The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-23

SALT LAKE. Sept. 2l.-ln the Beaver
Cour, today. Bishop asked delay ct
three days before sentences De passed
on Lee, to give him time to file grounds
of appeal. Lee is sad and gay by turns.
There is . rumor that it is intended to
expose more than is already known.
CHICAGO. Sept. 2l.-The Inter Ocean
regards Tildcn's explanation as merely
q bold denial Of an explanation. 1t is
evidently Tilden's handiwork. aud he IS
to repeat the false statement OF former
explanations put forth about the twenty
thousand dollar fee received from the
Terre Haute Railroad Company In Oct.
and November, 1860. namely: that it
was earned during the period Of four or
five years. In his sworn answer in the
case. he states that he undertook the
work of recognizing the companys
affairs in 1861 thus the explanation
avoids the main point. in dealing mere
ly with irrelevant matters according to
the habit of the willy politician. who
wrote aud got Judge Sinnot to certify
10 its truth. This wretched business
was the last desperate effort of man OF
cruel proclisities and false oaths to boil
stcr up his failing fortune with the
public.
The Journal and Post agree that the
charges have not been disposed of or
even met squarely.
SALT LAKE, Sept elm the trial of
John ID. Lee for murders committed at
Mountain Meadows. the jury retired
at las A. NJ. and at $3.50 returned
with a verdict of murder in the first
degree.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.--Gsn. How:
week. He has important business with
the Indian Bureau in regard TO the
relations Of the government to the new
treaty with the Messprosof Indians. 1t
is probable that the tribe will be visited
by two or three army officials and two
of the Indian Commissioners, acting
under instructions from the Interior
Department. with q view to The extin-
guishment Of their title to the lands
they now occupy and to their removal
Ia new reservation.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2,.-Malusco, Craig
l. Co.'S furniture establishment, corner
Van Buren, aud Canal steeets. burned
early this morning Loss about 500, 000
insurance, $50 900.
New BEDFORD. Mass. Sept ga
distinct shock of earthquake was felt
in this city. Fair Haven, Amherst and
Oar ,mouth at half past eleven o'clock
last night.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22-The Tribune's
Washington special says the Commits
sioner of Customs in reply to letter
from Indiana has prepared a statement
showing the condition of the customs.
Several Democrats have charged that
there has been . great increase in the
percentage Of expenditures in the Gus
tom service since 1850. Commissioner
Johnson eonclusively shows by the off,
cial records that this statement is false.
In now paying Districts i. cost in 1860
$50 10 collec, every dollar II costs
now in non paying districts to collec,
the same amount Si.6j. There has
been vast improvement in this branch
of public service since 1860 The loss
in the transactions of custom officials
from 1880 e. 1850. the so years Of Dem
ocra,io rule. Was ss5 in every 81 900.
The loss in the transactions If custom
officials from February 1860 10 1875
Was $40 for every 81 900. Owing to
the lapse Of time only little of the dc
ticiency accruing prior to 1860 will be
collected. while Of the deficiency sccru-
ing since that time, there is every prob
ability that 50 much will be accounted
for as 10 materially reduce the rate Of
ali losses in per cent from 1850 10 1878.
The less on disbursements during the
Democratic period from 1880 To 1850
Was g. on every $4,000. The loss on
disbursements from 1860 70 1875 WAS
$50 on every $4,000. OF The new
districts established since 1860 only
three are nOu-Iaying, and since that
period the number of non-paying dis
;ricts has been diminished.