Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-05-09
From Baltimore.


quite Slllke Is HOW going on among portion
of the printers in our city. 1t is not strike for
higher wages-l believe they get all they ask
but strike to maintain certain rules of the Typo
graphical Society, which ara alleged to have been
violated by the employers. The Argus hands con-
tinue to hold ont and quite likely to do So for
some time, as the propretors of that journal have
supplied their places with what technically
termed "Rats," and the paper comes out as usual
with n slight razeeing of its reading matter.
am not particularly familiar with the loings of the
printers, but am told that they have recently es-
tabliShed some rules which are considered arbi-
trary aud unjust. If so the evil will doubtless
cute itself, and the inStigators thereof be like
ly TO suffer in the end All rules interfering with
the private business of employers are unjust, and
must recoil against those who make and attempt
to sustain them by coerSive measures.
Striking among the mechanics and laborers
seems, indeed, to be the order of the day at pres
ent, every where. There serious apprehen-
Sions that this system may be carried too far and
hence tinctured with the uSurpaton of rights which
are sacred 10 other parties.
The splendid brig Vlctorine, Capt. Brown, arri.
we'd here to-day from Rio de Jeneiro, with dates
to the Oath March. She made the run out from
Baltimore and back in the remarkably short time
of 50 days. Letters by her represent the Coffee
market as very firm, with only a stock of 10000
bags of lower qualities. Prices had advanced
Mixed lots 3-9O0a4 1000. Flour $4,000 per Dbl. Ex-
change on Europe 28a2S3. Every indication is
to the effect that coffee must advance, and that
the crop will be unusually small. The advance
recorded by tn, accounts is 100 to 200 Reals
The numerous applicants for office in our Gus
tom cksl
The Collector has not yet decapitated any of the
old occupants, except one or two, and of course
there are no vacancies. 1t is presumed, however,
that the work will soon commence, as the importu-
nings are almost countless and too potent to be
withStood.
The friends of Mrs. Howard, who was so shame
fully villitied in a recent letter 10 the New o.
leans Crescent, are very highly Indignant and have
wholly contradicted the statement. They show
that the lady in question, Mrs. Howard, formerly
Miss McTavish of Baltimore, died more than four
years ago-that her remains were brought home
from Europe and buried in Green Mount Cemetry
where they now repose unconscious of the arrows
OF outraged justice aimed at them.
The weather continues delightful. Vegetation
never before was SO promising.
learathat the tobacco plant, in some parts of
Maryland, has been very seriously injured by
worms and the fly which must operate adverse 10
the crop.
The news by the steamer Asia reached here to-
day by telegraph. There were sales of 1900 bbls.
oil West Flour before it was made public at d. 81
aud 500 bbls afterwards, at 4,S7.
Wheat firm. Sales of Red at 1, 10a1 L ID; White
do 1,15a1 20; White Corn 52a54; Yellow 5sa59;
Oats 39a43; Rye s5a9O.
Sales of 200 bbls Mess Pork at 1900, and 100
do at 1915. Mess Beef 1900. Sales Bacon
Shoulders at Ct; Sides 81; Hams 1Oal24. Sales
of 500 terces Lard at 81; keg lO3.
Coffee very dull but firm. Small sales Rio al
81. Stock $1,000 bags.
Cotton dull at 4a3-S cts decline Rice 44a44c.
Tobacco very firm at full prices. Sales Of 900
hhds during the week.
Whisky 22a23c. More easy. W.
Great Earthquake in the Indian Archipelago
The Singapore Free Press of the 4lh of Febru-
are last quotes from the Java Bode the following
account the terrible commotion of nature, which
commenced on the 14th or probably The 26th of
November, aud lasted until the 22nd of December
last:
cat the first shock nearly all the houses were
thrown down or very much shattered. The Gov
ernment buildings, the church, the officers houses
anu tne warehouses; suffered the greatest injury
The Chinese quarter was heap Of ruins and the
native village on the Zonnegat was LAID waste.
Nothing is visible of the village of Lonthois but
heap OF ruins. Saru was terribly shattered W lille
detached pieces OF rock lay everywhere scattered
around.
But the misfortune did not stop here. About s
O'Clock disturbance of the sea Gee bevinp) &C.
CURED, which filled every heart with fear and dis.
may anu caused every one 10 fly 10. the highest
n 1.III c1rn 81 l. ct1-
emptied, and at times it appeared to be only little
river. II
The ship Attat-al- Rae hman. laden with rice.
lying IN the roaos twice touched the ground after
like II. MS brig De Haa, which had anchored
the day previous-having been driven backward
and forward a numLer of times; but this seaouake
increased in a fnghtful manner, and thrice over.
whelmed Great Banda and Nelra with the largest
rollers; on the last place they reached several feet
high IN the houses. and burst the doors OPEN
The prahus in the roads were driven amongst
and against one another, and carried to and from
the shore. These prahus belonged to the Saru and
hey Islands and Ceram, and part of their crews
finding themselves on shore, sought shelterin one
OF the sheds on the old pier, but they could not
withstand the force of the rollers, and in moment
they were torn out OF their place of shelter and
driven seawardS, there mlSerably to perish. 1t is
estimated that sixty men lost their lives in this
, way. ~
Miserable was the condition of tie inhabitants,
who saw the waves twenty-six feet high, rolling
SO lHesisuoly Iowaros thein, threatening to engul
them: the ground continually rocking under their
teeti the atmosphere echoing with loud reports
like cannon shots, filling their hearts with fear
and this all destructive, indescribable state OF
thing lasted not merely for FIVE minutes-an hour
day-but for successive days; Tor these lrishtful
natural phenomena only ceased on the 22d OF De-
cember, while all that time scarcely an hour pass.
ed that the ground did not heaye and shake. -,
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RArLnoAD BRIDGE DEsrRoYED.-The bridge iat
Melsale, Eve miles from the city on the Balti
more and Susbuehana railroad was destroyed by
fire at IL o. clock yesterday morning. 1t took FIRE
from locomotive. We are informed that tenn.
porary footway has already been constructed, and
that no delay will be experienced by passenger
Trans. Engines and cars will be provided on both