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The New York herald., 1868-08-18

The announcement of the death of Captain 10
Comstock will cause many Aeartache In the wide
circle or his friends. Few citizens of this busy me-
tropolls were more widely known and none more
generally beloved than the Thorough and gallant
sailor and the true and kind hearted man who is
the subject OF this brief notice. In his profession
Captain Comstock held the very first rank lie was.
in fact, the representative man of our mercantile
responsible posts OF command. This position was
fairly due to him, inasmuch as his talents and train
ing fully qualified him for the honor iis apprecla-
tive and sound judgment, quick decision and rare
knowledge OF all the details Of his profession justi
ned The confidence which steamship owners and
travellers felt when Jo Comsock held com
mand. No mariner ever more devoted
To- his calling and his iiag tnan Captain Com
stock. travellers by his pet Ship the Bal lc,
VIII recall the enthusiasm with which he watched
satisfaction which he expressed when his fayorlte
distinguished herself by an unusually good days
rum lie reluctantly gave up the sea rs u regular
pursuit when the Adriatc passed from his control
ana ceased 10 lily the American nag and since then has
only accepted occasional and exceptional commands
He took the General Admiral to Russia the Re dc
!tala TO Italy, and last summer commanded the
DuEderberg on her voyage across the Atlantic.
No one regretted the decline OF our ocean steam
marine more than Captain ComsOck. He was
stanty planning measures for It's revival and striving
10 arouse our legislators and capitalists to the neces
sity OF adopting decisive policy looking to It's re-
VlyaL His labOrS in this cause occupied the last
hours OF his business career
AS a man Captain ConsOck was greatly beloved by
all who had the privilege OF knowing him well. He
was true friend, Kind and sympathzlng on all oc-
Casions of trouble distress, ever ready with his
counsel, services ana purse to direct and relieve
those who stood In need. BY the members of his
own profession, especially by the many young men
who sought his counsel, his loss Will be severely
felt and deeply mOurned.
The New York herald., 1868-08-18
O BIT U A RY
Mrs. senator Trumbu,I.

After protracted suffering OF two years the wife
OF Senator Trumbull died ut Washington. For the
last two years she was afflicted with an abscess In
her right side, and she recently underwent a sur.
gical operation, which Jailed to give her any relief
She gradually sank and on Sunday morning her
spirit passed away.
The New York herald., 1868-08-18
Mrs. Commodore Vanderbilt.

At an early hour yesterday morning The wiFe OF
Commodore Vanderbilt breahed her last at the resi-
denoe OF her son-in-law, Horace F. Clark. No. 10
East Twenty street. She arrived IN this city
on the 9th inst. from Lebanon Springs and was
staying at the house OF her daughter, Mrs. Clark
short time after her arrival she was attacked with
apopeXy. from which attack she speedily recovered
ow alg to the unceasing attention and watchfu ness
OF those around her. When she first took al her
husband, Commodore Vanderbilt, who was then IN
Saratoga, was made acquainted with her illness ana
nc returned to town. Her health was apparently re-
stored. Sunday evening, however, she was attacked
Dy paralysis. from which she never recovered. De-
ceased was represented as most kind and amiable
knew her.
The New York herald., 1868-08-18

Rev. Mr.. Marks. of New York city Dr. ArrrLA J.
kELEMES, New York city, to JANE Il. SPICER. Of
Eastchester, Westchester county, N. Y
LEsLiE-voBRMAN.-At Sal at0ga Springs on Sat
urday August 10, by the Rev. joel Squer, ALFRED
ARTHUR, second sou OF Mr. Frank Leslie, to Mas
ADA VoERNAN.
MiLEs-FosrER.-In Washington, ID. c., on Sun
gay. August 2 by the Rev. Dr. G. II. Hail. u. X
MILES. OF New York, to GEORGE daughter OF Dr. @.
IL. Foster, recently OF this city.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03

