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BALTIMORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

Mr.. SPICER said that while he was acting Mayor
at least two hundred cases of fines came to his i'm
mediate notice, where persons were fined by the
constables for the slightest violations of the ord-
nancesIsome for the hanging of pair of stockings
or handkerchief on the awning.
Mr.. TALBOT stated that the Committee on Police
and Jail would present an ordinance in a few DAYS
which would require informers to give twenty-four
hours notice in each where there is violation
OF ordinance, which would remedy the evil
Mr.. Balm moved to refer the bill under consid-
Grafton to the Committee Police and Jail
Carried.
Adjourned.
SECOND BRANca.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
Journment. Present, DAVID TAYLOR, Esq, Presi-
dent pro tem., and all the members
A resolution was received from the First Branch
proposing the appointment of joint special com
mittee, to enquire into the matter of locating a
land-warrant, and of obtaining patent for the
ground that would be formed should the Basin
within the city ever be filled up. The resolution
was adopted, and Messrs. Cathcart, Cotton and
Ellicott appointed on the part of this Branch
An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to accept a
deed OF the bed of Raborg street, between Fulton
and Pulaski streets. and to close Bruce aley. be-
tween Fayette and Baltimore, was received from
the First Branch, read a second time and passed
Mr.: MCCoMAs presented an ordinance authori-
Zing the Mayor to grant permission to persons to
place figures and devices on the canvass oyerhano-
ing the awnings on the Streets to designate Ger
tain kinds of business, which was read
Mr.. COOK offered the following preamble an ID re-
solution, which was read
WHEREAS it is represented that there is now nandino
before the Legislature of Maryland bill proposing to
increase the number of Directors the part of the pr
vate stockholders in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company from twelve to twenty three without provid-
ing Tor corresponding increase of the number of Drec-
tors on the part of the city of Baltimore and the State
maryland whose interests largely identified with
the prosperity and proper management of said road
Ana WheredS the effect of such measure would be to
operate virtual exclusion of the city and State from
narl Of
and by glVinghe private stockholders large majority
IN the Board be virtually placing the entire road under
their management and control;
Ihersfore be Resolrcd by both Branches of the City
Counctt Of baltimore, That the Representatives of the
city of Baltimore in the Senate OF Maryland and the
representatives in the House Delegates be and they
are hereby requested to oppose the passage the bill
now pending before the General Assembly of Maryland
proposing increase number of Directors on the
OF the priv ate stockholders in the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company,
The Branch adjourned until tomorrow afternoon
five n,clnnI " ~ --
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DOM ESTIC MARK ETS

PHILA ADELPHIA MARKET, Feb. 6.-Quercitron Bark
Is wanted S2S for 1st No l. but holders generally ask
more, and the market is quiet.
holders of Flour rather rmer in their views owing
10 me renewal of the speculative inquiry from the West
@ mere Is little demand for export, and the
g. puet at former quoted rates; good straight super
.i ls scarce and about 600 bbls Of this de-
a. * S1 u IN lots at SIS 62k and $50 bbls good extra
So ~ 2s e y ou' the trade buying moderately at
So S uP 70 % 1906 for superfne and extras, and
on soAf up 10 ~ per Dbl for extra family and fancy
brands rye Flour and Corn Meal are NOT wanted and
dull the former at s4 25 the latter ~ 90 * - bb,
for Pennsylvania Meal "' - 80 pe' "'''
In Grain there is very little moyeman, a h. ,;,,,
coming forward The sales of Wheat nclnda fr eli
lots only at Sl33l "a for reds, and 81 456I 90 ~
as in quality; the latter for prime quality which
Pennsylvania Rye is selling at go cts Corn is scar N
rather better to-day, with few small sales OF Penns,i
mia yellow at rs cts. in sore lots aoa if here nrid
bring the same price Oats continue dull and P-nnsvi
vania quoted at 44H1'5 cts in store with small
sales Barley and Malt unchanged, with moderate
ales.
