Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-02

AN EVENTFUL LIFE AN lnFdliu PtuoiOh0i,
whose proper name probably was casio or
Castle or Castle, has lived for the past thirty
years in the counties of Wayne and Oakland,
Mich, and prior thereto in the State OF New
York and District of Columbia. He was born
in Bordeaux France and at an early age served
under the Emperor Napoleon during cam
paign in Spain He was captured by the Brlt-
ish forces, taken to Gibralter, thence to Eng
land, where, after confinement OF nineteen
months in prison ship, enlisted into the Brit
ish army, (then at war with the United States, J
to be sent to Canada After his arrival, on the
first opportunity which was presented at hlng-
ston, he deserted (crossing over Lake ontario
on the ice to Oswego) and enlisted tor SIX
months in the American army. In the follow,
ing June-having been captured-was returned
to Kingston, court martialed, sentenced to
death, committed to eight hundred lashes on
the bare back, and the latter sentence carried
into effect by Maj Villers, about Six miles below
Niagara Falls
After period in the hospital, he was sent to
Ereie and put in the ranks, but on the same
day, viz: August =, 1914, he deserted again,
shooting the officer of the guard, and about
September l re-enlsted for five years into the
American army, at Lima Livingston county,
New York, in the 10th regiment United States
infantry; sent to Erie and attached to the 4th
regiment Of rifles. While iii this service he
was successively promoted to be I'd sergeant,
which he held when discharged at Grecnbush,
New York, June H. 1915. He also was lnstru-
mental in the capture Of Major Winter, an Of
icer in the British army.
At Erie he received gunshot wound in the
side injuring if not breaking rib, and at Cook
Mills. received another wound in his leg. His
disability, in time developed into rheumatic
pains in the back and particularly in the shout,
ders, the muscles connecting the arm with the
scapula contracting so rs to render, with afro
ply, the left arm nearly useless. He seems to
have borne an excellent character where he has
resided, and died June 25, 1870, at the age OF
20 years Wash. Rep
BOYS SUIclDEs.-A suicide which occurred
in New York few days ago is u painful Illus
tration of the excessive culture OF the emotion
III nature Twelve weeks since a boy OF Is
years, named George Henry \. Starr, commit
ted suicide by taking iaudanunl, the cause be-
ing that he was bewildered and troubled about
'predestination, toreordination and decree
Older and ADLER minds have worried themselves
to insanity on the same inscrutable problem.
He chose to solve it by crossing the river and
finding out how they do things on the other
side. The boy had friend older than him.
self, but still quite AS childish, one Alfred Gar
roway. The two had held high converse to
rether on subjects which the angels, we ART
told, approach with 4 shudder, and after the
death of Starr. Garroway went crazy, or, per
haps was then first discovered to be crazy
He was sent to lunatic asylum, apparently re
covered, and returning. to the house OF oiarr
Remarking on these singular suicides tn
4 \
In both these sorrowful incidents the physl
ologist will find the cause in IN unnatural men
tai stimulus. Two fine young fellows died d,
religious delirium tremens. A very slmlla
case occurred within fortnight in the north
ern portion of New Jersey, where revival wa
in progress. \ young girl rushed up to th'
altar, confessed theft, and falling, down OF
the spot was carried home stone-blind and ;
lunatic. and 50 she still remains.