Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-19
FROM NEW YORK.
The Feninn Imbroglio.

New YORK, May 1S.-Mr. Stephens is
expected to start on tour through the
States on Monday next.
The Herald has a statement that Sweeny
has said recently that he was satisfied
Stephens was nothing more nor less than a
British spy, and that he was allowed to es-
cape from prison by British authorities for
the sole purpose of visiting this country in
their interests.
Collector Smythe's Private Secre-
.. thry. H.g
The Tribune this morning asserts that
Mr.. Thomas Brown, formerly of Ohio, has
been appointed by Collector Smythe as his
private secretary.
New York Dry Goods Market.
New YORK, May 17.-Sheeting and shirt
ing, brown-Prices unchanged. Bleached
shirting unchanged. HOOp-skirts-Brad-
ley's duplex elliptic, per dozen hoops, 8716
@$l.O5; do. Empress trail, $l25; Thomson
crown French elastic spring, 75@$l; do.
woven, 55; Myers IXL wide tapes,
6O@Sl.N; Myers IXL narrow. G6@70; j.
W. l.. standard dress shirts, No. %, per
dozen, SIG; No. 525 $42.50. Canton lannels
Clifton, 30; Hamilton 30; Nashua brown,
70; Naumkeag, 30; Pemberton A. 45; do. G,
70; Salmon Falls, 40. Prints-Allen's, l6;
American, IL; Amoskeag, 151S; Dunnell,
IL; Empire, IL; London mourning, l5%!
Lancaster, 10; Merrimac ID, IS; do. w, 10;
Pacific, Is; Richmond's II. Paper collars
-Lockwoods Manufacturing Company,
cloth lined, per 1000, 40; Arrow, %. Worst
ed braids-COlnmOn cOlOrs, 50; No.53, high
do, 30. Printed delaines-Armures, 2316;
Hamilton, 221@; Pacific, 221a. Paper cam
brics-Englisn, l6@lS S. S. g. Sons, 20;
Warren, 20. ......
Robbed AT the Opera.
David Deans, proprietor OF the Sunday
Times, was robbed at the Opera Wednesday
night of $4,000 in Treasury notes and So
600 in stocks.
Financial.
The stock market opened with decidedly
more tirmness throughout the list. The
cliques are at work actively upon Cumber-
land, California, Western Union Telegraph,
Erie, Reading, Cleveland 81 Pittsburg, New
York Central and Quicksilver. The tone
of the market is tirmer than for some time,
and from the p esent aspect of affairs a
speculative advance appears very probable.
Nearly every stock is more or less under
the influence of combinations working for
Il rise, aud the shorts have little choice of
escaping corners. Governments show
rather lirmer tone. The decline in 5.2O's is
bringing out buyers, and the market resists
with remarkable flrmness the return of
large amounts of bonds from Europe.
Gold active but without important change
in the premium. Sales of the Sub-Treasu-
ry have the effect of checking the upward
tendency, il being understood that the As
sistant Treasurer is standing seller at 100
and commission.
The shipment of specie tomorrow will
be large, probably not below three million
dollars.
The steamer Manhattan, from Vera Cruz
brings S225,452 in specie. .......
Gold is loaned at per cent. per annum.
Foreign Exchange continues very firm at
fraction over the shipping rate.
Produce bills very scarce, and large lines
| of sterling cotton bills are saleable.
| Demand for money from brokers is rath-
er more active, but the supply is super
| abundant. The rate continues at ) per
centa with exceptions at per cent. upon
round sums. Paper is in demand, and
prime.names are taken readily at soc per
cent. .. ..
The speculative spirit is spreading to the
petroleum and mining stock hoard. Gold
stocks are more active. Atlantic and Pa
cihc suddenly advanced 20 $5, with few
sellers at the price, having been offered for
some time past at So 50@375. DOwnville
is very firm and active. ... ...
Mr.. Charles Graham, whose misfortunes
growing out of the Ketchum affair ex-
Guided him for time from the Stock Board,
has been restored to membership by unan-
imous vote, aud resumed business.
\ single sale of gold, reported on Gov
ernment account, to the amount Of 81, ,50O,-
600, was made this afternoon at l301s.