New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-05


ooe Gay.
A. we ''re 4 ,hs is.e b,sLkrg % ri .5s Cocrsoa
ca. h,.sEes these msa I'D 10. come for nsr lsfsess
ioi sio.,s'eit They wer. sfisid.of Mayer Tsmsa-.
"a dreaded b.erfsreroe with their Illegal business
SIc. tie dstcent upon tbs GeStgis lotteries fsxt-
rsLt siroe seven OF these bogus eorcssas IN
,owrs ,isi.et by Officer Beney have TO. cslsi for
tber Letters AZ al and they have beu sen. To the Deed
Litter Office. Indeed tie officer al,aOu sei b,
,hs Pes,.Ofhoe Department to order al letters al
Ses.sa ~ tb.se fictitious coooerns to be forwarded ~
occe TO Washpr.oa without the usual delay. SO g~ss
VISA The rr,h Of these communications thai toe ofss
Of Postmaster At A.kinscn Depot, which has hihests
been ~orta but sbbu.so per 1nrm has the last yos'
yielded the incumbent more than s2,OoS.
TIE finn Of "MOrgsn, WILDER & Co. purpSts -
be doing bus:ress at North Salem N. IL. Sus there
beirg TO bora fie firm OF tie. style IL the pse. me
letters so addressed were forwarded 20 wasargtoo
At Atkirson not Atkinson Depot TIE Postmaster
said thai 10 swinilng letters were received taro~sa
his office. Tie bcgus msa had offered him soaA
wsch spd chain II he would ASST in forwaIdsss tnsr
circulars from bis ofice, bat he had declined 10 have
epytbrg to do with the Plan.
The effcer ther went 20 Nswton, n. H., 10 look se
the firm Of "Fostsr, French & Co. The Pcstmsstsr
sad tie letters called for every day oy . MAJ
rsued Alorzc Shu;e who Lived at Plastcv, ard ssss
over every day alter them. Shuts vss arrested. end
TIE letters ordered TO be sent TO Washington.
At Exeter the letters for the firm Of " r. 5. GIBSON
were formerly received. This calr,ed
by msn named Bradley, who is al old Nev.Yak
swud.si He Was arrested short time siEce by tbs
authorities OF Lawrence fer being engaged in bogus
lcteIy te was convicted, ard is now in the House q
Correction.
Officer Berney slso visited Nsshus, Manchester.
Portsmouth. Chester, ami M nbsr Of other towns
where wi1 ding lotteries had been formerly ocsseA.
but found they bad been trsnspanted to Boston. Tns
Chief OF Pohce OF that city was notified OF the er,st-
cree in his beat OF the bogus firms of &C H. Psrkes g.
Co., &c. W. Moore & Co." own NJ. Aver & CO.
and Carter & Co." and when the representatives q
these firms rex spilled for their letters they wess u
yited 10 a priyste conference with the Postmaster
Capin but they unanimously declined the hoacp ssd
oil escaped The letters sre sent 10 tie Dead Letter
Office with tie rect.
Serg Birney had at times much difficulty ia gettiag
assistance from the Local officers. On one day five df
ferent Justices refused to sign warrants for ths ae<
Of the swindes Ore was az aid they would burn Ass
louise one was afraid il would hurt his practice -
lawyer; another has a son IN The Business, &c. The
wansn. was at last signed by Justice Richard Bsssess
Of South Kingston. At this place they found the
cein ct "Hsrgrave, Burton & Co. was being ca
red on in the Post. Office budirg, and il
ssry TO pass through the Pos; Office to get 10 tho
rooms occupied by the swindlers. The parties who
carry on this bogus establishment are 4 T.. Bubsck.
the son Of the Postmaster, and G.. F.Csldoa. live
hundred letters were found here, and were ssa On 70
Washington. The whole rumber Of arrests made V
four. Two brothers Shute, man nsmet BsIbssk.
and one Caldor. e.,ss. kssss
There are q rumber Of ether concerns Of tho ssns
sort located in Michigan and others Of The Westesu
States, all of which will be afforded to in tine.
Tie local authorities Of the Eastern States say that
now the war has been commenced they will osny It
on ill they have succeeded in utterly roofing out the
whole horde of swindlers who have long preyed
the public.
This peculiar phase OF the Lottery business, the
BANQUET" or "Festiva" feature, is new, sx4 vs
give the reading OF several others Of the tickets tha
our readers, who have been victinized may ESQ ~
what transparent swndle they have been gulled. and
those who have not may learn to beware Of everything
of s;mlsr nature.
Here is one which simply promises "Distibusisa
of Gas without any oysters and champagne int the
bsreaip In the center is 9 cut of ballroom, sAd -
the edges are printed in red ink the following:
.........
THERE'S A GOOD TIME COMING. {:
Select J0uI paItLeTs for Contaa Dance!
CIry HALL, M,SoHEsrrn, Thursday. may =. i&s
MORGAN, wILBERk Co.'S
DISTRIBUTION Oh GIFTS
Tickets ST. shrDsrs chosen By the company
45,S15.
Another one ia headed National Jubilee which
wa, to como off at Wilmington, Delaware, May I.
1853. TO which the admission was to be 81. II u 80
engraved that cannot reproduce anything Ike It u
srewspsper.
Anotier oie, printed in brown INK, with large pic.
tcio in the middle reads "a follows:
u GRAND SOCIAL BANQUET. :
g No. SsSA :
:s Baoss, B.KEs Co.
Tas.s ace at the Armosy Hall. Saturday. May 1854
Here ia another:
GREAT WESTERN ENTERPRISE.
TICEETs ONE DOLLAR No.
At Ypalsnt Michigan. Saturday. April "A. 1854
The circular 10 agents, issued by Morgan, Wa-
Der & Co." will give good idea Of the inducoueats
offered and Of the way this swirdiDg business u car
ried Gu Ii is es follows;
PRIVATE CIRCULAR TO AGENTS.
DEAR SIR Wishing for SCENTS in your place 10 sel ohst fs
o. Leyee" tsse sbe libsry OF sending yoa Pstase
Should you be unable you will obss u. By pAss
ing them Into the bands d some p..on n.t eso sni ~ "a
ceiling .our three for twelve &C. Iwesty