Last year a vacancy in the office of Repre-
sentative in Congress in the Xllth District OF
PENNSYLVANIA was filled by the alleged election
of Judge George w. Woodward, Democrat,
over William W. Ketchum, Republican, by SIS
majority. 1t has since been shown, in an in
vestigation concerning the right of member
of the State Legislature to a seat, that in this
same district, and particularly in Luzerne
County, the most glaring frauds were perpe-
trated in the way of forged naturalization pa
pers. The Prothonotary Of Luzerne. after
comparing these papers with the naturalization
record, testified that no persons bearing such
names had been naturalzed in that court at
that time. Being shown one of the naturaliza-
ton papers, he testified that the printed part
was similar to the genuine blanks used by him,
and that the seal on it looked like the I'M
preston of the genuine seal but that the sig
nature was not his, nor was the filling up IN the
handwriting of himself or any Of his clerks.
The men who cast the fraudulent votes were
workmen from railroad. and it is alleged
that the whole thing was managed by the
Democratic State Central Committee. Penn
sylvania paper adds
An Irishman named Casey OF the witnesses
who the In which the fraudulent vot
ing was done, and by whom t was conducted. On the
evening Of Jan a. when Casey was returning home from
Harrisburg he set upon Cleared. by several
persons supposed of the railroad hands and
beaten badly he died from the effects OF the In
uges on the mOrng Of the LIST Of February never having
recovered his designate who were his murder
ers That this murdered for having testified to
these frauds doubted by none and are glad to see
that resolution has been passed by the Legislature
authorizing the Governor tn offer reward OF $4,000 for
the apprehension OF the perpetrators of this foul murder
IL is alleged that proof will be presented TO show that
forged certificates issued by the thousand IN
Luzerne County. and that they We're sold openly In
Scranton and Wkesbarre for 81 70 each Little doubt
exists that Democratic state Senators were elected
with them last Fall Judge Shars wood was elected with
them Judge Woodward elected with them. And
they intend carry the State next Fail with them, II
their schemes are not frustrated.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03
PUTTING THINGS OUT or SIGHT

He was an extremely judcious gentlemen
who proposed lately in Hampshire, in the
course Of Democratic stump speech, to re-
move either by fire, burial, or otherwise, all
evidence of the Rebellion, including our battle
flags, the tomb-stoncs of our dead soldiers,
and all one nelegged and one armed warriors for
the Union who still survive. This process of
reducing history to oblivion is natural one in
the minds Of men who obtained ignominy alone
during the great contest. The popular memory
is too long and too active either for their comfort
or convenience, and trophies of patriotism
and of valor can hardly be agreeable to those
who had no share in winning them. The fatu-
ity, however, of these sensitive gentlemen does
not seem TO comprehend that they are them
selves living mementoes of the war, and that
under their system Of sweeping all unpleasant
reminders out of sight, it might be necessary
to hang them as well as their more loyal neigh
bors. They exert kind of negative sugges-
tiveness While they live, every body will re-
member our battles in which they took no part,
our victories over which they mOurned, and our
defeats over which they rejoiced. 1t will be
time enough to consider their proposition when
they set the example by disappearing from the
world. History, however, does not depend for
its perpetuation altogether upon records or upon
relics. If all the copies of Mr.. Buchanans
book should be burned, all the smoke of the sac
rifce would not preserve his reputation from its
predestinate taint. Although every monument
to the memory of Mr.. Lincoln should be pulled
down, his murder would still be public grief
and a freside horror. There is no fumgation
which can remove the smell of blood from the
military prisons of the Confederacy. There is
no sophistry which can cheat the children of
martyred heroes out of the legacy of ancestral
part of this Republic of forgetting the names of
those who gave their lives to save it. The
memorials which we have raised to them arc
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03
COLLECTING THE REVENUE.

The World has been publishing some amazing
stories of the systematic frauds in the collec-
ton of the whisky tax. In New-Orleans, for
instance, the ring of distillers is said to be so
thoroughly organized that no manufacturer of
spirits can obtain q license without joining it,
By its rules the collector of the district receives
81, 900 a month, and the assessor 5000; one
barrel out of every fifteen is placed in bond as
a blind on the others no tax whatever is paid,
but the inspector receives a dollar barrel for
branding them "tax paid.' In certain dis
trict containing no fewer than fifty distilling
and rectifying establishments duty was col
lected on only twenty three and adlalf bar
rels of whisky in six months. In another dis
trict, where there are thirty licensed dislleries,
the revenue returns represent production OF
only 1909 gallons n year-Or $4,000 in taxes.
Allowing to each of these establishments pro-
ductve capacity of fifteen barrels day, and
reckoning two hundred and fifty working days
to the year (both which estimates are in reality
much too low, we have an annual production
of 100000 gallons of whisky, which ought to
Weld a revenue of $9,000,000! Nine millions;
and we collect only three thousand two hund-
red! In Chicago, Philadelphia, and other
places, the frauds are almost as great; while
in New York and Brooklyn they are so enor-
nous as to defy calculation.
These facts have long been known to the
Government, yet what has been done to bring
the offenders to justice' What has been done
even to stop further peculationsP The Presi-
dent is responsible for the proper execution of
the revenue laws. 1t is he who has kept the
rogues in Office, refusing to remove them when
their character was represented to him, and
turning out good men to put in thieves. The
Commissioner of Internal Revenue testified be-
fore the Impeachment Committee that millions
had been lost to the Treasury through Mr.
Johnson's bad appointments and his perverse-
ness in retaining improper men in Office. The
whisky ring have found in him their best
friend but his power for mischief is now, we
trust, nearly over. With Better Executive
in the White House we may look for rapid
increase in the national revenues.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03

