New-York tribune., 1868-03-09
LNTERNAL RETRNUE MATTERS.

At an early hour yesterday morning an ex-
posion occurred in the basement OF No 6 Fronts the
building being used a rectifying establishments 10y
Julius jacobson. When the police, under Sergeant
locked. and one Jacob Bauer B' workman screaming
fraptlealy TO those outside TO rescue him. The door
man rescued. The fre Vas eTtinguished by the
police and flremen after having caused but trihing
found FIVE barrels of whisky In the basement quite hot
at though u had ust come from the still ard as No Is
il occupied as disery the Sergeant concluded that the
matter looked very suspicious, and took Bauer into Gus
toGy TO await the result 9f an i9yeseatiop during tho
Baker visited the place and found that hole had been
through the wall from No 16 10 No n large enough 10
admit OF q pipe tube being passed through and it
barrc abont 30 OF which were found in tbe basement OF
No l6 from the adjoining disticry. The story told by
Bauer that while at work IN the basement OF the rect
flying establishment his lantern which hung suspended
from the beam above him, FELL and broken. and that
the flame of the lamp set fire TO some whisky which had
been split upon tie floor ON attempting 10 escape INTO
font door had been locked from the ont
sde by some person to hun unknown ~, Iho ,ho
flames in the basement So much Of this story as relates
Ine heated ana nS % aP%r TSr Ma1sSa RsRer and
gesablishment and the distlery are owned by the
me person or company and that they have been used
Ia defraud the government out 0f large amount OF TAX
on whisky. Bauer is detained 20 await the result OF al
investg CATION by the Internal Revenue officials.
On Saturday night Gen Gleason revenue Inspector az
tached TO Collector Baleys lvh District visited the oa
lshment i'm full operation. As this institution about
three weeks ago, confscated by the Government the
General very reasonably concluded that any whisky man
ufactured there must bo contrary TO law, and c0nse
auetty no placed the premises under seizure. SOOn
thereafter person presented himself as the owner Of
the osery and produced paper attesting the validity
of tao claim but the General refused TO yacate
the premises A few moments afterward n
deputy United States Marshal las rpresented)
appeared upon the ground and claimed possession. which
REUSED The seizure thus perfected, the General eN
amnel the premises and found large quantity OF whisky
(IOprOO ia the cstern rOOm many barrels fun Oi the
article and about empty barrels IN the cellar. Colec
Bailey informed Of the condition OF aas, and no
immediately instructed Ils suDOrdinates 20 hold the
premises at every hazard The instructions were Obeyed
To the letter, and nothing short or an order from
the Secretary OF Treasury will make Collector
Bailey surrender them. This seizure Is regarded
as most important and In connection with recent one
made by the Collector will perhaps cause TO DE
Officially defined whether dstillery In the custody OF
the United States Marshal may be operated ciandestnely
or whether persons representing themselves as Deputy
Marsha 20 be held responsible for their garngy He
ga acts In the OF the dstery II roctifyng house
with which was found "a very distinct communication.
Yesterday Inspectors Morgan and Rollins seized f. Lows
disery No BIS West Thirty fthst, account OF bond
having been accepted also because there was more
material ia mash than the book accounted for; Vein
burgers rectfying establishment, No. 5lj West Thirty
hst and eight barrels sprts account OF having no
tax receipts. Lewis 1eyens disery, No AbattOrpacc
WestThrty niutlst, account OF more mash being
hand than the book shows; rectlfying place OF hm.
stenbuburner No COZ West Thirty yeighth-st, and hve
barrels spirits, account OF no tax receipts.
Collector Shook 10 is understood, made an important
seizure upon Saturday, and the probable effect OF II VIII
be dminutiOn OF the quantity OF free tsocaledl whisky
solved that the tax upon whisky shall be PAID to the