, 1875-04-23
Interesting Facts Developed by the
Recent Custom-House In
vestigation.
Frontier Collectors Reap Large Harvest
from tto Sale Of Blanks.
The Chicago Collector Gathers In the
Snug Sum Of $4,000.
Brother Harlan, Of the Chronicle, En-
ters Upon a. War with tho
Printers.

CABINET ITEMS.
ArTonsEY-6EsEnALw wiLl.iAMs nFSf5sa.
sp<e,at Dspateh to The c1teaa" Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. April 2a.-Tho intimatlot,
In thcao dispatches Of Wednesday morning that
Attorney General Williams contemplated restsn-
ing, to enter nctivelv unon tho campaign for
United Statcs Senator from Oregon, MAS TO-
tlay confirmed. The day that the Pres-
ilent left for tho Concord contcnnial
3lr. Williams Informed tho President that
lo nhouJ tender his resignation
1pon lls return. This afternoon AIr. Williams
called upon the President and handed him the
latter OF resignation, to tako effect May u. Tho
President l,as accepted thiB resignation with es-
prcssions Of the warnest poraonal regard for
williams. It In said that Williams will l.aye tho
support Of tho Republican organization, and
also tho nd Of nome OF tho largo corporationn nj
tho Pacific slope. 10 return, him to the Sounte.
There nrn many run,ors as to
Hts SUCCESSOR.
Those mast prominently mentioned are Ed
wa.lf picrropont, Z: ". stoughton. aud Matt
Carpenter. Setun Of tho friot,ls Of ricrrnpons
horo doubt 1t l,ia prufeaEional encagou1ents
would permit him to take 1t. It IL also
urged againat rlorropont TINT this would
o !seS' his ,so !! Il is Is se ' sa 'G reses
Grant has once had two II tho
l:abiuot from Massachusetts - Boutwell,
II. TIC Trosfury ..- and i.Ioar, .n ,.,o;xa,, at,
tho Government. which, It Is tlIoa'ght. ho would
not like to re!!' qafsh to hecoGe Attorney-oen-
csal. stonehton ia known to *ant the p!ac,9 pla,'
Department, teuds Fish 70 England.
and makes pierrepout Attorney General. Not
content with this, tho rnmofs to pgat .pEopoRo
that both 13eiknnp and 1onoson zl.all reltnquisl,
H.. If.ts~ 1.nf- fnh TN ht7rLN a
Thoyo last ru1noH aro doubtless luf oundod.
Hottie .tssoctafkd frtse.
NY 9ao II C. AeE iii s alnotoa u A,.t
neg. General, In ptRce Of Williams.
SECRETARY DK1.ASn.
Secretary Delano returned 10 Warrington this
evening, and roceivod tho calls ct many proini-
there wua any foundation for the r,,port that the
President had requested him to RI s!gu bis Office
on account OF alleged corruption In or cou-
corning tho Department Of tho interior. ilo
stated in conversation tonight that, last fall,
ho notified tLo President that il yaH his intct-
ton to rotlre from tho Cabinet, as ho wahed to
deyoto himself to private afIaiEs III OHIO. but tho
President requested him to rcinain In the Cahi-
net az long III he could consistently do 30. In
accordance with this ,exprassod desire Of tho
Immediately retiring from tho Department.,
having merely deferred his resignation, how.
over until tic 1st Of tho pre1ont month, Short
" utter tito close of tho ppcrtol session OF tho
t;onato ho wcht to Ohio for tho purpose Of af-
ranging hts private Affairs. preliminary to tcn-
.le1inx his resignation, aud did mol return, hero
until Wednesday ayeninR Of last week, bnt ha,l
no opportunity to conyorHo with the President
1rior to tho departure Of tho latter to
Concord tl,o following morning. The Secretary
was detained In Washington throughout Thurs
day honring tho arguments in tho quadrnplex
telegraph caso but Joined the rresitle1tIn! party
in New York tho next day, expecting to have q
converse with tho Prhatdent, aud again request
to 10 relieved OF his position az hecratRey
Of tho Inteliar. No such opportunity
was afforded Of. account IT tho lrcs!dens's
time being occupied with Committees of Ar
rangomentH and othesa. WhiEo III New England
tho President aud u,embcrs Of tho Cabinet be-
camo separated, aud 1t WIS not until tho party
tue subject was brought IN BY tho postmastcr-
preai1ont Ind requested his reaignn-
sfou. Tho prcal1eut Expressed surprise
that such atatetneut should DO made, a1ld re-
markcd to anotlier mouabor OF hiB Cabinet at tile
tim0 that he Ind nevor inade ANY Buch request,
directly or indirectly. Dir. Delapo positively
states thts eyent,,g TINT tho President 1las not,
3ghatsou or giysn him raason to auppose that
any complaints or charges hAyo boon ,nado
affecting tho Integrity Of tho Interior Depart
n,ent OF tia administration OF its AFFAIR.". In
response 10 question as to whether he now ill.,
tonled to carry out hts or,glual purpose OF
rosiguinR, Delano .nndo no deanIte roply. Tho
President wac also iutorrogated to-day as to tho
Delano to roagn. md gayo TO It an emphatic
contradiction.