New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-31
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Special DisIatet to The n. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON Dec 20 i56O
TdE GREAT ROBBERY.

The Secretary of the Interior has. under the
suggestion of member Of the Committee of In.
yestigation, ordered all The trust bonds in his
department to be stamped so as to designate
their ownership. This common precaution would
have prevented the recent robbery from being
beneficial to the thieves, in and out Of office, who
divided that booty among themselves.
THE GRAHAM AssAtIT.
John Graham, who assaulted 1, r, Williams OF
New-Yolk, here recently, submitted his case {,
the Court Yesterday, and was fined $50.
TIE SOUTH CAROLINA POsTaiAsTlRs AND 1,.f..
IECToRs.
Secretary Holt has addressed circular 80 80
POstmasters IN South Carolina, req.iriag tbcm
TO- answer whether they intend to rccoglg, the
authority Of the United States aud d. charge
their duty under the laws. II they repy GtEi-
lively the mails will be stopped. No r. ignaton
has yet been reeeted from Mfr. Hug r. Post
master at Charleston, and the Government il per
| forming postal service for n people who reFudi-
ate it and appropriate the revenues 20 their own
use, as is now publicly avoWed.
Mr. Colcock, Collector Of Charleston, Issues
papers and clearances in the name Of South
Carolina, which render every vessel subject to
seizure, being entirely illegal. All shipowners
should know that such documents cannot be recog-
nized and they incur rick of con6scaton for
violating the revenue laws.
THE PRESIDENT AND TIE STOLEN BONDS.
1t is confidently stated that several Thousand
bonds, bearing numbers advertised by the Interior
Department, were purchased by Messrs. Riggs &
Go. Of this city, IN New-York, for account Of the
President, ard are or were recently held by
him. OF course, he is expected to set good
especially as he saves about $4,000 per annum
of his pay.
THE COMMITTEE OF THRTy-THREE.
The Committee Of Thirty three yesterday adopt
ed Mr.. Adsmss proposition to admit New Mex
| co, the following five Republicans dissenting:
Messrs, Kellogg, Washburne, Morrill, TaPpau
ard Robinson. 1t was sustained by Messrs.
| Adams, Campbell, COrwin, Curtis. Dunn, Ferry,
| Howard, Humphrey, and Windom, together with
Messrs. Burch of California, Bristow Of Ken
| tucky, and Winter Davis. The rest Of the
South who were present, voted adversely. This
| is tic utuost concession the Republicans are
| willing 10 make. and Il does not commend their
united support now. Mr.. Adams proposed il in
a patriotic spirit of Cancellation, in order to de-
morstrate that there was no such obstinate purpose
! 30 refuse any ADVANCE as had been charged.
Before tlis proceeding, MIR. Nelson substituted
| MIR Critten9ens proposition, already published,
for his own. Mr. Ccrwin moved TO amend it b.
striking out the clause recognizing and PROTECTING
Shaver! in the territory hereafter TO be acquired
| south Of the Missouri Line. 3 n test, which
| carried, II to TO- Then the proposition, as thus
| amended, was defeated by nearly reversal Of
| tie former vote. whereupCn Messrs Miles Taylor,
| Winslow, and Houston retired from the Commit
tee. FIVE Southern Members having been previ-
Ously absent
II is obvious, from these sigus, that the South
will Insist on the ultimatum Of Slavery below the
Missouri line nos and hereafter unless the peo
pie Tepudiate the drm0gogUes here. They can
rever obtain that concession and therefore may
proceed with that knowledge. Even if this was
| granted blr. Hunter aud others would demand
a charge in the mode OF clectiDg a President by
referring if TO the Congressional districts Their
ingenuity is rhcked TO contriye some scheme by
which the natural growth Of the North and it,
expansion of political power may be restricted
| or cOunteryaLed.
TIE RECENT LOAN.
| The Bank Of Commences has obtained the re-
Iuainder of tue Treasury notes at II per cent.
TIE NAVY ACCEPTASCRs.
The acceptances of the Navy Department, al
luded to IN my Saturday. dispatch, were given,
| hear, for the Chiriqui grant purchase made Of
A. W. Thompson and associates by Secretary
| Toucey last year. The Secretary recOnmond ed
| in bis report an appropriation Of 100000, l
| think, for carrying out this purchase, but Con-
| gress did not act excepting to send Comms
sioncr to Central America to investigate the mat
| ter. The acccptances are accompanied by an
| opinion of Attorney General Black that they are
valid ard binding on the Government, on the
ground that tie appointing of tie Commissioner
by Congress was in effect confirmation Of the
purchase.
To Tie Associated Press
WAsHiNGIOh, Saturday, Dec. -, 1860.
Postmaster General Holt to-day ordered warrants t.
be- dawn in favor Of the mail contractors in South
Carolina for about tlinysix thousand dollars beng
tie balance to The credit of the department deposited
with lie Assistant Treasurer at Charleston, thus Sc
cuiug the postal service all accrued funds In that
tect Ding State.
The PEN &, ,auia Legislature viii meet on Tuesday
reyf / learn from a weinfOrmed gentleman, just
grIiy, frn, Har itburg who und cOnyersed with
the State officers and Legislators elect, that one OF the