The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-01

sacrifice was offered; SO that special re-
l!gious ceremonies are no new thing ii
the matter of grasshoppers. The last
quotation from, Livy might suggest that
the general government should take Tie
grasshoPpers in hand, and use the army
to extcrminate them.
The History Of tho Finest Counterlei.
Money Ever lssued.
The New York Herald Of Monday had
the following interesting narrative:
The arrest Of P1kulski. the Prescott
House barber, and the capture Of over
$4,000 worth of stolen or forged United
States revenue stamps in his possession,
on Wednesday afternoon, have brought to
the surface some extraordinary facts
which the entire detective service of the
country will do we'll to carefully study.
gentleman connected with the press
OF this city had occasion to visit Ludlow
Street Jail. He went there for the pur.
pose Of interviewing II. GARNER, who was
incarccrated for debt. As the converse
tisn ended, NJ. GARNER said: "By the
way, you should have talk with the lit
tie Italian cngraver,
TOLLONEo DE CH1EvErrA,
who was brought to the prison the other
day.. The reporter acted upon the sug-
gest'on, and in few minutes was listen
ing TO revelation of thrilling interest.
rollomeo de Chievetta was a handsome
young man, below the medium size, with
large, lambent black eyes, high forehead,
Grec'an nose and modest demeanor. In
reply to the reporters questions, he said
he was 26 years Of age, that he was born
in Italy, but had learned the business Of
an engraver in Turkey, ':The ergravcr.;
OF Constantinople," said he, ''are the
finest in the world, although they are
very slow, and my work there was al
most exclusively confined to
ENGRAVING WATCHES.
An unplcasantness that arose from a
love affair compelled me to leave the Sui
tan's dominons, and I proceeded to
Naples and commenced business. Trade
vas dull, and l therefore applied with
anxious alacrity for an engagement as
skilled engravcr, which had been adver-
tised in one Of the Neapolitan papers.
The advertiser was an Italian, natural
lied subject Of the United States, and a
resident of NV York. He gave the name
Of Signor de Vinci, and he said before en-.
gasing Inc he would like to see some
specimens of my work. submitted
some He was perfectly satisfied, and
instructed me to engage private Office
ann hold myselfin readiness to commence
work. He furnished me plates and
work to copy. He said the samples were
American Lillheads, and that, in
consequence Of the high price of labor in
America and the lack Of really skilled
operators. he had brought the work to
Italy. know now," said De Chievetta,
with a nervous witch Of the mouth, shat
the subjects given me to engrave were
railroad bonds and five and ten dollar
notes of United States currency. l
thought the work was coarse and common,
and l began and completed my work to
S'gnor de Vinci's entire satisfaction. He
paid me literally, more than l had bar.
gained for, and, after frequent converse.
tions with him I resolved to emigrate to
the United Stotes.''
With q letter of introduction from
Signor dc Vinci to Signor Pologniac-a
barber under the Pacific Hotel on Green.
wich street.-the young engraver arrived
IN New York in Morch, 1873. Pologniac
received him with empressement, and in
sisted that he should become his guest
] he barber lived on Essex street, and his
wife was fascinating woman of romantic
proclivities. After he had been for few
days an inmate OF Pologniac' cosy home
Iolfomeo was introduced to another bar.
ber' Pakulski, whose place CT business
was under the Prescott House, Broad.
way. A day or two after
sIGNoR ToRRINo,
another barber, was introduced to the
young engrayer, and the three men used
to 60 out in the evening and enjoy them.
selves: Nine. Pologniac in the mean.
time, began to admire the handsome en-.
graver, and took no pains to concea! her
liking for him. After fortnieht's &C.
quaintance she impressively warned him
against her husband and his two barber
acquaintances. ''They will surely get
you into trouble said she, 'and for nv
sake, as we'll as your own. he very. very
careful. Nine. Pologniac's sister was
the wife of the barber Pakulski. The sis.
ters were young and contding. Both ad.
m'red the engraver, and when confidinp
together there is 10 doubt that he formed
the topic Of much Of their conversation.
They were both emphatic in the convic.
tion that il he continued to keep the COM
pany CT their respective husbands and
Torrino he would assuredly be ruined.
So earnest was Mine. Pakulski in the mat.
ter that she accused her husband Of try.
ing to compass the ruin Of De Chieyctta
by inducing him to become
A FoRoER.
Pakulski acquainted his two tonsor;a|
2onfrercs with his wifcs arraienment. and
= scene at the house in Essex street VAS
the consequence. One night, when
Madame and the engraver were in the
parlor together, Pologniac came home in
4 tempestuous mood. His face was liyid
and his eyes flashed like burning Goals.
Bis voice was tremulous with SUPPRESSED
rage. and his fingers and facial muscles
twitched convulsively. With fiendish
oaths he denounced his wife, and then or.
dered her to leave the room. NV wife
is insane tn idiot foo, = said he. At.
ter she was gone: ''she has been telling
you al sorts Of lies. will be divorced
II will put her to the lunatic asylum
Next morning Polognlac invited the
young engravcr to accompany him to