The New York Herald Newspaper, October 19, 1854, Page 2

Talal of Jonn Corcoran for ths Murder Michaci Coyne=Verdict of Manslaughter - the Fourth Degree. COURT OF OYER AND TBEMINER. Before Hon Judge Mitchell. Ocr 1.—Jobn Corcoran, a g90d looking young ~»" ber charged wilh the murder of Micheel Coyne, with a eapstan bar, on board the steamer Kennebeo, while lyiag im the North river, on the 30th of July last. The pri- soner alleges that the act was done in defending one of the bands belonging to the veasel. The following jury was empannelled :— David C. ampeon, Osoar Purdy, John Cunningham, Francis W. Lasack, Edward Girraud, jr , Rodt. M. Wilson, Thos. Lioyd, Walter L. Childs, Peter Hart, Edward Dunn, Jos. W. Erastus H Munsen. ‘The District Attorney opened the case for the prosecu” tion, and called Patrick Fallon, who deposed to a diffi- culty which occurret on board the steaner Kennebo, I went on board to take away Coyne and keep him from fighting with a man named Mann; after taking him out T wanted him to come home; Munn came out of the boat ‘and wanted Corcoran to fight Lim; Iletthem fight; I saw Corcoran, the prisoner, come out fa his shirt, without either stockings or cap, aud strike Coyne twice on the hhead with « capstan bar; Iran up to himand said, “John Corcoran, do you want to kili.the man?” “Yes, you som of a b——b,” ssid he, “and you too;” et the game time he struck me across the side of the head; be made a second blow at me, but I caught it on my arm; the blow made it powerless for three hours after; the first blow he gave Coyce was across the forehead; the second was over his head; the two eyes were driven ont of Coyne’s hes, the size of two cee, by the blow the prisoner gave him; the first Dlow cid not knock him «own; when he got tu ond on tho top of the hea he fei!, | went up micdle way the when the watebmsnr ted up my arm I remained wbout Gfiecn minutes on board the stesmer Kennebec, I went home; [came back in the morning be- ween six and seven o'clock, rhen I saw Coyne lying ‘uncer the hed on the hare boards; he was not ia the Fame place that he was}ying in the night before; ho hid bern brought abeut tweniy yards from whore he | ‘was beat; | brought bim howe in the morning; a doctor was sent for, end he was tsken io the City Hospital; I | ea his bo-y alter he wae qead, it was in the dead room of the borpital Crose exemined by Mr. J. 8 Phiiips—Hoard mardor ried ont, but could not say who it was; didnot hear Coyne cry out for his knife; it vas before I'sav Corcoran that 1 beard the ery of murder; I swear that Duen was mot taten from the siaamer ‘to the gang plenk, and attemated t de thrown overboard; I know sr. Brown ‘and Mr Wilson; saw Mr Brown for the first time that | 4 uot see one with him; Gid not see @ han ‘spike with Corsoran, and did not know he bad one unsil the watchman told me the next morning. Thomas Wilson, second mate of the Kennebec, corro- borated the testimony of Mr. Brown, and addod that when Dunn was attacked. he cried out ‘John Corcoran, would you see me billed }”? Jobn thea came oa deek ia his ebiit; witness did not eee what hap, 3 saw Fal- lov next morning at4 o'clock; he was lying one truck ‘on the forecastie deck; knowd Corcoran between eigh- teen wonths and two years; he is & sober, qu straightforward, honest man; never saw him raise his fist to any one Cross exemined by the District Attorney—Saw some- thing in Coreorau’s hands; it was not a capstan bar; it Yeoked ike & handapike, but it might have been # plese of wood. Nicholas Dunn, whose arm wes bound up ina sling, deposed—I waa wheelman on board the Kennebec in July last; I kmew Mishael Coyne; saw him that night, between ten end eleven o'clock, ina porter house in Washington street; 1 was there before Coyne came in; I was in company with aman named Thomas Douglas; 1 treated Coyne twice, and I went away with Douglas, leaving Coyze in the porter house; I went with Douglas to where he boarded, in Washington strect, near Albany street; Lleft him at home and came right down to the dock, pier 14, where the boat lay; 1 met Coyne ond Fallon and three wore; I do not know who they were; Coyne asked me if I had any money to treat; I said the last Thad I treated him; Coyne then put bisarm around my neck and ssid, “you know that you can’t be hurt | around these corners; you c’n go aboard any hovr you but any body else on board, but you, cannot;” he put | bis hand in my right hand pocket and there was noth! | there but »n empty purse; Ido not know whether he | took it or not; he then gave me a shove and trisped me | up; when I got upI said tohim «I didn't think you | | would do that;’’ he told me to go on board, for a | son of a b—;' be eaid for me to go on board or he would knock my brains out; I ran s0 fost that I hit my toe against the gang plank, and I fell; just as I got up again Coyne snd Fallon knocked me down, ana got on top of me; Coyne called for his knife, and raid: You son of a b—, I'll stick you;” I er out “murrer,’”’ and called out John to come up and assist me; my coat and shirt were torn off me in ribbons; Mr. Brown hauled me onto the plank; I don’t kuow what was done after; I heard Co; way he would take Corcoran’s life, and Dick May’s, too, before he would leave the dock; the reason was because they didn’t turn out for wi }; 1 knew Corcoran since he was achild; he is about twenty-three years of age; knew bim in ‘the old countay; he’ is.» quiet, sober, peacosble man, Thé District Attorney moved to strike out all the con- vereations with the last witness, unless it was con- tended that because Coyne was a bad man the prisoner night, after the row was all over; {can’t aay that I saw Mr. Wilson there; [do not know a man named Dick May | on board the Kenvebe>; I had not veen drioking that | might; L drank once or twice; | was neither sober nor | drunk; I was Setwixt snd tetweou—aboat “half and half.’ (1aughter.) Coyne and tiunn were both drank; | they wore hardly cbie to mand up; I did not se them fell; I did sor sleeo «m board the steam- boat Kennebso that night; I ama as sure of that as Tam of everything oe that occurred that night; I came to New York Inst February; | am about two years in the country; I cannot either read or write; Iam & labore; mover was & witness berore io my life except when at thi ©oroner’s inquest; hhad known Corcoran hi et yyed on the boat; Corcoran was # whesisman on board; came out without shoes or stockings, or cap, asit he had come out of bed in his shirt; I never saw Corcoran sunder the influence of liquor. To the District Attorxey—Slept at my brother’s that cht; there was no ove there but my brother and sister, fo Mr. Phillips—James Cromer is the name of the ooat ‘watchman who bound up my arm Michael Morahan, a Ia) 19 years of age, depoxed— ‘That he knew Coyne wightly; aid not know Uorcoran be: | ® fore the night of tre accidvnt; I was down to the wharf | to see the Ww: whom I knew; I came up to the | tn street to get a criak of water: went back again; heard | uno say to Coyne that he would fight hiw; they clinched; Dnon ran on board the poat, ‘and Coyne after him; twomes then took Coyne out en the dock; then raw a men in bis shirt runaing across | io his hand; I then ran off the eird that Coyne bad been | hour after that lying on his peal ute nee there in hee morn- ; L was g 9 Albany in the morning, and I sto; in the ced with the watchroan al! pight; I did Bis) Corcoran any more that vigot; 1 did not speak to Coyne that night in the shed. { ‘Cross exsmined by Mr. J. B Phillips—I am not yosi- ‘tive that it was the prisoner who ram acrosa the desk with the capstan bar in his hand Jobn Bell, examined by the District Attorney, do- posed—That he was a bostinen oa the f0th July last; wag Ba pier No. 14, NR, thot night, talkicg to the watoh. man; does not know Corntan, kcew Coyne; I was talk. ing to the watchman when I saw somemen coming down the dock, and they appeared to © drank; sav aman in is shirt, with somethizg io bis hand; the watehmin ané I, and another young man, brought’ Dona on board; Coyne wanted to Ayht Dyuu; { coudn’t ace where the ‘man with the stick went; 1 raz, andso didtne watch. man; I did not go back nti! Fallon esme up aad said Coyne was killed; we raw Coyne lying on the doc ox bis back, and we removed him to a shed; his eves were swelled; the watchman fel: his head, and found no blood | ‘on him. ‘The witnees was not crown ex suitucd. | Thomas Adams, deposed—Ihat he waa watchman at | pier No. 14 in July last; raw a mania his shirt coms out ‘with something in hishand lise a club; he came across the deck; Le was on the widdie of the gang plank whea | I walked up the dook; Idid not eve him strike the blow. examined by Mr. Phillips—Q What is the cbaracter of that neigh be:hood, with regerd to persons | attacking the hinds on board the boats? | ‘The District Attorney objected to the question, as ir- relevant. | Mr. Phillips contended (hat the question was perfectly ‘competent. eintended to show that this neighbor- was inferted by a parcel of rowdies who were in the habit of attacking the hspds on poard the boa’ ad committing depredations, and that this act, ifdone by ‘the prisoner, was done in apprehension of imminent dan- ger. | The District Attorney said if there wes danger, the prisoner ran into it by coming out of bed in his shirt. Q. Repeated by Mr. Phillips—_o you not know who- ther there have been frequent sttacks made at late hours at night on hands employedon hoard the boats and other vegeels in that neighborhood? (Ubjected to.) ‘The Court allowed the qu De ‘Witness answered that there had. ‘The listrict Attorney took an exception. Q. Have you hesrd threats maie agaiast parties thare, particularly against thore employed in the Keonebes an: 4 in Mr Sandford’s line of bost.? Objected to by the District attorney. Adinitted. Witness answered yes. Q What wes the pature of these threat-? A. Ican’t tell, only that if s man was to Work, some of them would have a grudge sgeiort him, sod would walk up and strike the man; have known Corcoran, I think, two years this winter, I know his character as asober, aceable citizen: never saw the signo? liquor on him; Rowan quiet, civil msn;1 know Patrick Fellon; he ‘worked slong shore; hs came up to me that night and asked me ifIeaw Johany boran, and I told him I did mot; I did not see Fallon aguin until I heard the muss; I did not cover Coyne up when I put him univer the shed; 1 did not lay bim on csnvars; be woe on the bere boards, Francis Marco Wright, exsm'zed by the Wistriet At- Rorney, depored—That he meds ® post mortem oramina- ‘tion of deceased; it disclosed a clot of coagula’ the skull, on the right side, bebind the temple; fraeture on the base of the skull, ; it was from three to three and ‘a-balf inches long; it would require quite a consiierable degree of force to effect thet; there was another frac- ture on the side, corresponding in size; it would require Joan force to effect that fracture on the side; a heavy weapon would cause thore injuries; a capstan bar would be lixely to cause them; bis death was caused by compres. gion of the brata and the shook produced by tne frac- ‘ture; he died at the Hospite! on the afternoon of the pame de. Cross Txamined—A fali froma height might produce Zhe fracture on the side of the bead, but dors not think @ fall would produce the fracture on the base of the rosecution here closed, and Mr. Phil- By to opea the cage for the accusel— | ie iestimony for whom would show that he was « of remarkab y quiet disposition, of sober | and that on the night inquestion,i/unn, who was | Bncther hand on boardthe toat, had been attacked by a parcel of men, who asked him for money to dring; ho he bad nove; Coyne put his (Uunn’s) hens into et, and rashec him on the dock, and threatened row him overboard: Coyne cried out for his knife; Mr. Brown, the mate of the Kennebec, eried out, end Corcoran came from his berth, where he saw Duan thas attacked. He would prove that the deceased had utter ad threats against the prisooer for working on bos:d the Kenr: refasing to join in a strike. = Storne Brown exemived by Mr. Phillips, depos- all, The case for the ips proceeded brie ‘ed—He was first mate on board the Keneebec cn the | tin question; turned in st 10 o'clock; I was awaken. Soot onent twenty minutes after tweive; I looked at my swatobat the time; 1 heara a noise on the dock and re. | the voice of (unm crying