Congress yesterday made commendable pro-
gresS in the Impeachment business. The Sen
ate adopted the rules of procedure heretofore
reported, one member Davis having the honor
of moving that the defense have the right of
closing the case-an improvement upon the
ordinary course of proceeding that could come
from 10 one but the Senator from Kentucky.
The House had long discussion upon the
charges reported on Saturday. Mr.. Butler
framed n new article, based upon the speeches
and conduct of Mr.. johnson during his tour to
the West at the time of the Douglas ceremo-
nies. The House, however, did not accept Mr.
Buffers addition. No amendments of conse-
quence were made, and at 4 o'clock the House
voted successively upon each of the articles
the whole being adopted by 1876 to 41-no Re-
publican in the negative and no Democrat III
the affirmative. Crhe Associated Press reporter
insists upon CHASING Cary of Ohio and Stewart
of New-Horlk as Republcans) Before the vote
was taken, the Democratic members joined in
a protest against the haste with which business
was moving, declaring that they had had no
time for speech-making, and were greatly
afraid that the majority were going to revolu-
tonze the country. The unanmity of the
Republican vote is looked upon as indicative
of speedy trial and verdict satisfactory to
the demands of justice and the hopes of loyal
DoopIa
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03

but the smallest tokens of our gratitude. II
the New Hampshire gentleman is acquainted
with any process by which events comprehend
ing the destiny of nations can be swept out
of the recollection of mankind. he will
deserve well of his party if he will but con-
fide to it his precious secret. If he-knows OF
any device by which millions of emancipated
serfs can be restored to slavery, he may sue
ceed in destroying the noblest monument OF
the war. If he can transmute the base metal
of treason into the precious gold OF loyalty II
he can prove public virtue to be but name,
and falsity to solemn Oaths venial misde-
meanor, he will win immortal honor by re-
yersing that whole system of morality which
Mt present enjoys the respect of the human
race.
When the Democratic orators talk of for
giveness we are ready to listen to them, for
forgiveness is manly and Christian duty /;
but when they ask us to forget. they make a
demand to which, without abdcating our man
hood, it is impossible to accede. Is there any
thing to be ashamed Of in the struggles OF the
Republic to preserve itself that the citizens OF
the Republic should Danish them from recol-
lection Was it a good deed to rebelf was
it a bad one to encounter and suppress rebel
lon7 The people of NewEampshire had their
opinion upon these questions during the war,
and have they any reason to change that opin-
ion2 Chauncey Burr says they have, and so
SAYS Franklin Pierce, and so says Henry Clay
Dean. Pray, what has occurred to make New
Hampshire alter her mindP No soldiers were
brayer on the battlefield than the soldiers OF
that State and here comes gentleman by the
significant name of Burr, and tells them that
they were fighting for nothing, and that
the South really conquered them, while another
gentleman proposes to burn all their battle
flags, and to demolish the tomb-stones of their
companions dead upon the field of honor! a
very curious way this of winning votes, al
though it seems to be based upon the assump-
ton that every New Hampshire soldier left his
brains at the South, and came home non compos
mcntis, and rejoicing in a spurious and deluslve
gNry. These are arguments to offer TO men who
skulked, or to men who deserted, TO towards
and to bounty jumpers, and not to those who
served honorably and yaliantly. Having been
tried in New Hampshire, they will next be tried in
Connecticut, and upon a broader and more gen.
eral scale during the Presidential canvass. They
show n sort of bad candor, for which we are
duly grateful and from which we have nothing
TO foar
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03

