Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-14

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les; grocery houses 10 Pttsburg, has been ar
rested fer embaZz'oment. Hs vas paid large
Salary and Vas implicitly trusted By his om
D!ogcrs. Within the past yesr BIO has fallen
| into tho me5hes Of fascinating but dissolute
woman, aud sho has squsudered every cent he
could raise His extravaganza aroused his EN-.
ployers' suspicious, aud they examined his
books. At frat they found great many clsri
cal errors, aud thluklng this Was all, they dis.
charged Duncan. Another bookkecper was
| enplo9ed, and ca closer examination OF tue
book it was found that over $40 900 we're miss.
log. Duncan vas arrested, had 4 hearing before
q magistrate, aud was committed to Jail 10 de-
fault Of S.. 900 bail. The arrest and commit.
msnt we!v conducted with great secrecy. and
so oEc knew Of The affair GU side Of Duucsu'
| lmDedlata friends uatll late this afternoon.
Every ettert has been made to suppress publ
Gallon Of the matter, 90 Duncan belongs to one
of the best families ia the city, and moves 10
excellent society. He acknowledges bis guilt,
however, and promises to make the los5 good.
Hs crew Bis check for about 50 900 which be
hat deposited 10 q bank this evening iu favor
Of the D!lHorEs. Duacan's most intimate
fliaDd Was James Tui7cr, who Vas discovered
| 10 DO G GefaaIter to lhe event OF $40 600 from
;he firui If which he was book keeper about six
noutbs ego. Duic:n ard TulliVer hired
house ia tie suburbs, furnish I'd IL in magnih-
cent style. and lived 10 it with their mistresses
az The rate OF maDy thousands a year. The
affair has created quite sensation 10 the social
wcrId OF Pi!tsburg.
4 VETERANS CoMPLAINT.- "A remarkable
document vas presented to tho Senate yes!er'
day by Senator Matthew's 1t YES a petit u
Of General Hegt. ate Colonel Of the Ooo
iluatred aud Third New YORK Volunteers.
Eho isat prcaoot az inmate Of tho Soldiers
Homo at Hampton, Virginia, in which he urg.
es that n ate action be taken to proteo!
The Gisab d officers aud soldiers ct that cstab
lohmeut re Lest Insults. cruel treatment and
frauds. After dataljlog bis services ss soldier
?, Geuera! tiegt states that be went to the
SodeIs' Home 1T Hampton. Va, three years
ago, to rccup,rate his hath, waioh Tas i'm.
paired By wounds received in battle. Con
srary to al .ulcs, General HcYt was placed on
the rcs:cr IS liable to Gstei for various duties,
the se7erest Of which vaa shcvelioz CA! acd un
IoaGirE schooaeEs. 10 was sometime forced 20
wesk Tor lOnours day Ia tho brClI!ug SUP. Three
days out Of every ten to Was required to do this
work which IVES absolutely beyond his physical
ability, 81 be SUIT srcd from wound in the 40
doUcG, which Was opeu part o: the limo, and
was s!so victim Of heart disease, AID nuner
Gus cGrorio ailments Various other acts Of
!. Hiogg dciug sre alleged Gen. Heyt lays the
responsibility TOR lis suEsriDgs upon Gen. 3.
T. Bu:!@r, Prcsdent of the Board Of Managers
Of the Home, aad J. T. Woodin. Governor OF
the Sou!beEo Branch. The peiitioo vas re-
ierr:d 70 the Committee Ga Military Affairs, by
wh5n an investigation wii! doubtless be made.
4 FUNNY lSTEnTAINNEST.-Fipe and grog
at Mr.. Frank Bucklsads last Saturday night
meant much more than tie came entertainment
anywhere else. An 'st home" in Albany stree.
IS always amusing and It wss if anything,
above The usual mark. heilterior was dress
&c up and decorated tor t5s occasion. AL the
heads Ind horns Of arinsls, ex.ant or extinct.
were busted ard furnished Up; The fragrance CT
the C1sting room. With It's gArands Of fish en-
trails It's bottles Of shrimps, snakes. and white
bait upon tna shelves, Was toned down, but not
entirely Ge3.rogc3 Tho company Was Of the
most heterogeneous description. There were
80 Joseph FA5rsr, learned IL the thanstophidis
CT poisonous snakes OF India; Sir Sa,cuel Baker,
equally husnt upon Egg ptisn reptiles; African
explorers, piGcatorisl painters, and members iu
Vulnerable OF the Lini * n Society ard CT the
~. Genial and gooc natUrsd Mir Jsmrsch.
with diamond brooch in his shirt.front and
passsns smis Ga his fresh-colored face, dile.ed
in glowing terms uuou his Peruvian mummy
that IF young girl VINO FELL or va; maliciously
pushed some thousand years ego, iuto q ni,rs
pit, and who now resembles u few sticks Of veIy
cast Of the face of Henry VII, the same which
wss exhibited with the Kings efigy when lying
III staIe neariy four hundred gears sgo
Io add TO the general liVeiiness OF the even
lDg The monkey box waa Drawn near the fro.
sid its tmo rather slcEly li!tla occupants intro
duced TO the compsEy. A hare ran through
onos legs up and down the s:ara, IN perfect
amitY with all men ; while q white rat, FRIEND
~ cre.tute. with natural sympalhies for the hu-
msl rsce, dis ported itself upon the siken robes
OF the Chinese Ambassador, whose dark, but lot
unkindiy face, WAS somewhat pertutbed st the
pollution. He recovered bimself however,
won .bo green oysters, specially raised by one
OF hlr. Bucklsno's friends. made their appear
snce, ana bis appreciation wss fully endorsed
by every one else who tasted them. The host
and hostess busted themselves to keep the fun
going, and when Frank WIS tired Of taking,
his loyal and indofatg bile assistant Mr. .Searle.
took up lis parable. ard discoursed upon fsh,
flesh or dead, OF. exhibited the toy sutomston
thimblerigger, legacy OF Houdins All alike
-lor"lsners. doctors, lawyers soldiers, Sailors
most thoroughly enjoyed their evening.
don World.
CHINESE ODD FOIL ,ws The funeral of
deceased rich Chinsman took place in Sacra.
| hieAio 10" uaJS sluCot WulCu atLEdCLou iluCu
attention on account of it's length and the nov.
city attached thereto. The cssket in which the
| body was placed Was mounted with silver han
dies, and on top plate with the name Of the de.
| ceased engraved loon it also the embems Of |
| the Order of Odd Fellows, which plate So |
lec!ed by Chinsmsn from the undertaker's |
stock Of plates used by the different societies on
| tho ccf6ns of deceased members In selecting |
| the plate the Chinsman ssid the deceased Ce |
lestal had belonged to q society which used the |
Same mbems |
On esch side otthe hearsa three pall-bearers
walked, wearing the customary sash, and all the |
| Chinese in attendance wore red and white |
stripes Of ribbon attached to their blousez. At |
| the grave the ceremonies were quite lengthy, |
| and during their performance music WAS played |
| on Chinese instrument. At their conclusion |
! esch Of the Cinnamon in attendance deposited |
tina ribbon he had worn by the side of the grave
| and then moved off. The Chinese have evi.
dently adopted this styl of burial for their rich
men in Sacramento. as somewhat similar bur- |
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