New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-12
CIGARS sMUGGLED BY HE MILLION.

Special Agent G.. G.. Adams, who was recently
relieved by special Agent c. n Bracket from the gen
era supervision Of the department at the stom House,
completed his report for 1882. ana yesterday he
sent Secretary Fogcr The following Ia part CT the
report:
to this deparmcnt that few arrests had been made Tor
smuggling other violations of the customs laws
plant that while the Government excited from them
heavy fines each vessel iron wlich i0as were
Illegally landed, wden sCiZurc was made, tue
persons engaged in the business were not punished AS
tne result Of action OF Is Office IN causing tue arrest
of every person known he enga Sed IL violating tic
laws, the complaints referred to ave ceased ana here
has been material falling of IN the quantity aud value
OF gOOcs smugged Into tie port, "a compared Win tue
retrns OF last year This IA particularly inc case as re-
"a Dis cigars Two years ago me business Oh shnsgng
cigars rom Havana aud ports Ia Mexico, ON the various
INES OF eimcrs plying between those pace5 ano Is
city, was enormous Members OF The crews and' IN sol
instances officers VI IAc Vessels. were engaged
Ii tns. Many Thousand yards ~ calico
and the proceeds devoted To buying cigars, when
were In turn smuggled Into tbu UHited states. Gun
the aud the proceeds Retarded IN valuable
from 20 600 to 10000 first-cIass cigals which were
landed, uni, seizeu, without ne payment oi duty
The cigars smugleu into this port Ia a. ear would PROD
value would not fail below 100000 per ,..ali.
In addition 70 the cigars snlg4ed ou,ris It. syste
prevailed and does ye, hut 10 more limited extcn OF
taking on board the steamers ut Havana or Vera Cruz
several thousands o. cigars ana entrHg thtm upon the
IN ,niiesis as longing 10 uiiereut persons employee
upon the vessel. Upon arriving acre, the CHARS ~Odd
bc sealed up by the disehafeng Inspector, wi". on
IN application from tn alleged 0wneis, On the
ground taat they desred them Tor then own use Oh
board chip, would de liver TO each box, when,
rule, was immediately Landed. Tnis p.u-
cess would he gone through Wiz. sew raj times,
uni, ali greater part or the numhcr entered upon
the manifest were taken ashore Ia one year, iion
March L. 1881, to Mach 1. 1857, 3jS4SO cigars were
entered upon InaniIests OF the steamcrB IN the
Havana Mexican rGdc nearly all of when, u i
safe To say, Landed ~tn0It tue payment Oh duly
THIS has been considerably cssencd Ny tue ~
srucons OF the Collector and the efforts OF tue officers
OF his agency.
Mr.. Adams states also that the total number OF seiz-
in the year H. the dutiaDlo value OF which
was $12252 o. The amount OF duiy on seizures vas
So sos 90; total appraised value o. seizure Sl9,77l.
The following paid in: on account or seiEurs
81 800 ~ lines and peiaii,s. S2.2lU %; under yalua
lions, slS4.9I2 IS; suits, $3.50 IL ot Sl0O,oO7 81,
There also forty arrests made during Tue year, DC
lug MI Increase OF eleven over 1881.
Detectyes Van Horn aud mcIDrt, OF the Customs Ser
vice. yesterday fond $500 cigars secreed IN the
Of he Havana steamship city OF PueDla. Ihey were
secrete.y stGweu away with the cargo at HaVane by
some member of the crew.