The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-02-04
NEw YonK. Jan. 1lth. 1876.

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New XoRK. Jan. 11th. 1876.
woRRYnG TIE LoTIERY-DEALEns.
The authorities ara making u raid on
the lottery-dealers, and are worrying that
honorable fraternity fearftIliy. The Ken
tueky and Missouri shops have been shut
mp. and the managers arrested five OF the
Havana dealers have been placed in qnod.
and the others are being pulled as fast as
possible. The method is, for an officer in
plain clothes to go in and purchase tick
ct. and then go and make his complaint.
But very few have an idea as TO the extent
of tho business, or the amount of money
expended in this kind of chance. The IA
Eve times in this city alone, to the extent
of over $275. 900 each time, and that was
only one of score of schemes that were
before the public. and by no means the
most rapid selling. 1t is curious how the
people part with their money. For In
stance. there Is The Havana Lottery Ring.
who take thousands Of dollars day. from
people who have no knowledge as to the
responsibility of the managers, or. for that
matter, whether there is any lottery at all.
They pay their money on the simple say
so of men of whom they have no knowl-
edge. and who are following an illegal
business, at best. One old reprobate. who
lived in Cincinnati, but who had an s'of-
fce'' here, advertised drawings ten years
one each montI-Of watches. horses, hous-
es and money. taking thousands of dollars
month from his victims: but he never
had drawing at all. Each month he,
would go over his letters, aud select points
where business was dull, and send to some
weIEknown man who had bought tickets u
prize. These mon would talk about it.
and become waking advertisements for
the old swirdler. The law finally stopped
him, and it is trying to stop the regular
business, but it Ill amounts to nothing.
There is no way OF making fool keep his
money. The lottery men will get out of
Jail. lay low q tew weeks, and so at it
again as bold IS ever.
zu1oN
was at home New Years. looking fresher
and better than have known him for three
years. He has made great success in the
lecture Geld tl1is season. and has material
Iy strengthened his position. His danght-
ers afds with him IN the differences between
him and their mother. which Is one Of
Theodors's griets. he insisted that they
should call upon their mother New Years.
and take gins to her but suspecting that
came at his instance she refused to see
them. Mrs. Tilton Is very bitter, and
can't blame her. She Is the ealiet suffere r
| 81 this miserable affair." The Church that
holds Beeeier TO be innocent treats ilel. rs
though she were guilty, and while It has
oceans of sympathy with Beecher it has
none whatever with her. She is wretch
edly poor, and has had a hard time to live.
FAILURES
4 During the week there were forty-one
fixtures, many of them very large. One
firm that had eighteen tea stores, In yari.
Gus parts OF the city, went under. owing
$500. 900 more than ftcould pay. the cause
being shrinlage in the value of goo,ls ans
the terrible falling OF in trade. It was
shown that some Of the stores which for.
merry did profitable business, had no
fcr year sold enough goods 60 pay rum.
ing expenses, and that none Of them hat
made cent. This Gltlnre took down tl,re.
other houses, and each Of them win s-,rr.
down some smaller ones. The owners s
buainees buildings are shaking IL .t,,.i
slsoes, Tor they don't know from one al,
70 another but that their tenants may hi
/ md they know very wen thar when 4 seer
sefs empty i e going 70 stay empty for