New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26

cvn,or. ACCIDENT TO Nix. GEo. SlfLks'-iee
&.,d.v afternoon Mr.. Geo. Steers, the eh''eh' enp
h;l1.r met with n very serious acc'de"'' hea' Na
xa,y Cemetery. He was driving out 'o Ln''e N'cH'
Long Island for the purpose OF orIhg'hS nome rs
wife when il is supposed that h's horses took iSh'
.rd no in attempting TO get ont OF the wagon was
,hroun with great force striking upon his head and
ohio A.p. few minutes aferward a carriage, con-
TAI, Ing Councilman Booe, and Messrs. k. H. Bishop
and b. Kelly Of this city, passed by and found M
Steers by the road side, attended by counryman
who happened to be passing. They placed him IN the
carriage and took him home TO his residence in Can
non street He was insensible and while his way
home threw up a quantity of blood. Dr. Freeman
the family physician sent for and examined nm
He saws that no bones broken; but the cohl'uon
Of Mr. Steers is extremely critical. Up to late hou,
last night he had not recovered his consciousness ana
the physician found it necessary 10 attend MN al
through the night.
We learn by telegraph received Mt the Chiel
Office. from the Eleventh Ward Staton-fiou'e tha'
Mr.. Steers died at 81 O'Clock last night
Cant Rynders made himself very busy ye''e'u"y :"
disturbing the Republican meeting IN wa"
seems that some Fillmore and Buchanan men, III o'u''
n
and forced him to make n speech he WIS 'ouS"i'
handled bv the rowdes but finally began To utter some
;roob.r.,t ..n,epces. at which the buchanan ana
rIlooro men arouud him cheered and hurraed loudly
Aner n while two policemen came ana urea 10 Jake
,be crazy man away; but they were resisted by hyhd
.,s and others who claimed what they called free
- dom Of speech" though Mr. Banks was then speak
inc within short hearing distance. The Rynders party
again got the poor fellow up, aud Kept up the NOISE
with renewed strength. Finally Capt Halpn came
np with a stronger force Of policemen and took the
lunatic off in spite Of the clustering and bowling ol
Rynders and the Fillmore men at his back. The
friends of buchanan and Fillmore may think that they
are doing their candidates good service by these ex-
hibtons of rufiany conduct but we hardly think the
mass Of honest voters will cOunteDance Their brutal
manifestations of impotent spite. The Democracy
have thus far in this city at least kept oeraby free
rom such dsgraceful exhibitions, and we trust that
for their own sake they will restrain the foohardiness
of the few rufans who disgrace any party which has
the misfortune of their company.
The Democratic Congressional Convention of the
lid District met at Rileys Fifth Ward Hotel last
night and had a regularbullt fight. Thomas Burns OF
the First Ward and the Hon. Daniel Mehan of the
Second Ward, engaged in the Of words. james
Irwin got substituted a Delegate, and insisted on
nomination. An informal ballot had without re-
suit and an adjournment was declared carried amid
loud imprecatons and serious indications Of general
row.
Sign OF THE TIaEs-We are informed that Presi-
dental vote taken among the students OF the
Union Theological Seminary, this city, few days
since. They all graduates Of colleges from all
parts of the Union and representing the Congregational
II II &
denominatons--the greater portion being Presbyter-
ans. The Senior class Of over 80, voted unanimously
FOR Fremont; the Middle class 40, voted for FIRE.
mont with the exception Of three who declined voting;
the Junior class numbering nearly 80 had three MEM
bers who preferred Filmore all the rest Fremont.
Buchanan was nowhere.
WALLAcKs THEATER.-Last night was produced,
For the first time in this city for years Hocrofts
rather heavy fve-act comedy, "The Road to Ruin"
In which Mr.. Charles Wacot appeared, for the first
time this season. Goldfnch. Mr.. Walcot is II truly
excellent comedian, and has ever been great favor
ite with the New-York people and was received last
evening with the hearty welcome of an old aud pioo0
ant friend. The comedy was well cast throughout,
Mr. Blake being the Old Dornton of the evening,
which part he rendered with his usual appreciation
and consnnmate ability. Miss Cannon rendered the
mart of Sophia Freelove with charming natural
grace, which was especially noticeable The play is
to be repeated this evening.
jeremiah Reardon, alias Billy Cotton, Of the
parties implicated in the late brutal prize fight, was
brought into the Fourth Ward Station-House oa We'd
nesday night charged with fighting and other disor-
derly conduct but the police pretending not to know
him. let him go. He was, however, brought in
second time and was again about being let 90, when
Officer McClusky Of the Coroners Office nterfered
and stated that he had warrant for his arrest. He
was then locked up. The notorious Jack Montgomery
Ia occasionally in the evening about the Fourth
Ward; but no effort appears to he making to secure
him.
THE BAxTER-srREEr HoMlcIpE.--The inquest
upon the body of Catharine Smith who died from vio-
lence received at her residence No. - Baxter street,
was concluded yesterday by Coroner Connery. DIR. j.
p. Garrish made post mortem examination of the
body and found extensive contusons on the parietal
and occpita bones. On opening the skull TIE Doctor
found large quantities of ELUSIVE blood, which, in his
opinion the result of violence said injuries being
sufficient 20 cause death. The other testimony went
TO show that the deceased had been struck and
knocked down fight of stairs by one hurty Gala
CHER, with whom she had quarreed. The Jury. after
weighing the evidence rendered the following verdict:
" That deceased came to her death by blow sup
posed TO have been received from Murty Gallagher,
" on the evening Of September 20 1856 which blow
caused her TO be precptaed into the cellar Of house
" No 81 Baxter street, thereby rupturing blood
sells in her head, which resulted in death" The de-
ceased was of very Incorporate and dsspsted habits
She was a native Of Ireland 26 years of age. war
rant for the arrest Of Gallagher has been issued and