New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-28
ThinGs In Philadelphia.

correspondence OF lle tribune.
PmLADELPHIA, Monday, Msyr
We have at last bright, brilliant. sunny d,v
and "sl the world seems May" troly. A p,r,s,
OF the military are cut on parade this aNerpoo,
and their say equipage and martial music add =,
the gaity Of the scene.
Our County Board, AZ n meeting this roorn;n.
fixed the rate Of taxation for tais year a, & cent,
on 500. This is not moiety of VIA, ma r., :,
pay, snd 1t is onerous enough W
n freman's Convention is 10 he bsI5 III. -
iDg' having for It's object reforms in the DSn.r,
neht' IL is sincerely 10 be hoped that sor,s Ia
cal change may be made ~1'
There is some political maneuvering Ooins
among the democracy" to day, the p9roo9t of
"nlch 90 not exactly understand. learn that
special train has started for Harrisburg, with sew.
eral leading Locos, not radical ones who a.,
posthaste bound for Willamsport where shs
Loco + oco Convention TO nominate State officers
meet this week '''
Inc nrst arrests under the late law of our Lee.
hia,uTe' making it penal offense to carry con.
oSaea deadly weapons, were made last night
Inc Mayor has several cases now before him.
Inns law II rigidy enforced, may in a measure
chech the spirit Of rowdysm
IL appears | was lead into an error in ,snor,;,,
the action OF the Protestant Episcopal Convention
IN reference to Col. Wnghts motion that the reso
luton oil last year recommending the Convention
to remove the disabilities from Bishop n U. ON.
derdonk should not be construed as instructing
Bishop Potter TO vote for such removal The reso.
luton was laid on the table BY vote Clergy 50 10
10, Churches "a to 8, not carried as stated
COTTON market unchanged Flour Ia In moderate de-
mand sales OF 200 bbs tsir and good brands At IS Is
which pnce holders hrm 5000 bbls were sold on Sal.
ufdAy al me same price for city consumption common and
extra brands sell al $ 2505 6.l and fancy New.York al
b. cher rstes. notice small sale Of Rye Flour Al a. g7i
CORN MEAL 10 held generally at So per bb. and notice
no sales The receipts OF WHEAT continue excsedlngy
small aud the STOCK Is nearly exhausted sales of 5000
bushels fair ard prime white at 81 24Ql % per bushel
part IN store, which further improvement quote red
tSl wal Il. RYE 10 worth 81 cents and scarce fair
amount Of Corn offering; but demand limited In conse-
guence OF the scarcity OF vessels Yellow held al 81 c
OATS scsree the last sale Of Pennsyvanis was al a c
per bushe Sales Of WHISKY In bbs at 25 cts hhds are
held al "a els
SALES or STooEs-F1st Boayd-4 Pennsylvania Bank
III 5000 Reading RR, S. 70ti 5000 do 7Ol; $500
Chts Del Cana Co, s6}i . Ncksburg, l6l; SOOO Al
eghany City IS 864; l08 UDon Bank Tsnnesee 60i 50
Lehigh Nav, 81; SlUto Sch Nav Mort SIS '55 72i $500
Susquehsnnsh Cana Ga 5S3 Is Beaver Meadow RR ~;
u Commercial Bank, 59 Mechanics Bank. %; 80 do,
~; 7Fsrmers Mech. Bank, 67i; Pennsyiysnia RI,
AT; 70 Man. X Mech RR, 25s; $50 siorris Cana, l6
Second B0dyd-2OO Morris lanai Is 1880 Texas Regis
tered Notes 81 Pennsylvania BANK III; % Man Mach
Blk 26s do 6l 90 Vcksbnrg l6; 400 Harrisburg RI 6s
est Sl00 Reading RR 6s 7Of; $500 do 7Oa $3.50 VIII
mington RR Is "a s6,7C6 State $3.50.