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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

The PRINTING CORRUPTION FUND IN CONGRESS-
TERRIBLE ExPosURE.-We publish today the
report Of the House Committee on Public Ex-
penditures, together with the most important
portions of the testimony touching the printing
of Congress, presented yesterday to the House
Of Representatives, from which the reader will
see that all we have hitherto said about this
Congressional printing being source of cor
ruption, employed by both parties alternately,
is more than borne out
It will be perceived that the printing could
be done for just half what 1t costs, and leave q
good profit to the printers, but that dou-
BILE price is deliberately paid by Con-
gress in order that miserable, sinking party
papers may be held up by the chin,
like drowning men who cannot swim. 1t will
be observed that those who are elected print
ers are no printers at all; for Instance, honest
Tom Ford, who made sundry arrangements
about which he refused to tell. But both he
and Defrees-the Seward and Weed candi-
date-tell enough to show the kind of bar
gains they made with the republican party in
the House, every member OF which entered into
the corrupt compact by voting for the candi-
dates, except Mr.. Adams, Of Massachusetts,,
who was ashamed Of 80 fragrant business
The immaculate republicans denounced the
democracy for their participation in the print
ing swindle, and the substituting Of newspapers,
and now they are caught in the same practices
themselves, and are presented to the world as
SO many Tartufes, claiming high political puri-
ty and public morality, while they ere stepped
70 the lips in the foulest corruption.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

INsoLyENr DEBroRs' BnL-A bill to abolish
all dsbts-to wipe them ont a. If they had
never existed has passed the Senate of this
State, and il now before the Assembly. The
bill provides that any debtor two-thirds Of
whose debts have been due one year may, on
filing an inventory and making an assignment.
be discharged from such debts forever, and
that be can begin again the following year,
and act the same farce, if any one will trust him
again. Even trustees, executors, guardians
and fraudulent debtors are included; all. with
out exception, may be whitewashed by this
universal brueh. Verify there is good time
coming for all who owe anything milleu-
MUM for bsnkrupts. This sort Of legislation
reminds us of the demsgcguicsl bills proposed
by the agrarians in the republic Of ancient
Rome, to abolish all debts and give every man
farm.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

TIE ELECTION N RHODE IsIAND.-This cleo
ton comes off two days after the election in
Connecticut, and is only second to it In impor-
lance as indicating the feeling of the people Of
the New England States at this perilous crisis
in the history Of the country. In the Presiden-
tial election of 1862 Rhode Island was carried
by the democracy. The vote was as follows
Pierce, s,735; Scott, 1926; Hale, 744-thus
giving Pierce majority Of 465, and plurali-
ty of l,lO9. In 1856 the vote for President
was:-Fremont, IL ,467; Buchanan, 6,6S0; Fill
more, 1875. Fremont's plurality over Bu-
chanan was thus 4,7S7, and majority over all,
3,ll2. Last year the vote for Governor was:-
For Dyer. republican, 1922; for Potter, demo-
crat, 3,6ls-republican majority, s,so4-which,
it will be seen, is a very small vste. The total
votes for the three periods here indicated were
as follows
1852, total vote. 900
1856, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1887
l6oS, ................s...... II, AaU
This last is not half the vote, for. according
to the ratio Of increase from 1852 to 1856,
which was 2,sl7, the vote ought to increase
about 8, 800 in 1860, which would make the full
vote at present about $4,000, or more than
double what was brought out in 1859. There
is, therefore, in Rhode Island, as well as in
Connecticut, q reserve conservative vote-a
vote of from IL 900 to 10000; and this is the
hope of the democracy in the State--their off
set against the prestige Of 1904 republican
majority last year. The same interests and the
same motives ought to sway the people Of
Rhode Island as the people of Connecticut in
the coming contest, and if they are only true
to themselves, the State will now 20 as 1t went
in 1852.
If Connecticut should declare against black
republicanism, and Rhode Island should follow
it's example, that would be double victory
whose moral effect would be instantly felt
throughout the country, and which would be
the sure harbinger Of other victories In the
Middle States, if not in New England. Even
il Connecticut should fail in its duty to the
country, that would be no reason why Rhode
Island should commit similar error, but, on
the contrary, DO strong reason for the con-
servative elements Of the State making greater
exertions than ever to redeem New England
from the disgrace and the peril of going COM
pletely black republican. Thus "little Rho
dy," the smallest Of all the States, may have
the credit of playing q highly important part
in the Presidential campaign, by being the first
to stem the tide Of Northern fanaticism, and
TO afford to the South the practical argument
of the ballot box, that there is justice still at
the North, and that there is no necessity for
breaking up the Union and forming new con-
federacy Of Southern States.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

