The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-30
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20, 1886.


Our Grand Jury-Dry Dock-Miscelloneous.
Our grand jury have been engaged, for some days
past in investigating the morals of the darkies who
spend their pennies in purchasing lottery policies and
putting the vendors of said policies in fear of the laws
They have also made very ueicrous blunders in
their eagerness to catch offenders thereby converting
themselves into kind of star.chamber tribunal Indf
viduals who have been called on to answer questions
Grand ury bava oov nave and
swers.
Our Dry Dock meeting is rousng our citizens 10 the
importance OF the subject, but believe they will effect
nothing until they get members of Congress who will
rests Of party and of all until they shall have esa.
blished sympathy between the city and the whole
state AZ present the country j. jealous Of the city,
tivate hostile feeling towards each other This de-
prives the latter Of oil influence in the national councils
and prevents her from obtaining Justice.
There very little local stirring and even that
Is unworthy Of note. We favored Just now with
muddy condition The Magnetic Telegraph is in opera.
ton and bids fair to do well The Of Buchanan's
ss ysrv nj bS sTn,msd TIL: city Burton
attending to business When well enough he will re.
open the Arch expected that the Chestnut will not
open till Anderson arrives The seguins may however
make their appearance first. The National Circus still
draws great crowds nightly.
The stock quotations exhibit material change. II
Is believed that an attempt will be made TO take the
Schuy kill Bank to the Supreme Court but the act
giving the Common Pleas Jurisdiction makes no provi.
effect has been passed subsequently don't see how il
can be done II Is commended that appeal TO the SUI
preme Court is constitutional right, which cannot be
taken away by the act Of Assembly. T. however think
that the Legislature have right in all cases to point out
the manner in which civil remedy may be proc ured
and to con6ne 1t to a specific tribunal
Sales Of Stocks Mt Philadelphia.
FIRST BoARp-Jan 20-$l50O State SIS 10; 5000 do 10;
1900 10 20; so shs Wilmington RR 30t; 1000 Lshgh
Mortgage 7sf $50 do Girard Bank b5 si do do 81
do Franktord Bristol Turnpike BIS, IS; do Pennsyl
vania Bank, 25S do Mechanics Bank al IL do Union
Bank Of Tennessee, 534; 10 do do SO.
HArrER BoARp-$20O0 Wilmington RR IS SIS, 6s3; 500
Harrisburg Bonds So 100 Lehigh LAY; 100 do 1875 100
shas Reading RR, b5 29t.
sEcoNp BoARp-30o0 Lehigh Sc 45I; 1900 Reading BIDS
SOY. 1000 Lehigh s. 46; so shs Reading RR 70; 90 do
AsTns IHs BoARp-ssooo State Ss dys 7ol; 5000 do
40 'osi 1900 do do 10Y; 5000 do do 70i
tS- The schooner Merchant, OF New York, ar.
Ilvea al ms port, yesterday afternoon, from the
oss. vi nrca wa Fort Praya, Cape de Verde Islands
aaouns Mater Henry Rolsndo commanding prize 10
the y. y snip Jamcstown Commodore Skinner The
Merchant sailed from Havana on the 18th luna for the
Coast OF Africa and was first captured by n b. M slooD
Cygnet, on the coast, and carried TO sierr, I.ons
whore her case tried for having bean snss~sd IN
the slave trade but not being able 10 Condemn hsr shs
was released The u .. ship james town, Commodore
Skinner, arriving at Sierra Leone shortly afterverds
made prize Of hers and sent her 10 the United STATE,
for judicature Capt Larkin the original captain TIRE
mate, and one seaman, sent home the Merchant
Passed Mdshipman @. B. Batch, also came home IN the
Merchant The NJ has on board musksts gunpowder
cslicos, .-Chdyissfon Patriot, Jan. 20.