New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-06

BUnoL.Rs PRAcTIcIsG on THg CosrDEScs CANE.
We have chrCniccd several cases Of desperadoes
getting into houses upon some specous plea or boldly
walking in BY alse keys in the day time. Too much
Gaze cannot be exercised by horse-keepers toward
these prowug vii ians since they come ia all sorts of
guises 20 commit robbery outright, or got money by
sCn means Let whit honester.
Here is sample Of = pair Of villisrs-ook out for
them. A few days ago the bell of house up town
was wruug at an her Of the day wher, as the opera
tors are pretty well are, men Of business are away
and upon the eervsht geing TO the door she found
fellow with pair Of coarse landscape paintings, who
asked to SEQ the lady Of the house but told By the
sery ant that be could net enjoy that privilege, and
she was about to close the door in his face when he
thrust bis picture frames into the doorway and insisted
upon coming ill., and seeing the lady, who, hearing the
alteration, obliged to come from the paror to see
wLat was the matter when the fellow appealed to her
in the most pitous tones 10 buy one OF his pictures,
" for the love of Cod aud honor Of charity. Upon
otecpg on account of the absence tue head of the
house, the fellow became still more mporuuate, when
he found there was no man about the premises, aud
begged the lady TO allow him to leave picture until
the gentleman came home, and for her 10 loan him a
few collars, eff it was OILY ten tweye"either Of
him from perishing in the street." declaring that his
wife. and, we forget how many children entirely
without food, and his poor old mother sick in bed
and 81 10 lie turned into the street that very
day, uneis he obtained q pttanee for these pic
tures which he had only been able to finish by
tong all night, without sleep food in O cold room.
This tale wastod with such touching paihos that some
ladies present affected to tears aud begged the
lady Of tie house. who appeared little hari-heared,
to loan them the money 10 relieve the poor worthy
AIT t. However she preferred to have one of them
go privately to the house where the fellow said he
lived to inquire into the case, and how near her
DYING moments the old lady might be. So she went
and fonDd-tbat several benevolent people had been
there before on the same enand all of whom found
that they Lad been most vlainousIy humbugged. The
ady Of the house hled that the absent had gone
for money and Judge of pictures, wtha view Of buy
ing upon which the picturedealer grew ureasy then
she told him that the lady had gone TO carry relief to
his suffering family ard then he boed nothing could
induce him to await the good Samaritan 1t would not
have conduced tc III, serenity OF his mind if he had
since grossly deceived woman il apt to speak out
aud the trio are somewhat emphatic in their declara-
ions never again to believe the tale Of beggar since
they are satisfied that most Of the tribe swindlers.
On Thursday light lady who had prolonged her
eyenI occupation 10 a ate hour, waiting the return
of her father from the clarity ball, somewhat s
prqed at hearing the door bell ruDg about midnight,
ard thought at first she would not go to the door, as
she alone, the otbcr memb, of the family having
retired, and not Of those handy things man, to
be had for love money at that late hour Rejecting
momens she said to herself, How foolish to be
afraid it is only father he has changed his clothes and
ef bis key BY the by, was key of one OF those
absolutely unpickabe locks rendered SO notorious in
tie Burde murder case. SO she hastened to the door
and threw il wide opep where, instead of her father,
she saw Misunderstanding fellow with one hand be-
hind i'm, as though anxious to conceal something, and
ready to step in as soon the door was opened,
tayug O. be did 20, " / want to see the Doctor
Doctor Sir there is no doctor here"
ooh yes there is; this is 81; this is the number.
guess you done know you hant been here long,
have YOU"
The lady was il calico" and the fellow evidently
thought she was the servant. She WAS momentsriy
confused and alarmed, but she stood her ground and
assured the fellow that she did know who lived in thst
htuse and hat there was no doctor there.
well It's the gentleman that lives here, at any
rate tia. | want 10 see ne can tell me about the
doctor"
happy thought. The lady Thought so too aud
sad "perhaps he cam and ct that she turned around
paror, - will ask him and as she did so she said
rather loudly, "atber, here IS man but just then
here was rot man, for finding that the house pfooa
ty contare oue he detemI ed that should not con-
tain him. and went down the steps two at tme orins
irg the concealed hand sudden round IN front oi HIN
as he turned TO 90 Of Her presence OF mind IN GAZING
10 ar imaginary man had probably saved her Hom an
encounter with desperate villain.
Such villains are about as thick blackberries ana
we repeat canno. be too carefully guarded against
Every front door should have Of those unpckaoe
locL and safety chain to prevent such fellows ioui
crowdng in untlthe person opeDiDgthe door eold
tain their Character We shall only get I'D oil oufg'a's
when the Law eopcedes the right to kill sny one caug'
in the sc Of breaking into houses or found IN tue
sct Of robhns them as several have been lately whie
the villain, have rot heated themselves TO use dead
/, yespoas upon those they were piundefing.
p,, r.1,rs-The follo6og ,ses were made yes
,er,v 8, ,bs Merchants Exchange by A. j. Bleecker,
| Son s Co.: o,o W ,., :.
2.,. " s,;ck c; and Lc Sc 20 W,., ith. lot .
Hog.e Lot No. 81 Yves, 2hs
20 ~: stone House and Lot on south tide Of lsth
=, Is east Of sthay 10. 2c1s2............ II, ,oo
80 ,ne ir.ue Dwelling Houses sonh ate Of tistst,
nd ts. Of Gthay., ze of plot lOJK53S 2oo
| hnrIsr or The MLssEsoER oF THE CrTr PsIsos.
| -Yest.rday morning Edward Smith, young man %
years ,f age, employed as messenger in the Chy
Prison. was spprehended. charged with stealing
quantity of furniture valued st $50, the property o.
! Hr,. May GNsu, resdiay in ksdissa ssrses y