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there were many—had often tried to lead | him to a happier frame of mind, and to | make him take an interest in his own fu- | ture. They had urged him, since he had | taken up his abode in Jerusalem, to settle more comfortably, to get into a better and more convenient workshop, and, since his skill as a workmen always ensured him the means of living, to marry. For they knew that the fresh interests of a domestic nature which would follow would be of the greatest possible service to him. “ The day will come,” was his invariable ~ answer to all such advice—“the day will come when some one will shoot me with a pistol through the back, just as I shot my friend. That day will surely come; what have I to do, then, with a wife or children —with a wife whom I should leave a wid ow—with children whom I should leave fatherless? What have I to do with set tling—with comfort or a home? I shall have a home when the pistol-bullet sends me to my grave beside my triend. I shall o home then,” said the Germanlocksmith. My revolver was sent back to me re paired, and as I was just about to start away on a short journey into theeenvirons, and was in some haste, I set off without trying it. In the course of the day, however, part ly wishing to ascertain how far my pistol was restored to a condition of usefulness, partly from a desire to bring down a bird which I saw on the wing, apparently with in pistol shot, I lifted my revolver to let fly at him. The weapon missed fire. On examination, I found that the defect this time was precisely the reverse of what ‘it had beem before. The lock went so loosely now, and had so little spring in it, that the hammer did not fall upon the cap with sufficient force to explodeit. Itried the pistol severa! times, and, finding it useless, sent it again, on my return to Jerusalem, to the German locksmith, charging my ser vant to explain to him its new defect, and above all things to cantion him as to its be ing loaded, as I had done myself on the former occasion. Mark how that pistol played with the man’s life! Mark how it returns to him again and again! Why not have done its work at once ? The revolver was brought back to me the next day in a state, as I was told, of perfect repair. This time I took it into the garden to try it. The first time it went off well .enough, but at the next time—ior I was determined to prove it thoroughly—l found that its original defect had returned, and the lock would not stir, pull at the trigger as I may. “There is something radically wrong here,” {said. “I will go myself and see the German locksmith about it, without delay.” ' “ That pistol again,” said the locksmith, lroking up, as 1 entered his miserable abode. What would I not have given to have oeen able to say anything that would have altered the expression of that haggard countenance. But it was impossible. I made some attempts to draw the poor fel low into conversation, though I felt that even if these had not proved (as they did) wholly useless, my comparative ignorance of his language would have stood in the way of any service. Our conversation, then, limited itself to the matter in hand, and we agreed that the only thing to be done with the pistol now was to take its lock off, and make a perfectly new one in imitation of it. "Mis, however, would take some time, and it would be necessary that the locksmith should keep the weapon by him for three or four days at least. He took it from my hands as he told me so, and placed it carefully on a shelf at the back of his shop. “ Above all things,” I said, as I left the Louse—* ahove all things, remember that the revolver is loaded.” “1 shall not forget it,” he said, turning round to me with a ghastly countenance. This, then, was the third time that that pistol was taken back to the German lock smith for repair. It was the last. I can see—continued the narrator of this strange story,looking round on us, af ter a pause—l can see that you all know what happened, and that 1 have only to tell you /o the fatal termination of my story was brought about. The German locksmith, being very much ocenpied, owing to the reputation he hal obtained as a clever workman, had taken into his employment a sort of ap prentice or assistant, to help him in the simple and more mechanical parts of the trade. He was not much use—a stupid, idle, trifling fellow at best. One day, soon after Thad left my revolver for the last time to be mended, this Jad came in from executing some errand, and standing idly about the place, took down my pistol from the shelf on which it lay, and began to look at it with some curiosity, not being accustomed to the sight of a