The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-02
CUSTOM HOUSE CHAFF.
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SILK FRAUDs-THs
NEW ORDER OF SECRETARY BRIsTow AND ITS

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SILK FRAUDs-THB
NEW ORDER OF SECRETARY BRIsTow AND ITS
EFFECT.
Sitting the wheat from the chad OF all the sensa-
tional stories anoat In some Uf the newspapers In
reference TO the Custom House frauds, the HERALD
Is able TO present to It's readers the truth in regard
10 the recent Investigations. The inspectors ana
appraisers have been very busy examining the
Schuloff goods, anu did not even their abors
on Decoration Day. The corps OF experts Ia
under the chief direction OF Mr. Darling,
In whom the public have confidence. A report
was expected TO be made yesterday. put II II was,
examination and approval by the proper officers
would retard It sufficiently 10 proven: It's puhca-
tion to-day. Enough Of It's import, however, was
Cleaned from the attaches OF the department 10
warrant the assertion that tue ofncias are con-
WINGED the valuation oil the imported crtpes and
silSs we're iraudulently made. When there Is
deficiency OF Ave or ten per cent In the valuation
OF imported silks laces ribbons, &C., between the
appraisers and importers, IL Ia possible that the
quality, condition, mode OF purchase abroad. &C.,
may account for it; but when that difference
reaches thirty or forty per cent, the evidence OF
FRAUDULENT uNDERv ALT ArIoS
hardly be doubted. lt il said the senior mem
Der OF the house OF Schulon-whose place Of ousl-
ness 10 IN Broome street, between G&ene and
Wooster-is on his way from Europe 10 TINS coun-
try. ESQ, he Will have an opportunity 20 explain
ali discrep dncies. In the meantime all cases con-
signed TO THIS house are under surveillance, aud
tue Collector aud his officers are determined 10
punish fraud wherever discovered.
order OF the Secretary Of the Treasury
has been Issued IN regard 10 tue baggage Of pas
sengers arriving at THIS port. BY the new regua-
lions no goods are admitted free Of duty except
wearing
APPAREL N ACTUAL USE.
Each passenger rs required TO MI M a blank
containing questions aud swear 10 10. or course,
any Justification constitutes perjury as wen a. an
offence against the customs. As an example of
the efficacy OF this new order 10 may be stated
that on the arrival OF the Bothnia, lew days
since So, 900 were collected from passengers on
durable articles In their baggage.
There was marshafs sale yesterday, IN Bur
ling slip, oil some or the goods seized recently
smuggied ARTICLES, the most important items being
I,230 boxes Of cigarettes. 1900 cigars and large
brought good prices. Colonel lrtecneI, OF the
Seizure Bureau, attended the sale aud seemed
pleased At its success.
Assistant Collector Lydecker received the
HERALD representative yesterday and, with MS
usual urbanlty. gave all the Information OF his
department proper to be made public. he stated
that the report made IN a morning paper IN refer
ence 20 new disclosures was sensational and an
true. When tue report 81 The appraisers IN ire
Scnulon case came IN II would nc made puDiIc.
Deputy surveyor Phelps SAID tneIe Was but little
disputes 10 De seeded between the customs ON.
GERS ana passengers or importers. Inspector
CnalKcr said but few dutiable packages were now
seized. and ne thought the new orucr Of The
SecretarV would dlsmay the FAIR Emuggiefs
that they would give mp the business.