, 1875-05-08
N1r. I3ristOyv Desires to Abolish
tho Smaller Inland Ports
Of Delivery.
Ex-Commissioner Douglass Too Leni'
ent with the 1llict Whisky
Uistillers.
Adjustment Of Iostmasters' Salaries
under the New Law.
Comptroller Knox Again "calls )"
the Various National Banks.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
IETnESCHMEyT,

INC tHCH9uHt OCrFt WcE4S
lETNESCHNEHT.
6psefai Dispatch IN Ths Chicago TYtbune,
WAsnrSo1oS. D. G., May 7.-Tho Treasury
Department has sent special a2en. to all the
ports Of delvoty In tho Wos. for tho putpono Of
aecertaining whether somo Of tho minur ohicea
cannot bo abolished. Tho lam makes It dla-
cEosionarY with tho Secretary Of tho Treasury to
ahois1 any of tho minor posta OF delivery that
arc not porta Of ontry. whose ANIMAL rc-
ceipta do not oxcced certain Hum. AdtuJged
ly this rule. tho Secretary could NOW in
Ills discretion abolish the greater portion Of the
inland ports OF delivery. such - that 1t Gaicna,
ILL.,, and 1t similsr ANAL places. In very many
Of these places tho rccel;ts nre very much lcsa
than tho e1penseB Of collection. The eGeut who
is now making this invcstigntion In tho Official
who last year recommended tho consolidation Of
many Of the Nov England custom districts.
ILLICIT DtsE1LtEA1Es.
Tbs attempts to iiecrcdt tho statements in
these dispatches relstiro to tho diacorery Of an
extensive systom Of Illicit dlasllation nil. ba uu-
successful. Further detsilH cannot now TO given
on account Of tho Secrecy necessary to this snc~
cesa Of tls operations OF the Treasury Depart
fnent, but tho statements Of these dispatclcg
havo been true, and wero derived from the high
cat hourcos Tho Investigation has not hsen
limited to 70" mon, but ban been con-
ducted by a large number of contidcn-
tlal agoni1 In all parts Of the coun-
try. 1t can also DO ansl.ositatsely stated
that Commissioner Douglaas was remnved for
la1 admtniasratiou. 1t cano to thu knowledge OF
Secretary Drirtow sono timo sincs that largo
number Of charges Of fraud III specific cases
we're on fllo in III. Office OF the Commissioner Of
informal Resenue and ware not acsod npon. Tia
Secretary, without tho knowledge OF the Co1n-
missioner, mado d personal examination O: thcHa
mi 1fHIr raH ftIAf f,kFa tt4N
oxcuko for having them plseon-holed. Ac-
cordingly the matter vaH brought 10 tho
attoution OF tho President, who decided
upon change. Tho change was dcscs-
sangemens for tho succession WIS not fnlIy
completed, Commifa1ouer Douglass had sc-
questcd that he might bo permitted to remain In
ot1lco until tho close Of tue present fiscal year.
and ho will DO compelled to retire upon this mr.
rival Of bis nucces1or. fsatt is expected hero
about May Is. It ras Impossible tn comply
| with Donglase request, sincc, when the tender
Was made to Pratt. ho was asked to appoint tho
| time when ho could taxo the office Pratt chose
| tho 18th.
j. 4. Hhorberg, OF Dubuque, tho dietIler
against whom the Government il procsodtnE for
$3.50. 600, arrived hero tonight. Several largo
dIsti}lerB have arrived here disturbed At the eto-
rion about tho whisky ring. Tho detective op-
cshtIons hayo been conducted so socsotIy that no
| rosonue oaica1a ARC permitted to know Anyshing
OF them.
THE MOIETT MEN.
Tie advocates OF tho old noiety ayatom In tho
customs Hegvlco arGuo that the inlmausc shrink"
age Ia cu.soms revenue In duo to the abolition Q!
tho mo!cty ByBton, Tho Information ut tha
| Treasury Department does not SUSTAIN this the
| ory. On she contrary. thcro Ia no reason to be-
lievo that smuggling Is p1acsicod 10 any larger
c1iont than It uas prior to tho abolition Of moic-
ties. The diuinution Of customs receipts is assrib.
utcd to very different cAuses. Somo OF tho Treaa.
nry buresu o[ce1a conside. their tenure uncertain
TheEo aro several WHO have certainly lost what.
| ever political influence tnoy once had, aud
! who Aro not moro efficient than hundreds oi
other men that could DO selected to succeed
them. Such officers arc most disturbed by thcst
runora. Tho Secretary has, however, to-day m.
thositatiToly Baid tint lie intenda to mako nc
remoynl for canao. It IL not known that
chasges hAve boon preferred against any oficor