revolver. The locksmith, turning round from Lis work, saw the lad thus occupied, and hast ily told him to put the pistol back in the place he had taken it from. He had not had time, he said, to aitend to it yet. It was loaded, and it was dangerous to pull it about in that manner. Having said this, the German locksmith turned round, and went on with what he was about, with his back towards the lad whom he had just :autioned, and whom, he naturally sup posed, had restored the pistol at once to its shelf. TLe boy's curiosity, however, was ex cited by the revolver, and, instead of doing as he was bid, he retained it in his hand, aund went on prying into it,examining how the lock a.cteE, and what were its defects. The poor German was going on with his work, muttering to himself, “ Strange, how that pistol returns to me, again.” The words were not out of his lips when the fatal moment, so long expected, ar rived, and the charge from my revolver entered his back. He fell forward in a moment, saying as he fell, “At last.” "The foolish boy rushed out of the shop with the pistol ip his haud, screaming for assistance so loudly that the neigfibors were soon alarmed, and hLastened in a crowd to the house of the poor locksmith. T have to relate a horrible and incredible thing, which, impossible as it sees, is yet true. The German locksmith started up from where he lay, pushin'i aside all those who stood aroung him with an unnatural and inconceivable strength. His body swayed for an instant from side to side, and then le darted forwards. Thecrowd gave way ‘ before him, and he rushed from the house. Ie tore along the streets—the few people whom he met giving way before him, and looking after him in horror as he flew along—his clothes cut open at the back, blood-stained and dripping,and with death in his regard. Not one pause, not an abatement in his speed, till he reached the infirmary, passed the man who kept the door, and up stairs he flew,nor stopped till he came to a bed which stands beneath the window, and across which the shadow of a cypress falls when the sun begins to sink. It was the bed on which his friend had breathed his last. “T must die here,” said the German lock smith, as he fell upon it. “It is here that I must die.” And there he died. The haunting thought which had made his existence a living death was justified. The presenti ment had come true at last; and when the thunder-cloud, which had hung so long over this man’s life, had discharged its bolt upon his head, it seemed to us as if the earth were then lighter, for the shade had passed away. Is death the name for a release like this ? Who could look upon his happy face, as he lay upon that bed, and say so? It was not the end of a life, but the be ginning. The TWheekly Anglo-Arican. NEW YORK, AUGUST 13, 1859. 157 Advertisements for this poper must be ac companied by the cash. 1% Copies of this paper can be purchased of tie news-dealers everywhere. PUT MONEY IN THY PURSE. Talk as we may, think as we please, of one thing we may be certain—that very little headway can be made in this cold, stern, rigid world of ours without money or its value. This is true of individuals, true of communities, true of nations. A man may have learning, he may have brains, he may have all the better quali ties of head and heart, yet they will avail him little in life’s comfortable progress if he have not substantial means, or cannot turn these personal advantages to the ac quisition of individual means. So also of communities or nations. In either case, possessed of all these qualifications, which are quite essential of themselves, still they become but mere gangs of learned beggars, brainful speculators, softs, dreamy philoso phers, to be taken advantage of by any monied power within whose grasp they may chance to come. They are the mere cogs, wheels, and spindles, or serve to make up the machinery by which the monied power works and increases its own strength ; and there is no escape from this state except by the possession of the essence of that power —money. Andwhat is true in this general statement is eminently true in reference to the Anglo- African as a class or as an individual. His greatest disability to-lay is a want of and a right use of money. As for learning, the mere learning of the books, he has as much as the common run of his Anglo-American fellows, and enough for all practical busi ness purposes—enough, at least, for his present business necessities. His only dif ficulty in this respect is that he has no available business learning. As for tal ent, no one at this day will deny him that, however misdirected it often is ; and as for his goodness of heat, why that is conceded on all sides. He