Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-26

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Visiting from the national eapl.
ial % the Chicago TFibnne, sGathH
gives circumsiantia publicity TO the
case Of one Paul Boales, who, as
alleged, wa cashier, some eleven
years ago, Ola bank at, or near,
WnliamspOFb In Pennsylvania.
Onoe 8 month, or once a quarter
it was bic official duty TO visit
Philadelphia, aud there adjust the
balances Of that bank Of the Quaker
city which cOFreSponded with his
own. he started enc day upon
this business with The sum Of $50,
COO In bic possession for the Far.
mers' and Mechanics bank, and
being rather weary from travel,
upon arriving in. Philadelphia, be
resolved TO postpone his deposit
until The following day. In theeYe-
ming, being fully rested aud inclined
for q lounge about town, bis evil
genius led him 10 . gambling house,
where, under The demoraIizing
magnetism Of the place, he staked
and lost several thousand dollars.
The WilliamHport bank never saw
its cashier again. in two or three
days thereafter the president re.
ceiyed, through strange hands,
about twenty-seven thousand dol
lars OF its money ; but in about 3
m0nth later, the name Of Daniel
ClaS kson was amongst the list OF
Steamer arrivals from the east"
published by the papers Of San
Francisco. This Daniel Clarkson
brought very little money with
him ; but by, speciouS devices and
daring adventures in mining stock,
reaped such profits az prudent
capitalists might have been years
In gaining. Once supplied with
q fair sum, he immediately refrained
from all further speculation and
entered into legitimate meFoali-
tile business. Here, too, fortune
favored him ; he became q great
merchant, married adaughter Of
another merchant, and achieved
such popular success 90 TO be nOml.
mated for the honorable Office of
mayor. JuOt before the election,
however, no was greeted on the
streets one day by q strange man,
who called him by strange name.
Upon HE rejection Ofthe letter, the
stranger said You arc Paul
Beales, whom I ussd to know In
RsnnSylvania." Upon parting from
this man, the popular merchant aud
candidate lost no time sending his
latest photograph to the Mayor Of
WilliamspOTt, with note inquiring
whetheri Il bore any resemblance 70
tho l~ODg-miSsing Paul Beales. The
answer was thai, although beard
and the lines wrought by time
were a sufficient disguise to mere
former acquaintance, they had not
saved the deserted wife Of Paul
Beales from fainting at the sight
Of the picture. In short, Daniel
Clarks0n's act Of braVadO had not
preserved Paul Beales from detec.
ton. The story got abroad In Cal
iforBia through the Matchmaking
malevolcnce OF the conductor of q
vile local print and the merchants
Ast0Bished aud incredul0us friends
told him that, for his hOnOr's sake
and theirs, be must 90 Immediately
to WillaimspOFt, aud there dis.
prove the curious Islander 10 person.
Promptly approving this advice,
he called In the next steamer for
Panama, leaving property to the
value 0FAqusrter ofa million behind
him, and cheered on his departure
BY Q host Of VI ll-Wishers.
While crossing the llhmus his
follow passengers missed him,
aud, for several years thereafter,
no trace Of him could he found.
At last, not quite . year ago, some
returned CallfornI1us discovered
him In Cincinnati ct work a. . com.
mon laboFer In q candle factory
he was poor, logged, and Averse 10
recognition bat the former friends
Of Daniel Clarkson were deter.
mined TO bring him 10 reason, and
did. He ultimately submitted en-.
tirely TO their direction. They adj
vAnced lin the money to pay his
deficit 10 the old bank at Williams.
port, and sent him thither to rejOin
his lOng-deserted wife. The same
good friends persuaded bis Call.
fOrnian wife to accept his property
Ia San Francisco Ia compensation
Of the great wrong done 10 her, and
Paul Beales is once more In his old
hom0 In haVtn life anaVv