New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-26

ma, N which 10000 have been Withdrawn for the
r,chsrs Of bouesteads and for other necessary pur
49,. Five per cent Is allowed on oil deposits. The
rorn.rv now has Afteeu branch Offices, tho princnA
one being located in New York.
TREASURY CLERKS.
III. o.,snnt IN reduce the clerical force OF the
r,..n,y pepar.ment Is not promising AT the Second
a,,o, ooe there are 100 900 claims Of deceased SOL
a.,, v.,tpe settlement The number Is eliminating
,.pd,y. AZ last month 5000 moro cases were se.s'eo
than we're broueht In. In the Third Auditors once
Al, ths accounts Of Quartermaster viii take ioyea
settle. In fact the Quartermasten ACCOUNTS '.'
Mexican War had but just been closed wnen INC 30
belliop began And In the Sixth Audtors oin'' 40
growth Of the money system ana INC sp'esu y
postal accommodations among the Sou'nern o's'o'
is more likely to lead to an increase 'nsn 1'"'"'
ton of clerks
PARDON BROKERAGE.
The case of Mrs. Cobb agt. ex.Gen. Baker Is
stir absorbing considerable attention. The psintin
deposed tha. she stated to Mr. Howell, for whom sne
procured pardon that money wonld accomplish almost
anything. and that the said Howell gave her penoa
siensd BY Gen Slough whose life he had saved during
the war; No testimony Of unusual interest was ee''ed
on the trial to-day
To the Assoc!.t~d PresA 80,
Wv WAsHNeroS Thursday Jan. g. 1864.
SIZZLING POSTAGE STAMPS ON CREDIT.
The object of the law authorizing the sale OF
,o.taee ssmns on credit as appears from etter nom
the Postmaster 10 the Chairman OF the sens.e
Post Office Committee s to enable the Department 10
Its stamps roSgh .a ers 70 sny o".deraSe
extent for the reason that the law only auhoises te
sale of stamps to Postmsse for cash. and that there
are many places where there are not gusned persons
Who can take the oath 10 m the Post Offices nor persons
Of sufficient TO enable them to purchase r
cash. There are many persons VINO cannot take VIC
oath who can furnish good bonds, and thus accommo
date yery great demand for stamps He indicates his
intention. If the bill passes. to appoint as sr as
ticabe assessors collectors and otnef sIe 70
United States While the compensation proposed N
small the penalties provided severe as In the case
OF receivers and custodans Of the public money. he
says further; 1t believed that measure OF the
acter proposed will not only produce eonsideraoie
revenue to the Department but VIII tend " promole
feeling Of contsntment and Standardization among .ns
people Of the Southern States ana a. 'ne same WINS
project the Department against loss
OUR LARGE CITIES.
The Secretary of the Interior, in response
to resolution Of the House, communicates st OF tne
cities of the United States with the statistics o. sps
| ants aud upward. It includes ly2 cities beginning
with New. York and ending with Newport Ky. The
males 40 926, females l47 900; value Of products.
ss74 s27 New.York stands brst In the list Capt.
tai. s6l,22757 males employed. % 49,; females.
employs q capital Of s73,3s ss5; mail operatives.
$50; females 80 633 value Of products, s3ay7sI
Cincinnati Is third in order; products e46 OO00O0J
capital sl7 600 COO in round numbers. Boston-pro-
duets, $50 0O0 900; capital el3,00O0o0 The other
principal cities produce as follows: Brooklyn 80
900 600; Newark, s22 900 Oo0 ST. Louis ssl ooo
Baltimore. s2l. 600 900; San Francisco, el9,OooWo;
Lowell els 90 0OC; Providence el3oO0,0O0i Lonls-
vlle Sic 600 OO0 Richmond, 100000, Pittsburgh,
Oh 600 900, Now BEDFORD sll,0 0oo: Chicago Sill
0Co 600; Troy, $40 600 600; Rochester eloO000oo.
MINISTER To GREECE.
The President has appointed Capt. Nicholas
Smith Of Kansas. Minister Resident TO Greece. 70 re-
side at Athens. This is the first appointments OF
Minister TO that country
CoLORYD SUFFRAGE IN COLORADO.
Senator Evans (Col,) says the telegram from
W. j. Hardin colored citizen Of Denver which was
published on Wednesday, makes several false impress
prior to 1854. The clause 5ciiisen Of the United
States In the franchise law having been Construed
TO include them, the colored people did not VOTE 3D.
That he. as Governor, was instrumental In depriy'
In the law it was without reference TO negro suage
that question not having been raised and no sctcai
change made in that respect 80. Inst the
State Constitution makes their exclusion perpetua
that instrument provides ready mode Of
amendment on this, and all other Of its pro
visions, and imposes no disability on colered peo-
Pile except present exclusion from office and voting
He thinks that Hardin Is being used BY design
ing men to defeat the admission 0f the state The fol-
lowing extract from private letter nom Harlan ~
cant: Notwithstanding ray opposition to the ad.
mission Of Coorsdo. hope Sir that you NAV realize
your most saBguine hope the admission OF Colorsdo
which will add another bright star to the galaxy Of
States. Would TO God we had given equal rights 10
oil men, then her brightness wou.d have outshone oil
the rest"