The New York Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1857, Page 4

4 MEW YORK HERALD. TAMMs GORDON BEANE?®, *DIFOR 48D PROPBIRTOR. © Anon A.W. COMMER OF HARZAU AND FULTON ETB Fale AL) HR AID, 2 cute per py, 1 Der annie et 4 , Bc I 3s PRINTING stoonted soith means, Neapwoss Gnd dap WEEKLY HERALD, cory Speedy ot 64 conte por ov the Dur pawn edition 84 per annum, te virby tirsat Bptiain oe & 0 sng bari of the Conanend, Becca vO. ‘CORRESPUNDENCE, contodning engene, social rom any Haren ge soar Seated ‘ae ar OonamsroxDEN » 3 Pant Sy ReauesTED TO SEAL ALL LNTTEBS AnD pagk AGP 8 IO NUTICE inher of anonymous commenieation, We de cure (ase reed d, MD VER PISEMEN TS renewad every day. Wedame EXT... oe cecs ee +. Me. 51 = AMUSRMENTS THIS EVENING, BRIAOWAY THRATAY Broadwav--Onsect or lerenrst —Comepy or ERRom—A Nasos soa aw own, BOWERY YHRATAR, Bowory—Ricxamp I11.—Unow om. BISYON'S KEW PHRATRE, 4r.e0wny, spy cette Bone st. (us Wire -A New Camicm—ttis Last Lees. WAGLAE’S FSBSTER, Hreeivey—Be. Di.wvoatrn— Mspes—Fiee Saree. BATia AR FASATIB 64 Broedway—Yours Baw Youk—Ny Wee's Mineon. BASRUM'S AMERICAR MUSEUM, Brocsiway—Alter- mice and nes int > WaLow Corse. @EO. CHAISTY A WOOL ® MINSTREL, 4 + *roadway— Bamioriay Pewrcamasce- Harry BR. BUOMLET'S SERERADRA:, $83 irendway—Remoriuas Waurde.scas—Foxck 10 Da Kase. MAOBANION’ MALL, 472 jvoadway -Neozo Marovims, dbo" oy Memnens oF TCE Oeto mal Cakmry’s MINSTRELS, New Vork, Sacortay, February 21, 1957. Woche Public. wo or three of the daily journals ef yester- @ay publish a report of a case now pending in exe of tbe courts of law, in which it is repre- gented that two of the editors of this journal (the New Yours Henany) were concerned in © com- pany «calied the tosi Lead Mining Com- pany, or ibe Missouri Lead Company, and alleged to have been stockjobbing coneerns. We declare such a report and statement to be an blushing fulsekood from first to last journal, avd never bad any cx nection with any sto oompany of any hind, nord ny othe any control er authority over the columas of the Meravp, p! its openly acknowledged editor sod propri It is utterly falee, also, that the Potosi Lead Cowmpavy, or any other stockjobving GoRCPTD, Wa- ever Fe its edisorial eotomns, ¢: even ite existence kagwa to the ni- designed JAMES GORDON BENNETT. Bittor aad Proprietor. ‘Rhe News. Our special despateb from Lancaster la import apt. Jt sypears that General Cass bas beeu selected for the S ute Department, and Mr. Cobb for the Treasury. The other departments are not yet ar ranged, bet Aarou Vail Bro va of Tennessee, Jacob Thompson of Mississippi, and John B. Floyd of Virginis, are to go in the Cabinet The sienwer Tennessee, bringing details of the news fron: Nicaragua is row due, and may arrive at any moment. The Dricasoa, which left Liver poo! on the 4th is now over due att ‘The Asia which left on the ‘The (irand Jury w ake their presentment to the Cou of Sessions this morning. Indictrents have been foun! ag implicated in the Burdeli murder. T sald will ts. The Jury and yesterday, and did eevening. Dr. er, who of Dr. Burdell, has made an affidavit tang ' BI 1) adm) ‘ted to him in a letter that he had married Mrs. Cunningham. The affidavit, together with other matters relating to this Mysterious travsaction, will be ‘ound elsewhere. The United States Senate was occupied yesterday Principally in a Wiscussion on the private calendar. Forty five bills were passed, including one for pay ing the officer camen of the expedition under Lieutenant De I The Pacific Railroad bil! was introduced by Ms. Gwin. The credentials of Mr. Themeon, ree d Senctor from New Jersey, were presented by Mr. Wright. In the House the not retarn ti was formerly 4 principal frat the d. % the passage of an @rigival Tarif bill, subas »y Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, by a vote of 110 a The bill is the same as the € repo ‘om the maj of y# and Means, except several J into the Avsenbly yeaterday alkeaburg to provide for a further Joan of four m liten dollars to complete the caw and for refunding any tax levied ther at resolution f The Secretary o! ‘was accomnanied by ing the State cont tution in answer to a resolution of the Se seatin a communication to that bo'y stoting that tae nom ber of pardoned wi perror notices of protest on Office, wos passed by the Assembly have adjourned wntil Tuesday In the case of Mrs. Decker, causing the dent vag the Post Both bram hes who is charged with @ little girl at Long Neck, Btaten Jalor i Jury of Richmond county foand an incictment for mans ter in the fourth Gegree. The triu! will teke in May next. The tial of Dr. M. P. Moo with conspiiing to teke fred 9%. Livingston, of Trenton, N. J., and woich bas occw pied the attention of the Court of General Sessions for the last four daye, was brought t eyes terday by the jury renderiag a verdict of acquittal ‘The motion in the Supreme Court, for an injunction to restrain Mr. Livingston from attaching certain property belonging to Dr. Moore, was denied. The case of Bonner vs. Thomas Morton, Simeon Leland and others, in the Superior Court, was closed yesterday, and @ verdict for the plaintiff of $1,271 21 was rendered. We give in avother column the sub- stance