, 1875-05-11


uoyns wns NO less aggravated. Ihcto
soverai ofEloorn protctsca to bo IN
bf'fsfnl Ignorance of tho moaning
Of what Was going OH. antlt In fact, Wcro not n
ltttlo nott1ci tllomse'yea In trying to Holve Why
of1icefs from abroad should 80 11lt'i1cesiy nnu
unceromonously inrade lhoir tortilory. Tbs
fact was,
TIE HEADS or THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS
vcro on tho anxious neat, and, had thoy really
known tho cause Of tbs Rudden upbeayal.
tl,cy could not havo tod II. Thoy woso
fa1 more cagos to receive thnn iu,pafs in.
formation, and mingled ttsoir earrnisca to In
putrers with tholr sGlt-congrasnlattons HAT they
know nothing about tho grounds upon wl'ici,
lho seizures lad been mado. Tl.cy wore quito
As mich perturbed AZ tho distfl|ors and tccti-
fio.s, especially around tho collection depart
mcnt, Tho dstfllers and roctidoss It sppoArs.
had anticipated soulo such movement bns
wero wholly unrrepArol for tt when IL ca1nc.
Thoy had Hecrotly' by correspondence md At
IllE SOLICITATION OF HinEp AGENTS,
agreed with tho loading oatablisttnchts OF tho
Western cities to suspend operations on Tho 18Th
lust. for six waokH. by which means they hoped
10 bo ready for tho onslaught. wh,ch they ansic'
mated would DO mado about tho 1at Of June.
Their cooperation in thln movement they
attempted TO explain BY eaying that tho
market, was orers.ockca With h'Rlwines ~
tho bands Of specnlasors. who had
wanted to force these wines upon tho market. eo
ks,at whom they rcsumcd operations thor could
control tho speculators rataer. than b. controlled
by them. Thay were nnxlous to Know tho
charges against thoEi, but Were confident that,
whatever thoy wcro they would fs!l to tho
ground upon Investigation Some OF thcm. how
nycr. manifested an Hnoasiness during tho day
about enrne Of tho books and parers Of tLeir Of
Qcea which bad
FALLEN 1s7o THE GOVERNMENTS nASps.
@. @. Russell, ninong others employed cnnli-
so1, md under advice demanded OF tho custodian
certain Of their papers. Tho demand wa' of
coutso refused, for tho reason TINT tllo aushor.
they will roy largely npou tho hooka and : COM
payison OF records with tho records Of other
cities fur evidence in tho p,psrcutinn.
LAST EtESiSa THE EXCITEMENT
tiers rho hst not beon reized we, anx,ou. about
tho future. for runor was abroad that tue var
wouid bo resumed to-day and carried to the BIT
tsr end. The feTenue I'D dspartmen, uas o'd n.o
' sers opop. 11'u and private anl ' mvstsrions sa
conversations were tho ordor Of tho evening.
no communication mp TO d late hour llad been
received fre1sl The ytsing officials and ,nior-
mutton had come to thom NJ to tho basis Of
*izulcs. -......-.....
COLLECTION wApswon7n
Ind his deputy. tnl Coulnlasloner Horne. aud
atlcsa we're discussing the sItnalnn in tho tlark,
bns Wefc n1omehtaflly expecting Cue ar tYAl
u Tuition a1Id Wash0uru. who were to
visit tho establishments Of Russell and tho 1Ako
ssoro Company IN shs early part Of tho evening.
Ilo fact that they singled out these two placeA
lor their visit gavo Grcdenco to = suspicion that
!iioy expected 10 lind
MOST or THE 1nREouLAn.r1Es THERE.
At 1850 tieRe gentleman returned aud had An
euaionca NTH Mr. WadSworth, when fur
Tho nrst timo they disclosed to him in
general wh7 this nature OF tho charges upou
rnich tho soi1nres had boon mado. aIr. Tussou
hat tilay lad shipped hisl,si.sos Without bolng
stamped. aud aFai1ist Tie rcctcrs that shoy had
:ctelsed tic Ba,uo. I'll answer toinqu.rles from,
epoltcrho had nothing to Say, oacopt TO reitcrnts
'l.o stateu,eut mado to III. Wadswotth. upon
rl.ol l,o ii to 1,aso Ills notification this morning
70 tho District Attorney. uo did infinite, how