The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-18
CORRESPONDENCE.

BALTIMORE, July It's, pm.
Ercessiue Heat-Whigs Missing--Honors to
the Deceased President--Mu rderous Riot
Mechanics Institute Cabinet Afars-The
Markets, dc.
The excessive hot weather is causing gen
eral rush of our citizens as are MESSED with the
time and the means, to the various springs and
watering places, leaving the city quite dull and
nanimate.
1t is said that upwards of one thousand
prominent Wings of New York city are sud-
denly missing from their accustomed resorts
and it is shrewdly suspected that they have
wendell their way to Washington, to have an
eye upon the loaves and fishes that are to be
dispensed under the new order of things.
The funeral procession at Philadelphia, in
honor of President Taylor, will come off on
Thursday the 25th instant, and at New York
GU Tuesday the 23rd instant. Great prepara-
tons are making in both cities, and there is
every reason to expect that they will be grand
affairs, notwithstanding the excessive heat of the
weather. At New York the Odd Fellows have
determined to make a grand turn out, and the
Industrial Congress are to bring out the work.
ing men in full force.
One of the most murderous riots that has oc-
CURED in this city for some years, consid-
ering the number engaged in it, took place
last night on Felrs Point. The parties were
two gangs, called " Causeway Rangers and
q Fells-Pointers. T" James Manley and George
KONG, two notorious outlaws, were armed
with muskets, and fired several loads of shot
into the crowd collected by the riot No
less than eight persons were seriously injured
by the shot, all of whom were spectators. One
young man, named J. Stillcr, received whole
load in the face, and is not expected to survive.
Manley and KONG were both arrested and COM
mitted for trial.
The Hon. James Cooper U. s. senator from
Pennsylvania, has accepted an invitation to de-
liver the opening address before the Maryland
Institute of the Mechanic Arts, in October next
In the Baltimore market this morning, there
was nothing doing in Howard street flour. Sales
of 1000 bbls. new city mills, were made Mt
IS So Sales of common to prime red wheat,
at 81 lOa$l Is. No change in corn. Whis-
ky, % l-2 cts. in bbls.
At New York this morning, holders of cotton
were waiting for steamer news. The advance
of an eighth in the last steamer, however, is
maintained.
The STEAMSHIP VIcERoY.-Halifax, July Is
A report was current here that the Viceroy had
been got off, but later advces contradict that re-
port She is still fast on the rocks, and there is
very little probability that she will be saved
The wind Is south and foggy.
ARREST OF Commemorative, N. Y,
July ia man named Henry Eckford, was ar
rested yesterday, for passing counterfeit bills on
the Phoenix Bank, New Haven, and the Duchess
County Bank. large amount was found on
him, and he was committed for trial.
Destructive FIRE AT CNcINNATr
July I'D. Root e. Sons stove foundry, on
Pearl street, was destroyed by fire last night The
oss is estimated at $50 COCOON which there is an
insurance of $1,000.
The CHOLERA IN CINCINNATI July
1.-THE Board Of Health report IS deaths during
he past "a hours--17 Of which were cholera, and
81 other diseases.
HARTFORD RAILROAD MArrEns.--Hartford,
e., July l6.--A meeting was held at the City
Hall, last evening, TO decide upon the question OF
gaming bonds 70 the Hartford, Providence and
Fishkill Railroad Company. The attendance was
quite large, |