Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-28
COLUMBUS, O., TUESDAY MORNING,

1t has recently been brought to light
that some of the brokers of Paris have
passed large number of counterfeit
greenbacks on the emigrants who pass
through that city on their way to this
country. These poor peasants apply
daily at the office of the Erie Railroad
for tickets to take them West, and offer
in payment these spurious greenbacks,
poorly executed.
Despite the card of Mr.. Cunard deny
ing the report that the Cuba and the
City of Paris are racing across the At
lantic, the latest news received from the
vessels tends to confirm the report, for
they Were not twenty minutes apart.
An association of gentlemen has been
organized for the purpose of establishing
and continuing from year to year great
national horse, agricultural and mechan-
ical fair, the plan proposing location
III New York, Boston or Philadelphia to
be determined by the support given by
the business men of these cities. Of
course we may be prejudiced when we
say that we think this city will offer the
most liberal inducements. If she does
thus offer, the fair will be opened in the
coming autumn, to continue through two
months. Such fair would of course
draw hundreds of thousands of people
to it. This city is to be canvassed at
once in furtherance of the enterprise.
We have all sorts of queer people in
this city of ours. It is reported that
these have added to their number the
name of physician worth about $780,
600, who has written book in advoca-
cy of the burning of the dead, and, that
practice may accord with theory, has
made will directing that his own body
be burned upon his death.
Miss Fanny Kemble read Shaks-
peare's "Much Ado about Nothing" at
Steinway Hall last evening. During
next week she will give the fourth and
last series of her Shakspearian readings
in this city.
Madam Ristori leaves Havana for
this city to-day. Her farewell perform
ances commence on Saturday next, with
play which caused considerable excite
ment in Havana.
The Erie imbroglio is thought by some
to be about over. Mr.. Drew yesterday
made his appearance in this city. Mr..
John E. Eldridge, President of the Erie
Railroad corporation. has addressed a
special report to the Board of Directors,
reciting the causes of the recent compli-
Gated litigation, and also the causes bear
ing to the late terrible accident at Cars
Rock. The report in defense of the ten
millions in convertible bonds cites SINH
lar action by the Hudson River and New
York Central Railroad companies. Re-
ferring to the Cars Rock disaster, the
report says: can accident accompanied
with so much loss of life and suffering,
all caused by the breaking of an iron
rail on the part of our road most crowd
ed by trains by reason of there being
but single track, painfully reminds us
that we cannot hasten too soon the COM
pletion of the double track at that divi-
sion with steel rails"
The gold in market is rather droop-
ing, the money market is much easier,
there being ample surplus yesterday at
7per cent, and in many cases at per
cent. The stock market is chronically
unsettled. General business offers but
little change.
To-day is cold, rainy, dismal.