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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02
PRO Rata.

The farmers Of Westminster, Putnam, and
Duchess Counties, living on or near the Harlem
Railroad, ask the Legislature to consider and
pass upon the extraordinary freight charge to
which they are subjected for the transportation
Of their Milk TO this City, being at the rate OF 81
for each twenty gallon can, which often exceeds
the charge for carrying a passenger over the
same ground. This is fire times the charge Of
this Road for the same service years ago, and is
higher, we believe, than the charge for convey
ing Milk on any other Railway in this country,
if not in the wide world. 1t is an excessive
rate, and justified only on the principle OF stick
ing upon each article as much as it will bear.
We greatly desire the prosperity Of the Harlem
Road, but consider this the wrong way TO
secure it. Charge the farmers fairly; make the
business of carrying Milk paying one, but do
not drive it off the Road, as excessive charges
tend to do. 1t seems to us that this is a proper
case for legislative Intervention, which We trust
will not be withheld.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02
Terms of The Tribune.
DAILY TRIBUNE.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

dispatch from Huntsville, Alabama, Of the
3ls ult. sates that the Rebel army had retired from
Ruggod and Dalton Some though. they lad gone
north Join Iongstr,et and Invade KcntucSyi other'
tina; large force had gone 10 Mobile. The dispaic-
adds hat attack vas undoubtedly made upon Mobile
about the Goth or 9Th of January, and that it wa.
probably successful.
The lcading citizens OF Bath, \. Y, gave q
dinaer i, honor Of Big Gen W W. AyeIiu OF The 2sl
ult ,t which the Hon. Constant Cook presided. re-
marks lcclc made by Ex-GOy. j. Campbell Judge G. H.
McNsstcr Joseph Fellows, esq, CLARK Bell ESQ., ard
L. /. UndCrhil esq. Gen. Ayuill is native OF Sieu'
ben County aid for long time resident Of Bath, and
he ws received on the occasion Of his visit Will dis
tin!uisicd consideration.
IN, Baltimore .im6dcQE has the assurance from
. .entl.7 inst from Richmond, who has gone 30 Wash
iIst1n u communicate with TIE Government that the
Il cl a'thorites are taking steps to propose TO the
TcGcIal Government 10 lay down their arms provided
tn Presidents Amnesty Proclamation be extended 10
G..t leaders, The story l. in urgent need Of conirma-
tiDn.
rumor comes from Harrisburg that limbo
de Rebel Cavalry bavc crossed tie Potomac and are
sb,u to gobble up the entire State Of Pennsylvania.
W canoJ discover tie slightest foundation for such
STOW.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02
THE WHISKY 1854

The hqnirr Uhiladclphia) has the following
truthful and graphic expose from Washington OF
the great Whisky question now convulsing that
city:
at is currently reported that the whiky operators
now here 10 pre- cn The senate from C0ucurng IA the
House amendments the Tax bill represent over five
million dolnfs worth of whisky and liquors that viii be
affected by this tax on stock ou hand II sold Ii is 10
prevent tr taxation II this large stock, which has been
bought up during The last ninety days. that the lobby Il
now brought iIio play. One firm are known 10 have
nearly million dollars engaged In this scheme
Their method ot operations may moi BE- plain io All
II COTS 10 make whisky. about twrntyi cents gal
lon the present tax Of twenty made II sell tax paid at
ofty-hvc a. my cents gallon. Last fall shrcwd
operators knowing tint the tax would have to Io IN
creased commenced to buy up NIL the whisky IN store
and pay the tax where II had not been already paid
The next move was to have the Commissioner OF ntet
nal Revenue recommend large tax. This was done
and the Official announcement was made after the socA
mad gone into tie hands Of Spectators. Whisky Neh
up 10 seyenty.fye and eighty cents. When the report
into Congress and others found u out It advanced
Ia Al "A gallon. Tho Ways and Means COMMITTEE
recommended tax OF sixty cents gallon This. added
To the first cost would make about ninety cents. but
the House voted, by nearly tw0-thirds vote that All
whisky would bo taxed whether IN store IN the hands
Of distillers. -
"Thia laa thrown .hs operators Into tTibulatioa "
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02

whisky IN store must pay revenue 10 Tho Government
then their stool only worth about or 20 conts a
gallon for the additional 20 ceats gallon goes either
to spectators or TO tho United states lrensniy od
will make a difference OF nom 81 OOO OOO 70 s.. OJJC coo
on tho stock on hand. .
There ia bnt little donbt that the Senate will adhere
20 the House bill and throw tho tax into the IroasuEy
We greatly fear that there is more than
"little doubt" on tho matter in issue. The
Senate Finance Committee is reported as having
voted yesterday to strike out the House tax.
There il still hope that the Senate will restore
it, rs the House originally voted il over the
heads of the Ways and Means Committee, bui
it looks very much as though the Whisky mon
oposts will continue to retain the money which
righteously belongs to the Treasury, and is
greatly needed there. Let us wait and see.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02
NEW YORK. DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1864

