Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-15
FROM NEW YORK.


enforcement Of the Excise Law.
New YORK May 14.-The new excise
law was generally enforced In the city yes
| terday. The restaurants, however, were
open and drove thriving trade. Large
numbers of people also made excursions
to the rural districts of Westchester county,
where the law is not in force. There were
eighty-siX arrests Tor intringements of the
law in the city.
The Cholera.
One death from cholera occurred yester-
day on the hospital ship Falcon.
The Great Fenian DemOnstra lion.
Active preparations are making for the
great Fenian demonstration in Jone g.
Wood.
Funeral of Grand Master Davies.
Upwards of four thousand people at
tended the funeral of the late John j. Da-
vies, Grand Master of Odd Fellows, yester-
day.
The Body Of Preston King Found.
New YORK, May l4.-Oficer Kenny, of
the Atlantic dock (Brooklyn) police, dis
covered the body of a man floating into
the gap from Buttermilk channel, and from
appearance it was believed to be the body
of the late Preston King. Subsequently
the body was positively identified by
Preston King Webster, Mr.. Kings nephew,
Mr.. LydrCk, and others OF the Custom
House. The coroner will hold an inquest
on Thursday.
The remains Of Preston King are not
much blOated and are less decomposed than
might have been expected, considering the
fact they were in the water just six months
and one day, the collector having thrown
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ing of the 18th day of November, 1865.
The Fenian Celebration.
The friends of Mr.. Stephens, the Fenian
chief, perfected their arrangements for a
great meeting at Jones Wood tomorrow. A
grand escort has been rendered him and de-
clined. He prefers to go as private indi-
vidual.
An invitation has been extended to Rob-
erts and his friends to attend the meeting.
1t is not at all probable that the invitation
will be accepted, and it is almost certain
that the Senate. and with them large body
of Fenians, will not become reConciled to
the organization of which Mr.. S. is now the
leader.
The Posts Columbia, S. G, correspondent
forwards an affidavit made by VIM. b.
Nash, setting forth that he saw the South
Carolina depot building burning before
Sherman's army entered the city. He also
saw cotton burning and saw corpses of
persons killed by explosions at the depot.
Financial.
The Commercials money article says:
The stock market opened with a somewhat
weak and unsettled feeling, caused by the
tenor of the foreign markets, and the un-
eXpectedly unfavorable returns of Erie
traffic for April. At the regular board,
however, the downward turn in Govern
ments was checked by bids for large
amounts of 520s by a prominent Wall
street firm, and subsequently the weak
ness on railroad shares was met by
an offer from the same firm for any
part OF 5000 shares of Erie at 73, and by
large purchases of Michigsn Southern
This expression of confidence gave tone to
the market, and in the railroad list prices
were generally higher. The inactivity in
railroad stocks appears to be incOnsiderabe
outside and as an investment for the num-
Der of months the present tendency appears
to be strongly upward. Erie declined 5S.
The large decrease in the April business
would undoubtedly have iaduced severe
tallin the price, but the stock is understood
to be so held at present that it is in the
hands of clique, to ran up the price at
their pleasure.