, 1873-09-06
SPRtNGFtElD.

~ NbeN%TtG1Os
The Harper Dofnlcntion-.A Wrtttext
Statement Signed by 1nurpcr Inst
Friday, and Ikcps Secret By his
Olcr1&.-T1Ac Amount Il Little Over
blI0'oo0--Strikes ut tho Ikolling-
M4lis-.Iho Nofthsvc"tcrn ircsS AH-
aOcinttOn to be Taxctl.-AuEust Re-
ccipts Mt tho statc Ircnsury.
Stfc'af Dispatch tn 7He Chicaao tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Sept. 5.--The r1mors Of
yoalortay concerning the dofalcatlon of John
L. Harper. Collector Of this District, arc getting
into little moro tangible Shape. It Is stated
OIL pEotty good authority that Harper, whom in
this city 1aat Friday, made aud aiguod writton
statement, showing tho amount Of his dofalcatfon
to bo little moro than $4,000. This ptato-
mont was mado in tho prcsenco of his clerk and
anothor gentleman Of this city, and, with this
knowledge III tAclr posaossion, it ia regarded
haro. to say the loast, little strange that six
days should o1apso before any mention waa
mado OF it. II is possible that other friends Of
f1"lpor shared the gocret. Tho District At
torney, Maj. Dluford Wilson, who should haya
received notice Of tho fact at onco, learned moth.
Ing Of 1t until he accidentally arrived here to-
day, and his assistant in bis Office noyo.
heard lle 1t until It lcakcd out yesterday. Maj.
Wilson ia eroatly incchHed in consequence, ard
bad been engaged since bis arrival hero to learn,
II possible, aomothing OF tho whereabouts OF
Harper, wlloke arrest ho Intends to effect, il
possible: no Intends to give his personal atton-
faots, and oil porHons implicated, ehall bo ioar-
losaly exposed. Some fears wero entertain
Cd that Col. Sweet, Deputy Commissioner Of ILL.,
sina, te9nal kleycna9, from wom telegram WAS
morrow night, might DO induced, In H. con- ~
sequence Of old friondalip for Harpor. to
not DO al rigid in tho investigation al it de-
manded. There are oshor rumors of damaging
character, which arc yet too vaguo to bo stated.
tlomon IN M unenviable roRition. Harpor ID
supposed to be in Canada aud thnt he was near
enough to Buffalo to-day to be- communicated
WITH W his frlenda II the future ahall diacloao
a8 to conjeotrlred, that come Of them wero there.
A htrike has occurred at tho rolling mills hero,
u seems that man, who lad bcon working un-
ger an assumed name. waB found out to hayo
boon dismiBHod from q rolling mill in Pittsburgh
Of atrikos. As coon as this fact was ascertaiucd
lie was discharged from the mill hero
under q rule established and agreed ia
by all tho mills woRt Of Pittsburgh, that no
aon given from tho acrvlcc Of apy mill shall ba
takon into the service of another, and to prevent
this hH namo ie sent to all tho mills in tho mr.
rang9mont' g nnd BY them entered in what is
Tho abolition Of the J" Black Book" and refuse to
work until it is done. Tho propr;otors rofuse.
md work has entirely ceased.
The Committee on Corporations are iuat now
after tho Northwestern Pross Association.
Committee is giving. the nattor such
attention AZ will secure such facts az will euab!o
thcm to Judge Of its yhlno, and an assessment
will be made which will cause this corporation
to contribute its just share Of the taxoB of tho
Statos.
= Receipts Of tho Btate Treasury for August:
ln Kcyenr9 fund, e45, 7o9.29; School fund, $780,
995.6l Interest fund, 81, ,4ol. .3s; Canal Rodomr-
total, s17G, ,o95.4o. Disbursements same timo:
Noyonue, al4o. 40; School fund, S14,094.4o;
State interest," $13.96 Cannl Iaede1nptiou fund
$3479; local interest,", s5,o43.81; total, $780,.
... Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, .. G., Sent. 5.-1he Commits
aionor Of Internal Rovenue has aont Cen. Sweet.
Deputy Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, to
Chicago and Springfield to Investigate tho al
Legged dofa!cations in the office of the Collector
of Internal Revenue at SprinElield, III, Il ia
stated here that tho affairs Of that Office hayo
boen In IN irregular condition for some months
a;Hr pest oTTi1g ~ it It was thongh to an exten-
back taxes. These taxev hswever wepo t1oaeht oni
to hayo boon fully paid on juno last. Tho 1noaoy
seems to have boon collected and deposited in d
returns hive again exhibited considerable irro-
gularity. The friends of the Collector horo
DO not credit, the rumor that lo is
there Is any foundation for the report.
IT results from the acts Of Deputies, and is not
the fault Of h1r. Harper, who has long beon in
ill-hea!th, and WHO Inns paid little attention ia
the dutos Of his office. In case tho chargoA
shall provo true, iu whole or in part, the Gov
ernmont will prosecute all Offenders crilninally
TO tho utmost extent Of the law, irrespective Ut
high political influence. Tho GondBmon Of tho
Collector arc understood to be perfectly good,
and among the wcAlthiest citizenu.