The New York herald., 1849-05-27
Our Philadelphia Correspondence.
The Custom House Excitement - pitatisn-Myse-
rious Dedh-Markcfs &c.


The Custom House Excitement - apitatisn- MyHe.
rious Dedh-Markcts, &c.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20, 1S4o.
This lie u day big with the fate Of the employees at
custom house; for In the collectors room Is caM-
net council gathered around the list of appoint
ments To know that about seventy -hve names are
contained on the list and that this is half the number
employed causes anxiety to be depicted upon faces
the ins particularly those opposed in politics the
powers now dominant Some of the wits holding
have it s said sent the coroner to hold
upon those doomed to decapitation thoro come
talk OF hanging the hall of customs in black.
have obtained the following list Of those whose de-
captaon has boon determined on take efeot aGssr
Thursday next, the 3lst inst
Ctrks.-stephen d. Kingston, Ellis b. SchnabIs,
Daniel T. jerks. Joseph T. Thomson, s. J. Pearson.
Messensr.-Jacob Fucker. Lnspector.-John BsnnsE.
VIM. n. Blackman Richmond; Miles N. Carpenter, r.
Haehnen, Thos j. Heston, John Hi John Heiss Bris-
to; Jos. l.. Kay, NJ. Kerrison Jno. j. Logus, Alex.
Marcus Hook; Richard Simpson. JOS Weaver Lazarst.
to; kich'd l.. West, Geo. W. Williams, John Dallam.
! Joseph Abel, George Alexander, William BarnhoIS
Robert F. Bower, John Boyle, George Carpenter, Thos.
Downing Patrick rick Gsrrgsn John Ksmes John KeessI
Lamb. Mich Lawrence, John Logan, John Potts, Mat
thew GUN, Henry Trsnler Anthony Tuuy. We.h~-
Lentz. Messwers.-Richard Bacon, George Herses
heimer, Rbbt McCulloch, George Snyder. Msrsers
LaJorerG George Merrick assistant Store Keeper-Louis
| Theron. Rerenue .4gents-Isaac NJ. Cake. Patrick
Sharp, N; W Rowley, r. r. Young, Hugh Haleson.
In addition to the above, there arc four deputy
| weighers whose names have not transpired
The anxiety OF tho cxpectants is not to be relieved
| before Monday or Tuesday, when tho names Of the
| lucky applicants will be announced.
The clerks in the Office of tho Naval officer have alss
been notified that their services will not be required
after the first of June.
The custom house appointments being settled to the
satisfaction of Mr. Levin the member from tho Grst
district he has returned to Washington.
young girl about II years of age, tho daughter Of
respectable parents in Delaware, about weeks
since enced from her boarding school in Wilmington,
by man who having married her. to this city
and took bonrd at house not far from the corner
and Market street After living together he le
her on pretence Of having to go New York for fev
days on business, and has not since returned After
his disappearance the wretched girl discovered that tho
brute she had honored with her hand and hcai had
wife and three children living in New York. She
mains in the house where her husband left her desti
tute of to return to the parents whose hopes &
her welfare have been wrecked by her mprudcnce:
The mysterious case Of sudden death and burial
ferred in my last yet been fully
but the particulars as reported these. Tho de-
ceased was widow about forty years OF age who diod
| very suddenly from the effects OF medicine taken to
produce abortion and conceal the fruits Of an inds
erection After death it is said her body swel!ed ss
to force off the lid Of the colin This induced hasty
burial which coming to the knowledge Of the coroner.
has rendered 1t imperative on him to order a disin-
terment
The transport brig Crusoe sold by order Of the CO.
yernment to-day struck off at 81 4l0, to Capt, Jas
Lofand.
The rates Of -four continue before the arrival Of
the steamer and dealers prefer to await their private
duVices Dtlofe ehteflnB market Inc demand fOB
wheat continues limited; the light supplies render
prices rather firm Corn Is still in brisk demand and
prices are steady Cotton Is rather buoyant, and
holders have advanced their rates.
The operations in the stock market to-day
follows First Board-S2,5OO Wilmington r. r. 6's,
651s 5000 Chcs ard Del. 6s '67, S61s; 81 900 Nav
6's, 'O7 461s; $1,000 do, 65 AZ 20 shas Penn Bark.
1091a; 10 do. do, l09%; do do l09%; Si1 900 Penn,
SIS. SiT "a sbas Plants Bank. Tenn, 45: $500 s.
Nav. 6's, '6s 46%; $4,000 Reading X X. 6's go 81;
500 shas Girard Bank l2A; $4,000 Reading r. r. 6's,
go, Ga: S20UO Sus. Canal Bonds So Second board
81 400 Penn SIS. IS; $500 u y 6's 81 ll3H; 5000
Sch Nav. 8's '0S 46H; $500 Reading Il. r., 1917; 100
shas Grard Bank. 12H; 800 War Bounty Scrip, o1k;
shas Farm. Mech Bank, 5S; "a do Bank Of Penn,
ITO; S20C0Ky 6s l05 81 900 City 6's 80 los stIOo
Ches Del 6s s6h; $1,000 U. 6's, 81 ll51i 81 $40
do do, 6S 114i4: II 900 Cam Am. 6s 20 9shas.
Bank Of Penn l1O; Is do do, no. $1,000 Tenn Ss,
6lh; 5000 Penn SIS, s1aii III do. Union Bank, Tenn,
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