New-York daily tribune., 1843-02-10
Things in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 9-P. NJ
The sales at the Board, to-day, limited Amount,
showing Improvement in Wilmington Railroad shares OF
T. Tennessee and kentucky Bonds still in demand, with
little offering The following The sales SllOo City
Fives 1885, o.; 80 shares Wilmington Railrood 10; $3.50
SKIES 1885, 49, $500 Wilmington Skies 1885, 60 so
shares New-Orleans Gas Bank, 8; II do Wilmington
Railroad, ts ds fia) 81; $3.50 Stale Fives. 1885, l2t.
Considerable sensation has been created among
chants the painful intelligence received to-day of the
dreadful calamity which has beaIen the inhabitants of Port
Prince OF the destruction oil GOO houses by fire. The
brig Maria, this port, few days since, announced tle
breaking of the fire. but it hardly supposed lis
ages extensive nature-indeed the
MED Of there beag ire at the time OF the Aaria's leaving
II has been suggested that subscription be Immediately
opened in this city for the relief OF the sufferers whose
dion must be lamentable in the extreme.
The Manufacturers and Mechanic Bank Of The North.
Liberties resumed specie payments tsday their de.
mand and depastes There but little prospect of the
Moyamensag Girard Pennsylvania anks ever doing
lie The Penn Township Bank may possibly in The
of few weeks be enabled TO redeem all their de-
nand notes. they have not in connection h the brokers'
porchased them up discount.
quo rp1rro writ yesterday afternoon sped cut of
the Court Of Common Pleas request of the Governor
with the appreciation ofhs by relative Attorney
General Johnson in order 10 test the Constitutional right
OF Huh A. Porter young gentleman Of ness twenty-five
years of age TO she office OF High Sheriff of the Civ and
County of Philadelphia Here's pretty farce abou, 10 be
General and all his friends have already declared to be
in his favor.
meeting will be held tomorrow the Exchange of all
such persons feel interest present ATTEMPT to
the constutonaily Of the Bankrupt Law n the Supreme
Court OF the United States. The object of the meeting is
understood TO be Tor the purpose OF raising funds employ
eminent counsel
In House Of Representatives this State on Tuesday,
another grand "row" The pill relative to the
Canal Commssloners-who, by bebye either relative,
4 al Fr,o,,I ,oFC Co.
Speaker, Mr. Wright, being somewhat more honest Than
Others OF his party moved that the Commissioners be
hereafter elected by The people, stating that the present
Board band ro66erI, uke bod defraud.d tie Sfat
ian1nerable instances" many Of waicn be mentioned
Mr Hickman, another Loco also equally severe He
alluded instance only which Stale had been
deirarded out of something like $4,000
iEe Commissioners had entered for the
building OF lock or basin for e sum OF S Ce9 but
the pletlOn OF the rlEg alteration foun
necessary Tor which they directed the auditor allow tor
the whole work The mnease SUM OF S57oO The matter
uuter discussion when the House adjourned many hard
werdS having freely used boh aides OF The question
NoLink else OF particular moment ransp ed, except
stIucing "a CvsiIiise FinaDce SeIal. 10 ;i
quire Into the e1peency settling lhc puDic works. Stale
stucAs suicleiit pay Doness C.eu.
nors"
i. W. Freeman, anctoneer sJd last evening, at the Ex
change, oi5 located foer GoaAly, Penn
sylvanla about z51 from Philadelphia Tor le ANAL
$5I6 7V The land sa.G good, Iiiies und-
pu,ed and lhrougn The whole passes anu f.
ur .lream Tn.re avs. issd ior
sale. the baaace Withdrawn consequence u. ine
low prize bld aud The above sold ots Oh ,eO 10 6z
aires each Tne lowest sale MADE al S7s and Tie
highest 80 cents per ACRE Samuei Webo, k,u QUO oi
most extensive landed citizens The owner Of the
property disposed OF, and informed he conhdeny
ucipated receiving least 81 every IT, Thus
for mere lrlre, person may
oecoEt Possessed In very sort te fsrn .oo
OF ano The very the mo.r unar,unsle ye,
roruous and EealthE Rfates IT iha ifnhor RzuTrs