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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-11

THE REPORT which has recently been circu
lated that Gen. Hooker, who is now in Europe,
is in failing health, Is inaccurate. The Gen.
eral is spending the winter in Nice, and is
gradually improving.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05
GOV. FENToN AND THE TAX LEVIEs

Gov. Fenton has signed the City Tax Levy
and the Comfy Tax Levy. We have done all we
could to avert this action and sincerely regret
that His Excellency has taken the present
course. An explanation of his decision is tcle-
graphed to US in these words:
at understood that the Controller OF the City gave
the Governor satisfactory assurances that he would not
upon him in the seventh and eighth sections OF the city
he would be governed and limited in his official action in
relation to the settlements Of claims by tho law
listed before these bills became laws. Mr. Connolly has
pledged himself in letter to the Governor to This course
Of action
We trust the Governor will not be disap-
pointed by failure of Mr.. COnnolly's assur-
ances. They certainly would not satisfy u.s..
There is also question in our mind whether
a mandamus could not be issued to compel
Mr.. Connolly to exercise the powers which he
is willing to waive. Those who know how
completely the Courts of New-York are under
the control of ring and how greedily q men,
Der of that ring as prominent as Mr. Connolly
would be likely to use all the powers dele
gated to him to aggrandize his party, can I'M
derstand how easy it would be for some of
bis colleagues to assist him in violating his en-
gagement with the Governor.
In the second place, we have very serious
doubts whether the Governor had a right to
do that which he himself considered doubtful,
and then to place the responsibility for such
action upon an officer of our City Government.
1t is, perhaps, not too late to resume our dis
cussion of some of the points of the Tax
LeYies, in order that our readers may perfectly
understand the responsibility which Gov. Fen
ton has assumed in afiixing his signature to
them. The World yesterday replies to a pre-
Ylous article in an editorial. which. while adj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

The new steamship line between Baltimore
and Bremen starts under promising auspices,
and although only two round trips have been
made it is announced that the applications for
freight and passage already far exceed the capac-
ity of the vessels employed, so that two more
steamships are to be put upon the route at the
earliest possible moment. We congratulate
Baltimore on its good fortune. 1t has many
natural advantages for direct trade with
Europe, and with due enterprise will make
rapid commercial progress. Whatever benefits
one city of America benefits our whole country,
and we earnestly hope to see secured for the
venerable metropolis of Maryland a fair share
Of the foreign commerce of the Union.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

According to the correspondent of The New.
York Herald, the following is a synopsis of the
platform on which Mr. Chase will consent to
run as the Democratic candidates
The States alone have the right Of fixing the terms Of
suffrage
OF the Union, and its doing so s usurpation.
III Universal manhood suffrage, and universal am
nesty and restoration 70 political rights OF all engaged in
the Rebellion, are now Indispensable.
Nv. Speedy resumption OF specie payments that
greenbacks will be equivalent 10 gold. -
" No military trials in time OF peace.
VI proper proportion OF SOutherners the Cabinet
VII The judiciary TO be Independent OF Congress-
VIII The President has full power TO pardon Rebels
and restore them 10 political rights Congressional 70
stricton Of this power is usurpaton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05
THE STIR OF EMPIRE.

