Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-07
THE GAZETTE.
TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL I.
The ROMANCE OF RESTAURANT. "A Chi
caoo corrasno,dent of the Troy Times says:

The ROMANCE OF A REsTAURANT.-AC Chi
cago correspondent of the Troy Times says:
"a bit of romance recently came to my no.
tice which has not before appeared 10 print.
Some time 10 December last girl about sew
enteen years of age, who at that time was serV-
ing as table water in large dining restaurant,
was arrested for stealing package OF money
from the pocket of gentleman's oVercoat,
which was hanging 10 the room while he was
eating his dinner. At the preliminary cxami-
nation party sgore to having seen her take
the coat down and hang it up quickly again;
that she soon left the room tor short time;
and, as the money was not to be found she was
held for trial. Iu vain she protested that she
merely moved the cuat to avoid Its getting soil
ed. 10 vain with fearful eyes she offered to
be searched The circumstances were SUSPECT
Gus, aud the officers memorable.
In the meantime the gentleman who had
lost the money became interested IN her his
tory, found she was an orphan girl, aud though
comparatively trieodless, bearing an excellent
character Further than this, be ascertaned
she was Of Ecglish parentage, that her name
was the same as his own, and, to make the
story short, trom evidence which he could not
dsbelieve that she was the daughter OF bis
own brother, whom he supposed to have died
childless in Australia several years ago. VI
course he declined prosecuting her, and, as he
is wealthy and without near kin, he at once ar
ranged to take her home with him, on his r.
turn from the West, whittier he was then en-
route. The other day he, with his newly
adopted child so strangely brought to him,
started for New York, whence they will soon
sail for England
FURs--There must be enormous profits
Il l. ",
so popular, if Mr. Beck, of Kentucky, is right.
During the debate iu the House on Thursday,
he said that lady's suit of seal skin contains,
according to Mr.. Beck. but three skins, which
cost the Company 81 so each, and yet these
suits are sold in New York at 5000 to $1,000.
MIR. Beck said that from inquiries made by him
in London. be believed that at least 100000
skins were annually received by the firm there
which monopolizes the business, and that mas
mnch as the only place 10 the world where the
fur seal was caught except on the islands leas-
ed to the Company, was small Russian Is
laud from which only 10000 skins were annu-
ally exported, there was prima tacle evidence OF
fraud Mr. Schumacher said that the Fur
Company was first organized by Henry Havens
and A. S. Wiets, ofNew York, and was now
entirely in the hands of European Jews. He
denounced it as the most gigantic swlndle OF
the age. The Company pays the Government
$5O,OUO year rental, aud 81 royalty on every
skin, and is limited to lO0,0 600 skins year. An
agent is kept on the islands by the Government
to count the skins and see that DO more than
the lawful number are taken. The skins are
first shipped to San Francisco, and from there
to London, where they all go into the hands of
q siugle firm, which is said to be the exclusive
possessor of the secret Of dyeing aud preparing
them.