New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-09
Things in Philadelphia.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA. sept :. i=46.

PHILADELPHIA sept :. i-46.
AS was the general opinion n advance Col no
mas 2 Florence last evening nominated tor on
gress By the Locos OF the st District month SINCE
ne would ha-e been considered strong opponent out
hi. course in relation - Nj Dallas reachery and ms
shameful departure from The true interests OF Fenns
vsnia have weakened his position sHd Il Tie energetic
Edward JOY Morris Is nominated BY The wings, and
akes the stamp il the District against hin all Ms per.
sonal popularity and auiabiy OF manners cannot save
him from defeat
In the ith District, Charles J Insersoll has sue
caeiaf IN outvi-irg MessrS Schua5el Vauy sc aud
caved tho nomination { not see how tie electors OF
hst District can consent 70 return nm 70 Congress j:
iuey have an- set respect hey WI! let nm stay q.
In hc Third District, there sre se~aral re ballots Tor
Cherries Brown ard William English. and as neither
party would be driven from Is position they adjourned
70 try and settle rather the affair GU: OF Con
re1tor. The way OF t-a factions there ! waxing very
not and there W. be fun before It's over.
The !isrrace,G. riots which have occurred Tor the
TWO OF three nights not Dc charged n Inc city
- Marys = N tue CITY proper. but IS only Ea
dhre from >ou:h-st the line OF division between the
city proper and Moyamens!ns. When the city police
Interfere the rioters Souts and there pro
,ected By the NoyaeIsn- police 'vao actually arrested
our ci;y wEtchmen who pursued the rioters over The
boundary Our city police i viglant and indie e;isah!e
bu. LocoFoco Movanensins has sympathy with these
rioters which leads their protection. Several arrests
have been made Of the participants and the County
Court mas been called up 70 decide whether the city po
Daniel Colsher. while laborinc under the effects
OF fever drowned himself in the Schuylkill Before he
committed the he pulled Oh part 0; his clothes and
ordered dog to lie down By them and the faithful AM
mnl could not be coaxed driven from! his charge
until the relatvcs of the deceased arrived the spot
The Democratic City Delegation. last evening,
formed the following uckei FOR select Council; Fran
cis Herman, Horn z. kncsss, Robert Ewing Jos
The Democratic Wing Convention Of the Fourth
Congressional District. met yesterday. but made no
nomination An adjournment took place until next
4 singular escape OF little lad who was fly
ing kite on the root Of three.story house i re
corded in the morning papers He slipped and in tal!
Ing caught hold o; pillow, hanging 10 air gu. of
thrdstor window. This found under his head
and breaking his fall prevented his death
There is rowdy club in the Northern Liberties
called Tammany Boys Can your Items tell me
whether they have colonzed from the Empire Club and
the biz brick hall TO the North Of the Tribune Office =
They OF kidney anyhow.
This morning y. Amerlcanrecords valuable nau
tical which yesterday attracted much attention
M the Exchange X Is invention of r. c. Holmes
agent the Underwriters. AZ Cape May and IS pro
rounced by the first the creates; improvement
ever accomplished in thu machinery of steering vessels
The great difficulties under which the steering gear Of
-hips labor are completely obvlaed by It. The making
of slack the vibration OF the cr and the change the
ticr rope are entirely prevented. BIZ the fixed position
OF the machinery the ropes always lead lair through tie
blocks and wind regularly thus avoiding all chain: o
one part against the face ofthe other All danger OF nc
cden to the too in strong currents from tbs
Stacking OF the rope rendered impossible so taut
vet so simple is thr machinery. that instead of the con
slant watching the wheel heretofore required and h,
Frequently harrassine labor OF the hclmsmnn child al
most could manage il the heariest and IN gale
of wind vessel would almost layto itself The princi
pe i Two barrels or drums instead OF As fast a
the rope accumulates upon the upper it's carret
OF hv the lower one. The invention ia new feature
in mechanics nothing like If having been discovered II
the books at the Patent Office.
SALrs OF SrocKs-Fua Board-5 Bank Louis
vile 81 30 Girard 9; $4,000 Reading bonds IS 7O:.-
Ret7rs.n Boerds-slO)O L. : Is l0i 700 Grnrd De q.
Second Board-s5OO0 Reading Bonds 20. $1,000 lie
high 6s % - G.rari b. q.