, 1875-08-17
WASHINGTON. |
The President Speaks Plain
ly Concerning the Whis.
ky Frauds
There Must Be No let-Up in the
Work of Prosecution.
No Guilty Person Shall Escape
if It Can Be Avoided.
Particular Attention to Do Paid to
Those I9ho "1[ayo Influence in
Washington.''
The Marine Corps Frauds and
the Parties Responsible
for Them.
Assistant Secretary Cowen Shoots
Wildly at Ex-C0mmtssi0ner
Welsh.
He Labors Hard to Disprove a State
ment that Was Never Made.
But Keeps Silent on Other
Points that Need
Ventilation.
The Kanawfla River improvements---
He Labors Hard to Disprove a State
ment that Was Never Made.
But Keeps Silent on Other
Points that Need
Ventilation.
The Kanawha River improvements.
Letting ot a Contract.
THE WHISKY FRAUDS.
A WonD FnoM TIE pllEHiDENT.


WasrrsHTos, u. G., Aug. l6.-Tho whisky |
theyc. in i,,,h p1acoa who bavo hoped to escape
.hrougl. political Influence will bo disappointed.
President Grant has spoken upon this subject.
md srolfon With no UNCERTAIN sound. Several
NV sro"oo ",s ,,nto,,,~ ,o.a ~ g, Io;a
hayo rocoutly mado the sanderous boast TINT
accrotarv BriHtow md tho preetdeut arc not III
accord npon tho subject of prosecuting tho
whisky rinn tint tho r.pelcndors ,7,ll certainly
oscsnn through ligl, political influence; and that
TIM prcHiaeut himself will protcct his
.ohl ST, Louis friends, Tho same stato-
monss hnyo bcon giycn publicity through ono
N. g, Normi!o. who cn,ne loro apparently
To sool to euroudc, m antasonism between the
President antl tic Secretary Of tho Treasury.
rhoso several statements, with many Of d eitni-
H.. a,,arootox ,rIio, o,n,, f-o,, rr;vsto a,urros
'"' e''ai"s,oi' ",eA s"no 49, ,,'".t,,.
were sent ny "1iso'' ~ 'o''of ~ 'Ao !ss'"o,''
This letter tho Treal'ent has returned to tho
Solicitor with significant Endorsement. Tho
thrco c,osina aoutonccs Of tic Endorsement will
49, 80. go, H., pr,.;,o,tto .,o.t ,,+uh1,
'",u p'aeo "nao"6 'no =, 49, ,'n.',
ntsofancoe. Inc 'noo1heioo.'' ~ ~ 'no n"no-
writing OF lilo rresldont, and IntB
Referred to tic Secretary df tho Tccaanry. Thts
was intended private lctrr for my information.
nnd cp,tanA many extracts from =: iois pairTs not
eGmea S, " ,s', III rc, v s %J Fasr"t H.
f in 81 any vi Ss pen s~ s,,sa a
ia Kuumon as Y,j,ncsbca tboy may be brought out
Lot no guilty escape II II can bo avoided. 1,e
el~cnlly vigtiat, Or instruct thoss engaged IN tae
@ s o. 'fa @ '1 ~ 1acr a ~p sm
nat my nasG nan s,niI ;" r. H. @ H., M 10
for1,nu public duty.
tgigl.cd, U. 8. 0nAxr.
| JUN %, 1875,
rSyoncrn uoyrsry,
hin tart tint ,,o 1ntcru.1 n,ye,uo oa,c;s,a
i"o 4h1s .'''s NV l,Ns .u' ..,.,, o'I0 '',n,
havo made recent seizures OF WHISKY nsen-
wincs. etc., in Chicago Philadelphia, and other
placos. docs not indieate that the manufacture
~ ,,rr,okod" +" ,vhtnkv IL at,1l con,,nned. Tboso
e'ooNoo "nuH' 10 49,. Nv ,'a. ;....as
a1e' III e'ory case .na' nas tA'i' 1at oeen ''ssa-
! tgatcd, spirits Which Were produced poloTo tle
| general raid which. WAS msdo by the Treasury
of,,c,o,s In blnv. which vero hidden agay at tho
"'4'e'"4' a. .'.'I'.. 49,! H.. .,a., ...s,.,,;ae
no, uua me4 T. u' ~ bs1inrcd ihat 10 tss ~ nnE
70 Eot H. u. ~, III s..;,a ns ns WIZ
| M,i u'' .,sn S,ovnrn,nort snsnta arc ~
Watchiui. ano the euocAs on 'laau 90 LA
non o nssap.s 4nuI "a ~ dssnnost III nasno,o tn
ris N a;saosorv .y,a tn ~rni1acst;on ~ t,,eir
| ..nn y. ~ ,, !. k"";nn.a bora.t1.
sA91 ~ ~ o.,,n,s o1nSniu .ua nro-
a.". ttn.a ~, "aner,ttt;nr f,erGa Tj'st
'oo' r,1r U.o. ~ ~ uoMvar1x ro,rrrrrn nov
~ ,,,a 20 faet ~ IN rr;ca ~ .n;ria f.e
l X x on',ts naSior sno ths ra}da m t1,o
advances 40 cos n "ao ~" ocars ~ .uo
= s.soloa 4,.n thnt .s.,.r ~ ~ ia "v;aanro
essea ,,siI,ots. n k's% sn% dnHernmopt octsis to
~ ,.oa T., tha erita syi,ict, sro In ho tred in
~ .!soo ~ ta.,t"s Wv - - ~" rcnrnaant styns
Uct1ocr; auu ~ 1rat,.n Thn n,nsi,or ~
. ~ ~ a;a', o-,rai md for tho cnn1nmns.
.nsso sus, cv y onut Snf tba host ~ Wiz"
.on nt nopo!1J, TX a. ~, ,nS Ti;co"o anI
M;.snS.s MI ~ " sfinu ,1,aricts r ' " oa''
all"euaee a'a'''css: ss.., ,,,,,nv,.
80 .ti'ss'h ~. f.,,,,,. :, ,,nv,o.
o. se s @ 1es ~ ~ tha
tpeuia IT, reeas 'sn s!oss ISL @ i%possISis. Aboa.
lWu paekasoh M spal;ta afo neiu ~. to
10 nsod 10 oy'aonoo' tis nuu ~ caea Gaae tne
accu6eu pos6oh VIII w Gonatouteu Mlih Als oasa
that tic pacRseo 1aa oteu ou'pt1oa AUG tAo
stamp cancelled. anu aso by sho PACKAGE itao!f
containing the Hplsl1s WIN the ssanp Intact
Besides these the reyonuo oillcta!s have the roo.
about 25 900 packages. A lromlnent officer said
to-day that with tho evidence that tho Depart
!, neuL would fuEnlAh, failure to convict tho men
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