The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-24
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Philadelphia.
Correspondence Of the Herald


Correspondence of the HERALD
PHILADELPHIA Nov. %, 1913.
Prdict IN The Homicide Case-Bank Directors
". S. Steam Frigate Princeton IYppliny House
Gases heatricais-A Tailor IN Touble-Fune-
raj Of f. r. Hasstr--Episcopalian Church
Afmanac-Busisess.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ.,
DEAR SIR
The Jury in the of the colored man William
Thomas, alias Conally, indicted for the murder of
James Brister, were charged last evening In the
most impartial manner by Judge King, and retired
at lO o'clock to deliberate upon their verdict
lhey came into Court this morning at IL O'Clock,
and returned verdict of "Guty of murder IN the
Second Degree" The punishment for the offence
Is imprisonment in the Eastern Penitentiary tor a
term not exceeding twenty years nor less than SIX
years.
| am enabled to-day, to give you the names of
the gentlemen elected directors of the Southwark
of all the banks at which elections were held I'M
der their charter on Monday. The following We're
elected for the Southwark Bank, to wits
Cashier Peter Williamson, Walter Thompson Louis
Roberts, Benjamin Tevis, Edward c. Wright James
Spencer John c. Kartsher d. Henry FlickwiT, and Ro
The United States steam-frigate Princeton hav-
ing been fitted for sea, will be moored off Walnut
street wharf tomorrow and for several days subse-
queny, TO afford our citizens favorable opportu-
nifty of visiting her. The gentlemanly and gallant
Captain r. F. Stockton, will provide a steamboat
gratutloqslyt to put those DESTROYS of examining her
on board. This distinguished officer will merit and
receive the decided appreciation of all who appre-
clate the pohteness of motive that induced this
popular move
After the rendition of the verdict in the no.
mcide case, the Court of Quarter Sessions,
before Judges Campbell and Parsons, commenced
The trial OF the tipping house indictments, and re-
turned yerdlcts OF not guilty against two of those
mdicted, adJudgng the county to pay the costs
The National filled again ct evpniny tho
attraction being the personaton of Yankee cha
racter by Silsbee, and the popular and successful
drama OF the "Mysteries of Paris which has had
most unprecedented run, and will be played for
the last time tomorrow Friday) night.
The Italian Opera Troupe, | regret to say, had
another bad house at the Chestnut last night. They
being insufficient to induce them to extend their
engagement. On tomorrow evening Booth will
appear al this house ''for one night only" on his
way to me South, returning, however, on Monday,
WIN Walack, they being engaged to appear to-
gether next week at the Chestnut street Theatre
hope they will be successful in revivifying the en-
ervated fortunes of this house.
Howe's equestrian troupe at the Walnut street,
continue to draw fair houses, the variety given by
the constant change OF performance rendering this
company very popular
cesstul production of the new grand spectacle of
" Inc King OF the MIST" and am told it will ex-
coed In gorgeous splendor any thing ever brought
out by the successful and enerprising Wemyss,
bal. Our popular and talented townsmon, Conner
Is to be the King of the Mist, which is of itself
enough to secure It's success 1t will be produced
on Monday night at the National. I'll look in and
faithfully chronicle all that may be said about it,
A knight of the cabbage and shears was yeser-
day committed by Alderman Rees for obtaining
goods under false pretences. Having succeeded in
clothes to be made up, he made dishonest dispo
slron of them, by, to use familiar phrase, "pu-
tng them ZEN up the spout" He will reap the reward
While write, the funeral of Hasser the super
lntendent OF the U, s. coast survey, and the con-
structor of the U. S. standards Of weights and
measures, is passing up Chestnut street, it is attend
ed by Ions, concourse of carriages, and as there
body is Laurel HILL
The Epscoralians here complain greatly of the
Church Alma mac" published in your city, or at
least of the style in which it has been got up They
suggest that a good edition may be printed at a
raised price, large size, white paper rivulet of
Type through a meadow of margin.
business is neither br,sis dali. IN r,ercau-
tile parlance; say, fair average think good Tor
this time of year. Yours, NC.