ClFl,tterning at. JAMES P. BARB, Editor and Proprietor PITT'SBURCH : SATURDAY MORNING- JULY 24, 1858 D'OC.ELATIC STATE rolubiAl-iorze, sou surnzin rtrtken, Wi[4L DI A. P-ORTER, OF PHELIDELPEELL acra wow, cominanornut, WESTLEV FROST, OY FAyErir. COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE OF COR.- F.ItESPONDENCE.— The Democratic County Com• _mittee of Correapvndecce will meet at the S. Cilium HUM. Pittsburgh, en SATURDAY, JULY Sist, 1855. at ELEVEN o'clock, Punctual attendance is reltatel. JAMES A. GII3cON, Chairman. Jost!: Lirsml, SstTetary. The fellowing named gentlemen compose the shove Com mittee, viz: - - e J. N. Mcf;lowry, James A. Gibson, IL B. Sinclair, Thomne Farley, ' Joseph Birmingham, D. D. Bruce, L. B 'Patterson, a. IL Patterson,. Charles Bryson, Dr. Wm. M. Herron, J. B Fulbon, R. B. Guthrie, Robert Morrow, of Ross, S. C. Wingard, John Layton. Jel:dsw - - 11.ESIONATiON OF 21J?. CASS..-ELECC. TlOti, OF J. EDGAR. THOMSON, TO THE PRE,IIDENCY Or. THE PITTS.OURGO, FORT WAY.S.3E AND CI:IC .GO 1321.1.7.11.0 A At the ine^,ting of the Directors of the Pittshurgh. Pert Wayne and . Chicago. Rail road Company held yesterday, George W. Cass, Esq., who has held the position of President of the company since the con solidation in July, 1556, resigned his office which he has for some time past contem. plated. Thd Board then elected unani mously J. Edgar Thomson, Esq., as Presi dent. We understand that Mr. Thomson will take charge of the business of the road as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made to do so lc UNDER. WiliCfl KING We are at . - .loss to understand the position in the field of politics which the editor of the Commercial Journal wishes to occupy. Some of his recent articles are to say the last "very queer," and his course altogether, somewhat unusual. The - J ournal omits the customary publication of either the State or county ticket of the party to which it professedly `belongs; it favors none of the Presidential aspirants of its party, and in its article in Friday's issue upon the tariff policy, in en dorsing Col. Foster, it " regrets to say that the late Harrisburg Convention has again endors - ed the abstract sentiments " of Henry Clay upon the Tariff. In politics, the Journal is "neither flesh, fish, nor good red herring." The kind of endorsement which the Jour nal gives Col. Foster is in ou'r opinion more than the Col. bargained for. The resolution of the Harrisburg. Convention was an ex ceedingly moderate one, upon which Penn sylvanians at least, no matter what may be their polities, will not greatly differ. Vol. Foster, we presume, will be willing to stand upon it, and will not thank the Igurnal for making him "much more decidedly for pro. tection than the present platform." We look upon Col Foster as being the loader of the Republican party in this county, and - be owes it to his position to speak out and let the people know on what platform he does stand. Among the people of Pennsylvania there is little - difference of opinion upon the Tariff question. It is shown that a necessity exists for a, re-adjustment of the present rates in the want of an increased revenue, and when this shall come to be done, as we have.no doubt it will be at the-next session of Congress, the Pennsylvania delegation should stand togeth er es one man anthclaim that in.the adjust ment, such discriminations shall be mado in favor of Pennsylvania interests as we have a right to, receive under a fair division of bene fits to bo derived therefrom. IRO 1:4 BUILDINGS. It is but few years since Mr. Bogardus con struted the first iron building in New York City, and like most improvements out of the common course, it was at the time cried down, and its utter-failure predicted. In deed, men who pretended to some knowledge of science, decided that it would be crushed by its own weight, and some nervous individ uals who resided near it moved their locationp. But it was a splendid triumph, and although but some ten years have passed, iron is now pronounced to be the best material, which it possible to use in the construction of build ings. Not only is it stable and durable, but the highest degree of ardhitectural ornament 'is arrived at in its use. Fluted columns and corinthian capitals, equal in beauty to the classic models, can now be 'constructed at comparatively cheap cost. The business of manufacturing iron fronts is already a large one, and in Pennsylvania, and especiallyin our own city; mast largely increase, In the construction of the Allegheny Bank Block, Dispatch Building, and other Fifth street structures, a fair opportunity is to be given of showing the excellence, beauty, and economy, of iron building material, All the objections which were at first urged against its use for this purpose have been completely exploded by the tests of both science and practical expe rience. The business of manufacturing iron for building will one day, be an immense source of wealth to our city. The Atlautle Cadle. Tho New York Times publishes a letter from Cyrus W. Field, Esq., to the directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company in Lonthin, giv jog a daily journal of operations on hoard the Niagara, together with his views Els' to the failure of the enlerprise. From exmination of the logs of the Cunard steamers for a _ number of voyages in the month of June, July and August, Mr. Field comes to the conclusion that July Is the best month to make the experiment, there being only one day of gales in twenty:five in that month, while in June there is ono in seven, and in August one in nine. 