New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-25
CURRENT TOPICS AT TIE CAPITAL.
SCIENTIFIC AND LEGAL STATUS OF CALFHAlR


o WASHINGTON, Oct. "a, 1875.
Secretary Bristow has dispatched long let
ter 10 the Collector of at the Port OF NewYork
in regard 10 the classification of sO-caed "c@li hF
goods From June 1870 10 February 1872 these goods
were admitted manufactures Of hair at 80 per cent ad
yaIorem Had they been casscd as wooden goods toy
would have had to pay additional duty of 30 cents
uer Mound The trial Of the of Herman ct al against
collector Arthur in February last seemed to show that
there was wool the calfhsir goods, and the Govern
ment WAS losing revenue TO which It was entitled
Ninety three samples Of cahar goods were then submit
fed To the National Academy Of science for critical micro
.,opic examination They were taken in handy scientific
men of experience and worldwide reputation Prof
Joseph Henry, President Of the Academy. has now re-
portcd the results of their examination of the samples
III appears that of the 80 samples contained per cent
or less wool 20 contained from TO 10 per cent, from
20 per cent and IL 80 per cent or over In the re-
manning 81 samples wool present. hut the percentage
WAS not determined The Department, therefore, now
orders first that the manufacturers certificate authorized
in June 1870 can no longer he received; secondly tha
the same rules will now apply to thcse goods hat We're
in force before June, ls7O thirdly that the last above
rule will also apply to goods now IN custody f0nrlhy
that the second rule viii also apply TO Goods IN ware
houSe which the d1ty - partly paid; hfthly pro
ceedngs will be begun TO recover what is due To the Gov
eminent lquidated claims. The appeals now pending
will be disposed OF by specific DISTINCTIONS secretl
BistOw concludes by regretung delays which however,
he says were necessary
CONTRACTS TO CORRUPT CONGREssMEN VOID
An interesting case was decided in the Su-
premo Court OF the District Friday. Col Leandcr NJ
Black of the wealthiest citizens OF Montana Terri
ritory was the defendant; j. J. Weed and VIM p Clark
of this CITY, lawyers, the PLAINTIFF Black had claim
for and supplies fuElished by him for fighting the
Indians in Montana in 1867. He engaged Weed ana
Clark 10 prosecute his claim. They were to receive 20
per cent OF IL for compensation. May 80 1872 Black
having then paid his lawyers 81 500, discharged Them
and obtained his money another way The lawyers sued
for sl4l5g got Judgment for ~ 800 OF which ~ O75
being RENTED, S7.245 remained 10 he paid Black sp
trial IL declares that the contract with Weed Clark
utterly void, as ii contained clause 10 corrupt
member Of Congress.
WHO MADE UP THE INDIAN EINGi
Samuel Walker publishes a review of the re-
port OF the Red Cloud Commission. He claims that the
Commissioners have adopted the articles Of special
pleader and have suppressed important testimony. The
contractors Mccain and sayns who assailed in
the report Mr. Walker alleges. were never members Of
she indian Ring, but acted independently OF IT, For this
reason the Ring was hostile to Them and while those
two contractors may have committed frauds TO the
Of $4,000 the Ring proper has stolen than
e2,0OO,OOO Mr. Walker charges that the Ring is com
posed OF DeauO senior and junior tie Smiths, Commits
tioner and Solicitor; Wheeler Bosler Wilder Dodge and
Baldwin. Walker insists that the claim Of the Commits
sion, that Sayile and Bosel are innocent, Is absurd
NEw-ENGLAND's FAST MAIL IN DANGER.
Chester w. Chaplin, President of the Boston
and Albany Railroad has informed the Post-Ofce De
parnen that after the LIST Of December he proposes
withdraw the train from Boston 10 Albany which con-
meets with the fast mail to the West This is re-
garded by the Post ONCE authorities breach OF good
faith A. the Saratoga conference where the fast mail
train decided upon between the railroad authorities
and the representative OF the PostOce Department,
that particular train mentioned. Mr. Chaplin who
present. SAID that for two Winters that train had
been discontinued on the ground that il did not pay
hereafter itwOud DC permanent train. The Post Ofice
authorities accepted that statement definite and made
the fast mail schedule largely dependent that train
The New England mail only reach the West IN the
fast mail by the continuance OF that train and With
draw II viii De 10 exclude that entire section from the
benefits Of speedy transmission OF the mails