The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-17
WASHINGTON.
tkcs CUP REGULAR CORRESPOND EMIT.

wAsmsGroS. July 10. 1873
POLITICAL AssEssMENrs-oFFIcIAL CT THE
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT UNEASY OVER Ex-
PosuREs By THE HERALD.
One OF the cheI cials the Interior Department
takes exception to charge the HERALD that the
list OF CLERKS IN that department., with their Salaries
had been furnished to tho Republican Executive Com
mttee to facilitate assessments Tor campaign money.
he says mat the government Blue Book was the
source from which the committee got lis inIorma-
tion. But il happens tnat the lists IN inc
Blue Book nearly year OLD ana 10
NOT contain inc names OF hundreds OF persons
unce employed in the departments ana VINO
received the committees letter in Common with the
Dlder employees. The same Official Is authority Tor
a, NAL in one OF the local papers this evening, that
he supplementary assessment circular Of tho RepuD-
hcan Committee was distributed among any oil tho
,Ierks OF the Interior Department by messenger IN
Tho employ OF the government, was stated in
Washington despatch published N Monday IS HERALD
lie says positively that tho circular was not dissro'
uied among the clerks in the department building,
but reached them through the regular chan
mel OF the local mail delivery. Further In
curry fully sustains the accuracy OF the
HERALD's statement There can be no doubt OF
the fact-important or unimportaui, as It may bc-
that messenger employed in the office OF the Chief
TO distribute these duhning circulars Tho additional
inquiry made by the HERALD correspondent shows
thai tho circulars sent TO the Patent ONCE employees
we're rs taken the city Post office and there stamped
in Inc regular way, and, Instead OF being delivered
by the carriers the OF the original assess
meut circular handed pack 10 The committee Dy
the Post once authorities aud taken In bulk TO the
Patent ONCE tney delivered by one of the
Official messengers The fact OF TINS transaction can
be substautiacd by scores of the unfortunate clerks
who arc being subjected to the squeezing operation.
SENATOR CAMERoN's FRIEND, MRS OLIVER,
AMONG THE DISCHARGED EMPLOYEES
Among the discharged female employees OF the
Patent once to-day Mrs hary s. Oliver, the lady
who is suing ex-senator simon Cameron for breach OF
promise OF marriage in the District OF Columbia
courts She employed temporarily under tho
Cong essona appropriation Tor the restoration OF
damaged models In tho III odel room, and was one Of
about nifty persons sent away. The Madame was ex-
cecdingy indignant for time after receiving notice
Of and refused 10 submit 10 IT, but thus
lar she has not been reinstated.
WOUNDED By THE MooNsHINEns AND APP
POINTED TO A CLERKsa1P IN TIE TREASURY
DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Sherman to-day, at the request OF Com
missioner Raun, gave clerkship in the Treasury De-
parlment to Lamberton Doolttle the Deputy Collector
Of Internal Revenue, who about year since
by band OF Moonshipers, while he raiding Illicit
distieries in the New River country, in West Vir-
g,nia, as reported in the HERALD ut the time. Mr.
Dootle has been confined TO bed the greater part
Of the time since he wounded.