The New York Herald Newspaper, June 22, 1873, Page 10

1U JAPAN. Besignation of the Chief of the Imperial Treasury and Ex Post Facto Procla- mation Against the National System of Finance. Am Appeal to the People Against the Policy and Practice of the Placemen—British Bank In- terests and an Attempt to Repeat In- dia—The Great Feudal Baron Who Refases To Be Modernized. Yoxouama, May 22, 1878, Imentioneé in a previous letter that there had been some difficulties in the Finance Department of ‘this country arising from a disagreement in policy Between Okuma, one of the Privy Council, and Mmoye Bunda, the Chief of the Finance Depart ment. The difficulty was that Inoye was opposed to the lavish expenditure of the government, While Okuma was in favor of “improvement” at Whatever cost to the treasury. Again, Inoye was thoroughly independent in his expressions of opin- ton, while Okuma was the mouthpiece of the job- ders and of the Oriental Bank Corporation, At the time of date of my former letter Inoye had threat- ened to resign; but it seems as if a compromise of some sort had been arrived at, for his leaving office Was not Consummated. Lately, however, these dif- ferences broke out afresh. Inoye and his imme- diate sabordinate, Shibusawa, have both resigned. THE CAUSES WHY The mere fact of a change in the Finance Depart- ment of Japan would not perhaps be a matter of very great importance to American readers in gen- eral, although such a circumstance could not fail to interest those who have commercial relations with this country. But in the change that hag now taken place one or two circumstances are to be ob- served, which cannot fail to make it a matter of very considerable importance to all those who have but an indirect interest in the welfare of Japan, In the first place, then, Inoye, in resigning, has introduced a practice which I cannot but consider augurs well for the country should it be continued— Bamely, he has addressed himseif to the public through the press, and has given his views upon public matters through the channel of a news- paper to the whole people. This is a most significant fact. For it must be taken ito consideration that Japan has not yet entirely shaken off her feudal ideas, Feudalism exists no more in law as fact, but it must necessarily still Winger as an icea in the minds of many who were ald enough to appreciate the change at the time it wae made, And the press is but an infant, not yet out of its swaddiing clothes. It is not yet aware of one tithe of its own power, much less has that power been recognized by ministers and officials. Yet, notwithstanding all this, one of the chief eficials of the country, disagreeing with the rest ef the Cabinet, resigns his office, and tells the reasons of his resignation to the people through the press, thereby recognizing, in one Sct, not only the press as a power, but what is of still more significance, recognizing the power of public opinion in the Empire—a term which I hesi- tate not to say has hitherto been scarcely under- stood. Hence I attach immense importance to the-publication of a document emanating Jor the first time from a high publte functionary. VHE'PLBA OF THE ECONOMIC REFOKMER TO THE PEOPLE. The document is rather a long one, and, as might be expected from a Japanese, somewhat verbose and indistinct. I thereiore shall not send it to you in fall, but shall make extracts therefrom, omitting only those parts which seem to me to have no bearing upon the points th@Minister wishes to ex. plain, The paper commences, somewhat abruptly, 48 follows :— Although the prosperity or decay of the State depends on natural causes, still they also inay be affected by the inerits or demerits of the sures adopted by the gov- ernment, Not ten years have elapsed since the raforma- tion, and yet immense progress has already been achieved in various branches. On the one hand the law, eral centuries haddeen inoperative, has while, on the other hand, the vigorous forms of government and legislation of the five great Continents have been searched for whatever was worthy of adoption from them. The feudal system has beep changed and the whole country brought under one ult. Birth is no longer the sole qualiticatiin tor office; but ‘Wisdom and talent are required in its stead.” The document then mentions the improvements that have been made in legislation, education, m tary organization, &c, Points out what has been done in the way e! steamships, railroads, te graphs, &c., refers to the Mint, iron joundries, roads and houses; and proceeds :— If we continue in this course for afew years without stopping our civilization will be such that we shall not be gehamed to stand a comparison with any country in Europe or America. * * * At this moment the vopula- tions of every European or American country are dili- gent in true learning, and they ex: in Knowledge and Intelligence. Every man feels ita disgrace to be unable to live by his own exertions, but our people do the very opposite. The samurai merely understands how to live on the allowance of rice inherited trom his progenitors, Dut not how to acquire a civil or military protessto ‘The peasant merely understands how to practice t ordinary village routine, but cannot improve in the art agriculture, The artisan merely understands how to discuss the ‘price of labor, but not how to discover the secrets of machinery. The tradesman merely under- stands how to strive for petty profits, but is ignorant of the laws of commerce Of these ‘are ignorant ot t art ot living by their own exertions, and, although the may be one or two here and there who are distinguish Dy, ability or, Knowledge, the mujority depend on the aid of others and trust to ‘the chances of fortune, or can do no better than climb on to the conspicuous mound and catch profitin a net, In the worst cases fraud and deceit are prevalent, and trickery showsitselt ina thou sand forms Often beggary and ruin are the conse: quences. If vou drive on such people too fast, and try to make them suddenly the region of enlight- eximent, you are lik seeing an egg demands that at ‘be i a chicken.” “If the only obj what patriot wi ofa ki ration ernment rai nerican country? ‘who are now in offi those lands, nor have th: have never yet trodden the soil of beheld their state, All ns ot books oF from are eager and excited in Still they know is derived frou Photographs. And yet ih ‘Wishing to enter into rivairy with those countries. more is it the case with those who hy for some years. When they return home England to be superior to all. Ot tt nee of Fri opment of non-p military organizatic hamiecal pt had including sixtance of , edueation, ‘dress and mi appliatices—in short, in raneh— the att been made to equiv ourselves completely, b; every detail that might be conve: our civil. Although high in all tiers which ath sary that, in order to step and ih regular order, assuring oursel ve Fesult attained and thdt the theory of a should not be at variance with the capacities of the people. Assuredly we should not proceed hastil Move heediessly or attempt a speedy —resu 4m too short a space of tin ry, theretore, | that the government, in pursuing Its polic goed rep by step and in, re Mirst of eacht result attained hitherto the apy Known, We still imita ‘and busy ourselve rection. This is wh. cannot f We think we can at th ame t) this state of things. Atthe tim should pro: he cause rinatic government hastened to sclect men ot talent, and the samurai