The Frontier Inder of May II is before us.
1t halls from Laramie, ID. T." but few OF our
readers are any wiser for the information.
Know, then, that the Laramie aforesaid is not
the military post of like name on the North
Platte route through South Pass to California
and Oregon, but q new city, located on the
Central Pacific Railroad, somewhere west of
Cheyenne, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.
Cheyenne being now six months Old-is re-
gardej by The Inder as "old fogy" and in its
decadenc6. The Editor says Of his own more
favored city:
Laramie is bound TO be place Of note and great i'm
pOrtance Our fertile lands heavy bodies OF TIMBER rch
gold and silver mines inexhaustbe coabanks ana ul-
paralleed water facilities, are more than sufficient to give
us prominence and wonderful stability
the magnitude and pending results, which must spring
FROM and be developed by, the connecting links oil the
Union Pacific Railroad-the national highway.
Just behold the situation at glance, right here
around Laramie City being the second base OF opera
the Atlantic aud Pacific Railroad local resources charms,
and attractions force rs into strength and greatness I'M
me Un Su the
Nebraska settlements along tho Union Pacific Railroad
and The Mormon villages Of Utah Here we have innn
merabe mineral and sulphur springs, and scenery that
outstrips Italy and switzerandi we have all kinds Of
mountain sheep bear-back and grlzzly-banalo, moose
mountain lion. etc, In word what have nt we goti
country full OF glory and golden suDlmtles nousands
and thousands OF visitors will visit the Rocky Mountains
during the Spring and Summer seasons, ana VIII make
Laramie the Saratoga OF the West"
We further learn from The Iider that five
trains Zone Express and four Freight on the
Pacific Railroad arrive and depart daily, and
that a twenty-five per cent. reduction of fare
and freight on said road took effect last Monday.
The fare-hitherto, 10 cents per mile-is hence
forth ~.
Among the distinguished arrivals at Laramie
by The Inder. we note the name of
" Gen. Frank =. Blair, u. s. Commissioners
" II. p II y who has visited the EDITOR, lWhose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

Later particulars confirm our first impressions
about the riotOus disturbances in Washington.
Nothing more serious was done or intended
than is usual and necessary when few DULLES
attempt to break up political gathering. Only
one negro was arrested, which fact bears out
this view The affair is of course sweet
morsel to the negrOphobic papers, which claim
it as the Inauguration of the long deferred
rising Of the negroes to assert their supremacy
in the Government The alarm that prevails
among the Copperheads has not been equaled
since the Ohio election, when, according to Mr..
Nasty, 100000 proud Caucasiansrose and declared
that they would not be trampled upon 10y
$4,000 negroes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

got through with the House went TO work On
the details of the BILL Mr. Blaine led off with
" PtopoSii"T to strike out the clause
oie"'"'s q Department Of Internal Reve-
~ with a Commissioner at Its head,
but subsequently Withdrew this motion
in favor of one substantially to the same effect
offered by Mr.. Garfield. Considerable oppo-
sition to Mr.. Schenck's project OF an lnde-
pendent and responsible appointing power IN
the Internal Revenue service is thus already
developcd. The clause was saved by the mar
row margin of three votes, the vote on the
amendment to strike out the words creating
"a dopartment" being, Yeas 4G, Nays 40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05
~ !! -1vnn ra1I7 iKiBUNE. FRIDAY JUNE s. 1865.

Senate We suppose this means that we are
going to have another crow" lasting during
the Summer, and keeping us in constant I'M
rest. We still fully sympathize with the Sen
ate in rejecting as Attorney General the author
of the advice to the President which was, per-
haps, the primary cause of our Reconstruction
troubles. Much as we esteem Mr.. Stanbery,
both for his ability and for his character, we
do not see how the Senate could, in justice to
its record, return to the Cabinet man who
has done probably as much as any other OF
our public men to bring about the present dit-
fcnlty between the President and Congress
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

SENATE, June 4.-The resignation of Mr..
FOrney, Secretary of the Senate, was, accepted,
and Geo C.. Gorham elected in his place.
Mr.. Buckalew announced the death Of ex-
President Buchanan and the Senate thereupOn
adjourned.
HOUSE, June A number of important bills
reported from the Committee on Public Lands
were PASSED.
The Arkansas bill, with the Senate amend
Committee. The amendments were nOn-cOn-
CURED ina COmmitte of Conference asked
for.
The Tax Bill was taken up and after debate
ceeded to consider the bill in detail. An
amendment to the first section, making the re-
mOval or suspension of the Commissioner of
the proposed Department subject to the con-
ment striking out the words creating De-
partment in the first section was lost Yeas
90 Nays 40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05
TRIBUNE CAMPAIGN SHEETS.

