Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-10
FROM NEW YORK.
Fenian Pic cNIc-AddreSses bV Genera
santa Anna and Col. Roberts.

| New York, Oct. 9.-Gen. Santa Anna de-
livered an address at the Fenian pic mic on
Staten Island yesterday. He said, among
other things, that when Mexico was invad-
ed by that noble enemy on whose hospit-
able soil am now living; when had ar
rayed against me the powerful armies of the
United States under that immortal hero,
Gen. Scott, the flower of my army then
were two companies, comprised of men
from the Green Isle, with the image of their
patron saint on their flags.
Col. VIM. r. Roberts also spoke rt con-
siderable length ON the wrongs of Iceland,
and the glorious results which would fol-
low determined attempt to secure her lib
Grafton. Col. Roberts made an address in
the evening to the st. Patrick's Circle, in
which he was very denunciatory of the
Government
The Feniau Prisoners = Charge of
Chief Justice Wilson.
A Herald special says: The Toronto AS
sizes opened their sessions yesterday. Chief
Justice Wilson delivered the charge to the
grand jury, in which he referred to the Fe-
nian prisoners. He paid tribute to the
devotion of the Irish people to their native
land, and reviewed the origin and progress
OF the Fenian Brotherhood in America
He said many of the prisoners were reck-
less, wild young men, of the class so FREE
quently found In the cities of the United
States, and denounced severely the course
OF the United States Government in not
quelling the conspiracy when its existence
was 80 widely published by the public
press. ii.-
1t is supposed the trial, of the Fenians
will commence on Thursday.
Resolutions of Respect TO the Memo
ry of Admiral Gregory.
New YORK, Oct. 9.-The naval officers on
duty at this station met yesterday and pass
ed resolutions of respect for the memory
of Admiral Gregory. Vice Admiral Far
ragut presided, and addressed the meeting
in few remarks eulogizing the deceased,
with whom he had served in the West In
dies, dating back to 1916.
Steamer Evening star LOst-OnIY Six
. teen Persons Saved.
New YORK, Oct. 9.-The following dis
patch has been received by the Treasurer
of the New York Mail Steamship Com
pany: ...r
"The Evening Star went down on the
morning OF Oct Sd in a hurricane. Sixteen
only are known to be saved. None of these
are women. Ten of our party arrived in
schooner yesterday, viz, Robert Finger, w.
H. Harris, Edward Larmar, John Long,
Frederick Shaffer, George Smith, John
Powers, Dennis Cameron, Howard Steph-.
ems. All are suffering, but their wants are
being relieved. We expect to leave for
New York tomorrow. Ihave telegraphed
to New Orleans. :, r
sc. S. ALLEN, Purser Evening Star"
1t is hoped that others than those above
mentioned are saved, as the Evening Star
had six large sized metallic life boats.
Among the passengers on the Evening Star
were the French Opera troupe of Paul AL
haisa, which arrived here, just before the
sailing Of the Evening Star, on the steamer
Vile de Paris from France. There were
80 members Of the troupe. DR.. Spaulding's
circus company of 30 persons took passage
on the Evening Star. They had, it is said,
all their paraph ernalia, but no horses.
Arrest of the Teller of the Hartford
Bank.
The Herald's Hartford dispatch says:
Chas. ID. Fuller, teller of the Hartford
Bank, who is suspected of abstracting $780,
600 in bonds, was brought before The Court
on Saturday and bound over to the Superb
or Court for trial, lin $4,000 bonds. Full
ler insists that he is innocent, although his
mode of living has been so fast as to elicit
suspicion that he was obtaining money
fraudulently.
Arrest of n SwIndIer.
New YORK, Oct. 9.-Some curious trans
actions OF a1 alleged swindler, named SEQ
field, lately came to light. His operations
covered over $4,000. He was arrested
three times in Hobokcn and officially lodg-
ed in Hudson county jail, where he was de-
tanned to await decision from Governor
Fenton, but was released yesterday after
noon on writ of hdbeds corpus.
The Times states that Gen. Dix does not
propose to take charge of the French mis-
from which Mr.. Bigelow desired his resig-
nation, if accepted, to take effect, The
Generals family will precede him to Eu-
rope, having taken passage on the steamer
Arago for Havre, on the ID inst.