, 1875-04-28
GRAIN INSPECTION.

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Tho Office Of Chief Grain Inspector Of Ohica,
80 is invested With no little interest, especial,
since the stase assumed con;ro! Of tho inspoos
tlon OF tho grain received here, for lilo roasot
that tho management OF tho department hui
been subjected to Investigations, and Las hid al
manner Of charges OF fraud aud corruption ban
died Ia ita facs from time to tt.no. Just now the
department ID In an unsettled shape, aud With,
out head. from tho fact that tho now ap.
po!neee has not qualified. Yet tho businesa
aeems to he goiug on sattsGacto-
fhy and with ~ much p1omltueas o.
before tho 5omosal Of Mr. Harper. Con. J. @,
SMITH. Of ualena, tho orecertly-appointed Inspec-
tor, expects 10 euser upon lts dutias iu few
days. At loaat nj soon Ra tliB commission nrtiYos
md 10 eau Ala bis bo,d, but
NO REVOLUTIONS OF AM MoMEST
aro anticipated In the department, uulcss some
ale ionud necessary 10 the better trattactiou uf
the bnAiAege,
Ar. Smith is widely Known, 1as been In pub-
iio life In tho Stat for nunber Of years, yet,
strange to aay. Whaa appointed, tho inquiry Wa.l
he Vas Aashtans 5urol1nseidpnt in tho buliiua
OF tue Dubuque, Ia., CuAtom-Iiouso, whicn no.
nltion ho zbAndoned tor tho army IN tue l,:iipi.
oncy of the Rebellion.
ME ENLISTED At 0ALxsA
10 1869 aB private iu the Sinety-Htxth Illinois
Aosimeut. III . fow months 10 was E,omo. ): d
to Captatncy. Ilo did valuable seryics il, til!e
Amy of the Cnmboslan1, aud, for merlturiouA
Conduct N&s promoted 10 Major, Cotouel, aud,
finally, General In 1tG5 ho left tho ar,ny. md
accepted tue position Of United States .Aesessnr
nntas 5otnsoh's Administration, wl,lcl, pGlca he
Ae!d un:A tho l'4re&u waa abolished. In
lbt! hn WaH liginE In Chicago, aud iu,.
Mta1ate!! a!ter Waa nppoutctl to dis.
tutso the 0ld-Fellovs' relief fund,
~hlen no accomplished satisfactorily. Ile MAS
Ihoh appolnsed l;sncinl agent for tic Penn atu-
ta1i !h'usanee COMPANY, Hlicl poat.on ae now
Hoios, aha NnA SnbhoqHcnt!y commI. sioned ~
necfetAfy ol tte stalo Centennial Uoald, From
as long u'hctai career no ought to 10 rrctty well
Known, h!4a thb fuct that lie has successfully
wtlhstood 10 many alluromeuta wl,hout coln.
pIaint bong lodgd againa. hin, ot,sht Ia IL. Gn
for ths !,ouest administration Ct tho oIfice tn
which ho has 10 recently b. Gu appointed,
joEnsAL AEponrEh
yesterday after lcos!ug eeyetal days for him,
mot him at h,s Office. No. 81 Washington street.
for an tutervlaw, EnteriuE tho ollcu where tho
gentleman was seated talking with tribune
representative, bo inquired Tar AIr. an,ith. JEST
iugly, IAk InituSE nun roplled that tllo geutlo-
tnnu was not IN, but would bo In ten rnI,1ut, 81.
len in1nutcs," rppirl tho i1ato Journal u,uu /:
"tuat'b my luck I've been ten minutes bel1ui
nl'n Tor sarerhl days." Gun. Smith au1!et ~
tue fninusE representative further badgoreI
sao tafeo, nervous inquirer, aud could scarcely
co9!alu l!inRalf It seeing AoH Ills new
VISITOR drank In. without haasta,lcy aiI
taAt via told Lin. Tln journal In tic aftcr-
hoon contatned tho substance OF what tba ro-
porter CLEANED but not word about xheru I'm
information callle from. Whe,hor Il, eo1,ortsp
haa ye* learned Of tito whereabouts OF Mr. Hn,ith