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INDIA. Thre. Millions of Famine-Stricken People on the Relief Lists. ‘The Prospect Still Gloomy and the Cost Enormous. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, LONDON, March 6, 1874. Lord Northbrook, Viceroy and Governor General of India, telegraphs to the Indian Odlce that it Is ‘expected the government will be obliged to main- tain 8,000,000 persons for three months, COST OF THE RELIEF SYSTEM. The expenditures on account of the famine to the end of February last are estimated at $7,500,000. Severe Pressure of the Distress Im Tir= hoot. Cavcurta, March 6, 1874, Accounts from Tirhoot show that the distress from the famine is increasing. In Rungpore, where there has been no actual ‘suffering as yet, the stores of the poorer people are becoming exhausted, and starvation is tmmi- bent. The relief organization here is working excel- ently, but it can hardly meet the immense de- mands which will be made upon the government. ord Northbrook’s Appeal to the Kich and Beneveient. The Governor General of India has issued a minute, or resolution, of goyernment on the sub- ject of the means which are to be taken by the NEW YURK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. RUSSIA AND GREAT BRITAIN. —_——-—_— The Duke of Edinburgh and His Bride—Eng- lish Preparation for a Joyous Na- tional eception. TELEGRAMS TD THE NEW YORK HERALD, Lonpon, March 6, 1874. The Dake ana Duchess of Edinburgh are ex- pected to reach England to-morrow. Extensive preparations have been made for their reception, ‘The day will be observed as a holiday. Statesmen Invited to a State Dinner— The Public Entry Into the Metrop- olis. Lonpon, March 6, 1874. The members ol the present and late govern- ments have receiyed the royal commands to at- tend.a State dinner on Monday next at Windsor Castle, where they will meet the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. ‘The 12th inst., which 1s appointed for the public entry of the Duke of Edinburgh and bride into London, will probably be observed as @ complete holiday. pla: RO Court Ceremonial of Presentation—Mu- nicipal Congratulation at the Birth- place of the Bridegroom, His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and his bride, the Grand Duchess Marie, will proceed | direct from the port of disembarkation to Windsor Castle, m order that the Duke may present his bride to Queen Victoria before receiving any public congratulations. Great preparations have been made at Windsor | Duchess, The suit of apariments set aside for the exclusive use of their Royal Highnesses while on a | visit to Her Majesty are situated in the Lancaster ofMcials for the transportation and distribution of | Tower, adjoining the Queen's private apartments, food in the famine-stricken districts, In sections and overlooking the grand entrance to the Castle. 22 and 27 of the State paper he appeals to the | Large numbers of workmen are even yet employed benevolence of the well-to-do portion of the popu- | in embellishing and decorating tae apartments. lation in the following words :— The government will assist in the formation of relief committees and in the organization of a sys- tem of relief tor those who, despite all the opera- tions of trade, are threatened with death or disease | from want of food. The Governor General 1s sure that the private benevolence, which has always been conspicuous in India, wilt be evoked Dn this occasion, according as the need for its ex- ercise shall become apparent. A central reliefcom- mittee will be formed at Calcutta, as the capital of the provinces under the jurisdiction of the Lieute- nant Governor of Bengal. ‘To this committee will be entrusted the general the funds for relief which from private sources and from the government, and the distribution of those funds among the rellef committees which the Lieuteriant Governor will establish in the districts affected by scarcity. The district relief committees will distribute as- Bistance to the distressed, either in cash or in grain, or in prepared tood, according to the in- tructions which they may receive trom the local overnment. Any purchases of gram which may e necessary will be made cither by the Central Committee or by the district committees. If the committees lay in supplies of grain they will be in- structed to do so in the manner best calculated to avoid undue interference with the ordinary course of trade, or with the stores available for consump- tion in the neighborhood. The Governor General 1s confident also that many | landholders, recognizing the duty toward their tenants, their dependants and their destitute neigh- borg, which is morally imposed upon them by the possession of property, will, of their own accord and from their own resources, dispense relief in the manner which they may deem to be most ef- ‘ectual, ASHANTEE, | The Report of King Koffee’s Surrender Not Offi- cially Confirmed—General Wolseley Nervously Cautious. TELEGRAM TO THE NtW YORK HERALD, ,ONDON, March 6, 1874, The War Ofice has received no official advices of the capture of the King of tue Ashantees, A despatch from Sir Garnet Wolseley of a date prior to the taking of Coomassie declares that the overtures for peace on the part of the Ashan- tees were “treacherous, and part of a plot to lure the army to destruction.” LIVINGSTONE, How the British Nation Honors His Memory, TELEGRAM TO THE KEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, March 6, 1874. The remains of