New-York tribune., 1872-12-07

Mr.. Froude has recovered, are glad to
hear from his recent indispositon, and viii
lecture in New-lIaven tonight, and in the
Brooklyn Tabernacle Dec. 19 aud A.
Another survivor of the company Oh the ILL
fIted Missouri has come out OF the depths
This man f0ated on the bottom of a capsized
boat for three days; then righted her; then,
seven days out, landed on barren sand-key.
The story is one of great hardship and marvel
ous escape from death by sea and starvation.
Judge Curts's case has not taken much time.
The defense closed yesterday with some eyi-
dence in rebuttal of that previously offered by
the prosecution and further consideration
goes over until January. This takes the bust
uess out Of the hands of the Senate as now
constituted; and that body has accordingly
adjourned sine de.
From Havana we have a plausible story that
Thomas G. Fields, one of the Iammany Ring
who sought safety in flight, was lately in that
port en- route for Europe. The description of
the suspicious passenger-cOrpulent, about so
years old, jolly, and carrying a bag of gold
and bundle of bonds-tallies with that of the
fugacious Fields. There is q grain of cons0a
ton in knowing where the Tammany Senator
has gone. though we may not be able to reach
him.
Mr. NOrosin late Auditor of the Erie Rail
way Company, makes singularly crisp and
pointed aAidavit in the Erie-G Gould suit. lie
says tha, the only difficulty with the new
administration of tho Erie Company is that
they have employed unsklled and mcOmpe-
koxr fhvs ToiY nm
affairs This is such common complaint in
Great financial Offices, not excepting those OF
the United States Government, that it is
natural enough for the ex-AuditOr to make it.
But il must be remembered that he IS testi-
fyiug in the interest of his former employers
II is a good sign that the House passed
YESTERDAY The bill to abolish the Offices Of as
SCISSOR and assistant assessor OF Internal Reve-
nue.. As TnE TRIBUNE has repeatedly urged,
there is not enough labor, under the amended
revenue laws, to keep these officials employed
and their duties can be performed by tbe col
Iectors A reduction of the working force
should be considered as gradual abolition of
the whole system of Internal Revenue, which
has been continued much longer than anybody
expected. The House takes this view of the
case, though the Senate, which has 4 paternal
interest in the OfiiceholdeIs, is not so likely
to sacrifice relatives and friends on the altar
of the country
We believe Mr. 0akes Ames has admitted
the authorship of certain letters which have
been widely construed as plainly ayOwing a
plan for bribing COngreSsmeD by placing y
Pacific Railroad stock amoDg them, - where it
would do gOOd.r The Credit Mobilier Inyes-
tigation Committee has then two things TO de-
termine. Was that the true intent and meaning
OF those letters as interpreted by the affidavit
OF Col hcComb, aud the very suggestive let
ter OF Senator Baysrdi Did Mr.. Ames bribe
the men whose names Col McComb swears TO
his having furDishedi If'the first be true
Mr.. Ames is certainly no fit member of Con-
gress II the second be true, a number of Its
prominent members deserve the same fate
with Ames. Col. McCOmb, we see, denies that
lie has the remotest intention of flinching
from the examination; and the Committee has
summoned him.
There is evidently some mysterious misman.
agement on the Pennsylvania Central Railroad
by which two express trains, going ia the
same direction, may telescope The acci-
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