600. during the apprenticeship (l335-'38) It was
ST., 800 COO, while in tho first year Of freedom
it attained to 500, Oi2. 3l3, and the second year
TO Sl., 463670. In jamaica, the most I'M
porlant of the English slave colonies, the num-
her of free village, settled by the negroes before
lsi3 on IN extent of at least 900 acres, was
estimated at from $50 10 200. About 10, 900
heads of families had constructed more than
1900 cabins and expended in four years for
The purchase Of lands and erection Of houses
more than 100000
Take another instance from one of the leading
staples Of West India production as illustrating
the effect Of emancipation on industry. The
average quantity of sugar imported annually
from the British West Indies during the six
years preceding the abolition of Slavery had
been 1856, 03i quintas. During the four ycars
Of apprenticeship it was 3,0jo,OOO quintals;
during the first year Of freedom QS'9)
2, sol, 900 quintals; during the second QsiO)
2,2lO, 600 quntal. and during the third QsiD
2, l5l, III quntals But under the influence OF
this dminution Of quantity, the prices rose from
S23 90 in 1881, and 500 81 in 1884, successive
ly to $23 96, So 40 and even to S31 IL IN
1910. So that the gross incomes OF the colonies
increased since, according to the calculations
Of Lord Stanley, the sale produced, during tho
six years prior to emancipation, an average oil
-, 800 900; for the four years apprenticeship
So, 223 600; for the first year Of freedom,
SG, $50, 900; and for the second year OF freedom,
-, 52i 900. similar result is presented by NJ.
Brogie, in his celebrated report of l5i3, on the
colonial questions in France who states a re-
duction of one-iourth in the importation of sugar
produced by slave colonies but tho colonists,
as a whole, have received u higher price, aud OBJ
tanned gros, revenue superior to that realized
before
The experience of other colonies presents the
same character. II shows the benign effects Of
emancipation. 1t demonstrates that the cXer-
else of social justice may be OF rs great adyan-
tage to the matena interests of the nation as il
is a triumph to the cause of humanity. Facts
and figures on a question like this should have
more weight than windy spcculations or sono-
rous appeals 10 the lears OF the public. The
mass OF evidence adduced by NJ. Cochin has the
force Of mathematical and statistical tables and
Is worth more than volumes OF modern apoca-
lypiic visions.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02
WEST VIRGINIA.

The Philadelphia Age originates the following
sample OF the intense aud reckless malgni,y
whcrewith the Coprerhead- regard those citizens
of the Bordcr States who are thoroughly loyal
and tm, TO their whole country:
Tin VIRGINIA. srxAtoa---It Should be gratifying
% TIE peor,e " Pruusyyaul and New York. that the
State 81 virginia ~ 20 ar Ia tho Union TO furuigh
four members to the senate Th0s are probably one
0sfan4 Ioyrl toiers IN ne SHibs Safr and the ricc-
tions are chiefly held in camps but the seven millions
Of the two chief States In the Union have no more power
in the senate than the officers who happen to be IN com.
mard IN Virgins on election day
The State Of West Virginia, whose loyalty
il thus hbcled consists Of some forty Counties Of
old Virginia lying West Of the main range Of
the Allegheny Mountains These Counties
almost or quite unanimously chose USoS dele
gates TO the Virginia Convention Of l-Gl.
When portion of the Union delegates from
other Counties were bulhed by the slave
breeders and slaye-traders congrcgated at Rich
mond into voting for Secession. after the fail OF
Sumter, the representatives OF the Western
Counties almost unanimously stood finn.
When the Ordinance Of Secession was sub
mitted 90 the People. and Gen. Letchcr, with
ont awaiting the vote, proclaimed Virginia "a
member of the Rebel Conicderacy, and Sem
ator Mason gave notice that whoever voted
against Secession must if defeated, prepare 20
leave the State, the West dcticd the banded
traitors and voted overwhelmingly for the
Union. When their State was nevertheless
plunged into the abyss Of treason, the Western
Counties held a great Convention and demand
ed separation from the gangrcnod body
over 20 the public enemy. That demand
steadily persisted in, and backed by oycrwhclm-
ing maloritics, indor.ed by a Legislature OF
Virginia wherein all her loyal Counties were
represented, was finally accedcd TO; ana she
thus became a State Of the Union. That State,
when there was no contest pollcd in April last
> ,32l votes for and 572 against her present
Constitution (ony :, So of them all ''in camps'D
which we believe the largest aggregate erer
pollcd in new State on similar occasion. In
June, though there was no opposition, and
though third of her area was under the armed
heel of Treason, she glyc Gov. Foreman 23,SN
votes. which was more than half the vote for
President in 1860 of the entire State and at
least nro.Lirds that Of the Counties now voting.
Such is the heroic and inyinciblc foe Of Slave
holding Treason which The Age delights Ia
SANDER By asserting that There are probably
one thousand loyal voters in the entire state
that number being evidently one thousand
more than The Ire wishes there were.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02

