, 1877-04-01
VARIOUS.

Special Dispatch to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, d. G., Mlr.h 3l.-Stanley Mat
thcws arrived here last week. To venerable
politician who catechised him he said that there
Vas no more political paper outstanding with his
signature, and he was glad OF it. To this answer
the older politician replied that it WIS quito time
that Matthews began to study politics, that hc
was a good LAWYER, but be wrote too many let
tcr5 for a good politician, and forgot their coll
tents.
THE TREASURY FRAUDS.
;. The Government Is still continuing the inves-
tieat.on into the Treasury frauds. Tue e1amfn-
alton OF the Solicitor OF the Treasury has shown
that some OF tho prominent persons Implicated
arc not responsible for the forgcric$, but there
is no doubt tnat there is something very crooked
about the transactions. Overdue interest on
registered mail United States bonds has been
collected from the Treasury UPON forged
powers Of attorney. The United States
Commissioner is conducting the pri-
vatc examination daily. The principal
parties implicated thus far are Treasury Clerk
named DOUGLASS, now under arrest, who has
been trying to clear himself BY ineulpatinr his
supcriors; New York lawyer named Jenkins,
q New York broker named Williams, AMI
Treasury Clerk nam cd jones, who seems to have
THE CnoDKs.
Some prominent Cincinnati gentlemen who
have arrived here, represent tnat tue Illicit dis
tiilation oi whisky In the West Is very great
They say. that it is being carrlcd On with as
great rceklcssncss and as much SUCCESS as
it was when Brlstow's war upon the
Whisky Ring began; that the relaxation OF the
energy in the prosecution, and else with which
pard.ns we're obtained, has seemed to have
practically given immunity to Illicit distll1ers.
1i6ff1fHF% Cincinnati
tle1r dist:l1crles until the Government dues
something to protect honest d1stillers By making
whisky frauds impossible. At present these
gentlemen say that an huncst di6tfller cannot
There is nuw great amount Of Illicit whisky on
TIC Cincinnati market.
COMMISSIONED.
To the Western associated Press.
WASHINGTON, -. T., .llic4l Ji.-fnc commits
sion OF Edgar II. Marble, of Michigan, to be
Assistant Attorney-General Of the Interior De-
partmoat, mas been signed.
TROOPS.
Six companies OF artillery leave for New En-
gland posts next week, leaving six companies in
garrison at the Arsenal.
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE ABROAD.
PostinasteF-Gcncral key to-day forwarded to
the postal authorities Of the Netherlands copies
Of the plans aud specifications Of the new Post
Offices at Chicago, ST. Louis, and Port Huron,
in response to a request for plans, et:., OF
United States post-oiccs Of the most recent
construction, to use IN the preparation OF de-
Signs for the new post-otllccs in their own coun-
try.
4 REVIEW.
The President and members OF the Cabinet,
with Gen. Sherman and other army officers,
visited the Arsenal this morning to review tho
troops there. 1t the conclusion Of tue parade
the President returned 10 tire Executive Man
sion, aud the Cabinet session then held still
continues.
APPOINTMENTS.
Peter R. L. Pcircc has been appointed Post
master at Grand Rapids, Mch., and Commodore
William n. Jcilcrs Las been appointed Chief OF
the Bureau Of Ordnance In the Navy Depart
ment