of the Empire on their side were enthusiastic in their desire to serve it. Every one who had a single ace | or specialty crowding in a onged ot the throni official ranks there were ten Whom it Was necessary to Appoint to office, and within those ranks there We one who could be dismissed, The want of tunetion to carry onthe government was never less felt than at this moment. The document then takes up considerable space to show the evil of having too many oficiais em+ Ployed, giving as a principal reason that through the multiplicity of ofictais ov PeISIALLION resulcs, and this inguces extra taxa and consequent disconte: Then comes the t interesting part Of the document—namely, the present fluaucial con- dition of the country. It'reads th A rough calculation of the to’ whole countr, yen, while the estin fore: 1 annual revenue of t 06s NOL EXCeEd 40,0300) he current ye nue xpenditure ar yen appears. Besid i col gent. National affairs since the Retorinat y whieh has been incurrad from year to year, i. ¢ ‘of revenue, probably exceeds 10,00),00) yen.” In addition to this the paper money issued by the government d ments and the n Japan and in foreign Amount to close upon 120,00),000 of the government at ih and no provision has yet been made lor paying The goid yen is now the unit of currency. Itis jormer Han, and the de within a few thousandths of the same value as the | rican gold unit. But the silver yen exc ry nearly two and a hall per ceut the sliver Am an doilar. Itis here insisted that this excessive expendi- ‘ture must cease, otherwise national and financial ruin must inevitably ensue, The writer continues ‘thus:— ‘The people of European and American countries are for the most part in intelligence and knowledge, they preserve the spirit of ind dence. And owing Bene nature of their polity they sha oUnseLs of dye ae Govercmane ot e thus mutu 2 aid su) rt each Tr, as pot erect te need. and eye. ‘the merit. ot each uestion that fare | distinctly, comprehended the home, aud the government merely outward representative. But our opie are different. Accustomed tor ages to tic rule, t have remained content with their reudioes and jorance, Their knowledge and intel- 7 4 and their spirit is feeble. In aC Rt firstor each | truck ministration | run o NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 22. 1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET. shadow of an idea order Of the rovernment ¢nd have not me of what “aright” Ws. It the government makes the whole country obeys it ag one man. If the govern. ment takosa certain view the whole mation adopts it umani » ‘In manners and mg URE furniture, oven in the toys ofcvery day asc, every one it eager to be Arstand nfraid to be last in imitating the tastes 0: the government. But the lower classes are more © a ghormous, and the exports: do not exceed six or seven rts. How is it possible to prevent people from falling daily deeper into poverty? The necessity of limiting the expenditures to the Tevenue is again earnestly dwelt upon, and “if this 2 not done,” continues the document in conclu- jon, Disasters will befall us from within and without at a moment when we least expect them, and the ruin will be so complete that nothing may avail to prevent it Under such circumstances how could it be said that the government's measures been right measures? In spite of our unfitness we have for a long time unworthily superintended the finances, and thus, although we have not accomplished any hit our duties, we cannot of the subject, since we have had personal experience of the facts "When we reflect on what we see we Not only see nothing @ rejoice atin the enlighten- Tent of today, but find that subjects vor grief are ready fo make their appearance at every moment. itis. quite clear that henceiorward the question will de- not upon the effect of natural causes, but on the sures adopted by the government. To know this, and yet to be silent, would be disloyaity. To say it with’ out Knowing it would be folly, Even ii we should be re- buked for iznorance we have no desire on the other hand to be disieyal servunts, Although we have asked for our dismissal, because we are unequal to the daties of our office, our feelings will not suffer us to remain indif- ferent at this moment. These reasons have induced us to recor our huinble opinion, in the hope that it may re- ceive a little consideration trom the government INOYK KAORU. SHIBUSAWA SHIGEKAZU, MORALE OF THE MANIFESTO. Thave thus extr: J the principal parts of this, remarkable document, leaving out only those por- tions which contain repetitions and where the writer drops a little too deeply into metaphysical argument. But there is sufficient to stiow that the writer, or rather writers, are thoroughly in earnest. Itis a most solemn protest against the fearfully lavish expenditure which has been going on for the last few years in Japan, and, although peculation isnot mentioned, but only dimly hinted at, the writers know full weil that a large sum of woney has gone, heaven knows where, and for what. It has another significant meaning. It is a protest against English financial supremacy; and with Englishmen financial supremacy means autnority. The Oriental Bank corporation, Which is the great- est creditor of this country, is insatiable in its de- mands, Inoye has always opposed the policy of allowing government to carry on the ex- tensive internal improvements that have been inaugurated, and allowing them to be prosecuted 10 compiction by private enterprise, because he knew thatif the government undertook them the iment must borrow money; that if the gov- e nt borrow money the most likely market is England, and hence ultimately the government is in the hands of English creditors, and let India tell how England manages to get paid with inter- est. This statement, published by Inoye, differs very materially from several statements published afew months ago in different magazines in land, “These papers made out that the revenue of Japan exceeded the expenditure by over three mil- lions of dollars annually; while the ex-Finance Minister states that there is the enormous deficit of $10,000,000 annually. But there cannot exist the slightest doubt as ‘to which statement is true, ‘The statements made in England were undoubt- edly inspired by the loan commissioners and the loan agents—the Oriental Bank Corporation, What the result of Inoye’s resignation and | the subsequent publication of his reasons for so doing will be, Lam unable to say. But it is to be hoped that it will have the effect of remedying the evils complained of Still, the officer who has been detailed to take the place’of the Chief of Finance, although only a temporary appointment, dves not ludicate much of an improvement. Inoye’s suc- cessor is Okuma, a creature of the English and of the Oriental Ban! THE GREAT FEUDAL FOSSIL STILL IN JEDDO. Schmadzu Saboro, the great baron, is still in Jeddo, but his presence here now seems to have Jest its strangeness, and I think his importance has been somewhat overestimated, although, of course, he cannot help being regarded with some interest on account of the very important part he played during the revolution, When he had his audience with the Tenno, he tound the latter and the mem- bers of the Cabinet sitting on European chairs, aud a@ vacant seat was leit for him. He excused himself from sitting on @ chair and squatted on his heels, Japanese fashion. Upon being pressed to- take a chair