Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 7, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27. HATS AND BONNETS, SPRING SEASON, 1874 DALY, LOEB & CO.’S GRAND OPENING! French Paiiern i BONNETS, TUESDAY, March 10. 144 & 146 WABASH-AV. ey 2 TR CORNELL WATCH CO., OF OHIOAGO, MANUFACTURERS OF STEM & EKBEY-WINDING WATCHES, which havo thelr uncqualled Stom-Wind. Pre T o ot ing ALIACheL. . Bolling At S130s %80y and 8100 osch, with thio Co.'s guaranteaal th Eogutato porfurmanco and porfection of eash Watoh. Spocia) arrangomonts made with rospensible dealoes foc tho sale of onr goods. TIIE CO. DO NOT SELL TO JUOBBEN LS. 7 IMNELL, President. 2 (A irand Cro) cor, MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. SHIRTS, Collars, ‘WILSON BROS,, 67 & (9 WASUINGTON-ST., GHICAUO, And Plko's Opora House, Fourth-st., Clnclunati, Do you want a perfect fitting Shirt, of the very best material, warrant- ed? Call on PORTER & HOYT, 84 Madison- st., McVicker’s Theatre | CARRIAGES, A A A A A A A A A AAA AR VR CARRLAGES OLD HOUSE OF BREWSTER, ESTABLISHED 1838, J. B, BREWSTER & 00,, " Twenty-fifth-st. ‘WAREROOMS, FIFTE-AV, COR. - TWENTY-SEVENTHAT, NEBEW YORK. Manufacturers of Carriages of tho Highest Order and Lx- cellence Only. Invite the attentfon of tho public to the stock now offer- ing at thelr Warorooms and in procoss of construotlon at tho ¥sctory, inolading many patonted designs and valus- bl improyemanta confined to this house, Among tho noveltios of the soason azp Surreys on Doublo Cross Springs. Top and No-Top Wagons of all weights. Demi Landnus for one and tio hoses, Derbys in threesizes. A All the Fashionable FAMILY CARRIAGES, after 1ho Intest French and English Designs. TThe Donblo Cross Spring, an entirely new foaturo, and confined ta this house, has the oase of tho fall pring, yot allows the wagon to bo hung as low as upon the common 3 aprings, and aro highly indorsod by gontlomen mow using them, ' . Tho usa of tho Vartical Stool Plato in axlo beds (already woll and favorably known thronghont tho States as tho groatost improvemant in tho runnivg of wagous offerod for many yoars), 13 confincd by lottors patont sololy o this honzo. Wo call attention to tho annaxed card of GENERAL DeOLELTAN: New Yonx, Juno 1, ++ GrarLEMEN—T havo osrofully oxamined your Patont Vortical Btcel Piate Axlo. Iind that the addition of the vertical plate renders tho axle about two and & half (3)) timos as stiff as it would bo withont it. Vory rospoctfully, GHORGE B, MOOLELLAN,# NOTICISE. We desire to remind the publio that wo are sololy Man- ufacturors, and not Traders, so-called, and are “Tie Od Hoose of Brewster,” ESTABLISIED IN 1828, e ¢d o tion. E=" Drawings fnrnished on_appliontion. REMOVAL. manmnnAnaanns STEIN'S Groat Dollar Store, “CITY OF PARIS’ Removed to 106 East Madison-st., near Clark. FORMERLY &3 OLARK.ST. Building. . FINANCIAL, State of Htincls, Savings Bank, 105 CLARK-ST, Motliodist Chrch Block, Six per cent compound intoroston doosts, = Pass honks 'I":IL pfldono also taveatod for nlllarlu';:flnnd and Mort- s I smnl] puma at 10 por cont intorcsts o' ohargo to , fondor for abstract or legal axamination of titls. fouder for 3l oxomiin Wi Rz, (50;, SCOVILLE, Presidont, 35, KXLsrY REED, v, Roz—During tho récont panle, thia Baok has paid all dopusits on demand, without notica. WES Poo: Whalesnlo Merohants' aud Manufaoturers! <l nent, with gnergy and_dispatch, withoat: o not colltcted, and no attorney’s fees in uils, P Il roconizo tho importaico of having thcipn. per whon our messenger cally. Tirat, pusbeil, fiest paid. 7 FILASTLAUS MERCANTILE COLLECTION AGEYOY, 146 Madisou st COMMERCIAL PAPER WANTED BY WRENN & BREWSTER, Baukers nnd Note Brokors, 98 Washington-at, 2 GENERAL NOTICES. To Architects and Contractors, ‘THE ZING ROOFING & ORNAMENTING WORKS, 164 & 168 Clilcago-av., Chilengo, Il Hnvo now roady thofe now 52.page Iilustrated Cataloguo Bl L T et el Bud Mouldings of overy desoription, dor All Orders 5 A rmitly atteaded t B lioy ditoaded to and warrautod 19 gl satisfaction, EAGLE WORKS MANF'G CO, Wl furnish Eoslncs, Dollers, Miat a1l Kinis of gonda - the sanchinon Lo, womt wssoriptivo olroular. Office, 41 South Cann 11 W, GAT NOTICE. Aftor Fobruacy 1, 187, tha premium wpon purchase of FAX CEIUTIFICATES, hold by the olty for city taxos of 1672 will bo ralsed to § PER C Chicago, Jan, 2. 18M, _§. 8, NAYES, Comptrollor, OTIGE T0 CONTRAGTORS, 24100 culilo yards of Limestone Ledga, mora or les 1o S0 ratie rpods of Limestone Ladeo, ri R S T T TSOHY, Sheboyian, Wischasin, PRINTERS,STATIONERS, &o, PINS, PIN CUSHIONS, Fancy Pen Wipers, &e., &c., AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, OULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO0,, 118 & 120 MONROE-ST. JONSUMERS will find 1t profitablo ta get our pricos ioforo oriloring ohowhore. IINDLEE RN N8, Wholosalo and Hatall Biationess, Printors, od Blsnk Bovk Manafnotnrurs, 164 Clorl ’ nd Sond for do- __HOUSEKEEPIRG GOODS, P.