Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-23
NEW YORK s1ELANGE.
To be Retained.

To be Retained.
NEW YORK. Jan. %.
It has been stated that John G. Braine, of
the rebel navy, who has been in con-
finement for two years in the Kings
county Jail, in Brooklyn, will be released
under the Presidents amnesty, but the U.
S. District Attorney in Brooklyn has as
yet received no instructions in the matter
from the Attorney General.
Fire Companies Disbanded.
The fire companies of Brooklyn, on w ed
nesday, disbanded three engine companies,
four hose companies and one hook and lad
der company, representing an aggregate OF
276 volunteer firemen. They were dis
banded for disorderly conduct and fight
ing.
The steamship Arizona. from Aspinwall,
Kangaroo, from Liverpool, and the South
America, from Rio Janeiro, arrived this
morning.
Verdict.
The jury in the case of Blaisdell, Eckel
& McLaren, who have been on trial in the
United States Circuit Court for the past
four days, on a charge of defrauding the
internal revenue, this evening rendered
verdict of guilty. The prisoners were re-
manded for sentence.
Secretary Seward.
The Times reports that Mr.. Seward has
lately been arraging his affairs for an ex-
tended tour of travel, which he proposes
beginning on the expiration of his term
of office. The journey will be across the
continent to California, and thence through
the Republics of South America.
Board of Health.
The Board OF Health yesterday afternoon
elected DIR. Elisha Harris as Sanitary SUI
perintendent, in place of DR.. Dalton, who
lately resigned.
The Hibernia.
The London Shipping Gazette of the 9th
instant says the brig Hannibal, Captain
Tyler, arrived at Liverpool. from Ceara.--
She spoke the bark America, for New
York. on the Both of December, in latii-
tude AZ degrees 43 min. north; longitude &c
degrees % min. west, with 3S of the ship
wrecked passengers and crew of the Steam
er HibeInia on board. The account OF
CAPTAIN Tyler is circumstatial, and there
seems know doubt that another of the
boats that left the illfated steamer has been
fallen in with and the sufferers rescued.
The New York Herald, in copying the
above, expressed the belief that notwith-
standing the recent statement per cable
to the contrary all the passengers and crew
of the Hibernia are safe, The America,
which left Bremen November q, has not
yet reached New York.
Counterfeiters Captured.
Col. Woods, U. S. detective, made de-
scent this morning on den of counter
feiters, at barber shop, rs Cherry street,
and arrested seven men, all Italians, on a
charge of dealing in counterfeit notes.
About $4,000 in counterfeit greenbacks
and currency, dollars and fifty-cent stamps,
ETC., were found, including 81 bills of the
Rhode Island National Bank. Antonio
Denier is said to be the principal leader
of the gang. Three other arrests of per-
sons connected with the same ring were
subsequently made. One, named Jos.
Santalle, made a desperate resistance and
slightly wounded an official. The names
. OF the others, as far as known, are An
tonic Sari, Antonio SenOre, Litero Milletti,
Rosoner Duncan and Francis Stepans.
Ihe prisoners were brought before the
United States Commissioner, and remanded
for trial.