , Timita.—Professor Lind•
say, well and favoraily known in Philadelphia,
proposes to deliverlecture to-morrow even
ing, at Sansom-stree Hall, on the "Manners,
\
Customs, Superstithas and Cruelties, and Re
ligion of the Nativeeof Africa i the Introduc
tion of Slavery inl
America, and its Final
~
OverthrOw. AR tip 41,1 will also be made to
assist in educating alt colonizing the colored
race. , .
LARGE SALE OF GETERNMENT HOILSES.—Mr.
Harkness will sell at ie Bazaar, on Thursday
and Friday mornin*, commencing at ten
o'clock, two hundred iovernment horses—one
hundred each day. Sefiauction advertisement.
TB DIMABIi Or Doe , IL Olir LAWS CONWEIMED
rrox GEN. MEAD - 4—Tl degree of Doctor of
Laws, conferred by Ha and University upon
General George Gord Meade, U. S. A., was
ID the following terms
"Ilium exereltus Al ericani imperatorem,
oul periculossisshno b li discrimine res pa,.
trite virtute et tonsil restituit, Georgium
Gordon Meade.” .
ric 'i i. V . hich is translated t as by the Boston Con-
George Gordon Mea ‘, that commander in
(. (4
the American army u o, by his valor and
WIE(10111, at the most dim crous moment of the
war, turned the tide of v ory in favor of his
coon try."
The graduating class rose and gave nine
cheers for the General when his name was
pronounced by the President.
PHILADILPHIA, July 22,1801.
Edwin Hell, Esq.: 7
Man Sin! On behalf of the Board of Direc
tors of the Phcenix Bosetmpany, I would re
t urn our sincere thanks the ladies of your
family* and to yourself, for your kiudness in
providing the members of the company with
Oreakfast on the morning of the 18th inst., On
the occasion of the lire in Fifteenth street.
The duties of a fireman are hard on most oc
elisions, but we attend to them willingly and
.eheerfully, without hope Of reward or thanks;
indeed, we , are often. abused, and seldom
praised; lint we are eonacious of doing our
duty, and When we are treated in the manner
we were by you, I can assure you that we
duly appreeiateyour kindness.
yery;respectfully,yonrs,
, . dAS. 3.IIALI.OW2LL,
SOOyßoard. of Directors Fhomik lion Co.
*mu Hu:tiers.
Trial Itry Jruriee.
Tifi pe Editor of the Press:
Einif The' following instance will serve to
shoW how slight a probability there exists of
* obtaining " a verdict in accordance with the
eiidence,n before a jury - during a time. of great
political excitement, when theerime charged
has its origin in partisan hatred—even when
the testimony is of the, most direct and sub-
Stan! lai oharadier. tlt the - e . oninteneentent of
the rebellion in Lower Canada, in the fall of
ROT, the 32d Regiment of British Infantry was
ordered to the village of St. Denis, on the
Richelieu River, then held by the'rebels under
Dr. Wolfred Nelson. Shortly after the depar
ture of the regiment, Lieutenant Wier, the ad
jutant, was ordered to follow and rejoin his
command, and was at the same time bearer
of despatches from the Government; arriving
at the village of Sorel, on the same river, he
procured the services of a guide, in ordey that
be might proceed on the same road his s regi
ment bad passed over, and so accomplish his
mission. The guide betrayed him into the
bands of the enemy, and Dr. W. Nelson gave
him in charge of a party of four or five men, to
be taken to St. Charles, a village in the rear,
about nine miles distant.
The prisoner was bound with cords, placed
in a common farm cart, and, escorted by the
guard, under the command of one Jalbert,
proceeded on their journey. They had not,
however, accomplished more than two miles
of the distance when the firing from two light
field pieces, attached to the nal Regiment, an
nounced to them that the attack had com
menced on the St. Denis stronghold, Dr. Wel
son,s distillery. MOre anxious to rejoin their
comrades in the village than to proceed with
their prisoner, they determined to put him to
death on the road, and so relieve themselves
from further trouble. In pursuance of this re
soive,they dragged the unfortunate officer from
the cart to the ground, hacked him two or
three times with an old sabre, and. then pro
cee.ded to despatch him with an old musket.
Jalbert, the commander of the party, snapped
the old flint-lock twice at his head without
discharging the piece, the victim meanwhile
praying them to put him out of his misery.
After chipping the flint with a copper coin,
the musket was finally discharged, and the
manacled victim was released from his tor
tures.
Shortly afterwards Jalbert yea captured,
along with L'Hussier, one of his party. L'Hus
sier turned " king's evidence."
The trial forthis unprovoked and sanguinary
murder was commenced at the next regular
term of Oyer and Terminer, before a jury pro
eared in the ordinary way ; that is to say, ac
cording to the custom of Canadian courts; the
prisoner being allowed to challenge "twenty
men out of the panel without assigning any
cause whatever, and as many more as he could
give a sufficient reason for rejecting.”
tinder such a system, and at a time when
every French Canadian was at heart a rebel,
it need not surprise any one that the jury was
packed, as the sequel - will show.
