Philadelphia.
Correspondence Of the Herald
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] have but little to communicate to-day. The
weather is pleasant. business men have enough to
do to attend to their daily avocations which begin
to press, and the active corps Of gosspers and poll
ticians, who make and circulate the news Of the
day are lying. as it were, on their oars, anxously
watching the current of affairs at Washington Al
yet these currents have not visiby effected the pc
liical tide In this quarter Col Florence, who
was named recently in connection with the post
office, is spoken Of for Surveyor OF the port. His


friends doubtless believe, and they are right, that
his chances for the the former Office were small,
but tor the latter. very fair. No man would give


or the reforms Of the day, which always enlist
hosts of followers, but two appear to be making
any stir, and these are Temperance and the Aholi
upon the carpet between Charles Burleigh and Ell
der Frederick Plummer, upon the last mentioned
topic-the former advocating the abrogation Of
murder, according to law, and the latter opposing
vine institution, and the hangman a minister Of the
mild and mercifuI Saviour OF the world


The Court Of Quarter Sessions have decided
upon step which will test the sincerity Of tenn
perance men in their loud denupciations of the
character of those who succeed in obtaining Ii
censes sell spurious liquor by the small glass
They have determined 10 hold a separate session
for the purpose Of hearing testimony that may be
adduced against the granting OF any petitions for
licenses now before them. No tavern will be
licensed hereafter, unless the applicant s brought
openly before the court, and all remonsrances
whether temperance reformers are willing to put
their shoulders to the wheel and aid the authoYi-
ties in their efforts to correct abuses OF this ma
ture.


There were two ncendiary attempts in this civ
last night in Front street, near Chesnut Fires are
beginning to be more frequent than of late, and as
the weather gets warm the blood of the rowdv
portion OF our population, who generally run with
the apparata, wakes warmer also. A belIiaerent
disposition begins again to show ITSELF and should
not be surprised II the approaching summer pro.
duces another serious outbreak. Whether the OBJ
Ject OF the outbreak will be the negroes or the Ca
class OF people, is question yet in the womb Of


Judge Parsons OF our Quarter Sessions, assisted
packing away the thieves and vasab bonds who have
infested our community st q rapid rate The Judge