New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-30
BY THE MIDNIGHT SOUTHERN NAIL,
Things in Philadelphia.
Correspondence of The Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA TnpadAS

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, October %.
There are in the District OF Moynmensing men,
who would better grace n bloodthrsty tribe OF
savages than be recognised as members OF a CIV
| ilized community Of the nineteenth century
| Some of these men about II O'Clock last night,
fired small shed in the vicinity OF Thirteenth
and Christian SITS. for the purpose OF drawing INTO
fight rival party They failed In that object,
! however Captain McShea, of the watch while
proceeding in the direction OF the tire, to ascertain
| lfthere was any disturbance, was suddenly sum,
moned by half dozen fellows, who presented
| muskets Mt his breast and swore that they would
Kill him. il he did not 90 back, and also sWore that
| thev would shoot any of Captains ID offcers,
| ifthey dared to approach the spot Capt. McShea
getting clear of them, obtained the assistance OF
| officers Slayen and Gillian, and proceeded eau
tiousy in the direction OF the rioters tor tile pnr
pose of making arrests. AS they were grouping
| their way ND Catherine street, above Tenth, IN
| the dark vollev of musketry was suddenly hred
into them Officers Slaven, and Capt. McShea
fell wounded, the former received TWO Oal's, ana
the latter three balls in his body The wounded
officers were Immediately conveyed to the nearest
drno store and from thence to their residences,
where Slaycn lies at the point OF death. To show
the yilainOus character OF the who Shot them,
will inform YOU they actually fired volley OF
musketry into the crowd which was collected at
the doors of the drug store to which the wounded
men were conveyed. No arrests have been made.
This morning, about clock, fire broke out in
frame building at the rear Of Shppen-st. below
Passyun4 road, Southwark, which before 1t was
subducd. DESTROYED the stables OF Bernard Col.
Inns. tavern keeper, and the wheelwrght and
blacksmith shop of Edward Jones. No insurance
upon any of the property destroyed
The Police arrested number of the members
of the "Schuylkill Rangers at rowdy ball in
West Marketst last night, after desperate
fight This gang is the most notorious III our
County, and our worthy Mayor is determined TO
make severe example Of these fellows now in
tine law grasp.
Mr.. William " allace, the eminent composer
gives a Concert in this City on Thursday evening
next.
The Foreign news BY the Canaa has had no eecr upon
the market CoTToN IS held hrmy but the sa!es have been
on very restricted scale. The FLOUR market Is quiet
Standard brands held at 81 = bbl but there s very
little inquiry export and the sales have been confined to
hundred bbls. Moderate sales for city consumption
al Yesterdays quotations The markei nearly bare OF RYE
Flour and il Is wanted. Corn MEAL is s. y Dbl. The
have further advanced There is fair demand both for
milling shipment and 8Gc0 to 1900 bushels have
prime quality but principally at the latter rate and oj1
i 0j. RYE and wanted We quote at700I2 cents
CORN continues come in slowly and s in demand Sales
OF c0 5000 bushels yellow al cents and one lot
TO arrive higher rate OATS are dull WHISKY CON
nues in steady demand a, & cents in hhds and S cents III
SALES OF srocNs.-Fiyst Board-2Oo Morris Canal, 2oi
600 d. 500 DO q $1,000 Legh Is "a 10 - arm a,a
RR BE: 81 SO State 5s 81; z56 do, 81 lco Norlh
American Coal, 9, ID Penn RI, 49, sOuO CITY bg ~
lC $500 DO 81 lCGl: $500 do, 81, los. 100 bang
IL 81 eco Pittsburgh u.s. 81 $1,000 Allegheny City o. 20
2G: 900 Reading RR 49, s21o STATE g. - III 9'''
Camden and Amaoy R IS, 67 az Si2o 40 ~ w; OBJ.
Secoad Board-@t0 Reading RR 81; sVeo Saie ~ "a "a
500 do g2i 1861 do 92 $50 sPnnS o5r d6d Camden
and Amboy Is 10 as; Slooo City g. n M ware
Slic0 Lehigh is, "a ooo ChesaRs9kc a ea5 Aesay
| CONT e. = 60 Farm ard Mech Bank 7's'
| ungtou RR 6a 92l
~ The family OF President Fln1no NO atliday
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