, 1879-07-31

which he operatc<l, but no particulars ,Iavo becn
received ~ to hfs tntthot3s. II Ia further be-
heSed Tint ls operations haFc taEea ~iao
| suit In liking on him srFtcs OF tob6crtcs for
| months past. Gen. Squirting has also male an
arrcat in Indiana and taken his prisoner TO III
The offender.
Col. dcorce j.. Tlehcnor, Of Philadelphia,
! Special Agent of the Treasury Department, ar
| rived hero yesterday morning, anil will be IN
| Chicago nntl .vicinity tor. week OF ten dnss.
Co!. Tichenor has come West 10 tnHniro fnto
onerout hyktenl Of importing, with .view to
t,'rxesling certain changes nul slmpllflcatlons,
I they shall be thought advisable. from tho
attention. morn particularly TO the workings Of
tln "1mmt,ltatc Transportation act,". nnl
Tnat nnpears 60 be tho UNNECESSARY burden upon
,pss MesteFs n,.,n business known ~ tic double;
n'at thc heavy Chicago importers last wInter
forwarded pctttfun tn ttle Secretary OF tho
lrcastry praying for relief in this direction.
when Col: T'cheuor comes to chtcago prepared.
afnonR other things, tu Investigate thIs subject
with Tfow 70 asecrtafnsnE whether tho burden
cannot ee lifted withotat harm to The Govern.
acs," thcse are certain bonded rouscs-railronle
which ctrc bnads to thu Government for .l,o
raic tra6stntsa'o.i ot inportat!ons to Western
ports. Bcsidcs tic security thus furnished, the
double sure y by placing his locks and seals on q
car startling from m East..rn port for somo port
in thu interior. From tho tins the car leaves
New York until It arrives heEo the importer
Gnu no more get Mt Ets goods than 1o could
carry oil the streets OF tile New Jerusalem, ma
cadamtxed. rs they arc safd to bo, with gold.
HIT cuE1olls provision OF the law-cugtnceretl
through, It ts believed, by tho Now York in,-
porters In orler to ttnnose every possible har1-
ship Oh tho Wehiern fellows-compcis the I'm
porter to give, III addition to tho double sccurt.
ty Just stated, what IL called MI importers
bond. for tic prcsu,nab1e purpose Ut saitsfytng
the Government that he won't DO austhtlE
wrong with n lot Of gooda locked md scatod np
II, cat, and to which he can't by auy possibility
gain seccse With rte InrEer importing firms,
this obligation to furnish an In
portcr's boDd isu't SO much OF O.
h1trden, for the reason that they lIavu their
agents Mt tho Eastern ports who nrn provided
with power OF attorney Mnl can give any bond
That inay be retuiretL Bat with tho smaller
f1rsns tie case Is different, mid the apparent In
justice OF the wiloe bns1ncss has been tho means
ot inetltuttng "kict =" on the part Of the Gill
cngo ttnpaEtcrs, big nnd little. Col. Tichenor
Will ttlutltra Into t1lr matter. atft the grievance
to Lie bottom, and report stch suggestions rs
he mnY think advisable 10 tlIc SECRETARY of The
Treasury; and, while the latter Department
cannot make md uumake lnws, It l,xs been
found to be q power on eon1t occasions to-
Waru8 framing suitable legislation and asStHtttDr
III working It through. Unosta.natclY for tho
Western importers. It's efforts eeem to e,ave pre-
vtously been confined to fnrtlcrlng the Interests
ot Tho Enst, and loud suggestion IL NOW goius
up from tlc West that it change it, tuck.