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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRE SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1871. FAMILY MARKETING. The ll iwing were the prices asked and obtained for tbe articles below meutiooed in tbe various markets throughout the city yesterday: BUTTER AND rIHT pnnnnon placed by new loads, which scarcely eufike to meet the constant demand upon the coal saoply. Working at these bins you will find great gants of men, In most cases brawny Irishmen, who arc busily engaged In carrying off the coal to the respective ships. It is a busy scone.

The constant current of workmen is a sight in itself. Here are employed in the busy season some fifteen hundred men, busily engaged with their shovels CITY INTELLIGENCE. PORT RICHMOND. WHKRB TUt COAX. IS SHIPPED HOW IT IS SHirPBD SIGHTS, SCRNKS AMD 11 AKACTKKS AT THR GREAT COAL CENTRK.

Ia presenting oar readers with account of tli working! of that rait coal entrepot and depot, Port Richmond, It ti our purpose to lay before them, in at plain and aimple a manner as possible, what we ourselves saw in a recent visit to the placs, and to make them understand Just exactly what is done there, and how it Is done. Very mauy the good people of Philadelphia are scarcely aware that within an easy Car ride from their own doors are to be witnessed the operations of one of the grandest as well as one of the most Interesting Industries which the city can produce. All that these know of coal is that It Is mined la a not far-distant region in Eastern end Central Pennsylvania, that It is shipped to Philadelphia in the cars, that it is stocked ia the various coal yards lor sale, and that when ordered It rolls up to their doors ia i audienco room is finished tbo church 'services will be held there, and tbe basemeut room used for Sunday school rooms and lecture The plastering has been done, and the oilier parts of the work will be hastened, so that the congregation will have the use of the whole church some time during the coming autumn. The Rev. J.

Y. Mitchell is pastor of this church, and, with the co operation of the people, is successfully bringing the church through tho change of its location, and its establishment in its new field. The dedication of the Presbyterian church of Passaic, New Jorsey, took place on tbe 3d inst. Tbe church was first organized about four and a half years since, and the members now number less than tbree score. This little band have in that short time, notwithstanding their small number and the very large numbers of other congregations in the village, erected aud fitted up an edifice that would do credit to ten times their number.

Tbe buildings aud the ground cost 112,300, and tbe furnishing $1600; on the building aud ground there was yet 3400 lacking to make up the amount. A collection was hereupon taken, and in a very short time money to tbe amount of $3000 was pfedged. A Presbyterian church was orgauized last May at the village of Spruce Creek, Huntingdon county, by a committee of the Presbytery of Huntingdon of which the Rev. R. M.

Wallace, of Altoona, was chairman. The new organization is one ot the fruits of the great revival enjoyed by tbe people of the village and surrounding country last winter. It starts with a membership of sixty, and a prospect of further increase una useiuluess. The Congregational church at nas resolved to perfect its organization ns a fres byterian cburcb, and seek representation in the rresoytery oi Lackawanna. The centennial celebration of tho old Presby terian church at Deerfield, New Jersey, will be ueio on me zdd inst.

Tho congregation was or ganized about 1735. Tbe present church edifico was erected in 1771. In the old log church in which they originally worshipped, Whitefield, Blair, Gilbert, Tennent aud Fiuley preached at niuerent limes. Devotional exercises will le held in the church, commencing at eight A. M.

1 be day will then be spent in the woods. Ap propriate addresses, including an historical sketch oi iue church, by the pastor, the Rev. K. II, Davis, will be delivered in the afternoon. The Rev.

T. II. Delamater, of Morgan, Ohio, nas resigned, and accepted a call to the Presbyterian Church in Waterford, Pa. ROMAN CATHOLIC. On Sunday last, through the kindness of Rev N.

Cantwell, Rev. Father Taylor made nn appeal to St. Philip's congregation in aid of the new cnurcu ana pastoral bouse be is engaged in build lug at Dover, Delaware. St. Gabriel's Cburcb.

nazleton. Rev. T. C. O'Hara, pastor, was erected fifteen months ago, at a cost of $30,000, of which $27,000 has oeen paid, aa evidence of prosperity unequaled.

The bell obtained for tbe church having proved defective, a new one, weighing 1721 pounds, has been purchased from the Troy foundry sud sr-rived in Ilazleton last week. It is tbe united contribution of the pastor and Rev. T. J. Mar ron, and Messrs.

Michsel F. Beirn. of Philadel phia, A. Brown and J. H.

McHalc, of Ilazleton. ibe architectural and artistic beauty of this church is not excelled by auy outside tbe great ones. Rev. Father McAnnny is still at Aiken, S. and Is improving rapidly.

Rev. Father Moroney has left Aiken and is now at the Usurline Convent, Valle Crucls, near Columbia, S. c. His health is much improved since ne has been in the South. During Burglary.

A most daring burglary was perpetrated early yesterday morning at the countr seat of ex Senator A. G. Cottell, at Merchantville, on the Burlington County railroad, some four Or five miles from Camden, which, for cool audacity, will favorably compare with tbe operations of England most celebrated cracksmen. About three o'clock in the morning two of the ladies of tbo family, occupying the same room, were aroused by hearing footsteps on the first floor below. They were naturally alarmed, but thought it probable that some of the family had arisen.

