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New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
YErAsURY DEPARTMENT.
JAYNE'S CORRUPTION OF MERCHANTS
CLERKS.

The instances cited in Tuesdays TRIBUNE
OF the corruption merchants clerks by jayne in order
to obtain possession OF books and papers by which be
could manufacture afldavits which to obtain war
rants 70 seize have recalled number OF others to var
GUS merchants, who have communicated the facts TO
THE TRIBUNE.
Edward ROrke Co. OF No. 40 Barcay-st. have a
now pending Their books seized by Jayne the
ground Of omission enter certain charges for pack
ages The allegations were wholly of technical fraud.
and when the suit came before Judge Blatchord, in
November last, be stated 1t should have been
carried into court the case was one for tho secre
tary OF the Treasury to settle The information on
which the seizure had been made by jayne was OBJ
tanned through the corruption OF clerk named Clark,
who while in the employ OF the firm had free 10
the books and papers OF the Jayne at various
times paid Clark of from $40 to $40 aggregating
several hundred dollars, while still in the employment
of the firm He also agreed TO pay Clark onethird the
nformer's share. When the case was finally made uD
the clerk suddenly disappeared without giving any
tice and few days later Jayne made his appearance
quite as unexpectedly and seized the books and papers
OF the house This clerk the invoice clerk OF Rorke
& Co.. and had charge OF their Custoui-house
business, and the omissions for which the
seizure was made wero committed by him.
Rorko & Co. say that the matter is now be-
fore the Secretary OF the Treasury, and they
have hopes that no will dismiss 1t summarily.
James Caroln was formerly In the employ Of the
nrm OF James Reld * 20. OF NO 40 DlOdu-ht against
whom a suit was lately brought by Jayne under extra
ordinary circumstances, which Will be detailed from the
court records In a day two. Reid Co. are large
importers of liquors, and OF the weathost firms in
the CITY, They thus attracted the attention Of Jayne.
who sought to convict them OF bTibing gauger to
under gauge their importations but this failing Jayne
employed Caron TO furnish him with papers OF tho firm
and assist him In working up the case. The paid
Carolln by Jay t37 per week. He was long
retained Dy the firm after this arrangement made,
| but Is sn In Jaync's employ.
The hrm of Patt Boyd OF No. 70 Murrsyst had for
merly IN their employment clerk named Goebel. rhe
firm had every confidence In him. very often ne re-
NAMED in the store at night, after everybody else had
gone home' to arrange his books and accounts He had
every facility for looking over alI tho books
| owned BY the firm, aud could open the safe
| whenever he wished One morning Mr. BOYD
| found letter from GOebel on his desk, thanking
| the firm for many kindnesses and fayors, and say.
ing had determined 10 into the glass business for
himself Dir. DOyd atrrward asoertained that be had
| formed cOpsrDersJD with plan oained lany updor
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at the ofnces of the Company No. II Broau"ar,
and from him received the following staement In iesaru
TO the case
The statement that these taxes were coeo.eo py ' h
ID. Sanborn or paid through him 90 the oeuteay I'D m o
Treasury Ia entirely false All transhcols ~ no
them carried directly between the onccIs -
Collector Supervisors offices ana were tne sun IN
Cecdtngs consequent to such business ~ ~ rn,s
from the statement made to the Secretary W
ury the taxes alleged 10 have been duo on tne htev
payments extended over nearly three years lha' e
thing might I've TO the United states nom ins ,o
always admitted, but question OF ltHhh1 a" cni
certain payments arose. and TINS nhiler enou o
rcOr did not feel competent 10 decide' INC p,VPri
regularly assessed by the proper Omco's' "" iew
ectOr Blake told personally that iu =. Nv
of the doubts In the case, the moneys wouiu po., %
retained the Company until some declslon NsS
dcred when o full settlement couin eAsnN We ,on
The facts stated the Secretary or the treasury
the draft for the amount due was sent 10
The question of eraliiv Of certain tares "at hy
f.rred to Gen Pleasonton, Commissioner Of lnterhal
Revenue but no satisfactory decision was rendered I'D
lime last Messrs Stow and Alden, whom knew Only Only
ns attaches OF the Revenue office on Cedaf-st, rhou
ar tbis o(oe and a demand was made Tor lhe thaos
alleged 10 be due Their demand was Tor an ainuu'
considerably larger than that PAID they nnaii
esring nm the abatement which had drawn up. tno
inc of tho Company was held. ana by the auel.u
nf counsel IL was determined to pay the amount % NV
claimed reservng n possible, the right 10 recover edv
portpn thereof might in future 20 ucteI . "
have been illegally collected. The next day ucm G
check pqVdbe 10 ne order Of W,n A. RtchurHSoH 49,
tary OF the Treasury iucoslng 20 bun AT lho sa' nnt
the middle of Tfu p. .au ~,
ackno w ledged 10y the Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
THE WORK AT HOME.