Dr. Livingstone will be trans- ported from Airica to England at the public ex- pense. THE AZORES. Carious Rumor of the Condition of Public Feel- ing—Portuguese, American and Prussian Interests, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lisbon, March 6, 1874. Itis rumored here that certaim inhabitants of Fayal have addressed a petition to President Grant praying for the establishment of a protec- torate by the United States over the Azores, and that the President replied that the era of popular will has replaced the era of conquest. (There ts also circulating in Lisbon a rumor to the effect that Prince Bismarck is intriguing in Portugal and the Portuguese territory, and hopes to place Dona Antonia on the throne of that coun- try in the place of her brother, King Luis, The {ntanta Dona Antonia is married to Leopold | Charles Antoine, hereditary Prince of Hohen- vollern-Sigmaringen. It would not be the first ume that a member of the House of Braganza has usurped the throne of a near relative. There 1s still in Portugal a strong Migueliste party, so called from Don Miguel, the tather of the wife of Pon Alfonso, brother of Don Carlos.—Ep. HERALD.) FIJI. Cabinet Deprecates Annexation. The Disraeli TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, LONDON, March 6, 1874. The Earl of Carnarvon, the Colonial Secretary, sfeplying to a deputaiion to-day, deprecated the proposed annexation of tho Fiji Islands, SHIPWRECK. ‘Loss of a Steamship—Thirty Persons Drowned. . TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. LONDON, March 6, 1874. The steamship Sedra, from Newcastle for Port Said, encountered a severe storm and Waa lost, Thirty of the people on board were drowned. Gales and Disaster on the Atlantic. Lonvon, March 6, 1874, Reports continue to come to hand of wrecks, ac- companied with loss of life and disasters to vessels, caused by the heavy gales which lately swept over the Atlantic, An Australian Emigrant Ship Forced to Put Back. PLyMovtn, March 6, 1874. The steamship Atrato, which cleared at London on February 6 for Otago, New Zealand, with 600 Passengers, passed here to-day returning. She had nearly reached the Cape of Good Hope vefore she put back. TICHBORNE. Charge of Perjury Against a Sea Captain. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, LONDON, March 6, 1874, Captain Brown, one of the Tichborne claimant's ‘witnesses, has been remanded for examination on the charae of veriury. administration of | may be received | The borough of Windsor is the birthplace of His Royal Highness. The Mayor and Corporation of the town will officially present congratulatory ad- dresses to the Queen and to the royal couple on their arrival. FRANCE. The Shadow of the Orleans Royalism To Be Dispelled—Press Law Troubles of the Cab- inet—Conservatism and Repentance. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Paris, March 6, 1874. An order has been issued by the Minister of the Interior prohibiting the sale of photographs of the Count de Chambord. GOVERNMENTAL DISCRIMINATION IN THE EXECUTION OF THE PRESS LAW. In the Assembly to-day M. Christophe, a radical, asked why the government tolerated the Figaro (newspaper), which advised MacMahon to exe- cute a coup d'état, and treated with so much rigor Dix-Neuvicme Siecle for its remarks in regard to tne President of the Assembly, The Duke de Broglie replied that the Figaro sup- ported the couservative policy, and had promptly disavowed the objectionable article, In the vote which followed the Assembly sup- Ported the government by 383 yeas to 311 nays. ENGLAND. Parliamentary Organization—A Borough Elec- tion—The Premier at Brighton. TELEGRAM 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD. LonDon, March 6, 1874. Parliament met to-day at two P, M. and pre- ceeded with the formalities of organization. The oath was administered to the members of the House of Commons in groups of forty. STRIVING FOR A SEAT. Mr. Fawcett has reappeared as a candidate for Parliament in Hackney. THE PREMIER AT BRIGHTON, Mr. Disraeli has gone to Brighton. WEATHER REPORT. WAR DEPARTMENT. The weather throughout England to-day is fair. _ OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasunincton, D. C., March 7—1 A. M. WEATHER REPORT. Probabilities. The storm centre in the upper lake region will move northeast into Canada, For Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri, falling tem- perature, clear and clearing weather and north to west winds, diminishing in force, wnich condi. tions will extend over the lower Ohio Valley and Tennessee during the day and over the upper lake regions during the day aud evening. For the Gulf States west to north winds, falling temperature and clear and clearing weather, with probably a ‘‘norther ” in Texas, For the South Atlantic States fresh and brisk south to west winds, generally cloudy weather and light rain, with clearing weather during Saturday night. For THE MIDDLE STATES, FRESH TO BRISK EAST- ERLY WINDS, VEERING TO SOUTHERLY, CLOUDY AND RAINY WEATHER, EXCEPT PARTLY, AS SNOW IN NEW YORK, FOLLOWED BY CLEARING WEATHER DURING THE EVENING OVER THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTION. For the lower lake region brisk and probably high southeast winds, veering to southwest, with rain or snow, clearing away during the afternoon or evening over Lake Erte and at night over Lake Ontario. For New England northeast to southeast winds, rain and snow and rising temperature, the former increasing to fresh and brisk. The Ohio and Cumberland rivers will rise quite rapidly. The Mississipp! will continue rising. The Weather in This City Yesterday. