New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-01
Things In Philadeiphia-The Winter-The Poor.
their sufierings, &c.
Correspondence OF the Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. SIP. NJ

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The weather to day has been. AZ times, piercing
cold From a source Of undoubrcd authority learn
-, u,her of sick III the CITY and Districts OF Phi
sdeDb;a hiss increased with the season: "hcH HA' Gus
far been chsngsabe and pTccaiiou' 4he poor se'Iol
r,vii for extreme cod until l. comes upon then ali NJ
20 - ben their means are so limited thai their hum
bic mode OF ieeace is but Light barrier TO lis Iepess
and ts storms.
One OF our worthy Missionary Agents reports
that he has found families suffering IN silence aru Pu1
~ and want Opposing every iice OF coihps rSueF
than make their necessties known--smies VINO nave
seen better days hut whose mistortuncs couic hUt %
ay.rtpd The SINAI! poN and other contagious diseases
have tended much 10 increase the distress WHICH leu
really believe exists in this great and benevolent cry
annex case or two the words Of the Reverend Mis-
sionsry II visited family. consisting OF AN, VIE
and six small children living IN one room OF very aooe
rst dimensions. The rry mtserabIe-cge IN tSS
ost sage or ccnsuvBiso,s-chjiereh 6Greooted AID rag
z.a They bad wood. scarcely any tninS 20 ear ana
we're perfectly helpless when vIs'iec w hal ie. az
choly picture Another was that OF The WIDOW oil
man who al one well Off, he died, leaving ner
with several children struggle on through poverty
When visited she making up shirts. Win ihen 90
on,s collars snd Wristbands FOR when she go, ou' s
,s .1,. per niece She made two day, horSTS from
ddpigh - O'Clock Rieai In's last Sceie was av
melancholy one and Is /. matter OF sufP' sc 'iH' 4o
moor widow win her children should be spiruessf
Female labor is reduced low IN this CITY, that
hundreds a. his season OF the year SonpeIev 10
throw aside the needle. and seek soufc o'neE Employ
rnent in order to prevent actual starvation nlnk 0,
t.cetv censs per day. for the sustensnce OF sho
three small Collaboration u Is no" a4
that shirts made az ten cents piece ou' ' Y
IN day the recital of such facts upon New iea
Day should remind the Christian, the Phiianthrop''t
nav the whole communy-of the duty due suHeT'ns
humanity. ,.,. -.
Our STATE Legislature will assemble ut Harrisburg on
Tuesday next and the Governors Message may be ex-
ecred in this city by express alter the depaTt" VI INC
clock line for New York
A Temperance Convention for the Eastern Dis.
,rc, of this State is in session in this city attended,
bv a large number of delegates from various places
During the last six weeks quite large amount OF
flour and grain has been shipped fran this port Tor Liver
pool and three vessels the North Star. Columbia and
trenton are nearly full. aud viii soon clear Inc
ship Susauehanna wiki 1900 barrels -four. and loUtO
bushels wheat proceeded this morning and VIII
be followed By the new packet ship wyoming Inc
freight upon hour is now Is Cd per DBL
4 very heavy business was done in Pennsylvania
Fiyes 10 dAy the market opening aud closing AZ H. with
sales st 7Ol decline of Il from yesterday-up"ard OF
$3.50 coo changed hands. Reading shares declined |.
selling at est and u s Bank t. selling al ~: Inc bTok'
crs do not meet to morrow, Newly cara Day
There was quite row al public house IN DOCK
st. this afternoon. The parties were Sanue lai 'ass
II Hutcheson and Asher Howell all Loco focos. Inc
lie passed first then blows. and regular nght would
have been the result but for the proprietor oil the place.
The Delaware fronting the city. and as lar as Inc
eve can reach pretty free from ice and vessels rve
and depart to-day without much difficulty Al oristo
and Burlington however the ice is sufficiently strong 70
bear persons hundreds crossing every day
SHIP NEws-44 2. M-Arrived this day. scnf-
MARY Hilton from Newborn, N. c.; Hero, Emerson,
Baltimore soop Union. Cottincham. do.
Cleared this otternoon-Barque John welsh
Ames. Kingston Jam brig James Clark. Jones, ST.
Johns n. B. schrs. Cynosure. White New OK amer
jcus Wheeler Norfolk Richmond Hartford Boston. -
Wishing Editors Reporters, Coppositors ana ali
a Happy thrice Happy New Year, bid ye adieu tor tas
present.