'There is ample cable left on the .:..iagaral'for 'another oxperinet, though until the Agamemnon should be heard from it was impossible to say whether it would be made. The machinery on board the Niagara worked in the moat perfect man ner. Railroad Irjnaotlon. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad have been cited by writ from one of the Virginia courts to appear early in August and show cause why an irjunetion should not be issued by Wheeling, restraining al.:. Baltimore and Ohio Road from either paying out any more of its funds in behalf of the North Western Road, or from working that line. The chief reason of this procedure on the part of Wheeling, we understand from the Baltimore , Sun, rests upon the assumption that bad it nat been for the fact that the Bal. ilmore" and Ohio road had engaged to finish aid is working the Northwestern (Va.) road iaar a contract, which they deem illegal, She city of Wheelsng and all other stockhold• ilts would have continued to receive cash div idends e from the former road. MMEI!IM2M! John "fl , Road..l.lls Position Defined. In commending :.f.fte nominn,tien of John M. Read, the GermOtown Telegraph says that " the views on i)nblio questions he now holds have always been entertained by him ; arid if his party has any measures gr ne astray, or ran after gods, his faith has re mained unshaken and his fidelity unques tioned." In commenting upon the editor of Harrisburg Patriot and Union, says that as the editor of the Telegraph was an original Read man, we presume he speaks by the book. Before Mr. Read strayed into the Republican camp he was a Democrat, holding fast to all the doctrines of the Democratic party. Upon the single question of the best 'tanner of dealing with slavery in the Terri tories, he differed ; and for that cause alone formed his present political connection. Wherein Republicanism 'differed from Democ racy he became a Republican, but in all points where the Democratic creed differed from its other opponents he adhered to that creed. This is the only conclusion that can be drawn from the Telegraph's exposition of Mr. Reads position, and we belie've it to be a correct ono. On-the tariff, and all the guess tions which formerly divided the Democratic from the Whig parties, he holds fast to the opinions " always been entertained by him'' —that is, to Democratic opinions accounts for the exceedingly mild tariff res olutions passed'Thy the Convention tha nominated Mr. Read. It doubtless exelud ed the idea of protection so as to acoom modate Mr. Read with a platform upon which he could stand without sacrificing any of the opinions that havo " always been entertained by him." Of course John M. Read has no sympathy with the " American" wing of his supporters. As a Democrat, he was never known to em brace Know Nothing doctrines, and we have not heard -of his becoming a convert since he joined the Republicans. In this respect the platform has been nicely adapted to the views that "have always been entertained by him." The dose of "Americanism" admin- istered to him is decidedly infinitesimal. He is at liberty to oppose the slightest change in the naturalization laws, as well as other cher ished' doctrines of " Americanism," if he only agrees to condemn the landing of foreign pau pers and criminals upon our shores. As this does not ench upon his ancient faith, we have doubt Mr. Read assents to it without the slightest mental reservation. He does not differ with the Democratic party in favor of " Americanism." EL , ' Harker House, Blairsville Col. Robert Evans, of Lancaster County, Pa., flee purchased from B. D. Marker, Esq., the fine property in Blairsville known as the Marker House, for the sum of $13,575. For many years, under Mr. Marker and others, this has been one of the most popular hotels in Western Pennsylvania. Situated in the midst of s thriving and wealthy community, upon the Indiana Branch of the Pennsylva nia Railroad, it enjoys a large amount of traveling custom, and in Col. Evans' • charge, who fully understands the art of pleasing the public, its popularity and business must con* tinue and increase. THE New York limes admits "that any effort on - the part of the opponents of the Na tional Administration to make a permanent political organization on the basis of a plat form of measures, must prove fatal." What are the "measures of the Opposition ?" Does any body know ? VARIOUS THINGS. —lt has been determined at Washington to build a second sloop of war, at the Philadelphia Navy yard. —lt is asserted that Col. Kane will not publish a report of his Utah Mission. --Lord Napier, Edward Bates, of St. Louis, and Gov. Banks, were made L. L. D's, at the recent commencement of Harvard College. —lts costs a man just eight dollars to whip a woman in Cincinnati. —The Republicans of Fayette County, meet to nominate o. County Ticket, on the Oth of Augußt —The wool clip of Greene County has changed hands from the wool growers, and is now in the hands of the speculators, and manufacturers. The clip was 15,000 or 29,000 lbs. less than the former years, and has been sold at prices rang ing from twenty-five to thirty five cents. --Tho Mercer County Court, commences on the 3d Monday of August. 