Defrauding Uncle Sam

The governinent reveuue offioers at this port have been on a scent for a few days past that proinises a fat plum for themselves and for the national treasury, provided their efforts to take certain smug■ glers result sucoessfully. Two or three years ago a firm known as Dranger & Co., started a business in London, Ontario. They sold dry goods, kid gloves, jewelry and other merchandise, buying wherever they eould obtain credit, and selling both in the ordinary way and at auction. They speured large credits with various wholosale firins in Ramilton, Toronto, London, and other Canadian cities, sold all that they could not earry away, and thon paeked nine large trunks with silks, kid gloves and jewelry. A few night ago they suddenly quitted London and carne to Detroit with their aforesaid nine large trunks, which they smuggled aeross the river and landed them at the ice houses down on the river road. From there they caused theni to be taken to a hotel on Third street, near the Michigan Central depot, where the three meiabers of the firm of Dranger & Co. stayed during that night. On the following night they started for Chicago, taking their nine trunks with them, and a day later the United States authorities learned of the venture. The goods thus smuggled over were estimated to be worth about $100,000, and aftor a visit to London, a government detective set his plans in operation to capturo the smugglers. H piocured photographs of the trio, and upon being ühown them the Michigan Central baggage agent recognized the principal ber of tne nrni as a person wim wuum o bad an argument in relation to extra baggage on the niorning of their departure tor Chicago. Soon afterward informatiou was received that they had gone to New Orleana. The Metropolitan Polioo of this city wore made acquaiuted with the facts, and Chief Hogers, who had business in New Orleans, was requested to interview Dranger & Co. They are know to be in that city, and as soon aa the Chief can find them they will be arrested and held in custody there until the arrival of a government officer from Detroit with warrants. A disappointed office seekerin Pittsburg■who failcd to receive tho votes of the liquor sellers to whioh he folt himself entitled, is consoling himself for his defeat by prosecuting every liquor sellor in the city. He makes a nice little speculation out of it - ten dollars being paid to hiin for each case. Thus far he has prosecuted four hundred caaeB since the result of the election became known and ho found hiinself defeated. It is seldom that so many incentives combine to urge a man forward as exist in his case. Reven ge for his disappointed ainbition, the glory of Ood, and ten dollars apiece, form a strong irray of inducements for a man to hound liis neighbors.