The demand for Coverseed is limited, and the market
is unsettled and lower with sales of $50 bushels note
AZ - Sodo per bushel in quality the latter for prime
.lmoty Is quoted at s3G325, and domestic Flaxseed
Whiskey continues duh and unsettled; bbIs move of
Slowly at Z5 cts for Pennsylvania and 81 cts for West
erhi oodrudge sold at 2lE cts and hhds at 22N cts
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET. Feb. 6.-rhere
was good demand for Beef Cattle ay AZ ALI the Wards
and the receipts having somewhat fallen off prices went
up at least 90 cents per leo lbs Good qualities of Bee
Cattle were more plenty than last week and for this de
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How THE LION Woos HIS BRIDE.-Let us first
sketch the story of the lions life-beginning with
his marriage, which takes place towards the end of
January He has first to seek his wife, but as the
males are more abundant than the females, who are
often cut off in infancy it is not rare to- find Young
lady pestered by the addresses of three or four
gaants who quarrel with the acerbity of Jealous
lovers IT one of them does not succeed in disabling
or driving away the other, madam, impatient and
dissatisfied, leads them into the presence of an old
lion whose roars she has appreciated at a distance
The lovers fly at him with the temerity of youth
and evaporation. The old fellow receives them
with calm assurance, breaks the neck of the first
with his terrible jaws, smashes the leg of the second
and tears out the eve of the third No sooner is
the day won and the field clear than the lion tosses
his name In the air as he rOars, and then crouches
oy the SIDE OF the lady,, who, as reward for his
courage, licks his wounds caressingy
When two adult lions the rivals, the encoun-
ter Is more serious. An Arab perched in a tree
one night, saw oness followed by a tawnv lion
with tul-grown name; she lay down at the foot of
the tree, the lion stopped on his path and seemed to
listen. The Arab then heard the distant growing
OF lion, which was instantly replied to by the
ioness under the tree This made her husband roar
turlously. The distant lion was heard approaching
and as he came nearer the ioness roared louder,
which seemed to agtate her husband, for he march
ed toward her as if to force her to be silent and
then sprang back to his old post, roaring defiance
at his distant rival. This continued for about an
hour, when black lion made his appearance on
the PLAIN. The lioness arose as if to 90 towards
him; but her husband, guessing her intention.
bounded toward his rival. The two crouched and
sprang upon each other rolling on the grass in the
embrace OF death. Their bones cracked their flesh
was torn, the cries ofrage and agony rent the air
and all this time the lioness crouched and wagged
her tail slowly in sign Of satisfaction When the
combat ended, and both warriors were stretched on
the plain, she arose, smelt them, satisfied herself
that they were dead, and trotted off quite regard
less OF the uncOmplimentary epitaph.
This, Gerard tells us, example of the coniu =
gal fidelity of maday; whereas the lion never quits
his wife unless forced, and is quite pattern of con-
jugal attentions Westminster ReUietg
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Munttarv anG Commercial 8sbisu.
BALTIMORE. February 7, 1850

BALTIMORE, February z, 1850.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad active again to-day
nearly 900 shares being sold at the Board The market
for this Stock quite strong the sales showing i'm
provement in it since yesterday Of to of dollar per
share 1t opened S67K cash and seller 10 days. s67H
buyer 60 days. but prices for it fell of again subsequent
~ and the closing sales made at s67 buyers days
S67A buyer 60 days and S66A seller 60 days 1t closed
regular way at s66A bid, SG74 asked but the closing
rates for it at sellers option 60 days SOCK bid $6
asked. Of Northern Central Railway there were $50
shares sod 80 at Sl5A cash, and 200 subsequently at
sl5% cash, the market for it closing at S15k bid, S15%
asked regular way The "smal fancies' they IA
again to-day and for both Gardner Hill and Guford the
market was decidedly frmer than yesterday Sales
were made of 100 shares Guifcd at SIX cash. and 900
shares do. at 81 buyer 60 days. Nothing done in
Gardner Hill at the Board but it closed firm $24 bid
S2X asked regular way, and s2A bid buyer 60 days.
