The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-24
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Philadelphia.
Correspondence Of the Herald.J
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. %, 1874.

As predicted, John NJ Scott has already de-
clined the nomination OF the wings to the Office OF
Mayor, and refused TO accept, as ! am informed,
any political office whatever. He values his char
acter too high, and needs repose from long pub
lic Iife Charles Gibbons, Esq, President OF the
Clay Club is spoken Of, but he will never do. The
best informed say, that they will make none being
perfectly satisfied with the native candidate Mr..
Keyser.
The democrats will take up strong man
Samuel III. Perkins, Esq-but with the natives and
wings against him, stands chance of being elect
ed One thing Is certain, in the event of Keyser's
election, not a single man now holding Office,
either in the police watch department, will be
retained Three-touTths OF them are now Irish!
Little Edward Joy Morris-him with the beau
tiful red whlskers-was nominated last evening as
the wing candidate for Congress from the First
Congressional District. His defeat il certain.
The .whig gathering at Vincent Town, NJ j.,
yesterday afternoon, am told, was great affair.
some oOOO persons, men, women and children,
were present-lots OF speaking, and plenty to eat.
The scrambling for the latter is said TO have been
iudlcrous In the extremes here CLAP thrusting
his hand into dish Of ham, another grasping
slice OF cheese, while all were ready to devour
each other! Two or three accidents had nigh oc-
Cured. The horses attached to the wagon in
which Bella Badger was seated became violent,
reared and kicked, endangerng the lives Of ALL
Several were frightened and eaped out. One
team ran into another, and here again the deuce
was to play! Women screamed-men laughed. and
all was over. The affair throughout was supreme
ly iudlcrOus, as all such meetings are.
A notorious counterfeiter and burglar, Josiah
Bright, was captured yesterday after considerable
difficulty by our very extraordinary police-extra-
ordinary, not only tor pIpeaying, but tor their in
attention TO business-and committed by Mayor
Scott TO answer the several charges against him.
Abraham Long, the last individual arrested for
riot, treason and murder" has been released on
entering bail in the sum OF 5000! That Long ia
esf FL
low Murphy, who swoTe SO awfully hard against
him. II is absurd, to believe for one moment that
Long could ever have entertained seriously much
less have carried into efiect-that which has been
attributed TO him.
AT an early hour this moraing, destructive fire,
the work OF an lncendiary took place in the north
western part OF the city, Callowhill street, near
Nixon, consuming wheelwright shop, ana some
eight dwelling houses. the property of Messrs.
Brown & Collins. The entire contents OF the
buildings were already destroyed, besides consi-
houses. The loss cannot fall short of $4,000 or
$4,000. Two or three rows, of course, took place
Between two and three O'Clock, large brick
building on the Germantown road near Second
street, occupied machine shop, &C., was fired,
and soon destroyed Loss estimated at Sc, 900
But three companies, deferred through fear from
attending the first fire, the Paramount, Globe, and
Good Intent engines, we've in attendance.
A house IN Norris Alley, between Front and Sc
cond, and Walnut streets, slightly injured
about four o'clock by fire. Here, regret to state,
said to be members Of the Fairy, ;" was made upon
the carriage and members Of the Wiccacoe hose,
who retreated. Their alarm bell was soon sounded
and powerful force Immediately came 10 their
relief In the mean Time, the FAIRY" left the
ground. Look OUT for serious disturbances at the
next fires.
The stock market to-day was more animated,
but the downward tendency still prevails. Penn
sylvala Elves again declined, showing difference
Of since yesterday. Wilmington Railroad shares
and there is entirely too mnch gambling in this