The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-16
Our Philadelphia correspondence.


Our Philadelphia correspondence.
PHILADELPHIA, July IA, 1850.
The Ceremonies Yestsrday-Aspec. of the CITY
The neIt Cabinet-Health of the CHy-The
Steamship Attanttc, 8e.
Yesterday was day of mourning in Philadelphia;
and even if municipal recommendations had not
been issued, the masses could not have been in
different TO the sad ceremonies which were then
performing In the federal capital AT twelve
o'clock the bell of the State House commenced
sending forth its full and solemn sounds; and be-
fore its echoes had died away, every church and
fire bell in the city had taken up the sad, solemn,
notes; In lew minutes at most stores were
closed, the windows of dwelling houses bowed,
and population of nearly half million gave out
ward Manifestations, not of col! and regulated
grief for the loss OF the cher magistrate OF TINS
great nation, but Of that unmistakeable sorrow
which cannot be called forth save for those that
are mr. and dear to us.
The late administration might emphatically be
called Phadel phla administration, SO far as the
use Of power and the dspensaton of patronage
were concerned. The Secretary of the Treasury
was a Philadelphia and although Mr.. Clayton
hailed from Delaware, he could only be reached
through our city. The change win be sensibly
felt in certain quarters; and Notwithstanding par
ueular parties are sangulne enough, and foolish
enough, TO suppose that there will be general
sweep in the Post Office aud Custom House, il is
not ubhksll-nay, 1t is almost certain-that
worthy collector, w. d. Lewis, will have to give
place to less obnoxious to the politicians of the
. city, county and State. Ills unpopuarity, naturally
enough, has grown out of the disappointment of
Office beggars; and yet, TO my positive know
ledge, MIR. Lewis never made an appointment
without the advice and consent of those that
were considered the grand sachems of the whig
party.
1t seems TO be conceded thing among those
who are, or those who pretend TO be, booked up in
ouch matters, that Mr.. Mchennan is TO succeed Mr..
Meredith, in the Treasury Department. He is a
gentleman OF fair talents not widely known in the
State, hut where known, highly respected. May
he ar.Id the blunoers OF his predecessor!
Our UIH. Just now, is unusually unhealthy, after
maxim. very allowance for the prevailing warm
wealth Dunn he past week the deaths
amounted TO III u which number, over 200 were
children.
The steamship Ohio took down, yesterday, up
wards of 400 passengers, for the Capes, and yet
the bathing season has not reached its culmina-
Mr. Jsmes Galpin was shockingly injured yes
terday, on the Camden and Amboy Railroad. Ia
attempting 10 jump from the train, he fell, and one
Of his thighs Was sbockingly crushed, by the
wheels passing ever him
The famous trip of the Atlantic has caused n,
little rejoicing in Philadelphia. Before she stertet
from New York, Captain West wrote to one of hi
friends in this city, that she possessed everything
that a steamship could possess, and that ii woul
not be long before the eyes OF doubers woul
be opened ON both sides of the Atlantic.
The Board OF Brokers were not in session yes
business Of all kinds was generally suspended.
PHILADELPHIA, July Is, 1850
Ceremonies al CAPE May-Iseendiarics at Fork-
The Wcafher, SC.
Cape May, which may now be regarded not a
a simple but as a compound complicated extract @
Philadelphia, has joined its voice to that geReral
genuine vail, which the unexpected death of Pre-
sdent Taylor has called forth. Its three thousan,
inhabitants, a fair representation, indeed, of tn,
beauty, fashion, wealth and business Of our flour
ishing city, have not permitted this national be
Teaytment 10 pass by unnoticed or unimproved. A
large and feeling meeting has been held on il
white sal j., after passing the customary reso-
buttons, ex-Nics- President Dallas pronounced an
euloey on the iustrieus deceast no less truthful
than touchingly eloquent.
We had one or two fires in the southwestern
part Of city, yesterday, the work, undoubtedly
OF incebdares; and, To make matters worse, the
few engines that hcsitaiingy repaired TO the scene
Of conhaRfation, were not permitted by the gangs
Of ruhans, that infect and disgrace that quarter o
Philadelphia, to 60 10 work. Bat II ~ useless tt
revert 10 the really shocking state OF affairs as nov
existing IN Moy anne nsing and Southwark, anC
which must continue TO exist until the fears anC
apprehensions Of selfish, s.uless politicians ar,
lost ri chit Of in rm determination 10 maintain the
supremacy OF the laws. | could name not more
than a score Of men who have IL in their power tc
purify the districts IN question, and 10 obterate d
notoriety which Is now synonymous for all that Is
rulilanly and repulslve.
The weather, to-day, has been excessively
warm, the mercury nsing TO 30 in the shade
What II marked in the sun will not melt you 10
name. In their heat and wrath, not less than one
thousand Of our citizens have vowed vow to
leave for the shore within the next forty-eighi
hours.
Most Of our public places OF amusement are
closed, and dull and heated air hovers the
cify-from the Schuylkill to the Delaware-from
the honest, hardy districts Of kensington and
Northern Liberties to the law-obseving, law-abid-
ing shades of Southwark and Moyamensing.
The money market is abundantlv supplied with
capital, and short loans can be readily negotiated
at a shade below bank rates. Not much doing in
stocks. Government and State loans are quite
firm, while the fancies' are drooping.