The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-25

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The weather to-day is at least 10 degrees cooler
than il was any day during the past week, and
our streets are consequently thronged with ladies'
at,ired in all the colors Of the rainbow, and glow
ing with that sparkling beauty for which the
bellies of Baltimore are so famous.
The Union Meeting at Monument Square
Saturday evening was very well attended, though
the rumor that Mr. Clay was to be present turned
out to be very false rumor Mr. Clay was at
the time spending a few days at Dahorregnn
Manor the country residence Of Charles Carroll 80
Esq, in Howard District
The Mayor Of Baltimore has issued am edict
against street beggars, all of whom are to be taken
to the aims house by the police and taught to
work for their living. This is very good
movement, as many of the children who have
been thronging our streets as beggars have been
ascertaned to be the children Of parents who
spend their time in idleness and debauchery, on
the pennies picked up by them during their
rambes through the city. Many of them also
enter houses beg and steal everything that they
can lay their hands upon.
young man, representing himself to be the
son-in-law OF the Hon. John G. Calhoun, has
been imposing himself upon the merchants of
Philadelphia in the purchase Of goods. He was,
however, discovered to be an imposter before he
had time to secure his purchases
The health of Baltimore continues very good,
considering the heat of the weather, and the COM
nencement OF the fruit season. The Board of
Health report 81 deaths during the past week, of
which number 81 were under 10 years Of age.
The details of the news from California, by the
steamer Crescent City, is looked for with much
interest. She is also supposed to have the mails
on board, brought by the Isthmus, though the de-
spaiches do not say whether she has brought them
or nor.
The Baltimore Market continuesste The
sales of Howard street flour this morning amount
ed to 1000 bis. at S5.25. Thirteen thousand bush
els Of Maryland white wheat were sold at Sl.30,
and 1900 bushels red at Sl.l9. Sales of yellow
corn at g., and Of white at 50 a 60.
The offering of beef cattle at the scales to-day,
amounted to $50 head, of which $40 were sold to
city butchers, 400 driven Off and 100 left unsold.
Prices ranged from S250 to "a per 100 lbs. on the
hoof, equal to $500 S7.75 net, and averaging
1926.
. NEW ORLEANS, June IL
True Bill found against General Lopez aud other
Cubo hraders;
The grand jury, to-day, sitting as grand in
quest for the United States, found true bill
against Gen. Lopez, Mr.. Segar, of Louisiana,
Governor Quitman, Judge C.. Pinckney, Mr..
.Smth, of Mississippi, Ex-senator Henderson,
Mr.. O'Sullivan, former editor of the Democratic
Review, and ten others Of the expeditionsts
against Cuba They are indicted for the offence
cd tl1pJ ~ IN
ence to the matter in question. They have been
held to bail for trial before the U. S. Court
Late from Havana and Guadalupe.
New York, June "a, 1850.
BY an arrival at this port, there has been re-
ceivcd later advices from Gusdaloupe, which con-
firm the burning of that place Several of the
blacks have been shot.
BY the brig Rapid, from Havana, we learn that
the trial Of the prisoners captured during the
Lopez instruction is still going on.
1t was the general impression that they would
be acquitted If the United States Government de-
manded it, especially those who were captured on
Womsn's Island. The U. S. sloops of war Ger
mantown and Albany were lying off the harbor
Several OF the prisoners captured by the Span
iards have since died.
| CINCINNATI, June %.
The CHOLERA AT NAsnyILLE.-The cholera is
at Nashville. There were six cases and three
deaths on Wednesday last, and three new cases
yesterday.
Late from, Califo,nia--.npipai cfMs Crescent City
Great Fire at San Francisco-D Discovery Of more
| Gold Mines, Sc.
| New York, June "a, IL M.
The steamship Crescent City arrived here this
morning at an early hour from Chagres, bringing
late and important news from California.
| The city of San Francisco has again been
visited by an extensive confagration, destroying
full one-third of the buildings in the city. The
loss is said to be 100000
The news from the mines is said to be very
favorable. The miners were doing fine bust
ness, and some new placers have been discovered
TINT exceed in richness anything before dreamt Of
The Crescent brings about S250,O00 in gold
dust, and l56 passengers.
The steamer Isthmus arrived at Panama on the
18th inst, having left San Francisco the 18th
ult., bringing the mails, 100000 in gold dust,
| and 1874 passengers.
AHe Steaiei .ANeW VVoiiu "iiNeu ut aHahio VII
the 7th inst, and was to sail soon for San Fran
cisco.
New YoRK, June "a, p. M.
The weather here is fine to-day.
Sales Of U. s. New Loan of 1867 at Saturdays
prices.
A moderate business has been done in -four
We note sales of Southern at S5.44 S5.56.
The Cotton is firm, and small sales are making
at the figures Of Saturday.
The Grain market has undergone no change
Provisions about the same
AwFuLLy DESTRUCTIVE CALAmTY.-The Gre
vase in Grand Levee, Point Coupee, of which
accounts were published in our yesterday even
ings edition, will, fear, prove one OF the most
disastrous and calamtous events which has taken
place in Louisiana for many years past. This
break occurs at point where the rlyer has long