, 1869-07-14
THE NEW ORLEANS SUGAR
FRAUD:
Further Disclosures


neayu"e stated that another ring was FORM |
iug This announcement was not merely hap
We considered reliable, and which proves to
have tecn entirely correct No sooner bad
the ola r1ng ceased 70 e1tt BY feasoa o.
instantly began, quietly but surely, its formation.
Colonel Casey had shown Buch marked zeal nnd |
nuojc he opersuons Of the I'D circle thai Tie neH
thtcwdly fought shy OF him, and perfected their
arrangements with peculiar cunning atyopst under
a prominent Congressman, 1t s alleged, Is At !
The heAd Of the new S1uR, and number Of well.
SasMS Nea,tSyipoing honss. Ttis teca consressnan,
being Republican OF the 1eHt water obtained me
appointment Of certain inaiy1duti in the Custom
10 advantage, and paid special attention to the
weighing End 1ainp.ing department. kAe atrangea
Hs s aad tns
lion Of sugar BY the wealthy nrm aforementioned
began For some time rast tns suspicion. 81
hare bccn aroused By the unusually low grades q
sugars imported as well - ~ the e1eeedlng light
o. se no5e sa csSo @ aGs B s
low grades OF sugar and under sic boxes.
In the meantime thorough investigation was
VA made specisl c{asnncat,ons and 1eweighings
were oIoesed. Tho result proved the correctness
q the susp!c.ona entertained and On Tuesday. ne
1,soo hogsneads and Is uefcea ol suEart ~ Of
which IL stored IN the various bonded warehouses.
nave been made IL this: The party In Havana
making the purchases would hare 4 correct IN
vcr nadc ont xhca ne ~poa .ena i..n 10 s Ine
trt which, tnktng to the Consul, he would swear
to Is coTect &c, and The coasus S would SEM
Iluuse here, 80 lint on comparison theY woula
A'1ae Eeieher here rould see to It TINT the
surnrs werr not overwetgned, and the sampler
would take cnre that they were not csassed It TOO
a Eae IN, ~ n,oo 20 tes satcs uFs aoa ssai
,ca ce-y obtain it, Just 10es while certain ln 1iF1dn
ais would Re considerably better % IN Treasury
At lie urgt nj request Of clanorous and corrupt
| D0,Y,ctsns, have done such tnings in the bcGtn-
| ming OF their career, what may nc expect In the
Tbs whole trauhsctlon demonstrates how utter
| Is corrupt a number OF TIC men atc who nave
teeu absolutely ihrnst upon Colonel Casey sa ana
whole nanGuyrc is ma1Ecd b. boldness aud
cunning which Is nhaolute1y suEpElsing when re
| consider how recently the exposure Of The trans
| acttops Of Tie Other ring were lnade
or coutec al! tho seized sugA1s will be rcwelched
and rcc.assed and a such a. are foana 10 hare re
| erndIpg lhe reVenue-
| From TIC Se.e 0rkaa& Republican, jugs
II is not strictly tine that any formal seizures OF
sugar have bccn nade " Collector case5 Tor my
noEhheads nnd 70 licrces pF snGar VIII he detained
In warehouse until 1t ID nscertalncd that frauds, Il
auy, havc been committed, and Then the action OF
the nu.nort!ca viii he governed u the c!scun-
stances tlla, may bc deVclopcd.
We Dc not 5opose q t1ls s'e .Ir,e 10 Gtse 'hs
directed Of having attempted to deltsud he
Eoyrlnncnt. but Will remark that 4 nas
xaaSss s9las5s1a 1o,ssa one m o' the m etf We viii
at.d that the nim Is not composed ol Nofsnefn
IN. The premature disclosure. made by con
temporary, not on the authority Of Collector CASEY.
have Tended TO interrupt The plans and insest!ga-
tiOns ot the Custom House officials, and have Sc
rI1t.s,y damaged the interests OF the government.
| jpfr tad hnf that
p!omlnent Congressman is Implicated 10, cosu!zant
81. Or in any inauncr mi1ed up r. thesc frauds 81, Is
based rather on WHO 1nas1u2Hoa tl11A Oh onp'
ssa.lllal i1cta.
From fht N<rr Orleans P1edyun<, JH'y4.
