New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-04

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WASHINGTON Thursday sept ., 900
M ,,;,;ool ,ieyys of the members of the Caoinee
- ,ocoro,ce IN the November election h"'0 'Ooi
fr,opentlv for weeks past topics Oh nc" Pr.,
nio, and the subject Of conversation III Poii'iO"'
circles journal of this city Is IoSPo''',1io iVi o0
l,,ast information in reference 10 Nl, hoNui'o'"'
=, - assorted positively by Ihe SMr' this evening"
a., there no longer remains any doubt as 10 the
en". Of the Secretary of the Treasury; that he
.,,ted 10 A Government official some days ago that
a. shonld throw whatever patronage he possessed
-;tb IN, party of Seymour and Blair. 1t is further
.,a,od that Mr. McCullOch denounced in strOng
.s the financial plans of the Democratic platform,
"a said il IT was carried out it would certainly
kring financial ruin upon the country. The only
,biectionable plank in the Republican platform
ras that relating 10 Reconstruction, but as
this was paramount at the present time TO
everything else he preferred uniting himself
with the Democratic party, to giving ms support
Z, a party which imposed such conditions on the
Southern states those imposed by the Republicans
q, their reconstruction measures. Secretary Welles
,onges himself on the same SIDE and Secretary Ran
dali manages with indifferent success to ride two
horses ut the same time. Browning clings to the
fortunes of the Democracy Mr.. Seward remains
silent ON the issues of the day. and no one appears to
no,;ce that the oracle has ceased TO speak. Mr..
Fvarts keeps aloof from the strife, and SchOfeld is
tor Grant II may be added in this connection that
Cen John A. Dix our Minister TO France, and Mr.
Henry NJ Watts the newly appointed Minister TO
Austria have declared themselves for the Repub-
Ican ticket Word has come from Nashville that
Senator Fowler has come ont for Grant and Colfax'
which causes much surprise among President JOhn-
sons friends.
The Washington ring and White House lobby, who
have been working industriOusly for the last TWO
Il go NJ R,lfi are
ohaQrined at the unexpected turn the alleged frauds
and investigation in New-YOrk have taken within
the last "a hours. The Presidents organ few days
ago made the statement that every Revenue District
IA the country could furnish abundant evidence
on which to convict Mr. Rollins of corruption IN
office The Copperhead journals, North and South,
are daily filed with attacks on that branch of the
Government, but the whole Of the administration
aided by the irrepressbe Buckley, has failed so
far TO find O shadow Of proof of the robbery and
plumber, which they charge lis being perpetrated
every hour. Mr.. johnson, in his official newspaper
this morning, sees fit TO deny that he has had any
connection with the plotting Of Buckley in New
York but unfortunately for him there is abundant
evidence to show that he cogmzant of
every step that waS taken, and that Binekley
went to New-York at his suggestion to work
the case mp. A confidential friend of the President
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johnson by Government officials in New-YOrk, stat
ing that Finch has misrepresented the facts given
him in that city, and that Dinckleys attempt TO
eliminate Mr. Rollins piece of the greatest abb
surdity. The cOnspratOrs who aimed at the suspen-
sion of the Commissioner intended that the investl-
CATION should be kept entirely secret They had
hoped TO be able TO trump up some charges
against Mr. Rollins on which Mr. johnson could
issue his order of removal and install
one Of his proteC6s who would use the power OF
the Department for party purposes. The evidence
taken in NewYOrk to-day was entirely hearsay, and
the greatest portion of it was thrown out utterly
irrelevant and iDadmissbe. The balance was not
bit better than Biuckleys affidavit and was of the
same character Mr.. Rollins regards the whole thing
as 20 absurd and pHerile that he has sgned his IN
tention not TO appear by counsel, and VIII not offer
any testimony in his own behalf. Secretary McCul-
och who is disguised with the entire transaction has
snubbed Buckley by directing Mr.. G. : Courtney
TO take charge Of the case. No warrants have been
served or Mr. Rollins or Mr.. Harlan, and an order
has been issued to make further arrests, which is
virtual abandonment of the charges.
Information was received here to-day by officials
of a serious demonstration against the execution OF
the laws Of the United States by the Marshal OF Ken
lucky in the counties of Larue, Nelson, and Marion,
IN that State. In attempting TO execute processes of
she Marshal and his deputy were set upon by six
armed men, and taken to mill where were 25 other
armed robbers who took their papers from them and
threatened them with death, promising the Same
fare 10 any persons who shOuld heuceiorth attempt
90 execute United States process IN that DelghbOr-
hood The officers were then dispatched under
guard 20 the nearest railroad depot. The subject of
this outrage is under consideration by the Attorney
@ neral and Secretary Of War.
The Navy Department has, in accordance with the
reduced amount OF appropriations and the viii of Con-
gress reduced the personnel Of the Navy to what it
was before the war-namey, $500 men. The Secre-
fary has dispensed with the services of almost all the
masters at each Of the Nayy-Yards. Only two or
three of the most important retained at any Yard
but the duties heretofore performed by the masters
have all been deyOlyed of the quartcrmasters,
foreman. thereby saving large and useless eX-
pense. Two three masters were continued at the
Portsmouth Yard longer than at others. but
these discharged after the launching Of the Al
goms,sa sloOp-ofwar recently completed at that
Yard .'
In accordance with the law Of July D, 1850.
Director Delmar Of the Bureau of Statistics has
awarded numbers % 735 vessels belonging TO The
merchant marine of the United States and to all of
those vessels which are sea-going he Las awarded
signal letters to enable them to communicate their
numbers TO each other when passing at sea. The
numbered sailing vessels is 1902, and the number OF
steam vessels 292 The total tunnage Of both classes
combined is 3.lGo,267, and the number Of unrigged
vessels 475I with total tuhnage of $500 that
the grand total Of the tunnage Of the merchant ma
rine of the United States IL no account be taken of
the vessels lost during the last fiscal year. amounts
10 S,5s3,02S tuns.
Thomas j. Dursnt Of Louisiana delivered an adj