The Now York Decentralization for
Europe.
The Cunard mail steamship Asia, Capt Lott, will leave
shs port to morrow, for Liverpool
The mails for Europe Win close in this city at half past
sino O'Clock to morrow morning.
m EUROPEAN sDsnoS o. rm HERALD win b published
NINE O'Clock In the morning Single copies, in wrap
pers, nix cents
Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition Of the
New York HERD viii be received It the following o.css
IN Europe
L0sDoH.. Sampson Low, Son 4 Co. Il Ludgate Hui.
hnstns, Starr Co., u KING William street
PAKs. lansing Balt wn 4 o. pace de Ia Bourse
LvHaPooL Lansing, Starr Co., No. 9Caspei street
r. Stnsrtt 10 Exchange street, East
4AvHs... lansing, ssld~in o. q rue Cornsius.
hAAhuRo. Dc ChapesnrcSgs K Co.
Inc contents OF the EuRorsAx Eornos on ras HxR.
VII combine the received BY mail and t..or,nh !,
sns ooc during the prsvo week and up 70 the hour Of
publication.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

CHARLESTON DnnoAIn IN WASHINGTON. the past
week. says the dv, forty y delegates to the Charles
ton Convention have been IN Washington feeling their
way, - were. This N old practice, this custom Of
repairing 10 the federal metropolis aer being elected
delegates 70 democratic national conventions, 10 consult
with the leading democratic party men In public LIE from
different sections of The country - to the best nominations
that can b made, making up their minds - 10 Tho
their duties.
Fsyette NcNullen Of Virginia. defeated In 1885, has d.
clared himself candidate for Congress from the Abng ian
district. "
TN LANGUAGES IN wncorHS.-The public documents q
the ssAte Of Wisconsin generally printed n the Ea8
sh German, Norwegian, Dutch, wesh Irish aAd Frsach
languages.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

Here, then, we see that the whole vote is CAL
culated at 96,325, and it will probably reach
I00,0 900, showing reserve vote OF from IL 900
to 10000, which was not polled at the last State
election, but which will certainly be brought
out in the coming contest. As this reserve
vote is conservative vote, and % the republi.
can majority was only 1892 last year, there is
every prospect Of handsome majority for the
Seymour ticket and the conquest of the State
ia the interest Of the Union and the constitu.
ton, against the revolutionary designs Of the
republican party.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27
A VERY GENEROUS ACr.-We find the follow.
ing paragraph in the Savannah Republican, Of
the z2d inst:-

UNBCassARny ruRY The NEW York HERLp 10 making
terrible To DO the enormous expense q living ~
Charleston during the Democratic Convention The HERALD
need not trouble se for will hardly suffer serious loss
from The expense Of s aacAsx We paid the hotel biz OF
m reporter 10 the Southern Commercial Conventon four
years ego, and that is the last Of II.
Twas very generous Of the Republican editor
to psJ the hotel bill of this individual, whoever
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

The CenneotIcut Elsotlsu-Its Inpsr-
tance.
In another column we publish an article
from the Boston alias on the Conn ,csl-
cut election. Its allegation thst We have
misrepresented facts we have already dIspos ID
Of in commenting on the statement of the IT.
6one. We have shown how Connecticut will
be vitality injured in her manufacturing int
rests through her intimate connection with
New York city, should she play 80 suicidal q
part as to vote the republican ticket But the
article from our Boston contemporary shows
how great importance is justly attached to the
struggle by one of the organs of the republican
party in the New EugIand States The New
York Tribune also perceives the effect which
the result will have upon the destinies of re-
publicanism throughout the country, either
giving 1t q new impetus which will probably
render it triumphant in the conflict of next No
vember, or dealing it heavy blow from which
it may never recover. The carrying of the
coming election by the democracy will have
the same effect upon the conservative cause
that the terrible passage of the Bridge Of Lodi
had upon the Italian campaign of the elder
Napoleon, and the bloody passage of the Ticino
at Magenta had upon the campaign Of Me-
poleon ILL.,, resulting in making both masters
of Milan and all Lombardy, and ultimately
defeating the Austrians in the strug y'e.
There is every probability that the conserva.
tive elements of the State will reconquer it to
patriotism. In 1852 it voted the democratic
ticket by a plurality of $3.50 over the wing
ticket, though on the whole vote democracy
was in minority by 270 votes. In 1856 1t
voted for republicanism, and has done SO ever
since, but with the majority continually lessen
ing. In 1856 the republican majority was up
wards of 5000. In 1858 it was 2,47l. Last
year it was only 1852. The whole vote last
year was 1876; in 1856 it was 81, being
1889 more. Now, if we add the natural in
crease of voters, judging from the increase from
1852 to 1856, OF 1857 votes, there ought to be
an increase of some 10000 votes at the Presi-
DENTAL election next fall, and making some
1880 votes of an increase upon the whole vote
of last ear. Indeed we would not be surprised
il the whole vote would reach 100000. The
following table will show the reader at glance
the data on which we found our calculation:--
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

