The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-29
MORE CUSTOM HOUSE IRREGULARITIES,

coNs1oT1og AMONG THE cRoCRERY MFR
cHAyTs-LEADEJo HOUSES OF TIE TRADE
UNDER THE BAN or THE GOVERNMENT.
since the discovery OF the recent stupcndous
smuggling frauds on the revenue the Custom
House authoriues have been working indeisti-
gably, In CONJUNCTION with United states District
Attorney Bliss. 10 break NJ rne operations 81 dis
honest importers and other Systematic devices
resortsd 70, ~ which the government Il annually
plundered OUT or millions or dollars OF It's leziu-
mate revenues on imports.
THE CRoCKBRY MERCHANTS EXERCISED.
Recent developments rave exercised the crock
cry trade very much and considerable commo-
ton IA appsren among that class or the msrcan-
tile community owing 10 the alleged criminalty
OF two or the leading houses in sAs citT, engaged
extensively IN the importing line. For some lew
years TIE honest importers and dealers in crock
eryware have experienced very dtseouraung
drawbacks 20 their business prospects on &C
count Of a dangerous monopoly consisting or
few merchants IA THIS city, who were seemingly
banned together in a conspiracy 20 drive rival
houses from the ned on the simple pre,ext OF
accommodation. TO achieve this result, the mo-
noDolsts had everything systematically arranged
TO de.raud the revenue Dy falsely representing
the classification and valuation Of their imports.
in order 10 get them through the Custom House
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they could afford to pas Shem in the market and
DEFY competition.
BUSINESS HOUSES FORCED TO DISCONTINUE.
For six or seven years II Is said these Illegal I'M
portations have continued uninterruptealy, DUR
ing which time several substantial houses have
peen forced 10 discontinue business ana sell their
large stock OF wares at ruilous prices as tney
could nc longer mold ont against the IND ucemenls
offered % buyers oy the fraudulent monopons;s,
who were prepared 70 underse all classes or
goods or foreign make. Wnen IL Is considered
tnat the "a valorem nri1 Is forty per cent, the
payment of traction OF mat sum on iaIse entries
enabled the dishonest importers TO place their
goods ID the market at a figure startling 70 houses
doing legitimate, honest business aud which
tended 10 paraiyze their energies ana lnvaliGate
their standing as merchants. The alternative was
presented, either TO continue prontless business
Or withdraw altogether nom the trade.
QuARER FiRas UNDER THE BAs or raR GOVERN.
MANI.
Suits have been commenced BY District Aiior.
ney Bliss against two Or the leading houses in the
crockerY traae--Messrs. f. 81. wilets, exteBsvs
i'm porters. and HaydocK Brother, auctioneers
and importers. over two years ago, on lniorma.
tlon received BY District Attorney DAVIS that
offcial commenced an action agsinat che nrst
named nrm Tor dersuding the customs by falsely
Undertaking aud wrongly classifying their In
voices. IL came about through an acknowledg-
ment from prominent crOrkery arm Of this city
that man named John Brindley, q resident Of
stsnorasnire, England, had offered them MS ser
vices Tor certain consideration a. their agent
and shipper BrindleJ proposed 70 facilitate me
frauds practlsed on the governments by collecting
the nrn's invoices from me manufacturers on ths
other side, after which the shipments we're to %
relnvoicea and consulsi certificates procured.
The original Invoices representing the true value
Of she gooas, aud Brindleys false invoices, mis-
reDr esenliag quality aud valuation. were 70 De