The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-14

y A wealthy leather merchant Of Williams
bursh, named james Flor, late Of the 6ru
OF Flora g. Ludwick, who does BUSINESS Il
the swamp, and hes > branch eslnbliehm0n
10 ManchesteFy EnVland, was engaged 10 B,
married to beautiful young lady Of vii
liumsburgh. but on the ere Of the wedding
suddenly disappeared. The merchant is |
man Of about forty years Of age, . widoweF
and the father Of Eve children. The younI
lady is an orphan. She belongs TO one o
the best families in Williamsburg, and Wsi
in every way q most eligible match. Ia I'd
ditionito her personal attractions she 10 said
to be q most accomplish lady, and the heir
i ess to q, considerable fortune. She is the
Junior Of the gentlemen to whom she was tC
uHitsd, BY some fifteenyears. 81 . sfsz o
Mr.. Flora lost his. vile at the South some.
time ago, and has since lived In WiIliams.
burgh; Of late he has devoted himself to the
young lady referred to, and the wedding day
had been fixed In an unguerded moment
her love overcame; hes discretion. 4 AZ istoO
often the case under such circumstances, his
affection then absted, and, upon various pre-.
texts, he postponed the day fixed for their
marriage. AT length, TO bring matters 10
crisis, the lady 'ssbroihers, one Of whom 10 q
wealthy contractor Of Brooklyn,, and the
other q, large, farmer in sPennsy ylvsnia, had
an interview. with the gentleman the early
part Of last week, and told him that II he did
not fulfill his promise they would take sum.
mary vengeance on him. % A second inter-
view was had last, Tuesday, at, which the
lady was present. The merchant then Fixed
upon Friday evening for the celebration OF
the 'nuptials. The wedding dress was pre-.
pared, ,the guests invited, and every prepar-
alton made for the ceremony; Friday ev IN
ing came, the guests were present, the bride
and her maids urrayed, andthe clergy msn
in waiting; but the bridegroom came mot. -
Saturday, the brothers, accompanied by their
sister, waited upon the mayor, and warrant
for the merchant's arrest was issued.
1t was supposed that he would leave for
England in the steamer City Of Washington,
and Officer Hilliard, armed with the warrant
and accompanied by the brpthers, boarded
that vessel as she put into the steam, &C.
compaaied her to Sammy Hook. Capt. Pc.
trie afforded them every opportunity of prose-
cutting their search, mastering all Of the
passengers on deck; but the missing msn
was not on board. He had, however ship.
ed 90 tons OF leather y the vessel, and from
subsequent Information it is believed that he
sailed for Europe in the Cunard steamer
from Boston. last Wednesday. One Of the
brothers will follow him in the Cunard
from this port on "Wednesday next, If it
should prove that he had gone to Europe
To-day, efforts will be msde BY the police
md Justice Welch TO ascertsin where he
mas gone. The young lady'a brothers ure
resolved to follow him ~ the end of the
world, IT necessary, and bring him back to
we'd their sister, or make q terrible example (
u him for bis crimes. r % 3roIt ~'
Flora, was U. =. Consul at Man nchester,
England, during the administration Of Van
'uren and Polk; but was displaced by Gen.
raj Taylor. We suppress the name. Of the
Dung lady for obvious reasons.--New York
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