, 1876-01-07
THE ILLINOIS OlSTlLLERY,

No more tntosmationB against disti11ets vere
filed yesterday, at,d the onIy case OF bonding
was that nf tLs Illinois Dietilliug Company
After tho tuformntson had becn Had against ;lis
company tho Appraisers appoin;ed-u. II. 6hu-
feldt. Thomas Cha!mete. and J. r. 1awreuce-
proceeded to examine tho distillorv premlscs
and the conteuta Of the disttlctT IN order to ap-
piasso thom at tleiE proper value. Tho report
Of these gentlemen was made 10 tho Court
yesterday, tn which tho apptaisetnent w4s pns at
about eS0,OQ0. But this amount included tho
supposed vaiue Of 1.400 head of cattle, now
faeding at tho dstlIery, aud after deducting Tits
va!ue. as WIGS etninently proper, the correct ap-
praisealent ass about $4,000. Assistant Dis
tssct-Attolnoy IuEEo nas nresont 10 court when
tho report vas read. mud application nado tor
foteilco Of opinion ss to tho cos.octncss of tho
appraised value. 6nd Mr.. Durho called iu Gen.
Mobstor for tia purposo OF setting the matter
before him. Tho latter expressed bis as;onish-
tnent shat the appraised Eaue should hayo boen
put At 70 lo1 an amount compared With the Rlzo
aud Importance Of tho alstillory. 1t was Etatod
by atr. Ballentiuo that tho distil!cry prclnlBus
prJper covered only about M AGRA or no OF
ground. while tho whole property. al OF which
Wal not bondod, IVES about ~ acres. He con-
tended thar ta,4 should nat enter Into tho a.
praizeaoat, aud. In ronl5 to further expressions
OF aBtoniHhmnDt not 10 Bay di6satsafactio0, Oh
tho par: OF tho donera!, said tim. ho had pur-
chased tho property in 1874: roal cstasc, build
inEs, aud aIl, With tho rectfying houso on Wells
street included 70. S5G, zoo. 1t was truo that the
property had boon aQma what improved, but,
oven taking into acoouut tha vnluo Of nl the
improvements made, the Rpprassomont waA not
too low.
Gou. Webster. smf!ing but still incrednloue,
asked 1r. DatlenttDo II ho didn't really consider
tho eRtlmate too low 1hon taken In cohnection
with the fact that tho improvements Enaua had
enabled him 70 turn out such lArga quantities
OF spirits.
Mr. Utltcntine, with aomo warmth, but With
tho utmost politeness aud respect In h,u bear-
"Gen. webstar, II I knew then What know
now. ! wouldn't hare put s5 worth OF improve
MentH in IT,
Gen. Wobster sn,ed audibly. and 20 did the
spectators including soyorsl reporters, but no
answer WAS mxde.
II was tua'ly agreed by alt parties, 1t Its sus-
sestton Of Judge DlodGett, that tlls bond he
gwen, wiM tho apprasement Of $4,000 As tho
baaia With the tesosYatIou that II that appralse-
nens should DO ultimately considered too small
larger bond shontd 10 giEen.
100000, The form being tho Basne % that isaned
10 tho prcytous casss will tho Illinois Diatilliug
Company "a principals. aud L. i. LAwreuce
James II. Dallauksue and Henry u. DafentInc
% securities: JudEo b!odgett, e1pressesl bis os-
tire satisfaction with tho Bureties, saying that 10
bad auown tllom ever Rtnco they ware boys, and
that he bad cycry confidence In them,
AN the party was about to dIaperse, Judge
B!odgett tackled Mr. Horny 4. Dalleuune with
few questions relative to tie salt business, In
which, II Is Understood. Mr. Dalleutino has al
Interest. Tho ana! observation Of tho Judge
WAC:
"Thoy don't aeiko salt, do they Z"
Mr.. Ba1t*ntlna roplIed with Hmt!n and feel
would .pelhsps gladly e1peronco, mo, sss; SAT-
ia attaiRha."