The Republican journal., 1883-01-25
Maine Miscellany.
EXTENSIVE SMUGGLING OPERATIONS IN EAST
ERN MAINE.

EXTENSIVE SMUGGLING OPERATIONS in EAST
ERN MAINE.
The United States Court has recently render
ed decision against MeSsrS. Pike. Dodge &
Wood, parties who have been engaged in the
smuggling business to an enormous extent ut
Lubec and CampObeo Island for several wears.
The evidence produced at the trial by the Gov
ernment showed concluSvelv that some l25.000
pounds of wool and more than 10000 sheep
skins We're Smuggeh through to Boston parties
within 10 months. TO escape suspicion and to
make it appear all right entries Were made at
the Eastport Custom House amounting to H.
100 pounds of wool. and 5.315 skins. on which
the duty amounted to 81 .912. which was paid
The government was able to show on the trial
what quantity of wool and skins was pur-
chased by the firm in Maine, and this amount
deducted from the amount Of sales made by
them TO one party in Boston left $4,000 pounds
of wool purchased by the firm in the provinces
on which duty had not been paid and therefore
must have been smuggled. The same figuring
left 26,OO0 skins on which duty had not been
paid. Furthermore the government officers
showed books and papers containing entries
and figures which they had secured from c. l..
Wood one of the defendants, fully carrsinl,
out the results attained by the government Off
GERS in other ways. The testimony in the case
was clear. precise and overwhelming that
when the government closed. Mr.. Dodge, VINO
was on trial. threw up his hands" ana the ,iury
Immediately found Il verdict of guilty. By
their operations they have sNindled the gov
ernment out of $4,000 in duties which are
known to have been due. But how much that
was not known, or how much IN rags and lead
will probably never be known although seme
of the rags and lead was Identified 1t also ap-
peared on trial that Mr.. Dodge was deacon
in the Baptist church at Lubec. a dcnounccr of
all things worldly and very St we're on those
who We're not exceedingly strict in their ways
1t was shown that one stormy night ii was
thought the officers We're coming and Pike
Dodge and Dodge's hired man. with Others.
went over to the factory got out the 20. ds
carted them out of town. together with a bio
boiler, and hid them in the woods
N,rr,u,,ur, t,,-,.>n
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The Argus travelling correspondent gives
''s Ta iirs oi n',t'N m'ilht47
conjecture. is of Indian origin. It i Aid by
some to mean much bright land and some Of
the scholarly Indians Nv it means much biz
heap gravel bed This is one of the most
pleasant of the many charming Maine villages
and towns 1t is situated ON the Matt3w3m-
keae river A short diStar.e abeye where II flows
into the Penobscot. Above tbi, village i a
high hill from which i 4 magnificent View Of
valleys hill. streams and nnnd. 'Pa the north
west katahdin mountain Ia All III grandeur
can be seen.
There ara ouit, A number Of lrrpud, con-
nectcd with this place of old b0w-run DAYS.
when the Indian was monarch of hi lie ,Iryi,v-
ed On q biuh blutf on the rohf bank Of tho
Mattawamkcag wears 40 va, Nh Indian VII
LACE where tie French Catholics also had a
church hut MI traces If thns. hava lone, .inrn
passed away. In a beautiful SPOT orpo>itc
where thi> Village was s,id to have been was
an Indian buriaI Ground The tirdinu Of ,rrnyy
ments. leaves no doubt OF the truth Of tins
a,s ;tl ~ W, J. ',rn '.ii, l'tG Ml> u - y y
to drive the oxen over A certain SHOT. N was
| popularity heileNed that under this particular
VI 'ii N iii" 'l.t ~
/ ,.pnd thr rattl,l u. yyalI ~ tbn Irivoi.