The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-10
w A S HIN GTON.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WAsmSGroS, August Q, 1871.
THE NORFOLK CUSTOM HOUSE FRAUps-REcnIM-
NATIONS OF SPECIAL AGENTS AND WHAT Is
LIKELY TO COME or II.
Acting Secretary OF the Treasury Mccormick says
that the Treasury Department has nothing to do with
the questions OF personal character between exSu-
pcrvising Special Agent Moore and correspondent
Boynton, IN which the department. Is mixed up by
their statement that certain papers distracted
from the Secret Service ales, which written to
ex-President Grant Ia regard TO ex-Secre-
tary Bristow, and the alleged conspiracy
to give the latter the Presidential nomination
at Cincinnati, but the statements made by Colonel
Moore in regard TO Special Agents Chamberain aud
Ayers, OF tho Treasury Department in connection
with she deialcationE recently discovered by Moore
at the Norfolk Custom House, do In the OPP mon OF
the Acting Secretary, call for special nvcsii cation
by tue Treasury Department He says that the
friends oi Chamberlain claim that he was not at
Norfolk on duty during the time the frauds
going on but that SPECIAL Agent Ayers II anybody Is
responsible for them, and should be held
MS he then there With the exception OF Sturle-
want The stationery clerk implicated by Moore the
abstraction o! the papers in issue between him ana
Yoynton all the parties affected are now absent Chief
Supervising SPECIAL Agent Tinge being In New York
South. As soon Acting Secretary McCorm mick can
examine the allegations made by Moore affecting the
integrity and the OF discharging their Official
duties the OF Messrs Jingle Chamberlain and
Ayers, II Is probable that iu inquiry into the
charges w be ordered II IS further urged that the
whole force, with few exceptions should DO reorgan
lied ana changes made to secure efficiency. Tho Pres
idcnt will, in short time, order this, the matter
has been brought 10 his notice. The experiment
quietly tried by the department some months ago.
but In the words of Acting Secretary Mccormick
when tho poorest officers were reached and down
for discharge II found that they had the most po
litical influence, and when any OF them touched
it such howl that the Secretary could not re-
them without antagonizng important and strong
friends.
REACHED CONCERNING SITTING BULL AND
HIS FOLLOWERS.
Mr.. Mills, the Canadian Minister OF the Interior had
another Tong consultation to-day with Secretary Schurz
and Indian Commissioner Smith In regard to the dis
position Of Sitting Bull and the hostile warriors under
him now in British North America. They aftcrward
called the President. No conclusions reached
Mr.. Mills started for Canada this evening to report to
his government the result OF his conference From an
interview 1t was learned that in general MIR.
Mills talked the difference of tho method followed
by tho United States from that OF the British govern
ment in treating the Indians He thinks that they
should not be fed, and he does not believe at
all in tho system OF annutes. The Canadian Indians
sustain themselves principally by hunting fishing and
agricultural pursuits, some OF the best farmers IN
Canada being found in the western part OF Ontario,
near sarna. In the application OF criminal law no
difference is made between Indians and Whites and,
in conspicuous contrast to the States, white men have
been frequently hanged in Canada for the murder of
Indians Contracts for supplies, which consist mainly
OF agricultural implements fishing gear and the like.
generally mado with the lowest bidder, who
tains the In many instances for years. until
its vioated. This government will further
with the Canadian authorities the subject of
the Sioux marauders 1t can DO discussed by
the authorities aud in Cabinet