The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-10
From our Baltimore Correspondent.

BALTIMORE, July l0---5, p m.
heary rainState appoiniment1 The gubernatoria cam
paign-Pesentaion Of the Monterey g-Defence of til
battalion by Capt. Kcncy.--IAe markets, &c.
After the plentiful supply of rain, which continued with
but little inermssion Tor twentyour hours we have had
an extraordinary hot day indeed the weather is more OBJ
pessve than has been during any previous part of the
season.
Information has been received from Annapolis that Gov
emor Pratt has appointed Col VIM. II. Stcuart commits
sioner OF State lotteries in the place Of Judge Harwood de-
ceased
The Hon. Philip Francis Thomas the democratic canl-
date for governors arrived in Baltimore afternoon and
is stopping at the Fountain Hotel He will probably adj
dress his political friends during his stay He is said be
n powerful man on the stump.
Quite interesting ceremony took place this morning al
the City Hail. being the presentation the city of the flag
carried by the Baltimore battalion during their campaign
in Mexico 1t was presented Mayor Davies, presence
of the remnant OF the battalion, by Capt Seuar with an
appropriate speech, which replied to by the Mayor
in behalf of the city
After the presentation, Capt Henley the commander of
OF the Baltimore companies attached to the battalion,
addressed the large asseblage Of citizens lie spoke
y in defence of the character of himself and comrades u
ring the campaign, and asserted that regiment from any
State in the Union had maintained good character
whilst in Mexico and that had received somany COM
pimenls this effect from the officers in that
his return he had heard thrown out by our ct
zens as to their conduct and bavery-sneers which
in Mexico had dared utter, and which he felt
satisfied in saying here would dare pres
first that waved in the streets of Monterey and that the bat
TALON followed up to the cannon's mouth, and would
have died their posts had they have been ordered
by their superior officers Out of four hundred men
that left this city, and suffered all the hardhips ofthe
pagn, but eighty had yet arrived here and whilst they
being thus raduced and sandered by felowcit
large portion of the absent lying
pitas homeless, and destitute, within the limits of the
Union, from whence many would be able return to
their beloved Baltimore
The MARKErs-ln the Baltimore market this morning
there were purchasers willing give IS 81 for
fresh ground Howard street brands, but holders un-
willing to take less than IS 3t for that description of flour
Sales of about 800 barrels Mixed old inspections SIS 25
more than which will not be given City Mills So 37t
vs. 80, nominal and Susquehanna SIS Is IS 3lt Corn
meal is dull and will not bring SO per barrel
The grain market is quiet. Good to prime Maryland red
wheat 30 100 cents and Pennsylvania do IS los
Sales of white 63 Is cents and of yellow do "a
10 cents Oats 40 Al cents; rye ~ rs cents coverseed
Va so a "a rs.
The provision market is without movementpriccs
changed. Nothing done in sugars and moasses and gro
ceres generally quiet Beef CATTLE 81 rs per 100 lbs gross
average, Hogs vs. rs So Whiskey dull at rs 26 cts.
per gallon in hhds. aud bbls.
The telegraph being Of order this afternoon, have
no tidngs from the New York and Philadelphia markets