The New York herald., 1845-10-21
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
BY LAST EVENINGS MAIL.


BY LAST EVENINGS NAIL.
er-,s. - BALrisoGk, ,sOct 20, 1855.
7ns Flour and Grain Speculation Thanksgiving DDy
The Lssi Poeket-book fond-Creus Ciosed-.a Cose Of
Conseienee-.a Colonization Ship-7Ae Opera-TAea
The excitement among our -four and grain dealers on
trfcoIs-Tae Barney Marriage Markets-Sc.
account advance breadstus exceeds ANYTHING
have before witnessed in the city of monuments
Many of them remained at the last night until 10 o.
clock in expectation Of the arrival the news by the
Hberna and went to bed quite disappointed that did
Flour has advanced so cts the barrel and
is in brisk demand. and wheat about per bushe
Gov. Pratt has appointed Thursday, the 9th of No
vembsr, day of Thanksgiving throughout the State
which will be generally observed
The pocket book of MIR. Zimmerman of which he was
robbed on the susquehana Railroad last and which
led to such series Of eventful mysteries through the
laundering of our Dogberres in the of pair Of
runaway lovers found Saturday morning last at
York, Pa. sticking between some boards in a lumber
yard containing all the papers, Sc, but minus the mo
ney.
Welch Mann Delavan's circus company leave here
this morning for Philadelphia after most successful
season Of two weeks One Of their finest horses INA.
poleon,' died on Friday last.
1.-THE Messrs Hopkins of this CITY, received on satur-
day the following brief and pointed note enclosing the
amount therein indicated -
To Messrs Hopkins Bro. Balt-
Gentlemen: The enclosed sum of two hundred dollars
belongs to your frm Please acknowledge in the Daiv
SUI, tue isceiPt oi II. JUSTICE.
The gentlemen to whom the note is addressed have
not the slightest idsa from what the letter came
nor IN what manner thsy were deprived of the amount
The 6ns, commodious, and well known ship Roanoke,
commanded by Captain Alexander B. Hanna. will be
patched from this port time during the latter part
OF the present week by the Maryland State Colonization
Society with one hundred and eighty emigrants for
Cape Palmas She is fitting out for her expedition,
and q more suitable vessel and commander could not
have been selected.
The French Opera Company closed their engagement
at the Front street Theatre Saturday evening" with
crowded house, which, however. was the each
this house tonight instead of the English Opera as
erroneousy stated in my last, the latter commencing
The Holiday Theatre is shortly to be reopened
by Marshall, with excellent stock company, for a
short season. Indeed, short seasons the only
pears to understand very well
The publication by VIM Chase Barney of the letters
written to him by Miss Booth during courtshp of her.
in Wilmington paper has drawn his head the con-
tempt Of all who were acquainted with him in this city
He will find no one here, among his intimate
friends, who do not approve of the good judgment
ana sound sense displayed by the lady in rejecting him
of an act The publication Of these letters
such an excitement in Delaware that, had he remained
there any longer he would certainly have been tarred
ana leatheTed There is court in the country that
would refuse the lady divorce after such an outrage
committed on her by the who claims to be her
The MARKErs.-The only transaction in Flour on sa
turday was 900 bbls City Mills at So rs.
Sales OF Stocks at Baltimore.
OcT lS-Maryland 6's closed at 7et for SALE 793 bid
at which considerable sales made; Baltimore 6s
1890 l0t for sale l0 bid Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
at IS for sale, 54t bid.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20, lS45
The natives have proclaimed their contest
ing the election of John H. Dohnert County Treasu
rer and David c. skerrett Prothonotary of the Dis
trct Court These measures are more fol the sake of
keeping the excitement among their partsans than
for any expectations Of eecting the result as decided
on Tuesday.
The N6rfh american, whg paper of large circua.
uon, has passed from the hands of j. r. Fry and c. G.
Childs into those Of George r. Graham and Alexander
Cummings.
There is nothing of interest stirring to-day The
weather is apparently about to change and the wind be.
ing from the northeast we will probably have storm Of
rain by the morning
The price OF flour ranges at about Sc to-day with
every indication Of further advance
Sales or Stocks Mt PHILADELPHIA.
FIRST BoARD, Oct. 20.-l0O Reading 26s; $50 do 26i
10y do 26t; 500 Wilmington, III; Union Bank Tenn
oct; 40 camden and Amboy, ll3; 100 Wilmington RR,
~, 100 Norristown, 4 900 Wilmington RR ia; $4,000
200 Reading 26s Life and Annuity, oct; $50 Norris
,owr . 70 do I; $4,000 Reading Bonds, 673; Western
Bank, 4st 30 Wilmington, l7:; $4,000 Ches Del D. G.
sot; Man Mech. e5 $1,000 Lehigh 6s AZ; % vicks-
burg 81; 500 Reading RR. 263.
SECOND BoaHD -io5o Wilmington, Ills 800 Ches and
Del Canal Loan. s0i; 5000 Reading Rarood Bonds 67s
1000 do 673; "a Commercial Bank, CHM, IS.
AFrER SALEs.-425 Schuyl kill Nay "a; 5000 Reading
Railroad bonds, 674 200 Wilmington III; 1000 Crard
y; SUI =. ). Loan, III; IS ~ Bank, Kentucky, 90.