New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-10-13
TELEGR.aPHIC ITEMS.


.Neip York, October IL Several heavy fail
ures have been announced in this city, among
them that of the well known banking house O.
Simeon Draper
Speculatons in stocks are the causes assigned
for these unexpected and unfortunate disasters
Judge Bronson, the Collector of this Port, has
written severe reply to Mr.. Secretary Guthrie
There is now very little doubt that the Judge
will soon be decapitated.
Barnabas Bates, eminent as an advocate fol
cheap postage, and President of the Penny Post
age Association, is dead.
The demand for cotton here is still limited,
| and the sales to-day reach barely 800 bales.
The money market continues tight. Sterling
exchange is at 10 per cent. premium.
At the State elections which have just been
concluded in Pennsylvania, the whole Demo-
cratic ticket has been carried
In the city of Philadelphia, however, the
wing candidate for the mayorality has been
elected.
Delaware has voted the rejection of the new
constitution which had been proposed for it.
Boston, Oct. 11.-Large forgeries have been
committed by G. w. Mason in this city. The
amount of forged paper issued by him is stated
at two hundred thousand dollars. Eve. papers
Buffalo, Oct 5.-The storm of yesterday con-
tinued the night with much violence.
About o'clock this morning fire broke
out at the Five Points on Evans street, and the
flames being carried by the wind, rapidly
spread north towards the canal, and east to-
wards Main street
Before the fire brigade reached the spot, some
ten or twelve buildings were in flames, and ow-
ing to the crowded state of the neighborhood
and the number of wooden buildings scattered
among the brick blocks newly built since the
last great fire in the same vicinity, it was found
impossible to check their progress.
The efforts of the fremen were therefore con-
fined to keeping the confagration within the
limits of the points. Some four or five acres of
ground were burnt over, containing in all over
100 buildings, but the loss will not probably ex-
coed $4,000, the insurance on which is under
100000. Some brick blocks were consumed and
others much damaged.
The fire consumed both sides of Evans street,
from Ply to Rock street; both sides of Lecoul-
teaux in the same boundaries. One side of
State, one side of Fly, and both sides Of Rock,
through to the canal.
The schooner lost yesterday was the Oneida,
loaded with 5000 bushels of wheat from Toledo,
owned by Capt. W. Allen, who was drowned
She was run down by some steamer bound up
the night before last, between 8 and 10 o'clock,
and went down in about fifteen minutes. Capt
Allen chung on to the main boom for some time,
but was washed off about IL o'clock Louis
Wakelee, cook of the vessel, who was saved,
chung to the foremost head, where he remained
until rescued by the life boat, at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, having been clinging to the
mast, in the midst of terrific gale for twenty
hours. He was much exhausted when taken off
The rest of the crew four in number, including
the captain and G. Duncan, the mate, were lost
They tried to launch the boat after the vessel
struck, but lost it
The lifeboat used to rescue Wakelee was one
# Francs's metallic, and lived through the
'reakers on the point admirably, although the
ca was very heavy, and the wind blowing per-
ect hurricane. SheIwas manned by Capt. D. P. |
)obbins; Capt. L. Newman. of schooner s. W.
brown Capt. j. Galloway, of schooner Belmont,
ohm Keith; Capt. Glass, of the propeller Char
er Oak, and Capt. R. Cunning, of schooner
POST Boy. The loss on the vessel and cargo is
bout 1000, covered by insurance.
By dispatch from Michigan City, we learn
hat the U. S. steamer Michigan is ashore IL
niles from that port. She apparently went
shore in a disabled condition, as her flag is at
lalf-mast. A sandy beach in that locality runs
nut some distance, and her situation must be
ritical.