The New York herald., 1845-07-04
Baltimore.

BALrMoRk, July 8, lS4o.
Fourth ef Jtay-Mc Cu7ys Passport TO Heoren Rtpudia-
ted--The Custom House War Renered-.9drice to The
Coliectcr-Markes, DC.
There is to be general celebration OF the Fourth OF
July here tomorrow, but each according the bent of
his incnations will celebrate the day on his own hook
The city will go the country and the country will
come town, that, in all probability, after eleven
o'clock in the morning streets Will be quiet If
it were Sunday. can imagine, from remembrance, what
Bcdlam New York will be with the booths around the
Park and the spending of 900 by the Corporation for
the amusement of her grave citizens.
have not this morning single, solitary item O,
news worthy Of communicating every thing being as
dull as ppestem.
The excitement with regard to McCurry is undated
and learn that Mr. Harris his counsel is about to fur
nish statement accompanied with copy of his first
confession for publication in the Sum- II proves him to
have been the and endacious liar that
ever died the gallows tree II is also said that the
Rev. Mr. Croskrey preparing statement, embodying
an of the confession made to him. the faith Of
which he threw wide open the gates of heaven for his
entrance Both the reverned gentlemen who attended
him. now denounce him as having committed fraud on
them well assthe community but as whatever they
unloose earth shall be unloosed in heaven there
helping il now. Whether they have power to recall
great scandal this item of their faith. SO confident
they of his sincere conrton and repentance that
they have admitted his body into consecrated ground
paying the expenses of its burial from the money OBJ
tanned from the sale of his confessional alsehoods; and
whcn he left his cell for the gaows, they placed veri
table piece (of course) of the which Christ
hung in his hand which he subsequently continued to
grasp in DEATH The laity, however demand his re-
novs and his body is learn to be taken up and sent
Potters Field. The Rev. Mr.. Coskrey not only de.
writing his confession but denies all knowledge of
until in print and openly declares be teemng
with falsehoodsa
If ever there was poor worried to leath by hun
CRY office seekers, it Gen. Marriott Collector of the
port of Baltimore He has removed all the old incum.
bens but four believe and notwithstanding they are
democrats, there is forty dozen applicants for their
paces the most prominent of whom Horace Pratt
and Charles Cloud, Esqs and party services entitl,
them it, don't know but that they ought to be taken
oAlhough the General is in abominabe scrape
doubtful whether he ought to be ped as the fear
of his removal has led him into it, In order to
strengthen the ranks of his friends he has positive
ly promised office to every man whose influence he
ed among the ranks OF his enemies until he is like Ma
zeppa, with pack of hungry wolves at his heels He
is charged with having called different persons
whose friendship he wanted to secure until the storm
over and solicited them to become applicants for
Offices that he knew would not be in his power to give
them. These charges are in every body's mouth-have
been embodied in petitions to the President one cause
for his removal and IL unfounded should be forthwith
denied Let the Gen to be his guard for his
enemies resorng to a secret system of arfarc
which will tell with powerful effect the mind of the
President and Secretary ofhe Treasury Let him threat
ten to become Independent candidate for Congress
and the whole pack of hungry wolves will be at once
quieted by their political friends well the Presi
dent and Sc ,rctay who take great interest in the ap
preaching Congressional contest
Srocx BoARp, July 2.-The sales of Maryland per
cent uniform at 16 but at the closing II ask
ed Baltimore Us closed at sl0l for SALE and SIOI bid
Tnr MARKnrs-Iloward street Flour, good mixed
brands, is selling at S4 49,. whilst old and remported
brings 81 37. sale of $50 brs extra City Mills was
made at So yesterday whilst 500 bs of standard quality
brought but Si37.
"a few small parcels of Wbcas were in market
and two lots good 10 prime white sold at 1903 cents
A lot OF very good red sold at 30 cents.
Whiskey isvery scarce, bat no change in price, II
cents per brl. and u Tor hhds.