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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22

The Harlem Bridge Commissioners have SUP
mitted report to the Legislature, In ~mcn
tn ey undertake to give some explanation Oh the
cause of past delays in completing the brldge'
aud on estimate of the outlay still required TO De
made. The contractor, they say, after the explra-
ton of the period originally fixed for finishing
the work, purchased materials aud performed
labor concerning which adispute arose. Ills
claims were submitted to an auditing
board appointed by Mayor Gunther, and a
sum agreed upon, but not paid because
no law authorized its payment. The present
Commissioners have power to adjust and pay
all claims. They therefore examined this bill OF
the contractor, and directed its payment; but the
Controller of New.York City for time with.
held the money. Op the LIST OF September al,
parties came to an understanding, and the Dill
was paid. Omitting any further dates, or any
more precise recital of facts, the Commissioners
submit that the contractor could not be ex'
pected to do further work on the bridge until he
had been paid for that previously performed. 1t
would appear that the present Commissioners
undertake to account for and justify the delay
and the action of the contractor.
The Commissioners present astatement OF what
has been done under their supervision since the
LIST of October, when the contractor resumed
operations on the bridge. They have expended
$54,742. They paid the contractor on former ac-
count S53, e2l. Other items increase the total to
Sis, 1922, and there remains unexpended out of
the $27O, 900 appropriated By the act of 1865,
the sum of $l54,6Os. But the estimated cost
of completing the bridge is S34l, 424. and the
amount required in addition to the unexpended
appropriation is Sls6,a17; of which amount
Westchester will be called on to pay $7,4lO o.
New.York City $l79, AIS AZ. The Commissioners
affirm that hereafter there can be no reason for
the least delay in rebuilding the bridge, and
that its completion at an early day may be
confidently anticipated.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22

The letter of PETER COOPER herewith printed
is deserving of more than ordinary considera-
ton. Mr.. Cooper, though Republican Union
st throughout, was originally Democrat, and
naturally inherits the prepossessions impaired
in the long, vehement struggle against Adams
and Clay. He is business man of ripe expert.
ence and unusual SUCCESSION who could never
be induced to take office, and has no selfish as
piration whatever. We urge, then, that his
statement of the great Economic problem OF
the day be Systematically diffused among all
who live by honest Industry; for we are conh'
dent that it would carry conviction where more
elaborate and pretentious essays might pass
unheeded.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22
THE TAX COMMISSIONERS.

We observe that these cases again made their
appearance before the Hon. Joseph +. Barnard.
of the Second Judicial District, on Friday last,
and that. after q short discussion, the learned
Judge expressed himself in terms quite emphatic
of the rights of the parties in the premises. The
money, he said, having been once levied and
paid into the Treasury, was there for tho pay
ment Of the party legally entitled thereto, and
could be legally taken therefrom for no other
purpose. The fact that it had been Illegally
taken from the Treasury did not, in the eye OF
the law, remove it from the Treasury; tho
Court could take no notice Of such illegal ab-
straction To base refusal of the writ now
asked upon such illegal abstraction, would DO
to allow party to take advantage OF his own
wrong. 1t would be to recognize it as within
the power of PARTY, whenever he should sec
fit, to render utterly null this mandatory process
of the Court; and that, too, by an act wholly
illegal. We quite appreciate the point so clearly
put by this very able jurist and only regret that
his learning had not earlier been brought to
bear upon these cases, which have already
occupied so much of the time Of our courts at
1--WE fear) a great expense to the city. We
observe that tho Controller is defended by tho
Corporation Counsel-we presume not at his
own expense; and we now see, in the clear light
of Judge Barnard's opinion, that all this expense
has been the direct result Of the Illegal acts OK
Matthew T. Brennan, and not in any sense tho
act of tho Controller of our city.
We trust that, after this lucid exposition Of
the law, there will be no further attempt to
insert the deficit occasiOned by these illegal
acts of Mr.. Brennan in the Tax Levy for tho
ensuring year. If our taxpayers submit to
reimposition of this burden upon them, the
more shame to the taxpayers.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22

drowned in stimulauts and narcotics-evory
physical sense deadened or excited into tho co.,
taey of the wretched opium-eatsr, who dreams
of paradise, or the drunkard who believes as he
reels down Broadway that he is on the road
to heaven. Perhaps some of our readers-es-
pocially those Of Christian feeling-will believe
that this preparatory process israther revolving.
and that alcohol or opium are not the proper
aids to salvation and a proper appreciation OF
the Christian religion. No doubt But out OK
evil what good can come We know Of nothing
more degrading to the moral sense, nothing more
likely to stimulate crime. than the gallows on
modern civilization, and all its essentials are
full of shame.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.
FOREIGN NEWS.

