, 1876-01-01
Seizure Of The Great Dfstiliery Of the
Illinois Company.
Mr. Ballentine States His Views
Foroibly and at Length,
None Of the Officers Seem to Under
stand Why They Came Under
Suspicion.


LFEn SISCE TIE 6T. LOUIS DEVELOPMENTS
which implicated Federal oscets and :procinen:
cittzous in the frauds upon tho revenue. thoro
laa bean feeling in Chicago that
Boomer or later similar c],argcs would DO made
here. aud du.iuC the Last ter weeks various
r1mors have boen In circulation Oh
the etFccts, and baye been tc1eRsaphed
from other cities Ill regard to pro1li-
pont csizonS who Werc alleged to
bo members Of possible Chicago
Whisky fling. An far back - tho time Of tho
election rumors cnmo from Waahiugton that
prominent German politicians. County Treas.
urcrs. esc., would bo ultimately bo charged
theso frauds, and those tpposta havo bcon to a
certain dossee justified BY tho arresss which uo1o
mado ,eDttrdas. In s'c3 o: 'i.e e1ciscd oon-
clifton Of tho pnblfs upo,: 1'is Eubjccs. ycster-
days action will cause : fseIiug OF resef ~
be rid 10 Ca't, at least, Of tho
ieoling Of favesish uncertainty which has
prevailed 50 long. 1t In understood, however,
tint tho arEesta u,ado yesterday arc but tho frat
OF tho batch, and that others will eoou follow,
Though It Ia questionable whether Tho persons
noxt captuic cd will 10 a. prominent I'd ycster-
days Victims.
rnxrAsATIoHB.
ANY one with only halt uosc for nows would
hnyo suspected that there was something im-
portaut aioot Mound ths Custom-House ycs-
tcrday. both big and little officials con-
d4cted themselves NTH moro thnn
ordinary siifrncts; clesks with sus-
plcloUB-looktng papcss we're running from oaico
to otllco With uncommon speed and thcso waa
such demand for trustwcrtLy moesen.srs and
such uu:ne1ous RESPONSE, ab sotmod 10 augus
$t,.k ia
to strict account for bis wickeduoss Everyone
WAS on the raRged odgo Of curiosity. An e1tea-
alEo oaycsdropping syatom wAs inauguratcd. aud
a great many wild rlmo1B wore early In ctEcula-
tlun. hothing Iut What wao "goiuR to happen
NAE talked about, and Jet not single individual
knew positively what 1t WAS. The excitement
increased every momeps. untll about ueon every
body not in Official confidence Was ready to COM
mi. buinde IN very sEto. BY this tstne tho re-
porters, uAo hare keen scont for sonsatton,
endcavored by dlnt Of vigorous pumping to OBJ
tain few crumbs OF Information. Their efforts,
loweyer, ve1o OF no avail. Each officer hAd
locked lis mouth aud had lost tho combination.
buch set Of aGgrsvatiog annm[es. and such
Al eager, e4cttec. thirsty mob Of isem.mongeia
never bef0r0 came III contact. Looking uask
now TO the aceno, the wonder is, that ev0ry sup.
posed poBseesor Of aorrnt was not takon hoid
of and Tho ucws Vtcuched cut BY malu forco.
Tho buys were equal 10 anything snhterdAy; 1t
fA4ANNNh~**~t
digutty which rssttnuedahem.
But &holo Aro mora ways of killing = pig than
BY hanging. Bailled in one direction sepossonal
atrategy xaa oxcsc'saa With uncommon good
luck, and tv tho s.1un th# game wfs ready for
baeR[ng, tue noHtpapes-u,eu aoIe toady to His-
ness aud cr!t!ciao tha feat.
Pill MorSk's OFFICE.
About o'clock II Wns uo,Ieed that officials
ware anxious to concentrate thor oneFEirn.
Tho only convenient, md indeed mcat prapos,
pIaco tu do this wss in HAil noYhe4 office. Gut
it was ut, lmmeuse. not to say hazardous, un-
doltakins to net possession Of that place With
out exciting mute suspicion than was already
rr"fession, ] aud M dos3 tnsm macy fa,ors u she
slIare 0. bogus cigars Aud imitation champagne
bottles. and there arc generally ono Or two Of
tho fraternity hanging about his Office. Now, a.
the vety tlma that possession was wanted for
in tho room. How to got sau,n ont was = very
utce lueatlon OF diplomacy. which, however.
WAS eftectually soitcd II ~ expense Of 45 cetts
to Pill, nho .nyeiRiod shem 10 smile with him 1t
Office locked fiom tho instdo by tho time tbeY
returned. lhil. Himself ootunsd admission BY
meanb OF
TMrEE MysTIo RATS
At the door, ~ did also 0sn. Webster, Assistant
DIAt1ici-Attorney Burke. and 6lpol yiHor MaL-
t4eWa few mnutoa afterwards. TIE Rood.cR-
tuFud clerk, Hall, "As oyldsntIy thought III Oh
atructlon to official consultation, for Lo WAS ro-
Qlestea to 20 out for lunch. and tho four for
nldab'o foes Of Wicked dlstilora wers left A1o ne
to perfect the'r phns. Thoy weIo cicseted about
half ~ hour. the door Ill thAt time being Anx-
touely wAtched By the pseas'9snK. Dur.ug tho
conference four aaidAvlta worn made by B1por-
visor Matthews, four wArrnts wele issued on tue
strength thereof. and tho bail for each indiyid'
uAl arranged 1t eN, ,000. Thcsa warrants xsro
fur the arrest ot Anthony @. les.ug. OF the
Gdats, Zenung aud late candidate for County
Treasurer; 'sHu1alo Miller, cx-County Treas
u.er ke Nehto. ex-Superluteodeut OF Police,
AUD Wl!ltsm Mint7, e1-Dsputv tn tbs Collectors
0aioa. They Wers placed In tho bands Of tho
United Statas Marshal shout \ 9usssss to 2,
Who Immediately rel out 10 discharge his duty.
Tha fact OF the i!sus OF thsss wartAuts leaked