Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-11

Co, bankers. y l.. write to parties in this city
We herewith return the draft on Mr. lie Comte
Drtii;.r for fr. 5.pl0 as we think we recoonize
rhFfroa the handwriting of a certain Count or.
tsowski kis.aludy, chef d 'escadron pepbey TO the
tate lamented P,incess of Sturza, In Moldavia, a
hear relation Of Prince Ghyka, &c. &c who pre-
scented himself at our Office some time ago to col
lect an inheritance from the Princess Sturza,
Through our house. which said inheritance 4
naughty uncle OK his In SernberS was trying 10
deprive him of
II seems that in cravitating towards the seat of
Government he his awaited himself Of another OF
nis numerous titles The individual who conde-
secluded 10 call on was about feet high. had
dark hair and moustache. half uniform.
looks to be between 81 and 81 wears of ace; and i'm
speaking German, has decided Srrab,aH accent
The AbeHd Zetung, OF this city, said at the time
that his was plainly Jaeger -; and We
suppose the Baltimore Weckrr give any
amount Of information in regard to his lOrdship.
The editor of the New York ''Abend Seitung'
(Evenihg GaZetteJ reports:
=. bout that Orkowski- kisfaludi, / have no
more say than that he IS the most perfect rogue
end swindIef; person of great adroitness how
ever. and who more particularly possesses an
extraordinary skill for arranging a widely ex-
tended scheme OF lies, of which one ostensi bly,
Seems to supper, the other. His name is Jaeger
II you tell hiin SO, he will immediately assert,
With bold font that that is all right but that
ne Only passed by this name because his foster
father was SO named; hut that he himself is a
Count, son OF General Won Norman and
Hungarian Countess Orkowski- Xxi sfaludi whose
names ne Is entitled To wear, &c. Here he could
not long enough carry on his game, until Proper
proof obtained to cage him He MIGHT
indeed, have been arrested, but some pectablp
plrtiCs. who came near being swindlcd, Were not
disposed TO say 50 in public 1 had, too in nv
hands the proof Of his swindle, in the shape of a
letter written toy h'n'ssp, upon American paper,
with American ink and with date, that betrayed
all purDorting to come from his uncle, (who in
this Instance WAS not Ghika, but certain Count
w; RowSki, etc y and have duly expose him,
and In reply To that exposure have received con-
hrmatory letters from Wurtemberp
The Baltimore We:ker rePublisbes that ex-
pOsure and says: How well il was that we had
In due season cautioned the public against the
HJn-ari Count, Edward Hermann De Rowsky-
h!SSfilndi, or rather against that arch swindler
Jaeger Of ESchenin, appers from the following
noti e OF him, which tie New Yo.k AbenzituuG
brings us i'll its Last number
some weeks ago this Jaeger arrived at Balti-
more ana as be was recognized and signalised
there by MIR. VIM Rapp, editor CT the Wecker
he came thence TO New York He gives himself
tue name Of y. lowsk- Kssfdludi but can SO little
disguise his broad Swabian dialect that 1t is A
wonder how he can find people that trust to his
WORD Tor his hungarian nativity For all events
he has proven the excuse ready at hand that he re-
Ceived his early education at Jubinpen and
studied there, and perfected himself for a poet
Under the instruction Of bland; in proof whereof
carries IN his pocket pac kaye Of well ngered
papers, upon which his youthful poetcal etfnsions
are inscribed These, however are some less in
the style OF bland than in the S.hartenmeper
manner; and German grammar, too. is occasionally
roughly handled. Some DAYS ago the Count came
TO us and offered us his already written poetical
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lung. Knowing as we did, through the Baltimore
Wecker. for 4 week past, who this Count OrlOw,ki
k!SSi1ludI was. it afforded peculiar qualification
20 listen 20 MIR. JaeIeF's recital of his fabuIous
adventures. etc He gave us his story with ,r,eat
EiSto, Imagining that We took it all for ready
coin.
