The New York herald., 1870-03-16

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under'the crypt Of the Capitol, where pe is now
prisoner awaiting Instructions OF Senatorial au-
thorty.
Isuilrond Disturbances In Geergin-Op osition
tn Northern Enterprises.
General Hiram Wabridge, or New York, to-day
telegraphe To MIR. Conant. Wee President OF the
Brunswick ana Albany Railroad, IN Georgia, stating
II was alleged here that the recent railroad disturb
auce was Caused by non-paymcnt OF wages; that he
had promptly con,radlctel the truth OF that report
aud wished to know whether he was correct IN
aolng 30. The General tonight received the follow
ing despatch In re0ly:-
ATLANTA, Ca, March Is, 1870. .
Our pay day Is on the loin oi each month. Tne
men were paid February Ii. IN fun. Those that
discharged Tor thLs disturbance were paid last FRI
day, and tho money ID ready To pay regularly, Tney
waited my arrival to dispace Colonel iuiburt, our
General superintendent who IS a prominent repuD-
lcan and SUPERIOR man: They stopped my excur-
aud demanded the Immediate appointment of an
other superintendent. managed to get these men
10 BrunswicK, and immediately discouraged anu paid
them. Jhey afterwards took possession OF tAe
trains ct brunswick, and threatened the lives OF
| wnO accom- panied me, Keeping them In constant
terror OF their lives, and they had to es
cape az night The authorities could afford no
security Tor us; on the contrary they united with the
men IN their demands ana encouraged the move-
mens evidently expecting thereby 70 DRIVE away
0Itrages ever perpetrated. You know am no poll
tician and nave no interest III Governor Bullock or
MS party; Dut am satisfied FROM wnaL have seen
that unless we can have protection here bile en-
terprlses IN THIS state controlled oy Northern men
vestsation Of all the Facts to-day, has ordered
troops to brunswick.
Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate, In executive session this afternoon,
confirmed the following nomnatIons:-
Charles II. Lewis OF Virginia, Minister Resident to
DnpflI Inlan ftnt0f
Resident To Belgium; Z. q. Andrews, Of Minnesota
Munster Resident at Stockholm; Robert U. Kirk, OF
reke. OF Pennsylvania, Consul at Augsburg; w. s.
havres COllec.Or OF Customs sag HarDor, N. y;
slas Al. Matheson Collector OF Customs az DunkirK
n. T.; JACOB Anthony, Surveyor OF Customs, New
Albany, lnd.; George ID. Orler, Collector OF Inter-
nal Revenue Filth. Missouri; Q. 5. Winstead, Col
lector OF Internal Revenue Fifth. North Carolina;
Peter Rose, Collector OF Internal Revenue. Elgh-
teenth, ONO; ADram II. Bowman, Collector OF Inter-
SCISSOR, Tnlrd, louisiana Post Masters-HerGert A.
Parkcr, kankakee Ill. George +. MARROW, Jr., Selma
a:s Jane 8 sna PSps s,nY "a! 1 RanS
Oxford Miss, Passed Assistant Paymaster George
X. Wilkins. TO be paymaster; Assistant Pavmasers
passed assistant paymasters; William W. Barry, to
be assistant paymaster IN the nayy Jno. q. Black
WELL receiver OF public moneys OF huntsville, Ala;
Charles G.. Grove, Alabama. Register OF the Land
Office OF Wyoming Land District; Lafayette Cartee,
surveyor General Idaho.
The nomination OF J. Russell Jones was taken up
after a brief controversy 1t was agreed to report
iavorably. Mr.. Sumner opposed the nomination,
but will report 1t because he was instructed to do.
The Second New York Revenue District.
Several days ago Representative Schumacher intro.
duced resolution with reference 70 Mr. Cole, the
| law partner Of Mr.. Allaben. the Assessor OF the
| Second New York district inquiring whether Mr..
Cole had been appointed an attorney to act behalf
O OT
heretofore made. The inquiry has not yet been
swered; but Mr.. AlaDen, who had been sent for BY
the Secretefy Of the Treasury, arrived here Sat
urday, and IL Is presumed that his explanation of
the matter was not satisfactory, as on yesterday
| Albert G. Allen was nominated to the Senate az
Allaben's successor.
Personal.
The mysterious Ben Field, OF Albion, N. T.. who
| is somewhat known TO fame IN Albany Is In town,
moving about cautiously on some matter or other.
Tom Murphy-Diamond Tom-ex-State Senate r
| from New York city, il likewise here. Last night
Thomas dlned at WIZARDS.
Hiram Walbridge is busy mere about the Mediter-
| rean and Oriental Steamship Company. Brady, the
photographer, Gus Schell and little Charley r.
Shaw, OF your city, have been in town also.
| Woollen Manufacturers Pctitioning for q
Chango In the Tariff Laws.
memorial has been presented to the Committee
| OF Ways and Maans and the Committee OF Finance
| strongly endorsing Commissioner Wels' report,
signed By persons representing thirtythree corpora
tons and twelve individuals, comprising nearly all
the great wooen manufacturers, and representing
q capital actually engaged In the manufacture OF
woollen goods OF over SIS, ,000 900, and owning up.
| wards or 500 sets OF wooen machinery. They pray
| the existing tarin may be modified In such
manner that fine wool may come into the country
at as low rates OF duty as the carpet WOODS
now do.
Copyri ghted Public Documents.
The practice OF copyrightng public documents
that has grown up within the past few years calls
for little investigation. Tons upon tons of public
| documents that no one Will pay postage on are
printed at the government printing Office every year
and franked the length and breadth OF the land
| but whenever one Is compiled or prepared by any
government oficial that Is found to have any value
| the copy, which Is government property, somehow
finds It's way into the hands or private publisher,
where IL Is copyrighted and sold at an exorbitant
price.
II merchant wishes TO know anything OF the rates
| OF duties charged by the government he VIII find
that neat compilation OF the rates and the various
| laws under which they are collected has been made
by OF cur Treasury officials and turned over to
private publisher, who has had 1t copyrighted, and
| sells 1t for three dollars. 1t is mere pamphlet,
compiled by government 0flcial, and the copy is
| therefore government property. 1t could be sold
for seventy.nve cents and should be printed the
government once and distributed gratis to all who
need to know the tariff rates; but there is real
demand for it the copy is given or sold to monopo-
list who exacts three dollars from every merchant
who needs to use it.
"Hyles' Digest Of the Revenue Laws" was prepared
by an officer Of the government who turns the copy
over TO Boston house, where it Is copyrighted and
| sold for nine dollars per copy.
| The congressional Directory" IS little pamphlet
| compiled wholly at the expense OF the government
| Qhe copy il government property that there is
some sale for. 1t is, accordingly copyrighted,
| printed at the government Oflce and sold to the
trade 1t Is alleged, for the cost Of paper and press
| work. thus bringing the government office into CON-
| petition with private printing houses.
The Patent once and Agricultural Reports that no
| one wants, are, OF course, not copyrighted. They
would be, however II there was any demand for