, 1873-09-10
An Official Statement Concerning tho
Harper Defalcatlon.
The Accused Collector Loses Money
in Grain Speculation.
Smith, the Chief Clerk, Arrested for
Participation In the Embcz-
element.
Railrond Rates Agreed Upon by
the Commissioners.

6pnnarlELp. Sopt. 0.-Tho investigation into tho
defalca.ion Of Collector Harper substantially cosed to-
day, although 1t Will yet tako some atno 70 oomplose
thorough examination Of tho books aud vouchers of
tho oflce, Supervisor Mum Furnished tonight tho
following statement, wldoh ho Raya includes MI tho
facs thnt can nov bo dsclosod+ The dofalcatiou as
bcforo aatcd LII those dspatohcs, amounts to about
Tho aoientiom ns thus tar M nean raee ec
tho future examination will disclose. That fnlao
returns have snes ias M @ uo tho o'em 5,ot eonntan ,sap
shown by tho records Of tho oface, which arc In his
handwriting. Io i sail 70 have boon thoroughly NO
aunlutcd with all tho affairs OF tho o1cp, md know
received BY Nj Sna s!ase Tarpef
nj ststo ssssly a. to ~ tho am3t ;}sst
iaess .ss''' aro expected 10 dseloao thon Har-
s Y neoa yssous SsRs sn
Mr. Smith With aovorntncnt funds. A portion Of It
s ~ Tnas a saa 4
mont money and in tho of banks 80 rocaiying It
to eS made vds for two he o Ss bss
ss an tho ss; sher 0s Aoot st5eeo i ths
aniey 2aSy hsapo9 ap sReo s%n
hands and haf was handed Harper BY y snh na On
iss e his sne credit s SaaSiae s0%s
kept secret by Smith Until Harper could
e. n. out 10 .sson s e'sn sn tho ''os oeers sassa Il
Smith waa arrested this nftorhopn for participation u
cmbozzllnE OF Government money for the use o.
Hnrper liz gavo ba immediately IN go s'Rnea
by John Williams, First National Bank; hcta1om.
@ Seove n bis ontro aud ~ ho vii bo aoo
to ake It appear Warrants orc ou. 1oE other parties,
Of tho bond Of Harper IL unqucstionnblo. lila bonds
mon aro 1ilen nar Adam barefoot rs 9oo;
e'iRe !: f. bastsss ::oss$i brown, ssSSee
hss;y 5Sss s: s g. TS@ tSe.s,
Gilman, n; S,' Brown Mteho, md 1ves are eald e b
There @ a a1s on II o nona 81 go.
Jsee6 i 1ifhs Jas Harpes GS,
Inn nj narper % Sioo S Adam barefoot, 900 George
i. oampbel s2G, ,oo5 stophon DsDrea, tso ,ooo: 6u
ss .sif fea fEss
Hammond, $l5ooo Samuel T. hogssTTas' cc0 slooo
W'm m15t nEgss% ssoo1 D. hen''y sl00 'n
% aon. Bath. Ito state Treasurer, has boon spoken
tst i hs @ b. applicant
ho VII bo tsnieroa tho position, aud, 50. he will
J. II. Wham, Warden Of the Illinois rcniteutiary:
has filed his official bond to-day with the Secretary OF
Ths Board Of Railroad Commissioners arc still en-.
hS sshsSnss yst
Pittsburgh Fort Wayne ia mao 10 per cent lesn than
tho Toledo, Wabash & Western tariff recently pub
1lshed. Tho passenger ratio to ba ~ centa nor mile
Tho Chicago. Danylle Vincauucg. T. 2. & Western
Union, ST. Louis, Alton l. Terro nauc, l., y. b ",
and Illinois Il st. Louis Roads aro to hayt
10 por cent additional to tho published tnr1
| md 81G centa passenger rates. The +.
?. J., Peorin l. Rock leland, Rockford. Rock lsane
&Ht Louis nll allowed 10 per cent additional witt
| 4 cents per mile passenger fare.
The Board OF Warehouse and Railtond Co1nmfsaton
to-dny appointed 7. 7. 9urnoy, Of Chicago, mem
ber Of tho Board Of Appeals the Inspection Of Grain
yice r. G. nannoy, who resigned on account Of Iii
Of hs private busineas They ss2 added =
| ,Habush Il Western Railroad, published n few days
aincc, applies, tho Columbus, Chicago Indiana Cen
trail KailroAd, which has In this State tWentyfour miles
| Of road,