The ladies of the Seventeenth Street Church
continued their quiet visitation among the saloons yes
terday afternoon. They decline auy statements
regarding their work. but encouraged by the promise
OF one liquor seller give up his business, and by the
favorable impressions which they have made in otheI
directions
The mass meeting this evening under the auspices OF
the Sons OF Temperance the Seventh Avenue Metho
dist Church. is be addressed by DR.. Lewis, the Rev
Dr. E. o. Haven. the Rev. W. 8. Steele, and others.
AT tho Methodist Episcopal Church at onehundTe6
and d-nneteent and second-aye Do Lewis the Rev
5. Steele, aud Miss Susaunah Evans 10 speak ID.
Dr Lewis received Information yesterday that the
Selectmen OF Montpelier, w. where he spoke on sun
day, have notified to tue liquor dealers that tbev mus
their places Of business at once An Organization
OF ladies has been formed there which holds dIiiy
prayer rmeetiugs. DIR. Lewis will leave this city To-
morrow, with the expectation OF spending Hoto % 20
Ohio He wishes test thoroughly tue full power OF
the present movement and 10 do what NE a ahSo
IT, lie Will make no charge for bis services ne D"
allowed 10 conduct the meetings winch he Will attruu
Today Is set apart III BLOokDn ss ahy oi sPefta' "a
Women's Temperance League will meet at 10 q. m IL
the Sunday school rooms OF tine MonroepLce Bapt.
Church. aud regular prayermeengs In most of tho
churches in evening will be Temperance gatherings
meeting will be held at p. M. IN the Methodist
Church at Fifth aud South Flfth-sts BrooAyn. L. D.
The meeting on duosday evening at MannasseL
T. L. very large and enthusiastic. The Rev. William
DAVIS presided aud prayer was offered Dy the ke' hr
PelkingOn OF Great Neck. After REMARKS by the Be,
Messrs. Homans. DAVIS, and Others the oher Of Jostpa
Spiuney Ia pay haf the cost OF all the dnor IN Otoa
Neck and Manhasset was considered, aud committees
OF eight appointed to wait upon all tue hqnor
dealers with view to carrying out the proposition LUZ
committee will begin opei atiOns on Saturday BeiJamn
LOder, the chairman or the committee urged tnat 'lc
women should for prayer whine the eoiuultse as
conducting the woIk gwen them. IL Was resolves "
hold a mass temperance meeting in Tie Siod' 'e''
Chapel on Marcn II. ,.,..,s. nj,
\ large number OF the members OF the Marue,s
vision OF the sons VI Temperance met ~ lne In,
Temple at Oliver Henry sts last ~ ~efen"e So I'm,
clover a workinsnan, said: "WorkinsDon "o ,i. 9'
pid in spending their mOney Oh ss,u si1I
nave noyerty we shall stili pave pd,hcs
as long us fne people spent si2soOvo on @ ,
the Ladies take ths matter la hand lhey can 90 huon
METER tb9n We can" Dr. George Law sald " TO snoN
~ e. ~ rum LET us there Iwo Hlassts O"lore
,ne cnnfaning "A solution of arsenic and the othof
un ot i1s Two the last would be the more Injurious:
,c would not affect his head, tut the liquor would
rs,,npg tnat the OF the former we've not Strong
snou.h to ku him"
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
CONSERVATIVE TEMPERANCE
THE CLERGY ON MIDDLE GROUND.