Although the above facts were proven by
this same L'liussier, one of the actors in the
tragedy, and corroborated by other witnesses,
a majority of the jurors refused to return a
verdict of guilty in the premises ; and had it
not been for the persistency of three of the
Jurors who were loyal men, the murderer and
traitor would have been acquitted ! the French
portion being committed to that course. To
them the positive evidence of guilt was as no
thing ; the murder was an act accomplished in
furtherance of the rebellion, and they were de
termined to acquit the assassin.
Now, by the laws of the times, there was no
such thing as a jury being discharged because
they could not agree upon a verdict, (as is
the custom in our Criminal courts;) therefore
the jury was obliged to remain "out" tilt
twelve O'clock on the last night of the term
(then four' days distant,) unless they should
agree upon a verdict in the meantime; the
consequence was, that the three noble men,
'who loved justice better than a beefsteak,
preferred to stand out to the last hour of the
terra, rather than perjure themselves by re.
turning a verdict contrary to the evidence in
the case.
At midnight on the last day of the term, the
judge assembled the court, and it being then
found that the Jury had not agreed upon a
verdict, they were discharged according to
law, and the prisoner, Jalbert, remanded to
ail.
When the prisoner was arraigned at the next
term of court, six months afterwards, the name
of the principal witness, Vflussier, was called,
but he did not appear, whereupon the Attorney
General handed into court an affidavit, setting
forth that the said I:Hassler had been bribed
with the sum of eight hundred dollars to quit
the Province, and flee to the United States, in
order that Jalbert might be discharged for
want of sufficient evidence to warrant a con
viction upon a second trial.
The Attorney General intimated to the court
that the prisoner be remanded to jail, and that
at each successive term of the court he would
have called the name of the same I:Hussier,
and that the prisoner should remain in jail
until I:Hussier was forthcoming. The result
Was; that after shout three years confinement,
the witness not making his appearance, Jal
bert, the prisoner, died in the common jail of
the city of Montreal.
Now, in this case it was evident there was a
gross perversion of justice, and for no other
reason than becaase the murder was coin
mitted by parties in arms against the lawful
Government of the country—the majority of
the jurors, sympathizers with the cause of the
rebellion, .being pledged to an acquittal, in
spite of the most conclusive evidence to the
contrary.
It is needless to say that, after such an exhi.
bition of treason as this, in the highest tribu
nal of justice in the country, the Government
did not see fit to repeat the farce of bringing
traitors and murderers to be adjudged by
creatures of their own
the'
and that
afterwards, when the number of such cap
tured traitors and murderers increased, they
were tried before a military commission, com
posed of the highest officers in the army,
through which tribunal there was at least a
reasonable hope that verdicts would be re
turned in accordance with the evidence in
each case.
Yours, respectfully, VICRITAS.
JULY 252,1865.
CITY ITEMS.
"THE TIOUSEKREPEBB FRIEND."--ThIS is the
designation applied to Gray's Patent Petro
leum Vapor Stove, for Cooking, Lighting, and
Heating purposes, on exhibition and for sale
at No. 819 Arch street. The title is well de
served, as we conceive this stove to be, in
point .of economy and comfort, the greatest won
der of the age. It has many peculiarities to
recommend it to popular favor, among which
we may name-
Ist. Its reliability and perfect simplicity of
construction, which enables any one to use it
without fear of accident.
2d. A saving of more than 50 per cent. is
effected by its use, in the cost of fuel.
3d. It consumes no coal or wood, and does
not produce a particle of odor, dust, or ashes.
4th. It has no chimney, stove-pipes, or wicks,
and does not emit smoke or odor of anv kind.
sth. No danger of explosion or accident, and
easier to manage than an ordinary kerosene
lamp.
SIMS Irums.—Alfred Tennyson is on his last
legs. A cow, near Troy, New York, got beastly
drunk on whisky. Vesuvius has fired up for
the season. A time-serving class—the watch
makerS. LOr4 Brougham finds his diet—eating
his own words—somewhat distressing. The
most popular literature afloat, this hot
weather, is made up of first-class notices of the
elegant 'wearing apparel, for gentlemen and
youths, made at the Brown Stone Clothing
Hall of Rockhill Wilson, Nos. 603 and 605
Chestnut street, above Sixth.
CLOTHING FOR BIGTI:RNED Sotruzus.—Now
that .there are thousands of soldierS in the
city desirous of changing their military for
civil apparel, we cannot do our noble veterans
a greater service than in directing them to
the celebrated old Clothing Establishment of
Messrs. C. Somers It Son, No. e 25 Chestnut
street, under Jaynes Hall. The stock of this
firm is one of the finest and most extensive in
the city, and their uniform custom of selling
suits to soldiers (dike lowest
: prices, is most com
mendable. • jr26-v,rstlt
GENTLICRIIN'S FURNISHING Goons.--ldr.George
Grant, 610 Chestnut street, has a handsome as
sortment of novelties in Shirting Prints, beau
tiful Spring Cravats, Summer Under -clothing,
and goods especially adapted for travelling.
