The New York herald., 1871-01-13
BROuKLYTS BOTHERSOME BOURBON,
Another Raid on the Dis.
tiI1erieS.
Twelve Hundred United States Troops March
ing Against the Mash Tubs-Three Stills
Found-sl00,o 900 Worth Of Property
Destroyed-The Victorious Army
in Command of the Situation.

The United States authorities made another raid
on the Illicit dstlllery establishments in the Fifth
ward yesterday. The plan for the present raid has
been under consideration for some time past, and
every precautlon was taken by the authorities to
prevent the secret from getting out before the raid
was made. When the raid was made on the I'd OF
November last IL was found tnat the majority
OF the distillers had been apprised OF the
movements of the assessors ana military, and
the large stills valuable apparatus and whlskey had
nearly all vanished before the officers arrived.
Notwithstanding the unusual precauton the conf.
DENTAL messenger OF the whisky men apprlsed
them Of what was coming, and the result was that
ONLY THREE STILLS WERE FOUND,
oil the others having been removed by the owners
beyond the reach OF the would -De selzers There
were mash tuDs and mash IN unlance, but the
stills and whiskey were gone In order 10 throw the
wnis9ey men or tlelr guard the authorities had
gwen several false alarms In regard to the raid, Dus
iney could not be fooled.
General Jourdan, accompanied by Marshal Dalon,
ASSESSORS Parkinson Daiy, McLeer, Captains Moss
CROP Lancaster, Wass ana several officers from the
Navy Yard, were on hand and watched tue demolt-
ton of the property.
THE MILITARY ESCORT
consisted OF the following regular troops, under
command OF General lsrael Vogdes:-
First ariery-4JO men, under General Vogdes.
ghih infantry-000 men, under Colonel B0mf0rd.
Marlnes-lOO strong, unncr colonel Broome.
Engineer detachlnent-l00 men.
Permanent party from Governors island 40 men,
under Lieutenant DougherGy OF the First infantry.
The Eighth infantry iet David's Island, where they
are now stationed, at about six O'Clock yesterday
morning, and were conveyed by steamer TO the
Navy Yard where they Will be quartered as loug
| as their services are required IN that troublesome
| sectiOn.
This body was SUFFICIENT to repel any attack which
| might be male upon the men who were employed
| by the assessors to destroy the properly. There
was, however,
| AN EXCITED THRoNG
following the troops 1oout through the different
streets where they Were at work, and, from the
| the assessors would have been pretty ruugnY
handled II they had visited the locality without tnI
| military escort. As soon rs any contfaband pro.
| perry was seized 1t was either placed upon trucks
| and carried directly to the Navy Yard guard
| placed over It,
| THE DIsTILLERIES SEIZED
| were severay placed under charge OF assistant
assessors as fooWS:-GOrnan DLXon's alley, Asjis-
tant Assessor Rowan; Duflys, Plymouth street, AS
slslant Assessor E DAILY; Granam's DiXOns alley,
Assistant Assessor Wild: McLane's, Hudson avenue,
Assistant Assessor Parknsun Osborn ~ Mulady,
Water street, Assistant Assessor Schmeickert;
Cassidy, Little street, Assistant Assessor Davis;
McMann Brothers, United States street, Assistant
Assessor Mullavile; Dargns joan street, Assistant
Assessor +. u. Tucker Wniteiords, JOhn street. AS
sistant Assessor Lancaster; Whiting, John street,
Assistant Assessor Carroll; Gallney's, Plymouth
street, Assistant Assessor Dodge; brennan II Co..
Gold street, Assistant Assessor irish; large still in
erty q Co., Lutte street, Assistant Assessor
Mcclellan
1t Is estimated that about 100000 worth Of pro.
Dcrty WAS seized.