In a few minutes tbey heard steps on the stairs, and the light in ihe ball, which was burn ing low, was turned up. The sound of the footsteps was soon heard in on adjoining apartment occupied Ly Mrs. Catlcll, and in an instant a burglar, armed with a flashing dark lantern in one band and a revolver in tbe other, and his face partially concealed by a mask, rushed into the room, followed closely by I 1. uuututr uue oi tue lauioi starling up crieu, wuo is tuair mis iook tnem by surprise, as tbey evidently did not expect to find tbe room occupied. One of the house-breakers said, in tbe coolest manner possible, "Now don't you be alarmed ladies; keep perfectly quiet and we wou't disturb tou.

Where's vour monrv?" He then went to the bureau, pulled open tbe drawers, carried on a goia watcu and several trifles, and theu left the room with his partner. Proceeding to another apartment, they stole three silk dresses and tben descended the stairs. One of the ladies, throwing open tbe window, ran out on the verandah and cried out that the bouse wns being robbed. Assistance soon reached them from the bouse of Mr. Stetson, their neighbor, and also from the dwe ling of Mr.

Elijah G. Cattell, a brother of the ex-Senator. The bouse was searched, but the robbers had succeeded in making their escape. The thieves must have beeu iu the house for some time previous to their discovery, as tbey bnd cousnmed the contents of a bottle of wiue, aud smoked or carried away a large number of segars. They took ia addition to tbe articles already mentioned some napkin rings from tbe sideboard in the dining room.

Two huudred dollars will in all probability cover the loss. They fortunately left untouched a valuablo set of silver plate in a Urge sale on tbe first floor. ('barged with Embezzlement. Patrick J. Ambrose, a sewing machine agent, who resides al Cbestnnt Hill, was charged on the oath of Joseph 8.

Cannavan, of No. 1225 N. Fifth street, with embezzlement, before Alderman R. R. Smith, yesterduy.

From the testimouy it appears that Ambrose, who was apparently doing an extensive business, got into considerable trouble. Iu his time of need be went to Canna-vau who indorsed bis notes to the amount of were payable in three, six and nine months. Un fortunately, however, none were paid. Tbey were all protested. He was also to render a monthly account, but this he failed to do, although book account snowed a large increase in bis busi ness, xue ennrge urougnt against nun was em- bezzlemeut of mouevs and larceny as bailee to the amount of eleven thousand dollars.

The bearing was only a partial one yesterday, owing to the absencc'of witnesses. He was, therefore, held in $8UO0 bail for a further bearing on the 21lh iust. New York Bay snd up tbe Hudson River. The Hudson river is famous for its magnifi cent scenery, and all who desire to enjoy a view aud have a day of pleasant recreation will have aa opportunity ou Monday next, August 21, when Beck's Band will give another of their grand Bay excursions. The baud will be th Trmu fJlee Clnh.

PasieoE'era will be taken above tbe famous Palisades and have the opportunity of landing in few XorK one hour. Last boat leaves Walnut street wharf at balf-pa6t seven A. M. Sudden Death. AKrint'iix o'clock yesterday morning an un known man, aboat 50 years of age, was found In rfinir condition on Kace streei wnan by Burns.

The sufferer was takeu to the Fourth District ftation House, where be died ai dido uwuw. wumuai oauts and coat and a yellow vest, but had no bat or shoes. The cause oi nis oesta is not Known. RELIGIOUS. BAPTIST.

At a special call from tbe Happy Valley Clearfield county, Pa.j a couucll, comprising delegates from the Zloo, Curwensville, Mount Pleasant, Reynoldsrille. First Williams-port, and Philipsburg Churches, met on the 1st instant for the purpose of formally recognizing the above church, aud of publicly setting apart to the work of the ministry Brother J. M. Chase. Rev.

J. Miles, of Reynoldsville, wns elected moderator, and Brother J. J. Divies, of Pbilipsburg, clerk of the couucil. After satisfactory examinations it was decided that the ordination should take place in the evening, after the recognition services.

Tbe recognition services were Introduced by the rending of scripture by Brother Ellis, of Willinmsport, and prayer by Brother Ilile, of Curwensville. Tbe 6ertnon was preached by Rev. Samuel Miles, of Reynoldsville, from I Acts ii: 42, 43. Tbe preacher also gave to the church the band of fellowship. Rev.

W. if. Skinner, of Curwensville, made the ordaining prayer and gave the hand of fellowship to the candidate, and Rev. Thomas Van Scoyoc, of Mount Pleasant, gave the charge. A council met with the Tunkhannock (Pa.) Baptist Church, on the 3d to consider the propriety of ordaining to the work of the Gospel ministry Brother James Rainey, who bad been called to the pastorate of that cburcb.

Rev. N. Whitney was appointed moderator, and Brother James Frear clerk. Delegates were in attendance from thirteen churches. Rev.

D. D. Gray preached the ordination sermon. A council, composed of delegates from different churches of the Wyoming Association, convened in Northmoreland, August 2, at two P. for the purpose of ordaining Brother George Ballentine, pastor elect, to the work of the Gospel ministry.

Rev. D. D. Gray was choseu moderator, and J. D.

Rogers secretary. After hearing the Christian experience aud doctrinal views of the candidate, the council proceeded to the ordination. Invocation, by Rev. A. J.

Arnold; reading Scripture, by Rev. M. Parks; sermon, by Rev. B. D.

Thomas; ordaining prayer, by Rev. T. Gruble; charge to the candidate, by Rev. D. D.

Gray; hand of fellowship, by Rev. N. Whitney; charge to the church, by Riv. E. Pack-wood; benediction, by tbe caudidate.

