New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-01
Alexander the Murderer-E
Crops. Sc.
Correspondence oil The Tribune.


PHILADELPHIA, July 50, 1912.
The early foreign news which The Tribune fur
nshes our citizens and the bold stand that you have
manifested in the great interests of the country
have elected no little admiration in this quarter
Yesterday was unable 10 procure Z copy-all
having been sold off within an hour after they ar
rived. DESTROYS of aiding in the good cause ] de-
sign furnishing your readers with occasional no,
tice of such doings in City and State as may
appear of interest. Truth to say there is got much
Of that same" among at present, excepting
the Clay movements which are in I'll science
sufficiently stirring, prompt and patriotic.
Alexander the young man who murdered Loa-
yor last week has awakened to full consciousness
of his appalling condition. The extreme youth OF
the murderer, the number and speciality eff his
friends, his own standing in society, the sudden
ness of tie assault, so fatal and unprovoked, all
tend to render this one of the astounding as
sassiuations that ever took place in OR city. 1t
is at least another proof of the cowsrdly vice OF
wearing concealed weapons. THERE'S much spec
ulstion IS to whether it was prepiediiated al
tempt at robbery, or the result of sudden ebulli-
,on of ungoyernab!e passion. The miserable muir
derer is now tortured with anguish ibdescEibalo!e,
pacing bis cell in perfect agony. Immediately on
the news reaching Washington tE,o members OF
Congress, personal friends Of hio arr:,>, lett fo-
this city, and the Prisc4er has Inc advantage Of
| their counsel and friendship.
The amount of business at our Bcasd OF Br.shp,s
during the past week has been t.stsing-dur!ns the
( three last DAYS liz amount of sales less thac
would pay for the sisgle commission Of Bait
more Broker.
Thermometer at % in the shade indicates de-
gree of heat which the feelings do not belle. But
forthe gentle breezs thai has preyailedfcr day
two past. The heat would be insupportahle.
4 great Temperance Procession comes of on
Monday. We have plenty OK good ~4ler but
no ise; WHICH makes it excessively bad for our
ses,o,alers.
One of our Savings Fund affairs up town, with
as many names as German Princess, has made
an assignment. The green ones will suffer for
tunaieiy, TO the tune of twenty or thirty per cent
only.
The admirable crops which have SO beautifully
filed the granares of our State ere already begin
ming 70 come. Small parcels have arrived and
show superior quality OF grain, in spite OF the
croakiugs about wet weather, smut &c. The price
has 70, materially changed bur as the great over
Plus pours N it must come down. Pennsy lvania,
good, 81 30 Southern ranges from 81 10 %.
In each but little Is doing. he disturbances IN
the mining regions rust materially affect the sup
ply.
Is NOT the turn cut for higher wages at a time
ike this, when thousands are begging employment,
and actually willing to work for subsistence an
evidence OF insane iai9uity' Yet this IS one more
trick OF political knavery ard party demasosuisln.
The madness Of party has been 50 thoroughly ex-
c,nplifed in certain portions of the Stale, TIA,
viii claim some space in Your columns 70 show mp
a few Of the principal actors. The materials are
rich ard vii yer work together fer the good Of the
homes, and true.