Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-20

! NICE IouNG NAN.-lha Gaz'!t; lev
,fq.. ago mcn,i, ucd some strange cl!cun:s 2Iu2S
,.,;,crtcl with the Sudden arrival am! depAr-
,irc 81 !. you@y uaan representing himself rs 4
.,,,.fGsncrlt Wade ilaupton. The follow
;n., from the Nori:n; J urn4l OF yesterday vii;
throw suu,c additional light upon the cfarAc-
FER Of the nice yUu42 E!Ii, IL t.*t paper
d Si.nates hun
Observation-Disclosures vel dressed, pllu,i-
Ii, arpeariug young uian arrived III this CITY
,,1.,nc Suffolk train. His nr.t oi CT, 81 course
;y,. 10 seek boarding house, aD1 lie accuri
TIy,y soon found his way to Mrs - $ pr!
y,.n boarding house on Da;k street. who're.
rrn..scnine him eli as Dr.. Preston Hampton,
rt,...o.,t 81. II CicGeral Wade Hampton, o.;
S,;,,, Carolina, he @a3 readily admitted i.
ii, ac;cc,.bi: mau;:crs aod >p:lghtly converse
,;,,, l.. ,,,,v grttr.;u! himself into tie goo!
RACES i his hostess und her 3oafot2rS. iir
,nu,,,;,,oi his intention u octtl1g II Norfolk;
=; Thought d aJ!n..Or.nr the profession
,,iu.l.irc .nl taxing 4 i:ie insurance agency;
o:,,a;n,l .criui~>i " to bu'l1s stable AMI coE-
,;...,. A,u,e ~ the premises, saying his wife,
,r;, H., i,,,, ,re. lis horses aud carriage WAS
!, the u,i.np,r:io~i Of Redmond, and would
L., here in a lew days talked gby ot his
,,u.,r,,.n> f,Lrr ~ and lis own warikc cy-
,,,,i. ard IN ;iuc impressed ms auditors with
in idea tint ic was Il five cow ali | Il Vault
h;..,,u,jot,;Irc--;u, 80 lie wa'. 81 tar "a Civ
;..t them N in..h n.@ human nature Is con
c.rra!, On sunday he borrowed Z clean s:.lrt
aal ,;.Ii.rt .,n one 81 his new ac4uaia-
,.,ces. rrll.lhi.g that he would have
,I.u.y Of nl,ary rs soou as his baggage
a.rivs!. Ii: sill he had letters Of Intro.
,,c,ion 10 Val ,ls leading gentlemen Of
,Eeci.v. but would nor present them unti,
N4u!sv. Shortly AFTER breakfast Monday
h. d.slup .arai. aul with il.m disappeared
al>o new coa', oi caiet grey coil, and
so in uoa"y, with Wa, III one ct The
pockets o. the coat. III. the property OF !,
louas -rGtlni3l, with whQm h had be!
rpmlus :;rce bis arrival III the city. Ar@r
lis departure a remembered how Villain IL
IL king h. was AMI ho.: ttIe con'i icncc they
had N him from the frs. The friends OF the
,iu,ci pnltic<, however, won accept a':y such
plea and have had many hearty laugh al
Their yxmasc The gay dcc3ivcr vas secm at
Fla kt'a Depot ty merchant Of this city on
Non.ay event gard was St,ll passing hilu>sl! of
A. til,srn Of n Hampton al, till making lots
81 new ti;ruI> The merchant was 50 much
vrx.i. when he got To the city yesterday aud
hc:ri The story, IL fad how easily he had been
imi ST !p}il, that he telegraph Il to Franklin
i,r tie arrest uG the i,up1>tur. II isn't likely,
however, thai he r,m;lu:d 1T The depot long
enough to be c,uvlt. As he will doubtless
tr;.y.i through th" country repeating his pau
>ilc stories and p.undcring his entertainers,
Whenever possible, we will give description Of
his personal appearance, furnished hy one who
saw him: here he i, about five feet six inches
in height, G,lii coinplcXlun, heavy auburn
nr,Stachc, and thick lips, lie Is apparently
about twenty-five years old His skin Is not
very clear, but has ii swar;lly lock. fhcrc i a
red scar across his left hand from the midi C
jnt OF the lutte finger to the tip OF the fore
ti"e.r tie wore when here, black Al inc
hat and a full suit Of black clothes, with cou-
rr.SS CATERS little the worse for wcrr, and Il
lght ,lrab ove,coat. In hi> three plated s!ir;
h, wore one gold stud Around his neck he
wears lady's heavy gold chain, with heivy
side. One of the l:,yrr:c d"l4 eS ol' Ills fellow
is to present forged letters Of introduction u
the most prominent gentlemen IN a nel"hbor-
hood aud on the strength Of these obtain lodg-
ingS and perhaps loans of money. In this way
h" impose: on the wife If gentleman doing
business in this city. aud procured re!reS l.
ment> anl loan Of a small sum otm oncy. We
cauiinn our brethren If the press in this Safe
and North Carolina to be on the lookout tor
this mposor.'
TRAGIC AFFAIR The Washington cores.
p>nlcut of the Baltimore Sun say,:-"Miss
Susie Dankwortt, Il Young lady some nineteen
years Of age, was shot ar the residence ot' her
widowed mo;hcr, OF Maryland avenue: near
Twelfth S'r ct about midnight on Tuesday.
Mis- blukwor;h, who is one Of the most at
tr;i;;ry ladies' OF the Island, found Il devoted
ainl'icr III = young man named Frank Bcnncr,
an cncraycr Ut the office Of the coast survey.
"''>'r hrl father had been cmp!ovcd III his hf2-
tim, an whore her uncle was still eur'oycd
h2npcr iIa,. ka,wu the young lady Tor years
ami was frequent visitor at her house. and,
II Is >ili, had been IN unsuccessful slltOr Tor
Ter hand lie caleb about l. O'Clock, and
aSk:i to see the young lady She declined
seeing Him. but finally. on his opportunities.
t''>cptc to come to the window. After she
ho!>tcd the sash, and few words had passed,
oein,r tired riStp! at her, the bal! striking
GEAR the ribs and tearing It's way out She ran
immediately 10 the kitchen, where the servant
Was still aw.k2. and very soon medical attend
ancc WAS procured and her wounds dressed, and
she Is now IN Il comfortable condition, bat is not
c'n>''r:od on: of danger. Ben; CT was arrested
Yesterday mnrning and has been lodged III jail
10 AWAIT the result of the injuries Of the young
iany. Miss D.nkworih is tie grand daughter
.! the !&'e Samuel Bart!c of Alexandria.
NARROW ESCAPE. The Northern bound
express train on the Orange ana Alcxandria
Railroad made a very morrow escape from de-
>'rucion on Monday morning ust as the train
wa was passing through deep cut few miles
us SIDE Of Charlottesville, 4 large rock, weigh
lag several tons, t; Il from the side of the cut
%, the track some, forty or fifty yards Ia front
u iNe train, but by the prompt action of the
engineer III reversing his engine, serious acct
Ie't was prevented, the only damage sustained
y. Icing the drmolishiug Of the ''cow-c!tch2r Of
The locomotive. nch Nccs.
y X .. CANAL.-In speaking Of the ircreas-
ca toll on the G. & Q. Canal the Washington
gar says THE rate is now to be 81 cents per
"n instead OF 46 cents, as heretofore This is
suicidal policy on the part of the canal compa-
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