Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-06
Baltimore Correspondence.
BALTIMORE Sent s. 1859

BALTIMORE, Sept. 5, 1853-10p.h.
The Democratic City Convention is now in
session endeavoring to nominate ticket for
the Le legislature, but doubt if they accom-.
plish the object tonight.
Every day seems to be giving strength to
the temperance party. The truth is, grog-
shops and low drinking houses are accumu-
iatins so unprecedentedly in our city, that it
becomes absolutely necessary for something
to be done to check the progress of this moral
pestilence. find that Wigs and Democrats.
to IL very considerable extent, are resolved to
make q demonstration against it, They are
inclined to forego all old party predictions,
In order to show what can and ought to be
done. In the most populous parts Of the city.
these pestilential nuisances are springing up
in nearly every third house. Temptation is
thrown thus in the way, and thoughtless
youths, young men and old are ensnared, un-
til scenes of debauchery and drunkenness
have become common place. 1t is lamentabiy
disgusting to see how many of our young gem
eration-mere boys-frequent groggeries, and
become drunkards. The evil is intolerable.
and should be frOwned down. If the dispo-
sition to support the temperance ticket con-
tinues to gain strength as it has done, it will,
beyond all doubt be elected. If, by support
ing this party, the abominable evil of intern
perance can be staid, and the increase of
drinking-h ouses and low groggeries checked,
l shall go for it most heartily, independent OF
all other considerations, and there are thou
sands similarly disposed.
We have had an excessively hot day. The
thermometer is now up to SO degrees 1t is
really more oppressive than some weeks ago,
during the hot days of July and August For
tunately, our city continues to enjoy remark
able health. The list Of mortality shows only
one hundred and nine deaths, in all, for the
past week, two less than the previous week,
and fifty-6ve of these were children under
five years of age. We are entirely free from
epidemics. One fatal case of cholera diarrhcea
about fortnight ago, of person Qaborer)
who came from Cumberland, and there have
been one two deaths from very excited
fever of persons arrived from New Orleans.
The Board of Health are using every precau-
ton and exertion to keep the city clean and
healthful.
The recent advices from Europe have caused
an unusual excitement in the -four and grain
market. Some $500 bbs -four were sold on
late change to-day at $5.75-an advance of
Is cents per bbl 1t was subsequently held
at s. 81 a So. Wheat has advanced to
cents per bUshel-sales Of 10000 bushels at
us l22 cts. for red to 12S 100 cts for
white. Corn to 2 cts. higher. Provisions
steady. Groceries irm-Rio coffee now held
at ] | cts. Whiskey % 26 cts. Stocks steady;
Oulo haiiIoau suaIe OIL IL OL. money easier,
and business very brisk in oil depar .nents.
RODERICK.
P. S.-Since writing the above. the Demo-
cratic Convention adjourned over to Wednes-
day night week, without making n selection
from among the host Of candidates who were
presented by their friends to be made legis-
lators for the "dear people," The following
names, forty nine in all, were presented az
candidates for nomination
Frank Key Howard, Algernon R. Wood, John
II. Ing, John b. Askew, VIM Alexander,
Alex. H. Hobbs, VIM. Hamilton. Charles E.
Getchellick, John j. Mills, Isaiah Gardner,
Robert Hough. Thomas Clifford. Levi Taylor,
Jr., Charles II. Key S. A. Cunningham Geo
II. Hickman, John W. Hunt Eugene Cummis-
key, j. NJ. Griffith, Charles Griffith, William
Dorbaker, Levin Gale, Barzilia Marriott
Francis II. P. Boyd, Milton Whitney, A. D.
Miller, Henry Vaughn, James L. Bartol, VIM.
Henderson, Cyrus Gault, Jeremiah Storm,
l;oystcn Belts. Peter Rose, Henry s. Garr,,
Wm. Dennis, Thomas Hooper. Charles Sling
huff Daniel n. I'll omas, VIM. p Spencer. Geo
II. Randall. Robert J. Bruce, John II. Handy,
Nathaniel Cox VIM. f. Beale, VIM. A. Boyd
John A. Thompson. Richard Marley
Leaving ont Nathaniel Cox, VIM. VI. Starr
and some four or five others, n poorer list of
names could not have been presented. I know
not whether youth. inexperience or ignorance
predOminates Better let Baltimore 20 I'M
represented than send men to Annapolis who
cannot draft a resolution, and are unacquaint-
ed with the first principles Of legislation, who
would be the butt of all intelligent mon, and
disgrace to our fair city h.
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