New-York tribune., 1872-03-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
pocrs cI,NFRA,. ORDER REFORM.

CASE.
Tur TR,puNr. il seems, erred, yesteruay' III
siyinc Collector Arthur credit for set'nG "soo NNo'
:, ,,,,,,g the General order business In
- -, ,r,o the hands Of honest men. Careful
i,Y,s,on has disclosed strong reason for oeheVins
,,a hes. advcniurers st share in the profits OF the
iusress and exercise potent influence in drtctng lis
administration. The following statement. which has
ncen carcf flN confirmed shows their connection win
the among whom the Collector has divided 'he
Genera, O,der "plums:"
Tie Committee lately appointed To arrange scale OF
prccs goods paSsnE In future under General Order.
consisted of i've CuStOmhouse employcs, hNe bonded
ar,hoaseucn selected by Collector Arthur, and Ave
nsrchHrts appointed by the Chamber Of Commerce All
si a., five wIrehousemcn have now been appointed by
fe Collector custodans OF goods passing into General
oTccr and Hherally interpreting Secretary BoutWclIs
nstr, Cons "a take uo account OF political preferences
TIE lection oi the keepers Of General Order stores
ur Collector selected Tammauy Democrats as Cen
era. order men in every instance but one Furthermore
III e. th persons assigned to districts In which consider
npe OF goods usually ~ into General order bad
lUsUcss relations with Lcot 4 stocking uuder the late
system.
Isaac " Dcvoe appointed in the LIST District although
sDemoeTai. Is said 10 be worthy man. in't goods ar
ryinc in distrc' very rarely pass under Gehelai
>Ori,r and the small business which Nj Dcv"e VIII do
rn a.C,i OF As appointment cannot prove very FF"h'-
able
Nj McM.cnae. appointed 10 take charge Of the ild
ps.rie; Is tlc son of the Bond Ceib IN the custom
house Wpyointcd ry Murphy and IS "a laInin''y D'n'
wiai. IAying quantity OF packages Will "o'"''
I,ss into General Order in this district
Frark Squres who has been appointed to take ohais
az eoods passing under General Order III the liid l'S
,r,ci connected with Leet stocking. is Tamladny
Democrat and brother Of Charles sqnifes VINO tean-
ned during the Custom-hOuse Investigation tha l"t'
Co.'S charge. were moderate and generally i""tr IMAM
l,a,oed warehouse charges. An immense amount OF
l...r ls. tla.4r g. tE q
receive tc 1ncchardis fion the steamers winch unload
AZ Jtis,y C0.
~, l,,do. the Grm cf squires a TO-, appointed 10
take charge Of the Nth III uict, Is Charles SquiTos
Talnrnuy Democrat who has hitherto let the stores
o. Noe lj ljy. and rs Leroy 10 Ieet Stocking on
snart for their General Order business. The remaining
yaitutr. a,c good authority 10 be eet stock
ine tLcmscvcs TAe largest General order business in
iLe c.ty wil he carried in this district as Collector
Arih,. n h~ order has directed goods discharged at
Hubritu where many European steamers arrive, 10
Nc t.eta 20 these stores.
Tie district named o. No. l. East River. has been
>. To- Mailer 4 Conccr only Republicans app"iutc q.
I,ut S,u,ra very rarely come into the dis
tflct aud tte award II regarded more OF an injury
uan Benefit to the wdrehouselncn.
Baker 4 Williams Dave been assigned 10 Tie I'D
Ia-:l,.t the only valuable tie last River and
ln,n business VIII undoubtedly prove profitable A.
let t Coz tor sh@re Of the profits. gave the whole
Lat iyer district TO Baker Williams Wien the former
Lad control. is air to preSIme that they Will sitl re-
tan all interest In the business. more especially the
Perons jas; appo,;cd under Ar terms Of the nrw order
wiup:.iur r,.b ell tDo business worth an! lining Oh the
ta,f sidc.
