Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-09
National ThanksgiVing- g-PrOcIamJ
lion bV the President.
FROM NEW YORK.
Further About the Burning of st.
''' PaLrick's Cathedral.

Further About the Burning OF st.
i'' Patrick'S Cathedral.
New YORK, Oct. S.-AddtiOnal particu-
lars of the burning of st. Patrick's Cathe-
dral have transpired. The loss is not so
great as was supposed, not exceeding $70,-
600, on which there is an insurance OF $751;
600. 'All valuables of the Cathedral were
removed in time, and the walls have escaped
without serious damage.
Prize Fight at Buffalo,.
The Herald's Buffalo special of the 7th
says a prize fight took place yesterday
morning near Fort Erie, G.. w., between
rhirty-flve rounds were fought, resulting
in victory for Hagan. i. l.. ii
Ready 10 Surrender-Crops in South
H'i1l 1911. a.. Carolina. ''
j. Lowetbal, charged with an immense
swindle against the Government III New
Orleans, telegraphs the Herald from
Charleston that he will be in Washington
on Wednesday to surrender himself. t
The Heralds Washington special says !:
Lieut.. Z. z. Doherty, of Booth capture no
toriety, has just returned from a four
months residence in South Carolina, and
gives a rather discouraging account of the
crops and the general condition of the
country. The corn crop in that State is al
most failure-almost all plantations will
not yield over two bushels to the acre, and
very few not more than five. The cotton
crop was moderately good, which is all that
the people have 20 rely upon. l.,
Leaves for MatamOrns. rl.ar.
The Herald says: Col Fetnizea leaves
this city for Matamoras with special in
structions from Gen. Ortega, One of the
objects of Col. Fcrnizeas mission is to re-
ceIve cOnsignments OF arms at Brownsville,
which have been dispatched from New
/ York and Philadelphia. He is also directed
to announce the approaching arrival in
that city of Gen. Ortega, who 1t is stated
will leave New York for Mexico by the
end of this week. 'Taatr rI.J
q Governor Fenton has refused to interfere
lin the case of Frank Ferris, sentenced to be
hanged on the 10Th inst, and the execu-
tion will take place on the day named. il'
> New York Dry Goods Market. Il
Z New YORK, Oct. S.-A variety of inhu-,
ences conspire to make the Dry Goods mar
ket less active and promising this morning.
If cotton continues its downward tendency
the prices Of dry goods must return to rates
sot two weeks ago, or lower. The sooner
this decline takes place the sooner will
trade return. AS the panic has spent itself
reaction mustfollOw. The sluggishness of
the market continues, there being only a
nominal business doing, hardly sufficient to
indicate what are the ruling prices. The
following are the jobbers' prices: ,,,
Brown SheetiDgs--Appleton A, 231@, At
lantic n 1915, Bark II &c. Bleached Shirt
ings-Lonsdale 34c, Forrestdale 23c, Rey-
n0lds AA4e. Prints--Sprague 20c, Amos
keag 1Sc, Arnolds 171sc, Freeman! 17c.
Ticks Fearl river 5715c. Stripes Amos
-keag 3719c, Haymaker 28c. ,e
boo Jeg From Mexico. 'd y 'rus 'a
New York, Oct. S.-Advices from San
Ahtoniovia Galveston, Texas, are that quite
number of Santa Annals agents are at
work recruiting for a raid on Matamoras,
and there Isl but little sympathy shown
them there, it being fully understood that
Santa Anna is pledged to Napoleon to ac-
knowledge the French debt, If he succeeds
i'm gaining footing on Mexican soil. Very
few have lsighif1ed their intention of join
ing his standard, as he is known to be ini-
mical to the Liberal cause, and his antece-
dants with Texans having always been of
questionable character, from former treaeh-l
cries. .vg'lr fe3 o. mnli. ay.B no1iI
Quite large quantities of arms, ammuui-
ti9n and supplies have lately reached the
Mexican frontier, designed for Juarez's
army at Monterey and other places. hHN
The forces under Gen. Escobado are now
in excellent tcondition and will soon be full
ly equipped for the forthcoming winter
Latest advices from Chihuahua-of Sept. |
18th, :state that Juarez was then at that |
place preparing for an carly departure for
Monterey where Gen. Bscobado is at pres
ent I'm command. The Liberal forces are
in excellent, condition, sanguine of future |
success, and await the presence OF their |
President who has for five, arsppReld
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