The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-10-08
Yours very respectfully,
ROBERT CAMPBELL.
Yume GorresgonSente.
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 8. 1855

~~~--~S~ 80 NSHeeNy OtOAAihS, DAdotJ CttiHt
off at the Pearl ST., Baptist Church, and
was well attended for meeting of the kind
Mr.. VIM. Stevens presided and Mr.. jacob
q. White, Jr. acted as Secretary. Speech
es were made by Messrs. Parker t. Smith
John W. Simpson, John G. Bowers and
VIM. 81. johnson. Appeals were made
by the several speakers to the audience for
unanimity of sentiments and concert OF
action In the matter of testing the questions,
whether the prescribed Americans of Phil
adelphia have "rights which white men
are bound to respect" and whether those
rights (if we have any entitle us to ride in
side the passenger cars running through the
streets of our city. The audience respon-
ded by a collection of seven dollars and fif.
ty cents. Another meeting is called for
tomorrow tuesday evening, at Shiloh
Baptist Church. The committee of ar
rangement are all working men, and if the
churches do not come up to the work, I do
not believe it will be the fault of the COM
mittee.
The State Fair was held at Powell
ton during four days of last week =
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, the proceeds of which are said to have
amounted to the round sum of s, 1000 dollars,
and it was estimated that 10000 persons
entered the enclosure during the continu-
ance of the Fair. Many of the important
productions of the State were on exhibition.
One of the attractions was trial of fire.
proof safe made by Evans Watson, of
Philadelphia. Several cords of wood were
burned around it, which had the effect of
heating it red-hot, and when opened, the
contents were found in state of preserva-
ton Another attraction of the Fair was
the working of fre-apparatus. Several
steam engines competed for prizes, which
was very interesting feature to many, and
especially to the fremen. The Fair was
decided success and must have been in
teresting to every visitor. A man named
Dennis Shea was placed on trial last week,
charged with killing another man, named
Elliot, in Chestnut ST., of this city few
months ago. The circumstances are these:
Shea was the driver of an omnibus in which
several lady passengers were seated; Elliott
entered the vehicle in a state of intoxication,
and, being offensive to the ladies, they de-
sired to have him put out, which feat Shea
accomplished with some difficulty. Elliott
entered second time, and, upon being
elected again, he commenced scufle with
Shea, who, it appears, used his pocket-knife
upon Elliott, which caused instant death
The jury returned verdict of guilty Of
manslaughter, and Shea was sentenced to
three years improvement in the eastern Ie-
nitentiary. His plea was self-defence.
The Goliah of inAdelity, Joseph Barker,
is among us again after an absence of Sc
veral months. He offers to discuss the au-
thenticity of the Bible with any respectable
clergyman who will honor him with an &C
ceptance of his challenge. In 1854, dur
ing the month of January, discussion was
held between Mr.. Barker and the Rev. DIR.
Berg, German Reformed minister of this
city, on the authenticity and inspiration of
the sacred Scriptures. The discussion las
ted eight evenings and, in my opinion, re-
suited unfavorable to the position which
DIR. Berg assumed. Mr.. Barker was once
clergyman in England, and had been
beaten, believe, by the very weapons
with which he fought DIR. Berg. 1t is a
little surprising that Mr.. Barker will not
accept challenge from or debate the quest
ion with layman; but seems to be- the
fact; for he has had several offers from that
class of men, all of which he declined. Du-
ring the last lecturing season Mr.. Barker
held forth at Sanford's Opera-house, in Ele-
venth St., above Market, for the accomo-
dation of his admirers, who have one or two
associations, whose object is the promutga-
ton of infdel principles. By far the most
formidable opposition that Mr.. Barker has
met here, was at the hands of a gentleman
who keeps tonsorial saloon at the corner
of Randolph and Poplar Sts.,-Mr. Isaiah
G. Weirs. He is in the habit of attending
the meetings of infdels for the purpose Of
defending christianity. He is logical
reasoner and tactician in debate, and ]
venture to say that he has done more fol-
the cause of christianity in the way of de-
tending it from the aspersions of infdels
at their meetings, than any other sticklel
for revealed religion in Philadelphia, within
few years past.
The number of arrests made by the pc
lice in this city, during the month of Sept
n ~ II