STEAMBOAT RUNNERS.
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This is class of employers known in New
York, but not as extensively as they are at the
great west. The Cincinnati Commercial, after
representing them as the very worst class of
robbers and black mail agents, says: "the
way a runner takes to injure good steamboat,
and get passengers to run on the one he wish
es is curious. He will pretend to be ira
weller himself, and with valise in hand go on
board boat which has large number Of pas.
sengers, and pretend that she is in leaking
condition; or that there has been number Of
cases of small pox or cholera on board or tha
there is dead body in the hold; or some Other
horrible humbug, which is readily swallowed
by the strangers. The result is, that the pas
sengers follow the apparent traveller, and al
go on board the boat the rascal is running
for"