The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-22
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our Bals,mers Correspondence.

BALrMoRr December Ms D. m.
Distressimg accident. Yossg bsrgars7hs igisstws
Gold double eagles BMaing ssgiws Probable arrival
of the steaa0 Hecats.-7hs markets, re.
distressing accident occurred yesterday morning
at the bridge erecting the York and Cumberland
railroad The men were engaged in raising an immsnss
sone when the broke, and the stone fell killing two
and inurng others, Of whom 10 not expected
to live
Two boys about is years Of age, arrested ibis
morning the charge Of having broken into the window
Of Mr. Hooway's jewery store. about midnght on We'd
nesday and having distracted thereom eighteen silver
watches One OF the stolen watches found In the
session OF one ofshe boys when arrested
The Legislature Of Maryland meets ON next Monday
weeks and the members reporters, and others, are pre-
pairing TO take up their winter quarters al Annapolis.
Alter the election OF United States senator the subject
of State reform, and the calling State convention, will
be the most important business Of the session. large
majority OF the members have declared In favor Of re-
form, but there doubt TO whether they win call
convention. The basis of representation In the
ton will be bone Of contention that Il 10 feared will
action the matter. As 10 who will be the United
States senator, all is still In doubt and candidates daily
multiplying but there is doubt that the democrats viii
be able choose the least objectionable from aoug the
whig candidates There will be exciting time at An
napois, amid the wing scramble Tor the station
The new $40 gold piece has made It's appearance In
New York; but has not got far south as Baltimore yet
II very singular that the law ordering this coin passsd
nearly year since, and that the first coin Of that deno
nation made during the present week
Mr. benn, plot VINO arrived THIS morning nom Nonoik
reports In The bay several vessels unknown, among them
English brig under steam, which he supposed the He
cate hourly expected from Bermuda board Of which
is the British minister, Sir Henry Bulwer He will doubt
less stop at Annapolis. A %t "a s3.s
The splendid Are engine Of the philadelphia company
learn from the papers of that city taken the
CINE house Wednesday night by some rival fremen,
and carried 10 the outskirts Of the city, where was burnt
up. aHn @ea
The Baltimore stock and money markets have both been
rather dull during the past week, in consequences Of the
approach Of the period for dividends and tho making up Of
the annual exhibits of the banks. The transactions In
stocks been very light and indeed for several days
sales have been effected all. Money has been le
tighter but than is usual Ut this season Of tho
year in the most prosperous times. F
TEE MARKETs.-In flour market, this morning, 800
barrels Of Howard -four sold 70, which
may be considered the ruling price For City Mills there
has been pretty fair demand this week. and the sales will
foot up nearly 1900 barrels, at "a 10.
The supply wheat has been fair considering much
ncement weather. and has been taken at SO l02 cents
tor good strictly prime red white 3 l0S cents. and
family -four white 100 ia The sales Of corn for
the LAST few days have been 46 AZ cents white and
is 90 cents for yellow, with good supply To-day the
quotations one cent below these prices.