The New York Herald Newspaper, September 13, 1856, Page 2

2 Our Harrtsb 1: g (Pe.) Correspondence. Baamnsvee, Sept. 10, 1856. Life @ the Capi of Pennayboania—Is Ohurches and b+ uce tomas —bitshmenis— Its Factories and Iron Foun- ar —( cor Law om Harrisburg, de., de. Aller ad. y and cisagreeabie passage of five hours’ de ation, » the Philadelphia and Columbia, and Lan- @aster « ¢ Mount railroads, I was aafely deposited in the §@ct mt vnostentatious capital of the great State of Je rylvame—a Wwtal stranger to its fourteen thousand @esizene. After quartering myself comfortably at Co- veri)’s H — be ecognized headquarters of the Fre- went } srty—I essayed « long stroll through its seemingly deserted streets, almost, to possess myself of accurate $f mation of the locality, and to collect and collate the moterials for @ series of communications which I pur- posed, when I left your city, to address to the Henatp @uring my political wanderings in the western portions of ‘State. ‘The all pervading stillness and apparent quietude and @ulmess of this inland capital, to one accustomed © the constant bustle and business of New York, fare positively oppressing, and early originate the @onjecture, what mode or means hbaye ita inha- Ditants devised to occcxpy profitably the interregnum ‘Between its days of business, which custom and usage, from tbe time that man’s memory renpeth not back to tbe contrary, have designated as the Tresday and s.tur- day of each week, those days respectively being the pub- Be market days, and upon which are copgregated here the almost entire business popuiauon of the county of Deupbin. Possessed, nay favored, as are its inhabitants with such ample time for sober thought api meditation, the mere Statement of the fact that thirteen distinctive charcaes, embodying almost as many distinctive thevlogical dog. mas, appealed successfully to the hearts and pockets of the citizens for a |ibera! and tving sustenance, excited no ‘very great surprise—por did their appareut outward con- formity © church requirements evoke any remark be- youd their acknowledged salutary influence in moulding and conforming popular sentiment t> « standard of supe- wor woral excellence and expression. ‘Theee thirteen churches, with public schools of well fwied value—one ip fact having achieved the diguity of a gollege, with an able corps of professors, and au ealarged and exceedingly Hiberal programme of studies, as indis- pentable auxiiaries—and with @ banking capital of come $400,000, divided between three wetitutions, as the sab- Stravem upon which their religious, literary, business and ther interests mainly rested, in a word, bad converted the whole people, and made them morsi, intelligent and prosperous. These firet improsrions gathered strength and force from the fact that po organize! police was here, and its ‘tility uiterly repudiated in view of the general morality end integrity— out these first impressions, when the state- ment wa: avouched that at the late term of the coart not Jess than twenty seven botels were licensed to dispense, fe dram doses, Bourbon whiskey and otber alcoholic mix- (wares, incicating clearly the capital attachment to old fogy practices—received & sudden check, and almost made me eonciude that, maugre the appearances, which are hardly wader any circumstances the correct criteria, ma2 and Bis bad habits are one and indivisible everywhere and wmcer the same developements. Conriderable attention has been paid to, and large sums Invested ip, the various —— arts, + a are uted with apparent and energy. ve Lot Ete jerure wo omerady. wal in detail, and must con- teat myseit, therefore. simply with their enumeration. In full and successiul biast are two large and extensive won furnaces, whose weekly work extends to 350 tons; fwo rolling mills, ope extensive cotton factory, four iron Poundries, eight machine shops, one car factory, one four will, four saw mills, and sundry lesser establish. ments, all of which, with the usual number and ‘Variety of stores for the sale of every description of , wares and met ise; @ tolerably ca- and decent looking market house, unpaved Streets, the common quantity of pubic builaings. mone of which are entitled to special commendation with ‘We exception of the State House, a truly excellent strac- ware, eligidly located and bandsomely adorged, and oum- Derives private resigences, wnicb are in tae main the exact prototy pes of ibe vids architecture baving Deen pertuitted to make any inroads apoa the and staid bapita of the first settlers—consiitute the general ensemble oj the capital city. changes of special rote, since the adhesion of ex- Cameron 10 the Fremovt party. The loeses from party bave been avout equally distributed apd Buchanao. cabinet of the Governor ail adbere to Fremont. Govervor himself, presumed w be for Filmore, yet Prudent a course as to make it difficult ode ly bis position. aa this a(lernoon nominated General W. B. The fusion candidate is the fon. esent Incumbent. . Ford of Ohio addresses the fusionists of this to-morrow evening. | omitted to mention that Uaioa are held nighiJy io We cocnty, aod are said to be and enthusiastically attended. The democrats ere active and enthusiastic also, acd expect consideradic accessions w their bumbers. George Law, Esq., en rowe to Carlisle, took supper ai Coverly’s this evening, and gave a condit.otal promise to attenc and address the meeting of to-morrow evening. ‘If space permitted, I would epecity the several wwn- gbipe io which the respective parties expect majorities; ‘bai as this cannot be done, you mast be content with tne @tatements made, assured that they are derived from Feliable sources, and are the results of @ preity gee- eral and extensive conference with men of all political hues and complexions—men from ihe Seid, the wors sbop, the store, and the legal professiou—from wea im and out of oxice. Romance tn Humble Life. {From the Syracuse stancard, Sept 2.) ‘Most of our citizens are scquainted with Ann Gleason, SQ stout, healthy, goodnatared Irish woman, who « fre quently employed by merchants and owners of Duidings to clean stores, public balls aod private residences. Her ‘work is generally of the most laborious description; bet Aon is always cheerful, and is fact # & universal fa- ‘vor ite. ‘Well, Ann has a busband, or at least she bad one seve val years ago. He is a clever sort of man, with very jr Me energy, but lots ot good nature. He was a pediar. aod @arried on bis vocation im this neighborbood, making scarcely enough to keep his famuy from want, About the commencement of the California excitement rod for the land of gold to beter his % bis wife and two chilaren ia this ety, I years, watil it i Pa = ° 5 a5 fortunes, leay' Anp received no tidings of him for sever finally come acquaintance happened to name of Gleason in the list of occupants of the Sing Sing prison App could scarcely bel.eve that ber husband haa becowe & #tave prison convict, but, in order to be certain, she scraped ber jittle earnings logetber and visited ding Aing, ‘where she soon found that tae prisoner was not ber Band, and returned to her sotary bome with minglet feelings of joy and grief. Soon afterward apn waa informed by a friend of her Dasband, who was with him la Caiiornia, (hat Mr. Glea gon had died in the miner, and the jittie he had gathere 4 ‘was all used to detray the expenses of bis lilness and fupera). This sad sews Giepeliod ail bope, sed Aan re- Raquished the idea of over seeing Ler husband again. In the meantime she continued to iabor, eariy aad late, securing We good will of ail who bad occasion for ber Services, and she not only supported berreli avd children fm comparative comfor Det Bad actually saved a nk which ehe was about iD vesting \o a timail Douse Ove day last week @ gentieman of this city returned ia, and to Auo’s utter astonishment end joy forpia, and had saved consiaerable money. He had fre quentiy written to hie wife, and sent ber draughts for @onsiderable amounts, aud was surprised and alarmed at not bearing from her.’ She, poor soul, not dreaming that she had a triend in the world who would write to her, On jearning that her husband was well, Ann lost no me in writing to bim, and she also wrote to Washington Yo inquire about the money letters sent oy her busband. Tm repig to ber lewer to Washington she bas received « Jeter {rom the Department, intimating tbat letters and Graits are there, but requiring her to state the amount and number ot drafts. This, of course, she cannot do; fand a full history of the case has been made out by her friends, which bas been properly certified and sent on to ‘with satisfactory referrnces to persons the Department, Periding in that city. It is presumed that this will be sufficient to warrant the autnorities in sending ber the Jetiers and drafts from her husbaod Abn’s prospects bas not ‘set her ap’? w her yesterday afternoon burily the office of the Board of kducation, a Iaboriously as if she was not reaiiy worth more money than the Clerk and ali the Commissioners of _ Theatrical, Musteal, &. Acapemy of Mosic.—Shakavere’s comeds of “ Henry will again be performed thie evening by the brilliant dram eearpsny under the direcuon ff Mr. Hackett 10 be closed this evening, for the pur cla to rehearse an elegant newtairy pan s house will doubtless be 1 is” is be given for the cemfal new drama of The “choot of Reform’? and ore to be repented to night. Both pieces je. Burton plays the facrtious Bob Tyke, in se Sreeet Treotes. late Burton's, will open pat y ong company, under the direction of Mr, B. kddy, who intends to bring out several now pieces, Ranwcw's Awmmicas Moenee.—Visiters wil] be entertained @ie sterner und erening with the successful comedy, en fied “Giraioa,” in which the talent of the company ap pears Boapway Vanreviee —The © Serions Family” and “The ypening of thie popular Poodles’ have been se ieetet for thi Bule nije, next Monday theatre, by.the wonderful ju Gone Crnity axp Woon's Mixereris.—George has wade another great bit in his new monkey piece, called Premier's Memes apens offer an attractive programme, in ehnding their armusing Kihiopinn verson of © Trovatore,” w pie way Atuaseoe.—An hour cannot be more agree able Spent then in wineming the juvenile enteriainmente bee Herve Hau. —A novel entertainment will be given in this Jal next Meoday by & company Of newly arrived French ae, wae age reported wo poweeme rage taleul NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1856. A Beuthern on Northern Merchants Conservative View of Misunion Sentiment at the South. [From the Columbia (8. C.) Carelinian, Sept. 9.) awe ‘Diack blican A little while since we we journals tbat ‘Southern merchants are proverbially so ‘devoid of punctuality,’ that in the ‘ong ran the “ profit of tbe Nortbern dealer is exhausted before he gets the ee back, and thas # large number of New York ouses of star ding already refuse abso! to deal with Southern merchants except for cash.’’ Now, however, the tune is changed, and lachrymose eards are issued by Northern m deprecating the withdraws] of & Political soundness on erm sensibilues that may ® should, asa rule, e could do best, asking no but if abolition sentimente we should cut their acquaintance and go else where. axiom of the South bas ever been, ‘ Buy where you can buy cheapest, and sell where you can sell dearest,” and we see no good reason why it should not be applied to such intercourse as we are bow considering. Trade and sen'iment differ. One 18 generai, the other individual. As matter of business we bad rather pay an epemy tive dollars for a given article than a friend ten and pine-tenths, of mankind would do the game. It all things were equal, however, the case would be ditfereat, and our action aso, Circumstances determine prefer ences, and to them we shail leave contro! in questions ¢f this nature, For twenty or more years we bave heard, from high juces and low at she Sou advice to proscribe this ovge and tbat—ihis city and in the matter of trade and commerce. Boston lort, a few years ago, the bulk of her Southern custom; but what change did this work an the sentiments of her mercnanta, not to say peopici None that we can obeerve. There is still conservatism there; but ots increase is very questionable. The same may be satd of New York and Philadetohia. Interest may make hypocrites, but cannot convert men’s minds to given theories. For long years Englaud bas waged sys- tematic mora! and material war upon Southern institu tions, but it has pot hence been proposed to abrogate our -treasies and abandon commerce wita that nation. The same may be said of France, though guilty to a less extent. Why, then. apply a rule of action to ihe lesa, to the greater? itis not sound policy, neither is it the approved common sense mode of operating upor bumau sentiment. We do not appeal to tne interest of men to becon e virtuous or pious, though personal inter- ext secon darily is promoted by the practice of hoth. We seek to affect Or conytoce the judgement, and change tho law of the mind by the exhubition of truth. If this resort fail, the case is well pigh topeless. When the heart is dent on wickedness, conceived purposes will be accom plighed either openly or secretly. While thereore, the proper and just rules of trade should be lett to govern mercantile transactions, there are features connected with the machinery for practical working highly cbjectionable, ag violating private rights, {nilicting unnecessary injury, aud involving principle capable of expasion to the untold damage of the entire South in its vital part. Such excrescences, wherever found, should be lopped off in some way. cither by strong puoliccondemnuatory gentiment, or by legal en actment. Chief among these is the system of espionage kept up by what are cailed commercia! agencies, througo which Goancial stancipg, money operations, personal habits, ete., of*countr7 merchants tnd business men, whether likely to contract debts at the Nertn or Rot, are semi annvally or annually reported to the prin- cipal (ffices. This commercial agercy, or spy system ramifies throughcut every town and hamlet of the coun try, and centres in the large Northern cities. It weakens faith, sape business enterprise, and often inflicts gross ‘wror g upon the innocent through blunders or @ settled design to wreak private malice. ‘The notoriow Arthur Tappan, for more than a quarter of a century the life and soul of abolition. was. we be- lieve, the originator of this miserable cevice, which was suggested, probably to his suspicious and morbid miad by bis anti slavery experience, and adopted, most likely, to give greater efficiency and power to his abolition ma: cbipations tp the distribution and dissemination of their tnfamous publicaiions and obnoxious iments. Others bave since entered upon it as a lucrative business, though bis agency is the model one aud enjoys large patronage. Ip every village, town and city—wherever trade is car- ried on—an agent, eitber resident or traveling, is em- picyed to report the property and personal standing of merchants and traders at least twice a-year. When it is recollected that the person and character of spies are detecied and avoided as contamination, and that the information sought must be obtained etealthily, it will be appasept that great inaccuracies must enter tnto these reports. We have known, by common report, strangers utterly ignorant even of the persons of those whose afairs toey were tar He | reports of the bust- Rees standing of perhaps one hundred gentlemen, after no more than two Weeks’ inquiry, in one Of the central towns Southern trade, and bi thore questions affecting of our State. Generally, however, and whenever & resi- dent can be fonnd temeritous enough to accept, they seek out young lawyers, or others equally active, who are bative and to the manor born. The compensation varies with the service. For two reports a year, if our information be no; incorrect, the usual pay is forty or iy dollars. Ifa lawyer bappen to be tie agent, to him the commercial agedcy directs all the collection business it can influence. Thus hope of gain covers up the worse features of the system. and often reconciles honorabie ‘men otherwise to the degrading employment. The facts or errors (for private bate can safely enter into these re- porte, and work irreparable injury to private character or credit,) are entered upon the books of the agency in seve- ral cities, and are accessible to such merchants as Pay the fees of examination, Then, whenever a coun- try merchant appears in the Atlantic cities, whose stand- ing or aplvency or character it is desirabie o know these tell-tale ageucies are resorted to, and reveal ali their books contain. Let a sheriffs office hoid a single jucg meot the lockiess wigh’, no matter how small its amount, and, all suspicious of the coming blow, his credit is seriously compromised, {f not utterly blasted, and cash pang Linaye gp mn eypemtnonee oy gent terms exacted. Leta man baw home enemy in one of these reporters, and | any = malevolence will do its work, steal bis credit bim far from home and pesnap ep hae bis family ot +a and perbape cor sign bim to ikraptey. bave beard of such ageuts South Carolina—in Charieston sed Columbia—and doubtiess wey may be found in other of the State. ‘This, to our mind, se ope of the exerecences to which should be applied the knife of indignant pablic opinion, so that no man may bave the temerity to accept the offlce without meeting the reprobation cf the community, If the system be fair and segitmare, let the Dames of the agents be pubdlished to the ‘world, so that they may be known—at leaat to be men of imtegrity and bovor. But until this be done, we regard jt © tyrappy—a stabber in the dark—and ope that should Bot be Puflered to exist ia the present state of political And socia, agitatirn in the country. [From the Baltimore Patriot.) When a journal ike the Rehmond Enquirer assumes to iteelf the right to speak authoritatively for the whole Sout, it becomes the caty of such Southern members of the copfederacy a repadiate alt idea of Gisunion to de- clare their fealty to the erticles of confederation in lan @ which cannot be mittakem So far a* respects the Me gTity Of the federal boo matters pot who is elect President—-Mary land will stead by the Calon, She bas ber preferences, aud will iudicate hem by her rote: Dut if the suatesman whom she regards moet worthy of being chosen chief mugistrate hould unfortunately be supplanted by a more popular canaidate, she will imitate the example of that fine ola Eng!i#h Admiral, Bix bo bad bo love for the pro: Cromweil, yet telt it to De bis duty to serve his country, no matter who beld the reins of goverpmen: s Maryland will «tend Grmiy by the Union. Not that le vo the perils by which it is ase a8 & member of toe con Decause, sino, when once the South separates from the Norih, the process of @tsintegration between the several States wil bave commenced, and wii! coutinue until each State, for rome real or upaginary «! is petty fortalices—is ia guard of an army, and ry among petty soveregntes. Moreover, om OO. Tee the abandonm nt of va. tionabty—a repd.ng asvnuer Of that glorio.s tag Dow CDMABds respect OB eTery sea, Abd is &s.gnai of protection to ® com Which girdies the Word witu . What nation which pow stands in awe care to do homage to any of the peity repubber of a once vue Coafeceracy It is pot folly, but sheer migsummer madnese to talk of separating from & copfecersey, whieh, in unjon, # ali powerful, to become, as distinct governments, the #corn and contempt of the whole civ ized world. Mark furtuer what foliows. The La of the United Bute, uring the pressure of the Mexican war, required « joan, Th was taken at Opes, and st a bigh premiom. Kecentiy the State of Virginia, by merely Wreateaug aun, found ber bonds tnesieabie is f markets, aod if whe waa capable of carrying out her they Would not command purchasers at a7 But @ we Enquire, #! Darling !t denunciations egainst all who ¢: ‘in epth.oa, (u.te Certae that it spenks the sentiumen: of Virgie’ (here # a aardy, transmontane poyuiauian Wikia We limite of that Stele which, notwithstanding the fe-ce pognacity tupiayet by our cotemporary, can never be roared to join ite rebel lows ery. Sull lems could it be brought carry out, \n practice, the treason which the Anquirer preaches. Ii aby secession at all takes piace, it wii be the secession of Western \irgima from the seaboard couptics—out uot from the Union. Carolina fire eaters have pointed ovt, in maga'loquent sentences, the admirab'e capabilities of the south for car Tying on © cefensiv: r. They have shown how bat teries placed in this pass, and ry Drintiing op thes bili fide, could work destruction on an advansiag fos Col, Brooks has, moreover, advised. in the event of Fremont election, that a pailant army of Southeraers, equiped with bowie knif and reve cession to Wast ington, a archives and treasury.” Uw Enqutrer wiraghtway raises the war ery of the old Covenanters, tents, © jarael! Bot either une def enty Of the Southern States, nor the tempe gestion of Col bor o windy sus, of furced bresth Arlotie peapie, ing in their natin he Ku hmond & provd of their natioaa! renowa ual prosperl'y, reverencieg thelt deetiny, aud renmble of the power woich that nationality insares to rally forth on so Quxoule on expe Gite, Or ¢¥en to attempt to crush out tue meaory of We past and the hope of the futore, by aa act which would ental) upon their poster's bitterer downy than det which befell the Children of Adam under the weight of te primeval curse. AC} confidentiy senerted by the democracy that their great strength lies at the South, and aceoraingiy. they claim for Mr. Buchapan every Southern sate, We do not care to wake them just yet from 40 pleasant yet de Jusive a dream, though we can assure them « War to a0 angel's whisper” which mate their siambers joyous with euch tidings, Still, Conceding— OF tae sake o° tbe argument—«bat the South is largely d:mooratic, we Would respectioliy akk bow, them, is it posible for the South to refose implicit obedienee to the rule of any Pro sident legally elected, when we know that it i cardi I principle with the democracy that "the majority ii govern?’ If that majority ® found the g he coming elechon, will the jeadery i if ! j l i i : a Hf ge EE Hf i Fp Hie & i E i 4 a fl fl Eg. i E : iE i 4 i E ! £ 3 2 if eRe Hy g i i : zt He i ily : | : ‘What the South Says about the Maine Elec- [From the Washington Union, Sep. 11.) THE MAINE ELECTION. The telegraphic re; which we have received leave no doubt, as we think, of the eleotion of Mr. Hamlin as Governor, This bas not been umexpected to us. Hamlin, as an old hre democrat, couid lead off a very large body of demosrats. With the false name of repub- jean, which he assumed, it was no: a difficult task to mystify the public mind. But we believe the ‘‘sober se- copd thought’? of that people will them to take ven- geance cn the 4th of November for the decepiton which has beep practised upon them. ‘idential election is a very different thing from that of Governor. The pie cannot be deluded about that. They know the differ- ence between the abolition party, who are in combina- tion with Fremont and big supporters of all other shades ry and colors. They will make the distinction. There is time for this scrunity, The democratic of Maine, and of ali New Engiaud, has at its bead men of talent, mental discipline, ’ untiring in- duetry, and sterling moral courage. The policy of the black repubNcans will be examined and exposed with ‘skill and ability, and the peopie of Maine wil) understand it in all its beartngs before the Presidential election, In this copnection, also, we have to say that we are not the least afraid that the iniluence of the Naine elec- tion will produce apy injurious effects agaiust the demo- cracy ‘nany of the other States. In every Presidential election incidents of this kina bave occurred. In 1840, with surroundings like that from every quarter, New Hampsbire showed herself unacted upon in ary way, ex cpt to be stimulated with greater zeal, and to double her democratic majority. This example of the noble old Grapite State of that year will be followed now every where. The democracy will be aroused to more intense effort, and will win a triumpb for the cauze of the Union which will be memorable in al! time to come. [From the Richmond, Va., Whig.] The telegraph brings sad news to the Southern demo cracy from Maine. The election in that State came olf on Monday, and the reeult is a complete and overwhelming biack ri ogg ena tuigmpb. Thus another decided strong- hold of the democracy in the North bas ignominjously ca pitulated to the Fremont party! This makes two, in the course of the last few weeks, which have desertea Buchanan, which have trampled the hitherto invincible democratic organization under foot, and gone over, horae, foot and dragoons, to Greelyism, Sumneriam, and aboli tiopism. What an illustration is this of the natiozality, fidelity and patrictiem of our noble and unconquerable Nortbern allies! When the hosts of the Northern demo- eracy are thus basely surrendering on 'y band, not 4 hundreds. but by thousands and tens of thousands, where is the boasted hope of the South in their willingness and in their V aget to preserve the constitution and to protect tHfe rights and honor of the South ? ‘We consider that the result of the election in Maine put a complete extinguisher upon Buchapan’s chances for the Presidency, and shows that the South can place no re- Nance upon the Northern democracy tor the slightest pro tection to ber interests and her institutions. New Hamp. shire first, Jowa next, and now Maine—all three having been heretofore strong, decided, overwhelming demo eratic States—bave become thoroughly and irreti ly Diack republicanized, and will assuredly cast their elec ‘oral votes for Fremont in November. Which of the Nortbern democratic States will next follow suit, discard Old Buck, and run up the black ty inf the horse’ A few weeks more will determine the position others, and we shall be greatly disappointed if they should ‘not be found, on the day of trial, ing in the footsteps ot their “ illustriows pr: or fe make the predic tion confidently now that in Iilinois—the home of Doug Jas bimself— Bisel! will beat Richardson for th 2 Governor- ehip out of sight. We make this prediction in the face of the fact that only a few weeks @go Col. Richardson returned to Washington from ap Fgceme-ric | tour through bis State, and im published a letter as suring bis friends that [Illinois would vote the democra- tic ticket by twenty thousand majority. The State of Douglas, and Shields, and Richardsop, we will bey ond’all doubt cast ite vote for the black repubiican can- didate. And thusanother great democratic State in the North, whose majority heretofore for the democracy has onitormly ranged from ten to twenty thousand, will be tound abandoning Buchanan and \t@ party, and rallying beneath the sectional, free soil, abolition banner of Se- ward and Fremont. ‘And thus it wil! most certainly be, too, with Mr. Bu. cbanen’s own State—the great Keystone State of Pena: syivania. And if be Joses this, will any of his friends be kind enough to tell vs what earthly possibility there is Jectoral vote ot oue single Nortaern ” There is none—there can be pone. His chances in the North, look in what direction you may Ore utterly end d less. No candid man either sec. tion will even pretend ctherwise. A few weeks more will voue! entire accuracy of the prophesy we now make; and we make it with al) solemnity aod with an honest conviction that it will be realized in the event. Another Sed Railroad Accident—Two Men Killed=Many Injured. [From the Bostou Traveller, Sept. 11.) Arad accident occurred this moruing on tue Boston apd Maine Railroad, jnet in trout of Sweetser’s Grove, for- merly known as Bancroft’s Grove,a mile beyond the Reading rtation. The early train from Lawrence, which arrives here usually about a quarter before eight, was just passing the spot indicated, when the forward axle of the rear truck of the tender broke, and ‘nan instant the fe car was precipitated from the track into the adjoiuing bollow. The locomotive remained on the track,and the passen- ger car received a shock by which it was thrown across the track in @ transverse porition. Nove of the passen- ger, we are = to learn, wore injured, thoogh of eourse moet tooroughly frightened. This car was completely smashed to pieces, with every thing it contained. One of the men was killed on the spot, being moat horribly mangled; another died while = and a dozen more were more or less injured. Three persone were carried to the bor pital in this city, viz—isaac Martin, a man of (wont; who has ecei¥ very little hope of r, who bas his back broken high wp, and whe cannot survive very long, jadging from experience in similar cases; and third, a. », Reyes, The latter bes hin leg badly broken, but unless other se vere ipjories make themecives apparent, he will proba bly recover. ‘The two former are io the main horpital, and the latvr in the new building below. They are ia the care of Dra. Solomon Townsend aod H.. Clark os sieted by Dre. Hall, Curtie, Wm Thornaike and o:hers. Dre Wakefield, Barry and Spaulding, ali of Reading. were immediately called. The phys:cans remained on the ground to attend to the wounded, As soon as the aceilent was known, two or Ubree hundred perscns assembled, realy w renuer at! the aid in their power, In addition wo the de'ails of the accident already pod lwhed, we bave obtained further tacts at the locality where the sad affair occurred. The results of the cates are «ven more #1108 than Were at first suppoved ‘The train was composed of one baggage and two pas. senger cars the former contained tweaty five persons, il of whom were more or jess injured, Several whose pames we omit, ercaped with bruises and ‘lesh wounds. he rkabie that nearly all in ihe passenger cars (twenty five or thirty in number) evcaped without other injury than a few bruises and fright. ‘Ail in the baggage car were © it men * or labor ors, Who were going to their work at the new bridge in Stopebam, where ihe county road is being laid. The train waa under the charge of Condactor Danie! Nasoo Warren Wright, engioeer, and Frank!in fisher, Gremac there mep were saved. ‘The locomotive Hinkley wae attached to the train. ‘The axle of the car on the right hand of the tender waa broken near the whes!, and thie failing upom the track was the immediate cause of the disaster. [t appears running order, and that the "ved by (hore having charge ot When thirteen miles