murder; I wes fami- ‘with his voice for throe years; he i¢ wheelsman on js d the seeond wate, Thomas Wilson, and told to get up, as there was» row on the dock; I put on ‘trousers and shoes and wonton the forecastic deck his back with Coyne and Fallon on the ‘were fighting; Dunn’s clothing wae and Coyne and Fallon were strikin, git g to, ether 1 caught hold o' be said ‘let me alone, Sr. Beown, for you,’ I separated them, a jegs, but in a moment bee Bag tacklet , and dragged him on gang way yat overboard wnen I cang:t hold of have been overboardif I hadn't caught Dunn called murder, and for Jobo Cor- ‘was asleep, and after Dann ealle{ nim with nothing but his rhirton; 1 heard js krife; when Corcoran cxms on deek, ‘went on the dock, ané I saw nothing after; Fal ‘on board all night; | sav him a five o'clock in Corcoran ita quiet, sober mau; kaow Fal employment a+ a laborer; be is not a man ‘What I have heard of his cheras ‘eve blo us der oath; saw Coyne next mon to evsh him; he sppesre i to have ‘nd had ® black eye; Coyne, Fallon and i I : ee a F g s i F § 3 ‘4 5 r 8 4 z fF i } Hs i ec e¢ is ie 3 E z 8= 2 i ( a .y Bon; gave ‘Ts Re. C k that night. 1 aPrnow of ny aitacks or threats having been mate on the bande? was sn attack made on one of my fmaen by Coyne last summer, at the time of the e'rike for 2 threets but [have heard ;T have not heard reed a7 later part of ty aad raled out ) where on oath is that he ad usoatcecae be e's », and elso from tho character be ‘ear peigeres sol at arondy axd # fighting man; I do not | on bourd what night. | upacd carried into Tammany Hall, and from there to | fendant’s charter, and endangering the lives of pedes | trians; and that the death of Mr. Becker resulted en- | Thecourt then adjourned, trict Attorney—The reason | ‘was justified in killing him. Mi. Phillips disclaimed any such ides. ‘The Court wouid teke care that the jury should under- stand how far the testimony was admissible, Jobn Crawer, watchman on board the boat on the night in question, Ceposed that he heard Michael Daag | ery out tat he was ki:led; witness ran forward to the forecasile and called out to Joha Corcoran, and told him Dunn was kille’; I saw John Fallon that night; I said to him, “Fallor, are you killea?” and he said ‘ne was not,”? (lavgbter); be sat down with me on the 51 ring piece; I tied up bin arm, ard he asked me for # bed, and he slept Crosaevawined by the District Atiorney—Did not see Corcoran go sahore thst night but once. vohn H Copes, captain of the Kennebec, gare the | dea | prisoper s good character for sobriety and kindness of dis position. Charles B fandford—Q You are the owner of the People’s tine? A The boat stands in my name since my | father’s death; the prisoner is a mau ef good character. feveral other witnesses, as to character, were called, but the Disiriet Attorney said he did not purpose to cal! any witnesses agaivst the prisoner’s character. ‘The evidence bere closed. Counsel summed up, and the Judge charged the jury, who, without leaving th:ir seats, gaye in a vordict of marslaughter in the fourth degres The prisoner was not sentenced. The punishment ia in the discretion of the Court, from a nominal fiae of six- yerce to two years imprisonment. Superior Court—Part II, Before Hon. Judge Slosson and a Jury. ACTION AGAINST THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD COM: PANY FOR KILLING THE SERGEANT AT-ARMS OF THE DEMOCRATIC GENERAL COMMITTEE. Ocr 18 —John F. Becker, Administrator, de, of John | Becker, deceased, against the Third Avenue Railroad Com- pany.—This was an action brought by the plaintiff (as administrator of John Becker, deceased,) against the Third Averue Railroad Company, for running over Mr. Jobn Becker, on the evening of the 8th of November, 1858, and so severely injuring him as to cause his death ina few minutes thereafter. It appeared in evidence that ceceased was, aud had been for a Jong time previous to the accident, employed as Sergeant at-Arms to the Demccratic General Committee, and on the evening ia question kad been in attendacce at Tammany Hall, to hear the election returns, Deceased started to go home, and as he was crossing the railroad track, between Tam ‘ many Hal and the Oity traul,ne was knocked down andrun over by car 31, belonging todefendants, He was picked the City Hospital; but on arriving’ there it was found that he had expired on the way. {t w counsel for p'aintiff, Mr. C, Shaffer, horses attached thereto were driven at neg! caual and careless rate of apyed, in violation the de. tirely from the negligence and carelessness of the defendants in this actlon Mr. A. Wakemen, counsel for the company, moved to Cismiss the complaint, on the ground that the plairtiff bad failed to prove any actusi pecuniary loss to the widow or rext of kin, as required by the statate under which this action is brought ‘the Jucge Genied the motion, but stated he should pot the question of damages, if any, to thy jury, with structions, reserving the right to the Court, at the general term, to direct a non suit, if it should deem the tions insuflicien: to let in proof of special dama ges, or that they do not make out a cause of action un- der the stat ‘The plaiatiff’s counsel then called » witnoss to prove what compensation the deceased was in the receipt of at the time cf the accident, and that his family were depen- dent upon him for aupport—as ® basis for the jury to fix the dansges, if they sbonid deem the plaintiff entitled to recover The defense set up in the answer is, that the decsased came to bis death through his own carelessness and neg- ligence, tuat he was far advanced in age, being adout 65 or 20 years old, hard of hearing, and otherwise disquali- fied, from decrepitude, for going about the streets on & dark night, alone and unprotected It was also contended by the defendants, that the car was not driven at an unurval, but at the ordinary rate of spsed, and that the deceased was bound to exercise usual ordinary care and prudence, erpecially on dark and stormy vights like the one in question. It appeared, alzo, that the deceased had an vmbrella over his hesd, and was thereby prevented by his own act, from exercising that degree of caution and