has, too, industry. The Anglo-African is not an idle being. He may be improvident, but not idle. What, then, lacketh he? There is but one answer to tlis question, and that is, he Jacketh money. In this is comprehended all that we need in connection with what we already possess, to make us even with our Anglo-American brethren. To that, then, to the various means and devices by which we can getand hold money, and make it contribute to onr own personal ad vantage, and tell upon the community and the nation, let us from this day forth de vote ourselves, hand, and mind, and strength. . .. . Let us n?)ifi misunderstood. Wewould not have the Anglo-African bate one titue of his efforts in learning, in art or science, or of his progress in any of the higher qualities of the heart; but we would have hLim, in addition, get more of the power and strength which underlie the polity of the community and the nation—yoNey. Does any body believe that, in addition to what he already possesses, the Anglo-African could not gracefully open every car door, place his chair to every hotel table at the first sound of ,the gong, have his choice birth in every steamboat on onr waters, or obtain any other common right now with held him, in less than six months, with the possession of a right application of money ? If there be any individual so green as to entertain such a belief, he puts a very fulse estimate upon, and does great injustice to, our money-loving, money-seeking, money getting, money-worshipping Anglo-Ameri can brethren, who now have and hold both the money and the power of the land. We say again to the Anglo-African, “ Put money in thy purse.” Begin with small beginnings. The world was not made in a day, nor can a fortune. A few pennies at first; (hen dollars, and those will soon roll up to hunareds, and these in time to thousands. Let us begin with our children. Learn them that there are such institutions as savings banks—even ten cent savin ;s banks—and permit no one of them to arrive at the age of twelve years without & book and a deposit in some one of them, and thus learn them to estimate the valie of every cent that may chance to fall honestly in their possession. With such a course rijidly pursued, our youth will learn to estimate money for its right use, and business will spring up among them almost spontaneously; and business will beget, as we have already said, wealth, and wealth power,and power, in common with the rest of our fellow-citi zens, is all we now want. We shall have occasion to recur to this ‘subject again. CERTIFICATE OF NORTHERN DEM OCRATIC CHARACTER. The following certificate of character was given by Senator Brown, of Mississip pi, whose long service in both branches of Congress has given him opportunities for forming an intimate acquaintance with the Northern allies of the Southern pol iticians, and heilce competent to speak. It ought to be struck off on strips of brass, manufactured into collars, and worn round the neck of every Northern doughface and toady Democrat, and every other politician of the same stripe in the North. The “Tribune,” speaking of it, says : “ A cer tificate of character from an employer is always a solace and sometimes a necessity to a faithful servant.” This is doubtless true. It further advises these Northern Democratic servants of Southern political masters to put this certificate in their pock ets ; but we say no—put it round your necks, gentlemen. But first read it, as it comes fresh from your Southern masters, andithen you have but to take the advice above given you: “The only hope of the Southern Democracy is to make a fight in the Charleston Convention ; to go there determined to have their viéws incorporat ed in the creed of the party, or break up the concern in arow. I have nodoubt, as the South has heretofore controlled the party on all great questions, that the Northern Free-Soil element will again yield in graceful submission. If they do not, why then apply the torch to the great temple of Democracy, and blow the con cern to flinders.. Rather than see the par ty destroyed, the North, which doesn’t care for principle, will allow anything to be in corporated into the creed.” CoxTENTS OF THE ANGLO-AFRICAN Mraa- ZINE FOR AUGUST.— 1. On the Fourteenth Query of Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Virginia. 2. In the Constitution of Man there Exists a Religious Element 3. Thoughts on Hayti. 4. Afric-American Picture Gallery. 5. Anglo-Saxons and Anglo-Africans. 6. Watering Places. 7. The Dying Fugitive—Poety. 8. Miscellany. Wieax J. Wison’s Seeecn.