Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-12
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.



PHILADELPHIA MARCH 11.--An affair Of unnora,,.,.,
atrocity came to light this morning. Two women naS
Hannah Shaw and Ellen Lynch, were discoyered - ~.
front parior q their residence in Federal street. above
Seventh weltering in their blood. Mrs Lynch We 4;
her night clothes, and her two little children twins [
two weeks old, were found up stairs in bed cryinp
Of the house was occupied by John Carroll and his
wife, who had both been out all night to ball The
murders not discovered until Mrs Carroll returned
home at o'clock this morning Mrs. Lynchs husband
IS marine, who was paid off here Tuesday, and left
the next day for New York. leaving withh wife seven or
eight twentydollar gold pieces Her trunk was found
broken open and the money gone. The lock had been
forced open with dirkkne piece of which was found
near the trunk covered with blood The deceased
sisters Hannah Shaw had been married twice. and was
about forty years of age Ellen Lynch about thirty
six The affair has created intense excitement John
Carroll who is coporteur or book agent arrested
ON suspicion, but upon examination was acquitted A
man named Spring has since been arrested on suspicion
and blood has been found upon his clothes
Bank Failures
New YORK, MARCH 1.-THE Bank Of North America.
at Seymour the Eastern Bank WestKilingy and the
Woodbury. Bank, all in Connecticut, have failed.
Excitement IN the Indiana Legislature
ISpIANApoLIs MARCH 5.-The greatest excitement
prevails IN the Legislature, growing out of bill for in
creasing the deposites Of security free banks and inn
posing other restrictions. The bill is supported by the
State bankers and banks while the resident bankers
nave succeeded in withdrawing enough members to pre-
vent quorum The House in session all of yester-
day and last night The boilers firm and viii hold
out unless the majority consent to compromise The
Legislature will adjourn sine die tonight
Destructive Fire-Heayy Loss
new ORLEANS MARCH ga fire broke out on the
night Of the I'd instant, In the extensive Alabama cot
ton press establishment which entirely DESTROYED the
building and from eighteen twenty thousand bales of
cotton The total loss by this fire is estimated at eight
hundred Thousand to million Of dollars which most
ly covered by insurance
The Home Mutual Company loses sl500O0; the Sun
Mutual $50, OOO the Liverpool and Royal Company
$50 600; the Tennessee Mutual 800 OOO and the Mer-
chants Company $4,000 There are also assurances
Later from Nerico.
New ORLEANS, MARCH S.-By an arrival here we have
advces from Tampco to the Goth ulkmo The CITY had
declared in favor of the return of Santa Anna The mi
tary strongly oppose the restoration the old tariff and
threaten to resist it by force of arms.
markets.
New YoRK, MARCH 11.-Saes to-day of $3.50 barrels
-four $481 Sd $50 for State and So 121 for Gene
see sales Of 800 barrels Southern S. 25 for common
brands, and S. rs Sc A for fancy White wheat 7c
Corn dull sales of 5000 bushels at 63 for white and e5s
Tor yellow The weather IS snowy which checks business
Baltimore Market
BALTIMORE MARCH 11.-President PIERCE was in our
city last night number of friends called to pay him
their respects.
City Mills -four is selling to-day at SIS, and Howard
street at $4.75. Rye -four and cornmeal unchanged
Grain scarce sales of red wheat at 107 ITO cents;
white do. ll5 119: white 50 81 yellow So 81
rye 20 So oats SO Al cents per bushel coverseed
81 1925; timothy do. 1926 So so per bushel The
provision market quiet and prices unchanged Groce-
nes generally dull but change in prices Whskey 221
233 cents per gallon The tobacco market remains Quiet
though the receipts have slightly increased Small sales
of Maryland and common to good at $4 &c. and some
Ohio at S. There is change to in the general
range of quotations The inspections of the week lag
hogsheads Maryland II do. Ohio and four Kenucky-in
all l62 hogsheads. The weeks sales reach about 400
hogsheads. Wool steady at 90 so for unwashed
and 81 A. cents for washed common; pulled 3s 40
fine fleece 45 55 cents. The stock market is steady