The preparations are uow making for sending another expedition to Liberia. It is proposed to locate two hundred freedmen at Aithington, the new and flourishing interior settlement, ou the St. Paul's river, twenty-five miles from the Atlantic ocean. The Wayne Baptist Association will hold lis second auuual meeting with the Honesdale Baptist Church ou the 23d beginuiug at ten o'clock A. and continuing two days.

Tbe introductory sermon will be preached by Rev. A. J. Adams, of Uawley, Pa. MKTHODIST EPISCOPAL.

Tbe Rev. Thomas T. Tasker, will preach in Triuity Church, Eighth street above Race, tomorrow nioruihg. Professor Fischer who was expected to assist in, or lead the singing, at several camp meetings this season, was suddenly prostrated by illness in July, and has been confined to bis bed until within a lew days past. He Is now recovering, and hopes soon to be at his post again.

The camp meeting for the Lehigh Valley, was held iu Geissinger's Woods, on the line of tbe Lehigh Valley railroad, about two miles west of Bethlehem. The meeting was quite well attended, aud, considering the nature of the surroundings, especially the somewhat antagonistic views of the community, it is looked upou as a decided success. The following miuisters preached, viz: W. P. Howell, T.

Cundy, J. D. Folsom, J. T. Wilson, P.

Coombe, E. H. Hotfjian, W. McCombs, F. Schleumbacb, A.

Rittenhouse, D. W. Gordon, S. S. Huff, J.

Welch, S. H. Hoover, B. H. Sandcrlin, J.

T. Swindells, R. H. Pattisoo, D. P.

Elder, 8. W. Thomas, U. T. Hurlock, J.

P. Miller, and T. B. Nealy. Tue sermons were delivered Iu tbe order in which the names are given.

The closing exercises were held on Thursday night, the 10th when addresses were delivered by Revs. D. W. Gordon, G. T.

Hurlock, S. S. Huff, G. S. Broad-bent.

W. Swindells and J. F. Crouch. Tbe Lehigh Valley Camp Meeting Association, under whose auspices tbe above above-mentioned meeting was held, is composed of the ministers of tbe vallev, and oue layman from each charge.

Of this body Rev. J. F. Crouch is tbe president. He has beeu assisted by bis brethren in the responsible duties devolving upou him.

They propose lo hold a meeting once a month iu the different churches, begiuuiug ia September at Malicb Chunk. Tho Coveutryville camp meeting will commence August 24, and coutinue ten days. Rev, T. Kirkpauick, pastor in charge, cordially in vites ministers and people to this favoiite place of worship. The Monroe county camp meeting will be held at Delaware Water Gap, commencing August ii.

and closing the 30tu. Few members of tbe Methodist Episcopal Church in this city have been better known or more widely respected for many years past than Peter D. Myers, who, after a 6hort illness, departed this life ou Weduesday morulng, 16th inst. He was over 70 years ot age, and bad been a member of the M. E.

Church, la old John street, New York, aud St. "aeorges and Greeu street, iu this city, for at least bait a century tie was a niemuer ui iue uun iuc muc ui uib death. PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL. Th. Riirht Reverend the Bishop will officiate to morrow ai Bloomsburg in tbe morning, and at Cntawissa In tbe evening.

St Timothv Uhurcu uae ueeu cioeea ior me n.rw. ii-nnks lor repairs, iue aerviccs, meau- held iu the Sunday school de partment of the building. Ou Sunday next the church will be re-opened for worship, at 10) A. and 8 P. M.

The improvements made on the church have been somewhat expensive, adding greatlv to its comfort and its appearance. A col-mill im taki-n morning and evening to aid in the liouidation of tbe amount expended, which has beeu about $1600. The corner-stone of the Church of the Messiah, Gwyuedd, Montgomery couuiy, a new church lor the use Ot this parisu, nn vj ljiobub, with appropriate ceremonies, ou Thursday afternoon, August 10. A very large congregation of persons residing in the viciuiiy was assembled, H-n interest was evident in the enterprise. Addresses' were delivered by the IJishop, and by the Rev.

Thomas C. Yarnail, D. rector of Si. Mary's Church, West Philadelphia, aud tbe Rev. P.

W. Stryker, lector of St. Thomas' Church, Whitemarsb. Tho first effort to establish church services here began about four years ago, and the Rev. Samuel Edwards was tor some time iu charge of the work.

A vestry was organized, a charter obtained and the parish admitted into union with the convention iu May, 1868. Since the resignation or the Rev. Mr. Edwards the services have been kept up by. lay leaders, mostly candidates tor holy orders, students la the Philadelphia Divinity School.

Tbe church lot, which has been purchased and paid for, cousists of about two acres, beautifully situated in a commanding position on the State road, a short half-mile Irom the station. The lot is In'every way eligible for church purposes, and after the completion of the new church it is proposed to proceed at ce to the erection of a parsonage. The tew church wil be buiit of stone. It estimated to cost about 45000, and will probably Le ready for occupancy early next spring. he Rev.

W. M. Jones has resigned the iector sh'p of Si; Stephen's Church, Beverly, N. J. The-Rev.

Dr. C.W. Andrews says that bis name was appended to the Cheney memorial without his consent. 1RF.SBYTKR1AN. The workmen are busily engaged in the completion of the upper part of the new Presbyterian church al tbe comer of Franklin and Thompson streets, Philadelphia.

