, 1866-01-22

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hanssctIon Of ono Of theee intelligence of6css tn
pas sfs - lelIoTs: o. nc ssth q 6eesn.
nd nd goodwin toward men ~ should h11e
pensded svezy he!t whsn 4 would
asg rehrq9.h ,her a M Gge ap
pesztd n The Chicago pspers. eigned By "Messls.
Fosi 4 Co, y q this clty, calling ioF tHo hundred
s.Gns md os1csls5e tso hundred carpenefs
Memph1e, lepneseee, where they would be tiune-
diately furnished With employmtnt BY Aes.rs. Pool
Co, Of that place The masooa and ea1pen,ets
to be furnished them for f8 pcFweek. It Tas siso
promised them that their FIRE from Chicago should
b retnnded to them a Memphis, Tneac seducdro
were each Inulcted Of the tum Of two dollars b.
s'Mestrs. Ford d Co.. "a The price OF n
a1sa0eement With them Ior Tho employment
Illinois Genital Railroad stated II once au reache
Memphis On New Years day. On arriving mere
they sou|d nct see ~. Pool q he reputable ain
unknown, Who protesred 10 be Nj. Pools paraes,
the Go" OF The concern, who coolly informed
Then thst mt thsy xsze rot wanted. tbat they weEe
were all mechantcs-that not mechanics, but Labor
e1s we're wanted. The men were thus thrown into
strange city, without employment Or friends, and
many q them withoat sufficient money for even
doubt Just, belief that "Fozd 4 CO." and spool i
Co. ate hut actoUpHcts, partners In the zane MI
alnous haud, and It would really be gross iatterY
10 call them orly sconndtels. Such thing u this
should be fe1fefed out and the perpetrators OF the
opEaee punished to The fullest extent Of the law.
The Ford named IN the Chicago firm Is believed
10 be The samc person who some time since came
here, and from auother employment agency pbtatn.
ed situation as clerk m dry gooda store from
which nc ~as discharged in ITO or three days for
dishonesty. and who then opened an intelligence
Office OF his oR1; BE ran The bus1ue*. short
o! $5o0, the rood will B." Of his office. That son
Of 81 good will" has proved quite a curse to his
successor, who has been almost overwhelmed by
threats from Fotdts Ficttmg. Ford has meanwhile
len Chicago and gone 10 RoIne other place to rc-
nex, no doubt, his profession Of navcry In fresh
pastures.
II 1s unnecessary to pariIculsrfze the vartous
schemes By which lhese Intelligence brokers- viii,
OF course, as stated in our pFcambFe some excen.
tfons-mauage their petty fohbelfes; but II may rot
DC an1ss to call the attention Of housekeepefa 10
one 1asostte nude Of robbery practised on them in
stead Of upon the enployes. some Of these lptelU.
gence offices keep In constant employ both men and
Office, pays the 80 OF Is cents demanded, aud liz
order Tor sn etpioye is Immediately flied. In q
ew hours tbe person hfrcd EXPRESSES dissatisfnc
t1on and leaves and II the employer wishes to nv
anoiher, ne Or she must pay again for repetition
Of the same farce. In this way smart girf or mau
Is often enabled 10 I'LL as many three or fonr alt
untions in one day.. With q elisht variation the
same game is sometimes played with bogus employ.
cEt, 20 AZ TO rob the employees We would suggest
AZ profitable subject for tho attention Of some Of
our Fhrewd detectives. these intelligence ofices
Some they might tudsdofng afeg1umate business.
hrt there are olhett which should te broken IN as
the most villalnous form Of confidence game psac-