Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-01
The 'lt.OverSy Between Sfr. Couk
auIsi the ! DIN. u!s trG..0u.

reading from Tic clerks desk OF tee m2ssap.
Of President Hayes aud the accompanying c.-
ter Of Secretary Sherman. Tho reading d
these documents aud OF supplemental c3r.
muDica!ioD, iuclo5log statement from q Nj.
Farmer, VITO alleges that 10 was Gischargcd
by Collector Arthur because &c had testified
before the Jay commission 10 the existence Of
c.rtain irregularities 10 the New Iu!k custom
Eous:, consumed au hour or more.
After ca!.ioy sucnliCn 10 Secretary Shcr
man letter, Mr. Hayes says:
The custom house 10 NV iCtk co.!cc,s
more than two thir6s Ct all tie. CUSTOMS reye.
nUes OF the government. Is administration j.
ms!t6r not CT local Interest r1e:ey, but is OF
great importance to the pecpe Il the whole
country, Fer lOGg period Of line it has ba,a
used 10 macage a1c cJatr0l political Affairs
The oGecls suspended b. ma are, aqd fer ssv
eral years have b:Cn. cugagcd 10 lie rclra
personal inauGgc nett OF the party politics Of
the CRY and State OF NV YORK. The duties
CT the p!6cas he'd By sh5m have te:n regarded
as Of subordinate importance t. ,h.ic partisan
work. Their Cthcs have been cJEGucrc! a.
pert Of the p9ill,csl Ii !chGgr, under thtic con.
| tro!. They have maize the custom house :.
GENRE OF partissn pyai.i. msoaecmepi."
Mr.. SheIIaa beg!Gs bis letter with o,ni
plalLt that liz E,GI@st to Mf. CoIslag, 4
| Chairman CT me S;hslc C|mHi'i'ee 90 Gem
mfr'e., ioE copy q arthur 1st'er vas ngi
noticed. and he accs Shat ie 29ts mex o2t,eTG ~
was coD Uuhio ;tcd 20 VIC ccmn'i'':'' -
c!ares 1857 az us "eSa'!'ns a7-'os' A''IH.
aud Ctrne!! 10 Dis l!St ;ett'r arc sh>s"pah,a OF
| Tue c!eo'eS' pto1,' 90 tHA' w WIZ '''Iy '"|"
II the oenasI NJ" SNc "'u' L" OPPORTUNITY u.
aGnlls that DC c'e'a ieU 'sotc nIS CaS1 an1..'.'
Arthur Ia court o. jtsu!9, cut aau@:
p"I' !, - ~ "G "''" GOV W y 't.'' '.i
teti2Vh! & Y1t; E.''!'~:' It - suniE'''' - ~
| s"a"9!J 'H'""'fH t""' a'''' "cp1e7 = az 49,
| tr1ton nav oon''n"s" AUG '"c'tSS.n "u''.
DIS incuN.ceney' 'Il' c!ih! i'e'SS"S nave '.'
regularly pa'a % ~, F'''" "h' lc"H,,'@ !"
| OF 20 S'i'i''' 'NIt '"@ t"F.'s y 81
| nave ltcfc;9tt "n',% Co"ic.io"S 'i!r ".'! ~
m'aiShi5f; 'ha' rt'o'E. II EFa.n!Is - ~
| nature u JT!o,s' I-:@ Gen f'eGlFtN i: '.-
suoera'le'cs - se':i"' 'T-Ho"ts e! ;"2 'o''"'.
mouse; 'nst ;h'''H - c't'ec' 'i,arI ">'1'' ~"
cot NE! DIS support h'1 'h'' Do EsS '"' %''.h
10 The drl!s CT hl' { i'a TIE T'qii>'jG q iE'.'"
cnd a:te0'io1. ,&tn K Is submitted Ia re tEss
| - made Gu. 1h!S form Oh ,Hrco! me "sr.T.
nlcnt Is prepared - snoml:.
| Mr.. Cooking sili Ina, a'!h9OEE osih29- 3.
ether Senator leit 90 EFcat 81 l4te!;H. - ~
cell ID TIC 7i1dcati7p Of ire :taiS 1'Ha "ss2'."o
&c ne7tr'h*!;sS Ga oot cTSid't - G:c~II"y 81
ssk tHal az Gtp'ttuH''y ~ gwen - .l:|H'''
ArtEu! 400 N''n*h 20 atS"s: ,'e cS r"''n'3''5
computations "h,cH mas iH.t n-'A S"&' -
Inc oGna'H. Ley "oaiai"s"' WIN t%' 'Si'!
linns. nothing h%".
