The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-03-11

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The CoMPrRoLLER's REroRr-The "natives'
are making terrible outcsy about reduced expen
ditures and astounding economy, in the admins
| tration OF the city government, founded on Inc
Comptroller's Report We fad thai all this Is, IN
deed, complete verification OF the ola soaee'
"great cry and little weol." Their efforts a eco
nomy have been like their efforts at reform-a Ter
rlbIy sharp look out having been kept alter cheese
parngs, whilst thousands end thousands oil dollars
| were squandered without the slightest qualms oil
conscience. In the single item OF street clean
ing,' the increase of expenditure during the last
year, over that preceding, has been $39,O97 Is.
Just think Of il, ye tax payers For street clean
| ing! The whole administration Of these wretched
reformcrs has been, from beginning to end, weak,
imbecile, Inefficient, and prehigate. What have
| they done! Made war the apple-women and
tied tin pans around the Park Fountain on the
Fourth OF July! Every pledge and promise that
they made before their election has been violated
and yet these men again present Themselves as
candidates for sufrages, because forsooth they
promise to save us from the "Pope," the g Irish
and the Dulch.''
FLoGaING THE BoYs.--They had convention at
Newark the other day, at which the question OF
schools, was debated with great deal of earnest
ness ane ability. The clergy stuck out stoully for
fogging, and one Of them, the Rev. Dr. Cogswell,
thought it great injustice that the boys OF the
present generation, were not fogged SO soundly as
those who smarted in the days OF his amiable ado
lescence! These parsons actually quoted the BIZ
BILE, in order to show that that blessed book sane
toned the infection of corporeal punishment on un-
breeched urchins Il But when have the clergy as
body, with the Bible in their hands, not resolute-
y withstood every wise, enlightened, humane and
christian effort to improve upon the customs and
practises Of the past I?
AS for the question of corporeal punishment in
schools we trust that the day is fast coming, when
ne teacher of youth will obtain employment unless
he can manage his pupils without treating them
like b1utes.
GOVERNMENT ARREsT.-Mr O'CallaghaD, pro-
prietor OF the New Orleans Crescent City, has been
arrested on his way through Georgia, and taken to
Augusta for trial on a charge of being engaged in
running an express from Covington, Ga, to Mont
gomery, Ala, in advance of the mail. This is all
broad farce, as the decision of Judge Strong has
settled all questions Of this nature, under the pre-
sent law. 1t exhibits, however, Mr.. Wickliiie's
sneaking way Of doing business. The express will
probably be recognized and continued under the
conditions of the new pest Office law. 1t should
be remembered that the establishment Of the pre-
sent government express between this city and
New Orleans is entirely owing to the private He
raid and Crescent city express, established by our
selves. That enterprise forced little energy in
Post master Wicklide but not enough to be Of any
service TO the public.
GALLANTRY OF THE RESPECTABLE PREss"-
BOBBY Brooks, Of the Express, not satisfied with
assailing Mr.. Tyler, in the most scurrilous terms,
and covering the entire democracy of the last
House Of Representatives with monument Of
filthy abuse, must needs, also, attack the lady OF
the new President. In one of his recent letters
from Washington, he speaks of Mrs. Polk in the
most ungentlemanly terms, and his vulgar and ma
licious attack Is greedily copied into several Of
| the wing papers as agreeable gossip" And yet,
these are the creatures who prate about the de-
cency Of the press. Brooks has certainly now
reached the acme Of partizan fhiness.
PIRATEs-The schooner Lousiana arrived yes
terday from Aux Cages, reports that when off the
west end of ST. Domingo, on the 18th, she free
into by piratical schooner, which displayed the
Haytien flag, and also black one. She free
once with ball and twice without
FROM MARANHAM.-We are indebted to Captain
Strickland of the Northumberland, for advice.
from Maranham to the 2Oih ult. The country wal
then in quiet state. The markets were dull
particularly for American produce.
LATER FROM TExAs-By the New York, Capt
| Wright we have Galveston datesto the 2ith inst
Among the passengers was Gen. Duff Green.
The New York brought less than 225 bales Of
cotton from Galveston She made her last trip in So
| hours and came back in 30.
Major Hays is now busily engaged in organizing his
spies at San Antonio Congress having made appropria
tons 10 keep force in active service the western
frontier.
The Gapeston Nws says that the prospects are said e
be highly favorable for the crops the Colorado and tbs
farmers forward in their agricultural operations
proclamation revokng all letters of marquee AMI reprisal
issued by the Government Of Texas to authorize ndiv
duals to fit out and vessels OF privatecrs fol
the purpose OF wsging hostilities against Mexico.
Perhaps the following, which We copy from the Hous
at may be that few are aware that law was lately pase
allowing oil those whose lands have been sold for taxes
time previous to the LIST Of june 1885, and struck Of
to the Republic to redeem the by paying all taxe
due the lands and the costs and charges Of shers
SC. The sheris in each Of the counties authorizes
costs paid,
The Texas National Register publishes the folown,
may be- d as
closing remark may serve to soothe the of suc
persons in the United States as believe that any osrc
from that government to Mexico would be resented By
| Great Britain.
Lord Aberdeen although he will do nothing that cal
justly give offence to the United States Is still decided
take such measures will bring about peace between
Texas and Mexco provided the former will give salts
factory assurances Of her determination to remain indie
pendent
"The British Government has enjoined on Mexico il
most earnest and explicit terms to abstain from any
attempt to invade Texas and they have assured tina
country that they would lford II no aid countenanc
at all in Of such attempted invasion, whatever nigh
| be its results or consequences"
Il NetvsO ma
graph:-The Texas revenue cutter Alert, Capt Simp,on
arrived the l2,h inst from Matagorda and lett thi