, 1876-01-09
knhscnt CT The Whisky Ring York
IL; Aga;ESt BEistoW.
TIE CuSTQfI.tjCUSE,
DECIDEDLY DULL

fddaT till Moaday caused decrease in tho
nru,be, OF REQ; 10 around tto Custou-uouse
Yesterday, ard allowed tho reporters day Of
cessation fran The Interesting bu. not. alto
fesuer pleasant occupation Of 1ounGinS around
tbe entrances to the Grand-Jury room In search
Of yic.:ms- From the first day Of the session.
tho corridors Of tha Cuttoc,-IIorso hayo teea
ths places for Gis:1]1e1s, recitie.s Gov
frp.usut acents, aad outsiders, including the
newspaper men, but yesterday tho ratings
cc7o spared to soma considerable extent
their ususl load ct straight and crooked human
itv. and season OF comparative quiet prevailed
Ill day Parties csmo Into .cot:rt en- all sorts Of
legal business, aad the o1}y u1atter Of real iDtc-
es: in connection With the subject Of whisky Was
the
THING o. lNEoRNAT1oSS
assirs. the rec,.fyin: houses Of lhe Chicago Al
coaoi WORKS aud Dickinson, Abel
c.. tho bonding oat Of the Alcohol Works,
the 1c-apptai.ement OF tho Illinois ristilhog
Compsog's property. ard email seizure. The
information agaias. tho Alcohol Worts and
Dickinson. Abel i Co.. wers fled by District
Attorney Eu1ke during the racrnire, and wero
in form ard substance cutie hka those a'rea.y
fled. Tao npp7nisere in tho case Of the Chicago
ises, buildings and contents at S25,c50. acd the
contents It 2seoc Tie 1epcrt met
with tho a1}rngal OF all parties,
End bond was then t4lco in penal aUm e41a! to
tw;ce the va!ae Of tto .ppra;Eemeos, with the
Chicago alcohol Ncrks represented bv Air.
pallman anl Dr. Tn; h, tie two 1riacira: part
ners, Tzapciras, anu T. i. 1sunyan End uugli
Bradshaw as suretes. The bond Eas approved,
end the tuo partners, who hn7a been waiting
for more th.n week 70 boud oat dcpaited WITH
lighter bcasts.
Tho appraisers in tie case Of
THE nI1:o1s DlsTILL-S; co3:7ASE
met again IN Judge EIodsstt's rom, IN the after
noon. aud, after onsuita.io1 with tie Judge,
the Various revenue officers, and the p:oprlators
OF the dist1l.ery themselves, it ras agreed on all
s.des to increase the appraised y1!ae by the sun
OF $4,000, maxim; the new ap7rslsenent Sto.aoo'
4 new bond WAS lien filed, with tho saae re-
curities IS appeared 1uursdEy Afternoon, acd
YES approved by the Court.
Dunns tho Gftercoou there was Z little vara-
ton in the dscar5 morotsnv which bad prevailed
during the z: g:eate, part of the dag. Under orders
from Gen. Webster, Revenue Agent Brown and
Deputy Collector ". II. leuZfelto" p1ocef del
to tue rcctify1ug house. CT the Illinois Distl i1g
Comt any, ut No. go Futh avenue, and
st.zEo ADoCI l20 BARRELS OIL WHISKY.
It seems that since tho first seizure, on the
Sis: o. December, new partneC naa been taken
iato the finn, and this amount Of whisky. which
ia par: CT the old lot made under tho
former firm, vas no. seized At the time mention
e3, because it T&s nc: known exactly where II
coad tc found. Whenever disti!le1y is seized,
iii its goods s1e for 1le time being, forfeited to
tie Gcre4u1ncnt and sao1Id b taken whenever
md ~heleyer they are found. lnaBnuch as
there las teen new firm formed since the fi:st
secure, thees goods we're eeized Tor tho Aa5ll-
Les OF tie i1rst firm, which will render 4 new
bond Necessary for an amount equal to the ap
praised yalCe Gf the goods.
This was tile ooi: scizure made yesterday. and
will Piohably he tho laet for s5Do time to coaao
A1capt perhaps, the seizure Of 6G1ne 6na'l-fIy
pisces belonging to do7'ers in
0ae Of ths bit.eTs men in thu southern rart OF
TIE ctr Is making blttera which he sells for toe
imported article without cvei tho SHADOW OF q
hcense. and one Of the Deputy Collectors thinks
be has tho dead-wool On him So that bis estab-
lalment will probably not remlln intact for mora
than day or Two 1t tho far.bess.
TEE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS
we're engaged yesterday in looking up the odds
md ends Of lh'nss generally: Mr. Brooks' OF
lie Secret Selr1ce. was cose:ed With Supervisor
hsthexs and Detective Herr, ana the tr.o were
tusil7 engaged III an investigation in tho mys.
te1oue books alrea3y alluded to in these columns,
E5ch are expected to p:a3 so important part
n the d; p'oach,ne trials as ell as in the dcliL-
:1atious of the Grand Jury.
Parker r. Iasons manmott ShaksEearean
collss Was seen around tba halls OF the Custom
Aouss yesterday, and it is quite safe to assume
that its owner accompanied it IN its wande7nEs.
1he gentleman In question was noticed conyers-
sng with Nj. G. G. RUSSELL uho still ansista that
&c hasu'1 squealed and doeeo's iutcrd to do SO,
md with LII. ". s. Golsen, who frankly ac
koo"1edscs that he hiss equeaed to the extent
u giving aEa' four dlstillere, aod who is not
po9aSe that be has Jet obtained immunity
tn1sa 1Iz:her appearances 1T tho confessional.
1ae t11o tAlked over the events OF tho PAST. and
Wisely cast up tue probabilities Of the future in
"ts Which left no coubt thas they ere amorg
h6 knowing opea.
TIE 1LACEN!TK.
=, an edo:t IVES radc yesterday to bond cut the
LlfcA1a"a disti:lery so tha. it could resutne
operation At oocc. Gen. Webster was seen
N the matter, and tbs only trouble
a,ppea'ed to be that he conl1 not give M nbEo-
Mte eecunty to the Erojrie;crs OF the dis!lllery
tnas II 1t 6ss1ted it would not bs again seized on
.ae eld charge. Some fuliber steps are to be
sasen tomorrow. and Is last resort the au-
ttaonnes At Washington will be consulted Tho
ueaa IL I'll ready and viii te entered the moment
se ooodeman can to made secn1c from bslnK
uAfee4 Into the Tresent troubles. Tho future
VI soe oIstllfery will be decided .o-morrow.
.oupesslRor Matthews left the city las. evening
WI hume, but Will probably Return in a few days.
THE DI5TtLLERS.
now THEY FEEL
A1.!ErsE reporter 1Ass evening met prom
men: clstiIler on the etreet and elected from
aim Something nf the feeling and iuteptiOQ OF