The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-22
T. r,;,ssinzs No5iegnasl Playing the
Piano in q Lager.Eecr Saloon fog q
H.iyfng--EEc Claims to hc Il Relative
Of the Grant, Duke.
From the Omaha Bee.

E.ivtns--EEc Claims to bc Relative
Of the Graui Duke.
From the Omaha Bee.
A few days since we were told tho follow
in" somewhat singular rs well rs romantic
story, but being on the skeptical side. tholgh
alw;yS Willin@to give heed to anything which
promised an ''itcnl," VIC paid but litticatten-
ton to it ut the time. On Saturday certain
facts developed themselves which brought to
mind what we had heard in reference TO the
subject Of this sketch, and they determined
rs on working the case up with view to fI-
| turc publication, should there he anything III
! it. We learned that instead Of its being II
| sell. the whole story was true III the main;
so we give it to our readers lis il was learned
| by Us:
During the rebellion man, apparently
about thirty years OF aye, arrived IN ChicaSo
| and nut up at one Of tue best hotels there.
He seemed to have plenty of money, which
he spent freely, and was not long i'll finding
himself surrounded with what is termed
summer friends, who did their utmost to
assist him in spending his means. The party
were wincd and feasted at the expense of the
stranger for a week, and were congratulating
themselves OIL having another weeks enjoy
ment at least, when suddenly he disappeared
from sight altogether. 1t was at first an in
eyplicaGle mystery to his So-called friends,
but it soon passed off, and they forgot him
while basking in the favor of some other mo-
| neyed friend.
The next known Of this stranger he had
exchanged his elegant apparel and was work.
ing as a common laborer, carrying the hod
for some lnaSons who were building steam
cI,lcker-5akery. The work was being done
for q German named Leutz, who observed
the delicateness of the skin Of the hod-car-
rier, and was Won over By his superior intel
lirence and bearing. He showed him many
kindness, which, it will appear, was not
forgotten. lie labored in his capacity as hod-
carrier for several days, and might have done
80 several weeks had not brutal remark
made to him by Que Of the masons SO touched
his selsibility that, throwing the hod down,
he walked oil in disgust, much to the sur
prise OF his German employer. -.
One day, q couple OF weeks subsequently
| to the above exhibition of temper, the same
Young man, with friend, was passing along
| the street upon which he had worked us Il
jaborcr. He was dressed in the height Of
fashion, with gold-headed cane and gold
bowed eyeglasses. The old German OF the
cracker bakery was standing in the door, and
as the two approached ne recognized III the
dashing young man his hod-carrier of G few
days before Of course the acquaintance
was renewed, and couple OF bottles
of champagne were speedily empled
of their contents to cement the friend
ship which had begun under such widely
| different circumstances. Though ques-
toned as to his mysterious actions, he
refused to give any light upon the subject
and maintained q strict silence aS to his for
| mer life. Many srrnlises were INDUCED III
rs to who and what he was, but in the end
! his friends were no wiser than before. After
| 4 couple of weeks spent in rioting lie sud
denly disappeared again, and the next heard
! of him nc was trying to get up a class ln-mil-
| sic in this city. He engaged 6iaX Myers
music hall and advertised lorplpis. Though
| Z; splendid musician, his success was not as
great as anticipated, and he soon after gave
| il III, as being too monotonouS and not remu-
lucrative enough.
While here he formed the acquaintance of
Young man in store on Farnmm street,
and Us both spoke German well, they passed
many n pleasant hour in one another's COM
r,ny. One day last September lie astonishcd
his friend by appearing before him in the
.a,rb of a fashionable young man Of the town,
and, with plenty Of money, entered upon
! course of dissipation that soon reduced him
| to comparative beggary again. He then an
| n,uuced that he was going to Kansas City,
and left Omaha the next day. He was gone
month or two, and then returned, having
walked the entire distance from TINT place to
this. Hewas ragged and foot-sore, ana ms
| friend could hardly believe that u was TIC