The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-12


alleged frauds were clnnitiad arrested and taken
before Comniss oner Nestoa at the Unted tafes Court
Of twenty thousand gallons Of whisksy which had
been placed In his cia-ge. Inspectors Cocheu aud
Jewett we're informed that the whisksy had been
Of the amount Of tax, which $40 00o They visited
tho place yesterday aud fonnd that i've hundred
barrels, supposed to be a led with liquor, c,u-
pstey empuei. The whisxay belonged 10 several par
TICS who stored Il in h,nf II Is nearly three
weeks since the discovery was made that the wh'skey
yet positively known The work must have been doue
IN tho night. and probably with the counivancs and
vent such fraud The excitement caused BY
ord crowds gather round tho Oaics Or the
around the otlcs OF the Collector Of the second
District It has not yet appeared by whom the job
"uI who profess 70 30 posted SAY .nst the
house IN which It The barrels all bore the
poper marss OF inspection among others that OF IN
elect that the spirits had bsen inspected and permit
granted to transport the Second district NJ New York.
inspector Je sett found all the barrels empty and
smions the books kent by Thomson he found such
ascrepancies a. TO warrant tho belief that III, spirits
nad oeen removed illegally for the purpose OF defrand-
.ns tue government The INSPECTORS therefore made
the charge and Commissioner Newton required Thomp
sou 70 give bail 10 $50 0)O with surs.s OF double the
amount gwen bv reliable owners OF real estate.
THE PAPERS cANIc,rr AFFAIR.
The papers in this used before the Metropolitan
Revenue Board were yesterday scns to Commissioner
70 the present has received order forward them to
Wasnin.ton He therefore has the statements which
stasmsn,s Of the prosscq,,oo waro published sxc,u-
svely In Tuesdays hsRALD ADD Il IS b., proper now to
take glimpse At tue picture from Cacott point Of
view.
DEPUTY COLLECTOR ALLEN on THE SITUATION.
The views expressed bv Interested parties various
aud opposite Tho friends OF Calcott say that no has
nothing fsar that the charges have been srumpd up
against him. and that fair Investigation will clear the
officers who rest at present under suspicion. Mr. Alien
IN Anrv ~t.xl. -
confident that all will CT right and that the COL
iector ana himself will show clear record
cALUcorr's DEFENCE
Men who pretend to be posted say that the AFFAIR
n nothing nor less than prvats feud Mr.
Tracy ana caicot, and that the former, having the
rens Ut power In MS hand has been rrst in the
to the Then persons make very queer sta,e.neufs
OF which Is 10 the effect time ago ds'iier In
Caiicot's district 20. trouble with the department
and the business was placed In the District Attorneys
hands soon a ter = compromise was elected tho dis.
ter paving 81 500 OF which sum bat $1,000 WAS re-
cciv q oy the collector for tie government On his
maxine inquiries after the nder he told tnat Il
had bern absorbed in Costs He thcn said the
pense gone tn The Washington ONCE was Informed II
the affair." winch was atienped to be hushed up, and
this a. stated by those parties, was only Of the
many things ~hch rendered Mir. Caicot obnoxious 70
certain oticais.
CABINET MINISTER'S rvrrycArr,
Tho man SiivcTman, before referred to- and whose
bogus bonds obtained the permit for the removal Of
large qnapty OF whiskey, AMI amcs, originated all the
present troubles came II Is sacl to this city with
members C9N0oL
introducing him to the officials mentioning him
u safe man; and It was thcss grounds that hts bonds
we're accented There Is a. present. and has for some
time b on an officer Of the g)vernmout whose duty Il
Is to examine bonds for the removal OF whskey, aud
Mr. Cacots friends saw that, independent Of al Of
the letters from the Cabinet Ministers this oc had
endorsed S:termans bonds a. good Instead OF takny
a. he said ho Intended, the five hundred barrels OF
whiskey to Massachusetts,. silverman immediately
brought them n rectiyng dstillery In this city Il
was after found thai the bonds worthless and
the delinquent was arrested in Philadelphia, with
light the srar, and would be very Interesting 10
know nov he got tho Letters, If at ALL from tue three
members Of tho Cabinet.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY TRACY.
