Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-01-21
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Worrying the Lottery 1Ien-TutOn-
FaIlures-WOrk I'm me city. The
Babbitt Defhleatisn-FashiOn and
CharIty-BusIness.

The authorities are making rad On
the loitery-dealers, and are worrying
that honorable fraternity fearfully. The
Kentu cky and Missouri shops have been
shu; up, and the managers arrested (; five
of the Havana dealers have been placed
in quOd, and I he others are being pulled
as fast as po ssible. The method is, for
an officer in plain clothes to go in and
purchase a ticket, and then go and make
his complaint But very few have an
idea as to the extent of the business, or
the amount of money expended in this
kind of chance. The famous Kentu cky
Library scheme was sold FIVE times in
this city alone, to the extent Of over
S275. 900 each time, and that was only
one of a score OF schemes that were be-
fore the public. and by no means the
most rapid sellings. 1t is curious how
the people part with their money. For
instance, there IS the Havana Lottery
Ring, who take tho usands of dollars a
day, from people who have no knOwl-
edge as TO the responsibility fthe mana
gers, 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 knowledge and who
are following an lille gal business. at best
One old reprObate, who lived in Cincin
natl, but who had an e Office" here, ad-
vertised drawings ten year s-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 go over his let ters, and select
points where business was dull, and send
to some well-knOwn man who had bought
tickets, prize. These men would talk
about it, and become walk ing advertise
ments for the old swim dler. The law
finally stopped him, and it is trying TO
stop the regular business, but it all
amounts TO no thing. There is no way of
making fool keep his money. The lot
terry men will get out of jail. lay low a
few weeks and go at it again as bold as
ever.
TILTON
was at home New Year s, looking fresh.
er and better than have known him
for three years. He has made great
success in the lecture field this season,
and has materially strengthened his pos i
tien. His daughters side with him in
the difference between him and their
mother, which is one of Theodore's
griefs. lie insisted tn at they should call
upon their mother New Years and take
gifts to her; but suspe citing that they
came at his instance, she refused to see
them. Mrs. Tilton is. very bitter, and 1
can't blame her. She is the chief suffer
er in this miserable affair The Church
that holds Beecber to be innoc ent treats
her as though she were guilty, and while
it has oc cans 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 forty-one
failures, many of them very large. One
firm that had eighteen tea stores, in vari
Gus paris of the city, went under owning
100000 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 dida profitable business,
had rot for year soil enough goods TO
pay running expenses, an d 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 buildin gs
are shaking in their shoes, for they don't
know from one day to anot her but that
their tenants may fail, and they know
very well that when a store gets empty
it is going to stay empty for a time.
Half the business houses in the city are
either empty or being occupied at hal
the old rates. The effect of this is visi-
ble in everything. There has been but
very few big bal Is this winter, and the
few have been very thinly attended.
Then those who do attend are content 10
go very m obesity sttired, 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 ofs great
many fashionable danes are lying very
safe IN bankers safes, as security for
the head of the house aud to save
himself from going undsr, a nd the iron
that enters Madam's soul is the horrible
uncertainty as to whether the sacrifice
will save him after all. Ifit does not
she has lost her diamonds without
saving her husband e ow she would
like 20 have those diamonds, If they dc
fail, and how feryently will she mourn
theml 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 10 it.
NIGHT WORK N THE CITY.
Few pers ons ever think of the labol
it takes 10 meet the eonve nience of I
large city. With dusk the lsborers o
the day wend their way home. but an
Other army is ready to take Its place. A
host OF sweepers and cleaners take pos
session of the streets at dark, companies
with broom and shovel work on tn
crossings, while the stree sweepini
machines hurry and clatter past likr
light artillery. The great cylinder brushes
sweeping a swath hslfthe width of
street, just as q moving machine rskes
up grass. Then the scavengers with
their sealed wagoh-tan Ks ply their un-
savory tasks without, as Of old, maxim {
the night hidious with their passage
The hundr eds Of private watcAmen take
up their patrol, and the battalions o.
night police file to their posts, dropping
man at each station as they pass
Scores Of night reporters are on tn
move, silent, unnoteed aud alert, TILL tw'
in the morning getting up tn e lates
news Of fire and arrest for readers a
breakfast. The work ofloadin and un
loading vessels goes on by night and