New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to Tho N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Wednesday. Nov. IS. 1865
THE Ygw-YORK COLLEcroRSHIP.

Special Dtspstch 70 Iho '' h' htt"uno.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday. Nov. IL. 1863.
THE Ygw-YORK COLLEcroRSHIP.
Gen. SPINNER has been inhnentally urged to-
day for the New.York Coectorshp. II Is understood
that Secretary McCuoch would personally prefer the
Treasurer, while Mr. Seward Is said TO be urgently
pressing Mr. Robert Denniston. Meantime Assistant
Collector Clinch will fill the position. under ACT OF
March ., l779.
''sPOuIHG FOR A FIGHT"
Special efforts have been made TO force
beigerent construction upon the action Of the Navy
Deparmep in ordering OF certain United Statos ships
Of war The facts are that sundry naval vessels have
been ordered out upon foreign aud Domestic statoo'
the same as In years before the war; instead Of allowing
them to rot in cur avyyards
THE FREEDaBs's BUREAU.
Mr. Conway of the Freedmen's Bureau lett
for New York tonight He has had interviews whiie
here with the President, Secretary OF War and uen'
Grant and has received from them such ASSURANCES
copocrninc this great national interest inspires bm
with renewed hone for is future efficiency and useful
ness.
DEFEAT OF UNION CANDIDATES IN ALABAMA
A letter received here to-day from Northern
AlaDaUb, states tnAl thc hoOSiS ho'O N''N~"~ -
Union candidates. The Infamous Frank B. Guriey'
murderer of Gen. McCook has been elected Sheriff OF
Madison County. and the Rev. ). X. Morris who de-
clared from the stump that he could not take the oa
and any man who could was o laokhearted traitor TO
the South" is elected to Congress from the Madison
District while Foster ex Rebel Congressman Is elected
from the Limestone District.
Madison County has declared by l.Os6 TO os4 against
the amendment TO the Constitution sboshng slavery
which was made the ties! question In the canvass Suon
spirit Of prescription aud downright persecution oi
Union mon ia rife as will force them all from the state
1t Is feared
ARREST OF DETECTIVE BAKER.
Detective l.. G. Baker, who sees fit to remain
silent under the positive and damaging charge OF MI
Schade counsel for Wirz. has been arrested on the
charge Of false Imprisonment and for taking away IRON
Mr.. and Mis- jos G. Cobb 500 In money paFdon'
and other valuable papers. The GrandJury OF the DIS
trct have lust handed In the presentments to the DIS
trct Attorney for the purpose opreParing indictments
T. Star OF tonight says that Gen Baker discovered
that Mrs Cobb was frauduenty obtaining pardons Tor
x Rel, and states further that OF bis detectives
WAS sent 10 her and under assumed name got par
don for the sum of 5000 in 6 hours without said de
tectiye having taken an amnesty oath. On the ast
money being paid she was invited 10 beadluarS7s'
where she was finally released on making certain DIS
closures.
IL has been stated that the Grand Jury has ionud
four indictments against Gen. Baker and Mr. spear
on the charges OF Mr.. and Mrs Cobb bot we pele'.
that no suoh action has yet been taken by the Grand
Uu-v Tho evidence on the trial shoald take place
will probably furnish rich expose Of the manner 10
which the pardon brokerage business has been earned
on.
TIKI PRESIDENT on RECoSsrRUcTBD SOUTH
RRsBRs
The President was moro than usually an
noyed to-day BY importunste rccoustruotionists lie
rrmarkvd that he had tried to overwhem the South
With parions and kindness. but he began from recent
events to think them incapable Of aPpreciasng mag
nanmity.
| INTERNAL REVENUE.
The receipts from Internal Revenue to-day
we're $4,000.