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effected the robber he went do stairs and informed
tie landsdy that lac going To leave, his friend
appeared TO be very plausible. and suspicion
created that he thief he allowed to leave
the house, taking with him his vaiise allied with
lie stolen property. However. sooner had he
emerged Into the street, than he arrested by
Officer Parker, who had been watching outside.
iousy awaiting his appearance After desperate
struggle, the rascal srcursd with the assistance
Of Officer Bridgman, aud conveyed TO the police
Office. before Justice MGrsth, where he
arched. and ON his person the purse containing
the money found, and in the vase the clo-
thing, ali of which identified by Mr. Took
being his property. The magistrate committed him
for further hearing During tho day the prisoner
visited by Mr.. Alexander Jackson one Of the de-
putty keepers who nc recognized him the indi
vldual Who about year since, robb,d % iodger in
ardipg house at Albany, carrying of vali'e and
near $40 in money. The robbery was soon sfCer dts
covered. and Williams traced to the steamboat. which
left that evening for New York. On This infor-
nation, a teleeraph'c dispatch was forwarded Mt
to Captain Mctiro ia, OF tie sixth ward pc
scrpton was given to Officer McNanus, who sta
TONED himself at the gang plank, on the arrival
of the boat, and arrested Williams on his coming
ashore that morning, with the ide ntcal valise aud
property in his possession. After remaining heI
in prison for two days, he was sent back to Albany
for trial. where he pleaded guilty to petit larcs-
ny, and sentenced to years. implisou-
mept; and this is the man whose term Of
tenee has but Just expired when he is detected in
continuing his old roguish tricks of robbin boarding
houses. This term however he will not fare light
ly, the charge is grand larceny, which. convic-
ton will consgn him the State pr for term Of
five years. HIS accomplish calling himself Charles
Hawkins, arrested subsequently by the officers,
and committed by Justice Mc3rath to prison. for q
further examination.
Charge Of Sta5bing.--A man by the name OF Tho
Graham, arrested yesterday by the police of
the Fourth ward q charge of stsbbing with knife
John Coyle inflicting dangerous wound the left
breast Justice Laihrop committed him to prison, to
await the result Of the injury.
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Total. :. :. .s277,47s os 3I7555 80 aoo,O7S Is

The increase in 1s47 over 1916, $70077 "a equal
to about twenty five per cent and the increase in 184S
1S47 only S12G0 Az being less than four per
cent. This limited increase in 1913 1S47 can be
accounted for in the very great decrease In the freight
ing business Of the company In the latter part Of
1916 early pft of the year 1s47 the Transports
ton OF -four and wheat this road was immense,
and the receipts consequently unusually large. In
August 1S47 prices for breadstuEs began to depre.
cate and the foreign demand to Decline when the
ceipts from the interior along tho line Of the rail-
road, commenced falling of. The annexed table shows
the quantity Of -four and wheat, as Hour, carried
upon the road from September 70, 1916, to May 81,
1913 nclusiye:-
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Total June Goth, JAS

Total June Goth, JAS .............. ID. fSj,I13tj) IL
There IS included In this SUI Si2s 1913 for tho re-
imbursemont Of notes funded
BY the act Of 9th june, 1896 section the sum OF
seiJ0o cancelled Of the loan OF 18th April, 1Si2
There probably viii not be more than fifty millions
of this amount funded That win be the funded debt
Of the United states; nearly tho whole OF which VIII
draw interest at tho rate Of six per cent per aunum,
making the annual payment on this amount three
millions Of dollars Of the total debt, as given above,
about forty millions have been contracted since
The let Of July 1888 or since ofhe
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The Weekly Herald.

The Weekly Herald will be ready at nine O'Clock
this morning. 1t will contain the most interesting
of the week, the last foreign intelligence, the
account of the celebration OF the Fourth of July,
&c. SO. Single copies sxpcn,,.
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Army Intelligence.

