, 1860-05-17

servsnt there is general expression Of regret
and sympathy, Il is one OF the few lnstances
where falling man Is not~kicFed bJ hls mors
fortunate neighbors- His disappearance from
ths hou:e waa not particularly observed nntn
the Newspaper announcements Of tne aelalca.
tion. Il was then that everybody 5ec9lssc.eo hs a
what had not before been observed, that Ar.
Fowler had for long time manifested great un'
easiness, which his observers etroneoas45 sup
posed v as IN consequence ofthe distracted con
dition Of the party Of which he was 30 rrosnl'
nent leader. Ii is now known that th1s un'
easiness arose from the consciousness tnas fhe
day Of reckoning wus near at hand, that Es vas
utterly unable to square his accounts, and that
further mercy Mt Washington "as oas OF the
question.
There are Thousand snrmises as to his place
OF concealment. Those who sny he went to
Europe On Saturday are eonttadicted ~ those
who saw him on Saturday, Il y quite probable
there was a rumor adoAt that he had commit
ted suicide; but there was no foundation for
the rumor. which probably grew out Of the sui
eide Of Mcdonald.
AmonR hi. personal friends The feeling is
painful indeed. He was josiai, generous
companion, and elostly endeaved to many Of
the most eminent Of our citizens. Unless these
men e1aegerate their feelings, they would be-
glad at any moment to raise the Anount Of
missing money and freely gire it to Mr. Fowler
to restore him to the honorable position from
which he has fallen.
Those who take the matter most eeo'ly are
the officials Of the City Government: In SONS
OF the Departments departments de'a!ca'ion has
been reduced to a science, as the troubles Of
1857 proved, aud as nobody was punished, or
ever will be the dwel1ers in the City Hall don't
see the necessity for a man to feel bad over any
euch trifte "a couple Of thousand dollars.
OF course there is lamentation in Tammany
Hail, where 1T. Fon1er has f,r three years
been the great Nogui. The members Of the
Tammany Society are not communicative, but
the event is evidently q serious blow for them.
Last uixht it was proposed By some of them to
call a special meeting to coussder the matter
Owing to the many Tumora in circulation last
night in relation to the apprehension OF Mr.
Fowler, our reporter at a late hour called upon
Marshal Ryuders at his residence, and learned
from him that Mr. F. was still at large. Mr.. R.
said that he had been unable TO obtain any in.
formation as to his whereabouts
There il scarcely doubt but that he has left
the city, as a person Of political prominence and
who il an intimate friend Of the defau1ting post.
master assured our reporter that 'Mr- Fawlel
was Ut least fire hundred miles from New
York. It was his opinion that the mattel
would be settled. and that III. Fowler had left
the city to avoid the odiQm Of arrest.
Tbs same person stated that if Mr. Fowle,
friends they would have raised the amount fol
him in few days, and be knew of one ms,
who would have given f50, 900 :: -
Various rumors were afoat last night tha
Nr. Fowler had committed suicide, but ~ far a
we we're able to learn, they were without foun
datioe. His personal friends think it is ahou
as well that be has escaped arrest, as had b.
been taken into custody be would beyond doub
have committed suicide.