Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-26
The Whisky Psup rr,ua.

rroo., r. Avery, the chief clerk of the
,Io CT department, had been indicted by
r =, lty in the whisky ring frauds. Upon re-
-ipt of this intelligence the Secretary re-
euested the resignation of Mr.. Avery, which
was promptly rendered.
The Indictments against Mr. Ayery arc
TWO In number-One in which the Issue is
joined "a ainst him singiy. and the other
lolHs him with Mcdonald, ex-supervisor of
internal revenue, and Joyce, ex revenue
agent, as conspiratOr. 1t is expected that
he order for arrest VIII reach the marshars
Office TO morrow, whereupon Avery will be
required to give bail for trial.
Assistant District Attorney Peddrick of
~ Louis is in the city, and had a long in
terview to-day with Secretary BIistow rela-
tive To the prOSecut ton of those indicted
District ttorney Drew, of the same city, will
arrive some time this week.
A successor for the chief clerkShip has not
vet been determined upon by Secretary Bris-
Tow.
MORE INDICTMENTS
The commissioner OF internal revenue has
received a telegram from Supervisor Hell
rick, GATED Oshkosh, Wis. stating that in
dctments had been found against ex-Col-
lector E,rskine, of Milwaukee; mis- deputy,
WeiSSeI :: Gaugers Mailer, Tart, Fitzgerald
Be1nis, Ellis, Shears, Griffith, Valentine
and fort y-one distilIers, rectifiers, and their
aiders and abettOTs.
MORE SEIZURES.
Supervisor Matthews. of the Sth district
reports the seizure of the rectifying house of
the disillery Company of Pekin, Illinois;
the River Gistiliing company, and the Rel
sLhSer or olty Glhtlllery. The evidence OF
fraud is complete.
THE lands DIVORCE CAsE.-The Tren-
ton American of Friday says:-Mr. Lands
AID his Wife, owing 10 unhappy differences
which have recently grown up, agreed 10
separate, and the usual legal articles We're
prepared. signed, sealed and delivered. They
have two children, a girl and a boy. who are
yOung-prObably eight and ten years \
dlihculty Immediately arose as 10 the Gus
toby of these children. a petition was pre-
scented 70 the judge by CORTLAND Parker the
counsel of Mrs. Lands, asking that a writ
OF habeas corpus might issue compelling the
said Charles \. Landis to produce the chill
dIen before Judge Reed, in order that tae
legal custody of the children might b d.
teImined. Col. Potter and BENJAMIN VII
son appeared for Mr.. Lands. Tire writ was
allowed, AID yesterday Mr.. Lands brought
one OF the children, the little boy, the otnar
not being able 10 be brought i'm consequence
OF sickness. Mrs. LVudis was accompanied
by her brother, Nh Meade. While In the
courtroom some high words occurred he
tween Mr.. Lands and Mr.. Meade Mr.
Lands denounced Meade as mere merce-
nary, Whereupon Meade retorted in very
offensive language They almost came to
blows, and nothing but the place and the
majesty al the law prevented it. The fur
thtr hearing OF the case was postponed to two
weeks from next Monday. This case excites
some surprise, as IN all the late difficulties
of Mr. Lands, in the Carruth shooting af-
talr, Mrs. Lands was represented as greatly
devoted t. her husband-so much so that She
Is said to have refused to leave him alone in
lie county jail AZ BridgetOn.
TIFF WAR ON THE WHISKY RING contfn-
ues with undated ytgor. AT Chicago the
entire rectifylng establishment of the River
Distilling company has been seized for du-
pucate use OF stamps and other frauds, and
III is stated that Other seizures Will follow
At Pekin, Ill, the iistillery of the Pekin
LlstIllng company has also been seized,
charged with The duplicate use of STAMPS
and Tor having fcrmentipg tubs concealed
under the ground and other frauds The
grand jury OF the United States circuit court
at Miiwauhee haze found indictments
against George o. ErSkine, eX collector of
Internal revenue, A. O.. Wessert ex-deputy
collector, four gaUgers, seven storekeepers,
wehty four Iectiiers and twelve diStiilers
L &c Charge against Collector Ersk ne is me-
eel al Ghty. Internal Revenue Collector
j. NJ. Lean and r~venue collector were ar
HsteC at Milwaukee OIL Friday at the in
81 nee OF Ferdinand W. Hartman, who
AXIS 10 be the own, r of fourteen barrels m
nigh - res which Lad been seized by C1I
rector Bean TO enforce the payment OF q rev.
