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From the Journal Of Commerce.

The NORFOLK NAVY YARD From a Correspon-
dent )-Everything is dull at this yard just now
The steamers Fulton and Water Witch, the former
in commission and ready for if she had her full
complement of men, and the latter being slowly
out still off Gosport The four gigantic ships-of-
the-ine which figure so conspicuously on the Navy
Register, present quite striking picture of fOrmi-
dable imbecility. The Pennsyvanian 5000 tons
burthen % years old, and several hundred feet in
ength,s looking very shabby of late, and has only
a small ships company inhabiting her commodious
quarters. Since thousands Of spectators witnessed
her launching in 1887 at Philadelphia, this huge
monster has never performed a service that could
''point moral or adorn tale,' except a moral
might be drawn from the unwise course of spending
a million of dollars for a monument to Administra-
tive foolishness The old Columbus still booked on
the annals two thousand ton liner of so guns is
doing the most ordinary sort of ''ordinary' duty,
viz, rotting. She is 40 years old and will never
pass harbOr light again. The Delaware liner,
1900 tons burthen 81 guns, built the year af-
ter the completion OF the Columbus, and has been
ten years living in this harbor She will soon 90 the
way of all unsound timber The New York or at
least the skeleton of what AZ years ago, was in
tended to be Yankee-line of-battle-ship of 2,6O0
tons and S4 guns, is con the stocks in exactly the
same situation as she was the day of my birth, SO
years ago. Touching this Skeleton" every new
Secretary of the Navy is asked, ''What will he do
with it y but few have repeated the question
So much for the four ships of the line at Norfolk
There are three frigates here the Raritan, so gun
craft, 16 years old the Columbia, built at Wash
ington in 1885, and the old United States, built at
Philadelphia in 1897. The first two of these might
possibly be fitted out for quiet cruise in peaceful
attudes but the latter has done her last service 1t
is pleasant to turn from that portion of the yard
used as hospital for crippled ships to the locality
where efficient ones visible. The fine new steam
sloop Richmond, IA guns, nearly 1000 tons burthen
is going ahead in good style The neat gunboat,
Dacotah, being caulked and coppered, is almost
ready for the rggers and the Dispatch, although
not resembling much sloop-of-war, looks well in
her remodelling process.
By way of appendix, | send you the annexed ia
Bile, which will show inteligibly, even to landsmen
the general size and dimensions of of the new
steamers lately added to our navy.
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BOARD OF TRADE.
Committee Of Arbitration for the month of august.
AUSTEN JENKINS,
GEO. SMALL, GEO. II. BYRD,
JAS. HAZLITT, A. GROVERMAN.
Munstarg anS Commercial 8tbiet1.
BALTIMORE, August II, 1S

BALTlMOkE, august IL, loOD.
Stocks continue very quiet but for most of the secur
ties on the list the market to-day firm. OF Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad there 100 shares sold at the
Board $57 regular way this figure being advance
the price bid for it at the close yesterday 1t left
off however at $J6A bid s57 asked regular way There
nothing done in Northern Central Railway but il
closed at $40 bid S9h asked regular way these figures
being at advance of i to the prices bid and asked
at the close yesterday Canton offered at the Board
at SlSh but sales made, and for extra dividend
orders Is bid and 25 asked The sales of Loans to-
day included 81 100 City 6s 1875 at 99H, and 81 O0C
Northern Central Railway 1885 bonds &C. We note
also a sale of 81 shares Howard Bank at SO.
In New York to-day the feeling in the stock market
firmer. Illinois Central bends declined & Canton
q; and Michigan Southern 4; but New York Central
advanced y; Michigan Southern guaranteed y; and
Reading Rock Island, Harlem, and Gaena and Chicago
each. Erie declined at the first board y but at the
second board this decline recovered and it closed
did also Cleveland and Toledo and Virginia and Missouri
6s at yesterdays figures.
SALES at THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD
WEDNESDAY, August II, 1859
slo0 Bait. 6's, '75. .99k 25 shs B. & O. RR 81
1000 n c. RR BIDS 'S5. Sc -5 81
"a shs. Howard Bank. 10
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A CYCLONE IN THE ARABIAN SEA,