The sales of these stocks reported recently instead of be-
ing "cross" "bOgus sales intmated by a CO.
temporary day two since have the positive
assurances bona fde and the purchases made
upon clear appreciation and knowledge Of the value of
the stocks There inquiry day for loans and
note sales of $500 City 6 1875 9 900 do. 1873
97H and 81 500 Northern Central Railway 1885 bonds
59H and 594 the closing sale being the latter figure
Other Railroad bonds were steady at the previous
quotations.
In New York today Virginia 6's declined \ Erie H;
New York Central q and Galena and Chicago NJ but H.
nois Central bonds advanced 4 Canton Il Reading 2s
Michigan Southern 4 and Michigan Southern guaranteed
4. Missouri 6's, Cleveland and Toledo Rock Island,
and Harlem all closed at yesterdays figures.
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Shipping sntslllasnti.
PORT OF BALTIMORE, February 7,

Arrived.
Steamship Patapsco, Layfeld from New York-mdse
to Saml. Pearcepassed off Kent Point bark Adelaide fm
Rio de Janeiro, getting under weigh, and above that
point barkentine j. H. Chadbourne from Rio at anchor
The anchored off Kent Island Monday afternoon on ac
of the ice Reports the ice broken away below
the Bodku and drifting about in very large and heavy
fields.
Cleared.
Pearce e'
Sarkentne Ephraim Williams, johnson, Portland
gas 0A' oAA'- N''
& scnr; 'ustina Bandel James, Charleston-Chas Pen
Schr: R. H. Huntley, Hammond. New York-Georre,s
Creek Co. " ~ s o. :
Sailed
AZ r NJ, steamship Monticello eager for Savannah
with full freight and 13 cabin passenusss 49,
Brig Hannah Watts Cuba
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Arriva, of the Santa Fe Mail.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, Feb. 1.-THE Santa Fe mail
has arrived from the Pawnee Fork. The escort
which left Fort Union on the 9th ult. had not
ed there waiting for the escort. No Indians were
seen by this party. The snow was very deep on
the plains and the weather intensely cold
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HORRIBLE MURDER-A Master Killed and Burned
by his Slares.-We learn that on Monday last Dr.
VIM. Croxton, highly intelligent citizen of Essex
county, had occasion to correct servant woman
for some offence, but did so in a mild ani gentle
manner. This fact enraged negro man, who
vowed to have revenge, but at the time gave his
master no intimation of his intention. On We'd
nesday last whilst one of the servants was enga-
ged in grinding cutting knife DR.. Croxton walk
ed to where he was, and whilst looking on without
suspecting danger, another servant stepped be-
hind him, gave him violent blow upon the back
of the head, which felled him to the ground, and
then dispatched him. The two then dragged him
behind the barn, and kindling a fire, placed his
body on it and burned it, cut the skirts of the
saddle upon his riding-hors and then turned the
horse loose, expecting to create the impression
that he had been attacked on the road and mur-
dered. When the Doctor missing, his friends
instituted search for him. and in the pile of ashes
the barn discovered two three of his fingers
and portion of one of his feet. The murder has
caused great excitement in the neighborhood in
which it was committed. d.-Richmond Dispatch.
