New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-29

suTd TIE man In the magnificent nee Jail situated
Al the io0t Of Noun, Penn De hai Oh his bosom
in the cell the breast pin stolen from Mr.. Widner.
The ring be had given 10 a German woman. and
said DO would have given her the orea'tpio, bar
that TIE portrait ascker'a vas hi, grsod'a'ner,
He rad stoi en- smother breEsi-pin ia Reading which
he wore about him Till he ~ss taken mp for y; ous
q, he preseuted himself as q German pStriot, one
Of his oountIy men osied him OaI for $500. he
Afterx ards stole clothing ifon hotels IA JTn4r
places, Offering 70 sell them in other part, d the
city; and snopg other Of his eccent,icities &c
offered 70 sell pair Of psasaOOns 10 the woman
above mentioned.
Tire only thi0ss missing from NJ. R-'svatse were
two or three letters, which DO had destsoyet, nor
knowing their value. The lass tine he shaved ne
used Gre half Of 4 letter written by G1verno-'
valuable letter from Gen. rsy Tor sndsome sccoahu
OF much value 10 the owner were recovered IA
harmed, though probably the next time ne s1sved
be would have ussd Presidents letter, soaring
above Governor.
Hehnog held 10 bail in the sam Of 1000 all
the November term, when be viii be tried aud no
doubt convicted. He gives bis name u Alsxan-
der Reinsrdt and says be has sister aad other
relatives 10 New York.
Those who have never been to Reading should
reform their ways Immediately. lt Is surrounded
by mountains, sleeps quietly on the Eastern oanh
OF the Schuy kill, So miles up that river from Pnlls-
delphia, and is hemmed in by the Loco-Focoism
of old Berks County, Of which It became the CAPT.
Dol a century ago. Ii has a population u some
10000 and woQld have twice that but for Loco TO
coism, which breaks down its Tariff protection,
puts cut its furnaces, and slences the ring Of is
snvis, while its population keeps voting for Loco.
Foooism and wondering that Kane letters don't
save them Ii has one ofthe BEST hotels ever bad
the pleasure TO stop at, the Mansion House. aud
enc Of the most whole souled landlords (Oe Borbon,
if not the las the be,t Of the Bourbons The air is
Clear cool and brscing, In the hottest weather. and
the hills surrounding il fan their sides with pure air
and gusb out in mineral springs OF health and de-
light. Shooting and fishing are abundant and rcn-
ly reward the sports man who baits the nook or
pulls the trigger. IL has an elegant nes y1n' I'M
posing In outw ard and admirsoiein inward arrange
must say a word OF the Reading Railroad, over
which have passed comfortably In about three
hours from Philadelphia To It's principal Super
intendent or experimenting Engineer, II forget
bis proper title) Geo. A. Nicolls, Esq am indebt
ed for many kindnesses.
Over this Railroad are conveyed, weekly, about
40 900 tuns OF coal. There are now daily passing
over il II coal trains each way. Each train 10 ofim
mense length-one would Think them almost a mile
long Az they pass the passenger trains lbo;h
usns going in opposite directions they seem ia'er-
minsble. They average about e. cars 20 the train,
and each car contains about ii tuns OF coal and this
great Indian file OF heavy cara IL drawn by one
engine, which moves of from stationary position,
with hardly slip of the driving wheels. Over
this road, IN one week, have been carried 5000
tuDs Of coal Il transports annually about $780, 900
tups Of coal
The receipts of the road viii be about s25O,ooo
this month.
TIE main workshops are a. Reading, where all
repairs Of engines aad oars are made, giving en-
ployment to about 500 persons. II IL was not for
the blight OF Loco Foooism, this city might have
an immense population; bat under the operation
Of Kane letters and other swindles, its furnaces are
cold it's trip hammers silent, and the inhabitants
ying TO Pittsburgh TO seek employment where
distsace gives some slight protection, and where
they viii probably continue TO vote for Loco Foco
len ~ ofold.
yesterday il rained all day. bat 10 day Aurora
sre' he'd out her rosy fingers and pulled rae gray,
gay, misty nghs-cap from the head OF Noun!
PEN, washed her rosy face and snowy breast in
ira bling dew, and bsthed her feet 10 the Scauyl
Xii. Labor has laid its shoulder TO its daily toll,
and eeteps il with the magic Of q rustic song.
must leave for New-York however, and time and
trains wait for no man.
p s. / left Reading at 9, was ran of the track
by q snake head crossing the Schuylkill, at Phla-
de,pbia after We had quit the engine for some or
6 mules tandem power-soon redsted, spent al
hour for dinner at Joness 10 Pniladelphis, and TN
in NewYor before 10 P NJ RIcHELIEU.