The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-23
Our Baltimore Correspondence.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 20, 1870
"A Serere Presenfmen

"A Severe Presenfment.
The Grand ury of the United States District Court
In the Of the explosion Of the steamer Has
WELL killing the engineer, and seriously injuring the
captain ana frsmen, whilst towing Q vessel into
haxbor have made nqu JURY into the Of the said
poion and although they nd osussf or institu
procedure present. that they find that the builders
in Philadelphia of the machinery Of the said steamboat
constructed II In careless and insufficient man
and that such machinery defective in various
parts which they proceed to enumerats rhey
express their conviction that the builders Messrs
Reanie & Nafie ef Philadelphia. and the inspec-
tor who passed said machinery complete, have
been guilty of the most aagrant aud criminal
negligence, or that scaDaslous parsimony which,
In constructing machinery. looks only at cheap
life but have been the Of its loss, and it
the duty Of the inspector under the to
have refused his certificate. A careful and adequate
examination on biz part must have detected all or the
greater portion of the defects above specified and he Is
equally guilty whether he neglected to make such
animation granted the certificate with kno ledge
of their existence his OF Office fair req ual
for its exact discharge and should have been earned by
its proper ful6mspt and not have been
mel gra'uity The Has we'll n vessel, and
had only been running about month"; intended alto.
getber as a tow boat
BALTIMORE, Dec. 81, 1s49.
The Legislature Of No,yiand- New U. S. Senator-7He
Reform Question.
The Legislature of Maryland N eets at Annapolis
next Monday week and the two great events of the
session will be the election Of IT, Senator and the
disposal Of the reform question There is about TWEEN
ty whig majority jint ballet, which will give the
wings the senator provided they unite any
of the fourteen sspirspt- There is also consders
BILE majority If const utopsl reormers in the Legis
lature; but there scarcely two of them who
on the part uiar manner which reform OBJ
tanned. or the matter In which reform is needed
There is probability. however that they will call q
convention; provided the convention Is to be consti
Atttah int I'M fha lslQ
ture are elected giving the small counties many
delegates az Baltimore city has Baltimore city has
five delegates and pay thirds of the taxes for the
support Of the Stae whilst all the little Eastern Shore
counties have the number and their taxes hardly
pay the collectors f.ss.
BALTIMORE, December %, 1s49.
Preparations for Ch,ismas-Dr. Raphsst-The Steamer
RepubEe-Young Roeues Terrible .accident-M Markets,
&C., &c.
Never within the recollection Of the Oldest inhabi-
tant has there been extensive display Of Christ
mas goods in this city there is at the present time,
nor great q rush Of purchasers thus early In the
season.
DR.. Raphael of New York the great Jewish lecturer
will commence course Of lectures next week In the
LLOYD street Synagogue There is q great desire 60
hear him have doubt be will have alarge audience
Although several publications have been made
effect that the Me.srs Aspinwaii have closed their
contract with the steamsbie Republic, to 60 on the
route TO Cbagres learn that such is not the The
contract not yet closed aud she Is advertised
for another trip TO tharlestoD She has undergone
various alterations aud improvement. within the past
two weeks and will VI is thought be able to make
rapid trips than she has heretofore.
Two young lads. bstween sixteen and eighteen years
Of age arrested here this morning the charge
OF breaking into and r6bbipg the window Of Mr Holo
wells jewelry shop Baltimore street. few nights
kince and abstrsctpg eighteen gold watches.
The Mopoton mills, In Baltimore county, near the
Penpsylyana liLe destroyed by fire on Thursday
night
terrible accident occurred Yesterday at the bridge
building by Messrs Swan and Duf on the York and
Cumberland Railroad They hoistsd a stone, weighing
2C0 lbs When N derick broke, and the stone fell
crushed two 81 the laborr to dsats and dapgerous,
wounded two others
The Baltimore money and stock market continues a
stand, and the probability Is that nothing will b
done until after the pay ment Of dividends.
The -four market continues greatly depressed an,
small sales 81 both Howard street and City Mills
making st Sales Of prime red at the close OF thu
week at 81 81 OIL white, 81 o. 81 0S, and famil,
-four white. 81 IL 81 10 Corn ON account of small
demand, prices rec.ded about cent per bushel Sale
Of white ut i5c sec. aud yellow at 4sc. Acc. PEI
bushel Rye Maryland sec per bushel Oats con
tibue In fair demand, and prices have somewhat i'm
proved Sales at the cose Of the week at from Soc q
$50 per bushel as per quality