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day of last et as indicated by the thermometer at Hudout’s Pharmacy, HERALD Building :— 1873. 1874. rs Average temperature for corresponding last year... A FRIGHTFUL SNOW STORM, SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 1874. The snow storm in the Sierra Nevada Mountains continues, and railroad trains are delayed by the snowdrifts. Snow ploughs are constantly em- ployed in breaking through the drifts. This ts the se- verest snow storm ever Known in that part of the country. CONGRESSIONSL INVESTIGATIONS, The sub-committee of the Committee on Banking and Currency of tne House of Representatives were yesterday again Mm session examining into the affairs of the late Ocean Bank. The session was Strictly private. It is alleged that the evidence already given shows that the closing of the bank was the result of a conspiracy in which certain Wall street speculators were concerned, However, this is only hearsay. The sub-committee of the Committee on Public Buildings also held a meeting yesterday, their misston being to inquire into the effect ai the en- forcement of the Eight Hour law in the work on the new Post Office, Several witnesses were ex- amined, the most important pein the en- gineer, Mr. Steinmetz, Superintendent Hur! purt and Mr. Davidson, a contractor. The first two witnesses denied that any of the men employed by the povernment worked over eight hours @ day, and . Davidson testified that the men he employed did work ten hours a day. Yon C. Graham, @ bricklayer, who was put on the stand, said that he had seen men at work on the ten hour plan, for which they got $4 a day, and that he had been discharged because he had in- sisted upon working only eight hours a day. He admitted that in a conversation he had had with Mr. Boutwell the latter told him that tt was illegal to employ men to Work ten hours as a day’s work, Other witnesses were examined, but nothing new was elicited from them, Castle for the reception of the Duke and the Grand | | difference. ‘serene surlace of A Remarkably Quiet Campaign in the Granite State, *PortsmoutH, March 6, 1874. The New Hampshire campaign this year is not accompanied with its usual enthusiasm. Not- withstanding the disturbing political elements outside, the canvass here is notavle only for its quietness, There have been few pubilc rallies by both parties, and these were slimly attended and Without the slightest national political signifi- cance, Even the Butler-Simmons event in the neighboring State of Massachusetts has failed w produce a ripple upon the calm and the political sea in the Granite State, The republican and democratic factions, always so evenly balanced, will neither Miss nor gain much by such outside factions as anti and prohibitory ram parties; and so far as the hayseed or granger show is concerned, it will amount, in ali probability, to little more than @ cipher when the returns come in next Tuesday hight, The struggle will be between the dominant republican party and the ambitious and aspiring democracy; and, im the absence of a vigorous campaign, it is Impossible to anticipate the result ot the election, Both parties claim the State, but neither is active to assert the claim, McCutchins, a8 @ farmer, @ prohibitiontst and a republican, will be voted for simply because he is a republican, and Weston, «as a itberal, rum and ratl- road man and a democrat, will be voted for situply on account of his democratic roclivities. Here in Portsmouth everything is oyal to the administration on account of the Navy Yard, and the forces are well marshalled by Postmaster Pierce, In other parts of the State, however, the election will be an individual one; every one willbe free to act for himsell, without the disturbing influences of mass meetings or wire pullers on either side, The anti-rum element amounts to nothing; the free whiskey party are thought nothing of. Both factious ure in tavor of @prohibitory law, but opposed to its execution, and the law will probably be repealed in the event of the success of either party. The election will be a quiet one, and an unusually small vote will be polled, The republicans are likely to be perpetu- ated in power. rs THE OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL. Aselect audience witnessed last night the an- nual commencement and reception of the New York Ophthalmic Hospital, corner of Twenty-third street and Third avenue, The corner stone of the new hospital building was laid by Mr, Peter Cooper on the 5th of Octo- ber, 1871, four years alter the organization of the faculty. Mrs. Emma A, Keep, now one of the trustees, had endowed the hospital with a magni- ficent gift of $100,000, The deaf and blind were not long in finding out its great advantages, and many had availed themselves gratuitously of the benetits offered to the public. During the past year additional wards nad been built for the accominodation of such patients as could afford to pay for their treatment, and in the last two years the use of the knife had been reduced flity per cent of what it had been six years ago. Large sums of money had been invested in instruments, pharmaccutical oe yo library and other facilities, footing up altogether to at least $150,000, The names 01 the graduates are as follows:—H. B. Cushing, Massachusetts; Harry Gilbert, Canada; Miss Clara