Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-12
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| the attack, and that he worked eight
days to gel, FaFaEnTs q ct over tht
shoals; also, that the slatenentSs By
Fa-ragtt cOnceFfiRg him have ne
foundation in fact.
The burning OF the sugar crop in
Cuha, as pFopused BY Cespelesi in or.
der to keep the Spaniards nom using
it, will cost the United States, accord;
iHg 10 Ctitiah estiInatess from $50 tiQa :
900 to $60, 900, 600 in customs, revenue
and income froTu commercial transac-
tons. Prominent Cubans of the city
are now preparing a memo rial to Con
gress praying for the early recognition
of the Independence of the struggling
republic. The memorial will be ex-
tensiveIy circulated in a few days.
The Ece7ling Post says the question
Is whether Deputy Collector BIatch-
lord is ,eOnHecled with the immense
/ drawback frauds recently brought TO
lightin New York. 711Htt
/ rhe Cust0mhUTse fraud has been
definitely settled By the Investigation
and examination of papers, made at
| the CustoInhOuse this evening by Col
/ lectOr Grinneil and District Attorney
/ Pierrepont. The investigation dem
OhstraEed, beyond doubt, that inn
mense quantilies Of goods have been
removed from bond upon fraudulent
papers, and that the Government has
been defrauded of not less than $500, :
900. The aggregateamOunt may reach
8, 100000.
How deeply Blatchford is concerned
the Goyei9lInept officials do not, at
present, feel justified in making pub
lie.1 76 EH8 fUiseiHia4
The frauds committed against the
Government in tile Drawback de
partment of the Customboa5e were
cOnsummated, in some eases, by
changing the amounts on which draw
back was due. The frauds were con-
busted in the boldest possible manner,
and it iss Therefore, supposed that some
one holding a respOnsIble place under
the Government was concerned in
them. NJ fea ttlee esiitaae i1
Drawbacks were sometimes obtained
TO the amount OF S200, 900 to $500, 900,
for goods alleged to have been shipped
on vessels that never left port. I. - -
The papers on which their claims
were collected had been signed by Mr..
Blatehiord, formerly in charge Of the
Drawback Bureau, and more. recently
In charge of the public stores.
1t is alleged That Blatchlord received
10 per cent. on frauds, anounting to
S25, ,000, coo; these are only part OF the
frauds committed, however.
The District Attorney, PierrepOnt,
is making a thorough investigation of
the matter, and 1t is probable thai
some Important developments will be
made within a few days. F-. ~
The Duty 8ei0s says an important
meeting Of the leading merchants
and importers was held last evening
for the discussion of the sub
ject of return to specie payments.
1t was the unanimous decision that
the sooner Boutwell, issues an order to
receive greenhacks in payment for
customs and duties the better. The
amount of merchandise in bond in this
city is estimated at S500,000, ,000. 1t
WAS stated at the meeting thai the de
cisiOn of the SupPene Court denying
the eOnstituli0nali of the legal ten
der act is sure and positive.
The ErL1eSS says Negotiations, it Is
understood, are going on between the
Western Union Telegraph Company
and the French Cable, for a uliOn OF
forces and operations. There is a re-
port that one of the wires of the old
cable is so eaten by some small insect
that it Is very short and uncertain in
its operations if not gone, and hence
the prospect for a union of all the At |
iantic cables with the Western Union
Company e@U a.