THE CIEIHf1 ON niiDDbE NhObNb'
,,yvuIisGNEss TO FOaENr DfsCORD ny ADVOCAr-
,~c TOTAL ABsTINENCEr-AN ANIMATED DEBATE
prryyIsN THE REV. DRs HOWARD Crosby. JOHN
uuI. BLAIR. PARKER GANsE, ANp OTlERS-A
srnoEG APPEAL TO THE CHURCHES.
The action Of tho clergy at their meeting ye'l"r-
do,. tbo decid.d success of the various meetings OIL
the nost few days, and the earnest determination
which the ladies' in many Of the churches are mani
,ost,no r,romige well for the temperance cause IN
this city. Tho plans Of extreme men have not mus
far prcynilcd; but on the contrary, the voice OF
the conservative portion of the pulpit mas
been heeGed and the plans OF the more
unobtrusiye of tho ladies have been adopted. At i
meeting of the clergy early Iu tue week the follow
ipg Committee gu Resolutions was dIrectrd to re-
mort Yesterday at Association Hall The Rev. Drs
Prime Chairman, John ball, Howard Crosby y -
Poss q = Deems. W. G. Steele. G.. n. Hepworth II.
ID Gonse and the Rev Mcssrs. Ha'scy Moore W. l.
Sabine. and J. 5. Mccullough. The p1rioIs were
filled with clergymen, who awaited WITH sreaI IN
terest the return of the Committee, who were nav
ing private consultation. it being understood that
there wouId be a contest between the total aD5ii-
nence men aud those who believe that the nanufac-
ture of liquor is not criminal. The fOtmer among
the clergymen generally. were almost TO I'm pro-
| norton to those who thought that temperance IN
its literal sense was a sufficient requirement IN
the Committee however. the conservative element
WAS uppernost. and that element NAV be described
aa IL cludipg those who think "balf loaf is better
| than no bread" and whose triumph came win the
| ultimate adoption of the resolutions presented
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
A MISTAKE IMPROVED UPON
TO me Editor Of The Trtbuns.

SIR: Inquirer" writing 10 your paper OF
hi. morning makes grave error in alluding to tho
,,aes OF PheIpe Dodge Co. and Woodruff Robinson q
Co. In not showing that for mistakes when cost the
Government loss OF only $500. the former nrm were
fined sl7I n,o which IS about 40 times the amount OF
ioss: while Woodruff Robinson x CO. were SHOWN 10
have defrauded The Government out Of tNW, anu Set
were hn,d only $1,000, or ten times the amount ol
toss And this fine JAYNE now thinks ought To be
remittedl why should there be .uch dHerenoe
"Itwiyt twcedledum and twccdlede' T. Is IL one ol
those thing. which man or investigating committee
can ud out ' S'''
Nsm. York. March ~, 1874.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

There is difficult gentleman in Kalamazoo
Mich who refuses to pay his school tax. He takes tue
ground that schools have night to tea any language
saye the English, aud that when French aud baun arg
taht uOboiy obi red 10 pay any part oi lhe %
Thr courts will tracn this gentlenHn somotlSs' aI~
make Allu ysu tvr A,s 0duGalIVa tutV tuo V*.s
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

mont nfcrmers by chance duds its place in tho pubic
prints. -
New- York March 9, 1874.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
sANBORN'S LABORS CONFINED TO DRAWING
HIS MOIETIES.

The case of the Toledo, Wabash and west
ern Railroad appears bo similar TO that of the Dea
ware Lackawanna and Western Company given In
Wednesdays TRIBUNE On Jan. "a, w. B. Corneau'
Treasurer sent the following etor to the Secretary OF
the Treasury.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-25
Con uffagration at Beaver.

