The sun., 1873-08-23

Mr. YEAxAS a man OF local influence who had
once been Provost Of Dundee He Is lad
eral also. The poll ss Officially announced stood
for YEAMAN, 52pT; for JENKINS, i,piO; tor
STEPHEN, l,0e5.
There /. no more reason that Custom
House ins pcctors should he dismissed now Tor
corrupt practices than there was eighteen
months ago, when Inspector fOUNG testlneu
before the BuCKINGHAs committee 10 the
truth OF the very charges now Preferred
That inspectors take money for passing
baggage and for keeping goods from the
general order stores has long been noto-
rious. YoUNG, who SO fearlessy eNposeu
tho facts before the committee has not been
dismissed, and l. not likely to be. He knows
too much. The corruption OF Custom House
inspectors is Of n mean and petty character. \
Ave OF ten dollar bill may he given Ostensibly as
an inducement to be polite and expeditions In
examining baggage. But this small sum often
blinds the examiner to the presence oi goods
which should pay duty, and the Governments ts
a loser.
In Withholding me rchandise from the general
order stores the Inspector does not deiraud the
Government, but he violates custom House
regulations and also the oath which nc Is re-
quired to take every pay day. rms oath IL most
absurd. and the q ,vernment should either
hOOUSu IL or ADbllrl nlElN l'ih'''' ~ - ''''
be supposed that a Custom House Inspector will
work all night without extra pay, when he has
the option of quitting at six o'clock in the even
ing The Treasury Department docs not pay
him for this extra work and II is well understood
that he IS paid by the steamboat company. Yet
he is required to swear that he has accepted
nothing from steamboat company or Importer
TO stop night perm its would he to injure the
commerce Of the por to the extent OF millions.
The proper course, therefore Is to fix the amount
Of compensation to be paid for nilnt work and
make an exception To- that extent In The orcial
and now meaningless ath. Then let every in
spector who swears falsely after accepting other
compensation from merchant. importer ~
steamboat company bo at once dismis cd.
Another railroad scandal has developed
! l,sclf Ia Canada, not 80 gigantic "a the Canadian
| PaCihc but interesting. stock book wa
/ opened to receive subscriptions for building the
Mi-si,quOi and Black River ItAilro all and in order
/ to keep things in the proper hands Mr.. HrNr-
! ISGroS, one of the provisional directors of the
proposed road. entered his name ~ a subscriber
/ for the amount 81 sDUUs thus SOC urirg the
control of the corporation, bu, without any
intention of paying. The people who were inter
e-ted IN the building of the line becoming I'M
cas-, about the prospects of the road, inquired
| NOW 'hc m"H'N wa '.'i'''~ ''' a''' 80 "
that only $O,0o1 had been subscribed In
good faith, and of this S,O,0)J one
| fourth consisted uf ss0J suhscrip-
| tion from Mr. HUNuNGroN, on which
me- money had been paid, hut which nc intend
ed to pay instead of tho sNo,O1 which he had
originally subscribed. This revelation caused
/ those Interested 1" io''N "I"c "u' lus' 'ue" vi
~ l. pRE"' :" An,'''a' came T." ""'"u w w
the promise 10 ain 'he eh'e'P''a" WI" f"r'' =
IN oesh' in'' Nj D. j. "'""' VIM "pp'',o" =
/ opp rtuhrY anu Ech'I'u-A - "o'' 'i'' "'NA-
INGroN out oi bid ~'rPe' must he the s''n'
pnhah'hr'ms' VII" ''''S o""' W '"o ''',"'
OF iCoLFANs ruined reputation oa' 'he lh'Feuu
lOus Canadians have 10 taith IN dIsin'er,steu
friendship. AMI uncuirita'iy refuse To take any
stock la Mr.. DREW, whom thoy believe 10 be
myth Jurcd NJ by MIR. lirNrtSdroN for theiT
I.tlsipu And he r.llr IHl project Ian 'tl shes
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We learn from the HcdbFtritr', oi
Fredericton. y. 49,. that cross OUTRAGE was per.
petrated ia March last uu an American ci,izot
who was numbering on the British side of the
b,uudar,. line between Maine and New FIRMS
wick. lie was arrested. about the oth of March
lyn Canadian ~her.n'- officer and three othe
men for A tr1ins daht ana put in irons shortly
bcfor, they reached the state Of Naine throu-l
which they intended e. pass with their prisouc
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