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Show A TITLED ".FRAUD" IN TROUBLE. TROU-BLE. NcWjYork, 23. A Paris letter says the sot disanf Prince Osumiok is condemned con-demned to the extreme penalty allowed al-lowed by law, to five years' imprisonment imprison-ment and 4,000 francs fine, on a charge of swindling. Tho relations of Ostanick with thepress are of a remarkable re-markable character. By paying a round sum he got an article in the Journal des Dcbata on agriculture in the east. Immediately he was waited wait-ed upon by some literary agents, who wanted to have his admirable works widely circulated, and after getting tho article into a few journal, they handed in a bill of T.O'.U francs for personal notices. The bills were sent to Ostanickat 20 francs per line. M. 1'. Eggenlohl, editor ot the Cuncspon-deiirc Cuncspon-deiirc Uniramdte, wanted to borrow 10,0i10 francs, but received only 1,()U0. At thi moment or the arrest, the Prince skipped further payments. Virgnault, editor of Thiers' olllcift' organ, Jii-.n J'ubti.sc, stated in courl that be h;id need of money, anc wanttd IOjOOO francs from Owtanick. |