The tragedy man of The National HtelH-
gencer has been visited again by his disheveled
muse. and bursts into the following apostrophe
to the Secretary of War:
Impeachment may give you n respite, but cannot
save YOU There IL not military power enough at the
command OF Congress 10 shield you from punishment.
possible you evade the punishment due 70 your
great crimes Justice Is blind, and travels slowly In the
passions subside and die and executes its judgments
upon great criminals with unerring ndelty This Is Tor
you. MT Stanton"
But generosity is characteristic of all truly
great minds, and The IntcIigencer, in the glow
of its manly wrath, Is considerate and forgiy
ing. As Mr.. Winkle, when sorely tempted to
inhct personal chastisement upon Mr.. Bennett
Dowler, finally resolved that he would not
avenge himself, and checked his bloody I'M
pulses by magnanimously running away, 50
The Inteiligencer gives the assurance that 1t
will not call upon Gen. Emory, or Col. Wallace,
or Mr.. Welles and the other two hundred
marines for military aid, and that it will not
eject Mr.. Stanton by force from the War
Department ave promise you," it is good
enough to declare, "nO violence You shall
"have the benefit of free system of laws, and in
"that you will have what you have never failed to
"deny to the thousand victims of your despOtic,
"cowardly will. Where are the guards 7" Any
body who can perceive the drift Of the last
observation is welcome to whatever satisfac-
ton he can draw from it.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03
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BARNUM's MUSEUM Broadway. between SRTing ora g
sad IlccsA Ofeu from snnrc az IL IA J.c' on
q and q eyrry cnooa sni eyenrg Living oi's ~ usl
L Co.'S MeHaserc JNeJ tunoalses usn''i D""i'' ''-
BROADwAY THEA1EE 90 This Eyoning-" SAM
CtsuiTaL
BUNYAN HAIL. Union Square-Ihs Afternoon an1
Lrcuiag-"T The fHgrih'
ExluBTION OF THOMAS Balls STATUE or Ed
sS ToKWEsr A. ASuDsT sud I've nng5l3 BroatSas
FRrNCH THEATEE-Ihis Eycninc.-"La Grande
Iuebesse."
HARVARD ROoMs-This Eycning.-Mr. d. T. Di-
mons Readirss from STANDARD AuAO5s
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DLSIGN-Day and Evening
The isrs PciureA
NEw-YORK CIRCUS. Fourtcenth-st-This Evening
The Joker Club Races" Miss Lucille WRt-,u. Pau
NKw-YoEK THEATER-This Evening" NobouS ,
Dsuglter" Miss Kate Reignods -, o..
NImo's GARpEx-This Eyening.-"Iho White
Fawh" Paris.enue Ballet Troupe >,
OLYNrIc TnrArEa- This Evening" ahchon'
Ms Maggie Mitchell W.T..
PIKr's OrrrA HOUSE, This Evening ta, - ltailan i,i
ous" Linda d Camonu.r" Miss Mi4uc Iagek Tesla h0'n' e'
PrTS,Ms GALLERY No. GGl Broadway,-D@ay @ ,aii1 ahG
P,epe-Rrhon Of New Group I've aus 'ae pe@u e
STFISwAy Hall This Evening. Mrs. Frances
Kspble's Resdipgs-" Midsummer Nighss Dream
WAIIACK's - This Evening" Paul Fry" John
Gilbert
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03

Mr.. Disraeli is somewhat unfortunate in being
called to the head Of the English Ministry
without possessing the entire confidence of his
party When Earl Derby retired, he was selected
as Prime Minister through dearth OF English
statesmen, or, as some of the London journals
confessed, because there was none so well fitted
for the position rs he. Mr.. Disraeli himself
does not seem to be altogether comfortable in
his place, and he has called private meeting
of the Tory members of Parliament as we take
it, to harmonic matters and smooth away the
distrust that is felt in man who was once
Wing, and whose course on the Reform bill
was, to say the least, so peculiar as to give
occasion for the fear that he might one day
cease to be a Conservative. The ministerial
changes have been much commented on in
England, and not always in way compliment
ary to Mr.. Disrael; but he seems determined
to hold the reins Of his party in his own hands,
in spite of the distrust that is felt in him or
the doubts that have been expressed against
him
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03

SENATE. March 2.-The consideration Of the
rules of the Court of impeachment was re-
sumcd. and after much discussion they were
adopted without any important alteration.
House, March 2.-The House assembled in
Committee OF the Whole on the articles OF inn
peachmcnt, and continued the discussion begun
on Saturday. A new article was offered by
Mr.. Butler, based on the Presidents denunca-
tion of Congress in public speeches, but it was
rejected 10y vote of so to "A. The articles
were finally adopted by party vote. The
managers Of impeachment were then chosen,
and n message sent to the Senate. The Dem
Ocrats vainly attempted to enter II protest
against the proceedings.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03
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New-York tribune., 1868-03-03

