Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-07
: FROM NEW YORK.
Great Fire An a. Iobu.

NEW YORK, Oct. ,5.-The Htrald's Mon
treal special says: A great fire is raging in
the town of st. Johns, near Rusel's Point
1t is reported that half of the town Is
destroyed. The authorities of st. Johns
have telegraphed here for engines, which
have been promptly sent by special train.
Arrested for Robbery.
Israel Wood, one of the drivers for
Headley's Express Company, was arrested
and taken before Justice Cornwell, in
Brooklyn, yesterday, ON the charge of rob-
berry. 1t appears the company had missed
packages from time to time, and suspicion
was finally directed to the accused. Yes
terday, he was tracked 10 the house of Ea-
gine Company No. 8, where search was
made, and about $1,000 worth of the stolen
property recovered. 3l4 ~
The hiot at Jefferson City.
Additional particulars of the riot at JET
ferson City, Louisiana. show that an ex-
rebel named ROLAND commenced general
onslaught with revolver on the colored
people at the polls, assisted by few of his
political friends. The negroes were badly
wounded, but the rest of the crowd re-
turned the fire, killing ROLAND, and dam
gerously wounding one OF his friends. The
military soon arrived on the ground and
quieted matters.
Relief for the south.
About half million of dollars have been
expended for the relief of people at the
South under the Congressional acts.
Denied.
The Times special says General Grant
contradicts the statement that he had said
If nominated he would run for President.
Voted for the Convention.
Private dispatches state that Alabama
has voted for the Convention.
Financial.
The shipments of currency west for the
week amounts to about six millions of dol
lars, making fifty millions since August
The Assistant Treasurer bought about
three millions of seven-thirty notes during
the week, and sold half million of gold
The Assistant Treasurer has commenced
the issue of the three per cent. certificates
in exchange for compound notes.
Laying of the Corner Stone of q Sol
dierS' IN mOnument.
The laying of the corner stone Of the
monument to be erected in the Soldiers
National Cemetery, situated on Hampton
Creek, took place this afternoon, in the
presence of large audience. The monu-
ment will cost, when completed, twelve
thousand dollars. ten thousand of which is
already cole cted.
The cemetery at Yorktown, and the
smaller ones in the vicinity of Suffolk
Norfolk and Portsmouth, are being rapid
ly broken up and the bodies reinterred in
Hampton Cemetery, which, when finally
completed, will contain about ten thousand
bodies. 4.
The Money Market
The money market pinch seems to have
ceased for the moment, and the opinion
generally prevails that there will be more
ease and steadiness next week.
Mortuary Report
The deaths in New York for the week
numbered AL Among them was Mrs
Avonia Jones Brooke. actress, who died
Friday evening. A death from yellow fever
is reported at Yonkers.
whisky Seizures.
Whisky seizures continue. One owner
however, is jubilept over the release o
1000 gallons of spirits, which were seized
AFentan Purchases a Steamer.
The Sun says prominent member o
the Fenian organization, Congress
man, was present at the recent sale of gov
ernment vessels at the Navy Yard, Brook
| lyn, and became the purchaser of steam
er said to be admirably adapted to blockade
running.
| Suspicious Steamer.
| Two steamers, one of which aDswers mi
nutely to the description of the suspicious
craft reported by the cable, left this por
about seven weeks since. From one of tn
vessels repeated messages have been receiv
ed in this city, but from the other nothin;
has been heard since she parted compan,
with her consort. Her destination wa
the north coast of Scotland.