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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 52, 28 February 1873, Page 4

Crossing- the .Bobber, — The Detroit Free Press says : — At least every tenth woman who crosses the Detroit;- River carries smuggled goods: ■ ; The Customhouse officials' at the ferry 'dock are as vigilant ..as: officers canf bei 7but^ what chances have they against the monster hoop' skirts -and gigantic' bustles? '\Ttiey cannot stop.to peep, under shawls, examine pockets, look into baby carts, and hold a ; crowd, on the boat,' and so they must continue their work with the knowledge that "goods are being smuggled,; and that only ; one grand and sudden haul of .their ;riets ; can trap the guilty and frighten .the innocent so that "they sbrall never sue the business; -The net was drawn yesterday (Oct. 21).. The officers com- 1 menced about two o'clock walking fifteen . or twenty women into the Customs'-ropm, ; and handing them over to a woman, to be \ searched. Every boat load which landed for about three hours was, treated,, in. the same manner— -thaj is, all the female portion. ,;, During ithe afternoon about., 1,60 \ women were confronted by Uncle Sain, I and'ihe old man, had a good, deal of fup} r and made some wonderful discoveries. , Fbr instance, a modest little. woman, who was in a great hurry to go; homei to her sick child, pulled out a few pins, and ten yards , of English flannel- fell to the floor. A tall ; woman, with tears in her eyes, who asserted that she would sooner cut her head off than think of smuggling, .unfastened- a ; pound of tea from her skeleton and asserted that it must have been placed there by some designing person. Another indignantly- denied " the right of searcby' but after remaining a prisoner for an hour or two told the searcher to " take it and go to grass," throwing a package of ribands ' and laceson the floor. A lot of calico was found on anotheri some velvet* oft . another, : and r at least 10 per cent of j be? were found ,;tb „be 'eng^'^;'ia,^sniuggling. The officials', 'were "satisfied with confiscating; the goods, vrr ; , ,, ►<> No wonder butchers thrive and prosper," says the Wakatip jfepjer.^ Infa case heard in-< the^'DistHct r u (3o r art, ~tD,e^- : plaip^|^c;^a IbutcherTestimateaiiis' profits- 'at^OJO^ijppr centt 5 after alld wing ! f or ''dFawbacksy iiJQuite ;aßJg6oAthis-atf r pawnbrbkin'gP HA^ — AJSII A dispute as to the-righ^'Vord^W'ye ]used for --has 'beenl^bing on j fbr^ some-time f mp*-rincipalityT -The jauffißrity^a^-^^r^^best Welsh !\vord f6r « aquarium* I B|gVto^ffer •^s^ddangosfa.' Every Welshnlan\c'an s^tfp'd J « Pyseddangbsfa,:'':He ( .^pß,'';Hipf^