C. Plimpton, Boston, Mass.; W. ©. Rounds, N. Y.; Louis P. Couch, Mass. A well merited round of applause was bestowed upon Miss Plimpton (the first Jady graduate of the col- lege) when she was in the act of receiving her diploma. THE WORKINGMEN’S UNION, Contradicting False Statements—The Trouble About ight Hours’ Work on the New Post Office. The Workingmen’s Union, Thomas Sutliffe pre- siding, held a meeting at Pythagoras Hall last evening, when resolutions were adopted declaring that the bill now pending betore the Legislature, known as ‘“Daly’s bill,’ providing that the Com- mon Council should have “the naming of the de- partments for the prosecution of the public works,” should be passed. Acommittee was appointed to appear before the Congressional committee now in session at the Supermtendent’s office at the new Post Oftice in- vestigating the charges against Mr. Mullett for vio- lation of the Eight Hour law. The committee was composed of Messrs. E. H. Groeme, D. 8. Griffin and D, Burns. A resolution was also socal directing the Secretary to iniorm W. dams, the in- spector of Public Buildings, that at pres- ent differences are existing between the workingmen and the employers on account of the Eight Hour law; that the question of the Bight Hour law is noi agitated at the present time, and that consequently there need be no fears of a strike during this spring. It appeared in the course of the debate that Mr. Adams, in his re- ports to the authorities, had made representa- tions to the efleot that considerable agitation is im progress among the workingmen ot this city, tending towards a resumption o! the struggle for the eight hour system, which it was asserted were entirely without !oundation. It was stated that the eight hour system is now followed in most of the building trades—viz., the bricklay- ers, the plasterers, the stonemasons, the stair builders, the greater part of the car- penters and among a portion of the painters—and that no attempts on the part of the employers are contemplated to increase the work- ing hours to ten, the representations of Mr. Adams to the contrary notwithstanding. This ac- tion in reierence to the reports of the Superin- tendent of Public Buildings was taken im view of the fact that his statements tended to injure the pee trade by creating fears of prospective strikes by the workingmen. * EXPLOSION IN HOOSAO TUNNEL. Two Hundred Pounds of Giant Blasting Powder Exploded—One Man Killed. NorTH ADAMS, Mass., March 6, 1874. Aterrible explosion of giant powder No. 1 oc- curred at the west shaft of the Hoosac Tunnel at about eleven o'clock this morning, The force of the concussion was heard and perceptibly felt throughout this village and for some distance in the adjacent country. 7 James Mullaney, @ workman, in attempting to warn his companions of the danger, wus almost in- stantly killed, Patrick Douneliy, while endeavoring to prevent the catastrophe, received fearful and probably fa- tat injuries. William Richards and others were more or less bruised. ‘The building containing the explosives was shat- tered to pieces, and even the earth beneath was torn in an awful manner. A number of men were thrown down and buried in the ruins. Considerable damage was done to the adjacent buildings. The cause of the accident was the spontaneous combustion of the patent exploders, which com- municated to the giant powder No, 1, that Don- nelly Was making for blasting charges. About 200 pounds of the powder were thus exploded, making two distinct concussions. John Green, a biaster, was standing near the building with a can of about sixty pounds of nitro-glycerine in his hand, and, being warned by Mullaney, he with great coolness carried it to a place of saiety. BOWDY LEGISLATION. The Disgraceful Closing Scenes in the Louisiana Legislature. NEW ORLEANS, March 6, 1874, The Times has the iollowing regarding the last hours of the Legislature :—*The closing scenes of the session were marked by tumultuous excitement, which, opening vigorously early in the evening, grew in force as the hour of adjournment ap- proached, and cu’minated ina bewildering finale of uproar and confusion.”” In the House, from the hour of opening the even- ing session at seven o'clock, work was lively. Never by any chance Were there less than twenty members speaking at once, and by the same rule not more than one in twenty pretended to remain in his seat. They roamed through the hall, at times shouting to gain the attention of the Speaker; at others rising toa point of order or to make @ motion. The Evening Picayune says it is the concurrent declaration of the leading and most honest mem- vers of the Legislature which terminated its career last night at twelve o’ciock that the Appropria- tion bill, under which all disbursements of the State must be made, was never passed, was never submitted by the Speaker nor voted on by members, Keporters Of the press Oficers of the House—in fact, every trustworthy witness bears the same testimony, When it was repeatedly suggested that the bill had not been voted on the reply of members Was shouted, “Oh, 1t don’t make eal We will have it entered in the journ: ‘That wili do as well.” There were many other bills In the same pre- dicament, which were never even submitted to the House, but which it is proposed to nave en- tered in the jouraal and proclaimed as laws. THE EDGAR STUARZ. , BaLrimore, Md., March 6, 1874. The steamer Edgar Stuart went on her second trial trip down the bay to-day, accompanied by the