The steamship Asia, from Liverpool Jan. 6,
via Queenstown Jan. arrived OF Halifax on Saturday
bringing two days later news
The weekly official return Of the cattle disease again
shows large increase in the number OF animals at
tackled.
A railway train, in which the Lord'Lieutenant Oh
Ireland and Lady Wodehouse were travelling, was
fired at BY some unknown person near Mullingar.
The revolt of the two Spanish cavalry regiments Is
said to have been instgated by Gen. Prm. According
20 the latest accounts. tile revolt did not make any
progress
On JAN !, 1866 two more ports in Japan were to be
opened to foreigners with the express consent OF the
Aikado
Official Mexican news received at Washington an
noupces that President Juaez has had again to leave
chihuahua in consequence Of the approach OF strong
French force. BE left chihuahua on Dec. and arrived
at III Paso on Deo H. The news from the interior 10
fayorabe to the National cause.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22
Mr.. A. T. Stewart performed disagreeable

Mr.. A. T. Stewart performed disagreeable
but imperative public duty on Saturday, in caus-
ing the arrest of Messrs. G. w. Matsell and
w. McKellar, editors and proprietors of the
National Police Gazette, on charge Of libel in
that they had in last weeks issue of their sheet
held him up to reprobation and ignominy as
having involved himself in . disreputable intN
macy with proAigate French actress 1t is
stated that the defendants deny that their scan.
ldalous article referred to Mr.. Stewart; but no
citisen who read 1t would doubt that be was the
person intended. Khe was not, the fact will
sppear on their trial.
It ia sometimes the unpleasant duty of jour.
aalists to publish legal proceedings which en-
body revelations Of conjugd infdelity or Of
other developments Of lewdness; and in such
cases the law (as was righteously laid down BY
Justice Jones in the case Of Mecsbe vs.. Tie San.
day Mercury last week) will protect them in
publishing the testimony elected. But raking
up the gossip of vile haunts and the garbage Of
the streets for publication can subserve NO good
purpose, and tends to diffuse popular impress.
sion that. sexual immortality is the rule rather
than the exception. Too often the subjects of
these scandals treat them with contempt. rely.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22
Whose treason, like q deadly blight.
Crep. DER the councils Of the brave
To blast them In their hour Of might
REFRIGERATION.

The views of Mr.. Vallandigham, respecting
the probable resurrection Of the Democratic
party, are probably interesting to The Erening
Post, and they are certainly entitled to decent
consideration. For he is one of the few sur.
vivors. He is spared remnant. The waves
which drowned so many Of his companions,
washed him as curiosity to the shore. He is a
sort of penultimate man, left to tell the tale Of
his party's shipwreck-how. it domineered, and
how it diminished-now swayed all things
under Jackson, and then was palsied under
Buchanan-how it was stung to death by slave.
holding ingratitude, ard, in The opinion of all
persons Of ordinary nostrils, should long ago
have been spaded out Of sight and of smell,
and would have been but for the pathetic faith
of Mr.. V. and of his cronies, who are entitled
for their disbelief in its mortality to bushel Of
copper medals from the Humane Society. Mr..
", in late speech, speaks afectionately Of
"the cold corpus" 1t is not dead, he says,
il only "languishes;" and why does it " Ian.
guishi" Prom "a false politenese." And 81
sick sentimentalism. I. e., it is only playing
dead that it may not hurt our patriotic feel.
ings. 1t assumes the virtues of loyalty and
patriotism; it pretends to think with the Re.
publicans, because it would be what mariners
call bloody politeful." "Wc have to change
all that" says this misnomered Clement. And
here be WAKES furious. We must make
+" charges upon the enemy" We must "taks
the aggressive" We must "go forward,
We must charge, Chester, charge on. Stanley,
on" We must. We certainly must. Get
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22

making pension appropriations for 1867. were
passed. Mr.. Stewart gave notice he would call
up the bill for the admission of Colorado next
Wednesday, Mr.. Sumner remarking he had an
amendment to offer. The bill to enlarge the
powers of the Freedmen's Bureau was debated
by Messrs. Trumbull, Guthrie, and Pomeroy,
and the Senate adjourned.
The House was not in session.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22

