Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-12
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FROM NEW YORK.
LaIe Mexican AdvIccs.


NEW York, Dec. 1.-THE Tribune'i
Matamoras special says Escabado is pre-.
pairing TO march his whole force into the
interior of Mexico. Canales was to start
with his command on the 9TH.
General Sheridan had AN interview at
Brownsville with Escabado, and told him
Ort' ga would soon be released.
| The report that the Liberal General Az
anda had occupied Durango with 4 800 men
i confirmed. The French retired towards
Iacatlcas. The Liberals had also occupied
Matchuala.
The French are reported.as preparing TO
| 0vacuate San Luis Potosl.
Minister Campbell aud Gen. She rm nm
of BrnzOs.
The Tribune's special of the 9TH an
nounces the arrival off Brszos of General
sherman and Minister Campbell.
~. Another Heavy Robbery.
The amount of funds stolen from the
Royal Life and Fire Insurance Co. yester-
day, was $25O,0O0, instead OF 100000, as
previously reported.
The FenIans in IreIaNd- $4,000 Re
Wa'd for James Htephons.
The Herald's Dublin correspondence
chronicles the serious aspect which the Fe-
nian agitation maintained in Ireland on
the 2Sth Of November. The English Gov
ernmcnt offers $5 600 reward for the body
OF James Stephens, dead or alive.
The YaIch Kace.
New YORK, Dec. 1.-THE yatchs for the
ocean race started at one o'clock, the Hem
rletta first, Vesta next and Fleetwing last.
AT l:l5 o'clock they crossed the bar, with all
canvass set In the order IN which they
started. AT 1:45 they passed the light ship
nhnnf a nd f,o q,
northwest.
The names of the passengers in the yachts
are as follows: Mr.. Robert Center and Mr..
Ernst Staples in the Fleetwing; Mr.. Geo.
Lorillard and Lieut. Col. Stuart NJ. TAYLOR,
in the Vesta, and in the Henrietta Mr.. J..
g. Bennett Jr., the owner, accompanied
by Mr.. Lawrence jerome and Mr.. Melvin
Knapp.
Mortality Report.
There were 1884 deaths in this city last
week against 432 in the previous week. A
decrease OF 4S.
Untrue.
COLUMBIA, Pa, Dec. ll.-There Is no
truth IN tile report of all extensive lire here
on Sunday night.
Dry Goods Market.
New YORK, Dec. l1.-Dry Goods dull;
Irregular business chiefly confined to dis
posal of lots offered by outside parties un-
able to hold their stocks through continued
dullness, and do not wish to risk them in
spring trade. Considerable lots of bleachcd
goods OF few makes are placed upon the
market at l0@l5 per cent. reduction from
regular price, and quickly taken up. This
has been done with AndrOsscOggin goods.
James Steam Mills, some kinds of Wam-
sutta, Hope Mills, &c. Agents, neverthe-
less, firm at old prices.
Bill to Prevent Evils OF Prostitution.
New YORK, Dec. 1l.-lt is understood
that one OF the newly elected members of
the Assembly has drafted bill calculated
to prevent, in great measure, evils of pros
tltution, and. owing to numerous houses of
ill-fame in the city, the bill proposes to
license each Of these places the same as in
Paris, thus making them conform more
strictly to law. Hundreds of these houses
where liquor is sold are not compelled to
pay any revenue tax. and are at liberty to
keep open their night haunts in defiance of
police. and to the great detriment of pub
lie morals.
The FenIRns.
The Roberts Headquarters on Broad
are again assuming the animated appear
ance which marked them previous TO the
engagement at Limestone Ridge. The
rooms aud passages are filled with large
cases of breech leaders, which will soon be
distributed to the various regiments, which
compose the new army of the Brotherhood.
Col. Roberts is making active preparations
for another movement ola formidable char
acter against Canada. During the morning
a number of members of the Senate were
in session, but proceedings, which it is un-
derstood had special reference to Fenian
captives In Sweetsburg, were private.
A special to the Herald by the Atlantic
cable, from Berlin, says Gov. Wright, the
American Ambassador, is seriously ill.