prucence which an ordiyariiy pradent and careful man ought to have cone, t the circumstances. ‘Lhe Court charged the jury that taey wore to consider where the fault lay, Was it exclusively the defendant’s, or in part the defendent’s and in part that of the de- cessed? or wae the casualty purely an accident? If it ccid ent merely, or the result partly of the fault enced, tho plaintiff was not entitied to a ver jory should thiok it the resuit of the exclusively, they were to consi¢ cuestion cfdemages; upon which the Judge instructed the jury, particaler'y in reference to the act of 1819, bolding that 0 far as th ce preseated the quea- | tion in the present case, the on'y pecuniary damage to | the widow and next of kin resulting | the deceases wus the loss cf support; and on thas head | they were to take into consideration tue ages of his chil- | dren—some of them marriea, avd ail near or in middle Nife—and their avidity to support themselves; aud that the lors of the socitty and advice of the desessed did not | constitute any portion of such pecaniary demage wi'hin the meaning of the statnte The jury were directed to vring in a aeated verdict in the morning at 10 o'clock, It dant’s negii Coust of General Sessions. Be‘ore his Honor the Recorder. Ccr. 18.—In the es#o of Louis Herlick, a policeman in dicted for the hemicide of Patrick Gsrroty, reported in yesterday's BRRALD, the jury, up toa late hour, had not agreed vpen a verdict. Stealing a Case of Boots.—John Mast wes indisted for sfealirg, on the 30+h of September last, a osse of boots | value at $40 50. which were lying at the door of Ge: & Brother's siore, 17 Murray street. The prisoner, covered in the act of carrying them away, wae and esptured. The theory raised by the cefeace was | thathe ¢id rot remove them with a felonious intent. | Vercict—Gutivy of grand larceny. ced to two years in the State prison. | Stealing Porvmonnaie,—Elizabeth Crawford was put upon ber trial for Kerry | knives, portemonnaies, and other articles, valved at $147, on the 15th of Sey ber leat, from Jctn Brown, who kept # stand in Chatham street. The owner ertablisned the loss of his pi ty, and identified « kuife and peexetdook as his, which two witneanes proved hat been sod to them by prisoner. Ver- dict—Guilty, with a reeommendativn to mercy. Sen- | tenced to two yoars in the state prison, 4 | Sprcre Dicaixa Deivstox—Probably there is searcely « locality in many of the older States of the | Union *bich bas aot, at some time, been a ecene of gold or rilver digging humbug. The lat stwe have heard of was in Wastlegton county, New York, ata place, es we learn (com the Troy Whig, known as the Picket, where, in the oli French war, Gen Patnam, with hie rangers, | surprised and captured ® body of Freach and Indians Traci iow ssys that large amounts of sperie were buried | in that viehiity, and for fiity and seventy-five years there Das searce'y been ® season iz which somebody has not urenecesstuily dog for it. | he diggers are generally from ‘8 Cis snoe, ant have the srvistance of fortune tellers A company of Vermoni+ra have lately been at work noder suc) suspices, but at the latest secounts hed abandon the Picket, and were digg7ng in the dooryard of the men who berroed them, who would encourage their Tsbors uniil be got ail their money for board They were eus- eroded porty of spirituel ste, who procazed the ser. vices © mediom,’? and cated t Pant for help to remove s rock which was in w way, who ropliet that be wan engoged, and adviced of St Peter, which thi haves mind to; Issid that’s all right; he thea said, | to" }ecxpected but a perleet performance? The farce of from the death of | ‘ chatacters. Ingomar will be introduced in both: Niw1o's Gazpen —The benefit cf ! come off this evening. The bumper, inasmuch as he is the ecceessful pleces produced by the Rayels. | mance provided com; the | Sscere from the mime of - Asphodel. BuRTON’s THEATRE —The new drama of ‘Ben Bolt’’ to be repeated this evening, Fisher, Johnston Epdnple cre | init. The favorie piece of ‘ Poerents and Guardians,” which is al\ received wit tnd Burton Sppear. wil ube be’ played with en jon appear. a t r the tarce of * Family Jars.” ae Narional Tagarkk —The nautical drama of ‘Bea Bolt,’’ and the drama of ‘Hard ”? which is founded on cided bit, an three popula astors, JR Seat © Marry, | cide ee ar BR. | J. Capotl, GL. Fox, Nichols ‘end Mrs. Jones, per: ronate their respective parts with much credit. Both of | there pieces are to be repeated this evening. Warisck’s THEATRE — Mits Ross Bennett is to make her first appearance ia America to-night. She is to personate the character of Lady Gay Spanker, in Bourcicault’a fiae comedy of “London Ausurance,?? aupported by Messrs. | Wavlack, Brougham, Biske, Lester, Mra. Hoey and Mrs. Stephens. With such & great combination of talent what beneficiare tho “Wiadmili” will conclude all. Meropotitan THEATRE.— The drama of the “Courier of Lyons’? is to be produced this evening, in which Mr. E. Eddy wilt sustain the characters of Lesurques and Du: bare, The ‘Maniac Lover,” a entertaining drama, will also be played, the popular American tragedian, Mr. W. Marsball, per-onating the character of Michael Farle, and Mrs M. Jones that of Mary Woodward. A wrnicax Museum —The farces of “Slasher and Crash- er,” and ‘As like as Two Peas,’’ are the pieces to be reprceented this ‘afte;noon, and the very interesting drama of ‘‘£ustache’’ will be ars in the evening, 0, and Miss Mestayer W. Clarke appearing as Eus! as Loui: Woop’s MINsTRRts are as muccessful as ever. They ad- vertise & first rate programme for this evening, th» principal feature being the farce of “Blok Bluncers.”* BUCKLEY'S SERENADERS are drawing orowded araembiag es every night to witness their excellent operatic rep- presentations. ‘Fra Diavolo” will be repeated to-night, Mxcnasice’ Baut.