The basemeut has been occupied for some time by the Sunday school and tbe congregation. As soon as the by our assertion, that no chias ot worknun iit'iiigdo so ceaseless an it so straining a work; others have a breathing time now and then, but these men never. Add to this a hot hold, with the thermometer in the nineties, aud dust and dirt rising all the time and you have something almost pitiable. It is said that these men when tbey atop in the late fall continue to spit coal dust until the next spring. From this can be judged the manner iu which coal becomes a very part of their being.

It does not seem to hurt them, however. They are a healthy set of men, although unceasingly dirty, and are the picture, iudeed, of all that really robust and athletic. At the time of our visit there were from seventy-five to a hundred vessels in port, sud mauy more lay out in tbe stream awaiting an opportunity to get into the wharves and secure their lading. This is by no means a busy season, however. The company has a number of fine colliers, tw of which cairy teu hundred sud fifty tons, and are so divided that they can carry different frcighis to different persons, or different qualities of tl same freight.

A powerful engine furnishes the motive force to a screw propeller, aud, with this great freight, carries these ponderous but not ungraceful craft along at the rate of eight miles an hour. These colliers are a comparatively recent experiment, aud have proved abundantly suc-cestful. We noticed several noble English craft, probably destined to tbe provinces, aud which slop here for freights of coal. There were also a large number of other craft of very considerate burden, and all either ready to sail with full cargoes or in coarse of lading. Our limited space, which we have already exhausted, will only leave us room to bring forward a lew figures and condensed facts iu conclusion of this article.

While our space Is exhausted the subject is only barely broached, and we feel that another article of equal length could alone begin do justice to tbe subject. The storage capacity on the piers, as we have incidentally mcutioned, is two hundred thousand tons of coal. At this season there run Into the wharves between thirty and thirty-five coal trains per diem, each of which sverage from one hundred and twenty-five to oue hundred and thirty-five curs. There have been shipped at tbe port in one day two hundred and fifty thousand tous of coal, and ten hundred aud fifty tons of coal have been laden iu one vessel at tho same time without much difficulty. The largest amount shipped in a year has been two million three hundred aud seventy-eight thousand tons, of which two hundred thousand have been bituminous coal.

Tbe piers are never worked to their full capacity, aud even afford facilities for many more vescels snd many more truins. The shipping s'eason continues from the middle of Mnrch to the middle of December, although more or less work Is done throughout the entire winier scatou. All the shipping is done by the Reading Railroad from the time that the trains reach the port uutil the coal is put on board tbe vessels. Tbe shippers pay 20 cents per ton for the shipping. Tbe trimmers are paid extra, so much for the class of A deduction is made to shipping for the slight waste iu dust aud screenings in each ton.

There are six iron-built colliers; two of five hundred aud fifty tons each; two of eight hundred and eighty tons and two of ten hundred aud tl ly tous. These colliers ruu principally to Boston aud Providence and other Eastern ports. The scales employed weigh twenty-five tons of coal at a time, and tbe capacity in tons of a double car is from ten to twelve tous. There sre 1b store at present from forty-five thousand to fifty thousand tons coal. Ou one pier alone are stored twelve thousand tons.

A number of boats, destined tor caual traffic with New York, and carrying from two hundred to two hundred and tweuty-five tous splece, load at the northern end of tbe Port, and the business crried ou in this avenue alone at limes assumes immense proportions. A It has been found most advantageous to have the retail yards Cetached from the vicinity of the piers, aud these are, accordingly, situated on Cumberland street, ranging along that street for a considerable distance, and ateraging salca during the year of over oue hundred and tweuiy thousand to one hundred and twenty-five thou sand tons. Such are some of tho figures connected with tbe exposition of this immense branch of in dustry. Tbe Cape Mat Murder. Much interest was excited in the city yesterday by the report of the murder, oa Thursday even ing, of Jonathan Hoffman, aged 85 years, who occupied a smalt trucking farm about a mile and a-half from Cape May.

The detectives were employed in this city to keep an eye on all trains which arrived here, to discover, if possible, the murderer. Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, a boy, 16 years of nge, named Charles Ryan, wont to the Central Station and gave himself up. Ue said he resided at present at No. 213 S. Water street.

On Wednesday be had come up from Cape May, wheic for some timo he had been engaged In selling papers. Prior to that he had beeu employed by Hoffman, aud worked on his place. He said he bad been advised to give himself up because be was told that he resembled the party supposed to have committed the muider. He 'didn't know anything about tbe murder whatever. He will prolably have a bearing at the Central Station this afternoon, when he will, no no doubt, be discharged.

Sudden enth. Yesterday afternoon Michael Bearney was taken with convulsions while working ou the new culvert nrar Thirty-second and Thompson streets. He was removed to theGirard House, at Sedgley, where every attention was paid him, under the advice of Dr. Heennn. He expired at seven P.

and the body was sent to the Morgue. Do-ceased was a finely built mau, of handsome features, and said he formerly woiked at the copper mines, on the East river, New York. He said he had iriends living In Cninac street. On Wednes day be took board at tbe bouse of Mr. Cusick, No.

20(b Callow hill street. Struck by During the thunder shower of Weduesdav nie-ht the dwelling of Mr. Samuel Grant. at Torres- dale, ia the Twenty-third Ward, was struck on the roof by lightning. Ihe fluid ran along the tin BTinul.

rii'iii'imdpd- ntnltincr in ita ma. Blu IB sog-i the tin fastenings, to a large marble water II rll III Whinh it AYlHnrifi(l iU frirpA hut aMu ered the whole to pieces. None of the occupauts were hurl. 1 Thigh Itroken. About hilf-pnsl six o'clock last evening Henry Yerks, aged 15 years, residing at No.