he complained of being sick, and requested to be allowed to take that position to which he was accustomed, This was granted, whereupor all the members of the Council, with the exception, of course, of the Mikado, discarded their chairs and squatted with him. Some of the papers have ridiculed this action of the members of the Council and intimate that Schmadzu Saboro’s influence alone could work | “a radteal change backwards.” For myself, although I must admit the action seemed to argue as want of dignity, I can only ascribe it to that excessive politeness of the Japanese which to our at least often boarders upon servility, Since the interview he has been out but very little, but I have been told that it has been intimated to him that upon the first sign of fracttousness on his part he will be escorted to his own province. PUBLIC WORKS. ‘The Mikado’s palace, which was burned down on the 5th of this month, is to be rebuilt in European | stvle at a cost of about $2,000,000. Probably a large proportion of this amount will be raised by sub- cription, Five native merchants at Yokohama have originated such an idea by offering the sum of 000 towards it, The sam has not yet been accepted, but it probably will be. NEW YORK CITY. The police arrested 1,948 persons in this city last week. t granted 378 licenses this week and 5 75. There were 359 births, 210 marriages, 474 deaths and 49 stillbirths in the city last week. Marshal received $1, The mural tablet erected to several graduates of the College of the City of New York, who lost their lives during the late rebellion, will be unveiled at the college on the evening of the 27th instant. Fire Marshal Sheldon reports thirty-six fires for the past week, upon which the estimated loss is $47,061 and the insnrance $76,650. Two persons | Were indicted and arrested by Ofticer Reinisch for | arson. Coroner Keenan was yesterday called to 13 Oliver street to hold an inquest on the body of —— Schwab» a German, thirty-five years of age, who is said to | have died from the combined effects of cholera | morbus and the extreme heat of the weather. The jewelry manufacturers and dealers of this city and vicinity haye been petitioned by their | employés to close their places of business trom Thursday, the 3d of July, to.Monday, the 7th, in | order that the “glorious Fourth” may be celebrated in a becoming manne! Most of the jeading houses have already acquiesced, David O'Connell, @ man forty-five years of age, died yesterday morning in Betlevue Hospital, Over @ week ago deceased was driving a loaded n Third avenue when he tell off, and being rby the vehicle, was fatally injured. “De- ceased lived at 101 East Fourth street, whither the body was carried, and Coroner Young notified to hoid an inquest. | | The Working Boys’ Protective Association was to have held a meeting last evening in the City Hall | | Park, but adjourned till Monday evening at seven | o'clock. All working boys who are tn favor ot peti- | toning the authorities ior a ball ground and addi- tional public baths sould be present, as the meeting | promises to be one of unusual interest. It is said that all oicers Who are absent will be fined. CIVIL SERVIOE AFFAIRS. Quick Work at the Post Office. | ‘The second public examination of candidates for letter carriers in the New York Post Ofice, under the recent authority granted Postmaster James by Postmaster General Creswell, whereby the force | isto be augmented by ixty-flve additional men, was held yesterday in the civil service apartments of the Custom House, by permission of Collector | Arthur, Mr, Harry G. Pearson (vhairman), Dr Walter R. Gillett. Dr. Kalwin D. Morgan, Jr., and Mr. Daniel Gano Gillett, constituting the Board of aminers, with their Secretary, Mr. George H. Lounsberry, were in attendance. ‘Twenty-two ean- appeared, out of which number fourteen passed, and eight were reje as incompetent. | Among the former were two colored who acquitted themselves quite I erage talent of the contes ve good, and as the physical examination prior to the mental medical inspectors of the Post OMe | secured by Mr. James are of the first order. A number ot appointments sent on by the Post- | Master, based upon the first civil service examina- | tion of @ week ago, we returned to iin yt day confirmed, The new appointees will mence their duties by the first proximo, terday morning the steamer Khein arrived, t twenty minutes past nine @ mail consisting binety-three bags was received at tue Post 18 very rigid on part of the the men thus Omice, mmense amount Of mail.matter was distribute sorted and sent away to stations in the anp leuted short time ‘of twenty-five minutes. Postmaster James and Mr. Tony Yoram, one of his superintendents, assisted personally at the distribution, handling’ the letter bags with considerable dexterity, A BROOKLYN STILL SEIZED, Yesterday afternoon Deputy Collectors Phillips, Parkinson and Smith made a descent upon an illicit whiskey still in the Filth ward, ‘The location was No, 90 Plymouth street. The still was of 250 gallons capacity. The apparatus was being put in readiness jor operation When the revenue raiders eame down upon it and gobbled still, worm and all, by authority o1 “Uncle Sam." Thisis the third sei. ure of the kind in Brooklyn made this week. | the remains, on the ground that decease CHIN A. The Foreign Diplomatic Audience Question Still Unsettled—The Youthful Emperor a Stickler for Imperjal Routine—Court Positivism and Courtier Prostration—An Un- lucky Time-Server—Awkward as a Dish-Handler and Dis graced—Rebellion as ao Means of Speculation. SHANGHAB, May 10, 1873, The London Times says that the audience ques- | tion has been conceded by the Chinese kmperor. Several statements have appeared in Europe Jately, to the effect that there was now no further question between the Chinese officials and the foreign diplomates on this matter, These state- ments are false. Personal audience has not yet been conceded, and nothing less than that will satisfy the foreign Ministers; on the contrary, there is every reason to believe that there will be considerable diMiculty before the matter is finally settled. On the 19th of last month the foreign ministers received a despatch from the Chinese Foreign OMece, in reply to their joint application, made some time previously, to have audiences of the Emperor, to the effect that the Emperor could only grant audiences “on the condition of the foreign officers kneeling while in His Majesty's presence.” As the foreign Ministers: will not agree to any such arrangement the ques- tion is still as far from being settled asever, A meeting of all the foreign Mimisters has been called to discuss whieh line of operations they shall fol- low in this emergency. CANARDS, Two absard rumors bave just reached Shanghae. One 1s to the effect that the French Minister re- quested a passport to Tien-tsin, which was denied to him, This is absurd on the face of it, as no one requires @ passport from Pekin to Tien-tsin, that being the port of Pekin, The other rumor ts to the effect that aa the United States steamer Ashuclot Was steaming down the Peiho River to pass out Jrom Taku she was prevented from domg so by seeing the guns of the fortress trained upon her, In the first place, the Chinese are scarcely insane enough to play any such game, and, secondd, the Ashuelot would not likely be frightened by seeing the Taku guns trained upon her, TREATY RATIFICATION WITH JAPAN. ‘The Japanese Embassy have