New-York tribune., 1872-03-26

The seizure the books and papers OF Mayor N Va
was on the wtucssstand before the New-fork custom
horse Investigating Committee during the whole OF To-
day Brush's testimony related chiefly to the Nayior
Case and he did not hesitate to make the most serious
charges against the members of that house He believed
that Nayor d Co. had entered Their III
voices at the Customhouse at less value
than they actually paid and that the afldavts upon
which these entries were made false. He stated
too that Col L. Gourand must have been connected
with the frauds which he claimed had been committed
ms he was the Assistant Appraiser in charge of that
dvsun during part OF the time. The following YER
batim extract contains the important part of TINS
wtuess's testimony in regard to the Naylor case;
By Mr. Buctingham-Is there any way IN ,aiid mm,cd
you could have discharged your duties and aScerardd d
whether you were corccI in your impressions III ny
to five OF sN invoices without YOU dd 20 III m nossi5e
tended examination A. Oh, no; IL would ne !,
10 do that especially In the matter o -
wonA have 10 be read up for years ~ ulutI s.,i" ~
Thoroughly kept in the theirs was; II Is an uneoh-
mon house III many respects , .,,is rbr,sa ohont
them 20 on and explain what you mean ~ regard 10
INA, housc :" YOU might AS well state "d' you e""'
O. THE words uncommon house" you evidently
reaut In terms OF dsrespect. and would l,he 10 VIZ
dersf,ud what Won mean 10y il precisely. A. mean II
was an uncommon hou>e I'm thir regard: the pions> e."
their business not kept IN Che books OF the Nc"
rne wtnes, here quoted from the letter Of the London
house TO the NeWNo house priued beowl Iesi!I un
common In another respect OF having Systeh oi Hl1p"
ing which does not state the true a. Occ
claim nat ANY system oi 9NIlens nuS, Toirs mus
% @ m tEer words dctitionsy: do not represent
transactions ! mean il is uncommon in another rsltI
furnishes here Tor entry to other pleS goods On l"e
O. How do you mean and state the eases now \.
say mat they sell. as from thclr LONDON hosc
~ aCcus. goods to other parties here ON WncH uey
render an which does not state the pm chHSc D
much lower price. For msance' slet i'us Slt , =" a
house tho United states az ~ are lnVorr uoer IT,
caulcfrm direction from the London mouse TO the Ne"
York house al 4l0 l1s. CD . - .,t
Arcr some urihcr testimony. not bearing on thS
y INT, TIE testimony continued;
q Are not an me goods imported by these people "lH
Are no, ihcir goods regular and useful articles of
commerce we'll known III commercial circles! ~ res
@ IL there any din~ulty. therefore, in having cor
Tcct apprai>emcni Of these We-Ano"n standard IL
@ what docs the difficulty consist in! T. The difficulty
con,ists n knowing just The material mat makes up
@ Are not ;he artce submitted to the arpgai.emSot
Rocks af Them; | think the Examiner told me that he
had not ot these fish plates, in three years
Then his j. default on the part oI inc Outcd N't'>
49,, - ti,ff I mean t0 sy that hc claims he
cannot tell from cXammaOn the quality ot the SootS
that ho has 10 depend upon the statements oI 'i' III
O. Very wen then. undcl -tand that there is an az
pTaser Of the United states. WI" undertakes 10 pa
j. that your statements A. No, Sr; say. from SOME
or othcr he has passed these goods IA tins way
q What goods \. Fish plates, at 20 per cent 'a!-
q What was his naruel \. McNuicn.
q How long las he been IA the Custom-house! \.
g. How long have yon known him? \. khout 30 days.
