The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-15
Our PhiIadeIphia Correspondence.

PHILADELPHIA, July II. 1850.
The Ceremonies Yesterday-Aspect of The CITY
The neat Cabinet Health of the Cny-The
Steamship Atiantic, Se.
Yesterday was day of mourning in Philadelphia;
and even if municipal recommendations had not
been issued, the masses could not have been in
different 10 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 ills echoes had died away, every church and
fire bell in the city had taken up the sad, solemn,
notes. In few minutes at most, stores were
closed, the windows of dwelling houses bowed,
and population of nearly half d million gave out
ward manifestations, not OF cold and regulated
grief for the loss of the chef magistrate of this
great nation, but Of that unniistakeabe sorrow
which cannot be called forth save for those that
are ne ar and dear TO
The late administration might emphaiicay be
called Philade phia administration, so far as the
use Of pswer and The dspensaton ct patron age
were concerned. The Secretary of the Treasury
was PhlladeP hian and although MIR. Clayton
hailed from Delaware, he could only be reached
through our city The change viii be sensibly
felt IN certain quarters; and Notwithstanding par
ticular parties are sanguIne enough, and foolish
enough, TO suppose that there will be- general
sweep in The Post Office aud Custom House, II is
not ublikel}-nay,lt is almost cedain-that our
worthy collector, w. ID. Lewis, will have to give
place 10 less obnoxious TO the politicians OF the
city, county and Stale. His unpopu lrity, naturally
enough, has grown out OF the disappointment of
Office beggaTs; and YET, 10 my positive know
ledge, Mr. Lewis never made an appointment
without the 'advice and consent of those that
were considered the grand saohems of the wing
party.
Ii seems 10 be conceded thing among those
who are, or those who pretend TO he, booked up in
such matters, that Mr.. Mckennan is 10 succeed Mr.
nj, redh, in the Treasury Department. He is a
gentleman of fair talents, not widely known in the
State, but where known, highly respected. May
he avoid the blundeTs Of his prcdecessor,
Our city, just now, is unusually unhealthy, after
making every allowance for the prevailing warm
weather. During the past week the deaths
amount, d TO III, of which number, over 200 were
children.
The steamship Ohio took down, yesterday, up
wards of 400 passengers, Tor the Capes, and We,
the bathing season has not reached its culmina-
ting point.
A Mr.. James Galpin was shockisgly injured yes
terday, on the Camden aud Amboy Railroad In
a,emp ing 10 jump from The train, he tell, and one
sf hIs thighs was shockiugly crushed, by the
wheels passing ever him
The famous trip Of the Atlantic has caused no
little rejoicing IN Philadelphia. Before che started
fiom New York, Captain West one OF his
friends in this city, that she possessed everything
that steamship could possess, aud that il would
not be long before the eyes of doubers would
be opened on both sides Of the Atlantic.
The Board Of Brokers were session yes
teTday; and. indeed, throughout the whole day,
business OF all kinds was generally suspended.