Curious FAcTs CONNECTED WITH THE DEATH OF
LORD MACAULAY.-Thomas Babington Lord Macau-
lay was buried on Monday morning in Westminster
Abbey. point or two of curiosity about the late
historians death remains to be put on record The
hrst point is startling, as an evidence how slight an
impression even great event makes on the mighty
organism of London society. He dies on Wednes
day last week at Camden HILL The distance is not
three miles from Charng Cross. On Thursday
morning the daily papers come out with the news
from st. Petersburg and from Morocco of the pre-
vious day, but not whisper of Macaulays sickness
and death. On Friday they appear, but-wth the ex-
ception of the Daily Ne,os-the first editions still
without word. The second impression of the
Times has an extract from a Leeds paper announc-
ing this national calamity! Mr.. Ellis, one of the
executors, happened to be in Leeds when the tele-
gram overlook him; he sent it to Mr. Baines of the
Mercury, and from this provincial journal London
and the world first hear of its sloss.-Aheneum
The Shian Pass, ,favorably spoken of in the United
States surveys practicable for railroad, crosses
the Rocky Mountaips Oh pika,s
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Far ................ S.25 to 8.75
Ordinary =" &" ................ $50 to 500
sheep.-At the Avenue Drove Yard the sales ranged
Hogs.-At the Avenue Drove Yard D. Miller sold $40
Hogs at prices ranging from to 9&c
At Imhors Union Drove Yard, 1,l60 head sold at S8
e.75 per 100 lbs, according to quality.
NEW YORK, Monday, P: M.-Breadstuts. Flour
The lower grades Of State and Western rmer with
good demand The sales comprised about G 900 bbls.,
closing within the following range of prices; superfne
State 81 956505, Extra State S5.2OG5 80 Superfne
Western s495G5.O5 common to choice Western Extra
s575@675, Extra Genesee s5 6OGl7, mixed straight
Southern SIS 4Od575, straight good Extra do s5SO
675 choice Extra Family and bakers brands s675G775,
Rye Flour So DO, Corn Meal sS75@42o.
Southern was heavy especially for lower grades, while
braced about 500 bbs closing within the range of the
sre above quotations Rye -four was quiet at the above
has been quiet. Sales $500 bushels white Canada
sl.40 Corn-Saes 6,OOO bushels at s4 cts. for white
Southern and 82H cts. for mixed Western. Barley
Sales 5000 bushels State p Rye and Oats were in
active.
Rio at l1HG12H cts 600 do Maracaibo at p t. and $50
mats Java at Is cts.
of cotton were engaged at O0ierces beef at
3s Cd G4s 100 boxes bacon at 22s Cd and lot of lard
at t. and $50 boxes cheese at 27s Cd. To London so
erces beef taken at 4Os There alteration to
notice in rates for the Continent.
Whiskey.-Sales Of 400@50O bbs. reported at 20
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 4-sugar-There has been
fair demand for Sugar this week and the market has
covered from the depression noticed in last weekly
report the more recent transactions showing improve
ment in the rates for the better qualities For the lower
grades however prices have been very irregular and
have shown but little change The sales of the week have
embraced some $500 hhds including 15oo today, and
the market closes at about the of the following quo
'aIions: IONS; 49,, pe. ,11.1
Cn % t q od s r ,c. ''Sei1SySS11
Ti t Eli III uGTd Eai
D.; W :. 1y W al ''''u5gsoT
a,tg ~ 0no,cs @ ". 1goH
GehtrIugai ana Charmed. ..IaGsH
Low Ciarihea :':.................6Ag!
