New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-19
Business Prospects Of Baitimorc-t. =. sem
ator-Ho. for CaIifornia-siavehold
Convention.

Correspondence Of The Tribune.
BALTIMORE, Wednesday, oct. Jpn.
The business pro. pects Of our mercantile commu-
y we're never better than the present aae AID the
future 10 looked 20 Of developing still more the
dormant capital which has been lying locked up 30 long
BY the wealthy The dry goods, hardware and grocery
desers have done better his al than for many years
sIarge accession Of new custom from the south ana
Vest having produced extensive aud profitable sales
highIy satisfactory TO both buyer and seller consio
cradle portion Of the trade which has always gone 70
Philadelphia New York aud Boston, has been stopped
10 Baltimore In consequence Of the large stocks OF
goods displayed by merchants snd the reason able
rstes ., which they have offered dealers The iacihy
of sendng goods South and West has been 60
rnstenally Increased lately that inst opJecuoh
no longer sppies 10 our city, and II 10 con
tempisted when these fAculurs are u"I1 my
developed by the completion OF the Susquehsnna hail
road to Hsfnsburg, connecting With the Central REM
sylyabis Rslrosd--the completion OF the ono hsli
road Wheeling and the adding OF several others ="
The line OF Charleston steamers, that Baltimore VIII
with ease command and receive double, II not triple
the amount OF trade she now has. The completion o
these great links Of internal Improvements VIII make
Baltimore IL point Of access AID facilities OF usnsPo
taion second 10 NewlOrs hlOns. Philadelphia j.
struggling hard 70 rdtR her present eecendsncy but
will be chd's play 10 maintain an equality when
these works sre completed bright d@y 81 CONNER
cisl prosperity will soon dawn upon the Monumeuth
City the anticipation Of which has Infused new ii'"
and sisor int the dormant energies Of our capitalists
The struggle for the L. Senate continues To gro"
still more interesting ExGov. Thos g. Pfsttis press'
ed by Attorney General Johnson and his friends WINE
Senator Pearcs and others urging more western
man Jos Speed, E,q. 10 the choice OF Baltimore,
90 far ne the Wings concerned but the iunGence Of
Pras friends will probably force him on the course
dozen at least named Tor the statiOa--ah " goOd
WhiR. and true " but u 10 yet lottery 20 g~ss al
even the result The Loco Focos are OF course out
siiors as the Wings have sufficient majority 10 cur
them t. dead halt whenever they may require
tight rein Notwithstanding, however, they are en-
deavorng 70 iomcnt discord, II possible, rmong the
Wings with the Wow OF slipping IN Conservative or
Loco. They may spare themselves the trouble, Tor
rest assured that nothing but Hh'S can be the sue
cessor OF Eeverdy Johnson
Two schooners, Maryland and r. c. Waite. cleared
yesterday for California, via Cape Horn. lney are
OF about 90 tons burden each, and the pioneers OF
elk or seven others intended FOR the same destination
The recent from the FL Dorado has Increased
the pulse of those suffering from the gold fever.
IL Is seriously talked of holding Convention OF
Shareholders ia the State, with view OF devislne
means to put stop 10 the constant Ascending o
slaves What such Convention could accomplish
cannot guess but leave for time alone 10 snow II The
slaves continue their stampede TO the North, 1T The
same now, In = few years the slave census VIII
exhibit great falling of of numbers -Weli-who can
blame these human chattes' for exercising their
limbs freeig, ne pedestrians