New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-15

NEW OKLGANS III
terprise. After few moments Of repose
his attention was attracted by hearing
voice near the window calling out, "Here
he is, boys! Come along" Dickens leaped
from the bed and found his pertinacious
prosecutors, bafled by his fight for mo-
ment, had assembled shade tree near the
window, where, perched like birds among
the branches, they raised a shout of
triumph, revealed himself in his shirt
and drawers, and Indignantly smothered
himself from public observation by slam
ming down the window and pinning down
the curtains.
The reporters on certain Democratic
journals have kindly devoted themselves
to ringing the bell Of General Brady at all
hours, to ask him what he was after, who
he wanted to prosecute, and what steps
he proposed taking to effect his purpose.
At the same time especial stress was laid
on the possible completely of high federal
officials, complimentary notices appear Of
mercantile houses whose reputation is SO
high that charges Of revenue fraud against
them is absurd, and the "whisky bubble"
and the crooked cotton is treated SO airily
and so jocularly that one would suppose
it a facetious and commendable thing to
get away with the federal revenue by
means of fraud and conspiracy.
The anxious reporters seem to have
been thrown off by the report that Gen
eral Brady had left the city. This seems
to have become necessary to the efectual
pursuit of his duty, since the curious re-
porter, in the faithful performance Of his
daily and nightly duty, was right after
General Brady all the time, ard this
constant publication Of all that had been
done or intended to be done against the
parties indicted or to be indicted had no
doubt the unintentional effect of keeping
such parties defendant well advised of
any danger which might threaten them.
Now, if this vigilant system Of interview
had been pursu ed with regard to the de-
PENDANTS in these suits it would have
equalized the disadvantages, and no one
can complain. We extract from the
Picoyunes report an example of what We
have said.
Ye cheerful reporter prattles jocularly
of whisky bubbles" He waxeth angry
at the federal prosecutor, whom he styles
"the man in the iron mask" Ye vigilant
reporter gives notice Of rumor-
That an ex-of6cial, a gauger, had made
| o statement to Revenue Agent Brooks Of all
| the facts connected with whisky frauds
| which had come within his observation.
This information 1t is claimed will give a
new turn to the Investigations, and render
matters liyelier than ever.
Ye observant reporter does not hope TO,
much convictions under this rumor He
says: ....
So the government officers say, but they
are always sanguine.
Ye detective reporter gives warning ''to
whom it may concern" that Judge Woods
issued an order upon the Western Union
Telegraph Company, for certain dis
patches specified. ...
At this point ye indefatigable reporter
| finds break in the wires and is indignant
to be stopped in working up the case:
About one week ago General Brady took
80 do NJ, for ho
| it was thought at the time, by Revenue
Agent Wheeler.
The day after the departure of General
Brady a Representative of the Picayune made
| inquiries at the hotel and was told that MIR.
Wheeler had not departed, but hearing a
short while afterward that he had, no
further notice was taken of the matter.
Ye baf1ed reporter isa for moment
thrown of, but the stern purposes Of pub
lie justice are not thus to be defeated.
The stern determination to secure and
publish everything connected with these
audecious attempts to arrest the collection
of the federal revenues can not escape
the resolute Roman to whom the honor Of
the republic is the highest concern. Ye
avenger of national honor CALAMITY as
cends in the hotel elevator, as the boys
mentioned went up the tree, and was like
them rewarded by finding the illustrious
object Of his sedulous attentions. Ye
justly enraged reporter, peering through
the keyhole, thus denounces the revenue
officer for having dared to conceal him
self from newspaper scrutiny:
Mrabile dictu! Away up in the fourth
story OF a building en- St. Charles street,
| day by day, the man in the iron mask
Of secrecy works at his task-that G;
examining the records Of the telegraph
! office.
Here is shameful evasion:
1t lie a day g journey on the elevator to
| the secluded room of the agent of the gov.
| eminent.
The supposed right Of prosecution to
collect and secure the evidence Of charge
against public robbers, while perfectly
! proper in committee Of Congress sitting
| with closed doors and sealed up, becomes
| an offense which the very reporters on a
newspaper have right to denounce when
employed by government official in pro-
lection of the common revenue. eft was, u
continues the exultant and keyhole re.
porter
A nicely executed ruse, but the fact of the
business is that it happens to be a little too
gauzy in texture to deceive the eyes Of the
press eagles.
1t was we'll gotten up. however. and was
a creditable performance. General Brady