rr. Caliicott's friends complain that Mr. Tracv, who
had great auinus in tho matter, should have sat
tho Metropolitan Revenue Boari judge, while he at
the same time acted az vindc,ive prosecutor. Two
rcso Of his stated, extremely malicious
towards Mr. Col icott and mprudent Ia thor wording
we're uegaved by the Board, the Commissioners. Cot
one Messmore, ard ir Tracy a'ans the rcsoiu.
tons, AMI that II was only after third modification that
the reso ion OF the 81 inst was made a2reeabls 10 ;he
Board and passed by Mr. Tracy, is asserted
10 IN poss ssion OF documents which would clear Mr.
Callicott but the a.tcrs friends he viii no. give
them up They also IA, that the District Attorneys
object rst IN have Calcos dealt with in such
manner that he could Immediately be- suspended, AMI
then tho whole gan' would Se in tho hands
and a: the aavce or many friends that ne made such
hatv re'rsa last aur!a let tn, others saonid each
hun Ant tncn carry out their Intentions. II. al
DESTROYS of harin, the Wasnn gton althortcs ceive
the rst version Of the affair from himself and has sac
n,
far have Mr. Mccacch OBJECT spending IN
for present Tbst tho Iotcrs before referred
this regu alton romans TO be told Mr. Calicoft
his deencs denies all tho charges aud briggs very
ugy matters up asanst otrcr officials; and his cond ct
and suc'ess In Washington goes 10 prove that hs
either very safe siie OF tho dispute that he Is
thelded by members Of tue government for some mys
terions and nexpcahle reason. His defence and stats,
men,s rsrro~ the thing TO a question OF bt;or
personal war, in which II would sppesr no II
supported BY the Secretary OF the Treasury ard
NJ haT man M hta AZ
truly. II To man Slvcrmsu did rally have tho iniro-
ductory letter. stated then be surprised 1t
lead the hclisf expressed By many persons 10 the
streets elsewhere yes erday that the mattcr will
never com, 70 trial. bat will be softly. gently and gradu
Ruu,RKp OFFICIAL cnAvGEs
It 10 rumorcd that In Consequence Of this ''row,"
some important nc al changes viii coon take ace and
II u Already mentioned that consequences II the great
lab,rs inc dental tn tn position Dir Courtney. the Dis
trc' Atornes, si Immediately send in his RESIGNATION
will m st likely DO followed by the presdent, Colonel
Acssmore
NretrepelItan Revenue Board.
This Board held long and somewhat animated meet.
Ing yesterday. There were present Msssra H Van
Dyke tChswm,nL : O. Courtney. Is y. Tracy. A Q
Keasby ssd D'paty commi.si.nerJ ). 9. nessmore.
II resolved that ths distlcry ~ =. Ray corner
Of thirty ssrset and Tenth avenue. be rssas
payment Of the costs Of seizure and probable Of
for the Southern Dstncs Of New YORK; that me ten
barrels Of srtis seizsd disery Of r. Ray and
nov In the United State. harshaI's possession, DO
tIrusd TO the District Attorney for prosecution
The Board approves II the condrct OF the police
ofhceu who made tho seizures Of tho shove named
spiri,s and voted TO sustain all police officers in the
sorts 10 protect the revsnus and 70 punish ali frauds
upon II
Coione, Messmors concursd 10 . r-s,luti,u to that
ersc', bat not q applied this The Boar1
solved that the letter Il collector Smith, sf ths shh
district under which the srints In above ~erc
removed, Is different ard liable In not
qIiring sprts Ia be Inspected sud market prior 20
nj irpm the distllcrv and requested the Collector
revoke the and ell others issued BY him IN Ike
form. No other business, n any transacted was
madc pubic.
SY-zrrE.
The following seizrres we're reporfed:-
Hill Kugcrs iscer beer cis,iilery, In Newark n.
because beer sold than OF stamps pur-
chased would show.
Seven ard six'h kegs OF lager, at No. lco Spring
street, Tor want Of rever Ne
Tbs dsftll M A Nexksrrer Al M no gHventh