, 1877-12-25
How Americans Returning from Abroad
:. Defraud tbs Government.
Inspectors Who Arc Susceptible to Metal
Gio Establishments.
A Young Lady with q Bustle
Made TIP Of Kid Gloves.
Another with Piece Of. Silk 5ewed
In Her Petticoat.

Hon OF the country to an unusual degree dur
uE tho pnst few months. President Hayes It
Tempt 10 remove Collector Arthur and Naval
Oalcer Cornell, without any satisfactory rea-
run sara that he deemed II best In order to
rsrry ont his Ideas III Civil-Scrvleo reform, clc-
rated those gentlemen to the rank Of political
martyrs, and u,ado thoir cases test of tho IT,
suc raiscd with tho President on Tho Civil
Service question. Mr.. Conkling, auxious for
m opportunity to thwart tho Administration,
c,poused this eauso Of the Objectionable off,
GERS, and succeeded in Defeating |
the confirmation. OF the gentlemen
named as their hueccssors. It must !
te confessed that upon this Issue |
The public generally sympathiEes with Mr..
Conkling md the officers whose removal WINS |
attempted. No charges Of onie!al neglect, mall
Or inet1lcfeucy wcrc made Rgainst
these gentlemen; on tho contrary, that their
administration Of Cus,om.fiouho Affairs has
lcen rs correct mud "a nhle as It could possibly
be made untoz the present system, Ia admitted
by,the, President and by ull business men who
hare had dealings with tho Custom-uouse.
THE JAY COMMISSION,
which has been making y very thorough tnvcsti-
cation OF Custom-Ilouso abuses, not only ad-
t1lts that Collector Arthur's administration had
been us good Us coala be, hut that tho very re-
forms which they suggested In tho system Ind
previously beon recommended By him. Under
tho circumstances bis removal seemed to be
wholly Inconsistent with the declarations mndc
bY the President to tho effect that no removals
would ho 1nntlc except Tor caust. but while
most Republicans uro pleased at tho success OF
spproso Of liz position i general hostility to tho
Administration. The Prusidcnt receives credit
far being IN earnest and thoroughly honest in
Lid determination to give tho country good
lin tbair eorIIai I M ssuppost % lis ialso position
regarding tho customs officers Is charged to
Secretary Evarts, who desired change, and
wtost candidate stt. Roosevelt Was ~ succcsacr
to NJ. Arthur ihe attempted IN, aa. 1 ehaage re-
but my purpose vas to give few facts re-
N1naoE,tEs4 or TIE cusrou-nousE.
Cur importers anu exporters c9lnpla!n loudly
nj d ncecssltatcd ny tho systcm tn vague. This
sytAm subjects them to Rreat nnroya,lce and de-
lar In the transaction of business, and is due to
tho rcd tape With which tho Treasury Depart
Having much Custom Houso buslncss to trans-
act finds It gazing Of time and Of money to
employ d Cllaton-llouse broker to look after his
affairs. These brokers have the inside track,
md can get their rnpcfs passed upon ahead Of
MY one else It is prcsunca-!nacei It has
been 'pyoven-tf!at tloy nro In the habit OF CIV
tdg gratuties to certniu clerks. whereby they
suctlrc prurnpt attention. Thla may be well
irkso,nc to outsiders; tn lact. It has built up
brokerage h,isucsR In tllts city which gives en-
ploytncut to hundreds nf pctsona. Every dollar
the brokers make represents
An ExToRT1oN PAAcTtcEn uroN T1fH con-
There, should ba no rcason Why an importer
should mt himself present bis papers At tho
Custootllot,se, pay the required duties, and o..
hours Of their arrival: But under tho present
system ho woutll be fortunate II 1o gut btu pa-
pcrs passed ard hts goods tc!cascd within q
wctk. Thu BROKERS' however, make spcctalty
has demonstrated that II Is economy u employ
them. Recently received notfro that smali
package had been forwarded from London to
10y carc, aud would urr!yc by a certain steamer
Mcns 70 ths Cussopit,ouse to G.sss sss about H.
various clesks that was completely bewildsretl.
Aftrr losing half day, wua rcferlcd to bro
kes, aud, being DISCOURAGED, plaged tue tnptter
In his hands, Next dny received the package,
aud Also thu brokers bill amounting to 81.
THIS WAS 4 BMALI. hWINDLE,
hut nonu tho less ssindic. There should
have been no rcd tape which would havo pre-.
veutcd my doing this bustness lnysctf without
crssitatlng the amployu,eut u brokers BY ev.
cry peraon Nho has either export Of tmpurt
business 10 attend to, tlat las raisci the hue
AMI dt0ut tlE $tuHkDFn~lAO1tfG. MHfE14At4
iay4 rrown ttreI of parinet fhis fnlmotieratc
faY u;,on their bus,nria. saoxdsliY since tlg
San, tm". l,ayu 40 REDUCED lis yoIuipu Of tl,clt
iM,sfncss % "a wc,i ~ nTLes' that thera IA ycry
= itia 1 ,narotn far ,;rt,fit' Thcso rcnuiattons,
ainveyrr. wnr., uyuiyntl al tho Troaaur,
Dcnsrtment. and are Tbs outrrowth 81
nur cn.niumernto and unie!ined ta.ii
ian. Tnnrrrss. In emactinr laws
MI the Tren,l,ry Denartment in in3erprntinG
tinr, H,y. hccm st, nnri,us n ratrh the m,
dshn,,rst ma, ti,,t tbry hnvs mt shackes ,,nt,r
I'm Ean.,s % ri tha ten honest ones Who dcsira Il
dn a fnir n,nl Ieritlmate blisiscss. Tbis incot,
rn,.,,,s M sTsic,n ios niso eiycn birth to all th
snrr,sntin,s md n,oifnss Win which ct,stom
n}crrs t.mvn heen sl,uree.l. IilcrnI fees and CT
tnrtinn ara ths natural nntrrnwfh III n c,,Inbcr
s.,,ns .vs,cT1 If thc syss,,,, al doing bnsinfs
Mt lin i,,s{nm- iin,sr. mi In nlI its nl,neruu
tlro"rtments. ,rn hc sin,nliheI. wa shaii hra
rrr~ littir ennni.fnt NJ it, adm,nIatration IN
d. ,hr rres,.nt msIienrs' A fnw .inyg sInca
,n",,c sonn in,,uirIcs rcgarl5na thu oxtent /,
rnfci,
""'e'' sy,too,.,no N oAnR,yn os.
sr1 nm. ,osurcI that Il T. mnr, ,xtrn.tvctv IN
:,"Is",1 ,L IN ihnn IL uruersIIv ;m,y,nsd All AZ
rsss lnxs " ars sisenni ndIo1,s t~ ti'a tnmn,IinIt
i,r,c A. Icnst t1,cv aru AZ rrrnrdcn who
tb,sr S,,n,,ra,,nn i. ,natia rrneraI T'hr iii i,
tnfnn ,ar w,a r,,vnr,IrI nj = ma,c..,tv vrnwIu