, 1875-06-15

timc in illicit lmportat!ona Of ribbonn concestcd
tn watch cases. II might appear. ht first sight.
that watcl,-caBo wofItt mt hold many ribbons,
but # Is astonishing 10 ECO tho quantity
tint could DO put In by n psess-
ing machine. An ordinary csao could
',o malo to hold fosty Yards Of ribhoa WORTH
nltont nixty dollars. Tic trick waa o1rcsed by
lnacttco received n tonrorary check. hut was
Hos,a removed, md prnyaile to rome extcnt Mt
present. fary extensive trsnsa. lions IN vRln-
nhlo filhF. laccs, 1ewclry. and diamonds lavo
llren carried on through the Cons,il'n official
ina-hays. Conssrssncn nnd their relatives hntl
frH'ls lsavo received bono handsome al.l costly
Axor,tku nrronr.
Eecrothrv Dristbw llaR reformed hnotlthr nhiPo.
Tor many ycAfe hent1h of bureaus flnve becn nc
cueton,ca 10 uHo' Government l,orsen md ear
risgts outside of Treasury hours for Hocial plt-
purses. Last ycaT thcro wnH All extensive rcfurnl
used outside 0s Treasury houra. Secretary ]rIA-.
TOW. in the progross os lila reform, hna nrrlynd
At tllts Practice, and haa ordered It alsolute'y 10
stop. Commissioner Douglass rodo IL good
be Obliged to walk. or titto IN Its owl, carriage.
6,hnncr'a old blind hoteo viii 1un u,.t thc saslds
Of hiR official iIfu with tho ilacat ycnr but Treas
Mrcr New must provide hin nwn transportation
THo carriages only arc retained for necessary
bnsiusts purposes.
mi. cUsroM-nousE INVESTIGATION.
-. Srftihi M'i:ffrh I" Tbs Chtca1o 1r'hM,Is:
Wasn1NurnN D. c.. june 14+-I.of!n n1tNte at|s
Custom-lIo',"o report Inns not yet hnen examined
by the Secretary Of tho Treasury. II Wilt not bo
n,atlo public until ilo has examined It mil poaat
bly, not then. By way of r!iiladoipl,is, ltowoycr,
reached hero. Mr. Hlodgot, IN speaking Of IT,
said that he discovered that Tho CHI
s.so cnstom-i1oHan ,, was botto- managed
s,c tasa any q's!0llo1ss sda.s 1. G lad "a oao IT,
8 concession from Mr.. llodget, ns ho l,aa long
beloved that matters tit tho customs oiceH
lnaaSol loosely at all Tue nterlor ports Of ensry
IT, ssemoa to hayo a:eoptc,l tho teo5y tat
wess Of tho coast ports. 1t was ar. DlolEct
who first started tho investigation as to tie nj
tcSol nndcryaluatons ut Chicago ana otlor ill.,
terror polts OF entry.
r1tL wApswpnTn.
Secretary Brsstow this morning had l,iH atton-
tinu called to lilo authorized statements Of Pill
Waasworth That lio had neither cent Ills rcsigna-
reslgna.ion to Washington. The following, arc
lilo facts: Secretary Diiatow has hmBolf re-
celyol no communication from SIR. Wa,lHwosth
whatsoever. Tho President, however. received
lottor from Nadhwogt1l giving ilis vicws
Of his own case; aud, aboiit lilo Han,o time,
tho Commissioner Of informal 1seycnue rccclye1
q solegrnpltc dispatch from, Wallsmo ortiz stating
that he had written tho President, aud that II
that lctos resignation. Tho rrenilens did
think proper to accent Tint letter A. rcsi,.na-
to., and did 10. That IN MI there liz of it. Tho
telegram from WRIHwortli to Commissioner
l'ratt absolutely saia that. II the i'trsilnHt
thought proper, ls could consnlor Wadsw.tsl'B
letter Us o tcstgnation.
rtr NEW ronx cusron-nousr
During the pNAt week tho Secretary Of tho
Treasury has received thruo important con,nluI,i-
cations from Commissioner johnson s,,.un thosl1
jcct of tue rccont visit of tho lattor to New York.
tud upon son:p yo:y efficient measures Of clts-
toms rctrenc!amcnt mud rofusm which
tho Secretary las now In Wow.
The Secretary. It is UNDERWOOD,
yesterday Eayo Commissioner johnson adll-
tlnna1 Instructions. nilA tia. otcor viii return TO
Nov York Tomorrow to put tlctn Into execution.
The determination Of tue Secretary iii tho prose-
cuslon OF hls pla,is Is cyi,,ccl III tho aetec-
tim Of thia lligli Official Ct tho Do
ps1tmeut to execute Lis TIsl1os. 1i1tllosto
1t has been tho practice to intrt,Bt matters
snmc*lsat of tho Nhturc Of tl.uNo pending to
Brccial agent Or otllor subcrdnatcs. Although
bu''t tho Secretary nn1 tho Commissioner arc
very rctfccs It would appear that tho qnestions
ht i-anc, mil tho high standing Of Tho raltfes
Interested, necrraltato thu rcseucc Of nu olnces
Invested WITH rlcunsy pownr.
tie The lasaetGted Fress.1
THE HSHn1CaTE.
WAHn1yaTo.,. D. e.. limo 14.-It is oxnccted
S1tat tho London Ayntllcao will early next month
7nsk" nnoth:r cn1l Oh TIM Trcas..rs Department
far IN additional lEtcr of new United States
tn'ltds tho noEty market being favorable to such
Investments.