The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-19
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
Our Baltimore Correspondence.


BALTIMORE, April IL, lS49.
.0ra~d Temperance JubIee-Pstting in at the Spig-
rot and Letting Out at the Bwng-Shipping-
F.ts--7 isat,icals-Marke &c.
The Temperance Temple is this morning enve-
loped IN flags, and money is being poured out by
them, with as much good will as many of them
have heretofore poured down brandy, to make the
day great and glorious. Thousands upon thou
s,nds of dollars have been spent in the purchase OF
banners, ribbons, regalias, and for some twenty
bands of music to make magnificent display To-
day, independent of about ten thousand collars
worth of time lost, which, added altogether,
makes sum much more heavy than That whlch
the construction of the hall which they are about
10 dedicate cost. Temperance Is certainly one OF
the highest virtues in man, but the intemperate
pursuit of temperance is an EVIL as great as ntem-
nernnce itself Hundreds of those who are thus
souanderipp their money to-day, put on their
magnificent regalia over a thread-bare coat, and
leave their families at home IN want tor many OF
The essentials of comfort and happiness. In short,
the great display that Is to be made to-day, will be
a full exempifcation of the fact, that there is
Their kind Of intemperance, as wastetul OF money,
If not of health, as that of the too free OF In
toxicating liquors.
The ship builders of Baltimore are doing an inn
mense business, and new contracts are daily pour
ing IN. . 1po, rounar, 81 u.
Charles Gilman, on Conway street, west OF Eutaw,
was totally DESTROYED by fire yesterday morning.
He had an insurance of $1,000 on the building, in
The Firemeh's Office, and $1,000 in the Protection
The ship Andalusia did not get off yesterday,
for San Franciso, on account OF unproptlous winds
She will leave this morning. and she IS certainly
the finest ship in all her appointments mat mas yet
left our port for the gold regions All the metho-
dists of the city will be at the wharf to bid adleu
10 the Rev. Mr.. Taylor and his family, who are
great favorites.
regret to learn that the peach crop IN this Wei
nity has been terribly damaged by the frost;
gentleman who has 300 trees assures me that mere
ie not one bud in hundred on them that Is
sound. .,
The Viennoise children are now at Richmond,
coming north, and will give two or three exhibit
tons in this city, probably at the Holiday street
Theatre.
Mr. Barton, the gentlemanly treasurer of the
Front street Theatre, proposes to open that estab
hshment for brief, but brilliant season, shortly
Mr. Barton, as agent for Mr.. Burton, has secured
the esteem of citizens, and proved himself a
fine caterer for their amusement
reward of $SO0has been offered tor the detec-
ton and conviction of the incendiarles who have
recently played such havoc among the property OF
our citizens, and the funds of the Insurance Com
Panles.
NARxrrs AND Srocx SALEs.-The -four market con-
tnues firm Sales to-day of 500 bbs Howard street
brands - Is and about 1000 bbs City Mills at the
same price Sales also of city corn meal at 81 90; we
quote country at 81 sly. Rye -four 81 81. per DBL
prime red wheat at 81 to 98 cents Nothing doing in
white Corn is steady quote white at 43 A cents
and yellow at 40 Soc Oats 20 o Csc. Rye 81 cents
per 6ushel There is change to notice in provisions.
Holders firm, and not willing to take the prices gene
rate. and prices unchanged. Whiskey is somewhat
nrmer. with sales at 20 a Il cents, in hhds and bbs
81 600 Maryland quarterly SIS, 81; 1000 do. do. 81;
1000 do. do. 81; 5l2 do. do. 81 200 Baltimore 6's,
1870 9oa 100 do 1890, 1904; 700 do do. 1907; 1000
Bait and Ohio Railroad div. bonds, 80 DIS IS; 1000
do do do b4 ms S51l; 1000 do. do. do 90 DIS o5]<i
800 do do s3 10 shares Merchants al Bank So; 10
Co 10; 10 do do do. 49, % do. do. do. "a mos, 49,
~ DO DO. do. 1875; Is do. Bait and Ohio Railroad
% d., AZ; 25 do. do do do b 90 DIS ~ 30 do do do
10 b 60 DE-, AZ; 80 do. do. do. do. 8 GO DIS AZ.