Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24
General ProDer A gain

Tn thls haieidoScoplc world the changes are so frequent that very often prominent man who Is the exposure of all eyes drops like a pebble in water and never rises more. Not so with the distinguished gentleman whose name heads this article. Last summer we had occa- sion to notice some of his doings in the cham pagne empire of New Jersey, where he repre- sented himself as being from Arkansas A turn of the tube brings him prominent before us in Buffalo:
 From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.
 Gen. Samuel Proper of Mississippi.
 4 Great COnfdence Game-FuU particulars.
 few weeks since appeared in Buffalo, with good letters of introduction, a very pompous gentleman, who gave his name as General Samuel Proper, of Mississippi. In looking about for a residence, he settled upon the charm ing farm of Amasa Clark, on the Lake Shore Road, as the most desirable location The pur- chase was effected, the General, like a man of solid means making cash payment of S, 200 in gold, and promising to pay S3,OOO more on the first of October. The whole purchase amounted to about $31,0 including some valuable personal property secured by chattel mortgage. Aside from this, he bought ad joining property to the amount of some $ l5,- GOO, making a grand total of over S5OOOO - The General then proceeded to beautity. An upholsterer and wall paperer was let in for about S1OO. Carpenters and painters were em- ployed, the roof was timed and a grand ave- nae was to be cut through the woods to the lake, that the General might 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 neces- sary for him to do little paper'' here. He barrowed $500 for one week, at $50 for the ac- commodatlon.
 The week came round, the General was dis appointed at New York, but crowded up by his creditor, he paid his addresses to Mr. Tucker, livery stable keeper, employed him to go to the State Fair and purchase the best horse S there offered, and preliminary thereto borrowed of MT. Tucker S95J to pay his friend of tn e week before, giving chattel mortgage on Mr. Clark's property. In the meantime the 1st of October had passed and the $3OOO due Mr. Clark was not forthcoming. Mr. Clark grew uneasy, pushed the General up but was con stantly put off from day to day h the mean time some of the previous history of the Gen. eral leaked out, and 1t became known that he had good deal of floating paper in the city
 Yesterday came the denouncement Mir. Clark, reluctant to put a close to his amicable relations with the General, but decided to fix things, took with him his relative, Mr. Asa D. Wood to talk the matter down. They drove out to the farm in the morning. and made a formal demand for the restoration of the per soual property. The General was immensely dgntiel ard refused.
 Messrs. Clark and Wood returned to the city, but soon went back with writ of replevin and an officer to serve it. Another private interview was had and the alternative of peace again of iered. The General was still resolute. Mr Wood then produced his papers, not legal docu- mcnts exactly but copies of the Police Ga zette and the Newark Daily Advertiser of June 22l 23d and 25th last, all going to show that General Proper was a noted confidence man, a swindler on the magnificent scale who went around the country representing himself in va rlous capacities.
 General Samuel Proper, of Mississippi, was now ready to come down. The last sign of dignity wlted in the General. He begged for mercy, gave possession of the place and pro- perty, and whlmperingly asked MT. Wood which train he had better take-eleven o'clock that night or six o'clock this morning. Mir. Wood thought tha- the earlier the train the bet ter, but the General did not finally disappear until this morning.
 Mr. Tucker, who lent the $850, comes out safe. Mir. Clarke suffers nothing but some trouble and annoyance. The only victims are sundry brokers and men of money about town, who have " helped" the General We hear of some $3600 of this paper.
 Among those whom the General tried on, ursucces,fuIiy, was the firm of Manchester t5 Rich He bought the gold there for the first payment, and subsequently bought another lot to place in the Comproller's office Gas he said) as security for his insurance company. On the strength of these transactions he tried to bor- row of them, but having been all along suspi, cous, they fought shy and saved themselves.
 (GT- Lola Montez has written the following letter to the editors of the \. T. Post, in reply to objections made to receiving from her do- nation in aid of rebuildnga d church:
 NEW YORK, Oct, 1858.
 May Task the favor of small space in your paper. perceive that nose of the papers (and am informed that the bishop and others of the clergy have intertered) are casting rehec- tious upon the little donation which have of fered to make for the purpose of rebuilding a church designed for the free Use of the poor wish to state that when volunteered for this purpose l had never seen the rector, the Rev. RaIph uovt, but had heald 1t stated that his practice is to distribute from his church food and clothing to the poor during the cold months of winter The idea of clergyman, in the sel- fish times we live in, giving food and clothes to the freezing and starving, instead of feastng them on tracts, struck me as being most un- heard of conduct in a minister, and l felt a strong desire to give my mite and help to re- bnild a church which is to be used for such a very novel but true Christian purpose. Nor did for a moment imagine that there was to be found even in the benghted regions of clGri cal birotrv and intolerance, one so stupid and so shameless as to find fault with a truly phi lanthropic clergyman for his willingness to re- ceve a donation from me to feed and instruct the poor did remember that 1t was the doc tors of theology and the pious folks who cruci- fled the master, and my wide experience has taught me that 1t is not to that class of people that we may generally look for good and char itable deeds; but l was not preparel to expect such an insulting interference of bishops and clergy. in what Is only a humble offer of mine to help the poor. But am contented to leave | it with thinking minds to say who IS the better Christian, myself, or the cold, heartless pharisee | who would crush me or any one else for doing good AsI have seen 1t stated in some of the papers that under these circumstances 1 mi ght refuse to lecture for that object, deem it pro. per to say, over my own name that shall lec- ture, as advertised, at Hope Chapel on We'd nesday evening, and all the proceeds will be handed over to the benevolent object before named And, to my lecture on Rome, I shall add postscript nrelaton to antl-Chrlstian and ant-American bigotry and intolerance which may, also as it appears, be used to rob the poor and divest man of his natural rights. With pity for the poor, and many prayers for the sin ners of Zion, am your obedient servant, LOLA MONTH"; OtTA California letter writer thus gives his experience of insurance:
 Insurance is a nice thing-a beautiful sys-