snue assessment. The defendants were held
20 tt-.t IN : 900 each, but viii be surrender
ca To-Day oy their boudsmea, when "A writ
oil i!itDe,iS corpus will oe applied for. SUITS
Will a once be commenced against the Off
ceis who made the arrest.
FAST NAIL TO CH-CAGO.-The New York
Tribune announces that tie Postmaster Gen
shores OF the lakes for the fast mail fraII
nom New York to the west. IL is expactgd
u begin 10 run on the LIST Of October. it wa
make the dis lance from New York TO Chicago
IN not more than twenty-siX hours, and thev
rope 10 reduce the time TO twenty four h0urs
gain OF twelve hours over the present mail
ana express trains The amount of mail mat
Ter 10 u, carried by this train Will be euor-
nous. There viii be four large postal cars or
improved construction, capable of carryin.,
thlrty-hye tons OF matter, aud II is thought
Pa a. FNg-.aH
carr led will reach forty-five tons before the
expiration Of six months. The greater mart
or the work OF distribution will be done o /
the cars. Newspapers will be taken in by tn =
suEdle and folded aud Distributed en- ronta
Relays of clerks viii he stationed at Svrl-
cuSe, Buffalo and Toledo. THIS enter6rise
VIII not cost one cent additional expense
The railroads have met the government In
The most generous spirit.
\ BLOODY SUNDAY.-The telegraph re-
ports Il great array of crimes yesterday Two
engineers OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
foad quarreled at Garrett City on Saturday
night, and one Of them struck the other a
fatal blow with "A Ratchet. An Indignant
husband IN Missouri shot Il man VINO had
offered violence To his wife A man was
fatally SHOT IN quarrel at NorrisLown, Pa.
another at Cairo, ILL.,. another al ST Loans
another was stabbed To death al IndiauAuo-
lis. ana another at New York Two coInr,sj
men charged with murder and robbery were
hung by a mob in Arkansas. In Cincinnati
an lns ane husband killed his wife and then
klllCd himself. Two other suicides are also
reported. y prisoner disabled Dy sunstroka
was beaten 10 death by brutal warden AT
Fort Leayenworth.
LABOR NoTES.-At a meeting of the Fall
River operatives ON Saturday night, IL was
decided To hold joint convention To day on
the proposed reduction OF wages. The ope-
rauVes appear to be in favor OF the mills
shutting down for a few weeks rather than
submit 10 reduction. and committees were
appointed To confer with the Board OF Ira lie
on the subject. ''-' The lockout OF the G 1tton
mill operatives in Ashton, Stalybridge, Dun
klnheld, and Noseley, England, oomrnencei
IN some OF the mills on Saturday and unless
tne operatives yield by the end of the month
the mills Will be closed. The workIngmen,s
associations of Lancashire and Yorkshire
have resolved to support the locked out ope-
ratives.
RAILROAD WAR IN THE SoUTH.-Thecut-
uEg Oh passengers fare by the st. Louis and
Southeastern railroad, between st. Louis
ana nashville, Tenn, q few weeks ago. in
opposition TO the Iron Mountain road and its
soutnern connections, has been extended
ana the FORMER road announces that IL will
neIeaIter carry passengers from Nashville
10 LOUISVILLE for One-third fare, and freight
at corresponding low rates. The route will
De Dy the 81. Louis and Eastern to Norton
vie, thence by Louisville and Paducab
ROAD 70 Louisville. The opposition was
Drought about by the Louisville and Nash-
vile road refusing st. Louis and Southeast
ern tickets 10 Montgomery, Ala, and other
points south. 01