Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1856-03-12
Communications.
Correspondence Of the Smyrna Times.
Letter from Philadelphia.
PHrLApEIpHrA. March 10. 1856.

PHILADELPHIA, March 10, 1856.
Mr.. Editor Since my last, another of those
desperate robberies which have been quite fire. ,
quent during the past winter. has taken place.
The store of L. B. Curtis & Co., in Chestnut
st., below Third, was entered on Friday night,
and fine goods to the amount of $4,000 were
carried off The store of Messrs. Snuff q
Wernnagg, was also entered, and about $l,SOO
worth of silks ETC., taken. Many of our citi-
zens are surprised when they think with what
success these night-thieves carry on their oper-
atoms; others say the stores must have been
robbed by parties acquainted with the premises
and the things therein, which is equivalent to
saying, the clerks were the thieves. have
been reliably informed that there exists in our
large cities a number of thieves who carry on
operations through each other on the most ex-
tended SCALE and are never detected from the
nicely with which they conduct their affairs
If store is robbed in New York, the goods are
sent to this city-if in Boston or New Orleans,
sometimes to California. There are parties in
each place to receive them, and keep them long
enough to prevent identification, afterwards
/. they are put up by pawnbroker as forfeited
goods, and sold to a certain class of Jews or
e Gentiles, who know their value, at mere song
!, 1t is not long since near thirty thousand dollars
IS worth of goods were taken from a store here in
e one night. No clue is had upon the thieves
yet ifthe loser was to attend the sales of pawn
re brokers' forfeited colaterals, in other cities, he
Of might possibly detect his goods.
g On Friday afternoon, merchant from thu
or West got enticed into bad company, or, to u.s.
t. a slang phrase, he "played with the tiger
as which animal, liking things green, took all hi
money The gentleman, feeling rather uncom
ng Portable, made application at the police othc
for relief and his gambling friends were arres
We ed and the money restored.
IL Deaths in this city last week, sO6-cOnsuml
!, ton, as usual leading off with the hlghc
We number, being %. The small pox has almo
he disappeared.
lid The Annual Commencement of the JeffersC
!. Medical College took place on Saturday-2l
M students graduated. Quite u host, from OF
to school!
Law and Order gained triumph here Ia
ed week, in the shape of sending a half dozen
the our high class rumsellers to prison. for violat
sas the Sunday Law. These men, at first, secret
broke the law-but, becoming embroidered WI
this their success without detection, they CONNER
mel ed to sell openly. One, in particular, thuug
IAN the Mayor would not dare to arrest hun
eral keeping the Wing headquarters. But May
Iept Conrad laid politics aside and took hold of
seer Shin for breaking the law. Mr.. .. stayed
;. TO proceedings as long as he could, but justi
r of slowly but surely, overlook him, aud he, W
WAS others, were sent below. When Judge Nc
said he would impose fine of $50 upon ca
and sentence them to 80 days imprisunmC
!" they were aStOniShed-could not believe
mt" would dare to do it The Indignation of
- Liquor League is up to its highest ptch--t
call it persecution. 1t does seem like persc
- ton to punish man for breaking the laws,
to prevent him from destroying h S fellow-n
Doesn't it :!
Markets.-The Flour market continues Fl
The with an increased demand. Shipping bia
ounO are held at ST. 12a7 %. Extra $500 s.
for city consumption range from $7.25a s!
., Wheat in fair request-sl .66dl.70 for
The ri 1Oal II for white. RIVE 81 per bushe
t the 5000 bushels at this figure. Corn, activ
ID as new yellow, go cts. Oats 39a39 cts per -
Cloversecd 1925 per Ga lbs Coiiec-Rio,
l2I cts. per ID. N. .. sugar, Sa94 cts
avor- time.
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