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BY LAST EVENINGS MAIL.

Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l
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Correspondence Of the Herald


WAsHISGroS, Sept 2, 1885,
The Collector OF Philadelphia, Mr.. Horn, has
sent down TO the Treasury Department at Washing.
ton city, Tor confirmation TO posts in the Custom
House, the names OF some of the Vice Presidents
most particular friends, and Mr. Walker has not vet
confirmed them, and he is supposed to be influenced
ny secretary Buchanan, and If So it is thought the
TWO Secretaries are conspirng against Dallas, TO
prevent any patronage being bestowed upon his
friends. The friends of Mr. Dallas are thus 10 share
no better fate in this State, than the friends of
Messrs Van Buren and Wright in New York State
or those OF Col. Benton in Missouri


The public printing is becoming quite theme.
and the Unon is likely 10 have the twolhrd rule
put upon l-for this rule depend upon il, is likely
10 Come up IN judgment against the pretended friends
OF an Bnren In the Baltimore Convention. The
editor OF "seven star" memory will often see Ban
cho's ghost before the war with Mexico is over and
we opine that the uneasy state OF the Cabinet at
Washington augers no sound sleep Tor lis members
The Postmaster General. when he red the one
thousand dollar coach, did not calculate upon the
three million short IN his department, for one year,
under the new postage law


PHILADELPHIA, Sept !, l9l5


The whig city convention met last night and nominated
John Swift their candidate for Mayor. They also
minated VIM. a. Grail for the State Senate and c. B.
Trego. Benz. Matthias Thos G. Conner Thos. c. Steel
and Sanders Lewis for the Assembly. John P. Wethere
the extensive druggist and chemist Of this city Wm NJ
Meredith about the greatest lawyer have this bar
Joseph r. Chandler of the U. S. Gazette, and Robert
Toland an eminent merchant OF this city compose the
select council ticket IL would be a common place
mark TO say that all these strong nominations and but
lily expressive of the fact. The compose, what
consider an immense ticket, and shows the determine
ton OF the whg party to lay all their energies pre-
serving the city TO themselves while endeavorng to
derInine the democrats in the county. These
and combinations Napoleon-lke in their character
and are sufficient TO make democrat tremble for his par
ty The democrats nominated their common council |
ticket last night, and it is good.


The theatres are doing smashing business. The |
Wnllacks at the Wanut, Mrs. Mowatt and Mr. Crisp at
the Chestnut, and series of excellent dramas at the
Arch, are drawing crowded houses to each. Marshall
is producing Fashion nightlythus, it We're pitting
the work OF Mrs h.owatt at the Walnut, against that
ladys acting at the Chestnut 1t makes quite
ing contest in which, whoever wins the lady will be
equally honored


There has been quite revival in stocks today and
yesterday. Pennsy vana fves at 75 an advance of
nearly two on the quotations of few days back and
Wilmington Railroad shares and Reading Railroad bonds
are improving. The news from Europe which arrived
tins morning. has had favorable effect prices.


Sales Of Stocks Mt Philadelphia.


FIRST BoARD-Sept $1,000 Reading RR bs 50; |
Penna Bank 257 80 Far and Nee Blk 45g; $4,000 Texas
is so $4,000 do 3o $4,000 do 29I $4,000 do 80; SO Blk
5s $1,000 Reading RR bs IS; $1,000 do 65 Philadelphia
Blk losS; $1,000 State SIS 752; S74 rs do "a.
SEcoSp BoARb-75 Reading RR so ds 24t $4,000 do
DO Bonds 65 5000 Penna 5s ds 75 5000 do ds
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