of the Judge's charge, which presents all the strong points of the case,and shows that the lengthy reports cf the evidence given in other papers are full of malicious misrepreseotations, and certain statements false in every particalar. A Disunion Convention assembled yesterday a Albany. The attendance was limited. The pro- ceedings were characterized by inflammatory speeches from Parker Pillebary, Wm. Lioyd Garri- fon, and cthers. Accounts from Missouri state that great damage had been done by recent fresbets in that State. ‘The joss to the Iron Mountain Railroad is estimated at $200,000. Advices from Zanzibar of Nov. 26 state that the Bultan of Muscat died on the 18th October on board her Britantic Majesty's frigate Victoria, when on his parroge from the capital to Zanzibar. He was sixty: nine years of age, and leaves twelve sons. ‘The Coton market wae Grmor yesiorday partly in eon. mequence of telegraph accounts being reosived giving en edvarce in New Orleans, The sales embraced about ‘B90 pales, cloning a) an adyaagy of )c¢. por, We s city, charged NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1857. 4 Pow quote midditrg uplands mt 17% >. midoling Bt 183%¢. local trade and for shtpmoht eastward, whils oce were unchaoged. Wheot was tirm bot quiet. Asya il ‘tale of Southern red was made st 6Co. Corn was rm nd in good demand, with anles of Western mixed, de. Itvered, Pork was firm; new mets closed at $31 75 and old at 8 dNow Oricans doma d trem tho at 74 cents, and from store at 725% cents. terms stated In suciber column. The coffes sale mate Dy auction to day wont off very well, and established an advance of }(0. © (5 om tho wock’s average sais’, For Particulars neo another column. Freight epgsgemonts Flour was ti @71 10. Lard advanced to 1440.0 14%0. with some tsles of prime at 143¢0., tnolucing @ quantity ¥> arrive. Sugars were in moderate request at unchanged prices; ‘woout 160 boxes and 200 bhds. molado wire sold on ‘were light, without chacge of moment ia rates ‘Phe New Cabinet—Late and Importart fcom Lanoosster, “Our special despatch, received last night from Lancaster, confirms substantially the ‘Cabinet remors of the last day or two from Washington and elsewhere, concerning the more prominect in- dividuals selected for the Cabinet of Ie. Ba- chenan. iret, it appears, that efter a careful reconsidera” tien of the whole ground, Mr. Buchanan has thought it safest and soundest to fall back upon General Cass for the State Department. This is, perhaps, a sort of compromise as between the two Southern wings of tue party—Cobb, Union andcon- servative, and Walker, filibuster and secescionist. If, kowever, the Scathern fire-eaters would not have Mr. Cobb as Premier, they will have been rightly cerved in the appointment of General Case. We dare say, too, that if Jefferson Davis and his peculiar set in the South, and John Van Buren and such in the North, can throw up their hats to General Cass as Promier, the country can consent to give him a fair trial. As the father of squatter sovereignty, at all events, and consider- ing his-declarationsin the Senate against the bogus laws of Xansas, we may regard the appointment of General Cass as a settler te the border raffian policy ef poor Pierce. Mr, Cobb is eminently qualiied for the duties of the Treasury department, and if the new tariff’, bill, whick has just passed the ‘House, shall be-: come a law, 4 vigorous and industrious man like Mr. Cobb will be the sort of officer required to put the working machinery of such ar act into officient and harmonious practical operetion. The other gentlemen decided upon for Cabinet honors, aecoréing to our Lancaster despetch, are ox Governor Acron Vail Brown, of Teaessee, ex- Governor Floyd, of Virginia, and Hon. Jacob Thompsen, of Mississippi; but their respective in yeti to be assigned to them. J. Giauey Jones is evidently disposed of, as doiug very well where he is in the House of Reprosen- tatives; we hear nething further of Mr. Bright, of Iodiana, though he may yet come in at the Geventh hour. General romor assigns the post of Attorney General to Mr. Toucey, of Counecti- cw, though we apprehend the inclinations of Mr. Buchanan are still in favor of Mr. Ciifford, of male, Ik és enough for one day that General Case is to be the new Premier and Mr. Cobb the Seere- ‘ary of the Treasury. Squatter sovereignty thas ar is boldly in the ascendancy. Another day or two will probably furnish us the checks and balances of the remaining members of Mr. Bu- banan’s ministry, aod may perhaps materially modify any existing conclusions in the way of a neral average of the calibre, character and policy of the uew adwinistration. We caonot as yet assume that a war with Eogland is “ inevita- B| Cass. om the reported appointment of General Wuo ts To ne Governor Genera or ThaL Amenica?—Necoriatioss or Tue Ne’ Yorx Commovoxns.