New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-10


Houses in all the large commercial cities which, IT
is very probable will be adopted by the House as
one of the first steps toward retTeDchment in this
Department.
One of the warriors who opened an office in New
York few days ago TO organize an Andy Johnson
Life Guard has been here endeavoring to get Con-
stitutonal Alliance in defense of the President to
| offset the Grand Army of the Republic. The same
individual Yves recently expanding his valuaable
time and talents in attempting to the passage
of bill through the Albany Legislature in the in
terest of the houses of ill-fame in NewYork City.
We have official authority for denying the story
published in many papers to-day andtelegraphed from
this city, that Secretary McCulloch intended to SEND
IN his resignation as Secretary of the treasury,
A bill recommending the continuance OF the FREED
mems Bureau another year from July next is 10 De
reported by the Freedmen's Bureau COMMITTEE TO-
morrow
The following is the bill reported to-day in the
House of Representatives by Mr.. Schenck to exempt
Bs enacted &C. That sections entitled An Act
70 provide Internal Revenue support the pay interest on
and parts neudsoy thereto be- and the hereby
late imposed thereby Of made Of coal wholly in part
or s S,. Dn5 81 OF s " or resSjps Of
crude petroleum single dhaop Of coal sh peat OF ssphA
snuff nd 81 other manufactures VI tobacco including cigarettes cigars
SIC Nothing this contained shall construed to rsal OF in
eIere with any law regulation provision for The
which may ecru or NAV be assessed hereafter before the LIST day
Sac > This set shall take effect force from and after 'he
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day sent reply
TO MIR. LOgan's resolution recently adOpted IN the
House. in which he that the total receipts IRON
the sale of fivetwentv bonds from October q, 1867,
to January 90 1865 is $17j3,6OO, of which there was
sold at the Stock Exchange $290950O. The remain
der was sold by Jay Cooke IL Co. at rates varying
from Oneeighth to OnequaTteT of per cent CHER
than the sales made at the Stock Exchange. Jay
Cooke n Co.. III letter to the Secretary dated New
York says: I'VE have always been governed in
selling by advices from our Washington house"
In the Supreme Court to-day Judge Nelson delly-
cred the opinion in the case of Marrow against the
Alliance Insurance Company. The Company had
insured the ship Marshall for s. 0O0 not only against
the perils of the sea, but, written III the mar
GIN, against all seizures or effect of seizures The
Marshall, having started on her voyage, was cap
tuTed in 1861 by party of Rebels within few miles
of New-Orleans. The Court held that there at
that time de Jacto Government in the South, which
defined 60 be a Government IN posses
sion of the sovereignty of a particular sec
ton of the country, exercising some of the
rights of an independent nation. such the
blockade the taking aud exchange of prisoners
and the support OF armies. There was no more
necessity that there should be recognized legal
government TO justify seizures than necessity 10
recognize the seizure itself as lawful The Court,
holding that the late Rebel States are still consttu
tOnally iii the Union affirmed the Judgment Of the
Circuit Court OF Massachusetts IN favor OF the appel
liant. Chief-Justice Chase and AssOciate-Jastice
Swayne dissented from the opinion. Judge Nelson
remarked that the principles announced and the
IL is known that enormous frauds have been per-
peTated in the export of trashy preparations under
the name of ginger brandy by certain persons III New
York. Several months ago a writ was issued for the
arrest OF the principal, but he escaped TO Canada,
where he temporarily took up his residence. Col
Wood of the Detective Bureau OF the Treasury De-
paTtmeilt on his trail. A few days ago. learning
that he was at private residence near this CITY, the
Colonel found and arrested him; and took him to
New-YOTk Col. Wood has been placed or detective
duty no the instance of the United States District
Attorney Of New-iork. ~
The Commissioner of the General Land Office is in
receipt of returns showing disposal Of 1921 acres of
the public lands February last at the local office AT
Humboldt, Kansas. The greater portion of the land
was sold for cash, and the remainder was taken I'M
der the Homestead act, and located with agricul-
tpIal scrip,
The TT6asury Department viii in few days award
contracts for printing all the stamps required
by the Government This contract involves an eX-
penditure of many millions Of dollars firm in
Philadelphia has held 1t for some time past, but
II has expired, and the bidding among the
competitors is spirited. The most prominent bidders
are Butler q Carpenter of Philadelphia, the Amerl-
can National Bank Note Company, and George i.
ZONES Of Cincinnat Each of the councillors offers
to the Government very important invention TO IN
sure the cancellation OF stamps, and 10 prevent
stamps from being used again.
The Senate to-day removed the injunction Of se-
cresy from the proceedings in the Stanton case in
Executive Session, with view, 1t IS said, OF furnish
ing the facts TO the Impeachment Managers
monthly publication has been commenced IN
Washington, Clinton Rice managing editor, entitled
The american LdtD Times.
Ole Bull gave his first concert tonight 20 dense
auditory.
Thaddeus Stevens is perilously ill.,
Among the persons who were coseted with the
President today, were Judge IL. r. Curtis, David
Dudley Field, and VIM. 5. Groesbeck, who with
Others are retained as his counsel on the Impeach-
ment trial. Welles. Randall and Thomas, the pseudo
Secretary of War were also at the White House and
admitted to the Presidents private office.
The n. y EreainG Posts Washington correspondent
says:
II is DOW confidently said that Frdaynext the
sci for the President will appear in the Court Of lmpeach
ment prepared TO proceed with the trial. and that they
will not for extension Of time. They VIII then oh
ject every Republican Senator who has expressed an
opinion 20 Mr.. JOnsOns guilt or innocence on the
points named in the articles OF impeachment This point
they Of course do not expect 10 carry but propose to
have It Oyerruled. The question whether Senators
from q States constitute the Senate Of the United
states also TO be raised The Presidents counsel VIII
take the OF this matter that the President has
tanning that until the 10 Southern States have their rep
resenatives in the House and Senate the latter body Is
not competent 10 take up, try, and pass Jude-
ment on so vital a question that OF i'm
peaching the highest officer known 10 the Gov
eminent. Failing both these questions, the Pres-
dent will then firmly refuse 10 proceed with his trial.
then will tender his resignation and appeal directly 10
people sanction him. and TO pass judgment az the
ballot against the Senate Of the United states ms
in short is what the Democrats who are Intimate win
sue. The story meets with some credence among Repub
LEANS and regarded by them as shrewd attempt on
part of the President to force himself on the Demo
cratic party as their next candidate.
IS -
THE BOSTON POSTS PREDICTION.
The Posts Washington correspondent tele-
graphed on Sunday night, thus: