Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-22
RARRATRY.- On the 29th OF last April Geo

BARRATRY. On the 29th OF last April Geo.
X, Goodrldge, a commission merchant, OF Nor
folk. chartered the schooner George aud Hen
nv, Tho. w Shreeve, master, to go to Fred
crick sburg, Va. and load with corn, winch she
Was to carry TO New York Tie gralu Was put
aboard, the bill Ut ladng furnished, the cargo
fully insured, 10 New York company, aud
the captain, furnished with his requisite pap
crs. left the port aud sailed for his destination:
The vessel failed to arrive at the expected
time. and after waiting several weeks. nothing
more being heard OF her whereabouts' she was
yivcn up for lost. MIR. GoodriJge entered a
claim against the company for the insurance
| money. As he was known to be honorable 10
all his transactions, and believing the schooner
wrecked or sunk, the company was about to com,
| DIV with the demaud when they bethought 1t
more prudent to delay few days and make
| more thorough search, 10 which proposition
| Mr. Goudridge asse0ted. The matter was
turned over to the agent for the New York
Board of Underwriters and Llnyds, with in
s,ructions to use all possible dispatch and
mcaus in discovering the whereabouts OF the
vessel or some Of the crew
This gentleman called to his aid detectives,
who began work Immediately and succeeded 10
fodiDg that Captain Shreevc, instead of tax
| lpg his cargo to New York, as the bill of lad.
ing called for, ran his vessel into the port at
Baltimore, and there sold the grain to com
mission merchant, for 50 800. After unload
iug and obtaining the money he clearedi took
his vessel to Hunting creek, Accomac county,
Va, discharged the crew, aud abandoned her
for time. Captain Shreeve, after qulttug
the vessel came to Washington and visiting a
we'll known house of ill-repute, became tascl-
nlted with one OF the inmates bought her pref
| md finn llSr
the city together They started West with the
detectives close upon and pushing them hard.
A halt was made at Wheeling, then TO Cincn-
natl, St. Louis and back to Chicago, but al
each city the officers made it hot and unpleas
ant by their close proximity, and it was decided
to give the East a trial. and they came to Phil
adeIphia, where they arrived last "Wednesday.
and stopped at respectable boarding house,
where they we're living as man and wife. The
detectives watched faithfully yesterday, and 10
the afternoon we're rewarded by seeing Captain
Shrceve come to the door. He was lmme-
diateIy arrested, and the woman also taken To-
to custody They were taken to the detective
Office, where $500 in money and valuable
watch were found on the mau's person. lis
acknowledged having more of the funds in Vir-
GINA which he wrote for last night and will be
recovered.
The officers brought him to Baltimore last
night, where he is already indicted 10 the u.
S. court The woman accompanied them, but
as there was no charge against her she was per-
mitted to 20, and returned 10 Washington. The
captain has been sailing between this nd other
ports for several years past and is we'll Known
to nearly all the river men.
GRAssHoppERs BLESSING. The Worccs
ter Spy says:
Some of the Missouri people having tried the
grasshopper MS an article of diet find that he has
great merit hitherto unappreciated in this coun-
try though it is understood that John the Bap-
fist avaied himself of it during his sojourn in
the w lderness, and uncivized people in various
parts Of the world have also found 1t better to
make an invasion Of locusts season of feastlng
than Of starvation. Wishing to Test thoroughly
the dietetic capabilities OF these insects, certain
ladies and gentlemen Of Warrensburg sat down
one day last week TO a locust dinner. The trst
course, grasshopper sous; was tasted with some
misgivings, which were soon dispelled, however.
The party rcsoiutey suppressed their quans,
made faithful trial Of the dish. and agreed that
it tasted like chicken soup with delicate mush-
room flavor. The next course WAS batter cakes,
through which locusts had been well mixed.
Prejudces had already b zen conquered, and
these delicacies were dispassionatey judged,
and without dissent approved. Then Il dish of
baked grasshoppers, plain, WAS presented, and
| pronounced eXCellent. Inc GROWING SlOry OF
the feast was a dessert "a In John the Baptist,
baked locust and honey. 1t WAS the unanimous
verdict of the company that the great torcrunner
had no reason to complain OF his diet IN the
Wilderness The guests ut this odd banquet were
not only satisfied but enthusiastic. We do not
henr that they passed resolutions in honor OF
John the Baptist, whose example had taught
them to turn terror and pest into blessing,
but they did declare hat hencefnrth they should
esteem grsssfcrpcrs luxury to be clssSed
! with oysters, trufil's, mushrooms, &c" They
believe that in future the advent of the lucuits
will be cause of thanksgiving instead of
mourning, benefcent gift OF nature. AS evil
dence Of the readiness of the Warrensburg pco-
Pile to accept the culinary and dletetlc innoVs-
ton, ii is stated that baker of that town has
advertised for 20 bushels of grasshoppcrs. to be
delivered Immediately at the present market
price, SIS bushel. The first invoice of this sea.
| sons crop of grasshoppers has already been sent
to ST. LOUIS, and an active demsnd is expected
from that city At present, while the locusts
are in the Wingless condition, and can be csptur-
ed without difficulty, it is estimated that each
acre will yield not less than fifteen bushels,
which is considerably more than the average
| yielo OF wheat, while the nutritive value of the
insects is not less than that Of wheat, bushel for
bushel. When this crop, which needs no plant
ing or cultivation, is harvested, the land is
| avAlabs for other uses and may be made to
give an additional profit
POISONING THE PoTATo BUG "A letter
from Professor McMurtre, of the national de-
partmcnt of agriculture at Washington, 90 the
subject of the potato beetle and the remedy Is
Ell taI 10 ho