New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-02
PHILADELPHIA.
AuF' AIf-FooIs' DAT. Hoax-Anempted Mar
der-FataI Accidental Black Fight, &c.

An" AIf-FooIs' Dato Hoax-Aftempted Mar
der-FataI Accidental Black Fight, sc.
Correspondence Of The Thbuns.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, April /.
As this is "AlLF Fools Day." practical jokes Of
every description have been the order of the day.
The most successful general hoax, which has
been perpetrated to-day, was the publication OF
an Extra Statesman this morning, announcing the
arrival az South st. wharf, in this city, of CAP.
tured SLAYER, from the Coast Of Africa with forty
seven slaves, IN horrible state of suffering. Tns
consequence was, that thousands Of sympatnizing
philanthropic and curious individuals made their
way, and are still making their way d0xn
to SOuth-st. wharf to see the sufferers. There, 70
their discontinue, nothing Is to be seen bat peace
able vessels, dlschsrgng and taking in their cSr.
gees. The crowds, however, gulp down their in
dIgDatiOD, fOFce a laugh, murmur something about
" first Of April" AID then hasten 70 send their
friends and neighbors down to the locality indI
Gated, in order to have companions ia the hoax.
In a KensingtoDin last evening, Germsn
named Christian BGrkhardt, attempted to murder
bis wife, by cutting her throat. Inc wounds he in
hicted upon her, were Of a shocking character.
She may survive. Both were OF disElpa.sd hAb
it's. He has not been arrested.
VIM. Duffey, aged 90 years, was instantly
killed this morning in West Philadelphia, on the
Columbia Railroad, in Consequence OF a train of
cars running over him. He was in the employ Of
the Railroad Company at the time of the occar-
renee.
Another notorious "Sohuylkill Ranger" named
John Clark, was arrested asst evening for stealing.
The whole gang will be "csged' if they don't
look sharp.
The coored population of St. Msry-st Ia low
Moysmepsihg alley INDUCED In q general fght
last night QUITE number were arrested and
imprisoned Some we're pretty severely handled
by the police before they were securely placed
in custody.
A Mi. Csllender, Of York, Pa, died suddenly ia
the cars last week, on his way home from Harris
burg, where be had just effected insurance
upon bis life, of $1,000. The Insurance Company
insisted upon post moFtem examination, and
had the contents OF his stomach forwarded to this
CITY for analysis. The result was, that a large
quantity of arsenic was discovered among them.
Mr.. G. rather overlesped the mark, in thus at
tempting 70 defraud an Insurance Company.
The COTTON market Is duh sad Inactive, and ne sses
are on very restricted scale There is some e export
demand for FLOUR ana oIgg oos stanosfo 9rAous 500
for CITY consumption within the range OIL 81 for COM
mon aud extra brands, as IN olality RYE FLoUs ana
Corn MEAL are more inquired aef saes OF i9s former
al 37t and the latter al 6ei per Dol. WHEAT h
steady at 0 cts for good and prime red and o. t)f
white 1000 bush RYE sold, fof dsuing, at 30 CTS per
bush CORN Is In steady demand and 1000 bush souhern
and Pennsylvania sold al go Cts, al la OATS SHES OF
5000 bush 4S44 cts per bush In GsocERIEs sd tRo
VISIONS there change to notice WHISKY sells 10 los
At 22s ctsin bbls, aud 2ilD2lt cite 10 hhds. -
Sales OF SrocKs-FHst Boards Penna. Bk- ll9i
81 COO Reading Railroad Mort 6s (Cryde.) 30t $500 DO
80 r. $500 Exchange London 60 days sight lOti $I4o)
State S. a54 20 Harrisburg Railroad, ~ 10 Unon 81,
Tenn 10; 50 Penps Township Blk, sou 100 Girsrd BIZ,
Seo5nd BoGyd-60 Lehigh Int 81 $500 State 5s sjt 50
20 81 $50 DO 81 S. 10 Psnna BIZ al 500 che' and
Del Canal &c, Sc, 90.