& J.CASHY, 4l and 43 Fifth=aw., Keop on band tho largest assortment 4u tho ity of Now aad Becond-hand Purnituro, Oarpots, Doddiug, Ofico Douks, Countors, Ale, Hoxes, Sholving, and Shiow-cases, Also, ouo Flro.King b SOCIETY MEETINGS. Masonlic, foation of H. W, Bigotow Lodge, 418, A O et (8 ey Siubing. ‘Amcrican Bipiées Building, Moneoo-at, Work ol - @00 sud avtion oufilb-{fi) REMOVAL. T . LAWRENCE & 00, Have removed to their New Store, NO. 146 FIFTH-AV., (Just south of Madison), with & full stock of their - PAPER, BUILDING MATERIATL, Vormin-Proof CARPET LIN- ING, Papor Oil Cloth and Oarpoting, Wrap~ BUSINESS CHANCES. MANTTOBA BREWERY GO, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. Rare Op)‘:orhmity to Brewors for Acquiring the Only Brewory in this New Province. GGG fally pald up sharos—$23 ench—~(formin, of the Asscts of tho Iusolvent Estato of Jat Co., Montreal), ar now offorod for eal by tonder, The purchaser would hold a majority of the entiro Stook by ploking up somo sixty moro Shares, enslly obtainablo, and thus control the business, Ttis in full working ordor, with capacity for 18,000 gallona por week. For full_particulars addrass D. MoARTHUR, Erq., Morchants' Bank, Winnlpeg, or RIDDELL & EVANS, Assignees, Montreal, . Tob, 10. noition otin & PRINTS. B S S UP v Uwsoui s S USSPt EC o) ‘Lindics wanting a good Calico that will neithor wash out nor fada out, will find In the “RICHMOND PRINTS” Somothing to thelr purpose. In the large varloty of these goods, tho “(QHOCOLATE STANDARD STYLES" (Copyrightod 'Ploket), “QUAKER STYLES" (Uum'xlllxla_‘{) "Tokot), AN “STANDARD GRAY STYLES" (Copyrightod Tioket), Espeoially recommond thomsolvos for chastencss of do- sign and durabllity of color, Wholosalo buyors through. aut tho conntry consldor them uncqualed, Ezamino the tioket ta bo sur you got a RICHMOND PRINT, RESTAURANT, CETICACGO, U to thy prosent time, has Incked one great Tequisite to a metropolitan oity. It has sufe fored from the anacHo0 oA RESTAURANT AND HOTEL, Qonducted on n home.like principle, where the average citizen could grocmx"a & roally good manl at little more than cost prico, Thix want has boen suppliod by the propris otora_of tho well-arrangod _ostablishment REAR OF 77 and 70 OLARK.-ST,, whoro & Yory iboral bill of fore provided.’ ¥ou oan nt meal fo; a, 00d bod {Fom B0, ot £ $1.60 pog mlahi- ARTIFICIAL STONE, A e, Cliazy Arfifcial Stons G, 300---314 North Mavket-st,, Corner Oak, ! Bills, Wator Tablos, Ttoof- fl?.:n:,"“ g 'fifl{:{.}g o m;{'ufz'.nfir oot St it Dot UlrAs." G\ HOFFMANN, Manager, CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1874--TWELVE PAGES. 0 MANUFACTURERS. American Manufaoturars aro invited to consider tho follawing facta and sngostions; Tn tho first place: It fs wall known that tho loading jobing and comtmission morohants aro {nvariably rolua- tant to hondle now and unknown goods, aven whon aon. vinood of thelr morlts, and it t all induced to act ns agonta for tholr salo, claim so many advantages ovor the sisllor morchants that tho manufacturer Is compolted to &lvo somo form of monopoly to the principal commission morohanis; thus ono merhant domands that the trade. ‘mark of the manufsctaror shall bo omittod, and that the namo of th soller ahall bo substituted in {ts placo; ane otlior that tho goods_shall bo stampod as though thoy woro importod, inasiuch as lio deals largoly in imported gooda; and a third fusists on sucha largs discount that ho sbiall bo enablod to undorsoll tha smaller morchants, d thus at avory turn thio manufaoturer ia mot with oh- staclcs creatad by tha relation of tho commission mor- chant and tho rotall deater, - The prominant rolail doalors aro also unwilling to pur- chaso goods that aro not known, aud roasonably urgo that 10 0no will ask for thom, aud thus at last tho mannfno. turor s foroed to addross tho consumer, giving such a do- soription of his waros as will enablo the purohasor to de- ‘mand thom, and thus the roluctant merolinnt of yestar- day beoomas tho most entorprisiog morchant of to.day, Advorttsing has brought him customers; his rivals hoar ofit, and stralghtway annouaco that thoy, too, have o fall stock, and aro proparad to soll at aloso prinos, Tho advi rosulting from addrossing tho public aro that: ) 1f the goods have morit the domand will inorense steadi. Iyandmapldly, Tho manufautiror of goods favurably known can always oxact his own torms, and jobbors and commisslon mor- ehinnts will bo compolled in solf-{atorost to bocomo active and willing agonta in his intorost, Instoad of obstaclos to his success, The most notod and successfal manufacturors aro thoso who hiava addrossad tho publio. Thoir wares aro tho last 10 fool tho effeota of pauics, and tha'first ta show signs of activlty sfter doprossed perlods. Thao cost of addressing tho publio fsmoro than pald for —by tho inoroasal , and partly from tho right of ox. soting bottor terms, sud for tho rosson that you groatly aid the jobbing moroliant yon can roasonably demand the bost tormia, Thero aro many disadvantagos attending making goods with a flotitious trado-mark to_sult customors. It makes tho manufactureramoro workman for the sollor, and glves tho soller tho opportunity of standing botweon tho ‘makor and consumer, aud, 1 a natural consoquonce, tho ‘mantfaoturer ia always at the morcy of any ono who wilj ‘undortako to supply the rotall doalor with the same lino of goods at loss prico; wheroas, if tho maker insistson having his own teade-matk on his goods thoy aro sold on thelr merits, and bis rights aro respocted aud approciatod by all concornod, Mnving had for many years oxclusivo charga of tho ad- vortising of tho bost-known and most sucoessful manuface turers, and, a8 such, afdod in oxtending thoir busincss, tho undarsignod fools wrrzantod in claiming spocial apti. tuce for conduoting the advortising of MERCIHANTS and MANUFACTURERS, and saouring thio most ample Toturns for such outlay as they may purposo making. Le- ing woll acquainted with tho pocullsr merits and adsan. tages of onch journal, nnd tho most offeotivo monus of so- curing publio attontlon for all busincss entorprisos, ho fnvitcs corrospondenco on tholsubjaot from teadors dosir- ous of inoreasiog tholr businoss by advortising, Torall further details address ’ JOHN MANNING, Waltham Building, 1 Bond-st,, Now York, REFERENCES TIFFANY & €0, Union 8guare, New ¥orlk. ROBBINS & APPLETON, 1 Bond-st,, Now York, AMERICAN WATCH €0, Waltham:, CHENEY BROTHERS, Billc Manufaoturers, Hartford, Conn. BREWSTER & (0., of Braome-st., Carsing! -mnkors. HATS. THE CELEBRATED “YOUMANY SILK HAT, SPRING STYLE, at ERBY & BARNES, 101 MADISON-ST. GHEENEDS, Pineuslfungtook DRESS,| BEST VARIDTY, 18 AT BREWSTER'S, Corner of Clark and Madison-sts. REAL ESTATE. ATTENTION, BUILDERS, One bundred foot front on Twonty-ninth- st., N. W. cornor, by 96 foot on Myriok-av., nnd 98x100 feet’ on the S. W, corner of the snmo stroets. THIS PROPERTY MUST BE SOLD! In sixdays to close up John Hamett's Ea- tato. Itlios justenst of South Park-av., has RiSoisgn Puvamant, sud tho Reound i va- oant. “LOTmE 08V wn, D, PALMER, 146 LaSalid-st. Homeg for the People, Bix million acres choice lands in Kansns and Oojorado for snle at low ratesand on long time. For oirculars containing full desgrip- tion, nIv'ply personally or by mail to C.N. ‘Pratt, Land and Em%ruflon Agont Kansns Pacifio Rajlway, 31 Dearborn-st.,, Tremont House. all and sce tho Great Picture of Oolorado, LAWNDALE. Tor sale by GUSTIN & WALLAOE, Tribune Buflding, somo vory afiujcs Lota ane block front depot and omuilus llno, on ensy torma and low prices, Notling down to par~ tien'who wiil bulld. FOR SALE, DOUBLE PERFECTING BULLOCK. PRESS FOR SALB. Prints Double Shosts, both sides, 37x40 inches. Dg o glight alteration in oylinder will print Sinple Sheot 63x00 inches, Ca~ pphoi@y about 14,000 Bl:l' hour, Nonrly new, ‘Addross POST AND MAIL PRINTING 00, Chiongo, Il * MUST BE SOLD ! oMerchimnta, Tailors, anid all athars wanting fine Dlotis, a i wl Gonta! Furnishing Goods, oau find & nt at 208 Washinl whicli wil} bowold ot i cont, for uantities to suit, TO RENT, BUTGHERS ATTENTION 'Tho finest situation in Ohiongo is now of- fored to ront, to n BTRICTLY FIRST- OLASS. BUTCHER for s MARKAT, For partioulars apply to BTANTON & 0O,, 878 Wabazh-av, WASHINGTON. The Centennial Appropriation Bill Voted Down in the Senate, The Bill Tinally Referred to, the Appropriations Committee. The Senate Passes the Alcoholic Liquor Commission Biils Text of the Measure as It Goes to the House, The Sanborn Case--Additional Papers Bearing Thercupons Troubles of an Attorney in Obtaining Department Reoords, The District Investigating Committee Examine Three Officials. They Try to Explain Why the School-Teachers Have Not Been Paid. ‘War Declared by the Ring Organs on Independent Correspondents, Additional Testimony Relatlve to. the Molety Business. More Light Thrown upon the Tyran- nical Usages of Custom- House Thieves. 5 THE CENTENNIAL GRAB. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, TILE MATTER IN THE BENATE. ‘Wasmxaron, D. 0., March 6.—The considera- tion of Mr. Cameron's Conteunial bill and nmendments took up the timo of the Senato to- dny. Tho amondment of “Mr, Frelinghuysen, to instruct the Appropriations Commiiteo to report & bill providing for o douation of £3,000,000, was donounced by Mr. Summor, who said that sum was only o flea-bito 08 compared with the smounts which would be asked if tho Centonmial pooplo only get a taste of blood. Ho said tho Viouna show cost tho Austrian Governwmont $12,000,000, and ho hind .no doubt the one at Philndelphis, if its monngers onco get their Irmnds into the National Treasury, would absorb twico that sum. Whon brought ton vote, the i smondmont vas dofostod, only 17 Senators vot- lnfi t the aflirmative to 83 in the negative. 'ho bill, inall its originul purity, simply directing tho President to issuc an_oftieial invi- ation to the Governors of States to]be present and participate in the celobration of the 100Lh birthday of the nation, vas then committed 1o the mercy of the Appropriations Committee without any accompanying instructions, Mr, Cnmeron nnd other friends of the Centenuinl schomo are vory despondent this evening over the result of to-day’s voto, and do not hesitate to sny that they hopo for nothing in the shapo of au approprintiou. — COLLECTION OF OUSTOMS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MEMORIAL FROM PHILADELPHIA, ‘Wasnivoroy, D. O, March 6,—A memorial was presounted in tho Sonate to-day from the Phil- adelphis Doard of Trade respectfully reprosent- ing’that the custom laws are confusod and difii- cult to undorstand, and that the proceodings of informors and Govornment ofticors noting uudor thogo laws have somotimes beon high-hunded and offonsive to the moral sense of the mercan- tilo community, and consequently injurious to the Government itsolf, which has thereby been brought into dieropate. The memorialists thore- fore pray Congress to rovise said laws, and amond thom so that honest importers may not bo injured in proporty snd roputation by proceedings iustitutod at the' instigation of men who aro actuatod by tho lope of pecuniaty profit to thomsolves. rathor than by a dewiro to pro- mote tho public good. This {8 only one of doz- ons of momorials or potitions praying for an ob- ject similar to the ono Lerein contnined. [Zo the Assuciated Press,) THE BANDORN GASE, WasmiNaToy, D, 0., March 6.