Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-20

The FNFIOITS OF A MAN NAMED SNITU-f
SoDrf'Ec5y y Eacolrater fEaf Did NJ Yft. psar~
details IN regard 10 the exploits al " Charles
Is. Smith at South AmbOy. " J. who. n has
Ceen Mentioned represented himself 10 be r
wealthy Young man fIOm Baltimore. and diving
expressed the wish 70 be crrmated and Invited
his sweetheart tOWitneSS this Interest inc Onera-
ton by Dr. lie Moyne, at Washington. Pa or
course. MI his statements about his wealth and
other things were fabr1catiOnS. bIr in regard to
tie young lady TO whom he had paid attention
IN South Alnboy the matter was more serious
Itf Name was Emma 4. ANreS, ana She seems
to be very respectable young woman. a ateachei
In public school. smith represented that he
Lad been engaged i'm a duel in Virginia. on
which account lie went abroad. TINS is not
rev story with Mr.. Smith. Last spring an
lndlN -duai wrote TO the Baltimore .Sua office
EGm Winchester. Va, giving an account or
what putrorted 10 be a S2nguinatN encounter
IN locked room between c. Il. smith and Mr.
waiter W. Faulkner. 4 g,ell-knOWn Young lner-
Giant on " inchcster in which Smith was repre-
senttd 10 have been very badly wounded. In
NeStigaticn showed that there Was no folInda-
tion 1cr this story. and the tale il was believed
at tie the, came through Smith. 4 man bear
ing this name was then selling fertilZing
receipts IN the valley OF Virginia In his South
AIneCy exploits he mentions that he had duel
in virginia with Mr.. " Walter FaVquier" which
IS probably misprint. This version tends 10
ConnecJ smith with tie action ia both Virginia
ard New Jersey. In both places Smith left the
impression that his headquarters were at New
Windsor, arfoi county, Md.
THE RUSSIAN "PAIRIOTIB FLFFT The Rus
san cruiser committee evidently regard a war
with Great Britain as 10y no means an improba-
be event 80 oelieylng, they are preparing TO
give tie car all the help they can. Besides
tie steamships bGu- al i'm The United states they
nave bought others elsewhere OF of the fund
Iaiseu 10y subscriptions voluntarily made by
lusSlah citizens. So great has been the success
OF The committee in ais respect Thar they have
ENLARGED TIER sphere OF action. They PROPOSE
10 organize patriotic feet" TO be employed
as iar as possible IN European waters and in
TIE >ortt PaCiIic. \ classification OF vessels
mas been arranged varying from M 10 6,0o1
tcLS, and Numbering about seventy in all
tOId SfCcd ana iGrSe cOal-clrryIlE caDacity
are hc.a rs indispensable Tor the admission OF
any trading steamer into this ilect. the most
approved ittingS 1or armed cruisers VIII be an-
mClI1atCd 10 these ships, and sIca as VIII adj
l4it 81 teIng rapidly put on board. The Rus
sian citizens who have undertaken 10 organize
and equip this fleet have evidently DrOfited by
thelr know edge Of the depredatOns OF 1 ne AIa-
Dalaa ala Ter cOnSorts Oh tie high seas during
our ciiA war. They assume. and Justly, that
The ECdiieSl blow 10 England. one that she
WCr.d feel most severely, would be a blow
stuck at her commerce. and seventy fast
Steamships, manned and equipped as cruisers
would Woih havoc among keT shipping. Ii Is a
menace 10 England OF which she can take no
Official Notice. IL is private enterprise It is
trading fleet in peace ready to be converted
INTO armed c! uiSeTS in war. What can She do
about it Eat. SUn.