New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-18

q %" and other firms, all composed OF j. NJ Pattee
and two or three eonfed5rates
The different kinds of swindng carried through the
mails are almost innumerable. aad it may be said that
nearly every legitimate buf in the city has by
the Of swnders In the same line For
the punishment Of person for selling inferior article
M an exrsvagant price tho has not adequately
vided and great many people are daily victmized by
sending money irresponsible persons Tor articles
of little value Cheating Of this kind VIII PROBABLY
continue 40 long credulty L. common to human la
ture But t singular that the business by which
the people are most frequently swinded and by which
the swinders most thrive, Is that which Is con-
fessedly ilegitimate, and In which he VINO invests
Is willing 10 take the chances OF losing ms
money For every person who sends his money
to purchase pnchbeck Jewelry, ten invest in lottery
tickets or counterfeit money, and theee two lines Oh
busness which the law prohibits and seeks 10 keep from
the mails are sti the persiseatly pursued Since
the passage the law BY the last Congress making 1t
penal osnse TO send circulars letters concerning lot
teries through the mails the lottery men have carried on
their business under considerable difeuity Dut tney
have partially succeeded by ingenious devices In vioat
ing both the letter and spirit OF the law Prevented Dy
the watchfulness OF the yew-York PostOace officials
mailing their circulars here they have resorted TO
the practice Of sendiDg them the smaller offices Of the
State and Of EsvJessy, where the postmastes are less
ygfiant The wyoming Lottery men practice THIS plan,
aud wheec that falls they have devised another sen me-
which il 10 send out In bogus gold mining compa-
MES to holders OF lottery tickets" The Billion" and
"Cabarras" mining companies, the character OF whcn
has been exposed In The TRIBUNE are both apendages
OF this lottery The wheels within wheels In tbs raudu-
lent concern are almost countless The other lotteries
are all at work. and manage to evade the postal law by
stealthy practices Evidence against them being aceu
INFLATED daily the osD1ce authorities ana severe
measures will be employ d against them IN short time
The dupes swnders who offer To sell them counter
felt money less than In former years, as
The sawdust" game has become generally kn0wp one
of the Old ''sawdust has recently renewed his OPP
eFltons in n rev shape, and Is sending out a hth0-
graphed letter pretending 10 offer counterfeit notes as
cigars in exact imitation of the genuine Havana, at
$40 per 100" Enough hints given IN the letter, 80
that wOuld-be sharper In the country understands
that cigars" mean commercials The closing portion
OF the letter IL follows: "OaF cigars are made OF
green tobacco. Do not bring ANY counterfeit money
with you, do not deal in 1t. Not at all We WA
g1araues the OF your first trip each way, so tnat
Won will be nothing ont Come 10 tue point at once NO
fnoling Always notify three days In adv ance
OF your coming that be prepared 10 meet you
Bring on "a friend who has money, II you Ike You are
time. II you send Ss5 | will send you 800 IA
cigars, but would much rather yon would ceme on
This is signed by william II. Daily OF No 04O lbHdaVe
frequent remark among detectives who are familiar
with faces OF of these professional sWIndersl 10
that late they have appeared 10 experience the STRESS
VI hard times Few OF them present tAolr former well
fed and wetiYessed appearance, and many show syinp
Increased protection thrown around society W inc law
and the greater vigilance OF the officers IN enforcing IT,
which makes the swlnder IN any one pur
SUIT OF few days and full OF trouble