Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-10-16
Dblo Statesman,
from the Cincinnati Commercial, Oct. l3.l
I n ADONlS COME TO GRIEF,
RAILROAD THIEF ON HIS
TRAVELS.

OFF as q PaymaSter OF tins Navy, ana
Enters the Society of the Haute
Monde-With n wife at Home, He
Flirts with the Beauties of Dozen
Cities, Cincinnati Inciuded-The
tory Of His Loves in the Queen CITY
highly Interesting Correspondence
Diary and NJ MemOranda.
In January last, the name of 0. +. II.
owning appeared on the register OF the
lrnet House, in this city, and the owner
, the name soon became prominent per-
: mage among the guests of that hotel. 1t
IS not plain Mister Browning, be it un-
F, ,rstood, but "Major Browning, Paymaster
, the Navy" Major Browning, as the
oods of the city soonle to style him,
{; peared man of thirty years, although
1t twenty-five. He was gorgeous in the
ue and gold, the bars and stripes, and
ives and anchors of the navy. His figure
as large and shapely; his long. clean
'aven face was MADE up of bold, promin-
1t, and not ill-looking features and about
mouth and eyes there constantly played
pleasant smile. His hair, which he wore
ing, was always combed back straight
ON his forehead. Major Browning was a
used clever fellow. lie played billiards
great deal at the Burnetand the Buckeye;
.
I'd suppers; and, as we are about to show,
6 smashed female hearts generally.
We are in possession of mass of memo
lnda and correspondence OF this individual
hich are decidedly interesting. The daily
,ttings in his diary serve to throw con-
derable light on his character, and to give
,me idea of the extent of his acquaintance
the first circles of society and of his style
{ "scraping." We print these interesting
lemoranda, some of which are decidedly
icy. 1t will be observed that Mr.. Brown
lg had an artistic eye for the beautiful in
ature; that he delights in the pleasures of
le society of the fair sex, and that he evil
emily has taking way in introducing
imself. Certain entries in his diary are
vidently in the handwriting ofladies whom
has succeeded in fascinating and certain
ther entries, which we do not copy, are
vidently intended as blinds to his real char
cter-such, for instance, as large sales OF
roperty, and transactions in his capacity
paymaster in the navy, which could
asily have been used in aiding him in his
perations. The penmanship of the original
otes is eXcruciatingly ugly, and many
,lunders in the grammatical construction
how him to be wanting in the rudi-
nents of education. The developments Of
This mains character and operations which
have come to our knowledge, are not half
so astounding in their revelations of crimes
in point of criminal law, though he has
many of them to snswertor, as in their ex-
position of his impudence and wonderful
success in pushing himself, with the aid of
letters, a uniform, a dashirg manner and
fippant "lady-killing" style of converse
tion, into first class society the country
over-in cities East and West. There is a
moral, which fathers and mothers would
do well to appreciate, in the history of this
trickster's operations in society in this
city, where the wolf seems to have entered
with impunity into the fold of susceptible
lambs-where, stranger, with nothing
but his assuming character and the show
and glitter of the blne and tinsel of the
navy to back him, he enters the family cir
cles of the wealthy and the humble, and is
uninterrupted in his career of finished de-
ceptiOn. A portion of Major Browning's
interesting history may be CLEANED from
the following notes of his diary:
AN INTERESTING DIARY.
MONDAY, June u, 1S65.-On this day
left home for the West. Received $40 in
Philadelphia. Wrote to Cincinnati lady
on the same day. Fare from Philadelphia
to Harrisburg 1915.
June 13.-Arrived in Harrisburg on the
above date. Spent the day with S. Wrote
to Mollie De B., This wife, ON this day.
Spent evening with S. and +.
June 14.-Still in Harrisburg. Rode out
on horseback in the afternoon, andhad quite
scene with ~, Ia lady.l There was a
dreadful fire on the corner of Bruhler alley
and Third street-burned all the block.
tn do Ta1,. .,sa1 nt,o
s., spent the evening with F., and walked
home with IN, after scene with an Irish
man and Mr.. W., for which was compen-
sated by boquet. 3 -"-- ca S
June 16.-Left Harrisburg for Altoona at
4:l5. Seen ~ in the afternoon at the Capt.
toll,
mote IN LADY's HAND].-Will Harry
sometimes think ofa few pleasant evenings
spent in H., or Willie cease to be **s friend
when far away?
IREspoNsEl.-Yes, will always think of
1t ever. q. III. DE b. his initialsI.
June 17.-Arrived at Altoona and wrote
to Mollie De B. Oh the happiest moments
of my life spent last night. / shall ever re-
member it; yes, ever, ever. l.otf
- June 1S:-Last evening left Altoona for
Cresson; arrived here last evening", 1t is a
most beautiful place, on the Allegheny,
fourteen miles from Altoona; said to be very
healthy. 1t has accommodations for about
300 people, and is situated on the line of the
Pennsylvania Central railroad. Scraped
the acquaintance of Mr.. =, of Altoona,
and family, Lieutenant Colonel on y
staff Wrote =, from here to-day.
MONDAY, June 19.-Henry il on
this day. i scraped his acquaintance, stop
ping at the Cresson Springs. lterained all
the afternoon. Left the Springs on this
date for Pittsburg. Also, Mr.. Ns y =,
real estate agent in Philadelphia. Wrote to
=, of Cincinnati. Also, did not leave
this day, as thought 1 should. Rained all
night.
June 2O,-To-day spent with Mr.. Hook
strosser and Mr.. Maitland, visiting the sum
nit of the mountain. Weather fine all day.
Nothing OF consequence occurred, only was
disappointed in not getting away, rs an
ticipated. The Mansion House is kept by
G. M. Kiffel.
June 2l.--To-day zoe visited Ioretto VIII
lage, and Loretto Springs, and from thence
to the oil ilwell, under operation by Collins,
McCinsky g. Co. Had a beautiful ride and
a very social time. Loretto isa beautiful
little town with splendid scenery, being
mountainous on all sides. Weather very
fine. | left Cfesson Springs this evening
for Pittshurg. ii+' :
THURSDAY, June 22-In Pittsburg. Ar
rived here this morEing; visited the new
monitor building in Birmingham. Seen
s**, from Cambden. Wrote to ~ q, to-day,
am stopping at the Monohgahela House.
scraped the acquaintance o. Henry 4,
who was quite interesting; an\sdventure
with Miss ~. ,afsi N\gt
u 4 NJ.