The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-07
a Missing Steamer Comes
into Port.
Other Interesting Items.

WASHINGTON, March &C. B. Eaton,
of the counsel OF the Committee on Rev
enue Reform, spoke before the Ways and
Means Committee, tonight, OF the fear
that exists among the merchants in regard
to the seizure of books and papers, citing
various cases of gross outrages committed
to his knowledge by Custom House subOr-
dinates, who seized and examined the
books and papers of merchants, without
warrant, shut up stores, blackmalled pro-
prietors, and in some cases robbed the
stores of quantities Of goods. In one it.
stance the books Of the merchant were
seized by Jayne and his fellows and an at
tempt made to force the merchant to pay |
| So 900. BY order OF Secretary Boutwell, |
the District Attorney examined the case,
which was settled for 81, 700.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day |
sent the House of Representatives num-
Der of additional documents in the San
born case. The Secretary, in a letter to
Speaker Blaine accompanying the docu-
ments, explains that they were omitted
from those previously sent to the House
through an inadvertance. Among the doc
uments is the following letter:
OCTOBER Is, 1873 To the Supervisors
and Collectors of Internal Rerenue:: You
are requested to assist John ID. Sanborn, of
Boston, in the examination OF such cases
of alleged violation in the internal revenue
! laws in regard to which he may ask for
F. YOUR cooperation. Sanborn is acting un-
der an appointment from the Treasury De
partment, and may need some aid and in
! formation from your district for the pur-
pose of verifying his claims. Please render
him such assistance as he requires. cry
respectfully, VIM. A. RICHARDSON,
J.. Secretary of Treasury
A similar letter similarly addressed was
sent by Secretary Boutwell, February Sd,
1879 There are also copies of a number
: of letters between United States District
- Attorney Tenny, of Brooklyn, and Secre-
tarv Richardson and Solicitor Banfeld with
reference to certain documents which Mr.
Tenny requested to be forwarded to hin
for use in suits instituted by him involving
the Sanborn contracts and operations o.
Sanborn under them In one Of Tenney
% letters he states that he is preparedtO SHOW
h. svstematized frauds upon the Treasury, ant
r. that these are augmented by the counter
-s. ance of. if not the actual assistance OF tn
public officers. The replies Of Secretar.
Richardson and Solicitor Bantield to thes
s. requests, while not containing an absolute
refusal to forward the documents, are OF
procrastinating character, and 1t appear
that Mr.. Tenney never secured the docu
ments wanted.
Formal charges of fraudulent transac
tions were presented to the House to-da
by Mrs Helen d. Barnard against Gener'
Baker, Commissioner of Pensions Sh
wishes him to be impeached. The charge
were referred to the Committee on Pension
and the Government Printer.
Government Printer Clapp makes afhd;
Wit that he believes the charges of tt
ra Washington Chronicle, of gross frauds
- the printing department, were made b
80 cause he tried to collect bill for pap'
loaned the Chronicle, and by refusing
advertise in that paper.
IN New YORK, March G. The Commit
of Congress to inquire into the alleged VI
lations Of the Fight Hour law In the wo
on the new Post Office building, began
sessions to-day.
- The steamship Graf Bismarck, tre
= Brennan, via Southampto' reported NIL
- ing, is coming up the ba,
During the absence of Anthony Cogg
well. of Chapmanviile, Pa, his wife dl
and was buried. On returning he had
ST., coffin opened, and it was found that
Wis. body had turned in its place, indicate
that the woman was only in trance VII
\ Inferred The discovery so affected
D., husband that he is now maniac.
In the National Temperance Soclet
room Yesterday a number OF gentlen
met to discuss the temperance moveme
Rev. DIR. Cuyler said the Brooklyn lad
we're feeling their way as God led the
They were visiting all the pastors OF
city and were getting ladies OF every chu
to organize on their platform OF pray
praise, persuasion and personal etto
Several clergymen followed with short ;
earnest speeches. A resolution was pas
m 4 inviting clergymen of all denominations
NJ meet in the parlors of Association hall
|H Monday next. A committee was appo
hand. ed to direct series of public meetings
New York and suburban cities. Mr. j
WIS Stearns was made chairman.
d1y The temperance societies IN W estche
. county are actively engaged in the war,
nraving bands have been organized. +
ers will be offered in private for the
- ent.
- Rev. DIR. Lowrie supplements the grea
sssssE vival he has Just closed by organizing
#% congregation OF so members into
@ perance league Three hundred anc
sf ty of the congregation are recent conv'
Ek DAYTON, March, 6.-The Woman 8 I
S er League, in two columns, twenty wo
s in each headed by Mrs. Weakly and
AsAzEi AssSA3zEi Thomas, visited the principal saloons
n day. being barred from almost all
|HM Obliged to offer prayers outside, kne'
in the mud. Hadleck, the heaviest d'
| in DAYTON, took their names and threat
Ell to prosecute the visitors for damagin.
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