—Wood’s Ethiopian Minstrels have been very sucseneful. ‘Their performances are highly awusing, being of a light and varied character. The bill for to night is very attractive. Pernaw’s BURLESQUE Orgra Hovse —Perham’s pee. mimic company and Ethiopiaa band offer a weil selected programme for this evening. Cor. Woon's Livinc Cuniositrssare attracting crowds every day to the Apollo Kooms, 410 Broad way. From Texas. We have Houston papers tothe 7th inst., and Gvives ton papers to the 8h. ‘We regret to perceive that the yellow fever was still preva liog in Galveston The abatement in the pes‘i- appears to have been. coos temporary. For seve- ral days there was a material decline inthe number of ths. On ¢ne or two days there were none. On the night of the 3d there was a genuine norther, the herald of the approsch of cold weather On the 7th, as we learn from the Times, there were sixteen new cases; that paper warns unacclimated Papin not to go to Galves- tonat present. Nove can do so with ney. Col. T. J. Alien, one of the proprietors of the Journal, died of yellow fever in Galveston on the 7th There geems to be an abatementin the fever at Hous. ‘ton. dsr. Charles Merlin, an old resident of Hous:on, and formerly keeper of the Alabama House in that city, was fouud dead in his bed on the morning of the 6th instant. that the weather was re- ‘We learn from the Zelepraph markab'y fine at Houston, the nights almost cool enough for frost. ‘The same pipes says there is but little donbt that the grading of the Galveston and Red River Railroad into @ city, will be completed by the Ist of November. ‘The same paper has the foliowing :— Major Fmory was dxily expected at San Antonio at last Gates, en route to the Mesilla Valley. A part of Comps- ny A, from Fort Belknap, badarrived at Austin, and ‘was awaiting orders to go to San Antonio to become the ercort of Major E. on the expedition. The Austin Gazette says that « large number of north- ern Camanches are gatherei Fort Chadbourne, who, from the feebleners of the yarrison, ars embolden- ed to commit outrages. ‘he troops areon the alert to guard against attack. Intelligence has been received from Fort Clarke, of a fight on the 8th of etercceerh some eight miles from ihe Fort, betwen a body of Camanches and Lipaos. The Lipans were victorious, and took horses as booty, most of them American supposed to have been stolen from the lower country. ‘ ported in Western Texan that several hundred from the Mexicss army have crossed the vio d are now scattering themselves throughout sections of the frontier of Vex: ‘he Texas Ranger, of the Sth iast , reports that the Brszoy river is nuvizable. A cate of yellow fever had occurred on the schooner Alamo, lying in the Brezos, an} Jonded with goois for Columbia.and Brazoria ‘The citizens would not permit herio land at either place. The pecan cropon the Brazos river ia represented to be very abundant this season. the Brazos Planter bas \ater eccounta from Matagorda we received. ‘ihe Planter esye:—All the housesin the town, with the exception of twelve, lave bean town down. A)lthe stores ara dovn, and the goods have been greatly damaged There were five persons killed by the falling of tho houses—two Americans and three Germine—but we have been uxabie to learn their names. Dr. Perry’s wife hsd her arm broken. The house of Col. Lewis, on the peninsula, opposite Mate ee wasalso blown down. A large livery stable in ategorda was blown down and all the horses killed. From Caney, we learn that the urgeries velonging to the sugar houses of Col. Jones and Gideon, and the ‘wails of Col. Warren’s sugar house, were blown down. Col, bawhins’s dwelling house was bic wa down, and the thigh of one of his vegrees broken. A new schooner, which he had just brought out to take off his crop, was wre ‘ecked We hare other accounts of the damage done in several parts of the state by the recent gale, but these and the further details of the news we have no room for this morning. In our afternoon edition we will give every- thing of interest. TELEGRAPHIC. New Orixans, Oct 17, 1854 Tho steamship Charles Morgan has arrived at this port, with Texas dates to the 15th iastant. Yellow fever was still prevailing at Galveston and Houston, It is reported that the construction of a canal at the mouth of the Colorado river—an expensive government ‘work—is likely to prove a failure. An Apvent Caue Mgerinc.—At the recent ad- vent camp meeting ia Exeter, one man died and one child was born, ihe end of all things was fixed by seme for October 11, ‘1 o’elock, but by others on November 1 Arevent camp meeting at Linconville, Me., wee disturbed by some outsiders, who gave as so ‘excuse that they didn’t want the world to come to an 4 until it was eottled whether “Morrill would be Gov- ernor!’ RE RE ES ED FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. SBONEY MARKET, Waorespay, Oct. 18—6 P. M. ‘There was rather a quiet market to-day, without much variation in prices, At the first board, Erie income bonds advanced % per cent; rie, 1871, 1¢; Nicaragaa Transit, 24. New York Central Railroal declined 4 per cant, 6 Cleveland and Toledo Raiiroad, x. Erie has settled down upon the advance reslized a few days since ,The improve ment in this stock must for a time be very gradual. When an advance of three per cent is realized, we muat expect it to fall back two, holding on to the one perma- nently, In this way Erie stock will advance—prorided nothing new of an unfevorable character occurs in the internal management of the company—until it reachés a fair market value, ihe great feature io the stock mar ket to-dsy was rteadiness and firmuess. While s> much stringer ey exists in financial affairs, we cannot expect any important improvement; but the movemeuts geing on are working for the good of all, and ultimately ali classes will be in a position to take a fresh start in epeca. lation and business operations generally. We are now undergoing the process of contraction, and it would be well for it to continus for a time longer with ,full force. The failoxes which from tims to time occur do not create much apprehension, but tend materially to the eoparation of the weak from the strong, and place the commercial community in ® more healthy condition. A few months moro of liquidation will have a very wholesome influence upon public ercdit, and give uss new Jeage of prosperity. It is gratifying to see that no wie spread convulsion hss been caused by the disasters of the Jast rix months, and that the effect is visible only in the universal determination to reduce mercantile trans- actions to the mort moderate limit, and await the natu- ral reaction. After the adjourpment of the board this morning, the following sales of stocks were made at auction: ~ 40 shares Brookiyn and Jamaica Fallrow).. 