—We have received from our Newark corres pondent a full report of the able speech of Prof. Wilson, made at the First of August celebration in that city,but, from itslengt!, we are compelled to defer its publication until next week. Home Covrvespondence, OUR BALTIMORE LETTER. Bavrixore, Md., July 28, 1859. Mz. Epitor:—So you have given to us “The Weekly Anglo-African.” Most of the papers published by colored men, from “The Colored American” to “ The Anglo- African,” I have read, and never have 1 been better pleased with any effort of the kind. You have my hearty good wishes for the success of that beautiful paper. My prayer is that it may live to a good old age, and in its old age grow more vizorous with the sinews of life so needful to its suc cess—MoNey. \Without it there must be a failure. "y Down hece in B. we are not inattentive observers of what is going on amongst our people. You may fell well assured we are exultant at that effort, aud should you make some responsible person your agent in our eity, our people, 1 opine, would let you hear from themin the proper direc tion. No city on this continent needs more a paper to advocate our claims, state clearly our pretentions, and to show our reasons for what we are doing and intend to do, than the city of New Yak. And ; why ? Simply this : every nation on this ‘earth is there represented, and every State in this Union finds there a representative, and every shade of opinion for and against us is there taught. There, in that city of all others, the colored man should have an organ to plead his cause, to defend his claims, and through which to tell lus story. We have a cause, and that cause can alone be truly and faithfully presented by the parties most of all uthers iuterested. Our enemies need light, our friends meed from us encouragement. Then, M:. Editor, you are filling vp a real necessity, you are meeting a demand. Our friends of the New York ‘ Tribune,” of the “Independ ent,” and other good and true papers, battie for us nobly. They do us just such service as we are unwilling to do without; end now that you have given to us “The Weekly Anglo-African,” we shall be as unwilling to do without it. No editor, however eloquently, however kindly Le may plead our ecause, can tell the black man’s story. 'They have their own work to do, and no man can do it for them. Re ligiously, I believe every man has to do his duty to God. So.n the great struggle for our regeneration, for our emancipation lfrom all the ills and evils incident to our peculiar condition. The Lord be with thee, brother, and enable thee to stand up for God and humanity. We in our region are doing what we can, silently though it be. Already my prelude has grown lengthy, and for this I apologize. My intention when I commenced writing was [to give you alone Baltimore items. Baltimore churches are not a whit behind, either in attendance or beauty, for our people are a church-going people. No city where I have been can boast of betier churches amongst our people. Other cities may have more of them, but our people dis played taste and judgment in the structure of theirs. Baltimore is emphatically a Methodist city, both amongst the whites and colored. Methodism is in the ascend encp, as the following will show: The Methodists (colored) have thirteen chapels and preaching places, divided as follows : The African M. E Church has - - - 6 M.E Churehhas -~ - - = .2 B The Zion Methodist Church has - - - 1 St. Thomas Protestant Methodist Church - 1 13 BaptistChurehes - - = - - 8 Poolbherion = » . o BT R AOS Episcopalian - - 3 . T i 1 SR WD N . The total membership I cannot now give, nor the value of church property, but will in a subsequent letter. SCHOOLS. We have fifteen cotored schools, all in a healthy and prosperous condition. These are self-sustaining,as our people receive no government money to aid them. They are now closing up for the warm season, and some of them are giving grand exhibi tions. Miss Mary A. Harding, a grand daughter of the late Bishop Waters, of the African M. E. Church, lead off with a fine exhibition, at Waters’ Chapel, African M. E. Church ; good speaking, good examina tion, good singing, and all speak well of the young lady’s efforts. Mrs. Maria Stewart, formerly of your city, had also an examination and exhibi tion at the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. S. is a veteran at teaching, and of course she gave general satisfaction. Mr. Wm. T Dixon gave us a real treat on the evenings of the 25th and 26th. Mr. D., with the regrets of a host of friends, leaves us for yourcity. He closes a school of about 124 pupils. The “ Sisters of Providence” (Catholic) gave a grand demonstration at the close of their school. I did not witness the literary exercises, but all are abundant in their laudations of these faithful * Sisters.” Their pupils number 160. 