thus sir, Jaeger told us, how he had been en-
Sageu IN the Hungarian Instruction in lS3Q: how
IN consei nence thereof his property had been con-
rs aled; pow then he entered into the French ser
wee, ttnat was about the same time when he rem
N nOr tantS rvi- to he,
0srg-within four walls;J how he took part in tho
campaign in the CTimea, was then amnes.ied nv
Anstria out now for his remaining in the French
service during tue late Italian war. his estates
were again declared forfeited. At Magenta he
alleged to have been wounded To the query
why he did not resign, he declared with a ludi-
crons Suabian emphasis-H.W nv, as a HUNGARIAN
Count, L consider Aushtoria INV country,
W ny after the termination of the campaign he
came to America, he left in the dark but related
how, just after he had lost his estates, in June or
July last, r ch aunt of bis in Moldavia had died
and constituted him her universal legatee; that ne
was endeavorlng to negotiate her property here
and IN the meantime wished tn make his liyinT
nv some employment. Jaeger left us in the AZ
terlns JUNCTION that he had found believer for
ais notions, which are much more lccessful than
hs poems Since then We have learned that he
has attempted his swindling in this citv New
York a letter, beyond doubt written by him
SELF PurPorting to be from his alleged uncle in
formed banking house here of the death Of that
Molddvian aunt, and requested them to purchase.
for that uncle the whole estate from the ssCount
Ort0wski Kisfaludi'' for the amount of 50 ,O0
noilns The letter was SO we'll gotten NJ that II
came near inducing belief. But inquiries made
soon established the swindle
CASE UNDER THE NON-RK,IDENr Law Some
seven months ago, on the return Of the Para1uay
expedition two free negroes. named Lewis Glib
son and Jacob Armstrong. were discharged from
.ne service OF the United States at the Washington
Ndy lard They hired themselves as servants
10 Mr.. hiag, who keeps the Avenue Honse Cor
her OF Seventh street aud Louisiana avenue, whsr.
,ney nave worked ever since. They failed TO
have Their names registered however and therehK
laid themselves liable TO fine under the non 81
dent law Of the Corporation Police otiic.r KIM
ltdrheu thdt they Were non-rcsdents, ard caused
warrants TO be issued, and had them M b4fnrs
Justce THOMPSON, who, on their own admission
that they were non residents, fined them SIN and
costs each, the smallest fine allowed by the Law
iwo members Of Congress who board at the
avenue Rouse became appraised of the fact and
took occasion. when the officer called To collect
the fines, 10 lnyeigh against the law in severe
terms, and pitched into the Corporation for en-
actng, the magistrate for recognizing and the
Oncer Tor executing snch law They Were in
formed by the officer that he did not make m.
law, and that II IL did not pe>S- them they couId
Change H. They replied tnat tney would ses that
the law was changed, or they would or at least
one or them said he would. have the seat of Gov
eminent removed from the District of Columbia
rIhaIly they wanted To see the law, and went to
TIE magistrates office to examine il There thev
oeId that the fact that these men We're DISCHARGED
mere oy the Government formed al exception to
tne law, ana lnat the two men were not obnoYious
10 It's penal provisions because they could not
helP being set ashore at the WASHINGTON Navy
1ard The magistrate thought otherwise and
as they had lntimated that they would take an
appeal TO the Circuit Court, informed them that
ne should be happy to have them enter the appeal
Iney had previously become responsible, or one
OF them had, to officer King for the payment of
the nnes They now concluded to wait ON tn.
Mayor To see If he would not remit the fines: hut
on proceeding TO his ONCE did not find that func
nonary In. They then went away and in the
course OF the day Mayor Berre; received the fol-
rowing Letters from them. which we give below
q presenting some singular features IL will be
,emembered that the two colored men could have
oeen relieved at once on payment of so and costs
non. y u BeTTst, Mayor, stc.-Sir: On the
.In insS my servant, Lewis Gibson a colored
man, was arrested by the police of this CITY as
nonresident. | understand that the servants NJ
genusnen residing In this city are aIwavs mo-
Ss rom the penal provisions of the non.Ies;
800, ana respectfully request that such pro-
Iecuoh DE extended TO Lewis Gibson who !. - ~
servant Very respectfully, your obed't ser't my
JOHN F. POTTER
SIR NV servant, Jacob Armstrong h.. =,
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