THE FOURTH NUMBER contains FULL
report of the proceedings of the REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION at CHICAGO, with the
platform of the Party, and speeches of accept
ance Of GEN. GRANT and SCHUYLER CoLFAx.
Price of No. 4, single copy, two cents.
20 Copies, Postage Paid so cents
100 Copies, Postage Paid. 81
500 Copies, BY EXPRESS. IS
1000 Copies, BY EXPRESS. .s15
Every village Club should subscribe for at
least hundred copies of this publication, and
see that it is scattered far and wide.
We cannot undertake to send less than trentl
copies by mail to any one address.
These Documents are for sale by all News
men.
Address THE TRIBUNE, New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05
politics have flavor of Copper) and is thus

Cen b. has long since walked up TO the enormlty OF
Radical niggerism, and is ardent supporter OF
White form Of government. He says he Is getting horc
and more Conservative every day."
of course he is! 1t is the way of his class
Frank will yet be on his knees before the
tombs of Sterling Price and Claiborne Jackson,
those illustrious apostles and martyrs of the
"White form of government" asking pardon
for having resisted and chased them into
exile. He has only to grow little more Con
servative" to . alify him to advocate restora-
ton of Slavery, or at least compensation to the
spoliated stakeholder. Frank is getting on /;
but he is not yet qualified to run as the Con
"servative" candidate for President. Let him
be patient and grow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

We publish in another column this morning
an interesting letter from Mr.. Cyrus w. Field,
showing the present condition of the subma-
rine telegraph system throughout the world
1t is very clear from This letter that subma-
rine cables are now entirely successful, not
only from a scientific but from pecuniary
point of view, and that they must soon be
immensely extended. Connection by telegraph
between India and Europe Is the next great
work which presses upon the attention of
European capitalists, and the importance which
attaches to the recent movements OF the Rus
slams on the borders of the English possessions
in Asia gives to this contemplated enterprise
"a peculiar prominence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

The Appraisers Department is a brake on the
Custom House. 1t is really the Assessor of the
Customs. If the foreign value of imported ar
ticles is underestimate, the Department adj
vances it in accordance with the ruling foreign
prices, and the amount of duties paid increases
in due proportion. If the foreign value is adj
vanced ten per cent the importer is made to
pay twenty per cent additional duty. Last
month the aggregate of advanced duties was
over $4,000 in gold. The Department is one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05
MIR. j. ROSS BROWNIES REPORT


The complete report of Mr.. j. Ross Browne
on the mineral resources of the States and
Territories west of the Rocky Mountains
comprises a vast mass of information relative
to that great mining region in all its aspects
mineral, agricultural, and statistical. The facts
themselves are incapable of being digested or
arranged in a manner to be attractive to the
general reader; but those in search OF statistics
bearing Oh questions of mining economy Will
be very likely to find the materials they seek
in these ample reports. Mr.. Browne claims no
originality for any of the facts or statistics he
presents, but has simply accumulated In
volume those which had already been
obtained by Mr.. Hittel, the leading geolo-
gist of California, by various county and
State officers and mining engineers. The only
portion which seems to stand identified with
Mr. Browne is an estimate of our total gold
and silver product for 1866 at $75,0000OO, and
of our total product for the States and Terri
tories west of the Rocky Mountains since their
settlement at s., 100000, or exactly one-half
of our National Debt. Whether this sum was
arrived at by calculating from our National
Debt downward OF from the several mines
and their products upward, to the total, does
not appear, as no connection is established
between the estimate and the statistics pre-
scented in the body of the report.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

We are glad to observe that Gov. Baker
of Indiana stoutly resists both the blan-
dishments and the threats of the friends
of the distinguished pugilsts, Coburn. and
McCoole who have been sentenced TO in
generation for forty days, and refuses to let
them off a day before their time. This prac-
teal virtue of the Indiana authorities should
teach us how to deal with professional bruisers.
If more of these fellows could "get forty
"days," there would he less prize-fghting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

1t seems that, after all their prom
Uses to the contrary, the English will not wholly
evacuate Abyssinia, but that foothold will
be retained in the country, some troops being
stationed at Zoulla, a town Oh the coast. This
Vii, surprise no one. 1t is not often that Great
Britain, refuses TO avail herself of an Opportu-
nifty to exteSd the influence of those coucomt-
ants of British civilization and dominion, the
Ied-coat sOldiery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

