Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-07
Baltimore Correspondence.


was over in Washington yesterday and return
ed 10 Baltimore again in the evening. The Metro
politan City is completely crowded with strangers
from all parts of the country-not room, nor
scarcely plank to sleep on is to be had in of
the hotels. Office-seekers are here in abundance.
1t is amusing to see how suspciously they look AT
each other. The countenances of each seem To
shy, in viewing stranger-"Why friend you have
come after the same Office that have: [ don't
know you, and don't want to. What business
have you to Interfere with my arrangements"
was told that there applicants, all pres
en,, competing for little 5000 office, almost oil
the outside of creation. How many more were not
present, know not.
Washington is full of rumors, one of which is
that Mr.. VIM. Richie of Virginia, who took
prominent part in the nomination of Gen. Pierce.
is to get the Consulship at Liverpool. Gen. Pierce
came 10 Baltimore last night. He was in the car
with myself. then saw him for the first time
He is young looking man-not gray hair i'll hiss
head. His person is about the medium size, and
neatly, but plainly dressed. There is modest.
unassurnng deme amor about him which tends very
much to win admiration. Without being told no
one would suppose him TO be the President of the,
mighty Republic, holding the highest honors and
highest Office of the world. He seems DESTROYS oil
avoiding show. Occasionally when few syco-
plants (probably) clustered round him, he moved
his quarters quietly, if TO indicate that he de.
sired privacy. Unjust say was most favorably I'M
pressed with his looks and department Like my
self he seems TO uxu;ate in good quid of tobacco.
He was accompanied by Col. Caleb Gushing, and
visited Baltimore, at this time, 10 his wife, who
was at the Eutaw House. They return to WASH
ington to-day. The President elect appeared as
though he were in deep thought and had load oil
no ordinary weigh upon his mind. The Cabinet
isarranged very much as you have seen it published
Our city is completely crowded with strangers
en- route for the Inauguration. They are passing III
from all points of the compass and by every con-
veyance. The cars and extra trains 10 Washing
ton overloaded. 1t is expected that not less
than five thousand persons will so over to morrow.
There is considerable speculation as 10 who will
get the prominent offices in Baltimore. There is
scarcely doubt that they will be awarded to EN-
Governor Thomas, Col. acob Davis, Beal II. Rich
ardson, Editor of the Argus, and few others
Col. Davis will most likely get the Collectorship
Gov. Thomas the Post Office, ard Richardson tie
Su1veyorship. If so the appointments will be very
good. Amongst the minor Office seekers there wi !
be regular "Killkenny cat' fight. There are
about ffty-yes smear one hundred applicants for
every Office, of course we may look for numerous
disaPpointments, and expect 10 hear loud denum-
Citations. Such is the fate OF war.
The law which prohibits the passing, receiving
and issuing, by the banks OF Maryland of notes OF
a less denomination than SIS, seems 10 be almost
entirely disregarded. The actual necessity of the
people of the community, seems to have given a
license to their use, and persons pass and receive
them the same as though there were no Law pro-
hibitirg it. Some of the banks, indeed, pay them
out 10 their particular friends and customers us
usual. Although there is fine of five dollars for
passing each note, and the nformer is entitled 10
half the fine, yet one has been called to account
for an offence which seems almost Indispensable
No one here has the slightest apprehension in re :
ceiving this currency. 1t always commands Spc-
cia when presented at bank.
Business for few days past has bean quiet
Flour dull. Sales day of 1000 barrels of How
ard Street and City Mills at So, and the indications
are that lower figures will be taken. Red Wheat
S1,Os Ito, White sl,15 100. White Corn
Sd So; yellow IS 60. Oats 38 40, Rye rs a
IS; Clover seed 1925 $50 Timothy seed s3,-
25 $50.
Provisions quiet. Mess pork held at Sl7,5O.--
Mess beefSl6 Sales Of 100000 lbs bulk sides Mt
Sets. Bacon Shoulders s, Sides 9, Hams l0a12a
Lardin bbls dull at 10 cts, Kegs II cts. Western
butter IA II cts. Cheese a 10.
Coffee very dali. Sales since Saturday of only
500 bags of Rio at 81, 81 u 81. Stock on hand
10000.
Cotton declined cent. Sales of $50 bales
Stock, 1900 bales.
Sugar quiet, and prices unchanged. Sales small.
Molasses slightly improved with all upward tenden-
cy. Rice steady at Al. r.
Tobacco very dull. No sales of moment. Stock
light. Prices unchanged and irregular.
Money somewhat stringent but abundant.