The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-14
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AsMopEoUs IN WASHINGTON
Our Baltimore Correspondence.

Our Baltimore COrresPondense.
BALTIMORE, Aug IL, ls4S.
Netting Of the GUY Coumcit-Sanifary Movements
Death of Capt. Hand Camp Meeting SUM-
dav-Political Movements Markets, &c.
Tho CITY Council of Baltimore has been called
together again. to-day in special session, to pass
sone ordinances to enable the sanitary and block
Committees, and the Board of Health, to prevent
the hawking of watermeons about the streets, and
also 10 forcs the removal Of Pig styes, and other
perfect enthusiasm on the subject of keeping off
the cholera. We have been most miraculously
saved. so far.
The announcement of the death of Capt. Wash
ington Hand, of this city, by cholera, on board
the Juniata, which arrived at New York on FRI
day. has sent thrill OF horror to the hearts of hun
dreds of friends and relatives in this city, whilst
his wife is IN condition bordering on disTacusn;
He leaves four small children. This is the third
heavy stroke Of atiIctlon that has fallen on the ia
mily within year, by the hand of death.
proposition has been under discussion, for
some time past, by the iiremen OF Baltimore, as
tothe propriety of having tiremens parade this
fall 1t is now stated that eleven out OF the seven
teen com panes have decided against the parade,
on accO OF the heavy expense attending such
display l.yy.rdav wa. the great cam0mee,in0 Sunday
OF the year. and there not less than 900 per-
sons lett the city TO attend them four steamboats,,
having from 800 TO 700 on board each, started at a
late hour on Saturday night tor Deals Island, the
boats being SO crowded that there was scarcely
standing room. They expected to reach the island
by daylight on Sunday morning, and start for home
at 10 O'Clock on Sunday night. Yesterday morn
ing, also, all the horsefesh in the city was In re-
QUESTION for the Baltimore camp ground, about Sc
ven miles from the city. The only accidents
have heard of, so far, are the drowning of black
man, and the killing of three horses, with the
breaking up of various vehicles.
Mr.. James Adair, a superintendent on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, was killed on Friday
night by a train passing over him.
find that the ticket nominated by the democra
tic convention for the Legislature, does not give
satisfaction 10 the mass Of the party. They are
men that well known, and whilst they have
friends, they also have plenty Of enemies On a
legislative ticket, quiet business will always
suit both parties best
The wings are getting up fine ticket Of most
substantial and popular men-men who will be apt
to break party lines TO some extent. Among them
hear the name Of Robert Barrey, a talented and
very popular young lawyer, Mr. Reynolds, the
carpenter, and others Of the same caste They
will also, II is thought, run Adam Denmead for Con-
gress, who is a master mechanic, employing 200
men, and very popular man.
lnthe Baltimore market Saturday there sales
of 400 bbls How ard street -four at SIS $50 do at So
300 do. at So ls% all and 200 bills fresh ground
mixed brands. at So l21a also 200 bills Harpers
Ferry at s. % new Sales 200 bbls. City Mills, at
S. 25 and several hundred bbls terms not made
public The supply Of wheat Is quite small aud quo
tations Of yesterday fully sustained, :lo5c oc.
FOR prime red and lO6c Hoe. for white Very little
corn aHoat; sales, 1000 bushels white at 5Sc and
cargo of yellow at Gle No change in oats Sales 400
bbls whiskey at 24hc.; nothing doing in hhds.