10 regard 20 the Farmer ici;cT,. ne ssid o..
| Arthur could readily prove lhat tsfTcfa -
uisoaI vs.: not the result OF pa &c or r,s.Gts,"'.
tut merely 30 l22ldert Of rcCuAtoH - IL.
clerical iUic". Hu; be did 10! ;hlE. there "a~
auy mead OF tsIoy!DE aclSn upon the rcnc;".
| rGmiHa!!cns IN 0:GGF TO 1Hnti - 0p:aiiJ2"y
| ioT The GusHsr 10 be made.
Mr.. C0GsIrg Ccxt y3a'! 10 tic c-H2'.' t"rc~
| ~ tvc tclGPraus received bv Gm trcC. ic.u',
llcaG m2uiJeT- Gt :he New \ ok l. g'-a."G' 80
regard to the memorial sigacd tg .hGn! "-h'sc
| thu Unittd States Senate 10 coLi.:G BE ceu,.
nations cf Nc.s,a Merritt, Burt, ami Grsna,a
tJr collector, nc9aE ct!;cer aud surveyor d; tha
The sruGcs ui lie lei, cGa.rs ioilrl:n..i,
inform Mr.. Coukirs Ihat they ziraed BE re.
mortal upon TIC s:reuGth CT private Representa-
lions Ihat it was bis, CGskiine'-, de:i;c "a hay
such a memo!l.! sSoed eud iGr#ardet, q
means CT ehab.lpg Ein 10 Withdrew iion IL,
conest without ol:credIt, or, 80 Sorie Ct tHl"
phrescd IT, 20 'iet n'il down easily.
Ono iciegfag read 70 The SeosIc VS. ross
ex cgliector Thomas Murphy. 6tatlcg i'st S"ah
q memorial vas 10 ejaculation, aud .Has II NJ.
C0okliog desired, be, Murphy could g.. more
sigusIu!cs Ter II. hlr. Ccckli1g SAID b. ~
s@ercd this, Exposing surprise ard iudicca~
ton, ani Informing Murphy tina. he hid p.ve:
thought Ct such th!Ig. ibis "us@r ::cn.td
10 nave cihec ioitH 'he teiekf>uIs i:o:' mrri
bcIs q in" L,Gi9al'r hhoF9 ft!.rF.J Ia.
ScUa.0r C1uklp, cI0iiCrn. n's r,msr,-.
deDGu.c. this attempt t" i. iaieau his !f.cod.
in euy:,s,ic lsueu.yc. He ssii ;a. n;;pli
,h;ru rso.a ,r.rl.--no. H.. -, or ar a,,,,"u.
;sN y. 90, Ill ,";,I
upI 'itp i'st't " "p il.l'et', ~. Nc" oGsi'lu
thCusH heial'ou' scHein'' W"io' DC p-ncVed
had LIS cIgIn 10 THIS city. lie lCilma,eG $50
that be posse5ed positive lLi9lmll)n that two
men started i7om Washington With icsruc,ioDs
to undermine h On 10 hi; way, add thai they
had cDntiiesilaiIv dj,uycI ,Lei- secret mr..
u.s.. - NJ V ,rL a., H,,,.,i ,r;,h -.
P''o ~ 1''" Wy S'S-i WI" 80
expression OF OF io!1e iHat inc Ceoatc shoDIn
pf0cec0 10 consider $40 act upon tie pcDdiDg
uipat iors tnrtrer