--The course of events in Central America bas impressed our Wail street fillbusters with a conviction of the wisdom wf the advice given them by the Henarp montie since, and the preliminaries of a trea- ty of peace between our New York Com. modores Lave been arranged. The treaty has not yet bees formally ratified, because the parties cannot agree upon one of the principal points; and they now wait anxiously the arrival of the Tenneseee, from San Juan del Norte, ix the hope that events in Nicaragua will have sot- Ued that question for them, Marcy's rule, that “to the victors belong the spoils,” is to decide who shall have the spoile—that is, the post of Governor Genera) in our Indian Empire. The negotiation of the points of this great treaty cted by Commodore Garrison seclf and Commodore Morgan, and by our ancient friend, Joe White, oa the put of Commodore Vanderbilt. A quiet re- treat in the purlicas of Bowling Green was se- lected as the seat of negotiations, for the reason that the Waehington Hotel was coovenient to hoth perties, and not crowded by people whose curivelty might become impertinent. There the Sow of discussion bas rolled on undistarb- | the high coatracting parties came to the have been coud on the part of bh proposed Gen. Welker, a8 being the “1 founded the empire and earned the without any of the qualities of a states. aod the’ ma. man his past course was couclueive proof that he wou mevt ia a Gatrikoa uld iuvolve the new govern- Com- Dlundere. medore replied thet what were valied = civors on the part of Walker were meseures forced upon bim by circumstances sbore bis control; and that as for being cruel, it was only the proper severity of military die. cipline, which was distasteful to afew lazy and wild fellows, who thought that in becoming prac- tical (libusters they could do as they pleased in Besides, be thought that the charge ty came with an ill grace from the Costa ne, who had proclaimed a war without quar- inet Walker at the very time that he was lis prieoners with great humanity. To allt oe White urged that there were others who bad earned the poet of Governor General more effectually than Walker. General Henningsen had saved Walker from the annihila- tion that would have resulted from hia military vy his genius and his brilliant defence at Grauada, General Spencer, too, had evinced creat militery talent in the capture of the San Juan river and the steamers, bat be Would re- frain from suggesting any name until the result of the present operations in Nicaragua should be known. So the question stands at present. We have now a word of advice for the Com- modores. In laying the foundations of our In- dian Empire you do not want military science eo much #8 administrative and financial ability. All that requires reformation in the Spanish- American countries is their fiecal system and the administration of public affairs. Let our Com- modores bear this in mind, and make their selec- tion accordingly. Who is the best man for Governor Genpral in ous Indian Empire? cries 0 all things. of er blunders, dhe Pinande. Condttton of the Country The Treasury. Abcut mio: working days are afl that is left of the present s+ion of Congress, and no word con.ce {rem Wa ington to say that the new torifY wil become : law. On one side the oppo- nuts of interferenc with the wool duty, on anc sber the Louisiana protest against the repeal of Abe sugar tax seem to have paralyzed the ef- fogts -of the friends of the administration and of free trade, and thus, according to present ap- ypearances, the present tariff will shave another year of life. It is a prospect well-ealeulated to fill the commercial mind with weighty thoughts. | Wien, ten days ago, we pointed to the inevi-| table consequences of suck importations as the’ Custom House records indieated—six and «| <uecter millions at this single pert in a week— we might well bave reagoned es though the’ climax of expansion and overtreding had been yeached. But last week’s retamne throw eli former ones into the shade. Six and a quarter miXions of imports in a week were unexampled : what, then shell we say of nearly eight millions— the actual amount of the goods eatered last week at this port? But one thing can be said, aod hat is that we are at Ist entering upon the period which our bavk and railread expansion has dong rendered inevitable, and the result or culmination of which any person of experience can foresee. Since the last commercial disester in this’ country, full fifteen hundred milions have been added to the fictitious wealth of the com- munity, in the shape of bonds, stocks, and ether paper escurities, No doubt, in the long ran, the unboundéd productivences of the land and the industry of the people are able to carry thishuge load. But, in the meanwhile, the expansion, simulating a real prosperity, produces the same effect as the genuine, and stimulates expenditure of all kinde, enterprise on the one hand, extrava> gance on the other. Hence the immense, and, we may ad@, recklees railway en‘erprises, which are entered into year after year, and which, it is demonstrable, rust necessarily not only be ruin- ous to established concerns, bnt also to them- selves. Axd heuce the enormous over importa- tions of which tho last few weeks furnish exam- pies. Our people woud never think of buying all theee expensive dry geods, silks, objects of Juxary, wines, &e, from Europe, were it not for the general expansion which produces the ap- pearance of general wealth, and for a time, answers the same purpose. When we couple these