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well n San Francisco and We can take tht
! gooda Of the former IN exchange 1t lowe
! p1ices than the 1AtteI vii AFFORD.
On this subject, "a we'll Il Ill others Of in
terest concerning this region, you sha1l hoA
| from me- again. W. Il. H.
BAILEY, THE GREAT WHlsKEl
RAIDER.
| The Ex.Co1tccser OF the Thtr1y.Scc
ond District SsSll Mts<1ng, with NJ
Clue to his HYherenbou
Overhnu1iug Of his Pnpsr~ and E1
fcess, NJ his Cedar Strect Office
and Its Result.
Ftvr, TIE H<v FORK Hrrald, MarsA ~
Our city, which Is aiHs5s On the qtt c.ue TO-
| there hss been painful de.sth for souo tim.
past Of anything in the sensational line, had .
| good and fertile subject for speculative com
| 1nent tn tho announcement in yesterday
| Herald Of the sudden disappearance OF Mr
Bailey, xhilom Collector Of internal Reveuus
| peuetraale veil Of mystery still osershadows
hia movements. No new Light has been shed
| upon the case. Still undispeled are'the over.
ahadowing clouds Of darkness and doubt In
which his unexplained departure from, the
busy and exciting scenes that 60 lltel5 knew
him, but know him no more, is involved. As
very naturally might be looked for undcr the
circumstances, variety OF conflicting ru-
1ncrs arc Aaoat- Some assert thxt the pro-
lougcd cerebral Excitement consequent upon
his prosecution Of the hluor NOR
chants-shs victims Of his grand Wholesale
raid some two months ago-and utter failure
10 make out tingls caso thus far against any
Of those arraisued for examination in tho
United StatcA Commissioners Court hers turn
Cd his BRAIN and that, bercit Of reason, he has
left the city, m irresponsible and unconscious
,.Irwt f.- 1<r.u vxr$r- VT. VI.
that the straw that broke tho camcl's back
the final fatal pletsuse upon bis brain and ner-
vous forces, destroying his mental equilibrium
-was his removal from Office Still others in
s,st that nervous Pressure and moutl disquie-
tude have nothing 10 do With lis absence.
They sAs hu is def1ulter to = latge amount,
and has fled the city to escape tho raorsihca-
tion OF an exposure of hia mh!fcasancc, In
opposition TO this it Is - distinctly and posi-
lively cl4imed that his accounts arc perfectly
caact and correct. Such. briefly, arc the coan-
Ter stories and statements in actire circulation.
We give below these diverse rumors, elongated
into somewhat specific detail with multiplisi-
ty Of other statements relating 70 his public
and l1ivato career Of interP+tinS character, aul
which, il failing to make uran ador1,ing n.r-
Iative. will 1t least point out many unmistak.-
bic morala.
At nn*tinc since the passage Of the Inte11al
Revenue set ha. such = scene r. buEtling en-
element presented itself at the Office OF the
Ihirty-secoua District, in Cedar street, Id yes
terday. 4 pretcsnaturally busy air pervat.el
the score and mora Of clerks rcrchel upon
their high stools in trout Of their high desks
within the high enclosure Of tho main Office.
Huge folios weze being turned over with lin-
,fonted t1rilit5, piles Of papers were e1-
amlned With snazing. quickness, money To-
ceived through tho various pigeo,rlsol., inter
htices OF the enclosure ii payment If tAxcs.
wae counted With hshtning-lks speed, pens
moved with incredible CELEBRITY. Dickens cir
cumiocution office III gatvanic srasm cuull not
10 more active. It Is true it hAl little tho
look OF being put On, = little appearance Of
unEcalness-a general clerical bid, possibly,
for retaining their roaitions under the ineona-
ing regime, but it was activity etill-aetivi,y
ccaseless aud unwexzying- Tbs deputies who
centred about the less spacious apartment fur
ther down, and who, from the intervening rail-
ing separating them from ths outer world
being Of diminutive height, hid less the
appearance OF Gagged BEASTS on exhibition,
sAuntercd About With their banda in thrit
pockets IL il II It case. The puns from
their fragrant HAyanas, and their exceed
PERSONS I'D not ser7e to dispcl the ileas TLes
we're belcagu1ed with questions, and frequent
1y Here summoned into what lately waa Mr
Uailcys latc private Office, where centred tho
chief aud absorbing excitement of the day.
the first floor, Of course with the othcr oficea.
