The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-19
WASKLN ETON.


Pennsylvania, who has always borne the reputation
OF an honorable and upright citizen, held the
ONCE OF assessor OF internal revenue. 1t is claimed
that the Official records OF the department will show
that he was faithful and vigiant oflcer and jealous
In the discharge OF his duties. He notified his
peror officers OF the most fragrant violations Of the
Revenue laws In his district and insisted on the
strict enforcement Of the penalties. 1t Is asserted
that his superors instead of aiding him. resorted to
every species OF delay and used their best efforts to
thwart him and to defeat the ends OF justice while,
at the same time they did not call In question the
correctness Of his reports that the conduct OF his
superiors tended directly to protect the guilty par
ties, thereby defrauding the Treasury out OF
very large sum of money. These facts it is
alleged, do not depend merely &c po,te
affdavits. but are fully corroborated by
official correspondence The result OF this assessors
perllnacity in insisting that the frauds reported by
him should be promptly punished, was his removal
from office, and the difficulty between the United
states and the revenue swindlers was compromised
by the revenue authorities for the Of $1,000.
when the property seized estimated ut about
$1,000 The had insisted that the store and
rectifying establishment where the frauds were COM
mitted should be seized which were worth at least
100000 but the revenue authorities peremptorily
forbade the seizure the grounds that the barrels
reported to be barrels OF water, notwithstanding
which, the three barrels OF water were considered
sufficient grounds for Selling the dstlllery. 1t Is
claimed that the owners OF the distery, not salts
fled with having procured the dismissal OF the assess
or, made up case against him TO prosecute him
for felony. He was arrested and his case was heard
before United States Commissioner, who released
him on bail. He was then rearrested by United
States Marshal, was taken before judge on writ
OF habeas corpus and was released. While on his
way home he was again arrested by Deputy
United States Marshal and taken to Philadelphia
against the earnest protest of the Commissioner who
baed him, the Deputy Marshal asserting that
he had been especially ordered to en-
force his capture and take his body to Phila-
delphia. When brought to that city he
denied time to secure counsel, but was held to
bail In much larger sum than before. The details
OF this case, and all the official documents In sup
port of them, will be laid before the President In
a day or two, as another link in the chain of EVIL
dence adduccd to prove the completely Of accused
officials In the revenue frauds.
Projected Reforms in the Patent ONCE.
II ia understood that numerous changes will be
made in the Patent once in the course of week or
50. committee, it will be remembered. was APP
pointed by Commissioner Foote some time ago to
examine the fitness of all candidates for positions,
and also to examine the qualifications of all the
officials employed In the Patent Bureau. This COM
mittee. composed OF men Of large experience, have
completed their Investigations and now pre-
pairing report for presentation to Judge Foote.
This report, am informed, win show thata depI0-
rabe amount OF inefciency exists in the Patent
Office particularly among assistant examiners, who
are described in many cases being men Of tit
for their positionsrnen without experience and
destitute Of any element Of knowledge essential 10
their business. They are employed to search the
records, &C., and in all cases OF applications for
patents TO avoid infrngments on earlier patentees
and thus OF course ought 10 be men OF considerable
general information and clear Judgment But the
contrary is SAID to be the fact. They either make
nasty examinations or blundcr through long ana
unskifu searches, and as n consequence there are
nnumerabe utterly vaueless patents issued TO app-
cants, yauelcss because earlier applicants have
obtained patents for precisely the same Kind and
species OF Inventions The committee, therefore, in
tend the discharge OF all these inef-
6ccnts and the retention appointment or none
but those who thoroughly fitted such respon-
sble duties. THE report viii doubtless cause quite
shaking among the shaky members OF the patent
concern.
The Washburnc.IsOpez Difficulty.
The State Department has received only partial
Official information on the subject OF the trouble be-
tween Minister Washburne and the Paraguayan gov
eminent previous TO his departure from that coun
try. No intelligence has come to hand which would
subject him to On the contrary, the Soltd
ard, the leading English paper OF Buenos Ayres,
warmly defends his conduct as governed by the
highest considerations Of courage ana humanity.
The Target Firing Fortress Monroe.
Brevet Major General A. A. Humphreys, Chief OF
Engineers, and NJ. G. Meigs Quartermastcr General,
accompanied by other officers OF tue army sta
t.
witness the experimental rings aboul to take place
at that place.
The Revenue Investigation.
Judge Fullerton with his new batch OF charges has
not vet turned up. lie Ia expected here Friday
Saturday for certain, and his friends say he will
make a stir among very hugh officials. This has
been promised so often that 1t to have the
OF novelty or probability.
Charges Against the Commissioner Of Agri.
culture.
lady here Is after the Commissioner OF the Agr-
cultural Department with a sharp stick. She has
lot OF charges prepared and intends to fling them at
Capron the first good opportunity that offers.
Survey Of the Qnapaw Reservation.
The section or the Qnapaw indian reservation in
the state OF Kansas about twenty-four miles in
length and half mile in width situated on the
northern line OF the reservation, having been coded
TO the United states by recent treaty with those
Indians the Commissioner OF the General Land ONCE
has instructed the surveyor General OF Kansas to
survey the same public land. closing the lines OF
public surveys upon the state boundary on the south
aud east.
Chief Of the Printing Bureau.
George b. McCartee. who has been acting as chief
OF the printing division OF the Treasury Department
during Mr. Carks leave OF absence, viii probably
he permanently appointed to that position that
Mr.. ClarS's resignation has been accepted, and the
latter Is therefore no longer connected with that
Office.
Navy Orders.
Preparatory orders have been issued by the Secrc-
tary OF the Navy to Rear Admiral William Eadford.
now in command OF the Washington Navy Yard, to
command the European squadron. The Franklin
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