—Additional pa- {mm in the Sauborn case wore laid hefora the Touso of Reprosontatives to-day, including tho Tollowing lottor of the Sceretary of the Tyens- ouxy THEASURY DEPARTMENT, WABIINGTON, D, O,, Murch G, Srn; My attention having Leon called to ceriain papers roliting to the Sauborn cotracts, which wero iudyortuntly omilicd from tio prpers trinsmilted to tho House of Roprescntatives with my lottor of tho 17t ult,, 1 bavo tho honor now horowith very re. Bpectfuliy to Jucloso_them, No ono can regret fhe omission maro than T do, but I may bo pardoned if, as # reasonable oxcuse, I cul tho attontion of the Houge of Xopreacntatives fotho diversified character of tho papers copled ; the “irregular monner fn el the originnl “schedulo of ~unmes submitted fo the dopartment was proparod; tho fuct thnt some of the papers wero scattered in tho courso of Lusiucss through throe or four different oflices, aud wero copled in a 1nay._oflicos by aver sove outy difTerent persons, und tha fallure, on necotint, of prossuro to Liavo the documants out to ' tho Touss as &0on s poasible, of tho Congressionul Priuter, though zequeated 0 o do, to sond_ono revised proof for final vorification, with tho originel papers, Upon a re-ex- amination of tho docuniente with the original papers, it s found that tho omission of fiwo inclosedt twenty-five names from the list of namos appended to Bauboru's application, March 10, 1873, for au exlen- slon of his contract, ‘bapponed, 10 doult, by thees auumea bolng writte on the revorsn sid of ‘ang of tho slicots, aud fn an_inverse order,and the sheot belny turned over by tho copyit withiont nolioing it, Tho let ter of the Commlusioner of Internnl Revenuo of Oct, 1, 18733 tho two lotters ‘uddressed fo Suporvisors und Colldctors of Internal Ttevenue, under date Fab, 3 1873, and Oct, 18, 18733 the six’ leters acknowledgin, the Toseipt of cerluin sums bolonging to Casy 14, un-. der the Sanliorn contracis, page firat of printed oc. ment tho three slmilsr Ictters Lelonging to Casa 16, page 126, Case 19, 1ago 147, uud Cuso b, yago i, o spectively, and the lolter’ to the Trensurer of '{lio uited States fransmitting for collection cortatn drafly Delonging to Cane i3, ngn 210, wore dundvertently oalited, " Tu nddition to the scolulssions, your nttoy.. tion s furtlier Suvited (o tho following errors i the printed docusments furnlabed you by tis Congresious Urinter, viz.: On poge 2, datch given an Ang, 10, 1675 ‘whauld be March 19, 1673, uud the omission of the nany Eikin Sumors from page’dl, The lotter of J, X sou Elbert, to which the Sollcltor of tho Trossury re. fors {n bix'communication to tho United Blatos Die. trlct Attorne§ nt Pllladolphia, nae 73 of printed docy. mont, wus not furniahed, and'is not now Suclosod. for thoréason Uiat, after dillgent seurcl, T hiave nob. bees able to flud it," Excopting thess omiusions, and the muisapolling of somo of thio namos, permit e to ox prem the hiopo that the papers uow transmitted will by found to completo tho rocord, T Liavo the honor ta be, sir, obsdlont wervaut, inod) Wat. A, Rioutanpsox, Secrelary, ‘Lo 10N, JAuRs G, BrAWE, Hpeulier, OTHER LETPERM, Among the papers are the following lotters: : TukAsURY DEPARTMENT, Out, 16, 1673, 19 supervisora and Coliectora of Internul Mevertie : ‘ou aro requested 10 arelst John 1, Sanborn, of oaton, in the ozamination of such cases of nlleged violation of (he Iuternal Kovauo lawa In_ regard to which o may osk for your ¢c-oporation, Bauborn iy acting under an “appolibinent from tho ‘Treasury Dor meunt, and may nced some ald snd fuformution rom your Distsiot for the pus very respecifully your of verifylog bis quires, Very respecifully, WiLL1AM A, RIONARDAON, Bocretary of Tresanry. A simiiar lobtor wna proviously sent to Bi- porvinors and Collrc!nm“a y Bocrotary Boutwell, signed Fob, 8, 1870. 'Tho following lettor wns addrossed by 'Boorotaiy Richardson, Doo, 81, 1878, to A. W. lenney,” Umted Stales District Attornoy, of Brooklyn, rolative to the Sanborn cnRe : Bin: Yours of .tho18th nnd 0th inst, nrofat hand, Beforo 1 can coneent to furnish you with tho papers uaked for, which uro of a quasl confidontial character, and nficct tho fntereats of private parties, 1 will thank ou to inform mo of tho caises pending in your Court fll which it is claimed they oro required aa evidence, snd of the characlor of hie ovidence for which thoy aro to serve, , . “Atly,” Jan. 9, 1874, roplicn: 1 was awaro that thio papers requested na evidenco to bo ueed in this Court atfocted the juteresta of certain individunls, but as I think mora_partienlarly the ine terenta of tlio Government, which, na s luw afficor, for thiadistrict, T am bound {0, rogard s paramount to those of any individual, Iam now,propared toshow fysomatlzod fraudy' upon tho Trowury, nd_ that theso are angmented by the countenance of, if not tho nctive assiatauce of - publie officors, Thave, in view of tho facts nnd ciroumtancos of i caso, doomed it my duty to convene Grand Jury for tho .7ih inat., when I'shiall Iny tho mattor boforo thom, I thereforo licg to renow my request contadnod in ‘my letter of {ho 17th ultimo, aud that T bo furnished with tho papors at onco, e Ou tho 8th of Janunry, Solicitor Banfleld wrote to Tonnoy saying lio bad Liad o consultation with tho Secretary of the Trossury and Abtornoy- Genoral in relation to tho evidenco desired, and aslted that a dolny of a fow days might be granted for prosonting it. “'On the11th of Tanuary Tenncy wrote to Dan- fleld thot it wna necessnty that therecords should boin Brooklyn as ontly nflélmmlblo, nd the do- Iny had already entailod additional expenso upon the.Governmont. Ho #aid ho would thauk Mr, Banflold to forward thom_so that they might rench thero by return mail. Danflold, Jan, 20, inclosed to Tennoy a copy of Sanborn's contract with the Secrotury of the Tronsury. B Tob. 25, Tonnoy wrote to tho Secrotary of the Treasury asking him to send on or before Ath of March copios duly certified under his of- ficial seal, and in such manner as to be ueed as ovidenco of tho contract und smendmont thoreto mada with John D. Sunborn for tho purposo of niding tho proper officials of tho Government in discovoring aud collecting avy money dna the United States, aud also copies duly cortifled of all tho original papers now on-filo in_tho Trons- wry Dopartment, including any and all drfts given to said Sauborn