Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-11-28
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NEW YORK NlELANGE.
Arrived.

.a.sI}-A 93G Nkw York, Nov. u.
The steamship Denmark. from Livet-
pool, has arrived. tf@"fiF
Arrested for Firing a Building.
Frederick Boden was arrested and held
for trial yesterday on a charge of setting
fire to premises GAS Ninth avenue, in order
to obtain heavier insurance on his bar
room than there was amount of property
insured. Several women and children oe-
cupying tenements in upper stories were
nearly suftocated, but were released by
the police. The damage by fire was slight.
Fight flushed UP.,sF r.:.
A fight occurred at 6S Crosby street, a
resort for Italian musicians of the street
wandering class, on Sunday last, in which
James Marker stabbed Dominic Rosa The
matter was hushed up and the police knew
nothing of it until Tuesday, when Marker
had escaped. Rosa died yesterday.
Blown Down.
During a gale yesterday afternoon five
unfinished buildings on Yates avenue,
Brooklyn, were blown down. No persons
were hurt. Loss $4,000.
Express Consultations.
The long pending negotiations in this
city resulted to-day in the consolidation of
the American and Merchants Union Ex-
press Companies. The articles OF sssocia-
'tion have been formally executed with the
following board of directors: Henry Wells,
Elmore p. Ross William G, Fargo, VIM.
G. Beardsley, Edward p. Ju son, VIM. Ell.
Knapp, Johnston 'Livington, Clinton x.
Backus, James NJ. Thom pson, Theodore Nj.
Pomeroy and Benz. Cheene. r,
s At an election OF officers held to-day the
following werezchosen President. " M
&. Fargo; Vice President, Theodore NJ
Pomeroy; Treasurer, Elmore P. Ross; Sec
retary,-John M.Kaapp; General SuPeFin-
tenGent and Assistant Treasurer j ames C.
Fargo. The new arrangement goes into
effect Immediately, and the officers saySthe
business will be adjusted to the new basis
within the ensuing week. The Merchants
Union stock is taken at two shares for one
making its proportion of the capital So
100000. The consolidated Company will
have ca ital of S1S,000,000 and will con-
tinue the existing cooperation amongst
the old Companies. The new, Company
will bear the title OF the American Mer-
chants Union Express Company.
The Commercial says the Adams Com
pany was not represented at the meeting,
+ that it is opposed to the basis of amalga-
nation. and that consequently a renewal
of the Express war is by no means i'm
probable. f.l ~ rf r.,
'- Erie. ts-t s
The Erie war has relaxed into quietude.
Jay Gould and James Fisk are still in pos
session of the Office of the Erie railroad,
but there is great reticenee whether they
or the newly appointed receiver, ex-Judge
Davies. are running. the road. Several
Deputy Sheriffs- were at the building this
afternoon, but no one, seemed able to ac-
count for their presence. EX-Judge Full
lerton, Mr.. Shearman, and one or two 9TH
iers who are retained as counsellor theDi-.
fectoFs, were in close consultation with
Messrs. Gould and Fisk. The joint COM
mittee on the stock board, who have under
consideration the proposition to strike Erie
from the stock list, held q, meeting to day,
but without agreeing on any action ad-
iourned until Tomorrow. tsL2t
The Times says: We learn that Judge
Cordoso has stayed the proceedings of
Judge Davies as receiver, and has granted
the same order, or the same notice. under
which a rehearing is sought to be obtained
before'Judge Cordoso of the motion upon
which Judge Davies was appointed; so that
another struggle may be made to maintain
Gould as receiver in the State court.
1t is also said that Mr.. Beldin. former
partner of Mr. James Fisk, jr., has a suit
in which Gould is named as receiver, and
besides these suits are others by the Erie
Railroad Company, and in one of these Mr..
Belmont in sued, as it would seem, because
it is alleged he is not interested in having
his own S4,000,000 worth of stock protect
ed against further Illegal issue.
Financial. b
The Posts money article says the rise in
gold at this time is chiefly the result of
speculative effort, and it Is said to be con-,
nected with movement ins Government
bonds. Some time since extensive specu-
lative sales were made, of 5-2U's of 1862.
The amount of these bonds in this market
is comparatively small, and holders of
them have advanced the price about two
per cent. above London quotations, ex-
change and the gold premium being iu-
cluded in the calculation. 1t is reported
to be intention of operators for decline to
cover their sales by importing these par
ticular bonds, which can now be done with
great profit. The scheme, however, would
be defeated by an advance in gold. At the
sale OF Government gold to-day bids were
filed for Sl.700000 and $500 600 was award
ed at 135 56-100 and 135 57-l00. -