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WAsHrsGro", Nov. 10, 1915.
Ipassed Sualay <yest.rdaj) II Dailimore, and
was struck with the improvements, progressing and
completed since my visit in July last. have not
time TO go into particulars.
Gen, Marriott is in trouble. His course in rela-
ton to the late Custom House appointments there.
has created quite sensation; and if he does not
lose his office, he may think himself very fortu-
nate man. Mr.. Walker has displayed, in this mat
ter, straightforwardness of which deemed him
incapable Let him act uniformly with the same
honesty of intention, and contempt of dupicity, ,and
| shall begin to think him greater and better man
than have been accustomed to regard him.
And in this place wish, In connection with this
act of Mr. Walker, to relate little incident which
am informed has Just occurred here, in connection
with the Philadelphia Custom House. II seems that
German, named Boyer, appointed under Jonathan
Roberts, interpreter IN the Philadelphia Custom
mum, was removed by Mr. Horn, in June last, and
all his little lncumbrances, consisting OF nine small
children and one at the breast, thrown upon the
world, unprovlded for. This MIR. Boyer, 1t also ap-
pears, was particular friend OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury; as he was also of the Hon'ble Henry
Clay. MIR. Walker, 1t seems, attended the wedding
OF Boyer, al Plttsburg, many, many years ago.
When Mr.. Walker was appointed Secretary OF
The Secretary received him as an old friend, and
told hun to make himself "perfecty easy" This
was in May. In June Boyer was removed, and Pc
ter A. Grotgan appointed IN his place. Boyer was
confounded, overwhelmed, exasperated-and his
friend, the Secretary OF the Treasury, came in for
no little share of his abuse. All was attributed to
treachery the part OF MIR. Walker; and Henry
Clay, in the opinion of Boyer, was a greater man
than ever
Thus matters continued, until last week, when
Boyer, in the last stages of destitution, visited
with his report to Congress-, but an interview was
nevertheless obtained. The result of this interview
was letter to Mr. Horn, in which Il copy from the
copy in Beyers possession) the Secretary states to
Mr. Collector Horn that he had " exceeded his au-
thority' in removing Mr.. Beyer-that he belongs to
the Appraisers department-that Ben Carpenter and
Charley Bressall are the only persons competent to
name his successor-that even then their nomlna-
ton must be confirmed by the Secretary OF the
Treasury; and IN short, that Boyer must be paid ms
salary from June last, not having been legally re-
moved.
! know not what effect this produced on the
sltive nerves of Mr.. Horne 1t is understood that he
has put himself, former occasions, his dignity,
and deted the action OF the Secretary OF the Irea-
sury. He has now, certainly, fair opportunity al
iorded him to resign. And he must do so, or pock-
ct the atiront, for Mr.. Walker will certainly not re-
cede an inch, though the subject OF his sympathy be
a whig.
There are a number Of other curious cases, in re-
ference to Pennsylvania appointments, which have
come to my knowledge. One | will relate. A man
named Huichson-one armed but bully-was re-
moved by Gov. Wolf, then Collector of Philade-
pha for his participation in the Harrisburg Riots,
during the " buck-shot war" A strong, but unsuc-
cessfnl effort was made to re-nstae him, but with
out success for Gov. Wolf was memorable.
This man, though he twice broke down the demo-
cratic party as its candidate for Sheriff in the city
and county of Philadelphia, has been appointed by
Mr. Horne to an inspectorship in the Philadelphia
Custom House-a post, for the duties of which.
am assured, he is VIGOROUSLY incompetent and his
appointment to which, as the keeper, for years, of
well known grog shop, insult to the. moral
feelings of the community in which he resided
and incorruptbe Henry Horne, the man "what can't
lie''