1255 Ann street, bad his thigh broken by a piece of iron falling on him at Ann street wharf. He was removed to tbo Episcopal Hospital. Freaking Furniture. William Colton, residing In Alameda street, got druuk on Thursday night, and amused him-elf by tm aking the furniture in bis bouse. He was arrested, and Aldermau Douuell held bim ia $d00 La.l.

Suicide. John Hoctor, residing at 1115 Browo street. comaiitted suicide, yesterday afternoon, by tak ing laudanum, iuu uouy was ukcu lo o. VJlz Ringgold street. ot Spccessful.

Mat tier A Steel's coal office, No. 225 S. Broad street, was broken open by thieves on Thursday night, tut nothing was secured. Ankle Itroken. Bridget Leary, aged 87 yeais, residing in Rod man street below Teuth, had an ankle broken by a hoisting umhiue at No.

715 Market street. Btitter.prime tb 40 1 Lard litltti-r. MCOud uualitir. 1 Butter, cuukiug 26 i Kgg, 1 dozen 35 MBATS. A Bocfdteak.

porterbouso 24 tiheep tongue dot rirefateak. mrloin 25 Hork, roaalion piocei 17 KoMtiug. pieces, Pork, corned "u-AIS Hound teak. 18'M Kidneyi Stowing lOwld'Tripe. Soup piecei llaoon.

ft Corned beet 6 420 Veal, Suet ..12 a)16 Veal, 3 Voal, eutleU Smoked 6e440 Calves' foet, aet Tougucs. mnoked $1125' Ham, imoked Mutton, fore'iuarlers. liam, pickled Mutton, tb Mutton, 7(9 8 Sausage, tb. 90 20 8410 IS 10 16118 25 20 14 ma i Id Mutton, cuops ioi FISH. Cod Catfi.h Keli Flounder Trout Haddock Halibut Sea bass lS.Sheopshnad 25 lo! Saluiou 'tin mackorol 50 12 fresh mackerel 20 16 Rockfisli 3d 1(1 Greea Turtle, Ib 25 2S SnappiV 8l) 12 Taylor Fish 12 15 Perch, white 1618 SHELL AND PRB1KRVED FI3H.

Cod, dry, tb Id! Salmon, smoked Crabs, hard shell. dz 60 1 Mackerel, salt S5 Orabs.soft shell,) dozalaWMackerel, smoked 18J0 Halibut, smoked 2d Lobsters, Ib II IlurriDga, smoked 10312 Shad, smoked 25(30 FRUITS. Crab apples, 40! Primes, ft ljais Apple, i banket 75RiMUs, Apples, dried, qt. Pears. peck 50 Peaches.

VhuketSOcMflWCiintelopiM. verbaskeltOt7S Lemons. dot Watermelon hV.475 Orauges, box Plums, qt Poaches, dry, lb 12 41S POULTRY AND GAMS. Fowls, ft Jo! Jquah. dos IS troo us Spring chickens, so! Woodcock, a I Hicks, tb.

SOitirasa Plover, a p.iir...75tU a'tasvuil U.B, uut VEGETABLES. Beans. lima. qt SS Potatoes. swM.

Xpk. 54 Beets, bunch 6 Ochra. pei 60 Cabbages. head 5 Cucumbers. don 10 red 10 920 Suaihes, basket.

ti- Carrots, doz tfj Turnips, new, bas'L $1 00 Lettuce, head 2(4 5 Coru, basket 75 Oulons, rope 2il'425 Tomatoes, ..60 46 Onions, W. l-25 Egg Plant. basket. 40(470 Potatoes, pock. .40 String Beans, i 4 12 Auditors Appointed.

The following new appointments of auditors have been made by the Court: F. C. Brewster, has been appointed to audit tbe nccoaot of Joseph II. Comly, executor of James Dale. William B.

Ilanna has been appointed to audit tbe account of Charles M. Rizcr aud Junes Guthrie, executors of Peter Harrison. M. Arnold, has been appointed to audit the account of the Girard Life Insurance, Annuity and Trust Compaay, guardians of Henry W. Ridgway.

D. W. O'Brieo has been appointed to audit the account of William C. Claghorn, James L. I suborn, Charles E.

Clagborn, Joho W. Claghorn, executors of John W. Claghorn. Edward S. Campbell bus been appointed to audit the account of William C.

Martin and James M. Martin, executors of Robert Martin. Dauiel Dougherty baa been appointed to aulit the account of William Biddleaud Israel II. Johnson, executors of Lendzey Nicholson. Ludovic C.

Cleeman has been appointed to audit the accouut of James W. Burling, executor of Benjamin Buriiug. John B. Colaban, has been sppointed to audit the account of Ueuj uuiu Little, executor of Joho Myer. Uermantown Business Exchange.

A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Business Exchange of Germantowu, was bold oa Thursday evening ia the room of the association at Walker Hall. The building next to tbe German town Bank has been leased to the exchange and will be fitted up for its use before tbe middle of Soptember. The first floor will be used as library and reading room, the exchango subscribing for tbe principal business journals of this country. One room of tbe building will be used as a committee room, aud tho rest of the property will be sub-let to the parties mentioned in the report of tbe committee, at the lust meeting. The projected newspaper meets with warm support from the members of the exchange, and will, it is expected, be aa established Institution before long.

