Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21
A CHAPTER IN THE BRIGHT HISTORY or CHARLES
4. DANA AND THE NEW YORK SUN.
The Way Dana's strikers Levy Con.
tributtOns.

Just at this time, when the Committee of
Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tfves are seriously considering the question Of
the abolition OF the law with reference to the
| payment Of moteties to custom house infor mers
and the draft of a bill to protect merchants
from the rather loose construction of the law on
the subject By interruptions ferrets, the follow
| ing scrap of history will prove of interest. The
facts are veached for by jackson Schultz, no
in this city on behalf Of the New York Chamber
| of Commerce, seeking to further the modiiica-
formers moieties.
| Last summer one OF these informers visited
the city OF Philadelphia. He had been in the
| City but few days when he made T" a descent"
| on one OF the largest jewelry firms I'm that city.
He charged the fiji m with an lrregularity in val
| liable invoices. Under this charge the law IN
fortunately does not admit of intent in the con-
| sideration of equities, and the case would have
been sent to the jury with instructions to con-
Wet. In this case no jury trial took place, the
| Judge deciding under a decision of the United
| States Supreme Court in the Ballinger ch am
payne case, from the u S. district court of Cal
| ifornia, that no case OF the kind could go to q
| jury, inasmuch as certain technicalities in the
Law excluded the consideration of the question
| of equities.
COMPROMISE INFECTED.
Under this state OF affairs the firm, an emil
| nently respectable one, applied through their
| attorneys to the Secretary OF the Treasury TOR
a compromise which was agreed to in considera-
ton OF their promise to pay S37 800 to the
| United States. These terms were accepted
| but just prior TO the time for making pawn ent
the panic interviewed and embarrassed the firm
| to such an extent as to render payment at the
| time promised impossible.
| ONE OF DANA's STRIKERS.
The firm, In common with Others of the mer-
camille community, suffered severely during
the financial crisis. OF course it was to their
| interest to keep to themselves their actual
| financial condition, fearing that any rumors
with regard to their standing at that tins might
press their creditors to make immediate de-
mands, and swamp the firm in bankruptcy. In
the midst of these troubles the government
nreesInO nd lIti anfn
arrangements were being made with the Seer e.
tary OF the Treasury in view of the tightness Of
the money market to delay payment or accept
the same In instruments.
Just at this most critical time An ex-govern-
ment detective appeared on the scene. He had
waited apparently tor the fitting hour to strike
blow. He knew th at the house was unable to
pay the treasury what had been demanded, and
he utilized that knowledge In this WISE Calling
on the senior member of the firm he unrOed a
bundle OF manuscript and read to him a history
OF the ne gotiations that we're being made for a
delay in payment to the government. He said
he had prepared the communication for the
New York Sun, for which he had already re-
ceiyed from Charles A. Dana, the editor, 800,
ana was TO receive from the same source an
additional 5000 for his trouble in getting
IOssesSi0n OF the facts, and writing them up.
he made proposition that for g, 600 he would
destroy the manuscript, and to use his own
words, "iet up on them" The firm just then
disastrous effects on their financial stand ag
of public knowledge of their pecuniary con
dltlOn, accede6 10 the demands OF the striker,
and paid him his price, in instalments of 500,
taking his receipt for the amount. For this
sum he agreed not only to keep the publication
out of the columns of the New York Sun bat
he ako alleged and represented that he had
certain arrangements with all the newspapers
by which be could suppress any publication Of
the facts
WHAT DANA SAID ABOUT IT.
subsequently the financial skies frightened,
ana the firm weathered the gale; paid all their
outstanding liabilities, including the s37 900 to
SEata
view With Jackson Schultz. some time after the
Trans action, the Senior me mber related to him
how be Lad been bled by thi. person. Schultz
and v told him upon bis re-
Mr.. Dana, whom he knew intim ,tely,
ard If injustice had been done the house lie
would endeavor to have them righted. Upon
his return to New York, Mr.. Schultz went to
zee Mr.. Dams, and related the circumstances "a
herein substantially set forth. Mr.. Schultz
asked Mr. Dana what kind of a man this detec-
tive was, to which he replied, 10 effect, that he
was an honest and reliable man. Mr. Schulz
demurred, al then and there charged tn he
was blsckmaiier, and one who should be eS-
posed. Dana said he had employed him while
he was Assistant Secretary of War, and that
he was certainly an honest man.
AT this second declaration of his onesty
being made, Mr. Schultz Indignantly ch argad
that the man was striker in Daua's employ,
and that he verify believed that he divided
with Dana, and that both understood each other
perfectly vel, in regard TO the transaction with
the jewelry firm in Philadelphia. After max
ing this declaration, Schultz, who had been
,os, as, TREND for upwards of twenty years
convincing proofs-respectable osths, and
nrm had been yictimized by representatives
apaper which instead Of undertaking to expose
corruption for an honest purpose, had only in
view pecuniary gain.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
The annual meeting OF the National Academy
OF Science commenced to day, in the hall in the
west wing OF the Smithsonian Institution.
Harvard; Prof. Ben. Silliman; @. f. Chandler,
Of Columbia College, New York; A. s. Packard,
OF Salem, Mass; Professors Newcomb, Hilgard,
henry, Baird and Gill; j. III. G. Coffin
Prof Hayden; Gen. Meigs; Prof. j. ID. whitney:
Z. A. Scott; Major POWELL Professor Leconte,
ana M. Others: At II O'Clock the academy was
called 10 order by Prof. Henry, president. The
following papers were read this afternoon:-On
the Classification Of the Rynchophorous series of
Coleoptira; by Dr. j. lie Conte, of PhilaIsl-
phIa. Results or experiments on set or residual
Henectlon by transverse stress; by Prof. w. A.
Norton, OF Yale College. On experiments show
ing that flames and heated gases can reflect So
norous vibrations; by Prof. A. NJ Mayer, of the
Stevens Institute of Technology. Combinations
Oh mechanism initiating mental processes; Prof
i faIman Rogers, Of Philadelphia. On the
udes OF Tahiti; by VIM. Ferret, of the L. S.
coast survey.
A LITTLE GIRL KILLED BY Rsp Ayrs.-Mc.
F;G; Jones informs US of the singular death of
little coiored girl on his farm, near Auburn.
hC Shi wcHt W sumo silts Cnat had been used
for the purpose OF cutting up meat, and on
winch there was large number OF red ants.
While asleep the ants by the hundreds mace an
attack on the child and when she awoke she
was literally covered with them, and all busy
biting and singing. They were so ferocious
that woman on the place had to sweep them
on with brush broom. The biting and sting
ing were so very serious that fever ensued,
which coupled with the poison OF the bites pro-
dnced death two days after ward.-Opelika (Ala.)
Observer.
THR BALTIMORE ELECTION To-DAY.-The
electlon TO be held to-day on the Jones' falls
ana funding ordinance is one Of the most I'm
portant special and peculiarly local elections
ever held In Baltimore, and should call out the
full voting population. The Jones' falls ordi-
nance authorizes the issue OF 81, 500 900 city
bonds in addition to 500 900 heretofore author-
lzed for the Improvement Of the falls on the
plan to widen the stream, which will necessi-
tate the absorption OF q great deal OF private
property, which will have to be paid for our OF
the pubic treasury. The funding ordinance
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