Troy Daily Times Troy, Rensselaer County, NY August 4, 1860 (cont) DEATH OF MAJ. FAIRCHILD. Maj. Morton FAIRCHILD, a member of the New York Volunteers in the Mexican war, where he served with great distinction, died in New York yesterday. Maj. F. resided in Troy several years ago and was the second Orderly Sergeant the Troy Citizens' Corps had. He held the position several years, until he removed to New York, where, upon the breaking out of the Mexican war, he raised a company in the New York regiment, (Company I) commanded by Col. W.B. BURNETT, of which he was elected Captain. The company was over a hundred strong, of whom there are now only ten or twelve survivors. Captain FAIRCHILD was in every action, from the landing at Vera Cruz to the taking of the city of Mexico, and behaved with distinguished gallantry. He was wounded at Cherubusco, where his company, as did the whole regiment, sustained very severe losses. He was deemed by many worthy of the much coveted Jackson Medal, left by the hero of New Orleans for the bravest man from New York in the war succeeding his death. Since his return from Mexico he has been almost constantly unwell, from a disease contracted during the war. He was a brevetted a Major by the State Legislature, for his gallantry, with the other officers of his regiment. He was born in the city of New York, and was in his fifty-fifth year when he died. A few years since, Maj. F, with about eighty of the New York regiment, visited Troy, and was received with distinguished honors.--He had many friends here who will regret to learn of his death. His wife lies interred in one of our cemeteries, and it is possible his remains will be brought to Troy for burial. BRIEFS A child of Henry HAM, aged four years, residing at North Greenbush, died on Thursday evening, from the effects of burns accidentally received from its clothes taking fire. POCKET PICKED Yesterday afternoon, while Austin MATTERSON, Jr., an employee of the Boston Railroad, was standing in the depot at East Albany, conversing with an individual, his gold watch was abstracted from his pocket. As he had not been near any one, between the time of talking with the individual and the period he missed his "ticker", he is impressed with the idea that the individual nipped it. A short time after this, Mr. MATTERSON came across the person and insisted upon a search of his clothing. It was formally gone through with, but no watch found. Subsequently a search was made about the depot. On looking in a coal box, to which the person above referred to was seen to go, the watch was found snugly stowed away upon a projecting beam. By this time, the supposed thief had made his escape. Submitted by: Colleen Boose