New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-19

TX. b,1anh conld ony Be worked Win diih 1uIty
Theye i, nnother pistol here, from Cohnec ~
is ssid 10 work better, and WHICH WIZ p''''
mI,e General Stones annual report hss been
rcaysd here and is attracting attention; a. y ei"ays
does No STATE .ePUr .elPSSTongh crganizatiOn and efficient
.;" % y. mat of Gen. Stone, and he IL quoted a.
I lJ;yLgat General Tbose interested IN his con-
tinued exei.ioDs TO Obtain 'ne
pe ., Jisrret's Ferry az cost Of $l2 W-the rear
s;sS which cost 81 cents, having beendspensed WIN;
srta are turned out AZ the rate OF DO week ana
t.ns ressop 10 believe thLt-when supply Tor ne
nv regiments hos been made-the perseyering de-
mands Of Gen. Stone will be complied with.
Co-,e.ronI Icrc, osTbe Philadelphia Ledger.
WAsHISGToS, E'b. ID, lSS.
% ,harsnor. NJ the Senate Committee % Claims,
IN the case of Sturges, Bennett Co., ADVERSE 70
the award in their favor by the Court oi oias' oe
accepted il viii put an end TO the uI"In upon ~
Treasury for return duties in almost every case lhiS
nacnisr on ase called for return duties upon brandy,
on account of leakage, whether 10 the paesage OF IN
the public stores, before entered Ic' cohsunPt on.
Rnt he Comu,ittee decide that the importers have
not mid duties enough, under the Law, by $4,000,
instead OF baviDg claim 20 return OF S2,oDo.
The COMMITTEE show that freight insurance. aud
other charges ought 10 be added 10 invoice cost, and
Iat il has been Dege tied, in violation of law, under
the Tariff of 1916. -,
follow tha. the large amounts paid from the Treasury
M
retDrn duties, and that no more payments will be
made There are pending claims for about 2OOO,OJ0
upon the Treasury, for return duties. MIR. Simmons
made the report and with the concurrence OF the en-
tire Committee.
Granting the doctrine of the report it would appear
that the revenue has suffered considerably from tte
neglect 10 carry out the laws, by Gddlng cer' 4h
charges TO the cost upon which dd rai0Tem dues are
levied In the palmy days of the revenue tins was
not much cared for but now II becomes necessary ~
study means of increasing, rather than oil diminishing
the revenue from imports, through cOuiIa'eh'io" !"
The Secretary Of State is preparing report upon
the revival of the African slave trade, IN accordance
-yi,h a resolution of the Senate. The Navy Depart
men, bas much information on the subject, as derived
from our naval officers ON the African station. Inc
British Government has increased her naval force on
the slave coast. H.. .:.
win observe the treaty stpulations on this SUBJECT
The oouespondent OF Tie Peansylraniaa writes
Feb. Ii, that
"Op the final vote there will net be more than three
Democrats from Pennsylvania against it, and not two
from Indana We may look for perfect calm in the
"nigger market" in thnty days.
at il announced that the work uncontracted Tor
on the Washington Acqueduct is soon to be let to-
gether with the laying Of the main pipes through the
avenues This will, of course excite the attention OF
contractors throughout the country as the contracts
TO BE- given out are valusbie.
1.-THE report that army is 10 be organized on the
Pacific coast 70 march ON the Mormons is, think,
entirely correct and the country will be glad TO elrn
that vigorous measures will certainly 10 pursued To
bring the disciples of Brigham Young to their senses
"A young man was arrested here last night a. "A
suspicious character Among the causes which led to
his arrest was the supposton thst ne was hlred 10
assassnate Gen. Calhoun, and had followed nun from
Kansas here for that purpose"
THr FoRT SMELLING SALE ISvEsTIGAT1oS.-from
the best information within our reach, we have every
reason to believe that the tedious and ALREADY pro,
~ mi
charged with the duty of examining into and trng
on the circumstances of the sale alluded to ABOVE,
have resulted in settled and unanimous belief that
the party worsted by were the purchasers-not tne
Government Nothing has yet appeared in evidence
before that Committee tending TO crim' elther one
81 tbe many gentlemen whose "A with the
sale or purchase has been the subject OF comment
A entleIpan who is landholder in that nelghbor-
hood offered for sale in our presence yesterday a
contiderabe quantity of land, situated nearer Inc
Fas than the reservation in question, which he pro-
posed to guarantee as being OF better SOIL more ava
able and in all other respects more desfaoie rs u"
investment, for s. per acre. washington o'ai'
pueopasy OF SONORA BY THE GovERSaESr.-From
a private letter just received from New-fork py
gentlemen of this city, make the following lmpor-
tant extract The writer is Californian and doubt
less speaks by the card 49,.
There are parties of influence from California aud
Arizona now at Washington, urging the purchase by
our Government of the State of Sonora, Mexico and
there is no doubt but that the Administration Will ouy
il. Negotiations are now progressing with that vew
/ know that Mexico has proposed to sell, for that
country is of no use to her. it being by the
Apaebe and other Indians who terror to the in-
habtants and however the troubles now existing in
thst distracted Republic msy terminate the Govern
ment if any be established at all, will need and must
have money. The parties urging this matter want
Guymas for port Of entry, for without it ArizoGia
and the adjacent country will be of comparatively
little value They expect TO get as far down as the
ISt Louis Demon
WAsHISGToS, Wednesday, Feb IL, 1873.
Messrs. Soaring Corning and Clark say that they
win insist upon thorough investigation. If they
maintain this pledge there doubt of the ability OF
the House TO appoint Committee by ballot which
will sift the subject thoroughly. 1t knowledge
81 a dSsre far tn get ahaentees here.