, 1873-08-20
CORRUPT CUSTOMS.
Tho C0mmot1on Mt tho Now York Cua-
tOIm-taUlARc.

tom.1aollsc.
From TIC N<,s York Herald. Aug. II.
Tho third dAy Of tho agony at the CuBtom-
House has elapsed, md yet,the agony is greater
than oyor. Tho publication Of the fact in tho
Herald that the na1nes Of sixty-ono officials,
whose conduct should bo Investigated, had been
tlrmation from employees at the granite building.
There ia now no doubt whatever Of the exist
enco of tho "blnck" list. Every dispatch from
Washington makes assurance doubly suro.
ouston-Houao havo tondod 70 throw Ill tho
blame upon the Inspectors ut tho wharvea. Thia
has been dono to savo themselves, and for
nothing else. The inspectors have been
abused ; ,td for taking perq1isios V but It a
BY any possible meaus. 1t is possible for them
to hurry tho delivery Of goods, or 1t is possible to
delay thom on tho dock for hours, and, by doing
60, cause groat expense to tho importers at tha
general order Office. Tho blggcst swindllng ia
done by tho chief of1lcials at the des1ts in tho
House, who aro permanently stationed
there, and havo all the boat opportunities to
make arrangements and to fix bargains with I'M
porters. The Inspectors cannot plan any bar
gainB with these dishonest merchants or import
c1s, for tho primo reason that they mover know
one day ahead what vessel they will be detailed
to inspect. Tho Inspector haa no mcaua of know
examine it At all There are Examiners aud Ap-
praisors for this purpose, and then tho Inspector
may receive q $40 bill for little extra work az
an act of courtesy without t. any possibility oi
Examiners, however, have every chanco Of
co1uhion with Importers, md they rocoive largo
amounts Of money from dishonest importers.
Uncle Sam in lookod unon as fair victim to be
pluokod, ana lie is Pluckod with enthusiasm.
The man in business who would not think Of
choatng hiH butcher, baker, or tailor Of a bill
does not hesitate to awind1o the United Statea
Government, and tho crime. for crime it Is, lioa
easily On lli5 conscience.
The rirht 1DbnnctnrA Svnr1r hfy hnurA. ThArA
arc two watchos. Tho night Inspectors nre paid
S3 watch. Tho day inBpeotora 20 on duty at
O'Clock in the morning, and thor duties compel
them to leave ut sunset
In the Office OF Col Frank Z. Howe there arc
a number Of men employed who aro detailed
from the Custon,-Houae. It costs tho customs
authoritioa $40 por day to support tho of!ioo OF
OF tho a?n Troasy in IL Il he 1nted satea
uted among tho largo cities. Mr: ROSCOE Conk-
ling. Senator OF the United Btatcs has been
very friendly to Col. Howe, the horo Of Tho Park
BARRACKS, Col. Howe has difference With spe-
cial Agont Jayne. Among tho Special Agents
grow out Of tho doaire Of Howe to hayo Jayne
detailed to his office. To this Jayne did not
agroe, aud hence has grown an uufriondlineeR
poso the populations aud corruptions in Howe'a
| department. Also out OF this slight quarrel bo-
tweon oflicias has conc all exposure Of tic Ecn-
oral dishonesty among customs officers. Thus
Tho above statements arc merely made
upon tho authority OF gossip among
tho subordnates at tho Cuatom-lIouse who aro
| In anxious expectancy Of the Ok Of authority
This anxiety is not coufined to aixty-ono porBons
but poryados the whole force Of employees, except
the highest officials, for they alono know who
| are charged, md what ones arc approved clear
| Of peoulAtion and conspiracy to delraud.
The nan,es Of those morchents devoted to the
slight 1norcios Of Agont ]ayno and United
statos Dlstrct-AttolTey Bliss have hitherto
boon carefully guarded. But tho writer was dc,
| with fraud upon the customs'. revenue, and he
| did 30. It was ouy after careful watching, aild
| the uso Of that reportoriai hsrateEy which 70,
a,,ire something moro than United States legal
| unwerH to circuinyont that a Wow of the books
IL tho Attorneys office WAS gained.
| transcript Of tho nAmos Of tue most important
! firms agaiuat whom HutH, AZ alleged, havo boon
bonuu, was speedily nade aud it il here pro-
Dudan, rrero l. Co., Importers Of lacea, shawls,
6o. suit for s1o2, 2,oo0, begun July H.
Joseph J. lsibon and j. d. Munoz; suit Tor
| e1,al0.
orsham Rogers suit Tor $4,000 for vlointiou
i. L. IT, 4 u. Il. Trowbrago suit for 575, 600
tor violation OF tho act OF 1863. Action closed.
James Reid and John u. Q. slstor1nsn auit
for alleged bribery Of customs official to mnAo
Joseph IL. whtto, George II. Brown, and Fran.
| cig D. locompto; suit for vlolntlon Of the act
4. II. Solomon and Il. Mod. Kirkland for vio-
latjon Of act Of 1868 +; suit for sl0,000. Olosed.
Emil o. Herman, Hugo pArrorH, Louis r.
Donoricl,, christopher Andrew Leopold sohol.
ler suit for III ,o05,oo, TOR violation Of act OF
Jpso V. Onativin, Horny Deati. Chaxios l..
Hoard, W, II, Latimor, George I.athner, .and
jose Il. Fernandez; suit for Sl04 600 for viola
tion Of the act OF 1903. Closed In March,
Solomon N. Wolff Alpl.nnaa8 10 Nietha!,
Suit under act Of 1866 for $76.uoQ.