The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-25
Our PhiIadeIphIa Corr,spon dence.

PHL,pylriu. July O. 1850
Effects IF The Late Ga'e or P.sL!s FORKS Summer
Reso,ts-7Rs late Ery'osiot- Bsioon discussion ar
biertdih, &c.
II is impossible at present 10 form correct estimate
of the damage sustained on public works by the
terrible storm OF riday In few days at most, the
waters will have slbsided sGieisauy TO lcertain the
extent of the ruin effected 1t Ia believed that the
Lehigh canal has suffered the most damage; M that
nrder the most favorable crcums tances, navigation
could not be resumed before the last of August The
Schu5linl canal has been wei shaken; and such was
the combined force OF the raging win ind waters
that many coal boats carried over the embluk-
ments snd LOGGED in the neighborisg heds-frei %
crews, horses and all IN this way many lives were
lost 10 say nothing Of the eriOus property
dettroyed, The danctr' OF the raging canawl'
not wholly Of q tanciful character But com ort
be extracted generally the greatest mi
for sEl assured by the discontented bears" who
hover about the Third street slaughter house that
Reading stock Is looking up in consequence of these
mi. cJtupes. one thing Is certain FOR each succeed
ing years experience demonstrates the fact thu II
capsls cannot successfully compete with railroads
either ior freight or passengers Unfortunately for
PenEsS lvSnia canals they all issue from mountain
regions, and are liable 70 be torn out. IL is called by
the spring and fall freshets TO say nothiug of the
suu.ner spurts,' such have just been favored
with
Our city is quite deserted; that IL some eight or
ter OF the four hundred thousand souls who compose
the population Of Philaielp hia are either bathing,
bo"i"g ana drinking az Cape May or und ergony the
ste"ng process in Deichborng farm houses or catch
arg mbrQAltOes ana blliOus feVers the creeks of
West Jersey. few have departed for the watering
places II New York aud the Eastern States but do
not ssppole that all of dog day ern ploy-
eht have departed with them for we have many
at hand. Dock fishing better while the r,
rouco rosy daughters OF the hard listed fishermen and
shiPbudtrs ef kensington have discovered bathing
place ON the island quite equal to the the river
Kind The shore Is smooth, hard, AID with a gentle
slope In the cool OF the evening men and wJm m
married and single. repair to the spot N great mum
bers; ard as their bahsg dresses of very simple
character not much time Is lost The ladies' take
ther plunge cheigs while the geA tlemen are con-
TENTED with simple pau Is, shirt This is approach
apg very hear the summer costume o. Georgia, and
sPtAkH wei for the growing respect on part for
come OF the peculiar Institutions of the South
Ine examination into the which produced the
Kate terrible explosion In This city proceed NC slowly
but searchingly 10 hes already leaked out that the
parties dealt IN guDpowdcr well as ga, tpet-e One
81 the parties implicated confessed to having had at
times as much a forty Kegs OF powder on BAND bat
stated that he caustd the whole stock to be removed
before the hanes reached his store Humphi The
Cat viii soon be out OF the bag in spite of the
lea rucd theories Of oar scientific men
Joshua Pussy. an amateur Gronaut, made a SUCCESS
ful ascension yesterday afternoon from the northern
JsJt 0i the city
Our theatres are doing only so.soish sort of bust
ness The SIN beautiful and graceful Augusta Is az
The walnut Bird the cuujuror is the great feature
at barnuBis J L. Scott has en-, or il at the Arch
while old daddy Rice Is amusing the pea nut eating
1rtQuCLtors Of TIE Chesuu..
IX-stcretery Mersdth's baggage has not yet ar.
rived although IL said Nr Collector Lewis has re-
ceiys1 bis Walking cane The trembling tide. saiters
are CEipe up rrtnt prayers that their great
viii have no occa ion for thu article.