Daily national Republican., 1863-08-13
Frsad ON Government.

Washington correspond have reported ar
attempt 70 swlndlc the Government discovered
a. tho laoordory Of the Surgeon Generals
omce oy thei examination Of . sample oi
roasted and 3ound coffee. drawn from Q loi
offered BY ebtractor to the Commissary De.
partmcnt. frtm what we learn Of Q transac.
ton at the department Of this city, we pro.
sumo Ii 10 the fame. Captain Thomas q. Sui.
nvan made q pntract with party from Phila.
delphia 70 deliter him 100, 900 pounds, a portion
OF which wa1 delivered, and q full sample
drawn therelrSn by his Inspector and sent To
Col. A. b. Eaon, Commissary At New York,
for examinatid. The report Of DR.. Eaton, his
special inspedbr, pronounced It adulterated
with an admiAure Of Indian corn. On tho rc.
ccipt OF this rbort II was rejected aud re.dslly.
cred 10 the contractor, who aftsrward endeay.
orod TO impose 1t upon the department st Wash.
ingion, but va frustrated BY the discovery OF
its sdulterstioA as above alluded 70. Similar
frands have p8yioasly been sttempeod ON sho
department Of this city, which have been de-
tcctod throug the strict scrutiny oC those In
charge. aore AD.sriean. .'IrTT :,
We have sSn samples Of an article called
" whisky" sd to have been purchased, In
large quantltid for sick and wounded soldiers,
which is as tlick M The water Of the Potomac
after severe forni. II Is said to bc snythiug
but genuine. I'VE hope, for the sake of COM
mon humanip, that the gallant fellows who
have been wohdcd and made sick iu lighting
the battles oI their country have not been
treated thus tnd until the investigation now
going Oh upoi the subject is over, we refrain
from cntoribstt large upon tho subject. 70
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Mrs. Lincoidsnd Son ut che white Moan-
tsius. .r,u.i1 r.t 3
A Icoresp4denL Of tho Boston Journal,
writing from iount Washington, tho highest
Of the range 4 White Mountains, gives the fol-
lowing acconf ofthe way the National Thanks
giving Day as celebrated at the aTiptop
Housc:" ,n. '.s a'',s'' :.
One hundr1 and thirty visitors came mn To
= llptOp, ale IN the crowd came Mrs, "A. Lin.
coin and her IN Robert. Several great men,
with LII. ID. sad the like fxst to thels names, !,
accompanied te two, but the styleof the party
was quise unlssuming. Perhaps. some who
never expect ! see Mrs. Lincoln may be glad
to know that 20 is lady Of medium size,
rather round fvored, and quite aeshS. Ehs
was dressed ii1a dark chequered riding habit,
dark bonnet Ad veil. She has q vWy fair,
cheerful, smuiig face, which does ons good to
look upon. Sic is quite light comp{exioued
has blue eyg and dark auburn bair. and
ON the whole, hs might 10 hoped and uxpected
OF a Prssiderts wife, hasa very easy, agfsesbl
way.i Her snt Robert Is a dark compisxloned
lad OF somesiiteen years, with features resen.-
bling the vifn.tte on the ''greenback, !, $40. J.
Two notd gentlemen made psppropriato
speeches afta dinner, and amid the rousing
cheers Of tht trowd we raised the stsrs and
stripes upon te Summit rock. Clouds were
wildly hyinJ past, when sunshine ali a. once
broke over he scene, and amid tbe Wild shouts
Of all . mst splendid prospect of rolling
clouds, (thndcr-charged) }, mountsins and val
leys, lakes % sparkling rivers, glsddsned the
vision. .'. 'H. I~-JI =. =
To-day Ms. Lincoln Is up again froni Il Tho
Glen" Sh' came up 10 the desk, and with y
cheerful smile said: 81 presume YOU didJ not
expect 10 - me again 80 soon.n Amer rscsiy-
Ing my answer, expressing gladness that the
day was Improvement upon Yesterday. Sc.
she added: r Please let me have rnp.r and |
viii write pine; and want piece OF rock to
carry" pncr"d TO send the specimen she
chose dow ny her driver; she said: y No;
every iadyshould have great pocket" 4
speak oil ucse rcmarks as showing her easy,
unAssumini way. For the last ten minutes [
have waite, that Mrs. l.. might add a post.
script 10 Bitter that now hold directed 10 A.
Lincoln, Hesident U. g., Washington. ID, q,
Some ten visitors are writing letters around me,
and rs the sir lady hands back NV pen she
adds; l N sorry to trouble Won. hut Won
know q woian's letter Is Incomplete without a
postscript Thirty saddled horses and ten
four and st-horse coaches are now on +" Tip
tOp," 30 ntg for business. .. ..... r-.-r..f :.