The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-17
MTELLIGENCE By THE MAILS.
Our Baltimore correspondence.

BALTIMORE, April l6, ls49.
The Bahimotr Appointments The Crlsis Arrived
--Csl.fory,,a Methodist Mis,tos,-Mr. WethereI's
Experimentation O9erx-Nr. Murdoch-Th.
Markets., &c.
was announced here, yesterday, on what is
deemed good authority that the Baltimore appoint
ments were made on Saturday, but that they were
not to be made public until to-day. The conse-
quence was, tina, the applicants were all in state
OF ferment, each man hoping that he was the lucky
individual. The Hon. Reverdy Johnson was IN
the city. and was besieged by the expectants Out
he deelsaed TO say yea nay on the SUBJECT lhefe
will consequently be a general rush 10 lhe posi-
Office this evening for commissions, as rule mas
beer adopted that the commissions must De mailed
before the appointments are publlshed
The fine ship Andalusla is expected 10 SAL To-
morrow morning for San Francisco. She takes
out a large number of passengers, among whom
ere the members of the Methodist Mission, with
The Rev Mr. Taylor and three ladies' OF his family,
with several others, wives OF the passengers. The
party are from various parts OF the country, some
even from Ohio and Kentucky. The passage
tickets have been selling at premium, for some
time. There is the framework of several houses
on board of her, including meeting house and
parsonage.
Dir. James S Wethered, who returned last
week, from San Francisco, having cleared about
$4,000 on ship load of goods he carried out, Is
Il
He proposes to furnish each of his passengers with
approved gold washer, give them his advice as
to what they will most want for comfort and con-
venience,, as well as his experience In gold Dig
most productive gold placers. He is man of
much experience, having been several years en-
gagged in the Santa Fe trade.
The fire-rotng in this city have gone to such an
extent that the four belllgerent companies are not
allowed to go out of their own districts; there are
the New Market and United on one side, and the
independent and Waterman on the other between
whom deadly feud has arisen The only way
10 restore order to the city Is to cease making APP
preparations for these companies, and compel them
TO disband. One-haf the fires that occur are
klndled TO give opportunity to them to fight and
destroy apparatus.
Thursday by portion of the Italian Opera Com
pany, consisting of Trufli, Benedict, Rossi, Henri
Herr, and Fraz Coenen. The subscription list is
said to be nearly filled up already.
Mr.. Murdoch commences an engagement at the
Museum this evening, as Hamlet
The number of vessels within the port OF Balti-
more, up to the close of the week ending Saturday
hast, was ships thirteen, barks fourteen, brlgs nine
gate to one hundred and two, of which number
were for California two, Liverpool two, Valparaiso
one, London two, Rotterdam one, Kingston, ia
maica, one, ST. Thomas one, and Rio de JaneirO
one.
MARKETS AND SrocK SALEs.-The Hermann's news has
had special effect the market for brcadstufs.
Sales Of 200 bills mixed Howard street brands at "a
121. and 200 bbls straight at 81 Is Also, 800 bbls.
City Mills Mt 81 25-cosing rather firm Corn meal and
rye four unchanged Grain scarce Small sales Of red
wheat at 90 80 cents White corn AZ cents, and yell
low Al As cents. Oats, % 20 cents. Rye, So 81
cents. The provisions market remains unchanged
email sales at previous prices Mess pork held ct Sill
prime IS IS 50. Groceries quiet; prices unchanged
Whisky is dull small sales at 10 to 20 GOA cents in
hhds and bbls.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad dividends, sd, 81; 20
khr. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, AK.