The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-05

---4sed States Marines Despatched g tAs
Scene or Acknowledgements Of the Attacks
Ing Forces-The Charge on the bciiiso-
rents-Tin-Hcad Stills and Worms Captured.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4, 1851.
Our citizens have been greatly amused for several days
past reading an account Of battle that has bsen waged
without ntsrmssion the last four days. and which has
afforded certain vaorous Cncsrs Ia The service OF the
government excellent opportunity to read Of rsir
dopgs in print Tho has been conducted With sig
nal ability by both contestants The sggre..sou were
moved 70 open hostiss through alleged violation Of
tho Revenue laws BY certain parties rssds In Richmond
in the northeastern section Of the city who werg
tensivey engaged In the manufacture OF whskey The
officers, 1t alleged, In pursuapce OF their duty. have
several times bssn repused by those engaged in tho
manufacture Of the contraband referred to- and who
received assistance from rabble composed OF women
hax grown boys, whiskey bummsrs and children
United States Aarsbal Emaker hearing Of tho state
Of Affairs. determined upon prosecuting war that
dsciousy and without fear OF the consequences openly
dened tho majesty OF the law. he accordingly waited
upon Commodore Selfridge the commandant or the
OF company OF marines Commodore Selfridge acqui-
esced at once placing all his available force at the Mar
Washington. Tho company OF marines, consisting Of
eghty.s mon, fully armed, was commanded by Major
They proceeded frst to the Exchange and from that
point were transferred to Richmond in street
Marshal Ellmaker detailed the following 70 assist him
in making the raid:Chief Deputy Do Witt G. Hanline,
SPECIAL Deputy David Gordon, and Deputies Adam Tref
Charles G. whippy, John sharksy and John Larerty.
enue Board, and inspectors James Ghegan and A. H.
Brooke likewise proceeded to the ground In addition
lice District with twenty men, ordered TO DO on
hand, and number OF others were disposed In tho
neghborhood within CALI increasing tho whole force TO
The Marines accompanied by most Of the deputy
marshals left the Exchange at five minutes after twelve
o'clock.
At O'Clock the force Of marines arrived and formed
in line In front OF tho market house. Having loaded
their weapons they divided into four squads, and
then proceeded to tho stations allotted them One
squad was placed In position on Salmon street. above
Wiliams another on Edgmont street. Immediately oppo-
ste third on Williams street, cross street, few
squares above. The chief locality in which the icgiti
mate manufacture Of whskey is carried on was thus
While these preminarics were being arranged
large crowd OF all ages and sexes bad been collecting
the children joyfuly about shouting "No school
today" The crowd finally became so troublesome,
although showing no force that the officers ordered
them in doors. some obeying sulkiy, while others,
especially the fouaced women had to be hustled bodily
into their houses.
Tho first place visited was in the rear OF . OF
houses facing Salmon street, between Monmouth and
Williams, the two stills which broken up yes
terday. The first spoil OF tin head, which
found secretsd in a cellar. An entrance was then
effected into two low board shantes, but il found
that the stills had been removed since yesterday. A
few hogshcads flied with fermontng moasses
found, and these attacked with and picks
their contents speedily sought the level OF the ground
number of fat hogs were on hand, and the
reekng NTH reached the ground they commenced to
drink Il up.
OF Pat McGawey, at No ], 1856 Williams street. securing
large copper still and several heads, which had been
hidden away In an outhouse.
The next attack made upon the rear OF No. 1928
Williams street, . woman only being found the
premises. In the rear was small clubhouse in which
distlling had been carried The stated that
she lived at some distance and the house being eectu-
ally closed officer vaulted through the second story
back window. The doors were then opened and the
woman who '1ived at distance claimed to be the
proprietor This place Was cleaned out and tho raiders
Tho liquor store or r. O'Conner No. 1,l2o Williams
street, at the corner OF Edgmoni came next. A
%Hman a. usual was charge and denied the civil
and pcdgng her honor shat contabsnd business
carried on upon tho premises. Half dozen marines
shall and his assistants went In and searched tho house.
In tue found 4 small, low shed conlainng
This torn out and carried of and ten hogs
heads OF malt IN the shed and two in the yard broken
to an investigation OF tho back yard
While the last place was being cleaned out, Deputy
Marshal hanlins walked across the street house
No III Williams street. In which lives John Mooney
Tho crowd, which numbered about two hundred by this
time but had been remarkably QUOT hitherto then made
rush for the new point Of attack, ana serious dis
turbance threatened The weapons OF the marines
soon overawcd them, however, and Deputy Hsnlino
jumped over the fence to the rear yard discovering
several hogsssds OF malt and still in tho cellar under
full Roadway. The fence torn down without
ceremony and force OF officers entered finding the
cellar stocked full OF hogshcads OF malt These were
soon routed out although their position rendered It
somewhat difficult.
The ocers succeeded In capturing thirty stills
In all together with several worms and nnumerable tin
stills, which were placed on the cars In waiting the
dismay or the late
Miiesan named Patrick Pebbles, tho owner OF one OF
the Stills Notwithstanding the presence Of tho Marines
hurled BRICK at one OF tho drivers, and then at
tempted TO mako bis escape. He was captured how
ever.
Stills discovered In fields adjacent TO the
scene OF conflict where they bad been removed by the
propreiors 10 avoid capture AS many Of the victims
are pesching upon their more fortunate neighbors It
hardly safe form estimate OF what will DO tho
result IN the number Of stills destroyed.