4-The greater part of the oats olop in Craw ford Co., Ohio, has been struck with rust. —One thousand boxes of peaches arrived at New York on Monday in the steamship Columbia from Charleston. --There arc seven hundred — cells in the Ohio Penitentiary, and six hundred and ninety-nine convicts, leaving only ono cell vacant. —The alumni of Jefferson College will meet on Tuesday, August 3d, (the day proceeding the commencement) at two o'clock. As business of importance cannected with the interest of the College will come before the almuni, it is hoped that there will be a general attendance. The annual address to the alumni association will be delivered by A. B. Sharp, Esq., of Carlisle, Pa. --The Mingo Coal Company of this county, say the Monongahela Republican, has shipped, during the year ending July Ist, the enormous amOnnt of 1,000,000 bushels of coal, the price obt.kined at market averaged eight cents per bushel, which would count up the neat little sum of $BO,OOO. Pretty well done for the Mingo Coal Company. --" Pompey, " said a good natured gentleman to bia colered man, " I did not know till to-day that you had been whipped last week. " "Didn't you, mama ?" replied Pompey ; "1 knowed it at the time. " --There 23 clerks in the departments at Wash ingkon from Maine, with an aggregate compen sation of $33,200; from Neva Hampshire 11 clerk, with $27,800 compensation ; from Ver mont 5 clerks, compensation $27,340; from Rhode Island, clerks 3, compensation $5,200; fro , z Connecticut, clerks 18, compensation $27,- 200; total from New England, clerks 84; com pensation $126,447. These, however, numer ous as they seem to he, make but a small show alongside of the State bordering on the capital. Pennsylvania sends 100 clerks, whose aggregate compensation is $140,805; Maryland has 83 clerks, whose compensation is $118,780; Vir ginia 117 clerks, with an aggregate compensa tion of $186,850, while the District of Colum bia looms up with 332 clerks, who receive $425,. 613, besides 43 temporary clerks and a legion of copyists extra. In all 1820. —John Johnson, the counterfeiter, upon whose person $3,200 bad money was found, has made his escape from the Waynesburg jail. —A live alligator, nineteen feet long, caught in Texas, was forwarded by railroad to New York a few days smoe. —The number of Indians in the Canadian Pro. vinous, as far as could ba ascertained by a spe cial commissioner recently appointed to Indian affairs, was about 8,500 in the Eastern, and 11,- 500 in the Western, showing a total of nearly 20,000, exclusive of wandering tribes of the. North, of whom no correct information could be procured. A Enjority of the tribes are steadily, though slowly, increasing in numbers,- and by neurly all some approaches to civilization have beau made. —The London commercial correspondent of th Fff=illZNEffM Liverpool Mercury, writing on the 23d ult., nye: "The scheme for raising the additional sum of £220,000 for the finishing of the Leviathan is said to have failed, and it is supposed that some other plan will have to be tried. " —Another most distressing accident, by which throe ladies lost their lives by the capsizing of a sail boat, occurred on Wednesday, opposite New Rochelle. The unfortunate ladies had mom"- panied a Sabbath school en their annual excur sion. The names of the ladies drowned were Mrs. Ferguson, who had been married only four months ; Miss Emma Demilt and Mrs. Emily A. Jacobs, all cf New York City. The husband of Mrs. Ferguson was in the boat, but with a young lady ( Miss Mangum) was fortunately , saved. —The annual commencement at Harvard Uni versity took place on Wednesday last. The graduating class numbers ninctS , four members. A meeting of the railroad officials was to be held at Cleveland on Wednesday, and another effort made to settle the quarrel with the New York and Erie. It is understood, says the New York Tribune, that the Erie managers will not abandon their present position until the Central road will consent to a fair divi sion of the first-class passenger earnings. It is a question for the Central to settle Whether a $5 fare is more profitable than a $9 fare, with a subsidy of $250,000 or $300,000 per annum to the Erie road. That's stating the case pretty plainly, and looks very much like a desperate " stand and deliver " proceeding on the part of the Erie. Any advantage which one road has over another, either in its route, termini, or ether feature, will, on this principle, be rendered entirely nugatory at the instance of a less fortunate rival. Mrs. Blonnt , s Pranks when She Was a Y 00331; Lady. Bow COL. BLOUNT FELL IN WITH ILEU. Miss Blount is a "chip of the old block." Her mother Mrs. Emily J. Blount, nee James, was in girlhood, sent from Alabama to a semi nary at New Haven, then under the care of Prof E. A. Andrew. There sho was a wild dare-devil, il, the leader cf all mischievous or romantic in trignes; smuggling cards, liquors, and billets into the seminary; exchanging notes for herself or others, oven under the nose of - the secom panying