ti r utorning fwit. JAMES P. BARR, Editor allti I'l'ol l W !OP. PETTF.BURC H: SATUADAY MORNING ........... JULY 3, 1858 DVIOCILATIC STATE ROMINATIONS Ton SUPISEUE NUDGE, WILLIAM A. PORTER, OF PIIILADELPIIIA FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, IVESTLEY FROST, OF FAYETTE COUNTY SEX FIRST PNGE for the continuation of the story of " Mrs. Badgery." RAILROAD rIA'PTRItS. The Presidents )f the four Eastern roads— Messrs. Chancey Brooks, of the Baltimore and Ohio; -G. Edgar Thomson, of the Penn.. sylvania; Erastus Corning, of the New York Central, and Charles Maron, of the New York and Erie, with Messrs. Thomas L. Jewett, of the Steubenville and Indiana; Geo. W. Cass, of the Pittsburgh, Port Wayne and Chicago, and C. J. Budges, of the Great Western, (Canada,)—the Committee appointed under a resolution of the Buffalo Railroad Conven tion, a report of the proceedings of which we publish this morning, to carry into effect the resolution of that Convention respecting the violation of the arrangement between the different roads, will meet in New York city today. It is fully anticipated that the old rates of passenger fare will lie resumed, and a remunerative rate for the transportation of freight be agreed upon. Every member of the Buffalo Convention appears to have realized the fact that the present rates on both passengers and freight were ruinous to the whole railroad interest of the country; but with such varied and conflict ing interests as exists, the great difficulty ap peared to be how to remedy the evil upon fair and equal terms to all the parties. It is ex pected that a satisfactory basis of agreement may be suggested by the Committee and ad heared to by the railroad companies in the future.; The-Logan House. Away up in the coal mountain district, at Altoona, Messrs. D. K. Miller & Walter Roe, both Pittsburghers, and both capital provi ders for the comfort and accommodation of the public, have, for several years, conducted the Logan House with great acceptability to the thousands who have partaken of their hospitality. The house is a large one with a fine, cool, airy verandah around it, the rooms are spacious and well ventilated, pure, mountain spring water is abundant, and Messrs. Miller & Roe keep an unexceptiona ble table fully supplied with every thing to be had in either the Eastern or Western markets. The air at Altoona is pure and cool—there are no musquitoes there—the Pennsylvania Railroad have reduced the fare for the warm season to $3 50 for the round trip from Pitts burgh, so that every one can enjoy a short trip to the mountains and enjoy the beautiful scenery and the invigorating breezes. The Logan House will furnish all the appliances of comfort and luxury which can be desired even in these melting days. A Mlotake. Inadvertently, in an article regarding the authority of the Aldermen and Mayor under the city ordinances, we stated that Mayor Weaver had last year left the •city, while Al derman Johns acted in his place. This was a mistake. It was Mayor Bingham who was absent and for whom Alderman Johns acted. The error in the name of the Mayor does not, -in the least, affect our argument which is that if Mayor Weaver's assumption of exclusive jurisdiction under ordinances is correct, then in the case of the sickness, absence or death of the Mayor, the ordinances cannot be legal ly enforced. The Journal, in noticing this mistake, says : "Surely, if the Mayor appoint a substitute, he would act a Mayor pro tern." The Mayor has no more power to appoint a substitute than Judge McClure has to depu tize his judicial powers to John Smith or John Jones. There are eighteen Aldermen in the city fully empowered to enforce the or 'dinances, and hence the law, seeing no neces sity for substitute Mayors, has made no pro , vision for transfering the authority of the may orality. THE CATHOLIC INSTILIU'PIONS PI E. rat LI!LTROBIL. On Thursday last, we had the pleasure of being present at the Annual Distribution of Premiums at St. Xavier Academy, near La. trobe, in Westmoreland county. The Religious and Literary Institutions at Latrobe are possessed of much interest. The domain, which they occupy, was originally known by the legal title of "Sportman's Hall" —a title given it in early times by the Legis lature, from the fact that the hills and forests of which it was then composed, were filled with an abundance of game, which attracted sportsmen and hunters from a distance, as similar locations in the far west now do. It was at this point that the first . Catholic Church in Pennsylvania, west of the Alleghe nies, was established by Father Coursey, in 1785. lle was succeeded in 1789 by liev. Browers, and in 1799 Father Hilburn took control of the church affairs hero who ex ercised a religious supervision over all the country as far as Lake lirie on the north, and Rrovvusville on the south. At that time Westmorelnad county embraced all the coun try in western Pennsylvania, known as the "Lake Region." In 1515 Mr. Hilburn was succeeded by Mr. O'Brien, and in 1817 that well known and much esteemed Clergyman, Rev. Charles B. Maguire, took charge of the religious interests of the district which he continued to esercise unti 18:io, when lie was succeeded by Rev. Girr, who was again, in 1544, succeeded by Rev. J. A. Stillinger, now of Blairsville, Indiana county. In 1846, a monastery was established here under the direction and control of the Order of St. Benedict, which, in 1855, was char tered by an act of Assemby of the State. it is governed by a Mitred Abbot, there being but two in the United States, and the commu nity consists of about ninety clerical and lay brothers. They have a saw mill, grist mill, and cultivate about three hundred acres of land. The Order of Benedictines was established by St. Benedict in the fifth century, and is composed of teachers, professors, and lay brothers. The Abbey of St. Vincent, at La trobe, in 1850, numbered among its professed members, nineteen priests, fifteen sholastics, seventy-two lay brothers, fifty-one novices and twelve aspirants. There were also twee. ty•three students of theology, eight of philoso phy and five of humanities. Attached to the Monastery is St. Vincent's College, at which, at the present time, aro one hundred and thirty.five students of various grades, Twen ty professors and teachers, and three prefects are charged with the instruction and educa. ion of the pupils. The English, German, M!!!=!=2= French, Latin and Greek languages fare taught; also music of every description, draw ing and painting, without an extra charge for any of these branches except for the use of instruments, &c. The farm upon which St. Xavier's Acade my for young ladies is situated, was prese.nt ed, in 1855. by Henry Kulin, Esq., for the purposes of an educational institution. All the usual branches of an English education are taught, with vocal and instrumental music, painting, drawing, French and Italian. Under the charge of the Sisters of Mercy, with sister Gonzaga u'Uorm an as directress, this Academy her, acquired a well-deserved reputation. We were delighted with the exhibition of the pupils on Thursday, and with their mani fest improvement and accomplishments. We are happy to be able fully to endorse the opinions of a correspondent at Latrobo, who has kindly furnished us with the follow ing notice of the distribution : I.Vitor o f Morning Poet:—Yesterday, July Ist, I had the pleasure of assisting at the exhibition of the yonn , g 1 .,_. ,41es of the St. Xavier's Academy. This institution le under the charge of the Sisters of Mercy, a community of ladles who devote them selves to attending the sick and poor, and to instruct iug and educating female youth. The Academy id situated in a beautiful location, about three miles 'from Latrobe, Westmoreland county. Judging from the specimens witnessed at the exhibition, I should say that the education given at St. Xaviers is of that solid and substantial hind which all parents do sire for their children, bat which, in many cases, notwithstanding the most brilliant promises, is not secured. The aim of the talented and pious in structresses of St. Xeviers is to implant in the hearts of their pupils those religious s entiments, without Which no child can be a source of Teel consolation to her family, and, at the same time, to improve their friends by communicating to them all the knowledge which can be of use or of ornament to a lady. The programme of the exhibition, which I subs join, will bo sufficient to give you EOl3lO idea of the course of instruction adopted here. All those who were present expressed their highest admiration of the real proficiency of the young ladies, and of the graceful' modesty with which they performed the parts assigned to them. While they wore not offend-. od by the pertness often exhibited in more fashion ably schools, they were not annoyed by that back wardness which is the result of stupidity. The mu sical department especially seems to be cultivated to great perfection. In another room I was pleased to see exhibitions of fancy needle-work and drawing, which wore highly creditable to the pupils. The premiums were distributed by the Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Connor, assisted by Rev. Messrs. Keenan, of Lancaster, and Maher, of Harrisburg. The num ber of pupils this year was, I believe, seventy-five, mostly from Western Pennsylvania. After the ceremonies of the day were over, the in vited guests sat down to a repast famished by the kindness of the Sisters, and all separated with those feelings of pleasure and ' satisfactiou which are the reward of a day spent in witnessing an exhibition in a well regulated Academy. Misses Wise and O'Hara received Crowns in the first class, Miss Navarre in the second, Miss Riffle in the third, and Miss M'Cabe the Cron. The following is the programme of exercises: MARCH—Misses Maguire, Olittra, Joltneon, M'Cabe, E. C,..agrava