, 1876-07-30

$50. He handed the pawnbroker 500 bill
and, while waiting for his change, asked how
the watch came there. The reply was that tht
watch Was pawncd for paltry sum by IN IN
known man about fifteen months ago. Tllt
pawnbrokcr then asked few questions, AMI
learned to his astoni6hmcnt that his customer!
brother was the Grand Duke who lad presented
the watch to the party whose name 1t bore, anc
when he told him Ills own name the pawn
broker was dumbfounlcd. But the Frinct
| learned something OF democracy by this incl
dent which he never could have learned In an}
other way.
He COULD NOT FOOL TUE WIDOW.
The police have In their tolls d fellow named
Brafsted, who has turned out pretty clever
| swindler, anu from facts in their possession be
has been successful one in eluding discovery.
He made several large hauls in the 'Enst, but
aboutfour years ago, by an ingenious dodge, got
hold OF some promissory notes belonging to an
insolvent debtor, whom lie discovered was not
likely to live long. He claimed an fnsurablc
interest in the man, and by some means effected
an insurance on lis life to the amount of $40,
600. The party died within year, and he col
lcctcd the money. Then he made the acquafnt-
| ance Of Il wealthy young widow at PleAsnnt
! Valley, near this city, and tried very hard to
| persuade her to intrust the management Of her
property in his hands. lie was engaged to be
married to her, and piled oil his arts to induce
her to sell her property aud convert the pro
cecds into cash. But she refused all his plead
lngs. Then he proposed an exchange Of real
estate she owned in this city for other real
estate, and sought to procure her signature to
contract OF sale, but she would not yield to his
arts. Tho fellow gave her magnificent set Of
diamonds, but they turned out bogus, and this
seemed to be the turning point in tho affair.
| The widow broke off the match, and the man
] went SO far Us to threaten q suit for breach OF
C1la T. E,nr larry
the bogus-diamond affair was ventilated. He is
| now enjoying home comforts in the Kings
| County Jail awaiting trial for fraud.
| 4 MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE IN CENTRAL PARK.
A badly-dcmoralizcd young man named Will
lam W. Clark was rescued from dIsagrccablc
adventure in Central Park one night last week
under circumstances suggestive Of too much
drink and not enough ballast. He got into the
park In q dazed condition, and somehow walked
into the field near the Geological Institute,
| where several Of the tame animals are tethcred
every night. He laid down near IN object to
him unknown, but it proved to be the large
camel, well known to visitors The camel evident
ly objected to his company, inasmuch as he re-
ceived q salute from his camelship which woke
him up. Beside having capacity for trst-class
proved it by nipping young Clark BY the shoul-
der quite savagcly. He yelled for help, and
woke nD pair OF donkeys close by. These ami
mails developed an unheard-ot tcroctty by kick
ing violently ut the canlel's victim, and soon all
the outdoor beasts joined in the chorus. The
keepers rushed to the rescue, and Mr. Clark
was glad to escape, leaving part Of his raj
ment in the canel's jaws. His adventure sober
cd him completely, aud he speedily started down
town for his hotel.
A POPULAR CLERGYMAN BADLY SOLD.
Thu e,oss;ns ~ Aro3;sor ovon,a nv. +a,lin,r,r;+b
,raa. ' 7r,oa storr ~ nan,,,ar a1or1r,nan ~
eieu. snc sto'5 " populas ciels l'iau VI
tnat loeallty' ho" he WIS oa''4y sou ny some
UNKNOWN party ie" oa5s ago. az was qulet1y
so1ournlne among the be1hsh'1e NUS III "es1-:
efn MASSACHUSETTS, "nen ne fecesVeo telegram
Us iollo"s' .....
teaSs fetn1' h neiG ~ .naify nyne.a anu ss
o'clock, viii meet YOU on arrival morning train.
The reverend gentleman recognized the names
of two of his parIsbioncrs, and had previously
learned they were engaged. In the must per-
feet confidence in the truthfulness of the tel
cgraul, he came to the city and was rather sur
prised his friend did not meet him at the depot.
But supposing the failure to have been m over
sight, hc repaired to his own residence and pre-
pared himself for the ceremony. Dccming
it wise to understand the details, he
called at the family mansion Of Miss -
ABOUT noontlme, ana, 10 MS ainazcment,
found the house III Charge Of servants and the
family all absentat Newport. The housckceper
~ charge informed hun there was to be no mar
rage that day, and that Miss - was with
iler Pa parents lustieating At the seasllore. lle
had lett the dispatch in the country, and could
therefore make no inquiries MS to Its genuine |
ness, but he speedily assertalned that the sigma
turc was forgery, as the gentleman in ques- |
tion was i'll the West, and knew nothing about |
it. Inc young lady's family arc annoyed BY the
incident, but her female friends arc remarking, |
Only a little premature; it will be all right !
next winter"
BITTER EXPERIENCE OF MARRIED LIFE.
One Of the marvcls OF this life may be seen |
here every day in the person of man who,
while successful in every business pursuit, and
the trusted agent of capitalists OF Hartford and
New York in controlling hundreds of thou
sands Of do1lars, is narrowed by domestic ankle
tics and troubles sufficient to kill three or four
ordinary men. He Is we'll known in tho West,
and has been prominently identified with Hart-
ford insurance interests until lately. In the
first place, his eldest son, in whom he had cen
tered many fond hopes and libcrally educated,
BECAME a miserable sot, and ended his family