, 1875-07-08
Tho Whisky Ring Socks tho Removal
Of Chief Clerk Avery. Of the
Treasury Department.
Some Of tho Grounds upon SVl'lcl
they base Their lscqa1cst'
d Reply to Charles Nordhoa's Recent Lot.
tor Of Complaint.
Delauo Confident that lie VIII Remain
In Office.
Nine Millions of Silver Coin Now In
che Treasury.
THE WHISKY RING.

THE WHISKY RING.
An ALLEGED HuUnD1NH ortRAI1o1.
Bpsadf Dispatch Ia 1'ht Ghlcada 3r,ounf.
WASHINGTON, b. G., July 7---1hero aro III.
fnors tonight That the resignation Of ". Q.
Avery Chief Clerk Of tho Trcasury Department.
has boon requested by Secretary Drstaw. Tl,oso
rumurs arc nnfounded. Secretary Driatow has
has not roBignad aud does not intond
TO-. The baals OF the ramor soems
to DO tlis =: Ons Mai. Con 8tctRow, who WAS
Assessor of Internal Nevonuo 1t Cincinnati, onco
attempted to corrupt Avery while tho attor vas
Chief Clerl; Of the Intornst Rsyenna bureau, mud
failod. From that day McGrew sworo
vengeuce, and has 1t different in
tosvsla endoAvorod to make good bis
Threats lie las chosen to appear before tho
tiraud JurY Ut Vt. LoutA Tor tito puEposs Of at
tompting to secure tho Indictment OF Avery on
lhe Charge OF completely lu tito wlisky frauds.
TIE Charge.
which Moasev makes ia thnt Avory .Haa paid
4lOo per wcok by the Wh,hky HING for 4 5ons pa-
riod ncrnlnt at services rendered 10 tho lead.
ers OF tho Hing. Tbs seswcoa Which Ayory rnn-
drrcd appear 70 have consisted III acts Ut frient-
hlip, Indirectly pofo,fnod fur an old acguaiht.
ancs. Wien Avery wAa Chlof Cork Of
Internal itovenue. llo answered several letters
from Joyce ut st. LonH, who II connected With
tho rscont whisky ring. giving Joyce nnswers to
nal lsovenus Dnreau. 1t Ia maintained
that theso ans~era weso such ~
might be properly given 10 amy pcreou. It was
not known 1t the tlnac that Joyce. who hold .
ligh Government position, and had tho conf
det,cs at the Republican leaders, wan iu .uv war
conuocted with tho whisky ring. Thaso letters,
thero is rcaAon 10 beiarn, wore subsequently
used BY eouue persons for tho purpose Of
BLAcKAAiLlH0 ptsTILLEEH.
It iB these letters with tho oath OF McGrou,
which 1t is supposed constitute the evidence
upon wt1lclt tho Indictment OF Avory, at st.
Louis ia Attempted Avery says tonight that
his friends nced have no fear az to lin ability
tu entirely defond h,1nsolf agninat whst.ls torme
| 4 malicious attack. lie gass tlat he eau trace
10 a proper source every dollar Of snoney ho laa
! ever received Or expehdoa. TVS District Attor-
nov at Ut. Louis has written here HtatinR that an
| Indictment IN A1ary's caso will probably 10
! found. The Becre.aty OF the Treasury has long
becn advsod Of all tic faets in tue case, and las
| repeatedly stated That ho considsrs Avery tha
! rictln OF
4 MAt1cf6DN, NETFNoETUI. TEnsEcUT3oN.
II Avery Should be indicted, however. It s quito
| poasibla that ho might be suspended pending
tue trial. 4 letter has been received bero from
sources friendly to SlcGrow, which SAYS that not
! only Avery but the g., Loua journaltata,
sso to So ua1ceeS or seeosn. al
altcged connections with the whisky ling. Ti,s
J hthteynent Tint tho evidence upon which the ,n'
| dlctmeuts Of Avery and otharH asa to bo found
| Ia bhaed upon Information rooolsed from dc.
Grew. a. special agent, nre not correct. Mc(sreu
| haa no commission from tho Government, aud nG
| connection with the Government.