, 1866-12-22
FROM WASHINGTON.


FROM WASHINGTON.
tsFecial Despatch 10 the Chicago Tribunal
"AsH1Nc7oS, December II.
| RETESCE FRACps II KEw 1onE.
The Darling Committee, which visited New
fos2 to Investigate frauds upou the se@cnu., h.,
returned. II Is understood that Ii. fraud.
| brought to light By only partial and supc :fcla
] sL'esug1tton almost exceed belief and Ii. leyr'
opEents arc startling in their character, The sip
gle 1aatieT cf whiskcy fraud. mar bc Inns
| tumned IN: Whlskey regularly branded, bu,
| "aicn nas hcsef paid Cent Of txx, IL regularly
eold on Change and In the street, 1t from onc dol.
LAT and quarter TO o2e dollar and scyeuty-aye
cents per g1llon. D1Etttcties Of e,oa1l capac;.y
haVc been seescsyeetarted in great numbers in nj
parts OF The eitT-tn eellarn uud car7ess-Nhere
from ono 10 iso barrels day arc made, So great
IS Inc demand for these small stills that tie COZ
reTtraifhs are orezrun with orders, anil aome
Of them had from ffty to one hundred orders
ahead. Men CT high business Standing arc en-.
gag Ia buring this Illicit vhfs.ey with nc;fect
'na'nnhs' me Inspectors OF whl=key and the iu.
spectore Of dIaflllcHes being many of Them al.
EecilJ Implicated, and rnany Of them have mn 10
fortunes III the few months a1nce their appoint.
ment ihese men were 4ll rcceatly appointed
GSdez the auspices Of the johnson Club here. anb
Hany Of them seem to hare been eclected with
epce:1l reference to raising funds for pol1tjca1
PURPOSES One man who had the disposal OF
much OF the Government patro-%se. rnada
ssGooe In two months by dealing In i1],c,t
recently appointed and deeply implicated. h.d
the1r places bought for them By dealer. Ia
"htshey ofthc johnson C1ub, aud ecacfal,y sneat.
ing. enormous euns have becn paid on one hind
to secure the appointment o! mcp who won,d
either participate dheetly Or wink at 1sauds. and
On ttc ether to mise money for thesc eluh,- ~,
betiered TIA: ha1f the wh.key in bond in thu civ
oi New York, has been entered BY first sccufin,
refmlsslon to withdraw 1t for rc.3l.tillInc, ,ud
theh flIl:e the casks with wafer instead. II ia
Understood That the committee are satisfied th,,
The present II eauuot be enforced md thst thc-
contemplate Recommending a reduction of tbe ta1
to n!fy ccn& gallon, or the imposition os =. H.
eerfe 70 great ss to break up all Small e.tabII,h-
e-enls, Or both.
In tie matter Of tobacco, large fauda of ,h,,
Esnd were discovered. A mans stock ia snizcd
Tor falte returns. lie Ia advised to consult cer.
TAIN auotneE IL Ae ring. The attorney rccnm.
tcnults. @47
1he committee t1yeetIcatIng III. frauda IN ,ha
tuston: House In New York, have discoyered an,
more elarlnR eases 1hau those given aboye. and
snan. leading johnson men, and crea ahc WhIIr
Honse household, are deeply implicated. Thc
"hiske. Interests In New York and tb.ouchort
the country hare been -stpg eresy eao.t to secure
the renewal OF Commissioner Rollins. q. liz b.s
constantly STOOD In their way. A very la-ee .um
was fafA' q To- bF'be tho Commission, bn: the e.
i.ct.has !oAly been to increase Its vI.i1ancc.
Heavy trahdk upon the rcvcnue hayo been ~
ported Il Cincinnati. The Commission viii nrob-
ably visit tEat place sometime after the holidays,
TARIFF xATEns.
The Senate Finance Committee held their nrst
session npou the Tariff ttls morning. and rsye a
long MD raticut hearing 10 the representatives, or
the National Association Of Wool Grower. and
Wool HaautactnEers. Netsrs. Montgomery, OF
Ohio. ant1 Garland, Of Illinois, spppeasea Tor ,bc
Wool growers, ant A:ssrs. Hays. OF Massachu-
ufaclurcsp. These gentlemen On the mari Of tho.c
they represent argued for Athe following rites
TIC wool growers, In r1ew OF the immense I'M
pntsntlon OF wool from Son1h America, where II
ran he produced far below the cost In this couu.
try, should have protection Of lea cens, specific
duty, ard tcr peTsceut al Ealortm 1Eo manut.c.
trcrR. III theIE part ask to bc reimbursed for stts
duly on wool and to hare net protection a7ose
the tntcsnnl revenue tax o twcnt5 nve per cent In
all wool goods.
sTAxFED ENVELOPES.
