Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-08
A LETTER FRoM BALTIMORE
-Corrssposdencs Of the Star.l

(Corrsspondencs Of the Star
.. BALTIMORE, IND y Sept 6, 1853.
baltimore IL now beginning to assume a NOR,
business-like appearance than It has had for som,
months back. What the reason is, no one car
tell. The hotels all empty, with the excep.
ton Of Barnum's; 1t has near a hundred arrival.
day. This house has undergone some very i'm
portant repairs In its interior that will now ma ke
II one OF the most superior houses in the Union
and, with such men as Col. Sam Houston at the
head, the most popular. The Colonel always ha.
smile Tor his friends, when and where you meet
him. The loss Of Col. II to this house would lie
a most disastrous thing for the propretors
Much trouble Is anticipated here In the coming
fan election for the mayoralty. There u yrrai
many OF the present Mayors friends most desi.
Tous OF his serving them another term. Yester-
day, learn, he most positively declined. Mai
A. Shuck Is highly spoken Of as Mayor swann's
The City Council meet TO- day, after recess of
some months. They have ordered the portraits
OF their late Mayors, including the present one,
10 be painted. The popular and celebrated art
list, Col. John r Johnston, OF Baltimore, has the
commission, and has executed six most perfect
Specimens Of living and speaking portraits
This artist has the happest faculty Of portrayinp
10 canvass tue most perfect portraits Of the pres
ent day.
The politics Of Baltimore city are at low ebb
at present. When rowdes are arrested. straw
ball Is taken aud they 90 unwhipPed, and justice
Edwin Booth has just closed most successful
engagement at the Holiday street Theatre. To-
night the FlOrences appear o..
Next Monday the celebration Of the 18th of
September will be kept in grand style. . ..
Inc manager OF the theatre, Mr.. John T. Ford
has kindly given the use Of the theatre for day
performance, the proceeds of which are to 90
towards the building Of a monument to Wells
ana McConas, two young men waso lost their
lives In trying to defend the CITY Of Baltimore
great bill Is to be presented, and Col John .
Johnston 4 a xvr fnP
the occasion by Prof. John Hewitt. ..
The rowdies still continue their practice of
shooting down strangers and Sighting generally
II is to be hoped soon that the administration
Will change for better or worse. X
THB PARAGUAY EXPEDITION New
York Express says that the revenue cutter
Harriet Lane will be ready for sea on Friday.
The officers Of the Fulton, now at Washington,
are ordered to report by the Goth of this month.
The San Jacinto is spoken of as going to Para
quay, but she draws too much water to pass
Montevideo or Buenos Ayres. The Memphis
and Caledonia, of Cromwell's line, are to 70.
The feet will consist of thirteen sail, exclusive
of the Brazil squadron. Should the expedition
be delayed until all the vessels are ready, it
cannot be got off in less than month.
We may also add in this connection, that it
is said that Judge James b. Bowlin, Of Mis-
souri,, has been rendered the mission to Para
quay, and it is confidently believed that he
will accept it. Several other gentlemen had
been favorably named for the position, but he
had the superior advantage of prominence of
political position, in addition to his fitness for
tho important station. He was United States
Minister to BogOta under the last Administra.
ton. a... ....s. .....
1t appears to be a settled point, as we are
informed at the Department to-day, that the
vessels Of the feet will leave for their destina.
ton ss they are respectively got ready and
not be detained in order that the whole feet
may sail at one time. Operations, however,
will not be commenced until they arrive at a
place Of rendezvous yet to be designated; and
which will probably be in or near the mouth
of the Paraguay river.
The CAPTURED AFRICAN CARao.-We learn
that the American Colonization Society has
proposed to the Government to take care of
the captured Africans on their arrival At Ii. |
IBERIA and subsist them for one year for $50 600
and, in the meantime, send them to school. snd
teach them how by industrial pursuits to sup |
port themselves after the expiration of that
period. The Secretary Of the Interior will
forthwith authorize the purchase of necessary
,Iothing and blankets to make these captiyes
comfortable during their return voyage to their
homes. ..r--I. 81.
THE PRoPosALs FoR STEAM ENGINES, &c.-
To-day ID, the last day for receiving, at the
Navy Department, proposals for contracts for
building engines and machinery, for tho eight
steamers authorised TO b built by the act Of