nave nocea saies OF ionr crops, on plantations
n9a hIs one " o. mus. at ana hree' embracing
AgET TT1'N nnus,' N d. n n :; per per to. ~ , H.,
~ 80 I. I . 10 ooo i1L ee c9esponuss WeeA asI
Sar ~ H67o ~ III NV iu' anu VIC quoeu i"i' ~ iu's
Weet;S Sscspts $40 bbdo o.inst II aos for tho oo
rasnonJna raal ast - r 81 aoo;o go ~ tha I,
of San,arn5bom o. oso % - ia. 10 P ooo e -. ~ G
St o o. -o' hhus' against loooSo 10 the same
uare me last year
sa OF 1ne week embrace 400 hhas OF Wmch
los 10 % 70 m orki ~ 70 Gd lo TO 10
Ivo 10 savannah l4o 10 florlda, oo 10 leNas,
ana uoosss 20 10 NOBLE, Tba ..;u
ioasses.Line receips sun snow aliing on IN qua
s ras ha 9c cfSee lots our
i % Io aI uescTptoh applying only 10 tle pest quail
sns o .e E ieSe ooo me saIes Vi Ile Week nave
70 aDouI i-ooo DDS, prices mostly ranging at
ioi o4Too anu o. cs; Ior oruinary,
haea ; @o anu ooo Stv Gs per gaion ior PRIME 10
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I'd inst, brings us accounts of the murder of one
man, and the attempted assassination of another on
the evening of Tuesday last. The man murdered
was found on the levee about o'clock in horri-
BILE condition. His head was beat, to use the words
OF the Argus, into jelly by blows, any of which
would have produced death. He fingered until
the next morning, when he died. The man was a
perfect stranger, but was supposed to belong to
some one of the river steamboats,. 1t is not known
who committed the dead.
The other bloody affair was an attack made on
another steamboatman by some parties also un-
known, with the intent to rob. He stated that as
he quietly walking along the levee, he was ap-
preached from behind by two men, one of whom
seized him by the throat, and the other stabbed
him two or three times with knife, and robbed
him of all the money he possessed, some Sl3. The
wounds were not serious.
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AUGUSTA, GA, Feb. John W. Walker, an
overseer, shot John Owens, a merchant, dead, at
Waynesborough on Monday. The Sheriff, with
possee, attempting to rescue the perpetrator met
with resistance and shot Walker dead, wounding
also his wife and child-the latter fatally
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- VI AALE C1L COCNCIL.
TUESDAY February Z.
FIRST NCH.-Present-SAMUEL G. SPICER, ESQ.,,
President, and all the members except Mr..
Irons.
~ Mr. EVANS presented a petition from William
Glenn and others, asking that gas mains be laid on
Bank street, between Washington and Chestnut
streets. Referred.
Mr.. TAYLOR presented the petition of Henry
Travers relative to the renting OF the city wharf
asking that permission be granted to the CITY
Register to extend the lease of said Travers for ter
years from April, 1859. Referred.
Mr.. SIMMs presented petition from R. Middle
ton asking to be paid for expenses incurred in the
repair of pump at Franklin Square.
A message was received from the Mayor in reply
to resolution of inquiry relative to system O.
underground sewerage.
The annual report of the Register of the CITY
John A. Thompson, was received and laid on the
table.
Mr.. MACE presented the report of the Joint Com
mittee on Fire Companies, with a resolution grant
ing permission to Jacob Wilson to erect frame
building on his premises, corner of Hughes anc
Williams streets, the same to be removed on or be-
fore the lst of April, 1860. Passed.
Mr.. SMMs offered q resolution, directing the
Comptroller to lay gas mains on Eutaw Street
between Conway and Camden streets Referred
Mr.. EVANS called up the ordinance relative tc
granting permission to persons to keep hay and
cut straw. The ordinance requires that the build
ing IN which the hay and straw is to be kept shall
be constructed of brick or stone, with walls net
less than eight and half inches thick, and if the
building be of but one story, the roof shall be Gov
cred with gravel, slate, metal and the doors and
windows also to be covered on the outside with
metal.
MIR. BLACKBURN thought the ordinance should bt
so amended as to give the Fire Inspector the super
vision of the erection of all such buildings, anG
moved that the bill be laid on the table. Car
ried.
Mr. BAUGHER presented the report of the Com
mittee on Internal Improvements, relative to tn,
Communication of the Baltimore Directors in tn,
Pittsburg and Connellsve Railroad, with the
draft OF bill for presentation to the Legislature
asking for its passage, so as to enable the city t.
protect her rights in said railroad. Laid on the
table.