THR BRYANT NnsrRKa-These very popular deiineasors
Of the African Opera are drawing crowded houses every
night TO Mechanics Hail. Nr. Horn has lately joined
the troupe in place Of Mr. Bryant who has gone upon
atour in Europe for his health. Nr. Horns
metropolis has been especially gratifying 10 his numerous
admirers. With Jerry bryant and horn the mnsftels
have degree OF comic force which could scarcely 10
telled In tts peculiar line.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

not get almighty dollars In suhicient number
for themselves The tnrning up Of the whites
Of their eyes to heaven d all CANNON.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

The Crry RAILROAD SwNDIE AT ALBANY
We understand that the mammoth railroad
gridiron of George Law, and the six little grid
iron bills now in the Assembly, have formed
coalition and in all probability viii pass.
The railroad forces of the lobby, it is sup
posed, completed their arrangements last night,
In which event the bills will be taken up to-
day If the House reaches that kind of business.
Thus New York is to be sold at Albany to q
parcel Of hungry speculators-its rights and
privileges to be made away with, without the
consent or sanction Of its citizens. This is one
Of the groesest swindles which has ever been
perpetrated, even by the Albany Legislature.
These railroads are worth millions of dollars;
they belong of right to this city, and to dispose
of them in this fashion is an outrage which no
language is strong enough to condemn in the
terms ii deserves.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

TIE UNITED STATES MAIL Sr1AASnr ILLINOIS, Captain s.
P. Grim, proceeded down the bay yesterday morning.
Trial trip, and returned in the afternoon pier
North river, preparatory to her departure for Southam
ton and Havre, April. This favore ship hiss been
roughly rebuilt and reGed for the European service.
Her engines have 5cssls Dickersons adjustable steam
cut CTS, ana work with unsurpassed power surety asd
smco,tness making fifteen revolutions per under
apressure Of IL pounds Of steam. We note great
ducon in the price OF passage this ship England
and France
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

NmIo's GARDEN" Willy O'Reilly," new Irish drama
of the serio comic domestic school, produced
night received with marked favor by crowded house,
The plot Of the piece, which in present shape
the work Of Mr.. a. G. Plunke IN actor and dramaust
favoraby known to the public mot strkingly novel
as to need any elaborate description IT is fact the
old story Of Irish Meths witty, lghthearted peasant,
who 70 entrspped into criminal complications, but
ceeds in vindcatng h integrity; the trueheared Irish
girl and the oppressed tenant make up tho chief
racters Of the story, which Is cleverly illustrated
in feries Of effective dramatic pictures Mr.. Barney
Williams has q r6'e In which he Is perfectly 1t home.
He plays the character Of the Irish peasant with ali ~
ing shades and nice gradatsons In thoroughly
tstc way, and In this speciality stands preemnent In
fact since Power Mr.. Williams has held undisputed Dos
session Of thu neld Mrs. Williams looked q pretsy =
ever, and asted with al her usual wsp The play has
q. Maeder, young but very clever artist received
great deal Of merited appreciation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