20 do, do. » “ Mr. A. HL Nisolay’s regular tomi-weekly auction sale of stocks and bonds will take place to morrow, Thursday, at half past 12 o’cloek, at the Merchants’ Kxchange. At the second board there was a slight improvement in some of thefancics Erie Railroad advanced % per | cent; Rrie Lacome Bonds, 14; Reading Railrons, 14; TItt- | nois Ratlrond stock, 34. There was a sale of Stonington | Reiroad at TL, being an advance of 3 per cent since last sele At present prices it is the cheapest railroad atock aid. y vffirm, rendered thes the service asked for, for the rook immediately rielded | vers, This iy the oineteenth erntury! cu the list, The company pay a dividend om the lst of November of 335 per cent. ‘The presidentand cashier of the Knickerbocker Baak have resigned, and it would be better for the steckhold. ers if the entire board of directors would resign. After what has teamspired, it is impossible for the present board to retain the confidence of the public, We under. stand that it bas just been discovered that one of the directors is a detaulter to the amount of one hundred and forty-two thousend dollars. He mansged to get hold of securities belonging to the bank, sold them and appropriated the proceeds to bis own use, without the knowledge or consent of the president or cashier. The bank bas obtained security for part of the sum thus extracted, and may secure the balance. ‘The steamsh{p Canada, from this port for Liverpool to- day, carried out $824,656 71 in specie, principally Ameri- can gold coin and bars. There has pot, been much ac- tivity in exchange for this packet, and previous rates were hardly sustained. We quote bills on London at 9a 95, per cent premium; on Paris, 6f 13% @ Sf. 1134. The following table shows the quantity of some of the principal articles of produce left at tide water from the commencement of navigation to the 14th of October, in. clusive, during the years 1852, 177 days; 1858, 177 days; 1854, 166 days :— Rucurts or Propucs at Tom WarsR. Flour, bls. Whest, bush. Corn... The quantity of flour, wheat, corm and barley left at tide water during the 24 week in Oct., in the years 1853 and 1854, is as follows:— Fiour, thls. Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. Barley, bu, 1888...» 118,833 628,208 «196,124 212,980 1884... 62,126 69,810 475,002 181,684 Dec... 61,697 Dec,456,898 Inc 278,878 Des.31,236 ‘The aggregate quantity of the same article left at tide water from the commencement of navigation to the 14th of October, inslusive, during the years 1853'and 1854, is as follows:— Flour, buis. Wheat, bu Corn, bu. Barley, bu 1963....1,988,571 6,289,862 2.830.631 1,112,629 1864.1: 780,224 2,721,669 7,710,823 "987,884 Dec. .1,144,949 Dec.2 568,204 Ine 6,870,794 Dec 124,145 The aggregate quantity of the same articles left at tide water from the commencement of navigation to the 14th of October, inclusive, during the years 1852 and 1854, is as follows:— 1esa....3,001008 "Zaniranl — en6,t08 a60 tia 1864.,.. 789,222 2,721,669 7,710,825 987,834 Dec, ..1,602,841 Dec 1,749,682 Inc 8,083,557 Inc.827,172 By reducing the wheat to flour, the quantity of the latter left at tide water this year, compared with the ccrresponding period of last year, shows a decrease of 1,656,007 bbls. of four. The following manufacturing atocks, belonging to the estate of the late Samuel Appleton, were sold at auction in Boston, on the 17th inet :— 4 shares Lawrence Manufacturing Comp, .. 86! 8 do Suffolk Manufacturiog Company., 752 50 10, do. Tremont Mills...... 745 15 ¢o, Middlesex Company. see 540 24 do, Loweli Machine thop., sevee 405 @ 386 12 do. Amoskeag Manufacturing Comp... 1,070 10 co, Stark Manufacturiog Company. 765 a 760 26 do Manchester Priat Works. 760 a 735 40 do. Com; . 400 32 do. 800 9 295 70 do. 505 a 500 180 do. 205 16 ¢o. 575 50 do. 65 15 do. + 645 a 630 10 do. . 150 Eo . 70 0 68 6 do. 5 T10 50 ao. pany..6023, a 495 The receipts of the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad Gompany for the first week in October, were. Second Total....eseesesseves . Against Ist week in 1853. x eae re ne 12,468— 24,927 Increase, nearly 50 per cent .........54ee00006GL1, 242 The dizectors of the Vermont Central Railroad Com- pany met yesterday, as we learn from the Boston Cou- rier of the 17th inst., and elected J. Francis Tuckerman as treasurer and transfer officer of the corporation. A Vote Wea then psesed to opon the transfer bcoks imme- diately; put the president and treasurer were instructed to transfer no shares ucless they shall be considered genuine by these two officers, under the advice of J. P. Putnam, Esq , the attorney ot the corporation. At the request of the Board of Trustees, a committee, consist- ing of Messrs. Texter, Whitmore and Stearns, was sp- pointed to co operate with them in the management of thecompahy’s aifsirs, Tho trustees have fully complied with the request of the directors, and the utmost har. mony exists between them. ‘The road is said to be doing mates all those to whom its supervision is en‘rusted. The ret earnings of the South Shore Kailroad Compa. ny, after paying the rent to the Oid Colony road, was, for the six months ending October 1, sufficient to pay the interest on the debt infull, and 8 per cent on the average per of the stock, $25 per share. No dividend was declared, as the corporation follows the examp’e of the Old Colony Company, appropriating ita earnings for other purposes. The annexed statement exhibits the rage condition of the leading departments of the Boston banks, for the week ending Mondsy morning, October 16, 1854. or oem, eT. Binge Stennis Dbales.. 298 24.760 Cal.bones, cks 165 Gomis : Ipene Bi Sees iit ire citte rss space oe Guanes tern 1168 Chenin i000 _ 1.80 FUMIE ic4 sbcacaphegoidpecdecesscsncs tageesce aaa stares 9,120 2,036 pa 100471 2,088 Laltpetre, bgs 251 8,150 2,168 —‘Total.......... $27,804 HAMBURG. $125 $318 160 1,834 445 180 810 100 10,608 1,161 730 2,164 202 4,060 920 4,000 1,242 198 161 Staves, GrOKs.....sseceee-+ Beef, bbls... 100 $1,050 ‘Statuary Rosin ser R, goods, 690 I. eee Tar .. 