Every citizen OF Brooklyn has a deep interest
in the special election for Alderman, which will
be had in the Tenth Ward Of that city, to-day.
If the Copperheads shall succeed III electing
their candidate it will give them full and per-
manent control Of the Board, and that means
defeat to every measure tending either to aid
the Government or to secure the interests Of the
taxpayers
We are assured that this can be prevented il
the loyal voters Of the ward will but do their
duty. Though this ward has long been a
stronghold Of Democracy, it was almost redeem
ed last Fall, and may be entirely so now. Our
Union friends who have managed affairs thus
far, have acted prudently in nominating Mr..
Alexander l.. Van Buren,; the integrity of his
past life is a guaranty to the taxpayer, while
his well-known loyalty should secure him the
vote Of every friend Of freedom. We hope every
Union man in the Tenth Ward will vote to-day.
Be at the polls early. DO not come over to
your business until you have voted A little
time contributed to your country may, in this
case, prove as valuable to it as large contri-
button of money. Again we urge upon the I'M
ion men OF tho Tenth Ward-be sure that you
vote.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02
GENERAL NEWS.

The death, in Ncw-YOrk during the past week
were 495I34 men, l0g women III boys, and - girl5
q decrease Of q from the mortality OF the previous week.
and an increase Of Is compared with the morality OF
lie corresponding week Of 1863 OF the deceased &3
were Children under years Of age The mortality by
the principal diseases was follows: Consumption, ca
inEntilc commissions &C. Inflammation Of the lungs, 49,
diphtheris, 29i scarlet fever 20 typhoid fever TO-
typhus Isl disease OF BRAIN III deaths from external
causes. 40. among which are reported premature
births deaths from old age, drowned, killed by ac
cidept There were &C deaths in the institutions, and
81 intermonts in Potter's Field.
The Board Of Aldermen yesterday passed al
ordinance providing for the payment Of the interest on
The Volunteer Family Aid Bonds A resolution was
sdopted empowering the Committee on Retrenchmen'
and Reform TO send for persons and papers Twenty
i've Thousand dollars was appropriated to give glor
ous and welcome reception to all Of our returned yoan
teers the neglect Of which the part of our city au
,ore, was editoriay referred to day or two ago IN
srug Tpmu,,g. The Committee on National Affairs re-
ported that they were unable to attend to the matter De-
fore for want Of funds.
The Lewiston Suspension Bridge across the
Niagara River wos blown away BY a severe gale Of
VIVID On Monday This bridge wac .oi' iest u Is0g'o
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02
Fnw,RD ". CAN'T of Arkansas. wei

EDWARD ". CAN'T Of Arkansas, well known
as lately a Brgadicr in the Rebel army, al
dressed a crowded audience last evening Of
Cooper Institute, urging a vigorous prosecution
Of the War, aud a vigorous enforcement of the
Emancipation policy, as the true means OF re-
construction and permanent Union. Arepor'
Of his speech is given in other columns, and we
commend i, as profitable for instruction, es-
pccially to those advocates Of a Pro-Slavery
Conservatism, whose timidity and blindness
Gen. CAN'T forcihlv rciutcS
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02
To Soldiers and Posimnsiers

