The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-21

| the simple Say-so OF men OF WHOM lney
have no knowledge, and who are follow
ing an illegal business, at best One old
reprobate, who lived in Cincinnati, but
who had an "office" here, advertised
| drawings ten years-one each month
| of watches, horses, houses and money,
taking thousands of dollars a month
| from his victims; but he never had
drawing at all. Each month he would
| 90 over his letters and select points
where business was dull, and send 20
some well known man who had bought
| tickets a prize. These men would talk
about it, and become walking advertise
ments for the old swindler. The law
finally stopped him, and it is trying to
stop the regular business, but it all
amounts to nothing. There is no way
of making a fool keep his money. The
lottery men will get out of Jail, lay low
few weeks, and go at if again as bold
as ever.
FAILURES.
During the week there were forty one
failures, many of them very large. One
firm that had eighteen tea stores, in va
rious parts of the city, went under,
owing 5000, 900 more than it could pay,
the cause being shrinkage in the value
of goods and the terrible falling off in
trade. 1t was shown that some of the
stores, which formerly did profitable
business, had not for year sold enough
goods to pay running expenses, and that
none of them had made a cent. This
failure took down three other houses,
and each of them will carry down some
smaller ones The owners of business
buildings are shaking in their shoes, for
they don't know from one day to an
other but that their tenants may fail,
and they know very well that when
store gets empty it is going to stay empty
for time. Half the business houses in
the city are either empty or being occu-
pied at half the old rates. The effect of
this is visible in everything. There has
been but very few big balls this winter,
and the few have been very thinly at
tended. Then those who do attend are
content to go very modestly attired, and
without any very special display. AT
the big Charity Ball, the other night,
the absence of diamonds was the most
conspicuous feature. The fact is the
jewels of a great many fashionable danes
are lying very safe in bankers safes, as
security for money that was absolutely
necessary for the head of the house to
have to save himself from going under,
aud the iron that enters Madam's soul is
the horrible uncertainty as to whether
the sacrifice will save him after all. If
without saving her husband. How she
would like to have those diam 0nds, if
they do fail, and how fervently will sh-
mourn them! Pity the rich-they are
the ones who need it. The Loor are
used TO thin living-like the eels that
were skinned aHve-they are used to IT,
NIGHT WORK IN THE CITY.
Few persons ever think of the labor it
takes to meet the convenience of large
city. With dusk the ia5orcrs Of the day
wend their way home, but another army
is ready to take its place. 4 host of
sweepers and cleaners take possession of
the streets at dark, companies with
broom and shovel work on the crossings,
while the street sweeping machines hur-
ry and clatter past like light artillery,
the great cylinder brushes sweeping a
swath half the width of a street, Just as
a moving machine rakes up grass. Then
the scavengers with their sealed wagon
tanks ply their unsavory tasks without,
as of old, making the night hideous with
their passage. The hundreds of private
watchmen take up their patrol, and the
battalions of night police file to their
posts, dropping man at each station
Us they pass. Scores of night reporters |
are on the move, silent. unnoticed and |
alert, till two in the morning getting up |
the latest news of fire and arrest for !
readers at breakfast. The work of load |
ing and unloading vessels goes on by |
night and day the same. The printing
offices of the morning papers begin their
work about nine in the evening, not to
close till the last customer is served /
across the counter with his batch Of
lailies to be left at up town doors. My
was shutting up his stand the
,ther night as went by at early winters
iusk, and as he obligingly unlocked his
loor to give Inc the last Harper, said,
Il have to be up and down town by
hree in the morning to get my papers,
md | must shut up early to get some
est" 1t gave a new idea of the care
md hardship it takes to provide mat
er, so much Of course, as our daily pa
,er at breakfast. Beside these occupa-
ions, there is a large class engaged in
IMPLYING the wants of these workers,
uch as the. all night refreshment houses,
he drinking places, to say nothing of
he cars and stages, ferryboats and craft
# all sorts, lawful and unlawful, that
'ly from dewy eve till dawn, and round
gain.
FASHION AND CHARITY.
The first of the annua a I halls o,;,a, oftar |
he first of January came off this week,
ut was not the success which these
haritable festivals usually are, though
atronize0 by the gayest and most fash
onable people. The fact is that people
ave not money to spend for anything
ot strictly essential, even in the name
f charity. No pains were spared to
lake this ball as attractive as in former
ears, and the decorations are spoken of
: delightful, in the profusion of flowers
mployed The stage of the Academy
yas encircled with roses, till the eye
ould not rest, and the private boxes
Iere embowered in bouquets Gov Til
en- came down from Albany to open the
all, but was delayed till nearly Il
clock, when a superb procession swept
fter him TO the floor, the dancing be-
inning with over seventy couples. The