George c. GOrham was yesterday nominated
and elected Secretary of the Senate vice John
w. Foney resigned. Mr.. GOrham was last
year the Republican candidate for Governor of
California, and beaten by a feud in our party.
We rejoice that the choice has fallen on Re
publican so able, energetic, and worthy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

of the few paying the Government dividend
It's yearly expenses foot up about 100000, and
it saves, at least, $4,000 a year by its ad-
vances of customs. As at present constituted
the Department is thoroughly efficient and Geo.
nOmieal and its operations probably prevent
frauds, rivaling the whisky swindles, in the
Department of Customs We print elsewhere
history and an exhaustive review of the ope-
ratOns of the Department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

"The Life and Campaigns of Gen. U. S.
Grant, by Gen. James G. Wilson" is very
good compilation of the leading facts in
the great Generals career, which has
been cOmpactly printed so as to be sold for Is
cents by Il. NJ. Dewitt, No. IL FrankfOrt-st
heartily commend it to general circulation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05
Amnstmsmts. &c.


AIR GALLERY, No. s45 Broadway-Dav and Even,,
t te g,tonsi Paaing The New Republic or b'arepon
RpoADwAY THEATER-Ihis Evening"" Camille"
~-Nathis Heron 90
BRyANT's NEW MINSTREL HALr-This Evening"
Tamaany Budng F0ureeutst, adjoining Academy o. MUSIC M
Kegs BUauts MnseS
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN-Ihis Event s-Iheo-
Sore Thomas Garden Concerts
CLINTON Halliday and Eyening.-lolntngs
BBgaWags, ard Water Color>
IIFTIf-AVF ART GALLERY, corner FOu1tcc Inst
Dav and Ereane Cartoon The Era Of ihe atom
FREycH TIIEATER This Evening at Sc Marie
Autoioete" Mae Rsor-
MApIsoN-sQUARE HAIL, No. 94 Be. lvav.-Ihis
Fssoeg Ib Panorama Of the War Miss Salhe Browl Goorch
deincster
national ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-Day and Evening
-Pc.ares aud Sculptures
NIBLo's GARDEN-Ths Evening q Tho White
Pawn" Parsicuue Ballet TroaDe
OLYMPIC TITEATER-1his Evening at S." Eumpty
Dumpiy." g. L. Fo1 MiAe Sangah
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRFIs No. 5S5 Broadway
Tbs gyeamg Birch. Waubod. Bernard and Baslus
TERRACE GARDEN - This Evening. at s. 90 Carl
Bsrguahn's Garden Concerts
WALLAcKs = This Evening, at s." Masks and
Tsces" Charles Fisher B. ]. Rnggoh
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.
Free Scientific Lectures every afternoon IN the
Thten0logca, Glass Room AZ No 399 Broadway
The Alumni of the Law School Of the University
City NewYoA, 10 the Library Room Of the LaN apartment al
o o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

The racing at Jerome Park begins on Tues
day next and lasts four days. The meeting
promises to be very brilliant one. We give
elsewhere a list of the horses in training at
Fordham, and interesting particulars concerning
the entries in the coming races.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

IVA Letter from ConStantinople, The Seat Of
0roph 10 India, Central Park, Senator Summer
on Political Disabilities, Bills Signed by Coz.
FeRton, ont Door Sports, and the Courts, may be
found on the second page this morning; the Money
and other Markets on the third; NeW Pa6licd-
tiOnS on the Sirth; and Real Estate on the Seuenth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05
THE DRAMA.
RIsroRI T6-NiCHT.


