American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-12
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Our Markets. The markets, this week, have
been most abundantly supplied with every va
riety of flesh, fowls, fish and vegetables known
to this region of country, at this season of the
year. Centre Market yesterday morning was
indeed the great "centre of attractions" and
many basket, Iand-cart, sc. passed from it,,
bearing the productions of industrious garden
ers, farmers, SC. to the homes of hundreds of
our worthy and perseverng mechanics, mer-
chants, keepers of hotels and houses Of public
entertainment. The sellers seemed thankful
that Providence bad blessed them with such
abundance; and purchasers-the rich and the
poor aiike-manltested no little qualification at
being able to provide themselves with such
choice provision for thanksgiving dinners -
We give few of the prices. Beef was selling
at 3 to cts. per To-; pork, cents; veal, 5 TO 8
cents; mutton, to cents; butter, best print,
81. to 81! cents, and lump do. 10 to Is, cents
per ID; eggs, Is to 20 cents per dozen; tur-
keys, 80 cents to $3.50; geese, 40 to 62i cents
chickens 81. to so cents pail; partridgcs So
per dozen; canvass back ducks, mot plenty at
So pair, and red heads do. 81; pheasants, Is
cents piece; rabbits, % cents pair. Vege-
tables were abundant and selling at various
prices. Buckwhcat meal from Philadelphia, So
per 100 lbs The fish market was well sup
piled.
Robbery and ,i,rest. A gentleman from the
West, temporarily stopping in this city, in
company with stranger from the South, on
Tuesday night, while passing about town, Wis
itng certain questionable places, and drinking
various intoxicating draughts, &C., became
deprived of pocke.-book containing about
$1,000. The western gentleman, suspecting
his southern companion of having felonionsly
appropriated it to his own use, caused him to
be arrested. He was examined before WIN. A..
SchGfer, Esq, yesterday afternoon, and held
for decision, which will be given on Friday
next. At the request of the parties We with
bold their names.
Ertensire Establishment. We yesterday had
the pleasure ofinspecting the large steam aw
mill lately erected at the lower end of West
Falls Avenue, by Messrs. Leonard Perry & Co.
The enterprisng proprietors have gone to
great expense in putting up their establishment,
which will be great acquisition to the business
of ship building. They have a steam engine
of twenty horse power all the time in opera
ton, saving ship stuff, and in few days an
addition will be made for the purpose of saving
house stuff and other timber We are pleased
to see these improvements going on in our city,
as it argues the spirit Of enterprise abroad it.
our community.
Accident from The use Of Po,cder We learn
that colored boy, in the family of MIR. Grit
fith, Of Green street, was seriously injured a
day or two since, by the explosion of flask
of powder, which accidentally ignited while
he was playing with it. During the holidays
it is common practice with boys to use pow
der and various other combustible matters, and
as it is always attended with danger to them,
we trust this will prove a warning against such
practices 'i H''4 -'.i
More Houselreaking. The dwelling of MIR.
Elias Ellicott, Green street, was entered be-
tween one and two o'clock, on yesterday morn
ing, by means of cutting the shutters so az to
admit the hand, and thereby raise bolt. We
are pleased to learn, however, that the person
or persons engaged in the foul act were fright
ened, and ran off, without securing any booty
for their trouble 't* $500 80 'I.- q
Bediing his Wife. VIM. Bearing was yester-
day committed to Jail by Justice Stuart for
beating his wife.
.9nother. Henry Husselbaugh was also COM
mittcd yesterday by Jas. Blair, Esq, for the
game cowardly offence. t.e-,.s. I..s p
7nro,ring Stones in The Street VIM. Flem-
ming, boy, was yesterday fined ~ and costs
by A. II. Pennington, Esq, for throwing stones
in the public ST. ests.