1 witnessed their exhibition of needle-work ; wife and ) other lady judges better qualified than myself in such matters, say that their ef forts had been climaxed. Miss Lake, of Annapolis, worked “The Father of his Country” in full size. The judges at the National Fair pronounced it the best they had ever seen ; but as there was no pre mium for colored girls, Miss L. had to con tent herself with mere praise. Well, it is some satisfaction to be praised, for we so seldom get even that. Another young lady, whose name I do not row recollect, has excelled even Miss Lake, and worked the “ General” in much less time. There were worked chairs, vests, shirts, &c., but none excelled those representing the blessed Savior receiving the tribute moiiey and “ The Holy Night.” They were charming. When I left the room, I felt deeply impressed thatthe man who could go there and gaze upon such work from the hands of colored girls, and they entirely under the control of colored teachers, and hear their sweet music and charming voices, must be either a mad man or a fool, if he adopt such silly and un called-for sentiments as those published by that Republican paper in Philadelpbia, and republished by the editor of the New York “ Herald” with his remarks. If these Northern editors will come * down South,” we will teach them that some of us live otherwise than by Ulacking their boots, shaving 'their faces, and twaiting wupon their tables. More anon. Respeetfually, i MIFFLIN- OUR BOSTON. LETTER. Bostox, August 3, 1859. Me. Epiror :—The Convention jof col ored citizens of New England held here in the Tremont Temple, and which closed last evening about seven o'clock,is con ceded by every one to have excelled, in point of talent, for its great good order, and its eclct, any similar body of men ever convened before in this country. Still, it is the subject of severe criticism for deviat ing in the progress of its proceedings from pursuing and adequately discussing the subjects or objects comprised in its eloquent “ call,” for any candid and impartial out sider had it plainly before him that an at tempt to crush out the life-blood of the African Civilization Society, and personal ly abuse J. B. Smith, Esq., of New Bed i ford, was finully the whole business trans acted by this Convention, except to ap point a Central Committee, and to it refer all resolutions and other business, which hundreds thought, and yet believe, might and should have been acted upon by the assembled body of New Eygland talent, wisdom, and education, ere they adjourned. And what seems odd is the fact that the ieuds of the African Civilization Society did not introduce this matter ; yea, they even attempted to keep it out, when it was seen that the “managers” of the Conven tion had evidently come “ cut and dried” to choke and throttle this “ monster” in its infancy. Tt still lives. The power be hind the throne prevailed ; and, what was deprecated by all good and unbiassed men, this bugbear,; this hobby, was introduced by its bitter enemies, and behold ! they have got enough of it, although it must be admitted that, financially, the plan and ar rangement “ paid.’ : I need not here speak of the most excel lent tact and ability displayed by the President, Mr. George T. Downing, of ‘Newport, nor of the pleasing yet forcible style exhibited by Wm. Wells Brown, of Boston, the wonderful skill, biting sarcasm, and ready wit of Chas. L. Remond, of Sa lem ; neither the consummate argumenta tive power and force of reasoning seen in all of Rev. Mr. Martin’s efforts, as well as the mighty torrent of finished declamation and array of facts so happily served up by Dr. J. B. Smith, of New Bedford; and I here repeat that the results of the Conven tion are not what they should have been, nor what the .delegates from the rural districts did expect—neither what the pub lic were anticipating, after reading the call. But, as it has boen a success pecuniarily, and also afforded a large number of ladies, gentlemen and children an opportunity to see something new, and to have a good time generally, why * we,” the public, must say all right. I have no doubt but that you will havea fuller account of this Convention from somebody more competent than SKIMMER. i OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER. | PriLapeLpiis, Aug. 1, 1859 ~ Mg. Epiror:—The Sunday question con tinues to hold pre-eminence among the questions of the day. It pervades every | circle, and demands of every individual a careful analysis of its component elements. It presents itself in several aspects, and demands a careful, candid, thorough ex amination of each, refusing to be put down at