New-York tribune., 1875-07-26

to-day. however, IL trustworthy. 1t IA
that the President has already requested
Mr.. Delanos resignation. but that
the Secretary, appealing to the Prcsi-
dents well-knOwn rule not to desert friend
under fire, respectfully but positively declines.
Mr. Dpano's threat to turn States evidence Is
even more significant than his declnation. but
it would not be fair to presume that the
President, who has shown snch interest in the
welfare Of the Indians, has been in any degree
influenced by fear that the threat would be
carried into execution.
The City Treasurer Of Long Island City Is
charged with various Irregularities including
n short cash account. Much Of the difficulty,
however, appears to have arisen over question
similar to one which peiplcxod the honesty
of the city officers in New-lork at one
time-the proprietorship of percentages
on payments Of overdue taxes. Inc
allegation Of dcfalcation is made, and Mr..
IIoran whose carelessly-kcp accounts are un-
der investigation, asserts bis innocence. and
attributes the charge to partisan clamor. But
partisan cllmor hardly explains tho statements
in the preliminary report of the accountants
given in another COiumR.
The Democrats opposed to Tammany Hall
have issued call for primary elections. With
the new Anti Custom house Republican orgaI-
zntion. the plotting and contemplating which
are sure to follow the changes in Tammany
lIau, and with the efforts of the fac
ton for which Messrs. james NJ. Smith,
Emanuel B Hart, Robert B. RoOse-
| ,,tv TN
90 forth as Sponsors, and which has some hope
whether founded in reason or not can hardly
be told lust yct-Nf cooperation from Con-
trollcr Green. we may look for hvelier A'i-
gust and September in city politics than these
are wont to bc except in Presidential campaign
years.
| Attorncy-Gencral Field of Louisiana has
begun proceeding fer msdemeanor against
State Auditor Clinton. Treasurer Duhclet,
Secretary Desmond, and Speaker Lowell mem
bers of the Funding Board for 1874. This
! announcement seems strange Ill view oil the
denial, given by tie Kellogg Administration
few months ago to tho very charges on
which prosecution is now based.
But the dcnals were made during the cam
| paigii, when the charges could be crcdlbly
attributed to partisan malice and friends Oh
the Administration were disposed to deal ten
DERBY with the faings of their friends State
Senator L. f. Herwig. who is also brought be-
fore the courts in criminal prosecution, Is
better known as the confidential deputy OF
the Presidents brOthcr-in-law. Mr. Casey,
| and the real manager of the New-Orleans
Custom house. II is comforting to see
a Republican ofiicc-holler in the South thus
| waking up 70 sense of the official corruption
in his own party May Distrct-AttOmcy Field
have grace to pcrseycre until few, at least,
OF tho notorious robbers in Louisiana have
been brought to punishment!
The announcement of the appearance oi
twenty nine cases of yellow fever at the
Barrancas barracks, near Pensacola, is another
warning to the Navy Department against its
criminal policy OF tempting Death by keeping
| an unnecessary number of men on the FLORIDA
| coast during the Summer. The price Epid
last wear for this madness was the lives OF
some of the bravcst -men in the service anu
the broken constitutions of many more. The
officers who die at Pensacola risk death from
a sense of honor and in respect to the wish Of
Congress and the Navy Department that the
! Nayy-Yard in Senator ConOvc's State shall be
| kept up. 1t is not enough that Secretary
Roheson should authorize Commodore Cooper
to take whatever action he may deem proper
for the security of the yard and the safety OF
the people under his command. The Secretary
Of the Navy as the highest in authority should
take the responsibility on his own shoulders,
and direct that the Navy-Yard be closed and
placed in charge Of acclimated employees, as
Commodore Cooper recommends and as was
| suggested in this paper long ago. But II the
Secretary will not do so, it is to be hoped that
the Conniandant at Pensacola will not allow
mistaken sense OF duty to prevent his goag
to this extreme in oldor to save the lives Of
| his mon.
Mr.. Michael Nolan proved to be very I'M
satisfactory witness on Saturday before the
Assembly Committee Of which Speaker McGuire
is chairman. he WAS bold, defiant, and 0cca-
sionaly impeftnent lie sometimes seemed 10
suffer from that brevity Of memory with which
witnesses before courts and committees OF in
vostigation are so frequently afflicted; even
when he vas caught plainly oontraIicting him
self in his testimony he fell back on that ready
! help in such times OF trouble, w;nlt of recOl-
lection. But when Mr.. Nolan didn't care
to answer he plumply refused In very
decisive fashion,. and the angry ques-
tons of nettled members of the Com
mittee could not get him to tell anything
about his bank accounts or the men TO whom
he paid money The brazen joculariy with
which the witness alluded to his "strike" on
the steamship companies was hardly more
offensive than his refusal either to clear or TO