Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-15
Baltimore Correspondence.

BALTIMORE, March 1915 P. NJ.
The past week has not been prolific in news OF
moment All is excitement and anxiety among
the Office -seekers. Rumor is rife with her thou
sand tongues in regard to who will be selected for
the principal offices in this city. Nothing def
mite is yet known, but it is pretty generally con
coded that Col. Jacob G. Davis, our former May.
or, will get the Collectorshp. so. it will be
good appointment. For the numerous subordi-
nate positions there are probably one hundred ap
picants for every Office. As matter OF course,
there must be numerous disappointments. The
Inaugural Address of Gen. Pierce has been well
received and highly spoken of by all parties.
have no fault TO find with it, but mu CHI to approve
Its style and taste are admirable.
Since the opening of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad there has been introduced iuio our city
new and beautiful stone for building purposes
which promises to supercede the red stone SO
much in use here, and ut the north. 1t is obtain
ed from Cheat Tver near the railroad, in Virginia
1t IS free stone of a rich dove color and when
worked presents smoethh and beautiful surface
1t IS impossible to estimate the value of this pro-
duction, and the Indications are that it will come
gems rally into use. o. r...5.- u -,-t
The Spring business III our city is opening brisk
~ and with great promise. large number of Yves.
tern and Southern merchants are now here ma
king their purchases. The transportation of goods
overthe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is dai:y aug
menting. Everything gives promise of u highly
prosperous trade.
If our inspection laws, which are of the Ola
School, and not only odlous. but detrimental to
trade, are properly modified, Gan effort to do W hicb
is now making;) vast trade will be made in the
article ofTobacco, from the " est, especially from
Kentucky and Ohio. a'.. .TH.sssss.a'f .
Many of the old statutes OF Maryland, which
were made more TO suit the exigences of the times
nearly seventy years ago, still in force though
lar behind the present age of progress. These
want to be bloted out. They tend not only to
cramp and hnrress commercial enterprise, butts
ally draw business away from us. Ii was ONLY n
little more than year ago. that our State by its
lawlo imprisonment for debt, was used as n t1ao
to catch and cage, unsuspecting strangers: and Mt
present we nave some laws, in reference 10 taxes,
stamp duties, licences, &C., which ara not much
better. .1T r.
Since the abandonment OF the small mole system
as a currency for change, Gold and Silver have
been made more plentiful. though the latteris SELL
ing at Al cts. premium. .,.r
Not much going on i'll the way of amusement.-
Mrs Forrest is stlll playing 1T tie Museum 10 full
houses
Breadstulls are dull; Flour to-day sold at 81 81:
Red Wheat 1,0SaI,1O, White l,14al19; While
Corn 52a52, Yellow 56a57; Provisions quiet: Sales
200 bbls mess Polk Mt SIT, Prim. sl5,5oasIe.
mess Beef SIG; Bacon, shoulders 7aas; Sides cts:
Hams l1al3; Lard IN bbls 94alO, kegs lO3a11:
Butter 14a17; Cheese 9a10 perIb.
Coffee dull weeks sales 1900 bags Rio at s4as3,
and l4oo bags Laguyra at 94al0 per ID, stock on
hand $4,000 bags; Cotton dull, sales for the week
400 bales. wv