, 1880-01-27
WASHINGTON.
Collector Merriam's Victory a
Most Complete and Sat-
isfactory Affair.
Full Text Of the Letter Written
by Sherman upon Hayes
Order.
Mitchell in Washington Laboring
Hard to Have the Case
Reopenea,
But His Friend Logan Is Pow
erless to Accomplish
This End.
The Retunding Proposition of Fernando
Wood Developing Additional
Opposition.
Tho Senate Moved to Protect the
| Interests Of the Noble
Savage.
Outline Of the Springer Bill to
Amend the United States
Election Laws.
Testimony Of Colored Men Yester-
day Before the Exodus 1nves.
| tigatiou Committee.
Tho Senate Moved to Protect tho
Interests OF the Noble
Savage.
Outline Of the Springer Bill to
Amend the United States
Election Laws.
Testimony Of Colored Men Yester-
day Before the Exodus 1nves.
tigation Committee.
MERRIAM.

Spteta, D4pateA to rs Chicago Trtbuns.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jun. 26.-1f any ono in ILL.,
nois doubts that Collector Jonathan Merriam, Of
tho Eighth 1nternal-1tovcnueC Collection District,
hns dcfeRtcd the attempt Of Senator Logan.
Tom Mitchell. and othcrs 10 remove him, a letter
which Was delivered to Mr.. Merriam this aftcr-
noon by tho Secretary of tho Treasury, Mt tho
orders Of tho President, will rctl,oso those
doubts. Tho following is tho text Of tho 1ottcT:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF the BEc.
9ErARY, WAsnlx9Tos. 2. G, Jn!.. 70, lsso:-
;aat M fsas Eas bNret fa :" sr iaas sr"af s. 5gs f. f.
6IR: 1 m, directed by tho President to inform
yo,l that aftcr NIL examination Of tho complaints
satisfied that yoM arc m honest and ctllctent
officer, md tho request for your resignation
contained Ill the Department letter Of the 18th
tpcctfuy, JOIN SHERMAN, Secretary.
The nRht, as was statcd in those dispatches
Inst Saturday night, was ended Saturday with
tho nssurni,co given to Merriam By the President
thnt he Mcrria1u> should not DO disturbed dur
Ing tho present Administration.
ALL TIE CHARGES
that havo been mado ngAlnst Merriam were, "a
this letter atatcs hnawcred to tho satisfaction Of
tho President Among tho charges to which
Merriams statement wns answer, not before
enumerated In those dispatches. Wcrc those:
That Merriam hns roam flttctl up In tho Gov.
Crnmcnt building Mt Springfield rs lodging
room 10 snre c1pcnso; that the jAnitor OF tho
building ha. complained on account oftho use
Of Ens, care of tho room. etc. To this Merriam
mat1c answer that he slept in tho Government
t,uildtng bccatiso no had been Informed by otll-
Gers Of tho Eccrct service that there was Il con-
spracy to rob the internal o!I!cc, whero large
amount Of stamps, sonic soc, 900. and quantity
nf money, nrc always stored. Merriam AccoEtl-
tnsly slcpt Mt his post With arms, md requested
other PERSONS also to sleep there.
Another chnrgc wha TINT Merriam had not COLI
trihuted freely to campaign purposes In illinois,
10 this the reply wns that ho had contributed MI
Average Of 800 annually, which he thought WIS
sufficient
roM MITCHELL ARRIVED HERE
from bloomington this morning, greatly en-
rHged, snyng earnestly tl,at ho could not stand
this sort Of thug.-that he must bo Collector
About that sa1ne tine the President Ind written
whe o.s 9' to uni tho 'fas seercary ffe e sS
tlo uiieial ietter rSoncrating Merriam. pub
tlroughQ1lt tho day that Mitchell would not re.
linqntsh DTS ATTEMPT 70 secure tho ntl'eo, and
aad ta e .s, 1aR m a s Sa Ell a fTlS"s II
current tonight. a,thonah It Is dlf'c,llt
"pcne d. a. 'iF sS sppossS ali f"a tho e eaarRes
TINT can bn mate agaInst Mcrrintn haye already
been submitted. heard; and ludgnent passed
30 much ialKnntlon on tho pnrt Of THO enpport-
crs of Mitchell ut tEts .c1 pected result TINT T.
y c to GsS tef shagfn q .h;a tss
Hn,onE oti1or IL tIinss Il Is sbarscd that tho pres:
Ment Ssg @aaaao" as25 at % %s saoSa haga
IT is scAucEIY rnobAnIE,
however, that M attempt will he made to reopen
ticflNttby closed, Tho IBsl5c, however. between