The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-20
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
THE CUSTOM HOUSE IMBROGLIO.
The Collector Transmits HIS Lester 30
Secretary McCullOch'

10YIHGNOr
Secretary McCullOeh'
The excitement with reference to the conuict
Of authority case between the secretary v. sn'
Treasury and Collector J. W. CAKE, oI tais portI
continues unabated, and this morning tue NoI
lector was visited by many gentlemen high iG /
position, who congratulated him upon the stand
he had taken. - II.
conduct, and one of these documents they clHim
places the honorable Secretary In the rather |
strange position of saying one thing one DAY, |
and reversing it the next II is in the shape OIL |
telegraphic despatch as follows;-
Naval ofiicer. Pnils delphla:-You have the power
Deputy @ e.her su6oEd SS.es shoS!d u renewal. be
made Domtnnuons VIII oe considered In due time,
"H. hCCUI .uOCH, Secretary OF Treasury.
Another shd important case on the SIDE OF toe
Collectoi occurred during the admlnlsua..V.n ~, ~
Press.uent Van Buren,. Tue Secretary tnen tvoA
exception to certain removals made oy OOHeCtOr
George Wolf, and refused at first to approve ~
but after receiving a letter from Mr.. Wolf, OF
which the following Is an extract, he sc-
my portion then, air. is brleny thls-Ip the ar.t
place claim the right to nominate my suSordpSe 9
aud entitled by cOmmon courtesy TO their & a Sp
1sry and those oSiectcns made satisfactorily to
~!fSsi in the second place, am no more bound to
retain set OF men Shout me. however recently Sp
integrity have confidence, than ii they had been
Sd lssy eisi II undenisOe, ,S" nad e;G1 1Sa
rreseT wi,%gt the agPFoostl0a Of the
first Seps had or s ~ Whe the Sp
probation ~ the DEPARTMENT - Deces'ay oeioE 'n~'
0fmare recent date Is the case of William B.
Johus who was removed from his posluon OF
DEPUTY Collector by Mr.. Cake. Mr.. McCulloch
then refused to approve, out alter examlnAtIon
he consented to the confirmation OF the present
deputy. - ,..
pey.General Bre wster, who held that the Col:
had ho a and
removing deputies or subordlnates without
assigning any reason whatever. - -
Mr. Cake this morning transmitted the fol-
lowing letter to Secretary McCulloch, in reply
10 the order received on Wednesday,
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Ing reduction Of force mere n snd conseqa entity
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eseesrinS s @ oo@py in faot did 90 fsT months
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10 Ms"pTser sns pTsetcsbtv Of reduction
Tt he 6s II % Ias as M
bnt OF two exceptions the most useful Gompe-
ny desire is 10 retain those who are most relIabs.
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age; No l7 nss; g; iSiiS MHsOn Smith, No s' W. CAKE
Collector
To Hon. Hugh McCulloch, Secretary OF Treasury,
Warrington, d. y.
The Collector stated this morning that such q
thing as order could not be maintained at this
mort did the men know that he had no power
O. removing them without the sanction Of the
Department. If such thing were adopted he
claims that it would be detrimental to the
interests of the Government.
THE FAIR IN AID OF THE HOME FOR BL1N1
WOMEN which has been held during the past
~ tho F1phfppnfn a nd
Chesnut streets, has been attended by q large
opcourse Of people. The stock OF goods which
was furnished for this fair very large anC
attractive The art gallery has been source o
considerable attraction, and the post office ha
been a medium of considerable amusement
The sale of goods will be continued this evening
and tomorrow, and will positively close OF
Saturday evening at O'Clock. The articles fol
sale are well adapted for Christmas presents
therefore who desire to provide themselves
with appropriate articles for gifts can do SO at
very moderate outlay, and at the same time alC
the very excellent object OF this fair.
LOST HIS ALE AND PLUMBER AND Cor AR
RRsTED.-Thomas Gilen desired to molsten hi
CLAW and with that object in view he proceeded
to the liquor saloon of Richard Dennis, q
Twenty second aud South streets, and called fo
. glass of ale. The publican proceeded, glass il
hand, to the cellar, for the purpose OF drawing
off the desired qLanttCnn of the malty beverage
when Thomas embraced the opportunity o
making himself acquainted with the contents o
the fact that the days sale of John Barley
eoInn amounted to the small sum of $3.50
which Thomas did not turn up his nose at, bu
transferred from the drawer to his own pocket
and then started off minus his ale. He wa
pursued, however, and trotted before Alderman
Dallas, who committed him to prison.
STOLE SHOW CAsE.-Patrick Dougherty Il
youthful SON of the Emerald Isle, and ha
seen seventeen summers. Patrick resides a
Seventeenth and Sanssm streets, and had hi
Stupidity excited yesterday afternoon, Will
passing along Market street, by show ca:
Containing a lot of gentlemen's furnishing
goods. Patrick shouldered the show case
which belonged to Caldwell Bennett. No. 220
Market street, and marched boldly off with it
Subsequently Patrick aud the show case wer
found in company on lot, and portion of th
goods had been distributed among some o
Patrick's chums. He was arrested aid takeI
before Alderman Jones, who held him in $3.50
bail to answer.
A BURGLARY NIPPED IN THE BUD.-John A
Carr and Robert Taylor got on the back vera1
dah of the residence of Mrs. Eliza Ford, Nc
1902 Hamilton street, about 80 O'Clock yesterda
morning, and had SO lar progressed with a con
templated burglary as 10 get window open
but before efiecting an entrance into the hous
they were nabbedby pol cemen aud taken befor
Alderman PancOast, who committed them t
prison.
A DOUBLE THEFT-A chap named William
Smith stole number of bags from Mr. De