Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-13
Smuggling at New York and Boston
Interesting EfEuresa

The Secretary,of the Treasury sent COM
municatiOn TO the House of Representatives
to-day in response to the resolution calling
for a statement of the amount of money
paid from March l, 1869, to Nov. 3. 1873,
by any person or persons in settlement of
suits, judgments or claims made by or in
behalf Of the United States for the violation
of the revenue laws at Boston and New
York. The statement accompanying the
letter gives about $500 cases in New York,
the names of delinquents, the amount of
Indebtedness and the names Of informers
and amount awarded to them and to the
collector, surveyor and naval officer, etc.
How One FavOrite Made sIOS,OOO.
The Indebtedness for the greater part in
individual cases is small, ranging from $40
to 81 900. Some of the largest sums, to-
gether with the names of the delinquents,
are given. Special Agent b. G. Jaynes is
stated as informer in the cases mentioned,
and as receiving in the aggregate S93, 900,
in addition to at leastFSl0,000 in smaller
cases.
Phelps, Dodge d. Co.
Apart from these is the statement of the
delinquency of Phelps, Dodge & Co., name
ly, S271,0 The costs and expenses Of
recovery were S,145. Jayne, as informer
in this case, received S6,57l, and the Col
lector, surveyor and naval officer each one
third of that sum. These officers in all
similar cases receiving one-third as much
as the informer.
Other Gases.
Frank E. Howe, Geo. Brown and c. NJ.
Bracket received S14,5 800 from the delin-
quency of active firms, the gross proceeds of
which were S4,210,391 duties, So, ,774 costs,
and expenses S234, ,1O4, net amount covered
into the treasury $, ,T53,515. The collector
received S407, ,245, the naval officer S324,-
05S, the surveyor 1891, ,213, and the inform
SIS, 766. The United States share remain
ing in the treasury is Sl,914746.
The Secretary of the Treasury also trans
mits a statement of fines, penalties aud for
FIXTURES in the districts of Boston and
CharleStOwn from March /, 1869, to Nov.
3, 1873.
Special Agent Jayne also received large
amounts as inforner here. Net amount
carried into Treasury, 5000, ,401. Collector
received so, SIC; naval officer $50, ,S17; sur
veyor S50,Sl7; informers Sl52,7 ,79S; total
amount distributed, SS01,249; United States
share remaining in the Treasury, S3O4, l51-
Improvement of Navigation of the
Ohio.
The Secretary of War has sent to the
House Of Representatives, a letter of chief
of engineers, and report Of Majors Welt
eel and Merrill, of the corps Of engineers,
on the improvement of navigation of the
Ohio river. The board recommend that
the slack water plan for improvement and
navigation, be tested at the lower dam, on
the MOnongahela river.
Retrenchment.
The House Committee on ApprOpria-
tioIs will probably recommend a reduction
Of 125 clerks in different departments,
which will annually save the Government
SlJ0.000. The retrenchment will fall heav-
lest on the SurgeOn-General's Office.
Marriage i'm High Life.
John ". Morton, son of Senator Mort on,
was married tonight to Miss Brown, daugh-
ter of S. I. Brown, of this city. Among
the guests were the President, Speaker
Blaine, and number of Senators.