Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-19
FROM NEW YORK
Jeff Davis Opinion on the TENNESSEE

Jeff Davis, Opinion on the Tennessee
ElectiOn.
NEW YoR ?, August 1.-THE Herald says: JEFF.
Davis recently said in conversation that the Tenne
see election will probsbly inaugurate war of races
aud he believed there other course open for
the whites in that State than to discharge the Rad
ica1 blacks from their employment. As to the prop
osition that would be well to put few negroes in
Office for the purpose of creating reaetonary feel
ing against them, he said that it might do mat
ter of spite, but it would be bad precedent.
The Herald states that the heavy bank defalca
tion investigations recently made in the financial
affairs of the Tradesmen's National Bank, of this
city, have disclosed the fact that heavy defalca
tion has taken place, involving about $s5 OOo.LTh
paying and receiving tellers Baker and Arnold.
have been suspended for the present the deficits
have been traced back to their hands. They were
both men in whom the utmost confidence was
placed. /,
Beauregard and Magruder Visit the
,-r-.,, -. Stock Exchange.
Beauregard and Msgruder. the ex-rebeI Generals.
visited the Stock Exchange yesterday. but left after
very short visit, as their reception very cool
Their departure was accompanied by a few Misses.
Suit for Damages
John J. Edwards, charged. with defraudiug the
Union Savings Bank, arrived yesterday. He asserts
his innocence and threatens suit for damages
against the Officers of the bank, III
Mortality. r-I
The deaths in the city last week were two hundred
and six, more than half of which were small chill
dren. = 4F-f.s-A'sis
-588 -" eExGov.wright. gr--E-
The body of ex- Gov. Wright left to-day for In
dian. The funeral is appointed for Tuesday next.
Receipts from Customs.
The receipts for Gu stoms for the first five days
of the week amounts to twenty-one and half mil
lions. '.f,iT
n Mortality Report
p The deaths for the week e4o decrease of 6e
from last week. A death was reported to-day from
Yellow fever of man who had been to work on
one of the ships in the harbor.
rEse The Yacht Henrietta sold.
James Gordon Bennett. Jr., has sold the Yacht
Henrietta for $4,000.
r-.--.--. John c. Heenan. -..,
EJohn C. Heenan has given bonds to appear wher
called upon to answer charge of keeping gamb'
ling saloon. IA
Arnold and Baker, the Default lters.
Arnold, one of the defaulting Tellers of the Ira
der's Bank, has placed all his stocks. &c, in th
hands of the President. The stocks amount t.
about 900. The bank will receive s. 900 from Mr.
Arnold's sureties and he will also place life insu
rance amounting to $4,000 in possession of tn
bank Mr.. Arnold says the bank will not lose NOR
5000 through his operations. and he intends t.
| pay, if possible, -'-'' -''4
Bakers deficiency is $62 900. The manner i
which his books were kept partly justfes the asser
tion of Arnold that he did not know of Bakers de
facation. All has been swallowed up in stock op
erations 1t is probable the bank will not lose NOR
than ss5, 900 or $4,000. The surplus is sl5OOoO an
the premium on its bonds held amounts to $1,000
moro. The officers of the bank feel their confdenc
grossly abused but it is not probable either Of tn
| defaulters will be prosecuted. r.-|