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prosecution now in course of progress against
him. The law makes it necessary to COM
mcnce such suits within three years after the
alleged felony may have been committed, and
the time, in his case, was well-nigh up, when
the California grand jury found their bill
against him If all we hear be true, unless
juries on the Pacific have caught spark of
the strange views of right and wrong, which
at times actuate juries on this side of the
Rocky Mountains, in similar cases, this affair
will ''go hard with Collier. However, though
we write it with shame, we have almost come
to despair (in the present condition of general
loose regard for the obligations of the Juror 5
responsibilities, where the rights of the Gov
eminent or the we'll being Of society are con-
cerned) of conviction of any man with mo-
ney in both pockets, for any wrong committed
on the public, it matters not how clear the
proof against him may be-
In this case, Mr.. Golfers dereliction was
not even officially Investigated until he had
been two years and perhaps a month out of
Office, thoagh his accounts exhibit deficit of
some $500, 900. The truth is, there wore many
parties on the Atlantic side mixed up in spec
ulations in which Mr.. C. is thought to have
played the chief part. Here, in our own city,
we have more than one gentleman anxious to
create the impression that this affair is but
:" little difference between the ex-collector
and the Department, to be easily adjusted, as
two individuals adjust their mutual accounts
Though without the means of knowing the
precise state of his affairs with the Govern
ment, VIC have heard enough on the Avenue
from those disposed to apologize for all such
things, to satisfy US that his case, when
fully spread before the world, will exhibit
a state of things which will throw into the
shade, completely the Galphin affair, which
in these days, no one defends. The Govern
their necessary work Of completing all their
proof; because so many shrewd, specializing
gentlemen were interested with c. in this or
that operation, and further, because all of the
same fraternity will strive to balk them in
this their first effort to protect their charge
the Treasury of the United States. That is,
in this first considerable case occurring since
the 4th of March last We shall doubtless
have all sorts of paliating misrepresentation
of the affair in newspapers directly or indi-
rectly identified with spectators in Govern
ment contracts and special favors.
The PROPOSED REPAIRS ON THE UNITED
STATES STEAMER SAN JAcINro-There are
many parties pressing for the contract for
furnishing the new boilers and steam ma
chinery which the Navy Department must
shortly order to be put upon this vessel. We
presume that taking warning from what has
resulted from heretofore failing to require
literal compliance with such contracts, and
also from failing insist on trial of six months
or ayear of all machinery built for the naval
service under contract, the Department will
in this case turn over a new leaf; insisting
not only that no excuse shall weigh to get off
any contractors from their slightest obliga-
ton, but also providing that hereafter they
may withhold a considerable portion of the
pay for such work, until after fair trial
shall have demonstrated that their machin-
cry works up to the stipulations. By SO do
ing, much of the trouble resulting from the
absence of representatives. in our navy-yards
for constructing and repairing steam machin-
cry, will doubtless be obviated
The CHINESE CoMMlssIoSERsHIP.-
day story was afoat in Washington, saying
that Mr. Walker had positively declined 60
ing to China; that Secretary Dobbin is to 90
in his place; and that the Hon r. X. Meade,
of Virginia, is to take the Navy Department.
This is g moon shine" all Of it,-got up by
the wags to gull the men of the press around
us. Mr.. Meade, by the by, is ON his way to
Texas, where he goes to attend to private af-
fairs
IHE FISHERIES GROUNDS SQUADRON, accord
ing to official advices received at the Navy
Department, weighed anchor from the harbor
of Portsmouth, N. H., for their dest nation, on
Monday last at six p. ~ There is now every
prospect that the Princeton will perform her
voyage in satisfactory manner.
CLERK ArroINrED.-Mr John Oliphant has
been appointed to 81 400 clcrkship in the
Office Of the Register Of the Treasury, vacated
by the transfer Of Mr.. Samuel York AtLeo to
the bureau of the Sixth Auditor
- HARRISON, ESQ, U. S. Consul for the
Island of Jamaica, is in Washington, and to-
day had an interview at the State Depart
mcnt This intelligent and old gentleman
Qor he carries the SHOWS of eighty five winters
on his shoulders has held his consulate ever
since Jackson's time. Wonderful man this
Mr.. Harrison, to thus escape the axe of all
subsequent Administrations.
New MAIL ROUTE AGENTS APPOINTED
Frederick S. Hunt, of Marietta, Ga, and Cor