PHILADELPHIA, July Z, 1878.
Major Gen. Patterson and staff, VIZ. /: Col. Aber-
combrie, DR.. Reynolds, Captains Mackal and
at New Orleans On the 29th ult. The Massachu-
sets regiment, under command of Major Andrews,
arrived the same day.
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comparison Of the quantity transported, from jan
uary l. to June 1s4s, with that carried for the
period in 1s47 shows a falling of this year Of 116176
barrels This is the only part Of the business Of this
company which has declined; and the causes pro-
ducing such demand for, and extensive movement
in breadstuGs last year. Of such artificial cha
racter that reaction expected, and has been
realized. With such n deficiency in the amount Of
freight Offering for transportation is strange that
the aggregate income OF the company shows any IN.
crease at all
There has been very great increase in the passen-
ger business of the road. Since January last, 25As4
passengers have carried over the road against 90
GAO for the corresponding period the previous year. The
arrangements of the line all Of the best character
and the freighting department judicou managed
Since this work fell into tho ands of Eastern capital
lists, it has been worked by Eastern engineers and
the universal Yankee genius, energy, industry, and
indomitabe perseverance have been called into reQui
ston for the purpose of putting the concern upon
sound and SOLID foundation That they have succeed
ed in so doing pretty clearly illustrated by the above
report of receipts, sc for the past three years.
Since the last meeting, loan of S1,1Oo O09 payable
In bonds running from five to ten years. and bearinr
interest at per cent and Of $500 o00 payable IN
bonds convertible ut pleasure tho LIST of January
until maturity, into stock ut par and bearing the same
interest," have been made There is yet due from sub
fcriptions to these loans about $830,0UO.
On account Of the failure of one of their contracs
for iron rails another has been made 1000 TONS .,
soS upper ton, delivered here, by which saving Of
SZoooo is made to the company Il Ia confidently ex.
pecied that dividend will be made IN December ne 1T
fully equal to the last years.
Between Detroit and Jackson, As miles of the mad
have been relaid with the heavy rail. II the IRON
arrives promptly it is expected the whole Of this win
be re- laid by the middle Of September next The dis.
lance to jackson is II mlos but by the decrease
in distance to the terminus at Detroit. and bv
the new lines in the Huron valley IL will be reduced 10
about sevent y -four miles
All the long bridges upon the FIRST hf,v milss from
Detroit, will be rebuilt this feason The four prino
pal bridges across the Kalamazoo have already been rs,
built, and the depot buildings at Miles, and between
that place and Kalamazoo in forward state The
new road from Kalamazoo west Is now in running or.
der to Paw Paw and will be to Nos by the LIST Of Octo
Der, and the balance to New Buffalo by the LIST of De-
cember or early in the spring making the total dis
lance 20 miles Of new road, west OF Kalamazoo
The steamboat building by the company will he In
readiness by the opening Of navigation next spring.
The engine for it is in forward state and it expect
ed that better time will be by this boat than "a
usual for our lake steamers
The number Of now in use on the road Ia az
rollov
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News from Europe.
The steamship Caledonia is now due at this port
She is in her fourteenth day.
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SIG1S1UJ o. SI,b2JIsb 70 SIb''A,5J3 81
loan Of 22d July, 1916, at per
cent, payable l2h November 1856. - 800 l42 Is
Loan Of 18th January, lSi7, ut PER
cent, pay able 3lst December, 1867. 2SS0 272 IN
Stock Issued in pay mcnt IL the fourth
and ffib instruments OF the Mexican
indemnity, Mt o per cont per net OF
10Th August lSft, payable alter 9th - -
August, 1851 ......,...,.... .o3Dl OF
Stock Issued in payment OF Military
Bounty Land, at yer cent, per act
of llh February 1871, payable at
PLEASURE Of the government 80. 1880 90
Outstanding Treasury Notes, OF the
issue Of I'D Juy, ISlG. .......... 4O1,SoO 90
Outs anding Treasury Notes of the
Issue OF 18th January. 1871 II i@2,65l %
10 fduo of the Ioars of al and 1871. ibs2l2S So
lsan Ct 3lst fhroh, l@S ,....,. lGp0U,Oo0 W
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In addition to these there has been ordered to 10
delivered in June, July, and August, this yeaH i've
eighteen ton passenger engines, cight wheeled with
four drivers each and five twenty four ton re;rht en-.
gines, ten wheeled with six drivers each
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Good Lands in Arkansas given to Set
tiers See New York SUM- undcr head of Wants
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KicheHeu Gold Pens, long KNOWN as the
hest and cheapest Pens in have almost superseded the
sand and Pens for time put in competition with them
Points Warranted for years For sale by the sole proprietor
T. WATSON CO. Wall street. Gold Pens from 81 up also
repaired and exchanged.
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DIR. Morel.cad's Graduated magnetic Ma

