New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-04
Baltimore Letter.

| MAflC AfPOiNTNENTS--TANES- AND COCN-
TRY SEPARATION COMMERCIAL, ETC.
Correspondence Of The Crescent.
BALTIMORE, May %.
A change in the proprietorship of the Balti-
more American, the old established and leading
commercial journal of this city, will take place
on the first of July next Mr.. VIM. Bose and
Mr.. Thomas Murphy, both retire from the firm,
and from all connection with the paper. The
interest of Mr. Murphy is purchased by Mr..
Robert A. Dobbin, the junior partner of the
present firm, and the interest of Mr.. Bose will
be purchased by Mr.. Charles G. Fulton, for
merly assistant editor of the Sun, and for the
last year or two well known to the press of this
country as the efficient Southern Telegraph
Agent Of the Newly ork Associated Press Both
Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Bose retire with hand
some completeness, with which to enjoy the re-
pose they seek from the constant labor entailed
by connection withNa daily paper. Mr.. Muir
ply has been proprietor of the American for
more than half century, and is well advanced
in years. No more estimable gentleman is to
be found in our city, and if the wishes of his
friends are realized, he will enjoy happy close
to long and useful life Mr.. Bose is vet in the
prime of middle life, and will, no doubt, though
entire relief from business is now his object
have his untiring industry and business capa-
cities interested in some other field of useful
ness. hear that he has an extended tour in
Europe in contemplation. Under the new pro-
prietors the American, while preserving the high
character 1t has acquired as conservative,
dlgnlhed, and ably conducted journal, will have
infused into its management degree of enter
prise that will place it on q par with the COM
mereial press OF Philadelphia and Newly ork and
render 1t an energetic and earnest exponent of
the business progress of our city. Understand
that Messrs. Murphy and Bose dispose of their
interest at price that would make the entire
value of the paper about $75 ,000 exclusive of
the building occupied as its publication Office.
| which is also the property of the proprietors.
The oyerslaughing of Maryland in the dstri-
button OF the foreign appointments has not
increased the amiability of our democratic lead
ers. The most sturdy of the GROWERS loudly
condemn the course of the administration, and
openly threaten that Maryland will 90 back to
wing domination if her welcome to the demo-
| cratic ranks is not more substantially nantes
ted. In the meanwhile the wings live in hone
| by the way, the mode in which these foreign
| appointments were made public was somewhat
variation from the usual manner of transmit.
ting them to the official journal at Washington
me list was furnished to the agents OF the press,
| at Washington by Mr.. Sidney Webster, the
Presidents Private Secretary, and accompanied
by the request that the Introductory pararrapb.
! also furnished, should be published without
alteration. This plan is thought, by the politi-
cal quid nuncS, to have been adopted in order to
prevent the Unions publication Of the list hav
ing anything of official exclusiveness about it,
that could be construed as rendering that paper
the organ of the administration
The Legislature has at last granted the neces-
sary authority to our city to guarantee the
bonds OF the Pittsburgh and Connellsyille Rail
road, to the amount Of one million of dollars
Tins road will connect Cumberland Md with
pittsburgh, Pa, by the shortest possible route
and crossing in its course the Philadelphin
Hempheld road will incidentally give us shorter
and more favorable route from Wheeling to Bal
tmore' than We now enjoy by the Baltimore and
ONO road. 1t is designed to complete the road |
IN two years, at an expenditure of "a 600 600
Baltimore city and county, which have here !
toiore had joint ownership in the courthouse, |
JAMS anu public buildings owned by each are |
apout to dissolve partnership; the terms of sepa.
ration, after much haggling, having been finally |
agreed upon. The city takes the whole of the
buildings, paying therefor round sum, and the
county Will have to set up for herself. with a
new county town, etc
The taxes on property in Baltimore this year
Will be lower than they have been for many }
years, ana perhaps less than in any prominent
city OF the Union. The entire levy, both for
STATE and Clty purposes, viii not exceed eighty
one cents on the 500 of taxable property. The |
state tax has been reduced to fifteen cents ON |
the 500, and the City tax to sixty-six cents |
This reduction has been mainly ACCOMPLISHED
by providing for the payment of the interest on
the internal improvement debt by the sale of
dividend stock. Something is also due 10 the
increased taxable basis furnished by the new
assessment The decrease is likely to be a per-
nanent one, and will exercise a good influence
n promoting the investment of capital in our
,ity
The Legislature of the State will adjourn on
me DIST, after five months session If the
Governor would appoint day OF thanksgiving
% commemorate the event it would be general
y observed They have, as a final act of wick
,dness, succeeded in passing bill gerryman-
ierlng the Congressional districts Of the State
30 as to prevent, if possible, the wings from hav-
ng single representative in Congress
The closing week has been dull one in com.
nercial matters. Breadstuffs have been dull,
Ind scarcely anything done in the way of export,
The activity in the tobacco market has been ,
ully sustained; prices, especially for the better
sorts, being on the advance. The inspections I
Tor the week have been The largest ever known
N Baltimore, comprising 2463 hogsheads Some !
speculative movement has been made in coffee.
out the sales have not exceeded 1000 bags, with
'ut advance IN prices. The imports of the week !
oeen some animation, and 100 bales have sold ,
1t an advance of one-eighth Sugar is exceed i
ngly dull, with large stock on hand. v
After five days of continued rain, and north
asst storm, spring has again assumed the ascep. I
Ianey, and We have something like seasonablc I
'eather. OBSERVER i
clNGulAR IRAGEpY-OHe Insane Homa1 c
'i"fdeFfng .Aaoiher.-BOsToN, Thursday. Nav ?
o'-Ne have the particulars Of a singular :
ragedy which occurred at the Insane IIospitaI v
: Somerville, yesterday at noon, at about e
'hieh hour Mrs. Strong, of Vermont an aged Q
nj very feeble person, was missing. The alarm "
Ias Immediately given, and Il search instituted Ii
or her IN all directions In the course Of n few a
MINUTES she was found in the room of Mrs inn =
SON. another lunatc, lying on the floor, at the 4
Dot Of the bed, Mrs. Jameson was kneeliup on 4
ne bed IN the attitude of prayer, and LOOKING N
lrectly down upon the body, which was covered =
y a sheet - :,
ihere was apparent a slight bruise near the d
GIT temple, and another ON the throat but A.
0 indication Of any struggle having occurred u
etween the two women, and there was no dis Of
'ioratlon OF the iace of Mrs Strong. whose h
NY, when found, retained much Of the natu
Il warmth Of life, except that the feet were q,
I'd. Immediate and active restorative mean. ri
ere used, but without efect-she was dead 9
Mrs Jameson was asked how Mrs Stronp
lppened to be in her room, and what had tokc1 tr