Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-07
Condenaned Fenians.
FROM NEW YORK.

senator Wilson's Southern Campaign
NNEw YoRK, May 6!@The Herald's
Charleston special, says: Senator Wilson
was compelled to abandon his visit to Sa-
varnah, and remained in Charleston yes
terday. He proposes to windup his South
eTn campaign by a visit to, IKentuckygand
TENNESSEE. In his second speech In Charles
ton he said that he would favor contisca-
ton inlthe event of the fEeedmen being
oppressed by the planters for voting the
Republican ticket. q HA
| 2zSg7 RumOred SUSPENSIONS iQ7 !
| Among the rumors tonight is one to the
effect that Isaac Newton, of the Agricul-
| tural Department., is to be suspended, and
Ex- Governor Holbrook is to be appointed
| in his place. 4B 5slie- 0itA -tst - I
1--WE Soldiers Reported Hung I'm south
| g. CO pnS Car6Ifnsa.>E bT 1ses1 (
From Augusta, Georgia, report comes
| that two United States soldiers have been
| hung in Edgefield district, South Carolina,
| by posse of citizens. No pretext isSgiv-
en- forthe outrage by the latest aceounts.-
An officer of the army with a guard were
on their way to investigate the matter.
-vFy ~ Politics in Petersburg, VIA. 10y
"A meeting of the Republican club OF
| Petersburg, Virginia, was recently held sin
that city, at which about one hundred and
fifty persons werespfesents The platform
of the Richmond Convention was adopted.
andsa COMMITTEES appointed to make ar
rangements for the establishment of a Re-
publican paper in that city. and to, procure
and ralse within the city limits the United
States flag.
Released ON Bail.
i The Herald's Boston special SAYS: John
leighton, who was arrested one charges con-
liheeted with mining stock operations, has
been released on giving bail in one hundred
thousand dollars.30S5A 1T1JSEG3
The New York Police commissioners
The Board of Councilmen to-day adopted
resolutions in opposition to the action OF
the Police Commissioners transferring ju-
risdietion over licenses forstheaters, eni-
grant boarding houses pawnbrokers,
hackssdcars, omnibuses, sdrays, &C., from
\ the Mayor and Aldermen to themselves
| without warrant of law. and requesting
the Mayor to Immediately interpOse the
| full power and authority vested in him by
any resolution of The Common Council OF
chartero of stheEeity to save all such persons
harmless from neglect; - TO- comply
with the orders OF the police au-
Ithorities d. i'm respect .be to- licenses,
| in, order thereby to test the constitutions
| alitY of the act by which it is contemplated
to transfer from the city one of the few re-
manning municipal rights. rs
The deb; te was somewhat excited, the
| Democrats urging the adoption of the reso-
irllLlOns saying n600 people WOulQ soon rise
and hurl from power the present police or
ganiZation, and the Republicans opposing
the resolution, as calcul ated to lead 10 riot
| Serious Riot.
A riot occurred III liquor saloon in
Brooklyn. on Sunday Two policemen
| were badly beaten in attempting to arrest
the keeper for violating the Excise laws
Some twenty or thirty persons in the room
attacked the officers. a desperate fight
lensued.. The officers sdfewfl lrevolFers tic
lsaYe their lives, when Several rioters drew
pistols ana threatened to- blow their brains
out. The officers finally escaped, and go
ing to the station house procured assist
ance. The proprietor of the saloon was
subsequently, arrested. "
Murder.
Michael Farrell, a tailor, was murdered
this afternoon by Alven Sullivan, also a
| tailor, whose wife had been cohabiting with
Ferrel The murderer was not arrested.
| Anniversary meetings. Commenced yes
terday and continued to-day.
The Freedmen.
The report of the American Missionary
Association is to the effect that there are {
million school children among the freed
men who need twenty thousand teachers
There are now, however, less than two
thousand in the field. At least two hun
dred thousand freedmen learned to reaC
within the year. The receipts of last yeal
were $25300 ;-OI seven months of thi
fiscal year $l45000. A larger average o
monthly receipts is needed for the remain
ing five months.