chimes unrivaed and invaluable Instruments have
ceved the approval Of the medical profession In u
of dyspepsia, Fits Paralysis and Disorders generally
their elects truly wonderful Manufactured sold by D.
G. GOREAEAD y. d., lS2 Broadway, New York. Price
complete and warranted
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CO d NJ ERClAL AFFAIRS.
MONEY MARKET.

Friday, July TO r. NJ.
The stock market continues exceedingly heavy, ard
prices continue without any material alteration This
is usually very dull of the year among stock
SPECTATORS but have seldom the street so in
active as at present We cannot expect any imme-
date improvement, either in prices in extent Of
TRANSACTIONS but there is nothing OF any Importance
weighing upon the money market and the supply of
capital is every day becoming more abundant there
must be, before the lapse of many weeks, favorable
change
The reports Of three city banks for June 24th
pared with those for the 4th of March previous exhibit
the annexed statement -
NEW YoRK CRY BANKS,
March 4, 1S4S. June "a. 184S
Mechanics Bank. sass $50 S54001O
Tradesmen's Bank. 70.343 1925
Seventh Ward Bank..... 124,192 S4192
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Children and Observation-Disclosures Fnrina will
be found the hest food for troubled with ysenery &c
and young children and inas whether we'll suffering
from bowel complaints hing and agreeable far superior
mylaeeous substances &C. For sale
al the drug wholesale by Hecker Brother 2l cherry
street.
The Congress Boot stOrc-Laslies and Gem
eInens Caters article
end for ale by E. BROOKS 80 Fulton street. six doors from
broadway.
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Total. .......... $653071 S7O1,337
This shows an increase, notwithstanding the largo
shipments of specie from this port within the past six
months.
The Mexican war having been brought to a CLOSE We
can now figure up the cost The expenditures have not
however, entirely ceased; but form pretty
good estimate of the probable amount necessary to
wind up the entire campaign The annexed statement
exhibits the debt Of tho United States the 4th
March, 1885, the amount since paid the balance of tho
debt due the 4h Of March remaining unpaid and the
debt incurred since up to the Goth of June, 1885,
FINANCES UNITED sTArEs--AnoUsr OF PunIlo
DEBT.
Uebs March L. Paid June Balance IN
lSs5 ~. 1SE paid June 20,
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Young IL cur nIan, for ne sells his fine
french Calf Boots at 81 80 generally 81 and 81 in other
fine calf boots So 3d. usually 81 80 and 81 CATERS shoes
equally low All friends hould foung Fnlto
and Nassau streets. THE DOCTOR.
just received, 900 Dress Coats, 400 Frock
1000 pairs Pants and 800 Vests Thee goods
the lest stle they partially sied but good and
will be sold at So suit Also cahmerette and apaca
So to sc each. Corner Nassau and Beeamar.
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ARRIVAL or JoHN MrTcnEr. 81 BrRmDA.-Ihc
brig Corsair, Captain Michener which arrived at
st. John, n. b., I'd inst, from Bermuda, reports
the arrival Of II. NJ. steamer Scourge at Bermuda,
on The 10Th Of jane from Ireland, having on board
John Mitchell. T ne exiled patriot was imme-
diatcly transferred 10 The convict ship Dromcday.
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ADJOURNMENT OF CoSGREss.-According 10 all
appearances, Congress will not adjourn Tor six
weeks, or two months, yet. They have been in
session over seven months and what have they
done Absolutely nothing. Perhaps there never
was snch Congress as the present-onc which has
wasted so much time to no account, and consumed
the money Of tie nation without doing any work.
u 10 truly the talking Congress"
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Actual Circulation OF the Herald.
ybe publication Of the Herald yesterday at
minutes pas o'clock, and hnished Is minutes before
eielock.
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The Senate commenced at IL o'clock, when the Vice
President took the chair and called to order.
Petitions and memorials were presented read and re-
fprre
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-28
ARklDELrIiiA, June 2gl Isls.

