, 1879-05-28
CuSTOM-IIOUSE.

Collector Smith is expected hotno from Wash
ingtun today or tomorrow.
Ahststant-Ircasurer Gilbert dI.burscd 50, 900
yesterday anil sold t4o,0 worth Of certificates.
The lnsernal-ravenuc receipts yesterday were
&28.ol1.lT,, Of which amount spirits paid t3l,-
6S0.t1;' tobacco and cigars, $3,bS5.20; beer,
$4b.25; and special tnIrs, 81 ,610.
Assistant-Treasurcr Gilbert Yesterday received
A!spatch from Washington tt.structlnE him TO
acll l!o f,ore reEtstcrcd certificates. Tho facts
arc. Mr. Gilbert has sold iD registered cestifl-
Gates a. yet. lllere does uot appear to bo much
acmM.M fos certificates tlnst arc rcgistcsed, and
the Secretary VI ttse Treasury has dtterrnned to
redecu thosc that taya hccn sold In other clttos.
News was rccctvcd hero yesterday that tllo
Eatc OF ihc new rrtunll,iE ccrtitlcnlca had been
stopped in Washington, New York, phfladel.
phla, mud Baltimore. 1t is considered tint the
East has had enough, ana 1t Is thought best to
around. II will t,ow be fn order for the tw0-for-
agent hrokrrs and specu1ntors Of tho East to
CONS to Chicago and sec II they can crowd the
line little.
A stigma rcsts upon the fair name ot Deputy
Marshal John Stiliwcli. Yesterday he was ell
claar, when he ran foul Of n .cestlfcasc-brokcr
by tic name nj Dell, nfom llo ordered out Of
tie building. Bell refused 10 GO III plain Ian
guage. John said he would 70, and unn!ly put
1ustlce Drayton and swore out o warrant for
tho arrest OF the DeputT on the charge OF na.
sault and battery. Tile case will be heard by
Justice DtaJson Tomorrow morning at Q
o'clock.
SELLING CERTIFICATES.
"You come around hero aud stand right
there, and sou can sec Just how We do ~ said
Frank Ba1tcrshall, the genial Cashier OF the
1ntetnaf-Rcvcnuo o!llce Yesterday. a' h. was
nbout to commcnco selling certificates. The ru-
rfN rfrt 11r{t At aud II
timed tho gentleman: The doors we're Opened
at o'clock et,arp, aud the throng outatle wcrc
pressed into ii lour. s!ngls line, which followed
the counter around to the left. First
TWO colorcd men, and 10 on. a boy came ~
lust ahead OF his father, md was told TINT It
was against The rule To sell to minors: The
father moved n suspension Of tic rules, but
received no seeoa1, Ind ths m9son va lost.
ters ahead Of her until they got to The window:
togother, snd received It's equivalent Ii eertll.
Gates. which The mother incontinontly
several Post.oi1ies employees eame through
the door and marched un to tho window At The
head Of the line With great deal OF assurance,
md handed out their money, simply, rclnarking
"et & h. i 1!nc .,,,. saYutsd By ,,; MI NJ
ties. "Post. Office or no pcst-On'ec, you can't
get uny Certificates unless You get into iine,''
nld tho young men wont nwaT, wonder.
lug what Ia the deuce was up. Mr.,
Battersllail took in tho money, which
he counted with lightning raD!ufty. great
| deal OF which vas In denominations
Of $50 and 500, shouted tie name without the
| address Of the applicant to Mrs. Hicks, whc
wrote It down. liu averaged nenrly four mln
ute, and At tho expiration OF inst fifteen min
| utcs llc had sold ono Of the $1,000 packages
| At twents-niso minutes past o'clock ho had
sold .l1, 900 worth OF certificates. and had $l4,
| 600 more tU sell when tho reporter LETT Thcrt
| Ia no question that there IA crooked work golnE
on daily In violation Of the rules of the tsovern
mont In the purchase Of these certificates but Il
nnsbo1Y doubts Frank Battnrshall's ab!!ity tt
| sell ot, Al average of two Minute, lot hin
stnnt awhile mil watch him.
| The Po.tslnatcr only received $20, 900 OF tht
| certihcntcs yesterday, md consequently hi.
salca ~crn limited to that amount. CousldcrA
biz confusion manifested Itself YESTERDAY morn
J tug amOnE the 4'iuGrs" ut the Pnst-OtIlcc. L
appears Tint the ntelt before humane gentle
man. passing by nntl plying TIC sh!verinE 'nas
| Of humanity strung along the sidewalk, took i
! npon himself to issue tickets numbered nit
| signed hy himself. As his action was wholly I'm
authorized, the unfortunate people who hal
trusted III his promises ind left their plnces tn
night before. on presenting themselves Will
their SUPPOSED vouchers tn thu morning. did no
meet with tic cordial reception which they Aat
anticipated. Tiers was conference betweci
tho crowd and tEn. fartotum Hawloy, which re
suited In u compromise. Should The human
| gentleman makc his appearance again with hi
little ttrkcts, liz may meet with warm rccep
ton from the wrathy Investors.