New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-08
NEW fYOheM.

FOU006I00 0B 100s
NEW YoRK. Uetober 1.-THE ship May.
flower, from Greepock for Boston, with pig
iron, foundsred. The crew were saved.
sab.TreasAry Balances. .
Gold e37, ,62g, 1872; currency @54 278. .342.
count of interest and t44, 600 for bonds.
Cuttoms receipts to-day e3O7 900.
Convention sf Fire Rnsaheers.
In the convent on of chief engineers of
the fire departments, Chief Btnnett asked
and received leave TO substitute report for
the one given last evening bv the committee
on imt ortauce of permanence in position of
chief and assistant engineers. The report
recommended that these parties shonld be
men Of energy, seifreliance and education,
and that every worthy and capable man
report was adopted. crl-73ls nf. %
The chairman was empowered to appoint
committee to consider the topics TO be re-
ported on at the haXs years gathering.
The committees on fire eecapes and ladder
81 ,nsions were granted until the next con.
ventiOn to make repafts. - 32E q ,e- p
1i iriiP Failed. alw - .-l
John Gorham, president of the Gorham
silverware factory, Providence, failed. Liza
bilities $500, 600. ~ LIaieiftf ~
The ss.sts Of y, John OH Gorham are repre-
6ohtSA W Oo VhiocoSvvos ~,
The Affairs Of Henry CIews Il Co.
The examination Of BeDi smin H. Cheever,
creditor of Henry Clews T. Co., before the
register in bankruptcy, -dsvelopes the fol.
lowing: --t'
"Clews spoke to me repeatsdly of estab.
fishing banking house in Washington;
finally told me he was epdeavOring to oh
tain the United States agency; wanted my
aid, and promised TO, pay me liberally;
stated the value of this agency; promised
to give me one-quarter of the entire
profits, as my correspondence will
show. was to render him all lawful
service in Washington and elsewhere, show
ing his character as banker eto !, until
the agency WAS obtained. then aid him here
and in London. conferred repeatedly
with Secretary Delsnc, Senators Conkling,
Anthony, Sprague, Pomeioy, Morrill, Of
Maine, Logan, Sumner, Vice President
Butler and others, including Senst rs Sher-
man, Chan, lar, Window and Ramsey. l
was to aid as much rs possible in getting
disbursements through this agency,
introduced Mr.. Clews to Gushing.
and an arrangement was opposed
as to deposits Tor foreign cOnsulstes. Fif-
teen million dollars was mentioned in this
connection. Judge Louis Dent, q lawyer,
and related to the President by marriage,
was TO have sne.eighth of the entire profits
for his services rs counsel, and after the
cOnsummatiOn of the plan, a. counsel for
the agency in Washing ton, Mr. Clews Of
tered Judge Dent $25 600 to come to New
York as counsel to advance the interests of
Mr.. Clews l do not know what legal ser.
vices he performed, aud do not know that
he ever ceased to have an interest in the
business" .r..
Mr., Cheever did not recollect writing to
CleWs urging payment for the services
mentioned that he tCheever) had partners
to share with him, but did not recollect
writing. He had partners sharing one
fourth Of his profits, and supposed up to a
certain date that Dent was q pal tuer. He
did not inform members of the administra-
ton, Senators or Congressmen, of these
agreements.