The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-21
John Gny and General CaSS.

ter in his way, in connection with
whom Colonel Forncy tells the
following anecdotc, or rather
Quotes it from Daniel Doughcrty,
one Of Philadelphia's ablest law
ycrs and most brilliant wconteurs:
Gny kept the National Hotel
in Washington, and among his
guests was General Cass, then
Scnatorfrom Michigan. Guydress.
ed like Cass, and although not rs
portly, his face, Including the wart,
was strangely similar. One day n
Western friend of the house came
in after long ride. dusty and
tired, and, walking up to the Office
encountered General Cass, who
was quietly standing ,herc. Mis-
taking him for Guy, he Slapped
him on the shoulder, and cxclaim.
I'd, "Well, old fellow, here l am!
The last time l hung my hat up
in your shanty one OF your clerks
sent me to the fourth story; bnt
now that l have got hold OF you,
| insist upon a lower room."
The general, a most dignificd
parsonage, taken aback by this
startling salute, coolly replied,
"You have committed a mistake,
sir. l am not Mr.. Guy; l am
General Cass, of Michigan" and
angrily turned away. The Wcs-
tern man was shocked ut the un-
conscious outrage he had commit
ted; but before he had recovered
from his modification General
Cass who had passed around the
officr; confronted him again.
when, a second time mistaking
him Tor Guy, he faced him and
said, "IIere you are at last! have
just made devil ola mistake; |
met old Cass, and took him for
you, and | am afraid tho Michi-
Sander has gone off mad" What
General Case would have said
may well bc imagined, if tho real
Guy had not approached and res
cued the innocent offender from
the twice-angcred statesman.
Editor's Draacer, m Waiper's
Magazine far September.
J"sEfii L. ruLIUE, 1" I'vv.
chanist of Atlanta, Ga, has a be.
wilderiug run Of luck. lilo WAS
lately summoned to tho bedside
Of a dying bachelor uncle in
Charleston, S, c., who drew from
under his pillow 81, ZOO in CASH,
several gold watches ard other
valuablcs, which he presented to
the surprised nephew. After the
uncle's death Mr.. Police found
himself heir to the entire estate,
valued ut $4,000, to say nothing
Of 5000, in gold that was dis
covered in a trunk, having evil
IDENTIFY been forgotten by tho old
gentleman.
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The Bay City Tribune Of the
lst inst, has tins item: A shock
ing accident occurred at Peters
mill this morning, the particular,
of which, as near as can be asccr'
tanned are as follows: George Roe
ellie, the victinA was employed
to take the lumber away from the
circular saw, aud at the time the
accident occurred was at his post
attending to his business. 1t ap-
pears that the man who triml
lumber after trimminga board Six
inches wide and eight feet long
threw Il on the table in q careles
sort Of q way, causing it to re-
bound. As 1, roboundcd it struck
tho edgor and was carried over,
being cut in two diagonally as II
went, the opposite ends Of either
piece being sharp. R'scllo was
ON the opposite side Of the edger
and the pointed end of one OF the
pieces struck him in tho stomach
aud with snch foico was the stick
thrown over the edger that il pass
ed through the mans body, either
end project nP. The board was
pulled out and the man removed
to the Center llouse, where med
ical aid was summoned and the
splintcrs removed and the wound
sewcd up. Tho cash where the
board first struck Rosclle was
some four inches long. At the
present writing the unfortunate
man is alive but lies IN prec,r-
ions condition. Roscllo is about
twenty seven years Of ago and
unmarried.
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