The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-16

! most depressed cordition ana tho jutc mills have
| &c issd 10 DO prontsbIe
| FRENCH coURTEsIEs TO THE UNITED STATES
FLEET AT HAvRF.
Consul Bridgiand writes TO tho State Department
that the utmost civilty attention have been ex
tended by the Port and CITY authorities OF Havre
tue officers and crews OF The Wyoming. Constitution.
constellation, Portsmouth and supply. which con-
veyed so Ids from this country France for tho Ex
| position. Tho customs officers have permitted The
purcn $50 by officers OF cigars heavily duliablc
| goods in bond without payment OF durres The
| Western Railroad OF Franco conveys the OIL
hcors and mon TO and from Paris
| tho rates Of tho French military tariff
that s about fourth OF tho regular rates thus
ablins even the lowest paid visit the Expo
sil'on ana has delivered tho goods a. the Exposition
grounds for 81 10 ton which less ,nan halt the
ordinary freight charges Tho local ship brokers have
performed all tho necessary routine work attendant
on landing and forwarding goods Tree other charges
Than for the manual labor actually employed Most
honorable mention is due 10 Mr. Jules Merviiie
prominent broker and Mr. Frederick tfassnow
master sevedore, for their chccriuiiy volunteered
services
THE AMERICAN sEAMEN AT PARIS -coAMENDA.
TON FROM MARSHAL MACMAHoN
Tho Navy Department Is advised through report
from Ensign Lucien Young, OF the Portsmouth,, who
had charge OF tho American seamen who were
tailed TO assist In getting tho American section az no
Paris Exposition IN readiness. OF the return OF ne
mon 10 their respective SHIPS the Constitution Ports
mouth and supply. The conduct OF tho while on
duty In PARIS was, Ensign Young reports :hc bost no
ever knew They were clean and noal orderly asd
obedicnt setting example not only crcdtabio 10
themselves but 10 tho American Navy at large. and,
when they wcro drawn up In line a. tho ceremony OF
opening their cleanliness and general good appear
ance caused Marshal MacMahon to stop speak per.
sonally TO Ensign Young in very complimentary
terms
| RETURNS OF ISrrRSAL REVENUE FoR THE LAST
TEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE TAX ON
SPIRITS NEARLY SIX MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
comparative statement showing summary OF COL
lcctions OF internal for tho first ten onhs
OF tho nscsl years ending Juno 80 1877 and 1875
hbiis decrease In SPIRITS amou nting 10
S. 734 39 decrease OF $S72 064 90 tho tobacco
tax; increase OF $477.224 SO iermentsa liquors,
and decrease OF slIa,ss7 "a in the banks ami
bankers The taxes on dealers. roctiners and manu-
lecturers OF spirits have, however, increased,
also the with ana dealers In man.
uiacturcd tobacco Tho decrease tho tax on banks
aud bankers included every taxable item under that
head, bank deposits, savings banks deposits, capital
and circulation. The principal for tho decrease
distilled spirits, tobacco Of all descriptions, snun
and stamps for tobacco snu is held at tho internal
revenue Office be because OF tho long agitation
during present session OF Congress tho subject
OF changes in tho tax tho articles in question
THE POTTER COMMITTEE.
Yesterdays PRocRFDINos-ExAMISA OF
THE PRIVATE SECRETARY OF GOVERNOR
| KELLooa--wHAr HE KNOWS ABOUT THE
SIGNATURES TO The RETURNING BOARD
| CERTIFICATES.
WASHINGTON, June Is. 1873.
| Tho Potter Investigation Commute met this
morning, at ton O'Clock, and called 70 tho witness
/ stand H. Conquest Clarke. stenographer, who was
Governor Keiioggs private secretary In New Orleans
al The time tho Electoral College met 10 cast hs
votes tor President and Vice President He ac,o1
clerk OF the college in Louisiana and IL the gcnte
referred by Orlando II. Brewster In his
| mony as having told him (Brcwster) OF tho defect
in tho returns made out by tho college at nrst,
who requested Brewster sign the second Of
| ceruAcrtcA
I dcncs in Washington, and that he was
| pioyed by tbs Commas Of Internal Revenue; he
was not present tho meeting or tho electors In 1915
| but knew OF the meeting and subsequently, learned
from General Anderson after hts tArdersoa return
from Washington that thcre DEFECT In the first
OF tho hrst ccrtlncate TO witness and stated TO MN
| that friends In Washington thought that instead
being GU oae sheet they should DO on Two
| sheets; the wttnoss did not act upon An
Snn , sossss,os "a Iss nS ~. :, -.
were conccrned no took ono OF the blank forms pre-
pared nrst AMI went 10 the Republican printing once
directed them TO DO made exactly ike that ono,
but them made separate, that 10 leave the
name OF the Wee President out oi ono form and 10
leave In no name OF tho Prcsident aud in Tho other
leave tho name OF the Vice President and 70
leave out the name OF tho Presdsn that was sn the
alteration made the form seine OF tho clerks Ia tho
building nied in the names OF Rutherford b. Hayes
| aud ar. Wheeler Tor President aud vco President;
Governor kellogg stated 10 the witness no wished
| no twitness) would General Anderson, because
he Andersonl said there was scmetning wrong about
the certificates; al tho Gevernors request he went
INTO tho room where General Anderson WAS sitting,
and after that interview icit authorized TO anu
| make the nccessar changes bimseG; Governor Kcl
iogg signed second OF certcstes OF tho
committee rooms 10 the buildiOg; witness there
himsei: whcn Governor Kellogg signed, but no could
1 NOS say VINO else there; he did not know
was there; he did not know that there any body
nsf. ssss srs sss sS w,s
OF the electors whom no knew Who resided In TIE
CITY, and they came into tho ofce he asked Thorn 10
pass enc word TO Others ana ne Iet The certificates In
| The room that they could be signed by others.
| In answer 10 Mr. Potter he stated the, ne himself
sealed up tho certincutcs and orwsrded them two
threo days after Groerai Anderson. return
| tnan thai, one was forwarded by msil aud ono no
handsd ~ Mr. Charles Hill, who act subst-
tutc Tor General Anderson, the Inter saying that no
dd feel sbIe 10 take aootns- trip 10 Washington
tho nrs, be sgned In the District Court
Clerks once, but ne tho that asked
been Mod; he himself sealed up both sets
he scaled up the nrst ret ~ tho coinmii,es room,
! there being such a crowd IN hs own vfce He wss
asked II tho authority was originally issued for Gem
sral Anderson nko The certificates wasntn ston
and replied tnst there He did krow md bsa
no reason TO suppose that Ike authority Irt-
pared sccoud SET Ne thought Mr. Hill look
II mp suDstitntc whsthes on The vrtsnai sutbor-
'ny gwen 10 General Anderson or not, no could not
| tell
i THEY WE'RE SIGNED
q Who OF tho gentlemen that signed the second
set sgncd tho nrsts A. am pretty sure tho Gov
/ crnor came to the; tho subsequent signatures were
! Just they could be found.
a bid YOU leave tho papers where they could be
/ signed without your being pfescutf A. Ycs,
a So That you wcro not present when all the sigma
lures Httschsuf A. No, SIR; this was commit.
tee IN unircqu-ntsu part OF tho stats bud.
ins; placed no one very specially In charge OF ~