We print elsewhere complete and accurate
table showing in detail the number OF men luz
nished by each State under each call during the
war, the periods for which they entered the
service, and the number credited to each state
upon the three years basis Of computation Inc
table will be found full Of interesting iacs' pre-
sented in q convenient form for reference.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22

ing on their good names to refute them, when it
is their simple duty to publicly brand them as
false and fagitious. Mr.. Stewards course WILL
We trust, incite others who find themselves
&antonly, malciously DETAINED, to go and do
| likewise,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22

In the Senate, on Saturday, joint resolution
to extend the time for completing the Burning
ton and Missouri River Railroad was adopted
Bills authorizing the President to appointpen'
sion agents and establish pension districts. and
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22

TEE TRIBUNE ALMANAC for 1866 is now
ready. See advertisement for contents.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22
To Advertisers.

We will thank our advertising customers to hand
their Advertisements early hour possible II
received after o'clock they cannot be classified under their
proper heads.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22
nApLY RKCoNsTBUCTRD.

The Memphis appeal was one of the earliest
and most vehement among the journals used TO
drive the South into Secession and was com.
PEELED to fec from place to place throughout
the Confederacy on the advance Of the Union
armies Having returned since the collapse to
Memphis, it illustrates its loyalty by articles
whereof the following is specimens:
"The Confederacy is gone, and while we bold In
sacred reverence its glorious memories, ana treasure
in our heart Of hearts those few IN Sardn VINO aa not
defle their garments those noble breed OF men and
women who showed most true metal, the greater the
sacrifices they were called upon to make and who 70
last gave an unreseryed allegiance to their country
drinking
Glove in each Hf,drop that flowed from her breast
We bitterebes as We have BEEN give the charity
VI '"' "'The slave,
Whose treason, like deadly blight.
Crep DER the councils Of the brave
To blast them In their hour Of might
YES we can give him or her the charity Of silence.
II As 0ss Al 10 lire in and seek compliance IN tie land he
Ios betrayed rhy let Aim the bitter breed Of In
peace and be assured that II single element Of mas re-
mains eithin Aim, that bread viH indeed be bitter
This is one of the journals most vociferous
in abuse of "the Radicals" and in praise OF
what it calls President Johnson's policy.
Yet no ten Radicals in America are doing hall
SO much to postpone and defeat the restoration
of the Southern States as does The Memphis Ap'
..oI
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-18
.'AY Policy" IN KEETuCxY.

Brevet Major General Jefferson G..
Davis, Assistant Commissioners Of the
sFroedmen's Bureau, for the State Of
Kentucky, IL his report to tho Com
missioner, dated October 8, gives an
account Of the outra .es committed by 4
lawl.ss organization, lately sprung into
existence in that State, known by the
name of"rhe Regulato.s," and statss
that there were sixty.six cases Of VIC
lence towards the colored population,
reported during the month Of August,
for which only eight arrests were made.
These outrages generally consisted Of
robbing and whipping negroes, and
were usually parpetrated at night, BY
white men in disguise, and styling
themselves regulators. The inability
Of the sufferers to indemnity by name
under oath the persons who committed
the crimes and tho want Of Cavalry to
make arrests the regulators being gen.
orally mounted and we'll armed. In
none Of these cases has there been any
action reported Of the State civil au-
thorities arresting aud Furnishing the
offenders.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-18
Latte NDWs Items.

4.S
"A thief was .hot 81 ! Mr. Potter
in New York, who Immediately surren-
dered himself, but, WAY sxoneratcd 81
tho ooroner's jury
So a Herald correspondent in. Mexi.
o says that Macmillan has virtually
agreed TO turn ovor his rower to the
Church party on the receipt OF $685.
600, 000-Max.s 70 be executive only.
Marshal Basaine has ordered de.
lay in the departure Of the French
troops in Mexico. - : >> ! :.
= New aud rich mines have been
discovered ia Montana and Colorado,
but the Indians are numbering the
miners aud driving them to the forts
for protection. Out Of party Of
seventy-dve in the Green river diggiugs,
forty had been killed. :''' '..s.,''
"A defalcation to the amount OF
halt million dollars was discovered
ON the 18th in the accounts of a book
keeper in San Francisco, who has since
fled to China. ..
rs; The murderers of .Otero, the
Cuban, were hung on the 18th in
Brooklyn. ..:,..
"A paymaster's train on the Louis
vile railroad was thrown off the track
by robbers who removed rail, and then
robbed a car Of $ll 900.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-18

