New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-16

cash. and there seems but little disposition among
merchants here TO sell without it. Hence our job
beers have bought az sparingly as they did three
years ago. as many of your importers can aver.
| They now rely upon the home trade ana tne Yves.
for the Spring business there Is to be no let up OF
| Washjngtou1if the Congress which was elected
with direct reference to giving us tarlh should
adjourn without doing 40, the Republican party 10
this State ia dead as door nail. The masses VIII
then discover that one party can turn out as great
sham as the other. This law alone would SET fhii-
adephia comparatively to rights. Nothing more rs
wanted to again fiji up our machine shops ana tacio'
ries with wOrkmen it is well ascertaned lhat tnis
city does not live by the South. GIVE US ohiy iair
share of manufacturing for the other sections OF e
| Union and we are made up. The tarlh now "ouid
20 far toward neutralizing the arrangement caused
| by Secession, and if put into immediate OperauOn
| would assuredly make the coming Spring good
| one for many branches What Congress does III
this matter is closely watched, and if the tariff IS
really to come, the sooner the better 1t will put
money in private Golfers ali over the country.
| Ii is noticeable in connection with this subject,
that rents have not fallen so prodlgousy as they
did three years ago, neither is there the then pre-
| vailing cry of private suffering. lnfoNencies 40
| not occur now az then. IL seems to be merely
cessation of buying and selling that is, in the large
way Many of the retailers say they are selling about
as much as in flush times. The hotels complain OF
slim travel yet the drinking saloons have their usuai
auantum of customers lOafng round the hot stoves
Building operations will be very large this season,
to Judge by the new contracts being made, as real
estate has suffered no heavy depreciation, Outside
of this, parties seem willing TO keep clear OF new
operations, and are looking with anxious hearts 10
Washington, hanging their hopes on Congress and
the new Administration TO devise something to re-
store confidence and set US all to work. There Is
plenty of capital, bat killing lack of confidence
The banks easy, and paying specie to all VINO
want it. Exchanges are getting much better, ana
if Congress would act promptly, throw your vast
lobby of importers overheard and give US tnat
tariff, the next three months would tell very Oil.
ferent story for this city. Our Legislature inten9
indorsing 50 500 900 United States bonds If wanted,
TO represent the same amount of surplus revenue
lent the State some years ago But the better In
dorsement would be the tariff.
The movement continues among our colored p0pn'
lation for removing 10 Hayti. regular organlza-
ton exists for this object under which one or TWO
parties have gone there, and sent back such ac-
counts az to encourage Others to follow. Another
party will leave this month. Most oil them 20 as
agricultursts But Others come in from the South,
free men driven out by the revival OF old laws or inc
enactment of new ones.
At the Navy Yard some 300 men arc at work on
various vessels for sea The Jamestown, 81. Law
renee and Water Witch will very s0on be ready tor
service. The Pawnee's machinery il being over
hauled and she will be ready in two weeks. She
carries ~ guns 6S-pOundcrs A lot OF 81 Column
biads reached here Saturday from Pittsburgh,
with rs tuns Of shell, most Of which were under
stood to be for your harbor.
A bill il now before our Senate, giving compensa-
ton to owners whose saves may be rescued by mob
violence, and petitions are ahoat urging ts passage
The county wherein the rescue occurs is to pay.
This county pays for an houses destroyed by mobs,
and has had 10 foot 30 many heavy bills OF the KIND
that no more such losses likely 10 occur.
Rarey has been making fun for the million during
the past week large audiences being at his lectures.
Some Of his subjects have been most uproarous,
the beast which reared the highest kicked the hard
est, invariably proving the most popular performer:
One hard ease required doctorng twice, but in all
Others he met with his usual success.
Cotton continues to crowd over the Pennsylvania
Railroad from Pittsburgh much Of il going forward
over the Camden ard Amboy Road as our river has
been very full Of zee, one ship having been cut
through and sunk, while others have been much In
ured.