New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-18
Things Ia Philadelphia.
,rre.pondence OF The Tribune.

correspondents VI lAt Aiiuuhc
PHILADELPHIA. Friday. Nov. IL.
James Martin was convicted this morning of
the murder Of Eel sverdct OF guilty rendered
A. to John Newton. Sentence will no, be pronounced
until % morrow.
10 general local incidents our city Is dull
There little M movement IN Flour 20 day, and
the market Is dull a. . jl . 81 tor lair snd good
brands Corn Meal i also quiet but nrm ~ = per
Dbl Rye Flour has been sold 10 . ID. which Is dc
cline Wheat Il plenty ADD duh. and the market
in favor of the buyer about ooO bushels sold
~ Doc ll2 cfs tor reds. and MS o cis Tor white
closing 81 the lowest rates Rye worth ~ ct. Corn
IN fair demand with sales Of old yellow At 90 20 e.
.nf new II 81 - cts Oats dull and Southern sold 1t
IS % cts Cotton Is held more hrmy and the weeks
sales reach 900 bales Ia Groceries -00 -a.s Laguay
"a Coaee sold 81 q on time and ~ hhds New Or
leans sugar private terms Provisions a. previous
quotations Freights dull ~ = Is % for Meal and
I'D for Grain TO Liverpool Whisky bbls scarce n
suys OF srocEs-Firs Boards Philadelphia Bk
1924. IS Harrisburg RR IS 1925 state g. "a 1000
d. IA $50 Lehigh ~ 200 DO Coal scrip. I'D. SO
Union BIZ Tenn - Girsrd BIZ TO- 300 Wilmington
X r. Bond. bs. II.
Sec5nf Board-2l Mechanics Bank - 5000 Reading
r 4 Bis o. = IS [ Bank 2i los Glrard Bank. l0t;
600 state s. 80 COO state s. at 600 County s..
~ DO Miuehil X K, 81 100 sch Nav O., 'o- 21i 10
Grsrd Bank lOs so Lehigh % 81 900 County g.
6l new. FL.
soUrn AMERICA AND PACIFIC MAiLs.-The
follow ing publication has been issued by the Post
Master General
Posi- OFFICE DEFARrMEST. Nov IS l-is.
OcAl Information mas been received ~ this Depart
ment that the United states steam packet Panama,
out under contract with the Secretary o. the Navy
eventually for the service Of tina, Department OF the
Government. but IN the meantime 10 be employed 10
the transportation Of the mails will DC In readiness By
the I'D inst 20 receive mails al the port Of New 0rk
Malbsgs viii BE made Up II New York 10 be forward
ed by sad steamer for Rio Janeiro. Valparaiso and
Caliao. NAL. tor Panama san Diego santa Barbara,
Monterey. San Francisco and Astoria should be Re-
tanned . sent BY the Falcon % ChAgres the let
VI December next
TIE 10 and and sea postage on All letters snd newspa.
pers be forwarded ~ ih- Panama the same being Tor
places within the territory OF the United states D.
q oe prepaid a the ONCE where ma ed and the Post
masters concerned viii see that this requis0n Is com
pied Nth. aud VII stamp the letters and papers &C.
c0r1ngly
The malls u sad foreign ports vii be- sent - the
OF the United States Consuls AZ the respective
places under the seal Of the New York PostOfce The
postage for single letters not exceeding half Al
ounce be - cents % Rio yaneiro, Valparaiso Or
Cs.lao AMI for escn newspaper or pamphlet cents
Tn each tle regular Inland postage 20 New forS .
- be- added c. JOHNSON POSTMASTER tensrai-
PCBLIc SALE oF GOVERNMENT TRASsPORrs -
We publish the particulars Of the sale Of one steamer
sx prUpesrs and one ship. sold a. auction y-steraay
oy order q the United states Quartermssier The
whole brought only $500 which : very small por-
ton OF their cost They are regarded nevertheless A.
having sold II fair prices.
By order Of MAJ D. TomPkins, Z. eaartermas-
ter, a; the Government Wharves, Third Municipality
the following L Transport Steamers and ProPelers
Ssansr Gs4. Hfzo-2-0 tons. engines bulk b
Hessrs. fea,nsn 4 shields Cincinnati, - horse pow
er Of very superior workmanship wrought iron
shafts and crsl<s scisrn vheel-sl0,UoO-
PrePel41 MeKm--363 tons power Of engine 100
horse. LOpers Propeller; bark rlgged engines null
and Figging n good order->5,oOO-
P-opalor Essora- soa tons engines I'D horse pow
er, Of superior workmanship and N good order nssed
with three mssts-S2 coo.
P-orei.sr WlstisS ',a rs tons engines 100 horse
power schooner r-sed hall rigging and machinery II
IN good order 81 so
Prgpsllr Seoezry Nrrch-l65 tons engine 5 horse
power huA machinery and boiler IN good order 20
500
FrepsEy = P. Ti7up.oa.--loo tons engine 50 horsc
pCeer-s go
Prgslg Jams Csgc-ll5 tons engine 81 horse
p0~er.-si so
SAP SCrlla $ qfn
me steamer GlerGl Billr ~ tons, vas on; put up,
there BEN. no bt a; the Limit which WAS $1,000 The
Propeller Co. Sssi0E rot offered. " o. Bali, sth
e Col. Wm. 4. Johnson II Va. IS EJw n
Nsw-0rleAns.