, 1873-04-08

That is, MIR. George III. Grain, s. maiI-
rood Prestdcnt,'' Itailrond supply
Agent, etc.--Abont $4,000 Worth OF
Creditors moMFn His Dianppcnrance.
"'Where's Mr.. Grain ?" Nobody knows. The
question has boon asked go often by partIos In
-lerostod in acquiring information on that point
That the desire to SEQ Grain appears to have be-
somo epidemic. His full namo is George e.,
Grain, and, up to ehort time ago, his office was
IN Room ID, Morriaon's Building. His buBinoss
.eard contains q Co.. and sots forth tho bus-
,ncss Of tue firm to be in "railroad iron, en-
ginea, cars etc, railway contractors and ma
chiniats' supplies, telegraph wire, inBrrumente,
and material, etc., etc." From tho same card
it also appears TINT George H. Grain was
formerly Assistant Superintendent Atlantic
d Pacific Railroad" He came to Chicago about
tho middle Of last November, and formed q part
nership with Mr. N. II. Chamborlin, Of this
city, WHO now mourns the loss Of something
over e70O in money, besides considerable annoy
ance, Oh Mr.. Crain's account. That he has
nothing more to regret Is duo to tho fact tint
ho withdrew from the concern in tirno to escape
any further losH. It is difficult to state tho
amount of business dono by Mr.. Grain. Els
purchases arc known to have boon numero,ls,-
moro 10, 1t aeoms. than his Balca, unless an ac-
count iB takon OF tho large number Of people
who considor themselves nolil." Those IRE
hotel keepers, coa1 morrhanta, dealers in hats.
caps, and fura carpots, ctc., job printcrs. jewel
ers, and no ono knows llownia other branc4esof
trnde. Mr.. Crain Ind excellent luck in forming
confidential rolntions with those neoplo WHO
parted with their goods in the utmost filth Of
getting paid. It ia said that q certain Bhrowil,
careful Dusinoss man, whose vito and Mrs. Crain
wore warm friends, but who had mover Hoon Mr..
y ~as waited upon by that porsou, who intro
uucel himself and cooy aslod tho gentleman
20 place h1n namo OIL draft for :250,-.s Just for
twenty"four hours, said D[r. Grain. He wrote
his name aud laa since paid $26o for this OK
porimont IN tho accommodation Of tosnl
strangers. To partios who refused 10 lot thcir
gooda so, md sosd tho bill to my Office" Mr..
C1ain, toward tho last. gave chocEs On various
panNn. Ihose olocks aro still retained, but not
so'no time aftor lissolving partnership with
Grain, Dir. Chnnlborlin whb aptonIshud at holng
aa hoTn nn printed circular dated at tho .l'resi,
aonta aony weo aonp1a Nalegh laroad Conf
ne following hualless like terma:
OhAH stA The following Ia lint of olcers OF our
huau ior Wh!tl Asic1 VIC would rc1uast pasacB Tor tic
Eewklrk yieo-prrs!.isn. and suposinel,de.t'; f. N.
So1r.s gourn tru]S NJ H. oeners Agent
Mr.. Chambcrl'n Ia not pronarod to tako oat,,
that thoro ia no such railroad company as tho
Memphis & Isaloigh," having It's olllco in Chi-
ongo; and ho III bound to admit that there may
bo nucli Veraons as Newkirk and Norris in oxa-
kGAEVi bNt Ao IN tHut lV tlNhll-
borlin)jH not now aud never waa "lenoral Agent"
of that road; uor did he over hoar Of suoh a
corporation, nayo through the circular III above.
80 1t IL reasonable to suppose that tho Atom-
pills l. Aaleigh exists OILY in tho imagination
81 Mr, Grain, who. hnwoycr, has probably roal-
a2eSa handsomely III the way OF annual pAsuou.
mo lust seen Of Mr.. Grain wnH on Tho 31st OF
Ma1c. aimee Which timo tho oillco Of Mr.. apaf-
FORD, tho agent OF Morriaoa Building, lias Dieon
vhitot by Aaorna Of people with little b.lH. Iley
al aak' ,.Whoro'h h1r. Grain ~ Nobody knows,
n.ia they depart horfowfulIy. THOR causos Of
wonld lain lolioye for tho uako OF Tic conndonce
they fot III hin, tl.at lle has bean fouliy dealt
with, or las committed suicide. but ara Obliged
to sbondon tloae theories, as Mra. Grain, WHO is
b. dellyorod to her, aud mGniloAts no narrowing