, 1877-01-06

that whenever tho import duty or rcycn11c tux
on m article is equivalent to thrccnr four times
the cost Of its production, tnitEglng nt'u
evasion Of the law nrc aure to follow. Il year
ago tho country was pretty Thoroughly aroused
ut The exposure an,i bringing TO justice Ut tho
nanpulators Of the Whisky Rings In this city,
St.Lous, and Milwaukee; and It wns then
thought that for several yeara to conc there
could be found few persons endowed With s'tl-
lclcnt hardhool to cngagu III tho manufacture
Of the "erookcd." Tl,!s assumption a'as proved
tr,fa 30 far as tic regular dlsttlcrtcs arc coll
.csncd Eternal vigilance Is the price of liberty,
md the Goyctnmcnt officials lure perfected ~
rigid tystc1 of in:n;ss'o anu rtssS y, 'e ~
proprictors Of tile registered t'st''lsriss 70 r.
ragc In any operations tending: to dcfraul The
revenue out Of tho tax on single pint ot fl'e
But outside parties WHO arc large consumers
Of alcohol, and arc not subject to tioverlnic1it
inspection, suei as yarnish nnl vinegar lnafl,-
5pcturcFB atc tcs'ronh NJ obtainlIIE ttIe aft!ve
nj rs low price as possible; anN ~ rue tnet
nre not particular whether the tAis Rre straight
The temptation o. ,cn ,1f + to. Mss r,ot :"
10 be resisted; unti Us thero are psnty os
inventive gcnutsca atIoat, who arc Willing !" OK.
crclsc their talcns IN ai'"%t ay taigccttnn il'ht
he wondered Ut that illicit stills VI small rapar'
tty a1c running In 1asions portions p tue c'1.,'.
tfy. and giving the revenue officials" great
About a month ngo it camc to the cars nf
fudge :olney, the Revenue Agent for tlis l!''
trtct, TINT ..........- .......-
SEVERAL or THE VINEGAR MASrFAG7chEns
Ecra fntIulgin9 In tho conversion Ut tl!lclt aleu-
hol into "purc cider" Three or to"rul the
revenue o!flctnls werc rat On .hn u s.cnt. @ , put
their Investigations were fri,!tlers until Two 'iays
Igo, whvn they discovered rnonSh evtitnrc Il.
warrant tir'n in p'plnS-"if Q large establishment
d, tho West Side. The, plAce VII" put '!t'dor
iurvclllancc, and yesterday noolI III descent "as
ua,te upon It.
Al fG5 Carroll street, near the corner ot
Wood, Is q large brink an! frame structure,
owned by Mrs. II. u. Allen, whirh was lrAhcu
by lcr husband to Mr. John u. Frcczc ~ n iitr-
niture factory. A portion of It was sutrlet TOR
d mandatory OF marble nanels. es". 1T tho
rear cnd Of tic ilrst tioos Is tho i'ni'cf aud cl.
zlne rooms. separated froln each nthcr ah,ut
fourth story and tho rotl oE the hrigls l'ustnll
!, of thu building large apartment has tccn it,
ted upus
A AMAsl1.nooN.
Loo Ealsurs each. rtssn tubs wcrc used tor
tho preparation III nlo1afsc" n,'d Esapc.s1'cas
mash, run on tho twcnty-four uur plan. At1.eA
to this room wa. gained through very
':lcvcrly~co1'structcd tralrtioor Which was ~ Ar
pert detectives. SECRET piprs ind 'It~s attnrl'
inctt4 conveyed tl.p ,,usl, trut, The tnbs tiowl
X, the first uoor, through, the engiIlu.rn,,,. IN
kccrct cellar beneath, h wltlci were oil t!tc nr'
ptianccs ncccsEary for tlietiiatiun. Entralscr t.
tho cellar was l,ai tlra'.gu scrrct trap.
Armed with tic necessary warrants tu ltc uscs
In ease they should he pcct!eu, .Ta.iyr umry nm
lscyenuc-O!'lscra Mnna aui camp''cil pal IN
premises = visit yesterday about soni. 4 s.Ilr
nothing until tic tn, ullu wus rcarht,l. The tFl
In tho ceiling btcna,u manifest tn the cxiIeE
oyca Ut tho officers, and III lcsn than !nl,.u;
TWAS opcnctl. mt! the ntllcrrs were masters Il