His celebrated "Prize Medal , ' Shirt, invented
by Mr. John F. Taggart. is unequalled by any
other in the world.
Tan MIST FITTING *HIRT OP THR AGM 1* " The
Improved Pattern Shirt," made by John C.
Arrison, at the old stand,Nos. 1 and. 3 North
Sixth street. Work done by hand in the best
manner, and warranted to give satisfaetion.
His stock ot Gentlemen's Ptumishing Goods
cannot be surpassed. recce moderate.
Tim "Cancans Su HAW , sold by Wood &
CARY, 726 Chestnut street, is really indispen
sable to every lady about leaving the city.
Their entire stook of Straw and Fancy Goods
la now selling off at much below cost.
VISITORS TO TRZ SICA-SHORR should provide
themselves with
BATRINO DRESEIBB from
Joax C. Aixtusoule,
Nos. 1 told 3 North Sixth street.
110 T-HOUSE GRAPHS, APRICOTS, CONVECTIONS,
&C.—TIIC most tempting stock in this city, at
A. L. Vansant's, Ninth and Chestnut. Roasted
Almonds, Chocolates, and a hundred other do.
lieiOUS things, adapted for the season, can now
be bad at his counters.
7-30 s FrIMISTIED AT PAR,
To those applying at once.
EtnexEL & Co.,
jy26-12t 34 South Third street
TES 'MUM IS CAUTIONED AGAINST AMANITA
tion Of the Photograph of Lieut. Gen. Grant, the
original of which was taken by F. Gutolcuset,
704 Arch street. It is a bad copy. The original
will be known by my imprint on the back.
jy26.61*
FOUR STICOIL k Co.'s PIANO'S (little used) for
sale at bargains. Thesepianos have been used
during the past winter and spring at concerts,
at public halls, and in private houses, and
show no marks of use. Price $2OO less lima
new ones of same style. T. B. Gant,D,
je2l-803t Seventh and Chestnut Btreeta-
linw AND SNOOND-NAND PIANOS YOB BENT,
and portion of rent Applied to purchase.
Also, new and elegant planes for sale on
aooommodaitig terms. Goyim,
jyl44lM • Beyenth and Chestnut.'
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Much has been written in the newspapers of
the country, for and against the pamphlet re
cently issued by Mr. Jay Cooke, on the subject
of the National debt. The controversy cannot
but be productive of the greatest benefit to
the Government as well as to the people, as it
has awakened an interest in national finances
greater than that produced by any other docu
ment which has appeared since the outbreak
of the war. Mr. Cooke is a bold, conselen.
tious, and sterling financier, and states his
opinions and arguments with perspicuity and
emphasis. His mode of dealing with his sub
ject contrasts l'emarkably with that daily ad
:Vanced 13Y ii iUicians and demagogical states
men, who arc too timid to state plainly; a con
viction, for fear of future accountability: Mr.
Cooke has nothing' in common with the poli
tician, but rather resembles Sherman or Grant
in the outspoken distinctness of his language.,
We do not design to elaborate on the argu
ments which Mr. Cooke has advanced to prove
that, if rightly 'managed, the National debt
may prove a national benefit. Private or na
tional debts cannot be said to be of themselves
real blessings to either individuals or nations.
It would be preposterous to hold, that a
man should estimate his success or busi
ness prosperity by the extent of the debt
be has accumulated. It is yet undenia
ble that an enterprising man, with
industry and perseverance is more apt
to succeed in the end, though his capital
be a borrowed one, and his neck burdened
with a debt, than the man who has been bred
in the lap of luxury, with no motives for indi
vidual exertion. Our greatest statesmen and
financiers have been great because they tri
umphed over obstacles and disadvantages. If
the National debt be either an obstacle or a
disadvantage, it has not yet been so demon
strated to the public satisfaction. What
Party—what man in the North, has had the
hardihood to say that the National debt was
a national curse. And yet why this storm of
abuse that a few disloyal newspapers have
raised, because one of our most enlightened
and successful financiers has demonstrated,
by arguments not yet controverted, that the
National debt, if rightly managed, is a National
blessingl Were taxes ever paid more willing
ly than fowl or industry ; more securely es
tabliShed in any country, notwithstanding
tltosetaxesl The war brought us taxes, and a
large debt; but has it not also brought in..
creased industry, and greater private rove
nuel not to mention the far greater and more
valuable advantages, of a country of which we
all now feel proud, strong enough as it is to
command the respect and the fear of the
world. It was our great prosperity that
hastened the rebellion, and we have heard,
time and again; that the nation needed the
chastening influences of the war to make us
duly appreciate our prosperity. The National
debt will bind us as one people more closely
than ever ; and in the natural desire to get rid
of it, we Must see a stimulus to industry that
nothing else can afford. Mr. Cooke he&, with
great boldness and intelligence, stated these
points, and his relations to the Government
entitle his opinions to respect. This nation
owes a debt of gratitude to Jay Cooke that it
cannot soon discharge. Without his valuable
aid the wheels of government might frequently
have been seriously entangled. Now that we
have gone through the war successfully, no
one who appreciates the genius and patriot
ism whiCh led us through the fiery ordeal, will
hesitate to place the great financier of the war
alongside its greatest generals.
