New-York tribune., 1867-02-16

proyision was necessary shows the baTbarty OF the
past laws governing this District
y Collector Smythe arrived here late last night, ana
was before Hulburds Committee to-day on matters
relating to the disappearance of certain evidence OH
the frauds in the New-YCrk CustOm-House
The Hon. G. NJ. Chilcott, both Delegate from the
territory and Member of Congress elect from the
State of Colorado has arrived here, direct from Den
yer CITY He saws the feeling there iii favor OF the
passage of the bill for the admission of that State
over the veto is very general and strong that theIe
is no doubt of the ratification of the fundamental
condition of admission by the Legislature that there
will be ready compliance with its requirements Dy
the people and that the immigration TO the
Territory is very large and that there can DC 10
reasonable doubt that before the end of the year the
popnlaton of Colorado will be over 100000 lie
further SAYS that the rapid approach of the two
branches of the Pacific Railroad has infused new
life into almost every interest in the State.
The first registry taken 10y the judges appointed by
the Supreme Court of the District of the legal voters
of Georgetown, was completed yesterday, and toots
M / rs whites and $50 cOlOrcd. Among the whltes
there are at least 500 Radicals.
The Commissioner of Agriculture is in receipt oi
letter from prominent citizen OF Virginia VINO
states that after due inquiry he has asceraned that
the cotton crop estimate OF l,IJO'WO baies OF 1oo
pounds each of the Agricultural Department, was
not too large and that it will probably reach ZoVO
OOO bales. The gentleman above referred to ut hrst
assailed and censurcd the estimate of the Depart
ment. and in reparation makes the above statement
Fred F. Burmeister has been appointed an agent
for paving pensions at Philadelphia. Col Greene re-
tans the payment of Invalid and Navy pensions, and
Mr. NJ Burmeister will pay the Army widows and the
orphan children. The latter served several years
with credit in the Army during the late war.
Admiral Tcgethoff has gone 10 Richmond to eN-
anime the points of military and naval interest about
that city, and especially the scenes OF the naval en-
counters during the war on James River and III
Hampton Roads.
The contracts for furnishing navy supplies. to be
delivered at New-York and Boston, the bids for
which were opened on Tuesday, have been awarded
as follows:
Baldwin Potume & Co Of Boston, 1000 bbls. beef at
So 81 bbls.; James VI. Shaw oi Boston, LOW bns ~
Sl3 80 q bbl Cragin Co. Of New-Nofk loo DeIS ny
S24 AZ hb; Baldwin, Potnme o. 2N" DUE, H " IVn on
at 81 50 bbl; c. II. & g. s. small OF New-l oTk 4Vo
bbls at 81 80 bb George Adams Of Boston, 100000
~ Farrncton LOzcr & Hall Of Boston, 100000 70 of SUI
gar at S co a. hundred Henry swift a Co. Of New-l0rk
10000 10 of Coffee at sl7 6s hundred G. H. a. G.. .
Small 5000 bush Of Beans AT 50 81 2 bush W. g. Bart
lett of Boston, 2O0OO gallons OF Vinegar nj &c gallon
Notwithstanding the drenching rain which fell the
whole evening the hall in which Gov Woodford
spoke tonight was denscly packed with auditors to
listen TO his lecture on Fort Sumter His most radi-
cal sentiments were the loudest applauded.
In connection with the recent bond robbery in the
Treasury Department by a William Lee. amounting
10 $4,000 the Secretary of the Treasury has issued
circulars to all the National banks and banking
houses describing the missing bonds in order to pre-
vent their negotiation.