exchanged treaties at Tien-tsin with the Chinese on the Suth of April last. The contracting parties were His Exceliency Tan¢ésmi Soyéshima, the Ambassador, and all his suite, together with several naval officers belong- ing to the Japanese iron-clad Rio-jokan on the part of the Japanese government, and His Excellency Le Hungchang, the Viceroy of Chihli and Superin- tendent jor Foreign Affairs at the Northern ports, and all the local territorial authorities ana other Chinese high local oficials on the part of the Chi- nese government, being present. Alter the treaty was exchanged a breaklast was given in the same building to the Ambassador and all the Japanese ofiicials by the Viceroy—an entertainment whica, the Chinese people o1 this place affirm, surpassed in magnificence all other entertainments of a similar kind that had ever been previously given in Tient-sin. Seeing that the Japanese nad adopted the European costume and fashions, the breakfast given by the Viceroy was in the dadjeQner a la sour- chete lashion—knives, forks, foreign plates and dishes being used and foreign wines drauk. FOREIGN SVECULATION IN. REBELLION. Three foreigners have been recently tried in Shanghae on & charge “of attempting to instigate @ rebellion in China,” The facts are thus:— Three Englishmen, Carr, Thor and Evans, were Members of & party of nine foreigners who lett Shang- hae about a tortnight ago for Ch. them sundry swords and ritles pated having to nse them in some rather undetined manner, in which drilling Chinese, capturing cities and plentitul loot tormed prominent features, ‘The boat was engaged tor them in Shanghae by # man named Yang, and they started, via the Grand Canal, on the 6th of April. After sundry minor dit ficulties in the way of” shaliow water and deficient provisions they evertually reached Chinkiang about the 2th, erossed over to the north bank and went ashore. On the 13th a Chinaman called at the house of a Cus- toms employ’ named Wang Kumping with an enyelope addressed 10 “Mr. Wang, C. H. linguist,” and bearing in- side the word: “Pay boat hire trom shanghae ; boat on shore on north bank.” Fortunatelyttor the des- tintes of China and the throne of the Emperor the Wang ea ha)pened to be the wrong inan; and he, hinking the note queer, kept it and told the man to call next duy at the Custom House. He did so and frankly ‘tod the circumstances. He had been e gaged “in Shanghae by English speaking Chinam: | well; named Yang to take Nine foreigners to Chinkiang, and had started a ly. The mentrequently quarrelled on the journey, a1 out that they had been engayed by a man named Wang to drill € perialists; they seemed to look to Carr as their leader; were owing to hin eut of $30 which were to be paid im for his boat; and he knew no more, inquiry was n made for another customs employs named Wang i for whom the note that led to t is said to have been destined, with the result of rather confirming — snspicton; he terwards took an carly opportunity of leaving the Custom House unobserved, went home and turned out one of the foreigners Who was staying with him, telling him all was discovered, and has been no more seen. On the following day this forener was found on board a lorcha in port, and willingly answered all questions put to him, admitting that he had been en- gaged in shanghae tor service against the Chinese gov- ernment. A letter purporting to come from Wang Yen- ping jis also said to have been received at the Custom House on the 14th, saying that he had designed the over- throw of the dynasty, nad a band of Chinese organized, and was only waiting the arrival of more foreigners when his plas were frustrated by discovery, The Judge before whom the case was tried thought Evans had been the most foolish, but least culpable, and he was sentenced to one month’s im- prisonment., Carr was sentenced to three months and Thomas to two months’ imprisonment at hard labor and to be afterwards deported DISHMEN DISGRACED, Those Chinese oficials who acted as masters of ceremonies during His Majesty's late visits to the imperial tombs have evidently come to grief for mismanagement. The Chief of the Eunuchs has been dismissed in disgrace, because ‘the was hasty in handling the dishes.’ Only think! He prob- ably sent a plate to the Kmperor that was too hot. This ig actually the subject of an edict in the Oficial Gazette of Pekin. Another edict of the same gazette of the 9th of April severely blames the officials who had charge of the transport services during His Majesty's late visit to the imperial tombs. The camels were not ready in time, and the mules were half starved and could not go, The Superintendent of the im- peria! stables and the officers in charge of the lug- gage are sent up for punishment. RIVAL OLAIMANTS FOR A CORPSE. There seems to be considerable trouble over the corpse of John W. Higgins, the young man who was drowned at Harlem on Sunday eventing last, as reported in Saturday's HeRaLp. Yesterday morning the widow of deceased, a girl apparently not more than cighteen or nineteen years of age, called at the Coroner's oflce and asked for the burial ce ificate, while, at the same time, the brother of the deceased appeared and demanded poss lon of was never ally married to the reputed wile. Among other unpleasant things alleged against the widow by the brother he said she got the di ceased drunk and had the marriage ceremony per- formed wif¥e he was in that condition; but she stoutly denied the truth of his assertion, and offered to produce her marriage certineate, then in her possession. The mother of deceased some months ago, as is claimed, turned her daughter-in- law out OI doors, since which time re has been a bad feeling existing between them, a separation of the young couple, and an action for inese and fight the itn- hi thi ov r | divorce was pending at the time of his death. After considerable taik In a friendly way tetween the rival claimants the corpse was delivered over to the widow jor interment, and all the parties leit the office together. THE RECENT ACCIDENT AT HAMILTON AVE- NUE FERRY, Coroner Young yesterday afternoon held an in- qeust at his office, No. 4 East Houston street, in the case of Antonio Reyes, the young Cuban, eighteen years of age, who was drowned in the Hamilton avenue ferry dock on the evening of the 6th inst., Deceased being in the slip in a small boat as the ferryboat Baltic was approaching, apprehended and to save being ron down, as he 1,, jumped from the ski! and caught the guard'ol the ferryboat, between which and the South ferry he was crushed. Mr. Reyes tneo fell into the dock and sunk to the bottom. Tne testi- mony showed the occurrence to have been acci- dental, and such was the verdict of the jury. Four young men in the boat with the deceased, and who narrowly escaped with their lives, did not appear as witness The father of deceased did not attach blame to the Union Kerry Conipany, OOMPTROLLER/S RECEIPTS. Comptroller Green reports the following amounts paid yesterday into the city treasury, viz. :— COLLECTOR OF ASSESSMENTS, From amessments for street openings and im- provements and interest .. cee $98,399 BUKKAU OF From arrears of taxes, asses Croton rent and interest ....... ‘ sere 12,382 REAU 01 NUR, x From house rent, ferry rent, interest on bond and mortgage and inarket rents and fees. vee 2067 AURFAU OF WATKK RKGISTER, pest From Croton water rei mw m4 This led to | POLICE MATTERS. Official Doings in the Departments— Cffensive