The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-10

Academy. Formerly, the operate revolt,
began with the interesting prime dome, the
handsome tenor, or the ponderous bassi: but
this box originated in the orchestra some time
since, and has now been carried out by grand
revolution on the part of the rank and file in
the chorus. The movement is very foolish
one; it will only result in the discontinue of
the rebels, and positively inure to the benefit of
the manager, who will receive the support of
the public more heartily than ever.
That Eishty-seven Thousand Dollar job
No little excitement has been created here
and at Washington by the announcement of
Messrs Lawrence, Stone and Company of Bos-
ton, that they had paid s87, 900 to ensure the
passage of the amendment to the tariff which
was effected last year. In this city we have
been somewhat concerned to discover what
became of sum of $4,000 which the same viz
tuous but now unhappily defunct firm of Law
renee, Stone and Company, of Boston, declare
that they paid for printing, editorial services,
and other charges connected with the press in
this city. Various journals which would not
fetch eight thousand dollars if they were put up
to auction tomorrow, with their presses, types,
subscription lists, and their editors thrown in to
boot, have protested in touching manner that
they did not receive the money. Oth9r jour
nails heretofore somewhat mixed up in affairs
of this kind, have preserved dignifed silence.
This is matter about which the public care
very little. There is probably no branch of
business in this country about which the people
as a rule know so little as the newspaper
business. 1t is quite common to hear men of
general information, varied attainments and
large common sense talk the merest trash, nom
general ignorance of the manner in which me
tropolitan newspapers are carried on, the pub
lie at large are not likely to puzzle themselves
much about the $4,000 which Lawrence, Stone
and Company say they spent here, or even to
inquire who got it, or whether that sort of
thing is usual
But it does concern the press that the real
facts Of this alleged case of bribery should be
brought to light, and that the public should be
enabled to discriminste between the several
Journals which are laid before it. We therefore
call upon Messrs. Lawrence, Stone g. Company,
or their agents, or assignees, or successors-upon
the party in short who put forth the statement
that $4,000 had been spent upon the New York
presto make known without delay the name
of the recipient of this money, and the consider
ton for which it was paid And we suggest
that delay in surrendering the name and the
facts would tend to give currency to a rumor-
already set afoot-that no such sum was ever
paid by Lawrence, Stone Il Company, but that
the charge covers a debt ofa very different kind.
Pass We now to the Congressional business. 1t
is stated that $87 900 Qess the $4,000 afore-
said) was paid to secure the passage through
Congress of the desired amendment to the tariff.
OF the truth or falsity of this, we have no means
of Judging. But, in view Of. the revelations
of the corruption Investigating Committee
Of last year, it appears quite likely that
such sum, or one like it, may have indeed
been spent in Congress for rec purpose i,
question. In this connection, the most i'm
portant document which we can lay before the
reader is the test division on the discussion the
tariff amendment. 1t was on q substitute pro-
posed by Mr.. Letcher, of Virginia making no
such alteration in the articles embraced in the
various schedules as Lawrence, Stone d Compa.
pany required; their friends therefore voted
against it, and are to be found in the following