Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-01-21
New YORK, Jan. Is, 1876.

CHARITY-BCSISESS.
New YORK, Jan. Is, 1876.
WORRYING THE LOTTERY DEALERS.
The authorities are making rad on
the lottery-dealers, and are worrying that
honorable fraternity fearfully. The Ken
tucky and Missouri shops have have been
shut ~, and the managers arrested nVe
of the Havana dealers baye been placed III
ouod, and the others are being pulled rs
fast as possible. The method Is, Tor an
officer in plain clothes to go IN ana pur-
chase a ticket, and then so and make his
complaint But very few have an idea Us
to the extent of the business, or the amount
of money expended in this kind OF chance
The famous Kentucky Library scheme was
sold five times in this city alone, TO the eS-
tent of over S215, 900 each time, anu that
was only one of score OF schemes that
were before the public, and by no means
the most rapid selling. 1t IS curious no"
the people part with their money. for
instance, there is the Havana Lottery
Ring, who take thousands oi dollars Gay
from people who have no knowledge as 10
! the responsibility of the manager, or, Tor
that matter, whether there Is any lottery
at ALL They pay their money on the SIM
~ V-sD
1 knowledge, and who are following an ille-
| gal business, at best. One Old reproDate,
| who lived in Cincinnati, but who had an
| ''oflice" here, advertised drawings ten
vears-one each month--of watches,
! horses, houses and money, taxing thous-
ands of dollars month from his victims !;
but he never had drawings at all. Zach
month he would 90 over bis. letters, and
send TO some well-kuown man who had
bought ticket. prize. These men woulu
talk about it, aud become walking adYer-
tisemeu,s for the old swindler. The law
finally stopped him, and it Is trying 10 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 iail, lay low few weeks, and go
1t it again as bold US ever.
TILDOE
was al home New Years, looking fresher
and better than l have known him for
three years. He has made great success
in the lecture field this season, and has
materially strengthened his position. His
daughters side with him in the difference
between him and their mother, which is
one of Theodore's grefs. He insisted
New Years, and take gifts TO her :; but
suspecting that they came at his instance,
she refused to see them. Mira. TIlton is
very better, and L can't blame her. She is
ths chisft hift sufferer in this miserable affair
cent treats her as though she were guilty,
and while it has oceans of sympathy with
Beecher it has none whatever for her. She
is wretchedly poor, and has had hard
time TO live.
FAILURES.
During the week there were fUriy-one
failures, many Of them very large. One
firm that had eighteen tea stores, in various
parts of the city, went under, owing 5000, :
900 more than it could pay, the cause be-
ing shrinkage in the value of goods and
the terrible falling of in trade. 1t was
shown that some of the stores, which form
erly did q profitable business, had not for
year sold enough goods TO pay running
expenses, and that none of them had made
cent. This failure took down three other
lhouses, 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 10 another
but that their tenants may fail, and they
know very well tlat when a store gets
empty 1t is going to stay empty for time.
Half the business houses i'll the city are
either empty or being occupied 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 Oeen
very thinly attended. Then those who do
attend are content to go very modestly at
tired, 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 great many fashionable danes are
| lying eery safe in bankers safes, as securl
| ty for money that was absolutely necessary
| for the head Of the house to have TO save
himself from going under, and the iron
| that enters Madam's soul is the horrible
| uncertainty as to whether the sacrifice will
save him after all. fit does not, she has
| lost her diamonds without saving her hus-
band. How she would like TO have those
diamonds if they do fail, and how fervent-
| ly will she mourn them Pity the rich
they are the ones who need it. The poor
are used to thin living--like the eels that
| were skinned alive-they are used to il.
NIGHT WORK IN THE CITY.
Few persons ever think of the labor it
takes to meet the convenience OF q large
| city. With dusk the laborers of the day
| wend their way home, but another army is
ready to take its place. A host of sweep
ers and cleaners take possession OF the
streets a. dark, companies with broom and
shovel were on the crossings, while the
street sweeping machines hurry and clatter
past like light artillery, the great cylinder
brushes sweeping a swath half the width of
street, just as a moving machine rakes
up grass. Then the scavengers with their
sealed wagon-tanks ply their unsayory
tasks without. as OF old, making night
hideous with their passage. The hundreds
ofprlvate watchmeB take up their patrol,
and The battalions of night police h!e to
their posts, dropping man at each station
| as 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 loading and ur-
loading 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 10 close till the
last customer is served across the counter
with his batch of daies to be left at up
town doors. My newsmen was shutting
up his stand the other night as l went by
unlocked his door to give me the last
Harper, said, II have to be up and down
town by three in the morning to get my
papers, and / must shut up early to get
rest" 1t gave me new idea Of the care
and hardship it takes to provide a mailer,
50 much of course, as our daily paper at
breakfast. Besides these occupations,
there is large class engaged in supplying |
the wants Of these workers, such rs the all |
night refreshment houses, the drinking
places, to say nothing of the cars and |
stages, ferryboats and craft of all sorts, |
lawful and unlawful, that ply from dewy |
eve till dawn, and round again,
FASHION AND CHARITY.
The first of the annual calls given after |
the first of January came Off this week, but |
was not the success which these charitable |
festivals usually are, though patronizeG by |
the gayest and most fashionable people. |
The fact is, that people have not money to