New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-14
Things In philadelphia.
Correspondence of The Tribune.

tOETtspOn1eICt OF Inc
- PuLApELrmA Jan. II, ls47
The statistical accounts Of our State and city,
which are usually published Al the commencement OF
each year By the press often bring forth old and almost
forgotten facts. / observe In the last number Of the
Commercial List enumeration OF the claims which
Pennsylvania has upon the consideration OF her sister
States and the history OF pioneer operations and vua
be discoveries which are give character aud wealth
to The nation Philadelphia has been peculiarly the seat
Of valuable discoveries-here the quadrant invented
by Godfrey here Franklin trained and subdued the
lightning here John Fitch tried the nfst rude steam
boat which Fulton another native OF our state. alter
ward devoted his genius and by II immortalized his
here the fret locomotive sct In motion, and
a; the time ts inventor Oliver Evans prophesed The
time when We might breakfast In New York, dine In
Philadelphia. and sup in Baltirpore-now more Than
realized Here established the frs, bank and the
first Insurance Office here organized the hrsi sab
bah school here the fret public Water Works were
established here the fsi hospital and first Institution
for the Blind were established snd here before Inc
Revolution. franklin by electricity hr't gave 'isnsl.
across the schuylkil thus leading TO the subsequent
application Of the principle by Morse.
Here tho fcniiennary System was IRA, established
which has since been the model Of nearly oil The civilized
world From here issued the glorious Declaration Of
Independence and here the merchants Of city si an
early day built frigRo and presented u 10 tho G0Tefn
II il also singular lac, that the policy OF con.
Meeting the Lakes and the Atlantic and the Delaware ana
penetration Of WIN. Penn
The fine seigblng continues. md our men Of bu
sness seem little inclined 10 forego lie enjoyment II We
rnsy Judge from the almost total sagustion Of busi'
ness which however. the Of the year and the
scarcity Of vessels have their fai share In efecinr
There are no sales Of Flour and holders hfnsr At
81 Is than At the close Of last week Corn Meal geDsr
Ally our great srcls Of brssdsiuHs u duh 81 sale also
AMI sales frDrn az 70 % Wheat j. in limited Dc
rnsna 81 los Tor primo red Corn ~ 20 ~ for new Vel
low The NOV efnsD Pork IA your city has also been
let here and Mess Is held shove II. At which The
lsst sales made.
The subscriptions IN our city Tor iestlfoouial 10
the gallant Lieut. Psrksr progressing rapdly and
stn,sfhiss worthy the donors will be awarded
suys 90 SrocEs I,ysf Boori-5 Man snd
Me- TX % % V.css cssh 100 Do De. y Mine
VN o.. 40 q : Ek. u ne, Ti'si Hof'd-l ~ " An
tyJ. 80 Vfks - - Com TX. ~ ~ Reading. go b
IN d. e. ri, ssssad pes,a-lo Mech Hs q 4 ps
~ essh Is lce Weeks ,, 100 d. - 500 lehigh
ipst Is ~ a : Es s5nv "a sl@pu g. - pa
500 Read ids 40 5000 Issss per a. 70.
Loss or TVS BowfrR SNlrH The bark Bow
yef Smith Capt Olive from Liverpool for this port
With es,eo ef csals out ~ days fsn sshure on mo
Nrh west side Of tsnd MensB On the morning ~ the
9srh Dee during thick Storm ard becsins ois
wreck Crew ard ,rs,erisis saved The crew suffered
severely from cold sni fsgus sef 1lng the shore
thor rad 70 walk miles slvng the heseh bsfofe heI
found = plscs % refuge The H0vysr smith "" owned
~ Ass.,. George Ihenss ssi Stephen gsrgW Of w,
el,y sd lease Olive Esq Of Carleton, ard VS. Insured
E,f satO0 Nsv Bfunsvicssf, 3h
u we understand tho, Lieut.. Col Baker Of
he Assembly eh This morning g lofn his regiment
ssvvi 70 call Tor Nsslss, als Eve Jour luesssI