4 most atirociuus murder has thi. DAY
been committed on the body Of John Is.
Anderson, by John Stewart, HI, brother.
in.lnw.
There is no provocaiion known. Stew.
art Is about 0 feet. or inche.-sparc
in flesh, but square built, and thick.sot.
about 80 or 3j year, OF age. ichas blue
eyes, slightly blood-shoitcn. lie walk.
erect, aud has down look. In his walk
there is something peculiar but indi..
cnbabc. lie has with him ride gun,
and Is now riding a very small mouse.
colorcd mule. lie has lived many years
in this country; from 1910 to 1916, IN
Polk county, since then, in Clark.
There is n company Of men now, q
o'clock IN pursuit aud not more than 4
miles in his rear 1t Is hoped they may
arrest him.
Yours. &c.
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-28
THE CELEBRATION AND THE
IA IR.

The anniversary OF St lohn the Dap.
ust,was celebrated by the Masons nj this
place, by public speech and dinner
Il commenced raining early in the morn
mg, and many, both members of the fra.
ternity, and others, being thus detained at
home, the procession was not full, nor the
audience crowded. The officers oi Mt.
lloreh Lodge, for the ensuing year wero
installed by the Past Grand Master. who
delivered an excellent speech, irving
The history oi Masonry, and illustrating
its benefits in the domestic and social re.
lations of life, flhe memhersot the fru.
tenity then partook of a smnptuos din
ncr, prepared for them at the academy,
But although the min intcrlered some
what with the celebration of the day, it
did not interrupt the evenings entertain
ment, got up by the Ladies' Sewing So.
eiety, OF this place, for the sale oitheir
delicate specimens of handiwork. First
came the entrance money, Whoh opened
you aecess forthwith 10 the post office,
where yon were certain Of letter, vary.
ing in importance, from a dollars worth
10 two bits. Then a bogaft took iew
dimes more. and then, about Iwicn n
many more, to get a snaniudgemenI pcer
at your own beautiful eouulchanec m a
glass, by way Of telling your fortune
Then divers otherMnounls oil lonse eaangf
for pineushions. aud ayariety oi fancy ar
dcles of needle.work, aud winding u
with IA rush auction, Which muda buehel
ors blush ior their lonely condition.
True, person got rid OF his dimes II
rather summary manner, hut who eeulI
or would keep single one IN his pocket
whilst pntsking Of rich supper in Ih'
midst OF nuporlunmg SMILES and IL NleN
of the object to which the money IS Il
be appropriated. We wishtbel ladios sue
eoss in their laulnhle enterprise. aul uoih
nq bul the total extinction OF our dmei
shall prevent Us from being at their mex
faif
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-28