in pnyment of -any money duo him under eaid contract fu_the estates men- tioned,—thoso of Benjamin D. Pinilips, Abrainm Moore, Martha Donlan, and eightacn others, ‘Tho Secrotary of tho Trensury, Feb, 27, re- plios that the papers, of which copics are asked #1080 voluminous tliat tho Dopartmont could not couveniontly furnish them by tho 4th of March noxt. As all the Sanborn papors woro now boing printed for the use of Congress, would not o copy of tho oxecutive document containiog them when finished answer the pur- pose for which Teunoy donired thom? If 80 the Soorotary says " you can doubtlers procuro a copy by addrosging eithor the Congressional Drinter or Chnirmau of the Committos of Ways and Means.” Touney replios, Tob, 26 : Tam {nformed that tho]Sanborn papers have boon alrendy printed, sud aro how fu book-form, If you will bo kind ongugh 1o obtain a copy of tho samo and sond {L to me, duiy certifiod under your oticlal e, in auch & mutiner as to bo used n ovidenco, it wil, 1 think, be ll that I shall requiro at present.’ I would thauk you to send mo suck copy on or before the 4th of Match next, Sceretary Richardson, Mareh 8, roplied a8 fol- Tows to Tennoy : ¢ As 1 noticed among tho lsta of names furnished 08 a Lasls of contracts, many of which ure of a forclgu origin, and a number of differences in_apeliiug, clc,, I cunnot certify thiom In the manner you desfre, nor will it bo possibla for me, on acconnt of tho great Inbor involved aud pressurs of publi dutfes, to fur- nisl you with the new copies by the timo you desiro then, If tuis document will not amswer Your pur- Do, how would it o for o {0 fudicato tha partice ular papers deslred by some mark, returning tho docu- ueut, aud then hnve mo send on the original papera In tho custody of somo perdon from the Department ! Thin will save much lsbor, and avoid the denger of diffcrences in apelliug and 'iu copying the many for- eigm uawes alreacy refarred to, Among the papers is o summons to Willlam A. Righardson, Socrotary of tho Treasnry, or his doputy, dated. Jon. 3, 1873, from the United States Dlatrict Court for tho Eastorn District of Now York, commaudiug bim to appear bofore tha grond inquest of fho United States to testify and give evi™uco ou the 7th of January, and bring with him transorints of all pupers aud records in any mannor relating to and concern- ing tho claima of John D. Sanbora on account of any aud all services rendered, or purported to have been rondered by snid Sauborn in the col- loction of legacy and succcasion taxos due; ow- ing, aud puyablo upon tho estates of Joseph Dotlit, Daniol Morsman, and others, Richard- non reforved the summons to tho Solicitor of the ‘Lrensury. TRICRY OF.CUSTON-HOUSE TIIEVES, . B. Eaton, of counsol of tho Committoo on Revenue Reform, spoke bofore the Committee of Ways and Moans to-night of the fear that exists amoug morchants in regard to tho seizuro of books and papors. He know of o mor- chant in_New York whose placo s ontorod by & number of Custom- Houso subordinates, without authority of law. No warrant was shown. They occupied the stora four days aud forbade him gelling goods. ‘I'ho morchant, aftor logal advico, domanded to seo their warrant, or he would have o farce to turn them out, when the subordi- nntes loft the' premises, In onoth- or cnse thoy exomined books withont o warrant, but found nothing wrong. In anotlier caso, o morchant, whose books had besn slzed, was summoned to the Custom-Houso to have thom oxamined. A rap was heard at the door, and 8 voice heard saying “‘Shall Mr. So-aud-s0's goods bo possod?” Tho subordinate of the Custom-House shouted back, with- an onth, “No, never!" 5 Cophas Brainard, of Now -York, referred to.a cago In which Lo was_ counsel on a warrant of tho Onstom-House. Eighty-threo miscollancous books, four bundles of correspondoncs, and two boxes of pspers wero takon from a Gorman importing-houbo tbat hdd been in existonco fifteon yonrs, It-was charged that the houso had committed » fraud “on two invoices of hair-cloth, ono on the 29th of ‘Octobor, 1869, and the other on the 19th of Octobog pro- vious, A part of theso books remein in the Now York Custom-House to-day. Ho conld not pro- cure the correspondenco necessary to be used in the suits of these morchants, The seizing ofli- cors romained In posscssion of the store more than two snonths They tool mway' moro than $75,000 worth of - goods, includ- ing velvets, plushes, otc, on & warrant volating o haur cloth, Nineteon suits woro brought against tho morchants, His cliouts ware thus outraged, aud tho consignora feoliny it, the Qovernmonts of Trauce, Bolgium, an Prussin interfered throngh their ropresontutives, and asked tho Freasury Dopartment for an ine vestigation, My, Brafnard come hore, and with Baron Qoralt called on the Beore- tary, who oxsmined the caso nnd felt a3 much indignation as any of them, On the 29th of Decombor, Brainard wont to the Marshal's offico to ascertrin what lind become of tho boois, and was informed that they had been sent to tho Custom-House, e found that thoy hud. been put in s room “in, possesion’ of thiw ntormer, Jayno, sud ‘cleck. Ho was told by hem that they bud looked at ouly one or two books, but had never beforo soon 8o bnd s case of fraud, They snid it had better be scttled for §76,000. ‘‘IT it is not, we will drive your men out of the markot, Brainard’s clionts declared they would never pay that sum, Mr. Bontwoll sald he would give fustruotions to tho District-Attornoy to ex- wwmitfe luto tho subject, which was done, whon kovonteon cavps dwindled. to two. Tho mattor torminatod, the coumsel giving & chook for 1,700, From this one cuso all could be fudged. THE PROFOSED CIVII-HERVICE