, 1875-12-31
WHISKY.
The Field the Day After the
Battle.
4 Talk with the Distil|ers on
the Subject.
The Great Problem Is How to
Feed the Cattle.
Extent to which the Revenue
Has Been Defrauded---
The Evidence.
4 Silly Story Disposed of..-Sttuat'on
Of Affairs at tho Custom
House.
Consolidation Of Collection Districts
---Those Certificates Of
Mergeraau'e,
Efforts to Unearth Big Ring in New
York City.
Promising Symptoms of n Crooked
UpheaynI In San FrnnEiscu.
The Difficulties Attending Ring Prosoou.
tons On the Pacific Coast.
CHICAGO.
Promising Symptoms Of n Crooked
UpheaynI In San Francisco.
The Difficulties Attending Ring Prosoou'
tons On the Pacific Coast.
CHICAGO.
THE VICTIMS.

THE VICTIMS.
now THEY nEuAVED YrsTEnpAY.
The various diatif1erIcs and rectifying houses
about town that haa bocn seized presented {
gloomy aud forlorn appearance yosterday, Tho
small army Of clerks, btoEekoepors, 0nugers, and
general omplorca thAt nero wont to fnfost the
promises and tho tomptes consecratad to tho
production Of tho festive corn-juice. voro no
longer viRiblc. or, at least were greatly reduced
ia pumbcrs and depressed iu spirit. From the
broad vatB tuoro still atosc m income, whose
misty odor proclaimed most strsunous1y tho
character OF sheir contents. Tho castle-pens
wore yot crowded with fat and lussy klue. But
tic usual bust1o OF business in And aboat tho
Office wAs absent. One or two nun eat
tostdo With theiz foet an CHAIR OF \
stoso, smoking cigars, but otherwise
bet.Ayiug no INCLINATION to occupy themselves in
useful luluBtry. Thcy wcro tho custodians
The propretors Of tho dst,lIeries wero around
cary 10 tho morning, and put in their time dur
ing tho day in taking invcutoTy Of stock and fur
nturo.
CHICAGO ALCOHOL WORKS.
At tho Ecctfyipg-house Of the Chicago A1co-
boil Works, No. 1l6 FrAuklin stroet there xaa
ve7y little going on during tho day. Tho cnsto-
dian whilcd away tho hours In looking ont nj the
front widow, and in answering questions that
uero put 10 him BY interested parties. who
dropped In With grsst frequency. Tic was cheered
in his lonely momonts BY solitary bookkccper
of tho establishment, who remained for tho
purpose Of assisting iu taking tho inventory.
Ttuv wnro Joined ~ m carly hour By Alr. ]. II.
rahlman, ex-Couuty Commissioner, President
Of the Company, and general mauager OF tho
entiro coucotn. Mr. I&hlman had recovered
during tho night from lbo establishments in.o
aud uoro himscf x1sh - much calmnosa ~
could DO expected from ono In hla peculiar cir
cumstanccB. in thin ho had doubtloss besn AID
Cd by Ills nativo Tcnsonlo phlegn- In appear.
Rncc, he is OF medium height rather slsndosly
built, with s4pdy board bordorinE on rcd. snd
mdstacho to match. ~ Ta,nuSE rcpostsr
found him shortly after noon, buslty engaged in
the wareroon. tho bookkeeper heslilo. him
with notebook in hand, rendering him material
&aBlstarce.
"Well. what do you whut7" wss his rather
EruT rej0inder to tue reporters sa!ltsaton.
II want tu know somothlng about whItky."
"Whst do you want ?" again exclaimed MI.
"Iw.nt TO 4sk you about your future lnten-
t1ouB."
'Bpo.k louder; Am hard OF hearing" !" gzonl-
cd tho President of the Alcohol Wor4s.
II rant 20 iutervie" you !" shouted tho presa
''Oh, you arc reporter. All right. Coma In
tho other ,oom.'" said III. Pahlmsn. his accents
greatly molhtie1.
p. Expressed himself AZ willing 70 impsrI sry in
formation ln his power.
,K.-Are thcro any nes developments In Affairs
slnce yesterday
liz. p,-None, whatever. You newspaper men
o1hausted the subject completely. TnE rhln-
uxE, In fact, appears 10 hare got ahead Of lie
R.-uavo you decided on Any plsn for tho fu-
it,. p.-Yes, ~ tar Is 1t IL poesible 10 plan in
K.-wlll you bond out tho dl.tllIsr3 and rooti-
fyinR woritA
hi. P.-Ob, yoa. 10 have already begun to
tako An inventory, ~ you sec. and 10 calculate
70 giTe bonds 10 aoon "a We can hnish sud gel
R,-You vii then zesnms operations -
usunl?.
Mr. P.-Yss. and ue l1peel to run the same
amount Of whlsky, which NIL doubtless 30
vogue. 1t hsa got to be tho fashion to oounidoe
al whisky crooked. OF. It leaae, TO suspect 1t OF
being 40. Aud, What IL worse. tins rsvonus
people seize 1t on that mere suhplcion.
N.-FFankIy, what il your opluion ~ To
THE ORIGIN OF THts nAlD?
Nr. P.-Yoa ought to know - well or besste
than /.
K.-Come, now, thlt won't do. You may ~
we'll toll NC nov ~ ton minutes from now:
Mr. P.-sYell, Il you wsnt 10 know, Ill toll
you. Some ono hiss lied Itko hi.
R.-You think, !hon, thss falso Information
his been given 70 tho Iseysnue Dspsrs,nsnt,'
Mr.. p.-1 know IL. 1hese othes distlloss
who were sotzed Iaat spring have detotniued to
bring us down Ia tbs mud with them.
N.-WhAt good will shat do themf
Mr. F.-Why, tLoy probably think to make IL
e.sler for themselvss by hsaug,ng oshssa into
the ecrspe.
R.-Do you think shoir expectations will bo
fea!lzodf
Iii. r. {smphstica!lY)-N much. Do ron
see tbkt (poiptinE to \ small alusIe chest
ssanilng ne1t to the ssfo)3 In that box are all
tho documents in proof Of our tnuocenoe. Wa
hare kept eserv sAx recs!pt thai We hsyo paid
since tho fire. They ar1 all carefully preserved,
and Will ahow that, contrary to public opinion,
no have paid the United 6lAtoa vss4 larxs sun
Of money, for the privilege Of carrying GU tho
uistillery buaaosS.
This last retnark Was delivered with great
force. and WAS emphasized by bringing Als ast
doHu upon tho table With such violence ~ 10
sbAko tho door. The boukkeeper, who waa
standinX BY ~ iuterssted listener, nodded ap-
p1oysngty, sud The custodian anoke with Z start
from llis deep slulnber, aud gazed wildly around.
~ II expecting N Invasion OF goEe-seoking
whskyites, Alter \ pause, tho reporter g4rs :
elight turn TO tho conyorsallon.
K.-What IL
TIN CAPACITY
Of your 1ectifytug establiAhmont1
Mr. P.-0ur AnbRrAtuR IN FeFV anil Va