, 1877-10-03
The Indictments Do Not In ANY Way
Affect President Hayes Title.
Items Concerning Col0rcd STU
gars and Colorcd Pension
Agents. Frauds.
Why tho -Four Per Gents Do Not Appear
in the Debt Statement.

Ing hoard UPON the Prcsilent's Southern policy.
Judge Spaitord says Tint tho Returning Doant
Il indicted upon tho charge Of the alteration of
tl,e returns Of 60 votes In one parish, that Of
Vernon. anlt That whether this alteration Tas
honest Of nut IL did not effect MF. Hayes title
to the Presidency. Tho Indictment, he eatI,
was ncscr directed at tho President, arl Is
intended only ~ n punishment for cri'nc.
E1-Ncprcscntattycs shelaharger oul Wilson.
who were counsel Of tic Returning ttarl when
IN contempt here, ],aye bcel, engaged to ro to
New Orleans and defend them. Jcrc Black. 1t
Ia sall, wilt go to asslst tho prosecution.
SENATOR DORSEY,
Of Arkansas. has arrived. lie announces him
fclf IA Il supporter Of the Administration. OF
the four earpet-bag Senators who nsu expected
to oppose tho Administration. Senatose dorsey
and Conoser have already stated that they will
not tlu 50.
WANTS coFsuI~oENKRAtsl1f.
Gen. Ell McCook, Of the fighting McCooks,
formerly Governor Of Colorado a'id Mtnlstcr
to tho Sandwich Islands, IL All apI,II-
cant for the ros.tion Of Cousu1-Gencral
ut rais. Gen. stcCook now rcsfdcs OH tho
Pacific Slope, AMI, II appointed, would not bo
charged tn Ohio, rs Is generally supposed.
FRIENDLY.
The tone OF tho new National Lput!ic1,. hero
Is not ntt-.admlnistraton 50 far, ae it has gcn.
erntly beet, expected 1t would BE-. On tic con.
trary, the editor seems disposed to rive the Al
iniutstrntiou nnd the Republican party very
cordial support Mr.. Clapp, tho managing prs'-
rrictor, called upon tho President yesterday,
an,i asaurcd him TINT tho paper would not 10
untrisnlly. ..'
The National Union, tue rscw Republican Ai.
minlstration paper which appears here tu-rnot-
row, HI is sadutatofy asas vasY strong t:aosse-
n.eut Ut thu Administration. 1t says that tho
Pse.ldent started with three measures, the n<e
ta,fnpltshtncnt Ut anY Two oE which will t.lake
huccessiul Administration. They aru: kecun.
cl1atlun uE tic States, establishment OF thu cur
rency upon coin bass, mud Civtl-scFvitu reform.
VI these tho first IL accomplished, asd canlot
he uidunc: the second can be accomplished
without legislation, anil nothing but unexpected
calamity can poatEnne specie payment lAe
thlrt. CirIi9cryics rcforn',s likely to bc accom-
plsllcd. 50 that the oil curfupt rcginlt GILL ito
more be permanently rcnsta1lcl thnn the dotnl.
1atton OF tic slave power OF thc authority Of
tile British Crown.
t,e, f,a,tc peysn,,n 1ns nohnr Nrent bas submitted
rcpurts of the Inspection oi t1N Colltetnra'
uiiccs at Cleveland anil Toledo, and tlnls botl,
In excellent condition. Ills renors Is especially
crcditable TO Collector Clark Wa2gonet.
totoNiN0 su0Aita.
Some new evidence l1as recently been obtain.
I'd by tito TrcasNYy Department relative to tho
artificial col0EinE Ut SUGARS in order to reduce
tEleir grade anu enable them 70 be entered at
lower ratc of duty than would otherwise have
tu bc paId. Thu Captain nf ono, md tho Mnta
of another vessel, onee in tho Employ ul lead
tmE importer q sugar tn baltimore, having beSn
discharged byfhni, have l,1a'le atlavies tlsstai-
tng the hummer III wAlc! RuEnrs urr artlhdally
colorcl In Dcmcfaea. They are reported tn
have asserted that they saw a coloFfnE matter
sprinkletl On tho sugT from rcssc1 sltnllaF TO
COLONEL PENsIoN-A6ENr FRAUDS.