We were little surprised to find the
following paragraph in the Pioneer Of
last week. That paper, having been
violently Copperhesd during the wa:,
is strongly devoted to My Policy
and Colville. Perhaps they bad been
celebrating the action Of the Congress.
sional Convention. Here is the item
As the door Of the White House closed
on Saturday night, the last sound heard
was something like that: 'Circle, round,
alderman 'titutlon, people, thirty six, 'um.
BILE individual, eleven States, tuition tuition,
tuition, hands Of people, every Office, git
Of people, why don't yer hang Thad Stew
Gus glorious Constitution, hic.''
The Pioneer here very unwittingly
gave truthful photograph Of the lea.
der of its party. .'...
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-18

On February 10, 1866. laxA11us DON
NELLY voted that the peorle Of the United
States are not entitled to the privileges Of
the sorit Of Ha6eas Corpus which has ever
been considered the chief safeguard Of in
dividusl, rights and personal liberty
Pioneer.
Well ; and Mr.. Donnelly also voted tre-
quently for the supply Of men and mon
ey to put down the rebellion, measures
which were Of the same nature as the
suppression Of the writ Of habeas corpus.
These "men" interfered pretty con-
siderably with the "individual rights
and personal liberty" of a large body
Of Democrats assembled south Of Mason
and Dixion's line under charge Of a
certain Robert E. Lee, Mr.. johnson
and a Mr.. Hood. No doubt the
Pioneer thinks the course of Mr.. Don
nellys and our soldiers was very bad.
So it was-for the Democratic party.
This is just one reason why the soldiers
Intend voting for MIR. Donne.ly next
month.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-18

Aooo1Duo = tls forthcoming Report Of
9eogseasy MsCollSsh, III receipts u the
vs,tsd 6teses for ths asesl year will b
~. 80. soe, 90. ,,
Al Ne eaDsaditures Of The Government
II ~ sa8s pssied $5ls,s47.887,7 TO-:
-IvsytAisG,1 III IN the Wy ri living il
hi1Aes ts'hs Uiitsd statsl ihsn in ;soy
seaaIsy IL this vss3d, aud 20 ore taxes
he boglhene Of liberty ere equal to the
s1Dt6sois6S II aosasdsy.-l1id
Why i thh' Simply because for the
PIT y0s Tie government has been in
Ne haads Of . President who. Il de-
tseni,sd that biz own mad schemes
saall Dssvsil q The country be ruined.
He 1as shaks.,.thanation. financial anl
political, - il esster, and as conse-
lssese.ys go. IN unsettled market,
seods aad goN ,dvaneiog, and. state
q .sessaaisty IN IN business circles.
3sstae i,ep|r Of u. State. .b.s have
hO II spoken. have administered =
ssasAiss lsbuks = this unsc!upnlous
dsaesosas and the party with which
hsb sstiss. In Mi1pe;ot.:tbe result
IN b he seme-Jobpson will be re-
hid "a Col7il, bsrisd 10 In in.
C'eeQ Sa9lsa.. g.. ~. H. .,s..
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-18

Government allows JEFF. Davis twenty
dollars per week for the purchase Of RI.
tions.-Pioneer i. sat .i;.S - :.r41.s; ~
Our poor soldiers st Andersonville =
how much were they allowed '--Ainneapol;.
Chronicle 2'<& ''''i .'tf .'>j%sf5. -]<#
-"Our Door soldiers Il Andcrsonville' .
did not and do not believe in Ny Poll
e.; JEFF. Davis doss.. That's the
difference 8 iii 50oI s.llr <u::: ',.t:S. I'll.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-18

NEW DREss,-The Minneapolis
Daily Chronicle appeared last Sunday
in a new dress throughout, presenting
a beautiful typographical appearance.
It is printed On Taylor Power Press,
similar to that used in the JOURNAL
Office. The people Of Minneapolis
ought certainly to give the Chronicle a
generous support.
The Owatonna Journal appeared last
week enlarged to an eight column sheet.
with new and tasty head, aud geuer.
ally improved in appearance. 1t is a
good paper aud deserves a paying pat.
ronage.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-18

