The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-15
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TIousE-The Lockport, N. Y, Advertiser relates a
very strange story, which it seems ia true. It
says:
"Some two weeks since young man Of gentle
manly address, and who, from appearance, bore
evidence of having seen better days, arrived at
Tonawauda, aud, calling at the house of Mr.
| Browning, of that place. begged for something to
| eat, and a,ked for situation. He gave history
of his circumstances as folows:-He said his ia
ther was wealthy lived In France and that he had
left bis home In that country. q pleasure trim
| to the United States, bringing with him $63, 900
| for spending money and other purposes.
son landing in New York, and after sojourninp
In that city short time, deposited $40, 600 with
banker, who was Jew. lie was then led by some
new made acgusintances into scenes of dissipation
ard gaming, where he lost the remainder of his
money To add to his msfortunes, the Jew banker
also failed, aud swindled him out of the money
he had deposited with him. His father, be said,
had banker in New York, from whom he might
have obtained assistance, bnt he determined from
| motives of pride and chagrin not to appeal to him
in his extremity, by giving statement of his
condition. On receiving, with some doubts of its
truthfuIness, the above statement, Mr.. Browning
took the young man into bis employ for few
days, and set him to work packing shingles He
after wards went to Buffalo. Mrs. Browning, in
the meantime, however, out of motives of curiosi-
ty wrote a letter to the above mentioned banker,
" hom the young man had stated was doing busi.
ness for his father, enquirng OF him la regard to
the truth of the matter.
tThe banker, on receipt of Mrs. BIS letter, i'm.
mediatsly repaired to Tonawanda and confirmed
the truth OF the statement and also related other
facts in connection with the case more wonderful
still. He stated that he had recently learned of
the decease of the young mans father, who had
died leaving the young man heir to 81 900 600, and
also that $50, ,0G0 had alresdy been remitted, and
was in the hands of himself The banker re.
ceiving the news aud not finding the fortunate
inheritor of this vast sun, advertised for him In
the papers The banker then gave Mr.. Browning
ing S25 to pro ecute the search for him in Buffalo,
where it was supposed he bad repaired. After two
days spent, the object Of the visit was found in the
Erie county work house, where he had been commit
ted few days previous as vagrant lie was very
sick, and his disease was pronounced by the doc
tors to be incursbe. He had two days iouger to
remain before the time for which he was commit.
ted would expire.
1T may be readily conceived that the news of his
good fortune. and certainty not only OF immediate
relief but of restoration to the head of a wealthy
estate, with all the surroundings OF ease and iuXu-
ry. melted the most powerful en- otions in his
breast. The few days he had yet to linger among
the destitute 3med 10 him ages but it was found
mpracticable to obtain a release except through the
inerposition of the Governor. Accordingly, il was
arranged that the Count! De--shou'd remain un.
til his time should expire without any further Of
fort being made TO obtain his release. After his
release from the workhouse. he was brought to the
place Of his abode. where he still rer aims very
sick. under the medical attendance of DR. Locke
The young Count has since two more remittances
from his barker, and bis condition is as good under
the circumstances could be expected. Thus ends
for the present the first chapter of this strange,
eventful, but nevertheless true history"
ARCTIC WEATHER-The Pittsfield (Mass) Sun
avs they have had ninety nine days of uninter-
rupted good slsighing in Berkshire county this
winter. There has been thI ee months of continual
sleighug at Sudbury, VT A letter from Manches-
ter, N. H., written on the 9th instant, says that
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