Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-09
FROM NEW YORK.
Gen. santa Anna.

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The Herald's Ha-
vana special says: Gen. Santa Anna is I,
here engaged in buying farm.
.. President Juarez.
Advices from the Mexican capitol to
Oct. 29th, states that President Juarez has
been triumphantly reelected.
A commissioner has come in to negotiate
loan of twelve millions at Washington.
From Port Au Prince.
At Port Au Prince on the night of the
12th of Oct, the Assembly demanded of
the Ministry that Leon Montez should be
liberated, maintaining that he was uncon-
stitutionally kept in shackles.
A Mob Attacks the Assembly
At Cape Haytien a mob of 5000 armed
men and women surrounded the House of
Assembly, who, however managed to make
good their escape. The mob kept firing on
the palace, cheering all the while for Sal
nave, at whose instigation they threatened
to sack the city. Salnave'is taking every
measure to secure himself the permanent
occupation of the Presidential chair.
The Alabama Convention.
The Herald's Mobile special says: The
Alabama Convention did very little to-day.
Rapier, colored delegate. offered reso-
luton that the Convention memorialize
Congress to remove all political disabilities
from such disfranchised citizens of Ala
bama as have materially aided in the re-
construction of the State under the plan
proposed by Congress, but it was laid on
the table.
A resolution that the Convention memo
rialize Congress to remove the tax on cot
ton, was adopted. ~
General Pope was present during the
most of the session. He was introduced
to the Convention, made briei speech,
congratulated the delegates on their sue
cess in the late campaign, and said while
"a IsaIa ,n6 Of Il 1iafn
what they should do, he thought he might
a1vise them to observe moderation in
counsel and temperance in action.
The Tax on Cotton.
New YORK, November Sin the Cham
Der of Commerce yesterday resolutions
were adopted favoring the abolition OF the
cotton tax. and appointing a committee to
memoralize Congress to that effect. A
committee was also appointed to consider
the subject of return to specie payments.
The Negroes in Virginia all Armed.
The. -Herald's correspondent, who has
travelled through Southwestern Virginia,
says: Every negro cabin contains rifle or
revolver, and in deserted churches, barns
| and school houses negroes nightly drill
with guards mounted to prevent intrusion
or discovery. He witnessed a midnight
drill in the woods in which one hundred
| negroes were engaged. The whites are
fearful OF negro outrages and appear to be
in great terror.
Failure of a Dry Goods House.
The failure of a large dry goods jobbing
| firm is reported. The name is not given.
whisky Frauds.
| Collector of Internal Revenue Bailey was
before the grand jury to-day, which, it is
believed, will soon present indictments
against parties implicated In the Kentucky
Bourbon county frauds. The alleged frauds
were considerable.
The seizures of whisky to-day included
one lot OF 5000 gallons. 81
Heavy Damages.
| Levi Stinway has recovered $4,000 dam
ages from the Erie Railroad company for
property destroyed by fire, in transit to
| Cincinnati.
Ten-Forties.
There has been limited foreign demand
for l0-40s from Europe, and leading
dealer has purchased about Sl.0O0O0O of
the bonds which he deemed sufficient to
supply the demand.
| A letter from Secretary McCulloch to a
leading banking firm, is published to-day.
stating that the Department is not yet pre-
pared to entertain the proposition for the
sale OF the remaining issue of 10-40s:
The st, amer PeteIhoff.
The case of the celebrated steamer Peter
hoff is again before the the courts in suit
by the proprietors of the Union stores at
Brooklyn for the recovery of $40 0OO
against the owners for storage of portion
OF her cargo.
Arrived.
! The family of Chief Justice Chase, con-
sisting of Mrs. Sprague and Miss Nettie
Chase, arrived in the steamer from Europe