Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-07-15
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PosI oTTgt RleHTs,hs question whether the Post once
Department has ctain rights aud privileges the o9nteas Of
ne lhh has been much discussed Of lae-s nov On its
P0ry niunct0nin the Of parties have three
thousand four thousand letters, it said, detained by De
partmnt-aganst Postmaster Fowler prohng lin from for.
Fang the General Post 0ee Washington any letters ad.
opening reading letters We understand that s Posi-
Once Departnen, regards the firm question fictitious
upon that ground alone for other reasons Of tie public
good that the Department have an undorbtea right to
srisr an sir letters to h snt to the usas Ttt l mn.
fictitious ls,ters.-K Z Joaradl q Coaaasrce Jugs.
Ths order q the POstmasterGener Postnasers through
ont the country, directing them retain all received at
their Offices addressed to fictitious names, fallen Ike vet
blanket upon class sharpers in the Northern and Eastern
ee who have grown rich in Praceng upon the eduy Of the
public It has been that young BY the Of
sczuVLEa YAK RANanIER, who hOuhed in Albany n y un.
der about half dozen assumed with the prefix Of D
each, hiss made fortune Of about 10000 by dealing in
"Magie Powders manufactured in the Isle Of PaPhOs
which he advertised extensively the country possessing
power OF charming your embraces the proude beauties
and tie ntraoabe Of the serner se These powders,
which three per box he proposed
nd By mail for three dollars and thousands upon thousands
Bit he bait large numbers sending third
Another sharper in Albany, we learn from the Agus Of that
city advertised extensively that he manufactured imitation Of
gold coin which would pass for good the mna dcrp
ton o. coin that would successfully stand all chemical tests and
defy the shEdsst hank detectives He proposed to send
dollars Of this coin for OF the genuine, and the rogue who
would deal safely in bogus money sends five dollars purchase
He receives in return ten dollars good coin, manufae
tured the mint The sharper i've dollars bis
victim, finding that the dollars him pass readily
profit to him Of fy per cent concludes work larger
scale. He sends fifty dollars expects hundred Of the
Pest bOgus" In return; but he hears from the
operator Who BY giving dollars for five dollars, gains fifty
dollars This fellow, it viii be perceived, completely
from criminal prosecution. deal bogus all,
and his victims dare complain, because doing they would
be compelled admit the world that they
operate in counterfeit money.
Another Of the Albany shaPes calls the attention of the legal
profession to the fact that for the moderate fifty dollars
he would impart any lawyer that would beyond
chances, enable him to win every suit in which he might be
gagged, whether love- The charm consisted in the pos
session Of the eyes OF very Egyptian fowl which
procure advertiser Strange may seem, this
fellow has caught fats and pOcketed their money. When
asked what rurn proposed victims he
replied that would go State street, purchase spring
chicken cook the meat eyes
the Wistfu lawyer and they could further than his victims
eyes Of which he had doubt, he might win the suit
These shapers scattered all the Northern aud Eastern
peculiar to that regonand they held
tempting uhsuspecng various pursuits
making money curing call the ills flesh heir
TO-" have grown wealthy upon their gotten gains The
public will rejoice it the power Of the Postmaster Gene
stop the infamous traffic and that he has exercised
power may where letters directed
tous Names where fraud intended but these cases are very
business is concerned ObyaeI. We therefore, hope
Of the New York Court in the matter alluded to by the
journal or Commerce will sustain the Postmaster General