, 1866-08-07
REVENUE FRAUDS IN PHILADEL-
pMfA.
Arrcrt OF Df~tIlIcrn-IIusv the Govern
nicuf In flaEes. sa.fn.f

Arrcrt Of Dt~tIlIcr1-1Iuv the Goycrn-
narnt II Defruu.lc1.
The PHILADELPHIA kfti.Nr give. AT account
nftlr niaf.'lcr In which ku,c uf the distiltcrH
cf Tint city have becn lefluutlilt, The Coy
crnment:
Within day ur Two special government
officers have brought To light ii sysirm or
irn,1d ~ The manufacture nnl returns If whis-
key calculated to nsiu,,l,l even those uc-
Qunintcd With the bn.inc.s nt,ll IT.. cstcnt. It-
lins been well known in Philadelphia f,r
months. TINT IMlncusc tliantitTr. uf whlskey
we're bcit'g manufactured ind sold here with
out rnyEnE tho taoyerl..1rnt tax of twu dol
IN revenue were lnst ln tliS ,u,nncr .lnslng
lsG'. nni the prospects Tor ls'El were tint
the lfaltds would III much greater. III 1Stl5
the manufacture uf wlll.kry md Its satc,
wllliunt return to the revenue officers, was d
new business comparatively, hHt In 1AA5 u
engaged, until thry llad Ilnaliy rcltucc,t thu
cgicntlng Of tho tlorrrnMrnt tn il SCIENCE, md
ictlrtl tie skill nnd sharpt,ess of the actcc-
lives tn it,ttlnsk lfiu lfna1.
started In i'hiia,iciplIa 1t nakins What Is
now kin'sil as "iiolu:srs whlskry," " Il
kini Of Ja.llnfrn ruin. The easu with Which
It could bc n,uuHfarturr.l, thu snlnlt uu,"nnt
Of capital required, ut,l tho la1isie, security
in,iurcd l.anIfuIs o. Of men /" '; Engage #, s!,s
llslncss. Most u tl,r establishments wrru
lucatrt! In lhr SECOND Revenue nlstriet, ut.,ur
tho lanks of the sciInylkIll. The slrycloI+
n,c!,ss !,, If tue lnst tuw ,lay. slow iias 10
Manufacture. Siuhlr., scaiars, p1g. pens,
cow.sllcln md Gyury lining lnnhtc a.tt.ui.thc-
wny Vlnre hive lHrh Appropriated. Eurt,er-
amtl1s md ill~itltlia wrrr IN demand tor
ktllia. n,M To-day 1t !" csllnsntcG that III tla
i!yc districts which comprise lh!!ulslphia
there arc mt 1tss than eight hundred stills,
each Of MI average tutnc!ty uf unc hunt!rcI
nlll my GALLONS, ora sill rnpaclty fur max.
Ing upwards nf 10000 gnilons 0f whlakuy
per thy, ttu tax Oh which would bu s110), ,OoV.
The Trcaenry Department appointed
special commission, otwhich Ehnrlcs I. Bon
sell was the ehEcf, to Iunk niter this matter.
since Inesdny week Mr.. Borsall and Mr..
l!orfoM have been engaged In visiting the VA,
riouS distIllers md making peraonal in,par ~
tton Of the condition Of the Freniscs anu ex-
nlhtnlny lhe books required BY law to he
kept. he result has been the arrest af u
large ha'ntcr Of the parties. They have books,
oat tho entries III them are sufficient 10 cou-
distillcr visited yesterday had entered on his
hooks one hunlErd and forty gallons of mo-
asscs. and the capacity Of his still was sucl
rs to convince eyery oue thai lc carried on
an extensive business. And yet lie asserted
that one gallon of w}liskey was the result,
when on m average every two gallons OF mo.
lasscs will produce 4 gallon and half of
Thiskey- At the time hc made the statement
he evidently 1abored undo. the impression
that his Visitors were .rccuIor1,s and not fs.-
nlllar with the business. His attention was
called to the fact that the molasses cost him
so cents per gallon, or so, willie the gallon
Of whiskcy brought him in return only e. 20
At first he was confused Int quickly rrrnv'
erlns himself, be asserted boldly that the
gallon was worth ali It cost. As be haii The
cholcra the night before. and hy drinkiue.
the liquor had saved his llfe!
and although their books if &c correct ~ nTore,;
cycat lo:s-that The triiisEer n,snnf,rtmrcS
Tcaljzcd less than the cnst ~ ti1c moIa ss..s
they stili stood BY the cor1ectacss ofths H..
ures. In one cass Wherr n s,ilt ofohont ~ fas
ty gallons capacity was in aferat;an the no ,o,
prietor vas asked the eize. lie rsplied KIT hut
knrtcer ,salfons ;, When f,r,i,- -sI"ast;, psu ~
his m svSra cnnv;c,s ~, Nm ~ H. fGist' G,isahne'
and mt T he Was as asked to @ expiain. M n lie lie anicIip .
r1;a5 4snh +r", - bo,.a .,.,.io ,,H;.t.I3 1850
+bav i,ra ~ ~, ,nI1ct ~ ~ st;is ); o
onn.ha- u'e ~ ~, rah,;shyant fa",o ~,
hni1 hern nscd and no icss than c;'5St Eth
A'Ao oesA A'Sot a4t " - $50 Nt-As st!iAs