Since the discovery OF i1c corruption on tho
l part Of tho colortsl Pcnsun-AKclt tn New Or
| Jeans, thu colorcd politicians there have been
cnslcavoring to secure the appointnrnt of otle
| OF their own race to the place. 1t Ii now ex-
pcctetl that they will unite nh Cascr,osa, one Of
the colorrd members vi the Returning I3uard,
and ti,a only representative Of that board who
| does not hold Federal Office.
| coNMuvT cOMHlSATsoN.
| The Et<71i,ay !if1r calls the attention Of tho
Secretary Ut thu Navr ~ tic uets Ut tilc flow
Navnl CONSTRUCTOR. Steel. who Is ptneca 10
Charge Of the Washington Navy-Yanl 4 Fci-
Investigating COMMITTEE lust year shows ilut
| Steel, wl,!le nt tho Philadelphia Nary. far,t,
| clltered !ntn Whist appears very snurh like \
corrupt combination with hts iathcr. the elect
| Of which was, the Star charges to rub Tic
Government OF several thousand dollars.
| AN itLusrNAr10h.
Mr. Ffnnk Dodge, vi the Treasury Depart-
nncnt, WA to-day appointed COLLECTOR of the
| lG{E VI ACUIECLNHH At!AEb Fktu4lAE EIEEAua-
stances. Ills appointment furnishes All apt u.
| lustsasson Of tbs now Ciyil.1eryee system. 1t
Was tlisc0yc'cd this l1ornlnE that tbs Collector
n{ Georgetown IL 4 dcfaulte1 for about 81 ,:aNI.
discovered, tue Secretary Of the Treasury sent
for ui,u oi tie ctcrks Vi the Department, Frauk
Dodge. III View Of nlr fact that a
Eoo4 , many d'sssals 'ntt c,n .Tc nnt now tn: os
tl,at he wls not sent 10 receive bis dismissal.
Tie tlrst question asked him, huwsvre, was,
"Will you atrcpt The position Of Collector of
the Port 0f t'eorcetownI'' licdttl asscpt. Mr..
tott,.iiousr business. lic las Nv pltiral sup
iurt, aud WINS offered tho place simply on ao-
count VI h's own merit. -..-.
There ia adil!creEra Ut opinion between the
Post-t -t}t!lec Department and the Treasury as to
thu con1seat!on nf books received frou. furci:a
Countries through tho mails. Collectors Of Gus.
The complaint. bus been 'nasiu fron, foreign
countries that thrae selzufcs aFu fn violation Ut
the Postal Unlon which re4u,rrs tilat II tlutfa'
bio books aEu sent W mail they shail be ~
,nailahlc matter sIId not bs .conaseatcd. Tho
Superintendent Vi Foreign Mails uti,l tho rtst.
EnnsleE.t;esieral, after excluded correspondence
with iorcisn countries upon th[s subject, have
ury inelosing the cosrcsponuence with foret:n
opinion ct tho post.Ollice Depart
laent the Treasury Interpretation oi
Tbs. law. Is incorrect; tAaa the
books ought not to be seized, hut returned
Tho poatInaater4ucneral also suggests thxt the
United Statcs ought to adopt the policy pur,
suc! By European Governments, and interpret
tlls lar literally, 10 ~ to allow books Of s.nxl
value to bs rccrlyed from foreign sountrtel
through thu a,a!t4 under restrictions adequate
10 prevent fraud upon tho revenue.
KAKLr EXPLAINS.
The drift Of Southern sentiment about Lynch
burg, Va, IL shown by tic fact that Gen. juba
Early has felt ralcd upon to prtut card, ssyins
tl.at he did not II any ti4,e attcmpt to pfuyenl
the proposed reception to President Hayes, aat
sha: he did not, while It was lu progfess, cn
lrayor 10 mar It's success.
| THE THIEVES.
| ~ III 1iesttFa Aaaetat<d ETtss-
W1sutN9loN, D, e., ,0ct.A-Geu. j. 4. Ncglcy
indictcd with Witowski and others, and chargc<
with conspiracy TO lclrlnd, the Goyernlueu
ezlno into court this morning With ex-SeuatoI
Carpenter az counsel, and gave bail to appea
| for trial.
THx PUBLIC BrILpINdA,
The tommtsslol to e1a,utuu the various pub
lie buildings In Washington ~ to their ljahtllt'