Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-10
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CHARGED WITH THEFT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-Jom n Eble clerk in
the third auditors office Of the treasury depart
ment, was arrested this afternoon at the instance
Of the third auditor, who charges him with
stealing from the files Of the office certain alb.
Stracts and evidences 0findebtednesS upon which
to base fraudulent claims against the govern
ment. The auditor says the accused used one
set of vouchers by filing them in connection
with fraudulent claim; but, at present, it is i'm
possible to tell whether he ever succeeded in
| actually obtaining any similar claims through
the office. Ehlc, as he abstractcd the papers
passed them over to Il supposed confederate
who, in reality, was detccfye employed to
watch his operations. He was required to give
bail.
THE GRAND EXCITEMENT.
Senator Edmunds asserts that he will press
his resolution of inquiry on the Alabama queS-
ton at an carly day. He is Of the opinion that
the English furry was gotten up to effect the
determination Of the International tribunal. It
is believed in Washington that Earl Granvillc's
note on the subject TO the government does not
intimate any intention of withdrawing from the
conference. A back down viii be made on the
ground that no intention Of withdrawal was
expressed
it is semi-oficially announced that President
Grant and Secretary Fish are firm in the belief
that the treaty in express terms does rive tine
right to present these claims to the Geneva
board of arbitration and that board is the only
tribunal which can decide whether they shall be
| admitted Or not. They hold that they had no
alternative but to present the claims of the
United States growing out of the course of
Great Britain in order that there might be no
point left open for future dispute, that the
United States has heretofore held that il was
entitled TO indirect damages, they say mo one
can truthlully deny" and if the claim ior con-
sequent damages had not been presented and
was not to be passed upon, there might be
complaint by the people of the United States
that provision was made for Il partial settle
ment only OF the differences between the two
countries. Snch claim was, therefore, presented
for foil settlement. At the same time it is as
serted that neither the president nor the scCrc-
tary of state has any expectation that conSe-
quental damages 10 great amount will he
awarded or paid, and one of them, at least, docs
not hesitate TO say so in conversation.
gentleman of New York has addressed
private letter to Il senator, stating that he has
received intelligence from England that, although
the tribunal OF arbitration had not vet consider
cd the respective statements Of Great Britain
and the United States, the British government
has reason to believe that the arbitratorS will
not award gross sum of damages to the Unit
cd States; therefore, Great Britain desires that
the American statement be amended or modi-
fed.
THE COMMITTEES
Next week Gen. Butler will have q hearing
before the committee in relation to the bill intro
duced by him some time ago for the Utah
Southern railroad.
The committee on public buildings and
grounds this morning agreed upon the bill max
lng an appropriation of 100000 for a statue of
Admiral Farragut, to be placed in Farragut
square, in this city. The committee considered
several bills for public buildings in the west.
Next week they will consider the New England
applications. On Monday the committee will
commences the Seneca stone investigation and
Mr.. Mullet, the architect of the treasury, has
been summoned as the first witnesses
The committee on the Pacific railroad had I'M
der consideration this forenoon the bill granting
the island of Yerba Beuno, or Goat Island, in
the Bay of San Francisco, to the Central Pacific
railroad, for west terminus. The committee
OF inc last congress almost unanimously agreed
to report the bill, and il is believed this commit
tee is also favorable TO it,
lhc house judiciary committee to-day agreed
to report that they have failed TO discover any
evidence OF fraud in the management of the
central branch of the Union Pacific railroad
company, the Hannibal and St Joseph road and
Atchison and Pixies peak road, having fully in
vestgated the subject under the resolution of
AR. Moore. The same committee this morning
decided TO report adversely on the memorial Of
WIN. Hastings for the impeachment Of Associate
Justice Field OF the United States supreme court
aud Judge Hoffman, United States judge Tor
California.
MINOR MATTERS.
Lieut.. Charles NJ. Anthony of Massachusetts
has been detached from the Portsmouth (N. H.
navy yard and ordered to the Powha.tnn
Rear Admiral Jenkins, recently ordered to
tue command Of the Asiatic fleet to relieve Rear
admiral John Rodgers, will sail from New York
Tor ms h.et by the steamer on March l.
ABOUT seventeen tons Of paper are required to
PRINT the blank returns for the income tax
alone, and Commissioner Douglas anticipating
that THIS tax will be abolished, has not vet or
uefed the printing of such blanks