The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-11-16

vagaries OF Am Aristocrat, .ss. G
The fashionable watering place Of Dun
oon was week or two since the scene OF Z
good deal of sensational amusement, aris,
ing out of the vsgaries of an aristocratiu
visitor. The gentleman in question II tbs
Hon. William Henry Bruce Ogivie, OF
Cowden, whose name racently figured in
the London journals in connection with
some singular proceedings, there with
which he was Immediately mixed up. He
is brother to the Earl of Airlie, and, though
only twenty. -four years Of age, he IS . 70.
tired officer of the army. He arrived at
Dunoon on last Monday fortnight, and took
up his quarters in Mr.. LADDERS Royal
Hotel Having put the whole Of the in.
mates Of the Royal in q state Of excitement
by his strange, restless conduct, he sailed
| into the village, entered the shop Of . cen.
fectioner, and cleared the counter Of an the
available pastry, confec,ions, cigars, &C..
throwing the same TO crowd Of young
sters outside, who had no objections to ba
thus treated by the liberal stranger. He
opened his hotel in most hospitable way
| to all comers, inviting porters and laborers
nightly to entertainments ut which piper
presided. He would 20 out dressed, give.
away articles Of his clothing, and return
to his hotel barefoot and almost naked
The landlord sooa wearied Of him, as his
| erratic proceedings engr ossed the attention
Of every ybody in the house. Night and
day it was all the same-he seemed never
to tire of cutting the most singular capevs,
and all, as he said, in the way of having
fun. He would run out and in about the
hotel with nothing on his person but
short flannel shirt. He was fond of de.
corating himself with articles to make
show. With large bright metal dish
cover for . helmet, window blind for
toga, CANDY. colored bell pulls for sashes, .
fish slice, q huge carving knife, or poker
for weapon, or q gasaIier torn from the
ceiling for sceptre, he would rush upon
and frighten the inmates, or run out
through the streets theatrical warrior,
willing to do battle with any one who came
in his way. For days aud nights he per-
sisted in this extravagant conduct, putting
the inmates Of the hotel in constant state
Of terror and alarm. He would retire Al
if to 60 to bed, and Immediately afterwards
would be found throwing dressing glasses,
basins, and ewers over the windows into
the street.
One day he went, accompanied by the
landlord, who was anxious to look after the
safety of his lodger, for ride in chaiss
and pair. On arriving near the powder
works behind Sandband, where gang Of
laborers were employed in making drains,
the hon. gentleman threw off most Of his
clothing, along with his shoes and stock.
ings, and barefooted, with spade in hand,
tackled to work with the men, and did
work toughly for three hours, till the men
had ceased to labor the day. One day, he
ran down the pier, and wanted to hire .
small boat to pull across the river. The
man who had the boats in charge seeing
the applicant so excited and likely to be 8
dangerous customer, would not hire him .
boat, on which he ran down to the beach.
where the boats were lying, with his own
hands dragged boat down into the water,
stripped all but naked, pulled out into the
river, and having 10 an hour exhausted
himself, pulled back to the shore. He
would in the hotel heat poker or other
implement red hot, and issue to the street
with it, as he said to frighten the people,
But such conduct could not be long tole--
ated; young brother of the hon. disorder
ly was communicated with. He came to
Dunoon; but all his efforts could not make
his friend behave himself. Things were
coming to crisis; for on Saturday night
week, the gentleman took umbarge at his
host for showing a stern opposition to Z
continuance Of conduct that had not only
frightened every guest, save the author Of
it out of the hotel, but put all the other
inmates in bodily fear. He suddenly Or
dered his luggage to be collected, saying
that he was going to leave the house. This
was prospect of happy riddance. Out
he went, to prevent the chances of his re-
| turn, the doors of the hotel were closed
against him. lie proceeded to the Eagle
Hotel, but his character being there before
him, he was not admitted at least as lodger.
He wandered abroad all night, and about
! five o'clock on Sunday morning he made
his way in through the grounds to Dunoon
Castle, which is occupied by Mr.. Eslington
and family He rurg the door bell, but
not being Immediately answered, he opened
one of the windows of the dining room,
violently forced in the shutters, gained ad--
mission, and threw himself into one of the
couches, making himself quite at home
The inmates of the house became greatly
alarmed at this intrusion. The gardener
ventured into the dining room, but the in.
truder ordered him to be gone, and send to
him a gentleman to whom he might address
himself. At length son Of the family
made his appearance, and the shor. confer
ence which ensued, is said to have ended
in the intruded making dexterous leap
through large large pane Of plate glass
out of window. He ran to his old quar-
ters at the Royal, rung the bell furiously,,
and when denied admission, he tried to-
force open front window. The landlord,
however, arrived in time to prevent him
getting in through the window; and when
the madcap found himself defeated in his
object, he, with one Of his fists, deliberate
ly smashed nine pains Of glass in the sash.
By this time Mr.. Eglington made his ap-
pearance along with couple Of policemen,
who took the hon. gentleman into custody,
on charge Of feloniously entering Mr..
Eglington's house. He was kept in the
lock up at Dunoon till the following day,
when he was sent in custody, ola Lock-
goilhead, to the gaol at Inverary, there to
await the consequences of his folly.
A letter from St. Petersburg, in an Eng
lish paper, mentions an extraordinary affair
which lately occurred in the town of Orel.
in Russia. A great local landowner had 4
large sum (forty three thousand silver
rubles) to receive through the police Office
of that town. On applying for the amount
he was told the amount could not be hand.
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