The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-10
Cuban MatteRs-United states Eub-
Treasury.

the steamer Florida, seized q short
time ago upon a charge of being in
tended for use as Cuban priVateer,
was yesterday adjourned until Mon
day. Senior Domingo Ruiz, jointly
accused with Gen. Thomas Jordan of
violating the neutrality laws. will
surrender himself at the United
States Circuit Court, before Judge
Woodruff, to-day, for the purpose of
furnishing bail to appear at the Feb
ruary term of the Court to answer to
the indictments which have been
found against him. 1t is said the
disclosures of evidence in the case
will develop the fact that a bitter
quarrel exists among the Cuban lead
ers in this city. and that several CT
them have been engaged In collecting
money for their own use under the
pretext of using it for the Cuban
cause.
1t is reported that e number of
wealthy Cuban ladies in this city sold
their jewelry, in order to provide
money to carry on the war against
Spain, and that the proceeds fell into
the hands Of adYeuturers, who con-
verted it to their own use.
The receipts of the Assistant II.
S. Treasurer for the year ending
June 30th, 1870, were 500, 819, 045 II,
aud balance held from the nrevious
years Of 1856. $3.50, $40 So; exre lditures
$40, 985. 914 AZ; cash balance In the
Treasury. at the close of the year,
$149. 502, AL so. The gain over the
previous year in larger collections and
reduced expenditures, is represented
at$68, 734.020.
REYENUE RASCALss
A correspondent writes from New
Orleans on I'd. says that on that
morning Ia the United States Court,
J udge Durell, presiding, United
States District Attorney j. r.. Beck
with called up the case of Perry Fall
ler,. Ex-Collector of New Orleans,
against whom nineteen indictments
had been found by the Grand jury,
for fraudulent entries of sugar and
coffee during his term Of Office in the
civil cases tried last year. resulting in
every case In verdict of coufscation
against oonsignees, August Il. Con.
touries q Co. The whole amount in
VOWED was some millions of dollars.
The cases have since been compro-
missed, In Washington, by the pay
ment OF the duties by the criminal.
Inc charges against the officers of
customs, through whose active oopni-c
vance the frauds were perpetrsted re-
NAMED on the Docket. The u. S.
District Attorney endavored to bring
these to an issue. The result is seen.
Perry Fuller was called twice on his
BOND and failed to appear, and his
suretles, Alexander M. Mcdonald.
United States Senator from Arkan.
sass and II. u. Ross, United States
Senator from Kansas, were tben
called upon tc bring the body of p.
Fuller into court, when they failed to
make answer, and District Attornev
Beckwlth moved for an alias c17,;9s
stating that the bonds were taken in
w Washington. and seemed to he verv
imperfect, if not worthless. Waddv
thompson, against whom indictments
OF similar character had been found
was then called on his bal. and Also
failed to appear. District Attorne0
BeckWlth stated that the bond of he
accused had been stolen at Memnbis
and that Thompson had been severaI
times arrested at Memphis. near which
city he has a magnificent plantat;on
but has always been released bv oh
hglng courts on Writs of haJeas cor
pas.
The correspondent, after citing one
OF the thirteen cases found against
Fuller and his associates. to illpstrate
the helnous nature of the charoes
says the prosecution of these cases ip |
the civil courts cost the government
at least 500. 900, and after confisca.
ton had been decreed in every case a
compromise has been effected bv the |
simple payment of duties. which the |
party was willing to pay from the flrst
The main argument on the trial was
that it was officers of the United
States Custom House who were reaIlv |
the guilty offenders. These have |
been released on straw bail. or at |
least upon informal recognizances.
and thus this much Wanted vindica-
ton of the integrity of the Revenue |
laws ends in a costly fzzle. There is |
a mouse Ia the meal house some |
where, and United States Senators |
together with distinguished Coneress'
men from Indiana. could probably |
give information on the subject.
Admiral Porter and His Letter.
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