The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-29

The Ger afcates are quite Handsomely engraved and
printed in blue ink. 1t will be observed that the name
attached is"L o. Rothchilds Whereas the signature Of
the great banking firm which to seem to give
ter to the scheme, is H. A. de Rothschds Sons"
Our reporters have investigated the affair fully ros
sble and We give what they have been able TO ascertain
on the subject.
appears that about fortnight ago. man represent
ing himseK to be one Of the firm of Consanae Fener
Co., Of IS Nassau street. applied a. the New York Post
Office for box and informed that, In accordance
with the usual rule, hs nrm must first be recommended
responsible by some well known business Arm Ina
man q on after returned in company with gentleman
doing business down towo, with whom the Post Ofhce
oica were ", vel asauentsd and who told them !nas
all right presumed that this gentleman acted In good
faith nevertheless withhold his for the present
obtained his box, aod box No 1884 assigned 70 the
firm. few days after the firm took possession Of their
box letters began to arrive In reat numbers addressed
to them, sometimes many forty or fifty per cAT,
principally from the South and West. These were
promptly delivered upon CALL for te bu. the great in
crease Of their correspondence and the fact that many OF
the letters evidently contained remances began 10 ex
cite the suspicious Of the officials and then suddenly tho
Im ceaaed to call for their letters which accumulated %
q 'aTge amount and many OF which still remain in tho
Office messenger was then despatched 70 no. 20 Has
street, bu. he returned with the .n w
such firm was located there, and one knew any
Meanwhile the Mayor had been favored with copy q
the CIRCULAR and certificates and at once placed the MAJ
ssr =; she hands of The police circular and eerA
Gates were exhibited a. the banking nouse OF Angus
H y
th aGar Was without the sSnest hesitation pro-
nounced 10 BIO bogus The Consul OF Baden also do
cyarad ihe certificates to be worthless. No. Is Nassau
street was rsnsacksd from top to bottom, but not tho
rs,est cline could be found Of the whereabouts OF tho
Am, Of CONSTANTINE Fellner Co. any Of III rombers
Oicers we're watch the Post Office, but the opera
tors had evidently taken the alarm been notRed Of
their danger by secset conederates for nobody applied
for their letters
So the matter remains for the present. the schemers
having escaped probably With means sacen. 70 embark
10 schemes this affair shall have little
their own credit by the ultimate capture Of the men
exceedingly anxious 10 keep The matter private and
withhold from the reporters all the information in their
poesession but have deemed is our duty 70 Ace our
readers the South and West thar guard by exposing
the whole affair early as possible Those who have
enclosed money to the firm within few days may
hope to receive again in time by OF the dead letter
oice, and any who may chance 70 possess Desirable ~
formation on the euhect should address Mayor NezanA
or the Deputy Superintendent Of Police. 40
There doubt that great many people in che SoS.a
and West have embarked In this enterprise, Tut 70 wn
extent csa probably be known Ye< Ia sn p.oos
bily the reSt plausible scheme OF .ne xiad gu. nv
with sqasl favor, snd ad plenty OF simp'ss'Ds ess''
be hu1itpEged