The New York herald., 1850-04-15
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Our PhiIadeIphia Correspondents.

PHILADELPHIA, April IA, 166O.
The Old United States Bank-Str,non on the DOs-
ron Trugedy-IforriJk M,~der-Stocks, &c.
An effort IL now making for the speedy winding
up of the concerns Of the old United States Bank;
and legislative aid is earnestly invoked, through tho
medium OF numerously signed memorials, TO break
up the present trust in order that the creditors may
have, at an early day. their share of the remaining
assets. The present move has its origin in under
as well as upper currents. Ii liquidation and set
tlement should be seriously entered into, the Gi-
rard Bank property, among the most valuable in the
city proper, would then be thrown upon the market,
and an opportunity afforded of realizing fair per
ceniage from il. IL will be scarcely credited our
OF Phadephia, that the Girard Bank building,
winch Is much larger and more costly than any
bank edlhce in New York. rents for the triing sum
OF two thousand dollars year. As the taxes are
paid by the city, amounting 10 81 300 a year. tho
actual rent is only seven hundred dollars per an
mum. The building should be purchased as once
by the federal government, for post office, as our
present post office accommodations are on most
ridculously limited scale. Under existing arrange
ments, the general delivery for our population OF
four hundred thousand, is through a single window
| OF ordinary dimensions, in which three holes have
! been made OF the hegth and width OF shingle
AZ our citizens opposed to changes, they mere
ly grin and groan al the vexatious delays 10 which
are subjected, by this want of even decent accom-
modatiOn.
A most able sermon was delivered this morning,
in the Clinton Street Church. on the Parkman mur-
der by the Rev. DR.. Parker II was sound in aEgu-
ment, practical in its application, while a vein of
true eloquence pervaded the whole effort. The
dirty desire to keep up appearance, it is termed
to produce the impression that ones RESOURCES
are much greater than they really arc-s the cause
of half the mseries and failures of this bankrupt,
bank-note world.
A man engaged in the oyster trade, between
Camden and Egg liarbor, was most bruially muir
dered, on Thursday night last, while on his way
home in his wagon. When a few miles below the
Anchor tavern, his horses were stopped and he
himself dragged from his wagon by some un-
known villains. In the scufile that ensued in the
attempt TO get his money, his throat was Gu, from
ear 10 ear
The bnoyant feeling already noticed in the stock
market, still continues; and barring prcssrres and
reactions, the coming week promises to be one OK
considerable speculation in the fancies-particulaY-
ly Schuylkill Navigation and Reading Railroad Sc
| cures The effort, thus far, TO place Morris ca
nal on its legs has been completely unsuccessful.
goodly quantity of the stock is now held in this
city collaterals.
The exports from Philadelphia, for the quarter
ending April ], 1850, amounted to 81 ,3l7 ,7ol.
The weather continues cold and disagreeable.
| Since daylight, it has been blowing big guns"
| from the Northwest.
I'VE also received, with this letter, the philadel-
| pha market; but il was written in such 'scrawf'
| AS 10 be perfectly unintellgible.l