The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-10
From the Cincinnati Ga,eHe1
HEAVY EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COMMISSION
MERrIANT

~ From the Cincinnati Gazetiel
hhAf EMBEIZLEMENT BY A COMMISSION
MERCHANT.
S35,O0O, MOSTLY IN GOLD, CARRIED TO CANADA
SHARP Observation-Disclosures AMONG BUSINESS MEN
Considerable excitement was created on 'Cbanpa
and among business men throughout the city, on
saturday, by the announcement that Charles H.
McDougas junior partner of the firm of West
McDougal, commission merchants and grocers No
20 20 =" Walnut street, bad absconded in company with
Wm L. Montague, book-keep for the firm car
rying away about S35 O0O The establishment has
been doing pretty heavy business, and stood
ialr, we believe, with the commercial world so
that the embezzlement misfortune never
dreamed of. The facts attending the discovery of
the affair, and the escape of tn parties are as fol-
lows: wv 90 '''
On Wednesday last. Mr.. Isaac E. West, the Sc
NOR member OF the firm, went to Indiana, for the
purpose OF attending to some business there not
intending to return until Saturday but instead he
came back to the city on Friday, and went to his
Dnslness house at half-past two o'clock in the af-
ternoon. lie did not find McDougal at the office,
and, on inquiring, told by the porter that he
had stepped out only few minutes before and
would soon return.
Mr.. West sat down, looked over the ledger. in
whlch, to his surprise, he found wrong entries He
next inspected the "check' book the bank hooE
&C., in which things seemed to be in the most in
eXpllcabe condition. 1t was now about four
O'Clock and neither cDougal nor the book keeper
nad appeared. He went to the banking house of
A. Ii. BuSsng & Co., and, on inquiry found that
there was S2l0 to his credit, when his bapkinu
book showed a credit of SIS, 900. This was enough
to set a suspicious man to thinking
:, IL was found out that about ten minutes before
Mr.. West arrived at bis business house on Friday,
MT. McDougal left it, went to the Post-oGce took
letter out, and walked lesureIy down Fourth
street, reading it. While the senior of the firm
was was peihg perpieXed at the mystited appearance
OF the DOCKS, the junior had obtained knowledoe of
his return, and hence the drive The book keener
rushed to the Burnet House, procured A hack.
drove to Eighth street, not in time to get the
trunks to the e. H. and ID. depot, but in time for
McDougal and his wife to get aboard tha cars
Book-keeper remained behind to look after the
trunks, which he had taken to the depot for the G
o CLOCK n,maklng arrangements that the checks
Tor the same should be delivered on the train to
whoever called for them. Then it is known that
said book-keeper got aboard the train at Cummins-
vile, and demanded the checks, and that McDoupal
and wife also got on the same train at Hamilton,
and they all went nOrthward.
Saturday morning detectives were sent on each
tram, kilograms were sent to St. Louis Chicago,
cleveland, &C., to intercept the parties but up to
TINS time no further intelligence has been received
of them.
1t appears that this money, about S35 900, was
collected in various ways, during Mr.. Vests brief
absence. Paper was disposed of in summary and
advantageous manner. $4,000, we believe, were
procured on a shipment of bacon to the firm of J.
l. Adams Co., New Orleans.
Ihus the matter rests. Speculation is rife and
there are scandaous stories being circulated about
the wife OF Mr.. McDougal, who is handsome and
ii r..
former husband, Mr.. Churchill as our readers will
remember, having been shot year ago last fourth
ct July by Richard Netf. The family connections
OF MeD0ugal and Montague are respectable. and
sympathy is expressed for them. For Mr.. West
the untoI Itunate victim of the embezzlement. there
Is good deal of sympathy manifested.
The following despatch announcing the escape
of McDOugaI, at Toronto, Canada, was received
yesterday:
., TORONTO, Aug. S.-Cbarles McDougal and VIM.
l.. Montague, OF Cincinnati, arrived here per
steamer from Hamilton, last evening The latter
person was arrested upon landing, on a charge of
embezzling $4,000 from West & McDougal pro.
duce merchants of Cincinnati, of which firm Mr.
McDougal was principal partner, and Mon tague
clerk. The detective who has been on their track
for several days arrived in Hamilton Yesterday and
learning that parties answering their description
mad lett per steamer, he Immediately engaged
special locomotive and arrived in this city simulta-
neously with the steamer. McDougal escaped in a
cab before the detective reached the wharf and has
not yet been arrested.
From the Nelo Orleans Delta 1uq Al
Gen. WIN. WALKERS NEW EXPEDITION.
