The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-25
Our Baltimore Correspondence.

BALrrnonE, Aug "a, 1s49.
The Steamer .7Heghany National Convention Of Tnpen-
tors-.an Interesting Siare Case.arrea efa PennsyI
rania eipafionistN The Markets, &c.
learn from Norfolk that when the u s. steamer Al
lshany sailed from that place Monday, the gene
raj impression was, that she bound q warlikc
Grand from the fact that her magazine carefully
replenishsd and her shot and small arm departments
thoroughly overhsued, and additional officers placed
on board. Passed Midshipmsn Truxton and Magan,
and third assistant Engineer Wheeler, all OF whom
had attached to the steamer Vixen preparing for
added to her list Of officers She sailed for
the Gulf Of Mexico with sealed orders, to be opened
when Eve days out.
pTbe National Convention Of Inventors, adjourned
'ns die ast evening having transacted all the bust
were requested by the convention to embody the va
rious with regard b. the patent laws
into bill, and committee Of twenty four ap-
pointed 10 take It to Washington during the
son OF congress and urge Its adoption and incorpora
tioD among the laws relating to patents.
Cutie rich slave case has been sprung upon us,
within the last "a hours. Ofcer Mccrcery, EiktoD,
Md arrived here In the Philadelphia yesterday.
bsyir in his custody black man, named Albert said
to be the property Of Mrs Hays of Ceicl county Md
who had been arrested In Chester, Pa as a runaway
He had been gone about four years, aud had been
ployed during that time by Mr. George Martin. Qua
ksr citizen Of Chester county Ia When Albert
srested and carried of Mr.. Martin followed him aud
the officer to hs city, In the train Of
compsbisd by several mancpatiopsts, and on the
rival OF the the alleged slave carried to will
rone private slave pen ana confined there The owner
Of Albert then mm. cistey srreted Mr. Martin. under
the Law ofMaryland charging him with hsrboring and
employing slave, knowing hin to be SUCH claiming
damages fer wages. &c in the Of 1000. Bail
promptly obtained and he released from custody
writ Of haieas corpus TO be sued to day In order to
obtain posseson of the slave and to afford time TO the
Governor Of Peppsylvania TO make requistion the
Governor Of Maryland for tho delivery Of Albert
the ground that he has been Violently and Illegally abb
Quoted from the limits Of said State This will give
abduction CASE TO talk about while the arrest OF
Mr. Martin will afford knotty point for the lawyers
an judges to dispose Of
Richard J. Bowie has been chosen a. the vhig cam
ddste fer Congress In the fret congressional district
II Mari the 10th ballot There four other
candidates who baotted for 80 times, and on the
10th ballot the Of Mr. Bowie introduced aud
he elected. His selection IL considered fortu-
nate thing for the wings OF the district as he IL the
moot popular man that could have been selected.
The -four market is not quite so firm. Sales to-day
Of $50 bbls Howard street brands at IS 1sk Nothing
done In City Mills or susquebsnns Rye -four and corn
al unchanged Sales Of good TO prime red wheat st
81 81 CO; white, 81 % 81 10 The supply OF corn Ia
light; sales Of white at Mc. Soc, sud yellow 1T Doe
Coo. Osts zee. SOC Rye 5sc. We note sales OF $50
bush cloverseed at - lay 80 2s finer quality held
higher A moderately fair business is doing In provi
sons We sales q leo bbs prime pork At So and
I2o bids Bacon shoulders at SIC. &c per 10 10000
bs sides at 61.c and 10 hhds at 6xo. e4e per ID
Sales OF bsesed hams at loo, and 600 pieces do 1t
Sc. Co Lard s steady; tsles Of $50 kegs at Ts4c
Sc per ID bbls To. NE Whisky IL steady, with
sales Of bbls at 2cc 26kc; bhds. 25c. per gall.