Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-11
Our New York Dispatches.
Personal Htcms-COntinuHIiOn of the Ex-
animation into the Alleged Frauds la the
Custom Unconstitutional Eacts Com
cernimS iEc Murder of Fisk, etc.

New YORK, Jan. 1O.-Wm. NJ. Evarts was
last night elected president Of the bar associa-
ton.
The congressional retrenchment committee
continued its sessions at the hotel to-day.
Payson testified that the books seized by the
government officers last February, were kept
five months and then returned without the
charges being proved against him.
John 5. BceChei, importer, testified that his
books were seized in 1865, on charge of making
false entries of $4,000. He claimed that lie
compromised at $4,000 His attorneys, Web.
ster and Sprague, SAID they never knew case
they could not compromise IN an hour. John
ID. MchnSie, merchant, testified that he had
knowledge that the city weigheT takes the
weight OF the imported goods and turns them
over to the government. In majority of cases
the custom house wei9her is not preScnt-only
labOrer or foreman. While A. NJ. Quacken-
hosh was grand juror in the United States
circuit court, two years ago, the books Of a CON
Germ were seized and brought before them, and
he found evidences of frand upon the govern
ment of over 100000. Suit was brought and
the case settled by the customs officials for
$4,000.
Horace Blake, commission merchant: In 1870
his books, stock and premises were seized by
Deputy Collector Thompson, and he was the
next day arrested on warrant, and saluted by
Thompson as Il thief. Word was sent to his
brother that the thing might he compromised
for $4,000. He refused to settle it, and defend
conrt INT +be Nv c H. .,ic ~ 'Ii.I 80 o'S'eo
was sim ON0 tho sol IN ,niti'J ,oo9 ~
about $4,000 The stock was sold by the United
States marshal, aud $500 of This returned
to him. He never knew what became of the
CON We concerno3 IN thosa ,i,.,oo VI tnoli
drunsor .,o,,d ,a,,o - ;g - ~ a
stole many articles Thompson sent him word
that he would ruin him unless he COMPROMISED
could furnish names TbornneoY ,Uas oo,i 80
ed with tbe internal revenne voc 00i'''ee'
Cen PiIInar tastih.d to tho arr1o,,,oo,,t and
removal Of nortps in tho cnstoIn bo,,,1a Cor 49,,
ltical reasons. Bemg informed That nariies
had comolained of him +o General Cant as an
enemy To his administrator he vent to }Vnsh
inoton To see the nresidpnt, hut General Porter
threw every difficulty in his lyav Tho fire, ti,nn
Porter sent ont word that rho DresiInnt ,voI,I3
seq no one that dav hnt Jobn Rneso Yo,nor,,,,i
Col. McGee. The next d1v and fine dDv aftar il
was the same. The fourrh doy. Mr. BontweIi
rot him admttonce Snd ba toId Tho traSiia,,t
that the CHARGES we're nntrue. Witness s.,id the
reason the CHARGES were made wns a runner tb #
he was a friend of Fenton Tho nrasiJnnt ,oId
him To have no fear of removal and osenraJ
him that there was no cbarue AGAINST him ns nm
official and that if there was snv renntitinn Of
The chargcs. he would ulyp him y cbonc,. m he
heard. Three weeks alter witness saw his 70.
moyal in the Evening" Posi- and that wos tba
FIRST he heard of il. Palmer attributed his a n
pointment TO notice taken of hin, Inv Mr. Ront
well while acting as a LAWYER in the ease of the
BlntchfOrl frauds a COMMUNICATION b,t,,oo,
brokers and excise officers to cheat tbo rovern
m.nt. Blatchlord was fine denutv COLLECTOR in
tlicted wear AFRO. and now at Iibcrtv nntred
In reDIy TO Senator Bavard witness said Tho
gentleman behind him. 6andinn written nues-
tions TO Senator Howe was Coionet RIiss Who
was interested in SUSTAINING one side oI the re-.
,....i..,, 80, C,,,,..-.. ~ 80
what tartiy. that the senator milo In mr. Blss nm
the stand if he felt any curiosity witbout mol.
in,r an oGtacl, on himself Nj 2a2ard soIt tI"o
was no attack. and no curiosity hnt he nrefor-
red 10 make il publicly known what me orn-
tlrman was who was nuttinT in onnsti1Is
Senator Casserlv comnlnincd Of tha IntIicer. or
government SUSTAINING one side Of Tho ,nyesl,l
cation more than anothpr He believed tbe
committee able TO oet ilong yvithort encb acti,,o
iuterpositon of the officers of The cnstom honse
and fbe,r friends and ioIIo,,,ars Son',tnr e.,
ort thomrbt il fair not only th,t thn ast,,,
Louse Side shonld he heard bIt tba, ,bcy shn,,id
come and bpar the charges M G,ssori,+ J
mined thot il was ca inf cnndnrncd 10 40,
mcddlinp conduct t6ev mad witneseed Of 90
MANY custom house officers. Palmer further
sfat,d that if was well rst obIsbeJ fnct that I
custom bouse officers were emploved IN contrnJ
the last two state conventions.
The father If lanes F,sk has oone croz,, from,
the assassination Of his SON N"' '''''
There is no extraordinary activirv at tbe Rroolr.
Ivn navy ward. as has been stoteJ
Rev 6r Thomson Of CbieaS" Last riol,, roll
eoron5ed his arcentonce Of the rectorshin If
Christ church in this CITY.
The Workuss fur factory IN Rroodyva, ,yos
burned last nigbt. Loss S5O0O vas
II il generally believed Thai Mayor Han win
soon formally resign. President Cochran Of the
oiGer,nan H. oc,i,,r ,,o,nr VI 'ne
4 report Is current hat the hank account Of
Me- uo 4 hos a. hoa e o"uT "NIout VI
harlan bani, and that nrosernt;on hased vrn,
il Is about TO be made by Attorney Rar.
low ~ ~ i''''e ~ @A'''i NY ''"0i"' D"i'
The BROOKLYN supervisors have COMMANDED
an investigation into tue number of sinecare