two phenomena together, the prospect of immensely increased importa- tions, and the failure ef an attempt to deplete the treasury by means of.a new tariff, the cautions mind wili perceive ample material for reflection. It is aesumed by those who know best that, with the present tariff, the Cub-Treasnry would, ina year, at the present rate of importation, coutaia sixty instead of its usual twenty-five millions in especie. According to the bank returns, this would deprive these institutions of the specie basis required by them to carry on their business, ard would oblige them either te take such mea- sures a8 would very repidly put an end to such importations 1s we are witnessing, or to protect themselves by en early suspension of specie pay- mente. Nor does it appear that the measures of relief which are proposed by parties interested are well calculated to avert the danger. The Wall sireet stock speculators desire that the sur- plus should be given to the street by purchases of United States securities at any and every price. A portion of the mercantile community éuggest that the surplus should be divided among the States. Other parties suggest a liberal ex- penditure for naval purposes. But, practically, none of these remedies wonid affect the disease, because they would come too late. Beyond all question, the prospect at present is one of great immediate prosperity. Without following the example of -the foolish or igno- rant persons who believe that we declared our independence of the world in a com- mercial point of view last year, we may say without fear of contradiction that we shall reap more acres, sail more ships, manufac- ture more goods, and employ more men’s labor this year than during any former one of our history; and therefore, without our own folly, we tight confidently assume that at the end of the year we would be richer than at the begianing, But the over-importations and that specie-trap. the Sub-Treasury, overeet all calculations. Still, notwithstanding their effects, if the summer can be safely weathered, there appears to be no rea- ron why the parties who have brought about the prerent expansion rhould not carry it on, making more moucy, and appearing to grow richer every year for two cr three years to come. Such, in- deed, is their calculation; they hope to last until the political convulsions which promise to cloud the close of the Buchanan r gime precipitate ar alogous commercial disorder, and bring about the tremerdous crash which events uoder oor eyes are silently preparing. Unconstitetionality or tHe Prorosey Cuaxors tx the Cnanter— The Attorney General of the State bos been asked his opinion of the coretitationality of the changes which the ‘Thurlow Weed party at Albany propose to bring about in the city charter: and he has replied that under tbe constitution neither the Governor aod Senate nor the Legislature have any right to appoint officers of cities or villages whose duties are of # judicial character, or any city or county officers in existence and known to the constitation at the time of its adoption. By the constitution all ceunty officers, in exiatence or to be created, must be elected by the people of the county, city officers hy the people of the ity, ond State officers by the people of the State. This settles the care, and at a single blow demoliches the absurd scheme of pro-consular government devised by the republicans of Albany. City officers must be elected by the city. Readers of the Henaso will bear in mind that when the project was first mooted we took precitly the objection which the Attorney General bas now taken. We said that to dis frenchive the people of the city and set over them rulers appointed by o foreign authority was in violation of the theory of republicanism and the genius of all our institutions. That view is now confirmed by the hightst legal authority—off the Iknch—in this State. We conclude that the Albany wirepullers will have to try again. ‘They will do well to direct their efforts rather teward conciliating and harmonizing with the pccple of the elity than toward subjagating them: New York docs many foolish things, and is in mony respecte a bad model to follow: but the people of New York have not yet arrived at that tlage of degradation when they can willingly part with their independence. It may be their misfortune to differ with the Albany politi- cians on questions of public policy; but they will not wilfully avert even #0 great a misfortune 4 hey sua sadang Ce Digh prope faa ing their own rulere. The wiceworkers of the State cgpital must try agein. The Corruption Committee and the New York Press. We gave in the Huravp of yesterday a com- plete report of the testimony before the Congres- sions] committee charged with the investigation ‘of certain charges of bribery against some of the | members of Congress. This report, which will form one of the most important of American state papers, was garbled and the important spoints suppreesed in the black republican jour- pals:of this city, the New York Tribune and New York Daily Times, for the reason that the editors, proprietors and correspondents of theee journals are implicated in the misdemeanors revealed by the