LAW, P'he Civil-Sorvice Committeo has agreod to roport tho following bill to the Housu, with favorablo _recommendntions : ‘That no oflioer of tho Unilod States shall, direotly or Indircotly, rocolvo or bo pwd to or for his own uso or bonoflt, any money or property whntevor of ~ tho = United Btates, ox- copt » salary to bo fixea by law; thut no publio proporty slnll bo-uged by oflicialy, or by any versons, for private purposos ; that this nch #hall nos bo o constyied as to provont tho pay- wont from tho Croasury of ull sotul and novos sy traveling oxponsos of United States oftivials whon porforming tho logittmate and necessory dutios portaining to their ofticos, ———— HE DISTRIOT INVESTIGATION, A GREEN COMPTNOLLEB. Snecial Disvatah to The Chicaqe Tribune, Y asuiNaTo, D, O., Maroh 6,—The investiga- ‘wa into Distrlot of Columbia affeirs by tho | ctntma, isro réndor tim such amttanco o o - | Jolut Bctect Committon wao ronumod this moru- ing. Tho first witness callod was Comptroller Bakor, whoso testumony youtorday proved 5o un- satiafactory. In ita effort to oxplain away Mr. Baker's shorteqmings on the witnoss-atand, one of tho Dlatriot orgaus this morning acouses Sountor Thurman, tho acting Chsirman, of ply- ing the Comptroller with questions which con- sldorably confused him, This was very naughty of Mr, Thurman, Ho ehould not so far forget tho propriety of tho occaslon ns to nek confusing questions, Tho Cowmptrollor of tho District is not expacted, #o it would seom, to know anything of tho affairs of tho offica ho holds, and it i cortainly to bo hapod that, after tho morited rebuke of tho nowspaper organ montioned bove, Mr. Thomas will, during tho continuance of tho investigation, confino lim- solf strictly to tho propounding of oney qies- tions, In ordor tomako euro that tho questions aro onsy and contuin nothing of o confusing na- ture it might be woll for tho Senato to firat sub- mit them to tho counsol who appear for tho in- vestigated gentloman for rovision. By so dolng ho will escape tho consure of thoe organs of tho Distriot authoritics, and at tho samo timo earn tho gratitudo of tho witnessos, MR, DAEER'S BECOND EFFORT a8 a witness” was_somowhat more satisfactory thnn on tho occasion of the flist essay of tho rolo. Mo was considorably bettor prepared to anawer questions this morning thau yestorday, but, notwithstandiug this improvement, Lo foilad to brightou the skics to an alarming ex- tent. That tho teachers of tho public schools havo not received any pay for services rondered sinco August last still romaing a lamentablo fact, and thoy oro not likely to vet any oncourng mont in the ehapo of Treasary notes unloss Co: f‘reus coues to their rescue with an approptia- on. The second witniows, examined was Mr. Clop- e, Colleclor of Taxes, By the tostimony of this witness it wus shown that of the taxes lov- icd for all purposcs for tho yesr 1873, over 81,000,000 aro still unpaid, the principal de- linquent beiug tho Baltimore & Ohio Itnilrond Company, QoV. BHEPHERD oxplained the overdraft onthe school fund,which 0 confused the Comptrollor on tho provious dny, 1o submitted a statomont of tho receipts and expenditures of tho school fund since ha beeame Governor, which showed thero had beon expended £150,000, aud collected about 02,000, r, James O, Wilson, Buperintendont of Pub- lic Behiools, proved to bo an excoedingly intelli- gent witness, Ho explained the ovexdraft for THE KOIOOL FUND, by snying it occurred by paying out more mouoy for schaol purposes thau was reccived from tho tax levied, Tho unpaid tonchors, he said, wora living ou oredit, and not_on tax-lien cortificatos, a8 has beon chiarged. Noarly ono-third of tho children onrolled o those of employos of the Govornmont, 17 per cent of which employes pay no & . 3Er. Wilson concluded Lis testimony bly giving it ay his L)H'mh‘m thnt tho District au. ihoritios had done il In thoir power to pay $ho tenchors and advance tho causo of education, Mr. Thurman st this point sald the Committeo would adjourn till Tucsday, whon 1t would in- quiro into the mauagement of TUE DISTRICT TOLICE DEPARTMENT, Ho requested counsel for tho memorialists to be propared, when the Committeo next sit, to make specific charges. e In the Senato this aftornoon, Mr, Thurman in- troduced a bill appropriating $10,600 to puy the cxponses of the iuvestigation of Diatiict nifairs. My, Conkling, tho gentleman who rofused to serye on the Comimitteo ot Investigation, be- cause of hig &)cm\llmy happy relatious to Qov. Shopherd aud other officers of tho District, at once bouneed Lo his foot and opposed the intay- ure, but, novertheloss, tho bill was referred to tho'Committee on Appropriations. [0 the Asiociated Presa) ‘Wasimraroy, D, C., March Sonate aud Iouse Committeo investigating Dise trict of Colutbia affuirs bad o long sossion to- day, at which they continued the exammnation of thio'Comptrollor of the District, and also exam- inod Gov. Shephierd snd the Tax-Collector an Supertondent of Publis Schools, in regar to tho past and prosont conditior echool fund, thore had = Dleen about $30,000 collodfed. robagi‘ mittoo then adjourncd till Tuesday morning. e THE INDEPENDENT PRESS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Privune, WIAT 18 THOUGHT OF IT IN WASHINGTON, ‘Wasuixaroy, D. O., March 6,—The National Republican of this date contains & leading edi- torinl of somoe longth, oponing a case on Jbehalf of the District authorities, the battle to bo fought over tho pending investigation. Inthe conrso of tho article some porsonal abuse - is aimed at tho editors of Tue Cuicaco TrinuNe, tho Now York Tribune, the Cincinnati Commer- cial, sud the Now York Sun, who are singled out by namo, and