The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-29

and sales Of about ESQ bags Of Rio were made II loc
| . 1876, with 50 bags st. Domingo at 9Ac a91sc.
Freight engagements were light and rates unchanged
| Mr.. Secretary Cobb W. Stephen ID. Dillaye-
The Tables Turncd-Hoe Work for Hot
Weather.
Our readers will recollect that within a fort
night or go Mr.. Stephen d. Dillaye late General
Appraiser in the New York Custom House, did,
on account of his dismissal from Office by the
Secretary Of the Treasury, issue flaming mani
festo against him; that in this publication it
was charged against Mr.. Cobb that he had
acted in the premises from selfish, dishonest and
ambitious motives that, substantially, he was a
candidate for the Presidency, and that d. S.
Dickinson, Secretary Floyd, and their friends,
stood in his way, and that hence the removal
of Mr.. Dillaye was the result of conspiracy
between Mr.. Cobb, Mr.. Sickles, Mr.. Emanuel B.
Hart, and others, and that the Fort Smelling
and Willett's Point investigations were insti-
gated by Mr.. Cobb, for the purpose of damaging
the reputation of the Secretary of War, aud to
secure the rejection of Collector Schell, "a sup
posed Dickinson man, and the appointment Of
Mr.. Butterworth "a supposed Cobb man) in the
place of Collector Schell.
1t will also be remembered by our
readers that, considering the bold aud
defiant manner in which these and other
accusations Of the aforesaid manifesto were
levelled at Mr.. Cobb, we deemed an
official answer from him, or in his behalf,
duty which he could not safely disregard. He
also appears to have arrived at this conclusion;
and hence, we presume the minute official vim
dicstion of Mr. Cobb, and the tremendous bill of
official derelictions brought to bear against Mr..
Dillaye by the special agent of the Treasury
Department-Mr. J. b. Guthrie-in the paper
signed by him, which we publish to-day.
OF Mr.. Dillaye's charges in relation to the
Fort Smelling and Willett Point Investigations,
Mr.. Guthrie says that 1t is q matter outside of
his official duties; but that the story has been
officially contradicted, and that " nobody here
lin Washington) believes one word of the vilely
concocted SANDER" But In reference to the
charge against Secretary Cobb of conspiring
with Hon. Daniel +. Sckles, +. B. Hart Esq,
and others" TO bring about the removal Of Mr..
Dillaye from Office, Mr.. Guthrie opens terri
rible broadside of round shot, grape shot and
tduisltf. luc rptCloi dgtut mct tAOucfbItS
Messrs. Sickles and Hart, by the production of
letter which shows that the Hon. George
Taylor First called the attention of the depart
ment to the reports In circulation highly prcju-
dicial to Mr.. Dillsyes official character" Next,
1t seems that certain endorsement in behalf of
Mr.. Dillaye, signed by Messrs. John Kelly,
Soaring, Cochrane and Russell, of the New
Nnr1 IL Iala So &.
stantially withdrawn, upon more careful exami-
nation Of the papers. Next comes letter from
Hon. Horace Y. Clark, in which be not only
takes back all that he had said in favor of Dill
laye, bat says, II think the case was one calling
for the resignation of the incumbent, or his re-
moval from Office" Next it appears, from a
card signed by Hon. w. b. Maclay and Hon. I
John Kelly, that instead of Mr.. Cobb Offering
To give Mr.. Dillaye ian official certificate that
he had fully disproved every charge, on condi-
ton that he would resign" the boot was on the
other leg, and that Mr.. Dillaye had offered to
resign IL he could get a certificate of acquittal.
Mr.. Guthrie's charges ami specifications
against Mr.. Dillaye embrace names dates.
places things and circumstances, and certainly
afford full vindcation for the Secretary of the
Treasury in this matter, unless these charges
can be disproved. Reduced to few words, they
may be thus enumerated
/. That Mr.. Dillaye and others, in the matter
of house rent tried to defraud the government
out of some three to four thousand dollars a
year, for term of three years.
2. That Mr.. Dillaye was in the habit of Dor
rowing or receiving money from number of
importing merchants.
3. That The acted very strangely" in regard
TO five cases of segars, reported damaged, and
in reference to check of $500, drawn by the
parties entering said segars, payable to Mr..
Dillaye's order.
4. Another segar transaction, in which Mr.
Dillsye is charged with "some after thought in
bis agreeing to the report sustaining the in
voice prices"
8. Another segor case, presented in a form
not very complimentary to Mr.. Dillsye.
6, and s. All segar appraisements of the
same prejudicial character to tue government
officer concerned.
Q. An invoice OF brass cornices, in REGARD TO
whi,h IL Il said that on the trial "Mr Dhla,.s
certificate to the defendants that no fraud was
intended, defeated tbc United States, and the
seizure was not sustained"
10. One hundred hogsheads muscovado mo.
lasses in regard 10 which "it appears that the
figures had been altered TO meet the desired
object
ii. Two invoices Of brAndy-mutiailon Of
records. MFR. Guthrie says "the c.erk asked
Mr.. Dillaye II he would allow the Off, ial records
" k q ns!ilstea bat Mr.. = made no objec-
ton, and the record was 20 H.i,a,,s. as !. now