The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-05-09

anything from working housekesper for a |
respectable mechanic TO lady Of fortune
with house, horses, carriages, servants and
all the appliances that wealth can give.
II you have FIVE hundred or thousand |
dollars that you are anxious TO get rid Of, | |
know Of no easier method than TO apply to
one Of these adVer tising matrimonial rob.
bers.
A new phase Of swindling has startled
New York, and one which has tremendous
possibilities. Strangers in the city would
do we'll to look out. An old gentleman
from the interior OF the State was looki ng
in one of the store wisdows under the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. A well dressed gentleman
ly man stood near him, and the two got
into conversation admiring the goods. At
last the geptlemanly man proposed little
walk. and they finally arrived at large
handsome house, which the genllemanly
man said was bis residepce; they walked
in and as soon as the old man was seated,
wine was brought, and in a few moments
half dozen. handsomely dressed young
ladies came in, and they made very free
with the old gentleman. While the fun
was going on, a ring came at the, door
bell, and presently in stalked couple OF
police officers, and they informed the
ladies that they had come TO pull the
house which was one OF the most notorious
in the city; the old gentleman was scared
out Of his life TO be arrested and imprisoned
for being caught in an infamous house ;how
could he ever get back home and look his
family in the face. The officers were ca lied
aside, and the old man gave him bis
watch, his shirt studs, his sleeve buttons,
all the cash he had, about seventy dollars,
and his cheek for $1,000; he was then let
go. and he got back to his hotel frightened
to death, and thinking, no doubt, that he
bad marvellous escape.
What kind Of police have we in this
city is being gravely asked. Nugent who
robbed the Manhattan Bank OF million in
connection with Johnny Hope, was trust.
ed policeman for years, aud the fact that
desperate burglaries were constantly occur
ring on his beat, never appears to haye
awakened the suspicious OF his superiors
Conroy who committed one of the most
brutal murders in this city, though cen
fenced to be hung got off with his neck
and now we have police tergeant who
seized young girl last Saturday night, ,and
cruelty outraged her, assisted by another
brute. II crimes like this are perpetrated
by the police where can we look for protec
tion. Now, let the authorities bestir them
selves, and see that this villain is hunted
down, let the police be purged Of all these
scoundrels, or we may haye 10 do as San
Francisco did many years ago, and look for
justice to Vigilance Committee.
Madison Square Garden has been howl
ing wilderness all the week; the dog show
occupying large share of the attention Of
that class OF persons who think that this
globe Of ours was made exclusively for
dogs. l have attended these bench shows
in different parts OF the country, and in
variably meet the same females exhibiting
the same darling pugs, and who evidently
think that their own ugly little monster is
more beautiful than anybody else's little
monster. like good dog, there is some.
thing pleasurable about the wag of his faith
iul tail; but there is doggy perfume about
these bench shows that may be agreeable to
those whe like it; but don't like it, one
dog at time is enough for lnej but the
show was a good one as the dog shows 60,
the managers were satisfied, and under
stand that the dogs don't complain.
The acquittal of Ferdinand Mayer for
perjury gives general satisfaction. A few
years ago Mr.. Mayer was the great litho-
grapher of New York, and was estimated to
be worth million; being kind hearted and
convival he got into business troubles and
lost his entire property. A business Dote
for $40 600 to which Mr.. Mayer swore was
found 10 be executed on printed rote, the
plate OF which was not manufactured till
two years after the date of the note; the
plate being made by Spcith, the forger of
the Mexican bonds. Mr.. Mayors exI lana
ton was satisfactory 10 the jury, and he is
lucky thut he did not en- d his days n States
Prison.
Several exhibitions of spring pictures are
open, some Of them of decided merit, but
the wintry sky above me while write
freezes up every genial utterance for the
fiue arts.
We just now have matrimonial mania.
never heard OF so many people getting
married The mayor, the alderman, min
listers, police magistrates, in short every one
authorized to tie the nuptial kSot is en-
gagged perhaps its the cold weather, per
haps its the hard times-whcheyer one it
is, hope they will have good time
Yours truly,
RpnAnpRIM