, 1876-01-15

Num- Tho imprisonment ia, of conrso. an un-
pleasant feature Of tho cAas. but while the guilty
parties ayo willing to pay .up handsomely for lhe
privilege Of not being locked up. shey will II
nccosaary 60 into call for tuo years with con.
siderable c1uanIrnity. hugBfng 10 thclr boaon1e
the conso!ston th:s they can come ont At tho
All this 10 IN the anppositton That tho Judge
will givo tho cuftfits tho ''bene1t Of tito
law," but Il Should 10 remembered That
Il is In his Power to lower both
amount to mere tusn of the hand. buppose
that tho Court should pnsa sentence of si.0t0
fins aud ono hours imprisonment Oh tho pfsa Of
gully; would This DO nnY adoqn.te puntshmcut
tho tip Of every reador's tongue. And 5et thin
ia clearly within th4 porcr OF tho Court,
1t.ia to 10 aosed Ia this connection tint tho
Government has In Its bandB
ANoI1En MEaN6 or HEIT1S1 ETEn,
aud that IT, Of conrso, the coni]ncat,on of tho
dietil1odcs and tho property herewith couneca-
ed. IhtR will bring in considerable sum. II the
buita A1e conducted 10 sncctfstul termination.
hgatn. tho Government has recoureo Of, the
bondsmtn Of the distiericn. uho have enterod
into agreements binding thcm to pay largo enlns
Of ruouey In certain con:!hgenoios, ono OF Which
has cume to pass.
A FURTHER AID 1A.T METHOD
Of getting even is tlo assessments for tn1oa
which arc now being nlodo up xgauat tho d1sti1.
Iels lately seized. THIS proco q ia nothing more
th.n gnEns out out 'he sn'dnt 1,ns Of T., upnai1
LH1lA WQtCA hulM VI tG AH0 luu b0f.
o1n1nont. and then calling on the
proluietorR for tho sufn md enforcing the col
lection by csptniing tho diasltlarica which liaso
boon bonded OUT Or taking tlis prTAie property
eiblo. In this branch Of tho business tho Gov
e1nncnt ganerai'3 twetps FTttt7 clean until It
RotB what 10 due. Tho ahsesemcnsa Agaipit
ELicago diht[lIeres for back taxes arc now bo,ng
made cut by Capt. 6ommorullo, aud In tho
course Of week OF 30 the gentlemen who hayo
been engngod IN tho manufacture Of }iQuor in
Chicago Wi have an opportunity to como for
ward spd pay up. .....-...
All tho means Of puniah.asnt here nannod aro
In manner nrecar'ons, except tho prosecution
tho criminal charge, and It will sec1n ottanRo
TO many peop'o shat tde d1st1leTs should bA,o
beou lot down 80 easy. In III. Louis md MIL
waukoe tue Government officers pushcd matters
to conviction on Ill tho coanta thor could,
while from present appearsncca It would scem
- IL tho Government counsel Ia Chicago Here
intent only Oh heoing hos eAaifv they could le:
down thu dis:iilors 0ho wcrc wiling to aa7e
them tho trouble Of trying tho csses.
1t ia not to bo Inferred from anything shat hfH
hero been said tbst the Chicago dIssillers nbo
hayo pleaded guilty hase hsd
ANY AsHrnAHcEa or 13lMCN1TT
] from tho Goyornment. anl it shoutd. On tbs
contrary, bo distinctly Understood that thoY
| haro rot bcop promised anything In sot terms.
| but that TINY hayo beou led to give up Their
| defenHe on the genot1l idea That such n couEao
uuud bo better for them In tho end. In ycstsE-
day's action 1t ,s beloved that ths1 rsro led BY
cortatn promisss. from the do7esnmeus sttot;
| ne3a Which hAve nos had tho sea-
| Of tho higher officers. Il is we'll
kHoTn that no D'st[ct-AtsoFney a,,a t e; e.n
| auch action eau on!5 bo salcn on the combined
authority OF tho Attorney. General and the
Secretary o. tho Treasury. Il 10 Al open sccrnt
that both these eentiomcn hAyo psoa,isod ~ Il,
dofnlto degree Of eniepcv TO ccrtain parties, btl
| It is not tr1o that thoy have offotcd immunity.
and t. uould Becm as II tho Attorneys for th