New-York tribune., 1877-05-15
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WA,hlNGToN. Monday, May If, 1877.
The Attorney General informed Judge Law
renee Of Chicago thi, morning that inasmuch as tue
Rehm WHISKY revenue Que ii should nave tS
first consideration III tEc Treasury Department Inc
paers having been carried to that department. secretary
Sherman referred To Judge French Assistant
Secretary for examination and report This VIII require
two three days AttoruryGenSral Deyens Is OF opinion
that the present II 100000 sUit IS not civil hut
rrinnol .i ana in Inc nature OF a cumulative punish
mcnt. judge Lawrence certainly believes tHit
the Attorney General, when me case reaches MN, VIII
Gri thai be pardon given hlu b. President Grant s
bar the suit, and that as RehmoWe' the Goyelumtht
mo- faxes the Government has civil remedy against
hi, T1,t tbe rneral app rcntly inclined
tGis opinion is inferred remark which he made
that il is common most states tO execute pelaltes
either by imprisonment OF cYh prosecution. Jud-11
Frncn dd not begin the examination OF the papers unt
the evening, but ne said today mat Tue kh'h st IS
clearly a criminal one that he finds Rchm not dis
t.r owes the Government taxes, and that tho only
action the Government has properly against nun j
punishment for participation in TIE conspiracy whether
the Jaldou bar to further SUIT or not Judge ileuch
has not yet decided
Official returns made to the Bureau OF STA
tstcs snow that during the month ended AIrl 30 ls1"
the exports of flesh beef fOm the United states were
s4l6,.9 pounds, valued at Ss2ll3l. during the same
period l69Oi3 pounds Of fresh mutton valued at
slzG4s were exported from the port Of NeW-io OF
the tot expectation, tuere was shipped from NeW-lork
GO22 Ol3 pounds. valued ut S595Il2; from fhiadtl-
pna, 2.3J6,2CO pounds F9..u5 81 ,,It 10
n"Ii1d. valued 1T so aud from Detroit 4llo
q
March 81 1877, 2,O21,j3j pounds Of trtsh Drei ana
339.Uo2 pounds of mutton, icol!ced III C''"'' "ci0
exuOrteI from Portland 10 England.
Mr. Bell Assistant Secretary Of the INTERIOR returned
this morning from Ncv-IOIk where he has taken part
in hc opening and examining Of the bids for lnd N sup
niles. lie reports that although the prices for HOUR
go are hiher than heretofore the average Of the prces
,,t, iu the PROPOSALS Tor furnishing Indian supplies =
Iny.,r than last year THIS u particularly the o7c ia
ard no calico priut, and hardware. Tue proposals loI
instrumentation are at increased rates MI Ben say the
ptlfion has been active ald the articles oHeicd arc
of excellent quality.
CoIIector Merriam OF the Eighth Illinois District,
AGAINST whom a fight has been made by a discharged
drputy and u convicted crooked whisky disller' re-
,ivcd official notice to-day from the Commissloncr OF
Internal Revenue that his answer 10 all accusations
an,t him was entirely satisfactory, ana thdt Ms record
a. an, onicer and his character d~ citZen met lhe uf
0uIl.tcd approval Of the Internal Revenue ONCE
n Tro Indian Bureau has today received from Lieut.
,it.u acting Indian Agent for tile Red Cloud Agency,
am official report Of the surrender Ot Crazy Horses ban
I'm ,yirb i, appears that these hostile Indians who
were brought III Oy Red C.oGd udhDrIei ~ cH, olV
',.n VI; bows and Isl -Igi, total ,jJ lHey turned
W tn Mn, military authorities l,4OO mead OI hOIstS ana
mules, and Il guns and pistols,
II Is thought here in official circles that undue import
,,,ce s attached to reports tiDusterns expeditions
~ invade the soil Of Northern Mexico a. our Govern
,Urn vi enforce tue neutrality laws Wlln regard 10
Ni,,.o l, TO any other Power Win winch We are at