Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-29
Geographic Corresponding.
The President al Baltsn,ore-T The Markets.


TIE President al Baltinaorc-T The Markets
BALTIMORE, Der. 27.-President PIERCE arrived here
to-day and visited the Cattle Show He expressed him
self highly pleased lie visits the Maryland Me-
chanics Fair this afternoon and evening
The steamers has unsettled our market Sales Of
1000 bbls Howard street -four at 1926. 1t is held
higher, but sales after the generally known
The impression is that prices viii not permanently ad-
vance under this Grain steady. About $4,000
bushels wheat offered and mostly sold at 1913 1877 cents
Tor red to l32 1877 cents for white White 65 Co.
yellow 6S TO- and rye unchanged Whiskey 3D. 49, to
GA. ONO railroad shares sold at 42a 432.
Great Fire at Providence
PRovIpEscE, Der. PA great fire oooa.red here last
night destroying the Howard block, composed of ten Of
the finest buildings in the State including the museum
and number OF adjoining buildings The Howard llock
cost $80,00O, and insured for only $4,000 Vhe
following ore the principal losers and the respece
amounts:
southwck clothing dealer, $4,000; william Ellis, dry
goods, $40 900; Leland, music dealer $40 600 Atkin-
son, fancy goods Sl00O0 Howard furniture warerooms
$4,000; museum building $35, 900; Low, shoe dealer
$1,000 Hodges, carpet dealer, $40, O00 Taber music
dealer 9,000 Forbes, lessee Of the museum s O0O
Calder, druggist &c. 50O Bostwck confectionery 325 600
and Tyler Co., furniture Dealers 25 600 There are
number Of other smaller losses which swell the
loss to 100000, ON which there is only partial in
surance
The Fire IN the Woods near Detroit
DETROIT, Der. 2l-9P. M.-The fires in the woods
and marshes continue to rage without cessation There
was slight sprinkling of rain day. but not enough
do good and the sky again clear Families are COM
ing into the city hourly, having been burnt of their
farms.
Destructive Fire at Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, Der. pa FIRE broke out this evening in
the bakeshop of Robert Getty situated near the centre
Of the block bounded by Main Sycamore Front and Sc
cond streets The following is list Of the buildings
destroyed: Robert Getty's bakery Bristol, Wiltshire 8
Co.'s liquor store; Geo. F. Davis Co.'s pork house,
N NJ. Forers pork house; the building Of Mitch
ell & Rammelsburg's furniture warehouse and several
warehouses belonging to the Sycamore street buildings
Riot Among LaJorcrs.
PIrrsBuRG Der pa bloody riot took place last
night about three miles west of Washington, between
two parties Of Irish railroad aborers party of Con-
naught men, from the Steubenyle Railroad whilst pass
ing along the National Road work on the Hempfeld
Road, met party of Corkonians when terrible row
ensued Two men had their skulls fractured and were
otherwise seriously injured one is not expected to ve
The military and posse fpolcc called to-day
and fifty were arrested but the others escaped. The
prisoners under strong guard are being examined
denomination of lN,. Eansaal
BALTIMORE, OCTOBER 22.-The Democratic Convention
of the Third Congressional District reassembled this
sderaton the decination of Joshua Vansant their
nominee for Congress After discussion the con-
vention refused receive Mr. Vansants letter of decin
ton and again placed him in nomination. although is
lication of his letter. Tao contest will be close one.
between Mr. Vansant and Mr.. Preston who is an indie
pendent Democratic candidate The Wings, having made
no nomination, will generally vote for Mr.. Preston.
Railroad Collision T,oo Men Killed
LANCASTER (PA.) OCTOBER 21.-A collision occurred on
the railroad bridge Coatsye this morning between
freight train going down and passenger train coming
up. Both engines were disabled and two men named
Williams and Davis on the freight train, killed. and
another, name unknown, severely injured. Owing to a
short curve near the bridge where the collision occurred
the trains were nearly stopped going more than
four miles an hour, consequently the passenger
train was in ured, and in the last car the shock was
scarcely felt. .
A,riva1 ofMe California Main
New York, Der. 28.-The steamer Ohio, from Aspin-
wall, has arrived with the mails and million dollars in
gold and large number Of passengers She left Aspin
wall on the 18th instant
Eighteen deserers from the United States fricae CO.
umbia have been arrested the Mosquito coast where
hey had been creating disturbances and carried As
oinwaN in irons
The Peruvian Government had proered full satisfac-
on Tor the outrage of its officers upon American at
he Chincha Islands, but Mr. CLAY, the American Minis
er being dissatisfied with the of the Peruvian Co.
had referred the matter to his own Govera
nent.
The Storm Of Monday
BosToS, OCTOBER 28.-The gale on Monday NJ Saint
Johns IN. b. is said to have been the most fearful ex-
'erlenced during the Many vessels with vaua-
lie cargoes were driven ashore The schooner Maria of
IT, Johns, with cargo valued at S25, 000 on the
ocks and broke to pieces. Her were rescued by
he feboat of the steamer Eastern City The ship Pre-
ident Of Boston, previously reported wrecked would
rove total loss Thirteen of her crew were still on
oard, all attempts to rescue them having failed.
Collision at Sea.
BosToN, OCTOBER 2S.-The captain and three of the
rev Of the schooner Pledge of Provnsetown before
o-ted as having been run down by the Dutch ship Do
arrived here to-day Five of the of the Pledge
Tho were below at the time were lost
Cholera on Sip-board.
BosToN, OCTOBER 2S.-The remaining emgrants who
scaped the cholera board the ship Sagadahock left
r the West this morning. Whole families were swept
way by sickness on board the vessel.
Flour NILS Burnt.
BUFFALO, OCTOBER 28.-The Douglass & Jackson -four
g mills at Lockport have been entirely destroyed by
re- The loss is estimated at $4,000
Baltimore Market.
BALTIMORE, OCTOBER 2S.-The -four market to-day
as rather actve sales made of 8 500 bbls City
ILLS at $625: sale Of 400 bbls. Howard street at
3I5 1887. About l3 600 bushels wheat offered and
art sold at 10 l28 cents for red 1873 1877 for
hite Sales of 0000 bushels corn at &C 81 cents for
hite to 90 SO for yellow mixed 81 GO; Pennsylvania
re 81 Maryland and Virginia II 80 oats Maryland
nd Virginia, good to prime, Al 40; Pennsylvania 46
ferior, 81 a 80.
The Tobacco market is very quiet. No sales Of mo-
ent and prices merely nominal; buyers and sellers
gliding of. The tendency is decline Receipts light
nspections only about 300 hhds.
Sales to-day Of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shares at
b. ADJ
The money market is tight but the sringency is most
confined to spectators. Our legitimate merchants
LA PIERRE HOUSE,