Inc following is an extract from journal KEEP
Dy Charles William O'Kely, third officer of the
SNIP IyPhoon, on her passage from Alden to Bonn.
pay, lat 1880 deg N, long. &C deg E.:
On the morning of the Sd of June from various
lhuicatlonS pest known to experienced men, the
captain adjudged that it was going to blow "great
guns as he graphically expressed it, and accord
lhgly orders were issued to make everything we'll
secure Previous to this, royal wards studdinU-
san booms, and lying-jib boom were all sent down
ana the snip was hOveto under close-reefed main
tIIPSdlI' In compliance with the above order all
other sans were well lashed round their respec-
1--WE yards with preventive gaskets: spars bnats
1nu al Jhings likely to move well secured; matches
Dattened down, &c
hDou' A. NJ the wind increased to a terrific
gaze, ana In the same proportion did the snnsiIe
and rain increase in frequency and forcanaS5i
little after A. NJ, the wind, which, previone n
this, seemed to be travelling all round the connas
suddenly shifted to the s. W, and a cvclonn in oil
IT'S Jury struck the ship, which lay over with her
lee Dulwarks in the water. The mantopsail held
on about 10 or 10 minutes, when the truss-bolt of
!ne yarq snapped like carrot, though of wrought
IRON and about inches in diameter. The sail flew
!ho TIoands, ana great pieces of canvass went Ay-
ing to leeward. The weather topsail sheet drew
1he eyebolt out of the deck, carving with il one
half OF the Delaying rail, and unshppinq the
'faTH aT,; %heels &c! that work the main pumps.
M t8FT BX FTJR9EE RTE qE Il 9B 9BGREE or THE CIRCUIT
r for .fsd sale at pq6G auction at the EYGRgnge
7 OF September next at O'Clock p. NJ,
Ill THAT LOT OF GROUND, being about three acres,
precise quantity Of which will be made known the day
ale and which is situated Gilmor and Mount streets
NOR street snow being paved Thelots fronting each
Of this street will back for the distance Of l56 feet
9 R To & ~ tse aey Ihe lots fronting On the east side
his property will be first offered altogether II salts
Ory price is not obtained it will then be offered in
Plat Of the property may Office Of the sub
be No 35 St Paul street, and at Mrs u. G. Armstrong's
.he old Windsor Mill road.
Of saIc-One-tbrd in cash; one third in and the
ance in l. months from day of sale credit payments TO
ineres from the day of sale, and be secured by the
chaser by notes. with endoser approved ofby the sub
der. DITIITT7Y
fm,th&ds Trustee
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FIGHT ON House. Tor Two masons who were
employed in building chimney on top of new
house on Congress street got into quarrel yester-
day, in consequence of too free indulgence in in
toxicating liquors. They maintained their pre-
carous footing and carried on the dispute by hold
ing to the halffnished chimney and striking at
each other with trowes over the top of il. This
method of fighting being rather Slow one of them
snatched up brick, and needless of consequences.
hurled it at the others head. The unfortunate in,
diydual who received this salute toppled over and
rolled off the roof, while the victor coolly resumed
Hearing no noise below, his curiosity induced him
to slide down to the caves and look over, when his
gaze was greeted by the sight ofhis late antagonist
scrambing up scaffold pole with vengeance in
his eye, and no signs of broken neck, whereupon
he took to fight and slid down on the opposite
side, believing his enemy nvincible after undergo
ing such tumbls.-Detroit Free Press
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| MORE CLUB VIOLENCE = RIOT IN THE
! SLNIH TARl No ARRENTN

