New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-11

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December my friends and enemies alike viii know how
little truth there in the statement that have forsaken
the Republican party, Joined the Democratic OF aided In
seeking the election TO the Senate OF Andrew Johnson
Thomas J. Durant declines the Circuit Judseship
in louisiana Prominent lawyers from New'Orleans ask
for the appoptment of some competent Northern juris
In view OF Mr. Durants decnatiop. on the ground that
competent Southern lawyers either debarred nom
qualifying by their participation In the Rebellion OF hey
cannot afford to go upon the bench.
Chief Engineer tKing Chief OF the Bureau OF Steam
Engineering has recently returned from visit OF In
spection OF the NavyYard at Mare Island, California
aud is preparing report for presentation to Congress-
He saws that location and harbor OF the best IN
the world, ana with but few improvements 1t can be
made very efficient One great error has been made In
erecting several of che important shops the
waters edge and made ground All the water used in
the Yard is procured by securing It during the wet
season. An attempt made TO sink well but, after
boring 100 feet without abandoned.
Second Controller OF Treasury Brodhead estimates
that the decision of the Supreme Court lust rendered
that the servants Of officers in the military service are
not entitled increased pay under the act OF 1854 saves
the Government from the payment OF claims TO the
amount OF AOOOoOO and will cause saving OF about
100000 per annum hereafter The Naval General Court
Martial OF which RearAdmira II. X. Thatcher is Pres
dent and which adjourned die in October last Is or
dered to be econvened at the at Boston, Oh
Tuesday next Nov 49, The members have been ordered
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thought that the Of Lieut.. Commander Seeley,
charged with cruelty treating his men, will again be
brought before the Court and there may be other cases
for trial.
Committee, consisting Of Messrs. Devereau1 OF the
Secretarys office Neale OF the Registers Bureau, ana
Jewet Of the Controller of the Currencys office were ap
pointed several months since by notwithstanding
Richardson to examine the dies rolls plates, etc, In
of the Secret Service Bureau Of the Solicitors
Office and which had been captured by VIM p Wood,
while he was Chief OF that Division. The Committee,
after thorough investigation have submitted their report
to the Secretary They found counterfeit plates rolls
and dies OF all kinds Of fractional and postal cur
rency, Of legal tenders, National Bank notes.
and even of old exploded banks. They found
electrotype plates of the seyenhiry $1,000 bonds and
memorandums on the books OF the Division stating thai
these seventhrty bonds were captured by VIM p Wood
and that they electrotype plates taken from lead
impressions of the genuine plates the latter having been
stolen from the of Engraving and Printing by
printer Whose is not giyen and sold to second
party They also found memorandum In one OF the
books Of a portion Of letter Of Mr. Wood 70 so-
licitor Jordan, urging the payment TO him
CWood OF $4,000 reward offered by Secretary
McCuoch for said capture but there is no memorandum
stating whether not the reward was ever paid Iht
was all the information the Committee could gather III
relation the capture OF these plates These seven
thirty plates were so mashed and dgured and so much
to determine whether they really taken from lead
impression or originally cut by engraver A I'VE
twenty 900 bond plate with coupons attached together
with rolls dies, bed pieces, &c, was found. All
these were declared by the Committee TO De the
work Of eounereiters eKceenty executed There Is no
detailed statement the books used by Mr. Wood and
his clerks stating how where this plate with the des
&c. were captured, and the Committee fear that the
same party who did the work already captured had Sc
cured duplicate rolls dies, bedpieces, &c, before giving
ND these claimed to be captured. In fact, Col Whitley
arrested in Boston, short time since, with dlo
Of one Of the vlgnettes OF this very plate. 1f
Judge Robertson and Elliot L. Cowden left here this
evening for New-York . .. ....
Senator Cattel Homer Franklin. Major Haggerty, and
James Watson Webb the arrivals this even
ing Webb summoned to testify before the Committee
investigating the wa3hburneParaguay matter
Aaron F. Parry OF Cincinnati on behalf OF the Govern
ment will close the argument in the Tennessee Railroad
cases. now before Justice swayne in Chambers tomor
row. The Judge will deliver his decision within few
days.