, 1875-10-13


last lqttaR to sau which you publsbed BundnE, Oct y
gave ,op aoeount Of tho proQrcos Of my lnvesugs
tlon In thal photograph oreEchArQe. hsvo Informed
the Secretary Of tho TseAaury Al wall a. tho Collector
Of CustoMs 1t Htw York, That Dav1cs,1 Turnst Co.
hAvo used the VI tle Government To coact $e05
customs feA where Gully 10 cents have been paid ~
them 10 the Government, and havs asked, ryNpect
fully Aatsd, them to rcsppraiss shst photograph In
order to pfpvs is value 10 bn 10 csntF wtercaa tho
Nav York appraiser set tho yaue At 49, aud 10 caussl
SEQ gold to be paid for duty On photograph which
originally cost 70 cents.
Icannot expect the uosernsnent 70 sct Is ny pro
tector against outrageous charges but aa If opinion
tha tho Government ought to aAyo tntsEcst anouga In
this matter, where have IAd ths f.ets before the
used Tor an outrageous awipdis-and my cass has
numerous pAnllels.
This Beroary uf tho Treaaury ss sccu 1T to take no
notice of my statement at least hs has not snsHcred
1t nll, and the Collector II How York cooIly snubs
me- md onnsdeTa ~ furthsr correspondence on the
subject nnnecessary.f But 10 nut. Tbs lady to
whom thi5 photograph Il consigned Ia citizen Of
tho United States, aid shal! sppcat to tas A.ntAas.
ter nsy aeaua, ny CAUSE bslux 3uAt one nnA th!s
tie oai, way 10 obtsn the photograph which belongs
p as. Martns aud which ~ tn!awful7 vlttlhsld by
The ritual ct The Collector shows, 70 say The leas
that Go either negects hi. duty ur ii ausptcIously
ftlehtliy terms With the brokers. have convincing
proofs Vi assaontaty. and a determined not merely
to ts!ss ery about fraud and corruption, but u
bring the snindcss 10 punishment II Al1uohl sAeuss
- tae public hel'ao of right aud wrong u 10 dull
that fra Atld 4Ritl}a aa offensive md rank s1tc!
punishment Th!A Is uaatcr of Vsat public Interest,"
aud shall not 1tst u,sil rsse hls rank smell sud
nrus tic s#indsEs u public dtsssnse an'l pnntsh-
, FRIENDS AND MEraoptsTa III CHICAGO.
10 ias E'ltovaf Ths cAiaavo Itssasi
c11cAuo Oct. i3-Last Sabbath uoval sight met my
: eSe I'll goin4 Into Nethodlt Church Block on Clark
etces " tea the platform occupied by Quakers and
4a.sssesscs, tho attef with taclr drpb bonpets and
neas attlFe Tbs FFnls hayo rented lioo No. ~ Ii,
y thls block, 1here they hold rcstoua service every
a1psssa. oa thls oeeaslon they were visited by Jo-
% seRa A. hu8iae, the soQuent and venerable Quaker
j. pfsach.t .! Iowa. Tho MstLoIiI Church. ipAr do
10 e'uea TO luslts Friend Duxl.la And I'll tho krlendu
lno thesf f'H aud surrender tic conducting Of TIE
moet!ns ~ 'ls fs'suls. Tbs overture Was accepted
II r. fmndr, tbs Secretary Ut thur usvly.orv,ntxe
10 yearly mseun3 IN tNinuist coumsncel tAs neet,n,
with Tow impressive se'nA1ks Aad proposed silent
= prayer" Tbs audience bowed tloLr hyat. tu \ rev.
crnnt manner ana 70 ~ for thres or four utuutca
luz appeal ny rhrona 1sas u tsw n."a,. unua
y y hs conlmsnce thu s"Enon ezug nu noes, taIlua
- hla te1t: 81 MN tonr suS MY Brirtt nton III AIR
q aud your sous aud your daughters sL.u pro.hcty.
lis presented tho paltas daIssus saI tss,,nn,c.
y ipR I'll narrow ana sectAtisn Iogmas il. rrssrl,m
s.isssoa by oh4.s. ~ ass'y apr,saas .ua puwertu
+ inistry, and lie right af wo4sa 10 p,escS ia K
name u Jeas. Lie struck herculcsn eloxs Il tbs Il
shs iufs .sa u1sea sss atsa % qf sayos.n
unoouyestoa sinners that 1ucltsa tho ~hos aulion,
r tho oYsnng, AUD tls profound attention xsssa
!. the h.rpy aud eloquent ptsauAfise .atds VI tbs u
tratIs Iutker, The services were cluss1 W feFve
~ prayer There IL good deal Of the esrnest rpris
spf In this ysuersbls. chtissloviug teachss Of rgt
ea eouspeas, H.
"1HE NEW DEPARTURE or PLtMouTa CuuHc
To TIA kstipr sF TAs CAteaaaa nsluAs:
CHlcAuo, Oct, IA cornet has been added 10
IT. ruaio Of Plymouth Church, aud w would inform
lsy p<aor thai Nal NsYAua' fuN btss4 hapd " opea