Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-16
SHERMAN SMIRCHED.
" HONEST JOHN" GONE WRONG.
why the Treasury SfealIngs Report
S WIthheld-Heads Near the Axe
captain Browns Suspense-Clarke
and Longstreet-The Gainesville
Post Office.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-Captain w. w,
Brown, OF Macon, Ca, is here doing what
ne can to be made Postmaster at Macon.
he does not seem to be very much en-
couraged. In fact there does not seem to
be much ground for Captain Brown to de-
pend upon Tor success. He certainly has
papers and recommendations enouoh tn
carry himself through on paper If that was
all that was wanted. What discourages
Captain Brown Is the fact that the present
Postmaster at Macon is an intimate friend
OF Detective Woodward, who is conducting
the star route investigation. Woodward has
the very ear OF Postmaster General James.
His friendship for the present incumbent
makes 1t very doubtful If a change will be
made. Under these circumstances the
chances for Captain Brown, who is now
Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue,
appear, rather elm.
JOHN SHERMAN sMIRCHED.
The report of the committee, which has
been Investigating the Treasury Department
stealings will not be given to the press.
Inere Is only one reason for this,
John Sherman. When he was Sec
retary Of the Treasury it shows
that he used government labor on his new
house. and took money to the amount of
six hundred dollars for his campaign print
ing and charged it to the contingent fund of
the Treasury Department under the head of
file holders. Others OF his transactions of a
similar character are also reported upon.
Although the main body OF the report is
kept back, it is known that it fully sustains
thePieharges OF stealing that have been
ma5tets 1t does not whitewash In anv par
ticufaTeS Secretary Window and the Presi-
dent, taxing the report as basis of action,
Will make number of removals in the
Treasury Department, including five or six
officers implicated, and including the names
OF all those heretofore mentioned as likely
to be scooped. The uneasy feeling about
the Treasury Department is now almost
painful to behold.
CLARKE AND LONGsTREET.
A report has been circulated that Collec-
tor Andrew Clarke l. preparing to wage the
same sort Of warfare upon Gen. Longstreet
that he did upon Marshal Fitzsimons. His
plan with the ex Marshal was to refuse to
co operate with him, and then complain that
Fitzslmons would not assist the internal
revenue officers, but threw every hindrance
in the way of their enforcing the laws. This
report may be true, and it possibly may not;
at any rate, Clarke hastens to say that it is
untrue. He has written letter to Commits
sioner Raum setting forth that he intends to
support and cooperate with General Long
street to the fullest extent Of his power. He
denies the report with the utmost alacrity,
and very emphatically Clarke feels the in
security of his head, and don't want any
thing that will induce to his discredit to get
abroad.
THE GAINESVILLE PosTMAsTERsHIP.
A movement is being made to secure the
removal of Postmaster P. F. Lawshe, at
Gainesville, Ca, and put In another mau.
Lawshe is Democrat and the editor of the
SOlsthrOn. These are the charges against
him. Some of the utterances of his paper
are being used as samples OF what his senti-
ments are, aud the argument made that no
such man should hold office under a Re-
publican administration.