New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
, NOVEL. SPECIES OF LOTTERY.

General Daniel Macauloy. eX-MaYor of Indian
apois, was prisoner M the lOmDs iOice COulI
Yesterday. charged with violating the lottery laws
ills arrest made on Il warrant lSSHed AT the
instance of Anthony C0mStOCk. lie Is president
aud general manager of the Mutual Union Improve
mcut Company, winch was Incorporated iaSt year
for the accumulation of a fund Tor tho purchase
of real estate paying OF its membranes, ana us
juuroyencnt and subdivision of the property INTO
lots suitable for hOmeStead~ for distribution among
the shareboders' The capital stock as authorized
Is ~, 100000.
thc COMPANY In Room No, 81 OF Temple Courl,
nnd made inquiries rs 10 the nature Ol Inc ulslruu,
ton scheme adv ertlsed. lie matter was eApialhed
tu hln ia detail. Tie corporation monthly Issues
hoi.ls To the unmhcr Ol 100000 and at cost oi
5000 each. They are destined To run for twenty
wears and command per cent interest Eacn j.
mum heIrd Itu at least four figures Series IL
a. present Ia CITCuldtlOn aud percentage ol thca"
vii lie called IN and their posScssOrs receive
premluin,.' Those ON winch premiums are to be
pad viii number $3.50, and among tntI holders
The sun OF 100000, II Is promised, VIII Ice shalCu
The method to be adopted m Seiccing the poh"H 10
lie called IN Is aS the prospectus states an "iIshaf
one The rcyeuuo receipts by the Government OI
one of tne principal districts Oh tle thteu states
viii bc selected and by the system decided upon the
holder of those bonds whose last 1Our hgurts
corres puud with those Of the revenue receipts VIII
DE cniulcd to $4,000 euch whilc the remaining
sum To bc divided viii be secured 10y those whose
lnnds bear numerals having some similarity 10 the
revenue receipts chosen 10 gulde the distribution ol
dr. ComStock came to the conclusion that the
Sclrlnc was one which the laws AGAINST lottery
1nS..,,cd himself of boud No. GG,4ls ne made 1t
line basis of hIs complaint. The examination was
ret down Tor neat Friday.
AN ALDERMAN WHO SAYS HE WAS BRlBED.
The means by which the " Ring Democrats IA
Rrooklyu succeeded IN breaking the de1li"ck III
the Board oi Aldermen on Monday last ana titctig
1Lc officers slated tor the positions controlled bS
Ire Board arc still subject OF much dl'c,S1Ioh
aud various stories have been set ahoat. IL was
huu.d that the men best fitted for the places, ana
" Lo had heretofore filled them satisfactorily, nl2ut
l elected by the votes OF the Eepuhiicahs ana lhe
ludell,ndemt Democrats But tins combination
lacked one vote, and Il was expected thdt D>tiicJ
Ai,l,man ROesch. "a regular Democrat, would lOln
It, But he went into the Democratic caucus last
Sunday and agreed 10 support the slate. Alter
up,v ruIuoIs mad been circulated a. To lAe III
t1cnccs brought TO bear upon hun, he made state
Iu,ut Yesterday that he had been approached M the
interests of the Republicans and Independent Dem
ocl:its by "a prominent Democratic politician oi the
sixteenth Ward and offered inst 5000 and then
r OU1 If he would vote ~ he was desired He SAYS
le made no definite reply, but his mtcilocutor went
away with The idea that hc would acccGo. Instead,
however. he jOiucd the regular Democratic caucus