Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-19

THE LATEST SxINDLIs.-Ws pao tsnsd Al
acco mt few days since OF moi Ot swiat
pg being prsctlsed on our cttizsn- by shsr . 81
ere, who are collecting express charges on
3 o1s which IL Is preten ded are 20 d seitvsrsd
10 the victims, hut which, of courss never cone
% hand. TO put our readers on her guard,
we publish TO day the following conmnaica-
ton, received a few days since toy a welt
Known business man at the Navy Yard,
which reached hira by mail, postmtrSe Bal
BALrrNoRE. ND, Dec. 7, 1ss7.-Kr. Bosrsr--
Sir There ~ one ~ box ia this ofFics directed
to yon. We will forward the same on ressipl
OF 50 cents (chsrgesl beisrs Dec. 18Th Al
dress J. H. Cook Go "a ) Shafps.reet, Bal.
In this case at least the 20 cents was net
forthcoming, but in many cases the svindisrs
nave b en- successful. They seem 10 he travel
ing nor "a ward, as the Baltimore SUa OF tals
morning says
posed upon by the receipt of a CHI. ular stating
hat boxes, directed 10 them u al he n recel we'd
oy Whaley Co.. forwarding and commits
sion merchants French street. PhiiadsDonisr
ard were held subject 10 a charge OF eghty
cents or dollar, upon payment OF viii "a
they would be- sent 10 Baltimore No such
hrm Is TO De fcnnd IN Pnilsdelphia, and the
parties issuing the circular are undoubtedly
ioentlehl with those who have perpetratet 4
similar swindle upoB the residents OF Wash.
nston, ub0er tie name of j II. Cook K O..
"a South sharp street, BALTIMORE IL IL anti
cipateo by the police that the fsid of opera
tons will presently be transferred 70 New
YORK aud other cities, ard those ractiyiux
sDcb nOtses from any quarter should accord
ugly be upon their guard"
zen I.man OF This District where business
enables him 20 b. eoglIzlnt OF the fac-s in the
case says. hat u would astonIsh the psopls at
l6rge To- know how many OF the ciizsus OF
ashington and Georgeto Sn daily submit L.
be sW tn led by g. New York tflft entsrpr g.
cohcerb- which hiss advertised ex eusiysiy In
me country papers IN this vic infty. Cradu-
IoOs MORALS purchase tickets, aad recsjvs by
retnIn msil notification hat they nave dr Il n
pr'ze worth sso, which will he sent on re-
ceIpi OF he ) per cent. discount They send
their 10 ana and anxiousIy avail, the arrival
OF the prize by Express, which is always 8
carefully sealed package, not 10 ne delivered
un,il the charges are paid. These precious
packages contain certificates OF stock TO
amount u $500 IN kentucky Wild Cat D.
uOieuIp Company, worth about elght cents q
noun0-the prlce of waste paper How any
one can be gulled Dv any such stale TRICKS, al
feT repea 81 newspaper warnings passe.
comprehensive. The firm We refer To i prob
ably the same 10 which reference IL made In
me following article from the New York Ec-
press OF yesterday evening:
''DGrb z tee pest for light, M9yOr Hoo san
rtseIVed a number OF commun icaticrs from
various parties in the rural districts Of this and
other Sia'ss, that hey had invested money N
small amounts. IN n purcba se OF prise tickets
IN grand Git Enterprise EstaoIls hment'
on Broadway. AZ The instance of the proprie
tors. Ii appears from the statements in tue
letters tina the parties engaged IA the wiudls
notified their victims that they had drawn
prizes varying from sl00 10 $3.50; and that they
would send them on payment sf Ave per cent
commission. The amounts being duly sent oy
the purchasers, the enterpre firm forward
co certificates of stock on the Sandy X yer Pc
troleum Co.-the value OF which IL not knoIp
In Wall street Mayor Hoffman now warns
all parties not 10 make iuve- tments IN these
Establishments. and notifies those in the rural
districts ,"
The New York Commercial says the firm
complained or 10 the Mayor Is "located a. No
o2 BroadV ay, calling themselves CLARK, Web
s'er Co, who, II appears, are N a. ayers of
what is commonly caled sGin Enterprisa,"
and that TIE Mayor Is powerless TO aSs ade
proceedings against them unless the parties
Vicundz.o come Tor ward and make he necss-
saIy aftidavits"