Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-22
FROM NEW YORK.
News from southern states.

| NEW YORK, Feb .21.-The Herald's South
ern correspondence, dated Richmond.
Charleston and Macon, represents that some
excitement existed in West Virginia on
account of the murder of two members of
the Red String Association, radical or
ganization for electioneering purposes.
i In South Carolina the great destitution
among the people is believed to be mainly
due to the disorganization of the labor
system.
A case testing the validity of powers of
attorney held during the war, ON which
property was sold for confederate money,
is pending in the United States Court at
| Charleston. Mrs. Caroline Carson, daugh-
ter of the late James L. Pettigrew, and now
residing in New York, is the plaintiff gC
! A DefauItiDE Railroad Paymaster
| Mr.. John Adams, paymaster of the Har-
lem railroad, has mysteriously disappeared
with, it is said, deficiency of $4,000 or
$4,000 in his accounts.
| Gov. Orr's Speech.
Governor Orr has been severely de-
nounced for the sentiment he expressed at
| the Chamber of Commerce banquet and in
! his address to the freedmen recently. He
said that forty million dollars of property
had been banished from Charleston by the
refusal of the people to associate with
Northern merchants. He also announced
that he was in favor of giving the negroes
who could read, the right of suffrage.
In Macon high hopes of successful busi-
ness this year are entertained by the mer-
hants! The action ef New York in refer
enee to the relief of Southern destitution is
| looked to with lively emotion.
Another HeraIdism. ~eHE
The Herald's Frankfort, Kentucky, spe-
cial says rebels in Aoyle county have re-
Gently sent letters to Gen. Speed, S. Fry,
Captain Goodlac, a relative of Jas. F. Bell,
Wellington Harlan. and the officers of the
Freedmen's Bureau. to leave the country
: under penalty of death. Application to
General Thomas has been made for protec-
ton of Union men against those rebel reg
:, ulators. Gen. Fry is the officer who is be-
1 lieved to have killed Zollicoffer, and We'll
Ellington l Harlins recruited the first company
of Union troops raised in Kentucky during
the war. Neither of them are extreme
Radicals politically, and their most prob
able offense is their record during the war.
The rebels hold caucus tomorrow, to at
ltempt to control the Democratic Conven-
ton. 1t is expected they will cause split
in the convention between themselves and
the conservative Unionists, and will nom.
mate separate ticket, with the rebel Gen
ieral Preston for Governor. If there is no
split, eX-Gov. Hahn, stay-at-home rebel
will be the nominee. szr' 7F-s
Financial Matters.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Wall street is un-
settled by the aspect of affairs at Washing
:: ton. Gold firm and steadily advanced.
Governments in the forenoon were active
and firm. The supply of 5-20s of 1862
:; AVAILABLE for export, appears almost COM
petely exhausted. The first issue 5-20's ol
:; 1866, are consequently in demand for ship
{ ments. The Treasury has suspended sales
If the new issue of the latter, owing to the
large amount of 7-30's awaiting conversion
This is going forward at rate which will
! dispose of the whole series before matu-