q Have you known hm' 10y rcpute \. Yes al'' De-
O. Now NoH have voly seriously reflected on the char
aoior of tbs officer and wond ike 10 asS N@l ground
fcr III A do not iaean To- reflect upon rs character 81
sl u 10 say that this material Of such nature
That he claims 10 man can Ten tht "ue " a. W W go
eNaininati9n ot III th't HS iU"hAc' '"i"o '''"'' vi
O. what do you mean by saving that, for
nr another that officer has passed these goods IN that
way; what il, The reason a. DO not kno" the ret-
son; il stery 10 me, yet an s0ug 10 INA II j
Later stiu he testified tlms: q. You consider that
tncc this rzJfe OF me books and papers o Nayior *
opinion IN relation to themG =. think their power
O. You thuk before, that they exercised power
tEc Department. which enabled them 10 get tncr goods
~ 81 lower rate Oi duty A. Yes sir; that power,
IiIaps was belief IN their honesty. aud might
have Dc,n IJoie forcibe arguments do not know wm'
q Ymhav, innaulecd great deal in inueudoc against
tbs firm. whenever you have hdd az opportunity; anu
when You make msnuaton> ot t's KIND II would he
much hrtic} hC direct lu charsc> what dd
,on mean when said there might have hecn stronger
Q Now thIt yOu have made the insipWtOn, want TO
Know WIat 'lct~ you have 20 base your lnsindatIons
Q. Who bNc hey br1ed! \. The fact, th,t the,e
ro0ds .rr Iu,@'d ~ per cent helo" tlai 0i any 1v]l
nau,ncc. or 70 might b, from some other cause.
Tn following arg the letters on winch Brush seems 10
Nlw loeN Horsl 10 L.SpoN Hot,E ie = 1888
pt,r Sr... .tr, tolosug request this sub
.. 49,. a s l CO.. i've up ers ~. ssS doe1I(a
bg s- , ,e ~. ~ Allto4gh our dong
'e au 4aiphi oar sa and We h'i before
aitA 'ou " c''se 'on "u We li M matter
] & % , ,a N s'f Sas1,e at I Ny @ '' 70 t a' su S1 SSl
atsr possession h1, Of eair, at he Cu
.oud al r,s The yoa D. araf~
s& :s "a n'g f se 81, t ,oS vii oe 70 ad5sass o ao &
80 % ,aoei hat !, If, ,r ' c ION .i % r ls % 3 rom r g,a
,ao~ yogf book. Where W IN aol' sb her to M
10 'r,o't ao' AZ ~ Ha' ",sp rgtt lou:'. "a.
Away, dr, ,opr nothing TO ad, Bnn
.c,pa1s ,our I month. acceptance We ~h s rcas,s
SO. olp BroAp-sr.. Lo>n.S feb. 49, i.sa
Df.s t W yoas Of the al instant sni
49, 49, oa r ar o WI get o Que ryoce from a., ,nR ,oS sa
Dnoaut T'p't~a'lg The market ,sae OF ne rails ~i-rb
wrto. 'ed in oaf books yC9 III be dested
.s.ssss tsp, il 4s Prod
.ia ana. ihe cash discount all invoices snd send
npsr4i, ia o n'aIsnce which are not dt-ble ana
i,roee ,lsl conue with Csmmei to uniform
I, Is % sa 3 ' . % o Of Ga H.. ec sf' aS' fos s %
ssiy two conflicting documents lOa uuy
NlgneJI AAlLOK BK&ION 4 Go.
Tie following postscript Was written by Benlon the
You ,r aeon. .eu5 debit Of cos;
by present 'gsu you upset completely the manner which
v vt ,bcu uroc, lad
s.ns. e.eei We concluded not 10 invoice TO you tan
" s le d%e@ e., d Ss' s. SG e ~ % I %osi
sAvoi0ng which rot market prc suppose be-
s. bu, Browns than people gnera We
mud e-s debit lo and charging YOU actual cost
sHerug invoice itcuse the actual cost 70 az 1b ei
Saaes hss been less than the sOan Of
our vscc,s; supposed actual be- below
general market 1snin4top Of books and
xb. he iaW required below snfNe
plus
~ dedong cash dsoOaut mailing equal
ado the and half
.om.,,,ion an bon lower
s.sr. AZ ,nficsm o. ,u.iOm-houst in sce OF higher
iasoo. L COMPANY and Hudson River Railroad s all
easily Justibed We shall drop a debit
Of cOOhne
10 seiua profits We sbsll
vssn ~etAlu, ooug below general market value.
loHt. tfuJ, ksS r.
HT.,h J mat Ocred assisting al the seizure
DE- A. he Ie