report of the committee. Decidedly the most important point in the evidence is tha which shows the position of Simonton and other journalists at Washington, that they were used as mediums by parties who had schemes upon the treaeury and hungry-members, and vice versa. ‘'Phis is the position:—We find the black repub- lican party controlling the lower House of Con- grees. The NewYork organs of this party ex- pect tomake a good thing of the power in their hands, and they get up all sorts of pretty little schemes, some of which are successful. But in one cage only one-of the proprietors is personally benefitted, and there is .an organization of the members which interferes with the regular lobby business. One ef the organs announces this fact —“ Weiknow,” says the Zimes, “that such an or- ganization exists.” Mr. Raymond, the ostensible éditor—who has.onepartner speculating in coun- try bank notes in Wall street, and another doing a little bribery brokerage at Washington—is called before the Commitice, and when asked what he knows, cays he does not know anything in particular, and what he does know he will not tell, because it has been given to him confidentially. Now, Mr. Raymond has accused the innocent and the guilty together. In bis paper he says, “ We know that an orga- nization of members of Congress exists for the pur- pose of levying contributions upon all persons who have bills before Congress.” In this general accu- sation every member of the House is included, yet when Mr. Raymond is called to say who are the guilty parties, or where he obtained bis iaforma tion, he pleads confidence, and the innecent mem- bere suffer aa well as the guilty. This is stretch- ing confidential information beyond any possible limit. Tu the cage of Mr. Simonton we find him three times before the Committee. His position is ex plained by the following extracts from his tes- timony :-- MIRET EXAMINATION, THIRD RXAMIRATION. By Mr. Warner—What do By the Have Turcersiand you to mean you been solicited by any when you s8y thet iheso member of the present Oon communications were mace gress, directly or indirectly, direc? to make soy y ‘Witnest—-I mesn that. which the member was having obtained my prot of rcorcey in ¢gard tot they Reve said to me cerisin mesecres pending Feed tn therm, bed. the meren to pay; tbat they !n- divicually peeded the mo- , tnd cerired me epecisi- to arrange the matter in such way that if the mea- ‘sore par they should re ceive Pecuniary compensa- Mr. Simonton says first, thet he was ap- proached, and secondly that he was not. He has certainly been guilty of moral if not legal perjury, and the resolution to expel him from the floor of the House is a mild punishment. He may take cither horn of the dilemma and he cannot cecape. ‘That incorruptible philosopher, Greeley, of the Tritune, is placed in rather a bad position by these developements, which his defence, ad- dressed to a Western journal and published else- where, does not materially improve. The Tribune of yesterday has an editorial article of the same tenor as the letter, but a little more muddy, if possible. The statements of the defence do not deny the statement that Greeley received the money, but plead in extenuation that he paid it away to some one. He received it, and what he did with it is a matter of ro consequence to the public, He may have paid it to his butcher, baker, Jaundrese, tailor or bootmaker, We have the fact sworn to that he received one thousand dollars to belp a bill through Congrees—pay- ment to be made on condition of the passage of the bill. These are the plain facts in the case so for os they appear by the report of the commit- tee. They show a moet corrupt system of bargain and sale between the black republican press and some of th members of the same party in power at Warhiceton, and they cannot fail to fix the stain ef lneting disgrace upon all parties con- come?! The position of the 7imes and Tribune is by no urcans enviable, and it will be long before the: journals can command the confidence or t of any portion of the public. rey Wrevenen Govenswent 1s New Yorx— jee Mayor's Messace—On Wednesday the Mayor sent a message to the Board of Aldermen, in which document several matters of great public importance were touched upon. The Mayor re- commends a very sensible plan for the relief of Broadway. by removing the sidewalk obstruc- tions and adding the space thus gained to the corringe-way. He also urges upon the Common Council the necessity of making some arrange- mente with regard to the Crystal Palace; also, to revise the whole regulation of city travel, rail- ways, backs, omnibuses and all; to improve the lower part of the city; to erect a plain, spacious and substantial City Hall in Madison avenue, and to re-district the city, eo that not over five bondred electors shall vote at any one polling place. The Councilmen appointed special com- mittces to take all these matters in hand, and we presvme that the Aldermen will follow the same course. othe most important portion of the Mayor's mersege, however, is the exposé of the financial affairs of the city. For some years past we have been blessed with a Comptralier who has been found altogetber unfit