Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-28
Police Justice Of Staten Island
Under Arrest for Malfeas-
anee In Office.
A Terrible COnfiagratiOn in
Panama.
Largest Portion of the Business
Part Destroyed.

New YORK, February 2s.-It is stated this
morning that yesterday afternoon private dis
patches were received in this city giving the
news Of terrible confagration in Panama
on the 18th inst. The details Of the fire were
| not given. the dispatches merely stating
that the largest portion Of the business part of
the town was almost entirely destroyed with
loss estimated ut over a million dollars,
mostly insured in LosdOn.
The Tribune this morning publishes three
column article containing an expose of the
matter In which the merchants of this city
have been made the victims through spies and
informers of the custom house. The TT bune
claims that within the past five years the mer-
chants of New York and Boston have been
plundered by spies and informers out of over
81 ,OO5. 600; that of $685., 1862 paid to informers
during four years and half past Special Agent
Jaynes' share was i2i0,l67. or about one
third of the whole amount. The Tribune also
claims that checks for larger amounts than
were paid into the United States Treasury
were paid to Jaynes. and the belaace stolen.
The Tribune cites number of instances in
which merchants. through the Vaccinations
Of Jaynes, were mulcted out Of large sums,
| and asserts that this was accomplished by
merchants lawyers being in collision with
him. In one case Rufus Story * Co had paid
Jaynes one hundred thousand dollars. and OF
this only eighty thousand dollars was paid
| into the treasury, the balance being divided
among the plundsrers. Other similar cases
are mentioned where the full penalty collect
| ed from FIRMS was not paid into the treasury.
| kal
Jaynes' pocket.
Police Justice Thomas Garrett, of Staten
Island, was arrested;at Stapleton last evening
on seven indictments for mali, asance in
Office, found by the grand jury. He was lock-
ed up in the county jail at Richmond, Staten
Island.
! The stock market was dull yesterday even
| ing. After opening higher il closed at the
lowest point Of the day, with no marked
| features. nf
report of the illness of Daniel Drew was
circulated on Wall street. but obtained no
credence. The market was too dull for any
sensational rumor to have met with much
success.
Members governing the committee OF the
Stock Exchange decline to state what pro-
gress is being made in the Investigation OF
foreeries, but it is certain that the sub-com-
mittee arc carefully searching for evidence
which may point to the accompiee Of the
forger. aud that in the meantime they are pre-
pairing the case against Mckay for presenta-
ton to the grand Jury at an early day.
It has been satisfactorily ascertained that
George Peay. who absconded from the Bran
dreth House With 5000 belonging to u. H..
Neal Of Louisville. is living in Montreal with
a French Canadian woman, under an as
pumed name. Neal has just returned from
Montreal. Peay. by selling personal prop
erty, raised and refunded $500. Neal de-
eided to prosecute. no further. through SYM
patty for the family. and the fact that Peay
had just buried child borne by the woman
with whom be is now living.