The New York herald., 1877-08-28
WASHINGTON.
The New York Custom House Weighers
and the Jay Commission.
VIRGINIA WHISKEY RAIDS
President Hayes Desires the Extra Session
Of Congress.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, August 81. 1877.
THE MooNsHINEns-HIsToRY OF MR.. % 1T
TIES wHIsKEY RAIDS IN VIRGINIA.
A despatch received ut the Internal Revenue
Department today stating that Deputy Collector
LambcrtoD Dooi,te and a squad OF ten deputies OF
tho revenue service OF the First Revenue district,
West Virginia, had been hrcd upon IN the New River
mountain country and badly wounded wbi raidiug
nm Illicit distlcry Two private kilograms also
ccvcd here today give further details Of tho attack
Deputy Doolittle and party were making vigorous
onslaught upon moonshiDo establishment in Mercer
county when a scattering nre from perhaps IA dozen
rifles aud pistols was aimed them IL was impossi
bio 10 return the nrc darkness prevented tho rev.
officers from seeing their assnants The officials
held their grcunu and destroyed tho d,sicry, pc,ng
subjected meantime to continuous and scattering
fusiladc from the owncr OF the Illicit worm aud his
nbcttors.
MI Doolittle the only In the party seriously
hurt. He received three shots, ono IN the right
breast, ono IN his thigh and third IN tho
shoulder He arrived at he homo Hunt
ington, on tho Ohio, to-day and is In very
critical condition. having been carried miles
on sretcbcr by four of his men TO the railroad He
began tho raid which terminated with this skirmish
on tho 20 ins and has destroyed ton Illicit whskey
establishments IN the counties of Grcenbricr, Sum.
mers, Mercer and Monroe
This Is continuation OF tho raids upon West Vir-
gina moonshincrs begun last April by Deputy Atkin-
son, whose bold ana successful operations led TO an
uprising by tho Illicit wh,skcy which caused tho
Revcnue Bureau 10 transfer Mr. Atkinson to another
branch Of tho revenue service TO project him from
personal violence.
There are reported to be numerous Illicit distng
establishments in tho West Virginia mountains
yet touched by the revenue officials Thoy to be
raidcd at an early day Tho high handed operations
of the whiskcy in this section has created
feeling at tho Treasury Department. is said that
o vigorous campaign Is contemplated
PRESIDENT HAYES ON THE EXTRA SESSION OF
CONGRESS his DELIGHT WITH HIS TOUR.
President Hayes says that there is not a shadow OF
foundation for the rumor circulated that there had
been discussion in tho Cabinet upon the subject of
further postponng the extra session Of Congress do.
cided upon to convene October l5. lie added that 10
such idea had ever been dreamed OF by him any
elso that he know Of among his advisers On the
contrary, he thinks that The sooner it takes place
now tho better, because, said he smingly, Two arc
cntrcy without money TO provide Tor the army and to
meet other necessary expenses and Congress cannot
too soon make preparations for them. Everything
is going along smoothly with him. he says aud be mas
cause TO complain. Ho enjoyed himself very much
among the mountains of tho East, and was delighted
with tho temporary resi he experienced from what
ho calls tho hcat OF tho dog days" o looks forward
with antcipatons OF pleasure TO hts approaching visit
TO Ohio.
TIE UNITED STATES wErGHERs OF NEW YORK
SEND DELxaArIoN TO SECRETARY sHRR-
MAN IN coxNEcrIoN WITH THE JAY COM
| MISSIONS REPORT
Secretary Sherman called upon this evening by
n representative OF tho New York Custom House
weghcrs for tho purpose OF ascertaining
whether nc would grant them hearing
preparatory to taking Official action upon the
cndations OF the Jay Commission In the report
which ihoy have Just made to the Treasury Depart
for the abolition OF tho United States weigncrs
Department as at present constituted. He authorized
the message TO be delivered TO them, that ho would
ccvc their writtcn statements prior to his final
action. Ho felt that they should be heard in
their dcieEcc matter OF right, and
sud, In effect, that he would look the whole
ground over carefully before rendering his Official de-
cision He does not intend to do anything hall way
or to act rccpitatey. Tho wcighcrs will accord
ngly take stops present their side Of the case
tending that great injustice will be done their ropu
tatons If they arc summary dispensed with simply
TO create pew order OF things in the Custom House
to crafty tho Commissions idca Of reform.
They will take the ground that they bccn mis-.
represented and misjudged insisting that tney can
show a business. as well IA an economical method in
the discharge OF their duties. A great deal OF acri
mony has been aroused among thom because they
have been all set down presumably dishon.
est incapable by tho commission on
account Of the Official turpitudo acknowl-
edged by OF their plumber, whom they
rcpudiatc In unmoasurcd terms in the contest thus
begun it Is said that they Will so extremes in de-
lending themselves and finally, II necessary, initiate
criminal charges against the Commission IN connec-
ton with unfair commercial transactions some years
ago, which It is alleged occurred within the
knowledge OF old Custom House officials, this
Will only be done last resort, when thoy discover
tina, they otherwise failed tho inGu
cncs and pcrcmptory oxactions Of tho report
1t rs believed however, that Secretary Sherman will
adopt In largo part II whole the action recon-
cndcd by them for ha reorganization OF tue United
SECRETARY sCHuRz AND TIE rIMrEs DEPRE-
DAIIoNs.
Secretary Schurz states that no did not authorize ths
Associated Press dispatches announcing that IL was
to assert that ne had taken personal charge
OF the nves cation into the government timbor deprc
dations. and o'that end had removed the question:
ator his own manner, from the jurisdiction of tho
General Land OGice. 1t can be authoritatvcly re.
pcatcd that no intends TO personally supervise every
OF tho investigate into tho ring operations Of
the Interior Department. and will take his way
about IT, according to plan laid down by him.
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