Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-10
Harlow tass-The Government Default
Ter and hi. N nnderInRs.


psrtant duties of the office. \ member Of
one of the Baptist churches, upright In eve
~ walk Of llfe married, and the ta'her OF
family, he seemed to be as firm III the straight
forward paths Of virtue as any other. ke-
moving TO Sandus ky, O1io, he received tue
appointment Of Collector Of that port under
Mr.. Fillmore. The appointment vas one
universally approved, and the numerous
friends OF Case in this city were rc))Iced 1T
his success in life While holding that office
he was intimate in the family of MIR. +, one
Of his assistants.
Mrs. f. was young beautiful, i'm FASHIONED,
and fatal attachment grew up between the
two, which remained unsupported until the
truth vas made known by the sndden elope-
ment If Case with Mrs. T. and the simulta-
neous discovery that he had absconded with
government funds to the amount OF some
$34 900 From that time forward nearly ell
trace OF the guilty pair was lost The iami-
" of Case berraved and betrayed, remained
hopeless in their grief Mr. +. engaged 10
a long but frultIess chase Of the tug'nVcs.-
And now from off the -el came udng---a
broken, halttoId story If lonely waudoriuG5
in foreign land: full recital Of never
ceasng rem1rse, with pittul and solitary
deaths in tar away islands and on the stormy
waters of the lndlan ocean. Both victims OF
unballoxed passion are asleep--she mother
in the groves OF Ceyon, the little child IN the
coral forests Of the sea. The betrayer suil
wanders the earth, the heavy hand OF an
avenging God upon bim, and sends to his
abandoned home this message OF his sOrro"s.
The letters of Harlow Case giving the details
in full, addressed TO the man whom he md
wronged, are published in the papers. Lie
Processes TO be broken hearted and penlteat
The letters show that be is a man of cuitiva-
tod mind aud intelligence bluff. Cam. Ad.
A SPUNK1 DIyINE.--As New Orleans on
Sunday night week, quite an amusing scene
to K place in the E7angeIical Lutheran church
on the corner Of Philip and Chippewa streets,
Fourth District The pastor and congrcga-
ton arc Germans, aud their mutual relations
have always been Of 40 amicable nature, bot
at evening service be took some theological
stand which dispeased portion o! his con-
gresatiou. and they openly commented upon 1t
in M unfavOrable manner. Rev. Mr.. P!ess-
ly stopped in his DISCOURSE, and gaz3d upon bis
flock in establishment. Could it be possible
that the faithful would differ from him on L
suffice; which he made the study o. his life
time? Again be thundercd forth his position
10 tones that should have inundated any one
into conversion, hut bis stubborn c0Dgrega-
ton again tfsred from him, and several told
bin from their seats "a t ne was entirely MIS-
taken. What should he do? Mus; nc stand
quietly. and "be bearded in his det?' Nov
or. His professional character was at stake,
50 down be marches from bis nlpit, through
the iddle aisle, and out the front door. The
men bers OF the congregation looked around
ct each other with blank faces. convinced
that their pastor had resigned his pnst rather
than tina. sny Of them should be dissatisfied
With their spiritual counsellor; bu. they we're
much mistaken in biz character and iGtontlon;
for 10 a moment more be marched IN again,
ard with policeman at bis heels. Arrest
him, and him, and him." said no 10 the CT
licer, until lie had pointed on. between twelve
and fifteen OF thu congregation, land take
them to the lookup charge them with dis
,urbing the peace OF my church. Accord
ingly, as the policeman with the aforesaid
mem pers in charge, essayed to walk out, the
reverend gentleman quite coO!ly rc-:scef1ed
bis pu!rit. and took up the thread Of his die
course from wherc 1t had been broken, after
having fr4t repeated the objectionable pas
sage, in an emphatic and triumphant manner.