The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-10
THE scHULHoFF APpRAIsEMENT.

ENUMERATION OF THE IMPLICATED FIRM--RE-
PORT OF APPRAISER DARLING.
Yesterday the long looked Tor report OF the Gus
toms officials and the merchant experts was
made to General Arthur, and it is Understood 1t
meets with his approval. Too much praise can
not be awarded to the Collector and the officers
under his orders for the intelligence and good
judgment shown in this case, whereby auty to the
government on one hand ami justice TO firm OF
merchants whose credit was imperllea, mace the
task delicate one.
The following Is a synopsis OF the report. In
which 1t will be seen that the implicated nrm Is
vindcated:-
After the formal opening usual in oflcial docu-
ments, Ap pralser Darling goes on to say that In
the examination OF the SchulhoG goods he had
enlisted the services or old established houses.
He mentions the names or the gentemen> en-
gaged:-Messrs. HofrDaur, OF Auffei mordt
Co.; Fontaney OF Peterson, Hartman
Co.; Young, OF E. @. Cowdn Co.; hcDonald,
OF Mcdonald Co.; Oppenheim, OF oppenheim d
Co.; Strange, OF Strange i Brother, ana Steur-
bach, OF Herman Co. The examiners engaged
were Messrs. kent, Cor belt and Rawson, OF the
Third division, and Hoyt and Sherlock, OF the
Fourth dlvis on, that all DOUBT of tile capacity
oil the experts must be at al end.
The number OF cases examined were 1o6; forty
three at tue bonded warehouses;. Nos. COZ and 604
Washington street; eight at No. 81 Layout street
and nity-ave at the warehouse OF FelG- Morris AZ
OF silks, satins ribbons, velvets cotlOn veivets,
crepes, ladies' SIX cravats, silk and cotor iabrlc5
lnvoiced as 5-4 goods. measured only twenty
inches In width, the invoice price for WAlch, one
Mr. HitchcooA, OF iiltcncock & Potter, appears
in the report Is saving 'tnat ne would not Guy
such goods at an. price" scnedule y
\ was found TO be correct both as 70 Sass and
\ valuation. Tne residue OF seven cases W II bear
an addition OF from ten TO Twelve ana one-half
\ per cent, which Carries . penalty.
Messrs. schulnor Co. on seven OF their in
voices nave advanced upon varIons amounts
\ TO MEET THE MARKET VALUE
ruary "a, did not come TO Public store Tor ex-
ANIMATION, out was examined at Field, Motifs q
Fenuer's, aud found To contain cottem crepes IN
voiced IL lOsd. sterling. ana advanced TO Ill., TO
/ agree VITA tue apprasement. The even cases or
4 velyet RIBBONS are advanced TO enalty by the
merchant appraisers by reason OF an allowance OF
potion OF the discount. This is regarded by
the department as involved in some doubt when
can be settled ov appraisemenL
The whole examination has pee conducted
under the superlntenuence OF Mr.. Gl.bson, Assist
ant Appraiser of the Inird division, and the mer-
/ chant experts above named.
The report is signed by William A Darling APP
pralser.
whose business and credit mas well nigf
ruined. are exoperated rom wronguNIng, anu IL
is likely their goods Will be Delivered 10 tnem at
once. There are some crepes howe yer, yet 10 be
INTERVIEWS WITH SILK NERO nANrs.
A HERALD representative waited q number
OF firms prominent in the trade yesterday, 10 as
certain their views IN reference 20 the now
thing of the character the firm. Mr.. McCon-
nell OF Broome aud Greene streets, Of the silk i'm
porting firm oil Seman, klous Co., said he nad
known Mr.. Philip Schulhon Tor fifteen years, and
his character was ABOVE suspicion. he was
looked upon OF the most brilliant SILK
buyers aud longest dtssrIoutors Ia the market
before ne commenced Importing, but no presumed
engcndered business jcalousles and rivalries
which mad brought about THESE troubles. Mr. w.
H. De Forest M ho Era 81 Ran vi co.
suDs antially the same testimony.