Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-10

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prominence to the following statement:
We have received directly from the police
authorities of the city yinformatiou of recent
organizations which are now In progress.
toratie purpose ofresisting by iolenee and
bloodshed, if necessary. the execution and
enforcement. of the Excise and other laws,
which are obnoxious TO d large class ofsour
citizens. z s~ szv 80 So, sz~ se
stores Ordered Closed on Sundays.
The World says: Superintendent Ken
hedy has issued orders to the police to
notify all store keepers and cigar stands
not to open their places of business on Sun
days hereafter. z.., r,ns-rsrv \
Failure OF a Bank i'm New Orleans.
The Herald's New Orleans special an
nounces the failure of the City Bank, a
private concern. Liverpool and New York
houses are mainly affected. The cause is
said to be the decline in cotton. ~. go
Politics i'm Tennessee.
The Times Knoxville. Tennessee, special
says: The Knoxville Convention insGructs
its delegates to support Gen. Cooper for
Congress. The;race in the Convention be-
tween Cooper'aTld Maynard will-sbe close.
Col. John. Baxter. opened the campaign in
East Tennessee for Etheridge at Cleveland,
yesterday. The meeting was very large.
The sunday Law.
Superintendent of Police Kennedy has
ordered the enforcement of the'almosG OBJ
solete Sunday law, which prohibits the
sale or exposure for sale of any goods on
Sunday, except by Jews, whose business
houses are closed on Saturday. All restau-
rants, liquorAstores, barber shops, drug
stores, &C., will be closed.
COnffdelice Men Afrested.G
Jno. Gray and James Wilson, two west
ern confidence men, were arrested to-day
for attempting, to swindle an Old gentleman
from Railway. Several bogus checks and
bonds were found on Them 81 5rv,Ea
MurderOus Assault. efa7b
W.R. Davis, an engineer OF, the steamer,
night on Broome street by gang OF row
dies, and is not expected to live.
National Railroad Convention.
The National Railroad Convention adj
iourned to-day Resolutions were adopted
against the use of private agencies in sales
OF tickets, and appointinga committee to
carry tout. 12 ~ sdieo nr si i2ss7aa s1.A
The resolution relative to increased rates
for mail matter was reported upon, but af-
ter debate was referred back to the COM
mittee.
IA report was read proposing the estab-
lishme1t of permanent bureau or asso-
ciatiun, fixing $500 as the limitation of
value on transportation of through bag
gage, and suggesting nine classes of fare,
embracing over seven hundred different
articles, and charging only by weight, and
recommending that fair and remuneratlve
rates be charged, and no attempts be made
competing lines against each others inter-
est. They were accepted. -
The Convention meets at Altoona on the
18th of July.
The Equal Rights Association held a
meeting to-day. There were addresses by
Lucretia Motley, Miss Anthony, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton and others,Iin favor OF ballots
for wOmen.IO ,tlfEF TSEf EssI s8T 10
! The American Bible Society celebrated
their 30tlIannive ersary TO- day. Its receipts
for the year were $734, 1000. About anil
lion and quarter cot books have been
| printed, and since its formation upwards
of twenty two and half millions. "A
number Of interesting addresses were
nauSsQ sd iiRds egaaR - -i.'i 81 e3dio58ot els
| nosFe5 Radical Pence society. 95sifeysa
The Radical Peace Society held its annual
conyentiens and listened to- number of
| speeches, and adopted a resolution thank
| ing Queen Victoria for her efforts to pre-
vent q war between France and Prussia. q
| PetftIon for m0dificatfOns0 OF the Ex-
| / else Law. .~,,w,
A large delegation of German citizens
presented to- the Mayor petition asking
| the aid of the Mayor and Common Council
| in procuring q, modification of the Excise
law. ''NN ' 49,