Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-09

few uights ago from he Pennsylvania hospital |
for the Insane, was lrarrcsed IN New I DIRK on
Wedn, lay. aud measures we're at once adopt
ed to return him to his old quarters 10 West
PhiIadcIph Upop arriving 10 New York lie
proc eded TO The Astor House, where he met
numbcr of his acquantances, who expressed |
surprise at his presence.
The doctor appeared to be gceful, and in a
rapturous manner addressed the party in sub |
stance as follows I've Jumped em, boys. |
jumped the asylum about one o clock ,hls morn |
Ing They couldn't keep NE; there sint lu-
Datlc asylum ID the country strong eDoush tc
bold me- Yes, boys | jumped EN-. They
kept me locked up with lot of lunatcs aud
said was crazy. Do look much crazy? |
couldn't stay 10 Phiadelphia; wouldn't be
found dead in that God t'orSakeD plac.. [ had
to come to New York, and | m.an to start the
oil business again. They got $40 900 out of
mc dowu there. I've gos 100000 year lett,
though, and | intend to d. d ru,hlog business.
When | was twenty years o!t started III husl-
ness, and 10 ten years was 'b)ss' Of the drug
trade. My three stores gave NE AZ inc me OF
! $3.50, 900 a year, and dove the hand
| horses aud had the huc.i stores IN the ,u1try.
I'm g'ing around now to let my friends kucw
that I've get back. Then, announcing that
be Was going to the S'urt.vant House, the doc
tor babe the party god day and started up
Broadway.
Just before midnight he was found in beor
salooD complaceutiy smoking hts ciga and look
ing somewhat The ,r-r for wear He was
dressed 10 Il gray suit Of tweed, dilapldatcd
straw ha., white shirt from which the cd
time diamond studs were conspicuousy lack
iny, aud had shaved off his chm beard, wear
lag only side whiskers aud mus!achc. 10 the
ioqu!ry how he had mad. his escape ne said:
Il cant tell you the whole story. |; wou q
impiiclte Others aLd ipu't want to brlug any
body iuto trouble You may >ay that l. WAS
permitted to get away. l was secreed III
horribly cInse place from eight n'cIo:k in the
evening until eleven, the rain pouring d0ssu 10
torrcuts, aud the attendants with lanterns,
running right over my hiding place hundred
| times. l was beneath The stone steps, and ~
my clothes were The co!vr Of tie stones 1t WIS
difficult TO SEQ lu.. Alter while the attendants
got tired of sea- ching, aud tie heavy rain drove
them into tn house again. hen l emerged
| from my den with the pctsprail2n rolling down
my fac. by the buckettuI, caused b. the close
ness aud neat OF the quarters. | W liked from
Fitieth street to b. corner Of Ninth aod Gree",
and then pr0ce"dlag To the Pennsylvania rail
The Conductor u KIDD me for my lcket al New
Brunsw OK, but | cxp ialucd tina! was without
money and lie let me ride on 10 Jersey City.
The cior had several letters 10 his posses
sion got yesterday ironi phys OF the city
asserting entire bei"f 10 his sanity alter medl-
cal xauinatloD. He says he uIc2ns TO Start 10
business agalp, and TO make II the business Ut
his life to expose luoatlc asylulns.
CoLoRED DEMOCRATS The Rich moud cor.
respondent OF the Petersburg Post says: Rev.
j. w. Duugee aud his fellow colcred Demo
Gratis are fighting good 6gh! bravciy, add they
are proceeding TO organ!Z ;be coiored Demo
cracy of this city and State with vigor that
must prove effective. Ii necessary to protect
Mr.. Dungee aud his compatriotS 10 the cxer.
else OF their rights as citIzcDS, the VIII lie power
of the State will be used. aud that falling,
President Grant will be app, alcd to for protect.
ing bayon. t.. | see no reason why We should
be afraid Ct the introduction of tro ps lno the
South as :. means of Intimidation. White mrn
are not TO b, in,mi!aei il this section, and
the boys in blue wud doubtless defend the
negroes, who should, in their presence, revolt
from the existing Intimidation practiced upon
them by their own race and the hearticSs com
hiuatioo of Scallawags and carpet baggerj
Perhaps the Radicals may be holsted by their
own pctard il this matter Of military In erter-
enca with elections, and nope they may be.
personal Miss Maggie Smith, who for
couple of weeks past has been OH visit ut the
house Of Major W. T. Suthorlin, returned TO
her home in Alexandria, last Monday Miss
| Smith is An accom- l shed and elegant young
lady, snd made many friends during her recent
visit to our city. The sud circu instances under
which she came and remained among u. pro
vented her deriving the enjoyment which 9th
erwse she would have derived. Her brother,
Mr.. Francis Lee Smith, ir, by his unitormly
! polite derortment, has won the respect and es-
| TEEN Of our citizens generally Mr.. Saith is
thorough refined gentem- n, and in his recent
| terrible stflction has received the deep and un
affected So patty, of our neople. He OF course,
! remains with his father in law 1t is touching
to witness the fond affection with which he is
regarded by Ma or ard Mrs SutEern ard
which he fully reciprccates. In their common
bereavement they have mutually b"en drawn
even more closely together, though, since his
marriage, they have ever sustained to each 9TH
cr the relation of parents AID son in feeling US
well i'll name. 1t would greatly please oil
our people to have Mr.. Smith permanent res
iCent Of Danville. -DanciLe Neaos.
The INDIAN WAR ten. Sheridan teIe-
| graphs hG War Department that Ia: has re-
ccivcd communication from Gen. Crook, con
veyiug the information that he has! foi' ,wol
the trail of thu Indiaus until it could no ,n-cr
be pur-u>d He had ten days provisions, aud
would start immediately for the Black Hills
Twelve Indians came into the Cheyenne agency
on the 18th 10 ask for terms Tor the hos'ilcs and
we're disarmcd and held as prisoners " crd was
sent 10 the hostiies that they could come 10 on
the same terms. l. il also stated thai Sitting
Bull has tcco end :avorlnG t. obtain recruits
among the Chippcwas, Pottowattomics and
| Menomeues
| A disturbance occurred at political meeting
in Baltimore, last night, during which one man
was hurt, bur Gov. Carroll has not called 90
the President for U. S troops. What \ bless
ell thing it is to be on the north sdc OF the
Potomac!
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