| MORE CLUB VIOLENCE - RIOT IN THE
| SIXTH WARD NO ARRESTS.
! On Tuesday night about halfpast eleven o'clock
! party of young men hailing from the 7th ward
after participating in the ward meeting of the
American party, which took place during the
early part of the evening at the Lafayette engine
house. made an attack upon the Ashland club
house, kept by Richard Pryor, on Little McEIderry
street near 'auith. Several persons were sitting
in front of Prvor,s house, when the party came
down the stract r.uri,r under the cry of "Po-
neers,' cred Necks' and cry. "g On On you seventh
ardefs. Ihey had a drum ~ - 80 I'll H. ~
ties and pans, and ''made night hideous WIN ,hen
noise On reaching Pryor's house, they ma, Hn III
discriminate assault on the parties present du. "R
Which hre-arms and bricks were freely used. Pryor
nu S rlends retreated into the house, and opened
brisk fire upon the assaants with revolvers, but it
Is not known whether any damage was done Mrs
Pryor war struck the forehead with brick
mhlch lnhlcted a severe but not dangerous wound
he rabble then left Pryor's and proceeded into
Alsquith street, and, in passing the southeast cor
ner OF McElderry and Aisquith streets musket
was discharged by one of the crowd into the win
dow OF the house of Mr.. Donohue His wife was
engaged at the time with an infant in her arms in
closing the shutters, and her son, James Donohue,
- years OF age, was standing behind his mother
One of the balls passed close to Mrs. Donohue's
arm, causing flesh wound, while two balls passed
li,'"Sh Houng Dohonues right arm, and third
entered his right temple and lodged in the head As
soon as shot the lad into an adjoining room
and fell to the floor. DR.. Hartman was called in
and dressed the wounds, but was not able to re-
move the ball. Young Donohueis is in critical con-
dltlon. The party of rowdies then continued on
their march without any interruption on the part
OF the police or single arrest being made or even
attempted.
young man named Robert Bush was next
assaulted near the Belair market by portion of
the gang. he knocked down with a slunp
shot and would have been badly beaten, if not
killed, if one of the party had not recognized him
as an acquaintance and compelled his companions
to desist.
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Revolution Mt Porto CabeIIo.

PHILADELPHIA, August 1.-THE bark Dallett,
with Porto Cabello dates to the lst of August, ar
rived here to-day. General Falcon, at the mead of
500 Revoutionsts, had landed few miles below
Guevara and was preparing 10 attack the city,
He had prepared plan to enter the city, but was
foiled by the arrest of his accomplice in the city
General Falcon enabled to land through
completely with of the chiefs at Cabello, none
of the government vessels Interfering until his
landing effected. Porto Cabeo was barricaded
and defended by 200 government troops and six
pieces of artillery.
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LATEST NEWS
TELEGRAMS.
From WnShinptnn

WASHINGTON, Augusl 1.-THE Secretary of the
Treasury on an appeal has decided that under the
tariff of 1857, lappings composed of wOrsted and
flax liable to duty of 10 per cent; drop black
used as paint 10 per cent, and Caraway seed free.
Parties designing to send articles of small bulk,
but of great value to the United States, seem to
be under the impression that for greater security
they can properly forward them through the mail
to the consignment of the Collectors of Customs
This has led to the issue of instruction that such
consignments are not sanctioned by law, as the Of
fcers OF Customs are expressly prohibited from be-
ing engaged in business Importation. Should cases
occur after this morning it will become the duty of
the Department to adopt such measures the law
NAV warrant to put an end to the practice.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH

IT.
New YORK, Aug 17.-Cotton has declined I-sales of
400 bales; upands Middng IL cts Flour is lrm-saes
Of l3500 bbs; State So 954 25 Ohio 81 7OG5 Southern
S45Od5. Wheat is depressed-sales of 900 bushels;
Kentucky white l45 cts Southern red (nferor llO cts
Corn is rm-saes of IS 900 bushels Western mixed rs
cts white 90 cts yellow 81 cts. Pork is heavy-Mess
.sl3 50GlS624 Lard is steady at 104 all Whiskey
at decline of q since the first of August Muscovado
54G6a cts; Havana Ga cts Spirits Turpentine closed
hrm at 43% (d)44A cts. Molasses is selling at 42 cts
Cattle Market.-Beeves-The market day was spirit
less and prices wholly unchanged excepting lower
quallhes-sales at 6dl0H cts Sheep-Market firm with
offerings of 10000 head Swine-Market dull offerings
450O head All qualities have decned-sales at S5 So
CINCINNATI August 16.Flour is very heavy-sales at
S45Od4 60 per Dbl Wheat very dull-red sells at 9O
95c., and white at $1OSG1 10. Corn firm at sOGs5c.
Whiskey active at 22%c. Provisions unchanged.
PHILADELPHIA, August l7.-Flour is dull. Wheat is
dull Corn has advanced cts Yellow so cts Oats are
m il stnnlr ~
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PRICES AND SALES OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK
BY TEL EERAPH
The New York Tribune, of to day, says:


In the money market notice no important change
The banks get nearly all the paper they need at per
cent. In the discount houses short paper is wanted
and is not plenty. Very prime short dates goes 67
cent Four and six months paper of leading
goes at rae per cent.
The shipment of specie Wednesday will not be large
between $500 and The Saturday boats take
gold at cent less freight and consequently the
favorites.
The market for foreign bills is quiet and without change
ofimportance. Sterling is 1O9911O%. Francs 5.17H@
SIS.
The movement of grain at the West is becoming more
active and the roads running into Chicago busily
employed in transporting it. The Illinois Central brought
in forty loads Monday and the Rock Island
ported thirty thousand bushels in two days.
Mr.. Marsh Tuesday entered upon his duties as Re
cever Of the Erie Railroad The road is said to be in first
rate order, and capable of doing very large business
without further expenditure for repairs of road equip
age. meeting of the four trunk lines the West will
be held at Niagara Thursday. The Baltimore and
Ohio Road will be represented by Mr. Garrett Penn
sylVania Central by Mr. Thompson and the New York
Central by Mr. Corning. 1t is yet known who will
attend on behalf ofthe Erie.
The following is comparative statement of the ex-
ports exclusive of specie from New York to foreign
ports for the week, and since Jan. l.
For the Week 1857. 1858 1859
Dry Goods. ........... $685., $40 s963IlO sl574 46s
Previously reported .4.7SO,965 319S2292 SS s61 22O
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Overland Mail from California

Mail Of tbe 35tb ;ust bo. arriod 6ra nt Grz
ly Flats on the 23d had destroyed thirty buildings
The political excitement in California was ncreas-
ing. Personalities were passing between Messrs.
Broderick and Gwin of the grossest character.
Advices from the Sandwich Islands say the new
ten per cent. import tariff not to be enforced
until September 1850
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The declared value of the imports for the five months
ending May 81 1882 945155 941 against G44 2S $50
in 1858 and f53 25 S02 in 1857 The value of cotton
wheat and -four mpC ted from the United States all
countries for the five months of 1855 and 1859 was
FROM UNITED STATES. ALL COUNTRIES
1858. 1859 1858 1859
Cotton Ell 631 523 lO4s641S 3l72791 12 O44 233
Wheat ...... Gl452 7,l13 3675,O4S 3,2iS, ,991
Indian Corn. 500. w o37 SIS 526 36s
Wheat Flour. 693S47 IA 666 16s2S27 376 573
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burning of a Grain Elevator.

OswEGo, August 1.-THE Ontario Grain Eleva-
tor of Frederick T. Darlington, was burnt this
morning, with the exception of the engine building.
1t contained 100000 bushels of Chicago Spring
wheat and corn. Loss estimated at $50, 900, in
sured mostly in New York.
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"Yours sincerely,

rs. A. ALIBoNE ESQ.,, &C., &C., Philadelphia"
The book in question is based upon the principle
of giving some information about every person who
has committed British or American authorship
of some, mere mention is enough. Thus Mr. Car
lyle obtains biographical and critical notice to
the extent of page in Alibones Dictionary, (equal
to five ordinary 8vo. pages,) while next to him is
another Thomas Carlyle, described in two lines, as
of the Scottish bar, and author of The Moral Phe-
nomena of Germany, of which a second edition,
enlarged. was published in London.
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Since Jan. l... 477 s3s s45, ,4o2 s4O4 6ss
Messrs Thompson Bros, New York, quote Land War
foIlo

dispatch from Cicnnat dated August II, says "A
meeting OF the creditors of Haron, Wilson Stevens
held yesterday Their liabilities put down at s4s 00O
and their nominal assets at $57 600 About $40
Liabilities are here and the balance in the East The
house ask permission to 20 into liquidation. A commit.
tee has been appointed to report on the subject"
The London Economist, received by the City Balt
more publishes the Board of Trade the trade
of the United Kingdom for the six ending June
30 1859. The total exports for the six months were
l59 against f5S s04 in 1885, and eco S263Sl
in 1887. From these returns have complied the fol
lowing comparative table, showing the export as
specified to the United States and the total exports
same articles to all countries for the first six months of
1855 and lS59:
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LETTER FROM THOMAS CARLYLE.
"ABERDouR, FIFE, (for Chefs {
ozl.\ 10 I'll 1n-p

