, 1874-04-10
N10IETIES.
Srtcial Dispatch to Tile Chicago Tribune.

iSrtcial Dispatch to Tile Chicago Tribune,
MI. RICHARDSON UNDER CLOUD.
New YonK, April 0.-It ia rumorod hero that
Grant hus signi1ied to Murphy aud othors Of tho
Custom House clique that ho will begin tho un-
loading procoss by votoing tho imitation bill if,
passed BY Congress. lie claims that the prcs-
sure from the Northwestern mud Middle statcs
has bcon too great, mud the results Of tho Into
elections too significant, to be 1ongor diBre-
garded.
Richardson is to be made tho financial acape-
goat. and sacrificed to covo2 the plundorH OF tho
Administration In its financial policy. Sawyer
tho snnborn contracts and Bdnlseld will have to
20 ns soon as all tho fncts nro known about the
rebate Bwindles in. tho Bills, ribbon, and
fruit caaes. The conspiracy In tbs mat-'
tel, cannot 30 coneoaled after tho figures
callcd for by Congress aro ready, and they are
promised in few uayE. It il this conspiracy
which Commissioner Of Customs HninoB will ox-<
poHe.
ury oiliciala: false decisions, restoring duties
which were legally collected by Haines' orders,
we're secured By firm Of lawyers in this city,
WHO took the suits Of morchants on speculation
for 80 por cont Of the Claims, and then divided
the other 50 per cent with an eminent member
Of Congress and Treasury official. In this
way at loast $4,000, 900 havo boon taken from
the Treasury in two cases alone.
Among others WHO are to bo lnloadod arc
Bliss md Hawley, sanborn'a asslstants in this
escape arroat. Fills family haa left tho State.
and he swenrs thoy shall nevor return.
[To The associated Press+]
TIE EXAMINATION.
WASHINGTON, April 0.-Ihe Committee Of
Ways mud 1ioans bud another hearing today lit
tho Sauborn matter. Sanborn stated that no
moneys were paid for obtaining contracts or con-
noction with legislation or with allowances of
nNr&n tkx%
wh,lo nothing had been realized by Bylndicates in
tic Treasury from hiB disbursements to Nor
rison In Europe, yet allowed to continue, he
thought he could turn in over s6,000,0 900 from
information furnished by him.
Question by 5lr. Font er-Has the information
arrived at condition wlero you ara prepared to
utilize it now?
Answor--Yos, sir; it is about roady.
ntr. Foster-Who is tho Secretary reforred to
| in this account?
Anawor-Nlr. Stinor.
Q.-Who il stiner2 ....
A.-Ho lives in New York; be is newspaper
| correspondent,
| Q.-Has il any official connection with ths
! A.-Not now. He used to have. Ho WAS AS
] Hstant AsseBsOr.
Q.-Has he not some position III tho New York
| Custom-Hou
respondent Of tho Herald. / believe lie reports
| Custom House items. I know that wlun /
wanted to got anything sent word either to tho
| Herald office or the Custom-Houso.
Q.-What part Of tho CuRtom-Houao did you
A.-To Pulfer, a clerk there.
| Q.--An old staH-oflicor Of Gou. Butlor?
A.-Yes.
Q.-You paid him 5000 month as your pri-
| Yato secretary?
Ayes.
| Q.-What services did ho ronder you7
| A.-1Io kept my books only in roforenco'to
these contracts.
Q:-Was not that pretty good compensation
Al offered lin $3.50, and ho said he must
| have more.
Q.-Dd you help to procure A1r. Jay hia ap-
pointment al speolnl Agent III Europo2
| AL did +; I recommended him.
Q.-Who Joined in tint recommendation
Al do not rccolleot.
Q.-Aro you not little conveniently absent
minded just now
A. II am not I really do not recolleot. I
| son, TO take MY papers to him, md to ask hin,
to hurry up his matters az fast 81 possible,
Nothing else Of interest or Importance wal
olicited from sallborn.
HENRY E. Davis, JA.,
| Of New York, WAS noxt examined 1Ie stated
that Al lawyor ho lad boon consulted byclfontt
who haa received notices to pay logaoy and sl.c.
cossion taxos;. that ho Ind advised them tha
they wore not llnble, aud that, oven II thoy wero
| 9Aubofh a1a tatso FaItoa lau no right TO c0l!oc
thom ind that receipts from than would no
net as a bar to proceedings that might DO brough
ly the Government; thut ho notified tho Dis
.rlctAttorney's Office that ha clients tlcolinod tt
pay, and would defend any suits that might b
brought to recover, and that no such quits wer,
over brought.
sAxRonns pAIAaoE-suEEr.
Tho following a 6anborn's statement Of OK
ponditures tn fill. Tho following asatoment i
substantially correct, but has beon made VI
from auoh dRtos ~ hare here With nle. Tota