revenue cutter Guthrie, returning about three o'clock, Several government oficials were ‘on some the steamer. The Spanish authorities are daily advjsedvof her movements. THE MOIETY MONSTROSITY, More Evidence of the Infamous Oppres- sion of the System. THE BAN OF TERROR REMOVED. Systematic Blackmailing by Spies and Informers. WASHINGTON, March 6, 1874. In addition to the gentiemen heretofore men- tioned a8 before the Committee on Ways and Meaus asking modifications of the customs laws in relation to moities, &c., there were present to- day representatives of the Baltimore Board of | ‘Trade, namely :—Andrew Reid, Decatur H. Miller, Hamilton Easter and Samuel P. Thompson, Mr. Hybs, representing the Boston Board of ‘Trade, resumed his remarks this morning. He had previously spoken against the moiety system, and now he argued in favor—first, of requiring action to recover penaities of forfeiture to be brought within two years, not five, tuder the present law ; second, to limit forfeitures to the articles on which tue fraud 1s committed instead of on the en- tire invoice; and, third, making payment of duties 1m the absence of fraud conclusive. THE SYSTEM OF MOIETIES INFAMOUS. Mr. A. H. Rice next addressed the committee as a@member of the Boston Board of Trade. The Statements already made were, in his opinion, sumicient to convince this committee of the oner- ous, he might say infamous, operation of the pres- ent system of moieties in connection with the seizure 01 books and papers, The law seized not only the guilty victim, but the mnocent merchant, and subjected the latter to the same penalties. It first struck him down before determining his guilt. He referred to the recent case im Boston, where an importing house received the first information of a charge of fraud to the extent of $1,500,000 through | @ newspaper publication, There was no parallel to this system to be found anywhere in the civilized world, Nothing was so flagrant, unjust | and absolutely oppressive upon any class as this is upon merchants. This ettect was certainly not designed by Congress, | but such had been the result under the present administration of law. Why had this system been | continued so long? Because the class affected 13 comparatively small in number, and because it 1s not willing to come forward and face the responsi- | bility. The business of the country 18 prostrated because the mercantile community are alarmed at such practices as these to which relerence had been made. They asked Congress to deliver them irom the oppressive laws, and hoped they would | not plead in vain; that Congress will preserve the reputation of the merchant at home and abroad, and by wise provisions give protection to the in- nocent while punishing all offenders, OPPRESSION OF THE INNOCENT, JOUN W. CaNDLER, of Boston, said the business men of that city denounce the laws of the United States which bear so heavily on them, These laws are unjust aud infamous. ‘they are not only un- worthy of a iree country, but unworthy of any couutry, because they visit excessive punishment on the guilty and oppross the innocent, contrary to the principles of justice, Whatever may be the opinion in Congress, tne mercantile community re- gard the system of spies and intormers as in- jJamous. They believe some o! their inaiienabie rights ure of more consequence than mere rev- enue. Mr. CANDLER gave several instances of sevore | oppression Where spies and informers have, by base means, obtained information of the most pri- vate transactions of merchants, One merchant, whom he could name, refused to be the victim of under, aud, thereiore, fought the government. | From the claim for thousands of doilars it liad been | brought down to $100, THE ONLY WAY TO GET REVENUE was to encourage trade, More is lost in torgetting justice than canbe gained. In reply to questions Mr. Candler said he had no doubt u the system of moieties should be continued the tendency will be to decrease importations by American mer- chants and to throw the business mto tne hands of foreigners, who keep their books on vhe otber side and transact business here through their clerks, ‘The xbolition of the system of informers in the internal Revenue | Department was a step in the right direction and has hada good effect, and a hike beneficial result would tollow the abolition of the system as regards customs, He did not think the suspected mer- chant has as good a chance for justice beiore the ‘Treasury Department as spies and iniormers nave. The merchant not only sullers loss o] money, but sulfers in reputation, which, in some cases, results im ruin, especially when he is advertised by the ‘Treasury agent as having detrauded the revenue, | in advance of investigation ot the allegation. N. B. SPAULDING, Of Boston, brietiy addressed the committee, asking them to so modily the law that honest merchants could do business under is, and made other suggestions for their protection. Evening Session, M. D. SPAULDING, of Boston, addressed the com: mittee this evening, brietly alluding to the present oppressions under the moiety system and the dis- reputable means resorted to for the purpose of procuring miormation against merchants, giitter- ing fortunes being held out to clerks who shall act in the interest o1 the special agent or detective. He and those with whom he acted asked for good laws and good men to execute them, and that the punishment be severe, but in proportion to the offence. ANDREW REID, of the Baltimore Board of