Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-08-31
A REAL ESTATE DoDGE.-Some eight or


ten months ago, before the real estate market
had become fat, and when the completion OF
the bridge had become a fixed fact, leading to
the impression that real property in Covlngton
would run up, a 'aar-seelng citizen OF our
sister city made dead set upon certain piece,
the value of which he thought would be en-
hauced ny the bridge. ~ Having examined it
geographically and topograph phically, he though
that at $l3 ,000it would prove dead bargain.
The next thing to be done was to find the OWL
er; he examined the records of kenton county,
and found that George Fl. Stuart, of New
York, was the man. The name was famous
one, but it did not occur to him that it might
be the cognomen OF an infamous Individual.
He lost no time, however, but addressed Mr..
Stuart, calling his attention to the property be
owned III Covington, and asked him If he de-
sired to SELL The letter reached George II.
Stuart 10 New York, whose keen and prac-
tised eye soou preceived that, although he
owned no real estate in Kentucky or anywhere
else, there was chance to do something hand
some Accordingly, he responded in general
terms that he had not thought OF selling, but
would like to get an offer. IN
The correspondence was carried on Tor some
time, pending. which which Stuart doubtless
visited Covington to examine his property
w
being considered dead bargain, in the estima-
and swallowed the thing while Stuart gave
the deed, got the money, aud returned to his
home and wife. He had for some time been
very anxious to travel in Europe, and with
portion of the money he bought little home
for his wife in Brooklyn, and lett for Paris and
elsewhere. Soon after, our Kentucky trend
found that he had been victimized-in short,
that the. property he had bought belonged to
Geo f. Stuart, of Philadelphia He started
to New 7 ork to hunt up the elder Stuart, but
found that he had LETT to make a tour of Eu-
rope, and was then in Palestine. He employed
lawyer who waited for the return of Stuart,
had him arrested, advised his client to COM
promise by taking the Brooklyn house, worth
say 81 500, and give him his freedom again
Kentucky did it, and now OWLS real estate in
Brooklyn, New York, instead Of Covington,
Kentucky. For obvious reasons We omit names,
but will state that that there is no fiction in
what We have related Cincinnati Price Cur
ABOUT SMALL FEET.-A writer in the San
Francisco Sunday Mercury furnishes the sub
joined information
II had the pleasure of an introduction the
other evening, to Peruvian lady OF the up
pen crust, ana was particularly SlluCk WIN
the smallness of her feet and hands. The lady
is brunette, has killing eye,'' teeth as
white as pearl, voice of rare sweetness, and
what will be decidedly interesting to my male
readers-is mistress of fortune of half mil
lion She visits San Francisco for the purpose
of observing our manners and customs, and,
perhaps, to spend few months in one Of our
female seminaries. She informs me that the
ladies of Lima are noted for their extremely
small feet, the secret being that the infants of
the female sex undergo, as rule, ampptatlon
Of the little toe of each foot So general is the
custom that many women think that FIVE Toes
on each foot is a state of things peculiar to the
male sex. She also informed me that famous
Peruvian surgeon is coming up to San Fran
cisco, where he expects to reap rich harvest.
He warrants to very young ladies the tiniest
and most graceful foot by means of the above
amputation and confinement to the house Of
only one week. A custom of this kind prevail
ed pretty generally in Paris some years ago,
kept up by the very reprehensible complaisance
of surgeon. who has acquired some reputa-
tion touching this silly mutilation. Ladies, be
on the Qui vare for the Peruvian surgeon -