The subscriptions to the 7.30 loan, received
by Jay Cooke yesterday, amount to $5,750,300,
including one of $lOO,OOO from First National
Bank, Albany ; one of $lOO,OOO from Second Na
tional Bank, Detroit ; $lOO,OOO from First Na
tional Bank, Syracuse; $200,000 from National
Bank of Republic, Boston ; *lOO,OOO from Mer
chants, National Bank, Portland; $200,000 from
First National Bank, Louisville ; $lOO,OOO from
First National Bank, Baltimore ; $lOO,OOO from
Second National Bank, Nashville; $500,000 from
First National Bank, Nashville ; $500,000 from
First National Bank, Cincinnati; $2,90,000 from
Second National saulc,Oleveiand i $lOO,OOO frOln
First National Bank, Mansfield ; $lOO,OOO from
Central National Bank, Philadelphia ; $102,000
from R. R. Robinson & Co., Wilmington, Dela
ware ; $100,090 from Brewster, Sweet, & Co.,
Boston ; $300,000 from Westfield Bank, Massa
chusetts ; $lOO,OOO from Sixth National Bank,
New York.
There were 4,053 individual subscriptions of
1550@1.00 each.
There was very little doing at the stock
market yesterday, and prices ruled steady.
Government loans were somewhat firmer,
especially the Five-Twenties, which advanced
one-fourth, in consequence of the foreign:
advices which report a firmness in the Ger
man markets, The London Times of July 10th
days:
Advices from FrankfOrt mention that United.
States bonds maintain Quotations seven per
cent. above those at New York, no new con
signments having lately come to band, and
investments having been made in them of
part of the dividends falling due this month.
It has been reported that the large amounts
sent over last month to New York have been
taken up by the Secretary of the Treasury to
support prices; and that the gold for this pur
poet. was borrowed from. the banks, as ono of
the leading banks, which, according to its
weekly return. ought to have had iliBeo,oo in
gold, has given for a bill of $3,500, payable in
gold, presented to it on account of alerankfort
lirm, a bill on another bank, due in three days,
payment in greenbacks at the exchange of the
day having been refused by the holder. This
statement, however, has not produced much
effect, and is, perhaps, capable of explanation.
Local Stocks are very dull: there was some
small movement in State securities; and sales
of lives at 89; new City sixes were selling, to a
moderate extent, at 92. The share list was
generally weak ; Reading wasinactive, closing
at about 511, which is a slight decline; Caus.
den and Amboy was steady at 124; 29 was bid
for Little Schuylkill; 57 for Pennsylvania; 54
for Norrlaowti SW for Minellill; 23 for
North Pennsylvania ; 11X for Catawisso, com
mon ; 27 for preferred do • 46 for Elmira pro.
ferret'; and 23 for Philadelphia and Erie. City
passenger railroad shares continue very dull,
and we hear of no sales ; 4G was bid for Tenth
and Eleventh; el% for West Philadelphia; 9
for Race and Vine ; 98 1 / for Girard College, and
22 for Union ; 50 was asked for Fifth and Sixth,
and 35 for Green and Coates. Oil and other
stocks continue very dull.
The Secretary of the Treasury has just is
sued an order to the Assistant Treasurer of the
United States in our city to conduct all busi
ness in that department at the Custom House.
on and after the sth instant. Tlll9 is one of
the most commendable steps which could be
taken in moving the oftice of the Assistant
Treasurer to a building of public capacity.
The following were the quotations for gold
yesterday, at the hours named: •
10 A. Id 142 1 %
11 A. 21 143
12 M 104
r. 143 y,
The following comparative table shows the
condition of the New York city banks on the
iirst of each month of the present year:
Loans Specie Circzen
Jan 199,444,969 19,660,211 3,283,832 147,442,071
Feb 185,639,790 19,682,306 2,668,646 152,703,516
Meb 186,569,665 19,830,183 2,720,668 153,009,588
Apl 204,458,355 20,561,668 4,888,980 173 9 350081 42,939,U2
May 259,277,573 19,099,913 4,660,659 193,183,733 66,106,274
JU'e 210,916,543 21,346,493 5,323,082 186,925,680 51,005,440
July 216,585,421 15,854,900 5,818,445 191,656,773 80,904,454'
The following statement shows the amount
of Flour and Grain in store iii Chicago, July
18, in 1564, and 1865
Flour, Ws
'Wheat bushels.
