, 1879-07-23
GOVERNMENT GOSSIP.

Two hundred barrels Of alcohol were exported
yesterday by tbs Chicago dlstsliera.
Tho United States Sub-Trcosurv disbursc-
ments yesterday amounted to s41,0oo.
1'he tnternnl.revcnue receipts yesterday at
Collector Harvcy's otllco counlcd UP $25,Ge9.
Of this amount, S2o,848 was for tax-paitl Spirits
s2,9.2 for TOBACCO and cigars, anu $l,0D for
beer.
"Chspain " FRY, OF the sub-Trcasury, has
left his stnnding-lesk mid his accouut hooks for
week, and gone oil on fishing tour to the
northern part Of tho State. Morning prayers
Viii be resumed in sfr. Gilbert's chapel on the
"Chaplaln's" return.
several packages ut the post-t)t,iec yesterday
morning, soIno Of which catne unuer the head Of
"suspielous." They we're oil nrlr way through
the mails frnm various points abroad to pl4cest tn
Iowa and knDfas, nn,i tho Postsnastcrs at tho
several places Ut destination were notified to
examine them In the presence Ut tile owners, or
consiGoees, and, II found to contatu anything
not ueFintt:ed to pass through The malls, to re-
port to the Collector Of Customs In this ctv ac-
persist la calling seizure.
Capt. Haagan, the Government Lighthouse
Keeper, complained to Collector Smith ycstef-
day that tt,s cotliitton Of things about lhe bum
boats made 1t dauRerous for iitn Htltl ils assst.
atts to continue In the regular and undtsturbc.i
performance of their tlutIcs There IL a smaller
lighthouse ut tic suuthcrnmoat end Ut tbs Goy-
erutnont Pier which the men lavs to visit at
stated hours during the night, and, In order to
do 50, they arc obliged TO pass. through the vile
crowd Of thieves, pitnus, md prostitutes gott,.
ered t'0ether on the pEcr. No v!otence has
oeen shown them az get, but any amount Of
annoyance has been experienced, arid silB char
acter ol the gang, together with certain threats
ana tntisnattons t!,e keepers have received, hua
made II necessary for the Inter to 70 armed
md prepared to uetend themselves II they ret
In tight place, Tile contest, Of course, would
be III unequal one. mud the Government en-
stood thai tlc men will bo used a. witnesses be-.
tore TIM Grand JnF5, which IL nuw Investigating
this bunlbOat nuisance, and what they hxye to
tcll should assist materially :. IN the
nrtE'ns ,tn,.a.. Of an Indictment aEan.t the
In spite OF te fact, however, that tue people
al1d tllc authorities are uetcrnltned to ruin the
bunboats out ol existence, H. is Understood that
new craft Of The aans geaerallg dlsreputab!e
purl,nses, Is DOW building. aud will be launched
this week. Tllc Grand Jury cannot get in IL
good work too soon.
MATCH BONDS.
The latest rllmor tn Tho series Of u1atct.boud
liz citee, tat III: chasles T il. Race R'o VIZ 80 80
Ill liz respousl5lltty Of ectng ac0" sosn's aa,
bondsmau couple OF weeks ago,
va. 0' %ory =, tt.gu.te tao svsr WY thy position
nan nnn q na1tss,, who 4 generally believed to
of slosn, Who ssiIl hangs On. but would proba-
hlY lika 70 ~ and join hie brother III trouble on
JudKe nlodgett took Mt. Race al nonilsmun for
the two match-bond cherubs without even
allowing tAs Dlstrtct.Attotnay to satisfy him.
eclf - 10 the willing candidates. fuanclal re-
1rFtHs s,f1S- -.
coues from tts match bond ring ltsslf and the
intcrtopers who aro glued to that profitable in.
stltution-tAas Mr.: ltace went on Hloan's {a,.l
probably Baxtes's) bond 1noro out Ut q
motives OF puts friendship, To b. morv
specific, II ia said thAt isAce demanded $a5O ot
saoan for consentlng to act as his boudsmun
thas @ Sloan has already paid to thafex'cnt OF
the failure on sloau's part to turn up the ru-
naming tl5u, which SIusn aaYs be hasn't rot.
Btt lhe story goes still further, md represents
Sloan ~ having such a hold on Isaco 50 that Tie
Sloan up to the Marshal: At auy rate, sioa1
wasn't giyea up Yesterday, ami The ipdicatluus
would appear 10 10 that iiacs na4i conceived :
sbsa ,sse sse'F qs Es:t as friend
from. but not dtreetlr, and il
although 10 would like TO- "scttlo thii ittls
matter und let Il Ru." IN this b. Is nut to b.
4issPpot1tS4. ~ EAFAulIa AsM u HeleFtQ t0
bo out vt the question, nnd fur tic present 1t
would scea That hc 10 likely to remain abroad
| for sonc little tIu,e.
| JUDGE HANGS
Maitzea tuto the Government Building yester.
day AFTERNOON nbout O'Clock, anu iu m exceed.
!nsls short spaco Ut titno was cotraled by TuH
IN!nuAE reprcse"tatire. Wl4u hud tecu lying tlI
,sat Tor hlu, TIC Julgr,-"a,,d hos q Hood
Judge, too,'-sni'lnsly saId, In auswsf to thu
reposter's questions, lhat hs had heard Ut =" tbs
last quarterly report Of hla removal, but thai
1t "as al news 70 Alm. that " QNed