Correspondence of the American Republican,


THINGS IN PHILADELPHIA.
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Sentence for .Manslaughter. To-day in the
Court of Oyer and Terminer Ryninger, the
young man convicted of manslaughter in kill
ing Samuel Auble, was called up for sentence
by Judge King, who, after commenting upon
his previous excellent character, his kind and
generous conduct towards his relatives, and the
unfortunate death of the deceased sentenced
the defendant to undergo an imprisonment OF
two years at hard labor, pay the costs of prose-
cution, and stand committed until the same be
complied with The prisoner, very respecta-
ble-looking young man, during the remarks of
his Honor, appeared much affected, and could
with difficulty restrain his feelings.


Unfortunate .4ccident About 8 o'clock last
evening, as the steamboat Portsmouth was
landing her passengers from Baltimore, at the
wharf below Chesnut street, a passenger
named Armstrong, unfortunately fell overheard
and was drowned. The rush from and to the
boat by a number of cabmen, is said to have
been the cause of the accident.


Christian Home Missionary Society. Rev.
Augustus Webster, of Baltimore, will deliver
the Sixth ofthe course of Sermons, tomorrow
afternoon, at o'clock, in the Eleventh Baptist
Church. The same minister will preach in the
evening, in the Methodist Protestant church,
corner of Eleventh and Wood streets.


Steamer Princston- Waflike. A rumor is
current that the steam frgate Princeton, Cap
tam r. f. Stockton, now lying off the Navy
Yard, has been ordered to proceed to the coast
of Mexico Lighters are now engaged in con-
veying coal on board from Bristol. 1t Is also
rumored that orders have been despatched to
New York and Norfolk Of like import.


.Milisrism and Insanity A Millerite named
johnson was brought to the police office yes,
terday afternoon, from Market street, where
some of the officers found him holding forth up
Oh tho subject of the destruction of the worlc
in a most violent and incoherent manner. The
man was a raving maniac. He was sent to The
Insane Asylum.