London), Is July. 1859.
"Sir A good while ago Il am ashamed to ac-
knowledge my neglect by saying so, but it was not
Intentional, is quite without excuse), your mas
sive impressive volume [Alibone's Dictionary of
English Literature and British and American Au-
thors] was duly handed in at Chelsea; nor did |
fail to look little into it, though exceedingly busy
then, and now.
81 can truly say the labor you have gone into
(Which appears to be faithfully done, wherever
can Judge of it) fills with establishments and is,
indeed, of an amount almost frightfu to think Of
There seems to be no doubt the book will be well
come to innumerable reading beings, and tell them
much that they wish to know; to me the one fault
was that, like the Apostle Paus sheet of beasts it
took in 'the clean and unclean, and thereby be-
came of such unmanageable bulk, to say no more
Readers are not aware of the fact, but fact it is of
daily increasing magnitude, and already of terrible
Importance to readers that their first grand neces-
sity in reading is tc be vigantly conscientiously
select; and to know everywhere that books, like
human souls, are actually divided into what we
may call sheep and goats, the latter put inexora-
bly, on the left hand of the judge and tending eve
ry goat of them at all moments, whittier we know;
and much to be avoided, and, if possible. ignored,
by all sane creatures!
''This is candidy my verdict; and | regret to
think you cannot well like it; not as you perceive
had ary wish to prodUce it, till summoned
"With many respects and acknowledgements,
~
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A gentleman, thoroughly informed in respect to
the canvass for Congress in the Petersburg district
OF Virginia, writes here that Mr. Prior has every
assurance OF success though the canvass is compi-
Gated by many unusual circumstances
The Presidents declarations for .Jo Lane for the
succession, have set off nearly all the small politi-
clans that do his bidding in the same direction
Old copies of the life of the General are eagerly
gathered up, and sent off to the country to create
public sentiment.-N. Y. Tribune.
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CITY NTELLIGENCE.

UNPLEASANT SITUATIoN.-Whilst two workmen,
named Robert Short and Barnard Matthews, were
engaged, yesterday morning, in hauling bricks from
the building lately torn down, in Baltimore street
near Hanover, pile Of bricks fell down. complete
ly burying Short. He extrcated from his un-
pleasant situation by policemen Raymo and Hales,
and found to be badly cut and bruised He had his
wounds dressed at ONeil Fishers drug store, and
was then conveyed home.
RoBBERY.-Ye Yesterday two men named Wm Davis
and Geo. Tirrell, belonging to the crew of the
schooner Cumberland just arrived from the West
Indies, arrested charged with stealing Sl0O in
money, the property of Henry Schooling. The rob-
berry was committed on the voyage, and the money
was taken from a chest, which was broken open by
the prisoners. Justice Griffin committed them for
Court.
ACCIDENT.-Y Yesterday afternoon, about four
o'clock, young named Francis Pennhaven
was engaged working on the roof of one of the
buildings of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timore Railroad depot, when he slipped and fell a
distance of 20 feet to the ground, striking in his
fall his back against large box, and seriously in
juring his spine. He was conveyed to his home on
Canton avenue, near Washington street.
MAD DoG.-Considerable alarm was created on
Sharp street, Dover, yesterday morning, by
the appearance of dog, supposed to be mad Po-
iceman Caulk despatched the brute.
THE CoURTs.-There was no business transacted
in anv Ofthe Courts Yesterday
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EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE


3'454 bbs. -four, GOO bushels wheat, sec do corn.
LAGUAYRA AND PORTO CABELLo-Schr Peerless
lOlO bbs flour, 100 crackers, 90 bags rice tres
mans, 56 boxes butter 300 kegs do, 100 lard SOC
BOXES soap cases cigars % do dry goods Ga bales
'N''
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INONESTN

Mrs l.. Myers wife of Ferdinand Myers, residing.
at the corner of Franklin street and Pennsylvania
avenue, died suddenly yesterday morning, whilst
engaged in her domestic avocations Coroner
Greentree held an inquest, and the jury returned