The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-06

Dear Crescent -Wnat wrote you In regard to
the limitations and substitutes for liquors. sold at
the leading hotels and hrst-olass " saloons on
Broadway, has been sngulsry and clinchingiy
verified by the World OF this morning. The
World is out in two column article, in which ID
exposes this wholesale poisoning bus ness, and
backs up its assertions by the testimony of Pro-
lessor Draper, to whom samples of the different
liquors sold in the city rad been submitted fer
analysis. The following are some of the interest,"
ing reports:
METROPOLITAN HOTEL
Samples of the brandy sold at 40 cents the
glass, and of whisky sold OF q cents the glass
were purchased here and submitted to Professor
Draper for chemical analysis. The folio wing ia
his report:
No. G. Sample marked brandy-water. Sc per
cent alcohol, 81. Contains slight traces of tan
min and fusil oil, and very small quantity Of su-
gar. Is an imitation brandy.
No. Is. Sample marked Bourbon whisky
Water 6S per cent. alcohol, 81. Contains very
small quantity of tsnnin and sugar, and consit-
cradle quantity of fus oil. Is a fair whisky. aot
sufficiently rectifed, and is diluted with water.
Aston HOUSE.
Samples Of the brandy sold at 40 cents the glass.
and Of the whisky sold al 20 cents the glass
No. 10. Sample marked Bourbon whisky-Wa-
ter, ~ per cent alcohol, Is; contains little
tannin and sugar, but no fusil oil (; is very pure
whisky, except that it is diluted with water.
No. Is. Sample marked brandy-Water. Ga per
cent alcohol, IS contains traces of tannin and
sugar, but no fusil oil is the best specimen, and
is probably pure brandy diluted with water.
9 THE OPERA FOURTEENTH STREET, NEAR FOURTH
AVENUE
Samples of the brandy sold at 40 cents the glass.
and Ct whisky sold at Is cents the glass:
No. TO- Sample marked brandy-Water 65 per
cent. alcohol. IS contains traces of tannin and
sugar, with small trace OF fus oil. Is the second
No. IA. Sample marked Bourbon wbisky-watsr
es per cent; alcohol 49, contains the least amount
OF tanniD, little sugar and fusil OIL In other
respects is like No. Is.
CROOK, Fox NASH, PARK ROW.
Samples of the brandy sold at so cents the glass.
ard whisky sold at 20 cents the glass.
No. IS. Sample marked brandy-water 60 per
cent; alcohol 81; contains slight trace of tanuin.
and sugar, and large amount OF fusil oil. and IL,
in that respect, the worst specimen. Is an imita-
ton brandy.
No. II. samples marked Bourbon whisky
water 20 per cent: alcohol 30 contains a consid
cradle quantity OF tannin, sugar and the largest
amount OF fusil oil. 1t is favored with plum and
is the worst OF the specimens of whisky.
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL.
Samples of the brandy sold at so cents the
glass; aud Of the whisky sold AZ 30 cents the glass.
No. ~. Sample marked Bourbon whisky-water
20 per cent: alcohol 80 per cent contains tsnnin,
q little sugar and no fusil oil. Is a good whisky
ard equal to No IL.
No. 3. Sample marked brandy-water ca per
cent. alcohol Sc; contains tannin, sugar and fusil
oil. Is an imitation brandy.
THOMAS geometry rARMLEE), 5sj BROADWAY.
Samples Of the brandy sold at 40 cents the glass
and of whisky sold at 25 cents the glass.
No. 4. Sample marked Bourbon whisky
73 per cent alcohol 27 contains little tannin,
DO sugar, and slight trace of fusl OIL being in
this respect next in quality to No. IL.
Nc. Z. Sample marked brandy-water IL per
cent, alcohol 20; contains tannin, sugar and fusis
oil; is an imitation brandy.
DELMoNIcO. BROADWAY AND CHAMBERS STREET.
Samples of the brandy sold at 30 cents the glass,
and Of the whisky at 20 cents the glass:
No. IL. Sample marked brsndy-water, 6s per
cent; alcohol 80; contains traces of tannin, sugar
ard fusil oil. Is an imitation brandy.
No. 8. Sample marked Bourbon whisky-con.
tsins considerable tannin, the largest quantity OF
sugar and a little more fusil oil than No. A.
ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL.
Samples Of the brandy sold at 40 cents the
glass and Of the whisky sold at 30 cents the glass:
No. l6 sample marked Bourbon whisky-wa-
ter 20 per cent; alcohol 80 contains the largest
quantity of sugar, little tannin and the largest
amount Of fusil oil after No. IL.
No 20. Sample marked brandy-weter 20; al
cohol 50; contains q small amount Of tsnuin. gu.
gar and fusil oil. with raisin and plum flavor. Ia
an imitation of brandy.
Had the World sent around and obtained sam
Piles of fancy liquors like "Jsmaisar rum Santa
CIo'xrum, port wine, sherry etc, the above report
would be eminently Intensified. When the roll 10
called for the common drinking places, which will
appear in the World tomorrow and next day.
there will be such array Of startling facts as
ough TO deter the stoutest-yes, the "brown
6 out i-est-from ever drinking liquor, where be ia
not acquainted sufficiently TO know that he is
drinking liquor instead of poison.
SIC sEMPER TYRASSIs-ASD MEN WHAT SELLS BAD
WHISKY.
The World expose produced funny effect.
Men who have drank liquor every day for years,
forgot 10 drink their mOdicum for the FIRST time
to-day, and drank ales, porter, etc. The Herald
attacks the World severely for IFS course.
DOLLAR STORES
Are increasing. Fine large stores, with pretty
female clerks behind the counter, and snowy
goods upon il, are opening every week. or
course they all full-mos y Of strangers from
out Of the city. People rush and buy vases and
things they do not need, and would not buy any.
where else, because they think they are getting
these articles so cheap"
BUSINESS
In the regular stores both wholesale aud retail.
is next to nothing for New York. The merchant
who now pays his expenses, fatters himself that
he is doing well. Money Is growing tighter and
tighter, business duller and duller, and the pros
Dect goomier and more gloomy. Failures in the
wholesale trade are OF every DAY occurrence.
now. with money in their pockets, and buy goocs
al their own prices.
firt Of snow on sunday set the boys snow
balling and coastiBe, and few ambitious cubs
did essay a sleigh ride but il is mostly out Of
| sight, now.
| A will has just been brought 10 light which
| proves that the ground on which A. j. stewards
| two great stores stand, and some other valuable
| property, belongs 10 other parties. Mr.. 3. may
not have bis house founded upon rock, after all.
| The Herald was out in an article the other day
in which II proved that there had been more crime
committed in the Northern States in the shape OF
murders or homicides, Infanticides, PARTICLES.
sssassinations, assaults and robberies, the last
three OF four months, than all the "ku klux out
| RACES" reported in the Southern States And
| then gave list of murders and where they were
! perpeusted, column and half long Here Is
| pill for New England. z. 80. 3.