Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-01-18
From PHILADELPHIA.

| RIOT Indictments for Msrder--Rolc al 50. Thona-
as-A Church Burnt at Nep Yorb-DiStess
l Anong Ge Pow-A Sad Scene-The Nary Yard
A'saice,sary 2 tas ,,I B1fae e Neg oflea"sL '5-
re7fze DepyaUits ts-1he Soldiers Of Sl812--M Monft-
rnes.t for tie Merican Soldieys-I'he G5isi & Mario
Opera Eroupe-Ths Susabluy & Erie Railroad
Independence Halt-7'he Markets. &c.
PHILADELPHIA, January s, 1855.
| The Supreme Court this morning granted an in
junction against the Commercial Bank restraining
the officers from discounting promisssry notes at
greater rate Of interest than is prescribed in the
charter, (Which is per cent. per annurn except
at regular meeting of the Board of Directors
1t is alleged in the affidavits that the Bank has
been loaning its money to brokers', who get from
two to four per cent, per month, and divide the
| profits with the Bank. The principal witnesses
in the case were clerks who were formerly employ
| ed in the Bank.
The Reading Railroad Company has declared a
dividend of ten per cent and cancelled million
or floating debt. The nett earnings Of the compa-
ny for the past year were two millions of dollars
A brilliant genials Of liberty well known to lit
crary fame in this city and New York, was COM
mitted to Moyamensing prison on Saturday night
for forging the name of William E, Burton, come
dian to a prolnissory note.
Mr. James Hanna who was injured IN a fire.
mans fight few days ago, has since died from
his injuries.
| John NJ Rudolph, John McCoos' and J.-P. Nc
Kenney have been indicted on separate bills for
murder.
Advices faom ST. Thomas state that the Amori-
can steamer Benjamin Franklin belonging 10 this
city, fired into by the authoritiesof ST. Thom-
for refusing to conform to certain regulations
Though ball passed through one of the state
rooms, no one was hurt.
A telegraphic despatch from New York states
that Rev. DR., Burchard's (Presbyterian) church
was destroyed by fire this morning. Loss 10000
Insurance, $4,000.
Many artisans and laborers, have been thrown
out of employment, and their loss of then support
in this manner, together with the improvidenee OF
many who are always destitute at this season of
the year, has caused great deal of suffering want
and distress 1t is said indeed to reflect upon the
misery which prevails at such times as this in all
large cities, and how many hearts are wrung with
agony by the gripping hand of poverty. Fortu-
nately the sylnpathies of our citizens have been
strongly enlisted in their behalf 4 general town
| meeting was held a few evenings since and ar
.rangeInents were made for canvassing the whole
city for means of relief. A large amount of mon
ey has already been raised. Meantime soup and
bread are distributed by societies in different quar-
ters of the city 20 hungry applicants. A sad scene
occurred at of the public station houses where
notice had previously been given that bread would
be distributed. Owing to some misunderstanding
the arrangements were notcompleted, and crowd
Of two or three hundred half-famished faces gath
cred round and waited several hours, bnt in vain
The misery of this suspense and woe at its termi
nation may be readily imagined than de
scribed
There are about 600 men employed in our ma
W yard with work enough for more than double
that number more.
The anniversary of the battle of New Orleans
passed off without single celebration of any
kind
Senator Buckalew was in this city a day or two
since on his way to Harrisburg. lie returned from
Europein the steamship Asia.
One of our statistical genuses has recently been
computing the number of Omibusses running in
Philadelphia, and 6nds that on The lst inst there
were 42s coaches, four of which were drawn by
four or more horses. OF these coaches 2T5 rcgu-
larly start from the Exchange, and make aver-
age of nine trips per day. The omnibus is tie
poor mans coach, and a great public convenience
The large surface over which our city is spread,
renders them peculiarly necessary here. People
from the country visiting here would do well TO
use them more frequently than they do, as they
often unnecessarily tire themselves grealy by long
walks, when little initiation in the simple mys-
teries ofthe omnibus system would save them all
the trouble.
Our House of Refuge contains some awful spc-
cimens of juvenile 6epravity. Although many
children are no doubt in a great measure reformed
there, others seem to grow worse. The building
was recently set on FIRE and one of the inmates
who ran away during the confusion, but who has
since been arrested in Baltimore, is strongly
pected of the crime.
A large delegation of the veterans of 1872 left
here ON Saturday and Sunday to attend the sthof
January convention at Washington. The old sol
diers of the revolution are rapidly passing away
from us, and those who engaged in what, a
few years since was styled the late war, have got
to be old soldiers now. Long may they live in
peace and comfort, and success attend their efforts
to attain recognition of their claims for relief
from Congress.
a very handsome monument, twenty feet high
has Just been finished by Mr.. Baird at cost of
$4,000 for the returned volunteers, who served in
Mexico. The monument win be put in Glenwood
Cemetery, where the remains of number of the
soldiers rest.
Mario and Grisi concluded an improbable en-
caee1nent at the Walnut street Theatre on Satur-