The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-08

THE QUEENS NOTE TO OUR GOVERNMENT
THE OPINIONS OF THE PRESIDENT AND CAB.
MET. t.E
| New. York, Feb THE Times Washing
| ton special SAYS that the communication to this
government referred to in the Queens speech
consists of note from Granville to Schenck,
which the latter has telegraphed. The note is
not in the nature of a demand, not even re-
quest, that there shall be any withdrawal of the
claims for indirect damages, but only alludes to
the public excitement ascribing it to different
interpretations. No reply has yet been made.
The subject was informally discussed at the
cabinet meeting yesterday, all the members be-
ing unanimous that the reference of all claims
and questions to the Geneva tribunal was abso
lutte and to that body must be left the question
of allowing the claims, knowing that when
reply is made this will be the position taken.
The President is very firm ON this point and
is unanimously sustained by the Cabinet and all
the Republican strength in Congress, including
Sumner and Banks n .E-l--5fg. -
NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE INVESTIGATION.
In the Custom House investigation to-day,
Judson Z. Watson, storekeeper at Leet & Co.
general order store, stated that sometimes
packages are charged for storage which never &C.
tually go inside Merchants cannot obtain goods
at the dock even if presenting duty paid order
as the goods must go to general order stores A
letter was received from Col Whitley asking to
be heard before the Committee in contradiction
to the false statements of Mr.. Beatty yesterday
W. A. Darling, appraiser, testified to the
manner OF cataloguing unclaimed goods for
lie store. The laborers in them can steal as
much as they please and it is very difficult to
fix the responsibility of the theft. Sometimes
goods come to the appraisers Office containing
more than is invoiced and the rest of the goods
then have to be examined generally develop
ing the fact that some other case was different,
but if the importer gets the case having more
than the invoice calls for, he never notifies the
government and pays the extra duty. Darling
thought that government should take posses
sion of every article coming into the country
and examine all goods subject to advalorem
duty. This would necessitate trebbling the of
flee holders, but it would more than repay the
government. gIst - SCR y 75aFF g q =
an emphatic denial to each and all the charges
preferred against him by Detective Beatty, who
he said was the only dishonest person in his
employ and he had frequently threatened
to ruin him. atl ii ug fes Erss f-7s.---
THE CASE OF MAYOR HALL. 58L
1t is rumored that the Grand Jury is sum-
moned to meet tomorrow to reconsider the vote
on the indictment of Mayor Hall, which is said
to have been carried by bare majority.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
An attempt was made last night to rob the
house of John Graham. The thieves were ar
rested and committed for trial 1t is believed
they were employed to destroy certain papers
in Graham. possession bearing on the Stokes
murder trial.
jazz I3ff% 'a SMALL PoX. '-I1 ---ygfg -
Seven persons Frustrated with the small pox
were found at 1923 West 31st street, to-day, and
sent to the hospital and the Board of Health
has ordered the examination of city railroad
cars and other vehicles to see if they are detri-
mental to health. ! " 5'ts'
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The annnal dip,,er nf the Ha-s~-a alu,r,ni
VIII be given at Delmonico's on the 21st inst
The Treasury to-day paid $91 900 for United
States 5-20's redeemed and $3.50, 900 for Jan.
uary and February interest.
PRINTING FRAUDS.
An investigation into the printing frauds at
Albany shows that the State printer regularly
subsidized the Clerk of the House and sent one
Armstrong $4,000 for work put into the hands
OF the Argus Company, and the small sum of
$500 was paid him and Calkin, as a present.
Edward ?. Phelps got $4,000 for lobbying for
Weed, Parsons & Co. Gross frauds in the
printing contracts of the New Jersey Legisla-
ture are reported, it being assumed that the
public printing which now costs nearly 500 900,
can be done equally as well for $4,000 or $780,
600.
LEI TWEED AND swEENEY's OFFER.
Il is stated that one result of Tweed and
Sweeneys conference Monday was to offer the
reformers 81, 600 to stop all civil and crmi-
nal proceedings against members of the Ring,
but that the reformers will not entertain the
proposition.