Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-26
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FROM NEW YORK.
FenIan ,Esicnic-NIOn o n u ISaelnt 10 De
ceased Soldiers.

Femfam lHsicmic-NI0nuDeIn a. D eInt TO De
ceased Soldiers.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25,--A picnic for the benefit of
the Fenian prisoners in Ireland was held by the
Eenian sisterhOod Mt Jones Wood yesterday. Mr..
STEPHENS made speech, 10 which ho reiterated the
assertion that fighting would commence 10 Ireland
this year, and that he would be with them in the
The Board of Aldermen and Councilmen have or
dered monument TO deceased soldiers TO be erected
in Greenwood Cemetery, to cost $4,000. . ,g
Kerosene Oil Works on Fire.
Kelys Kerosene Oil Works, at Hunters Point,
l.. L., took fire last night at half-past ten O'clock
from the explosion Of vat and disastrous conHa-
grafton ensued, There were several thousand dol
lars worth of oil i'll barrels at the time Of the break
ing out OF the fire, and it wa' all consumed The
large brick building belonging to the works. which
contained the machinery, and several sheds stored
with kerosene, were consumed. Four or five oil
tanks were also destroyed.
via Affairs lin Csnnda. ouJ
A Herald Ottawa dispatch says: Cabinet meet.
ings Of the Canadian q, vernment are being held
daily in Quebec, the subjects discussed being the
military condition Of the provinces, the Confedera-
ton and the failure Of the Bank Of Upper Canada.
Much insecurity is felt in financial circles, money
still demanding fifteen cents in Montreal. The Fe-
niapsg are said to be assembling for invasion at
AigPhgste, near ROuse's Point. Large quantities Of
Montreal, and being sent to the western portion Of
thePrOvlnce. al - 1850
ATreaIy to Overthrow the Gov
'-es ernment of Paraguay.
Tho Herald publishes an assertion that treaty Of
peace has been entered into by the Governments Of
| Brazil BuenOs Ayres and Uruguay, which has for
its object the overthrow Of the present legal author
tiles in Paraguay and the complete destruction Of
the sovereignty and independence Of that country.
The treaty was signed on the first Of May, 1885, at
BuenOs Ayres, but brought 10 light by the saga
| oiOus maleuvers of Hon. Edward Thornton Eng
| lish Minister TO Buenos Ayres and W. Garrow Lit
| son, British charge d'Afairs at Monteviedo. The
treaty not only affects Paraguay but also Bolivia.
Paraguay and set up another in its stead the allies
bind themselves TO exact Of the new Government a
settlement of boundaries upon q certain basis. In
laying down the basis the allies include large strip
of Bolivian territory aud also very important water
rights in the limits Of Brazil and Buenos Ayres.
aroused the Indignation of Bolivia, while the at
tempt to overthrow tho existing Government Of
Paraguay has called forth vigorous protests from
Peru and Chilli. T '-r.
The Inauguration Races.
| pie were in attendance at the Park to-day 10 wit.
ness the races. Gen Grant was an interested spec
| tator The first race-a mile aud a quarter DASH
was won by BOgswater; WildOn's Lexington colt was
second, and Ancton Tisdale 3D. Time, 2:i7.
For the Inauguration race there four starters
| ward was 2t Fleetwlng, 81, and ldewild was dis
| tanced. the second heat MAS also won by Kentucky
inT4l15. FleeIwirg was I'd, and Onward 81.
7H .." n BOILER Explosion.
NEW YORK. Sept 25.--Y esterday morning an explO
sion occurred in Phil lipsburg, N. J produced By
| the blowing up Of a locomotive. The engine wa
| shvered to pieces Fortunately do lives were lost
The property belonged to the jersey Genital rail
road. whose loss will not fall short Of $50 900.