The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-27


advanced and sales made in large Quantities
Cotton had also advanced fully cent per lb., and
large sales were made for export
New YoRK, Oct 20.
MOVEMENT in SuGAR.-The purchases of sugar
to- day, speculation. amount to twelve or four
teen hundred hogsheads New Orleans, and two
hundred Porto Rico, at full prices The balance OF
the stock is now held higher.
The stock market is steady-sales of Treasury
Note 6's III h-Coupons lis. Exchanged London
l0z prem. $500
S475 to S4 81 for Michigan Western s 5, and Gc-
nesee y % 3l-Southern y 81 so A. Corn meal
| $50 Is.
Sales of red wheat at l03 l0S cts.--Genesee do.
| 100 cts. Corn has advanced from to cts. under
| the news mixed SO 50; yellow % a DO cts. Oats
| 40 cts.
| Provisions remain unchanged. The grocery
| market is steady Prices as last quoted.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 26--p. IN.
The transactions at the stock board to day were
moderate No change in Treasures. Coupons,
| new loan, ll4a ll5. Sales of Pennsylvania SIS
at 49,.
| Holders of flour are asking higher prices than
purchasers are willing to give. Common brands
held at SIS 1875. Corn meal and rye flour un-
changed.
Red wheat 1903 lOS cts; white 10 llS cts, az
| To quality. Prime for family flour held higher.
Corn is rmer under the steamers news, and hold
| ers asking higher prices Rye 60 cts; oats SO
cts
7 Provisions are quiet. No special change to no
| tce. Groceries steady. Prices remain unchanged
Whisky 26s "a cts. per gallon.
BosToN, Oct. 26.
The news by the Europa has been received, sen
| sibly affects the cotton -four and markets,
but has rather depressing tendency on Y. ).
stocks.
Messrs Snow and Rich extensive fish dealers.
said TO have purchased the large estate in Com
mercial street, known as Constitution wharf for
| the moderate sum of y $50 900 or Whereabouts
1t has created some remark that so little atten-
ton paid by his professional brethren to the
funeral ceremonies of the late Charles E. Horn, the
| musical composer, who was buried yesterday after
noon. He was attended to the grave by only about
dozen friends.
The California fever RACES wilder than ever.
The ships Moonson and William Gray, and brig
| Colorado, sailed from Boston on Wednesday, for
California direct, The ship Bombay also sailed for
New York, to load for California.
The Colorado takes out company, mostly Bos
tonians, who going to settle at the new city OF
| Benicia Theyare twenty in number, and fpe Of
| them females.
They have fitted out for ssY Yankee speculation
| taking with them large frame for building to
be used hotel, with the furniture and all other
'sfxins;" also number of wagons carts, trucks,
| &c. Mr.. James Arnold, an old city truckman, and
| late superintendent of trucks and wagons for the
| city, is a member of the company, and will take
charge of that part of the company's business at
| Benicia. Il. r. Page, an exclusion house officer,
is also member of this company. The shares
| -
| Sir John Richardson, NJ d., who sailed in the
| Caledonia is the leader of the land expedition in
search of Sir John Franklin.
| The Locofoco and Free-Soil conventions in Mid
senators, headed by j. t. Buckingham, of the
| Courier. The Free-Soils quite unanimous,
but the Locofocos were divided in opinion.
The store of Turner, Wilson & Co entered
| last night and robbed OF silks and shawls to the
| value OF v 800.
| deadly assault and robbery was committed on
| the l4th instant upon George Greenleaf the re-
porter of the Times the particulars OF which have
been suppressed in order to accomplish the arrest
| OF the assassins He attacked at the Maine
| depot, and badly beaten 10 be insensble for
| two three days Two men have been arrested
on the charge, and held to bail in the sum OF
| 81 900 each, for a further examination
| New ORLEANS, Oct 25-p. IN.
The demand for cotton Is good The sales yes
terday were 3,7O0 bales at previous rates Mid
ding 81. Good middling9s.
The steamship Ohio, from New York, is now
coming up the harbor.
| PIrTssuRG, Oct 26--p. IN.
The news by the Europa hes boon received, sno
had favorable effect on breadstuffs, especially
corn.
The Hon. MIR. Buchanan arrived here last night
There are now three feet six inches water in tn,
channel. Business brisk. Weather pleasant.
ST.. LOUIS Oct. %.
News has been received here from Salt Lake "a
the 18th of September. IL stated that 900 emf
grass having been burnt by emgrants who pre-
coded them en- route for California.
The rife regiment had reached Fort Hail. Col
Porter in command
Major Simondson had gone 10 Oregon.
The Pawnee Indians lately murdered Thoma,
and Packard, who employed mail carriers
between Fort Leavenworth and Santa Fe. They
were waylaid between Forts Laramie and kearny
The remains of Lieut.. Donaldson, who muir
dered by the Indians, have been found and in
, TERED.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. %, lS49.
The great Railroad Convention, 10 adopt mea
sures for a railroad across the isthmus, met in th
city yesterday. Delegates i'm attendanc,
. from Arkansas Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia
Kentucky, Missouri, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania
! Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, South Carroll
! ma and Tennessee. The convention organ
lied by the election Of the following officers: Pres
ident-Professor NJ II. Maury. Vice Presidents
Mcssrs Clay, Of Alabama Mason, of Mississippi
Willoughby Williams, Of Tennessee; n. A. Wat
son, of South Carolina; Jameson, Of Georgia; Col
Maunscl White, Of Louisiana; Governor Drew, o
, Arkansas; A. Smith, Of Texas Ashton johnson
Of Missouri Benjamin Dray, of Kentucky; JOIN
E j. Tresevant, Of Virginia j. II. Thompson, o
, Pennsylvania and l.. L. Robinson, Of New York
7 The President, on taking the chair addresseo
the convention in eloquent speech, in the cours
: Of which he urged the importance and expcdiency
of a railroad across the isthmus and the continent
After some preliminary business, adjourn
ment took placc till to-day