1t is not necessary TO say anything IN praise
OF Rlstors Marie Anioee. The presentation has beer
thoroughly described in these columns Its excellence "
such howeyert is so full of pathos. and graphic as
historical portraittha feel sort OF personal ntere
in having it seen by all lovers Of really great acting Po
these reasons we again direct any such any such there
~ who have not seen ito improve the opportunity to
bf This will be RistOri's last evening performance Of
tbis mart sNe repeats II at a Matinee tomorrow We
trus the house be crowded on both these occasions
ON sunday night RlStori reeites at stenway Hail. fo
the benefit OF the Alrn for the children Of Italian sol
diers killed or wounded on the field OF SO
naIrine her farewell by an act Of gracious charity
DRAMATIC NOTES. :.
Mr.. Bateman's French 0peri troupe 81 ,h az
Selwynfs Theater, Boston. The regular "pnndantly
house closed last Saturday night IL has been Masses
successful and Boston may be congratulated on sefu
ing such beautiful little theater, and so aDle, l.
and popular manager as John Selwyn to direct ~
1t is said that n scheme is on foot LOT liI ,9
establishment OF rstclass theater on the sue ~ ;S
opera house In Twenty fourth-st., ADJOINING ,ne lily
Avenue Hotel The location is excellent anu me
good theater would have extraordinary chanSes w
cess thereon, II managed with ability, hDeray' o"''@'
and good taste.
A Miss Belle Land has been introduced lnIo
the ductile cast Of The White Fawn at NlpIo ~ h
The managers OF the great spectacle are they
congratulated tho rich reserve corps
recruit their theatrical company one spehuVr ~
another till the observing mind Is quite dalLeu IA ~
saw blasted with excess OF hght-tantasc zoe, on
Milton forgive this sacregeD The l4Oth periohah'o''
1.-THE White Fawn will be given tonight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

The Republican State Committee yesterday
resolved to call the Convention to nominate
the State Ticket at Syracuse on the 9Th Of
JulV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05
DRAMATIC NOTES.

The Richmond Wing heads the killing oil
negro in Yorktown, Zone Vote Less"
A biographical memoir of Schuyler CoII naSsT Is
being Written by the Rev. O. " Moore, now OF DENVER
Colorado.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

According to The Boston Post, the Presi-
dent considers the rejection of Mr. Stanbery a
rcsuming Of hostllities" on the part OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

The Tax Bill was under consideration in the
House yesterday. After the speech making was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05


The Union League of Philadelphia has pub
lished an address commencing the platform
and candidates adopted at the Chicago Con-
vention, and urging the Republicans of Phila-
delphia to exercise the greatest care in making
nominations for local offices. 1t reminds the
party that the success of ticket is not al
ways assured by placing good names at the
head Of it; often it is borne down by the
weight of bad names at the bottom. If we
want to choose Grant and Colfax President
and Yice-President of the United States, we
must not tie them Ito a pack of disreputable
nominees for the minor Offices We must make
our local tickets for Congress, for State, county
and city authorities, as strong as they can
possibly be made; and the League properly
declares "that if, through the nomination Of
"unft men as candidates for municipal offices
"in the coming election, the Union Repub-
I" lican party is defeated, the responsibility
"must and shall rest with those who were
instrumental in forcing such nominations be-
" fore the people, and they must bear the con-
sequences
This is good doctrine for other places beside
philadelphia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05

1t is now nearly quarter of q century since
a few gentlemen of this city, through the or
ganization of the New Y Ork Yacht Club, made
yachting to a certain extent, a national recrea-
ton. The brilliant victory of the yacht America
at Cowes, and the remarkable feat accom-
plished by Mr.. James Gordon Bennett, jr, in
the great ocean yacht race during the Winter OF
1sG6-67, gave American yachtsmen worldwide
reputation Since both Britain and France
gracefully acknowledged the superiority of our
yachts. as shown in the models of the America,
the Maria, and the Henrietta, and rs the prince
of European yachtsmen hailed the arrival OF
Mr. Bennett at Cowes as an event OF national
importance, it may not be an assumption to
claim our triumphs in yachting as national VIC
tories The present season promises to surpass,
in interest and pleasure, all its predecessors.
It's great feature will probably be an lnterna-
tional yacht race from COwes to New York
Harbor. Subscriptions and arrangements fol-
this contest have already been made in En-
gland, and, Judging from the well-known char
acter of the members of the NewYork Yacht
Club, there is no doubt that the gage, if thrown
down, will be promptly accepted Should the
French yachtsmen enter into the contest, II
would at once assume an interest and impOr'
lance hitherto unknown in yachting circles
The increased number and size of the vessels
owned by the American Clubs justify the as
sertion that in such a trial, they would viii
no uncertain laurels As an evidence of the
present interest in yachting circles, we print
elsewhere n description of the new quarters
erected by the members of the New York Club