The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-13

DIsTuLINo WImOUI LcENsE.-Henry Shear
was charged before U. S. Commissioner Sergeant
yesterday, with carrying on the business Of a
dstiller, without having first obtained q license
therefor. Before proceeding with the examination
of witnesses, the Assistant District Attorney
stated that some time ago proceedings were com.
menced against the defendant before Commits
sionoi smith, which prosecution had been aban-
doned.
The accused Is a manufacturer OF VINEGAR. and
uses distilled spirits In the nauufacture OF h
that, under the law as it then was the question
arose, was he required to take out a license for
the distillatOn Of spirits used on his own pre-
misses for manufacturing purposes The uuestiou
was referred to the Commissioner Of fnterna
Revenue, and he decided that no license was re-
quire1 under such circumstances. Since then
the law has been altered and IL is now embraced
in its provisions even though only diStillipg
spirits to be used by himself for manufacturing
purposes; but the evidence wo1ld show that he
has been selling the spirits 70 be used by other
persons,
The evidence Of Mr.. Jesper Harding, Collector
of Revenue for the First District and Timothy
Dwycr an employee oi the accused, substanaatel
these facts.
Mr. Shear expressed his willingness to comply
with the law, but the difficulty in the way OF o
compromise was the amount Of revenue claimed
OF the defendant on the first gallon Of spirits
manufactured by him since the new law wen.
into ciiCct-some ten thousand dollars.
The accused was held in $500 for his appear
ancc at Court. The extent of punishment, on a
conviction for carrying on the business of q
distillcr without license, is two years mpri-
sOnment.
ALLEGED Coz TRABAND LOCOMOTIVES SEIZED.
"A schooner lying at Green street wharf, having
on board two locomotives, was seized on Thurs.
day by order Of the Government, and held 90
await the further action ofthe authorities These
locomotives are from the mandatory Of Norris
\ Co., who have been building locomotives for
the use OF the Government, and were of five feet
gauge, in order to meet the requirements OF our
armies as they advance, the railroads of Beb5ldOm
being all of that gauge. IL Is said that an agent
bought these locomotives ostonsby for an
English purchaser, and ordered them to be
shipped To- Halifax, but that they were supposed
to be intended to run tho blockade, and enter
some Southern port for the use Of the Rebels
hence the seizure and detention of the vessel
ROBBERY DETECTED ny \ PRIVATE WATCH
MAS.-We learn that Mr.. Samuel Cunningham,
private watchman in the noighborhoOd Of Ninth
and Chestnut streets, was the first to observe per-
sons leaving Mr.. Johnson's store at Eighth and
SAMSON streets on Monday evening, the 9th in
slant, with stolen goods In their possession. Mr..
Cunningham gave chase 30 the robbers; they
dropped thoir ILL., gotten booty, and in giving the
alarm, Mr.. Cunningham brought the city police
men to the vicinity, and thus secured the arrest
Of one Of the Tascals, and will secure his prompt
and full punishment by the Court at its next term
by his evidence.
ENLARGEMENT or THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY
YARD.-The Government has had in contcmpla.
tion fer some time back the idea of purchasing
the strip OF land jotweeh Frou, street ana the
Commissioners line, and using the gf0unu s.s %
naval purposes in connection with the present
Navy Yard property This will now be accom-
pished. Application has been made TO .he Lexis
latnre OF PennsylYania by the Secretary of tue
Navy for permission to purchase and hold Ibis
ground. The Committee of Federal Relations
nave the subject under adyisement, and flyoc-
able report will he submitted in a few days.
A SUPPOSED REBEL OFFICER ARREsrED. An
individual signing himself II. Van Achcnblcll
was arrested at the Continental Hotel, by De-
tectiye Callahan, on the charge of being con.
nected with the Rebel army, and for carrying
concealed deadly weapons. On yesterday morn
ing he had hearing before the Mayor, and was
held in $1,000 bail upon the charge of carrying
concealed deadly weapons, and in $1,000 bail tor
a further hearing upon the charge Of being con.
Iected with the Rebel army.