The next meeting of the exchange will be held oa Monday evening, when new members will be elected, sud subscriptions be takeu for tbe stock of tbe new paper. Attempted Kobbery. Aa attempt was made to rob tbe residence of Mr. Cheeseborougb, on Locust avenue, German-town, on Tuesday night. The family was aroused by the movements of the thief, and alarmed the neighborhood.

Several neighbors came to their assistance, and a search was made through the bouse, but no thief was discovered, although the back door was found to be open. One of the neighbors, however, states that when he first went to the house he tried tbe back door aud found it locked. It is supposed that tbe thief escaped while the neighbors were searching through the bouse. A tramp bad been lathe neighborhood during the day, and bad been begging for Victuals or clothing. It is supposed thirt he wss tbe would-be robber.

llcward for a MUsing Boy. Chief Mulholland received yesterday morninf a telegram from the Chief of Police of Quincy, Illinois, authorizing him to offer a reward of 1000 for the recovery of a lost boy, tbe sou of Willi im H. Leib of that place. The lad is 5 years of age, and his name is Freddie. He disappeared on the 26th of June last, and is supposed to have been carried off by gipsies or a bind of iiinerant Italian musicians.

He is stoutly built, has dimples in chin and cheek, dark brown hair, which curls when long, blue eves, a double crown on the top of IiIb bead, and is vaccinated iu two places on the left arm. JNotbiiiK Molest. On Thursdav the reaiJeuce of Francis 8. Col- laday, No. 2007 Spring Garden street, was en tered aud ransacked by thieves.

Ihey first got iir, tho kifpVinn thi'n cuL a lanro cbuuk out of the door leading to the dining-room, shoved back the bolt, ana tuen cniereu buu jpruvecuwi in mvrv rnmii in Lun iioubts. lucv wvia evidently frightened off, as a subsequent inspection of the premises by Mr. Colhduy showed that no goods had been tuken. What Does It Mean? Rfm- Alderman McColnau, yesterday, Peter Mpr.n was chareed with obtuiuing $8 00 by false and fraudulent pretenses from Thomas K. Daoer, proprietor of a notei, at no.

i.40 nirorp of a somtrwhut simil ir Bircn. character have been made against Coss since he was implicated in having Pole Burns put aw.iy. Tbe whole affair presents rather a suspicious appearance, to sny the least. On this charge he Knit A ftnnrsit nr fininf was ueia in juw A Bad Fellow. John M.

Johnson was before Alderman Becker esterday morulng upon tbe charge of the larceny of jewelry valued at t45 50, belonging to bis sister, Mary F. Johnson. Mary lives at Forty- first and Ludlow streets, ana aneircs mai ioiid went to the house, broke open her trunk and ab stracted the jewelry. John was held in $600 but jr trial. Another Arrest.

James Irons was arrested yesterday mornin? by Lieotenauts Smith aud Jacoby, of the Harbor Police, on the charge of having oeen concernei mrrrntprt assault upon Annie Thomas. the colored woman of whose case mention was made yesterdav in tbe Central Station hear.ng. He is locked up for a hearing. and wheelbarrows. Each man makes twenty cents an hour, and makes it by the most labo rious or occupations.

Imagine a poor liumau being under the heat of a midsummer's sun, heightened by the reflection of the water, the iron rails, and the polished surface of the coal itself, seizing a shovel and filling it with its heavy load, hurling it Into a wheelbarrow as fast as shovclfull can follow and then seizing his wheelbarrow, toiling along a distance of several rods with a weight of 200 or 300 pounds, to the ship, where it is dumped, and the laborer must at once return to his task. Tho way is filled with these laborers passing and repassing, one straining with his load and another returning, for a while relieved, but with the dismal prospect of renewed aud severe toil. It is a task which calls for pity for those who must fulfill it. Daily bread thus earned must be doubly sweet and tbe laborers deserve sll that they get. Tbe dumping of tbe coal Into the bins Is a matter of a passing interest.

Do not let the reader suppose that the freights find any difficulty in gaining their release from those dreary black cars which have held them captive for so many miles In the slow passage over the lumbering rails. The bottoms of the cars are, by simple arrangement, let out in a few minutes, and the coals in a moment rush out with a rour, and find their temporary resting place in the great bins, whence they are soon to be shoveled out to ihe holds of the expectant colliers, But there are trains wbicb run nil the way along the piers, and let out their coal freights luto the holds of tbe vessels themselves without any intermediate receptacle. Here we have a very interesting sight, and one upon which we could gaze for hours and never tire. The transportation of the cars to the place where tbe vessels await them is effected in two ways. The means the most largely employed is stock power by horses and mules.

Two ot these animals are fastened to a double car, and, with much tugging to get a start finally, without much diuicutty, carry the car to its point ol destination. On other piers, especially those ot larger size where the demand upon the power is greater, Dorse power Is not deemed quick or powerful enough to do tbe work. Here beanti- lul little dummies, built at the car works of tl company, effect the transportation in beautiful style. One of these struck us by its telling name, the "Wharf Rat," and bad indeed all the tleetness of that animal, If not all its wickedness. These dummies do the work in a really beautiful man ner, being able to take along with them two or thieo of the double cars, thev can expe dite them to their stopping point in half the time, sua can leave them in a 'jilly, to speed along on their return for new prey to satisfy the maw of the greedy colliers, which lake all they get, and ark for more iu the most exasperating mauner.

