The daily gazette., 1881-08-04
From the New York Star.
Captain Howgate'. sc.,,.,

-" 'A"ooS ARCTIC TUpn,
rLioATEp SHAMEFUL Ars,M si IN
WASHINGTON, August s.-T,A' FAIR
ago Nellie Burrill came z. Two years
ton, and at the instance and washing. 49,
assistance and Influence of ~ The
Paddock obtained a pos;tio. , oenator
Treasury Department. ou lIoa u the
were respectable people M of family
chusetts, her father bpipo p pl Maesa-
o. o.. .as ,, Guy 10 which they lived d''as,er p
fore the daughter was in WasH;;.b WsH; b.
= year she was turned out unom on elon
ductlon OF office. This was pon re'
and was unknown to her mr., ". ,n iols.
some time after it occurred until
tho daughter appears to have IN lact
a,ly iaiien Off from home comru sfaau'
made public. are nov
Captain Howgate, who w,. :,
called, was the originator nj ,ba "np9
OF having an exploring coloru "e iaea
lisned ~ the Arctic regions, and S'so. ~.
prominent candidate ior The posi,; s i
Oh Chie' Signal officer. He ,ou i n
G9nnected with the Signal Bu,ss' s
he Is wealthy and fond of the a 'eau o"'.ia
OF fresh young life, although h.'S'' hs S
grown gray IN the service of Lis conn.
Try and his foliies. lie keeps v.s1, ,sS,
wen stocked with the best of creatu-s
comforts, and fully manned for NV
service of his friends. "'
MISS Dufrill, When she frs, formal
.he acquaintance OF Captain uowpa,s
lived al Mrs. Ricketts, boardiug bsa'l
on thirteenth street. She was reeardsd|
as a very nice Young lady, and no ,p,
p'cioh attached 10 her at all until slo
ofean 10 leave the house OH Saturj,v
evening, not returning until the tullovl
ing Monday morning. Ms. Rirk.,,, an
preached Miss Burrili on this suIi's
0ut the latter always said that ,ls|
stayed over, during The interval sbs w.. @
absent from her boar6iug house, at tbs
residence of friend on Fourlepptb|
street, giving the name. This esplana.
ton was thought satisfactory bv Mrs
Ricketts, until Miss Burril did poI evan
appear on the following Mond,y morn
ing, after leaving on Saturday yeuinp
In her stead Captain Howgstr's serJaHt|
brought note to Mrs. RlcRetts asking
her to send by the bearer fresh supply
OF undertaking, as she was sick and
could not return. Mrs. Ricketts, CON.
plird with the request. Mss BurriIl re.
turned 10 her house on the "Wednesday
morning following. After consultation
with her husband Mrs. Ricketts, decided
that the next Saturday evening Miss
Burrlll left the buuse she would iolIoE
her aud ascertain ex city where she
went.
The following Saturday, as usu,l,
Miss Burrill went out, and also, al
usual, stated that she was going 10 hef
friends on Fourteeth street. When
she left she was followed a short dis.
tance by her landlady. Instead Of goI
ing to the young lady friend on Four
teenth street, Miss Burrill went ID
Lafayette square, apd there met Cap
tain Howgate. The two then pro-
ceeded to a magnificent house on \
street, owned by Captain Howgait
: which was luxuriously furnished, bu
which was not occupied regularly.
The following Tuesday mOrniui
Miss Burrill appeared at her boardni
house. Mrs. Ricketts, told her tha
} she would no longer retain her asl
/ boarder. Miss Burrill indignant
asked a reason. The Ian llady CAV
, her reason, which was the suostanc
, of what is given above. Miss Burri
! then asked her if she had ever acle
in any way other than lady in be
! house, and upon receiving negatV
\ answer, said that as long as she BE-
5 haved herself in the house it was D
concern of anybody's what she did oa
, Of it. Mrs. Ricketts,, however, ad
hered to her determination, and Ml'
! Burrill had TO leave.
About this time the parents OF The 81
G wrote to Mrs. RICKETTS, asking aoou
/ their child, and replies were sent, Aip
L leaving Mrs. RICKETTS, Miss Burrlll Va
J.. domic.led on New Jrk avenue, In 'n
city, between Fourteenth and Fifteen,
streets. The servants Of the k,ckeN
family went there 10 see the loip' \
l. boarder, and found her sutroundeu y
!. every luxury that fair taste aud pleu'
d tude of money could afford. She s'ayt y
b there for some time, until Slgos w w
: turbance, the tx ,ct character o, WIZ Y
!. Is not known, occurred. Alterwatusl
removed TO Captain Howgate's poa''
i' near the corner OF Fifteenth anu
y streets. t,,
+ 1t was there that Mrs. Howgalf, at'
ing found out the circumstances Pa's
visit and considerably upset tue pisSa' S,nC
her husband and his mistress ''S. "ss
that time Captain Howgate D as o,rn ,,h Mn