American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-12

paying dollar to listen TO the far-fetched and
t,tsur'derStanGtbie incongruties he attempts, by
"scraping the hair of the horse against the bow
els OF the cat" The people Of all regions pay
Tor their learning, and those of ours are salts
fed ere this, that the Girore attendant on the
exhibitions of ''the fiddlers," was one of a &C.
RIGS of those continued excitements, of which
US Americans are SO peculiarly capable Of
yesterday was quite gala-day, and its ge-
neral celebration was credtablc alike TO the
patriotic feelings which prompted, and the u
nanllnity which carried out the ends intended.
My hope is, that all our great national events
may yearly continue to DO held more sacred,
and more worthy of marked celebration: how
was II IN Baltluore!-business here was nearly
suspended. The day was disagrccablc, threat
ehhs ram, and blowing clouds Of dust, did
not witness the sham battle, knowing how rd-
cuous those things generally are, but was high
" gratihed by look at the shipping, which
looked magnifcently, some of them displaying
dozens OF tiags-the English ships particularly
exceIling. Fancy nearly 8 miles of shipping,
adorned with streamers, signals and burgess,
and you will have some idea of the beautiful
appearance presented, whilst hotels, fGrry-boats,
the steamers, and from every point of eminence
the Star-spanglcd banner foated. The Thea
tres, OF course, lent their attractions in the
evening, and Gen. Gaines was, of course. to
be present The bills omitted to note whether
Mrs. g. intended to be of the party. Some
companies off,. S. troops were present, and an
artillery corps from Mobile, as common and Or
binary looking lot as you could conceive but
lauded as something fine: it would create a
smile in another latitude. The Italian operate
troupe, Borghese, Sc, have arrived, and COM
mence on Sd March at the American Theatre,
where the democracy (not POLITICALLY of low life
go to see the show at present; spot where
shirt sleeves are nightly to be seen, peanuts
eaten and crunchod, any quantity of toddies,
tooacco, segars, &c. consumed and splendid
and glorious axioms of morality listened to-
What change must come DER the spirit of its
cream. vi amusoments more anon,
Business is exceedingly dull that is, for the
season and place; though one would not think
so, to look at the port. Freghts for foreign
and domestic ports low, though the latter have
improved during the past week somewhat
Sugar, from the cost, S4 00a4 So levoe, 49, So;
Pork 10; and Cotton $3.50. Large as the mum.
Der OF vessels in port now is, numbering 22S
this is less than there was in lS44, same period
when there were 269 present, Cotton market
dull; the exports large,-those from lst Sept
1874 to Feb. 2lst, as, amounting to 49S, 1G4
bales, against 8 7,349 bales corresponding pc
Rod of the previous year. 1t is somewhat re-
markable, that the exports to the North have
decreased this season over 20 900 bales, includ-
ing all Southern ports. While on commercial
topics, will remark on the large receipts of
Sugar this year, being 500 hhds. over same
time last year.
The newspapers here are amusing them
selves, some of them, by running expresses
the Crescent City" having one that passes the
usual mail as hours, and the express mail itself
"a hours. wish it every success, but fear it
VIII not be repaid for the outlay. This little
sheet looks extremely neat by the way, and re"
ce'Ves good encouragement. purpose hereat-
ter to say something of the journals, among
other things IN general. II.