New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-01
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der date Of the 2sth the Washington CORES.

Under date of the 26th the Washington cores
pondent of the New York Herald writes:
Senator Benjamin appeared before the Covode
Committee to-day, and was examined at great
length In regard to the Sloo contract and the Tehu
antepec route referred to by Elwood Fisher in his
testimony. He refuted and entirely exploded each
and every statement of Fishers by reading from
the official documents printed by order Of the
Senate, and also denied the additional statements
in regard to the instructions which Fisher swore
the President had given LaSere and Benjamin
while they were in Mexico. Mr.. Benjamin COM
pletely exploded the whole fabric reared by Fisher
and successfully indicated the President against
the charges preferred by the Sloo party, and II
anybody had cause Of personal complaint against
the President it was himself and his associates.
Mr.. Davidge, President Of the Pacific Steamship
Company, was also examined in regard to the
statements made by Mr. Barney before the COM
mittee, relative to the johnson contract, and also
in reference to Barney's credibility and RESPONSE
bility. He told them that he looked upon Barney
as a mere adyerturer, without means or. capital,
and that he did not consider him irresponsible man
to carry out contract Of that nature that he had
been to him often for the purpose Of getting him
{Mr. Davidge) to aid him in his operations, but
that he always declined having anything to do
with him.
Mr.. Barney also appeared before the committee,
and was severely r0ss-examined by Gov. Wins
low in regard to some of his former statements,
which he finally acknowledged he was mistaken
about.
Patrick Laferty was before the same committee
to-day. He is boss carpenter in the Philadelphia
Navy Yard, and testified that subscriptions OF from
one hundred dollars down to smaller sums were
coerced from the subordinate officers in the yard,
in 1850 to carry the election in favor of Collec
tor Bakers ticket. Because he would not sub
scribe and vote the ticket he was removed. He
never knew such practce under any other ad-
ministration.
Mr. Brumaker, an officer in the Philadelphia
Custom house, also testified that he refused to
subscribe or vote as indicated above, and was re-
moved.
John G. Dunn, clerk in the Philadelphia Post
office, testified that he was removed for the same
reasons. M
1t is in evidence before the Coyode Committee
that these abuse have been reported to the several
heads of departments by District Attorney Van
Dyke. The Republican members of the committee
will make the most Of the fact, in their report that
Mr.. Van Dyke, who made the report, is removed
from office, while the men against whom the COM
plants were made are retained IN once.
TIE DErALcATIoN IN THE NEW YORK PosT- Or
FrcE.-The Postmaster. General, in compliance
with the resolution of the Senate calling upon him
to inform that body when the Department had any
knowledge that defalcation existed on the part
Of Mr.. Isaac v. Fowler, to-day sent the following
communication to the Senate
81 have the honor to state that was for the
first time informed Of the defalcation OF Mr. Fow-
Ter on the morning of the 10th OF May, on which
day he was by the President removed. have no
reason to believe that any knowledge of this defai
cation existed in the Department before the day
mentioned. In tue month OF April, during my ap-
sence in the South, a telegraphic dispatch APP
peared in New York, alleging that there was de-
ficit In the accounts of the Postmaster at New
York and the First Assistant, and the then Acting
Postmaster General, informs me that In cense-
quence his apprehensions were awakened. The
Postmaster, however, came to Washington, and
his accounts were balanced in the Auditor office
up to the 3lst of December, 1859, which quieted
the fears that had been excited The defalcation
since discovered could not be detected and yeri-
fed until the accounts for the quarter ending the
3lst of March, 1860, had been audited, which was
not completed until May, 1860. a5
Two THOUSAND BusHELs OF TROUT AT One
HAUL.-The fisheries of the Eastern Shore of Viz
ginia have been remarkably successful this season,
such quantities having been taken that i has been
found impossible to preserve them the een .sa
quence is that large quantities have been cafsed
/ up on the adjacent farms as manure. Az oile Iaui
4 last week two thousand bushels OF srout W W.
4 pulled up. The seine stopped IN SIX 10Y Ha.eh,
4 and it being impossible to land sucl an immense
4 quantity the seine had to be opened tnat poruoh
I migbt escane Onehalf were accordingly iet OUT
| and one Thousand bushels pulled ashore. IRIS oe-s
Cured In Northampton. INorfolk Day BOOB.
r,vr Ara1oAN-The greatest curiosity ever
hranoht to Barnwell was o live African, who made
h hioa annrarance here on Saturday last. He was
eaptured n few miles from this place BY MIR. =. y.
4 owens, and sent here for safe keeping until his
/ oyner comes for him. He had wandered of from
others, il is supposed, belonging TO Mr.. Lamar. OF
\ Georgia. He can speak but little Englsh, anu y