160 640 sige 143 2,097 RB. turp’tine. 115 93,471 peep: , loge... 28 833 = Total.......... $16,168 Flour, bbla.26,949 $56,755 Tobacco, 1bs.4,627 $009 Coffee, 16 ‘284 Yo, ‘bhds 12 1,666 Rice, tierces, 6 150 . 10 866 Tes, chests..1,113 16,978 Cheese, Ibs.. 406 42 AUSTRALIA Seap, boxes.. 275 #389 Tacks, boxes.. 12 $107 Candies...... 75 612 Hardware... 30 404 Domestics,os. 180 5,948 Butter, Ibs..1,700 607 Bricks.. 1,240 D.spples,bbls' 10 145 ats, cases.. 9 448 Other articles — 68 ; $40,902 BRITISH WEST INDIES. Wheat, bush. 160 $800 - 938 2,098 Beans 86 Potatoes, bus, 70 Onions, bbls. ‘Tobneoo, Ibs.10,451 Do. hi 808 867 602 r artic! . TOR) ...sssecerecesseescsesensses cree ceees s01,609 SPANISH WEST INDIES. Rice, cacks... 10 $345 Candles, bxs. 600 $1,900 Lard, Ibs...20,172 1,868 Mackerel, bbla 30 180 Cheese.. 5,870 369 owe goods.. 10 508 Pork, bbls... 70 997 Woodware, ca 10 157 Baws, lbs. ..6,926 816 Domestics,bls 2 185 Corn meal,pur 100 1,852 Tobacco lo 1,172 3,662 Do. Shooka &hds 1,875 Spices, bags.. 40 Blsouit,1gvbls 300 read, bbls... articles 86 715 352 105 1,052 33660 . 6,600 250 Bread, bbis.. 344 2,160 Lumber, {t.78,000 {6,370 e MW. 08 600 Bricks, m.... 70 315 “ . Liquor, bbls., 25 800 Life boat. oe 3 650 Ceme - 100 125 Oilcloth,cs.. 18 1,580 2658 Shirts. trunk. 1 100 424 Coal, tons.... 145 1,200 180 Other articles. — 81 1,240 enn Sad Total... seeveereseeesrrerercren sees see BOK, 563 REPUBIIO $2,441 Wicking, bals 200 446 2,478 Matches cs.. 20 5,682 Lumber, lot.. 3,300 | , Total......44..+815,180 HAYTI. $6,400 Cheese, Ibs..1,087 $407 BA egats, boxes. 30 Bla Kee 98 Barring, bales 5 abt 62 Alewives, bbls 116 424 1,190 — 200 © Total...........,$18,808 $10,508 Toys&shells,b 4 62,718 , s by, 96” "628. Saltpetre 170 #00 Centon, me Tos {10 Dep goodsycs 5 Bag 4, co 110 Eto b 1 170 5cO Machinery, ps 28 300 250 Shooks....... 1 455 600 Str. papery r. 100 330 318 Pan. hate,cs. 1 705 11,969 Rosin, bbls... . 108 01 $8,183 Clocks, 21 = $1,187 62 11'000 29 = 6,528 150 1,928 6 118 368 Coal, 239 (1,616 115 Lomesticabis 25 11180 40,790 — 581 = Total............976,858 Union. «1,402,976 ons Washington .... 1,043,007 222 Webster...... ..2,267,760 189 350 —emmen mmnmnen —mmomeees memes | Cheese, Ibs..8,071 2 T. tal...., $60,000,406 3,058,359 13,704,878 8,815,760 | Butier...... 1,308 A comperivon of the above aggregates with those of sn the previous week exhibits the following resulte:— 469 October 9 October 16. 4,785 -$31,755,€83 $31,775,650 Incr.. $19,067 825 49,706,004 50,080,406 Decr.. 114 699 220 Specie... 2,720,608 8.058,860 Iner.. 723,762 233 ue from bank... 9,464,053 9,878,327 Insr..1,199,208 43 Live to tam) 5,838,045 6,756,831 Iner.. "829,509 — Deporite. 112,816,662 13,704 878 Toer..1,586,653 + $24,468 Circulation [9,049,105 8,815,765 Iner.. "602,549 ‘The increase of capital is made up as follows:—Eliot, $6,000; Freeman’s, $3,167; Maverick, $0,000; National, $2,600; and Broadway Bank, $2,300. ‘The arnexed statement exhibits ths quantity and value of certain articles oxported from this port, during the week ending Friday, Oct. 13, 1854, distinguishing the destiration and extent of shipments to each place :— CommERcS OF TER PoR? or New York—Weexry Exrorts. LIVERPOOL, Quantity. Yaiue. Quantity, Cotton, ene $228,146 C. meal, vbis. 3: Corn, bash.66,105 42471 Breea, do 30 ao 2. = 3 Span. West indies. Sto 40 Argentine . rgentine Republic 16,180 Rig Logwood,tone'300 7,482 Guano, bage, , 054,161 Ve ae pale TWIRES fiou'iy 9 compatiote the total tehan WF oo Ie RH ir ays bapa agg ier at, " , ’e, Dla , that do not vary materially. The great fall- Oilcake, bbls. 20” 64 Wh oll, gls.11,21 166 iow The 06,410 6,004 Forks burs 1e Lee | 198-0fin imports has brought the two branches of our Flour, bole .. 110 441, foreign trade to about the same standard. If the exports Total see veeveuses from our Southern ports are at all active, we shall soon ANTWERP. Potash, bbls. 271 $9,266 | sees very repid revolution in the outward current of The dry goods business is still moderately active, and Pricea of seasonable fabrics are without any essential change. The jobbers report to ug that they have had Plano........ 1 $400 Wood, ote... 69 $1,604 So Age eam % *)60t | more to do during the past week, {a supplying the wants Pot ash, u 610 Pep'mint 5 717 | of their country customers, in which way they have got Pert. aon be trae a Til of a considerable portion of their stocks. They are , the. ot re "| Lowa, ous 1478176 Mehowny. gt 138 485 | 20W more’ easy tn their’ pat, Heese Yo think that yen bee 1185 26t8 8" | there is no danger shoud. ‘The promptacss and faithfal- ness with which purchasers have ao far lischarged their obligations, tend te foster this ides. We are net ia- clined to oppose it; but we cannot help urging all parties te beqnutious in their future movements, and not te leave their legitimate spheres. By pursuing such a course they will escape unscathed from all present om- barrassments, ard materially aid in bringing about more Prosperous times. The wholesale houses are nut selling much privately. Their supplies are mach lors extea- sive, and are, to s considerable extent, of an unpopular character. They are clearing them out through the auctior rooms, as advavtageously as possible, in order te close their accounts for this season, and to prepare for the ensuing one. This, itis supposed, will be com- ‘menced earlier than usual ; and with the continuéus de- mand of neighboring country merchants for small lote of fall productions, (which, it is caleulated, will be more or less sought after during the remainder of the curreat year,) will keep up an sppearance of activity in the trade all the time. This may compensate, in part, for past backwardness, and thus help to place our opera- tors in more agreeable positions by the advent of the new year. Choice styles of brown shectings and chirtings are im pretty good request at steady rates; but low and me- dium kinds are not active, and are rather langeid in price, being offered by some factors at » shade lewer figures. With regerd to bleached goods, the case is similar—desirable makes