and Keogh. SAX CiBURCH WALTZ—Misses Brooker, M'Carthy, MAg,u!rer, Kitten, Keogh and Cunningham. CON if ERSATION—Mhbua Kittell, Wearily and Keogh. VALHATION:I, Grole—Misare E. Cograve bud Cunning ham. VOCAL DUETT---IliasGs Juhuston and O'Neill. irq , . WALTZ—MiTees M. Coegrave, Wise, Weitzel, Coot and Gilson. CROWNS IN FIRST CLASS—DISTRIBUTION 'OF PEI' MIUM IN FIRST CLASS. LINDA DE CHAMOUNIX—Mkses Drunker, O'Hara, Keogh and Wieo, 0 SOLE I'IU RATIO, Doniz tte—Mle , :es E. Cosvavo and Maguire; tuvoim•suiment, him E. lieop h. UlRL—Misses Maher, Burke, Quigley and Applehee. IRISH 'MELODY—MISS Gilson. SOIREES DE DANCE—Misses Dunne, M'Cir thy, M'Cate, A. Dunne, Johnston and Cronse. FRENCH COMPOSITION—Miss Navarro. CROWN IN SECOND CLAB:2—DISTRIBUTION OF PRE MIUMS IN SECOND CLASS. VOCAL DUETT—Misses Maguire and O'Neill; ace...mr.a. [Omani, Mal A. Duane. IL TB.IIVATOILE—Mitnee Keogh, M'Clooky, E. Coograye, and Myers. JUVENILE CHORUS-151148es Maher, A. Dunne, Wil 4liam4, M'Clinn, O'Neil, Applebee, Quigley, A. Itifila, L. Lauth ' Reynolds, 0. Loath, Al Oirr, id'UloJkey, Huffy, E. Keogh and N. Minton. nIIOIIEMIAN MARCH—Misess Maguire, Drunker and Johnson. ITALIAN ESSAY—MiIs M Carthy. 80.0—Miss Johnston; accompaniment, Mies Cunning ham. CROWN IN THIRD CLASP—DISTRIBUTION OF PRE MIUMS IN THIRD CLASS. VOCAL DUETT—Misses Johnston E; Maguire; accompa• nlmeut, Mias Drunker. BANJO GOITSCHAIJK—Miss Magnin , . CONVERSATION ON THIS FASHIONS, by a former pupil of the Academy—Mims Weitzel, E. Cosgra , o, Wise, Maher and TaaKoo. SUICITANS A 'TERRA—Misses Maguire, E. Cosgrave, Jehneton, O'Neill, Keogh, Wise, Cost. Weitzel, Mllinn, O'Hara, M. O'Neill, Duane, ki'ClonkAy, IS:tinker, Navarre, Clarke, Myers, Crouse and Li:lad. VALEDiorollx—Miss M'Cabo. NA'CIuNAL WM—L . II6SOR E. coograve. Johnston, O'Neill, Keogh, Riffle, WilP, &reline, Coat, O'Neill, O'Hara, 'Dunne, Moore, M'C'oBkey, Drunker, Navarre, Clarke, M'Carthy, Myers mad Crouse; an:..im.aulnient, Miss Kitten. MALOH—Mleees Maguire, O'Hara, .I.4ham, M'Llabe, E. Cosgrave cod Keogh. Tab: fiAILLWAD CONVErtiTIOPi AT ktUFFALO. The Railroad Convention at Buffalo, held on Juno 30th, was attended by a large num ber of delegates. The following corporations were represented: Now York Central—Erastus Corning, Presi dent; Dean Richmond, C. Vibbard, S. Chedell S. Drullard, J. E. Gray, J. Collamer. New York and Erie—Charles Moran, Presi dent; Daniel Drew, C. J. Brown, B. F. Blanch ard. Beaton and Worcester —U. Twitchell, Pree dent. Western (Mass.)—H. Gray, Superintendent; Charles Hudson, E. 8.. Tinker. Pennsylva , lia Central—W. B. Foster, Vio9 President; Thomas A. Scott, Superintendent; L. L. Houpt, H. H. Houston, W. H. Holmes. Buffalo and Erie—Goo. Palmer, President ; R. N. Brown, Superintendent; D. Richmond. Great Western (Canada)—C. J. Brydges, Managing Director; Thomas Reynolds. Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati—L. M. Hubby, President; 11. C. Marshall. Sandusky, Dayton and piacin,nati—E. P. Wil liams, W. B. Spaulding. Michigan Central—J. W. Brooks, President; R N. Rico, Charles E.., Noble, George Wil liams, Jr. Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and Chicago—G. W. Cass, President; J. J. Houston. Buffalo, New York and Erie—A. D. Patohin, Charles G. Miller. Cleveland and Toledo— intendent. Steubenville and Indiana—Thomas L. Jewel Hudson River—Samuel Sloan, President. Little Miami, C. and X—J. Durand, Supo intendant. Lexington, Ky.—Charles Hudson. Burlington and Missouri River—J. N. Den son Per,plo'eLine Steamers—lsaac Newton. On motion, J. W. Brooks, Esc'', of the Miehi gan Central road, was called to the chair, and J. Durand, of the Little Miami, Columbus and Xenia railroad, was appointed Secretary. Mr. Twitohell, of the Boston and Worcester la ad, desired to know the amount of capital of the dlfferent railroads represented, and made a motion to the effect that this information he ob tained. The motion was carried. Mr. Twitohell stated that ho was disposed to respond to this call, in order to stop a ruinous state of things. Lie thought that the property in their hands was not theirs to throw away. lie had learned - that the faro had been reduced by the Now York and Erie road, and he was una ble to say what bad caused the difference. lie was not aware that any excuse had boon given by the New York and Erie road for reducing the fare. A general dispositioa had been manifested to give that road all the advantages which could be reasonably expected. lie was in favor of the reduction of all outbid unnecessary expen ses, and approved the action of the Convention in favor of doing away with all unnecessary competition in regard to the solicitation of pas sengers and trade. Mr. Case,of the Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne Railroad thought the gentleman last on the floor had stated the matter under consideration fully. He had no knowledge whatever of the reason which had induced the New York and Erie Rail road to reduce the