The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-26

i A HEAvr oPEkAfion - x6aNAs AMI
sBRorHER.' short tina aimee some o.
Thad. Stevens's pets In the neiRhborjns
county Of Charlotte were made the sub.
jects of z financial operation on The part
Of q "colored gentleman from Cincin.
natl, little ahead Of anything In that line
that we have heard Of lately. We give
the affair ~ we heard H. q tE1 aHtp
1t seems that the Cincinnatian ID "a
preacher, and feeling deep interest In the
welfare Of his southern brethren, he came
down into this benighted region for the
purpose Of ministering to their spiritual
wants and assisting them by his advice In
worldly matters. Reaching the county Of
Charlotte, hs discovered an extensive field
for his phiianthropic efforts, and being pos.
sessed Of an oily tongue and . good deal OF
shrewdness, he soon managed, by . display
Of religious zeal exceeding In fervor that
Of the redoubtable Captain Suggs after
his conversion under the miraculous minis
trations of Brother Bella Bugg, to ingra-
tiate himself with the "pets," and to Sc.
cure their entire confidence. Finding that
he had accomplished this much, the reve-
rend gentleman began operations to make
his visit pay. He represented to the ne
groes that the whites, their late owners,
were their worst enemies-that their su-
perior intelligence enabled them to get the
advantage in every trade and contract,
and that the white merchants especially
were continually cheating them by selling
them goods at exorbitant prices, sc. He
told them they ought to have . store of
their own, that he was Judge of goods,
and that if they would furnish him with
the money he would 60 to Richmond and
purchase their goods for them.
Well, to make long story short, he
succeeded in getting from his unfortunate
dupes the snug little sum Of 5000, and
Immediately left for Richmond to "lay in /"
the Stock" Soon after his departure,
however, a suspicion that all was not right
seized upon the minds Of some Of the en-
bryo merchants, and one Of their number
followed the preacher to Richmond, in
order 20 look into the matter little
further. His observations in that city soon
satisfied him that he and the other stock
holders had been badly "sold." Instead,
however, of having the reverend swindler
arrested, he returned home to report to the
other members of the firm. Of course
tHeTc was great cACltclucnb AMONG Tue
yictimized,. and it would have been any
thing but prudent for the Cincinnati mis-
sionary to have visited that neighborhood
just then. 1t seems, however, he was q
bold fellow, for in few days afterward he
was discovered by some Of his dupss on
the upward bound train at brakes station.
Being Intercepted by them as to the dispo-
sition of their funds, he stated that he had
purchased the goods, which would be up in q
day or two; that he was then going to Hall
fax, and would soon visit his friends in Char
lotte. The negroes, still deceived, per-
mitted him to go on his way, but several
days elapsing, and nothing being heard
from the goods, a magistrate was applied
10, who issued warrant for the arrest of
the sanity financier, and deputed two spe-
cial constables to 60 in search of him. How
they succeeded we have not learned. If
successful in arresting him, we would favor
turning him over to his brethren to be
dealt with. No use troubling the courts
with such case.-FdrmuiHe Journal.