CONTESTED SEATS IN THE HOUSE BLAIR VS..
BARRET-We publish elsewhere a letter from
Mr.. Baret, the Representative in Congress for
the city of St. Louis, and recommend the 'docu-
ment to the especial attention of Mr.. Blair, who
contests Mr.. Barrels seat. In an election
which was very closely contested, and where
the sharpest possible lookout was kept by all
parties, Mr.. Barrett was returned by seven or
eight hundred majority. Mr.. Blair now makes
q charge Of fraud, and attempts, as the sitting
member alleges, to prejudice the case In the
public press This is very like the Blair tactics,
and probably Mr.. Bsrret is more than half
right In any aspect of the matter the offer
made by Mr.. Barrett is Q fair one. He pro-
poses the matter shall be left to the arbitrameRt
of Mr.. Bisir's political friends, and should they
decide that he (BarreD has no right to the seat,
he will resign 1t. If Blair has any case what.
ever, here is certainly fair chance for him to
make it apparent
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

WINTER GARDEn--Tbe exact period when the Opeea
season nj this theatre, under NJ Aaressks direcsoa
viii commences, has not yet been definitely Fixed Tns
engagement Of Miss Kate BAtenan, who now nightly
performing in the drama Of "Evangene" does not ex
pre until the 10th of April 70 that the Opera cannot
given in Easter week Ut this house.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

GETTY LvCEuM. yonken-w0op's NNsrRRrs II
HEnroriAH SoN0s, DANcss, 40.
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0OLDBECK's MUefC HALL. No. 76s Broadway
SncoND eoIRrx OF TIE CHAMBER CoNcssr UNION
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

will be opened for navigation on Monday next
AS general thing. 1t is always opened the
earliest in the season, and long in advance Of
our own canals. The early opening Of the
Weiland Canal is most important to those in
terested in is trade. Connecting lakes Erie
ipg all the early produce of the country which
goes across the ocean to Europe This is one
of the principal causes of the ruin aud desruc-
ton OF our canals. They are not opened for
navigation until late in the season, when
large quantity of produce has already gone to
Europe, and the consequence is that other en-
terprises grow rich at their expense, while
they decay. g rsm
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

GRAVE = aAsone AoAnsr TIE TEN Covsx.
Soas csrssts S,sry srsu charges involvtae
dsuDlsnnsss. proase,s,, aad jndscsncy-havs
been made BY oss Of ssr cssempSrsriss against
tho Ainshouss Gsvernors, and the ~especsabse
members Of that Beard have ,sadsrsskea 10 il
ves,igs'e tAsm, a., indeed, II ia i'm >erntve econ
them to do But this il not enough. The Leuis-
iature also should take the MISTER up and
have it thoroughly ventilated, for that body
has the power to compel witnesses 70 ta.<iSy
as to the management Of the Aimshoass De-
partment and xll other facts connected vish
tbese serious allegations. II Is remarkable
that, for along time past whispers have bssa
circulated abroad concerning the state Of a.
fairs In the Alnshouse Department, similar 70
those charges of extravaganza, proligscy, IN
deceDcy and drunkenness 30 openly made b.
our contemporary, and the public have been
generally disposed to believe them. We hsvs
heard such charges bres.hed before, and ~
are inclined to think that the general opinion
is that the Almshouse Department Is about the
worst managed in the city, and that some Of the
managers are very little better than many ~
the inmates of some of the Institutions under
their control. Therefore 1t becomes necessary
for the Board OF Ten Governors and the Legs
lature to have these charges rigidly invests
gated, and, if the imputstioDs should prove nm
true that the public mind may be relieved
from impressions 80 very unfsvorAble to the
morality and good conduct of the Governors.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

OkDERDOEK HALL, 4eS Grand sreet--HAYrI Mr..
gensn II SONGS, DANCES, bunixsouKs, Ac-Dovs IN ALA
DANA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

NATIONAL CONCERT SALOON, National Theasre-
soEos, DANCES, BuRLEsouEs &c.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

NIB1oT SALOON. Broadway two Cn.rsry's Ms
BfREB F SONGS, DANCES, 10 - fHs ToopLxs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

BRYAKTg BfNfTBELS Mechanics Hail. 479 Broad way -
DuRlIsouEs, SONGS DAscEs, Ao.-Ws yHx HLIs
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-11-17

