The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-12


the artists are entirely new to the American
public, having been engaged by Grau in Eu-
rope last year. As our readers are aware
having been kept acquainted with the progress
Of the Western opera through the medium Of
our daily telegraphic criticisms artists arc
all young, fresh and handsome, and have made
. most favorable impression al over the West.
ing them in New York, ON their return from
Havana, depends upon the chances Of impress
sario Grau's being able to obtain . theatre q
for the reception Of his choice troupe in the
coming spring.
The Srnr or WILKES Boo14 AZ WosK.-Ia
denying the report that Chief Justice Chase
had signed q petition for the pardon Of
Ketchum, tho forger, the Tribsme recently took
occasion 70 ssy that the spirit Of Wilkes BoosA
actuated all snch canards We see the samH
spirit manifested In morning paper Of this
city, which charged, on Tuesday last, that ths
lamented President Lincoln and his wife had
deliberately robbed the White House. The
tone Of the article to which we refer may bo
judged from the fact that it repeatedly refers
to Mrs. Lincoln a. I" the bereaved beneficiary"
in most insolent and impudent style, and
speaks of cher (not always winning ways"
dollars appropriated in tho last four years for
alleged repairs and furniture for the White
House there is now actually nothing to show
on the premises" and goes on to state that
the government property was criminally taken
away; that ninety boxes were furnished
I" to pack up the removed traps" and that +" il
required fifteen carts to remove the luggage
from the White House,"
Becoming holder as he proceeds with his
ISLANDERS, the spirit Of Wilkes Booth says that
''it is a notorious fact that the thirty thousand
dollars lately appropriated to furnish the Ex-
ecutive mansion will nearly all be absorbed
by the creditors Of the persons who occupied
that house ten months ago." As if this were
not enough the spirit of Wilkes Booth adds
'This family (Mr. Lincoln's), the head Of which
literally run on his honesty exhibited for four
years that reckless disregard of expenditures
which would have been positively dishonest,
only that they, like all radical republicans,
thought they had life lease Of the Treasury.
and that there was no end to the sudden influx
of greenbacks that fairly flooded the White
House" And then the spirit Of Wilkes Booth
proceeds TO moralize upon sthis example oe
the snowy shoddiness Of q suddenly raised
fanily-honsst, perhaps, but poor certainly"
We lack words to fitiy characterize this infs-
nous effort to befoul the reputation Of our
martyred President and his afflicted family, end
we ask the Grand Jury TO take prompt sctioI
in the matter and punish the paper that
has thus disgraced American journalism
and the American people. That psper
is tho organ Of the Manhattan Club,
the president OF which-Mr. John Van
Buren-is certainly q gentleman. We ask
him II the Manhattan Club is to permit
these horrible libels to pass unnoticed, and u
the members Of that club are to continue 10
sustain by their money and their patronage Q
paper that calls the lamented Lincoln thief
and his wife an accomplish And we ask,
also, If such publication can be made In this
city of New York without some public mani
festation Of the Reproduction and disgust Of our
citizenss The spirit of Wilkes Booth must
indeed be very prevalent IL 80 outrageous .
violation Of decency, morality, truth, propriety
| and the sanctities which surround the honored
dead and the afflicted mourners is permitted to
pass unrcbuked and unpunished. Let the
Grand Jury take this case in hand at once.
The CRY FINANCIAL BuDGEr.-The financial
budget for the ensuing fiscal year has been
issued From this it appears that our citizens
are to be taxed for the support Of the city gov
eminent and the payment Of the interest on
and redemption of the city debt about
eight millions of dollars. The whole esti-