The Euen;ng Post is getting more
aud more emphatic in its renuciation Of
the Democratic conspiracy to seize the
Government:
The Country holds with Gen. Grant, who
said in our hearing, not long ago, 1.-THE
rebels We whipped as twas our duty t. do.
They fought US boldly, and for Que, have
no spite against them. But the Copper
perheads and pescemen in the North, tho
men who. during the war, reviled the 81
der, encouraged the enemy, and did their
utmost to stop supplies and rein Inducements
to our boys in tho front, such men can't
forgive. I will never forget hem, or have
anything to do with thrm."
It is but two years ago since the Cop
perheads in this District were running
on war-is-a-failure platform. They
were then r.viliog the government,
abusing such men as Col Uolville, and
doing their utmost to prevent the sue
cess Of our army. Their principles are
no better now than then. It is Colville
who has gone over to the enemy, aud
not the enemy that has come to Col
vile. Soldiers! remember the words
Of Grant.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-18

Tns Wabashsw Herald peremptoril5
denies the story that Mr., Donnelly Gun.
ningly secured tho nomination Of Col. Col.
will il order to make . sure thing of hi,
own election. This is evidently by authori.
ty, and should put : stop to such idle re-.
ports: -Hastings Conssrrer.
We scarcely believe Mr.. Donneliy
had anything to do with it, but the affair
could not have been managed better to
secure bis election by a rousiog majority
had the whole matter Of a nomination
By the Democrats been left 10 bis
hands. People in Minnesota will vote
for straightforward Democrat in pref:
erence to renegade. ". 80 - ..
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-18

One of the events of fair week has
been the great rush Of visitors to the
opera house, not alone to see the build
ing aud calculate what to do with it
when drawn and to examine the 81.
perb pictures upon the walls ofthe gal
lery, bu. also to purchase certificates
and thereby secure chance, either OF
owning the noble building, or at least
Of drawing one of the fine paintings
The elegant rooms devoted to the bust
ness purposes Of the association have
been literally thronged with ladies an d
gentlemen The clerks have been KEEP
busy as bees, and tickets have been
made out and engravings delivered at
railroad speed to supply the demand
At the cast also, a renewed demand for
tickets is the order Of the day, and New
York, Boston aud Philadelphia are en-:
tcring into sharp competition will the
west for the honor of securing the op-
era houee.rt; The Boston Transcript
says as many tickets have been sold in
that city a there are voters. Our read
ers will do we'll to bestir themselves and
not allow the east to carry of the hon.
ors.- Chicago Times. ~ ri: t. J.. =
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-18
PRESTO, CHANGEl


Up almost 70 tho day the Republicat'
nominating Convention met in St Paul
The Pioneer rung the changes on Mr..
Donnellysss al emit. "A jesuit, =
"a Jesuit wShovled that paper, and and
the Sair Vas made o tesoundIwith its az
Il nuuciatio1a.. Ssires Mr.. Donnell u s.
.uouaiaation, : new tack has been re-
solved upon, and he IS now transformed
into terrible "Know Nothing '-one
of those trightful, mystical creatures
who paraded around o'nights with .
dark lantern under his arm, and ike .
roaring lion '.seekiog whom he might;
devour somebody" ] Its 80 much idle
breath to talk Of consistency in the Pi-
oneer !; that paper is like the Honora-
bic Daniel s. Norton it doesn't care
whether it has been consistent or incou.
sistept. q. .1yeta, ..~ w.s;& J ,a.'i1h ii
rs But in the present case We will make
brief statement Of facts with regard
to this charge Of that paper. 1n 1886,
when Know Nothingism was at its
height, Mr.. Donnelly resided in Phil
adelphla, and was, We are reliably in
formed, nominee Of the Democratic
party for tho State Legislature.
In the same year, he was selected by
the Democratic party Of the County, to
deliver their Annual Grafton in INDIE
pendence. Square, and in that Grafton
he took strong grounds against Know
Nothingism. a 'lrd r.:}yd ~:
So much for this statement Of the
Pioneers, which is equally US true as
the majority Of assertions found in its
pages. *:z 7~lI.., -. / p l.
In 1856 Mr.. Donnelly came to Min
nesota, and with the organization Of the
Republican party became one Of Its
most active and influential members.
He has ever since remained consistent
" with that party, and the large major.
ity which awaits him next month will
bear witness to the confidence the PEG.
pie have in his ability and integrity.