Trades. ‘The Police Commiasioners are still pursuing the let-things-alone policy that scems to have taken hold of them, Numbers of visitors present themselves at the Central OMice every day and are received, but that apparently is the end, for nothing is done. It may be that the Board is preparing @ grand coup by which the Department is to be re- generated and reformed, and that the de- tails of this effort require time for the preparation. During the past week street cleaning occupied a good portion of the attention of the Commissioners, and they express them- selves determined to get the thoroughfares of the city ina good state and to keep them 80, Mean- while the regular police affairs are going on as usual, and that is anything but satisfactory so far as the outsive branches of the service are con- cerned, The loosest negligence is shown by the people in the station houses, When @ murder or heavy robbery occurs hours are allowed to elapse betore the fact is telegraphed to Headquarters, Sergeants and captains labor under a belief that they should ferret out all the particulars of IMPORTANT CASES before sending them to the Central Office, when the opposite action should be the one in practice. Recently several murders took place in one night, and nothing was heard of either of tnem at the Central Otlice lor hours alter, ‘This dilatoriness on the part of officials is extremely injurious to the public service, and should bring down the severe censure of the Board upon transgressing officers, It is understood that great pressure is being brougnt te bear upon the Board tn sup- port of the several captains, Most per- sons know that transiers are to he made, and the Commissioners are only waiting to understand the men to eifect the contemplated changes. There are about eight choice precincts, and every captain on the force, except, Of course, those in charge at present, is looking to be re- moved to one of them, Whatever influence, polit- ical or otherwise, each captain nas, he 1s pouring in upon the Commissioners to secure one of the privileged places, ‘The resyit of all this labor and welgut is plainly shown by the inaction of the Commissioners, and it is highly probable the selec- tions will be made entirely from regard to FITNESS OF MEN and not to political inclinings. Precincts are con- sidered good according to the amount of money to be nade in them, in some of them there is a good deal of honorable money to be made, and others { atfora opportunities for the acquirement of con- siderabie dishonorable gain. No one would sup- pose that any oilicer holding the rank of captain of police would be desirous of getting into precinct Where dishonest profit was easily ac- quired, but every one will naturally see that most of these ollicers are anxious to have the places where the honest perquisites are to be obtained, The Commissioners are fully alive to the existence and terce of these sentiments among the captains, and they will unquestionably mal hotee of men for transfer who are known to be gvod policemen and reliavie men, The rush for promotion among the sergeantsis just as strong as in the rank of captain, Two-thirds of those inthe Department are pushing to be raised to captains. At the present time ‘nothing of that kind can be done, for before the new precincts provided tor by law can be formed the appropriations must be enlarged to enable the Commissioners to build station houses, This fact will check the ardor of the sergeants and perhaps serve also to bring them down toamore direct attention to their duties. The Board met yesterday morning and dismissed Dr. Chadsey, who was attached to the Twenty-eigith precinct, They also appointed Dr. Waterman and detailed him to the I'wenty- second precinct. Already the new sargeon system is acknowledged a failure even by the Commis- sioners, and wreturn to the old style may be ex- pected every day. A reward of $50 is offered jor the best design for a new shield. A committee of the citizens of the Nineteenth ward called on the Commissidners yesterday, and the chairman of the committee presented a petition asking for an increase of the police force in their ward, and signed by 5,000 persons, The President of tne board assured the committee that the petition would receive the earnest co-operation of the Commissioners. The Loard adopted the following resolutions :- Whereas the Board of Police have received with emo- tions of sorrow tidings of the death of John A. Kennedy, at his residence, 139, West Twenty-secoud. street, at halt: past two o'ciock P. M., on the 20th inst., aged sixty-nine Years, ten months and eleven days. Mr. Kennedy, for a Deriod of ten of the best years of a weil spent lite, held the position of chief executive officer of the police force of the Metropolitan Police District including the police force of the city of New York. it is becoming, there- fore, that the members of this Board and such ot the ollicers and members of the force as can be spared trom their official duties should evince their sentiments of respect and regard for his distinguished qualities as a man, a citizen and a public officer, by attending his ob- sequi rheretore, kesolved, That the Superintendent be authorized to grant leaves of absenc is discretion to any officers and members of the force who may degre to atten the funeral ot Mr. Kennedy, and to furnish on the occasion such police escort as shail be appropriate and shall be desired and approved by the tamily of the deceased, Resolved, ‘that this Board desire to give public ex- pression to their respect and esteem for the unblemished haracter and manly qualivies and official ener nd intelligence of the deceased, and cail attention 1 as One Whose carcer aya citizen and public officer is worthy of commendation, Resolved, That this Board tender their unfeigned sym- pathies to’ the resp@ted widow of the deceased in her great sorrow, and jomh his numerous intimate friends in regrets at the death of aman of most exemplary char- acter. Resolved, ‘That a copy of these resolutions be engrossed and transmitted to the widow of the deceased. The following general order was issued yester- day by Superintendent Matsell : . Captains —, precinct pu will arrest all ‘sons hereafter violating the or- culating: business of “fat melting, bone leaning, the storage of scrap, fat, grease and mat matter,” and all other offensive trades, specified in sections 77’ and 78 of the sanitary code, ali pe ne therefor having been revoked by the Board of ealth. Sections 77 and 78 of the sanitary code are herewith transmitted for your information and guidance. iBORGE W. MATSELL, Superintendent. G, W. Watiina, Inspector. SkcTION 77.—That noperson shall boil any offal, swill, bones or fat in the buiit-up portions of said’ e'ty, save in ordinary cooking, nor shall the business of bone crush- ing, bone boiling, bone nee! bone burning, shel! burning, fat boiling, gut cleaning, nor the skinning or making of glue trom any dead animals or parts thereof, nor any other occupation that is dangerous or detrimen= tal to lite or health, be hereatter estab! wil aid city; and no business or pursuit of the kind in this sec- tion’ named shall be carried on anywhere in said city, the same be allowed by a permit of this Board. 78.