It Is to be observed tbst one track is reserved for tbe loaded cars, aud the other for the return of the empty ones. So the loaded standing on fbclr appointed tracks, sre taken to pieces bit by bit, denuded of their contents In a moment, ewi'ched over to the other track, aud returned in the same manner to form another, but this time empty, train. The great locomotives which move the trains have a busy tilne indeed to bring in tho full trains and taka out the empty oues from tbe various piers. Several of them are required for this purpose, and they have all that tbey can do to utteiid to their work ia a proper mauuer. How they find their way In aud out from pier to pier is quite beyond ordinary apprehension.

And this suggests uuoiher class of constantly employed men tnose wno must tend iue switches and lix the trucks upou which the empty trains go iu aud out. But now having the cars at that point on the pier where the vessel stands rocking too and fro. (when It Is not already too deeply laden lor im ireigni, we nave to gel ins coal on hoard. This is effected to a most interesting manner by chutes, tbe more modest relations of those monstrous flairs in tho mining regions, but doing quite us much work in quite as noisy and quite a expeditious a manner. The chutes are large iron aud wooden troughs, many feet In length and tbree or four feet iu width, and which are stationed in couples of thirty-six leet apart, to adapt themselves to the hatchways of tbe vessels which come up under them.

The car is brought with its bottom directly over the mouth of these, and the other end is let down by heavy niachiuery to the hatchway oriumg iue euirauce to iue uoia I the vessel. Ail beiug prepared, the bottom of tbe car is unloosed aud the coal comes out and rushes down the chute with deufeuiug din to be precipitated into tbe bold. It reminds one much ol cataract, iu spite of the very palpable and ludicrous contrast between water aud a stream ot great lumps of coal, but here it pours down with much ot the same wtldueBS, pell-mell, tumble-rumble, and rails with a great dasb, and something which we might call a splash a clumsy splash luto the vessel, where it is stored away. Provision is made to screen the dust and di from tbe coal as It goes by means of a grated arrangement ou the upper slope of the chute, aud this does its work in the most satisfactory manner, screening the coal and relieving it ot much ol its impurity. Where the pitch of the 1 iwer slope ot the chute is but slight, owing to the height of the vessel above water, the coal below will uot pass along as rapidly as is necessary although precipitated from a height of several feet.

To uccelerate its course as well as (o obviate the great dust and dirt which arises from falling coal, be it ever so clean, a mau is statioued with a bucket of wutcr, which be constantly refllis Iroiu the exuausiiuss docK, una which be pours copiously upou the slope, thus decreasing the liictiou aud helping the coal on to Us required swiftness. Now, here wu could stand indeed, lor no one could tell how loi so swift would be the flight of time iu the absorbing sight, and watch this beautiful operation. It is the tittle thiugs which show raau's ingenuity. Intricate machinery may delight the expert. but gives the uuiuitiatud something so simply in- geuious aud complete as this to delight him, and make him wonder at the mind of mm who can do anything with the forces which be baa placed iu bis bauds, given experience iue demand ot occasion and Hi gieat lubricator of ail effort the duire to make money.

Now. supposmtr that the coal I rinnrln Intn the hold us rapidly in the one case' ns scoTes of men cau bring it, or in the other aud still more r.ipidly as fust as the chutes can shoot u. have another problem requiring so i he voni wuuoui a uiue nuiuu inn heaps aud would slide away to one side or auwitK-r Inst as it bad the inclination, and wou.d decilnu thu vessel on either side, much to the huitofits equit ose, and even the real danger that it might capsize wuu a suuicioni aggravation, jxow we have another class of meu, beside whose labor the toil of tbe laborer who wheel the barrows to and fro sinks into child play. These are the trimmers, hose business It is to stay in the bold, sud, shovel ia hand, to distri bute the coal as it comes to the one side and the other, snd fore and att; aptly called tbe triui- mtrs, because thev trim the vessel that is (par- dou us, uuuaulical reader, for the aspersiou upon your kaowlcdtre), preserve it well balanced on the water, neither tilting to the one side nor the other. These men are so many Hercnleses, and it is no woud that they are, considering the character of the work which they have to perform.

Such a attain as they have incuinbeut upon tbein it won.d seem incredible that human nature could boa Stripped to the waist tl.ey go to their work. and otien tiniis i.eversee for six hou or more, at hich intern ilu-y must take their meals or leave the.r And the labor is something prodigious. The coil comes pouring uowu npou them thick fast, biding not a b.t iu lis ceaseless lluw. ihey never s.o for a mo-meut, but must shovel aud shovel for hours, m.ivi iv.iukIh at evirv stroke of their powerful arms. We btl.cve, sud we are i repared to stand great carts, with uncouth and grimy men In attendance to shovel it into their cellars.