the bidding of sectarian dictation. Its will is iron, its courage indomitable, its mandates reasonable, and its adherents for midable. The case of William H. Jaen dell, the driver of one of the Coates and Green streets railway cars, who was arrest ed on Sunday, the 17th ult., by order of Mayor Henry, being charged with a breach of the peace, was brought before the Su preme Court of Pennsylvania, Justice Thompson presiding, on Thursday, the 21st, and disposed of. The case was heard on a writ of habeas corpus, and at tracted a dense crowd of spectators. It was ably argued by counsel on both sides, after the evidence had been adduced. Thursday was occupied in hearing evi dence, Friday in hearing arguments of counsel, and on Saturday Judge Thomp son delivered his opinion, substantiating the charge preferred against Jaendell. He refused to discharge the prisoner, but handed him over to the proper authorities, the Court of Quarter Sessions, in consider ation of the following facts, namely: that “ the defendant was driving a railway car at the time of his arrest, which was attend ed by noise sufficient to constitute a breach of the peace; that traveling or riding for recreation, even, is not a breach of the Sabbath, and persons may not be arrested for riding along the streets for such pur poses, but when a vehicle passes along the samia route every six minutes, as was in tended by the company on the day the ar rest was made, if it disturbs the public along the line, amounts to a breach of the peace of the Sabbath, as ordained and es tablished by the act of 1794, and that un der the circumstances an arrest was prop er; that at no time during %w (Sabbath) day may religious exercises be disturbed by the running of railway cars,” &e. This, I may say,is the decision in a nutshell. It compels the observance of the first day of the week, whether such observance be dene conscientiously or oth erwise; it says to every citizen of this ‘commonwealth, if you are not able to pro %vide yourself with a private conveyance, you shall not ride through the streets on Sunday. It says this is a commumity of Christians of a particular stamp, and if any one does not observe their Sabbath, he is liable to arrest, fine, and imprisonment. Is this the liberty of conscience of which our Constitution so loudly boasts? It says (Art. 9, Sec. 3) “ That all men have a nat ural and indefeasible right to worship Al mighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences; that no man can, of right, be compelled to attend, erect, or sup port, any place of worship, or to maintain | any ministry against his consent; that no human authority can, in any case whatev er, control or interfere with the rights of conscience; and that no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious es tablishments or modes of worship.” Suppose that when the Jews assemble in their synagogues, to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences, upon the seventh day of the week, (our Saturday,) which is the Sabbath of the Lord their God, in which they are commanded to do no work, neither they, their sons, their daughters, their men-ser vants, their maid-servants, their cattle, nor the stranger that is within their gates, that their peace is disturbed by the running of | all kinds of vehicles, and they complain to the Mayor, is it likely he would send a posse of police to arrest the persons com plained against? And should they be ar | rested, is it likely that a Christian Judge | on the Supreme bench would decide that | the grievances must be removed? No, verily, they would very likely be told that the Christian Sabbath has been established by statute in the Keystone State, and that they must observe it or take the conse quences. It would, perhaps, be hard to find one more strenuously opposed to Sabbath des ecration than myself; but while I claim the right to act for myself and think for my self in matters of conscience, yet I would ‘not compel another to conform to my views, and especially would I not purchase my religious pleasures at the expense of oth ers. No man should be your judge in matters of conscience,and when I see laws in operation compelling men to respect other men’s religious convictions not my own, I re gard it as a species of insufferable tyranny. I believe that he who said, “ My kingdom is not of this world,” never intended the church and state to be united; and when I see the ministers of a religion going about other people’s business, and endeavorifg to make the law and the gospel meet and kiss each other, I feel as though there is a lack of purity on the part of those ministers. In former times, when men could only be Christians under great difficulties, the