, 1873-09-15
SPRlNGFlELD,

amount Oh 4uAFpCf'A DCts1tCnIi0n SluU,s
7AS.tD--Aidittonai E'ucts Regarding
tho Cnsc-.Elnrpcrss Probable Sllc-
cesxor--St1tc-11UuscC Contract.
special Dispatch to TIE Ch,cayo Tribune.
srnISHFIELp, ILL.,, Sept. 13.-Tho exact amount OF
the aefacaon Of Collector Harper aaccrtained to-
day, II tho vouchers file In the oco aru duplicates
Of those sent to Washington. 1t is found that the
cash deialration il ss53uU stamps $9i81o. Harper
atta that ho received from, parties who had cotnro-
against them III NIL 1850. nnkiug total Of $780,
i4so The laht item s not ahowi on tho books Of tho
of9 l. as was no. pset o hs auy
The conatuion Of al tho suits brought BY tlo Gov
Investigation ail anxious to show that they in
nowso to blame for the 'defalcation, and have given
et tan and ill., oeias lad beon a after uarpor ri for iong
they did not detect hlm until he lai
Who waH In thts ei.s three times within Tho lust three
months, specially to look after Ilnrper'a books, is
especially anxious to cBcaa bis share Of tue reBpotst
bility; and, lii this connection, it IL runrod that,
dato for Deputy Commissioner, and SO ssated to Mr
aud assured Mr Ysrsan % tt ' ho esd s : Snnx q' Ill
tho Illinois Allegation to his rarport and It y
booIs for Or that bat 1 mouth. It n,ato At all
wns casual, and ii his visit to pokia he was not as
determined to collect tho taxes fron he dilillcrs
It haa nto to appuar, And ut TINT mc lo rccon-
menhcl that they hase twenty days III which to pny.
What all this means 10 not undertake to say. It
seems also that Mr. Collon last juno, went TO wash
ington to inturcee for thn stillers butt against MIR.
Conom's and Mr.. YaEyan'a intcrceaBo,, tAu Guvern-
mont ordered tho pcrenptory collection OF tho
back taxos These Wuro tnxes unaor tllo
old law, which expired IN August, 1s7a
liquors, for theso paid with Bamps Ao by the Col
lcctor, and tlrn 1t waB that Harper was forced to ior
row ls $it 001 to square UP hts accouAts, and tho
1st Of AugAt bin books show. d him squire. During
August hs collected $l0d,oa!.li. He' deposited
S4s4to only. Tho difference he p!acca where
/ would do tho most good. Mr. Smith has
three certacates, two for S1,ooo mud uno for
bank has been notified not to n,nko payment Of tlen
until 1t ~ nGortainct If they represent tho Govern
nent. air. Smith held oictul pos!lion, 1t ~ said,
under tho Government, but WAS simply tho clerk Of
Mr.. Harpcr.
Tho scccsatoH to Mr.. lIarprr, II ia belicyo is n
ready settled iii favor Of Gun. D4tes, although Col.
Mcrrian1, ct Tazewel CoNAty III lootnng W. The
latter II strongly supported BY Con. MrSulta. who
knowa that unless ha oai dspoao Of Col. Morslan tr
would stana no chance to 10 ILLS own srccssor Cof.
Merriam ia large farmer, and c0itrpls that clcent
in McNultn's district. TA,a hia nllxloy.
Tho contTact of su Il E.stnuu, tho Chicago frm
who bid oil tho pasterlg Of the nov etac-Ioss fur
fG5 00 WIS forwarded to them totlay with request 10
conlplolo mud tu their bonds Ut ONE, It il supposed
that tley will refuse tn 10 1t. BA0ud they do H. 1t
ncxt highest bidder, wlosu bill IL sl24, GOO.
Gov heyestEe to.ay appointed +. Il. pesrio County
Jngu uf Qale County yleo Aaron 1'arlun, tleccascd
and ]. q. lIuyie Ut Randolph County, Trustee If tho
southern Isaue Ass uu1, III tho ll4co oe Jun 3toyen-
son, resigned.