New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-08

feet of driving of population to the county many OF
our citizens thus leaving for the West therS 70 SET
tie permanently. In the last five months the Peoasyi
vana Railroad has carried 5000 such most OF
whom tioketed 10 points beyond Pittsourgh.'
Many mo- @ thousands viii wish, before the year Is
ended that they had adopted similar course, Tor THIS
year going TO be hard those who can find no.
thing to do.
The Free Feeding Saloons established and attended
to by the South wark ladies in and about Washington
street, 10 give hot breakfasts to the numerous regi-
ments passing through the cy were last week tested
as abundance and capacity The rush of troops was
tremendous, some 1000 going through, every man Of
whom treated to breakfast that am sure be re-
members even yet. Every possible attention was paid
to these brave men by our citizens, aided by our
ladies, who turn out cheerfuly at all hours of the
night to make hogsheads OF coffee and wait upon the
soldiers. All this is done by private contribution. The
women Of no other city have had similar task i'm
posed upon them, and ours who have performed this
20 well deserve To be thus remembered. There is pro-
disious activity at our navy yard, some 500
men being employed The frigate st. Lawrence, 80,
has Just sailed, destination unknown, bat supposed for
the Gulf with a crew of $50. The keel OF the new
sloop-owar Tusea1ora has been laid, and her frame
goes up this week. She will be pushed ahead vigor-
Ously. Her machinery is contracted TO be delivered
within 90 days. The other soop, the Juniata, will be
commenced Immediately. The navy yard has notbeen
30 crowded with hands since Tom Florence was look
ing out for votes.
A petition is in circulation here asking Congress to
compromise with the traitors, but those who father 1t
keep il snug. 1t makes no hesdway whatever The
border traitors who carry it about refuse copies for
publication and barely permit sgners to read 1t.
They are evidently ashamed of their dirty work.
But compromise is dead and buried here. We spurn it
as poison, nor can ever hold up it's head in this COM
munity.
The coal trade of the keeps nearly up TO the
same period Of last year, exceeding 100000 tuns,
greatly the surprise Of lockers But the fact is
that all the great railroads using coal instead
of wood 1t quite evident that when the country is
sufficiently quieted TO warrant revival Of general
manufacturing our coal interest will be prosperous be-
yond all former experience.
A volunteer from this eighborhood, now in Virginia,
who is possessed of wonderful talent horse tamer
is driving good business among the Rebel cavalry.
ANY boree whose eye hesucceeds in catching succumbs
o. the magnetism of his own and follows him at once.
He has made various valuable captures in this way,
and the story that bis prizes brought here for
SALE Whether the articles of war sanction this pro-
ceeding do not know.
The pize-shp General Parkill, was up before Judge
Cadwalader on Monday. Counsel for the owners,
citizens Of South Carolina conended that act of that
State could deprive them of their citizenship of the
United States; that the Court must initiate the
President and declare South Carolina a rebellious
people; that there authority in the Constitu-
ton to establish blockade and that no act of Con-
gress could be construed TO give that power to the
President. Aner reply by the Distrct-AttoIney
the Judge took the papers, and holds the case under
advisement.
Our foreign and coastwse trade for June has fallen
of considerably FROM last year. the arrivals for 1861
being only 3,497 against 1924 in 1860. But what
must be the falling of in the bOckaded ports lsgrj
The new buildings in this city for June were lS9,
of which l42 three stories high. This does not
| look like entire stagnation. In fact the buildings
erected here during the year will not fall much short
of the number built year ago.
Mr.. j. NJ. Campbell, of Cambria County, has sub
scrbed and PAID $50 600 the State Treasurer to sup
port the war and then entered the ranks as a volun.
eer That's pledging fe fortune and sacred honor to
some purpose.
Colonel Bddle was yesterday elected to Congress
from this city by the Democrats by 27 majority. The
Republicans staid away from the polls and let him 20
in by default. Not a single Republican paper gave
their candidate ONeil, hearty support. The result
is the greatest political humiliation we have ever ex-
perienced and justifes the condemnation OF Morris for
abandoning his Sc At at this crisis. Bidde is a Of
Nicholas the former Bank President and is now In
the army. lie refused pledge himself TO support the
Government. 1t seems that the of our voters
wanted a candidate without distinction of party and
that offeDse given by the way in which ONe
was hastily crowded into a nomination. The result is
no indication of abatement in hostility to the slave
holding rebellion.
That story of our City Treasurer refusing 10 pay in
teres on scrip held by citizens of the rebel States
true II is paid all such without word or question
When Philadelphia repudates viii telegraph to you
but it will not be this week.
Much money is being disbursed for interest and div-
dends the present week, which will produce much re-
lief There is long list of sound, interestpaying
stocks bere aud few holders desire TO sell prices
keep up at nearly the old figure.
Song md Soup.
from an Occasional Correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA July s. 1861.