Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-10
A Strange Afiair-An Old Albanian Miss.


A Saratoga correspondent of the New York
Times gives the following:
There is good deal of conversation about town
in regard to the personal affairs of gentleman well
known in this neighborhood, who has recently dis
appeared, under circumstances calculated to elicit
comment il nothing more-Mr. Chas. Burr. Visit
ors at the Springs may have seen him, as he was
cussing theology and kindred topics with every
body who wo I'D listen to him. His father was JON
athan Burr, Of Sandy Hill, an eccentric, ntempe-
rate man, OF harsh temper and large wealth. His
wife, who was Of a distinguished family, lost seve-
raj children before her 1wn death. Mr.. Burr mar
ried again, and his second wife died soon after,
leaving Charles an infant. He was sent TO Union
College, but soon AFTER fer some reason or other,
he was turned out of doors by his father, who
would never lift finger to help him, or even re-
cognise him afterwards. Not being a person Of
great energy Of character this abandonment CON-
pletely ruined him, and he fell into dissolute hab-
it's and he became occasionally and partially in
sane. He obtained precarious livelihood by ped
ding about the Streets and 40 continued for a
number Of years. until the death Of his father, not
long since, at advanced age, left him sole heir
to an immense estate consisting Of several hundred
thousand dollars. BY his consent the court ap-
pointed guardians for him, making Hon. John era
mer trustee Of his property and B. y. Hoag Of his
person--Col. Burr, as he was generally called, be-
ing authorized TO draw literally on the estate for
his support For several years he has employed a
man named Darwin Cole TO travel with and take
care Of him, paying him the liberal sum Of $4,000
a year, and making very handsome provision for
him in his will.
Within few weeks past a story has been cur.
rent that the Colonel was engaged to be married
TO widow lady, OF great personal attractions, hall
his own age, and well known in the fashionable
circles Of Saratoga OF the facts Of this matter Of
course / cannot speak with any certainty-but II
seems agreed that his next Of kin, at all events
believed the rumor to be true. Several weeks since
Colonel Burr gave up his rooms at the American
saying that he should be absent only few days
He went away with Cole, and, although the latter
has frequently been heard from, no tidings what
ever Of the whereabouts of Burr can be obtained
understand that his misortunes and his character
have made for him very many influential and de
voted friends among whom are Chancellor Wal
worth Jsdge Bockes, Alderman Peters of New
| York Judge Willard, his counsel, Messrs. Cramel
and Hoag, his trustees, and others; and that non,
of them can learn anything Of his whereabouts, al
though they have made very digent inquiry. Ru
mors q all sorts are current on the subject-som,
that he has been seen In various cities Of tn,
United States--others that he is to be clandes
timely taken TO Europe, &c, &c, NIL of course i'm
plying that there "a conspiracy to retain posses
sion Of him for the sake of controlling the dis
position Of his property. Heis somewhat advance,
in years, n6rm in health, and at least eccentric II
his mental hsbits--sll which circumstances natu
rally encourage such rumors.
II there ia any ground for such suspicious, th'
parties TO il would do well TO bear In mind that thu
dangers II involves are at least quite equal TO thu
stake for which they are playing. Still the who'll
thing may prove to be unfounded, though nothing
but Burr's return viii put an end TO the rumor
that are now current In this vicinity.
"A Hon On FOURTH or JULr."--The Albany
Knickerbocker says:
among the gentlemen who went ip for bigf
old Fourth Of july was person Of the name
Snyder, Of Schenectady. Mr.. s. left home for AL