, 1875-08-19

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sustains charges Of fraud upon the gov
ernment in the purchase Of clothing.
The officers of the treasury also say that
Major Slack is entirely innocent Of any
completely, and that the offense lies be-
tween the contractors and the parties
who, in their official or clerical capacity,
are entrusted with the inspection of the
clothing sent them for that purpose by
tile contractors. The solicitor of the
treasury has begun suit in New York
against the bail of the contractors. ono
of whom recently died. and the other
was missed from a Providence steamer.
Evidences of fraud in the purchase Of
clothing are clear, but there are no
charges made by the government against
officers of the corps charged with in
spection duties.
On Saturday evening, the Star says,
by some means. Barnum & Bro, who
manufacture clothing in New York, as
certainei that the amounts of bills
which they made out in blank, were not
fled up by Capt. Maddox, the inspect-
ing officer in Philadelphia. Some tine
ago, they resolved on q bold move.-
They made a bill out which would cover
$4,000. for clothing which they had
not manufactured. TWAS sent to Capt
Maddox, at Philadelphia. who approved
ed it. tits said that his approval was
secured through the collusion of one of
his clerks. At all events, he gave cer-
tificate Of inspection covering enough
garments TO meet the aggregate of the
list. He also approved it, and set it to
Washington to Gen. Zelin, who like
wise approved it, and Major Slack paid
the bill. ltll
WASHINGTON. Aug. l6.-W. J. MUIR
tagh, editor and proprietor of the Ma
tional Republican, brought suit against
the district commissioners to-day to re-
cover $47 900, the amount claimed by
him as remaining due for advertising of
tax sales last June, $50, 600 having al.
ready been paid by the commissioners
on account. v.f,.vt
A telegram was received at the navy
department this morning from Rear Ad-
miral Reynolds, now enroute to COM
mand the Asiatic station, dated Suez,
announcing that the Tennessee (his
fagship), had passed through the Suez
canal.
The department also received infor-
nation this morning of the death of
Commander G. NJ. Morris. U. s. NJ, at
Jordan. Alum Springs. Va, yesterday.
Commander Morris was in command of
the Cumberland when she was sunk by
the Meriimac in Hampton Roads.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-Lieut. Gen. Sher-
idan left this morning for visit to the
Pacific coast. He win probably arrive
at San Francisco about the 23d inst.
LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 6.-Ihere has been
q considerable number of Indians here
since last Thursday. The Bannocks
moved north this morning. The Sho-
shones moved east and said they were
going to the Wind river mountains.
FRESNO, Aug. ia party from Syc-
amore states that at an early hour this
morning the hotel of W. H. P:rker at
that place was entered by band of
Mexicans; about IA in number, After
robbing the hotel of small amount.
they proceeded to the ranch of Mexi-
can and drove off number of horses.
The Mexican recognized the leader as
Chavez, whom he knows personally.
MADRID, Aug 16.-The Carlist force
mentioned on the 10th inst. rs having
passed through Berza with the expecta-
ton of surprising the Alfonzoists en-
gagged 10 the siege Of Leo D'Urgel ap :
preached to within three leagues of the
besieged town. but the movements Of
the royal army necessitated their retreat
to the mountains.
LGsDoN, Aug. 16.--A treaty of COM
merce between China and Peru was rat
fled on the 7th inst. u -
TonoNro, Aug. 16.-The steamer
Rothsby Castle. we'll known as q sue
cessful blockade runner during the war,
on entering Toronto harbor this after
noon with 300 excursionists on board,
struck a sunken snag and rapidly sunk
to the upper decks. The passengers
were taken off by tugs and landed safe
ly.
New YORK, Aug. 16.--The following
entry was made in the clerks Office Of
the common pleas court to-day: 'In
the letter of assignment. dated 9th of
July, 1875, of VIM. Butler Duncan, VIM.
Watts Sherman and Francis II. Grain
to VIM. D. Sherman. August l6, 1875,
received the following schedule of debts
ard inventory of assets: deots and lia-
biliities, "a, 4,910, 1888; assets, 81, ,830. .853 I.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16. = Arrangements
have been about completed for printing
the new national bank currency to take
the place Of that now in circulation.
The new dies have been prepared, which
are in some minor particulars an i'm
provements on the old. The new cur
rency will be printed on government f.
bre paper. such as is used for the green
backs. Half of the back of the note
will show the fibre.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 16.-Chas. G.. Fin-
ney, for wapy years president Of Ober-
lin college. died very suddenly this
morning of heart disease, at his resi-
dence in Oberlin. 2f 9h4
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 16.-The
steamer Hugh Martin exploded her boil