New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-28
Business of Baltimore->tate school Con-
NeGtion-ActS OF Legislature Relative 10
Negroes-PrinTers' Wages, &C.

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Our merchants seem 70 be nore alive 70 thcir
own interests than they have o- many years past
ani arc more actively ENGAGED IN extending tho
commercial facilities Of the port Henry Msnk n
Esq one Of oar most en.erprsiug bas.ness ucn,
has started regular hne Of packets rom this r,r,
= Liverpool. The vessels are 81 OF TIE lar-e,,
class and VII ssl. twice a mouth, oomrienciac on
tie 81 proxima Another line Is talked o. 70 the
same port IN order TO give Baltimore merchants
every facility OF importing Their own goods direc.
The rapid increase ct the city IN population and the
are accession Of trade from the South aud West
within the past year has quite eni yened our met.
chants and they are mskins unprecedented efforts
70 secure s,l move Of the business which annually
zoe. to the North sud East Heavy stocks Of goods
are about 10 De laid in tor the Spring trade.
The state Schoo. Convention. which has been m
SESSION Tor three DAYS pas. IN this city adjourned
sire d,c s,t evening A irsf Of a law was pre-
pared % be ssbmt',l 70 the Legislature FOR Tie
0rgamzatoa 81 complete SchOo. system, an q
Committee appointed 20 urge is adoption by the
legislative. u proposes the appointment o. 4
a. eucral Superintendent tor the schools OF the
~tafe-the csvisl0n o, the several Counties INTO
Schoo. pstrcts-the proper examination and Sc
lection OF teachers. sc. The Jaw VIII be modified,
probably, and passed, # II be LAID before tho lie
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immense benefit 70 the state IN he advancement
D. her Public School system.
You will have seen that the House n Assembly
OF The state Of Mary aid has passed the bUl repeal
lng a. laws prohibiting the introduction o. slaves
INTO the state TIE vote was only 70 70 2l-ons-
thrd OF the members being absent by design nc
cident The honest portion Of The community "looA
% the senate 20 defeat 50 injurious and unneccs
sary a sw, the effect OF which WI, be TO maze VA
- aud the Slaya DenSf AMI Mart Of all the worth
iess negroes o. Virginia end other States. Bis
have sso been introduced IN the House TO ,repes
al laws authorizing the issue @. permits for free
blac2s t. remain IN the State and authorizing tie
.ns pect.Ou OF al vessels gong through the Chcsa
peake and Delaware Canal with view 10 inter
copt runaway slaves - YOU VII. perceive that
Maryland IS 70 be tled " III slaves. and they g.c
not 70 escape Il our wise Legislators car enact laws
20 keep them IN bondage within the limits ct tie
state. Tho end O. a.. tins viii be far more to ad-
vance emsncip than to reSard It, as vii show
hereafter.
The typographical Society ofthis city have ma le
4 considerable advance ia the rates OF WAGES or
- nttrs-the new WAGES - take eject on the first
o, next month Printers working on Morning
newspapers are 70 increase from $40 to eli por
week, On piece work from rs to 80 cents per thou.
sand Ms pulling cards, 80 50 per thousand SC.
Great dissatisfaction Is given TO employers by H.,
who viii generally discharge from one 10 three
hands EACH ard work larger number Of boys It
the case.
Wm Herman a notorious French thief aid
counter.cter was sentenced to-day by our COufts
% be imprisoned IN the penitentiary for period ri
seventeen years He has 0uly been IN the c,iy
York. ia August last from Germany, where ne bad
ilsi been pardoaed under the scaiiod, having been
sentenced T. De hung TOR countericitlug
Yours &c. lao