for M& position. Upon the pretence of saving money to the city he has re fused to pay the «mall salaries of the Corporation employe, while he has been faithfully serving o mall Wall street clique—the debyis of the old Albany regency, the originators of the spoils sys- tem which has been lately brough' to such won- derful perfection at Washington. Under the operation of the splendid system inaugurated by this Cerberus of the treasury, ao his official organ calls Comptroller Flagg, the taxes of the city have increased from three to nearly eight mil- lions per annum; while the population of the city has only increased fifteen or twenty per cent, the tax levy has been augmented at the rate of ove hundred and twenty-five per cont. Namberless abuses have crept into the management of the Comptroller's De- partment, and one instance of positive stupidity, if not corruption, is given in the message under cootracs was made by the Commissioner of Streets and Lawps with a man of the name of Burrows, by which the Corporation was to be furnished with oW for the city lamps for the sum of fifty-two thousand seven huudred dollars per | annum. At the time of making the contract it | was believed thot the sum paid was at least twenty per cent too much. Since that time the number of street lamps to be supplied with oil hae diminished two-thirds. The contract expired nearly two years since; yet the Comptroller, witbout advertising for its renewal, according to Jaw, continues to pay the same sum. By this single operation the city has been swindled out of at least one hundred thousand dollars through the instrumentality of a reform Comptroller. ‘How wany more such items there may be on his books vo one can tell until his office shall be thoroughly overhauled. While the Comptroller is paying out this money unnecessarily we find him refusing to pay the policemen their small pittances of seven hundred dollars per annum, pleading the miserable excuse that the tax bill has not yet parsed the Legisla- ture. For this wretched subterfuge Mr. Flagg holds back the salaries of the men during three montbs, puts them to great personal inconve- nience, and sometimes, those who have families, to positive distress. There is no business estab- lisbment in New York, great or small, the finan- cial affairs of which are conducted in the loose, slipshod style which characterizes the office of the Comptroller. There is no cashier or book- keeper who could bold a situation an hour were he as thick-beaded as the head of the most im- portant department in the city government. He insists upon distributing the funds of the city for the advancement of bis private friends, and sets bimself up as a financial monarch over the Mayor and Common Council. Like many other derpots he seems, as far as bis official acts give us an index to his character, to be ignorant, stupid and bull-headed to the last degree. With more than a million dollars of the city’s money lying idly in bank, he refuses to pay the salaries ot-the minor employés of the city, and throws away four thousand dollars per month for oil to furnish lamps that are never, or very rarely, lighted. This is no new thing. Ever since the Comp- troller has been in office the same complaints have been made in regard to the loose manner in which his accounts are kept and the business of his office transacted. The Common Council thould appoint aspecial committee to overhaul all his books, and if half the reports against him are well founded, he should be at once impeach- ed and removed from office. We cannot have apy such stupid financial despot over us as this Mr. Comptroller Flagg. TBE LATEST NEWS. £Y PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPES. IMPORTANT FROM LANCASTER. ‘The Cabinet Arsanged in Part—The Premier an@ Secretary of the Treasury Selected. Lancasres, Ponn., Feb. 20, 1867. Liearn from good auttority inench matters that Mr. Bucbanan bas determined to inform Gen. Cass to morrow Ubat de is selected for the Sta'e Department. I also leera that Mr. Cobb will at the samo time be advieed that he is to Mill the office of Secretary of the Treasnry. The other depariments are not yot arranged, bal ox Geveraor Aaron V. Brown, of Tennessee, Jacod Thompson, of Mir. siesippi, and Gov. Floyd, of Virginia, will go ‘ato the Cabinet. Interesting from Wesbington. THE DALLASCLARENDON TREATY—THE PACIFIC RAILROAI—JOVOE LECOMPTE—FIGHT WITH THE SIOUX INDIANS—PARSAGR OF A NEW TARIFF BILL THE COINAGE BILL, BTO-, ETC. Wasuincrox, Feb, 20, 1867. ‘The Senate to-csy , seed forty-Ove private bila. None of them, bowever, were House bills, A\ two o'clock the Senate went into Executire session snd took up the Dal'as treaty again, and afior cebating {t fortwo hours ‘a motion was made to lay it cn the table, which was oar wed by & vote of twenty six te twonty Oyo, and there it ‘whi remain till its friends can gets majoriiy to take tt ‘up. ‘Thus ie this troaty bandied and kicked about from day to day. ‘The oredentials of Mr, Thomson, of N.J., who was ro clected, wore prosented to day, Quick work. Senator @wia ‘niroduced bis Pacific Railroad bill, whic ‘waa read twiee und roferied. This is the same bill whics passed the Senate last Gongress, giving to