below Lawrence, and within one wile from the station at Reading, the axle broke. The car which was thrown down the em- pankment a few feet, contained the following persons ten laborers under the supervision of N. D. Abbott—who war (0 the second passenger car—and twelve others be- \wog:ng to ober gangs of workmen. Morris Lear nerd ( man) was killed. He was forty-ive years of age, and leaves # Wife and three chilaren, who live in Lawrenes. Riebard Burne, (American) a car repairer from Boston, was aloo killed. was about Wirty years of age, and jeavee 9 Wite and two cbil¢ren, who reside in Lawrence. Hy family are now quite |! Biel Keyes, am Amerioan resident of Andover, was very badly burt, but it s thought no bones are broken aod that be will recover, His spine #, however, mace bruwed. Patrick Moriarty, who lives in Lawrence, was some. jored upon bis leg. Keith, an Iriseman who has a family m Law had a0 arm broken, and aiKo received severe in- the bead. Francie & Pesho, am Atorican resident of Andover, sped about vixty yeare, an oversect and gone layer, was though not fatally injured. He received a jurion on ine head femily 9 Lawn Bie fon, Angustes about twenty years of age, a0 received injuries upon the bead. Patrick Barroeck, an Irishman, from lawrence, wae He bas a family in | awrence. ty was aleo seriovely injured, Knights, © baggege master, who was standing form, beiwren the tender and baggage car, at the tie of the accident, was thrown into a sand bank, bot providentally was pot killed, or very seriously ‘His eecape from instant death was almost of Andover, wax very badly hurt. Fi sa marred man. Daniel Harrigan, John Adama, Wm. Horn, —— Butterfield, John Dot van and others, were slightly injured. ortunate'y, the forward passen coewpied. The seats of the car we: beariy demo isbed r car was nearly un- ‘wre ap and the car A passenger dercribes the aceiden' |\ke the shock of « cothaien of two traine Ry the exertions of Capt. Whittier, road master, the track was cleared iM jens tban three honrs, Hat the aceitent orcorred twenty rode further on, the care Would hare bern preeip @ted cown aa embankment uf twenty Gye Mer, and any would Lave been killed, Additional News from Mexico. MINING EXPEDITION TO THE PENINSULA OF LOWER CALIFORNIA—APPEAL OF GENBKAL VIDAUKBI AGAINST THE INDIANS—INDIAN AND LOCUST BA- ‘VAGES—TREASURE FOR ENGLAND—MORTALITY IN MEXIOO CITY—WEALTH OF THE CHURCH—THE VOMITO AT VERA CKUZ—RUNNING OF 4 LOOOMO- ‘TIVE. ‘We have files of the Mexican papers to the 27th ult. The Eztraordinary contains the following news items:— Benor Don Antonio del Castillo, Professor of the Natiou- liege of Mines of Mexico, has le‘t this city en a scien- tific expedition to,the Peninsula of Lower California. His object is to explore the Peninsula with the view of ascer- taining its mineral wealth. ‘Vidaurri has offerea to the people of Zacatecas arms and money to defend themselves against the Indians if they will join his standard. This appeal may draw some to bis cause, as the people are unarmed and exposed to ages. From all parts of the country we receive the most treseing accounts of the 0 of the Indians, In? catecas, Durango, Chihuahua, and in fact all of the northern and frontier States, they are com! the most frightful ravages. In Chihuahua they have robbed the mails and murd le—amongst the wry. Corporeal punishment in the army has been abolished by supreme decree, From a reliable souree we learn that s is now be hines of railroads from precious metals the sum of $1,301,495, of which $60,000 ‘were on account of dividends, Besides this amount she hao on freight $29,567 20 worth of tho natural products of the country. The vomito is still raging at Vera Cruz. Tt has not boon 80 severe for many years as at the present time. The jocusts have made their appearance in consider- able numbers in various settlements in the district of ‘Tancanhuitz. The people of Jalisco are with the liberal party of Mexi- co, and with the assietance and counsel of a liberal gov- erpor, the interests of the State must progress. The or- ganic statute has been published in the State of Jalisco. ‘The same paper of August 9, contains the following:— ‘The Ayuntamiento of Queretero has passed a vote 0. thanks to the supreme aman for the law-lerdo. Senor Manuel Ferrin has been named Political Chief of the Department ot Jalapa. Advices from Alamito, in Coahuila, state that two bun dred savages are marching on the States of Durango aud eons. They have piliaged and sacked severai ranches, ‘The Cura of Zacapoaxtia has been lately seen in the vi- ciuity of Totutla, in the department of Cordoba, and the authorities are in pursuit of him, Congress adopted on the 18th inst. the 16th urticle of the constitution, which does away with those relics of the dark ages—passports and letters of security. Strangers will hereafter be allowed todo business and from one part of the republic to another with as much freedom as citizens of Mexico. The locomotive on the piece of road out of Vera Cruz is again in order, and is asvonishing the natives with its rapid speed, Excursion trains are constantly on the move on Sundays. ‘The total number of deaths in the city of Mexico for the ear 1855 was 8,719. Out of this number there was 4,470 ales, an excess of 230 over the deaths in the male population gjjThe deaths from smallpox were 2,636, being ly equal to all other determined diseases. The num- ber of deaths from unknown diseases was 1,030. According to a published statement the yalue of ithe cburch property in tois city, in the year 1548, was $15,- 4€4,45. Since that time, of courge many changes have taken place, but the een is, that at'the present time the possessions of the church must be ate aro aad tiferons spect have been dis- a r mens have covered in Bonamialt, 1p Sonora, which surpass the re- putation of Arizona. ‘We bave hed the annexed items trans!ated from our Prograw South, as has been asserted; neither will peace be inter rupted in Jalisco, as affairs’ in Guadalajara have been already arrapged. The Defensor de la Labertad, of Monterey, relates that the city of Hidalgo declared on the 20th of July for the prouunciamento of Vii . The act was signed by the bg eg of the ayuptamiento and sme citizens. the vanguara of Ciadad-Victoria and the troops of the rebel Zayas, the latter being put to fight with the loss o1 several eB. © The same paper publishes a communication of 1). Sant feo, Vidaurri, addressed to D Martin Zayas, which bas en iptercepted during the transit from Mcnterey w Sante Evgracia, wherein the former gives the latter in structions on the conauct he is to follow, mentions a re inforcement of 250 men sent to bis aid, and offers in sbort time to attack the cities of tbe North, and the Stay ot San Luts and Zacatecas, and lastly oF bimseit i: terms which leave no doubt as to his intention: towards the supreme government. ‘The Libertad bas the following on the occurrences jv bave received news of the iat pronun clamento which took im unis State against the ac. tual governor, lar. Om the 15th Avgust, the party of the Vaquis Indians attacked the cities of Guaymas, Ures and Hermoritio; the last point was also attacked by Sr. Gandara, who is at the head of this rebellion. The ‘State of Sopora is prosurated under the weight of the mos: borrible tyranny, ana the supreme government is callec upon to protect the inhabitants who remained faithfal to it, Dy fending, without any loes of time, the necessary troops to re-establish the legitimate governmeat. The city of Alamos refused to recognise the rebellious govern ment which bas published the organic statute, e Sonora: —"* We DIED. In Zacatecas, on the 27th July, Senor