The Portland daily press., 1869-11-29
nrx.1eries Of New York.

The mysteries of a large city are strange
and startling. The New York correspondent
of the Rochester Democrat, referring 10 ny'
terious matters occurring occasional,
city, calls up the following refniiii'.
One most striking instance was ioe SnIrn,e~
years ago in the history o. =. n SoI,,rIor Who
a. Ias West railroad operators OF the day.
IT, tailed, previous to which they issued
large amount of spurious stock OF the New
Haven Railroad (of which one of them was
president) and their failure, OF course, created
great excitement. 1t also developed the fact
that George Schuyler, bachelor OF over fifty,
had a wife and family living up town. His
children were grown up and went by the
name of Spicer, that being the name borne by
their father while he was in his own domestic
circle. Sometime after that, another bache-
Tor, Daniel Angevine by name, dleu ieaVlnS
handsome estate, the fruit OF merchandlse.
His kindred were about TO clalm IL when Il
widow and family appears suddenly ana con-
tests the claim. The testimony went to show
that the man known in New I DIRK as Daniel
Angeyine. had for years passed in Williams
burg bv the name of Smith, and the claims of
Mrs. Smith were sustained by the courts. |
know not how many similar cases may have
occurred, but two OF very striking character
have come beneath my own observation.
The hrst was that Of Mr.. III. n. f., once a
heavy flour dealer in West street. He was
a bachelor of fifty years or more, an enter
prlslng and successful business man and an
honest and eStimable member of the great
community of trade. Every morning he APP
peared at his store at seven o'clock and every
night at dark he left but whence he came CT
whittier he went no one knew. Neither his
head clerk nor his most intimate friends had
any clue TO his abode. Frequently it was said
to him, Mr.. f. =" you may be taken ill and we
should want to see you, where shall we come ?"
Never mind" was the reply. "If l am TAX
en- sick you will hear from me-" If anv one
pressed the inquiry short answer was made
and 1t was generally understood that Mr.. f.
desired no alluslon to be made to his resi-
dence. Sometimes attempts were made TO
track him up, but he always eluded pursuit in
the crowd and darkness of thronged street.
and the of1-twenty years mystery was only
solved by his death, in manner similar to
that OF Mr. Schuyler, The second instance oc-
CURED last week, and was in this wise: / have
Tor a quarter of a century, that is from his
Doyhood up, known person named =. He
was quiet and retiring character, and be-
came confirmed bachelor. About five years
ago his father died, leaving him executor to his
estate. He boarded part of the time far up
town and part OF the time in Brooklyn. Dur
ing an illness, TO which he was subject, three
years ago, his friends, called on him, and not
liking the appearance of the place, advised
him to seek another boarding house. Little
did they dream that this was his own es-
adjustment. A few weeks ago he sent to this
city for physician, whom he had known fif-
teen years, to make him professional visit
The messenger had rude ofe-horse wagon.
and in this the doctor was conveyed to a shah
by and dillapidated house in the suburbs
OF brooklyn, where he found p sick-a-bed
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