The New York herald., 1845-08-02
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. lst, 1874

PHILADELPHIA, Aug lst l645.
The weather continues delightful, though somewhat
warmer than yesterday. Our merchants are beginning
prepare the fall business though large number Of
them yet out Of town. Our citizens have, however
commenced their return and although numbers depart
daily for Cape May and other watering places, yet the
return current outnumbers them five to The Capes
have been crowded all the summer but the crowd
is thinning off and several private boarding houses
have closed altogether not anticipating sufficient COM
pany for the balance Of the make profitable
keep open any longer.
Political movements of primary character begin
agitate the political hive, and and after Monday
next the results will begin to be manifested. In the
of this week the democrats have held their preli
mnary meetings to arrange for the delegate elections of
Monday evening The wings and natives will CON-
mence their afterwards, but tickets will be
formed the campaign be said to have commenced
till about the middle OF September. The idea which
upon the minds Of the democratic party is that
their great antagonist will be the native faction And
this not from the fact that nativeism is anything but
temptble in itself but from the fact that it will receive
adventurous aid from whig voters. The democrats
sangune of and have resolved to grapple the
faction with the energy of giant
The news from Mexico, which reached New Orleans
the 23d ult by the brig Delfna and this city by
days mail is regarded by our citizens with considera
the 2sth of June. The proclamation of President
Herrara calling the Congress together the Sd of Ju
ly to consider ong other things, the relations Of the
United States and Texas the arrival OF Bustamente at
the capital his reception by the people, and the oer of
his sword preserve Texas to Mexico; and the resou
ton to maintain an army OF 20 600 men, have weight
with our people, and had the effect to counteract in
degree, the upward tendency of public securities.
Most people not displeased at the aspect of
things in that quarter of the world they regard il as
tie speedy means of annexng California and thus
rescung it from the grasp Of our powerful rival Great
Britain.
The foreign news has had decidedly favorable effect
upon things in this city State SIS went up to TOT rise
o; one on yesterdays and but for the Mexican il
would doubtless have reached 7s. Such the ten
dency of the market owing to the European advces,
interest Wilmington Railroad shares AuctSats
considerably. The freight this road has been
it through the Delaware and chesapeake Canal and il
expected that the Canal Company will fix the trans
port of passengers to drive the travel to the railroad
route to the south and west II yesterday resolved
TO commence the payment the August interest on the
Wilmington Railroad bonds The stock of the compa-
ny rather improved to-day.
sales of stocks at Philadelphia.
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Scene in the Bay.arriuais- Steamer Cambria-New York
Herald Erpress- Thunder, Lightning, $e.
Yesterday morning our harbor presented beautiful
appearance Over two hundred sail of vessels, Of var
rigs and sizes, winging their way up before
the wind One only drawback, a mzzing fall OF dog.
day rain, marred the picture The clouds were dark ana
broken and rejecting their deep shades on the water
heightened by contrast the whteness of the outspread
canvas As the vessels rounded to, like wearicd bird
aghting on the earth, they folded their canvas wings
while the ovial voices of the sailors mingled with the
rattling of the running chains when the anchors were lot
90 or rising gaily, the last haul for homewaa
bound declared the voyage ended.
Bv thesa arrivals later dates from 5umAtru