New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-20

AV.kDsoN, DOSATIoS.-Nathan Jackson eSl, of
.. + city las celebrated his 18th birthday BY Masking
a gilt TO Williams College, Massachusetts, Of $4,000
IN cash ard nine of land with suitable buildings
III. reon adjoining the College grounds in Will smstow wn
for which he paid s. t00 in addition though the land
worth more than its original cost. The particular
object to which this murifcent donation s TO BE-
applied il to found ProfeSsorshp fer teaching Chris
tian Theology and branches Of knowledge in harmony
herewith ard also TO aid the education Of the soas of
missionaries ard Others who desirous of ring
the Christian Ministry. This charity il most worhly
bestowed and the object will commend itself to every
lover Of the Missionary cause. Mr.. ia .kson has
previously made several other liberal donations 10 the
College. Daily Times.
COMMITTED FOR Policy DEALISG.-M. C.. Stanley
Wa held TO bail yesterday afternoon by Recorder Bar
nard in the of 81 OO0 for policy dealing to answer
at the General Session. We told that a ceroran
would be brought by the counsel for the defendant.
BFRAKrSG Up OF A Boots GIFr CoscERy.-About
six weeks ago Sergeant Beney received information
Of bogus gift concern, opened sometime previous BY
parties calling themselves c. L. Todd & Co.. at No.
800 Broome street. Several communications were
subsequently received, but none TO amount TO
a proper complaint, until recently. The concern al
yertised to eel an in quantity of gold pencil
cases and other similar articles at sacrificing rates, and
give out gifts with each purchase Advertisements of
the most attractive kind were inserted in numerous
country papers and tie green and curious ones grabbed
at the bait, and showered their communications to
sc. f. Todd & Co., Box No. 3 72l n. Y Post Office
Thousands sent on their money and were victm;zed,
but few had the courage to grumble and the enterprise
fourished. The pencils and jewelry Of the concern
were not real god but they gttered and that had the
desired effect. Tne realization of their being only
composition, or very bad gold of course an after con-
sderation, and with it remorse to the victims.
On Thursday, Sergeant Bemey get officers Black
and Wnecoop TO follow up the parties connected with
the enterprise and found them 10 consist of who
called himself Todd, but who was not Todd but of
another name rather uncertain. Also two young wO-
men. whose names were Todd, Charlotte +. and
Mary. The females appear to have been the prin-
cpal proprietors. The man calling himself Todd
was followed by the detectives to the Post-Offce
where he took out 23j letters containing money, adj
dressed to the enterprise. lie had not proceeded
many steps when he arrested, and other officers
went Immediately to Broome street and arrested the
Miss Todds Here the schemes of the gitt lotteries
were found together with numerous letters from par
ties who had ncloscd money.
The letters found with the prisoner at the Post-Ofce
contained nearly $780, ordering pencils for the sake of
the gifts drawn by each purchase Yesterday about
800 more letters came to the address a. the Post
Office and were taken in charge by the Police. They
contained over $780, and at this rate the gift establish
ment can count it, victims by thousands.
The prisoners are each held to bail in 81 900 to
swer and the concern is doubt, eifectualy broken
m There s said TO be many others O the kind in the
city.