Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-27
TERMS oE UHsCRlpTIoN--IN ADVANC
AN ECCENTRIC SCoTcnMAN.-T late Viii

AN ECCENTRIC SCoTCnMAN.-The late Viii.
liam Maxwell Stewart, OF IIochnagar, Scot
land, must have been in his lifetime slngu-
lar man. A trial Is now being proceeded with
in the Glasgow Court Of Sessions to test the
validity OF his will, and the evidence already
adduced proves him to be,a very eccentric
character indeed. He probably had heard
carly in Lille that an angry man is always sup
posed to have fiddle, which, in his hours Of
uuictude, lie is understood to keep hung on a
certain nail behind some door. Give the
man nail to hang his fiddle on is often said
IN Scotland, when fellow shows extraordinary
cbutions Of temper MIR. Stewart knew the
value ot fiddle, and it is stated that when he
Was in really violent passion, as he often was,
only the soothing melody OF the violin pacifed
him. Among his other peculiar traits Of
character, this gentleman is alleged to have
shown decided paTtiaty for an unsettled life.
in proof Of this it was stated that he had been
clerk ln Liverpool, an officer IN the navy, an
oficer'n the army and gentleman farmer in
the course of his eventful career. Daring his
life at his Scotch iarm, the deceased vent out
regularly to buy his own herrings, and all pro-
risiors for himself and single servant, He
was oI,en seen clothed like beggar. At 9TH
TT times he appeared to be filed with over
whemipg vanity, and on these occasions he
dressed well, and wrote letters to various au.
rhrritcS, lccaring himself worthy claimant
lr TIC Victoria Gross. Mr. Stewart, all
;hlGugh lis latter years, seemed to have
s:ronnacSs suspicious OF consplracles against
l!n! chotl? among his own relatives, and it
Wa always observed that nc perSistcntly
watched tic tops Of tho houses opposite to
hose in which he lived, in expectation OF Sec
Icg The man, who would venture tu aSsail him,
sppcar there. His chief food was eggs as he
/ l. bo In :ho
.,ill OF this strange individual who: by the BY,
ic!orgcd to distinguished family. it is provid-
ii that large sum of money should be invest
r,! to provide the Sunday school children at
Iyelkip with bread, butter and tea every
Sunday each class to be 'supp;isd with
Eniccs and forks with ivory handles y The
deceased also bequcathed trusts for the en-
coaragement OF Scotch music, particularly OF
,ce!s and .iigs played by performers on the
yioio.
i PLACE FOR BRIGHAM YoUNG. The Nor
mons would do well to emf crate to Java, ii we
nay credit the following account Of Ja7anese
,usrcm>, given by one ot the French princes,
,,ho has recently visited that island:
In the interior Of Java are several sinai! na
axe rulers or suitans; and these pers1nages,
;a0uch really under the entire control OF the
Dulcn, insomuch that their letters are carried
to the resdency for examination before being
;cvered ar the place, keep up all the exter-
nais of the most pr0fuse oriental luxury.
Their courts are blended confusion OF rich
ryIors, notably rose color scarlet and blue, and
# sanda! wood cold and diamonds. Sultan
Housouhounan | y is only twenty-elght years
id he is of elegant figure, his complexion a
iale green, his eyes large and haegard, with
Great painted eyebrows: This young man,
whose pctt;coat and vest made him look like
tropical parrot, was surrounded by three hun
,ircd cousins and ncphews, and four thousand
arcat lords and officers, on all fouls! lie had
;,ccn married at twelve years of age, and bis
th.ty third son, ! bowling baby ot'a day cid,
psas brought in to be sho"n to the French Vsi-
tors This, in fact, was the child of the Grand
>'ultana, and was destined to pass over the
heads CT his thirty two brothers, and to inner.
i, lis fathers throne. As to the little sisters,
they were forty eight in number, and dressed in
diamonds.
Sultan Brigham would pale his Intellectual
fires beside this brilliant Javanese ruler.