New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-21
DOUGLAS IN MARYLAND.


The Douglas men in Maryland, unlike those in
North Carolina, have both ability and courage.
They have determined upon running Douglas
electoral ticket, and WILL in oil human probability,
be able to cast several thousand votes in the State
Indeed, Senator Pearce was reported as saying at
the close of the session, thatMayand would 60 for
Bel aDd Everett The bulk of the Douglas strength
lies in Baltimore CT y aud county, and in the cOun-
ties of Allegheny and Frederick. The leaders are
Gen. Hammond Mr.. Sh,iver and Messrs. May,
Cuttings, and Brent of Baltimore city.
THE POTOMAC AoUEDUCT.
TIE army of jobbers are already circling about
to get the good things of the Potomac Aque-
duct work. Contractors whose claims were cut
off or cut down under Capt Meigs, anticipate that
under the new regime their demands will Be allow
ed. III Capt. Beobam should shoulder them off,
resort would be had to the Secretary of War.
THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE.
host IF clerks in the Department tighten the
labors and expenses of the Breckenridge Commit
tee by indorsing and frankiog campaign documents,
which are low being sent off at the rate of twenty
or thirty thousand the day.
THE PRESIDENT S STUMP SPEECH.
I scarcely credit the report that the Presidents
stump speech of the other evening is one of the
Committees selection, as the Administrations can
didste for President of the Breckenridge Club here
was beat off BY the sensible men much to the NOR
tifcation Of the Office holders, The Administra-
ton is ignored as much as possible.
THE CASE OF sCaNABEL.
The Administration endeavored to force the
trial to day of Mr.. Schnabel for beating Geo.
Bowman, but did not succeed. TIE unquestiOned
object was to get Dir. Scbnabe into jail through
the action of the Criminal Judge here, in order to
keep him out of the Presidential canvass. Mr.
Bradley, Mr.. Sehnabels counsel, so stated, sub
stantialy, in Court.
-" WAsHIseTos, Friday, July 90 1869.
The number Of acres embraced 10 the proclamation
for the public land sales in Minnesota IN October DeX
is four millions snd three quarters In loos, seven
millions were offered bat owing to the pressure and
iatsretssion of settlers all except seven hundred
thousand acres was withdraw. year ago. OF tue
two or three millions of offered for sale The ancs
pre8mp'ed omitted, AZ further relef 10 seuers
fhe rue is that the oldest surveyed lands are first
offered.
The pumber of acres included in the proc'amations
for saes in the Territories OF Kansas ana Neofasha III
August is seven millions. ooo
From the LIST of January to the Is, Of July A,20o
passports were issued fro the state DE 'ar .nen-
about three-ffIs of them TO natnrazed clzens. The
pumter now issuing ia comparatively small.
The Breckenridge National Executive COMMITTEE
have il Is sad made arrangements for printing 5tOOOo
copies of President Buchsnans recent rat iicatlon
speech. -,. c,,,
The case of the United States agt Ellis B. Schna"el
for assault and battery on Gen. Bowman, was taken
up IN the Criminal Court to-day, and postponed t De
cember, owing 10 the absence of Messrs. Covode,
Winslow, Robinson Of Illinois members OF the iale
Covo1e COMMITTED, and the Hon. Henry May, WIT
nesses for the defense.