The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-30
Philadelphia.
Correspondence of tho HERALD


PHILADELPHIA, May 20, le45.
The injury done at the yesterday, is not Sc
rious anticipated Fortunately lives lost
and those who supposed to be most in danger
this morning pronounced to be in fair way of recovery
Your special reporter has given the of the suffer
With regard to the itself the public mind has
settled down into the conviction, that there
siderable jockeyism. Losers thoroughly Disguised
while winners laugh heartily the joke and lookers-on
shake their heads, if they had known what was to
happen In the time, the friends Of Fashion,
confident that she is overmatch for the Southern fcy
Several appointments are announced this morning in
the custom house. They what alluded TO in
terdays letter and will not think be followed up at
present.
The floral procession Of children belonging to the
Sunday schools going on and in every direction
may be troops Of girls dressed in their spring attire
with bouquets and ribbons moving under the direction
square itself surrounded by dense of specta
tors and every thing indicates delightful and interest
morning threatening to destroy the pleasure q the es.
tval but within the last half hour, begins clear of
there will be sale of the bouquets and fancy articles
the eveninghe proceeds of the whole to be applied
purchasing books for the destitute Sunday schools Of
The stock market rallied considerably to-day State
Elves and Wilmington Railroad shares advanced on
yesterdays quotations, and Girard Cank l.
Sales OF Stocks Mt Philadelphia.
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y. B Eoa So sS do Dc oc u 9 : kSs.
100 daTS Bank ST. and ' p:a
EeosS sqpsso 900 State S. 5s, 1000 yss. les; 50
Ga & 100 Pne b. H ,Ss slGa ss 10 Grand
RUNAWAY NEGRoEs-A BATTLE WITH THE
WHlTEs.-We learn from the Hagerstown papers
that on Monday morning last about three o'clock,
runaway negroes were discovered passing through
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road and demanded why he was out SO early, and ap
peared nsolent that Mr. s. started of and procured
several neighbors. Upon overtaking them, they
commanded to halt being all armed Immediately at
tackled the whites, and the latter being unamed were
Constable Flora twice knocked down-Prics had his
nearly severed and the bone broken by blow
asS hsd o his %
shoulder dislocated-Lyday received a wound in the
shoulder from tomahawk-shank several times
ieiled to the EARTH and the whole party less in
jured. However after dcperate contest the whites
succeeded in carrying of one prisoner almost hope
which were wrested from the hands Of the negroes
Another negro badly wounded after following his CON-
panions mile two upon their retreat gave himself up
We also learn two of the gang arrested
Leersburg.
A LITTLE NAUTILUS of only sixteen tons left Bos-
ton short time ago, on pleasure excursion, and
otter cruizng along shore for SPELL struck out for the
crew taken SICK and the weather being stormy and
uncomfortable. it was concluded by the party board,
that they would not visit the West Indies just them
take other opportunity So they put their yacht
about and steercd for this port where they arrived on
Monday evening The change of destination had the
happy effect of making acquainted with the sprightly
and graceful editor of the Boston Bee who Of
the adventurous and from him learned these
particulars The yacht will proceed hence Baltimore
and through the canal to Philadelphia and New York
Norfolk Herald, May %.
BLACK ToNGUE.-This singular disease is making
frlghful ravages In North Carolina. Geo. Z. Sprul
Esq. Of Warren county, formerly of Halifax, has died
with this disease also his daughter aged U.s. his son.
Thomas H., rs the manager Of his farm, the wife and
child Of the manager, and several of his servants.
FROM SANTA FE.-The st. Louis Republican has
news from. Santa Fe to the 14th April, at which time
every thing was quiet but bad feeling existed between
the Governor and number of the Mexicans on account
OF coercve measures having been by the for
in order to collect the forced loan which many re-
fused to pay Nothing known at Santa Fe Of the ex.
isting difficulties between this country and Mexico.
The Republican says that the Santa Fe traders try
ing the experiment of making their purchases at ST.
Louis instead Of coming East for that purpose az they
formerly did.-Naf. INTEL Nay 20.
INTEREST ON Missouri SToKKs.--We have seen
letter received by gentleman of this city from
St. Louis under date of 18th instant from which the fol-
lowing is an extract -" Yesterday was the day on
which the coupons part of the debt of the State of
Missouri fell due and all the coupons which pre-
sented at the bank paid and l am informed that
ample provision has been made all which will be