Corn
Outs
......
The following is the amount of coal trans
ported over the Lehigh Valley Railroad for
the week ending July 24,180 :
PIZEVIOUS
Where Shipped WEXK. LT. TOTAL.
from. T. Cwt. To. Cwt. T. Cwt.
liazloym 2 424 02 88,38 D 05 90,714 07
East Sugar Loaf i 460 11 57,166 07 59,626.18
Mount Pleasant 82 00 11,364 15 11,446 15
Jedd 0.,..... 1,421 10 51,994 02 53,415 12
Rayleigh. 378 10 28,591 06 28,907 16
Ebervile Coal Co 400.05 13,138 17 13,599 02
Stout Cold Co 662 03 20,776 03 21,488 06
Connell Ridge 1 200 04 50,455 13 51,001 17
Buckl3lountaiu 223 09 51,018 18 91,242 07
New York ttnd Le111gii...1. 244 14 23,470 01 24,781 18
11000 y 8r00k.......,_ . . 1,384 00 50,888 17 52,272 17
German Penna. , oal ''''' 974 13 20,630 02 21,061 15
Spring Mountain 2,086 13 38,815 17 40,9:f1 10
Coleraine 430 04 19,432 08 19,862 12
Beaver Meadow D. W... 70 02 961 10 1,041 12
Lehigh Zinc Co 3.97 7 6,216 19 6,614 06
John Connery 64 11 1,883 08 1,947 17
Illaba»oy... -.4,135 08 70,905 10 84,040 18
ltaltimore Coal.- . ...... 879 15 16,557 01 17,436 16
Franklin 236 06 13.815 17 14,052 03
Consolidated 19,80616 19,808 10
Audeureld 571 12 10,987 11 11,559 e 3
Lehigh and Sttso'hanna. 404 43 15,067 11 15,471 14
240.0cimenxer's 282 10 5,864 05 6,146 15
Wilkesb`e (:'I do I rim Ca. 11, ' 19 5 ' 43&' °I 6 ' 359 00
Lehigh Coal . Nay. Co.. 164 07 164 07
Other Shippers 5 1 3 208 10 214 00
Warren Run .V. 11 v., 11
Total 23,42101 682,'90509 706,380 10
Correspond - g week last
year 88.230
18
818,848
08
8,44,175
,55
4,809 17 132,979 19 137,789 11
The fonowthis are, the receipts of the Dela
ware. Division Canal for the week ending July
'22, Ism
Corresponding week last year....
Decrease for the week
Total tolls to July 23, 1864..
Total tolls to July 22, 1801.
Decrease: in 1865 i0,115 06
Drexel & Co. quote!
New United States Bends, 1881 / 06 1 1 107
U. S. Certifs. of Indebtedness, now"— 97 1 98
IT. S. Certifs. of Indebtedness, old.— 99.
3 3 100
New U. S. 7-30 notes 99 4 cr 100
Quartermasters , V0ucher5.......... , 96 @ 97
Orders for Certifs. of-Indebtedness.. 98V 2 99%
Gold 142 , / 2 143
Sterling Exchange ' , 1541,e, 156
5:20 Bonds, old 101 1 /4 103
3.20 Bonds, now 104 low,
10-40 Bolide -90 M 97
,
Sales of Stocks, July 23.
BALES AT TEE PUBLIC BOARD.
100 St Nicholas.. ..... . .811 800 Tionest a b3O fd
100 Winslow ... ... . 030 5.6 . 900 Atlasß
1000 Llek Run ....... . S , lOOO Mingo 1430 234
, SECOND CALL.
200 Mingo-- • 1430 241 203 l)unkard M
100 Rook-. /a 1% 100 St Nicholas. -135 1
A'i' THE REGULAR BOARD OF BROKERS.
Reported oy Hews, Miller, & Oa., 50 8. Third street.
• FIRST BOARD.
1000 TT $ 110 'Bl ~ .. 0p.107 500 Reading jt....b50.51 44
4000 II S 5-20 Bus..cln.oEE 210 Lehigh .N Iki , a 11.... 58
1000 cam ,t, Mn Os 143. 88 100 Corn Planter .... .
V i
100 X) Elmira 78 Bo 100 Caldwell
400 City Os new 92 200 McClintock OIL .. Ix
800 do fr 2 100 do b3O. ix
900 do 92 SOO Mingo 2'
B
ice ReadingSsl.E loo do 2
100 do 012. 5144 100 Tarr Farm- .. ~..... i
a() do aiv, YE Tarr Hameituad . 4
600 do 1010.51 44
BETWEE
1260 City6s new..cash 92
600 do ' 92
400 do 92
1 X R doing R..sswn
51,,i4(
1 800.
dit do s 511!