ROCHESTER, PA, March ia
disastrous fire occurred at Beaver
this morning, at about three O'Clock
resulting in the total destruction of
the Radical building The following
are the losses. Orr & Cooper, hard
ware store, from $4,000 to $4,000 !;
no insurance. j. H. McCreary 4
Co., loss not ascertained; insured for
$4,000 in Pittsburg Company.
Beaver County Printing Company,
.irgus and Radical, were insured for
5000 in the following companies:
Rochester, OF Rochester, Pennsylva-
MIA, 81 600; Lycoming 1000 and the
Etna $4,000 J. r. Horrah, attor-
ney, whose Office was in the second
story, loses from $1,000 to $1,000;
no insurance. J. S. Rutah and ID.
l.. Imbrie, who also had Offices on
the second floor, lose respectively,
$500 and $500; no insurance. The
third floor was arranged for two
halls, one occupied by the Odd Eel
ows, who lose $500; insured in
Rochester for $500. The other was
occupied by the Masons, whose loss
will reach $4,000; insured in the Ly-
coming for $1,000. The building
was owned by Colonel Nj. s. Quay,
whose loss will be from $4,000 to
SIS, goo; insured in the following
companies; Rochester, $4,000; Ly-
coming, $4,000, and the Etna for
$4,000 The origin of the fire is a
mystery, as there was no fire left
burning ON the previous evening.
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A Broken Rail.


SAN Francisco, March IA
passenger train going west on the
Central Pacific, between Teano and
Wells, ~as thrown from the track bv
a broken rail, and went down an en-
bankment thirty feet high. Partic-
ulars soon.
SAN Francisco, March IA
dispatch from Elko tonight gives
the particulars of the railroad acci-
dent this morning, ten miles
west Of Teano. The western bound
train was an hour behind time, but
running at the usual speed, when u
rail broke, precipitating the rear
coach and emigrant ear down the
.embankment thirty feet The coach
filled with passengers, was turned
completely over. The following is a
list of the wounded: Joseph Dick,
Colorado Springs, slightly wounded
Benjamin Camso, Providence, r. i
cut in the forehead, not dangerously
Mrs. w. NJ. Roe, Dundas, Canada
seriously case doubtful. Several
Others sustained slight injuries. The
wounded with the exception of Mrs.
Roe, will he able to proceed to their
destination. god
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-25
A River Of Fire.

MoDoc CITY, Pa, March I8.-At
noon to-day the lightning struck the
derrick of the Markham well, owned
by Z. V. Boughton and completely
shattered two corners of it. Passing
around the tank, which was full of
oil, it came to the Union Pipe Line,
which it followed to Phillips Bros
well, some eighty rods off, setting it
on fire. 1t soon followed the pipe to
Jos. Bushnell's iron tank, containing
sixteen thousand barrels of oil, which
took fire. Itpassed on about fourty
rods further to the well owned bv
Rynaman and Lecky. Mr.. Bush.
nell's tank will be total loss.
Strange to say Mr.. Boughton's well
did not take fire. The other two
were on fire, but the flames were put
out before any damage was done.
James Adams well, near the iron
tank, will no doubt burn, as the hea,
is intense.
Nine P. M-The tank has Jus,
burst and the oil is running down the
run.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-25
A Reign OfTerrOr I'm Saline County ILL.,
nOfs.

