, 1875-10-23
Potter Ordered to Chicago to Select .
cu.om.Houso Building
Superintendent.
a Lawyers' Ring Said to BE 1In-
nipu1atfng tho Geneva
Award.
Commissioner Pratt's Decision In the
Illinois Central Tax.Case.
Rumors Of Another Robbery in the Treas-
ury Department,

HAaHISo5o:S, u. T., Uct. 1.-IlIefa has "a yet
bccn no deci .lon n to the successor Of Hauua-
fo.d Az Superintendent Of the Chicago Cuatom-
1fo''as building. Tho perAons whom Secretary
br'aow Requested to recommend an architect
who Lad not been upon any Of the Commissions
have been unable to agree upon any such per-
Ao'. All tho persons whom they have becn
~'f'l''g to recommend bare bae,, connected will.
QUO OF til" Commissions. Secretary Dristow, in
this d'tofn'na, has teiegraphcd to Supervising
Archlto:. Potter. who is now sbsens In New
1o:k "nl Boston Oh ap inspection trip, 70 so.usn
to Washington Immediately in order 10 proceed
10 Chic Ago to bettfo the question Of the Buperu-
tendency. Secretary Drlstow .aya that no pesson
VIII be appointed who is nat personally accept-
ablo t. Po:ser. II is not knoHn what Potter's
proftrences may hc. but IL ID snssnised that be
Will request Architect Durling TO taso the place.
Pothr will aonbtlbss be iu Chicago eatly next
week.
TIE ILLINOIS CENTRAL TAI CASE
Thu Commissioner Of Internal Novenua bss
rendered decision IN the 1n.uoia Central tax
case which il in palt hdverae TO tho Company.
Tne eaao arees out Of q tax Of $G5 000 upon
earnings hnd profits 10 1870 and 1871. Tha lax
Was levied at per centutu, and tho Company
contested the assessment Oh the g1ounds, tirst,
2l1 Instead Of 8 Der censum. Tho Commissioner
souo time hibce decided that the rate was
8 per centu1n 8eco0d. that there shoul1
bo no such aaAessmens. Is the amount unon
which tho asaetsment Was tnado waR received
frum tho proceeds of The sales OF iauda in these
years. spccia! agent Was sent to aggregate
this anu,. II appears that the notes taken By
the 1sailroad Company from tho settlets ou these
Iands was not iu tile usual form. These notes
were not for any specific sums at = certain rate
n ntaraAf hf1f for rr1r3 nj ,rtn
The faco of tue noteH represented mnch mpre
than the cash Talue Of the 1Ands 1t tbs time
OF sale They. weto evidently 10 drawn
Oh account Of the length Of time thsy had to
included by the Company In their dividends,
and The Company claimed tnat this money t,,i
not constitute catnlnga, profits. income, OF
gains within the nsDaniug Of The statute. The
ruling il technically this: That SUN equal to
the value Of tho notes ut the time they are
given ia exempted from tho paynau.
Of tho dividend tar, but that .hs
amount received from such notes in excess
Of eueh value should bo crcditad az iuia,es'.
and il lisble to taxation aa constituent element
OF the Eolt, income. and gains. Ths Company
will. thereto bo obliged to pay = considerable
portion Of tho eG5.0o0 asseesed.
ANOTHER THEAsuRY Robbery BgpoRTEp
Reports o'o in circulation tonight OF another
robbery in tho Treasury to-day, sotno locating 1t
In the Na.snnat Bank Redemption Agency ann
other 10 the 11edemrtion Diviston Of tho Tross-
urers office. The fact 1a that At the close Of
Of e2,0N WAS found IN tho latter Office. This
may prove 10 be IN the count, or II It Ia actually
short, it will 10 appear upou further e1hmiua-
ton, and my deficiency FUND nil! be ~ once
made good.
THE GENEVA AWARD.
An attempt viii ee made early In the next
Congresa to exposs What III said to be lhwye1s'
RUG III connection With the distribution Of the
Geneva award. and With the legislstion. past and
prospective. which affects that distribution.
This effort. it is understood, will proceed from
those who have q large personal stake Ia the
distribution OF tho award. and who consider that
their rights havo not hitherto been properly
guarded by Couesoss. It iH said that OF the
"a, 00D.E00 have PASSED into tho bands Of this
alleged E,ng.
WILLIAM 0. AVERY,
formor Chief CLERK Of the Treasury, undcr In.
tho whisky frauds, is rcry confident OF his ac-
qu,t:al. and claims to hare evidence that viii
concluaiyely show cons iracy agalust hiu.
I'm the Assos.ated Fftss,l
ANOTHER PAST NAIL TnA1E.
WAsHIS9ros, .. G.. Oct. 22.--The poat-O -OiFice
Department TODAY decided to order railway pos
tsl-car service between the Cites Of Pistsburg
md st. Louis, via the Pan Hauas Van
daliA route. pasnlng through indianapolis.
The railway cotnpauos will imnealstelY plo-
vide the requisite cars. tnd the Haryice viii b
begun as Boon A. tho Department can make tho
necessary arrangements IN regard to clerical Ia
bor aud alterations Of e1istinR schedules. Bv
tlla means 1t u calculated that the present pos
tai facilities Of a se1g large portion Of the ohio
aud Missits1pri River Valleys Will ba greatly
augmented and improved.
DopY.sSATcH1N0.
Tho DIatrict cosun'ttee hhye taken measurea
to prevent tue dissertation Of the graves tu Tho
cemetery attached tn the Washington AlmY-
Houeo. Bodies Of paupera1 tn large num-
beEs. hsso heretofore been stolsn. aud 1t is
believed that not one body IN ten wns permItted
to Fcmaiu unnoosted. Tho traffic has been
transacted not cuir wssh medical mon in W4sL-
inRton. but With physsclaus in Virginia, Ohio,
mud other states, for d4ssecting naTpnsos, from
ton to twelve week being relu,rod to supply
the dcmaud for exportali1n and local Use.
MISSISSIPPI.
Cos. Ames has written letter to tho A!tor-
ney-Geusral, a'luding to the pacific relations Of
the opposing political organizations IL Missis-
sippi and exp, esainE his SINGER, gratitude to tue
Representative Of the Attorney. Geperal, who ia
nov iu that Htate, md who nas brought about
this condst!ou OF things aud ,nsuEod = peaceful
campaign and fair election.