Church was pure, but now it has become the fashion. On the Thursday preceding the decision of Judge Thompson, in the Jaendell case, placards were posted around the State House, calling a meeting of citizens in fa vor of running the cars on Sunday. The meeting was called for Saturday evening, and when the interested parties saw, by the afternoon papers, that the case was de cided against their wishes, they were pro vided with new arguments, and they made good use of them. About half-past 8 o’clock, nearly an acre of ground was cov ered with people, anxious to hear what should be said by the speakers. At inter vals they cheered the speakers and groaned Judge Thompson. It partook of the char acter of an indignation meeting. KEight speeches were made in favor of running the cars on Sunday, and a long string of resolutions, touching every point in the Sunday question, were passed unanimous ly. The speakers levelled some very hard hits at the clergy, for which they were en thusiastically applanded. This is the sec ular side of the question. The next day the clergy fired off their big guns, thundering their anathemas against Sabbath breakers, &e. Among those who preached sermons against Sun day travel were the Rev. J. F. Berg, church Seventh street, opposite Brown; Rev. Johu Chambers, church Broad and Sansom, besides others. The Rev. W. Catheart, pastor of the Second Baptist church, preached a pointed and beautiful sermon, on Sunday, in which he took the ground that all compulsory measures to enforce the observance of a particular day, is persecution. Now that the people have taken hold of the matter, it will doubtlessly be brought to a political issue, and decided by the bal lot-box, for I believe that a majority are in favor of Sunday travel. I see by the police reports that a riot took place between a number of colored persons in the neighborhood of Sixth and Hirst streets, between four and five o'clock in the afternoon of the 23d ult., and that three police officers were badly beaten in attempting to arrest the rioters. Another police force arrived during the disturbance, and arrested some seventeen,among whom were several females. They were each held in $lOOO bail to answer the charge of riot. I made enquiry in the neighborhood; concerning the affair, and learned that a colored man and his wife were disturbing the peace of the neighborhood, when some of the police officers, who are very oppress ive in their conduct towards the colored people, attempted to arrest the offending parties, when a general fight occurred. 1 have been informed that one of the young men held to bail for riot was not near the spot at the time the fight took place. Late on last Tuesday night, Lieut. Paul lin, with a posse of policemen, arrested fourteen persons at a house in Sansom st., below Eleventh, while in the act of gam bling. They were each held in five hun dred dollars bail for future good conduct, and the keeper of the house was required to give security for his appearance at court in the sum of one thousand dollars. Another party of gamblers, (colored,) four teen in number, was arrested by Lieut. Goldey, and a posse of policemen under him, about 1 o’clock on the following Thursday morning, at a house in Bay street, (formerly Portland lane,) kept by a female. The keeper of the house was held under one thousand dollars bail to ap pear at court and answer the charge of keeping a disorderly house. The others were held under three hundred dollars for their future good conduct. About half-past 10 o’clock on Thursday morning, the vicinity of Fourth and Race streets wag thrown into great excitement by a man, with a large pair of tailor’s shears, who attempted to kill every "ne who came near him. He succeeded in stabbing two persons—one named Charles Keen, a porter in a store in Arch street, the other a merchant named John T’ Pig gott. Keen received two stabs, one in the ‘breast near his heart, and another in his abdomen near the groin. He was very se riously injured, and was conveyed to the/ Pennsylvania Hospital, with little hopes of his recovery, but he is mending very fast. Piggott was stabbed in the fleshy part of the arm near and below the elbow. His wound was not dangerons. The;er. petrator of these deeds is said to have s laboring under a fit of mental derange. ment at th.e .timo. He was arrested, and, ;fi“ remaming Wmcz time in the station ouse, was committed to the ¢ i His name is Win. Colon, > A co.lored Woman named Sarah New. man, said to be between ninety and hundred years old, was k il trampled to death ’b . to one of the Fi o ‘horses Sl 1e Fifth and Sixth streets rail- Wa.y cars, at Fifth and Sonth streets, on Friday morning between nine