, 1875-05-18
THE PEklN SEIZURES.

tfEffG! ptfpd{eH 10 lHf tHcl1F lFlDHllfs
srRlSor1ELp, ILL.,, May 17.-Tho prociss reason
for selling tho pekiu Alcohol Dia:i'lcry Worka Of
Mr. Wcstennar, and tho pek,n ncctifyiuG Con-
pauy, as It tranBpircs, is TINT 1fr. Tcstcrtann
aold to The Hcctsfying Company 30 barrels OF
highwines, which Voro dumped into tho rsctlfy-
ing establishment. These barrels were properly
stamped. tho stamps reported cancclod, With
full description Of the ulurks. etc. Oh tho pack
ages. Subsequently the Supervisor Of In.
terual neyenuo for massachusetts reported 10
Washingtou 10 barrels OF higlwlnca shipped from
poxiu aud lying IN the Long Wharf III Boston.
Tho number OF stnmps marks OIL .bareels, otc.,
corrcsppnded exactly With tue iittY, barrels re-
ported as having boen eom to tho Iokiu ltcctty-
iug Company. Upon Tits evidence tho aoizure
was made. The Inference drawn from tho facts
afo that tho stamps Tcrc not canceled mud that
after tho harrcls wete dumped iuto the root,fy-
Ing Norlla they veto nEaln filled and shipped
to Boston. The Gauger who is supposed to be
Implicated In the frauds ID hlr. G. A, II. Camp
bell. q brother Of tho present Assistant Secrc-
ta1y Of State. lately Gov. Campbell4 OF Wyoming
Iorritors. lls A-a beau employed ,in that
Organization. The Diatill!ng Company MIL e!ye
the necessary bonda tomorrow to tho uultcd
stateB District Court here, and again commence
operations.
trict, aud uono I'LL be, 1t IL thought,
THE ST. LOUIS coLtECTon3H!p.
8T. Louis, No., Mny 17,-Col. Constantine.
aIaguire'u Collector Of Internal lloycnue At this
city, wrote to tha Department at Washington,
May g. that, iu consequence Of baYere attack
Of Inaanmatory rheumatism, his physiaanh
advised him to 60 to Hot Springs, ark, and
spoud several months, mud, rs ho did not think
tho Department would grant 50 long = lesye
Of ABSENCE ho rendered lin 1aatgnatlop to
tako elect Juuo 50, tho end of tho fiscal year,
Becrctnry Driaton replies that Ills resignation
mil bo hccepteu aB souu aa GcGuiro's successor
IL appointed aud qualiuea.
At MEMPHIS.
hlEMr1l1s Tonn., May T.-den Patterson,
Collector OF Internal Eereuuo OF tbs district,
today seized abolt 100 barrels Of alcohol ship
pod from Il. DunHbrey, Of st. Louis, 70 partiea
here, which IL believed to lie "crookea."
IN CHICAGO,
Another information was lled against Roolle,
Junler l. Co., on q seizusa Of 1to barrels Of
whisky aud 1U0 barrols OF Alcoho!. The property
was, however, released on bouds hung gayen IN
tho suu OF $J3 S08.
lii tho matter Of Ilussell's DlstIllery, IN order
uap ente1od directing tho MarshAi to surrender
tho safe and barrels to tho claimant.
All The dlstillerN, with ono exception, having
gtYon honda hnvo retakon possession Of tho
property labeled by the Government Tho OK
co.tipn wnB Saxyort whoso establishment is
located on tho North Bide. 1Ie did not como
into possession OF tho premises uptii May l,
wl,on ho acquircl titto uuder Z loase from
Matcaroan, who had previously, IA alleged, con-
ductcli the bunineaa trauiNentiY. Instructions
nero walted from Washington regarding this
caee, but none coming It WAS decided yesterday to
mako tho Seizure complete. and turn tho real
estate and building over to tho United etasos
DiBirict-Attoruoy, thereby compelling sawyor to
60 into cou1t aud defond hiB tights. Tho pro"
ceodings thus fAe agRnet the dist9ilors and recti-
1.c1s haye been In the pa1nEa OF civil sults poH,
however, 1t III stated tLat criminal actions arU to
10 instituted nRainBt tham tor tho purposo Of
punallng thom fur alleged frauds. Hytlenco Of
their crilninnlity ia now collecting, aud ~ soon
~ sufficient proof ia obtained to warrant Tho
making OF aitldAvita, warrants will be iasNed and
they will be arreHted,
ThDre AaB "a yot boon no change In tic Super
ylsorshtp. though tho removal of Mr. aluEn III
anticipated, unicaB the iuAuences ut work nra
sufficiently strong to Iutatn ht1n Senator Logan
spcns tho creator portion o. yestesda. at she
Cuslom-IIo,lan, comforting with Collectors Judd
and WaasTorth. aud nj impression provailca
that ''eomethlng was up" but What no ona
could Es!l.
Tho revenue officers ara pus'ling thois iuycsti-
gatious to tho Wholesale tiealers. and arc o2af1.
lug their booltu. George Il, Ctosby, Of No. 6a
Franklin street, faliel to Blow hia hook, aud q
warrant Was Issued for lin yesso1dty. 1lo ID
linb!o. upon conviction, TO tine Of from 800 10
$1,000. aud Imprisonment for from tt.Ios lnouths
to three Yeats.