But that there is a great lnclosure covering: many acres in the northeastern portion of the city, where thousands upon thousands of loos of coal are dally deposited from monster trains of cars, not for the uie of the city, but in a day's time or less to be carried off in waiting ships to hundred points of destination, is a matter of I I 1 I. of Port Richmond, and has concerted it vaguely In his mind with ideas of coal, and occasionally of coal strikes, but just what the Port is, and Just whit is dona there every day, is a matter which Is little dreamed of by (we are fearless in spying), the great mass of the citizens of Philadelphia. If our readers will take seats with us in the Richmond cars, starting from the Exchange, they will be carried into the very heart of one of the most Interesting districts of our great city. They will find themselves not a dozen squares distant from the starting point, in the midst of a maze of streets which will Quite bewilder mem. The straight right-angled thoroughfares of the city as tbey best know it, are left behind them, and tbey come to a region where the streets run in every direction; where the numbered highways cease to exist; where Front street is no longer a stone's throw from the great river, but Where, slandlug upon one of Its corners, the eye takes in another great district lying eastward of Its point of view.

One is, indeed, ia quite another elty. Stores and dwellings are replaced by hlnrlr nnnn hlnplr nf ftYArT anflMfla nf mnnfntv toiy, shop and mill Great iron works, rolling am. 1 1 i ,1 iuiiii, luuuuucs, nff ujuia, ujuuuiuo mup ouu other great centres of industry are around us on very side. The clear atmosphere of the city proper bus yielded to the dense sinokineas of thousands of chimneys. Tlie bustle snd busy of trade sod commerce is replaced by the clink of machinery and the sound of countless hammers.

By and by these are all passed, and the car takes us on to the rirer. We pass along that curiously winding thoronghfars Richmond atroet, and in a few minutes afterward we see before us a great in cisure, surrounded by high white fence. We see a vaat confusion of railroad tracks; we see and bear the great locomotives as they puff In and out of the lnclosure and poss to tind fro on the iron thoroughfare. A little beyond we sou the rirer, and, skirting its shore, thousands of mnsts. The characters of the nasilnc vehicles art changed: nothing Is seen or heard save the elattor of the coal carts as tbev hasten along one after another, Id fine, we are at Port Richmond, the point of our little Journey, at the great coal shipping point ot that monster corporation the Philadel phia and Heading Kulroad.

Passing inaide of the great lnclosure, we find a board walk, which takes us quietly aloug iu the broiling sua to a little Louse, embosomed among a clump ol willows, ihe leiegrnpn wires lead iu the same direction. They have come hundreds of miles away to centre at this one great point. The bouse is occupied by the agent of the Read-lug Railroad, at Port Kichmoud, a gentleman who baa the direct supervision of the reception of coal from all points on the road, its storage at this place, and its final shipment to other ports. The monstrous requirements of such a position re here fulfilled with admirable method and completeness. Just outaide of the gate we see bung up a Jrau.ed table.

Upon it are the names of the various shippers who occupy the wharves of the port, and also the various pointa of departure of the coal trains from up country. The telegraph each day briugs the intelligence of the departure of the ains, the names ol the shippers to whom the coal is forwarded and the number of carloads fur each. Upon tide table and opposite the names of each of these shippers, and under the several points of departure, are scored the uuui- ber of cars forwarded to each. The agent of the road thus Knows wuaws coming and where it is to be deposited, lie provides tor its reception and when the trains come the right r.d amid th labryinth of hundreds ol tracks, btar them ib to ibeir several appropriate wharves and to thc.r si rural appropriate places on these wharves, whs the bins await luu freight, and the work begin i. iu order tbttourre.ders, at the start, may have an idea ol wueie they aid, we proceed to deocubc the Frt in del ill.

Ju the first pi cj we have He id tracks ihetu oivts, the Drsi striking feature which proems i self. It is most like a huge spider, or rather a tluut cuttle U-h, which stretches out its ccunt ess arms, as is Us fulloJ WOul, to embrace uumi erlcss vetsels. There is probably not such another collection of tr.icka in the country, and the eve as it gazes upon it loses itself iu the hopeless task of taking it ia, much lest of counting it. Between Trenton avenue and the leru.luus of the road at tidewater, there are thirty miles of single track, aud within the inclosure aloue there are twenty miles east ol Richmond street, and leading to the various wharves. There is a total capacity in the lnclosure for etoring eight thousand cars.

These figures tell tbe tale as well as it can be told wuvre the mind is helpless to comprehend so great a toniplex or to grasp tbe numbers of ihmgs not usually within us ken. These tracks then, starting out from tbeirgreat liter ut me opeuing 01 me enclosure, diverge luto a great series of double tracks which pass along the various piers. These vast piers, two of Wolch, the largest, extend tut to their furthest josib.e distance, ihe fort Wardens' line, aud the taers to within not many yards of that line. are teuty-six in number, including lour double piers wuu double coupios ol tracks. The total pier frontage oa the Delaware is three thousand or considerably more than half a mile, exclusively devoted to the reception of the shipping which loads at tbe port.

lb nexistnkiug, teature of the port ere the cal bertbs or b.us, huge compaitruenls under the trestle work passing over the piers, where aie dumped the fie of coal from the trains ss they come in. tach year the aeverai piers are al ot.ed to the sbippeis, ol which there are about lorty; and the ranges of bins are in like mauner allotted to them, so th.n the consecutive tiers represent so many flrm. There is a storage capacity in these berths for moie than to hundred thousand tous or cool. As tbe observer tass alone he notices the ditltreot qualities Of coal which ore Lore Hired np, pro ptrty of the different shippers. We sec the I do Coal, lie steamboat coal, tho broken tLe stove and the eg, each iu iis appropriate bin, which, extending on cither side of the trestle has a capacity in each case of from twenty-five to Jr.

tous. Nj one has au idea that sn Uiucu c.al could ever flud its way out of the port, and yet it remains but a lew days, is re.