The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-16

announcing successful operations against
Illicit distillers in hiss district, the destruc-
ton of two distilleries and four hundred
gallons of mash, and the arrest of one of the
distillers
Preparing for the IncOn Tax.
In view of the possibility of the passage
of an income tax law the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue is taking steps to ascer-
tain from the different collectors through
the country what extra force will be re-
quired to carry such law into effect.
The New Loan.
Subscriptions to the four per cent. loan
yesterday amounted to3200,000.
The New Orleans C0llectOrship.
1T is stated very positively in official cir
cies that the New Orleans CollectOrship
business will be settled this week, perhaps
at the Cabinet meeting to-day, and that Mr..
Packard is the coming man. The opinion
is generally expressed that General Ander-
son has been sufficiently vindicated by the
State Court of Louisiana, and that to sub
NIT his nomination to the Senate for the
position Of Collector would only invite
humiliation and defeat. Mr. J. Madison
Wells, who came here to urge Anderson s
nomination. has not, it would seem, made
a very favorable impression.
j. Madison Wells Explains an Old
Trouble.
New YORK, April 16-The Telegram's
Washington special says J. Madison Wells
has been interviewed. He says he intends
to sue the Philadelphia Times and every
paper that has republished the article call
ing him murderer and mule thief. He
gives the following account of the killing of
Despalier: "It is so very long that can t
give you the precise nature of the origin of
the difficulty. There was nothing political
about it however. Itwas private quarrel
and after we separated he sent me word
that he intended to kill me on sight.
took him at his word, knowing from his
character that he meant just what he said
and prepared myself for meeting When
we met fire opened We both drew l got
the first fire and he was killed. That is all
there is of the story except that the case
was afterwards investigated by the Grand
Jury, who, after hearing the testimony,
failed to find an indictment against me.
Despalier and had the same first names
he, J. Madison Despalier, and |, J. Madison
Wells. He was known as dangerous man,
and but short time previous had mur-
dered a man for which he was tried, con-
victed and sentenced to the Penitentiary for
twenty-one years. After serving six months
he was reprieved. Knowing these facts,
when | received his message I naturally
prepared myself for fatal meeting, which
resulted, as have stated, in his death"
The PardOning Power Is Used by
President Hayes.
Another special telegram says: The par
doning of several criminals by President
Hayes, Immediately after sentence, and for
no apparent good reason, has attracted at
tention to his unprecedented use of the
pardonng power, 1t seems that he has a
weakness in that direction. In the FIVE
years he was Governor of Ohio, Hayes par
doned three hundred and twenty convicted
criminals including dozen murderers, a
score of forgers, q couple of dozen convicted
of rape and the balance composed of all
manner Of crimes for which the Peniten-
tiary is provided, including two cases OF
abortion. Since he became President he
has been going on at the same rate.