American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-23

IKE FOREIGN n EWS--.IdDdhCe III FbOW W."
| Grain. The news from Europe has created an
other excitement in The markets, and prices OF
! -four and efain are Oh the rise. Ia the Balt-
more market Yesterday, holders OF Howard-st.
! -four advanced jOa75c. barreli wo heard OF
two small sales at $3.50, which Is an advance
of SOC. per bbl. CITY Mills flour is held at 75c.
as per Dbl. higher, and Susquehanna 75c,-
I Both buyers and sellers refused to operate to
any extent yesterday, prcferrng to await the
arrival Of their letters by the steamer, as we'll
as further udviccs from New York. Wheat
also went up l0al5c bushel, but the quota
tons are very unsottlod-wo quote good to
prime reds at llOall7c, ordinary to good at
! lO5al lOc., aud prime white at l3Oal35c.-
I Corn has advanced likewise, from to 4c, per
bushcl-saIes of old white ut 6Sa70c., and yell
| low do. at 64a67c new white and yellow corn
at 55a5Sc.; Rye 67a70c. and Oats 90aS lc.-
! Whiskey is firm at 24a25c. We copy from
the Patriot the following reports by telegraph,
orthe New York and Philadelphia markets of
yesterday:
.Nt,o York, Oct %. The news by the Gale
donia was received here by express last night,
and was published in the papers this morning.
The markets are much affected by the news,
but no reliable transactions have ttanspired, on
which to predicate a report. Prices OF bread
stufis are held higher; but the letters which are
said to have been received, are reported to be
| contradictory.
Some sales Of Gencseo flour were made at
! Sc ,25. Holders Of corn are asking Soc, but
buyers do not appear willing to give it, at
! present.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20. The advices per the
| steamer Caledonia have created quite an excite
! ment in our market and caused the prices of
flour and grain to advance. Buyers were freely
Offering So so, an advance of soc. per BIB. for
! Pennsylvania brands, and holders refused sell
! ling.
The price of grain has also advanced under
the news. Sales of prime red wheat at l2l to
! l21c. per bushel, which is an improvement of
! &c. per bushel Oh previous saios-active de-
mand-gooG supply. Sales of prime yellow
/ Corn at 10 to 73c. per bushel Oats 3lc no
change in Rye. Whiskey % to 2Gc. The
provision market is firm and prices unchanged.
! Cotton is firm and tending upward. Merchants
genera lly are awaiting further adviCes from n.
York and the receipt oftheir regular letters.
ANOTHER MYSTERY The Courier des Flats
| Uns states that it has private lettors from Ha-
vana, which show that Santa Anna brought
with him, in the steamer Arab, to Vera Cruz,
twenty Spanish off GERS Of great ability
the number, Narciso Lopez, who has acted
distinguished part in the civil wars ofOld Spain.
From other accounts we learn that these Off
GERS, under Santa Anna, nre to have commands
in the attempt to e1pol our columns Of invasion.
! One of them, it is added, is a very able cavalry
officer, who says that, with corps of 5000 to
oppose us, we can never reach the Capitol
Others are good artillersts, who will hurl death
upon US in the passes to Saltillo, or San Luis
Potosi.
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION AND PROBABLE Loss
OF LIFE. An explosion took place on Thurs
day last, on board the steamer Lord Sydenham,
at Port ST. Francis. The number of passen-
gers scalded is reported TO be ten; four ofwhom
who were landed at Sore, were so dangerous
cry is entertained The Montreal Herald says
we fear the occurrence will be traced more or
less remotely to the practice Of racing.
ANNE ARUNDEL. The fall term Of Anne
Arundel county Court commences on MoAday
next. The Herald says that the only cases of
interest, ; known, arc those Of the young men
charged with violence upon the person Of Il
German girl, (removcd from Baltimore city
court) and case in reference to which we
hear "intcrcoptcd letters" spoken Of
! PENNSYLVANIA Election. The official re-
suit in this State for Canal Commissioners, in
all but nne counties, is as follows:--Power,
whig, 90,G97; Foster, dem. S0,757; Morton,
native, Is ,437. Majority for Power over Fos-
ter, 900. The Legislature is whig-6 MAORI
ty in the Senate, and q in the House.
DROWNED. Col. Hector w. Braden, pro-
nnent citizen Of IIillsborough county, Florida,
was drowned on the night of Sunday, the Ath,
while attempting TO cross a stream. The sum
of sl48 was found on lis person, which con-
firmed TIE presumption that his death was ac-
cdental.
DEsrRuc1nE FIRE. fire occurred at
stroyed MCoy's furnace, Gibbons planning
mills, Treadwell'~ Hir ",ctorr, Buffers machine
shop, 800, 90 sl,yns, AID great quantity of
lumber, owned by Dewitt s Burns; besides
which several other buildings were damaged.
There was some insurance on the property de-