The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-06-08

4 uuu tHe WVTu cert1Hed ana the 1ni-
tinls of 3; A. Stockdale, tho collector.
was handed by w. r. Kellogg certiilcates,
Of landing at Belize, Honduras, Of 500
barrels OF whisky and $50 boxes OF to-
bacco. In April. 1867, OK bark Reli-
ance; ordered the cancellation OF
the bonds accordingly In Noven-
ber. These bonds have M principal
J. II. Cohen, ]. N. Sutherland and
johnson .sureties; Harris, the prin-
cipal on the bonds, used to reside here
gnd was member OF the firm of
james Connolly Il Co placed the six
Attorney here; the parties could not be
found aDd do not believe a single dollar
could have been recovered on them |:
! do not. know that any action has ever
! been brought on those Dave Power
| bonds. The tlromiueut parity Implicated
j by thel?owers bontfs in the present G0r-
4 ey,tOr of Hse State, ssA
WIN. p. LBLLoea,
as bis name whs not mentioned In the
bonds asked Power how 1t would i'm
plicate Kellogg, he answered. If you
arrest Harrison. squeeze h,m, yott 1DiH
see, was aetuated In his search
OF the bonds by sense OF
duty only did not arrest Power; re.
/
/ do not think Power could have harmed
anybody with. the bonds. The heaviest
| importers In cigars aud tobacco wore
! Gonzales Bros. and y. Hernsheim Jose
| Domingo imports some Has q list Of
| the bonded warehouses In his office !:
| there are about eight or nine OF them !.
| there are ut present three general order
warehouses; the Importers, No. 6, Mr..
Fields. who has given 100000 bonds,
! signed by Mr. Pickles aud another
party. The Customliouse Is also used
rs general order warehouse. More
permits are given for No. 9 than any
other warehouse suppose It IL on hc-
count OF the enterprise of It's owners and
the good location OF the warehouse; MS
to the solvency OF the sureties. it has
been stated In the city papers that to
my knowledge Mr.. Pickles, one OF the
sureties, was insolvent made inquiries,
ascertained he had gone into bankrupt
ey; referred the matter to the Collector.
who has written TO Washington to have
the bonds renewed. Does not know
that the Collector or his deputy have
any interest In tho warehouse, nor any
one connected with them. The ware
house isrun In the name Of Field. Never
knew OF persons being on the Custom.
house pay rolls Ia 1879 and rendering no
services: never made any inquiries In
the matter. Rates Of storage here In
bonded warehouses. MS In other ware
houses. are regulated by the Chamber
Of Commerce., and are fixed yearly.
Hauling Is regulated the same way
complaints for overcharges should be
made TO the Collector. Formerly the
Collector had the power to designate
the general order warehouse since
June. ls7t, tiielp were live and more
|trsel aud lbs laxt slssGe % ttrE skieat
by the proximity of the WAREHOUSE to
the point where u landing Is effected.
Mr.. kinsella was examined by Mr..
Conger on the ports Of entry and ports
Of delivery OF the Mississippi and It's tri-
butaries. and gave o lengthy description
of the law, giving a list OF ports, and the
formalities prescribed by law upon the
arrival OF ships at this port, and the sub
sequent disposal OF dutiHbIe goods.
destined TO ports Of delivery other than
New Orleans. Does not remember. OF
irregularities In an entry OF cargo of
salt, per ship Pericles, In 1871; did
not attend to that case does not
remember any charges being made
recollects charges beihg made about
some salt transactions; does not re-
member the time; remembers investi-
eating charges preferred by Mr.. Jack
son, of Messrs. jackson Il Fitzpatrick,
against Mr.. David Jackson 1t resulted
IN the discharge OF some officials, but
does not think that any fraud was COM
mitted. Remembers Sansoni don't re-
member II he seized. cigars, or II any
seized by him were sold; don't know
whether he Is still In the Custonhouse.
To Mr.. ConRer--Recollects In 1870 or
1871 q. T. Wright was detailed to attend
to baggage; five trunks OF cigars were
allowed to pass rs baggage; the in-
spectors followed the wagon and seized
the ctgars here at the St. Charles; the
vessel was searched and $4,000 cigars
were seized: the trunks were not passed
on Wright's check. but on that OF IN
other officer; however, had both OF
them removed the cigars seized at
the Bailey vinegar factory were sold
In front OF the entrance OF the Custom
house Deputy Marshal Stockton did |
most OF the a,ictioneering, and samples |
we're lavishly furnished to by-standers
some of them were sold rs high as $196
per thousand; witness objected TO the
lavish distribution OF samples; thinks
that a good deal more than three thou
sand were thus squandered, but the |
Marshal stated he could not sell
them without giving samples
nobody claimed the cigars because
the absence Oh STAMPS Oh tno BOXES
would have convicted any one claiming I
them OF being q smuggler.
Mr.. Reilley requested Mr.. Kinsella to |
come, prepared, on Friday morning, to
answer on all cases OF frauds reported
by him. 4
To Mr.. Conger-Frequently found ir |
regularites among subordinates In the
Customhouse reported them to the
Collector, and he was generally prompt
In discharging.
WM. b. HALL.
Was formerly in the grocery business
was also inspector OF customs from 1863
to 1868 was afterwards appointed chief
weigher by Kellogg; resigned was then
appointed State Harbor Master; WAS
was collected on the tonnage OF ships
got familiar with tonnage; gave notice
~ Caaev In n letter of the great reduce |