New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-14
Things in Philadelphia.
Correspondence Of The Tribune;
PIN ApELPHfA. "Wednesday.

PHILADELPHIA, wednesday sept -.
The Wing City Conference selected their Legis-
atiye Ticket last evening renonnating Hon WILLIAM
A. CRABB for the Senate The nomination for Congress
rendered b Isaac r. DAVIS, Esq has been declined,
and the Conference will meet one night this week to
select another candidate. The choice will be either
MoEroN McMfCIAEL OF JOSEPH r. CHANDLER, both
capable aud hard working Wings and only regret
that the city cannot send both, a. 10 cave their
mutual friends the difficulty Of making a choice be
tween them.
Prom all parts Of the country receive the most en-
couraging accounts Of the political campaign. GOV
johnston doing effective service Is the of Pro
lection and Free Soil in the North eastern Counties Of
the State, and - carrying the light OF political truth
INTO dark places From present Indications, the Guber
Material race viii De very closely contested.
The glorious picture by the Old Master painted
on the deep blue SKY Of last midnight drew hundred
thousand rapt gszers to the streets and windows 10
wonder and al rire. The glory Of the evening how.
ever not confined - the eclipse Itself but began
early as clock when the moon If IN preparation
Tor the solemn mystery Of her embrace with the dark
shadow arrsyed herself IN many colored clouds upon
whose nmy tissue AL the gl0res Of the rainbow
painted She seemed indeed goddess decked for her
bridal AZ little after 10 o'clock these splendid robes
alter Transforming themselves into halo fell of into
space and the chaste goddess moved on IN icy purity
until she was Ovcrtaken BY the dark Shadow, which
held her tru ggng and faint in is f0rmless embrace
while the stars came cut 10 laugh at her calamity and
only shrunk away the renewed light Of the yictor
Gus goddess began 10 mingle with the pale beams OF
morning During this magnificent display OF the silent
power and beauty Of the hcavcns the whole northern
SKY ashed up in long and dazzling streams If tho
b0reahs waving Ike beams Of light across the ky
such night q glory and splsndor has before
blessed my eyes Il seemed foresight Of the msgnii
ccnce oi anoihsr world.
Business oday has been unusually dull The fact Of
he hear approach Oh another steamer mas the effect
Limit operations IN Bresdstgis and the sales OF Flour
are confined T. the wants Of the retail trade At - ~
and - for cUmmoH aas good brands. Corn Meal
TIE last sales were - Wheat but little arriving
the demand, however, j. limited Il 10 rs cts for
good Red and Whit Corn offered AZ 20 cts without
buyers. and ess would be taken by holders
small sales q Penn Yellow reported at 81 cts in
store Oats al, AZ g CT for Southern Cotton with
cut movement Groceries and Provisions are steady In
price with moderate inquiry from the trade Whisky
scarce az ~ cts. for bhls.
SALES OF SrocKs.-FHst Board-40 Z : Bank y
100 Grari Bank. l0l 4 oo0 T. s. o. 1913 25N DO do
l1i 100 %, -. 1915 1O Lehigh Coal scrip ~ 10
Man 8 Mech Bank. Pittsburgh A. 600 state Ca .3l .
80 sch Nay inf, sDl q Trenton Banking Co. 33
Secoaa Bocrd-550 State -, 81 81 Girard Rank
loi 400 sch Nav Int, y io5 do 7li; rs LehIsh
Coal Scrip gu.
- There We're nine da.ths f-rr, N.ff...- r.