The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-27

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CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM our BALTIMORE CORREsPoNENr.
BALTIMORE, June 25, 6 p. IN.
Arrival of the biagara-.Msrdsr and .assault---
Death of TSotter-.a Atw York movement
Fanny Kemble- The British Minister California
.Atrs-The .Msykets, &c.
The steamship Niagara is just announced as
having arrived at Halifax, with seven days later
intelligence from Europe, teegraphic account Of
the commercial intelligence by which forward
you.
| There has been considerable excitement in our
| city. this morning, ON account Of an announce
ment that young lad about 10 years of age.
named Arminius Watkins, son Of Tho mas c..
Watkins, of the firm Of Watkins, DUNCAN &
Waesrhe, had been assaulted last night, causing
his death at an early hour this morning. 1t APP
pears that he was walking along with two other
white lads, when three bricks were thrown at
them, and one black man, came up and struck
| Watkins on the head with brick, which knocked
him senseless. The police are in pursuit Of the
suspected parties.
| The celebrated trotting horse Rather fell
suddenly dead yesterday morning, whilst training
on the Baltimore Trotting Course. He was to
have run in several contests next week The
cause of his death is mystery, and foul play is
suspected.
| There is some talk among the politicians Of
New York to follow the example Of Baltimore in
getting up a popular demonstration in favor of
| the compromise now before the Senate. They
tried it week or two ago and failed and GER
tain second failure, it is predicted, will be the
4 result.
A letter from New York says that Mrs. Fanny
Kemble is preparing to visit England for the pur-
pose of giving Shaksperian Readings. She ex-
poets, and will doubtless receive most cordial
welcome to the scene of her former triumphs,
The News from California attracts general at
/ tention, and the mails, which arrived at New
4 York last evening by the Ohio, are looked for
with great interest. Returned Califbrnians state
that there is strong party at San Francisco in
favor Of cutting loose from Uncle Sam alto
gether.
/ The British Minister, Sir Henry Bulwer. is
among the lions in New York
The New York Board of Underwriters have
determined that on and after to-day all cotton in
bales ,o be classcd extra hazardous, in the hst
Of insurable property The buildings Ia ,chch it IS
stored is also to be thus rated,
In the Baltimore market, before the foreign
news, there were some small sales Of -four and
corn at Yesterdays rates, but the news has since
suspended all operations.
. At New York and Philadelphia the markets
were all checked by the news.
Later from Chagres and Havana.
ARRIVAL OF THE OHIO AT NEW YORK.
.Ns,o York, June 24--4 o'clock, p M.
i u. S. Mail Steamer Ohio, Capt. Schenck, ar
rived at her wharf this afternoon at A O'Clock
p NJ She brings the mails from California, but
no later news than received by the Crescent City
! this morning,
1 The Ohio brings l44 passengers, Of whom are
from Havana, As from Chagres, and 80 from New
Orleans Among the latter are number of fami-
lies, who have come north to spend the summer.
She has also on board, in addition to the gold
brought from California, l0, 900 Mexican dollars,
| consigned to Hoge e. Co. of this city.
The Falcon left Chagres the 18th and arrived
at Havana on the 18th. The Georgia arrived
next day.
No news of importance from Havana. The
prisoners captured by the Pizarro are yet on
| board the Sebrarb, where they would remain
until disposed of by the Spanish Government at
home.
In the, meantime, they are undergoing sort Of
er parte or mock trial preparatory to knowing
4 their fate. Havana was perfectly quiet, the
cholera had in a great measure disappeared, and
1 business Of every description has stir.
1 ARRIVAL OF CUBA INVADERS CUSTODY.
New ORLEANs, June 2O.-The United States
Marshal has arrived from Key West, with Coils.
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