New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-16
SMUGGLING ACROSS THE BORDER.

SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO BREAK UP AN EXTENSIVE
ILLEGAL TRADE WITH CANADA-rHE PRINCIPAL
sMUGGLER EsCAPEs, BUT TWO OTHERS Ar
RESTED.
There has been an impression among Coy
ernmeut officials for time that large quantities Vi
goods were being smugged into this country from
Canada nut all attempts to discover those engaged III
the fraud have heretofore failed. InSepemberas WINE
Supervising Special gent VIM b. Moore OF the Treasury
Department was the Canadian frontier on other bhs
Mesa he became convinced that the Government did not
fully comprehend the magnitude OF this business On
Dec 20 he received letter from friend in Philade-
phia stating that he Ghe insorinanp had re-
ceived proposition TO engage IN The SNUG
Cling business the goods to be received
over the Canada border. The proposition came IRON
persons this city The was presented to secre
ary Morrill,, and placed in the hands OF Mayor H. H.
Williams who in charge Of the Philadelphia DISTRICT
The original informant stationed III TINS ely, ana
Mr. Williams, who had formerly been engaged In the coal
trade in Ohio Montreal 10 tie coal agent OF the
Grand Trunk Railway, With whom he had been personally
acquainted, and put in bid to furnish the railroad
with certain OF coal In this way he secured
favorable introduction to by the name OF d. Nc
Clauaghan, whO it believed, was the principal
among the smuggers This plan however, was n0' sue
cessfu all that they able to get from McCanaghan
being an agreement TO take on order Tor the delivery
Of any kind %, goods that might be wanted AT
Williams and the original informant returned to Mon
treal tie latter as dealer pruncla cloths Arrange
mems were then made with McClanaghan to open
trade with Montreal and Newyork he agreeing to send
duplicate checks for baggage from Montreal 10 He"lork
when lie shipped The packages rs baggage, he "ouin
send blind telegram. similar to tho following; Pay
note eco :, tomorrow, oclock' the Interpretation
being: Have shipped trunk with check NO. 1850 by
the way Of Springfield which viii arrive at the Grahd
Central depot at 0 o'clock tomorrow morning." Nc
Cianeghan claimed 20 have in his interest at Montreal
the Unted states Inspector baggage agents, ana Ger
tain Telegraph operators.
Similar arran genens made for shipments 10 Eo'-
tom and finally OF the Government agents entered
into partnership with Mr.. ClGuaGhan, when the latter
fully disclosed all his plans. Special agent Bracket Of
the Treasury Department placed IN charge OF Affairs
IN this city. In order to induce MrCtnaghan to come
within the United states after the business
WAS working smoothly the ial remittance in payment
OF goods was delayed, excuse was made AMI ter-
gram WAS sent TO McClanagAan, stating that II he would
10 this city the account cOa DC rraison' bu. Nv
refused to come
The campaign against the emugglGrs illuminated on
Wednesday night, when Special Agents Moore ana
Bracket seized large case and two trunks at me
Grand Central depot. which contained the
Foods shipped uy Nee lana CHAN. From the
dcuot they went 10 No. 232 West FOrty-tlrStst arr
c9fy YESTERDAY morning arrested samuel STAFFORD a
relative ana the agent this c!iy Of NcCana?nnn Lh'y
also arrested OiliitS d. Hi''i''' "t r''.'
dealer IN Nm}sa w. In,, The prison
ers were taken yesterday before United states
amaiion they were released on bail. letter uri On
Stafford from McCanachoH states that The Ia ter b"l
lust sent ten checAs goods shipped the Treasury
agents Eav. information which viii probably load to
other arrests in Il sort time.
d. HcClaugchau il the proprietor OF tie express
Hotel in Montreal lie went 10 QGeocc whrn lai Nht
n,came Il stable boy and aflerwari an express
L,.fwr.n Portland and Montreal was
hc.c tla he nraf learned the business Of "nrsgiing,
passing goods or IA" Tor other persons 'ci potion
Of the pfyfts. n 1864 20 detected @hd t'N'GN'e
v IN, railroad officials. He had ~ the mean time saved
arrut ~ 500. and he opened s"iGoh IL
Montreal near his present location y nee thvD
Inc mas carried the business Of Smuggling SO ca
.na,ycly that II Is estimated he IL WOItH ~ leHst
s5uOGU NJ illy all OF which hc las made On commits
soa per cenl on The soots hahdlei he OWLS the
,uuls sJuare on which his LOtel l. situated