Evening star., 1867-05-30
THE EVENING STAR,


DEFALCATloN IL THE CHICAGO CUSTOM
HoUsE.-Aoout month ago, Mr. T. J. Kin
selIa, special agent OF the Treasury Depart
mept, exercising waschfui care as the
guardian OF Government interests in conuec-
iion with the custom houses OF nine OF the
western States, felt called upon 10 examine The
books and accounts of the custom Office in this
city. HIS suspicion had been aroused that all
was not as 1t should be, and upon examina-
ton his fears were found 10 have been justified.
In the accounts and funds in charge of Chas-
l.. Pullman, the deputy collector, there was
tCUao to be a deficit If something more than
f5,Cn0in coin. the monies received as duties on
goods at this port. As to W hat disposition has
bee made of this sum no information has been
Obtained Mr. Pullman has denied having
converted the funds TO his own use, but can
not, or has not. given any explanation OF the
defalcation. In addition TO the sum in coin,
tbe larger proportion OF which was in gold,
there is q small sum, about $50 in currency
pnaccounted.-Chfcdqo 90 Republican,, SATURDAY..
BALTIMORE AS A SEABoARp CIrY.-The
rapid increase OF the commerce of Baltimore.
the Piusburg Commercial says has impressed
itseli on the mind of every observing person
Nor is there any doubt as TO the cause-a rail-.
way system owned and controlled in the in
ferest of the city-a system that has no divided
ailegIan such as has that with which Phila.
delphia is so content. Baltimore has an out
ward commerce simply because she reaches
cut q long and strong arm for the trade of the
great producing West.
SGeneral Wager Swayne's report ON the
M OOile IlOtS lds DeeD GenQoIeu 70 MAJOR fene.
ral Pope. 1t exonerates the white people of
Mobile from the charge of having deliberately
plaDned the riot, which. it seems, was pre-.
cipitated more by accident than by design.
the police OF the town are rightly held to
blame for not having put immediate stop TO
the Interruptions which led to the shooting
and riot. For the same reason the Mayor Of
Mobile has been removed from office.
(. RIGHTS OF PASSENGERS IN CITY RAILWAY
CAks.-Justice bowling. Of New York. has
sentenced Albert Niver, q conductor Of Third
Avenue railroad, to the penitentiary for one
month, and to pay a fine Of fifty dollars, for
kicking q boy named Robert L. Connolly 1t
appears that the boy entered a car and paid full
fare. A lady came in Afterwards. and the boy
refusing to give his seat, he was elected from
the car, and kicked by the conductor.
- New Orleans Judge recently passed
the pc rsoD Of white woman, subject to .the
approval Of the Commanding General Of the
District General Sheridan returned it with
the endorsement that he believes the sentence
should be executed, but did not see why his
approval was required.
POLISH IMMIGRATIoN.-Ilis is announced that
Polish gentleman Is now on an inspection
tour in Texas. designing to select the most ia.
rorable locality for farming. preparatory to
an extensive immigration Of his countrymen
~The enew Catholic church at Port Deposit,
Nd. Will, II is expected, be dedicated on the
Nh of June.
@On Wednesday, strawberries sold at
Norfolk, Va, at sky cents per quart, but
arrived in sach great quantities, that on
Friday they were selling tor ten cents per
quart.
- A lot of yellow leaf tobacco was sold in
Dan vile, Virginia, on Tuesday, for slOO.5O per
hundred.
METHODIsM. Lay representation has re.
ceived the req uisite Eum Der Of votes in the
Southern Church, but the majority is Gnly ten.