, 1866-02-14


posted On the sJsteras Of sw!ndle now adopted BY
many professed lottery agents, Of sending to peo-
pie throughout The country itogruphed lstttrs pur-
porting 10 offer prizes of from $500 to fx000, to
their correspondents, for the pslsEy sum Of Ten dol
lare-on condition that those receiving the prizes,
which they are SURG 10 dr1w," Twill make the hct
puolse to their hiends.r It "a matter Of snrp1f.e
that dodzf Of rascattyso old and patent sho'd still
be employ aud .till more subject for wonder thst
fools should be etill found who do not read The
papers," and consequently bite at tho lily COZ
cealed hook. The sendets Of these letters, Mhlts
protesting 10 b agents for others, unblnsh1nsly
Offering TO swiud1e their employers IN order that
they may *'1ucrea.e their Percentage on Sales
should be enoueh to wnru any hor4st ur1n to hare
nothing to do with them. u they are, as they do
moi hesitate to asow. tcounarels IN one case, The
probabilities are FeEy strong that the same chafsc-
Ter will taint theix action in o:hets.
Again and s9alu these specioal thieves have been
exposed By !ae press. until their operasions have
MseaIee1y SEEM. Nor1h while to lumber up ths CO..
unns Of daily paper with any further expose. but
the suh|ofned letter IN answer 10 one Of ose tho-
gEaphed eonmIn.cat,ona N = good enough fer publ
Mes.re. Fletcher & Co.. Box 5sea P. O., New York
GESTIrxEs: lam IL fecelpt Of your " conaden,
ten 10 srplJ 70 1t. somewhat fully as MT *ense OF
r. rsso aeh Esnero s sR oaas
THINK YOU" and cannot 'foFoear making few
How Jour Sosou,s 81 mast hsse ' giosed shcn you
"acc1dentatIy discovered my address I can im-
agtue your feelings, but csn,t describe them;
COMPANY! Wss III: Sco.* pfe:ens, 70 guard
against The consequences Of such IN accident hap
penIng 10 yoa again. 1et me suggest the necessity
rome rood Travelling Insurance Company, could
e11e you the nsmes ofteTe1 that are probably ION
s sa sa G sSs sf o''
strike me" 1t d,d.-9isht betxeen The eyes. n
psao AN ei bars tRouss as son soa!d
imagine could think '.the.e Is any deception in
i. Bless Jour hcart In above suspicion, az me
4. one or t~o words seesa TO hare BEEN omitted
Who wss to essr tne loss, il ne .ehems yon pro.
ps'se but the latter part In ~hAch you sum i all
Sp; aSss !. Al sle9 There i to p no les7 snoa,
ers BY driving prizes" All neh,, So vas:H no
wSt, seo9t l. ens!ass ts9 0
Canada money Is worth premium, you will please
return me the eame fp postal currency. Be- sure
and not 70 hags sS neh Of
Don't fail to send the package Of tickets .se.
u.
Young wives, md shove all, don't tal to eena the
''tueivt hundred dollars IN ceeen5aess." There
are 20 many Rcamps lying around loose,
best thinE, to trst % 10 drats, oaat or nall Thsy
aocr not Ike to sec he 'fslts of honest eo1l, -
sny member Of ths' Renian Conctess {Aahoney
party p1elcrredl coming ths way. would prefer be
should take charge Of tho money, Is 1t would BE-
not send 1t out On horseback by any one coming
thsf way.
Ard 5og, with s lsslIass ., profound respect and
Tour Obliged fellow citizen,
should know him m an army Of bounty sealper1:
Z. s., ad-I have inst been struck amin, but this
time by one of my own propositions. don't think
doals md Is 20 dot eneio.e It. @ Sou my tase
out Of the "twelye hundred dollars gEeenbacks y
sending me only $1.1W. fully authorize roa to Do
ten doll41s I mean-not the ele7en hundred and
ninety; VII send sEcc'ps Tor that, duly stamped
when 9etlt .,, ,,,,,, .,,., .1,ur.
no doubt L VIII, havs no objection 10 saking ter
more packages On the same terms Or, say eleven
md that tai} Fas5s' %ases the Foana dozen. a.r1
G.P. !. need expect no answer. Such prupoat
tions have been made before, bnt nsver accepted
e1en when accompanied with m offer Of per cent
age Of as much as fourhfths Of the oderco prize.
ARREST Or Horn H1kr-Festerlay forenoon
As Hannah Reaganr one Of the rbambeEualds OF rht
| Garden City Hotel, entered room No ~ at tbs
house, for the purpose Of putting 1t In order, sh'
found rouRh-lookang young man buas1y eneaset
in making up package from the contents Of hi
| bureau drawers. He had on the door before him
coat, two pairs OF pants and vest together viii
articles Of gentlemen : underwear. Tne giri asket
! what business h. had In the room, and he repllet
| that he gneesed be had made q mistake: Sh'
thought be had, and lntimated thar 1t would be BIT
best policy 10 clear out. He then pretended to b,
intoxicated. and requested her to show him the ~.
down Srafrs. She refused the honor. bur pfom1aet
| him that Il be would nait few minus she voult
bring blnl an escort, and starred down s'aizs 10
/ that purpose. When ehe ma,1e this announcement:
and moved toward IT. tu1fiment. lhe fellow TeE.
suddenly recovered from the effects Of biz intoxjc1
tiou, and when she reached the ot11ee. he dashet
out through The front door Of the hotel and ran u
the street. The alarm was siSen aud soon seveIs
officers wcic In hotputsu.t He was captured ate
chase Of three OF four blocks md conveyed to r
AsrooEy. At the Police Court, before Justice Mill
ken, in the afternoon he was at1asncd for hea,
ing, when he gase h,s nauae a. johnson J9nes. bu
/ in The absence of witness. the examination wa
| cnntinHcd until this forenoon.