Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-13
New York Correspondence.

NEW York, Oct. 10, 1856.
Wall street was in commotion yesterday, caused by
| the announcement of heavy forgeries having been
discovered The facts, far ascertained, appear
| to be these Mr. G. b. Huntington, note broker,
deposited lot of securities witha Wastreet broker,
| for which he obtained $4,000. On examining the
securities after the loan was made note purportng
to have been signed by Phelps and Dodge was found
| to be past due, when messenger Was Immediately
sent TO them for the money. They ut ance pronounr
ced the note forgery. OF course this brought mat
ters to head at once, and Mr. Huntington was ar
rested, when he gave up to the officers two other
forged notes the firm-one for So, 500, the
other $49le. These forged notes Mr. II. says he re-
ceived from street broker by the name of George 8.
of &c, 00o--Messrs. Belden q Harbeck becoming
sureties.
It is reported that there is large amount of spu-
rieus paper afoat in Wall street. and that further
investigation will bring to light disclosures which
will compromise many who have heretofore stood
high in financial circles. This fast living" will
bring them up, and those who cannot keep up app
pearances honestly, will resort to almost any means
TO procure the nsedful. These fast livers" could
not do better than TO read Burdetfs Three Per
Cent, Month, in which the evil Of living beyond
ones means is there showed up in an admirable
manner. 1
new car has been put on one Of our city rail-
roads, with seats the top for twentyegh persons.
II made its first appearance yesterday, with band of
music on the top and was drawn by eight beautiful
black horses. The Car was crowded with guests,
and created quite sensation as IL passed along the
streets In pleasant weather these seats the top
will be all the CO. but in the rain they will of course
be deserted.
The strike of the engineers on the Erie Railroad is
doing it's work. and the consequence is travellers
leaving that route and taking other roads for the
West The fact is, the superintendent is trying to
carry out rules which arbitrary in the extreme,
and long he persists in enforcing them, SO long
win there be trouble on that road. He is now offer
ing bonus of $25 per month to engineers still he
is unable to secure enough to all the trains and
those running are all behind time from two to five
hours. This strike win have tendency to knock
the stock of the road down, ii viii be loss of at
least five thousand dollars per day to the company.
Unless compromise is made, the road will have to
go into bankruptcy very soon, for it has been hard
with this draw back and debt of 81, 900 900 hanging
over it, the strike will most likely crush it,
One of the most gratifying signs of the times is the
multiplicity of Fillmore papers. Hardly day passes
but what receive new issue emanating from diff
| Erent sections of the Union. To-day comes ak
cellent sheet from benighted Providence Rhode
Island the very hot bed of Republicans. This paper
bids fair to do good service in the present canvass
and if the succeeding numbers keep pace with the
first ID will without doubt receive liberal support.
The title of the paper is Providence Evening News.
Success attend it,
As close this letter, the people are beginning to
assemble IN Wall street to hear Ex-Governor Hunt
speak He is to address the friends of Fillmore from
the steps of the Exchange in Wall street. From
present appearances, there will be very large atenr
dance. The skies are bright, and the work goes
braVey on The Americans of this State are up and
doing and the 4th of November will show, so far as
New York; concerned, that Americans shall govern
America. OMcRoN.