The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-25
Aiehmond 1ispatfI1.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER %, 1869
,xsscr,cs Of New York.

The mysteries Of large city are strahge
and startling. The New YORK correspohu'
ont If tho Rochester Democrat, referring
70 ,nrstcr;ons matters occurring OCCASION
al,y in the city. calls up the 1oho"hs III
,eresting "reminiscences
Ono most striking instance was tound
few wears ago in the history OF deorSe
SCHUYLER. He was of the firm OF X. g ":
ScbnyIer, who were the heaviest railroad
onerators of the day. They failed. Prevl-
oi,s 10 which they issued large amount OF
spurious stock OF the New Haven railroad
fof which one Of them was prcsldent), ana
their failure Of course created great excite
!, Sy,sI,Y II also developed the fact that George
Schuyler. a bachelor of over fifty, had wife
and family living up town. His children
were grown up, and went by the name
of Spicer-that being the name borne
Oy their father while he was IN MS
own domestic circle. Some time after tnat,
another bachelor, DAME! AngeIine ny Wy
name. died leaving handsome estate, the
fruit of merchandise. His kindred were
nbout 10 claim It, when 4 widow and family
annears suddenly and contests the claim.
The testimony went to show thal the HAN
known in New York as Daniel Angevlnc
had for wears passed in williamsburg, by
the name of Smith, and the claims Oh MIS-.
smith were sustained by the courts.
know not how many similar cases may nave
occurred, but two OF very Striking tii "l.,.o
ter have come beneath my own oDser'a-
non. The first was that OF Mr.. ii. n. F.,
once q heavy flour dealer in West street.
Tc was n bachelor Of fifty years or more,
an cnterprising and successful business
man, and an honest and estimaDle mem
Der of the great community OF trade.
Every morning he appeared at ms store at
! O'Clock, and every night at dark he lett
but whence he came or whittier ne went no
one knew Neither his head clerk nor ms
mos, intimate friends had any clue to his
abode. Frequently it was said to him,
:" Mir, F., YOU may he taken ILL., and we
should want to see you. Where shall we
come - Never mind,' was the reply.
..If am taken sick you will hear from
me" If any one pressed the inquiry, a
short answer was made, and 1t was gene
rallv understood that Mr.. +. desired no
allusion to be made to his residence. Some
times attempts were made to track him up,
but he always cluded pursuit IN the croWd
and darkness Of 4 thron@ed street, ana the
otT-twcnty wears mystery was only solved by
his death in a manner similar to that OF Mr..
SCHUYLER. The second instance occurred last
week. and was in this wise have for Il
quarter of 4 century, that Is IRON his Do!-
hood up, known person named =: ne
was quiet and retiring character, anu pc
came a confirmed bachelor. About five
wears ago his father died, leaving him eXecu-
tor to his estate. He boarded part of the
time far up town and part of the time in
brooklyn. During an Illness, to which he
was subject, three years ago, hls friends
called on him. and not liking the appear
ance Of the place, advised HIM TO seek
another boarding-houSe Little did they
dream that this was his own establishment.
\ few weeks ago he sent to this city for a
physician, whom he had known fifteen
wears, to make him professional visit. The
messenger had a rude one-horse wagon, and
in this the doctor was conveyed to a
shabby and dilapidatcd house in the SUI
hurbs of Brooklyn. where he found p
sick abed and rapidly sinking. His disease
was acute. and reached Il hopeless stage. a
woman OF rather degraded appearance and
several children entered the room. and
p astoniShed the physician by the an
uuuuccment that they were his wife and
nti,urin". He died next day, and his friends
ract at the funeral this strange and most
unexpected family. Here was very start
linz dcnoucmcnt. Who, indeed, knew
him rs the lively bachelor, mingliug i'll the
best of society in this city, could have
dreamed that he had vulgar, ill-bred wife,
and family OF miserable children hidden
away from all his friends; and yet this is
i,ut Il small specimen of the mysteries and
IpisprinS Of New York