New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-06
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WASHINGTON, September 5.-The order
recalling Cnban agents signed by Cespedes
is supposed to be bogus. - y. = ~
General Fremont III. r..-.-.
General Fremont is reported seriously i'll.
Destroying Illicit DfsfiIIeries.
Collector Pinckney Rollins, Of the sew
enth district of North Carolina, informs the
revenue department that Special Deputy
Patterson and the soldiers under Lieuten-
ant Mast. destroyed the illicit distilleries in
Hay county, and made twelve arrests
on the seventh nluimo.
On the sixteenth they DESTROYED four dis
tiileries and made eight arrests iL Mcdowell
county. They then proceeded to South
mountain, in Burke county where they
destroyed eight distiueries and made sew
enteen arrests. These distlleries were To-
Gated in close proximity to each other, and
there was reliable information of twenty
or twenty-five more being in operation in
the South mountain, but further progress
was arrested by the interference of the
State authorities. Lieutenant Mast and
Deputy Marshal Dever being arrested On
bench warrant from Judge Clark for
destroying property. The collector says:
/ Il do not wish to reflect upon the integ-
rity of the Judge, but believe he was i'm
posed upon by certain parties who, beside
being generally hostile to anything looking
10 the execution OF the laws OF the federal
government, made this move to give the
law-breakers time to remove their stills and
get out OF the way. There was no unneces-
sary or wanton destruction OF property, and
all law abiding citizens will bear testimony
that the acts OF Lieutenant Mast and his
men have been unexceptionaGle through
out. This matter should not be suffered to
rest at this stage, but should be pursued to
the end, and regardless of expense.
/ The lawless and evil disposed persons
will look upon it as check to federal au-
thority and; take encouragement to con-
time lawless acts. / intend to return the
expedition next week to the same locality
and to make another effort for the enforce
ment OF the laws in which l hope to be
supported to any extent by the strong arm
IF the government A "a. t'
/ Supervisor Perry, in transmitting the re.
port to the commissioner, says: No pains
will be spared to break ,pI all Illicit stills in
seld district which can possibly be reached.
The officers which accompanied She expedi-
ton We're particularly cautioned against de-
ing anything which IN any way could be
MADE 20 appear as wrong or oppressive, and
/ have thus Obeyed the instructions literal
ly.- No one unacquain1ed with the same
can form any idea of the bitter hostility of
the people in those neighborhoods to rev.
enue and other officers. who assist in en-
forcing the revenue laws, and they are en-
couraged in their hostile and malicious acts
by most of the conservative newspapers in
the State -,t. -..-re., mr.
The Patent Cigar Box9
: Commissioner Douglas has taken @o ac
ton relative TO the patent cigar box which
be has been urged to adopt. He has not
determined TO order that the box be used,
as it is not his intention to force upon the
dealers an Instrument so distasteful to
them. He is anxious 10 adopt some plan |
Oy which the frauds now oftentimes prac- |
Mced may be prevented, and he desires the |
OF all dealers to this end The !
patent box, he is satisfied, is Objectionable !
u several particulars, though its use would |
10 much to prevent the transpositiOn of |
,igars from Que box to anothers --