The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-09
new YORK.
The Tweed Ring Yielding Up Its
Plunder.
Connolly to DlsuOrge $5oO,OOO.
Peter Cooper Compliments Pres
ldent Hayes,
He Tenders Some GreenhaCk
Advice.
New York Custom House lnVes-
tlgatlon.
A Witness Who Advises Some
Radical Changes.

Radical Changes.
New YoRK, June S.-Richard B. Con
molly, Of the Tammany ring, has opened
negotiations looking to the restoration oil
4 part Of the plunder now held in the
name Of his son.in.lAw. The terms are
under consideration. S15O,000 will prob
ably be demanded from the cx.Comp
troller.
PETER COOPER TO PRESIDENT HAYES.
Peter Cooper, candidate for Presiden
OF the United States at the last election
has just addressed long open letter L
President Hayes criticising the pas
financial policy Of the Government, ant
also marking out the proper course il
his opinion to be pursued in the future
Mr.. Cooper begins his letter with the
words: "Allow me to offer you my heart
felt thanks for the wise and independen
course you have adopted in the diScharg,
OF the responsible and difficult duties thu
you have been called upon to PERFORM
Mr.. Cooper argues that our national cur
rency must be made receivable for all
purposes throughout the country anC
interconvertible with the three per cent
Government bonds. Such u currency
would have been worth more to the
American people than all the gold mines
that have ever been discovered on the con
tinent Of America. He advises that sill,
yer be Withdrawn from circulation and
used in the purchase Of foreign bonds
and the fractional paper currency to be
revived.
sICKLEs' RAILROAD SUIT.
The suit OF Daniel L. Sickles and a
number Of other bondhoIders Of the Chi,
cago, Saginaw and Canada Railroad
Company VS.. Benz. Richardson, John E
Elwell and the railroad company came
to trial to-day. Elwell gave the demand
notes to Richardson, when it Is claimed
that both were officers OF the company
and Elwell was agent Of Richardson.
Mr.. Richardson got judgment on these
notes for S1S5,0O0, and sold about three
and half millions OF the company
bonds and bought them in for $l74,O0O
The company is now in foreclosure, ant
the bondholders seek 10 restrain Rich
ardson from passing their bonds into the
hands ofineflicient bondholders, and com,
pei the bonds to be cancelled. The de,
PENDANTS allowed judgment to 20 by
default in favor OF the plaintiffs.
CUSTOM HOUSE INVESTIGATION.
The Custom House Investigation Com,
mission continued its labors to-day
This morning a committee from the
Importers and Groeers' Board o.
Trade waited on the Commission and
presented book compiled BY the Board
Of Trade in 1873. Among many sugges.
tions offered by the committee was one
that Weigher and Gauger fees should be
only paid on such articles as are weighed
before the board. The Commission in,
formed the committee an appraiser wal
entirely Independent Of q collector as tc
questions OF reappraisement and value
The committee thought no fees whatever
should be charged on export goods ant
were not in favor Of the abolition oil
damage allowance, but favored the idea
Of not allowing any damage allowance
after the goods have left the posses
zion Of the Government and beer
taken 10 the importers private office
The Importers aud Grocers' Board Of
trade was Of the opinion that all existing
revenue laws should be abolished, and
that Congress should pass an entirely new
and simple code Of laws, thereby simpli-
flying the collection Of revenue and doing
away with corruption and facilitating
the mercantile business.
A. ?. Ketchum, General Appraiser, was
examined, and said he was opposed. L
ports Of entry being established in INLAND
cities. The revenue lost greatly thereby
and the goods should be entered and ap
praised at ports where landed.
Mr.. Auchincloss favored the apprais
ing Of goods within ten days after they
are landed.
Mr.. s. W., Burt, Comptroller OF the
Naval Office submitted several suggestions
He advised the repeal Of the law reQuir.
ing Consular certificates; the abolition O.
oaihs on entries; the abolition Of tripli-
cate invoices; the repeal Of the law
granting damage allowance; the licensing
Of Custom House brokers; a general re-
vision Of the laws; the substitution ii
far as possible OF specific for advalo
rem duties; the careful extension OF the
free list; the reposing Of larger powers il
the Collector and naval officers. That tc
prevent frauds such as the Lawrence
frauds, naval officers shall order packages
haphazzard from consignment and have
them examined in addition to Collector
examination; the simplifcation OF en-
tries of small invoices and samples, ant
an entire change in the examination o.
passengers baggage.
This ended all the testimony 10 b.
taken, and Mr.. Jay announced the Com
mission adjourned sine die. No othel
open session will be held, and the Com
mission will soon make report to tht
Secretary OF the Treasury. They art
now reading over the evidence taken.