Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-11
FROM NEW YORK.
The Cholera.

| NEW AORh, ouU6 U'
There are reports OF several cases OF
cholera in the city to-day, and two deaths
in Oliver street, though grave doubts are
entertained as to the exact character of the
disease. No alarm is felt.
The excitement is increasing at Seguin's
Point, aud many station islanders declare
that they won't have the quarantine ground
there. Next Monday or Tuesday they will
hold meeting to denounce the authorities
and urging that some other place be Sc
lected.
Perhaps SO.
NEW YORK, June 9.-Specials from Wash
ington IT, the evening papers say: Promi-
nent North Carollnans say their State will
| be the first to accept the new Constitution
al amendment.
Leonard Huycb, President of the Mer-
chants National Bank, is to be released un-
der $4,000 bail.
another FaIIure.
Sacket, Belcher e. Co.. grocers. suspended
here to-day. Liabilities $450000; assets
said to be twice that. SwansborO. one Of
the firm. recently embeLEled 5000 and
left for Europe, which is given as the cause
of the failure.
SANTA Anna 10 Issue a Manifesto.
In few days Santa Anna will issue
manifesto defining his position and policy,
declaring himself in favor of the Republi-
car party in Mexico, and his faith In the
early aud complete triumph OF the Liberal
cause.
Ex-Capt. Gen. Dulce arrived here this af-
ternoon by the Spanish frigate Isabel Lo-
cataleca. 1t is understood the Spanish resi-
dents of New York will soon give him a
reception.
Financial.
New York. June 9.-The Posts CONNER
cial article says: The loan market Is easy
and lenders fiud 1t difficult to use their sur
plus funds at sac per cent. The stock mar
ket is dull, and without any features of spe-
cal Importance. State stocks are firm;
New York bounty land quoted at lO21@
l02; Virginia skies at 6G19; California rs
at Id; bank shares are firm.
At the one O'Clock call New York Cen
tral closed at 9712; Erie 6219; Reading 100;
Michigan Southern at 791I; Illinois Central
scrip 1901; Cleveland d Pittsburgh, SlI5;
Cleveland q Toledo 1919; Cumberland coal
4j1a; quicksilver, 5OH.
Erie G24. Foreign exchange closed dull;
bills ut 80 days on London are quoted at
lOSH@lO912 for commercial l0JT@ll0;
brokers do at short sight, lll15@lllA.
HE Richmond Gold Case.
The Times special gives the history of
the Richmond Gold case in brief as fol-
lows: The gold was seized in Georgia The
President ordered it sent here, and the
Richmond bank, represented by w. II.
McFarame, James Caskie and John NJ.
Speed, Attorney at Law, claimed the gold.
Upon their showing, and in the absence of
evidence since obtained and not then sup
posed to exist, the President ordered the
delivery Of the gold TO the banks by the
Secretary of the Treasury, provided he
should be satisfied that 1t was never seized
nor controlled by the Confederate Govern
ment, or any of Its officers or agents. The
officers Ofthe banks swOre the Confederate
Government had no interest in the gold.
and just as ii was about to be handed over
it was found a gross deception had been
practiced, and that this gold and other
sums, amounting in all to 100000 had all
been in the hands of the rebel Commissary
Department, and was carried, by one of
its officers, out of Richmond, and part of
it issued. What remained he turned over
to the Richmond bankers, who we're with
him in Georgia, to pay bonds which the
State of Virginia gave to the banks for The
loan of this identical gold and to clOthe and
feed Lees army. The decision of the case
will be rendered in few days.