The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-06-14
Correspondence Of tie q Star.'
From Philadeiphia.
PHlLADeLpHlA, June Itlh.

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PHrLADeLpHiA, June ltlh.
"Sam'S' family IN Misunderstanding out the
'baek" ~sheep.--1hs Mnipe, sal topie.-Heahh.
Pollock p~ardoning himseG-C dttacissa Rail.
road-Prces current.
! The subject Of most intsres.h here this week
is the Know-No,hing National Convention al
the Assembly Rooms, corner Of Tenth and
Chestnut Streets. Representatives are here
from nearly or quite all the States. Kenneth
Rayon, General Wilson, Governor Gardiner,
Albert Pike, Ex-Governor Johnston and Jas.
w. Barker are thelargest guns of The order.
The convention has been quarrelling three
days 10 get organized, aud is expected to
quarrelA week longer over a platform. There
is some talk of throwing General Wilson out
OF the convention for his ul.ra-freesoil no.
lions. No Presidential candidate is 10 be
nominated until next summer.
II appears that among the Louisiana dele
gates there were some Catholics, and so 10
keep these out a new SET Of delegates was
hatched out to contest the seat of those really
chosen, and under the shallow p~retence Of
contesling their seats the Catholics were vo-
led out. So far the Freesoilers have Ieceiv-
ed the cold shoulder, if report speaks truly.
The mercury in The thermometer yesterday
rose TO 81 degrees.
Our city is in an excellent state Ct public
health at the present lime. In a population
of over half 6 million, there were only 159
deaths last week, and 20 Of those slill-born,
and Therefore not properly coming IN the
health reports! Considering that we have
advanced into The summer season, this will
challenge a comparison with any city in the
world.
Governor Pollock has appointed Henry C.
Fritz, an eslimable German, one Of his Aids
with the rank of Lieut.. Colonel. This don't
look like disbanding the foreign Military
Companies. One Of the Whisky Inspectors
is a foreigner. So it seems that the Cover
nor is abandoning his proscriplivs and un-
American course. The ow-Nothings will
howl a lille, but good men will praise his re-
penlauce. There is more rejoicing in heav-
en- "over one sinner that repen,elh, than over
u~ineiy.nine just persons who need no repent.
ance."
The receipts Of the Cattawissa Railroad for
the month of May were $40, ss9, of which
Sll,575 was for passengers.
Flour sells al sll so per barrel. Wheat
SO IS per bushel. Meat is high. Mess beef
10 cents, ham i2s. Mackerel s2i, Sll, and
$50 per barrel.
PHILADELPHIA, June 18th.
An affair OF honor and dishonor has crea-
ted some sensation here, owing 10 the soci-
al position of the parties. 1t appears that
jeremiah M'Kibben of The Merchandise House
has lately attempted to shoot his brother-in-
law, a Mr.. Craig at Pittsburg.
MI. Craig, a few years ago, married a
daughter of Chambers McKibben, Esq, at
one time postmaster Of Pnisburs, and since
with his SON. proprietor of the Merchants
Hotel. Ia November last, another daughter
of MIR McKibben "a deaf and dumb girl)
was ON a visit TO her sister in Allegheny, for
a month, afIer which she returned home.
Last week it was ascerlained that she had
been for some months e~nceints, and on being
questioned, she charged her brother. in law
with being her seducer. Her father and
brother Immediately removed Mrs. Craig 10
the residence of her aunt, at Sewickly, du-
ring her husbands absence, aud on meeting
him, on their return, the shooting affair al
luded 10 came of. Since then, MIR. McKib-
beE has Instituted a civil action against
Craig for seduction, claiming twenty thou
sand dollars damages, upon which MIR.
Craig ION Tuesday altsrnoon) surrendered
himself 10 the Sheriff without rendering bail,
and now remains in his custody. II is due
10 the accused 10 stale that he denies the
guilt imputed to him, and alleges that be
was in search Of the Messrs. McKibben to
make the same statement TO them, when al
lacked.