Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-16
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trNEw. gYopE, March, 15,--A fire In Thofe's
Linton sqdsrS ID otdI bhilding. this mratrnine. de
stroyed the wardrobes and regalias Of Holfapd's,
Pacific, Crescent. Benevolent, and ArcapA
Lodges Of Masons, Metropolitan Chapter oi
Royal Arch Mssons, C@ur de Lion and Colum;
bia EncampmentT Of Knights Templars. The
building was entirely destroyed. Total loss,
from S20, 900 to $25, 900. St
A. FIRE occurred in Orange street this morning,
on the premises of the American Hoop Skirt
Company. Susannah Wilson, daughter Of the
janitor Of the building, jumped to the ground,
five stories, and was killed. Anna Tfainor was
taken out Of the building, by fireman, in an
insensible state. Her recovery 10 doubtful.
Sterling exchange advanced 10 6and 616 per
cent. for bankers bills. glfikI
a MNEw YoEK, March l6.--The TimesW ashing
ton correspondent says the Cabinet came to no
decision yesterday on the proposed evacuation
Of Fort Sumter, IN opposition to which some
very strong arguments were made.
Recent letters from Major Anderson resent
with Indignation the insinuations against his dis.
position to hold the fort 70 the last extremity.
vu p n Herald. ICorrespondence.l q.
iG Amember ofthe esVifsinia Convention called
vessels would be sent South with hostile inten.
tions, that there would be nothing done in regard
TO the sffairsof the South for sixty days, and
that II was bis purpose to restore peace and
prevent the shedding ofblood, 400 a.il-1!
DR.. Thomas, Of Dubuque, has been rendered
the mission to Bogotagl kN 5s' sl-i L3oa q.
I, Intelligence fron Baltimore aaystha the first
resistance TO Federal authority will be there.
The purpose of the secessionists 10 said to be TO-
resist any Repubicans taking possession Of the
Government offices in Baltimore to the last. &c
2 Intelligence from Charleston states that there
exists pretty strong party In South Carolina
opposed to ratifying ihe Montgomery Constitu-
ton. who win resist IL at every point. ~
1. The Government Of the seeded States has ap,
pointed W. L. Yaneey, p, "A. Rost, "A. w.
Mann, and Butler King, special Commissioners
TO England and France, to obtain recognition
of the Independence Of the Confederate States,
and to make such commercial arrangements as
their joint interest may inspire. .,h 1'.F
New YoRK, March l6.--The Mohawk and
vessels added to the feet are intended to aug
adelphia will probably be used, in case of the
evacuation Of Fort Sumter, to bring the garri-
son to Old Point Comfort. y o'.55l
Counterfeit twos on the Bank Of North Amer.
lea of this city, and tens on the Farmers Bank
Of Pittsburgh have made their appearance. ~
The Tribune says, our Charleston correspon.
dent writes to rs that the shot fred the other
day atFort Sumter, was the result Of delibe,
rate plan to try the temper Of Major Anderson,
and that the statement that II was accidental
is an unblushing lie. 5I l.oIis s3,iS IN. -.t. %
"A Washington despatch TO the same paper
says: Upon the day of Maj. Anderson's last
to the War Department, his stock Of
bread was reduced to fourteen days, and rice to
about twenty-three. With the other supplies
on hand, he might maintain himself month.