Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-16
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| ,NEw York, May 15.-Twe1ve thousand
eight hundred and twenty-six steerage
passengers have arrived at New York since
the first inst. from European portsg =
The Dunderburg-S Sold to France
The steam ram Dunderburg, the most
powerful engine of naval warfare afloat,
has been sold to the French Government t
tor three million dollars. ~ a5'aF ,'zollHa
Co.. senator Wilson. es-,ss-,o
The Herald's New Orleans special says
| Senator Wilson has arrived there aid will
address public meeting on Thursday
evening, when he will leave for Washing
ton nextday. g ~ %
Ravages of the storm.
During the storm on Monday night, in
this city.St. Pau's Church-was struck by
lightning, but no serious damage DONE In
Brooklyn several houses were struck, be-
sides the store house at Red Hook point
The large railroad depot at Plainfieid, New
Jersey, was Struck and completely destroy
ed2bY tire.7l lAFGTAf SHh d1hiE f1'5F
Murdered his Wife. .-.
!, James McCafferev murdered his wife at
house o n 10th Avenue last night. He had
frequently quarreled with her on religious
subjects, and beaten her. r.y tsps tsrj..
Died.
James B.Phillips, an eminent LAWYER.
died to-day. ~. 3's,s.5 {, :. 3, ~
shooting Affray.
Two brokers, giving their names as VIM.
81. Faugh aud Harrison, said to be Califor-
nians,a indulgedA in a aAshooting affray in
Broad street this morning, about a diamond
ring, and it is supposed a woman was the
cause. A large crowd was about at the
time. r. j. Grace, telegrapher, was
wounded in the collar bone. Neither OF
the parties concerned were hurt. Faugh
was arrested. the justice refusing bail. Har-
rison was not arrested. f-7-.v -s-ula7r -.'s:
Revenue System = Observations in
EurOpe.!5n .aS"uI lS 7.--s -
The, Revenue Commissioner, David A.
Wells, sails for EurOpelOn Saturday, to in
vestigate the condition of manufacturing
in England and Belgium, and the English
method of collecting revenue by stamps,
the methods of supervising distillerIes, &c.
He hopes to return by September. and will
make full report TO Congress, 1t is un-
derstood Garfield and Allison, of the COM
mittee on Ways aud Means, accompany Mir,
ifitfS Arrested for Forge ry. tf aES
A young man named VIM. II. Russell
was arrested yesterday afternoon on
charge of forgery, preferred by certain
parties. from Athens, Ohio. .Gov.-CoN had
issued requisitiOn for the arrest. The
prisoner was taken to Athens this after
noon.
HOb0ken Races.
At the HOboken races, the hurdle race
was won by Black Bird-time 4:24115.. The
mile race was, won by Urbana-tine 1:29
The mile and a half dash was won by Del
aware-time 24734.-Julian and Capt.
Moore also ran.
Sailed for Europe.
Among the passengers on the steamer
Persia, which sailed to-day, was Rev. Ma
tl1aniel Webb, who goes as delegate from
the Old School Presbyterian Church of the
Unite States to the General Assembly Of
the Scotch and Irish Presbyterian Church
es, which will be in session in Edinburg
and Belfast early in,June. . -A .ssG
LatestNews from Havana and Mexico
The steamer Columbia, from Havana
11th, has arrived, with Vera Cruz dates to
the 5th.
News from Imperial sources report the
defeat of the Liberals besieging Puebla.
and Miramon pressing them towards SaUt
Luis. Miramou, it Is said, was not even
wounded. AAN-F ss - Z - - - b
Maximilian is said to have arrived at the
City of Mexico, With 5000 men, on the 29th
of April. Is -E rBssH. zfB TH-i
Battle was given to Diaz, who was COM
pletely defeated, losing all his artillery
and 100 prisoners, who Immediately iDcor-
porated- themselves in the Imperial ranks.
Juan Alvares, it is also said, withdrew all
his forces from Diaz after the. Puebla mas
sacre. 7 off ... .-.. ts~. ;ar rs rs ....a.'
Passengers from Vera Cruz by the same
steamer say all the above is false except
| that Miramon was killed. -.-.ss cd.
A gentleman who left the capital April
| 25th, feels sure that no one left for Vera
Cruz after that date. Marquiz had $500
| men in the city. sand was closely besieged
| by DiaZ, with 1000. s5 1ia.5J S. .s=J ss Il -
MarquiZ has abandoned TacubaZa and
| Chpeultepec. Both acqueducts, supply
| ing water to the city, has been cut of, and
no food came into it. There were, howcv-
er, several artesian wells in the city which
could supply the inhabitants with water.
The gentleman spoke with courier from
| Queretara, on the 42Stb, who declared the
place more closely besieged than ever.
The general opinion in Mexico was that
the Capital would soon have to surrender.
General Baramda, Imperialist, had died
in Vera Cruz, from wounds from the be-
| siegers. - - - 81 -
There are two Imperial =men-of-war at
Vera Cruz. Both the iron-clad built steam
ers, Sizaf and Mereda, are in the hands of
the revolutionists.
T Vera Cruz papers of the 4th publish no
news. - az" y, ~. = 80,
|, Twenty-Five recruits from Havana had
arrived there. Crime is rampant at Ha-;
van There were several murders An.
organized band of assassins is roaming.
about; forty or fifty were captured,
The financial c6ndit ition of the city don't
improve. Several additional failures had
occurred and more are expected. tow
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