The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-06


walked ont 10 the race course to enjoy
the doctors triumph, but witnessed his
defeat After his death and the death of
! his accomplished wife, it became known
! that she was the daughter Of the unfortu-
nate Dr. notld. Of LONDON. who was exc
cuted icr forgery in III. Her mother
cnigrated t. Philadelphia soon after
wards, under the name of Brodeau. and
brought her infant daughter with her
| In Philadelphia, she opened 4 boarding.
school, which was literally patronizcd,
as she had brought excellent letters of
| recommendation, aud displayed great
| ability as a teacher The daughter grew
| uptO he Il lady remarkable for her beauty
and accomplishments. and married Dir.
| Thornton. who brought her to Washing
| ton in 1890. 1t is not believed that she
| was aware that she was the daughter OF
| DR.. Dndd, although her husband was,
| and mentioned it to some of his intimate
| friends.
Another noted resident of English birth
! was Thomas Law. 4 young brother of
| Lord El{enborough, who had held high
| civil trust in British India and who came
| to the United States, it was said to avoid
being called as witness against Warren
| Hastings. He brought with him half Il
| million of dollars in gold, which General
| Washington adv >cd him to invest in real
| estate in Washington. and, when this
advice had been followed. consented to
his marriage to his witc's granddaugh-
ter. Miss Annie Gusts. Neither the in
proved satisfactory. for he quarreled with
his wife, and his real estate. when sold
after his death. did not bring one quarter
Of what he had paid for it, He was very
eccentric man. one of his habits bcin. To
carry in his hands a piece of dough. which
he constantly manipulated, to preserve
the thread Of his story in conversation.
Such WIS his absence of mind. that. on
| asking one day ut the post office if there
were any letters for him. he was obliged
to confess that he did not remember his
name; but When. a few moments after
wards. a friend addressed him as Mr..
Law. he hurried back. gave the adj
dress. and received his mail He was an
invtterate gambler. and once sent man
| to Paris with a programme for breaking
the banks of the gambling houses there
Instead OF breaking Il bank. the unluckv
agent lost every cent of his money. and
was obliged to work his passage home.
t. I've rcproached by Mr.. Law for not hav-
ing succeeded.
Mrs Law : brother was George Wash
iugt"n Parke Gusts, the adopted son of
General Washington, who presided AT Arl-
| ington. ali estate on the Virginia bank of
the Potomac, which he had Inherited
from his grandmother. II Was his de
light to indulge in recnllections of the
Ptcr R"t3iH, although the old inhaht-
ants used to say that many of his remi-
nisccnces were apocryphal. Il ought to
know" he used to say. Taken from
my orphaned cradle to his patcrnal arms.
nourishcd at his board cherished by him
from childhood to manhood | ought to
knew something of the first President OF
the tuitcd States and the illustriouS
farmer of Mount Vernon" Mr.. GUSTS
was a short, stout. ru'ldy-Eaced gentle
man, who reSemblcd the Evolutionary
British f"x-hunting squire, and who was
an enthusiastic sportsman. 4 miserable
painter, and a tolerable farmer.
\ protege of General Washington's.
whose name is identified with Washing
ton city. died III its vicinity soon after
Mr. Adams became President. 1t was
Pierre Charles / Enl;lnt. whose design
for laying out the metropolis is Just he
ginning 10 be displayed to advantage
\ native of France. educated as an Off
Ger of engineers he rendered his service $
| aud his sword To the United States early
i'll the Revolutionary struggle. Having
distinguished himself in several engage
| ments receiving Il severe wound at the
siege of Savannah. he was subsequently
| sent by General Washington to France.
to have executed there his designs for
the diploma and the badge Of the Order
of the Cincinnati. 4 few years later he
was employed 10 design plan for the
federal city and to lay it out but he soon
became cmhroiled with the commissions
crs and was discharged. He then be
Congress for redress of his real and
i.tncied wrongs. and his tall. emaciatcd
| figure. envelnped in an old green surtout
| coat and crowned with a naplcsS beaver
hat was well known at the Capitol.
| Ireland contributed to the educated So
cety of the district the widow and the
son of Thcobald Wolfe Tone, the i'll
starred founder OF the United Irishmen.
an association which had unsuccessful,
attempted the emancipation of Ireland
| The young man, who bore his father :
name. had inherited his genius. and was
| thoroughly acquainted with his romantic
career. :. life of the father. by the son.
contained much information conccrnin.
! the Irish rebellion. and shed much light
on many important transactions. The
| younger Tone was commissioned in the
! United States army, and wrote a treatise
on Light Artillery.
ElcaZar Williams who afterwards fig
urcd as the Lost Prince of the Bourbon
House, was at Washington during the
Adams administration, and was then
| known as 1.-THE hali-breed Seneca Indian
| preacher. He was lobbying in favor OF
the ratification of 4 treaty under which
the Senecas residing in the State Of New
| York We're to be removed to Michigan.
and it was rumoreI that ne WAS well paid
for his services by those who wanted to
have the New York lands vacated. Near
| ~ every winter there was Il delegation of
Indians at Washington on some similar
errand, i'll the full glory Of war paint,
Ie@giEs Of scarlet cloth. bright blue blank
cts. pouches embroidered with porcupne
quilts, and with stolid looks of selt-com-
| pla"ency.
| The visit of General Lafayette to Wash
ington had given 4 great impetus to Free
Masonry there. The corner stone of a
new masonic temple was laid, and many
of the ieadin" citizens had taken the de
| w hon the rI,innrptl ol,1rIt a