Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-21
Z, fR,ailn a'ir9inian.
From tho Virginia Conductor.
A1lultcrated LIQUORS.

We publish below II letter from Dir. Cox Chem
cal Inspector of Alcoholic Liquors for Hamilton
ountv. oaio, in which he gives an analysis Of va
'ious kinds Of liquors inspected for an importing
,ouse in Cincinnati We presume this may be
taken ns II inir specimen Of similar establishments
throughout the country.
Let those who deal in it and those who use il IA
u beverage read and ponder it:
CINCINNATI, Aug Oath, 1857.
Gen =. T. Cary Editoro ot The Crusader;
Dc,if SIR: | do not know thn, 7 cnn serve the
rational reading and thinking nott nv ,f commu-
nifty better hy any'hing could write on tho sub
Get of poisonous liquors, ,hnn by giving them tho
analysts oi II wholesale store which | have inst
finished inspecting. having been engaged in IL lu
ring hve consecutive days. Tho inspection con
slss OF seven different samples Of liquors, rcprcs-
cnting the entir" rinck on hand of---& Co, i'm
portcrs of hrnndies. gins, etc
Samnle M. l-Cognan brnndy-5T per cent
alcoholic spirits by volume ~. so pcr cent alcohol
'c spirits by weight; specific gravity, O9l3
This find miserable imitation. Bascs-whis.
Ky, with abundance Of iusil oil; adutcrations--
sui phuric ncid, Prusslc nr,d. nitric ctfcr ucc,ic
ether, mncilnge Of slipper elm, copper
Sample No, 2.-Rourhon Whisky I'D PR cent
alcoholic spirits by volume 39.5 pcr cent alcohol
'c spirits by weight: specific gravity. O.o23
This is not Bourbon whisky, but nm imitation
Sulphnric acid and slight traces ol brucnc nrc
bath developed 10y the chemical tcsts Il have been
very crcdibly informed hy gcntcmnn who il
c"nyrrsnnt With stills ard distlinr TINT the nux
v"mca, ground. is used in their irrmcntin. tun.
combined with their malt aud Yeast; hence in tho
hrnc,nc and strychniur
Sample No. j.. Monongahca Rye 40 per cent
alcoholic spirits by volume; 39.5 per cent, alcohol
IL spirits by wcight: Specific gravity, O923
This is IN imitation, and not rye whisky mnn-
n urp Irln ir bus ~ r
the Eourbon whisky No. :, is made. having tho
same percentage OF alcoholic spirits, and the sn,ne
specific gravity.
Sample Ne. I.--Caiawha Brandy-53 pcr cent
alcoholic spirits by volume, lG.2 per cent alcohol
"spllii-, by weight; specific gravity. 0,0l9. just
as mean and vllanotis mixture as Longworl's
which is mixed with whisky, with abundance of
in>l oil, suphuric aeld, nitric ether and copper,
with n small portion of brandy.
Sample No 5.-llollnnd Gin--iS per cent. al
coholic spirits by volume; 400 per cent alcoholic
spiriiF by weight; specific gravity oo3O.
This is also an imitation. manufactured from
neutral spirits Authorizations sulphurio acid,
tlncturc OF orris root nitric ether.
Sample No. G.-part Wine por cent alco-
hoc spirits hy Volume per cent alcoholic spr-
Us by weight; specific gravity, l,0ll: spirits re-
mnvel spirits retained, specific gravity 0,093
spirits ponderons matter removed, specific gravity
LOCO. miserable and pernicious mixture man
umctn,cd bv dlluting sui phurie acid to the CON
s.icncy OF weak vinegar, sugar, alum, lugwood
ncntrnlspirits, ginger. cinnamon and orris root to
flavor.
Samrlc No Apple Brandy-is por cont al
coholic spirits by volume; }6i per cent, alcoholic
shirts by weight; specific gravity, 0,o67 No np-
pie brandy, but mn imitation. Authorizations
suphuric acid, dccoction OF ntul,eraied tea with
which the usual tests devclope abundance of cop
rcr, nretic ether oil Of apple, called. but is OBJ
tanned from trrmentcd hects und molasscg and if
technically called vcaricnatc Of amy lie oxide and
has the flavor of rotton apples.
Fnou I'rrNos AYRGs I,surrrciton and ThmnH
hTcsty, dc.By the bank Wilhelminc, Capt.
Dillingham;, we have Buemos Ayres papers to tho
Gh of November. The Commercial Times of
that date gives the following amusinng account of
;ho revolutionary moycmcnt,' brief reference
to which has already appeared in our columns
On the morning of the 2sth October, Victor
Chirino. Mt the head oi n promiscuousy armed
rablc II thirty or f,liy meu made his appearance
III the 'iuarliadcI Monte, I"poscd the authorities,
put the ptetcc: into prs IN. and issued procla.
nation calling upon IL" country people to Join
him in putting down the irrclisious government.
who running the coun,ry. Next day he de.
parted IN the direction oi CamuelaS, and encnmp-
ell for tho night ON an cstauica near to that
town.
In the evening slight skirmish took place, in
winch lew sh"tS wcf" tfch ny inc rebels, ana
tie National Guards wcrc driven from an outpost
they hn. occupied. The following day the officer
in command Don Jose Alfaro, dispatched his
small force to recounoi,re tho enemy while he
awaited some ieintorcemenis then close at hand !;
but the "religions column who were ust then
engaged in preparations for breakfast, did not
await nuy further trial of their constnncy, but dis
prrscd in admirable disorder, followed by the Ma
tional Guards, who succeeded in making soven
prisoners the chieftain Victor Chirino, escaping.
Some arrests have heen made in town Of per-
sons supposed to be implicated in this affair; d.
Juan q. Aguilar, II icutenant-colone out of en-
poymcnt, being the most conspicuous prisoner,
~ a proclamation has been found bearing his
name at foot, in which lie is styled the general-in-
chief OF the religious forces of the province.-N.
J. Post.