New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23

he goes TO the wharf ana reports 10 his cne Oh ho
per all Is confusion the relatives and friends OF inc pas
begging PERMISSION 80 on board letters
Of introduction from leading merchants passes 20 te Co
ecor and Surveyor and even heartrendng tales DO not
avail the applicants. Tho rule Is Imperative.
Some OF the sons of Judea will not be reconciled they
mpOrtlne until fOrbearance ceases To DC virtue, eu
they politely but positively informed that perschce
in begging viii carry them OF the wharf Hotelrunners,
hackmen, and baggagesmashes are GROWING arOuhu te
gate like many raVen0uS woVes waiting Tor her prey
Everything being IN readiness the luggage Is OrougI
from the steamer ana deposited in rows along the wharf,
while the pOrtes continually bringing In more OF IT,
trunks 81 all a1 Hack ana sbePe one ron Of
restricted proportions 70 the mammoth brassstudded
affair (Which would carry the elects OF f1lh-aVe dow
ager and those OF her three lasohaDe dauBers 10 sat
atOgaD bandboXes pOrtmanteaus, gihtarcases multi
pclty OF cases ana umblehs' yalses, anu sSpTVns
black traycingbags are phed togelheI AitGr an tho
baggage is the wharf the Inspectors dealed LOT the
vessel while in port take charge ana sea, me Hacnes
Tic passengers descend 10 the per, ana le n1PeCtoh
begins Each passenger before the eAahlinaNon'
Nils ont blank form, in which he enumerates Ae con
teut Of his trunks Ii there Is nothing Dut ms O" Wen
Ing apparel he ceres that there are no new or dutabe
articles within Then commences the udcr0us scenes.
The inspectors are alaDle ana poe ana Ie passeseS
are treated with the greatest decacy II they create no
suspicion They are requested to unlock their tnkS'
The ready easy manner with when many open them'
without being called upon produces good effect con
vncing the officer that they have traye.ed, and,
therefore understand the form; ne genuy P 's
his hand down the inner sides aud under few articles OK
clothing. shuts the Id and chalk5 1t o. n But you must
not fancy yourself SAFE Keen gray eyes arc Hdlchhg
you from distance and noting II there Is any expression
Of eXutatOn II one Is nervous or irritable ne goes
through another ordeal He Is suspeGttu MS Inh ~
measured inside and out the sides and top sounded ana
general manipulation takes place II any tnDS u1tao5
new Is found, 1t Is immediately cOhnsCdleu, anu
becomes the property Of Uncle Samuel in inc
time the DeputySuryeyor and ms AIDS are taxing
general survey of the scene OF operations one OF lhe
aids has his eyes large, heavyOOking man, VINO IS
wrapped up in a great coat He walks Ike an Invalid,
aud Is attended by friend who has met nun on me per.
Tho aid thinks his garments tit him too mncLlyjD ne
takes the Inspector aside and Informs HIM thai after he
uhe Ocer has examined his baggage ne VIII stanlD9
over MA yalise or bag OF course the large man with
much clothing ON him VIII STOOD 70 PIN PIN
I'D his baggage, which has been 80 suddenly
and cumsiy displaced, at which time the inspector must
watch his back The ruse succeeds; the back OF MS
appears II 1t covered painful OF biscuits dTe ~,
flee and from under his coat IS drawn Wel aue Eeae
containing 30 gold watches lie Is now su3sIeG y,
thorough examinations his boot legs and hees 90 NOT es
cape their scrutiny The heel Oh one DooI Is oulu ~ od
hOOWOl IL goes and inside are lOuuu shIy chncVoyL
in cotton two brlllants worth 5000 Nheh ehuuIcy
sripp,d Of his superfuOus garments he appears Ike
Hmother victim has been selected and heis called aside
and compelled 20 undergo corporeal examination ne 10
very pOrty and tries to be jolly he laughs DoSer0usy
ana informs officer that he suppOaes he must 90 MS
duty Underneath his shit are hundreds OF SaTaS Oi
costly lace deity wound around MS WAIST, AItSr Wv
odicers have denuded him Of ms slnug8led ubuersi
meuts he looks moro like plucked fo~l q, tnan "a q
human being. Another man mas passed. ne ~
hi. fruu ne strapped the rack OK the carriage ne
seems very much clated, ana Is IN great Jury Oh ns
careful AS he Is about 70 step into the carriage the ad
taps IN on the shoulder ana accosts hm iannl'iy re
asks him If he enjoyed bis trip, anu gives Inn a .oN.g
po,e IN the ribs by winch he detects rather 5pohsy
something about the waist VI eouIee an ss4 I -
follows, and he turns out TO be another Isce tee.
