The New York herald., 1851-07-19
NEWS HV rHE MAILS.

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! Our Baltimore COrrcspondence.
BALTIMORE, July ~, 1854.
Academy COMMONWEALTH Of the Ksor H.
suyanee Conpany-C -Cannrbalism-O Orice Seekers,
&C., &e.
The commencement of the Academy of the Visi-
tation yesterday was grand affair, and indicated .
success and prosperity that is seldom attained BY
female institution of learning. The music by the
scholars nterspersed with the ceremonies was truly
artistic.
The failure of the Knox Insurance Company, Of
Indiana, has trapped good number of our citi.
~ ns who think that insurance policy, il Il is a.
dollar cheaper than other, is preferable, without
regard to the standing or ability Of the company.
New Jersey Insurance Company failed here
short Wme since, when this Knox Company vas
brought forward to which all the risks OF the New
Jersey Company .nsferred, and taking risks
at q low rate, succeeded in getting some business.
There are still number OF distant insurance CON-
panies, doing all their budness away from home,
that need watching very CLOSELY. The fancy fnan-
ciers having foun fyocy banking very difficult in
these days Of indivldual liability" seem TO have
turned their stteation 10 the philanthropic object
oil insurlng tho property lives, health, horses and
cattle OF the people from al manner Of loss.
man named George Roth was committed TO
lal, s.erday for trial. on the charge of biting
larg" piece OF flesh from tbe shoulder OF another
Uan, named George Brown.
VIM. Meredl h, tbc brskem an on the Susque-
hanna Railroad, utesdfuy injured by the
breaking down of IA bridge, on Monday, died yes
terday.
The number of office seekers under the ne con-
sttution seems to have largely increased; and the
newspapers are throbged with adve .tisements set
ting forth the claims ut each the sufrayes of the
dear people There is ut least a dozen seekers for
each of the one hundred pi ;es be voted for and
each seems disposed 10 stand on his merits,
without the Intervention OF party conventions. A
large majority of the seekers for the " loaves and
fishes are worked, re-
smo oke, and alsen mood, 10 defeat the Institution
Mr. John G. keerl. druggist, and of our
most respectable citizens, FUND dead IN his bed,
yesterday morniu g-havng retired, on the previous
mig ht. in his usual heaGh
The Holiday street aud Front street theatres are
both closed aud the theatrical performances at the
Museum are suspended for the season, and the
actors all gone to the spongs aud shore, to rus
ticate.
BALTIMORE, July Is, 1851
The UeqthaDepartpe Of the Liberia Packet Iaereas, of
Emigration Libe,ia- Great Fiod-Seence Of DEATH
on a Chiid-Death from Camphine-ChsEoh DeSea-
ttcn, &c.
The weather continues abominably hot the ther-
mometer standing M So degs this mornings before break
fast with the prospect Preaching 80 dess before night
The Colonization soci-ty's bark Liberia Packet viii
Fail from this port Tomorrow, for the Maryland colony
in Africa She will carry out full cargo, Anu Also tne
largest number passengers she has yet transported
Offering than she could accommodate-the number
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have raised fupas TO pay their expenses. large
party Of emigr Norfolk who have secured pas
cage are pectrd here this morning. Among
those who 20 out in Thomas Fuer and Benjamin
coored preachers from Dorchester county
Md Their obj ct in visiting Africa Is To make an expora
lion the and the arrange
the reception Of their families and friends for
whom they intend to return In the fall Should their
favorable enough free blacks will accompany
them from the negnbourhUod Of Dorchester 70 found
colony.
We have tidngs of great food in the Juniata river,
which has greatly damaged the Pennsylvania canals an
railroads The canal for several miles submerged,
and railroad brdgs have been swept OF cutting
off all commun nicaton with the upper country.
The little negro George Long years Of age,
John Rumpf by Judge Nrsbit Tie seemed wholly un-
conscious Of the awful position in which he placed
and the whole thing solemn farce lie paid but
little attention did APPEAR to understand what
was going After the sentence had been pronounced
he to the lookup With his usual agile step and
animated rhc Attorney General remarked
that the petition Of the jury to the Governor for
mutation Of The puuiSbmcnt To Imprisonment for life,
had been prer-nted he authorized to that It
will be granted.
A black woman named Mary Ann Foster, 10
verey burnt last night by the explosion OF camphine
amp. that her recovery l. deemed impossible.
and magnificent cdiice located or West Lom-
bard street. Cove, called It Marks Episcopal
Church, yesterday csnsscrRted by Bishop Whiting
ham The Rev. Mr.. Mcfarland Is the rcctcr Of the
church