the oxocullve government the power wo solicit propotalr and lei out th> road to contraciors. The friends of » Pacific ratiroad yet hope to pass a bill Mr. Pearce called for copies of all correspondence in the President's and Attoracy General's oifce, touching Judge Lecompte’s defence of his course in Kansas. Uniti! | this comes im, no farther action will be had on Jadge Barrison's pomination. Mr. Gwin also called for copies of | itut Boale’s corres. pondence relative to bis Indian accounts and supposed defaication. AB exeoutiy: communicacion was roceirod from the President, covering Lieut. P. St. Gcorge Cook's account | of his fight with the Beis Brole band of Sioux Indians, in which were Dijled seventy five ladians, forty three prisoners taken, and fourteen moles and ponies captured Captain Howes, company G, Fourth Artillery; Captaia HBeths, company £, Tenth Infaniry, and the Seovad Dra- goons were thirteen hours !n their raddies. ‘Tee Houre went into Committe of the Whole on the Tariff bill. Resolutions from the Penosy!vanis | eci#laiuce were presented, protesting against Congress remiitiog the duties on railroad iron. Various amendments sod Propositions were discussed, and Goaily Mr. Campbell's qubslitute was adepted by & vote of 110 to 84 This substitute changes the present tari law in two reepeots only. It increases largely the free list, and mokes wool ander fiNeen cents end over Sity conte, free Between those prices it remains at at present. No one supposes the bill will pase the Senate. Ite advocates tay the bill would reduce the revenue directly etx millions, ‘and indirectly by diminishing the {mportations foar mil lions more. ‘The new ooinage bill with the Senate's amendmenis, was referred to-day to the Committee of Wa; saad Means. iv will be reported back and passed at en early day. After the vote wee taken om the tariff bill spicy fare up coourred between Mr, Campbell, of Ohio, and his col Jeagvo, Mr. Stanton, the wool protectionist. The laiter charged that the dill bed been parsed by thimbie- rigging, parliamentary trickery and fraud. Mr, Campbell retorted that the iostnvation and charges were calum- niows, and shaking his fist at nis colleague, he pro- nounced them false, Mr, Stanton endearored to obtain the floor to rejoin, but failed. ‘The Post Office Appropriaticn bill was next taken ap and dircuseed in committee. Two micoes of Bagene Sue were prosent at Governor Aiken’s farewell party last evening. Judge Daniels has resumed bis goat on the Supreme bench. Hitnots Legislature. Cuicaco, Feb. 90, 1867. ‘The bill providing for the new apportionment of repre- sentation in the Legisiature was passed on Tuesday. An ‘exciting scene occurred in consequence of an aitempt on the part of the democrats to expunge # protest by the re- publican members against the manner of the passage of the aot. Governor Bissell bas yetood the bill, The Le- ginlature adjourned to day. _———— ‘The Disunion Convention at Albany. Atpany, Fob, 90, 1867. THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS i SLOSD SBRDLOM, Sensce, WasmINGTON, Feb. 20, 1897. UNFNED MTATES EEN ATORIAL BLECTIONS, Mr. Pvcn, (dem ) of Onlo, ivtvoduced a bill presoribing | the t!me and manner for clecting Senators to Congress and | the form of thetr oredentials, THR INDIANA SENATORS, Mr, TavMnuit presented additional papers relative to the ¢o called joint cotvention of the Indians Legislature, in which Mesers. Sright aod Fitch were elec’ 4 [ao Phy oy ie passed forty Ove ee Ing the officers and seamen of the expedition cos ay tevaat De Haven. i Mr. Wxicnt presented tae credentials of Mr. Thomson re elected Senator 10m New Jersey. . Mr. Gwin introduced the Pacific Railroad bill, Adjourned. House of Representatives, Wastinotos, Feb. 20, 1867, TBR LPLICATED MEMPERB. Mr. Crineman, (dem ) of N, C., suggested that any mem~ Der named ip the resolutions of the Investigating Com- mittee have leave to filc an anewer to tho staiements concerning bim, to be printed with the ether papers, ‘This, he thought, scemed right and proper, Mr. Davis, (K. N.) ot Md, thought the proceedings: would be irregular. They hid nothing to do with tho reper's, but could veal to the resolotions on which tho! have the privileges t> be beard, in person or hy cou! Mr. Cuscman’s motion was agreed to. ‘Tho Speaker laid befuro the House the agricuhural part of the Report of the Commiesioner of Patents. Tho House went in'c Committee of the Waole on ‘IE TARIFF BILL. During the proceecivgr, Mr. ORR guid thet Congress should pass even the bili ofthe majority of the Committee of Weys and Means rather than none at ail; aod on his motion the Committee rove, thus relieving itself of the many emoniments, Mr, Cocrmmu, of Obie, submitted an crigiosl bil, the same, with several eitgbt al from the ms jor'ty of Niong, as th» lsrtone re- Committeo of Ways acd On ihe subject posing 8 general retuotion per cent on too present tari, way r:jeciol, by ® vote of 74 against 112. ‘Mr. Camppriz’s ' WU passed by @ vote of 110 ngaingt £4, ‘Tho Post Office Ap prep-tation Bill then camo up. Mr. Stanton said thei the tariff bill wae peswed by trick- ery end fraud, and ovitide influenoo avd combination, and Dy thove favoring ib protection of hemp, angar, iron and Massachusetts Wool co goods, This was dooe agatnat his protest, The mcstvre was striking a blow at wool wes. ar. CAMPRRLL, of Ohio, regretted the remarks of bis colk egue, and mar<ed bis iosinuations s6 bascly calumal- our, }oih to bimae!