New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-13

GEN. GRANT AGAIN FLANKs THE ILLUsTRIOUs
BRIGADE OF oFFICE-sEEKERs - REVENUE
FRAUD INVESTIGATION IN THE WHITE HOUSE
IMPORTANT TREASURY REPORTs-DELMARS
STATIsTICS-AP
WASHINGTON, Thur sday, Nov. ~.
Gen Grant accompanied by his wife, and Gen.
Comstock of his staff took the train this evening
for New-York City. The President elect will be
absent only two days. He goes private business
The General called at the Internal Revenue bureau
this afternoon, and had pleasant interview OF an
hours duration with Commissioner Rollins The
President elect positively declined yesterday to take
an application for the GovernOrship of a Territory
which was presented by gentleman from Connec-
tcut who had obtained number of tirst-class auto
graphs
The excitement attending the return of Gen. Grant
is fast dying out and the only matter left for the
nevspapers TO talk about is the pending invesiga-
tions into the supposed corruption among the New
York Internal Revenue officials District-Attorney
Samuel G. Courtney, United States Marshal Murray,
and several other prominent New-lOrk politicians
arrived here to-day. Judge Fullerton and G. C. Fen
ton. who have preferred the charges of fraud and
oorrnption against Courtney and Murray were
already here and they reinforced to-day by the
arrival of Mcssrs. Jacob Depuy, Bernard
Hess and DR.. Blaisdell. The whole party
are quartered on the same floor in Wizards
hotel. Fullerton charges Courtney and Murray with
corruption in Office especially in receiving brides for
the settlement of cases of fraud upon the internal
revenue These charges are very YOluminOus, and
nre sworn TO by number of persons, of whom
Messrs Depuy, Blaisdell, and Hess are the most
prominent. The charges presented TO the Pres
ilent and Attorney General Eyarts yesterday, and
the former sent for Courtney and Murray to come on
at once. They first visited Mr. Evarts this morning,
and were by him taken TO the White House. Courtney
was the first summoned before his Excellency. He
was ushered into the presence at o'clock, and three
hours elapsed before he got through The President
acted as Judge Mr.. Eyarts rs Clerk, and Mr. Fuller
ton as Prosecuting Attorney. lie read the charges
against Courtney in full, and Courtney, answering
each and all in detail. Fullerton and Courtney
then examined and crOSs-eXamined each other, the
latter closing with an argument IN bis own behalf
and the former with an argument against the
cuscd Mr.. Evarts took copous notes, and President
Johnson acting Judge for the time being, reserved
his decision for the present Mr.. Courtney
was then discharged from custody, and Mar
sbal Murray was brought before his Ex
celency. The proceedings in his case were
similar to those in the case of Courtney and at
o'clock he was dismissed. What the result Of the
investigation may be is not known but the oppo-
nents of Courtney and Murray assert positively that
the President will suspend them both tomorrow,
and submit their to the Senate for settlement
1t is understood that Mr. Evars does not favor hasty
notion in the premises, and he, it i, bought will
influence the President 10 await thorough in
VeStigatiOn.
The Director of the Bureau of Statistics preparing
an elaborate report upOn taxation in the United
States. 1t viii exhibit the Federal State, county,
township, and cooperation taxes in detail through
ont the country. The total sum of these various
revenues now exceeds S7O0,O00o0O per annnm. The
report embraces the statistics of 81 States 59 coun
ties, and a still larger number Of municipalities
Gen. Spinner, United States Treasurer, finished bis
annual report several days ago, and the same has
been submitted to the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The report is Of greater length than usual and con-
iains extended statements of the receipts and eXpen-
ditures of the Treasury for the fiscal year ending
june So 1868 The report exhibits the transactions
of the main Office in this city and of the various
branches of the Treasury by through which money
has been received or disbursed. 1t also shows the
financial condition Of the Office IN the past rs COM
pared with the present. The books Of the Office were
closed June so 1865 after the entry therein OF all the
none that had been received and disbursed Oh au-
ihoTized warrants within the fiscal year as follows: