, 1877-09-15
Suspicious Detective Business in
the Treasury Depart.
ment.
Much Rottenness Discovered in The
Collectors Office at New
Orleans.
Gov. Mccormick Will Soon Retire
from the Treasury.
Contracts Awarded for the Chicago Gus.
tom-Honse Roof.
THE TREASURY,
DETECTIVES DKTECTEn.
C..e4{,.F tk:s.u,t-S sn ia T.sjh,.a

spteia. Dispatch to 7A< Trtsunt
WAsnIS1roN, D. e., Sept. ia Commls-
sion, Of which Assistant Secretary McCormick
il the head, has bccn ordered to examine into
the organization aud personnel OF the Secret
scrslrn Div[aon Of the Treasury, and the dlllcr.
cnt kinds OF work Its members have been In tho
habit Of performing. TO tho surprise OF Gov.
Mccormick. when he desired tolcarn something
of tho methods Of this force, l,o ascertainc.l
that III many respects IT. acted indefinitely, and
performed much work OF which tho secrctnry
Ind no knowledge. Some OF Its detective work
Is believed To bo Of character difficult to de-
fend, md the object il to purge tho force Of aii
dlsrcpatabtc characteristics. 1t fsquiIc proba-
bu that Gor. Mccormick will urge that TIC
present organization
ne ABOLISHED,
and that now methods will be proposed for exc.
cution Under new men. There are TO charges
whatever against Mr.. Brooks, tho head of the
division. There will bo scruua ciIorts made by
Mr. Mccormick to provide In the future against
teal Character which has lately been cxposcl in
connection with another branch Ut tic Special
Agents work under the Treasury.
KOrTENNEss.
Rcvcnuc-Agent Tonrkins, ono Of the best
officers IN that service, has been engaged fur
1ScT two months Investigating affairs In tho
Internal Revenue COLLECTORS office In New Or.
leAt1s. lie Inns forwarded several reports to
Commissioner lautn, showing very bad co,s-
dittun of affairs, both in tho Collectors Office
md In the methods pursued By bis deputies.
These latter Rrg eleven In lumber. They arc
fullni In numerous cnscs to have blaekmailcd
taxpayers, and otherwise to layo oppressed
them. Commissioner Kaum has had number
ol these reports III his possession for sotno time,
but as yet no action las been taken on them.
NODRg.
Tho friends Of Spccial-Agcnt Moore give ont
TINT tho report Of tho Commission appoint
cd by Secretary Sherman tu Investigate the Nor
folk CMst,n-ldou*o frauds vfndtcates him, and
leaves Agents Tiu4le, Aver, and Chamberlain
In AT awkward position. Secretary sber1nan
decides for the prcscut not to make public this
report. and the only Information concerning 1t
Comes from the special champions Of Moore.
IT., MCCORMICK.
The retirement Of uor. Mccormick from tho
position Of Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Is entirely voluntary, and IL against tho wiBl,es
both Of the President and SECRETARY Of tho
Treasury. The resignation was rendered
mouth ago, TO take elect Oct. 4 but tte dato OF
Ills retirement is not known. The relations be-
tween Gov. Mccormick. Secretary Shcruasl. aud
the Administration llare been Vi Tho pttasautcst
character, md only fuiling health, catlscd l,r tho
contin!ne duties of Ills position, would in,1uto
MgCorsnick to rellnQuish the ollce, It IL suited
that he will be nominated to aome prominent
diplomatic position. During his bricl tenure Vt
Office Mr. Mccormick has developed executive
ability Of = htgh order.