Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-14
Sunday Nights Report

Daring RObbery-EmbeZZl Rail-
road CIerk-Nine More DistIllerics
Seized.
New YORK, Jan. 13.-There was daring
robbery yesterday in Exchange Place. A
package containing over $4,000 in gold
certificates and Treasury notes was snatch
ed from a porter of Martin Mas 81 Co.
No clue to thief.
Edward II. Wheelan, a clerk late in the
employment of the Erie Railroad Co., is
alleged to have decamped after embezzling
about 100000 of the company's funds.
The alleged fugitive was intrusted with the
preparation of the company's pay rolls,
and frauds are said to have been committed
by placing fictitious names on the laborers'
roll.
Since last Thursday United States reve-
nue. authorities in Brooklyn have seized
nine more whisky distilleries in working
order, and over 800 barrels of whisky.
Courier from Francis Joseph to
maXimilian.
New ORLEANS, Jan. IA courier di-
rect from Europe via New York, left here
to-day in the steamship Mexico for Vera
Cruz. He bears letter from Francis Jo-
seph to Macmillan. 1t is surmised the
letter relates to a reconciliation between
them.
Five Negroes Lynched.
Five negroes were taken from Green
County Jail, North Carolina, on Tuesday
last, by body of armed men and lynched.
They were charged with outraging the per-
son of Mrs. Miller.
No Grounds for Impeachment.
A Washington dispatch to the Herald
says there is good authority for saying the
House Judiciary committee, after careful
examination, has come to the conclusion
that there is not sufficient ground upon
which to base bill of impeachment.
A Test Case In San FranciscO-Large
shipment of Treasure from Oregon
Nevada Adopts The Constitutional
Amendment.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 12.-In the United
States District Court, a test case was made
in the trial of one Larrey, Deputy Assessor,
who refused to make returns to Assessor
Bgler, of Sacramento. The Indictment
was found defective and quashed, but the
District Attorney declared his purpose to
frame an Indictment that would hold, and
prosecute every deputy who had failed to
make returns to the proper officers.
The steamer Pacific, from Portland, Ore
gon, brought $4,000 in treasure. During
1866 $5,433, 900 in treasure was shipped from
Portland.
The Washington Territory Legislature
does not want the military headquarters of
the North transferred to Portland, and has
passed memorial to the War Department
against it.
The lower House of the Nevada Legis-
lature yesterday adopted the constitutional
amendment by strict party vote of thirty
four to four.
Mexican Advices. L
SAN Francisco, Jan. 12.-ADtonio Mar
cillas, late editor of Mexican Liberal pa
per here, goes to Mexico to solicit from
Juarez certain political concessions to par
ties in San Francisco. He retains grant
of land in Durango to form an American
settlement. VII
The steamer Montana arrived with New
York mails of Dec. 20. Private letters by
her state Zacatecas was occupied by Lib
erals Nov. 9th. Manzanilla was also Oc-
cupied, and report said Calima was also
taken. Calima advices of Dec. oath, state
that the Imperial forces were totally de-
feated by Liberals near the city of Guadala-
lara, which was occupied by the latter un-
der Gen. PARA on Dec. I'd.
General Chacon, Imperial commander at
Calima, levied forced loan of 100000,
which was reduced to $4,000, and paid by
six importing houses of that city. The
merchants, three of whom were consuls of
Prussia, Hamburg and Bavaria, were taken
to jail and informed they would have to re-
main there until the amount levied was
forthcoming, and in the event of the city
being evacuated they would be taken away,
Theschooner Juniata left Mazlanilla Dec.
10 for Acapulco, with orders from the COM
mander at Calima for the French to evac-
uate the former place. Two days later the
French transport Marine arrived in search
OF provisions for the garrison of Acapulco.
So it is doubted whether the French will
allow the evacuation of Acapulco until their
final departure from ports of Mexico on the
Pacific.
An Air Line Railroad from the Gulf
of Mexico To the Pacific ocean.
WASHINGTON, January 13.-A strong eff
fort is about to be made to secure the aid of
Congress In constructing Pacific railroad
from point on the Gulf of Mexico by an
air line route, only one thousand two hum
dred and sixty ght miles long, to the Pa
cific ocean. An association of capitalists
has engaged, in connection with ex-Gov-
ctnor 4. j. Hamilton, of Texas, and other