We have received nothing from the
Philadelphia National Convention later
than we published in our last, with the
exception of the confirmation OF the nom.
nation of General Taylor for the Pres.
deney. The followingwe see given as the
result Of two balloliings-the lst and 3a
ON the authority OF gentleman, who
arrived at New Orleans on the i2th INST:
First ballot; Taylor, Ill; Clay, 6Ii Scott,
a; Webster. -. Third ballot; Taylor,
III. Clay. sc; Scott, 40. Webster 2a-
On the ith ballot, as We stated last week,
Gen. Taylor received l7l votes, and was
declared 10 be the choice of the Conren.
ton. For the Wee Presidency, there are
yet conflicting nmors At New Orleans
up TO the 18th, il was stated that the
Hon. Abbot Lawrence, of Boston, had
received the nomination. while the ne.
counts by telegraph to Louisville aud
Memphis. state than Millard Fillmore, oi
New York, IS the nominee The latter
we thing is the latest, aud most anthen.
Tie account. The next mail will, doubt.
less. hflng us the correct and full account
of the Conventions proceedings.
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-28
Nours ~

A PEEDICuoN.-rhe National Intel.
ligencer, which Is not at all celebrated
for random talking. speaks rs follows IN
reference to the nomination Of CAss.
whether Gen. Cass is the strongest
candidate whom the democracy could
have found in its ranks, wesnuch doubt
but the strongest, If there be n stronger.
would have been equally doomed to defeat
by the candidate, whoever he may be,
that will be offered to the country by the
Wing National Convention in June, and
we would have preferred, for 'auld lang
syne, to have had some other candidate
to beat"
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-28


Our Eastern mail failed again ON Saiur=
day night. in consequence, it IS stated, Of
n rise in Wolf Crcek-a small stream
abou, twenty-five miles north Of this
place. There is always something wrong
on this route; either the stage is broken,
or the creeks are impossible, and il most
generally happens tina, when the creeks
arc passable, the stage is broke, so that
we receive a mail whenever circumstances
will admit, instead Of three times awoek,
This week, We have had no eastern mail.
We wish something of al improvement
could be made on this route, and almost any
thing that could be depended upon, would
be considered an improvement. For our
part, in preference 10 the present arrange.
ment, We would prefer that the mail should
be carried on Il whcel.hauow, and Il
showed by man with awoodcn leg. Il
might, probably, no, come through as
quick, but it could be depended upon with
more certainty.
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-28

4 DAWoHTEB AFRA,r-"Wnr p All
rnf Wopri la the tate b.Iolngs at Bilu.
more for % L,coloco candidate ior The Presidency
Gen MHIamJ Worth received cir votes Six
votes and no more This h. The pitlul, phllfy, un.
grateful reward which locoocolsm deals out TO
ona who has sacrificed 80 nuea 10 piopiinte Ils
favor Lsl us sec how tic account stands In
tho late campaigns Ia Mexico, General Worth
achieved much military glory; he had been for
many years an nyoNrd Wing, aud hc had been
from hs youth the devoted friend Of Gen scott.
uudef whose patronage ani friendship hc had
grown from private to lifcvct MAJOR General
suddenly h. consented to degrade his wcll.rarucd
autels by iho most aIIao subsrryigncy TO lhrpnr-
uktn powers at home; fccanied his lung cherished
political opinions hnd leul hmsglCio The dljy yer.
vice Of msrcpfesrblng aud insulting bis Old friend
aud c1mmindcf aud Tor WHAT For The hope Of
LocoOro myor-lOr the hope Of thiu Looolooo
nomination. And now see tie reward, For oil
this he / a. received gir yolrs Oh, shabby shab-
by! Oh mgtulelul lagolocolsml The jews,
were never considered very grateful nor r,ncr-
ous people, but surely the thirty pIeccs Of silver
which they gave Judas wa better pay than this.
Cincinnati iHas
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-28

