New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-29
PHILADELPHIA.
Correspondence OF The N. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence OF The N. Y. TribuAe.
PHILADELPHIA Wednesday, July a. 1853
Ii appears that IhOs j. DOwden. now IN prison here
on several charges of forgery did not conne hmsefex
cusively this method OF procuring funds Sometime
since box OF shoes valued at Sl2U sent from Gu
cinnati 10 w Ryan x Co. FOurth-st below Commerce
st. The box was sent by express to Pittsburgh, aud
from Pittsburgh Ia this CITY by the Pennsylyana Rail.
road II arrived and remained at she dep0t, ap-
pearng to claim it, Tie bill OF ladng sent by mail
and directed 10 III. Ryan Co. Phiadelphs The clrrer
of letters being uDsble to find such 6rm in this City the
letter returned aId IN due time advertised Ii was TAX
tn from the post office by genee 10 kng man, who
sweIed th Of H. Ryan, and thus The bill OF sing
got into his possession
wss presented at the depot snd the box was handed
over to the claimant lie observed tina; directed to
Ryan 4 Co, which he said mistake. He request.
ed 20 have L directed to Il. Ryan \ Co. NewYo This
was accordingly done and the box consigned 10 the New
house At the time DOsden arrested for forgery tbs
bill OF adlng found his and officer Grant OBJ
tanned possession of II. Thinking that something was
wrong he edisely commune sd oy telegraph 10 New
ORR and acerianeo that the box remained at the depot
in ii 1t city la the meantime he hSd interview with
Mr. Ryan North fourthsi and learned from him that
box Of shoes expected from the West and lie could
account for lis not coming The shOs5 came on by the
mail pilot line last ght and this morning handed
the proper owners Oh or Grant proceeded 70 thu
prison questioned D0wden about the oil of lidilg tie
said that he standing Wanutst wharf about tsn
days and gentleman hsnaed HIM IN bill and a dol
lar 90 10 tire depot for the box lie did So and this
al be- KNOWS about H.
The description given Of the person who got the box al
rot sp6Ciacss when he made application There is
positive evidence of Dow6en getting the letter from the
post flee il msN have been obtained By an GooOmpcs
The police OF The opinion that number OF sharpsrs
Shout Pisd-lphs who make practice Of getting ad
Sertstd letters TO facilitate them sSndlng particularly
when they hit such letter sent 20 Ryan X Co
Mar,Lsi Nyuksop succeeded last nigh. in settug II
Fisher Cu; %! the Of the officers in pursuit OF aim
Az he tuUes Go Mary land guarded sxept the one
by the CCumtiS ard Harrisburg Railroad and the Mar
llayiug M eve 20 th proceeded 90 soil and remained
there u the - o'clock tram, last night made It's appear
snce Fisher placed 10 the baggage and the
door lo.ktd tel, graphic dispatch received from Bait
mole this afternoon stated that tie MashI and bis prs
oner have Do, arrived there yet
In the Supreme Court this morning, an Application for
sreeiA Injunction prayed for bs sundry citizens OF
rks County against the Select and Common Council Of
Reading 10 restrain them from subscribing Tor 900 shares
of The Lebanon Valley Railroad Company, ~ 80 per
share IL Appears that in $50 chatter WAS granted to
this Conpary to build railroad from some point near
ReACng to point near Harrisburg aud that the charter
80 n,o ogersion soon 1000 shares OF Stock
should be subscribed For ears this ch rter remained
snElty the 1900 shares not having bssn subscribed
In 1883 supplement 20 the chtrrr passed oy the
Legislature gvirg the County Of Lebanon the night %
subscribe fr 600 shares he Borough oi Lebanon 1000
shares and s City Of Reading 5000 shares with aathDn
y 70 submit the question Of subscription vote of the
citizens q Reading The election held ia accordance
with Ia proysors al the OF Assembly aud the result
was ihs o'e voted for The subscription and ssl against
a. - BIO ,"'f .f ~ hiras ~ the ca 1iiai