Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-17
FROM NEW YORK.
sudden Dea alh-Frauds by Insurance
Brokers and Agents.

sudden Death-Frauds by Insurance
Brokers and Agents.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 16.-Daniel Carpenter,
Sr, Inspector of the Metropolitan Police,
died very suddenly in this city, from what
is supposed to have been, disease OF the
heart.
Evidence has been accumulated against
several of the leading insurance brokers
and agents in this city, and is now in pos
session OF Superintendent Barnes, which
duplicates them very seriously in illegal
transactions.
Storm Along the Eastern Shore.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-A terrible storm
prevailed along the eastern coast on the
l4th, doing much damage to shipping
Many vessels put into Fortress Monroe for
a harbOr.
The Congressional Investigating.
Committee.
Judge Edmonds, of Vermont, OF the COM
mittee of Congress instructed to ascertain
i'm what branches of the Government SER
vice expenses can be reduced. and what
reforms ought to be made, has been at the
Custom House of this city for two days,
and has examined several persons in regard
to salaries, perquisites, fees, &C., frauds OF
attempted frauds, the recent political tax
in the Custom House, Naval Office and the
SurrOgate's Office, and the probable effect
of change in the revenue Department,
| which should make the tenure of Office de-
pend entirely upon the good behavior of
the office holder. There are several other
subjects of inquiry, but these are the most
prominent. 1t appears to be the object of the
committee to gain as much information as
possible with reference tu future legislation.
10 oh In, lot
will be proposed, and it supposed that the
chiefof these will relate to the remodeling
of the financial departments of the Gov
ernment service. Tue opinion that efficient
| men cannot be secured and retained while
political influence determines appointments
and removals, is very generally expressed.
A bill was drawn at the last session Of
| Congress to make a change in this matter,
hutit did not become law.
The Next Fenian Invasion of Cana la.
NLw YORK, Nov. l6.-The Evening Ex-
| press says the most active preparations are
| now being made at the Roberts heAdquar-
| terS for a grand movement against Canada.
| During the last fortnight some of the Lead
| ing military officers of the organization
have held consultations in relation to the
martial programme to be adopted when the
| Fenian forces move from their respective
States across the frontier. The result Of
| these deliberations is at present profound
secret, but Gen. O'Neil and President Rob-
erts frankly avow that the new movement
means work against the British authorities
in Canada. IL is said the discipline of the
next army of invasion will be far superior
and more effective than that of which the
detachment at Limestone Ridge was the
advance guard. Twelve thousand men
haryn aln oAvr llal A
title of "Fenian Avengers" who have
pledged themselves to be ready at any
moment to prevent the execution of Lynch
and the other prisoners. These have been
divided into regiments and brigades, and
when all the men deemed necessary shall
have taken the pledge operations will COM
| mence. .-s 81
The Dry Goods MARKET.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-The break in the
dry goods market noticed yesterday still
continues. The reduction In prices not ced
| at that time brought u momentary demand,
but buyers became alarmed yesterday from
| the continued decline, and refused to take
goods at what they had before Offered.-
Only few boxes of delaines were sold, as
the result of the reduction in those goods,
and, with all other kinds of goods, they are
| to-day entirely at a stand-still. Jobbers
have further reduced prices this morning,
and it is said that agents are ready to meet
any reduction found necessary to dispose
of goods. The still further decline in cot
ton yesterday, and the general belief that it
will continue to decline for some time to
come, encourages manufacturers to concede
to the views of buyers. There are less buy
ers in market, and the unsettled state of
trade noticed yesterday Is very much more
Irregular to-day and less satisfactory. The
print market is very unsettled, with an ir-
regular decline in goods. Jobbers have al
ready offered goods at 1@2c below quota
tions, but without effecting sales of any
moment. The woolen goods market is de-
pressed, as has been the case for the entire
season, and goods are still declining. Auc-
tion sales of Germantown goods and other
woOlens of domestic manufacture, are very
much below expectations. The following
prices were on the bulletin board at Stew
arts this morning: Atlantic A %, Pacific
A 2l1SS, do. II 2ltSS, and Indian head A 2l1S
"a reduction of 15c on yesterdays prices.
There is less doing In foreign goods.
From New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 16.-Mr. G. Gordon
Adams, who was reported delegate. from
Mississippi to the Philadelphia Convention
of Southern loyalists, is out in card,
wherein he says he was not dele
| gate and Ia no nolitirinn nor did he