New-York tribune., 1874-01-02

WAS able to carry on his thefts undetected for
some time. a. he held also the position of
cashier Of National Bank. Yielding to this
double temptation. he made what is pleasantly
called ga misappropriation." to accommodate
friend in the lumber trade. The defaulting
treasurer undoubtedly persuaded himself that
he did not intend to rob the Concord Savings
Bank; il the lumber business had been good
and no had had no additional temptations to
use the savings intrusted TO his care. he would
have returned tho cash. This is 80 like
thousand other cases Of misapprOpriatiOn I"
comment has become trite.
1t is understood in Washington that the re-
ported appointment of Baron Schwarz-Sen-
born to be Minister to the United States from
Austria is made with a view to the BarOn's
acquaintance with industrial exposition man
agement Whether this suppOsitiOn be correct
or not, such an appointment would be very
fortunate for this country, in view of the
very general interest taken IN our approach
ing Centennial Exhibition. AS DirectOr-Gen-
eral of the Vienna Exposition of 1878, Baron
Schwarz- -Senborn greatly distinguished him
self; and his views, as compactly stated in
TRIBUNE, Dec. 81, show that his familiarity
with the details of the management of these
great undertakings would make his presence
and counsel here very valuable to the man
ayers of our own Exhibition. If he were ap-
pointed for that reason, his mission here would
be considered as a graceful compliment from
his Government.
rdo licba faty from
the Senate Contingent Fund. in which the
curious reader found much new Information
The quantity of real stationery which the
Senators consume is something prOdlglOus,
and the number of fancy articles con-
structively classed in this flexible category
is incalculable. 1t is little melancholy to see
that only one gold tooth-pick is charged to
the entire Senate. There must be something
wrong here but this abstinence is offset by
the visiting cards, plates, and other perquisites.
To-day we print on the third page of The
TRIBUNE the results OF brief inquiry
into another department of public expenditure.
The collection of the revenue is made more
expensive by the dishonest system OF special
"allowances," which has grown up with the
service The tables and items furnished are
very suggestive; they exhibit great number
of small leaks-tOO small, perhaps, for the
consideration of the average American States
man, but large enough to show how the pub
lie money is dribbled away.
To persons who are not residents OF L0uisl-
ana, the cOlOred vote of that State Is literally
an unknown quantity. When the question of
Kellogg's claim to the GOvernOrship was can
vassed in Congress, a strong point in his case
was made by the assertion that the col
Ored vote was largely in excess of the white
vote and that the McEnery returns showed
a relative strength of the two races which left
the blacks in a minority. Therefore, it was
concluded that as the coOred people and the
Republicans voted in mass for kel-
logg, the returns electing McEnery were
fraudulent. Mr.. r. II. Mari, dele
gate to the Peoples Convention Of Lou
isiana, has gone over this whole question
very carefully, and in a communication, which
we print Oh another page, has made out
strong case against the assumptions OF the
Kellogg party. He quotes official figures and
accepted facts to prove that the white voters
largely Outnumber the blacks and that
many of the latter voted for McEnery This
statement is worthy of the careful examina-
ton of those whose duty it is to decide the
controversy.