New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-24
Things In Philadelphia.
of the \. Y. Tgi5que.

Things In Philadelphia.
Correspondence of the y. Y. Tgibque
PAu,pELrutA. August % 1874
CoSeRrssIoS,L NoMrS,TioNs.-Tbe Loco.Eeeo, ~
placed on nomination. tire Fourth Congressional D.
he names OF Charles j. lGcegsosl and John Sydar, M
but the former Will doubt be selected Col! Joat, il
Captain OF of military companies aad keen, -
net store in Secoadstreet above Market lngpsso i,
man who said had lived in the days OF the Reye.
would have been Tory" In the First District Tb
NcCuley will be their candidate; IN the Third Dis,e,
T. Smith; but II doubtful whether they will a,,smt
| nomination in the Second, composed Of the City, H.
Lccos OF DauPhn county have nominated Jacob Seller
| Young Crawford Hho attempted 10 mulder Wim,- 1
Monday afternoon hs, been discharged from prison h,
entered bail keep the peace. Winner appears elp,
himself unwilling prosecute the matter and desired ~
the Young man might be discharged II said ho.,
ha, Winner viii be prosecuted 10 the utmost extsn, Of
| law The excitement against hm Is very great
Tns SOUTHWARK MlSrsrrR--The member, Of i.
Second Baptist Church Of Southwark have reversed Ii.
,ison Of the Ecclesiastical Court declaring the r., "
Cove guilty &c. and express themselves determined a
stick 10 him, Better leave the whole affair 20 C,
| aud jury.
| The SrRIxEs-The taors weayers, and on, o, n,
other mechanical branches still Continue on strike
A WING CoSyENrroN.-The Wings of Glouee.;er, S,
lem and Atlantic Counties NewJersey will hold sC
vencn on Tuesday next 2sth inst, at salem The neS
boat Pioneer will convey passengers from tins city Se
Of our best speakers 10 be present.
AcrIvIry-Nearly all of citizens have returned ina
Cape Nav and 1t really cheering witness the snmai.
now going forward in our business ,horoue ehfes N.,
chants clerks packers, end catter all busy from m ,,
hour the day until late At night in despatchng III. M
merouI orders received from the West and South wr,
| is ndeei cheering.
OuR MAREKrs-Tbey continue sbund.n,Iy supplied ziu
every thing, but particularly Frut such Peae.,
Melons Numegs, Sc Peaches have been ., pleay b
years-sellng from 81 81 per basket the u,
best being obtained at the atterpfice Melons aud Nurn.
can be purchased for nothing. Sweet Potatoes ccrg
at per pound; Tomatoes per h,lfp p+i
Green Corn cents per dozen; Esg Plants 10 st,
ach. Batter is held at 20 % ceats per pound Esgs u
IL per dozen.
ExcH.SGxs. &c.-There is no alteration in the rates 4
either Foreign or Domestic Exchange. New-York and Be-
ton continue par disc Charleston ard Savannah
Orleans II; Mobile 10y ID. Relief Note, b,ee i |
proved being now held only IT p discount TIE l
cent from Europe has had but very e effect upa
our markets.
o. 4 man named Lowther, in Norwalk, 0hn
lately sentenced for numbering his WIFE attempl
ed to commit suicide week or two ago. FL
was discovered, with his throat cut, bleedngpr
fuscy, Just in time to save him. When ts
wound was dressed and he became able to SPEAK,
he confessed the whole affair. The murder vas
deliberately projected at his instigaton by him.
self and an accomplce named Simpson, who
Lowther says, was to receive stipulated sun fR
his cooperation. Previous to the murder, iheT
both drank freely of whisky, and then proceeds
TO the bedroom where Mrs. Lowther was sles
ing, and fell upon her, her husband holding hG
while Simpson choked her; after which .hr
dressed and threw her into the well before IT,
was yet extinct. His confession, of which SIM
son denies the truth, was made at moment
when he thought he was dying. The physicians
hope to save him. His food has to be pasedlIi
the stomach with tube, as we learn from th
Norwalk Experiment
"ANoTHER HERO GoNE.'-Hardly we'd
passes that some Of our exchanges do not con.
to us with notice headed with the above
But soon, very soon the last vestige of '76 VII
have passed away-the last hero have bsu
gathered to his fathers. We have to add TO
the list of :" the noble dead" the name of Jane,
Draper, aged eighty-three years, who died nea
Warrenton, Ga. on the l4th instant. He en-
listed IN the cause of freedom at the age of L
years, and continued three years in the service
was with Gen. Greene at the battle Of GulloM
Court House and other memorable engagements
at the South. He lived beloved by all who knew
him and died universally regretted.
HoUsAroNIC RALRoAD.-We learn that the
subscriptions to the new stock In this road amount
to less than half the sum required and that the
directors of the company have come to the coe
cluslon that the road must be sold, in conora9
I tn I.Ity 't,tcI H. ,taI AL
road, If sold at a forced sale, will probably go
barely sufficient to redeem the company's ceh'
fed paper Some doubt whether it w! brls
enough for even that. In such case the bondsa
the company will be good for nothing lie
stockholders, of course, lose the whole oil lfa
investment. The city of Bridgeport 6gn
sl50,O0O of the stock. Near or quite that auoan
is owned by individual citizens. The two tege
ther make great loss for such place as BnGss
port, whose population is less than j,OOO.
RAN.-We have been furnished by cores
pondent with the observations made at Erasmus
tlali Academy, Fatbush on the 10Th, 2lst and
I'D instant, follows:
On the 2o,h and 2lst... .GM
On ths morning and during the day Of 29d. si'
ihs, says our correspondent, Is the gfeat
est fall that has occurred since the register Ha'
been kept Brooklyn Eagle, 23a
u The Springfield Mass Gazette Of yes,
terday says II began Sunday night and ia'
rained or rather poarsd down almost without III
ternlssion ever slnce.''
EARTHQUAKE At SEA.-Capl. Crowel, Of Inc
bark Aatoleon at this port from Cadz rsloIs e y
ttlat on The 3lst ult. latitude So, ongitade 9o,'
experienced a severe shock ofan elrihquakee'
Boston Eve. Bql.