New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-15
FROM FISHING Ton.
From Or Own CoTespo- dent

From Our Own Corrcspo-del;
WASHINGTON, July ~, l-j9.
The reconciliation Of Dsn.el f. Sickles and his
wife furnishes the gpssIps with charming t"pi;
for their peculiar tastes IN this hot we,th,r. IL
seems the Member from New-York is az leas.
d.,. rmi0ed 70 keep before the public with con-
tDuous sensations All the mockefies atten, ing The
.oealed tria here, the dramatic sceoes in the
prisoners box and other Ike performances which
distinguished that solemn farce from most Of ts
predecessors. may now be understood, aud with Jut
much exercise of Ingenuity. II w4s conf teuty
pred lcfed hy those who kUew the parties best
that they would be reunited "lthln year, wle
every such suggestion Was denounced by the re-
t,iuers op bis side who saarmed the Court House
ano the public resorts, as 40 eman.tlon OF aaiice
or prejudice. Only few months have passed, aud
The prediction j. literally verified.
Tie Administration papers seem to seeA tae
slightest yretcNts for ju,nf!ing the shortcomings
Of their employers They profess To- find an offset
to tie chsIets of gross Partially aod waste OF the
pubic money established against the Navy Depart
ment las, Winter. in the fact that OF the bid
dcrs under the Lew l1"s, Wh0 Wee witnesses before
the investigation, propose To furnish cJa al higher
prices now than they offered 10 dU year ago. when
Ms. Touce,s nephew enjoyed the monopolg.
worthy of it. authors. Admitting II 70 De true,
how dues it affect the question t1at the Nasy De-
psr,m. ut paid much ulvre for coal than the same
ati, lie could have been puTchascd for No better
proof is waiting of the abuses which existed than
10 be found in the results of the recent competition
for coal when compared with the purchases by the
former Government agent. Re,pOnsible parties
now contract 10 supply the best quality OF anhra-
cite coal al - - per tun. subject To inspection
when the firm of tch Mrs. Toucsys nephew Was
a member charged - - per tuu, and did all the
inspection for themselves. which is considered
,ana 10 another large margin of profit Ia TIE
small order from the Bureau OF CONSTRUCTION tor
1900 tuDs. $4,000 were saved rs between The
prices under the two systems. watch would nave
gone into the pockets of MIR. Touceys pets and
connections had not the agency been abolished,
where many tens Of thousands found their VA!
before.
The refusal of Mr.. Golden to take the ace
which was rendered HIM. is considered as fore
shadow ing be fall of LoId Pnlmerstons Ministry at
DO distant day. Wien toe Interest wlth which
be is Identified is thus excluded from all practical
connection with The Government, 1t ls not difficult
to suppose that their yDpatties will be less active
than IA the other relation. At best, It is doubtful
If there te any real bond of union between thcn
and the Ministry. They combined temporarily for
a gwen object, and that being achieved IN the ex
puision OF Lord Derby from power, the elements
which composed the majority are fast returning TO
their original positions, leaving the Dew Premier IN
predcameht at the very outset " his present AZ
tempt to administer the Government lie coz
iryed to hold on, however, during The Crlmein
war; after several votes in the Commons showing
him to be in actual minority, AMI be- may DE- as
fortunate now, even ii deserted By the Radic,
RetOrmeTR,