The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-06
TORTUOUS Triple.
The Whisky Train Preparing:
A General Assault Monday.

Although it was generally thought that on
account ofthe adjournment of the Grand Jury
Saturday would be short vacation for the
whisky business, yet it did not pan out in
that way. District Attorney Beckwith was up
at o'clock in the morning hard at work On
indictments, and all the brigade we're busy
with books and papers, preparing for the
grand assault of Monday next.
ANONYMOUS LETTERS.
Gen. Brady was in receipt of a very large
mail, in which, as before, there were quite o
number of communications without sigma
lures. III some of these the offers of valua-
BILE information are sufficient to be quite
alluring to the government, as names of wit
nesses and dates are given as sort Of voucher
to their verify.
IN THE NARsHALs OFFICE
there reigned a silence which was remarkable,
and visitors were confronted OF the gate Of the
railing with the following p!acard:
"NoTrcE-No one allowed inside the rail.
ing, except deputies" and just below some
wag has written, sand members OF the Whis-
ky ring.
Ga the gate, by orders, heavy set of
shackles have been placed in order to keep
the reporters out. and these individuals are
not allowed to go within ten feet of the books.
This step was taken to, if possible, keep from
the public what was going on in the Grand
Jury room, bat it only excited reportorial
laughter at its frivolity. The deputies now
have to jump the railing and the office looss
not unlike the outside room Of penitentiary.
TIE DETECTIVES
are still bard at work, and from their number
literally overrun the city. They are indus
triously at WORK, and there is hardly promi-
nent suspected individual who is not kept un-
der surveillance sufficient to keep the officers
posted as to who he talks with and what he
does. The report that there has been raised
purse of $3.50 by the whisky men and ex-
officials to quiet the revenue crusaders and
fix juries, Was the subject of much comment
at tie Custom House, and was generally cred
tied.
AT THE ST. CHARLES.
There was considerably more stir last night
over the whisky business than has heretofore
been noticed. The government circles were I'M
usually moved over the prospect OF the fed day
ON Monday, and seemed to show their hlarlty 80
openly that most OF the parties interested began
to feel uneasy. Notwithstanding frequent at
tempts, the reporters were unable to get sight
of Gen. Brady, and it was only after the utmu st
persistence that 1t was learned that there WAS u
grand
COUNCIL OF WAR
going on in the District Attorneys Office. About
| hal past O'Clock last evening there was very
important dispatch received at the st. Charles,
! addressed to Gen. Brady, from Washington, AMI
rumor had it that there were some suggestions
contained in it relative to the remo' al OF the
| prosecutions to other points. How true these
late hour Gen. Brady had not put in an appear
ance at the Hotel, and consequently had NOT read
| the dispatch.
OUTSIDE TALK.
| From what could be gathered on the streets,
! it was evident that the whisky business has OF
late taken more hold on the people than was an
ticipated, and now the public are satisfied that
we are to have in New Orleans as heavy dose as
the Government served out IN other places. Not
that our merchants have been even indirectly
connected with those frauds upon the revenue
in the North, but that We will have here il it be
in the power OF the Federal officers, such a
crusade as has never before been experienced in
our city.
From the present outlook it is not by any
means probable that any Of our citizens have
been pdyticeps criDaanis in the whisky transact
lions, but the revenue officials believe it, and we
consequently may expect a battle dpoutrd'ice
soon.
MONDAYS ACTION.
Our little bird in its dulcet tones has whistled
to us that with the opening OF court on Monday.
there would commence the grand clash OF arms.
The severe labor of District Attorney Beckwth
for the past tventy-four hours, and the efforts OF
the United States detective force ought to show
some evidence at the next session OF the Grand
Jury, and il it does not, then We will have to dis
charge our bird.