Tn" inn rug is ripped open and found 70
contain more OF the same precious material
Point apphque and Ndencicnnes lace appraised "
40 o,o rnnse three men are professional smuggers,
who in all probability have made several succCsalu ps
Ater being detected and stripped of then ValGaDles
tbev are set at liberty when they SINK away ana nnge
with the tLrOug OF hackmcn and Dag5ag al ZIG
other end OF the pier. The trunks resembling Noahs
Ar which SOME OF the fair bring with them from
P,T'- must necessarily undergo strict eNdnlnatOn
Tbey have 50 many OF bonnets and laces such
mn niicty OF Little goats" gloves, iue linen
chemses edged with costly lace collars, camDrcs Oy
me dozen silks satlns etc. also expensive presents VI
.f.aHf
dear Cousins sophie and Amy, and many articles O oyo
eris that they could only procure III farls. LUG lspec
tor WHO perf0rms the unpleasant aud dsaErteaDlo duty
oops over the trunk, his face suiustd Win bushes
ri, manpulatlons are soft and delicate handlg care
IIIly as II he was afraid Of ITS being defled
Nv hs touch. he lays TO one side al that arc con,
tiabIud. There Is no rudeneas no essuiinpuOn Oh
authority among these gentlemen. Their alOo manner
- o. meal I,nark among American tourists arriving
home tnat our regulations are Tar superior
70 vaVs t y, Columbia Eagle and Moro Castle
have been greatly annoyed by the continued attempts OF
dd tba dsbarge OF every one IN the Engineers depart
mont Of one OF their steamers detected By the Revenue
nuthorities They have resOrted to the most
iT~trions lodges aud consequently the steamers
ar exoured from stem 10 stern. IN the Engineers De-
u1rnent they have concealed conthDahd AIcea IN 80
hues OF the boilers. under the coal Snuggcd articles
nave been taken ashore the s0ed linen, and under the
skirts Of In short every possible device mas
hcu rcsOrled to- whereby TO elude the vigilance OF the
Revenue Inspectors, To cheat the Government ana 70
aggraudke at small cost the ingenious ylOdtofs OF the
Laws governing impOrtatons from beyond seas
Smuggling at any time has been attended with great dan
fr bat tie Increased vigilance in Surveyors Depart
nrLi recently necessitated change ia the cigar Snug
sirs, mans ~ oueratlon Their plans were we'll con-
ccytd but they nipped IN the bud ana the result
Inns beru "A ain OF more than $4,000 by the Treasury
dining the Inst five months from fines foreitures, and
penalties The latest scheme OF tue smuggling fraternity
- LnoVn among Custom House officials as the export
dodge or the wErchousing and scaling OF imported
eigars which professedly intended Tor reeNpost'
at!Or. Tho cigars. ON their arrival, are sent TO a
handed warehouse, and thence are taken to "a
public store for examination and apprauseMent,
which having been done, they are returned 70 the
an export permit is taken out, the importer giving
bnud, that The packages shall not be opened In this
conutry The goods are then exported 10 some for
eg port or INTO the Canadas, aud when the L. b Consul
n0aes tho authorities Of their arrival the BOND Is can
Prom information recently received at the Custom.
cratic Democratic Club meeting IN the vicinity oi Del
monico's IL MAS almost certain that he had thrown
I5OOUO Havana cigars on the market without paying
duties thereon but his operations were carried on with
such consummao tact and sllreWduess mat II seemed
almost lmposs BILE To detect them. Sklful maueuyenng
ON the pant Of the officials which would be out OF place
mention here brought the mystery to light Inc pan
'I.', ~ A,tSr short time the owner took
ont an export permit and Immediately shipped ms goods
by the American Express TO Boutwell, canada, VIA Sns-
pension Bridge On then arrival at inc latter pot no
paid tho Canadian duty which was comparatively
trhng and received certificate from the SoNethnent
officer showing that the goods had Dyen Anueu ~ tGsr
pout of destination Canada He then returned % TINS
city presented this certificate 10 the Custon-h House
authorities, aud, In accordance with the law, nus Uoua
was Cancelled. or course ms proceedings ts l were
perfectly regular and lawful Every box OF tho cigars
lad been examined by the proper revenue omSss' ana
had received the stamp Of the Department Inc next
move on the board was 10 smugSle the cigars
from Canada into the United States. To ac-
conplish this IL was necessary that he should have
Coniederatcs. These easily obtained. The
country was secured around for old trunks OF
various shapes and sizes, and they obtained
the cigars taken from the and repacked in the
trunks Henry Prince, conductor on the Great Western
hallway and baggageman had been previously bribed
by him 10 stop tho through train from Chicago at
the proper point and take the trunks aboard The bag
gagemun at Detroit placed them ON his way-bill, ana
when the train reached Boutwell, they were quickly
tossed the baggagecar. or course 10 was necessary
10 brba Other railway officials also But this easily
arranged The checks brought on by tie conductor
and delivered the designated person IN New York.
and the cigars were thrown upon the market and con-
sumed. The shrewd operator was soon aiterward dis
covered and compelled to pay the value OF the cigars