The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-08
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
{ [For additional city Intelligence see Third Page.I

A NEW WAY OF BLACKMAILING.-It is
win a ew TO warn our merchants and business
men generally, that we give the expose TO q new
dOdPe of the swindling fraternity Letters are sent
40 business houses demanding sums Of money OF
IRON one TO two hundred dollars threatening II it is
paid, TO burn or destroy the intended vic inns
property. he letters are generally mailed from
some OF the interior post offices and the persons
addressed are dueceO to send helr answers TO some
other post office. Those places are frequently
these practices have been going on for years, and
ferretng out the scouudrels Merchants should
not, however, allow themselves to be imOOsed
upon by such scoundres, as their threats are never
attempted 10 be put INTO eXecu ION.
The following is a copy OF one OF the letters:-
the lact hat calm rom you the sum OF one hundred
and twenty five dollars which sum you will please 10
coming to me from the firm, and mo- demand It from
You in the most earnest manner mad intended visit
son, but find il mPossibIe for me to come TO New York
Diense remit by mai at the earliest possibe moment
the OF one hundred and twenty five dollars, which
will give entire satisfaction, and will save me visit
II hope you Win at once see the justice of my claim
and wi remit IL TO me as soon as you possibly can !
desire most earnest attention TO this request
o. oo us W lose twentY-fVs times the sum You owe
me- Now il you are desiTons o., saving that amount
and send II to my address, which Is ana by so
dong 1t viii be benefit 10 me and benefit to the firm
= : Another thing wish to call your attention
DO not wish have this its couten to the
I
but let 1t remain Tlcty private forever"
In conclusion, the wrIer TeiteTates his threat that
in case the money Is not remitted to h,m he Will
visit the firm, and cause them loss equal to twenty
five times the amount ca med 6y hlm.
A USEFUL INvENTIoN.-We have before
| us the NODE of a very useful Iuvenuon. 1t IS
patent protective brake, invented by Btng ana Bat.
! torf, aud has been used for several months past
! with highly beneficial effect, lhe improvement
consists In the attachment 70 chain brake o. hOu-
Sontai hans arranged IN sucn a way that anv object
/ sTtn | L. 10
! stantlv thrown OF 1t wll keep any object tina.
may fall either in front OF the car or between tho
! Wbee 2, from being struck 10y them FMS Yalua le
| invention will be tho means OF saving many lives,
! NOT on duectY bu indirectly, BY THROWING nh any
| obstruct ON that may be on the trnck. The mven.
| ton is a very slmpe one very en9ctYe one
| and little liable to get out OF order. An invention
of this class is publc benelacHon, ana should
| me ihe reward due 10 its credit ana u5etuln as.
| I he invention may be sem n actual operation on
| car No. % OF the second and Third Stree Passen'
| ger line, at the Merchants Exchange.
The CHOLERA SCARE.-A month or two
| 500 when the cholera first made It's appearance
| there were reasonable ieGrs indu ged that the pes
| leuce would sweep over the cries of our com ~
with a heavy hand. Uuder this wholesome lear thu
| most strenuous and energetic endeaVCrs were made
10 improve the sanitary condition of our city Ihey
succeeded In spite OF the failure Of Councils "a
maze an appropriation 10 aid the Board OF Health
that body with on energy worthy OF that OF Her
cuIes in cleaning the Augean ataoles put the wholC
CITY INTO splendid state of cleanliness, and stopped
the progress OF the epidemic ere n mad gained loot
| hold or eF cities did not rare so well Philadephe
has now almost q clean Dlll OF health az regnrh'
| choera, We can now ieel safe IN asserting that u
| has passed awav, and we need have no more teai
thai il will apain, il u has not entirely d'sap
| peared, gain a fOOth0ld IN our midst.
REsIGNED.-W William Hinckle. who wa
Receiving Teller Of the Western National Bank TO
more than twenty six wears, has resigned. 1t I
SAID he was a member OF the Legslature at the ia
corporation OF this institution.
, NATIONAL HALL this evening will ure
| sent brilliant scene. MAJOR. General Carl Schu
will address the cIizens of Philadelphia on the POI
| teal questions OF the daY
2 NonNATIoE.--The Union Republicans O
the Twelfth WaId have nominated than r, lil
L tletOn tOr Common Council, in place OF M Ha
Stanton, who Gee lned q renomlnauOn,