/Otia .••• .65 51
100 do si ot,
100 Caldwell 2
7000 Tloga R Ts 100
100 McClintock 011 b 5 1
100 Oil CrlrAt Chy R. 1
8 Cam Aro
124
R 124
2 do
•
100 Olartig b 0 14(
HROOND
2000Ststo st; e&P 89
U 7-300. —June .101)
500 N ort It Poona es., 85
100 Rending R,,sewn 011
200 do s:10
100 do bl 5 51.551
100 Lehigh 255 v sick. 50
100 Fulton Con] 514
AFTER
1000 Reading 65 51
10074 orthern Central 44941
Too City 6s, new 82
100 d 0
50Maple Shade. erll3ll 14%.
SALES AT Tan CLOSE_
100 Cataw's prof .1,20 24% '2OO heading H.... MO Ms
so do 24% 100 do .....• r.ot,
200 Needing It e 5 51% 110 do blO 9131,
lip do —.61.56 100 do 2dys 41'.‘
400 do„ 51x 100 d 0.... ..... 2dye 41 , 4
400 do 1;30 514& 200 do 51,4,
The New York Poet of last evening, says;
Gold is moderately active at 143@143 1 4 A
little business has been done at 14:1% and id,
143%.
Theloan market is more active. The current
rate IS 6, but a larger proportion of transae.
Hens are reported at 7.
The stock market opened With more anima.
tion. Governments are better, especially the
fivetwenties,.which are selling at NM, new loan
at 104@104 1 A',, sixes of 1881 at 100%4100%.
Before the first session New York Central
was quoted at 03%, Erie 85%, Reading MX,
Michigan Southern 63%.
The following quotations were made at the
board, as compared with Monday:
Tu. Mon. Adv. Dee,
U. S. es coupon, 1261 mg _
U. S. 5-20 coupons 104% 104% %
U. S. 5-20 coupons, new 104 101
U. S. 10-40 coupons MN 004
S. Certificates 0746 '97.96
Tennessee 6s 717( 71X
Missouri 6s 7114 72
Atlantic Mall 190 196
New York Central 9976 93N iv
Erie.B s,7 i 85% 9n
Erie 'referred 86 7 4 86 54 — Budson River 107% tesS 1
Reading 10234 102% %
1111ehlean Central 107 107 --
Michigan Southern 6331 61%
After the board, New York Central rose to
94 1 4, Erie at 87.14, Michigan Southern. to 03%.
Later, Erie sold at
ifolclertg of Flour are firm in their views, but
tbere is very little doing in the way of sales
1,000 obis extra family sold at 3( B.i l bbl,
'imd a small lot of fresh-ground Lancaster
county do at $8.75. The retailers and bakers
are buying in a small way at from $11.75@0.50
for superfine ; 817g7.50 for extra ; its@S.7s for ex
tra family, and $9(010 11 bid for fancy brands,
as to quality. Rye Flour and Corn Meal are
without change.
OnAm.—Wbeat is in steady demand at the
advance, with sales of about 12,000 bus at Mg
Mc for good to prime Old Reds; new Delaware
do. at 170( - 41.0e, and small lots of White at :losc.
Rye is selling m a small way at $l.lO. Corn h
scarce; small sales of prime yellow are making
at Me bu. Oats are dull and lower; sales o f
3,000 bus at 00@e3e, including a lot of new at 59
@Mc bu.
EAT3L—Quereitron is unchanged ; hint; ha
No.l gold at V 32.50 ton.
COTTON.—Priees have fallen off and there is
very little doing in the way of sales; Small
lots of middlings are reported at 45@47c VS,
— P;ritoturrm.—The market is rather dull and
prices are unsettled; about 2,200 bbls sold in
lots at 32@32/c for Crude ; 5252 1 /40 for Refined
in bond; and free at 09@720 gallon, as to
color.
SEEDB.—The receipts of Cloverseed are Vt.
fling; and it is wanted at $lB Z 0 bu. A lot from
second hands was taken at 28c /A iZ. In Timo
thy there is nothing doing. Flaxseed is in de•
wand at *2.35@2,40 bu.
llAv.—Baled is selling at $20@22 WI ton.
Gnocknius.—There is very little doing in the
way of sales, but the market is firm at full
prices. 270 bbls Cuba Sugar sold at 100.11 lb, in
gold, and 35 hhds Molasses at 40c IR
PEOVISIOse.--Tliere is very little doing lin
the way of sales, owing to the firmness of
holders ,• small lots of Mess Pork are reported
at *30@31 "i 0 bbl. Mess Beef ranges at from $l2
@IS bbl. Bacon Hams continue scarce ;
small sales are making at from 24@29e, ? lb for
plain and fancy canvassed. Lard is selling in
a small way at 21@22e ? lb for bbls and tee.
Wines:v.—The demand continues limited ;
small sales of Pennsylvania and Ohio bbls are
making at 217 c 30 gallon.
