New-York tribune., 1870-11-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE WHISKY WAR.

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| TaR REVENUE AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES
| AGAIN VISIT THE FIFTH WARD or BROOM
| LYN-ANOTHER BATCH OF STILLS CLEANED
| OUT.
| The work of roofing out and destroying the
Illicit whisky stills in the Fifth Ward OF Brooklyn
Irishto vn'-was resumed yesterday morning by the
Internal Revenue officers under Supervisor butcher,
and the military under Major Gen Voges. Precisely at
the gates cs the NgvyYard fronting on Yorkss were
thrown open and the bes gDg army marched out In the
face OF large and angry mob Of drunken and enr
GUS women delighted children, who seemed TO be all
in the streets doorways The whisky men were id
by some to misled by the wlthdfawa OF the
troops "Wednesday night. aad did not anticipate re
newaI Of the raid. One Of the crowd exclaimed Ihey
caught ots OF fellows mapping This way
Ilpon the appearance Of the troops the crowd from
Irshown manifested decided disposition to resort 10
violence, and man, more bold than Ms fellows at
tackled one Of the military officers with hs tongue swear
ing at and Safeguarding him unta the 0s'cer Decamo
exaspcrated and attempted to arrest him. But the lci
low, vino beastly intoxicated, made adesperae rc
sisance and II required two soldiers 10 secure lm Inc
roupb crowded around him. and for The strong body
Of soldiers a riot woud undoubtedly have begun The
troops and Internal Revenue men then passed along,
and were placed guard at the corner OF Cho s''"i
the infected ward the manner IA on tbsnrst da
Three companies sth U. Regulars we're posted IN
PIymouth-st between Hudsonaye. and Lttlest7 under
command of Col Worth and Maj. Ritter
The work of searching for stills then commenced
The first place visited was John Gafnerys,n Plymouth
ST between Uudson-aye and Littlest. EXteHOrly 1t
wa, an old tumble-dOwn, weather-worn shany; IN
terorly it was vastly different The military wereposted
all around it, and squads upon the houseops, to prevent
surprise from any quarter Having battered down the
door the revenue officers entered and commenced to pry
up what was, AL appearances, solid floor When the
boards wero lifted. Sis large maSh-tubs each with
capacity Of about 500 gallons, were revealed, iled WIN
mash. The pumpng-cngnes were applied TO the tuD1'
and the yellow ylOokng liquid soon pouring
in seething out into the gutter. About 5000 gal
Ions of mash destroyed at this place. and the tus
other apparatus demolished by the IiDolers WIN
their pickaxes and cTOwbaTs.
Al the corner Of John and Littests In she'd ut the
rear of the lot two places found from whence the
stills had evidently been lately removed. Fonf ma'h-
tubs were found spot, and three in another all
full OF mash These shared the fate as the others
The next place spotted that of John DSen on the
corner Of John and Plymouh-ss. The shanty was
labeled Blacksmith shop" but when the vigorous
blows from crows and bars forced tho door from lts
hinges, there revealed four immense inash-thD'
lying side by side, and full Of the obpoxons poteen'
wOrmtop aud dOuber were found concealed TWO
floors. Every yestge OF the business was destroyed
and the remains carted to tho NayyY4Gd. In JOhn-St
near Cold nine masli-tubs found seven of them
filed with mash In JOhn-st. near Hudson-ave., nine
more tubs filed with mash were found and destroyed
The lggest discovery OF the day was in Johnst near
Little where shed was entered ny the Revenue Officers
and found to contain less than twenty-five hogshcads
OF mash which was quickly made useless. This place
was entered through the hallway OF tenement house.
and as it was feared might be some disturbance
a force of marines was posted the adjoining sheds
and IN every spot where the hOuHes ana yards II lhe
vicinity cOuld be covered
Close along side Of this place and under the oor fonr
enormous mash tubs containing about 3go ealons oi
mash were found and uuder what looked IKE Eiayet
walk tubs found. covered Win ABOUT
three feet of ashes The pumps were quickly set TO
work. and tue streets again OYcTnO"ed WIN Jo IhClt
whisky ,,
During these proceedings the windows and doors 0i
surrOuudiug houses were filled with crowd Of men ana
Women who looked sullrnly out upon the deStu uctiOn
The steady front of the military, however ONtIaWed
the day. about I5O wor1nen from the Nayy-Yard were
employed destroying the mash-tuDs ana removing tNo
debris. .--, d, -
dier whose place had been seized appeared in JOhb-
# armed with dOubc-Darreied siOi-gd, ana gI'iis
MT the violent and profanc threats against u"
persons engaged In the work OF destruction Assessor
WaS- promptly caused FarrPs arrest, ana he was I'
moved 10 the NAVY Yard. During the day wen men
were aTrestcd-scyeral T. ;. Marshas wariauts-and
they were sent for safe he, ping tO the Maynard.
Tie two days work Of the Kryenue men has resulted
In the destruction OF . stills ana about 20 ma tubs,
The property removed 10 the NayyIard has been stored
and forms py ranid OF barrels vas, WORMS stills, ana
lumber. go. . 80,
Ward will be completed to-day, and that the
Government officers viii tcu turn their attention TO tie
Twelfth Ward, which has acquired Tor tseH an equally
disgrlccfu HJtoflcty.
Two companies Of the Regulars left the Nayylard
Yesterday the steatug Wilbur. but their de- tnation
WIS unknown. At O'Clock the military amt I.,Nrute
force Withdrew from the Ffh ward and passed INTO the
Nayy-laFd, and the second days Work WAS done