The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-30

Castle GARDEN-Eev,srRIAs PrRyoRxAScE.
New York, Monday, October 80. 1854.
The cvvs.
THE ExPhUTED STEAMSHIP.
Tee steamsh Pacific. which lett Liverpool on
the 18th inst. this port, had not been signalizsd
Eom the Sandy Hook telegraph station up to two
O'Clock this morning. o wing to the dense fcgs that
have prevailed for the past two or 'hree days her
progress as no doubt bsen somewhat retarded.
We expect however, to receive he news duriag TO-
day and it will in all probability prove ghly inter
estiDg.
THE LAST RAILROAD COLLISION.
We give on the first page copious details respect
ing the fearful accids nj on the G at Weste r i
road on Fridas. Nothing like it mas occurred since
the Nor walk tragedy II is DIRE adfu to reflect upon
Fortyseven human beings hurried into eternity in
tie rwinkling of eye, and forty ~ mangled and
MANNED bodies dragged, after grea. exertion, fro
beneath The fraem snts of broken cars, one half Of
MEM with just sufficient vitality remainin to save
them from being Included in the first hastily pre-
pared list Q, the deal And ali this awful loss of
human lite is attributable as is alleged to the neg
kgente Of one man, Waterman, who fell asleep at
his post. This person, it appears, informed the
conductor Of the train which should have waited for
the passenger train that 1t had area y passed him
The gravel train proceeded, and the terrible COLI
sion enfued. The accounts which we publish 10
clude Lists of of che killed and weon dsd and
al.o Of the survivors, among whom were Mr.. Thomas
Francis kesgher and Mr.. Orestes A. Brownson
Nearly all OF the victims or this shocking event were
emigIsnts, and II was difficult to ascertain their
names; but tie lists are complete and ,curats
t.me and opportunity would permit. The collision
took place amid dense fog, which in n, small de
gree added to the horrors Of the scene. In addition
to this lamentsbe affair, rumo. was circulated in
Deti OFT on Friday afternoon that . collision had
taken place on the Toledo and Norwak road, neav
Toledo On the previous light, and that @enty per-
sons were killed. We have re ceived no teegraphic
despatch conrmatory Of the rumor, AMI are, there.
FORE inclined to think incorrect. at least far as
the reported loss Of life is concerned.
THE KNOW NOTHING SPLIT
The members of THIS order are revolving
against despotsm Of their leaders. We publish
N accoun. to-day of terrible rumpus in the Ninth
wara council On Saturday evening, growing out Of
TIE dissatisfaction alleged to be generally felt at the
manLer in watch the city nominations were made
IL thas the Executive Committee Of theorder,
20 whom is committed The duty Of selecting candi
dates for support at the polls, nom mated from their
owa body thro wing aside the claims Of the rank
and file altogether. This proceeding has resulted In
split and movement is on foot 10 est ,b.ish an
independent council, chapter, lodge, whatever it
may be called. As an instance Of the deli lquency
Of the Executive Committee it is stated that one VI
its nominees attends the stat:d preaching Of the
gospel OF democracy according to s.. Tammauy,
whose folio xers, not long since, ia strong terms
In daua hn m ma a,f
LIE. 10 one interfere 10 this quarrel. A compeh
ton Is the life of trade, splits are the fun Of
politics.
LOCAL MATTERS.
The reports relative to the damags caused by the
explosion of guDpowder at Earie's Hotel on Sa.ur.
dsy turn out upon nvestig alton 70 have be- some
what exaggerated. Notwithstanding the active ex-
ertons Of the police, no clue has yet been found to
the erpetra'or OF the mischief.
Another case of stsbbng occurred on thu 25th
instant, ard is likely to terminate fatally This Of
fence was committed in Washington street, by
man named Donovan, on the person of his wife,
who no lies at the hospita in critical condition
Donovan avoided arrest for several days, but was
fnslly taken and lodged in thu Tomb. In to day .
paper msy be found accounts OF other acts of vio-
knce, such as highway robbery, shooting assaults,
&C., all going to show deplorable condition of So
ciety. Probably something may b. done BY the au
thorties alter the election towards the suppression
Of these outrsges.
On Saturday night Are broke out 10 the Metro
politan Hotel, but it was sxtinguished without the
aid Of the Fire Department The damage proved to
be but trfpg.
The inhabitsnts Of Williamsburg are enterprising
In the erection Of churches. Yesterday, notwit
foes weis dedicsted-one by the Roman Catholics
and the other by the Methodists; aud there is per-
haps no locality within tbs sound Of the City Hall
bell where the humanizing influences of Cnristiani-
ty more required, especially in what is termed
the North Side" A case in point will be found
under our Williamsburg intelligence.
THE CHEMICAL BANK swINDLE.
At q late hour on Saturday night officer Sidney
E. Burton, Of Cleveland, Ohio, arrived 10 this city,
having in Gu tody Lyman Coles, notorious for his
connection wi the burning Of the st amer Martha
Warrington, who stands charged, with Kissane and
Others in being implicated IN thu late extensive
fraud perpstrated upon the Chemical Bank Of Thu
city, when the managers taken in and done 70,
70 the amount IT nine thousand dollars. He was
taken to the oN Of the Chief OF Police, and locked
MP TO await an exam atiop.
STATE OF ms MARKETS
Owing to increased receipts of broads.uif., and
some falling off in tie loca and Eastern demand.
the market was easier on Saturday. Common and
medium grades of -four declioed l2ac. Csc. per
Dbl, while the higher grades of extras were abous
the same. wfea. was also dul; Indian co n fell Oft
shout Que cent per bushel, aud closed at Soc slc
tor sound. Cotton va, quiet, dsaes waiting late
news from Europe by tire Pacific. The whole de.
cline siGce he Nagars's ne VS. bas been about
quarter Of cent per ID. Sussr was tcerable scsiv
md firm, leaving reduced stock Of oaly about
4 200 hhds In g. ,aa.kat REQ otock If Lad Al,