New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-20

Rev Dr. Lntirop and several ether em,nsn, Ba p,is
clnrynrn OF tin city and vicinity will participate.
MI Gos96 Carl Fornes, Mr. Ansctu,z and Theo
fLcmas r,iuntd few days stree from SUCCESS
ooror tour through the Westerp States. Mr.. Forme-
Will fhc''ly elIear in opeia at tue Academy.
IHE CRUSADE AGAINST OBscEst PCELicATIoss-
ARRESTS AND SEiZUgEs.-TLe Mayor is determined to
10 or with the good work Of ex,erninstng obscene
und vicious publications, which he commenced last
Summer. Nun ercus complaints having been sent in
10y country people and others, who had been swndiod
by inducements held out hem in vile and vicious
advertising circular, called The Nor York Journal,
protesting to b, devoted to science, medicine tera-
ture ard amusement" warrant was issued, and
Yesterday rorrir Sergt. Berney made descent upon
It's public ton office No. 81 Nassau street. There he
found the editor and proprietor Dr. 5. llanknson,
also man writing wrappers, and two girls folding
TIE doctor" was taken before the Mayor and after
ward sent efore the Recorder TO give bail to answer
before the Grnnd jury. This individual ~as ar
rc-ted last Sumner by Sergt Berney under the name
Ct Dr. Bland" and on that occasion released on
the promise that lie would abandon Ia swindling en-
t-r,Iise. Since then, however It has been IN full
blast publishing various kinds Of nostums calculated
a. mpalned, to cheat the ignorant and rjure their
morals. TIE country has been Hooded with them I'd
the Doftor IT IS stated, tas been reapiog immense
gains, Judging from his letters. amounting to about
th'y per day each supposed to contain remittance
for tho /" mild pleasant and delightful remedies adj
verscd. Cpwayl Of % eco copies Of The Jonrnai
were found a, the publication Office Cmany Of them
directed to subscribers i'll the country and sent to the
squad room, City Hall preparatory TO being destroyed
One Of the folders, Miss Smith, arrested
witness and stated that she had only been emplo! ed
in tie office week, aud did not read the paper she
was folding to ascertain what its character She
vas taken to the Mayors Office, but subsequently
released.
A number of "rarc and valuable books" "pre-
vertives," permanent excters," and other articles
ihch az had been successfully disposed of among the
simple, We're seized and taken to the City Hall.
Among the most barefaced and libclous mater in
the publication what purports to be extracts from
respectable newspapers putting the doctor" aud
recommending bis nostrum to the public One of his
quick books, which is extensively advertised, pro-
fesses to "tescb thousand curious things" among
which are "the powers Of natural and celestial
magic" chow to extract gold out of all dirt, sand,
gravel &C., 10y q new chemical and very cheap pro-
cess" "the art If producing nnonstrons animals,
scorpions, serperts, and all astounding results IN
natural aid celestial magic, even IN some cases
to subvert the powers Of nature. " IL teaches how
after the manner Of mushrooms, b. raise abundant
crops of grass and clover without seed; Also,
" the magical powers Of vapors, magic wands," &C.;
" how to draw all living creatures to you by SYM
pathy;" the whole secret of love and beauty, and
how to win the lasting affection of the opposite SEX
" how to make one dollar appear like two;" how to
mike q charm against your enemies and against
ju3gcs and ja,ies. beaches lawyers and counseors
how TO successfully use their powers" chow to make
Spanish and Chinese love pills " 1t teaches how 10
produce the most beautiful sensations over any one or
any number of people, at any time or place. so that
they will not know what you or Themselves are doing,
and when this state of feeling passes. will oply have
the faint recollectons of most delightful Oriental
dream" 1t teaches old people how TO make their
skin smooth and beautiful as that Of young and
beautiful woman." at teaches how to attain the
knowledge by the Of which can foreteil oil
things to come" d" 1t teaches how to make hair or
yhiskers grow on bcyssr men of any age and of OK
eeeding beauty" bow to charm aud catch all sorts
of animals without Danger" " 10 make horses, 'gs
monkeys and all animals drunk " Tho wonderful
powers Of magnetic sand and mercury" Explains
the hidden nystere, Of the Shaking Quakcrs." q" 1t
teaches how to draw lucky numbers in lotteries, and
to he successful in various games of chance.
Among 'he ridiculous recipes the eyes Of toads and
similar ingredients to those u-ed by the witches in
Macbeth are seriously recommended in the compost
ton Of charms for various purposes.
The Doctor held out brilliant inducements. To I'll
postmas tiers who acted agents he offered p per cent
and on some articles commission of 30 per cent. AZ
he might prove worthy Of their esteem he invoked
their friendship and patronage, intimstng that all
favors would be fully recprocated. One postmaster in
Kentucky did not seem To think well Of the Doctor
Offer, and sent the Mayor package containing some
$50 copies of the papers lac had received from time to
tire b. side the extraordinary number OF things In
be learned in the Doctors books advertisement
offered for the rhng of 81 to send to any address
BY mail "a pack Of sympathetic cards, an entirely
new thing Of wonderful aud miraculous virtue lie
claiIus that 'the morcn; the cards are touched or
looked upcn by any person. that person is filled with
the most intense pleasure and the happes sensetions
Tie cards arc simply composed of two pieces oil cope,
and zrc soldcred together and dipped in acid HI NJ
| To- act as an electric battery. The only sensation
actually to De- felt by thsm is dsagreeablc smell iroa
| the nature oi the material.
! While the Mayors officers were at the Doctor
office two yong ladies' in black silk dresses and slate
colored Raelens called and asked for DR.. Bland. Dr.
Hakinson answered 10 that name, and was requested
to call at ccrar house in Hillary street, Brooklyn
| TAXING 4 MFAv ADVANTAGE or NosPITALIIy.-Or
Monday night good-looking young man named John
! B Corson, who had been for sometime past in the
habit of lodging ri The house Of Mr. Edward Harrison
No. l1a Chatham street, catered the place and
| asked FOR bed. The house being already quite fell
Mr.. Harrison, deemiug Ccrson 10 be an honest fellow
took him into Biz bedroom. Daring the night
VIXEN all quiet, Corson slipped ont of bed, ami