New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-06
population which has respect fo- treaty rights
than,t has for rs own Central Government
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
INSPECTOR NICHOLL.s's MISTAKE.


Mr.. Nichols, of New York. one of the Gus
tom House Inspectors who charged by the Jay
Commission with having passed dutable gooda through
the Custom House free Of duty had interview with
Secretary sherman yesterday He protested against the
chargcs and declared that he had been of the first
to call the attention Of the Government ~ abuses Of that
sort lie said that sometime ago he called the attention
Of secretary sherm ms to the matter, and that be
Intended to tell Mr. sherman TO-DAY. He Was m
doubleday somewhat surprised 10 be informed by Score
tary Sherman that he has no sou.
THE DEFALCATION AT GEORGETOWN.
Yesterday the special agents turned over to
Mr. Francis Dodge. the Collector Of Georgetown. all
the property OF tie Georgetown Custom House. The In
vesgation into tile defslatOn there shows that IA
quite as bad as has been suspected. Ex-Coector Eng
lsh admitted to tue officers that he had taken about
1900 in currency belonging to the Government, hut
stoutiy denied that he had appropriated any Of the
ST. 200 In gold and insisted that he did not know what
had become OF It. Mr. English, however. attempted TO
suspicious upon his deputy, Mr. Parkhurst, and said
t8at Plrkhurs formerly did appropriate "a considerable
sum, though subsequently making 1t good. MT. Park
hurst understood have denied taking any OF the
mon this time. It Ia very probable that criminal
prosecutions viii be instituted st both English and
his deputy. the latter viii Certainly be removed Tho
SPECIAL agents discovered thai Il has been the custom i1r
tie COectO 10 take out separate packages OF INVOICES
receive tle pro rata duties them and make no en-
try on the books Of surrender Of the goods unu tie
eute invoice was gone Enc result mas Deih that trn
ses " mrmJry, or other causes, the Collectors nave
neglected 10 charge IN msrlYcs All the duties re-
celVed In this peceneil manner ami that the Govern
mt has been systenati, ally dcfuuded OF very con
siderable sums.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC IN THE CABINET.
The Southern Pacific Railroad, of California,
when is building eastward from the Pacific Coast. has
reached the RIO Colorado, and Is engs ed IN the
slrucuon OF bridge that river. It's line and
bridge that point pass the military reservation
Of Fort Yuma. and representatives, OF the Texas Pacific
Railroad Company have called the attention or the See
rotary War the fact THAI Hunngous road has been
located on Goye land, without having secured
tire right OF way. This complaint Is, Of course,
prompted by Texas Pacific people TO impede
the progress Of the Southern Pacific, Of California,
as every mile Of road built by the latter company
shOrens proposed line OF the Texas Pacific and re-
the ~ subsidy tor Which II Will De entitled
to ask Neither Secretary Of War all the execu-
branches OF the Government con bned. nave me
pOwertO grant the right OF way across government
That power solely In Congress- ana yet
feeling Adminisjr tOn circles IS that the more
ra dly this line o rObl Is iilt without sub
iy the be ter il i Or the country There is Therefore.
disposition 10 unn cessary obstacles In sue WY
II lis progress Tue secretary OF War brought sub
ect the OF the Cabinet to-day, hut IL was not
deemed necessary to tase any formal action upon IT,
A REVENUE VICTORY IN NOKrH CAROLINA.
A clerk OF the Internal Revenue office was
by Commissioner Raum To Greensboro North Caro-
lima rec nty with the records Of the tobacco for
which of rs Of compromise had been made and rejected
He telegraphed to-day as ollows "When In the middle
OF the trial OF the nrst all the defendants in the
Mount Airy plead guilty The citizens are aston
shei at such splendid Result" General Raum replied
AS follows: Il learn that the tobacco manufacturers
nave pleaded guilty. It is expected that suitable pun
.hmeut vii be me ted out to these The offers In
compromise rejected after due consultation. III
prominent and wealthy vOdtors Oh the aW are pf"uEhl
Ia puuisnment now nave hgn hopes that IL viii DC ne
commencement OF new era 10 the enforcement Oh the
internal revenue laws IN your state