The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-07-28
NUMBER u.s..
From 6ur Philadelphi. Correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA, july 18th. 1879.

a letter from here just now must ofnecessiiv >
contain little that would interest your readers.
90 many OF our citizens have left for the yari.
Gus watering places and shady retreats of the
country, that every thing wears but the same
dull appearance from day to day.
The public schools closed yes.er ay. p;v;un,o ;;u,,
vacation until the 2sth or 29th of August -
The annual commencement Of the Central Hioh
School took place in the morning, at the Musi.
cal Fund Hall, on Locust street. The Hall
as filed 'ong before the hour for the exercises
TO begin, notwithstand ng the extr me heat Of
the day. DR.. Hodgson, of the Methodist
Churchmade an impressive prayer at the opcu.
ing. after which an Introductory address was
delivered by George NJ. Wharton, ESQ. He
spoke Of the manner in which the school sys.
tenn is conducted in Pennsylvania, and the gen.
eral satisfaction given in the present mode OF
operations, as shown by the vast number Of
scholars in attendance from among all classes
Vi ci'izens. Twenty-nine young men were ad.
mifted to the degree of A. B., having comulet.
ed regular course of four years study. Few
OF our colleges possess greater facilities for stu.
dy. aid advancement in every anch Of
science, than the High School in this city. In
deed, we venture the remark. that there exists
no institution in the country where young men
can receive training that will better qualify
them for business, and for going out into the
world and entering upon profession, what
ever kind it may be, with that practical ac-
quaintance with things SO requisite to their
success.
The twenty foul th of the present month is.
the time fixed for the sale Of the main line of
the Public Works of our State. Who will buy
Is the question? 1t is conjectured that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company may, and this
creates no little alarm in some quarters, be-
cause it is thought that this company will then.
by possessing both the great and important
lines of freight transportation through the
State, build up monopoly that in all future
time must cripple the interests Of her two chief
commercial cities. situated at the two extremi-
ties of the line. as we'll as the general interests
of all. Whatevery may be the result, it is ap-
parent that the unlimited control and possess
sion Of these works by any company cannot
guarantee to the people a man ,gement that
will always promote the greatest good to the
State. ..
Jacob Schlegal, tried for the murder of his
wife, was acquitted this afternoon. After the
charge by Judge Kelly to the jury. they were
absent about three hours, when verdict of not
guilty was announced. ----. ..7 .
There were facts brought forward that could
notb explained, but pointed as some degree
ofevidence of guilt against the prisoner, but q,
reasonable degree of doubt existing, of course
he was entitled to its benefit. .... e,.s,.
Thomas G. Bunting, a we'll known and much
respected physician of this city, died in Vale.
son. the 2Sth Of June, whittier he had gone
about two months since for the benefit of his
health. He had been in the Mexican campaign.
and had there no doubt contracted the disease
which has carried him to the grave.
The walls of the old Chestnut Street Theatre
have been levelled to the ground, and three
very substantial and handsome stores are in
process of erection upon its site. What scenes
and "reminiscences connected with the history
Of many who now sleep with the dust are wrapt
up in the fate Of "Old Drury!"
The State Know Nothing Convention which
was recently held at Reading to receive the re-
port OF the delegates to the National Conven.
ton. which assembled sometime ago in this
city, have declared by a large majority in ia.
vor Of the reservation of the Missouri Compro-
mise and their unwillingness to eountenancs
in any way an increase Of Slave territory. Re-
garding this institution as local system, con-
lined within the power of the States where il
exists to legislate for its continuance or abol.
ishment there, and a question subject to the
decision of the people of any new State seeking
admission to the Union, they deny the right to
establish any measure by which the freemen Of
the North shall be brou ht into any new part
nership with it. All right. But surely, there
will have to be two Sans, Sam North and Sam
South. The doctors never will agree as to the
nature of the disease attached to this subject,
Jr whether it has any desease at all. From the
accounts of the municipal elections South, the
American Party seeM not to have been entire.
ly shorn of their strength in that latitude. al
though they met with something Of . Water.
loo defeat in the Old Dominion. If the people
in the South could only have as much faith in
Henry A. Wise, and believe that Re Is . prophst
of the character indicated by his name. - they
do in Virginia, we would certainly propose his
appointment as crusade General for the whole
South. But unfortunately they won't believe
him the Jupiter Ammon of Republicanism. "a
idea which seems 70 have iudelibly impressed
itself upon his mind. ..is. ai.g
Yours, PENN.