their reprosentatives at Washing- ton in genoral, Tho articlo conoludes: Thelr, slanders have been: permitiod to ¢o to the country without questiontand: without” contradiction, Thoy linvo beou allowad (0 matfgn und defamo wittiout fet or hindranco s to make, fu tho fntorest of a politi- cal porty aud of {hoir disrcputablo. sud unscrupulous cmployers, political capital oub of tho District of Co- Sombiatal becutiso Preaident Graut is responsiblo for the apyolntment of thoso who control its affafrs, Wo'inean that 1his shall come to an end, and that our citizon shall know theso men as they ‘should bo known. We linve no abjection to offer 10 criticisma and to.an lionest. presontation of facts, but tho fulse- bood that Lae been seattered over tho country during tho Inst twolvo monthis must Le stopped, Forbenrauco {owards them lins bucome a crime toward out city and citizens, aud in the future we mean to pafut them fu {hoir trio colors, and handlo thom ag thoy should be andled, Thore have beon premonitory indications for some woeks back that thiy course ould bo adopted, aud that an ¢ OFFENSIVE WAIt UPON THE CORRESIONDENTA liero of the independent press hind bson decidod on. 'Tho causo of all this seoms to b that the correspondonts in quostlon, having had serious charges of fraud and corruption in the adminis- tration of the District Government brought to their attontion in o maunner that left but little doubt as to the oxistenco of corruption on thg part of these officinls that ought to bo made public and corrected, pubilshed the charges, and that publication has hrought about a Congressional investigation to ascortain tho facts. Thoro has been no mali- clous desire, it is bolioved, on the part of theso correspondents to wrongfully or cavolessly in- jure anybody, As has beon said, thoy have been led to boliove that in the construction of the im- provemonts iu the city nud District high ofiieinly biad dealt corruptly with aud defrauded the peo: ple of the District and tho United States, and it became their duty to give such publicity to tho cliargos as would socuro an invostigation that would dacido a8 to tho truth of the imputations, For this they have beon ABUBED IN THE OITY PRESS alnost without, excoption during the past few waoks, editorially and by woans of anonymous articles, written principally Ly litorary hacks, nowspaper hangers-on, und “dependents an favoritos of the District suthoritics gonerally, Pliis nbuse hay boen of the most virulont sort, calling into quention tho personal honor of gontlomon against whom, by way of proof, there Tas hoon atleged nothing but that they havo wade pubtic tho churges agninst the District authoriticy, maliguing thoir chersctors and snobbishly’ inmouating that thy were acluatod by @ feollug of personsl piquo, bocause, us tho ring orgaus chisrge, tho corrospondents havo not been admitted to tho socinl ploasures of tho Capltal—to fellow- ship with tho District authorities, This hos ro- contly boen supplomouted by bombastio THREATS OF PERBONAL VIOLENCE towards the offoudors. 'Uho mont nactiva in this wpeelos of warfuro aro in great part mon who be- gan thoir carcor hore by adopting the samo ‘courso for the pursuing of which tha corrospond- onts in question oro so donounced. Tho intlu- onco of this samo snobbish apirit, if nothing (Sov Soventh Fage) The Joint o of the The ~ Governor testifled that paid oat of tho District Trensury for school purposes in oxcess of the nmount of tho school taxes The testimony of other ofticers cox- ted this statement, and aldo tho state- went wada_ by Comptrollor Baker yesterduy, namely :* that tho school fund had boen over- drawn, for logitimato school purposes £173,000. Tio scting Choirman (Sonator Thurman) fu- formed the memorialists that they must prosont somo speciflc charges for tha Committoo to act upon by next Tuosday or Wodnosday. The Com- NUMBER 196, ANTI-RUM. Organization of Temperance Leagues in Chicago, War Deelared upon the 300 Saloons of Dayton, Ohio, A Movement in Force to Be Made on Bluffton’s (Ind.) Solitary Rummery. i1 Reports from the Crusaders. in Other Western States, Orgenization for Work in New York City. ¢ OHICAGO. Tho anti-rum crusade sooms to bo appronching that the advertising dodgo of several saloon- keopors, and the letiers circulated about thel city, rotnrded the movement for a fow weoks and put it off, but now it is in the hands of womer who claim to Lo thoroughly in oarnost, and whe sny thoy will loavo no stono unturned to accom: plish thoir ends. That thero will bo praying on the stroots and in the snlnons iu & certainty, if thoy aroto bo be . lioved. Tho porson st the hond of this move mont ts Mrs, M. E. DeGeor, a lady woll known ai . a tomperauce . lecturer and writer, This lady Is au enthusioas on the subjoct, and thinki, that sho sees in. tho present movemont the roalization of hor life-long hope, They say tht camprign in Chicago is to begin undor the load . ership of tho fairsex. Vory likely, whon th movemen & hua taken a firm hold, Dio Lewis anc other cold-water chiefs will be allowed a sharoo “tho spoils ; but not beforo victory has perchol upon their banners will the Daughters of Tom: perance (or more pru];mrly total abstinence) por mit tho lords of creation a chnnea in the glori. ous harvest, and, unless they start an oppositior movement, they must stand by and, unknown te famo and tho world, pather statistica of tho rav.. agos of King Alcohol and “his minions, while their wives, daughtors, aud swoothearis an muking for thomselves and posterity s namo at agitators and reformers. f TEMPERANCE LEAGUES, Through tho efforts of Mra. DeGoor,*Loagues® are forming in all parts of tho oity. Yesterday