New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-06
Baltimore Corn espondence.

NEW SILVER CO1N-PITTSBURGH AND C0NNEL1S-
VILE RATLRoAD-THE McDoNOGH ESTATE, THE
HEIRS AND THEIR CHAMPION-NEw POLICE SYs-
TEM-TMBER FOR THE FRENCH NAvY-DEMo-
CRATIC CONVENTION, ETC.
Correspondents Of .bt grssftnt.
BALTIMORE, April 2s, 1853.
Our banks yesterday, through the agency Of Messrs
Adams Co.'s Express received large supply of the
silver coin for city circulation and henceforth may
pect to be relieved from the embarassments caused by
scarcity Of change. The express company learn have
already distributed quarter Of million of the coin
and will for weeks to distribute fifty thousand
dollars daily Over two million Of silver has been depos-
tied at the mint for reconage showing what an extent
had been boarded When this amount is put in circ-
laton full supply of small change will be obtained
Owing to the present scarcity Of the coin the brokers
sell it at two per cent premium.
One branch of our City Council has adopted the propo-
sal for the endorsement of million dollars of the Pitts
burgh and Connelsyine Railroad. If the measure is
equally successful in the other branch the company win
be enabled to commence the construction of their
road.
movement has been made In our City Council for
the appointment of counsel to represent Baltimore in the
trial of the McDonogh VIII Case in the Supreme Court,
and Mr.. David Stewart celebrated as politician
than lawyer, has been named. The Mayor had pre-
vousy vetoed similar proposition its success in its
present form is Doubtful The city, far has had no
legal representation in any Of the various phases which
the has assumed The opposition to the will here
led by Mr.. VIM Murdoch respectable merchant whose
wife daughter of Mrs Coates sister Of McDonogh)
OF the direct heirs of the estate lie is strong
minded, acute and persevering scotchman and has an
unwaverng coincidence in his ability to break the will
and to obtain the property for the heirs He has already
spent thousand dollars in the prosecution the suit
and will probably be called for more before he
is through with it. Were it not for his aid, the heirs
would not be able to make than show of opposi-
ton, they most in Strengthened circumstances
Reverdy johnson has been retained the
with retaining fee of $4,000 and with commissions if the
suit prove successful that will give something like $780,
oOo may add the general opinion among the members
Of the Bar here is that the heirs will be successful in
breaking the will 1t is to this opinion generally known
that the apathy of citizens regard to the case is at
tributabe.
An entire remodelng of the police system of our city
is proposed by committee of the City Council who have
reported ordinance the subject The present sepa-
rate systems of police and watehmen to be abolished
and day and night police established under the control
of Chief of Police. The police force will consist Of
four captains of police sixteen eutenants three hun
dred day and night police and four superintendent
lights forty The cost of the system is
estimated at sl71 500 but it will not probably be put
practical operation for less than $4,000
new daily paper is talked of about to be estab-
shed Mr. Baylor the present proprietor of the Cotton
Plant at the head of the enterprise and II is said be
well backed in the money line He, however wants beth
experience and tact in the conducting daily news
paper, and would soon make failure. He Is also en-
phatically one idea man. and the constant promn
he would give to his hobbyhoweyer excellent and
important that hobby in itself may bswould be fatal
a daily newspaper
1t singular fact that the agents Of the French EN-
peror have made large contracts in the part Of
our State for Maryland timber the French Navy All
offers for the required quality have been accepted and
shipload is to be forwarded Havre The timber to
be delivered the line of the Ohio and Canal
and shipped from Alexandria France Contracts have
been made for forwarding the Canal six hundred
tons Of timber a week
The Democratic State Convention for the nomination of
Governor, Treasurer Comptroller and Lottery Commits
ioner will be held In this city the 10th Of August next
McLanes chances for the nomination seem to be on the
dechne and Judge Legrand is strongly spoken Of
me Baltimore and susquehanna Railroad COMPANY
nave obtained leave from tho Legislature extend their
road 70 Underwater the ratspsco thus giving an outlet
70 the vast Dsuphn regions into which their road
now penstrates and which place Baltimore nearer to
the anthracite eOaiheids than Philadelphia is
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