The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-26
INTELLIGENCE By THE MAILS.
Our baltimore Correspondence.
BALTIMORE, July Is, Is.

BALTIMORE, July Is, 1919
Fxneyal Obse7uies to President Polk Fast Dav-
Remains of Conrad Vintnsr-C holera-The Mar
kets, &c.
The funeral obsequles in honor of President
Polk take place here this evening, and as is usual
with Baltimore, she outshnes all her sister cities,
In the evidences of patriotism. 1t has been con-
cluded to forego funeral procession, but at six
o'clock this evening, the military and various as
sociations will march to Monument Square, where
the whole front Of the Court House has been form
ed into rostrum and staging, appropriately adorn-
ed and trimmed with emblems of mourning A
spacious cenotaph is alss being erected consisting
Off succession Of fine Grecian arches, each taste
fully draped with black cloth. Under the centre
arch the Speakers stand will be placed, whilst in
front will rep0se collin During the ceremonies,
which will not be finished until after nightfall, the
cenotaph will be brilliantly Illuminated.
Archbishop Eccleston has issued circular, en-
joining on his clergy and the Roman Catholics of
the archdiocese OF Baltimore, the observance of
the first Friday in August, as day of prayer, fast
ing and humiliation, in accordance with the re-
commentator of President Taylor.
The remains of peOr Vintner, who was hung on
Friday last, for the murder of Mrs. Cooper, were
taken by some friends, and buried in a private
belonging to the Hamdesen family. The consent
OF one member of the family had been previous
y obtained, but it gave great dissatisfaction to the
remainder of them and on Monday night, the
body was taken up, and brought back to the city,
and dumped down at the gate of the Jail. II was
taken yesterday morning by the warden and
buried in Potter's Field and is this morning
said to be quietly repesing on dlssecting
table awaiting the attention of the young
knights of the scalpel Poor fellow both soul
and body have had rough usage in this world.
May he be better treated in the next. He was
most urgent in his desire that his body should
be left to rest undisturbed, where his friends
had concluded to deposit it.
There were III new OF cholera at the
Almshouse, and five deaths yesterday, making
ia cases and 65 deaths in all. The probability is,
that all, or nearly all of the sick inmates will be
swept off by it. There Is still no case in the
city, with the exception of two paupers who had
fled from the Almshouse TO escape 1t, but were
overtaken in the city, and sent back again
In the Baltimore market there were sales yesterday
mills fresh ground from old wheat at S and 900 bbls.
new, on terms not made public Nothing OF momsnG
doing In corn meal orzye -four; prices nominal. The
receipts Of wheat increasing We note saes to the
extent of Of 1000 bushels red at 81 81 o. and 0S
81 Is for whe-the latter figures for such rs Is suit
able for family -four Corn firm; sales OF white at 81
5Sc aud yellow at SO q e0c Oats rs a zoo Rye Soc.
Beef Catte.-There offered at the scales yester
head OF beeves 725 Of whie sold to city
butchers and packers at prices gng from 81 so to
net, and averaging So 81 gross weight. The above
prices show decline About 800 were driven to Phila
ladelphia and the balance remain unsold Hogs
We quote at 81 81 So per 100 lbs with sales, at which
they are firm
At the Stock Board yesterday, the following sales
o. r. BIS '67 le1 $500 do. do. 90'4; 1000 Md 6s, 1867
Is shs Far and Pit Bank "a; So West. Blk. 1SX.