fare, and supposed that-the whole matter web covered by the Cleveland Con vention lie did not know that the New York, and Erie was governed by adequate considerations, but thought that if its managers had consulted the p w r o o u e l e d ed s i e n t ga th o a f t the C yw le a v r e e la w u r d on C g o a nr a n w tio ctu n id th r e e y . trace their steps resentedrTwiwtthe Up.wards ofthat atwaloaahnutnodfreedaPanitadirep- 0 (L. said four teen millions of dollars, and if we are consider ate but a moment, it would bo seenw a p ha w n y t ala w m mense amount of moneeyeuwttage He had attended a meeting it was shown that alargo amnuntof iu Now being thrown away. York freight had been carried at a great loss of money, fie bad soon nothing which led him to suppose there was anything which could not he arranged. He was glad that the New York and Erie was represent ed. That road appeared to be at fault. Ho would not defend the management of any road. lie simply hoped that some-plan might be adopt ed whioh would prove agreeable to all con cerned, and thus settle the competition without any disastrous results. Mr. Chedell from the Now York Central, hoped that a committee would be appointed, either as a suggestion or ati a motion, if in order, to reme dy the grievances complained of. Mr. Cass, of the Fort Wayne Sr. Chicago moved an amendment that the gentlemen who called the Convention lay the subject matter of of their greivances before the Convention. Mr. Twlehell suggested that the committee be appointed excepting the Central railroad line. Judge Jewett, of the Steubenville and Indiana Railroad, said the parties had called together a large number of delegates. There was a diffi culty between certain pities, and he hoped that those who had been instrumental in calling a Convention would suggest a committee to arrange matters. Mr. Sloan of the Hudson River Railroad moved that Mr. Moran be added to the corn mittee. Mr. Cass accepted the amendment. Mr. Moran said that any explanation which he had to make would be made on the proper occasion. Mr. Cass hoped that the whole subject would be brought before the Convention. Ho thought it was sufficiently evideLt that the Erie road would not go before the Convention. Mr. Moran said he represented a large amount of property, and the question with him was whether the western roads would control the eastern roads, or whether the eastern roads would control the western roads. Mr. Jewett moved to lay the motion on the table. Messrs. Chodell and Cass opposed the motion. Mr. Moran said that ho had seen this attempt to pb.toh up matters again. Whenever the New England roads gut into difficulty, they settled it among themselves, and whenever the western roads got into any similar difficulty, it was settled in the same way. He claimed that the Erie Rail road had abundant cause. They had tried in every way to adjust the difficulties, without sue cess, and he was not prepared' to say that he would submit to any outside dictation whatever. Mr. Sloan moved to lay the motion on the table. -E. B. FrAinips, Super Mr. Case explained the object of hie resolu on. The question was taken, when there appeared a difficulty in deciding the oount. The ayes and noes were called according to the roads, and the same was carried—ayes, 10; noes, 4. Mr. Houston thought that a great deal of talk had been used without any good, and he believed that the Convention should proceed with its busi ness. After some further unimportant bueinesolle Convention adjourned till 2.: 3 , o'oloek. AFTERNOON HEBBION The Convention met, and devoted some time in discussing free passes. On motion of E. P. Williams, the following Committee of Conference 17R8 appointed to re port this evening: G. W. Cass, Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chi cago Railroad ; C. J. Bridges, William Hubby, Daniel Drew, lease, Newton. Adjourned until eight o'clock this evening. Convention re assembled at 7 P. M. Mr. Cass, from the Committee on Conference, reported the following It is the opinion of your Committee that posi tivo evidence has been adduced'Aihowing a viola tion either on the part of the - New York and Erie or New York Central Railroads, of the con tracts formerly existing between said Companies ; and your Committee believe that the recent great reduction of passenger fare on the part of the New York and Erie was induced by un founded reports, and misapprehension on the part of the New York Central or other roads, and not from any etate:of facts—and therefore earnestly recommend to these roads to meet to gether in a spirit of conciliation and adjust the difference between them, and restore again re munerative rates and good feeling ; and that in case of failure on the part of esid road, to ad just existing difficulties and restore the elate of fare, your Committee recommend to the roads represented to put in force the 13th article of tho Cleveland Convention of October 14, 1857, against all roads who