, 1877-08-21

TuE INVESTIGATION INTO irs cusToM-nou.E
MISUNDERSTANDING FRAUDS REVEALED
Br THE CoMMissioS-Tltk rAEsrNT COLLECT
pR's MANAGEMENT ALL Atunr-T4E AppAa1s-
ER's OFFICE IN a had WAT.
Hf.pafch 10 See 3ork Tttats.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. 17.-ln common
with the rest Of the Custou.iIolacs III the cuuu-
try, there will 10 doubt soon be revolution III
the management nj thc one at Philadelphia, 50
far as sotic OF tie heads Of the subordinate bu-
rcaus arc concerned. The Commission which
Las been Investigating how It has becn run for
the past six years have made some Interest,"
ing developments, md that body Will holt
tts concluding sesstous next week, when
the Iiaal report will bo framed anii for
wardcd 10 the Department hcrr. Mr.. a. +.
'ruttou, formerly Supervisor Of Revenue, is now
Collector of the port, Aud tho evidence shows
that for the some eight mouths which hu ttaa
Ind control of affairs the Custoln-Iiousc Depart
nlent has been better managed than under any
previous Collector, anu 1a0re money has bcen
returned to the Government. The most ElarIng
frauds have been pcrpCtEatel in the Appraisers
Department, Of wlcli! MaJ. Moore, ut West
ecsslye sanlpling vas carried on here, to IN
extent hardly to BE- believed. Gallons Of mo.
lasacs and ten and twenty pounds OF sugar
would By takeu from hinglu llogshead
praiscr'k office. Hero the articles would &c
kept until stlotlgb was secured tu maku up
l!ogshcad or barrel Ut q particular kind. aud
thsn It would bu sold by this Government
Of l'hi'alelpha. Tl.e euorIn,ty Of tllis stealing
Ia apparent when II IL knwn tll2t VI, to last De-
cetnber l4o togslcads Of nlolasses and sugar
hau thus been pur'olnel and disposed 81. With
Tbs officers would take Que bottle fsu,n cacl,
ca8o Of vino Or brandy. A regular bar.rooni
VA opened On The first Hour Of inc Apprase.'s
building on Second street, wtcrs the friends oi
liquor. Quito quantity Of these stoien xlne&
anu liquors was traced TO the residences Ut
hs;, aeads ol bureaus who reaae outside OF phila.
The oflico Of Collector, before Mr. Tuition a.-
sumed tho place. had been a siuccure, hts vart-
uus predecessors spending few hours tlay
ths:s, and allowing tho clerks 10 run It. Asa
fesait fa q THIS system, It wa shown that num-
and used the Custona.Ilouse ~ tlelr plasc fof
receiving callers. The Surveyors Department
~! % most undoubtedly receive a thorough over
hI;all,mr. I;t41m ooE,t. Fl O. ooodrtsh is surveyor;
er connected viii Assistant % Tressur. e
cr Eyster's department. Under tha Civil
sc!slca rules, but uno OF these caa rclnain IN
were scnt to the residences Of tho Goodrichcs,
ns well Us other articles. on which thu duty haI
not t'een paid. It was through their ia.tru-
sniay ast;t py Gho ApPfescs p Moore hat
Ut thu Commission, was removed. Ayra bai
some time ago made an Investigation ii the.o
two departments. These parttcs objected to
hl4 sitting in Judgment upon them again, be-
cause they did not believe m unbiased coa-
slusion could be reached with him thrrc.
50 tho. department here transferred blu,
From, what sap bo learned. It Il not probable
that thero viii 10 great reduction Ia tho work
ing f0sge, except iii tho abolition Ut tho Naval
Office. which IL q slnccure. When Collector
Tuition went Into the Office he reduced thu e.
penses some $30,0U0 year, which lad been
thrown away.
There is strong probability that the Office Of
thu Collector of the Port Of Cansdsn, opposite
to Philadelphia, will b. ubolishcI. William
Kobeson, brother ot the lato Secretary OF thu
Savy, occupies that position. In bis ptaeu there
will be nut an 1nsptctoF, WHO will he competent
10 transact all the duties required. rhs Cunl-
MsaIon has not agreed upoa y plan for the r.
organization u tho Custom-iiouse, but will
commence work upon that next Tuesday.