Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-04
FROM NEW YORK.
Santa Anna-AnOther Cotton Stealing
Case.

Santa Anna-AnOther n Cotton Stealing
Case.
New York, Oct. 3.-The Office of General
Santa Anna was overrun yesterday by
parties who are anxious to enter the SER
vice of Mexico. 1t is reported that firm
on South street has been commissioned to
buy up six steamers for the service of the
Liberals. The loan of $5,000,000 which
Santa Anna was negotiating has been con-
cluded with three banking housesin this
city.
A case came before Judge Clarke yester-
day, in the Supreme Court Chambers, in
which Messrs. jeremiah Brazil, W. A. Brazil
and Thomas s. Metcalf complain that l.. B.
Brasher, formerly Treasury Agent of the
United States Government, took from them
illegally, In February, 1866, at Albany,
Georgia some 300 bales of cotton, valued
at 100000. Brasher was arrested and held
to bail in the sum of $4,000. The case
came before the Court on motion to dis
charge the order of arrest. After hearing
arguments of counsel Judge Clarke re-
served his decision.
Large Receipt The Jerome Park
Brooklyn Academy was crowded last
night to witness Ristori's Mary Stuart.
The receipts were the largest ever taken in
that city, viz: $4,000.
The object of the murderer In killing
Robert Walker on the jerome Race course,
is inexplicable, as large amountof money
was found on the person of the deceased by
those who first discovered his body. In the
Coroner's investigation one witness stated
tllat he saw two men running from the
place about the time the murder was COM
mitted. TheSupervisors of Queens county
offer $500 reward for the arrest of the gull
ty parties.
MethOdIsm and EpiscOpalianism.
The session of the National Methodist
Episcopal Convention closed yesterday.
Addresses were delivered by Rev. DIR.
Roberts, of Baltimore, on the history OF
Methodism In America, and by VIM. Nc
Arthur, ESQ.,, of the Irish delegation, on
the establishment of Methodist education
institution in Ireland.
The society for the increase of the minis
try In the Protestant Episcopal Church
held its second meeting for the year last
evening, at the Church of the Incarnation,
Madison avenue. The report of the board
Of directors was read. During the year
there have been 120 scholars added, making
all who have received benefit from the So
ciety since its organization, 262. One
hundred of the beneflciaries have been
ordained. Twenty-six dioceses have con-
tributed to the support Of the society.
An Important, Case-Greenbacks Not
Legal Tender. ~
NEW YORK, Oct 3.-In case relative to
ground rent lately decided by Judge Alex
ander, of the Circuit Court of Maryland,
the validity Of the act of Congress making
areenbacks legal tender In payment OF
debts was involved. The Judge has filed
the opinion that Congress had no power to
declare these notes legal tender. The decis-
ions In number OF cases assimilating in
principle to the one before tho court, are
referred to as sustaining,th view presented
| BY him. In these cases 1t was considered
that there was no authority vested In Con-
gress for the purpose above disputed
| though IL was deemed matter Of policy
| that the enactment should be sustained
| The complainant took an appeal from the
ruling of the court, and all the points thus
co1tr0verted will have to be determined by
| the Court of Appeals of Maryland, whose
decision on them will be looked to with
anxiety. In case the decision is sustained
| by the Court of Appeals the question will
| be taken to the United States Supreme
| Court for final arbitration.
/ Jerome Park Races.
| JEROME PARK, N. Y, Oct. 3.-First race
mile heats, I'LL ages-four started; won BY
| Bayswater. Time, 1:50 and 1:4S1a. At
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