—that no person Shall boil any offal, swill or bones, nor any fut, tallow or lard (except atonce upon the same being taken from the animal, and while the same is fresh and otherwise inoffensive), nor shall the business of bone crushing, bone boiling, bone grinding, bone burning, shell burning, gut cleaning, nor the skinning of or aking of glue from any dead animal or part thereot, nor the st e Or keeping ot scrap, fat or grease or offensive ani mat- terb ermitted or conducted at any place in the city ot New York south of iluth street; nor shall any business hereinbetore mentioned be conducted at any place in the city of New York north of said street without a permit from this Board; nor shall the business of endering the fresh lard, fat or tallow afore. said be conducted within sa) ‘ity without a like special perinit from this Board; and such permit must be applied tor in writing, specitying the nature and precise location ofthe proposed business, and such application will not be acted upon until the second regular meeting, two weeks atter such application. Commissianer Charlick left the building at an early hour, but President Smith and Commissioner Gardner remained there during the day, ARRESTED AT LAST, Patrick Halleck, Charged with Having Shot Edward Phelps, the Sixth Avenue Jeweller, Arrested After a Long Search, The burglar who is alleged to have shot Edward Pheips, the Sixth avenue jeweller, hag at last been arrested, For over a year Patrick Halleek, who is supposed to have been the burglar, has eluded the detectives. rhe search was a very thorough one, but Halleck kept travelling back and forth between New York aud other cities, so that it seemed im- possible to arrest hi Detective David O'Brie of Captain Killalea’s command, succeeded in sur prising Halleck at an early hour yesterday morn- Ing, and,, after presenting im ‘with a pair of fetters, took him to the Police Headquarters, where he was locked up, The circumstances of the burglary, which re- suited in the shooting of Mr. Pheips, were fully de- tailed in the HERALD, Five young thieves broke into Mr. Phelps’ house, They were about to ran- sack the upper part of the building, when a gen- tleman who saw them on his way up stairs gave analarm., Mr. Phelps and a friend who was with him at the time rushed out, and one of them, who is supposed to be Halleck, shot the jeweller in the breast. Mr. Phelps suffered for a number of weeks, and the wound came hear proving fatal, but he re- covered at last. The thieves had escaped mean- while. A few days after the shooting Captain Caf- frey, With five men, surrounded a house in Thirty- ninth street, between Ninth and Tenth ave- nues, [It was presumed that Halleck was WMing there, They Ger up statrs and knocked at the room in which Halleck was supposed to be. There was a strange noise as though a man were opening a window. The Captain burst open the door and caught @ glimpse of HaHeck's form while he was escaping by way of the fire escape. Halleck was in his shure but he scaled several fences and gained the adjacent street, where the officers lost sight of him, On the same night three notorious thieves were arrested charged with Soe ry the robbery and shooting, but only one of them was punished, by being sentenced to State Prison for twenty years with hard labor. Halleck will probably be taken to Court to-morrow, A RAILROAD T0 BE MORTGAGED. 6 Worcester, Mass, June 21, 1873. At a special meeting of the Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad Company this morning the di- rectors were authorized to mortgage the road for 000, under the authority of @ recone act of the aislature, YELLOW FEVER IW BROOKLYN. te Street—One Death janitary Authorities Four Cases in 81 Yesterday—The Reticent. Considerable excitement has been occasioned among the residents of the lower part of State street by the death of a young man from that terrible contagion, the yellow fever, and the ilmess of three others with symptoms of the disease, On Tuesday morning John Ennis, six- teen years of age, was taken down with the fever and died after an iliness of three days. Dr. Wal lace, the attending physician, took prompt meas- ures towards preventing the spread of the conta- gion. The body of the deceased was removed from the house immediately upon the arrival of Sanitary Inspector Colton and Officer Halliday. Funeral services were to have been held in the Sydney place church, but this was prohibited, and tne body was interred under the direction of the Health authorities, On Thursday morning the brother of the de- ceased was attacked with severe chill, pain in the head (frontal region), pain in the back, loins and calves of the legs, followed with a high fever, hot dry skin, intense hypernania of the face, injected eyes, with a peculiar filmy and glassy appearance, and a heavily coated dryish tongue. 1t was feare that he had become infected, though every measure had been taken to disinfect the premises, the Health authorities going so far as to seize upon every article of furniture in the place, carung it away and burning it outside the city limits, This was done to the great detriment of the inmates, who are all poor people, but who will, in all probability, be reimbursed. As soon as the symptoms stated appeared in the brother of the deceased he was prescribed for in the usual man- ner. He is at present in @ very low condition, though it cannot be said that the symptoms have been aggravated Lo any extent. The house 1s n0W quarantined. Two of the neighbors were also attacked with the symptoms of this terrible malady. One of the par- tles resides at No, 18 State street, aud the other in the house adjoining the one in which young Ennis died, It was also reported last evening that a wo- Man who resided @ biock from the place had died of yellow fever. All the people residing in that section have become terrib! alarmed, and yesterday several families acked ‘up their goods and moved away. The lealth authorities, who are making a thorough in- vestigation, say there is no occasion for alarm at the present time, from the fact that it is not posi- _ that those who are ill in the street have the fever, Yesterday afternoon Sanitary Superintendent Seaqur visited the infected district, and afterward held a consultation with Health Omicers Conkling and Hutchinson, They declined to state what they had discovered or what course they intended to pause: it was subsequently ascertained that Drs. equr and Colton visited 17 State street, which is a tenement house, and there found Mrs, Lydon and her sister both very ill, Mrs, Lydon was confined last night and died shortly after. The other patient was very !ow and her recovery was considered doubtful, The symptoms were somewhat simi- lar to yellow jever. The doctors, however, have taken every precaution to guard against @ spread of the disease, and have had the streets thoroughly washed, Disinfectants have also been freely used in this unpromising locality. The prob- sibility 18 that the above will prove a decidedly ac- celerating element to those who contemplate rus- ticating, and the express companies are preparing to handie apy amount of baggage on Monday morning. , THE NATIONAL GAME, The Muteals Defeat the Resolutes in a Well Played Game—Score, 9 to 1. From five tu six hundred persons assembled on the Union Grounds yesterday afternoon to witness the first game of the season between the Mutual and Resolute clubs. Play was ‘‘called” at ten min- utes past four o'clock, Mr. Powers, of the Atlantic Club, acting as umpire. The first inning was un- productive of runs to either side, but in the second the Mutuals got in acouple, off errors by Fleet, who was then playing short stop. In the third inning M. Campbell went to short and Fleet to first, @ change that turned out to be decidedly beneficial, as each man played well in his new position. Hicks hit a long line bal. to left field in the fourth inning, making a home run easily, The Jerseymen could not bat Matthews with any good eit five of them striking out and the others uring but six base hits in the entire game. On the other hand, the Mutuals hit Campbell with most admirable results, securing .16 first and 22 total bases, Their fielding, too, was excellent, but jour errors being uccredited to them, Hicks was especially brillant behind the bat, his catching and throwing being the finest he has done this season. Nevins played third base well for the Resolutes, throwing over to first in beautiful style. The following is the score: Gedney, 1. r. Holds’th, 8. $ 1 woameconc® cocecconc™ Totals..... 