being saleable and firm, while other varieties are dull and heavy, though they cau be had on easier terms. Cotton flannels are in fair demand at previous quotations, including Amoskeag browns at Le., and Naumkeag do. at 1030. The supply of most descriptions is very moderate. Denims and drills com- tinue to find tolerably free buyers at unchanged rates. Ginghams are selling moderately at 10340. for Manches- ter, and llc. for Glasgow and Lancaster. The stock is yeas extensive, Marshall’s and New York mills, plain styles, are scarce, and held at 12c. Lawnsaremot im much demand, excepting among the email dealers, where they are celling at very irregular prices. Nankins rule quiet, though they are atill nominaly held at old figures. Osnaburga, &c , are rather more inquired for, owing, it is anid, to the increasing shipments of grain; but they do not command very high quotations. Priat- ing cloths are duli, and rather lower. The Providence ascounts are unfavorable. Only the best qualities of prints are in demand at former prices. Other styles are active, and drooping. Select makes of stripes are saleable and firm. Ticks ave quiet, ye? atiffly held Woollen productions are « little brisker, bit th'e change is not general, and prices are for the most part still very feebly sustained. The best kinds of blankets are in request at previous figures. Cassimeres are pretty actively sought after, chiefly at prices within the range of $1 a $150 per yard. We have nothing really new to notice in cloths or doeskins. ~Flannels are rather sparingly dealt in, without change in value. It is the duty and interest of our manufactures to make an effort to improve the character of these goods. Without aiming at such an object, and giving evidence that they do so in their productions, they can ever secure a preference in the home market for their goods. Ken- tucky jeans are inactive, and not very firm. Liaseys, worth from 16c. to 17c. per yard, and the most wanted. ‘Mouslin de laines of the finest makes are saleable and firm, at 20c. a 22%c. per yard. The supplies are de- creasing. Satinets are purchased sloy's at unsitered figures. There is some inquiry for desirable styles of sheep’s grays, at former rates. A moderate demand prevails for shawls, at about previous quotations. Goed makes of tweeds are ia tolerably active request, aud steady in price. Stock Exchange. WEONESDAY, Oct. 18, 1854. $1000 Brio In bis 83 100 Erie Xaitroad b39 100 krie 0 bas “ 470 ct 33 2000 Erie C 62 1000 Hudeon C bds 1000 do. 3000 do.. c 2000.N ¥ Cen ¥Bbs. 87 50008 H &SRR bas 6000 Pan be 2d is bO0 90’ 26 abs D &H C Cos3 116 200 Canton Vo ...b60 21 100 do,.....060 2034 1CO Nica Tran Co 30 22% 99. 3* 297% 29: b3. ao SECOND BOARD. $1000 Erie Inc Bds.. 92 260 shs Read RR.b30 732g 10000 I Cen RR Bas. 70% 200 do 50 ehs Merch Ex Bz 9934 300 Harlei 100 do.....b60 28% 50 60 TNC RR ging stk 100% 100 Ne 100 R..83 73% 250 do. 80 4635 100 de.. +» 73% 60Galens&ChikR 93 CITY TRADE RPORT. WEDNESDAY, Oct 18—6 P. M ASHES weye inactive at old rates. Brrswax —There were 2,800lba. American yellow sold at 28c. a 28%c. per Ib. B lour was in fair demani, The sales in : Sale BBG tl Sa che Mame geod a 3; ando s in pro oe tion; 1,200 bbls, euperfice Canedian flour, {a bond, at $781.34 8 67 8734; 2 900 bbls Southern, at’$8 a $9, the whole range; '250 bbls corn meal, at $4.25 a $481 3¢ —_— ‘Wheat was bricker and dearer. The sales em- COT epg cer cer na Re su -* prime Canada, do , fre: 187 Riior Southern, dow "at $1 80; 4.800 ke. ipper Cor ibe 8100. tale ets Like, s = i wiee made cf 1,000 bushels rse. at $1 11: 1,600 bushela prime barley at $1 21; and 75,000 bushels Western mix:d cornat 79¢ a 80c., mostly at 79c. perbushel. Oats were “Gorm —s0 bags governmen it Java were sold at 183f0. a 13340 , and 3008 Rio at 1034: lis. about 5 ‘dogs were sold at auction at 9c. a11%c: average, 107-1000 ‘Sonrom —the salen to-day and yesterday have reach~d pete ‘the rise on some gradee ing from 340. = 340. Fen. od continued in good request, at $3 50 a $3 75 percwt.; mackerel were freely pureh: at fi prices, viz : $18 for large No 1; $15 508 $16ford> No. , and $8 75 a $9 for do No 3, per bbl.; emoked herrit Were more sought atter, at Sic. a 580. for scaled, aad OX. 8236. a Bbc , per bi FREGHTS were some less active for Liverpool About 18,000 a 20,000 bushels corm were engaged at 4%4. a fd. in bulk, and 5d. in bwk A Prassisn ves- set was taken up for Cork, and orders to load with graim at 7d., in bulk, and a Britieh brig wae engaged, for corn, ‘to Cork direct, fr* t To Bremen, 100 bbls. ashes were engaged at 15s. re, the [me of tedsy ‘was filled with cost ad; at 4d. re ashos at $7, and staves at $18. To California rates were at 3Cc. per foot measurment. Faves for coat were irregu- lar, az varied from $144 $17 per ton, according to quantity, |The bark Rocket wan sold I yesleriny at the I ante’ Exchange, by suction, at 00, Tax About 600 bales were eald a: 00, «5s. por 100 Bors—Were selling freely at 38c. a 40c. for new, ani Set Soe tasters Taled quiet t $1 87 thon \THS.— | Tul 5 Pl psaswums sous: je, ve derate sales. t cis qad abe ‘Siduiaeaineg Navat Storms les of 1,500 barrels turpentine pen ‘were made at $4 62, with small ea es of spiri 6 by het 62, of spirits at abou! Ons —Whale and were as last noticed. Sales Gaen auite Dasketa olive at $3 60a $8 O24, each; and lots linseed, from store, at 75¢. & 77¢., per gallon. Provisi0? NS —Pork was better. The sales reached 1,460 bbls. at $12 1234 a $12 for moet, and $11 873¢ for . Lard was purchased to the extent of 300 at 100. 8 10340. per lb. Beet was not in 200 bbls. found pujers, in lots, at former alteration 5 saves of 75 cacks the new cop 100 oseks. The Dbls., in Jota, much request. gtouad, ; \nas.—Salen at auction, per ships Don Quixote, Oneid: and ethers, Terma, Oppteved Loves af eit monte 2” iar pation sing 10 ao, & 28. ¥ 5 oy H 10, 28. You son-—23 double hf chts ‘ex curious Moyuze, 55%; Pht moa? pretty 560 bf chests finest, b43¢; ; 185 do do, 453¢; 100 bxa, exch 12% Ibs, 0, 4234 8 42; 42 do, 42; 49 do, 413; 50 hf ehts do, 41; ‘do €x curious, 40; 90'do, 89; 7 co fine, 37; 16 do do do, 86; 40 i do, Ohio, aon, at 370. a BBe , howing an easier market. gillon—!