The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-12
BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. Nav 1.-The best planned
and most skillfully executed campaign ever
made by the government against the whisky
ring eliminated. yesterday, in the seizure OF
more than thirty of the largest distilleries and
rectifying houses in St Louis, Chicago and
Milwaukee.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE value OF the
distillery property seized yesterday was over
81, 600. 600. Detectives are hunting up con-
signments from illicit disilleries and broken
packages are seized.
Assurances have been given that the execu-
ton of the following clause of the River and
Harbor bill which passed Cangress is pro-
crossing favorably:
For surveys to ascertain the most eligible
line on which a canal across the Isthmus OF
Florida can be constructed, and whether
safe, land-locked navigation between the
waters of the Mississippi and the Gulf. along
the coasts of Alabama, Louisiana and Florida,
and through the latter State to the Atlantic
coast. can be had; to estimate the probable
cost and practicability of the construction
of such works, and of any artificial water
routes found necessary to provide safe in
land navigation between the Mississippi River
and one OF the seaportS on the east coast OF
Florida.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Grand Jury
indicted Congressional Postmaster King for
perjury in connection with the Pacific Mail
Line: and ex-Marshal Kinds, on four counts,
for bribery in connection with mail routes
The President has appointed JAS. w. Ward
postmaster at Corpus Christi, vice Taylor,
suspended.
Pierrepoint will assume the Attorney Cen
eralship on Friday.
Lieut., TYLER relieves Capt Cook in charge
of the national cemeteries at Chattanooga
and Knoxville.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE War Depart
ment to-day decided in accordance with the
argument of Gen. Young, that the orders
from the Ordnance Department Withholding
arms and munitions from the Southern States
should be revoked.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Federal and Con-
federate soldiers are cordially invited to join
| in the decoration of graves at Arlington on
June 4. The Confederate graves will not be
decorated on May 80.
THE WHISKY WAR.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-O.her whisky distil-
lerv seizures have been ordered at Pekin, Ill.
Cincinnati, and elsewhere, and the Secretary
to- day directed that legal steps be taken at all
points where frauds have been discovered,
and that arrests be made where the evidence
is sufficient te justify them.
The officers have already ascertained that
great quantities of this crooked whisky have
been distributed throughout the country,
especially in the South, but the form of the
packages in which it was originally shipped
has been changed in many instances, and II
will be now imp possible to detect much of it.
WASHINGTON, May II. Commissioner
Douglas, of the Internal Revenue Bureau, to.
day telegraphed to the various Supervisors
who are superintending the work of Selling
the illicit stills to send the names OF all reve
nue. officers employed at any of the establish.
ments seized in order that they may be inn
mediately dismissed and reported to the
several United States District Attorneys fol
prosecution in every case where there is evi
dence of collision.
| 10 having been stated that Commissioner
Douglass heretofore opposed the change O
supervisors, it is proper to say that, on the
26th of January last he wrote an official let
ter to the Secretary of the Treasury, express
ing a belief that transfer of supervisor
under the authority of law would be for thu
best interests of the public service and desig
mating by name the individuals to taxi
charge of certain districts.
This was done for the purpose of develop
ling frauds then alleged to be going on II
several of the districts, and that suspected
officers might be superseded by men consid
cred to be vigilant and honest This recon-
mendation was approved by the Secretary O
the Treasury, who issued an order through
the commissioner, addressed to the severa
supervisors assigning them to different loca
lions.
The Commissioner at the same time issue
an order to revenue agents under the charg'
of the supervisors changing them also. Thes
orders, however, were subsequently revoke'
owing to the political pressure brought t
, bear by supervisors and others who woul
! have been affected by the change.
!, Commissioner Douglass, in a card pub
lished this afternoon, says:
Mr.. Rogers was Acting Commissioner q
my request yesterday. and only because
had some personal business TO attend 20 tina
would keep me out of the building until be
tween l and 2 o'clock P. NJ In regard t
: the matter of seizures of distilleries il
some portions of the West, when the score
service Office was recognized under it
present management, Solicitor Wilso
and Chief Washburne, one Of whom
had long and favorably known him as q
able and vigorous U. s. District Attorney j
D Illinois, I made the request of one or bot
| that whenever any of their force, who wei
strangers both to the Internal Revenue of
Gals and the distilleries, happened, in tn
: course of their public employment, in an
section Of the country where distilling W.
carried on, that would be greatly pleased
have them make investigations and inforl
, me Of anything wrong that they might fin'
and thus more certainly insure closer 81
lforcement of the laws. The twenty-five re-
enue agents allowed by law were all, b
two or three, on duty with the Supervisor
throughout the country, and, of course, wit
the fitting exception OF the two or thr.
= above referred to are not Immediately avail
: able to this Office. It is said, at the Interns
: Revenue Office to-day, that there is not "
sufficient evidence before the departmel
upon which to base its action concernir
certain officials who must have had son
q knowledge of the fraudulent transaction