Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-10
photographic Correspondence.
Baltimore Market. dc.

Baltimore Market, dc.
BALTIMORE, SEPTEMBER 9.-The meeting Of merchants
and business last night quite well attended and
glad to learn very fair subscription was COM
menced to the proposed line of steamers between Bal-
and Savannah. The subject was fully discussed,
and the enterprise decidedly approved
There is not much news of moment to-day. The adj
vices by the steamer Asia give rmness to bread
stus Sales Of 300 barrels Howard street -four to-day
at 80 and 5000 do. City Mills at the price. Rye
nour $500; cornmeal $3.50 Sales Of $1,000 bushels
wheat at 22 l25 for red to 1913 1873 to 1877 for
good 70 pure white. Sales 900 bushels at so 70
cen. Tor white and ~ for yellow Maryland oats 3S AZ
cents rye 72a74 About go 600 barrels -four have been
sold this week, mostly at sc per barrel which will amount
9looooo An amount of equal value has been sold in
gram Also about $4,000 bags Rio cece worth in all
Not less than $l,0O0,0OO dollars worth Of LEADING
have been disposed Of during the past week the
larger portion of it to be shipped foreign markets
in business Of all kinds Every thing has ! nros.
porous appearance Tobacco is very firm Sales Of some
500 to 500 hogsheads IN all previous prices The weeks
railroad shares GO 6la. Money rather more easy
Loss efhe British Slip Cleopatra.
Cur OF CASso, IN g. SEPT 3-On the 9th Of aucnst
the u s. ship Decatur fell in with the British ship Cleo
patra twentyf days from Liverpool for Quebec with
four feet of water in her hold. crew was put on
board from the Decatur, and endeayors were made to
take the Cleopatra into Sydney but the 28h she was
her beam ends and fire. and all board were taken
oft by the Decatur, which arrived here to-day.
Massacre at Ae Kings NIL Group Of Lslanasl
BosToN, SEPT. 4.-Letters have been received here
stating that the captain and crew Of the brig Rodoph
were massacred by the natives of the Kings Mill Group.
IN December, 1851, and the vessel destroyed by fire.
Judtcial Decision
PITTsBuRG SEPTEMBER 6.-The Supreme Court this
morning decided in favor Of the legality of Municipal
Corporation subscriptions for railroads Judge LowRM
dissented.
Meeting ofhe Grand Lodge Of Odd Fsllops.
PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER 6-Mayor GnpIN officially
welcomed the members of the Grand Lodge Of Odd Fell
lows in Independence Hall this morning. and replied
to by Deputy Grand Sire HORACE L. MANCHESTER, of
Rhode Island, NJ. w. Grand Sire w. W. DESAussURE be-
ing absent from sickness COL SEYMOUR, Of South Caro-
lima, also made eloquent and appropriate speech.
Reported Fat7ave-- Vessel Lost.
BosToN, SEPTEMBER ct is currently reported that
of the heaviest grocery houses in Commercial
has failed for large amount.
The barque Friendship Capt. Sunderland, has founder
ed at sea- The passengers and escaped and have
arrived at Halifax.
Fire and Loss of Life
PORTLAND, (ME.) SEPT. 9.-Seven buildings, between
fire last night. Two men persisted in The flames Loss
$1,000.
FaH ofte Table Rock at Niagara Falls.
NIAGARA FALLS, SEPT. 8.-This morning large piece
of Table Rock where the path goes under the sheet fell
with tremendous crash. is not known whether any
killed.
ArriUal Of the Decatur.
The U. s. ship Decatur had arrived at st. Johns New
foundland, and her officers entertained the 18th
of August by the officers of the English garrison.
Fire.
PROVIDENCE, Or. ~ SEPT. THE extensive crockery
establishment of Messrs Whitaker Sons in this place,
totally destroyed by fire last night, loss $50 000
Insured for $4,000
Steamboat Explosion.
NEW YoRK, SEPTEMBER 8-The steamer Bay State,
from Boston for New York. burst her boiler This morning.
severely scading dozen persons among whom
Mr. DeWol, of Chicago, and Mr. Warren of Dartmouth,
Massachusetts,. No one killed. The accident was
caused by the cap of the cylinder flying off, driving the
steam into the ladies' cabin.
Fatal Rdilyoad accident
BosToN SEPTEMBER S.-A locomotive to q train Of
empty cars exploded last night ut the junction of the
Georgetown and Newburyport railroad shattering the
engine to pieces and killing the fireman The train was
just about to take on board picnic party Of five hundred
persons
Progress Of the Pelloac Fever.
New ORLEANS, SEPTEMBER 4-The intermcnts up to
o'clock this morning 116 including 95 from yol-
low fever.
There is much fever prevailing up the river and at
New ORLEANS, SEpTEuBER 5.--The fever is consider
ably the decline The nerments up to o'clock this
morning we're SO, including ~ from yellow fever.
New ORLEANS SEPT 7-Interments, including fever SO
MOBILE SEPTEMBER 5.--The fever shows no abatement
in its violence Interments to-day 49, including 33 from
yellow fever