The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-26
PHILADELPHIA.

Correspondence Of the Henld]
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. %, 1870,
A Word about our Democratic Nominations for Gig and
County-Ignoramuses and Gambisrsup for Law Makers
-MHer's Prophecy denied-Miitd'y EneamPmsnf-
Turn out of Viewers, &c. &c.
DEAR BENEFIT
The city delegates last night agreed upon and perfected
a most excellent ticket for the legislature Mr.. Neal
declined and the following names now compose the list
of Democratic candidates. contrasts broadly indeed
with that for the county selected by the party.
while those for the city for the most of superior
abilities none of them below meocry and all of them
highly respectable in they assocations those forming
the ticket for the county with exceptions
have neither talents responsibility Of characters
Two or three Of them noisy pot house politics. with
scarcely ability to write their to read them when
written Two Of the members are professed gamblers
at least has been time and again dancing
tendance on horse races militia musters and public
cuons his leg perched upon cane engaged in the
respectable employ ment of "thmble rig" you
it, and you don't n"hve, ten twenty dollars
that gentleman tell which cup the little jo
under" Another is protested gambler, and gambler
too of the lowest kind Another bully, an inebriate
and of the most ungovernabe temper-one who rarely
passes election without giving receiving black
eye. And Of all these has talents other reieemng
quality with the exception Of Moses McCully Roumfort
and Hancock OF the lot has aspiration above pot
house. Andsuch is the ticket presented to the Democracy
Of the county and unless the shacklc Of party shaken
off will be elected. Shame! Shame. The Wings have
nominated Scott for Mayor the remainder of their nomi
nations not yet formed.
world IL coming 10 an nlliier preuCu,
is denied. lecture the Kingdom and coming of
Lord" will be delivered this evening at the church in
Christian street. below Sixth, by Elder J. c. Gof We
learn that he designs review Mr. Millers theory
corning that advent ls43 with the view of considering
how far il is consistent with revelation full house IL
expected.
The notes of preparation for military encampment at
Eaton almost nightly sounded by the volunteers in
Independent Square The several companies who intend
to join the encampmcn perfecting themselves in the
drill with considerable ardor and appear in the square in
full force, during favorable evenings. The encampment
companies from this city, mastering about fy men EACH
will start for the encampment early on Monday next
Between two hundred and three hundred pcrsons are
parading the streets to-day with flags banners ana music
They and laborers, who are dissatisfied with
the prices they receive for their labor and some perhaps
ofthem dissatisfied that they have no labor AZ all
Nothing of moment done in stocks to-day ne IN,
terest on State is being settled today at the Bank Of
Pennsy aania directed by the late law IN SCRIP ana
money. -
The funeral obsequics performed this morning, in ST.
Johns church in honor OF his late Royal Hghness the
Duke of Orleans, throughout grand and imposing.
Nearly all public functonarics in and about the city
were IN ''''"''"'' Yours AaRrPPA