TIE only goods that have passed into General
urlcr or the East River outside Of Baker Wianss
f.itt woe ,li., haTled that portion which has been
a.,,rtt~u Is District NO 3, and Of which T. y. Law
,r & aLr"Tu er 10 10 e me oer rom qe redevInc ag ns
az, ,.d whatever from the 3uponincnt as the only
Vn a.. vi,h @r1iv,. IN his district aud passes under
H.
oraes,d o bc token 10 the yard OF Baker NillianS
nus CO. o ~. c% arcl oGio, when is understood
~ s9es ihe owner en Tt te n. nro 10 1 M 'gTt 3 U
TO Lawrence. yard. close at hand ms expenses would
L. comparatively small
IaoTr 10 present ,ho appearance of complying with
go rr,oniueudauon of TN Secretary Of the Treasury
ta..d ur,u tlr opinions of the steamship agents and
int Collector IN he order permits the steamship con-
49, n,' % w. M owned or controlled bv The Steam.
rip companies. THIS OF defeats the very object
gained D., change in the system, as all the
r,ii.auy .iyeu 10y tue merchants showed that When the
steamship companies had their own warehouses into
N,a General order goods pas cd prices were low. cart
,r. and every thing satisfactory As the General
tIr store a. squiTes y Co. is the nearest warehonsc
U~nsd t1 outsiders, II follows that be business ol the
hnfs as v > Intended hv Tie Custou-housc Ring which
.na 'ht i"Hret' ,a %nq 1yr 1TG, IiiCEns, d AZ,
i.nuc 600 share in me eInoumcnts ~ the business.
81 -iurcsaad the otuer warchouS"uen appointed.
.4t- O. LcubyS o! the committee To arrange the
,ra, of Gtu.e Order charges, having III view the pros
tI tItI Ora'l. were co. COURSE not anxious 10 make
f,-,.I.,. r-ir,- .ow Onc. and when the
t'uf ur4u, 30 thc papers oi Tie plce winch had
., ,.,lIt irit II,,t n, some I,I,Hner he aA,ir
had been improperly conducted Bat Il not until
sa~,Ioay. ~ltu meg read ~ IHk IEIbt NL the lrt ol
iis appointed take char 2e Of goods passing under
,,n,r. order aud noticed az glance thai the name of
tNoi} g"-'tian VINO mad been PREVIOUSLY appointed
to rfaug. the VrioC>, appeared among IN" list of ap
lsttnruts tha. the stale affairs revealed.
.,'Iuc OF Indignation perradc- the mercantile com
mani, t ,hr-, procceduls. which characterized
a. mn ricr YESTERDAY a. so transparent as to imly
IJsult 4" the comprehension Of the merchants, who
eNId'niS suppressed 10 he too STUPID 10 discover
ftC il "A ladder The agents " the different steamship
he tate to express tDeir dssatsiact on and
D prominent agent stated yesterday that the Custom
.ns,-tSauou recognized the necessity of making
.ar,nt -ponse 10 popular dehdnds ana accordingly
iuGc the public the belief that ihey would make
T.id change the old stem, but al the Time
sIrauRiug 10 permit the haDie persons 10 share the
.Ioil.."
Tbe Instructions which sent 10 the Collector re-
m siInc ignorc factOnal relations In his appoint
,i,uts supposed 10 refer 10 those bonded ware
per- VINO. ncensed at the unjust charges Of
lie. d Co.. naa tvin.eG icH'rtN enough 10 come i"I
ana teddy express thear sentiments before the IL
S.-ugatine COMMITTEE; tut The Collector. applying
fh,u with great latitude 20 certain TainDanN Demo
sedul"u>y the claims oi lik" l.. e.
Johuson q Co., ana othcrscood Republicans who did
iCll truth uefOrt IN.
~hus. regular t"nd Il Warehouse charges are only
hsu which the Committee appointed To fc-L
Tale General Order charge had adopted.
1Js ,Hfi 1f retaliation shown in thcss appoint
has adjourned to WashBgtUu, and last week
1JsE J1IhrNL recorded instance IA which Clark n
-ehur1 selected Is Of the victims. Mr.
r.bnltHt evidence gwen before the Committee ~
W a.IU zion aiso recorded. dispatch Seut last
,aIt ir, Washinptou stated MAT . icttr tr,n I,,,n
oieetnr TreadweL had Srn received there, DENYING
that EPpnire. when he eAatnine SaluIlII a
- Ionr. SID he ,.t1r cen irfn~n'af,or rar.i,I
fruu tLt ourGouse, aHd endcavorug 10 eho,, That
s-iaIt a schultz were nntrust worthy While kasmiTrs
wa worthy of credenre The following response was
f,rw aTss evening {" hcIiStor Buckingham Wash
ge.s 'Aairsoa4 4t e' o'a-r l.c',rgetoa co,o" po.s.