The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-15
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TIE ERIE nAHRoAD pHFIOUrTT.-The Buffalo Courier
seys:
The frneas Of the directors backed NJ Il has been br
public opinion along the ne Of the road and
else has happily surmounfe6 al difficulties and the road
mar be considered in perfectly safe condition for
the use Of the public
CorT0x-The New Orleans Daily Delta Of the sth inst
says:
There has been quite spirbad and general demand
to-day and the sales amounted 1880 bales Prices
have been still more decidedly in favor Of seIlerz"
NEW YoHK CIT xoRTAlTT.-The report Of the New
York city inspector shows further decrease Al il the
number Of deaths in the city for week ending Satur-
day October H. compared with the preceding week
Total 1885, men g.; wousn "a; boys, l25; girls 90
The CHIEF Of death consumption 30 iufanle
COnTulsious q Inflammation Of the bowels 10 infantle
raarasEus, IS.
NEW YOEE CITY Rank ETkTEMEsr-Tbs weekly statement
Of the city banks shows the following decreases Loans
decreased s7s4OOo specie sss2 900; circulation
and depOHitea, s2-ss2O0o.
The WAIBsTEErT FoRGEmu-A New York correspond
sai says:
The extensive f0rgs1ies with which Huntington, the
broker charged continue be the great theme Of con
verszon Since Saturday farther Developments hare bs.
made William Harbeck Of So so VAL street deposed
Saturday that be l. Of the firm Of Harbeck Co
sI notes and drzfts Phelps Dodge Co Of tins
city, which sAd notes drafts pronounced By Wm
Dodge Of the said fr Of Phelps Dodge Co. be forge
res; that said and dr.s resolved on the 81
Of September 30th Of September and LIST Of Ocsobe 1856
from the said Cnsries Huntingdon Other firms hare
also testified 70 bling dipped The extent Of the fraud a.
far AscerlAined, follows: notes held by Bedeu
Co, SllzI6; SIX notes h-ld BY Bzhop Co S. Do5.
four notes held By HA-beck Co, SCI 500; note bed
dell Pierson Lake $3.50; one note held by sackeri
BslcbsrI a CO. s5r54s. TOTAL sss7Iz.'
OTEzEa-BEEDsus.-Tbs New York Journal o. Commerce
says
TIE 'drsdEs . sort Of drAgDet made Of the strong
et materials and holding about two bQsbels This i low
cred the bottom and towed Ssr the vessel bF stout
rope varying from siI 70 twenty-five fAthoms il length
according 70 The depth Of the Frequently as rnRuy
AZ half dozen c-edgus employed al once each one BE-
ing haued IN every minutes and enpsd Of its con
t1nA q user haed sho STONES Nhloh y may have
scooPea mp while dragging on the bottom The process
SOW and lab0r1Ous-aE hauling IN great a weight
with the vessel sailing under three sxnot breeze is
light task and less THAI four or ~, dATs co.,
slant iabo- are required 10 complete fun lona =;
onAry for The sacks 70 Monday and deliver
their onrgoes n market Friday Saturday; though
hundred bushels per diem taken bit - 49,,
yield i Ear less-H
DEsuUcuvI n FORsTTH STREET, SEE YoRK-A de-
sructre FIRE occurred Saturday sernoOD the corner
Of Forsyth and Houstoa streets destroying orHcker-ba
kerr, cAbiDeisbOp, and number e Tenement house
The total less win not fall shori Of 81, 900
II View York Enquirer o Monday gives the following
particulars;
sTbe ERE broke cot in the basement near the s.-sr a.
CINE and spread rapidly that workusn IN the upr
stories bad marrow escape Many Of then were obires
10 get OF the roof A man NAMED Heary Wvb~rk
olGmbered from the outside Of thlrdstory windou
holding by his hAods from uSadcu 10 uiudow a,d
thus reached the root Abraham another workman lepd
from the third 6oor cutting his be&d very badly The
other workDen bad marrow In less than fbirrr
minutes atsr the alarm given the roof and val.
fell in The flames ertended 70 three-siorv building
kvestory teneE1ent houses Houston street Tes bud
ngs destroyed and another budug on The corner
nsnrly 90 These houses occupied BIZ upwards AZ
forty families who l0E nearly al furniture and other
personal property Several Of the occupants had narrow
escapes and number badly burut about IA. arms
IN attempting 70 their property. One man who's.
ve did not learn supposed 70 have been burnt
70 deathH
RLHRoAD k0aDKET-A telegraph despatch from Rocbes-
ter View York that the mail train from the Sus
pension Bridge for Windsor the Great Western rail-
road in collision with cntfls trnin Thursday
Several II the cattle train thrown down The
bAnkmeps and many cattle killed The mail and baggage
q the other driven through TIE forward
passenger but lives lost During the corfu
sion the mail and bagns took FIRE and entirely
burnt together with the mail and al the baggage and
press goodsr
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