TIE AMATEUR CREOLE BAND-This band
OF musicians, composed of young gentlemen
creoles about town, gave then first serenade
a few evenings since, on which occasion We
bad the honor Of coming in for a share of their
exhilirating music, and which of course de.
served something erhiIiratiRg on our part in
return. II We failed to come up to the expecta-
tons of our musical young friends on that
occasion-for everything seemed "helter-
skelter" and non-coineatible in the way Of our
liquids,-w trust that a second trial will find
US better prepared.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-11-17


riShts-a p'a''o'n'' "o' VI ""'>' ~
composed VI '"e '"''ou' u"
th'rty years "ar-h's oee" u'>P''''" "''
worn on me mats o' sumo u gu.
izehs. lhe i'e'hS j. E'"''" W. O57
m'ltary companies u '"'"'i' "''''S
artlllery' Il meeting VI vi '''"7"' -
oou'h organizing 'f '"o P'o'''''"
South, Is caIeu lof 'aiS evening a' '"e OO"'
House.
We perceive many prominent se"'''ln'" ",
the Bel y E''re'' part! 'n'''''"6 "'""' ""'
enthusiastically IN tae ca"Nc' ""n We '"",'o'
DOUBT tha' any ma'e''ai u''S'S,s " 'r
can eAIS' j" '"' P"'"" ~ ~ "'
priety OF our CIT "''S o'S""'~"'
Tor sei-protsct'oh' III VIE" % '"e "o'''"
ment gong INTO the hands OIL Il party T'"'!
to SerV'Ie 'h>urrectoh' raPIhe all" mu'"eI
and the ATTEST OF whose statesmen out a It"
weeks oacN' spoke oo'u'y' ID case u TIC SUE
cess OF that party o. d'Soand'"S our army
and navy as useless Ut o"'y 10 prevent sue
cessiuI revolution III 'h' save states
We have therefore been "l"re"arnea a.
to what we may may expect III the event OF
L'nco'n'S election or the election o. I h'a'H
Republican to the Presidency ana 't""' De
our own iauit no" II W" are not 'Iore'ilhed
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-11-17

THE St. CHARLES HoTEI.-The extern
sive improvements i'll the interior ar
engagements for the accommodation of
visitors, which have been in progress
during the summer, are now complete,
and this widely known and highly po-
pular hotel is now in fine order for the
reception and entertainment of guests.
1t has been thoroughly cleansed and re-
painted, from roof TO basement, the pub
lie rooms have been beautifully decorat-
ed, and the private apartments have been
put in renewed order, and were never
so comfortable as they now are.
During the summer Just closed, the
st. Charles has had "a season of hitherto
unsurpassed prosperity, and from pres
ent appearances the winter months will
bring it a proportional amount Of sue.
cess. What competition oev the st.
Charles may have, its reputation, its
position, and, what is equal to all these,
the enterprise, ability and exertions of
its liberal conductors, Messrs. Hildreth
& Co., will always make it the favorite
headquarters of visitors to New Orleans
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-11-17

The SEcEDISG SrArEs.--To give any
thing like a correct knowledge of the i'm
portant and deeply exciting manifestations
that have been made the past week in the
seeding States of Georgia and South Carolina,
we deemed it best to give an abstract of the
mails Of each day as received, containing
telegraphic dispatches from that interesting
section, which will be found elsewhere in our
paper, which is a summary of all the important
acts by the people Of those States, in view OF
separating from the Union.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-11-17

THE ST. LOUIS HorEL.-But a single
week has elapsed since this favorite
family hotel has been opened to the pub
lie, for the season, and its corridors, its
halls, its parlors, its dininS-rooms, all
present the appearance of our being in
the midst Of the season. Never vas the
st. Louis so completely arranged for
the quiet and elegant entertainment OF
the travelling public, as well as resi-,
dents, as it is this season. Messrs. Hail
& Co. have been as successful as indie
fatigable in carrying out their plans
for the establishment of the st. Louis
as one of the best among the first class
hotels, not only of the South, but of the
whole Union.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-11-17

BgRGER's BMIIAnDs.-A New York pa
per SAYS (but we will not vouch for the
full truth Of the story that Berger, the
great billiard player, who is now aston
iShing Gotham, places two balls upon
the table, one at each end of his cue,
and a third in his coat pocket. BY a
sudden jerk of the cue he sends the
balls in opposite directions; they strike
the end cushions, return to the centre
of the liable, and collide with enough
force to bound into his coat pocket ard
carom on the ball previously placed
there. On Thursday evening last he
played what lie calls the double cue
game. lie uses two cues at once. On
Wednesday evening he performed a
most remarkable feat. He made double
carom-on the table and one ofl-by
striking a ball with one end Of his cue
and a spectators cyc-ball with the other.
The spectator pocketed his fist in Mr.
Bcrger's ear, who instantly returned the
shot with a carom on the spectators
nose.