, 1876-01-01

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE:
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thsm tho shotls or rtahos for cattln. Tho coop
cs-Hbup i. excci1cnlly srsaugtti. and ia operated
on contract By an outAfte party, who furnishes
tho aixty-a barrels day necessary 10 hold 3ho
product Of Tho establishment.
Tho Government bonkt stats the to.a! rnrtc-
i:y Ut tlla jiniilory nj o775 bushels OF grain, or
!,709 GALLONS OF aptritr. dal7. Tim pre.ent
wording capacity Ia 1,551 buslo1s Of grain. ur
6,43o kas!ous of spirtts.
Hczed wers ~ follows. Form, 2s. two books.
commencing Nov. s, 18Th. anil endny Dco. OF,
1s7h; form II, bnok containing account. Of
tnnteriais n.nd fro!t Dee. to Dec. IL, 1875;
2, 1874. Ia Dec. ~. 1875.
Tho smount Of liquor found in tho warehouse
was !. Isl bhrteiA, classified ~ f0l1owss b0A bhr-
rels Of copper whisky, 100 halt barrels copper
whisky, ~ barrcfa spirits. 475 tsrroIs hghvtnes,
81 barrels nfcohnl. 1'oaiaes this. tho hu1ount Of
liquor contained IN tho winc-room was found to
he 7.9Go gallons making tho total amount ia
Warehouse hnd wiue-room 10 335 gallons.
Cattle bsrns for 2,0u0 head Of aatt's wczo
found On tho rrom,aos, although but 400 hoad
aro accommodated NJ pEeannt. Tito grain fnunl
wna In the following An,ol,,th :: 4,io1 bushcs OF
corn. i.3p0 bushels If ryc. lion tuahle OF malt
1.0N0 bushels Of b.rlay, !, 200 basbols Of growing
batsoy. 331 bushels Of oa!s.
THO remaining nstiolcy in tho inventory Of
dItttlforY rropcrfy varo 1000 tons of cont: coo
ak -hoop barcIs. 290 e!xht-hoop bnrtos, 100 hnlf
ba1rols. 2 urnys. 125.o00 slaves headings. the
coopar-shnp with itA toolk, machinery. ard all
io,plc,nnnts and materials OF nvcry kind III any
way connectei with tho shop, fots OF coopcra'
soola for twcutr-fiyo men. thu malt house.
e'nr.sor in rano, rl,aftins. eto, lao feet rnbhcr
l,oHc, u inch. q malt.shosclA, Ii tons hard conl.
l2i tackn Of charcoal at 81 each.
Thu estimate rEtu rnn.l To tia Collector Of Tho
ratus ut ti,o ntopcrty seisod, Including srofy-
tt!ug, IL $12o, ,o0u.
1.ae. crcnfng ntopnrtor Of 1'nE TE1nU.E called
ut TIM ro=idnnce ct Nr. Edward F. Lawrence,
President Of the Illinois Distllng compsn5, Nh.
facsa In regard to tho aeizurc. Mr. Lawronco
wheu he catno tn. HAll thlt ho wAb perfectly
wiling to atate NIL ho know, but tAat bc know
absolutely nothing Of tho ro.son why tho nstah-
lshmnnt was aetzc1 by tho 1oYcrnmons.
K.-yon aro familiar With tho busincss OF your
Company, aro you not
atr. L.-That is mora than can say. hayo
nothing to do with ths dstRlls Of lilo bus.uras,
except
THE FINANCIAL ltAxAoE.trST.
I ednntfnaa buy grAr. and sTa6 On Change
this morning when th" neus Of Tho eoixnto Of
our dihttllory was brought to me. -.
E.-cau you eve any roanons for tue seizure?
knowfodgn pf any rchenn Why the Government
should hnvo taken posscsHion Of cur works.
N.--Can You not explain why tfio dissiltorT
WIS seizcd hnd not tito reelifyng.house does
w. Mr. tps T.. dansS;De,!)mo, i 1e% don't know lean
Eiro no particulars IN regard to tho natter.
don't know wha. tho t!istillcrY is soized for. Mr.
Dsl1entinc, .nY brdthrr-ts-lnw. hae chargo of tho
n'atl'cry and ito workings, but nctuasIy know
Of nuthtug aud ..-
rTnlsK 7HEnE 1s NOTHING whoxn.
n-wero yon baokward in your taxos or run"
ntng crookoa7
afr. L. Oauehlng.)-Sor tl,nt Is pointol. /
- f1Su AnA VII I f0.
sieyo. l think the uoynrnment is entitlod to ,ta
duties on WHISKY, and belioso We paid tlclA.
Our Dibtilloty Company MAJ kno"n up to
August, 1874, a. tho Notthweatcru. In October,
mortgage, aud changed It's natno to tho tllinota
uis.iilug Company, aud At that tmo became
couucoted with 1t. Wo commenced opera
ttons in tho .mnnttl Of November fol-
!. si ti,a limo since bavo rot vtstodF tho disst
lery moro than onco month since, and / be-
!iovo thu concotn was run atfa!ght By far ~ my
knowledge goes. / do know thiHs that during
the past year this district paid the Government
S7,0O0000. and &rnm this I shou|l infor that
SOME p1sr1LLEnfRs p1D NOT run unooKEp
II Others did; ana believe that Is tue cAso With
ours, which must hnyo run straight, for 1t paid
oyrr 600 00O Of that amount during tho 1>eriou
or about Bcsen months which VIC 1nn to tho Gov
ernfnont.
n.--Arc you not In tho ring7 .........
Mr.. III must saY TINT IL close qrestionfng,
TO ERy tug lG36t. AN l KGUH NJ IL Is l{uH1 QD1T.
say aud Hhat read in ynE TRlpuAE aud other
papers;
Mr.. L.-An told you boforo, had nothing to
do With tho details OF tho business. havo no
knowledge OF any wrDnE committed by uA.
DOING FAIR uuB1Nkas.
H.-Was trade good
air. L.-Wcii, yen NO havo been having q
good l,uslness, but witch has NOT been pattlcu-
itlIy ;runi1lttrat, =. Ttads h:,9 n;rcrad aoms.-
what since last -,,ring, and this aaaaou'a proa-
poets have becn better than NO have known for
abtuo years paHt, but this III tho dull eeAson ot
the year.
n.-Do you propose to give bonds and have
your t!latillcry roloaaed7
Mr.. E.--I don't inow. Thfs thing has come
upon us loo suldoniy to nay what uoll do. I
don't know wllet'.cr we will givo bonds or not.
Tho fnct is, uo have no limo OF action marked
out.
n.-Can you then offer no explanation for tho
anizura7 ...
Mr. L.--so far A. am individually concerned,
llayo nothing Whatoyos to explain.
N.-Woro yo,i running full2
M1. L.--So, sir. II we had been running
full no e1nntd havo been paying the Govern
mont about $4,000 day. Many OF our suba aro
upset. Wo haye been ranulng about 1000 buah-
els d Weck.
l,.-Can you gsyo 1nn any further explanation
Mr. L.--I have mao further 70 oifor.
With this, tho conversation cndcd, nnu tha ro-
porter took h!a departure.
THE INF oRMATloNS.
KEEtEY kkAWfH.
yesterday Afkosnouu ASsistat,k Dihtr{ct-httor-