The recent exposures Of the sng1r frauds nave
crrated q decided sensation. The fact Is ratent
petrncd the extent. ID sugar alone OF but ttle
nny under Aan million o. H. apas[s sn y as9
through completely q the Ee'ghcr, gauseIs ana
appraisers Some Of these persons were II during
tie Fuller reqime, and have pcen retained OF spe-
cial request, upon showing Of their honestly
The Melghers, who arc suspected Of having nI
sTgss a. ae ne see5 ena a. I'D Ta It,
tlc,s, aud the latter Of the f11st a?d Fourth IAe
sugars seized were imported oJ MesJTs Contufle
me Custuu House to-day. Sufficient, however,
tas ALREADY been sewe'gAed to prove fraad be5ona
aloubt -,..- ,.,,,.,
luye been created from time 10 time would occn-
pF a volume; thes nEe Ike that peculiar 5nase'
wheh when cus lnto eGseE4 M ptes W. lnnt
Tnat the present ring Is q powerful one Is shewn
Ds The extensive nature Of their i1pgriiasteaa j.
In order that hugar be undeEcTaaelt II ts neees~
sayr 10 have willing tools IL the appraiser de-
! raytncnt, and we prunose to give DI1cI AKctch
I Of ihts depaItrcnt hsre: . .n,no-o,
| Nj. .Inmcs Jackson, IN CID citizen Of New
Orleans. md gentleman Of urtrc :cachas,.e ehaf'
. nr.ssr. and nad under nls Immediate charge the
: upr1a.scuIent Of ulI merchandise auclaalas "aas
| u:u EnUwu "a Bordeaux EOods, ctc-
! Shortly niier the adjournment, In 1860, Of The
/ | philadelphia Convention, Nr. MaTern, 1cs!deh'
g. ressssa annt as e auoIs
j. | Cra1s and Eordeaux FtoaH vas tssen ~ LII ILL
n sipotnsn'inl W. nesf5 of Ss fuueon
i alihs Mi. jaelSon again ASSUMED entire charge
s About scar ate1TaTn 1hso1Gh ne 1nnuenee
. wis trnie appra,ser IN The place Of IausEo, a..
a the department waG divided as before. Ec eoIei
I'd uron HIS duties nloslt May. 1861, 1na y ~, NJ
u ,ripr h.s tenn If Office tIt Eaost oI tae iEoau
= IL. ons sacccelea IF. s1n:orl, VIZ Nj Nj
! sa,ursun ss his = siaat aal whit: sls2lcsoa 0n
= = ou',ttoiy rrsts upon their depart neni We uus
i III. e gentlemen III he able 70 prove t:leI ule.
/. ations entlrsy correct The Collector - e1a1pn
:; INK i uutnler Of witnesses, and We learn 1a NJ
: ciie,:cd eome very important facss vlica campo
). lu.t ytt te published. AL srrars uuaeI: Htaae.
q Il al ruyeru, u,nenI employees who hAsc been engage
= in tnc frauds will bc dealt with 1eeo!nns = ~
lot Of seized sugar vas Weighed ns 1ne ,si y
I rr
- | prrsett wcigEcsH nre without feproacn, ana v
II Shall take pleasure In comparing the fSHs!sas ~
with his figures, IN order th2t bl1ac s1aA not III
= inetIy b, attached to h!s skirts
- The Collector, hear, has Eenl u5Nn ~ ~ ~
=! Ger 10 takc charge OF the schooner tan41un
= IRON uayrpn arrived At the Quarantine ssaao
= WIN sugpr on board cons1Enea 10 AesSts- ~
oe The cincinnati c,,nsnere:a Of tic eoth tnstan
.a M s,strt thnt imported sugars. shipped from He
~, ~ tlr]cana had beenl seized bT the custom ho1
~ ~ otrcials Of Cincinnati and among othcra tnnt
~ OF Cnr hundred and sixty 1'o1es shipped 70 Aessl
* Atolpn Wood / Co., by MessFs +. W. IelAas
ca q "a. pf New Orleans had been 10 seized. We
oe informed tua. the following are the iaets In I
~, casr: The one hundred and btxty boxes ne
~ | Toned have not been Eeizcd. but fe4ucst =
u wen tualc J the Surveyor Of the Fort Of cinc1
~ ~ | npIi Of all holders of Imported box sugafs-t
~ | holders pf the aboye-uAme1 lot among Ahem-
~ furnish proofs that the aala sugata had n
n. | bGteA 49,. !,
Ihe poltcrs Of the sugar above rcferTrd to o5t u
MI ch4Hcd II In this markell and theF nave optau
~ from The importers and FORWARDED 70 INC sufFe1
NJ ! n Cincinnati the certificates Of tue Couectot
NJ Nayal Oaleef i! the port Of New Orleans. Hno
~ inr tbc rrpncr eutry, Withdrawal hud payment
~ entries On inis Shipment
1ny The frauds In the tlquor aIe said 10 be qui'e
X heuyy ns those in Sngur. md tue suu8eFs Fill u
~ to stand very rigid examination.
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