The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-07
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Correspondence Of the New York Herald


PHILADELPHIA July G, 1874.
We are in the rnidst Of another sectarian ex-
element. The public mind had become perfectly
tranquized. The 4ih of July parade had gone of
to the entire satisfaction Of all paries-every man
among the natives had retired TO his home and his
labors, in TOO good humour with himself and the
apparent triumphant display Of his party mediate
harm against any one, and the bitter feeling Of op-
position TO particular sect, ind Of proscrip.iveness
on account Of birth, was rapidly giving way 10 q
more sober state of feeling when suddenly all the
elements of discord were awakened by the osten-
tatious introduction, by authority Of the Governor
of the Commonwealth, of some 20 or 80 stand of
arms into ST. Philips de Ner church, in Queen
street, near Second, Southwark. This took place
as you will learn by the morning papers, in the
course Of Friday afternoon.
Rumors of The casting OF bullets, manufacture of
cartridges, &C.. had been circulated for some days,
but credit was attached to them, and they psss-
ed oil the coinage OF idle brains but the fact OF
cart loads OF arms going into the church with NO
adequate cause, revived the angry feelings which
had been quoted, and gave those rumors the sem.
bance and effect OF truth. Al an early hour in the
EVENING" the news had spread like wild FIRE, and be-
were crowded by from six hundred TO one thousand
pc ople u,,ering variety Of threats and gathering
about IN menacing squads, nursing their wrath 70
keep it warm" Aldermen Horn, Palmer, and
Sanders quickly on the ground with an organ
lied posse, and at O'clock the Sheriff arrived. He
Immediately summoned posse Of twenty men, at
the head Of whom he placed. Wright Ards,
and ordered them inside OF the church for its pro-
lection. On eilectng an entrance, they encounter
ed number OF men armed with loaded muskets,
III their shirt sleeves, and supplied with crackers,
cheese, 'and other provisions, as if for q regular
siege They were Immediately disarmed and
made prisoners for the night, surendering to the
sheriff and his officers, and evncins no other dis
ftcfu tnn trNks linz he
place was then searched, and twelve new muskets
from the State Arsenal captured, and conveyed
amid the shouts OF the multitude to the Southwark
watch house Al about ii o'clock, Capt Hill with
detachment of the City Guard" arrived upon
the ground, and in less than fifteen minutes the
whole of Queen street, from I'd TO Sd, was cleared,
the mob being swept the whole square at the point
OF the bayonet.
In this he was assisted by the peace police, and
the orderly portion of the citizens who were upon
the ground AT IL o'clock, north east'rain COM
menced, which completed the work Of dispersion
and paci6cation. Ia the course Of the night the
posse who were inside the church searched every
nook and corner, and about three o'clock IN the
morning they discovered about sixty-five stand of
arms in by-closet, under stairway, q key OF
powder, and cheese box filled with cartridges,
some containing twenty slugs each, and others
ball, and from five TO six buckshot These were
all taken to the watchhouse, where the muskets
tried, and like the first twelve captured, found
not TO be loaded. In the early part Of the evening,
a crowd was collected at st Johns Cathedral by
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This morning the troops were .quariered in the
Church of ST. Philips Crowds Of people gathered
in the vicinity during the day and serious mifgiv-
lngs were entertained for the evening The differ
ent volunteer companies are under arms at their
respective quarters ready TO act at a moments
warning. Father Dunn, Of St Philips Church, il
much to blame for his want OF sense and Judgment
in this matter, and the Governor comes in for
full share OF in yielding to the solicitations
Of frightened man, and in placing arms in the
hands OF those whose fears rendered them incapa-
BILE of using them with discretion.
In relation to financial matters there seems to be
every indication that the February interest on the
State debt will be paid The three mill tax for
that purpose is now in process OF collection; the
county TTeaeurers receiving portions and will
pay over the amounts into the State Treasury in
September and January.
| The habeas corpus case of the Commonwealth
| against Colonel Jack, the member of the bar, who
was bound over by Judge Parsons, Of the Quarter
Sessions, TO answer charge OF embrac eryin send
ing letter to the Grand Jury, in relation 10 the
late riots at Kensingon, was decided by the court
In Banco to-day and the writ was dismissed and the
rclator held 10 bail TO answer Thus has the bind
ing over by Judge Parsons been sustained, but it
remains for jury to decide whether the gentleman
jury can be found in the present state Of public feel
ing, who could be induced to render verdict OF
conviction. In fact, the community are not pre-
pared TO lock upon that as criminal which has been
was known either Province or State. The
right to address Grand Jury upon any subject has
hitherto been held lnviolate.
The following are the sales at the Board OF Bro
kers:-
SAILS OF SrocKs PHrLApuI rfaA. July 6th-Fsasr
BoARpsT000 State fves. exp TAI $4,000 toury Elves.
oldD % 5000 County skies, $780, i0l 5000 DO 1873,
l0l shares Union Bank Tenn 6i 30 do 6l 90 Girard
Blk -; $50 do ~ 80 Reading RR aai 100 U b. 81 |,
100 Wilmington -. SECOND BoARD- $4,000 State hves
c&p, 7a.; 100 shares Girard Blk ll do III 10 schuyi
kill Navigation Co ga $4,000 Ches Del Canal loan 67t
so sharea Reading RK loan 90! so Wilmington AT 80
| ing RR loan 25i.