The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-26
Our Philadelphia CorrespOndence.

PHILADELPHIA, July -, IoS.
The Health of Ph,ladephia-Ihe Dry Dock-R,s-
mored Injury to the Boiler of the Steam Propeller
at Brookiyn-Narkets, Stock Sales, &c.
We have favorable report from the Board Of
Health to- day-4l cases and IA deaths in all, en-
bracing 81 cases and deaths in private practice, s
cases and deaths in the hospitals, and cases
and deaths in the almshouse. The disease has
broken out with great malignity in the Bucks
county almshouse 80 deaths having occurred
since Friday. out of a population OF l40. The
death of Phillip McQuaid, alluded to IN my letter
of yesterday, has since been discovered to have
been caused by the lodging of large piece Of meat
in his throat which he att, mpted to swallow be-
fore mastlcatlng it sufficiently.
The contractors Tor the construction OF the dry
dock at our naval station have completed the
Golfer dam, and are now engaged IN pumping out
the water, so as to commence actual operations on
the stone work, of which the sides and bottom OF
the basin to be built. One OF the sections of
the floating dock is nearly completed, and two
others now in progress.
1t currently reported that an accident has be-
fallen the largest OF the three corper boilers built
here by Messrs. Merrick " Towne, for the United
States propeller steamship, now on the stocks at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard. IL is saIdth the crane
at the Brook yn yard broke, while the boiler was
suspended from IT, and that it fell into thirty feet
water. My informant also stated that man
killed, and another dreadfuly crushed at the same
time but this i must conclude 10 be incorrect, AS
| have observed report OF the occurrence in the
columns of the Herald.
VIM. Bogue, the fireman crushed by IN. rail-
road accident near Wilmington, died yesterday at
that place.
There is no change to notice in our -four market,
which remains quiet For old stock the sales at 81
ca, and - rs for fresh ground. 200 bills Of
wheat have been contracted for at SIS. The demand
for city consumption Is .derxte at 81 62s SIS 12.
Rye -four sells at S3-eorn meal IL without sale. A
small lot red wheat has been sold ut 106c Ne sales
Of rye are ported Corn scarce sales Of mixed at
sec and yellow at 60c Cotton IL moderately enqured
for and prices fully maintained. The sugar market
exhibits evidences Of better feeling and prices have an
upward tendency The supply In store Is very large.
Whskey Is unchanged In price, but the article 10
The sales Of stocks at the Fra Board wereS80 Cam
den and Anboy bonds T1f; 1900 United States SIS,
116z; 100 City So 1884 v0 100 shares Union Canal,
IL; 81 do IL Philadelphia Bank, 1zs1l 90 Reading
Railroad DO IS $40 Chesapeake aud Delaware 6s 10;
Zoo Cincinnati bonds 6s 1886, 90; 1000 do. 05; II
shares Northern Bank Of Kentucky 1854 80 Reading
Rail- DAD b5, Is; 100 do, Is. 1fcr Saiss--lo0 shares
Reading Railroad cash Is; 100 Girard b5, 49,. 900
United States 6s lso7 49, Second Board 800 shares
United States Bank. 2 100 Union Canal IL 10 Cam
den and Amboy Railroad, 1885, q Pcnn-ylvania Rail
road 800. sJt.r saLs-slo 900 schuyxil Nayg alton
6's, 1868 5lia 100 shares Reading Railroad Is $50
United States Bank. "a.