Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-12
WASHINGTON.
The Commission TO Treat with
the Sioux.
How the Seal-LOck Ring was
BUrsted,

WASHINGTON, June ia telegram
was received to-day from Hon. Abram Cor
nings, of Missouri, accepting his appoint
ment as one Of the Commissioners to treat
! with the Sioux. Gen. Terry has been Sc
! lected on the part Of the army. Bishop
HaYens has been rendered an appointment,
but he has not yet accepted. Senator Ali
/ son and Rev. 5. ID. Hinman having ac-
cepted, there is only one more Commits
sioner to be appointed,
EOtsO sure OF That.
The headquarters Ofthe National Grange
Of the Patrons of Husbandry, which, ever
since the organization of the Order, have
been in Washington, viii probably be re-
moved to Louisville in a short time.
Singular Coincidence lin Connection
with tbs Treasury Robbery.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial. .
A very curious circumstance has become
known in connection with the Treasury
robbery. A few years ago twenty tbons-
and dollars were stolen from the Treasury
Office, and upon the same day it was dis
covered that a certain nameless gentleman.
with several friends, visited the vaults.
Of this twenty thousand dollars, six thOus-
and only were recovered. This sum was
placed by some unknown parties to the
credit Of the Treasurer Ofthe United States
through New York bank. No further
clue TO the robbery was discovered. It
happens that on the same day when the
foTty-seven thousand dollars were taken,
this very same gentleman, who went
through the vaults several years before
when the twenty thousands were taken,
also visited the vaults With several friends.
There may be nothing in this peculiar Co
incidence, but it is fact which has come
TO the knowledge Of the detectives, and
which is being considered by them.
Everything Lovely Between BrIstOw
and Morton.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer
There was published in the Nelo York
EUening Post, Of yesterday, from an occa-
siOnal Washington correspondent, a state
ment relative to a serious misunderstand-
ing between Secretary BristoW and Senator
Morton, which is manufactured entire and
undoubtedly with malicious intent. The
correspondent who makes the statement,
if be had desired to obtain facts, could
have done 50 by applying either
to Secretary BrlstOw or Senator Morton. |
But rumOr has it that the author of the !
dispatch an is eX-TreaSury official, who |
bears malice toward the Secretary; hence |
his desire to disturb the friendly relations |
existing between him and Senator Morton. |
The relations between these two gentlemen |
are now, and have been for a long time, of |
the most cordial character, and Their re-
cent interview, at which was discussed i'm |
pOTtant political questions, was character |
lied by 10 incident upon which to base |
even the suspicion Of a misunderstanding. |
The SeaI-LOek Ring Bursted.
While the Treasury Department was un-
der the management Of Judge Richardson /
and Ex-senator Sawyer, a combination /
known as the ''Seal-LOck Ring" composed |
of certain Treasury officials, manufacturers
Of seal-lOcks and their agents in this city, i
were enabled to make contracts for supply
ing the Government with seal-lOcks at a |
rate which netted the Ring enormous pro-
fits. Sawyer was at the head of the bus
ineSs in the Department, and the record of
his contracts for these locks gave rise to a
great deal Of scandal, even. while he was
in Office. When Secretary BristoW took
charge Of the Department Saw
yer was Immediately removed, |
and a committee appointed TO examine into
such contracts IS he had made, and which |
had not been fulfilled. The committee,
afler careful examination, decided that the
contracts wee unlawful, and they were an
nulled. At the same time the ring was
given TO understand that 10 mere contracts !
would be made, and the use Of the seal
lock would from that date be discontinued
by the Government. The ring was DIS
concerted for a while, but soon rallied, and
have since used every means at their CON-
mand 10 induce a renewal Of their con-
tracts, but without success. Agents
IF the ring besiege the Department.
every rday during the absence of the
Secretary, talking up the merits Of their
lock to the different officials, thinking by
this means to influence Secretary BristOw.
Bat the latter is as dead-set against the
seal-lOck ring as he is against the whisky
ring and in fact all other rings whose OBJ
eCt is to defgaud the Government. He de-
,lared to-day that under no circumstances
would he ever make a contract for the use
of seallOcks by any branch Of his depart
nent.
Wholesale Robbery Of the Govern
ment-
Special agents Of the Treasury report
hat boxes of medical works, surgical in
5truments, laces, harness, pictures, and in
,ne instance an entire buggy, have been
passed through certain custOm-hOuses as
wearing apparel. They have succeeded in
eizing some of these articles, and
hey have been cOnfscated. The agents
re now on the track of a lot |
# pictures valued al 100000, and which
we're passed through the custom-house
IS wearing apparel. 1t is estimated that
It the port Of New York alone, at least
1000 frst-class passengers arrive yearly,
md that each passenger brings at least five
packages to the value of $500 per package
hat should pay duty, but which, fer as yet
ome unexplained cause, are allowed to
Ass free Of duty. Secretary Bristow has,
however, perfected = plan that viii be put
ntO immediate operation al allthe custom
lOuses, and which, it is believed, will eff
check all classes Of smuggling.
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