Trade, was heard. He mentioned several cases of op- pression. His own and five or six other houses in that city, engaged in the Sugar business, had much cause to complain. Judge Giles on one occasion sent for these merchants, who repaired to his office. He informed them that the detectives had sworn that they had committed great frauds, The Judge, said he, did not believe they were prop- erly charged with traud, but he would give them an opportunity to set themselves right. ‘They said their books were open to examinarion. The detectives examined the books and then asked to see private correspondence, invoice books and everything else bearing on the subject, The detectives stated that as iar as they had seen | everything was right and in order. NO REMEDY FOR THE CALUMNIES OF SPIES. “You have made grave charges against us,” said the merchants, “apd We Wall you to acquit us of them. ‘The detectives said they would not do that, and after making a further examination reported to Judge Giles, who informed the merchants they had good ground of complaint against the devec- TTL he did not know that they had any remedy. Mr. REID also mentioned several cases of fla- grant wrong committed against his house con- nected with the matter of paying duties on rice and pimento, D. B. Eaton, of the counsel of the Committee on Revenue Reform, spoke of the fear that exists among merchants in regard to the seizure of } books and papers, He knew of a merchant in New York whose place was eniered by a number of Custom House subordinates without authority of law. No warrant was shown. They occupied the store four days, and forbade htm selling goods. The merchant, after legal advice, demanded to see their warrant, or he would have a torce to turn them out, when the subordinates left tne premises, In another case they examined books Without & Warrant, but found nothing wrong in them. In another case a merchant, whose books had been seized, was summoned to the Custom House to have them examined. A rap was heard at the door and @ noise heard, saying, “Shall Mr. So and So’s goods be passed?’ The subor- dinate of the Custom House shouted back with an oath, “No, never!’ Mr. Eaton showed that in the interpretation of the revenue laws by the courts extreme injustice is often done by calling and treating irregularities as trauds, and infiict- ing punishment through the special agent. He then proceeded to argue the UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE LAW authorizing the seizure of books and papers. The principle announced in the constitution of the Jnited States, that no man shall be deprived of | hs lite, liberty or property without due process of law, Was taken irom that established in | England after being fought and = argued | throughout a century, ‘The Engilsh maxim is that no man shall be compelled to accuse himself. He had collected numerous leading au- thorities snowing that this uot only applies to | criminal cases, but where suits are brought wo recover penalties and jorfeitures. The seizure of books and papers to be used in the prosecution of the owner was making & man testify against himself, Mr, Eaton stated at great length the serious objections to tue practical working of the present law authoriz- ing such seizures, iucluding coilusions between merchants, clerks and informers, and, in con- clusion, said he regarded this as a question of arbi- trary seizure, first inviting a corrupt conspiracy. A TYPICAL CASK OF BLACKMAIL. Mr. CEPHAS BRAINERD, Of New York, said that never till now had the importers ‘of the country dared to tell the story of oppression. In the course of his remarks he reierred to a case in which he was counsel on @& warrant of the Custom House. Kighty-three miscellaneous books, four bundles of correspondence and two boxes of papers were taken irom @ German importung louse that had been in existence fifteen yea It was charged that the house had committed fraud on two in- voices of haircloth—one or the 29th October, 1869, THIS INFORMER JAYNE and clerk. He was told by them they had looked at only one or two books, but had never before seen so bad @ case ot fraud. They eatd:—“lt had better be settled for $75,000; if it is not we will drive you men out of the market.’ TERRORS OF THE LAW. Mr. Bratnerd’s clienta, declared they Would never ; Who paid | pret thé omission Zz! ; With the Secretary of the | Mr. Tenney wrote to the Secretary of the Treasury | for you to indicate ihe (kg f ay that sam. Mr. Boutwell said he would give ructions to the District Attorney to examine and the other on the 19th October previous. A part of these books remain in the New York Custom House to-day. He could not procure the coi mdence necessary to be used in the suits of these merchants. ‘The seizing oMcer remained tn jon of the store more than two months. They took awa, more than $75,000 worth of goods, including vel vets, fannels, &c., On a warrant relating to bair- cloth. Nineteen suits were brought against the merchants. His clients were thus outraged, and, the consignors feeling it, the overn= ments of France, Belgium and russia interiered, through their representatives, and asked the ‘reasury Department for an investigation, Mr. Brainerd came here and, with Baron Gerolt, called on the Secretary, who exam- ined the case, and ielt a3 wucn indignation as any of them, On the 29th of December Mr. Brainerd Went to the Marshal’s office to ascertain what had become of the books, and was iniormed they had been sent to the Custom House, He