Editors of newspapers throughout the United
States VIII doubtless confer a favor the soldiers in
the field rs well as their friends at home, by giving
publicity to the following:
An ACT amend the law prescribing the sticle 70 oe adj
iniitrd into the mails Of the United states
Re eHacd by me Senate and House W heFenidIrc' ~
ne Inifsd SafcI II wcyic0 a CoHgrsss enbef That ar
cs clothing being manufactured OF wool cotton on linen
and complied IN package not exceeding two pounds IN
wrist addressed 90 any uon-couInoned officer or private
ryuf Ia the armies Of the United States may be tsitted
M M a of the United states 1t the rate Of eight cents to
be- n oil prepaid fo every -four ounces az any traction
c.of subject to such regulations as the
may prescribe.
Approved, Jan. %, 1904.
Posi-. OFFICE DrPARTMsNT, Jan. %, 1861.
The following law is published for the information Of
the public aud especially for the guidance of Post.
masters and is thought TO be so iul and plain that no
one can mistake its meaning. Postmasters VIII, how
ever bear In mind that packages of clothing entitled to
pass in the mailstoHT ounces for esh ceHis-must be
manufactured from poOl o0noR, or linen and not eI'
coed tro pounds in weight and must be addressed to
non.commissioned officer or private serving In the
armies of tho United States Consequently. package
addressed to officer, composed OF other
materials than above specified such as boots shoes
&c If sent by mail must be prepaid by stamps at letter
ratea viz: three cents for every half ounce or fraction
tboreos ~ BIAut POSTMASTER General
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02

Mr.. WALLACK AND THE SANITARY FAIR
Il has already been announced that Mr.. james W.
Waack has offered all tie OF his theator for
Dramatic Entertainment in aid Of the Sanitary Fair
and that he viii pay the whole of the evenings
receipts 10 that fund.- Generous as was this offer Mr.
Walack has added to It's libemlity He proposes in
order that no one may lose by this devotion Of the the
atcr 10 charitable purpose. 10 pay out OF his own
pocket the salaries Of those who cannot AFFORD the de-
ductiou Surely il is seldom that public gift from
such source OF from any source, has been made with
morn thoughtful justice 70 otheIsor with more abundant
charity IN the sivcr
Tie ladies Of the Committee desire public expression
of their thanks 10 Mr. Waluck 1t remains for The
people Of New York 10 show their appreciation Of his
Offer and Of s object by their crowded presence at the
,hcatcr ON Tuesday QhiD evening. The play is to be
Mr. Lester Waacks Rosedalc, the most successful and
popuur ot recent dramas.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02

Both Board, of the City Council yesterday
passed resolution appropriating 50, 200 ior
the reception of returning regiments. a great
deal of reluctance was manifested, and an at
tempt was made to excuse the previous indiiler'
ence of the city authorities on the ground that
they had no money. But if they were able to
appropriate So, 900 yesterday, why not before
The simple tru;h j, that they have been driven
agains, their will by the force Of public sentl-
mcnt to .ardily recognize the presence OF these
hrnNn rnnn
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02

The House yesterday passed the bin reviyine
the grade of aforementioned by 90 against
IL, having previously Ivy III against IL recon-
mendcd Gen. Grant for the position. The bill,
if il becomes law, and if the President re-
spends to the purpose Of the lIouse, VIII put
Gen. Grant in place of Gen. Halleck-a fact
which from the tone Of the debate seems "a have
had weight among the Representatives. Mr..
Wa,hburne Of Illinois remarked that this wal
would never be ended till we had a fighting
general to lead our armies. and the House cor
daily agreed with him.
There will be no dispute that Gen. Grant ha.
deserved the honor which the House proposes "a
confer.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02

The House resolved yesterday, by 20 10 20,
that it was in .avor of a more vigorous policy in
orderto increase the number Of colored troops in
the armies Of the United States. The resolution
is well, but il should have recommended a more
Just as well as a more vigorous policy. How
can we rightlully ask colored men to enlist
while we do not pay those already in the ser
yicel If Congress is in earnest, il viii insist
that the bill to cqualize the pay Of white and
black troops shall be reported at once from the
Military Committee, viii amend il so as to in
cude all arrears from the date Of enlistment, and
then pass it without any more delay. We want
soldiers urgcnty-the more blacks the less
whites, though that is the most selfish Of argu-
ments. But at al events, let us have justice
done for the past
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02

Miss Dickinson, it will he remembered, de-
liycrs her lecture, Words for the Hour" at the
Cooper Institute this evening. 1t is the same
lecture that drew a crowd OF the most eminent
men and women Of the country to the Capitol
in Washington on n recent occasion. The chair
this evening will be occupied by William Cullen
BRYANT esd
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02

Mr.. Eldridge (Dem.) Of Wisconsin yesterday
proposed in the House that all conscnptim or
drafts shall hencclorth be dispensed with, and
that whatever men shall hcnceforth Doe needed
shall be obtained by prohering increased pay
and bountics to volunteers. But, a. increased
pay and bountes" involve large disbursements
Of money, and Mr.. T.. doe, not propose hat the
Treasury shall likewise be filled by volunteering,
his plan seems radically one-sidcd and defective.
# Mr.. +. can induce the Rebels 10 volunteer To
desist from their treason, or the Taxpayers to
pour their shckels into the Treasury without q
semblancc Of con3traint or compulsion, his plan
may be deemed a good one; otherwise it won T
vrork
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02
NATIONAL BANKS ESTABLISHED.
tabhshed:
To the Associated Press.
led frts.. "a.
WA,mSGroS, Monday Feb. l. io'@
SENATOR HALE'S CASE.

