New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-18

Another Camphene Explo>ion-A' Del auiter-
Steamship City Of Manche,ter-A Lady Rob
bed-The Ten Hour Law in New-Jersey-Biil
OF Mortality, Ac.
,ndeuce Of The New York Tribune.

Cores ondencc Of The New York Tribune
PHrL.pELPHA, Aug. l., 1851.
On Friday evening a dreadful accident
occurred at house in she vicinity of Ninth and FItz
water-sts from the impruden use of burning fuld
While Mrs. Street was endeavonng 10 NIL lighted
lamp with fluid the combustlblc material caught FIRE
and, before It eSiinguished, shosklngy burned
the person OF young girl, named Lizzie Turner, and
slightly injured Mrs street When VIII persons
cease to be so thoughtleSs I would feel as much
safety IN infinitely examining open barrel Of gun
powder with a lighted candle rs TO undertake the
experiment Of filing a lamp with aud While the wick
was burning. The necessity Of attending 10 their
lamps during the day should Be impressed upon the
memory OF al who use camphene or hIlld.
Robert W Mcdowell, cOal'dealef of this city, and
tax-collector of Dock Ward took French leave"
81 CITY Yesterday, consequence of betng de
faulter 20 The city III heavy sun, and having perpe
raied torgenes amounting a. lar a. has been ascer
tanned, 10 some $1,000 He will probably be ar
rested shortly, the Telegraph has been set 10 work
IN every direction TO intercept him.
The Jersey City CpntIncnfals" vii. visit this city
IN October next The Third Brigade Will entertain
them
The steamship cry Of Manchester" now lying
al our wharf attracts considerable attention She j.
said 10 be the longest steamship ever IN any port OF
the United states, beng "a feet IN length on deck
and 33g feet m euah from The end OF b-Ooom 10 the
end of spanker-bOOm
Dr. C. NJ Jackson's wife was very sey erely injured
on Friday, IN consequence OF being thrown from her
husband's Carriage
Pocket-picklng ~ this city has become quite the
rage Yesterday lady IN a Tenth-street Omnibus
was relieved OF $l35 IN money II i thought That
very genteely dressed, good looking young woman,
OF eighteen year, Vas the thet She made ner exit
before the lady discovered ner loss. II IS very dim
cult. nowadays. for the uninItated TO distinguish
between the respectable and otherwise The most
ashonaby dressed, LADY, like voman, or respectable
looking man, who now promenade Chesnui.streei,
on fe< shady AFT uAy
most Infamous charasters II every respect.
stated IN my letter Of Srday, that The Good In
tent Factory. the WestchesreT road had been de-
stIoy ed BY FIRE. The principal loss falls upoA Ed
mund Hlndle sons, which amounts 10 over
$4,000. This = The third time within as many
years that the factory has been burned up BY this
calamity. the ifym lose all their Aard earnings for The
last seven years
The Cotton factory operatives Of Gloucester, y. J.,
held another meeting last night, 20 express their de.
termination 10 support steadily The te0-hou .aw Of
that state and 10 hod OUT until the owners Of the
mills consentio weld 10 the requirements OF the Law,
Which they seem still very unwilling 10 do.
during the weeA ending Yesterday. there we're 2l0
deaths m The CITY and Lioeriies OF Philafelpna-
adults - children. la6. OF cholera lniantum. 81
consumption. Is GyseRtery. -.
The recent splendid passage OF the steamship
Baltic has excited general admiration ~ this city
Long live the gentleman 70 whose enterprise and
hterality this country indebted for me glorious
triumph obtained oy American vessels over the ma
me Of nation which mas heretofore been con
sieered the Queen Of the Ocean Success 70 the
Collins line
Business continues excessively duh and inactive Cor
Aeid nraly. and further sales u U1sud and
Se~OIlea have been made AZ Ga l0c . lD IN time
The FLOUR market has Yader gone 10 change Fn,sA
gIOund ned at 81 barrel but there inquiry for
shipmeLi and As aies are only snail lots for the sup
~ Of the CT. trade. In Rye FLOUR aud Corn MEAL
there Aothns c9ns The market aoundantly supplied
with WHEAT and pnces are tower saes Of 90 bushels
good and PRIME sos'hsrr red az S3lc 5gshel and sDme
u ordinary quality AZ Toe No sales of RYE several
goes ne gong MO store Co.'s dull ssles Of PRIME
southern Yellow az tr, aioa,. In OAR. no easn-e
WHISKY duli barrels are he'd az 2 an, aud hnds a.
the same prices
s.IEs - srocgs-Firs' B0ard -sj0e Lehsh r. D..
90 ;. Bank Harrisburg, a. Penn ~ III 10
Peuna- RI 81. Mech b. z5i North An bA ~
Ice Rsaf ng k0f.. IS 100 do p. 40 do. =. So,
Ssc0nf board - Peans Ban. III :, Mine nm, u
FY Han Cu.prys CONRAD, Secreta-