Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-10-19
New York Intelligence Offices.

have appeared in the New York Tribune, un-
der the head Of "New York in Slices" speak
ing Of the Iutelligence Offices in that city,
chsracterzes them generally as unworthy of
confidence, mere shows, and aid to a great
extent in promoting the ruin Of the numerous
unsuspecting Females who resort to them for
places. We give the following extract in il
lustration from his 2ilh number.
| But here comes customer porlly and
comely looking mairOn, who has driven up in
her carlage-(you ran see II is not cab, for
the driver, although il is melting midsummer,
wears a long drab-cloth surtout bu,toned tightly
TO his chin and the shoulders covered with six
capes.) The lady herself is highly ruf,d
and white-balled, Snd over-dressed to decided
vulgar,y. But that is uothing--we have
seen quite as stylish turnout in the front sofas
of the Astor-p places Opera, and there is no
doubt but our customer belongs to the Upper
Ten-Thousands-as We shall probably ascer-
tain By listening to their conversation. The
keeper OF the cen bows low as she sails up to
the desk, although q twinkle and q leer in his
malicious eyes belle lhi, testimonial OF Prospect.
The lady speaks: .....
"lIave you any help you can recommend to-
day, Teddy 7"
''Yes madam, have couple Of delicate
craythers there, just come over. But they ara
both Catholics, and you know how obstinate
they are"
"Never mind. Send them round this after
noon-No.---st you know. Mind and
IMPRESS them with the idea chat they must
look with their references. I'm very partlc-
ular YOU know. Which are theyt"
Them in the corner there. Cherine and
jimmy, come here, my darllngs. Ie re in luck
to-day. Here s lady who will take both Of
you on trial, and if YOU can bring good charac-
ters, and suit her well, ye may have easy
work and good pay as long as iver ye like"
"Yes--l want two steady, faithful, trust
worthy grls-and for such | am willing to pay
the very highest wages. Call at five this after
noon aud bring your references"
/ Is it necessary to trace thisinfamous trans
action any fprther IN detail! Eager to procure
work, and delighted at the chasce thus offered
tue " uasuspectng girls go TO the house desig-
mated, which We need not say is place OF
asspna,ion and prostitution, kept by tho hns
lady with the carriage. Here, after proper
preparation, during which they are bewildsred
and excited by the glowing promises and pros
poets held out by their eloquent mistress, they
are introduced TO two respectable elderly gen
Itlemen-one 4 rich stock k-broker from Wall-st.
and the other heavy importer in South-street
both OF course pillars Of Society, exemplary
husbands and fathers and whose morality Is
as untaTnshod as their credit. IL the poor
girls, however, hesitate and struggle for their
virtue-lhe only thing left them is the wild
dreary word--a little elixir of peculiar ma
ture creates temporary insanity, curing which
their ruin Is completed, and they are made
fends against their will-sen, out as that sex
by whom they fell But they must be careful
If they should happen to be caught in row,
or with gentleman's purse IN their fingers,
they will be punished with all the rgor Of the
| law. But the respectable stock-broker and
| heavy importer they will not be punished i
! Oh no--qwie the contrary. They are orna
menls Of society, and are supposed to have
| made hundred thousand dollars piece by
| the last steamer And the woman, the mis-
| uess of this horrible place, what will they do
with her! Oh nothing. She pays her rem,
| regularly, and has money III the bank ! he
magistrates too, are her friends, and she could
| tell great many dsagreeable secrets, If she
! were to be offended. 1t is the poor girls alone
who suffer
Il Vase Gty Foiher,, We tell you plainly
! that many of these " Intelligence Offices" are
! moral fences, a thousand times more danger
! Gus, more pestifrrous to Society than all the
ship fever ever imported, and destroying by
! hundreds tbs souls and bodies of honest and
I innocent young women whose only desire ls
! for work aud Bread and who are luIed into
these internal dens by the lying promises Of
! their inhumane keepers. Look to IT, and see
! if YOU can dsoo>e er any of these hidden causes
| of the deep, dalrning and spreading llcen-
! tousness that is converting your beautiful
! City into a moral Hell-a Gomorrah descrv-
| ing only to be consumed by the fire of Heav-
/ en-.