Andrew Johnson breaks the law because he
thinks it unconstitutional. We all know what
he thought for he had put his opinions down
in veto. The act became law in spite of
his will, and that very fact makes it especially
binding upon him. Gen. Grant says: "The
"law is binding on me, constitutional or not,
until set aside by the proper tribunal" An
drew Johnson usurps the function of the Su-
preme Court in presuming to dsobey the law
upon the only pretext he has yet offered-that
il is unconstitutional.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03

The editor of The " Y. Times whose inti
mato relations with the President lend the
weight of experience to his testimony, gives
the following sharp picture of the Great I'M
peached:
" The truth IL that Mr.. johnson never consus any
body with any thought Of being governed guided 10y
their advice. 30 entirely and thoroughly selfrelant
probably before sat In the Executive chair.
This has been the great defect and fault of his official
Ho has no confldants and We doubt whether n
single member OF his Cabinet has been able either 10
influence HIM 10 change any action on which he had re-
solved or even 10 know In advance what 1t would be-"
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03
No CUOICE IN PORTLAND.
THE GREAT sNOW STORM.

PORTLAND, Me-, March 2.-The snow storm
Is the seyerest Of the season. ,.,.s.,,
LEWISTON. Me-. March 9.-The storm rased 'nro"s"o1'
the day. - -. . x.,a from.
BosfoS March2 pess snow-storm on gaze r,ns .rvs
the east began at o'clock this morning. NO nai
arrivals to-day. the shipping keeping ~ saio
from land. - ....,.. ~ say
and the wind being high snow-drifts are hesvy ~
trains on all the railroads from Two 10 treo hoS "
hind time. -. ..o....r,o, nv q
TORONTO March IA snow. w.storn accompanied ny =
violent gale prevailed throughout western Cansus VI
day All the railroads arc asalu completely "'N
The weather IL intensely colo. = ...u, sot
HAaILTos c. W.. March A severe snow-storn a. 81
I'm yester,lay aud Is stu raging. All trains are giess
DELAYED ard no trains running cast OF L"bao"'
ths Great Wesyern Railroad. TO-DAY.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03

10. Imry--A Letter from Our Olcn Core
spondent ia Rome; MdSsachuSetts-A Letter
from Our Orn Correspondent an Boston Ship
BuiIding National Finances, Mr.. MeCuiloch,
Extracts from a New Play. Letters from the
People, A S,rindle anticipated, Political Items,
Citg Gorclnment, the Criminal Courts, Railroads
In California, the Money Article and otherMGtterS
are on the second page this morning; me Markets,
Girl Courts and Noble Charity on the third !;
Science on the sirth, and Real Estate and Ship
ping Intelligence on on the screnth.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03

stirring address of Gen. Sckles at New-Hsven.
on the subject Of Impeachment the non Lou
NJ. MouilTs speech in the Senate on The ke-
construction of tho Southern States, and the
letter from Speaker COlfax, read at Che Indiana
Republican State Convention, on the Two Par
ties. Price, two cents.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03
ELECTION INTELLIGENCE
MAINE.

REPUBLICAN VICTORY N sAC0.
SAco. March 2-Tbe Republicans to-day
elected James NJ Derng Mayor by $50 majority ana car
ried every ward in the city.
REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN BATH.
B,Tu. March 2.-Jamcs Il. Patten, Republi-
can wns elected Mayor to-day hy 5c6 to 256 votes for b.
c. Bailey Democrat. The Republican Candidates were
elected In all tho wards.
REPUBLICAN TRIUMPH IN LEWISTON.
LEWISTON. March 2-The Republicans have
carried their ticket the municipal election IN TINS cy
to-day by majority electing lsaac A. Parker nsyoa
The total vote east was l5 the largest ever poled hero
The entire City Government With tho exception oi oA'
Alderman, is Republican
NO CHOICE IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND. March 2.-Ihe charter election
70 dov resnted In no choice although heavier vote has
notbesn cast since 1860 Mcclellan, Rep has 2ioI yoes
Palnam, Dem, 22n votes and Dering lnue pohuyh. s
nnbican IT9 votes Last year. Stevens, Rep, had Nc
ShurtIe Dem, 755 votes The Fall vote Tor "pssaSS S
stood Republican, 20iI; Democratic, l,5N Noes heP.
can Aldermen and Councmen elected In nFe VI n'
Wards and Democratic IN the other two.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-03

about the Cooperative Assoc. a'ions III Ma'Sa'
chusetts. There is much intere, " IN inc pup,
lie mind in regard to these Assoc, ''lons' ana
we cannot doubt that their increase VIII "ork
vast benefits for the labOrng classes