The following are the receipts of Flour and
Grain at this port to-day
Flour
Wheat....
Corn..
Oats.
Pittsburg Petroleum Market, Jul3r 24.7
Business, on Saturday, came pretty much to
a standstill. The operations were among the
lightest we have reported for some time past.
Buyers seemed to /WO Off, to nee which way
prices were going to move. The stook on hand
at this time is not large. Most refineries have
a stock on hand sufficient to meet their wants.
The current rates were: Crude, fair gravity,
21@214c, pkgs returned or exchanged; 26(4)
2.6 1 / 2 e, pkgs included. These rates have pre
vailed for some time past, the only variation
being for gravity. The receipts by the river
were light, being less than 1,445 bids. By de
spatches from Oil City, we learn that the mar
ket was iirm,with a good demand. Prices were
unchanged at the mouth and at the wells. At
many of the latter large sales have been made
for August and September delivery. The sales
fell short of the receipts. We note sales of
1,900 old oil barrels at id. The sales were as
follows
CRUDE Om.--BuyerS Seem to be absent ; they
were not disposed to take hold, hence we have
but few sales to report. Prices have under-
gone no change and large lots could hardly
e disposed of at the present prices. Sales 101
bbls at Sic, pkgs returned; 102 do, Me, same
Conditions .1 105 blds,2sC,pkgS included 400 do,
26c, bids included,
REFIRED.—The market presented no feature
worthy of particular notice for some time
past. The present rates were, bonded, on the
spot, 45c, and sales were made, delivered on
the ears, at these Egures. Bonded for Phila
delphia was held at 52y,e. Free was quiet at
BBsAe rulFs.—The market for State and
Western Flour is 10c better • sales 10,800 bbls at
$5.55@6.10 for superfine State, $6.60@1170 for
extra State, $6.75@6.99 for choice do., $5.65@0.10
for superfine Western, *0.65@7 for common to
medium extra Western, and $7.45@7.65 for com
mon to good shipping brands extra round
hoop Ohio. Canadian Flour is 10e015c better;
Sales SOOlible at, VI 7007 for common, and $7.10
$128.75 for, good to choice extra. Southern Flour
is firmer ; sales 600 bbls at Wa55.2.5 for com
mon, and $8.80@11.75 for fancy and extra.
Wheat is 3@se better; sales 14,000 bus Mil
waukee, club at $1.42.
Oats are one cent better, at Ole for Western.
The Corn market is one cent better; sales
52,000 bus at 83@85c for unsound, .and 864386 Ac
for sound mixed Western.
PHOTISIONS,—The Fork market is heavy and
lower ; sales 0,000 bbls at $30@32.50 for now
mess ; W7.50432S for '63-4 do, cash ,and regular
way; $23.50@24 for prime, and $25@25.50 for
prime mess. The Beef market is quiet; sales
sOO bbls at about: previous prices. Cut meats
are very firm; sales 980 pkgs at la@re for
shoulders, and 193/A23e for hams. The Lan!
market is ' itriner 5 tales 2,800 bids at1734@2,3 -1 /e.
Wnisxv is firm ; sales 100 blfis Western at
$2.10@2.12.
TALLOW is higher; sales 90,000 lbs nt n@nx.
SHIPS FROM . FOB DATE.
Helvetia.... Liverpool New York.. July ll
Teuton". . Soutllanlmton.New Julyl r
City of Lonacm.,,,Liverpotß,....New York.. July
SRIPS
Persia...
Liberty.
PHILADELYIIIA 13UA1SD OF TRADISI.
THORNTON BROWN,
EDWARD LAYOURCADB, CON. OF TUN MONTH.
Ilmray
PORT OF FHILADFINIIIIA„ July 20.
Suzy R15E8....
flux WATXII
Deposits I.Leg Ten
Bark Witch, Loud, 4 days from New York, is
ballast to Workman tit Co.
. .
Bark Gazelle (Br), Shaw, 10 days from Wind.
sor, N S, with 509 tons plaster to B. A Souder
& Co.
Brig John Welsh, Jr, Fitield, 10 days from
Sagua la Grande, with sugar to S C W Welsh.
Brig B. S Emery, Palmer, 10 clays from Sagan
la Grande, with sugar to S & W Welsh.
Schr Catharine (Br), Saulmer, 21 days from
Barbadoes, with molasses to John Mason & Co.
Sebr Delaware, Bostic., 1 day from Smyrna,
Del, with gniiil to Jas Barrett.
Sehr Mary Hendrickson, 1 day from WM%
Del, with grain to Jets L Bewley.& Co.
Schr Ben Vanderbilt, Maston, 3 days from
Baltimore, with incise to J P Justus.
Sehr Golden Eagle Kelly, 5 days from New
J
Bedford, with oil to B A Allen.
3604, 1:485.
