Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-09-03
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During the past week not a few people about
GEOGRAPHICALLY around the St. Charles Hotel
have been surprised, astonished, and stunned,
generally, By the eccentricities Of a stout,
plain-looklng old codger, with a broad brimmed
white bat. who came down from Memphis on
the Belfdsf. He landed here with a brick In
his hat and bic pocketfull Of rocks-enormous-
" solid rocks. His eceentricity consisted In
his waste Of noney-aot In sirewing the mo-
puses around him on the blind principle, but 10
cooliy and deliberately insisting upon paying
City or a hundred times the value Of every trihe
he bought.
lie went into q BARRIERS shop on Common
street, got shaved, aad handed the dsrkey .
$40 bill. The darksy said he hadn't change
enough. The man Of money said be didn't
want any change-tcld the dsrkey to keep the
bill, and walked out. The darkey came very
near ~fainting, and has been Dragging Of bis
twenty dollar shave ever since.
he went into the Orleans House with an se-
qusintance 90 take a drink. After drinking be
threw down half q dollar, and the barkeeper
offered him three dimes Ia change. He told the
barkeeper 70 keep the dimes, ard, feeling
ashamed Of his iitlieness, drew forth a twenty
dollar bill, and slapped it on the table, telling
him 10 take that besides. The harkeeper stood
on bis dignity, and showed the bill back. The
Old fellow then got huffy, and crumbling the
bill up threw It b hind the counter and walked
out. Wherever he went, we are Informed, be
acted in similar Mariner, giving ofense in some
quarters ard Inspiring delight Ia others. He
had his pockets stuffed with hundreds, ffties,
and twenties, and couldn't run against a man
without poking a fist full Of bills In nis face.
We have no doubt that he created an awful
comno;ion among the sharks and greasers
about town but the conspicuous manner In
which be acted prevented any Of them from at
tempting to take advantage Of him. We heard,
however, hat at nigir a yellow washwoman Of
Common street got hold Of bin, ard feathered
her nest 70 her hearts content from his we'll
filled pockets. We must not omit mentioning
hat several times during his crossings around
the St. Charles Hotel, be stopped to admire It,
with the remark, 4" Nell, that's a rather fine
~bpilding-d-d If I don't think rl buy it'll"
Had be executed bis threat, and paid for the
hotel in ratio to bis drinks and shaves, II would
have cost him about two hundred millions.
Next DIV, the old fellow renewed The ssnsa-
ton By gong around with an augmented brick
in his nat, and a linen bag 30 full Of silver that
he bad 70 bend sideways to carry it.. He
lugged his bag about with him, throwing out
a handful Of hslf-dollsrs wherever be incurred
q debs Of a dime. How much money be threw
. Esy can only be guessed Att must have
zen thousands.
oath. day after that, he went about more
! Ike a rational man. The barkeeper at the
g rlesns House, surposing be had come to his
Z nsss, offered him the twenty dollar bill be
3 Id been forced 10 take, saying, 4" Here's a
.b Fenty You left here the other day, siL"
l. Well, know l left it, said the man of
: oney. 81 gave il to you, didn't l." "Iss
Well, tbea, damn it, keep il !" Ahd
> = bsTkeeper was finally compelled to pocket
tie sfrout. Now many other incidents of thiI
4 nd transpired, we have no means Of knowing.
After cutting a = wide sWath " for three days,
: old fellow packed up and travelled back 10
Z iunsssee. We learn that he is a wealthy
: anter OF that state.
There have been many queer sprees in New
Tleans, a. different times, but we think the
z q Tsunsssse8n can fairly take the cakes y
Z on all Of them.-N. o. Crescent.
A NATUsALIzED AMEHIcAN ARRESTED Fos
ioLITIcAL OfFENsEs-Ths Galveston Grill
{ IN learns that the Rev. HESEY WESDr, Of
aat city, who has lately been travelling in Eu-
pc, and who is a native of Russian Poland,
rs been arrested in that country, for an al
legged political %offenss, committed ten years
ago, IL the too free expression OF republican
sentiments. The Civiiiaa says:
Mr.. Wendt returned, on a visit to his na-
tive land, relying for protection, hot only upon
an American pssspoft-but upon the general
amnesty and pardon, proclaimed By the Empe-
Ter Of Russia for Cfenses Of the kind with
which be is charged. Mr. W. Is a man OF
great practical benevoleree and piety. He has
proved himself a truly good citizen, and we
shall rejoice 10 learn his speedy release, and
gladly welcome him, and any other such per
sons as may be obnoxious to the autOcrat Of
al the Russias, 10 a place in cur midst. Mr..
Wendt has 0eeu employ ed while In Galveston,
not only as pastor of the Evsngelic Lutheran
Church, but in teaching a large aud weil-con-
due,ed school. He has probably done more for
he cause Of education than any man in Calves
ton. Hawas an active and devoted member of
the Howard Association, during the two last
epidemics in this city. At the time Of his ar
rest bis family were with him, and were sent
back By he Rgssian authorities to their native
place in Switzerland.