Senator Trumbull's report from the JuulciaiI
Committee of The facts connected with the release"
James NJ Hunt, from the Old Capitol Prison ana !.
connection of Senator Hale Herewith. declares 'u
employment OF the latter was purely Professions
that he violated no law in accepting lee ior A0 '.
Tense of Hunt before any court civil or mii'a! 49,.
even for endeayoring to procure bis di''H"s ' Nv
prison. .,, cor,,en.s-
It's held in the report improper to accept on
ton for the prosecution Of claims or for OOai ~,
tracts or offices or for transsctns business IN 'eo '.,
crol dep,rtmepts Of the Governments but hO' iO'
ceutpr fees for services in Judicial bodies
THE PURSUIT op INDIANS IN BRITISH i'AA'
TORY.
A message from the President was 'la ,aso. ,.l.
to the Senate today inclosing the
tive 20 the request that permission be given our
authorities 10 pursue the Sioux Indians in the
Raw Territories In note to Lord Lyon u' T.,,...
ol,t ult., Secretary Seward says thar 'ao'y ,,.,.
should either be restrained from making h'" go.
sions into United States territory. or oh''u s,..
troops should DO allowed TO pursue. saOduS' ""'
porso them. n.s.xh
A report fssa Gsa. Pope u The wS p
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02
FROm wAsmzrGTor
spoci,, Dispatch 20 The N Y. Tribune


WASHINGTON Monday, Feb. 1, tsa.
CIRCULAR 10 NATIONAL BAsKs
A circular, of which the following is the ,p,
stance, bss been sent 20 The seventy-three N,oo..
Banks designated as permanent depositorie. Of opba
moneys. The provisions also apply to the Treasurer a
the United States and the Assistant Tressuys,, :,
Boston, New.York, and Philadelphia.
TRsAsURY OF TaE u. s, w,snISgroS Jan 2, Loo.
Under intruenons from the Secretary Of ths Treasury
arc authorized to receive subscription. for the y"
per cent Treasury notes, which made eea tend ~
their face value by the act of March g. 1863 Saob .h
ions may be received from National Banks oIsr co,p
ton, hIms % individuals in ol Gly dollar, or ~ ~
ipe and placed to the credit Of the Treasurer Of n. f
States Certificates Ia duplicate should be Issued th,sf NJ.
original OF which must be forwarded to this oce M ~
duplcaie handed to the party making the deposit In
cep. the inal certificate this oce the reauireS @
Of Treasury notes viii b. issued bearing interest from AT,
deposit shd in such denominations may be on hanl fr ~
purpose comply ing, fax practicable with the wild H.. q
depos'ors such notes will be forwarded 20 subs,rhs -
accordance with instructions be sent with the eer61
y r.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02
NAVAL AFFAIRS.

In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Grimes made
very able speech on naval affairs, in the course d
which he read a lenthy aud interesting original e'ls
from Mr. Donald Mckay the famous Boston sh?5uid
CT. descriptive Of English and Trench docAs, th'h
construction etc.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-07-07
From Charleston.

New York, July3
The steamer Fulton from Port Roya
the 18th, has arrived. The Fulton states
that Secessionyille, near Charleston, was
vigorously shelled by our forces last
week.
1t is reported that another rebel ram
has been launched at Charleston,
Five rebel generals and forty five rebel
field officers arrived on the 18th, and
were Immediately sent to the front UNI
der fire of the rebel batteries, the retalia-
ton for our officers being similarly
placed in Charleston.
1t was reported at Hilton Head ON the
Goth that Admiral Dahlgren had re-
ceived information that the pirate Ala
bama with three other pirates were soon
expected off that coast. The Monitor
NabanS. and Flambeau, Wiona, Pawnee
Leonore and Saratoga have joined the
fleet off Charleston. Our batteries con
tinue shelling Charleston. Four repei
rams are now in Charleston Harbor, ant
two more nearly completed.
The frigate New Hampshire has ar
rived at Port Royal.