, 1873-08-18
NEW YORK..

NEW YORK.
Further Developments In Regard to
Custom-1 H0nHo C0rruptton--Arrivnl
OF tho Advance Guard of n Colony Of
ltsiastnn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v0gt to IBo
DischnrGetl -- miscellaneous Local
1tcmn.
Special Ntpatoh to The Chicago Tribune.
WAsn1HaToN, Aug. 10-1he Treasury officers
have causod to bo sen& through tho Associated
proBs a statement denying TINT thero was any
cause for tho recent excitement regarding tho
throatenod romovnl Of employees OF tho New
York Custom House. It la known, howovor
that among tho books Of tho firm Of Pratt l.
Boyd, recently seizod by Special Agent Jayno,
was small book In which petty caah items Woro
entered. LII this book wore ontrieB, ut vnrioua
dates, Of eaBl itonas paid to Custonl-HouBo off,
GERS. Tho aums III 1nany instances amounted to
$500. In ovory case the initials Of tho oflcors
wore givcn In full, and tho list Of employees, with
4 knowledge Of tho scrvice to which they wero
aovorally detailed. The dates mentioned, 1t is
aaid, Toro sufficient to identify tho peraons.
Tho knowledge OF which Is not limitol to a fow
persons. Tho action Of the Custom I1ouBo Of
acials, and Of tho Treasury in not proceeding
With tho promised, investigation, consequently
exciteB unpleasant comment,
[7o tbs AsiDcfatcd Pfess1
NEW YonK, aug. 18.--Ninotoen fAulilioa OF tho
Mennonite sect, loo persons IN al, arrived ycs-
will not leave tue city till Monday, as thoy any
thoy cannot travel on Sunday. This il the
advance guard Of tho noct, md ia principally
composed Of Young families, thoro boing but few
to Go to Elkhart, fnd.. whore thoy aro acquaint-
until a permanent homo il Chosen.
They 1871 arc o ne95y T}y,h all sgrontarhsts It'll
out Inducements to AIonnonites to Bottlo ID
Canada, promising thom complete immunity
from military service, but the people refused,
saying If they woro obliged to omigratc, thoy
cation recently visiting tho Woat will docido,
upon their roturn to RusBia, where to plant tho
colony. aud hopo to Bond out company Of 5000
in May next.
to-day by tho Civil Service Examining Board, for
the purpose Of tcstipY canddatos for tho vacant
Deputy CollectorBhip. The fifth division is now
without bond, and the tAird IL managed by
the chief clark, Rince Mr. James WIS made
Poatmaator. There were four candidates for tho
two positions.
1t ia again stated that tho list of na,nos Of
Customs Inspectors against whom grave charges
are made has been forwarded to Washington for
action by tho Secretary Of The Treasury. Tho
| Express Hays prominent official admitted to it's
reporter that Investigations aro constantly going
on in caseB Of Inspectors, who aro being dis
| missed for wilful neglect Of duty, for intouca-
! tion, and, beyond doubt. aono for receiving
bribea for, do what wo can, auch things will
| occur.
Suit haa been commenced against Simon Hnss,
| importer, to recover $4,000 alleged undervalu-
Bishop Janos Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, is seriously i'll at his residence near
DaBkinridge, N. J.
The funeral services over tho remains OF tho
late Col. Meline, will take place tomorrow
morning at st. Poter's Catholic Church, and in
tho evening tue body will bo forwarded 10 Gin
cinnati for intormont.
! William ]. Kellets, reporter for tho Brooklyn
journal, was killed by jumping from train at
Barnegat Junction, n. ].
A steamship limo between bore and Vonezuola
will 8oon be established by q company of loading
merchants who have obtained corsala grants and
Tho vessels will bo under tho United States
fag.
Iho whereabouts Of II. r. 1solman, ox-Assist-
ant City Treasurer Of Brooklyn, ia .still un-
known. 1t ia claimed that hB aocuritios on de-
posis with tho Trust Company arc more than
ample to cover advances, and thnt no SERIOUS
errors oxist ip bic account.
The counsel for Carl Yost has received a lot
tho Government will take guch courao na will
conform with y view Expressed by tho Attorney
General, that the case does not como within tho
provisions Of tho e1tradition treaty with Prus-
Ba.
Subscription listB arc circulating alnong French
residents Of this city tor Testimonial to Theirs,
in recognition OF his services and policy, by
which tile speedy deliverauce Of French territory
from German occupation WAS insured. Tho
proposition to celebrate tho final evacuation by
national festival has boon abandoned, on tic
ground that Alsace and Lorraine hare not boon
restored.
escaped from Sing Sing a {ow nights ago, has
been recaptured and returned to prlaon.
Immigrants arrived this week, 3,G83.
Deaths, 6s8, decline OF 81 from the proviout