The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-14
WASHINGTON.

appointments by the President.
WASHINGTON April 13-The following ar
pointments were made to-day by the Presi
dent:
John G. Casper, secretary of the territory o.
Arizona.
Jacob j. Boreman, associate justice of the
supreme court of Utah.
Peter G. Shannon, chief justice of the su-
preme court of DakOtah.
Senator Gordon ON Louisiana.
Senator Gordon in conversation today was
asked what he thought of the affairs in Lou
isiana now, and he replied that he had strong
er faith than ever in the ultimate and complete
triumph of the Nichols government, and tina
the result there would not differ materially
from that in South Carolina. In reference tC
the talk about giving Nichols the state upon
an agreement to make Packard senator, hi
said he did not think either the commission O
gentlemen sent to Louisiana, or the President
or the people OF Louisiana could afford to make
any trade of that character.
Senator Bayard in company with Secretary
Evarts called upon the President today and
had very pleasant interview.
Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet adjourned today without coming
to conclusion on additional instruction to the
Louisiana commission. The subject will be
resumed at an adjourned meeting, perhaps to-
morrow. 1t is not considered proper at present
to give publicity to the contents of the telegram
ICCcitro yCoboIudy3 Uub tu6y VIII Uo m1O6
lie within short time in connection with what
ever instructions may be forwarded to the com
mission. The government experiences mucI
embarrassment owing to the apparent impossi
bility of compromise by the Packard ant
Nichols parties.
The settlement of the Louisiana question il
apparently no nearer than when the commits
sion was appointed.
Disagreement of Jury.
The jury in the case of w. 81. Ottaman, tried
twice for having criminally received 1915 DOC
which was stolen from the Treasury some two
years ago by 3. Fl. Hallock, one of the clerks,
has been unable to agree and were discharged
Various Matters.
Gen. G. W. Gusts Lee has instituted an &C.
ton of ejectment for the recovery of the Ar
Chief Naval Constructor Hanscom will be re.
tired in June, when he attains the age Of g.
years.
Sir Edward Thornton will leave for England
in May and will be absent several months
The trip is merely of domestic character.
Among the commissions signed by the Presi.
dent today was that of Erwin D. Hall, post
master at West Meriden, CT.
The New York Silk Frauds.
Especial to the Boston Journal
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The report on the
silk Smuggling in New York to the Treasury
Department was made by Mr.. Tingle, the pres
emit Chief Of Special Agents, and not Moore,
the deposed Chief. Tingle will be connected
with the new commission to investigate this
specific fraud. The following process illus.
trates the manner in which manufacturers of
silks in France are able to buy their own goods
in this country of the jobbers cheaper than
they could import them themselves. The
French manufacturers make piece of broad
silk, forty yards, in France, at cost of So &c
pertyard-100. They sell it to A. B. at prof.
OF ten per cent; forty yards at $275-$I1O
A. B. consigns the silk to his agent, C. D., al
New York, invoicing it at $1.25 per yard-$5O
If inyoiced at cost, the duty, 60 per cent.
would. be $3.50, making the total cost in New
York SIG; but paying duty on less than one.
half its value, the silk reaches the agent al
New York at total cost of $40. He calls
upon any large dealer in New York and offers
to sell him the silk at the original cost price al
the factory in France, 800, freight and duty
aided; duty, $50; total, $16O. Thus, any New
York dealer who is also a manufacturer in
France has made two profits, $40 in France
and S!6 IN New York 26 per cent, and the
1856 has been extracted from the government.