New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-16
MICHIGAN.
Amendments 10 Omce-Sault st. Mary CanaI-Rai.
rOads-CrOps.

Correspondence of The n Y. Tribune.
DETROIT, Mich, Monday April H. 1853.
SIR: The Democratic "machine" at Washington
has been busy of late and several Wing heads In Mich
gan have been brought to the block. After very
severe contest between the old clique in this city and the
progressive branch Of the party the latter rumphed
in the appointment Of Hon. John H Hartman as Col
lector of Customs, and Col. Thornton f. BrOadhead
Postmaster Mr.. Hartman is at present Mayor of the
CITY it being his second election His regular cOmpeti
tor for Collector Judge O'Flynn, backed by David
Stewart member from this District Elisha Taylor
also Stewards candidate for the POstOfice; but the
President gave all hands to understand that he wished to
give BrOadhead (WhO was in Mexico with him) the
Office and did so. BrOadhead had no petitions, and no
Understanding but his personal relations with the
President to secure the Office.
There is no little bowling among the disappointed at
the President for the manner in which he saw hit to dis
pense the patronage in this State but his appointments
will be far popular than if he had listened to the
old cidue's advice Col. BrOadhead's commission dates
from the LIST of July ner which is mean compliment
to Col Williams, the present popular Postmaster
Hartman will take immediate possession OF the Custom
House Nearly all the important appointments in this
State are hOnOred with Col" or MAJ" preixed
70 their names Col Rice is L. 5. Marshal, and Mai.
Compan Register of the Land Office, but the particular
battlefield on which they won military titles and hOnOrS
don't know Col BrOadhead was valiant officer in
the Mexican War; from which he returned, like thous-
ands Of Others with impaired health and ruined con
stItutlOn t0. Hhfllldn Ill Tue
Patriot War on the frontiers, and, believe, had a
finger in the never-tobe forgotten Toledo War" but
he was not at the battle of the Water-meOns with Gen
Crazy
The most important local event of the past week
the opening of bids for the construction of the Saut Ste
Marie Canal and the award of the contract to the Com
missOners The contract was given to Erass Corning.
of Albany and several associates in that and other
States Their bid for the whole 100000 acres of
land appropriated by Congress- and was considered as
~, ,ant hah IL. .n,or
ested bidders have since enoincd the Commissioners
from perectng the contract with Corning q Co., allcg
ing partiaty and corruption in letting the work No
one who knows the Commissioners believes awOrd of this
The disaected party is supposed to be Mr. Story OF
the interior of your State and associates who
also bidders but who placed evidence OF their ability
to perform so important contract, before the Com
mssioners. Mr.. Story, however did refer 10 Mr..
George Law and Mr. Roberts, of your City,
as his securities, but laid no evidence before
the Commissioners, that those gentlemen i'll any way
authorized the of their names doubtless he would
have got the contract those gentlemen considered
ample surety for the amount involved. The Injunction
to beheard the 10Th of May There were numerous
bidders for this important work, with view OF forming
Joint stock cOmpanies-many of them from parties of
capital or character give confidence the public that
the work would be speedily built contemplated in the
liberal grant of land by Congress The universal opin-
On therefore, is, that the Commissioners did no more
nor less than the faithful discharge OF their duty STILL
the disappointment already evinced may have aendency
TO retard the work.
When this work is once completed it will give
impetus to the rich mineral districts of Lake Superior
The reports from the Mines of the past winters opera
TONS are highly encouraging; and by the way wish TO
say that your frequent quotations of mining stocks are
looked after with much attention here, by all interested
in the business.
We are now soon to have an increase of Railroad IA
cites by the completion OF the Oakland and OttOwa
Railroad from Pontiac TO Lake Michigan through the
n III nf Grand RaD1S A
tiac connects with the Detroit and Pontiac Road and
will empty the whole of its immense business into this
city
The great Western Road through Canada is under
TO be completed before the close of navigation and
road from here to Monroe and Toledo Ohio TO connect
with the Southern Michigan and Cincinnati and Dayton
Road is also in contemplation with prospect of its being
speedily built.
We have thus far had rather backward spring, but
the general prospects for crops good think quite
good as usual at this season of the year for the wheat
on the ground There is something OF an excitement IN
the wool market owing the fact that several Eastern
agents of wool dealers here contracting wool at much
higher rates than brought under brisk competition
last YEAR This of exctes the Jealousy OF the
former who thinks wool is going to be very scarce or
very high and that the wool dealers have found out and
are irving to profit by it, large amount however, had
been contracted before any feeling or excitement grew
out of it. The winter has been rather favorable TO sheep
and the clip of wool will be large.
Navigation is fairly opened around the Lakes from
Buffalo to Chicago. Three boats came through last
week from TIE latter place. The daily line of through
boats michigan Central Railroad ne) to Buffalo have
commenced and doing very tair business composed
of the old favorte May ower Ocean and Buckeye state
report is lust circulating that there has been blow
up in the Cabinet and Marcy has lett. Is makes old
Hunkers turn up the white of the eye
RHODE ISLAND.
state of the A.sembly-Mayor Barstow.