New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-09
rocE JicTjONS oF GIG IRIS.

Tie number 81 persons who make a living by
ocfraudins their friiow-crratur"o in Nrw-(oIk City
j. greater. ana tn. mode, they employ foT the at
tainu,nt of their cnd, more varied, than many I'M
opiuc ludrcl thr iuH er quarters OF the East SIDE
and even some of the IOWHioNu business centres.
abound with sNiud,cr, who. while icccing the
pnhlr from uorulug t. night are by the very
mature @! thrir transactions o0mparatlHrly sale
from .ll inter rcr.urr Foremost am ng tn, class
for inpudru,r and rl>rallty are certain itlncr1ht
tlgar and tohactU au' tion"rrI. W lwfrN'r thcN
r,tI an ,iuptv Aturr IN "a favorable location they
generally ,ruIrr to- hlIr IL iuf Temporary Use. Inc
alrliour,r~ assistants IN" oup a'"''"h,tI any
,rll nrof, .>u,ill >harpcrs or roprr>-ln, ami IT
f1Le4 so mrr very lIttlc uur to omen operations.
All OF them, It may les added. are j. >pcnient III
BoWrrA cut coihc, AMI lalS' lr"cliN' ana It'lt
sprndur seldom falls 10 impress Inc class tiAt thry
Vctimitc. Their first step on installing themselves
Is to tit up the newly acquired store With glass
cases and stands full of cigar boxes neatly labelled
and pleasing 10 the eye: their second - 10 hang
out TIE traditional red flag; and tirlr third to
.uti,r ,u.t,in hv hrrIuniu- % httlr sale all hY
Themselves an which thc sharper, pll the part OF
AN eager public. and display Hurh activity IN bll-
ding Tor 80 RS and pittluE the me rY on the
clnntrr soon the bat Tins held form !, snapped
NJ los "A PASSING slmpet"u. lie enters HE auction
room ami furjIyrY watches the proceedings Tor
while. undetermined whether f." invest his savlngS
on tn. tempting " lIavanas Vh,h are being struck
down at such bargains. But hciolc long ne Is APP
proachcd 10y one OF the buyers.
" Nice cfcus. ell Look as II they can he peat,
me considering the prices they re- gong for.
young ir,cI with some splnk. should thlnk,
could sell EN- again for double the money burned
if don't feel like trying II myself ANYHOW
With these words the SPEAKER dives INTO inc
drpth. of ls pockets. bat after prolonged search
ONLY shows live dollar bill.
" The d take it, he murnurS. here's line
lot there going Tor 10 or 80. aud We already
houoht ~ much that I've only a ' left
" liut | say. young man as bright ldca seems
to strike him" what If Won ami 90 halves. rive
dollars amt much tor q like Won. and we can
grt tv rniV on that lot LOW don Won forget II.
The sale is meanwhile GOIg ON, Inc otler
sNiuIl,rS still bidding f,NcIishly for cigars and
handing over money in payment The yontl hest
tat.s "A moment. hut finally .uccumbS Ills new
acquaintance aud business partner baslcns TO
bld $40 on II lot of siN boxes on sale AS II ny
magic the ardor o. the other buyers abates mt least
they do not outl,id him. The youth produces his
SI-perlaps his employers money, winch he hopes
tn replace by profitable disposal OF ms purchase
and With the cigar boxes under his arm struts tOrth
triumphantIy II is unnecessary 10 hdd tilat the
decisions llr nurses are quickly dlSpelled when no
reaches Il JInc and ~ laid upon bed OF sickness IN
convenience of over Indulgence IN ms newly
ACQUIRED IIavanas' ~ when III attempting 10
soil them in "a cigar store he ~ conldentlallS IN,
formed that they ara male ot choice unauthorized
cabbage leaves and brown paper
Such SwIndlcs the above are IN dallf occur
renee all over the city, but although tl'y nave
brru brought to the notice of the Police Depart
mrut no measures have been taken To remedy the
evil At the present moment concern OIL thlS kllu
ia ileecIng ihc paS,crs-hy in Fnton-st.