and ten o'clock. Verdict, accidentally killed. The driver and conductor gave themselves up immediately, and when the coroner's jury rendered their verdict, the prisoners were discharged. The anti-Sabbatarians had another meef. ing in Independence Square, on Saturday evening, at which they effected a perma. nent organization, by the appointment of o President and fifty-two Vice Presidents, to. gether with twelve Secretaries. They were elected by unanimous acclamation. It was a monster gathering, and no Jess than twelve speakers addressed the crowd in favor of the abrogation of Sunday laws restricting travel. It was one of the most orderly out-door gatherings that I have ever witnessed anywhere, considering its size and all the circumstances connected ‘with the case. \ Our city at present is comparatively ‘healthy. The number of deaths reported last week were two hundred and sixty-one; l the week previous,there were two hundred and forty-seven. } There is a union prayer meeting every ‘afternoon in the week, at the Masonic Hall, South-Eleventh street, below Pine. It is gotten up by five churches, (colored,) I understand, and has been in operation for a couple of weeks. I will give you more particulars in my next. As I close my epistle, I am reminded that this is the anniversary of the British West India emancipation, and I fancy there is a lively time at Harrisburg on account of the celebration there. Appropos of this, 1 might say that Philadelphia is a little be hind some other places this year, for I am not aware that the day will be celebrated in or near the city, nor do I know that any of our institution have sert delegates to either of the conventions now being held I do know, however, that Philadelphia will be represented at Harrisburg by Mr. Jabob C. White, Jr., and at Boston by Mr. Wm. Still. Last year and the year before, the Banneker Institute made ex tensive preparations to celebrate the day, and although the weather last year was very inclement, the day was celebrated in a becoming manner, at Haddington Man sion, a splendid resort, a few miles from the city. In 1857 there was a large turn out, if my recollection serves me. Phila delphia has had some very lively times, heretofore, on the first of August, and 1 am not convinced yet that we are retro grading, although silence reigns among us now. Nearly all those who have been prominent in such matters are either too ‘deeply engrossed in business or they are rusticating. When our leading men meet face to face on such occasions, there is gen erally such an outburst of indignation at the wrongs which we are made to feel, as to show that the City of Brotherly Love has a few left who have never bowed to the Baal of slavery. BANNEKER. - OUR NEWARK LETTER. Newark, N. J., August 9, 1859. The pic-nie of the Plane-street Church Sabbath School took place on the 4th inst. Through a misunderstanding of some of the teachers, it was reported to have taken place on the first. They met at the ehurch at an early hour, according to an noucement, and at nine o'clock the proces sion was formed and in readiness to move. Headed by the superintendent and assist ant, they marched to the grove in a quiet and orderly manner. Here they enjoyed themselves through the course of the morn ing in rope-jumping, swinging, and playing Copenhagen. At noonthe omnibusse- were running to the woods, filled with people, and at two o'clock had added many to their numbers. Here were associated in this social gathering the old and new school Presbyterians, the high and low church Episcopalians, the close-communion and the free-will Baptists, and the Zion and Bethel Methodists, enjoying themselves as one people. This lam pleased to see. It is one step towards our improvement, tor we must put aside our sectarian feelings, and associate ourselves together for one commondestiny. Mr. E- H. Freeman ad dressed the people; and was to have been followed by Revs. Messrs. Davis and But ler, who were prevented from speaking, however, by a heavy thunder shower, which caused the people to scatter in every direction, to gain shelter from the storm. The day passed pleasantly, and all re turned satisfied with the excursion—even including those who were well drenched by the rain. Having occasion to go a few miles out of Newark on business, on my return I stopped at Elizabeth City to see a friend. Here I pressed the claims of the “ Week ly,” which I hope you will hear from at an early date. The Presbyterian Society of this city, under the pastoral charge of Rev. Mr. Vanderveer, who seceded with part of his congregation from the Methodist connection, | is in a prosperous condition. They have | contracted for a lot with a school-house