New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-23
Things i'm Philadelphia.

Correspondence OF the New York Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22-P. ii.
Ill.,, e,,ber NJ TODAY is still unsettled and business con.
times pretty much the yesterday The hishy I'M
nor,ant oes from the Old World by the Britannia WIN no
doub, effect material change in commercial poih Oh
view Already il has created great sensation IN our ous
community.
Thomas s. Nicholson convicted some months since Oh
forgery, ard sentenced TO three years Imprisonment ~ W
Eastern Pentpsliary died last evening from tue
ierbt of close confinement The OF NlchoiSo d. ne
time of sentence excited much attention, ana feehhs
of deep sorrow manifested by many at his unhappy
fate There was something that snacked OF persecution IN
the prosecution and Judge Doran differed IRON Ms COZ
leagues upon the bench in many important polnts.
deceased has left interesting wife and family WIG sun
reside his splendid mansion at the souh east corner W
Eleventh. and Shppen.ss. Where are Hassinger wright
Dyo,t Chauncey Shuster and others who have received
Executive clemeacy which poor Nicholson was refused
Were their crimes less magnitude or their friends more
,pealMy?
The Inquirer OF this morning contains painful aree
headed tTLe Commonwealth ana the Widow, IN WHICH
are related the misery and ruin OF an entire Sernan am
in consequence of investing a. time when all was bright
and prosperous their OF upwards OF co In fehn
sylvana State Five per Cents which then commanding
premium Alas! hat blighng circumstances have SINCE
enued The family In question now reduced almost
absolute poverty and the gifted pen OF the nestmable Ed
cr Of the Inquirer, ROBERT MORRIS tell. Us this Is but
one OF numerous instances with which he is acquainted.
Yet there are those be found in our community ever
ready TO pirate of tie honor and character OF Penn
syvania Let her, in the OF commoa justice, first re-
pay the widow and the orphan that which they, in mo-
of honest confidence loaned her, and rescue them from
the depths Of ruin into which they find themselves
fortunately plugged, before the friends of the present Ad
minra,ion talk Of the honor justice and patriotism Of the
Keystone State
The of Alexander WILL Is now said positively
lake place on Saturday next We shall BY the bye,
what has become of Ceavcland and Hasey two notorious
Chesnusreet gamblers convicted some weeks since, but
,sho have managed by unaccounabe means, TO SO
far escape the Just penalties ofthe law Justice here seems
most favorably administered in numerous instances
But little business transacted in our various courts
to-day and the case of the murderer, Axe, not pro-
ceeded with.
Domestic exchanges still vary TO such degree that II
seems impossible 10 give any definite rates. Boston to
discounts NewYork par and disc; Mobile IL 1T disc
New Orleans prem; Nashville discs Cincinnati 81 dlsc
American Gold prem; Spanish Dollars q prem
Mexican par; Treasury Notes being per cent int
rest par prem Relief Notes from to Is per cent
discount
The following transactions took place at the board OF
brokers to-day, which very limited extent indeed
10 shares Whining Railroad CT Is do. Schuykiil Navi
gatioa, "a; $500 Pennsy vania 5s, 1885, 4St.
Up 10 o'clock p NJ the following arrivals and clear
had taken place.
ARRIvED.-Schr Vulcan, Max we II, days I'm Egg Har.
Dor.
-CLEARED-Shp Talbot, Storey, Mon,evdeo and Canton.
Brig Caucasian, Sprague, Barbados BIUTUs