New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-06
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
THE FUGITIVE AND HIS JUDGE - REEF AND
TEETH - ALLEGHENY BONDS DOWN OUR
NEXT MAYOR THE LATE MESSAGE.

TEETH ALLEGHENY BONDS DOWN - OUR
NEXT MAYOR THE LATE MESSAGE.
From Our Own Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, April 2, 1860.
The number of beeves, cows, hogs, and sheep an
nualy slaughtered in this city for the consumption
of its inhabitants exceeds 600, 600. TOthese may
be added thousands of tuns of poultry and fish, with
millions of oysters. A conflict, irrcpressible and
enduring, is therefore continually going on between
he carcases of the quadruped and the teeth OF the
human biped; and seeing that many OF the former
must be old and tough, no wonder that the latter
break down by thousands in this lifelong antago-
nism. 1t was natural then, that in city where
bad teeth were in almost eyeryb0dy's mouth, the
manufacture of an artificial substitute should have
originated. The statistics of this business as car
ried on here, are really more curious than those OF
the SHAMELESS. Fifty years ago no porcelain teeth
were made in this country, but twenty years ago
the production had risen to 250,0N Annually, prln.
cipaly manufactured here. About this time great
improvements were made in the manner OF ADJUST
ing them to the mouth, as well as IN their appear
ance. The Number of patents on teeth and settings
is very large The cost, moreover, has been stead
ily declining, until it is now so low that sne can
afford TO have duplicate sets. This cheapDess and
improved adaptabiiity have increased the conslmp-
ton astonishingly, there being now over 10000
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of artificial teeth produced in this country yearly
the great bulk being still made here, where several
| firms have grown wealthy AT the business The
materials which compose them are all found in this
country, except the platinum rivets. They are
1 made in metal mOlds, where they are consolidated
| under a powerful pressure, then dried, then baked
into biscuit then tr mined of all rough edges, then
washed with an enamel more fnsible than he tooth
| itself then glmmed with an oxide of gOld then
| dried and burned in mufe, where they remain
| several hours exposed to an intense heat, then
cooled and assorted for sale. Every tooth passes
through ten processes before it is considered per-
feet. About $500 per week are paid ont here for
wages by a single firm, much of which goes to
female employees. Much capital is invested in the
business, the above establishment producing 5000
different shapes and styles of teeth, requiring
SIS, GOO worth of molds, and using up platinum TO
the amount Of 81, 400 per month, and producing
7,0GO teeth daily, OF near 100000 per annum,
their whole value being over $300,006. To make
room in peoples mouths for this immense pile Of
teeth, il may well be supposed that the dentists
must bs kept very busy. 1t rs even so, and we have
quite an army of them scattered through the city.
These knights of the fOrceps uniformly grow rich.
If they could only rid us of our mutin0us teeth with
as little suffering o. they inhct by inserting new
ones the millennium might be predicted as being
near at hand. ..-.
Tie Pittsburgh rebellion is beginning to assume
the character of the whisky DsurrectiOn of the last
century The people refuse outright to pay their
Corporation debts. Under the pressure of this dis
graceful state of things the various bonds have
sunk to q low figure some of them selling in large
lots as low as 10 for the 100. One of the curious
incidents Of this antitax rebellion is the fact that
Captain ScbeDley, an EDghshman residing in En-
gland. who is the largest owner OF houses, lots and
land i'm Pittsburgh has given $500 in aid of the re-
pudatiOn fund Now, what course would TINS man
be likely to take if his numerous tenants were TO
repudiate their rents
The Ousting of Mr.. Vandyke as District-At-
tOrney, by MIR. Buchanan, is merely the result OF
long and bitter wrange between the army of
Federal oficehoders here. They have been at
swords points for year past But Vandyke being
a devoted friend OF Mr.. Buchanan made no diff
ference. 1t rather facilitated his being dismissed.
They do say that be holds in his hand some ugly
secrets as to how this State was carried in lS56.
Mr. COvOde should have him brought on the stand
There was hast week sale by the Sheriff of the
entire stock of of the heaviest manufactures OF
slyer-plated ware and general articles OF luxury,
comprising some 800 lots. Many buyers from
abroad attended, with great local crowd. But
things sold low, as the masses have no money to
spare for such investments. The crash Of this con-
Germ ia the sequel to the recent attempt t. raise
large sums by the issue of post-dated checks.
The Democrats have nominated Mr.. John Rob-
bins, IT., for Mayor. We have renominated Mayor
Henry, and make no doubt of electing him. His
resolate maintenance of the right of free speech
when the young sawbOnes and bnles attempted to
throttle Curtiss lecture, has made profound i'm
preston in his favor In all other respects he has
been good officer, giving us quiet city during his
whole term. 1t may be hard fight, but we shall
reflect him.
The New-Jersey Delegates TO Charleston may
be set down as out and out for Buchanan, az ready
TO carry out his pOintings there as they have been
and still are at home. Such crowd OF old party |
hacks has seldom been seen.
The Legislature are ordering us new public build
iDgs, to be put up on Independence square on
Chestnut street. but not to interfere with Independ
ence Hall. Our Councils have not the nerve to do |
this thing, and hence the Legislature are driving
them into it. Beside this they have at length |
given US a Free Banking law, modelled after yours.