Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-23

The papers, . few months since, were filed
with details of the cancer Of this young Scottish
nobleman, and We need goover bat little Of tn
ground that has been occupied before. The
reader will recollect that he was for some time
resident Of Richmond, where he worked at
1869 In cutting ice on the Kennebec; he left
Richmond for Boston to take the position OF
hrst officer of three masted schooner, bound,
we believe, to Australia, and il was from this
vessel that he was washed overheard and lost
when only . few DAYS out from port.
HIS family had been epdeavoring to get track
of him for three four years, and with that
view. after clew TO his wanderings had been
discovered, commission of three gentlemen
zone the tutor of the young earl, and . second
chancery onicer.) came over TO this country TO
look mp the evidence not only to the identity Of
the earl with Osborn, but TO procure evidence
of his death, point of great Importance to the
settlement Of the family title and estate. Sub.
sequent to the earl's departure, the heir had
died and he stood next in right to the posses
sion, fact of which he died in ignorance
The commission visited Richmond and OBJ
tanned very conclusive evidence that Osborn
and the earl were one and the same person.
When Osborn was about to leave Richmond
for Boston, being short of money, he went to an
of Randall, and asked the loan of 800 and
offered to leave with him a valuable rife, Ran
dali to hold it for redemption until Osborns
return. The offer was accepted Upon the
arrival OF the commission at Richmond, and
when their business was made known, of course
parties having any knowledge of Osborn APP
ptdTtu UtlOiS tutul, dtntfk u1cIn WIFI
the rife, which was fully identified as tine prop
erty of the missing Earl. Another party had a
small trunk belonging to him, and in this were
found letters from his family written some years
ago, soon sitter he left home. A young lady To
whom Osborn paid some attention brought forth
a picture presented 10 her by the Earl.
The com mission took the rifle. trunk and pic
ture. giving To the young lady another picture
of the Earl, and making handsome compensa-
ton to parties who gave its members any in
formation. To Randall the commission prom
Ised as good rifle in return for the one he had
given up a. could be made ia England. About
two months since that rife received, and
parties who have seen il describe IL as an ele-
CANT piece of workmanship, probably as perfect
in its shooting qualities it is in its exterior
and picture was for evidence, and doubtless the
parties surrendering them made dispositions to
the facts In the respective eases.
Osborn created q favorable impression while
in Richmond; he deposited money in the savings
bank, the cashier of which is an old friend Of
ours. This officer at one time, when Osborn
came In to deposit, pleasantly remarked to him,
You will one day be some body" Z" How SO P''
quered Osborn. "a young man, unlike others
OF your age, you are taking care of your
money" was the reply of the cashier. Ofcourse,
Osborn's signature to the pass-bOok was taken
in evidence
Nothing was ever dropped by Osborn in Rich
mond to lead any one to suppose that he was
sion, when after words which he had with a
well-knOwn ship-Owner there-probably in some
temper-he remarked, s. could buv and sell
you two or three times" At the moment the
remark made no impression. -Brsnsgick (1e.)
Telegraph