/ end his colleagues on tho Committee of Weysand Meanr. The bill just psesed war predicated op the principle rect mmended by the Secretary of the Tronevry. 2, ch in favor of equalizing the Mr. CARLisLe mad grapte of land aro: ral Srates of tno Union. i Without taking the «x01! the House a¢jourved. KEW YORK LEGULATURR. senate. ALAnasy, Feb. 20, 1857. The Secretary of State sent in a communication in reply, to the resolution of the Senate, stating the number of pardons granted by tho Ceveraors for ton years past as follows :— By Jobn Young, 263; Hemilwon Bunt, 411; Horatio Sey myer, and Myron H. Olark, 680, Im addition to these there have been 409 restora- tions t> citizenship, making 4,180 cases !n which Execu- tive clomency has boen ¢xercised. The pardons were for the fo!lowing offences :— Against the person, 551; ar alne: perty, with vio- lence, 311, and without rioleve, 604; sgaiuat the cus. rency, 179; miscsllaneous cfle ces, Mr. Parity gave notice of » bill to amend the law iv relation to the appoin:mont ©. commissioners of recor’s io New York, which wil! compel taem to report their doings qvarterly to thé sure visors. ‘Mr, Baooxs introduced » bill for the appstotment of David Field, Win. Curtiss Noyes und Alexander W. Bradiord as commissio. «rs t) prepare a atvil code Mr, Richaxpros intredvce] # bill sh, 100; Washington ‘Or the tals hall be void; makes all con- foture deuvery void, aud inflicts a Cue of $50C or imprisonment. for violation of the law. Adjourned till Taceday evening, bly. o ALDANY, Feb. 20, 1887 The Oommities cn W) 1d Meavs reported the Scp- yy Dill of 1826, divice separate bills, vach con- taining varius iteme, olmey'fod and pe ned in vue Htc of the Dilly, Tho bids were accompanio’ by « written re- port. ‘The concurrent resolativa 10 a¢journ over from Frifay until Teeeday evening wen adopted. wire ‘To ap] ‘ate the prec seppertot pehoots. To expedite the oanvare of votes in the !vieowth dis- trict et ibe special ection to be bela on tho @th of Maren. ‘Abolishing deye of grace on sight drat, avd provisirg lor the of wetles of protest thiongh the Port is jadiested on the Dill, or the known and repeted nee of tho drawer or ea- dorser in tn the rane ey or town where the paper ie Payable or can be !ega!'y presented for payment, WLLe ISTRODLUD. By ‘ir Vaw VarxexnesG—To provide for ® further joae of four wliions to complete the canals and for refvadiag aay tax levied therefor. xscompauied Dy & jont resola- Hor for amendment of ool on By Mr. J. D. Inxos-—To enthorizs the Corpora ton of nes York to appeint thrce cowmissioners 10 erect 8 pew Bali. Mr. Varwew—To amend the charter of the Mitropo- Nitan Gas Company ‘To reguiate the common sohools of New York. To provide for the payment of the traveliiog commit. tioned in the bil vetoed by the Governor, NOTION OF BILIS T) repeal the Probiditerypiaw of 1856, By Mr. Jawaw J. Reiiiy--fo provide for the better na- ‘vigation of the East yiver By Mr. RoumaTa—To abv lish the laws egainet gevabi'ng, By Mr. Manex—To reg ulate the expenditure of ibe Sea- man's fond A regolation to priot Scott's tactics in German, for tho use of the German miiliery companies who 4o not un- dersterd the 7 long unge, was debated aad lost, by vote of 46 to 4: Adjourned til Toonday evening SED. of the Sisle tax for ihe Ofte whenever tho re United States Supreme Court, Warnrnotos, Feb. 19, 1857 Cacee 19 end $0. Kdward Field, pisintit, ve Pardon G. Seabury ot al —Judgs Wayne delivered sn opiuion, reverting the deorce of the Ciroult Court of California, ‘With directions to award « rentre facias de novo. No, 61, Paul Mayo, claimect brig Clement, appeliaut, ve. Matthew Hant et a!—The decree of tho Circalt Court cf Mareacburetts was affirmed, with conte. No. 49, Adolphus Durant, sppeliaat, vs. Samael Law : and No, 61. Robert Taylor. plaintiff, ve, , who survived Willem J Wart, conth xt term for argument. . D. Bracy's administrators, ‘vs. The Branch of the Bank of the Siate of Al Mobile, eppelices. Argued for appellees. No, 146. MoCullough ct al, ve. Root ot “al, \s the fires care for argument to.morrow. Lewis B. Reed, Jr., of New York, was admitted to tho bar. Care No 189 —The Michigan Central Ra'troad Company va the Micbigna Southern Railroad Company 4 motion to O\emies the cavee wan ergued by Ms. Walker ip sup- port and Mr Jay in opposition, petiants, ama we Fatt River, Feb. 20, 1967. ‘The steamer Pay Stite, the only boat which left New tives here et 436 y* Syevoaoed ike or 20 aioulty hand, but ikey abe: at * bevaciye: re TAYARBAR, Feb. 18, 1867. Alabama has arrived here, we detained on the passage by fog. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Ly og Fob. 1887, Ri Morrie 16%" 28,600 bales; sales in same time, $7,000 bales; to day, 4,860 bales. Produce market dull, Rastern hay, $98, Freighte unchanged and dull. New Ontaans, Fob. 10, 1867, Sa Ne A Ne Tat premiom, " CraRtmeton, Feb. 19, 1867. Aales of cotton to day, 700 bales; sales of (he wok,