The Sesbitt conteact for stamped envelopes for
the Po.t otdcc Department has been extended for
ntear without advertisement, End the discovery
ot lie 1sct Is creating considerable comment,
nCnDIn or I1iEEc4Es In TEtAs
Senator "ilton has been severely criticised for
Ills statement that two Thousand freedmen had
been mu'dvsed in Teas lnrIrs ths mast yea1,
Senator eleet Roberts from that State places the
EUmbcr at twenty -seyen hundred, and declares
That tc per- ccutiou Of the blacks Is 80 great thu
'hfou9hout the state theJ are praying for the re
establishment Of slavery.
DELAY IN TrF n
il all be remembered tEat the charge WIS wide-
II eisculat-d last summer that The bonnties due
soldiers were withheld for political eject atone
and thai the report Of lhc Board called to examine
the bill and report a pin fol, payment, was also
pul7>osciy delayed for the same reasou. In Rup-
port Of ibis view !, now appears That tue Paw Dr.
Dartrnent has act aside the raics thus prepared.
and Is ee.,linG each individual case upon t,s own
n.eri1s.
The SalCcun General has had prepared beau.
lltut medal ofttc Lincoln General Hospital in tht,
city, which Ii designed for the rn11s Expos{,-
ton.
CUSTOMS HTCEpIS.
The receipts from customs at the telow-n4ued
ports during the tutezrals given, were as followe
New York. from December 9Th t 1st., inclusive.
<.s;1, ,4s5.8s: Boston, from December sth to 18th,
inc1u.1se, t2I0,5s4.<l; Philadelphia, fro IL Dc.
cemhcf sth to 18th. inclusive, *15o, ,65119; Bali
mo.c, from December 6th to 18th, inclusive,
fEs,5t1.5s; New Of1eans. from December lst to
7.h. inelutive, 80. .1s1.gs; San FraucIsco, from
November 10th to 17sh. inclusive, $l3i, ,7sa09..
MILITARY 1IxH.
Gcne:al Grant has ordcsed the Superintendent
Of The Geceral Recruiting Service to send, as noon
ns sib!c 1850 recruits to complete tho orsaul.
za.son Of The seven Infantry rcElmouts now eerv-
Inc in the Dep artment Of tbs Tennessee.
tEyEar1eATIoy
The Houee committee appointed 10 examine
into 8nd report upon tho contracts recently made
b. Charles Boey, the Commissioner Of Indian A.
fairs, had nneeure =, the Capitol today, and CT
amincd the Commissioner and his chief clerk for
the purpo4c Of oF1earnlug something about The mat
ter Ifs charged that fraud wilt be discovered In
connection with these contraett.
Gaze or DR.. wATtoS. THE NcupkaEh.
E1GosGInoE Leteher has held consultation
with the President aud Attorney Gensral Stan
nfy ,.4e ssn9t The o. d. Wasqn r beng
saE aehd t. Is
as e'S 'a af @ seSodsd s. y
Ssare IS He!sat,b, @ of,ae c.Ssait coaH q VIZ vastri2
eourtmattia Has convened for tstal ofthc p.fsonc.
When The dceasfon of the Supreme Court In The
Indian CONSPIRACY g; sase yas anneanesd. DF. Vat
not apr!teao'e 10 hts Case 1t NJ: !:
teen determined that Gcseruor LetchcF should
xlsn Hathneton ahd lAI inc case before me
i1efidcnl. me Attor1cT Gchcfa! e9psessed The
npiLltn that The case or Df. WaisoN clearly
falls within the decision made D. the Supreme
ton5f aDd !. f1fonfer case man toa% from lnal-
AnR- pf. Watson tas been tried and &C Quilted by
eonrt Of competent iurisdfcsiou. The frssldent
promised to lay the lacse heforc the Cabinet to-
dag, and communicate his decision 10 Governor
Ixtchcr tomorrow.
TIE FENLAS PRISONERS IN cAxADA-oF17cIAL
coAREsroSDkSCE-
The following Official correspondence in refer.