The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-04
ParLAprLpHrA, Aug. 8, lsaY.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Z, le&Y.
.srrlson the keeper Of the billiard saloon, against
.om proceedings were instituted some days since, un
der the late gambling law, has been bound over to
court for trial. The alderman expressed the opinion
that the charge of entcng the prosecutor into his
Enlistment not sustained by the evidsnce but fo
the purpose of testing the law this was the frs
arising under it, he had returned both charges
John Whiteman German, cut his throat yesterday
afternoon In beer house up town, and removed Il
the hospital in very critical state. He hadlost his
ney by gambling and being stranger in strange land
attempted to commit suicide in despair.
The revenue cutter Crawford, Captain Day, which was
attached temporarily to this station, during the alb
sence OF the Forward Captain Nones detached for ser
vice in the Gulf has been ordered the New Bedford
station In Of the latter vessel being reaoy
to resume her duties in the Delaware Bay The Craw-
fordis receiving new foremas to replace the one
shivered by the lightning during the storm Oh 'n0 '
utimo. =, IL.
Five young fellows have been captured by the city
police against whom charges OF robbery are
pending, including one at Msnsyunk ana sno'ner ~
The Interest of the ststs debt due the LIST instant was
handed to the holders OF loans snecis
counter Of the Pennsylvania Bank one nan n sp'''''
and the other half in Relief notes -, ,,,
series Of interesting experiments were %aos on nus
manufactured BY and f. Lennig, OF this city In rifles
and guns and also to test its adaptation to the
blasting of rocks The experiments were made under
the supervision Of Professors johnson and smith OF the
franklin Institute and J. L. Kuderlin editor of the
for sporting satisfactorily tested the gentlemen
firing were good marksmen, and at the distance ofnine
ty-seven yards, with charges ranging from three
to grains Of gun cotton, gave evidence OF their
skill in that respect In blasting, five OF the cot
ton placed in drill hole three feet nine inches deep and
two inches in width block of hard gness rock ten feet
in width twelve feet in length and ten feet in depth
removed The following the conclusions arrived at
by the committee and the gentleman presentthat gun
cotton Is superior to gunpowder for sporting purposes
in its superior cleanliness forty discharges not foul
ing gun much one firing when loaded with gun
powder; in its entire freedom from smoke which often
by the absence of reco which frequently dsturbs the
aim for second shot; in the quantity necessary for
load being from tour to eleven times stronger than
powder; and in its cheapness being but one half the
price Of powder. The only drawback to its entire use
funess ID, that ii expodes quickly that in some in
stances portions oft driven from the gun unignted
and part Of the explosive force H. lost Inquiry s now
turned to this and probably this defect will soon
play As evidence of its swift ignition, may men
ton that portions of il several times placed loose
upon gun powder and fred the combustion 80 rapid
that although the entire of cotton exploded the
versay conceded to be superior to powdern its force
proecte force and in the absence of smoke which
in mining with gun powder sometimes prevents the re-
sumption of labor for half hour after the blast
venienty used also for soping and overhead blasts in
holes in which 1t would be impossible to introduce pow
der
Sales OF Stocks Mt Philadelphia.
FIRST BOARD, Aug 3l8o Lehigh interest 6s 80 Mechan
les Bank 49, S363 State SIS 80 1881 so Lehgh Mortgage
Loan 81
ss7x; 600 schuyik Navigation IS, Sc, 72 IS u s. Bank
AZ 80 Morris Canal 7A so Reading Railroad 33; 10 Mer-
sEcoNp BoARD-soo State SIS so%; 5000 City 6 s 1902;
1875 Girad Bank 5000 Susquehanna Canal Bonds 6 63
800 State s. 8o5s; 800 do aoX -
Mortgage Bonds IS.