The North-Carolinian., 1856-09-06

~ 49, VI no very enViaDIe nOtOrIety, mas
been prowlng about these parts, and recently
stopped here with Mrs Geo w. Brown: and
here is history of him while here:
He stopped at the Commercial House in this
city He ordered contiguous rooms, !" and was
shown their rooms. They soon complained that
they were too much exposed--they were
changed to other rooms, and for the same rea-
son at their request we're changed again. They
spent nearly all day together. At evening, St.
Clair, with book in his hand, presented, as he
said, to him by Gov. Shannon, when Shannon
was drunk, much so that he could neither
speak, go stand alone, commenced his pocket
speculation in Kansas affairs, by asserting tina,
the democraticpart North and South. had
forsak en- God aud worskspped only slavery
while they should worship Fremont. And also
said that he removed to Kansas with his family
and effects last spring, and that they now re.
sided there, and his business now was begging
aid for suffering (eco~n~tty) humanity, and
partiularly to aid the Kansas Herald of Free
dom.
A gentleman present, hearing his remarks
said, he knew St. Clair to be resident of Jack
son county, Michigan, and not of Kansas, and
he had formerly been engaged in preaching for
the know-nothings there.
At this declaration the Rev. gent became
greatly exasperated, denied that he or his
family lived in Michigan and further. that he
ever had any thing to do with the know-noth-
ings.
Upon this assertion controversy arose, in
which the Rev get declared that a reward was
offered by the authorities OF Kansas for his
head.
The intimacy which apparently existed be-
tween himself and the lady, who he claimed was
only travelling companion, and his conduct
about the hotel, shook the confidence of the
clerk of the house as to his being what he
ole Md to ~ ~
therefore caused a watch to be set Oh him.
The result was, the next morning he inquired
of the clerk for the City directory, and found
he sasd, the residence of a friend Oh Ontario
street, at whose house he and his companion
would stop during their stay in the city He
then paid his bill and left with his friend
Doubling the truth Of what he said, on inquiry it
was found, as expected, that both went directly
to another hotel, where they doubtless found
accommodations to their liking.
Our curiosity being excited, We took occasion
to learn the facts i'll the case, and accordingly
addressed a letter to gentleman in jackson
county, Michigan, to which we received reply,
and give the following extract from it:
"Im regard to the Rev. st. Clair have to
say that not long ago know-nothing$m in this
place was in full bloom, and the St. Clair to
whom you refer travelled establishing lodges
He failed in getting up lodge in one instance
for the reason that he was then travelling with
a notorious prostitute by the name of Wag
gOner.
"He went to Kansas in May last, and while
there wrote home that he was obliged to dis
guise himself to travel in Kansas. Some o.
his neighbors think he disguised himself (if al
ally to enable him to plunder the Inhabitants
ST. Clair left his family in Leoni, Jackson CO.,
in this State, where they now reside.
Il send yon Jackson paper in which you
will find article in relation to him"
This Rev. held forth in this city to n crying
house, and took up a contribution, when he
proceeded to Cincinnati.