The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-03

ter explains itself;
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Coffee OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
"WAsHINGToN, D. c., Aug. I'd, 1878.
E. NJ. Brayton, Collector, Columbia, s. c.:
"SIR-From an article in the News and
Courier of the 31st ult. entitled 'Rascally
Tricks of the Revenue, The Distllers in a
Trap | observe that some sixty or eighty
Illicit distillers have come in stations on
the line of the Spartansburg & Ashevile
Railroad and surrendered themselves to
Deputy Marshal c. w. Cummings and
Deputy Collector J. T. Kirkland, who were
accompanied by United States Commits
sioner and that these parties confessed
their guilt and gave bail, and returned to
their homes with an assurance that if they
abstained from further violations Of
the law they would not be
prosecuted. The comments of the News
and Courier are very severe upon the Off
GERS for their conduct, alleging that the
illicit distllers will be the victims of mis-
placed confidence and will be treacherously
dealt with. 1t is needless for me to say to
you that | am earnestly desirous of enforc
ing the laws, and that it is no qualification
to me to have men punished While violators
of the law arm themselves to resist the Off
willing to make terms with them, but when
they express a determination to abandon
their fraudulent practices and submit them
selves to the authorities | am ready to treat
with them with the most liberal spirit, and
in doing this | am quite sure | will be
fully supported by the Department of JUS
tice and by the President. If the facts are
as stated in the News and Courier that a
number of Illicit distllers have surrendered
themselves, you are authorized in the most
public manner to announce that the Gov
ernment will act in the utmost good faith
towards them, and if they abstain from vio-
lations of the law and contribute to pub
lie sentiment favorable to the enforcement
of the law they will place themselves in a
position to entitle them to the clemency of
the Government, and | have no doubt will
receive it. Very respectfully,
20. B. RAUM, Commissioner"
The Hayden Survey.
Letters received at the headquarters here
from the various sections of the Hayden
Survey report that the different parties left
Point of Rocks on the 26th of July. The
triangulation party, under Prof. Wilson,
will proceed northwestward from there in
the direction of the Teton Mountains and
work towards the Yellowstone Park, where
special detail will make a careful and
elaborate examination of the park.
1t is expected that the other detachment
of the Survey under Profs. Holmes, Clark,
and Jackson, after completing various i'm
portant works assigned them, will join the
triangulation division at the Yellowstone,
after which small parties will be formed to
complete number of important examina-
tions in this vicinity. No apprehensions
are felt regarding hostile Indians.
Counterfeit Legal Tender.
A five-dollar legal tender note was pre-
sented at the Treasury this morning and
cancelled. The note is of the series known
as the new ISSUE and is evidently printed
from the original plate, but oeinferior pa
per.
Sufficient for Impeach ment.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Springer, in an interview
yesterday, said that the case against Hayes
is already established and that sufficient
facts have been elected to demand his i'm
peachment. Everything has been proven
that he expected, and more is yet to come.
More Life-saving stations.
Awards for the construction of thirteen
complete life-saving stations on the coast of
North Carolina and Virginia were made
yesterday.