Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-22
FROM NEW YORK,
The Geo Case-CriminaI Gases
Turned Over 10 Civil Courts
Statement of Comptroller Clarke.

Turned Over 10 Civil Courts
Statement of Comptroller Clarke.
New York, March 2l-The Tribune's
Raleigh correspondent says The Gee case
will last till June.
A citizen, convicted by the Military Com
mission at Richmond, for the murder of
some Union soldiers, has been released by
the Secretary of War because of clerical
error in the report.
The Freedmen's Bureau in Virginia and
North Carolina have turned criminal cases
over to civil courts.
Senators Dixon and Foote are daily grow
ing worse. There is but little hopes of the
recovery of the latter. |. j. Cook, of Chi
cago, who was sued by the Auditor of the
POstof1ice for balance due the Department
from him as Postmaster at that city in
1862, has paid up the amount of So 300, and
the case has been dismissed
Comptroller Clarke states that $27, 100000
of the l0-40 loan was not issued; that re-
eenIy, however, $3,7S5 have been issued of
this old loan and at six per cent interest.
ercontribution,a amounting to near
lv $4,000 in value, from the Birmingham
England, Freedmeds Association, has Just
been received by General Howard, and will
be appropriated to the use of the destitute
colored people in the South.
NEW YORK, March 2l.-In the evidence
for the prosecution in the trial of Major
Gee at Raleigh for alleged inhuman
treatment to prisoners of war, is the
testimony of several soldiers of New York
regiments that Major Gee ordered Union
soldier to be carried to the grave while yet
alive. The testimony daily becomes more
damaging. 1t is supposed the evidence for
the defense will begin on the 26th inst.
New YORK, March 2l.--Among the pas
sengers for Europe by the Jura to-day is
Mr.. w. l.. Banning, of st. Paul, Mimi,
President of the Lake Superior and Missis-
sippi Railroad Co., who takes out bonds to
the amount of four and half million dol
lars, forsalei in the European capitals.
,r.i ,f,. The Fenians. ..t ...-
New YoRK, March 21.-The Central
Council of the Fenians remained in secret
session at the Union Square headquarters
yesterday, but nothing is learned of their
proceedings Preparations on an extensive
scale were made last evening by the Fenian
Sisterhood at meeting In their rooms in
the Moff1t Mansion, for the relief of the
families of the Irish State prisoners.
''4 Financial. a
NEW YORK, March 21.-The Commercial
says: The stock market is more active, but
perhaps less firm than yesterday. Stocks
not hitherto touched by the bull cliques are
now being run up. The market is just now
in a condition inviting bold movements, and
it is not likely that 1t will remain much
longer so one-sided as for some time past.
This morning there was more disposition
to put out options, and principally on the
sellers side. Governments are quiet but
firm, except l0-40's, which declined u. The
miscellaneous list is quiet and steady.
Stocks are stronger, especially Missouri 6s,
which rose at the morning board. Spec
ulation was less active. Most of the gold
stocks were a fraction lower. .ot .,.i' n
Money isquiet. The rate on call is steady
at per cent. Discounts moderately active
at 611a@715 per cent. for prime paper, and
500 per cent. for good names. .5s Il 3 v, 4,
Goldqu but firm and rather scarce.
There has been some buying to cover short
contracts made on Monday and yesterday.
The price has ranged at 1851 @12S2&. ~
Foreign exchange is nominal as usual on
Wednesday. Prime bankers sterling is
quoted at l07zS@10S. '
The steamer Etna took out no specie. al