The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-24
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS



The New Cabinet Wig Opposition to Senator Peares
Fsrryng The Atlantic. -ArriUat Of the VixsnRsleass
of The Contoy Prisoners Cholera al New York, &c.
The cabinet gives general satisfaction the great
OF the wings OF BALTIMORE bat The court house
clique" aud their adhercns the friends and uphoders of
Reyerdy johnson and the Gall hins, bitter the APP
ponment OF Mr. Pearoe the Secreayship of the late
They have forgiven him for his scabing and
powerful reply Senator Johnsons speech the Mexican
war, which greatly lowered him statesman IN the
estimation OF the whole coany They openly proclaim the
Secretary inconpeeD for any post In the cabinet
and that il he declines il will be from know
edge OF his incomp potency The fact is that thus clique
has controlled all the appointments In the State though
orney General Johnson aud CALLING To Them not only
TO lose him, bu find who openly opposes and con-
them raised the OF power in his stead With
the pon Of Colonel ktnc the collector OF h port every
in the State has been filed by of their selection
Senator Pratt le choice for post in President FIJI
more's cabinet.
The quick trip OF the American Atlantic has
been closely followed up by the Asia, which arrived at
Halifax yesterday, and will doubtless reach Boston
by 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning. making her TIP in ten
days and about ~ hours The distance from Liverpool to
Boston, via HALIFAX is about the same from Liverpool
direct New York, that the America will doubtless
have beaten her about ii hours.
The by The Asia has not, however, yet come 70
hand, having been detained by the damage done the
telegraph by the storm II s however, momentary
expected.
We have intelligence this morning of the arrival of the
steamer Vixen Norfolk, with Commodore Morris on
board, direct Havana. The Contoy prisoners were
delivered his demand. and placed board the ship
Albany, bound for Pensacola le,,er from board the
Albany they principally from the western States,
and are A in number. They have been kept in double
irons nearly months and complain of having been
most vianousy treated. The bgs Georgana and So rah
Loud, with their captains and ten in number. are
still retained prisoners by the Spanish authorities The
Vixen, with Com Norris started yesterday afternoon for
Washington, where she has doubtless arrived by this
time
The New York Board OF Health report two deaths from
Asiatic cholera in that city during the past week.
The death read Professor Webster yester
day He perfectly calm and said ''God's will be
donc--l am reconciled to my fate"
BALTIMORE, July 22-5 p. m.
Extensive Damage By Flood facendtarism MI Lowe
Campaign Democratic Union Protector, Wetstsr- CHy
Mortality The Markets, &c.
We have tdngs cf extensive damage having been
done the public works OF Pennsylvania by the oshes
caused by The The IN the Snsquehann
reporred be nearly high il in 1896 bearing or
broad bosom immense quantities of drift lumber whole
tce and considerable timber supposed TO be portions o.
swept away by the force OF the current The Tide
Water canal entirely submerged the river having over
flowed in it, whilst The Mount Joy railroad. the
side ofe river, also entirely under water The damage
10 the Nav Cumberland and York railroad does not exceed
IS, 600,
We have had, usual quite number Of acts Of ncen
diarism Saturday night Two board yards-those Q
IA
Avenue--were considerably injured The machine shoI
and ou ndy OF Mr. T. LoveR also destroyed OF
Saturday, evening Loss SIS, 900, and no insurance.
The Argus states that Louis Lowe, esq
the candidate governor. will speak Cooks
vle Howard district, on The 10th OF August, instead
ckeysvl. in Baltimore county, heretofore stated
letter from New York that the edings Of thu
Democratic Convention Tammany Hall ON Friday eve
ming gave good indications Tor the permanent union
the party city and State, despite all the dsiner
ested" prognoscs Of the opposition. There was goo
deal Of animated discussion. and little personal alusion
but all that the great object to be shrugged for
union and harmony-was never Tor moment lost sigh
/ OF
the final decision in the case of Professor Webster
subject of hide town talk. Nobody now appears u
demur the decision but sim patty heartfelt and sincere
is all hands expressed for his bereaved family
We enjoy ing pure and invgoating atmosphere snc
the of week, and city considered quit
healthy, it ought be afer such general purcatio
il received Notwithstanding which of genuin
Asatic cholera is reported by OF physicians
aving occurred within the city limits to-day. The
Der OF deaths during the week lss OF which
| Der 90 were under years OF age
! THx MARKETS In the Baltimore market this morning
there was nothing doing in Howard -four Sales
600 bbs Cly Mills made OF old wheat at 80 IS Sales
red wheat nj lls cents, and white 100 ter
prime Receipts fair Sales oil white ~ 63
aud yellow IS No sales Of Whisky un
changed. The offerings OF beef cattle the scnles toda
reached only 46s bead all Of which sold prices
ranging 81 rs So 37l per 100 lbs the hoo eqns
10 IS 80 SO 80 net, ana averaging So 0ol gross W.
qnote hogs atxo 70