New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-09
FROM PHIL TfDELPHII.
Two MILLIONS sUSK-SOMSEEs FOR CON
GREss-A NEW CASAL-sELLISG THE PAU
PERs--BANK REFORM-oLD TIsEs-AiLi-
BONES TRIAL.


Prom Our Own Correspondent;
PHILADELPHIt, Monday sept u To-.
1t has never been a marvel how the enormous
debt under which Pennsylvania groans originated.
For succession Of years the State has been gov
erued by the Democracy, and during long interval
the Opposition succeeded only three times in cectng
their Governor. The ruling power thus had long
and magnificent career Of plunder while the costly
railroads and canals Of the State were in progress
and. when the original skeleton had been filed up,
found no difficulty in building others for which
there was no earthly use except 10 enrich the pro-
jeetors and their hackers. Among these useless
undertakings was the Portage Railroad over the
Aneghanies. designed to unite the two divisions Of
the State Canal. The Old road had ten inclined
planes, and could not compete with the Pennsylva-
aia Railroad So the Democracy, first proving on
paper, that by spending 81 900, coo it the State
would make a great saving began the work 30
lately as in Bigler's term. They went on digging
and blasting up to the very day the works were
finally sold and by that time had succeeded in
spending and stealing 81, 000, 900. Every dollar OF
This money is sunk. The purchasers don't want
the road, and are now taking mp aud selling rails
and ties wherever they can find buyers III "as
bet one OF the numerous monuments OF iony SET up
by the Democracy at the public cost, and Is now
happily being destroyed. The debt contracted IN
building il remains to be paid
All the nominations by the Peoples party for
Congress and the Legislature, have now been
made In the Ist, or FlOrences District, John w.
RYAN is nominated; f.. JOY Morris in the Hid, John
r. Verree in the Hid, William Millward in the
WITH and either Thomas Balch or John Wood in
the Vth or Owen Joncss District. These are all
II 81
are none the less reliable for being new We are de-
eidedly geeful at the prospect before us, and are
impatient for the coming contest. In Florence's
District the Democratic split continues the Nebin-
ger men insisting on keeping him in the field. Here
will be triangular fight which will insure the
election of Ryan. You have no correct idea of
how scandaousy the whole power Of the Navy
Yard is welded 10 promote the election of Flor
ence. Before the nominations no workman could
find employment there unless bearing a recon-
mendatiOn from that functionary. Some hundreds
Of men, his willing tools, have been employed there
when there was nothing for them to do. Their
whole business has been to answer to their names
at roll-ca vote for Florence, and draw their pay.
But it was afterward discovered that many others
were not disposed 10 sustain him, and they were
unceremoniously turned off. Pimps and spies have
been and are now at work TO identify such think
u better man can be found, and on their discoveries
being reported, the recusants sent adrift This
prescription is luckily producing it's proper effect,
and it will be deeply resented when the voting
comes to be done.
The purchasers of the Delaware Division of the
Pennsylvania Canal, the gentlemen who got ahead
Of the Lehgh Company on that occasion, are likely
TO meet with formidable competition from new
and unexpected quarter. Notice has been given
that application will be made 10 the Legislature OF
New Jersey to incorporate company {" construct
a canal or slackwater navigation from the head OF
the nsyigable feeder of the Delaware and Rarltan
Canal TO Phillipsburlh, opposite Easton. should
this canal be built, boats with Goa! eau pass dl
vectly from the I.ehigh Canal 10 the new work on
the jersey side, and thus entirely avoid the Del
aware Division. Once in the new canal, they
viii reach the Delaware and Raritan via Trenton
As il now is the feeder reaches from Trenton up
10 Lsmbertville, and opposite that place there Is
m outlet lock in the Delaware Division through
which boats pass, and crossing the rver, enter the
feeder. But the charges in Pennsy ylyanla are so
xbsurdly graduated that it costs more to take
boat through the outlet lock than to 90 all the way
down to Bristol and thence to Bordentown. There
IL but little doubt of the new canal being bullt.
Responsible parties are Interested in the PROJECT,
and the great abundance of money iavors the un-
dertaking. Ii will be new competition for ear
ying coal to New-York, and be likely TO help 1t
there at reduced price.
The Board of Buzzards at our immense Blockley
greatly excited by a member introducing resolu-
ton, the preamble to which asserts that il is rumorcd
that one of the officers of the medical department
of the institution has been recently engaged IN
"the nefarious business of selling the bodies ot the
81 inmates who have died in the institution" IL
was feared that this practice might destroy all
pauper confidence in the management of the con-
cern and thus render il less popular among that
deserving class As the carcasscs OF these fellows
have no especial value while living, il was not in or
der that they should be worth anything when dead.
The traffic Was objected 10 as unwarrantabe; II
brought no revenue to the institution. Several
members attempted TO speak al once ON the motion
n table the resolution and general flare-up took
place Ii called for the appointment OF Il Com
mittee of Investigation. A member stated that
when the Committee was appointed the delinquent's
name should be- mentioned, and evidence submitted
that would startle the members. Great complaints
had been made in the newspapers, and private
citizens had bored the members continually on the
subject. The resolution carried finally. and the
Committee was appointed. The business of stirring
M the dead paupers is expected To result in some
disclosures which will teach something 10 the
managers of even your establishment that they
never dreamed Of
Last week the great uncurrent-money nuisance
spser which this'city has suffered for years, was
put an end to by the banks receiving all interior
State currency on deposit. Ii is by them turned
over to the Farmers aud Mechanics Bank which,
at a charge of per cent, undertakes to refund IN
coin. Ii sends the money home where II was Is
sued and compes redemption in specie or specie
funds. This resolution of the city banks has been
stardiy resisted by those in the interior for many
years. They have had enormous amounts Of paper
shoat here, almost filling the channels of circula.
ton. ard causing every one who handled il 10 sub
NIT 10 a shave The brokers have had luxurious
pickings ont of it, and the purihcaion lops Of
a source of daily profit TO them. The country
banks also have enjoyed fine harvest in choking
us up with their uncurrent notes, aud will here
after be good deal restricted in their operations
zt home.