Wnol, NlnLABn fllNoaEi-This qncs.
ton wa asked by one OF the nsmoealie
candidates in tins STATE fer Eleelof upon
the reception OF the news of his uamiua-
ton Tor The Vice Presidency For the in.
formation OF that gentleman, wc answer
that, Mllard Fillmore is citizen ol Wcs-
tern New York. talented Wbig-was
a distinguished representative 10 Conefcs#
irom that State, aud the same person Who
WAS beaten by silas Wright Tor Gus,mof
IN II, but. who viii, IN all probability. be
elected Wee President Of the United
States, IN isis.
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-28

AEBE,Lo Of rur Ac,nn-The steamer Aesiia
arrived at Boston on the 10Th inst She was 70
days on her passage, haying sailed nom Liverpool
on the eth Of May, aud bring. advice, sry,u days
later than tho NiagarA'A We gather the ioaw.
ing synopsis Of her news from l,le.raph,c drs.
patch to the P,oayune
france eonliau,s quiet, though the iaelion,is
arc It'll struggling for the mastery llssaiI that
LsmaHine and lrdra Roilin had both resigned.
aud been succeeded by Mauasl aud Aa.s.-
France threatened TO send an army to assist The
Italians Il the Auslrians iulsricred
Ther. have bsen further troubles aud insufrec.
tons al Naples -Four hundred lroops hasr been
Killed and the siiy gisenup iOPilIagc by tue Gov.
eminent
Ireland eOn,iausd greatly agiiai'd by the stale
trials
The crops 10 Great Britain were in dne oondi.
iion, promising an abundant yield, which has ma.
tsrally affected brsad,luiIs Com i ia great de-.
mand for lfclsnl. Sale, have been made at
from lhifiy.lht-e to lhHy.'cysu sh.ings for white
and yellow. Canal flour ,quolcd at iWcniy.ti.h,
shllings; Baltimore at twenty. shilling,
Ia provisions there b no chang,
LrtErooL CorrOS MIrErr May 97-Ths
cotton market was dull and gloomy. Pfccs DIR.
ing the week ending on The d,yor lhe sailing Of
the Acadia had mendcd onc.'ig4,h Or, penny Per
pound Tie quotations Sfc for aI' upland four
and hall pence. Sales VI tie week, iweaiy.
eight thousand bales.
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-28

~ We are indebted 10 Mr.. A. Block
for Memphis Appeal of the 18th.
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-28
ADDRESS OF TIE L. S.COM-
MIsSIONERS.

Upon their presentation Ms Ministers
plenipotentiary to the President of the
Republic.
SV-We have como hither to present
To YOU our credentials as Commissioners
Of the United States for the exchange of
ratihealions Of the treaty signed at Guada-
lnpa lIidalao, with the notifications made
in Washington by the Senate.
The Mexican Congress haying approx.
el the treuty as modified, all that IS want
mg for tie complete re.eslnbishment of
npaee between the two countries, is the
exchange of ratiieations We sincerely
eongratulateyou upon this anspicious re-
suit, aud wo shall ever have reasons for
the most grateful fecolleelons, us we
hive been in measure the instruments
in accomplishing it.
lom Excellency may be assured that
the wishes of the United States are for the
prosperity of Mexico. and that they well
know that in this prosperity their own
interests are deeply involved, May the
two countries, Ike sister republics, ever
mnmtn the most friendly relations IN
ha.a may literal institutions flourish by
mem- ut mmuul efforts 50 that both may
noeh the height al national greatness,
whose foundation stone is intelligence,
education and virtue, and that in thcif cl-
etudon They may serve asa beacon light
mthe pathway Of popular enllonchise.
menl, N which the nations ol the elvillS-
ID world arc now struggling aud advfile-
ng with new yigor aud unbomdcd hope.
Sincerly animated by these sentiments
We have the honor Of placing our efeden.
tiRls in your hands,
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-28

Thank. to Capt. l. ". Cooper for a
copy ofthe y, o. Picayune OF the 18th.
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-28

Rev. L. P Lively, will preach at the
Church tomorrow frhursday,l evening.