New-York daily tribune., 1843-04-03
Things in Phiiadeiphia,
Correspondence OF The Tribune.

spCn &c OIL 1 he Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA. April 2-P H.
There solitary the regular Boa,s
Of Brokers Saturday with but sn attendance Of men,
bers present. At the Second Board the following sale,,oo
place 500 City Fves, 1867 and 70, al ss $40 Schryn
Navigation Fves 1885, So; Is share. Kentucky Bsniu
4s 900 Cincinnati Bonds 7ai 50 shares Camden and
Ambey Railroad at64 $1,000 Pennsylvania Fives 1875 a,
sci; shares Union B ank of Tennessee also.
TIE activity along wh.rves, Market, Front and oi.,
business streets continues 10 crease almost daily. Duss
Friday and Saturday we had several important arrivals a
the steady nd1x OF Western merchants certainly give an
air Of the most pleasant naiaIe TO community. Tbs
arrival OF the ships Robert Foton and Monongahea brs,
Rswena, Foster, Caucasian, Tecun,<eh, Canary, anG
number OF Others, it valuable cagoe are annouaced
BY the Raweua from Puerto Ca6ells have been favored
with the prices OF the following artices-Cofce, n Be-
indigo, 81 lo2 for F.. cotton 81 q, and vrry dull
Coffee plenty having in freely previous tie
10th instant.
No less than arrivals OF sugar and nclasses han.
occurred since Thursday lasthe market is completely
plu,ted with the sale of New Orleans sugar was
r,aae Yesterday a,4i cents per pound.
On sunday March lsh lat A. long S. the packet ,bp
Monosgahela at this port from Liverpool exchanged s
nails with the Great Western, standing East The NJ ssid
on the 9th February and when eight days out See bad
made half Ter passage, since which time she experienced
succession OF heavy westerly gales accompanied with
severe snow-had rail- bulwarks, and auucheons broken
II ,pseas 10 be the gesera belief that young Merce, viii
he ACQUITTED on the ground OF insanity, .he testimony @
the last two days having gone far TO establish that tact Tie
case will most probably be brought TO close on Tuesday
evening, when summing up Will Immediately follow TIE
conduct OF Judge Elder throughout the trial has oeea p
-, NJ in terms of The warniesI cbaacter lie an abe
honest, upright Judge.
The drowning, and probable murder, on Mordsy night
last, of r Ezra G. Firth, Arch6reet wharf, still w.
dergops inyeslgao before the Recorder and Corooe
The body of the missing man has not yet been recovered
young widow, aged about "a, residrg IN E!eSentha
near I,cu,t committed suicide Friday niornpg-ags
Disappointed love-
Porter Meeiiag' was held few evenings since d.
house Of Bob Lister one OF the most notorious balsas
Philadelphia a, which Bob presided as one CT the vt
Presidents A Commies was appointed 10 ciIcaEs,
call for general meeting" as we'll as one tor The purss
of drafting resolutions for The same. Tbe bare mentu
the names OF those who composed the above important
affair." is enough to know its true character. They are
Bob Lister, wm o Kline: John d. Hester John Nagt,
Henry Lu,ts Gc understand !! is the intention Of lie
general meeting to nominate David Porter the esE
didate for the Vice Presidency
The Hon. Henry A. Muhienberg, Thaddeus Stevens ESQ.
and several other distinguished politicians are Low In Ha
r.burg Cav Porter, is said. was in our city durinz The
past week. but whether he visited the United States
Moyamensipg Banks am unable TO learn What in tie
wind
The Reform II, which has been bone OF contention
both branches OF our State Legislature for several weeks
now only awaits the signature OF The Executive 10 become
a law.
bill has been reported in the House OF Representatives
to preven. The importation OF free negroes into the State
Aso,her successful attempt made on Friday BY
both Houses Of the Legislature TO elect State Pfnier
caucus candidate again coming ou, second best!
BRurus.