Inc Geographic announcement that Gen. Walker
had left the Island of Ruatan on the DIST of June
is entirely correct But the additional statement
that the coast of Central America was his immedi-
ate destination is an error. 1t is doubtless true
enough that his intention was, ultimately, to effect
landing on that COAST but he did not immediate
ly proceed thither. 1t was announced first in the
Delta that, on the ratification of the treaty be-
tween Honduras and England, by which the Bav
Islands were to restored to the former power
the British and American inhabitants resolved to
resist the transfer and, if possible, to assume a
position of independence. In order to enable them
to carry out their design, they invited emigrants
from the United States, a number of whom at
various times left this city for Ruaan and arrived
in safety at that Island. But in the meantime
the Hondurean Government had obtained informa.
tion of the intended movement The design Of the
Islanders proclaimed so openly, and their pre-
publicly made. at
given to the Government of Honduras to prepare
Tor the emergency. Consequently, before the day
OF the transfer arrived, British force at hand
10 enforce the provisions of the treaty. The
lnhaoltants, perceiving that resistance would be
useless made up their minds to submit, and the
change of flags has been effected without disturb
Almost all the emigrants who had rome down to
Ruatan, in accordance with the invitation of the
residents, were, it so happened, persons who had
In some way been in communication with General
walker. Among them were officers who had served
with him In Nicaragua, and who were known to be
friendly to his These circumstances induced
the supposition that the Ruatan expedition was
connected with Interior designs against Nicaragua,
and prospective movements on the mainland. The
supposltion resolved itself, in public estimation,
into absolute certainty when the departure of Gen.
Walker, with number of followers. for Ruatan
was made known. The statement, therefore, that
the General and his had left Ruatan for Nicar-
aqua on the 2lst of June, took no one by surprise
But, as we have already stated, the mainland was
not his immediate destination. On arriving at Ru-
atan, and hnding that the British authorities were
actually in possession and that, therefore, the
tensible object of his mission could not be fulfilled
he resolved to proceed to some other point. He
was impelled to this course by very wise disin-
cnation to become involved in any disturbances
complications with the government of Honduras or
of England. Consequently, collecting such of his
men as were on the spot, he set sail for another
island in the vicinity. This departure occurred on
the 2lst of June, and is the event alluded by the
aphtn otnh
er j. L. Taylor had left this port for Gen. Walkers
new place of rendezvous, with the object of taking
him and his followers to their point of ultimate des
tination. This has probably before been eff
tected; and whether his destination is Nicaragua or
not, we shall learn. But, in the meantime
were we to hazard n surmise, should say that
the expedition was bound for the San Juan river,
and that it has already landed within the bOunda-
ries of Nicaragua AT all events, the next arrival
may be expected to bring decisive information.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE AD-
VANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.
FIFTH DAY.
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 6-The programme for to-
day as follows:
SECTION A.-MATHEMATICs, PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY.
l. Abstract of the principal results of the obser
vations of the Tides at Van Rensselaer, harbor,
made by the second Grinnell Expedition under
command of DR.. E. X. Kane, u s. Navy, during
1853 "a, '55, from reduction and discussion by
Charles A. Schott, Assistant Coast Survey. Pre-
sented by A. D. Bache.
2. On Catachroism, new optical property be-
longing to certain Crystalline Surfaces with some
remarks on Polarization, by reflection from col
0red surfaces. By M. c. Lea. Presented by B.
Silliman, Jr.
g. On new theory of Light, proposed by j.
Smith, of Manchester, England. BY o. n. Rood.
T. Some reflections on the Observations of the
Solar Spots and of the Magnetic Variations. By
James Hyatt.
s. On the Actinism of the electric discharge in
vacuum tubes. By w. b. Rogers.
g Al.
existence of lunar tidal wave the great fresh
water lakes of North America. By J. ID. Graham.
Z. On the Hydrates of Sesquioxide of Chromium.
BY E. N. Horsford.
8. The Meteor of July 90, as seen from Washing
ton, Dutchess county, n. Y. By James Hyatt.
8. On a series of Investigations, on the assimila-
tion of gaseous nitrogen of plants, conducted
during the years 1857, 1858 and 1889 at Rotham-
sted, England. By E. Pugh.
SECTION B.-GEOLoGY AND NATURAL HISTORY.
l. Vital Statistics of the Blind. with an approxi-
mate Life Table. By E. b. Elliott.
2. On the later extinct Floras of North America
By j. S. Newberry.
3. Age of the so-caled Taconic Rocks in Yer
mont. By G. Ii. Hitchcock.
4. Observations on Hydraulic Clements. By O.
A. Gilmore. Presented by E. B. Hunt.
5. Some remarks on the Open Sea of the Arctic
Regions. By w. W. Wheildon.
THE GREAT EASTERN PREDICTED.-Snce the Great
to be so interesting beg leave to say that on the
10th July, 1912, took passage in the ship Susque-
hanna, Capt. John Mearken, of Cope's Packet line
from Philadelphia to Liverpool. After pleasant
passage of about twenty days, made Cape Clear,
and afterward saw several British sea steamers