D. Manuel Sala zar, firat secretary of the tribunal of the Supreme Court of that State. Guillermo Fuebs, second administrador of the Diligen- ae ee dor Kaneas Affairs. CONDEMNATION OF THE BORDER BUFFIANS BY PRO- SLAVERY JOURNALS. [From the St. Louis [utelligencer (pro slavery), Sept. 9.) If the prosiavery party in Kausas are determined t) disgrace and ruin ‘cawe, and to draw down upoo themselves the reprovation of good men a} the South a» well as at the North, they bave only to contioue in the perpetration of such abominable and hideous oatrages as occurred at Leavenworth as to accom plieh their aim completely. That exhibition of crueity and tyranny Toon Tesponded to by ono wat Vereal sentiment of execration, agsimst which even toe Misrourl Republican, vindioator of all the aot of Alen. ison, Stripg'ellow, and their comrades, cowers. The Ae ‘Livan baa justified everything bitherto done and sald yy tbe pro-alavery men in Kansas, but it bas pot had the baraibood, as yet, to defend the Leavenworth outrage Perbape \t will employ a corresp mdent (one of those who took part in the disgraceful afluir) w defend the guilty Pte details of this inexcusable and flagrant outrage are Mt ko 10 the mos! of our citizens. Thirty or forty of the citizens of Leavenworth, among whom were substau tia) and respectable mercbante, weil and favorab y Kuowe iho business circles of St. Louis, by them intimate ous rere relations with our city, were driven ou! of the place, and compelled, withvut an bour’s warnin, their lives, leaving their stores, their shops, and their to the mercy of their tors. They were not iosurgents, rebels againet the Te: aul abolitioniate. imply free Siate men, woo They ply desired nothing more than the right of living in Kansas, and quietly purrving their avooations—a right which every Atmerican citizen is entitied to, be bis private opi Dlops What they may. But they were commaniled to take Up arme in favor of the pro-siavery cause, and becaut they covid not and would not do thi, they were driven eff, and forced to seek els o that shelier which they were denied on the iphorpitabie aoil of Kansas, Weare not surprised, when such atrocitics as this, and the horse stealing outrage at Lexington. are perpe trated almost daily on the border—we are rot surprised to earn, as we dofrom sources eminently reliabie, that the pro slavery tentiment is about to react. Tt te just © conduct as Une that has coined tree sollers out of sinvel State men, disgusted many pro slavery citizens of Miseour! with a cause associated with cruelty, "t and a. 3 (From the Spring! me, > Mirror, (pro-slavery,) ‘There in one thing connected with Kanaas and her 4% culties that cthers probably, as well aa ourselves, have noticed, and that + this: —P of the difficulties in that }, there cel of men ready to add to the exchtemeu: by spreadi: false alarms al! over the country. On the Sie toproch of danger, mtn as R. G. Roberts, and others of like kidney, who are more expert in hoteing horses than in abe use of the rite, (rantically rush into Miescarri, cry wg that the abolitionists are murdering ali who oppose tbeir wil and offer them any resistance. (thers, like Stringfeliow, send forth incendiary appeals. calcnlated to stir up bad blood, and lead the unthoughted into acts of violence. There tell us that it is all juarrel, that government had nothing to do with bo right to interfere. From these facts the le can readily see who it ie that is keeping up excitement and urging their neighbors to heenme violators of the Iaws of the land. ‘The Pierce administration, by its acts, firet brought about the diffeulties, and now, with the aid of the abotitioniste, keep them up. We find the President encouraging men mm the idea that government has no right to interfere and bd there disturbances, by refusing to order oui the ‘nited States troopa—by refusing to move a finger to almy the excitement. Party drili and party tactics keep Dim silent, for fear it @ill have a bad effect in the Presi dential elect Te was such acts and «och men that eauked toe people of Misrourri to be stigmatized as “porder ruffiane’’ throughout the land, and almost looked Gpoo as a ert of abandoned outlaws. The Central Park. SUPREME COURT—SPRCIAL TERM. fun, 11.—Shepard Meee, The . 11. She} len, tt. Mayor, de New York.—This was an action tn whieh it Tas ecegin © foreclore & mortgage upon premises, situated in the Cen- tra) park, despite the taming of the same by the city upder the act of 1859, for the purposes of a public place, arewer of the city set up the fact of the premises hav- bern taken under the act aforesaid by them, and that they bad awarded damages to the plaintiff to the extent of $6,000,ffor hie interest in the Mr. Metville, for the bow moved for jadgment upon the answer, and that t tight de declared to be frivolous. | Mr. Wil coxton, for the Corporation, insisted that the answer, so far from being frivolous, nted a legal point of magni tude and diffeuly, and that the motion was cloariy mis- neetved and iy The Court denied the motion, * Burr. 11.—The Schooner ws, Robert J. A. and John Ward, Oumers of the Schooner Thos. Martin.—The libel in this case was filed by the owners of the Industry to recover damages against the Thomas Martin, for a collision that happened in the neighborhood of Great Egg Harbor, several miles off the coast, in which the Industry was run down and became a total loss. The collision took i i et : 8 efi ae rl § z 8 % oe ite 52 Fe vnsists that she was bearing ina direction and, 0 a8 to get into smooth water under and was necessarily therefore, close course of the vessel, The industry had « bright light dl, tore ri y the hands on the E 3s 8 ly Agreed that a vessel without lights would not jiscovered beyond half a mile. Several of the wit- fix the distance considerably short of this. At jle’s distance the two vessels, with their cem- bined speed, would meetin some three miautes. Both vessels c’aim that when they saw each other, the ap- proaching vessel was tothe leeward, and continued so till the moment of the collision; and, as a consequence of this collision, each, in the emergency, putting the ifelm hard down, both luifed into the wind and into each other, ‘The better opinion is, that if either of the vessels at this time bad bore away, and the otber bad put his helm bard down, the collision would have been avoided. Judge Judson, who heard the cause below, dismissed the libel, holding that the Industry was in fault in not putting her helm to port, instead of bara down, and bearing away before the wind. The Judge arrived at this conclusion upon the application of the nau tical rule, which is well settled, that when two sailing versels ere approaching each other, both having the wind free, and, consequently, the power of readily controlling their movements, the’ vessel on the Jarboard tack murt give way, and cach pass to the right; and the eame rule governs vessels sailing on the wiad, and approaching each other, when it is doubtful which if to windward, J agree to this conclusion, as I am ia clued to think, according to the evidence of the hands on Industry, when properly weighed, her position was such in relation to the other vessel, that her helm should have beep ported, and she should sate, peas to the right, instead of Joffing into the wind the idea of passing on the other side. But! am unabie to concur with the court below in the other branch of the case, namely, that the Thomas Martin was not in fault. Ido iy, not intend to disturb the general usage that prevails, both ip narrow rivers and open seas, that vessels are not bound to carry lights when ua‘er way at night. This usage has long prevailed, and has