New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-02
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wbIgs-miltary Instruction In schools
Los, b, Jnc.ndlaries Slaves Ab.csodios-
Senator Pratt Laed Warrant FOrgerios-
cholera CsmisE -sichse.s-Aceioents
Couesponderce # TIE Tdhu,a.
BALTiNoRs, Wednesday, July 81.
A great contest hiss been going GA for several
days past between the Loco Focos IL reference -
the selection Of delegates 10 the Convention TO
nominate a candidate for Mayor The struggle
hs. been between the friends of Mayor J. w.
Watkins ard N Turner-the latter having il rs
pretty olesrly Ascer,sined secured majority IN
a., Convention. The Yard meetings were highly
exciting, and resulted 10 several instances IN an
appeal to arms in which brawny fists, table legs
and chair rounds figured very consPicuously'-
Broken noses and cracked heads were n1ns51us
In one Of the rows yesterday SidnOr ). Donaldson,
a member OF the Legislature figured, and was
arrested and held 10 answer at Court Turner Is
butcher still following bis VOCATION and has spent
about SO 900 already in pouring whisky down the
tbroats Of the Locos, as an argument Ia poTerlal
one by the way TO induce them to vo'e Tor him
Watkins 10 a brcklayer, rather slim OF the
"reAdy," and consequently has been rather TOO
slim of friends although he has run Turner to the
eirdle and will give him a deal Of trouble in the
Nominating Convention, which meets on to morrow
Thursday evening at Democratic Hall. Every
body here expects grand row a. the Convention,
and have 70 doubt that everybody will be graft
e d. If Turner is nominated, which think GER
tain, 10 Temperance man will touch him, and any
good Wing can be elected.
The Wings are in high spirits. They meet to.
rigbt IN dell
yeLton, TO nominate candidates for the Reform
Convention. The Wings 0. the County m set for
he same purpose on Saturday. The Locos having
refused to Join in Union tickets, there Is no alter.
native but to select good Wing tickets, and elect
them, il possible.
didates chosen by the LOcos for the Reform Con
vention from this city were bitter Wings ie%
wears since Hon David Stewart Robert j.
Brent and Geo w. herTood were once a,Gtaye
- - in Tho uyAis Iauhs, Lss Ira tug renooncen
heir principles their apostacy has been rewarded.
THE bard.fsted and veteran Democracy are
much red about it, and could name score who
will not woe for either OF these three on that &C
count. A portion OF the Wing ticket may thus be
successful.
The proportion is made and will be urged on
our Board of School Commissioners 10 form all the
male pupils Of the Public Grammar Schools into
compants s, to be instructed regularly every week
in military tactics The plan seems popular and
should not be astonished If 1t be adopted. The
parade and review of some rs pupils of st. TimO-
thy's all School, Baltimore Couuty, through the
city, has eBgendered strong military fever nOng
the juveniles which must needs be graslhed 10
some way. Juvenile corps are organizing all over
the city, so Z ncle Sam need not fear war with
Portugal.
Incendisries are very numerous and daring IN
our city at present. Within the past month OF
July, property to the value Of $4,000 has been
destroy ed by these vile wretches. Oar police and
nie atch are 30 utterly worthless that II would
be al anomaly for an arrest 10 DO made. short
time SINCE in fact they actually set fire 70 watch
mans box, and burned it down, the vigilant watch
man escaping luckily without damage:
The papers from Western Virginia, Western
Maryland, and the Eastern shore counties. TEEN
with advertisements OF rewards for runaway
slaves. The difficulty Of re.capturiDg runaways
has increased the AMOUNT generally offered very
much $500 and $3.50 each being very common. am
informed by a slave catcher and dealer that the
loss of slave property this Spring and Summer
from Mary land and Virginia, is larger than at any
former period. He showed me list Of advertise
N ns be had arranged in his note book, Tor refer
ences, Offering rewards for eighy-oHe amou nting
TO about Sl2 900. The total value oil this number
would be fully $4,000. A snug item for slave
owners to post to profit and loss account "a
great siority Of them never being recovered.
The attack Of Senator Pratt. OF Md. on Senator
Seward OF N. Y. has not raised him 10 the estmi
ton Of bis constituency hereabouts Me- Pratt no
doubt thought that debut like bis would be the
cry thing to astonsh Mary FLANDERS b. its chvsry,
but he made a mis- deal that time for 50 good a
hand
several Germans have been arrested in Bait.
more within few days on charges Of having Oh
tanned money from the Government through forged
land warrants An examination was held by tbs
DBuict Attorney, Mr.. Lee, in private yesterday,
by " hch we understand evidence imp icated otn-
ers Ultil their arrest no publication OF the tes.i
mony " i'll be made. The operations have bsoa
quite extensive.
The telegraph reports the cholera slowly wend-
ing it's way from the West The announcement
y esterday that several CAGES have occurred az
Bsrper's Ferry Va. so miles from Baltimore has
ere ated quite panic among the old ladies' Dysen-
terry, disIrhea and bowel complaints are very
prevalent and fatal, our physicians being kept 80.
ing night and day.
A man named Jesse Brooks laid down on the
Philadelphia Railroad when drunk asd was run
over aid killed. He leaves a wife and five chill
dren.
A little girl, daughter OF Mr.. Kraft, Pennsyva.
niA ave nue., yesterday pick ed no a cup containing
spirits Of wine, which her brother was using snd
sw allowing 1t at drsught, caused death in afsw
hours IAGO.
The DEFENDANTS OF ROBERT BURNS -" For
some time says the DQtIV NelrS. there has bsea