, 1876-03-19
IN GENERAL.

Ono Ct tho visitors to the Djstri:t-Attornoy's
Office yesterday WAS George II. Mueller, who has
been serving tho Government and Mammon In
the capacity of Gauger at various distillories
1t least the last Grand Jury formed the opinion
when they indicted him that he had beer. doing
that which he ought not to have done, and wink
ing Ut things when ho ought to have had both
eyes wide open, and reported his discoveries to
the proper authorities. For some rea-
son or other Muollor's trial has not taken
place, Possibly tho delay is owing
to the generally slack manner in which the Gov
eminent are just now being managed in this
district, aud possitly to the fact that Mueller is
Unable to stand tho fatigae Of D. trial. At any
rate his case is still on the docket, undisposed
of Mueller long ngo conceived tho idea OF
equealng on somebody. Who it is nobody
knows outside of himself and his few confdantB.
Whoever it was on whom Mueller wanted 70
enueaI, he WAS prevented from lime to time
from exercising that prerogatiye OF all people
who rot in trouble nowadays by the crafty rep
reseutstions OF Jake Retlm- Mueller was as.
sured that he 1eod feel no anxiety. TINT there
was no harm IN waiting, and that perhaps Lit
testimony waa unuocessarS: It IS even llnteo
that Jake was not oycr-anxious to hare Mueller
testify, as what he would say would make il
hot for Jake aud some Of lis friends: At all
events, Mueller has held a!oof from tho pros
pact OF getting before tho Grand Jury un'
tit very recently. Yesterday afternoon lie
made bis first visit to the District Attorney.
and on the authority Of tue sqnealers badge.
which he presented, WAS readily accorded long
audience With closed and locked doors. There
was time enough consumed to enable ,ho eA.
Gauger to 20 over the history Of the children OF
Israel OF tho Wars Of the Roses. but as Muel'er
probably never heard of taesu mattese, he
confined himself to Lis knowledge Of moro
practical questions. aud dl'ated upon. tho
subject Of crooked gauglng' !ndla'1ubber
cent origin. The rheumatism in tho
knees wa8 forgotten as ha became Involved IN
his interesting reyelatons. But they hsd to end
at last, as all transient joys do, and Mueller
took up his knosted stick, aud, having made his
arrangements to 90 before the Grant Jury, left
tbo inner sanctuary, and Was afterwards seen
about the second-story corridor, his robust lofnl
reclining against the much-worn railing. 10
tho reporters he WAS mum, aud alter lingering
about tic place for short time ne descended
the stairs, and was lost to slght- Ii ls supposed
that he will have revelations to make before tue
Grand jury this week. It is known that ne"
Lad has been struck. aud Mueller may be. The
man who proposes to work 1t.
OTTO HARTCS9.
It now appears that one OF the batch OF re-
Gently indicted people, whose names nave oeon
so strenuously kept from the public by the
zeslous Government othcors, is Otto Hartung, a
Gauear against whom there are SAID to be
various and grave charges Of crookedness. hart
ung was to have given bonds yesterday. but his
snreties probably slipped up on him. for he did
not preaent himself before Judge DlodGett took
lis departure from the Custom-House.
PETER DCCA,
of No. $685. State street, waa arrested yesterday
and BROUGHT before the United States Commits
giooer charged with not destroying stamps on
louor barrels and tobacco pai1B. An examina-
ton disclosed tho fact that the of1ense was
probably one OF An entirely technical nature.
Nevertheless, the defendant was released BY
eir;nt, h1s own recogn,Zance in the sum Of $500,
and The case will come up Tuesday.
RUDOLPH yocKE,
q Gaucer indicted by tie October Grand Jury,
was surrendered by his bondsnlan yesterday.
It Was intended to furnish new surety Eestes-
day bur none was presented, aud the matter
viii probably receive early attention tomorrow.