, 1866-11-25

The Lascrt Sensation IN thc AIsuh''-
Plight Of Prominent asoStnu aaef-
eylnntt- Immense l1efafratlo..s.

FlfthE pG AeEGN41IENk AsS%spAA 4'A\A-
chantt-InIi,en~c 2Sefaicatto.ts'
tFrcm the New York Nrr!di
Ros7oS. November ol.-Thc excitement
in mercantile circles over the aescondnE u
q business ti.m Of cur city still contlauS-
Tbcir na7ncs were II. r. baIsto~ M ana Euson
dol; = lus.rcss n No. IS Federal street, A!
tic nrpaiA accounts they harc left tsh'nd
liz III will mount up to weis-t.iGh s1to,oO.
Edison arrived in our city some 81 n"nths
Vliladelplia. and fortued soon alter CO.
,artuership with Barstow, who WAS u tue
hpup-ski1t business, and stood we'll IN the
Community. TIL" firm succeeded in obtain
mr. Recommendations Of good standing fe'nl
| suptlry mercantile agencies, anu tort'hel
| viii these, they readily obtained eouds not
| orlr from frMs In this city, but IN ether
| cities md towns throughout the sfate. ihc
| 20. ds thus secured consisted Of iurs. jewslry.
leat her stock, boots ana slices, &C, &c. all
Of which were sold them without any otler
security than the accommodation q the
mercantile agencies. What ihsy did with
The articles is not known precisely. but the
belief is that they SHIPPED them to New
York, whc1e they were knocked Oh under
The hammer, and with the proceeds VI tho
sale TIE patties lied to Canada where IT.
notts current this D. I'll. say thty nov a:c;
One iewelry firm in this city was victim-
| izea to the extent of ecyerai thousand aoi,
lars, Most ot the sufferers, however. will
rtt eli with q loss u 1--we AunuEea ootlafs oe
| therealouts, each ...
BosTox, November IL.
An extensive case ii smindling, by which
n nun,trr uf cur merchants are minus to the
. cmount Of so:uc s1G0.o1O, has just trans-
| uired. Your correspondent asce-tala'd yes
= tertav that a store in Federal street. recent
u oyeulied BY hfm stsIns ltsem atsH;n,, messts,
n / merchants, had been found vacated. ~
= which only some halt dozen pairs Of boots
!. and a few articles OF ladies apparel were
! found. but not helns no!s TO unsasS! ellie LEY
= | opmc.,ts. 1t now appears that th- tF'u hnu ao-
i | scGrIed, leaving behind bills amounting tu
t | large sum. Edson came ~ tuis city rom
: I PHILADELPHIA, and associated with him MI. r
= Il. Ba1etow, of this city, lormerly engaged
r in the loop-skiEt business. In order to giye
= character to this new partnership, aL en-.
~ ilorsement BIZ the mercantile agencies Was
- obtained. Starting out with this ~ thcn
,e capital, as It appears, they easily OBJ alne.l
.tss rords on six months credit froW large
10 number Of firms in this city. and also Of boot
" and shoe dealers in Milford, Lynn, Natick.
- | Rruiutrec and other places. These euods
consisted of jewclry, fnIs, leather stock, fau-
kce notions, ETC., and, strange o. 4 may
seem, they obtalned them without giving sny
m | security. They managed their game 80 well
II | that they quietly shipped tGelr STOCK 10 IN
IN sta,lments to your city, where it tas been
~ di.,usctl or by auction, and the proceeds vi
nHe the sales taken to Causdu b. The cntefprls'
ID ing drm. ~ ,ro,.
r. l
~ day Inst. The residence Of Edison in Brook.
!; inc was visited, bu. the bird had aoxn, a
Il ! also had Harstow-
IL, Ofticers ara at work In regard to the mat
n ter, but rs yet no satisfaction has been 90
nf iained. The parties swindled were not SLOW
81 10 make known tlie G,ct, but for obvious reg
III. sons they decline furnishing either the
ii | names OF their losscs- Barstow gave napcc
ed liability to the firm, as he stood high amon:
he our leading merchants.
he II is hoped the guilty parties can be IN
m. easthed in Canada, and brought to 1ustic
~. under tho Extradttion Treaty.
mo Several Of the victims in this transaction
M have been compelled to close their doors
ner TA11rRE At TcnELsEA-sr1IL OTHER FAILURE
at~ | REKoRED-
inv CHE1sxA, Mass, November a.
riy An extensive tanner Of this place Is ~ ~
de- uounced this morning as hnvlnE failed. Hl
ia liabilities arc not known. There are AIS
rumors Of two or three failures Of shoe mai
ues utacturers in neighboring town. the disa!
and tiers having been pTecipitated mainly By II
an recent severe fall in tho Wholesale prices
1ble honts and shoes.