New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-04
Baltimore Letter.

NAIL FICTESCIEs-PRoHIBIToRY LIQUOR LAW
REELECTION OF SENATOR PEARCE-RAILRoAD
BRIDGE, ETC.
Earrrspsuatuts of tbs Ertsttrt. 5 ..
--- BALTr1oRk, Jan. 26 1854
Such has been the entire irreguarity of the mails Of
late, that one write to Europa with greater GER
tainty Of his letter reaching its destination at certain
lime than he would to New Orleans St. Louis or many
other points South and West From your city especially
the mail has been irregular the most provoking extent
Five and six days have elapsed without mail from New
Orleans. Then the back mails brought up aud for q
day are flooded with mails and papers and another
succession of failures follows There eau be no doubt
that OF all the failures that President Pierce has made
none has been entire and egregous than his an
pnintment Of Postmaster General Judge Campbell ia
solely and only politician neither the prsctic.
ability nor the industry that would enable him to make
an efficient Postmaster General He has left the duties
Of the office almost entirely Major Hobbie and tho
sickness Of that gentleman whose ability fidelity Is
pleasure to acknowledge has left the postal service to
take of itself and reduced to state of inefcieacy
most disgracefuI to the country.
The longtalked of prchbitory liquor law has at last
been introduced into Legislature by Mr. Cochran one
of the temperance delegates from this city The proposed
law does not interfere with the right Of individuals to
keep the article in their dwellings own use but
is intended to prohibit the making dealing in it in
any way whatever. except for medicinal mechanical
through permit from the Judge Of the Court presiding
in the district The fines and penalties for violations Of
the law very heavy 1t is made the of the day
for the eighth Of February and 900 copies ordered
to be printed It probable that there will not ba any
direct opposition to the passage the through the
Legislature but tfor. will be made render it de
pendent upon the approval of the people through the
ballot box and this will be equivalent TO it defeat For
if it receives the approval of the people the Law
Courts have decided that law passed with such proyiso
is nullity That the law be enforced in tha
city practical man can believe
The announcement received to-day from our State
Capitol that the whg members Of the Legislature have
in unanimously re-nominated the Hon. Mr..
Pearce United States Senator, has been heard with
almost universal satisfaction His election is believed to
be beyond doubt 1t will surprise these not familiar with
our local politics to know that the whig opposition to
him countensnced by the Hon. Thos G. Pratt ard
ex-senator Reyerdy johnson The effort to defeat him
was expiring one of the old Court House ciauen
which for many years both ruled ruined the whs
| party of Maryland.
The ice in the Susqushanna is presenting its annual
interruption to the travel between this city and ths
North For days past passengers have crossed tie
river the ice much to their Inconvenience and at no
small risk to life 1t is to be hoped that by next winter
the railroad bridge will be erected and this nuisance
abolished The railroad company have already selected
the side for the bridge and by the opening of spring will
be prepared to proceed vigorously with its construction
The entire defacaton Of Norwood the democratic
Clerk Of the Court of Common Pleas amount ss7 oo0
the whole of which, in addition to his sslary-amounting
to $4,000 more-he made way with in eighteen months
/ Gambling wine and women the modus operaudi Of
| this lavish expenditure.
Over $1,000 have been subscribed here for testi-
monal to thu San Francisco rescuers. onsERrEn