New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-09


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'H y w yiao e, e. Weigh 90 the deck"
w,ikes % teep ,sa, baeS' l. No. fsIr "eo''e ana
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per OF = W'ti At'ocatton. whom here from tho
Of u5yor voS9d bcorr was Of sso @' '''o'
Inv, been yS OH , TO hrsg up voters +" vote A. no.
Q How long have you been Inrpectori A. 0uly the
Q. You generally attend cteohonsl A. Yes
w H1a W we're y yoay ~ gom el,sonef Yes
ESo' DO anything disc 4. Yos " worried IN CITY
| P0st-Ohice been c'rcJnduCtor. sad worked on tho
q Been clerk A. Yes In > grocesy store few
Q You are Kept pretty busy IN your OBJECT a wen.
! Just kept moving along.
Q Il requires lccnracy A. Considerable.
TESTIMONY or HENRY W. BENEDICT
Senator Buckingham Were you interested IN the coal
coming by the Princeton A. Yes. Sir cane 10 New
| York Dec Friday. tand went board the ship an
officer approached mo and asked me If I wanted The
coal weighed by Weigher there other coal on Che
ship. and was afraid the two would get mixed. md
wanted 1t weighed by City Wcigher. he said. eau
| pas your coal without weighing"
| @ Who was this officer A. I think his name IL
Clogs no the officer who had permit ne lskod
me II It good coal aud told INC TO send up load u
coal 20 his house he had CRATE ard could the coal
was 20 mpressod with his first conversation and sure
that should have trouble, that went down TO the
OlCc OF tr Briggs. tho Liverpool agent, ana tOd him
about he advised me not TO send mp the coal went
TO Che chip again the afternoon and The same man
approached me aud made the same demand this was on
Friday IN Monday he again repeated the demand enc
captain Of the snip SAID 10 me The oJor wants you ID
send hum up load Of coal aud hadn't you better 40 Itf
told him tLo )hicor the most lmpudcnt man ever
It wS ny Lie and would mot mot ave hmm p pound ,o
he hrat sp2kci A lie SAID You nood not get this coal
weighed. can give you weights for IT,"
Q DID he obstruct YOU IN any wayi A. We were |
5oppod before we 20. III our cQs we were about 20 tuns
odd him that could not DO, and went down INTO tho |
hold 70 1t had not got mixed. and after that they
WCht on ana brought mo a le" tuhS more thouSh not
Q was the coal weighed horo' A Yes. by city |
q How 1ld tle y 5hla Of tLo CITY weisher COMPARE
about per cont more tho layO.cc caleb for l tuns tho
u s. Welgher return 81 <Ji tuA. tlo actual weight was
$50 or $40 tuns
TESTIMONY OF HARVEY MAJOR
Harvey MAJOR. Assistant superintendent ;he TIr1 |
Division OF tho Warehouse Department OF tl5 Cus.om
house. testified
Senator Howe What are the duties to which you
specially assigned A have charge Of all the locks
and keys OF the Bonded Warehouses; and act cashier
at tbs sales OF unclaimed goods VIM l.. Darling son |
OF the Appraiser OF the Port has charge OF the saies
@ What means have purchasers OF ascertnning tho |
value AMI character OF The different parcels Of goods for
q Docs tho case ever happen the contents OF tho
package sold are found upon eXtmin5ton to be not 10
been such casc and thea It 10 al stei by anuulng Che
sale and returning the money
@. How doe, II happen that in the catalogue cises
The Guantitie are never stated but the value Of the
contents IA carried out tho Cataogue-tho foreign
@ VIVA. other means beside the catalogue has person
OF l3Certa.nng tho COnt0l5 dud value or package
which be proposes purchaser A. The goods are on
exhibition at The sosrOOn two days before The sale, and
sampes put upon the top OF each case
@. How Is he 70 ascertain tho quantity Persons
attending those sales generally handle the packages and
iudge OF their weight
Q DO tho sales generally amount to the appraised
Q Do You hear many complaints on the part of pur-
chasers that they do not got What they supposed they
5enatOr Bivardwcre you present at en- sppraso'
O man take Of scales and go into the store
and weigh PACKAGES previous to the sale a. 40 no.
would no allowed it IL common practice among per
sous attending auctions aft side oc
do you think ths catalogue gives to the purchaser
Goods he Is ab5uf 70 pnrch5ssf l. Yes Sir though
think Chat more Information might DO given I
the information Confined in that CataOguei I think
so2a PST %ns %'f HS%s
q Would You DO Wiling 70 buy goods without knowing
on pago ii ms csHlosae SAYS 50 bundles of ,ron
what /. there to inform the purchaser OF how much
. D.d you ever hear Of = merchant buying iron AMI
Judging OF weight by tho eye tue ordinary
O. On PAGE II 10 lot 10 70, choats OF 'ea what IA there
10 guide ts purchases ~ che quantity OF tea The
size ~ tlc box. th.t Is al
Q DI YOU over buy a box Of tcti A. Ho 9lr. not
cents worth at any OF these sa'es
s,na')c Bay .rd-i supposed you knew too much for I
that
Frank Hay. examiner 10 the Appraiser depart
lnent also examined concerning tbs 5los OF IN
claimed goods. but gavo testimony OF imp0r-
tauce Z. Ph!llpsA Appointment Clerk in the Custom
house called. and requested by Senator Howe 70
furnish lat Of all the appointments applications for
appointment MADE on tho recommendation Of cithec OF
tie senators from New York Or u the odOr OF TUE
TRIBUNE Adjourned o. 1880 p.
At tho CyonIug session LcsranI e Cannon z |
hludgett Hugh GardHor. samuel 4 M4ddOx and Walter
y uIl were examined. hut tacts Vi special cOu
sequence wore ouClt0d