Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-30
FROM NEW YORK.
The FenInns.

New YORK, March 29.-The rumor a1oat
yesterday to the effect that Stephens, the
Irish Fenian Head Center, had arrived in
New York and was az the O'Mahony head
quarters, was without any foundation and
afforded considerable amusement.
Strict rules are now in force to prevent
the possibility of introducing topics in
Fenian speeches having nothing to do with
the objects of the Fenian Brotherhood.
large meeting of the supporters of the
Sweeney Fenian movement was held last
evening at Tammany Hall. Toward the
close OF the evening the Hall became dense
ly crowded, it was supposed, by many of
the adherents of O'Mahony.
SecreI Convention Between Ma
pOIeOn and MaximiIian.
NEW YORK, March 29.-The Heralds
Paris letter has the text OF secret cOnven-
tion between Ma oleon and Macmillan,
concluded at the City of Mexico OH the
10Th of September last, fixing the pay and
position of French agents in Mexico, the
number OF whom is large, for five years
from tue above date.
Financial.
The Post says: The only feature OF i'm
portance in the market for Government
securities is the increasing demand for
compound interest notes, in which the
banks are investing q large part of their
surplus means. One reason for this is the
fear that Government will cease 10 pay in
terest on deposits, as might long ago have
been done with great advantage to the
Treasury. The investments of the banks
in compound notes contribute to promote
the strength of the banks, as compounds
are legal tender for their face and would
be available as cash in case of reyulsion,
however great the shrinkage in the value
OF other securities. The failure of Culver,
Penn & Co., has caused the suspension of
several banks in the oil regions, but the
suspension is reported to be only tempo
rary.
The Commercial Advertiser saws: The
stock market is heavy and lower. Through. &.
out yesterday and this morning nearly 25,-
600 shares of Erie stock were held, the rea-
son assigned being that the forthcoming
report on the road is of an unfavorable
character, The movement is, however, in
tCrpreted on the street as the opening of
vigorous attack upon the general market
by speculative directions in Erie. Govern
ments are still very strong and active; D.
2Os are more in demand as the maturity of
the May interest approaches. The second
aud third series were each q higher, while
buO lSSuC Vi lCOA was uOWU IN ! U sol oil
were Ia lower; 730s very active-the third
series rose to 1901, with large transactions.
State stocks firmer and active. The miscel-
laneous list dull. There Is les activity in
gold. There is, however, considerable
amount of buying to cover short contracts,
which keeps the price above what Is con-
sidered the real present value of gold.
Heavy Damages.
Jury brought in a verdict of $1,000 dam
ages in favor of Eugene B. Overton v. The
Long Island Railroad Company. Marcus
Ball against the Hudson River Railroad
Company. The plaintiff shipped some $50
hogs by the n. Y. C. r. r., which was
transferred to the defendants road and
brought to New York. They were, how
ever, delivered by the railroad to another
party than the plaintiff. The defendants
claimed but 500hogs were delivered to them,
and that the plaintiff was not the real owner
of the property. The latter was the main
point in the case, the plaintiff producing
bill of sale and affirming that he had paid
for 1t by indorsing paper, which he had
afterwards been compelled to pay. The
defendants cOntended that the bill of sale
was without consideration and void. The
jury found verdict for the plaintiff for
$9,70443 the full amount claimed. f..
The Heralds Toronto special says Or
ders have been issued to muster out the
surplus volunteers over 10000, which num-
Der will be kept as a standing army of OBJ
sprVatiOn on the frontier