The New York herald., 1867-06-24
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

sEizrRg LAcKR BEER BRIwERrEs. -on Saturday
afternoon last Deputy Collector Harvey acting undcr
instructions from the Commissioner Internal Revenue
seized large lager beer breweries in the Ninth dsc
Of this city, oneSn Ninth and the other In Man.
hs:ianvie for violating sections 80 and 81 OF the
laws, and for using than the stamps
quired be pasted the spgot hole or each keg
and barrel OF beer This the opening OF chap.
the story OF internal frauds and goes 20
illustrate the iac that mans desire To cheat The govern
a where the demanded Is rated low
one dollar barrel Of thirtyone gallons, or about
three cents on everv gallon. when brew
hand-al Of which is liable TO connscation in
fraud being deecsd-sooncr than pay three per
gallon his beer. Is IL 70 be any longer wondered a.
that the distls should running the risk that they
do when the article they manufacture taxed a 81
gaons The attention OF the public has been attracted
20 much OF late BY the newspapers 70 the business OF
whsksy dstag that very few OF us have any idea OF
the extensive manner in which this lager beer
A few words here about It, therefore, may
not prove uninterestng The brewers OF the
reIs OF malt ouor and this wear IL is ths, the
returne In the district will reach ~ high as 600O 900
barrels Taking this for an example the amount OF
malt liquors manufactured and sold IN this city and
vicinity for one pear amounts to somewhere 10 the
neshborhood Of the grand total Of 900 barrela
made n country places. such ss Nsiross New Rochelle
Hudson City, weehawkcn, Hoboken, Tsrrytown and
similar places near this city, and being generally shipped
and seven O'clock has given rise to the suspicious that
the tax IL not paid The one-twentetn part Of the
amount consumed
woRxNcxrSs EieBr HorR CONVENTION. meeting
was held on Saturday night the ball OF the Early
Closing Association In the Bowery by delegations from
the Trade Unions for the purpose OF delberang upon
the proprissy and feasibility OF enforcing the new eight
hour Law. Mr. John Ennis presided Tho secretary
having called the roll 10 ascertain from each delegation
their views on the question according 20 their nstruc-
tons, number OF addresses made by members OF
the delegations, all favorng the law but
general thing deeming in inexpcdicn, to proceed with
too much haste In enforcing IL Resolutions were
adopted the Convention to protest against
the pay system and insist upon ts members work
ing bv the day from eight A. NJ 10 Ave y NJ with an
hour for dinner TO avoid strikes tho trades may sub
NIT 10 a reduction IN daily wages az folcws:-upon So
70 50 80 25 cents 50 IS 10 ~ 30 30 ceut 81 So
IS cents.
Kfrfsp ny rAillxa IRON wispow.-Coroner schir.
mer held inquest at No 275 West Thry-nnth street.
on the body OF cathsrne Doueherty, child two
years OF age whose death the result OF Injuries
ceived on Friday last BY falling from four story win
dow OF the above named premises 10 the pavement The
child climbed up In chair by the window while Mrs
Dougherty. the mother engaged In another part OF
the ROOM and sprang out before she could be caught
The jury rendered . verdict OF accidental death.
Rev ovER AcciprN.--A "A boy named Joseph Wright,
aged eight years. residing n No. 500 Second avenue,
was yesterday morning by car on the corner
Of second Thirty third street and was scri.
ousiy injured one OF HE arms having been almost
severed irom the shoulder