1 rene 916 22:27:13 4 Chuibs. Tth, 8th. 9th. Resolute... Loo 041 Mutual. 20 Clubs, 5 . 5th, bth. 7th, 8th. Oh, Resolute. 0 . 9 = 0 0-0 Mutual. 0 1 0 08 0 ae Se Umpire—Mr. Powers, of the Atlantic Club, ‘Time of game—One hour and thirty minutes, First bases by errors—Resolute, 2; Mutual, 6. The Game Elsewhere. BALTIMORE, Md., June 21, 1873, A game of base ball was played here to-day be- tween the Baltimore Club and the Atlantics, re- ee ina victory for the former, by a score of 18 0 “I PHILADELPHIA, June 21, 1873, The Philadelphia Club to-day deieated the Athictics, for the lourth time, by @ score of 17 to 5, NATATORIAL CONTESIS. —+ A Pleasant Day on the East River— Boat Racing—Quick Swimming—A Cheerful Scene, The first noticeable contest of the swimming seasou was held yesterday at the foot of bifty-fifth ‘street and East River. A swimming match was announced to take place, anda large number of persons gathered to see the sport. The day was opened by a boat race between Messrs. Allen and Cody on one side and Simmons and Eagan on the other, The race was down the river, around the rock south of Blackwell’s Island; around which the contesting parties were to turn, The first race occuptd twelve minutes and a half, Messrs, Simmons and Eagan winning by several lengths in good style. The second race was a two- mile race, with a strong tide, Alter a struggle of fourteen and a haif minutes Messrs. Alien and Cody came in winners. ‘The swimming matches were then organized, and took place at hall-past six o'clock. The boys’ race came oif first, and the following names appeared in the list:— Christopher Nason, Frank Haha, George Winter, Otto Wolff and Simon Wiener. Ail swam to a stake- boat in the centre of the river aud back, about a sixteenth of a mile. The contest occupied outy the short time of jour minutes. Winter came in a good winner, Wolif second, Nason third, Hata fourth and Wiener last. A swimming race between the following five young gentlemen was then announced. Messrs, Wiliam Wolf, Edward Kigzell, ©. Keller, Paul Callow and G. T, Haws, Mr. L. Meeker acting as umpire and referee, At the moment of notice all five plunged into the water, intending to reach Blackwell's Island, Wot took the course of the tide in @ very precautionary manner. The other four went straight across, Wolff reached Blackwell's Island anead by along distance, The others were left struggiung witn the strong tide in the distance northward. Woli! returued leading, the other four pressing fast behind, Keller struck ont fast, and reached almost side by side with Wol!f as both neared the Wuming point, The umpire could not decide who won, as both touched the edge natatorium together, The ulmpire gave the p: to Keller after some hesitation; but Wot! disputed his claim and proposed another swim, which was eventoally postponed on account of Kejer’s weakened condition. Time—Nineteen and a half minutes. The ladies’ swimming race then took place, The followmg engaged in the contest:—Miss Bertha Walter, in. blue and red fringes; Miss Katie Allen, in blue with crimson fringes, and Miss Maggie Brodwick, in drab, With biue fringes. The effort was only for 100 yards. was quick and strong. Miss K: Alien struck out gracefully, and won by alength, Miss Walter came in second and Miss Brodwick third, The betting was very lively on this race, The plunge SLAUGHTER ON THE RAIL. A poor woman named Mary Brennan, while gathering a few coals on the track of the Morris and Essex tiailroad, in Hoboken, yesterday was run down by a train. Her legs were severed from the body, aud aiter a brief struggle her sufferings were ended in death. A young man named Michael MacMahon, while engaged at work on the same ratiroad yesterday afternoon, fell through the trestieworks and sus- tained injuries which will probably terminate in his death. Both individuals were removed to St, Saers Boepipal, wae Dy Benson and the Sisters THE GOLDEN ERA. Embarrassing Enactment by Congress. Loss from Abrasion on Gold Coin To Be Borne yy the People—Unless Coin Is Full Weight Goods Must Go IntoGeneral Order Warehouse— Importers Apparently Have No Rights Which theGovernment Is Bound to Respect—Official Correspondence. At the tail end of the session of the last Congresg “an act revising and amending the laws relative to the mints, assay offices and coinage of th United States,” and known as the Coinage act, was passed, which, among others, provides that eve! coin received at custom houses and sub-treast must be of tne proper standard weight, For the guidance of public officers and others @ table has been prepared and inserted in Mint Cir< , cular No, 1, showing the standard and least ci rent weight of all gold coins of the United Stat 1m single pieces and quantities of $100, $500, $1, and $5,000, with due reference to the date of coll age, which are made a + LEGAL TENDER AT THEIR NOMINAL VALUE, and which may be received as such; but as a prac-: tical and safe construction of these provisions the law will not permit the indiscriminate receipt by customs officers and others at a valuation proportion to their weight of coins which fall be: low the legal limit as to weight and tolerance, ‘with due deference to the date of coinage (and yet such coins are made a legal tender at such valu: tion), all such ofMicers are hereby directed to ceive them when presented in payment of publi dues, giving a conditional receipt therefor 5 01 ing their nominal and estimated value in the gregate, and, after registering the amount in book, to be kept for that purpose, forwarding it t the United States Mint at Philadelphia, Pa, San Francisco, Cal., whichever is nearest ani most convenient, with a statement as to the pe: son from whom and on what account said coin: were received. ' The Superintendent thereof will at once certain their true value, and deposit from th bullion fund of their offices with the United Statei assistant ‘treasurers in sald cities, in the name of the officer forwarding them and on account of th proper source, an amount equal to such value of COINS OF LIGHT WEIGHT, 3 forwarding the entire sets of certificates of deposit: to be issued by the said assistant treasurers duplicate, to said officer; the depreciated coin take the place in the bullion fund of that deposited, and to be recoined at the earliest practical moment Upon tne receipt of the certificates of deposit th original will be disposed of as usual Anat e dupli cate handed to the person who paid the cola. In receiving coin o1 this description, however, customs officers will in no case allow importation, fg be wit] ayewo until the certificates