The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-04
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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THE ANNUAL ala CoTER1E CARNIvAL"
--PrOmendde COnceTt-Bdl Mdsque and Onizens'
Dress Bdl-now looked forward to with the
most pleasuTabe anticipations by the votaries
of pleasant recreations and the lovers OF the
maEy dance-will come off on Thursday evening
next at Congress Hall, Cape Island. This enter.
tainment will doubtless exceed that of the past
seasons; no expense or energy will be spared to
promote the enjoyment of the participants.
The music will be OF the highest order, and that
it will be excellently rendered, under the bdtons
OF Brgield, Beck, and Hassler we need hardly
mention. Messrs. Abel & Risley, the directors
Of this grand tete, are too well known to be
considered paTsmonous, and we can say nought
else but that their name is synonymous with
everything pertaining to ton, and their manage.
ment has heretofore been second to none others
in the country. We anticipate an asemblage
such as has never been witnessed at Cape MAY.
Mr.. J. F. Cake, the gentlemanly proprietor of
Congress Hall, will exert all his available means
10 secure the welfare and enjoyment OF the
guests upon the occasion. The subscription list
is now ready, and tickets for sale at the office
at Congress Hall. Mr.. Phillips, the celebrated
costumer from New York, will open his extern
sive wardrobe at the store of the Misses OBrien
on Tuesday morning next.
MORE ABOUT THE WHISKY RAID.-An
examination of the molasses used in the manu-
tacture of whisky disclosed the fact that, in
majority of instances the worst article found in
the market was purchased. Scrapings of sugar
hogsheads were trequeutly taken, and the
mashes," as set in the tubs, presented most
disgusting appearance. Every imaginable filth
was floating on the top of the iermenting mass.
1t ls true, that the Objectionable portion of the
molasses or sugar is removed after the ferment.
ing process is completed, but the knowledge of
this fact in no wise relieved the spectators of
the nausea created by the glance at the vile
stuff. In some cellars, where the process of dis
hllatiOn was carried on, the owners OF the
premises had small stills of about five and six
gallons capacity. This was more than sufficient
NrN NIwT l,n haN fv NIn,, IL.
a quantity for sale to outside parties
All of the larger dstillers rectifed the spirits
of their own manufacture on the premises, and
performed the like good office for their neigh
IN the neigbborhood OF Twenty y-third and South,
eight stills were running in the stable
while the rectitying process was carried on in
the most primitive fashion in the lott above.
AS may well be imagined, the appearance of
the Commissioners among the distillers caused
immense excitement. The proprietors of the
various establishments had effectually secured
themselves against the regular officers but here
were unexpected visitors. The announcement
of the fact that the Special Government In
speCtors were in q particular building soon
spread over the neighborhood, ard brought
together large crowd, made up mostly of
women and children, wise complimentary
in their language in discussing the objects and
movements of the officers. The women, espe-
clally, appeared to consider the business legi-
innate one, and could not understand why
the Government should desire to know the
extent of the business. The proprietors were
all required to appear before Assessor Sweeney,
and there make statement in regard to the
amount of business; and they were allowed to
explain, If they could, the discrepancies on
their books as shown by the amount of moasses
received, and the quantity Of whisky manutac-
tured.
AT first, these hearings were public, and one
proprietor was examined in the presence of all
the others who had been summoned. This has
been stopped, in consequence of a little transac
tiOn that occurred at one of these hearings.
There had been some discussion in regard to
particular entry in a book of one of the pro-
prietors. The entry was correct in torm but
another party standing by, knowing that his
book was in the same condition (correcG, but
thinking from the dispute before the Assessor
that the entry was wrong, stepped outside and
into neighboring house, and there altered the
record. This was communicated to the Special
Commissioner, and the party soon discovered
that he had not only made his book wrong, but
had also subjected himself to a criminal prose-
cution, warrant having been issued for his
arrest