Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-08-21
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FROM NEW YORK.
Great Fire I'm Jersey CIIy-Loss
About S9,OOO.OOO.

Boston this morning. On her catching on
fire she blew up, and the flames spread with
great rapidity TO the adjoining piers and
vessels. Two piers were totally destroyed,
and one partially 30. Thirteen lives were
lost and several persons injured. The loss
Of property.was estimated from $I,000,0O0
to $2000,000, on which partial insurance
had been made. Theproperty lost consisted
of cotton, tobacco and oil, two PIERS part
Of third, and some eighteen vessels of all
classes. The fire was said to have been
caused by man going into the forecastle
Of the schooner to look for a blacking-
brush, and while there either lighting or
treading upon match.
The following are the estimated losses
Mr.. Henwood, one of the lessees of the cot
ton dock, and other gentlemen competent
to judge, estimate the total loss at not less
than $2,000,000. The loss of the Erie hall
way company Is estimated at $4,000. Cot
ton pier, 800 feet In length, is owned by
Moses Taylor; loss about $25,000. Mr.. Hen
woods loss on the building is about $l0,-
900; partially insured. The losses on cot
ton and tobacco could not be ascertained.
The following namedfrms were losers on
oil: Robbins, Jacobus & Co, about $500
barrels; Lombard & Stevens, largely; s.
Foster, Dewey & Co., largely; Lyles, Pol
hemus & Co., 1,2O0 barrels; Root & Rust,
1,lO0 barrels In tank and $50 barrels; Hew-
lit, Schofeld & Co., 1,100 barrels in tank.
' SECOND DISPATCH.
New YORK, Aug. 20-It is now stated
that there were only three lives lost at the
Jersey City fire, and they were employed
hands on the schooner which was blown
up. The total losses are set down at one
million six hundred and ninety thousand
dollars.
Our Naval Squadron I'm Russia.
The Herald's correspondent with our
naval squadron bound for Russia, gives a
very interesting account of the cordial re-
ceptiOn accorded to the officers and crews
Of the Miantonomah and Augusta, by the
King and royal family and the people of
the Danish capital. The King and his fam
lily paid visit to the vessels, and were both
astonished and pleased by their inspection
Of and reception on board the ironclads.
The Princess Dagamar, daughter of the
King and the betrOthed of the heir of Rus
sia, and future Empress of that country,
accompanied her father. The young lady
is,spoken of as very intelligent, good-look-
ing and self-pOssessed, and well informed.
The Crown Prince Of Denmark said that
Russia and the United States were the
greatest powers on earth. and would no
dOuhttake care Of the little fishes. The Off
GERS of the squadron, strange to say, found
stored at Copen Hagen large amount of
war material belonging to the late rebel
Anglo American ram Stonewall, which
they claimed and took possession of. All
well on board both vessels at date.
Fenianism-Arrest of a Liverpool
Counterfeit Com
pound Interest Notes.
President Roberts, of the Fenian Broth
erhoOd, has issued call for general Con-
gress of Fenians at Troy on Tuesday, Sep
tember 4th, for the transaction of business.
Gen. Sweeney has issued an address ex-
hortipg the members to avoid forming par
ty political associations not connected with
the cause of Irish freedom.
A man named Robert Reid was arrested
in Brooklyn on Saturday for the alleged
murder of his wife in Liverpool, England,
in December, 1862. He was surrendered to
an English detective under the provisions
of the extradition treaty. The officer and
his lrisoner will sail for Europe on Wednes-
days steamer.
Counterfeit compound interest notes of
the denomination of $50, on the Citizens
National Bank Of Fulton, New York, are
now in circulation, and also counterfeit
$50 on the National Bank of Cairo. -
Accident on the A AudsOn River
-.r01yF- Railroad.
HUDSON, N. Y, August 20--The engine
Baltic, attached to the up express train on
the Hudson riEer road. due here at 1875
this morning, exploded while the train was
standing at Catskill station, four miles be-
low this city, seriously injuring the engin-
eer, George Smith, and the fireman, whose
name. we did not learn. and who is not ex-
'pected to survive. No passengers were
hurt. The engine is a complete wreck, and
it will require four or five hours TO clear
| the track. Trains both ways are DELAYED
in consequence. A strong force of men,
with necessary tools, were despatched from
this city Immediately on the receipt of the
news, to clear away the wreck.
/ NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-James Stephens,
the Fenian leader, is indignant at the re-
port that an attachment is to be procured
against him on account of the vessel now
lying at Brooklyn, and says he has nothing
to do with her. The mayor of Portland,
Maine, acknowledges the receipt of more
than S1,200,000 from this city, in aid of the
sufferers by the recent fire. .l.H.
'.'' New Cotton.
The first bale of new cotton arrived in
this city yesterday from New Orleans. 1t
was fine specimen, and speaks well for
the quality Of the crop which is now pick
ing.
Financial.
The Commercials money article SAYS
The week opens without any decided
change in the aspect of the money market.
The extremes on call loans remained at 3
to per cent, and 4 is the fair average.
There is O. somewhat better feeling this
morning than at the close of last week, and
there is decidedly more paper Offering.
Some comparatively large transactions are
reported. Produce paper is also making
disappearance to a limited extent, thus Civ
ing evidence of a coming better demand
from the West, so that on the whole lend
ers are in better spirits and seem to think
that the low rates have reached the mini
mum for the present, and must commence
to improve with growing want of busi-
ness as the fall trade proceeds to develope
itself. For sixty days first class paper the |
range to-day is 3 to 516S, anu So to 6 per |
cent. for four months. IN, IroI ~ i.i.r,1- u
For foreign exchange the market has not |
yet opened, and the rates are nominal.
For gold the market is still heavy. There |
was some recovery from the fall to l4936 |
on Saturday later In the afternoon, and the |
market opened at 14s3S this morning, fell to
1851, and again recovered, and subsequent
ly ranged at 14S3S and 14S1S.
The stock market was fairly active this |