Mr.. BAIN called up the ordinance repeating thu
part of the ordinance relative to Fines which give
to the informer half the fine
Mr.. RoBERrs opposed the ordinance on tn,
ground that it was too sweeping in its character
ordinances.
Mr.. BLACKBURN held the same opinions.
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Capture of m Shaver

New YORK, Feb. THE bark Orion, of this port,
was captured and taken to st. Helena, in Decem-
Der, by British steamer, and delivered to the
tody of the United States steamer Mystic, for be-
ing engaged in the slave trade When captured
she had 1923 slaves on board of whom l52 died be-
fore leaving st. Helena. The captain of the Orion
imprisoned by order of the American consul
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SUPREME CoUHr OF THE UNITED SrArEs.-Feb.
6, lS60.-On motion of John V. l.. Pruyn, Esq. J..
Augustus Page, Esq, of New York, was admitted
an attorney and counsellor of this Court.
No: 40. William Fl. Aspinwa ct al, plaintiffs, u.s..
The Board of Commissioners of the county of
Davies. On a certificate of division in opinion
between the Judges of the Circuit Court of the
United States for the district of Indiana. Mr..
Justice Nelson delivered the opinion of the Court,
directing that both the questions certified be an
swered in the negative.
No. 324. William Ii. Sheldon, claimant of a
quantity of cotton, &c, appellant u.s. John Clifton.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United
States for the Southern district of New York
Mr.. Justice Nelson delivered the opinion of the
Court dismissing this cause for the want of jurs-
dcton.
No. 65. The United States, appellant, u.s. Will
liam Benitz. The argument of this cause was
concluded by Mr.. E. NJ. Stanton for the appellant.
No. &c. The United States. appellants, Us. John
Rose ct al. he argument of this COM
menced by MIR. E. NJ. Stanton for the appellants,
and continued by Mr.. Crittenden and Mr.. Benja-
min for the appellees.
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Ia " LNTELLMENnE

CoURT OF COMMON PLEAs.-Hon. Wm l.. Mar.
shall, Judge.
The following occupied yesterday:
Robert Turner VIM. McClymont. An appeal
from Justice Hayward. Judgm ent reversed.
Assignment to-day, first 20 cases on the trial
calendar.
SUPERIOR CouRT.-Hon. r. n. Martin, Judge
No cases tried yesterday.
Assignmentfo for to-day Alt to 438.
CIRCUIT Court FOR BALTIMORE CITY.-Hon VIM.
George Krebs Judge.
The following occupied yesterday:
Porter and others us. the Mayor and CITY Conn
Gil of baltimore. Motion to dissolve an Injunction
heretofore granted in the matter of assessments for
grading the North Avenue. Before reported.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURr-Hon. VIM. Fell
Giles, Judge. The following occupied Yesterday:
Isaac NJ. Singer and William Clark vs. William
;. Walmesy, agent of Ladd, Webster & Co. Be.
lore reported; Examination of witnesses on the
part of defendant continued.
The CRIMINAL CoURT was not in session yester-
day, owing to the absence of Judge Stump.
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IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE.

oo SAyANNAH.-Steamer City of Norfolk.
20 csks rice, P Macom Co.: 26 do. do IS bales cot
ton C. schaefe 40 do order 1854 boxes crackers Pal
iner homas corn shelter E. Whitmore Co.. bds.
Dags fergusson, Murphy & Co; do do J. F. Pickrell
" 0o' ZoO SACKS SALT boxes mdse., VIM. Mentell.
NEW YoRK.-Steamer Parkersburg
case mdse Thomson & Block; csk do E. Jenkins
X Sons pkgs vince. H. Myers 4 Bro; 500 do mdse,
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MUniCinal Election.

LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. THE municipal election
here to-day brought out very heavy vote. Mr.. San
derson, the Democratic candidate, is elected Mayor
over Mr.. Burrows by lS9 majority, gain of 500
votes over the election of last October.