The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-12-12
THE DAILY BULLETIN.
\ DOLLAR on THE TRAMP.
A GOLD DOLLAR THAT WAS PEgsUED Across
THE CONTINENT AND FINALLY CAPTURED,
Philadelphia Time,.

THE CONTINENT AND FINALLY CAPTURED,
Philadelphia Time,.
A lady Of this place has in her posses
sion 2old dollar with a monogram in
scribed upon which has been the subject of
grca, deal Of attention. IL was attached
TO Il bracelet by chain. One evening in
the latter part Of February last, after a.
scigh-!ide, She missed IT, The broken
chain showed how II had disappeared
Search was made, but it was of no avail
Finally an advertisement caught the eye
oi a habitual loaver about town. He went
TO the house and informed the servant at
tine door. that he had found the dollar be-
low the steps Of the sleigh the morning
after tie ride and had spent it for whisky
at one OF the saloons of the city. The
friends of the young lady determined to
find the dollar, ii possible. The saloon
keeper remembered receiving the money,
but had paid j, to a butcher. The latter
recoliectcd paying il over 70 4 droyer in
Trenton. The address Of the drovcr was
secured and Letter written 10 him. request
,ng reply at once. 1t came with the N.
formation that he had purchased ticket to
Philadelphia with it the very day the Lam
bertyille butcher gave it to him, and that
the Trenton ticket agent had remarked
about the monogram.
The search was continued. The agent
remembered the dollar and said he laid it
aside for few hours. but as the dloyer
who PAID it to him evidently knew nothing
concerning il, it was forwarded TO the gen
erai office in Philadelphia with the daily
account. The receiver Of the New Jersey
receipts at Philadelphia. was next CORES
pOndcd with. The beautiful monogram
had been noted, but had been deposited in
the bank, along with other sums Of money.
His opinion was that it could be obtained
from the cashier. 80 interested in the
travels OF the little coin were its friends in
this city that II was resolved 10 continue
the investigation. The cashier was commu-
nicated with. His attention had been
called 70 the initials on the back Of the
dollar by one Of the clerks, and
be had instructed the clerk 10 place il
aside for few weeks. Unfortunately, in
the absence of the clerk a gentleman de-
sIIlu1 StNtId. AuI4AIGI NOildlS III BuLu, pre-
paratory to California trip, had been fur
nshed with the amount, and the little piece
had in some way been mixed with that sum
and gone westward, The gentlemans
name was furnished He represented
Philadelphia house, and q letter was sent
to him. The events 50 far described took
place in March. and the remainder of the
spring and all summer passed with no
udings OF the lost bangle. 4 few days ago
however, there came letter from Detroit.
written by the gentlemen who had gone
west, which stated that his health had been
poor, 50 that instead of returning at once
from California, as he proposed when he
started, he had stopped at Colorado Springs
for the summer to reCuperate. The letter
relating the account Of the dollar had been
delayed and not forwarded, so that he new
er received il until he reached Chicago. He
said he had the dollar in his possession. as
the monogram attracted his notice The
initials were the same as those of q young
friend of his and he kept the coin ON that
account He promised TO send the dollar
as should be directed. He was as good as
his word, and the little gold-piece is back
in Lambertville once more.