found they had been put into a room in possession of into the subject, which was done when the seven- teen cases dwindled to two, The matter iermi- nated, the counsel giving a check for $1,700. ‘om this one case all could be judged. Mr, Brainerd alluded to Mr, Jayne’s testimony before the Con- gressional special committee in 1872, held in New York, and asked the commitiee to read what Mr. Jaye said about threats. Mr. Jayne, on that occasion, said he never put handcuils on persons to scare them; he never threatened. He read the jaw and told them they were lable to go to the State Prison, and he said to them the better course would be to confess what @ wicked thing it Was to defraud the revenue; the best Way was to tell what they had done; when that failed, he read the terrors of the law, Our polite friend, Senator Bayard, sald to Jayne, ‘Have you exhausted your catalogue?! when Jayne repiied, ‘1 don’t care to go into that fleld;” but Phelps, Dodge & Co., ; $271,000, went into that field. Mr. Brainerd continued his remarks until halt-past ten o’ciock, speaking ugainst the system py which merchants are now Outraged by special agents and their associates, the punishment coming to the merchants before indictment and irial. The committee adjourned unul to-inorrow morn- ing at ter o'clock. THE SANBORN CASE. Additional Papers Sent to the House of Representatives—Tardiness of the Sec- retary of the Treasary in Furnishing Evidence to United States District At- torney ‘Tenney=A Deal of Correspond- ence and Miles of Red ‘Tape. WASHINGTON, March 6, 1874. Additional papers in the Sanborn case were laid before the House of Representatives to-day, in- cluding the following letter of the Secretary of the ‘Treasury :— SECRETARY RICHARDSON’S APOLOGY. ‘Treasuny DurarrMent, Wasuineron, March 5, L Sin—My attention having been called to ¢ papers relating to the Sanborn contracts, which were Inadyertently omilted from uke papers transinitted to the Louse of Representatives with my letter of the 17th 1 have th: honor now herewith ally enclose them. No one more than I do, but IL may be pardoned if, as a reasonable excuse, L call the 100 of the House of Represenutives to the diversi- fed character of the papers copied, the irregul uit, spectt) to in which the original schedules of names submitted to epartinent were prepared ; the fact that some of the pupers Were scattered, 1n the course o1 business, through three or four different offices, and were copied in as many offices by over 70 ditterent p on account of the pressure, to h to the souse a3 soon as possivie printer, though requested so todo, to send me the Vised proof Jor final verification with the. origi papers, Upon a re-examination of the documents with the original pavers it is found that the omission of the enclosed twenty-five names from the list of names appended to Mr. oanborn’s application of March 19, 1873, for au extension ot his contract, hap- pened, no doubt, by these names being written on the Teverse side of one of the sheets and in un inverse order, and the sheet being tarved over by the copyist without his noticing it; the letter of the Commissioner of Lnter- nal Revenue of Octover 1, 1873; the two letters addressed. ‘to the supervisors and collectors of interual reveuue, un- der dates of February 3, 175. and October 15, 1875; the six letters acknowledging the receipt of certain sums be- longing to case 14, und the Sanborn contracts, page 21 of the printed document; the tree similar letiers belonging to case 15, page 126; case 19, page 147, and case 3s, page 289, respectively, and the letter to the 'T of the United states, transmitting for collecuon certa drafts belonging to case 93, page 216, were inadvertently omived. tn addition to these omissions your attention 1s rurther invited to the following errors in the printed documents, a8 furnished you by the Congressional Printer, Viz. :—On page +3, the dates given as August (9, should be March Ly, 1873, and the omission ot the £lkin somers irom page 31. The letter of J. olson wlbert, to which the molicitor of the ‘treasury Teters in his communication to the United States District Attorney at Philadelphia, page (2 of the printed docu. ment, Was not turnished, and 1s not now enclosed, tor the sous, und the failure, ve the ‘documents sent hooteatts, Gousressional reason that, alter diligent search, Ihave not been abie | to tind it Excepting these omissions, aud the misspell. ing of soine of the names, permit me ‘to express the hope that the papers Now transuntted willbe tound to com- piote the record. Ihave the honor to be, sit, very re- specttully, your obedient servant, WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON, Secretary. Hon, Jamas G. BLaixx, Speaker, House of Kepreseita- tives THE ADDITIONAL PAPERS. Among the papers are the lollowing letters :— ‘Treascny Derantwent, Oct. 15, 1873, To THe SurERvisORs AND COLLECTORS OF INTKENAL Rey- are requested to assist John D. Sanborn, of Boston, in the examination of such cases of the ulleged violations ot the Internal Kevenue laws 1m regard to which he may ask your co-operauion. Mr. sanborn is acting under an appomument irom the Treasury Department, and may need some aid and information irom your district tor the purpose of veritying his claims. Please render him such assistance as he requires. Very respectiully, WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON, Secretary of the Tre: ‘y. A similar letter was previously sent to the Supervisors and Collectors