, 1870-11-05
BROOKLYN WHISKEY WAR,

IkH I'd oss tlae Illicit isiAGiilcric~ OF the
Fifth N1Ard-Ellc fscees.t.e Officers
>tsipustrA Dy 1%0tSU NataIcsi <taaes,a
'l1oopA With khc Mob
A 1-14rEc -NMnbtr OF DlAtilsrrics
xfrok en- Up
From The Sttc FORK Irlbuns, .Nor. Z
The United States troo2s which OF late have
uladc their rendezvous in this vicinity wesc
INTENDED, it seems. for other purposes than
z-ns. Al au culy hour yesterday uo1ning
they invested the Fifth Ward Of Brooklyn,
where, under their pru:ection, An aEmv OF
revenue ofictals, directed by Supervisor
butcher and Assessor Mass, Captured and de-
s-1oyed the numerous illicit whlsker s.il,s
which have for several yeats SO successfully
dc:ietl the government.
In D.cemner OF last Eear the revenue a1l-
thotities. Supported by small military de-
tschntett, made raid in the same locality ;
Tut, in ca.seqr.uce Of the sltait.-l uun3er OF
troops employed, the offenders we're only
seo;cled. This .eeble demonstration ou1S
served TO emboi3eu the aistil!c1B- and their
opt1atous were greatly increased. They
pIsuls deied the Assistant Assessors and
1erenuc detectives. and Ill several instances
co1lEalt:e. ac1s Of riu!ecce when detected in
their ceias1ous business. Handy \ night
iA-sta but hunplTeue Of b1rraia Of rh,Yk8v
were .lipptd tsum the decks adjacent 10
Islshtowu--the hafne OF tho l,calitv in
ahttE the utrtlllsilcs. arc sltusted. About
I month ago. ST. .petsieoy Dutcuer md number
III Lis sub-tdiu.e=, while iuspsct1us the di.-
| tEst. we're si.aeke4 b, mot. aud barely e.
t.afeu. aud !as:', slr Patterson wtt knocked
| doAn a,ld rot'bec OF bis gold watch aud chain.
| SlIce sheu 1tr butcher las visited Washing
! TN, aid held several cuElerences with the
| President aud Co1unii-eioner DetaEO. Tne
t.csl,.rht Promised tuat sufficient number Of
i n ~
tits East IL Assist she 1cvs4ue o,haal. IN SUP.
| Pressing the illicit tr4ttic- This aesuunts fo1
| tic 1tctn. arrival Ut tf1ups ffoui tho yAtiou.
Isluse on the 4ila-t.c co4st-
On Tuesday the following otdars we're lssued
Ly t;eletal McDoRel1:
iiEApQrAk1ER> DkrARIXENT or THE EA$T,(.
NEW 1ukK CiIr, Nov. I. 1870, !
SrEc1xL 0Eogks No 2la.-l. C..ltr instructions
t.s~s @ ~ ,i,,s dsrss;nrns vi a.s..i saec.ysu su
). r. Dutcne1. Intrsns, Resenue Department, Ii
| lie tAt Gtltlln * hts dutsrs-
| II. Tar fuE Z ~Ill tc N1aaEr tie DncianA o
Colonel 1:yael SOdee*, FRS. ARTILLERY. or III
t:iot t nicer p:cseLt. auu VII: consi.t OF:
!. hnstaii,.n ol ~ engineer troors. unde
l Z 4 h4tason OF ecvcu cpHpaEtcs lat she Fi.s
A.tie,t+ ii ~ nttI .ch>- uit,,er Ma,us Rrannar
:;.t: Asi.!;a5, srvtn Fussa Wsoi. Aatr.lt.u, 40
S Al. the aranaolc Officers All, men te1clus.s.
Of ne" 1evu,s>} from ths Eighth Infantry, al d
Ill rEr con mandinE os,ce:s OF Forts Woo
Han ..t-n, au.t Watts wur.h, nntl Wllelt's isstu
| a, Il Dav:as l>:7ad, n I. Il, Will see that tt
| fork = designated 10 rome from fheis.respecrI7
y SIS Ar: 10 all reap cts prerasr, aid In seA-on
itavc il tine to reach the uavJ Jar1l hy the Dot
iso.. The stSs:a: oo't p3 ,te5 Ill b. faf,y LII
\ rsr1 q. !hrrt ttcs's, II possible. t. comely'
+. TIT tea'r rArJ trsrstrrsit II Eec-ssa1y, OF ~
ce:- anu ..on-cocsnisl.ol er officers tV,lm ntn
{ mr.a, res II the russ. .son< but Trustworthy as
| ,ssit be sht1n.
~ A. ecen & Supervisor butcher snan nnt!l
the con 1raeo'1 OF :ae = h'trs tlst he nat no IA
ther led II shelr setriess they win return
Il l. t. rrrs ed on ali the officers and nj
1 ,ha the service which tney arc csllcd upon
: .,.Jfo,u t. N t,nportant ord exceedingly dslld
tuI ald that It ~ depend largely on taeir s.a+
rpod f+nss, mud foioearaEce to prevent deplor
I.!e re<uits
caAuScKT AckEKvkR,
Ass'ss2ut Alijl, ant General.
ottctaI: FnE1ET L. TKEHKT, Acting AssstA
1t dayb.eai, yeste1lay morning, the M
y.rd wss quiet. The 1Ho 1cliefs Of the gus