Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-14

Their travels and Adventures
five Thousand Dollars worth De-
stFoyed.

Few things have been more provokingly
annoying during the last year or two 70
both people ard officials, than the contin-
nous raids through the country IN searcn
of Illicit distilleries The complication OF
the revenue laws, and the system OF search
and espionage they have created, make the
distillery business anything but pleasant
one. Marshals, deputies, gaugers and dc
tectives. clothed with discretionary powers,
are everywhere, at all times and seasons,
securing the country, the hills and the
holIowa, hunting illicit distilleries- A ser
pent cooled upon the grass in the sun,
may as well be expected to escape the
eagles undazzled eye when he swoops
down to the earth, as to look for one CT
these stilI-worms to escape the lynx-eyed
vigilance of these officials, detectives, etc.
1t will be remembered that on the 9Th OF
last month. an extended raid into the 9th
dis net. which lies partly this side and
partly beyond the mountains, was started
from this place by Supervisor Emery,
The party consisted of Lieutenant Noble,
Special Deputy r. T. Gaines, and A, "
Otterson and ten mounted men. On the
28th they were joined at New middleton
by Assistant Assessor Chastain, Deputy
Collector Clark, and Deputy Marshal ARM
strong.
The weather was beautiful, and ION
ward, right onward, rode the sixteen.
The party was as gay one, 1t may be
presumed, as we're the knights OF chiyairy,
who, bedizzened, plumed, spurred and
capsrjsoned, secured the blood-red fields
of Spain in the days Of errantry; or per-
haps. each one felt himself an al-conquer-
ing hero. as did the famous Don OF Ger
vantes. when he achieved the conquest OF
the wine-b bags, ripping them open with bis
indomitable blade, and letting the crimson
iuice flow over the room, thinking Inc
while il was the blood Of grim giants slam
in their own castle walls. In Que time the
party reached the mountainous pagt OF the
district and commenced vigorous opera
tions. They went TO the counties CT
Smith. Putnam, DeKalb, White, jackson
and CLAY. in Tennessee, and to Monroe
county in Kentucky. They had one mite
skirmish at Chestnut Mountain, Ia which
however. no blood was spilled. They de-
s.royed in all Il distilleries, the prnclpA
portion of which was in Putnam county
aud in Buffalo Valley; the others being on
Second Creek, Hurricane Creek and Fall
ing WHICH, 11HSo duoouAeASS - ~
nash beer and material, etc., were also
destroyed. Among the distillenes de-
stroyed were Lawson Virgins on Falling
Waters; John Hale's, Henry Smiths and
David Aliens, on Blackburns Fork, IN
Jackson county; one in Monroe county;
KY; John Hastings on Proctors Creek;
Samuel Speer's on Little Proctors Greek,
and Bud Jackson's on Flynn's Lick. They
DESTROYED 2S5 barrels of beer and mash
estimated as equivalent to $4,000 gallons
in all. The value of the property de-
stroyed by the raiders is estimated at 3d.
900. They also arrested Harvey Smith,
accused of Illicit distilling; he gave bonds
for his appearance st the April term OF the
United States Court The raiders re-
turned to the city Saturday night, without
bloodshed, save in the accidental shooting
OF Mr.. Gaines, OF Buffalo Greek, on the
Sd inst, an account OF which has already
been published. The time when the ne
cessity for these raids, real or imaginary,
no longer exists will certainly be hailed
with pleasure by all classes, except those
who seem to delight in having 1t IN their
power to destroy other peoples property.