EVANSVILLE, IND, March l9.-Spe-
cial dispatches to the journal indi-
cate that Saline county, Illinois, is
troubled by an organized gang of rob-
bers who are committing outrages
in Harrisburg and the neighborhood
Several murders have recently been
committed by a masked gang of men
and asnumber of robberies are repor-
ted. Night before last the Circuit
Clerks Office was entered by means
of false keys and large sum of mon
ey belonging to the county stolen.
This was the third time that the plac
had been entered. Last night the
County Clerks Office was entered
ard seventy indictments principally
against saloon-keepers stolen. This
made the fourth burglary Of the house
within short time. During the
last few days one murder and two
robberles are reported.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-25

fni article is a cannon loaded with
nitro-glycerine, which discharges an
india rubber ball. and warrented to
he harmless" But nevertheless a
box Of the cartridges did explode in a
house on Fourth avenue. and did
blow the front of it out as completely
as though n powder magazine had
exploded therein. Imagine Charles
Augustus, aged five, loading and fir
ing his little cannon, warranted harm
less. He drops one back into the
box and an explosion ensues. Chas.
Augustus is not to be found, nor is
Mary Anne, his little sister, who was
regarding the proceedings with inter
est. The cherubs arc gone, but you
will find pieces Of them in the back
yard. Small fragments of G. A s
boots, and possibly one of Mary
AIMS CATERS will be enough to hold
a funeral over. This is what you
may expct if you purchase for your
little dears anything possessing SC
great disturbing power as nitro-glyc
crime cartridges. Give tho parlor
artillery q wide berth. | never liked
cannon in any shape. SO deep.
seated was my aversion to cannon
that at the breaking out of the late
war | refused to enlist in an artillery
company-or any other company.
PIETRu.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-25
Ehe aedOc City Fire.

MoDoC, CITY, Pa, March l9,-Tbe
fire kindled by lightning yesterday
noon is still burning The oil in the
iron tank which burst at nine last
night belonged to the Union Pipe
Company and not Joseph Bushnell
as reported. A second tank burst
at Midnight, and the fire extended
to the Adams WELL which it destroy
ed. Seep's engine house was burned.
dwellings and stores have
beer destroyed, and it is difficult to
say when or where the damage will
stop. The total loss to date will
exceed thirty thousand dollars, No
lives were lost.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-25

BELLEvILLE, ILL.,, March 2l.-I
Yesterday evening the citizens Of
CentervilIe, this county, learned that
a horrible murder had been commit
ted four miles nth If that town, on
a family named StitZenreider. The
fact was discovered by neigh
Dor, who went to their house to pro-
cure vegetables. A report having
been made to the authorities in Cen
terville, an investigation was made.
The family, consisting Stiltzenreider,
Sr., seventy-fve years old Stiltzen-
reider, ,.Jr., twenty-five years old, his
wife and two children, respectively
three years and eight months old,
were found dead. The murder was
evidently committed Thursday night.
The body of the young man was
found two steps from the sleeping
room, with hi. throat cut, his skull
split with an axe and his hands cut
with o knife, showing that he had
made q desperate struggle. The wife
was killed in bed while asleep with
the infant in her arms. Her skull
was mashed and her throat cut. The
children's skulls were crushed.
The old gentleman, who slept in an
adjoining room, appears to have
been aroused by the conflict, and to
have been putting on q jacket when
the murderer killed him. He was
one of the oldest German settlers, and
respected by the whole community.
The County Court offers a reward of
81 900 for the discovery, arrest and
conviction of the murderer The
motive now seems to be family
feud and a brother-in-law of Mr..
Stiltzcnreider, Jr., is strongly sus-
pectcd, as he owed the family money
and hard feelings existed between
them. The coroner's jury had not
brought in a verdict up to late hour
this evening.
ST. LOUIS, March 2l.-A gentle
man from Belleville, Illinois, reports
that Sheriff Hughes, oi ST. Clair Co,
had returned from the scene of the
murder of the StiItzenreider family
near Centerville He obtained no
clue to the assassins, but the murder
was evidently committed for plunder,
as the house was thoroughly rams ack-
ed, and the contents of bureaus clos
cts, &c, strewn all around. The el
der Stiltzenreider bad considerable
money in the house, which the muir
derer is supposed to have got. The
house is situated some distance from
any other dwelling in the vicinity.
The settlement is called Saxtown.
The neighbors are in state Of great
excitement. but suspicion is attached
to no one. 1t is believed the MUIR
der was committed Thursday night,
as the bodies of Mrs. Stilzenreider
and the children were in bed when
found: that of her husband was on
the floor beside O lounge on which
he slept, and that of the old man in
passage way leading from his own
to his sons room. The heads Of the
men were nearly severed from the
bodies, while those of the mother and
children were crushed with some
blunt instrument. The County
Court of ST. Clair county has offered
l.OO2 reward for the murderers.
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North CaroIIna yoIcnno.

SALISBURY, y. c., March l7.-The
vicinity of Bald Mountain, in the
county of M'Doveil, near Marion
the county S, at, has for several days
past been greatly agitated over mys-
tcrious noises and rumblings in the
bowels OF that mountain One re-
port from scientific source states
that these internal Noises resemble
those heard in Mount Etna pre-
paratory to volcano eruption.
The people in that section have be-
come so much alarmed that families
residing Immediately around the
base of the rumbling mountain have
taken up their necessary domestic
articles and fled precipitately from
the threatened impending erup-
tion.
Throughout the entire country and
for distance of sixteen miles from
the mountain, extending into adjoin
ing counties, these sounds arc not
only heard but the trembling and
rever beratiOns Of the earth is per-
ceptible felt.
In numerous instances, for several
miles from the mountains, the glasses
have ratified in the windows and the
dishes have been shaken from the
shelves to such an extent as to create
the most widespread CONSERVATION
among the rural inhabitants. This
has again caused still greater stam-
pede of the citizens, many of whom
supersti,iously regard the terrible
symptoms as an indication of "Judg-
mcnt Day. A passenger on the
western train states that it is pitlful
to see the poor, unsophisticated rus
ties flying in such great terror, while
at the same time he believes that
the cause of the stampede is not
without its due foundation.
The latest accounts from the dis
turbed mountain state that SO far
there has been no volcanic eruption
of lava or fire, though the terrific
noise and internal rumblings, heard
at "a distance, were 80 great yester-
day moring as to induce the belief
that a veritable and genuine volcanic
outbreak had taken place.
The excitement throughout the
entire western section of the state is
intense, and many people are repair
ing to the scene in the hope of wit
Messing for the first time grDad vol
canic ,ruption-N. y Herald.
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CLEVELAND.
The Crusaders Insulted by Mob and
Some of them severely Injured

CLEVELAND, O., March l9.-This
afternoon sixty ladies left the First
Baptist Church, the headquarters OF
the Temperance League, and march
ed TO Ontario Street where they found
an immense crowd awaiting their ar
rival. The ladies visited the saloon
of ID. Price, who received them with
courtesy, but would not allow them TO
enter the saloon on account of the
crowd. Services were held on the
sidewalk in front Of the saloon.
From there the ladies went to Trink-
er's Winter Garden, large lager
beer saloon, where they were invited
into the saloon, and prayed and sang
for some time. On leaving this place
the ladies encountered an immense
mob, and were SO rudely treated that
they abandoned their original pro-
gramme, which embraced visits to
eight or zen saloons, and marched to
the rooms of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. In front of this
building services were held before an
audience of about two thousand per-
sons. On the West Side three bands
of about fifteen ladies each started
out. Two of the bands made a num-
Der of calls, and were respectfully re-
ceived by ALL The third band, which
moved up Pearl street. was followed
by q large and disorderly crowd.
The ladies were assailed with wells
and insulting remarks, when they at
tempted t. pray or sing, and the
crowd which became large and more
excited as they moved along, finally
became entirely unmanageable. The
ladies were threatened with violence,
and at one place two of them were
severely injured A number Of gen.
tlemen who interfered in behalf of
the ladies were badly beaten. A po-
liceman was struck on the head with
brick while attempting to keep the
mob back, and is very seriously in
jured. Tie ladies finally reached
their homes in safety. The result of
the days work is very discouraging,
and it is believed that the plan o
praying at saloons will be abandoned.
Much indignation is expressed by cit
liens at the action Of the mob, and il
the ladies continue their work they
will not lack physical support.