of deposi! herefo¥ shall have reached them. No coinof les! than the least current weight will hereafter permitted to be disbursed by any govermmen' officer, The DIFFICULTIES LABORED UNDER BY THE CA! Mr. William D, Robinson, since the enactment the amount of clerical labor now at ae in division will not sufiice as soon as the Fall busin properly sets in. The department has provided new and costly scale, for which wi paid, which is a marvel of accuracy in weighin; large sums from $1,000 to $10,000, but when comes to smaller coins this expensive piece mechanism 1s not worth a rap. The utmost dissas: isfaction exists among the importers at the anno: ing regulations ampomed apon them by this go business. Every Individual paying duties ha: more or less light coin among the funds desy for the cashier's office. If one or more of thes coins are below the required standard the cashie! is compelled to retarn the same to the importe! for redemption, and should it happen tobe afte: banking hours and the payee unable to secure othe! coin necessarily his ,' + GOODS MUST GO INTO “GENERAL ORDER,” and be put uuder an onerous and unjustifiable ex. pense. Un the other band the law demands ot those possessing coins which are found unde! weight to 1orward the same to vhe nearest mini and receive the returns minus the deterioration, which in itself is a gross injustice to the public wh are made to suffer the loss of abrasion, which tf every country but this is assumed by the govern: ment, and for which the authorities received full value at jssue, . NumerGus instances have occurred, since th enactment of this law when recently coined gol has been found short on weighing, aud when sen to the Sub-Treasury was invariably returned such. The cashier of the Custom House, whiii testing every piece, endeavors to execute the la’ to its utmost provision, yet has had coin rejecte by the Sub-Treasury, which shortly after wi again accepted without a murmur. Even gold, when again deposited to the credit of the Unit States, was sent back, marked “short weight.” 4 The followimg official correspondence passed be ¢ tween Collector Arthur and Secretary Richard-; son on this subject :— April 1 Collector Arthur wrote to the Department con: cerning deposits of coins, as heretofore, at their nominal value, at least until the oltice is furnished with, prope: means to ascertain weights. On the 5th the Collector wrote to Washington that he “had on hand $1,300in coin, which the Sub-ireasurer declived to take on deposit owing to short weight, the money having been duties previous to receiving instructions under the law and the terms of the circular deprives i the possession of their goods unt ceived from the Mint and entail loss and expense to the’ Importer, by sending his goods for storage under general ord ‘April 7 Collector Arthur again states that * course pursued by the Assistant Treasurer of thi district would appear be needlessly perplexin; to importers and embarrassing to those engaged in the receipt of customs. ‘The facts as stated by Mr. Robinson, the cashier, shows an arbitrary exercise of a literal con: struction of the powers and duties assumed to be a: tohim. 4 cretary, under date of April 7, authorizes oin received prior to instructions having; reached the Collector, and such coin paid in until proper facilities are extended tor weighing, to be paid over at nominal value to the Sub-Treasury, and that new bal- ances had been ordered. On the 8th’ of April Secretary: Richardson says to the Collector that “itis tobe hoped that: he (the Collector) and the Assistant Treasurer, in con- sideration of the difficulties encountered in attempting, to comply with the provisions of the new Coinage act,, will exercise the necessary moderation and forbearance, and strive to approximate as clearly as possibie a compile ance with the letter and spirit of the law. The Collector | Is requested to again present the coin rejected to the} Assistant Treasurer tor deposit, and he will receive 1t and! issue special certificates of deposit; but this order 1s not to be construed as relieving him (the Assistant Treasurer)! from due vigilance inagain discovering and rejecting it! in mture payments.” Secretary Iuehardson writes to General Hillhouse on the same <i. complaining ot the arbitrary ner im. uuniziny nitinues in saying that “the De-| partment could not Lope tor an immediate strict com- Dliance with the letter of the law. This fact pecom more and more apparent. Thus, of the $931 of the C lector’s deposit rejected by you (the Assistant Treasurer) | as light, the coins composing that sum was, upon. careful weight on the scales used at the Custom House, found to be of full weight, and thatit is impossible to determine whether the inaccuracy of weight is owing to defects in the balances of either ‘office, and that the new scales! promised to be forwarded to ‘Collector Arthur must de- termine the issue.” ‘An order from the Secretary, May 3. instructs General Arthur “to receive al! United States gold coins which have not been artificially tampered with, and whieh according to best judgment, do not indicate a natura abrasion of more than alt per cent, regardless ot date of coinage.” June 4, the Fecretary writes “that having forwarded the properly adjusted coin balances, it is expected the Collector will comply strictly with orders trom the Des partment, under date of April 1, and receive im payment of duties. at their nominal valde, all gold coms falling Within the Joust current weight for the single piece, with: out regard to the year of coining.” Collector Arthur, under date of June 10, condems tho Dalances as not at all adapted for the purpose, as $1,012 were that day returned by the Sub-Treasurer which were found of {ull weight by the cashier, June 13 Seeretury Richardson writes that “the loss, whatever it may be, on com received must be borne by the person receiving the same at its nominal value, in Violation of law and instructions. and that another bal- ance for the accurate weight of single pieces, sitnilar to the Sub-Treasurer, would be forwarded. there are ways by creased, certificates. which can be readily obtained in New York. The Coinage act requires the receipt of coin by weight. Itis a law, aud under the construction of the Depart: nent is found to be practicable and must be entorced. AN ALLEGED POST OFFIOE PILFERER, The city of Trenton, N, J., has been deeply ex cited during the past few days concerning alleged fraud perpetrated by one Elwood Lippincott, the chief clerk of the Post Office, Postmaster Howell received letters some time ago informing him that Lippincott had been seen by outsiders in the act of removing the cancelled stamps from letters and putting them in his pocket. It is alleged that he substituted those stamps for good ones on letters, In, this Way, it is charged, that he made two or three dollars aday. The Postmas- ter informed the Washington authorities, and @ detective named Sharretts was sent to investigate the case. He sent leiters to tie Post GMce and found, iceod, that the stat were by Ue en cott removed trom them also, The jatper was. interviewed Ly the detective, when rifmor has tt that he exclaimed, “I'm caught!” It is iurther alleged that he hes been in the habit of purloinin, moneys from the funds depostied in payment for money orders. Fostmaster lowell recently re- fuged to teil the Heka.b reporter anything in reia- uon to the occurrence, but be was hnelty, to prevent the spread of the no