New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-17

likely 10 he 20 the advantage Of the Govern
mont In the second place, brazilian sugars are
cent and sometimes more from drainage while In store
In such cases. Of the weight at sale Is less than
1t the time the Custom-house welgbmaster does DIS
work. and the firm paws duties more thanit Soils.
THIS loss frequent In the oargoes OF the nr
referred to In the very year In which JAYNE aegeu
there had been Ching, the firm at that time
sent most OF Its sugars 10 unusually dry
pounds OF sugar than 1t sold that year Anyone
who understands the way in which the Cuso
the nigh mpossibhy of getting prompt returns OF
the weight Of cargoes through the regular enanne,,
while the weighmasters will not furnish thenl-athouen
each return would only require three minutes work
from themwithout fee, as II is not Par' % t
routine duty 10 give them The firm SPOKEN OF apovo
still procures ITS weight returns constantly from the
weighmasers though now indirectly, oeoaI ~ b us
have them This shows the groundessnes OF Tue cnrSc
of bribery. and explains the wish OF the nr Una. .e
names might not be published since ING i''' "'s"'
again be used n preteXt against then. ----.z..s
When their books wore seized their brokers
yer whom the firm afterward learned acted Tor the
Custom house in several cases Jayne was 1 an,
In business that he would them for s25OO at leae
and could get every cent Of It, The junior nenoes VI
the firm were considerably alarmed They put their
case IN the hands OF ther lawyer, who, after exanlna
ton told them that they could beat the GONernmo.
they woud ght NJ out as Jayne's evidence worth
less but It might take two years. and would certainly
involve considerable expense, while Their DOORS "1
retained and their business virtually suspended Iney
could sustain suspension OF business for year OF two
he advised them TO stand out against such moDsOss
Injustice IL they not willing to sustain H. ne au
vsed them settle the best terms possible: On nc
count of the injury their credit abroad that the report
that they were IN difficulties with the Government
might do, account Of the manifold embarrassnents
annOyances and grovOus difficulties which would resuls
from suspension OF business for so long a tne ana
influenced by Jaynes threats the nrh agreeu
TO settle. The senior partner was not however,
consulted and now declares, while fad
ing no fault with the action Of his
juniors that ho should have insisted upon lighting u
il he had been the country. The case was co3ed
by the payment Of less than $4,000 although Jayne
gan with q claim of s25OOO0. There was oonSlderaDle
hesitation in accepting the comparatively sha'i anOun
finally received IL was iutmated TO the firms IaWyer
that such "a would 60 but little way amens those
who were TO share It, The question was asked was
are these few thousands among so many J. buI US
Jayne knew how shallow and Imperfect was al te e'l
dence could against the rm he was oTceu "
content himself with the sum offered.
CASE OF CASTOR, LAMoTHE b co.
The case Of CASTOR, Lamothe Co.. importers, az NO
40 Beayerst was compromised by the payment OF S2o
Oct 1872 Their books had been seized the preceding
Summer on a charge OF differentiation OF invoices
though the loss claimed very small on one large In
voice amounting only s25 The senior member OF the
1rm Europe. He now says II ne udd Deen here no
would have contested the case as the case was one oI
simple blackmail The Junior member OF the nrm-Wuo
has sInce dIedwas impatient OF the emOarrassehls Oh
a conflict with the authorities, together Win the loss Oh
books and suspension of business and the matter was
settled for s. 900, which far above the amount OF
asserted NATURALIZATION