, 1870-09-17
WASHINGTON.
Monthly Report Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
The Alleged Revenue Frauds
in Southern Ohio.

WASHINGTON. D. L., Sept t6-The arrest of
GentItl Wander yeet, 1atc Collector OF the Third
Ua!o Dist tct, has caused considerable talk At The
Internal Revenue ONCE to-day. 1t seems that
numbers II detectives have teen making repre-
sen'ati0bs Of various Irregularities In Southern
Ohio for sgme time past, and claiming great cred
1t for discoveries they have made, but there has
Also Jetn great imra1tence In the bureau at the
all Results. and the expectation waa that cu1-
siderable portion Of The force engaged IN search
ing frr the teauIA would Aholtiy be discharged
ublcss RI*cisl reasnuK fur retaining them should
sI,se- Pc shns Of Standing who hare been o1t]cl1-
II acquainted With the Affairs Of the Third District
slice G. neral vs. term began, regard the
~hue thing as the r. suit Of long continued ef-
furts on the rait Of several dtsreputahle de-
tec1tsts md o!ackmaIlers, who have, At length,
hy various meauf, succeeded In imposing upon
ri re respectable of1cess In the service. DiHr1cr
Attorney Dateman telegraphed yesterday for
copies Of General yanduyeers accounts, aud
1hey viii he Forwarded Immediately. When tpe
General received notice tia. he was
10 be removed, he applied 10 Com
missioner Delauo to ascertain II there
acre any charges agaiusr him, OF
any dissatisfaction With his returns and tue CON-
missioner authorized The statement 70 be written
| 10 The General that no charges Of aug kind ex-
istet against him In any bureau, and that On the
contrary, be- Was regarded a. one at Its most ef-
ncleat 0fllceTs.
TIE ArrotSrNEST or ACTING sEcRE7ARtEs.
| There has been good deal OF consultation to-
| dsy tn the depart.-ents oEef the discovery Of q
| sw giving the President authority 10 aop,int
Ke'lng Secretaries II Is GENERALLY agreed thst
trs of The act. but one of the mna,
nrn,ntn.rt ofncers tects-a<1 49,,
cr,,...1 c,ss ~ ,,,s se 1aI tae
| ..emaud that appointments should stand. an,
t1at the esilent intention o1 the law aud not the
uyr,sIch, in tlrsf,tnr IT must o,,F,,u mo ,,a..
| A>A'' IN NV A44'.s' uuN1 ~o"sle eau fectIg IL
AeenerA order was sent 10 the Supervisors o,
Internal nal @ Resxnue 'o-1ay. directing them to Goa
.. ~aa' n'sesM' ~, at.osness "isn . view 10 nave
rue nohas o. al Esssnus otneets examined, to dc.
s,h1, ,,ases whtch c,ra rtra n ~. 49,. -e1s.
,h., s,,n,n .enat' :, ;" 'ne osue. ea.e
The III uonas,urn were in a number Of Instance es
men Ut nttiz OF no property.
| ITO the Ar.ocia,ea pscs..,
w,zrrxc4ox S:n1 ~ *hi5. f".,.H,s -o..,n., ,,.,
wei ss.S,s. ;S;. eef- "'''N4s 4sse'p1s iAs'
TuF YEAH1r 1Spt4y sn.-
the uteI states costs The goysiomsn, 9s ana u
nua,jE. *~ I'LL
AGR1crlrcRaI KEroBr.
The August report W crops ilum he Agr5cuitu.
ta d, aT1.. eni says: COIN ,s Injured svfae
III =. ne 1.calttles iy drought, wet weather. heat
Nutu 8, ula heavy frusts; but Bot iuju1ed Eut.
nclen is as 1et u threaten material reuucsop 01
4lr a4sresase rruurt heretofore Autlctp1tetl
The STA Is showing condition below TIE average
a,e, S,w Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhoit
s,r1l' H..sss. SeErasks. Canf,'rna. md % t,reton
I!t..t l. con l.1titranle damage dane IN rh,s r,,f
TN tTtr. inn rust. worms. and ;,nfayorAl.,,
me-. nrsu,nU. fhrre IL isIIe in tn np',Gs 10 us M
o1fn1e t,ecreascd Weld Ut cotton. and fayofahi,