New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-15
WHAT IS SAID About II.


was fuIl Of sympathy for Mr. Fowler, and stranger
might have been pardoned for considering him very
il-used persop. .
At the Post-Ofice very little was aaid, the officials
studously denying all knowledge Of the matter not
gained from THE EvEsrSe TRIBUNE and other papers.
Mr.. Orfut, clerk in the AUDITOR Office Of the Gene
raj Post Office Department at Washington, was in the
office here making an examination Of the books. Tho
Hon. Horatio King First Assistant Posuaster-ene-
raj land in fact the head Of the Department., had
taken possession, and will remain until the business
Strengthened 1t is supposed that the examination win
occupy at least week. Thus far no changes In the
employees proposed.
Among Democratic politicians there is some very
free talk. The friends Of Douglas affirm that the
matter has been pressed since the Charleston Conven-
ton more through spite than from any desire TO vndi-
cate the people II is certain that the deficiency has ex-
listed ever since DIR. Buchanan came into ohice; ana
now is chargedthat il would have been arranged or
concealed If the New-York Delegation at Charleston
had obliged the Administration BY abandoning Doug
las On the other hand Is denied that factious feel
ing had anything to do with it, that Mr.. Fowler had
been INDUCED the utmost possible extent with times
but that instead of reducing the amount OF hs ndeot
edness ii was rapidly increasing, and the possibility OF
his making his square at the close OF the June
quarter was utterly hopeless; that the Government
could not bear with him longer, and had 20 informed
him.
II il said, and generally believed that great por-
ton of Mr. Fowers money spent in 1856 to carry
the State of Pennsylvania for Buchanan. lie was
then and has been SINCE liberal fault in political
contributions. 1t was under his patronage and in bis
rooms, that the celebrated New-York Houel meeting
LaId oh fund Wa iuzd
previous to the Presidential election, and Mr.. Fowler
was among the most liberal. He was but a few years
ago repued to he worth sl500O0 all of which, 1t is
said by those who know linn well has been spent for
party purposes.
While universally recognized az good fellow"
so called his style Of living extravagant at
least for his position He was not addicted 10 fast LIFE
fast women, sporting gambling, other ruinous ex-
travagances, and no suppose that any menonsble
amount has gone in such channels.
At the New-York Hotel, where he has lived for
several wears he is spoken of in the kndcst terms and
from the propretors 10 the humbest servant there is
general expression of regret and sympathy. 1t IL one
Of the few instances where falling man is not kicked
by his more fortunate neigbbors His disappearance
from the house was not particularly observed until the
newspaper announcements of the defacaton. II was
then that everybody recolected what had not be-
fore Teen observed that Mr.. Fowler bad for long
time manifested great uneasiness which his obser-
vers enormously supposed was in consequence
of tie distracted condition of the party OF
which be was so prominent leader 1t IL now known
that this uneasness from the consciousness that
the day of reckoning near at band, that he was
utterly unable to square his accounts and thai further
mercy at Washington out of the question.
There are thousand surmses TO his place Of con-
cealment. Those who say he went TO Europe on
Saturday, are contradicted by those who saw him on
Sunday 1t is quite probable that he is stilln or near
the city. Last night there story ahoat that ne
had committed suicide; but there was no foundation
for the rumor which probably grew out the suicide
of Mcdonald,
Among his personal friends the feeling Is painful in
deed. He joyial, generous companion, and
closely endeared to many of the most eminent Of our
citizens. Unless these men exaggerate their feelings,
they would be glad at any moment to raise the full
amount of missing money and freely give it to Dir.
Fowler to restore him to the honorable position from
which he has fallen.
Those who take the matter most eooliy the OFF,
cials OF the City Government. In some Of the Depart
mens defacaon has been reduced to a science, the
troubles of 1857 proved and nobody was punished,
or ever win be- the jewellers in the City Hal don't
tie necessity Tor man 10 Ictl Odu
as couple of hundred thousand dollars.
OF course there is lamentstion in Tammany Hall,
where Mr. Fowler has for three years been the Great
Mogr The members Of the Tanimany Society are
not communicative but the event is evidently serious
blow for them. Last night it was proposed by some
of them to call a special meeting to consider the
matter.
Owing to the many rumors in circulation last night
in relation to the apprehension of Mr.. Fowler, our r-
potter at late hour called upon U. s. Marshal Rynd-
ers at bis residence and learned from him that Mr.. +.
was still at large. Mr.. X. said that he had been UNI
able to obtain any information to his whereabouts.
There is scarcely doubt but that he has fed the city,
as person of political prominence and who Is an inh-
mate friend Of defauting postmaster assured our re-
porter that Mr.. Fowler was at least FIVE hundred miles
from New-York. Ii his opinion that the matter
would he settled and that Mr. Fowler had left the city
to avoid the odium of arrest.
The same person stated that if Mr.. Fowler had made
the matter known to his personal friends they would
have raised the amount for him in a few days and no
knew Of one man who would have given $500
Various rumors were afoat last night that Mr..
Fowler had committed suicide, but as far as we were
able to learn, they without foundation. HIS
personal friends think is about as well that he has
escaped arrest rs had he been taken into custody he
would heyond doubt have committed suicide.
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SycrssIos RATIFIED AT SAvAsNAH.-On Tuesday
evening sth inst, the Democracy of Savannah held
-, ,lat city 70 haar the report of their