The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-06-18
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~ - AANNAAk aNNNAAM ~ aM VI
prince" having for a considerable
length Of time oujoyed the prince
W income Of $4,000 per day, fled m
tue United States District Court, n
voluntary peNtion IN bankruptcy.
Muny OF our readers will remember
his romantic exploits IN the East
published sometime ago, during
which he lie reported to have squan
dered several hundred thousand
dollars. Afer having "sowed his
wild oats," and loseing his oil farm,
he found himself in rather strait
Uned circumstances, and was ro"ent.
~ compelled 10 earn a living by
driving an oil team. His indebted
ness, us set forth in his petition,
aniouLts TO over 500, 000.
Steel is a Pennsylvania by birth
and 10 nov IN the neighborhood Of
twenty five years Of age. He has
had but little education, has no bu
siness qualifications or shrewdness;
and Is especially cut out by Dame
Nature 10 nttest the truth If the
proverb, that "A fool and his mon>
~ IRE 5000 parted" OF his earlv
youth we know very little; man
mood aud riches sprang upon him
about the namo time. His interest
in the famous McClintock farm and
oil wolls, IN Yenango county, be-
queAthod him by hislfather, for u
number ofyears yielded him an in
come OF $4,000 per day. This
princcly income was the means Of
awakening in Johnny" and nmbi-
ton 10 reek other zelda and sources
OF amusement than tn 0se offered in
the Wilds Of Venango county. We
heard Of him first by his lavish
vast in Philadelphia. Hero he
made the h~quaintunce Messro Skiff
q Gaylord. Of minstrel fame, and
ono OF his rash purchases was an
entire new outfit for the minslrels,
composed oil velvet coats and vests
and PLAID trousers (mauy Of our
readers will remember the troupe in
this unifurm.) To those eccentric
costumes hs added diamond brest
pins ofthe first water, and h new
suit OF clothes for each member for
the street. Several membcrs Of
C~prncross& Dixey's m%instrels, OF
Philadelphia, were also favored in
the same manner.
Another of "JOhnny's" eccentric
acts In Philadelphia IL related Ms
follows Walking down Chestnut
street ono day with o friend, he Is.
pied n beautiful span Vt horses at
tuuhvd to u spondid carriage, just
turning down from Second. To
sec wac to envy; 30, haillng tho
driver, Sam NJ, who, as 1t hap.
pened, was also the owner, John.
ny" coolly asked him il no would
sell his establishment. Sam looked
increduouslY at his customer, won
derlng if DO wore drunk or crazy,
when johnny" again put forward
the question: What will you take
for the whole rigP" Sam, with n
wink, aud whiIo knocking the
ashes from his cigar, doubtless
thinking to Brighten bis unknown
customer, replied: well l guuss
about 81. 200 will take the lot
johnny answered by laying sew.
on one thousand bills on the seat
OF tho vehicle, and taking hold of
the roins, coUlly srid, Hop outl'
and "hOp out Sam did, aud while
Johnny" drove off leaVeing Sam
standing IN amGzGment on the corn
or. The day was spent in riding
about tho city, aud spending money
lavishly; towards evening no he'd
ompljycd a man To drive; and f.
nally. while winding up the day,
he reached tho Girard HOuL,.
alightlng on the pavement, he ask
cd tho driver az to his circumstan-
cos, and learning that he know tho
"grlp of poverty" Johnny" made
KIM q present Of tho horses and
carriage, telling the driver not to
offer thanks, but to "drlvo of
quickl
Whilo IN Philadelphia, n Of the
vccentricities of his morning walks
on Market or Walnut street, was to
watch for q man with n shabby
hat. He would thon follow him
until he got in front Of a hat store,
and then, with a swoop, he would
land the offending hat IN tho mid
die ofthe street, ut the same apollo.
giving to the wearer, and asking
him into tho store, where no would
buy him tho best to be had.
Johnny" never carried any bog
gage with him while travelling, pur-
chasing everything as he required it.
Having resolved ono day to stop ut
the Continental hotel instead of his
usual retreaI-the Girard--he war
driven there in company with u
triond, VIM. By, a noted mer.
chant OF our own city. Sauntering
up 10 the Office, he made known his
desire 10 stop u while" The clerk
asked him as to the whereabouts
OF his baggage; johnny" replied
that he Fad nuHe. "Ther," said
he clerk, you must pay in Ad.
vance; that rs u rule"
Johnny" cast n glance at him,
and wondered that he was known
So, wmking az his friend b. he ask
ed the clerk il tho proprietor was in;
receiving y reply in the affirmative,
the landlord soon made his appear
ance, vhen O conversation OF this