Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1881-01-29 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

GLASGOW "GENTLEMAN" ON THE "AITEMPTED MURDER" HIS TRAVELS. IN LEEDS.  The New York Degpateh says :—John Brandt, native of Auld Scotia, with more money than brains, was up before Justice Smith at a New York Police Court on the charge of being drunk and disorderly. Mr Brandt is a native of Glasgow, where a geutleruan is usually fined about 100 for knocking down a bobby." Here it is 10 dols.—aboat 56s— a little per cent, higher than in the city whose motto is  'The fish that never swam, '[he bell that never rang." How Mr Brandt got up in We Sixteenth Ward drunk, two miles from the Stephen's House down at the Battery, where he is located for the present, is a puzzle. " What is the charge against this man ?" asked Justice Smith of the officer.  " Gentleman," interrupted Mr Brandt. " Gentlemen are men,' said the Court. " True," said Mr Brandt, " men can't divest themselves o' their sex, I admit." " What did this man do, officer ?" asked the Court.  " He got into an Eighth Avenue car, tried to lengthen the conductor's nose, and broke several panes of glass. When I attempted to arrest him he tossed me twice."  "What have you to say to that, Mr Brandt ?' asked the Court.  " rm only sax weeks in the kintra, an' I'm ill varry weel acquainted wi' its customs and manners."  "You'll learn by-and-by," said the Court. "What are you doing here ?" "Nothing," raplied Mr Brandt. .. .  "What did you.oome.here for?"  "Tae see the kintra." "Well, I'll have to fine you ten dollars for the sights of last night. That may learn you the manners and customs here." " Gude Lord! I could get aff a fine o' five shillings for this in Glasgo'," sail Mr Brandt.  "Well, you see," said the Court, "you are getting an insight into the workings of our American institutions, and you must pay for your learning." He hadn't the money to pay his fine, and the result was this To learn misbehaviour by strangcr or native, is a night in a station-house cell instead of his hotel; a day in prison till the messenger went down to the Stephen's House to get the money from the clerk to pay his flue; fifty cents. for the messenger to go to the Stephen's House to get the money to pay his fine. That be can hardly grudge. . . .  Mr Brandt said he intends to take a six months' tour on the American c mtinent. If be tries a cell in every city that be rasses through he will be able to write some interesting experiences on American prisons for the Glasgow newspapers; but will that pay this Wandering Scot abroai ? The morning after his arraignment, coming down on a Sixth Avenue car, "J. Brandt" was written on a number of frozen 'panes. From this it is apparent that the Soot is bound to obtain some notoriety here.  Reports received in New York from Southern Indiana and Illinois indicate that the wheat crop in those districts will be almost an entire failure.  There were 133 Britiih and foreign wrecks, of which 100 were British, reported during the past week, making a total of 22.5 for the present year, or an increase of 128 as compared with the corresponcliog period of last year. The tApple.;itnate value of property lost was £12,000,000, including British £9,800,000. One hundrel and eight vessai were lost off the coast of the United Kingdom.