Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-24

SELLING OUT.-Ihe Americas club is New
York political organization even more exclusive
and select than Tammany. The latter society
had a respectable history, and still has some
members not entirely disreputable, but the
Americas club is OF recent origin. Tweed is its
father, and its least discrcditabe members were
the thieves and ruffaus who did his dirty work
The following narrative of New York reporter
gives cheering indications that some of these
fellows are out of business and getting out of
money
Your reporter on Friday noticed a crowd in
front of a store under the New York hotel. 1t
was a iewelry store, and something in the VIM
dow seemed TO be the magnet that attracted the
paSScrs by. The reporter crossed over aud
squeezed himself in between a bOOt-black and
an eighth ward thief. He saw what attracted
the crowd. II was an array OF Americas club
badges in the window Of Mrs. Lynch, the ccle-
brated diamond broker. There were eight
badges laid lovingly side by side on a piece Of
black velvet. Beside them was diamond as
big as a ibert, and in other parts of the win
dow precious stones CLEANED like rain drops in
the sunlight. The badges were Of all shapes
and sizes. One was solid gold tigers head in
a belt Of blue enamel. The eyes of the tiger were
rubeS, and above his head were set three dia-
at this badge, and thought he recognized it. 1t
looked like one that Hon. Eugene DuTain used
to wear. Another was large solid gold badge
with the tigers head in paper-mache under
rock crystal 1t was surrounded with dia-
mOnds set in the Americas belt. Above the
badge was pin with a huge stone and two
smaller ones on either side of it. This badge
was worth AT least $1,000. The reporter thought
it looked like the one presented to the Hon. An
thOny Hartman last summer, on the eve of his
departure for HObOken. Another badge was
one with the tigers head in frosted gold with
diamond eyes. 1t was Il small badge, and looked
for all the world like the one Alderman Mitchell
wore en- the Blossom trip to California. While
the crowd were gazing at the vauabes
the reporter entered the store. He saw a
stout lady with a diamond cross on her neck
worth $4,000. She had a pair OF solitaires
in her ears that must have weighed quarter of
pound apiece, more or less This was Mrs.
Lynch. 1t is said that she is the best judge Of Il
diamond in New York She can tell the differ
ence between diamond and eats eye at any
time Of night or day with her eyes shut. Politi-
! clans say that she can tell the weight OF stone
/ within the one-hundredth part of carat by
looking at II from across the street, and that she
| can see speck no igger than pins point in
| the dark. A wonderful woman is this Mrs.
| Lynch il all said about her is true Diamonds,
sir! she said as the reporter leaned on a show
| case that looked like bel of dandelOns wet
with sparkling dew.
"No, Mrs. Lynch, only dropped in to look at
your pretty things. Those badges there are
pretty. What are they?"
| EeAlrs Lynch-Oh, American club badges.
Some OF the poor fellows are getting little hard
| up, you know, -- land here the good Mrs.
| Lynch smiled mystcriOuslv.)
Reporier-AIe you getting many Of them?
Mrs. Lynch-Oh, yes; they're comm in pretty
| lively now. Wen get more of 'em expect af-
! ter the cold weather sets in. The boys all want
| new OvercOats, you know
Reporter-Are they a profitable investment
| for YOU?
| Mrs, Lynch-Generally not When buy
| 'em out and out have TO break 'em up to do
anything with 'em. Nobody buys 'em any
more. After the list of January | suppose Ri
| get more than III know what TO do with
| Reportcr-What then?
Mrs. Lyncb-Oh, the legislature will throw
| the boys out, and they win come to me know,
Reporter pointing to the 50, 900 badge)-Who
| did that belong tC?
Mrs. Lynch-oh, excuse me; can't tell you
that. Fine one, isn't it?