The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-14
FOURTH EDITION
THE WHISKY REBELLION.
,,O., On Hichmond" Again-AnOthe Ter
Grsnt RAID ON the IIlIctt stills In Pro-


Great Raid ON the Illicit stills In Pro-
Rrsss'
we ~ ''Tnited states authorities in this city are
TO give the illicit dlsIiners VI
1J 1nJbieRv noiastipg reace, and but short respfgs
until they aud their illegal operations are efec-
tuslly NUMBERED with the things that were:-
been in progress ioT another of even more for |
midable proportions one of the essential pre-
of hc ground, which las been conducted dur
i,ig the paso week by Mr.. Lyman b. Cole, Chief
Of the Revenue Board and his assistants. Seye,
vol formal seizures were made by them, and
this afternoon a large force OF civil officers sup-
ported by file of marines from the Navy Yard,
are puttipg their seizures into practical effect
on saturday last, while accommodating the |
outskirts OF Richmond, Mr.. Coles attention |
was attracted to an Old pottery establishment |
on Trenton avenue, below Norris street, which |
gave indications or oelhg n0G alt9ge@Sner g @ sosn.
doned. Scaling the fence, Mr. cole found that
the distillation of vlllainous molasses whisky |
was under full headway, and conducted on
done, but a formal seizure was made, and in
the evening deputy. marshal was despatched
10 the place, with wagon, to clean 1t out and
bear off The spells.
The Whiskeyites are in anything but an
amiable mood, in consequence OF these inter,
! Tuptiops to their business, and their threats of
| resistance and vengeance have been LOUD and
numerous. Tne glittering bayonets of the
| effect upon them, and 1t is probable that no
| serious disturbance win result. and that the
! whole Illicit dlstillation of whisky in that
tiOn of the city will be ultimately broken up,
and thousands OF dollars saved TO the national
At y oclock the detachment Of marines who we're
TO participate the gre raid this afternoon arrived
at the Exchange, which place they left 10 four %
street cars quarter OF an hour Afterwards; Ihe
under the command of the following onlcers:-Maior
Mel ear Lieutenant ., L. Ford and Lieutenant S. L.
Tnited states Marshal Ellmaker was in charge of
! the expedition, aocomp panied by Deputy Marshals
Deputies cord on and Laberty The Revenue Depart
indeatigaDie chief Of the PhiIadelph!a Revenue
Boar6, assssea py ypdlpS SapsaIn ho R IEeian4, E,
lin. and Johnson; Deputy Collector ulkrod, Of the
By orders issued before startihg It was made the duty
OF the DeLuty Marshals in the first place. to execute
number OF abont twenty i've.
officers al the @G aey TsgH1ed in he dd@scharge sc
am outbr ak in every event. in case an attack was
mace anu TO endeavor to erres the guilty ones, and
On arriving at Cumberland street, one detachment
of the force separated from the party, aud com
menced operations in that immediate neighbOrhood.
Irspectors Franklin a1G johnson, and a portion OF
me remainder of the tqrcs @ continued on their Way
to Lehgh biz avenue & ana Kchmond street at which
The force was again divided into three detachments,
tieme upper portion OF The whisky district,
FonSIog pep1tY Mars69s S6aEsay AID Trefts and
Inspectors shes an and Byrnes with portion OF the
last raid followed by struggling crowd Of dirty men,
but was no sbow of ree s and no ep5 @
at resisance-a fact which could be traced to the
lhe frat point assa led was a very neat-ooking
which were found ten hogsheads or molasses mash.
The proprietors had been warned ofthe approach Of
portable accompanimeAts. There was. therefore.
the hogsb eads the shiny contents which their
way 70 the street through a narrow alley. which
An IS .abiishment on Somerset street above Thomp-
dlstliing had been carried on was found to be en-
The line then proceeded to No 1873 Belerades street
| q
newly ereGed wa5 iIsPecttd but n0Shng @ but ten
sad that hs concern mad n9s been in opesiGtlon for
two small dspida!sd wS0de9 st[eCssqEeg 69ta Of
with hay. although there were signs of horses or
the Vicinity The officers supposed tnet stnls
gently with broom handles. but to no purpose the
they reocSed, and their proprietors left IN
I'm long low frame building located in the rear OF
NO.l5 spring street eighteen h%9psaeadS % OF mash @
ming into rude cellar 6ei0w filing IL TO- the depth OF
Watching the operetons appeared to consider cons this
longer to seen the officers then repaired
~ diameter St BEEN hoowed acc for dsng
rations. 1t contained nothing but five empty mash
trophy Of the expediton was carried to the wagons
In the rear Of No. 1908 barrel was found bearing
this inscription:--ITulip Whisky; 1853" The tulip
transportation, and Its original receptacle broken
The cSvalcade then journeyed over vacant space
Of oyer me he Esq
G the house ON th corner OF Thompson and Williams
streets, they came upon another dlapdated and long
t found usual still. but sixteen mash hogshea
eight of which brimful. They were soon de
molshed, and the caravan moved on, bearing with
another Iinpail the second trophy OF the raid
The of No. l04S FL emont street next in
spected, and thirteen hogsheads OF molasses mash
scattered loosely over the groundi after which, some
attention was devoted TO the establishment at the
e corner of Williams and Fremont Streets Seven
n hogsheads of mash brought to the ground and
In small outhouse near by copper still found
secTeted and appropriately cared for.
AS the officers were about leaving this place, q
rushed
= rantically, and demanded to know where the mau
= that stole the money OF her bureau She
told that the individual the raiders bu
she persisted In asserting that he was, and that
d "a shame to rhob poor widow woman who had no
whose name Ed, that's who il was" she con
tnued; and her wrathlul mutterings still to be
e heard the line moved In Its destructive course.
, The division under Mr. L., b. Cole, chief of the
Revenue Board and consisting of Captain Ireland
s Deputy Revenue Inspector Alfred II. Brooks Deputy
l. under command OF Orderly-SergeanL Hopper, filed
off from the main body into Ri hmOnd street,
- marched nOrthWard Tor the purpose of making al
Z official raid upon those Illicit dstiIlers known az
j. AS nigh be expected, motley crowd OF men anC
boys excited TO the highest pitch at the prospect o
J. Just the BODY OF troops and officers abou
II passing the northern boundaries OF Richmond anC
Is entering the noted precinct OF the California dstrc
. for there is such pace-two dressed II
II as II 10 alarm parties further
~ This the signal for increased motion; th
70 troop were put the 4be quick, and the United
70 States and police officers, taking adVan of thu
furniture cars with the division, started aheaC
in full chase When nearing the fugttlves the latte
ordered to halt, but dstyng ms kept STEADY
face, although a number of pistol shots were fired 4
frighen them, II pOsgbe In order TO arrest their pro
gress They darled Into the YARD OF the no use OF WI