New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-02


10 the Peniseptiary. Our citizens stand agbast at
this extraordinary inaction. Que yllIainy aitsr
another il ubearthed in other City Courts, jury
par king perjury, and forgery, most of il, TOO, com
mitted BY officials about these courts, uD.we begin
to fear that corruption has touched With eproey the
open palms Of even higher diguitaries. Meantime
the entire press s dumb in the face Of this ex,rsor
dinary refusal or neglect to bring tbs man TO tia.
impute no motive anywhere. but give you the
facts. leaving your numerous audience here IN con-
lecture why this indictment hangs fire N the keeping
Of the Disirict-Attorney The ruined stock holders,
the creditors, the whole community look to him
ard call upon him to bring this man to Justice His
own oficisl oath obliges him to do So yet still the
thing is not done. 1t is quite possible that if young
Hrst by single stroke, put himself at the toPmoss
round OF the professional ladder the DistrictAttor
pey NAV on the other hsnd BY single shirkiag Of
his duty. land himself at the bottom.
While speaking of the affairs of this unfortunate
bank, it may be added that attempt is now max
ina by the Directors to hquidate or compromise It's
debts and resume business II seems the assign
ment saves its charter, which has twenty years to
run, aud confers the pewer of establishing branches
at any point throughout the State that the Direct
ors may select. Just previous 10 the suspension,
while hopelessly foundering in difficulties from
which there was no hope of escaping, Alhbone OBJ
tanned, by the most criminal Justification, loan of
500, COO from the several city banks, in sa.isfsc
ton of which, rather collateral for which, be
handed over to them all the good bills receivable Of
the bank, amounting to some S1lo,0O0. But the
succeeding panic and pressure have 80 impaired the
value of these colaterals that the city banks will
probably lose at least fourth Of the loan they so
generously made. The Directors now ask the lat
ter to accept of the cOlateras as full payment, and
release the bank from further liability. learn
from one of the Directors that the city banks are
tbo with "A b.
erality-that some of them have already acceded,
and that strong probability exists OF unanimous
consent This difficulty removed, / am told the
hank will be resuscitated; but as those having
charge of the movement appear to keep their plans
70 themselves it is difficult to ascertain exactly
what their plans are. But so far as has been
stated the facts will be found to be entirely correct
There are hundreds of our former citizens VINO
are now residing in Kansas, from whom letters are
received almost daily, some of which are now be-
fore me. In some quarters of the Territory the ~
most auetness prevails and settlers are peacefully
getting I'D their g.cabins and putting 10 their
crops In others, the sneaking hand OF the Admin
istraton is visible seeking to shape the public SEN
timent in favor of the LecOmptOn nfamy. Inc
testimony is uniform that the PrO-Slavery men have
not ceased their efforts to bring IN Kansas as slave
State, stimulated and encouraged by pennsylvania
favorite son. But the ayOwal made III these letters
is equally unanimous and energetic that the grave
of LecoInpton has been dug with hOspitable aiac-
rity. and that united people stand ready to kick It
n bury it out of sight, and let it rot III the solitude
of IFS own infamy. | learn that these letters are
continually drawing away numbers of our young
men as adventures to Kansas. Many have been
so IMPOVERISHED by long idleness and want Oi EN-
plOynent to require beng helped OH 10 the iad oi
promise by friends in better circumstances. But Il
silent steady drain of this kind exists the whole
thing resembling the drain ON Ireland and Germany,
which is kept up by means Of letters from those
who have gone before. All these people go as
sturdy Free-SOil men, preterrlng to work, but
ready, nevertheless to fight More would gladly
90, but means are wanting, for employment still
continues scarce. II was painfully apparent the
other day. when the new Mayor was looked to for
his appointments among the policemen. The rush
to obtain situation was unexampled, even among
the gaunt and hungry Democracy. 1t was humlllat'
ing to see so many worthy men compelled by stern
necessity TO seek Il pOlceman's badge, ana even
more painful to see 80 many of them forced I'D 90
away empty handed.
The money. lenders are rejoicing over Gov. Packer
having signed the new bill regulating the rate OF
interest. 1t admits any rate the lender may exact,
but reserves to the borrower the right OF recovering
back or of Otf-setng any excess above AK per cent,
at the same time abolishing the bloody penalty OF
FORGETTING the principal. Then the Sunbury and
Erie Railroad Company have sold the North Branch
Canal, recently purchased from the STATE ior
81 500, OOO to club of citizens and farmers on the
line of that work. On the strength OF this sale,
the Sunbury and Erie are advertising for contracts
for the graduation bridging and masonry OF the un-
finished portion of that road lying between Will
Transport and Farrandsville a distance OF thirty
three miles to be let in sections OF one mile each,
showing determination to push the whole WORK 10
completion in the shortest time. Among the WORK
required will be two heavy bridges over the Snsque-
hanna. The President of the Sunbury and Erie Is
a man of colossal energy and shrewdness.
An inquirer at the Exchange among shipmasters
and owners along the wharyes and shp-yards, VIII
find unmistakabe evidence of prodlgous war
fever, and deep yearuing for scrimmage with
England. This city had rich and extensive expe-
rience of privatecrng during the war OF lol2 Lit
tie brgs aud schOOners from this port, carrying only
two or three big guns, sent IN prize alter prize u-
til forced to return from sheer lack OF hands 10 man
any more. Many large fortunes were made among
Us in this way, and our city prisons were crowded
with the captured. The memory OF THIS ocean mar
vest still fingers on the minds OF all the old salts VINO
vet survive and their eloquent rectas are general
inc A contagious ambition among modern s1llors aud
owners. The first gun fred i'll a war with England
would arm one hundred prlyaeers from thIs p''t
alone Yet, as d general thing, most oil these re-
ported Outrages are regarded as gross exa2gerdtohs
not iustifyng the Indignation which the Buchanan
organs have 60 abundantly expressed.
DIR. Samuel Bowman the newly elected ASST
ant Bishop OF this diocese, is native oil Luzerne
County, and is Sc years of age. For thirty Year,
he has been pastor of St. James, at Lancaster
where the attachment between him and Ms congre-
CATION has always been strong and unihtelfsP'eu,
sufficiently So 10 IL duse him to decline the oice OF
Bishop of Indiana, to which he was elected IN loi9'
He will be the fourth Episcopal Bishop this diocese
has had, and in piety eoquence and devotion 70 'ne
interests OF the Church will no doubt equal any Oh
his predecessors. His election BY the clergy III Tue
Convention Was carried By majority Oh t"g g,