The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-03-20
Correspondence Of. the ".Star."
From Phfladeiphia-

PHILADELpHIA. March II, $50, .
The details of the terrible calamity on the
Delaware win reach you in fine more fully
than / can give them. There were about
100 passengers on the steamboat, of which
about 30 were women and children. Ten
are known TO be drowned or burnt 10 death,
and twenty others yet missing. There were
many instances of heroism, and many claims
in that way which are uhfounded. The fire
seems TO have really been an. unavoidable
accident at least there was as much care as
is common on river steamboats,. so. ......
The trade book sales close to-day, AT no
previous sales did so many books change
hands. The publishing business has grown
more than any other within the past few
years, and this is good sign of the increas-
ing wealth, leisure and intelligence of the
times.
Politically, everybody seems 10 take ii for
granted that Mr., Buchanan is 10 be the next
President, and Richard vaux the next May
or ofthe City. The honest portion ofthe old
line Wings will vote with the Democrats,
and there will be such division of the mu-
nicipal offices as shall be fair and just This
arrangement will not be made secretly nor
by collusion, but in manly and open man.
ner. For every avaricious and dloosejoinled
fellow that the the Know Nothings have ta-
ken from our party we shall get two respec-
table and honest Wings. o.
The landlords who were sentenced TO i'm
prisonment and fine by Judge Kelley last
week for selling liquor, carried their case 10
the Supreme Court, but that tribunal sus-
tanned the opinion and action OF the Court
below. I'm the Griswold divorce case, the
Court refused TO annul the decree of divorce
which had been made in favor of the hus-
band by The wife's consent. ..- ....
On each OF the business thoroughfares Of
The city there is every indication of heavy
sprung trade The business is later than us.
nal, owing 10 the severe winter and the i'm.
pedimenis 10 navigation and railroads ; but
the prospect is thai the sum total will exceed
that OF any previous season for years past
In almost every department OF trade the
preparations for active operations were su-
perior 10 former years, in consequence of The
delay, and, when buyers arrived they were
enabled 10 purchase with greater facilities
,han formerly, Slocks were, and are now,
well assorted, but, il Abe demand for goods
continues, ii will not lake long 10 absorb
many of the styles of dry goods, boots and
shoes, straw goods, Sc. The merchants
from the West are making very satisfactory
payments so, also, with portion of South
ern buyers, but, as general thing, tue
South is backward The number Of stran-
gers in Town, at present, is very large. Near
~ all The hotels are well filled, and, in some
instances, the crowd makes the quarters un.
comfortable.
have Today seen specimen OF the new
promenade over.dress for ladies which is now
all The rage in Paris. Ii is close fiIir g
coat, like The New York surlout worn by
geutlemen-only not quite so long. Pearl
drab cachemite or peisse cloth ale the ma
terals from which ii is preferred. The cul
is double. breasted, with four pearl or passe
mcnteric buttons on each side of the lapels,
and corresponding holes in the lapels and
TWO buttons at The waist behind, at the juno
! ton Of lAe box-plails and side seams. The
collar is quite small. The sleeves are cut in
the pagoda style-ihat is, with very little
fullness al the arm-hoe, aud ioimed 10 Fl
,be arm nearly to the elbow, from whence
they widen so as 10 become very large and
flowing at The wrist, where they are. turned
over TO form round cuff of three inches
depth. For waist sixteen inches in length
| the skirt should be about eighteen Inche:
long, and cut in regular circle, TO sew with
out fulness 10 the bodice, and still fall grace
fully over a hooped skirt of moderate ampl
iude., The Innings are Of silk serge 10 match
and the edges are bound with fae galloon
There are two diagonal pockets in the skirts
I describe il thus minuiely, baeauee Chestnu
Street VIII soon swarm with them.
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