been oa certain extent by the courts generally, in this country apd in England. ‘It was said, on the argument, that the rule had been recently changed in England by the The soundness and propricty ot uestioned heretofore by 's both im England and this country. The Cog think, chargeable upon the Thomas Martin is, her neglect to show a light after she disco- vered the light of the Industry. If she had done so, there is every reason for believing the collision would not have occurred. As we have already shown, at thie time the two vessels were from two to three miles sous), 506 within this distance, while aero 8 with the combined 8) only of ten or twelve miles the hour, if each vessel had seen the other, it would have been strange if they could not have avoided the meeting. Although the night was not unusually dark, yet the sky ‘was #0 overcest and cloudy that it 1s admitied a vessel could be seen without a light not exceeding balf a mile. the hands on the Thomas Martin had of some two and a balf miles runving, within,which to adopt the proper measures for avoiding the Industry, the hands on board of her bad only some three minutes’ and halt a mile’s distance, within which to adopt the like measures. The practice of showing lights when a vessel is approach- ing ja dark or cioudy night, is common among prudent and skilful navigators, end has frequently been a subject of commendation by the courts, and taken into consideration in determining cases of this do- scription, Its fitness and propriety are too obvious to require illustration or argument. This case fur. pishes a striking exempli of ite necessity, and of the misiortupe attending its neglect. The danger was impending almoet at the moment of the discovery of the ‘Thomas Martin, and this from ae in not showing a light at toe proper time. Jam inclined to think the Thomas Martin tn fault for racing with the schooner John Cuvpingbam on that night. Sbe had all her satis set, with a pretty fresh wind, and was rupning ata rate of speed, and under circumstances, that caanot well be jus. tied, considering the character of the night. This veuse: bad peesed tbe Cunningham, and was some two miles ahead at the time, which the counsel supposed put an eo’ wo the racing. But the struggle was to see which yease! could reach Norfolk abead; and this accounts for all sails deig ke pt ret ip the night, when most of the vessels run ning the course at the same time had taken in their light wails, in copsequence of the freshness of the wind. Upon tbe whole, I think both vessels in fault, and that the joss must be appo: Uoned. Decisions In Admiraity. UNITED STATE CIRCUIT COURT, Before Hon Judge Nelson. Serr. 9—The Ship Buena Vuta vs. Thomas Roltm.— Appeal in Admiraity.—This was a libel Mied against the ship for seat "s Wages. Bolton shipped atthe port of Catia, in Peru, as steward of the vossel, on her voyage from that port to port New York, at the rate of fitty dollars per monta, and signed the usual shippiog ar. ticles Some two mouths’ wages were advanced, and the libel is Gied to recover tho Yalasce, which would be poy Boman at the agreed rate. The defence set up is, that Bolton misrepresepted bis (tness and quaiitications as steward, and also that be was unfaithful and grossly ipattentive to his duties on board the vessel during toe voyage. The proots in the case are all one way, estab lishing utter incomptence and unskilfulness as steward of @ vessel, and also wiitul pegligence and inattention to his duties, atter repeated warnings and admonitions by the officers of the ship The answer given to this ev) dence is, that the master, under the facts stated, should fe discharged tbe libeliant, and that, inasmuch as he was continued in employment as steward tor the yoyago, according to the agreement and until is termination, the dotenee it unavailable, We ag that if 1 had been shown in the case that the master, afer having discover duties for whieh |, bad an opportunity to discharge him from or from the condition of his crew, might bave dwrated bim and put another in hia place, it would be upreasopabie, if not unjust, to permit a defence of this ceecription. But there ia no susan evicence be fore us. In the case of shere duty, or duty upen coasting vessels, we shon!4 be strongly divinctived wo en courage a retural to pay full wages where the period of ¢mploy mens bac beew worked out. But a voyage at sea is different. There may be bo opportunity to discharge the fesmen from the ehip, or the complement of haude Insy pot be such as to dispense with the service, unless & substitute could be procured, and if @isra ed or dwchared ‘under: ircumetas ces m which he cyuld not be put ashore, be must be supported the remainder of the voyage. ia all such ana like cases the oply protection of the marter and owners against imposition or wilful neg'igenoe of the feaman, would seem to be to permit the defence se) up here, namely, an abatement of wages. Hands obtaining ‘employ ment Of a special character on board a vessel, as steward or able bodied seamen are responsible for rea fonabie skill as such and acquaintance with their duties, and for an honest and faithful discharge of them. There is pe difference in this betweea the condition of seamen and any other dereription of service tor hire. Courts are more indulgent in the case of seamen's con tracts, from a consideration of their dependent condition, and we would not lightly interfere Ina claim for = ve the defence was not available after his continuance in service during the whole period contracted for. For the reasons above ftated | am unable to concur in that opinion. Decree reversed and libel diemiased with costs. Aitert Van Winkle vs. The Sicamboat Jonny Lind.—Ap- peal in Admiralty. The libel was filed in this case to re- cover @ running account of stores furnished the Jeany Lind, commencing on the 26th April, 1854, and ending 19th October following, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of $156 27. Dennis Harris, the claimant, was mort ov end, How this would be in a case where the right to “be porression did not exist, it ie not material ty determine hie cane the right of posrersion existed; and not only «0, the vessel was reduced to actual possession, the me rtgagee bad a right to hold it for the satisfaction of his cett, It bas also been urged that, assaming the mortgs. wee bad the right to come in and defend, for the purpose of ; rotecting his interest, atill the Ibellant had chown a valid Hen anon the vessel, which the court ehould enforce. The Jenny Lind was a domestic vessel, and a lien for the stores depends upon the local jaw. statute of New York gf the lien provides that, if the voese! shall de. t/rom the portat which she was when the debt waa ty acted to some other port within the State, the dobt eball cone to be alien atthe expiration of twelve days such departure. During the period with- |, the Jenny Lind was en- eed In the daily Chee eoteageliad oges 9 and freight om this port to Haverstraw, Dg at Sing Sing and Tarry\own, Westchester county. We have repeatediy held (hat voyages to this extent were di within the meening of the statute, and if the twelve dats elapsed before | bel filed, the lien ceased. We think the decree retow otemmmeing the libel, was right, and should be afirmed. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIA MONEY MARKET, Furay, Sept. 12—6 P. ‘The stock market was decidedly uplsh to-day, were very large sales, ab better prices. AN the lead! stocks were active, and the transactions sum up sands of shares. At the first board Erie Railroad vanced 34 per cent; Reading Railroad, ¢; Michigan ¢ tral, 44; Michigan Southern, 34; Illinois Central 4; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 134; Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, {; Galena aud Chicago, %; Cleveland Toledo, %{; Chicago and Rock Island, 1; La Crosse Milwaukie, 3. Cumberland Coal declined 3 per Harlem, 4. Nearly ail the buyers of stock are filled and the quantity pressing for sale does not pear to be in the least diminished, Nearly six sand shares of Erie were sold at the first about three thousand shares of Reading, two New York Central, and four thousand Cleveland Toledo. A good portion of these sales were for ‘The bears have supplied themselves pretty largely stock, and are now ready to make all their d The purchasers are daily becoming weaker and less to carry such large blocks, and any sudden twist in money market would make them drop stocks as quick #0 much hot lead. It is all fair weather and snnshi just now, In the midst of all this ease and buoyancy,| would not be at all out of place to be prepared for a ch ‘There ts no resting place for the great bulk of the lead railroad stocks. The brokers have to carry them ‘The street has tc bear the entire load, and it is getting be a very serious dead weight. If the banks do not co tract—if there are no shipments of specie—if there a full supply of foreign exchange at low rates—if money market remairs easy—if the harveets are goq throughout Europe—if the demand in London for Am can securities continues good—if consols do no not d clive, and if a good many other things de or do not happ the market value of stocks may improve, There is doubt that if all the above ifs are realized, the bulls for atime keep up quite @ speculative exritement, an get on hand a greater supply of stocks at higher pric It takes g combination of a good many circumstances keep up an inflation in the stock market. It is the wron season of the year to look Yor such a series of favo ble events; and without the probability of attracting ou side speculators, the brokers will find the load of stoc two big to carry for any length of time. At the secend board there was an active market. by prices were not quite so firm as in the morning. RB i Railroad fell off 4 per cent; Michigan Central, %; Cl land and Toledo, 34; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 34. Iilf nois Central Railroad closed at 119 per cent, cash, very little stock offering at that price. ‘The land sales of the Illinois Central Railroad Company for August, have produced $381,744 09, and in have been as follows:— ‘Total . ‘The land sales for the first week in September the extraordinary total of $190,000, at the average $16 48 per acre. The earnings of the road in the week amounted to $55,600. We hear of no engagement for specie shipments by Ericsson, from this port for Liverpoel to-morrow. T! has been no change in quotations for sterling exch Bankers’ bills rule at 10974 per cent. The warrants entered at the Treas Dep i Washington, on the 10th inst., were as follows: — For the Treasury Deparment. For the Interior Department, War warrants recived and entered... 40,004 War repay warrants recerved and entered 164 Independent of the claim for the steamships No 7 Light and Star ot the West, of $120,000, secured by mortgage, we learn that there is another claim for about $70,C00, to secure which the two steamships above n and all the rest belonging to the company, are also mort. gaged. These claims, amounting to $190,000, are by mortgage on the steamships Northern Light, Star the West, Prometheus, Daniel Webster, Cortes, cif Uncle Sam and Brother Jonathan. It thus appears eight'steamships, either one of which is worth nearly entire claim, are mortgaged to secure comparatively small debt. The mortgage given upon these ers was acknowledged on the 16th of Jane very day an injunction was issued restraining company from any such acts. We understand th an application will be made for an attach for a violation of the injunction. It is said there fs evidence enough to prove that the injanction was} terved before the mortgage was acknowledged. It full time the appointment of a receiver was made by court, and it is for the interest of every outside stock-| holder that the company’s affairs be placed ia bands. The Transit Company have been in the receipt of] $40,000 per month from the Pacific Mail Steamship Com- pany ince January last, and the aggregate resetpws {rom | that source, in that time, have not been Jess than $300,000. This would have more than paid off the entire debt against the company, had it been applied to that pur- pose; but we cannot learn that even a pertion has been so appropriated, The appointment of a rece!ver would soon clear up all these mysterious matters, and the stock holders would stand some chance of getting back a amall Part of their investment. As it is, the probability of their ever getting « doliar is very poor. ‘The earnings of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chica- go Railroad for the month of August 1666, were as fol- lowe — August, 1866,, $152,002 38 August, 1865.... $2,329 00 Increase, 85 per cent... . $00,073 38 Last year the Obie and Pennsylvania and Obio and In- diana Roads (which are finished and ronpiog portion of this line), were run as separate interests. Since then, they, with the Fort Wayne and Chicago Company, bave since consolidated under the above name, making ope company from Pittsburg to Chicago. We understand that George D. Phelps, Req., has re- signed his position as President of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western Railroad Company. This step has been for some time contemplated by Mr. Phelps, but we are eesured that be dissolves his official connexion with the company retatnirg his interest as one of the largest stockholders, and with unabated contidence in the ulti- mate svecess of the enterprise, The following are the receipts on the Morrie Canal for the week and season ending on the 6th inst., compared | with the receipts to corresponding time Jast year:—~ ' ‘Tota! to August 30, 1866......... Week ending Sept. 6, 1866.... Total to Sept. 1, 1868... Week ending Sept. 8, 1866. Increase, 1966...6 66 seeeeereeeeccees ceeees SULT08 26 It is now confidently believed that the estimates made at the beginning of the season, that the receipts would reach $200,000, will be more than realized. There are yet twelve or thirteen weeks to the close of navigation, which, at $8,000 per week, added to the amount already realized, will exceed the estimated gam. Besides, thoro are always several thousands of dollars 0” rents coming in at the cloe of the year, which may ewell the amoua’ 10 $9,000 or $10,000 in excess of the ‘This, i? thought advisable to divide, would give to the commen shareholders a bandsome dividend over interest, pre. ferred dividends and current expenses, The prospects of the canal are very promising; some 60,000 tons, wo ubcerstand, will be added to its business during the soa. eon from the barin constructed for the accommodation of coal from the Seranton region. Along the line of the canal coal consuming works are rapidly coming into ox. iatence, giving assurance that within © very few yearm the local tonnage will of itself be fourd iargely remu- nerative to owners, ‘The following is the statement of the receipts on the: Pennsylvania Railroad for Angust:— Receipts of the road for the month ending Awguet Bl...6. we Same month last year, be 4 b 4 eee... $20,009 41 Receipte from Jan. 1, 1866, to Sept. 3,218,07 Sameperiod last year, “test fee: wassleoe 90 Increase ce eeee $000,972 08 In/the month of A it, 1865, the Oho river was in good boating condition, While in the same month of this year the water was at an unusualip Jow stage; and 1 ie