Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-14

! WEATHER PROBABIL1TIES.--N0 II, 1919.
FOR the Middle Atlantic States clear weather,
! colder northeTly winds and higher pressure.
| AN ACCOMPLISHED IMPosTER AND bWIND
IER.-On the 4ih of October g man drove up
| to the Mansion House, ia this city, in hand.
some buggy, with a 6ne, large bay horse, and
| followed By small black dog, and registered
G. ". Williams aod wife, Eai1faS county, IVA.
He Introduced himself % Goo. Williams, OF
New. Orleans, and an old friend of the pro.
| prietor, whom he had Known for years. lie
| wanted good room. said he expected to be
With the proprietor for month or more, pro.
fessed to be the owner OF q farm 10 Fairfax
| county, and O cousin Of DR.. Ira Williams, Of
that county. His object 10 coming to Alexan.
| dria was to have the best and most skltul
medical attention for his wife, Who expected to
| be confined in few dayF, and was not willing to
! depend on the reighborhood doctors, who lived
| some distance from his place. lie represented
himself as having been az old army officer who
| resi- gned at the beginning of the war with the
| Confederate States and took part with the
South was General in the southern army,
| and was wounded in several battles: tie was
/ also in the Mexican war had been but little in
| this section for many years unit! be bought q
/ farm in Fairfax county. lie professod to know
every man OF prominence in this neig hborhood,
and was an Intimate friend of Jno. a, Wash.
ineton and his associates. When young he had
| hunted deer many days with them at and in the
| neightcrhood Of Mount Vernon. lie drove his
horse to his old friend Chatham 8 stable, and
sooa convinced Jim that he was an old acquaIn-
tanco had often been at his stables with his
| friends, Jno A. Washington, Johustons and
Others; made arrangements for the board OF his
horse, and promised to fec the boy who had the
charge of hitn if he would groom him we'll and
! keep his buggy clean and in good ord5r. lie
drove out every day visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Hunter, who are the owners of the old Wash
ington farm, introduced himself as al old friend
| of the WashingtoDs and spoke OF the many
happy days he had spent there when young
man. Flo spoke of many old families who !lv'
cd in the ntighborhood st that time, and want
ed to engage board for month or more, being
compelled to stay in this country until the abatc'
mcnt of the fever South stated to them that
he owned large plantation in Florida, Tor
which ho had refused $3.50 per acre, aad that
Beast Butler had stolen 500 negroes from him
during the war. He invited Mr.. and Mrs.
Huotc. 10 call ou him at tho Mansion House,
which they did, and took dinner with him, and
in return he spent the next Sabbath with them
at their home. lie called on several Of our
prominent citizens, spoke to them as being his
old friends, tEo. lie was member of the
Young Mems Christian Association; had been
CONNECTED with Sunday Schools for 50 or 40
years left early the first Sunday morning he
was 10 Alexandria to visit the Methodist Sun.
day School, returned after the close said he
had been much pleased, and made an address
to the children, who appeared very attentive;
in the afternoon he left to visit and address the
children OF the Baptist school, and on Monday
left the hotel to visit the public schools, which
he said be did in company with Superintendent
Carrie and addressed the children. lie repre-
senteI himself as an Intimate and personal friend
of President Hayes he and his wife had trav
elcd with them the past summer, and had Wis.
tied Alexandria with them; the President had
offered him several prominent positions at home
and abroad, but he declined to accept any Of
them. and would not accept the best otfl,o the
present Administration could offer he was op..
posed to their political views, and while he and
his wife were old friends of Mr. and Mrs.
HAYES, he did not thiok him an honorable man
and could not endorse his course. After hav.
ing enjoyed about ten days Of good attention,
tine dresses, &C., and finding that paying time
had come, he left to visit. as he said his COUSIN
DR.. Ira Williams. In Fairfax and would re-
turn about ten o'clock p. N. Not returning,
Dr.. Ira Williams was written to to learn The
had called on him. DR.. Williams replied that
he had not, and he wasno relation of his; that
he had never seen or heard of the man that
he was {, cheat and in3poster. A day Or two
alter his departure postal card was received
froul WASHINGTON directed to Dr.. Z. H. vii
ams, care Of Mansion House, and bv this card
it WAS fouod it was intended for the Gen. =.
". Williams, who had assumed e be differ
cnt nlan. In tracing him up he proved 10 have
made . busiGnss in imposing on hotels, beard
inr houses and all others he could deceive III
Washington. Alexandra and the Surrounding
country for The past twelve months, and has
contracted bills to the extent OF thousands; re.
manned at each place until he could remain no
longer, and bid good bye to visit cousin DR.. LA
Williams or suuo other friend. always t0rgcttls
TO return to settle hra bills. lie is one Of the
most comptte and dangerous frauds we have
ever encountered. lie can always address him
self 10 the people he meets Knows everybody
IS conservative or radical slave owner Or
free soller, temperance man or a good drlnkcr,
doctor or general, either in the Confederate
or Northern army, resident OF Massachusetts
for forty years past, CT an owner OF large
plantation either 10 Louisiana or Florida son
of ex General w. Williams, of Louisiana, and
brother to Gen. Williams Of Louisiana. or
Gen. Williams himself as it will best suit his
purposes and enable him to get credit. When
last heard from he had been boarding at the
Washington house 10 Bladensburg, kept by .
widow lady, for moro than three weeks, snd had
treated her like all others he had deceived
CANAT, News. One Of tho cog wheels at
the outlet lock, at Georgetown. trcke yestar
day, and it was found necessary to remove The
uachioery bcf0r the damage can be repaired.
Il will be week or ten days before it can be
placed in working order. In the meantime
boats laden for this.city will have to pass Out
through Rock creek and for this purpose
dredge was put to work yesterday dredging The
.J ~ ,rj,r IN m.la # navipahle Yesterday