American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-01
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Business about the WharUeS. The several
wharves OF the harbor, especially along Light
and Pratt streets, present an unusual scene OF
hustle and activity. The basin Yesterday was
crammcd with every variety of small craft, from
different ports on the Chesapeake, and call
along Shore" ladened with cargoes of almost
every description, forming heterogeneous mass
of merchantable commodities, including broom
corn and clans; white-oak shingles and oys-
tiers; sweet-potatoes and green apples; pine
wood and live pigs; tobacco and vegetable; can
telopes and herrings; and other notions too
numerous TO mention, while the piles of bales
and boxes Of goods either landing from the
steamboats, from Philadelphia, via the canal, or
awaiting to be transported from the city to
some distant market, tower up like mountains,
and incommode the busy throng of draymen,
hoatmen, wood-sawyers and loafers. To
lookeT-on, the scene is one of interest, while it
! affords sure indication of prosperous and
thriving business, extending its cheering influ-
ence to the homes of an unambitious but in
dustrious class Of our population. AS Dow,
ir., says, $50 mote it be-"
What's the Ro,C no,r? BY card in the Ar
gus of last evening, we notice that the Sur
veyor of the Port has discharged young man
employed as porter in the public store. Two
boatmen, we learn, have also been suspended
on account of the same affair. We learn that q
young man, son of one of our prominent mer-
chants, happening to go into the public store,
the other morning, noticed small cask of wine,
the property of his father, about one-halfempty.
He mentioned the circumstance to his father,
who went to the store in the afternoon and
in company with two custom officers proceeded
| to the room where the wine was deposited,
where they found the porter and two boatmen
sitting around the cask, gloriously Sin for it, u
| The last TWO had SO much aboard that they had
to be sent home in hacks. The porter was dis
charged, but the boatmen, being such paluable
men, were only suspended, as punishment for
their breach oftrust! If this be equal Justice,
we are much mistaken. Wonder who pays for
that wine?
The Steamer Cumberland, A report was cir
oulated about town yesterday morning, that
the steamer Cumberland, of the Ericsson Line
for Philadelphia, had met with an accident on
Tuesday, on her way to Philadelphia, and sunk.
! The report naturally caused some uneasness
among the friends of passengers on board, but
we learn that Telegraph despatch was re-
ceived yesterday afternoon, stating that she
had arrived in Philadelphia safe and sound.
Since writing the above we understand that
although the Cumberland reached Philadel-
phia as stated she did meet with an accident,
but sustained no serious injury. Her passen-
gers were taken off by the fine barge ''Maior
Ringgold" of the rev line, and all safely
landed in Philadelphia
Arrest of Fugitipes Information was receiv-
ed in this city, early yesterday morning, by the
magnetic telegraph, stating that four parties
had decamped from Philadel phia, two of whom
were apprentices. and requesting that they
might be arrested when they arrived, and lodg-
ed in prison until to-day, when their masters
or parents would be on, and attend to them.
The telegraphic despatch also stated, that mo-
ney had been stolen, but what amount, ur from
whom, it did not say. Accordingly, "n The ar
rival Of the cars, officers Stockett anu CHS
holm, who were awaiting for Their arrival, ar
rested the four parties described, who gave their
names as David Thomas alias John Cnwford,
William Merdick alias Henry Jones, iirn min
Henning, and Stephen Decuders. 7 he first
two named are lads, and the other top, Young
men. They were taken before jus, >hrwa-
ere, and committed for further rxn ia ,ou
Fire. The alarm of fire about IL u'riack
| on Tuesday night was caused by tie par 4
burning of unfinished three story BRICK h.n,a,
at the north east corner of Green and sara. 81
streets. The second story was nearly bur /
out. 1t was still in the hands of the carpen.
ters Messrs. Campbell and Funk, and insured
by them in the Baltimore Fire Insurance con-
pany sufficiently to cover the loss The house
was being built for gentleman named koontz.
1t was without doubt designedly fired
Fired for the Third Time. The unoccuplod
| frame house in Maiden Lane, which was fired
twice in one night last week, was again at
tempted to be destroyed about 8 O'Clock vcster-
day morning. The house is insured in the
FIremen's office, which company, we under
stand, have engaged two meu to watch the