Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-11
EDITORS coRREspoNDErcE.
BAIrmoRs, OcrosrR los p. M.

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The most extensive preparations now making here for
the great Fai which od towards the ci,ss Of his
month The Cattle Show will be the CREATES, ever seen in
THIS vicinity, or in any of the Southern States The
AR oil the Maryland Mechanic Institute will also far
surpass any thing Of the kind have yet had II will be-
ne'd in the new Hail. now nearly completed II is expected
mat an immense number Of slangsr will be in attendance
during these Fairs . p. 81. .t..,.g.l tf
am glad to observe that the indox of gold from
California has given not only Northern bu, to tho
money market in Baltimore. For some dsys past a. Won
may be aware there has been considerable snseocv here
and in the Norh in regard to monetary Affairs The pres
sure, however, il not yet over and will not be 80 long the
policy of Government the workshops Of Europe
in preference to those Of our country The balance Of
trade will be against U.S. and sgsinsf US to which NAV
be attributed The present monetary pressure the worst Of which
has not yet been Had fortunately been for ths
importation Of gold from California; much worse state Of
things would be upon usa resulting from the desuc-
tive policy Of Locofocoism. s8Aa 5W ~ t9
Coi JOSEPH g. CorrMAS, Independent Whig has de-
ieaed MI DANIEL M HEHRr, the regular nominee 202
majority in the lower district There is no doubt Of the cleo
ion Of RIcHAnp BowIE, regular Whg in the First Dis
tict BY about 500 majority. By reference to the vote nd
that in the three contested Districts The Wings have 4O
majori'y where Mr. Love- the Democratic candidate for
Governor, last year had about l7Oo sry The remain
ing districts gave aggregate Wing ms,r,y n ls4s o
about a,O00. You will thus that Maryland is still
Wing to the core. -,.s.
Our market remains quiet Bresdstufs sre some evhs, firm
Sales Of 500 barrels Howard Hour at 81 Ga and
800 do at S3s74 Some sales also Of City Mills at S3 s7b
Red wheat 10 to rs cents, white d. rs 10 e2 he corn
so to 81 cents yellow SO 66 oats 80 10 80; we 65
Provisions frm Sales of 900 bags Rio coffee s to 81
cents; stock $4,000 bags Whiskey. ~ to "a cents M
The tobacco market steady, and fair demand Sales
during the week Of 400 bogsheads prces OF last week
The inspections abon 300 Hogsheads Wool very dull
at Is u iS cents for unwashed common washed do 20 to
~ censper h. Stocks que', and prices unchanged
New YokK, OcrosER ION.
The Empire City has arrived with Havana dates Of Oco
Der Cd she brings SO passengers Sf00 600 gold on freight
and $3.50 900 in the hands Of passnger Her news has
been anticipated BY the arrival Of tie Georgia at New Or
leans Among the passengers is Capt LIS Of Washing
tom who liberated by the Captain Gsuer. half an hour
before the Empire City sailed He was furnished with
passport gratis and immediately conveyed the steamer in
Government barge There thirteen prisoners in the
hospitals, who would be Spain as soon as conva-
lescent. e .t,@h.o saE4,els.5.a rs It,el
G' Experiment with the Fire .4nnihilafor. la1
Sr. LOUIS ocroBER 6.-An experiment was made on
Saturday evening with the Fire Annhilnto on tuos,ory
frame building erected for the The building was
filled Nth combushb materials saturated with ,urpentine.
The experiment proved failure Another experiment viii
be made in the Of this week. Msmanagement is said
have been the Of the failure Upwstds Of two thou
sand persons were present. i4,''iR9 y ~