1t IL email, neatly cMpeted, the wa1l deli-
cate green color, and its appointments ipclud-
ing large iron safe OF highly oruamsnted
atylo Of architecture OF the hrst order, Speak
ing Of order, it Ii probable that this frat law
OF nature prevailed there when Nj. DAilsy va.
ita controlling occupant; but At the time wo
refer TO-, which was about noon yesterday,
things had very much the appearance OF con-
fusiuu wOtHe confounded. Tllis disorder Arosc
from an oyerlauliug. then in nctiso progress,
Of Mr. Baileys papers and effects, such AZ he
hid left bnliui Linn. Tie parties conducting
the examination wcrc Solicitor D1nield, Of the
Treasury Department; Colonel Whitley. Chief
Of the Secret SerE.ct t3u1eau; Deputy COM
missioner Cornell, WHO arrived in ths city yes
tesuay morning. having baen sent from
Washington specially to lid the others in their
Investigations, aud supervisor butcher, the lAst
acting Ill his capacity A. internal revenue
officer, not Al one Of the supervisors Of tho
city aud county Of New York These gentle
meut who Meanwhile were surrounded with 4
somewhat appalling corps Of eubordinztes, at
least in numbers, vent On with their work Of
examination NTH patience OF research and
vigilance Of inquisitorM labor highly compI-
mentary to persona holding government posi-
sosuptGs, u never by any means supposed to
be applicable.
It was not much that WAS found : certainly
not much Of immediate pecnniA1y value. First-
y, there WAS no gold secondly, there WAS no
e,lser, and thirdly, there werc tivo checks. hut
al for small amounts, one Tor sl15 being the
ITO whom do these belong :" asked Colo
mel Whitley, daLing cut tho checks from one
O. 9l Tho pigeon holes Of III. B.iley's private
TO whom are they made payahle2 - IN
quired auotllGr of the examining officials.
TO, Collector Bailey" answered Colonel
:. Endorsed by him7"
"Tlen reckon thes belong to tho govern
ment," said another Of tho officials.
recon they do any way" exclaimed us'
fourth, and they we're accordingly turned oser
Is rart and parcel Of government asrcts.
Slowed away in anotllez pigeon hole wrre
tho complaints and papers in the late liquor
seizure casee. It took volu1ninvus envelope
o-boid them. 1t was thought Solicitor 1sao-
field would be the best custodian nf theee lcgel
documents, md they 7scrc therefore placed IN
his charge 1t would be At nheuaing ta2k 70
follow On with the dc:ails Of the examination.
There we're Ill eosts of papers, oE.le1s. receipts
aud what not, which, as faet IL could b. we're
properly separated aud made into distinct par.
celia, The examination was quite cursoky and
revealed nothing important, certainly nothing
tending to iulplica.c Mr. Bailey IN any f1auda
urou tie government Upon this latter point
the examiners w:Ee unprepar*1 at the saasc Of
their laboEs yestaz1av to express any positive
opinion. 1t is no. Known yet what more e1-
tended and thorough search may reveal, bnt
there ere mnNy Who arc explicit bud, and
earnest in def fauding .r, Bailey, anil psrticu-
lasiy bis deputies aud Others lasels serving rn-
der him.
.'Ar. Ba1sy Is no lefa1l.er," sad one OF his
deputies, in response to inxuirica On this peI IT,
He i l. l,nest II the Jay is luog-aa true IL
steel"
. Du, he may have tallen victim to te mn.
! tatiun, pursued the ip9ui1ipg gentleman.
Not bit Of il" is=ssted ihe deputy. .
!" Think OF the cf.auces ka haI to line his
| pockets" continued :ae iuterogstt,r.
Net tie shadow, Of \ chance spoke up
shaEIlS she deputy, Se money passed
sosnetimes ia rsil in hese in a day he n.res
/ touched = cent
" But I'm toll big oesei.l ant, private cts.cks
Vet: sadly and tasterus4hl! mixed up
! ~ No such thing
I've been told 80 On most positive author
| ~ am the bass authority on thAs puint IL
aert lis Official aocount wit4 the Sationa
I Eank Of Commerce md hiA rriTasa account
With The Merchants Sationa.. bsns. a,sd there
could be no mixing Of cheeks"
| Let that PASS He lye1 hiSh. didn't he =
No higher than any 1lAn can Afford to ist
"rila't he drive fast team in Cent?.
ra,k I"
no, kir,
Gambia :"
| "Hrink:-
4'>ocial glass Ct vine QUIZ
How about fsst women :"
~ rurer and morn domestic man G4sss mo-
live
Another deputy unfoided to anothez inouisi
tive gentleman The teAeon inducing she eE
/ Collector 10 vscatc the city.
1t is eas1y accounted for" sssnamed Vi
thia deputy ''M1. Bailey il MAJ; Of urtsaE
gins energy. Ha uncsAang entsM To poin
cut frauds. md his late fruitlesA efIo<.sp 70 IN
sure the conviction ct parties ho h1d azesse.
On suspicion ot fraud. pso+t.atAd hin ne1vo1
system, ard u . 1t Of tcurerA1s Insanity II
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