New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-25

"aH''6 w Soduuo Cfouitss Dut bno NVitus Nv iodst
this part of IL has been too severely corneed up ~
entertain such proposition II is gratifying TO
know that all the letters which refer to political
topics speak plainly h favor Of having our troubles
adjusted without either war or separation, Ono
writer says: "Let the Republican Government bo
" peaceful to the utmost avoid firing the frst gun,
"but at the same time resolute and firm, asd the
"Union men of Georgia will be so strengthened as in
" time TO overcome the miserable handful Of leaders
"who bave precipitated these calamities upon U.s."
Another adds brief postscript Secession. "
" continued, viii make the South community OF
" beggars" at F - safaut -
New York should take notice of the recent aes Of
pennsylvania in repeating the tunnage tax on freight
passing over the Pennsylvania Railroad. This tax
Was levied TO protect the canals while owned by tbs
state. IL operated to prevent competition for
Western freight with the great New.York lines, a.
web as with the Baltimore and Ohio, road. On
some articles it amounted almost TO prohibition.
while on flour, grain, iron, cattle, or any other
property carried between Pittsburgh and Phiade.
phia, il amounted to 90 cents per tun, The tai
being now taken OF, freishts will diminish ia cost
10 like amoaat. What the result win be may be
gathered from what followed the repeal Of tho tar
on bitumnous coal in May, 1855. In the previous
year the quantity carried over the road vas about
so Od9 tuns but in 1859 it bad risen to 42l 600.
Wills making this reduction Of tax, we ncgce thse
your Canal Board has advanced the tolsOn western
freight 80 per cent, while the Canadians haze WOOL
Shed all tolls on corn, wheat -four, &c, doseined
for their shipping ports. The RECIPROCITY Teaty
drew off great quantities Of produces from tina old
routes Leading TO the Hadson, and still does So; bus
this increase of canal tos, coupled with the red5o
ton on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Inut ultimately
act iDjuriousy on the produce trade of Now YoEk.
That concern now holds 10th railroad ard canal Be-
tween this city and Pittsburgh 1t is believed tbat
great efforts win be made to bring to US Ire graisl
trade of Chicago and Milwaukee, of which your
city has 30 long had the lions share aud ttss eud.
den increase is about being witnessed. ID about
one year the Sunbury end Erie Railroad VIII bS
completed giving us a new avenue by wbleh~te up
the lakes. But all these advantages we haSe log
years struggled to secure, and New-York, out Of
her vast abundance can spare as much !" -Aoas
feeling it to be q loss.
The actual cost of supporting q ,565 prisoners IN
the county prison, during the past year, was S4o,-
III So. In 1856 il coat S9o, 600 10 support only
Ia 9sI, showing great reduction under ref0rmed
The commitments last year were
l0,8l0, an increase of near LOCO over the year
before. Rum and its results supply the usual large
proportion, some $1,000 being traceabe to thus
cause which the law continues to uphold, tempting
victims on one hand and Furnishing them on the
,ther for giving way to the very seductlons which
presents 10 them Our license system IL believed 20
De tho worst ever invented, under it the commit.
neuts for int0xicstOn have more than doubles
within four years Inc PRISON is sd crO"ucd th@s
wo or three prisoners are placed In one cell. Five
ire under sentence OF death.
Sorne notice has been made Of the building q
for anthracite coal az the workshops q
he Paris and Orleans Railroad, ia consequence %
no impression made on the mind of French geM
leman who recently Travelled among our coal mines
ID now said that Pennsy lyana coal can De deiir'
rod a Paris for Sc rs per tun, and that the ProsY
lect is GOOD for q new demand being created for ~
IN Tho French railroads, when they get 10 under'
tanding its use rs well as we do.
A curious case ia now up before our supreme
Court citizen OF LuzerDe County, Elisha harS
.s died some time ago. leaving o large farm, but
~ money. At the sale of his personal effectA
David liutchmachcr purchased an old article o.
l,rpt,ge giving IL cents for it. IL was stterwara
concluded 10 split il up for kndling wood, in doing
which the owner discovered o concealed deposik
Amounting 10 S3,754, in specie and notes. He I'M
notified the administrator OF the discov.
ery and the result was q suit 20 determine the
;ghtfIl ownership Of the money. The Luzerns
Court decided in favor Of the administrator, from
which the finder appealed TO the Supreme Court.
WOrkmen are being discharged from our Navy,
Yard. AZ all the work Is nearly finished. Tia
jamestown, ~, has been launched from the dry
dock, and VIII be soon ready for sea. The steanss
Water Witch, Of fcur guns, has taken her place
and, b. orders received from Washington, viii 10
pat Immediately IN sailing condition.
No less than l76 graduates Of the PennsyivanlA
University received diplomas as Doctors OF Med.
cine last week OF these, 81 were from the Slave
States % Of whom were from Virginia.