Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-26

of the peace, and understood enough OF
business generally to know the nature Of
such paper. II purported to be issued by
our bank, and TO admit the reception Of FIVE
hundred dollars TO the credit of the Post
master-General. lie kindly undertook an
investigation of the affair, though the GER
ti6cate having been found among the old
1apers of the Office, he much suspected 1t re-
lated TO some transaction that had been
closed. He ventured, however, to make
Journey TO our bank, and there ascertained
that the money was still undrawn; and on
this occasion we became aware, for the first
time, of all the preceding occurrences.
But we could not yet be sure that the Gov
ernment were not the owners Of the money
for though its having been left so long un-
drawn would have been conclusive against
its ownership by private person, yet the
government might be influenced by differ
ent principles, and the bank advised that
the certificate should be sent on to Wash
ington, with q narrative of the circum-
stances, and a request that, if the Depart
ment had no claims thereon, they should
return the certificate duly endorsed, so that
the bank could pay the money to the widow.
The certificate was accordingly sent, as
we had advised, and after no long delay,
it was returned with the suggested indorse-
ment-the government alleging no claims
thereon-and we paid FIVE hundred dollars
to the widow, who made a journey to re-
ceiye it; though as she was not the ad-
ministratrix of her husband, the money
had, in form, to be paid to her friend, the
administrator, who accompanied her. The
amount seemed to be very large; but the
greater pleasure she derived from the
transaction was the justification it produced
Of the integrity Of her husband; and, though
we heard all the circumstances thereof be-
FORE we could not resist her evident desire
to recount it to us herself, and the grati6-
cation we saw she received from the recital
relieved the tedium of o twice-told tale.
She returned home a happier woman than
| she had been since her widowhood, and in
sisted on reimbursing to her husbands
surety what the effects of the intestate had
failed to meet; though he resisted the offer,
! till he saw the reception would be more be-
nevolent than the rejection. The amount
remaining in her possession was a tritle
over three hundred dollars, which, being
| judiciously loaned on interest, added greatly
| to her resources, small rs the income seems
10 persons in different society.
The supposed defalcation had not pro-
duced, in its day, a greater sensation in the
| village than the discovery of the missing
money; and, what most surprised the wild
ow, was the assurance Of her neighbors
| NOW for the first time disclosed) that they
| never for a moment had believed the old
stories to the disadvantage of her husband.
| They all knew the truth would at length
be manifested, and had so declared thou
sand times; the only parties who ever
seemed to propagate the scandal being some
few who had long since been dead or other
wise left the village. The old trunk shared
in the general appreciation of the family
and was frequently exhibited to give a
physical reality to the narrative. But what
made the .fndle still more satisfactory, was
petition from the neighbors to the Post
master General, that the widow should be
appointed to the Office of Postmaster-the
existing incumbent having lapsed in his
politics and become unpopular-and as the
petition was supported by the Congress
sional representative of the District, who
knew all the history of the little office, the
application was speedily successful and
learned, but short time ago, that the
widow was permitted to retain the office till
she voluntarily relinquished it in favor of q
highly respectable young druggist, who had
married her daughter-the young woman
that found the certifcate-and that he is
the present Postmaster of the village, or, at
least was year ago, when l last heard
from the locality.-Bankers' Magazine.