by Secretary Boutwell, signed February 3, 1873. ‘The following letter was addressed by Secretary Richardson, December 31, 1873, to A. W. ‘Tenney, ste States District Attorney of Brooklyn, N. Sin—Yours of the 18th and 30th inst. are at hand. Betore { ean consent to furnish you witn the papers asked for, which are of a quasi confidential character, and affect the interests of private parties, 1 will thank you to inform me of the causes pending in your Court in ‘which it is claimed they are required as evidence, and 0: the character of the evidence tor which they are to perve. DISCOVERY OF SYSTEMATIZED FRAUDS, ‘The attorney, January 2, 1874, replies :— 1 was aware that the papers requested, as evidence to be used in this court, affected the interests of certam in- dividuals, but, as 1 think, more particularly the interests of the government, which, as the law officer tor this dis. trict, I am bound to regard as paramountto those of any individual. am now prepared to show systematized trauds upon the Treasury, and that these are augmented by the countenance, it not the actual assistance, ot public oMcers. Ihave, in view of the tacts and circumstances of the case, deemed it my duty to eonvene the Grand Jury tor the 7th inst., when I shall lay the matter betore them. I theretore beg to renew my request contained in my Istter of the 17ch ult, and that I be furnished with thé papers at once. TARDINESS IN SENDING PAPERS. On the 8th of January Solicitor Bantield wrote to Tenuey, saying he had had @ consultation witi the Secretary of the eat and the Attorney Gen- eral in relation to the evi that the delay of a few days might be granted for presenting it. On the [ith of Jan- uary Mr. euney wrote to Mr. Banfield that it Was necessary that the records should be in Brooklyn as early as possible, as the delay bad already entailed adaitional expense upon the government. He said he would thank Mr. Ban- fleld to forward them, so that they might reach there by return mail. Mr. Banfield, January 20, enclosed to Mr. Tenney a Ge ol Sanborn’s contract freasury. February 25 asking him to send, on or before the 4tu of Marchi. copies duly certided under his oficial seal, and in sucha manner as to be used as evidence of the contract and the amendment thereto made with Jonn T. Sanborn for the purpose of aiding the proper officers of the government in discovering und collecting gny mouey due the United States, and also copies duly certified of all the original pa- pers now ou file in the Treasury Department, in- cluding any and all drafts given to the said Sanborn in payment of any money due him under said contract in the estates mentioned—those of Benjamin D. Phililps, Abraham More, Martha Donian and eighteen others. ‘rhe Secretary of the Treasury, February 27, re- plies, that the papers of which copies are asked are so voluminous the Department could not con- veuiently furnish them by the 4th of March next. As all the Sanborn papers were now being printed for the use of Congress, Would not a copy of the executive document containing them, when fin- ished, answer the purpose for which Mr. Tenney desired them? Ifso, the Secretary says:— You can doubtless procure a copy oy addressing either the Congressional Printer or the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Tenney replies, February 28:— Iam informed that the Sanborn papers have been already prinved and are now in book form. If you will be kind enough to obtains copy of the suine ani send it to me, duly certifled ander your official seal, in such a manner ag to be used in evidences it will, 1 think, be all that I shall require at present. Tt would thank’ you to send ine such copy on or betore the 4th of March next MORE RED TAPE, Secretary Richardson, March 3, replied as follows to Tenney :— Asi notice among the lists of names furnished asa basis of contracts, and many of which are of foreign origin, @ number of differences in speiling, &c., | cannot consent to certify them in the manner you desire, nor will jt be possible for me, oD account of the great labor involved and the pressure of pudlic duties, to furnis You With Now copies by the time you wish them. Tt document will not answer your purpose how would i desired by some hen have me send = mark, returning the documen sors in thé custody of some person from the deparundit? This will save much labor and avoid the danger of differences in spelling in copying the many foreign names already reterced to, Among the papers {3 a summons to William A. Richardson, Secretary of the Treasury, td far deputy, datea January 2, tera, from the ‘ Patt States ‘District Court for the Eastern Dis ato New York, commanding him to appear belore the Grand Inquest of the United States to testity and give evidence, on the 7th of vamretyy and bring With him transcripts of all papers and records in any manner relating to and concerning the claims of John T, Sanborn, on account of any and all ser- vices rendered or purported to have been ren- dered by the said Sanborn in the collection of the on the original pay ession, taxes due, owing and paya- say tr the estates of Joseph Pott, Daniel Moras man and ot! here, ‘Mr, Richaréson referred the summons to, the Sgurz. Solioitar of Lae Teens dence desired, and asked | TURKEY, —_—— Fatal Fire in a Great Commercial Centre, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, CONSTANTINOPLE, March 6, 1874, There nas been an extensive conflagration is Salonica. 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