Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-29
From Now OrIenns.

The Herald's New Orleans special of the
9th says: The Mexican Consul here to-day
inquired at the military headquarters If
Ortega would be prevented from entering
Mexico. The Commander was absent, but
Adjutant General Crosby advised that Or
tega should not attempt to leave till the
General returns. Ortega has large force
ready on the Rio Grande to cross with him,
but the policy of the Government Is clearly
defined, and he will not permitted to en-
ter Mexico at present.
Santa Anna publishes letter, in which
he denOunces the plan which Boston
journal has attributed to the American
Government, of guaranteeing the Mexican
debtSin consideration of the ceding Of ter
rtory to the United States. He says Mexi-
co has nothing to do with this debt and will
not pay it. At all events the people of
Mexico through its Congress will decide
what is to be done with it.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 28.-GPneral Heint-
zelman has succeeded General Getty in
command of the department of Texas. Ten
more companies OF infantry are immedi-
ately order ed to Texas. All the cavalry
has gone to the frontier:
Francisco p. DeCastillo, representative of
the Imperial Mexican Government here,
publishes q protest against the language
adopted by General Sheridan respecting
Macmillan in his letter touching Mexican
interests.
From Louisville. -.......F
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 2S-Mr. Craig. of the
City Court, was this afternoon assailed bv
policeman Stannard and seriously injured.
Reports of the ground of assault are 50 con-
tlcting that an examination must be had
before the cause thereof can be ascertained.
w. G. Summerville, of Charlestown. West
Virginia, was found dead Saturday MORN
ing on the steamer Prima Donna, evidently
from cholera. A check drawn at Marietta,
Ohio, Tor $4,000 was found on his person.
1t is rumOred, but discredited. in legal
circles that the Court of Appeals has de-
cided that General Palmer was guilty of
felony for assisting in the escape of slaves
| while he was commander of this military
division. l-.l
On the authority of Colonel Starr, COM
mandngr, late Fenian expedition here, we
state that the Colonel Lynch convicted and
sentenced to be hung at Toronto, was a
| book-keeper in mercantile house in this
city. He was sent with the Fenian expe-
dition by his employers. He had no rank
in the Fenian organization and did not be-
] long to the expedition. He accompanied
| it merely as an adventurer to report to his
employers. Col. Starr offered Lynch a
commission, which Lynch refused to ac-
cept.
LOUISVILLE. Oct. 27.-George D. Prentice
editor of the journal, is seriously i'll with
bronchitis. His recovery is doubtful.
From st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 2S-James Stephens ap.
pointed ten prominent Fenians in this city
a committee of Organization for Missouri
who are to have supreme control of the
Brotherhood in this State, and are author,
lied to establish Circles, commission OFF,
GERS with military men in the interest O
Circles and collect money and war mate
rial for the use of the Irish Republic, anC
in all other ways compatible with the law
of the United States. The committee cal
upon all the friends of Ireland to immedi
ately organize and put themselves in com
munication with the committee. from whom
allnocessary information and instruction
NAV be obtained.
Meetings are called for Tuesday night t,
consider what action is necessary to b
taken in the cases of Father Mcmahon ant
Col. Lynch, sentenced to death by the Brit
ish Government.