New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-27

EAGABOND ERAUDS.-Iher0 are enough
of them to be sure in this goodly city. From
your stray half dollar, to the peripatetic
vendor Of useless merchandise, there is a
wide margin for "fraudery and deAd-beat-
ISM" Much talent and energy is wasted
thereat. but real industry is taxed for all.
Our city is filed with tramps, loafers and
beats. They do not steal outright, but they
suck away the substance Of those who
work. Some Of these cheats adopt a SEEM
ing means of livelihood, and appeal to the
sympathies of the public by holy picture,
a miraculous work or . so-called useful
article. Notably among these peripatetic
charlatans should be noted the vendor of
ointment, syrup and soap. This ointment
and syrup, the varlet claims to have been
from the dictum of q Catholic priest. The
faithful. of course, buy accordingly.
Next comes the man whose efforts take q
hirsute direction. He will take billiard
ball and make hair grow On it, that is, if you
believe him. He sells his trash at e5 per
bottle, and if you are an influential citizen
and doubt the efficacy of the oleaginons
compound, a contract will be entered into
whereby you bind yourself to pay $50 at
the end of twelve months. In case your
air don't grow the contract is to be void.
Herein is the dodge. Of course he never
expects to see you, the old, bald headed.
influential, oldest and best, again. but he
will use your contract as an advertisement
of his worthless lotion.
To the gullible these remarks are directed
in the hope that they will be spared dollars
as well as disgust
SENATOR BLACKBURN ROBBED.-AbOut
ten or eleven o'clock Sunday night, Senator
w. Jasper Blackburn was robbed on Canal
street, near Rampant, of a considerable
amount of State warrants and a gold watch
and chain. Mr.. Blackburn immediately
made his loss known to the police author
tiles, and Captain G. j. Schneider placed
three observation-disclosures. Smith, Harris and
Walsh-at work ON the case. On Monday,
II man named William FeatherstOn, alias
John Gray, was arrested, and upon being
searched at the central station watch was
found on his person with the name of wv.
Jasper Blackburn" engraved on it. At five
O'Clock Monday evening, Mike Hennessy, a
pal of Featherston, was arrested. These
were the men who robbed Mr.. Blac kburn.
Messrs. Morgan Capmack and w. H.
Barnett, of the firm of brokers Barnett &
charge of buying the stolen warrants know
ing them to have been stolen. 1t is Lid
that Barnett a. Cammack, after getting
possession OF the warrants, sold them to
Abrams & Co., who in turn sold them in
the regular course of trade to other parties.
Yesterday Featherston and Hennessy as
well as Messrs Barnett e. Cammack, were
arraigned before Judge Evans, the two
first named charged with highway robbery,
and the latter with buying property know
ing it to have been stolen. All the |
parties pleaded not guilty. and
bonds were fixed at $4,000 each. In |
addition Featherston was charged with |
having the watch and chain in his posses
sion knowing. it to have been stolen, to
which he pleaded guilty. While Feather.
ston was in the prisoners dock he managed
to open a window, and jumped out upon
the roof Of an adjoining building, few feet |
below. unobserved by the officer IN charge. |
and effected his escape. Cammack furnished |
bonds, and Barnett and Hennessy were re- |
lnanded IN default.
Mr.. Blackburn will no doubt soon be |
placed in possession of all of his property, |
which happy termination of the affair, 30 |
far as his troubles are concerned, will be |
due to the faithful labors of the police, and |
especially to those of the detectives.