The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14
Revenue Frauds In the Manu-
facture OF Tobacco in
North Carolina
fhe Discovered Frauds Ixceed 8nr
Third OF the total AMOUNT OF Rev
enue Collected In That State.
No Appointments In the Treasury De.
partments, for the Present, from the
New England, Middle and At
iastie States -Uninporiaat
Cabinet Meeting.

WASHINGTON, April l0.-The cshi.
net held short meeting to-day; moth
ing important.
n. X Single has been appointed
chief OF the special treasury agents.
relieving Maj. W. Il. Moore, who will
be retained as special egent.
There will be. fr the present, no
treasury appointments from New Eng
land, New Jersey, Pennsy ivauia, Ohio,
Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West
Virginia and District Of Columbia
X q. 81. Lockwood has been ap-
pointed chief clerk of the, interior de-
partment, and L. A Seeieye, chief
clerk OF the patent Office.
Very extensive revenu. frAuds In the
manufacture OF tobacco in North Car
oiina have recently been discovered,
and the department proposes taking
vigorous measures in bringing the par
ties concerned In them 20 sp, edy pun.
ishment. Some thirty manufacturers
in the county of Surrey are charged
with participation in these fraudulent
transactions, and have been indicted
before the grand jury of the United
States circuit court for the western
district OF North Carolina.
Mayor Wagner has charge of the
district In which these frauds have
been perpetrated. As means OF de.
| terring the revenue agents from the
| performance of their duties, Il number
of suits baye been brought against
them for alleged technical violence uf
law, but the department has signified
its Intention to fully sustain the
agents In their prosecution OF these,
and ali violators of internal revenue
| laws, aud has assured them that the
| power of the government will be in,
yoked to protect them against all sueh
suits.
| The frauds discovered in North
Carolina are estimated by the revenue
agents, to exceed oDe-third OF the
total amount OF internal revenue
taxes collected in that state.
The secretary Of the treasury has de
termined 10 appoint commission u
investigate the New York custom
house.
Secretary Sherman will, 1t is said
reject the demands for clemncy In
certain whisky suits where there is n,
evidence on record that Secretary Brls
tow was a party to the bargains mad,
by the district attorney.
The iron clad feet is at Savannah
for fresh water, and will return |,
Port Royal in June.
Rear Admiral Warden has ordered
the American squadron in European
waters to assemble at Nye, when they
| will sail for waters in the vicinity o
Turkey, to protect American interests
1t can lie stated on authority that
the president made no promises what
ever 70 hamberlain as a condition L
his abdicatlon.
Senator Patterson, in an interview
with Hayes yesterday, thought h.
had made mistake in his course to
wards South Carolina. The presiden
replied that it WAS TN experiment, bu
from the representations received, anC
pledges made by Hampton and suose
quent developments, there Is reason K
believe it would prove successful.
Patterson is quoted thus: "He be
lieves In the right of the legislature tt
instruct, and under instructions b,
should vote for the admission of But
Ter, and be would also vote for tn.
admission of the democratic senator.
from Louisiana. This would interfer,
with his repubiicanism, but his actor
would be based on the ground that 4
state ought to be represented accord
ing to the wishes of the people q.
represented in their state govern
ment.u
NJ. II. Cole, e. c. Adams and f
Jennings are reinstated as specia
agents OF the treasury department.