. 26.000 27,909
815,175 895,183
1,646,059 10056,397
. 330,623 3:37,575
12,668 53,392
.5,921 • 36,565
At New Castle, Del.
Sebr Sarah, Benson, from New Bedford, in
ba]lent to captitial.
. .
Ship Alpine, ]Gillman, entered out at Liver
pool Sth lust for this port.
Ship Commodore, Otis, cleared at Boston on.
Monday for Callao,
Ship Charger, Knowles, from Boston stn.
Mitrelt, at Sun Francisco inn inst.
Steamship City of London (lir), Petrie, froth
Liverpool July 12th, via Queenstown 13th at
New 'fork yesterday. liith last, lat 41111,10 n
3548, passed steamship Cubit, bound NA 2841, nut
43 02, lon GO 35, steamship City. of. Cork, bound
E ,• same day, hat 42 25, lon 68 8 , an American
ship, hound IV, showing 3d dist pendant, Nos.
WS. .
Steamship Patapsco, NeiT, from. New Orleans
18th, with cotton, at New York On iiicsulay,
Bark Rosalia, Palumbo, from Girgenti, at
Gibraltar 3d inst, and cleared for this port.
Bark Nonpareil, Flinn, sailed from Port
'loyal lath inst feattjils port.
Bark Rocket,Megian, from Penang Sit!
March, at Boston Mt MelltY•
Brig Sea Lark, Collinsil.at Havana 15th inst
from Rey West, and was loading 18th for this
port.
... $2,295' 73
0498 $0
. $4,103 17
400,9: 5 01
„ 87,509 95
Brig Eichmond, Powers, hence at Bangor
21st inst.
Schr Thos Jefferson,dihillips, hence at Car
denas 15th inst.
Saws J H Wainwright, Morris, and John
Stockham, Babcock, hence at Boston on Mon
d Schr Lizzie Batchelder, English, Cleared at
Boston on Monday for this port.
Satre it M Price, Kelley, and Marietta Steel.
Man, Steelman, 'hence at Salem 22A1 inst.
Saws J 'Cadwallader, Steelman ;JR Bartlett,
Rockhill; J Ritual, Lake ; L Andenried, C;onip
ton ; Ocean Traveller, Adams, and Vashti
Sharp, Sharp, sailed from Salem 22d inst., for
this port. •
Schr Wm Carlton, Packard, sailed from New
Bedford 22d inst, for this port.
Schrs Horace Staples, Gibbs, and Lucy
Church, Adams, sailed from New Bedford 23d
Just, for this port.
Sebr J It Allen, Can, sailed from Nantucket
21st inst, for this port.
Schr R II Dale, Saunders, hence at Provi.
deuce 22d inst.
Schrs Wm Collyer, Taylor; S C Wlllets
Young, and Hannah 'Martin,' Aldrich, sailed
from Providence" 22d inst for this port.
Schr Gilbert Greene, Weaver, for this port,
sailed from Providence 22d inst. . •
SciirVid G Floyd Kelley, hence at Provi
dence Mil inst.
Behr Aid, Bunker, Balled from NAatueket
19th inat, fpr this port.
Behr Jennie Morton, Glover, hence at Fort
Royal 19th Inst.
Behr Queen of the South, Corson, sailed front
Port. Royal 18th inst. for this port.
Sloop Fleet, Berry, at Port Royal lath inst,
from Cam/en, N
BOARDS.
1011 Royal Petroleum. fa
zoo mocitztoot Oil.. ii
100 do
800 St Nickolas Oil
-100 011 Ck it, 011 Hun . i•A
100 Wen Rook 5i
100 do r,
BOARDS.
MO St Nicholas Oil. al •
200 Dal zoll Oil 3.44
42 Moab Bank b 3 tot
100 Fulton Coal 24¢
Philadelphia Marketa.
JULY %—Evening.
New York Markeis, July 26
SAILING OF OCEAN STEAMERS.
TO ARRIVE.
TO D.UPART
PROM POE DATE.
New York.... Liverpool ...July 29
.New York ... .July 29
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
4 59 I SON SETS 7 01
4 51
Arrived
Cleared.
Brig C V Williams es
Thompson, Marseill.
Sebr Thos Potter, Hackett, Sag harbor,
Schr R H Wilson; Mull, Newport.
Sehr Wm G Audenried, Hewitt, Quincy Point.
Schr 0 F Hawley, Clark, Now Bedford.
Schr Sink, Ingalls, Boston.
Sehr Parton, Clark, Boston.
Sehr Keokuk, Small, Boston.
Sulu' Alcora, Parsons, Boston. .
Schr Mary Y Stevens, Hood, Washington,
Schr L D jarrurd, Fenton, Washington.
Scum L H Corbert, Simpkins, Baltimore.
Schr Rappahannock, Russell, Baltimore.
Str U Willing, Cundrif, Baltimore.
Meinoranda.
1000 bkas
4,600 its.
4,850 bus,
3,2% bus,