aftorncon one was formed in the Coventry, Strect Baptist Church, corner of Coventry streo! and Bloomingdalo uvenue. As all the Longues” aro formod in the same mauner, a description of the modus operandi of tho formation of this ono will serve for all. ' HOW THEY ARE ORGANIZED, To o full and exact description of the fearful and wonderful way in which bands of antf-rum crusadors are_organized, thero is ouo small ob- staclo. ‘The invitation coremonics are as seoret oy those of a colloge socloty, but: when it is remombored that tho daughtors of Eve aro the partios to whom tho scerot is givon, it In not very surprising that in some mystorioua nanuor eaid secrot cumos to the ear of the ra. vortor, who, liko John Smith, is ublquitous, Yofterday aftornoon, sbout o quarier of 8, twenty-iivo womon, mostly the wives of men employed in tho roliing-mills, sesombled in tha lectura-room of tho chuwch and perfected the organization of - tho -* Rolling , Milly' Ladiet Tomporance Lenguo.” At s meoting hold Thuraday, in tho ssmo placo, govoral ladics oxpressed & wish tg lolp form s “Loogus thero. Their namos wore takon, aud yestorday when tho lst was rend thoso who wero presont answered to their names, and a memborship for the Loague™ way obtained. Bra. DoGeor then delivered 4 +-- A BUOLT ADDIIFSS, which was to tho point, briefly stating tho aima of tho orgnanization, aud impressing upon nll the duty of doing their utmost for the glorious cause in which they wore engaged, Having stated the goneral objects of the movement, the apeaker ontered into tho dotaila of tae proposed crusade in Chicago, Whon * Lesgues™ are formed_in_every patt of the city and thoir wtrongth i kuown, thoy Jioposs to_march in a body to the City-Hall, and ask the Mayor and other city oflolals to aid them ‘| to the exteut of their power in stapping tha traffic in spirituous liquors in Chicago, When this is down, the city will be divided into dis- trlots, aud allotted as fiolds of action to tho var- ious ‘“Leaguos.” Inthis manuerovery saloon will daily be visited, and st last compelled to suc- cumb, Mrs, DoGeor then poticod a8 n good omen that yesterday morning tho saloon undor in Bomu soctions of the clty, ‘There is no doubt o Parks' Hall, ** one of the worst and vilost places, in the city,” had been destroycd by firo. Bho regardad it a8 u divect visitation of God. i THE PLEDGE. At the closo ofLer addross, Mrs. DoGaer pre- sented to cach’ person prevout Lhe following pledge, whicli? thioy were roquired to sign to ba- come memberh ofitho League : We tho undersfmed ladics solemnly pledge our honor that wa will Ao all in our power to aid the tom- perance movement i’ Chicago, snd wo carnestly peti. tion Mayor Colvin and the Common Council to onfores the Bunday law by closing the salaons an the Babbath, and licensing no more enloons in thiscity, butto clase them all sa public nuisances, which thoy are, “Twonty-four ladiossigned the pledge, and, hav- ing dono so, Prncendod o tho election of oflicors for the ensuing yonr, Whon the eloction had boen mada and a fow minor mattors of business attended to, the ** Lesgue " adjourned to meet noxt week.j A GENERAL MEETING, * Highly gratified with the success of tho most~ ing, and the porfeat socrecy that had boen main- talned, Mrs. DoGeer informed the roporters that the only roason why they wero not admitted into tho innermost couvoils was, that it would not do to iuform tha enomy boforehand s to thoir proposed movements, a compliment to the papors and their rondors that was fully ap- preciated. In company with her daughtor, Mra. DeGoor sought tho First Methodist Episco- ol Church, whoso pastor, Dr. Thomas, nd promised the use of ‘the auditorium for & goneral tomperance moeting. As tho regu- lar afternoon prayer meoting was in session, Dr. ‘Thomas could not bo seen, 8o aftor walting some time o journey was made to Union Park, where auother Lengue " was formed. Mrs. DeGioor hopes by tho end of next weok to have nenrly fifty “ Xougues” formed, with an avorngo momborship of 100, so that in {he next ten doys the wioked saloon-keeper must make all tho profits ho can hopo for from his iniquitous Lysinoss, for by that timo there will be but fow iu Chicngo who will bo thirsty, and thoy will be ashamed of their depraved taste, ; ————— OHIO. AL DAYTON. DaxroN, 0., March 6,—Friday, March 6, will be a memorablo day in tho aunals of Dayton. The women's prayer laague, in two divisions, of about twonty women ench, commanded by Mrs, Rov. Dr. Weakloy, wifo, of Presiding Eldor Woukly, of thd Cincinunti Conferenco, and Mrs. J. Party Thomas, a handsomo married young Indy, marched upon the 800 bar-rooms of Dayton through a dreuching rain and slippery stroets, Whon the columny dobionched from tho English Lutheron Chureh, after wwking prayers, the commotion on the streots was intonso, The salooulsts wore instantly notifled to put their houses in order, and staud guard. They wore visibly apitated, a nutural consequonce of an assault to which no physical, or even logal, resistanco could bo offored, Mns. Woakloy’s column moved up Jof- forson stroot to Fishor's, and marched direotly intothe door, which was shut in their faces. U'he women dmpgnd to their knoos in the nasty slop- pincsy, sud began their devotions. Moantimo, & crowdif had gathored, ouriously watohing the operations, while tho wonton prayed and sang by turns, Bomo spectators woro visibly affooto but many made coarse sido remnrks, yot 1o ine dignity was offered tho devout women. * Fisobor firmly rofusod to plodge, Moviug a door or two gouth, tho wowon halted at Winship's Saint Obarlos, which was full of mon drinkiug, Mrs, Wenkloy offered him tho pledge over the coune 3 (Ses Twelfth Page.)