The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-15
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WASHINGTON.
THE BLACK HILL INDIANS EXPECTED AT
WASHINGTON.

THE BLACK HILL INDIANS EXPECTED AT
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Black Hill Sioux
will be uere tomorrow, and will be joined in
day or two by the Brule and Ogalla, under
Spotted Tail and Red Cloud
In consequence of prior engagements, the
President will not be able to attend the
Bunker Hill Centennial celebration.
Judge Pierrepont will take charge Of the
Department of Justice tomorrow.
THE DIsTILLERY WAR.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The whisky frauds
are still receiving attention by the Treasury
Department and Solicitor Wilson is con-
tinually unearthing new frauds. Further
evidence was discovered against the Union
Copper Distillery at Chicago, and $50 barrels
Of spirits was seized at their works; 800 bar
rels were also seized belonging to Bevis Il
Frazer, in St. Louis, fresh proof having been
obtained against them.
| Photographic copies of internal revenue
returns are being made at the Trea 'ury De-
partment and forwarded to the officers at the
different cities to aid them in substantiating
their charges. Among those made to- day was
one from the gauger Of Cincinnati. certifying
that certain number of barrels of spirits had
been emptied and the stamps destroyed in
accordance with the law, and upon farther
search, the same lot of spirits was found in
Chicago in the original packages, thus conclu-
sively showing the collision of the gaugers
with the distillers. On this transaction alone
the GOVERNMENT lost $4,000.
The new Internal Revenue Commissioner
will assume his duties tomorrow. No imme-
date changes in his Office are contemplated.
There is nothing new in the whisky raids.
Il No prominent officers have yet been dis
missed, and the officials of the Treasury De.
psrtment are still searching for crooked
whisky. A large amount OF seizures are re-
ported daily, and in many cases the distiller'
aud sellers manifest disposition to appeal te
the courts.
| WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE nine shrewd
lawyers are of opinion that the whisky mer
will lead the Government Secretary Bristov
has been led into blunder which, while il
prostrates for the moment an important In
dustry, will give the lawyers some hundred
thousands and secure nothing to tn
Treasury.
On April 80. Mr. Wilson called upon tn
collectors of internal revenue in ditferen
localities to furnish certain information con
corning transactions in their districts; but ny
E to last night, very few of them had respond
ed, aud to-day the Secretary of the Treasur.
called upon them for an explanation OF thei
!,
He is determined that all orders of thi
nature shall be obeyed, or the collectors mus
take the consequence. A large number o
communications have been received from
different sections, from parties offering t.
E faraish proof of fraud, and the Secretary ha
directed all such to furnish the proof to tn
proper officers and if found valuable aud use,
the parties furnishing it will be remunerated
Information reached here this morning tina
the distillers in Milwaukee had called upo
those of St Louis to combine with them il
, procuring the services of Hon. Matt. Carpen
!. ter, to obtain their release. In response to
!, Secretary Bristow sent dispatches to tn
supervisors at st. Louis, Chicago and Mi
waukee, informing them that the best legs
assistance will be furnished them in their @
forts to convict those under arrest, and tn
= Government is confident of establishing th
: guilt of all the parties
; 1t having been intimated that the whisk
! ring will be able to furnish wealth and powe
= enough to corrupt some of the prosecuting
! officers, the solicitor declared that it coul
, not be done, as the government attorneys il
those sections were among the most able an
reliable connected with the government