New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-20

AID ron NEW oRLEANs-DEMocRAFIe CONVENTION
RAILROAD MATTERS, ETd
Cotresp6nssafs Of tts Crescent.

AID f0H NEW oRLEANs-DE.0cRArIe C0NyENTIo,
RAILROAD MATTERS, ETC.
GstrsspSnssafs Of tbs Crescent. -
BALTIMORE, August H.;
The melspcholy Intelligence of the continue
and increased ravages of the epidemic in you,
city hos awakened the deepest sympathy hero
A suggestion il the. editorial columns Of tht
Aneriean this morning, that Baltimore ought
in this exigency, to Voluntarily come forth and
aid as for IS money can avail in such circum-
stances, in mitigating the snfferines of a sistoi
CITY II the Ssuth, met with.a prompt response
iroin the merchants on Change. Animpromptu
meeting was called and Mr.. John O. Browne,
the President Of the Board Of Trade, was called
TO the chair He made . brief and pertinent
speech, Revealing the seousse under wirich
New orleans was suffering, and urgile the pro
praety OF baltimore giving expression to hcr
sympathy In tangible form. His appeal was
ncerAily met, the sum Of $1,000 being sub.
subscribed almost as rapidly as the centribu-
lions couid % received. This amount learn
wli pc IMMENSELY transmitted to the oificsss
OF the Howard Association, to aid them in their
pious and benevolent miniattations. A lsrue
committee WAS also appointed, to secure further
SUBSCRIPTIONS, and it is desired 10 ra;sc .ho
amount to $4,000, in which have mo donht ths
committee will prove successful. ' ",'
me state democratic Convention met bera
Yesterday, and spent the whole day in suecs.s'
iul ballotings for . gubernatorial candidate
Inns morning the task was resumed, and on the
thirtieth ballot T. Watkins Lieon rscs; wa IAe
majority of the votes, and was declared ths re,'
ularly nominated candidate. Mr.. Lipon is ~
Howard county, and has heretofore repressntcd
his district in Congress. He is thorough hraa
politician, and owes his nomin ation entirely M
management. he having been the choice al no
considerable portion Of the State. The Mitchell.
Hughes and Key factions were unable TO fratsr.
nize on either Of their candidates, and ar. all
equally disappointed in the result. .Whether
they will go into the contest with any sincere
wishes for the success Of Mr., LigOn remains yet
The monthly statement of the Baltimore and
ohis Railroad shows but an increase of s5T 600
In it, receipts over July of last year, whilst
since that time the road has been doubled in
length, the cost of working it trebled, and til,
capital involved largely increased This small
increase therefore, makes very unfasorable
eeoHing, and the stock has, consequently, tum-
Died down to $el so, at which large Gales were
mace The Board of Directors yesterday re-
lected certain propositions made by the Union
steamboat Line, for the extension Of their con-
lecsicn with Steamboats, running to St Louis
an anu. NEW orleans, with through tickets fronl
nese and other important points on the river
route to Baltimore. In return for these eonnec-
lions, the Union Line requested guarantee Of
sunc nsn trade and travel Westward to aver
age sooo day, and meet the expense of the
a NOV trips Of their boatss This guarantee
snsr "yec.ofs refused to give To-day, how
thereto by the out -deor pressure. and a9resd ia
inc guarantee, provided the amount of loss to b.
s sussained by the Railroad Company shall not
sAGsea $4,000 fer tho business season.
ne noerd Is decidedly old-fogyi.h, ard to its
.ha, policy IS owing much Of the depression
tha c NOW nes Ike an incubus on the affairs Of
OBSERVER.