Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-08-06
DOuESTEC INTELLIGENCE.
Correspondence Of the Boston -ifta''
Baltimore, July p, 1888.

BALTIMORE. july -, i'tf''
Would Won like a piece Of gossip this snltry wea-
ther! Our city, Just at this time, IS ini oil lie
There is a man residing IN Baltimore by INC hdihe
of CAPTAIN John ;. Bassiere. lie Is perhaps 'n'i-
ty-odd wears Of age,--has tamily-is toicidp'S
we-looknC--is said to be fascinating III ms
maner>-can spout French aud Italian very flu
entl,--has for some years past run great rig III
Baltimore in the way Of keeping young ladies'
riding school. running omnibuses, until he run them
out of SIGHT and himself oa Of funds,--getiing INTO
f54ae brois, ofarels fighting, having duels, get
lno licked out of Ifceums, and 50 forth. lie has
been almost tia tenor Of tie town. Every body,
almost, dcsp...l aim and tef every body, almost,
Las been afraid of him. lie has had a whipping
ai last, however severe one. almost rs severe as
rs ii was Just.
Bassierc formcy boarded with Mrs.. $,
who has for a long time kept respectable school
for Young misses. One OF the Young ladies attcn-
ding TIN. school is a Miss W, from " a>hington.
Yesterday, her GUARDIAN Mr.. BaYlies, oil Washing
ton, being in this city, called at the house OF Mrs
s. who has been for some time confined to her
house with indispositon, to see his ward. He was
told that she wa, not then in, but should be sent
for. \ person was sent Baylics also TOOK his hat
and went out. lie overlook the Girl vino Was go
ing after Miss W. and asked her where she was.
The girl at first refused to tell him. HIS created
suspicion, and he soon prevailed upon her to show
him to the house, Which was none other than Capt.
Bassicrc'>, who, although his family is staying IN
the country, still occupies, or has occupied, Il
house in town. Mr. Baylics rtng Il servant
came to the door he asked for Captain BasSicrc.
i he servant said he was sick, and could not he
seen. b. said he would sec him--pushed the
servant aside, and entered the house. He was
proceeding mp stairs WHEN he met Bassicrc -
Il. 4 nj /
oistracs and citizens, attracted by the noise,
Lshrd IN Miss W. and a daughter OF Mrs. :.
made their appearance in grand dshabc ! The
eomhatants were separated Bassere ran into his
room, got h'e a.. ,ols, and aimed one ut BayiicS,
which was no sooner done than the latter rushed
upon him like tiger, bcathm down, and smashed
the life almost ont oi hm,-he spectators standing
by and rejoicing to see the " Dera eet hiS dHc F
Bassicrc delivered himself into the hands of the
law last night, & went TO Jail for safe keeping Med
zeal aid had to be sent for, and severe hi,
beating, that he had number OF fits last night.
II he had not gone to the jail, he would have been
killed by the cnraged populaee, WHO assembled
in mutiudcs round his house To demosh it, and
10 tar and feather Bassierc. The excitement to-
day is very great. The wretch will surely he Kill
lc2'llo ever makes disappearance here again. Ills
seduction of these two Young girls has capped the
climax of his crimes. Mrs. s. school, upon which
she depended for support, i, broken up,--but, oh
heavens, what must be the hsitahle fate of her
dauglterand Miss W.
have another astonishing ease Of seduction to
inform you of. The wife Of a high dionitary of
this State, who has figured in the councils of the
nation, and of his native State, with much honor 10
his country-his wife, say, a smart, buNom mo-
thcr of more than half score OF Children, has
been scduccd by, or has Seduccd, a Young lawyer
of this State! "Telli tnot in Cath: publish it not
in Ascalon ~