Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-09


Thd sasoa1 8tll1 On 1lis- surIr IEsssEssns FaT
Preparations 81 his Doings. tsasa =
General sampsl Proper, anolari6us sHinslsr ana
confidence man, has lately "turnod up3 81 Buffalo,
\. z, where he did smashing business in his peou
liar hpeaof eheating and rasoalit5 n Is sing6laf
that this man car now meet with any success for his
name and opers tions are well known n every part
Of the country There is scarcely 9 city which he
has not visited and where he has not been exposed
In the sumner Of 1857 he vas il Cincinnati, ana sac
cseded in raising some money By his false repTesen-
tatiOns Of sbsipg wealthy Mississippi F1uters 1t
was soon discovered howsyeFsbg letters from the
warden Of the Sing Sing prison. il New York that
the Mississippi General had recently been an inmate
Of that institution for obtaining money under false
PreteuseS Hs Wsssrrested and vas for some days
in Jail in Cincnnati. Previously he had been 10
Chicago, and vas arrested, Webeieve, there The
nextWs heard Of him be vas sc Newark, N J., q
urine precisely in tie same manner he had st other
points Is wealthy MISSISSIPPI planter making ez-s
tsnsiFe purchases in that character. The latest
thealer os his oPeratioBs YVES Buffalo, VII ere be sue
cseded IN siedmiliug few persons The Buffalo,
Commercial gives the following particulars Of the do
ings Of this scOundrel IN that pisce AAS'
A few weeks since appeared in BufslosiEilh good
letters Of Introduction avery ponpoub Gentleman
who gave his So General Samuel Proper, Of
Mississippi. In looking about for residence, he
settled upon the chsrmibg arm Of Aussa Clark on
the Lake Shore Road as the most desirable location
The purchase was effected, the General like man
Of solid means making cash Payment Of 81, 200 ia
gold, and promising to paying 50 600 more on the
first Of October. The whole purchase amouuI ed TO
about $4,000, including some valuable personal
property secured by chattel mortgage. Aside from
this, be bought adjoining proPe4y 10 the amouut of
some SIS, 900, making grand total Of over $4,000
The General then proceeded 70 heautify. Aa up
hOlserer and Wallpapers were let in for about $780,
Carpenters and painters were employ ed the roof
vas timed, and q grand Avenue was 20 be cut
through the woods to the lake. that the General light
sit at his window, and watch the changing surface
Of the lake.
OF course money was needed for all this The
Generals New York negotiations were temporarily
unsuccessful and it became necessary for hlmto edo
. little paper" here. He borrowed $500 for one
week, at 500 for the accommodation. ,-s,7-t il-sf
The week came round; the General was sin dis
appointed at New York, but crowded up by his cred
itor, he paid bis addresses 10 Mr. Tucker, livery.
stable keeper, employed him 10 80 10 Stale Fair
and purchase the best horses there offered and pre-
hminary thereto borroWed Of Mr. Tucker $3.50 10
pay his friead Of the week before giving chaitel
mortgage on Mr. 0lsrk's properly. Ia the mean
time the LIST Of October had passed and the So 900
due Mr.. CLARK were not forthcoming Mr. CLARK
grew uneasy pushed the General up but was con-
stsntly put of from day to day. In the mean time
some Of the previous history Of the General leaked
out, and became known that he had good deal Of
floating paper in the city.
Yesterday came the deRousaent Mr. Clark re-
luctsnt TO put close 10 mis- amicsbe relations with
the General but deci1Cd to tx things look with him
his relative, Mr. Asa D. Wood 20 talk the matter
down. They drove out to the farm in the morning
and made formal demand for the restoration Of the
personal property TIE General was immensely
digni6ed, aud refused.
Messrs. Clark and Wood returned to the city. but
went back with writ of repl win and an officer
to serve it Another private interview was had and
the slIernaise Of peace sgsin bffered The General
was S Ill resOute Mr. Wood then produced his
papers, not legal documents exactly but copies of
the Police Gazette snd the Newark Daily AdOdtiSer,
Of June %, q and Is last, all going 10 show that
General PrOI erW anot,a-c0 E-eHre-m al "a win
der on the uagni6cent scale, who went around the
country representing himself 10 various cal aeiues.
General Samuel Proper, Of Mississippi was now
ready to come down. The last sign Of dignity Wited
in the General He begged for mercy, gave ROSES
sion Of the place and property, and Whimperilgly
asked Mr. Wood (which train ne had better take
eleven o'clock that night six o'clock this morn
ingi" Mr.. Wood thought that the earlier the train
the better but the General did not finally disappear
until his morning.
MIR Tucker. who lent the $3.50, comes out safe.
Mr. Clarke suffers nothing bur some trouble and
noysDee The only victims sundry brokers and
men of money about town, who have 'hslped" the
General. We hear Of some So 900 of this paper
Among those whom the General tried on unsuc-
oessfully, was the 6rm of Manchester Rich He
bought the gold there for the first payment and sub
BeqUenlly bought ano her lot to place in the Con-
trOlers Office las be sad) security for his insu-
rance company. On the strength Of the ranssc
lions be tired to borrow Of them but having been ali
along suspicious, they fought shy and saved them
selves. -.-....-