Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-13
III. Chambers Disapp earance.

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of Culpeper.
III. Chambers Disapp earance.
Tie Richmond correspondent OF the Peters
burg Index says
"rhe sudden disappearance of Hon. l.. Ii.
Chandler 90 Thursday morulDg last from his
| residence in this city, Is causing diversity OF
I opinion. Chandler friends are very positive
| that be has committed suicide. PIatt, hose,
| CIemueuts, Nichols, Webb, and other promi
neut Republicans, are frying to convince peo-
pie that their brother government othclal has
committed suicide on account OF Insanity, caus-
ed by the blow he received 10 the Capitol dis
aster at Richmond about seven years ago, but
the very fact that Platt was telegraghed for,
and was met at the depot by the prominent
! RAIDS Of the city who expressed 90 opinion un
I'll the 'concaye had conferred together, and
| from the fact that Chandler left a letter which
was not to be opened by any one except Platt
or Clemments aud contents OF said letter not
being made public, people generally now sup
| pose that there's something rotten IN Den
mark All the circumstances OF the dlsap-
pearauce which point 10 supposed suicide,
could have been shaped and worked up TO ia
citate successful fight from the wrath to
come; and public opinion now predominates
to the effect that Chandler is guilty OF some
thug dishouorable; aud has made his exit to
parts unknown. If be had killed himself 90
| Thursday, his body would more than probably
have been found ere this. The report of his
being highty' was not promulgated uptll alter
bis disappearance. The Saune friends who now
say he was crazy, we're loud 10 their praises oil
his ability before bis sudden departure. 1t Is
DOW said that the letter he lett for Plat and
Clemmeuts was only contract between him
self aud Platt to wit: That ii he (Chandler)
would do certain work in Washington during
the Platt- Goode campaign, Platt would give
him &C., a chance to go to Congress from this
district next November 1T matters not what
has become of the missing y. S. Government
Official. one thing is very PLAIN, VIZ: ne mas
done something wrong which has been the
cause of bis mysterious taking Oh. Patt and
company did some very tall talklog' 10 the
the kilograms that were to be sent to various
papers-but all to no purpose.
| The Norfolk correspondent Of the Richmond
State says:
"The body of L. H. Chandler has DOT yet
been found. The matter is as mysterious as
ever. While general fear exists that he has
destroyed himself, yet many believe that be
has left the Country for some reason not yet
known"
There are no new developments regarding
the m sterous disappearance OF Hon. L.. r..
Chandler. Y Yesterday the city was full OF ru-
mors, which we forbear repeating. The gen
orally accepted opinion seems to be that he
committed suicide, but there are some who
think he is still alive, and has left the State
and perhaps the country, for some cause now
unknown. -NortoM Landmark
THE TRUE STORY.
The facts of Mr.. l.. H. Chaudler's disap-
pearance are still matters of speculation, but
/ from trustworthy source we learn that 10
Norfolk it is believed he IS still alive.
The following is full statement of what Is
knowD and what is suspected
On Tuesday the 4th instant MIR. Chandler
borrowed from his 500 wv. 7. Chandler,) in
Washington, the sum of 81 100 On Wednes-
day he reached Norfolk During that day he
discharged suudry small debts, among others,
one of twenty dollars to Dr.. Hunter McGulre,
of Richmond, for professional services. The
next morning he was missing, and % that same
morning Norwegian bark, loaded and bound
for Europe, dropped down the river and set
SAIL
Mr. Chandler is believed to be aboard of her.
His accounts are all corrCc what he takes With
HIM is what he borrowed from his SOD, ADD the
reasons for his flight are personal, and Of
nature into which The State does not choose to
60 Richmond State.
Letter from Prince William County.
(Cor:e pondence of the Alexaudris Gazette.]
MANASSAS, April r. Easter will be observed
with appropriate services in the NJ. +. Church
81 this place, Rev Mr.. Oils preaching 10 the
morning and the pastor at night. The month
OF May will be devoted entirely to special aud
appropriate services for young people.
Mr. K IL beth B. Mitchell, consort of Geo.
W. Mitchell, was born 10 Warren county, ~
j. She united with the Presbyterian Church
10 early life, aud ever lived consistent and
| faithful member Of the same. She died GU
Sunday evening at Il o'clock, aud was buried
from her home on the 18th. The funeral SER
mou was preached by Rev. Charles King to a
large and deeply. pathiziog audience.
Rev. Charles Npurse, of Georgetown, lee.
| lures on temperance at the Presbyterian
| Church next Saturday night. The recent eff
| fort to crush the leaders ofths movement has
not only failed, but has resulted disastrously
to those engaged 10 it.
D. W. Whiting has resigned the Mayoralty
of Manassas, and his paper, the Manassas Ga
zy!te, is in the hands of Cons able Weldon.
K.
A special dispatch FROM Odessa to the Lou
don Times announces that the Sclavic and
t